john maguire, bbc news, nailsea in north somerset.e — as part of the government's test, track and trace system. the prime minister will face questions from senior mps this afternoon — amid continuing calls for his senior adviser dominic cummings to resign. president trump threatens to close down social media platforms, after twitter labelled two of his posts as potentially misleading. so, the prime minister will face questions from the chairs of all of the house of commons select committees this afternoon. it's an event called the liaison committee hearing, and it comes amid rising backbench anger about dominic cummings, and calls from dozens of conservative mps for mr cummings to resign. let's talk to anne mcelvoy, senior editor at the economist. good afternoon. the liaison committee, it has an awful lot to discuss, a lot of serious things to be covered, is it going to be overshadowed by the story that has dominated for the last three or four days? the government would very much like to be the moment when this moves on and people sta

john maguire, bbc news, nailsea in north somerset.today. students had to have their temperature taken and do a health check on an app, to show they had no covid symptoms, before being allowed back into the classroom. our correspondent laura bicker sent this report. well, this is pe class, as you can probably tell behind me. 2.5 million students are going back. this is part of a phased return. so a series of students go back every week. but teachers are on edge because there are clusters of infection popping up across the country. this is all related to an outbreak in nightclubs in seoul's party district a couple of weeks ago. health officials have traced 86,000 people. and tested them for the virus. but still these little pockets of infection keep cropping up. and that is why every single student must wear a mask. at the gates they are having their temperature checked. that's the first temperature check of the day. there are many temperature checks throughout the day. each of the classes have dividers in them to keep students apart. d

john maguire, bbc news, nailsea in north somerset.ts test, track and trace strategy will deal with regional outbreaks of covid—i9. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, will be questioned by senior mps later amid continued calls for his top adviser dominic cummings to resign. riot police in hong kong fire pepper pellets to break up protests over a law that would criminalise insulting china‘s national anthem. donald trump has accused twitter of interfering in the 2020 us election after it labelled two posts by the president as potentially misleading. mr trump had claimed that the use of postal votes would lead to widespread voter fraud. twitter responded by directing readers to a page with news articles and information from fact checkers debunking the claim. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a twitter war about twitter. it started when mr trump, who has more than 80 million followers on the social media platform, tweeted that postal ballot papers would result in a rigged election. mailboxes will be robbed, ballots wil

john maguire, bbc news, north somerset.parts of england at the moment. that return will be on monday for many people. let's take a look at today's papers. once again the guardian leads with the ongoing row over dominic cummings' trip to durham. the paper says tory mps have received hundreds of e—mails from constituents calling for him to be sacked. it also features a yougov poll which shows 59% of respondents think mr cummings should resign. the daily mirror also features the story on their front page. the paper claims the government is "in chaos" over the row and describes the "scandal" as becoming "farcical". that is michael gove on the left, who was on this programme yesterday. the front page of the daily express says a "breakthrough drug" that speeds up recovery for coronavirus patients, is the "biggest step forward since the crisis began." the medicine remdesivir has been approved for the nhs following successful trials. and we will talk about that a little bit later on in the programme. and online, one of the most rea

john maguire, bbc news, somerset.aken place in pakistan for some of the victims of friday's plane crash in karachi, in which 97 people died. flight data and cockpit recorders have been recovered and an investigation into the cause of the crash is under way. but the pakistan pilots' association says it doesn't trust the government to investigate properly. umer nan giana sent this report from the scene. this is exactly the site where this pakistan international airlines plane crashed. debris is all over the place. you can see one of the parts of the wings of the aircraft and there are parts of the engine and the body of the aircraft strewn all over, into the street. it's a very narrow street, like 20 foot wide or something, and we've been told by the eyewitnesses here that they were inside these houses when the plane crashed here. we can show you a little of what happened to the house that was dragged right into the fireball. the owner of the house said he was inside the house praying when he heard this boom and he rush

i have a shop in somerset with my husband and we supply and install fireplaces.ll have something in common — they feel forgotten by the government. we're the ones taking the risk, trying to keep our businesses open, yet we are not being supported personally to support our families, the same as everybody else. sales have gone up in smoke. they're trying to get a loan for the business and live on £600 each month, all they're entitled to on furlough from the government, because they got most of their income from dividends. not sleeping properly, feeling stressed, starting to feel low. how urgent is this situation? we've probably got another sort of month and it depends how much money we can borrow on a credit card. small businesses are the backbone of our economy. many are set up as a limited company. their directors or owners typically pay a minimal salary, but take most of their income as dividends, that vary depending on how well the company is doing. that can reduce their tax bills, meaning there might not be much sympathy for more government help, but many are

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john maguire, bbc news, north somerset. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell.oss the uk for the rest of this week and on into the rest of this week and on into the weekend. it was though particularly chilly and windy to start the new week. the next few days will see the wind ease. it will get warmer gradually. we were sitting to the east of this area of low pressure —— high pressure on monday. it eventually brings us warmer atlantic air. come the weekend our temperatures will get quite a surge. here we are for the rest of today. the weather front working its way down out of southern scotla nd working its way down out of southern scotland into northern england. patchy rain and perhaps even some snow for the tops of the pennines. wintry showers in scotland. a frost in scotland and northern england overnight. further south, cloud in scotland and northern england overnight. furthersouth, cloud and a few showers. a few showers at the south—east first thing. they will tend to clear. the northerly wind will bring more showers into the north—east of england through the

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the hospital in somerset announced on monday that it had stopped accepting new patients due to a highale. bring us up—to—date with what is going on. they tested almost 1700 staff here and they have found that 6% were positive even though they displayed no symptoms. one source has told me that the total percentage is 9% of staff infected. the senior source from public health england has informed me that they are consent centres upon an accommodation block for staff behind the hospital where staff where mingling, they were not necessarily able to observe social distancing working together, that seems to be in the roots of the problem although the hospital itself says they have not got to the bottom of that yet. there is real concern for my source that nurses working here also worked in the community and that they may have spread the virus, not with symptoms which spread the virus, to elderly residents there. that's something that they will not only be testing the staff here, they have done that, they will be testing residence of care homes locally. there was a concern that this was a pr

and from in the mendip district in somerset has just 28000 residents but it boasts an extraordinary health services network run by doctors and dedicated locals. today a few of them are paying a visit to the men's shed. it's a workshop designed to combat social isolation. men often find it harder to admit they're lonely than women. patrick abraham started the project 2 years ago. if you put 12 men over 65 in a room and said talk to each other about your life your relationships your health and your aspirations 6 will leave the room immediately and the other 6 will sit around the walls and say nothing if you throw a broken little mother in there and say hey guys fix that within 2 hours that will know who knows what other is a skills they have who they are and then names and everything else. the longer people are socially isolated the tougher it is for them to reintegrate that's how it was for even williams after a long stint living in australia he returned to frome 2 years ago. although his sister lives here he's had trouble meeting people in my file so i'm a bit on the you know like a group

our correspondentjon kay is in weston—super—mare in somerset.e kind of weather that makes you dream of summer holidays. but where does this announcement leave our plans and where does that leave a seaside town like weston—super—mare, which relies on tourism, relies on providing hospitality? we have two guests. we will talk to alistair in a moment about the bigger picture. first, nicki, you run a hotel on the seafront. you are closed at the moment. you wanted clarity from the prime minister tonight. have you got it? no, not at all. my phone will be ringing tomorrow, people will be wanting to say, when can we come on holiday, what are we doing? really, he just said july. i'm holiday, what are we doing? really, hejust saidjuly. i'm no holiday, what are we doing? really, he just said july. i'm no further forward. we are shut up. we are a family run business. to be honest, i'm devastated. you know, i can't lend any more money. we have lent some money. i can't go on like this, you know what i mean? where does that leave you tonight? i'm devastated, it

although she was from somerset county, she recognized the need for preservation and she was known as the godmother of the new jersey pines. she served on numerous other boards and commissions. her work still guides us. passing at the age of 96 and god bless her soul. with that, i will turn things over to the person who needs no introduction, the woman on my right, the commissioner of the department of health,. >> thank you and good afternoon. as new jersey continues on the road back with the phase reopening of the state, today, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers are beginning to perform urgent elective surgeries, procedures that have been postponed due to covid-19. this is an important step forward for the health of new jersey residents. today, want to focus on a serious children's health issue that has also been impacted during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. while staying at home has slow the spread of the virus, it has also resulted in delays and decreases in the number of children getting recommended vaccines. like the rest of the nation, new jersey has seen a dramatic drop

. >>> i want to make sure you join us on friday for the first of hours somerset trips. we cannot hit the road like we normally do, but we have great stories that are lined up, friday at 9 am. we will be right back. z3w63z z1s6z y3w63y y1s6y >>> welcome back to mornings on fox 2. we want to take you live this morning alexis we are waiting on the reclaim ceremony to begin this memorial day, at the tomb of the unknown soldier. memorial day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the u.s. military. it's origins trace back after the civil war when it was known as the declaration day. memorial day became an official federal holiday in 1971. again, we will be watching that live this morning. with social distancing, today will be different as memorials for our fallen heroes continue, many are only allowing family members to remember loved ones, right now we want to take time to reflect on those who make the ultimate sacrifice in defending our country. >> today is the day that we put aside to remember fallen heroes. to pray that no hero will ever have to die for

in somerset, hospital been temporarily closed due to a high number of coronavirus cases.be an emerging picture of large number staff testing positive that they are not showing symptoms. the hospital says it hopes to reopen its a&e department and accept patients as soon as possible. if there isa high as soon as possible. if there is a high level of infection in a particular area, the government has indicated local schools, businesses or workplaces can be closed down. matt hancock said the trace programme will be incredibly important. it will give us information to have a local lockdown and focus on areas where there may be flatterers and it is important people follow those rules —— flat areas. people need to do it for the loved ones and for the community. it is important that it. those local flareups from happening. in scotland, a system called test and protect where anyone with symptoms will be urged to get a swab. 700 trackers will be ready to trace any trackers will be ready to trace a ny co nta cts trackers will be ready to trace any contacts stop that number due to ri

what happens if the trajectory is downward in somersetings a sd reopen in others. you knew this because you developed this guidance, this additional guidance that's sites specific. some of this is on the cdc website and some of it is not. we need this. we don't have all the experts you have and we rely on you. this guidance developed by you and other experts was shelled by the administration that it was withheld because of the decision made by the white house. why didn't this plan get released and if it is just being revi reviewed, when is it going to be released? states are reopening right now and we need this additional guidance to make decisions. >> senator, i appreciate your question, clearly we have generated a series of guidances as you know and if this outbreak response evolves from the cdc and as we work through the guidances and a number of them go for agency reviews and agency input to make sure these guidances are followed broadly for different parts of our society. the guidances that you talked about, i anticipate to go backup into the task force for th

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a hospital in somerset has temporarily stopped accepting new patients in order to stop the spread oferal hopsital in weston—super—mare stopped all new admissions from this morning, including into its accident and emergency department. the hospital said the measure was temporary and solely in place to protect staff and patients following a high number of recorded cases on wards. greeks are once again able to travel freely to the country's islands, as part of measures to ease lockdown restrictions. the return of domestic travel is an important step towards restarting the wider tourism industry, which makes up at least a fifth of the greek economy. ferry services to the islands are operating with reduced capacity, to ensure social distancing, and passengers are having their temperatures checked. miltiadis varvitsiotis is greece's deputy foreign minister and joins me now from athens. welcome, thank you very much for joining us. obviously, a big move which is going to be welcomed by those who rely on tourism, but how can you give those living on the islands and also visitors the confidenc

in somerset, the hospital in western—super—mare has been temporarily closed due to a high number of coronavirus to be an emerging picture of large numbers of staff testing positive, though they're showing no symptoms. the hospital says it hopes to reopen its a&e department and accept new patients as soon as possible. if there's a high level of infection in a particular area, the government has indicated that local schools, businesses or workplaces could be closed down. at the daily downing street press conference, matt hancock said the nhs test and trace programme would be incredibly important. it will give us the information to have local lockdowns and focus on areas where there may be flare—ups, and it is very important that people follow those rules and they should do it — don't — not do it for, um, the government, people need to do this for themselves, for their loved ones, for their communities. it's incredibly important and it will stop those local flare—ups from happening. a similar system will be launched in scotland tomorrow. it's called test and protect. anyone with symptoms will be u

our correspondentjon kay has been gauging reaction in weston—super—mare in somerset. weather that makes you think about the summer and what plans you might have, but where does this statement from the prime minister, and those statements across the uk today, where do those leave our summer plans? and where does that leave a place like weston—super—mare, which relies on tourism and hospitality? we have two guests with us this evening. we will talk to alison in a moment for the bigger picture, but first let's talk to nikki because you run a hoteljust across the sea front from here. completely shut at the moment. yeah. you wanted clarity from the prime minister. did you get clarity? no, not at all. i feel we are no further forward, we don't really know what is happening. my phone will be going tomorrow, guests will be ringing me, "can we come? "are we coming? "when can we come?" i really don't know what to answer to them. you know, it is just devastating. the fact that we have got a business there, a family run business, and we can't take any guests. so where does that l

the principal of somerset island in key west handed out diplomas using a grabber on a boat.d each graduate under the gown, they had on a mask, they had on a life jacket and had on a mask when they rode the jet ski. the principal reminded them that no barrier is too large to overcome, and that through creativity and hard work we can overcome any challenge. and there they are taking -- >> cannonball. >> i love it. >> congratulations to the class of 2020. >> you got to get creative right now with these graduations in a fun way. >> i like that. >>> coming up, we have big questions from kids about covid. michael has some help from the experts. you're looking at them, elmo and cookie monster. >> yes, i did, hey. ey.aesars rewards. we look forward to welcoming you back. to welcoming you back. [music begins to play: "together" by sia] ♪ come now set the past on fire ♪ ♪ stand up raise your face to the sky my love ♪ ♪ together we can take it higher ♪ ♪ together we can take it higher ♪ ♪ come now set the past on fire ♪ ♪ stand up raise your ♪ face to the sky my love ♪ together we can

and branch lines on the isle of wight and a new station at wellington in somerset. ys matter how great we make the railways in the future, millions will still rely on the car. that's why today i'm publishing the preferred route to complete the dual carriageway of the a66 from scotch corner to penrith. the first new or dual carriageway across the pennines in 50 years. this is a £1 billion programme that will transform the capacity by upgrading junctions and widening the road. these road and rail schemes will be the first of many, binding our country together, connecting people with jobs. many, binding our country together, connecting people withjobs. but many, binding our country together, connecting people with jobs. but it isn't just the balance connecting people with jobs. but it isn'tjust the balance between regions that we need to reshape, it's hard to see millions who, until a few weeks ago, commuted by train into manchester, london, birmingham every day will immediately go back to the same old ways. so we have to reshape our towns and cities too. the prime min

host: let's hear from joe in somerset, new jersey. -- new morning -- caller: the woman on before me saidpreading lies. let's get the facts. nobody could do any of this. nobody could do -- let's get the facts. when was the first cases reported by washington? theound out two weeks ago first two cases were in california and not reported by health officials because they thought the people died of heart attacks because the woman was a heart attack victim, it was coronavirus but it turns out it was. we made mistakes from day one. south korea and hong kong all had masks when you ask the maskss if we should wear they said keep the masks for medical workers or first responders. -- if these people were running world war ii we would be speaking japanese and german take a look at the meat plants. before they announced the pig plant in north dakota i think -- people were saying they were dying and had cases and people were going to work. one about the kids on the --ches in florida host: has your governor reopened to beaches in new jersey? caller: he has not. nobody could handle this. what about cuomo

thousands flock your ordinarily to make the most of this somerset seaside resort.and those are suggesting that by all means come here for the day, make the most of the esplanade and the beaches here. obviously social distance but please don't stay overnight, don't come if you've got a second home in a tent or camper van or anything like that. please don't come because there are very few facilities that are open. the world—famous grand pier over my shoulder here is absolutely shocked. completely closed and nobody there. normally that would teeming with people trying to get to the end to make the most of the views. the esplanade is really busy, i have to say. loads of people out, young people on their scooters, the odd dog walker because of course dogs restrictions that some authorities have on some beaches through the summer have come into force. all the dogs tend to be here on the esplanade being walk. bikes, people enjoying the sunshine. shorts and t—shirt, the order of the day. but in the time i have been here, people seem to be observing social distancing. but t

john mcguire, bbc news, north somerset. we're joined now by dan visser from cumbria tourism.good morning. we have a number of concerns over what the government announced yesterday. there is going to be an increase in day visitors, that's ok for people to do, so naturally they are going to want to visit beautiful places. to enjoy some of the fantastic landscapes and get some exercise and get a boost to their mental health, a breakfrom lockdown between have, particularly difficult challenges herewith an older population and very high rates of coronavirus which means now probably isn't really the best time to be coming. i imagine you have spent your entire professional life working in this industry saying come to the lake district, it's beautiful. now here you are on national television, understandably for many people, saying don't come. it's counterintuitive to everything we do in our visitor economy here. we've got some very good ranges of businesses, staff desperate to get back to work, start welcoming visitors and providing fantastic experiences they come for today, enjoying

hejoins us from his home in somerset. good morning. thank you forjoining us.lations. there are parents not being able to see children, elderly people isolated and alone. people like my own father who died alone. relatives cut off from people they love. but what my constituents are seeing and what i'm hearing from hundreds and hundreds of e—mails and letters a nd hundreds and hundreds of e—mails and letters and phone calls is double standards, and that's really not a good look, particularly when it's around someone who has themselves been part of defining the rules which all the rest of us have to endure. i'm so sorry to hear about your father. that really must put it into a very stark perspective from your point of view. well, i mean, people have made sacrifices, this is a difficult time. this is a time of national crisis. but in those sacrifices there really hasn't been the choice to use instincts. instinct hasn't really been part of it. we have been tasked with following regulations laid down by the government and it doesn't look good when the government's c

heavy bursts of rain in the channel islands and more persistent rain through devon, dorset, parts of somersetnshine around. onshore breeze through eastern coasts. cooler day in the south—west compared to yesterday. temperatures between 11 and 14 degrees. this evening, overnight as well, still some rain across the south—west. it will ease away through the night. most places will be dry. more cloud in shetland and orkney. with clear skies in between, lighter winds, the greater chance of some frost to take us into tomorrow morning. through the second half of the week we will all see ourselves tapping into the warm air pushing across france and spain. temperatures will rise on wednesday, thursday and friday. lots of sunshine on wednesday. the chance of a few showers in cornwall, may be paying brochure, cloud in shetland and orkney as well. sony for the vast majority under temperatures in the mid to high teens, if not low 20s. less chili along those eastern coasts. enter thursday and eastern areas of the best of the sunshine. more cloud in the west. a few showers here and there. most places will s