Tragedy that has been taking place in care homes. The easing of lockdown begins in england people are encouraged to return to work, though avoid public transport where possible. It definitely is still quite busy. And i think a lot of people. Some people are really conscious about keeping their distance of two metres. Other people just arent, really. With some children returning to school in the next few weeks, can we learn lessons from denmark about how to socially distance pupils . And, good news if your lockdown lawn needs some love as some Garden Centres re open. And coming up on bbc news. Golf courses around england are able to open from today. New social distancing rules havent stopped players rushing to book a tee time. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The chancellor rishi sunak has said its very likely the uk economy will face a significant recession this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was speaking as official figures showed the uk economy shrank by 2 in the first three months of this year, which include the early days of lockdown. Its the sharpest dip since the Global Financial crisis in 2008. Heres our economics correspondent andy verity. If the economy it looks like this at the start of the year, not growing but still busy, then this is how it looked at the end of the first three months. And this is a chart showing how big the fort was in the Services Sector which makes up for a fifth of the economy, down 6. 2 in march alone and it is likely to get even worse. For example the bank of england suggested in the Second Quarter we might see a 25 for an economic output and that is com pletely economic output and that is completely unprecedented, that is nine or ten times the biggest quarterly fall weve ever seen. The speed with which this has hit the economy and the depth of the impact is really unprecedented. This manufacturer in derby normally makes bespoke stainless steel equipment mostly for restaurant kitchens and other caterers, it successfully adapted to the shutdown in march by following some staff and converting machines to make equipment needed in the crisis. We recently supplied 1000 mobile washbasins which have gone into a variety of sites including the nhs but also some large supermarkets. We are now in the process of manufacturing drug dispensing tables for the nhs and chester nightingale. But now demand for wash stations are slowing down and the firm will be lucky to get half of its normal income this year. Evenif half of its normal income this year. Even if it fell more is it is likely to be forced to make some redundant to be forced to make some redundant to keep its core business afloat. Before the shutdown there was also concern about avoiding a cliff edge brexit. Turns out the economy was flat before we left the eu at the end of january and flat before we left the eu at the end ofjanuary and in the transition it fell a little bit but of course it fell a little bit but of course it was the antivirus measures that really push the economy over a cliff. The official estimate of Economic Growth only cover a few weeks of antivirus measures but it is already the worst quarterly performance since the height of the financial crisis and the worst month for the economy on record. The result of deliberate government policy to fight the virus. In common with pretty much every other economy around the world, we are facing severe impact from the coronavirus. You are seeing that in the numbers. And that is why weve taken the unprecedented action that we have to support peoples jobs, their incomes, livelihoods, at this time. And support businesses. So we can get this period of severe disruption and emerge stronger on the other side. In spite of that support today came another devastating jobs announcement when air travel company and member of thompson, tui, saying it was laying off 8000 people. Theirs had to be intervention to stop unemployment rising even faster. Borisjohnson has announced a further £600 million for Infection Control in englands care homes. At Prime Ministers questions the labour leader, sir kier starmer, challenged mrjohnson to explain why official figures show there were an additional 10,000 unexplained deaths in care homes in april. The Prime Minister acknowledged deaths had been too high but outbreaks in care homes were coming down. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. The lockdown is slowly easing in england. The westminster remain subdued. Labour had long called for an exit strategy but criticised the Prime Minister of cosmic plan its lack of clarity and for being too slow to get on top of the crisis. So keir starmer began by questioning the government response to infections in care homes for the ca re infections in care homes for the care home residents were granted for about four in ten deaths from coronavirus recently. Does the promise to accept the government was too slow to protect people in care homes . The Prime Minister it seemed to anticipate the question as he had a fund ready to announce. What weve seen a fund ready to announce. What weve seenis a fund ready to announce. What weve seen isa a fund ready to announce. What weve seen is a concerted action plan to tackle what is unquestionably an appalling epidemic in care homes and huge exercise in testing is going on, a further £600 million i can announce today for Infection Control in care homes. The number of deaths in care homes. The number of deaths in care homes. The number of deaths in care homes for april was 26,000. Three times the average. 18,000 additional deaths this april. He government figures only 8000 are recorded as covered deaths and that leaves 10,000 additional and unexplained care home deaths this april. Since the care homes action plan began we are seeing an appreciable and substantial reduction not just appreciable and substantial reduction notjust in the number of outbreaks but also in the number of deaths. I want to stress to the house and also to the country that solving the problem in care homes is going to be absolutely critical, getting that leisure are down not just in care homes but across the country will be critical to our ability to move forward as a nation with a stepped programme that i announced on sunday. Then so keir starmer wondered why graphs showing International Comparisons of death rates from coronavirus had recently a p pa re ntly rates from coronavirus had recently apparently disappeared from downing street press briefings. Im baffled, it is not me seeking to draw comparisons but these slides have been used by the government for seven weeks to ensure the public and the problem with the Prime Ministers and so it is obvious that for seven weeks when we were not the highest number in europe they were used for comparison purposes but as soon as we get that unenviable play theyve been dropped. Just on his earlier point about not learning from other countries, nothing could be further from the truth, we are watching intently what is happening in other countries. So kumar so keir starmer Services Offering constructive criticism but nonetheless it is criticism and in his recent questioning the crime minister and has begun to emerge, to try to establish the government has been slow to react to the crisis and for his by the Prime Minister wants to convince us that he is doing his very best under challenging circumstances. Seven weeks after the Prime Minister announced the lockdown, some restrictions have been eased in england. People who cant work from home are now encouraged to return to work although avoiding public transport if at all possible. 0n the london underground, seven weeks after the Prime Minister announced the lockdown, 0n the london underground, announced the lockdown, Early Morning passenger numbers were up 8. 7 on the same period last week. Heres our transport correspondent tom burridge. Social distancing impossible in places this morning. London inevitably worst. Not everyone was following the governments advice to cover your face. I have my mask with me, so if anything, i will put it on and just turn my head my face off people. Thats what im going to do, thats the plan. People who cannot work from home are now being encouraged to go back. Some able to avoid public transport altogether, some of the time. When i have had to use it, it definitely is still quite busy. I think a lot of people. Some people are really conscious about keeping their distance, you know, two metres. And other people just arent, really. Train bosses plan to ramp up capacity soon. We are going to need everybodys help to make this work. We are going to start scaling up our services, so in some places have longer trains, so there is more space for people to maintain social distance and, from next week, we will see a gradual upscale in services. The government concedes that social distancing will not be possible all of the time. And working out how many people get on a particular service at a particular service, a particular stop at a particular time, is complicated. So the message is change the way you travel, if you can. Absolute key here is for anybody who can to make alternative arrangements for travel, so cycling, walking last week i put a £2 billion package together to try to encourage more cycling and walking and, if necessary, cars, as well. Traffic on some of our main roads also appears to have risen. Governments normally encourage us to ditch our cars, but now we are told any form of private transport is better than travelling in a public space. As some rules are relaxed in england, new guidelines for the police say they have no powers to enforce social distancing. Our Home Affairs CorrespondentDaniel Sandford is here. Can you explain . Well police wrestling once again with a new set of Health Regulations but pointing out right at the top of them we cannot tell people by law to keep two metres apart. That is down to common sense. What they are having to do is do much more nuanced regulations that there are no policing so that was used to be you could only be outside to exercise and now you can do that for recreation, you can be sunbathing, no more Police Moving people on for doing that. The places that you can goa changing doing that. The places that you can go a changing to include Garden Centres, consist you can travel can change so you can go anywhere in england as long it is a day trip for your recreation. So it is quite a nuanced set of new guidelines they are having to deal with and this was the head of the Largest Police force in england speaking this morning. Ido i do not expect them to be encyclopedic this morning about legislation only announced in its detail late last night. But im absolutely confident they will learn their way through this quickly and im also very confident the vast majority of the public will adapt well. The other thing that must change from today is the level of fines that can be levied to the starting point has gone up to £100 from £60 but do not expect to be giving out as many fines, police say they will be given for large gatherings that refused to disperse and things like house parties largely. The number of coronavirus deaths in scotland has fallen for the second week in a row, according to figures released in the past hour. The National Records of scotland says 415 people, confirmed or suspected to have the virus, died last week. Thats compared to 525 the week before. Care home deaths were also down. The figures also show people in scotlands most deprived areas are more than twice as likely to die than people in other communities. From early in the coronavirus outbreak in wuhan, china has faced criticism of its handling of the pandemic, particularly as weve seen this week from the United States. Now chinas diplomats are fighting back, with a new and Aggressive Campaign to take on the critics. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports they are popular, violent and nationalist. Now chinas wolf warrior action films have given their name to a new form of aggressive diplomacy, as the country takes on critics over the way its handled covid 19. Chinas wolf warrior diplomats may wear suits instead of uniforms, but their words are weapons. This spokesman suggested it was the United States that might have brought coronavirus to wuhan. Across social media, other diplomats have launched a barrage of hostile tweets. 0ne accused President Trump of being full of racism. Another said critics need to be injected with disinfectant to stop them spreading lies and hatred. All this is new. The German Marshall Fund think tank says the number of official chinese twitter accounts has increased by 300 in the last year. In the past, chinas public face has managed to show a positive image of the country. Frankly, cute panda videos would be much more common than harsh take downs of various government responses. Some of the chinese pushback has been less aggressive, such as this cartoon by state media. But there is a backlash. The ambassador in france is one of seven chinese envoys summoned by their hosts in recent weeks to be hauled over the goals. The risk for beijing is that all this robust aggressive diplomacy that is coming out of its embassies around the world begins to harden attitudes in the west, with some countries becoming more distrustful and less willing to engage with china. Conservative mps have set up a new lobby group to scrutinise china more closely. The ruling state apparatus is so paranoid at the moment about maintaining control that they feel that they have to project force. And, in the us, china is now firmly an election issue with both candidates talking tough. The fear is that post covid cooperation to repair the World Economy is getting harder by the minute. In the films, chinas wolf warriors always prevail. The outcome of the diplomatic battle has yet to be decided. James landale, bbc news. The time is 1 16. Our top story this lunchtime. The chancellor says its very likely the country is in a significant recession, as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. And coming up teeing off again. Golf courses in england reopen alongside some other socially distanced sports. Coming up on bbc news, Agustin Pichot has resigned from his role on the world rugby council. The argentine lost to Bill Beaumont in the recent election for chairman. Some Primary School children in england could be back in their classrooms in less than three weeks. Many of us have been wondering how little children and social distancing go together. We can look to denmark. Schools there re opened a month ago, and our europe correspondent Jean Mackenzie has been talking to staff and pupils at one of them. It has been hard to not hug each other. She says you cant hug each other, so you have to hug yourself. Keeping kids apart requires some imagination. Theyre not worried about the virus at all. When they came back, we had lots of activities to try to make them not worry, but they didnt worry, so we had to give up on that. It wasnt needed . Not at all. The schools been cleverly redrawn so each child only comes into contact with a very small number of other children. Normally they sit two and two. You have the class of 20 thats been cut down to two groups of ten. Thats why you have the plastic. Because those two groups arent allowed to mix . No, exactly. When they are going outside in the breaks, we have to divide those groups into even smaller groups. So the kids just have four other children that they are allowed to play with and they are only given one part of the playground that theyre allowed to be in. My names sky, im seven years old. We keep our distance when we play. You cant play catch. What do you play instead . Hula hoop. And there is a lot of this. How many times do you wash your hands a day now . Five to six. Denmark reopened Primary Schools very early on. It was feared the infection rate would rise and, initially, it did, but its back down again and, with so many parents in work here, this was a targeted risk. If we have to get the economy moving again, then we need to get the kids back into not only schools, but also daycare, to try to enhance productivity for those forced still to work at home. It was a challenge to do yourjob while having him home. It is much more easy for me to concentrate. I have a row of hours where i canjust work. A lot of parents wrote to me that they had some kind of concerns, a few parents that are so concerned that they wouldnt let their child come in the first week. After two weeks, they rejoined and its been no problem. Actually, it was the kids at home who said, why cant i go . This, they said, was impossible children social distancing. Now it might not be school as they know it, but they are making it work. A very beautiful danish song, actually. The direct translation is, when the light returns, its back. The light is back. Jean mackenzie, bbc news, denmark. With many apprenticeships and junior positions being cut, and no savings to fall back on, many young adults are under considerable financial strain at the moment. Newsbeat reporter kirsty grant has more. Gemma is 16. She was a year into her hairdressing apprenticeship when she was let go, just before the lockdown. I was quite far through it. I was starting to cut hair and learn about colour theory. Then i was shampooing a client and i got called upstairs and i was told that i had to leave. It sounds so dramatic, but i felt literally heartbroken. Because it was so perfect for me. Like, i struggled at school, so i left school and i had this apprenticeship and it was like, this is amazing, i am finally getting to learn. Gemma has the support of her family, but she is worried about finding a new salon to complete her apprenticeship, whenever that might be. According to the association of employment and learning providers, 60 of employers have stopped recruiting apprentices entirely. I dont know what to do any more. It is all very unexpected. Like, you are going to be so lost with nothing to find after. It is so difficult. Amelia was made redundant from her Marketing Firm just before the lockdown. She is 23. It was firstly a bit of a shock. I was kind of sat outside and just did not know really how to react. She is isolating with her boyfriend, who is helping support them both. She says she was not offered furlough, because her company told her they didnt want to use the government scheme. At the moment, im 0k, but i basically have managed to stretch my last pay cheque, or pay cheque and a half. Obviously, that is, you know. It will dwindle eventually. 26 year old jarrod is a self employed tree surgeon. Like about 650,000 other people, he has not been eligible for the Government Support scheme for the self employed, as he only started his business last summer. I am really fortunate to have a supportive family, so my grandmother has sent me some money, my mother sends me £100 a month. Technically, jared can go back to work now the government has eased its restrictions this week. But he says people are not looking to use his services at the moment, so he will have to keep claiming universal credit. We would not be able to survive if we were not claiming. So, our rent is paid for and we have enough money for a weekly shop, i suppose. Jared, gemma and amelia are still dealing with the Immediate Impact of the crisis, but the bigger challenge for them might be longer term prospects. Kirsty grant, bbc news. In normal times, a parent whose child had a health issue wouldnt hesitate to take them to hospital if they thought it was necessary. But fear of coronavirus is causing people to stay away. Addenbrookes hospital in cambridge says its seeing less than a third of the usual number of young patients. Richard westcott reports. There are plenty of staff on shift and all the Safety Measures are in place but at this hospital, like many others, staff say fear of the virus is stopping parents bringing their children in. Its a lot quieter. Weve got empty beds for the first time in paediatrics. Weve not had empty beds for a long time. I mean, youre a nurse but youre also a parent. Can you understand why people would be worried, reluctant . Totally, totally understand it and weve discussed it with my colleagues and said, what would we do if our children were sick . And weve all gone, oh, i dont know, but we all know the right answer is to seek medical help when medical help is needed and that we would bring our children in. Keep your eyes still, keep your head still. Right, now look at my fingers wiggling. Thats brilliant fantastic. They would normally see 80 90 children a day at this time of year. They re currently seeing around 20 30. Antibiotics. Ok, yes. I didnt want it including abigail, whose mum was nervous about bringing her in. Watching the news, very scared of the number of people dying and all that but then we had to come in. And youre glad you did . I am very pleased i did, i brought my daughter in and she is getting much better. Initially, we were expecting a tsunami of coronavirus cases and in fact what weve seen is a different problem. Weve seen children presenting later and sicker, some to our intensive care unit, because we think parents are worried about presenting to hospital in the middle of the pandemic. Theres another problem too. Covid 19 doesnt tend to make children very sick but sepsis, appendicitis and pneumonia do, and the symptoms can look the same as the virus. If a child is seriously ill with a cough or a fever or other non specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, it probably isnt coronavirus and the key is that we want those children to come to hospital as soon as possible. Thats what caught natasha out. Her sonjack has a rare genetic condition so they are used to hospitals. Hes recovered now, but a few weeks ago, he became very ill with what even the doctors initially thought was coronavirus. We went the whole week, you know, thinking, this is covid 19, we will ride out another day, we will ride out another day, and that kind of suppressed any of my usual gut instincts. But hospital tests showed he didnt have the virus, he had severe pneumonia. I know the covid is in the news, its what everyone is focusing on but if you feel something isnt right, then act on it. Addenbrookes, like all hospitals, is zoned off. Covid patients and the staff treating them are kept well away. So its business as usual on these wards. Their advice is, if your child is obviously very ill and youre not sure what to do, seek medical help. Richard wescott, bbc news, addenbrookes hospital in cambridge. Well, other changes to have come into force in england today are the return of some recreational sports. People can now play some socially distanced games, including golf and tennis, as Katie Gornall explains. You wont have heard this for a while. Across england, the sounds of a sporting summer are gradually returning. This morning, this County Durham tennis club welcomed its members for the first time in a long time. It is a big family, it is difficult being at home and there is only so much you can do. I hadnt been, like, playing in, like, ages. Its been really, really good. These are the first tentative steps some recreational sports are taking to reopen across england. But it is far from business as usual. Clubs have had to adapt and put restrictions in place like closing clubhouses in order to keep people safe. We try to anticipate most of the situations that might arise and its all gone out in instructions to all members as to what conditions they have to adhere to in order to come back and play their tennis. After weeks of lockdown, fishing clubs can also reopen. And outdoor basketball courts can now be used, a welcome sight for the Butler Family in teesside. Its way better than just doing workouts at home like i have been doing to stay fit. Its great to be back on the court. Its really important to note that with the exception of outdoor swimming pools, these new guidelines relate to every single sport outdoors, as long as the guidelines are closely followed. Meanwhile, at this golf course in altrincham, sport is bringing families back together. Ive missed my friends, ive missed social contact, ive missed talking to my brother and im really looking forward to playing golf. Ive been a member of this club for a long time, over 50 years, and to get together again and get out on the golf course is fantastic. In these strange times, sport is giving many a chance to recover a bit of normality time to get back into the swing of things. No pressure. Katie gornall, bbc news. Garden centres have been allowed to reopen in england a few days after a similar move in wales. Its something welcomed by millions of gardeners keen to stock up on supplies. Phil mackie reports. Welcome back to our Garden Centre. Cheering. Unlocking lockdown. Some think this is too much too soon. Thank you for coming, really appreciate it. But for the 45 people who arrived for the reopening this morning, it was a welcome relief. After months in which other stores were able to sell seeds, plants and garden tools, but Garden Centres had to stay shut, theyve done everything they can to make it safe for customers. So we put markers down throughout the Garden Centre to mark two metre spacings. Having already lost tens of thousands of pounds, the Garden Centre can now begin trying to get back to normal. Itsjust a huge relief to be back open and get some customers coming back through the door. Its been hugely stressful time over the last few months so its just great to have some people back in. Even though they are back open and customers are coming back through the doors, this Garden Centre only has 30 of its staff back to work, thats because the very busy cafe cant reopen and they have to really restrict the number of people who can come in at any one time. So long as people feel safe, they will come back to places like this that have been out of bounds since march. How does it feel to be back in here . Absolutely fantastic. Have you been looking forward to coming back out to a Garden Centre . We certainly have. Excited, yeah, just to try to get a bit of normality back in life, isnt it, really . Are you at all worried coming out today . Not at all. I havent been worried throughout it, ill be quite honest with you. Youve got to be sensible. And thats what we are. Sensible. But, yes, good to be outside. Good to be doing things. We couldnt wait to come down, weve been desperate. Weve made some seedbeds at home so we want some seeds to plant it all up now. Its been sad that its been closed for so long. Happy then that some businesses are open . Do you think its the right thing . I do think its the right thing. Yes, the economy needs to get up and running so it is step by step before things really start to get back to normal. I still think it is going to be some time. Many people today wore masks or gloves or both. Customers are told to maintain social distancing at all times. All trolleys are cleaned before use