bank holidays, they are often reasons that people celebrate.r. wouldn't it be wonderful if we were all able to be together and have those events, october? but it doesn't look like some of the social distancing measures will actually all be relaxed, there will still be some in place. sol actually all be relaxed, there will still be some in place. so i think there is a huge impact on business and industry... asking whether or not it is practical is a different question. in one word, apparently loads of brits will be shining the holiday and going camping. any of you big campers? we are singing from the same hymn sheet tonight. that's it for the papers this hour. thank you jo and anand. and thank you to you for your company. bye—bye. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins with the bbc sport centre. as some premier league clubs returned to non—contract training today, we heard the news that six people from three clubs tested positive for covid—19 in the first batch of tests carried out. earlier, i asked our reporter, laura scott, what impact these results will

three weeks ago before the easter bank holiday weekend, i set out five tests for the uk to move onto the next phase in this pandemic. then, just as now, there were calls to ease up on the restrictions. but as the science made clear, we could not responsibly do that. in fact the advice from the group of scientific experts who advise the government, sage, made it clear that there were no changes at all that we could confidently take without risking a second peak in this virus. that is why we asked the public to keep going, we weren't done yet. we said, stick to the plan and the british public kept going. people stuck to the rules. that meant working from home, it meant worries about money, adjusting to home—schooling, time apart from family and friends and just not doing many of the things we enjoy in life. at the same time, a lot of people have despite their own personal sacrifices have gone the extra mile. they volunteered to support the elderly and vulnerable in their community, who have been shielded themselves away from the virus. and each thursday we now come together to applaud

the two main bank holidays.the government faced criticism from senior figures in the care sector of its handling of coronavirus. giving evidence to the health and social care committee, the head of the organisation representing care homes said elderly people should have been prioritised from the beginning of the crisis. the chair of the committee asked about a government ambition to move to routine testing of front line care and nhs staff. have you had any indication or sense that this is going to start anytime soon? well, i mean, we've had the announcements, but so often the announcements, there's a time delay before delivery. so, ithink, you know, the intention is there but also i want to say that it would be very helpful to have both testing and track—and—trace in place, because i think that could be a game—changer as well in this. so, i think the short answer, chair, is we had the announcement but what we haven't had is the delivery, and we're not really clear when that's going to arrive. professor martin gr

the two may bank holidays.of people claiming unemployment benefit in the uk jumped to just over two million in april, the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown. the figures come from the office for national statistics. before the lockdown began, employment had hit a record high. well, by coincidence, the chancellor, rishi sunak, was in front of peers on the lords economic affairs committee. and its chair got straight to the point. what do you anticipate the level of unemployment will be in the fourth quarter of this year? i don't have a precise estimate. there are a range that are out there from the bank of england and the 0br. most of them point to around a double—digit percentage unemployment rate. obviously, the numbers you would have seen today showjust under a million new claims in the last month, over 800,000, taking the total number of claims up to 2 million. i think the 0br estimate had that tapping out at about 3 million. obviously, the impact will be severe. there were 8 million people who are

enjoy your bank holiday. that from societe jenner out. enjoy your bank holiday.loomberg. ♪ nejra: this is "bloomberg surveillance." how will coronavirus change the way we live? u.k. focused build to rent operator offing high incification units manchester -- if -- will people still choose to live in such locations or will -- joining us to discuss all this, ryan atnce, ceo and founder uncle. thank you for joining. >> thank you for having me. nejra: what is the state of the rental market at the moment? i believe previously you said home sales and rentals had been pretty paralyzed by the u.k. lockdown. are we still in that place where the lockdown are starting to ease? think we are. i think we are just starting to crawl our way out. i think what we have learned is that virtual viewings and remote viewings are helpful and educational, but ultimately whether you are buying or renting, customers do want to see things with their own two eyes. in allowing people to go back into properties and do what we would call social distance viewing, makes a real big difference in be

today marks another bank holiday in lockdown. easing of some lockdown measures last week, many people in england have been taking advantage of the weather and travelling to national parks and beaches. wales, scotland and northern ireland, however, remain under stricter restrictions for now. 0ur correspondent fiona trott reports. lockdown on the south—east coast. hundreds of people enjoying the sunshine at southend—on—sea. it looks like a bank holiday before the pandemic. in wales, a very different scene. there, people can only travel when necessary. this was scotland today. and a beach in northern ireland, where people are still being encouraged to stay at home. in the north of england, this has been whitley bay's busiest day during lockdown. as you can see, most people on the beaches are social distancing. the local council says dominic cummings's visit has made it harderfor dominic cummings's visit has made it harder for them dominic cummings's visit has made it harderfor them to dominic cummings's visit has made it harder for

they also want to say a massive thank you to everybody over the bank holiday weekend, who's stuck tocing rules and especially to my colleagues in the nhs and social care, for doing so the nhs and social care, for doing so much. even though we are past the peak, there are still many in the hospital with coronavirus in the uk this * 98 nhs colleagues in hospital with coronavirus, including some who we re with coronavirus, including some who were seriously ill. we must maintain oui’ were seriously ill. we must maintain our focus and there are two areas relative provide an update on today. both incredibly important for the future of tackling this disease. ppe and treatments first, we have been working hard to build a supply of personal protective equipment. i know how important this is, especially to colleagues in the front line. we all heard in the early weeks of the crisis, the calls from the front line for more and better ppe and we all saw the global scramble to acquire it. i have been com pletely scramble to acquire it. i have been completely open about the scale and the difficultie

ok, today is a bank holiday in berlin, only in berlin, not the whole of germany. t everyone seems to be happy about it. tell us more. yes, today'y's anniversrsary being symbolic i t has been d decred a banknk holiday. butonly across berlin, thee are reactions across countr they wouldld like the recocognin of perermanentnt bank holiday. on the other end of the andtical spectrum, the aep commemoratessaysys it the defeat of germany and the end of any control of germany's own destiny. thenmeyer also called out denial of german respopoibility and said that germans were instead called to reremember privately the victims of war and what happened with families across the german population. they are actually considering victory inn europe day is a liberation day for germans themselves. tom: thank you very much for that update. begin the process of easing the lockdown. number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths that are showing signs of slowing. when hundred 78 new coronavirus steps were worded in the last 24 hours -- deaths were reported in the last way for hours. in

we'll need to keep an eye on that first thing on bank holiday morning.ewhere we're looking at temperature sitting at around seven to 11 degrees. as we move into bank holiday monday, dry, settled and sunny for many, certainly the best of the three days through the weekend. yes, there are some whether fronts pushing into the far north—west and by the end of the day could bring cloud and outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and western scotland. shouldn't spoil the day too much, ahead of it those temperatures will peak at highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit across the south—east, may be high teens for scotland and northern ireland. those weak weather fronts continue to put across the top of the high but it's fairly powerful so it'll be a weak affair, it's not really going to produce that much in the way of rain, may be more in the way of noticeable cloud as we go through tuesday and into wednesday. you can see a little more cloud around, it stays dry, sunny and warm, particularly into the south. that is it, whatever you're doing, take care. let's go live

hope you enjoy your bank holiday. now wejoin good afternoon, you are watching bbc news.ersary of ve day — the day when nazi germany surrendered to allied forces and the second world war in europe was declared over. the prince of wales led the country in a national two minutes' silence. bagpipes play some of the commemorations we saw this morning celebrating ve day. much more to come over the course of the day. an unusual way to celebrate, so much planned, so many large—scale public gatherings but, sadly, they have had to be cancelled. marking a hugely important day, and a reminder that the queen, we will hear from the a reminder that the queen, we will hearfrom the queen a reminder that the queen, we will hear from the queen later this evening. she will address the nation tonight. we will have full and continuing coverage of all the events throughout the day as you would expect. this afternoon, let us start now coverage. no one better to speak to historian dan snow. let's talk more about the significance of the day with historian dan snow. in many ways, we think of today

we'll need to keep an eye on that first thing on bank holiday morning.ng at temperature sitting at around seven to 11 degrees. as we move into bank holiday monday, dry, settled and sunny for many, certainly the best of the three days through the weekend. yes, there are some whether fronts pushing into the far north—west and by the end of the day could bring cloud and outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and western scotland. shouldn't spoil the day too much, ahead of it those temperatures will peak at highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit across the south—east, may be high teens for scotland and northern ireland. those weak weather fronts continue to put across the top of the high but it's fairly powerful so it'll be a weak affair, it's not really going to produce that much in the way of rain, may be more in the way of noticeable cloud as we go through tuesday and into wednesday. you can see a little more cloud around, it stays dry, sunny and warm, particularly into the south. that is it, whatever you're doing, take care. this is bbc news with the latest

the balmy bank holiday weather brought people to the parks.of the rules. police radio while in leeds, the measures on social distancing were also being stretched in the sun. just walking to the car to get the dog's ball, people were just walking right close to you on the path, so you had to walk on the road to stay away from them. i think people are forgetting the seriousness of it all. i think we're getting to a point where we're finding it difficult being at home, but you can see why it's important to ensure that the lockdown continues for a little while longer. tomorrow, the prime minister will set out a road map for how england might leave the covid lockdown. and today, one of boris johnson's cabinet ministers said the government would proceed with extreme caution. importantly, it is true to say that moving beyond covid will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom. so, when we do emerge, the world will seem quite different. the aviation industry is one of many reeling from the impact of the current coronavirus restrictions. airl

three weeks ago before the easter bank holiday weekend, i set out five tests for the uk to move onto just as now, there were calls to ease up on just as now, there were calls to ease up on the restrictions. but as the science made clear, we could not responsibly do that. in fact the advice from the group of scientific experts who advise the government, sage, made it clear that there were no changes at all that we could confidently take without risking a second peak in this virus. that is why we asked the public to keep going, we weren't done yet. we said, stick to the plan and the british public kept going. people stuck to the rules. that meant working from home, it meant worries about money, adjusting to home—schooling, time apart from her family and friends and just not doing many of the things we enjoy in life. at the same time, a lot of people have despite their own personal sacrifices have gone the extra mile. they volunteered to support the elderly and vulnerable in their community, who have been shielded themselves away from the virus. and each thursday we now come together to

we'll need to keep an eye on that first thing on bank holiday morning.grees. as we move into bank holiday monday, dry, settled and sunny for many, certainly the best of the three days through the weekend. yes, there are some whether fronts pushing into the far north—west and by the end of the day could bring cloud and outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and western scotland. shouldn't spoil the day too much, ahead of it those temperatures will peak at highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit across the south—east, may be high teens for scotland and northern ireland. those weak weather fronts continue to put across the top of the high but it's fairly powerful so it'll be a weak affair, it's not really going to produce that much in the way of rain, may be more in the way of noticeable cloud as we go through tuesday and into wednesday. you can see a little more cloud around, it stays dry,

need to keep an eye on that on bank holiday morning.s. as we move into bank holiday monday, dry, settled and sunny for many and certainly the best of the three days through the weekend. whether front is pushing into the far north—west by the end of the day could bring cloud and outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and western scotland. should not spoil the day too much, head a bit temperatures will peak at 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit across the south—east, may be high teens for scotland and northern ireland. those week whether france continued to put across the top of the high but it is powerful so top of the high but it is powerful so it won't produce that much rain, may be more in the way of noticeable cloud as we go through tuesday and into wednesday. you can see more around it stays dry, sunny and warm, particularly into the south. that is it, whatever you are take care. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. senior members of the uk's conservative party call for the prime minister's

it looks like a bank holiday before the pandemic. in north wales, a very different scene.en in scotland today. and portrush in northern ireland, where people are still being encouraged to stay at home. in the north east of england, this has been whitley bay's busiest day during lockdown. as you can see, most people on the beaches are social distancing. the local council says dominic cummings's visit to the northeast has made it harder for them to enforce the rules. we have to get their message out that we are still on lockdown, we still have social distancing measures enforced. boris needs to make quick actions now to get the public confidence back. here on the promenade, many say their behaviour hasn't changed, but their trust in government has. it's not right, and there's rules that need to be in place, so you should follow them. but if he's doing it, then i do think some people may look at that and think, "well, if somebody like him is doing it, then we'll change what we are doing." but that's not right, i don't think. why don't they leave the lad alone? he made a mista

it looks like a bank holiday before the pandemic.nberis. there, people can only travel when necessary. this was aberdeen in scotland today. and portrush in northern ireland, where people are still being encouraged to stay at home. in the north—east of england, this has been whitley bay's busiest day during lockdown. as you can see, most people on our beaches are social distancing. the local council says dominic cummings's visit to the north—east has made it harderfor them to enforce the rules. we have to get their message out there that we are still on lockdown, we still have social distancing measures in force. boris needs to make quick actions now to get public confidence back. here on the promenade, many say their behaviour hasn't changed, but their trust in government has. it's not right, and there's rules that need to be in place, so you should follow them, but if he's doing it, then i do think some people may look at that and think, "if somebody like him is doing it, we will change what we are doing." but that's not right, i do

we'll need to keep an eye on that first thing on bank holiday morning.n to 11 degrees. as we move into bank holiday monday, dry, settled and sunny for many, certainly the best of the three days through the weekend. yes, there are some whether fronts pushing into the far north—west and by the end of the day could bring cloud and outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and western scotland. shouldn't spoil the day too much, ahead of it those temperatures will peak at highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit across the south—east, may be high teens for scotland and northern ireland. those weak weather fronts continue to put across the top of the high but it's fairly powerful so it'll be a weak affair, it's not really going to produce that much in the way of rain, may be more in the way of noticeable cloud as we go through tuesday and into wednesday. you can see a little more cloud around, it stays dry, sunny and warm, particularly into the south. that is it, whatever you're doing, take care. good afternoon. there's growing pressure from within the conservative pa

how best to occupy yourself this bank holiday weekend?e'll look at what you can and can't do in the lockdown. and how the singer tony hadley helped one quiz contestant strike "gold". and coming up on sportsday, we hearfrom the premier league's chief executive. and are sports stars from ethnic minorities putting themselves at more risk than others? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government's scientific advisers have released their advice which underpins controversial plans for primary schools in england to reopen for some pupils on june 1st. it says the risk of a rise in infections is "very, very small, but isn't zero", and teachers are not at above the average risk for other professions. the group also suggested an effective track and trace system needs to be in place, before schools in england can fully reopen. the advice comes as the number of people who've died in hospitals, care homes and the community rises by 351 in the last 24—hour period. that takes the overall total in the uk to 36,393. our education editor

these weather fronts for the bank holiday, a good deal of sunshine.rth—western parts of the uk to end the day. this is how the afternoon is shaping up. patchy rain in north—west england, western scotland, dying out, perhaps some towards the far north of scotla nd some towards the far north of scotland as the afternoon ends. brighter skies at times voiced in scotland, brightening up in northern ireland, slowly seeing some sunny spells developing more widely in england and wales but especially into wales and south—west england. these wind average speeds, gusts are 40 these wind average speeds, gusts are a0 miles an hour or so, certainly a notch down from yesterday. it is going to feel warmer out there, particularly where yesterday was so very windy and wet. in western scotland. as we go into tonight, the wind falls scotland. as we go into tonight, the windfalls like across much of the uk, largely clear skies, windfalls like across much of the uk, largely clearskies, patchy cloud in northern scotland with a few fog patches around parts of south—west wale

this is how your bank holiday is shaping up.ng up. remember, again, that area of high pressure. a lot of dry and sunny weather to come, that cloud here and there. we willjust see this weather fronts getting closer to northern ireland in western scotland. clouding up here through the afternoon and some of us will in the afternoon and some of us will in the day here with outbreaks of rain. the warm spots in northern ireland and scotland close to 20 degrees for england and wales talking low to mid 20s. high pressure pretty much in control for the rest of the week, which means where mae has been so very dry so far there won't be in the rain this week. that's how it looking. back to you. we will catch up looking. back to you. we will catch up with you a little bit later on. amid the coronavirus crisis, a group of mums from across the south of england have been documenting their everyday lives for an online exhibition on motherhood during lockdown. it's called isolation, and captures moments ofjoy, boredom, home—schooling and a new fo

well, the last august bank holiday gave a £2 billion boost to the domestic industry and just under 20%hat they were going to travel over that period, so, yes, it does give an economic boost to the economy and it would help us, we believe, and extending the season out as well. the idea of air bridges, well, to be honest, to rebuild the industry this year will need us travelling, the domestic market and we are not looking at seeing big numbers coming through from international markets, but we have to be ready, because it isa but we have to be ready, because it is a competitive world to go out and compete in markets when the situation is right and when the borders are open. the idea of air bridges where you build allowances between two countries is one we could think about for tourism if thatis could think about for tourism if that is what the government decides we could work within, and some of the european destinations that are big for tourism, inbound tourism, not just outbound, big for tourism, inbound tourism, notjust outbound, would be a good way of looking at that, so if this is an

it will feel warmer in the south as we go into bank holiday monday.ur mortgage — banks and building societies are told to extend payment holidays for three more months, if customers are struggling financially. 1.8 million people have already asked for help. it‘s friday, 22nd may. our top story. it‘s just ten days before all primary schools in england are due to open, under plans for a phased return which will see more children take part in face—to—face lessons. but how many schools will follow the government guidelines? to get the picture from across the country, we surveyed 150 councils in england and about two thirds responded. 68 councils in england said that they can‘t guarantee primary schools will open to all reception, year one and year six pupils, onjune1st. of those, 13 say they will categorically be advising schools not to open to a greater number of pupils. just 20 say they‘re following government advice for a return to school at the start of next month. and at least 11 authorities in england are still considering their position. in the las

a sunny may bank holiday doesn't normally look like this. are not normal times and the lockdown restrictions are being continued in all four nations of the uk. on sunday, the prime minister will map out how the country might gradually ease out of its confinement but, today, number ten said any new measures would be very limited. today, the welsh government has announced some modest changes to their lockdown rules, before the prime minister speaks on sunday. can we expect those measures to be mirrored in england, and what can you, as the uk government, do to ensure the public receive a very clear message? we have to be realistic that there isn't going to be any dramatic overnight change. we will be very, very cautious as we loosen the restrictions we have, as the data that we're outlining on a daily basis shows we are not out of the woods. there are still major challenges with this virus. but the government's been accused of allowing mixed messages to develop, after borisjohnson told the commons on wednesday some rules could change from next

i'll be here all morning with the details for today and the rest of the bank holiday weekend.ood morning. it's friday the 8th of may. our top story: as the uk prepares to celebrate the ve day bank holiday, ministers are warning against breaking social distancing rules over the weekend. on today's programme, we'll be sharing the memories of the men and women who fought for victory, including captain tom moore, as we look at how the day will be commemorated during lockdown. the government says there will be no change to regulations ahead of the prime minister's address on sunday, when he's expected to spell out the next steps, but any changes are expected to vary throughout the uk, as our political correspondent jessica parker reports. bagpipes skirl. pots and pans bang. united appreciation last night across the uk for frontline workers, the prime minister joining the applause. on sunday, he'll explain how lockdown might be eased. we're going to be very, very cautious about what happens and under what timetable. this isn't going to be a single announcement that that's the end of

we then went i believe back on bbc breakfast on the bank holiday monday and i think the rest is charteredsure we will ever forget it, but it's really hard for us to even rationalise it, to understand what truly happened, because from then things went crazy. huge congratulations captain tom, you are absolutely brilliant. we love you. well done. congratulations on passing the million, you are an inspiration to us and to the millions of bbc breakfast viewers who have been supporting you as well. amazing. well done. what you've managed to do just shows how great humans are. the funds that you have managed to raise for the real heroes today is simply sensational. you may have heard the name captain tom moore around the world... newscast in german. he's the humble world war two veteran who has captured the world's hearts. i know you must be absolutely exhausted, tom. no, lam. lam. you are! remember, i'm a yorkshireman. captain moore, it's damon hill here and ijust want to say thank you very much indeed for everything you've done, it's amazing. congratulations on a brilliant idea. hi, this is a

we then went i believe back on bbc breakfast on the bank holiday monday and i think the rest is charteredr forget it, but it's really hard for us to even rationalise it, to understand what truly happened, because from then things went crazy. huge congratulations captain tom, you are absolutely brilliant. we love you. well done. congratulations on passing the million, you are an inspiration to us and to the millions of bbc breakfast viewers who have been supporting you as well. amazing. well done. what you've managed to do just shows how great humans are. the funds that you have managed to raise for the real heroes today is simply sensational. you may have heard the name captain tom moore around the world... newscast in german. he's the humble world war two veteran who has captured the world's hearts. i know you must be absolutely exhausted, tom. no, lam. lam. you are! remember, i'm a yorkshireman. captain moore, it's damon hill here and ijust want to say thank you very much indeed for everything you've done, it's amazing. congratulations on a brilliant idea. hi, this is a message for capt

into the bank holiday tomorrow, you can see a lot of fine weather out there through much of england,and and western scotland will have morning sunshine, cloud increasing and some outbreaks of rain very slowly moving in as the afternoon goes on. the warmest parts of scotland and northern ireland near 20 degrees, it is low to mid 20s across much of england and wales. high pressure is still around for much of the week ahead, though a weak weather front does try to move further south early on tuesday. it will introduce more cloud. a selection of locations in the week mayjust see a chance of rain into northern ireland and northern and western scotland, most of england and wales will stay dry, meaning no rain, reflecting most of may. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. senior members of the uk's conservative party call for the prime minister's top aide to resign, as dominic cummings faces fresh allegations that he breached lockdown rules. he insists he acted ‘reasonably and legally‘ by driving from london to county durham in march while hi

the wind will ease more on the bank holiday and more of us more on the bank holiday and more of us willas well. thank you nick, it is 615. teaching unions are calling on the government to explain how children can safely return to school next month, after key evidence was published by the scientific advisors. the devolved nations are taking different approaches to the issue, and many families say they are also facing a dilemma over how to proceed, especially those who live their lives across the england—wales border. our news correspondent tomos morgan went to meet some of them. this is my dining room table where i am now using at for school work. like thousands of other good and across the uk, hope has been learning, practising and playing at home since the pandemic. she is in year6, home since the pandemic. she is in year 6, the last year of primary school. and on the first ofjune many classrooms for her age group in england will be reopening. this is where my dancing practices done. although she lives in sudbury, her school is in wales where no schools will be opening next month follo

a woman still on the bank holiday. more sunshine by then. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: calls for boris johnson's most senior advisor to resign after he's accused of breaking lockdown rules. dominic cummings travelled 250 miles to his parents‘ home when he had coronavirus symptoms — a source close to him denies any breach of the restrictions. engine failure was reported shortly before a plane crashed into a residential area of karachi in pakistan. at least 97 people have been killed. a two week quarantine for most people entering the uk, with fines for those who don't self—isolate. a new study says an anti—malarial drug promoted by the us president to treat covid—i9 may increase the risk of death among infected patients. us democratic candidate joe biden apologises for his comments about african americans who choose to vote for president trump. now on bbc news, the travel show finds out what it will be like to get on a plane after the world finally emerges from lockdown. on this week's travel show, your guide to the future of flying once the lockdown is ov

monday a bank holiday, high pressure with much of england and wales. stronger breeze for western parts of northern island and scotland's outbreaks of rain much of scotland and england and wales will be dry with sunshine. light winds will feel much warmer for all especially in the southeast where we could make 25 or even 26 degrees. into the afternoon. as we move out of monday into tuesday we start to see these weather fronts move a little bit farther southeast towards a very weak feature but could introduce more cloud as part of england and wales as we go through the day. sunshine making return to the north and west of the country. some glimmers of brightness further south. that will help push temperatures up to around mid—20s celsius. it is a warmer air mass at highs of around 16 or 17 in the north. a bit more cloud and at times the odd spot of rain continue to move through the week. this is bbc news, the headlines. the chief adviser to the british prime minister, has come under further pressure after newspapers reports that he breached lockdown rules

and video conferences to stop them usually me now what's next for russia well it's the made a bank holiday so i don't believe it was so dull and grey and rainy outside many russians would be out and about enjoying the bank holiday to sunshine and going to bother to use the park the countryside no such thing this year officials have warned people against flouting lockdown rule saying if people do choose to leave home and sue sue how fine outside this could lead to a strengthening of lockdown and the regulations as opposed to weakening which of course most people want to see in what some countries in europe are doing step by step so the good news of course low mortality some positives and times of ramping up testing but still quite a long way to go here in russia because any sit before any significant lifting the restrictions can be considered in an over the hill you know a down things they have to they're done hawkins now coming up every day at these times looking to bring the latest round the world so what do we got while the ultimate isolation some super pictures coming up we meet the rus

in scotland, the first minister is urging people to stay at home this bank holiday weekend.it would be catastrophic to relax the lockdown too soon. in downing street, the prime minister borisjohnson is to make a statement on sunday evening, outlining his approach to easing the lockdown. but number ten is discouraging suggestions of any great change for the time being. our political correspondent ben wright reports. a sunny may bank holiday doesn't normally look like this but, of course, these are not normal times and the lockdown restrictions are being continued in all four nations of the uk. on sunday, the prime minister will map out how the country might gradually ease out of its confinement. but, today, number ten said any new measures would be very limited. today, the welsh government has announced some modest changes to their lockdown rules, before the prime minister speaks on sunday. can we expect those measures to be mirrored in england, and what can you, as the uk government, do, to ensure the public receive a very clear message? we have to be realistic that there is

we will need to keep an eye at first thing on bank holiday monday morning.dry settled and sunny for many, certainly the best of the three days through the weekend. there are some in france pushing into the far north—west and by the end of the day, it could bring some rain into another ireland and western scotland, but shouldn‘t spoil the day to much. temperatures will peak at 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. those week weather fronts continue to push across the top of the high, but it is fairly powerful, so it is not going to produce that much in the way of rain. maybe just a little bit more in the way of noticeable cloud as we go through tuesday and into wednesday. you can see a little bit more cloud around and it says dry, sunny and warm, physically into the south. that is it, whatever you are doing, take care. —— particularly into the south. this is bbc world news, with me, ben brown. the headlines: the uk prime minister‘s top aide, dominic cummings, is under renewed pressure, amid fresh allegations that he breached coronavirus lockdown rules. senior members of

into the bank holiday tomorrow, you can see a lot of fine weather out there through much of england,. the warmest parts of scotland and northern ireland near 20 degrees, it is low to mid 20s across much of england and wales. high pressure is still around for much of the week ahead, though a weak weather front does try to move further south early on tuesday. it will introduce more cloud. the selection of locations on the week mayjust see a chance of rain into northern ireland and northern and western scotland, most of england and wales will stay dry, meaning no rain. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. senior members of the uk‘s conservative party call for the prime minister‘s top aide to resign, as dominic cummings faces fresh allegations that he breached lockdown rules. he insists he acted "reasonably and legally" by driving from london to county durham in march while his wife had coronavirus. but new reports suggest he was seen in the north east of england on two further occasions. the country cannot afford this nonsense, this pant

and as we approach a bank holiday weekend, we must all renew our efforts.of this pandemic, people all across the uk have been making difficult but vital sacrifices for the greater good, so let's not go back to square one. we can all play our part in a national effort to get r down and keep r down and control the virus, so we restore more of the things that make life worth living. as we follow our plan, our testing regime will be our guiding star. it is the information that helps us to search out and defeat this virus. over the past few months, we have built a critical national infrastructure for testing on a massive scale. we have already put in place the building blocks. we've developed the test, built the test centres and the lab capacity, created the home testing kits and all of this gives us clarity and certainty. we hit the 100,000 tests on time, when we said we would, but we are always striving to go further. to expand our testing capacity and to improve our understanding of this virus, there are two developments that i wanted to share with you today.

on another bank holiday, these streets would be full of people out enjoying some may sunshine. been extended again in all four nations of the uk. but political leaders are now looking very cautiously to what comes next, and in wales the rules are being tweaked, starting monday. to allow people to be able to go outside to exercise more than once a day, but we will strengthen our regulations to make it clear that that exercise must be local. our second planned change to the regulations will be to allow garden centres to open, provided that the two—metre social distancing rules can be applied. and thirdly, we propose changing the regulations to allow local authorities to begin planning how safely to reopen libraries and municipal recycling centres. on sunday the prime minister will set out a plan for a gradual easing of restrictions in england, to move the uk towards a new normal. but his government's been accused of allowing mixed messages to develop. after borisjohnson told the commons some rules could change from next week, newspaper reports suggested greater freedoms. we have

and devon but instead of the big set piece events that had been planned for this weekend and the bank holiday move from last weekend to this weekend deliberately to stage those events they will now have to be scrapped people are marking the commemorations in their own way people having street parties albeit staying within their own front gardens for example maintaining social distancing and we have had a fly past here in central london with. red arrows trailing that red white and blue smoke trails over buckingham palace and the palace of westminster but compared to what it should have been a very different the celebration ok auburn ally for us in london paul thank you and a nation's government is calling on beijing to respond to accusations that fishermen were worked to death on board chinese vessels at least 3 internation men allegedly died on ships of tween december and march some of their coworkers say they were physically abuse and forced to work for days without rest just a washington reports on jakarta. underneath the sheet is the body of an intonation fisherman this time for a quick pr

with the long bank holiday weekend upon us, many are wondering what they're allowed to do in the variousowns. in scotland the restrictions continue until next thursday, in wales garden centres have reopened, while in northern ireland groups of up to six people who don't share a household, are allowed to meet outdoors. in england, there remains concern that the recent easing of restrictions, could see a big influx of visitors to tourist destinations as danny savage reports. for many parts of the uk, it's still essential travel only. but in england, you can drive as far as you want for some exercise. however, the message from lots of seaside resorts, including the authorities here in scarborough, is not to. if you don't have to come to the coast this weekend, exercise locally, stay home and save your visit for when we're at our best and we can welcome you properly. special measures are also being taken here this weekend to help with social distancing. this main road along the seafront in scarborough will be completely closed to all traffic, to give people a chance of keeping two metres apa

it is the bank holiday weekend, the weather is set to get better, and people are told to stay away fromn and people may well think, if the government can get away with it or bend the rules, can they do the same? time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. it was a very windy day right across the board, and some of you got some rain for the gardens, but most of that rain was across scotland, western scotland where we had some very wet weather indeed. part two of the weekend certainly looks less windy, and we'll also have a little bit of rain in the morning which will peter out and become drier for most and it'll be warmer in the south too. low pressure will continue to clear off in towards scandinavia, taking the strong winds with it. you'll notice high pressurejust building in there across the south. but as we move through tonight, this next wave of rain will start to push in to parts of northern ireland, southern and western scotland into north—west england, perhaps north wales. so a bit more cloud generally, i think, towards the end of the night. so that combined with the b

this was southend—on—sea... ..in what looks like any normal bank holiday — but this was yesterday.nds enjoying the sun and the sand. in seaside towns, there are concerns about what visitors may bring and take away. people living near the beaches depend on everybody who does come to behave responsibly, and it's better if you live a long way away not to come to the beach yet. you can do that another day, in good weather, when this crisis is over. there were concerns about shifting attitudes towards coronavirus rules after senior government advisor dominic cummings said he didn't regret taking his family to county durham. i've barely left my house on lockdown. this is the first sort of time getting back out, and then we find out these sort of stories. and when they do get caught out, there's always some sort of excuse. he says one thing but does another. i don't think it should be one rule for the elite and one rule for sort of everyone else. we have not seen family, and obviously, with a young baby, people are missing. people are missing seeing her, as well, like grandparents. but ot