the british home secretary says she is sorry after doctors warned they are still not getting the protective equipment they need to help care for patients with coronavirus. i'm very sorry there have been failings. at the same time, we are in an unprecedented global health pandemic right now. the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk has gone up with coronavirus in the uk has gone up by with coronavirus in the uk has gone up by 517 since yesterday. the first time the queen has recorded an easter message in which she offers hope and says coronavirus will not ove 1120 m e hope and says coronavirus will not overcome us. police in the uk say there has been a 21% drop in overall crime in the

last four weeks, but over 1000 fines have been issued to people breaching social distancing rules. in the us, coronavirus deaths top 19,600, the highest reported number in the world, exceeding italy. spain's daily coronavirus death toll falls for the third day in a row to 510. the who tells countries to be cautious about lifting restrictions too early. welcome to audiences in the uk and those around the world. the number of people who have died in the uk in a single day after contracting coronavirus has risen by more than 900 for the second day in a row. yesterday the uk recorded europe's highest daily death toll

yet. the british home secretary, priti patel, said she was sorry if anybody felt they had been failings over the supply of ppe for health workers in the fight against the pandemic. it comes as the british medical association issued a stark warning that many medics are unable to access the ppe they need to keep themselves safe while treating patients with coronavirus. earlier, the health secretary, matt hancock, said there was enough ppe to go around if it was used according to guidelines. but doctors and nurses should treat it as a precious resource. earlier, priti patel announced the government would be giving £2 million to domestic abuse services, saying that for some home is not the safe haven it should be. a national domestic abuse helpline has seen a 25% increase in calls and online requests since the lockdown began. meanwhile, the coronavirus outbreak in the us has become the deadliest in the world. it has surpassed italy to record just under

20,000 deaths in total. andrew cuomo, the governor of the worst affected state, new york, said the death rate there was stabilising but ata death rate there was stabilising but at a horrific level. spain has recorded its lowest number of daily deaths for nearly three weeks. 0fficials deaths for nearly three weeks. officials say 510 people died yesterday, the third consecutive day in which the daily figure has fallen. more on those aspects soon, but first let's get the latest on the situation in the uk from our science editor, david chapman. a human cost on a scale unimaginable only a few short weeks ago, and the warning that we are not through it yet, that more families, like that of doreen hunt who was buried last week, will suddenly find themselves in the grip of covid—19. week, will suddenly find themselves in the grip of (avid-19. the risk is real. me and my mum were actually speaking about this at three, four weeks ago. we didn't realise how ha rd weeks ago. we didn't realise how hard it was going to hit ourfamily, obviously. we all thought it would

be somebody else. but we've been hit with it. among the casualties, nhs staff, who died after working on the front line, fuelling demands for more ppe. we spoke to a nursing practitioner in the west midlands who does not want us to use his name. we got a lot of ppe at the beginning. but now, because we are running out, they have changed the policy and sending us in with just a surgical mask only. before we used to wear a gown. now they are asking us to wear a gown. now they are asking us to gojust to wear a gown. now they are asking us to go just with an apron. we are scared. we have seen colleagues pass away every day. we are on the front line and we don't deserve it. we don't deserve it! we need more. the government says it is providing huge quantities of equipment. the health secretary, matt hancock, suggested staff might be wasting it. and he also questioned where the victims became infected. the work is going on to establish whether they caught coronavirus in

the line of duty whilst at work or whether, like so many other people in the rest of their lives, it's obviously quite difficult to work that out. but research by the british medical association shows more than half of doctors working in high—risk environments said they were short of face masks or had none available. around two thirds said they didn't have eye protection. and more than half said they were being pressured into working in a high—risk area despite not having the adequate gear to protect them. doctors are also human beings. they don't want to become ill. they don't wa nt don't want to become ill. they don't want their lives to be at risk. and what is really worrying us is the numbers of health care workers who have tragically died. so, doctors are have tragically died. so, doctors a re naturally have tragically died. so, doctors are naturally afraid, but the one thing which is important is to give them the protection. and that is something the government owes us.- today's government briefing,

ministers and officials were under pressure over ppe. it's absolutely critical that we get ppe out to all those working at the front line so that they not only are protected but they feel safe. would it be possible to give a commitment toa it be possible to give a commitment to a date by when the right quantities will reach the right people? because quantities will reach the right people ? because everyday quantities will reach the right people? because everyday we hear from nhs front line staff that they don't have the equipment. there is a clear plan. we are working with suppliers and manufacturers really bolster and boost the supply we need for ppe, which, quite frankly, is quite unprecedented during this crisis. this question is bound to keep coming up. as long as health workers and others feel they are not getting the support they need. the home secretary, priti patel, also responded to the call from health service workers for more protective equipment. i'm sorry if

people feel they have been failings. i'll be very clear about that. but at the same time we are in an unprecedented global health pandemic right now. it is inevitable that the demand and the pressures on ppe and the demand for ppe are going to be exponential. they are going to be incredibly high. we are trying to address that as a government. our political correspondent is here. you watched that press conference, then, of course, and there is ongoing criticism about the lack of ppe, but the government says they are doing all they can within their powers. —— ben, of course. she was responding to questions from journalists who asked whether the home secretary would apologise to families who felt that a lack of ppe had contributed to mass infections and even deaths among health service workers. you heard her response. she said she was sorry if anyone felt there had been

failings, which isn't the apology the person asking the was seeking. she didn't make it. she was under real pressure. she was asked if she would give a date for a moment where everybody who needs the right ppe equipment would receive it. she couldn't. she just repeated again and again the lines from matt hancock, the health secretary, who was yesterday outlining the revised strategy the government had to try to ensure everybody gets the equipment and kit they need. he said there was a huge effort under way, there was a huge effort under way, there was a huge effort under way, there was international demand for this stuff, but people had to be careful about how they were using the equipment in hospital. i think thatis the equipment in hospital. i think that is what has provoked the row we have seen during the course of the day. nurses and doctors have taken umbrage at the suggestion they may not have been using it responsibly. and manufacturers have come forward saying they could help with these effo rts saying they could help with these efforts to provide. but we still haven't heard from the government, they say. matt hancock made an appeal to british industry to come

forward and provide their services, and to think imaginatively how they could increase the stock of this equipment. he announced there would bea equipment. he announced there would be a new online portal set up which would help to move this stuff around the country more effectively. they are having to react to an unfolding global pandemic. to be generous to the government, they are responding toa the government, they are responding to a situation which is evolving very, very fast. there is vast demand from countries around the world for this equipment. but there are people working on the front line out in the nhs who feel the situation right now is not acceptable, and the government are having to respond to those demands with new strategies and new promises. nearly three weeks into a lockdown. the home secretary was also asked about her own grief, which is how this is all being policed. because we are in the middle of this lockdown. restrictions applied, and they are being tested this weekend with balmy weather across the country. the home secretary said she felt the police

we re secretary said she felt the police were using their powers constructively, and urged the public to play their part. 0r she warned the police would be forced to act. also joining the police would be forced to act. alsojoining her in number ten was martin hewitt from the police chiefs council. he outlined what the police had been doing, including the number of fines issued, this is what he said. we have had a small number of people, who, despite our best efforts, have refused to follow the instruction, and officers have had to use their enforcement powers. next week we will publish full data oi'i next week we will publish full data on arrests so far, which will include this easter weekend. i can tell you now that using early data from 37 police forces that 1084 fines have been issued in england and wales up to thursday the 8th of april. across all of those forces, that's an average of less than 84 per day. at the press conference, priti patel outlined a new

communications strategy which they said would encourage people who were suffering domestic abuse at the moment to come forward, stressing that the same help is there that has a lwa ys that the same help is there that has always been there. she was asked about the prime minister's health and how long he might be out of action. she said he needed the time, space action. she said he needed the time, s pa ce rest, action. she said he needed the time, space rest, recuperate, and recover which i thought suggested a fairly long recuperation for the prime minister. he may not be at work a week or two macro, possibly. thanks very much. for the first time the queen has recorded an easter message. in it the queen suggests easter isn't cancelled. —— or two. as dark as deaths can be, particularly those suffering with grief, light and life are greater. may the living flame of the easter hope be a study guide as we face the

future. —— mike a steady guide. i wish everybody of every door nomination a blessed easter. this just tells us how grave the situation is in the monica's view. yes, this message released at six o'clock tonight. as far as we know this is the first time the queen has recorded an easter message, she normally does a christmas message, but coming than it does less than a week since the televised broadcast of the nation from windsor. it underlines, i think, of the nation from windsor. it underlines, ithink, the of the nation from windsor. it underlines, i think, the gravity of the situation as it is regarded by the situation as it is regarded by the monarch, by the royalfamily. so, this message lasts about two minutes. it's on the royal family's social media channels, and i'm sure it'll be on the bbc website, as well, obviously. it serves two purposes. it is underlining the government's public safety message, acknowledging easter will be different for most of us. but

keeping a part we keep others safe. then there is the broader christian message of hope and reassurance. we know how important her christian faith is, coming on the east of easter —— eve of easter sunday, it isa easter —— eve of easter sunday, it is a critical time for people of all faiths. but since people won't be able to go to church, this is message from the queen, coronavirus won't overcome us, may the living flame of the easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future. thanks very much. deadlines: —— the headlines the british home secretary says she's sorry if anybody felt they had been failings over the supply of ppe for health workers in the fight against coronavirus. the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk has gone

up with coronavirus in the uk has gone up by with coronavirus in the uk has gone up by 900 since yesterday. in the us, coronavirus deaths top 9600, the highest reported number in the world, exceeding italy. good afternoon. there's uncertainty surrounding the future of football leagues all over the world, no—where more so than in scotland where one club has called for the suspension of the leagues' chief executive. rangers claim they have evidence that raises serious concerns over a lack of fair play. the spfl have responded by asking rangers to back up their claims or withdraw them. it comes as another club, dundee have stalled their critical vote on whether the season should end now or when conditions allow play to continue. 0ur scotland sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin has more. claims that perhaps dundee were very much going to vote against this resolution, and then yesterday everybody taken by surprise when

they essentially abstain for now, that does not mean they won't vote, but if they do vote no the resolution falls, if they vote yes it passes. but there is real uncertainty as to why they have suddenly switched from being no to potentially being yes. that appears to be the crux of the issue with this rangers statement. they think that perhaps something has happened is behind—the—scenes to make dundee stall on their decision. meanwhile a second english premier league club has announced they will defer their players wages. west ham say the savings will help retain the jobs of non—playing staff. the english club's manager david moyes and vice—chairman karren brady will take a 30% pay cut as part of the deal, which also sees the club's owners putting £30 million into the club. their announcement follows a similar move by southampton. it should have been the masters this weekend, but the tournament has been moved to november. according to the man who's won it

more times than anyone else, jack nicklaus says the conditions at augusta will present a different challenge at that time of year, but that it will be just as good. there is a lot of fans who will want to come to augusta, even in november, it's a pretty time of year. they won't have the flowers, but they have the gulf. it'll be a good test to golf. —— have the golf. i'm delighted to see augusta do that andi i'm delighted to see augusta do that and i think it is great for the game of golf. with the olympics and paralympics being moved to next summer, there are now 500 days to go until the paras in tokyo. dame sarah storey, who has 14 para golds, says putting preperations back by 12 months will be a challenge for athletes, but that everyone is in the same boat. as an athlete you have to be adaptable. you have to be resilient

and you have to be flexible. you can only control your performance. it is unusualfor only control your performance. it is unusual for the day of the competition to be moved. we say that one of the things that makes being an athlete so exciting is that you have to prepare for a deadline that cannot be moved. this is the first time there has been an extension given, but it's been given to everybody. unlike a deadline at work 01’ everybody. unlike a deadline at work oran everybody. unlike a deadline at work 01’ an exam everybody. unlike a deadline at work or an exam extension, it is notjust you personally being extended, it is the whole world being extended. horse racing is continuing behind closed doors at some australian tracks and the group one queen elizabeth stakes at randwick was won by addeybb ridden by tom marquand. marquand who's from cheltenham in england, based himself in australia before new quarantine restrictions came in. he won his first top—level group one race also on addeybb last month. now many people are getting their shopping or take—aways delivered, but what about awards? well, in these strange times, zenit st petersburg decided that their player of the month — the brazillian malcolm was going to get his award — no matter what it took.

this is from the russian club's twitter feed. zenit arranged to have a drone travel to malcolm's house with the award. it then presented it to the striker through a window in his apartment. player of the month — just wonder how often he actually played? hope he wiped it down afterwards. that's all the sport for now. there is more on the bbc website. back to you. thanks. the coronavirus outbreak in the us has become the deadliest in the us has become the deadliest in the world. it has surpassed italy to record just under 20,000 deaths in total. more than 700 people have died in new york every day for five days running. 0ur north american editor says the figures are very grim. if you look at them, it is fast approaching 20,000 deaths in the us,

it has now overtaken italy as the country with the highest number of mortalities as a result of the coronavirus. and a briefing from new york, another 783 people have died overnight in new york state. you have donald trump are weighing up when is the right time to open up the country. he would like it to start happening at the beginning of may. —— donald trump is weighing up. new york city's mayor has said the school is going to reopen for this academic year if he has his way. —— the schools will not reopen for this academic year if he has his way. it is not the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning, and i think the americans are starting to think the curve is being flattened. although the statistics are horrible, they are turning the corner. the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy and trade has been devastating. the role

of the world's super powers in global governance is changing and the us and china are having to quickly adapt to mitigate any long—term damage. to discuss the changing landscape of the world economy, doctor frederick kemper, a president of the atlantic council who is in washington, dc. and doctor welcome to you both. just an opening comment from each of you, if you would. doctor kemper, what has the impact been so far? put it into context. impact been so far? put it into co ntext. h ow impact been so far? put it into context. how does this compare to previous shocks the world's economy has suffered. it is fair to say we've never had a shock which is this sharp and broad. the imf will come out with its global outlook this week. usually 2% growth to be a global recession. i thing they will

talk about a negative growth across the world and in the us —— i think they will take a negative growth across the world. unemployment could go as high as 30% in the us. we've had 20 million people get out of work thus far. if you compare that to the 2008, 2010 global financial crisis, it is 5 million more already. this is unprecedented in its sharpness and in its scope. it has stopped fast but it isn't going to come back as fast as it stopped. can you sum up for us which sectors in particular have been most deeply and quickly affected ? in particular have been most deeply and quickly affected? we see an effect on basically all sectors in the entire economy. manufacturing has been affected initially by a kurd in supply from china. it's now

going to be affected by a curb in demand from the us and europe. you see the entire global economy and all of the sectors will be affected, and it will continue. what it will benefit is the tax sectors, especially in china, which will see a stimulus package. we have seen that the 56 roll—out in china has been one of the key and first elements where this has been focused upon, and a stimulus package will be e nforced upon, and a stimulus package will be enforced after the immediate held emergency is enforced after the immediate held emergency is over, so enforced after the immediate held emergency is over, so these are the sectors to benefit. how quickly might the global economy come back, and how long will it take? it is like a and how long will it take? it is likea dimmer and how long will it take? it is like a dimmer switch you have in your room. it has been turned off immediately, but it'll dim back to life. it won't come back as quickly as some life. it won't come back as quickly 3s some economists life. it won't come back as quickly as some economists will hope it will come back. there will be pumped up

demand. people will come back quickly. don't forget, you have 70% of the us economy based on consumption. and how quickly is that going to come back? summer estimating you could have digit unemployment through 2021. —— double digit unemployment. the return will be slower than what we faced. we have to address the global health crisis. that actually slows the economy with the distancing. then you have to address the world economy. you have the federal reserve throwing all sorts of money income and all sorts of stimulus packages from the government. and you also have this domestic political situation, elections, and you have to manage all of these things together, the political, the health, and the economic outcomes. doctorjanka 0ertel, for how long might countries which have been

throwing a lot of money into stimulus programmes, really be paying that back? that will take a long time, obviously. we have seen 3 trillion being announced in the us already. the eurogroup finance ministers have announced a safety net. japan has announced 1 trillion us dollars stimulus packages. the only country that has been a little bit more cautious so far has been china, who had saved basically the global economy in the 2008 by a massive stimulus package at the time. we see a lot more caution and focus here on the domestic market, which is also kind of indicative of the debt which has accumulated over time, and they are still chewing on that. this will take a long time for the global economy to recover from that, and whether we will get out of this any time soon is very unclear. doctor frederick kempe, how might trade relationships between countries differ post pandemic? i'm

thinking particularly of the us and china which had all of those tariff wa i’s china which had all of those tariff wars that were still ongoing when we went into the pandemic. that's a terrific question. and it is a little bit counter intuition. there was some thought the us might lift the tariff because it would be good for the us economy and a gesture to the chinese. it looks like things will stay pretty much to the status quo, that's what we are hearing from the white house. and one of the questions is which countries come out of this first? if europe and china come out of this first, will they do some sort of trade arrangement, or will they do some sort of trade arrangement, orwill their they do some sort of trade arrangement, orwilltheirtrade grow before the us comes out of it? who comes out of this first and at what degree of momentum could change trading pattern is quite a bit. then there is the longer term danger. in there is the longer term danger. in the 1930s you came out of a crisis, you had protectionism, isolationism, and world war ii happened after that, fascism and all of the rest of

it. we should work more closely and unilaterally. we appreciate you both sharing your insights with us on bbc news. thank you very much. today's downing street briefing was led by the british home secretary, priti patel, her first led by the british home secretary, priti patel, herfirst appearance led by the british home secretary, priti patel, her first appearance at a daily briefing. she highlighted some of the issues being tackled by the police as criminals exploit the new circumstances since the lockdown. we can go live to our home affairs correspondent, tom symons. there has been lots of controversy about how police have been interpreting the new guidance, the laws that now allow them to tell people what they can and cannot do in terms of social distancing. priti patel things they are doing a very good job. she does. it's difficult for the police, because they are effectively enforcing the sorts of rules they've never had to enforce

before. and there are lots and lots of grey areas. it was said to be by one person that the police don't have any powers to stop you and ask you where you are going and what you are doing, but they are trying to stop people from making trips out which are not absolutely necessary. today we heard that the number of finds they have issued is 1084. that is figures from 37 of the country's 43 police forces. it isn't a total figure but it gives you an idea of the amount of enforcement going on. i would say that's quite a low figure, if you take into account the whole population. the police are using persuasion more than they are using persuasion more than they are using their powers to try to get people to do the right thing. in places like this, this is the sort of place where they want to see people staying two metres apart, they want people to come here to exercise, and go home as soon as they can. some people think the fines are an overreach. some of the tactics the police are using are too

strident for their tastes. we have seen from the beginning of this crisis a variety of police tactic is used. for example, police in the lake district were putting up drones and filming people doing holiday like activities, or walking dogs, and saying, go home. —— police tactics used. we saw video from one homeowner in which a police officer was trying to persuade him he should not be in his own front garden. the police force in question, the south yorkshire police, said that was misinformed, effectively, that type of approach, and that they had spoken to the officer involved. we also saw police in cambridge are saying that they were pleased that the isle of nonessential goods in the isle of nonessential goods in the supermarket was not full of people, that people weren't buying nonessential items. —— aisle of nonessential items. —— aisle of nonessential goods. the police should not be getting involved in

telling shops what to sell and telling shops what to sell and telling people what to buy. that tweet was taken down quite soon after it appeared. we are not seeing large amounts of cases like this, in general. we are seeing some cases where the police are being attacked by people they are seeking to persuade to go home and do the right thing by the social distancing rules. in one case a man has been arrested and charged after two police officers were attacked. 0ne of them was bitten. this is difficult stuff for the police. for the moment, thanks very much. let's ta ke the moment, thanks very much. let's take a look at the weather forecast. quite a big change on the way through the second half of this easter weekend. after a couple of very warm days, temperatures will be dropping from the north through sunday, and particularly on into easter monday. there will be a few hefty downpours in some places throughout sunday, as well. it is a compact weather set up. high pressure drifting away to the west, low— pressure pressure drifting away to the west, low—pressure up to the north—east.

all you really need to worry about is where the white lines are coming from. they are coming from a long way north. that is where our air will increasingly be coming from with a brisk wind, as well. you can see the cold air spreading south as we go through sunday and into monday. certainly a different feel by the end of the weekend. for now, some hefty downpours through this evening and into tonight. they will fade, so it's looking drier with clear spells for the most part. patchy rain affecting northern ireland and scotland. could get to around two, three degrees in some places. we see this band of cloud and rain making erratic progress south—eastwards. we will see rain for a time south—eastwards. we will see rain fora time in south—eastwards. we will see rain for a time in parts of northern ireland and southern scotland. that rain fringes into wales and south—west england. for england and wales, a day of sunny spells and hefty showers into the afternoon those showers could get really heavy indeed with frequent lightning and some thunder. 25 degrees once again

in london. further north, a much cooler feel as