it comes as people were once again urged to stay at home, amid another large rise in reported deaths and empassioned appeals from nhs workers. things are really difficult and we're all really struggling. so i'm just saying to you all to stay in. if you stay in and you don't spread it and you don't catch it, that takes the pressure off of us, hello, this is bbc news with rachel schofield. because we're all on our knees at we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment, the moment. first the headlines. the government urges people to stay at home, the queen will praise as the death toll from coronavirus the country's self—discipline and quiet, good—humoured resolve in the uk rises by 700, in response to the crisis including a five—year—old boy. when she makes a rare television address tomorrow. and 13 residents of a care home in scotland markets reopen in parts are feared to have died of italy as hopes rise that after becoming infected

with the virus. they're over the worst. spain records its lowest number of deaths this week, sir keir starmer becomes as the government says the crisis the new labour party leader — and commits to working with the government to tackle the crisis, might be reaching its peak there. under my leadership, there's also been a downward turn we will engage constructively in coronavirus deaths in italy, with the government, the country that's suffered not opposition for opposition‘s sake, not scoring party political points the highest number of fatalities. or making impossible demands. new york — the epicentre of america's outbreak — suffers its worst day as 630 deaths and as innovations abound for events that are cancelled, today there was an alternative are recorded in the past 24 hours. to the grand national for racing fans to enjoy. and sir keir starmer becomes labour leader — and promises to work with the government to tackle the coronavirus crisis. they're used to selling to pubs, restaurants and school kitchens but wholesalers are now helping to feed the family, after the coronavirus closed the door to the hospitality industry. some suppliers are also providing hundreds of thousands good evening. a five—year—old child has become the youngest victim of coronavirus in the uk —

on a day which saw another large rise in the number of reported deaths. the child, who had an underlying health condition, was among 708 people reported to have died since yesterday. it brings the total number of deaths in hospitals from the disease tojust over 4,300, but there are suggestions that the spread of the infection is slowing. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. brighton beach would normally be packed on a day like this but across the country, it seems that most people are following the instruction from the government to stay at home. the police have been told to engage with those they suspect of breaching the guidelines, like these people having a barbecue, and advise them to return home. one emotional and exhausted nurse posted a message after a shift in

intensive care explaining why it was important to observe the guidelines. we are desperately short of staff and things are difficult and we are all really struggling. so i am just saying to you all to stay in. if you stay in and you don't spread it and you don't catch it, that takes the pressure off of us because we are all omanis at the moment, to be fair. we are all on our knees. that sentiment was echoed with the news that a child had died. a child with underlying health conditions has tragically died. so again, you must stay at home to protect the nhs and to save lives. the latest projections indicate that if people continue to stay at home, the increase in cases could begin to slow down in seven to ten days' time and then plateau. i would also like to ask stephen powys whether we

should take any heart whatsoever from the flattening of hospital admissions in some parts of the country. there is some evidence that the measures that have been put in place, everybody's the measures that have been put in place, eve rybody's compliance the measures that have been put in place, everybody's compliance with them is reducing transmission. it will be reflected over the next days and weeks, first in a reduction in infections, then in a reduction in hospitalisation and finally a reduction in deaths. so yes, there is reason to be helpful. general hospital in hertfordshire has declared a critical incident and told all patients apart from women about to give birth to stay away. the hospital trust says it is because of a technical issue with oxygen equipment. the government continued its testing of nhs staff. with fewer turning up today at the temporary centre in surrey. at the moment overall, hospitals have the capacity to deal with the expected

surge in cases, but that could easily change. we can keep you alive using the technology and the equipment, until your body gets over it, but we can't fix the virus. but the general public, you can fix the virus. you can stay at home, stay indoors and don't spread it. if nothing else, do not spread it. the number of deaths are likely to continue to increase over the coming days. experts say the best way of turning the tide is to stay at home. and pallabjoins me now. what should we take away from these latest death figures? 708 is dreadful and unfortunately, that number is going to rise day after day and it is going to seem like all these restrictions are not having any effect. but it takes time for the measures that were introduced to feed through in terms of controlling the epidemic. experts believe that it will be between seven and ten days before we start

seeing a slowdown in the increase in cases and then plateauing. we have also had more information on the number of hospital admissions, tell us number of hospital admissions, tell us about that. you can see from the graph that in the midlands, yorkshire and the north—east, there has been an increase in cases. but in london, which is said to be two weeks ahead of the rest of the country, there is a flattening out. we must be careful with these numbers. it is early days and it is not really a trend yet, but we are hoping for that plateauing to continue not just hoping for that plateauing to continue notjust in london, but across the country. but only, only if people follow the guidelines and stay at home. pallab, thank you. for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began, italy has recorded fewer deaths over 2a hours than the uk. authorities say 681 people have died since yesterday — bringing the total to more than 15,000. the number of new coronavirus cases there is also stabilising

and fewer people are being admitted to intensive care. but authorities fear this could give people a false sense of security, with many now asking the government to relax the lockdown restrictions. from rome, jean mackenzie sent this report. a slice of normal, a local market reopening for the first weekend since italy's lockdown began, albeit with some caveats. do you think this is safe? there are very few people, everything is under control, so, it's ok. what difference does it make, having the market open again? it seems like, you know, normal. but things are not normal. italy might have reached the peak of its epidemic, with fewer deaths here in the last

day than in the uk, but the country is still in strict lockdown. as the infections plateau and even start to decrease and the weather keeps improving, it's going to be a real challenge for authorities to convince people to stay indoors and play the long game. because the lockdown is working, they say. just look at the hospitals, where the number of people in intensive care has fallen for the first time since this crisis began. the situation, for the first time after weeks, is not worsening any more. we are still working 12—15 hours per day. they are serious, they are critically ill, but we can now cope with it. it is a relief. from a rooftop in rome, this serenade has become a nightly affair. people leave their homes to soak it in, just for a few minutes, while police look the other way. the sound of hope returning.

jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome. buckingham palace has given more details of tomorrow night's special broaddcast by the queen about the coronavirus emergency. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is here — so what will she say? let mejust let me just put this podcast in context festival. —— let me put this broadcast in context. it is not wartime, but everyone is facing the same peril, everyone has a part to play. we are told it is a deeply personal message from the queen. she will talk about a challenging time which has already brought grief, financial difficulties and enormous changes for everyone. she will of course thank those on the front line in the nhs, in care homes, in essential services. she will recognise the pain that is already being felt by many families, and she

will thank everyone for playing their part for following the government guidelines to protect the vulnerable. and then in what i think isa vulnerable. and then in what i think is a real echo of wartime spirit, almost, and have shared national purpose, she will say this. "i hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say that the britons of this generation we re that the britons of this generation were as strong as any, that the attributes of self—discipline, of quiet, good humoured resolve and fellow feeling still characterise this country". so a situation without precedent in her reign, and they broadcast in candid to reassure —— a broadcast intended to reassure and draw people together. it will be transmitted at eight o'clock tomorrow night. nick, thank you. sir keir starmer has vowed to lead the labour party "into a new era" after a decisive victory to become labour's new leader. the former director of public prosecutions,

who's only been an mp for five years, took 56% of the vote, defeating rebecca long—bailey and lisa nandy. sir keir‘s first task will be to respond to the coronavirus emergency, and he has accepted an invitation from the prime minister to take part in briefings from next week. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. phone rings no eager crowd, no hush of anticipation. instead, the ping of an e—mail, the bleep of a text, labour's new leader announced in lockdown. it is the honour and the privilege of my life to be elected as leader of the labour party. it comes at a moment like none other in our lifetime. coronavirus has brought normal life to a halt. under my leadership, we will engage constructively with the government, not opposition for opposition's sake, but we will test the arguments that are put forward. we will shine a torch on critical issues.

and where we see mistakes or faltering government or things not happening as quickly as they should, we'll challenge that and call them out. sir keir starmer was in charge of labour's troubled brexit plan, but was ahead from the start of this long contest. a former lawyer before becoming a london mp, he's considered less left—wing thanjeremy corbyn, but he won twice as many votes as his nearest rival. back injanuary, these members in the marginal bury north gave him mixed reviews but today... i've been a supporter of keirfor a long time and have in the past described him as sensible and steady, which weren't especially flattering adjectives, but i also think he's very trustworthy and inspirational. my current view is that he's a bit dull. if you could clone what a minister would look like, it'd be him, mid—fifties, wears a suit, but maybe that's what the party needs at this time. it needs that strong

and stable element about it. i think his track record shows him to be a fair and determined person. i'm also confident that he will be an effective and credible leader of the opposition. to become prime minister infouryears, though, jeremy corbyn left behind fewer labour mps than at any time since world war ii. the party shrivelled in many areas that it used to call home. i'm just sorry that we have less people. the new leader has already given a grave apology to the jewish community after so many accusations of anti—semitism in the party. but on so many fronts, there is a huge job ahead. i understand the scale of the task, the gravity of the position that we're in. we've got a mountain to climb. where that requires change, we will change. us to rethink, we will rethink. ultimately, labour needs

to win the wider world, but after so much bitterness inside, there are wounds to heal. in the strangest of times, many in the party hope that this is a chance at a new normal. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other coronavirus news. in spain, the prime minister has said the country is "close to passing the peak of infections" as the number of coronavirus deaths fell for the second day in a row. but pedro sanchez also extended lockdown measures until the 25th april, saying the restrictions were still "saving lives". the toll of 809 deaths in one day is the lowest in spain for a week. a coronavirus—stricken cruise ship which had been turned away from several south american ports has finally docked in the us port of miami. two passengers died overnight of covid—i9 on the coral princess, which is carrying almost 2,000 including around 200 britons. new york state has suffered

its biggest one—day jump in coronavirus deaths so far — with 630 new deaths reported. governor andrew cuomo has cautioned there could be worse to come. more than 8,000 people have now died across the united states. around 4,000 prisoners in england and wales are being released early to try to prevent what the justice secretary robert buckland said could be an "explosive outbreak" of the virus. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is outside the ministry ofjustice — and daniel, this, i imagine would have been a difficult decision? yes, this is a government that was committed to restoring the conservative party's reputational law and order. officials have made it clear that the prime minister and the justice secretary it clear that the prime minister and thejustice secretary robert buckland were very reluctant to go ahead with these prison releases, but the guidance from public health england was that with the large number of prisoners sharing sales, there was a real risk of this explosive outbreak of the covid—i9

virus within a prison which would have overwhelmed the local health service, said the decision has been taken to release 4000 prisoners who are within two months of finishing their sentence anyway. it won't include people convicted of violent oi’ include people convicted of violent or sexual offences or prisoners who pose a risk to national security. even then, it is not clear that this would necessarily prevent any problems in prisons further down the line. for example, tonight we have the tragic news that two prison support staff from pentonville prison in north london have died following possible symptoms of the covid—i9 virus, although in fact, neither of them had tested positive for the virus. daniel, thank you. 13 residents at a glasgow care home have died coronavirus. the residents — all with underlying health conditions — lived at burlington court care home. two of its staff members are being treated in separate hospitals after testing positive. the prime minister's fiancee,

carrie symonds, has said she's on the mend having spent a week in bed resting after showing symptoms of coronavirus. ms symonds — who is pregnant — says she wasn't tested, but after seven days of rest, she's feeling stronger. she said she found the government's guidance around pregnancy and the coronavirus to be "very reassuring". today the grand national at aintree should have taken place — but like so many sporting events — it was cancelled. there was, however, an alternative on television for racing fans to enjoy, a virtual race with profits going to the fight against coronavirus. patrick gearey reports. commentator: starter robbie supple gets them away for the virtual national of 2020... the grand national, turned digital. while aintree was empty today, the 40 horses most likely to have run for real in the actual grand national fought it out virtually instead. the simulated race has been run since 2017 and uses computer imagery and complex algorithms to see how it

would have played out. it's been pretty true to life so far. usually, it's part of the build—up. this year, with real sports shut down, this was the main event, broadcast on itv. it is the greatest race in the calendar of racing, without question. so not to have a grand national doesn't seem right, so we've done everything we can to recreate the grand national in the best possible way. of course, it wouldn't be the national without a flutter and you could bet on the virtual result up to a maximum of £10, with all profits going to the nhs. in real life, tiger roll would have been going for a third national win in a row, but in the virtual race, he was overtaken by aso, who found out the aintree fences are no less tricky when they're made of pixels. oh, aso's down! he crashed out at the second last. so to a thrilling finish and a victory for potters corner, a horse not even guaranteed a place in the real—life race. what a day for a trainer and jockey who never left home. there's great excitement in the house.

the children were on their toy horses and it was great watching the race and seeing the horse come through and winning. and jack is a welsh jockey as well, only 17. there was great excitement. the technology allows a bit of time travel. red rum is now committed to legend but in an earlier race of champions, we saw him run again in the famous maroon and gold. virtually, as in history, he took victory, a bit of escapism at a time when it's most needed. patrick gearey, bbc news. that's all from me — there's more on the bbc news channel and labour's new leader sir keir starmer will be on the andrew marr show on bbc one tomorrow morning at nine. goodnight.

good evening. temperatures got as high as 17 degrees in some south—eastern areas today. i suspect tomorrow, temperatures will get even higher. a lot of sunshine and for many of us. it will be breezy, particularly in the west, where we will see rain later in the day as this stripe of cloud approaches. we have seen cloud across northern areas today, but that cloud is now peeling away northwards. we have drierair peeling away northwards. we have drier air from peeling away northwards. we have drier airfrom the south peeling away northwards. we have drier air from the south and warmer air. you can see the orange colours spreading

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you're watching bbc news. the new leader of the british labour party, sir keir starmer has accused the uk government of making "serious mistakes" in their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. writing in the sunday times, sir keir said ministers need to publish their exit strategy on how and when the current lockdown will be lifted. our political correspondent, chris mason is at westminster. so, the gloves are off. yes they are, and all of this quite striking rachel in the context of circuits saying in his victory video that we heard a couple of minutes ago that heard a couple of minutes ago that he wouldn't be posing for opposing's sake and he recognised that at a time of national emergency and global emergency would want, as far as the government's response to the coronavirus is concerned, to see

ministers succeed, and yet the language here very very striking, talking as you say about these serious mistakes he believes the government has made, he wants to see an exit strategy, he wants to see published, he wants to know when the restrictions that people in the uk living under will be restricted, he also says something interesting in the context of a vaccine, which is many the context of a vaccine, which is any the context of a vaccine, which is many many months away, he says in preparation for that because that would be the ultimate method for securing an exit strategy for all of this there needs to be a comprehensive national vaccine programme in place so the ministry vaccine becomes available we can begin to protect the entire population. this is an article he has written in tomorrowsome eight times, that will mean vaccination centres being built in towns and cities across the country. it pays the government for its greater

clarity on testing. —— in tomorrow's sunday times. he said that the testing should have been ramped up much sooner, and he hopes that target is met, and he also described what he described as blockages in the system as far as personal protective equipment is concerned. we have so many concerns from people working on the front lines of the health service about how they are not able to get hold of the masks of the gowns or the equipment they need when they are treating either patients who they know to have the virus all the others he may have it a symptomatically. i'm just very briefly, obviously with the coronavirus top of the agenda it wasn't merely the start of the labour leadership he would have envisaged. no, it was hard for him to begin with a late on inheriting a party which has had the worst

election since 1935, but the scale of this crisis despite boris johnson's majority could change politics forever and i guess that is what plenty in labour hope that they could be a labour government sooner rather than later because the more business mystic types within the labour movement feel it could be a long way off. let's get more on the coronavirus situation in the us. new york state has suffered its biggest one—day jump in coronavirus deaths so far. the state's governor, andrew cuomo, reported 630 new deaths, bringing the total to just over 3500. the number of cases now stands at more than 113,000, just over half of them in new york city. new york is the worst—affected part of the united states. the city alone has nearly as many cases as italy,

which has recorded more deaths than any other country. mr cuomo warned that the worst was yet to come. you're watching bbc news. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. temperatures got up to around 17 degrees in some south—eastern parts of the uk today thanks to a lot of sunshine. there was more cloud further north but through tomorrow more of us will see sunshine and it will be even warmer. quite breezy though, particularly in the west where we will also see some outbreaks of rain later lot on as stripe of cloud approaches, this is a frontal system. we've had a fair amount of cloud across north—western parts of the uk today. that is rolling its way northwards now as we pick up a southerly wind bringing dry air in our direction, helping to break that cloud up but also bringing that warm air northwards across just about all parts of the uk, so as we go through tonight you can see that cloud rolling away to the north, more clear skies developing, but despite those starry skies overhead it's not going to be

a particularly cold night partly down to the increasing strength of the breeze. some eastern areas may be getting down to freezing, the vast majority holding between around three and 8 degrees. so into tomorrow, a lot of sunshine through the day. we will generally see some wispy high clouds spreading from the west, turning that sunshine a little hazy, and certainly it'll cloud over for northern ireland, the far west of wales, far south—west of england, will see a little bit of rain splashing in here later in the day. it is going to be windy for all of us but particularly in the west, those are the wind gusts, could see gusts of 50 mph or more, parts of northern ireland and western scotland — but those temperatures, to 21 degrees in london, even further north, glasgow, up to around 18 degrees. pollen levels, though, will be high across england and wales, it's mostly tree pollen at this time of year, the levels a little bit lower across northern ireland and scotland. now, as we go through sunday night we'll see this frontal system sliding its way eastwards,

some rain with that, in fact it could linger across the south—east corner for a time on monday morning, could see some slightly heavier rain just drifting along that front for a time, it should then clear away, then we'll see some brighter skies and some sunshine, some showers too, particularly across western scotland and northern ireland. some of those showers could be on the heavy side. as far as the temperatures go, we are looking at highs of 12 to 17 degrees, so a little bit cooler at this stage, but that is not going to last. as we head deeper into the week we see a southerly wind returning and those temperatures will climb once again, it could well go up 00:28:34,517 --> 2147483051:51:01,973 to around 22 degrees in the south 2147483051:51:01,973 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and it will be dry for many of us.