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 were 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. spain has reported a fall in its daily death toll for a third consecutive day. in the uk, the newly—elected labour leader, sir keir starmer, has accused the british government of making serious mistakes in its response to the pandemic. the professional footballers' association warns proposals for a 30% pay cut for top—flight players would harm the nhs. welcome to bbc news. let's bring you a round—up of all the latest developments

in the coronavirus pandemic. the queen will deliver what's described as a deeply personal television address today, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve during the coronavirus pandemic. the monarch‘s special address to the nation and the commonwealth will thank front—line nhs staff and care workers, while recognising the grief, financial difficulties and enormous changes the country is facing. meanwhile, england's health secretary matt hancock has issued a warning to people who are flouting rules on social distancing. he said sunbathing, for example, is against those rules. it comes as one of the government's scientific advisers, professor neil ferguson, said the exit strategy from the corona crisis has not yet been formulated but will be in the next week or two. the newly elected labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the british government's made serious mistakes and is urging it to come up with an exit strategy from the current lockdown.

in the united states, new york has recorded 630 more virus deaths, taking its overall toll to more than 3,500. 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 also some hope in italy, which has seen its first drop in the number of patients in intensive care during the outbreak. in the world of sport, the professional footballers' association says proposals for a 30% pay cut for english premier league players would hurt the nhs because it would hit government tax revenues. 0urfirst report is on the queen's address, here's 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. let's get more on the queen's address. we can speak to someone who can tell us more about the planning that will have gone into it. i'm joined by victoria murphy, a contributor for good morning america and many other us outlets. she joins us from east london. thank you for being with us. do you know exactly how this address to the nation and the commonwealth was recorded, the circumstances in which it was made? hello, yes, this is just one of a handful of times the queen has addressed the nation in this way, the only time she has done so this way, the only time she has done so in this way, the only time she has done soina this way, the only time she has done so in a moment of national crisis in her reign, but as you say, the circumstances in which it is

recorded also exceptional. we understand that great care was taken to obey social distancing measures. the only person in the room in windsor castle with the queen was one cameraman who was wearing gloves and a mask to protect his gear, and and a mask to protect his gear, and a skeleton staff were outside the room ina a skeleton staff were outside the room in a different room, technical staff who were needed to make the broadcast happened. very different to the circumstances that we would normally see when the queen records are broadcast, for example her christmas broadcast, there would be a lot more people in the room. of course, we should all be observing social distancing, but the measures area social distancing, but the measures are a reminder that, at almost 94, the queen is statistically at increased risk from the virus. we have been told a couple of times throughout this that she remains in good health. when prince charles was diagnosed, and again when boris johnson was diagnosed, we were told by the palace that the queen is in good health, and when people watch the speech this evening, they will

be able to see that for themselves. tell us more about what she is expected to stay in this address to the nation and the commonwealth, because they have been special addresses like this from the queen at moments of national crisis, but it is pretty rare, isn't it? it is the only time at such a moment of national crisis, the other times where the death of diana, the queen mother, and the gulf war, and you might put those on a different category. we have been given two extra ct category. we have been given two extract ahead of the broadcast at 8pm, the first is about the situation that we are now in, describing this as a very challenging time, speaking about the disruption that many of us updating, also talking about the grief that so many people are dealing with now and the changes to our day—to—day lives. the second extract is about the national response to the pandemic, and it really can be looked at as a kind of rallying call, a reassuring

call to all of us reminding us that we all have a part to play here. so she speaks about this as a moment in history and how it might be looked back on, speaking about how in years to come everyone will be able to ta ke to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. we know that she is also going to thank nhs workers, thank other key workers, and also thank other key workers, and also thank those who have been observing the official guidance, so a reminder there reinforcing the government's message that we all have a part to play here. as you were mentioning at the beginning, the queen, in her 90s, the beginning, the queen, in her 905, 93 the beginning, the queen, in her 90s, 93 years of age, clearly needs to be protected from the virus, and how is that affecting her day to day duties, for example communicating with the prime minister, that kind of thing? a well, exactly, like all of thing? a well, exactly, like all of us, normal life is completely changed for the queen, she is carrying out duties in a totally

different way. the palace did release a photograph of her making her phone call with the prime minister, giving her weekly audience by phone, instead of in person. we know that she has also been carrying out some audiences by video link, she is using that technology now to keepin she is using that technology now to keep in touch and conduct some of her duties. but it is extraordinary that just a few weeks her duties. but it is extraordinary thatjust a few weeks ago, she was in buckingham palace and she was carrying out duties pretty much as normal, some things that happened in that final week in london before she moved to windsor, but things were carrying on, and are now like all of us, it has completely stopped, and everything coming up — garden parties, trooping the colour — they have been cancelled or significantly altered because of this, and it really isn't a clear indication as to when life will resume as normal for her. victoria murphy, good to talk to you, thank you very much for yourtime, talk to you, thank you very much for your time, thanks. thank you. the health secretary for england,

matt hancock, has said that sunbathing is banned as part of the uk lockdown. he says 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 of people break the guidelines. mr hancock was asked about social—distancing rules on the andrew marr show this morning 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 how ready the nhs is for things to get worse, and specifically about the number of ventillators that are needed and how many are 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 will there be in a week actually working? there should be another 1500. so we will below the number we need in a week if this hits? no, because thankfully we have got the demand down because the vast majority of people are following those social—distancing guidelines. also speaking to andrew marr, the newly elected leader of the opposition in the uk, sir keir starmer, announced that he's going to be working with the government during the crisis. but he also said he'd call ministers out whenever he feels mistakes are 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 right to do so. but 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 going forward. but i am not going to score party—political points, and i won't demand the impossible, which is very easy to do this time.

epidemiologist professor neil ferguson, whose modelling of the pandemic partly prompted the government lockdown, has said there are "some signs" it's helping to slow the spread in the uk. he 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. one of london's most popular parks,

brockwell park in south london, is closed today after yesterday's sunny weather saw more than 3,000 visitors. the bbc‘s john mcmanus is at a park nearby which remains open, and he sent this update. forecasters say that temperatures could reach up to 21 celsius in some parts of the uk today, a lovely sunny, warm day, and of course that's a possible temptation to some people to perhaps ignore what the government says is an instruction, not advice, but an instruction to stay indoors unless they have a few specific reasons to be outside. that is to get food, perhaps if they're are a key worker on their way to work, or of course to get unlimited form of short exercise. and the health secretary, matt hancock, has been reiterating that message this morning, saying that a small minority of people are putting both themselves and others at risk by flouting that guidance. that's very pertinent for this part of london, peckham rye, which is a large open space in south—east london, because here yesterday police were travelling round in a car

using a loudspeaker and telling sunbathers to stop doing that and to go home. and we've seen similar pictures from other parts of the uk as well, particularly on parts of the south coast where, for example, in one instance, the police had to stop people having a barbecue on the beach. now, not far from here, about a mile and a half down the road is brockwell park, a large open space which has been closed today by lambeth council because the council said that people weren't obeying social distancing rules. the park will stay closed for today, the council hasn't said what will happen tomorrow, but there's been a huge reaction to that decision on social media, particularly from those concerned about the lack of private garden space and balconies in london, and for people who need to get out and get exercise. and also some people pointing out that those who can't use brockwell park will instead come here to peckham rye to get their exercise, so it could perhaps become more crowded here. so the question remains, on a beautiful, sunny, april day, will people obey the instructions to stay indoors, or will they succumb to temptation?

john mcmanus reporting there. let's get a full sport round—up with holly hamilton, an escalating row over premier league football is taking a pay count. that's right, loads of criticism over the last few days and whether they should take a pay cut. bosses have been trying to reach an agreement over the last couple of days. there's been plenty of criticism around premier league footballers recently as bosses try to reach an agreement over their pay with bosses tabling a 30% percent pay cut but its been described as a "no—win siutation" by wayne rooney. the derby striker says he is happy to offer support but in his column in the sunday times he also said, "why are footballers suddenly the scapegoats? " he added if players come out and say they can't agree, even if the real reasons are that it will financially ruin some,

it will be presented as, "rich players refuse pay cut." gary lineker has been sympathetic as well and says people shouldn't be too quick to judge. 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 take a pay cut and do something? it is obviously complicated, and it 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. 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—line job in the nhs —

i managed to speak to him before his first day. for county down rower philip doyle, this might feel like a lifetime ago, as he and his partner secured a spot at the tokyo 0lympics last summer. here come 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 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. 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. 2019 was a breakthrough summer for 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 on a rowing machine, it is not very stimulating. out on the water is 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. 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 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.

i don't care what he says, i think it is remarkable! definitely a hero, thank you, holly. the united nations is calling for the internet to be restored in the world's largest refugee camp in bangladesh to allow people access to information about the coronavirus. nearly one million rohingya muslims, who fled neighbouring myanmar, currently live there. many are unaware of the dangers of covid—19, while others rely on rumours. bangladeshi authorities suspended mobile connections last september citing security reasons. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. coronavirus is an infectious disease, booms the loudspeaker — a small way to get the message out in the world's largest refugee camp, where it's a challenge. it's been more than a week since the lockdown began here, but many still don't know why. the bangladeshi government blocked internet in the camps last year — information‘s a precious commodity. this 37—year—old shares this small dwelling with nine other

members of his family. like many around the world, he is now home—schooling his children. but he's not been taught about the dangers of covid—19. salaam aleichem. "we don't know about coronavirus," he says, "we heard that people stay close to each other, but our home's too small." "if the virus arrives in the camps, we don't know how we'll survive." staying healthy‘s tough. his family get a limited supply of water, and only a third of refugees in the camps have soap. at the market outside, social distancing is nonexistent. but they need to buy food. this video shows people how to sneeze safely. for weeks, ngos have been raising awareness and basic hygiene.

if the virus hits this densely populated area, it could spread with lethal speed. this is the temporary isolation centre... ngos are working to increase isolation beds, but there isn't a single ventilator in the entire camp. if the facility receives any critical cases, actually, within the camp right now, there is no facility to give any ventilator support to the patient, so this is one kind of urgency and there are possibilities of many people could die. but they are already struggling to survive. the rohingya fled persecution in myanmar. stateless, they rely on aid agencies who are only entering the camps for essential services to prevent the virus spreading. the things that makes the rohingya refugees so vulnerable is because they are dependent on external actors and

humanitarian agencies for everything. there is a real concerned and not only will range you have to face the consequences of covid—19, but they'll also be made more lack of protections that were able to give them. as the threat of the virus looms large, a plea — dear corona, please stay away from rohingya refugee camps. dear world, please save us. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. italy and spain, the two countries which have suffered the highest numbers of deaths, have both reported progress in tackling the coronavirus outbreak. 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. scotland's chief medical officer has said she is truly sorry for not following the advice that she is giving to others during the coronavirus pandemic. catherine calderwood has been urging people to stay at home but has been photographed

at her second home in fife, having reportedly travelled with her family from edinburgh. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello there. there's a lot of fine weather across the uk at the moment. high pressure is to thank for that. and it's been bringing a lot of sunshine to many gardens on sunday. this was cambridgeshire a little earlier. not to all, though — lanarkshire. hazier sunshine to the north and west of the uk in general because we have got a frontal system that is draping its way around the north—west of the high. notice how that cloud is kind of streaming its way northwards out of spain. a strong southerly air stream — that is what has been pulling in such warm air. and that strong southerly wind will continue through this evening and overnight. it will, perhaps, ease back a little through the small hours. wet weather, though, courtesy of a weather front finally pushing its way into the west

through the evening. some quite heavy bursts of rain for a while, the rain extends further east across scotland into northern england through the small hours, becomes patchier further south, but we keep that southerly airstream. so these are our overnight lows. they are figures more typical of our daytime highs at this point in april. so a very mild start to monday. by first thing, the front will be pulling across eastern england. it could take a while for some of the rain here to get out of the way and then, behind it, instead of a southerly wind, we are left with a westerly or south—westerly. so wet, i think, to start the day for parts of the south—east and east anglia, drier come the afternoon. some showers further west, but pretty well—scattered. the winds lighter than today, especially across the southern half of the uk, but still quite gusty towards the north—west. but thanks to the changing wind direction, a fresher feel for monday — 11 or 12 to the north of the uk, perhaps 17 or 18 further south. but let's see how the rest of the week is set to play out. i should mention behind that weather front for monday, we should have some clearer air

in terms of pollen levels for england and wales, so a relief for those who suffer with tree pollen. we look ahead into the rest of the week and the high pressure starts to bulge across us again from europe and what that, once again, will do is introduce much warmer air, aside from across the far north of scotland where a weather front mayjust come into play. so our outlook for the week ahead is one featuring a lot of settled weather, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine and, if anything, our temperatures will start to rise, perhaps even higher than they have been through the weekend, for the second half of the week onwards.

this is bbc news. 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 government might have to further restrict rules allowing outdoor exercise if people flout lockdown rules designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.