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 we have ta ken we are reasonably confident that the steps we have taken and will be taking on monday are manageable, but we have to also continue to play our pa rt we have to also continue to play our part in that. after 10 weeks at home, more than two 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. on the beaches, how people — and the authorities in the uk are dealing with the challenge of covid—19 and school's back for some pupils — primary schools in england get ready for socially distanced classes starting tomorrow. 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. for the latest news and analysis the uk government has defended its timing of a further easing of the lockdown in england from tomorrow. the communities secretary robert jenrick 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 2a 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. in the sunshine, this is the valley

as spot is so popular today than the car park eventually had to close. scientists say the chance of catching the virus on site is pretty small, but their pleading with us to be cautious. it is notjust about what is possible to do it is about what is possible to do it is about what is possible to do it is about what is sensible to do and what is sensible to do is to have as few interactions as possible. by tomorrow, all parts of the table of guidelines in place to allow more than two people to meet outside. in england, groups of run seven people can gather from different households in wales, and a number of two different households can be able to meet and family should aim to travel no more than five miles in scotland, two separate households to a maximum of eight people can meet and in wales, people are being encouraged not to travel far. northern ireland, groups of the six people who do not live together, can gather. wherever you are in the uk, social distancing rules still apply in people from

different households must stay two metres apart. we heard how crucial it is that we stick scrupulously to the rules this very dangerous and sensitive moment and i wonder how having seen the pictures this weekend, where social distancing is difficult or impossible. those additional easements was still in all likelihood keep the rate of infection below one, so we are reasonably confident that the steps that we have taken and will be taking on monday are manageable.- we all venture out more, this is the yorkshire dells today and as the government being reasonably confident for getting this right. labour is sceptical. unless it works, we will not know where the diseases, will not be in addition to down in localised areas that we could see another lockdown.

geographical differences around the uk. using lockdown is perfectly 0k in areas like london, which were hit early and hit hard but up north, it is still a very large number of cases. relaxing the rules is loaded with uncertainty. no one can know what the consequences will be. vulnerable people in england and wales who've been shielding in their homes since the start of 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 of their household — or meet one person outside their household. here's our health editor hugh pym. showed that since march, not leaving her house and garden, but tomorrow,

she will be able to. taking the dog for a walk in meeting a member of the family. i ecstatic, my mum is going to come here for a walk and we are going to have a proper conversation in the air and it will feel like we are a lot closer again. so, even though we cannot embrace that, will be much better than it has been. those most at risk from the virus or shielding, renter and a half million people in the uk, including transplant recipients, cancer patients, those with severe respiratory conditions. they have been told not to leave their homes perform tomorrow, those shielding in england and wales will be allowed to go outside once a day meet one of the person from outside their household remaining two metres apart. the rules have not changed in scotla nd apart. the rules have not changed in scotland and northern ireland. but some are worried. kidney dialysis at

home in blackburn four days a week and he is waiting for a transplant. he stayed indoors for ten weeks with his mother and brother. he says he will not be going out tomorrow. his mother and brother. he says he will not be going out tomorrowm is not something i would like to risk. i'd rather be safe than sorry and the messaging generally from the government over the past couple of months is been very muddled and unclear and it just doesn't months is been very muddled and unclear and itjust doesn't really fill me with much confidence in and probably more afraid now than i was the beginning. when charity leader gave a warning. >> is actually created quite a lot of anxiety and people are hearing different things in the government announcement that they are shooting from their own clinical team. minister say deceptive people in the shielded groups whether they go outside or not, they should only do what they are comfortable with and

there will be a review of the policy in midjune. 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. and in the uk, thousands of people have gathered to protest in manchester, cardiff and london in solidarity 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".

our correspondentjon donnison has been at the protests outside the us embassy here in london and sent this update. 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. thousands of people have flocked to beaches around the uk 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 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. 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 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. india has announced

plans to further ease a strict national lockdown. it comes despite a record daily rise of nearly 8,000 new coronavirus cases on saturday. from 8thjune, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres and places of worship will be allowed to re—open in many areas in the first stage of a three—phase plan. divya arya, our corresondent in delhi has the details. it is a clear message to the people that this might still be called a lockdown, it is a month long extension, but the purpose of the lockdown is actually to unlock. so the lockdown, or the restrictions on movement of people, is strictly going to be enforced only in areas that have high numbers of coronavirus cases. other areas, which is most of the country, will see the phased reopening. only schools and colleges are not being opened for another couple of months. we have not heard anything about international air travel as well. but other things, shops, shopping malls, even places of religious worship,

as you explained, are opening up. even today, you talked about saturday, today is an update on saturday and the numbers are still the highest single day. it is 8300 today. and they have seen that for the last two weeks, that numbers are consistently rising as india started easing restrictions. so over the last two weeks, train travel has been allowed in the country, so has domestic airflights. millions of people, in fact, migrant workers, who were stranded without pay in big cities, have been moved as they wanted to go back to their home towns, complaining they had no food to eat, no way to sustain themselves. so the numbers are small, but now, as these restrictions are being eased, there is a possibility, and as we have seen over the last two weeks, that the numbers may surge. now, these are small numbers in comparison to the population, but the government has also been accused of very low levels of testing. india is testing just over 100,000 people every day, which is one of the lowest levels of testing compared to globally.

the headlines on bbc news... 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. after ten weeks at home, more than two 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. two of the holiest sites in islam have reopened their doors after more than two months' shutdown because of the coronavirus. hundreds of worshippers streamed into the second holiest site, the prophet's mosque in the saudi city of medina. the third holiest site, al aqsa mosque in occupied eastjerusalem has also re—opened — worshippers are now required to wear face masks and have to follow social distancing rules.

islam's holiest site in mecca in saudi arabai remains closed to be public. and for roman catholics, st peter's square has reopened to the public. pope francis has led prayer from his window for the first time in three months. primary schools in england will begin re—admitting 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, year1 and year 6 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 of the children from the gates the morning. for weeks, the had teachers from planning to stop this is the yellow line. parents and children

arriving tomorrow morning we'll see how much is changed. on the playground, the new normal marked out, children and youth glass bubbles of no more than 15. all of our classrooms i have doors onto the outside. lessons, break time and lunch on the same group. usually we would have the admit videos and how stu d e nts would have the admit videos and how students were coming to school and about the classrooms look like because everything is just a little bit different and we want to ease the anxiety for parents and children. even schools like this that are completely ready to take back nurseries, perception, your one in yearsix, back nurseries, perception, your one in year six, don't expect everyone to turn up on the first day. a lot of it is about personal choice. how pa rents of it is about personal choice. how parents feel about managing the risks. safety comes first. one mum

told me of her dilemma. her oldest could go back to your six, both older relatives at home, she wants him to wait. bill talked to the teachers how to manage now everything is going and if they give mea everything is going and if they give me a positive response i think about it. at moment, it is no. in this community, every family making their decision. they want her to go back to finish primary school.|j decision. they want her to go back to finish primary school. i am sure there is a school doing what they can to follow the guidelines, but i wa nt can to follow the guidelines, but i want her to meet her friends before the transition to high school. earlier, when union leaders that scientists repacking their call for a delay stop you what they're concerned and our concern is that the case number in the country is not low enough and that the contract tracing is not working well enough.

so, we are risking a spike in communities. most of the children will still be at home, with the promise of some lessons for your ten later in june. 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 non—essential retailers start to be eased. all other shops classed as non—essential are preparing to open from june the 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. and then we've got the tables at the front, a two—metre distance... i don't think we'll take a great deal of money, but we've just got to get into the system of working again. however slow business is, they can't wait to reopen. it's very important. plus, we want to help 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 will 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 will 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 untiljune15. 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 have been tried, they 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 these 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?" and that potential customer might say, "oh, well, i'll come back another time". tony only expects a trickle of trade initially, but like the markets, hopes customers who have been shopping more online, do eventually return.

there are more than 3—and—a—half—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 10 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 quality 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 can just wave at 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. 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. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. it's been another warm day, with nationwide sunshine. in wales, the warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 27 celsius in porthmadog. you can see the extent of the clear skies nearby on that weather watch picture. overnight tonight, we will keep that clear weather for the most part, although late in the night, there could be a few patches of low cloud there mist and fog. but for most of us, it is a clear and starry overnight, with temperatures 6—13dc, a little bit colder potentially out in the countryside. tomorrow, it is another fine and sunny day coming up nationwide.

there will be a bit of cloud developing as we head in the afternoon but not really spoiling the sunshine. it will be very warm once again. temperatures in scotland will probably reach the mid 20s in the warmest areas. glasgow, 2a celsius. 2a as well in western areas of northern ireland and across western wales. 25 potentially in porthmadog. similar temperatures in bournemouth. on tuesday we will start to see the weather front approach the far north of scotland. that will bring some rain across the northern areas, maybe up to ten minute metres of rain. as the northerly winds begin to work in, it is going to start to feel cooler as well. temperatures quite a bit down on recent days in stornoway and lerwick. elsewhere, it is another warm and sunny day,

temperatures, low to mid 20s. heading into the middle of the week, we are going to see outbreaks of rain for some of us and it will be turning cooler as the more northerly winds begin to push further south. with rain or showers for many of us. along with that, the northerly winds dragging in some much cooler air. instead of the mid—20s, towards the end of the week, we are looking at temperatures generally in the high teens perhaps just into the low 20s. not everyone will see rain but the amount we do get will vary quite a bit. at least for some, there is rain on the horizon.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... 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're reasonably confident that the steps that we've taken, and will be taken on monday, are manageable. but we have to all continue to play our part in that. after ten weeks at home, more than two million people in england and wales who've been shielding during lockdown