rianna croxford, bbc news.he moment world war two ended on the continent. the commemorations were supposed to be a day of church services, veteran march—pasts and street parties but all that was cancelled because of the pandemic and alternative plans have been made. our special correspondent, allan little, looks back on a day that marked a real turning point for the uk. archival: today is victory in europe day. we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing. for 75 years, looking back at this moment has been, for subsequent generations, an act of remembrance and of homage. the country honours the shared sacrifice of those who lived through it. archival: the great news rang through the land. for britain had in the beginning stood alone in the darkness of a defeated europe. no wonder they now rejoiced. joy hunter was in the crowd that day. i think it was just hysteria, really. people probably didn't quite know how to behave, it had been so tight and suddenly it was over, and what did over mean? in fact, over

rianna croxford, bbc news.—19, but what is clear is that more men are dying from it than women. in fact figures from around the world, in countries which separate out deaths of men and women, show that men could be twice as likely to die than women. studying this is professor sabra klein, from the johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health, and she joins us from baltimore. thank you for being with us. what is going on here? why this stark difference between men and women? stark is a beautiful word to use. it is a shocking difference. in fact, the countries you noted that our this aggregating and comparing data between men and women, 87% of those countries are reporting that men are at least twice as likely to die from covid—19 as compared with women. they could be a multitude of fact is. we are still in the midst of this pandemic and we're trying to better understand causes of this but as one person starting this, iam this but as one person starting this, i am trying to better understand how our immune sys

rianna croxford, bbc news.a special report marking 75 years since the second world war ended in europe. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: british ministers insist plans to ease the lockdown will be modest and closely monitored. the prime minister is due to outline the changes on sunday. there's been another big jump in the number of americans app

rianna croxford, bbc news.on't be clearfor sometime yet, but already some of the poorest families have been hit hard, especially in the coastal towns that are so dependent on tourism and hospitality. penzance in cornwall has seen one of the biggest falls in consumer spending — down 69% since the lockdown started. jon kay has been talking to a family living on one of the most deprived estates in the country. we first met the corams six months ago, one big family all living on the same estate. what a difference a lockdown makes. unable to meet up with most of her relatives, amanda is struggling. i can't cuddle my grandchildren, i can't see my kids. i didn't see my mum for the first time in 50 years on mother's day. my kids are my life. and they are just round the corner? literally two minutes. it is not normal. we are human beings and i don't think i've ever realised how much we need other human beings. for now, the south—west of england might have escaped the worst of the virus itself, but the impact is still ac

rianna croxford, bbc news.lism team mapping the data. you get a timelapse on the rise of confirmed cases. just go to the website or you can download the news app. many of the gatherings that had been planned to mark the 75th anniversary of ve day won't be able to happen here in the uk today because of the lockdown. but while public gatherings have been ruled out, there are still plenty of celebrations and commemorations happening online, as tim muffett has been finding out. commemorations planned for yea rs commemorations planned for years disrupted in weeks. but a quote winston churchill "is the courage to continue that cou nts" courage to continue that counts". what i've managed to do is put together a number of standard bearers from across the uk and further afield. —— further afield to have a virtual act of remembrance to basically filmed themselves an act of remembrance and royal salute. the royal british legion's virtual room rate will go online at 11 o'clock. you get a real angel range of people taking p

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford reports on what lies behind these figures.—old, who came to the uk from ghana, was described by his family as a loving, caring grandfather who put others before himself. he was a very lovely man. he was very, veryjolly. he loved life. it was unbelievable, actually. for a long time, itjust felt like it wasn't real, like a dream. i kept thinking, "i'm going to wake up any moment and i am going to realise it was a dream." it's said coronavirus does not discriminate, we're all prone to catching it. but data released today shows the disease doesn't affect everyone equally. new official figures found that richard was more likely to die of coronavirus because of his ethnicity. after stripping out factors like age and sex and geography, the office for national statistics found that, compared with white people in england and wales, black people were 90% more likely to die from coronavirus. bangladeshi and pakistani people were 60—80% more likely to die and indian people were around 30—a0% more likely to die from this disease. but there

our community affairs correspondent, rianna croxford, reports.ho hasn't had access to sanitation for six weeks. he's one of 10,000 people living roadside and struggling to access water, electricity and toilets. i have literally been locked out of the campsites i would normally go to fill up with water get rid my waste. and the public toilets that were available to me, they have now been locked up. corin is a truck away in the same lay—by in brighton. the nearest water point is an hour's journey. there have been days were i've run out of water. sometimes people do get waterfor me, although i feel a little bit uncomfortable about that, because i really, really don't want to get sick. and we are supposed to be keeping away from one another. we've had a lot more calls to our helpline... a charity representing the traveller community syas urgent support is needed. there have been threats of evictions, and that means, during a time of crisis, you might be moved from place to place and have to start from scratch to access water, sanitation, all those th

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford reports on what lies behind these figures.ital. the 72—year—old who came to the uk from ghana was described by his family as a loving, caring grandfather who put others before himself. he was a lovely man, he loved life. it was unbelievable and for a long time it felt like a dream. ifelti for a long time it felt like a dream. i felt i would wake up any moment and i am going to realise it was a moment and i am going to realise it wasa dream. moment and i am going to realise it was a dream. it is said coronavirus does not discriminate and we are all prone to catching it. data released shows the disease does not affect eve ryo ne shows the disease does not affect everyone equally. 0fficialfigures found richard was more likely to die of it because of his ethnicity. after stripping out factors such as age and sex and geography the office for national statistics said that compared with white people in england and wales black people were 90% more likely to die from coronavirus with. .. but 90% more likely to die from coronavirus with

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford is here. this raises many questions.of this pandemic but we don't seem to have many answers? definitely. the ons study today is really comprehensive. what they have tried to do is make it as even a playing field as possible by accounting for sex, geography, or conditions. they split those factors and said if we do this are people from ethnic minority backgrounds are still more likely to die than white people in england and wales ? die than white people in england and wales? the answer they have come up with is yes. for instance, black men and women are nearly twice as likely to die from coronavirus than white counterparts. it is a similar trend we see from pakistani and bangladeshi backgrounds, where it is nearly 1.5 times more likely. the patterns we see reflected for women in those backgrounds. it includes both community deaths as well as hospital deaths. and also, it is the most detailed breakdown we have seen of ethnicity so far. but we need to keepin of ethnicity so far. but we need to keep in mind there are limits

our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford has the latest. and the answer is yes, black men and women are more than twice as likely to die from coronavirus than their white counterparts, it is a similar trend we see from people from pakistani and bangladeshi background when it is nearly 1.5 times more likely, and although the patterns we see the reflected in stats for women from those backgrounds. this study is significant for a few reasons, it includes both community deaths as well as hospital deaths, and also it is the most detailed breakdown that we have seen of ethnicity so far but we have seen of ethnicity so far but we need to bear in mind that there are limits of the state, it is based on the 2011 census which is nearly ten yea rs on the 2011 census which is nearly ten years old now, secondly death certificates in the quad ethnicity in england and wales so there isn't an accurate picture and also it doesn't account for occupations and we know that people from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to work in industries like health