iamat i am at the manchester airport where, at the first time, passengers leaving this terminal will had to have said where they are going to isolate or why they are exempt. england and manchester city forward raheem sterling backs the anti—racism protests across the uk and tells the bbc racism must be stopped. this is something that has been happening for years and years and just like the pandemic, we want to see it, we want to find a solution to stop it. cloudy for most of us with some bright and sunny skies and a few sharp showers, especially south—west of wales and south—west england and feeling cool in the breeze along the south—east coast. i will have all of the details coming up. it's monday the 8th ofjune. our top story: borisjohnson has said anti—racism rallies over the weekend were "subverted by thuggery", following clashes between some protesters and police in central london. meanwhile the home secretary branded activists in bristol "utterly disgraceful" for destroying a statue of a slave trader. but bristol's mayor said it's "important to listen to those who found the sta

sarah corker is at manchester airport. ional airports across the uk, including here in manchester. their staff check in our luggage, they help to manage freight, the de—ice pleats and refuel planes. but it was back in april the company boss warned that if there wasn't more government help forthcoming for the aviation sector, then there would bejob the aviation sector, then there would be job losses. the aviation sector, then there would bejob losses. the reality is there are global travel restrictions in place, quarantine rules. that means there are fewer airports in the sky and the industry is smaller so swissport has said it has had to adapt in order to survive. industry estimates are that passenger travel will not return to pre—virus levels until 202a. will not return to pre—virus levels until 2024. at will not return to pre—virus levels until 202a. at manchester airport, the runway behind me is eerily quiet. the ceo of swissport has said the current collapse in air travel is the worst in living memory. the announcement

from manchester airport, our business correspondent sarah corker reports. andled your luggage after you checked in, manage freight and security even de—ice planes. swissport is a vital link in a familiar name at our airports. but the firm says to survive this crisis it needs to cut more than half of its uk workforce. macon is an aircraft dispatcher and union rep at east midlands airport. i'm really worried. obviously, we knew that some kind of redundancies were coming. but not on the scale that they've put out today. with things as they are in the aviation, and get as they are in the aviation, and get a struggle to get anotherjob. global travel restrictions and quarantine rules have crippled the aviation sector. entire fleets were grounded for a time. and demand may not turn back to pre—virus levels until 2020 for. this was gatwick today. swissport handles flight at most international and regional airports across the uk. including operations at gatwick, he think and here at manchester. at the runways and the skies have been eerily quiet for months now. and a

manchester airport and oui’ industries.r other airports are hugely important for the local economy, supporting tens of thousands of jobs, whether taxis or our own people who work for the airport. it is hugely important and quarantine will impact that, no doubt. british airways has launched a legal challenge to the policy, backed by easyj et challenge to the policy, backed by easyjet and rya nair. challenge to the policy, backed by easyjet and ryanair. the government insists the measures are necessary to protect public health and prevent new cases of covid—i9 being brought in from abroad. but there is a potential solution that so—called air bridges. passengers on routes to and from countries with low levels of infection could be exempted from the quarantine rules. airlines want them as soon as possible. we think, as the ellen community, that there isa as the ellen community, that there is a decent number of countries, mainly across europe but further afield, where there is sufficient passenger demand —— as the airline commun

from manchester airport, our business correspondent sarah corker reports.handle your luggage after you've checked in, manage freight and security and even de—ice planes. swissport is a vital link and familiar name at our airports. but the firm says to survive this crisis, it needs to cut more than half of its uk workforce, 4,500 jobs. nathan is an aircraft handler and union rep at east midlands airport. i'm really worried. obviously, we knew that some kind of redundancies were coming, but not on the scale that they've put out today. with things as they are, in the aviation, i'm going to struggle to get another job. global travel restrictions brought the the aviation sector to a virtual standstill and passenger demand may not recover until 202a. this was gatwick today. swissport handles flights at most international and regional airports across the uk, including operations at gatwick, heathrow and here, in manchester, but the runways and the skies have been eerily quiet for months now. and in a letter to staff, the company's chief executive said they'd coped

they landed at manchester airport this morning out of their test series for england which starts nexteam will spend three weeks in quarantine and hotel which is one of two bio secure grounds being used for the series. you know, it's really struck by the significance of those images of the west indies players arriving. they're in their team issued kids with their suitcases wearing face mask. what they will face is an initial two week period of quarantine and the cricket ground where they will be living in training. really in effect they are everybody england is can be in quarantine. when they finished up their move down to southhampton once again they will be limited to the confines of the cricket ground there. before they come back to old trafford to finish the tour in similar circumstances. what they're doing is unprecedented. the fact that those tests were negative before they left the caribbean as a standard they will be tested today. that's no real surprise. because covid—19 has had such a limited impact on those islands compared to here in the uk. ithink for impact on those islan

they're flying into manchester airport ahead of their test series against england which starts next nextis hamilton has given his support to the anti—racism protestors who pulled down the statue of a slave trader in bristol at the weekend. writing on social media the six—time formula 1 world champion says that all racist symbols across the world should be removed peacefully. hamilton says that if protestors hadn't pulled down the statue of edward colston then it would never have been removed, and it shouldn't be recovered. meanwhile raheem sterling says the only way to make progress in the fight against racism in football is for there to be more black managers. the manchester city and england forward says the protests are a good starting point, but there needs to be greater change within the game. we have no representations of us in hiring. no representations of us in coaching staff. there are not a lot of bases we can relate to and have conversations with. i do think with these protests that are going on, it's all well and good just talking, but it's time that we need to have conversati

they landed at manchester airport this morning ahead of their test series against england which startss. iam i am really struck by the west indies players arriving in their tea m indies players arriving in their team issued kit with their suitcases but wearing face masks. they will be ina but wearing face masks. they will be in a two—week period of quarantine in the cricket ground in old trafford where they will be living in training but it will affect the seven—week tour in quarantine. when they finish that spell they will move down to southampton and once again they will be limited to the confines of the cricket ground there before they come back to old trafford to finish the tour in similar circumstances. but they are doing is unprecedented. the fact those tests were negative before they left the caribbean, that is no real surprise because covid—19 has had such a limited impact on those islands. and for that reason alone, you have to have respect for the players who have agreed to come on this tour. that's all the sport for now. with me now is sam ca rtwright—hatton — professor of c

airports. there was a trickle of flights at manchester today, but this is an industry shrinking, adapting to ality with fewer aircraft in our skies. sarah corker, bbc news, in manchester. now on bbc news, philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid—19 has changed their lives. welcome to coronavirus: your stories. a programme about how coronavirus: your stories is changing the lives of people around the world. i am philippa thomas. this week we are talking about birth and death. i'll be hearing from the british doctor whose job it is to talk to the dying about the ways this pandemic has transformed end—of—life care. but first, what the virus is doing to significantly change the experience of childbirth for women around the world. when we give birth, most of us want our partners to be with us. we want to be able to see the aces of midwives and doctors. we want to feel a sense of touch, not just for and doctors. we want to feel a sense of touch, notjust for medical reasons but for that sense of human connection. what i

leaving the uk from an airport like manchester has of late been a different kind of experience but, frombefore your temperature is checked in departures, you will have to fill in a form online, stating where you will self isolate for two weeks when you return. the two week quarantine. it will definitely have an impact on us. my partner works. he will not be able to get extra time. i am a school teacher so i am limited to the time off i have so it would definitely have an impact. ten days abroad and two week quarantine. i do not think the masks and gloves in a flight the masks and gloves in a flight would bother us, it would be more at the other end what sort of distancing measures would be on at the otherend, measures would be on at the other end, because if they can't play with other kids in point of a holiday. travelling isa point of a holiday. travelling is a terrible idea. i think the restrictions were left far too quickly and put people at risk. we should not be travelling right now. the quarantine applies to most people arriving in the uk. only arrivals from the republic of ireland

seven day self isolation period will be required for those travelling from 13 airports, including heathrow, birmingham and manchesterltar, there is a don't touch policy in place from today. but visiting the rocks biggest tourist attraction, the colony of monkeys. it's a fine of 4000 euros for anyone breaching the rules. here in belgium, less reliant on tourism, the borders are still closed and the government is yet to decide of some sort of quarantine system should be in place and how that would affect belgians travelling back from possible summer holidays and there's no sign of rushing. a year ago, there were 600 flights a day to and from brussels airport, today, there arejust 18. airport, today, there arejust18. we can't fight it completely. but we can do our best, washing your hands, keeping your mask on. but we cannot stop living. governments across europe arejuggling that stop living. governments across europe are juggling that difficult balance between opening up and avoiding the risk of a second wave. gavin lee, bbc news, brussels. it's coming up to 20 past one. our top story this lunchtime. boris johnson and

seven—day self—isolation period will be required for those travelling from 13 airports, including heathrow, birmingham and manchester a fine of a000 euros for anyone breaching the rules. here in belgium, which is less reliant on tourism, the borders are still closed and the government is yet to decide if some sort of quarantine system should be in place and how that would affect belgians travelling back from possible summer holidays, and there's no sign of rushing that. for example, a year ago, there were 600 flights a day to and from brussels airport. today, there are just 18. the covid is there. we cannot fight it completely. but we can do our best while washing your hands or keeping your mask on, but we cannot stop living. governments across europe are juggling that difficult balance between opening up and avoiding the risk of a second wave. gavin lee, bbc news, brussels. brazil has registered another new record number of deaths — but parts of the country are beginning to reopen. brazil is the now the worst—hit country after the united states in terms of infections. and experts have warned that the real figure ma

message of white lives massive burnley could be seen over manchester city's at a had stadium ahead of the game against burnley now the airport where the planes go from has since suspended all such bana flights while burnley football club have said in a statement it was ashamed and embarrassed it should be the end of it these people need to learn about the reason why we're doing this and more what it's all about it's not the end of not in that response that the shouldn't happen again we don't want it to happen again players are embarrassed it isn't you know see in the sky above was just as we kick it off from the game it definitely took our minds off. the job in hand it was disappointing to see and it was a huge show of support for the african-american racing driver who is the target of a racist act nascar drivers pushing the car belonging to bubba wallace to the front of the fail before this race in alabama wallace is the only full time black driver competing in that series the f.b.i. now investigating who put a noose in wallace's team garridge over the weekend just a couple of weeks ago wallace successfully campaign to get

nina warhurst is at manchester piccadilly and breakfast‘s tim muffett is at gatwick airport.aeroplane, ferry and a bus. only in england. if you are crossing the border from wales or scotland, at that moment you would have to put a mask on. most people we have seen in the station have been wearing a face covering. it doesn't have to be a mask like this, i saw somebody with a scarf and also somebody with a sock they had adapted, hopefully clean! staff here are providing face coverings if they haven't got one. those are the changes in the station. if you have ever travelled on one of the shuttle trains between manchester and london you know they are usually packed. not since lockdown and they are limiting the number of tickets sold to about 100 of the 600 capacity maintain social distancing. when you come into the buff a cart, which everybody knows is the best part of the train, there are markings on the floor to make sure passengers keep their distance and also a shield to protect staff. all of the trains are sprayed with a powerful disinfectant every four weeks and some trains

manchester city's etihad stadium towing a banner saying: "white lives matter burnley" on monday night. burnley players condemned the stunt, saying it left them feeling ashamed and embarrassed. blackpool airport flights. the government has been giving details of 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 char

passengers arriving at uk airports may soon be able to pay for a coronavirus test and avoid 14 days in quarantine. roy keane fumes at manchesterain tom done it, i saw him on tv walking like the other day, so i said, ican walking like the other day, so i said, i can do that. morning, all. was a bad start to the weekend weatherwise. try, with lots of sunshine for many of us. just a few sharp but isolated showers across the south, and i will have all the details coming up shortly. it's saturday, the 20th ofjune. our top story: the government says it will make an announcement about the two metre social distancing rule in england next week, amid growing signs it will be relaxed. pubs and restaurants are planning to reopen next month but the hospitality industry is warning that without a change businesses will struggle to survive. john mcmanus reports. cheers! it's now been nearly three months since most of us were able to set foot in bars and restaurants. but is the entertainment drought about to end? in england, the government says it will make an announcement next week on whether the two—metre distancing rule should be relaxed. o

sarah corker reports from manchester airport. ng here in manchester. their staff, they check in our luggage, they also help to manage freight, to de—ice planes, even to refuel planes, but it was back in april that the company boss warned that if there wasn't more government help forthcoming for the aviation sector, then there would be job losses. the reality is there are global travel restrictions in place, there are those quarantine rules, and that means there are fewer aircraft in the sky, and the industry is smaller, so swissport has said it has to adapt in order to survive. industry estimates are that passenger travel will not return to pre—virus levels until 2024, and as you can see, manchester airport today, the runway behind me is a really quiet, and the ceo of swissport has said the current colla pse swissport has said the current collapse in air travel is the worst in living memory. today's announcement comes after further news we have had in the past weeks that major airlines also cutting tens of thousands ofjobs. we hav

leaving the uk from an airport like manchester has of late already been a different kind of experienceemperature is checked in departures, you will have to fill in a form online, stating where you will self—isolate for two weeks when you return. the two—week quarantine period will definitely have an impact on us. you know, my partner works. he wouldn't be able to get extra time off. i'm a school teacher so i am limited to the time off that i do actually have, so it would definitely have a big impact, the 1a days. ten days abroad and then two weeks quarantine will be no good. i do not think the facemasks and gloves too much on a flight would bother us, it would be more at the other end, kind of, what social distancing measures were in, forthe kids. you know, if they can't play with the other kids, yeah, it defeats the point of the holiday, really. i certainly wouldn't feel safe travelling right now. it is a terrible idea. i think that the restrictions were already lifted far too quickly and putting people at risk. so we should not be travelling right now. the quarantine applies to most