the prime minister has spent a third night in intensive care in hospital. his condition is described as stable and improving. in the drive to increase testing for the violence, we have been hearing from the this is bbc news. the headlines: smaller laboratories determined to play their part. as deaths continue to rise in the us, it emerges that police have been carrying out spot there is a disproportionate impact are being felt among black, asian, checks as people are urged to stick to social distancing rules. the and hispanic communities. ha rd core to social distancing rules. the hardcore are quite blatantly flouting the law and it is to those premier league footballers are this afternoon being praised for launching what they describe as a "collective initative" to help raise funds for the nhs... people i am saying enough is enough. amid the coroanvirus pandemic.. we are going to look for you and it's been led by the likes find you and, if necessary, we are of liverpool midfielder jordan going to arrest you. the prime henderson, tottenham's harry kane minister has spent a bad night in and manchester united captain harry maguire — intensive care in hospital. his with at least 150 involved in all. condition is said to be stable and it's been called hashtag

players together — with footballers saying it will help nhs staff, volunteers and coronavirus patients. players — who are working with nhs charities together — also say it's a way to distribute funds "where they're needed most". improving. we hear from and the health secretary matt hancock — who last week criticised players for not doing more and not taking a pay cut — has tweeted: "warmly welcome this big—hearted decision from so many premier league footballers to create condition is said to be stable and improving. we hearfrom smaller laboratories preparing to play their pa rt laboratories preparing to play their part in coronavirus testing. as deaths continue to rise in the us, we report on the disproportional impact on black, asian and hispanic communities. and here, some good news. 97—year—old woman from staffordshire, who caught coronavirus, tells us of full meanwhile former liverpool recovery. playerjohn barnes has called the criticism of premier league footballers unfair: good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. we are focusing on footballers and ministers will be meeting later this what they should pay rather than the rest of society. i think it's afternoon on whether to extend the u nfortu nately rest of society. i think it's unfortunately because of our opinions on the society, that when we see young working—class boys

lockdown. they have no plans to lift become millionaires, who are equally the restrictions, now into that as rich as someone from eton or third week. there are concerns the good weather over easter weekend might tempt people to go out. harrow, but we demand more from them dominic raab will chair the because we think why should they government cobra emergency committee this afternoon. police have been earn all that money when they're telling people to stay at home over just working—class. when we see easter and warn they will crack down someone just working—class. when we see someone who is just to justice which was upper—class we think maybe they on anyone found to break the rules. deserve it more. yesterday the uk recorded its highest daily rise in the number of southampton are the first premier league club to announce patients dying from the virus spread their players will defer part of their salaries amid the pandemic. manager ralph hasenhuttl, 938 deaths. the prime minister has his staff and the board of directors will also put some of their wages spent a third night in intensive on hold untiljune. ca re spent a third night in intensive care in london where he said to be and despite the league being postponed indefinitely — the club says it'll not be using the government's furlough scheme during the next three months and that all staff in good spirits and continuing to improve. first report this our is will receive full pay. from catherine burns. not your usual i think it's commendable of the club andl i think it's commendable of the club and i think it is good for the fans that they can be proud of the club commute but these are not usual that they can be proud of the club that are actually taking some sort times. police in london asking of action. i think in this period of people for igm checking if they are key workers are not as they get on time, to grab taxpayers money in a the tube. irish police have set up time, to grab taxpayers money in a time of national crisis, i think it around 50 checkpoints close to the is mean—spirited, and i think it is border, making sure people from

embarrassing to the fans because you've got to bear in mind, football either side are not breaking isa you've got to bear in mind, football is a working—class game, it hasn't really changed. lockdown rules. last weekend greater manchester police had more than 1100 reports of people breaking coronavirus rules. some of the ones we went at the weekend had djs, bouncy castles, fireworks. something like 100 and sixty st parties going it is assumed that matches will be played behind closed doors. no on. some can comply with social training will be zoom until at least the 15th of may but it is hoped that distancing. because we are getting are suggesting they are not. this bank holiday they are putting out the 15th of may but it is hoped that the campaign could proceed in the videos from local celebrities and summer. all players had nine matches front—line workers or with the same to play while the league was suspended on the 15th of march. joe clarke won't have the chance message. stay safe, stay healthy and it is an exercise and do not go to defend his olympic k1 slalom title after british canoeing outside unnecessarily. please, confirmed it's going to take please, please stay at home. just a the team it's already named to the postponed tokyo games. clarke missed out on this year's quick message to remind us all it is olympics after finishing behind bradley forbes—cryans important to stay indoors to stop at the world championships and there'll be no reselection process. understandably, there spreading the virus. like other were contrasting reactions from both forces have said they are giving men when they found out: this morning to receive that news people time to adjust to the rules

and now they will start to them. the was first of all absolutely fantastic, but for me, just knowing this is really not what i thought we hard—core are quite blatantly flouting the law. it is to those would be focusing on, just for me it people i am saying enough is enough. feels like, you know, the globe has we are going to look for you and to recover from the current pandemic find you and if necessary we will thatis to recover from the current pandemic that is going on. i really don't arrest you. lockdown is a delicate balancing act. it will save lives understand it to be honest, obviously there was a policy in and cut the number of deaths from place before hand that some of those coronavirus. there is a concern it athletes couldn't question, can damage people's hell. we had obviously that was all done by the talked about delays to operations book, but going forwards after the olympics got announced that it was postponed there was no policy in place to keep those athletes in those spots and with such a big and treatment. —— house. we have delay those athletes that hadn't been selected expected there to be a reselection but unfortunately they seen a and treatment. —— house. we have seen a huge downturn in people going had not chosen to do so. to a&e departments, people themselves are delaying treatment. in some sense that is storing up problems for the future. austria is that's all the sport for now. starting to slowly, very slowly, is

restrictions. from next week small start to reopening questions are being asked about what our exit strategy will look like. the only experience we have at the moment is from china where authorities waited until they were very few new cases occurring in the community before relaxing quarantine stop of course, that could be several weeks away. now it is time to hold steady, says the government. it isjust beginning to work. people need to stick the the research from ofcom covered the first week of the little lockdown and it looked at the kind of theory cause. this easter weekend, however is that were floating around, misinformation about cheers from lovely and sunny it is, stay at coronavirus, the idea that you could home, please. a reminder about why flush water down the throat and that we are being asked to do this, to slow the spread of the virus and would make the virus go away, and it stop the nhs being overwhelmed with sick patients. it is a curious found that nearly half of all people position we are in. we are all questioned had actually seen that

information and it was highest amongst 18 to 24—year—olds and most getting obsessed with the lockdown. worryingly of those about half found we know it will be extended. wales it difficult to tell what was true and what was false and since then, of course, it has got worse. in recent days we have seen these and scotland have already said ideas, these conspiracy theories that 56, ideas, these conspiracy theories that 5g, the mobile phone network 5g was somehow connected with the virus, which of course is complete something that westminster has not. nonsense. these rumours have an there has been the odd murmuring privately of discontent at westminster that the welsh government yesterday now we have seen government yesterday now we have seen it from the scottish first effect, and there is great pressure minister as well happen in the on the companies to try and stop viewer son here, kind of stolen a them spreading. they say they are march on the uk government ahead of the cobra meeting is taking place in doing it, you tube in particular has about an hour the cobra meeting is taking place in aboutan hourand the cobra meeting is taking place in about an hour and a half of that it acted in recent days against videos will feature representation from the devolved administrations. where are we right now? there is another week which propose that theory, promote technically until the government is that theory, and is taking some of mandated to say something about the them down but as quick as they take them down but as quick as they take them down but as quick as they take them down they pop up again. yes, extension of the lockdown but the and is that part of the problem, is blunt reality as it will be extended. that is the reality we are ita and is that part of the problem, is it a bit like playing a game of whack a mole, you get rid of a few hearing publicly and privately. conspiracy theories but then some there was an acknowledgement that there has to be a process that is more emerge, i mean, do we expect

that the social media companies are just going to have to keep going, they just have to just going to have to keep going, theyjust have to put as many people on this as they can end... how do they tackle at? it's been an issue gone through an examination of obviously for some years and in the past they have been keen to be seen evidence and data. additional data as not suppressing free speech in any way but i think the severity of the risk here is false and to act more strongly. they have faced criticism from free—speech advocates and evidence will be gathered in the we re criticism from free—speech advocates were going too far but i think they are under pressure, the government is asking them to do more, and we may think this is all a bit of a laugh, conspiracy theories, they next few days. it is all about the don't really matter, but actually lag between somebody being infected what they have found, university and some ending up in hospital and on ventilators. for a very small couege what they have found, university college london in the last few days minority, those who do not make it. as they have asked people whether that is where we are. do not expect they believed in these theories and the lockdown to change any moments it found that people who do believe in. the government is at pains to reemphasise over and over again its core message about social in those theories are less likely to distancing. it doesn't want anything else to be clouding that image, obey the cold to stay home, to ahead of what for many will be a

sunny weekend. it has to continue practice social distancing and so for all the reasons we know about. the impact on the economy is so on, so it can have a real effect, it intense, we know that as well. the government is very aware of that and can actually be damaging, this tide the challenges in the years to come, of misinformation and the social given the colossal amount of debt thatis given the colossal amount of debt that is being taken on under media companies are having to wake up media companies are having to wake upfor media companies are having to wake up for that. that is really businesses ministers acknowledge interesting, that the search, and we will be talking so much about social distancing with the easter weekend will not be able to be saved despite coming up to. that was our technology correspondent with us live just now. just some figures coming through at the moment from nhs england, if you more details the best efforts are vital to try to about the latest... the death toll reg retta bly about the latest... the death toll regrettably from coronavirus. we are provide as much support as possible. just hearing from nhs england of the the same concern in a charity sector as well. there is a keen awareness within whitehall this lockdown does not go on for a nanosecond longer 765 new hospital deaths which have thanis not go on for a nanosecond longer than is necessary. there is an acknowledgement in the lobby briefing at lunchtime today, there been announced today. 140 occurred isa briefing at lunchtime today, there is a lot of discussion going on at whitehall about the whole business ofan whitehall about the whole business of an exit strategy and how you on april the 8th. 568 took place might go about doing that. a million and one questions are thrown up by all of that. they are desperate not between april the 1st and april the to talk about it now. to talk about it would be an opportunity cost. 7th, so in fact it is really an that would be that it is not banging awful lot of detail to try to drill the drum about social distancing.

they will be conscious that we would down into to be honest with you, i be getting ahead of ourselves. there think we are going to try and get a is only the beginning of evidence that the lockdown is wacky because of the timeline. to talk about health correspondence to continue to pour over the figures as they do at leaving it, whether it will be extended to book it is knows how this time every day when the health long can i set me beyond next week bodies start sending us all the that ministers will be aware that would be completely misplaced at the statistics for the last 24 hours. it moment. thank you for now. let's really is quite a specific break talk about the health of the prime down which perhaps won't leave you minister. he remains in intensive very much the wiser if i simply read out all of it to you because it is such an extraordinary amount of care. had and wilkinson as our detail. also public house wales making it clear they are changing correspondent at the hospital. how the way cases are reported as well, much more do we know? you had chris mentioned the lobby briefing, given to journalists by a mentioned the lobby briefing, given tojournalists by a downing street today's cases from public health spokesperson. we had that in the wales and saying that they are testing people after a shorter last hour or so. more details about period than before —— they are reporting cases after a shorter period than before. so we will have the prime minister in that he is to get our health experts on to that for you because we do report these figures at the same grim time every day but it is nothing without context so as soon as we have got

the uk why picture we will bring continuing to improve. he spent a that to you. well, testing for coronavirus is of course a crucial pa rt coronavirus is of course a crucial part of the strategy to try to lift the lockdown. the health secretary matt hancock set a rather ambitious target of carrying out 100,000 yesterday by the end of this month. fortnight at st thomas hospital, but progress has been slow. small less tha n fortnight at st thomas hospital, less than a mile away from downing independent laboratories may play an street. the latest is he had a good night last night. that is what important role in hitting that numberandi downing street says. he continues to important role in hitting that number and i will correspond and has improve. he is in good spirits and been saying how one team of is continuing to have what is being scientists is trying to help. described as standard oxidant treatment. crucially, he has not been put onto a ventilator, they're very complex machine needed in the most serious of places. he is still in intensive care. that is a place in hospital where the most unwell, the sickest patients have to go to because often they need extremely complex pair and for because often they need extremely complex pairand foer because often they need extremely complex pair and for mrjohnson in intensive care here, he will be getting 24—hour care, he will be monitored around the clock by a highly specialised medical team. we heard yesterday as well from the chancellor, he gave more detail. he said yesterday borisjohnson were sitting up in bed, communicating positively with the medical team here and his condition was improving. this is the second day we had had the health of the prime

minister is continuing to improve. we may get more detail at their regular daily news briefing a bit later on this afternoon about the health of the prime minister. he remains here in intensive care. if mass testing means that you can root he stays here tonight, which we out people who have got the virus expect he will do, it will be his fifth night in hospital. thank you. without realising. we have got this target huge target, everybody said we will believe it when we see it, but can it be done? yes, we have the as leaders across the regions of the capability of virtually matching what germany have done. we can bring uk urge the public to respect social in literally tens and tens of laps distancing protocols over easter, just as we were reflecting with up in literally tens and tens of laps up to possibly 100 extra laps into chris mason earlier, greater manchester police have released quite an extraordinary map, showing this process to help do the testing. the extent of social gatherings in that region since the lockdown there are challenges, though. you began. overall the police forces may have heard them talk about a saying they have received reports of global shortage of more than 1000 gatherings in the first two weeks of lockdown, which includes nearly 500 house parties, represented by the green dots on the map. the brown dance show street

parties, 166 of those. those are all representations. —— brown dots. the government is urging people to stay inside despite the good weather, which is predicted for quite a lot of us over at least part of the easter weekend. ian hopkins is the chief constable of greater manchester police. he says some people just are not complying with their wills. people having private parties in a home or garden. that is where people are coming to each other‘s houses and getting together, not the same family enjoying time together. they are proper parties. some of the weekend had djs, bouncy castles, fireworks. something like 100 and sixty st parties going on. some can comply with social distancing. because we are getting suggest they are not. similarly with people add in parks. i led a 100 of those sorts of calls as well with

people undertaking sporting activities. everyone has been clear. the cycle, walk, jog. games of football, games of cricket, they are not acceptable because it is potentially spreading the virus and putting families and loved ones in danger. that has a sense of some we just want to know what is of what has been happening in greater manchester. monitoring of happening. i think it is the unknown social distancing has been going on. they have reported cases are being spat at, having dogs attacked with a plank of wood. thatis happening. i think it is the unknown that is the scary thing. getting west midlands police have released a video on social media, showing what wea ker every they are tackling on the frontline. that is the scary thing. getting weaker every day can in desperate need of a liver transplant. the coronavirus epidemic poses a terrible dilemma. if she were i have got it. ask the doctors. offered a transplant, should she risk infection in hospital miss out

ona risk infection in hospital miss out on a life—saving operation? risk infection in hospital miss out on a life-saving operation? having to go into hospital while there are coronavirus patients in there on the same ward even, it is very worrying some callous crooks are using and the longer that i am not being covid 19 as a threat monitored, the longer i leave it, i to intimidate our officers and the could just get sicker and sicker. it wider public. isa could just get sicker and sicker. it is a matter of life and death. data we've seen several cases where offenders have from the body overseeing the organ coughed or spat at officers or threatened to after claiming they have coronavirus symptoms. donation network shows a number of i have been speaking to the sussex transplants carried out each day has police and crime commissioner and askedif police and crime commissioner and asked if such incidents where in the plummeted three march. this time minority. in my area we have seen a manjailed for 12 minority. in my area we have seen a man jailed for 12 weeks for spitting at officers and saying he had played it 19. this behaviour is unacceptable. spitting and intentionally trying to harm others, last year more than 80 transplants a especially police officers, who are putting themselves in harms way, they will be dealt with very severely. —— covid—19. week were being carried out by now they will be dealt with very severely. -- covid-19. iwould think the majority people are abiding by only the most urgent operations are happening, such as liver and heart transplants. of 23 kidney units in

the majority people are abiding by the only four are still operating the rules. you are right. messaging but none in scotland, wales or from the top of the national police northern ireland. the decline in transplant is linked to the pressure covid—19 is placing on intensive ca re covid—19 is placing on intensive care beds. organ donors and chief's council is about engaging recipients both need high level care so recipients both need high level care so fewerfamilies with the public in explaining why we recipients both need high level care so fewer families and potential donors are being approached and are all doing this. we had been in doctors do not want vulnerable transplant recipients with suppressed immune systems alongside infectious covid—19 patients. three weeks so far. let's not get up suppressed immune systems alongside infectious covid-19 patients. when i hear from other countries who have and what we have already achieved. been at the centre of the covid—19 epidemic that they have got to the at the end of the day enforcement is point where no transplant is possible in certain regions at all a last resort. and we may get to that point in the next days or weeks but we are working very hard to keep organ donation and transplant open for as long as possible. in this training exercise, staff go through the now a reminder of the headlines. delicate process of broaching organ donation with the family. the police have been carrying out spot checks as police are urged to stick pa rents a re donation with the family. the parents are played by actors was to social distancing rules. —— that this is a familiar scenario for this nurse. she could help people are urged. the prime minister's case is stable and potentially to save the lives of improving. in the drive to increase seven or eight people. since testing for coronavirus, we hear from smaller lab preparing to play coronavirus, amy spends half her their part. we are going to turn our time as an intensive care nurse. coronavirus, amy spends half her time as an intensive care nursem is unprecedented times, not how i ever expected my role to levels that

we are doing our best to ensure there was an opportunity for donation, when it can go ahead attention to the us. some despite all the odds quit when it does happen in these times it is extraordinary figures in the last even more miraculous. we're doing our best to make the most of every opportunity that arises. in a normal year, around 450 people will die while waiting for a transplant. the hour. 6.6 million americans have sad reality is that number will probably rise this year as transplants come to a halt. anna rose and thousands like her fear they are at risk of becoming the unseen casualties of coronavirus. filed a new claim for unemployment these are the latest headlines. police had been carrying out spot benefits, a figure forjust one checks as people are urged to stick week. it takes the total number who have lost their jobs week. it takes the total number who have lost theirjobs since the coronavirus pandemic to more than 15 million. that is the sharpest rise in unemployment ever seen in the united states. more from our correspondent, looking at the figures for s in new york. on one to social distancing rules. the level, i suppose we should not be surprised but nonetheless the scale

of this is staggering. you cannot really underestimate these big numbers. 10% of the american workforce is no longer working and prime minister has spent a third that happened in a span of only three weeks. the us economy has never seen three weeks. the us economy has never seen anything like this. it is night in intensive care in hospital. literally, in just never seen anything like this. it is literally, injust a never seen anything like this. it is literally, in just a few weeks, the his condition is described as stable american economy has come to an and improving. there have been abrupt halt. continuing issues for historicjob and improving. there have been people who have lost theirjobs, of historic job losses and improving. there have been historicjob losses in the us. another 6.6 million people in the course, is actually trying to get states had applied for unemployment through to the unemployment offices benefits in the last week. lets talk to get their cheques. because these offices have only really been able more about people who are trapped to handle you know, 500,000 to abroad because the government is 800,000 calls a week, now they are seeing millions of calls. they are just being overloaded. this number being urged to speed up could be under representative. people may not have been able to get through. again that we have reflected on it so much in relation repatriations flights for thousands to the uk, the sheer impact on the economy already and it is not over of uk nationals who are still yet. we are all still in lockdown. it is not over yet. it will not be overseas because of lockdown is in various countries. in india commit many british tourists have been overfor it is not over yet. it will not be over for quite it is not over yet. it will not be unable to leave after the country overfor quite awhile. was put into lockdown last month it is not over yet. it will not be over for quite awhile. you it is not over yet. it will not be overfor quite awhile. you may hear from donald trump, he wants to with only a few hours notice. let's talk to a british man who is stuck reopen the us economy as soon as there. steve marshalljoins me, a possible. that said, if you look at social worker from colchester in

essex, who is staying with a family what the medical advice is saying, in the mountains of kerala. explain we are going to have to keep the who you are when and what you are doing at the moment. this is the lockdown for longer because if you old est of doing at the moment. this is the oldest of three children of the family we are staying with. and how open till early of course you can see another spike in these cases. come you are able to stay with them? now we are seeing that a lot of have you been with them since people are trying extraordinary measures to try and uphold the us lockdown? since before lockdown, the economy. one thing we are seeing is 14th of march. the family and the the us reserve, america's central lodging house we were staying in. bank, is putting out another $2.3 all of the hotels are closed in the town and we are being looked after by the family who live within the trillion into the us economy to try hotel. have you been trying to get back to the uk? did you at one point? we booked two flights, both of which have been cancelled. like and support it. what they are doing everywhere else in india, to keep people in kerala, where waiting for information about any repatriations flights. we had nothing in south

india about any flights. we knew flights were taking place from delhi now is getting into businesses they and mumbai but we had nothing in the had never got into before, they are trying to offer money to small and medium—sized businesses and buying south. we despair really, we don't risky debt and again things the us know what is going on. you have had central bank has never done before. other similar measures we had seen here? we had talked about the huge number of people who had been furloughed. employers can apply for a grant so they can be paid 80% of nothing from the foreign office. i salary. to what extent are individual people and businesses being helped in that way? there are am assuming you have tried the usual insta nces being helped in that way? there are instances where people can apply for routes, phoning and e—mailing and so small loans and grants. what the on. we are registered with the government wants to try and do is keep fans from shedding employees. foreign office. we are waiting for the problem has been for a lot of an e—mailto small businesses, again trying to foreign office. we are waiting for an e—mail to come to explain then get through and get access to those funds. the reason why the central flights might take place. there has bank is stepping in, because the been no announcement about any small business loans that were approved by congress helps a small sector of small businesses, and say flights from any airport in kerala. what the federal reserve wants to do was to try to get more money to i hope you can hear me in london, what is it like having steve stay medium—sized businesses, businesses which would not have access to the with you for all of this time? yes, kind of money congress has approved in the last few weeks. it is really it is better. it is a big experience a sign of how there is no payback for this. the actors here in the for us. they taught usjuggling, a united states are trying —— to throw tool as playing cards, rummy.m

for us. they taught usjuggling, a tool as playing cards, rummy. it has been a good experience with them. i everything they can at the economy. am glad it has been positive for you. iam the state of new york has recorded its highest number of deaths from am glad it has been positive for you. i am sure on am glad it has been positive for you. i am sure on one am glad it has been positive for the pandemic yesterday. the governor you. i am sure on one level you are having a good time at least being with friendly and helpful people that i am curious. are you meant to has warned that fatalities are be working back here? yes, i had two week's holiday from the eighth to likely to continue rising although the 21st of march. i was due back at there are signs the rate of infection might be slowing. the work on the 23rd of march. i had been taking part in some work to virus is hitting the poorest communities hardest with black and meetings and in a couple of hours' asian and hispanic people suffering time i'm going to be a solution focused session for a family i was disproportionately. sirens wail. working with in colchester. to the coronavirus has changed everything about life, remind people, you are a social and now it is upending the rituals of death. worker, so you would be very much darlene lost her 83—year—old needed at this difficult time that father william to covid—19 everybody is having. it is really on the eve of her birthday. and now, she must say her final goodbyes without a traditional funeral service. tough for you. i guess i am slightly your loved ones go in. and that's it. amazed. people watching as well that's it, you don't get think, i cannot believe that you

to see them no more, have had no information. are you even when you make an arrangement, thinking now that you are just going you're being told that you can't open the casket. to be there until certainly india can't even have no services, really. ends its lockdown, when that might can't even have a memorial. be? india ends its lockdown officially on the 14th of this you don't get closure. her father was supposed to be buried in north carolina month. rumours abound that it will alongside his mother and sister. instead, he will be cremated. as if the circumstances weren't cruel enough, darlene's mother is still in the hospital after also continue afterwards. we have had being infected by the virus. the family hasn't broken the news of his death to her yet. i don't want them to tell my mum that because i'm afraid that information from the foreign office if they tell my mum, with tweets. the general messages the foreign office are working tirelessly in order to arrange that she might regress. flights. we have had nothing other than that. we are reliant on the they've been married 62 years. foreign office. there are lots of rumours and difficulties. there is a whatsapp group of about 70 people in morgues and funeral homes kerala on the coast was that we hear are so overwhelmed that families in some cases are having to wait daily of the difficulties they are going through. we are alljust a week or more to bury waiting for that we don't know their loved ones. whether it will be four days or three months. we had no idea when we coronavirus deaths hit record highs this week in new york and where they happened tells will be able to go back. we don't a larger story. know if commercial flights. or not. the death toll starkly illustrates the inequalities in american society.

thank you. good to talk to you. we low income communities here in the bronx are separated wish you the best. keep in touch and byjust a riverfrom manhattan, but they might as well let us know what happens. thank you be a world away. death rates here dwarf that for looking after steve. i hope you of its wealthy neighbour. will continue to get on and have 0k. more than ever, these some fun and very difficult communities need support, so organisations such circumstances. thanks so much. as world central kitchen are delivering meals to public lovely to talk to you both. thank housing projects to make sure no one goes hungry. you. when you're in one of the poorest communities in the country, it already was a challenge. well, let's talk about the collapse those small businesses, of the carers because that is they can't wait weeks for the fed to help them, they need it in days. tonight of course, this thursday. millions it was preparing to turn and so what people are watching out to show our appreciation for right now is what happens when you don't invest in addressing health and care workers. our correspondent has been speaking to poverty for generations. people on one estate in north london about what it means to them. the there is hope that cases of infections may have peaked after the deadliest week yet. sound of thursday evening. this but until the threat is gone, the city remains on a war footing. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. council estate in north london, where like so many places, clapping for carers has become a weekly

ritual. on this council estate we 15 residents at a care home had died have got 267 flats in virtually every flat has people out on the balcony cheering each other on so it during the pandemic. five of those is like solidarity for the nhs staff who had died in luton had been and solidarity for each other. a confirmed as having covid—19. the number of our neighbours are on the home has 69 beds. let's find out front line in the nhs. we are doing more from our correspondent, who it for them. i have helped the love. joins me from there. it's another desperate story. tell us more. just there is power in love and i felt it. what impact has it had a new? it really, really tragic. five of the residents concerned with having covid—19 add to the total of 15 has made me feel really appreciated, it was heart—warming, it was deaths. the ten other residents that emotional. you go to bed think died were not tested for people are really appreciating what coronavirus, so the true figure you do. my gland also works as a could be a lot higher. a few weeks ago a care home wrote to families in residents outlining the steps and ca re you do. my gland also works as a care assistant in hospital, she came are taking to tackle coronavirus in down with covid—19 this thursday, i line with many other care homes. they complained about the difficulty just clapped my heart away because it is very very emotional, the week in obtaining ppe, there are shortages in nursing beds. the

manager pointed out there were before last i suggested we sing difficulties in testing, there was you'll never walk alone and that's what we did and it was absolutely inadequate testing in the community. tearful. i feel sorry for the prime she did stress that had been no diagnosis of coronavirus and that minister, i feel sorry for anyone was a week ago. rings clearly have thatis deteriorated rapidly. the pair home minister, i feel sorry for anyone that is going through this, however, said they tried desperately hard to shield the residents but the staff hurry up, however much money you we re shield the residents but the staff were extremely sad because the have got, however much money you residents were like family. public have got, however much money you health england has issued a have got, however poor you are, it is not going to make any difference, statement, clarifying their position it is out there and can affect you. on testing. 15 died, five were tested that ten were not tested. i'm actually putting my son to bed what public health england is saying, where there have been at the moment and his dad to who is positive cases of coronavirus in a at the moment and his dad to who is a doctor is actually never hear at the moment because he is still ca re positive cases of coronavirus in a care home setting, it is not working. it is really nice to tell advisable for further testing my son when he is going to bed and because that would not change public health management. that approach might prompt questions but does the people are clapping for all the underline the fact we still do not doctors. some believe that the know how many people are dying from clapper care they should continue to show appreciation for people we have

coronavirus in the community outside a hospital setting. lots of numbers taken for granted even after coronavirus epidemic ends. everybody are being used to track the course gets on, everybody talks to each other now, i think it has made us stronger as people and the thursday of the pandemic. the fatality rate is one measure of the impact. new evening applause for the nhs is a crucial part of life on this estate confirmed infections is another. now. it lets is let off steam once a there is one further measure we have week to cheer on the heroes that we not reported that match really, the have. a chance to say thank you, but issue of recoveries. how many people clapping for carers seems to be are recovering. data is incomplete. doing even more than that. our reality check correspondent has been looking into it more. you have that's at eight o'clock tonight. let's have a look at the weather to be cautious. there are studies where flaking at. the us does not prospects. hello, contrastand give information on how many have let's have a look at the weather prospects. hello, contrast and the way the weather looks and feels today. for many, warmth and fully recovered. in france, 82,000 sunshine. this frontal system, could confirmed cases, 21,000 people have bring some light rail and drizzle

fully recovered so far after leaving hospital. many others are on the particularly across the western mend. that is not the whole picture. isles. elsewhere, further sunshine in china, in wuhan, it showed 80% of throughout the afternoon, high tree pollen levels, we could see diagnosed cases had only mild or temperatures up to 24 are maybe 25 moderate symptoms which did not celsius for central southern and require hospital treatment. the who south—east england but just thinks overall hospitalisation might celsius for central southern and south—east england butjust nine be higher than that it still makes celsius for parts of north—eastern england and scotland with the wind of that cold north sea. we will see survival rate seen more positive. we also know many people infected with some patchy light rain working its the virus show no symptoms at all. way northwards, elsewhere it is dry clear the skies, everywhere well until we have a reliable antibody tests we do not know how many. on above season, more notable in scotla nd above season, more notable in scotland of what we have just had a very cold night. indeed friday... to showers across the far north of england which it is scotland who has a greater chance of seeing some the cruise ship the diamond princess, almost 70% of positive showers though tomorrow, could be cases showed no symptoms at all. a heavy and thundery, some warmth are fairly small sample that it is reasonable to assume that tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of turning to north—east england after a cold cloudy day to day, people will similarly be infected temperatures up to the high teens,

into saturday moss and sign for much of england, wales, northern ireland, but show no symptoms. scientists are —— into saturday more sunshine. holding onto that one for much of england and east wales but as we go into easter sunday here is where we looking at all of this. the best start to see some changes. you can see that out in the atlantic this frontal system is starting to push its way eastwards, we are much more data seems to be pointing towards an likely to see some showers estimated overall fatality rate of roughly 1% when it may be lower, developing on sunday, they could be on the sharp side, turning cloudier, which means a survival rate of about 99%. those numbers are not nearly so good for people who become seriously ill and require intensive care. a uk cooler, and breezy across scotland study showed of 22119 and all of us are going to see the ill and require intensive care. a uk study showed of 2219 patients admitted to an intensive care units by344 temperatures just using a way admitted to an intensive care units by 344 were discharged alive and 346 patients died. the rest were still being treated. there are important through easter sunday and that is the trend is we go into bank holiday monday, this colder air sweeping its way across the north of the uk, we could see some patchy rain at first, that will clear away and then most variables to take into account, age, of us will have a day of variable cloud, sunny spells, and then for all of us it is going to be feeling quite a bit colder.

underlying health conditions and so on. it means there is data suggesting roughly 50% are people in that study, who had left i see you, died. a separate study in italy showed slightly different figures and the uk study suggested if the patient does not need mechanical ventilation in the first 24 hours of intensive care, the survival rate goes up to at least 70%. anyone one nicu is seriously ill. many who go into intensive care will survive. and the wider community, the overwhelming majority of people infected by this virus will go on to make a full recovery. the first of seven repatriations flights from india had arrived in london. the flight india had arrived in london. the flight landed at sta nsted india had arrived in london. the flight landed at stansted airport this morning, carrying 316 passengers. more than 35,000 british citizens are still stranded in india. we'll be talking to one british traveller this afternoon. airbnb is restricting uk bookings because of the pandemic. key workers are still being allowed to make bookings. the measure will last until at least april the 18th. let's

catch up with the weather. lovely to talk to you both. thank further sunshine today for the far you. north of scotland, northern ireland this is bbc news. and much of england and wales. a i'm hane hill. the headlines... police have been carrying out spot checks, as people are urged to stick breeze off the north sea. temperatures not much higher than to social distancing rules. nine celsius. temperatures could be up nine celsius. temperatures could be up to 23,24 we have a hardcore a few nine celsius. temperatures could be up to 23, 24 for much of england and people, it is a minority wales. patchy rain making its way who are quite blatantly flouting northwards. most will stay mainly dry. the clearest skies the further the law and it's to those people south and west you are. in scotland that i'm saying enough is enough. there has been a cold night the we're going to start to look for you, find temperature is lower than five, six. you and if necessary, arrest you. on good friday the sunshine returns across north—east england. the the prime minister has spent a third chance of a view showers in the night in intensive care in hospital. morning. most will have a fine, dry and warm day. higher temperatures his condition is said to be across central, southern and stable and improving. south—east england. further spasm in the drive to increase testing for coronavirus, we hear from the smaller

sunshine this weekend that an laboratories preparing to play their part. increasing chance of showers. for all of us it will turn quite a bit 00:30:06,471 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 colder. goodbye. historicjob historic job losses historicjob losses worsen in the us. historicjob losses worsen in the us another 6 point another 6.6 million americans apply for unemployment benefits in the past week. and some good news, a 97 year old woman from staffordshire who caught coronavirus makes a full recovery. good afternoon. a further 765 people testing positive for coronavirus in england have died. that is not the figure for the whole of the uk. we have

already heard about 81 deaths in scotland. we will have the full picture across the uk later in the afternoon. those figures come as ministers are meeting this afternoon to discuss whether to extend the lockdown, amid concerns that good weather for many of us over the easter weekend might tempt people to go outside. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, will chair the government's cobra emergency committee this afternoon. police have told people to stay at home over easter, and warned they'll crack down on anyone found breaking the rules. scotla nd scotland and wales have already said they had no plans to lift the restrictions. the prime minister meanwhile has spent a third night in intensive care in hospital in london. he is said to be in good spirits and continuing to improve. not your usual commute but these are

not usual times. police in london asking people for it and checking if they are key workers or not they get on the tube. —— identification. irish police have set up 50 checkpoints close to the border, making sure people from either side are not breaking lockdown rules. last weekend by greater manchester police had more than 1100 reports of people breaking coronavirus rules. some of the ones we went to at the weekend had djs, bouncy castles, fireworks. we have had something like 100 and sixty st parties going on. some can comply with social distancing. because we are getting suggest they are not. this bank holiday they are putting up videos of local celebrities and front—line workers, all with the same message. stay safe and stay healthy, do exercise and don't go out

unnecessarily. this is a message to say please, please, please stay at home. marcus rashford here. a quick message to remind us all it is important to stay indoors and stop spreading the virus. other forces say they have given people time to adjust to the rules, they are going to start enforcing them now. we have a hard core, a few people, a minority, who are quite blatantly flouting the law. to those people i am saying enough is enough. we are going to look for you, find you and if necessary we are going to arrest you. lockdown is a delicate balancing act. it will save lives and cut the number of deaths from coronavirus was that there is a warning that it could also damage people's house. we are talking about hospitals cancelling treatments for patients as well. there are huge downturns in a number of people going to a&e departments for symptoms of heart attacks. people

are delaying treatment. that is storing up problems for the future. austria is a european country starting to slowly commit very slowly ease restrictions. from next week and some small shops will be allowed to reopen. questions are being asked about what our exit strategy will look like. the only experience we had at the moment is from china, where the authorities wait until they were very few new cases occurring in the community before relaxing quarantine. of course, that could be several weeks away. now it is time to hold steady, says the government. it isjust beginning to work. people need to stick the course was that this easter weekend, however lovely and sunny 80s, stay at home, please. and a reminder about why we are being

reminded do this. to slow the spread of the virus and stop the nhs from being overwhelmed with sick patients. let's talk to our chief political correspondent at westminster. politically it is a slightly strange disconnect when you have wales and scotland being pretty clear about this and less safe and those at westminster. there is this meeting this afternoon that will include the first ministers from wales and scotland. they will look at the process by which it will be reviewed across the uk. that process will be three weeks on monday since the prime minister announced that effective lockdown of the united kingdom and in law by next thursday they had to make a decision about they had to make a decision about the review. the meeting today, which will be held remotely and chaired by dominic raab, the foreign secretary, is about the process about the review. how will they decide what

needs to be done? it is really clear listening to the minister but the official spokesman for the prime minister saying it looks like it is beginning to work. the idea that in the coming days, somehow, the social distancing measures will be lifted is just not distancing measures will be lifted isjust not going distancing measures will be lifted is just not going to happen. distancing measures will be lifted isjust not going to happen. we distancing measures will be lifted is just not going to happen. we are in this dreadful phase of the illness, where there are hundreds of people dying every day in the united kingdom. relaxing at right now seems highly improbable. the question is, what data are they looking at? what will decide that moment? that is what they have to think about. we know some of this from the press conferences that have been held. it is about the number of cases which feeds into the number of hospital admissions and sadly of course the number of deaths. there is a two or three week process that happens and thatis three week process that happens and that is why they need more time in more data before they can see exactly how it is working. i think they hope we might be reaching the

peak of this, certainly in some parts of the country but that doesn't immediately drop after the peak. it does go on for some time. that is what they do not know the a nswer that is what they do not know the answer is to just yet. there are those who remind us of the enormous economic impact of all of this and that continues, the longer the lockdown continues. that is a politically difficult juggling lockdown continues. that is a politically difficultjuggling act, i suppose. people's lives and the state that the country could be in by the end of all of this. of course. then there is imminent if she were saving peoples lives. they match from the beginning they had said it is about making sure the national health services not overwhelmed because, if it is overwhelmed, it means not only will people sadly be dying of covid—19 but also people will die from other illnesses which should be treatable because hospital simply cannot cope. they feel very much that the

capacity they had built in the nhs, because probably they had two or three weeks more time to prepare for this than countries like italy, for example. they‘ re not this than countries like italy, for example. they're not at the stage where every critical care bed in the country has been taken hope it'll stay that stay that way. that is what they had to look at, first of all the nhs and saving peoples lives. the long—term impact is enormous. it is notjust about peoples jobs. it can feed into health issues in the future and how much money a country has. there is a lot of anxiety about that. it is not getting the publicity or airing at the moment because front line at the moment is the hospital ward. there will come a time when they do have

to think about this and how he managed to lift the lockdown may be even partially to get areas of the economy moving again while still of course trying to protect lives. thank you very much. let's also find out the latest on the health of the prime minister. helena wilkinson is at the hospital in london where he is being treated. the prime minister is being treated. the prime minister is being treated. the prime minister is being closely monitored in intensive care at st thomas hospital, a hospital which is less than a hospital, a hospital which is less thana mile hospital, a hospital which is less than a mile away from downing street, across the other side of the river from the houses of parliament. we had an update in the last couple of hours or so from downing street, he said the condition of the prime minister is continuing to improve. he had a good night last night, his third night in intensive care. he is in good spirits, downing street said. he still continues to need

oxygen. they said he has standard oxygen. they said he has standard oxygen treatment. we know he has had that since he went into intensive care. we heard yesterday from the chancellor a bit more detail that the prime minister was sitting up in bed me he was engaging. the message from downing street and here at the hospital is the prime minister continues to make improvements in terms of his health but he does still remain in intensive care and intensive care, of course, is a place in a hospital, jane, where the most unwelcome of the sickest patients had to go to, often needing very complex treatment. mrjohnson will be monitored 24 hours around the clock by a highly skilled team of doctors and nurses. it was a week ago, of course, the prime minister was standing on the streets of downing street taking part in clap for carers. we expect him to remain here in hospital tonight. it will be his fourth night in intensive care. we might get more detail about his condition at the daily news briefing later on this afternoon. thank you very much. we will bring you the

daily news briefing later on this afternoon. before that, there is a cobra meeting, the emergency cabinet meeting and lockdown will be absolutely one of the issues being discussed. restrictions on our movement could hit us all particularly ha rd over movement could hit us all particularly hard over this coming weekend because it is a long weekend, the easter weekend. the weather forecast is pretty good for quite a few days of it and it is a time when peabody tried to get together with friends and families. new and expectant parents are among the people who really are having a particularly tough time in dealing with very unusual circumstances indeed. let's discuss that with two men who have kindlyjoined me. welcome to you. ali is father to two boys under the age of tea. the youngest born just a couple of weeks

before lockdown began. alsojustin tolbert. he and his partner are expecting twins in late may. lovely to see you both. sorry you are talking to us under such tricky times. two boys under the age of two, that is a handful at the best of times. there is a very tricky circumstances. how are you getting on? it has been hard. we are tired, obviously. it is hard enough without being restricted to the lounge. then we go in the garden and come back in again and watch the television. we do the same things over and over again day in, day out. it has been tough. obviously not having the support around us as well. grandparents and aunts and uncles, etc. that would have definitely lightened the load a bit in the initial period. it has been hard. some of the relatives you had named my other son who had not even met your newborn yet? that's right.

there is an uncle and some cousins who haven't met. yes, it is u nfortu nate, u nfortu nate for who haven't met. yes, it is unfortunate, unfortunate for them and also family that are placed by and also family that are placed by and would like to see the baby having had an opportunity in the same forfriends having had an opportunity in the same for friends as well. they have not been able to come over. it has all been video calls and sending pictures really. i bet it has. how is your partner doing health festival most importantly? tell us how you have been coping and what your feelings had been how you have been coping and what yourfeelings had been chewing lockdown? so she is doing really well. very tired. having twins is not easy at. we are lucky enough to both work from home, keeping busy. the most frustrating thing for me is not being able to go along to scans. we have the birth coming up in may. we have the birth coming up in may. we have the birth coming up in may. we have a planned c—section. the way things are at the moment i will be there for the better for two hours and then had to come home. that is

in place for good reason. it is an important time of your life. i want to be there and family and friends as well will not be able to come along and see their newborns as well. frustrating but totally understandable. daunting day. lovely that you stress you do understand that you stress you do understand that daunting because you have both had moments where you think is your partner had a moment where maybe there is a flurry or a flatter and i would actually like to see someone, talk to a health professional. do you feel that is more difficult under these circumstances? they are so under these circumstances? they are so busy and everything is so pushed at the moment for them. luckily people are on the end of the phone but having personal contact with a midwife, being able to go into hospital and not worrying about restrictions that are in place, it

does place a huge burden on her and me and the expectation is that they have as well. in practical terms, me and the expectation is that they have as well. in practicalterms, do you feel like you are as prepared as you feel like you are as prepared as you can be for the arrival of twins? do you have all the bits and pieces then you needed in advance before lockdown? are you thinking, oh, crikey, i do wish i had ordered this, that any other before lockdown? we did a period of panic buying. we cannot get online shopping. the live in london. it is a no—go for us. i managed to come out once a week and do a big shock. all the baby stuff is mostly there. we are waiting for a few things. some of the orders have been consistently postponed. we are hoping the baby will stay on until the end of may before we get on that stuff in place. how have you been doing with supplies and food and two

very tiny children to think about as well as your sales? initially, it was a bit of a panic, really, to be honest about making sure there was formula and nappies and wipes just to get through the basics. a lot of them were going off the shelves. initially that has calmed down a bit and we have managed to get things relatively easily. we can go along to sainsbury‘s and pick things up. it is certainly a strange scenario. it is certainly a strange scenario. it is certainly a strange scenario. it is hard work. oh, my goodness, yes. you have a second birthday coming up as well. how will you deal with that? we were going to have a party ca n with that? we were going to have a party can have family and friends round. that will be over some kind of technology now. we willjust had to kind of deal with it that way. it isa to kind of deal with it that way. it is a bit ofa to kind of deal with it that way. it is a bit of a shame that we will just have to deal with it via technology this time. yes. justin,

gosh, yourfamily life technology this time. yes. justin, gosh, your family life is technology this time. yes. justin, gosh, yourfamily life is going to look so different in really a few weeks from now. i gather you don't have any outside space, u nfortu nately, have any outside space, unfortunately, where you live. we had talked about that a lot. that is particularly tough for people. it really is hard. i wonder what you are feeling about that. i feel bad i had even said that now. you don't need me reminding you of vessels that now. you don't need me reminding you of this. i am sorry. it is such a lovely weather outside and it would be great to go outside and it would be great to go outside and do more. we try and get out once and do more. we try and get out once a day to have a bit of exercise. when the children can we're going to be so busy anyway. i think the outside will seem like a different world to us anyway. it'll be great to have a garden but i think we were just have to make do the way things are. both of you, i wish you all the very best. justin, in particular, best wishes to your partner. we hope

everything goes smoothly and the babies are happy and healthy. that is the most important thing. for the better you in the coming ali o'hara, thank you for your time as well and we hope you can have some sort of party for the second birthday. good to speak to you. thank you very much indeed. all the best to you. thank you. lots of numbers are being used to track covid—19. the fatality rate isa grim to track covid—19. the fatality rate is a grim measure of the virus. new confirmed infections is another. one other measure we have not been able to report that much, and that is a heartening issue of recoveries. so how many people diagnosed with covid—19 are indeed surviving? the data is incomplete that one reason we have not been able to talk about it that much. chris morris has been going through what facts and figures there are and can tell us a little more. to be cautious, there are a

lot of caveats and estimates involved in s. the uk does not issue daily information on how many people have fully recovered but other countries key. according to the latest french public health statistics of 82,000 confirmed cases, 21,000 people have fully recovered so far after leaving hospital. many others are on the mend. that does not capture the whole picture. take a large—scale study from wuhan, covering 44,000 people. 80% of diagnosed cases had mild or moderate symptoms which did not require hospital treatment. the who thinks overall hospitalisation might be higher than that but it still makes survival rate see more positive and there is more. we also know that many people infected with the virus show no symptoms at all. until we have a reliable antibody tests, we do not know how many. on the cruise ship the diamond princess, nearly 20% of all positive

cases showed no symptoms at will. a fairly small sample but it is reasonable to assume that in the uk and other countries, potentially tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of people will similarly be infected that show no symptoms. scientists are looking at all of this. the best data at the moment appears to be pointing towards an estimated overall fatality rate of roughly 1% that may be mellow, which means don't forget a survival percent of about 99%. those numbers are not nearly as good for people who become seriously ill and require intensive care. a uk study showed of 2249 patients admitted to an intensive ca re patients admitted to an intensive care unit, 344 were discharged alive from critical care while 346 patients died. the rest at that stage were still being treated. there are important variables to ta ke there are important variables to take into account. age, underlying health conditions and so on. it

means there is data suggesting roughly 50% of all people are leaving i see you had died. studies in italy showed slightly different figures and the uk studies suggest ifa figures and the uk studies suggest if a patient does not need mechanical ventilation in the first 24 hours of intensive power, the survival rate goes up to at least 70%. make no mistake. anyone nicu is seriously ill. many people who go into intensive care will survive. in the wider community, the overwhelming majority of people who are infected with this virus will go on to make a full recovery. another 6.6 million people in the us have filed new claims for unemployment benefit in the last week alone. it

ta kes benefit in the last week alone. it takes the total number to have lost theirjobs since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the us to more than 15 million. it is the sharpest rise in unemployment ever seen in the united states. our correspondent has been explaining. in the last three weeks, 10% of the american workforce just lost their jobs. three weeks, 10% of the american workforce just lost theirjobs. it is absolutely incredible, the number of people who are filing for unemployment claims. the system is here in the united states and every state they are reporting that they arejust state they are reporting that they are just overwhelmed. in fact, the actual number of people that have filed for unemployment claims could actually be that much higher because so actually be that much higher because so many people cannot get through to speak to anyone, to actually get back claims pushed through and actually start getting unemployment checks. what is the federal reserve promising to do? it is publishing and additional $2.3 trillion into the american economy. —— it is

pushing in an additional. they are trying to help small businesses. they are seeing that medium—sized businesses, those that have less than 10,000 employees and and less than 10,000 employees and and less than $2.5 billion a year, they also need some funds to try and stabilise and commit most crucially, to make sure that they keep their employees on the payroll. the federal reserve is now going to put money towards these kinds of small business loads. they're going to be buying any risk yes types of debt, all a sign of the extraordinary times the us economy is in and the kinds of measures all the different actors could be at the treasury department, the united states government, or the federal reserve , states government, or the federal reserve, the central bank and are trying to use their tools to shore

up trying to use their tools to shore up the american economy. it is hard to comprehend the enormity of this. millions of americans who cannot pay their rents will put food on their dinner tables. those numbers will continue to grow. there are businesses who have not done anything yet. trying to keep employees on as long as possible. if you look at economists predictions, they expect by the time the month of april is done, some 20 million americans will have lost theirjobs. it has been a bruising month already for the american economy and it will continue to be said for the next several months. the italian prime minister has warned the future of the european union is at risk unless it acts decisively to help countries worst hit by the pandemic. he is pushing for a coordinated economic response from brussels by allowing countries to share debt, an idea posed by germany and the netherlands. giuseppe conte has been speaking to our correspondent in rome.

translation: the number of infections is decreasing. we are confident if we continue this we will overcome the worst phase. but we cannot lower our guard. we cannot go from lockdown to liberalising economic activity. we have to do it gradually. when will they even easing of restrictions begin? translation: we might begin to relax some measures already by the end of this month. does italy feel let down by the eu? translation: it's a big challenge to the existence of europe europe and to the history of europe. we're notjust writing pages in the books of economics, we're writing pages in the history books. this is a big appointment with history and we cannot miss it. myself and other european leaders need to rise to the challenge. and there's no doubt that if our response isn't strong and unified, if europe fails to come up with a monetary and financial policy adequate for the biggest challenge

since the second world war, for sure, not only italians but european citizens will be deeply disappointed. if europe does not rise to this challenge, would the european union risk failing itself? translation: there is this risk. if we don't seize the opportunity to put new life into the european project, the risk is real. that's why i won't allow it to materialise, i want to banish it. the italian prime minister speaking to our correspondent. much more coming up in the next half an by by the sunshine in scotland, northern ireland, much of england and wales. breeze off the north sea and wales. breeze off the north sea and temperature is not much higher than nine celsius. temperatures up

2232020 four in parts of england and wales. this evening and overnight patchy rain. clearer skies the further south and west you are. all the best well above freezing. noticeably so for scotland. temperatures not much higher than five, six. for good friday the sunshine returns for the north of england. scotland has a greater chance of seeing heavy and thundery showers. most will have a fine, dry and warm day. as we go through the easter weekend there will be further spells of sunshine but also an increasing chance of showers. for all of us it will turn quite a bit colder. goodbye.

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police have been carrying out spot checks as people are urged to stick to social distancing bills. the prime minister has spent a third night in intensive care in hospital. number 10 says he is continuing to improve. that is a warning that the uk's organ transplant network could be forced to close as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. historic job losses have worsened in the us, another 6.6 million people in these states have applied for unemployment benefits in the last week alone. as leaders across the regions of the uk urge the public to respect this with assessing protocols over the weekend, greater manchester police have released a map that shows the extent of social gatherings and their patch since lockdown began.

the police have received reports of more than 1000 gatherings in the first two weeks of lockdown, that includes nearly 500 house parties, they are represented by the green dots. the brown dots show 160 six st parties, the police have had to go in and close all of those down. it comes as the government urges people to remain inside even though there is quite good weather predicted for quite a lot of the easter weekend. iain hopkins is the chief constable of greater manchester police, he says some people are not complying with the rules. people having private parties and at their home or at the garden, that is why people are coming to each other‘s houses and getting together, it is notjust the same family enjoying time together, they are proper parties. some of the ones over the weekend had djs, bouncy castles, fireworks,

we have something like 100 and sixty st parties going on. some of those can clearly st parties going on. some of those ca n clearly com ply st parties going on. some of those can clearly comply with social distancing, but because we are getting suggest that they are not. similar people out in parks, well over 100 sorts of calls as well with lots of people undertaking sporting activities. everybody has been really clear, cycle, jog, walk if that's what you want to do about games of football and cricket are just not acceptable, they are potentially spreading the virus and putting each and every one of us in danger. some officers working on the front line have been abused while trying to enforce the social distancing rules. with —— west midlands police released a video to show what they are having to deal with. for anyone out there, he is going to get corona and dive. stop doing that. behaviour like that.

they say some callous crooks are using covid—19 as a threat to intimidate officers and a wider public, we have seen several incidents where offenders have coughed off spat at an officer while claiming that they do have coronavirus. i have been talking to the police and crime commissioner for suck six —— sussex, i asked the these incidents are in the minority. certainly forces up and down the country are unfortunately experiencing this. in my own false idea of sussex we have seen a man jailed for 12 weeks for spitting at officers and saying that he had covid—19, this is completely unacceptable. spitting out the best of times is unacceptable but doing to try and harm others, especially police officers, will be dealt with very severely. i would hope that the majority of people are abiding by the rules and that the police only intervene when they really have to

do? you are absolutely right. the messaging of the national police chief counsel that is, down two forces at the moment is about engaging the public, explaining why we are doing this. let's not give up on what we have already achieved. at the end of the day forces only want to use enforcement as a last resort. with the time coming up to 25 to four, lets discuss a different aspect of the coronavirus pandemic, it isa aspect of the coronavirus pandemic, it is a truly fantastic story. this is about a man who fled the war in syria and came to the uk as a refugee who applied to become a cleaner at various london hospitals. he applied as soon as coronavirus took hold in this country. he made a documentary about his journey to the

uk from syria, that is extraordinary in itself because of that won a ba fta. in itself because of that won a bafta. now he is disinfecting covid—19 wards, he said at his his way of giving back to britain. he has been tweeting about all of this, let see his tweet. it has had a lot of views and read but he has posted a picture of himself as he says, joining an army of cleaners disinfecting wars. iam i am absolutely delighted to say that hejoins me now. i am already having difficulty talking to you because like tweet has made me well up because like tweet has made me well up its act i hope you're on a well earned day off. what you're doing is fantastic, i guess some people might think, are you not a bit nervous? for the last few weeks, we have been

talking about how hospital staff do not have enough ppe equipment, were you not to do never supplying for thisjob? you not to do never supplying for this job? i am not going to lie to you, i was very nervous when i applied because i had a news of the shortage of ppe, doctors and nurses getting ill. that in itself push me more. it was a motivation because i knew hospitals are hot spots for the buyer is then disinfecting and cleaning up the hospital is equally as important as treating patients on the wards. i showed up last monday and the company which provides the company were reassuring, they told me that i would be given filled ppe. i started and it's been ten days. honestly, i have taken so manyjobs in my life but i have to say that this is one of the most honourable

jobs i've ever done in my life. we all thank you, it is a vitally importantjob. all thank you, it is a vitally important job. we have all thank you, it is a vitally importantjob. we have shown that the photo of you have the ppe, i know one of the problems with it is that it know one of the problems with it is thatitis know one of the problems with it is that it is tricky to communicate with a mask over your face. what sort of conversations have you been able to have, are you able to talk to patients? what sort of experiences are you having? to patients? what sort of experiences are you having ?m to patients? what sort of experiences are you having? it is difficult to believe and difficult to communicate in ppe because having that mask on the whole time, it's not pleasant. i have to say, i try as much as i can when i'm disinfecting and spraying and cleaning to have a chat with the patients. i have been doing thejob for ten days now, when i walk in, they will wave at me and i will wave back at them. good morning, hiya, how are you? some of these guys could definitely be my neighbour is.

i feel so thrilled about when i'm disinfecting, at the same time, we are having the small talk. i see patients talking to their loved ones, reading a book. iwon't lie patients talking to their loved ones, reading a book. i won't lie to you, it is tough being there, but i have to say, the people on my ward, the nurses, the consultants, the catering assistants — they are absolutely heroic and incredible people. i'm not the hero here, they are. i have taking thisjob temporarily but these people had been doing this for years and later from all over the world. just our one ward there are over 20 nationalities, that says a lot about how diverse the nhs is. i think we should embrace diversity in that sense. it is delightfulto hear should embrace diversity in that sense. it is delightful to hear you talk in those terms. i had a major operation only 15 months ago, i will

not forget the range of nationalities that i encountered in that time. you will learn, if you didn't know before, just how incredibly important every single person that is, whether you are a trained medic, aware that you are working with the support staff— every single person is important. that is why what you are doing is so fa ntastically that is why what you are doing is so fantastically important, hassan. thank you for everything you are doing. how long do you think you will stick with it? i am going to be there until we delete this virus, we are all in this together. it is not just me and they nurses and doctors, it is bus drivers, people stacking shelves. we are doing everything in our power to defeat lissa wireless andi our power to defeat lissa wireless and i am sticking with it until the end. reporters, the security guards, the cleaners in the nhs— i think we should have a conversation after

this pandemic about how much we value them and how much we pay them. having done this for ten days now, i cannot explain to you how tiring and demanding thisjob cannot explain to you how tiring and demanding this job is. cannot explain to you how tiring and demanding thisjob is. these people should be rewarded and looked after. hassan, thank you so much. it is cla p hassan, thank you so much. it is clap for carers tonight as well of course, thank you very much to you and everybody you are working with what everything you do. clap for carers, eight o'clock this evening across the uk. one more story to bring to you, let's talk about britons who are still trapped abroad. the first a similar evacuation flights from india did arrive back in at landing today. the flight arrive back in at landing today. the flight from goa arrived at stansted this morning, it carried 316 passengers, more than 35,000 british citizens are still stranded in the country though. that is it from me

for this afternoon. reeta chakrabarti for this afternoon. reeta chakra barti will be for this afternoon. reeta chakrabarti will be with you for the rest of the afternoon to take you through the daily update from the government. right now, we'll catch up government. right now, we'll catch up with all the latest sports news. premier league footballers are this afternoon being praised for launching what they describe as a "collective initative" to help raise funds for the nhs amid the coroanvirus pandemic. it's been led by the likes of liverpool midfielder jordan henderson, tottenham's harry kane and manchester united captain harry maguire with at least 150 involved in all. it's been called #players together with footballers saying it will help nhs staff, volunteers and coronavirus patients. simon francis, bournemouth captain, said it is not a kneejerk reaction to players taking a pay cut but about coming together to help. to players taking a pay cut but about coming together to helpm to players taking a pay cut but about coming together to help. it is not easy being a footballer, you have to go through a lot of hard times to get to the top, i know that more than anybody. anybody who has played in the lower these and then

got into the premier league, it's a massive achievement. for us to be in a position where we can now give something back as footballers to a cause is closed a lot of the players hearts were families who are involved in the nhs. it is a great time to hopefully get something back. joe clarke won't have the chance to defend his olympic k1 slalom title after british canoeing confirmed it's going to take the team it's already named to the postponed tokyo games. he feels there should be fresh qualification for 2021 as olly foster reports. this is to lockdown training regime of a future olympian, bradley ford like thousands of athletes out around the world trying to stay in shape in isolation. his natural environment, the canoe slalom, he secured a team gb slot over six months ago but feared that he might lose it with

the games postponement. today, british canoeing said it will stick with their chosen team. it is not just been difficult for myself, my family and friends — they have been through the middle of it as well. they are having to keep me together. this is something i have work for the last 15 years of my life. to be selected at the end of last summer it was absolutely amazing, such a good feeling to stop which i now feel like i am a feeling that again but they haven't really had to keep me confident and positive through this whole period. his qualification was all the more impressive because he denied the olympic champion at the chance to retain his title. joe clark won gold in rio i thought he should have been given a second chance to make the team, all his tokyo training may now be in a bind, but he might like to challenge the british canoeing decision to honour their initial selection.

british canoeing decision to honour their initial selectionlj british canoeing decision to honour their initial selection. i don't understand it, to be honest, absolutely gutted. such a long time until the 2021 olympics and have so much can change. it might not necessarily be me and i got selected if there was a reselection but the best mission will get chosen, if thatis best mission will get chosen, if that is the same person that is the same person. at the end of the day, you can all compete in sport to be the best and put yourself on another start line to test your skills. surely it shouldn't be a negative. we are all highly competitive people, we all want to be out there winning i'm going to olympic games. for me with everything going on at the minute, it just for me with everything going on at the minute, itjust felt like a few people were trying to capitalise on, you know, these unfortunate events. these are turbulent times for every one, elite athletes need to see a finishing line. the target on tokyo will be at a more distant horizon now. more on that over on the bbc sport website. for me and all the

team, that is the spot. hello. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. hello. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakra barti. the hello. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: police have been carrying out spot checks as people are urged to stick to social distancing rules. we have a ha rd core of social distancing rules. we have a hard core of a few people, it is a minority, who are quite blatantly flouting the law, and it is to those people that i'm saying, enough is enough and we are now going to start come looking for you and we are going to find you and if necessary arestidou. the prime minister has spent a day in intensive care in hospital. number 10 say he continues to

improve. ina number 10 say he continues to improve. in a drive to increase coronavirus testing, smaller laboratories prepared to play their part. historicjob losses worsen