this is bbc news. the headlines... easing of lockdown — in scotland, many outdoor sports are now allowed, and two households can meet outdoors, as long as they're two metres apart. the first minister urges people to stay within the rules. if too many of us change our behaviour a bit more than these changes are designed to allow, then we could see the virus spread quickly again, and that would take us back to square one. things change in england and wales on monday, when people will be able to gather outside, but groups must be no bigger than 6 in england. changes are expected to the furlough scheme — the government looks likely to ask employers to pay around a fifth 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. 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 in sport at 2.30, more details about the restart of the english football league. good afternoon. as the coronavirus lockdown begins to ease, the nations of the uk are facing different restrictions.

in england, up to 6 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 8 people — again as long as that is outside, and distancing rules are maintained. 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 outdoors in their local area, 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. and 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 under for the last ten weeks. this, for some, is what a small amount of freedom looks like. for others, it‘ll be different, but for all, a chance to enjoy activities that haven‘t been possible since march. here in giffnock, 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 a few familiar faces, it feels great. obviously, aided by the weather as well, the weather has been nice today. it feels a bit surreal still because this is basically the first day back on. but 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 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. it‘s better than before. is it nice to be outside and playing tennis? yes. preparing for the new sanitised and socially distanced reality has not been straightforward. nobody thinks this is easy. nobody would want the government‘s job, however, it is the case that 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 sports to come down and see what‘s 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 shouldn‘t share food or cutlery and they cannot go into each other‘s houses. the scottish government‘s 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 your family, missing yourfriends. this 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 or the way it was, but we‘ll adapt, we‘ll get through and we will get back to sort of enjoying life. progress with phase one of easing the lockdown will be reviewed in three weeks. 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 6.

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, for many in england, it can be a reality. the government says from monday, friends and family can meet in a group of six or less, including private gardens. but there are concerns. you know, this thing, you can get it from touching something. so, it‘s a bit scary. so, still have to be very careful. ithink, though, it's a bit difficult for people that are in relationships and other households that can't hug each other and stuff like that. restrictions may be being eased but strict rules are still in place. people are advised to wash their hands regularly. overnight stays are a no, but if you really need to, 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 crowded in your garden, if you‘ve got two families of six crowded in, obviously that‘s more difficult to maintain social distancing. so, we think six is a sensible number. any easing of the lockdown increases the chances of a second spike in cases of covid—i9. the r 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. scientists 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, that this isn‘t going to translate into more cases. it definitely will.

but 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 a form of severe asthma and has been told she will need to shield until the end ofjune. i haven‘t left the house, i can‘t go for a walk. i don‘t have a garden, u nfortu nately. so, you know, as much as this beautiful weather is great and people can go and sit in the park, i think it‘s really important that they are reminded that there are people that can‘t do that still. with a sunny weekend to get through before the new relaxed measures come in, it‘s thought sticking to the current rules will be tough. to be honest, the thing about meeting people from six houses, i think there is two extremes. there are people being really freaky about not meeting anybody and 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 5 miles of their home — which some have complained is unfair on people who live in rural areas. from cardiff, tomos morgan reports. after both scotland and england announced an easing on the 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 long as they are outdoors and they maintain strict two metre 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, you

know, zoom or facetiming or messenger for three months. and it's the longest we've gone without seeing our own children or our own grandchildren. so, it's heartbreaking, really. i think we‘ve had enough of the quarantine. i think it‘s time... i miss my daughter. i haven‘t seen my daughter for three weeks. i‘m happy. the welsh government say that 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‘s briefing also had a nod towards 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 past 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 adjustments in the way that they work, the different approaches from each home nation to the economy has been frustrating. i think three weeks behind england is disappointing. increased 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 will be welcome for now. our medical correspondent fergus walsh says there‘s little variation in the way the measures across the nations of the uk are being eased. broadly, actually, all of these lifting of measures are broadly similar, but say in wales you have no restriction on two households, so you could have two big households of eight each, that could be 16 people, and that‘s from monday. in the uk, is that more risky than six people

from six different households in england? you can‘t use the toilet of someone you go and visit in scotland. you have to go home, but you‘ve got to stay local. you can, though, walk through their house to get to their 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. there is a lot of variation here. i think the phrase common—sense should come into this and the police have said they are not going to be clamping down, only where people are flagrantly breaching this. the chancellor is expected to set out plans later today for employers to share the cost of paying more than 8 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‘sjust him and one other member of staff doing bottles of cocktails online. its 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, but with revenues still at next to zero and a growing sense that a space 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 furlough scheme was launched in april and currently pays 80% of workers‘ wages up to a maximum of two and a half thousand pounds per worker. originally, it was set to run until the end ofjune. 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 to 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% payment 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 other sectors, they are being kept on. and what about the millions of self—employed workers? will their support scheme be extended as well? rebecca is a childminder and runs an early years training business. she says the grant has been a huge help. if there is no more self employment grant, obviously, we‘re going to have to consider considerable savings within the household and cuts that we can make, things like looking at our shopping bill, things like looking at our utility bills and it is 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. 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... 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 are 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 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 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 of folks in our community. protests over george

floyd‘s death has spread to other 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. earlier i spoke to cbs correspondentjeff pegues in minneapolis. you have states, law enforcement here, local law enforcement where you can still see billowing smoke. there have 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 the national bard here. you can

probably see them in the distance. they have been brought in, about 500 members of the national guard, all to help on the situation here. at this hour, it looks like it has worked so far. 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 law enforcement has moved into clearly 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. they aim to tear gas in our direction. it has been a dangerous situation here this morning that it has comes down quite a bit. there is a lot of work to do. obviously, i pointed out the fires in the distance. you can see the destruction here. this is what

remains. this was once a bustling... a couple of days ago, it was a bustling business district. now look at it. it is a shell of what it used to be. we will keep and i of what happens in that us city over the course of the day. twitter has for the first time hidden one of president donald‘s trump‘s tweets from his profile, saying the post violates the site‘s rules against glorifying violence. twitter has replaced the tweet with a warning message where it would usually appear on the timeline, but it can still be viewed by clicking on it. the president‘s post describes minneapolis rioters protesting as thugs. ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts‘ — trump said in the early hours

of the morning. the move comes hours after donald trump signed a executive order trying to limit... the site says it is in public interest to keep the tweet viewable. let‘s try to untangle some of that and discuss the issue. will moy is the chief executive of the independent fact—checking organisation full fa ct. good afternoon. festival, twitter... is it correct to say it took down the tweet from donald trump or did it hide it? explain what it has done here. this is such a nuanced issue. it is not about taking down. what they did was cover up, essentially,

a tweet. you can see it was there, but before you can see the content of the tweet, you saw a message saying that twitter was concerned that it glorified violence and you could click to see it. this is a follow—up as well to another action protector which led to donald trump‘s reaction and the executive order that he signed a few days ago where they had marked one of his tweets which claimed that there was rampant postal election fraud going on in california or that had happened in california and they had marked it with the next information label saying, information about postal voting... they have set out policies about posts which they think could cause real harm and then set out a range of responses they could have, covering it up or adding an exchange label. the tweet clicks

through if you actually want to see it. those are part of a range of responses set out in its policy. the point you are making their is that twitter is perfectly open about the fa ct twitter is perfectly open about the fact that it might do this. it has been right to do this because it wa nts been right to do this because it wants things on its platform that are accurate? i suppose the point must be that it must have decided to do this for plenty of other tweets over time written by other people? this is certainly a shift in gear for twitter. they have never applied this to donald trump in this way and some of these are quite new measures on this site. what we would say, we have been thinking about this boundary between free speech which is important in local society and the harm things can do. focusing on where real harm is happening and proportionate reactions to that. the

encouraging thing about what twitter has done is that in both cases they have been very clear about the harm that they think is at stake. in one place, they are talking about election interference. we know that real harm does come when people are told false claims about elections being raked, people lose faith in democracy. that is capable of real harm and is worth a proportionate response. the other one is about violence. everybody would have to make up their own minds. that is as to whether the tweets have those effects or whether twitter‘s reactions are proportionate. they are reactions are proportionate. they a re clear reactions are proportionate. they are clear about the harm and therefore what problem it is they are trying to solve. that is a better approach than some kind of blanket attempt to cover... there's lots to digester and perhaps we will talk again about this. —— digest

there. returning to coronavirus, just italian the past for moments some fresh figures have come through about fines —— just to tell you. 8m fixed penalty notices were imposed since the 13th of may in england. that is the 13th of may in england. that is the point at which the minimum fine was raised from £60 to £100. you might remember that happening. in wales, the figure is a lot more. 1395. i think i need to get a date range for those figures. i think we will take a look at that in more detail. these are figures coming through from the national police chief‘s council in the last few moments. very interesting to b number of fines that have been issued by police around people

breaking the lockdown rules. we will try to get a little more detail and context try to get a little more detail and co ntext a nd try to get a little more detail and context and we will bring you that little bit later. staying with lockdown. it is very much a topic of today because rules is very slightly as we have been reflecting here all afternoon. the easing doesn‘t come into effect in england and wales until monday, but it has already happened today in scotland,. garden centres across scotland are among the businesses reopening as scotland eases its lockdown. it comes after nicola sturgeon announced the start of phase 1 of easing lockdown restrictions. let‘s speak to sandy williamson who is general manager of klondyke garden centre in polmont which is near falkirk. hello. very good afternoon. it is early days, but how is it going and how are you running thingsmacau are

you managing to operate. we are managing efficiently, and we have planned well for this in advance. —— how are you managing. we have a turnstile gate, we have installed new double doors and part of the building so that we can continue with the one—way system, and it is working very well with limited people being allowed in at any time. did you have a queue when you opened this morning has at 8am, did you have a queue when you opened this morning has at sam, the first person arrived, but we started training about 830 and people are delighted to be back —— trading. we all want to think about possibilities, i suppose, all want to think about possibilities, isuppose, even all want to think about possibilities, i suppose, even if you have only got a balcony or a window box, i suppose, the settings we can dig to cheer ourselves up.

talking about the changes you have had to make, they must, at quite a cost? in the spring, we lost all of oui’ cost? in the spring, we lost all of our spring stock, spring planted baskets, but we made full use of that by giving them away to local day centres, hospices, old people‘s homes. all was not lost. that is wonderful and it is lovely that you can do that. financially, of course, you are not a charity. you are running a business and, goodness, have you even dared look at the balance sheet and thinking about how your financial year is going to balance sheet and thinking about how yourfinancial year is going to pan out? it won't be what it could have been. after a0 years in the trade it is the best year we have had, the weather has been superb, but we have lost ten weeks of our best trading period. we asked several hundred percent up on the date. it couldn‘t

have been better at the moment. we have been better at the moment. we have a very loyal customer base. several hundred percent up, let‘s hope it continues that way for you because it has been a tough time for business owners to put it mildly. all the best to you and i hope trading continues this weekend. how many people want to get back to garden centres? my goodness. a brisk day of trading he was telling us so far. the uk government has been under pressure to extend the negotiating period because of the coronavirus pandemic there will be a summit next month when the uk and the european union will have to decide whether or not to extend the current december deadline for the negotiations. britain and the eu are said to be facing a "tall order" to get an agreement on fisheries and brussels has no appetite to revise its mandate on the issue.

we are already at half past two so we are late to the weather, but let‘s talk about something associated with that. this spring has broken all records for sunshine in the uk. we‘ve enjoyed the sunniest period from march to may since records began in 1929. only nine springs have topped 500 hours of sunshine. but this year, by wednesday, the uk had clocked up more than 573 hours. and that wet winter is a distant memory for many, as england has recorded its driest may since 1896. that, of course, i appreciate is not entirely good news. that brings challenges as well. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. the weekend is fast approaching and

it isa the weekend is fast approaching and it is a pretty reliable weather story at the minute. dry, settled and sunny. the current satellite picture really illustrates how much sunshine we are seeing. a little bit of hype ploughed into northern ireland and some see fog. widely across western parts of england and wales are in the mid—20s. high pressure stays with us. a bit more ofa pressure stays with us. a bit more of a breeze coming in off the chilly north sea. the further east you are, not quite as warm. that might suit some of you, but there will certainly be lots of sunshine right across the country. factor in that breeze. we are likely to see those temperatures perhaps need to high teens. further west, we are lucky to see mid—20s yet again. similar story as we go into sunday. looks like the sunniest and warmest of the weather will be further west. plenty of sunshine for all. take care.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... easing of lockdown — in scotland, many outdoor sports are now allowed, and two households can meet outdoors as long as they‘re two metres apart. the first minister urges people to stay within the rules. things change in england and wales on monday, when people will be able to gather outside, but groups must be no bigger than 6 in england. changes are expected to the furlough scheme — the government looks likely to ask employers to pay around a fifth 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. 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. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the match which could see liverpool win their first premier league title could be held at a netural venue. that‘s according to the national lead for football policing. up to four matches involving liverpool could be moved — with six across the league in total — according to deputy chief constable mark roberts. the merseyside derby and their games against manchester city plus newcastle are the others. man united vs sheffield united and man city vs newcastle are the other two games. any changes would be at the request of local police forces. former england striker and pundit dion dublin says it‘s the fairest way to get football up

and running again. i believe that neutral grounds is the way to go. i think itjust eliminates any favouritism at all to any clubs. i think if they can do that it would work. it will be just strange for both clubs not known whether toilets are in the dressing room, how long the tunnel is, and there is no advantage actually so i think to level things out i think if that‘s the way, if i was taking charge, that is what i would do. well there are 92 games to play with the season set to end in the peak of summer on july the 25th. brighton‘s glenn murray thinks that could change the feel of the rest of the season.. it'll change without fans in the stadiums. i think there'll be less pressure on the players, especially the home players, and obviously i'm sure the heat will play a factor. we are used to seeing a fast—paced premier league. it may be a little bit slower in these summer months. and within all that the fa cup will also return in four weeks‘ time.

the quarter finals include defending champions man city‘s match at newcastle, leicester vs chelsea, sheffield utd vs arsenal and norwich‘s match against manchester united. the semi finals would follow onjuly the 18th and 19th with the final on august the 1st — as long as saftey measures are met. england cricketer alex hales has been left out of a 55—man squad who have been asked to return to training ahead of what could be a busy summer. hales hasn‘t played for england since being removed from the world cup squad in may last year for an off field incident. the squad includes 1a debutants plus reece topley — who hasn‘t played for england in four years after injury problems. england will likely separate a test and limited overs squad to cope with the number of matches they‘ll face. the williams formula 1 team are up for sale —

with the coronavirus pandemic one of many factors resulting in the decision. williams finished last in the constructors championship for the second year running in 2019 and made a £13 million loss last year. the team hope to secure their future through internal invesment. formula one is facing a significant loss of income due to the lack of racing this year — with the sport‘s bosses hoping a shorter season could start at the beginning ofjuly in austria. andy murray will play his first match since november next month, in tournament that‘s being organised by brotherjamie to raise money for the nhs charities together. it‘ll take place at the national tennis centre in roehampton from the 23rd to 28th ofjune and feature british singles and doubles champions, including the likes of number one dan evans and kyle edmund. it‘s hoped they‘ll raise over £100,000 for the nhs charities. that‘s all the sport for now.

i felt at the bit of tennis lifts the spirits! especially when the weather is as it is at the moment. quite. thank you very much. seen in the next hour with more spot. dental practices are allowed to reopen in england 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 off—putting. i‘ve been in pain since the end of march. i just couldn't cope with the pain any more. i would have 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, "mom, 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 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 31 years and 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 had 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 a dentist

still won‘t be easy. dan johnson, bbc news. it's ok, it‘s ok, you can look at the screen again now! the number of cars on the roads in the uk has fallen dramatically in the last couple of months — but the number of crashes hasn‘t. now, one of britain‘s biggest police forces is warning drivers to stop using empty roads as if they were racetracks, as phil mackie reports. racing down the m6 toll in staffordshire, this driver was clocked at over 1a0 mph, and he is not the only one using excess speed since lockdown began. on this stretch of dual carriageway in the black country, another driver was stopped doing 12a. even here where the speed limit is 30, some drivers are doing nearly twice the speed limit. the amount of traffic on our roads during lockdown has fallen significantly, but the number of crashes and accidents hasn‘t fallen by nearly as much, which is why

west midlands police are running operations like this to remind people that an empty road isn‘t an excuse to speed. people who drive ordinarily very safely, some of them now seeing some of these roads are clear, and they are driving far too fast. there is a real hazard in doing that, even if the roads are clear. there is another group, the boy racers, and some of them are now taking the opportunity on the empty roads to use the roads as a race track. i‘m delighted to see here that the police are taking tough action, certainly against those people speeding on this piece of road. at the start of lockdown, this motorbike led police on a chase through birmingham. the rider experienced action first hand. injust over an hour during this operation, they pulled over 2a drivers for speeding. eight were going so fast they will get a fine and three points. this driver was just given a warning. please slow down and pay attention to your surroundings. and the distraction of a telephone call,

even though it's hands—free, obviously just pay a bit more attention. we are stopping and educating people who are in excess of the speed limit, but what you would class as low—level speeding, and we are giving them roadside inputs around the risks that they are posing to themselves, other road users and the potential strain they are going to put on the nhs if they are involved in a collision. with roads quieter than ever, the problem is everywhere. a number of forces have reported an increase in speeding since the start of lockdown. greater manchester police recorded a driver doing 129 mph on the m62. police scotland said they recorded a driver doing 130 near aberdeen. and in london the met police clocked a driver doing 13a mph where the limit was a0. now lockdown‘s ending, roads are getting busy again. sadly when they were at their quietest of the number of speeding instance didn‘t fall proportionately. and officers have continued to pursue those breaking the law. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham.

french car—maker renault says it will be cutting nearly 15,000 jobs worldwide — that‘s almost 10% of its workforce. it‘s facing plumetting car sales made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. the company says a,600 positions will be lost in france, prompting empolyees to gather outside one of its at—risk plants near paris. the company says it intends to make cuts of $2.2 billion over three years. renault and its partners nissan and mitsubishi were already struggling to reorganise their business following the arrest of former boss carlos ghosn. on thursday, nissan announced 20,000 job losses over the next two years. 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—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 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. shaima khalil, bbc news, sydney. the headlines on bbc news... easing of lockdown. in scotland — 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 6 in england. a police station is set on fire in minneapolis in a third night of protests about the death of a black man detained by police. ——unarmed black man a new rehabilitation 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, may be even more than a year. long and intense hospital stays can leave people weak, struggling to breathe and to walk. morag says her mobility was so poor she couldn‘t even walk up the stairs to bed. i'm looking forward to walking up the stairs on my own. then i will be independent, i suppose. 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 any more and those who are too weak to be at home. but this is notjust about giving physical support. psychologists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists, and speech and language therapists will also help people emotionally. it must be very

frightening to wake up knowing that you have probably been ventilated for two weeks, you have lost two weeks if you life, you‘re looking to be waking up, you haven‘t seen your loved ones, so the effects on mental health affably going to be quite gate. although the number of patients in hospitals are falling, pressure is now being felt in community health care settings. we have obviously just community health care settings. we have obviouslyjust come through the first peak of coronavirus hospitalisations and as we now look at patients who are returning home we can see that this extra rehab support is going to be the turning right across the country but this is not something that we think will be dealt with overjust the coming weeks. we are going 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 it can go on much longer. laura foster, bbc news.

peterjulian, whojoins us now, believes he has post intensive care syndrome, which includes mental and physical problems that stem from his time in a critical care setting. iam i am really glad that you feel able to talk to us because you have had an extraordinary experience. i believe you spent more than two weeks in intensive care and nine days of that period on a ventilator, is that correct? a slight collection, i was in hospitalfor 16 days, of which, as you say, nine days, of which, as you say, nine days were on a ventilator, two further days were in intensive care and then the remainder was in what i would call a recovery ward so that was my total 16 days. so still a lengthy period in hospital. how much of that time when you are on a ventilator do you remember, what memories you have of that period?”

had no memories of being in a ventilator because basically you‘re, i don‘t know how you describe it, but you are knocked out for the duration of that time. the memories you have and afterwards, which are pretty traumatising in terms of getting hallucinations which are... well, in my place i thought people we re well, in my place i thought people were going coming to killing... seeing people suffer and pass away and experiencing a lack of oxygen which is best described as imagine someone is putting a pillow to your nose in your mouth and very occasionally you just grasp a bit of air that is what it feels like. so there is the traumatising issues that you have oh my goodness. i mean, it is so much to absorb. there are two elements to that, if i may. the first of all, your point is that you are in bed in a very, very weakened state by definition, and

you obviously had people around you in the world ward you were even earlier than you were and some of him sadly didn‘t make it. earlier than you were and some of him sadly didn't make it. you had people around you who were dying and you had people around you getting cpr so that is what you saw. and so when you are... after your 16 days you are finally released, first of all, how would you describe your physical state at the point they said to you, we think you are able to go home? what point were you at? so, you are able to walk a short distance. you have no temperature, and you have stopped hallucinating. they are the basic checks. then you come out, and there‘s two things going on. so you can‘t walk very far, your suffering breathlessness, and you have these cognitive issues,

memory, you don‘t really know what‘s happened to you in hospital because obviously, the drugs they treat you with both ventilation and covid and extremely strong so you have got a combination of being out of it for nine days completely on a ventilator and then post that, a lot of it, you are not and then post that, a lot of it, you a re not really and then post that, a lot of it, you are not really 100% aware due to the drug cocktail you have been on, and the effects of being on a ventilator. and so you are going home ina ventilator. and so you are going home in a very weak mentally a very, very, fuzzy and distressed state. is that a fair way to describe it?” think the distress came later. i was actually elated because i was alive. but, yes, not really knowing what has happened to you in what‘s chronological order is hard, and then what happens is as you go on, for me, the cognitive issues have been the most alarming, they are the

ones that have really been upsetting. of course. i mean, we are seeing images for your return home and of course delighted, everybody is is of course they would be. is your point that once you‘re back at home, we‘ll certainly knew of experience, have you really not had any support? you‘ve had no guidance? what he told when you are discharged? when you are discharged and what you have to remember is i was at the peak of this virus, or near to it, and people looking after me were spending their time saving lives, and pete many people in the world, eg the nursing staff, might have been paediatric nurses up until a few weeks ago mightjust be out of couege a few weeks ago mightjust be out of college so you don‘t have the knowledge. but to answer your questions directly, i was given a leaflet which is created by a charity called icus steps, which stick flags to you what might happen

is you come out in terms of physical and psychological issues, and i was told i would be in the care of the gp. i stayed told i would be in the care of the gp. istayed in told i would be in the care of the gp. i stayed in touch with another quy gp. i stayed in touch with another guy he was in the same waters may. my guy he was in the same waters may. my experience was, i had absolutely nothing, and the worst thing about thatis, nothing, and the worst thing about that is, you don‘t know whether you‘re going mad, you know whether you‘re going mad, you know whether you are doing really well, or what to expect, or how long it will take, so you have got no expectations. so after about two weeks, and my dates might bea after about two weeks, and my dates might be a bit wrong, i rang my gp, and the proactive stuff i had had for my gp was that they had given me constipation tablets and they had... when i was having a meltdown when i thought i was completely losing it, they talked me down when i rang them and explained i was in pieces. within the first two weeks of being home i rang them and said i have been told that my gp pumps are

looking after my care, what care do you have. and the answer was, there is no package, we have not been told anything, and we will send you a link for some psychological support despite the fact that i told them i was unable to process them mentally to understand it. the guy that i was with, bank his gp for three days, the receptionist refused to put him through to a doctor despite the fact that he thought he was having a lack of oxyg e n that he thought he was having a lack of oxygen to his brain, because she told him he had to go to 111. so when, in the previous piece, someone is referred to community health care, i don‘t understand what they are referring to because up here in manchester it seems to be absolute... when i had specific problems and i have found the dp they have dealt with those problems in isolation, and last week the speech therapy department of the hospice contacted me to see how i was getting on, and i had a letter

for their next way, but that is the totality of the support i have had. peter, it is really, really good of you to be so frank about your experiences. we absolutely wish you all the best. i am sorry we cannot talk longer because there is so much more i would love to talk to you about but it is very generous of you to be so frank about your experiences. thank you very much indeed and that will resonate and share with people who are watching. thank you so much and we wish you all the best for your continued recovery. peterjulian all the best for your continued recovery. peter julian speaking all the best for your continued recovery. peterjulian speaking to us recovery. peterjulian speaking to us from manchester about his experiences after 16 days in hospital being treated for coronavirus. that takes us to the weather prospects. here is louise. on sunday it is the final day of may and it will public come as no

surprise to hear that it looks like this week is going to be confirmed as the sunniest on record. quite a dramatic turnaround given that the beginning of spring was pretty wet. do you remember that? we have got hardly a cloud in the sky, a little bit of high cloud into the north—west, a little bit of coastal fog perhaps in the northern isles, so hea fog perhaps in the northern isles, so he a disappointing but we could across parts of north—west scotland see highest values this week of 82 degrees fat and in height. a little bit cooler because of that fee is coming in from the chilly north sea in the east, but we keep that clear sky tonight and those temperatures are going to follow way to relatively comfortable values around midnight, and we do it all again on the weekend, saturday morning plenty of sunshine on offer. a high pressure just shifting a little bit further east and that means there will be a subtle change in wind direction but perhaps not quite as warm in western scotland. that said, we are still looking into the mid 20s. so plenty of sunshine, bit more ofa 20s. so plenty of sunshine, bit more

of a breeze developing as you go into the afternoon, always a little bit cooler along those north sea coast, head further west, further inland, we could see highest values of 25 degrees, 27 fahrenheit, but whatever your thermometer is saying it is worth bearing in mind that uv levels at this time of year are pretty much high across the country. -- 87 pretty much high across the country. —— 87 fahrenheit. that will disappear, again a dry and settles and with lighter winds we have values of 27 celsius. as we move into next week, ijust values of 27 celsius. as we move into next week, i just want to point out to you that this weather front could introduce may be tuesday into wednesday summer showers into the north—west but something else that is interesting is that behind that weather front as it sinks out the wind direction is going to change and we see an overly taking over, dragging coolair and we see an overly taking over, dragging cool air across the country, so it will stay predominantly dry with just a slim

chance of some showers as we go through the next week. this is bbc news. the headlines... easing of lockdown — in scotland, many outdoor sports are now allowed, and two households can meet outdoors, as long as they‘re two metres apart. the first minister urges people to stay within the rules. if too many of us change our behaviour a bit more than these changes are designed to allow, then we could see the virus spread quickly again, and that would take us back to square one. things change in england and wales on monday, when people will be able to gather outside, but groups must be no bigger than 6 in england. changes are expected to the furlough scheme — the hovernment looks likely to ask employers to pay around a fifth 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. 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. good afternoon. as the coronavirus lockdown begins to ease, the nations of the uk are facing different restrictions. in england, up to 6 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 8 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 outdoors in their local area, 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. and 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 under for the last ten weeks. this, for some, is what a small amount of freedom looks like. for others, it‘ll be different, but for all, a chance to enjoy activities that haven‘t been possible since march. here in giffnock, 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 a few familiar faces, it feels great. obviously, aided by the weather as well, the weather has been nice today. it feels a bit surreal still because this is basically the first day back on. but 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 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. it‘s better than before. is it nice to be outside and playing tennis?

yes. preparing for the new sanitised and socially distanced reality has not been straightforward. nobody thinks this is easy. nobody would want the government‘sjob. however, it is the case that 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 sports to come down and see what‘s 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 shouldn‘t share food or cutlery and they cannot go into each other‘s houses. the scottish government‘s 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 your family, missing yourfriends. this 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, the way it was, but we‘ll adapt, we‘ll get through and we will get back to sort of enjoying life. progress with phase one of easing the lockdown will be reviewed in three weeks. 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 6. but the chief scientific adviser is urging people to stick to social distancing guidelines. anna collinson reports a party in the garden with friends,

maybe even a barbecue. it may feel like a distant memory, but soon, for many in england, it can be a reality. the government says from monday, friends and family can meet in a group of six or less, including private gardens. but there are concerns. you know, this thing, you can get it from touching something. so, it‘s a bit scary. so, still have to be very careful. ithink, though, it's a bit difficult for people that are in relationships, other households that can't hug each other and stuff like that. restrictions may be being eased but strict rules are still in place. people are advised to wash their hands regularly. overnight stays are a no, but if you really need to, 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 crowded in your garden, if you‘ve got two families of six crowded in,

obviously that‘s more difficult to maintain social distancing. so, we think six is a sensible number. any easing of the lockdown increases the chances of a second spike in cases of covid—19. the r 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. scientists 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, that this isn‘t going to translate into more cases. it definitely will. but 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 a form of severe asthma and has been told she will need to shield until the end ofjune. i haven‘t left the house, i can‘t go for a walk. i don‘t have a garden, u nfortu nately. so, you know, as much as this beautiful weather is great and people can go and sit in the park, i think it‘s really important that they are reminded that there are people that can‘t do that still. with a sunny weekend to get through before the new relaxed measures come in, it‘s thought sticking to the current rules will be tough. to be honest, the thing about meeting people from six houses, i think there is two extremes. there are people being really freaky about not meeting anybody and 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 5 miles of their home, which some have complained is unfair on those who live in rural areas. from cardiff, tomos morgan reports.

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 long as they are outdoors and they maintain strict two—metre 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, you know, zoom or facetiming or messenger for three months. and it's the longest we've gone without seeing our own children or our own grandchildren. so, it's heartbreaking, really. i think we‘ve had enough of the quarantine. i think it‘s time...

i miss my daughter. i haven‘t seen my daughter for three weeks. i‘m happy. the welsh government say that 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‘s briefing also had a nod towards 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 past 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 adjustments in the way that they work, the different approaches from each home nation to the economy has been frustrating. i think three weeks behind england is disappointing. increased 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 or family in the sun will be welcome for now. our medical correspondent fergus walsh says there‘s little variation in the way the measures across the nations of the uk are being eased. broadly, actually, all of these lifting of measures are broadly similar, but say in wales you have no restriction on two households, so you could have two big households of eight each, that could be 16 people, and that‘s from monday. in the uk, is that more risky than six people from six different households in england? you can‘t use the toilet of someone you go and visit in scotland. you have to go home, but you‘ve got to stay local. you can, though, walk through their house to get to their 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. there is a lot of variation here. i think the phrase common—sense should come into this and the police have said they are not going to be clamping down — only where people are flagrantly breaching this. our medical correspondent. we will stay with that lockdown topic, because the number of people receiving fines have reduced significantly. we have new figures from the national police chief‘s council which says that the main reasons for fines include driving with people who were not a member of your household, house parties, large gatherings and camping. let‘s get more details from our home affairs correspondent. some of these things,

of course, sometimes bring a rice mile. but there is a seriousness behind all of this. —— wry smile. mile. but there is a seriousness behind all of this. -- wry smile. as the restrictions have been eased over the past couple of weeks or so, police have been handing out less fines. they were very active in the first weeks that the measures came in at the end of march, handing out roughly between 2000 and 2500 fines per week. now, that has reduced to between a00 and 500 fines per week across england and wales. if we look at the figures, the total number of fines imposed was just under 17,000 since the lockdown began. in england, 15500 and the remainder in wales. there are a number of repeat offenders, over 1000 people being fined because they have repeatedly breached the lockdown laws. in one

case, one individual has been fined ten times. extraordinary. the fines go up. as we know, they started at 60 p. they were then increased to £100 in england a couple of weeks ago. the maximum that someone can be find is £3200 —— ago. the maximum that someone can be find is £3200 -- £60. eight ago. the maximum that someone can be find is £3200 —— £60. eight out of ten of those fined were males. there has been a lot of debate about disproportionality and other ethnic minority groups are being unfairly targeted, whether they are being fined more. very difficult to tell from this data because around one quarter in england of people who are fined do not state their ethnicity. when you look at the remainder, it is 78% white, 13% asian and 5% black. but, a large number are not giving their ethnicity and that is not recorded on the tickets. you might ask, how many of the fines

have been paid? we don‘t know and the police have not given us details yet about how many fixed penalty fines have been paid. people have two weeks to pay a reduced fine and four weeks in total to pay the fine before it all increases and potentially goes to court. we have not got those details yet. that would be interesting to see. and also, whether there has been any impact on the dominic cummings affairon impact on the dominic cummings affair on fines impact on the dominic cummings affairon fines and impact on the dominic cummings affair on fines and people‘s willingness to cough up. the age range and the repeat offenders, that is just extraordinary, actually? range and the repeat offenders, that isjust extraordinary, actually? but we have to remember that at the beginning of all of this, it was made very clear that the fine was the last resort. the authorities really did want to have a quiet word, say, come on, guys, you know you‘re not supposed to be mixing on a picnic blanket when you are from three different hassles. they were just 20 with people on, really, won‘t they? just 20 with people on, really, won't they? the police had emphasised they are only fine people

in rare circumstances. they are having hundreds of thousands of interactions with individuals since the lockdown began, telling people, explaining the rules, asking them to move on if they are gathering in groups or asking them to go home if they should not be out. that is what is happening. it is only really as a last resort that they are imposingly fines. although there are clearly, asi fines. although there are clearly, as i say, over 1000 people who are repeat offenders who are not getting the warning, refusing to comply and, in some cases, people are hit with these fines. whether or not they are paying them or going to court, we don‘t know from these figures. just in terms of a breakdown, some interesting details here. as you might expect, the metropolitan police has imposed the largest number of fines because they are the biggest force in the uk. north yorkshire police is next, just three behind them. 1332 fines. devon,

cornwall... thank you very much. our correspondent looking at the fines that have been levied for breaking lockdown rules. the time is 70 minutes past three. these are the latest headlines. easing of lockdown — in scotland, 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 6 in england. and a police station is set alight in minneapolis in a third night of protests about the death of a black man detained by police. the chancellor is expected to set out plans later today for employers to share the cost of paying more than 8 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 percent of staff wages. here‘s our business correspondent emma simpson. his other three workers are furloughed and he is now worried about what the chancellor is about to serve up. the scheme has been incredibly welcome as a lifeline to the sector. but with revenues next to zero and a growing concern that places like this may not be able to open, any changes that may be cataclysmic. if the 80% is reduced, businesses of mine would either run out of cash very quickly or the first lay—off for loads staff. out of cash very quickly or the first lay-off for loads staff. it currently pays 80% of workers wages up currently pays 80% of workers wages up to currently pays 80% of workers wages uptoa currently pays 80% of workers wages up to a maximum of two and a half thousand pounds per worker. originally, it was set to run into the end ofjune. figures this week

show that 8.a million workers are now covered by the scheme. the total cost could be £80 billion that 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% payment 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 other sectors, they are being ke pt and in other sectors, they are being kept on. and what about the millions of self—employed workers? with their support scheme be extended as well? rebecca is a childminder and runs an early years training business. she says the grant has been a huge help. if there is no more self employment grant, obviously, we‘re going to have to consider considerable

savings within the household and cuts that we can make, things like looking at our shopping bills, utility bills, so it is quite a difficult situation to be faced with. how best to gradually remove all of this emergency support for businesses and their workers without inflicting massive job losses these schemes were brought in to prevent? it isa schemes were brought in to prevent? it is a difficult balancing act for the chancellor, he will reveal his plans later today. some news is coming in the last few moments in relation to coronavirus. it is to do with the railway worker, the lady who worked at the victoria railway station in london who you might remember died. she had told her family that she had been spat at by someone whilst she was at work. she was on the concourse at victoria railway station in london and was spat at by a customer. this is the very sad case of belly who was a7.

she died a few weeks ago from coronavirus and we hearing that no further action is going to be taken in the case after what has been described as extensive enquiries. a desperately sad case. she was only a7. and the incident where she was spat at by someone whilst she was on the concourse at victoria station happened on the 22nd of march. that, of course, which isjust happened on the 22nd of march. that, of course, which is just before lockdown happened. that was before the formal lockdown was announced on the formal lockdown was announced on the 23rd of march. it happened that weekend before the lockdown formally came in. that is all we have heard officially. there have been extensive enquiries, that is the phrase that has been given to us, and no further action will be taken. we do know, because a family has said, we know that the incident wasn‘t formally reported at the time. i don‘t know for sure that thatis time. i don‘t know for sure that that is one of the reasons, but that is something that the family has

said and that possibly is a factor. we don‘t know at this stage and we are waiting for more details. regrettably, no further action can be taken in that case. belly mujinga was a7 and was working at victoria railway station in london. let‘s return and get a little bit more on the situation in minneapolis. 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, who died 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... 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 are 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 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 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 spread to other 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. earlier, i spoke to cbs correspondentjeff pegues in minneapolis. it‘s quieter here, jane, but you have this loud and robust law enforcement presence here. states law enforcement here, local law enforcement there where, in the background, you can still see billowing smoke. there have 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 the national guard here. you can probably see the humvees in the distance. they have been brought in,

ordered by the governor, about 500 members of the national guard, all to help on the situation here. at this hour, it looks like it has worked so far. 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. you know, as law enforcement has moved in to 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 custody. in fact, they aimed tear gas in our direction. 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. obviously, i pointed out the fires in the distance. and you can see the destruction here. this is what remains. this was once a bustling... a couple of days ago, it was a bustling business district. now look at it.

it is a shell of what it used to be. twitter has for the first time hidden one of president donald‘s trump‘s tweets from his profile, saying the post violates the site‘s rules against glorifying violence. twitter has replaced the tweet with a warning message where it would usually appear on the timeline, but it can still be viewed by clicking on it. the president‘s post describes minneapolis rioters protesting as ‘thugs‘, and threatens the use ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts‘ — said the tweet in the early hours of the morning. twitter said it was worried the message‘s glorification of violence could inspire real—life shootings. the move comes hours after president trump acted against social media companies by signing an executive order

seeking to limit their legal immunity. the site says it‘s in the public interest to keep the tweet viewable. earlier i spoke to will moy, the chief executive of the independent fact—checking organisation full fact. he explains that this is the second time in the space of a few days that twitter has taken action against the president, the first being when twitter added a warning label to donald trump‘s tweets about claims of widespread postal vote fraud. it isa it is a shift in gearfor it is a shift in gear for twitter. they have never applied this to donald trump in this way and some of these are new measures on the site. what we would say, that we have been thinking about this boundary between free speech which is important in society and the real harm that that information can do. with the warning that we need to protect free speech and the way to do that is to focus in on where real harm is happening

and define proportionate reactions to that. the encouraging thing about this is that in both cases, twitter have been clear about the harm they think is at stake here. in one case, they are talking about election interference. we know the real harm does come when people are told full claims about elections being rigged, people lose faith in democracy. that is the real harm. on the other hand, they are talking about promoting violence. everybody will have to make up their own minds, and, as he said, it is open as to whether those tweets do actually have those effects and to whether twitter‘s responses are proportionate. at least they have been clear about the harm they think they are seeing and therefore what problem it is they are trying to solve. that is a much better approach than some kind of blanket attempt to control any mention of a certain topic of something. will there from the organisation full fact. we are

trying to get through lots of your questions about the economic impact of coronavirus. lets have a look at the weather right now. here is louise. hello there. the weekend is fast approaching and it is a pretty reliable weather story at the moment, dry, settled and sunny. in fact, the current satellite picture really illustrates how much sunshine we are seeing. just a little bit of high cloud into northern ireland. and a little bit of sea fog into the northern isles, here only 11 degrees. but highland scotland, you could see 28 degrees through this afternoon. widely across western parts of england and wales — mid—20s. the high pressure stays with us. it stays relatively dry and settled, but a little bit more of a breeze coming in off the chilly north sea will mean that always the further east you are, not quite as warm. that might suit some of you. there will certainly be lots of sunshine right across the country. factor in that breeze, we are likely to see those temperatures mid to high teens, but for the west, we are likely

to see mid—20s yet again. similar story as we go into sunday. looks like the sunniest and warmest of the weather is going to be further west. plenty of sunshine, though, for all. take care. you are watching bbc news. i am jane hill, here are the latest headlines. many outdoor sports are now allowed in scotland, stu has what can be outside as long as they are two metres apart. the first minister the headlines... easing of lockdown. in scotland — many outdoor sports are now allowed, and two households can meet outdoors, as long as they‘re two metres apart. the first minister urges people to stay within the rules 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. changes are expected to the furlough scheme. the government looks likely to ask employers to pay around a fifth 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. the row between donald trump and twitter escalates — the social media site has hidden one of the president‘s tweets, saying it glorifies violence. the post suggested that minneapolis protestors could be shot. let‘s catch up with all the latest sports news. the match which could see liverpool win their first premier league title could be held at a netural venue. that‘s according to the national lead for football policing. up to four games involving liverpool could be moved — with six across the league in total,

so liverpool being affected more than most, according to deputy chief constable mark roberts. the merseyside derby and their games against manchester city plus newcastle are the others. man utd v sheffield utd and man city v newcastle are the other two games. any changes would be at the request of local police forces. former england striker and pundit dion dublin says it‘s the fairest way to get football up and running again.. i believe that neutral grounds is the way to go. i think itjust eliminates any favouritism at all to any clubs. i think if they can do that it would work. it will be just strange for both clubs not knowing where the toilets are in the dressing room, how long the tunnel is, and there is no advantage actually so i think to level things out i think if that‘s the way, if i was taking charge, that is what i would do. well there are 92 games to play with the season set to end in the peak of summer on july the 25th. brighton‘s glenn murray thinks that could change the feel of the rest of the season. it'll change without fans in the stadiums. i think there'll be less

pressure on the players, especially the home players, and obviously i'm sure the heat will play a factor. we are used to seeing a fast—paced premier league. it may be a little bit slower in these summer months. and within all that the fa cup will also return in four weeks time. the quarter finals include defending champions man city‘s match at newcastle, leicester v chelsea, sheffield utd v arsenal and norwich‘s match against manchester united. the semi finals would follow onjuly the 18th and 19th with the final on august the 1st — as long as saftey measures are met. engalnd cricketer alex hales has been left out of a 55—man squad who have been asked to return to training ahead of what could be a busy summer. hales hasn‘t played for england since being removed from the world cup squad in may last year for an off field incident. the squad includes 1a debutants plus reece topley — who hasn‘t played for england in four years after injury problems. england will likely separate a test

and limited overs squad to cope with the number of matches they‘ll face. the williams formula 1 team are up for sale — with the coronavirus pandemic one of many factors resulting in the decision. williams finished last in the constructors championship for the second year running in 2019 and made a 13 million for the second year running in 2019 and made a £13 million loss last year. the team home to secure their future through internal invesment. formula one is facing a significant loss of income due to the lack of racing this year — with the sports bosses hoping a shorter season could start at the beginning ofjuly in austria. andy murray will play his first match since november — next month — in tournament organised by brother jamie to raise money for the nhs charities together. it‘ll take place at the national tennis centre in roehampton from the 23rd to 28th ofjune and feature british singles and doubles champions including the likes of number one dan evans

and kyle edmund. it‘s hoped they‘ll raise over £100,000 for the nhs charities. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. john watson there with other later spots. now on bbc news it‘s time for your questions answered. today we‘re taking questions from you about the government‘s furlough scheme in a big part of the coven of an pandemic. it raises a lot of questions and obviously to get to as many questions as we can i am joined by lindsay cook who times is monumental columnist. to answer some of those uestions,

i‘m joined by lindsay cook, the financial times‘ money mentor columnist. megan from bath says that her employer apparently has applied for fellow money but she has not received a money any money in the last eight weeks. i am surprised. she needs to talk to her employer, find out when the company expects to get the money. technically, she should be paid on her normal payday so something has gone wrong. there have been some places where firms have been some places where firms have taken money not paid it on deliberately. most times it is an accident. the payroll people have dropped off the payment list or something like that so talk to your employer. if there is a problem you conveys a grieva nt employer. if there is a problem you conveys a grievant with with your employer, you can then take that to acas but i'm employer, you can then take that to acas but i‘m hoping that it is just a mistake, something has gone wrong

with payroll, or they are waiting on the hmrc have not paid them in they can‘t afford to pay you want will they get the money but it is worth a quiet question because so often it isa quiet question because so often it is a mistake rather than deliberate. right. that is interesting. they not dissimilar question from paige chu says that she has been put on furlough and has received her payslips every week and has not actually received any payment sheet. she says she have looked at the government gateway and it matches the payment she should have received and is contacting the company should have worked for and they are saying they can‘t tell her anything. have worked for and they are saying they can't tell her anything. they should be able to tell her something. they are responsible for paying her as hmrc pays it to them. again, it can be and ever. i ask one question, has page changed a bank account, i‘m just trying to think the reason why it might not have gonein the reason why it might not have gone in there but it is again confident if she really feels... has

the money and she hasn‘t got it she can talk to citizen‘s advice. she can talk to citizen‘s advice. she can go to an organisation, there is a charity called protect witches for whistle—blowers, exactly the sort of thing where somebody thinks their employer is doing something wrong and they can get advice on that. also, hmrc has a website and you could make an there because they don‘t want people taking taxpayers money and not paying it over. well, no, that is not what they want either. so yes, if things get tricky i think there is advice everyone there, there are citizens advice and their is even the hmrc website so thatis their is even the hmrc website so that is good advice there. travel in oldham that is good advice there. travel in old ham says if that is good advice there. travel in oldham says if she goes back to work and then attest and trace volunteer gets in touch with you and you get one of those phone calls where you we re one of those phone calls where you were told to self—isolate for 1a days would you get sick pay or could

you at that point be furloughed. you should not be furloughed. they should not be furloughed. they should be sick pay and it would depend on what your contractors. if your contract says you get statutory sick pay, which is about £9a a week, which isn‘t a lot, then you would get that. if your contract says she would get no more pay than you get normal pay when you are on sick leave so that is what you would get. someone in wolverhampton says they we re someone in wolverhampton says they were employed by a major food manufacturer on a paye scheme until the 23rd of march. can i be furloughed on the government‘s scheme? quite a long time. in the early days, the revenue said oh, if you have just left a job, your old employer can the employee review to furlough you just to make you easy because it was trying to include everybody possible, but it is two months ago. if he was a good

believer and was a good employee, the company might be willing to do it. it is such an unusual request i am not sure whether he would be allowed to, but the company... it is worth asking, don‘t ask don‘t get, but it is a strange one to have left it so long. but it is quite possible. yes, and there is a deadline for applications anyway. am i right deadline for applications anyway. am iright in deadline for applications anyway. am i right in thinking it is not far off? i think it is by the end of july. the way it works as people are furloughed for three weeks at a time, and, yes, you can leave continuous, three weeks, three weeks, three weeks, but it is possible and some employers are doing this, they have got so many people who are... they had got only half the work, say, and so they rotate their staff and half on

furlough and half on pet full pay and so there is no reason why someone couldn‘t be added late but it is... it would need to sweet talk the old employer here. all right. there‘s an interesting way to hear from linda in plymouth, not something i have come across before, who says her sister—in—law is currently furloughed but the company she works for is still open and they have taken on an agency worker to do herjob. is this allowed? it is allowed but she may not know all the details. when you are on furlough you can‘t do anything and it could be that the agency person is covering for several people but say doing 25% of her sister‘s job and 25% of somebody else‘s job. they may only be working one or two days a week and you couldn‘t do that if you‘re on furlough. i think the employer is trying to protect linda‘s sister, but she can always ask, talk to them about it,. ok,

good advice. rachel says i am 17 and have a part—timejob in good advice. rachel says i am 17 and have a part—time job in a restau ra nt. have a part—time job in a restaurant. i have been getting furlough money but what are my rights when the sense? your rights will be the same as anybody else‘s when it ends, you will be probably taken back on the same terms, and thatis taken back on the same terms, and that is how it should be. if they cannot offer you the same part—time work that you have been doing then they have to negotiate with you what they have to negotiate with you what they give you. they may say they have no work and in this case, at 17, she has not got two years service, but for any employee who reaches the end of furlough and they are told oh, i am stuck so they, we have not got a job view any more, then they will be dealt with under then they will be dealt with under the redundancy schemes and entitled to statutory redundancy and depending on how we staff there and the best on all of them would have to be ina the best on all of them would have to be in a pool and they would have to be in a pool and they would have to use the normal selection criteria

as to who they choose may lose their job. so, itjust depends. if the restau ra nt job. so, itjust depends. if the restaurant isn‘t opening again then she has not got a job. if it opens again and they can only take on half the staff then it is a matter of negotiation as to who they take back. all right. a query from mark which does sound very worrying. it is about self employment. he says he is about self employment. he says he isa is about self employment. he says he is a self—employed plumber which he has been doing for three years. i have no income and received a very minimal payment from the government because of low profits. my fiance is shielding so that means i can‘t work u nless shielding so that means i can‘t work unless i move out. what am i supposed to do? i am very concerned. with no income, i would expect that to be able to apply for universal credit. it is based on a household‘s income, so he does not say how much income, so he does not say how much income his fiancee gets while she is being fielded, whether she is on statutory sick pay or what she is

getting, but they will look at the normal household income. one of the first things i would do is i would go on to the turn to us charity website which has an online benefit calculator or the step change charity website which also has one. also, he does not say what condition his fiancee has. it is possible that there might be a charity, eitherfor asthma or whatever it is, and they will be used to helping people who are shielded, and may be the first place to go to. it is also, he has got very little income, if he is playing vent you can ask for event holiday, he if he is paying a mortgage, he can ask for a holiday. —— rent holiday. banks are supposed to be getting up to a £500 interest—free overdraft, none that is just to interest—free overdraft, none that isjust to tide interest—free overdraft, none that is just to tide them over, i‘m not saying this is going to last for long, but there are lots of ways of getting help in the charities in the first place... universal credit, the

government has a calculator as well, and in the best terms, what universal credit is, he could get up to 1900 month. now, he doesn‘t have any mention any children so i don‘t think you would be fine for that amount but it is worth applying. it really depends on what benefits his fiancee gets and so rather than applying for universal credit straightaway i would go to step change or turn to us and go through their calculator because if you are on, say, tax credit, and you apply for universal credit you can lose the tax credit even though you don‘t qualify for universal credit and then you are left without any income. so mark, try step change in the first instance perhaps, we wish you all the best without. someone who is looking into the future, kane saying he is looking forward to august and says what happens if my employer either can‘t or won‘t

contribute the 20% to my wages from august onwards? the scheme is supposed to be flexible come august. we have not got all the details but the idea is to help employers to get people back to work. now, it is possible that his employer won‘t have enough work for everybody, won‘t be able to pay the 20% on they wa nt to won‘t be able to pay the 20% on they want to make some people redundant at that stage because the company feels they really don‘t have a future, the same as i mentioned earlier it would be under the statutory redundancy, it would have to go through the proper process. i would hope that they will be work andi would hope that they will be work and i have come across a lot of companies where they are just starting to build their business and they are doing little sidelines, a restau ra nt local to they are doing little sidelines, a restaurant local to me now does a ta keaway restaurant local to me now does a takeaway service and they have got three orfour takeaway service and they have got three or four people back off furlough. now, it is quite possible that will be the way to do it, that people will be working part—time,

august, and therefore they can be paid some of the money. it has been a big ask for employees to keep up with it. it is keeping people ready for work and it is been keeping companies ready to get set again and it isa companies ready to get set again and it is a good scheme and i hope he is wrong in fearing that his employer will do that but some are really in difficult financial position is because they have been paying their suppliers, they have been paying their costs and they have got no money coming in. yes, it is interesting and i‘m going to bring ina interesting and i‘m going to bring in a question from a business owner because it ties in lot with what you are saying there. this is robert clark who says he has a car repairs and sales garage which is a limited company going back to work on monday but business is very slow. is there any help out there for me if i have to ta ke any help out there for me if i have to take stuff off the furlough scheme because he is concerned that certainly at the beginning he is just not going to be making enough money to pay people and that is

interesting to hear the perspective ofa interesting to hear the perspective of a business owner. yes, and it won‘t be compulsory to take people off the furlough scheme. he needs to work out how many people he needs in his workshop, as i said earlier you fellow people for three weeks at a time to get the money, some of them may not come back straightaway and it is to work out how much work there is there. mot is have been suspended so that is one steady source of income but they will be coming back and it is working it out. some may be still on furlough, some may be invited back part—time, paid for the hours they work, it is to be negotiated with the team, and asi to be negotiated with the team, and as i said earlier, like with redundancy, i don‘t know how many employees he has got, and if he has six employees and he thinks he would use to, discuss it with them, work out what he needs because people have different skills, and it is consulting and making sure they know he recognises they have been loyal,

he recognises they have been loyal, he wants his business to get back up to scratch, and however they are going to do it, it is this way, and he may have a trade association that can help him or the federation of small businesses will be able to help him get back so that he doesn‘t full file of the rules and he can hopefully keep as many of his staff as possible. of right. before we let you go can ijust ask your question about mortgage holidays as well because that was brought in at the start of all this, wasn‘t it? i‘m sure that you will know that the head of the nation, the chief executive of nationwide has been talking about this today and this suggestion that a borrower‘s credit file should be marked if they apply to... if they want to take a further mortgage holiday. now, you will know much better than me whether this is something that lots of mortgage providers are talking about or thinking about. what is your take on this? welt, nationwide was the first

one to mention it. when the first tea m one to mention it. when the first team came in and the financial conduct authority suggested that borrowers should be able to have a mortgage holiday and all the credit reference agencies like experient said yes, it shouldn‘t affect you, you had to apply for the mortgage holiday, you couldn‘t just you had to apply for the mortgage holiday, you couldn‘tjust say i am not going to pay any more, then you would get a black mark on your credit record. now, just because somebody is not back at work, they are properly laid off or whatever, i think it‘s slightly harsh, but it is a matter of when the full details come out, the different lenders will have to say what the terms are. as i say, i think it is a little bit harsh, because the banks and the building societies will actually make money out of people being on mortgage holiday because, typically, if you‘re on a mortgage holiday for six months it is four and half thousand pounds that you haven‘t paid and then they will charge you that on the end of the mortgage and

that on the end of the mortgage and that will cost you quite a bit more. so they end going to make money in the long term. if you are a good customer they should help you, but you have got to let them know what your circumstances are. if you have got no income then they may say you we re got no income then they may say you were a higher risk, but it is a matter of discussing why you think you should have it, talk to people. that is always the best way. talk to them, tell them how you are going to pay back after the period ends and most of them will be sympathetic. very much to have you with very good to have you with us and talk to people is sage advice. lindy cup, money mental columnist at the financial times. very good to have you with us. that is lindsay, the money mental columnist at the financial times.

dental practices are allowed to reopen in england 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 have 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, "mom, 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 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 31 years and 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 had 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 a dentist still won‘t be easy. dan johnson, bbc news.

this spring has broken all records for sunshine in the uk. we‘ve enjoyed the sunniest period from march to may since records began in 1929. only nine springs have topped 500 hours of sunshine. but this year, by wednesday the uk had clocked up more than 573 hours. and that wet winter is a distant memory for many, as england has recorded its driest may since 1896. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with lou. hello there. whether across the uk has been stuck on repeat mode recently so if you have outdoor plans and you want something warm and sunny that is exactly what i can offer you this weekend. on sundays is the final day of may and it is looking likely that this spring is going to be confirmed as the sunniest on record which is quite a dramatic turnaround given that the beginning of spring was pretty wet —— do you remember that? we have got

hardly any cloud in the sky, little bits of coastal fog perhaps in the northern i also hear disappointing but we could in parts of north—west scotla nd but we could in parts of north—west scotland see values of up to 27 degrees. a little bit cooler across the east coast because of the bristol coming in off the chilly north sea and throughout tonight we see those clear skies for those temperatures are going to fall out to relatively comfortable values to get you good night‘s sleep, seven to 11 degrees. we do it all again on saturday. the area of pressure just shifting a little bit further east which means there will be a subtle change in wind direction and perhaps not quite as warm in western scotla nd not quite as warm in western scotland but we‘re still looking at the mid 20s. plenty of sunshine, a bit more of a breeze developing as we move through the afternoon, a lwa ys we move through the afternoon, always a little bit along those sea coast, head further west and further inland we could see higher values of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit, but whatever your thermometer is worth

bearing in mind that uv levels around this time of year are high pretty much across the country. so we can sort of fun sunday morning with a little bit of coastal mist and low cloud perhaps long that north sea that will disappear, again dry and settled, and with lighter wind potentially on sunday because the highs of up to 27 degrees. as we move into next week, ijust want the highs of up to 27 degrees. as we move into next week, i just want to point out to you that this weather front could introduce may be tuesday into wednesday summer showers into the north—west and something else thatis the north—west and something else that is interesting is that behind that is interesting is that behind that weather front as we think south, the wind direction is going to change and we see a taking over, dragging cooler air across the country, so it will stay predominantly dry with justice spring slim chance of some showers making a difference to the feel of the weather as we go through to next week.

this is bbc news. the headlines... changes are expected to the furlough scheme — the chancellor, rishi sunak, is likely to ask employers to pay around a fifth of staff wages from the summer. one of the governement‘s scientific advisors says he doesn‘t agree with easing lockdown while the number of new cases across the uk remains high. in scotland, many outdoor sports are now allowed, and two households can meet outdoors. the rest of the uk is will ease measures on monday. if too many of us change our behaviour a bit more than these changes are designed to allow, then we could see the virus spread quickly again, and that would take us back to square one. a police station is set alight in minneapolis in a third night of protests about the death of a black man detained by police.

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. in an hour‘s time, the chancellor rishi sunak will lead today‘s coronavirus briefing at downing street, where he is expected to set out plans for employers to share the cost of paying more than 8 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.

its 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, but with revenues still at next to zero and a growing sense that a space 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 furlough scheme was launched in april and currently pays 80% of workers‘ wages up to a maximum of £2,500 per worker. originally, it was set to run until the end ofjune. figures this week show that 8.a 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% payment 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 other sectors, they are being kept on. and what about the millions of self—employed workers? will their support scheme be extended as well? rebecca is a childminder and runs an early years training business. she says the grant has been a huge help. if there is no more self—employment grant, obviously, we‘re going to have to consider considerable savings within the household and cuts that we can make, things like looking at our shopping bills, looking at the utility bills and it is 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. with me now is our chief political correspondent vicki young. just correspondent vicki young. picking up on emma‘s there. just picking up on emma‘s points there. the furlough scheme, the real name is the job there. the furlough scheme, the real name is thejob retention scheme, but there are real fears that this could lead to mass unemployment in some sectors? we know what the chancellor thinks about the economic prospect. he has talked about a very severe recession and i think so much of this does depend on what kind of recovery country and the uk economy has. there has been talk of a v—shaped recovery in which it bounces back when measures are eased and everything goes back to the way it was before. i don‘t think people think it is going to happen that quickly. you could have a l—shaped

economy or a l—shaped economy which means you bump along at the bottom for some time. means you bump along at the bottom forsome time. the means you bump along at the bottom for some time. the problem is, the support the chancellor says, cannot go on forever. it has been extended from the end ofjuly until october, but, at some point, the time will come. i think is are being asked to pay more in august, there might be people looking now at their business and thinking it is not sustainable. and then you get to the point where people are given their notice. saving jobs is what the chancellor wants to do. he wants to do that in as many cases as possible, but he has also been pretty open in saying that he can‘t save everyjob. has the government been clear about whether it can go on offering more support, particularly to vulnerable sectors, diane thinking of hospitality? that is the real problem, the hospitality sector. when it comes to

hospitality, for pubs and restau ra nts, hospitality, for pubs and restaurants, i mean, they haven‘t been particularly optimistic about all of that. you can really see the difference now between their views about the transmission of this virus outdoors compared to indoors. that is why you have seen the opening of events outside. they are loosening those a bit. but, of course, if you area pub those a bit. but, of course, if you are a pub or a restaurant and you have to have the social distancing of two metres, that is an added problem. even if you do open up, you have got the huge restrictions which means you won‘t be making as much money which might mean you don‘t need as many staff. all of those are the kind of issues that people are wrestling with. it was interesting that the prime minister talked about looking at that to me to distance and given that lots of other countries have 2.5 metres or one metre. that kind of thing would make a difference to businesses. -- 1.5 a difference to businesses. --1.5 metres. for the moment, thank you very much. we will get more later. as the coronavirus lockdown begins to ease, the nations of the uk

are facing different restrictions. in england, up to 6 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 8 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 outdoors in their local area, with no restriction on the numbers attending. in northern ireland, weddings may be allowed from 8th june, as long as they‘re outdoors and no more than 10 people are present. and 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 under for the last ten weeks. this, for some, is what a small amount of freedom looks like. for others, it‘ll be different, but for all, a chance to enjoy activities that haven‘t been possible since march. here in giffnock, 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 a few familiar faces, it feels great. obviously, aided by the weather as well, the weather has been nice today. it feels a bit surreal still because this is basically the first day back on. but 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 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. it‘s better than before. is it nice to be outside and playing tennis?

yes. preparing for the new sanitised and socially distanced reality has not been straightforward. nobody thinks this is easy. nobody would want the government‘sjob. however, it is the case that 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 sports to come down and see what‘s 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 shouldn‘t share food or cutlery and they cannot go into each other‘s houses. the scottish government‘s 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 your family, missing yourfriends. this 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, the way it was, but we‘ll adapt, we‘ll get through and we will get back to sort of enjoying life. progress with phase one of easing the lockdown will be reviewed in three weeks. 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 6. but one of the government‘s advisers on the pandemic has made it clear he thinks the lockdown measures should stay in place for longer, to bring new infections down first.

at a briefing forjournalists, professorjohn edmunds from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine said infection levels were still currently "very high" , estimated at around 8,000 a day in england. anna collinson reports. a party in the garden with friends, maybe even a barbecue. it may feel like a distant memory, but soon, for many in england, it can be a reality. the government says from monday, friends and family can meet in a group of six or less, including private gardens. but there are concerns. you know, this thing, you can get it from touching something. so, it‘s a bit scary. so, still have to be very careful. ithink, though, it's a bit difficult for people that are in relationships, other households that can't hug each other and stuff like that. restrictions may be being eased, but strict rules are still in place. people are advised to wash their hands regularly. overnight stays are a no, but if you really need to, 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 crowded in your garden, if you‘ve got two families of six crowded in, obviously that‘s more difficult to maintain social distancing. so, we think six is a sensible number. any easing of the lockdown increases the chances of a second spike in cases of covid—19. the r 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. scientists 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, that this isn‘t going to translate into more cases. it definitely will.

but 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 a form of severe asthma and has been told she will need to shield until the end ofjune. i haven‘t left the house, i can‘t go for a walk. i don‘t have a garden, u nfortu nately. so, you know, as much as this beautiful weather is great and people can go and sit in the park, i think it‘s really important that they are reminded that there are people that can‘t do that still. with a sunny weekend to get through before the new relaxed measures come in, it‘s thought sticking to the current rules will be tough. to be honest, the thing about meeting people from six houses, i think there is two extremes. there are people being really freaky about not meeting anybody and 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 5 miles of their home — which some have complained is unfair on people who live in rural areas. from cardiff, tomos morgan reports. 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 long as they are outdoors and they maintain strict two—metre 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, you know,

zoom or facetiming or messenger — for three months. and it's the longest we've gone without seeing our own children or our own grandchildren. so, it's heartbreaking, really. i think we‘ve had enough of the quarantine. i think it‘s time... i miss my daughter. i haven‘t seen my daughter for three weeks. i‘m happy. the welsh government say that 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‘s briefing also had a nod towards 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 past 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 adjustments in the way that they work,

the different approaches from each home nation to the economy has been frustrating. i think three weeks behind england is disappointing. increased 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 or family in the sun will be welcome for now. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. our medical correspondent fergus walsh says there‘s little variation in the way the measures across the nations of the uk are being eased. broadly, actually, all of these lifting of measures are broadly similar, but say in wales you have no restriction on two households, so you could have two big households of eight each, that could be 16 people, and that‘s from monday. in the uk, is that more risky than six people from six different households in england?

you can‘t use the toilet of someone you go and visit in scotland. you have to go home, but you‘ve got to stay local. you can, though, walk through their house to get to their 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. there is a lot of variation here. i think the phrase common—sense should come into this and the police have said they are not going to be clamping down, only where people are really flagrantly breaching this. the headlines on bbc news... changes are expected to the furlough scheme — the government looks likely to ask employers to pay around a fifth of staff wages from the summer. one of the government‘s scientific advisors says he doesn‘t agree with easing lockdown while there are still 8,000 daily

—— number of new cases across the uk remains relatively high. 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 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... 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 are 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 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 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 spread to other 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. twitter has for the first time hidden one of president donald‘s trump‘s tweets from his profile, saying the post violates the site‘s rules against glorifying violence. twitter has replaced the tweet with a warning message where it would usually appear on the timeline — but it can still be viewed by clicking on it. the president‘s post describes minneapolis rioters protesting the death of a black man in police custody as ‘thugs‘, and threatens the use of force to restore order. ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts‘ — mr trump said in the early hours of the morning. twitter said it was worried the message‘s glorification of violence could inspire real—life shootings. the move comes hours after president trump acted against social media companies by signing an executive order seeking to limit their legal immunity. the site says it‘s in

the public interest to keep the tweet viewable. earlier, we spoke to will moy, the chief executive of the independent fact—checking organisation full fact. he explained that this is the second time in the space of a few days that twitter has taken action against the us president — the first being when twitter added a warning label to donald trump‘s tweets about claims of widespread postal vote fraud. he welcomed the way twitter have handled it. a shift in gear for twitter. they have never applied these to donald trump in this way, and some of these are quite new measures on the site. what we would say... we have been thinking about this boundary between free speech, which is all—important in an open society, and the real harm that that information can do for a long time. we have been warning that we need to protect free speech and the way to do that is to focus in on where real harm is happening and define proportionate reactions to that. the encouraging thing

about what twitter has done is, in both cases, they have been very clear about the harm they think is at stake. in one case, they are talking about election interference, and we know that real harm does come when people are told false claims about elections being rigged, people lose faith in democracy. that is real harm that is worth a proportionate response. on the other hand, they are talking about promoting violence. now, everyone will have to make up their own minds and, as you said, it‘s all in the open as to whether those tweets do actually have those effects and to whether twitter‘s responses are proportionate. but at least they are being clear about the harm they think they are seeing and therefore what problem it is they are trying to solve. that is a much better response than some kind of blanket attempt to control any mention of a certain topic or something which really us which really us takes us into the realm of censorship. dental practices are allowed to reopen in england 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 have 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'd 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, "mom, i 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 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 31 years and 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 had 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 a dentist still won‘t be easy. dan johnson, bbc news. that was quite a hard watch, wasn‘t it? now for something that was quite a hard watch, wasn‘t

it? now forsomethingjollier. this spring has broken all records for sunshine in the uk. we‘ve enjoyed the sunniest period from march to may since records began in 1929. only nine springs have topped 500 hours of sunshine. but this year, by wednesday the uk had clocked up more than 573 hours. and that wet winter is a distant memory for many, as england has recorded its driest may since 1896. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. the weekend is fast approaching and it is a pretty reliable weather story at the moment, dry, settled and sunny. in fact, the current satellite picture really illustrates how much sunshine we are seeing. just a little bit of high cloud into northern ireland. and a little bit of sea fog into the northern isles, here only 11 degrees. but highland scotland, you could see 28 degrees through this afternoon. widely across western parts of england and wales — mid—20s. the high pressure stays with us. it stays relatively dry and settled, but a little bit more of a breeze coming in off the chilly north sea will mean that always the further east you are, not quite as warm. that might suit some of you. there will certainly be

lots of sunshine right across the country. factor in that breeze, we are likely to see those temperatures mid to high teens, but further west, we are likely to see mid—20s yet again. similar story as we go into sunday. looks like the sunniest and warmest of the weather is going to be further west. plenty of sunshine, though, for all. take care.

hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at a30. changes are expected to the fellow scheme. the government is set to asking players to play around a fifth of staff‘s wages from the summer. one of the government‘s scientific adviser says he does not agree with easing lockdown while the number of new cases remains relatively high. in scotland to households can now meet outdoors. the best of the uk will ease measures on monday. if too many of us change our behaviour a bit more than these changes are designed to allow we could see the virus spread

rapidly again and that will take