yes, a minority, nicola sturgeon says, one that obviously has got her deeply worried.nt easing of lockdown in scotland coincided with the hottest and sunniest weekend of the year and people were for the first time allowed outdoors to sit and sunbathe oi’ allowed outdoors to sit and sunbathe or have a picnic and meet up with people from one of the household in groups of no more than eight. clearly not everyone stuck to the rules because police had to disperse nearly 800 groups of people. we were also asked to travel not more than five miles or so for recreation but beauty spots like loch lomond and ben lomond were choked with traffic, three times as much as last weekend. nicola sturgeon is deeply frustrated about this and says if a minority persist in britain rules were put into law new restrictions so it to meet in groups of more than eight or travel more than five miles, which will make it easier for the police at the moment because new guidelines are not law they have to try to persuade. sarah smith in glasgow, thank you. president trump has rounded on america‘s stat

we'll also hear from scotland's nicola sturgeon later today.he top infectious disease expert in the us warns some parts of the country are seeing a "disturbing surge" in covid—19 cases. internet use has surged during lockdown, with adults in the uk spending a record quarter of their day online. honouring russia's heroes — after a delay forced by the coronavirus pandemic, moscow holds its victory parade, marking the defeat of nazi germany. these are live pictures from moscow. good morning. health leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the uk is properly prepared for the "real risk" of a second wave of coronavirus. in an open letter signed by the royal colleges of surgeons, nursing, physicians, and gps, ministers have been warned that urgent action is needed to prevent further loss of life. yesterday, the prime minister said pubs, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers in england will be able to reopen from july 4. the department for business has published guidance this morning for businesses to open in a safe way. elsewhere

nicola sturgeon does say it isa enough.opposition parties are saying that's not good enough, and there has to be a national effort to get the education system on track. lorna gordon, thank you very much, in glasgow. and in a few minutes, we will to a bit more about the situation in scotland with a public health expert from nhs grampian and also a glasgow pub owner as well, thatis also a glasgow pub owner as well, that is coming up in a few minutes. right now we are going to take a look at the scene in paris. president macron will be coming to london today, but before that he will be taking part in events in paris itself to commemorate the 80th anniversary of that famous address, the "appel", or appeal, anniversary of that famous address, the "appel", orappeal, by anniversary of that famous address, the "appel", or appeal, by france's wartime leader charles de gaulle, to urge french citizens to resist the nazi occupation. we are expecting a fly past to happen in paris. the plaque on the wall bearing the names of the order of

the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon said it had been a dreadful afternoon for the city.the incident is not being treated as terrorism. here's our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie. amid confusion and panic, armed police entered the park inn hotel in glasgow city centre. during lockdown it's been home to some of the city's asylum seekers. one, who wanted to remain anonymous, described what he saw. i got worried and came down to check what's going on because i heard screams. two of them got stabbed. a police officer was bleeding. it's kind of scary but the only thing you can do in this kind of situation is stay calm. police scotland said one person was shot dead by armed police. six other people were taken to hospital, including a police officer, who is in a critical but stable condition. i heard from people from the hotel, a couple of people have been stabbed and everywhere was full of blood, the lifts and corridor. scotland's first minister said the events were truly dreadful. this is a situation that has undoubtedly shaken glasgow today and shaken scotland toda

today, nicola sturgeon said it is time to take a hard look at the way our streets continue to honour glasgow. i represent a constituency in glasgow, and i've heard both opinions. rename all of the streets on the one hand, which i've got a lot of sympathy for, but on the other hand, don't brush under the carpet the history, the shameful part of our country's history. the people who put henry dundas on his column 200 years ago wanted future generations to know that, in his day, he was revered, that the values he embodied and defended were regarded by his contemporaries as great public virtues. many argue that it is precisely to remember that that's what our country used to be like, that he should stay where he is. if you take the statue down, you will be removing some of the evidence of the history of scotland. it's that serious. my view is, i would rather have a plaque on it to explain what he did. and i would hope that tourists or the general public can learn something about our history by going over there and looking at his plaque. in edinburgh, the city council said it would put a

nicola sturgeon.udden death of one of its members. mohammed asghar was the first member elected from an ethnic minority, and also the first to "cross the floor" defecting from plaid cymru to the conservatives. before his election, thirteen years ago, he'd even had a spell in labour. members of the senate held a minute's silence before sharing tributes. oscar saw his colleagues as an extension of his own family, and because he was so warm and bighearted, we will all carry memories of him that will make us smile. he had a warmth and generosity that was never hidden. i know that members of other parties site two. oscar was generous and genial to his core. a political free spirit in many ways, larger than life character who could never be contained in the confines of any one party. now to an unexpected challenge of the pandemic. 56 olympic sized swimming pools worth of surplus beer which has to be disposed of. one of the costs of the economic fallout hitting the brewing and hospitality industries. in the

today, nicola sturgeon said it is time to take a hard look at the way our streets continue to honour. i represent a constituency in glasgow, and i've heard both opinions. rename all of the streets on the one hand — which i've got a lot of sympathy for — but on the other hand, don't brush under the carpet the history, the shameful parts of our country's history. the people who put henry dundas on his column 200 years ago wanted future generations to know that, in his day, he was revered, that the values he embodied and defended were regarded by his contemporaries as great public virtues. many argue that it is precisely to remember that that's what our country used to be like, that he should stay where he is. if you take the statue down, you will be removing some of the evidence of the history of scotland. it's that serious. my view is, i would rather have a plaque on it to explain what he did and i would hope that, whether a tourists or the general public, can learn something about our history by going over there and looking at his plaque. in edinburgh, the city council said it would

nicola sturgeon. told mlas she's upset about hold—ups to the new government payment scheme for people who were injured during the troubles through no fault of their own. the scheme‘s been delayed by a dispute over who's eligible for payments and who should fund it. i know the first minister will share in my disgust and anger at the continued blockade by some members of a victims‘ pension here in northern ireland. and while i accept that the executive and the assembly is the best route to deliver such a victims‘ pension, in light of delay, would the minister and the first minister be opposed to looking at westminster as potentially the best route to deliver this scheme to ensure that innocent victims and survivors receive the pension that they rightly deserve? i thank the member for his question. and indeed, the office and myself in particular are particularly upset that the scheme has not proceeded as it was meant to do. it is wrong that innocent victims are not receiving what they're legally entitled

but nicola sturgeon's argument is that patients she said will reap the biggest rewards. will be more sustainable in the long run. ok, lorna, many thanks. lorna gordon in glasgow. tributes have been pouring in to dame vera lynn, the wartime singer who has died at the age of 103. known as the forces sweetheart, dame vera's music came to symbolise britain's spirit during the second world war, conveying hope during the bleakest days of the conflict. songs including ‘we'll meet again' and ‘the white cliffs of dover‘ united soldiers with their families on the home front. the prime minister said her voice lifted the country in its darkest hours, and will live on for generations to come. robert hall looks back at her life. # there'll be bluebirds over...# it is a voice that has spanned the decades. the voice of an ordinary london girl born at the end of the first world war, who became an iconic symbol of the second. vera welch, daughter of a plumber and a dressmaker, began singing as a child. she took her grandmother's surname, lynn, as a stage name, made her first record aged 1

nicola sturgeon has been outlining the details in the last hour. 0ur correspondent, lorna gordon, ist has the first minister been saying, lorna? phase two will, it seems be phased in. nicola sturgeon said there is still a need to exercise care and caution and she laid out in the scottish parliament, the moves for incremental changes in areas like socialising, work, shopping leisure and sport. the only change that will take place today, we will see restrictions lifting for those who are shielding, they can go outside for exercise and from tomorrow they can meet people outdoors, meet with households but no more than 80 people in any time. but they will see a gradual easing in the economy. —— eight. in 11 days, on the 29th ofjune, factories and warehouses are being told they can reopen as long as there is strict, physical distancing measures in place. retail can also reopen on the day but only if the shop has an outdoor exit and entrance, so indoor shopping malls will remain closed in scotla nd shopping malls will remain closed in scotland for now. there is one element that is not there

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon says she remains confident that she will be able to move thee country to phase two of its lockdown, meaning a possible easing of restrictions last this week. speaking at today's daily briefing, the snp leader will update the scottish parliament on thursday, and that measures may only move partially, and the two metre rule on social distancing will remain under review. as things stand right now, i remain optimistic that on thursday, while we might not be able to do absolutely everything we hope to do in phase two, we will nevertheless be able to enter that next phase and announce further important steps on ourjourney back to normality. the reason for my cautious optimism is since we last announced changes, we have continued to see a downward trend in covid—19 cases, and also in the weekly number of deaths. in addition, the r number, which as you know is the rate at which the virus reproduces, has fallen slightly and is now between 0.6 and 0.8, and it's crucial that it remains underi. so i hope, for example, that as well as allowing a bit more so

nicola sturgeon speaking in edinburgh.ree others were stabbed, as thousand of people attended two raves in manchester last night. the 20—year—old attended a gathering of around 4,000 in droylsden. in carrington there were reports of three separate stabbings at another party with 2,000 people. one 18 year—old—man is said to have life threatening injuries. hundreds of police attended both of these events. officers were also attacked at the carrington rave. a p pa re ntly attacked at the carrington rave. apparently the parties were billed as quarantine raves. a police spokesman said the violence against officers was absolutely not a cce pta ble officers was absolutely not acceptable and would not be tolerated. the huge clean—up operation a few hours later, a p pa re ntly operation a few hours later, apparently a lot of rubbish and debris left at the sites of these raves. one onlooker said it was like clearing out time at a club in normal life. we will have more on that throughout the course of the afternoon. you're watching b

nicola sturgeon made the annpuncement in the scottish parliament this lunchtime.thank you very much for your time. what is your reaction to the first ministers announcement? it was obviously, not really welcome news. simply because business doors turned off our lights, that will be four months, the opening date that has been proposed by the scottish government. it's obviously, a massive shock to the system. we understood the reasons why and the seriousness of the unpaid within the nation but it didn't make it any easier. it comes welcome to everybody. obviously this is about people and our teams don't do particularly well sitting on their hands. our job do particularly well sitting on their hands. ourjob is to make people for great. ourjob is to make people for great. ourjob is to make people feel great that what hospitality is about. we are going to have to take our time to get out of this. we are social animals. and we will manage our way out of this ina we will manage our way out of this in a really safe manner. it's very much a consumer and business lead hand

nicola sturgeon.bc‘s victoria derbyshire exclusively that she's spent much of her time since the government's track and trace system went live — watching netflix, because she hasn't been assigned a single case. the government's scheme began in england last thursday. the health secretary matt hancock says the scheme has been successful. figures disclosed last night for thursday to sunday suggest nearly 11,500 covid—19 cases were reported to test and trace during this time. of those just over 1,800 had provided information about their close contacts. the woman my colleague victoria derbyshire has been speaking to is a nurse, and has worked around 38 hours in total so far over several shifts earning £17.35 an hour. she says she hasn't made one call in that time and feels guilty for being paid to ‘sit idle‘. victoria spoke to ‘becky‘ yesterday evening — it‘s not her real name because she asked to remain anonymous. it was on the downing street briefing on wednesday by matt hancock when i found out the syst

nicola sturgeon speaking at lunchtime.condemned a mass gathering at a beach near bridgend, which resulted in a brawl and the arrest of two men. he said such behaviour threatens the health of people in wales, and undermines the "sacrifices" the majority have made during the pandemic. if there were a more general breakdown of the efforts we have all made, that would inevitably have an impact on our ability to go on lifting restrictions. i wanted to respond to the actions of the majority of people in wales who have shown such a determination to do the right thing. last night's pictures area right thing. last night's pictures are a reminder of what happens when things go wrong and we all have to go on working hard to make sure that that doesn't recur again. mark drake said. as promised, we will talk a little bit more about liverpool. as you probably know, they are the champions of england. they took the title last night without having to kick a ball — when their closest rivals manchester city lost to chelsea. manager, jurgen k

first minister nicola sturgeon. jacob rees—mogg is due to kick off proceedings later.rn things pretty much to what they were like before the coronavirus pandemic, so previously mps had to queue up to vote, they do that in tightly packed lobbies where they will go up to somebody and basically say how they wanted to go and have their name ticked off on the list. the government wants to get back to something approaching that. they can go into the lobbies, because public health england say they are not safer for the moment a plan has been devised where mps are going to have to queue up, just down from where i am just now, two apart, potentially up to more than a kilometre long, for potentially more than one hour, to vote on whatever they have been asked to vote on and they have been asked to vote on and they could see that happen in the next couple of hours, on the actual plan to return to physical voting. as you say, for the last few weeks, they will have been able to vote online, that has only happened a few times, there have been a few technical glitches but by and larg

have them in a much more rapid timetable as august and not more school attendance putting to nicola sturgeonof children going back to school and being scarred for life according to 1600 pediatricians, so no doctors calling a boris johnson 1600 pediatricians, so no doctors calling a borisjohnson to reopen school for all children. the pressure is getting quite intense on borisjohnson pressure is getting quite intense on boris johnson and his pressure is getting quite intense on borisjohnson and his government to get schools reopened. it has become political and you have pediatricians that i don't think they have ever written a letter like this before but it's also gotten political, we saw exchanges at prime minister's questions in the house of commons today with the prime minister seeking to somehow blame the labour opposition for not putting enough support behind the idea of getting the schools open but critics have said that while they were pouring millions into building new hospitals, many of which were never needed or temporary hospitals to deal with the crisis, there was nothing like the

first minister nicola sturgeon there.dealerships can start operating again today, after closing in march in line with government coronavirus advice. would—be buyers will now be able to talk with sales staff while following social distancing protocols, and potentially able to test cars alone as long as trade plates and the relevant insurance are in place. retailers will then follow strict guidelines when handing over cars, including ensuring that the vehicles, keys and anything else you may touch are disinfected. ben thompson has been atjaguar land rover lancaster, in reading... there is hand sign that either he here, they took my temperature when i arrived this morning, plastic screens, constant reminders about staying two metres apart, if you wa nt to staying two metres apart, if you want to test drive the car they will let you inside but they will make sure it is fully cleaned before the next customer can have a look at it, but what has it been like for customer trying to get any advice on the cabin lockdown? let us spe

today, nicola sturgeon said it is time to take a hard look at the way our streets continue to honour those who profited from human misery. i live in glasgow. i represent a constituency in glasgow. and i've heard both opinions — rename all of the streets on the one hand, which i got a lot of sympathy for, but on the other hand, don't brush under the carpet, history — the shameful part of our country's history. the people who put henry dundas on his column 200 years ago wanted future generations to know that, in his day, he was revered, that the values he embodied and defended were regarded by his contemporaries as great public virtues. many argue that it is precisely to remember that that's what our country used to be like, that he should stay where he is. if you take the statue down, you will be removing some of the evidence of the history of scotland. it's that serious. my view is, i would rather have a plaque on it to explain what he did. and i would hope that tourists or the general public can learn something about our history by going over there and looking at his plaque. in edin

scotland‘s first minister nicola sturgeon says there is still a need to exercise ca re there is stillke place today will see restrictions easing for those who are shielding who have now been told they can go outside for exercise and to have been told that from tomorrow they can meet people outdoors, but no more than eight people at any time. there will also be a gradual easing in the economy, more construction from monday. in 11 days‘ time, on 29th, factories and warehouses are being told they can‘t reopen as long as there are a strict physical distance and measures in place. retail can also reopen on that day but only if also reopen on that day but only if a shop has an outdoor exit and entrance. indoorshopping a shop has an outdoor exit and entrance. indoor shopping malls will for now remain closed here in scotland. one element that is not there that was in the original blueprint, the original route map, the original phase two section of that route map, there is no green light as yet for outdoor hospitality such as beer gardens being reopened. the first minister seeing more scientif

our top story: the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, is expected to announce a further easingf the country's lockdown rules later today. scotland has been the slowest nation in the uk to ease restrictions. it is likely a date will be set for when shops selling non—essential goods can reopen, and will mean the country formally moves into the second phase of its four—phase route map out of lockdown. sean dilley has the details. scotland's lockdown could be eased later, but only if the first minister believes the scientific evidence warrants it. any steps are expected to be cautious.” evidence warrants it. any steps are expected to be cautious. i want to get schools back to normal as quickly as possible. i want to get oui’ quickly as possible. i want to get our economy back to normal as quickly as possible. but i also know that all of that has to be safe. we cannot have memories so short that we already forget that we're dealing with a virus that is and potentially deadly, and that has not gone away, so we deadly, and that has not gone away, so we must continue to move forward in

today nicola sturgeon has been stressing she wants to get back to full—time teaching as soon as possible much time pupils spend in classrooms. some have suggested stu d e nts in classrooms. some have suggested students might come back a third of the time, or maybe four days a week but once every three weeks. that wouldn't be good enough for the first minister who said the scottish government will require councils to look creatively and innovatively at ideas such as may be using other buildings they own as teaching spaces. the government are very clear that although school exams we re clear that although school exams were cancelled this year they very much want them to go ahead next year. there are clear visible differences in wales as well. the shutters remained down on most shops and nonessential retailers will only find out on friday if they can open next week, then the issue of face masks. they are only recommended in wales, not mandatory, and today around cardiff we saw very few people wearing them. on buses through the city probably fewer than half the passengers or drivers using fa

speaking at the scottish government's daily briefing, first minister nicola sturgeon welcomed the developmentople to continue following the lockdown rules. this is such a crucialjuncture in our battle against this virus. we will either keep going, keep it back as we are now, or we will give it the chance to roar back with a vengeance. you must do the former. if we break the chains of transmission even more and drive down the number of new cases to a lower base, the safer it will then be to more meaningfully ease the restrictions and speed up our journey back to some normality. and if we do keep making the progress we have in the last few weeks, i am optimistic that ten days from now at the next formal review we will be able to move at least in part into the next phase of our route map out of lockdown, with more individual freedoms restored and more businesses able to open up and operate again. but that depends on all of us, it depends on each and every one of us, so please stick with it for now. every day that we do does bring us closer to getting back to a form of normality. but today i want

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has insisted that a programme to test care workers for coronaviruscelerating. so far, just over a third have been tested — that's despite a promise last month that all care home staff would get a weekly test. our scotland editor sarah smith reports. all sarah smith reports. staff working and every care home all staff working and every care home in scotland are supposed to be tested for coronavirus every week. a big promise. the big problem is that nearly four weeks after that commitment was made, only around one third of staff have been tested even once. at this home in galloway they have had no confirmed cases but they have had no confirmed cases but they have also been unable to get hold of the test. it would have been an official for us to have the test. it would have been an officialfor us to have been the test. it would have been an official for us to have been tested earlier, it would have put us a bit more at ease. we are further down the line now, having been closed since march, it is quite scary thinking that if somebody comes back with a po

in the last hour, first minister nicola sturgeon has announced a major easing of restrictions in scotlandover the course of july. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. yes, simon. the first minister said the hard work being taken by people in scotland was working to drive the virus here down towards the point of elimination. she said that gave her the confidence to accelerate the easing of restrictions here in scotland. the tourism sector as a whole will not reopen fully until 15 july but she said that from the 3rd ofjuly self holiday suit —— holiday accommodation will be able to open up accommodation will be able to open up and people will be able to travel more than five miles for leisure and recreation. outdoor beer gardens and car fees will be able to reopen from the 6th of july. car fees will be able to reopen from the 6th ofjuly. households will be able to meet indoors with people from up to two other households from the 15th ofjuly. pubs and restau ra nts the 15th ofjuly. pubs and restaurants indoors from that date as well, as well as hairdressers and barbers. an a

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has insisted that a programme to test care workers for coronaviruse been tested — that's despite a promise last month that all care home staff would get a weekly test. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. right, i'm just going to take yourobs, darlin‘... all staff working in every care home in scotland are supposed to be tested for coronavirus every week. a big promise. the big problem is that nearly four weeks after that commitment, only around a third of staff have been tested even once. at this home in dumfries and galloway, they've had no confirmed cases but they've also been unable to get hold of the tests. i think it would've been beneficial for us to have been tested earlier. it would have kind of put us all maybe a bit more at ease. we're further down the line now, having been closed since march, it's quite scary thinking that if somebody comes back with a positive test, that'll have a huge impact on the home. across the whole of dumfries and galloway, only four care home staff were tested in the first week of this month. of all the peopl

nicola sturgeon had this warning ealier.majority to keep those groups are small and to stay within the rules, but it is worth being clear. in fa ct, but it is worth being clear. in fact, i have a duty to be clear with you, that if there is continued evidence of even the minority not abiding by these guidelines and travelling unnecessarily. if people meet up in larger groups or if they are making journeys that risked spreading the virus, we will have to put these restrictions on group size and travel distance into law and we won't hesitate to do that if we think that is necessary for the collective safety and well—being of the population. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. an autopsy commissioned for the family of george floyd — whose death in police custody has sparked protests and unrest across america, has found he died of asphyxiation due to pressure on his back and neck. june ist marks an important day for many countries around the world in their efforts to try and ease lockdown restrictions. let's start

nicola sturgeon also urged people not to attend protests following the death of george floyd in the unitedf the risk of spreading coronavirus. she was speaking at the daily scottish government daily briefing. in the first—half of may almost one fifth of businesses and stuff are temporarily closed and that contributed to more than 750,000 people being followed on unable to work as normal. the report shows tolerable is down in almost every sector of the economy and it contains new modelling which takes account of the different phases for easing lockdown. on that basis the report forecast in more gradual economic recovery which may not see it return to precrisis levels fully it return to precrisis levels for a number of years. the publication confirms the scale of the economic crisis we face and in doing that further underlines why government action is so important and continue to be so. the scottish government has allocated £2.3 billion to help businesses and protectjobs and that is before me protectjobs and that is before we consider uk wide measures such as the job retention scheme. that s

in scotland, the first minister, nicola sturgeon has been setting out plans for the lifting of some lockdownors from 10 july and pubs and restaurants can re—open from 15july, as can hairdressers and barbers. ms sturgeon said the move was possible thanks to the "real sustained progress" made in suppressing the coronavirus. presiding officer, our challenge, which is not an easy one, is to manage all of this change while keeping this virus firmly under control. if at any stage there appears to be a risk of its resurgence, our path out of lockdown will be halted and we may even have to go backwards. to avoid that, we must get as close as possible to elimination of the virus now and build confidence in our ability to control it in future, through surveillance, testing, contact tracing and, where necessary, targeted suppression measures. but the scottish tory leader warned about the crisis facing tourism, quoting a hotel chief executive. what is gut—wrenching is the thought of losing that and customers leaving scotland and going to other countries. england and ireland are ahead of us. we need to p

that is the picture in scotland from nicola sturgeon.eir own household, or meet one person from another household outdoors. the first minister, arlene foster, and deputy first minister, michelle 0'neill, have been speaking at stormont‘s daily news conference. with the level of infection in the community falling, the risk of exposure is significantly less than it has been over this last two months. therefore, in consultation with the chief medical officer and the chief scientific adviser, we can advise that from next monday, the 8th ofjune, those who are shielding will be able to spend time outside with people from their own household, or one person from another household, whilst ensuring social distancing is observed. we believe that this is a reasonable and proportionate first step, and people who are shielding will receive a letter with further advice in the coming days. progress towards recovery does not mean that the threat posed by covid—19 has reduced. your actions now, in combating the spread of the virus, are just as important as

the first minister, nicola sturgeon, said it had been a dreadful afternoon for the city.ated as terrorism. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has more. amid confusion and panic, armed police entered the park inn hotel. during lockdown, it's been home to some of the city's asylum seekers. residents and onlookers were shocked by what they saw. my room was in the third floor in the park inn hotel. i saw the lift was covered in blood, you see? so i took the stairs and went down. but luckily i did not come face—to—face with the stabber. so when i went down, i saw in the reception area there were blood everywhere. five minutes, incredible response. five minutes, incredible responselj heard five minutes, incredible response.” heard loud noises, lots of screaming there. the attack happened early this afternoon — this city centre street became a crime scene. armed police arrived here within minutes. they discovered the six people who had been stabbed, others we re people who had been stabbed, others were led out to safety. police raided the hotel, and the attacker was

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has insisted that a programme to test care workers for coronaviruse been tested — that's despite a promise last month that all care home staff would get a weekly test. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. all staff working in every care home in scotland are supposed to be tested for coronavirus every week. a big promise. the big problem is that nearly four weeks after that commitment, only around a third of staff have been tested even once. at this home in dumfries and galloway they have had no confirmed cases but they have had no confirmed cases but they have had no confirmed cases but they have also been unable to get hold of the tests. i think it would have been beneficial for hold of the tests. i think it would have been beneficialfor us to have been tested earlier, it would have put us all may be a bit more at ease. we are further down the line, having been closed since march, and it is quite scary thinking that if somebody comes back with a positive test, that will have a huge impact on the home. across the whole of dumfries and galloway, o

prime minister boris johnson and scottish first minister nicola sturgeon have both expressed their concerns and sympathies this is being a dreadful afternoon for at the city of glasgow- particularly for those who have been directly involved was injured obviously but there will have been people who witnessed it this afternoon particularly in that. location of this incident at quite her events. police officers shot and killed the attacker and scottish authorities have confirmed there is no further threaeat to the public and no other suspects. it is not being treated as a terrorist incidedents. homelessness and human rights ngos said the park inn hotel was being used too house asymm seekers as part of the country's response to the corona virus outbreak. officials announced the public not to share unconfirmed information n about the incicid. hello world news see a u. s. laws president mike pence's struck a note of optimism over the cave in nineteen pandemic saying that such a full stage show and matcha is stabilizing numbers of new cases will speaking at the first at u. s. coronavirus tonsils b

scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has warned against complacency though, and urged people toasures. at her daily briefing, she also announced recommedations put forward by the scottish government's advisory group on rebuilding the economy. there is one significant item that i wa nt to there is one significant item that i want to update you on today and it relates to the economy. 0nce want to update you on today and it relates to the economy. once i finish my remarks i will hand over to ben higgins. he is the chair of the advisory group on economic recovery. scottish government appointed the advisory group back in april to provide recommendations on how best to restore the economy to sustainable and inclusive growth following the pandemic. we did that because we knew then that the pandemic and what we had to do to tackle it would cause significant economic harm. 0ur tackle it would cause significant economic harm. our initial tackle it would cause significant economic harm. 0ur initialfocus has had to be on protecting peoples lives obviously and providing immediately lifeline

nicola sturgeon.has promised to implement the recommendations of a review into the windrush scandal in full. she made a commons statement to mark windrush day 72 years after the empire windrush arrived at tilbury docks in essex, carrying people from the caribbean who would make new lives here. but thousands of people who came to the uk from commonwealth countries between 19118 and 1971 were wrongly told they were in britain illegally. wendy williams, an inspector of constabulary, carried out a review into the episode, making 30 recommendations, including the appointment of a migrants commissioner. mps were angry about the slow rate of compensation payments. priti patel said the victims had suffered "unspea kable injustices". the review itself was damning about the conduct of the home office and unequivocal about the ignorance and institutional thoughtlessness towards the race and the history of the windrush generation by the department. i was clear when wendy williams published her lessons learned rev

this is what the scotland first minister, nicola sturgeon, said a short while ago.g. in summary, if r is above one the virus will infect more than one other person and the virus will spread exponentially. if the r number is below one the number of people with the virus will fall. we estimate that the r number in scotland as of friday 5th june was between 0.6 and 0.8. that is a lower estimate than for two weeks ago when we calculated that the number was likely to be between 0.7 and 0.9. under that estimate, we expect that the virus will continue to decline. in addition, we estimate that last friday a,500 people in scotland had the virus and were infectious. our previous estimate for 29th may had been that 11,500 people were likely to be infectious. that sounds like a very big decline. so it is worth me stressing that we don't actually think that the number of infectious people has more than halved in just one week. what has been happening is that we have been reassessing our estimates for previous weeks based on the latest figures available to us. in short, it is lik

nicola sturgeon.has promised to implement the recommendations of a review into the windrush scandal in full. she made a commons statement to mark windrush day 72 years after the empire windrush arrived at tilbury docks in essex, carrying people from the caribbean who would make new lives here. but thousands of people who came to the uk from commonwealth countries between 19118 and 1971 were wrongly told they were in britain illegally. wendy williams, an inspector of constabulary, carried out a review into the episode, making 30 recommendations, including the appointment of a migrants commissioner. mps were angry about the slow rate of compensation payments. priti patel said the victims had suffered "unspea kable injustices". the review itself was damning about the conduct of the home office and unequivocal about the ignorance and institutional thoughtlessness towards the race and the history of the windrush generation by the department. i was clear when wendy williams published her lessons learned rev

could be enforced by new laws if they're flouted by a minority, according to the first minister nicola sturgeone to meet outdoors. the first minister said that the "vast majority" had complied with recommendations not to travel and to keep gatherings small but a minority had ignored the rules. some children in england have gone back to school today, as the government eases the lockdown and lifts some restrictions on movement. schools are being asked to welcome children in reception, year1 and year6. some nurseries have opened too. schools have kept their doors open during the lockdown for vulnerable children and those of key workers. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a primary school in tamworth in staffordshire. morning, alicia. at this school, a welcome organised to run like clockwork. first to arrive, year 6. for riley and his mum, louise, relief that he's back for his last term. like, even though he's going to be back for six, seven weeks tops, and then have another six weeks off, it's still nice for him to go and get a little bit of learning, because we couldn't get a lot do

jackson carlaw has raised the subject regularly in recent weeks with nicola sturgeon. secretary promised it would be sorted? why is the story we hear in the daily press conferences in edinburgh so different to what we are picking up on the ground, where it matters? i ask if the first minister is confident about this, then she should set out a clear timetable and a clear deadline for the first round of care home tests to be completed. this is her chance. will she now take it? i'm not sure how much jackson carlaw knows or bothers to find out about how these things actually work on the ground, but when we say that 50,000 staff of care homes have to be tested, of course there has to be a programme of work over time to make that happen. the processes have to be put in place and the resources, which are in place, have to be put in place. that is work that is ongoing. and she said the progress would show up in data published by the government. labour asked about an emergency hospital in glasgow created — but never used — for the coronavirus pandemic. nhs lockdown has resulted

the first minister, nicola sturgeon said the r number, which estimates how many people an individualto one. the new figures do not reflect the situation since the lockdown was eased last friday. ms sturgeon said the progress being made to control the spread of the virus was encouraging but still fragile. a memorial service is about to get under way in the us city of minneapolis for george floyd, the african american killed there last week, while being held by police. three police officers, sacked after his death, will appear in court shortly for the first time charged in connection with his murder. the former us defence secretary james mattis has condemned donald trump's response to the protests over george floyd's death. he said the president was wrong to say the military should be used to end the demonstrations, and accused him of trying to divide the country. 0ur corresopondent, aleem maqbool reports. justice now! they haven't stopped taking to the streets even though there are now charges against all four officers involved in the incident where george floyd was killed. the cause

scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is not ruling out the possibility of a quarantine period fort now, but if infection rates are significantly higher in england, wales or northern ireland, then the scottish government could introduce travel restrictions. people in glasgow queued for hours before shops reopened their doors for the first time, impatient for a bit of retail therapy. getting the wider economy into recovery will be a long haul, which the scottish government thinks will require billions of pounds in extra government spending. sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. greece has decided to extend its ban on all flights from the uk until the 15th of july. the extension could cause disruption to many british holidaymakers, as flights were due to resume this wednesday. but greek officials say a fortnight‘s extension is needed due to the coronavirus situation in the uk. the government has published new guidance on weddings in england, allowing ceremonies of up to 30 people. from the lithjuly, socially distanced weddings and civil partnerships will be able to go ahead. but the govern

but nicola sturgeon will make no apology because she has always said she is not prepared to take anyle, a nationalfund to pay for tutoring to help children in england catch up is expected to be announced by the government tomorrow. headteachers say they haven't been fully consulted, and are warning that it needs to be properly funded and high quality to have any impact. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys has been taking a look at how it might work. so, if i have this sentence here, and it says, "i went to london on saturday", can you see anything that's missing in this sentence? ellie works as a tutor for a charity. have a good look at it, let me know if you can't see it properly. she's been helping ruby, one—to—one, in english and maths — all supervised by ruby's school. this kind of tutoring can't replace a teacher. but it can help build confidence. and that's going to be badly needed, because by this summer, most children will already have missed four months of school. and she's helping me with maths. we've got to do fractions and everything, and she'sjust helping me with them.