the coronavirus lockdown begins to ease across the uk, but different nations face different restrictions. rules changed in scotland today. many outdoor sports are now allowed, and two households can meet outdoors, as long as they're two metres apart. things change in england and wales on monday, when people will be able to gather outside — but groups must be no bigger than six in england. we'll talking to our medical correspondent about the different rules, depending where you live in the uk. also this lunchtime: changes are expected to the furlough scheme. the government looks likely to ask employers to pay around 20% of staff wages from the summer. a police station is set alight in minneapolis in a third night of protests about the death of a black man detained by police.

a cnn reporter has just been arrested, while live on air. and, the row between donald trump and twitter escalates — the social media site hides one of the president's tweets, saying it glorifies violence. the post suggested minneapolis protestors could be shot. and coming up on bbc news, the match that could see liverpool win theirfirst ever premier league title could be held at a neutral venue, according to police. hello. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. as the coronavirus lockdown begins

to ease, the nations of the uk are facing different restrictions. in england, up to six people will be allowed to meet outdoors from monday, including in people's gardens, as long as people from different households stay two metres apart. in scotland, some restrictions are relaxed from today, meaning one household can meet with one other, to a maximum of eight people — again, as long as that is outside, and distancing rules are maintained. and some outdoor sports can resume, including golf, tennis, bowls and fishing. the welsh government is changing its message from "stay at home" to "stay local". from monday, people from two different households will be able to gather outside, with no restriction on the numbers attending. in northern ireland, weddings may be allowed from 8thjune, as long as they're outdoors and no more than 10 people are present. large retailers, such as car showrooms and shops in retail parks, will also be allowed to reopen. our first report is from our

correspondent james shaw on today's changes to the rules in scotland. small steps which will nevertheless feel like a big difference from the lockdown which scotland has been underfor the last lockdown which scotland has been under for the last ten weeks. there is, for some, is what a small amount of freedom looks like. for others, it will be different, but for all, a chance to enjoy activities which haven't been possible since march. here in the south of glasgow, players were delighted to be able to get out on the courts again. the ability to do a bit of sport, to see ability to do a bit of sport, to see a few familiar faces, it feels great. obviously, aided by the weather, the weather has been nice today. it feels a bit surreal still because this is basically the first day back. it's such a great feeling. it does bring positivity and you can see some light at the end of the

tunnel now. it just see some light at the end of the tunnel now. itjust feels really good to be able to do something different because we've just been going on walks and we've not been able to do anything else. is it nice to be outside and play tennis? yes. preparing for the new sanitised and socially distance to reality has not been straightforward. nobody thinks this is easy. nobody would want the government because myjob but it is the case there are people out there trying their best to be covid compliant, if you like. we've tried to show what can be done on a tight and restricted budget and really it's a reference facility now for all other spots to come down and see what is possible. the most important change for many will be the chance to meet family and friends outdoors. but, only two households should meet at any one time. groups must be no bigger than eight people. they should not share food or cutlery and they cannot go into each other‘s houses. the scottish government

because my big worry is that the good weather might tempt people to do things which could allow a resurgence of the virus. but many will be feeling the need for a return to normal. you're missing yourfamily, missing return to normal. you're missing your family, missing your friends. it needs... we need to be careful, we need to move forward but we need to get back to some sort of new normal. it's not going to be the same, it's not going to be brand—new oi’ same, it's not going to be brand—new or the way it was but we will adapt, we will get through and we will get back to enjoying life. progress with phase one of easing the lockdown will be reviewed in three weeks. between caution and confidence, scotla nd between caution and confidence, scotland is trying to feel its way out of the coronavirus crisis. james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. people in england will have to wait until after the weekend before they can gather in parks and gardens, in groups of no more than six. but the chief scientific adviser

is urging people to stick to social distancing guidelines, as restrictions are eased. anna collinson reports. a party in the garden with friends, maybe even a barbecue. it may feel like a distant memory but soon, but many in england, it can be a reality. the government says from monday, friends and families can meet ina monday, friends and families can meet in a group of six or less including private gardens. but there are concerns. at these things, you can get the virus from touching something. it's a bit scary. still have to be very careful. something. it's a bit scary. still have to be very carefullj something. it's a bit scary. still have to be very careful. i think it's a bit difficult for people that are in relationships. restrictions may be being eased but strict rules are still in place. people are advised to wash their hands regularly. overnight stays are in no but if you really need to come you can use another house's toilet, as long as you clean anything you

touch. groups of people will also need to keep two metres apart at all times. we know the risk of transmission outdoors is actually very low but obviously if you have lots of people in your garden, if you have two families of six crowded and, that's more difficult to maintain social distancing. so we think sex is a sensible number. any easing of the lockdown increases the chances of a second spike in covid—i9. they are number measures the average number of people one person passes the virus on to. it's currently between 0.7 and 0.9. if it goes above one, it means numbers with the virus are increasing. sign to say we are in a fragile position. if you afford more opportunities to an infectious disease to spread, then you will get more cases. so one should not pretend that this lockdown de—escalation, which is what this is, it's changing the process of the lockdown. at this isn't going to translate into more cases. it definitely will. the key

question is how many more cases? at the start of lockdown, nearly 2 million people with serious medical conditions were told to stay indoors for at least 12 weeks. monday's easing may liberate many but for the extremely vulnerable, nothing changes. sophie hughes has severe asthma and has been told she will need to shield until the end of june. i haven't left the house, i can't go for a walk. i don't have a garden, unfortunately. so as much as this beautiful weather is great and people can go in the park, i think it's really important that they are reminded that there are people that can't do that still. weather a sunny weekend to get through before the new relaxed measures get in, it's thought sticking to the current rules will be tough. to be honest, the thing about meeting people from six houses, it's two extremes. there are people being freaky about not meeting anybody on other people not caring anyway. anna collinson, bbc news. from monday in wales, two different households will be able to meet outdoors.

but people are being urged to stay local, within about five miles of their home, which some have complained is unfair on people who live in rural areas. from cardiff, tomos morgan reports. inaudible ido inaudible i do apologise. we clearly seem to have a problem with that report from cardiff. i wonder if we might be able to go back to that as we look at the difference in the restrictions in the easing of lockdown, depending where you live in the uk. i wonder if you can see now the picture in wales. our correspondent tomos morgan in cardiff has been taking a look at the changes that will come in there next week. after both scotland and england announced an easing on their restrictions, allowing people to meet up from different households, today, it was the welsh government's turn. from next monday, people from

two different households in the same local area will be able to meet up, so local area will be able to meet up, so long as they are outdoors and they maintain strict to meet a social distancing and hand hygiene. crucially, the difference in wales is that people must meet others that live within a five mile radius of them. in the welsh capital, that change may be welcome but for those with families further afield, it's disappointing. we haven't seen our grandchildren now, only on zoom or face or messenger, the three months. it's the longest we've gone without seeing our own children and grandchildren. so it's heartbreaking, really.|j grandchildren. so it's heartbreaking, really. ithink we've really, really had enough. the time of quarantine. i think it's time to me...| of quarantine. i think it's time to me... i miss my daughter, for example. i haven't seen my daughter for three weeks. i'm happy. the welsh government say making one change one step at a time is the

best way to see the impact any change has on the virus spreading. and that decision, they say, is based on world health organization advice. but today its briefing also had a nod to nonessential retail businesses opening after the next review. i want also to send an early signal to retailers of shops which have been closed over the last few months to use the next three weeks to begin the process of preparing to reopen. but for businesses like this coffee shop in cardiff bay, who have already had to make significant in the way they adjustments work, the different approaches from each home nation to the economy has been frustrating. three weeks behind england is disappointing. increase childcare capacity, public transport and a return of elite sport will be examined by the welsh government next time. but for the majority, just a stroll outside with friends orfamily in the sun just a stroll outside with friends or family in the sun will be welcome for now. tomos morgan, bbc news,

cardiff. our medical correspondent fergus walsh is with me now. it is striking all of this because we talk about the science is something monolithic but depending where you live in the uk now, over the next few days, things are slightly different? they are and it is where the science meets the politics. because broadly, actually, all of these lifting of measures are broadly similar. but say in wales, you have no restriction on two households. you could have two big households. you could have two big household of eight each, that could be 16 people. that's from monday. in the uk, is that more risky than six people in england? you can't use the toilet of somebody you go and visit it in scotland, you have to go home but you can stay local. but you can walk through their house to get to

the garden as long as you don't touch anything. in england, the chief medical officer says you can definitely use the toilet but you have to thoroughly clean it afterwards. so there is a lot of variation. i think the phrase common sense should come into this. the police have said they are not going to be clamping down, only where people really are flagrantly breaching base. yes, all right, thank you very much. as we go into the weekend! fergus walsh, our medical correspondent. the chancellor is expected to set out plans later today for employers to share the cost of paying more than eight million workers who are furloughed because of the pandemic. it's thought rishi sunak will tell firms they'll have to start contributing around 20% of staff wages. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. alex runs a small basement bar. it's just him and one other member of staff doing bottles of cocktails online. it's other three workers are furloughed and he's now worried about what the chancellor is about

to serve up. the scheme has been incredibly welcome as a lifeline to the sector. with revenues still next to zero and a growing sense bases like this might not be able to open again this year, any changes in that could be cataclysmic. if the 80% is reduced, businesses like mine would either run out of cash very quickly or be forced to lay off furloughed staff. the scheme was launched in april and currently pays 80% of workers' wagers come up to a maximum of £2500 per worker. originally, workers' wagers come up to a maximum of £2500 perworker. originally, it was set to run until the end of june. figures this week show that 8.4 million workers are now covered by the scheme. the total cost could be £80 billion now the scheme is being extended, but employers, it seems, will have to share some of the costs. for some employers, that won't be too much of a problem, being able to pay a small fraction, 20% of wages, in order to keep their employees on the books. but for other employers, even a 20% towards

wages might be really quite difficult. so we may find that in some sectors, quite a lot of people are losing theirjobs and in others, they are being kept on. and what about the millions of self—employed workers? will their support scheme be extended? workers? will their support scheme be extended ? rebecca workers? will their support scheme be extended? rebecca is a childminder and runs an early years training business. she says the grant has been a huge help. training business. she says the grant has been a huge helpm training business. she says the grant has been a huge help. if there is no more self—employment grant, obviously we will have two consider considerable savings within the household and cuts we can make. things like looking at our shopping bill, utility bills, and, so, it's quite a difficult situation to be faced with. how best to gradually remove all this emergency support for businesses and their workers without inflicting massive job losses these schemes were brought in to prevent. it's a difficult balancing act for the chancellor, who will reveal his plans later today. emma simpson, bbc news.

our top story this lunchtime: the coronavirus lockdown begins to ease across the uk, but different nations face different restrictions. and coming up: more details about the restart of the english football league. it is confirmed the fa cup will return in four weeks with the final in august. a police station has been set on fire in the us city of minneapolis, and tear gas and rubber bullets have been fired, as people protested for a third night about the death of an unarmed black man, george floyd, at the hands of the police. president trump has said the protestors are dishonouring the memory of mr floyd. there have also been demonstrations

in a number of other us cities, including new york and chicago. this report from david willis contains some distressing images. minneapolis burned again last night. protesters clashing with police for the third night in a row. we got gunshots, we got gunshots, guys. officers fired tear gas but couldn't prevent another night of arson, looting and rioting. all of which culminated in the city's main police station being set ablaze. 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. we need to make sure that... we need to make sure that people are looking out

for our city right now. it's notjust enough to do the right thing yourself. we need to be making sure that all of us are held accountable to make sure that we're holding up the highest ideals that we stand by. 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 stops 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 longer officials delay pressing charges, the more the anger here seems to grow. earlier, in an ultimately futile attempt to defuse the tension, the local police chief issued a public apology. i know that there is currently a deficit of hope in our city,

and as i wear this uniform before you, i know that this department has contributed to that deficit of hope but i will not allow to continue to increase that deficit by re—traumatising those folks in our community. 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. cbs correspondent jeff pegues is in minneapolis now. considerably quieter behind you right now, but some extraordinary scenes. bring us right up—to—date with what has been happening. yeah, it is quieter here. we have this

loud and robust law enforcement presence. we have state law enforcement here and local law enforcement here and local law enforcement down there, we are in the background you can still see billowing smoke. there has been dozens billowing smoke. there has been d oze ns of billowing smoke. there has been dozens of fires set overnight and some of them obviously as you can see are still burning even at this hour, and beyond this line of law enforcement, there is a national guard here. you can probably see their vehicles in the distance. they have been brought in by the government, about 500 members of the national guard, all to help calm the situation here, and at this hour it looks as if it has worked so far. and we have also seen a reporter arrested while he made it quite clear he was live on—air. that's right. and that is part of some of the tension here. as a law enforcement has moved into clear the crowds, they have also swept up some of the reporters. typically, we are

granted access to scenes like this, but in this case the cnn crew was taken into but in this case the cnn crew was ta ken into custody but in this case the cnn crew was taken into custody and in fact they aimed clear gas taken into custody and in fact they aimed cleargas in taken into custody and in fact they aimed clear gas in our direction, so it has been a dangerous situation here this morning, but it has calmed down quite a bit. there is a lot of work to do. a visa, i pointed out the fires in the distance and you can see the destruction here. this is what remains. this was once a bustling... well, just a couple of days ago, a bustling business district. now it is a shell of what it used to be. thanks very much. the row between donald trump and twitter has moved up a gear, after the social media site hid one of the president's tweets about the situation in minneapolis, saying it violated its rules about glorifying violence. let's hear more from our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones. explain exactly what twitter has done here. well, this is a new level

in the battle between twitter and the president. you will remember, earlier this week it fact check to couple of his tweets. that made him angry enough and he threatened to carry out all sorts of action there. overnight, he tweeted about the situation in minneapolis. these thugs are dishonouring the memory of george floyd. and he continued to say, any difficulty we would control, but when the looting starts, the shooting starts. and it was that phrase that really alerted twitter. they said that violated their rules about glorifying violence. and they effectively put a sort of banner over the tweet, which you had to click through to see it and that made it more difficult for users to spread that tweet. now donald trump has woken up and he has already reacted again to that. twitter is doing nothing about all of the lies and propaganda it put out about china. he threatened again

to regulate strictly twitter and other social media platforms. twitter, you might have expected to hunker down and hope everything would go quiet. it has not done that. it has escalated and this row will run and run. thank you. on monday, schools in england will welcome more pupils back to classrooms in a phased return, despite the concerns of some parents and teaching unions. so how will school have changed? in australia's most populated state, new south wales, children are already back to full time, face—to—face learning. our correspondenent shaimaa khalil has been finding out how everyone is adjusting. back to school after nine weeks at home. go and pop your bag in the classroom. 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 st columba's. there are no more big gatherings st columba's primary. morning assembly and prayers now happen in small groups. ..and the holy spirit, amen. and in pe classes, contact sports 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, students now have to adapt to the new safety measures. a bit different to when i left. there's hand sanitiser in all of the classroom, lots. so we have to use that when we eat and after we eat. there's been staggered dismissal times and we leave from different parts of the school. well, it's good being back at school because then we can see everyone and face—to—face learning is easier to understand. but, i guess it's a little bit nerve—racking being back at school.

has anyone ever been in a helicopter before? while teachers can't avoid being close to their students, they are trying to maintain social distancing with each other. despite the relatively low number of covid—i9 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 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 and safety of all concerned. for some parents, it's not going back to school that worries them — it's how their children get there. twins peter and matthew used to take the bus, then a train, but now their mother does the drop—off and the pick up. how was your day? all right. there's going to be lots of people returning to work. with winter coming, there's an increase injust the normal cold and flu season and so lots more people coughing and sneezing.

so, ithink, if you can, 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. dental practices in england are allowed to reopen on 8thjune, as long as they've put in place extra safety measures. surgeries have been closed since the end of march, which means some patients have had to take drastic action. danjohnson has been speaking to people who've carried out eye—watering diy home dentistry — and if you're eating your lunch, i should warn you that this includes pictures that might be offputting. i've been in pain since the end of march. i just couldn't cope with the pain any more. i would've gone through birth rather than that pain. it was horrendous. i've been told more antibiotics or tooth out. i didn't realise how hard it

would be to take out a molar. i can go to mcdonald's but i can't go to a dentist. we had to use these pliers here. it's dentistry of a victorian age. i mean, we don't do dentistry like that. over the weeks, our virtual waiting room has been filling up, with patients in pain, unable to get treatment. it makes my blood boil, to be honest. i'm not interested in clothes, i'm not interested in clothes shops. i just want my tooth sorted out. you know? 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 hub won't see me anyway and even if they did, i'm not sure i want them to because i'll end up losing two teeth. so, then came stories of diy dentistry. it was quite tricky. i thought maybe 10 or 15 minutes but an hour and a half it took me. he said, "mum, think there's

something wrong with my tooth." ii—year—old charlie's tooth fell out still attached to his braces that should have been taken off weeks ago. i tried to get it off myself because i thought maybe i should pull it off. but then i found out it was actually attached to a little piece of my brace. i've been a dentist 3! years and i have... this has shocked me to the core. the best their dentist could do was talk them through it over the phone. so, i had to ask charlie's mum and dad if they'd got any pliers and they had to take these pliers to their child's mouth and i'm embarrassed that, as a profession, we can't look after our patients. i think it's 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 dentists say they've been ready to reopen for 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 the dentist still won't be easy. dan johnson, bbc news. after the news that the football season in england will resume on 17th june, more details have been released today about about premier league matches, and the fa cup. let's get more from our sports correspondent natalie pirks. what we know, natalie? well, the draw for the quarterfinals was actually made way back in march the ist, but now subject to government approval of course some 16.5 weeks later, they should be played at the 27th and 28th ofjune. that will be the format between leicester city and chelsea, newcastle united and manchester city. and also norwich against manchester united. the semis will be on the 18th and 19th of

july, with the final on the 1st of august. now, that is one week after the premier league is due to finish and will be 99 fixtures inside six weeks and it will bring that to an end. at the moment, venues have not been confirmed, but we have been getting some detail this morning from the police around the venues for the premier league. we know of course subject to government approval that the premier league is coming back on the 17th ofjune. we have got a bit more information about the neutral ground that some of the matches, about six of them, wa nt to of the matches, about six of them, want to see played at neutral grounds and it affects liverpool in quite a big way. mark roberts is a national lead for policing for football. he has singled out six matches that include manchester city versus liverpool, the merseyside derby, and any match in which liverpool could end their 30 year wait for a title. he said this morning in a statement that with the premier league, they have reached a consensus which balances the need of football whilst also minimising the demands on policing. thank