alongside transport operators, this will be enforced by the british transport police if necessary, butg a face covering helps protect others and most people simply want to help defeat this disease. front line staff, there was in contact with passengers doing such an important job in contact with passengers doing such an importantjob at this crucial time, will also need to wear face coverings. in the coming days the government will work with the unions, who have been supportive for which i'm very grateful, transport operators and the police to ensure they have the supplies they need to be safe and to provide reassurance to the public. these measures apply in england, but we are working with the devolved administrations ahead of implementation. thirdly, to ease pressure on public transport, i want to update you on the measures we are taking to boost alternative ways to travel. now that vehicle showrooms are opening again, there is a range of electric cars, mopeds and motorbikes on sale, and as our economy gets moving their popularity will continue to increase. later this month we will be

in addition to the british transport police, the staff from network rail, from tfl, transport for londonlso deployjourney makers to assist and remind commuters of the need to wear face coverings. plus the safe transport campaign will provide plenty of reminders at bus stops, rail stations and social media. remembering yourface covering should be the same as picking up your phone, your wallet, or your purse whenever you are leaving the house. please read the guidance, ensure you have a face covering and protect your fellow commuters. this crisis has tested our nation, yet through adversity comes possibility. a greener transport future within our grasp. for example, through the £2 billion investment in the cycling and walking programme. the challenge, though, is to make transport currently our biggest emitter of greenhouse gases part of the solution, not of the problem. if you take the aviation sector, for example, which has had an impossible few months, yet despite these obvious challenges there is a real determination within the industry to have a greener restart. so we are bringing toge

scotland and the british transport police are confident that people will comply.. seeing how far levels of compliance. lots and lots of customers have got these coverings. those who don‘t and there‘s lots of help in the stations. there‘s lots of prompts and will keep encouraging people to make sure that they follow the clear rules which is based coverings are mandatory across the rail network. what are some exemptions if you‘re underfive or certain what are some exemptions if you‘re under five or certain medical conditions including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station there are clear markers on the floors, there is barriers put in place to keep people apart. and there is a very strict one—way system at entry and exit points. also from today dental practices in scotland can take urgent cases. professional sport can resume behind closed doors. and places of worship will reopen for individual prayer. the news based coverings legislation applies across all public tra

staff will be giving advice and will be helping to implement this with the support of the british transport policeune is the day nonessential shops can be open and some secondary pupils will return to school. some health professionals are calling forface school. some health professionals are calling for face coverings to be more widely worn. i am particularly worry about those people who are vulnerable through their work such as bus drivers but also people packing shelves in the supermarket and the bma has been calling for the sense april. reports the test and trace scheme may not be world class until autumn ministers hope the phone app being trialled on the isle of wight to alert those near an infected person will be ready for wider roll—out this month. the official coronavirus death told me past 40,000. as we gradually unlock doors into a new reality, wearing face coverings is just one of the many changes we will all have to make. robert cuffe is our head of statistics. some improvement in terms of the infection rate. there week on week tiny changes are building into a consistent trend of declin

the british transport police said that when she was spat on that didn't contribute to her death.and died. people say they wa nt covid—i9 and died. people say they want justice and the covid—i9 and died. people say they wantjustice and the cps said they will review the evidence in that case, but is and it is an amalgamation of different issues in the uk that has. people onto the street and it has been galvanised by the protests and the amount of people on the street in an america that have encouraged people to come out and show how they are very antiracist in the uk as well. how is this protest going to proceed? what else are we expecting to happen during the course of the afternoon? well, we must remember that this isn't the only protest going on in the united kingdom. there are gatherings in swansea, newcastle, swindon. but there's one in particular, there is half of people are still listening to some of the speech is going on behind us, but there is another, much larger group that has started to proceed towards the home office. we don't know exactly why they are going to the ho

some stations will provide free masks for a limited time only, police scotland and the british transport policeed £60 if you don't. so far we are seeing high levels of compliance. lots and lots of customers have bought these coverings but for those who don't, there's lots of help in the stations, there's lots of prompts and we will keep intervening and encouraging people to make sure they follow the clear rule which is face coverings are mandatory across the rail network. there are some exemptions, if you were under five 01’ exemptions, if you were under five orfor exemptions, if you were under five or for certain exemptions, if you were under five orfor certain medical exemptions, if you were under five or for certain medical conditions, including breathing difficulties. social distancing will become increasingly important as more people start to use public transport. at this station, there are transport. at this station, there a re clear transport. at this station, there are clear markers on the floors, there's barriers being put in place to keep people apart and there is a very strict one—wa

the british transport police said that when she was spat on that didn't contribute to her death.or covid—i9 and died. people say they want justice. the cps have just said they will review the evidence in that case, but it is an amalgamation of different issues in the uk that have forced people onto the streets and it has been galvanised by the protests and the amount of people on the streets in america that have encouraged people to come out and show how they are very anti—racist in the uk as well. we can speak now to martha spurrier, the director of the rights organisation, liberty. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us here on bbc news. your group, among others, has campaigned over the years on issues like deaths in police custody, wrongful arrest and all kinds of issues you have been concerned about. one of the interesting issues here is the legal question. where do people stand? are they potentially liable to arrest if they potentially liable to arrest if they are attending these protests, given that we are still under emergency regulatio

ultimately, yes, you won't be allowed to travel if you haven't got it, which is up to staff and british transport police taken them quite some time to get to this point. it's seven weeks to the day since sadiq khan, the london mayor, called for this. and it's two weeks till it comes in. and the other aspect, and the prime minister has spoken about this, and he talked openly about the fact it doesn't make that much difference. they admit today there's a limited impact in terms of your health but it's partly about giving people confidence that it is safe to go back to particularly crowded public transport, because i think there have been concerns that people are incredibly anxious. they've watched everything for the last three months and some people are scared to go out, certainly to go on public transport, and they think this might help. and there is a bit of a regional — well, not regional, national element to this at the moment at least. yeah, and we were hearing from grant shapps that he was saying this is england only, but he hopes that the devolved administrations will follow suit, and we've heard c

that is up to the staff was that british transport police eventually as well.eresting to in quite some to get to this point. seven which said that a sense said con, the london mayor, called for this. —— seven weeks to the date that said decon. the prime minister has spoken about this and talk openly about the fact that it doesn't make that much different. they are admitting today there is a limited impact in terms of your health but it is partly about giving people confidence that it is safe to go back to particular credit public transport because there have been concerns that people are anxious, they have watched everything for the last three months, and some people are scared to go out. and scared to go on public transport and think this might help. there is a bit of a regional and national element to this at the moment at least. yes. we we re this at the moment at least. yes. we were hearing from grant schapps that he was saying that this is england only but he hopes that the devolved administrations will follow suit and we have heard conversations going on

that is going to involve the british transport police, rail industries, the government, we need to sitho may be nervous about getting back onto a train. but, of course, we would reiterate the guidance that we have been given to people, which is to only use public transport if you have no other option at the moment and leave that limited capacity that graham was talking about for the people that really need it, like key workers. grant shapps, transport secretary, he didn't seem to have any question marks over how it would be implement it. he seemed to think, i've decided it is going to happen and that is it. are you saying train companies had no input prior to the decision? no, we have been having ple nty of decision? no, we have been having plenty of discussions with government, as you would imagine. we've been making the case for some time that we wanted stronger language on face coverings. because we have seen the impact it has had on the continent. in germany, for example. because social distancing and public transport are not easy bedfellows. it's an obvious statement, but where we

to enforcement during the 1st couple of days and help will be on hand in addition to the british transport police the star from what rail from here fell transport for london transport operators in the coming weeks will also deploy journey makers to assist and remind commuters of the need to wear face coverings or from june the 15th they will be compulsory to wear face coverings on any form of public transport to prevent the spread of the coronavirus however young children disabled people and those with breathing difficulties are exempt travellers are allowed to wear face coverings made at home including a simple scarf that would cover the nose and mouth. coming up after the break. activists call on the u.k. government to remove all dangerous clothing from buildings ahead of the grandfather our fire anniversary we hear from a man who lost 6 family members in the tragedy. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back the u.k. economy has seen the biggest slump since records be

staff will be giving advice and will be helping to implement this with the support of the british transport policefjune is the day nonessential shops can reopen and some secondary pupils will return to school in england. some health professionals are calling for face coverings to be more widely worn. i am particularly worry about those people who are vulnerable through their work, such as bus drivers, but also people packing shelves in the supermarket, and the bma has been calling for this since april. following reports the test and trace scheme may not be world class until the autumn, ministers hope the phone app being trialled on the isle of wight to alert those who have been near an infected person will be ready for wider roll—out this month. later the official coronavirus death toll in the uk may pass 40,000. as we gradually unlock our doors into a new reality, wearing face coverings is just one of the many changes we will all have to make. lauren moss, bbc news. i'm joined now by dr chris smith, a consultant virologist at the university of cambridge. so, face coverings are compulsory on publi

in addition to the british transport police, the staff from network rail, from tfl, transport for londonso deployjourney makers to assist and remind commuters of the need to wear face coverings. plus the safe transport campaign will provide plenty of reminders at bus stops, rail stations and social media. remembering yourface rail stations and social media. remembering your face covering should be the same as picking up your phone, your wallet, or your purse whenever you are leaving the house. please read the guidance, ensure you have a face covering and protect your fellow commuters. this crisis has tested our nation, yet through adversity comes possibility. a greener transport future within our a greener transport future within s . a greener transport future within our grasp. for example, through the £2 billion investment in the cycling and walking programme. the challenge, though, is to make transport currently our biggest emitter of greenhouse gases part of the solution, not of the problem. if you take the aviation sector, for example, which has had an impossible few months, yet desp

i was on the concourse at west ham station and they were british transport police officers and on the that were travelling without a face mask, they were pulled aside gently by the police and basically asked why they were not wearing them and most of those occasions they were given a face mask to carry on with theirjourney. 0n the majority of tubes i have travelled on this money, everybody was wearing face masks. the public transport system is still incredibly quiet. the vast majority of people are still either working from home 01’ are still either working from home orare are still either working from home or are spreading their travelling patterns if they are travelling to the office, over the days the government have asked. so yes, people are wearing face masks but the transport system is still very quiet. thank you very much, cheers, simon. the airline easyjet‘s first uk flights since it grounded its aircraft at the end of march have taken off. the first flight left gatwick airport headed for glasgow earlier. the company's planes have been grounded for 11 weeks ago due to the coro

staff will be giving advice and will be helping to implement this, with the support of the british transport policeth ofjune is the day nonessential shops can reopen and some secondary pupils will return to school in england. some health professionals are calling for face coverings to be more widely worn. i am particularly worried about those people who are vulnerable through their work, such as bus drivers, but also people packing shelves in the supermarkets, and the bma has been calling for this since april. following reports that the test and trace scheme may not be world class until the autumn, ministers hope the phone app being trialled on the isle of wight to alert who've been near an infected person will be ready for wider roll—out this month. the official coronavirus death toll where someone has tested positive for coronavirus has now passed 40,000 in the uk. as we gradually unlock the door into a new reality, wearing face coverings is just one of the many changes we will all have to make. if you want to find out how many coronavirus cases there have been in your area, go to the bbc news we

police say multiple people are injured. air ambulances arriving to transport the wounded. one person has been arrested. british media saying it is terrorism related. >>> next to the coronavirus surging across the sun belt. cases in florida doubling in a week to more than 4,000 in a single day. major league baseball reportedly shutting down all spring training facilities temporarily after some teams reported positive cases. hospitalizations soaring in texas, north carolina, and arizona. abc's zhoreen shah is in huntington beach, california. >> reporter: tonight, the coronavirus surging kroogs across the south and out west in states the who re-opened. new infections more than doubling in the past week in florida, hitting a high of more than 4,000 cases today. the governor blaming increased testing. >> the vast majority of the cases we're seeing right now in the state of florida are with people who are presenting without any symptoms. >> reporter: doctors raising red flags. >> we are seeing more patients in the hospital. there's no question about it. but we're also seeing a higher percent positive on the people b

the british transport police said that when she was spat on that didn't contribute to her death.or covid—i9 and died. people say they want justice. the cps have just said they will review the evidence in that case, but it is an amalgamation of different issues in the uk that have forced people onto the streets and it has been galvanised by the protests and the amount of people on the streets in america that have encouraged people to come out and show how they are very anti—racist in the uk as well. mass protests have continued across the united states following the death of african—american george floyd in police custody. today his family are holding a second memorial service. civil rights groups hope his tragic death will spark widespread change. mark anthony neal is a professor of african & african american studies at duke university and hejoins us now. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. do you have any sense of why this death in particular seems to have the impact that i could often ta ke have the impact that i could often take offer