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? our correspondent, duncan kennedy,

reports from bournemouth. the beach at bournemouth was packed by mid—morning. people out to enjoy the sun and keep their social distance as best they could. there are tens of thousands of people here not socially distancing. it became so not socially distancing. it became so crowded that the leader of the council herself came out to warn people of the danger. every household i've met so far has said, we all live in a house together. she says, with numbers like this, social distancing can become challenging step these people are not ignoring the rules, they are not interested for after what happened last week nationally, people are saying they are not in the rules. the gaps between people were clear in many areas but some didn't feel co mforta ble. areas but some didn't feel comfortable. i've lived here for ten years and i've never seen at this busy on a non—lockdown day, let alone today. it's crazy. how much

social distancing do you think is going on? none at all, to be honest. but most were happy to stay. although the vast majority of people here are trying to keep socially distant, the rules change again in england tomorrow, allowing up to six people together. the council says it's writing to mps and the government to ask them for more help to keep places like this safer. with the arrival of summer, the issue of how we come together to stay apart remains with us. the end of the pier sign sums up one council's view and what they think we should be doing about it. duncan kennedy, bbc news. primary schools in england will begin readmitting some pupils this week, amidst warnings from teachers' unions that it is too soon. in addition to vulnerable children and those of key workers, parents of nursery, reception, year one and year six pupils will be able to choose whether to send their children back to class. school governors have told the bbc that some schools will only be opening part—time. our education editor,

branwen jeffreys, reports from manchester. we've had to think about everything, from the moment the parents drop off the children at the gate to the moment... for weeks, this headteacher has been planning. so this is the yellow line that we've put down and parents must stay on this side of the line. parents and children arriving tomorrow morning will see how much has changed. on the playground, the new normal marked out. children in new class bubbles of no more than 15. all our classrooms have doors onto the outside... lessons, break—time and lunch, all in the same group. usually, we'd have two tables together and four working on a table. teachers have made videos of how the children will come into school and what their classrooms now look like, because everything isjust a little bit different, but we want to ease that anxiety for parents and children. even schools like this that are completely ready to take back nursery,

reception, year one and year six, don't expect everyone to turn up on the first day. a lot of it is about personal choice, how parents feel about managing the risks. safety comes first, so life and death... on her doorstep, one mum, simera, told me of her dilemma. her oldest, samya, could go back to year six but, with older relatives at home, simera wants to wait. i will talk to the parents who are sending the children and i'll talk to the teachers, how they're managing and everything, how's everything going and, if they give me a positive response, then i might think about it. at the moment, it's no. in this manchester community, each family making its own decision. mona wants vanya to go back to finish primary school. i am sure that the school are doing what they can and they follow the guidelines, but i want her to meet her friends before

the transition to high school. earlier, one union leader said scientists were backing their call for a delay. their concern and our concern is that the case number in the country isn't low enough and that the contact tracing isn't working well enough, so we are risking a spike in communities. most other children will still be at home, with a promise of some lessons for year ten later injune. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken this afternoon reached the international space station onboard the crew dragon capsule from the private firm, spacex. it took the pair 19 hours to get to the destination, after blasting off from cape canaveral last night. the mission‘s aim is to demonstrate spacex's ability to ferry astronauts to the space station and back safely. outdoor markets and car showrooms

will be allowed to reopen in england tomorrow, with safety measures in place, as the restrictions on nonessential retailers start to be eased. all other shops classed as nonessential are preparing to open from june 15th. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. neil's getting ready to sell his towels and bedding at barnsley‘s outdoor market for the first time in over two months. he and his wife, suzanne, are planning a new, safe stall layout. tables at the front, two—metre distance... i don't think we'll take a great deal of money, but we've just got to get into this system of working again. however slow business is, they can't wait to reopen. it's very important, plus we want to open the economy, don't we? 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 covid—secure reopening plans.

as it sells homeware, ikea could have stayed open, but it chose to shut, and will only reopen in england and northern ireland from tomorrow, with safety procedures. we'll be limiting the flow of customers in the car park and into the store. we've invested in this new team of what we're calling social distance wardens, who'll be on hand throughout the store just to help customers with the one—way system. other nonessential shops in england, including this kent menswear shop, can't open untiljune the 15th. we have ordered a screen for the till area. they too are adapting to recommended safety measures. i've closed one changing room, so we've got one changing room, which will be sanitised after every use, and then whatever garments they've tried will be taken out of stock for a period of time to be sanitised. so how much of a challenge is it for an independent shop like yours to introduce all the safety measures and still make enough money? very challenging. we've got to limit who comes in, so straightaway you're saying, sorry, sir, do you mind waiting?

that potential customer might say, i'll come back another time. tony only expects a trickle of trade initially but, like the market, hopes customers who have been shopping more online do eventually return. katy austin, bbc news. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. there are more than 3.5 million children in the uk who don't have a brother or a sister and, for them, the lockdown has been particularly tough. the children's charity the nspcc says that only children may have felt isolated in the last ten weeks with only mum and dad for company and plenty of solo play. tomos morgan's been to meet a couple of one—child families in cardiff. i'm embracing the fact i'm

watching him growing up every day. i am seeing him develop and spending all that time with him, that is brilliant. but he does need to be with his friends as well. since the middle of march, eight—year—old evan has been enjoying life at home in cardiff with dad jason. we have bumped into a few of your friends. as an only child, the only children he has seen since lockdown are either his friends at a distance or online. which is just not quite as good as normal. if you see your friends you are like, dad, can i go and play with them? but, no, you canjust say hello to them through the window but you can't go and play with them. really annoying. because i want to but i can't. i can't. according to the office of national statistics there are over 3.5 million single child families across the uk.

and from monday, some pupils in england will return to school. by then across all the uk nations groups of varying amounts of people from different households will be able to meet outside. but crucially still at a social distance. which means children still won't to be able to play with each other in person in the near future as the two—metre rule remains in place. it's isolating for only children who are struggling with a lack of social interaction with their friends, being in school, and yes they can go online but that does not replace that physical contact. because i am an only child i am kind of used to it, but when i have time to think about it it is more lonely, yes. between football and playing international basketball, 12—year—old daniel would usually see friends almost every day of the week but not any more. i want to meet up but

we are not allowed to. it is quite boring because i do not have any siblings. mum has been at home with daniel throughout lockdown, keeping him engaged with school work, scrabble and sports training. he is dealing with it really well. he is good at keeping himself amused. but in the long term that is not good, is it? although any child could be experiencing loneliness during lockdown, the best way to overcome those feelings is by sharing those emotions. it is just that keeping in touch with people, sharing how you are feeling, sharing how you are feeling with your mum and dad, your carer. for daniel and evan, quality time with their parents has made lockdown easier. but sometimes nothing can replace a kickabout with friends. 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 38,1189, and the government says it has reached its target of a capacity to carry out 200,000 tests a day. let's here 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—19 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. our health correspondent, helen briggs, joins me now. scientists are extremely caught still. the whole message from the government has been this is a critical time and the language is one of small modest changes, urging people to remain cautious and keep social interaction to a minimum. it will be a big day, children will put on school uniforms. the people who have been shielding, some have been indoors for weeks upon end, they will be able to have more freedom to

spend some time outdoors, going for a walk with a member of the household or meeting a loved one if they live alone while following social distancing. but scientists have said in recent days that they are concerned we may be moving too fast into lockdown, and we are in uncharted territory here, so eve ryo ne uncharted territory here, so everyone will be watching what happens to the virus, the measure of transmission and whether it can be kept below one. so a big day for some but we are in uncharted territory that people have to keep all these restrictions like social distancing in place. large crowds of people have gathered in central london this afternoon to protest over the killing of the unarmed black american, george floyd, whilst

in police custody. thousands marched passed london landmarks before gathering outside the us embassy. similar demonstrations took place in cities across the uk, including at st ann's square in manchester and in cardiff. our correspondent, jon donnison, has been at the protests outside the us embassy here in london and has the latest. there's still quite a few police here outside the us embassy, but this demonstration is now over. they started off in trafalgar square — i'd say about 1,000 people at its peak. they headed down towards parliament and then here to the embassy. the majority of people, but not all, were black and most, i'd say, were quite young, and many were carrying placards with the words black lives matter. this demonstration looked to be almost entirely peaceful. there was some anger when police made a number of arrests outside the us embassy here, but one of the things that i think a lot of people will be asking is that the organisers of this demonstration today on social media

had called for people to bring facemasks and to keep two metres apart. well, some people had facemasks, but there was very little social distancing, with many of the protesters, when it was at its height, this demonstration, simply cheek by jowl. for millions of people, the coronavirus crisis has been devastating. over 370,000 people are confirmed to have died from covid—19. economies around the globe are suffering. the international labour organisation says 81% of the world's 3.3 billion workers have had their workplace fully or partly closed. with little to be optimistic about, there is one glimmer of positive news — climate researchers say there has been a sharp fall in co2 emissions during the pandemic lockdown. the question is, will this be seen as an opportunity to build on, or will we return to our old behaviours once we start properly emerging from the shutdown? we can talk now to university of east anglia's climate

change science professor, corrine le quere, who leads that research, and from toronto in canada, we'rejoined by former mayor of that city, david miller, who is now director of international diplomacy at the c40 cities, a global coalition of mayors promoting climate action. what was that drop? not by itself. but the way people now go back to work and the government putting on

their economic stimulus package, this could make a big difference. which pandemic policies should city's keep? first we have a concern about the pandemic. but thinking about the pandemic. but thinking about how to recover from the pandemic they are looking at policies that will address an economic recovery and also a health recovery in a low carpal way. a numberof recovery in a low carpal way. a number of cities have surplus roads in favour of active transportation, cycling and pedestrian sensitive cars. we are seeing cities like london making public transport safe. and a numberof london making public transport safe. and a number of cities working on issues of housing including ways to make our buildings more energy efficient making better buildings, creating jobs and lowering carbon emissions. in particular, which

cities? i would look to lisbon who are trying to re—purpose short—term re ntals, are trying to re—purpose short—term rentals, ensuring people can live in the city, where they can walk and use the city, where they can walk and use transient cycling to get to work and do not need to drive, that is a significant step. la is helping homeless people move into hotels. hotels are underutilised. and we are seeing a variety of cities like milan, vancouver, paris and many others making very significant strides to make cities easier places to get around on foot and on cycle. very powerful actions taken right 110w. very powerful actions taken right now. you have heard mr miller they're talking about public transport and in particular in london, here in london some people are london, here in london some people a re really london, here in london some people are really worried about going back

onto the underground, about using buses, and those people that they have access to private cars or taxis are taking this because and taxis so is there not a problem here and that some people in order to feel com pletely some people in order to feel completely safe. using cars in a way that they did not do before the pandemic? absolutely. there is a risk of a major rebound in that case. that is why governments now need to step in to make it possible to go safely back to work. there is active transport, walking and cycling, making public transport is safe and as quickly as possible, but there is also a need for a broader longer—term which is to move com pletely longer—term which is to move completely to electrification, and this is a longer term strategy that could be implemented now, the economic packages will be put in place, it would help to supportjobs in the long—term and actually

address this problem fundamentally. there is a saying in politics you are familiar with, never waste a crisis. will this be wasted?” are familiar with, never waste a crisis. will this be wasted? i don't believe so. one has to take the health of people as a first issue and the pandemic has shown that when the world faces a serious challenge we can address it. and after we move out from the restrictions of the pandemic we will see mayors leading clean energy and clean transport and clean energy and clean transport and clean building, food production, so that we can collectively address the global crisis that is still happening despite the lowering of the missions at the moment. thank you both forjoining us.

it has been another warm day with nationwide sunshine. in wales the warmest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching 27 celsius. you can see the extent of the clear skies nearby. overnight tonight we will keep the clear weather for the most pa rt will keep the clear weather for the most part although later in the night that could be a few patches of low cloud and mist and fog patches forming around some of the coast in eastern scotland but for most of us it is clear and starry overnight with temperature 6—13dc, cooler than that out in the countryside. tomorrow another fine and sunny day coming up nationwide. a bit of fair weather club developing as we head into the afternoon but not spoiling the sunshine much at all. very warm once again. in scotland,

temperatures will reach the mid 20s and warmest areas, it looks warm into parts of the highlands, glasgow 24 celsius and 24 into western areas of northern ireland and across western wales. a favoured spot for seeing high temperatures, 25 celsius potentially. looking at the weather picture into tuesday, we see this weather front approach the far north of scotla nd weather front approach the far north of scotland and that will bring rain across these far northern areas, may be 5-10 across these far northern areas, may be 5—10 millimetres of rain. so wet weather and is the northerly winds working it will feel cooler as well. temperatures down on recent days with highs of around 10—13d here and elsewhere another warm and sunny day, temperatures low to mid 20s. changes on the way though as we head towards the end of the weak outbreaks of rain for some of us and

it will turn progressively cooler as those more northerly winds begin to push their way that bit further south with rain or showers in the focus for many of us. along with that, the northerly winds dragging in coolerair that, the northerly winds dragging in cooler air sensitive temperatures being in the mid 20s towards the end of the week temperatures in the high teens and perhaps into the low 20s in the warmest areas. not everyone will see rain but the amount we do get will vary quite a bit. but at least there is rain on the horizon. that is your weather.

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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 10 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 have docked with, and entered, the international space station. now on bbc news, an exclusive film from inside the lodi hospital in lombardy, where doctors and nurses were on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak in italy.