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One of the big stories in the UK today is the government's plans to help children in England catch up on the school they've missed. The government has pledged £1bn to back tutoring for disadvantaged pupils plus extra one-to-one and group tuition in schools.

Head teachers have welcomed the funds, but said more details were needed.

Labour's shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey also said the plans "lack detail and appear to be a tiny fraction of the support" needed, calling for a "detailed national education plan to get children's education and health back on track".

Speaking during a school visit today, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "The funds are broken down so some of it is for schools to decide exactly what they want to spend on depending what their priority is.

"But the thing that I think really matters is to get some more direct tuition, some one-to-one tuition for pupils, pupils who need some remedial help perhaps who really need help because they have lost time... to learn over the last few months."

Read the full story on the plan for schools here.

Around one billion children - half of all those in the world - are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, which has been "made worse" by lockdown measures during the pandemic, according to the United Nations.

In the first study of its kind, external, the report by the World Health Organization also found that approximately 40,000 children were victims of homicide in 2017.

It said the coronavirus pandemic had caused an increase in violence, as stay-at-home policies had cuts sources of support and eroded victims' ability to cope with pressures. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called it a "disturbing" effect of Covid-19,

Around 80% of countries also lacked funding and measurable targets for prevention programmes, exacerbating the trend further, along with an increase in harmful online behaviour like cyber-bullying.

During a visit to a school in Hertfordshire, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was asked about whether social distancing restrictions could be cut to help schools when pupils return fully in September.

It comes after school leaders warned that if the 2m distance rule was not reduced, schools would not have enough space for every child to return. Northern Ireland has already decided to reduce the distance to 1m in schools.

No 10 has previously said that the government is reviewing the 2m distance, after calls from pubs, restaurants and some MPs.

Speaking today, Mr Johnson: "Of course, on the social distancing measures, as I've said, 'watch this space'.

"We will be putting in further changes as the science allows. I think that's what the public also wants to see, they want to see us working with the reality."

It was "absolutely" his intention that children should return to school by the autumn on a five-day-a-week basis, he added.

• Could social distancing of less than two metres work?

Tom Burridge
Transport correspondent

BBC News has been told the government is planning to relax its travel quarantine in early July for some people arriving into the UK.

Discussions are still ongoing between UK officials and officials in a number of European countries, including Portugal.

However, the UK hopes to make an announcement on 29 June that it has secured a number of "travel corridors".

The government had previously said the quarantine would be reviewed every three weeks - 29 June marks the end of the first three-week period.

A travel corridor would mean that people travelling in both directions between two countries would not have to self-isolate after they travel.

However, the broader travel quarantine is expected to remain in place.

A senior aviation source has told the BBC that the quarantine could remain in place throughout the summer for anyone arriving from countries who do not have a travel corridor with the UK.

Read more about the UK's current quarantine rules here.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the Scottish government's decision to avoid relying on a contact tracing app has been "vindicated", as the UK government's app still hasn't materialised.

She tells the daily briefing she feels "relieved" that Test and Protect was not reliant on an app, but doesn't rule out adding similar technology in the future.

• How does contact tracing work?

The FM also says she hopes some of the £1bn funding announced by the UK government to help children catch up on their education would go to Scotland. Sturgeon says early indications suggest that will be the case, but there has been no confirmation from Westminster so far.

Scotland's economy secretary Fiona Hyslop confirms the remainder of the nation's manufacturing can restart from 29 June - if they can meet all of the safety criteria.

This is a significant boost, says Ms Hyslop, with some 180,000 people employed in manufacturing, and very few able to work from home.

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There's a backlog of court cases due to the coronavirus pandemic in England and Wales, and the UK justice secretary has now warned that work to catch up could last into next year.

Some jury trials in England and Wales resumed in May, after almost two months on hold.

Robert Buckland said he's going to "use every tool in the book" to help speed up the clearing of the backlog.

He suggested juries with fewer members - like what happened in the Second World War - and using public buildings as courtrooms could reduce the caseload.

He also said there was "clear merit" for a proposal for judge-only trials in less serious crown court cases.

You can read more on what Mr Buckland said here.

In the UK, the government has unveiled a list of guidelines, external for companies to follow, to ensure workplaces are prepared to welcome back their employees safely.

New measures include one-way corridors and Perspex screens.

Adam Easton
Warsaw Correspondent

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Poland is one of the first countries in Europe to let football supporters back in stadiums from today to watch matches.

The stadia can be 25% full, and the rules state that every fourth seat can be occupied by a fan, with exceptions for people who live in the same household.

Supporters must wear face coverings whilst walking to and from their seats, and disinfectant will be available for their hands.

Only home supporters are allowed in the grounds for the matches and tickets must be purchased online.

Poland has recorded far fewer coronavirus cases and deaths than many western European countries, but some epidemiologists have criticised the government’s decision to allow fans back into grounds as an unnecessary risk.

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Currently people in Wales are only allowed to travel locally - with five miles given as a guide.

In his lockdown update just now, First Minister Mark Drakeford said the "stay local" rule - which has been controversial - will last until 6 July. From then, he hopes it can be lifted provided the number of virus cases continues to fall.

But there is a slight easing of the rule in the meantime. Mr Drakeford said if anyone needs to make a visit "for compassionate reasons" beyond the five miles, that is now allowed.

Meanwhile, the FM also said hairdressers and self-catering holiday accommodation should begin to prepare to reopen on 9 July, subject to the next review.

Discussions with pubs, restaurants and cafes were ongoing, he added.

But he warned the public to remember the pandemic has not come to an end. "We have succeeded in bringing the fire of coronavirus under control but that fire is not yet out," he said.

Speaking at Scotland's daily coronavirus briefing, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon recaps some of the changes to lockdown as the country enters the second phase of restrictions.

From today, people who live alone or live alone with children are able to form an extended household group with other people, in a similar way to "support bubbles" in England and Northern Ireland. Find the details of how it works here.

• What can you do now in Scotland?

“In some ways this next phase might be even harder,” she says.

“Because we see the virus receding so I think all of us have a very obvious and human and understandable frustration about still having to live under some restrictions.

“We can’t afford at this stage to be complacent, because the virus is still out there, it hasn’t gone away.”

Moving from a "stay at home" to "stay safe" message, Sturgeon launches a new public awareness campaign to help the public remember how to stay safe.

She explains the mnemonic, FACTS, is:

• Face covering in enclosed spaces
• Avoid crowded places
• Clean your hands and surfaces regularly
• Two-metre distancing
• Self-isolate and book a test if you have symptom

“Remember these facts, and that will help all of us stay safe,” she says.

Malcolm Senior
BBC Foreign News

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A batch of 10,000 coronavirus testing kits has arrived in Sana'a, in Yemen, on a plane chartered by Unicef, the United Nations children's agency.

An additional shipment of 8,000 tests is expected to arrive in the Yemeni city of Aden in the coming days.

"These test kits will allow wider testing for Covid-19 across the country and the timely management of confirmed cases to save lives," said Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Unicef's representative in Yemen.

Last month the United Nations warned that the health system had effectively collapsed in Yemen, which officially confirmed its first Covid-19 case on 10 April.

In some heartwarming news, a British woman whose hospital bed appeal for others to obey lockdown rules went viral has given birth.

Karen Mannering, from Herne Bay, Kent, was six months pregnant when she contracted coronavirus in March. She ended up being treated in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs.

She said she made the video from her hospital bed because she wanted everyone to take the virus seriously. Now recovered, she reflects on the experience with her new baby, Tyson.

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Each of the different nations in the UK are in charge of their own coronavirus lockdown restrictions, and this week has seen the lockdown eased slightly in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Today, First Minister Mark Drakeford is setting out the changes in Wales. He says the R rate in Wales continues to be below one and the number of deaths reported every day is at the lowest point since lockdown began.

Mr Drakeford says restrictions will be eased gradually over the next three weeks, with new changes coming in on every Monday:

• From Monday 22 June, all non-essential shops can reopen, providing they follow social distancing rules. The housing market will begin to reopen - with viewings able to take place. Outdoor markets can also reopen, along with outdoor sports courts for non-contact sports, as well as places of worship for private prayer. Childcare facilities will begin to reopen on a phased basis
• From Monday 29 June, pupils will be able to return to school
• And from Monday 6 July, Mr Drakeford says "we will lift the requirement to stay local". Currently people in Wales are only allowed to travel locally - with five miles given as a guide.

Mr Drakeford adds a warning: "Coronavirus is not over. Everyday people are being infected."

A further six people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Scotland, taking the total number of deaths to 2,470, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says.

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It's been a busy morning so far in the UK - here are the key points of what's been happening:

• In the last couple of hours, the UK's chief medical officers announced the coronavirus alert has been downgraded from level four to level three. Under level three, the virus is considered to be "in general circulation" but there can be a "gradual relaxation of restrictions". You can read about what the different levels mean here
• The next big story of the day is about education. The PM has announced a plan to help children in England catch up on the teaching they've missed while schools have been closed. With a total of £1bn in funding, the most disadvantaged pupils will be able to get tutored, with schools receiving money to spend on one-to-one and group tuition
• New analysis shows that South Asian people are the most likely to die from coronavirus after being admitted to hospital in Great Britain - the only ethnic group to have a raised risk of death in hospital and it is partly due to high levels of diabetes
• The UK's debt is now larger than the size of its economy for the first time since 1963. New data shows the government borrowed a record amount in May, sending its debt surging to £1.95 trillion (that's 1,950,000,000,000, if that helps get your head around it)
• But figures show that the UK's retail sales partly recovered in May, thanks to DIY stores and garden centres reopening amid the lockdown
• Yesterday, Scotland and Northern Ireland both gave details of their next stages of lifting lockdown. Today, it's Wales' turn. The announcement will likely include allowing shops to open on Monday and promising to review the "stay local" travel rule

An Indian sailor, Abhiram Oak, is yet to meet his newborn baby daughter.

Coronavirus lockdown restrictions mean he is stuck on a ship, despite his contract ending in March.

He is one of thousands of Indian sailors in a similar situation. The government says it is trying to bring more of them home, but for now Abhiram, and his daughter, are forced to wait.

Emma Simpson
Business correspondent

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The government has extended protection to businesses hit by coronavirus to prevent them being evicted over the summer.

In March, it had given shops, pubs and restaurants three months of protection from landlords for non-payment of rent during the lockdown.

It was due to expire on 30 June but the moratorium has now been extended for another three months.

Welcoming the announcement, Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UK Hospitality, said more time and support was needed to help the hospitality sector recover.

Many firms are still forced to remain shut and the next quarterly rent payment is on 24 June.

The government has also announced a new voluntary code of practice to help guide commercial landlords and their tenants impacted by the pandemic.

It encourages tenants to continue to pay their rent in full or as much as they can, whilst acknowledging that landlords should support businesses if they're able to.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock was "incorrect" to say Leicester was in the midst of a Covid-19 outbreak, the city's head of public health says.

Ivan Browne says the city has "started to see a surge" in cases but that "this is not an outbreak".

In Thursday's daily briefing Hancock said there was an "outbreak right now in parts of Leicester".

About 25% of the city's 2,494 confirmed Covid-19 cases were reported in the past two weeks.

Speaking to the BBC, Browne says: "I think the term outbreak is an incorrect term.

"We're very clear that this is not an outbreak, what we're doing is we're trying to make sure that we're monitoring the number of cases we're seeing in the city. There has been a surge within the city, and therefore we're looking into what that might be and where that might be."

Read more on the story here.

Reality Check

The UK's coronavirus alert level has been lowered from four to three.

This means that whilst the virus is still in "general circulation" in the community, there can be a gradual relaxation of restrictions.

The alert level is primarily set by two things: the virus’s reproduction (R) rate and the number of confirmed cases at any one time.

As of 12 June, the UK’s R rate stood at 0.7-0.9; this means that the average person is infecting less than one person. However, it was estimated to be slightly higher in some parts of the country, such as the South West of England.

On cases, the Office for National Statistics' latest estimate is that 33,000 people have the virus in England. That's around one in 1,700 people and a sharp decline from the estimate of 149,000 infected people in mid-May.

You can read more about the coronavirus alert level here.

A coronavirus outbreak at a meat factory in West Yorkshire was shrouded in "secrecy", local residents say, after first hearing about it at the government's daily coronavirus briefing.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed there had been cases in Kirklees at Thursday's briefing.

Positive results were confirmed at the Kober factory, a supplier to Asda, which has temporarily closed the plant.

Resident Alan Hair said he was "angry at the level of secrecy" while MP Tracy Brabin branded the announcement as "incredibly careless".

Kirklees Council said it had not told the public "because it doesn't combat the spread of the virus, compromises patient confidentiality and it could discourage businesses and organisations from coming forward in future".

Kirklees GP Dr Jools Thomas tweeted that watching Hancock's announcement had left her "slack-jawed".

"As a GP [in] Kirklees it would be nice to be aware of this from a formal source instead of hearing it on the news."

Read more on the story here.