england so they can protect essential services during the pandemic — there's also extra cash for scotland walesnd northern ireland. doctors injapan warn that the country's medical system could collapse amid a rising number of coronavirus cases. as coronavirus cases in moscow rise, ambulances queue for more than nine hours to drop patients at hospital. and in the midst of the pandemic — police in hong kong arrest 15 high profile democracy activists and lawmakers — after last yea r‘s protests. we'll be speaking to the former governor of hong kong lord patten hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. first — more than 15 thousand people in the uk have now died in hospital from coronavirus —with 888 new deaths recorded in the last 2a hours. that grim number doesn't include people who have died in care homes or in the community in england and northern ireland. it comes as the communities secretary robert jenrick said 84 tonnes of personal protective equipment, or ppe, is due to arrive in the uk tomor

none of them in scotland, wales or northern ireland.the pressure covid—19 is placing on intensive care beds. organ donors and recipients both need that high—level care, so fewer families of potential donors are being approached, and doctors don't want vulnerable transplant recipients with suppressed immune systems alongside infectious covid—19 patients. when i hear from other countries who have been at the centre of this covid pandemic they have got to the point where no transplants are possible in certain regions at all, and we may get to that point in the next days or weeks. but we are working very hard to keep organ donation and transplant open for as long as possible. in this training exercise, staff go through the delicate process of broaching organ donation with a family. the parents are played by actors but this is a very familiar scenario for amy preston, a nurse specialising in organ donation. her other organs are working well enough working well enough that she could potentially help save lives of maybe seven or eight other pe

there will be extra cash to spend in scotland, wales and northern ireland as well, but money is being leaders say a similar amount of emergency funding announced last month has already gone. everyone will have spent the first tranche of cash ina will have spent the first tranche of cash in a couple of months, and i don't think anyone thinks it is only going to last a certain amount of time so councils will start to either go bankrupt or will have to start heavily rationing services. this is another reminder of the massive economic impact the shutdown is having, on individuals and communities. and the bill the government is facing is mounting. the huge amounts of money already promised to businesses and to try and keep people injobs. but with those extra pressures on local authorities, and fears that some won't be able to pay their council tax compounding the funding problem, some fear the extra money announced today will not be enough. the streets being cleaned this afternoon may be quieter but important local services continue. in one way or another they have to be paid for. a govern

scotland and wales areas of england. scotland and wales areas of england. of england. scotland and wales are a bit flatter, and they talked about a definite trend of reduced numbers. then, the next chart is of total critical care capacity in different parts of the uk, intensive ca re different parts of the uk, intensive care beds, that is, and the percentage occupied by covid—19 patients. and you can see that's coming down as well, albeit with a slight blip upwards in the last day orso, slight blip upwards in the last day or so, showing that this is by no means straightforward. and in fact as one expert put it today, with this virus, getting to the peak is like going up in an express elevator, coming down, we will have to find our way down by the stairs. hugh pym, our health and editor, thank you. spain, which has had one of the strictest lockdowns in europe, is now allowing children to leave their homes, if they're with an adult, for the first time in six weeks. there have been more than 23,000 confirmed deaths in the country, with 288 reported today, the l

there's also extra cash for scotland wales and northern ireland. doctors injapan warn that the country's medical system could collapse amid a rising number of coronavirus cases as coronavirus cases in moscow rise, ambulances queue for more than nine hours to drop patients at hospital. and in the midst of the pandemic — police in hong kong arrest 15 high profile democracy activists and lawmakers — after last yea r‘s protests and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire has more information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. hello and welcome to this special programme. for the next half an hour we will bring you further information and advice about the coronavirus pandemic. you might have seen the video from 2015 that shows bill gates talking about the possible impact a global pandemic could have on the planet. you will hear his thoughts know about this covid—19 outbreak. and a reminder that you can always keep up—to—date on the latest on our website. first, charities in the uk are warning that almost a quarter of t

wales and temperatures for the low 20s. it was about 18 for northern ireland, 18 or 19 for scotland.rmest day of the week. mist and fog patches to start off with, those temperatures could beat 23 or 24 celsius with the warmest areas across southern england. that's thursday's weather and what about the end of the week? just a few mist and fog patches around friday, little overall change for most of us. still spells of sunshine and very warm forjust about all of us. however start to get northerly winds blowing in across the north of highland, orkney and shetland. didn't turn cooler. ——it will be turning cooler. temperatures around nine celsius. that weekend set fair for the most part. but more cloud and temperatures coming down just a few degrees but still on the warm side. isolated showers and more especially on sunday. next this is the prime minister himself pledging a new economic stimulus package to help the country recover from the outbreak. hello, this is outside source for a view is in the uk and all around the world where covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in

of sunshine and high pollen levels across much of england and wales, and northern ireland for a time. starting to turn cooler across scotlandhern ireland and northern england, but still holding on to the warmth across much of england and wales. change is afoot as we going to easter sunday, generating showers, particularly across england and wales. such is the nature of showers, not everyone will see them but some thirsty gardens may get a drink on sunday afternoon. windy and cooler across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. it doesn't last for very much longer though, through easter monday the cold air spreads across all of the uk. it should be mainly dry on easter monday but it will be feeling much colder. thank you. a reminder of our top story... police step up checks ahead of the easter weekend. the deaths of 881 more people have been recorded in the last 24 hours. that's all from the bbc news at six. 00:03:33,175 --> 2147483051:38:31,302 on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s 2147483051:38:31,302 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 news teams where you are. hi there, i'm here with your latest sports news. we start with the p

there will be extra cash to spend in scotland, wales and northern ireland as well.leaders say a being spent quickly. council leaders saya similaramount being spent quickly. council leaders say a similar amount announced last month is already gone. everyone will have spent the first bit of cash in one or two months. i don't think anyone thinks that crisis is only going to last that amount of time. councils will start going bankrupt or will have to start heavily rationing services. this is a reminder of the massive economic impact the shutdown is having both on individuals and communities. the bill the government is facing is mounting. with huge amounts of money already promised with businesses, and to try and keep people injobs. with the extra pressures on local authorities, interferes some people won't be able to pay their council tax, compounding the problem. the streets being cleaned this afternoon may be quieter, but important local services continue. in one way or another, they have to be paid for. well we can speak now to lga chairman cllrjames jamieson. this m

england so they can protect essential services during the pandemic — there's also extra cash for scotland walesnd northern ireland. doctors injapan warn that the country's medical system could collapse amid a rising number of coronavirus cases as coronavirus cases in moscow rise, ambulances queue for more than nine hours to drop patients at hospital. and in the midst of the pandemic — police in hong kong arrest 15 high profile democracy activists and lawmakers — after last yea r‘s protests hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. first — more than 15 thousand people in the uk have died in hospital from coronavirus with 888 new deaths recorded in the last 2a hours. it comes as the communities secretary robertjenrick said, what he called, a very large consignment of personal protective equipment, or ppe, is due to arrive in the uk tomorrow from turkey. that follows criticism from doctors unions over new advice, that some gowns could be re—used. mrjenrick also said local councils in england will b

the rain pushes north across scotland over night with further heavy downpours pushing to england, walesnorthern ireland and southern scotland. all of that going on temperatures not going down too far, mid to high single figures as we start the day tomorrow. the pressure is still very much with us so it will be wet at times and again some patchy rain in northern scotland. elsewhere some sunny spells but showers developing and some of these will be heavy. perhaps sundry as well with the chance of some hail and accompanied by a gusty wind especially the further south you are. and temperatures again mid to low teens. showers developing once again on friday although some of us may have a dry and bright start, the show is most likely because parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales and into the midlands. temperatures will be a little bit higher in the south of england. for the weekend we have a bigger gap between the weather systems on saturday. so largely a fine day but low pressure will push more weather fronts are way for the second part of the weekend on sunday. a sele

absence of leadership from westminster absolutely we've seen and consider this they really scotland and also wales to an extent and leading the way when it comes to the locked into secular with regards to publishing of a exit travel today scotland published data on the use of face covering space mosques and that how important those could be and as far as nicholas sturgeon the 1st scottish minister is concerned they're not mandatory but they can make a difference in helping to stop the spread of cardinality i'm talking here about face coverings made of cloth or other textiles such as a scarf i'm not talking about medical greed facemask that you would see health and social care at work as we have at the gate is also made clear that the evidence on the use of face coverings is still limited however it recognises that there may be some benefit in waiting a face covering if you leave the house and into an enclosed space where you will come into contact with multiple people and see if social distancing is difficult for example on public transport or in shops of course just no more shops are closed so ri

is not in that important article on the front page, we mustn't lose sight of it is true that scotland, walesto be very much starting to engage and explain what a lack of lockdown or less of a lockdown will look like. i think it's notjust lockdown will look like. i think it's not just about treating people like adults but... how that messaging very public sleep —— publicly. i'm sorry to interrupt you but what i have to go live to the white house now, because president trump is starting his daily briefing. let's listen. half of all americans live in states who have taken steps to open their economies. yesterday governors announced initial plans to restart certain sectors. we asked every american to maintain vigilance and hygiene, social distancing and volu nta ry hygiene, social distancing and voluntary use of face coverings. we are opening our country. it's very it's very exciting to see. lots of talent with people who just stand there and help you with the doors. there's been tremendous talent and spirit involved from our country. it's a great place and it's going to be greater than ever bef

london's numbers have been rising further and faster than those in scotland and wales. ose in scotland and wales. the peaks, when they come, it may not be at the same time. that raises a really difficult question about whether it is possible to relax measures like social distancing at different times in different parts of the country, how tricky would it be if some regions are still in lockdown while others are still in lockdown while others are trying to get back to normal? all over the world, governments are wrestling with these dilemmas. in japan, a state of emergency gives the authorities new powers to encourage people to stay at home. and in south korea, a lockdown has been extended. the big worry amid all the talk of reaching a peak in the pandemic is that if controls are listed too soon, the virus could strike again. —— lifted. david shukman, bbc news. now on bbc news: the travel show. my name is tony giles and i'm totally blind and severely deaf in both ears. now we're moving. feel the wind in my hair. i've spent the last 21 years travelling. i've visited over 12

forward any type of indication as to a way out of this lot but as you mentioned we've seen scotland and wales already going forward with their own exit plans and also in the case of scotland they've to they publish the dates on the use of face coverings where it would be difficult to socially distance now the scottish minister because they didn't say that years of face last isn't an alternative to social distancing that could perhaps be just a small hint that the scottish government are exploring different ways forward for an exit strong block the measures. i'm talking here about feces coverings made of cloth or other textiles such as a scarf i'm not talking about medical greed facemask that you would see health and social care at work as we are at the gate is also made clear that the evidence on the use of face coverings is still limited however it recognizes that there may be some benefit in waiting a face covering if you leave the house and into an enclosed space where you will come into contact with multiple people and see if social distancing is difficult for example on public transport

scotland 18 people, wales 1a. england 336, scotland 18, wales 1a. the last 2a hours. the australian government has released a coronavirus contact tracing app as it seeks to contain the spread of the pandemic. the development there comes as an an expert advising the uk government, says a tracing app could prevent one covid—19 infection for every one to two users who download it. professor christophe fraser, from oxford university's big data institute, said that the traditional way of contact tracing is not quick enough because of how rapidly the virus is passed on. he told andrew marr that the app could be released "within weeks" to prevent a resurgence of the outbreak. the app is going to be one of the building blocks of how to get out of the epidemic and we have two estimates. we found that when we projected over the next three months, for every one to two users who download the app and who adhere to the instructions, will prevent one infection and we found that for this intervention alone to stop resurgence of the epidemic, about 60% of the popula

good evening, 22 degrees today in highland scotland, west wales, and the south coast, and it is likelynd that we had. it is not been such a feature in scotland, we have had an abundance of sunshine here and rather high cloud making the sunshine hazy in the west but with clear skies and very little changing through the overnight period, temperatures will again fall away. and as i mentioned the winds will continue to ease allowing low cloud to drift back up to the pennines, south east scotland, west wales but some fog at levels potentially as well. the temperatures not as low as they were last night but there still will be a frost in the glens of scotland, chilly first thing thursday morning. that mist and low cloud, any patchy fog will clear in the strong april sunshine and it looks as though there will be lots of strong april sunshine through the course of the day. and because the winds are lighter, the winds will see a temperature of degree or two up or so. we could see 25 in localities west of london. in other parts of wales and northern ireland and scotland and for the east coast wh

scotland? shouldn't rules on lockdown be a national issue? so whether it's walesbe a very, very coordinated one? well, i think we've seen over the last few days that this has the potential to be quite a political question. if you don't mind, i will tread carefully. of course! the a nswer to tread carefully. of course! the answer to the question is you would expect and you would hope that there would be a coordinated strategy across scotland, wales, england and northern ireland. yes, i think ideally what you would have it each of those nations marching in lockstep together to agree exactly how a lockdown does end. i thought andrew's point was a really good one and he put it really well when he said this isn't going to be a linear coming out of lockdown, where gradually itjust gets easier and easier and easier. i think we are likely to see exactly as he suggested, a reaction to outbreaks of cases. just to make a point, since i am from the nhs, it's one of the key that nhs will be can take —— critically concerned about. ensuring however we come out of lockdown, we do

scotland, wales and northern ireland are respected to follow suit.revealed that a third were in ca re revealed that a third were in care homes. the number of deaths outside hospital is included in the daily totals are supported by the government. in care sectors as it is now the front line against the pack to make as our social correspondent alison holt reports. at saint cecelia ‘s nursing home, they believe the fight they have been waging against coronavirus for weeks is only now being reflected in officialfigures. is only now being reflected in official figures. they lockdown early. set aside for nursing resident. people stick to their rooms, but still across the three homes in the group, they've had 11 deaths, four confirmed as covid—19. they've had 11 deaths, four confirmed as covid-19. week called and saw her on the day that she died. one of the residents who died was registered to's wife liz. they we re registered to's wife liz. they were married for more than 50 yea rs. were married for more than 50 years. he says it staff did all they could f

scotland, wales and northern ireland are expected to follow soon. f all deaths in england and wales related to covid—19 are in care homes. they've not been included in official figures so far. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt reports. at st cecilia's nursing home in scarborough, like many homes across the country, they believe the fight they have been waging against coronavirus for weeks is only now being reflected in officialfigures. this is the area that we will have for anyone that's being barrier nursed. they locked down early, have areas set aside for nursing coronavirus residents, and people stick to their rooms. but still, across the three homes in the group, they've had 11 deaths, four confirmed as covid—19. i was called and did see her for the last — on the day that she died... one of the residents who died was reg kemp's wife, liz. they were married for more than 50 years, and she loved spending time with her grandchildren. he says staff did all they could for her. i just hope that the ministers do recognise the wonderful work

scotland, wales and northern ireland are expected to follow suit. er revealed that a third of all covid—i9 related deaths in england and wales were in care homes. at present, the number of deaths outside hospital isn't included in the daily totals reported by the uk government. the care sector says it's now the real front line in the battle against the pandemic, as our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, reports. at st cecilia's nursing home in scarborough, like many homes across the country, they believe the fight they've been waging against coronavirus for weeks is only now being reflected in officialfigures. this is the area that we will have for anyone that is being barrier nursed. they locked down early, have areas set aside for nursing coronavirus residents, and people stick to their rooms, but still, across the three homes in the group, they've had 11 deaths, four confirmed as covid—i9. i was called and did see her for the last, on the day that she died... one of the residents who died was reg kemp's wife liz. they were married for more

we have seen conversations in scotland and wales, with their first ministers, with the public, peoplew, we can have the same conversation in england, we can hold more than one thought in our head at the same time. no, i think thought in our head at the same time. no, ithink that is thought in our head at the same time. no, i think that is right, thought in our head at the same time. no, ithink that is right, and i think that argument is beginning to prevail inside number ten, because as well as listening to the scientists, they listen to behavioural scientists, and i'm sure they will be advising ministers, look, you can only expect people to carry on for so long in, you have to tell them about some light at the end of the tunnel, we can'tjust carry on a long march without seeing the destination at the end. i think that argument is beginning to outweigh the previous argument, which was, we cannot talk about it, it would be counter—productive. all of which said, the science is still not great, frankly. of course, the death toll was down significantly yesterday, really significantly down

absolutely best still see an exit plan by west minisub but in scotland in wales they've already published theirs and scotland are also doing a bit more work to that and with the government publishing stats about the use of face coverings in face mosques with regards to people who perhaps are situations where they can't social distance now as the nicholas station states in that the government don't see face lost as an alternative to social distancing but perhaps they could help when eventually those lockdown measures are lifted and talking here about face coverings made of cloth or other textiles such as a scarf i'm not talking about medical greed face mask that you would see health and social care at work as we have at the gate is also made clear that the evidence on the use of face coverings is still limited however it recognises that there may be some benefit in waiting a face covering if you leave the house and into an enclosed space where you will come into contact with multiple people and see if social distancing is difficult for example on public transport or in shops of course just

later today, foreign secretary dominic raab will chair a cobra meeting with leaders in scotland, walesand to discuss a review of the current rules, due to take place next week. but has the decision already been made? in wales, they say the lockdown will continue. i must be plain with all members — these restrictions will not end then. we will not throw away the gains we have made and the lives we can save. while scotland and northern ireland are moving in the same direction. it gives us hope... but speaking at the briefing yesterday, the chancellor would not be drawn on whether the uk government would follow their lead. we committed that there would be a review in and around three weeks — that review will be based on the evidence and the data provided by sage, which will only be available next week, but i think that rather than speculate about the future, we should focus on very seriously on the here and now and the present. but it seems any relaxation is increasingly unlikely, as the number of deaths in the uk in the past 2a hours reached 938, the highest daily figure yet. there were

warmer day for northeast england and eastern scotland would be more sunshine and a change in wind direction. on saturday little change for england and walese and as she ran across the western buyers and to turn colder across scotland and ireland and england but so that once continuing across much of england and wales cabbages have to 66 celsius. atla ntic cabbages have to 66 celsius. atlantic system likely to generate showers and easter sunday, this time across england and wales. gripping credit of —— quite a bit of rain. still a bit of warmth in the sunshine and parts of east anglia and southeast england where we missed the showers. then into easter monday cover this area of high pressure building from the northwest but knows what it does to the isobars. a real squeeze those isobars. a real squeeze those isobars in stronger winds developing on the easter monday, we lose the warmerairwe on the easter monday, we lose the warmer air we have been seeing recently and replace it with something much colder across the uk. epics of rain across the far south of england on easter monday. sonny spells the variable cloud and feeling much colder espec

there are programmes planned in scotland and wales, but there are no firm commitments from the home officenk we're increasingly frustrated at the approach of central government, particularly in westminster. we've got some progress in scotland, some testing of firefighters starting in scotland. some in northern ireland. but we've seen no progress from the westminster government so far. and it seems to be just left to the fire and rescue service to get on with it or not and that is not acceptable. in a statement, a westminster government spokesman said fire services were doing incredible work helping with the crisis and it was working with fire chiefs to ensure they had the resources and support they needed. the post office is to make it easier for those in self—isolation to allow a trusted friend to withdraw cash on their behalf. they'll be able to ask their bank for a single—use barcode, which can be exchanged for cash at a post office branch. the scheme, which is already in place for named carers, aims to stop the vulnerable from handing over a bank card and pin. the headlines on bbc news

there will be extra cash to spend in scotland, wales and northern ireland, too, but money is being spentuickly. council leaders have warned that some councils were facing extreme cuts to make ends meet. they welcome today's funding. we're very pleased with this announcement, both the extra 1.6 billion, but also the commitment to continue looking at the funding requirements of local government to make sure that we can do all those things that we are doing to support our residents. this is another reminder of the massive economic impact the shutdown is having, both on individuals and communities. and the bill the government is facing is mounting, with huge amounts of money already promised to businesses and to try and keep people injobs. but with those extra pressures on local authorities, and fears some won't be able to pay their council tax compounding the funding problem, some fear the extra money announced today will not be enough. the streets being cleaned this afternoon may be quieter, but important local services continue. in one way or another, they have to be paid for. nick eardle

scotland and wales are flattened. scotland and wales are flat as well.is being seen as a little bit of a tentative sign that things at least are beginning to plateau butjonathan van tam, we heard him earlier saying that it was still a dangerous situation. of course, protective equipment is another issue that has cropped up today. matt hancock acknowledging it was a today. matt hancock acknowledging it wasa similar today. matt hancock acknowledging it was a similar problem is with ventilators and testing. it needed businesses to come in and help scale up businesses to come in and help scale up what was available to nhs staff. he hasn't said that before. i think it may need a bit of time for nhs front line staff to be convinced that that equipment really is being made available to them. hugh pym, thank you. temperatures are forecast to hit 26 degrees in some parts of the uk tomorrow. and the government has repeated again the need for people to stay at home unless they go out for the following reasons. you can leave home to exercise once a day locally, alon

there's also extra cash for scotland, wales and northern ireland.doctors injapan warn that the country's medical system could collapse amid a rising number of coronavirus cases. as coronavirus cases in moscow rise, ambulances queue for more than nine hours to drop patients at hospital. now on bbc news. 12 months after the bombings which took the lives of 259 people, jane corbin returns to sri lanka and meets three people whose lives were changed. they've set out to help rebuild the country they love a warning that this film contains scenes which some viewers may find distressing. sri lanka, a paradise island of many faiths. popular with tourists from all over the world. but the piece is about to be shattered by a series of terror attacks. this is the story of the minutes that followed and how they changed the lives of three people from thousands of miles away. ona day like people from thousands of miles away. on a day like today it's a holiday today. people hear the looking at the beach. for a way for hope. the earlier we as a family i think is a wo

wales and northern ireland. then some sunny spells in the afternoon. much of northern england and scotlanda freshening easterly breeze but when you are exchanging today's cloud for tomorrows sunshine, if you're going to be outside at all it is great if warmer. high pressure in control for monday. the isobars closer together indicating a stronger breeze. maybe just the odd shower towards the channel islands and cornwall, the isles of scilly, in fact there will be a lot of dry and sunny weather across the bulk of the uk. the wind gusting to average speeds, that's gusts nearer to 30—30 mph across parts of england and wales, so a noticeable easterly breeze. the impact is holding temperatures down along north sea coasts. the further west you are, some spots will be around 20 celsius — look at the temperatures in cardiff lots of dry, sunny weather to come with high pressure in control. the closer you are to that east coast, initially in the week, that breeze will have an impact on the feel of the weather if and when you are outside. that is how the week ahead is shaping up. and that's the latest

important questions which is critical care capacity, if you look at these trends across england, scotland, waleseland, these are the percentage of all critical care beds being used for covid—19 patients, and both in absolute and relative terms this is gradually trending down. importantly, and i talked about this last time i was here, this is a very gradual peak. we are not seeing a dramatic fall of and nor do we expect to in the next short while. the lower the number of cases, the more successful a system of testing and tracking is. if it gets bigger, the system can work on a higher number of cases ido i do actually expect there will be a bit ofan i do actually expect there will be a bit of an uptick later in the wake as we catch up from the weekend drop. nevertheless, the trend overall as you can see from the seven day rolling average at the top which smooths out these weekend effects. it is a gradual decline. we are definitely not consistently past the peak cross—country at this point time. finally, a slide which co m pa res time. finally, a slide which compares different countries and again,

there will be extra cash to spend in scotland, wales and northern ireland, too, but money is being spentuickly. council leaders have warned that some councils were facing extreme cuts to make ends meet. they welcome today's funding. we're very pleased with this announcement, both the extra 1.6 billion, but also the commitment to continue looking at the funding requirements of local government to make sure that we can do all those things that we are doing to support our residents. this is another reminder of the massive economic impact the shutdown is having, both on individuals and communities. and the bill the government is facing is mounting, with huge amounts of money already promised to businesses and to try and keep people injobs. but with those extra pressures on local authorities, and fears some won't be able to pay their council tax compounding the funding problem, some fear the extra money announced today will not be enough. the streets being cleaned this afternoon may be quieter, but important local services continue. in one way or another, they have to be paid for. nick eardle

there are programmes planned in scotland and wales. ng with the crisis and it was working with fire chiefs to ensure they had the resources and support they needed. tom symonds, bbc news. the post office is to make it easier for those in self isolation to allow a trusted friend to withdraw cash on their behalf. they will be able to ask their bank for a single use bar code, which can then be exchanged for cash at a post office branch. the scheme, which is already in place for named carers, aims to stop the vulnerable from handing over a bank card and pin number. 0ne the vulnerable from handing over a bank card and pin number. one of the world‘s best known opera singers, andrea bocelli, has performed a live concert outside a milan‘s deserted cathedral. # amazing race # amazing race #__ # amazing race # —— grace # —— grace # how sweet the sound # how sweet the sound # the concert was streamed live around the world and he performed several hymns, including ave maria, and as you just heard, amazing grace. it is even more a theory when it is

allowed to move around in a way that other people are not and of course the question whether or not scotland, walesnt approach from the uk as a whole but at the moment they are reasonably together and there are some differences for scotland and they are not fundamental. nicola sturgeon was saying that she was prepared to break with it if expert advice recommended it. but she has made clear that it is not what she wants to do because she thinks it would be confusing if different parts of the uk had different measures lifted at different times. she does want to be a bit more honest about the fact that this will go on and markdowns can be repeated. could see some of the measures being lifted but at the virus gets a grip again and you might go down into another lockdown with very little notice, she said and that is something governments have to be prepared to complement the might contemplate. and that could be a cycle, lifting and back again and what i love and light up as weight can segment the world and understand it. i never realised that was a thing back things he can put in folders and binder. exa

communities fund and we will allocate $60000000.00 pounds of this funding through the bonnet formula to scotland wales and northern ireland the u.k. government will also provide 360000000 pounds directly to charities providing essential services and supporting vulnerable people as we battle the coronavirus up to 200000000 pounds of those grants will support offices with the rest going to organizations like st john's ambulance and the citizens' advice bureau as well as charity supporting vulnerable children victims of domestic abuse or disabled people and last night the b.b.c. and now it's their big night in charity appeal on april the 23rd and today i can confirm that the government will match pound for pound what ever the public decides to donate starting with at least 20000000 pounds to the national emergencies trust appeal to short weeks ago i spoke of the need for kindness decency and the sort of neighborliness that is at the heart of these charitable and community efforts the normally invisible connections between us have in recent weeks become more apparent for most of us we spend our lives obli

denmark seeing some heavy rain they will speckling of showers there still in place across england scotland wales and into southern parts of little drier it must be said central areas a front still seeing some of that western weather but for much of southern europe it is fine and dry a lot of fun in try to across northern parts of africa showers in the process of clearing away with plenty of sunshine behind. in a war torn city in iraq a magic documents the stories of the survivors recording their hopes and dreams for a peaceful future after american troops withdrawal. but the conflict is far from over. he turns the camera on himself when i see take control and his family are forced to flee no where to hide a witness documentary on al-jazeera. the the in. of the back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera new financial data shows the enormous impact of the coronavirus is having on heavyweight economies the united states germany and i jerry at the economic heart of africa have all suffered huge blows to their g.d.p.'s germany is facing its worst recession in 50 years playmakers boeing a

there will be extra cash to spend in scotland, wales and northern ireland, too, but money is being spentwere facing extreme cuts to make ends meet. they welcomed today's funding. we're very pleased with this announcement, the extra 1.6 billion, but also the commitment to continue looking at the funding requirements of local government to make sure that we can do all those things that we are doing to support our residents. this is another reminder of the massive economic impact the shutdown is having, both on individuals and communities, and the bill the government is facing is mounting, with huge amounts of money already promised to businesses and to try and keep people injobs. but with those extra pressures on local authorities, and fears that some won't be able to pay their council tax compounding the funding problem, some fear the extra money announced today will not be enough. the streets being cleaned this afternoon may be quieter but important local services continue. in one way or another they have to be paid for. nick eardley, bbc news. councils were today ordered to keep parks o

there are programmes planned in scotland and wales, but there are no firm commitments from the home officeproach of central government, particularly in westminster. we've got some progress in scotland, some testing of firefighters starting in scotland. some in northern ireland. but we've seen no progress from the westminster government so far. and it seems to be just left to the fire and rescue service to get on with it or not and that is not acceptable. in a statement, a westminster government spokesman said fire services were doing incredible work helping with the crisis and it was working with fire chiefs to ensure they had the resources and support they needed. one of the world's best known opera singers, the italian tenor, andrea bocelli, has performed a live concert in the empty duomo cathedral in milan — the centre of the italian region that's been worst hit by the pandemic. his "music for hope" concert was streamed live worldwide and featured four hymns. reged ahmad reports. # ave maria...# andrea bocelli, one of the world's most famous and enduring tenors. he sang alone in this ic

politically it is a slightly strange disconnect when you have wales and scotland being pretty clear aboutotland. they will look at the process by which it will be reviewed across the uk. that process will be three weeks on monday since the prime minister announced that effective lockdown of the united kingdom and in law by next thursday they had to make a decision about they had to make a decision about the review. the meeting today, which will be held remotely and chaired by dominic raab, the foreign secretary, is about the process about the review. how will they decide what needs to be done? it is really clear listening to the minister but the official spokesman for the prime minister saying it looks like it is beginning to work. the idea that in the coming days, somehow, the social distancing measures will be lifted is just not distancing measures will be lifted isjust not going distancing measures will be lifted is just not going to happen. distancing measures will be lifted isjust not going to happen. we distancing measures will be lifted is just not going to happen. we are in this d

of course, there is always the question about whether or not scotland, wales, northern ireland, any ofroach from the uk as a whole. at the moment, they are reasonably together. there are some small differences in scotland and some of the other nations, but they are not fundamental. nicola sturgeon was saying today that she was prepared to break with that four—nations approach if the expert advice recommended it, that she does reserve the right to take a different approach in scotland, but she has made clear that's not what she wants to do, because she thinks it would be confusing if different parts of the uk had different measures lifted at different times. but she does want to be a bit more honest about the fact that this is going to go on, and that lockdowns could be repeated, that you could see some of these measures being lifted but, if the virus gets a grip again, then you might go down into another lockdown with very little notice, she said, and that's something that governments have to be prepared to contemplate. and that that could happen multiple times, that cycle of lifting,

home nations as we await the official government announcement individual reports from england scotland wales and northern ireland tally to 360 more deaths in the past 24 hours and that brings the u.k. wide death toll to over 21000 britain coronavirus scottish 1st minister nicholas sturgeon has unveiled a range of courses to help people to learn new skills amid the pandemic and the public health agency launches a contact tracing pilot program in northern ireland in a bid to prevent a 2nd wave well here's how the pandemic is affecting the rest of the world according to johns hopkins university which collects worldwide data almost 3000000 cases have been confirmed over 207000 deaths have been recorded and over 876000 recoveries. they started coming just. leaving because think tank says an increase in state surveillance is a price worth paying to get over the pad i think but is it good from both sides of the debates. the millions of races of forced to choose between left or food bills as the lockdown threatens incomes across the u.k. . when else child small seemed wrong wrong when all we're all

england, there isjust 2% shortages of ppe is mostly in england, there is just 2% shortages across scotland, walesgent dental care for about a week or more and here in england we've been struggling to get up and running, pa rt struggling to get up and running, part of the problem is the command chain within nhs england. the slow progress that's made and making it difficult for the local nhs teams to actually get the centres up and running. the real issue is the issue of ppe. you're talking specifically about the so—called ffp three masks, you need those because your members are about 20 centimetres away from a patient? absolutely. the aerosol procedures which are virtually what we do all the time in dentistry, if we do all the time in dentistry, if we are to deal with dental problems effectively we need to use aerosol. the aerosol will carry the virus and in close proximity we've seen what happens to ent surgeons, working in close proximity to the oral cavity. the viral load is such that we need to protect staff and the dentist but also patients because we don't want those patients being infected

wales. while scotland and more — northern ireland moving in the same direction.g yesterday, the chancellor would not be drawn on whether the uk government would follow their lead. we committed to a review in three weeks, based on the evidence and data provided by sage, which will only be available next week but i think that rather than speculate about the future, we should focus on very seriously on the here and now and the present. but it seems any relaxation is increasingly unlikely as a number of deaths in the uk in the past 24 hours reached 938, the highest daily figure yet. there were nearly 5500 new cases reported yesterday, a rise in the previous two days. ministers to stress that the jump is due to many more people being tested them before. facing his own personal test, the prime minister, he spent his third night in intensive care at st thomas' hospital in london. the pm is said to be improving, sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the medical team. his own personal battle against the illness but the country has a long way to go against the vir

denmark seeing some heavy rain they will speckling of showers there still in place across england scotland wales and into southern parts a little drier it must be said central areas of france still seeing some of that western weather but for much of southern europe it is fine and dry a lousy father and right to across northern parts of africa showers in the process of clearing away with plenty of sunshine behind. throughout history human kind has come together to prevail in our darkest moments this is a moment for pretty much the opposite for hiding laying low saving humankind by really really not getting near it every generation has its moment where individual sacrifice makes way for the good of those who will come after this war is ours. top stories this hour on al-jazeera positive news on the pandemic in south korea where for the 1st time in 2 months it has reported no new domestic cases strictures have been eased and brought us to been allowed to hold events marking with his birthday. germany has banned iran back to hezbollah and designated as a terrorist organization police are conducting r

london's numbers have been rising further and faster than, for example, those in scotland and wales.e same time. so, that raises a really difficult question about whether it's possible to relax measures like social distancing at different times in different parts of the country. how tricky would it be if some regions are still in lockdown while others are trying to get back to normal? all over the world, governments are wrestling with these dilemmas. injapan, a state of emergency gives the authorities new powers to encourage people to stay at home. and in south korea, a lockdown has been extended. the big worry amid all the talk of reaching a peak in the pandemic is that controls are lifted too soon and that the virus strikes again. david shukman, bbc news. lockdown means many people are spending more time with their families than usual. for some, that's a comfort but for others it makes staying home almost as dangerous as going out. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has called for governments to help women trapped in domestic war zones, locked down with abusive or violent pa

nations and as we await the official government announcement individual reports from england scotland wales tally to 350 more deaths in the past 24 hours now that brings the u.k. wide death toll to over 21000 and britain will observe a minute silence at 11 am on shoes day morning to honor key workers killed by drone a virus scottish 1st minister nicola sturgeon has unveiled a range of courses to help people to learn new skills amid the pandemic and the public health authority or the public health agency launches a contact tracing pilot program in northern ireland in a bid to prevent a 2nd wave and let's have a look know how the pandemic is affecting the rest of the world as you can see there according to johns hopkins university collates worldwide data almost 3000000 cases have been confirmed globally over 200000 deaths and over 875000 recoveries. still to come this hour a leading british he says increasing stakes of the price of work to get over the pedal. printers are forced to choose between the rent for food bills has locked up threatens incomes across the country. green collapsed globa

nations break with westminster as wales claims it could easily lock down measures in scotland recommends face coverings in certain circumstances be joined by health protection expert shortly. and one in 4 boxes are having to be used personal protective equipment that's according to a survey as it emerges the government failed to stockpot essential p.p. beginning of the break we'll be hearing from assertion. also the domestic violence is predicted to soar by 20 percent across the world as a result of the global meltdown and says politicians called on the british government to set up safe spaces in supermarkets to help the victims hit from a psychiatrist. the russian president vladimir putin has announced that lockdown measures will be extended until may 11th and says the government needs a plan for coming out of lockdown by next week on the senior correspondent there against you have joins me now with the latest so who are bring us up to speed with what's going on there in russia. well as you mentioned the government is extending the nationwide lockdown self isolation mandatory self isola