donald trump has angrily defended his handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the united states, which has killed 22,000 americans. the president says he acted at the earliest opportunity. us infection figures have begun to stabilise, and a programme has been set out for reopening after the shutdown. president macron of france has announced that coronavirus lockdown is to remain in place until may the 11th. in a televised address he said the current measures had slowed but not beaten the virus. the lockdown has confined the french to their homes since mid—march. the number of coronavirus deaths recorded in british hospitals has passed 11,000 — an increase of more than 700 in 2a hours. the government says it doesn't yet expect to relax the lockdown as the uk is not past the peak of the outbreak.

the government has admitted that it was concerned that the warm weather this easter weekend would tempt people out, breaking the current restrictions. but it looks as if the majority have stayed home as we enter week four of the lockdown. with an extension to it all but certain, how will we cope and how long can we keep it going? here's dan johnson. these are bank holiday postcards symbolic of a nation that largely stayed at home. 0ur shared spaces were empty, our monuments stood silent. but closer to home, life goes on. and the cupboards must be stocked. going home to do the washing up right now! in maidenhead, we met bryan out this morning. how old are you, bryan? i'm 75. shouldn't you be at home? not necessarily, not if i've got the shopping to get, which i have, and my sister next door to me is 82, so i need to get shopping for her. i really miss having a hug with my family, as i live on my own and my family live a distance away,

so not having that interaction. but thank goodness we've got social media, because it really helps! in the yorkshire dales, tourism relies on busy bank holidays, but the message to keep away hasn't been entirely negative. normally, it's such a busy hotspot here. it's a very famous tourist destination, is birdsall. so, yeah, it's nice to be quiet. things can look different, though, stuck in a flat with three kids. after two months, people will realise this is not any more romantic, spending time with family. it will become more serious. i'm very anxious for my children. how long will they not have proper learning? as much as you can do it at home and as much as you try your best, this is not the same as going to school and being taught by professional teachers. easter traditionally marks the end of a period of forbearance and control, but not this year.

were the measures imposed at the right time? that's one big question. but what people really want to know is how much longer will we be living like this? we find that almost half of british people are telling us that they are facing anxiety or depression as a result of the lockdown that we're currently in and we also found that almost two in five of us are saying that we are sleeping less well. exercise helps, and the fresh air of exmouth beach puts things into perspective. my wife gives me a jobs list that grows exponentially so i'm never not busy! and of course, the beach is still empty and if i stick to the rules i feel quite safe, to be honest. hopefully, soon, maybe, it will be lifted a bit but we just have to see what happens and do our best. i think we'll come out better people for it, even though it may not feel like it at the moment. look at the meadows in edinburgh today, almost deserted.

getting back to this a year ago is still some way off. dan johnson, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world: north korea's celebrity defectors. there are 30,000 north korean defectors currently living in south korea. most have fled the brutal regime of kimjong—un in the hope of a better life. but many feel isolated in south korea.

now, some north koreans have found success in turning their defector status into a career. but will south korea everfeel like home? yu hyun—joo has been living in south korea since 2004 when she fled the north. she is on her way to the set of one of the country's most popular tv shows.

now on my way to meet you is a weekly show all about north korea. hyun—joo has been a guest on the show since it first launched in 2011.

each week, guests tell stories about life in north korea... singing ..and sing traditional north korean songs. singing

hyun—joo had a relatively good life in north korea. her mum was a canteen manager in a local factory. at the age of 29, she decided to leave north korea.

hyun—joo paid a broker to take her from north korea to beijing, and then to hanoi. from there, she got a flight to south korea. kang nara is one of the biggest north korean youtube stars. she was still at school when she decided to flee the regime.

nara lives in a tiny apartment in seoul with her mother and stepfather.

herfather and brother don't want to defect. according to the unification ministry, defectors on average earn a third less than south koreans. there's a big appetite for north korean stories here. hyun—joo has used the skills she learned in the north to earn herself a big stage in south korea.

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over the years, hyun—joo saved enough to pay a broker to bring her mum to south korea.

unlike south korean teenagers, when nara arrived here five years ago, she didn't even know what social media was. she's now got 50,000 followers on instagram and 90,000 subscribers on youtube.

nara also hosts youtube shows for broadcasters, responding to endless questions about the lives of north koreans.

it's yu hyun—joo's weekly recording of now on my way to meet you. but there's been days of preparation before recording the show. the programme makers say their aim is to reduce prejudice towards defectors.

but the show often reveals to hyun—joo, how privileged her life was in north korea and how little she knows about her own country.

the show is popular among middle—aged and elderly south koreans. one group of loyal fans live in the closest village to the north korean border. but the show has also been controversial.

kang myong—do runs a north korean restaurant in seoul. he was a regular on the show for more than two years. he has now left.

but the programme makers say they go through various layers of fact—checking before putting out an episode.

nara has been in south korea for five years now. the social media persona she has created is based on her north korean heritage, but it's something she hopes she can eventually escape.

life as a north korean celebrity means travelling to wherever the bookings are. this evening, hyun—joo is at a local town hall three hours from the capital, seoul.

hello there. we saw a big cooldown in the weather over the easter period. sunday, the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures up to 25 degrees celsius. well, that's more than hot enough to melt some of those chocolate easter eggs. by monday, though, temperatures certainly dropped away significantly for many of us. top of the drops — manston in kent, with things 15 degrees celsius cooler on monday. now, temperatures will be picking up over the next few days, but that said, tuesday morning starting on a cold note for quite a few of us, with some patches of frost developing where the skies stay clear for any length of time. and that said, across parts of eastern england and also the south, there's probably

going to be a bit too much in the way of breeze and/or cloud to see much in the way of frost. high pressure still in charge of our weather on tuesday. it is sinking a little bit further south. the winds not as strong, so it will feel a little bit warmer for many of us. for western scotland, though, westerly winds will bring a bit more cloud to the highlands, the western isles and quite cloudy weather as well for the northern isles of scotland. and although we start off cloudy in lincolnshire, east anglia, south east england, the east midlands, that cloud will tend to burn back toward some of those north sea coasts into the afternoon. it's going to feel a bit warmer, the winds a bit lighter, temperatures a couple of degrees higher with highs up to 11! degrees. 0n into wednesday's forecast, high pressure is with us once again. if anything, it's going to be warmer for just about everyone, with temperatures around three orfour degrees higher. highs of 17 degrees or so for london, for birmingham, for newcastle and for aberdeen, but maybe 19 the top temperature around the cardiff area. temperature contrast then begins

to increase on thursday. they're getting a bit warmer across england and wales, but a bit colder across parts of scotland and north—east england. that colder air is arriving with a very weak cold front. so, it will bring a strip of cloud, maybe an odd light shower with it. most areas, though, will stay dry. but those temperatures certainly dropping away. highs only nine degrees celsius in aberdeen, so starting to feel quite chilly once again here, whereas for england and wales, it's a warmer day with temperatures quite widely pushing on into the low 20s. now, it's been a very dry month so far, but that looks set to change as we head towards friday and indeed the weekend, as this area of low pressure drifts up from iberia. it's going to bring increasingly cloudy skies and the prospect of some rain.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm mike embley. donald trump angrily defends his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which has now killed 22,000 americans. reporter: what did your administration do in february with the time that your travel ban bought you? a lot. what? a lot, and in fact, we'll give you a list, what we did — in fact, part of it was up there. we did a lot. it wasn't clear — your video has a gap. look, look. president macron announces he will begin to lift the french lockdown on i! may. the number of deaths in the uk passes 11,000 as the government says the lockdown measures are working. in other news: signs of unity among the democrats as bernie sanders endorses joe biden to fight donald trump