there's criticism that daily figures are not giving a clear picture of what's happening in care homes or people's houses. somehow care homes have been left behind in this scramble for more ppe protective equipment, for the emergency admissions, ventilation... two million unemployed and a contraction in the economy of 13% this year — the prediction from the uk spending watchdog if a three—month lockdown is imposed. we'll be analysing the latest figures — and the latest predictions. also this lunchtime...

"i call the shots" — a belligerent president trump goes on the attack when questioned about his handling of the coronavirus crisis in the united states. you know you're a fake. you know that your whole network, the way you cover it, is fake. spain and italy prepare to ease their lockdowns as the rate of infections slows down in some european countries — but the world health organization warns against lifting restrictions too early. and we'll meet captian tom — the 99—year—old second world war veteran who's walking laps of his garden to raise money for the nhs. his initial target was a £1,000. he's now rasied more than a million. in sport, the french grand prix, scheduled forjune, is set to become the next formula 1 race to be postponed, with the coronavirus lockdown in the country continuing.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the number of people dying in england and wales has reached a weekly high, raising questions over the true number of people dying with coronavirus since the outbreak began. according to the office for national statistics, during the week ending april the 3rd, more than 16,000 deaths were recorded. that's the highest number since data of this kind was first published in 2005. the figure is 6,000 higher than the average for the time of year, when deaths normally start falling after the flu season. it comes as charities warn that older people are being airbrushed out of overall numbers, because they only cover those who die in hospitals and not in care homes or the community. the department of health confirmed that there have been outbreaks in more than 2,000 care homes in england alone. in a warning on the economy, the uk's spending watchdog said a three—month lockdown could cause the economy to shrink by 13%

in 2020, sending the rate of unemployment to 10% and the deficit soaring. we'll have more on those developments in a moment, but first this report from richard galpin. in care homes like this in county durham, coronavirus is proving particularly deadly. 13 people have died here. across england and wales, more than 2000 care homes have faced outbreaks of the virus. but deaths in these homes are not included in the official figures, and there are allegations that elderly are being forgotten. somehow care homes have been left behind in this scramble for more ppe protective equipment, for more ppe protective equipment, for the emergency admissions, ventilation, and further testing as well. so there are a lot more people a p pa re ntly well. so there are a lot more people apparently dying in care homes. according to figures released today by the office for national

statistics, or 0ns, 217 people died in care homes in the week ending april three. 33 people also died in hospices and 136 at home. many more are thought to have died since then. at this nursing home in the quiet nottinghamshire village of selsdon, they specialise in patients with dementia. 0ver they specialise in patients with dementia. over the past two weeks, nine people have died from coronavirus. it is devastating for everyone. we are feeling raw. feeling so sorry for the ones that we've lost. these people, yes, they're living in a care home, yes, they've got complex needs, but they have died prematurely, and it's really sad and it's soul destroying. charities which support the elderly have written to health secretary matt hancock saying, "we are

appalled by the devastation which coronavirus is causing in the care system and we've all been inundated with desperate calls from the people we support, so we are demanding a comprehensive care package to support social care through the pandemic. " this isn'tjust about the numbers. behind each of those numbers there is a human life, a human being, a life cut short early, and there is a grieving family, their relatives, and there are care home staff. by acknowledging the number of people who have died from covid—19 in the community, in hospices and in care homes, means as a nation we can be much better at supporting care homes and supporting families and those who have died so they can die as well as they can do. for care homes as perfront line nhs staff, there are still problems with the supply of protective equipment, and now there are reports that the government has missed three chances to link up with the eu in the purchase of a huge order of masks,

gowns and gloves, worth more than £1 billion. the government says it has a very effective delivery mechanism and overall has been well prepared for coronavirus. richard galpin, bbc news. 0ur head of statistics, robert cuffe, is with me now. we are deluged by figures daily during this crisis, but these figures seem particularly stark. yes, to see just how striking and terribly sad they are, we can show the data just behind us, and what we are bringing up here in the grey and white area is what we would normally expect to see over the last five years, and you can see the peak at the start of the year during the flu season, then you come down and the red line shows 2020, and up until march we were actually below average ina numberof march we were actually below average in a number of deaths, but what reallyjumps in a number of deaths, but what really jumps out is in a number of deaths, but what reallyjumps out is that spike on the far right side and you can see the far right side and you can see the same in this week's figures, and in northern ireland and scotland with their numbers. we would expect to be 10000 and falling and we are

16000 and rising. the key thing to come out from this data, this gap, this change, it is pretty significant, even larger in fact when you compare back to 2015 and look at the flu season back then. the peak we are reaching now is higher than we the peak we are reaching now is higherthan we were, the peak we are reaching now is higher than we were, the excess deaths, then we saw back in 2015. about 3500 of these debts, just over half, were registered and mentioned covid—19, but half, were registered and mentioned covid-19, but 2500 half, were registered and mentioned covid—19, but 2500 didn't, and that is showing notjust covid—19, but 2500 didn't, and that is showing not just the covid—19, but 2500 didn't, and that is showing notjust the effect covid—19, but 2500 didn't, and that is showing not just the effect of the virus directly on people to have it mentioned on the death certificate but those with the effects more broadly. where it is not mentioned on their death certificate, or with the effect the virus has stressing society, the health service, or the lockdown itself, it doesn't tell us which is driving that extra figure, but it does tell how significant an effect the virus is having on all of us. robert, thank you very much. the uk's spending watchdog, the 0br, said a three—month lockdown could cause the economy to shrink

by 13% this year. it would send unemployment to 10%, before the economy bounced back. 0ur economics correspondent, andy verity, is in our business centre. very stark predictions but heavily caveat it? yes, we should emphasise this is not forecast, it is not the 0ffice this is not forecast, it is not the office for budget responsibility saying what they think will happen. they are scenarios, shimming for example three month shut down. but that does seem a fair assumption, and on that assumption these numbers really are quite alarming. even compared to the global financial crisis. for example, the amount the government will have to borrow to make up the difference between what it is getting in in tax and what it is shedding out will go up five times. that is fivefold. from an estimated 55 billion they were expecting before the shutdown, now they anticipating borrowing over £273 billion and ordered to pay for all of these government spending programmes. that is 14% of the size of the economy, a bigger deficit than we have had since world war ii.

much bigger than the financial crisis. the chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak, has been defending the measures he said were necessary to take on the public health emergency... i think it's clear this will have a very significant impact on our economy, in common with economies around the world, and it is important we are honest about that. people should know that there is hardship ahead. we won't be able to protect every job for every business, as i've said. and the second point, the report makes clear that the actions we've taken, unprecedented actions, will help to mitigate the impact of the virus on our economy, and that will... if we hadn't done these things, it would mean that things were a lot worse. well, it does show also that the antivirus measures are going to cost antivirus measures are going to cost a vast sum, and all that work, good to nothing, done under austerity to try to reduce the national debt. that obr try to reduce the national debt. that 0br says that will now grow to more than the total value of the economy, and it has never been that

high in the last decade. so bad news for the public finances, which we will be paying for four years to come. like my andy, thank you very much. —— come. like my andy, thank you very much. -- andy, thank you very much. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster. much more needs to be done? yes, i think the government would say they have ta ken steps think the government would say they have taken steps to help mitigate that, giving income to peep —— they won't be able to save every business. i think they will be looking at when those lockdown measures could be lifted. it has been made very clear by cabinet members that will not happen soon. we are looking at at least another three weeks of these measures being in place, but of course they have to start thinking about how they might do it. so this will feed into that. they have said all along they will be led by the science in terms of

trying to overcome the health crisis but there is no doubt that cabinet ministers will be looking at the economic risks as well. they have to look at the impact that will have on people's businesses, their lives, and in some ways that feeds into that health —— the health expectations as well. i think it is interesting, rishi sunak saying it is not a direct choice between health and the economy. 0ne is not a direct choice between health and the economy. one has to be overcome first of all. these kind of conversations will be going on over the next few weeks, definitely. vicki young in westminster, thank you. president trump has launched a furious attack on the media for questioning the way he's handled the coronavirus outbreak. at a white house briefing, mr trump insisted he had pursued an aggressive strategy to contain the pandemic, and saved thousands of lives. the us has more cases and deaths than any other country, as peter bowes reports. it started with some welcome news — president trump said america was making critical progress in its war against coronavirus. over the weekend, the number of daily new infections remained flat.

nationwide, flat. hospitalisations are slowing in hotspots like new york, newjersey, michigan and louisiana. this is clear evidence that our aggressive strategy to combat the virus is working. but mr trump has been strongly criticised by us media for not having a strategy to combat the virus during the first few weeks of the outbreak in the us. in a tv interview over the weekend, one of his senior medical advisers said earlier mitigation efforts to slow the spread of the virus could have saved more lives. anthony fauci took to the podium to explain that he'd been answering a hypothetical question and he did not mean to imply that mistakes had been made. he said the president always took his advice. are you doing this voluntarily, or did the president. . ? no, i'm doing it... everything i do is voluntarily — please, don't even imply that. mr trump said he had no intention

of firing dr fauci because they'd been on the same page since the beginning. instead, the president turned on the media, lashing out at what he said was unfair coverage. he spelled out a timeline leading up to his announcement on 31stjanuary that travel into the us from china was to be banned. and so onjanuary 17th there wasn't a case, and the fake news saying, "0h, he didn't act fast enough." well, you remember what happened, because when i did act i was criticised by nancy pelosi, by sleepyjoe biden — i was criticised by everybody. in fact i was called xenophobic. it's not even close to being at that stage... the president also took the unusual step of playing this campaign—style video during the coronavirus briefing, highlighting praise he'd been given by state governors for his response to covid—19. it prompted this testy exchange with a reporterfrom cbs. i saved tens of thousands, maybe

hundreds of thousands of lives... the argument is that you bought yourself some time, you didn't use it to prepare hospitals, you didn't use it to ramp up testing. you are so disgraceful. nearly 20 millions people are unemployed. it is so disgraceful the way you say that. what did you do with the time that you bought? look, look. you know you're a fake. you know that your whole network, the way that you cover it, is fake. after venting his anger, the president said his government was close to completing a plan to reopen the country, and that he had "total power" to lift the coronavirus restrictions... thank you all very much. ..that were imposed by state governors. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. as the lockdown continues here, restrictions in some european countries are starting to ease. a limited number of shops and businesses have been allowed to reopen in italy, and some people are beginning to go back to work in spain. in a moment, we'll speak to our correspondent in madrid, but first, jean mackenzie reports from rome. these are baby steps today from a country that's still really fragile stages of its recovery. only a select number of shops

are being allowed to reopen. they are book shops, baby clothes shops and stationery shops. and other than that, the strict lockdown conditions here remaining in place for another three weeks. even today, some regions have decided to opt out of this, they are not going to reopen shops, they think it is too soon. factories have been putting a lot of pressure on the government to allow them to start up again, and the government has said it will look in the coming weeks as to whether some could be allowed to reopen, but it's going to be led very much by the health situation. in fact, today italy increased the restrictions on people travelling into the country, so you can now only come from abroad for work or for health reasons. people coming into the country will have their temperatures checked before getting on planes. and once they arrive, they will have to go into quarantine for 1h days, whether or not they are displaying any symptoms. this is really italy now trying to protect itself from the rest of the world.

let's speak to our correspondent guy hedgecoe in madrid. figures are at least encouraging at this stage? yes, today's latest figures, 567 deaths over the last 2a hours, about 50 more than were registered yesterday but it continues the overall trend over the last ten —— ten days also, a downward trend in terms of the daily debts. ten days ago we saw a red 950 deaths everyday, that has come under control, the number of new infections appears to have come under control, we are seeing a low rate of new infections each day, 3000 reported today. as of yesterday people deemed nonessential workers have been able to go back to work across the country, that has affected people may be in the construction sector, heavy industry workers and factories. we have seen more traffic on the streets, more

people using public transport, and the government says despite this lifting of the restriction, the overall national lockdown in place forfour overall national lockdown in place for four weeks will not change. that will stay in place for the moment at least. q. it is just will stay in place for the moment at least. q. it isjust after quarter past one. our top story this lunchtime: there's concern that daily coronavirus figures are not giving a clear picture of what's happening in care homes or people's houses — as charities claim many older people are being "airbrushed" out of official figures in the uk. and coming up: the volunteers ensuring famillies in rural areas get the supplies they need during the pandemic. and in sport, the 2016 gold medallist hannah mills is one of 15 team gb sailors to retain their places for the olympics following the rescheduling of the tokyo games to 2021. the indian prime minister narendra modi has extended his country's lockdown until early may. it was imposed three weeks ago, with only a few hours' notice, and brought the country to a sudden

halt — immediately putting millions of people out of work. 0fficials figures suggest more than 10,000 people have contracted the coronavirus in india, but there are fears the true number could be far greater. yogita limaye reports. sirens. india's coronavirus hotspot. through drones, police scan the city. "we can see if you come out of your homes," they announce. in the alleys of mumbai slums, health workers are trying to go to each one—room house, screening people for symptoms. this city has the highest number of covid cases and deaths in india. but those on the front line say the reality is far more grim than what statistics show. i spoke to a doctor at a mumbai state—run hospital. he didn't want to be identified, fearing reprisal from the government.

it's notjust here in mumbai. doctors in different parts of the country have told me that people with underlying conditions are often not innumerate as covid deaths. the other problem is india's testing rate — among the lowest in the world — which means there is no clear picture yet of how bad it is here. a doctor from southern india described what she's been seeing. she, too, didn't want to be identified.

india's health ministry didn't respond to the bbc‘s questions about official covid numbers. the worst might still be some way off, but already nerves are frayed, resources are falling short. "we have to wait hours for patients to be admitted," these paramedics in delhi told us. for weeks india has been in lockdown, which is now set to go on until the 3rd of may. in many parts of the country, it's being strictly enforced... ..and is believed to have reduced the burden on hospitals to some extent. but experts say without ramping up testing, no nation can hope to beat the virus. more sick people will keep coming and coming and coming,

until you have an extensive testing and isolation strategy. or you can just stay on lockdown for long periods of time. but staying on lockdown for india, again, has massive costs, especially for the poor. each day is hard for those left without jobs, money, food or shelter. aid is reaching some of them, but there are questions about how long it can be sustained. the broadcasting regulator 0fcom say it's assessing comments made by the itv presenter eamonn holmes linking 5g technology and coronavirus. the watchdog has received more than 400 complaints about remarks he made yesterday. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, is here 0n on this morning yesterday the

presenter alice beer described the conspiracy around 5g as ridiculous, mr homes said he objected to media slapping a donor is not true when they do not know it is not true. he did in about ten today, he said the science is very clear, there is no evidence to substantiate any of those 5g theories. he is presumably under some pressure from itv, there having been lots of complaints to 0fcom. the conspiracies around 5g are particularly meretricious and absurd, there is no evidence phone masts suppress immune systems. the burden of proof should fall on those who think they should prove it, but there is no evidence to support their claims. several celebrities have tweeted about this, sadly it has gone from a job corner of the internet to the real world and several phone masts were attacked.

further phone masts in britain have been attacked. police are investigating. in terms of mr homes that have been a19 complaints to 0fcom, they will look at this under the harm and offence category and in the harm and offence category and in the entirety of the brokers, they need to look at whether viewers were harmed or offended. given what alice beer is said about it being stupid, i think beer is said about it being stupid, ithink in beer is said about it being stupid, i think in the entirety of the programme they will find itv got away with it. thinking. —— thank you. many families in parts of rural england say they now rely on volunteers to deliver food because of the pandemic. some of them are self—isolating to protect vulnerable relatives, while others live far from shops. the volunteers are working with local businesses to ensure people get the supplies they need. david rhodes reports from north yorkshire. no matter where you live, how far off the beaten track, covid—19 can pose a real risk to any family, anywhere in the country. food volunteers are making a weekly noncontact delivery to the boyes family, a family of six self isolating on the edge of the north york moors

national park. they're a lifeline to us. we are a family of six, one member is extremely vulnerable to covid—19, and we have to protect and shield him, they are the government guidelines, which means we have to make sure none of us come into contact with this wretched virus. without pauline's and the ryedale carers support help, we wouldn't... well, my children would starve, basically. across england, the averagejourney time to make a round trip to a food store in an urban area is 1a minutes, by walking or using public transport. in the countryside, the same trip takes double that, with an average of 3a minutes. and in parts of north yorkshire and cumbria, the round journey can take more than an hour. pauline is one of around 100 volunteers ferrying food around a rural community where people can't just pop to the end of the road to shop. i think they are quite worried,

because they don't quite know when this is going to end. there's a lot of fear factor there, you know? we are having to give a lot of reassurance that we're going to be there for them and we are going to be able to do a shop for each week, so they are able to eat. and it's a real community effort to get supplies to the most vulnerable. the local pub has a supply of loo role, and butchers and greengrocers are now essential suppliers to a rural community that can sometimes feel ignored. —— supply of loo roll. thank you! the further you are from metropolitan areas, the less likely you are to be thought about. and i think a lot of people who are vulnerable and elderly in rural areas aren't on these government lists, so they are not, you know, receiving that priority attention to have an online delivery from one of the supermarkets. but this is where the community has been great, it's stepped up and it's plugged that hole. the government has given councils in england £1.6 billion to help the most vulnerable deal with the effects of covid—19, but in our rural communities a resilient spirit and volunteers like pauline will be central to helping people through this

public health crisis. david rhodes, bbc news, north yorkshire. a second world war veteran who is walking laps of his garden to raise money for nhs charities has received more than £1.5 million pounds in donations. captain tom moore, who is 99—years—old and recovering from a hip operation, originally aimed to complete 100 laps. but he's now doubled his target. 0ur correspondent david sillito is at captain tom's home in befordshire. hello, david? this all began as a bit of a family challenge, because what i am standing on at the moment is captain tom's morning exercise reach. he walks backwards and forwards with his walker. it's family said one pen tailor, let's be ambitious, £10 a lap, let's see if we can raise £1000 for the nhs. earlier this morning, they passed £1

million. two hours later it was £1.5 million, it hasjust million. two hours later it was £1.5 million, it has just gone million. two hours later it was £1.5 million, it hasjust gone past 1.6 and is still going up fast. captain tom is, as you can imagine, rather surprised by it all, but given the ca re surprised by it all, but given the care he received when he was in an nhs hospital, feels he had to do his bit. i will continue up and down here after my birthday. i will keep on going whilst people are still contributing to the national health service. nothing. you? well, hope not! hope not. i might get a better one out. at the moment i am not, i am doing fine. ayla is from there to the bottom and back again. —— a lap

it's from there to the bottom and back again. how many laps to go? i've done 100 before the end of the week. —— i should have done 100 before the end of the week. your guess is as good as mine. i will go on as long as i can, while it is worthwhile doing it. people seem to be making it worthwhile. you couldn't have expected this? no. never. never imagined anything like this. but i so pleased. and... i hope it goes on. the service that i got from all these doctors and nurses was absolutely outstanding, and they are such nice people too.

they are also cheerful. they started calling me mr moore, we managed to get to thomas, then we managed to get to thomas, then we managed to get what you like to be called? it was tom. i find them also good and so was tom. i find them also good and so charming. captain tom moore, there. as you can hear, third stable come, lap 100, he will not stop there. if you have raised this amount of money in such a short time, why stop now? —— as you can hear, thursday will come. let's see what the public will stump up. we also did captain tom. -- all —— all salute captain tom moore. time for a look at the weather — here's louise lear. it was cold and easter monday, we

had a northerly wind circulating around this area of high pressure but it has drifted further eastwards, allowing the wind direction to change to a milder westerly. still a lot of sunshine to appreciate from the views of our window, lots of sunshine. further north and west, unfortunately, just as beautiful but quite cloudy across argyll and beauty. if i put these weather watchers on the satellite you can see where i'm talking about, the cloud thickener for you can see where i'm talking about, the cloud thickenerfor a you can see where i'm talking about, the cloud thickener for a bit of drizzle from time to time, lots of sunshine elsewhere and some nuisance cloud across east anglia and the south—east starting to break up. the rest of the afternoon is quiet for many. dry, unsettled, lighterwinds than yesterday, temperatures at a touch. a bit more of a breeze in the far north—west, eight to ten the high, 13 or1a far north—west, eight to ten the high, 13 or 1a elsewhere to close

the day. those