this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: borisjohnson confirms that the next step in england's road map out of lockdown can go ahead, with shops, hairdressers and outdoor hositality opening next monday. hospitality opening next monday. no decision has been made about when foreign travel can resume, but when it is allowed, a "traffic light" system of countries will be introduced. from this friday, everyone in england will have access to two free rapid tests a week. the emergency doctor who pronounced george floyd dead gives testimony in the murder trial against former police officer derek chauvin. police searching for missing 19—year—old student richard okorogheye say a body has been found in epping forest. tributes are paid to dame cheryl gillan, the conservative mp for chesham and amersham, who died today.

the prime minister has confirmed that the next step in england's road map out of lockdown will go ahead as planned. from next monday, nonessential shops, hairdressers and gyms can reopen. pubs and restaurants can serve customers so long as they're outdoors. borisjohnson said that he was hopeful that foreign travel could resume next month as planned in the original road map. but he insisted that no decision had yet been taken and that the uk did not want to see the virus reimported to the uk from abroad. ministers have also confirmed they will make rapid coronavirus tests available to everyone in england. from friday, people will be able to take two lateral flow tests a week and receive results within half an hour. but the prime minister warned that social distancing measures would remain in place.

our political correspondent, iain watson, has all the details. it's been a long road out of lockdown, but now, if you live in england, you may well be working out what to do this time next week. getting in shape in the gym? snipping off the lockdown locks? taking a trip to the shops or relaxing outdoors with a drink? yes, what was once normal will feel like a bit of a treat. the next stage of unlocking will take place from april the 12th. at his press conference today, the prime minister said to cheers to that. on monday the 12th, i will be going to the pub myself, and cautiously, but irreversibly, raising a pint of beer to my lips. but, and you know i am going to say this, we can't be complacent. we can see the waves of sickness afflicting other countries and we have seen how this story goes. we still don't know how strong the vaccine shield will be when cases begin to rise.

to help keep the virus under control, from friday, everyone in england will be offered regular rapid lateral flow tests. and the prime minister is looking at how other areas of the economy can reopen safely. pre and post—event testing will be trialled at some major sporting events this spring, including the world snooker championships in sheffield and the fa cup final at wembley. more controversially, there will be a trial of what the government calls covid status certification, or what critics call vaccine passports. these would mean that you would have to prove you had been vaccinated or recently had a negative test, or actually had coronavirus in the last six months and so have some immunity. but just how widely would these certificates be used and how soon? would you like to take this opportunity to reassure the sceptics that while they could be useful for big events, people will not need to take a certificate to their local pub to gain entry? there is absolutely no question of people being asked to produce certification or covid status

reports when they go to the shops or to the pub garden, or to the hairdressers or whatever on monday. and, indeed, we are not planning that for step three, either. may the 17th, as you know, we are hoping to go for the opening up of indoor hospitality. so, no imminent use of covid certificates. more than a0 of boris johnson's mps oppose them, and support from the official opposition is not guaranteed. i have reservations, the labour party have got reservations, around the introduction of vaccine passports. we have an amazing take—up of the vaccine. it's being rolled out incredibly successfully by the nhs. it is not totally clear to me that we need a sledgehammer to crack a nut here. but to get closer to normality, it could be that we will all have

to do things that would have seemed highly unusualjust a year ago. iain watson, bbc news. as we've heard, there's still no decision about whether nonessential international travel, including holidays, can resume, but there was confirmation that a "traffic light" system of countries will be introduced whenever travel abroad is allowed. the government says when that happens, the nhs will be involved to create a travel certificate. our transport correspondent, caroline davis, reports. preparing for international travel takes time. the industry is already gearing up, hoping that they'll have a summer season. but today, the prime minister wasn't making any promises. obviously, we're hopeful that we can get going, but from may to 17th, we are hopeful, but i do not wish to give hostages to fortune, or to underestimate the difficulties that we're seeing in some of the destination countries that people might want to go to. we don't want to see the virus

being reimported into this country from abroad. when international travel does restart, it will use a traffic light system. so far, we only know some countries on the red list. anyone arriving to england from designated green countries will not need to quarantine, but they will need a test when they travel back, and more when they arrive in the uk. those travelling from amber countries need to take all of these tests and will be required to quarantine at home on arrival for ten days, although if they pay for an extra test on the fifth day, and it is negative, they can leave quarantine early. only uk residents will be allowed in from red countries, and they'll need to pay for quarantine at a hotel as well as taking these tests. more details are expected later this week. scotland, wales and northern ireland haven't committed to a date for when international travel might restart. whether a country is added to the green list will depend on the vaccines and the prevalence of concerning variants. this was the last time laria and her children saw her parents in san

marino in october, 2019. they have yet to meet her one—year old daughter. they have missed a whole chunk of her life that they can't really take back, especially with what is happening in italy and in europe at the moment. it puts the end goal further and further back. and it makes for a stressful situation. this is a new testing centre at luton airport. the company behind it is expanding its capacity at other airports, too. there are worries that the costs of multiple tests could put off travellers, and questions about how much notice the industry and passengers will get about which countries will be green. clearly, passengers, and consumers and airlines need clarity at some point. and we still don't know at what point we will know where we can travel, which countries will be in the amber, red and green categories. if that comes in the next

week or two, that is perfectly understandable. if it is several days before the 17th of may, it makes it a lot harder. so some sort of clarity as to when we will know where the countries are would—be very welcome. there are still plenty more details needed before travel can take off. caroline davies, bbc news. we can speak now to graeme buck, director of communications at abta, the travel association. i watched the prime minister's press conference, there was not a huge amount of information about this traffic light system. from what you know about it, does it sound like a goodidea? know about it, does it sound like a good idea? we know about it, does it sound like a good idea?— know about it, does it sound like a aood idea? ~ . , ., good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach — good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a _ good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a route _ good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a route out - good idea? we have been calling at bert to approach a route out of - bert to approach a route out of lockdown towards international travel which has a tiered approach. —— we have been calling atba. which are exact risks involved as well. traffic light system a tick that box, it very much gives you levels, different tiers, which look at

different tiers, which look at different elements of risk. we are told there will be more to come later this week was not one of the key thing is we will be looking for is whether or not we have a more stable system than last summer. if you recall, there were many countries that were first on, then off, then a new travel corridor, then not, and they were quite quick to change, so we will be looking to understand how the transition from a green country, tampa, to read, how that will work in a way that is helpful for passengers, travel industry, whilst managing risk. —— green, tap and bert, to read. you understand _ green, tap and bert, to read. you understand why _ green, tap and bert, to read. you understand why it _ green, tap and bert, to read. you understand why it has to change quickly, the virus moves quickly, from day one today for, it could be different, decisions will have to be made quickly. different, decisions will have to be made quickly-— made quickly. there will be times when decisions _ made quickly. there will be times when decisions have _ made quickly. there will be times when decisions have to _ made quickly. there will be times when decisions have to be - made quickly. there will be times when decisions have to be made l when decisions have to be made quickly, but we are looking for detail on the traffic light system to anticipate that as much as possible and where we can, to get a

system in place whereby as much diagnosis as is reasonably possible can be given to help everybody. if there was advance notice we could tackle it better, sometimes there is no advance notice.— tackle it better, sometimes there is no advance notice. yes, and we need to see what — no advance notice. yes, and we need to see what the _ no advance notice. yes, and we need to see what the detail— no advance notice. yes, and we need to see what the detail of— no advance notice. yes, and we need to see what the detail of the - to see what the detail of the traffic light system will have it over the next few days, exactly how this transition from green to amber, to read is unclear at the moment. i'm sure that will come soon and we will have a bit more clarity around that. ,, ., will have a bit more clarity around that, ,, ., , ., , will have a bit more clarity around that. ,, ., , , ., that. should people begin to book foreian that. should people begin to book foreign holidays, _ that. should people begin to book foreign holidays, foreign - that. should people begin to book foreign holidays, foreign trips, - foreign holidays, foreign trips, this summer or should they hold off? i think they can book now. they can book with confidence, because particularly if you book a package holiday, they are protected by something called a package travel regulations and that means if there is a change to your holiday, a significant change in terms of what happens and the destination, then that means that either an alternative holiday will be offered

or you can have a refund and your money back. there is also a lot of atba members out there and travel businesses offering flexible details at the moment in terms of booking conditions, so it is as good a time as any for people to be looking around, people who are desperate to get away and have that overseas break, to start their planning and thinking about where they might go, knowing that if they do it in the right kind of way, and get expert advice from somebody like a atba member, they can guide you through that process so that you can come through it all with a great holiday at the end of it. edit through it all with a great holiday at the end of it.— through it all with a great holiday at the end of it. of course, no one doubts anyone _ at the end of it. of course, no one doubts anyone deciding _ at the end of it. of course, no one doubts anyone deciding to - at the end of it. of course, no one doubts anyone deciding to get - at the end of it. of course, no one i doubts anyone deciding to get away, it has been a long pandemic, but it is still a global pandemic, would it still not be safer for people to think this year if they did not have to do family reunions it would be better and safer to have a holiday in the uk? ., better and safer to have a holiday in the uk?— in the uk? the government is proposing _ in the uk? the government is proposing a — in the uk? the government is proposing a traffic— in the uk? the government is proposing a traffic light - in the uk? the government is. proposing a traffic light system in the uk? the government is - proposing a traffic light system and critically that looks at risk. that

is the purpose of having the green countries, amber countries read countries. this is not about international travel opening up completely, as it has before on day one. this is about how travel can be gradually reopened in a safe way, controlled way, that will partly get international travel going again, but also in a way which manages those risks and can be done in a safe environment as can be. thank ou so safe environment as can be. thank you so much- _ and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests joining tim wilcox tonight are katy balls, deputy political editor of the spectator, and anne ashworth, personal finance and property commentator. in scotland, hairdressers, garden centres and car showrooms have reopened, in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. salons and barbers have been welcoming customers with pre—booked appointments, although most nonessential shops will have to stay closed

for at least another three weeks. here's our scotland correspondent james shaw. a big day in scotland for barbers and hairstylists — and everyone who's been desperate to tame their lockdown locks. hair salons say they're taking high levels of bookings, but they're also having to deal with continuing health and safety restrictions which limit the amount of business they can do. we're so happy to be back in the salon, just getting back into doing what we love most. and seeing all our colleagues, and all our regular clients coming back isjust wonderful. and their customers could not be happier. it's fantastic. i've been coming to this salon . for about 12 years and i know it's a great place to come to. it might seem like a small thing to some, but getting a haircut can definitely contribute to a feeling that the worst of the second wave of the coronavirus crisis may be over. i have to say, it's an enormous

relief for me to be able to get a haircut after three months, at least, of waiting for one, and for thousands of other people in scotland as well. but these are not the only freedoms we are going to start enjoying from today. it's been sunny across much of scotland, which has encouraged many people to head for their local garden centre. these changes are part of the scottish government's road map out of lockdown, which continues at the same time as preparations for elections in may. over the course of the crisis, the scottish government has sometimes seemed more cautious than ministers in london, and that tone was evident in the latest guidance from the health secretary. what we have done and what opens up today i'm sure is very welcome by very many people indeed, but our progress needs to be tempered with a degree of caution. and that is, of course, exactly

the approach we are taking here. this is nowhere near the end of the pandemic, but today's limited new freedoms may at least make people feel that the winter crisis is over and deliver a small measure of hope. james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. let's take a look at the latest government figures on coronavirus. there were 2,762 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 3,494. across the uk an average of 3,536 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to sunday. 26 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 35 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 126,862.

the uk is continuing its programme of mass vaccinations — in the latest 24—hour period, more than 118,000 people have had their first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines, taking the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to just over 31.5 millon. the number of people who've had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period is 47,708. that takes the overall number of people who've had their second jab to more than 5.4 million people. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson confirms that the next step in england's road map out of lockdown can go ahead, with shops, hairdressers and outdoor hospitality opening next monday. no decision has been made about when foreign travel can resume, but when it is allowed, a �*traffic light�* system of countries will be introduced.

from this friday everyone in england will have access to two free rapid tests a week. good evening. we start with a setback for everton and their hopes of finishing in the premier league's top four after crystal palace got a late equaliser at goodison park. it was 0—0 for nearly an hour, until a scramble in the box. after a goalless first half it was james rodriguez who got the opener. he arrived late in the box after a bit of a scramble and it looked like that cool finish from the colombian would be enough. but there was a late palace equaliser from michy batshuayi. the belgian had onlyjust come on as a sub when he made it 1—1. everton stay eighth, four points off fourth placed chelsea. wolves and west ham have just kicked off. the hammers will go into fourth and a champions league spot if they win. they are missing declan rice, who got injured on england duty and will be out for around four weeks.

goalless that with nearly three minutes played. ten matches in the championship today — second—placed watford dropped points forjust the second time in 12 games as they were held to a one all draw at middlesborough. watford took the lead when philip zinckernagel�*s shot was deflected beyond the keeper by ismayla sarr, but the home side equalised with just 12 minutes to go. yannick bolasie heading home from paddy mcnair�*s cross. watford are still 10 points ahead of third—placed brentford who have two games in hand. sheffield wednesday boosted their faint hopes of escaping the relegation zone by thrashing cardiff five nil at hillsborough. the owls swooped into the lead in just the fourth minute. but it was this devasting counter attack which tookjust 16 seconds from cardiff taking a corner till jordan rhodes slotted home — that was the pick of the goals. bournemouth kept up their push for the play offs with victory over blackburn. swansea in fourth dropped more points, beaten in stoppage time by preston. barnsley remain fifth after their win over luton, sixth place reading beat derby whilst bottom of the table wycombe won 3—0 at fellow

strugglers rotherham. in league one, aiden mcgeady, who turned 35 yesterday, enjoyed some belated birthday celebrations as he secured a one all draw for sunderland against second placed peterborough. that great free kick. the result sees hull city stretch their lead at the top of the table to three points after beating northampton. and history has been made in the league two match between harrogate town and port vale this afternoon. rebecca welch has become the first female referee to be appointed to an efl match. ahead of the game she described it as the biggest achievement of her career. adam yates has got off to a good start at the tour of the basque country as he tries to win a second stage race in a fortnight. the ineos grenadiers rider recently won the tour of catalonia. he was the top british rider on the opening time trial in bilbao finishing in sixth place. he's 28 seconds behind

stage winner and overall leader. and there was a huge upset at the irish grand national where the 150 to 1 outsider freewheelin dylan romped to victory. jockey ricky doyle guided the nine year old home at fairyhouse racecourse ahead of run wild fred to land the biggest win of his career. the favourite latest exhibition came fourth. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that is all that your sport for now, back to you, james. police searching for missing 19—year—old student richard okorogheye have said a body has been found in epping forest. the student was last seen on cctv in loughton, essex, in the early hours of tuesday march the 23rd, walking towards epping forest. inquiries are under way to identify the body. officers and police dogs have been searching the forest for four days. our correspondent tim muffettjoins me now. bring us up—to—date. as you say, richard okorogheye left his family

home on march the 22nd, last seen on cctv in loughton in essex on tuesday the 23rd and since then there have been many appeals first sightings, extensive searches and five days ago police began searching woodland in epping forest in essex was evening, the met police issued a statement and said they had been informed by colleagues in essex police searching for the missing at 19—year—olds that a body has been found in epping forest in a pool in the woodland. they said inquiries are under way to identify the body and they detectives investigating the disappearance are aware and his family are being supported by specially trained officers. thank ou ve specially trained officers. thank you very much- _ specially trained officers. thank you very much. some _ specially trained officers. thank you very much. some breaking| specially trained officers. thank - you very much. some breaking news, specially trained officers. thank you very much. some breaking news, a man has been charged. some breaking news this hour — a man's been charged with causing

death by dangerous driving, after a two—week—old baby boy died when a car hit his pram yesterday afternoon. james paul davis — who's 34 and from walsall — has also been charged with driving while uninsured, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and failure to report a collision. he is due to appear at wolverhampton magistrates�* court tomorrow morning. paid tribute to him earlier today. the conservative mp dame cheryl gillan has died after a long illness. the prime minister described dame cheryl as a "great servant" and said she was much loved on all sides of the house of commons, and that she would be sorely missed. a former welsh secretary, dame cheryl, had been mp for chesham and amersham since 1992. the trial of derek chauvin has resumed in minneapolis. he�*s the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd in may last year. this is the second week of the trial. today we heard from dr bradford langenfeld. he�*s the a&e doctor who tried to resuscitate george floyd in hospital. dr langenfeld said he pronounced mr floyd dead 30 minutes after he arrived. he told the jury that he believed hypoxia or lack of oxygen

was the most likely cause of the cardiac arrest. and in a highly unusual step, the minneapolis police chief, medaria arradondo, is also giving evidence for the prosecution. he fired derek chauvin and the other three officers involved in the days after mr floyd died. mr chauvin denies all the charges against him. israel�*s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has appeared in court injerusalem accused of fraud and accepting bribes. prosecutors say mr netanyahu has been involved in a serious case of government corruption and misused his office to advance his political interests. he denies any wrongdoing. india has recorded more than one hundred thousand coronavirus cases in one day — the highest daily increase in the world — as the country sees a surge in infections. in response, more restrictions are being introduced, particularly in maharashtra, which is home to the city of mumbai. gail mcclellan has more. a crowded market in mumbai. masks are on but social distancing is virtually impossible and coronavirus cases are rising rapidly. the warning is stark.

translation: the number of covid-19 cases _ reported in the last 24 hours is alarming and is a matter of concern. it could turn into a hazardous situation. almost 15 days ago, there were about 23,000 cases which have increased four times now which is a very big thing. if the cases increase in this proportion, the impact of the pandemic will be as dreadful as last year. 165,000 have died of covid—19 in india. the country recording 12.5 million infections. on sunday, the number of daily cases peaked at its highest level since september with more than 93,000 recorded. more than half of those are in maharashtra, the state facing tighter restrictions from monday. including a night—time curfew and full lockdown on weekends. translation: this is a very good decision by the - government. as coronavirus cases are surging and the chain of transmission of

the virus will break. which will be very beneficialfor all of us. stopping the spread of the virus is a mammoth task, particularly in a country with a population of 1.3 billion. it may have the world�*s largest inoculation drive, so far administering more than 68 million doses. but that�*s not yet been enough to halt transmission. gail mcclellan, bbc news. a week from today, pubs and bars in england will be reopening to serve outdoors, but how have our drinking habits changed over the past year? the royal college of psychiatrists is warning there could be a spike in the number of people suffering the effects of alcohol misuse and dependency as lockdown ends. ellie costello has this report. this has become a familiar sight. pubs and bars locked down. but despite our favourite establishments having closed their doors, many of us are drinking more frequently

than we did before. it sort of became a way to punctuate the day... lauren o�*neill is a journalist who has been writing about our changing relationship with alcohol. there kind of became not really a huge amount else to do, other than kind of shut the bedroom door, go into the kitchen and fora drink. and i think that has been the case for a lot of people. i know that friends and family, anecdotally, have said the same thing to me. pre—pandemic, hugh described himself as a moderate drinker. it was his adult children living with him during lockdown who made him realise he was drinking too much. every night, i was always having two bottles of fairly strong beer and then a whole bottle of red wine. that's about over 100 units per week, at least. it is recommended that adults don�*t exceed more than 14 units of alcohol per week. that equates to six pints of beer, or six medium glasses of wine.

i had no discipline, i had no kind of power over myself at one point. so it really depressed me. but i still could then carry on that day. it was quite a vicious circle, really. an estimated quarter of uk adults, particularly those furloughed or working from home, reported drinking more during lockdown. forfurloughed workers, one in ten said they were drinking in secret, and provisional data from 2020 shows a stark increase in alcohol specific deaths in england and wales during the first nine months of 2020. compared with the same time period in 2019. it can affect your mood. people get depressed quite quickly if they start drinking too much. - and that's a very easy trap to get into. - it's easy for instance, - to start getting mild gastro and intestinal problems if you're taking too much, and eventuallyj | people could go on to get seriousj liver, kidney and heart problems, and increase their-

susceptibility to cancer. so ahead of beer gardens opening again in england next week, once the advice for those who have noticed they are drinking too much? there are more and more really nice alcohol free drinks available. - make yourself a mocktaill failure having a zoom call. ——whilst having a zoom call. it doesn't have to be i a large glass of wine. if you do find yourselfl getting into problems, drug and alcohol services are still here. _ if there are people around you, the open and honest with yourself and with them. talk to those folks around you. they might have ideas about how you can moderate your drinking as much as yourself. ellie costello, bbc news. finally, after a sunny easter weekend for many parts of the country, today has seen a sharp contrast in the weather in some areas. a change in wind direction brought snow in parts of scotland, northern england and even a few flurries in london. the met office says temperatures could reach as low as —7 overnight.

darren bett will explain all. hello there. a lot colder today, obviously. for many parts of england and wales though it has been dry with some sunshine. more snow showers though overnight for the northern half of scotland, but also for northern ireland, heading over the irish sea and parts of wales and the south—west, so some icy conditions where we are seeing those showers. for many other areas it will be dry and clear. we have a frost more widely and temperatures will be down to —1 to —3 typically. it is going to be another cold day on tuesday. more snow showers for the northern half of scotland, northern ireland, heading into parts of wales and snow showers not far away from the east coast and elsewhere the cloud will actually build through the day and almost anywhere in the afternoon could catch a passing snow shower. they are driven on by those strong and gusty winds. strongest winds across northern scotland, gusts of 50 or 60 mph. temperature wise, well, three to nine degrees if you�*re lucky, so similar to what we have this afternoon, but when you add on the strength of the wind it will feel a lot colder than that but it will not be

as windy by wednesday.