joining me now is 0lympic goldmedallist and the cycling and walking commissioner for greater manchesterr reaction to this, we know the big pot of money was announced back in february, but it is the actual implementation over the next few months which will be so important as we ease ourselves out of lockdown. yes, andi we ease ourselves out of lockdown. yes, and i think it is important to say that money was only ever a secondary problem. it's political will to change. it is a scary thing when you reallocate. and in the situation we find ourselves in now, that means not only do we need to do this. where i work in greater manchester, a third of households don't have a car, they rely on public transport, we don't want them to use it, what will they do? so we've seen lots of people switching to bikes to get around. we want to make sure they can stay safe and have the distance. the poorest in oui’ have the distance. the poorest in our society, people who cannot get into a our society, people who cannot get intoa car, our society, people who cannot get into a car, we need to make space. while

regions parking primrose hill two, and greater manchester regions park and primrose hill too, and greatersoon so the news conference, i asked. what you say to the scientists and others who say that you're using the lockdown in england to quickly? we do not have much headroom and that is of the prime minister has been clear that we need to proceed in a very cautious way. i believe and you'll recall that i was there when the activity was high in the uk and saying it was very dangerous moment and i believe this is a very dangerous moment. you have to get this right. we have to get this right. the people to actually follow the guidance, do not tear the pants out of it and don't go further than the guidance actually says. knowing how to turn of phrase and make a point. he was also asked directly about dominic cummings, the prime minister's most senior adviser who drove 50 miles to test his eyesight during the lockdown. the rules are clear and they have always been clear. in my opinion, they are for the benefit of all and in my opinion, they apply to all. questions about mr cummings keeps comin

we have the second highest rate of covid—i9 in greater manchester.arents‘ and carers' minds. also, more regionally, the north west is the second hardest—hit region in the country in terms of infection rates. are you playing politics with this? absolutely not. and i'm so sorry that some people have labelled this against bury council. taking precautions already. this is what a five—year—old would see on arrival. no shared toys, no soft play areas. wow, this is your library? yes, this is our library. the head teacher, showing me what they have to do. normally, you would see groups of children, three or four groups of children working here. we're a small school. all of the books taped off? all the books taped off, because we can't have them touching them. she tells me they wanted to get year six back soon. but primary schools in bury aren't ready yet for the youngest. it was when reception and year0ne yeargroups were added on to the year six, that is when the shift in feeling came. because there was a great deal — and i use the word fear advisedly — ther

something the labour mayor of greater manchester has talked about todayis greater manchester has talked government so far has been to london centric, which risks a greater fracturing of national unity. he talked about government support for councils, saying it is not enough at the moment. these kind of things, these changes the government has made, has lost some goodwill. i say this this morning in the spirit of wanting to bring it back. acknowledge these issues, come up back. acknowledge these issues, come up witha back. acknowledge these issues, come up with a plan, but a voice for the english regions on cobra, published the regional r number, sort out transport funding, and acknowledge that councils need extra funding to deal with this. if they did those things, we could move forward on the right foot. so that was andy burnham. there is controversy, too, about the reopening of schools in england at the beginning ofjune. a lot of the teachers unions are concerned about that. yes, this has been rumbling on for a few days. it was part of the road map where boris johnson said you would s

we have the second highest rate of covid—19 in greater manchester.ore regionally, the north west is the second hardest—hit region in the country in terms of infection rates. are you playing politics with this? absolutely not. and i'm so sorry that some people have labelled this against bury council. taking precautions already. this is what a five—year—old would see on arrival. no shared toys, no soft play areas. wow, this is your library? yes, this is our library. the head teacher, showing me what they have to do. normally, you would see groups of children, three or four groups of children working here. we're a small school. all of the books taped off? all the books taped off, because we can't have them touching them. she tells me they wanted to get year six back soon. but primary schools in bury aren't ready yet for the youngest. it was when reception and year0ne yeargroups were added on to the year six, that is when the shift in feeling came. because there was a great deal — and i use the word fear advisedly — there was a great deal of fear for the

thank you very much indeed, the mayor of greater manchester.ayor of greater manchester. we are bringing you borisjohnson pass statement at 7pm uk time. 1800 gmt, on a special programme with huw edwards which you can watch on bbc one, bbc news channel and bbc world and it will be followed by more analysis all evening on the news channel. business leaders are hoping the prime minister's address later will provide some clarity on how people can get back to work. the organisation which represents retailers says transport links need to be a priority when lockdown measures are eased. here's our business correspondent katy austin. while the two rumsey‘s chocolate cafes are closed, 46 staff are on furlough. manager kate is nervous about reopening for takeaway until she hears the prime minister's plans for coming out of lockdown. we need a lot of guidance from the government to do that. so, how i can safely bring staff back and probably have them working in relatively close proximity to each other. do they need to wear masks? do we need screens up? can

our correspondent danny savage has been talking to one family in greater manchester with a particularlyt reason for taking part. at eight o'clock tonight, marie marshall was one of millions of people outside her home, clapping for carers. she's one of an ever—growing number of people with a very personal reason for doing so. for my dad, who died of covid. for the nurses, doctors, all the staff on that ward looking after my dad at the time. for my friend, nikki, who is a nurse, who was stood outside waiting for me after my dad had passed, so i wasn't my own. grandma. hello. hello, sweetheart. she now has to try to console her mum with regular video calls. she says this way of mourning is just another part of the worst experience of her life. see you later. love you, bye. i'd give anything to go and spend some time with her. i could go and technically drive two hours and sit in a park with my mum, but i wouldn't, because i wouldn't want to put her at risk still. this ninth thursday of applause was marked across the uk. he sings opera back in oldham, this weekly salute is still this everyo

our north of england correspondent judith moritz has had a look through the archives in greater manchester, and sent this report. after the darkness of war came the vibrancy of ve day. this rare colour footage captured the start of celebrations on the streets of east manchester. even in black and white, theirjoy is clear to see. and for those who were there then, the memories now are still sharp. i remember ve day. i was only eight years old, but there was a lot going on at the time. i think everybody contributed a little bit, you know, some brought butter, some had sugar, i don't know where the flour come from. we had meat paste, i think, and jelly. it was that little celebration of freedom, you know, all out in the streets without being frightened. today, east manchester came out to celebrate again, paying tribute and marking the moment across the generations. any occasion, st patrick's day, st george's day, we always put a banner up, don't we? but especially this year, i think it's importantjust to uplift us all a bit. it's not a nice time at the moment. this community hung out the bunt

call with some of those mayors, people like sadiq khan, the mayor of london, and the mayor of greater manchestert how they can encourage people to actually cycle and walk to work. obviously, for some people, that's nothing to be possible over several miles,. ithank nothing to be possible over several miles,. i thank you are going to see a lot of people trying to consider how you get to work if you not going to get on the train? sienna committee think this will change the way we live in the long term that people who are lucky enough to do jobs which they can do from home might say "i want to stay home." that people might think "i want to cycle to work." yeah, ithink cycle to work." yeah, i think a lot of people will be saying "i want to stay home, and i went to work from home." because i realise that that's entirely possible. i think there will be more requests for flexible working arrangements as well, because that is so important to so many people in the economy, and we need to remember that the economy is supposed to work for people and not the other way around. also, ithink for people and not

nine of the ten greater manchester council saw a pretty good cut a couple of weeks ago when the latestthey have changed that, unfortunately. they are now saying we will have to share the cost with you. it is these kinds of things, these changes that the government has made, that has lost some goodwill. i say this this morning in the spirit of wanting to bring it back. acknowledge these issues, come up back. acknowledge these issues, come up with a plan, put a voice for the english regions on cobra, published the regional r number, sort out transport funding, and acknowledge the council need extra funding if they are going to deal with these. if they tackled those things, we could move forward on the right foot. we are beginning to see some local authorities going their own way in terms of whether they reopen schools, and certainly liverpool, hartlepool have both said they will not be reopening primary schools on the 1st ofjune. not be reopening primary schools on the 1st of june. what not be reopening primary schools on the 1st ofjune. what do you think should happen in manchester? do

we have the second highest rate of covid—19 in greater manchester. in terms of infection rates. are you playing politics with this? absolutely not. and i‘m so sorry that some people have labelled this against bury council. taking precautions already. this is what a five—year—old would see on arrival. no shared toys, no soft play areas. wow, this is your library? yes, this is our library. the head teacher, showing me what they have to do. normally, you would see groups of children, three or four groups of children working here. we‘re a small school. all of the books taped off? all the books taped off, because we can‘t have them touching them. she tells me they wanted to get year six back soon. but primary schools in bury aren‘t ready yet for the youngest. it was when reception and year0ne yeargroups were added on to the year six, that is when the shift in feeling came. because there was a great deal — and i use the word fear advisedly — there was a great deal of fear for the children and the parents, and the staff in the schools. it will be one child

can you help greater manchester with that, for example? 0f manchester with that, for example? think, confusing situation. interesting, we were just speaking to nicola sturgeon who says you have to nicola sturgeon who says you have to abide by the rules for wherever you are. just looking as well at school, for example, we know there has been a date of the 1st ofjune and we‘ve been speaking to people about that. do you think that schools can‘t be ready at that point? —— that schools can be ready. there is a clear timeline that people can work towards and obviously we'll need to see the details about how many classes or year groups are details about how many classes or yeargroups are coming details about how many classes or year groups are coming back. that feels to me to be more manageable andl feels to me to be more manageable and i think many people have thought thatjune was and i think many people have thought that june was a likely return for schools. but again, the quicker the government gives us the detail about that, the better it will be managed. i‘m sure you come up lik

our north of england correspondent judith moritz has had a look through the archives in greater manchester report. after the darkness of war came the vibrancy of ve day. this rare colour footage captured the start of celebrations on the streets of east manchester. even in black and white, theirjoy is clear to see. and for those who were there then, the memories now are still sharp. i remember ve day. i was only eight years old, but there was a lot going on at the time. i think everybody contributed a little bit, you know, some brought butter, some had sugar, i don't know where the flour come from. we had meat paste, i think, and jelly. it was that little celebration of freedom, you know, all out in the streets without being frightened. today, east manchester came out to celebrate again, paying tribute and marking the moment across the generations. any occasion, st patrick's day, st george's day, we always put a banner up, don't we? but especially this year, i think it's importantjust to uplift us all a bit. it's not a nice time at the moment. this community hung out the bunting in 1945, an

the labour mayors of london and greater manchester are also worried this loosening of the rules has comeon. so, at this afternoon's government news conference, i asked... what you say to those scientists and others who say that you're easing the lockdown in england too quickly? we haven't got that much headroom. that's why the prime minister has been clear we need to proceed in a very cautious way. so we set out a road map that at each stage we are saying we will not proceed with that unless we are confident that we can do so in a safe way. i believe and you will recall i was at the podium when the disease activity was very high in the uk, and i said it's a very dangerous moment. i believe this is also a very dangerous moment. we have to get this right. the public in general to actually follow the guidance. don't tear the pants out of it and don't go further than the guidance actually says. professor van—tam knows how to turn a phrase and make a point. he was also asked directly about dominic cummings. the prime minister's most senior adviser who among other things drove 50 miles to test

cheering banging of pots and pans good evening from 0ldham in greater manchester, where this is a typicalscene in residential streets across the uk, where people have come on to their doorsteps to clap for carers. you can see by the yellow heart in the window of this home that this is a particularly poignant moment for this family, who have lost a much loved father and grandfather to coronavirus last month. but the sentiment in the street, you can see everybody has come out, is one that they really want to show their appreciation for key workers and carers a cross appreciation for key workers and carers across the uk, because several of them live in this very street and they have been doing this every thursday for the last nine weeks and they are prepared to keep on doing it for as many weeks as it ta kes on doing it for as many weeks as it takes from now on. welcome to st george's hospital in south london, we are on the helipad, joined by 60 front line staff, nurses, doctors, including support staff as well, porters, all have been working in challenging conditions. 300 people have sadly

schools how many councils are rebelling against their heads including liverpool heart people in greater manchester or levels of this inspections are the only way those that i'm not about risks with children with stuck with 3 children professionals like those but for now the government says it is safe to reopen schools though not everyone is convinced if i if i had such children of any age where they were expected to go on the 1st i may not be standard but i don't think it has the right. tell members of the population what you should do in regard to deceive the well being of natural. parents. so much the good news. they have a reputation for telling lies i'm sure parents believe. the teachers and the unions and medical profession rather than the government the trustees so as the government continues with its class act its own set of rules and no reassurance of safety when schools do reopen all the teachers can try and do is place hygiene at the top of the correctly then shut out with daschle r.t. london. european capital parra says are in the sky efforts to keep tabs on lockdown violators hers bein

there are others, like the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who has concerns about gettingessage as well but at the thinking in downing street is we are onto a new respect —— new stage in response to the virus was that you have heard borisjohnson saying we are coming down from the peak now. this is in reaction to that, starting to get the economy slowly moving. some are worried it is too ambiguous and it is not clear enough and what exactly we should be doing. there will be a five tier warning system, similar to the terror threat level. that is right. it will be ranked one to five, five being the highest and one the lowest. at the moment we are on four but on the verge of going down to three. it is designed to make it a bit more tangible to us all, taking away the unambiguous stay—at—home message. it is designed to tell the public here is designed to tell the public here is where we think we are in response to coronavirus. at the moment the government thinks we're on the upper scale of that but it is coming down. thank you. well, let's take a look at some of the other devel

schools how many councils are rebelling against their heads including the paul harvey paul the greater manchester police for levels of this inspections of learning where those that don't know the boat it's a risk with children with stuck with 3 children professionals like those but for now the government says it is safe to reopen schools though not everyone is convinced if i if i had children of any age where they were expected to go to school on the 1st i may not be send enough but think it has the right to tell members of the population what do you should do regarding safety well being of natural. parents don't trust so much the good news. they have a reputation for telling lies i'm sure parents believe. the teachers and the unions the medical profession rather than the government more. so as the government continues with its class act its own set of rules and no reassurance of safety when schools do reopen all the teachers can try and do is place hygiene at the top of the correctly then shut up with daschle r.t. . let's move to france where parra says are in the sky efforts to keep tabs on loc

so with the support of the mayors of london, of the liverpool city region, of greater manchester, ofield, of the west midlands, and others, we were able to announce the building safety pledge. these mayors have come together because they have a number of the high rise buildings with highly flammable cladding in their respective regions, and the pledge we agreed sends a very clear message that vital building safety work must continue, despite the coronavirus pandemic. we have beenjoined by 25 local authorities including 18 in london, who have also given their fulsome support. as work on many of these critical sites was paused early on, it is now slowly starting to reassure them as a result of this initiative, and i would urge any building owner or contractor to do so, as soon as practical, where it is safe to begin work once again. now, coronavirus will not stop our mission to level up, to unite and to unleash the potential of this country. the prime minister will set out on sunday our approach to the second phase of this pandemic. as we look ahead to supporting businesses as they are

the labour mayors of london and greater manchester are also worried this loosening of the rules has comes afternoon's government news conference, i asked... what you say to those scientists and others who say that you're easing the lockdown in england too quickly? we haven't got that much headroom. that's why the prime minister has been clear we need to proceed in a very cautious way. so we've set out a road map but at each stage we are saying we will not proceed with that unless we are confident that we can do so in a safe way. i believe and you will recall i was at the podium when the disease activity was very high in the uk, and i said it's a very dangerous moment. i believe this is also a very dangerous moment. we have to get this right. the public in general to actually follow the guidance. don't tear the pants out of it and don't go further than the guidance actually says. professor van—tam knows how to turn a phrase and make a point. he was also asked directly about dominic cummings. the prime minister's most senior adviser who among other things drove 50 miles to test his eyesigh

and we talk to the family in greater manchester with a particular poignant reason for taking part int's clap for health workers and carers. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, next year or never — ioc president thomas bach says the olympics could be cancelled if the rescheduled games in 2021 don't go ahead. good evening. nhs staff and care workers who come from outside the eu will not after all have to pay a surcharge for the right to use the health service. barely 2a hours after the prime minister told mps that the fee had to stay, the policy was abruptly reversed. a group of conservative mps had joined opposition parties in calling for the £400 a year surcharge to be dropped. borisjohnson, who's acknowledged that he owes his life to nhs staff from overseas, said yesterday it would be "very difficult" to find alternative sources of income. the labour leader sir keir starmer said the about—turn was a "victory for common decency", as our correspondent jessica parker reports. the prime minister clapping for carers tonight, after accusations it could have looked like an empty gestur

that is where we are in greater manchester working very, very closely with the greater manchester healthhe northern care allowance to ensure that we reset that dial and we work with people with the system to ensure that the message that come out to our community are really positive and it engages them to actually utilise the system. so we do need to get rid of that late presentation. it is something that happens and it could bea something that happens and it could be a factor in how people are responding to covid—i9. it might be that they are late in presenting for treatment. so all of these things we need to be looking into. they, afraid we are out of time but i hope we talk again soon. thank you very much for your time. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello, thanks to high pressure, the weather is looking relatively quiet in the coming days. a lot of dry weather. very chilly start to the week with a biting northerly wind. that is set to ease in the coming days and will gradually get warmer. particularly noticeable by the time we get to the weekend. for this e

but today, the mayor of manchester — andy burham —and also the chief constable of greater manchestere use of home and away venues. let's bring in our reporter laura scott. what did they say laura? so come at a press conference, andy burnham said that the best way to think about a restart of football was to listen to the people who it will affect most, and he said that was the players, the managers and the officials, and that their view to be the absolute priority over other factors such as tv deal or money. then we heard from ian hopkins, who from a policing perspective said his force is fearful about crowds forming outside of stadiums, whether they are played at home and away venues 01’ are played at home and away venues or at neutral venues, and he pinpointed that manchester city against liverpool fixtures potentially very problematic. he said he saw no doubt that crowds would be attracted to that match. actually, it could use the new legislation from preventing crowds from forming. laura, when we talk about a possible resumption, we heard the news today in italy that the clubs hav

memory, immortalised in black and white photos. 0ur correspondent, judith moritz, has been to greater manchesterme of those same streets are celebrating today. she managed to track down two residents who took part in the festivities today and back in 1945. after the darkness of war came the vibrancy of ve day. this rare colour footage captured the start of celebrations on the streets of east manchester. even in black—and—white, theirjoy is clear to see. and for those who were there then, the memories now are still sharp. i barely remember ve day. i was only eight years old, but there was a lot going on at the time. i think everybody contributed a little bit, you know, some had butter, some had sugar, i don't know where the flour come from. we had meat paste i think and jelly. it was that little celebration of freedom, you know, all out in the streets without being frightened. today, east manchester came out to celebrate again, paying tribute and marking the moment across the generations. any occasion, st patrick's day, st george's day, we always put a banner up, don't we? but especially this yea

i have statistics for greater manchester i work and i know it is reflected broadly and only country andicycle use. we also know to go on bicycle use. we also know to thuds of the commuting journeys and geta to thuds of the commuting journeys and get a manchester and less than five, tells which is an easy 20 minute bicycle ride for the majority of people. the weather has certainly helped, it has given people the opportunity to try something different in ideal conditions so we now like many cities like milan aren't planning emergency measures to make sure that as we go back to what we protect space for people to continue travelling like this which to be blunt if you are interested in protecting the nhs this is how you do it long—term. protecting the nhs this is how you do it long-term. you talk about ideal conditions currently for people to cycle and not back into old habits so what sort of enter structure needs to change? in the crudest sense it as a safe space, that's why people would not do it. the thing for all of us as we have weeks to make this decision because once we turn it back

sally is at a course in greater manchester to find out more. the morning! —— good morning!g here at this golf club, where they have been preparing to openin where they have been preparing to open in the next hour or so for keen golfers who have been missing playing. but as you can see the clubhouse behind me will not be open. the bodies you can see there, you can only use a buggy with someone you can only use a buggy with someone that you live with —— the buggies there. you can't share one with people you don't live with, and we know the big deal is you cannot play around today with someone you don't share a household with. let me talk you through what the situation is. as you mentioned, golf courses only in england are open today. in northern ireland and scotland they are yet to reopen. we know well to golf courses are opening on monday. if you play golf, you can play today with up to three people that you live with stop so, three people in your household can play golf today. you can also play a round of golf today with one person you don't live with, perhaps someone you h

let's speak now to the former greater manchester police chief constable, sir peter fahy.re are specific exemptions, which in one reading do not include childcare, unless specialist childcare, unless specialist childcare, or caring for a vulnerable person, or whether that's a child per se. vulnerable person, or whether that's a child perse. on vulnerable person, or whether that's a child per se. on the other hand, there another reading, and there's government guidance that confuses the picture. that's the problem here — you've got regulations and legislation the police would look through but then you've got different forms of government guidance, pronouncements of ministers and even now pronouncements of the deputies adviser who has further muddied the water as to what is and isn't allowed and that bit of legislation isn't enforceable because there's too much confusion about the meaning. a question of the letter of the law that isn't clear, and the spirit of the law, which for many people, not everyone, but for many people, not everyone, but for many people, they say it's

including playing behind closed doors at neutral venues, but there's a warning from the mayor of greater manchester whipped up into a kind of situation here where we're kind of talking ourselves into an early release and talking ourselves into bringing sport back more quickly than we should. it's got to be people's health and safety at the forefront of this argument. players have already spoken about how strange it will be, playing matches without fans. you'll remember last week there was also a leaked recording heard by the bbc, highlighting fears that fans might not be able to go to a game in the english football league until next year. well, one way of helping players cope could be cardboard cut outs of fans, placed in their usual seats. this is happening! at german club borussia monchengladbach, 4,500 cardboard supporters are already in place, and 12,000 have been ordered. fans anywhere in the world can send a photo in and buya place in the ground. most of the funds have picked smiley faces, lacking the usual emotion and noise. —— most of the fans. very surreal and strange. we will wait and see

european countries which are easing their lock downs he's been joined by colleagues and also the greater manchester metropolitan mayor andy burnham he's a labor politician he's been saying that he believes that it should be up to local or thora t's to decide when to ease their measures it shouldn't be on a countrywide basis this is just a single and not for scotland wales or northern ireland who have their own timetables but certainly those fears a based according to the scientists on things like whether there's a. test trace and isolate program fully operational it started. in the week but they're worried that there aren't enough tests being done there aren't enough traces who are being employed and there aren't enough figures exactly about how many people will be tested on time how quickly and they're saying that until that's guaranteed things like schools reopening really are is a step too far peter so is there a sense there that the government is in control. all of this or not because i mean this time last week we were reporting on this program from the isle of wight on the south coast of engla

in greater manchester, whilst the curve is flattening, it is not clearly on a downward path, with anhe restrictions? well, my honourable friend is entirely right, and that is why we are recruiting 18,000 trackers, tracers, who will conduct a huge operation to trace anybody was been in contact with somebody who tests positive for the virus, which is why it is so vital, as she rightly says, to have a massive testing operation. yesterday we achieved 100,000 tests, we are going to go up to 2000 by the end of the month, and testing, tracking and tracing will be absolutely integral to our ability, finally, to defeat this virus. thank you, mr speaker. if there is to be a return to employment, it is absolutely dependent on safe public transport. asi dependent on safe public transport. as i understand the road map, face coverings are to be advisory, and the wearing of them will not be imposed. cani the wearing of them will not be imposed. can i ask the prime minister for a imposed. can i ask the prime ministerfor a 1—word imposed. can i ask the prime minister for a 1—word answer. should, inde

we caught up with a representative from a news quest, at the greater manchester and lancashire papersy into regional advertising in a bid to help but that is a drop in the ocean. so we have heard this morning as well, if you are trying to think what happens next, itv and disney say they don't want to guess what the rest of the year might be like, so for all of these bosses who are having to make decisions, they can't be certain about what their business will look like come the end of the year which makes uncertain times for staff and changes what we are going to be watching and consuming towards the end of this year and going into next. so i'm everything. thank you, shawna. we've touched on all sorts of areas of the economy, our working and home lives, and there's loads of things to consider about how society, how the world we live in will look in six or eight weeks, months down the line. when captain tom moore raised more than £32 million for the nhs he inspired an army of people, notjust here but around the world. a russian war hero was so touched by his efforts that she's started h

many clubs are against the idea though, and the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, feels clubsrelease and talking ourselves into bringing sport back more quickly than we should. it's got to be people's health and safety at the forefront of this argument. so that's football — and germany also leading the restart in horse racing, which returns this afternoon, with 12 races taking place in hanover, without a crowd. back in the uk, organisers of two of the most famous flat races, the derby and 0aks, are hoping to hold the classic races, behind closed doors, onjuly the 4th at epsom downs. they've asked the local council to be flexible, and approve any saturday injuly or august and give permission for the venue to be fenced off and all surrounding footpaths closed for 24 hours. a resumption would depend on government approval. now, many people are struggling with their mental health at the moment, but what about those with eating disorders? the charity beat have reported an alarming 30% rise in calls for help, with interactions on social media nearly doubling. 0ne former gb athlete w

so with the support of the mayors of london, of the liverpool city region, of greater manchester, ofe west midlands, and others, we were able to announce the building safety pledge. these mayors have come together because they have a number of the high rise buildings with highly flammable cladding in their respective regions, and the pledge we agreed sends a very clear message that vital building safety work must continue, despite the coronavirus pandemic. we have beenjoined by 25 local authorities including 18 in london, who have also given their fulsome support. as work on many of these critical sites was caused early on, it is now slowly starting to reassure them as a result of this initiative, and i would urge any building owner or contractor to do so, as soon building owner or contractor to do so, as soon as building owner or contractor to do so, as soon as practical, where it is safe to begin work once again. now, coronavirus will not stop our mission to level up, to unite and to unleash the potential of this country. the prime minister will set out on sunday our approach to th

greater manchester mayor andy burnham was a part of the discussions.ut what elements the government has to consider when planning the lockdown exit strategy. well, the prime minister was clear it is going to be set out next week. so all i was doing was giving my perspective on how i see it. i have been clear all along that a region by region release from lockdown would be very problematic. so would a very strict sectoral release. because that, i think, would hold back businesses in certain parts of the economy. so i had been talking about a safety lead or a standard slide release from lockdown and i am pleased that seems to be the noise coming out of the government as well. permission to open comes with whether or not you have got the right arrangements in the workplace. and that, it would seem, is whether government is increasingly at. so i think we can come to an agreement about all of this. of course, it still means it is a phased return to work because if you are going to operate social distancing in the workplace, or your employees can't come back

we know the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, saying this announcement, still while greater a few million. twitter that last night. and andy street, the mayor of the west midlands, he has been asking for money for the city's trams and buses and again saying it needs just a few million keeping those running. they will bejoining the queue once again for government money. the government says it has offered money to keep those services running, but nonetheless piling into insignificance compared to £1.6 billion for london's transport network. thanks for taking us through that. pubs in some australian states have reopened today with strict hygiene and social distancing rules in place in a bid to restart the country's economy. let's get more from the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil, who's outside a pub in sydney. paid usa paid us a picture of how the reopening is working —— paint. paid us a picture of how the reopening is working -- paint. it's quite a reopening is working -- paint. it's quitea rainy reopening is working -- paint. it's quite a rainy day, so we actually came inside, they allo

greater manchester police recorded a driver doing 129 mph on the m62. doing 130 near aberdeen. and in london the met police clocked a driver doing 134 mph where the limit was 40. now lockdown's ending, roads are getting busy again. sadly when they were at their quietest of the number of speeding incidents didn't fall proportionately. and officers have continued to pursue those breaking the law. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. if you're planning to make the most of the amended lockdown measures next week, how can you entertain your guests safely? well, one person who is undoubtetly an expert in hosting the perfect barbeque is christian stevenson, better known as dj barbeque. hejoins me from south london. good afternoon to you! should i call you christian or dj? just don't call me any bad names because my son is here! i wouldn't dream of doing that! i'll call you dj. it's a lovely weekend we have in prospect, dj, and many people will be thinking they can have a barbecue in england from monday but we are in an easing of lockdown stage, so any tips on ho

greater manchester police recorded a driver doing 129 mph on the m62. those breaking the law. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. french car—maker renault says it will be cutting nearly 15,000 jobs worldwide — that‘s almost 10% of its workforce. it‘s facing plumetting car sales made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. the company says a,600 positions will be lost in france, prompting empolyees to gather outside one of its at—risk plants near paris. the company says it intends to make cuts of $2.2 billion over three years. renault and its partners nissan and mitsubishi were already struggling to reorganise their business following the arrest of former boss carlos ghosn. on thursday, nissan announced 20,000 job losses over the next two years. on monday, schools in england will welcome more pupils back to classrooms in a phased return, despite the concerns of some parents and teaching unions. so how will school have changed? in australia‘s most populated state, new south wales, children are already back to full time, face to face learning. our correspondenen

greater manchester mayor, andy burnham was a part of the discussions and joins me now.today?” have you been able to have with boris johnson today? i don't want to go into all of the details because it was a private conversation, but it was a private conversation, but it was a really positive one about the challenge that lies ahead of us all. this challenge of moving out of lockdown and then beginning to bring the economy of england back to life. it isa the economy of england back to life. it is a huge challenge, but one i would very much want to do in partnership with the government. we have had a spirit of national unity in recent weeks, i think we will have to keep it through the rest of this year because what lies ahead is a challenge on a scale we haven't seen a challenge on a scale we haven't seen since wartime in this country. i appreciate you wouldn't want to reveal private details, but did you and other mayors have a sense of the strategy and the rules that the government might be looking to? the tests they want to meet before they can tests they want to meet be