And greece has also begun easing restrictions to help boost its flagging tourism industry. Greeks are once again able to travel freely to the countrys islands. Now on bbc news, its time for the papers. Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are jack blanchard, editor of politicos london playbook, and madeline grant, deputy comment editor at the daily telegraph. Tomorrows front pages, starting with. The metro leads with the news that the uk prime ministers top adviser, Dominic Cummings, has refused to apologise to the public after taking a 260 mile trip at the height of lockdown. The i says mr cummings was unrepentant at the press conference he gave to explain his actions, and the paper highlights what it calls an outpouring of dismay from scientists, some ministers, medics and police. The daily mail calls borisjohnsons top aide defiant after he said he had no regrets and blamed the media for the controversy engulfing the uk gov
And that could be on quite a small scale like a particular workplace or school, then measures can be introduced, which hopefully the public will get behind, enable us to control the virus in that locality. The Prime Minister will be questioned by senior mps later amid continued calls for his top adviser Dominic Cummings to resign. Elsewhere a new spike of Coronavirus Infections is detected in south korea on the day that many children return to school. President trump accuses twitter of stifling free speech after one of his tweets about postal voting was given a fact check label. And nasa astronauts prepare to launch into space from the us for the first time in nearly a decade we count down to the launch. Good morning. Future coronavirus outbreaks in england could be controlled by introducing local lockdowns according to the government. The Health Secretary matt hancock said some restrictions, including the temporary closure of shops and schools, could be reintroduced in specific areas
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are harriet line, deputy Political Editor at the press association, and george eaton, senior online editor at the new statesman. Tomorrows front pages. The telegraph leads with the news that families and friends who have been kept apart for months can reunite from monday after the uk Prime Minister borisjohnson eased lockdown rules to allow groups of up to six people to meet outdoors. The times leads with the easing of restrictions in england, which borisjohnson says means that grandparents aged above 70 will be able to have joyful reunions with their children and grandchildren. The daily mail calls june 1 happy monday as the easing begins, with some shops opening in england and people allowed to have bbqs with friends. The mirror goes with the news that Durham Police say they would have turned the Prime Ministers aide Dominic Cummings back, had they stopped him as he made a trip to Barnard Cas
Hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament. On this Programme Labour ha rdens its attack the government over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but Boris Johsnon reckons the country wants to see a united front. I really do not see the purpose of these endless attacks on public trust and confidence. I have supported the government openly and i have taking criticism for itm but he makes it difficult to support this government. Government and oppositon mps want to know why the govenment is bringing in a quarantine for travellers to the uk now. These are not just a three week fudge to spare the government embarrassment for failing to deal with this issue at the right times. And tough questions for the head of the new covid i9 test and trace service. You do not actually know how many tests come back within 2a hours and you are in charge of nhs test entries . Test and trace. You as a curtain raiser for Prime Ministers questions, the labour leader had said that borisjohnson now needs
Good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one ahead of the daily government coronavirus briefing, expected around five oclock. Todayit today it is led by the Health Secretary, matt hancock. The offical number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus has passed 40,000 according to new figures from the department of health coming amid continued controversy about how quickly to ease the lockdown. Figures reveal a further 357 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk, taking the total number of deaths in uk care homes, hospitals and the wider comminuty to more than 40,000. It comes as the latest study of Coronavirus Infections in england suggests a fall in the number of people with the illness. Figures from the office for National Statistics indicate one in 1,000 people had the virus in the community in the last two weeks of may down from one in 400 the week before. Elsewhere, the British Medical Association says the governments decision to make face coverings compul