this is bbc news, i'm mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump announces that the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, is to visit the white house on tuesday. the governor was not going to come into see us tomorrow. his coming to the oval office tomorrow afternoon. andrew is going to be coming in with some of his people. so we look forward to that. the price of us oil goes negative as demand dries up and producers sell rather than store their supplies. across the uk, there are still urgent calls for supplies of protective equipment as ministers say that every effort is being made. canadians are to hold a virtual vigil for the at least 18 people killed by a gunman on saturday in nova scotia.

why harry and meghan are taking on the tabloids vowing not to co—operate with the biggest titles. hello to you. president trump says the governor of new york will come to the white house to talk about the coronavirus pandemic. lockdowns around the world key people inside. for the first time in italy, a one—day file in infections reported. and us oil prices turned negative for the first time in history.

the official number of deaths in the uk linked to coronavirus is 16,509 — but that number does not include deaths in care homes or in the community in england and northern ireland. the uk government remains under sustained pressure about the lack of personal protective equipment — or ppe as it's known — available to medical and care staff. more on that soon, but first, here's president trump speaking a short while ago. i wanted to draw your attention to governor cuomo‘s remarks during his press conference today. he said the president is right, the state's testing is up right, the state's testing is up to the states to do, which will implement the tests and logistically co—ordinate the tests. we have about 300 labs in new york and they are great labs, actually. it's myjob to co—ordinate those 300 labs was not i think —— those 300 labs. they are getting it together in new york, a lot of good things are happening in new york was not anything the governor is

coming into see us tomorrow, his coming into the oval office tomorrow afternoon. andrew is going to be coming in with some of his people so we look forward to that. let's get the latest from our our north america correspondent, peter bowes. peter, a slightly different tone from president trump at the moment. yes. and andrew cuomo, the governor of new york has over the past few weeks been one of the president's harshest critics but also a case where praise is deserved and that is what he has been presenting with over the last 24 presenting with over the last 2a hours or so when he agrees with the president's actions, indeed thanking him for some of the measures he has taken over the measures he has taken over the last few weeks and he is talking about testing at the moment being up in new york state. that was the latest theme of the latest press reaping. president trump made the point in fact he is getting on with the vast majority of governors around the country. i think it is fair to say there has been a lot of bipartisan

support and cooperation during this crisis, this medical crisis. the differences over the availability of ventilators and testing around the country. but by and large, as far as the president sees it, the country has come together to try and fight this epidemic. and, peter, for a president who has put so much stock in the health of the markets, the oil price is surely a great difficulty? yes, it's gone into negative terrain, so you have producers essentially paying buyers to ta ke essentially paying buyers to take the oil off their hands. a very unusual situation. the president talked about this at his news briefing saying he thinks this is going to be relatively short term, maybe a month before things will start to improve. in the meantime, taking the opportunity in fact with all of this cheap oil to top up the country's national reserves. peter, thank you very much indeed.

yes, well, the price of oil in the united states has plunged into negative territory for the first time in its history as the man dries up because of the coronavirus pandemic. —— demand dries up. a barrel of west texas intermediate traded as low as "—$40" and it led to a day of chaos in the oil markets and has left the world awash with oil and not enough storage capacity. our business correspondent michelle fleury is in new york. it's a simple case of demand and supply. ever since the coronavirus outbreak we have seen coronavirus outbreak we have seen a coronavirus outbreak we have seen a sharp drop in demand was up seen a sharp drop in demand was up to put it in context for you, before the outbreak roughly on average the world consumed about 100 million barrels per day. since then it has dropped to 75 million barrels per day. what that means is there is some excess capacity, too much oil in the world being produced right now, about 25 million barrels per day. and that is starting to have a real serious effect on the price of oil. west texas

intermediate oil, as you say, essentially has producers paying to have the oil taken away because they can't pay to store it. at his daily briefing, president trump said his administration aims to top—up america's emergency oil stockpile. based on the record—low price of oil that you've been seeing. it's at a level that's very interesting to a lot of people. we're filling up our national petroleum reserves, strategic, you know, the strategic reserves, and we're looking to put as much as 75 million barrels into the reserves themselves. that would top it out. cornelia meyer is an international economist, independent energy analyst and expert commentator on the oil industry. very good to talk to you again, cornelia. this is a day for the history books. has significant is it? it's quite significant because as he rightly mentioned

it is the first time. and what it is the first time. and what it shows is there is a huge, huge supply overhang. let's not forget this is wti, that is priced at a particular point in cushing and storage has run out at cushing, so that's what it is. you see it has improved a bit, it is now only —$5, but see the main contract which expires tomorrow at 11130 eastern time is so negative. thejune eastern time is so negative. the june contract eastern time is so negative. thejune contract is at $20 a barrel. so, we hope it is going to get better because a lot of the 620 to get better because a lot of the g20 pass opec plus cards will also start to come in on the first of may. —— g20+ and

0pec+ the first of may. —— g20+ and opec+ cuts. you are an oil expert, but this has ramifications for the banking industry and employment more widely? it does have big ramifications. if you look at shale producers in texas, they are usually smaller companies and they are very highly leveraged. they will not be able to afford their debts, that would be bad for them, because they will have two default on their loans. it will be bad for the banks because they will have non—performing loa ns. they will have non—performing loans. it will be bad for the banks that have hedgers out there, and let's say they have hedged the oil price at $50, they now have two pay. the interesting thing, though, is the big oil companies, the

shells and exxons were only down 2— 4% at close of market yesterday, which shows everybody knows they have the wherewithal to weather the storm. cornelia meyer, thank you very much. leading health organisations in the uk have repeated their warning that a lack of protective equipment — or ppe — is putting lives at risk and they've called for a clear strategy to ensure a sustained supply. an raf aircraft has flown to turkey to collect a shipment of 400,000 clinical gowns. the delivery was expected on sunday, and it's still not clear when it will happen. public health england has admitted the lack of ppe is "a concern", as our health editor hugh pym reports. we have recently got these gowns made locally. one care home's response to equipment shortages, get it made by local contacts. these are the supplies that we have up in head office. as you can see, they are very limited. we have ten litres of hand rub.

while supplies are coming in, they're hard to get — and staff who look after residents with symptoms fear they may run out. we are putting notjust our residents at risk, but also our staff, and that makes us feel awful and it keeps us up at night. and we are trying our best. josie was a nurse for 30 years. in recent weeks she worked on covid-19 in recent weeks she worked on covid—19 wards and died on easter monday. she told her family she thought the protective equipment was not the best. i feel like they should protect those on the front lines because they are kind of sending them over there naked. i feel like without the proper protection, then more families will lose a loved one. the trust where she worked said they had implemented national guidance on protective equipment. first of all, we're putting our gowns on. for hospitals, specialist gowns and masks used in intensive care are in short supply.

some, though not this one, say they're down to only a day or so of stocks. usually staff put on new items every few hours, but the guidance has been changed so they are allowed to wash and reuse the gowns. front line staff, though, are concerned about the situation. we want to treat patients and we never expected that we would be putting our own health at risk by doing that. and not knowing whether you are going to be able to protect yourself is a worry we shouldn't have to have. one trust in lincolnshire made up of three major hospitals has revealed how much protective equipment known as ppe they use in a single day. 39,500 surgical masks, nearly 11,500 gloves, around 1,500 gowns and about 4,200 specialist ffp3 masks. in total, that is 72,000 items forjust one day. i raised the concerns about shortages in some areas at the downing street

media briefing. are you ashamed as a government that there are so many nhs staff going into work who say they're worried about their safety because they fear their hospitals might run out of ppe? absolutely, everybody working hard on the front line deserves to have the equipment they need to be able to do theirjobs safely and we are working around the clock to make sure we can deliver on that. obviously, a billion pieces of ppe have been delivered, i think 12 million yesterday, and we are improving our sourcing internationally and domestically to make sure we can get the ppe we need in what is a challenging international context. the chancellor said there were delays with the planned turkish consignment of ppe, but a shipment of gowns from myanmar had arrived. with the new temporary nhs hospital in glasgow ready to ta ke patients, the government said it was working at pace to improve the supply of ppe. the opening ceremony for cardiff's new temporary

hospital, the principality stadium, with room for up to 2,000 patients. the duke of edinburgh said he wa nted the duke of edinburgh said he wanted to acknowledge the vital work taking place. there was more uplifting news at east sussex trust as staff gave one of their own a round of applause as one of their own, a nurse, left critical care. hugh pym, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his main rival, the knesset speaker benny gantz, say they're forming an emergency government of national unity to deal with the pandemic. mr netanyahu will be prime minister for the first 18 months. mr gantz will then take overfor the remainder of a three—year term. virgin australia has announced

it has gone into voluntary administration. it's one of the first major corporate casualties of the pandemic. the company said revenue dried up and it was forced to nearly council of lights. more than 10,000 jobs may be at risk. the president of madagascar, andry rajoelina, has officially launched a locally—produced herbal tea which he claims is both a prevention and a cure for coronavirus. this, despite the fact that health experts say there is as yet no known cure or vaccine. mr rajoelina claims it's proven to be effective and has cured, he says, two patients in the country. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: how dangerous are conspiracy theories about coronavirus, where it comes and how it spreads? the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead

still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. one of the most successful singer songwriters of all time, the american pop star prince, has died at the age of 57. ijust couldn't believe it, i did't believe it. he was just here saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. mission control: and lift-off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has announced

that the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, is to visit the white house on tuesday. the price of us oil goes negative, as demand dries up and producers sell rather than store their supplies. as covid—19 spreads around the world, so too have the conspiracy theories about where it came from and how it spreads. among the more outlandish rumours are claims that 5g technology is helping to transmit the disease, or that it is a deliberate plot to reduce the global population. so why do people believe such things — and can they be dangerous to society? joining me now live is daniel jolley who is a senior lecturer in psychology at northumbria university in the north of england. thank you very much. i know you are staying up late for us. as long as people has gossip, historically, there has been fa ke historically, there has been fake news. why does it matter? it matters for many reasons but

the key thing to note is that conspiracy theories bloom in moments of crises. people feel uncertain. conspiracies bloom in those platforms which means that during a virus out fake people are drawn to concert heresy personalities. it's not irrational to believe in a conspiracy and people are trying to understand the world we are in. it isjust trying to understand the world we are in. it is just that for some people they are dangerous and can lead to people not following recommended advice such as vaccines or antibiotics and instead they follow alternatives so in the case of covid—19, they may be less likely to follow the advice of the government but rather follow alternatives that are this could be ineffective and at worst lethal. in some case you presume it's at worst lethal. in some case you presume its people spreading mistress and in other cases it is enemies of a particular state trying to disrupt a particular state. you

get the sense that people believe the things they are spreading? i definitely do. there have been a range of polls that indicate that up to 60% of british people believe at least one conspiracy theory. they are so widespread. as i say they are believed for normal everyday reasons where people just want to understand the world that we live in. and sometimes, it has been shown, that those who lack reticle thinking abilities are more likely to leave and conspiracy theories. so if they feel anxious and out of control and they want to ask questions about what is happening they may not evaluate the evidence. so conspiracy theories can be rational but they are dangerous. the internet has made a difference to the possibility of spreading all this and the coronavirus in particular. what are the particular. what are the particular dangers with the pandemic? people who believe in

conspiracy theories do not trust recommended advice so that they may not follow the isolation guidelines and instead, follow alternatives. research has also shown that conspiracy believers are more hostile and more likely to accept violence towards those perceived to be conspiring as a way to protect themselves so, ina sense, way to protect themselves so, in a sense, those who they perceived to be part of a conspiracy of covid—19 they may be more violent towards those people. so, briefly, what chance of fact checking is there to combat this? some arguments can reduce believe in conspiracy theories. also improving critical thinking abilities to this has been shown to reduce believe in conspiracy theories. thank you very much indeed. let's hope. a national virtual visual be held this week to honour 20 victims

of canada's deadly shooting to get unfolded in nova scotia as the province was locked down due to the pandemic. this was a hero's welcome and for a community in morning, something finally to cheer about. constable chad morrison was shot while responding to reports of a gunman killing people across nova scotia this weekend. the officer had been in hospital since the attack. tragically, others were not so fortu nate, tragically, others were not so fortunate, losing their lives at the hand of the gunman. this include morrison's colleague, known by many in the community. how many people have said she isa how many people have said she is a beautiful person and her smile lit up a room, you know? and how caring she was and she was so sweet and a sense of humour. people in nova scotia

have paid tribute to the fallen, living flowers, flags and signs outside this police station. but while people stopped to remember, officers continued to look for answers. why did wortman, a 50—year—old man who owned a denture clinic, dresses a police officer, get into a marked police car and begin killing innocent people? wortman was killed after being intercepted by officers at a petrol station in enfield about 92 kilometres south of porter peak. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, said his government was on the verge of introducing bands for assault style weapons before the coronavirus outbreak. the pandemic will prevent us from morning together in person. but a vigil will be held virtually to celebrate the lives of the vic is at 7pm on friday through a face book group, colchester, supporting our community. a face book group, colchester, supporting our communitylj don't supporting our community.” don't know how the community will move on from this. it will

not be an overnight thing nor next month thing. it will take time and we will all have to bond together as we can to get over this. the prime minister reassured people he has every intention of moving forward with bands to weapons once the outbreak is curved in a bid to prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again. private text messages between the duke and duchess of sussex have been revealed in court as part of the couple's claim against associated which owns the daily mail and the mail on sunday. harry and meghan have also told the uk's tabloid press they are ending all co—operation with them. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. it's six weeks since they walked away from britain and now harry and meghan are stamping out the rules of their new, non—royal life and rule number one, it seems, is having nothing to do with britain's tabloid newspapers. they are tired of full is,

invasive stories, they say. harry has had a difficult relationship with the tabloids for years. it is a dislike from which he has never moved on. very early on been very prickly with the press, they have almost encouraged them to misbehave. to be honest with you, i would say that they are betterjudgement was they should simply ignore it. ignore it and if the papers are not getting a rise out of them, they won't continue to do it. meghan is currently suing associated newspapers over the publication of the mail on sunday of extracts from a private letter she sent her estranged father, thomas. the sussex lawyers have disclosed some of the text messages the couple sent to thomas after he'd become entangled with the media. in one text, harry said...

megan and harry are now concentrating on new opportunities. she was heard on us television today talking about a disney film she has narrated about elephants. about a disney film she has narrated about elepha ntsm about a disney film she has narrated about elephants. if we had more of an awareness about the obstacles they face would ta ke the obstacles they face would take care of each other, this planet and in a very different way. two months into their new life and harry and meghan are doing their best to navigate a new course. supporters will applaud them taking on the tabloid press. detractors will question theirjudgement as the world wrestles with more pressing matters. nicholas witchell, bbc news. and, before we go for all those parents out there who could use a hand with story—time these days, help is here. a mouse took a stroll through

the deep dark wood. a fox saw the deep dark wood. a fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. michelle obama will narrate a classic kids book online each monday for the next four weeks. the first offering was that much loved tale ‘the gruffalo', byjulia donaldson. the project is a collaboration with penguin random house and pbs kids. the idea is to give children a chance to practise their reading, and give their parents a much—needed break. and the main news again, president trump has said he is working with state governors to make sure they have the resources needed to ramp up coronavirus testing and added that the new york governor will visit the white house on tuesday to discuss the response to the pandemic. a change of tone from the president and it comes as the price of us oil has turned negative for the first time in history. the benchmark price closed at —$37 a barrel with producers having to pay for buyers to take

supplies of their hands as they have nowhere to store it. shutting a well is considered too expensive. hello. through our window on the weather, it's nothing but blue sky at the moment. and a few more days of that to come. but there is that complication of the brisk easterly wind. it does make you feel rather cool, especially along the north sea coasts. it will ease down later in the week, and all parts will turn a bit warmer. but the isobars are still squeezed together as we look at the big picture for tuesday around that area of high pressure close to scandinavia. we start tuesday fairly chilly, but particularly in scotland where there will be glands that have dropped a few degrees below freezing. so frosty start to tuesday in scotland, and a bit of cloud for the channel islands, south devon, cornwall, the isles of scilly may produce a bit of rain for a time, but that won't last

long before it clears. plenty of sunshine across the uk, these are the wind speeds, gusts around 30—a0 mph in places. just as we saw on monday, that has an impact on the temperature along the north sea coasts, some spots just around ten celsius or so, whereas most areas are in the mid—to—high teens, near 20 celsius in the warm spots. now overnight and into wednesday morning, a bit of patchy cloud here and there. the breeze stays up, meaning we will avoid a frost again, bar1—2 spots in scotland getting close to maybe a little bit below freezing. now there may be a bit more cloud around on wednesday for northern ireland, parts of western scotland, northwest scotland, with the outside chance of catching a shower. but if you want some rain on the garden, you'll be disappointed because much of the uk, nearly all of the uk, will stay dry. some sunshine,

maybe not as breezy, a bit warmer by 1—2 degrees. but by the time we get to thursday, the isobars opening up, meaning the wind will be easing. could be 1—2 mist and fog patches to start the day, but actually more especially on friday morning, parts of scotland and northeast england. but for most, thursday will be a day of clear skies. the wind isn't as strong, even along the north sea coasts it's a bit warmer, but the warmest parts of england and wales will be approaching the mid—20s. just a few subtle changes going into the weekend, perhaps a bit more cloud around with the slight chance of a shower, and a little bit cooler by then.

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump said he was working with state governors to make sure they had the resources needed to ramp up coronavirus testing, and he's added that new york governor andrew cuomo would visit the white house on tuesday to discuss the response to the pandemic. the price of us oil has turned negative for the first time in history, with the main benchmark price closing at —$37 a barrel. president trump said the us would add 75 million barrels to the national reserve. global demand for oil has all but dried due to the lockdowns. an raf plane is on its way to turkey to pick up a delayed delivery of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. those for healthcare workers. workers are in the uk. the government said it was working "around the clock" to address the lack of protective gear. a delivery of gowns was expected to arrive on monday.