hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk government insists that it continues to be led by science over the next stages of the easing of lockdown measures after concerns were raised by some leading scientists. we need to proceed in a very cautious way. so we have set out a road map, but at each stage we are saying we are not going to proceed with that unless we are confident that we can do so in a safe way. the return of competitive sport is announced for the uk from monday — starting with horse racing. other sports given the go ahead to resume behind closed doors include football, rugby and cricket. appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city of minneapolis following the death of george floyd, an african—american in police custody. a former police officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. you are disgracing our city,

you are disgracing the life of george floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country. india's daily total of new coronavirus cases hit another record high today — with nearly 8,000 new infections. and nasa astronauts prepare to launch into space from the us for the first time in nearly a decade — we countdown to the launch. now on bbc news, the struggles of the new technology sector in wuhan. wuhan, china's economic heartland. and the epicentre of a global pandemic. the city at the heart of a public health crisis in china is shutting its public transport network to try to prevent the spread of a virus.

in the spring of 2017, we set out to follow the fortunes of two companies as they fought to establish themselves in the city's 0ptics valley. a dedicated zone for new technology enterprises, it's part of the move to transform the city's economy. this is the story of some of the people who live and work in the city. and the story of wuhan before and after the arrival of the coronavirus that would change all of our lives. previously on three years in her

hand, these men clashed over the direction of the company and a start—up founder struggle to raise more capital to support his struggling business. some in wuhan is intense and oppressive. the scorching heat and high humidity can continue from may until october and it is often difficult to be outside. this man has not long to deliver his project.

if it goes wrong, it could mean the end of the business.

in beijing, they continue to meet with potential investors. the $300,000 he received from an angel investor a year ago has almost gone. without another source of funding, they will struggle to keep going.

he makes one final stop, beijing start—up street where all dot companies aspire to be. but that dream seems out of reach.

spirits are low, the only person huang tiesen can turn to is his girlfriend.

always in search of ideas and inspiration, xujishui always in search of ideas and inspiration, xu jishui and always in search of ideas and inspiration, xujishui and a colleague go to attend an international robotics show.

huang tiesen is also in shanghai. he has come to give his angel investor an update on his company. but he is becoming impatient. he is unimpressed. huang tiesen comes under renewed pressure to deliver. xu jishui has

returned to wuhan to talk to his father. they watched wuhan become china's largest industrial centre but the shift towards high tech has brought new and unexpected challenges.

as their time as theirtime in as their time in shanghai draws to a close, they make their way to the city's famous riverside.

before they leave shanghai, they go and check out the competition at a fruit and vegetable industry fair. after the initial shock, they continue looking at what other softwa re continue looking at what other software companies had to offer.

the argument doesn't end there.

the fracture in huang tiesen‘s and his girlfriend's relationship will have lasting repercussions. wuhan‘s wu han‘s high—tech optics wuhan‘s high—tech optics valley is home to 90,000 companies, spanning a range of emerging industries. competition is fierce and many start—ups won't make it to their second year. robotics is one of the lucky ones and is marking its second anniversary with a party. but not all are anniversary with a party. but not allare in anniversary with a party. but not all are in celebratory mood. xu

jishui and his business partner clashed over the direction of their company.

huang tiesen and his girlfriend have returned to wuhan and tensions are still high.

emotion is at crisis point, she needs a change of air.

in the next episode, a team works flat—out to try and make their deadline.

huang tiesen and his girlfriend fight to take their company to the next level. and wuhan becomes the epicentre of a global pandemic. this is the moment a city of ii epicentre of a global pandemic. this is the moment a city of 11 million people was effectively shut off. an event which will change everything. hello. it has been another dry sunny and

warm day and some of you might be wondering when the next rain is on its way. more news on that in a moment. in aberdeenshire, skies have looked like this, as they did in the rest of the country. in the west, the highest temperature was 27 degrees. you can see the extent of the sunny skies on the satellite picture. 0vernight, we keep the dry weather and the clear weather for the vast majority. however, it looks likely we will see low cloud moving into north—east scotland, perhaps running down into the north—east. low cloud and mist and fog patches so low cloud and mist and fog patches so it could turn murkier. a co mforta ble so it could turn murkier. a comfortable night's sleep between eight and i2 farmers. could linger around for the first few hours of and scholar before lifting and clearing and then it is sunshine across the board. higher temperatures will be in western areas, so temperatures will be in western areas, so temperature is 25, 20 6 degrees. maybe 23 or 2a for northern

ireland. while seeing the highest temperatures, 27 in porthmadog. we have more of the same to come on monday. high pressure is still with us monday. high pressure is still with us dry weather and more of the warm sunshine. with the onshore winds keeping the east coast temperatures around 20 degrees, still warm in the sunshine, but the high temperatures will continue to be across more western parts, so 26 also in cardiff, 2a in glasgow. there are signs of a change as we get into next week. the high pressure starts to slip away and it looks likely we will see an area of low pressure moving in from the north. the spring showers or perhaps some lengthy outbreaks of rain. it will also drop the temperatures as the winds turn toa the temperatures as the winds turn to a north—westerly. it won't be been over the last hot as it has been over the last week or so. so with more detail on that, rain or showers move into parts of scotland on tuesday and you will notice those temperatures dropping back close to normal so 16

oi’ dropping back close to normal so 16 or 17 degrees in glasgow, for example. we see the change further south across england and wales. there could be rain showers around as we head to the middle part of the week but things will certainly get a bit fresher with the temperatures coming down several degrees. that's your weather.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government insists that it continues to be led by science over the next stages of the easing of lockdown measures after concerns were raised by some leading scientists. we need to proceed in a very cautious way. so we have set out a road map, but at each stage we are saying we are not going to proceed with that unless we are confident that we can do so in a safe way. the return of competitive sport is announced for the uk from monday, starting with horse racing. other sports given the go—ahead to resume behind closed doors include football, rugby and cricket. appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city of minneapolis following the death of george floyd, an african—american in police custody.