Nearly all its lockdown restrictions. Spain has further eased its lockdown. Tourists can travel to the country again from july and top flight football will resume next month. Funerals take place in pakistan after a plane crash in a residential area of karachi kills 97 people. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The Prime Ministers top aide, Dominic Cummings, is facing calls to resign after it emerged he travelled more than 250 miles with his wife who was sick with suspected coronavirus to be near relatives during the lockdown. Downing street says that mr cummings drove from london to County Durham to be near relatives who could help with childcare if he too became unwell and that his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. Mr cummings said today hed done the right thing and believes he behaved reasonably and legally. The transport secretary, grant shapps, says that
For flouting the governments own guidelines. Also tonight businesses will have to pay around a quarter of the wages of furloughed workers from the start of august. And guernsey will become the first part of the British Isles to lift nearly all its lockdown restrictions. Good evening. The Prime Ministers top aide, Dominic Cummings, is facing calls to resign after travelling more than 250 miles with his wife, who had suspected coronavirus, to be near relatives during the lockdown. Downing street says that he drove from london to County Durham, where there was family to help with childcare if he also became unwell, and that it was in line with lockdown guidelines. Mr cummings was unapologetic, saying hed done the right thing, and had behaved reasonably and legally. Cabinet ministers have indicated their support for mr cummings, and the transport secretary, grant shapps, said he had the full support of the Prime Minister. It comes as 282 more deaths were announced in the past 2a hours. It
The Channel Island of guernsey has become the first part of the British Isles to remove nearly all its lockdown restrictions, after reporting no new cases of covid 19 for over three weeks. Robert hall has more. In a guernsey garden, eight week old Charlie Flood is meeting his widerfamily. Until now, his grandparents have only had glimpses of him at a distance. Today, the family can hold charlie and hug each other for the First Time Since lockdown began. Were so fortunate because in england, they cant do that. It must be so, so difficult for them. Were just really, really lucky. It feels absolutely amazing. It has been a long time coming. And it feels so nice i cant put him down on the 16th of may, guernsey moved into phase three of the lockdown exit plan. Guernsey families and friends can meet up under what is called a bubble system, gradually widening their contacts. Guernseys success against covid i9 is down to a community effort. Social distancing, combined with testing and tracing,
Nearly all its lockdown restrictions. Spains Prime Minister says top flight football will resume next month, and overseas visitors can visit the country from july. Funerals take place in pakistan after a plane crash in a residential area of karachi kills 97 people. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The Prime Ministers top aide Dominic Cummings is facing calls to resign after it emerged he travelled more than 250 miles with his wife who was sick with suspected coronavirus to be near relatives during the lockdown. Downing street says that mr cummings drove from london to County Durham to be near relatives who could help with childcare if he too became unwell, and that his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. Mr cummings said today hed done the right thing, and believes he behaved reasonably and legally. The transport secretary grant shapps says that Dominic Cumm
Uk businesses will be expected to pay a quarter of the wages of furloughed workers from the start of august. Hello and welcome. Ahead of the daily downing street News Conference which is today led by transport secretary grant schapps. Boris johnsons top aide Dominic Cummings is facing calls to resign after it emerged he had travelled more than 250 miles with his sick wife to be near relatives during the long term. Downing street says mr cummings drove from london to County Durham to ensure his young son would be properly cared for if he too became unwell. His actions were in line with the coronavirus guidelines. He told reporters he behaved reasonably and legally. Helen kat reports. Youre supposed to be more than two metres apart. Dominic cummings at his london home, insisting he did not break lockdown rules. I behaved reasonably and legally. Thats not a good look so is it, mr cummings . Who cares about good looks. It was about doing the right thing. Its not about what you guys think.