jon donnison reports. summer, this will be the new normal — he threw the latest uk airport to be trialling body temperature scanners. —— heathrow. as you come into the departures area, we will have a thermal scanner which will pick up whether you have a heightened temperature, and if you do, we will take you to one side, andi do, we will take you to one side, and i will be a series of questions and i will be a series of questions and test to see if you are fit to fly. and if you are not, then depending on the circumstances i doubt we will work with public health england to make sure you are looked after, or you mightjust go home and quarantine, as we all are doing at the moment. then there is theissue doing at the moment. then there is the issue of quarantine, which the government says will be introduced next month. anyone returning to the uk or visiting from abroad will have to self—isolate for two exams provide the address. there will be an exemption for the republic of ireland, but not france, as the go

jon donnison, bbc news.att is at westminster. hello, helen. the government has a tricky balancing act to perform. it wa nts to tricky balancing act to perform. it wants to suggest there is light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, but at the same time perhaps not that much is going to change come next week. that is certainly the strong message we are getting. today is the day the government has to review those lockdown measures, it has to do it every 21 days by law but they stay in place by default until the government decides to change them. as you heard, we are not expecting to hear what might happen until sunday night on that which is when borisjohnson has promised to set up this thing he is calling a road map that will address things like how you reopen schools perhaps, how you go back to work place is put at what we are expecting from that is what they are thinking of, perhaps what order they might do those things in but not when. there will not be a specific timetable on it and certainly we are look

busiest airport, will introduce temperature checks for travellers at one of the airport's terminals. jon donnisonthrow, the latest uk airport to be trialling body temperature scanners. as you come into the departures area, we will have a thermal scanner which will pick up if you have a heightened temperature. and if you do, we will take you to one side, and then there will be a series of questions and tests to see whether you are fit to fly. and if you are not, then, depending on the circumstances, either we will work with public health england to make sure you are looked after, or you mightjust go home and quarantine, as we all are doing at the moment. but then there is the issue of quarantine, which the government says will be introduced next month. anyone returning to the uk, or visiting from abroad, will have to self—isolate for two weeks, and provide their address. there will be an exemption for the republic of ireland, but not for france, as the government had first suggested. the boss of ryanair, who wanted to resume 40% of flights in july, has called the quarantine policy "laughable" and

our first report this morning is from jon donnison. applause.eak of this crisis may be passing, but those on the front line are still dying. in bury, hundreds came out to pay their respects to dr saad al—dubbaisi. the 59—year—old local gp, originally from iraq, described as a loving and compassionate father and husband, had worked in the town for 20 years. he died at the weekend after contracting the virus. meanwhile, in a new online video, the government is urging people to stick to the lockdown. but now one of borisjohnson‘s key scientific advisers has stepped down from his government role. the daily telegraph reported that professor neil ferguson had flouted social distancing rules when his married lover visited his home on two occasions. in a statement, the professor said he had made an error ofjudgment. it was his mathematical modelling that showed the scale of the epidemic in the uk, which led to the government transforming its policy and the way we live our lives. in terms of numbers, another 693 coronavirus deaths have been reported in t

our first report this morning is from jon donnison. ivowi — brothers and best friends, both victims of covid—19. olume died on good friday in luton. he was 46. isi, who had down‘s syndrome, died nine days later, in milton keynes. he was 38. the family, who could not be by their sides when they died, are urging people to stick to the lockdown. social distancing, making sure you stay at home, don't go out if you don't need to, and if you do go out, follow the guidelines, listen to all the medical professionals because they are the ones that can really guide us through this and be sensible, because this does kill people. and the number dying continues to rise. 649 more deaths were confirmed yesterday, making the uk the first country in europe to pass 30,000. in online videos and elsewhere, the government is still urging people to stick to the lockdown, but it's understood the government's core stay—at—home message is to be scrapped at the weekend. the prime minister is due to make an announcement on sunday, but officials say don't expect

our correspondent, jon donnison, has been at the protests outside the us embassy here in london and hasere outside the us embassy, but this demonstration is now over. they started off in trafalgar square — i'd say about 1,000 people at its peak. they headed down towards parliament and then here to the embassy. the majority of people, but not all, were black and most, i'd say, were quite young, and many were carrying placards with the words black lives matter. this demonstration looked to be almost entirely peaceful. there was some anger when police made a number of arrests outside the us embassy here, but one of the things that i think a lot of people will be asking is that the organisers of this demonstration today on social media had called for people to bring facemasks and to keep two metres apart. well, some people had facemasks, but there was very little social distancing, with many of the protesters, when it was at its height, this demonstration, simply cheek by jowl. for millions of people, the coronavirus crisis has been devastating. over 370,000 people are confirmed to have die

jon donnison, bbc news. political correspondent iain watson is in westminster.iain. talk us through this change in messaging expected on sunday. well, that's right. at the moment i think eve ryo ne right. at the moment i think everyone has got it fairly clearly into their heads what the message is — stay at home has been very much emphasised — but the government is worried some people are staying at home who could otherwise go to work, some shops and businesses who won't required to close have done so, so they will be a change in messaging. already there's been a hashtag used interchangeably on the downing street website which is #staysafe rather than #stayathome, so the emphasis will be on social distancing, keeping apart. there will be an easing of restrictions that will happen straightaway after the prime minister makes his statement on sunday. we would expect that to be things focused on outdoor activities because the virus is less vehement out of doors. for example, you may be able to exercise where you may be able to exercise where you please and exercise

jon donnison has the latest.e the peak of this crisis may be passing, but those on the frontline are still dying. in bury, hundreds came out to pay their respects to dr saad al—dubbaisi. the 59—year—old local gp originally from iraq, described as a loving and compassionate father and husband, had worked in the town for 20 years. he died at the weekend after contracting the virus. meanwhile, in a new online video, the government is urging people to stick to the lockdown. but it comes amid awkward headlines in today's daily telegraph with one of borisjohnson‘s key scientific advisors having to step down from his government role. it is vital, clearly, that we understand... the paper reported that neil ferguson had flouted social distancing rules when his married lover visited his home on two occasions. in a statement, the professor said he'd made an error ofjudgement. it was his mathematical modelling that showed the scale of the epidemic in the uk, which led to the government transforming its policy and the way we

jon donnison, bbc news.ns to disband within a month the coronavirus task force co—ordinating its response to the pandemic in spite of the persistently high number of cases. president trump said a different group would replace it focused on reopening the us safely. in the past 24 hours, more than 2,300 americans have died, one of the highest daily figures since the pandemic began. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a rare trip out of washington for donald trump. after being holed up at the white house during the pandemic, the president to at a factory in phoenix making medical grade face masks. he chose not to wear one, only safety goggles. according to a sign in the facility, staff there are required to wear face masks. during his visit to arizona, a state which will be a key battleground in november's residential election, he confirmed the coronavirus task force was winding down. the gi’oup force was winding down. the group has been co—ordinating the response to covid—i9. group has been co

jon donnison, bbc news.earn later today whether its 8—week lockdown will be lifted on monday, as planned. pressure is growing for economic and social life to resume, with france registering a drop in growth of almost 6% for the first three months of this year. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. hotels and factories may be deserted but food banks are getting busier. this centre, run by one of the biggest charities in france saw a 40% rise in subscriptions last week. coronavirus is meant finding new ways of operating and new kinds of people in the queue. this woman began coming here last month after the lockdown left her husband out of work. they ate through their savings in weeks, they told me. france's biggest economic players have also been badly hit by coronavirus, tourism, construction, manufacturing. france's economy shrank by almost 6% in the first part of this year as a government brought in one of the strictest lockdowns in europe. we are all touched and the problem is that we had medi

jon donnison reports.on the circumstances, either we will work with public health england to make sure you are looked after, or you mightjust go home and quarantine, as we all are doing at the moment. but then there is the issue of quarantine, which the government says will be introduced next month. anyone returning to the uk or visiting from abroad will have to self—isolate for two weeks, and provide their address. there will be an exemption for the republic of ireland, but not for the republic of ireland, but not for france, as the government had first suggested. the boss of ryanair who wanted to resume 40% of flights injuly has who wanted to resume 40% of flights in july has called who wanted to resume 40% of flights injuly has called the quarantine policy laughable and unenforceable. the boss of heathrow is not far behind. well, the current plan is that everyone would be quarantined, and that effectively would mean nobody is flying for the foreseeable future, so this can‘t be a solution for more than a

thank you, jon donnison for us. wartime generation and today's health care staff and key workers. hope kept courage alive from 1940 to 1945. hope was expressed in the national day of prayer. hope shows in our determination to build a better a fairer, more christlike world, and country — a country built injustice, peace and generosity — as we are united before the threat of the virus and united by the courage of medical staff and carers, as well as so many more essential workers. archbishop of canterbury speaking there. let's speak now to the most senior uniformed officer in the british armed forces, general sir nicholas carter. thank you very much for your time this morning. i want to give us a sense, the ve day of course today. what it still means in society and to the armed forces who are serving. it's always these commemorative events a re it's always these commemorative events are special for all because it gives us a chance to remember what our forebears it gives us a chance to remember what ourforebears did it