this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk has now passed 10,000. the health secretary calls it a sombre day: the fact that over 10,000 people have now lost their lives to this invisible killer demonstrates just how serious coronavirus is. boris johnson is discharged from hospital, where he was treated for covid—19. he thanked nhs staff for their care when things could have gone either way. i have left hospital after a week in which the nhs has saved my life, no question. the us overtakes italy with the highest numbers of deaths from coronavirus in the world, more than 20,000

people have now died. pope francis delivers a prayer for those affected by the pandemic in his traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peter's basilica. and the legendary british motor racing driver sir stirling moss has died aged 90. 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. the number of people who've died in the uk from coronavirus has passed 10,000. the health secretary, matt hancock, said this is a sombre day, that reinforced why the public must adhere to social distancing rules. it comes after one of the government's senior scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe.

737 people died in hospital in the uk in the last day, bringing the total to 10,612. but that number doesn't include deaths in care homes or in the community. in other developments, the british prime minister boris johnson was discharged from hospital after being treated for coronavirus. he will not immediately return to work. italy has reported its lowest number of virus deaths in over three weeks. a31 new deaths were reported today. and the us coronavirus death toll is now the world's highest — more than 21,000 people have died there. we'll get reports from around the world shortly — first let's hear from our science correspondent david shukman. a painful story with every loss. sara trollope was a matron on a psychiatric ward in hillingdon in north—west london when a patient developed symptoms and by the time she was given protective equipment it was too late, leaving herfamily, like so many, totally shocked.

stop seeing your family. stop meeting up. because when this is over, you can meet up with your family, yourfriends. you can give them a kiss, you can give them a hug and tell them you love them. when this is over, we can't say goodbye. with so many losing their lives and the death toll rising, questions are raised about the uk's handling of the crisis, with this warning from one of the government's own advisers. i do hope 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. what is your reaction to the comments of one of your own advisers, sirjeremy farrar, that the uk may be on course for the worst outcome in terms of death toll in europe? i think that sort of comment merely

reinforces the importance of the central message, which is that people should stay at home, because that protects the nhs and it saves lives. we get advice from all sorts of experts and we take it all very seriously. and we assess it throughout. still a source of concern is the lack of personal protective equipment, ppe, not just for hospital staff but for anyone having to work closely with others, gowns in particular are in short supply. some hospitals fearing that they will run out, exposing medical staff to even more danger. there are a number of our members who are saying they are now critically short of gowns stopso what's been happening over the last 72 hours is the entire nhs has mobilised to solve that problem. the government is under constant pressure over this and will not commit to a date when it will be sorted.

it's impossible because the quest is to get the right ppe to the right people on the front line at the right time across many millions of people across the nhs and social care. one of many shocking aspects of this daily death toll is we knew it was coming because three or four weeks ago the virus was spreading so fast. since then the rate of infection seems to have fallen because of social distancing but we haven't seen the benefits of that yet in terms of reducing the numbers dying. and today, at such a grim milestone, a poignant and powerful message from the sister of sara trollope. for me, stay at home, don't let my sister and all the other nhs staff and all the people that have died from this virus, don't let their deaths be in vain. stay at home. david shukman, bbc news.

borisjohnson has thanked nhs staff after being discharged from st thomas' hospital, where he spent a week being treated for covid—19. in a video message the prime minister said ther‘s no question the nhs saved his life. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright has that story. boris johnson returned home to chequers, weary but relieved, and very grateful. i have today left hospital after a week in which the nhs has saved my life, no question. we will win because our nhs is the beating heart of this country. it is the best of this country. it is unconquerable, it is powered by love. so, thank you from me, from all of us, to the nhs. in the video posted by number ten, mrjohnson reflected on his time in st thomas' hospital in london. the prime minister was hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed

at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continued to work but struggled to overcome his symptoms. he spent three nights in intensive care and things could have gone either way, mrjohnson said today. he named two nurses in particular who had been by his bedside. jenny from new zealand, invercargill on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason in the end my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night they were watching and they were thinking and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. downing street's other inhabitants wait for borisjohnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. ben wright, bbc news. dr alison pittard is dean of the faculty of intensive care

medicine in britain. shejoins me now from leeds, in the north of england. i don't know if you had a chance to hear that report, boris johnson talking about two nurses. he said, for every second of the night, they we re for every second of the night, they were caring and making the interventions are needed. 0bviously, you don't know exactly what treatment he received, but what kind of interventions might those nurses have been carrying out? as the prime minister said, he appreciated the highly skilled, multi—professional tea m highly skilled, multi—professional team looking after him 2a hours a day, and they will have been there by his bedside, looking at the continuous monitoring that will have been received by patients in intensive care, writing all that, documenting the parameters and making sure that if there was any change, that there was an immediate response to that. they will have been using all their skills as part

of the team to make sure the highest quality of care was delivered to him. how long might it take a patient who has been in intensive care, like the prime minister, to fully recover from this new illness? it really depends on the previous health status of the patient before they became critically ill. it also depends on how long they were in the intensive care unit and what treatment they received. the recovery is very variable, depending on those things. so, although our patient is well enough to go home, there is often a requirement for ongoing support, and in fact, the faculty of intensive care medicine is up looking —— is looking at guidance so that people like the prime minister can get the support they need to get back to the previous quality of life they had. how might he and others recovered to patients now be able to tell if they have any lasting immunity from

coronavirus? i don't think there's any way of telling that at the moment. because it is such a new virus, we are obviously looking at various ways to try and find out more as to how we can treat it and whether there will be lifelong immunity, but it's really important not to take things for granted, and even more important that the public listen to the government advice about social distancing, because thatis about social distancing, because that is obviously having an effect, and it shows that every single person in this country can have an impact on saving lives and helping the nhs. in that video, i was struck by the number of people that the prime minister named, many nurses and doctors. he couldn't remember all of their names. is that representative of just all of their names. is that representative ofjust how many people it takes to look after a single patient in intensive care?m is. it's a highly skilled, multi—professional team that looks after a patient, and that's why it's really important that after this pandemic is over, we have a review of critical care provision in

england to make sure we have enough beds and enough staff to safely look after patients in critical care. doctor alison pitt hard, thank you very much. the united states has now overtaken italy as the country with the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. more than 21,000 people have now died in the us after being diagnised with coronavirus. the state of new york state alone had 758 coronavirus—related deaths in the past 2a hours. the state's governor andrew cuomo described the figures as ‘horrific‘ — but pointed to a stabilisation in the number of new deaths. we see also a flattening in the number of lives lost at a terribly high rate. but if you look back over the last several days, you see there is a certain continuity to that number. again, that is the one number that i look forward to seeing drop... ..as soon as i open my eyes in the morning.

and it has been flattening but flattening at a terribly high level. in spain, another 619 people with coronavirus have died. the rise comes after spain recorded its lowest increase in deaths yesterday. the country, one of the worst hit by the pandemic, has now recorded just under 17,000 deaths associated with covid—19. guy hedgecoe gave us the latest from madrid. christians around the world are celebrating easter despite restrictions that have left many people confined to their homes. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, recorded his traditional easter address online from his kitchen, where he hailed the heroism of frontline workers, while pope francis held the traditional easter vigil in an almost deserted st peter's basilica, as our religion editor martin bashir reports. in rome, pope francis delivered his annual easter message,

in chastened and starkly different circumstances to those normally associated with the joy of easter sunday. no flowers around the basilica, no pilgrims in the square. and the context of the coronavirus pandemic clearly shaped the content of his message. translation: this is not a time for self—centredness, because the challenge we are facing is shared by all without distinguishing between persons. after the second world war, this beloved continent was able to rise again thanks to a concrete spirit of solidarity. it is more important than ever, especially in the present circumstances, that these rivalries do not regain force. in bergamo, the worst—hit province in italy, the church of the blessed redeemer

live streamed its service to a parish where more than 150 have lost their lives. after so much suffering... the leader of the anglican church, archbishopjustin welby, who normally preaches from canterbury cathedral, delivered his easter message from a kitchen table at lambeth palace. he said the country should use this pandemic to change direction. we cannot be content to go back to what was before, as if all was normal. there needs to be a resurrection of our common life, a new normal, something that links to the old but is different and more beautiful. the body of christ... in the philippines, which has also cancelled services, a church north of manila found a way of gathering its congregation together, creating a fellowship of photographs to celebrate easter. martin bashir, bbc news.

the headlines on bbc news... the number of people who have died with coronavirus in the uk has now passed 10,000. the health secretary calls it a sombre day. from st thomas' hospital in london where he was treated for covid—19. the us overtakes italy with the highest numbers of deaths from coronavirus in the world, more than 20,000 people have now died. for a full sport round—up, we go to the bbc sport centre. thank you. he is regarded as one of the greatest formula 1 drivers of all time. we start with tributes to motor racing legend sir stirling moss, who has died at the age of 90 following a long illness. he won like 16 of the 66 f1 races he competed in from 1951 to 1961,

becoming the first british driver to wina becoming the first british driver to win a home grand prix in 1955 at aintree. the world championship eluded him. damon hill has been telling me sir stirling was one of the most talented drivers the sport has ever seen. i think he was a pure seat of the pants driver who threw himself and relied on his instincts. he was very aware of what he was doing as a driver. it was an incredibly dangerous period of racing, and he somehow managed to work out the risk— reward ratio somehow, and knew he had to survive, but at the same time, he was prepared to take big risks. it's almost inconceivable now when we look back at that era, what he used to do and was expected to do, but he was quite young, about 25 when he won the 1000 mile race in italy.

perhaps he didn't have so much for your because he was young. he was very much patriotic, and a sportsman, and he believed in those corinthian values and wanted to take pa rt corinthian values and wanted to take part honourably, and it was about how you conducted yourself as much as where you finished. clearly a man who loved racing. he continued to race in historic cars legends events into his 805, and race in historic cars legend5 events into his 805, and he inspired drivers like lewi5 into his 805, and he inspired drivers like lewis hamilton. what will be his legacy? i think it is that he was a living legend. after he retired, he was a legend in his grand prix career as well. he became i think the poster boy, if you like, for british grand prix drivers right from the very beginning, the post—war period of motor racing. and i think he launched all the other careers of british racing drivers who went on to become world

champions, which he 5adly wa5 denied, but i think no one ever regarded him as anything less than one of the greats. damon hill, 5peaking one of the greats. damon hill, speaking to me earlier. more sad new5 speaking to me earlier. more sad news to bring you, i'm afraid. the former chelsea and england goalkeeper peter benedetti has died at the age of 78 after a long illne55. at the age of 78 after a long illness. he played 729 times for chel5ea. illness. he played 729 times for chelsea. the most appearances of any player for the club, as well as 5even caps player for the club, as well as seven caps for england, including in the 1970 world cup quarterfinal defeat to west germany. scottish professional football league has been accused of underhand tactics around its vote to end their season. it was said they tried to undo the influence the outcome of the vote by in5isting their resolution had to be past in order to release funds to clu b5. past in order to release funds to clubs. they say they will now propose a temporary restructuring of lea ks to propose a temporary restructuring of leaks to ensure that no club is

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that? the british government has welcomed people staying at despite —— home despite the warm easter weekend weather. it has been a strange weekend across the country. rarely are the streets of the m to like this. our motorways were almost abandoned as people almost overwhelmingly listened to the police stay home. in blackpool, people were out and about but mostly sticking to the rules. there is a lot more people out exercising, but i would say 99% of people are listening and taking our advice. on the south coast, hastings was very quiet for a sunny bank holiday. on a sunday, this place is heaving. we met george — 69 years old and vulnerable. all i met george — 69 years old and vulnerable. alli do is come met george — 69 years old and vulnerable. all i do is come out every day, get a bit of fresh air and never get out of my scooter. the simple reason is, i'm safe in here.

there is a group of four having drinks and they think it is cool to go into the playground as grown adults. we have to explain to our kids that they can't go into the playground. we shared our thoughts. all the restaurants are closed. i'm more cautious than most, but that's how i feel. i lost my uncle last tuesday to covid—19. 68, no underlying health conditions. so, you know, ijust want to stay as safe as possible. and then, just around the harbour, an upside down world delivered some new arrivals to our shores. 29 migrants thought to have sailed from france. keeping two metres apart in this boat would be impossible. it's a reminder of the challenges our emergency services are facing. these are strange and

difficult days, and there are surely more to come. when people die of cancer, it is common to hear that they have lost their battle with the disease. with coronavirus, we are being encouraged to battle for victory. the us president and the prime minister have both said... is this kind of military phrasing also having a negative effect? let's hear from atlantic magazine's staff writer in london. we have used the image of wara writer in london. we have used the image of war a national campaigns for decades. the war on poverty, the waron for decades. the war on poverty, the war on cancer. why would a war on coronavirus be so bad? even the war on terror is another example. the reason we latch onto this terminology is because they want to communicate the seriousness of the issue they are facing, particularly

ones such as this, where it galvanises the type of unprecedented government response and public sacrifice that a normal war would ask for. i think it's a way of communicating the seriousness of an issue, and it's the way that leaders see as potentially getting people's attention. does it work? good question. i think the metaphors have fallen short in this particular crisis for a number of reasons. the first is that war is a scary concept, and i think we saw that panic and fear that it caused manifesting itself in grocery stores with empty shelves, people stocking up with empty shelves, people stocking up on supplies such as hand sanitiser and toilet paper. war is also inherently divisive. typically, us versus also inherently divisive. typically, us versus them. we have seen that division manifest itself, particularly against people who have faced rising xenophobia, particularly in the asian community, and those are seen as likely carriers of the virus. the fundamental reason the metaphor

doesn't work is because invoking war isa doesn't work is because invoking war is a call to action, trying to get people to mobilise, when in fact governments are asking people to do the exact opposite right now, asking people to do nothing and stay at home. interesting you say that, because there is an argument that staying home is not doing nothing. almost every single person is mobilising in their own way, talking to elderly people, organising deliveries, making sure children are schooled. there is a mobilisation, evenif schooled. there is a mobilisation, even if it is invisible. absolutely, yes, and that's not to downplay the seriousness and importance of people staying home. ithink seriousness and importance of people staying home. i think governments are able to communicate that and level with people about what is needed without necessarily invoking wartime metaphors, which i don't think always offer clarity. we are at war but with whom? this is an enemy that is invisible, indiscriminate, doesn't recognise borders, and often, its victims may not even know they've been attacked, soi not even know they've been attacked, so i think that's part of the

criticism, that this requires a national effort, a global effort, indeed. it may not necessarily fit the sort of parameters of a wartime... we noticed that the new zealand prime minister said, we go hard, we go early, like a successful by hard, we go early, like a successful rugby team. sport has been invoked even by the who governor general. he talked about being on the offensive rather than the defensive. in denmark, the coronavirus was framed as an unwelcome house guest that needed to be shown the door and we needed to be shown the door and we needed to be shown the door and we needed to show our togetherness by keeping apart. there are a number of ways to frame this that i think will be understood and communicated to people clearly that don't necessarily involve wartime imagery. thank you so much. moore, of course,

on our website, and i would like to know how you are getting on. do send mea know how you are getting on. do send me a message on twitter if you can. and please, do stay with bbc news. stars from the world of comedy and tv have paid tribute to tim brooke—taylor who's died after contracting coronavirus. he was 79. he was best known as one third of the goodies. he was also a panelist on radio 4's i'm sorry i haven't a clue, for over a0 years. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito takes a look back at his life: # you need a helping hand. # you know they'll understand....# tim brooke—taylor — writer, comedian, goody. a posh, unionjack waistcoated goody. for a while, comedy to start with was or antiestablishment and, so, if you're going to do a show, you need somebody who is the establishment

and so i was the queen, the government, whoever it was. so i always had to represent that side. are we going to stand by and watch england's green and pleasant land get defaced? that character, which was the opposite of his own views, was just one of many he developed through the 605. what's good about it? do you like it? i don't know whether i like it or not. yes or no? yes, i do like it! he first metjohn cleese when they shared digs at cambridge university. buxton born, timothyjulian brooke—taylor had been heading for a sensible career in the law. excuse me, were you not at eton? no, it was my brother. but found making people laugh was much more fun. we had it tough. i used to have to get out of a shoe box at midnight, lick the road clean, it a couple of bits of cold gravel, work 23 hours a day at the mill for a penny every four years, and when we got home, dad used to slice us in half with a bread knife.

monty python's famous four yorkshireman sketch was actually written by tim brooke—taylor for the at last the 19118 show. at half past ten at night, half an hour before we got to bed... his career, president of the cambridge footlights, radio, 60's sketch comedy, suddenly took off with a simple idea. we are the goodies. yes, we know that. and we are going to... do good to people. at its peak, 15 million would tune in. 0ne viewer died laughing. his wife thanked them for making his end a happy one. it always rankled, though, that the bbc didn't repeat its mixture of slapstick, satire and profound silliness more often. but something of its spirit did live on in radio. jolly tune plays # girlfriend in a coma. # i know, i know. # that it's serious. # girlfriend in a coma. # i know.

for more than a0 years in i'm sorry i haven't a clue. # really think she'll pull through... tim brooke—taylor in a lifetime of making people laugh and here singing one song to the tune of another. # girlfriend in a coma. # i know, i know. # yes, it's serious. # my, my, my. # my baby goodbye!# and that jazz. the life of tim brooke taylor. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. a colder feel for the north, a colderfeel for the north, which wins out across the greater part of the british isles on easter monday.

here, you see the scale of change. come the end of the day, only the very far south—west holds onto the relatively mild air. right from the word go on monday, leaden skies across northern and eastern britain. an onshore wind and plenty of it. come the afternoon, channel areas could have gusts of 30 to 50 miles an hour. in the west, we find the highest temperatures. further east, six, seven, eight celsius perhaps as we go on through the day, followed bya we go on through the day, followed by a widespread frost across northern and western parts of the british isles to start tuesday. more details on the bbc website.