this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. paying the price for the pandemic. the eu settles on a multi—billion euro rescue package for those worst hit by the coronavirus. divisions between member states remain, though. another six and a half million us workers file for unemployment as president trump announces plans to reduce the economic impact of coronavirus. prime minister boris johnson is out of intensive care as the uk reports another massive rise in the number of deaths. no virus can touch me until god

is through with me... and the us states where churches are permitted to keep their doors open, despite the lockdown. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, it may be through gritted teeth, but european union finance ministers have agreed an emergency rescue package for the economies worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic. the president of the eurogroup, mario centeno, described the proposal as bold and ambitious that were unthinkablejust a few weeks ago. matt graveling reports. while video links kept

ministers apart, the message did not. solidarity is key. a phrase born three weeks of discussion and part of the first major step to repair economies left battered by the coronavirus pandemic. we can all remember the response to the financial crisis of the last decade, when europe did too little too late. this time around is different. different to the tune of 500 billion euros, being made available to help countries for the healthcare, cure, help countries for the healthca re, cure, and prevention related cost of covid—19. the move comes after the world trade organisation warned the pandemic will cause the deepest economic recession in living memories. currently, we rely solely on each member state. these safety nets are facing an unprecedented pressure in some parts of our

union. that is why we welcome the creation of a temporary european instrument to support national safety nets in this process. with quarantine measures leaving countries counting the cost of the outbreak, ministers say they will work hard to make funds available within two weeks, but the discussions went without problems. talks broke down on wednesday without an agreement including a dispute between italy and the netherlands about how to apply the recovery fund. this emergency plan will shield oui’ this emergency plan will shield our economic and social fabric as we dive into a recession. when the health crisis abates, we will need to spur the economic recovery. it is imperative that we grow together. the eurogroup described the rescue package as unprecedented but is still a third of the one point 5 trillion euros the european central banks they will be hired to tackle the process. ——

will be required to tackle the crisis. every day for the last three days, a new record has been set in new york. more than 7000 people have died here, but despite that, officials believe there is still cause for hope. the number of people admitted to hospital with symptoms of the virus is starting to level out, and that is bursting president from's believe that

the united states might soon start to return to normal. looks like we are at the lower end of the curve in terms of death and i think we are going to open up strong and very success only, and i would like to say even more successfully than before. the president is etching to see america back in business, the world's largest economy has devastated by this crisis stopping government figures show that in the last three weeks, nearly 17 million people here lost theirjob. the unemployment rate is forecasted to had 15%, a number not seen since the days of the great depression. in a groundbreaking move, america's central bank, the federal reserve, has announced it is to provide more than $2 trillion in loans to help small businesses and local governments pay their bills. but the cost of testing eve ryo ne but the cost of testing everyone here who thinks they might have the coronavirus

could prove unsustainable, so how then could the trump administration start sending people back to work? at the present moment we have now cleared more than 2 million test across the country, and i am pleased to report we are testing more than 100,000 people per day now. but more testing is crucial, especially of reports that the president is pushing to reopen the country by the beginning of may are true. in the united states is expected to see its biggest death toll from the coronavirus this coming easter sunday. we will have a look at questions of lockdown and possibly easing restrictions a bit later in the bulletin. here in the uk, there's been another massive rise in the number of reported deaths, 881 people lost their lives over the latest 24—hour period. the prime minister, borisjohnson, who's been receiving treatment for coronavirus, has been moved out of intensive care

at a london hospital. a spokesperson said his recovery was at an early stage but he was in extremely good spirits. charlotte rose reports. across the country, it has become a national thursday night ritual to think that frontline carers putting themselves at risk to fight against coronavirus, and one person in particular was showing her gratitude, the pm's fiance reacting to the news that boris johnson fiance reacting to the news that borisjohnson is out of intensive care and st thomas's hospital in london. it is brilliant news and also a reminder that people can recover, it is good to have some positive news generally but it is really good to hear that the prime minister is on the road to full recovery. i always knew that he would. the road to full recovery. i always knew that he wouldm isa always knew that he wouldm is a relief for the family and

i really have this is a beginning of a speedy recovery, people across the country are wishing him well so that is good news. but while it is good news for the pm, yesterday's riggers were a sobering reminder that not all were so lucky, with 881 — in the past four hours, taking the total to nearly eight thousand. that's why ministers and police chiefs say it is so important that people stay at home this easter weekend, despite the good weather. in cumbria, police stopped two men who travel to the lakes to go canoeing. they we re the lakes to go canoeing. they were told to go home. and a warning from one chief co nsta ble warning from one chief constable that they are prepared to take drastic action. we will not, at this stage, be setting up roadblocks. we will not, at this stage, be starting to marshal supermarkets and checking the items in basket and trolleys to see whether it isa and trolleys to see whether it is a legitimate, necessary item. but again, be under no illusion. of people do not heed the warnings the police and i am making today, we will start

to do that. the fourth later clarified, it would not interrogate shoppers. but one cabinet minister has been forced to defend his own actions during lockdown. for weeks the housing secretary has been hammering home the government's message. this is really on all of us and we can all play a part in tackling the virus, in many cases by doing something as simple as choosing to stay at home for the coming days. last night, responding to a report on the guardian, he explained he travelled a0 miles to deliver food and medicine to his parents in structure last weekend, but insisted he had respected social distancing rules. for all of us, another challenging weekend lies ahead and the message stays the same. to help nhs workers and ease the strain on our carers over easter, we all need to stay at home. across europe most countries are in the midst of their lockdown and the fact is many

people are still needing treatment in intensive care, while fatalities are very high. but even as these restrictions are being extended in many countries, like france, spain and italy, the discussion is growing as to when they can be lifted again. but how will that work? our science editor david shukman looks at what the british government will have to take into account before easing restrictions here. around the world there are many different ideas for fighting the virus. in the czech republic, they are relying on disinfectant and a lockdown, and the government there reckons the outbreak is now sufficiently under control to allow more shops to open. in denmark, schools and daycare centres have been told that they can start reopening. but many other countries believe it is still far too early to relax any of the restrictions. the very first step is reducing the number of deaths. that's the whole point

of any lockdown. so what does this meanforthe uk? well, the strictest measures like closing non—essential shops happened on march the 23rd. and the hope is that by the middle of this month the numbers of deaths from covid—i9 will start to fall. but even in the best case scenario it won't be until late may or even early june that there is a really dramatic fall in the numbers dying down to really low levels. so lifting the lockdown is not going to happen quickly. and this evening the government's chief scientific adviser explained why the measures have to continue. the social distancing that we're all doing, is breaking transmission, it's stopping the hospital admissions — we're beginning to see that flattening off. still unbelievably busy, but beginning to see that flatten off. it's preventing more people going into intensive care, and it will prevent deaths. it's incredibly important we continue to do what we're doing. the key way out of the crisis is testing keep track

of the epidemic, to know who's been infected. at the public health laboratory at portadown in wiltshire scientists are trying to find out which areas of the country, and which age groups, have been most affected. some researchers believe that younger people, the least at risk, should be out sooner than others as a first move out of lockdown. we can't release people just yet but eventually we need to restart the economy, allowing young people — say, between 20 and 30 — to go back into life and the workplace, as long as they don't live with parents. that would help to boost our economy, boost our incomes, and they would be the safest amongst us. all the time there's the risk of a second peak of infections, a resurgence of the outbreak. for the scientists trying to predict the course of the outbreak, the big fear is that people will get fed up with the restrictions and that politicians will relax them too soon, which would mean the virus getting

out of control once again. even in singapore, which has been praised for its handling of the disease, tougher measures are now being imposed for the next four weeks. there is a pattern emerging in most countries that containing the outbreak is still a struggle. david shukman, bbc news. we have heard from various corners of the world how many people say they simply can't afford social distancing to just stay indoors as they would be unable to feed their families. one such group are the street traders and south america. they have carried on operating in chile, for example, while official benders have simply closed their doors. even mexico street traders have seen even mexico street traders have seen their business halve. for decades, 76—year—old maria has made in meat by selling from

this spot, as well as making money to survive, she also supports her family. translation: i have to live, i have 28. the coronavirus has affected me in sales, look it's affected me in sales, look it's affected me. i haven't sold anything yet and they have to be here until three or four p.m.. look what i've sold. god today gives me no more sales but for those little exit. these once bustling streets of santiago are now home to only a trickle of passing trade. parts of the city have been under quarantine for several weeks, but maria says the restrictions won't stop her. translation: but maria says the restrictions won't stop her. translationzl raise my children, my granddaughters, great grandchildren. i have raised them all working here on the street. chalet is reporting almost 6000 cases of coronavirus, with 57 death. some official traders have obeyed government orders, with shopping centres closing their doors. adriana sells cosmetics

in mexico city. she says stopping isn't an option. translation: they told us that from monday, we are not going to be able to go out. those of us to be able to go out. those of us who sell cosmetics, clothes, it puts us in a very difficult situation because, i'm sorry, my son depends on me. mexico is reporting 3100 cases of coronavirus, with 17a deaths. when the customers failed to come, some take the trade to them. daniel buys old items to sell for a profit. translation: it affects all of us. translation: it affects all of us. it is true for me personally. we have to go out to work, if we do not, we don't have a salary. we have nothing stopping we work day to day. if we're going to eat, we have to sell a mattress or a washing machine. we have to do this every day because we work

daily. but, while quarantine restrictions remain in place, so does the question faced by these traders, obey orders or feed theirfamily? this is bbc news. the latest headlines: european union finance ministers have agreed an emergency multi—billion euro rescue package for the economies worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic. another 6.5 million us workers file for unemployment as president trump announces plans to reduce the economic impact of coronavirus. according to new research from the united states, people living in areas with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the coronavirus than patients in cleaner areas. the nationwide study, by researchers at the harvard university school of public health, found a "large overlap" between covid—19 deaths, and other diseases associated with long—term

exposure to pollution. let's speak to drjohn balmes, a spokesman for the american lung association, and a professor of medicine at the university of california, san francisco. thank you forjoining us. is this as simple as people living in areas with high pollution already probably have respiratory problems or latent ones? it is not quite that simple. it is true that people that live in higher air pollution areas have greater prevalence of cardiovascular and respiratory disease but they also have other risk factors. they tend to be poor and of colour compared to less polluted communities around the us so that the study is

consistent with what we know about evolution and respiratory infection already based on yea rs of infection already based on years of epidermal research. because it was done the county level additional information about who of the people who died was a smoker, who had diabetes or hypertension is or chronic respiratory disease which are risk factors we know of for covid—19. we cannot lay the blame on a pollution per se because there are other risk factors that travel with a pollution if you like. nonetheless, high population concentration, i in big cities, would suggest that. we have a cleaner air, we are told at the moment and that must be positive? yes, it is a

positive. you may have seen some striking satellite photographs of china that were in wide circulation injanuary, when the chinese economy was follow. but then three to four weeks later when the economy was shut down and there was an amazing decrease in pollution and that happened all over the world as we shut down in response to the covid—19. world as we shut down in response to the covid-19. there isa response to the covid-19. there is a practical application for the work you're doing because, if you know where these concentrations of effort are needed, because there are more people at risk, you can equip hospitals better into those areas, presumably, to prepare them better? this is true but we did not do the study to tell us we did not do the study to tell us that. because of the same

area with high pollution and larger urban areas also have a higher concentration of poor people, poor people of minority status, who have other risk factors. they may not have as good a diet because they live in places where you cannot get healthy food. their housing is less good. there is more crowding. there is a stress from crime and immigration status which is a huge stressor in our country right now. a wide gamut of influence. doctor john barnes, thank you for joining us. thank you. the us has the largest number of infections of covid—19 worldwide. governor after governor has imposed a lockdown, but in a few states religious gatherings are exempt. and that is set to create a problem across the united states this

easter weekend. the bbc‘s barbara plett usher reports. this is going to be a very different easter. in these pandemic times, most churches have closed their doors. but not this one. some christians believe that religious freedom is under attack and meeting physically is an act of faith. no virus can touch me until god is through with me. there are political battles over whether all churches should be forced to in person and stick only to services online but those that stay open so they can protect their members. at the glorious weight church in houston, families are seated six feet apart. jesus is his word. his we re apart. jesus is his word. his were set we should come

together... we have done in the lifestrea m together... we have done in the lifestream service on a temporary basis for the 15 days president trump has asked about when it turned into holy week, palm sunday and now approaching esther sunday, this is a special time of year and it has never been shut down so we must do this. but the challenge, even the adventure, of experiencing god ‘s presence in other ways how many worshippers will remember this easter and many argue that staying out of church is the christian thing to do. suspending this service is not just about to do. suspending this service is notjust about protecting those who do not go to the service but protecting the lives of every single grocery store worker, healthcare worker. it is truly about loving our neighbour and healing the sick which is what jesus told us to do. in this brooklynjudge, janice jesus told us to do. in this brooklyn judge, janice russell has been making music for

deckers. normally her ensemble will take part in a two choir wristband extravaganza at easter. —— brass band. this week it will only be a soloist but with new york at the epicentre of the carina crisis even that is thankful. the fact we can do from home i can imagine what it would be like if we did not have the internet, if we did not have zoom internet, if we did not have zoom and all of these things where we can see a phase. we cannot touch each other but we cannot touch each other but we can see a face. we miss you very much. perhaps the traditional story of death and resurrection will be heard in you ways.

if you're looking for somewhere coronavirus—free, you may need a russian space rocket to get there. a new crew has blasted off to the international space station and one of the cosmonauts on board says it's the safest place to be. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. with a pandemic sweeping the world, here is an idea — leave the planet. a russian soyuz rocket blasts into space. control tower: confirmed separation of stage two. strapped inside are cosmonauts anatoly ivanishin and ivan wagner, and a nasa astronaut, chris cassidy. the new crew for the international space station. coronavirus had affected pre—flight preparation. the three men have been in a tighter quarantine than usual before a launch, with contact kept to a bare minimum. and that meant no family members present for liftoff. obviously we would love to have our families here with us, but we understand we have

to do this to be safe. you do not want to come down with covid—19 up here. but assuming they stay healthy, the crew will be well away from the dramas back on earth. translation: although spaceflight always carries a particular risk, we understand that for the next few months the international space station will probably be the safest place on earth. of course, self isolation comes naturally to a spaceman. no popping off to the shops orjogging in the park up here. 250 miles above the surface of the earth, the crew will be setting an example to us all — on the international space station, they will be staying home for the next six months. steve rosenberg, bbc news. a bit of social distancing in

extreme. we will look at that eu rescue package in more detail with the business news. stay with us. hello there. most parts of the country will be dry and warm today. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far in wales with temperatures of 23.5 degrees in cardiff, similar temperatures again today and some parts of southern england may reach 25 degrees. yesterday under the cloud in newcastle was only 9 degrees so today will be warmer, a bit warmer across central and southern parts of scotland. over the weekend we will see the high temperatures getting squeezed down towards the south—east of england, it will start to seem cooler from the north, significant change for all of us on monday with cool and northerly wind. these are the temperatures that we start off with on friday so mild even in the south where we have clearer skies. much milder across northern scotland this time but there will be rain to clear away from the northern isles and then we see some sharp showers coming

in across scotland, perhaps the far north of england before it brightens up and we get sunshine, the rain holding off until the evening. sunshine across england and wales and the high—temperature is likely to be in the midlands, wales towards the south—east of england 2a maybe even 25 degrees. some of that heat could trigger thundery downpours late in the day across north wales moving to northern england and there is also wet weather coming into parts of scotland as well. there will still be showers around on saturday morning across scotland and the north of england. those should tend to fade away and they should all brighten up again and for much of the country should be dry into the afternoon. a few sharp showers developing in wales in the south—western that means the high temperatures are more likely to be in the south—east of england. 26 degrees is possible. more significant changes are coming in on sunday. northern parts of the uk will be cooler and cloudier, further south we will have some sunshine but there is more likely to be showers developing across more southern parts of england and wales.

those could be heavy and thundery. 22 degrees still possible in the south—east with the heat is beginning to ebb away. and that is because we have a change in the wind direction. while we will see the back of the showers eventually it is a cold area of high pressure moving down from the north and bringing with it more northerly wind and some stronger wind overnight and into monday. it may blow in more cloud across the eastern side of the uk, sunshine further west but the high—temperature this time is 1a degrees. for many, those temperatures are below average for the time of year.

this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. united against the pandemic, just about. europe's finance ministers agree a rescue package worth half a trillion euros. but old financial divisions remain. plus, negative energy. a deal to support oil prices remains stuck in the pipeline, as mexico walks away from opec talks. hello, and welcome to audiences

in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. we start in brussels, where after days of disagreement, european finance ministers have agreed a rescue programme worth more than 500 billion euros for the region. it provides money to subsidize wages and lend to companies and governments. fair to say it was achieved through gritted teeth. italy, france and spain want the eu to share the costs by issuing joint bonds, but try selling that idea to the likes of germany and the netherlands. still, mario centeno, portugal's finance minister who chaired the emergency meeting, was keen to talk up the spirit of co—operation. today, we answered the call from our citizens for europe that protects. it took us a

total 16 one half hours of meetings and many more in preparations, but we did it. this response contains bold and ambitious proposals, that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago. a step change in the economic co—ordination within our union. this emergency plan will shield our economic and social fabric as we dive into a recession. over in the us, the central bank, the federal reserve, has announced another 2.3 trillion dollar programme to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. it says it will work with banks to offer four—year loans to companies, and support local governments by buying up the debt of states and bigger cities. the news comes as the us revealed another massive increase in unemployment. in just the past week, another six and a half million

new claims have been made. this takes the number ofjobs lost over the past three weeks to almost 17 million. economists believe the number could reach twenty million by the end of april, as the country has, in effect, closed for business restrictions have put some 95% of americans on some form of lockdown. here's samira hussain in new york. if you add up the last three weeks, now we are seeing that it is probably more like 16.6 million americans have lost their jobs, million americans have lost theirjobs, and million americans have lost their jobs, and economists million americans have lost theirjobs, and economists are now predict that the entire month of april we are probably going to see at least 20 million americans lose their jobs. as we are seeing in europe, the same situation here in the united states. it is unprecedented and something these economies have never dealt with before, and you are seeing a lot of different

actors in the us economy trying to address the immediate needs, which is why you are seeing the us federal reserve, america's central bank, pumping and another $2.3 trillion into the american economy. they are giving into businesses that they never have before, buying up they never have before, buying up riskier debt and also offering more money as loans to medium—sized businesses to try to shore up what is happening here in the economy. let's get some reaction to all of this. justin urquhart stewart is co—founder & director of seven investment management, he joins us via london. morning justin, very good to see morning justin, very good to see you! let start with that because the figures almost send a chill through you, don't they? 2.3 trillion dollars, is that going to do it? it's funny isn't it, the calculator is no longer big enough to contain all the knots, and the answer

is we don't know. what is fascinating is, welcome to a thing that was invented a few yea rs thing that was invented a few years ago, quantitative easing. this is the ability to have so much money that they could be no question of liquidity, but bearin no question of liquidity, but bear in mind we have seen this elsewhere in the world. look at what japan has been elsewhere in the world. look at whatjapan has been doing for the past ten years, notjust issuing huge amounts of debt but also buying, issuing large amount of bonds, but also buying companies themselves, buying companies themselves, buying the market, so japan is its own bond market and now it is probably one of the largest holders in the stock market too. we're going to see not to similar mechanisms operating in the states and europe as well. qe2 not being a dodgy liner, thatis qe2 not being a dodgy liner, that is a dodgy line. very cheeky! the eu have come out after a ll cheeky! the eu have come out after all this time and said we have settled on something, we

have settled on something, we have got a deal, it doesn't feel like a deal, does it? this goes to a fundamental element of how you run a single currency. you can have a single currency. you can have a single currency operating as long as you are willing to pump and huge amounts of money but the fundamental disciplines of running a single currency, our free movement of capital, same regulations and also the same physical structure, not necessarily the same tax systems but the same structure throughout the whole area and the ability to share actually responsibility for the debt, and the northern nations, germany and the netherlands particularly, do not want to be responsible for some europeans rather feckless behaviour with debt. so you can issue the debt but it is the responsibility for at. back in the united kingdom, whether you are scottish, welsh, or english, it is british debt, everyone in the same boat. in the eurozone, thatis the same boat. in the eurozone, that is not the case at the moment, and this is only the start, there will be much more

to come hi suspect. ideajust wa nt to to come hi suspect. ideajust want to because on those job figures as well. when this all broke out as clearly a pandemic, something the whole world needed to worry about, there were figures of people talking about 25 million jobs globally. that now looks such a nonsense. when do you think we're going to reach a point which we do know, we have a very clear idea as to what the scale of unemployment will be. it will have a long tail u nfortu nately, it will have a long tail unfortunately, the only good news is as we start to see the tailing off of the pandemic influence in certain areas, as we are seeing in china and one or two other countries, still very early stages, you can start to see how economies recover and remember economies depend on one vital word, confidence and not many people got that at the moment. you got a few strange people bottom fishing in the stock market, but getting companies to buy the goods, that takes a while. that will take at least six

months to nine months before we get a real idea of that and thatis get a real idea of that and that is why at the moment valuations have to be worked out very carefully because you can't measure the damage it is actually causing stopping the moment you are seeing uk figures in terms of actually how much the economy is going to be shrinking by, 10% to a quarter of the value of the economy, and you are going to see that reflected probably in the states. justin, great measure to talk to you, love the picture, intrigued by the books on the shelf. there have been more warnings about the extent of the economic crisis facing the world. among them from the former governor of india's central bank. let's go to singapore and talk to our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani. you've been having a chat with him and he doesn't hold his punches, does he? he didn't mince his words, as you pointed out the former governor of india's central bank and the

former chief economist at the international monetary fund to me in an in—depth interview and said that there are stark warnings ahead about what kind of economic damage the world will see because of the coronavirus. he also said we should expect to see an even deeper recession than many had thought, and said that there was ample warning for western countries to better prepare their with the outbreak. at this point we are probably thinking of western countries, seeing a shift in gdp growth from about 2% to five percentage points, so each country is going to lose five points of gdp at the very least over this year, so accumulate that, that is significantly more than 2 trillion, we are talking may be an order of magnitude more. do you think is a global community we could have been better prepared, and

if so, do you know what kinds of economic policy decisions should have been taken right at the very start of this? i think the very start of this? i think the decisions that are most tardy in some sense, our decisions on medical interventions. the testing that needed to be done, the kinds of preparation that had to be done, the lockdowns, all that has come in many countries a little too late. it sounds like you are pointing the finger in some respect at the west and at their response to this, what do you think was missing from the preparedness and response of countries like the uk and united states and italy? the countries in east asia that have the experience of previous pandemics, which didn't quite rise to the level of pandemic,

i should say, but previous epidemics, they took this seriously right from the get go. we're talking about south korea, singapore itself, and they acted quickly. i think in they acted quickly. i think in the west, partly because there hadn't been a direct experience ofa hadn't been a direct experience of a serious epidemic, it was takena of a serious epidemic, it was ta ken a little of a serious epidemic, it was taken a little more lightly, this is something happening and faraway lands, it is not good to be serious here and if it does come here, we will isolate and treat those people, and this was being said even as it was spreading within the community in western countries. the former chief economist of the international monetary fund there. as you heard david, pretty dire predictions for what the world can expect but he also told me that one of the key ways that countries can work together to try to combat

the economic effects of the coronavirus is to stop hijacking medical equipment from one another, and he also said that this wave of protectionism that we are beginning to see with countries hoarding supplies and putting up hoarding supplies and putting up barriers, that is going to be counter—productive, not just in the short—term but in the long—term as well, and it's these sorts of economic policies that are really damaging for countries in the, people rather than the more vulnerable parts of the world. places like india, indonesia, he said that's where the focus really needs to be in the developing world and that richer countries need to help. it is easier to talk a good game then put it into practice, thank you very much indeed. let's turn to the price of oil now, it's been falling again as a supply deal between oil producing nations remains elusive. crude prices have collapsed as the coronavirus epidemic hits energy demand around the world.

now opec and its allies including russia want to cut the amount they produce, to try and push up the price. but that deal is proving hard to clinch. let's talk to our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi who has nbeen following this closely. is itfairto is it fair to say, because i think the, saudi arabia and russia are ready to cut and seem russia are ready to cut and seem to have agreed on what they will cut, and we have got mexico on its own, clogging up the machine, is that a fair interpretation? that's right david, this was a marathon meeting which went on for about ten hours, and at the last minute, everyone agreed, all the parties including saudi arabia and russia, agreed to those cuts, that they want to make production cuts to the tune of £10 million of oil per day for the next two months and then bring it down to 8 million and then 6 million until april, but when it came to signing the

deal, mexico blocked at, mexico was asked to make cuts of about a00,000 barrels of oil and they didn't agree to it, theyjust wa nted didn't agree to it, theyjust wanted to make 100,000, and thatis wanted to make 100,000, and that is why the deal got stuck after going on for almost ten hours, so what saudi arabia and russia are saying is they are willing to make cuts but they wa nt willing to make cuts but they want mexico's consent so the deal is stuck right now. it is like half of a deal anyway, because the other g20 countries, big oil producers are going tojoin in these conversations and we have got pressure on the us and canada to match the saudis and the russians, essentially. that's right, david. today there will bea right, david. today there will be a g20 meeting that is going to ta ke be a g20 meeting that is going to take place and what the plan was, once this deal had been approved, russia and saudi arabia would have gone to this meeting, and they would have told them, listen, you both need tojoin in, make cuts for

about 500 million barrels of oil because only then the steel will be affect, because at this stage there is a huge oversupply of the market because demand is falling on one hand and then you have the hotel between russia and saudi arabia that has flooded the markets and that is why you need significant cuts to stabilise oil prices. i suppose there is some pressure on president trump particularly, who was saying there is a deal, done and dusted, he is going to really need to step into line, isn't he? it feels like in the us he has laid the ground for that as well. it is very pressing when the talks are on between the opec members and russia, president trump was on a conference call with the king of saudi arabia, and president putin, and it seemed like the deal had gone through but eventually you didn't get announced. all this while, the

united states have been relu cta nt to united states have been reluctant tojoin united states have been reluctant to join in the steel because they don't have laws, they say, to directly intervene, but what president trump has been saying is the gas industry has been making those cuts because demand has fallen, so with falling demand, they don't have storage facility and production has gone down so they don't need to directly join gone down so they don't need to directlyjoin ina gone down so they don't need to directlyjoin in a deal but it will be really interesting to see what happens during the g20 summit, because saudi arabia who is hosting the meeting. summit, because saudi arabia who is hosting the meetingm sounds like there is urgency and there, thank you very much indeed. you are watching bbc news, a reminder of the main headline as our: european union finance ministers have agreed an emergency multi—billion euro rescue package for the economies worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic. another 6.5 million us workers file for unemployment, as president trump announces plans to reduce the economic impact of coronavirus.

every day bbc world news is taking an in—depth look at one particular aspect of the coronavirus pandemic, as part of the coronavirus explained series. my colleague lucy hockings has been focusing on how the pandemic is affecting religion and worship, in the run up to many significant festivals for different faiths. the jewish festival of passover began on wednesday evening. ramadan is fast approaching. but how do you observe religious festivals and traditions while social distancing. hundreds and millions of people's practices are undergoing changes. a rabbi explained how the lockdown in israel change the way he and his family celebrated passover. jewish families sit around the table and ask how is this night different from all other nights. this year is quite, quite different and everyone feels it in different ways. for over a month religious communities in israel have not

been meeting for press. the last time a community met was over a month ago during a holiday. tonight will be the holiday. tonight will be the holiday of passover, a night which is marked by extended families meeting together, many generations fitted together at the same table and telling the story of the exodus, the liberation from agent. it has been an intense month. the first few weeks with religious communities realising that at churches and synagogues people we re churches and synagogues people were being infected by coronavirus and we have been told in the last few weeks not told in the last few weeks not to meet, not to have saturday prayer, not to meet on a daily basis and it has been hard for many people and communities to adjust. how do you bring people of faith together at a time like this? we are joined of faith together at a time like this? we arejoined by of faith together at a time like this? we are joined by the church of england advisor on medical ethics and also the head in mum in philadelphia.

iman. how difficult was it to close your mask? it was a terribly difficult decision because everything in islam tells us to tell us together, the prayer, to give charity, to doa the prayer, to give charity, to do a lot of things that are vital to the faith and so we had to really consider the harm that was involved and then tried to go into our sacred text and tried to find some guidance that would allow us to move forward. how will you still managing to achieve some of those things? what we're doing right now is we're going virtual. we are streaming our website and also facebook live.

we have the team to record it andi we have the team to record it and i am that. i give the sermon and i am that. i give the sermon and we pray. all the members are watching online. how are you managing to support people who need the help of the church safely? in a very much the same ways as your correspondent in america was saying. the really important message we want to get across is that, while we have closed church buildings, we have not stopped church and we have not stopped church and we have not stopped church. the church of course is a community and a community of people joined together by the love of god and one another. there are lots of ways. some have been mentioned. facebook, telephone. people have been using zoom more than they thought they ever would in their lives. we are still

community, we are still church. we are doing community and church differently. while it was a terribly difficult decision to close church buildings, at one level, it was not such a difficult decision because the church exists for the common good, for the good of everyone in society and when it became apparent that stopping church services and public acts of worship was necessary for the common good, necessary for the common good, necessary as the nhs and chief medical officer in england keep on reminding us, it was necessary for people to stay home to protect the nhs and save lives, then it was not such a difficult decision after role. i wonder about the facebook live for some of the older members of your congregation. are any finding it challenging or is it interesting and liberating for them in some ways? what we have

done is we have made it easier because some folks do not have facebook, of course. we have integrated the facebook live into our website and are establishing a telephone hook up establishing a telephone hook up so basically we use one of the services to have a telephone and have a conference live. we are trying to make it easierfor live. we are trying to make it easier for everyone live. we are trying to make it easierfor everyone to live. we are trying to make it easier for everyone to train a cts easier for everyone to train acts the message and also —— try and access. we have done conference lines. just to give some folks inspiration and give people a chance to talk to each other. the last two sundays, members getting online and in the first few minutes we allowed everybody to speak and they give the greeting of peace to each other and it was so heartwarming. they told each other they missed each other.

it was a beautiful time and so we're trying to engage many different ways to keep people safe and tried to also do community because our prophet mohammed says the earth is a ship and we try to find community wherever we. challenges everywhere we look. a couple of weeks ago we met the choir going digital and their first the choir going digital and theirfirst edition the choir going digital and their first edition saw a thousand video entries from 18 countries pull together. around two has been significantly more impressive. 6000 strangers from a5 different nations bringing david bowie's here is to live as an aid to the nhs heroes. # we can be heroesjust as an aid to the nhs heroes. # we can be heroes just for as an aid to the nhs heroes. # we can be heroesjust for one

day. we can be heroesjust for one day. i remember standing by the bowl and... one day. i remember standing by the bowland... #. sing heroes we are living a very weird and dreadful time at

the moment but that is the sort of community that has been pulled as as a result, i suppose, by the coronavirus crisis. thank you for watching. you can reach me on twitter. hello there. most parts of the country will be dry and warm today. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far in wales with temperatures of 23.5 degrees in cardiff, similar temperatures again today and some parts of southern england may reach 25 degrees. yesterday under the cloud in newcastle was only 9 degrees so today will be warmer, a bit warmer across central and southern parts of scotland. over the weekend we will see the high temperatures getting squeezed down towards the south—east of england, it will start to seem cooler from the north, significant change for all of us on monday with cool and northerly wind. these are the temperatures that we start off with on friday so mild even in the south where we have clearer skies. much milder across northern scotland this time but there will be rain to clear away from the northern isles and then we see some

sharp showers coming in across scotland, perhaps the far north of england before it brightens up and we get sunshine, the rain holding off until the evening. sunshine across england and wales and the high—temperature is likely to be in the midlands, wales towards the south—east of england 2a maybe even 25 degrees. some of that heat could trigger thundery downpours late in the day across north wales moving to northern england and there is also wet weather coming into parts of scotland as well. there will still be showers around on saturday morning across scotland and the north of england. those should tend to fade away and they should all brighten up again and for much of the country should be dry into the afternoon. a few sharp showers developing in wales in the south—western that means the high temperatures are more likely to be in the south—east of england. 26 degrees is possible. more significant changes are coming in on sunday. northern parts of the uk will be cooler and cloudier, further south we will have some sunshine but there is more likely to be showers developing across more southern parts of england and wales. those could be heavy and thundery. 22 degrees still possible in the south—east with the heat

is beginning to ebb away. and that is because we have a change in the wind direction. while we will see the back of the showers eventually it is a cold area of high pressure moving down from the north and bringing with it more northerly wind and some stronger wind overnight and into monday. it may blow in more cloud across the eastern side of the uk, sunshine further west but the high—temperature this time is 1a degrees. for many, those temperatures are below average for the time of year.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: an easter message from the government — stay at home and let's not ruin it now. let is not undo the games we have made let's not waste the sacrifices that so many people have made. we must not give the coronavirus a second chance to kill more people and to hurt our country. but one minister, robertjenrick, defends his actions after travelling a0 miles to deliver food and medicine to his elderly parents. boris johnson's partner carrie symonds pays tribute to the nhs after the prime minister is moved out of intensive care,