hello this is bbc news with tim willcox. the headlines: borisjohnson says people should ‘stay alert‘ as he prepares to lay out his road map for lifting restrictions in england, but his government faces criticism the new message is confusing. first minister nicola sturgeon eases restrictions in scotland slightly and says people can exercise more than once a day, but other rules will stay in place. it would be catastrophic for me to drop the stay—at—home message, which is why i am not prepared to do it. and i'm particularly not prepared to do it in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise. it comes as a further 269 people die in the uk after testing positive for coronavirus in hospitals and the community. airlines say they've had ‘no clarity' from the uk government over plans to bring in a 14—day quarantine for all passengers ariving into the uk. in germany, the infection rate rises again, just days after some lockdown restrictions were eased. a quick reminder that we will be building up to that statement from the prime

this is bbc news with tim willcox. the headlines. government defends plans to begin reopening primary schools in england from next month — it says measures will be in place to ensure the safety of children and teachers. as the uk's daily figure for coronavirus deaths drops to 170, the government pledges £81; million of funding to help accelerate the work of vaccine programmes. this new money will help mass—produce the oxford vaccine so that if current trials are successful, we have dosages to start vaccinating the uk population straightaway. the italian prime minister admits his country's taking a calculated risk by easing a number of lockdown measures from next week. and spain records 87 deaths in the past 2a hours — the first drop under 100 since the lockdown began. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. good evening. raheem sterling says that players need more time to prepare for the return of the premier league. june 12th is the current target of project restart but the manchester city a

you can reach me on twitter, i'm @ bbc tim willcox. hello there.t of may, but i'm sure yesterday felt more like winter for some. take sennybridge in wales for example, with a temperature to start the day at —a.7. it was the coldest may night for 25 years in wales. further north, the wintery 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 through the next few hours, that is pushing southwards. it's weakening all the while, but it's still going to be enough 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—free. scotland, a sh

i'm tim willcox. the death toll in the united states due to the coronavirus pandemic has now passed 100,000 deaths. britain's prime minister, boris johnson, comes under intense pressure from mps over his refusal to sack his top adviser, but he hits back during 90 minutes of questioning. i do understand why people feel such indignation about the whole business, the pain of the whole business of the lockdown, but i really also think that what they want now is for us to focus on them and their needs. as protests continue in hong kong, the us secretary of state says the territory no longer merits special status under us law because china is stripping it of autonomy. and no luck with the weather for the launch of the first privately—owned spacecraft to the international space station. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. it's been confirmed there here have now been more than 100,000 recorded coron

this is bbc news — i'm tim willcox — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worlditish ministers insist plans to ease the lockdown will be "modest" and closely monitored — the prime minister will outline the changes on sunday. jobless and homeless. with 33 million americans now unemployed, new york's subway is a haunting symbol of the pandemic‘s impact. they are trying to figure how to make ends meet, so part of how they are doing that is to stand on this line at the mission, pick up a to go meal, and make ends meet that way. france is to begin lifting what's been one of harshest lockdowns in europe bringing an end to two months of confinement. the british economy is heading towards its deepest ever recession — a stark warning from the bank of england about the effect of the pandemic. and — marking 75 years since world war two ended in europe — but there'll be no crowds on the streets to celebrate the anniversary. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in the uk and globally. welcome to bbc news. first — the leaders of the uk nations are all lo

i'm tim willcox. the united kingdom becomes the first country in europe to record more than 30,000 deaths linked to coronavirus. all shops are to re—open in germany — and the country's top football league is to resume later this month. the us doubles down on its criticism of china's scientists and handling of the coronavirus, saying beijing could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. president trump changes his mind and says the coronavirus task force will continue its work. a public sign of appreciation for hospital staff from the world's most private artist. hello and welcome. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has defended his government's handling of the pandemic. this is despite the uk becoming the first country in europe to record more than 30,000 deaths related to covid—19. mrjohnson also said he "bitterly regrets" the coronavirus crisis in uk care homes — afterfigures showing these deaths are continu

i'm tim willcox. the headlines: borisjohnson says people should "stay at home as much as possible" ahead of outlining a road map towards easing lockdown restrictions in england. but the government is forced to defend its decision to update its core message for england — after accusations the slogan "stay alert" is confusing. airlines say they've had "no clarity" from the government on the future of the industry after holding talks earlier today. it follows reports a m day quarantine would be introduced for all passengers arriving into the uk. president trump's handling of the pandemic is called a "chaotic disaster" by his predecessor, barack obama. and south korea's president warns of a second wave of infection, as a new cluster of cases is confirmed. now on bbc news, we take a look back at the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week when the uk's pandemic death toll became the highest in europe. a returning prime minister admitted the scale of the crisis. there'

i‘m tim willcox. passed 100,000 deaths. britain‘s prime minister, boris johnson, comes under intense pressure from mps over his refusal to sack his top adviser, but he hits back during 90 minutes of questioning. i do understand why people feel such indignation about the whole business, the pain of the whole business of the lockdown, but i really also think that what they want now is for us to focus on them and their needs. as protests continue in hong kong, the us secretary of state says the territory no longer merits special

this is bbc news — i'm tim willcox — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worlde prime minister will outline the changes on sunday. jobless and homeless. with 33 million americans now unemployed, new york's subway is a haunting symbol of the pandemic‘s impact. they are trying to figure how to make ends meet, so part of how they are doing that is to stand on this line at the mission, pick up a to go meal, and make ends meet that way. france is to begin lifting what's been one of harshest lockdowns in europe bringing an end to two months of confinement. the british economy is heading towards its deepest ever recession — a stark warning from the bank of england about

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.80 people are confirmed dead. the british prime minister's chief advisor is reported to have broken lockdown guidelines by travelling to his parents' home to self isolate when suffering with coronavirus. president trump demands us state governors reopen all places of worship this weekend. brazil's supreme court releases a video of the president allegedly admitting to interfering with law enforcement to protect his family. while muslims around the world prepare for the end of ramadan — we look at how eid

i'm tim willcox. workers in england can go to work again from today, but not in the rest of the uk.s some latin american leaders have made the virus crisis worse by ignoring advice. and denmark was the first european country to resume teaching for its youngest pupils. what can other countries learn from the

i'm tim willcox.eaths linked to coronavirus. all shops are to re—open in germany — and the country's top football league is to resume later this month. the us doubles down on its criticism of china's scientists and handling of the coronavirus, saying beijing could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. president trump changes his mind and says the coronavirus task force will continue its work. a public sign of appreciation for hospital staff from the

hello this is bbc news with me, tim willcox.he prepares to lay out his roadmap for lifting restrictions in england, but his government faces criticism the message is confusing. first minister nicola sturgeon eases restrictions in scotland slightly and says people can exercise more than once a day, but other rules will stay in place. it would be catastrophic for me to drop the stay at home message, which is why i am not prepared to do it. and i am particularly not prepared to do it in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise. airlines say they've had "no clarity" from the uk government over plans to bring in a 14 day quarantine for passengers ariving into the uk. in germany, the infection rate rises again, just days after some lockdown restrictions were eased. president trump's handling of the pandemic is called a "chaotic disaster" by his predecessor, ba rack obama. let's bring you the latest figures we have heard from the number of deaths in the uk. there

i‘m tim willcox.els one of donald trump‘s tweets as misleading. no end to the political row over the adviser to britain‘s prime minister — dozens of government mps demand his resignation. and the indian girl who cycled 1200 kilometres to rescue

hello, this is bbc news with tim willcox.eadlines: as the uk's daily figure for coronavirus deaths drops to 170, the government pledges £81; million of funding to help accelerate the work of vaccine programmes. this new money will help mass—produce the oxford vaccine so that if current trials are successful, we have dosages to start vaccinating the uk population straightaway. the government defends plans to begin reopening primary schools in england from next month — it says there'll be measures to ensure the safety of children and teachers. and the italian prime minister admits his country's taking a calculated risk by easing a number of lockdown measures from next week. we are back at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, newsbeat charts what happened following the cancellation of this year's eurovision song contest. i'm james newman, and i'm the uk entry at the eurovision song contest. mrjames newman. cheering and applause. over the next three months, it's going to be a whirlwind. i mean, i can see the dates in my diary, b

hello this is bbc news with tim willcox.r lifting restrictions in england, but his government faces criticism the new message is confusing. first minister nicola sturgeon eases restrictions in scotland slightly and says people can exercise more than once a day, but other rules will stay in place. it would be catastrophic for me to drop the stay—at—home message, which is why i am not prepared to do it.

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. miracle in pakistan, survivors pulled from the wreckage of a plane crash in karachi —but 80 people are confirmed dead. the british prime minister's chief advisor is reported to have broken lockdown guidelines by travelling to his parents‘ home to self isolate when suffering with coronavirus. president trump demands us state governors reopen all places of worship this weekend. brazil's supreme court releases a video of the president allegedly admitting to interfering with law enforcement to protect his family. while muslims around the world prepare for the end of ramadan — we look at how eid celebrations this year will be different under lockdown. hello and welcome to bbc news. the authorities in pakistan say at least 80 people are now confirmed to have died when a passenger plane crashed into a residential area in karachi. the airbus a320 was enroute from lahore in the north of the country when it came down in sight of the runway. at least two passengers survived. secunder kermani rep

hello this is bbc news with tim willcox.he prepares to lay out his road map for lifting restrictions in england, but his government faces concern that the message is confusing. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon eases nicola sturgeon eases restrictions slightly and says people can exercise more than once a day, but other rules will stay in place. it would be catastrophic for me to drop the "stay at home" message, which is why i am not prepared to do it. and i am particularly not prepared to do it in favour of a message that is vague and imprecise. it comes as a further 269 people die in the uk after testing positive for covid—19 in hospitals and the community. airlines say they've had ‘no clarity‘ from the uk government over plans to bring in a 1a day quarantine for passengers arriving in the uk. in germany, the infection rate rises again, just days after some lockdown restrictions were eased. that's it from me for now. coming up through round—up of the sport from the bbc sport centre. first to the premier league, whe

i'm tim willcox. a special report from a london intensive care ward and the doctors who fear a second wave of coronavirus. i suspect cases will rapidly rise again. for the first time twitter labels one of donald trump's tweets as misleading. no end to the political row over the adviser to britain's prime minister — dozens of government mps demand his resignation. and the indian girl who cycled 1200 kilometres to rescue her injured father — says she needs a bit of a rest. we have her story. a political row here in the uk which exploded over the weekend linked to the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate the news agenda. it led to the resignation of a junior government minister and calls from nearly a0 conservative mps for the prime minister's top adviser, dominic cummings, to resign. douglas ross, the minister who quit, said the way mr cummings had interpreted the rules, was different from "the vast majority" who had done as the government had asked. but dominic cummings was supported by the cabin