Good to have you with us. Boris johnson has defended plans to relax the lockdown in england amid accusations that his governments proposals are confusing. 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. With some workers being encouraged to return this week, the Prime Minister said he was not expecting a sudden big flood of people to go back. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Was the day any different . On the wild yorkshire coast . On the quiet manchester commute . To a few more travellers on londons lines, all trying to work out what the slow train to a new normal looks like, with many questions tonight put direct to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, you left the nation with more questions than answers. Why have you been so vague with who can start back at work and which businesses can reopen this week . Its when you come to take small st
Been shielding during lockdown are told they can go outdoors. The government has defended its decision to ease lockdown measures. And religious services resume, the mosque injerusalem and religious services resume, the mosque in jerusalem reopens and religious services resume, the mosque injerusalem reopens after two months and later today the pope will return to st peters basilica to celebrate mass. Now on bbc news as countries around the globe consider how sport comes out of lockdown, bbc sport examines how it will emerge from the pandemic and what lessons have been learned. Sport is about escaping. Getting away from reality, even just for a few seconds. 2020 offered a years worth of glorious distraction. The boisterous thrill of the six nations. Liverpool striving towards the premier league title. The summer love of wimbledon. The continent wide party of the euros, and of course, the greatest show on earth, tokyo 2020. But for all it promised, 2020 was the year reality caught sport.
With leading experts in their field. A world renowned sports physician helping us with this, and we worked with the government very closely, their advisers, to prepare those and it was really a big surprise we were not allowed to proceed yesterday because, up until that point, we had been given no indication there were issues there. And i was particular surprising because, as tanni knows, i run a Large Business in the uk, across europe, so we had the ability to test in the real world the protocols that we are putting in place in the uk, notjust puregym but the whole industry. We welcomed over a Million People to our sites in switzerland and denmark in the last six weeks, its been tested by the authorities there 60 or 70 times and passed all those tests, and as far as we are aware, we havent had one infection or transmission in those facilities. Adding to the concerns tanni so clearly raised, evidence that is been provided. Sorry to interrupt you. We have heard today from a scientist wh
That its safe enough. Confusion for some as restrictions are eased on those classed as extremely vulnerable. Calls for the Scientific Evidence showing itll be safe for them. Curfews ignored a sixth night of protests erupts in cities across the us sparked by the death in Police Custody of george floyd. And. Theyre off. Sort of. Horse racing is back as the world of sport prepares to return, and coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news. Competitive snooker is also set to return today. World championjudd trump, one of those in action in milton keynes. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. The biggest easing of lockdown measures since the restrictions were introduced in march is under way. Ministers insist theyre following the science and taking the steps in a very cautious way. All four nations of the uk now have guidelines in place allowing more than two people to meet outside. Vulnerable people in england and wales who have been advised to stay home since march have
The numbers that were seeing. Borisjohnson sets out what he calls an ambitious post coronavirus Recovery Plan for britain critics say its not enough. To unite and level up. And to that end we will build, build, build. Build back better, build back greener, build back faster. We are facing an economic crisis, the biggest weve seen in a generation. And the recovery needs to match that. Chinas new security law comes into force in hong kong subversion, terrorism and secession all punishable by life in prison. And concern about the long term impact coronavirus could have on the brain we hearfrom one patient who survived two strokes. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Lockdown measures are being reintroduced in cities across the United States as well as the United Kingdom amid a surge of coronavirus cases. More than 16 us states have re imposed restrictions or delayed reopening, after a sharp rise in cases with Health Officials across the United States expressing growing concern about the nation