blackpool as a whole, such a huge important industry, s. allen, you up from blackpool council.restaurant will be open from the fourth of july. quite restaurant will be open from the fourth ofjuly. quite a lot is open but quite a lot not open as well. what have you been prevented from opening? critically, theatres. and anything that is a wet area, spas but we have a water theme park which also cannot open. you have been able to put a bit of money into the preparations but for all the smaller businesses across blackpool, have they been able to get as ready as they been able to get as ready as they need and is the guidance enough for them? they can do what they can do but the guidance is not out yet. we need the guidance to help them trade safely and understand what it means to them. thank you very much. businesses want to get ready for that date but do they have all the guidance? we will be talking to a few more later about how the difference in tourism and at the best they will see hopefully in the coming weeks and what difference that would make to them and what impact it might

david sillito, bbc news, blackpool. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood.ite humid and that is likely to trigger off some afternoon thunderstorms, some of them heavy, slow movie, with plenty of rumbles of thunder and hail mixed in there. early morning cloud and fog will drift its way back to the north sea coast. lots of sunshine comes through. the emphasis of the showers tomorrow perhaps a bit further south in england and wales, fewer in north—west england and scotland. dodge the showers and keep the sunshine and you will see highs of 22 or 23. on wednesday evening some of those showers will drift away for a time before we see heavier and persistent rain moving across east anglia and the midlands. as we go through the day on thursday there will be a spell of rain across there will be a spell of rain across the north of england and that will be replaced by sharp, thundery downpours. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the world health organisation welcomes the news that a widely—available steroid can be life

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david sillito, bbc news, blackpool. what we had yesterday is almost what we're going to see again today. we've got low cloud clinging, in part, to the north sea coastline, we also have a fair bit of sunshine, feeling humid and we're also going to have some heavy, thundery downpours. so what we have at the moment is a fair bit of cloud, it's coming from the sea overnight and pushed back towards the coastline. but, if you're stuck under it it will hold the temperature back as we go through the course of the day. we've also got a clutch of showers out towards the west. if anything more of those will develop as we go through the day and some of those will be heavy and thundery, slow—moving downpours and you can see how they develop across the midlands, southern england, into the south—east and also kent. but they are showers so not all of us will catch one. temperatures, 1a in the north to 22 in glasgow and also london. through this evening and overnight, eventually that showers will ease, the low cloud, mist and fog will r

blackpool. the pleasure beach.rdsong. and this should be a place that is at this time of year teeming with people. they're hoping they'll soon get a chance to open the gates. but the question is, how do you do socially distanced fun? this is the first time since 1896 that this park has ever closed. we were open throughout the wars, both wars. so this is just an extraordinary time for us. and being a family business it's particularly difficult because you've got to look after so many families as well that work here for you. and to make it work, they're even socially distancing the rollercoasters. are you going to be able to fill the train? we're not. to enable distance between people, as we'll see i think with your measuring tape. so we've got... so the one seat back there, that's only a metre. so you've got to go... so let's pull that back a bit further. and that's exactly two metres. so we'd leave this row empty. and then we would load these seats, maintaining a safe distance. so it's a very different experience,

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. particular problems that he identifies -- blackpool.vey to him. an obvious question for the prime minister, who has been in direct control up until now? mr speaker, let me begin by associating myself absolutely with what the right honourable gentleman had to say about the death of george floyd. i think that what happened in the united states was appalling, it was inexcusable, we also on our screens. and i understand people‘s right to protest what took place there. obviously i believe that protest should take place in a lawful and reasonable way. on his... more polemical point, let me just say that this government, i take full responsibility this government has been doing in tackling coronavirus andi been doing in tackling coronavirus and i am proud of our record. if you look at what we have achieved so far, it is very considerable. we have protected the nhs, we have driven down the death rate, we are now seeing far fewer hospital in missions, and i believe, i believe that the public understand that with good british common sense, we wil

and in the absence of a scientist on the panel today, do you expect tourist destinations such as blackpool government planning any further targeted help for hotspots to assist them in their recovery? first of all on local decision—making, there is clearly a decision that needs to be a lwa ys clearly a decision that needs to be always kept in mind between the extent to which you say things are for local decisions and the extent to which you have a clear national message that says this is the date when x or y will happen. in the end when x or y will happen. in the end when i talk to scientists, which i have done on this case actually, and understood... is it the case that in one particular location schools are not ready to go back whereas in another location they are? the difficulty is having sufficient test data to understand in one particular location if it is a justifiable decision. so in the end you do have to have a national picture to make those decisions on a national level as we have done in the four nations. it is of course also drew an perfectly proper that people may say we think

blackpool. the pleasure beach.nd screams. it is a very strange atmosphere here because the only thing you can hear is birdsong and it should bea hear is birdsong and it should be a place that is at this time of year teeming with people. they are hoping they will sing get a chance to open the gates but the question is, how do you do socialist inns distancing fun? this is the first time since 1896 at this park has ever closed. we were open throughout the walls, both walls, so this isjust throughout the walls, both walls, so this is just an extraordinary time for us and being a family business it is particularly busy — is difficult because you have to look after so many families as well that working for you —— both wars. and to make it what they are even socially distancing the rollercoasters. can you fill the trade? we are not, and with the social distancing, we have two keep them apart. so that is only one metre. and that is pulled back a bit further and that is exactly two metres and we would leave this row empty a

blackpool airport says it has now suspended banner—towing flights. plans to spend more than £100 million to help homeless people in england stay off the streets. a scheme to provide emergency accommodation to thousands of rough sleepers during the pandemic was due to end in ten days. but homeless charities and councils have urged ministers to pay for it to continue. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports... over one weekend in march thousands of rough sleepers were taken off the streets to protect them from coronavirus, most have been housed in hotels, which were closed to tourists because of the pandemic. not only do the roughsleepers get shelter but also access to health care and, where necessary, addiction support. this put me in a healthier situation. you've got food, water. on the street, you have not got it, you have to go look for it so it is has made a big difference. the initiative has been widely praised for saving lives but it was due to end early next month, with charities warning that thousands of people would be tip

blackpool, the pleasure beach, a place that should be, at this time of year a cacophony of shouts ando socially distanced fun? this is the first time since 1886 that this park has ever close. we were open throughout both was so this is just an extraordinary time for us and, being a family business is particularly difficult because you have to look after so many families as well that work out for you. and to make it work, they are even socially distancing the rollercoaster. are you going to be able to fill the train? we are not, to enable distance between people. as you can see with your measuring tape. that is only a metre so you have to go... that is exactly two metres. we leave this row empty and maintaina metres. we leave this row empty and maintain a safe distance. it is a very different experience, you have to wear a face mask, no—one behind me, they have to be to set behind, everything is going to be, well, a lot slower, that is, apart from the ride itself... and if you do not wa nt to ride itself... and if you do not want to be terrified alone, bring someone want to be terrifie

my strictly journey came to an end just a week before the show came here to blackpool.e whole body, you can give you an endorphin release, you can socially help you when you are going into the studios. while the vast majority who just want to improve their dance moves, it is claimed to studios could open tomorrow. a lot of people, the government and a lot of other people, see ballroom dancing as people, see ballroom dancing as people dancing together. when you come in as a social dancer, actor kate at the bottom of the pyramid, we have thousands of kids doing this and they do it solo. the culture secretary tweeted this week that the government has aspirations to open gyms and leisure facilities in mid—july. if dance studios are included in this would be music for the ears for those who have dancing going in online classes nationwide. surely pallas herself has been helping to lauren james surely pallas herself has been helping to laurenjames school in wales. the urban straight street dance scott had performed whole routines individually from home. harry has continued his