so, michael gove bringing to an end the latest downing street coronavirus briefing. f the main points from that press conference which has just finished. mr gove told us that yesterday more than 315 people had died with coronavirus and car hospitals, care homes and in the wider community. this means that a total of 28,446 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk and that is as of 5pm yesterday. on theissue and that is as of 5pm yesterday. on the issue of testing, mr gove said that 76,496 coronavirus tests had been carried out in the uk on saturday. in announcing efforts to help with the future lifting of the lockdown, he said that the government will be trialling a new test, track and trace procedures on the isle of wight next week ahead of offering more widely later this month. our health correspondent richard galpin is here. quite a lot of information, as there a lwa ys quite a lot of information, as there always is. let's take a slightly closer look at the statistics we heard, in terms of the figures we heard. the broad picture spelt out is

michael gove speaking a short time ago.old the bbc that britain was likely to have a slow economic recovery from the coronavirus shutdown. in practice, i think you are likely not to see the economy bouncing back to where we would have expected it otherwise to be by the end of the year, which is an assumption, but instead a rather slow recovery. that will depend on the pace at which public health restrictions are loosened, but also the way in which behaviour of people response. if you allow people back into the workplace, back into shops and restaurants, will they actually go? will they feel too nervous? so you would expect, i think, a slower recovery than the v shape that you simply make from that assumption. the british prime minister boris johnson has warned that a vaccine for coronavirus may never come — but says the uk is leading efforts to develop one. the british government is investing £93 million to bring forward by a year the construction of a new vaccine manufacturing centre in oxford. it will have the capacity to

michael gove said there was a misunderstanding of the position.d's politicians. the secretary of state will be aware that we voted against the withdrawal agreement because of the northern ireland protocol, but we welcome the clarity that this statement brings today. the member has finally confirmed that there will be a large increase in the amount of red tape, and therefore the cost, to consumers and businesses in northern ireland. michael gove said he didn't accept that and the government was proposing a light touch approach. coronavirus has created an unprecedented crisis in britain's labour market and an emergency response is needed to prevent damaging long—term consequences, mps have been told. the work and pensions committee was questioning employment experts about the impact on jobs now and in the future and what needed to be done about it. everything is unprecedented in this crisis, but the data that was released yesterday showed that we've seen the largest increase in claimant unemployment, the fastest increase in claimant unemployment sin

michael gove speaking earlier. political correspondent jess parker explained why the return of children to schools in england is becoming a political row. the plan is at the moment for schools to reopen, of course some have stayed open for the families of key workers, but to reopen on a wider basis for reception, year one and yearsix, a wider basis for reception, year one and year six, a staggered return for primary schools, no return for secondary schools until after the summer. secondary schools until after the summer. but unions have been raising concerns about whether the safety of teachers and students can be guaranteed and a range of measures have been outlined by the government in terms of what they want to see. you would have limited class sizes of no more than 15 children, the groups would almost be in a little bubble is about own, not mix, and you would have a staggered break times, more learning outside because the virus is less likely to transmit outside. unions had a meeting with government scientists

and then michael gove got all kind of sport, which is not normally what michael gove does.s have a listen. and finally, are you still, i think, more than two thirds confident of a trade deal with the eu by the end of the year? i am a fan of aberdeen and queen's park rangers, so i'm a natural optimist. don't quite understand that, but... teams that don't always do very well, so you have to be an optimist to support them. you know even less about football than i do? yes. because that's a low bar. katya, i'm gonna let you go now because you're doing a radio a documentary. thank you. lovely to see you. bye. right, now, did you see the warning from charity shops today, laura? yes. they're worried that we're just all going, like, to bring an avalanche of stuff to them when we're allowed to go to them on june 15th. yes. and i was very cross the other day because, you know those clothing bins where you can go and put stuff in. yeah. and i passed one the other day and people had just been leaving stuff all over the pavement around it. yeah, i actually experienced exactly the same th

michael gove got all kind of sport. which is not normally what michael gove does.ve does. that's how to listenlj use gove does. that's how to listen.” use to more than two thirds confident that the trade deal for the eu by the end of the year?” have found that aberdeen and queens i'm a natural optimist. don't quite understand that. they are teams i don't always do quite well so you have to be an optimist to support them. do you know even less about football than i do? and then let you go now because you're doing a radio for documentary. lovely to see you. five. right, did you see the warning from charity shops today, laura? yes. they are worried that we're going to bring an avalanche of stuff to them when we're allowed to go on the 15th of june. to them when we're allowed to go on the 15th ofjune. yes and i was very crossed today because you know there's clothing bends we can put stuff that i pass one of people have been leaving stuff all over the pavement around it. i experience exactly the same thing. let's chat to janet patterson who run save the children shop i

we're joined now by minister for the cabinet office, michael gove. nister's briefing as well. we had dominic cummings, didn't we? he spoke about mistakes and even mention regret. you know why he didn't use the word sorry or apologise? i think dominic com pletely apologise? i think dominic completely understands the sense of concern that people who felt as these ore broke, i think the account he gave yesterday was exhaustive, it was detailed, it was verifiable. and i think people will make their own mind up as they listen to dominic's account or as they read about it subsequently. i think most people will understand that he was someone who was under pressure who sought to put the health of his wife and his son first. and, who took care to ensure that they as a unit, as a family unit, were not in danger of infecting other people. mr gove, many people have been under pressure for many weeks because they have been following government guidance of staying home until it was to stay alert. and some have not been able to attend funerals or see their pa rents.

but first let's hear what michael gove said about schools in england on the bbc‘s andrew marr show. only way ever to ensure that you never catch coronavirus is to stay at home, completely. there is always, always, always, in any loosening of these restrictions, the risk of people catching the coronavirus. ..guarantee their safety and it sounds like from what you're saying that you can't really. a personal risk? the key thing is that we can make these workplaces are safe. you can never eliminate risk. our political correspondentjess parker explained why the return of children to schools in england is becoming a political row. the plan is at the moment for schools to reopen, of course some have stayed open for the families of key workers, but to reopen on a wider basis for reception, year one and year six, a staggered return for primary schools, no return for secondary schools until after the summer. but unions have been raising concerns about whether the safety of teachers and students can be guaranteed and a range of measures have been outlined by the government in terms of what the

an optimistic michael gove there. you're watching the week in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. parliament at ”pm every weeknight for a round up of the day here at westminster. domestic abuse charities have seen a huge increase in demand during the coronavirus lockdown. the government says it's invested an extra £2 million for online and phone services to provide help 2a hours a day and is to spend £3 million supporting children who witness abuse at home. mps also gave initial approval to the domestic abuse bill, which improves the provision of safe accommodation for victims and prevents them being cross examined in court by their abusers. thejustice secretary began with some shocking statistics. it is staggering that some 2.4 million people experience domestic abuse each year. unforgivable that on average, more than two individuals, the majority of whom are women, are killed each and every week as a result of domestic homicide. tackling domestic abuse needs to be everyone‘s business. labour said more must be done during the coronavirus lockdown. it can't be right that vital ser

bullish with this, they want to get back to work in the department of health and the likes of michael govehing like this should be applauded, yes, i don't know about the practicalities, we are in uncharted territory with many of these things and we are going to have to feel our way through it but i think the idea and the concept is a good one. giles, you are lying on your side, according to your picture, so i'm not going to bring you back. hang on, don't you lie on your side, we are going to be really lost then. we are going to go on to another graphic, another front—page story on the times, sun—seekers could return lockdown to page one, giles, i'm going to stick with you for this. it's a long road ahead, isn't it, according to matt hancock? and yet, a lot of people completely ignoring the social distancing rules at the moment. giles, that is the real dilemma, isn't it? between getting the economy back up and people thinking that everything is now back to what it was before this pandemic. yeah, i didn't hear all of that but there is going to have to bea that but there is going to have to b

an optimistic michael gove there. you're watching the week in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy.ent at ”pm every weeknight for a round up of the day here at westminster. domestic abuse charities have seen a huge increase in demand during the coronavirus lockdown. the government says it's invested an extra £2 million for online and phone services to provide help 2a hours a day and is to spend £3 million supporting children who witness abuse at home. mps also gave initial approval to the domestic abuse bill, which improves the provision of safe accommodation for victims and prevents them being cross examined in court by their abusers. thejustice secretary began with some shocking statistics. it is staggering that some 2.4 million people experience domestic abuse each year. unforgivable that on average, more than two individuals, majority of whom are women, are killed each and every week as a result of domestic homicide. tackling domestic abuse needs to be everyone‘s business. labour said more must be done during the coronavirus lockdown. it can't be right that vital services for th

uk cabinet minister michael gove has rejected criticism of the government's plans to get some childrento school in england. he's insisted having a limited number back, with social distancing, will be safe. the uk government has pledged 84 million pounds to help accelerate the work of vaccine programmes. it comes as the number of daily deaths dropped to 170 — the lowest since the day after the lockdown began. for a second time — the former us president barack obama has criticised donald trump's administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis. in an online address to graduating college students, he said it had revealed that many in the us administration "aren't even pretending to be in charge". the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has admitted that his country is taking a ‘calculated risk‘ by rolling back lockdown measures from next week. and in spain — a further 87 deaths have been reported in the past last — that's the first time that number has been below 100 since the lockdown began there. we'll have more on all those latest development in a moment but first this report fr

i find the concern of michael gove for the well—being of the european union very touching but i wouldthey believe — because brexit will be an additional blow to the economy and maybe they will calculate that people will not notice because there will be such a big fallout of the corona crisis, which would be a little cynical because i think there are many other matters to be arranged as well. i do not have to do summarise them for you. so i hope that they are are going to be sensible and i hope that this is going to be an honest negotiation. crosstalk. a quick final question, do you think there can be, in any realistic sense, a trade deal, a fully worked out trade deal that will allow the transition to end at the end of this year? you have heard the words of michel barnier and i think he is very dedicated and honest negotiator and i am sure he will do whatever is in his power to achieve such an agreement. but it does take two to tango so it is up to the uk government to decide what they want that they should also take the responsibility if it does not work out. sophie in ‘t veld, thank

the cabinet office minister, michael gove, has insisted the government is confident that teachers and students will be safe, if a phased reopening of english schools begins next month. mr gove has been defending the government's plan to gradually re—start lessons in england next month with social distancing measures following criticism from teaching unions. labour has urged the government to publish the scientific advice guiding the proposals. our policical correspondent jessica parker reports. pupils returning to school in france. lots of hand washing, small groups kept apart, being taught by one teacher. it is a model the government has followed closely but isa government has followed closely but is a staggered return for primary schools in england safe? the truth is you can't absolutely guarantee teachers won't catch coronavirus and yet you need schools to reopen, that is the truth. none of us, none of us can guarantee that anyone will be entirely free unless effectively they are perpetually imprisoned in their own home. and, therefore, what we need to do is to make sure that peopl

i will tell you what the british seem to think, and i quote michael gove, a senior minister involvedinds on getting these negotiations done. the feeling in britain seems to be in britain that their leverage is stronger because the european economy will be in such a mess." is he right or is he wrong? i find the concern of michael gove for the well—being of the european union very, very touching, but i would suggest that he concentrates on his own affairs and, of course, if they believe — because brexit of course is going to be an additional blow to the economy and maybe they will calculate that people will not notice because there will be such a big fallout of the corona crisis, which would be a little bit cynical because i think there are a lot of other matters to be arranged as well. i do not have to summarise them for you. so i hope that they are going to be sensible and i hope that this is going to be an honest negotiation. crosstalk a quick final question — do you think there can be, in any realistic sense, a trade deal, a fully worked out trade deal that will allow the transitio

michael gove.e policy independent from the eu came a step closer when the trade bill passed its second reading in the commons. the legislation replaces trade agreements the uk had as an eu member state. as we recover from the economic shock of the coronavirus crisis, providing certainty and predictability in our trading arrangements will be vital to securing the interest of businesses and consumers. we will unleash the potential and level up every region and nation of our united kingdom. now is the time for this house to speak out against protectionism. it is time for us to embrace the opportunities that free trade and an export—led recovery will bring. but labour said the bill was a missed opportunity. instead of a bold strategic vision for the future of our trade policy, we have a stopgap piece of legislation that even ministers are trying to talk down. instead of putting issues like climate change and human rights at the heart of our trade policy, they have been ignored or consciously dropped. i

michael gove said, "there is always, in any loosening of these "restrictions, a risk of people catchingavirus". former us president barack obama has criticised his successor donald trump's administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis — for the second time during the outbreak. in an online address to graduating college students, he said it had revealed that many in the us administration, "aren't "even pretending to be in charge". the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has admitted that his country is taking a "calculated risk" by rolling back lockdown measures from next week. and in spain, 87 further deaths have been reported in the past 2a hours — the first time that number has been below 100 since the lockdown began there. we'll have more on all the latest developments in a moment. but first this report from our policical correspondent jessica parker on the political row in england over the planned reopening of schools. back to school in denmark looks like this, hand washing and then cut into small groups. but our primary schools in england safe? and on the line the truth i

yes, and michael gove said 17,200 had been signed off andi gove said 17,200 had been signed off and ihave a breakdown of how many have been trained. 0f breakdown of how many have been trained. of course, you have seen the nhs contract tracing app being trialled on the isle of wight and the plan is to roll it out nationwide but we don't have a precise timetable as to when that will happen, but that's an important element of the whole project because yes, you need to test people and they have ramped up testing but you also need that software in order to have the effective contact tracing, so if somebody comes into contact with somebody with symptoms they can be alerted and potentially self—isolate if it is deemed necessary to do so, so lots of elements need to fall into place before a sufficient number of people feel reassured, and of course, you have certain councils like liverpool and hartlepool saying that they think the date ofjune the 1st is too soon because of concerns about slightly higher r rating areas of the north. well these are all amongst the issues during the course of the

working for michael gove ten yea rs the euro.ter, he blamed the teaching unions follow standards. there were run—ins with colleagues and david cameron reportedly called him a career psychopath. it was the eu referendum that brought boris johnson and dominic cummings into the same team. the former was the front man. mrcummings the same team. the former was the front man. mr cummings credited with the winning strategy. it's a formula they have tried to recreate in government. mr cummings came in with ambitious plans to reform what he called a broken political system. the civil service was criticised, advisers sacked and cabinet ministers driven out if they didn't like it. the conservatives were soon backin like it. the conservatives were soon back in campaign mode, a winter general election called to break the parliamentary deadlock. the message was simple and, ultimately, successful. get brexit done! the emphatic election victory gave mr cummingsa emphatic election victory gave mr cummings a chance to put long held ideas into prac

we have just got a tweet from michael gove.hild is not a crime. let's speak to our political correspondent helen catt. politics in a moment, but still a lot of confusion about the detail of what happened. there are still to be answered. there is a staunch defence from downing street and there is strong language in the statement. it was essential to make this journey to ensure those young children could be properly cared for, downing street says, and that his actions we re street says, and that his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. it says he believes that his behaviour was in line with the guidelines and the questions will be about whether downing street is new about whether downing street is new about this but there were a few people in downing street knew he wasn't there. those sort of questions are still going to be asked as we go along. something that puzzles me is that when we say downing street says, in this segment this morning, who is that? one of the person we met people in downing street is dominic cum

michael gove reckons he will test dominic test his eyesight.c test his eyesight. it was john jumping. it was absolutely weird. and also police break up an illegal party at tory mp‘s come. so obviously going on... i was talking to my mother today and she has to drive tomorrow, she is 81 and the first time she got behind a car since lockdown started and i was thinking about it and thinking i would tell her just thinking about it and thinking i would tell herjust to drive to the end of the lane because she will be quite nervous and it is quite a long drive. we came this round already but you never say go an hour‘s round—trip to test whether you are feeling nervous or up to it and certainly not do a michael gove or dominic cummings and say let‘s go for a long drive to test her eyesight. there is a width of something less than honest and straightforward coming off the government and obviously papers like the mirror in the guardian are going to keep battering them with it for as long as they can and it is a shame in many ways not from a party politic

i am quoting michael gove, a senior minister involved in all of this.will focus european mines on getting these negotiations done." the feeling seems to be that in britain perhaps their leverage is a little stronger because the european economy is going to be in such a mess. is he right or wrong?” find the concern of michael gove for the well—being of the european union very touching, but i would suggest that he concentrates on his own affairs. and of course if they believe because brexit is of course going to be an additional blow to the economy and maybe they will calculate that people will not notice because there will be such a big fall from coronavirus which is a little bit cynical because there are a load of other matters to be arranged as well. i don't have to summarise them for you. i hope that they are going to be sensible and i hope that this is going to be an honest negotiation. just a quick final question. do you think there can be any realistic sense a trade deal fully worked out trade deal that will allow the transition to end at the end o

we had michael gove giving interviews today saying that he would occasionally drive to test his eyesightovernment can survive many things. they can survive all sorts of scandal but it is very difficult to survive in a row when they've become a figure of almost universal ridicule. i do not mean that unfairly. dominic cummings has done some incredible things and any objective observer of politics would say that and he was in part involved with before, we have gone to this point over the government says that every single thing it'd as the british public to do as we leave the lockdown is going to be returned with, well, what about dominic? what about this aid? as the rest of europe starts to open up and holidays, it will be very difficult for the british government to say, we we re for the british government to say, we were to ask behind them but unfortunately we are not going to be opening up two weeks behind italy and is having this almighty row about a man who fundamentally is not elected. doctor or nurse getting married persuading the church to open up to the ceremony itself but the cong

michael gove in this studio said that the evidence for children spreading was low and the who chief scientistoment that children are super spreaders so that is why the telegraph leads with that. spreaders so that is why the telegraph leads with thatm spreaders so that is why the telegraph leads with that. it is an important study because previous studies, the one in iceland for example, actually talks and explores about children transmitting to their parents. teachers were arguing that there was not enough evidence as to what was happening in schools. we have that information now and nobody will be able to completely eliminate all risk but what one hopes is that the teachers unions can go from being obstructive and it won't do to being obstructive and it won't do to being a bit more can do about this and in lockstep with the government to ensure that our children, the future generations of this nation are actually getting the education that they deserve and not just the education but also the socialisation skills, the boost to their mental health that hanging out with their peergroup health t

the cabinet office minister, michael gove, said there were "big lessons" to be learned, but insisted steps" to improve the situation. britain is likely to have a slow economic recovery from the coronavirus shutdown — that is the warning from the head of the uk's public sector finance watchdog. the head of the office for budget responsibility, robert chote, told the bbc it will take a long time for economic activity to return to normal. in practice, i think you are likely not to see the economy bouncing back to where we would have expected it otherwise to be by the end of the year, which is part of that assumption. but instead, a rather slower recovery and that will depend first on the pace at which public health restrictions are loosened but also of course on the way in which people's behaviour responds. so, if you allow people back into the workplace, back into shops, back into restaurants, will they actually go or will they feel too nervous? so, you would expect i think a slower recovery than the v shape that you simply make for that assumption. in south africa, the coronavirus has

the uk government briefing is in 45 minutes' time — today's speakers are michael gove the cabinet officefessor stephen powis, nhs england medical director — we'll bring it to you live here on bbc news. stay with us. churches in germany are opening for sunday services for the first time since the country's coronavirus lockdown began in march. but strict safety guidelines will apply and singing will be banned to help stop new infections. germany is just one of many european countries that are gradually easing restrictions as the number of infections comes down, with austria now allowing all shops to reopen, and portugal lifting its six—week state of emergency. for more on the logistics of holding religious services with the restrictions, i've been speaking to our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness. today, as you say, is the first day that sunday services can take place in germany since the middle of march really. not all churches will start, though, opening their doors to worshippersjust yet because strict restrictions are needed. so some churches have already started services toda

may of course reject what michael gove has proposed this afternoon say that inadequate in terms of the protection of the e.u. single market as you said there are the holes being checks on the goods going between great britain or now in terms of livestock what will happen under this proposal is that those checks will be extended to food i would extend it to my new factory in goats my goodness was rather less time that i think something about the need for checks on money fights in goods but basically anything that may possibly end the e.u. single market which we've been which will begin at the irish border basically will be subject to checks to northern ireland schools so in effect the will be the border between great britain and northern ireland are not seen previously the government tries to trade it. was simply an extension of existing checks and truth lies somewhere in the middle what would it mean for trade between the 2 between britain and ireland but it was very key saying that trade between great britain and northern ireland will continue as now that won't be a load of bureaucrat

but dominic cummings was supported by the cabinet office minister, michael gove today, who said, hishad been "exhaustive, detailed and verifiable". the uk health secretary announced at the downing street press conference earlier, that the official coronavirus death toll has risen by 134, to a total of 37,048 deaths in all settings. elsewhere in europe, countries are taking more steps to ease lockdown restrictions — including opening up economies, and relaxing their borders to encourage tourism. and the world health organisation has warned that ‘the americas‘ could be the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. it's worried that outbreaks are accelerating in countries like brazil, which currently has the most cases in the world — after the united states. more on those stories in a moment, but first lets talk to our political correspondent jonathan blake. in terms of those calls on dominic cummings to resign orfor him to be sax, the government wanted to draw a line onto this clearly today, they have not been able to. we had the resignation of a junior cabinet minister this morning,

to quote michael gove, a british minister, "i think the covid crisis, in some respects, will concentratet your economic problems will lead to concessions, have got it right or wrong? i'm afraid they are wrong. you know, i miss the uk. i miss the uk because i think that we would be stronger with the uk within the eu. but that's not the case any more, and the british people has made its choice about its future. but now, do not make any mistake about that — there won't be any further concessions from the eu. and on the contrary, i will think that this economic crisis will lead to the reinforcements of the eu, will lead to more solidarity among member states. and we are not ready to make concessions that mightjeopardise the eu construction, and that might fragile eyes what we once built together. so i hope that everybody will be resilient and we can find an agreement as soon as possible between the eu and the uk. it is up to michel barnier to pave the way for this compromise, but do not believe that being opposed to any kind of compromise would lead to more concessions from the eu member sta

while chancellor of the duchy of lancaster michael gove said... conservative backbench mps have joined opposition and public calls for mr cummings to resign. so many people have expressed their concern about the manner in which mr cummings not only behaved in the interest of his son, which is understandable, but in the way that he floated flauted his own rules. there are thousands of people all over the country who have had childcare problems. my inbox is absolutely bloated with white anger, with real fury from constituents from across the political spectrum, from across the different professions and jobs in north dorset. absolutely furious. that they have abided by the rules and regulations, as i urged them to do, as the government told them to do, to save the nhs and save lives and keep people safe. and they feel that they have been really taken or played for fools. i've always thought that dominic should be kept out of number ten, i'm sorry to say and ijust think that this will keep rolling on and getting worse until he goes. well, joining me n

as the mirror knows, there is always a degree of risk and the story that michael gove slightly stumbledally said yes absolutely, guaranteed that schools, children will be safe in school and then of course he realised what he said and then qualify that and i would have thought any reasonable person would understand what he meant, that you cannot rule out the re st meant, that you cannot rule out the rest absolutely. you have to accept some risk and i think that is a reasonable point and i agree with all those arguments in favour of opening as many schools as possible. obviously cautiously and stage by stage but i think it is important that we do that. we looked at schools and let‘s look at the next big subject which is transport, getting back on tracks. the mattress as social distancing will mean roads are as social distancing will mean roads a re left as social distancing will mean roads are left free, people can get on the train knowing they will get a seat, will it work? will we be able to see the seat or will we be able to sit on it, it would be incredibly tempting to sit down but th

many mps chose book shelves as their backdrop, but michael gove did prompt some book shaming on socialrian. some politicians have even been accused of opting for the book shelfie just to show off. not something we would ever do on the week in parliament. thank you for watching. i'll be back on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm with the latest from the commons and the lords. until then, bye for now. hello, there. 0ur big weather cooldown is well under way. yesterday, we had temperatures as high as 25 celsius, with summer—like heat across the south. today, it's been winter—like cold that we have had across northern areas. the snow coming down in showers across the north of scotland, in moray, and further north, in shetland, the snow has been settling on some of the grassy hills, would you believe it. hard to believe it's may, isn't it? but this colder air continues to stream southwards overnight, with a continued risk of a few showers. wintry at times across northern scotland. it's going to be a cold night, cold enough for some patches of frost, particularly in scotland, potentially

cabinet office minister michael gove said while it was impossible to completely eliminate the risk ofus — it was extremely unlikely that a school would be the source of an outbreak. the number of daily deaths in the uk dropped to 170 — the lowest since the day after the lockdown began — though there is generally a lag in the reporting of deaths at the weekend. vicki young reports. could this be what primary schools in england look like in a fortnight‘s time? in denmark, pupils are put into small groups with one teacher and kept apart. it's a model the government's suggesting here, but many teachers and parents want to know whether it's safe. none of us, none of us can guarantee that anyone will be entirely free, unless effectively they're perpetually imprisoned in their own home. and therefore, what we need to do is to make sure that people are as safe as possible, and in any widespread understanding of the word, schooling for a limited number of children with social distancing is a safe environment. but some councils, like liverpool and hartlepool, say earlyjune is too soon to reopen

michael gove told mps a third round of talks took place last week.uk and the eu held full and constructive discussions last week via video conference. the talks covered trading goods and services, fisheries, law enforcement and criminal justice and other issues, with both sides discussing full legal texts. the discussion underlined that a standard, comprehensive free—trade agreement, alongside other key agreements — on law enforcement, civil, nuclear and aviation — all in line with the political declaration, could be agreed without major difficulties in the time available. there remain, however, some areas where we have significant difference of principle, notably on fisheries, governance arrangements and the so—called level playing field. the eu essentially wants us to obey the rules of their club even though we're no longer members and they want the same access to our fishing grounds as they currently enjoy while restricting our access to their markets. the government remains committed to a deal with a free—trade agreement at its core and we look f

uk cabinet minister michael gove has rejected criticism of the government's plans to get some childrento school in england. he's insisted having a limited number back, with social distancing, will be safe. the number of daily deaths in the uk dropped to 170 in the last day, the lowest since the day after the lockdown began. it comes as the government pledges £84 million to help accelerate the work of vaccine programmes. for a second time, the former us president, barack 0bama, has criticised donald trump's administration's handling of the coronavirus crisis. in an online address to graduating college students, he said it had revealed that many in the us administration "aren't even pretending to be in charge". the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has admitted that his country is taking a "calculated risk" by rolling back lockdown measures from next week. and in spain, a further 87 deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. that's the first time that number has been below 100 since the lockdown began there. we'll have more on all those latest development in a moment. but firs

cabinet office minister michael gove said while it was impossible to completely eliminate the risk ofonavirus, it was extremely unlikely that a school would be the source of an outbreak. the number of daily deaths in the uk dropped to 170 — the lowest since the day after the lockdown began — though there is generally a lag in the reporting of deaths at the weekend. vicki young reports. could this be what primary schools in england look like in a fortnight? in denmark, pupils are put into small groups with one teacher and kept apart. it's a model the government's suggesting here, but many teachers and parents want to know whether it's safe. none of us, none of us can guarantee that anyone will be entirely free, unless effectively they're perpetually imprisoned in their own home. and therefore, what we need to do is to make sure that people are as safe as possible, and in any widespread understanding of the word, schooling for a limited number of children with social distancing is a safe environment. but some councils, like liverpool and hartlepool, say earlyjune is too soon to reopen t

the cabinet office minister, michael gove, has insisted the government is confident that teachers andegins next month. mr gove has been defending the government's plan to gradually re—start lessons in england next month with social distancing measures following criticism from teaching unions. labour has urged the government to publish the scientific advice guiding the proposals. 0ur policical correspondent jessica parker reports.

but dominic cummings was supported by the cabinet office minister, michael gove, today, who said hisnt of his actions had been "exhaustive, detailed and verifiable". in europe, countries are taking more steps to ease lockdown restrictions, including opening up economies and relaxing their borders to encourage tourism. and the world health organization has warned that the americas could be the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. it's worried that outbreaks are accelerating in countries like brazil, which currently has the most cases in the world after the united states. british doctors at one of the hospitals hit hardest by coronavirus in the uk have spoken of their fears of a second peak as lockdown restrictions loosen. the bbc has been given unprecedented access to the royal london hospital. hundreds of people have died there — with people from ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected. the medical staff say a rise in cases is now inevitable, as people have more and more contact with each other. clive myrie reports. it's in times of crisis we find out who we really ar

many mps chose book shelves as their backdrop, where michael gove did prompt some book shaming on socialns have even been accused of opting for the bookshelvie just to show off — not something we'd ever do on the week in parliament. the thank you for watching. i'll be back on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm with the latest from the commons and the lords. until then, bye for now. hello. there are lots of weather changes on the way as we go through the rest of this weekend. still some warmth in the day ahead, but it will be turning colder in northern scotland and much colder elsewhere across the uk by sunday. and windier as well. now, what's going on? cold air lurking close to northern scotland saturday night into sunday will surge south. not a huge amount of rain at least towards england and wales, and with that cold air, a stronger wind coming down from the north or north—east as well. we start saturday with temperatures well above freezing, a lot of dry weather around, but in that colder air we have a weather system near to northern scotland and that will bring the rain heavier a