that he it"ui‘ii ‘ui‘e‘. mfl—r the south—east, and that he pulled spark off some further thunderstorms. elsewhere tonight, a fairly chilly night with a touch of frost for northern england, scotland and northern ireland first thing tomorrow morning. easter monday are much colder feeling day across the board, especially for eastern scotla nd board, especially for eastern scotland on the east coast of england with a northerly breeze. temperatures here just between six and 9 degrees. warmerfurther west. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the number of people who have died from coronavirus in the uk is expected to reach 10,000 today, a leading scientific advisor once they could be worse to come and the government should have acted sooner. the uk is likely to be one of the

worst if not the worst affected country in europe. the uk parliament remains on course to return on april 21, a date agreed by mps before the easter recess, with mps likely to attend virtually. the us overtakes italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. more than 20,000 people have now died. in his easter message, pope francis urges people not to yield to fear over coronavirus, calling on them to be messengers of light in a time of death. —— life. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. here, one of the government's most senior advisers has warned the uk is likely to be one of the worst if not the worst affected country in europe by

the coronavirus pandemic. sirjeremy farrow of the welcome trust also said the government should have acted sooner. in other developments, british prime minister borisjohnson has said he owes his life to the nhs staff treating him for the coronavirus. it comes as uk deaths are expected to pass 10,000 today. we will find out later what those figures are this afternoon. elsewhere, the us death toll overta kes elsewhere, the us death toll overtakes italy as the world's highest, or than 20,000 people have 110w highest, or than 20,000 people have now died. the leader of the roman catholic church pope francis has urged people not to yield to fear over the virus. simonjones reports. tributes to the latest nhs workers to die after contracting coronavirus. nurse gareth roberts, described as "a kind and helpful person" by the cardiff and vale health board. sara trollope, seen here with the prime minister, a nurse said to have a total determination to get things right for her patients at hillingdon hospital. the health secretary, matt hancock, said yesterday that 19 nhs workers

had lost their lives, and now another chief executive has had to break bad news to his staff. i had to share the news of the sudden death of one of our own. a much—loved member of our nursing team, julie 0mar. the government says it's looking into how nhs staff had become infected, but it's facing growing pressure to ensure that front line workers have all the personal protective equipment they need. i'm sorry if people feel that there have been failings — i'll be very, 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're going to be incredibly high and, of course, we are trying to address that as a government. thanks, nhs, thank you. facing his own challenge, the prime minister. recovering at st thomas‘ hospital in london, he's paid tribute to nhs medics for pulling him through, saying "i cannot thank them enough. i owe them my life."

simon jones, bbc news. sirjeremy farrar is a specialist in infectious disease and has been advising brent dashwood if it is common. he warned the uk could end up common. he warned the uk could end up with the highest number of deaths in europe from covid—19. the numbers in the uk have continued to go up. i do hope that we are coming close to the number of new infections reducing and in a week or two the number of people needing hospital reducing, and tragically in a couple of weeks‘ time, the number of deaths plateauing and then starting to come down. but yes, the uk is likely to be certainly one of the worst if not the worst affected country in europe. sirjeremy farrow from the welcome trust. the united states has overta ken trust. the united states has overtaken italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. more than 20,000 people

in the country have died. new york state has become the centre of the outbreak accounting for almost half of those deaths. governor andrew cuomo described the figures as horrific but pointed to a stabilisation in the number of deaths. the curve of the increase is continuing to flatten. the number of hospitalisations appears to have hit an apex and the apex appears to be a plateau, which is what many of the models predicted, that it wasn‘t going to be a straight up and straight down, it was going to be a straight up, you hit the top number and your plateau for a period of time. that looks like what we are doing. the leader of the commons, jacob rees—mogg, says parliament will return in april 21 to fulfil its constitutional functions. but it is expected if they will reconvene using technology rather than in the usual way. labour leader sir keir

starmer welcomes the announcement and says it is important parliament is sitting in crisis. it's is sitting in crisis. it‘s very important in a crisis like this that parliament is sitting so that decisions can be properly scrutinised, so that the concerns of constituents can be put to relevant ministers. that‘s why i am saying parliament must be recalled as soon as possible. how we are recalled and how we say it is obviously a question we are going to have to discuss, because physically it‘s impossible to see how we can sit in the usual way. we are going to have to think about working differently. in new zealand they have set up a special select committee to look at coronavirus. it is chaired by the leader of the opposition and it operates on a daily basis using technology so people can see parliament at work. that may be one possibility. labour shadow foreign secretary lisa nandy says the government needs to come clean with the public and explain exactly what is going to happen when locked

tenants. what the government needs to do is set out its strategy to get us out of the lockdown. now this may change. they may have to revise it as the science changes, as we see the progression of this awful virus. but what we know from countries like south korea is that in a public health crisis, public confidence is everything. you have to be as open and transparent as possible with the public so that people understand why they have to do the things they are and can see light at the end of the tunnel. right now what the government ought to be doing is setting out very clear plans about how they plan to get us out of this lockdown and just levelling with the public about that so we can all prepare. lisa nandy. at the press conference yesterday, home secretary priti patel apologised to those who felt they were not getting access to ppe. alok sharma reiterated that a policy to andrew marr.

i accept there has been a challenge. but we are in unprecedented times. there is an international demand for ppe out there. that does have an impact in terms of supply. look, i am incredibly sorry that people feel they are not able to get this equipment but that‘s why we have set up equipment but that‘s why we have set upa20 47 equipment but that‘s why we have set up a 20 47 hotlines of people within the nhs and social care settings can phone and get that equipment. we have also said we will be sending out a portal in the next few weeks to make sure that people can directly key in their demand for ppe, and we can then monitor that and get that out to them. there is no doubt this is unprecedented and this is a challenge. but we are doing absolutely everything we can to make sure we get support to the front line. i completely acknowledge that that is the job of government. alok sharma. around the world christians are a set of reading east are unlike any other before. in italy were lockdown restrictions have been extended until may

pope francis will give his easter address in an empty st peter‘s square. more than 19,000 people have died in the country as a result of coronavirus. mark lowen reports. the silence of anguished devotion. in a country ravaged by the virus, faith is being tested. the church of the blessed redeemer in bergamo, the worst hit province, has lost more than 150 of its parishioners to the outbreak. in the easter services, streamed online, reverence mixed with heartbreak. this was the scene here a fortnight ago from the overflowing cemetery. where the pews were once packed with life, now no space for the dead. we reached the priest at the end of the service. how to be the voice of solace to explain the inexplicable. translation: the sadness of this community shows. you see it when you meet people. you feel it when they phone you.

there is a sense of emptiness with this calamity that seems to be endless. a nurse called to pass on a message from a dying man. he wanted me to tell his wife that he loved her. these are people who have lived their lives simply and with love. this is the most important time of the year here at the vatican and st peter‘s square would usually be packed with tens of thousands of people right now from across the world. now look at it. while the worshippers must stay away, the church is trying to come to them through services and charity, knowing that for many their faith will help them get through this. at the soup kitchen of the catholic charity sant‘egidio, demand is high. the lockdown is pushing people into poverty. the virus is forcing them apart. and at easter, when italians celebrate food and company, for some there are no other places to turn. being in a country which is in lockdown and there are no

restaurants, all bars are closed, those people living on the street they face, particularly, issues in finding food and finding someone who can help them. and that's why we have decided to keep the soup kitchen open to provide a space where to celebrate easter, where to find friends, where to look for people, and where to show love. this used to cater mainly to migrants, now most are italians and a health crisis that‘s become a social and economic one means that more will rely on it. translation: this is really difficult for all italians, notjust me. coronavirus is ruining the world. i don‘t meet my friends any more. they‘re all shut inside. translation: if we don't work and can't go out, how can we find something to eat? if nobody helps us what can we do? this easter, a tired nation will only celebrate when the outbreak is crushed. what is needed now is a resurrection of hope. mark lowen, bbc news, rome.

europe has so far a shoulder that the majority of all deaths and infections, though there is no hope of the curve could be starting to flatten in some of the hardest—hit countries. freya cole reports. intensive care nurses in france push through the long and exhausting shifts. but with caution, there is a sense of hope. for a second day, the number of new admissions has dropped and the daily death toll appears to be slowing. translation: a very high plateau for this epidemic appears to have been reached, but the epidemic remains very active. there are still many cases coming into the hospital. in spain, huge makeshift field hospitals are full. 16,500 people have so far died, making it europe‘s highest death toll. but day by day, the number of fatalities is also dropping. plans are in motion to start reopening some factories and construction sites.

but authorities have warned that for a majority of people, the lockdown remains. translation: from monday, we spaniards are still in a state of confinement. the result of this is that lives have been saved and that we are getting closer to defeating the virus for good. but it is important, i insist, to continue to enforce the measures. in scandinavia, sweden‘s relaxed approach to the pandemic has been controversial. now, even the prime minister has admitted that his country could be better prepared. translation: it‘s not been good enough and it is evident to everyone in many different aspects. that is why we‘ve adopted a national security strategy, and that includes everything from water supply to cybersecurity. behind every statistic is a personal story of love and loss, a test of our shared

humanity in the words of the german president in a rare televised address. translation: we will be a different society after this crisis. we don't want to become an anxious or distrustful society, but a society with more trust, with more consideration and with more confidence. in italy, these policemen and women are carefully screened before making a special delivery — 300 easter eggs to children in hospital. many were sick before this pandemic intruded into their country, but their struggles are not forgotten. it‘s the little moments like this which provide hope to carry on. freya cole, bbc news. let's return to the state of health of the

prime minister borisjohnson. our correspondent is outside st thomas‘ hospital in westminster, where he is being treated. paying tribute today for the care he has received, jenny? yes, that's right. he says he owes his life to the medical staff. the prime minister has been here for a week. it was last sunday when he was first admitted as a precaution and we were told he would be working at his bed on his ministerial box. but on monday things took a turn for the worst. he was admitted into intensive care. we would —— we were told he would be near a ventilator. we didn‘t need that intervention the end. he spent three nights in intensive care receiving standard oxygen treatment. on thursday he was well enough to be moved back onto the ward and we are told he is making very good progress. he has been able to make some short walks, he has been watching films and playing games, and we are told that his fiancee, carrie symonds, has

beenin his fiancee, carrie symonds, has been in touch by letter, has been sending him pictures of their baby. she herself has been experiencing coronavirus type symptoms and is due to give birth in a couple of days. in terms of when the prime minister will be able to make a return to the dayjob, well, it seems that this isn‘t imminent. he needs to take some time to rest and recuperate. in the meantime the foreign secretary, dominic raab, continues to deputise. he will be in charge when ministers review these lockdown measures. jenny, for the moment, thank you very much. as we have been hearing, easter celebrations are taking place across the world. but without worshippers gathering together. pope francis led the traditional easter vigil at st peter‘s square in rome without a congregation. the archbishop of canterbury will deliver his sermon via webcam from his kitchen table. this is the scene in saint peter‘s square. the pope is said he‘s dumbass. as you can see, a very different scene

this year. but it is being followed closely by the 1.3 billion catholics in the community who can follow this on a live stream. let‘s listen in for a moment. singing the pope‘s messages to urge people not to yield to fear but to be messengers of a life in a time of death. the queen has sought to reassure the country that coronavirus will not overcome us, in what is thought to be her first easter message to the nation. in a special broadcast on the

royal family‘s so media pages, she talks about hope and says while separations will be different from any of this year, the country needed them more than ever. nicholas witchell reports. this is believed to be the first time the queen has delivered an easter message. coming less than a week after her televised broadcast from windsor, it underlines the gravity with which the current situation is regarded by the monarch. the theme of the audio message is light overcoming darkness, symbolised on the royal social media channels by the image of an easter candle. we know that coronavirus will not overcome us. as dark as death can be, particularly for those suffering with grief, light and life are greater. may the living flame of the easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future. the queen stressed the importance of the lockdown. by keeping apart, she said, we keep others safe. nicholas witchell,

bbc news. churches across the uk may be closed this easter due to the coronavirus pandemic but they still have a vital role to play. more than 1000 churches have joined a role to play. more than 1000 churches havejoined a national call centre working with the government and the nhs to provide vital food, advice and other support to people who need help. speaking to andrew marr this morning, the archbishop of canterbury said the message of easter was relevant in the situation people are currently facing. we have gone through so much and we are seeing such common spirit and attitude to the common good coming through. we mustn‘t lose that. we need to look at what the implications for that are in the way we live together as a nation and around the world. and today is easter sunday, where we talk about the triumph ofjesus over death, he rose from the dead, there was a new

life, which was given to all. that is the pattern for human society, being able to start afresh and to see a way forward. the archbishop of canterbury, one of the church leaders who signed the pledge is the right reverend paul butler, bishop of durham. hejoins me now. happy easter. good morning. and happy easter to you. tell us, how will this player to be worked out in practice? so, is your neighbour dot org. you can find it on any website. it is designed to help people from churches or are associated with churches, to volunteer to work alongside all kinds of other community things going on and the nhs volunteers too. this particularly wants to focus on those who are at risk. it is fully backed by the government as a way of

encouraging fresh volunteers through making phone calls, collecting prescriptions, buying food, delivering meals, keeping in touch with people who, for all sorts of reasons, can‘t get out. with people who, for all sorts of reasons, can't get out. how heart and have you been by the response of communities across the country?m has been phenomenal over the past couple of weeks, just seeing local communities spring up and volunteer. food banks being kept going because new volunteers step in as those over 70 have had to self shield. this particular initiative, your neighbour, hasjust particular initiative, your neighbour, has just grown from nothing to a thousand churches in a week. it is a phenomenal response. it's week. it is a phenomenal response. it‘s at the heart of the church‘s mission every day of the year, especially important at the moment. and i suppose that helps you convey the message of hope, which is what easter is all

about? absolutely. jesus rising from the dead, it is all about saying, actually, death is not the end, fear is not what short holders. it is about new hope, new opportunities, new life. that is the message we are about every day every year. but at this particular time, when we face situations that none of us when we face situations that none of us had ever imagined we would ever have to face, to be able to encourage people to step up and support their neighbour in every practical way that we can, keeping all the safe distancing and ever thing, it‘s another way of saying we believe the reasonjesus is inspiring us and helping us. what are your hopes beyond the coronavirus pandemic? it is a very troubling time for a lot of people who are facing all sorts of difficulties at home, be they financial or emotional. for other people in a more fortunate position, they are taking stock of what

is important? i think you are right. i think this is a big opportunity to actually, when we come through the crisis itself, to ask what lessons have we learnt about the value of community? the value and importance of government, local and national. the way in which business and community and government and charities can work together. i hope that it will lead us to also re—evaluate the significance of a range of pieces of work. so nurses, doctors, we value them already. social care, i hope, will rise up our awareness as to how significant it is. but also, we have learned the importance of shop workers, those who collect our rubbish, those keeping power stations going. it will come i hope, help us to re—evaluate what work really matters

in our society. how do we hold onto that though? it‘s like when you go on holiday and you say, when i get home i will live my life differently, and within two weeks you are back to normal. how do we hold onto these ideas that something may be needs to change and certainly could? so actually i think the length of the crisis will aid us in that. if this had just been a one or two week issue, we would have quickly forgotten any lessons learnt. but because it is going to go on for several weeks yet, and months yet in terms of seeing the virus really tackled worldwide, i think it will embed in our minds and our hearts some of the lessons we have learned. it will be up to those in government, local government, those of us leading churches, leading charities, to help make sure that that discussion and debate happens beyond the crisis itself.

sometimes it‘s very political though, isn‘t it? it has to be political to get things to change. there is a criticism when church leaders get involved in politics. how do you answer that? well politics with a small pea, we are all involved in. that is where church leaders are involved. it is not the party political debates. politics is about the people, it is about how we live together with one another. and the christian message has always been for the whole of community and the whole of the world, not just a community and the whole of the world, notjust a personal relationship with god. so we are only fulfilling whatjesus sent us to do and be involved in the life of the community. it must be very strange for you not to be conducting services today, but you will be busy nonetheless, i‘m sure. the right reverend paul butler, bishop of durham, thank you for talking to us. thank you. nationwide lockdown measures in the uk, which have been

in place for almost three weeks, representing a range of challenges in all sorts of circumstances. it has been especially difficult for those who have recently left the ca re system. often those who have recently left the care system. often strains from relatives and without support networks. as thejean—baptiste reports. it is very empty, very deserted. i have not seen anyone for a couple of days and i am back up to my room. daily life for diana, a 20—year—old care leaver, estranged from her parents and stuck in student accommodation. most people have been picked up by their parents. i am pretty much stuck here now. i am finding things quite challenging at the moment. since the covid—19lockdown, a lot of students have gone home and i am still living in halls. that‘s because i do not have a home to go back to, and the whole ofcampus is shut and it does feel quite isolating. as someone who grew up in care, i am aware of the unique challenges that care leavers face so,

when the uk went into lockdown, i wanted to find out how they were coping. this bedsit is where 20—year—old casey lives. struggling to afford food, she relies on universal credit. you can see my kitchen, that's over there — that tiny bit there. and in there, i've got a tiny little bathroom. so that is your whole living space? yes, that is my living room, my bedroom. a lot of care leavers are estranged from their family and that is people's main point of support, their main point of contact. i am self isolating but i've got no—one to help me with that, no—one can go out and do my shopping for me, no—one can help me if i get ill, and it's just... you are so alone in it, basically. there's not really any support there at all. according to recent figures, almost half of all care leaver struggle with their mental health in normal times, and one in four will have a mental health crisis. experts predict that these figures will get worse. 17—year—old freya lives in supported accommodation.

she has had it particularly tough. a couple of days after the government announced a lockdown, my local authority moved me from one support lodging to another, with two hours notice. which is obviously, like, a strange situation to be in. so i‘d been working the weekend before that with the public so i could have had the virus and not known, and then i moving into a house with total strangers, who i‘ve met, like, once. a leading charity is calling on councils to do more. we now that councils are under real pressure at the moment. we would like to see councils making a real effort to reach out to care leavers, we would like to see emergency funding from government to help them with that important work, and also make emergency cash available for those care leavers who are struggling and really need it. according to the local government association... as tough as things are, these care leavers, like so many others across the nation, are remaining resilient.

i feels like everything that could go wrong is going wrong at the minute but i;ve just got to keep moving on with it, i suppose. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. hello. a mixed picture weather—wise for your easter sunday. in the south another one day i had things are turning colderfrom another one day i had things are turning colder from the another one day i had things are turning colderfrom the north. expect to see a few heavy possibly thundery showers later on. quite a lot of dry settled weather in the south. we have high pressure that has been in charge for several days. it is slipping away into the near continent. low pressure dominating across scandinavia. that means we are drawing in these cold northerly winds. a change in air mass through the rest of today. more especially into tomorrow. the colder air will spill south. a different feel to the weather tomorrow across the board.

today the colder air working in across northern scotland, a few showers. sunny spells in the south of scotla nd showers. sunny spells in the south of scotland and the bulk of england and wales. northern ireland stays fairly cloudy with some outbreaks of rain. in the sunshine towards the south—east, temperatures once again getting up to 2a, possibly 25 degrees. as the heat built across england and wales, look at the showers. they will be hit and miss. we wa nt showers. they will be hit and miss. we want all see those showers but you could hear thunder in central england and wales. the showers fade away through the early hours of easter monday, and as skies clear and the colder air works in, we could see a touch of frost first thing on monday morning, especially for scotland, northern ireland and northern ingot. through the day tomorrow another low is the dried date. it would be cool and cloudy in the east of scotland and down the east coast of england. the cold wind coming in off the north sea. blustery winds too through the english channel. gusts reaching 50

mph for the channel isles. less windy and sunny two for the likes of wales into south west of scotland, northern ireland. temperatures in the warmer spots probably around cardiff getting up to 1a degrees. down the east coast, just six to nine celsius. much colder than recently. high pressure builds once again through monday night into tuesday. light winds and clear skies tuesday. light winds and clear skies tuesday morning likely to dawn on a chilly night with a touch of frost. a cold start to this week. things are going to warm up later in the week can stay largely dry but regardless of the weather, do stay—at—home if you can. i.