We begin in niger, where the Breaking News in the last half an hour is the military leaders who staged a coup say they have closed the countrys airspace over what they called the threat of intervention against them. The announcement came as a deadline expired for them to restore the ousted president or face the possible action from the west African Regional grouping known as ecowas. Earlier thousands of people gathered in nigers capital to support the militaryjunta, despite International Condemnation of the soldiers actions. Some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. And algeria, which Borders Niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. France says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore nigers elected president. Nigers Prime Minister was in paris on saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the countrys embassy. He has dismissed that pro coup protests are taking p
Good afternoon and welcome. Six weeks into lockdown and many of us want to know when we can return to work as normal. We dont have a date for that, but the bbc has seen details of the new workplace rules being proposed by the government to help businesses when their staff do eventually return. Employers would need to stagger start times and limit the amount of desks and equipment that needs to be shared. Employers should consider providing ppe, or barriers if the two metre social distancing rules cant be observed. In other developments, small and medium sized businesses in the uk are able to apply for loans of up to £50,000 today, in a scheme backed by the treasury. This afternoon, the Prime Minister will host a Global Online summit aimed at raising more than £6 billion to develop vaccines and treatments for covid 19. With more details on the plans for the workplace, heres our economics correspondent, andy verity. This manufacturer in fleckney, leicestershire, is fighting coronavirus
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are kate andrews, the economics editor at the spectator. And the writer and broacaster, dawn foster. Lets take a look at tomorrows front pages. More than half of all adults are now paid by the state reads the telegraph, as chancellor, rishi sunak, warns that the cost of the governments furlough scheme is unsustainable after 6. 3 Million People sign up. The times leads on government plans to urge uk citizens to download a tracing app which will initially be piloted on the isle of wight this week. The app is part of plans to ease lockdown restrictions. Its a gap year reads the front page of the sun. The paper says its learnt that social distancing measures could last as long as 12 months. And the guardian leads on warnings from trade unions that workers could refuse to turn up to work unless the government can guarantee their safety, amid what the paper describes as anger over guidance designed
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