Tourism industry say they need a date for reopening, and i am at one of the largest Holiday Parks in the la ke of the largest Holiday Parks in the Lake District, where business should be booming, but all of these ca rava ns be booming, but all of these caravans are empty. The premier league is back after three months away, and the return was marked by a moment of solidarty with the black lives Matter Movement, as players took a knee straight after kick off. And the sun will be out for many of you in scotland and Northern Ireland, for england and wales a lot more rain around, especially this morning, and for some later, a lot more rain once again. It is thursday 18june. Our top story the first minister of scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, is expected to announce a further easing of the countrys lockdown rules later today. Scotland has been the slowest nation in the uk to ease restrictions. It is likely a date will be set for when shops selling non essential goods can reopen, and will mean the country formally moves into the second phase of its four phase route map out of lockdown. Sean dilley has the details. Scotlands lockdown could be eased later, but only if the first minister believes the Scientific Evidence warrants it. Any steps are expected to be cautious. evidence warrants it. Any steps are expected to be cautious. I want to get schools back to normal as quickly as possible. I want to get oui quickly as possible. I want to get our economy back to normal as quickly as possible. But i also know that all of that has to be safe. We cannot have memories so short that we already forget that were dealing with a virus that is and potentially deadly, and that has not gone away, so we deadly, and that has not gone away, so we must continue to move forward ina so we must continue to move forward in a careful so we must continue to move forward ina carefuland so we must continue to move forward in a careful and phased way, and thats what i will continue to do. Measures being considered include small shops reopening, pubs and restau ra nts small shops reopening, pubs and restaurants being able to open outside spaces, and possibly people being able to meet outside in larger groups and inside with social distancing. Workplaces such as factories and warehouses could also welcome factories and warehouses could also welco m e staff factories and warehouses could also welcome staff back. The timetable for changes not yet clear, but any easing of restrictions are likely to be introduced in phases. Scotland so far stricter block down measures for longer than other uk nations. Hotels, pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland can open from fourth ofjuly. Northern ireland can open from fourth of july. Wales Northern Ireland can open from fourth ofjuly. Wales will review its restrictions tomorrow. Elsewhere, delightful football fans in england yesterday, as the premier league returned. The conditions of play were far from normal. The stadium seats empty, fans faces streamed online. Players were wearing face masks in the dugouts. Despite lockdown variations across the uk, allfour despite lockdown variations across the uk, all four nations are heading in the same direction, a careful but steady return to normality. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, arrives in the uk today to hold talks with the Prime Minister. The leaders will discuss safe travel between the two countries, with mr macron also expected to ask for a review of the uks 14 day quarantine rule. The visit also marks the 80th anniversary of Charles De Gaulles bbc broadcast to nazi occupied france. Our Political Correspondent chris mason is in westminsterfor us. Chris, what is expected today . Chris, good morning to you. Where do you begin, isuppose . So much chris, good morning to you. Where do you begin, i suppose . So much to talk about between these two gentlemen. Good morning to you. The very fa ct gentlemen. Good morning to you. The very fact they are meeting face to face is quite something after the last couple of months. 1. 2 first of all. He does not have to spend, the president , two weeks in a budget hotel just spend, the president , two weeks in a budget hoteljust outside Heathrow Airport when he arrives. He is not subject to the quarantine restrictions that the rest of us would be, flying into the uk. Those quarantine restrictions likely to be appointed discussion, given the pressure on the Prime Minister here to ease them, with people having an eye on summer to ease them, with people having an eye on Summer Holidays around the corner and Business Travel and all the rest of it. A big historical moment is the justification, the reason for this visit, the anniversary of president Charles De Gaulle broadcasting on the bbc from the uk to occupied france during the second world war. The president will meet Prince Charles, and also the Prime Minister. There will be a fly past, if the weather allows it. But plenty of discussion as well on matters more contemporary, focusing on the coronavirus, yes, and inevitably a spot of brexit as well, no doubt. I imagine there is lots to talk about. Chris, should we explain, president Emmanuel Macron doesnt have to abide by the quarantine rules, does he . He doesnt, no. So there is a caveat, there is a get out in the rules around quarantine which means if you are travelling on behalf of the country, a foreign country, on business, then you are exempt, which given that it is a one day visit for him is no doubt a relief. Also, it isa him is no doubt a relief. Also, it is a big thing, isnt it . It is the first kind of visit from another leader we have had during lockdown. Yes, it is, and i think in that senseit yes, it is, and i think in that sense it really is quite something. Something like this, a visit like this, what is known as a bilateral arrangement and visit in the diplomatic trade, are pretty standard, arent they . They happen all of the time. Yes, it is a significant anniversary that is being marked, but these kind of visits, particularly between countries that are so close together, happen a lot, and normally pass without a huge amount of note. But this is the first time that president macron has left france since lockdown in france began. In other words, for the last two or three months. So in that sense, as a symbolic moment hinting at a steady return to normality, yes, it is really quite something. I think it speaks to his desire, the french president s desire, to be associated with that particular moment in french history, and with president de gaulle, plus the practicalities of trying to ensure that travel between our two countries can be re established in a normal way as soon as possible. Stuff, chris. Thank you very much. Good stuff, chris. An Oxford University college has voted to remove a statue of the victorian imperialist cecil rhodes following mounting pressure from campaigners. The move comes as the debate over figures commemorating controversial individuals linked to colonialism and the slave trade continues, in the wake of back lives matter protests. Will batchelor reports. It was built to stand the test of time. Now, this statue of cecil rhodes may be facing its final countdown. After years of mounting protest demanding that rhodes must fall, the governors of Oxford Universitys Oriel College last night voted to remove it. Rhodes was a british mining tycoon who made his fortune in Southern Africa during the 19th century, and donated large sums to oxford. Campaigners say he is an unwelcome symbol of imperialism and racism. The rhodes must fall campaign, which is also calling for other statues around the world to be removed, welcomed the vote but said they will be waiting to see what action follows it. The group also vowed to target other exa m ples of group also vowed to target other examples of what it called imperial and colonial iconography around the city. The removal of rhodes is not expected to be immediate, as the couege expected to be immediate, as the college said they will need to be consultations over planning regulations. Hours earlier, the university s minister, michelle donnellan, said it would be shortsighted to try to rewrite our history, and she rejected attempts to censor or edit the past. But similar debates in bristol, london and liverpool would suggest that the relics of britains imperial past are facing an uncertain future. Our correspondent katharine da costa is in oxford for us this morning. Katharine, despite the vote, the decision to remove the statue is not yet finalised, is it . Vote has ta ken vote has taken place, but that is not the decision itself. Yes, thats right. The governing body of oriel couegein right. The governing body of Oriel College in the building behind me have said it is their wish for the statue to go. They have set up an independent enquiry, and thatjob will look at Cecil Rhodess legacy, the scholarships, access, improving diversity, but dont expect the statue to go anytime soon. They will still have to apply for permission to re m ove still have to apply for permission to remove it from a listed building and the enquiry is not expected to report back until the end of the year. But it is certainly a significant u turn for the college. Five years ago campaigners called for the statue to be removed. There was a review then and the college decided that it wanted to protect the complexities of history. But fast forward to summer 2020, there have been widespread protests in support of black lives matter and statues targeted across the country. In oxford there has been mounting pressure, and rhodes must fall campaigners have said it has given them hope but they have been here before and they will not rest until it is physically removed. But there are voices who want about removing history, the university s minister, the vice chancellor of Oxford University, has said that controversial figures should be seen in the context of their own time. It certainly the change in stance by Oriel College will be seen as a victory for campaigners. But certainly the change in stance by Oriel College will be seen as a victory for campaigners. The pub chain greene king and the Insurance Company lloyds of london have apologised for past links to the slave trade. Both firms said they would also donate to charities representing black and minority ethnic groups. One of greene kings founders owned plantations in the caribbean, whilst lloyds once insured slave ships. Millions of people in beijing are living under renewed restrictions as a spike in coronavirus cases continues. Before the recent rise, the Chinese Capital had gone 57 days without a locally transmitted case. Lets get more on this from our china correspondent robin brant. Tell us a little more about what has happened. Hi, charlie. We have seven days now of a new cluster of cases in the Chinese Capital. That tally is now around 160. The new cases being reported today are 21, that is a slight fall yesterday, but nonetheless this is a cause of huge anxiety, and it has led to a drastic increase in restrictions being imposed in certain areas of beijing. Imean, imposed in certain areas of beijing. I mean, this is a city of some 23 million people. This is not a city in lockdown, but in certain parts of the capital, we are seeing restrictions on peoples ability to get around, restrictions certainly on peoples ability to leave the city. In general, everyone in beijing is being urged by the authorities to stay where they are and not to leave beijing. So we have 21 new cases being reported today. All of these are being linked to a wholesale market, which supplies the bulk of vegetables and food for the capital. One anomaly today, though, which will be quite ominous, i think, one case in a city to the east of beijing, some distance away, called tianjin, a man who was a dishwasher at a hotel has tested positive for the virus, and Authorities Say there is no link between him and anyone associated with the cluster of cases we are seeing in beijing. Robin, for the moment, thank you very much. Coach and Ferry Companies have announced the extra measures they are taking to ensure passenger safety for when travel restrictions are eased. The uks largest coach operator, National Express, is preparing to restart services on its network of intercity routes from 1july. The independents travel editor simon calder is at victoria coach station in london. Good morning, simon. I imagine it is pretty e m pty good morning, simon. I imagine it is pretty empty there at the moment. Good morning, simon. I imagine it is pretty empty there at the momentm certainly is. The very last services on both National Express and megabus ran on the fifth of april, and since then the victoria coach station has effectively been in hibernation, along with a lot of the rest of the travel and transport industry, but as you say, National Express announcing this morning they are effectively coming out of hibernation on first ofjuly. But it is going to be a very different experience. For a start, there arent going to be nearly so many buses. Between cardiff and london, for instance, they used to be 22. They will now just for instance, they used to be 22. They will nowjust be six. If you are travelling from birmingham to leeds and newcastle, just one day, and between leeds and liverpool and manchester, you will be having to wait three hours between buses. Then it becomes very tricky when you turn up. Everyone of course is expecting to be wearing a mask, we will be paying through contactless, which i think many of us are used to. You will also have your Temperature Checked, and if it is over 38 celsius, then you will be given your money back and told to go home, and obviously self isolate. On board, it is going to be really interesting as well, because everyone gets a window seat. They are halving the capacity. They say they will be able to give us two metres sideways, but of course, each row is going to be a lot closer than that, but they say the seat backs will help with that. Taking all kinds of sanitary precautions, as are, you mentioned the fairies, they are getting ready for welcoming people back they hope. They say that they are the kind of safe alternative, driving your car on board, plenty of room for social distancing, and the big operator Brittany Ferries say that they will give everyone a cabin. But as chris mason mentioned earlier, hanging over all of this is that you cannot travel abroad except for approved purposes and that quarantine means that anyone who does slip out for the day is going to have to self isolate at home for two weeks. As ever, a wealth of information, simon. Thank you very much. Lets take a look at todays front pages the guardian reportson the story that broke last night, when the governors of an Oxford University college agreed to remove a statue of the mining tycoon, cecil rhodes. They also have a picture of aston villa taking on Sheffield United, as the premier league re started. The daily mails main story is about a study which suggests vitamin d could be a valuable weapon in the prevention of coronavirus. It also devotes some space to the cecil rhodes statue. The telegraph has a picture of a different statue, Winston Churchill, who had his protective boarding removed in advance of president macrons visit. It leads on a warning from Prince Charles about the effect of the pandemic on young people. And the scotsman reports that face masks could soon be made compulsory on trains and buses in scotland. These things tickle me, i will be honest with you. You know when people see a bowl of soup and they say they see jesus. It is usually toast. This one here, can we get the camera in close . This is a tree in a barking. Is that a pun, charlie. Gerald russell saw this and it is on the bark of a tree. He instantly said, it looks exactly like shay guevara che. I am said, it looks exactly like shay guevara che. Iam not said, it looks exactly like shay guevara che. I am not seeing said, it looks exactly like shay guevara che. Iam not seeing it today. Does it look like anything to you . It looks like a man with a moustache and beard. And a large nose. Judge for yourself. Moustache and beard. And a large nose. Judge for yourselflj moustache and beard. And a large nose. Judge for yourself. I think gerald has got a point. If you were to keep one way or the other. So you think that looks like che . Now that someone is telling me it is che guevara, it does look like him. The optical illusions, you see the things when someone tells you it is there. We had a toy where you could move in filings around iron. They we re move in filings around iron. They were fabulous. This is a nice picture, really. This couple were sitting down to dinner mr and mrs van dam. Any relation to jean claude . Van dam. Any relation to jeanclaude . You ask funny questions. There are nine squirrels in the picture. Where are they . You are asking me things, i do not know. Under the isle of wight. Thank you for that. Now we know. I have really missed the theatre and do you remember, we spoke about lungs, redone with clarify, a two hander and the head seems which had clinches and they have redone it so they have social distances. Performances for which you buy tickets to watch at home. But i do miss sitting down and going to the theatre. The joy of going to the theatre may seem like a distant memory for many of us, and now the producer behind some huge west end shows has confirmed they wont be returning anytime soon. Sir Cameron Mackintosh, whose productions include les miserables, mary poppins, and hamilton, says they wont be back until next year. It comes as the pandemic continues to have a crippling impact on the industry, as our arts correspondent David Sillito reports. I love him but when the night is over. The lockdown may be lifting in some areas, but theatres are staying closed. So, too, the pubs and restaurants that depend on them. Theatreland is a ghost town and tough decisions are being made. Les miserables, mary poppins, hamilton, phantom of the opera Cameron Mackintosh is the biggest name in british theatre, and he is considering laying off all his employees. And you can be certain that others will follow. The issue thejob retention scheme thats kept these venues afloat is due to end in october, and the theatres will still be closed. What happens between the moment it winds down or disappears and the moment that we can perform with revenue . And that is not possible while social distancing is in place. We dont think that will be possible until spring, next year, very possibly. It will be a while before we see this again live. Tamara rojo is part of the Creative Industries federation, which is today warning that 400,000 jobs in the cultural and Creative Sector are at risk. And some of the most vulnerable are here, the smaller venues in places like east anglia. If social distancing remains in place and were not able to, as a collective of venues, regain our full scale operation, 50 of those venues currently say they will have to close permanently beyond april the 1st. And at the sharp end are people like anna tolputt. Everything has stopped. We cant plan. We are just sitting tight. And theres something about the solidarity of us all being in it together which means that perhaps were not panicking in quite the way that we should. Yeah. Theatreland its only a part of our Creative Economy but its a vital part, and its going dark. David sillito, bbc news. It isa it is a real problem. And well be bringing you more on this story after 7 30, this morning, when well be hearing from the chief executive of the society of london theatre, and a theatre actor. So many people along the lines, the production staff, the people who maintain the buildings, the does, the writers, the knock on effect is huge. Usually at this time of year airports would be full of people heading off for some summer sun, but with non essential travel still not an option, you might be looking a bit closer to home. Seans at a caravan park in the Lake District this morning looking at how theyre gearing up to welcome visitors again. Good morning. It feels quite a privilege to go to the Lake District at the moment, a beautiful area. Very different scenes at reception. You would expect business to be booming but a similar theme, all the barriers and then you look at the wider area, it is very misty at the moment but £3 billion of the tourism economy is worth to this area alone so no wonder they want to get reopened. In england we have been given the provisional date ofjuly three. In Northern Ireland, june 26 that ca rava n Northern Ireland, june 26 that caravan parks and camping sites can reopen and all of that is because a lot of us are desperate to go on holidays in the uk. Last year, more than 60 million stay at home vacations occurred. About 30 million we re vacations occurred. About 30 million were caravan and camping so money to be spent and a lot of money spent getting through that. Two and a bit billion pounds caravanning and camping around the uk but it does not mean customers do not have concerns when it comes to places like this. Social distancing is high on people s questions and quarantining as well and questions around cleanliness. People are a bit confused with all the headlines about needing to self isolate when you go on holiday. Henry wilde can join me. You are the owner here, different scenes. Are you ready, are you poised to reopen if a date is given . Absolutely, within the scope of what we can be. The material coming out of government has not arrived but we have made an estimation based on all the other industries so we have a very good idea about how we can deal with that Going Forward. Can you give us a sense of how big and beautiful as this area is, looking across the la kes, this area is, looking across the lakes, and how much of a hit it has been to your friends, families, collea g u es been to your friends, families, colleagues in the area . It has literally been like turning off the tap. We have all been in this. It is no different to anywhere else. Tap. We have all been in this. It is no different to anywhere elsem tap. We have all been in this. It is no different to anywhere else. It is a similar story. The biggest difference for customers arriving . People are a little wary . There are two concerns, concerns for the customers coming in to make sure we are safe and we do what we say we are safe and we do what we say we are going to do but also concerns for the locality and the people who live here because people are worried about people coming in and we see that around the country but i believe we can open safely and keep people in their caravans and on site. We followed half our staff. Furlough. This is ray. How has it been the next few months . M furlough. This is ray. How has it been the next few months . It has been the next few months . It has been great because i have had the park to myself. We have seen the bluebells, the rhododendrons coming through. All the stuff coming back on monday and we are ready for them. What is the biggest changes you have noticed . It is the social distancing, when people checking now, they will not be shown into that cabin. They will be given a pack and given a video. Thank you very much. I am not going tojump on at this moment in time. A lot of money being spent and waiting to be spent by customers when they come here. We will be talking to the local Tourism Industry across the course of the morning just to see how urgent that date is. Not have the date in england yet. It looks great, quite a few of us in the studiojust great, quite a few of us in the studio just really looking wistfully at it. It is really foggy. When we look at this shot up above, really foggy but really muggy as well . The jacket came off after i did that headlines earlier. I might need a bit of the antique anti mig. Headlines earlier. I might need a bit of the antique antimig. Can we have a look at the shot of the mystic conditions. Matt, good morning. A little bit of morning mist . Yes, it is. A bit of low cloud hugging the Lake District. That means moisture in the air producing mystic conditions but it is not the same everywhere. This morning stars ona same everywhere. This morning stars on a perfect note for scotland and Northern Ireland. Blue skies overhead. England and wales the muqqy overhead. England and wales the muggy conditions, mist and for some particularly wet. Slight change from the recent days. More persistent rain in england and wales courtesy of this area of cloud coming through from the near continent. Lots of mist and fog. Lots of rain across midlands, east anglia and the south east. Surface water and plenty of spray. It will be moving slowly throughout the day. Some of the red getting into parts of Northern England and the rain could get heavier across southern areas. Northern part state dry and bright. Through the afternoon, as much as an inch of rain falling is received torrential rain falls developing into the southern counties of england and south wales especially. Bright spells here. Rain spreading through Northern England, some of it heavy. Much of the far north of england, scotland and Northern Ireland, dry and sunny. As the breeze picks up, more variable cloud in scotland. Through tonight, it will stay damp across wales, south west england. A spell of rainfall Northern Ireland. Again temperatures will be holding up in the mild and muggy category. Tomorrow starts fairly cloudy. A brighter day through parts of eastern england. An brighter across the south. The southwest will turn more showery stop the chance of rain here and thunderstorms in western scotla nd here and thunderstorms in western scotland later tomorrow. Temperatures down a little on today but more sunshine and dry conditions further south across the country. The change comes this weekend. We see a spell of rain spread across the country allowing the door to open up to westerly winds and that means this week and it will turn less human. And then it will turn windy. Less humid. A few showers around, particularly in the west. Not as potent as they have been. Temperatures still around the high teens or low 20s for many. Into sunday, we will all see a spell of rain spread throughout the night. Heavy in places, particularly the northern half of the country. The heaviest showers in western scotland. But after the target conditions, it will feel fresher as the weekend comes through. The time is 630. Lets tell you what is happening on the programme. It is the question lots of us are asking when will hairdressers reopen . That is still not clear, but we will be taking a look at how salons are sharpening up their tools in preparation. Four super hit musicals will not be back at the west end before the end of year. We will explore the wider impact on those working in the industry. Im Still Standing. The students behind this rendition of sir eltonjohns classic tell us what it was like to get a personal message from the man himself. Good morning. Here is a summary of todays main stories from bbc news scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will announce a further relaxation of the countrys lockdown rules later today. Scotland has been more cautious than the rest of the uk in easing restrictions. This move will mean shops selling non essential goods can reopen and people could also be allowed to meet another household indoors for the First Time Since march. An Oxford University college has backed calls to remove a statue of the victorian imperialist and its former student cecil rhodes, following mounting pressure from anti racism campaigners. Oriel colleges governing body also decided to set up an independent commission to look into issues surrounding the rhodes legacy, which funds scholarships for overseas students. The pub chain greene king and the Insurance Company lloyds of london have apologised for past links to the slave trade. Both firms said they would also donate to charities representing black and minority ethnic groups. One of greene kings founders owned plantations in the caribbean, whilst lloyds once insured slave ships. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, will ask for a review of the uks 14 day quarantine rule when he meets the Prime Minister in london today. It is the first face to face meeting between Boris Johnson and another world leader since the coronavirus restrictions were imposed. President macron is in the uk to mark the 80th anniversary of Charles De Gaulles bbc broadcast urging the people of france to resist the nazi occupation. It is also his first foreign trip since the pandemic began. There will be catastrophic consequences if there isnt immediate investment in the care sector. That is according to care leaders in england. A report by the association of directors of Adult Social Services says the pandemic has exacerbated an existing crisis. The government says it has taken significant steps to support the care sector, providing more than £3. 2 billion to local authorities. The duchess of cambridge will tell schoolchildren across the country its been a really difficult time for us all when she joins an Online Assembly this morning. The duchess will deliver her words of support for the oak national academy, an online classroom which provides video lessons and free resources to parents and teachers. Being to parents and teachers. Unable to see your friends spend being unable to see your friends or spend time with your family will undoubtedly be frustrating for you, just as it is for them. It has been a really difficult time for us all. But it is important to know that these feelings and frustrations are totally normal, and that they wont last forever. Good advice, really, sensible advice, and it is true, but it is sometimes obviously very difficult to see that if you are feeling those emotions. Time now for our regular gp slot. Were joined today by dr william bird, who joins us from reading. How are you today . I am fine, thanks very much, charlie. We were just talking about what a difficult time it has been for people, may be particularly children. Are you having many people coming in, either pa rents of having many people coming in, either parents of children themselves, with stress related parents of children themselves, with stress related conditions, that kind of thing . I am, actually, and i think i was talking to colleagues, we are getting a lot of people, particularly women, girls perhaps in their teens, who are locked up with their teens, who are locked up with their parents and things not going so well. And if you have had anxiety and problems beforehand, it is a very stressful time, because they dont know who to talk to. They are not going out to meet their friends, and even counselling sessions have stopped in a lot of cases, particularly the face to face ones. Soi particularly the face to face ones. So i think there is a mounting pressure of people who feel they have been trapped inside, especially when things at home can be brilliant, in which case it is all great, but sometimes, we have to remember a lot of families where it has been incredibly difficult, and it is the teens and early 20s that i have definitely been seeing a lot more of. And i suppose in other circumstances, out of lockdown, there would be people outside of your Immediate Group maybe you could talk to, also you could reach out to services that currently may be out of reach as well. Absolutely, and i thinkjust friends as well. As you are saying, friends are there for people to be able to go to when you are in trouble. You pour out all of your problems face to face, and all the time, every day, there is that little bit of therapy going on with friends, and that has of course all stopped. And so i think for young people in particular it is really, really ha rd now, people in particular it is really, really hard now, particularly those who have had anxiety beforehand, where obviously now they are feeling quite exposed. And unfortunately i have had at least three girls and one boy who have had real suicidal thoughts, and they said lockdown has been the main reason. It is a real worry, isnt it . Ijust want to run a couple of things past you. I am seeing this survey from the gp magazine pulse, which is suggesting 71 of gps and doctors believe the government has eased measures too quickly, including 25 who thought it was far too quickly. What do you make of that . I dont think so. I mean, ithink make of that . I dont think so. I mean, i think all the time we have got this virus, we think it is about 10 of the population who have had the virus at some point. So you need up the virus at some point. So you need up to 70 to have full herd immunity, so we still have a long way to go, so just bubbling immunity, so we still have a long way to go, sojust bubbling under the surface you have the virus there, but on the other hand, things are Getting Better and betterfrom the weather point of view, people are outdoors a lot more, and as long as we can snuff out those outbreaks, and that is the key thing, then we should be ok as the summer goes on, vitamin d levels increase, our immunity increases, but if we keep locks down further, we will get more of the Mental Health problems, and a huge backlog in the nhs, as well. Normally 10,000 operations are done per day, now hardly any are taking place, preventative operations. So i really feel that we should be moving forward , really feel that we should be moving forward, but as long as we know when those outbreaks occur and we can stop them straightaway, that is the key. That is how other countries have managed to cope as lockdown is undone. Yes, and that process is ongoing. We dont know specific dates, but for example, in amongst Peoples Health is things such as exercise. You have all these sporting facilities, gyms and all those sorts of things, all shut now. That has a knock on effect as well. It is peoples wider health, isnt it . It does, and amazingly, Sport England have been doing weekly surveys throughout lockdown to find out how people have been exercising, et cetera, and incredibly, exercise levels havent changed much, in some cases they have gone up. People have substituted for gyms and other things walking, cycling, going for a job, et cetera. There has been a bit ofan imbalance job, et cetera. There has been a bit of an imbalance there, people in more deprived areas have had lower activity levels, but we have managed to compensate. So i am not saying that we shouldnt be going to the gym at all, because i think the gyms offer a huge amount, particularly the social and more incentive to get exercise, but we have managed as a country to keep our exercise levels remarkably high. There was a dip to start with, and it has built up. But as soon as people go back to the gyms, pilates, exercise classes, thatis gyms, pilates, exercise classes, that is hugely important. In physical activity, we now know, is one of the most protective things that we can do to try and help lose weight and boost their immune system. It cant be immune system down. We heard about dexamethasone being used in intensive care, because the immune system gets overblown and causes problems. Physical activity calms that down, so it is important. If there is one thing we can all do it is keep on exercising and keep being active. And just a last thought on the two metre distancing which is still in place. Those are the guidelines, those are the rules, but a lot of talk about reducing that to one metre. I dont know what you are seeing anecdotal yourself, in terms of how people are abiding by those, but there is a lot of talk about whether that should be reduced seeing anecdotally yourself. You look at other countries, and they all have different measures. Some have one metre, some have 1. 4, i dont know how you work that out, and of course we are at two. I think the only way we can get down to one metre is if we have extra protection from face mask and are incredibly vigilant about when we are talking to someone face to face, that those droplets and things, and of course, as winter goes on and we have more coughs and colds, i am not saying it is quite there yet, we are injune, but as that comes on it will become more important to keep that distance. So i have said that is the one thing i would be slightly more nervous in getting it down from two metres to one metre. I know it is hugely important for cafes in pubs and everything if they are wanting to open, at two metres it is quite difficult, but i do think that is one we have got to be cautious about, and the face mask is the a nswer to about, and the face mask is the answer to try and get people to go back down to that one metre. Thank you very much. We will chat to you again another time. Have a good day. You might be missing the gym, arent you . Yes, enormously. As you well know. I was going to say, good morning, mike. Iwas know. I was going to say, good morning, mike. I was going to say you might be missing the gym and actually being able to have some physical exercise, but people like you yesterday would have been enjoying watching people being physical with their sports. |j enjoying watching people being physical with their sports. I did see charlie on his bike, setting off ona bike see charlie on his bike, setting off on a bike ride, and it was going to rain as well, so very brave. It was a special night. It was surreal, felt quite emotional when the premier league returned. I think it was more the shared experience, the fa ns were was more the shared experience, the fans were on social media. The return of the premier league threw up so many talking points. There was still drama and controversy as Goal Line Technology failed for the first time in 9,000 games. But the players from all four clubs involved last night made a huge statement in support of the black lives Matter Movement, with 170 countries watching around the world. Our Sports Editor dan roan reports. It was a night when football took a stand by taking on me. The sport united on its return as the players at kickoff in both matches showed their support for the black lives Matter Movement, these among the most powerful images the game has seen. Sheffield united and aston villa got the seasons restart under way. A minutes silence in tribute to the victims of the coronavirus crisis. After 100 days away, football was finally back, but not as we know the only fans those streamed live from home onto a giant screen, social distancing maintained by those on the sidelines. But some things dont change. Before the league shutdown, controversy over technology had been a feature of the season, and so it proved once again. Sheffield united cruelly denied the lead when despite ball crossing the line, the hawk eye system failed to register a goal because its cameras we re register a goal because its cameras were blocked, the match ending goalless. Unprecedented disallowed goal. Seven cameras havent seen it, all the technology that we have talked about bringing into football. It was an unbelievable belief that that was a goal by both sets of players coming off at half time, by both sets of staff. And i think from the officials, as well. The nights second game, between Manchester City and arsenal at the etihad, was a one sided affair, stirling giving the charm he, champions the lead before Kevin De Bruyne and foden completed a 3 0 win that ensured liverpools long wait to be crowned champions will go into next week at the earliest. Being inside this ground was a surreal experience, watching a top flight match without fans, being able to hear the players communicate, will take some getting used to. And for many, this isnt the premier league that they have become accustomed to. But at least it is back, and the players are intent on having an impact off the pitch as well as on it. Football fans in barrow really have something to celebrate, because for the first time in 48 years, their team is back in the football league. Clubs voted in favour of the National League season being decided on points per game, and barrow were four points clear at the top when matches were suspended. Meanwhile, we now know how this seasons Champions League will conclude. The last eight teams will compete in a mini knocout tournament in lisbon between 12 and 23 august. Four teams including Manchester City and chelsea still need to finish their last 16 ties. The Europa League will be decided with a similar tournament in germany. This years ascot festival is the first that her majesty the queen has missed in her 68 year reign. But she did have a winner to celebrate on the second day of the festival. Tactical won the Windsor Castle stakes, sealing a famous double for jockey james doyle, who also rode lord north to victory in the prince of wales stakes. It is ladies day today and fans are still being urged to dress up and get involved with their hats and fascinators from home. If youre getting ready or are indeed all dressed up send us your pictures. I think you will get some good pictures. Good morning to you. After nearly three months, and maybe a diy trim along way, many of us are desperate for a visit to the hairdresser. Have you done that . Plenty, a lot. Everyone needs to go to the hairdressers. It is one of those people talk about a lot. |j hairdressers. It is one of those people talk about a lot. I sit here surprise. Salon owners also want clarity on when and how they can open safely. Breakfasts Jayne Mccubbin has been to liverpool to find out about the challenges theyre facing. Our apologies. We are seeing peoples hair but we cannot hear them. That conversation will be happening everywhere right now. Honestly, so many people are asking me, when they opening. Were joined by the chief executive of the National Hair and beauty federation, hilary hall. Good morning. Do you know when hair salons are going to open . That is the question 5000 members ask us all the question 5000 members ask us all the time as well. The fourth ofjuly at the earliest for england but for wales and scotland and Northern Ireland they do not even have that. They have a plan but not an actual date. It is really, really frustrating for people trying to prepare to reopen. We were at the ca rava n prepare to reopen. We were at the caravan park today and they are bringing in the stuff next week because it takes time to redo the business, to rejig the premises. What is your advice to your members because, obviously, they want to be ready to be open as soon as the announcement is made. Absolutely they do and whenever we have spoken to government and to them regularly on this, we urge that it is not simplya on this, we urge that it is not simply a question of turning the key, they need two weeks leading time and the trouble is, right now, we do not know exactly what we are preparing for because the government have not released the guidelines. We know they are in the pipeline and we have seen a draft. Since that it has been a long silence and no further forward on concrete information to prepare. The reason it is important, two things in particular, social distancing and the discussion about is going to be two metres or not. Of course, that fracture salons. Many have prepared for two metres but, if that changes, that is quite late change to accommodate but it makes a big difference in terms of trading profitably. But probably the most important thing is exactly what kind of ppe is needed. When you work in an industry with close physical contact with clients, you need to know what ppe to get enough time to get hold of it because supplies can be scarce so we need those guidelines straightaway. You said you saw the Draft Guidelines because lots of people are going to be wondering when, if they open, lets sayjuly four, what does it look like in the hairdresser . How do you talk to your hairdresser, do you get your hair washed . Talk to your hairdresser, do you get your hair washed . Who talk to your hairdresser, do you get your hair washed . Who is wearing a Face Covering . Exactly and those other questions we need the answers to. We do not want to put out information based on Draft Guidelines we sought ten days ago but could well have changed. We do not know what the end result is going to be. A lot of it is commonsense, hygiene is exactly what salons are well used to doing, ok, there are additional routines but there are additional routines but there are additional routines but there are Little Details and we expect people will not be using magazines or serving refreshments and cups other people s views. They are commonsense but we do not know exactly what government guidelines say and that could be surprises in them. In terms of practicalities, sometimes, if you are running late, your hairdresser will accommodate your hairdresser will accommodate you but i imagine our timing your hairdresser will accommodate you but i imagine ourtiming is crucial because there will be fewer stations and chest so if you miss your appointment, you miss your appointment. It will be more strict for the customer . The advisory given to our members is appointments only. No walkins, stick to the time, do not congregate in reception areas. People might be waiting in the car until they are told their appointment is ready. Dont run late because you might end up missing your appointment because all of this is to be managed, not only for the appointment but time for cleaning and disinfecting, all the routines that need to be done in between clients. Stay with us, were going to pause for a moment and move on to something else. But we will continue this information. Were trying to a report from liverpool. Extremely desperate. 10096 desperate. I would give my left leg forehead. The desperation is clear, you can see it right down to the roots but when and how salons will reopen is still uncertain. This is one of the most famous faces in british hairdressing and as such he has given a lot of thoughts to what salon reopening might just look like. Can you imagine actually quite a lot of those films are very funny but thankfully that is not going to happen. Show us what it is going to happen. Show us what it is going to happen. Show us what it is going to look like. The floor space has been marked out into metre intervals. The signage says things have changed, ubiquitous and sanitiser is ready to roll, they are just not sure when. We have created this one way system. This is one of our larger salons so we have a bit more space. No magazines. Of course, you do not want anyone licking theirfingers course, you do not want anyone licking their fingers and turning the page. As for the stylists . We normally have 14 stylists on a busy day but we will have no more than seven. We have taken every other chair away. Each stylist will have a zone, everything will be wiped down and disinfected and we will have facemasks but we will open seven days a week, ten hours a day and every day is going to be the same. With every other chair gone, they are extending Opening Hours to ensure every other client is not lost. Slow and steady, safety first. You know because of your personal experience with your dad, you know how important it is to do this safely. Andriss father died of covid 19 in april. Andrew. Safely. Andriss father died of covid19 in april. Andrew. Do you think it can be done safely . I do believe it could be done safely. His legacy we are determined to continue and that is why we are going to make sure we come out of this stronger as well thousands of hairdressers around the country. That is the hope. There are over 11,000 hairdressers ready to start slipping again. Welcome to the salon. I have been here now for one year. And then covid 19 struck. Been here now for one year. And then covid19 struck. This fledgling business wants a start day. July the fourth at the earliest is government guidance but so far the only guidance. Were still waiting for guidance. Were still waiting for guidance. There has been literally nothing. My team, as soon as they knew we were doing this they said, make sure they know we need guidance. Already i know of salons that are closing. This was a 7. 5 billion pound industry in the uk and demand is out there. How big is your waiting list . I am really fortunate, my waiting list is about three months. I am my waiting list is about three months. Lam really, really lucky. They are desperate. I have actually been offered, name your price. But until covid it is under control, we are all have to wait. A few inches off the end. Definitely. We can go back to the chief executive and it would have seen that and hopefully you got the gist of how people feel and many are keen to get back. We were talking about the practicalities and you were talking about having to keep your appointment because they are precious now in terms of reduced profits and simple things as well like headlight appointments. Will there be as many because they take a long time . What seeing, a lot of salons offering on line consultations before appointments. That can cut down at the time and the stylist can have an idea about what the client wants. It was really interesting hearing peoples reactions. If there has been one Silver Lining isjust how much heroin beauty is now appreciated and valued by the public. Stories of massively long waiting lists, the fa ct we massively long waiting lists, the fact we turnover £7. 5 million a year, 250,000 people working in the industry. This is an important part of people s lives and an important pa rt of people s lives and an important part of their well being and this is one positive thing that has come out of all this. We have asked a lot of employers, there is an element of risk which is why we have had social distancing and we do not have make up distancing and we do not have make up in Television Buildings because of the social distancing. What if and they tend to be freelancers, what if they dont feel safe, are there alternative jobs that hairdressing salons can offer their staff . That is a very difficult issue. The advice now is to work at home if you can but if you are a stylist, a barber, you cannot. You have to be in contact with clients and that is why the ppe is important are not just and that is why the ppe is important are notjust for and that is why the ppe is important are not just for the and that is why the ppe is important are notjust for the client but for employees. They have to be safe in order to work and that is what everybody wants to see, salons reopening safely. The guidelines be out this week, dont they . Absolutely, the sooner the better. We have stressed the need for a two week lead. The fourth ofjuly, and bear in mind that is england only, it is absolutely critical to have guidelines now. Thank you very much for spending time with us this morning. It is time to catch up with matt and look at the weather. M needs another cut but do not book a hair appointment before your wife does. That is one thing i have learned. Let draw attention to our changing planet. Today is a day wet meteorologist joint attention to changing planet. Today is a day wet meteorologistjoint attention to our warming client. This is a simplistic way of visualising how temperatures have changed. This is the uk one. Temperature variation up to the present day. This is the global one. Each stripe represents a year of average temperature. You see how our warming planet has been occurring and twenty20 is still on target to be one of the warmest on record according to climate scientists so something we have to keep a very close eye on. In two the here now, more rain to come today. Went in england and wales but, unlike recent days, more persistent rain pushing it through the night across a good pa rt it through the night across a good part of england and wales. The odd rumble of thunder. The far north of england could stay dry. A bright start for much of scotland and Northern Ireland. Sunshine around this morning but rang continuing to move westwards and persisting into the afternoon across western parts of england and wales. In the south, we could see torrential thunderstorms with as much as 35 millimetres of rain falling in the space of an hour and that could cause some flash flooding. A wet afternoon for some in Northern England. One or two showers were Northern Ireland and scotland but most will see sunny spells. Low cloud returns to eastern scotland as the breeze picks up later. This evening and overnight, rain persisting across western areas. Went in Northern Ireland and southern scotland. Another mild and muqqy southern scotland. Another mild and muggy night with mystic additions to ta ke muggy night with mystic additions to take us into tomorrow. Temperatures generally in the teens. It is in england, brighter conditions tomorrow. Northern ireland, parts of Northern England and the south of scotland, the chance of rain at times and even the odd torrential thunderstorm. A sunny day across the south with highs of 21. This weekend, we start to see a change. The muggy conditions swept away. The weather front spreading from west to east. We will all see some rain, mainly during saturday night. Turning less humid but also windier. The headlines are next. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Our headlines today beer gardens and small shops could soon be reopening in scotland, as the first minister prepares to announce further easing of lockdown restrictions. Travel quarantine rules on the agenda as the Prime Minister welcomes the french president to london, their first face to face meeting since coronavirus restrictions were imposed. The Oxford College at the centre of protests over a controversial statue of cecil rhodes votes for it to be removed. It can be difficult to stay calm for those in the Tourism Industry without a reopening date yet, but i am at one of the biggest Holiday Parks in the Lake District this morning, where business should be booming, but all these caravans are empty. And the premier league is back after three months away, and the return was marked by a moment of real solidarity with the black lives Matter Movement, as players took a knee straight after kickoff. It is thursday 18june. A further easing of scotlands lockdown rules will be announced later today. Pubs may be able to open beer gardens, people could meet outside in larger group, and places of worship could reopen for private prayer. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is also expected to announce a likely date for when shops selling non essential goods can reopen. Sean dilley has the details. Scotlands lockdown could be eased later, but only if the first minister believes the Scientific Evidence warrants it. Any steps are expected to be cautious. I want to get schools back to normal as quickly as possible. I want to get our economy back to normal as quickly as possible. But i also know that all of that has to be safe. We cannot have memories so short that we already forget that were dealing with a virus that is dangerous and potentially deadly, and it has not gone away. So we must continue to move forward in a careful and phased way, and thats what i will continue to do. Measures being considered include small shops reopening, pubs and restaurants being allowed to open outside spaces, and possibly people being able to meet outside in larger groups, and inside with social distancing. Workplaces such as factories and warehouses could also welcome staff back. The timetable for change is not yet clear, but any easing of restrictions are likely to be introduced in phases. Scotland has so far kept stricter lockdown measures for longer than other uk nations. Hotels, pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland can open from 4 july. Wales will review its restrictions tomorrow. Elsewhere, delight for football fans in england yesterday, as the premier league returned. But the conditions of play were far from normal. The stadium seats empty, fa ns faces streamed online. Players were wearing face masks in the dugouts. Despite lockdown variations across the uk, all four nations are heading in the same direction a careful but steady return to normality. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, arrives in the uk today to hold talks with the Prime Minister. The leaders will discuss safe travel between the two countries, with mr macron also expected to ask for a review of the uks 14 day quarantine rule. Our paris correspondent Hugh Schofield joins us now. I tell you what we are excited about this morning, i am, at least, i tell you what we are excited about this morning, iam, at least, is i tell you what we are excited about this morning, i am, at least, is the that we havent had a foreign leader visit the uk, of course, since lockdown, and this is mr macrons first visit, or first departure from france, since lockdown, i understand. Good morning. Yes, it was initially since february, and since then he has been stuck here, like everyone else, but today is a special day. It is 18june, which in france is a special day, because it is the anniversary of the famous speech made by general de gaulle from london, on the bbc, in which he called on the french to resist. It was the day after the surrender, and de gaulle, who had made his last minute dash to get out of france and arrived in london the day before, when the next day to the bbc and was given permission by Winston Churchill and broadcast and made this very famous appeal to the french in which he effectively lit the spirit of resistance and started the spirit of resistance and started the train of events which led to the occupation four years later, when paris was liberated. So macron is going for that. It is a big occasion, and yes, they are waving the quarantine rules which of course are in place between the two countries. In the rules, it does say that exceptions can be made for important visits, and i think this does count as an important one. So president macron will be starting his day here, in fact, which is a memorial in paris, and there will be an overflight by the red arrows and the air force display team, and then he will be going on to london red arrows. And there will be a celebration as he gives the legion of honour to the city of london in remembrance of it harbouring the free french through those years, and then the talks, as you say, with borisjohnson, which will of course be focusing i imagine on the quarantine, but also on brexit. Good to talk to you, thanks very much. A lovely sunny paris day there. Our Political Correspondent chris mason is in westminsterfor us. As hugh was saying, there is a lot of symbolism attached to this meeting, president macron in london, which in itself will be quite an occasion, but in the background there are a lot of big issues knocking around about quarantine, may be about brexit as well. So give usa may be about brexit as well. So give us a sense of what might be on the agenda. Good morning to you, charlie. A real splash of history, and a kind of real dollop of contemporary reality, i think, around this meeting. Yes, there is the novelty of it happening face to face, which has been, i was going to say, a rarity, not even that over the last couple of months, it simply hasnt happened between international leaders. But then a real focus on the here and the politics of now, as we were hearing therefrom hugh, there is no need for a fortnight in some dos house, near the airport. That issue of quarantine, which is in place between the two countries because of the uks imposition of two weeks of staying at home for anyone arriving on our shores is likely to be a point of discussion doss house. Borisjohnson coming point of discussion doss house. Boris johnson coming under point of discussion doss house. Borisjohnson coming under internal pressure to get rid of it at the first point that he can, pretty imminently, and plenty internationally rather keen to see it as well. So i think that will be a significant discussion point. It will be interesting for the two leaders to compare notes, because france at the height of lockdown had more severe restrictions that here in the uk, you needed a bit of paper to explain why you were leaving your own house in france during the lockdown, but now they have managed to ease much more quickly than here. So that will be an interesting dynamic, and part of the discussion, and then there is another hint that we might be gently heading towards normality. What are the leaders also going to discuss . Ah yes, our good friend brexit. Thanks very much for that. Once upon a time, all we spoke about was brexit. We barely say it now. An Oxford University college has voted to remove a statue of the victorian imperialist cecil rhodes following mounting pressure from campaigners. The move comes as the debate over figures commemorating controversial individuals linked to colonialism and the slave trade continues in the wake of back lives matter protests. Our correspondent katharine da costa is in oxford for us this morning. Rainey in oxford, such a contrast to paris. The decision to remove the statue not quite finalised yet. Please explain. Yes, thats right. The government body of Oriel College, the building behind me, has expressed a wish to remove the statue. It has also set up an independent enquiry which will look at Cecil Rhodess legacy, and the wider issues impacting black and minority ethnic students, such as improving diversity, but dont expect the statue to be removed anytime soon. They will still have to apply for to remove it from a listed building, and the review is not expected to report back until the end of the year. But this is a significant u turn for the college. Five years ago, campaigners called for the statue to go. There was a review, but the college decided to protect the complexities of history. Fast forward to summer 2020, there have been widespread protests in support of black lives matter, and several statues around the country have been targeted and in some cases removed. So that has reignited the debate here in oxford, increasing the pressure. Campaigners, the rhodes must fall campaigners, have cautiously welcomed oriels decision. They have been here before. They say they are hopeful but they wont rest until it is physically removed. It has been a divisive issue, those that say we shouldnt rewrite history. The university s minister and the chancellor and vice chancellor of Oxford University have said that we should view controversial figures in the context of their own time. But the context of their own time. But the decision, the change in stance by oriel, will be seen as a victory for campaigners. Thank you very much. We are joined now by the historian and broadcaster david olusoga, and also oxford labour councillor and journalist shaista aziz. Good morning to you both. I will start with you, because hopefully you will have heard our reporter explain what is going on, and the decision not quite finalised yet, even though it has been voted for. Can you explain to us, you grew up in oxford, can you explain to us the emotions surrounding this statue, and how people generally have been talking about it . Good morning. I was born and raised in the city, and ever since i can remember, going along the high street on the double decker bus, just being able to see the statue of cecil rhodes literally looking down on us, it is placed on Oriel College building, on our high street, so it is a very divisive statute of a man who made his fortune on the backs of broken black people, and it has been there for hundreds of years, looking down on our city. 0k, for hundreds of years, looking down on our city. Ok, so the statue is removed. What does that not remove in terms of the fact that it was there in the first place, in oxford . Or does it change the sentiment . Well, i think already the announcement by Oriel College yesterday has changed a few things. Even though we dont have a clear timetable of how and when the statue will be removed, which we look forward to hearing from oriel couege forward to hearing from Oriel College on that, i think that is a very significant moment. This is not about one statue, it is a much bigger issue, and the issue is that we need to find a way to have a sophisticated conversation about writtens colonial legacy and its empire, and how that impact black people and people of colour through to the current day, and also about power and Holding Power to account. The students at Oriel College at the university of oxford launch this Campaign Years ago, and they have been dialoguing with the college and the university. A whole number of other issues have come along as well, including decolonising the university itself and its museums, and up until now, in terms of the statue being removed, nothing has changed. So this moment has only happened because the people of our city have joined this campaign. This is very significant because oxford is very significant because oxford isa is very significant because oxford is a city that is divided along class and race grounds. We have the town and we have the college, and the two dont often meet, and what we have seen is thousands of oxford people coming onto the streets and parks of our city demanding the statue is removed and the wider context of the black lives Matter Movement. David, just pick up for us, asa movement. David, just pick up for us, as a historian yourself, you will very well know that history is not just about the past, will very well know that history is notjust about the past, is it . It is about now as well. How do you put these two things together, that the statue will come down, then how do you. The issue in a way about Cecil Rhodess contribution or part he had to play in that university. Where do you put all of that . Well, in some ways the history and the statue have almost nothing to do with each other, because statues are not the mechanism by which we tell history. Statues are there to venerate people who have been deemed to be important, or people in the case of cecil rhodes or in the case of Edward Costin in bristol, people who have a lot of money and who are able to engage in what we call reputation laundering edward colston. They were able to purchase the complicity of a city or university to improve how they would be seen after their death. The history of cecil rhodes, of the british south africa company, of two beers, of the British Empire in south africa, almost none of that is mentioned in the roads and infrastructure built around cecil rhodes de beers. The history exists, but the statue has nothing to do with the history. The statue is about rich people buying their reputations. A lot of people are learning a great deal about these individuals they were simply unaware of before, because of what is happening now. Well, they are learning about the individual is not because of the statues, but because of the campaigns around them, and the people who are leading the black lives matter campaign, they have been involved in a mass global exercise in education, in explaining who this person is, and explaining why they want the statue removed. Lets remember that the campaigns against cecil rhodes began decades ago by white students, africana stu d e nts ago by white students, africana students in south africa, who wanted a statue removed from a university in cape town. This has been going for decades. It has only been since 2015 that it has been focused on the reputation of rhodes in oxford. What does this mean to you in terms of progression of history because now this becomes the history of the characters focused upon now . These are two disconnected issues. We have are two disconnected issues. We have a culture of narration of great men and that has a lot to do with their power and influence. Veneration. We area power and influence. Veneration. We are a country that really does not want to confront its imperial history. It is taught in a very piecemeal way at school. The secondary issue, about the fact that we are across the country celebrating and venerating men who did terrible things, that is connected but is a separate issue. It isa connected but is a separate issue. It is a false connection to claim that statues are the mechanism through which we learn history. They perform a separate function. This is a country that does not confront it history and it has brought up a lot of conversation about the curriculum in terms of what children are taught in school. What are your thoughts and what will the Labour Party Perhaps be pushing forward in terms of influencing the curriculum so we are all better educated. of influencing the curriculum so we are all better educated. I fully agree with that. There is so much history denied to the people of this country. British history has never been taught in full. And i went to school in oxford, i never learnt about the slave trade, i never learnt about our colonial history. I learnt about our colonial history. I learnt about our colonial history. I learnt about the Industrial Revolution but did not learn where the work came from. I am the granddaughter of pakistan colonised subjects. I know about that side of history but have never been taught it at school. This is a powerful moment we have to move this agenda forward in terms of making sure that history is taught correctly and properly and i think the labour party has pushed that in the past. If we do not understand our past, how will we make peace with where we are at the moment. We are at an incredible moment in history. There isa incredible moment in history. There is a global internationalised movement for Racial Justice is a global internationalised movement for racialjustice and it is not going to go away. Every single day in this country, especially in the past few weeks, you cannot get away from race. How it is discussed is a different matter. In some ways it is hysterical. Those people who fear understanding history are actually the problem, not the people who were are demanding an understanding of it. Can ijust say, david, yours is the neatest bookcase of anyone we have interviewed. It is extraordinary. I spent too much time tidying it not time writing my books thank you very much. Were talking about transport today. About how businesses will get into place when things are announced. Coach and Ferry Companies have announced the extra measures they are taking to ensure passenger safety for when travel restrictions are eased. The uk ferry industry says it is well placed for social distancing measures, with open air public spaces, access to fresh air, and outside deck areas. Our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. We know we cannot rely on the british weather throughout the summer, so what will it be like on board a ferry if we travel abroad in a few weeks time . From the moment you arrive in the port to when you board the boat, you will stay in your car. You are effectively safe in your car, in your bubble, but where you do come in contact through the security staff members, checking staff members, you will see people wearing ppe, you will see extra sanitation in place and posters about 2m distancing as well. This demonstrates the key difference between travelling by train, plane, bus and by ship because, on board, there is a huge amount of space. Once out of your vehicle, you are directed to the toilets to wash your hands. When you board the ship and when you walk around, you need to cover your face but if you get into an area like the restaurant and there is more space, well, it is up to you. And there will be even more space than usual. This boat can carry 1000 passengers but, this summer, the maximum on board will be about half of that. For now, it is mainly truckers, and they are used to the rules. The face masks were enforced last week so now dfds are forcing that, we have to wear them all the time now. And that;s a good thing . Its a good thing, yeah. Food is served as you cross the channel. Like everywhere else, you keep your distance from others. But by how much depends on where your boat is registered. These lines are one metre apart because that is the current guideline for french social distancing because this ship is registered in france and so it follows the rules there. This ferry company, like others, has lost money during the pandemic and they are desperate for clarity from the government on a question on many peoples minds. How certain are you that people will be able to go on a Summer Holiday this year . We are not certain at the moment because the government has not made it clear how certain that is. We are hearing whispering people are confused as to whether they will be able to book or not and we would like the clarity to come out so that people can book. Despite the uncertainty, the firm is planning a full schedule throughout the summer. So, there will be 27 crossings from dunkirk, in calais, into dover, and 27 each day the other way. But, for the tourist traffic to pick up, the government will have to change its blanket advice against all but essential travel abroad and relax its travel quarantine. Government sources have suggested that could come at the end of this month. Then, Summer Holidays on the other side of the channel might happen. Tom burridge, bbc news. Lets speak now to emma batchelor, director of discover ferries, and simon calder, travel editor at the independent. You represent a number of Ferry Companies. Were talking lot this morning about preparedness for if and when restrictions on who can travel change. What are the particular pressures that Ferry Companies are facing right now . We represent 13 operators across the uk island and british island and we go over to europe as well and they operate around 80 roots. There are differences according to the operator but at the moment travel Restrictions Mean there is little travelling. They are providing Lifeline Services to other communities and ensuring the transport of goods such as food and medical equipment into the uk. Transport of goods such as food and medical equipment into the uke transport of goods such as food and medical equipment into the uk. Is it your expectation that, as and when the restrictions around Holiday Travel change that there will be an enormous amount of business and will the Ferry Companies be ready for it . The Ferry Companies are absolutely ready for it. They have been preparing and updating and a lot of the measures they have put in place such as and sanitisers, social distancing and also stuff of been prepped about helping passengers travel safely, they are all in place, also additional cleaning over high traffic areas are in place. About 50 of people do want to travel to the uk and british island and also 27 are looking forward to going across to europe almost a third of people awaiting until travel restrictions are lifted before booking. We have been talking toa before booking. We have been talking to a lot of businesses today, we have been talking to the hairdressing association, two and owner of a caravan park, how hard is it to get ready if you have not got the business at levels three lockdown . It tends under the operator. Lifeline services are different to operators going over to the continent. There has been some support from the government to help keep them open but as soon as travel restrictions are lifted and people are able to travel, the better it will be for everyone. Talk to us about the coach industry. Everyone is having to adapt. What are they saying about how you will be able to travel on a coach . Well, it is going to be 86 days of hibernation here at the nations biggest Long Distance coach hub. They will reopen National Express on the first ofjuly but it would be a very different experience. You can add to where face mask when you go into the building and on board the coach. You are going to have your temperature taken. If it is about 38, you will be told you can have your money back and you can go home and self isolated. Everybody gets a window seat. Nobody in the ideal seats and that will obviously halve the capacity and it means there will be two metres sideways but of course you have somebody in front of somebody behind and they say the seat backs will help with that. There will be far fewer services. For example between liverpool and manchester that you will have to wait three hours between departures and from birmingham to nice, just one bus a day. This affects all forms of transport in the uk and overseas. You have to have a reason for travelling because it is only essential journeys that can for travelling because it is only essentialjourneys that can take place . Exactly and what National Express and its rival mega bus are hoping, and crucially the airlines, is that soon the government will relax that. For commuters, of course, having to come into work, theres all kinds of processes in place but people like me, i simply cannot go and get on a train from victoria rail station because i do not have an essential purpose and so is part of the easing up coming in england on the fourth ofjuly, people are saying, you have to allow people are saying, you have to allow people to get on the train for fun and of course the allies are desperate to start flying people again. Sorry for interrupting. You got on a plane, didnt you . again. Sorry for interrupting. You got on a plane, didnt you . I flew from gatwick to glasgow on the first easyjet flight for 11 weeks. Such a strange experience. You have lots of cautions in the air. On the plane everybody has to wear a mask but ultimately after weeks and weeks of self isolation and social distancing, suddenly you find yourself in an aluminium tube with loads of people you do not know. As i mentioned before, passenger aviation and social distancing are fundamentally incompatible and you need to take a small risk if you wa nt need to take a small risk if you want to travel. I am prepared to do that but i know many people are not. I notice in the report we saw cars going on and off the ferry. Who is in charge of checking why people are travelling . Is it the responsibility of the carrier . That is a good question. I do not know the full a nswer question. I do not know the full answer for that. There are checks in place of the borders and i would imagine they are in charge of doing that but only essential travel is allowed. You mean if you go to france . There are. Nobody is going to necessarily interrogate you about the purpose of yourjourney. It is assumed you will be following the guidelines and the vast majority have been doing that for months. There are not any checks when you go out but when you come in, of course, you have the two weeks of quarantine and they would want to know everything about where youre going to state and your Contact Details so you can make sure youre staying in your house. Thank you very much. Interesting, we will be talking to dominic raab in just interesting, we will be talking to dominic raab injust a interesting, we will be talking to dominic raab in just a few minutes but first we need to get to matt because he has the stuff you are really, really interested in and sunshine, i thought i would be absolutely chucked on by the rain yesterday but glorious. I was golf shots when i played golf yesterday. Wearing shorts. Shots when i played golf yesterday. Wearing shorts. Plenty of bright bright weather across scotland, different story further south, you will be hard to avoid the rain. This is london a few minutes ago. Cloud spreading in from the near continent across england and wales. Precious little sunshine around. A lot of rain. This morning persistent rain spreading across central and southern england and wales and flashes of light on the southern edge. Across cumbria and northumberland and across Northern Ireland, most places will stay dry. Skies bright in east anglia and the south east later but into the afternoon, slow moving torrential thunderstorms could drop an inch and that could cause flooding. More persistent rain across the south west and through wales. Heavy rain working its way through passive cumbria. Mistand rain working its way through passive cumbria. Mist and fog clearing. If few isolated showers in Northern Ireland and scotland but most places will be dry. Some low cloud returning to eastern coast, keeping it cool. 24 degrees the highest temperature in scotland. This evening and overnight, rain continues on and off. Like recent nights, it will be mild and muggy. Tomorrow, the best of any morning brightness in the eastern parts of england. Occasional rain in western parts of england and wales. Rain in Northern Ireland and central parts of scotland. Some could turn heavy and thundering in western scotland. A few isolated showers possible in the southern counties of england. It changes this weekend. Weather front sweeping through. It will introduce atla ntic sweeping through. It will introduce atlantic so after the humid spell, it turns less humid, a bit of rain for a time it turns less humid, a bit of rain fora time and it turns less humid, a bit of rain for a time and then turning windier and that is how it is looking. Back to you. Thank you very much, matt. Hello, this is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Mike is going to have all the sport in about ten minutes. International travel restrictions will be on the agenda when Boris Johnson meets the french president , Emmanuel Macron, in london today. It is the first time the two leaders will have met since lockdown, with mr macron expected to ask the Prime Minister to review the uks14 day quarantine rule. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, joins us from westminster. Good morning to you. Really keen to know what is on the agenda . You just heard in the introduction to this, having a look at this 14 day quarantine rule. What position is the uk going to be coming from in this discussion . Well, first of it is great that Emmanuel Macron is coming over here. It is the 80th anniversary of when Charles De Gaulle made his creed cris de coeur, if you like, and he wants to bestow the highest french award on the people of london. And with france we stand shoulder to shoulder when we really need each other. On quarantine, of course, we will look at all of these issues with the french. The key thing for us is to open up our airports and our air traffic, and all of the travel that goes with it, as soon as we can responsibly and safely do so. And what we know is that there is a risk of reinfection from abroad. And i know, of course, people say well, this country or that country has got a lower rate of transmission or incidents, but actually we have seen second waves, and we start to see emergences of second outbreaks of the virus in europe and in asia. And so we just want to be very careful, yes, to open up, but to do so when it is safe and responsible. We will work through all of that with our french friends. So just to go back to the question, what is the position . Is Boris Johnson to the question, what is the position . Is borisjohnson going to sit down opposite Emmanuel Macron today and say we want to drop this 14 day quarantine rule, we want our people when they decide to travel to france to have an air bridge or to be able to have access to france as they used to . We are working through all of that, and obviously i am not going to. But you must have a position this morning. There must be an opening gambit. Tell me if i am wrong, you are not going to sit there and go shall we think about what we want to talk about . You are going to say this is what we want. What we are going to look at is how it can be done safely and responsibly. Of course there is also, as you know, a risk of legal challenge if you just open up for one country and not others, so we wa nt to one country and not others, so we want to make sure that we can open up, and this is the point of our starting point, as soon as we safely and responsibly can do so. Obviously france are very close geographically and politically, our ally and partner. We want to do it safely and as soon as we can. The details of that are complex. We need to work through all of those, but that is the ambition. To open up notjust to france but to other countries, when it is responsible and safe to do so, but we will always put Public Health first. As foreign secretary, you said there is always the threat of legal challenge. Where has it in indicated to you that that threat could possibly come from . We have heard it, and i am not criticising it, but for example if you open up the airports but you dont open up the airports but you dont open up the eurotunnel or if you open up with one country or not in relation to others, there is always the risk of legal challenge. But in fairness, the most important thing for us is to look at the issue in the round and make sure Public Health concerns are front and centre of the decision making. But that is against the backdrop of, yes, we want to open up with france and with other european countries, but we will only do it when it is responsible and safe to do so. We dont want, having made such progress in getting the virus down, to open ourselves to reinfection via the back door. And as you come out of lockdown, all countries are facing the same thing. We wa nt countries are facing the same thing. We want to be very careful of that. We want to be very careful of that. We dont want to see a second spike. We dont want to see a second spike. We wa nt we dont want to see a second spike. We want to see progress in suppressing the virus even further. Once we have got that, both the prevalence of the virus in the transmission rate, once we have got it even further down, we can open up ina it even further down, we can open up in a swifter way and in a more su refooted in a swifter way and in a more surefooted way. What we dont want to do is give up the progress that we have made. Interesting, isnt it. I would really begin to know your reaction, what you said, when you heard that new zealand, covid 19 free, had declared itself covid 19 free, had declared itself covid 19 free, had declared itself covid 19 free, had two british travellers who had been given an exemption because they had to unfortunately attend the funeral of a loved one, and they are the ones who are then seem to have symptoms of covid 19, they are the ones that brought covid 19 back to new zealand. What was your reaction . Because i imagine that some would say the uk are just not listening to their government, they are travelling anyway and havent got the restrictions in place, and they are bringing it to our country. Just you how careful we need to be, but the travel advice for a while now has been against all but essential Global Travel. But you are right, we need to see it applied consistently. I have to say, you can point to a specific example like that, and it is perfectly legitimate to do that, but overall the public have been terrific and following the guidelines, and it gets tricky as you come out of lockdown because the changes are incremental, but we do need to keep following the guidance as we take those careful steps out of the previous regime, and we open things up, whether it is schools are businesses, which we need to do, we need to get the economy up and running, but it has got to be done carefully so we dont let the virus ta ke carefully so we dont let the virus take hold. Indeed, and we know the reasons why. That has been explained thoroughly and clearly over the past few weeks. The official advice is that no one should take non essential travel. It is advice not enforceable by law. We were just talking to simon calder, the travel editor of the independent, and we asked him who checks, who says have you been tested or who says why are you been tested or who says why are you travelling . He says there is no interrogation or no questions being asked when you leave the uk. I is that . It is our responsibility, isnt it . Sorry, that is a fundamental misunderstanding of travel advice. We, based on the risk to uk passengers abroad, that could be because of terrorism, covid 19, it could be because of the vulnerability of the systems in that country, we give advice, but it is advice, and it is absolutely right to say that in the last analysis, the travel advice has or has been the travel advice has or has been the case that the ultimate decision will be with people and uk nationals. That is different, of course, from the regime we have in place in this country, whether it is in relation to social distancing all the measures for quarantine when people come in. So it is law . That is travel advice. Is it against the law to leave the country . The travel advice is advice, as i havejust said, and it is the same with countries around the world. The oecd developed countries, that is the way it is. It is advice, but ultimately it is. It is advice, but ultimately it is. It is advice, but ultimately it is for them to assess against the advice that we highlight. So can i go on holiday next week . advice that we highlight. So can i go on holiday next week . I say to you i would follow very carefully the Global Travel advice. But i can. Ifi the Global Travel advice. But i can. If i choose not to take the advice, ican. If i choose not to take the advice, i can. And when you come back, you would have to self isolate for 14 days. And who is going to enforce that . In relation to the measures in the uk, we have spot checks on various the uk, we have spot checks on various measures to the uk, we have spot checks on various measures to make sure that is enforced, both at the border and in terms of the. But of course, the vast majority, and you are right to say we have enforcement mechanisms, but the vast majority of this is the public understanding. And this is the way it has worked throughout lockdown with all of the restrictions, the public understanding that we are in this together, we need to be sensible and we need to apply the rules. That is the way we have made the progress so far. Quite frankly the vast majority of the public have follow the guidance. That is why we have got the virus down. We just need to keep following the guidance as we change the rules to stop ourselves going back. And it is the message you keep repeating, and i understand why you do that. If 100 people travel back, when it comes to the spotchecks, how many of those will be spot checked . I couldnt give you a number, precisely because they are spotchecks rather than systematic checks. So how many phone calls, home visits, would you expect to be able to be done . That would be. That is not a Foreign Office responsibility directly, so i would need to check, the department of transport in the home office would have the data on that. But of course, what we want to make sure is there is clear guidance, people clearly understand the rules, and of course, if you flout the rules coming back, the fine is £1000, and it can then increase for multiple infractions or violations of the law. So the penalty is there, and it has been applied, and they will be applied, across the rules. People do need to follow the rules, but in a crisis like this, we do also need, andi crisis like this, we do also need, and i think overwhelmingly this is the way it has worked, for the public to do it, not because there isa public to do it, not because there is a sanction at the end of it, but because it is in the nation Cosmic Health and National Interest to follow these rules and get us through this crisis as soon as possible. I think people understand, and most of your viewers will understand that, and certainly that has been our experience with compliance with the measures today. Iam going compliance with the measures today. I am going to show you a picture, we have been talking to a business at a ca rava n have been talking to a business at a caravan park, a40 acre caravan park, and when you look at the homes there, all spaced out, they are basically saying they cannot get any Business Done at the moment, obviously because of the restrictions in place. They are hoping, as the government has said, there may be restrictions eased at there may be restrictions eased at the earliest fourth ofjuly. It is interesting, isnt it, when you look at that, you think you could go on holiday and you could socially distance quite easily there, but yet we see pictures of people going into shops, which still have narrow aisles, not socially distancing, and they are allowed to do that but not allowed to relax and go on holiday and socially distance responsibly there. Why is that . The two metre social distancing rule applies across the board. Of course that is under review. It is good that we are getting businesses back. We have seen non essential retail come back over recent days. That is really important for the economy, but also, i think of the people and to protect livelihoods and allow people to get back to something resembling normal. Of course, the hospitality sector andindeed of course, the hospitality sector and indeed the Tourism Sector are fraught with all sorts of particular risks, and we want to make sure that they can open up, but they can open up they can open up, but they can open up in they can open up, but they can open upina they can open up, but they can open up in a way that is safe and responsible. So we have said from the beginning ofjuly, the fourth at the beginning ofjuly, the fourth at the earliest, based on the progress that we have made, tracking the data on the virus very carefully, making sure we continue this progress with our test and tracing mechanism, that we can take those steps. But the hospitality and Tourism Sector is one where there is a high level of risk of transmission. That is the advice we have had from the experts, so we do need to wait a little bit longer to make sure we can do that responsibly. But we are itching to open up those sectors, both from a business point of view, but also from a consumer point of view. But we have just got to do it in a responsible way. Can you give businesses a two week notice period . Is it not easier, so that they can establish. We were talking to someone from the hair and beauty federation, 250,000 employees in the industry, it is worth £7. 5 billion per year, they are seeing Draft Guidelines, but their staff cant prepare, and yet they need two weeks notice in order to get business up and running, which the government says it wants to do. Well, three steps of our roadmap as we transition was set out, i believe it was 11 may or around that so that was a month ago, and we signalled to businesses, and we have been working with the department for business and the treasury, working with all the different sectors to try and give them covid secure guidelines for each individual workplace and sector. And of course, in relation to hairdressing and other sectors like that, you can see, because of the number of people coming in and out, and the close proximity, that one is a challenge. That is one of the reasons it is on the third step of the roadmap. But the government is liaising with all of those sectors. We are making sure that we can forge, working together with them, the kind of covid secure workplace guidance that means they can open up. But we want to do that ina very can open up. But we want to do that in a very careful way. We understand thejobs at risk in a very careful way. We understand the jobs at risk and we understand a lot of people need a haircut, myself included, but we just want to make sure that as we make steps through the crisis, that they are steady and surefooted. We cant let the virus get a surefooted. We cant let the virus geta grip surefooted. We cant let the virus get a grip back on the country. We wa nt to get a grip back on the country. We want to keep suppressing the deaths, the number of people in hospital, and the cases. Dominic raab, foreign secretary, thank you very much for talking to us on breakfast this morning. And that is how it is looking. Back to you. Thank you very much, matt. This new normal phase, we sought for the first time football played domestically with the crowd and we got a sense of what it feels like. A big debate on twitter about whether you watch it orjust listen to it. It was a very powerful statement after 100 days suspension, the premier league did resume with two games behind closed doors. And the clubs say they were proud to stand in solidarity with the black lives Matter Movement by taking a knee as their seasons restarted, and with the matches being shown live in 170 countries around the world. After a minutes silence for the nhs and those who have passed away during the pandemic, all players and officials in both matches then took the knee and paused for ten seconds. Black lives matter was written on the back of all their shirts. Raheem sterling, who has spoken out on racism this month, was among them. So perhaps it was fitting that the England International scored the first goal of the restart. That gave city the lead over arsenal, before a penalty from Kevin De Bruyne and then this goalfrom phil foden made it 3 0. That result means liverpool now cant win the league title this weekend in the merseyside derby. And, despite being back, many were feeling a bit flat. We missed the people. It is not the same. It is nice because it is football and your focus on what you do so. Football and your focus on what you doso. I football and your focus on what you do so. I think all of us, you as well, we miss football into the real but we understand it and hopefully we can finish as soon as possible, of course the health and staying safe is the most important thing we can come back and play in front of the people. Controversy also returned with a Goal Line Technology error that left Sheffield United absolutely fuming. Their match against aston villa finished goalless, despite villa keeper orjan nyland clearly carrying the ball over the line here. Afterwards hawk eye, who run the technology, apologised, saying their cameras were blocked by players and the goalpost. They said they had never seen an error like it in 9,000 operational matches. Seven cameras have not seen it, or the technology we have talked about bringing into football, we have pro zones, analysis, from every angle, wide angle, every angle. It was an unbelievable belief that was a goal by both sets of players coming off at halftime. Our Sports Editor dan roan was at the etihad last night, and joins us now. Dan, a powerful statement from the players before the matches, seen across the world. Has this now set the precedent for all premier league games this week . I would expect so. And it didnt really feel that last night matches had some kind of greater purpose and went all the players took a knee, between the two great forces of the pandemic and the protests across the country and across the world, to protest against racism, the players have really found their voice and have really found their voice and have become determined to use their profile as a force for good. It was a moving and emotional moments. Make even more so because it was played in front of an empty stadium. It was very surreal being one of the 300 people inside the stadium to witness that. Just give us a sense with less than 300 people in total at the ground . How do you think the players reacted and dealt with it. They had some fans on zoom reacted and dealt with it. They had some fans on zoom but whether they notice those, it is interesting to see how they reacted to that. You would expect the players to draw passion from the atmosphere. And to have that stripped away mustve been very unusual. Having said that, i was impressed that when watching the players did not seem to lack any intensity. The drive and talent on show. It was an entertaining game. City winning 3 0. As a spectator, it was a different experience. The passion that a full stadium creates is what makes the premier league so special and you could strangely hear the players communicate and talking to each other and the referees. They had to go through Temperature Checks, facemasks so it was a very, very unfamiliar match day experience but i suspect in time people become more used to it. Will be people at home who do not like it and others just relieved it is odd. And others thinking it has come back too soon. It is effectively made for tv to honour contracts but there will be many others for whom the postponement has left a big hole in their lives and they would be relieved it is back. Thank you very much indeed. And his opinions very common and shared. Some people saying they are angry free coming behind closed doors and other staying very happy. He is more sparkly this morning because he has the sport back. The joy of going to the theatre may seem like a distant memory for many of us, and now the producer behind some huge west end shows has confirmed they wont be returning anytime soon. Sir Cameron Mackintosh, whose productions include les miserables, mary poppins, and hamilton, says they wont be back until next year. It is a move he has described as heartbreaking. Lets take a moment to remind ourselves of some of his work. music playing music playing none of those shows will be running probably until next year. Joining us now are the chief executive of the society of london theatre, julian bird, and actor bryony corrigan. Good morning to you both. At the end of the day, this is about people s livelihood. Yourfriends, your colleagues, yourfriends, i mean, there is no way getting around these, this looks pretty bleak . Yes, yes, it does look pretty bleak. I think personally we are all still hoping and of course cameron has come out and said that his shows will not be running until next year, there is still hope that other producers can take that decision to their hands as well. One of our shows, there is still a want to get it on before next year, whether that is possible or not has to come from government guidance and the size behind it but this is our livelihood and it is such an important part of this industry and i think the nations identity that we are missing at the moment. nations identity that we are missing at the moment. I dont mean to be pessimistic about it but the reality is, if audiences cannot go into theatres, it is very hard to see how that can happen. Then what . That is the big question. Suddenly, for me, myjob ended at the end of march in the western and i was left for a couple of months without a drop of income until i was lucky enough to get into the self employed help scheme but many actors fall through the cracks on a lot of the government help, especially actors coming straight out of drama school, graduating this year, do not have three years employment to base an average on. They are completely without any help at the moment and it isa without any help at the moment and it is a long time to go and certainly the self employed help is going until october but for me, after october, that is wiring. I do not know what we do for jobs after october, that is wiring. I do not know what we do forjobs then. Importantly, alongside acting, a lot of actors supplement work with freelancers such as cafe work, some teaching, childrens parties and a lot of those jobs have also gone to the wall so there is no way to create an income for yourself which is quite difficult. And very worrying. You articulate so clearly what so many people are going through, particularly when it comes to the gig economy. The alternatives for work are minimal at the moment. Cameron mackintoshs announcement, because he is behind so many big names, things that people recognise, to say hes not coming back to the west and this year, although he is not the arbitrator when it comes to theatre, it is a big sign that this industry will be on its knees at least for this year. Our industry is ina period least for this year. Our industry is in a period of massive trouble and turmoil. At the number 10 press co nfe re nce turmoil. At the number 10 press conference yesterday, while social distancing is in place in auditoriums, it makes it kind of an economic. It does not make sense for shows to return. We are working very ha rd shows to return. We are working very hard to ensure there is theatre this year and we hard to ensure there is theatre this yearand we are hard to ensure there is theatre this year and we are working hard with the government under these guidelines to ensure that some people can enjoy live theatre all over the country not just people can enjoy live theatre all over the country notjust in the western but the announcement by cameron yesterday is pretty devastating. If you look at some of his heads, these are things exported all over the world. Les miserables has engrossed 6 billion, and then you talk about phantom of the opera, mary poppins, that have originated in the uk, we lead the world in this industry. I was wistfully remember it going to the theatre. Essentially we have spoken to so many businesses this morning, hairdressers, Ferry Companies, caravan park owners, and how they are planning. What could it look like . What are you planning in terms of how the theatres will look when we are allowed back . There are two sides to that. All the cast and crew s and that is one environment, making sure they are kept safe and then the front of house environment for the audiences and people who work in those spaces. We can look at places like south korea which are successfully open with shows and every seat on sale. South korea a little ahead of us in fighting and beating the virus. But also be looking at other places in europe. People are Wearing Masks and cleaning procedures for sport, there are many things being explored with the government, scientists and medics. Obviously, back to the crucial point, while social distancing is in place, it takes our auditorium levels to 20 30 of the seating is which means people cannot afford to put on the big musicals in the case of cameron mcintosh. 0k afford to put on the big musicals in the case of cameron mcintosh. Ok the picture is clear at least. Thank you very much. I hope work comes your way soon in whatever shape or form. Thank you for being so candid and honest about the situation. A quick look at the weather with matt. We have heard of rainbows, behind me is a fog ball. The water droplets of disposing fog being caught by the sunshine. Lots of sunshine across parts of scotland stop precious little sunshine for many in england and wales. This is a widespread persistent area of rain spreading through central and southern england with rumbles of thunder under the southern edge. The most relentless rain. Driest throughout parts of scotla nd rain. Driest throughout parts of scotland and Northern Ireland with just one or two showers. For the afternoon, southern counties will develop thunderstorms. An inch of rain falling develop thunderstorms. An inch of rainfalling in develop thunderstorms. An inch of rain falling in the space of an hour. Temperatures a bit lower than in recent days. More sunshine in east anglia. Waiters through southwest england and wales. Sunshine in cumbria. Northern ireland and scotland. Warmest in western scotland. Very cloudy and misty towards the eastern coast of scotla nd misty towards the eastern coast of scotland as the breeze starts to develop. Through tonight, the low cloud will become more extensive. Damp through wales and the south west but old enough start for tomorrow morning and tomorrow things running across the south with the chance of rain further north. The headlines next. Good morning welcome to breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Our headlines today. Travel quarantine rules on the agenda as the Prime Minister welcomes the french president to london theirfirst face to face meeting since coronavirus restrictions were imposed. Beer gardens and small shops could soon be re opening in scotland as the first minister prepares to announce further easing of lockdown restrictions. The Oxford College at the centre of protests over a controversial statue of cecil rhodes votes for it to be removed. Thousands in the Tourism Industry say they need a reopening date. I am ata say they need a reopening date. I am at a holiday park in the Lake District this morning, where the sun is out, business should be booming, but all of the caravans are empty. The premier league is back after three months away, and the return was marked by a moment of solidarty with the black lives Matter Movement as players took a knee straight after kick off. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, will ask for a review of the uks14 day quarantine rule when he meets the Prime Minister in london today. Mr macron is in the uk to mark the 80th anniversary of Charles De Gaulles bbc broadcast urging the people of france to resist the nazi occupation. This is the president s first foreign trip since the coronavirus pandemic began and is also expected to talk about the issue of safe travel between the two countries. Our Political Correspondent chris mason joins us from westminster. Its interesting, talking to the foreign secretary not so long ago, and just wondering, when they are sitting down, face to face, Boris Johnson, and Emmanuel Macron, two metres apart, one assumes, what will be on the agenda . Its curious, isnt it . The french president is rolling up it . The french president is rolling up here, the very fact that he is here doing a face to face visit is something of a novelty after the last couple of months, it says something after things beginning to reopen, but the curiosity of the topics will be this quarantine which we all have to live by, 14 days holed up when arriving in the uk, but the french president is spared, nothing at Heathrow Airport for him, he is able to come straight through and meet Prince Charles and then meet the Prime Minister. A big historical reason for the get together today, the 80th anniversary of general de gaulle rolling up at bbc reception at broadcasting house, asking to broadcast to the french nation on the bbc service, saying that there would be a future for france as a nation despite its invasion by the nazis. But a contemporary focus on the discussion between the Prime Minister and the president later on, brexit will know doubt feature, but a real focus on the unlocking after the coronavirus, and crucially, the 14 day quarantine period. We heard from the foreign secretary on brea kfast from the foreign secretary on breakfast just a few minutes from the foreign secretary on breakfastjust a few minutes ago and a real sense of caution from dominic raab. Yes, we want to open up with france and with other countries, but we will only do it when it is safe and responsible to do so. We do not want to open ourselves up to reinfection by the backdoor. All countries are grappling with the same thing, we dont want to see a second spike, we wa nt dont want to see a second spike, we want to see progress in suppressing this virus even further. Effectively rolling out the red carpet for the french president today, it is a key moment in french history which is being commemorated, and clearly, the relationship between france and the uk has always been a central one but will be particularly so in the context of the negotiations to come in the next few months around brexit. And so, being able to cement that personal relationship between the Prime Minister and the president on this historic day for the two countries, something which diplomatically makes a good sense. Talking of diplomacy, chris, its interesting, the comments that have come out, im thinking about bruno beneil, who is a close ally of the french president. Now, he has said, the problem with the uk is that the treatment of coronavirus has been a swing from, oh, it is not a big deal to, a full panic, criticising, quite roundly, Boris Johnson and to, a full panic, criticising, quite roundly, borisjohnson and the governments strategy, and yet theyre sitting down talking about how to get out of quarantine and who is dealing with it better, and how to get the numbers down . Yes, it is quite stark, the contrast between france and the uk. At the height of the lockdown in france, the restrictions imposed on french citizens were far more owners than those imposed here in the uk. People needed a piece of paper to justify leaving the house to explain why their visit to somewhere beyond where they lived was necessary. And yet right now in france, the situation is considerably more liberal, the lockdown has eased much, much more quickly. So, it will be interesting to see the extent to which notes are compared and the extent to which, as you say, that blast of something less than diplomacy becomes subject to some discussion behind closed doors between the leaders. Because the reality in particular of the quarantine restrictions right now significantly restricts the scope for travel between the two countries, that has a big economic consequences, not least with the summer tourist season, or what will be left of it, just around the corner. Always good talking to you, chris mason, thank you very much. An Oxford University college has voted to remove a statue of the victorian imperialist cecil rhodes, following mounting pressure from campaigners. The move comes as the debate over figures commemorating controversial individuals linked to colonialism and the slave trade continues in the wake of black lives matter protests. Will batchelor reports. It was built to stand the test of time. Now, the statue of cecil roads might be facing its final countdown. After yea rs of might be facing its final countdown. After years of mounting protests demanding that it must fall, the governors of Oxford Universitys Oriel College last night voted to remove it. Rhodes was a british mining tycoon who made his fortune in Southern Africa during the 19th century and donated large sums to oxford. Campaigners say he is an unwelcome symbol of imperialism and racism. The campaign, which is also calling for other statues around the world to be removed, welcomed the vote and have said they will be waiting to see what action follows it. The group also vowed to target other examples of what it calls imperial and colonial iconography around the city. The removal of rhodes is not expected to be immediate as the college says there will need to be consultations over planning regulations. Iwas will need to be consultations over planning regulations. I was earlier, the universities minister said it would be shortsighted to try to rewrite our history, and she rejected attempts to, as she called it, censor or edit the past. Similar debates in bristol, london and liverpool would suggest that the relics of britains imperial past are facing an uncertain future. We can go straight to oxford now, and our cameras can pick out that statue there. Our correspondent katharine da costa is in oxford for us this morning, katharine, despite the vote, the decision to remove the statue is not yet finalised is it . Just talk us through what happens next . Well, the governing body at Oriel College has expressed a wish to re m ove Oriel College has expressed a wish to remove this statue. It has set up an independent review that will look at the legacy of cecil roads, scholarships, as well as wider issues affecting black and ethnic minority students including improving diversity. But this is a significant u turn because five yea rs significant u turn because five years ago, campaigners called for the statue to be removed, there was a review, but the college decided that it should remain, to reflect the complexity of history. But this definitely shows that, we know that the statue will not come down immediately because they have still got to get permission to remove it from a listed building and any review is not expected to report back until the end of this year. But as weve seen across the summer, widespread protests in support of black lives matter protests, and statues targeted elsewhere in the country. Protests here in oxford last week, hundreds gathered on this very spot, calling for change, an end to injustice and inequality. Certainly the pressure has been ramping up in recent days. Now, the decision by Oriel College has been cautiously welcomed by the rhodes must fall campaigners. They have been here before, they say theyre hopeful but they will not stop protesting until it has been physically removed. It has been divisive, there are those who say we should not rewrite history, that we should not rewrite history, that we should see controversial figures in the context of their time. But others see this as a real turning and think that other institutions may take Oriel Colleges lead. The pub chain greene king and the Insurance Company lloyds of london have apologised for past links to the slave trade. Both firms said they would also donate to charities representing black and ethnic minority groups. One of greene kings founders owned plantations in the caribbean, whilst lloyds once insured slave ships. Donald trumps former National Security advisor says the us president tried to get chinas leader to help him secure re election. John bolton claims in his new book that mr trump wanted china to buy Agricultural Produce from us farmers. The white house is seeking an emergency order from a judge to stop the books release after mr trump said it contained highly classified information. The duchess of cambridge will tell schoolchildren across the country, its been a really difficult time for us all, when she joins an Online Assembly this morning. The duchess will deliver her words of support for the oak national academy, an online classroom which provides video lessons and free resources to parents and teachers. Being unable to see your friends or spend time with your family will undoubtedly be frustrating for you, just as it is for them. It has been a really difficult time for us all. But it is important to know that these feelings and frustrations are totally normal, and that they wont last for ever. Completely different to the assemblies are used to have at school. Do you remember there was, sitting cross legged in a line in the whole, do they still do that . Iimagine in the whole, do they still do that . I imagine they do, but they are going to get a real buzz out of that can you imagine . high streets, retail parks and Shopping Centres may have reopened in england, but people are still waiting to hear about how the lockdown will be eased in scotland. Today, first minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out the next phase of easing any restrictions which could see small, non essential shops being allowed to open their doors. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been speaking to Small Business owners in dumfries. For almost three months now, these shutters have been down, raised only when Catherine Lockerbie comes to check her shop. Doorbell pings. Displays here, frozen in time. This is our mothers day display. We never had the opportunity to take it down. A reminder of retail, of shopping, of life before lockdown. Financially, very tough. Weve had rent to pay, electricity, all the outgoings that you would expect. Catherine says, although theres been support to sustain the business, its now proving financially tricky. But even if the green light is given laterfor shops like hers to reopen, she is not sure she will straightaway. The town still feels very deserted, people still feel that they dont have confidence that its safe to venture out and to come to the shops and so on. So, from our point of view, although we may be permitted to open, we may not, because from a business point of view, in order to survive, i need the furlough payment forjust a few more weeks. Retailers here in dumfries, like elsewhere, are having to plan new ways of working to keep customers safe. Basically, weve made it a one way system round the shop to give people as much room to browse around the shop as possible. But it wont be easy to make the sums add up. Itll be very, very difficult Going Forward. Because of the size of the shop here, ill only be able allow to have two customers in at a time. Two . Yes, and one member of staff. So, if i have two members of staff, its only one customer. My worry is that this is a very busy little shop it wont be busy Going Forward. When scotlands first minister gives the next phase in scotlands route map out of lockdown, it could allow for smaller, non essential shops to open back up. Shops in england have reopened already, and retailers in dumfries, just a few miles from the border, have been watching closely to see how its gone. I think, well, you look across the border and you think, its happening there, why is it not happening here . But on the other hand, we are in scotland, and, you know, this is the environment that we live in and that we love. And so, you know, well adjust what we do according to that. But im sure people do sneak across the border to have a look, have a coffee or whatever down there. Its possible scotlands high streets will over the next few weeks cautiously and carefully get a little busy once again. A little busier once again. Shops now preparing for that possibility, for the next phase of the countrys economy to open back up. Lorna gordon, bbc news, dumfries. Lorna joins us now from glasgow to talk us through some of the changes which will be announced later today. Lorna good at looking at a shuttered pub, but will things be about to change . Well, this is one of the really popular streets in glasgow, ashton lane is, very well known. In normal times, of an evening, these and pubs would be packed with people enjoying a night out, and i think the owners, the people who usually work here, and the people who use these establishments, are really interested in hearing what the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will say later on. We have this blueprint here in scotland, this route map out of lockdown, and today, she will discussing what of phase two will be allowed to go ahead. The possibilities are that outdoor areas, pubs and cafes, will be allowed to reopen. Its possible smaller retail establishments will be allowed to open their doors again, and industry as well, were talking construction ramping up, also factories and warehouses being allowed to open with strict physical distancing in place. And families have been able to meet outside. So far here in scotland, one family at a time, up to eight people. Phase two talks about people being able to meet families inside again, as long as those strict physical distancing measures and hygiene measures are maintained. But i think whatever the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announces today, it wont be a flick of the switch, a light bulb moment, i think were going to see a gradual easing over the next three weeks of. Just like other parts of the uk, the first minister in scotland is having to balance out the requests of businesses and the necessity of the economy getting going again against the worry of a second surge, and this is a real issue for all politicians across the whole of the uk . It really is, its a very and they are all watching that approach my number very closely. You look at opinion polls here in scotland and they would suggest that a majority of people here support the first ministers handling of the coronavirus crisis. That r number. But she is coming under pressure in a number of areas now. Just yesterday, the Scottish Retail Consortium said the sector was on the brink because of those restrictions, there is a lot of pressure in hospitality, when that eventually reopens fully, to ease the two metre rule, and this week in particular, concerns have been raised by opposition parties about schooling. Remember, schools here in scotla nd schooling. Remember, schools here in scotland have not returned, were talking about a blended model here from the 11th of august. And some councils are saying they will only be able to send children back to school for one day a week. Opposition parties saying thats not good enough, that there needs to be a National Effort come august, Nicola Sturgeon aware of that, saying education is a priority. But her message always has been that this has to be a cautious, gradual approach, do it too quickly and you risk a resurgence of the virus. Do it cautiously and there is a chance that normal life can resume and be maintained as well. Laura gordon, thank you. One and a half inches, charlie. That is how much the average persons hair has grown over the last few months. What about yours . Well, it probably corresponds to that, but it has been an issue for a lot of people. You would think it sounds a lot of things, but of course, not so. Businesses, as weve been saying, the real challenges for a business about when they can start work again. Yes, but if there are d raft work again. Yes, but if there are Draft Guidelines at the moment for the hairdressing industry, but there is still no firm date, so they dont know what they need to do, and when they need to open. Jayne mccubbin has been talking to people in liverpool to find out about the challenges some salons are facing. Is the time of the diy do coming to an end . How desperate are you to go back to the hairdressers . So desperate. 11 out of ten. Extremely desperate. 100 desperate. I would give my left leg for it. The desperation is clear, you can see it, right down to the roots. But when and how salons will reopen is still uncertain. This is one of the most famous faces in british hairdressing, and as such, hes given a lot of thought to what salons reopening mightjust look like. Can you imagine . Ive seen quite a lot of those films, theyre very funny, but thankfully, thats not going to happen. No, definitely not. Show us what its going to look like. Right, come on in. Thank you. The floorspace has been marked out in two metre intervals. The signage says things have changed. The ubiquitous hand sanitiser is ready to roll. Theyre just not sure when. Now weve created this one way system. Now, all our salons are slightly different, this salon is our largest salon, so weve got a bit more space. Theyll be taken through no magazines. Of course. You dont want anybody licking theirfingers and turning the page. No. And refreshments, ithink were encouraging clients to bring their own. As for the stylists . What were going to do is, wed normally have 14 stylists in this salon on a busy day. Well have no more than seven. Weve taken every other chair away. Each stylist will have a zone, so, every chair will be wiped down, disinfected. And well have phased starts. But were going to open seven days a week, ten hours a day, and every day is going to be the same. With every other chair gone, theyre extending Opening Hours to ensure every other client isnt lost. There will be no more friday rush slow and steady, safety first. You know, because of your personal experience with your dad, you know how important it is to do this safely. Andrews father, peter, the Second Generation hairdresser in the collinge family, died of covid 19 in april. Do you think it can be done safely . I do believe it can be done safely. I think his legacy is what we are determined to continue with, and thats why were really going to make sure that we will come out of this stronger, as will thousands of hairdressers all over the country. Thats the hope. There are over 11,000 hairdressers, like andrew and david, itching to get snip snipping once again. Welcome to the salon. David but youve been here how long . Ive been here now for one year. And then the covid struck . And then covid kicked in and weve been shot now in and weve been shut now forjust about three months. This fledgling business wants a start date. The 4th ofjuly at the earliest is government guidance, but so far, the only guidance. Were still waiting for guidance. Theres been nothing, like, literally nothing. Speaking to my whole team in here, as soon as they found out that we were doing this, they were, like, make sure you say, we need guidance, we need to know. Its hard times for people. Do you think a lot are closing already . Already, i know of three salons that are closing, yeah. This was a £7. 5 billion industry in the uk, and demand is out there. How big is your waiting list . Im really fortunate, my waiting list, it is about three months, to be honest with you. I feel embarrassed saying that, but i am really, really lucky. Are people desperate . They are desperate. Ive actually been offered, name your price. Really . I will pay whatever it is for you to come and do my hair. Can you see me here . But until covid is under control, were all going to have to wait. Ok, a few inches off the end and a nice curly blow. Yeah, definitely. And a good scrub youve been sharing some of your pictures where those this morning so i think we can have a little luck now. Ruth has been in touch, brave enough to let her daughter loose on her hair. That looks very neat. Do you know what it reminds me of . You know when you have those stories of when your mum would cut your fringe and put a bowl on your head, when youre a kid . To get the line. Do youre a kid . To get the line. Do you want to dig yourself out of this one, or not . This is julian, she had agoat. One, or not . This is julian, she had a go at. Oh she had a go at her sons barnet. It was going to be a Peaky Blinders inspired cut and we also got this one sent in from the editor of bbc breakfast of evidence ofa editor of bbc breakfast of evidence of a home haircut. This is Charlie Stayt, after his attempt at taming. I didnt realise, iwas looking at that thinking, where did this picture come from . That was actually this camera how weird was that . All ganging up against you, charlie, it never happens, does it . Its just one of those things, everybody is trying to deal with the issue of what to do about their hair. I feel issue of what to do about their hair. Ifeel for issue of what to do about their hair. I feel for that young issue of what to do about their hair. Ifeel for that young man. Issue of what to do about their hair. Ifeelforthat young man. I would kind of like to know how that ended, can we see the end . Are you saying that wasnt the finish product . I dont know, i dont know. I dont know all of us are talking about haircuts, and all of us are also talking about the idea that perhaps, perhaps, there might be a holiday on the horizon. But at the moment, non essential travel, the advice is, dont do it. So maybe you will consider looking closer to home. We can offer you some beautiful images from our drone camera in the Lake District. Look at that scenery. Sean is there at a ca rava n that scenery. Sean is there at a caravan park for us. Everybody looking at that is going to think, i could really do with going to a place like that, and there are plans afoot, in the absence of clear diary dates, people like the caravan park you are with today are trying to make plans, arent they . Yes, they are. Just imagine the money that would ordinarily be spent on that area that you can see there. Tourism is worth about £3 billion to the cumbrian economy. Caravan parks like these are all empty at the moment. We know that lots of us are keen to get away and to get away in the uk. Looking at some of the stats from last year, there were more than 60 million steak asians in the uk in 2019. More than 13 million of those we re 2019. More than 13 million of those were camping and caravanning. Stea k were camping and caravanning. Steak asians. Staycations. Issues around social distancing, cleanliness is a question as well, and then quarantining, what actually is needed when you go on holiday. This is the toilet block, one place that wont be reopening straightaway. So, if you are one of your touring caravans and you might expect to be using the underfloor heating, they wont be opening it because of social distancing. Array is one of the workers who has been here for the last few weeks, and you have got a fancy new bit of kit . This will sterilise inside of our hideaways and our tents and make it safer for our staff and our customers. Give us a quick rendition. So, there is an example, thank you very much, perfectly done, a lot of people will be using things like that, something you spray in a room, it sterilises everything and it enables a deep clean to go on just after that. Jill from cumbria tourism, everything weve been discussing this morning, you can multiply that over all the businesses who are your members, what is the state of play right now . Well, weve been closed for coming up well, weve been closed for coming upforfour well, weve been closed for coming up for four months now and that has meant that businesses have had absolutely no cash flow, so, were losing what is left of the summer, so we are effectively going to have three winters. So we need to be able to move as soon as possible can now into being able to reopen this industry to take advantage of whats left of the summer months. People getting in touch with the me this morning, saying, were talking about the 4th ofjuly as a provisional date,if the 4th ofjuly as a provisional date, if it is not yet confirmed, why are they seeing hotels and places saying we are open for business on the 4th ofjuly . So, the government announced nearly five weeks ago now that it anticipated the industry would be able to reopen from the 4th ofjuly. We are just over two weeks away from that, business it needs to be able to prompt customers, and the guidance, if we cannot open from the 4th of july, then we will work with customers to rearrange and rebook, and that has been very clear in the communications that businesses have been sending out. Have you seen in recent weeks and months businesses go under because of this . Absolutely i have. From our own research, our members, weve seen some of our members, weve seen some of our members that have already gone out of business, but also, theyre really worried about the future. They know that most of them can hang on for the next few months because of the funding that has been given to supportjobs, of the funding that has been given to support jobs, and of the funding that has been given to supportjobs, and that has been fantastic. But when that goes, at the end of october, and this industry goes into its third winter, they are absolutely petrified. We need Government Support to help this industry through the winter so that we can come back in the spring, bounced back and really drive the economy again. Here in this part of the county, tourism is absolutely everything, half the jobs the county, tourism is absolutely everything, half thejobs in the county, tourism is absolutely everything, half the jobs in this pa rt everything, half the jobs in this part of the county come from tourism. Thank you very much, thanks for being with us, in this lovely spot this morning. A reminder that a lot of people are looking to the 4th ofjuly, or the 26th ofjune in Northern Ireland, there are a lot of dates about, but it is notjust about the next few weeks, a lot of businesses are wondering what will happen to them over the coming months as well, as the Summer Season begins to end. Studio really interesting, just trying to conjure how they do things, we are finishing on that lovely shot above you, and matt, i think you have been looking at those pictures with interest. We saw earlier on, matt, a mist which has gradually cleared . Naga have learnt a new word today from matt, fogbow i have got a shot which will have some of you green with envy. Just quickly talk about Climate Change because meteorologists around the world a re because meteorologists around the world are drawing attention to a warming planet today. You may see charts like this one. It is a climate chart which represents here in the uk how our temperatures changed from the 18805 all the way through to the present day. Each line represents the average temperature of the year, blue colours, lower than average, temperature of the year, blue colours, lowerthan average, red colours, lowerthan average, red colours, warmer than average, and you can see the definite trend to warming conditions. 2020 so far is still warming conditions. 2020 so far is 5till forecast to be one of the warmest on record, even with the effect of lockdown, and made 2020 was thejoint effect of lockdown, and made 2020 was the joint warmest month of may we have ever seen in the uk. So that i5 we have ever seen in the uk. So that is something you may see today. One thing some of you wont be seeing our skies like this. We5tern scotland, warmest and 5unnie5t to date. Compare that with the radar chart across england and wales. Compared to recent days, extensive rain spreading we5tward5 across much of central and southern england. The rain is only going to slowly pu5h westwa rds rain is only going to slowly pu5h we5tward5 during the day. Staying cloudy for many. Bright across scotla nd cloudy for many. Bright across scotland and Northern Ireland. It will brighten up across east anglia and the south east this afternoon. Quite humid once again. Across 5outhern counties this afternoon, we could have some slow moving thunderstorms. Up to an inch of rain and some widespread flooding across england and wales and also part5 and some widespread flooding across england and wales and also parts of north west england. Cumbria will get some 5un5hine at times. Because of the easterly breeze we will see the fog return more widely in the evening. A misty night for some, particularly across the north and west of the country and there will be rain at night, wetter conditions for Northern Ireland and southern scotla nd for Northern Ireland and southern scotland in tomorrow morning but another humid night for many with temperatures in double figures, if not mid teens, but tomorrow 5till reign and showers across england and wales, pushing north, so Northern Ireland in central southern scott will see cloudy conditions compared to today and it could turn we5tern scotland. Still one or two heavy showers and thunderstorms across england and wales but drier and brighter compared with today and temperatures on the humid side although down on the past few days. Big changes this weekend. The humid air is 5wept big changes this weekend. The humid air is swept away by the weather front that will bring rain across mo5t pa rt5 front that will bring rain across most parts saturday night into sunday morning and either side on saturday and sunday we will seek 5un5hine saturday and sunday we will seek sunshine and showers overall this weekend the humid air is gone and it will eventually turn a little windier. More on that tomorrow morning. Did you really put that picture up to make us feeljealou5 . Because i was very envious to make us feeljealou5 . Because i was very envious of that. It is cruel looking at the weather watcher picture5. Cruel looking at the weather watcher pictures. You come across as a nice person, but i will leave it there. Im in the same position. See you later. Hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. The french president , Emmanuel Macron, will ask for a review of the uk514 day quarantine rule, when he meets the Prime Minister in london today. Its the first face to face meeting between borisjohnson and another world leader since the coronavirus restrictions were imposed. President macron is in the uk to mark the 80th anniversary of Charles De Gaulles bbc broadcast urging the people of france to resist the nazi occupation. It is also his first foreign trip since the pandemic began. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will announce a further relaxation of the countrys lockdown rules later today. This move is likely to mean shops, selling non essential goods can reopen and people could also be allowed to meet another household indoors for the First Time Since march. Maybe you are a little bit bleary eyed, because maybe you watched the football last night and just enjoyed the spectacle of sport. Mike, never blea ry the spectacle of sport. Mike, never bleary eyed, but i can tell, ive seen your smile. Its got wider and wider and your eyes get a little more sparkly a5 wider and your eyes get a little more sparkly as more sport is coming on our screens. What i missed was the chance to interact and banter with your mates on social media about the talking points and a drama that football was throwing up and id forgotten about how good that was. I was too busy watching the game. There was still drama and controversy, as goaline technology failed for the first time in 9,000 games, but the players from all four clubs involved last night made a huge statement in support of the black lives Matter Movement with 170 countries watching around the world. Our Sports Editor, dan roan, reports. It was a night when football took a stand by taking a knee. The sport united on its return, as the players at kickoff in both matches showed their support for the black lives Matter Movement, the5e among the most powerful images the game has seen. Sheffield united and aston villa got the seasons restart under way a minutes silence in tribute to the victims of the coronavirus cri5i5. After 100 days away, football was finally back, but not as we know it. The only fans tho5e streamed live from home onto a giant 5creen, social distancing maintained by those on the sidelines. But some things dont change. Before the league shut down, controversy over technology had been a feature of the season. And so it proved once again, Sheffield United cruelly denied the lead when despite the ball crossing the line, the hawk eye system failed to register a goal because its cameras were blocked, the match ending goalless. Unprecedented disallowed goal. Seven cameras havent seen it. All the technology that weve talked about bringing into football it was an unbelievable belief that that was a goal by both sets of players coming off at half time, by both sets of staff, and i think from the officials, as well. The nights second game between Manchester City and arsenal at the etihad was a one sided affair, Raheem Sterling giving the champions the lead, before Kevin De Bruyne and phil foden completed a 3 0 win that ensured liverpools long wait to be crowned champions will go into next week at the earliest. Being inside this ground was a surreal experience. Watching a top flight match without fans being able to hear the players communicate will take some getting used to, and for many, this isnt the premier league that they have become accustomed to. But at least it is back, and the players are intent on having an impact off the pitch as well as on it. Yes, its a very different experience for fans, whore finding different ways to follow the action. And as phil mackie reports, a certain set of aston villa fans, have been forced to get inventive here he is. The pre match build up is socially distant. Yes, jackie jack grealish. Ive been looking for a barber for weeks and weeks i want to know where he got his hair cut. But the banter is no different. Cheers, man. Up the villa. The punjabi villas have been waiting three months for this. This family arent in their usual seats, and the build up to the game couldnt be more different. We tend to organise to go to the games together, so a group of us will meet up in a pub first of all and we will then have a few beers, get ready for the game and talk about what is coming up in the game and then we head to the game together will stop outside the ground, we kind of make ourselves known so we let the other fans know we are there. Weve got drummers and dancers and make a lot of noise. We get on the ground and we dont stop making noise and once we have finished, hopefully its a decent result and we either celebrate the win orwe result and we either celebrate the win or we cry over a mixed grill and a few beers. The games main talking point was this, the goal that never was and there was no doubt amongst the villa fans that it should have been. I would, my the villa fans that it should have been. Iwould, my gosh. Look at that. That is a goal, that is. By the end, some had found other ways to keep entertained. And the verdict on the new way to watch football . M was better than nothing, i think. Similarto was better than nothing, i think. Similar to the result, really. We would rather have this than not have it. And you point out of the game and it easily could have been zero. It could have and we had Great Technology and on the day, the referee didnt. This was a bit of an experiment for you. The first time you have done this. Will you do it ain . You have done this. Will you do it again . Yes, we will do it again, probably with our shirts off. To be honest, youre not going to compare us all at villa park to us on phones, never. Without a doubt. Its nice to see everyone, but its not going to be the same without the game and the atmosphere. Thanks, guys, game and the atmosphere. Thanks, guys, thanks. Ill say goodbye to you now. Goodbye. Up the villa. So a taste of what it was like for the fans, but what about the players . The Sheffield United striker David Mcgoldrick joins the Sheffield United striker David Mcgoldrickjoins us from home. Thanks for your time. What a powerful start and message of unity was with everyone at all four clubs and the officials taking a knee at the beginning and i know youve been instrumental in making it happen. How important was this, especially with the world watching on . How important was this, especially with the world watching 0mm how important was this, especially with the world watching on . It was important. We wanted to show our sta nce important. We wanted to show our stance with the movement, and we had a minutes silence as well for all of the people who had to wait we have lost from coronavirus and for the nhs. We have got the platform to do this and i think we showed that. What more do you think needs to be done Going Forward to make sure that the changes happen for good . done Going Forward to make sure that the changes happen for good . I think weve just got to keep doing what we are doing. I dont think theres beena are doing. I dont think theres been a movement so are doing. I dont think theres been a movement so powerful at the minute, and things will hopefully change. Im not sure what will happen but i think were going in the right direction towards things and things change because they need to change in all aspects. You alluded that you took time to thank the nhs and remember the lives lost during the pandemic. I wonder what it was like when you were stood back on the pitch for the first time as you remember everything. On the pitch for the first time as you remember everythingm on the pitch for the first time as you remember everything. It was tough. Everybody went through the same thing, lockdown, seeing the numbers pass away every day and maybe you know someone else affected by it and we wanted to just show support for that with the nhs badge on our shirts and we did the charity think that as well, so that was just as important to do. When you came onto the pitch in the second half, what was it like to play in the atmosphere . There were a few villa fans on the big screen at one end, but apart from that we had Pep Guardiola said it fell flat. What was it like for you . I agree. It was different, really different. Just going to the game, getting to the stadium and we had three buses to get there, normally it is one for the whole team, but it was just eight or nine on the bus and you get the Temperature Check when you get there on the ground was flat. We didnt have the noises that you heard on tv. It was quiet, like a pre season game, so heard on tv. It was quiet, like a pre season game, so it was difficult. But we are getting used to it. Its better than not. Everyone was buzzing to be back playing and hopefully it wont be like this for ever. And as an away player last night, quite nice not to have the home fans getting on your back. Yes, there will be pros and cons. The last ten minutes, the villa fans were roaring them pushing on the pitch, so that didnt happen and we didnt have the away support cheering us on and it was definitely weird, but its something we wont get used to but in the meantime along as the football is back, that is the main thing. What were your feelings this morning about the goal that never was . The Goal Line Technology company have said it was a freak and apologised and said it never happened in 9000 games, and nothing can be done, but what is the feeling this morning . We were on the bus talking about it, it was a clear goal, you can see from the pictures and the villa goalkeeper and he stared at the referee knowing it was a goal, and you can see the ball is in the side netting, but its one of those things. It happened a few times this year that we have got decisions against us and we knew it was a clear goal and the referee was looking at his watch waiting for it to go, but something was wrong with that as well, so its one of those things but it was a definite goal and you just have to take the rub of the green. David, thanks for your time. Onto the weekend everyone. A whirlwind head in the next few weeks. Today its the start of the league 2 play offs and then more premier league tomorrow evening. You are so pleased, arent you, mike . Like the cat who got the cream but i was one who watch with the sound effects on and i forgot about the fact there was no fans there until you got a shot of the empty stadium. I know some people didnt like the sound effects. There is more in the next couple of days and we look forward to it. Thanks, mike. Maybe you are hankering for popping into a shop and getting a takeaway. 800 greggs outlets will reopen for takeaway orders today. The bakery chain, which has more than 2,000 shops says it plans to reopen all of its remaining stores from next month. Our correspondent Alison Freeman is waiting patiently outside one Newcastle Branch for us this morning, alison, staff are gearing up for something of a crowd there today . Due to open in about 15 minutes time . Is that right . Thats right. We wondered if there might be a queue, but there is no queue a lot of people are seeing us and are asking if it is opening and are quite excited about it. There have beena quite excited about it. There have been a handful of shops open around the newcastle area while greggs have been trying to make it work in this strange new world and i can show you some of those measures if we snooped through the door. The two metres spacing as you would expect on the floor for the staff, screens up at the counter so the staff and customers are protected and contactless payment. A bit of a reduced menu, if you like because staff cannot work as well in the kitchen together so most of your favourites will be there. There are ple nty of favourites will be there. There are plenty of signage areas letting people know. One of the benefits of the store is that it is in the middle of the newcastle main shopping area so there will be ple nty of shopping area so there will be plenty of staff going back to work on monday when the nonessential stop shops open. On monday when the nonessential stop shops open. Alison, we have a couple of problems with the mike and we have something going wrong, and we have something going wrong, and we will maybe try and come back to you, but that situation in newcastle, as we know, a lot of their Stores Opening today. 800 of 2000. I feel alisons pain, their Stores Opening today. 800 of 2000. Ifeelalisons pain, as their Stores Opening today. 800 of 2000. I feelalisons pain, as soon as she said that, it is just so frustrating to get that happening. Sorry about that. While some of us have been going a little stir crazy in lockdown, others have made use of the time in rather creative ways. One woman has become an internet sensation after doing lip sync impersonations of celebrities and political figures, lets take a look at some of her work. I never turn on my staff, and you should never turn on your staff, and i make it clear to every member of the labour party and every staff memberof the labour the labour party and every staff member of the labour party, that is how we will lead the party and the movement. We will be paying them the average. Has this been thought through . Where are the figures . The figures are 250,000 policemen. 250,000 policemen . And women . So youre getting more than 2000. Where did 250,000 come from . youre getting more than 2000. Where did 250,000 come from . I think you said that. We want to encourage people to take more and even unlimited amounts of outdoor exercise. I like walking. You can sit in the sun, in your local park, you can drive to other destinations, and if possible, do so by car or even better by walking or bicycle. do enjoy, if i get the time, walking. You can even play sports, only with members of your own household. Nothing has changed. Nothing has changed. You can relate to it and its pretty funny. That was meggie foster and shejoins us now. How did all this come about and who was your first one . Yeah, how it came about was i am also an actress andi came about was i am also an actress and i got furloughed because i have and i got furloughed because i have a full timejob and i got furloughed because i have a full time job and i and i got furloughed because i have a full timejob and i had been doing these for years and i started in 2015 and i got furloughed, and i, my ex boyfriend told me about tiktok andi ex boyfriend told me about tiktok and i started doing it and i started lip syncing and i think my first tiktok was a showbiz one. It was of a funny cher lloyd video, and in terms of politicians, i think the first one i did was boris and theresa may, but it has been crazy. Talk is through the mechanics of how you do it because the timing is crucial to it looking authentic and then you have the expressions that you add onto it. So how do you get the timing so precise . In terms of how i do it, i try. I source the videos and then i close my eyes and listen, and you can hear in breaths of priti patel, and why is she tripping over her words . Maybe she likes to drink. Then you get the bottles out. All of that stuff, i look at and then their past and get a bit creative in that sense. There isa a bit creative in that sense. There is a lot of research you put into this. You wouldnt be that mindful of how much you thought you had to put into it, its notjust simple impressions. I do wonder what kind of research you may have done when you mercilessly did this to us. We will play it and talk to you. Some home hairdressing has happened. There is evidence you have done the same thing. I couldnt take it any more. I actually cut the whole, all of my hair, and much to many of my make up friends and hairdressers have said, what are you doing . But there is the evidence. I couldnt ta ke there is the evidence. I couldnt take it. Im not sure i like looking at that. Itsjust hair in a sink, charlie, but its been done. I think idid 0k. Charlie, but its been done. I think i did 0k. Its a neat. There are no chunks out of it, i think. Its actually not a bad job. As much as we canjudge actually not a bad job. As much as we can judge these things. Matt, have i done all right . Are you going to tell her about the big gap at the back, charlie . I hadnt seen that before. That is very clever. Do you know, what is weird is, i cant remember that conversation. Genuinely cannot remember that conversation. I willjust say, meggie, no one here a surprise charlie doesnt remember the conversation but i remember the conversation. Thank you, you put so much effort into that and i think you are only told about it yesterday. How long did it take and how did you think about how to approach it . It started with thinking, right, its honestly about hair, so thinking, right, its honestly about hair, so i asked my mother, mum, do you have any wigs and she had some 60s or four weeks . And they obviously worked awful wigs. I used those, but in terms of how long it took me, i was stopping and starting because i was doing other things during the day but probably in all it took me about three and a half hours, that one. But honestly, i tell you, it was so much fun to film. I loved this one. I really, really did. Its creative, obviously andi really did. Its creative, obviously and i was wondering how you can use it, and its fun on the internet, but leaving dos, wedding speeches, you could be hired now to do things like that. This is potentially something you could monetise and make a business out of this. Yes, i am free for work, guys. And meggie, im curious, you do a lot of politicians, so how do you make sure that it politicians, so how do you make sure thatitis politicians, so how do you make sure that it is still fun as opposed to starting to get too as if you are making a political statement out of it and making points. Because you have the ability to do that. Im thinking back to things like spitting image and those things that are poking fun but the politics has are poking fun but the politics has a bearing on a lot of things now. Its funny, and im not that political at all and some people think i got a doctorate in it, but there a massive history of britain of political satire in britain than comic pictures, and i guess what im trying to do is be like a visual comic book. Satire is always relevant, isnt it . My generation and maybe even younger aunt may be politically involved that much as its always been seen to be older generations even younger aunt may be seen to be politically involved. I like be seen to be politically involved. Ilike a be seen to be politically involved. I like a drink or 12, is a 26 year old, so bringing that young vibe, it gets people engaged. Im not trying to make a point im just trying to make people laugh. Its very good, and meggie, thank you and thank you to your mum for her contribution for her wig collection. I will let her know. Good luck, meggie. Thanks. That was funny, i hadnt seen that. Very funny. Weve all been in need of a pick me up these past few months, and it seems a group of students have done just that for sir elton john. He sent a video message to the group after seeing their rendition of im Still Standing saying he was blown away and it really cheered me up. We can hear some of it now. Im Still Standing after all this time picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind im Still Standing yeah yeah yeah once i never could hope to win you starting down the road leaving me again the threats you made were meant to cut me down and if our love was just a circus youd be a clown by now so what did sir elton think of it . loved the clip and i was blown away andi loved the clip and i was blown away and i watched it three times in a row because i could not believe how good you sang and played it, and its not an easy song to sing and certainly not to play, so ijust wa nted certainly not to play, so ijust wanted to send you all my love and say, you know what, you really cheered me up. Well, ben millington, the head of music at telford priory schooljoins us now, along with cassidy, a student from his music class. Good morning to both of you. Cassidy, i will go to you first. That is certain eltonjohn saying he was blown away by your rendition. How about that . It is honestly so, so, surreal. Like none of us can like get our head around the fact that he really likes it and is so chuffed. We are also grateful for the recognition. Tell me a bit about your role, cassidy, because there was a lot of people involved. Which bit did you do . I wasjust singing throughout the song and i started the song and singing the chorus, like everyone else was, so it was a big group effort and we all got to sing different parts of the song. Did you have fun making it . Sing different parts of the song. Did you have fun making mm sing different parts of the song. Did you have fun making it . It was so much fun. It was so much fun to make. One of the things i used to miss a lot at school was if i had to skip the big musical events, like the school plays, the orchestras, the school plays, the orchestras, the bands, because there is that sense of camaraderie and being together and creating something fabulous, so when lockdown came you must have been aware students would miss that. It was just one must have been aware students would miss that. It wasjust one thing after another. We had to cancel so much stuff. It was heartbreaking for the students because they had worked so the students because they had worked so hard, months and months of rehearsal, and when lockdown started we just had to do something to keep performing and being created. Thats thejob, in terms of performing and being created. Thats the job, in terms of your world, keeping them together and making sure they still feel like they are pa rt sure they still feel like they are part of the team, so how did you come up with this idea . Music is massive at the school and the idea is that we wanted to try and do something, because we do such amazing performances on stage, we wanted to try and capture it forever rather than them just learning a song and doing it once on a stage in front of parents and family. We wanted to do something we could eventually put on the internet so it is there forever, so they can see it themselves in 20 years time. They put so much effort into it and when lockdown started it gave us the excuse to try to do it more, really, because thats the only performance we could do. I tell you what, the reality, and there is sometimes an upside to lockdown, you could have done the show at school and it would have been seen by a few people, friends, family and it could have been great but not gone any further. But because of the situation we are m, but because of the situation we are in, you have this extraordinary thing that elton john in, you have this extraordinary thing that eltonjohn has seen it and likes it. I know. It is overwhelming, and the way it was made as well, it was just using mobile technology. All the singing was recorded into their phone, the microphones on their phone, so there is nothing technical or anything like that, but its gone around the world and it wouldnt have happened otherwise. Cassidy, there is something you can put on your cv, that sir eltonjohn likes your stuff. Yeah, i mean, i dont feel like its real. We feel like well wa ke like its real. We feel like well wake up from a dream or hear that its a joke. It doesnt make any sense. Are there any plans, cassidy, for a Different Number by a different artist ahead . For a Different Number by a different artist ahead . Yes, so we have already got some things we are going to put out, regardless if you saw it or not, we will still carry on because we love doing it and we dont want to stop doing what we love, but the fact he has seen it gives us more confidence because we know that people like what we are doing. Then the millington, cassidy, thanks so much and congratulations that she received and congratulations for that congratulations for that congratulations you received from eltonjohn. Thats all from us this morning. Well be back from six tomorrow. Have a nice day. This is bbc news with the latest headlines. Opening up borders for travel is on the agenda, as borisjohnson prepares to welcome the french president , but there was a note of caution from the foreign secretary. We just want to be very careful, yes, to open up, but to do so when it is safe and responsible so we will work through all of that with our french friends. The french president is coming to london to commemorate the 80th anniversary of general Charles De Gaulles famous bbc broadcast urging the french to resist the nazi occupation. Beer gardens and small shops could soon be re opening in scotland as the first minister prepares to announce further easing
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