the republic of ireland will have a new government today. inister. it's the result of an unprecedented coalition deal between his party and that of the outgoing taoiseach, leo varadkar. the green party will also get some cabinet posts. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has more. the republic of ireland is getting a new prime minister, or taoiseach. it is micheal martin, who has led his party, fianna fail, for nine years. leo varadkar, the leader of fine gael, is standing down from the top job in government. but he'll still be in the cabinet, in the post known as tanaiste, the deputy prime minister. in december 2022, leo varadkar will swap places with micheal martin, meaning he will take over leadership of the coalition. the third party in power are the greens. their leader, eamon ryan, is also in line for a senior ministerial role. fianna fail and fine gael have dominated governments in dublin for almost a century, but never before have they gone into coalition with each other. they grew out of the two sides in the irish civil war in the 1

for two weeks but those who came from dublin this morning will not because arrivals from the republic of ireland it seems really that the government is not going to police people coming in from the republic of ireland so people can get round the rules that way but anybody arriving from elsewhere has to fill in that form online. you can find it quite easily. and wearing a mask because that is the new rules inside an airport terminal here at stansted and that tells you the other story, the rest of the story, a very quiet departures lounge, or terminal here. very few flights taking off today for this time of year. it's the second week ofjune, normally at this place would be heaving with people coming in through arrivals and out the other end from departures. that is why airlines are furious about this, furious that other countries with lower infection rates are not exempt from the rules, so people could come in from those countries and not have to self—isolate. but most of the people we spoke to this morning are fairly happy about following the quarantine rules but a minority say it will be inconve

ireland. the religious difference is of negligible difference in the republic of ireland. i'm church of ireland protestant was was elected td in a constituency that is 98% catholic. the minister who was in charge of the 1916 sent teen ri commemorations, humphreys, was an ulster presbyterian from county monahan which is part of the republic and her grandfather signed the ulster covenant. so it really -- it really doesn't interfere -- interfere with your career. now, if you go back 50 years it was something of an innovation when quite a lot of protestants came into the department of foreign affairs in 1974 both from the north and from the south, but unfortunately north of the border -- the one encouraging thing north of the border is there is a certain growth of the political middle ground. in the last european parliament elections for the first time ever they elect three meps and in the past at least two of the three would always have been unionist, this time they didn't happen unless -- you can regard the alliance party as a soft unionist party but essentially the alliance

which is setjust a couple of years after same—sex relationships were legalized in the republic of irelandster is personal. was sharply drawn characters and believable situations generating plenty of laughs and a few tears. it's on amazon prime now. i wish i could be as enthusiastic about guest of honor. the latest typically ——. the canadian armenian film—maker behind such intriguing fare as exotic outcome of the sweet hereafter and where the truth lies. david gem a recently deceased health inspector who's tangled relationship with his daughter veronica is explored through a series of flashbacks that unfold during her conversation with father why? because, i want to go to jail. as with so many of his films the past is a mysterious [and which is shuffled and restructured, and secrets are gradually revealed. why was veronica in prison? what guilt on certain memories of herfather? and what's with the rabbit he seems to carry everywhere? the answers sadly are nothing like as satisfying as they been in his previous films. with connections and coincidences contrived to the point of ridicule. he

things more into line with the kind of timetable of reopening happening over the border in the republic of irelandrs here to about whether the two metre social distancing rule should be reduced to one metre which would then help some of those smaller bars and restaurants get a few more customers through the doors, and also a question over whether northern ireland could emulate the kind of cafe culture we see in places like spain and allow more restaurants to see people outside on the pavements. 0k. emma vardy, sarah smith and hywel griffith, thank you. in the last 2a hours, authorities have recorded a further 38 deaths of people with coronavirus across the uk. figures are usually lower just after the weekend. it brings the total number of deaths to 41,736. deaths from coronavirus are decreasing across the uk — with the rolling seven day average now under 200. that's down from an average of around 900 at the height of the pandemic in early april. boris johnson's plan to set up a commission into racial inequality, in response to the black lives matter protests, has been criticised by the shadowjusti

the republic of ireland has always been exempt. but the uk is behind most european countries. s abroad are monitoring the prevalence of the virus here too. the way things are now, the health situation has to continue to be on the same track that it continue to be on the same track thatitis continue to be on the same track that it is now, but then we can certainly lift the restrictions in the next few days or two to three weeks. we believe it can be safe to operate without the need for quarantine. we really need to move quickly to establish some safe corridors, and we're not talking about throwing it open to the entire world, but where it's safe to operate we fundamentally believe that we are also safe to operate and we need to do that quickly. we will now begin boarding by seat rows... row—by—row boarding this summer should be a more orderly affair. there will be new rules on board. but with quarantine removed for many destinations, travel companies hope they can land more bookings. tom burridge, bbc news. our political correspondent nick eardleyjoins me. these are important ch

at the moment, almost anyone arriving from any country, apart from the republic of ireland, must self—isolateropean countries about establishing travel corridors, meaning passengers on certain routes will be exempt. the bbc has been granted exclusive access into russia's foreign intelligence service. the director sergei naryshkin criticised america, accusing it of trying to "rule the world". he also said russia doesn't trust what britain says about the salisbury poisonings. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. he runs one of russia's most secretive organisations but sergei naryshkin agreed to meet me — the first time foreign media have been allowed inside russia's equivalent of m16 — and he quickly took aim at america. translation: i think some politicians in the west had false expectations. they felt like that the world could be ruled from one centre, washington. the most important lesson from the past is that if any country tries to rule the world all by itself, this will undoubtedly end in disaster. sergei naryshkin is a close ally of vladimir putin. they've known each other s

at the moment, almost anyone arriving from any country apart from the republic of ireland must self—isolatean countries about establishing travel corridors, meaning passengers on certain routes will be exempt. the veteran stage and film actor sir ian holm has died. he was 88. sir ian played bilbo baggins in lord of the rings, and was 0scar—nominated for playing the coach in chariots of fire. sarah campbell looks back at his life. he was one of britain's most familiar and most reliable character actors, 0scar—nominated for this performance in chariots of fire. go! back again, get it level. i'll watch you, and observe. harold pinter said he was his favourite actor. if i can see the big prize hanging there, believe me, i won't waste any time. he was terrifying as the treacherous android ash in alien. at five foot five, he was often cast in diminutive parts. in the borrowers, he played one of a family of tiny people, opposite his then—wife penelope wilton. screams come with me in the passageway. you do me wrong... at the national theatre, he was an acclaimed king lear. thou art a soul in bliss,

boris johnson points out that in italy and republic of ireland, no classes have gone back.e hasllowed some pupils to return, but not many. this is journalist in paris. >> france reopen schools all must a month ago, may 11, but it has been partial and it has been complicated. because schools that were alloweyto reopen where the o ones that could afford to have all social distancing measures maximum in classrooms that usually held about 30. that is when things started with small children and went up the clses. and tohis day, not all schools have entirely reopened. but theducation ministry is now already considering a second phase in which lessened social distancing measures are needed, and they would like to dohis. because i theres anoth month until children go on holiday. that is where we are now. ros: as we have been reporting, school closures and reopening''a happened in various forms around the worlduring the pandemic. look at this graphic from uns co. it begbruary, china started closing schools in some areas, that is pin but the nationwide shown in purple. and over the w

since the 8th ofjune, only arrivals from the republic of ireland, the channel isles and the isle of mana day quarantine period. but it is thought countries like france, italy and spain willjoin the list from the 6th ofjuly. spain willjoin the list from the 6th of july. you spain willjoin the list from the 6th ofjuly. you have been sending in your questions about holidays abroad sojoining in your questions about holidays abroad so joining me in your questions about holidays abroad sojoining me isjonathan smith from abta and the independenfs smith from abta and the independent‘s travel editor, simon calder. david green as, when flight restrictions are lifted injuly, can you fly anywhere that is not on the government's warning list? probably you, simon? yes, you will be able to but be warned, the vast majority of countries will still be on the warning this. it seems incredible we are just a week away from we understand we will be able to travel and we have no idea if portugal or turkey will be on that list. it is absolutely certain that spain, france and greece will be included. other gree

people living in the republic of ireland, will be able travel anywhere inside their own county from monday the irish cabinet is accelerating the easing of the country's lockdown, allowing groups of up to six people to meet indoors or outside, provided social distancing is maintained. from monday dentists will be allowed back at work, but a survey suggests two thirds of practices in england are not planning to reopen their doors. many have also told the british dental association, they won't be able to offer a full range of services. some say they haven't had time to make necessary adjustments, including fitting perspex screens. the bbc has appointed a new director general, who'll take over from tony hall in september. tim davie is currently the head of bbc studios, one of the corporation's commercial subsidiaries. among his priorities for the corporation, will be funding and the future of the licence fee. amol rajan told clive myrie more about mr davie. he was very briefly acting director general before tony hall took over seven or eight years ago. before that he was bbc radio services and

people living in the republic of ireland will be able travel anywhere inside their own county from monday home. the irish cabinet is accelerating the easing of the country's lockdown, allowing groups of up to six people to meet indoors or outside, provided social distancing is maintained. the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has accused the uk of "backtracking" on its commitments over a future trade deal. however the government's chief negotiator, david frost, says the latest round of talks had been "positive in tone" and the uk remained "committed to a successful outcome". time is running out, with just six months to go to reach an agreement, before the end of the uk's transitional arrangements with brussels. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. remember this? it was the end of january when we left the eu. since that moment, the clock has been ticking towards the end of this year — the current time frame to agree a new future relationship. earlier this year, negotiators from both sides held talks face to face, but it doesn't look like this any more.

people living in the republic of ireland will be able travel anywhere inside their own county from mondaylometres from home. the irish cabinet is accelerating the easing of the country's lockdown, allowing groups of up to six people to meet indoors or outside, provided social distancing is maintained. let's speak to our health editor, hugh pym, who's here. more than 40,000 people have died, an unthinkable number, really, at the beginning of this pandemic, for the beginning of this pandemic, for the uk. and the infection rate is patchy across the uk the moment. yes, clive, 40,000 is a devastating distal and very few would have predicted it a couple of months ago. the new daily reported death total, the trend for that, the seven day rolling average, is moving downwards. that said, there are one 01’ downwards. that said, there are one or two slightly worrying signs. hospital admissions in england and wales have gone up for the last couple of days. there is no data from scotland and northern ireland, they have fallen. as we have been hearing, the regional r number is a bit worrying in the sou

our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast this follows elections in february, but then of course we had the pandemic. yes, that's right, a significant moment, this, for the republichrough the covid—i9 pandemic. in that election in february, his party came in in third place. him and the leader of two parties have been involved in negotiations for the last number of weeks to put together a coalition government. in the last hour or a coalition government. in the last hourorso, a coalition government. in the last hour or so, those negotiations have concluded with a draft programme for government. under the terms of that deal, as you say, micheal will be —— micheal martin will become taoiseach. it is not all signed and sealed yet and it will have to go to the parties' wider memberships. if it goes through, sinn fein will lead the government in dublin for the first time. the time isi:20. our top story this lunchtime... long queues as non—essential shops re—open in england as the government encourages people to go out and spend. and still to come: the heroic story of dunkirk is well known — we look at another group of little ships which sailed to rescue allied troops in

the republic of ireland has always been exempt. but the uk is behind most european countries. road are monitoring the prevalence of the virus here, too. the way things are now, we always have to put the risk that the health system has to be on the same track that it system has to be on the same track thatitis system has to be on the same track that it is now and we can certainly be at the restrictions in the next few days or twomac— three weeks. for airlines, which have been battered by the pandemic, it's a move in the right direction. we really need to move quickly to establish some safe corridors, and we're not talking about throwing it open to the entire world, but where it's safe to operate we fundamentally believe that we are also safe to operate and we need to do that quickly. we will now begin boarding by seat rows... quarantine being set to move from in destinations, travel companies hope that more people will feel confident enough to pick a holiday abroad. tom burridge, bbc news. let's speak now to the travel journalist alison rice. what other news do you expect in the

only arrivals from the republic of ireland are exempt, as well as certain professions, like oil and gascement rules depend on where you live. if you breach of the rules in england and northern ireland, then you could face a £1000 fine. in scotland, the penalty is £480, but the maximum fine for repeat offenders is £5,000. the enforcement rules in wales are still not clear. at the moment, a pretty small number of flights go in and out of our airports each day, but airlines are desperate to crank up their schedules in time for the summer, and that is why the travel sector is demanding that deals are done with countries with low infection rates, so travellers from there are exempt too. we think, as the airline community, that there's a decent number of countries, mainly across europe but further afield, where there is sufficient passenger demand. so we now need the government to really with a degree of urgency, work with foreign governments to set up these air bridges as quickly as possible because otherwise we are not going to have a summer season here. now, the parent company of british a

the republic of ireland has always been exempt. but the uk is behind most european countries. abroad are monitoring the prevalence of the virus here, too. the way things are now, we always have to put this asterisk that the health situation has to continue to be on the same track as it is now, that we can certainly lift the restrictions in the next few days or two to three weeks. we believe it can be safe to operate without the need for quarantine. for airlines, which have been battered by the pandemic, it's a move in the right direction. we really need to move quickly to establish some safe corridors, and we're not talking about throwing it open to the entire world, but where it is safe to operate we fundamentally believe that we are also safe to operate and we need to do that quickly. we will now begin boarding by seat rows... with quarantine set to be removed for many destinations, travel companies hope more people will feel confident enough to book a holiday abroad. tom burridge, bbc news. and we'll be putting some of the travel questions you've been sending us to the trave

it also includes those that live within the common travel area that includes people from the republic of ireland the channel islands of plants also exempt health workers who are providing important essential care people who work as road toward us and fart workers as well as seasonal agricultural workers and people who reside in the u.k. the travel abroad at least once a week for work purposes now many say though these quarantine measures that have to be ludicrous for various various reasons including the fact that they could be at some point unimplementable because those people coming off the planes trains or ferries they'll have to get on public transport to reach that ultimate destination the government doesn't rise alternative travel. reasonings however that can't be implemented on british soil then of course the very fact that some groups are exempt and then a key issue of the timing of all of this and many would say it's too little too late and that these policies should have been implemented way at the beginning of the lockdown of course we only have to look across the channel to our europ

discount to no one but know that our course is different because of course it's in terms of the republic of ireland which of course is being economically very different but of course you know together alone a look that far back in the past the sort of on their property that was regarded as a bit of an economic basket case and of course it's of investor law in terms of education health service and of course governments go a lot to be proud of you know by being dependent you know again i was a statistic study but no desa last number of days in scotland that that that that's quite sort of. a jamieson's right compared to what's going in and so he's done a lot right it's difficulty of course is that sort of it is expected standard scientific which of course is what independence be about it would then have to sort of by the bills for that so that they'd helping hand westminster so i think this one's go all the way to run and i think that the s. and p. will be really aware of calling for others a referendum until they know that they've got in the bag because they can't afford to go back and fail again but

and they include the those that live in the common travel area that includes people from the republic of ireland to the channel islands and the isle of man the plans also exempt health workers who are providing important essential health care people who work as rotolo workers as well as seasonal agricultural workers and those people who reside in the u.k. that travel abroad at least once a week for what purposes now many say that the current team plans are particularly ludicrous for a various amount of reasons some say it's unimplementable i.e. those that return to the united kingdom some may have to use the public transport to reach their ultimate destination and therefore essentially defeating the point entirely yes the government advises alternative travel measures but for many people there are no alternatives of course another criticism is the fact that some groups are exempt and a key issue being the timing of all of this many say the quarantine plans are too little too late and should have been implemented at the beginning of the knock down of course we well know that our european counterp

the republic of ireland has zeroed out new cases.et, you have this explosion still going on in the u.k. it's whales and eng lanland bec they have a different policy. boris johnson is saying that we can kind of get some vague herd immunity. here in new york, we're in day one of phase one of easing out of our lockdown. and if you look at the data, a lockdown has really worked. >> right. >> if you look at brand-new data that's come out just in the last roughly 48 hours, a survey of the entire world shows that lockdowns around the world have so far spared half a billion lives. >> i'm sorry? >> half a billion. >> 500 million people. >> actually more, 538 million. >> wait. infections or deaths? >> deaths. >> whoa. that's sort of an impossible number to contemplate. >> in other words, by taking this on with an all-out lockdown approach country after country, we have spared infection and deaths all over the planet. this would have been a far worse cataclysmic event if we hadn't taken the steps we have so far. so now the next real issue is ho

now they include people that live within the common travel area that includes people from the republic of ireland the channel islands and of man plans also exempt health workers who are providing important essential care people who work as road tolly as and because as well as seasonal agricultural workers and people of course who reside in the u.k. that travel abroad at least once a week for work purposes now as i say there is a bar of criticism when it comes to these quarantine measures some even calling them ludicrous 1st the and foremost because they some would argue they are on implementable because once you reach the united kingdom many people will have to use public transport to reach their ultimate destination many would say that entirely defeats the point that the government does stress you should use alternative travel measures however for some there are no alternatives then those issues of the groups that are exempt but of course crucially the timing of all of this many people say it's too little too late and it should have been implemented at the beginning of the lockdown period we onl

only arrivals from the republic of ireland are accepted as well as a certain professions like lorry driversgas workers. the enforcement rules depend on where you live. if you breach of the rules in england and northern ireland, you could face a £1000 fine stop in scotland, the penalty is £1180 but the maximum fine for repeat offenders is £5,000. the enforcement rules in wales are still not clear. at the moment, a pretty small number of flights go in and out of our airports each day but airlines are desperate to crank up their schedules in time for the summer schedules in time for the summerand schedules in time for the summer and that is why the travel set up is demanding the deals are done with countries with low infection rates so travellers from there are exempt as well. we think, as the ellen community, there are a distant number of countries, mainly across europe but further afield with passenger demand. —— the airline community. we need to work with government to create these averages as quickly as possible otherwise we will not have a summer season. otherwise we will not have a summe

the republic of ireland has always been exempt.fe to operate without the need for quarantine. for airlines, which have been battered by the pandemic, it is a move in the right direction. we really need to move quickly to establish some safe corridors, and we're not talking about throwing it open the entire world, but where it is safe to operate, we fundamentally believe that we are also safe to operate and we need to do that quickly. we will now begin boarding by seat rows. row by row boarding this summer should be a more orderly affair. there will be new rules on board. it is required of all passengers to wear your facemask or face covering. there is an exception for children under the age of six. and no trolley service, although you hopefully will get water. welcome, anybody else? but with quarantine removed, for many destinations, travel companies hope they can land more bookings. tom burridge, bbc news. police were called out last night to deal with a number of public gatherings including an illegal street party in london and a

people living in the republic of ireland, will be able travel anywhere inside their own county from monday to a range of 20km from home. the irish cabinet is accelerating the easing of the country's lockdown, allowing groups of up to six people to meet indoors or outside, provided social distancing is maintained. so with an assessment of what today's figures mean, and how they might direct government policy in england, here's our health editor hugh pym. the new daily reported death total, the trend for that, the seven day rolling average, is moving downwards. that being said, there are one or two slightly worrying signs. hospital admissions in england and wales have gone up for the last couple of days as no data from scotland and northern ireland. they have fallen. we have been hearing this regional r number, in the southwest and northwest of england because it's up at one which isa england because it's up at one which is a very maximum it can be before epidemics start picking up again. there is concern there. matt hancock, the health secretary, made clear at the briefing people should ver

a way, way lower, and i think they are any very good position, as are northern ireland and republic of irelandu have to weigh up the trade—offs, which is perhaps what the government is doing? having taken on board the advice of sage, looking at the trade—off of people losing their jobs, not going to hospital to have cancer checks. children still being out of school. you have to weigh that up and balance it against the risk of catching covid—19? that up and balance it against the risk of catching covid-19? of course, and there is a balance to be drawn here. and let me assure you, i would really like everybody to get back to work and children getting back to work and children getting back to work and children getting back to school. but you can't have everything all at once with this virus. but we would be in such a better position in england if we hadn't abandoned tracing on the 12th of march, if we had put the resources into that. if we had banned mass gatherings, and if we had gone into lockdownjust a couple of weeks earlier, a couple of weeks earlier would have saved us months at this end. a

the government in the republic of ireland has announced plans to accelerate its exit from lockdown. ided social distancing is maintained. up to 15 people can take part in sport outdoors. and up to 25 people can attend funerals. retail stores and public libraries will also be able to reopen. a week later, shopping centres will be able to open. and, should the virus remain under control, tourist accommodation and pubs with restaurant licenses will be open to reopen towards the end ofjune. the deaths of 40,000 people who had covid—19 is a terrible, and stark, reminder of the effect coronavirus has had on the uk, a virus which only arrived here in march. our special correspondent, allan little, looks at the lives lived, of some of those who died. behind the statistics, the government charts, the number crunching are the lives lost. ricardo bonsato, known as ricky, was 54. he worked in a care home in lancashire. the residents knew him for his kindness, compassion and sense of fun. he leaves a wife and two children. ina beaton was 103. she lived through the 1919 spanish flu pandemic and th

this is being sent to us by our republic of ireland correspondent chris page, who says that the stormontn. they can resume trading from tomorrow. previously, ministers had decided to allow retailers with a street entrance to return to business, but they've now allowed shopping centres to reopen. and they've also decided to reopen. and they've also decided to allow house sales and moves to resume in northern ireland on the 15th ofjune, which is monday. the owner of british gas — centrica — has announced the loss of 5,000 jobs at the energy giant this year. more than half of the job losses will come from the business's leadership roles, as the company revealed it would strip out three layers of middle managers, in an effort to cut bureaucracy and cope with the impact of coronavirus. a major hotel chain has warned that up to 1,800 jobs could go, because there is little prospect of the industry returning to normal any time soon. mcdonald hotels has 31 properties across the uk, including in aviemore and close to the holyrood parliament. they closed at the start of lockdown, and most of their

which is thatjust a couple of years after same—sex relationships were legalized in the republic of irelandbelievable situations generating plenty of laughs and a few tears. it's on amazon prime now. i wish i could be as enthusiastic about guest of honour. the latest typically twisty drama from the canadian armenian film—maker behind such intriguing fare as exotic outcome of the sweet hereafter and where the truth lies. davids is a recently deceased health inspector who's tangled relationship with his daughter veronica is explored through a series of flashbacks that unfold during her conversation with father greg. why? because, i want to go to jail. as with so many of his films the past is a mysterious land which is shuffled and restructured, and secrets are gradually revealed. why was veronica in prison? white guilt haunts her memories of herfather? and what's with the rabbit he seems to carry everywhere? the answers sadly are nothing like as satisfying as they been in his previous films. with connections and coincidences contrive to the point of ridicule. he does his best to keep his thin

since 8thjune, only arrivals from the republic of ireland, the channel isles and the isle of man haveanswer them isjonathan smith from abta, the body which represents travel agents and tour operators. and also i'm joined by the independent‘s travel editor simon calder. from david green, when flight restrictions are lifted injuly, can you fly anywhere? the vast majority of countries will still be on the warning list. it seems almost incredible we are just a week away from when we understand we will be able to travel and we have no idea, for example, if portugal or turkey will be on that list. as you say, it is absolutely certain spain, france, greece will be included, although greece will be included, although greece has had its not sure it once british holiday—makers there just yet. ireland will also be on the list but they are imposing quarantine at least until the 9th of july. almost everywhere else, which means the vast majority of the world's countries are still going to carry the foreign office warning against all but essential travel and if you come back, you will face 1a days o

and lets our customers know when they can book and it puts us on a more even keel against the republic of irelandhat other changes are you making to ensure that people still have some kind of special, luxurious experience while they come while adhering to the social distancing rules? as you can see, we are only able to take about one third of the people we would normally. and we have other costs, we have security to make sure that when they come in we stick to those rules, hand sanitisers, there has beena rules, hand sanitisers, there has been a full risk assessment done. what i'm hoping upon hope is that this weather, which is very un— irish at the moment, stays as it is and we are able to put more seats outside and we will be able to bring our numbers up in some ways. but that's what we have at the moment. you employ more than 1000 people and you and the industry have been pushing for a change to the two metre rule on social distancing, how manyjobs metre rule on social distancing, how many jobs potentially metre rule on social distancing, how manyjobs potentially could be affected if that rule

it doesn't apply to people coming in from the republic of ireland or the channel islands and there arerequired to isolate for 14 days and there is a row about this, as you say, not just and there is a row about this, as you say, notjust those in the aviation and tourism sector, who say this amounts to putting up a big no entry sign at the uk border and risks putting businesses out of action and jobs in the tourism sector as well. many mps question the timing. they say with infection rates falling here and in other countries, the effectiveness of this measure at this moment is questionable. at the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis, speaking on breakfast in the last hour, denied that. the spread of the virus in the communities within the uk is much lower than it was, and we wanted to continue to be lower and thatis wanted to continue to be lower and that is why this is the right time to bring this in because, as patrick valla nce to bring this in because, as patrick vallance has outlined, when you have the higher community transmission rates, the difference that somebody coming in

a lot of shops in belfast were calling to be allowed to reopen when the republic of ireland also reopened of regular customers, most of them in at this morning, there are glad to see a shop reopen and we've missed them. best of luck with the business. it does feel nice to be having a browse around a shop, we're not just having a browse around a shop, we're notjust coming in for a few groceries. but this isn't a complete return to reality, the virus is still out there, there is coach and urge for people who are shielding, social distancing must be kept up, evenin social distancing must be kept up, even in cosy shops. but it is good news for the people of belfast and northern ireland which has seen a fall and coronavirus deaths in the last few weeks. it feels like reality is slightly returning. 450 uk families who lost a relative to coronavirus are demanding an immediate public inquiry into how the government managed parts of the pandemic. ministers insist the priority right now is responding to the crisis. michael buchanan has been to meet the family of tony brown, who died in march. tony

of his way to emphasize that point. this nation, he proclaimed, is connected with england not only by allegiance to the crowd but by liberty, making ireland an independent republic was not only the plan. and i want you to note the date. there's a reproduction of this painting in the exhibit which points out, november 4th, 1779, this is a very important event. the irish volunteers are trying to surmount ireland's deadly sectarian history and they're not really succeeding. and most protestants want liberty at the at the end of the day. the character of this movement places limits to what the irish volunteers were willing to claim. okay. well, this is really important. one result of the irish volunteers was to lend new credibility in america to the terms that carlisle had offered congress in 1778. for a trader like benedict arnold to praise the union was exactly what americans expected and made the silence with which congress responded appear reasonable. when the praise came from a patriot like henley graten, the proposal became harder to ignore and demanded a response from americans who were paying attention. on reading a speech in which graten lauded his own coun

of his way to emphasize that point. this nation he proclaimed, is connected with england not only by allegiance to the crown, but by liberty. making ireland an independent republic was not part of the plan. i want to note here the date. there's a reproduction of this painting in this exhibit which points out november 4th 1779. it is usually important. it is the birth date of william of orange. this was a very protestant event. there are middle class catholics who participate in the irish volunteers. we estimate maybe a third of their membership or catholic. so the irish volunteers are trying to surmount our lands deadly sectarian in history and not really succeeding. in most protestants want legislative independence but they do not want to sever all ties with britain. why? they are a minority and britain is guaranteeing their liberties at the end of the day. the protestant character to this movement paces -- places limits to what the irish volunteers were willing to claim. this is really important. one result of the irish volunteers was to lend new credibility in america to the terms that carlisle i offered congress in 1778. free trader like benedict arnold to p

of his way to emphasize that point. this nation is connected with england not only by allegiance to the crown, but by liberty. making ireland an independent republic was not part of the plan. i want to note the date. there is a reproduction of this painting and the exhibit which points out, november 4, 1779 is important. the birthdate of william of orange. this is a protestant event. there are catholics who participate. we estimate a third of their membership are catholic. the irish volunteers are trying to surmount ireland's deadly sectarian history, but they are not succeeding. most protestants want legislative independence, but don't want to sever all ties with britain. britain is guaranteeing their liberties at the end of the day. the protestant character of this movement places limits to what the irish volunteers were willing to claim. this is really important. one result of the irish volunteers was to lend new credibility in america to the terms that carlisle offered congress in 1778. for a traitor like benedict arnold to praise the proposed union was what americans expected. they were silent with which commerce responded up your reasonable.

the quarantine applies to most people arriving in the uk. 0nly arrivals from the republic of ireland ssions, like oil and gas workers, and lorry drivers. the enforcement rules depend on where you live. at the moment, a pretty small number of flights go in and out of airport each day but airlines are desperate to crank up scheduled in time for the summer and that is why the travel sector is demanding that deals are done with countries with lower infection rates. so travellers from their would be exempt. we think, as the airline community, that there's a decent number of countries, mainly across europe but further afield, where there is sufficient passenger demand. so we now need the government to, really with a degree of urgency, work with foreign governments to set up these air bridges as quickly as possible because otherwise we are not going to have a summer season here. now the parent company of british airways has launched legal proceedings. it claims the government has failed to identify a valid justification for a blanket quarantine. it has the support of easyjet and ryanair, and