There's been some criticism of Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething after he was photographed at the weekend eating chips with his wife and son on a bench.

He has defended himself saying he did nothing wrong in relation to the coronavirus lockdown.

New guidelines came into force on Monday - so what are the rules?

People in Wales can sit and eat in a park while out for exercise, according to the updated Welsh Government guidance.

Previously, guidance on exercise in Wales specifically warned against using exercise as an excuse “to undertake other activity”, giving “having a picnic or spending a prolonged period on a park bench” as an example.

Welsh Government adverts have also warned against people having picnics. But in simplified advice, exercise guidance now states that activity “incidental to that which is good for people’s health or wellbeing is also considered to be reasonable”.

“Going for a walk and also stopping to have something to eat or sit in a park, for example, is intended to be permitted,” the guidance states.

Economy Minister Ken Skates is due to give the Welsh Government's daily coronavirus briefing at 12:30 BST.

We'll update you on the main points here, and you can also watch the proceedings live on BBC One Wales or via the Coronavirus Daily Update video link above.

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At Prime Minister's Questions, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer asks whether Boris Johnson was "too slow to protect people in care homes" from the spread of coronavirus.

Sir Keir says until 12 March official guidance said it was "very unlikely" that people would become infected in care homes - but latest figures that is where 40% of Covid deaths have occurred.

Mr Johnson says the government is today announcing a further £600m for infection control in care homes.

He says the Labour leader's description of the advice "wasn't true" - and that care home deaths are falling.

Sir Keir then reads out a quote from a cardiologist who says patients suspected of having coronavirus were moved from hospitals to care homes, without warning or support.

The prime minister replies that "the number of discharges from hospitals to care homes went down in March and April".

"We had a system of testing people going into care homes," he says, adding "that testing is being ramped up".

Tracing contacts of people suspected of having coronavirus will require a “non-judgemental” approach and strict confidentiality, the president of the Society of Sexual Health Advisers has warned.

Ceri Evans said people may feel “unsure or anxious” when asked to name people they have been in contact with.

“As we have already seen in the news, people are not necessarily keeping social distancing," she said

"People are going around to visit family and friends, people are meeting people to have sex, people are not doing what they're expected to be doing.

“And I think that if they feel that somebody is listening and being non-judgemental, they're much more likely to be able to give that information which will have the knock-on effect of helping to halt the progress of Covid.”

Ms Evans said sexual health advisers had been dealing with sensitive contact tracing practices for years.

"People feel quite anxious about confidentiality and where information is going to be stored. And I think that if you've got a person on the phone, they may be able to reassure you about that information.”

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Boris Johnson returns to the House of Commons for Prime Minister's Questions at 12:00 BST.

It comes as some of the lockdown rules are eased in England, prompting criticism from leaders of the other UK nations who say they are still urging people to stay at home.

Meanwhile Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that the economy is facing a "significant" recession.

You can watch the proceedings live on BBC Parliament and via the Prime Minister's Questions video link above.

"Bringing up a puppy is really hard, even when we're not in lockdown".

Sylvia Vanatta is looking after dogs which have been abandoned at her shelter in Carmarthenshire.

But she worries the Many Tears Rescue Centre will be inundated with new puppies bought during the lockdown, when restrictions are eventually eased and people return to work.

With training centres closed, Ms Vanatta said first time dog owners might be struggling to raise the puppies due to not being able to get any help.

"You won't realise you've got a problem until it's maybe nine months old and then it could be a big problem," she said.

It might be some time until Newport County fans see their team playing again, as scrapping the rest of the season in Leagues One and Two is likely to be the most significant topic for discussion in another week of key meetings in the English Football League (EFL).

A board meeting today will be followed by a meeting of all Championship clubs - then another involving the 47 clubs from the bottom two leagues.

While Cardiff City and Swansea City are in the Championship, Newport County are in League Two.

It is not certain the leagues will be formally ended this week as there are a number of issues that will need to be resolved, not least surrounding promotion and relegation, and the EFL is adamant no decision about the rest of the season has been made.

However, BBC Sport understands there is a general acceptance among clubs that resumption of the season in Leagues One and Two is impossible.

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An online guide for walking routes in Snowdonia has re-iterated the "stay home" message.

A "massive" spike in traffic to the Walk Up Snowdon website has led its producers to believe that "many are planning to walk up Snowdon soon".

The guide reminds people that "Snowdon and all other beauty spots across Wales are closed".

Around 500 agency workers at the Airbus plant at Broughton, Flintshire, furloughed by their employer and then placed under risk of redundancy have been given a short stay of execution.

Workers and the Unite union were calling for staff on the books of Guidant Global to be furloughed for as long as possible before being made redundant.

Today, a spokesperson for Guidant Global said: “We can confirm that the redundancy consultation process has been extended beyond the initial 45-day period until 30th June.

"As such, the workforce will remain on furlough under the government JRS (Job Retention Scheme) until this date.“

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Applications are now open for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.

Those eligible will receive government grant worth up to £7,500.

Money is expected to be in bank accounts by 25 May, according to the UK government.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: "We’re working ahead of time to deliver support to the self-employed and, from today, applications open for the millions of people eligible for the scheme.

"With payments arriving before the end of this month, self-employed across the UK will have money."

Gavin and Stacey actor Steffan Rhodri has recorded a message encouraging male, female and child victims of domestic abuse to speak up.

In the video for South Wales Police he said no-one should feel unsafe during "this unprecedented time when we are all stuck at home".

Rhodri, from Morriston in Swansea, played Dave Coaches in the BBC sitcom which was filmed in Barry in Vale of Glamorgan and Billericay in Essex.

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The Welsh Government is hoping to begin tracking and tracing coronavirus infections by the end of May, Wales’ chief medical officer Dr Frank Atherton has said.

He told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with Claire Summers: “We're working very quickly and with Public Health Wales providing advice to us to develop a plan for when we do start to lift the lockdown measures for tracking cases and contacts in a much more systematic way.

“Because as the numbers come down, as they have because of the efforts of the Welsh public, it then becomes possible to identify individual cases and start to track the contacts of those cases.

“So that's where we hope to get to by the end of this month.”

Dr Atherton said developing the system was a “huge challenge” equal to developing the Dragon’s Heart Hospital in Cardiff.

“There’s a big workforce issue, there’s a big testing issue and there’s a huge information technology issue because we’re going to need digital applications to support this work,” he said.

Health Minister Vaughan Gething is expected to make an announcement on the matter later on Wednesday.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson's “choice to do things differently” by relaxing coronavirus restrictions in England has created problems for the other UK nations, South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Alun Michael has said.

People in England who cannot work from home are being encouraged to return to their workplaces, as the UK government begins easing some lockdown measures.

Under the new rules, people in England can also drive somewhere to take exercise, and move home.

This has led to a divergence in lockdown rules between the UK government and the devolved administrations, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland keeping stricter measures in place and retaining the message to stay at home.

Speaking to BBC Radio Cymru’s Post Cyntaf programme, Mr Michael said: 'When Boris Johnson was speaking on Sunday night he didn't make it clear that much of what he was announcing was relevant to England and not to Wales.

“But since then I think the debate in the press has made it clear that the situation in Wales and Scotland is different from England.

“When we, the commissioners in Wales, were talking to the minister in the Wales Office responsible for the police, we were trying to make it clear that the four nations went in the same direction.

“[First Minister] Mark Drakeford and Scotland were very keen to keep a lock-step for everyone. It was Boris Johnson's choice to do things differently and this has created problems.”

An advert that exploited health-related anxieties during the coronavirus pandemic has been banned by the advertising watchdog.

The Chuckling Goat Ltd, based in Llandysul, Ceredigion, broke the rules by implying its "gut health" products prevented, treated or cured disease.

It promoted the "immunity-boosting" benefits of its products to fight against viruses, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said.

The company ran poster ads on the side of buses in Yorkshire and Reading in April directing consumers to its website which contained pages on flu and viruses, the ASA said.

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The poster ads said: "What's your best defence against any virus? Boost your immune system" followed by "Quick and free - live gut health advice".

In a ruling, the ASA said: "We considered that because of the context in which these claims appeared, namely on the 'viruses' and 'flu' web pages, alongside featured food products, consumers would understand that those products listed could help to fight against viruses and the flu by boosting immunity and improving gut health.

"We concluded that the claims implied that their food products prevented, treated or cured human disease, which was prohibited under the code.

"The ads must not appear again in the same form."

The ASA said the case was "fast-tracked" as part of its focus on "prioritising and tackling ads that exploit health-related anxieties during the crisis".

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The last thing Wales needs is a culture of people being shamed because they are not wearing masks, Wales’ chief medical officer has said.

Wales is the only UK nation that has not recommended the use of face coverings.

Speaking on BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with Claire Summers, external, Dr Frank Atherton said the benefits of face masks had been potentially “somewhat oversold” and there were downsides as well as some “practical drawbacks”.

One of those was that he did not want to create a “culture of mistrust”.

“The last thing I think we need in Wales is kind of mask shaming, you know, because somebody hasn't got a mask," Dr Atherton said.

“We have to focus on basic hygiene, on the social distancing measures, not touching our face when we can avoid it, and keeping our distance," he added.

“Those are the things that can make a difference, not relying on compulsory use of face masks.”

Dr Atherton said people who have symptoms “shouldn’t feel that they can put on a face mask and go about their business going to a supermarket", saying they should be self-isolating to avoid putting others at risk.

Police dog PD Storm has helped to break up a group of campers preparing to go off-roading in Ceredigion.

Dyfed-Powys Police said Storm and PC Mike Barnsley and police dog Storm were alerted to the group while out exercising in the Strata Florida area on Sunday.

Assisted by response team officers, they found a group who had travelled from Liverpool, along with off-road vehicles, motorhomes and a low loader van.

The force said the group had already been stopped by roads policing officers the night before.

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The chief medical officer for Wales has said he is worried about "confusion" caused by different lockdown rules in England and Wales.

Speaking to BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with Claire Summers, Dr Frank Atherton said: "We take a very cautious view here in Wales, based on our assessment of the risk of a further spike in cases.

"So, anything which leads to a further mixing of people here in Wales, potentially, can undermine that message, and so like the police and our colleagues and politicians across Wales, we are quite worried that the messaging can be a little bit confused.

"We are trying to make sure that the public really understand that the message in Wales is quite different to that in England."

Dr Atherton added: "Wales had relatively little notice of the political decision to make that change."

People in England can spend more time outside, meet a friend at the park and move home, as the UK government begins easing some lockdown measures.

Twitter has told staff they can work from home "forever" if they wish as the company looks towards the future after the coronavirus pandemic.

The decision came as the social media giant said its work-from-home measures during the lockdown had been a success.

But it also said it would allow workers to return to the office if they choose when it reopens.

Earlier this month Google and Facebook said their staff can work from home until the end of the year.

Twitter said: "The past few months have proven we can make that work. So if our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen."

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Paul Simon has shared a new version of Bridge Over Troubled Water in honour of the new Ysbyty Enfys field hospital at Venue Cymru in Llandudno.

The Simon and Garfunkel singer, who wrote the iconic song originally released in 1970, described the rendition as "extraordinary" on his Facebook page., external

The performance features NHS workers, Welsh celebrity singers and actors including Matthew Rhys and Rhys Ifans.

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The chief constable of Gwent Police says the coronavirus lockdown is a "battle against the disease" and not between the difference in laws in England and Wales.

Police forces have the power to fine people for making non-essential journeys and that includes those travelling from England to Wales.

Speaking to BBC Radio Wales Breakfast with Claire Summers, Chief Constable Pam Kelly said: "It is certainly giving us some further challenges, but this isn't a battle between England and Wales and against a difference in laws.

"This continues to be a battle against the virus, and what we are doing is obviously really appealing to people to make sure that they apply common sense and that we just make sure that people's behaviour is all in line with what we are trying to say here in Wales - stay at home, stay safe, stay local and save lives.

"Ultimately, what myself and other chief constables in Wales are keen to do is make sure in particular that the exercise laws and recreation laws in England don't put people's lives at risk here in Wales.

"And what we are trying to do is send out clear messages to say that the restrictions still apply in Wales, and that we really don't want people coming to our beautiful country and spreading the disease quite yet.

"What we want is for them to stay at home, because the laws in Wales apply in Wales when people come over the border."