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. this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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 pm 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. and 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. 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'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. 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 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. i hope they won‘t mind if i mention, in particular, two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. they‘re 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. 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. 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. it is the largest cut by opec in supply ever. it signals of this kind of 0pec—ppus cooperation, particularly saudi arabia and russia. there oil price war is over and their cooperation will continue. it was unique because the g20 was a part of it and cooperated in trying to figure out how to bring it together, so you had notjust 0pec but the largest economies in the world. 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. 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...

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 julia lee who is chief investment officer at burman invest in australia. shejoins me live from sydney. positive news this, i guess, for the world markets? we have a ready seen brent crude rising by about 5% on the back of this news. it has been a fairly volatile time for oil but it is good news for the oil price because the alternative is, or was, the ongoing price war between saudi arabia and russia. when we see the market is open, we are expecting to

see the energy sector bouncing back. however in the medium term, it is still going to be quite painfulfor the oil market and that is because although this deal will see about 12% of global supply coming off line from next month, about 30% of the world‘s demand has already gone off—line so really that demand is expected to continue to be a pa rt is expected to continue to be a part of the —— a painful part of the oil market over the coming months. what other alternatives whether other than alternatives whether other than a deal of this nature? as you said, there was not many other options. the expectation was we would have seen a deal and that is being reflected in the oil price. we saw oil prices around about 20 us a barrel and now about 20 us a barrel and now about 33. that is an improvement of about 65% in the space of a couple of weeks which is an amazing turn for the oil market but the real problem is the demand destruction. when you see major economies being shut down, planes not flying, all of

this has an impact in terms of oil demand and that is expected to be ongoing so really, we are looking at the covid—19 shutdowns and when those shutdowns and when those shutdowns might be lifted to help the demand side of the equation. if we can look at jobs, globaljobs market looking pretty bad at the moment. nowhere less so than america. we have seen a pretty bad response from the us and a huge number of people unemployed throughout the globe. especially retail and hospitality which have been shut down because of the coronavirus. i guess if we have a look at the shutdowns, how long they go for. it will be important to the jobs market. the longer we see the shutdowns, the more economic pain we will see. this weekend particular is going to be important because we will get a

gauge out of those big us companies, especially the banks. we will see the us earnings season banks. we will see the us earnings season kicking off and in particular you will see the outlook statement very carefully to see whether there is any sort of indication where earnings might be headed because although the market seems cheap on an historical evaluation, the earning side of that price to earnings ratio is as yet an unknown and analysts are still scrambling to try and figure out where that earnings decline might stop. and finally, the energy and oil sectors, obviously the global economy very dependent on that industry. what other industries are markets dependent on?” guess if we have a look at what is happening around the globe. essentially we are seeing shutdowns. it is pretty amazing what we are seeing at the moment, we are seeing things going in different directions. 0n going in different directions. on one hand, we are seeing economies around the world coming under pressure and then on the other hand, in the last couple of weeks, we have seen

markets rallying and if you have a look into it, there is a number of different factors going on here. first of all the mantra of don‘t fight the fed is still going on and central banks around the world are willing to throw everything, including the kitchen sink, at this problem. secondly, volatility has been really coming down over the last couple of weeks. it has down —— is down over about 50% over the last couple of weeks which has helped the market to stabilise but at the core of this, it is still a health problem and really we need to see that peak in terms of covid—19 infections to really start to die down, to start to see the economy start to open up again and i guess that pain which will come from those job losses start to hopefully be eased. thank you for your insights on the opec deal and on other factors including the global markets. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: an essential tool in the fight against coronavirus, or a threat to privacy? singapore‘s trace together app.

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away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc world 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. the british prime minister has said there is no question that the health service saved his life after he became seriously ill with covid—19. boris johnson is now continuing his recovery at his country residence. singapore hasjoined 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 shyam 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 efforts in the event of an infection. it‘s about taking responsibility for your actions as well and for those around you, whether they are colleagues or friends. so the faster i‘m notified, the faster i can get them out of harm‘s way. singapore has been praised for its handling of the outbreak and one of the government‘s tools is this app, called tracetogether, which connects via bluetooth to other uses nearby. contact tracing is extremely difficult. try doing it when you have

a fever, you have aches, and you are feeling unwell. you have to do this over the phone, give contact numbers, at the same time remember what has happened the last 3—5 days. it‘s almost impossible. and yet the better we do it the better the results. the app takes over that. as other countries look at developing similar apps, singapore has made its a software freely available, but it also raises concerns about security and privacy. the government says that this app it collecting only the data it needs and not checking locations or contacts. if, however, i happen to get too close to someone infected with the virus for too long, the ministry of health will be in touch. otherwise, the encrypted data will disappear after 21 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 in a small country, it wouldn‘t be difficult to find out anything about you if the government really wanted to. i feel that we're fairly well protected, but overall at this point i'm thinking it's 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 want 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 or the tracetogether app. but as other countries strive to contain covid—19, the balance between the community good and individual liberty may not be so easy to achieve. sarah toms,

bbc news, singapore. the duke of cambridge says britain is at its best when faced with a crisis. prince william made the comments as he video—called some of the first beneficiaries of national emergencies trust funding to see how they are coping during the coronavirus pandemic. i think britain is at its best, weirdly, when we are at a crisis. the community spirit and community feel comes rushing back quicker than anything else. 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. 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. that is just about it from us. more news on the website. you can reach me on twitter — i‘m @sipusey. thank you for watching and stay tuned. 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 really 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.

this is bbc news, the headlines: 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." oil 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. output will be slashed by about about a tenth of global supplies. since march, oil prices have plunged to their lowest level in nearly two decades. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i‘m stephen sackur. the global coronavirus pandemic has changed pretty much everything for almost everybody. it is of course a public health emergency, but it also is having massive economic social and cultural impacts. this very building usually houses our hardtalk studio. now, that is currently out of commission. but thanks to the wonders of modern technology, the show can go on, and my guest today is the much—acclaimed british actor brian cox who is currently in the smash hit hbo tv drama

succession.