and 5 are almost at half 9 million. and 5 are almost at half a million. the pandemic is farfrom over the people are beginning to become a little more complacent. yet in the new york times with this resurgence or a surge in beijing, which of course hadn't been in lockdown originally after the original outbreak in wuhan. china seems to be showing some restraint in terms of the lockdown so a different way of doing it now. in terms of the lockdown so a different way of doing it nowlj wonder why that is. i think one thing particularly with regards to china is international perceptions that we go back to the beginning of the covert crisis. china seem to have been very draconian or authoritarian how it dealt with. while physically taking people into hospitals those scenes were seen so far removed from the kind of life we know in western democracy. again we see them very draconian measures. the kind that would be unheard of six months ago. but i think as harriet was saying, everybody is

getting more sophisticated in their understanding of this disease and how to control it. and we know that social distancing works. we know that facemasks make a big improvement. as we know from the uk that treatments are getting better for this as well. and there is more medications and treatments and coming available that will stop this being so fatal. i think that certainly plays into an element. much like the rest of the world china is facing the same dilemma between a health consequence versus the economic consequences will top they know if they were to really start to shut things down again that would have very bad impact on the chinese economy. i think they don't wa nt chinese economy. i think they don't want to risk that. i think again is the kind of think we are going to see when we see flat would not flare—ups of covert again in the uk and other countries. again, the chinese situation scenario, the actual testing process is there are far stricter and far more saturated than we are seeing certainly in the uk. they are. also i think the

lockdown, localised lockdown here than in china is really quite a lot stricter that we are probably going to see in the uk. just in this article a guard standing in the gate ofan article a guard standing in the gate of an apartment complex to make sure that people don't leave. meanwhile around the corner people are going about their daily business and going to shops almost every return to normality. will see what government has described as a whack a workable approach. to stop localised outbreaks. will it actually feed this stretch? probably not to the same as guards at gates with medical professional make sure nobody breaches this lockdown. gosh that workable expression is been used co nsta ntly workable expression is been used constantly over the last three months. the figural, nice picture here people returning to school all dutifully, socially distancing us with their shadows just in front of them. but a lot of them reluctant to do so. and parents reluctant to do

so. now return to school compulsory in france. indeed. the french government has made the decision for children's education they have to get back to school, they have to have that face time with their teachers that they miss for quite some time. you should remember that a much stricter approach than the uk, us and other countries to leave your house you need a bit of paper with an excuse. otherwise it was very much you are in isolation from the period from when the country was in those circumstances. it's interesting again that france is making this compulsory. because here in the uk there has been a lot of controversy over the fact that boris johnson promised that schools will be back before the summer, they haven't. they now say it's going to be september before many people get back to school. there's been this big concern about what impact is going to have for children's education. particularly those that facing exams or moving from primary to secondary. very significant the

french government has gone that step further to enforce this back. because of the uk it's often been the teacher unions and some local authorities that have said no to schools going back. while the government has urged it. some would love to do that back and try and get schools back but in the uk it's simply another admission of defeat that we haven't been able to do that. how much of a row do you think in numberten that. how much of a row do you think in number ten about this with the promises from williams send that schools would return and aren't doing so now? it does seem as though it's been a pretty heated route between the education secretary and the prime minister. the sunday papers this weekend reporting that williamsons likely not to be the education sec. after a reshuffle which is likely to happen in the autumn. it has been a pretty embarrassing episode for the government. because they did promise that children would get on with their teachers and particularly primary schools. but to cleave before the summer. of course the government were reluctant to clear

schools in the beginning. then they chose you and then they said they come back and they are not. the government still not being 100% clear on whether children will be going back every single day of the week in september. we know that it will be all children and all years but we don't know actually whether that's five days a week or whether there will be sort of days in, days out and home—schooling still continuing. paint with schooling. plans to reopen schools in september. quite interesting little graphic on the pain front page year of the protocols from educational institutions. just talk us through that. have you got the copy and funnier? i do. yes you can see one of the things they doing there is to do with temperature checks for people going in there, you've got the social distancing measures as well that we talked about and many other countries. i think this is the kind of thing that is going to have to happen elsewhere if you want to give parents the confidence to put

their students back into schools. at their students back into schools. at the moment there is too many, were just too fearful. eat need to have the compulsive and seat in france which is to force them to do it or look at the ua where they're just adding many different levels see that there be in check, be a separate that they're not going to come into close contact with top you do have to think it's quite difficult because the small children, the whole situation is very different, not the sort of think they are used to envy in order to not go close to people, to not play in certain ways. it's very much against their natural mode of behavior. but i think what they clearly defined and clear it's all about giving confidence. also to teachers as well. harriet, they haven't really approach the problem that we've got certainly in the uk about social distancing and how we need more space, or buildings to actually incorporate all the pupils,

children who need to be taught. yeah it looks as though the two metre rule will still be here. presumably will not be the case for schools in england when we hear from the prime minister tomorrow. and that is a huge factor in why the social distancing measures will probably be reduced. because we can't fit in other people incarcerated. the article says that will be no more than 30 pupils on school buses. exactly how they go about that remains to be seen. not a huge amount of space outdoors in a country like the uae for people to overflow into school playgrounds and playing fields. no. but the paper putting out the same uae has stayed ahead of the curve in terms of its testing programme in terms of the lockdown as well. also pointing out dubai conducts more than 612,000 tests without let's look at something a little different now.

just to end with before we go, come backin just to end with before we go, come back in about a0 minutes' time. the japan rushing the uk over its first brexit trade deal with a six week timetable. which it would appear sebastian, will severely hamper those trusses ambitions for a pretty comprehensive trade deal to sort of set the ball rolling for, when we actually carry out brexit. indeed, the uk is obviously formally left the uk is obviously formally left the eu and started trade negotiations with his closest partners, with the us, australia, new zealand, south korea and of course japan as well. they have hailed these talks is historic moments one of the first trade talks to get going. but in our interview with the japanese trade minister today he's warned that in fact there is only really six weeks to do a deal because scotland passed by the next session of the jack but he is calm and in autumn. it can be in

place by the beginning of next year. i think that this is a sign of the pressures of the government are under due to this shortened transition period. the eu often takes for another year. the uk say no we will finally leave the eu single market and customs at the end of 2020. which means if you want to get a preferential trade deal with japan it's going to have to be done pretty soon. harry, that deadline to get it through injapan coincides of course it was something agreed with july as well. exactly and talks with the eu have been going on for a lot longer. and in some sort of framework already established so it's incredibly tight. these trade deals normally take years to form a. japan has done when in six months before. but six weeks looks incredibly ambitious. before. but six weeks looks incredibly ambitiouslj before. but six weeks looks incredibly ambitious. i see your bylines on the story as well sebastian, did you get the sense that this was japan deliberately exerting pressure to try and squeeze

the best deal for itself? 0r exerting pressure to try and squeeze the best deal for itself? or it really was just time to time constraints ? really was just time to time constraints? i think it was a bit of expectation as management here the enthusiastic trade secretary in the uk by talking these great big trade deals. i think what japan is saying here is what, if you want something ready to roll at the 1st ofjanuary next year it's going to be very limited. it's not going to go that much further than the deal that the uk has already agreed to roll over the terms with the eu. expectations of management here if you want something agricultural, things the uk is really interested and that will have to come at a later date. i think this will apply to all the trade deals that the government wants to get done before end of the end of the brexit transition period. we shouldn't forget it's a first time in 40 years the uk has done any trade deal of any kind. sebastian, sorry to cut you short. harriet, thank you both very much. that's our look at the papers.

hello there i'm sure it's not good to be to everyone's liking but this week it is going to be turning hotter and more humid across many parts of the country. and for the first time this year the temperature is likely to reach 30 degrees plus. 0n is likely to reach 30 degrees plus. on monday the highest temperatures at heathrow airport and cambridge are with temperatures of 20 for degrees. that was with a south—westerly wind with lower pressure and weather fronts bringing rain towards the northwest. higher pressure bringing the sunshine towards the south east of the uk. as the position of the high—pressure changes and as it moves northwards into scandinavia, it will change the wind direction and we're are going to draw in all the heat and humidity from continental europe. temperatures rising by day and perhaps by night. quite warm first thing on tuesday morning. a little bit cooler perhaps towards the far south of england and across the

highland scotland. tomorrow it looks like quite cloudy again across scotla nd like quite cloudy again across scotland and northern ireland. still more rain to come. won't be as windy, it will be drier and brighter in eastern scotland. cloud for whales and the northwest of england but more in the way of sunshine here. lots of sunshine for england and wales those temperatures continued to rise for 20 8 degrees england east anglia and lincolnshire. that high—pressure is going to be more dominant around the middle part of the week building across this weather front it tends to wea ke n across this weather front it tends to weaken it all the while. wednesday there may be cloud and some outbreaks of rain left for scotla nd some outbreaks of rain left for scotland and northern ireland but it should tend to peter out. cloud thins and breaks and more sunshine. sunny skies continue for england and well where winds are light and those temperatures are continuing to rise. perhaps making the low 20s in the southeast of scotland but 30, 30 1 degrees is likely through the midlands and the south east of england. none hot day to come on thursday with light winds. watch out

for a few showers they could be heavy and thundering towards the northwest of the uk otherwise it's going to be dry with light winds again. it's warming up. we are missing the extreme heat and northern ireland, mid 20s through the central belt of scotland. 3132 in the southeast of england. that's 90df. it's an uncertain breakdown towards the end of the week, likely towards the end of the week, likely to find some heavy foundry showers coming in from the west on friday before we are into atlantic air on saturday. it will feel cooler fresher again.