this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth is to make a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. england's health secretary has warned the government will look again at allowing outdoor exercise if people flout social—distancing rules. if you don't want us to have to take the step to ban exercise of all forms outside of your own home, then you've got to follow the rules. one of the uk's top scientific advisors says there is currently no precise exit strategy from the lockdown. exit strategies from this are very problematic, challenging.

there are a number of ideas in play. president trump warns americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of coronavirus deaths. new york state records its biggest one—dayjump in deaths so far. but is the peak approaching in spain and italy, as both countries report progress in tackling the pandemic? the professional footballers' association warns proposals for a 30% pay cut for top flight players would harm the nhs. let's get all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic.

the queen is expected to give a deeply personal message, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve during the coronavirus pandemic. the monarch will make a special address to the nation this evening and will thank front—line nhs staff and care workers, while recognising the grief, financial difficulties and enormous changes the country is facing. the health secretary, matt hancock, has warned those flouting social—distancing advice. speaking this morning, he said sunbathing is against the rules that have been set out for important public health reasons. it comes as professor neil ferguson, who has been advising the government, said the exit strategy from the corona crisis has not yet been formulated but will be in the next week or two. this as the newly elected labour leader, sir keir starmer, is urging the government to come up with an exit strategy from the current lockdown.

new york has recorded 630 more virus deaths, taking its overall toll to 3,565. president trump has warned americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of deaths. in spain, the prime minister says the country is close to passing the peak of infections, and there's hope in italy as the country has seen its first drop in the number of patients in intensive care during the outbreak. in england, the professional footballers' association says proposals for a 30% pay cut for premier league players would be detrimental to the nhs. ourfirst report, on the queen's address, is from our royal correspondent nick witchell. recorded at windsor castle on thursday, the queen's broadcast will according to officials be a deeply personal message, which will reflect her experience in other difficult times. broadcasts such as this by the queen are rare. they are reserved for moments

of particular national significance. speaking about the situation facing the nation, the queen will say... she will pay tribute to all those on the nhs front line, to care workers, and those carrying out essential roles, and recognise the pain already felt by many families, as well as thanking those following the government guidelines by staying at home. she will say... it is a message intended

both to reassure and to rally the nation's resolve. it will be transmitted at 8:00pm tonight. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the health secretary for england, matt hancock, has said that sunbathing is banned as part of the uk lockdown and that the government will take tougher action if people flout the rules on exercise by engaging in other activities in public. he's hinted that the government could ban outdoor exercise in all forms if some groups break the rules. meanwhile, the newly—elected labour leader sir keir starmer has urged the government to publish its plans for an exit strategy from the current lockdown. as the sunny weather hits this weekend, the health secretary firmly addressed the rules around social distancing and public exercise, on the andrew marr show on bbc one. i think this example of exercise is a really important one, because we've said, because of the positive benefits

to your physical and mental health, that it's ok to exercise on your own or with members of your own household. but if the result of that is too many people go out and flout the other rules, cos they say if i can exercise, then it's fine for me to do other things, then i am afraid we will have to take action. i don't want to take action, of course i don't, but we have already demonstrated we are prepared to take the action that's necessary to get this virus under control. so my message is really clear, if you do not want us to have to take the step to ban exercise of all forms outside your own home, you have got to follow the rules, and the vast majority of people are following the rules, and let's not have a minority spoiling it for everybody. mr hancock also gave more detail on the preparedness of the nhs for a worsening coronavirus

scenario, specifically about the number of ventilators needed and how many were currently available. we need to make sure we have more ventilators than there are people who need ventilation. at the moment, we have between 9,000 and 10,000 ventilators within the nhs right now. we have 2000 spare critical—care beds with ventilator capacity, ready should people need to come into them, and we are ramping that up. i think the answer is our goal is that instead of 30,000, we need 18,000 over the coming weeks. we are at 12,000 now, how many well be in a week actually working? there should be another 1500. so we will be though the number we need in a week if this hits? no, because thankfully we have got

to mundane because the vast majority of people are following those social guidance guidelines. the newly elected leader of the opposition in the uk, sir keir starmer, has announced that he's going to be working with the government to aid the crisis. but also said he'd call them out when he felt mistakes were being made. the prime minister and i have agreed arrangements for how we will work together in the coming weeks. you don't think any further move towards a national government is feasible or likely? i have agreed those arrangements with the prime minister, and i think getting the balance is important. we have to be constructive, pull together, support the government where it is needed. you can see where difficult

questions were put on on testing, things became began to move. scrutiny is important, because if it points out mistakes that can be put right, it is very important for going forward. i am not going to score party—political points, and i'm not going to demand the impossible, which is very easy to do this time. epidemiologist professor neil ferguson has said there are some signs the lockdown is helping to slow the spread of coronavirus in the uk. professor ferguson, whose modelling of the pandemic helped prompt the government to impose the restrictions on movement, also said there is no precise exit strategy in place yet. i will be honest with you, this is the most important question worldwide. no country has an absolute answer to it. there is intense research going on how we get out of this. we want in our report which came eight descended the lockdown was announced that exit strategies from this where problematic and challenging. there were a lot of numbers in play,

they relied on upscale testing. the precise strategy has not yet been formulated. it will be in the next week or two, i would see it is the highest priority of the medical and scientific community in this country and many other countries and of course of policy teams. the two countries which have suffered the highest numbers of deaths have both reported progress in tackling the coronavirus outbreak. within the last hour, spain has released its latest figures, which show that the coronavirus death toll has risen to 12,418. that's an increase overnight of 674 deaths but is actually part of a trend which shows that the number of people dying each day continues to go down.

in italy, there is also hope that the crisis has passed its peak. 0ur europe correspondent jean mackenzie is in rome for us. we had some encouraging signs yesterday that not only has italy reached the peak of the epidemic but things are turning round. we had fewer deaths than the day before, 681, the first time the number of deaths has been in the 600s for over a week and the number of patients in intensive key has fallen for the first time. hospitals seeing some progress finally. the lockdown at the moment takes place until the 13th of april which is after easter. there was some suggestion from the italian emergency response teams this could be extended into may. it is too early to tell how long it will go on for, it is due to what happens to the infection rate over the coming weeks and the death rate. the authorities are desperate to prevent the likelihood

of a second outbreak so it is too early to ease restrictions. road blocks are being set up on palm sunday, police are telling people to stay at home and not do what they usually do which is visit friends and family and take their traditional olive branch gift to each other. in the vatican, pope francis has been holding a solemn palm sunday service at st peter's basilica. for the first time ever the service has not included any public participation, due to the coronavirus outbreak. instead it is taking place behind closed doors as part of the isolation measures put in place to stem the spread of the virus. in germany, experts say measures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus have started to show effect.

0ur correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness, explained why germany had such an enormous capacity for testing. firstly, political will, angela merkel‘s government realised this was crucial. government unity was there, all opposition factors thrown aside. straightaway the government threw itself into testing widely. also the federal structure really helped because of the way the health system and government administrative structures are organised, it means lots of things are done locally. because local authorities have a lot of power, they have budgets they control and they are decent budgets as well, this means you know where to locate the testing and where to set up the constructions. down the street from here, there is a testing centre which has opened a week ago. they are springing up all over the place. it's not perfect, there are big

queues, and you have to wait a long time, and there is pressure to increase the testing even more, but it is leading the way for european countries looking how to do the testing more widely. this is seen as one way to get out of this lockdown that europe is going through at the moment. that was damien mcguinness with the latest from berlin. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. we are talking a lot about this growing pressure on premier league footballers to take a pay cut, we heard from matt hancock suggesting they should consider taking a 30% wage drop, and that was discussed at a meeting yesterday. during this meeting, players heard how clubs now stand to lose up to £1.2 billion in revenue — taking into account tickets, matchday revenue, sponsorship and tv. while a paycut might seem straightforward, the players' union says that

would actually be counterproductive, as it would mean the taxpayer misses out on £200 million which could then have an impact on the nhs. we heard from gary lineker earlier. he says people shouldn't be too quick to judge players. the players that i have spoken to, they are all desperately keen to do it. the problem is, of course, is how you do it, as an individual person, do you take a pay cut and then do something, or do you not ta ke then do something, or do you not take a pay cut and do something? it is obviously complicated, and it ta kes is obviously complicated, and it takes time, and people are always quick tojump on takes time, and people are always quick to jump on the judgment or high horse, certainly when it comes to footballers, but lots of them do lots of really good things, and i'm sure they will continue to do so. meanwhile, liverpool became the latest premier league club to furlough non—playing staff. it would mean they get 80% of their salary through the uk government's coronovirus job retention scheme, with the club

topping up the remainder, so staff receive full pay. newcastle, tottenham, bournemouth and norwich have also placed some non—playing staff on furlough. this decision has been heavily criticised, including from former liverpool captain jamie carragher. this is what he tweeted, "jurgen klopp showed compassion for all at the start of this pandemic, senior players heavily involved in premier league players taking wage cuts." "then all that respect and goodwill is lost". well, with so much talk around what footballers should or shouldn't be doing to help with the current crisis, i've been speaking to one man who is certainly doing his bit. rower philip doyle had been hopeful of a medal at the tokyo 0lympics but is instead spending this summer working in a hospital. the northern irishman, who is also a qualified doctor, has returned to his front—linejob in the nhs. i managd to speak to him before his first day.

cou nty county down row at philip doyle, this might feel like a lifetime ago, as he and his partner secured a spot at the tokyo 0lympics last summer. hir, ireland, the crowd is on their feet, china first, ireland silver medal! but like thousands of other athletes, he is dealing with the disappointment of the games' postponement. i suppose we just have another 12 months of preparation time, so! another 12 months of preparation time, so i am not feeling too bad, everything happens for a reason, just have to get on with it. with his 0lympic dream now on hold, the qualified doctor has decided to return to the nhs and tackle the coronavirus nightmare head on. so i will be helping out within the medical team on a general medicine ward. my consultant gave me a phone call on saturday morning and just said, listen, we don't have things

set up, because i was only on the phone to them wednesday last week, begging for a job! so they were like, yeah, we have one for you, come on up. like, yeah, we have one for you, come on up. medicine has always been number one, and to be honest i have missed that element of my life over the last few months, so i will be glad to be back to it, even though i go back to rowing after it again. 29 was a breakthrough some of philip and his partner, who caused something of a surprise by winning silver at the world cup regatta in rotterdam. with an olympic medal still firmly in his sights, he admits the current restrictions have been difficult. if anyone has been ona been difficult. if anyone has been on a rowing machine, it is not very stimulating. 0ut on a rowing machine, it is not very stimulating. out on the water is beautiful, you have got lovely scenery, beautiful, you have got lovely scenery, you beautiful, you have got lovely scenery, you see beautiful, you have got lovely scenery, you see yourself going past the hedges, but inside, nothing moves, just you, and it is the same movement 2000 3000 times each

session, and it is very change for the next few months, but it will be very challenging to continue in full training programme alongside that. collide what you are doing, returning to hospital at this time of crisis, it is quite remarkable. i wouldn't say that, there are people in the world who have done more with less, so i am lucky that i have a great support network, the national rowing federation behind me, some people don't have the equipment. like i have it all set up, and there area like i have it all set up, and there are a lot of people doing more with less in the world. so i suppose you can't give yourself a pat on the back too often, you just have to get on with it. and that is exactly what is 0lympic rower has been doing, straight in at the deep end. he started his first day on the job in newry on wednesday. more in the next hour. president trump has warned people

in the united states to be prepared for a big increase in coronavirus related deaths. new york state has suffered its biggest one—day rise in the number of deaths so far, 630 people. there have been more than 300,000 cases and 8,000 deaths in the us in total, with new york accounting for more than 3500 fatalities. freya cole reports. collide on the lawns of central park, a field hospital are widescale, fully equipped and paid for by a christian organisation, it will provide some relief ahead of the virus peak, which the white house has predicted in the next six or seven days. sirens wail. queens is one of the city's worst hit neighbourhoods. paramedics are ina hit neighbourhoods. paramedics are in a constant rush to transfer syncopations from home to hospitals

which are struggling to cope. new york governor andrew cuomo has warned the worst is yet to come. we're not yet at the apex. part of me would like to be at the apex, and just...let‘s do it. but there's part of me that says it's good that we're not at the apex, because we're not yet ready for the apex, either. we're not yet ready for the high point. we're still working on the capacity of the system. the more time we have to improve the capacity of the system, the better. and the capacity of the health care system — beds, staff, equipment. 1,000 ventilators from china are due to arrive in new york this weekend. it will help significantly with state—wide shortages. president trump has also ordered 1,000 troops to the city. among them will be military doctors and nurses. we will move heaven and earth to safeguard our great american citizens.

we will continue to use every power, every authority, every single resource we've got to keep our people healthy, safe, secure, and to get this thing over with. covid—19 has infected more than 113,000 people across new york state. another 630 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours — another daily record. the total toll is now more than 3,500 people. a mass text message has been sent calling for the attention of all health care workers to support facilities in need if they can. and controversy surrounds the 1,000—bed hospital ship comfort, it's on standby to care for non—virus patients, but hospital leaders have pleaded with authorities to open the ship to ease the strain on intensive care units, which are overcrowded and overrun. freya cole, bbc news.

the religious festivals of easter, ramadan and passover are all taking place in the coming days and weeks and it might seem unthinkable, to mark the events without family gatherings and public ceremonies. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has been speaking to religious leaders to find out how the faithful can get the most out of each holiday whilst observing coronavirus rules. jerusalem is shut, like cities around the world. although its holy sites should be at the heart of celebrations for the coming holidays. so i'm asking religious leaders here how people can worship safely. they need to follow all the regulations of safety and to pray at home, especially as a family. and what do you say to your parishioners who are really worried at this time? we are celebrating the holy week, meaning the passion and the death and resurrection of christ,

which is a message in itself, a message of hope that the darkness will not last. cleaning is going on as usual as families prepare to remember the jewish exodus from egypt at passover. but there'll be no big seder meals with distant relatives and friends. in a certain sense, this is going back to the passover that we had originally in egypt, because the way that scripture plays it out is that each person was in his own home when god took us from this bondage and i think this year, we're all staying at home and awaiting redemption in a very similar sense. the holy month of ramadan will also be more austere, but islamic leaders say that may leave muslims able to pray more and deepen their faith. it's going be back to basics, and it might be also a reminder for all of us that what we take for granted is not going to be always there. this contested holy city has seen

many conflicts over the centuries, often between people of different religions, but now a common threat could be an opportunity. there's a certain willingness to put conflict on hold and collaborate during these difficult times and i would say, why not? those days showed us clearly that we are one big human family. this challenge is a challenge that affects everyone so universally, so equally, that i think it's a real opportunity to unite. amid inevitable fears at a time of crisis, such sentiments offer a much—needed spark of hope. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. news just newsjust then, we have had an apology from the chief medical 0fficer apology from the chief medical officer of scotland, catherine calderwood, who was reported by the scottish sun newspaper as saying she travelled from edinburgh with her family to spend the night in his

second home in fifa, against the social distancing rules. she said, i wish to apologise unreservedly, i understand i did not follow the advice i am giving to others. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. it's a settled sunday for much of the country, with some warm spring sunshine out there. weatherwatcher picture views from their windows so far this morning, you can see not a cloud in the sky across cambridgeshire. beautiful for enjoying the view from your garden in the highlands of scotland, just a little bit of snow on the tops of the mountains. it's been pretty chilly of late, hasn't it? but things will be milder through today. now, there is some cloud on the forecast, and you can see it's spilling in from the atlantic. it's a weather front that's going to bring some patchy rain a little later on in the day. but ahead of it, we've got this strong southerly wind that's driving milder air up from the near continent. so a real noticeable difference to the feel of the weather today.

it's going to be pretty blustery, though, as well. plenty of sunshine around, a veil of high cloud across western fringes, perhaps thickening up to a few isolated showers by the end of the afternoon into northern ireland. here is where we'll see the strongest of the wind gusts as well, widely in excess of a0 mph hour this afternoon, maybe even stronger still later on in the day. but it's a suddenly direction, so it's warm, perhaps not quite as warm where we've got the cloud and the rain with 13 to 16 degrees, but highest values possible of 21 celsius. but it does mean, with the clear skies and the sunshine, tree pollen is quite high across england and wales, certainly bearing in mind if you're hay—fever sufferer. now, as we go through the evening, we're going to see a spell of wet weather pushing in, a spell of heavy rain for a time across west—faci ng coasts. that will weaken as it moves further inland. a blanket of cloud, though, across the country, a very mild night to come widely. many towns and city centres staying into double figures. so we start off on monday morning with a cloudier story.

there will be a spell potentially of heavy rain moving back into the southeast, coming up from the near continent. so that could affect southeast england, maybe east anglia for a time. but once that front clears through, sunny spells and just a few isolated showers, chiefly to the far north and west. not quite as warm on monday. still, these temperatures, though, above the average for the time of year, but we're looking at highs of 10—18 degrees. now, as we move out of monday for the week ahead, it does look as though high pressure is set to build once again, a good deal of dry, settled, sunny weather in the forecast. take care.

hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... the queen will praise people's self—discipline, and quiet good—humoured resolve in response to the crisis, when she makes a rare television address later today. she will personally thank front—line health care staff and other key workers for their efforts during the crisis. president trump has warned americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of coronavirus deaths. new york state recorded its biggest one—dayjump in deaths so far — with 630 dying from the virus. england's health secretary — matt hancock — has warned the goverment might have to further restrict rules allowing outdoor