Back to work, because there is a massive, massive Economic Cost to what were having to do Health Reasons. Back to school new guidance for england will see class sizes of 15 pupils, staggered break times and frequent hand washing. The Health Secretary matt hancock says the number of deaths in care homes from covid 19 is falling. Borisjohnson urges people to use common sense as he defends his plan to relax the lockdown in england. More than six Million People in the uk will hear today whether their wages will continue to be subsidised beyond june. The chancellor, rishi sunak, is to announce the future of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which is currently due to end on the 30th ofjune. In other developments, borisjohnson has defended his plans to relax the lockdown rules in england and has issued guidance to clear up some of the confusion. So, from tomorrow, people in england can go outdoors as often as they want and can meet with one person from another household in a public space a
To announce whether the furlough scheme will continue, and how. Elite sport is given the go ahead to start again from june i, but there will be no fans in stadiums for a long time, with no date set for when theyll be allowed to reopen. Elite sport is given the go ahead to start again and widespread frost for england and wales, parts of scotland could see snow. Details later. Its tuesday may the 12th. Our top story. Borisjohnson has defended his plans to relax the lockdown rules in england at a faster rate than the rest of the uk. The government has issued guidance to try to clear up some of the confusion that has surrounded the proposals. In england from tomorrow people can go outdoors as often as they want and can meet with one person from another household in a public space as long as social distancing is respected. If you cant work from home the advice is to go back to work from tomorrow. Guidance on how public transport can cope will be issued later today. In a new development for
Definitely is still quite busy. And i think a lot of people, some people are really conscious about keeping their distance. You know, two metres, and other people just arent, really. And, good news if your lockdown lawn needs some love, as some Garden Centres re open. Good afternoon. The chancellor rishi sunak has said its very likely the uk economy will face a significant recession this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was speaking as official figures showed the uk economy shrank by 2 in the first three months of this year, which include the early days of lockdown. Its the sharpest dip since the Global Financial crisis in 2008. It comes as some of the lockdown restrictions have been eased in england and some people have returned to work. The Prime Minister has announced a further £600m to help tackle the virus in englands care homes. More on that shortly but first this report from our economics correspondent andy verity. If the economy looked like this at the start of the
Caribbean and african communities. Weve clapped them in the streets now were being asked to shine a light from our windows as we Mark International nurses day. Good afternoon. The chancellor rishi sunak has said the governments Job Retention scheme will be extended until the end of october. He told mps that more than 7. 5 Million People in the uk are currently being supported by the scheme. The chancellor said changes will be made to the package from the end ofjuly when employers will be asked to share the cost of workers going back part time. It comes as more guidance has been issued on re opening schools, going back to work safely and using public transport in england. Official figures released this morning show that the number of deaths in the uk mentioning covid 19 has dropped substantially for the First Time Since the epidemic began. But the figures also show there were approximately 50,000 more deaths registered in the weeks since the middle of march to may 1st than would be expe
High pressure will stay with us through this week and into the weekend. It was a really cold start to the week yesterday thanks to a biting northerly wind from the arctic. Through the days ahead it will gradually get warmer. This high, as you can seek, starts to wobble around and reorientate itself and eventually tap into warmer air from the atlantic which will come round the top of the high and raise the temperature is for us all, especially by the weekend. As promised, it will make for a lot of fine weather. We have a weather front pushing south across scotland this afternoon, some rain to come out of that and snow possible for the highest ground. The air behind the highest ground. The air behind the front particularly chilly, some spots of northern scotland just six oi spots of northern scotland just six or7 spots of northern scotland just six or 7 degrees. Perhaps iii spots of northern scotland just six or 7 degrees. Perhaps 1a or 15 to the side. If you showers for Northern England