where the isle of wight goes, britton follows.he island has a single nhs trust, one local authority with the response ability for public health, a relatively low number of covid cases, and because it is an island, we can run the trial in controlled conditions, comparing the effect with the effect of what is going on on the mainland before we roll it out to the rest of the country. so here is how it will work. last week we put in place the testing capability on the island. from tonight, the contact tracing capability will go live, and then tomorrow nhs staff on the island will be able to download the app. and from thursday, each one of the 80,000 households on the island will get a letter from the chief nurse with comprehensive information about the trial. islanders will then be asked to install the app. once you've installed the app, it will start logging the distance between your phone and other phones with an app nearby. it has been designed with a form of bluetooth that c0 nse rves power with a form of bluetooth that conserves

one of the points of the isle of lewis —— isle of wight test pilot is to see how those different elements learning from the best practice around the world but we also had something to offer and the uk as well because we have been doing this for a long time. hello there, and eight of this warning for the strength of the wind. very heady persevering which will affect the channel islands. the further north you are the drier it will be in scotland, the skies are clear and it will get cold enough for a touch of frost. milder in the south. we have these outbreaks of rain, this rain band is affecting the south of england on the south—west but it does not get much further north, it will be king of the day goes on. in many sports tomorrow it will be dry with sunshine. chilly in the south—west, some spots in west wales and west scotla nd some spots in west wales and west scotland will get 18 degrees. temperatures continue to climb. some 00:28:33,276 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 showers towards the north—west. hello, i'm babita sharma. this is outside source on bbc news, for viewers in the uk and around

duncan kennedy reports from the isle of wight. isolated enough for an experiment to take place, the isle of wight trial is set to begin. the island is home to 140,000 people, which is a big enough sample for a credible test to ta ke enough sample for a credible test to take place. the app uses a phone's bluetooth connection to work. 0nce you've installed the app, every time you've installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone else who has the app, your phone is both record that fact. then if you tell the app you have symptoms of coronavirus, that will alert the phones of those other people. they will then need to self—isolate. so what do those on the isle of wight think? the more people that get evolved, the better. the only problem is that probably a lot of people don't have a smartphone. that could be a problem, ifear.” people don't have a smartphone. that could be a problem, i fear. i think it's a good idea, and i think it is a good place to try it.” it's a good idea, and i think it is a good place to try it.

listening where the isle of wight leads britain follows.nt they will sign up to this? i am and i am grateful to the minister and his team getting in contact with me throughout and together with others we are dealing with this. it is a key piece of work towards the development of the app and it will develop into the wider pa rt and it will develop into the wider part of the country and we can do a lot to help. it was raised at the briefing that maybe 80% i think of contact with isle of wight radio stations are saying they will be happy to sign up for it but on the point that there are a lot of elderly people there who do not have smartphones, do you think that will be an issue? i do not think it is that heavy issue. you are right, early communications are a substantial part of the population is going to want to get involved. we had some high—tech companies here in young people who really want to take the opportunity and then we have people who are cautious to be honest. and then as you say we do have a smaller amount which are the elderly an

this is the big news of the the government is trialling a test and chase are on the isle of wight.lth care workers but in the middle of the week they hope that any household can use it on the isle of wight. the data will be stored in your phone and if you come into contact with someone who tested positive, you will get an alert on your phone telling you you had been in contact and what you should do. if you feel sick yourself, you put the data on the phone and inform the releva nt the data on the phone and inform the relevant authorities and the contact your contacts. it might be when it —— one of many routes out of their lockdown. you contain the virus and you would have a much better idea of where it was going in real time which would mean you do not have to shutdown entire cities or regions to tackle covid—i9. you can contact the people in contact with it. the uk centralised system will mean you‘re handing over a lot of data about yourself and your friends to this centre when you alert someone you have had the virus or you might have beenin have had the virus or you might have b

duncan kennedy reports from the isle of wight.ater and isolated enough for an experiment to take place, the isle of wight trial is set to begin. the island is home to 140,000 people, which is a big enough sample for a credible test to take place. the app uses a phone's bluetooth connection to work. once you've installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone else who has the app, your phone is both record that fact. then if you tell the app you have symptoms of coronavirus, that will alert the phones of those other people. they will then need to self—isolate. so what do those on the isle of wight think? the more people that get involved, the better. the only problem is that probably a lot of people don't have a smartphone. that could be a problem, ifear. i think it's a good idea, and i think it is a good place to try it. i feel that the island is essentially being used as a testing ground, and i don't like the thought of us being used as guinea pigs. to the app should help automate the whole process of finding out

duncan kennedy reports from the isle of wight.d by water and isolated enough for a credible experiment to take place, the isle of wight trial is set to begin. the island is home to 140,000 residents. nearly 30 people have died with the coronavirus. the new app uses a phone's bluetooth connection to work. once you've installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone else who has it, your phones record that fact. then if you tell the app you have symptoms of coronavirus, that will alert the phones of those other people. they will then need to self—isolate. so, what do those on the isle of wight think? the more people that get involved, the better. the only problem is that probably a lot of people don't have a smartphone. that could be a problem, ifear. i think it's a good idea and i think if it's going to work, it's a good place to try it. i feel that the island is essentially being used as a testing ground, and i don't like the thought of us being used as guinea pigs. the app should help automate the whole process of

wednesday was a pretty decent day for many parts of the british isles., providing quite a bit of dry area for dust weather for many areas. there is the high as we start thursday, still extending that low of high pressure across many areas, but underneath that under overnight, the class will —— skies will appear. there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day, it might even be 1—2 record set for the night. a different story north in scotland, the weather front here dragging ina scotland, the weather front here dragging in a fair amount of cloud, a more noticeable breeze, though breezy still through the channel areas and the southern counties of england. but in between, come the afternoon, there will be variable cloud and decent sunny spells. we arejust beginning to cloud and decent sunny spells. we are just beginning to take those temperatures up from where they were at the start of the week. overnight, i think we will still import quite a bit of cloud across many areas of the british isles, and if you keep the british isles, and if you keep the

the phone app which will track and trace people with covid—19 will be piloted on the isle of wight thisk. russia reports a record one—day rise in coronavirus infections, with more than 10,000 people testing positive. the us secretary of state says there is "enormous evidence" that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a chinese lab in the city of wuhan. now on bbc news, our world. oil—rich venezuela has been in an ever—growing state of crisis since hugo chavez died in 2013, and global oil prices crashed. last year, the world watched as millions of venezuelans poured across its borders, escaping a country whose economy and infrastructure are struggling to function. venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, and was once the richest country in latin america. but 20 years of a populous government, first led by hugo chavez and now nicolas maduro, has left the country in ruins. people took to the streets to protest. inflation in venezuela is now the highest in the world. the healthcare system has collapsed. more than 30% of the population doesn't have enough food, and many people

duncan kennedy reports from the isle of wight.ight is now the setting for one of the biggest uk technological experiments in recent years. a community nurse is one of thousands of nhs staff to be given at the new smartphone app first. i think it is a really good idea to be able to track and trace exactly what's going on with covid—19. being a community nurse it is really important so we know exactly where the movements are. i think there is lots of practical issues that might not have been fully thought through but until the app is tested we will not know those in detail. the nhs app let you know... the nhs app let you know... the government released this video today to explain how the new app works, it logs people close to each other and if someone develops coronavirus symptoms the app can alert those people to self—isolate. this is a real opportunity for the island to lead in the development of this app and to follow on from that, the nation will come behind us and the nation will come behind us and the whole country can use it.

now it's being rolled out across the isle of wight.cil staff and healthcare workers will be able to download it. on thursday, the general public on the island will have access. the new app uses a phone's bluetooth connection to work. once you've installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone else who has it, your phone records that fact. then if you tell the app you have symptoms of covid—i9, the other people who you've been close to will be automatically alerted and should self—isolate. the app is just one part of a wider strategy to test, track and trace the virus. it's hoped 18,000 specialist staff will be at work by the middle of the month using widespread testing to stamp out any virus hotspots. the aim of test, track and trace is to hunt down and isolate the virus so it's unable to reproduce, and crucially, test, track and trace allows us to take a more targeted approach to lockdown while still safely containing the disease. by embarking on this project and by embracing test, track and trace, you will be saving

there will be damp weather anywhere from the isle of wight weather anywhere from the isle of wig ht westwardsatures well done into single figures. thank you forjoining us today. as of nine o'clock this morning that have been 12,437 positive cases confirmed, which is an increase of 470 1 cent yesterday. a total of 1656 patients are currently in hospital with either confirmed or suspected covid—19. that is a decrease of 64 cents yesterday. a total of 104 people last night were in intensive care with confirmed or suspected covid—19 and that is an increase of 5 cents yesterday. i can confirm that since the 5th of march, 2847 patients who had tested positive and been hospitalised for the virus have not been able to leave hospital. that is positive news, of course. sadly, in the last day 44 deaths have been registered of patients who had been confirmed to bea of patients who had been confirmed to be a test of having the virus, which takes the total number of deaths to 1600 and 20. we must never think of these numbers as just statistics. they represent individuals whose loss is a source of sorrow to

nothing rolled out across the isle of wight.cil staff and healthcare workers will be able to download it. on thursday, the general public on the island will be able to access it. the new app uses a phone ‘s bluetooth connection to work. once you have installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone you come into contact with someone else who has it, your phone records it. if you tell the app you have symptoms of covid—i9, the other people you have been close to will be automatically alerted and should self—isolate. the app ‘s just one part of a wider strategy to test, track and trace the virus. it is hoped 18,000 specialist staff will be at work by the middle of the month using widespread testing to stamp out any virus hotspots. the idea of test, track and trace, is to hunt down and isolate the virus so it is unable to reproduce. and crucially, test, track and trace allows us to take a more targeted approach to lockdown, while still safely containing the disease. by embarking on this project and by embracing test

testing will start on the isle of wight on tuesday, before it's rolled out across the uk by the middlethe month. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, the economics editor at the spectator. and the writer and broacaster, dawn foster. let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages. more than half of all adults are now paid by the state — reads the telegraph, as chancellor, rishi sunak, warns that the cost of the government's furlough scheme is unsustainable after 6.3 million people sign up. the times leads on government plans to urge uk citizens to download a tracing app — which will initially be piloted on the isle of wight this week. the app is part of plans to ease lockdown restrictions. "it's a gap year" reads the front page of the sun. the paper says it's learnt that social distancing measures could last as long as 12 months. and the guardian leads on warnings from trade unions that workers could refuse to turn up to work unless the government can guarantee their safety, amid what the paper describes as anger ov

we just expect to be leader of the isle of wight cou nty be leader of the isle of wight county councilhought there might be a take—up of about 80% so welcome is this app on the island. 0thers take—up of about 80% so welcome is this app on the island. others are more sceptical, with concerns about privacy and a take—up might not be quite as high as that. the government has told the council hear that as long as it is above 50%, this trial will be valid. there are about 140,000 people on the isle of wight, about 80,000 homes and they think if they get about 50% of those, with their smartphones to download the app and start using it, the experiment will have worked. we also spoke to two of those nhs workers this morning, a nurse and a ca re workers this morning, a nurse and a care worker. the nurse was a little worried about her data being shared without her permission but the care worker said he fully embraces the app idea because it would be for the better of the health of the isle of wight and also said that you always share your data on twitter and facebook and instagram anyway and he

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now it's been rolled out across the isle of wight.l staff and healthcare workers will be able to download it stop eon thursday, the general public in the island will have access. the new app uses a phone's bluetooth connection to work. once you've installed the app, every time you've installed the app, every time you come into contact with someone else who has it, your phone records that fact. then if you tell the app you have symptoms of covid—i9, the other people who you've been close to will be automatically alerted and should self—isolate. the app is just one part of a wider strategy to test, track and trace the virus. it's hoped 18,000 specialist staff will be at work by the middle of the month using widespread testing to stamp out any virus hotspots. the aim of test, track and praise is due hundred down and isolate the virus so hundred down and isolate the virus so it's unable to reproduce, and crucially, test, track and trace allows us to take a more targeted approach to lockdown while still safely containing the disease. by em

duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the isle of wight.ects borisjohnson said people peoples in reception in year one and six could go back first. jane mccubbin has been to a primary school in merseyside to see whether parents and pupils feel ready to return. this is a small slice of st elizabeth's primary school in merseyside. we miss them all. we hope in many ways that we see them, however obviously we hope it's safe for them to come back. and there's the rub. is it the right time to get back to class? when will the government ring the school bell? alexis says now, linda says no. yes, i won't to go back. i'm really excited. it's too soon. lindsay and dean want this over, but it's complicated. are you bored? yeah, iam. to tea rs ? yes. i've got mixed feelings. he's got asthma. i really want to be sure he's safe to go back. if you had that certainty, you'd be springing on? getting him out of the house. yes, definitely, yeah. while lindsay's worried about her son's health, tony is worried about the health of other vulnerable family members.

wednesday was a pretty decent day for many parts of the british isles.or many areas. there is the high as we start thursday, still extending that lobe of high pressure across many areas, but underneath that under overnight, the skies will clear. there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day, it might even be 1—2 records set for the night. a different story north in scotland, the weather front here dragging in a fair amount of cloud, a more noticeable breeze, though breezy still through the channel areas and the southern counties of england. but in between, come the afternoon, there will be variable cloud and decent sunny spells. we are just beginning to take those temperatures up from where they were at the start of the week. overnight, i think we will still import quite a bit of cloud across many areas of the british isles, and if you keep the cloud, that will help to keep temperatures up. so thursday into friday, notjust as cold, though if you keep the skies clear, again you're temperatures really will dribble away. so here we are as far ahea

the phone app to track and trace people with covid—19 will be piloted this week on the isle of wight,olled out nationally across the uk later this month. russia reports a record one—day rise in coronavirus infections, with more than 10,000 people testing positive. is there a coronavirus crisis in iraq? 100 have died, but few believe the official figures. the race to find a treatment — a trial for a promising new drug to treat coronavirus is under way in southampton. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are former conservative adviser, mo hussein and the political writer and academic, maya goodfellow, the and academic, maya goodfellow, front pages. we: guardian. the front pages. we start with the guardian. ministers talking about using health passports for people to return to work. the i focuses on d raft return to work. the i focuses on draft guidelines on the return to work sent to employers and union same working hours will be staggered with one—way systems and stations. according to the financial times, hot their skin will

people on the isle of wight will put the app to the test.

duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the isle of wight.xamined as part of a major exercise to establish whether obesity, ethnicity and gender raise the risk of dying from the virus. the urgent review, led by public health england, has been ordered by the health secretary to help understand why the vast majority of people have mild symptoms while others suffer so badly. here's our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. it's the virus that infected millions of people around the world, but some get a much more serious illness than others. researchers are trying to find out why, and a key area they are looking at is age and sex. 0verall, coronaviruses having a worse impact on men than women. for covid—19 patients admitted to uk hospitals, 60% were men and a0% we re women and this is repeated in data looking at deaths across every age group, more men are dying with coronavirus than women, and this difference increases the older you get. this pattern is seen around the world. ageing affects the immune system, making it easier for the virus to i

duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the isle of wight.avirus pandemic may be affecting people's mental health. but the issue is particularly prominent in northern ireland, which has the highest levels of mental illness and suicide in the uk. our ireland correspondent chris page has been speaking to people about the impact of isolation. pre—pandemic life was never close to perfect. but for many, the simple reality of social contact meant sharing problems may have seemed easier than it is now. we all have a more solitary existence and the sudden lack of face—to—face contact can be especially tough for people with mental health difficulties. it's like throwing it into a volcano. everything, even the wee, small things that you used to enjoy, are annoying you when you're on your own and you're just constantly overthinking everything. oran, who's 21, is passionate about gaelic football. after a bad injury, he suffered from depression and attempted suicide. he's now having therapy online and his message is that talking to someone can save you. i

high pressure really sta rts northern isles.ce. it looks like it will be a dry story for most, the rain becomes confined to orkney and shetland. this is where we will see the peak of the warm weather, 27 degrees in the south—east, even the low 20s celsius across scotland. thursday is another warm day in the south, an increasing chance of heavy showers and thunderstorms with slightly cooler air pushing from the north—west. then by the end of the week a different story moving in, an area of low pressure, quite a deep feature with lots of isobars on the chart and a weather front that will sweep north was to bring some areas outbreaks of rain. to end the week ona outbreaks of rain. to end the week on a caller and windier note, thanks to the area of low pressure, and some in the north—west will see the rain. it is scotland, northern ireland, north england and west wales but some southern and eastern areas could stay dry altogether. new symptoms to look for if you think you may have coronavirus — a loss of smell or taste. that's if yo

wednesday was a pretty decent day for many parts of the british isles. many areas. there is the high as we start thursday, still extending that low of high pressure across many areas, but underneath that under overnight, the skies will clear. there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day, it might even be 1—2 records set for the night. a different story north in scotland, the weather front here dragging in a fair amount of cloud, a more noticeable breeze, though breezy still through the channel areas and the southern counties of england. but in between, come the afternoon, there will be variable cloud and decent sunny spells. we are just beginning to take those temperatures up from where they were at the start of the week. 0vernight, i think we will still import quite a bit of cloud across many areas of the british isles, and if you keep the cloud, that will help to keep temperatures up. so thursday into friday, notjust as cold, though if you keep the skies clear, again you're temperatures really will dribble away. so here we are as far ahead a

the app is being tried out on the isle of wight. it will be rolled out across the country soon.ork. ministers said the whole system would be up and running by the middle of this month, but it is still a work in progress. hugh pym joins me now. so, we know that contact tracing is critical and the app is being trialled in the isle of wight, but as you say, the middle of may was the deadline for those to be started, and that hasn't happened? that's absolutely right, but we should not forget that lab capacity for testing has gone up from 2000 in early february to more than 100,000 now, that is the ability of labs to do all of these tests. these contact traces, 21,000, mentioned by matt hancock, originally the target was 18000 and people thought that was pretty ambitious. but the nhs app is still being trialled in the isle of wight, there are still some tweaks to be made, it will not be launched for at least another couple of weeks. as we have been hearing, the test results are still not coming back as quickly as they should do for some people, it should be 48 hours. in some cases it

wednesday was a pretty decent day for many parts of the british isles.roviding quite a bit of dry area for many areas. there is the high as we start thursday, still extending that low of high pressure across many areas, but underneath that under overnight, the skies will clear. there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day, it might even be 1—2 records set for the night. a different story north in scotland, the weather front here dragging in a fair amount of cloud, a more noticeable breeze, though breezy still through the channel areas and the southern counties of england. but in between, come the afternoon, there will be variable cloud and decent sunny spells. we are just beginning to take those temperatures up from where they were at the start of the week. 0vernight, i think we will still import quite a bit of cloud across many areas of the british isles, and if you keep the cloud, that will help to keep temperatures up. so thursday into friday, notjust as cold, though if you keep the skies clear, again you're temperatures really will dribble

wednesday was a pretty decent day for many parts of the british isles.g quite a bit of dry area for many areas. there is the high as we start thursday, still extending that low of high pressure across many areas, but underneath that under overnight, the skies will clear. there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day, it might even be 1—2 records set for the night. a different story north in scotland, the weather front here dragging in a fair amount of cloud, a more noticeable breeze, though breezy still through the channel areas and the southern counties of england. but in between, come the afternoon, there will be variable cloud and decent sunny spells. we are just beginning to take those temperatures up from where they were at the start of the week. 0vernight, i think we will still import quite a bit of cloud across many areas of the british isles, and if you keep the cloud, that will help to keep temperatures up. so, thursday into friday, notjust as cold, though if you keep the skies clear, again you're temperatures really will dribble away.

it could be quite a wet day on wednesday for the northern isles, elsewhere much drier.ks like wednesday will be the peak of the warm for many of us. thursday another warm day for the south and the south—east. the risk of showers and thunderstorms across southern parts of the country thanks toa southern parts of the country thanks to a weather front that will move in and destabilise the atmosphere. thursday on which this area of low pressure pushes and from the atlantic, turning windier, more cloud and outbreaks of rain. it looks like most of the rain will be across more northern and western areas. this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines: a loss of taste or smell are added to the nhs list of symptoms of covid—19. anyone with the symptoms should self—isolate for 7 days. it has taken a little bit too long, i would say. you know, we're way behind from other countries in recognising the symptoms. a ‘route map' for easing scotland's lockdown — nicola sturgeon says she'll publish plans for lifting restrictions, expansion of testing. anyone over the age of five who has

where the isle of wight goes britain follows the island has a single n.h.s. trust one local authority with the responsibilities for public health a relatively low number of covert cases and because it's an island we can run this trial in proper scientifically controlled conditions comparing the effect with the effects and what's going on on the mainland before we roll it out to the rest of the country so here's how to work last week we put in place the testing capability on the island from tonight the contact tracing capability will go live and then tomorrow and h s staff on the island will be able to download the app and from thursday each one of the $80000.00 households on the island will get a letter from the chief nurse with comprehensive information about the trial islanders will then be asked to install the app once you've installed the app it will start logging the distance between your phone and other phones with an app nearby it's been designed with a form of bluetooth that conserves power so the app won't drain your battery and this log of proximity

wednesday was a pretty decent day for many parts of the british isles.high as we start thursday, still extending that low of high pressure across many areas, but underneath that under overnight, the skies will clear. there will be quite a widespread frost to start the day, it might even be 1—2 records set for the night. a different story north in scotland, the weather front here dragging in a fair amount of cloud, a more noticeable breeze, though breezy still through the channel areas and the southern counties of england. but in between, come the afternoon, there will be variable cloud and decent sunny spells. we are just beginning to take those temperatures up from where they were at the start of the week. overnight, i think we will still import quite a bit of cloud across many areas of the british isles, and if you keep the cloud, that will help to keep temperatures up. so thursday into friday, notjust as cold, though if you keep the skies clear, again you're temperatures really will dribble away. so here we are as far ahead as friday. rather having th

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and there is more cloud coming in across the northern isles of scotland.bably peaking at around 19—20 degrees. now, during the evening and overnight, we will start to see more of this cloud running its way northwards, up through the irish sea and towards northern ireland, threatening a few more showers for these western parts of the uk. further east though, we will have clearer skies and light winds. again, another chilly night but, because it's a bit warmer by day, it may not get quite as chilly by the end of the night and into thursday morning. we have still got high pressure in charge. it will shrink away towards the southeast, and that is where we will see the heat for longer. further north and west, these weather fronts encroaching, threatening some showers and a bit more cloud. and we will certainly see more of that coming in on thursday across northern ireland, up into scotland — a few sharp showers here, and perhaps the chance of a shower across more western parts of england and wales. head further east though, a good chance it will stay dry. still

duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the isle of wight. our top story this lunchtime...e government's scientific advisers, to demand assurances that it will be safe to allow more children to return to schools in england next month. how one restaurant in the netherlands is adjusting to social distancing. coming up on bbc news... world rugby confirm that all summer tours are postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. england were due to return to japan, to play two matches. their work is normally highly classified, but military scientists at porton down in wiltshire are now fighting coronavirus. some of the scientists who identified novichok, the nerve agent used in the salisbury poisoning, and researched the ebola outbreak in west africa, are helping analyse covid—i9 to find ways of protecting health workers. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has been given exclusive access to the site. it's the military‘s secretive and high—security science hub, porton down, first set up during world war i to help britain fight germ warfare, now focused on helping defeat the d

on the isle of skye, a mobile testing unit in place. many residents of a local care home have the virusnd one has now died. in italy, joy and relief as the lockdown is gradually lifted after two months — but the social and economic impact has yet to be measured. newsreel: nazism was crushed in the rubble of german cities... and 75 years after the end of the war in europe, the story of the actor—turned—officer and his role in ve day. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, a warning from the fa chairman to fans. he says it's hard to imagine them returning to matches any time soon. good evening. some of the measures being considered to allow workplaces to open again have been seen by bbc news — and they include strict rules to protect the health of staff while at work. there's no date set for relaxing the lockdown, but the prime minister is expected to give more guidance on sunday. there are no fewer than seven draft proposals being considered by ministers at westminster. they include staggering the start—times for employees to avoid crowding in and around the workplace. staff will be hel

duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the isle of wight.onavirus are to be examined in detail to establish whether obesity, ethnicity and gender are factors in the risk of death from the virus. the study, led by public health england, has been ordered by ministers to help understand why the vast majority of people suffer only mild symptoms while others don't survive. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has been looking at the data. it's the virus that's infected millions of people around the world. but some get a much more serious illness than others. researchers are trying to find out why. and a key area they are looking at is age and sex. 0verall, coronavirus is having a worse impact on men than women. for covid—i9 patients admitted to uk hospitals, 60% were men and 40% were women. and this is repeated in data looking at deaths. across every age group, more men are dying with coronavirus than women. and this difference increases the older you get. this pattern is seen around the world. ageing affects the immune system, making it eas

and there is more cloud coming in across the northern isles of scotland.wednesday, probably peaking at around 19—20 degrees. now, during the evening and overnight, we will start to see more of this cloud running its way northwards, up through the irish sea and towards northern ireland, threatening a few more showers for these western parts of the uk. further east though, we will have clearer skies and light winds. again, another chilly but, because it's a bit warmer by day, it may not get quite as chilly by the end of the night and into thursday morning. we have still got high pressure in charge. it will shrink away towards the southeast, and that is where we will see the heat for longer. further north and west, these weather fronts encroaching, threatening some showers and a bit more cloud. and we will certainly see more of that coming in on thursday across northern ireland, up into scotland — a few sharp showers here, and perhaps the chance of a shower across more western parts of england and wales. head further east though, a good chance it will stay dr

the isle of wight off england's south coast the setting for a trial of the contact tracing apps that it's hoped will be part of this country's path out of covert 19 lock down and back to economic health. provided enough people download and use the app it can be effective in tracing contacts that virus sufferers don't actually know but may have passed in a shop or sat next to on the bus if you're facing life will find. it. i don't think it will make them think the way they think go away says he said any way to stop it spreading quickly i guess but it's emerged the isle of wight app won't be ready to meet prime minister boris johnson's june the 1st deadline when he's promised to have a world beating test trace and isolate system in place so that the schools can start going back and other parts of the economy can reopen and there are signs the other elements of the system may be subdermal as well test results that are still taking too long to come back and an army of up to 25000 human call center trackers with minimal training and little to no epidemiological knowledge to enable them to

a phone app which will track and trace people with covid—19 will be piloted on the isle of wight thiseek. russia reports a record one—day rising coronavirus infections, with more than 10,000 people testing positive. churches in germany reopen for sunday services with strict regulations in force and singing forbidden. this is the recycled orchestra of cateura in paraguay. cynthia is the lead violinist. she has performed with the group in new york, paris and abu dhabi. along with talent and ambition, the driving force of the orchestra is waste. their ambition is to highlight the amount of i'm a lucia blasco and i am travelling in europe and south america to discover two very different ways of dealing with our waste, from burying it in the ground to burning it for energy. and meeting people whose livelihoods depend on what we throw away. those campaigning for change. those educating the next generation. we are learning here how to separate. and those with a vision for a more sustainable future. we need to take responsibility for the planet we live in. we need to be able to let our childr