welcome to bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk passes 10,000. the health secretary calls it a "terrible marker". the fact that over 10,000 people have now lost their lives to this invisible killer demonstrate just how serious coronavirus is. the british prime minister continues his recovery at his country residence. he says there's no question the health service saved his life. saudi arabia and russia have decided to end their oil price war, by agreeing to make the biggest production cuts in history. italian tenor, andrea bocelli, sings to an empty duomo cathedral, but is heard by millions around the world.

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. it comes after one of the government's senior scientific advisers said the uk could become the worst affected country in europe. in the latest figures, 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 borisjohnson was discharged from hospital, after being treated for coronavirus. he paid tribute to the staff who helped him recover, saying it could have gone either way. italy has reported its lowest number of deaths

in over three weeks. a31 new deaths were reported today. 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 hearfrom 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're 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? well, 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 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 a 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'll 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. so 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 won't 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 that we knew

it was coming because three orfour 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. the british prime minister borisjohnson has thanked nhs staff, after being discharged from st thomas‘s hospital in london, where he spent a week being treated for covid—19. in a video message, the prime minister said there's no question the nhs saved his life. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, has that story. borisjohnson 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. in the video posted by number10, mrjohnson reflected on his time at 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. mrjohnson spent three nights in intensive care and today wanted to thank two people above all.

the prime minister's pregnant partner, carrie symons, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week," and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street's other inhabitants wait for boris johnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. the united states could have saved lives

if it had introduced measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus earlier — that's according to one of the country's top health officials, dr fauci. more than 21,000 people in the us diagnosed with coronavirus have now died. there were 758 coronavirus—related deaths in the past 2a hours in the state of new york alone. the state's governor andrew cuomo described the figures as "horrific" you see also a flattening in the number of lives lost at a terribly high rate, but if you look back over the past several days, you see there's a certain continuity to that number. again, that's 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. earlier i asked our north america correspondent,

peter bowes, about dr fauci's comments. donald trump and his administration is coming under increasing criticism for not doing enough earlier to stop the spread of the virus. dr fauci, who has really become the medicalface, if you like, of the fight against coronavirus in the united states, as part of the trump administration, is saying that things could be a little bit different. some lives could have been saved if those mitigation measures had been brought in earlier, but to use his words, he said there was a lot of pushback at the time against measures to close down the country. and donald trump would say that he in fact did take action earlier. at the end of january he effectively closed the borders to those foreign nationals who had been in china, china at the time the epicentre of the global pandemic. so the president has defended himself on this charge a number of times. he's also pointed out that dr fauci has complained

in the past about a lack of information, presumably again touting china, a lack of information about the disease and its potential to spread. let's get some of the day's other news: 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. italy has reported the lowest number of deaths in more than three weeks from the virus. 0fficials there say they believe the outbreak has peaked. the a31 new deaths were the lowest since march 19. saudi arabia and russia have ended their oil price war in an historic deal which was brokered after a weekend of intensive video calls between opec plus — the world's biggest oil producers. the deal, which will cut

global production of oil at unprecedented levels, was helped along by president trump — one of many leaders desperate to stabilise the global economy. freya cole reports. planes are grounded, major highways are quiet and streets around the world are deserted. global demand for oil during the coronavirus pandemic has plummeted. it's flooded the market with excess oil which has only been exacerbated by a price war between russia and saudi arabia. but after a week of intensive video talks between the world's top oil producers and their allies, a deal has been brokered to cut global crude production. i think this is a deed of historic proportions. it has never been attempted before. but again, unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures.

from the beginning of next month, the global oil cartel, 0pec plus, will cut to 9.7 million barrels a day. that's about 10% of the current global output of oil. the big producers hope this will stabilise the industry and stop prices from plummeting even further. basically, stem the bleeding. they wanted to keep the oil price where it is and prevent it from going further down and oil prices should come down and gasoline prices should come down, and we should see some tangible difference at the pump, depending on various taxation parameters that various companies have around the world. but right now, no matter how cheap the oil price is, it's not going to matter if you are not going out that much. us president donald trump has been a major diplomatic player, confirming the historic agreement on twitter. he said, "the big oil deal with 0pec plus is done. this will save hundreds of thousands of energyjobs

in the united states. i would like to thank and congratulate president putin of russia and king salman of saudi arabia. i just spoke to them from the oval office. great dealfor all." mr trump also convinced mexico, a country which refused to agree with its 0pec member states. but countries which are not included in the oil cartel, like the us, brazil and canada, are also expected to slash production because the oil crash of 2020 is a global problem and one where there is currently no end in sight. freya cole, bbc news. let's speak to kyle rodda who is a market analyst for ig australia. how have markets reacted to the news of this deal? they have reacted positively this morning. we have started seeing early signs of the deal coming through. the market itself on

friday night recovered some of those losses early in the trade today. it has been a broadly welcomed development. how big a surprise was this deal because saudi arabia and russia have not been the best of friends in terms of oil? markets will come to the conclusion that this would occur and effectively it had got to the point that both the saudis, russians and americans were putting pressure on both parties are needed this deal to get done and it would look at around 10 million barrels per day. really, i think the overwhelming i suppose relief is of the cartel is cooperating once again is sitting back at the table so if they do need to manage supply again, unless they are on talking terms. you refer to this deal needing to be done. how reliant are global markets?

incredibly. 0bviously, just the stability for certain oil exporting countries is very, very important. 0ne exporting countries is very, very important. one of the things underestimated throughout the period of volatility is the impact on earning profits for energy companies, particularly in the us but also concerns about the us but also concerns about the us shall industry which relies on oil price to remain profitable. lots of concerns about potential defaults in energy companies, high about potential defaults in energy companies, high yields into the market so the fact we have seen some uncertainty disappear, it adds to confidence in the market in different areas stabilise because of less volatility in the oil price. it will obviously give confidence to people investing. what else needs to happen in other industries to come things?

markets are industries to come things? markets a re really industries to come things? markets are really quite optimistic, i have to say and probably for two reasons, rightly or wrongly. central banks continued to flow the kitchen sink and governments continued to throw money hand over fist to support industries at the moment and that is keeping markets are betting there will be a rebound in corporate profits but also growth. two things that will be looking for is assigned this curve globally is still flattening out and signs that perhaps there is a base warming in terms of economic activity and that is the worst is passed. i am and that is the worst is passed. iam not and that is the worst is passed. i am not seem we have seen that yet but markets are reasonably confident on that basis so further sides of positive developments in both areas will probably continue to see a list markets taking more risks than before. a rare bit

of optimism and good use. thank you so much bringing us the latest, live from melbourne. thank you. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: an essential tool in the fight against coronavirus, or a threat to privacy? singapore's tracetogether app. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked, and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock, and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world

best time for years to come. quite quietly, but quicker and quicker, she seemed just to slide away under the surface and disappear. welcome back. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the number of coronavirus deaths in the uk passes 10,000, a record the health secretary calls a ‘terrible marker‘. another 737 deaths have been reported in 2a hours. singapore has joined other countries around the world, shutting schools and workplaces and keeping residents at home. these stringent measures are the latest in the city state‘s strategy of containment, testing and contact tracing — including a mobile phone app that tracks potential exposure to the virus. since its launch in march, the tracetogether app has been

downloaded more than a million times. other countries are looking at emulating singapore‘s app but face questions about privacy, as sarah toms reports. shame privacy, as sarah toms reports. and his partners a1 special shame and his partners at this special effects company are getting set for a tight month ahead as singapore locks down even further to contain a recent spike in cases. but he feels some sense of security from an app designed to support contact tracing. it is about taking responsibility for your actions as well and for those around you, whether they are collea g u es around you, whether they are colleagues or friends. around you, whether they are colleagues orfriends. i‘m notify the bas takken get them out of harm ‘s way. notify the bas takken get them out of harm 's way. singapore has been praised for its handling of the outbreak and one of the governments tools is this up, called tracetogether, which connects via bluetooth to other uses nearby. contact

tracing is extremely difficult. try doing it when you have a fever, bakes, you are feeling unwell. you have to do this over the give contact numbers, at the same time remember what has happened the last 3— five days. it‘s almost impossible. and yet the better we do it the better the results. the app ta kes better the results. the app takes over that. as other countries look at developing similarapp, countries look at developing similar app, singapore has made isa similar app, singapore has made is a software freely available, but it also raises concerns about security and privacy. the government says this app was collecting only the data it needs and not checking locations or contacts. if, however, they happen to get too close to someone infected with the virus were too long the ministry of health will be in touch. 0therwise, ministry of health will be in touch. otherwise, the encrypted data will disappear after 41 days. shyam and his american business partner paul feel that having the app outweighs concerns about security. to

begin with, you wouldn‘t have social media accounts, things like that. and because we live ina like that. and because we live in a small country, it would be difficult to find out anything about you if the government really wa nted about you if the government really wanted to. i feel we are fairly well protected, but overall at this point in time i think it is more a benefit of the greater good. security and privacy... still, some security experts worry governments could use the data to spy on citizens and that companies could profit from an invasion of privacy. we have to strike the right balance. we do wanted to end the lockdown. we do want to combat coronavirus. but we don‘t want to pay such a high price of the kind that could change the way society works forever. here in singapore, people are generally in step with the government measures, whether its temperature checks 01’ whether its temperature checks or the trees together —— tracetogether up. but as other countries strive to contain covid—19, the balance between the community good and individual liberty may not be

so individual liberty may not be so easy to achieve. sarah toms, bbc news, singapore. one of the world‘s best known opera singers, andrea bocelli, has performed a live concert at the empty cathedral in milan. the tenor‘s music for hope concert was streamed live worldwide as billions of people remain at home due to coronavirus restrictions. reged ahmad reports. # ave maria... andrea bocelli, one of the world‘s most famous and enduring tenors. he sang alone in this iconic milan cathedral, save for an organist. bocelli‘s voice filling the cavernous, empty space. the tenor was invited to sing by the mayor of milan and the body that looks after the cathedral, streaming his performance live online for free on easter sunday.

translation: first of all, i would like to specify that it is not a concert but a prayer. that is what it is. and that is what it is meant to be. bocelli is one of a long line of musicians performing on social media during the coronavirus lockdown. many other artists have been singing and playing from their homes at a time when they can‘t hold concerts in person, posting their performances on social media as a way of reaching theirfans. andrea bocelli‘s concert was aimed at uniting people during a time of social distancing. but it had a special meaning too. milan cathedral is in the northern lombardy region, one of the hardest

hit in italy. as the tenor sang, pictures of the area on lockdown were shown on the screen. italian officials do say they hope they‘re over the peak of covid—19 cases. # amazing grace. # how sweet the sound... the tenor ended his concert outside the cathedral, singing amazing grace to an eerily empty piazza. as many in italy no doubt wait for the day it can again be filled with the sound of people. reged ahmad, bbc news. celebrating easter during the coronavirus lockdown has taken a on a new dimension for filipina domestic helpers across asia. with church services broadcast

online for the first time, many weren‘t able to attend easter mass in hong kong. great stuff. that is just about it for us for now. you can reach me some of the team on twitter. for now, thanks for watching and do stay tuned to

bbc news. hello. easter sunday will be the last day for a wee while that we can speak of temperatures in excess of 20 degrees celsius. it never was that warm further north, across the british isles and it is that colder regime that certainly wins out across many locations as we get on through easter monday. you see the scale of the change even as we start the day. the top two—thirds of the british isles is in that colder, fresher weather, and it is only really by mid—afternoon that we are just hanging on to the relative mild airs across the very far south—west. what exacerbates that cold feel is the absence of sunshine across northern and eastern parts, and a noticeable cold onshore north and north—easterly wind, and plenty of it as well. gusts around 30—110 mph across the south later on in the afternoon. this is where we see the very best of the temperatures but, where you see those onshore breezes at their strongest —

out towards the east — seven, nine degrees, something of that order, and it gets colder overnight under clear skies as well. quite a widespread frost to start the new day on tuesday but at least that means it is a sunny start, save for the northern parts of scotland, northern and western isles, quite a bit of cloud here, maybe a spot of rain and quite a noticeable wind, quite breezy again through the channel but, in—between, it is a decent enough day. not too much in the way of wind so those temperatures just wanting to recover a touch. tuesday night, on into wednesday, still pretty clear skies underneath that area of high pressure, which is wanting to slip its way towards the continent but it is just doing enough for us to give us that cool perhaps frosty start. still some cloud and breeze across the far north of scotland. still some breeze in the channel but, in between, that‘s a rally pleasant sort of day, another dry one, plenty of sunshine and a little bit of a westerly in the breeze so up and over the pennines, well, no longer7, 8, 9 degrees — you‘re closer to17, 18, perhaps even 19 degrees or so. but in the second half of the week, we are beginning

to look down to see a low pressure throwing this band of cloud and rain, particularly towards south—western quarter of the british isles. a week—old weather front clouding the skies across the heart of scotland, maybe a spot of rain here. but with a south—easterly breeze for many, this temperature again trying to recover but over the next few days, we will be looking towards that south—western quarter to see more chances of rain moving in from the south—west.

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the uk has recorded almost 740 new coronavirus—related deaths, taking the total number to more than 10,000. the figure doesn‘t include deaths outside of hospitals. one of the government‘s scientific advisers said the uk is likely to be among the worst—affected european countries. the british prime minister has left hospital and is recovering from the virus at his country residence. borisjohnson says there is no question the health service saved his life and admitted there was a 48—hour period when things "could have gone either way". 0il producing countries around the world have agreed a record cut in output in an effort to end a price war sparked by russia and saudi arabia. 0utput will be slashed by about about a tenth of global supplies. since march oil prices have plunged to their lowest level