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Sunny and warm, particularly to impose a new security into the south. That is it, whatever law on the territory. Youre doing, take care. Israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, goes on trial for corruption charges just days after he was once again sworn in as premier. The duke of cambridge reveals how becoming a father brought back lets go live to edinburgh the painful emotions he felt where Scotlands Health secretary, after his mothers death. Jeane freeman, is leading todays press briefing on the countrys latest measures to combat covid 19. 845 who have been confirmed as having covid 19 and 484 who are suspected of having the virus. That represents a total change of 24 from yesterday, including an increase of fourin hello and welcome if youre yesterday, including an increase of watching in the uk or around four in the number of confirmed the world and stay with us cases. A total of 44 people last for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Night were in intensive care with confirmed or suspected covid 19. Theres growing pressure that is a decrease of six since from within the conservative party for borisjohnsons top advisor, Dominic Cummings, yesterday. I am also able to confirm to step down, because of allegations that he broke lockdown rules. Today that since the 5th of march, a he and the government say he acted total of 3560 patients who had reasonably and legally by driving tested positive for the virus have more than 250 miles north been able to leave hospital and i from his london home to County Durham for childcare wish all of them well. Regrettably, reasons, when his wife had i also have to report that in the coronavirus symptoms. Last 24 hours nine deaths have been theyve also dismissed as inaccurate claims he was seen in the north east of england registered of patients who have been on two more occasions. Heres our political confirmed through a test as having correspondent, helen catt. Covidi9. That are you going to resign . Confirmed through a test as having covid i9. That takes the total number of deaths in scotland under did you leave the family home in durham while you were there . That measurement to 2270. It is is it one rule for you and another rule for everybody else . Worth bearing in mind that fewer Dominic Cummings facing more questions about his decision deaths tend to be registered at the to travel more than 250 miles with his wife, ill with weekend than on other days of the suspected coronavirus, weekend than on other days of the week and that is almost certainly to seek back up childcare. Pa rt week and that is almost certainly part of the reason why todays now, some conservative mps have broken ranks to say it has figure is relatively low. As always, to stop and he has to go. I want to stress that these numbers i think his position is untenable. Are not simply statistics. They it is because of dominics slogans around these rules that mums represent individuals who were and dads, grannies and grandpas across the country will have felt loved, valued and whose loss is a that they had to stay at home source of grief to very many. I want if covid got into their families, to send my deepest condolences to and of course they also care eve ryo ne to send my deepest condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one to about their children. This virus. As Health Secretary i 0n the 23rd of march, Boris Johnson announced lockdown restrictions. The last time Dominic Cummings also want to once again thank those was spotted in downing street before working in our health and care developing covid symptoms was the 27th of march. Sectors. That thanks is due to all he returned to work on the 14th of april and spent the intervening staff in ca re time at a family property sectors. That thanks is due to all staff in care homes, in gp practices near relatives in durham, and covidi9 where the transport secretary, staff in care homes, in gp practices and covid i9 assessment centres, Emergency Dental and eye care, grant shapps said yesterday he had stayed put. Paramedics, procurement staff, but fresh allegations claim that, people working in nhs 24, and the on the 12th of april, he was seen at a tourist hot spot, barnard castle, 30 miles many cooks, cleaners, porters and from where he was staying, and in durham once again maintenance staff who make all of on the 19th of april, this possible. What you do is after he returned to london, although downing street denies this. Essential to the health and grant shapps was pressed to explain well being of our country and all of the apparent contradictions. Us owe you a as i understand it, the most well being of our country and all of us owe you a huge debt of gratitude. Important thing here is that Dominic Cummings and his family i have one issue that i want to remained, er, locked down. Update you on before i remind eve ryo ne they did not then, as i think some update you on before i remind everyone of the guidance in place of these stories start right now. It is directly relevant to suggest, move around. I also understand that it is not to the point i have just made about true that he came back. He came back on the 14th of april. The importance of front line workers. Social care workers have it is not true that he then returned a lwa ys workers. Social care workers have always played a vital and valuable to durham, i think there has been some sort of, i think, role, but the importance of what they do has never been more apparent incorrect reporting. Than during this emergency period. It is that sort of exchange which some tory mps now believe several employers already offer is losing the Government Authority Employment Contracts to social care and risks confusing the Public Workers which are broadly in line Health Message at a crucial time. With the Scottish Governments fair labour, the liberal democrats and the snp have all written work principles, but it is clear to britains most senior civil that others do not. At this time, servant, sir mark sedwill, asking him to investigate. Even more that is usually the case, the british people have made sacrifices, extraordinary that cannot be justified. It is not sacrifices, and the particular situation of Dominic Cummings, a cce pta ble that cannot be justified. It is not acceptable for any social care worker to be faced with the where there was someone in his household with the suspected impossible situation of testing symptoms of coronavirus, positive for the virus, knowing that the guideline was very simple their weekly income will be reduced to only the level of statutory sick about not leaving home. Pgy to only the level of statutory sick pay. So we have intervened to ensure the allegations we have seen are extraordinarily serious that social care workers do not face and they do need to be dealt with. That social care workers do not face labour has also called that situation but receive better on the Prime Minister levels of sick pay. It is also the to answer questions, case that for some social care drawing him directly into the row about his adviser. Workers their contract of employment offers no cover for death lets talk to our political workers their contract of employment offers no coverfor death in correspondent, nick eardley, service. Again, that is not is in downing street. How long has he been there and do we acceptable, so our intervention will also ensure that in the tragic circumstances of this pandemic that know if he is actually with the Prime Minister at the moment orjust social care worker dies their next in his usual office . He has been in of kin will receive financial for three and a half hours. As car support. That sick pay fund will ensure that care workers who test is still part year. We know Boris Johnson is in there as well, he is positive for covid i9 will receive sick pay above the statutory level working in downing street this weekend, although we dont know of £95. 85 a week. The death in exactly what he is discussing. 0ne thing that hasjust emerged in the Service Benefit will see a one off la st thing that hasjust emerged in the last few minutes is that the press co nfe re nce payment of 60,000 made to a named last few minutes is that the press conference today, normally at four oclock, is going to be at five survivor of any social care worker oclock, is going to be at five oclock today. I dont know that who dies without death in Service Tells Us there is something going on cover in their contracted pension behind the scenes. We also havent had it confirmed yet who it is going arrangements. Both these to be, but as you heard in that arrangements. Both these arrangements will be retrospective. 0ver arrangements will be retrospective. Over the course of the next week we zone, there is a lot of pressure for will work with local government, the boy to say some questions from the boy to say some questions from the media and from the public about with social care providers and trade unions on the details, but our aim his chief adviser. All that said, is clear, the Scottish Government despite all the pressure we have seen will provide fair benefits for care despite all the pressure we have seen from opposition parties and from tory mps who are worried this workers. They have continually shown is daewoo to be government message, in recent weeks how vital their work is and we must help them as they i dont get the impression that numberten intends to provide help to those who need it. I dont get the impression that number ten intends to lodge. The latest idea is that they are still backing Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson isnt changing his mind, and the people in our health and social it is not going to be some sort of ca re the people in our health and social Care Services the people in our health and social ca re services are the people in our health and social Care Services are doing a tremendous mass sacking in the next few hours. Job and they need us to play our pa rt job and they need us to play our part and part of that is by Dominic Cummings looks like you will following the rules that we have put stay in his post. What are the in place. I think it is essential potential options . Labour have today to remind everyone, because it is hugely important, what we mean by demanded a enquiry from the cabinet self isolation, and what we are secretary. If that was to happen, asking you to do. That message may that would presumably stop airing have become confused in the last 24 precipitous happening over the next three hours and days. Yeah, i think hours because of events in other parts of the United Kingdom, so let thatis three hours and days. Yeah, i think that is one option. The other is that is one option. The other is that the government comes out with a me be clear what we mean here in fairly lengthy rebuttal of the scotland. Self isolation means the reports we have seen over the last few days. The only thing that has following. If you think you have the been confirmed is that dominic virus, if you have a persistent cough or a fever or loss of taste cummings did travel from london up and or smell, you should to durham, 260 miles, while his wife self isolate at home for a minimum had symptoms, but we know that he of seven days. In that time you thinks that was justified because he should get tested if you can, was doing it to make sure that his bearing in mind that testing is now child had appropriate care, if they open to anyone over the age of five both fell ill, that which he was who has symptoms. At the same time anyone in your household should worried about. We dont know for sure whether the government is going self isolate for 14 days to see if to completely dispute those reports they develop the virus and if they that he was seen 30 miles away from do, they should isolate for seven durham over that period. There was days from that point. 0n the eighth some dubiousness about that for the minister we heard from this morning, days from that point. 0n the eighth day if you do not have any more grant shapps, but number ten is symptoms, you can go back out, back denying that he went back to london and then back to durham if you days to the lockdown measures that apply across the country. Self isolation later. There are definitely some things that i suspect downing street is not the same as lockdown. When will want to clarify if they are you are self isolating you should going to try and hold onto dominic not go to the shops or out for cummings as the chief adviser to exercise or to help others. You borisjohnson. That should not leave the house for any cummings as the chief adviser to Boris Johnson. That is, cummings as the chief adviser to borisjohnson. That is, by no means, going to be a smooth path. The big reason. Instead, if you need dangerfor the anything, you should have it delivered to you, whether that is by going to be a smooth path. The big danger for the government is twofold. Firstly, more conservative mps get annoyed and become family and friends, local volunteers, supermarket delivery frustrated that this is distracting services, or by phoning the national from the coronavirus effort, and the helpline on oh 8001114000. If you second is that it starts to damage the governments message, and i know are concerned about Vulnerable People who are with you, or that you some people think it is one rule for ca re people who are with you, or that you care for, again found the national them and one for the rest of us, do we really need to be staying at home as much . The guidance has not helpline. 0h changed, it is to have symptoms care for, again found the national helpline. Oh 800, iii care for, again found the national helpline. Oh 800, 1114000. Care for, again found the national helpline. 0h 800,1114000. I care for, again found the national helpline. Oh 800, 1114000. I cannot emphasise enough how important easily at home. 0r self isolation is as part of our changed, it is to have symptoms easily at home. Or more broadly that it takes away in terms of what the efforts, your efforts, to tackle the government is trying to do over the virus. It is all about breaking that next few days, which is trying to persuade is all that slowly and surely we can start to reopen the chain of transmission and i economy and the uk, potentially encourage anyone who has symptoms to follow these rules completely. We sending schools back. This is by no means an easy few hours for the hope, as the first minister Prime Minister and downing street, indicated, that later on in the week but as i say it seems at the moment we will be able to confirm that some that Dominic Cummings is not going lockdown restrictions, especially anywhere. A lot of people on social relating to outdoor activities, will media is asking rhetorically, why is be relaxed. But even if those restrictions are relaxed, some key advice, including what i have just the Prime Minister fighting media is asking rhetorically, why is the Prime Ministerfighting so hard foran the Prime Ministerfighting so hard read out on isolating if you have for an advisor . In the past, ministers would not get this far. We symptoms, as well as on physical would be on their way out. Very good distancing, washing your hands and the use of face coverings, will remain the same. In fact, they will point. The simple answer is that become even more important to avoid Dominic Cummings is a crucial part of the downing street machine. He is undoing all the progress that you a very influential adviser, he holds have made through your sacrifices and your compliance with the rules, a very influential adviser, he holds a lot of sway over other advisers from other government departments. We think he has been involved in particularly as we move into test some Big Decisions in terms of and protect. For the moment, getting rid of some advisers in the however, all our Key Public Health last few months since borisjohnson guidance remains unchanged. So, took over. The other reason is that he is seen as a very effective please stay at home, except for essential purposes such as daily communicator. Think back to the exercise, buying essential items brexit referendum, the very famous such as food or medicine, or going messaging of voting we are taking to essential work which you cannot do from home. You can exercise more back control. That was the idea of Dominic Cummings, he was a big than once a day, but when you do influence on some of the coronavirus leave the house stay more than two messaging, he is seen as a pretty metres from other people and do not big communicator. There are also meet up with other households other than your own. Please wear a face staff in their old Dominic Cummings covering where appropriate, for in very high regard and part of that example if you are in a busy shop or brexit referendum team, they are on public transport, and wash your hands thoroughly and regularly. I quite loyal to him, so there is a lwa ys know that this is a bank holiday quite loyal to him, so there is always the danger that if dominic weekend and that talk of emerging cummings was that some of them might do the same. They mostly. Thank you from lockdown probably makes following these restrictions even harder, but the fact that we have very much. Stuck with them so far, that is what israels Prime Minister benyamin neta nyahu has arrived at court injerusalem at the start makes it possible to think about of his corruption trial. Relaxing them. By doing the right in a televised address thing all of us, all of you, are at the court, he said the case against him was aimed helping to slow the spread of the at toppling him, virus, protecting our nhs, and you in any way possible. Are saving lives. Thank you to every he is the first serving israeli Prime Minister to face criminal proceedings. The trial comes a week after he was Single Person who is doing that. I am now going to turn to professor sworn in for a record fifth term. Leach, our National Clinical director, to say a few words. Thank we can cross live to our correspondent you. I would like to today injerusalem, tom bateman. Acknowledge the efforts of all colleagues across the pharmacy profession. They are working hard to ensure people continue to have access to their medicines. Whichever he is angry. What has been said about him in the opening stages of this trial . I think it is setting pharmacists and their teams are working in, they are all play a Critical Role as scotland continues to face the challenge of slowing characteristic seeing neta nyahu, before you went into the courtroom, down the spread of covid 19 in order to save lives. In scotland alone 326 giving a live televised address, because there was a question about whether he would appear in court pharmacists and 220 pharmacy technicians have returned to offer today, he was compelled to do so. Their services during this pandemic. You try to avoid doing that any number of different ways but we have all 1258 Community Pharmacies across the length and breadth of scotland seen him really trying to grab the are at the front nine, supporting initiative, and the images that the nhs during this pandemic, and people will see, for a sitting are playing a vital role in ensuring israeli Prime Minister to be on the our medicines are effectively and defence beds bench, it is safely dispense. Community pharmacy teams up and down the country are unprecedented. Clearly his team working to serve their local wa nted unprecedented. Clearly his team wanted to manage the way that looked and we had in characteristic style communities, providing professional health care advice and treatment during the current outbreak. During how he slammed the prosecution. He this Pandemic Community pharmacy said the police and prosecutors were schemes have stepped up by extending trying to frame him, it was a witch the minor element service, providing hunt and politically motivated and treatment and referral for everyday he would not be steered of course conditions, to high risk groups, from a coronavirus fighting such as the elderly, children and government. He also makes a those who cannot afford to self care. Unlike many other public security, something many supporters we recognise them for, and then that services and businesses, Community Pharmacies have remained open during the entire pandemic, so please be ewing got under way, lasting about kind if you have to wait a little an hour. Ewing got under way. He longer than normal. Community was only allowed one lawyer in court pharmacies will stay open where they can during this bank holiday like other people. Court case got weekend. I also want to acknowledge those working in the pharmaceutical supply chain who are ensuring the under way. No demonstrations that i medicine supply chain continues uninterrupted. Finally, iwould like to acknowledge the leadership and work of the chief financial officer, could see outside the court, but how long is as likely to go on for . Rosemary parr, and her team. Work of the chief financial officer, rosemary parr, and herteam. In presumably this will paralyse the partners with each of our Health Boards their leadership has been day to day government, even though crucial to this pandemic response. It isa day to day government, even though it is a coalition . One of the things to each of you, thank you for everything you have done. No to that as many opponents have pointed out is that, in any criminal trial, Professor Fiona mcqueen, our chief nursing 0fficer. Evenif out is that, in any criminal trial, even if he does not have to appear for every pa rt even if he does not have to appear for every part of the un, you will Professor Fiona mcqueen, our chief nursing officer. In recent weeks and need to be kept in touch with what months our country has pulled together in a way we have never is happening with his legal team. Quite seen in recent times. We have there will be important evidence to followed rules that have been difficult to follow and all to give answer to. Clearly, protect each other from covid 19, there will be important evidence to give answerto. Clearly, it there will be important evidence to give answer to. Clearly, it will ta ke give answer to. Clearly, it will take up time. His argument overall is that they should not be happening but also at the heart of what our Decision Making has been has been in the first place. He believes it protecting, stay at home to protect to be politically motivated. But our nhs. 0ur clinicians have been certainly, this could take, if not outstanding in their dedication and months, many years. We saw a previous is prime minster who was professionalism, our nurses, midwives, pharmacists, doctors, all convicted after being in office which dragged on for five or six across the country, have been yea rs, which dragged on for five or six years, from the start to the end of outstanding in their professionalism the process. In this case, we could and their dedication. I have often also shone a light on those see something similar. At least a year or more, just for the evidence clinicians who we would not normally to be heard, and then both sides, think of when we automatically think prosecution and defence, have a of the nhs, those who support people right to appeal any verdict after with learning disability, our nurses that. We are in it for the long and clinicians who work prisons and haul, i think. Thank you. Other bespoke areas where people do chinas foreign minister, wang yi, not traditionally think of has warned that certain us interests are pushing for a new cold war clinicians working. That work has following the fallout also gone on tirelessly. Today i from the coronavirus crisis. Speaking at a press conference in beijing, the countrys would like to shine a light on top diplomat said china and the United States would lose from confrontation, and insisted both sides must find another group of what i would think a way for peaceful co existence. Of as hidden workers, who literally translation it has come keep our hospitals and our health to our attention that some politicalforces in the us ce ntre keep our hospitals and our Health Centre is open 24 hours a day, 365 are taking china us relations hostage and pushing our two days a year. That is our facilities countries to the brink of a new cold war. And estate team. Without them we China Remains prepared to work truly could not open our doors to with the us in the spirit of no ca re truly could not open our doors to care for people and clinicians would conflict or confrontation, be bereft of supplies of a clean Mutual Respect and win win cooperation and build a relationship based on coordination, environment where they can care for their patients. So, we have over cooperation and stability. 5000 cleaners, cleaning tirelessly i call on the usa to stop wasting over 2 million square metres of precious time and stop estate, often time and time again costing peoples lives. Like perpetual motion, just to keep another flashpoint the place looking clean. But between the us and china incredibly important to prevent the is hong kong, after beijing spread of infection and the key part announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory. Us secretary of state mike pompeo of our prevention teams. 60 million has described the draft law as a death knell for the citys freedoms. Meals are served every year throughout scotland and our Kitchen Police in hong kong have today fired tear gas and water cannon staff work tirelessly so that at demonstrators rallying against it, in the first patients have good, nutritious meals pro democracy protests since the coronavirus outbreak. Which are a real part of medicine to police say 120 people have been arrested. John mcmanus has the latest. Help people recover. Similarly, we have over 3000 porters transporting pieces of equipment, but in demonstrators are on hong kongs particular i would like to notice streets again in scenes reminiscent the way that our portering teams of those prior to the pandemic. Transport patients around our hospitals. Whether it is a kind they have been prompted by chinas decision to impose a new security law. Gentle word that that patient and theirfamily gentle word that that patient and their family needs, or some friendly encouragement to get them from one police were out in force, destination to another, they are charging those who had gathered working 24 hours a day to help make and using Water Cannons and tear gas sure our Health Service runs to disperse them. Efficiently, effectively and is dozens of people were arrested therefore all of us when we need it. By the authorities after they defied warnings similarly, over 70 millions of against unauthorised assemblies. Pieces of laundry is laundered to one of the main concerns for protesters, the ability keep patients comfortable, butjust of beijing to bypass hong kongs as importantly to make sure we are systems and potentially preventing infection and is part of have its own security our Infection Prevention and services in the territory. Control, our clean towels and sheets translation all freedom and rights and pillow cases are so important in guaranteed by basic law are gone. Our day to day work. Then finally, the mainland can simply enact a law without the agreement our day to day work. Then finally, our estates team, whether it is our of the hong kong people or legislative council. Plumbers, electricians or hospital how can we accept this . Engineers. Again they pay if you believe injustice, fundamental attention to the safety you cant accept this. Of our environment, over 4 million 200 politicians from square metres, of our environment, over 4 million square metres, are of our environment, over 4 million square metres, are kept safe by our across the world have teams, making sure our air issued a joint statement, Conditioning Systems are working well and that patients have lights, criticising the draft law. But it has been backed by the territorys leader, and other theatres have an carrie lam, who says it is necessary electrical supply, right over 24 7 to protect national security. That could set her and protesters our estates team works tirelessly and are often hidden and not seen by onto yet another collision course. John mcmanus, bbc news. The general public. A huge thank you to our estates Facilities Team for professor steve tsang, director of the China Institute at Soas University in london, all that you are doing to make sure that the people of scotland have an says that the new security law outstanding nhs and our clinicians can do the job that they need so proposed by china represents badly to do. Thank you. Thank you a significant moment in hong kongs history. Very much, fiona and jason. Lets we are definitely at a major turn to the journalists who have crossroads, perhaps we should go joined us this afternoon and first further and say it is potentially ryan from stv. Thank you very much. A game changer. The real issue here is that this new security law is about in relation to richard leonards, is the Chinese Government not this morning he said it was being able to get what it irresponsible to send 921 and tested wants through the system in hong kong and has decided hospital patients into care homes backin hospital patients into care homes back in march. Can i ask you do you that they will therefore bypass the institutions in hong kong to get its way. Think who was responsible . What i wa nt to think who was responsible . What i want to do is take us back to the but what does that mean for the pro democracy movements there . 3rd of march when in parliament i because if china can relocate people pointed out that the reasonable from the territory to the mainland, worst scenario that we were planning they have got their intelligence for in terms of the impact of the Services Operating in the territory virus, and this was taken from the as well, as this new law allows, that effectively just takes over max age, the Scientific Advisory hong kong, doesnt it . Group for emergencies estimation that time of how the virus could impact on citizens in scotland as as completely now a part well as the rest of the uk. 80 of of homogenous china . It means that the promises that the population would be affected and were made in the agreement in 1984 and under hong kong basic law are now being put to the back seat 496 the population would be affected and 4 of that number would require and the Chinese Government is saying hospitalisation. That meant that at that it will be prepared to do that point we, rightly at that whatever it takes to make sure that hong kong toe the line point, focused a huge amount of that beijing lays down. Effort into reprioritising what our national Health Service was doing in it doesnt mean that things will order to ensure that we would not be change overnight and, in reality, the Chinese Secret Service have been overwhelmed if that volume of operating in hong kong for years, hospital cases came to us, as we had so the formal acknowledgement that they will be allowed to exist seen hospital cases came to us, as we had seenin hospital cases came to us, as we had seen in other parts of europe, in hong kong is in fact codifying making sure that we had to take those difficult decisions about an arrangement already in place. Ending important part of health what about the wider care, like elective work and our issue of a new cold war . Screening programmes, ensuring that the relationship for example we purchased and brought in between the us and china, which has been fractured over sufficient ventilators to scale up the past few years . It is interesting when the number of icu beds that we had. You look at the data. The Economic Resilience now, as the first minister has said, of that relationship, even despite all the tariffs and everything else, i also, if i had known everything i hasnt changed that much. Know now, if i had known that then, i was seeing that last year i think that us firms continued to bid then we may have made different on chinas consumer market. Decisions about whether or not every 14 billion of Us Investment went patient who was being discharged from hospital who was a covid i9 into china last year. Patient was tested to ensure that yes, i think there is a lot they were negative. What is the case of resilience in the economic relationship between the United States and china and is that they were discharged from india, between the west and china. Hospital because they were clinically well. As always, even a lot of that will continue for quite a while but the warning though we looked into bring down the by the Chinese Foreign minister number of delayed discharges, and about a new cold war, i think it is also very real. Objective shared across all the parties in the Scottish Parliament we have to bear in mind for many years in fact, what that the cold war can only happen with both sides taking parallel happened even in those circumstances is that every single case would be attitudes towards each other. Clinically assessed in order to be it is easy to simply blame it all on confident that they were ready to be donald trump, but the reality is discharged, they were clinically well, and that the risk assessments that back in 2013, after the that always should be made would be made and continue to be made, by social work staff and others, to chinese leaders started the process determine with the patient and their by bending western ideas like family where was the right place for democracy, secret society or them to go. The majority went back Constitutional Rights in china. Home, about a third went into care those terms and now no longer homes. So, that is the circumstance allowed to be caught on chinese campuses. In other words, the west, in which all of those decisions were taken. As i have said before, and under previous leaders, got china the first minister has said before, wrong. The chinese leader wasnt a there will undoubtedly be, as we man who could be moulded into some look back over our handling of this sort of western shape or figure by opening up trade. It was a pandemic from what we knew in the very early days about this very new misjudgment on the part of many virus and how it transmitted itself, countries. The chinese leader is and the impact it had, to how we are certainly not somebody who can be trained by the west to behave any learning, indeed the learning of scientists and clinicians the world over has developed over that time more western and democratic way. He and undoubtedly will continue to goes his own way and he actually develop, then there will be times when we understand with the new goes his own way and he actually goes further than a lot of people information that decisions that were within the communist party would like to do. He will do whatever he made previously, if we had had the new information then, we might have made those different decisions at that point. But that is the basis on which we took the decision is in march that we took. We used the can to make sure that the communist party in china will not be worst Case Scenario challenged. Greece will reopen its islands march that we took. We used the worst Case Scenario estimate to ensure that our nhs was not to Domestic Tourism tomorrow, the latest in a series of measures overwhelmed. The point about our nhs not being overwhelmed is that it was ending lockdown restrictions. It closed its borders early, and has had only 171 then free to treat everyone who deaths from coronavirus. Needed its clinical care. Regardless but greeces tourist industry of any other decisions and how which makes up at least a fifth of the economy has been badly hit people mightjudge those, i think that decision has to be judged as by the pandemic, as quentin the correct one. Aline clark from sommerville reports. The parthenon is a landmark, the correct one. Aline clark from not just for greece but for the entire world and for the last few months, it, along with western the bbc. Are you there . civilisation, has been closed to visitors. This week, it reopened. Social distancing means new markings on these ancient the correct one. Aline clark from the bbc. Are you there . I am, sorry, minister. Who would have thought stones and new plastic defences before this that we would have had on the ramparts. The courts getting involved in deciding who should be running a ca re deciding who should be running a care form and now we hear that the for greece, there is no greater symbol, but for now, this police are investigating three is mainly a symbolic reopening. Deaths at the home farm care home on on any given day, there would usually be 20,000 visitors here. Skye. In the very near future, today, barely 100. Minister, will you consider a full scale review of the care home Foreign Tourists can return here without quarantine sector . So, the involvement of the from the middle ofjune. For the moment, court in home farm care home as a its mostly locals. The fact that its open makes me feel hopeful, consequence of the action of the but cautiously so. Ca re consequence of the action of the care inspector, and they have had our government reacted well, that power previously and are exercising it in that respect in quickly, and the results show. That care home, where they are greece hasnt been seeking to have the care home overwhelmed by the pandemic deregistered. As you and viewers only 170 deaths. Lockdown is easing here. Know the nhs in the highlands have the mainlands beaches are open and from monday stepped in to ensure that there is its islands will be, too. Adequate staffing, adequate for now, tourists from high Infection Prevention and control, infection areas the us, russia and the United Kingdom adequate ppe, and all the right wont be allowed in, measures are ta ken adequate ppe, and all the right measures are taken to ensure the but that will change ca re measures are taken to ensure the care and the protection of those residents there is as we would all as the virus weakens, wa nt residents there is as we would all want it to be. The involvement of says the countrys tourism minister. Everybody has been under stress. The police in terms of the lord i think this vacationing process is a healing process, advocates recent decision that debt especially for this year. Tourism is the bedrock in care homes and of workers should of the greek economy. Be reported to the procurator fiscal back at the acropolis, its slow going. Yanis hasnt had procedures is a decision for the a customer in days. Lord advocate. To get specifically its about time to accept to your question, i think i am on that the world has changed record as saying that there needs to and now we have to start learning new things and one bea of them is to be able to. Record as saying that there needs to be a look at whether the way we currently have that mixed economy of and the acropolis, some days of the year, is going to be like this as well. Provision of social care and care the acropolis is a monument homes, where we have the private sector involved, the independent to insurance a fitting place not for Profit Sector involved, third sector charities, and public endurance, a fitting place to take the first cautious steps out of the pandemic. Agencies through our local authorities, whether that is the correct approach going forward. I frances minister for ecological transition has said think it is entirely right that we air france has promised to halve its domestic review that and consider, with the emissions of Carbon Dioxide in the next four years, in return for state loan guarantees. Public in scotland, whether or not that should be changed, if it should the deal involves air france be changed, in what way . And in what drastically reducing domestic flights for routes that you can way should all of that be funded and be taken forward so that we ensure travel by rail in less than two that we have the best quality of and a half hours. France has offered the airline ca re that we have the best quality of care for our older people, a package of loans regardless of where they are, worth more than seven whether they are in a residential billion dollars. The duke of cambridge has revealed setting, whether they are in their he has found parenting overwhelming at times and says having children brought back own home . That residential setting the emotions he felt should be their home, it is their following the death of his mother. Speaking candidly in a new bbc documentary which hopes to encourage home, or their own home, men to open up about their mental should be their home, it is their home, ortheir own home, orwhether they are in a hospital setting or health through football, Prince William shares the impact with families. In answer, the short being a father has had a nswer to with families. In answer, the short answer to your question, i do on his own wellbeing. Believe that is something we need to look too as we go forward. Right now 0ur correspondent sean dilley has more. Our focus is on dealing with this when youve been through something traumatic in life and that is, like, pandemic, but i think it has shone a your dad not being around, light on a number of areas where my mother dying when i was younger, your emotions come back there have been improvements that we wa nt to in leaps and bounds. There have been improvements that we want to hold onto and other areas the duke of cambridge speaking where we might want to look for about his struggles with parenting improvements in the future. Douglas as a father of three. Barry from pa. Hello, i am hoping ive definitely found it very, at times, overwhelming. Me and catherine particularly, we support each other and we go through those moments together and we kind of evolve and learn together. That we can hear you. Ijust wanted to say there are reports today that Prince William opened up in a conversation with former professional footballer Marvin Sordell for a documentary, the Contact Tracing strategy could football, Prince William and our mental health, be ditched. Why has the louisa which will air on bbc one on thursday. Marvin sordell quit football last year after a successful career that saw him play jordan not be needed yet . Is this for the england under 21 team, bolton and burton albion. Not a negative development for when he retired at 28, Contact Tracing until a vaccine is he pointed to his mental well being, describing football as a beautiful fine . I am not quite sure douglas game with an ugly persona. What technology you might be sordell, who has previously spoken referring to. If you are referring to the technology that is part of of his Poor Mental Health and his Suicide Attempt in 2013, says being a father the nhs scotland test and protect has been difficult. It was the hardest time of my life. Strategy, then there is no intention i found it really, really tough. And i grew up without my father of ditching that technology. That technology is twofold in its use. And ive not had a father to look up the current pilot that it is going at, and now ive got a child and they are looking up to a father through in three of our health and i dont really know how boards was to test whether or not, im dealing with this. Having scaled it up from the i really struggled with my emotions at that time, you know. Technology we use in the past for the programme features conversations with footballers and fans other infectious diseases, having and managers from all walks of life. Scaled it up to cope with covid i9 Prince William says he wants his emotionally charged documentary and focused it on covid i9, whether to kick off the biggest ever conversation on mental or not that scale up was proving health through football. Your dad would be very proud of you, he would. Effective in its tests. My as your mum would. Understanding is that it has worked, i appreciate that. Youll make all the right there may be one or two tweaks decisions, i know you will. I can see the kind of man required. But it has worked as an you are and you will be absolutely fine and you will be a great dad. Aid to contact tracers to help them do theirjob and do theirjob with less paper filling, if do theirjob and do theirjob with less paperfilling, if you like, you are watching bbc news. Form filling, than would otherwise be required. The second enhancement a once in a decade storm to that technology, which we is battering large parts of australias west coast. Tens of thousands of homes anticipate will come through in and businesses are without power and the Severe Weather warning has june, is an enhancement that would prompted authorities to put allow the individual who is military units on standby. Reporting that they have symptoms, and for whom the test is then from sydney, phil mercer report booked, to themselves fill in their contacts over the period that is required. Again, helping to speed the process up. If that is the technology you are referring to, there is no intention to ditch that technology. There may be other weather forecasters warned that australias entire west coast was at risk developments elsewhere in the uk from a monstrous storm. About the proximity at, but that is its the remnants of Tropical Cyclone mangga that is combining with a cold front to lash coastal areas weather forecasters warned about the proximity at, but that is auk about the proximity at, but that is a uk app, led primarily by the nhs that australias entire with destructive winds, heavy rain and abnormally high tides. In england and Public Health the Weather Bureau said the england. I obviously cannot comment storm was dynamic and complex. Satellite images have shown on how that is progressing or not. The scale of the threat. Thank you very much. Next tom waves up to eight metres have been forecast. Despite the temptation, surfers have been told to stay out of the water. Peterkin from the pm j. Good thousands of homes are without electricity after strong winds afternoon. Going back to the home brought down power lines. Residents have been farm care home, are you able to shed urged not to go outside. Any light on what it is the Police Properties have been damaged and roofs torn off buildings. Are investigating in this case . Perth, a city of 2 million also, given that the care people, hasnt been spared. Inspectorate identified staffing issues at the home back in november, the wild conditions might not ease for another day. Has there been a lack of emergency inland areas were blanketed by clouds of dust, planning and should operators be whipped up by the winds. Held. . Australia is a land well used that is where we will leave the to natures extremes, but, press co nfe re nce once again, its resilience that is where we will leave the press conference in edinburgh. Interesting the Health Secretary reiterating how important it was to maintain the lockdown and is being tested. Self isolation rules, making it clear that in fact self isolation now its time for a look was not the same as lockdown and in at the weather with louise lear. No way that people should leave hello there. It is an improving picture their home, their primary residence, for any reason is, obviously in the today, with the wind is light of the Dominic Cummings starting to ease, particularly in comparison to yesterday, and that allegations and the fact that he went north to durham. That is it for heavy and persistent rain in western scotland has cleared. A little bit of drizzle so far today, but even the time being. Lets catch up with that cloud is starting to thin and break in places. The time being. Lets catch up with the weather before our headlines best of the sunshine this afternoon across with louise. Central and southern areas. That is because a High Pressure is building and as we go through hello there. The night it is going it is an improving picture today, with the wind is to move its way across the country and that means lighter starting to ease, particularly in comparison to yesterday, and that heavy and persistent rain in western winds, a little bit of patchy mist scotland has cleared. A little bit of drizzle and fog first thing in the morning so far today, but even across South West England and south that cloud is starting to thin and break in places. Wales, but generally a promising best of the Sunshine Bank holiday monday awaits. This afternoon across yes, there are some central and southern areas. Weather fronts which will gradually move into Northern Ireland and western fringes of that is because high scotland by the end of the afternoon. It should not spoil pressure is building your day too much. And as we go through the night it is going to move its way across the country ahead of it is dry and fine, 19 and 20 degrees the high, we and that means lighter could see highs of up to 25 degrees winds, a little bit of patchy mist yet again in the south east. That sets us up and fog first thing in the morning for a dry week ahead, lighter winds, largely dry across South West England and south wales, but generally a promising and once again warm for all. Bank holiday monday awaits. Take care. Yes, there are some weather fronts which will gradually move into Northern Ireland and western fringes of scotland by the end of the afternoon. It should not spoil your day too much. Ahead of it is dry and fine, i9 and 20 degrees the high, we could see highs of up to 25 degrees yet again in the south east. That sets us up for a dry week ahead, lighter winds, largely dry and once again warm for all. 00 29 22,282 4294966103 13 29,430 take care. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The uk Prime Ministers top aide, Dominic Cummings, is at number 10 downing street. Senior members of the conservative party are calling for his resignation after further allegations he breached lockdown rules. He insists he acted reasonably and legally by driving from london to County Durham in march while his wife had coronavirus. But new reports suggest he was seen in the north east of england on two further occasions. The country cant afford this nonsense, this pantomime, now. Dominic should go and we should move on and deal with the things that matter in peoples lives. Police in hong kong arrest dozens of people participating in the first pro democracy protests since beijing announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory