music l liked good beer, music. liked good beer, good food, etc. not only electronic, he was not a robot. they made their fame on this kind of robotic dentists either sound. the robot pop set the template for absolutely everything coming after it. did he realise just how inspirational and how much impact he was making on the music world? i think so. but at the this is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk time the synthesizer were new so it and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here was a discovery also for everybody. in britain and globally. but of course, it was a big germany has unveiled plans to reopen europe's biggest economy. inspiration for me and my band too. restaurants, schools and professional football have all been given the greenlight so when we heard the first craftwork to restart as lockdown restrictions are lifted. audubon we really wanted to make another grim milestone in the uk. same count of music. 0r sound using the number of deaths has tipped past 30,000. the prime minister has been synthesizers and so. you've got to defending his handling of the pandemic but admits to some failings. just absolutely appreciate what an it is an epidemic going on in care impact they made. they were

homes, which is something described as the electronic beetles i bitterly regret. of their time. it's remarkable how they brought this new type of sound president trump backtracks, into the mainstream. yes, because saying he won't now disband the coronavirus task force, they really used we can say it now telling reporters he didn't realise how popular it was. many melodies but so efficient. they we re many melodies but so efficient. they were so, the sounds were really one of the grandfathers of techno florian schneider has died. handcrafted. nothing preprogrammed, his band kraftwerk is the sounds were really made with credited with changing the sound of pop music. analogue synthesizers and everything was really handmade. and new. dan welcome. europe's biggest economy is getting back to business. flaxman who worked. germany has announced plans to get restaurants, shops and professional football back up and running. already some shops, hairdressers captain tom moore, the war veteran who raised millions and schools are open there. of pounds for the nhs, it's one of several countries that the uk's health service, has been capturing hearts around the world. have started easing lockdowns, he's inspired a 97—year—old sergeant who served in the russian army but germany is going in world war two to raise money further than most. for russian medics. here's why. 0ur moscow correspondent germany has around 167,000 steve rosenberg has her story. confirmed cases, and

a message for captain tom from the recorded death toll is under7,000. sergeant zeno. when 97—year—old that's much lower figure than russian war veteran zeno saw these the uk, italy, france and spain. and so now angela merkel is starting images of tom moore doing his to navigate germany out of its lockdown. sponsored blog for the named nhs she she's made a deal with regional leaders that means social realised her country needed her. she distancing stays intojune, and face masks must be worn in shops and on public transport until then too. and there's another caveat, if new outbreaks are identified, couldn't do 100 laps of her garden, new local or regional lockdowns must be reimposed. last year she broke her hip. instead here's the chancellor she's been sharing wartime memories speaking earlier. translation: we are now at a point where we can say online. and asking for donations. that we have achieved the aim it's to help the families of russian of slowing the spread of the virus and protecting our health system doctors who've died in the pandemic. from being overwhelmed. we could do this because the citizens have lived their lives responsibly throughout this virus. they are committed to the restrictions, thereby saving the lives of others. she is a real russian hero. she

next here's the bbc‘s jenny hill in berlin tweeting served in an anti—aircraft brigade earlier about on one possible way and fought in the battle of stalingrad. these days when she is for german restaurants to reopen. not fundraising she's knitting. and she's just finished a pair of socks food is to be covered when serve, waiters and gloves and mask and one for captain tom. and a half metres between tables and diners can't stay over two hours, also no groups. this is a proposal from the association of hotels and restau ra nts. from the association of hotels and restaurants. here's more from ginny. her socks are now winging their way this country is in a good position. to britain express delivery. so, if the infection rates have been steadily falling, there is hospital capacity to spare. captain tom ever wants to do more but that's put angela merkel under pressure from the leaders of germany's 16 states charity walking at least his feet who desperately want to restart will be warm. steve rosenberg, bbc their local economies. at that meeting today we were told it was indeed very stormy. news. two they agreed that it can open shops, inspirational people there. thanks restaurants, hotels — for watching. good evening, albeit with strict social distancing measures. and that germany's professional football league, the bundesliga, can inspirational people there. thanks forwatching. good evening, it's resume matches although they must be been a warmer day today and the warmth will continue to build for held behind closed doors. many. 0ver warmth will continue to build for many. over the coming few days. but now, there are important caveats. by the time we get to the weekend people here can't simply

go out now and meet up changes good. even for eastern with whoever they'd like to. they still have to wear facemasks counties it will be warmer, a on public transport and in shops. warmer day on friday but by the time and the authorities will continue to test we get to saturday afternoon across and contact—trace aggressively. the north of scotland in particular, but additionally, angela merkel there will be a blast of arctic air today won a significant concession moving its way south right across from those regional leaders the uk by sunday. so it really will in the form of an emergency brake. feel very different almost like what that means is that should winter has returned i should infections rise above a prescribed imagine. but for the rest of this evening and overnight it stays limit anywhere in this country, largely clear. quite chilly actually the local authorities will be in eastern areas where the not right required to immediately so as last night. for the last we've re—impose restrictions. got macleod and a few showers to you know, polls suggest hold our temperature up. if there is that the majority of germans have rather supported angela merkel's a little mist and fog first thing it pretty cautious approach so far. will clear quite quick lee and once today, she said that germany had put again plenty of dry and settled the first phase of the pandemic behind it but warned that a long weather. however, those showers are battle with the virus making inroads on these weather still lies ahead. fronts. there will be in an increased chance of shower over the coming few days. i would like to ros atkins has has been looking germany, and other developments in europe. rule out the article and just about anywhere come tomorrow afternoon. but they're more likely across hi ros. hi kasia. western of wales and england up into northern ireland and scotland more clout in these areas not everywhere the european commission is warning will catch a shower but the

that europe's is experiencing afternoon given the heat and the the worst economic shock strength of the may sunshine could since the great depression turn out to be heavy for the odd of the 1930s, and that rumble of thunder. temperatures are the eventual outcome could be expected to be higher than those of even worse than that. today. notably in eastern coastal so every country is mindful of counties. friday, very similar a lot the huge economic cost of lockdown, but of course is also mindful of drive bright weather hazy of a possible new spike in virus sunshine. a difference for scotland weather front by that stage. he infections as restrictions ease. rather cloudy and damp at times here's germany's economy here. there could be the odd shop minister speaking to fleet not sharp showerjust the newsnight programme. here. there could be the odd shop fleet not sharp shower just about anywhere and see temperatures rising when you have to switch from into the low 20s in many england and wales. the shower across scotland liberalizing to shut down again two or three times, then it and northern ireland. saturday, the would have disastrous heat will build their showers and they could turn heavy and consequences for the economy. thundering. at the same time in the north we are getting that cold plunge appearing just seven or eight here's aaron hestlehurst on why to the far north of scotland. whilst germany's economy will need we hold onto that heat in the south. more than this in the long—term. during saturday evening and overnight that cold air will push it is expected to see economic our weather front right the way activity in certain parts to rebound fairly quickly, but the experts i south was up behind it yes, a real spoke to are very quick to remind us chance of some of the neck some snow. even lower levels of scotland

that the german economy is a manufacturing economy. was top it will feel much colder by the germans make a lot of stuff. setting it drop of some 10 degrees. that means that they're more reliant on the rest of temperatures feeling colder still the world and in particular, when you add on the effect of that china and the us. so really, germany needs a healthy strong northerly wind. chinese and us economy for it to rebound quickly. 0n the flip side of that, on the other side of that eu coin, you've got the likes of greece, spain and italy where the commission says they're gonna struggle. they're gonna struggle to regain growth. they've seen investment just fall off the cliff. but also the big hit, one of their most important industries is going to take, and that's tourism. well, let's talk about tourism. italy's prime minister has been sounding positive about the possibility of people being able to take a summer holiday. evidently he's not the only one thinking about this. airbnb has reported a jump in bookings from europeans, and europe as a destination is hugely important to the national economies within it. the most recent figures show france had nearly 90 million

international tourist arrivals in 2018, followed by spain with 82 million arrivals and italy with 62 million. and these three are the worst—hit in the european union. this is rory boland, the travel editor at the consumer advice organisation "which?". the chances of travel internationally generally are quite low for the summer season. what we are seeing happen is some countries where there has been a low number of infections are kind of talking to each other about almost exchanging holiday— makers. so, we've seen that in the baltics — latvia, lithuania, and estonia are talking about opening up to each other so that holiday— makers can travel. we've seen it further afield with australia and new zealand as well. so, it does look like we may be able to i suppose travel in our near neighbourhood in those countries with the low

number of infections. the bad news is if, like me, you are in the uk or perhaps you're in the us, we are probably a long way down the list of citizens that countries want to accept in because of the high number of infections. so, i think what we will see is a kind of slow unlocking between individual countries. and, of course, there is... this is onlyjust starting now, these countries unlocking. what we don't know is if there will be another flare—up of the coronavirus which would induce another lockdown. so, we really are only seeing the roots of the possibilities of travel returning to normal at the moment. finally, i want to update you on the lockdown in spain. it's set to continue tonight at ten — the united kingdom for at least two more weeks becomes the first country in europe after parliament voted to extend to record more than 30,000 deaths the country's state of emergency. linked to coronavirus. this is what prime minister pedro the uk is now second only sanchez said earlier. to the united states in the world's highest number of deaths caused translation: the decision to come by the pandemic. to parliament to ask you for yet

another extension to the state and it's yet another day of emergency is based on science, when the government's target and those who oppose it and vote for testing has been missed, against the state of emergency as labour pointed out. and the extension are basing their decisions the uk was slow into lockdown, on the worst possible politics — slow on testing, slow on tracing, and slow on the supply and that is partisan politics. of protective equipment. so lots of different calculations the ambition, clearly, for european leaders, is to get up to 200,000 a day and everyone is watching by the end of this month, germany very closely, and then to go even higher. both for how it's kept its number we'll have the latest as the prime of fatalities relatively minister prepares to make a statement on sunday setting low to this point and for out his plans to ease the lockdown. also tonight... how its infection rates there's intense pressure to get business and the economy moving react to the easing of restrictions. lots of different detail. all of it is available via the bbc news website. and the bbc news app. a

let's crossover to president not disbanding that task force, he's sending different messages, a bit of mixed messages. he's also saying that doctor felty and the task force coordinator deborah burks will be theirjobs. yeah, i think coordinator deborah burks will be theirjobs. yeah, ithink the coordinator deborah burks will be theirjobs. yeah, i think the whole model around whether there is a task force, whether it's been disbanded 01’ force, whether it's been disbanded or not gets to the inherent tension in the president at the moment. who is always been slightly ambivalent about the restrictions that his administration, the guidelines, that his administration has laid out. he's desperate for the country to reopen. he supported governors who are reopening the company. even though states are not meeting the federal guidelines. i think with the announcements at the task force was can be disbanded the president was going to say ok, not that the coronavirus is done but we are moving forward, we're moving beyond the crisis point. we're

moving by the kind doing a company can open up. we are focusing on the economy which he knows he needs to do in order to be reelected in november is get the us economy back on its feet again. at the same time you have the public health officials who command a huge amount of respect in the country, and opinion poll says they respect them and trust him. saying we can't push this process too quickly. to some extent we had talking about germany and other parts of europe the economy versus the public health and how do you marry those two objectives. it's got to be said caddy that the task force has become incredibly popular. there is a respected people that you mention, is there a potential that the president is a little bit may be, jealous that they're getting all the limelight? well, i don't know that he's jealous, i think it was more that when he was giving those very long briefings that sometimes went on for two and half hours sometimes, at which the president did 70% of the talking, he felt that

the ratings were great for him. he spoke about it repeatedly on quick delete neck twitter. how good the ratings were yet, he was not getting great opinion poll approval ratings from those ratings. i think that was a diagram or while he was getting great numbers but they weren't doing him any favors. and perhaps people wa nted him any favors. and perhaps people wanted to hear more from the medical people but if it wasn't going to do him much good politically, i think that's why was the briefings. the task force is so continued but without those briefings, will the american people get a chance from here from doctor fauci, doctor parks was next what's good to be the mechanism for them to get out and get the medical size the backside of this equation out? caddy as always thanks for talking us through and getting your perspective on that fascinating stuff. were going to stay in

mike pompeo has doubled down on his claim that he believes the coronavirus originated from a laboratory in wuhan. there is significant evidence that came from the laboratory. the statements can both be true. i made them, officials have made them, they are all true. focus on the most important piece here. the most important piece here is that the american people remain at risk. the american people remain at risk. the american people remain at risk. the american people remain at risk because we do not know. we don't have certainty about whether it began in the lab or whether it began someplace else. there's a easy way to scope it the answer, transparency, open it. most experts do agree that the virus came from wildlife that was probably sold at a wet market in wuhan. jumping from an animal to wet market in wuhan. jumping from an animaltoa human. wet market in wuhan. jumping from an animalto a human. donald wet market in wuhan. jumping from an animal to a human. donald trump has animal to a human. donald trump has a different theory. he claims he seen evidence the virus originated

here. the president hasn't provided any more detail or evidence for this. so far us officials have played that theory down, including the top us scientist, doctor anthony faucl the top us scientist, doctor anthony fauci. he is in the task force. he told the you national geographic on monday if you look at the evolution of the virus in bats and what's out there now, the evidence is very, very strongly leaning towards this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated. china has also been pushing back and is calling for claims that the virus originated in the lab. insane. china has been pointed as a saviour in the fight against it, calling washington an obstacle. barbara platt 0sher pointed out the contradiction.

that's all consistent. barbara. we've been through this. i'm just wondering. and also are you basing your assertion on the information these parties do not have? let me put this to bed. your efforts to spend your whole life trying to drive a wedge between senior american officials, it just false. everyone of those statements entirely consistent. he also criticised the chinese government handling of the pandemic, saying lack of transparency has cost lives. let's go back to barbara. there are other countries who have also criticised the chinese and say they haven't been transparent enough. the americans in particular have really hit china hard on this and really

relit and consistency. although there is concern about china's behaviour and also as mr pompeo said as long as there is a lack of transparency, more people's lives will be lost. critics believe the ministration is trying to deflect attention away from its own slow response to the virus by hitting beijing so hard. stay with us on 0utside source, still to come... we'll speak to a leading climate change expert on the impact coronavirus is having on carbon emissions as demand for transport and energy falls. nearly 60% of covid—19 deaths in scotland are linked to care homes, according to new statistics. however, the number of people dying in the country has now fallen for the first time. here's first minister nicola sturgeon. the scottish government must

consider whether to consider the restrictions. we are still too fragile to immediately ease restrictions in any significant way. but we are planning now for ways in which we can gradually do so as soon as possible. more detail is set out in the piper public —— paper published yesterday. please stay home, say more than two metres from other people when you are out, don't meet up from people with other households, where a face covering if you are in public, and isolate com pletely you are in public, and isolate completely if you or someone else in your household has symptoms. if we all stick with it for a bit longer, we will, i'm sure, see more progress and we will bring forward the moment when some of these restrictions can be eased. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. germany has unveiled plans to reopen europe's biggest economy. restaurants, schools and professional football have all been given the greenlight

to re—start as lockdown restrictions are lifted. the coronavirus lockdown has resulted in the fastest decline in carbon emissions ever recorded. that's because of the falling global demand for transport and energy. now the government is being urged to ensure that progress in tackling climate change continues, once the epidemic is over. 0ur chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, reports. and how about you? i know you're working on mark's announcement this morning. yes, doing lots of announcements... we're all getting used to new ways of working. . .and socialising. here's a little cheers! cheers! even hen parties happen online in the age of coronavirus. this global lockdown has given us cleaner air and quieter streets, as well as the biggest cut in carbon emissions ever recorded. since lockdown, kelly has been running her team from home. no more three hour car

and train commute every day. i think we've all become experts at working from home, so companies will now have more productive employees when they do work from home, and therefore we can enable them to do that more often. and when you do go to work, perhaps you'll choose not to drive. the mayors of london and manchester today said they'd set more road space aside for cyclists to help us all get moving while maintaining social distancing. it is just the kind of initiative boris johnson's advisers it is just the kind of initiative borisjohnson's advisers on climate change are recommending. today they urged that any attempt to kick—start the economy has to help us all move towards lower carbon lifestyles. we back we will have to re—omit them in our priorities across all the government will have to lead us through. let's make sure we think about the priorities that we do that. these are sensible steps that make the economy more resilient in the future. he says we need to

invest in making homes more energy efficient and he carbon icing are transport and energy systems. but are we ready to change the way we live and work? susan advises the government on the psychology of behaviour change. when wuhan happens, we all thought we could never do that. but what we see is we did do exactly that. the overwhelming majority adhered to very challenging advice, especially for people in private conditions. they have sustained it over many, many weeks. so it does show that people can be adaptable when they can see why they need to change their behaviour. lockdown has given us their behaviour. lockdown has given usa their behaviour. lockdown has given us a glimpse of a cleaner, greener world, but we do need to get the economy going again. the challenge will be doing that in a way that locks in some of the low carbon habits we have all been learning.

justin rowlatt, bbc news, london. well, i'm joined now by rachel kyte. she's the dean of the fletcher school at tufts university. she has held various high—profiled posts including the world bank group vice president and special envoy for climate change, leading efforts to shift its operations and campaign for the paris agreement. we see with this lockdown, due to coronavirus, is unprecedented. can we have the best of both worlds going forward and do we have to decide between the economy and safety? i think that most economists and most business leaders and a number of financial leaders think that there is a way to walk through this particular moment and balance the needs of the planet and our own human health. with the needs of restarting the economy. what we're seeing is that energy demand has come all the way down and transport demand. we are not flying or

driving. there are less ships moving. 0ur energy demand has come down as well. will be seen as in the cities where there are may be power pla nts cities where there are may be power plants inside city limits, their energy demand has come down further than their admissions than a city where there is no energy being developed inside the city. so we can see that while you're walking and i'm cycling and we're not driving, it's those big things. if the energy generation, it's a large manufacturing. that's where the blog from the emissions are coming from. ina from the emissions are coming from. in a stimulus to get back going again. there has to be conditions given to those firms to help them things shift more click the —— quickly. it has to be capitalised on by government in the way which it rescues companies and businesses going forward. given that so many companies are at the brink of breaking down and not being able to reopen because of what's been

happening, because of their lack of earnings, is it too much to ask going forward that they then have to at relook at the business model and consider the environment a priority? i don't think so because the direction of travel is already clear. the climate crisis is the one that sort of right in front of us. what this crisis has done, it's revealed to us our lack of resilience from poor quality air. so this has just heightened the awareness that we have to do something. we are already aware of the fact we need to be at carbonised. the sector is beginning to show that it want to see decarbonization plans for businesses. so the things we can see are like an example of the french or austrian government, talking to their airlines and saying 0k, austrian government, talking to their airlines and saying ok, you will get public funds to help you move forward, but we would like to see less admissions per mile, less emissions per passenger in return. you can see that the renewable

energy sector has actually picked up the strain and is holding the energy system quite well, so when we start looking at thejob system quite well, so when we start looking at the job that we need going forward, there are more already greenjobs in renewable energy. so i think the government can actually just energy. so i think the government can actuallyjust nudge us in a quicker direction that we were already travelling. we don't have that much time left, so briefly if you could, are we ready for those kinds of changes? absently crucial that we need to focus on them, but it's a seismic change for us. people are worried about the unemployment possibilities and the depression we may find ourselves in. these are jobs with opportunities. there are lots of jobs jobs with opportunities. there are lots ofjobs in renewable energy and making our homes more efficient and green infrastructure. there's lots ofjobs in tree we don't have to dig ourselves further into a fossil fuel whole in order to escape across the. we have to leave on that note. thank

you so much. i'll be back with the next addition of outside source. bye— bye. good evening. it's been a warmer day today and the warm will continue to build for many over the coming few days. but by the time we get to the weekend, change is quick. her eastern coastal counties tomorrow, it will be a warmer day on friday but by the time he gets a saturday afternoon, across the north of scotla nd afternoon, across the north of scotland in particular, there will bea scotland in particular, there will be a blast of arctic air moving its way southwards right across the uk by sunday. so it will feel very different, almost like winter has returned. for the rest of this evening and overnight, it stays largely clear. quite chilly and eastern areas, although not quite so as last night and further west, more cloud. and a few showers to hold our temperature up. if there is mist and fog first thing, it will clear quite

quickly and then once again, plenty of dry unsettled weather. however, those showers are coming in these rather french —— dry and settled weather. i would like to rule out the arch our anywhere in the afternoon, but more likely across western areas up into northern ireland and scotland. not everywhere will catch shower, but the afternoon, given the heat and the strength of the may sunshine, it could turn out to be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. temperatures are expected to be higher, i think it eastern coastal counties. friday, very similar and there'll be a lot of dry, bright weather, hazy sunshine, but for scotland. rather cloudy and damp at times here. there could be the odd sharp showerjust about anywhere. see temperatures rising into the low 20s in many parts of england and wales. the odd shower around elsewhere and simply

so on saturday, he will build and they can turn heavy and under e —— heat will build. we get that cold plunge appearing. must we hold onto that peak in the south. that cold airwill that peak in the south. that cold air will push our weather front right the way south and behind it, yes, a real chance of some snow. even at northern levels —— lower levels for northern scotland. it will feel much colder. a drop of 10 degrees but even colder still when you add on that strong, northerly wind.

this is 0utside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world.we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. germany has unveiled plans to reopen europe's biggest economy. restaurants, schools and professional football have all been given the greenlight to re—start as lockdown restrictions are lifted. another grim milestone in the uk. the number of deaths has tipped past 30,000, the prime minister has been defending his handling of the pandemic but admits to some failings.

it is an epidemic going on in care homes, which is something i bitterly regret. president trump backtracks saying he won't now disband the coronavirus task force telling reporters he didn't realise how popular it was. one of the grandfather's of techno florian schneider has died. his band — kraftwerk is credited with changing the sound of pop music. welcome. in the uk the number of people who have died from coronavirus has passed 30,000. in the last 2a hours, a further 649 people died in the uk, bringing the uk's covid—19 death toll to 30,076. this is currently the second largest in the world after the us, and the largest in europe.

but at today's briefing, the director of public health england urged people to avoid international comparisons. as i have mentioned, countries measure in different ways. they measure the number of deaths in different ways. that is absolutely fine, so long as it's consistent in each country. it makes international comparisons very difficult because we are not comparing like with like. it's worth continuing to stress is because over time, probably the right measures have been outlined by a number of experts including chief medical officer which would be excess mortality overall in a period of time. then we will know truly how we have been impacted. a key part of containing coronavirus is testing for it. today the prime minister, boris johnson, announced a new target of hitting a testing capacity of 200,000 by the end of may.

but the government is still struggling to hit its previous target of 100,000, as hugh pym reports. a week ago since the weekend, it has fallen back to below 70,000, it is not quick clear why that happened. since the weekend it's fallen back below. since the weekend it's fallen back below. this is the entrance. for care homes it's vital to test residents so they can be kept separate. at this only have tried several times to order tests for those who are unwell and had no response. i'm very angry and frustrated when i hear ministers us that everybody in care homes can be tested. the government believes the testing on the ground it is such a big logistical. people cannot do it. deaths from covid—19 in care homes in england and wales have

continued to rise week on week.this graph shows that deaths in care 12 weeks at the health secretary declared that we were in a health crisis. i have to ask why haven't the covenant got to grips with this already? well actually, mr speaker, he's quite right of course to look at the crisis in care homes. and he's actually right to say that there is in epidemic going on in ca re there is in epidemic going on in care homes which is something i bitterly regret and we've been working very hard for weeks to get it done. 0ur political correspondent was watching and here is his analysis. 0ur political correspondent was watching and here is his analysislj think watching and here is his analysis.” think when the crisis first erupted i think as in other countries in every crisis around the world the sense of initial shock phase where i think peoplejust turn sense of initial shock phase where i think people just turn to the government, they turned to authority hoping for the best. i think what

you've started to see is politicians, people and the media alike being more questioning of the governments strategy from the beginning up until this point. that of course includes the mounting death toll in britain's care homes nearly half a million elderly people are live. also the constant issue of providing protective equipment for anybody not just health providing protective equipment for anybody notjust health workers but anybody. rob watson there. borisjohnson has repeatedly described the uk response to the coronavirus as a success story. so we've had a look at some coverage of the uk's response in the internatioanl press and they have a rather different take on it. the sydney morning herald describes the uk's coronavirus plan as the ‘biggest failure in a generation' asking ‘where did britain go wrong? this article in the new yorker says ‘there has been a curious mixture of superiority and fatalism about britain's handling of the pandemic, which has been slow and calamitous.‘ here's rob watson again, on how long the uk can avoid

international comparisons. you know, iwould you know, i would stay up until this point i think british politicians, many others people and i dare say the media as well in my experience, have been very much inward looking. and i think they've been rather oblivious to the right the rest of the world has seen the uk and has been questioning the way the uk has handled things right from the start. asi handled things right from the start. as i said just a second ago, i think thatis as i said just a second ago, i think that is changing because the uk is coming out of that initial shock phase where people, politician and meeting turned to the government and hope and difficult questions have been asked. although it's true that making the international comparisons is fraught with danger. i mean, nobody disputes that more people have died now in the uk or certainly a very large number of people have died in the uk comparison to other european countries. i think that does mark a difference. i think that marks a point at which people will ask the government more and more

questions. interesting way the governments poll writings have held up governments poll writings have held up rather well. again i think that's because people do turn to authority ina because people do turn to authority in a crisis. it has been on the way down. and of course, it's a sort of statement to the obvious but i think what really matters for the government now is what happens next. 0n government now is what happens next. on that note, we are expecting to find out a little bit more detail on sunday. yes. and we're already got a hint from boris johnson that sunday. yes. and we're already got a hint from borisjohnson that perhaps the lockdown will be eased in some way on monday. he said that's the reason why he wanted to announce it on sunday and not monday. i think all the other indications that we are getting from the government that nobody should think that somehow on monday everything is going to back to normal. absolutely farfrom it. yes, i suddenly took neck certainly think you will be right on that. we look forward to sunday. we look forward to sunday. coronavirus lockdowns are causing

major strains on peoples incomes in countries around the world. in some parts of africa, there's a warning that stay—at—home orders could see people running out of food. a report from the africa centres for disease control and prevention said people in nigeria and kenya were already being forced to break lockdowns — particularly in cities to go in search of food. and local media in zimbabwe. have reported long lines of people queueing in close proximity for hours on end, for maize, despite social distancing advice. mary harper from the bbc world service has more on the findings. according to this survey about two thirds of people interviewed said they had run out of food within 15 days. in some cases it was even a shorter period for example there was a tragic story from kenya a grandmother said she was boiling stones on her cooking stove to try and make her children believe she was actually cooking food. she didn't have any at all. and one reason why it so complicated in africa why food is becoming

such a problem that so many people work the informal sector, they live in hand to mouth existence. lockdowns are very strictly imposed across the continent people can't go out to sell their small amount of tomatoes which to sell things in the street. which means they can't make any money to buy food. there's also been a problem with some countries with trade. there is lockdown borders for example kenya and uganda have long cues of trying to transport goods from one country to the other. so food is in getting in. problem people living in overcrowded conditions. even the coronavirus doesn't take and hold on a massive scale yet there's a fair that once it does it will spread like wildfire. new research about the coronavirus is constantly emerging and in recent days it has been suggested there may be a second, more lethal, strand of the virus circulating. but a study out today

from the medical research council and the university of glasgow has found that while the virus has mutated, there's no evidence it has changed into different types. dr 0scar maclean is the lead researcher for that study and hejoins me now. explained to us what you found. because this will put peoples minds at rest. yes, there's lots of mutations that are currently accumulating as the pandemics going on. we looked through space which catalogues all the sequences that are available. compared the patterns that we are observing to other historic viral outbreaks such as ebola and sars. and concluded that the reasoning behind the claims that have been made so far suggesting that there are different types that are discernible characteristics really unfounded. what we are seeing

at the moment i was completely in line with mutual expectations with all these viruses being interchangeable. why is this important? why is it crucial that there's only one particular type of strain of this virus? two reasons why this could be potentially important. 0ne why this could be potentially important. one would be if the higher transmission rates are evolving than that sort of threatens our response by reese boot delete not reducing the effectiveness of lockdowns that would suppress the virus was not also one of the things that need to be careful of describing types and strains is not that these viruses have any different immunology goal properties. be a meaning one has no impact on to fight a secondary... with this virus, with its ability to mutate does this mean, can you become more contagious? what in

particular to we need to be aware of? so, these mutations that are accumulating in theory could have a functional effect. but looking at exa m ples functional effect. but looking at examples from historical viral and not something were expecting. there has been ample opportunity for these things to have evolved recurrently throughout previous viral outbreaks but these aren't things that traditionally occur and it's quite ha rd traditionally occur and it's quite hard for viruses generally already optimised to say while did something that will keep a track on in the future the evidence, criteria for coming up with that conclusion should be quite high. nothing that's come out so far really comes close to being satisfactory to make that claim. thanks so much for debunking those segments that there are different strains of coronavirus. thank you so much for your time. good luck with the rest of your research. stay with us on 0ustide source, still to come: we'll update

you on the english premier league football — as pressure grows to re—start one of the world's most popular tournaments. the street artist banksy has turned his attention to the nhs. to show his appreciation he's created a new picture and is showing it at the university hospital southampton. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, has more. could this be a rare sighting of the elusive street artist banksy? undercover making a special delivery to university hospitals in southampton. it's certainly his handiwork. it was hung late last night and unveiled this morning. it depicts a young boy kneeling down wearing dungarees and a white t—shirt. wastepaper basket in front of himhas to discarded old superheroes. instead he's playing with his new model figure, a new super hero. in nhs nurse with a flying cape and arm pointing

forward like superman. she is on a mission. the idea the hospital. was to thank the staff of the nhs generally and everything they are doing. so did he go down well? just the proudest of it. actually realising that we are thought of and respected. for years now we've not been but now everything that's going on with this current climate people are seeing is where we should be. super heroes. such a nice reward for all the staff that's been working really ha rd all the staff that's been working really hard throughout theirs. we had members of staff well up themselves. and obviously, all our pages that we just pulled together and got on with our work. why then did the hospital want to work with thanks a? he's really captured the emotion behind the way that countries recognising the nhs at the moment. certainly since we've been talking about this morning people recognise him, they understand where he's coming from and they aren't really appreciated that he's made southhampton the place to recognise the nhs. the plan is for the

painting to stay here until after the lockdown. at which point it will be sold off with auction with the proceeds going to the nhs which will come specifically to this hospital here. it might go up to £1 million may be even more if there is a shredder inside. you're watching outside source live. germany has plans to reopen the biggest economy restaurant schools and also professional football has all but given the green light to restart his lock—out restrictions there are lifted. just mentioned about how germany's bundesliga is going to resume games at behind closed doors there is however no such certainty for the premier league. i'm with every passing day there is growing pressure for a decision. let's bring in roz to look at the options that are available to the league. hi kasha

one example is to cancel the seasoned nobodies into that. may normally brings the finale of the english football season instead it's bringing wrangling over how and if to finish the season. one option is playing the remaining games behind closed doors at neutral venues. they'll be a vote on this next week — and when the head of the league managers association was asked by the bbc whether the season would be cancelled if the clubs vote no, this was the answer. yes, i think that probably is correct. if they haven't already, the government will be making it clear that home matches where it densely populated stadium really puts into question about social distancing rules can be adhered to. that will be on the voting next monday with the clubs. now let's have a look at the primary league table at the moment. it isjust about look at the primary league table at the moment. it is just about a look at the primary league table at the moment. it isjust about a done dealfor

the moment. it isjust about a done deal for liverpool at the top. it is just about a done deal for liverpool at the top. they're 25 points clear. but at the bottom the relegation situation is wide open. there are hundreds of millions of pounds at stake not to mention sporting pride. and brighton — one of the clubs down the bottom doesn't want to give up home advantage. it has a series of crucial home games against top sides still to come. the club says neutral venues may affect the "integrity" of the league. for its part the premier league has been working on whats's been dubbed project restart. this would mean, training starting on 18 may, games starting in june, with the league done byjuly. the league would also need up to 40,000 tests for players and staff if plans to play the outstanding games behind closed doors are pursued. bear in mind too that manchester city's sergio aguero has talked of some players being ‘scared' of

returning to playing. let's hear from bbc sport's laura scott. there really is a huge dilemma facing the primarily clubs and the premier league itself. because what the situation is is a collision of economic and commercial interests with serious concerns over health and welfare of the players, the managers and the staff involved putting training and their matches on. it doesn't seem like there will be a solution that will please everyone. and legal action could well follow whatever decision is taken. but clearly having heard concerns of the last few weeks from players and then club doctors, the medical article is can be key. ——protocol today the governments working groups that involve prudent but not government medical experts and medical experts for major sports they worked again to look at what it returned to training might look like. in the various safety precautions that will need to take place. what next? sunday is clearly a key day.

that will be when the review for lockdown restrictions comes in and that will have a huge bearing on whether primarily football can even return. but the government has given suggestions saying they would support a return of sport and could well lift the nation spirits. then the premier league is expected to have their crucial club meeting on monday. and the magic number that they are looking for is 1a out of they are looking for is 1a out of the 20 clubs. that's what they need for project restart to keep going. the bundesliga as it returned in the second half of may is undoubtedly a boost but the primary league just needs buy—in from so many stakeholders. in the consultation with players and managers is going to be crucial. even if they get that vote and they can return to training there is no certainty they will get to the point of playing. what is certain is the next few days are going to be crucial. yes — and the issue is complicated still further by ongoing questions

about major sports events such as cheltenham festival and liverpool against athletico madrid that took place just before the lockdown was brought in. kasia, the stakes are high on this decision. and while it's the clubs that are voting, as laura was saying, the premier league will need even broader buy—in for the season to resume. i think were all going be watching out on what is said on sunday. thank you very much as always. lots of decisions to be taken. the electronic music pioneer and co—founder of the german group kraftwerk, florian shnigh—der has died aged 73. music. liked