andy, coronavirus in wales is not over. coronavirus is still there in every part of wales.ble to do that before we... mark dra keford they‘ re announcing to do that before we... mark drakeford they're announcing that the weak opening up of lockdown in wales. i want to bring some breaking news is out. so simon mcdonald, the permanent secretary at the foreign office, has said that he will stand out in september after five years at thejob. this is at out in september after five years at the job. this is at the out in september after five years at thejob. this is at the request out in september after five years at the job. this is at the request of the job. this is at the request of the prime minister, who want some are new to head up the foreign and commonwealth and develop an office, they have merged, of course, the foreign office and at the department for international development, a controversial development in some quarters. that statement coming out confirming that change. this is bbc news. let's catch up with the weather. matt taylor has the weather and jane hill is here

, tomorrow that risk pushes across wales, the north west of england and by the time we get to sunday,hunderstorm risks across northern ireland but nowhere immune to seeing a few of those heavy downpours as we move into the weekend. all courtesy of this area of low pressure sitting across the bay of biscay, pushing north across the uk bringing us unsettled weather. for the rest of the afternoon some heavy downpours across much of southern england, pushing towards the midlands. pretty worn out there, temperatures round about 20 degrees, cooler where you have cloud and rain, especially across the north—east of england. this area of rain easing as we head into the ceiling and night, pushing across the east of scotland, heavy showers pushing north across england and wales. quite blustery winds, you may well hear the odd rumble of thunder overnight. quite a muggy night out there, temperatures holding up between ten and 13 degrees. the weather tomorrow will bea degrees. the weather tomorrow will be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. claudia for parts of scotland, a few showers in t

some showers could be heavy and thunderey foor wales into the midlands. —— thunder reefer wales.rthern england and northern ireland. the cloud that we had today clearing away tomorrow. so more in sunshine around, quite warm too. a lot of dry weather for parts of scotland. cloudiest with a few showers towards the east. but the northwest of scotland, another fairly warm day with temperatures in the mid—20s. so warm, muggy wherever you are, really, as we head into saturday evening, still some showers around overnight. into sunday, and other similar sort of day it to what we will see on saturday — again, sunshine and showers. the heaviest of the showers on sunday probably somewhere through parts of north wales, the midlands, northern ireland as well. elsewhere, with those temperatures up into the low to mid 20s, it will feel quite warm and muggy in those spells of sunshine around. we keep the showery theme into the middle part of next week, but then things are set to turn a little bit dryer mid—week onwards. bye— bye. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk a

there are clear visible differences in wales as well.s 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 face coverings. the welsh government said it is confident in the guidance it is giving people here and can point to the fact that the r number, the rate at which the virus is spreading in wales, is lower than over the border in england. it is also reticent to start reviewing that to me to rule on social distancing. first mark drakeford revealed today he is not actually in step with the prime minister, saying it is almost three weeks now since he has spoken to borisjohnson. there was a boost for the tourism industry here in northern ireland today with a new announcement from the devolved government that self catering holiday accommodation will be able to reopen from june 26, in ju

scotland, wales and northern ireland will choose the pace they move at.ason, bbc news. the impact of the pandemic has been felt very differently across the uk and across generations. young people have been less likely to fall ill, but significantly more likely to lose theirjobs and face long—term financial problems. and many of the young were already struggling with employment or burdened with student loans. amol rajan has been to rural warwickshire in central england to speak to those now rethinking their futures. reason the shadow of a financial crisis and counting the costs of covid—19, these young people know theirfuture needs a rethink. it is affected myself and my mother. there is less income coming into the house. so i have had to women's aid for the money that is not coming in. paying bills, rent. does money stress you out? it does. being in a single—parent family that's very stressful, especially now my mother has been furloughed. so it'sjust especially now my mother has been furloughed. so it's just a bit stressful now and then. but as long as i

parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland, southern scotland could be approaching 50 miles per butjust pick out one or two showers running across southern england, south wales, the midlands into east anglia, but there will also be some sunny spells and a few spots here creeping into the low 20s. nowhere near that, though, where you are so wet from snowdonia, north—west england, into northern ireland, western and northern scotland. eastern parts of scotland, north—east england, plenty of cloud. you may well see a bit of patchy rain occasionally, but there will also be some drier spells.

so, we have got more rain to come — wales, south—west england.west midlands. wet weather moves across northern ireland, and there will be some rain for a time in northern england and southern scotland as well. so, "rain at times" probably best sums up things. as we head into friday, though, our low pressure is going to be tending to ease away quite quickly north—westwards, with the rain then getting shoved northwards. so most of us have a cloudy star to the day. rain across wales, the midlands, moving into northern england, where it will turn heavy and thundery through the afternoon. and some of those storms will make their way into southern scotland. a few showers further north in northern ireland as well, it will feel a little bit breezier, a little bit fresher across the far south of england, as brighter skies work in late in the day. then, overnight the last of that rain clears northwards. across the far north of scotland will get some rain for a time. working across shetland, for example, friday night. another mild night, temperatures stayin

the wales and they are going to last for anotherfew hours.wales and they are going to last for another few hours. the next few days, warm june sunshine but further downpours expected on the risk of localised flooding and it will continue to feel quite warm and humid. though showers and storms probably still with us as we run up over the next few hours towards the midnight hour, and perhaps a few of them across the irish sea, moving across the isle of man, northern ireland, into western scotland later in the night. otherwise, becoming dry but there will be low cloud across the north sea coast and it will feel muggy with temperatures between 11 and “i. will feel muggy with temperatures between 11 and 14. tomorrow, slowly brightening across the east, showers from the word go in western scotland and northern ireland but in the afternoon the big storms kick off and this time it is across wales, the midlands and southern counties of england where we are likely to see the biggest of the storms. 25 up to 35 millimetres of rain in an hour and from the

but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather.ting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morning. bear in mind the nights get warmer and more humid as we go through the week. and, although a lot of us will start the day fine, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, into parts of scotland. not too much of that reaching towards the north—east. it will stay bright, and some outbreaks of rain will affect some of us in north—west england, north and west wales, whereas elsewhere in england and wales, warmer sunny spells to be had over the weekend. it will be a blustery day wherever you are, though, in particular through western parts of scotla nd and irish sea coasts. some gusts in excess of 40mph. and as for the temperatures — well, high—teens, scotland and northern ireland, low—to mid—20s in

championed by the labour government of wales? wales except to say that actually, when you look at the facts, when you look at what the uk is doing together, we are in much closer harmony than you would suspect from what she said. perhaps one detail of wrinkles which i respectfully draw her attention is iam not i respectfully draw her attention is i am not sure the five mile limit tool is entirely necessary and perhaps that needs to be rethought. .25 it is withdrawn so we go down to... thank you very much indeed mr speaker. can i thank my right honourable friend for the clarity he has given to the hospitality sector in the south—west today but can he also gave a glimmer of hope that the government will look sympathetically at all support over the winter if necessary to ensure that this very seasonal sector can survive such a restricted season? yes, indeed, mr speaker, as my right honourable friend already knows where doing a massive amount to support businesses of all kinds, particularly through getting rid of business rates for t

but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather.res in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morning. bear in mind the nights get warmer and more humid as we go through the week. and, although a lot of us will start the day fine, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, into parts of scotland. not too much of that reaching towards the north—east. it will stay bright, and some outbreaks of rain will affect some of us in north—west england, north and west wales, whereas elsewhere in england and wales, warmer sunny spells to be had over the weekend. it will be a blustery day wherever you are, though, in particular through western parts of scotland and various sea coasts. gusts of 40mph. and as for the temperatures, low to high teens. scotland and northern ireland low to mid 20s, and the warmest in england and

wales, what about northern ireland and scotland?ust below the average, the number of covid 19 debts hovering at around the same level, 21 in that week. in scotland, the figure is nearly back to normal, about 1030 deaths registered in a week, you would expect to see 1000, very close to back to normal, the number of covid 19 deaths falling but not quite there yet. what about the trend in ca re there yet. what about the trend in care homes? to be honest, the overall picture is a pretty good one, of the 50,000 deaths we have seen, in england and wales, covid 19 debts, two thirds roughly in hospital, one third in care homes, they are all going down as well, the picture regionally as well, almost every region in england and wales, the numbers are falling. we see as well in almost every age group, the numbers are falling so there is this kind of consistent pattern, no matter how you slice and dice the data, things are moving in the right direction but still not where we wa nt to direction but still not where we want to be. this day that la

north wales and southern scotland later.n comes out you will notice it. further north lots of loud and possible thunderstorms. temperatures not quite as high as yesterday. still, some sunny spells more cloud towards the north with patchy rain. stalls across others scotland and england later will drift further north through the first part of tonight before fading away. most of us tonight before fading away. most of us becoming dry through the night. mist and fog taking us towards tomorrow morning. temperatures are still in double figures has to go into the weekend. when the front pushing through during saturday night allowing atlantic went so it is going to be a bit less humid and it will turn windier as we go through the weekend as well. for saturday, good sunny spells around. morning showers across wales, the midlands and drifting through to south—east england and lincolnshire. most will have a dry saturday. feeling present in the sunshine. finishing the day with cloud into northern ireland with outbreaks of rain, that rain

scotland and northern ireland low to mid 20s in the warmest and in parts of wales.in scotland, could bea an tuesday. in scotland, could be a bit damp and drizzly through parts of north—west england and wales as tuesday begins, and it will be a womaniser on monday night into tuesday morning. and on tuesday, this weather front is still around. scotland and northern ireland, close to that, you may well see a bit of rain at times. eastern parts of scotla nd rain at times. eastern parts of scotland could well say largely dry, with some sunny spells. they may be a damp start for parts of north—west england, north and west wales, but the rain here is going to clear away northwards, and we will get to see some sunshine around. and that will allow temperatures to head up even further and build more by the time we get to wednesday. not all of us seeing a bit of rain. in scotland and northern ireland, there will be some warmth in the sunshine. if you get to see that occasionally. but it will be largely clear in england and wales, and this is where temperatures head up into the

every day here in wales, people contract the disease, every day in wales we still have people dying asdisease. we are already approaching the midpoint of the next 21 day review cycle of the coronavirus regulations. and over the course of this cycle, we are introducing a set of changes to the restrictions in a step—by—step way which moves us firmly into the amber phase and ta kes firmly into the amber phase and takes advantage of the current headroom we have. last monday, nonessential retail shops opened in wales. this monday, pupils are returning to school to check in, catch up and prepare for the summer. next monday, if the conditions remain favourable, we will lift the requirement to stay local. in the welsh government, we have been working hard over the last few days on the concept of enabling two households to come together, to join and to form one extended household. and this can allow families and close friends who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic over the last few months, to reconnect with one another and to enjoy one another‘s company again indoors. our aim has e

sunshine across of england and wales fewer showers.e north—east of scotland and thunder eat where the winds are light. those winds will ease down overnight but it won't be as windy tomorrow. the showers become fewer in scotland and they will be rain pushing back towards northern ireland and back into the south—west of england by the end of the night, by which temperatures will be 12 or 13 degrees. brighter skies tomorrow and sunshine at times, but rain affecting northern ireland, moving every the irish sea and ray moving across eastwards across southern parts of england and wales. sunshine across scotland but also showers, to be heavy and thundery in the north. temperatures similarto thundery in the north. temperatures similar to today, 19 or 20 in the east, cooler in the west. this is bbc news i'm simon mccoy. the headlines. leicester faces more time in lockdown. it could be the uk's first city to have restrictions extended for an extra two weeks. we have to remain vigilant, we have to continue to do the basics. washing our hands and

but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather.t continent, lifting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morning. bear in mind the nights get warmer and more humid as we go through the week. and, although a lot of us will start the day fine, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, into parts of scotland. not too much of that reaching towards the north—east. it will stay bright, and some outbreaks of rain will affect some of us in north—west england, north and west wales, whereas elsewhere in england and wales, warmer sunny spells to be had over the weekend. it will be a blustery day wherever you are, though, in particular through western parts of scotla nd and irish sea coasts. some gusts in excess of 40mph. and as for the temperatures — well, high—teens, scotland and northern ireland, lo

but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather.tinent, lifting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morning. bear in mind the nights get warmer and more humid as we go through the week. and, although a lot of us will start the day fine, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, into parts of scotland. not too much of that reaching towards the north—east. it will stay bright, and some outbreaks of rain will affect some of us in north—west england, north and west wales, whereas elsewhere in england and wales, warmer sunny spells to be had over the weekend. it will be a blustery day wherever you are, though, in particular through western parts of scotland and irish sea coasts. some gusts in excess of 40mph. and as for the temperatures — well, high—teens, scotland and northern ireland, low—to m

it is now clearing away from wales.that rain. 10 degrees will be morning temperature. so here are the occasional showers during the middle of the day. a lot of cloud across england and wales, with a few glimmers of brightness. and then we see another spell of rain heading towards eastern parts of the uk, thursday, late afternoon and evening. and that rain is sort of going to barrel across the uk, across the pennines, into parts of wales but, all the while, scotland and northern ireland escape all of that weather so actually, during thursday, this is where the best weather will be, in northern ireland, and particularly western parts of scotland. low pressure is pretty much stuck end of the week to the south of us, it's stuck around the bay of biscay but, within this area of low pressure, there is actually quite a lot of fairly warm and humid aircircling. that warm and humid air heading our way but, with it, also comes the return of this weather front so that does mean that on friday we are anticipating again a dose of he

the southern half of wales, southern half of england, may be fewer showers than today.it is windier tomorrow. we are going to see some gusts in excess of a0 mph, so that really is very blustery for the time of year, temperatures are going to be a little bit lower tomorrow. look at that, just highs 01:14 degrees in belfast and glasgow, and most places will not get as high as 20. it starts windy and showery next week, turns quieter by mid week and no return yet of that heat and humidity. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. british tourists are set to be allowed to travel to european countries including spain, france and greece without having to quarantine when they get back to the uk. as texas and florida reimpose virus restrictions, the us infectious disease chief says the nation has a "serious problem" in its handling of covid—19. india records its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases so far — surging to over half a million. ireland is set to get a new government today — as the country's two largest parties — f

as a go to friday, england and wales would see the quietest of the weather, fewer showers around butth ireland and scotland, some of these will be heavy and thundery. 17—23 the high, we may have quieter weather across england and wales for the start of the week and as high pressure builds but this area of low pressure could spoil the story able to bit further north and north—west. there was a chance this weekend of more rain to come across scotland and northern ireland but it is drier elsewhere with this heat said to build across england and wales as we go into week. take care. —— heat set to build.

but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather.l be coming in from the continent, a hot continent, lifting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morning. bear in mind the nights get warmer and more humid as we go through the week. and, although a lot of us will start the day fine, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, into parts of scotland. not too much of that reaching towards the north—east. it will stay bright, and some outbreaks of rain will affect some of us in north—west england, north and west wales, whereas elsewhere in england and wales, warmer, sunny spells to be had over the weekend. it will be a blustery day wherever you are, though, in particular through western parts of scotland and various sea coasts. gusts of 40 mph. and as for the temperatures, low to high teens. scotla

the heaviest rain really working into southern wales. we picked up into southern wales.picture. this is in fact a waterspout. you can see some spray being whipped up from the sea there. we had all kinds of weather on thursday, and that same area of low pressure remains with us over the next two hours. more rain to come. well, someplace england —— wales and southwest england. some rain for a time in northern england and southern scotla nd northern england and southern scotland as well. as we headed into friday, our low—pressure is going to be tending to ease away quite quickly northwest her is, so the rain getting shoved northwards. most of us have a cloudy start to the day. ran across wales, the midlands, moving into northern england. it will turn heavy and buttery through the afternoon. i'm of those storms will make their way into southern scotland. a few showers for northern scotland. it will feel a little bit fresher across the bar than —— far south of england. rain cleared northwards across north scotland. friday night, another mild night. temperatures thing into dou

non—essential shops can re—open in wales from monday.e details on the easing of lockdown will be announced later today. businesses and government deparments in australia are hit by what its prime minister calls a "sophisticated, state—based cyber attack". uk government borrowing hits a record monthly high of £55 billion in may, as the coronavirus continued to press heavily on the public finances. there's a "mountain to climb to get back into power", according to a major review of labour's 2019 general election defeat, its worst since 1935. hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh and you can get in touch with me on twitter about any of our stories @annita—mcveigh. our top story today — primary and secondary schools in england are to get a one billion pound boost to help children catch up on months of lessons that were missed during lockdown. the government has pledged that a third of that cash will go towards a special tutoring programme for the most disadvantaged children. the rest of the money, £650 million, will

the first minster of wales has confirmed that non essential shops in wales will be allowed to reopenstrictions, which limit people staying within five miles of their homes, could be lifted next month. so, on monday 22nd june, next monday, we will introduce changes to restart our economy. all nonessential retail will be able to open, provided they can comply with the physical distancing duty. the reopening of nonessential shops, will mean a few adjustments to high streets, as our correspondent tomos morgan explained from cardiff city centre. nonessential shops will be open and here in one of cardiff's busy suburban high streets as you can see they have already put some plans in place. this is one of the trials across the city centre to try to extend the pedestrianised areas across this busy high street so more football can come, and at a safe and social distance. that comes into place on monday, many of these shops will try to reopen putting social distancing measures in place and the first minister keen to emphasise they will only reopen if they can ensure social distancing measures

but it's england and wales, close to high pressure, with a lot of dry weather.ntinent, lifting temperatures in some spots into the low 30s, the hottest weather of the summer so far. this weather front will serve as a dividing line between that heat and something a bit more bearable. it will be a refreshingly cool start to proceedings for monday morning. bear in mind the nights get warmer and more humid as we go through the week. and, although a lot of us will start the day fine, there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing into northern ireland, into parts of scotland. not too much of that reaching towards the north—east. it will stay bright, and some outbreaks of rain will affect some of us in north—west england, north and west wales, whereas elsewhere in england and wales, warmer sunny spells to be had over the weekend. it will be a blustery day wherever you are, though, in particular through western parts of scotla nd and irish sea coasts. some gusts in excess of 40mph. and as for the temperatures — well, high—teens, scotland and northern ireland, low—to

so, we have got more rain to come — wales, south—west england.ern ireland, and there will be some rain for a time in northern england and southern scotland as well. so, "rain at times" probably best sums up things. as we head into friday, though, our low pressure is going to be tending to ease away quite quickly north—westwards, with the rain then getting shoved northwards. so most of us have a cloudy star to the day. rain across wales, the midlands, moving into northern england, where it will turn heavy and thundery through the afternoon. and some of those storms will make their way into southern scotland. a few showers further north in northern ireland as well, it will feel a little bit breezier, a little bit fresher across the far south of england, as brighter skies work in late in the day. then, overnight the last of that rain clears northwards. across the far north of scotland will get some rain for a time. working across shetland, for example, friday night. another mild night, temperatures staying into double figures. now, the weekend we do

temperatures into the low 20s with sunny spells widely across scotland, england and wales., too. that rain then moves eastwards overnight, still loitering across scotland as we head into sunday morning but clearing through, then followed by sunshine and heavy showers. these showers could be thundery for scotland and for northern ireland. but a fresher feel the weather, sunday's top temperature around 22. that's your forecast. this is bbc news, the headlines: the us supreme court has blocked president trump's attempt to to cancel an obama programme preventing the deportation of people who entered the us illegally as children. more than half—a—million migrants will be able to obtain renewable work permits. australia's prime minister scott morrison says major cyber attacks are taking place targeting government institutions and agencies involved in the country's critical infrastructure. he's just been holding a news conference outlining the attack. dame vera lynn, one of the most popular british entertainers of the past century has died at the age of 103. the singer was known a

so, we have got more rain to come — wales, south—west england.s well. so, "rain at times" probably best sums up things. as we head into friday, though, our low pressure is going to be tending to ease away quite quickly north—westwards, with the rain then getting shoved northwards. so most of us have a cloudy star to the day. rain across wales, the midlands, moving into northern england, where it will turn heavy and thundery through the afternoon. and some of those storms will make their way into southern scotland. a few showers further north in northern ireland as well, it will feel a little bit breezier, a little bit fresher across the far south of england, as brighter skies work in late in the day. then, overnight the last of that rain clears northwards. across the far north of scotland will get some rain for a time. working across shetland, for example, friday night. another mild night, temperatures staying into double figures. now, the weekend we do have another weather system to push through, so we will get more rain at times, but actually,

sunshine and showers to the north midlands into wales.nd. some of that rain eventually pushing up towards the southeast of scotland. but towards the northwest of scotland, well, here probably the best of the dry and sunny weather, although for some coasts in the northeast, it's likely to stay more murky. and it's going to be quite a breezy day, as well. now as we move through friday night and into saturday, you can see further pulses of wet weather pushing across the map. some clear spells, as well. it's going to be a very mild night. we've got quite a few mild nights to come, actually. temperatures as we start saturday in double digits for most. now potentially another area of rain to push across northern england into northern ireland, parts of southern scotland. to the south of that, sunshine and really heavy showers breaking out — they will be quite well scattered. not everyone will get a shower but, if you do, it could bring some thunder, some lightning, some large hail and certainly a lot of rain in a short space of time. but look at

particularly across england and wales through northern ireland.ugh the night it stays pretty windy, lots of showers and long spells of rain spiralling around this area. across the northwest of the uk. saturday night will be a cooler and fresher night across a more comfortable night for sleeping. 0n into sunday our low pressure is still with us to the northwest of the uk. more isobars on the charts as deepening slightly means it's going to be a windier day on sunday. widespread gossip 30, a0 miles an hour maybe 50 miles per an hour on northern england was up southern scotland into northern england. gale force wings here very wet weather for a time throughout sunday. further south a few showers mainly across the west but sunshine 20 degrees. a coolerfeel two mainly across the west but sunshine 20 degrees. a cooler feel two things with high of ia to 18 20 degrees. a cooler feel two things with high of 1a to 18 celsius was up next week it remains quite cool and u nsettled next week it remains quite cool and unsettled showers slowly easing through the

england and wales, rain or thundery showers for the end of the week.he weather should improve, becoming a little bit drier, with some bright or sunny spells coming through. and still warm where we see that sunshine break through the cloud. that's your weather. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2... huge queues for shops reopening today — as the government encourages people to go out and spend sensibly — non—essential stores, and shoppers, in england — prepare for a new way of doing business. i can't wait. first time in ages apart from supermarkets i've been to, so looking forward to it. love it, love it. i haven't been in lockdown because i work for the nhs but it's so nice for the shop to finally be open. but there's chaos in some places — as social distancing rules are ignored — in the rush for a post—lockdown bargain. black lives matter! the prime minister says he's setting up

the labour government in wales has said it will continue to fund these meals through the summer.ation secretary said that won't be the case in england. that's just wrong and it will lead to further inequality. so can i urge the prime minister to reconsider on this point? we don't normally continue with free school meals over the summer holidays, but we are also, of course, and i'm sure that is right, we are also aware of the particular difficulties faced by vulnerable families, and that is why we are announcing a further £63 million of local welfare assistance to be used by local authorities at their discretion to help the most honourable families. mr speaker, this government has put its arms around the people of this country throughout this crisis, and has done its absolute best, has done its absolute best to help. has done its absolute best to help. and i may say it is not helped by the wobbling and tergiversation of the labour party, the gentleman opposite. borisjohnson said he'd announce further easing of the lockdown later. the snp's westminster leader wondered if that meant

wales and southwest england.cotland as well. as we headed into friday, oui’ low—pressure is going to be tending to ease away quite quickly northwest her is, so the rain getting shoved northwards. most of us have a cloudy start to the day. ran across wales, the midlands, moving into northern england. rain across wales, the midlands, moving into northern england. it will turn heavy and buttery through the afternoon. i'm of those storms will make their way into southern scotland. a few showers for northern scotland. it will feel a little bit fresher across the far south of england. rain cleared northwards across north scotland. friday night, another mild night. temperatures thing into double figures. the weekend, we do have another weather system to push through, so we will get more rain at times. actually, it's not a bad start to the weekend. you will notice the weather turning a little bit windier at times, and through the weekend, it will turn a bit fresher as well. saturday starts off on a bright note. most of u

scotland and wales still have nonessential shops closed.ble demand — there were even scuffles outside one in central london. sarah corker reports. and the restrictions haven't put people off. thousands waited for primark to open in bradford, birmingham, liverpool and this is bristol. the chain doesn't trade online and there is pent—up demand. on london's oxford street, there was a scrum to get into nike town, the crowd ignoring social distancing rules. and in ashford in kent, a steady stream of customers, but clothes shopping will be different. some of the clothes that you do try on, if you try them on they are then quarantined. some of the fitting rooms are actually closed and brands are extending their returns policy. but some retailers won itjust won't be profitable to trade with social distancing measures in place. the government say this is a phased plan of recovery. let's learn a little more about social distancing works in the shops. here's ben thompson at an outlet centre in ashford to the south east of london. shopping will look an

after almost three months, the customers are ready for high street shops to open again in wales, butg on and they don‘t purchase it, we take the item out of the store room and we steam it. this man has been preparing for some time. aiming to make sure safety is the priority for customers and staff, as the two—metre rule is written into law for employers in wales. he has adapted and done well in online selling clothes during lockdown, but nothing can replace the business that‘s brought by footfall. we wanted to make customers feel safe, but still let them have that experience of being able to go shopping again. you know, the shopping experience is something, especially for a small independent like ourself, quite personal. we‘ve decided we will let one or two people in at any one time. in preparation for shops to reopen here in wales today, the council here in the city centre in cardiff have put a number of provisions in place to help keep things safe for shoppers. they‘ve extended pavement areas across the city and here on the high street, in the city centre, they‘ve put a one—way sys

this is a picture taken off the coast in conway, north wales, large whales already building due to low pressure and a blast of northerly winds —— large waves already building. so there is concern with the trees in full leaf now that gusts of wind up to 50 or 60 miles an hour today and tomorrow will cause a few problems. notjust wind though. we've got this band of rain coming into northern scotland. we've got a real rash of showers elsewhere. you can see there is some thunder and lightning as well. so it is an unsettled picture if you are out and about and it's cool as well. this time last week, 28 degrees, the warmest day of the year so far in scotland, barely eight or nine today, a drop of 20 degrees. there will of course be some sunshine between the showers, particularly gci’oss between the showers, particularly across england and wales and the south but gathering rain cloud for scotla nd south but gathering rain cloud for scotland as you can see, and here, the winds busting 50, 60 miles an hour and those strong winds will continue through the night carrying that longer spell of rain

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showers scattered about elsewhere through england and wales.y on these brisk winds. these are average speeds. there will be gusts, though, around 30—a0mph in places. and for many, it will be a bit cooler, but there's still some spots in eastern england creeping into the low—20s. now, still some of these downpours around initially on sunday evening, but they will tend to fade. so actually, for many of us, there will be increasing sunshine to end the day, and largely clear overnight and into monday morning. will allow temperatures to dip down a little bit lower, some spots down to single figures as monday begins. your eyes may be drawn, though, to our next weather system coming in, these weatherfronts that will head in through parts of northern ireland and scotland in particular. and with fairly strong winds still associated with the next spell of rain moving in here. so, here's a look at how monday's shaping up, some rain into northern ireland, parts of scotland may just brush parts of north west england and wales as well, especially north and w

it's now clearing away from wales.nd escaping most of that rain. 10 degrees will be the morning temperature. so, here are the occasional showers during the middle of the day. a lot of cloud across england and wales with a few glimmers of brightness. and then we see another spell of rain heading towards eastern parts of the uk thursday late afternoon and evening. and that rain is sort of going to barrel across the uk, across the pennines, into parts of wales, but all the while, scotland and northern ireland escapes all of that weather, so actually, during thursday, this is where the best weather will be, in northern ireland, and particularly western parts of scotland. now, low pressure is pretty much stuck end of the week to the south of us, it's stuck around the bay of biscay, but within this area of low pressure, there is actually quite a lot of fairly warm and humid aircircling. that warm and humid air will be heading our way, but with it, also comes the return of this weather front, so that does mean that on friday

the following monday, schools will reopen in wales.ed numbers. and the monday after that, in three weeks' time, we're thinking that potentially, if the virus reduces at the rate that it has been going in wales, then tourism and further travel restrictions may be eased then. tomos morgan in cardiff, thank you. some people in scotland are, from today, able to meet people from another household indoors without physical distancing. it's part of the country's move into phase two of its four—part routemap out of lockdown. let's talk to our scotland correspondent james shaw. explain more about how that works, at least for some people? well, i think the changes in scotland are more modest than what we have heard about in wales. so, from today, up to three households will be able to meet outside, no more than eight of them, with physical distancing. and then there will be this possibility, as you mentioned, for a single person or a single—parent with children to form an extended household with one other household. the people who are shielding,

for around 2.3 million patients in england and wales, this is a huge step. it is one that some are reluctant to take. the change in guidance came and it's better leave with no clear reduction in the r number, the rate at which the virus is reproducing. health charities say they are being inundated with questions which they are finding it difficult to answer. is this the end of shielding? does it mean my employer will ask me back to work and i am not ready for that or confident with that? people are saying, is it safe, the beaches are crowded, the parks are crowded. and in this new world that is developing is it that safe to go forward? the guidance on shielding in scotla nd the guidance on shielding in scotland and northern ireland has not changed. across the uk there are calls for more tailored specific advice for the what lies ahead for those most at risk. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. why is the government pressing ahead when there is so much concern? to be honest, that concern is shared in government, and ministers broadl

after three months away, children in wales are back in school once again.istancing measures in place, it's not quite how they remember it. it feels exciting but then it's all so different. but i really liked the way how all the teachers were really welcoming us in the school. in an effort to minimise any potential spread of coronavirus, this primary in cardiff have set up outdoor learning. groups segregated off from one another with only certain teachers dealing with certain groups of pupils. and today isn't just about a return to education. we're still mindful that we need to do a lot of the wellbeing activities that we've planned. that's going to be our priority, making sure they understand what's happened and explaining that this is... it's very different how they're going to come into school and what they'll be learning. over the next three weeks, eight—year—old evan palmer will be going back for two days as it's a phased return here in wales with only a third of pupils in class at any one time. i don't want to go back to school. it's kind of like i wan

so, we have got more rain to come — wales, south—west england., and there will be some rain for a time in northern england and southern scotland as well. so, "rain at times" probably best sums up things. as we head into friday, though, our low pressure is going to be tending to ease away quite quickly north—westwards, with the rain then getting shoved northwards. so most of us have a cloudy star to the day. rain across wales, the midlands, moving into northern england, where it will turn heavy and thundery through the afternoon. and some of those storms will make their way into southern scotland. a few showers further north in northern ireland as well, it will feel a little bit breezier, a little bit fresher across the far south of england, as brighter skies work in late in the day. then, overnight the last of that rain clears northwards. across the far north of scotland will get some rain for a time. working across shetland, for example, friday night. another mild night, temperatures staying into double figures. now, the weekend we do have anoth

particularly across england and wales through northern ireland. move through the night, it stays pretty windy, lots of showers and long spells of rain spiralling around this area. and across the northwest of the uk. saturday night will be a cooler and fresher night across a more comfortable night for sleeping. on into sunday, our low pressure is still with us to the northwest of the uk. more isobars on the charts, deepening slightly and means it's going to be a windier day on sunday. widespread gust, 30, a0 miles an hour maybe 50 miles per hour on northern england was up southern scotland into northern england. gale force wings here, very wet weather for a time throughout sunday. further south, a few showers mainly across the west but temps at 20 degrees. a cooler feel to things with high of 14 to 18 celsius was up next week it remains quite cool and unsettled showers slowly easing through the week. hello there. the heat and humidity sparking showers and thunderstorms from the midlands northwards. these will continue to push northwards into northe