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  • the government says emerging from lock down will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom.

  • It comes as the prime minister prepares to address the nation tomorrow to set out the next phase in tackling the Corona virus pandemic.

  • Today, British Airlines called for clarity after being told that the government will bring in a 14 day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK from any country apart from the Republic of Ireland.

  • It comes as a further 346 deaths were announced across the UK today.

  • That's in hospitals, care homes and in the community.

  • It takes the official death toll to 31,587.

  • Here's our political correspondent, Ben writes.

  • The balmy bank holiday weather brought people to the parks in London.

  • Police try to remind them of the rules while in Leeds the measures on social distancing were also being stretched in the sun.

  • Just walk into the car to get the dog's balls.

  • People just walking right close to on the path.

  • We got to walk on the road to stay away from them.

  • I think people are just kind of forget in this area, is next thing we'll get into a point where we're finding it a bit difficult being at home, but can see why it's important.

  • Teoh ensure that the lock down continues for a little while longer.

  • Tomorrow the prime minister will set out a road map for how England might leave the cove it locked down, and today one of Boris Johnson's cabinet ministers said the government would proceed with extreme caution.

  • Importantly, it is true to say that moving beyond Cove, it will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom.

  • So when we do emerge, the world will seem quite different.

  • The aviation industry is one of many reeling from the impact of the current Corona virus restrictions airlines in the U.

  • K say they have.

  • Bean told the government will bring in a 14 day quarantine for anyone arriving from any country apart from the Republic of Ireland.

  • If this is the scientific advice and absolutely we will I'm except that health and safety of our passengers is paramount, but this will have a significant impact on our on our sector.

  • Nobody is going to want to travel if they have to go into quarantine, for 14 days.

  • The Secretary of state.

  • Can you confirm that anyone flying into UK airports will be told to quarantine for 14 days from the start of next month?

  • A lot of people will wonder why this wasn't done weeks ago.

  • Now we have a situation where, as we get the armed with the reproduction number down in the UK on, we begin to get things under control on it.

  • We now have the capacity, as we just discussed in testing as well.

  • It clearly then makes sense to look at what happens at the borders I can't confirm is the answer will have to wait for the prime minister tomorrow night.

  • The prime minister first announced the current locked down less than seven weeks ago.

  • You should not be meeting friends.

  • If your friends ask you to meet, you should say no.

  • You should not be meeting family members who do not live in your home.

  • You should not be going shopping except for essentials like food and medicine.

  • Like everyone, Boris Johnson is weighing up risk the need to protect the economy in people's liberty against the fear of a resurgent disease, then right, BBC news transport Secretary Grant Chaps today also called on people to walk and cycle to work once the lock down restrictions are eased in England, calling this a once in a generation opportunity to transform the way that people get around.

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  • Shapps pledged £2 billion from a fund announced in February that could see new bike lanes in England within weeks.

  • Chief environment correspondent Justin Rollout report It's travel as locked down is lifted is a big challenge for the government.

  • The social distancing rules mean buses and trains can carry far fewer passengers if people take to their cars.

  • Instead, the roads will be choked with traffic.

  • That's why Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today announced £250 million for English local authorities toe widened pavements and install pop up bike lanes as quickly as possible.

  • So let me give you an idea of how our streets might look if these changes become permanent.

  • I'm in Waltham Forest.

  • They've invested a lot in this kind of thing and have a lot.

  • Look at the way the pavement merges into the road, and the idea is it gives pedestrians and cyclists a sense of freedom to move around the space.

  • You see new kinds off street furniture.

  • I think it's called So benches like this you see the planter here with trees on a bike park there on.

  • The idea is that we can all move much more freely through the space because there aren't as many cars and Lorries coming through.

  • But what about motorists?

  • They've got rights, too, and many people will feel more secure from the virus in their vehicles.

  • So what does Britain's biggest motoring association have to say about this?

  • We're country to what people say.

  • All our polls actually show that drivers are going to drive less after locked down 36% again, a cycle more walk, more run more so we do need some radical measures to stop gridlock because public transport won't be able to cope.

  • There will be a voucher scheme so people can have their bikes repaired on.

  • In the longer term, a national cycling commissioner will be appointed.

  • Campaigners hope these changes will be locked in four good.

  • There's a bigger thing off reallocating space in the longer term and creating cities and sounds that roads and streets around the country that really do makes likely walking a safe, attractive and welcoming opportunity.

  • There have been huge improvement in air quality in Britain's towns and cities during locked down.

  • Mr Schapp says he hopes will use the opportunity it has provided to find cleaner, greener and healthier ways to get around.

  • Just in Rolla.

  • BBC News Waltham Forest senior clerics are urging the government to act cautiously before allowing places of worship to reopen.

  • All churches, mosques, synagogues and temples closed their doors almost two months ago, but some worshippers are now asking for their buildings to be reopened following the lead of Germany last weekend.

  • As our religion editor Martin Bashir, reports, We need to physically be with Jesus more than we need our food on.

  • Please open our churches from pews to pull pits.

  • Some people want their churches to reopen when there's a huge grounds fell at the moment.

  • You know there are tens of thousands of Catholics across odd Isis, many right to me, they email, they say, When can we come back?

  • Across the country, places of worship have been closed for eight weeks from cathedrals to the largest Hindu temple outside of India.

  • So is congregational worship about to come back.

  • The Bishop of London says The calculation is much more complex than just unlocking the doors.

  • When we open our church buildings, we will still have to insure physical distancing.

  • We'll have to make sure people can wash their hands on the way in and on the way out way won't ever likely not to be able to use him box or service sheets or sing.

  • So whatever we do, we have to plan for it in a very sensible way.

  • There has bean an upside to the lock down live streaming of services and hymns like this son by individuals from denominations across the country.

  • But the lock down has been particularly challenging for Muslims, who are midway through the holy month of Ramadan.

  • An imam in Leicester believes their religious practices present a unique challenge.

  • I am not convinced that we can maintain social distance.

  • The first thing is the removal on footwear and then it's the washing ritual washing and then going into the main trail where you can keep the to meet distance.

  • But we are talking about large numbers and the majority of the most that we have consulted are off the view that they do not wish to open.

  • During Ramadan last weekend, German churches reopened with strict vetting limits on numbers and no congregational singing.

  • Religious groups in Britain are waiting to hear whether they conjoined their continental cousins or remain locked out for a while longer.

  • Martin Bashir, BBC News.

the government says emerging from lock down will be a gradual process, not a single leap to freedom.

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