laura hughes and sam lister will be back at half past eleven for another look at the papers. be heading towards the middle parts of may, but i'm sure yesterday felt more like winterfor some. take sennybridge in wales for example, with a temperature to start the day at —4.7. it was the coldest may night for 25 years in wales. further north, the wintry fun didn't stop there because in shetland we had some snow falling, and down south relatively in orkney, we had a bit of snow covering the grassy surfaces as well with that colder air arriving behind this cold front. now, as we go to the next few hours, that is pushing southwards. it's weakening all the while, but it's still going to be just enough to knock down the temperatures a few degrees across eastern parts of england, so it is going to feel a little bit cooler as we head into wednesday. as i say, though the front itself is going to disintegrate, so any rain will tend to die away over the next few hours. and in many ways, it's a reversal of fortunes compared with last night. england and wales, quite a lot of places frost—fr

with me are laura hughes, the political and diplomatic correspondent for the financial times, and sam lister political editor for the daily express. let's have a quick look at tomorrow's front pages... let's start with the ft. it says the decision by the uk government to extend its flagship job retention scheme until the end of october has been welcomed by businesses and unions. the same story makes the front page of the i. it says a cliff edge has been avoided for 7—and—a—half million people. the sun focuses on the mounting covid bill after that decision by the chancellor to extend the uk furlough scheme. the times reports on uk ministers‘ efforts to get the country's housing market moving again. it says buyers will be given the go—ahead to go and visit properties. the daily mail also leads with attempts to restart the uk's housing market, but it comes as families are told they're unlikely to get to go abroad this summer. the mirror says there are concerns over the risks to jobs and health as thousands get set to return to work on wednesday. according to a treasury estimate seen by the tele

coming to sam lister of the express?d been made in the handling of the coronavirus crisis, but it was for the government to explain. i am sure he must have discussed this with you. i wonder if you could tell us what they are? and in your announcement today, many people will be pleased that shops are reopening. we do encourage people who are financially able to get out and spend to revive the economy? sam, the short answer is yes. insofar as people can get out and enjoy themselves in the open airfrom the 1st of out and enjoy themselves in the open air from the 1st ofjune as they can make use of open—air shopping and car showrooms, i'm not going to discourage them from spending at all. it's early days, but we are hoping there will be a bounce back over the next few months. so the short answer to your question is yes. and the first question? forgive me, the first question? on the mistakes made during the coronavirus crisis. oh! oh, yes, thank you. i saw that dominic referred to mistakes. the reality is that this isa mistake