good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the prospect of friends and family re—uniting in small groups, as the lockdown rules begin to ease, but the details depend on where you live in the uk. dentists in england are told they can re—open from june 8, but many practices warn they won't be ready in time. in the us, soldiers are deployed to minneapolis in the face of further clashes following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. good morning.

counting the cost of furlough. the chancellor will ask employers to pay more of the bill, but could it mean more jobs losses? i'll look at the impact for millions of workers. sport is on the way back. subject to government approval, we could see the first premier league matches on the 17th ofjune and could the first international sport of the summer happen here at emirates old trafford? we've news on how cricket is preparing for its return. a sunny start there at old trafford and it has been the sunniest spring on record, with a few days left of the season to go there is more sunshine and more warmth to come. they will have all the details here on breakfast. good morning. it's friday the 29th of may. our top story: it's the moment many of us have been waiting for — the chance to meet family and friends face—to—face. from monday, groups of up to six people will be allowed to meet in england. in scotland, two households can meet up from today, and similar changes will come

into force in wales from next week. last night, millions of us turned out to applaud our frontline workers for the tenth time, but the woman who came up with the idea says she thinks it should be the last. charlotte rose reports. applause .in applause . in every corner of the country and every community people came out again last night to clap for carers. it was the 10th week in a row that people have applauded ourfrontline workers. and the woman who came up with the idea now says she thinks it should be the last. yesterday, the prime minister said that england has met the five test required, which means changes like the reopening of schools and nonessential shops can go ahead. and he had a further announcement. from monday, in england, up to six people from different households can now meet outside in parks but also back gardens, as long as those from

different households continue to maintain social distancing. these changes mean that friends and family can changes mean that friends and family ca n start changes mean that friends and family can start to meet their loved ones, perhaps seeing both parents at once 01’ perhaps seeing both parents at once or both grandparents at once. and don't know that for many people this will be a long—awaited and joyful moment. but the government's chief scientific 0fficer warned that people must remain cautious, because the number of people being infected is still high. we still have a significant burden of infection full up significant burden of infection full up we significant burden of infection full up we are significant burden of infection full up we are still seeing new infections every day at quite a significant rate. and the latter are as close to one. that means there is not a lot of room to do things and things need to be done cautiously step—by—step and monitored. things need to be done cautiously step-by-step and monitored. the scientific advice remains the peoples of state two metres apart, despite the government's hopes that this could be reduced. from today,

people from scotland will be able to meet that friends and family out i'd in groups of up to eight. plans for wales will become clear later today. it is expected that an unlimited number of people from two different households will be able to meet up from next week, as long as they stay within five miles of their home. while in northern ireland, outdoor weddings with up to ten people present may be allowed from the eighth ofjune. a further 307 to seven people have died with coronavirus across all settings in the uk, taking the total death toll to 37,837. a reminder that as the uk follows other european countries in moving towards a new normal, the impact of the virus will still be felt for some time. charlotte rose, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster. good morning to you. it is interesting seeing this changes, because we started off by saying

many people, looking forward to this, but there will be those who are quite concerned about what this means, that what this easing means for them. yes. and the government, think, is as well. because as you been hearing there is a significant change in the guidelines in all parts of the uk from today and in the coming days, broadly speaking, although the exact guidance varies from nation to nation. groups of people from different households will be able to gather outside, including in someone's garden. but it is not without risk, because you can see why the guidance has changed to allow this, we know the virus spreads less easily outside and the two metre social distancing rule still applies to people from outside of your household. at the moment you go into someone's house started interacting with people more closely than the risk, of course, goes up. whether it was nicola sturgeon from the first minister of scotland, borisjohnson outlining the changes

in england yesterday, there was a nervousness, i think, in england yesterday, there was a nervousness, ithink, on in england yesterday, there was a nervousness, i think, on the part of the government ‘s who are changing their guidance, who want to allow people to meet but no—one comes with the risk of potentially seeing the reinfection rate rise. and if that is the case we may well see the restrictions tightened again. and also, those who are shielding because they have specific medical conditions, will still be required to do that. so this isn't necessarily applying to everyone and, as they say, the specific guidance does vary in different parts of the uk. nevertheless, a significant change which is the politicians announcing the changes pointed out yesterday, will be welcome for many people, but it does come as well with the caveat that the test and trace programme is in place which, if you get symptoms of coronavirus, means you will still be required to sell isolated, as will all those you did —— provide details for that you have come into contact

with over the last couple of weeks since you began showing symptoms. lots to joe just. jonathan, since you began showing symptoms. lots tojoe just. jonathan, thanks very much. —— diejust. us soldiers have been deployed to minneapolis after three nights of clashes following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. 46—year—old george floyd died on monday. footage of his arrest shows him gasping for breath as a policeman kneels on his neck. let's get the latest now from our north america correspondent, david willis, who is in los angeles. good morning to you, david. these are very alarming scenes, aren't they, of soldiers, troops on the streets of minneapolis. very alarming indeed and a third night, as you say, of rioting and looting on the streets of minneapolis. all of it culminating in a cord and around the central police station being breached and the premises set on fire. now several small fires we re on fire. now several small fires were then lit within the building but by that stage people had been

evacuated. the people inside. 500 national guard officers have now been deployed throughout minneapolis to try to restore order there, but the anger over the death of a local black man by the name of george floyd shows very little sign of abating. video of his arrest shows mr floyd on the ground with a white police officer with his knee to mr floyd's nick. knowledge floyd can be heard calling for the police officer to give him room to breathe and so on “— to give him room to breathe and so on —— now, mr floyd. his goes limp and he was pronounced dead in hospital. there have been calls for the four police officers involved in george floyd's arestidou be facing criminal charges. but earlier on today the local proksa —— local prosecutor there said other evidence in the case didn't support charging the officers involved. he didn't say

what that additional evidence might be. meanwhile, a loss of bad feeling, not only in minneapolis but on the streets of other american cities, including los angeles and chicago tonight in response to the arrest and death of george floyd. david, thanks very much. david willis from los angeles for us. dental practices in england will be allowed to reopen in less than two weeks' time, the chief dental officer has said. the choice of whether to accept face—to—face patients from the eighth ofjune will be down to individual practices, but all surgeries must have sufficient protective equipment in place. danjohnson has this report. i've been in pain since the end of march. ijust couldn't cope with i've been in pain since the end of march. i just couldn't cope with the pain anymore. they would have gone through both rather than pain. pain anymore. they would have gone through both rather than painm was horrendous. i've been told to have the tooth out. didn't realise how hard it would be to take out imola. can go to mcdonald's but not a dentist. it is dentistry of a

victorian age. we don't do dentistry like that. over the weeks, our virtual rate —— waiting room has been filling up with patients in pain unable to get treatment. been filling up with patients in pain unable to get treatmentm makes my blood boil, to be honest. i'm not interested in clothes shops. ijust i'm not interested in clothes shops. i just what my tooth sorted out. i'm not interested in clothes shops. ijust what my tooth sorted out. so i'm just outraged that this has just been, to me, ignored. emergency appointments have been hard to get and treatment options have been limited. the urgent dental won't see me anyway and even if they did i'm not sure i want them to. so then came stories of diy dentistry. not sure i want them to. so then came stories of diy dentistrym was quite tricky. i thought maybe ten or 15 minutes but an hour and a half at me. he said, mum, think there's something wrong with my tooth. 11-year-old charlie's tooth fell out still attached to his braces that should have been taken

off weeks ago. i've tried to get it off weeks ago. i've tried to get it off myself because i thought maybe. but then i've found out it was actually attached to a little piece of my bridge. i have been a dentist 31 years and this has shocked me to the core. the best they dentist could do was talk and threw it over the phone. so i had to ask charlie's mum and dad if they had got any players and they had to take these players and they had to take these players to the child's mouth and i'm embarrassed that, as a profession, we can't look after our patients.|j think is kind of crazy that i was able to have a plumber here today to fix my waste disposal, but i can't get my son to a dentist. some dentist say they have been ready to wear open four weeks but not eve ryo ne wear open four weeks but not everyone can get the right protective equipment and there are fears higher costs and limited patient numbers because of social distancing will make it difficult to clear the backlog and hard to see a viable future for every practice.

getting face—to—face with a dentist still won't be easy. dan johnson, bbc news. the world's oldest man, bob weighton, has died at the age of 112. mr weighton, from hampshire, took the title in february this year. his family said he died peacefully in his sleep. earlier this year, he declined a birthday card from the queen, saying he'd received at least ten from her already. national trust parks and gardens will reopen from next week. from the third ofjune outdoor spaces at national trust properties will open for the first time since lockdown, but only a third of the usual number of visitors will be admitted and visitors will have to book in advance. the deepest ever sighting of an octopus has been made by cameras on the floor of the indian ocean. the octopus has been photographed at a depth of 7,000 metres — that's almost two kilometres deeper than the previous record. researchers say it's a species known as ‘dumbo' because of its resemblance

to the disney character. i... make eye something could survive two kilometres beneath...” haven't affinity with octopuses, for some reason. i always like seeing pictures of pie stop i have just out there. ijust do. if you were described as an octopus it would necessarily be a compliment.” wouldn't say i was like one i'd just like them. do you have the characteristics of an octopus?m like them. do you have the characteristics of an octopus? it is 13 minutes past six. the world's largest all—electric aircraft has made its maiden flight, taking to the skies over washington state. it's hoped the plane, which can carry up to nine passengers, will enter commercial use next year. we're joined now by the ceo of magnix who developed the zero emissions engine, roei ganzarski. good morning to you. but i've

announced that correctly? magnix. —— did over another? welcome. it is a very old aeroplane given a new lease on life. we took a cesna grand ca rava n on life. we took a cesna grand caravan that has been around for quite some time now, quite a few decades, we have got over the gas guzzling emission craving engine out of it and put in a lightweight clean very low cost electro— balsam system and today fluid for the first time. —— electro— system. and today fluid for the first time. -- electro- system. it can do the reserve that is required by the regulatory authorities. it is short stop 30 minutes, how far is that? about 100 miles. is thatjust with one passenger on board? that is probably four or five passengers on board plus the pilot. around 100 miles. by no means guinness book of

records but it is a fantastic start to an industry that is about to revolutionise travel. absolutely. you have to start somewhere. what are the sticking points at the moment with the industry, is it in terms of battery life, is it in terms of battery life, is it in terms of battery life, is it in terms of worrying about how far the plane can go? right now it's about the power that a battery can provide. but this is really a case of the chicken and the egg and in this case the chicken had to come first. in order to have good batteries for aeroplanes you need first to have electric planes for the battery companies deserve and in order to have illiterate planes you needed to have motors or propulsion systems good enough to take an aeroplane into the air so we can build a plane around it. so we started with the propulsion systems. today we flew the second aircraft that we have been flying commercially, the first was up in canada. now battery companies will follow suit. very similar to the story of electric cars.

how expensive other batteries? i remember electric cars first came m, remember electric cars first came in, and it took a remember electric cars first came in, and it tooka long time remember electric cars first came in, and it took a long time for that to be taken up. howard spence about his plane batteries? i would imagine they need a significant amount of energy. —— how expensive are these planes? if you look at the total cost of the ownership of these plans, it is significantly cheaper than current operations. compared to a car, you may think an electric ca rt a car, you may think an electric cart seems more expensive to purchase, i have a note to calm myself, but when you never to go the gas station, you never go into service or maintenance, suddenly you figure out your ongoing costs in total a re figure out your ongoing costs in total are significantly less than anything you may have paid extra on the electric car up front. so expect similar things from electric aeroplanes. it may seem more expensive upfront, but overall, up through a five or ten year plan, you will save a lot of money flying electric. you can use that you grow your outline or provide cheaper

tickets to your passengers —— grow your airline. so give me an example of the difference in price for passengers once it has taken off? i think you have a target deadline of 2021 for the first commercial flight. 2021 for the first commercial flight. that's right. give us an example of how much deeper you expect air tickets to be?” example of how much deeper you expect air tickets to be? i give you one anecdotal piece of information and if you can derive that yourself. if you take that half—hour flight we did today with the cessna grand ca rava n did today with the cessna grand caravan and you did it with a traditional gas —based aircraft, you would spend around 300— $400 on fuel for that flight. and of course that has to go between the nine passengers on that aircraft, and you would have spent what we spent on the electric caravan, that was less than $6 on electricity. so take those 350 dollars, $380 of savings oblong passengers. that's the

savings of fuel alone on a half—an—hour flight. —— between passengers. so for a commercial flight, passengers. so for a commercial flight, no need for maintenance on this kind of propulsion system like an internal combustion system, you could see ticket prices going down 30- 50%, if could see ticket prices going down 30— 50%, if they pass it down. could see ticket prices going down 30- 50%, if they pass it down. of course. that is their choice. so is an interesting time to launch a new business or product in this environment. do you think this is the time and it will be taken up?” think this is the perfect time. before covid—19 and everything happened, there were two main drivers pushing electric aviation: the demand for on demand economy, things like uber and amazonia used to get to what they want when they want, and the only way to make it cheapis

want, and the only way to make it cheap is electric —— uber and amazon. people in europe figured planes are not healthy for you and the environment because of the emissions they create. so that was driving electric innovation already. now comes covid—19, you can imagine people flying inside the uk to mainland europe, now thinking twice ifi mainland europe, now thinking twice if i want to go to london, heathrow, with thousands of other people to get on a flight that is only 30 or 40 minutes long but sit in the middle seat with 100 other people, or would i rather go to a small side airport with 50 other people and get ona airport with 50 other people and get on a plane with eight others for the same 30—45 minute flight. so i think the drive and push to small aircraft, lower costs, more convenience and cleaner for the environment is exactly what is happening now. an electric aviation is poised for that. well, roei

ganzarski from magnix, take you very much for that and good luck. —— thank you very much for that and good luck. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily mail hails "happy monday" as the day when groups of six will be allowed to meet up outdoors in england. we will be keeping an eye on that for you, various regulations throughout the uk. the mirror's front page features an image of the prime minister's top adviser, dominic cummings, after durham police said he "might" have broken lockdown rules. the sun says millions of football fans are celebrating the premier league announcement. all 92 remaining matches will be shown on live tv, with a third of them for free, the paper says. and one of the most watched videos on the bbc news website tells the story of a woman who has been locked down at home with 70 spiders. caitlin henderson was working for a spider exhibition when the coronavirus pandemic hit and has been taking care of them since.

it made it sound like her house was overrun with spiders, but she is looking after them. what is in the inside pages? one thing i suppose this situation does it makes reassess the way you live your life and your attitudes to other people. we talked about clap for carers yesterday and this thing about robbie williams and liam gallagher sniping at each other. but this was quite nice stop the mirror says robbie williams' father is suffering from parkinson's disease. he said my dad has parkinson's disease, my mother—in—law has a big illness and we can't get to them. it's something many people can relate to. liam gallagher has reached out to him and said i'm sorry to hear that. stay cool and in turn. —— tune. they were

friends ages ago, and i know it's just an example of celebrities and bus stops, but they have made up —— bust—ups. bus stops, but they have made up —— bust-ups. and if you're in the music area, this makes me happy. cat stevens, yusuf islam is the name he uses now, formerly known as cat stevens, he recorded an album called t4 the tin man, he is 71 now but he was 22 when he brought out this album. it's full of songs that people will remember very well. wild world, father and son, people will remember very well. wild world, fatherand son, he people will remember very well. wild world, father and son, he has basically rerecorded the album. he said it's a good time to revisit songs from when i was 22 years old

and record them now as i am at 71. he says it has been a very interesting process and they are very, very beautiful songs. if you get the chance stop what is it cold? t4 the tiller man —— tea for the tillerman. it had this beautiful album cover. people are pleased to hear he has rerecorded it, and it's interesting how his voice has changed and the emphasis as well. the songs are full of thoughts. lot of people will be digging out that album. it is 6:23am. while lockdown restrictions are changing here in the uk, in austria, audiences of up to 100 can now attend concerts

and the theatre. the country is easing measures, with hotels also opening their doors from today. we can now speak to our europe correspondent, bethany bell, who is in vienna for us. morning to you, bethany. this is an interesting time because our headlines this morning are about how things are about to change little bit across the uk, but you are way ahead of us there. give us a sense of what life is like? well, here in austria they mention to flatten the curve because they had an early lockdown, they say. there are now currently fewer than 700 active cases of coronavirus stop restau ra nts cases of coronavirus stop restaurants have been opened since mid may, and hotels are open again. for locals at the moment, there aren't any foreign tourists here at the moment, but austria is hopeful it will be able to open the borders with some of its neighbours,

including germany in mid—june. it's hope german tourists will come here this summer and perhaps enjoy some of those concerts that will be going on, plays and things like that. and there are plans to slowly increase there are plans to slowly increase the number of people who are allowed to attend a concert as the weeks go on. and interestingly, in terms of tourism as well, the government has announced ambitious plans to mass test told staff over the next few weeks over the summer to try and reassure tourists it is safe to stay in hotels. that will be paid for by the government. bethany, as things are eased inevitably, people worry about whether there is a danger there could be a recurrence or another problem that occurs stop is that playing large in terms of the administration there and people's thoughts? people are very, very

aware of the dangers of a second wave stop but what the health minister has been saying so far is that austria has been gradually easing restrictions for a number of weeks now and they are doing it in two—week blocks, so every two weeks they assessed the situation, they look at the number of new infections and they say they are willing to ta ke and they say they are willing to take measures to shut things down again if they see infection rates in specific places getting out of control. and they are doing a lot of tracking and testing at the moment, but as i say, there are fewer than 700 cases, active cases, of coronavirus here at the moment. and authorities are saying they are cautiously optimistic that they can continue with these plans for easing restrictions even further. if any, thank you very much. bethany bell, it's really interesting to see how countries that are slightly ahead of us are countries that are slightly ahead of us are changing the situation. that was in austria. i know we will get

there eventually and we have to be smart about it and gradual, but it's good to see. good things. it is 6:26am. let's have a look at australia. australia is now seeing so few new cases of covid—19 that schools across the country have been reopening. in new south wales, students have returned to full—time teaching in the classroom. 0ur australia correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has been looking at how schools and families are adjusting. back to school after nine weeks at home. a familiar place in very different times. even the school drop—off has changed. a quick goodbye at the gate and hand sanitiser to start the day. watch over the students, teachers and families of saint columbus. there are normal big gatherings at saint columbus primary, morning assembly prayer now happen in small groups. amen. and in pe classes, sport

classes are out. almost everyone is backin classes are out. almost everyone is back in the classroom here, but social distancing with children in school is tricky, if not impossible. instead, the focus is on good hygiene and doing what they can to minimise the risk. after getting to grips with learning from home, stu d e nts grips with learning from home, students have to adapt to the new safety measures. it's a big difference when i left. there is hand and it either in all of the rooms and we have to use that before and after we eat. there have been staggered dismissal times and really from different parts of the school. it's good being back at school, because we can everyone face—to—face. it easier to understand, but i guess it's also a little bit nerve— racking, understand, but i guess it's also a little bit nerve—racking, being back at school. has anyone ever been in a helicopter before? what teachers can't avoid being close to their students, they are trying to maintain social distancing with each other. spite the relatively low

number of covid—19 cases in australia, the risk of infection remains. some sydney schools have had fresh coronavirus cases this week, and have been forced to close. there appears to be a good degree of —— a degree of complacency creeping in. we're not out of the woods yet. this is a pandemic and we need to be very careful to ensure the health safety of all concerned. for pa rents, safety of all concerned. for parents, it's not going back to school that worries them, it's how their children get there was that peter and matthew used to take the bus and then a train, but now their mother does the drop—off and the pickup. there is going to be a lot of people returning to work with winter coming as well there is an increasingly cold and flu season and so there are lots more people coughing, sneezing. so, if you can i think it's good to drive them to school. most of the children here seem happy to be back. but even in australia, which has fared far better than most with the virus,

school days will be different for a while. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. a lot of talk about how things are changing across the uk in terms of the next step in the lockdown. we will give you as clear an insight as we possibly can as to how it varies according to where you are across the uk. something that might be a little bit more constant is sunshine. we have been getting a lot of it. matt, those fortunate enough to be working at this point in time are perhaps looking forward to the weekend and getting out to exercise lately. what are they getting? more sunshine. we have been talking about the dry weather. sunshine amounts across the uk happinessjohn rushing this spring. the met on —— other than as provisionally speaking it has been the sunniest on wreck echaide —— record across the uk. and more of it to come. a sunny start this morning on the south coast of

england. here is devon, the sunshine stretches all the way up to some beautiful skies in the west of scotland. it is the north—west of scotla nd scotland. it is the north—west of scotland we can see some of the high temperatures today, high pressure to the east of us, when slowing around ina the east of us, when slowing around in a clockwise direction, so where you are sheltered from an easily breeze, which will keep things cooler down the discursive east anglia, it could get to 28 celsius, 82 fahrenheit. the sunshine from dawn to dusk for many. a little mist and low cloud for parts of scotland at the moment, lingering for a good pa rt at the moment, lingering for a good part of the day around shetland. there is a chance we could she —— see low cloud. sunshine, those winds, and is a south—easterly direction. the north—west highlands of scotland, 28 celsius. information on the charts. a little cooler for 0rkney and shetland. widely across maine and scotland, temperatures into the 20s. 2425 to the west of northern ireland. up to 27 to the west of england and wales. —— 25 and 25. dunnies dingos of east anglia

down into kent, 17— 19 degrees. whether it is 17 degrees or 28, high uv levels right across the country throughout today, even very high in one or two spots. it's all helping to boost the pollen levels as well. grass season under way across wales, central and southern england, high levels of data content with. into the evening and overnight, we start the evening and overnight, we start the night clear, go into the morning clear, one or two isolated mister fog patches. more of a breeze developing overnight and into the morning. it is one of you by day you can cast the windless open this evening and into tomorrow morning. temperature is around 10 degrees for most of you as we start the weekend. the weekend, very little change. high pressure still with us. it is starting to edge away towards scandinavia. that allows more of a breeze to develop across the country as we go through saturday. saturday dry and sunny for most of the day. even in shetland we will see more sunshine develop. a bit more breeze. temperatures drop down those eastern coasts relative to today, but

temperatures still in the mid to high 20s in the west. as we go into sunday it is a case of spot the difference, really. more in the way of sunshine and warmth. again, temperatures widely into the 20s. that is how it is looking. back to you both. what you prefer, when it is all varied or when you are saying something like this, same as usual, sunshine? i like a bit varied. it is a challenge trying to keep it interesting. ok, well, try harder next time. laughter. is it 8:38? see you later, matt. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. so much coming up on the programme this morning. four million of you have viewed the ‘grow your own' section of the rhs website since lockdown started — three times as many as last year. we'll find out what you've been growing. also this morning, we'll speak

to a couple who've refused to let lockdown get in the way of their big day. they've had a virtual wedding — including readings from a star wars actor. # 0ncei # once i wran to you —— # 0nce # once i wran to you —— # once i wran to you. and later, we'll bejoined by singer marc almond, who is preparing to perform his first online concert. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. groups of up to six people from different households will be allowed to meet in england from monday, as restrictions continue to be eased across the uk. people can now meet in gardens and private outdoor spaces — in addition to parks — as long as they keep two metres apart. the prime minister has said people should try to avoid seeing people from too many households in quick succession. people from two different households can now meet up in scotland — as long as they are outside, stay two metres apart, and are in groups of no more than eight. as part of the first relaxation of the lockdown rules, the scottish first minister,

nicola sturgeon, also said that most outdoor work and some sports can now resume. in wales, people will be allowed to meet friends and family from another household from monday — with no restrictions on the numbers attending. they'll need to stay within five miles unless travelling to work or for essentials. the welsh government is updating its coronavirus messaging, urging people to ‘stay local‘ instead of ‘stay home'. the us national guard has been deployed to minneapolis after violent clashes following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. 46—year—old george floyd died on monday. footage of his arrest shows him gasping for breath as a policeman kneels on his neck. reports say one police station has been overrun by demonstrators, and officers were seen abandoning a building that was set on fire. this morning president trump has tweeted threatening action, he says "these thugs are dishonouring the memory of george floyd, and i won‘t let that happen....when the looting starts, the shooting starts." dental practices in england have been told they can reopen from a week on monday, if they have the right personal protective equipment. the british dental association has said millions of patients will welcome the news,

but warned that not all practices will be able to get up and running straight away. president trump has signed an executive order that could remove some of the legal protection is given to social media platforms. it will give regulators the power to pursue legal actions against groups such as facebook and twitter. it comes such as facebook and twitter. it co m es after such as facebook and twitter. it comes after twitter flagged two recent posts by the president as containing potentially misleading information. a new rehab facility, dedicated to helping coronavirus survivors recover from the long—term effects of the illness, has received its first patients. the seacole centre in surrey will give physical, mental

and emotional support to those who‘ve experienced the most severe symptoms. here‘s our health correspondent laura foster. most people recover from covid—19 most people recoverfrom covid—19 in a matter of weeks, but for those who have had the most severe symptoms it can take months, maybe even more than a year. long and intense hospital stays cannily people weak, struggling to breathe and to walk. her mobility was so bad she couldn‘t even turn over in bed. i'm looking forward to walking up the stairs on my own. then i‘ll be independent, as far as my own. then i‘ll be independent, as faras i‘m my own. then i‘ll be independent, as far as i‘m concerned. my own. then i‘ll be independent, as far as i'm concerned. it tookjust over a month to turn this former military hospital into a temporary centre dedicated to helping those who don‘t need to be in hospital anymore and those who are too weak to be at home. but this isn‘tjust about giving physical support.

psychologist, occupational health experts, and speech and language experts, and speech and language experts will also help patients emotionally. it must be very, very frightening to wake up knowing that you‘ve probably been ventilated for two weeks, you‘ve lost two weeks of your life stop you may be lucky to be waking up. you haven‘t seen your loved ones, so the effects on mental health, we think, are going to be quite great. though the numbers of covid—19 patients in hospitals are falling, pressure is now being felt in community healthcare settings. we‘ve obviously come through the first pick of coronavirus hospitalisations and as we now look after patients who are returning home we can see that this extra rehab support is going to be needed right across the country, but this is not something we think will be dealt with over just the coming weeks. we‘re to need this type of extra capacity available for months if not years to come. surviving the virus was one thing, but the long—term impact of can go on much

longer. laura foster, bbc news. it‘s time now for our regular gp slot. this morning we‘re speaking to dr william bird in reading. doctor, a very good morning to you. i hope you can hear. how are you, by the way? i'm very well, thank you. we like to check in with our gps. i don‘t know if you could see or hear that report a moment ago, this was about patients coming back into the community and a just wonder what your experience of that so far is. think there is a huge psychological and physical effect if you have had coronavirus. people are very anxious, obviously, but being in intensive care or being on the ward and having had coronavirus and all the stress going around you when you are in hospital is really quite a burden and i think what we forget is that people come out of hospital and we expect them to carry on as normal and we do need a huge amount of

rehabilitation for those who have beenin rehabilitation for those who have been in hospital and particularly because, unlike other times, you are seeing more death around you, which is -- seeing more death around you, which is —— asa seeing more death around you, which is —— as a medic and as you see that a lot, but they have seen patients who have been very, very scarred by thenit who have been very, very scarred by then it will take several weeks and months and sometimes up to a year for people to recover and go back again. so this is great that people aren‘t being forgotten, that they can expect to get back to normal. it does take a long time. is interesting hearing you say that. have you been successful in helping people in those circumstances was yellow well, there haven‘t been a huge number but i know one or two who have had periods of about four or five weeks sometimes in intensive ca re or five weeks sometimes in intensive care and that‘s horrendous. that is a long, long time. and you remember that people are completely stationary, so the muscle loss is you. when they do wake up from the coma they are looking around and seeing a huge amount of change of

patients, they are helpless because they have got the intubation there, so it‘s a very, very stressful time. some of the consultants is that it can take up to a year or 18 months. and they just, people can take up to a year or 18 months. and theyjust, people need to be treated gently and don‘t expect to go back to work to quickly. really ta ke go back to work to quickly. really take a long time and get specialist ca re take a long time and get specialist care as well in that rehabilitation. let‘s talk a little bit about the new rules about what we are allowed to do, people are allowed to see. different in different parts of the uk. people need to be very mindful of that. but, variously, you can have gatherings of up to eight people, that‘s scotland, six england, wales the announcement is to be made. what are the things people should be worried about in relation to who they can see? a lot of people are thinking would love to see my parents, maybe grandparents. what are your guidelines around those kind of gatherings that people will want to do and are now allowed to do? first of all, one of the

biggest problems is people are getting sunburnt. we‘ve got this incredible sunshine and people coming upfor incredible sunshine and people coming up for the first time, very often, and we forget how strong the sun is. it is at its strongest at the moment. i‘d just put that in because getting sunburnt now is not great for your health at all and, of course, you‘ve got hayfever out there as well. just those two things to be aware of. but when people are coming out, think the first instinct is to run up to someone and give them a big hug and say i haven‘t seniorfor ten weeks, how them a big hug and say i haven‘t senior for ten weeks, how fantastic is that? and what we‘re going to find is that you have got to keep that social distancing. that‘s going to be really, really hard as people are coming out and wanting to make that connection. we must remember that connection. we must remember that sometimes up to 80% of the people spreading virus don‘t have any symptoms and this is a bit we‘ve got to remember, every single person you are sitting around in a family gathering where all of it is lovely, eve ryo ne gathering where all of it is lovely, everyone is in the garden, and of course nobody is allowed inside at

the moment exam, this is in the garden or the part, we have to remember that every single person potentially could be spreading coronavirus without realising it and therefore the two metre rule has to apply. we do know that children are less likely to spread it. they‘re not great spreaders on that. there was one study where you had nine children in 850 children and adults ina children in 850 children and adults in a school and only two other children got it after two weeks. so we know they are not great spreaders. but when you‘ve got people over the age of 70 in particular those who have been shielded, you have to keep the children away as well. so i think the instinct is going to be to want to have that real kind of connection and hugging, et cetera, but the rules still apply and it‘s because we just rules still apply and it‘s because wejust don‘t rules still apply and it‘s because we just don‘t want people who are vulnerable and we don‘t want this virus to come back again. i don‘t think we will get a second spike in the summer but what we could do is make this tale going down and down and down much lower and therefore

more people will die if we don‘t obey these rules. dr william bird, good to catch up with you again. good luck with the days and weeks ahead. thank you. next very much, charlie. it is interesting the mood that things are changing. that is the feeling you‘re kind of get. that things are changing. that is the feeling you're kind of get. in the feeling you're kind of get. in the same breath, the same restrictions and fighting natural instinct will be more and more difficult. it is when you see things around you begin to change as well. we will talk to mike now at old trafford. look at you enjoying the sunshine! literally basking. i hope you have some suntan lotion. dr william bird was saying you have to be careful about sunburnt. be careful about that. but cricket may be back. that‘s right. test match in

july along with the ground in southhampton. look out for that announcement later. it feels so special to be back inside a cricket ground in this gorgeous sunshine. i have got the suncream on. don‘t worry about that. good advice from dr william bird. it feels great to be back inside a cricket ground and what should be the highlight of the cricket season is at this time of year. i will have more on the cricket at the moment, we‘re talking about the resumption of the football season. the premier league, how bizarre is that? june 19,june 17, the league, how bizarre is that? june 19, june 17, the wednesday is the date for the restart of the premier league season subject to government approval. let us run through the first matches that we will see happening of the 92 to take place. there will be two matches that day with manchester city at home to arsenal, and aston villa taking on sheffield united. that‘ll then mean all teams have played 29 matches. two days later, from the 19th ofjune, we‘ll have the first full

round of fixtures across the weekend with staggered kick—off times. one of the big debates around restarting the season was about the venues matches would be played at. it is most likely they will be played at home and away grounds as planned, but some high—profile games could take place at neutral venues at the request of the police. now, brighton striker glenn murray was one of those players who initially expressed concern about the premier league restarting. after plays in the premier league return to full contact suckling training yesterday, i caught up with him to ask him how he and his team—mates we re ask him how he and his team—mates were feeling now. now all of the players are comfortable, i think we just want to get on with it now and get the season finished in a fair manner where everyone knows where they stand. and i‘m looking forward to next year already. and i was one of the players to raise concerns before getting back into training,

andi before getting back into training, and i do feel during this time players and clubs have been listened to by the premier league and we have worked together to come to sort of a co mforta ble worked together to come to sort of a comfortable resolution where we feel good to go back into training grounds and resume training and also some proper a summary sheet to training as well. -- some proper summary “— training as well. -- some proper summary —— summer heat. training as well. -- some proper summary -- summer heat. yeah! i think there will be less pressure on players and home players, and i‘m sure the heat will have some influence. it might be a bit slower in the summer months. so, now it's full contact, i suppose everyone is in the same boat with the right amount of time? i think it's a fair amount of time? i think it's a fair amount of time and it is probably a longer amount of time than what we

thought we would have. so it‘s a bit ofa thought we would have. so it‘s a bit of a bonus and it gives us more time to get together as squads to run through tactical drills and get used to that contact and get us up to as higher—level as we can be. glenn murray there talking to me last night. 92 games this season, the end date due to bejuly 25, with no fans at the ground every game will be live on television. four premier league games will be on the bbc, that a bit of history here because you have to go back to the late 19805 defined the last time the engli5h top lite football was free to air by the company. former footballer and much of the day ho5t i5 footballer and much of the day ho5t is one of many thrilled by this new5. is one of many thrilled by this news. i'm delighted by that! it's the first in premier league history that we have been able to show a game on the bbc. i think the last one was in 1987, 88, po55ibly? so,

thatis one was in 1987, 88, po55ibly? so, that is something for us to be excited about. having a live premier league game is very exciting. it‘s something to look forward to. and we need that, not just something to look forward to. and we need that, notjust u5 something to look forward to. and we need that, notjust us in television, but fans wanting to see their football club play again. well, now non—contact recreational 5port can take place again today in scotland. yes, and it could be a big day for professional football in the country. the season was ended early due to the pandemic. but today the scottish fa and league‘s governing body, the spfl, will ask the country‘s government to approve august the first as the date for the new campaign to begin. it‘s understood mini5ter5 will give that the go—ahead — as long as scotland find5 itself in phase two of the lockdown restrictions. scottish rugby bo55e5 will also meet with the government later to discuss how their season re5ume5. so back here at the emirates 0ld trafford cricket ground we are

expecting the announcement today to be one of two venue5 along with the gs mall in southampton to stage the be5t international 5port gs mall in southampton to stage the be5t international sport of this summer, the test series against the west indies, a three match 5erie5, why this as well as southampton? it i5 why this as well as southampton? it is because of the big hotel in the background. it will be behind closed doors on the idea is they create this bio bubble for the players to 5tay this bio bubble for the players to stay at the ground on the days of the test matches and even between the test matches and even between the test matches if two of the te5t5 we re the test matches if two of the te5t5 were stage the test matches if two of the tests were stage here. so they could keep players isolated together away from any risk. we have more on that at 7:30am. mike, is that one of your happy places? i was doing this before you came on. i was practising, of course this would never happen in reality but i was imagining it. what should be the height of the cricket season. what was brilliant then, was the camera

person you hard, when you did that imaginary whack, the camera widen the shot because they saw the ball soaring through the area. we are going to leave you with that. he was following the ball into the stands? grade. i thought it was out of bounds, but there you go. then, there is an important announcement from the chancellor today. talking about the furlough scheme, when it was announced the government would pay people‘s wages, that was a game changer, real security for so many people. the question is how long can it last and what will happen to this scheme? absolutely. lots of questions about how much it is costing and if and when the chancellor decides the time is right to wind it down. who will pay some of the costs? we know not everybody can get back to work, even though some businesses are able to

restart. the me remind you how the furlough scheme works. it was launched in april, some of the payments were backdated to march, but paying 80% of workers‘ wages up to a maximum of £2500 per member of staff. 0riginally £2500 per member of staff. originally designed to run into the end ofjune, figures this week show a.4 end ofjune, figures this week show a .4 million workers are now covered by that scheme —— 8.4 million, at a cost of £10 billion every month. the overall cost, well, according to the government‘s tax and spending watchdog, the office for budget response ability, says the total cost would be £80 billion. chancellor rishi sunak has acknowledged the scheme is unsustainable in the longer term, and that it is costing a lot of money. when he extended that scheme to the end of october a couple of weeks ago he hinted than that he might ask some businesses to start paying some of the costs. it should

be some workers are able to go back, maybe they are working fewer hours because there is as much demand, maybe the business isn‘t operating at full capacity. maybe they will go back part—time. what they were asked to government to do is stop up wages for the hours they are not working. but for some industries and some businesses, they don‘t have any clarity about when they will be able to get back to work at all. it‘s not clear when they will be able to reopen. so what they are asking for is they want the chancellor to give them some clarity about what this scheme will do in future. take a listen. after the mandate to close, i put myself in one member of the team mind to produce a line of bottle cocktails during lockdown with the rest out on furlough. the scheme has been incredible welcome asa scheme has been incredible welcome as a lifeline to the sector, but with a growing sense of space like this might not be able to open again this might not be able to open again this year, any changes deducted be cataclysmic —— changes to that. if the 80% is reduced, businesses like mine could be run out of cash ——

could run out of cash very quickly will be force —— will be forced to lego staff. so many businesses i just not businesses ijust not on any list at the moment —— they are not. businesses ijust not on any list at the moment -- they are not. and even businesses tentatively told they can reopen, it is about doing the maths. if you are about a restaurant like that clip there, even if you get a date to reopen they have to work out the sums about how many people they can fit the sums about how many people they canfit in the sums about how many people they can fit in the venue, how many stuff they will need to look after the customers, would anyone even want to go to customers, would anyone even want to gotoa customers, would anyone even want to go to a nice barbora strycova if you are having to be so far apart from someone else —— nice bar or a restau ra nt. someone else —— nice bar or a restaurant. so some people might be deciding it‘s not worth it at all, and it could be sometime next year, long after the government‘s schemes to support those people have run

out. there were also talking about potentially announcing a cut—off date for new entrances to this scheme. it may be businesses cannot furlough staff later in the year once the government has decided the scheme is going to be wound down. loads of questions for the chancellor. we will hear from him at 1130 this morning. so, the support thatis 1130 this morning. so, the support that is available for workers who are unable to get back to work, just as the economy starts to reopen. so, 11:30am is when we will hear from him. during lockdown, many of us have picked up a new hobby or returned to an old pastime we‘d long abandoned. the royal horticultural society has told breakfast they‘ve had almost 4 million views of the grow your own section of their website in the last couple of months. holly hamilton has been to an allotment to see what‘s got the nation rooted to their veg boxes.

the great outdoors, the perfect antidote to being cooped up in your home. perhaps that is why there is a growing interest in all things horticultural. just have time allotments, not necessarily work, but for your own mental wellbeing it is really positive. it's like a little haven away. i don't know if the air is cleaner, but isjust full of life and everything just growing. everybody lockdown, you feel a bit guilty, to be honest. everybody is cooped up and you‘ve got this little oasis. it‘s great. cooped up and you‘ve got this little oasis. it's great. in fact, applications for allotments have rocketed compared to this time last year by 500% in one area of the uk. local authorities are struggling to keep up with the demand. this year we are heading towards the hundreds. 100 allotment applications in may. there just aren‘t the allotments to fulfil this need, and it is a need

in people. everyone who comes down to an allotment goes off with a smile on theirface. to an allotment goes off with a smile on their face. perhaps a few nettle stings and probably something to ta ke nettle stings and probably something to take home for the kitchen. you really see the benefits of gardening and growing your own food, you know you are reconnecting with nature. you can have a chat with a safe distance of course and it is a good workout, too. but apart from anything else, you don‘t need to come to an allotment, this is something you do in your own home? and then to see how you can make a whole salad in one part stop and thatis whole salad in one part stop and that is exactly where most of us have been spending a lot of our time recently, and it seems a large proportion have been digging deep during lockdown. start with simple things. tomatoes are really easy, cucumbers are quite easy, things like some of the herbs, lavender is good, strawberries are very easy to grow. but it‘s also about giving it

a go. grow. but it‘s also about giving it ago.a grow. but it‘s also about giving it a go. a lot of it is about taking pa rt a go. a lot of it is about taking part and enjoying that process of growing and then tasting the delicious food. and you don't have to dig too far into social media to find the fruits, or should i say vegeta bles find the fruits, or should i say vegetables of your labour, with thousands going online to show off their produce. the online on instagram and twitter, there has been an influx of followers and people starting it up and a lot of it is people like young children, so families getting involved and i think that is great to get the younger generation into gardening and growing your own now. with some lockdown restrictions already being lifted, perhaps for some this will bea lifted, perhaps for some this will be a passing phase, but in such uncertain times, who could be blamed for planting some green shoots? it's it‘s just before seven. matt has the weather. good morning. good morning

to you. those gardens probably need a drink of water at the moment and there is no rain in the forecast for most of us until we get into the second half of next weekend at the very earliest. blues goes all the way from the south coast of cornwall to the very north of mainland scotland. it is going to be another sunny and increasingly warm day across sunny and increasingly warm day a cross m ost sunny and increasingly warm day across most parts of the country, you have got high pressure in charge stopping rain clouds from building up. winds flowing clockwise around it bringing ourof up. winds flowing clockwise around it bringing our of the near continent, a particularly warm source at this time of year and because we have south—easterly winds it means where the winds are off the sea towards the south—east along the coast, around 17 celsius. sheltered areas could get you 28 in the north—west highlands of scotland. you have if you mist an fog patches at the moment in shetland but it should brighten up relative to yesterday. can‘t without the odd fog patch in eastern england on that is— south—easterly wind, but it is the north—west of scotland where we will see the host of the temperatures this afternoon peaking at 28

celsius. good in some of the coast than far north but widely through the mainland into the low, if not mid 205. 25 to the north of ireland yet again, 27 across parts of england and wales. it‘s confirmation it well could be towards that coastal strip of eastern england, 17 degrees. we have high levels of uv, if not very high levels of uv across the uk this afternoon, and that is helping to boost pollen levels. so if it is grass pollen bringing on your hay fever, high levels across wales, central and england. we started off there this evening but there is still a breeze around that should keep most of the mist and fog patches away. which is 8— 11 degrees, and for the weekend high pressure remains in force. we still have at the winds coming around it soa have at the winds coming around it so a breeze coming from the south south—east, that will keep temperatures low to the south and

east of the country. further west to our temperatures would remain in the mid—if not high 205. so for saturday another day for many of you of sunshine from dawn to dusk. in western areas, temperatures could pick again at 26 or 27 degrees. eastern areas, though, with the onshore breeze starting to feel a little bit cooler and more sunshine to come on sunday. that is how your weather is looking. naga and charlie, i‘ll have all of your headlines next. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the prospect of friends and family

re—uniting in small groups, as the lockdown rules begin to ease, but the details depend on where you live in the uk. dentists in england are told they can re—open from 8thjune, but many practices warn they won‘t be ready in time. in the us, soldiers are deployed to minneapolis in the face of further clashes following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. good morning. is there enough help for the self—employed ? the scheme offering financial assistance to those who work for themselves expires this weekend. but with many still unable to get back to work — what happens next? good morning. sport is on the way back. subject to government approval, we could see the first premier league matches on the 17th ofjune and could the first international sport of the summer happen here at emirates old trafford? we‘ve news on how cricket

is preparing for its return good morning. it‘s friday the 29th of may. our top story: it‘s the moment many of us have been waiting for — the chance to meet family and friends face—to—face. from monday, groups of up to six people will be allowed to meet in england. in scotland, two households can meet up from today in groups of no more than eight, and similar changes will come into force in wales from next week. last night, millions of us turned out to applaud our frontline workers for the tenth time. charlotte rose reports. applause in every corner of the country and every community people came out again last night to clap for carers. it was the 10th week in a row that people have applauded our frontline workers. and the woman who came up with the idea now says she thinks it should be the last. yesterday, the prime minister said

that england has met the five tests required, which means changes like the reopening of schools and nonessential shops can go ahead. and he had a further announcement. from monday, in england, up to six people from different households can now meet outside in parks but also back gardens — as long as those from different households continue to maintain social distancing. these changes mean that friends and family can start to meet their loved ones, perhaps seeing both parents at once or both grandparents at once. and i know that for many people this will be a long—awaited and joyful moment. but the government‘s chief scientific officer warned that people must remain cautious, because the number of people being infected is still high. we still have a significant burden of infection. we are still seeing new infections every day at quite a significant rate. and the r is close to one.

that means there is not a lot of room to do things and things need to be done cautiously, step—by—step, and monitored. the scientific advice remains the peoples of state two metres apart, despite the government‘s hopes that this could be reduced. from today, people from scotland will be able to meet their friends and family outside in groups of up to eight. plans for wales will become clearer later today. but it‘s expected that an unlimited number of people from two different households will be able to meet up from next week, as long as they stay within five miles of their home. while in northern ireland, outdoor weddings with up to ten people present may be allowed from june 8. a further 377 people have died with coronavirus across all settings in the uk, taking the total death toll to 37,837. a reminder that as the uk follows other european countries in moving

towards a new normal, the impact of the virus will still be felt for some time. charlotte rose, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster. so, jonathan, obviously a lot of people will be very much looking forward to the changes, relaxation is in the restrictions, restrictions do still apply and, very important, scientists are still urging caution. that‘s right, charlie. this is a significant change but it is not without risk, as you been hearing in all parts of the uk from today or in the coming days people will, broadly speaking, though the numbers vary from place to place, be able to meet in groups from different households outside, including in someone‘s garden. the thinking that is to allow family and friends to see each

other. the key is that the two means a social distancing rule still applies to people from outside your household and, as we saw yesterday, whether it was the prime minister, borisjohnson, whether it was the prime minister, boris johnson, announcing the changes in england orfirst minister nicola sturgeon announcing changes in scotland, a bit of a nervousness, i think, about how this is going to 90, i think, about how this is going to go, because they were at pains to point out, as where the government scientists, that the two metres social distancing rule still needs to apply. you still need to carry on washing your hands regularly and avoiding touching services inside people‘s houses and all the other guidance and the rate of reinfection still remains below but close to one. i think as these guidelines come in the government will be keeping a close eye on all parts of the uk in how closely people are adhering to the new guidelines, because as there are differences and as the guidelines become more nuanced there is the potential for people to either misinterpret them

or make up their own rules. so with this change comes a warning that it will be kept under review and should it have a potentially negative impact on the number of cases and the spread of the virus then we might well see changes in reverse in the future. jonathan, thank you very much. as jonathan was just the future. jonathan, thank you very much. asjonathan was just saying, there are different restrictions that will be eased slightly different times across different parts of the uk. so let‘s look in more detail on what‘s happening in scotland. some outdoor sports can resume including golf and fishing. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is at a trout fishery in glasgow this morning. good morning. good morning. it's a glorious morning here this morning i am at woodburn fishery on the outskirts of glasgow. fishing is one

ofa outskirts of glasgow. fishing is one of a small number of recreational activities that are outdoors that are able to resume from today. people will also be able to play golf and tennis and can now sunbathe in parks. there are also changes as to who can meet up as well, with two households allowed to get together in groups of up to eight people and garden centres and drive—through ta keaways garden centres and drive—through takeaways will also be back up and running. with me is sandy who owns the fishery here. how many people are you expecting here today? probably 40—15 people this morning. a lot of desperate anglers to get out on the water this morning —— 40-15. out on the water this morning —— 40—15. there is a lot of uncertainty until yesterday. did not know what she was going to say but it was good news. we are starting to fill up quite early this morning. and the first fish as well. he has had two this morning that he is doing really

well. there has been a lot of talk during lockdown of the mental impact of it all. fishing is quite a solitary sport but also good for the soul, people tell me. it is. ijust hope to see a lot of people out, it will do them good. this is your business and you have been locked down for ten weeks, have a had much financial support? none whatsoever. a few have, but very few. has it been tough? very. a lot of outgoing, no income. very hard. you have still got the fish to feed. fish to feed. two guys working here all the time. it is quite hard, yes. angling is quite a solitary pastime, what measures have you put in place to deal with physical distancing. it's very easy up here, they stand a good ten metres apart. most anglers come in ones and twos in the car. so they're all doing very well. the

signs are up about the two metres. they're doing well. all right, sandy, thank you very much for that. no problem. this fishery is open from today. we expect a lot of anglers down here and a big outdoor theme to the restrictions, the easing of restrictions here in scotland. it looks glorious there. you very much. lorna gordon. —— thank you very much. us soldiers have been deployed to minneapolis after three nights of clashes following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. 46—year—old george floyd died on monday. footage of his arrest shows him gasping for breath as a policeman kneels on his neck. reports say one police station has been overrun by demonstrators, and officers were seen abandoning a building that was set on fire. this morning president trump has tweeted threatening action, he says "these thugs are dishonouring the memory of george floyd, and i won‘t let that happen when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

a third night as you say of writing and looting on the streets of minneapolis, all of it culminating ona minneapolis, all of it culminating on a cord around the central police station being breached and the premises are set on fire. now, several small fires were then lit in the building, but by that stage people had been evacuated, the people had been evacuated, the people inside. 500 national guard officers have now been deployed throughout minneapolis to try to restore order there. but the anger over the death of a local black man by the name of george floyd shows very little sign of abating. video of his arrest shows mr floyd on the ground with a white police officer with his knee to mr floyd‘s neck. now, george floyd can be heard calling for the police officer to give him room to breathe and so on.

eventually his body goes limp and he was pronounced dead in hospital. there have been calls for the four police officers involved in george floyd‘s arrest to be facing criminal charges, but earlier on today the local prosecutor there, a man called michael freeman, said that other evidence in the case didn‘t support charging the officers involved. he didn‘t actually specify what that additional evidence might be. meanwhile, a loss of bad feeling, not only in minneapolis, but on the streets of other american cities, including los angeles and chicago tonight, in response to the arrest and the death of george floyd. david willis reporting from los angeles. it is 13 minutes past seven. some lockdown restrictions are being lifted around the uk. let‘s have a look at proposed changes across the nations. in england, up to six people will be able to meet outside from monday, including in gardens —

provided those from different households stay two metres apart. scotland will also relax some restrictions. from today, one household can meet up with one other household in a group of no more than eight people, as long as it‘s outdoors and at a distance. and some outdoor sports can resume including golf, tennis, bowls and fishing. in a significant development, the welsh government will change its message from ‘stay at home‘ to ‘stay local‘ from next week. it will also allow people from two different households to meet outdoors, with no restrictions on numbers attending. and in northern ireland, outdoor weddings with 10 people present could be allowed from the 8th ofjune, the executive there has agreed. large retailers such as car showrooms and shops in retail parks will also be allowed to reopen. let‘s get some reaction. claire conn is a mother of four on maternity leave, she joins us from her home in south london. andrea chatten, who‘s a behavioural psychologist, joins us from sheffield.

good morning to you both. who is in your arms there, claire? we're very his number four your arms there, claire? we're very his numberfour in the pack, taking his numberfour in the pack, taking his place. number four in the park, give us a sense of what it has been like for you during this past in weeks or so during lockdown? finley was born a few days before we went into lockdown and so it was quite daunting, because i was then looking after a four—year—old and a seven—year—old, but it was essentially me be looking after. we have gotte n essentially me be looking after. we have gotten into our groove, as everybody has. it‘s been a lonely situation at times, and busy and

chaotic as you can imagine. help us, claire. as you look now at the changes in england that are coming in on monday, have you been able, number one i suppose in a way, are you clear about what you will be able to do as a family with the people you want to see, are you clear about what is changing? not - i‘m not 100% sure in terms of the numbers because we are actually six already. i don‘t know how that works in yourgarden, already. i don‘t know how that works in your garden, but in terms of being able to now socially distance and see more of our friends and our family, that is a huge positive. it couldn‘t come soon enough, really, for us. we have enjoyed the family time but to me it would be lovely to introduce people to finley, he has never met anyone. you talked about

the numbers. it‘s really interesting. as we know, in england it isa interesting. as we know, in england it is a group of six, isn‘t it? you‘re thinking straightaway you have to the maths, don‘t you. seeing anotherfamily, have to the maths, don‘t you. seeing another family, quite quickly you end up being on the wrong side of the regulations. yeah, absolutely fine now that will still be a problem for us. i imagine, but hopefully over time that will ease and we will be able to see more people. we have been meeting in the park in the evenings as a regular family event and go down and play. we have enjoyed that and we‘re starting to see people at a distance and as people are starting to come out more over the last few weeks that has been really nice. it‘s obviously not normal, but it is a return to feeling a little bit more normal and being able to be outside our house. we have a very small garden and we have two very bubbly little boys. andrea, it's

interesting listening to claire there, about how important it is to feel some sense of normality. i suppose that is what the easing of these measures are bringing in terms of psychologically feeling better in helping us feel better? absolutely. we have all been on a social famine for a long time. the thing i think is going to be really difficult is when we moved to seeing those people, do not instantly go back to our default setting of how we interact with those people. we have to associate seeing our grandparents and family members and wanting to hold them and hug them, that is going to be a really difficult thing for us to do. but we are going to get so much from just being able to interact with those people while making sure we are very mindful at the same time of keeping that distance when we are very hungry for hugs. you know what, andrea, there

isa flip hugs. you know what, andrea, there is a flip side to this as well. talking to claire, as well as lockdown there is a new baby, four children, a small garden, a person like claire would be desperate to get out even though they have been sticking to the rules. and those people who are shielding, keeping their eye on the r number, they will be worried about the world being busy again. i think those are the two extremes of how people will come out of this. any extreme in behaviour can tend to be more problematic. some people will be more cautious but some people will feel it isn't the right time for them. they won't be at the right pace. the really important thing to remember is every person's experience of lockdown will be very individual and the variables they have experienced, the positives versus the negatives, will have a big factor in how they come out of

lockdown and how they thrust into it. also, personality type will be a big factor. extroverts will be going to get out and see everyone and feed off that social setting again, whereas the introverts you have learned and enjoyed this private solace and contentment might not be inclined to get out there as it can be quite exhausting. thank you. claire, if we had a viral virologist on the line, what would you ask them? i would be asking, what, in terms of lockdown? about something you are worried about? about the easing of lockdown and what your concerns are? for us as the big unit we are, we are very keen to

introduce finley to our family, but they live up in oxfordshire. it's about when and if it is safe to go asa about when and if it is safe to go as a distance and stand in the garden and introduced him to them. i'm not sure if we can do that at the moment. sorry, charlie. how old are your parents? my parents are in their 60s are your parents? my parents are in their 605. my husband because my parents are in their 70s and 805, but they parents are in their 70s and 80s, but they live in northern ireland. that's an added complication. interesting. good to have those details. claire, above all we are in great admiration of you coping with the new baby. mother of four in lockdown and looking so fantastic and being so chirpy and eloquent at this time in the morning. well, that was the question from claire.

let‘s get a professional view now from dr chris smith, virologist and presenter of the naked scientist podcast. did you hear that? it‘s an interesting question, yes i did. the guidance of an hour, groups of six people, up to six people, they may meet outside. but if you are already six people this narrows options a bit. i think taking the commonsense approach, a household is considered one unit, because when you share a household together, there are so many opportunities afforded to infections of all kinds to spread between the individuals in a household, you can regard anyone in that household as everyone in that household. it may well be that you could say you could all go and you could say you could all go and you could all stand in the garden and you could then talk to the other members of the family and show the new arrival to them. but i‘m not quite sure someone came along and said well, if they did a headcount here i am now over the head count. so, would someone have questions to ask was two very, very tricky. i

think we should get this question posed to the press conference and ask the prime minister himself to a nswer ask the prime minister himself to answer that, because i‘m sure it‘s the kind of thing he would like to get his teeth into. are you sure? what about the assessments the government is making. it‘s time we are hearing, aren‘t we, waves of information. what has happened in your mind, that the government has assessed to say ok, we are easing now, we are in the next phase. well, there are five ski tests they set out in the last month which were going to be the determining factors as to whether or not we moved out of the lockdown. the prime minister at the lockdown. the prime minister at the press conference yesterday gave a justified case for each of them, as to why they felt now was an appropriate moment to move. they include: can the nhs scope, clear data when presented, is the death rate dropping and is dropping in a sustained way, not just rate dropping and is dropping in a sustained way, notjust a blip. they

presented data that is the case. can we manage the number of cases in the community? there are still about 8000 transmissions per day of this infection, so it hasn‘t gone away and there are pains to emphasise that, but that is judged to be manageable. can we deal with ppe and the testing capacity? we think we have gotte n the testing capacity? we think we have gotten on top of that. we are told while that has been a thorny point it has been dealt with. i is there going to be a second peak which could have the potential to overwhelm the nhs‘ ability to cope, and they take that off. let me pick up and they take that off. let me pick up on that point of the second peak. by up on that point of the second peak. by relaxing, is there any evidence, and i‘m fearful the answer may be no, because this is something new to all of us, if you relax by x number of measures, than the —— then the peak comes sooner or later there no,

we have never been down this path. but using our understanding of how diseases spread, if you offer more opportunities an infectious disease to spread, you will get more cases. so one should not pretend is lockdown the escalation, which is what this is, it‘s changing the process of the lockdown, this isn‘t going to translate into more cases. it definitely will. but the question is how many cases and will this happen ina is how many cases and will this happen in a controllable way. the balancing act the government is making is we think if we make the changes we are proposing, and using this as a criteria on whether we can open schools and allow people more freedom in meeting and retail and so on, will this translate into a second peak that could overwhelm the nhs? if no, then go ahead. the data and computation of these r numbers,

thatis and computation of these r numbers, that is computed on historical data. that means to a certain extent there isa that means to a certain extent there is a lag effect here. the numbers, if you look at the train, will be lower now than they were historically and the real position of where we are today is probably somewhat more rosy than presented. the government are probably feeling they have more room to manoeuvre, but patrick vallance said that room is limited and we have to be very sure to follow these rules. chris, looking at the science, 0k, one of the things we‘re going to be talking about today, we will have a on later inafew about today, we will have a on later in a few minutes are in fact. is why everything is different across the four nations the uk. there are some significant differences. what is so different with the science? the r numbers a massively different tween nations. so what is different in the scientific advice that means the

devolved governments are deciding different things and different measures? i personally find this very confusing. i also personally think this is a very bad idea. i think this is a very bad idea. i think there should have been a unified front, certainly initially, everything doing the same thing to avoid confusion. we know what works really well when you‘re trying to contain outbreaks is giving clear advice to people with a simple message everyone understands and eve ryo ne message everyone understands and everyone can get behind. i think this is a reflection on the fact of having devolved administrations and them having different advisors locally, some louder voices may be heard more in some sectors and therefore people will make their own minds about what they think is the right way to do this. there is no gold standard way for doing this because we have never been down this path before. so, localthings because we have never been down this path before. so, local things are dominating. i think it probably would have been betterfor this not to have happened. interesting. doctor chris smith, the naked

scientist virologist and cambridge professor. thank you. let‘s have a look at the weather. let‘s have a look at the weather. let‘s ta ke let‘s have a look at the weather. let‘s take a look at central london. it's let‘s take a look at central london. it‘s hazy over central london. you can see the view over the river thames and the houses of parliament as well, palace of westminster, more blue behind matthew there. morning! and more to come, thank you very much. lots of sunshine around and while we close out the meteorological spring in the next few days, it‘s surprising according to the met office across the uk it has been the sunniest spring on weather. —— on record. this is the isle of wight towards the south of england, and towards the north of scotland, well, almost, there is sunshine breaking through here. we have seen some mist and fog obscuring the view here on the

murray coast and that will break up. really, for most it is blue skies from dawn to dusk stock high pressure is keeping things dry, winds flying around in a clockwise direction which means we have an easter south—easterly wind —— used or. look what happens with scotland, 28 celsius possible later. the mist and fog will clear and some will linger in shuttle and throughout the day but a brighter day than yesterday. a small chance of the patch of fog pushing through into the eastern coast of england without coming off the north sea but the most winds generally light. just a gentle breeze around and as i said to the north—west of scotland we could see temperatures again 12, 13 degrees above where they should be for this time of year, if not more. 28 celsius, 82 fahrenheit. 25 towards the west and south—west, 25-27 in towards the west and south—west, 25—27 in the west of england and

wales. there are those slightly cooler conditions towards the coast, 17/90 degrees. 28 degrees, very high uv levels across the country, and thatis uv levels across the country, and that is used in pollen levels, to across parts of wales and england as well —— pollen levels. the odd mist and fog patch possible towards the eastern coast, but the breeze will keep the mist and fog at bay. temperatures just dipping into single figures. a good morning again to let fresh air in through the window but as we go through the weekend very little change, high pressure in charge and with wind coming from the south to south—east, temperatures warmer in the west and sun from dawn till dusk for many. thanks ever so much. it is 7:30. this is breakfast with

naga munchetty and charlie stayt. let‘s bring you up—to—date. groups of up to six people from different households will be allowed to meet in england from monday, as restrictions continue to be eased across the uk. people can now meet in gardens and private outdoor spaces, , in addition to parks, as long as they keep two metres apart. the prime minister has said people should try to avoid seeing people from too many households in quick succession. environment secretary, george eustice, joins us now from london. a very good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. i‘m just wondering, sometimes it is helpful in these situations to talk about specifics, as everyone is on a learning curve across the uk about what the measures mean for them. so, in england you are allowed to meet a maximum of six people from two different households. a moment ago we we re different households. a moment ago we were speaking to claire, a mother of four, all under the age of ten, including a ten week old baby born

during lockdown. she asked some very pertinent questions. she says that asafamily pertinent questions. she says that as a family they are a group of six so who can they meet? well, it's a good point and you always have to draw a line somewhere. in the last loosening we had said that you could meet up to one person, a family member orfriend so meet up to one person, a family member or friend so long as you maintain social distancing, obviously that invited the same sorts of questions you just raise. we think six is a sensible level. we know the risk of transmission outdoors is actually very low, but obviously if you‘ve got lots of people crowding in a garden, two families of six crowded in, that‘s just be more difficult to maintain social distancing. we think six is a sensible number, and means you can getan sensible number, and means you can get an opportunity for people to, for instance, visit family —— friends orfamily for instance, visit family —— friends or family or parents, outdoors in the garden. i think that‘s the thing people want to be

able to do most of all. you will be very aware, particular in light of recent events, how important it is to get clear messaging. so my question, in fact it was not my question, in fact it was not my question, it was clear‘s question this morning, as a unit of six, a family, who can they meet under the new regulations that come in on monday? as a unit of sick, given that units of six from two households committee, given they are six, it means the rules don‘t help with them very much if they want to meet as a full family. but for insta nce meet as a full family. but for instance if claire wanted to go with one or two of the children and take them to see, for instance, the grandparents, if they have grandparents, if they have grandparents, or uncles, they would be able to do so. so you have to draw a line somewhere otherwise it goes on and on and we are in extraordinary times. you are always going to get, when you set rules as we are having to do, we‘re trying to lose them, but we have said them,

you are going to get borderline cases. as a full unit of six, yes, except that in her case it wouldn‘t change things very much for her but it would be possible for her to take the children, two or three at a time, to go and see, for instance, her parents stop what we‘re trying very carefully on programme this morning to give clear instructions as to what the various devolved governments are saying about these instructions and a lot of people are saying they are baffled as to why in scotla nd saying they are baffled as to why in scotland it is eight, wayne wales, for example, stay local to the area you can go to to get exercise is different, wales to england, for example. why is there this disparity? because we have a devolution settlement in this country and we do have different parts of the uk pursuing slightly different rules to reflect their circumstances. we do try to work very closely with both wales and

northern ireland. they are on a lot of thejoint northern ireland. they are on a lot of the joint cobra calls that take place where the evidence base is shared. by and large i think the uk has been moving together as a single entity and changing things at roughly the same time in roughly the same sorts of ways. we all, for instance, took a decision to reopen garden centres at roughly the same time. there are slight differences, yes, but generally the direction of travel for all parts of the uk is roughly the same, the measures are quite similar. if we talk about england forjust quite similar. if we talk about england for just a quite similar. if we talk about england forjust a moment, how concerned are you , england forjust a moment, how concerned are you, as we know, the sun is shining, it is due to be a beautiful weekend, these new rules come in on monday. what was the point in announcing them yesterday and is it unrealistic... are you genuinely thinking, as of today, friday, saturday, sunday, that people will not think it‘s changing on monday we will do this anyway?

well, look, we have been trying throughout this process to set out a route map of the way to emerge from lockdown, that‘s why the prime minister realfour weeks lockdown, that‘s why the prime minister real four weeks ago now set out what to do initially by allowing people to stay outside more, the plan to start tentatively allowing outdoor retail spaces to reopen and, later on, pubs too. we have been trying to get people, as much as possible, notice about the direction of travel, how we are intending to evolve these things. yes, we have given people a bit of notice about what we intend to change from monday. i recall there is a saying last time that it didn‘t pose any medical problems. they generally think that people have engaged sensibly with the rules we set down. they recognise the difficult situation we are in as a country, that we are all going to have to live alongside this virus at some time. and i think they are being

pragmatic and exercising judgement. they did that last time, there is no reason to assume they will do that differently this time. all the instructions to the police be the same over the next few days as they have been of the past weeks and months? yes, the instructions to the police stay the same and they change, obviously, when these new provisions come in at the beginning of next week. but they have to say that the police have been very pragmatic and sensible in their approach to these things. it is very rare they have issued fines, they have generally just been rare they have issued fines, they have generallyjust been giving people guidance and i suspect they will approach a pragmatic approach as we switch from one phase to the next. a lot of people, of course, will delight in the thought they can see theirfamily will delight in the thought they can see their family and loved ones and friends in a different way, albeit with social distancing intact. there will be people who are very concerned that this decision to relax restrictions could be taken too soon. we were speaking a moment ago to doctor chris smith, a

virologist at cambridge university, who alluded to something that possibly is an uncomfortable truth. he said that this relaxation will definitely translate into more cases, but it is a play—off that the government has made this decision at this time. do you accept that the result of this decision will result in more cases? well, we don't know. is that which you expect? our objective throughout this is to keep what is called the r value below one, estimates say it is between 0.4 and 0.9, some of the recent estimates say it is between zero and seven and 0.9. so it is close to that one. and that is why we have been very cautious on the steps we are taking —— 0.7. the medical and

scientific advice is quite clear on this, the risk of transmission outdoors is a very much lower than on indoor environments and you have to actually be in close contact with somebody for around 15 minutes within a two metre distance for there to be a likelihood of transmission. alongside this we have given lots of other guidance as well. that people shouldn‘t go indoors, the have to go indoors to use a bathroom, they should make sure they wash it down and there is an absolute focus on hygiene. they shouldn‘t shared cooking utensils and so on... if! may. just shouldn‘t shared cooking utensils and so on... if i may. just one more question for you. this isjust and so on... if i may. just one more question for you. this is just a numbers question, really that you may or may not have but very important. test entries was launched yesterday. the government has said what a key element of what happens next this is. so how many people we re next this is. so how many people were contacted yesterday as part of that operation? i don't know that

figure, i don‘t have that figure to hand. when you say you don't have it to hand, is there a number? do you know if anyone was contacted yesterday? i'm sure there is a number, but because i‘m not working in the health department or, indeed, in that test entries team may won‘t know how people have contacted... do you understand why people will would think that is important and my i am asking that question? well, it is going to be very important as we evolve our approach, as we move from full lockdown for everyone and widespread restrictions on everyone toa widespread restrictions on everyone to a much more targeted approach where we say, if you like, in return for enabling people to get back to life as normal or something much closer to that, we will have a more targeted lockdown for those people who are potentially at risk of having been infected. so somebody tests positive there will be this tracing approach where they will be

effectively contacted and asked to self isolate. it is a much more targeted lockdown, if you like, affecting a smaller number of people. it was only launched yesterday. we‘ve got 25,000 people recruited doing this work. it will be an important part of our efforts going forward. do you think, in your own, with your own thought process, do you think it was correct the borisjohnson in yesterday‘s press conference, shot down questions that we re conference, shot down questions that were asked of government scientists about mrcummings and were asked of government scientists about mr cummings and the assessment of durham police? didn‘t feel right you that those questions shut down? well, think my understanding is that asa well, think my understanding is that as a separate point in the press conference they had made clear that they had nothing to add and there we re they had nothing to add and there were issues for the police and comments the police had made that

theirs is very much a scientific approach. i think they had made the comment earlier and all the prime was really trying to do is protect people who were there to give a scientific opinion and a medical opinion from, you know, what has been a bit of a political row over the last week where they need not get involved. george eustice, thank you very much your time this morning. george eustice is the environment secretary. it is 18 minutes to eight a.m.. thank you for joining us. us soldiers have been deployed to minneapolis after three nights of clashes following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. 46—year—old george floyd died on monday. footage of his arrest shows him gasping for breath as a policeman kneels on his neck. reports say one police station has been overrun by demonstrators, and officers were seen abandoning a building that was set on fire. this morning president trump has tweeted threatening action, he says "these thugs are dishonouring the memory of george floyd, and i won‘t let that happen. ijust spoke to governor tim walz and told him that the military is with him all the way. any difficulty and we will assume

control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts." let‘s get the latest from max nesterak, a reporter at the minnesota reformer. what we are seeing, it is obviously very late there, thank you for talking to us. interesting assertions from president trump. what is the reaction to that? you know, it‘s hard to get any reaction at this point. behind me it isjust chaos back here. in the background here is the police station that has been taken over by protesters and it is up in flames. the most recent development is protesters now have hijacked male trucks and are driving around and lighting them on fire.

there are no police inside or any national guard —— in side. the government said they were on their way. so really the question now is how does this end? well, max, we are going to persist with talking to you. we are getting a little bit of dropout. you have described what is going on behind you. now that us soldiers have been deployed, do you think that the tone of the protests will change? it's it‘s really ha rd it‘s really hard to say. i think people know some people are on their way and that has made it even more, well, escalated it even more. it may bea well, escalated it even more. it may be a bit hard to hear me, cars are beeping their horns and people are yelling in the background. the people here and now are really, it seems the hard—core rioters who are

— it‘s just unclear when this. stop you know, there were reports that there was a just line cut in the precinct and explosives in the police station. so that has been a huge concern. the city of minneapolis tweeted out that warning and said people should not come out. there are still thousands of people here outside minneapolis third precinct, lighting buildings on fire and rioting. max nesterak, do stay safe and thank you for giving us an idea of what is happening in minnesota. it is 7:45am. let‘s get the latest sports news with mike, who is down the road in old trafford this morning. lovely to see you, mike. it must be

a lovely feeling being in a ground as there is more talk about various different sports. yeah, good morning. it‘s so surreal, i‘m having to pinch myself because i can smell that smell of freshly cut grass. the lawnmower is out, they are preparing the wicket, keeping it in fine tremor. you think it is a normal summer of sport, i could be at wimbledon or emirates 0ld summer of sport, i could be at wimbledon or emirates old trafford cricket ground, a normal summer of sport. but it‘s not. although, they could see the first internationals at southampton is ground injuly. we are expecting an announcement later this morning regarding that west indies series, the test series, the three match series. it seems so wrong to be talking about the resumption of the football season at this time of year in such a beautiful cricket and tennis weather. now we have dates. two weeks next wednesday, june 17, subject to government approval, the return of the premier league.

there will be two matches that day with manchester city at home to arsenal, and aston villa taking on sheffield united. that‘ll mean all teams have played 29 matches. two days later, from the 19th ofjune, we‘ll have the first full round of fixtures. all 92 games left this season will be staggered throughout the day and live on tv with four on the bbc for the first time ever. and one of the big debates around restarting the season was about the venues matches would be played at. home and away at grounds as planned. but some high—profile games could take place at neutral venues at request of the police. well, it could be a big day for cricket. it could be confirmed cricket

is the first international sport to return. the england and wales cricket board are expected to outline an initial schedule later with england due to play a home test series with the west indies from july the 8th. they have hotels near the ground, with the possibility of putting players in a bio bubble, as they are calling it. so, mike agnew, what you have to say about this? it's so sad football hasn‘t been happening, but we will get news at least about the test and west indies. will that be at old trafford or southampton or a combination of course of both, because they have hotels. at 0ld trafford, could you book a room for

me, please? we don‘t know for how much longer they could go. there is an expectation of a 0ne—dayer against ireland, but there is about against ireland, but there is about a£4 against ireland, but there is about a £4 million hole in the ecb accou nts a £4 million hole in the ecb a ccou nts if a £4 million hole in the ecb accounts if cricket isn‘t played. so with lockdown generally relaxing a bit, generally, however, idon‘t think that will be the case for cricket. it will be very sanitised, they are talking about bio bubbles where players and broadcasters like myself will live. although we won‘t come into contact. and sanitised areas in commentary boxes and so on. so it will feel strange, being locked away for two weeks at a time to play only a couple of games back to play only a couple of games back to back. so, it will be like

football, nobody in the stadiums but fulfilling forecasting contracts. cricket on the radio has been proven by some of the reruns in great games over the last few years. people just wa nt over the last few years. people just want sport back again. and how do the players feel? would they be forced to play? we heard earlier the west indies captain earlier this summer saying he would not force his players to take part if there are reservations, even if there is a bio bubble, i guess. well, that is why it has to be so severe. if they want to convince players to come, and i think the coronavirus has hit the caribbean very hard and you have nine separate countries you will have to agree to come and be quarantined and everything else. so, no, no—one will be forced to buy on either side. and england today announcing 50 players are more who could be starting training. this might seem trivial, but the quality

of cricket on offer, you have to question. it is a test match, five days with layers you haven‘t had any proper practice or anything like that at all. you do have to worry about what the standard will be like. —— with players. about what the standard will be like. -- with players. as a former international bowler, jonathan, give usa international bowler, jonathan, give us a sense of how it will affect the players trying to put in a delivery but you don‘t have the roar of the home crowd to spur you on and give you that extra oomph.” home crowd to spur you on and give you that extra oomph. i was play in front of empty crowds, so it‘s no problem for me —— i always. england have had some experience with this, they played in abu dhabi and dubai against pakistan, no—one turns up there because everyone is working. it will be interesting to watch and listen if you follow these matches but the players will have to get out

there, pretend someone is there and create their own atmosphere. they have to remember they are playing cricket for their country. that's the international scene. what about later in the summer, the county games in august? any chance of that? i think that is more difficult because of this whole question of having to sanitise stadiums and grounds. 18 counties, 18 teams moving around. they don‘t want to be seen as irrelevant to this summer, they want us to keep the memberships. but how do you keep 18 teams in that sort of sterilised situation, travelling and playing each other? it‘s a big question but i think it depends on what happens nationally over the next month or so. but, you know, you could have close contact in football by the look of it, rugby as well, wicket is not quite a contact sport like that, so there is a chance. i think for

the moment for county cricket it is going to be a toll order to get some play this year. well, thank you for joining us and giving us about inside. —— that insight. at least this gives a sense of what the summer of sport is like and what it would be like, potentially if everything goes directly with the safety a nd everything goes directly with the safety and bio bubble byjuly 18, safety and bio bubble byjuly18, maybe with the west indies than england on the first day of a test series. it's great to hearjonathan agnew is a positive voice as well because it is synonymous with sport and cricket and all of those things. and lovely surroundings as well. it is 7:53am. throughout lockdown the welsh government has stuck to the original "stay at home" message, but that will change to "stay local" when restrictions are relaxed there next week.

we can speak now to the first minister of wales, mark drakeford. thank you for talking to us this morning on breakfast. it‘s interesting, isn‘t it, that you‘ve gone from "stay home" to "stay local". and i am remembering how in england it went from "stay home" to "stay alert", but you are saying people should stayjust five miles of their homes. what is the scientific evidence driving your decision? the room for manoeuvre in wales remains limited. the r number in wales is no better than it was three weeks ago. so we want to have a cautious approach in wales. we have parts of wales where there has been very little coronavirus, and we don‘t want the virus to be taken into those communities. you can be infectious to other people while feeling perfectly well yourself and travelling more than five miles away

from your home. that runs the risk you could be taking coronavirus from your community to another community where the virus isn‘t circulating. that is why our message to people in wales is very simple: stay local, keep wales safe. two questions regarding the r number, the rate at which the virus is transmitted. the latest government analysis suggests it is that somewhere between 0.7 and one. two questions, one, if that hasn‘t changed, why have you changed your guidance? two, that is the same as the r number in england. why you not following the same measures is what the uk government has put forward for england? well i can put it the other way to you. why are they not following other parts of they not following other parts of the united kingdom? we will take

that. but the question is why is evolution providing four separate strategies? i think we are still moving in the same direction across the united kingdom, we are all moving cautiously and lifting lockdown, but we are applying it in our own contexts. we think in wales the r number is at 0.8, so we have limited headroom, and we are doing things one step at a time. the one step we can offer people in wales is two households will be able to get together in the open air at a two metre distance. it hasn't changed, but you are changing your guidance? it hasn‘t gotten worse so we have that headroom. we had that headroom in three weeks ago and we still have the same headroom. in three weeks, if it is the same will there be a further relaxation? that is what we

would like to happen, of course we wa nt to would like to happen, of course we want to allow people further freedoms and let them go back to life before coronavirus, but we can only do that in the most cautious way. we will only do it if there is headroom and we will only use the headroom and we will only use the headroom we have in a way that the advice to us that doesn‘t risk the r number going above one again. and we think those steps in those space are important, emitted and will allow people in wales some important freedom while still not running the risk the r number will go above one. we spoke to george eustice, environment secretary, today. one of the questions we ask him was on the back of the government‘s much fa nfa re back of the government‘s much fanfare denouncement of test and trace. he didn‘t have a numberfor how many phone calls had been made or how many people had been

contacted. you are planning to launch your own version of test and trace on monday. will you be able to provide statistics on it pretty much immediately? we should be able to do that. we have been piloting our system over the last two weeks. we have an idea of what the numbers will be like. but every day we will be able to see how many new infections have been reported into the system and how many contacts are required in the test and trace system. what are the indications showing you now in terms of how many people you will be able to contact? indications at the moment are that for every person who has a test that shows they have got the virus, they have had around four or five contact that we need to be followed up. as people get more freedom, that number may go up a bit more, but so far those at the indications we have had. that everybody has about four

or five contact, and had. that everybody has about four orfive contact, and by a contact we mean somebody that you have been closer than two metres for more than 15 minutes. —— four or five contacts. and that‘s notjust people you pass in the street, that is people you have been together with for a significant amount of time. thank you, mark drakeford. we have high pressure in charge to the is diverse, winds blowing around clockwise bringing warm of the near continent. although as that goes over the colder waters of the southern north sea, it will be chillier along because of east anglia and the south—east. but sheltered in that north—west wind, sorry, southeast wind. north scotla nd sorry, southeast wind. north scotland could hit 28 celsius, 82 fahrenheit. and a sunny day from

dawn to dusk. we have boggy patches in northern scotland clearing and breaking up. —— foggy. sheltered from the east to south—easterly wind, up to 28 in the north west of scotland. a may record in scotland, but this afternoon has much of scotla nd but this afternoon has much of scotland into the mid—205, into northern ireland, and warm in the north—west. cooler towards those eastern coasts of east anglia and towards kent, of course. but whether it is 17 or28, towards kent, of course. but whether it is 17 or 28, very strong sunshine across the country today. but sunshine and warmth roosting pollen levels and the highest levels will be found across wales, central and parts of england. into the night it stays clear across most areas of the country. the odd mist or fog stays clear across most areas of the country. the odd mist orfog poking through, it can‘t be completely ruled out. but mostly dry and clear.

temperatures dropping down into single figures tomorrow morning good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today the prospect of friends and family re—uniting in small groups, as the lockdown rules begin to ease — but the details depend on where you live in the uk. a special report on the tragic reality that faced one care home when coronavirus took hold. in the us — soldiers are deployed to minneapolis in the face of further clashes

following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. a call from president trump for the violence to stop as he warns "any difficulty we will take control — when the looting starts, the shooting starts." sport is on the way back. subject to government approval, we could see the first premier league matches on the 17th ofjune and could the first international sport of the summer happen here at emirates old trafford? we‘ve news on how cricket is preparing for its return it‘s friday the 29th of may. our top story. it‘s the moment many of us have been waiting for — the chance to meet family and friends face—to—face. from monday, groups of up to six people will be allowed to meet in england. in scotland, two households can meet up from today in groups of no more than eight, and similar changes will come into force in wales from next week.

0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us now from westminster. jonathan — big changes in the coming days across the uk? trying to get a feeling in the differences in the devolved nations. exactly what these measures, how differently our lives are going to feel after these measures come in. morning. some significant changes coming, either today or in the coming, either today or in the coming days, depending on where you are in the uk, in terms of the lockdown and the lifting of some restrictions. broadly speaking, although as you say the numbers vary in england, wales, scotland and northern ireland, people will be able to meet others, from another household, in groups outside and that includes in people‘s gardens. the uk government which has made the decision for england, has said as the prime minister borisjohnson

pointed out yesterday, its five tests for easing restrictions have been met, it includes criteria such asa been met, it includes criteria such as a falling death and infection rate of coronavirus. and they‘re being judged to be no risk of a second peak of cases, they say those tests have been met and that‘s why we are moving to this new phase. but there is the potential, i think, for some confusion around these guidelines because we know why they are varying from place to place, health devolved and so each individual government is its decisions, but they have come to a slightly different view in each case. and we‘ve been hearing from the environment secretary for england and wales, george eustace this morning. about why boris johnson has decided to set the limit for six people to meet in any one group in england. we think that six is about a sensible level, we know that the risk of transmission outdoors is actually very low but

obviously, if you've got lots of people in your garden, if you've got two families of six crowded and, obviously that's more difficult to maintain social distancing so we think six is a sensible number, it means you can get an opportunity for people for instance to visit parents or other friends and family and to do so ina or other friends and family and to do so in a way outdoors, in the garden, that's the thing people want to be able to do most of all. the risk with the inconsistency in these guidelines as perhaps there is a bit of confusion and people start to make up their own rules or interpret them as they see fit. but the government is clearly hoping that people stick to the guidelines, maintained that two metre rule, even ina group maintained that two metre rule, even in a group of a number of people outside. the other factor to in a group of a number of people outside. the otherfactor to bear in mind is that this goes alongside the introduction of the test and trace programs which are going to be in place to try and keep a handle on the number of cases and to try to

stop the spread of outbreaks locally. so i think the success of the easing of these restrictions will depend on how closely people decide to follow the guidelines and also, how well the test and trace programme goes which could see more strict restrictions on movement imposed at a local level. jonathan, thank you for taking us through that. this is all about what those changes will be in the place you live in. let‘s get more to the change of restrictions in scotland. some outdoor sports can also resume including golf and fishing. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is at a trout fisheryjust outside glasgow this morning. a lot of people will be poring over what the changes mean and just what they can and cannot do. yes, exactly. there is a big outdoor theme to the easing of restrictions here in scotland after ten weeks at certain are being allowed, fishing,

one of a small group of recreational activities that will be allowed from today, people will also be able to play golf and tennis and they can sunbathe in parts, the type of thing people might want to do on a day like today. there also changes as to who can meet up, two households now allowed to get together in groups of up allowed to get together in groups of up to eight people. garden centres and drive—through through take a ways will also be allowed to reopen. with me as graham brown, an angler who has come down to the strand fishery this morning. pretty busy already but what i wear you are bad? i was fishing at half past three this morning, just as dawn was breaking, i have come appear, just at 7am, to try and get out, enjoy the fishing when we can. all of us have been warned repeatedly about the mental impact of lockdown, what benefits do you think anglers get from fishing? huge benefit to people, a lot of these guys haven't been fishing since march and to be

stuck in the house with their wives, girlfriends, long—suffering partners, this is a great day for them as well, for the partners to get a bit of peace and quiet but the anglers, they come here, they get to talk to each other, they get to compare what it's been like for them. they've missed each other, it's a good community. they get to talk but obviously there is a physical distance element still to everything and people are pretty spread apart. here, it's about 8-10 metres between each of the fishing stations so there's no real problem with social distancing. it's been great. as you can see, loads of people here today, thoroughly enjoying themselves, it's brilliant. how could you not enjoy the setting, absolutely stunning, if this doesn't lift your soul, there's something wrong with you. you happened been missing the fishing, but your wife has as well. —— you have and only.” think there's a lot of people that will benefit from that, the kids as well, a couple of kids fishing here, it must be hard for them to be stuck

in all the it must be hard for them to be stuck in allthe time, it must be hard for them to be stuck in all the time, if they are getting out and about it must be fantastic for them to get a little bit of a break in fresh air. there is a strong recommendation in scotland people don‘t travel more than five miles for leisure activities. but that doesn‘t seem to have stopped people, a lot of localfishermen that doesn‘t seem to have stopped people, a lot of local fishermen out here. i know most of the guys here and there are local, they've travelled for a local area. most of them will keep within the guidelines. it's all local guys. no real problem with that. good luck with the rest of the fishing, we‘ve already had a great morning here so far, and thank you. you have had a good morning, three fish in the first 15 minutes! as lockdown eases here in scotland, an awful lot of people taking advantage of the sunshine. three fish in the first 15 minutes, lorna? yes! this area hasn‘t been fished in ten weeks. minutes, lorna? yes! this area hasn't been fished in ten weeks.” think the fish have missed the

fishermen as much as the people have missed the fish, try saying that quickly! lorna, thank you. it's nine minutes past eight, lets give you a sense of the situation in wales. in wales, people will be allowed to meet friends and family from another household from monday — with no restrictions on the numbers attending. they‘ll need to stay within five miles unless travelling to work or for essentials. the welsh government is updating its coronavirus messaging — urging people to ‘stay local‘ instead of ‘stay home‘. we have parts of wales where there‘s been very little coronavirus and we don‘t want the virus to be taken into those communities. you can be infectious to other people while still feeling perfectly well yourself. and travelling more than five miles away from your home runs the risk that you could be taken coronavirus from your community to another community when the virus isn‘t circulating. that‘s why our message to people in wales is very

simple. stay local, keep wales safe. the time is ten past eight. in other news us soldiers have been deployed to minneapolis after three nights of clashes following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. 46—year—old george floyd died on monday. footage of his arrest shows him gasping for breath as a policeman kneels on his neck. reports say one police station has been overrun by demonstrators, and officers were seen abandoning a building that was set on fire. this morning president trump has tweeted threatening action, he says "these thugs are dishonouring the memory of george floyd, and i won‘t let that happen. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, has this report.

minneapolis burned again last night. protesters clashing with police for the third night in a row. 0fficers fired tear gas but couldn‘t prevent another night of arson, looting and rioting. earlier, the state governor announced he was activating the national guard after declaring the time had come not only to rebuild the city but the fractious relationship between its people and the police. george floyd died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white police officer who put his knee on mr floyd‘s neck and held it there, as he pleaded for air. as the minutes pass he stopped speaking. then he stops moving. the four officers involved in the arrest have since been sacked but there are growing calls for them to face criminal charges. the local prosecutor, though, says he has yet to decide whether to charge them.

myjob in the end is to prove that he violated a criminal statute and there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge. we need to wade through all of that evidence to come through with a meaningful determination and we are doing back to the best of our ability. —— we are doing that. what that additional evidence consisted of he didn‘t say, but the longer officials delay pressing charges, the more the anger here seems to grow. restoring peace may not be easy. george floyd‘s death bears an eerie resemblance to that of eric garner who died after being placed in a police chokehold in new york six years ago after repeatedly telling officers that he couldn‘t breathe. garner‘s death proved a catalyst for the black lives matter movement and a rallying cry for an end to police brutality in america. protests over george floyd‘s death have now spread to other american cities putting race relations firmly on the political agenda. but as this country‘s racial fault

lines are laid bare once again, the sight of minneapolis burning serves as a stark reflection of a community now at boiling point. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the time now is 14 minutes past date. deaths in care homes is one of the biggest controversies of the coronavirus crisis. it's it‘s something we‘ve discussed a lot on this programme. more than 11,600 deaths have been linked with coronavirus in nursing homes since the beginning of the pandemic. today, bbc breakfast will tell the story of how one facility and its residents have been devastated by covid—19. graham satchell reports. this is the story of one care home and serious claims that elderly residents were denied medical treatment. it is a discrimination. i can‘t see it any other way.

it is a writing off of a group in society, i believe. you should give everybody a chance. doesn't matter your age. you should be given a chance to fight it. it's human. are you all right? it‘s the first time gill has seen her family face—to—face in two months. a sign that things are returning to normal at west cliff lodge in essex. but this care home has lost nine of its 22 residents. george adkins was 89, he had dementia but his family say he was physically fit. when his daughter susan last saw him in february she says everything was normal. i didn‘t leave on that occasion thinking anything other than see you next time. you didn‘t think it would be the last time you‘d see him? no, ididn‘t. no.

nicky the manager doesn‘t know how covid 19 got into the home, there was no testing here until seven residents and one member of staff had already died. something seemed to change when covid 19 hit. nobody was being seen by doctors unless it was over a video call, you cannot see somebody over a video call, you cannot hear their chest, you cannot see the change in them. but we could see what was happening. and if someone becomes very poorly and needs hospital intervention, they‘d go to hospital. normally? normally. what happened here? nothing. george became ill in the first week of april. he stopped eating, couldn‘t take on fluids. nicky rang the out—of—hours 111 service and was on the phone for more than an hour. i said he just can‘t even put anything in his mouth, he can‘t swallow and if i try to, he‘s just going to aspirate

and i got told just to prompt fluids and they‘d do him antibiotics. that was it. that‘s all i got. if the nhs was overrun with people, i‘d understand it. but they weren‘t. people weren‘t given the chance to fight it, that was the problem. on the 15th of april susan got a call from nicky, she said it was time to say goodbye. i saw him briefly, he couldn‘t see me, she put the phone to his earand couldn‘t see me, she put the phone to his ear and i said looked at, we love you. he was a hard—working man, he paid his dues to society. he was denied this. you know, right at the very end. so what happened at west cliff lodge? staff say between the 13th of march on the 30th of april, a six week period, no doctors or

nurses came to the home and despite repeated requests, none of their residents was referred to hospital. ina residents was referred to hospital. in a statement, the nhs in this part of essex said due to covid19, the situation had changed with regard to all routine non—pandemic management of patients. our response was appropriate and we operated within national guidelines. so what with the guidelines? this is what nhs england published on the 10th of april and it says the following patients should not ordinarily be conveyed to hospital unless authorised by a senior colleague. it then lists a number of examples including care home residents until discussed with clinical advisor. the advice was withdrawn after a matter of days. butjenny smith, director of days. butjenny smith, director of westcliff lodge says the impact was clear. we bore witness to a very different approach than usual. for elderly people were effectively written off from medical treatment, denied medical treatment through the

nhs. they were kept in the care homes. it's a very serious claim, to say that people were written off and they were denied treatment. do you stand by that? it is a strong claim and we feel so strongly about it that we‘ve taken a lot of time to think about it and we‘ve written about it and we‘ve submitted our concerns to the care quality commission. the home has complained about the treatment of four of the nine residents who have died, they acknowledge some of the residents are extremely frail and will have chosen not to have treatment if their condition deteriorates. nhs england told us hospital treatment is available to those who would benefit. their statement says, doctors rather than care home managers are the right people to make these medicaljudgements. during the coronavirus emergency medical decisions have had to balance the risk for individual patients are being looked after where they live versus being moved toa where they live versus being moved to a hospitalfor other where they live versus being moved to a hospital for other patients with covid 19 were being treated. my

father is 91. originally an irish champion boxer at amateur level for ireland and he is an extraordinarily tough guy. paul 's dad john is another resident at westcliff lodge she became ill but his story is different. 0n the 14th of april and had a seizure, the home called 999, he was rushed to hospital as an emergency, tested positive for covid 19, was given fluids and oxygen. well, when he was taken in week assumed the worst, in a way, at 91, very frail, with an underlying heart condition. we weren‘t especially helpful. and lo and behold, he was backin helpful. and lo and behold, he was back in the home five days later. in his care home. # come you back when summer is in the middle! this is john,

come you back when summer is in the middle! this isjohn, two weeks ago, singing his party piece danny boy. without that seizure he wouldn‘t have got treatment. he is a success story, every time we see him now we think it could have worked for others. # 0r # or in shadow, danny boy, danny boy, i love you so. there will be many questions to ask about what happened in care homes and why so many died. the claim here is serious. that at the height of the pandemic, some ca re the height of the pandemic, some care home residents were denied medical treatment. brian satchell, bbc news. let‘s speak now to professor martin green, chief executive of care england, a charity which represents independent care providers and shadow minister for social care liz kendall. martin, i know you‘ve had a chance

to see and listen to that report, anyone watching that, it‘s harrowing and wearying hearing the stories of families, those personal tragedies. when you hear the manager of that one care home saying her evidence that she has seen with her own eyes in terms of care is that this was a group of people who were written off from medical treatment. during the coronavirus pandemic. what do you think? well, i think one of the things i want to say is what a terrible tragedy that unfolded in that care home, sadly it wasn‘t the only care home that had a similar situation. i think at the start of this pandemic there was a clear focus on trying to empty beds in the nhs and! focus on trying to empty beds in the nhs and i think what we missed was that the majority of people with underlying health conditions in care homes needed the medical support and this was not forthcoming. so i think we‘ve learned some really important lessons here about how we have to

have a better approach to integrating our health and social ca re integrating our health and social care secretary and when people need these vital health services they should be available. and if we were looking to make sure hospitals were empty we should have had some mechanism to make sure that medical support came into care homes so that people were able to be supported where they live, rather than be taken to hospital. can i ask, professor, we have the benefit of looking back over a period of time, did you not know as someone who is overseeing and looking after these ca re overseeing and looking after these care homes, did you not know this was happening in real time and if you did, why did nothing change? well, i think everybody knew that ca re well, i think everybody knew that care homes where communities are people who were the most vulnerable and certainly, we were very concerned about the access to healthcare. i have to say, this is something we‘ve been concerned about for a long time. i did reports in

2007, and 2017 talking about how we needed to get much better primary ca re needed to get much better primary care support into care homes. there is now going to be a new policy from the department of health which is looking at advanced healthcare into ca re looking at advanced healthcare into care homes and that‘s really to be welcomed but at the start of this pandemic, i think we should have really focused on care homes as places for the most vulnerable lived. liz kendall, there has been criticism of the government handling of this and of the way care home people have been treated in the way people have been treated in the way people who work in care homes have been treated, made to feel left alone. with the benefit of hindsight, which we have now, what could, not shoot, what could have beenin could, not shoot, what could have been in place considering this was something that all governments are dealing with. —— not shoed. feeling their way through. very early on, we

knew and there was advice to the government scientific bodies that the virus was being transmitted in the virus was being transmitted in the community much sooner than action was taken and that elderly people were most at risk and the fundamental problem here is that for too long, social care which includes ca re too long, social care which includes care homes but also care in people's own homes, has been seen as sort of second class compared to the nhs. when the two should be seen as equally important and in fact, inextricably linked. so that is the fundamental lesson we need to learn from what has gone wrong so far and that's vital because as your programme has been talking about all morning, we are talking about emerging from lockdown, seeing family, friends, but for care homes, that lockdown is going to exist for a long time so unless we make sure that elderly and disabled people in ca re that elderly and disabled people in care homes get the nhs support they

need, that staff get the ppe they need, that staff get the ppe they need and crucially, testing, we are never going to see the situation put right. martin green, there are still reports of care homes that have had no testing at the moment. why is that, why am i even able to say that, why am i even able to say that, as a matter of fact? well, the testing programme is really starting to be ramped up and obviously we are ten weeks into lockdown, ten weeks. let alone when this first hit this country and i am saying today that some care homes, there‘s been no testing. well, i think one of the things we have to understand is that it‘s an enormous task to get testing into ca re it‘s an enormous task to get testing into care homes and also, the testing is not a one—time activity, we need a rolling programme of testing both for residents and also for staff. this is something that is a huge logistical issue. but we have got to get on top of it and we‘ve

got to get on top of it and we‘ve got to get on top of it and we‘ve got to also prioritise care homes because of course it‘s care homes for the most vulnerable people live. soi for the most vulnerable people live. so i really want to see testing ramped up, i want to see some really clear policy on how we test and track and trace because i have real concerns that tracking and tracing programs, unless we get proper guidance for care homes, will produce many staff having to self isolate and that will again exacerbate the problems in care homes. but i think we‘ve got to get testing and it‘s got to be regular and it‘s got to be something that is continuous. until we get bad, we won‘t get on top of this pandemic. what‘s a reasonable time for this to happen? we‘ve heard martin lay out the challenges. it already should be happening. the deadline for offering ca re happening. the deadline for offering care home testing, not having it done but offering them, isn't until the 6th of june. done but offering them, isn't until the 6th ofjune. i want all key workers to be tested and adults in

the general population as well. but actually, care workers, notjust in ca re actually, care workers, notjust in care homes but people who deliver ca re care homes but people who deliver care in people's own homes, should bea care in people's own homes, should be a priority. we've got to have more local testing centres, more mobile testing units and more tests sent to carers own homes so they can test themselves and members of their family. you know, i don't think the government still hasn't given care homes and social care generally priority it needs, otherwise why is the deadline not until the 6th of june? look at, as i've said, we are all talking about how elements of the lockdown are being lifted. which we all want to see happen if its donein we all want to see happen if its done ina we all want to see happen if its done in a safe way but that lockdown isn't going to end in care homes. for a long while. because the population is so vulnerable. so we have got to get to grips with this, we need to bring forward that deadline and absolutely prioritising ca re deadline and absolutely prioritising

care workers deadline and absolutely prioritising ca re workers over deadline and absolutely prioritising care workers over and above many others. because they are dealing with people who really are at risk. liz kendall, shadow care minister, professor martin green, chief executive of cair england, thank you both for your time. we have a statement from the department of health and social care. let me read this to you in relation to our report. they cite this virus can sadly have a devastating impact on some of our most vulnerable people, our deepest sympathies go out to the families who have lost relatives. they go on to say adult point during this global pandemic the nhs has had sufficient capacity to treat every patient who needs admission for coronavirus. decisions about hospitalisation should always be made in line with clinical need, no ca re made in line with clinical need, no care home resident should be refused hospital treatment if this is the best course of action. that is the statement from the department of health and social care. it isjust coming up to half past eight. time to talk to matt taylor about the weather. i just noticed to talk to matt taylor about the weather. ijust noticed and social media you‘ve tweeted is this the

driest spring we‘ve had for some time? yes, we mentioned yesterday at the driest spring for most parts of the driest spring for most parts of the country, some places had a bit more rain. north—west of scotland particularly. 0n the back of that, met office announcing spring 2020 has been the sunniest on record. perhaps following lots of sunshine throughout much of this month especially, that is not set to give up especially, that is not set to give up to date. lovely starcom as you can see behind me in kent, in the south of england. blue skies overhead in the far north of scotland. dark cloud on the horizon, some morning mist and fog you can see which is starting to shift and break, could linger around shetland for a good part of the day before that cares. same story from what we‘ve had of late, high pressure with this, the wind flowing clockwise bringing air from a particularly warm source but it has to go across a chilly north sea so

here in the south—east corner, 17 degrees, the north—west of scotland it could hit 28. lots of sunshine from dawn to dusk for many, mist and fog will clear one or two patches very close to the east coast of england, still around shetland this afternoon. easterly breeze bringing that onshore, sheltered from that south—easterly one, the north—west highlands likely to see highest temperatures, temperatures hitting 28 degrees. widely across mainland scotland, temperatures into the 205. 24, 25 to the west of northern ireland, 25—27 across the west of england and wales. these lighter yellow colours towards the coast of east anglia, the south—east, indicating it will be cooler with an onshore breeze, 17—19, whether it 17 or28, onshore breeze, 17—19, whether it 17 or 28, not making a difference to the strength of the sunshine, high if not very high levels across the sunshine, pollen levels also rising especially in the south, clear skies

through tonight, and this weekend, the blue skies continue for the vast majority, going to stay warm as well. back to you both. thanks very much, enjoy the rest of your weekend. enjoy the sunshine, friend. the time is 8:32am. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. let‘s bring you up—to—date with the main stories. some lockdown restrictions are being lifted around the uk — let‘s have a look at proposed changes across the nations. in england, up to six people will be able to meet outside from monday, including in private gardens — provided those from different households stay two metres apart. scotland will also relax some restrictions — from today, one household can meet up with one other household — in a group of no more than eight people, as long as it‘s outdoors and at a distance. and some outdoor sports can resume including golf, tennis, bowls and fishing.

let‘s have a look at the situation in wales. in a significant development, the welsh government will change its message from ‘stay at home‘ to ‘stay local‘, from next week. it will also allow people from two different households to meet outdoors — with no restrictions on numbers attending. and in northern ireland, outdoor weddings with 10 people present could be allowed from 8thjune, the executive there has agreed. large retailers such as car showrooms and shops in retail parks will also be allowed to reopen. no doubt plenty of questions as to what we can and can‘t do. let‘s speak to our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. fergus, very good to catch up with you. number one, as an overview, we are getting quite a few texts and e—mails from people about this. is your sense that people are clear about this next stage and what it means in practical terms? all of

about this next stage and what it means in practicalterms? all of the devolved administrations are doing things very slightly differently. but there are only small differences between them. so, in england that we have what has been dubbed the joy of six, or six of the best, from monday, so six people from up to six different households meeting up whereas in scotland it will be a maximum of eight people from two different households. there are minor interpretations. pretty much all of them say the same thing, which is you must be outdoors when you meet up with people and you must stay two metres apart. but because ultimately these are political decisions that are made on the interpretation of the science, that‘s why the four different parts of the uk are interpreting things differently because politicians have come up with different policies on how they see the risk in their

areas. ok, so, fergus, let's talk about what has changed. jean, who i assume is in england, from monday, cani assume is in england, from monday, can i meet with my grandchild who is two years old and not capable of social distancing? i‘d be amazed if we met only two—year—olds who were. she wants hugs and play and stories. what does jean do? if jean is not in the shielding group and then she can meet up with a two—year—old but it is supposed to be a two metre distance and i presume her two—year—olds may come with a parent oran two—year—olds may come with a parent or an older sibling who can slightly keep her under control. it is difficult, as you say, who can stop a two—year—old from giving you a hug? but that is the strong guidance. and somebody who is a grandparent, the older you are the higher your risk from coronavirus. it isa higher your risk from coronavirus. it is a very sad fact that nearly

nine out of ten deaths during this pandemic have been in people over the age of 65. so you are at much higher risk of the older you are. lets have a question from barbara. a lot of this boils down to really practical stuff. barbara says when visiting other people‘s gardens which you are now allowed to do, is it permissible to use their toilet facilities if necessary? she goes on to say, there have been no guidelines on this. in a way all of us are probably thinking the same thing. but it is a practical thing, this is a very real practical thing, you might spend a few hours, what do you might spend a few hours, what do you do? it absolutely is, and i remember when we were told you could potentially meet people outside for the first time but we were told you can‘t meet in gardens originally because that might mean people will go to the loo, but now you can. the guidance has changed so you can meet in gardens and the chief medical 0fficer chris whitty was asked, what if one of my neighbours needs to use

the loo and he said yes, 0k, they can use the loo as long as they give ita can use the loo as long as they give it a thorough clean afterwards. the other thing is, what about if the only way to get to your garden, like huge numbers of people, is through your house? well, that is permitted. people can walk through your house as long as they don‘t touch anything. the guidance in scotland, there is more guidance coming in england, is if you meet for a picnic, for example, two families meeting for a picnic, each family should bring their own food and their own cutlery to reduce the risk of any transmission of virus. fergus, julie in cambridge has been in touch. she has been watching the bbc and hasn‘t had an answer to this. so she is looking to you, fergus. new rules from monday in england. we are allowed to meet in groups of six in gardens or open spaces, we have established that. now, here is the nub of it. can that be six from six different people

houses, or should it only be two households as in other places? she really wa nts households as in other places? she really wants a detailed answer. ok, ican be really wants a detailed answer. ok, i can be absolutely categoric about that, that can be six people from six different households in england. in scotland from today it‘s a maximum of eight people from two households and in wales it‘s no upper limit from monday, two households. so if you had two households. so if you had two households of eight people each you could have 16 people. is that clear? ijust want could have 16 people. is that clear? i just want to reiterate that, it can be six people from six different households in england. in scotland it can be eight people from two different households, and in wales there is no upper limit on the number of people from two households. from two households and that‘s from monday.

households. from two households and that's from monday. well done, by the way. can ijust ask, this one from roger in norfolk. this is an important question. what are the instructions for the high risk vulnerable people who have been put in isolation for 12 weeks? they are still under those, which are the most extreme, if you like, of the lockdown scenarios, how are they affected by this? this has been excruciating for the well over 1.5 million people who are in the high risk groups, people like people with cystic fibrosis, anybody with a depressed immune system, organ transplant patients. a huge, huge number of people who have been absolutely isolating, not even leaving their front door for more than two months. i don‘t have any good news there. they are not being released, as it were. the guidance is that they should still stay

shielding and that guidance may extend beyond june. and if i can bring you a further update on that, we are expecting more information on that. but the trouble is that with the virus still around, and in england alone there are estimated around 54,000 cases a week of coronavirus, the shielding group really are the most vulnerable. we have had lots of questions from those who are shielding. hopefully many of the questions that have been asked have been answered. fergus, thank you very much. thank you very much forjoining us, with your notes by your side might being so clear. the time is 8:40am. earlier we told you that president trump has signed an executive order that could remove some of the legal protections given to social media platforms. it will give regulators the power to pursue legal actions against firms such as facebook and twitter for the way they police content on their sites. it comes after twitter flagged two recent posts by the president as containing potentially

misleading information. well, in the last hour, twitter has again flagged one of mr trumps posts — the one we read out to you earlier, about the protests in minneapolis. in the tweet the president uses the phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." twitter says it violates rules about glorifying violence. the time is 8:41am. there is a very happy gentleman on a cricket ground enjoying the sunshine and feeling pa rt enjoying the sunshine and feeling part of the sporting atmosphere he wa nts part of the sporting atmosphere he wants so enjoyed in a time not so long ago. it‘s almost at your fingertips, mike, isn‘t it? good morning. yes, good morning, it feels this morning —like sport is coming back, i will talk about the return of the premier league in less than three weeks‘ time in a moment, but first let‘s look at this, the

emirates 0ld first let‘s look at this, the emirates old trafford cricket ground which is pretty busy getting the wicket ready, rolling the wicket, cutting the grass. why? standing here at the moment you feel like the players might start turning up for a match, but of course that‘s not happening at the moment, they could be training here, but they lack to keep it in trim. comejuly the 8th we could see this for real with the return of international sport for the first time potentially here or at southampton‘s a jiyas poll for the start of the test series against the start of the test series against the west indies. these two grounds have been picked out because they have been picked out because they have hotels there on the ground, that‘s the red building over there so they can isolate players and commentators because it will be behind closed doors in this bio bubble, they are calling it. there will be an announcement later today from the england and wales cricket board, what‘s more they will also announce the initial training squad we expect. ——ageas bowl. we heard from former england international, jonathan agnew, or aggers, as he is known on bbc commentary these days, the squad could include up to 50 players, and also test series

against pakistan and ireland could also get the green light. jonathan agnew, you can watch it on the bbc sport website if you didn‘t hear it earlier. in football we have this date of the 17th ofjune, which is basically two weeks on wednesday. so these other games that are coming up, and manchester city against arsenal kicking it off. all clubs will have played 29 matches after that game. and aston villa and sheffield united game. and on during the 19th, clubs are aiming for the season to end onjuly the 5th. these 92 games to go all live on tv with four on the bbc for the first time ever. barring a few high—profile games, most will take place home and away. i know that has been a pretty contentious point. i‘m joined by former premier league striker dion dublin whojoins former premier league striker dion dublin who joins us from home. thank

you forjoining us. i‘m out here in the sunshine and it‘s a beautiful day. how excited are you for the return in the summer, which is a bit weird, of premier league football? yeah, it is a bit strange. we have had to get it right and they have chosen the right time to do it. players are now getting themselves fit, there is a bit of contact now on the training pitch. i think everybody that loves their football and loves the sport is happy to see it back and on the bbc, which is very, very strange. really looking forward to that. absolutely. you are used to pre—season training, normally you would get six weeks, but the full contact tackling training only started again for the premier league players yesterday and it‘s less than three weeks, i think it‘s less than three weeks, i think it‘s two weeks next wednesday before the first match. is that enough time to be properly fit and ready? you know, i think dealing with the situation is very different to anything that i ever had deal with or will ever have to deal with again, just deal with it the best

you can. they have to make sure everything is nice and safe, the players are safe and everybody to do with the game is nice and safe. the fitness side of things will take two or three games because you cannot replace match fitness with anything at all, as many practice matches as you do, it is not going to help at all. so, slowly, slowly, the game will get better, the quality will get better, the players will get fitter and stronger and then we will be back where we want to be. what about this issue of home and away? it does seem after some objections from some of the clubs that neutral venues will not be the norm, there may be a few high—profile matches staged at neutral venues but most of the time it will be home and away, without the crowds, and what we have seen from the bundesliga means home advantage virtually disappears. yes, it does. it isjust a pitch with advantage virtually disappears. yes, it does. it is just a pitch with 22 players on going hammer and tong. i believe that neutral grounds is the way to go. i think it eliminates any favouritism at all to any clubs. i

think if they could do that it would work. like you say, there is no fans and it will be strange for both clubs not knowing where the toilets are and the dressing room and how long the tunnel is. there is no advantage at all. i think to level things out if i was taking charge that's what i would do. do you think it is still a big task to get to the end of the season? they are talking about towards the end ofjuly, for insta nce about towards the end ofjuly, for instance if after a match player tested positive, there is the question if those around him who have been involved in the game, of course they are still all being tested all the time, but obviously we can‘t see into the future, but do you think they will get through to the end? i hope so. i really do hope so. they will be doing everything that they should do to make sure that they should do to make sure that that happens. loads and loads of tests. the players will be kept away from anything. the players have really got to be strict with this. players and the players' families have got to be really strict with themselves to get over the line, get themselves to get over the line, get the season played out. and for me,

the season played out. and for me, the most important thing is to get everybody starting the season and finishing the season safely. we don't want any more positive tests. of course, there will be, because i just think we would be totally lucky if we didn't. but ijust think everybody being safe, and football clubs and football stadiums will be one of the safest places to be. so i'm looking forward to it, and just do as you're told, lads. yeah, absolutely, don‘t forget the four matches on the bbc. thank you, former premier league striker dion dublin. there we go, we have sport returning, football in june, potentially international cricket in july, an announcement later this morning on that. thank you very much, mike. nice to be outdoors, we are entering it from a distance. looks really nice. thanks, mike. dental practices in england will be allowed to reopen in less than two weeks, the chief dental officer has said. the choice of whether

to accept face—to—face patients from 8thjune will be down to individual practices, but all surgeries must have sufficient protective equipment in place. we‘rejoined now by mike ehrlich, a dentist from leeds, and by carol garner who is awaiting root canal treatment, she joins us from sale. you both. carroll, i‘m going straight to you. are you 0k? because there will be people around the country watching this thinking, you poor woman. tell us about it. yeah, i‘m fine at the moment. i started with this in april, the beginning of april, with really bad toothache. i got in touch with the emergency has led until my face swells out i couldn‘t have anything under two days later that happened and my own dentist and gave me two lots of antibiotics and said take painkillers, coco do more, paracetamol every few hours and mix them. the antibiotics kicked in within a week so all over is that i was on those and that was fine for two weeks later it flared up, lots

of antibiotics, painkillers, and about ten days ago an abscess appeared on the same tooth. another lot of antibiotics and i to try and p0p lot of antibiotics and i to try and pop it with my toothbrush has now gone. i‘m desperately hoping for a dentist to open but my worry is when they‘re open how long i will have to wait for they‘re open how long i will have to waitforan they‘re open how long i will have to wait for an appointment because every man and his dog will want an appointment. —— co—codamol. every man and his dog will want an appointment. -- co-codamol. you haven‘t got any treatment at all? around, even if you were to pay for it you haven‘t been able to find anything? what they said to me was u nless anything? what they said to me was unless you need an extraction, then you will go to the emergency dental hospital, but the truth is near the front so i really didn‘t want an extraction and that was the only offered. i really didn‘t want that because then i would have to have a false tooth put in later on and i

didn‘t want that. false tooth put in later on and i didn't want that. we all feel for you, carol. that‘s an awful tale. good morning, mike, you are a dentist in leeds. i'm in brighouse, i'm from leeds. my apologies, you are in the surgery right now. what is the scenario now and are you able to work and what will happen in the next couple of weeks? we found out from the tape running under boris's commentary yesterday, that was the first i knew about it. up until then we we re first i knew about it. up until then we were told it would be a staged return and that anything using the drill creating an aerosol which can spread the virus will be the last thing to happen. now, to do that safely we need ppe of the highest level. weeks and weeks and weeks ago they announced all dental surgeries had ppe from the nhs. rubbish. i cannot get the ppe, the nhs supply chain sent me an e—mail after i

ordered some yesterday giving me the telephone numbers of the suppliers i've been using for the last 30 years, none of whom have any ppe. without the ppe... years, none of whom have any ppe. without the ppe. .. what are you going to do? what are we going to do? we are both dumb are going to open with some basic ppe, normal masks, ina open with some basic ppe, normal masks, in a week or so. we are to pump dumb at putting social distancing in place, we have three surgeries, no way distancing in place, we have three surgeries, no way all three will be running, probably one at once because of social distancing. —— we are going to open. we have some basic ppe. we have been told it will be limited to temporary fillings and some extractions. just briefly, you heard what carol has been through. if you were carol‘s dentist, would you say to her i‘m sorry i can‘t treat you? yes, unfortunately. it would break my heart, i've got patients i've known for 30 years who are in exactly the same position as this poor lady and i can't do

anything, for my own safety and the safety of the staff and the safety of the patients. carol, have you had any indication from a dentist that he or she will be open? no, when i saw it on the tv last night i thought about ringing and i thought it‘s probably not the right idea to do so. i hoped to get some more information as things changed. but i haven‘t no. i will ring over the next few days. as it has abated at the minute i‘m thinking i don‘t want in inundate them with everybody else. mike, back to you for a second. you illustrated the ppe equipment you will be using. are you confident that you and your staff and also the patients can be safe with the equipment that you do have? no, because there are three levels. this is a normal surgical mask, worse than useless for the virus. there is ffp2, which is a sealed

filtration mask, and then the one for aerosol generating procedures like this poor lady needs to open her tooth up like this poor lady needs to open hertooth up and like this poor lady needs to open her tooth up and get rid of the abscess using the drill, we need an ffp3 mask which have to be professionally fitted and tested. i've managed to get, through a colleague up the road, i've got 50 ffp3 masks coming in about four weeks but i have no way of getting them fit tested. so if i put them on and they are not actually sealed i may as well not be bothering. can i just read to you that it statement from the department of health and social care, maybe you have seen this already, but they say during the global pandemic there has been a huge worldwide demand forth ppe and despite this the government has differed, delivered over 1.5 billion items of ppe and we are working around the clock to ensure front line health care staff, including those at 500 nhs urgent dental centres have the ppe they need. those are the urgent dental centres and even the urgent dental centres

are not doing any routine treatment using the drill. most urgent dental centres are taking teeth out and that's all. it took them six weeks to get the urgent centres up and running and all they are doing at the moment is extractions. they are not doing any further treatment and nor will most dentists until we have better advice, there is possibly testing for our staff and patients prior and after treatments. i just don't get how this works because we can't social distance at all. mike, it is something we will look at. carol, or i will say is i‘m really sorry will stop we can‘t deliver you a dentist just sorry will stop we can‘t deliver you a dentistjust yet. i think the a nswer a dentistjust yet. i think the answer is pretty clear from what mike said, it is to find one that has the correct ppe equipment and they are figuring it all out. my mum a lwa ys they are figuring it all out. my mum always used to say, is it oil of cloves that used to help? but i think what you are going through is a really tough and i wish you all the best and don‘t pop the abscess,

it just sounds horrible. the best and don‘t pop the abscess, itjust sounds horrible. we all gasped when you told us what you are advised to do. we wish you all the best. and mike, we wish you the best because you are obviously running a business and very frustrated so thank you for talking to us and giving us your perspective. the time is 8:55am. during lockdown, many of us have picked up a new hobby, or returned to an old pastime we‘d long abandoned. the royal horticultural society has told this programme it‘s had almost four million views of the grow your own section of its website in the last couple of months. holly hamilton has been to an allotment to see what‘s got the nation rooted to their veg boxes. the great outdoors, the perfect antidote to being cooped up in your home. perhaps that‘s why there‘s a growing interest in all things horticultural. just having time on the allotments,

not necessarily working it, but for your own mental wellbeing it‘s really positive. yeah, it's like a little haven away. i don't know if the air is cleaner, but it 5 just full of life and everything just growing. everybody's locked down, and we feel a bit guilty, to be honest. everybody's cooped up and we've got this little oasis. it's great. in fact, applications for allotments have rocketed compared to this time last year by 500% in one area of the uk and local authorities are struggling to keep up with the demand. this year we are heading towards the hundreds. 100 allotment applications in may. there just aren‘t the allotments to fulfil this need, and it is a need in people. everyone who comes down to an allotment goes off with a smile on their face, perhaps a few nettle stings and probably something to take home for the kitchen. you really see the benefits

of gardening and growing your own food, you know you are reconnecting with nature. you come somewhere like this, you can have a chat — from a safe distance of course — and it is a really good work—out, too. but apart from anything else, you don‘t need to come to an allotment, this is something you can do from your own home. i‘m going to show you how you can make a whole salad in one pot. and that‘s exactly where most of us have been spending a lot of our time recently. and it seems a large proportion have been digging deep during lockdown. start with simple things. so, tomatoes are really easy, cucumbers are quite easy, things like some of the herbs, lavender is good, strawberries are very easy to grow. but it's also about giving it a go. beacuse a lot of it is about taking part and enjoying that process of growing and then obviously tasting the delicious food. and you don‘t have to dig too far into social media to find the fruits, or should i say

vegetables of your labour, with thousands going online to show off their produce. 0nline — on instagram and twitter, there has been an influx of followers and people starting it up. a lot of it is people like young children, so families getting involved and i think that is great to get the younger generation into gardening and growing your own now. with some lockdown restrictions already being lifted, perhaps for some this will be a passing phase, but in such uncertain times, who could be blamed for planting some green shoots? holly hamilton, bbc news. i rather like the approach. one of the guests in that reportjust said give it a go, don‘t be too worried, what is the worst that could happen if this doesn‘t grow too well? no, and at least you are trying, you‘re still creating some kind of life, something. note for your diaries if you‘re not too busy today, 11:30am, there will be coverage of rishi sunak making an announcement on the furlough scheme and self employment and income

support scheme, so that‘s worth watching on the news channel. we are back tomorrow from 6am but for now, goodbye. bye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines the chancellor is set to reveal how employers will contribute to the cost of the coronavirus job retention scheme which is currently paying the wages of more than eight million people as lockdown restrictions start to ease — the uk‘s chief scientist has stressed people need to continue following the rules — groups of up to six people can meet outside in england from monday it means that you can get an opportunity for people to for instance, go and visit parents or visit other friends and family and to do so in a way outdoors, ina garden, i think that‘s the thing that people want to be able to do most of all. in scotland, up to eight

people from two households