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Norway and Denmark say they will open up tourism between their two countries from 15 June, but will maintain restrictions for Swedes.

Sweden, unlike its Nordic neighbours, did not impose a lockdown and more than 4,000 people have died from Covid-19 there - far more than elsewhere in Scandinavia.

Sweden's 10 million population is also bigger than that of Denmark (5.8 million) or Norway (5.4 million).

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen argued that Denmark and Sweden were in different places concerning the coronavirus pandemic.

And at a joint video news conference with her, Norwegian PM Erna Solberg said: "We can't open too suddenly, that would jeopardise everything we've accomplished."

Denmark is also allowing tourists from Germany and Iceland to visit, though they cannot stay in Copenhagen, which has the most coronavirus cases.

Danes can travel to those two countries too, without having to go into quarantine on their return.

Wistfully looking at a blank sign as you wander past your local cinema and wishing you could head inside to watch a film? So too were the owners of some arthouse theatres in the United States.

Then they decided to get creative, using the familiar removable plastic letters to create messages on the distinctive signs usually used for displaying the titles of new releases.

"We want to bring smiles to people's faces that we used to do when they came to our auditoriums," said Aaron Alhadeff, manager of the Majestic Bay Theatre in Seattle.

Here are a selection of the marquee messages at arthouse cinemas which are providing hope and humour - including one made up of Tom Cruise film titles...

A further 149 people have died in hospitals in England after testing positive for coronavirus, latest daily figures from Public Health England show.

It brings the total number of hospital deaths to 26,383.

In Wales, a further 10 people have died with Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths to 1,317.

In Northern Ireland, three more deaths were reported in a day, bringing the total death toll 521.

Earlier, Scotland reported a further 15 hospital deaths - increasing the total number to 2,331.

UK-wide figures are expected shortly.

A scientist on the UK government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) has suggested he does not agree with easing the lockdown at this stage.

In a briefing to health journalists Prof John Edmunds, from the London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine, said that 8,000 new infections a day in England, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics, was “a very high incidence” level.

"Many of us would prefer to see incidence down to lower levels before we relax measures," he said.

He said that with an "untested" test and trace system "we are taking some risk here" and "even if we keep it flat, that’s still quite a level".

“Lifting the lockdown is a political decision. Lifting it now, means we’re keeping incidence at this level," he added.

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Poland will let fans back into stadiums to watch professional football from 19 June, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said.

The stadiums hosting matches from the top-tier league, the Ekstraklasa, will be no more than a quarter full to allow for social distancing. Matches will be broadcast in 16 countries.

"For me, football is more than just a game, it is something more than just sport. It is a great, excellent promotion of Poland, Polish business and of our will to fight," Mr Morawiecki said.

The Ekstraklasa resumes its season today but without fans. Poland began easing its lockdown on 20 April, when parks were allowed to reopen. Hotels, shops, museums and galleries reopened on 4 May and primary schools restarted earlier this week.

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The head of Nigeria's coronavirus task force says more people are dying because they are not receiving hospital treatment for other diseases than are being killed by the virus.

Boss Mustapha told reporters that it was sad and unacceptable that both private and government hospitals were rejecting patients due to fears of contracting Covid-19.

He said the health ministry was ordering hospital chiefs "to continue providing regular medical services so that we do not end up with avoidable deaths", Punch newspaper reported, external.

"Truth be told, we are having more deaths from non-attendance to other diseases than Covid-19," he added.

Nigeria has nearly 9,000 confirmed cases of the virus and 259 reported deaths, although experts say a lack of testing means the true figures are likely to be much higher.

Danny Shaw
BBC Home Affairs Correspondent

The number of people fined for alleged beaches of lockdown laws has reduced significantly in the past two weeks since the measures were eased.

In England, 841 fixed penalty notices have been issued since 13 May, when some curbs were relaxed and the minimum fine was raised from £60 to £100.

In total, 15,552 fines have been recorded by police forces in England since the lockdown began in late March. In Wales, 1,395 fines have been issued.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council says most fines were issued to young men, aged 18 to 24.

Among the main reasons for fines, the NPCC listed driving with non-household members, house parties, large gatherings and camping.

Downing Street has warned people in England that new rules allowing groups of six to meet up outdoors do not come in until Monday.

Currently, people can only meet one other person from another household at a distance in a public place.

The prime minister's official spokesman said Boris Johnson had made the announcement on Thursday to "give a period of notice".

The reminder comes as much of the UK enjoys sunny weather, and on the same day that people in Scotland are given the go-ahead to meet in groups of up to eight.

When new rules do come in for England, people will be allowed to meet in parks and private gardens, as well as host barbecues, as long as households keep two metres apart.

Downing Street has confirmed that police do not have the powers to enter gardens to check on the six-person rule under coronavirus legislation, unless officers "believe serious criminality is taking place".

The PM's spokesman added that they were "sure that members of the public will show common sense and will want to abide by the rules".

But one behavioural expert has suggested the government has not been clear enough on the rules for maintaining social distancing during barbecues.

Professor Patricia Riddell, from the University of Reading, suggested people consider one-way systems around the grill and bringing their own condiments.

Further guidance is expected to be published tomorrow.

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Liverpool's long wait for a Premier League title could come to an end when the English top-flight resumes next month - but not at their Anfield home.

With the Premier League moving closer to a return on 17 June, the Reds look set to clinch their first league title in 30 years.

All Premier League matches will take place behind closed doors.

But a title-clinching game for Liverpool is one of six which the police would look to move to a neutral venue for safety reasons.

The UK Government says it believes it is "on course" to meet a target of providing capacity for 200,000 tests each day.

The latest figure - for 27 May - shows a capacity of 161,214.

On 6 May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped to reach the figure by the end of the month.

• Read more: Are these testing targets being hit?

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It will be "sheer lunacy" and "massively disappointing" if the UK government attempts to remove the furlough scheme, a London restaurant owner has told the BBC.

The coronavirus job retention scheme covers 8.4 million workers, paying 80% of their salary, up to a maximum of £2,500 a month.

The scheme aims to keep jobs in place until businesses are allowed to reopen, and demand for products and services has returned.

A few weeks ago Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the scheme would run until October. Today, he is expected to give the bad news that the government will start reducing the amount they are willing to pay from August, with employers having to cover an extra share, and national insurance and pension contributions.

"It makes me deeply worried," David Moore, owner of the Michelin star Pied à Terre in London, told Radio 4's World at One.

"Will we have any money coming through the door to help contribute towards that? If not then a lot of businesses are heading down the pan.

"It would be a real shame if the retention scheme turned out to be a glorified waiting room for the unemployed."

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Renault's interim chief executive, Clotilde Delbos, has said that the French car company will stay in Formula 1 beyond the end of this season.

The announcement comes as Renault cut 15,000 jobs as part of a cost-saving plan because of plunging sales caused by the pandemic.

Delbos said the introduction of a cap on teams' budgets from 2021 had been an important part of their decision.

Renault has a smaller operation than top teams Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull and sees the cap as an opportunity to return to competitiveness.

First Minister Mark Drakeford said the Welsh government would also consider further easing at the next review of the lockdown on 18 June, including:

• Reopening non-essential retail
• Increasing capacity for childcare and public transport to support a wider return to work
• Facilitating moving house to boost the housing market
• Reopening outdoors sites, including outdoor markets, sports courts, outdoor showrooms and outdoor museums
• Reopening facilities for non-professional elite athletes to train safely

Decisions will depend on the scientific and medical evidence but Drakeford said shops should use the next three weeks "to begin the process of preparing to reopen".

Speaking at the Welsh government's daily briefing, he said the R number - the number of people that one infected person will pass the virus on to - was "no better today than it was three weeks ago" but the "good news" was the number of new cases had been steadily declining since the beginning of April.

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Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged people to stay within the rules, after some lockdown restrictions were eased today.

Groups of up to eight from two different households are now allowed to meet outdoors. But Ms Sturgeon said that "ideally, it should be less than that".

She said people should bring their own plates and cutlery to barbecues, and that people should only travel within their own local area.

The first minister also asked people to consider whether beauty spots and tourist destinations were too crowded and to change their plans if so.

She told today's coronavirus briefing: "If you are in doubt about whether your plans are within the rules or not, err for now on the side of caution.

"Because however harsh these rules might feel right now ...abiding by them will never ever be as harsh as grieving the loss of a loved one."

If people did not follow the rules it could take Scotland "back to square one", she warned.

Her message came as latest daily figures for Scotland show a further 15 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in hospitals.

It takes the total number of hospital deaths there to 2,331.

Follow further updates from the briefing here.

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Spain's La Liga will resume on 11 June with next season starting on 12 September, the league's president Javier Tebas has said.

On Monday, Tebas said a behind-closed-doors derby between Real Betis and Sevilla could restart the campaign.

"We're prepared and the important thing will be the day we finish the league," Tebas told Spanish newspaper Marca.

Tebas also said audiovisual testing was being carried out so fans had a choice of different viewing experiences at home - with the real "silence" from the stadiums or "simulation of the crowds" being played.

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BBC Home Affairs Correspondent

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A new UK cybercrime service launched during lockdown to investigate suspicious emails says it has had more than 600,000 reports in its first five weeks.

It allows people to alert the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to online scams, including those offering fake Covid 19-related products.

As a result, the centre says it has removed 4,000 links to suspect websites and uncovered 1,100 scams - 20% more than before the system started.

Chief executive Ciaran Martin said many fraudsters and organised criminal gangs had taken advantage of the pandemic.

“Cyber-attackers always follow fear and they follow what people are concerned about,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

The NCSC - which is a part of the government’s listening centre GCHQ - said victims of scams should report the matter to Action Fraud.

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Italy is relaxing its strict lockdown measures but tensions have boiled over into sexist attacks and threats against politicians.

Education Minister Lucia Azzolina now has police protection. Her abusers include right-wing Senator Giuseppe Moles of Forza Italia, who warned her that credibility was like virginity and was "easy to lose".

A deputy health minister and a regional governor also have police guards now. The deputy minister, Pierpaolo Sileri, received threats linked to coronavirus aid.

Italy has recorded more than 33,000 coronavirus-related deaths, but most businesses in the country, including bars and hairdressers, are reopening after more than two months of nationwide lockdown measures.

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Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has set out changes to lockdown rules in Wales.

He's already confirmed people from two different households will be able to meet outdoors from Monday.

They will need to stay in their local area - within five miles as a "general rule" - and remain two metres apart.

However, beauty and tourist spots will remain closed.

From Monday, weddings and civil partnerships will also be allowed to take place if the bride or groom is terminally ill.

People who've been in close contact with someone found to have Covid-19 in England and Scotland are now being traced by thousands of health workers.

BBC Reality Check has been answering some of your questions on how the schemes will work.

If you have to self-isolate will you only get statutory sick pay, or will your employer pay your salary?

The government advises that people who are self-isolating should work from home wherever possible and be paid as normal.

If they can’t work from home, employers must ensure any self-isolating employee gets sick pay , externalor is allowed to use paid leave days if they prefer.

Employees in self-isolation are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay for every day they are in isolation, worth £95.85 per week, as long as they qualify, external.

However, employers can choose to pay staff their full wages during this period if they wish.

How will we know the difference between a genuine contact tracer and a potential scammer?

If you are concerned about whether a call, text or email is genuine, you can check the NHS England Test and Trace service website , externalor the Scottish Government Test and Protect website , externalor the Public Health Agency website , externalin Northern Ireland.

Genuine contract tracers will never ask you for any financial information such as credit card or bank details.

They will also not ask you to set up a password or Pin over the phone, or to call a premium rate number, such as those starting 09 or 087.

If you don’t want to talk over the phone in England, you can ask for an email or text inviting you to log into the web-based service , externalinstead.

We've answered more of your coronavirus questions here.

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The Blue Impulse aerobatics team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force flew over Tokyo on Friday to salute medical workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

There have been 884 coronavirus-related deaths in the country and 16,636 cases, according to the Johns Hopkins University., external

"We have been working under strain for the past four months," said Shuichi Mikami, a spokesman for Tokyo’s Ebara Hospital. "I heard them [medical workers] saying the demonstration lifted their spirits."

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