this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the government has defended the easing of lockdown measures in england from tomorrow despite the country's covid—19 alert system indicating high levels of transmission. we are reasonably confident that the steps that we've taken and will be taking on monday are manageable, but we have to all continue to play our part in that. after ten weeks at home, more than 2 million people in england and wales who've been shielding during lockdown are told they can go outdoors. protests in the us over the killing of george floyd spread from minneapolis to at least 30

different cities despite a number of curfews in place. riot police use tear gas and rubber bullets. nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station onboard the spacex crew dragon capsule. and outdoor markets and car showrooms prepare to reopen in england from tomorrow with safety measures in place. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk government has given its latest coronavirus briefing and has been giving more details on its policy for the most vulnerable in society.

from monday, those who have been asked to shield at home in england and wales since the lockdown began, some 2.2 million people, will be able to go outdoors again. on helping rough sleepers during the pandemic, the government is pledging to build 6,000 new homes to provide permanent shelter for the homeless at a cost of £160 million. in the uk, a further 113 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have died, taking the total number to 38,489, and the government says it has reached its target of a capacity to carry out 200,000 tests a day. let's hear more from the communities secretary, robertjenrick, who explained the changes to the guidance for the most vulnerable in england and wales. when we announced a gradual relaxation of restrictions

in the last week, i know that many people who are shielding will have been asking, "what about me?" today, we are setting out the next steps for the shielded. now that we have passed the peak, and the prevalence of covid—19 in the community has reduced significantly, we believe that the risk to those shielding is lower, as it is proportionately for the general population. as with the guidance for shielded people more generally, we want to give people the information and the advice that they need to make the best decisions for them. this is, as always, advisory for the shielded. so, as a first step, i can announce today, that we have updated the shielded guidance so that, from tomorrow, monday the 1st ofjune, people will be advised that they can

take initial steps to safely spend time outdoors. this guidance is for england only, but we are working very closely with the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland, who will issue their own guidance in due course. those shielding will be able to spend outdoors with members of their own household, or, if they live alone, with one person from another household. this reflects a lower risk of transmission outdoors as well as the significantly reduced prevalence of covid—i9 in the community. the full guidance will be uploaded to gov.uk later today. you must still follow social distancing guidelines and remain at a two—metre distance from others. this will enable those shielding to see loved ones like children and grandchildren — something many, i know, are aching to do. having spent many weeks indoors,

some will understandably be very cautious and concerned about going outdoors. you should only do what you are comfortable with. robertjenrick has also been giving details about what the government is doing to help rough sleepers in england during the pandemic. the government is pledging to build thousands of new homes to provide permanent shelter for the homeless. our goal has always been that as few people as possible return to the streets, but words and promises are not enough. because of the action we have already taken, for the first time in my lifetime, we know who the vast majority of rough sleepers are and where they are living. that means we can assess each individual‘s needs and tailor the support that we provide next. some people will need help to return

to the private rental sector, but others will need accommodation to be provided so that they can start to rebuild their lives. that is why 6,000 new supported homes will be made available for rough sleepers, providing safe accommodation for people we have helped off the streets during the pandemic. the government is backing this effort with £433 million to fast track the safe accommodation desperately needed to ensure as few rough sleepers as possible return to the streets. 3,000 of these new homes will become available in the next 12 months and £160 million will be spent this year to deliver that. but rough sleeping is as much a health issue as it is a housing issue. it is a crisis of addiction and mental health as well. so we will provide specialist support staff for rough sleepers

in this new accommodation to ensure that they can continue to receive the health support that they will need to transform their lives and fulfil their potential. these homes will be a springboard to better things, and they will serve as a new national asset and be a symbol of hope and our belief that no one's path is predetermined. 0ur health correspondent, helen briggs, joins me now. we helen briggs, joins me now. will discuss homeless few we will discuss homelessness in a few minutes‘ time. but there is very little certainty here about shielding. i thought when he said he was reasonably confident, that would not be the reassurance that some would want. some medical charities have said today that for some people this chance to go outdoors for some

exercise with your household or if you live alone to meet one other person, perhaps a child or grandchild, while observing social distancing, for some people that is what they have been waiting for but for others it is a scary time, and robert generick put the message across that this is advisory, and if you think of the people who are shielding, 2.5 million people, and a lot of different diseases in there, most vulnerable people clinically, that could be anybody from someone with cancer undergoing chemotherapy to somebody with a condition to cystic fibrosis to a pregnant woman with a heart condition, and not all these people are elderly and there are children in there too, so there isa are children in there too, so there is a very blanket guideline around shielding, which has made it very

confusing for people. some people will not feel comfortable with taking further measures in terms of just what he calls a small modest changes in going for a walk outdoors, but for other people that will be a big deal in terms of dealing with this condition because they have been inside, they have not left the house for weeks upon end, which is an extraordinary situation. and as always the message for the public, it's incumbent on the public to behave responsibly, and all this ata time to behave responsibly, and all this at a time when some primary schools will be returning but playgrounds themselves will not be open. that's right, and all through the press briefing today we were getting this message, it's a critical time, we need to be careful, and doctorjenny

harris, the deputy chief medical 0fficerfor england, harris, the deputy chief medical officer for england, said there harris, the deputy chief medical 0fficerfor england, said there is a seismic change, people are much less likely to come into contact with someone carrying likely to come into contact with someone carrying the virus, but there are still cases out there, we are still getting thousands of new cases a day, so we have to keep applying social distancing, that is the message she said, we have to limit the number of social interactions, and of course these tiny steps toward some sort of semblance of normality will co nsta ntly semblance of normality will constantly be looked at. scientists have criticised the government's approach in recent days, they have said we are relaxing measures too soon. said we are relaxing measures too soon. they will certainly be monitoring what is going on and crucial of course has the capacity to test and trace which is just getting under way. so it is only really by finding people who have

symptoms of the virus and their contacts and then getting those people to stay indoors that we stand any chance of actually continuing with some sort of relaxation of measures. helen, with the update on that press conference, thank you very much indeed. i think we will go up very much indeed. i think we will go up into orbit because these are the pictures coming in live from what is happening in space after that successful docking between the spacex dragon capsule with the international space station. let's listening. this might be the moment they will come through, two astronauts meeting the three on the international space station. let us listen in.

n0 sound. rather annoyingly, the one moment we wa nted rather annoyingly, the one moment we wanted to listen into the comms up there on the international space station, we do not seem to have any

at the moment. i'm just reading actually on one of the international wire is that the two astronauts have boarded the international space station. i was talking to tim peak earlier. he was explaining that when the dragon capsule docks, that was all done automatically, but then it took two or three hours for all the checks to be made, the astronauts would have been wearing their spacesuits just in case there was a problem with the pressure. that does not appear to have been the case, so once they have the hatch and the pressure sorted out, they have been able to get on board, and so a successful mission, the first commercial venture to carry american astronauts from american soil, a success it seems and two or three months up there for those astronauts

to work on their various experiments. what is so interesting about this particular mission of course is the fact that so much is recycled, the rocket used to get them into orbit came down and landed vertically on a ship operated for that particular purpose. the astronauts themselves will splash down when they come back. let us listening. it will be the first time that humans will enter through this hatch for the first time in nine yea rs. n0 sound.

just heard actually that we momentarily lost comms again and the two astronauts have boarded the space station, i don't actually think that is the case. mission control are saying it is the first time in nine years that they will boarded by this route. let's carry on watching. i don't think there has been a hitch. everyone is taking their time, been a hitch. everyone is taking theirtime, and been a hitch. everyone is taking their time, and all the cheques are being made, let's see if there is any more information coming from mission control.

it does sound as though there are problems with the microphones up there after that journey that saw those two hurtling towards the international space station, 17,000 miles an hour. tim peak saying that the two macro astronauts normally on the two macro astronauts normally on the ground will have been monitoring things when that docking did take place because that will have been handled... automatically. spacex, the first time in the history of human space flight that it has been done on a commercial basis like this. the two astronauts given quite a lot of sleep, actually, in the few

hours just ahead of docking so that they could get completely refreshed for what will now be their life for the next two or three months. tim peak wasjoking... or i was joking with him about how space age, this new capsule looks compared to the challenge to another craft taking astronauts up to the international space station, he was saying that the viewing area, there isa saying that the viewing area, there is a lot of glass there, it is clearly designed, as you would expect from elon musk and what he

spent, and with all the latest techniques and gadgetry and design for this particular craft. i think we are a few seconds away, so let's just say with these pictures and see if we can listen in now. n0 sound. we are still not hearing...

those sound issues not quite resolved at the moment. but for those who have not been following this that closely although it is causing huge excitement in the united states, it could according to the people behind this revolutionise space travel will stop president trump was due to go on the original launch date but that was cancelled because of bad weather so it was not until last night that they managed to go up on that rocket. and it is saving nasa billions of dollars when you compare what this operation has

achieved and how things used to be done. i'm not even sure if the bbc‘s sound engineers will be able to decipher that! apart from the fact that two macro faders are up when they should not be. everyone is waiting, they do not be. everyone is waiting, they do not look too concerned. we are good with that call. thank you. so... hatches were open 12:02pm

central time, we are moments away from doug and hope entering the international space station. which means we will stay with you! the idea is to get more astronauts back onto the moon over the next few yea rs, onto the moon over the next few years, and the artemis programme as it is known aims to put nasa astronauts back on the lunar surface again in 2024, and then the plan is to use the moon as a launching pad for the much more complicated... trend. to mars. shortly after they enter we will conduct a welcome ceremony, there will be vips here. it looks like they are all closed visually now. we are in eight

decimal three. visually now. we are in eight decimalthree. configuration visually now. we are in eight decimal three. configuration is complete. all valves appear closed visually now and configuration complete, excellent to hear. welcome to the international space station. so this is the moment. we will be there in a second. dog and bob about come through that hatch. and onto the international space station.

we are from spacex, entering the international space station. moment of great excitement. and relief. applause from mission control as you can hear. both these test pilots thrilled to be on this first mission. and now posing for some pictures. i'm not sure... there we re some pictures. i'm not sure... there were some photographs taken but i am not sure if we will get any words from them, i think we might, let us listening.

it's a great looking photograph so thank you for that. got a whole bunch of happy and grateful people making their way in right now. they entered at 12:22pm central time. they are all gathered in front of

the cameras... the three members of the cameras... the three members of the international space station and the international space station and the two new arrivals, dog and bob. we will move away from space, but keep you updated all all the developments on what has been a historic docking of the spacex capsule and international space station, and everyone looking well and relaxed and excited, it must be said. let's go back to that press conference we heard earlier from downing street, robert generick talking about the lockdown issues in particular for the people who have been shielding, the most vulnerable in society, he was also making pledges about helping the homeless, andi pledges about helping the homeless, and i think we can now speak to

chris wood, assistant director of research for the charity shelter. i hope you enjoyed the pictures in space! what about those announcements today? it sounds like quite a lot of money on homes, is it? this is very welcome, it will help ensure that those people who we re help ensure that those people who were sleeping rough and who have been moved into hotels do not end up back on the streets and it is about tackling homelessness. but we're still seeing across the country people becoming homeless every day, and that is because although they are helping those people who were on the streets before the pandemic they are not doing anything about the reasons why people become homeless in the first so unless they tackle those causes it will not get any better. i was also reading that the number of people sleeping rough five times more than the official

figures. robert generick said it was the first time as far as he knew in this generation that we did know how many people were sleeping rough, is that accurate? it's true, we still do not know quite how many people are sleeping rough, lots of people are sleeping rough, lots of people are sleeping rough, lots of people are sleeping in their cars, so we count the number of people who are rough sleeping on one night of the year, but there is also a much wider problem. that is people sleeping on other friends sofas. and problem. that is people sleeping on otherfriends sofas. and unless problem. that is people sleeping on other friends sofas. and unless we tackle the root causes of homelessness which is a lack of sta ble homelessness which is a lack of stable homes that people can afford, we will not start to the reduce the numbers of people homeless over time. and that comes down to the government committing to building more social homes across the country. housing is so expensive in this country and we need them to commit to building more social homes that we desperately need for both homeless people and for low income workers across the country. but when

he talks about 6000 new homes, do they fall into that category? this is supported accommodation with wraparound support for rough sleepers. usually, they will stay there for at least a long time if not permanently. which is really good news but it is only tackling that one problem which is relatively small and there are tens or hundreds of thousands of people who have in secure accommodation and who are homeless across the country. and how do you prevent these people from drifting back into homelessness? because some will not be particularly happy with where they are ending up. the evidence shows that the key thing here is getting someone that the key thing here is getting someone into somewhere permanent. but of course we need people to stay there and with housing benefit solo

and ran so high this is why we are seeing more people coming back into homelessness and back into the streets and families becoming homeless and ending up into temporary accommodation where they cannot stay and cannot afford and thatis cannot stay and cannot afford and that is why we need the government to come up with a longer term plan to come up with a longer term plan to fix this problem. thank you very much indeed. let's stay in the uk because outdoor markets and car showrooms will be allowed to reopen in england on monday. all of the shops though will be closed or classed as nonessential are preparing to reopen from the 15th of june. he and his wife suzanne are opening a new safe stall layout. ta bles opening a new safe stall layout. tables in front, to metre distance. we just have to get to the system of

working again. they cannot wait to reopen. it's very important plus we wa nt reopen. it's very important plus we want to help the economy, we want to make a start. scotland, wales and northern ireland have different plans in place for the reopening of shops and markets but no dates are set yet. meanwhile retailers in england are pressing ahead with their secure reopening plans. as it sells homeware, ikea could have stayed open but it chose to shut and will only reopen in england, northern ireland from tomorrow with safety procedures. we will limit the flow of customers in the car park and into the store, we have invested in what we are calling social distancing, wardens will help customers with the one—way system. other nonessential shops in england including this kent menswear shop cannot open until the 15th ofjune. i ordered the screen. they are also adapting to recommended safety measures. i have closed one changing

room. one changing room will be sanitised after every use. how much of the challenge is an independent shop like yours to introduce all the safety measures and still make enough money? very challenging. we have to limit who comes in so straightaway you are saying, sorry, do you mind waiting? that customer might say, a come back another time. they expect a trickle of trade initially but hopes customers who have been shopping more online to eventually return. it all begins injust it all begins in just a few hours' time. that is it from me for the time. that is it from me for the time being and time to catch up on all the sports news now. newcastle will be the first racecourse to reopen when horse racing returns tomorrow following its coronavirus shut down. 120 runners will compete, 12 at a time, and hygiene, testing and social distancing measures will all be in place.

katie gornall has been to markjohnston's yard in middleham in yorkshire, to see how he is preparing for the return of racing. at the north yorkshire home of britain's most successful horse trainer it has almost been business as usual. despite the lockdown, mark johnston's horses still need the exercise and need to be ready. he has recovered from coronavirus himself, and the past few months have been frustrated. it has been frustrating because we would have been amazing and we have all these horses here ticking over and nowhere to go, but we have been very lucky in comparison with other industries who have not lent themselves to social distancing like we do on the back of a racehorse. i have never had so many horses picked to run and looking for a race. now they do have something to race fall, horse racing

has been given the go—ahead to start. the opening race will take place here at newcastle's park, as they try to recover from a £50 million loss of income. are referred response ability is to ensure that we returned safely. it is a responsibility because all of our racing will be freely available on tv so people will be able to tune in to our sport when there isn't much sport on for the next two weeks. but the whole race day experience here newcastle is going to feel very different. everyone will have their temperature checked on arrival and then once inside everyone will have to follow a strict one—way system. usually, the malejockeys would get ready in here where they would all be tightly packed together. instead, organisers have set up this whole new area with cubicles to allow jockeys to socially distance. in fa ct, jockeys to socially distance. in fact, the only time they shouldn't be two metres apart from someone is doing the leg up to their horse. before lockdown, racing here was as much about the action around the

course is on the track, but on monday the stands will be almost empty. no fans, no bookies and no owners. numbers have been strictly limited. in the summer we are used to 20,000 crowds, but it is just good to get the sport back up. the industry looks after 70,000 people we work with in horse racing and eve ryo ne we work with in horse racing and everyone is keen to get it moving. for the jockeys, many of whom only get paid when they race, it has been a big relief. we were just starting to get them going then when it all got stopped and the horses here seem in good form, so i'm just hoping they hit the ground running. with they hit the ground running. with the path clear for racing's return, now is the chance to get back on track. snooker is also back tomorrow. the championship league event will be staged behind closed doors at the marshall arena in milton keynes. the venue has been chosen because it has on—site accommodation, meaning everyone involved in the tournament can stay there. all players and staff will be tested before entering the venue, and will be kept in isolation

until results are known. we won't know it's the right time until we go back and hopefully there is no sort of repercussions from it, but i have read all the details that are going to be put in place and i was sort of on a commission committee for snooker and i know a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes and i am pretty confident that they have done everything they can. in the bundesliga, a couple of results for you from behind closed doors in germany. borussia monchengladbach are up to third after a 4—1 win over union berlin. and second place borussia dortmund are in action — they're 3—1 against padderborn. england's jadon sancho on the scoresheet twice — he was in the starting line—up for the first time since the league restarted. already two goals in about 13

minutes left there. britain's sailors are preparing to move to the next stage of training from tomorrow. a number of measures have already been implemented to allow some of the squad to continue their preparations for next year's olympics. our reporter nick hope's been finding out how they've been navigating some of the challenges. as a champion sailor, giles scott has overcome some of the toughest trials nature could conjure, but not even he could be prepared for covid—19. it is unprecedented, isn't it? we work on a four year cycle and my schedule was very precisely developed so that it enabled me to get good olympic preparation as well as good america's cup preparation, and of course covid has come along and torn that into bits. yeah, it is nice that we are actually able to get out on the water now. to make that possible and safe, british sailing have followed government guidelines and modified their training base in portland and weymouth.

we are requiring all of our athletes to screen for their symptoms and temperature checks and we want to make sure that anybody displaying any symptoms stays at home. the hardest thing is probably working out where all of the touch points are that you have to keep clean, so therefore we need more disinfectant, we need a hand washing station there. it is than just a case of observing really good social distancing, which in a boat hub is usually quite busy, so yes, it has been difficult, but i think it is something found a way to cope with. nacra17 duo, john gimson and anna burnet, were able to return ahead of other double handed sailing pairs after choosing to go into lockdown together and they are to make up for lost time. when you are an olympic athlete and you're always used to working and training every day towards a goal, when that stops overnight and you don't do it for three months it is quite a lot mentally to get through. and also the fact that we knew that our australian rivals were still able to train, so that has been quite difficult.

that is all the sport for now. now on bbc news, it's time for click. hello, you. hope you're doing ok. the weather's getting warmer here, which means only one thing — any minute now you will hear my next—door neighbour's lawnmower whiz past and there's nothing i can do about it. sorry, lara. there is an app for that, you know, don't you watch a programme called click? oh yes, i remember. good point! we were actually all meant to be outside this week at the hay festival, but alas it's not happening this year. yeah, i know. i'm going to miss the hay festival this year. hay is still online though and they've got loads of speakers who are giving talks from their homes — rather like the rest of us these days. yes. how are you finding working from home, spencer?

um, well, i'm really lucky to be able to work from home, but the weird thing is whenever i have worked at home in the past i have worked harder and longer than i have in the office, basically because i'm paranoid people will think i'm skiving off. yeah, i can understand that although, of course, not everybody‘s that conscientious. and speaking to a lot of friends i think the idea that moving forward many of us could be working from home more, even after the pandemic... well, while our bosses can't watch us in the way they would in the office there is some technology that might. with millions of us now working from home, managers are facing new challenges. homeworkers are harder to monitor and so trust is vital. however, in recent weeks demand for software to monitor employees has surged in the us, so it seems not everyone is quite so trusting. while companies may argue that it's simply about maintaining

productivity, others may feel that we're slipping into a time of creepy surveillance. so based on these concerns, new york times journalist adam satarino decided to conduct an unusual experiment. i wanted to see how this employee monitoring software worked. and so i thought the best way to do that would just be to turn it on myself, so i downloaded the software on my computer, on my phone, and then i turned it around and gave my manager, my editor in san francisco access as well, just knowing that your supervisor was looking over my shoulder and could see screenshots of what was on my computer screen, or a log of what websites i was visiting, that sort of changes how you behave and how you perform yourjob. adam used monitoring software hubstaff. the software is now installed on over 100,000 company machines. it can snap screenshots

of your computer every few minutes. other software on the market can even record your screen — and monitor every keystroke. i really did begin to feel that it was intrusive and over the top. it spits out this percentage, which becomes kind of your productivity score that can be used to measure you. and so mine were always stubbornly low, which was surprising, i consider myself to be a fairly productive person. i am embarrassed to say i looked at that number and i was like, what? what is going on here?! it kind of raises immediate questions — like what is this guy doing? so i should have known better because when he explained that this really only measures the amount of time you're, you know, typing on your device and using your device and your laptop, that explained a lot. but knowing what else he was doing felt really weird and intrusive. and it was kind of gross, you know.

it's like you're not only violating adam's privacy, you're sort of violating other people's privacy that he was communicating with by extension. adam's experiment was one manager monitoring one employee and the companies providing the software argue that this isn't a true reflection of how their customers use it. but that's not the reality of what really happens. what really happens is i have 100 employees and there's nobody who's going around looking at the detail of 100 employees. so really what they're looking for is just those basic insights that we talked about. and the detail is just there if it's needed, if something looks off, looks awry. however, in the united states the sudden surge in demand has started to draw attention to the lack of legal protection for workers' privacy.

and has also highlighted a power imbalance between employers and employees. governmental action is necessary to protect workers from being forced to treat their dignity in the employment bargain. in february, i did testify in congress in the subcommittee on labour and education, and this was an issue that was raised. this productivity tracking of employees and also the fate of the data that is collected. with millions more of us now working from home, dr ajunwa's concerns have become even more pressing. she told us that currently employers are allowed to secretly monitor employees as no federal law exists that requires them to inform their workers about surveillance. it's now a free—for—all. it's the wild, wild west. everybody is now subject to the same kind of minute monitoring

as we previously thought was, you know, the plight of those poor factory or warehouse workers. and there's also the issue of employment discrimination that can arise from all this data collection. if you're taking screenshots, you might discover information about the employee that you perhaps would not have discovered in a traditional workplace. you might discover that the employee is of a different sexual orientation, so that could also give rise to discrimination on those grounds, or a different religion. but in europe, where productivity monitoring of employees is still legal, there is much tighter oversight, and there are regulations around its use. in europe we have to tell people what we're doing and why, and ensure that we have lawful grounds for doing that. if an organisation has a legitimate interest in collecting the data for workforce productivity in certain areas, then it will be

able to do so without consent, but it will still need to be transparent with its employees, telling them what it's doing and of course putting safeguards to protect the data. maybe we will see this sort of employee surveillance become the norm, but clearly it will stir quite some debate. after all, how would you feel if your boss was monitoring you? in the dead of the night something is afoot. two feet, in fact, and a jump. westpac little ripper group and myself are sleep to track down ——sacrificing sleep. some roving roos or the occasional wandering walla by. we're not fussy. table, check, carpet, check, two unmanned aerial vehicles, check, check. i'm out with the same team behind the slick sharkspotter drones

i've covered before. with the bushfires and the animals that have been affected we've now taken the amazing technology that we've had out on the beaches for the last three years and we've put it over the bushland. now they've turned nocturnal and their new targets are considerably cuddlier creatures. you can see kangaroo, kangaroo, kangaroo. you can see they really stand out against the background. we're filming before sunrise during the coldest part of the day. so the new thermal cameras fixed to the drones can work properly. as well as being able to serve a huge swathe of land in the blink of an airborne eye, the drone's thermal capabilities can help in other ways. a thermal signature makes animals much easier to see at night. their natural internal temperatures making them visible even in the most dense of treetop canopies. and the different individual temperatures of the animals can be recorded, therefore making them more

distinct between species. different animals show up at different temperatures. they have different fur that insulates them. so it'sjust a matter of picking them out, but you can see quite easily that there's a whole lot of kangaroos in this field. dr grant hamilton from queensland university of technology is also using drones to monitor koalas. he's devised an algorithm to automatically detect animals in the outback using computer vision. on the right—hand side we have the artificial intelligence algorithm working and on the left—hand side we have the thermal imagery. it's a koala. initially it was falsely detecting kangaroos, for example, as koalas. we were even detecting humans and even hot car bonnets. but that's the whole point, that you go back and you retrain the algorithm. so the algorithm gets better and better and better to the point

now we're better than humans are at detecting koalas. all of the algorithms that have been developed to date is processing back at a university, so there's no in field processing. so we're now going to work with the universities and the institutions, take their datasets and algorithms that they've started to develop, layer it over our technology, which enables us to do these surveys at night in the field and get real—time data back. and that's the key. someone who knows a thing or two about the state of australian animals is dr michael pyne. when i first started here 20 years ago we admitted just three koalas in the whole year and last year we admitted almost 600 koalas. he sees real value in an up—to—date digital census. these surveys are done intermittently, maybe every ten years, and in many areas they're not done at all, it's just estimates. technology such as drones, you know, using those thermal cameras, can mean a large area can be covered

in short periods of time, you know, relatively cheaply, to get those numbers so we know how many koalas are there and that makes all the difference. only if we know what's there can we manage what's there and be able to make, you know, decisions about the future. that's it for the shortcut of click for this week. the full—length version is available for you right now on iplayer. and you can keep up with the team throughout the week on instagram, youtube, facebook and twitter. thanks for watching and we will see you soon. bye bye.

the easing of lockdown in england from tomorrow and as we enjoy the sweltering weather they urge caution. no we are reasonably confident that the steps that we have taken confident that the steps that we have ta ken and confident that the steps that we have taken and will be taking on monday are manageable, but we have to all take our part in that. government also concerned that those most vulnerable who have been shielding in england and wales since march can spend time with one other person also tonight, a first night of protest in the united states as demonstrators gather in 30 cities with some turning violent. on the beaches, how people and the authorities are dealing with the

challenge of covid—19. and schools back for some pupils. primary schools in england get ready for socially distance classes starting tomorrow. the communities secretary, robertjenrick, said they were "reasonably confident" the steps being taken were manageable, but people also had to play their part. from tomorrow, all four uk nations will have guidelines in place allowing more than two people to meet outside. vulnerable people in england and wales, who have been advised to stay home since the lockdown began, will also be able to go outdoors again. shielding advice in northern ireland and scotland hasn't changed.

the first phase in the reopening of schools will begin in england, with children in nurseries, reception, and years one and six being allowed to return. and, provided they meet safety guidelines, open—air markets and car showrooms in england can also start to trade again. it comes as another 113 deaths were recorded in latest 24—hour period, which brings the total death toll for those who've tested positive for the virus to 38,489. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. this spot in shropshire was so popular today for the car park at the close. site is safe the chance of catching the virus outside is pretty small but they are pleading with us to be cautious. is notjust what is possible to do, it's about what is possible to do, it's about what is possible to do, it's about

what is sensible to do, what is sensible to do is have as interactions as possible. by tomorrow or parts of the uk will have guidelines in place to allow more than two people to meet outside. in england, groups of up to six can gather from different households. in wales, any number of people from two different households will be able to meet. families should aim to travel no more than five miles. in scotland, two separate households up to a maximum of eight people can meet. in wales, people are encouraged not to travel far. in northern ireland, groups of up far. in northern ireland, groups of up to six people who don't live together can gather. whenever you are, social distancing rules still apply, and people from different households must stay two metres apart. we have heard how crucial it is in this next stage that we stick scrupulously to the rules, that this isa scrupulously to the rules, that this is a dangerous and sensitive moment, so is a dangerous and sensitive moment, soi is a dangerous and sensitive moment, so i wonder how worried you are,

seeing the pictures this weekend, where social distancing is difficult or impossible? those additional easements, together, will in all likelihood keep the rate of infection below one, so we are reasonably confident that the steps we have taken and will be taking on monday are manageable. as we all venture out more, this was the yorkshire dales today, but is the government being reasonably confident they are getting this right good enough? labour are sceptical. test, track and isolate is fundamental because, unless that works, we won't know where the diseases or be able to shut it down locally and we could see reimposition of lockdown. others point to geographical differences around the country. it might be that easy lockdown is perfectly ok in areas like london, which were hit early and hit hard but, up north, it's still a very large number of cases. relaxing the rules is loaded

with uncertainty. no one can know what the consequences will be. chris mason, bbc news. vulnerable people in england and wales who've been shielding in their homes since before lockdown have been told they can venture out for the first time from tomorrow — that's four weeks earlier than expected. those with underlying health conditions, who are more at risk, will be able to go out with members or their household or meet one person outside their household. here's our health editor, hugh pym. charlie has an immune deficiency and asthma. she's been shielded since march, not leaving her house and garden but, from tomorrow, she will be able to, taking the dog for a walk and meeting a member of the family. i'm ecstatic. i've already rung my mum and she is if i talk tomorrow morning at 10:30am so that we can actually have a proper conversation in the air and it will feel like we are a lot closer again

so, even though we can't embrace yet, it will be much better than it has been. those most at risk from the virus because of their health conditions are shielding. around 2.5 million in the uk, including transplant recipients, some cancer patients, those with severe respiratory conditions and those who are immunosuppressed. since march they have been told not to leave their homes but, from tomorrow, those shielding in england and wales will be allowed to go outside once a day and meet one of the person from outside their household, remaining two metres apart. the rules haven't changed in scotland and northern ireland. but some are worried. this man has kidney dialysis at home in blackburn four days a week and is waiting for a transponder. he stayed indoors for ten weeks with his mother and brother. —— waiting for a transplant. he says he will not be going out tomorrow. i'd rather be safe tha n going out tomorrow. i'd rather be safe than sorry for yes, the

messaging generally from the government over the past couple of months has been very muddled and unclear, and it doesn't fill me with much confidence, and i am probably more afraid now that i was at the beginning. one charity leader gave a cautious welcome but said the change had come with no notice. the way the announcement was made and the fact we haven't seen any of the evidence for this group that says it is now safe, it's created quite a lot of anxiety among people, and people are hearing different things now in the government announcement as they are hearing from their own clinical team. ministers say it's up to people in the shielded groups whether they go outside or not and they should only do what they are co mforta ble they should only do what they are comfortable with. there will be a review of the policy in mid june. hugh pym, bbc news. protests have spread to at least 30 cities in the united states, triggered by the death of a black american in police custody in minneapolis. george floyd, who was unarmed, died after police officers

pinned him down to the ground. officers in riot gear charged at demonstrators, and rubber bullets were used in many cities. barbara plett—usher reports from minneapolis. another night of chaos and unrest, as anger over police killings spread to every corner of the country, penetrating the heart of political power in washington, dc — security agents used tear gas to push protesters away from the white house. new york's iconic streets were littered with the debris of rage — over the death of george floyd, but also giving vent to years of festering frustration with police mistreatment of african—america ns. here, and in more than a dozen other cities, protesters and looters ignored curfews. security forces rounded them up, fighting to restore order. nearly a third of the arrests took place in los angeles. in minneapolis, where the protests began, the national guard moved with military precision to clear demonstrators away from the police station, firing tear

gas and rubber bullets, setting up roadblocks throughout the city and shutting down movement. we're the press! we're media! security forces have been aggressively pushing back the protesters. they came, determined to make sure that this night would be different than the others, to retake the streets. we've seen a real show of force here tonight. earlier in the day, protesters marched peacefully, chanting, "i can't breathe", the words of george floyd as a police officer knelt on his neck to restrain him. most don't support the violence, but some say without it their voices aren't heard. we've been silent for too long. we've been peaceful. how many peaceful protests we have to have until it gets right? so, yes, i feel like it needed to happen. there is a point of being policed where we just reach our wits' end, and this is our wits' end. this is a war! they are notjust stepping back

and allowing us to win! they see this as a pivotal moment in a long struggle for racial justice, but the country is walking a dangerous line between protest and anarchy, confrontation and aggression, battering the space to find answers to the unrest. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, minneapolis. thousands of people have flocked to beaches around the country today with demonstrators in the us. protestors walked to the american embassy in south—west london and crowded together, despite social distancing restrictions. they chanted "black lives matter", in reference to the civil rights campaign group, and held up signs reading, "justice for george" and "rest in power". thousands of people have flocked to beaches around the country today to enjoy the warm weather as the lockdown starts to be eased. but how difficult has it been to follow social distancing rules?