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new government guidance for businesses in england, as they prepare to re—open after lockdown. hairdressers, hotels, and pubs are advised on seating and booking arrangement, but gyms and nail bars will have to wait. we've got everything included in a five—page risk assessment that we've meticulously gone through, so it's deeply disappointing that unfortunately nail bars have not been included alongside hairdressers. we're fully booked for six weeks now. we've been anticipating this date, 4thjuly, for a while and i've been taking clients' information and booking them in. we'll be looking at the government plans and asking will they work? also this lunchtime... pubs and outdoor restaurants will get back to business
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in scotland on 6thjuly, as long as the virus is under control. are we prepared if there's a second wave of covid? a warning from health leaders that we need to be. 4,500 jobs to go at airport services company swissport uk. the company says it is losing half its workforce because of coronavirus. vladimir putin joins celebrations for victory day in russia. critics say he's using the second world war commemorations to keep himself in power. and as much of britain enjoys, or endures, the hottest day of the year so far, a warning to people to take care if they're near water. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, there's another busy night coming up in the premier league. liverpool can take another step towards the title. good afternoon and welcome
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to bbc news at one. the details of how pubs, restaurants, hotels and other businesses in england can operate safely when they come out of lockdown in ten days‘ time has been published by the government. official guidelines include advice to reconfigure seating, minimise self—service and stagger arrivals. customers will be urged to book in advance, order online, or through apps where possible, and not to lean on counters. but many scientists have warned that the reopening could help lead to a second wave of coronavirus cases. our business correspondent simon gompertz reports. the countdown begins. following and interpreting the guidance to open in ten days‘ time. to be completely sure, this pub in manchester will have temperature checks, screens and a queueing system for the toilet. we have a mirror that goes through to the bar. there is a lock. one in,
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one out. pubs, hairdressers and restau ra nts one out. pubs, hairdressers and restaurants will be able to open in england from the 4th ofjuly. the current two metres social distancing rule is being reduced to one metre plus some extra rule is being reduced to one metre plus some extra measures. rule is being reduced to one metre plus some extra measures. the last thing anybody wants is for a second peak of a business to be shut down because it's not obeying the rules. the only way we will be able to reopen the economy in a safe manner will be of people continue to observe the rules. hairdressers have closer contact with customers and stricter rules. visors, for instance, four star. this one in london is booked out for the whole ofjuly. london is booked out for the whole ofjuly. we have disposable towels and gowns. masks and visors if we have to wear them. we will be sanitising each chair after every client. we are going to stagger
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clients so they are not on top of each other. making all this work will be a huge challenge. it's not just the visors, for markings and other measures, at this barbarous, they would normally be able to have 14 they would normally be able to have 1a people in the shop. that could now be six or less which makes it a huge problem just making any money. how can we huge problem just making any money. how can we ensure huge problem just making any money. how can we ensure that staff and customers are safe. we need to ensure that venues are safe. we need to support employers who will not be able to open because economically their businesses will not be viable. there is frustration from nail bars, gyms and swimming pools, still deemed too risky and will not be able to open from the 4th ofjuly. we have parapet —— perspex screens,
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ppe, hand sanitiser. everything in the 5—page ppe, hand sanitiser. everything in the 5— page risk ppe, hand sanitiser. everything in the 5—page risk assessment that we have meticulously gone through. it is unfortunate that neil bars have not been included alongside hairdressers. for those that have been chosen, there is relief. tempered with trepidation about how they can turn over a profit and how they can turn over a profit and how they can turn over a profit and how they can force customers to follow they can force customers to follow the rules. simon gompertz, bbc news. in the last hour, first minister nicola sturgeon has announced a major easing of restrictions in scotland to come into force over the course of july. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. yes, simon. the first minister said the hard work being taken by people in scotland was working to drive the virus here down towards the point of elimination. she said that gave her the confidence to accelerate the easing of restrictions here in scotland. the tourism sector as a whole will not reopen fully until 15 july but she said that from the 3rd
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ofjuly self holiday suit —— holiday accommodation will be able to open up accommodation will be able to open up and people will be able to travel more than five miles for leisure and recreation. outdoor beer gardens and car fees will be able to reopen from the 6th of july. car fees will be able to reopen from the 6th ofjuly. households will be able to meet indoors with people from up to two other households from the 15th ofjuly. pubs and restau ra nts the 15th ofjuly. pubs and restaurants indoors from that date as well, as well as hairdressers and barbers. an awful lot of information, but the sturgeon was also clear about the challenge ahead. our challenge, which is not an easy one, is to manage all of this change while keeping this virus firmly under control. if at any stage there appears to be a risk of its resurgence, our path out of lockdown will be halted and we may even have to go backwards. to avoid that, we must get as close as possible to elimination of the virus now and build confidence in our ability to control it in future through surveillance testing, contact tracing and, where necessary, targeted suppression measures.
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well, no dates yet for the resumption of communal worship, bingo, nightclubs, the theatre or indoor gyms. the first minister said those areas still need further consideration and assessment before they can set dates for those areas to open back up. warren, thank you very much. —— lauren r. health leaders are urging ministers to carry out a review to establish if the uk is properly prepared for another coronavirus outbreak. the presidents of the royal colleges of physicians, surgeons, gps and nurses have outlined their concerns in a letter published in the british medicaljournal. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. intensive care as the virus hit its peak year. senior doctors and nurses are now warning lessons must be learned in order to prepare for a second wave potentially. writing in the british medicaljournal, they
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called for ministers to set up an urgent review. are we any more prepared than we were when the first wave hit us? why were we uncoordinated with supplies of our ppe? we still don't have an answer as to why my colleagues from the black, asian and minority ethnic groups are more likely to die from this illness. these are all things that urgently need looking into in a no blame forward—looking way. that urgently need looking into in a no blame forward-looking way. the letter was signed by the presidents of the royal college of surgeons, nursing and gps, it said identifying areas of weakness was crucial to preventing further loss of life. today, the government declined to commit toa today, the government declined to commit to a review and stressed the need for people to continue to take precautions. no one can predict what is going to happen in the future. i hope what we can do is go back to some sort of normality. all of this is predicated on people continuing to follow the guidelines in the
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rules. that's how we keep people safe. yesterday, the ongoing risks we re safe. yesterday, the ongoing risks were underlined. sir patrick valla nce were underlined. sir patrick vallance pointed out that only about 596 vallance pointed out that only about 5% of the population of antibodies. 95% of the population remain susceptible and can catch this thing. that is a lot of tender to get a big infernal going again if we are not very cautious. and there is widespread criticism about the lack ofan widespread criticism about the lack of an effective system to identify where the viruses and trays infected peoples contacts. even the heads of those running nhs test and trays have admitted that it won't be up and running fully until the autumn. and that's really not good enough because we need that local system and a very intensive system there all the time, to no further cases are, to be able to really stamp out the virus. how the virus will behave in the next few months, particularly
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as the winter approaches, is still of great concern. smaller, local outbreaks seem likely. and an eventual full—blown second wave cannot be out. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. so, clarification from the government, norman, but there is still a lot of speculation? today there was a lot of doubt, are we ready? in particular, is test and trays ready? that is crucial if we are to impose local lockdowns if there is a sudden upsurge. all mps wa nt there is a sudden upsurge. all mps want it to work, but there is a deep divide over whether it is in any clear shape. sir keir starmer saying he believes two thirds of people with covid are not being traced. borisjohnson nursing
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with covid are not being traced. boris johnson nursing most with covid are not being traced. borisjohnson nursing most were positive are being tracked and it's been a stunning success. questions about whether business is ready to comply with the myriad of new regulations, everything from discouraging queueing to telling pa rents to discouraging queueing to telling parents to keep their children under control, to turning down the music, to telling diners to get their elbows off the counter. we heard from the business secretary alan sharma are saying there will be spot checks to make sure businesses are complying and if they don't they will be shut down. and lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the question of whether we are ready. are we ready for this brave new world of a less spontaneous, more restrained, perhaps less raucous social life? or will be go back to our old pre—lockdown ways? social life? or will be go back to our old pre-lockdown ways? we are about to find out. norman smith, thank you. while many firms across england will now be preparing to open from the lithjuly, there are a number of businesses such as gyms, swimming pools, nail bars and beauty salons
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who will still not be allowed to open and they're not happy. tim muffett has been to one gym to get their reaction. the uncertainty goes on and on. for indoor gyms like this one in northampton, lockdown has meant no workouts, no weight training, no income. we're obviously disappointed by the news that we cannot reopen our gyms on the 11th ofjuly, but we are more disappointed for our colleagues and members who we know are desperate to come back. those who run this gym believe it could open safely. we have installed some screens between our treadmills. the purpose of these is to make sure we can keep as much kit in action as possible whilst keeping our members as safe as possible. so the perspex screens sit about two metres high. they are wrapped around the treadmills and our cleaning teams will be on hand to wipe them down regularly throughout the day. more screens are about to be installed. each treadmill will be self—contained. and as numbers inside will be strictly controlled, gym members will be able to check them in advance. they can quickly check this before they come down to see how busy or quiet the gym
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is so they are guaranteed to get in without queueing. expensive investment this gym has felt compelled to make and whilst culture secretary oilver dowden tweeted yesterday that the government hopes indoor gyms can open in england in mid—july, the sector is calling for clarity. there are more than 7,000 gym and leisure facilities across the uk with more than ten million members. collectively, they are thought to be worth more than £7 billion to the uk economy. humphrey cobbold runs the chain pure gym, which has more than one million members. these were described as sort of close proximity venues. well, my average gym is about 17,000 square feet which is about the size of five or six tennis courts and, in my book, that is much less of a close proximity venue of your average pub which is 700—800 square feet. but others believe indoor gyms should stay closed for now. dr claire taylor
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is a microbiologist. the big dangers in the gym is the fact that people will be touching lots of different surfaces. they will be obviously exercising. there will be sweat. people will be touching their face a lot and then potentially touching lots of different gym equipment. back in northampton, the machines have been spaced out and spruced up. theyjust need people to use them. it's been a tough time for this sector. it's hoped the finish line is not far off. tim muffett, bbc news. up to 11,500 jobs are to go at the airport service company swissport uk. that's more than half of the company's workforce. it says it has coped with many crises in the past but never anything like coronavirus. sarah corker is at manchester airport. yes, swissport handle flights at most regional airports across the
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uk, including here in manchester. their staff check in our luggage, they help to manage freight, the de—ice pleats and refuel planes. but it was back in april the company boss warned that if there wasn't more government help forthcoming for the aviation sector, then there would bejob the aviation sector, then there would be job losses. the aviation sector, then there would bejob losses. the reality is there are global travel restrictions in place, quarantine rules. that means there are fewer airports in the sky and the industry is smaller so swissport has said it has had to adapt in order to survive. industry estimates are that passenger travel will not return to pre—virus levels until 202a. will not return to pre—virus levels until 2024. at will not return to pre—virus levels until 202a. at manchester airport, the runway behind me is eerily quiet. the ceo of swissport has said the current collapse in air travel is the worst in living memory. the announcement today comes after further news we have heard over the
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past weeks that major airlines are also cutting tens of thousands of jobs. we've heard british airways, ryanair, easyjet, jobs. we've heard british airways, rya nair, easyjet, they jobs. we've heard british airways, ryanair, easyjet, they are also reducing headcount. and the transport secretary today has said the understand the pain being felt by the aviation sector and that there is bespoke financial support for large companies available from the treasury. but unions have said these job losses are devastating and have also warned that the scale of thejob have also warned that the scale of the job losses mean that the viability of some of our regional airports may now be under threat. sarah corker, thank you. it is a critical day for the uk's commercial landlords as they attempt to collect rent from their struggling tenants, including retailers, restaurants and pubs. uk landlords should be collecting billions in shop rents today, but with businesses struggling as a result of lockdown, many are unlikely to be able to pay their bills. our business correspondent emma simpsonjoins me now. so how much are they likely to get?
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i think this is a real watershed moment for landlords, simon, and it's clear they are only going to get a fraction of what they are owed. to give you some idea of the numbers, retail landlords typically get at least ten and a half billion pounds in four equal chunks across the year and pounds in four equal chunks across the yearand in pounds in four equal chunks across the year and in march, last quarterly wednesday, they only got half that. and research suggests maybe 20% of retailers are the past will be able to pay in full. and of course that's no surprise because they have seen a dramatic fall in sales because of course much of the high street has been shut. and many arejust simply high street has been shut. and many are just simply unable to pay. now the government extended a ban on eviction for nonpayment of rent until the autumn and that gives breathing space to retailers but of course on the other side, landlords need income too. some of the biggest
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landlords invest in property to fund our pensions, and i think there will bea our pensions, and i think there will be a big question what happens to all these rent arrears building up? who pays? there is a code of practice in place now to encourage landlords and occupiers to work together to come up with a solution that i think both sides would like to see the government considering financial support where it's needed to purge the shortfall to allow businesses not to collapse. and that, thank you very much. our top story this lunchtime. new government guidance for businesses in england as they prepare to re—open after lockdown. and still to come — world number one tennis star novak djokovic says he is "deeply sorry" after becoming the fourth tennis player to test positive for covid—i9 following an exhibition tournament he hosted in the balkans.
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