anchor: as we are talking to you on bbc news channel and bbc world news, you can get updates on theoronaviruswebsite. bbc.com/news. we will e return n more in europe. >> thank you. next the united nations has warned the number of acutelye hungry peo likely to double to more than a quarter of ioa bias a result of the pandemic. here is the head of the u.n. world health food program. >> we are facing a perfect storm. with covid-19 we are not only facing a global health pandemic but also a global humanitarian catastrophe. millions of civilians living in nflict scarred nations including women and children, being pushed to the brink of starvation with famine, a real and dangerous possibility. anchor: the world food program estimates 115 million people will be forced into hunger because of the pandemic. that is on top oera similar nu facing malnutrition. ,",thpia, nigeria, south sudan are at risk of widespread shortages. millions of farmers depend on a daily wage. east africa is facing a serious foodrisis following consecutive seasons of drought and a locust invasion that has destroyed crops. here i

you can see more you can see more on you can see more on the bbc news channel, more on the top story er being in intensive care. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. ill neck it is worth remembering that in the most severe cases, you end up buying the lungs. there'll be some patients in the uk and around the world who have support where you use artificial lung which sits next to the patient to support their blood. hang on, i'd like to say that we are nowjoined by viewers from bbc news as we continue our coverage. we are speaking to james gallagher, our health correspondent. we are talking about the procedures that boris johnson might we are talking about the procedures that borisjohnson might be having in intensive care, we are talking about the fact that the report suggests he is conscious but nevertheless, he must be profoundly uncomfortable. exactly, you cannot underestimate how ill he must be if he needs intensive care treatment. you don't think people who just have a cough are in icu, that is not what happens. in terms of the treatment he might be having, we don't kno

and on the bbc news channel there's a first look at tomorrow morning's front page in the papers. bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. football clubs and the pay of their players has been in the headlines for the last few days, and today the premier league announced that it was asking footballers to take a 30% pay cut, in order to protectjobs. they will now put the proposals to the players. the premier league also said the season would not resume until "it was safe and appropriate to do so". our sports reporter laura scott has more. there has been furious reaction this week mainly from politicians and also fans to some clubs choosing to use thejob also fans to some clubs choosing to use the job retention scheme for nonplaying staff and there was immense pressure on the clubs and players to take action regarding players to take action regarding player salaries. you mention this 30% idea, they will be consulted on a 30% wage deferral or reduction, my understanding is that it is based on a number o

welcome to viewers on the bbc news channel could be you havejoined us just in time however first reviewers. hello to viewers in the uk and around the world, and welcome to this look at the front pages of some of the newspapers and news websites we are seeing here in the bbc news room. we are bringing the briefing from the white house when that gets under way but first need to review the pages, assistant editorfor the daily mirror and the pages, assistant editorfor the daily mirrorand and the pages, assistant editorfor the daily mirror and and isaac, journalist at the wall street journal. stick look at the stories and angles leading at the moment. to start with a look at some of the uk papers, the daily telegraph reporting that the uk prime minister borisjohnson is reporting that the uk prime minister boris johnson is out reporting that the uk prime minister borisjohnson is out of intensive ca re borisjohnson is out of intensive care and in the early phase of recovery from coronavirus. he was taken into hospital for recovery from coronavirus. he was ta ken into hospital for treatment rec

bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. ne is at 5.50pm. bye for now. it's been six weeks in spain has seen sites like this. children have been the most confined group in the spain's tight lockdown. today's easing of restrictions is still cautious. under 145 and go out for an hour each day, accompanied by an adult, and i can't go further than a kilometre from home. even so, it's a welcome change. translation: the streets, the streets in the park! and to feel the air on your face. i never thought i would miss school, but i really miss it. the government says the lifting of the lockdown will be slow and gradual. the prime minister, pedro sanchez, has said he hopes to ease restrictions further from next saturday, it's been six weeks in spain has seen sites like this. children have been the most confined group in the spain's tight lockdown. today's easing of restrictions is still under 145 and go out for an hour each day, accompanied by an adult, and i can't go further than a kilometre from home. i never thought i would miss sch

hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be welcome to viewers on the bbc news channelus just in time for our first review of tomorrow's newspapers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are barbara speed, opinion editorfor the i newspaper, and laura hughes, political and diplomatic correspondent for the financial times. tomorrow's front pages are in. most of the papers leading on that same story — borisjohnson spending a second night in intensive care. the mirror leads with the well wishes that the queen sent to the prime minister's partner, carrie symonds. the sun says he stayed at work for "you", so you should stay at home and pray for him. the metro also showing solidarity with the pm, saying, "we're with you boris." the telegraph wonders who will make the call on lockdown? they wonder who's making those decisions while the pm is incapacitated. the times say "help us find antibody test". they report that ministers are asking leading biotech firms to help them make that test. the ft says that the british gov

bbc news. that's all from me — there's more on the bbc news channel and labour's new leader sir keir starmer willd evening. temperatures got as high as 17 degrees in some south—eastern areas today. i suspect tomorrow, temperatures will get even higher. a lot of sunshine and for many of us. it will be breezy, particularly in the west, where we will see rain later in the day as this stripe of cloud approaches. we have seen cloud across northern areas today, but that cloud is now peeling away northwards. we have drierair peeling away northwards. we have drier air from peeling away northwards. we have drier airfrom the south peeling away northwards. we have drier air from the south and warmer air. you can see the orange colours spreading hello. you're watching bbc news. the new leader of the british labour party, sir keir starmer has accused the uk government of making "serious mistakes" in their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. writing in the sunday times, sir keir said ministers need to publish their exit strategy on how and when the current lockdown will be lifted. our political correspondent

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. atching bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more now on the news that the united states has become the first country in the world to record more than 2000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has more details from new york. david willis has more the united states has seen the deadliest day of coronavirus attacks, or deaths, if you like, than any country has seen so far. more than 2000 people died of the virus today, that brings the total of deaths here to nearly 19,000. 500,000 americans have been infected by the coronavirus and the united states is on track to surpass italy's total of the most number of deaths worldwide. now, more than half of those deaths occurred in new york state, but there is a glimmer of hope there, because the governor revealed today that the curve appears to be flattening, as they say. the number of hospitalisations there has stabilised. and that's a statistic that donald tru

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one, time for the news whereny locations across eastern and southern parts of britain have seen temperatures in excess of 20 celsius and that will be the last time i'll be saying that. certainly for many areas on easter monday, a much colderfeel to proceedings, with the last of the relatively mild airjust about hanging on in the latter part of the day down into that far south—western quarter. through the course of the night, so we will find some showers and thunderstorms that broke out through sunday afternoon, moving a bit further south tending to peter out as they tend to do. the front in the north introducing it, also tending to lose what little rain it has provided and there will be quite a widespread frost in inland areas to start the new day across central and southern parts of scotland, maybe the odd spot in northern ireland, certainly in the north of england as well. monday, a much colder day, especially so where you have all this cloud across northern and eastern britain, tending to thin for some as it g

bbc news, his living room. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. ers and coaching staff at as roma have agreed to go without their salary forfour months roma have agreed to go without their salary for four months to help the clu b salary for four months to help the club through the financial crisis caused by coronavirus. in a statement, roma said the players would forego their wages they were due to receive between march and the scheduled end of the season injune, and players will top up the wages of the club employees placed on the italian government's social safety net scheme to ensure they receive their regular monthly income. there are fears over the long—term impact of covid—19 in women's football. the world players union, fifa, warns that investment in the women's game may install, but england and manchester city's jill scott has told us she believes there is still months to be positive about. she has been speaking to jane dougal about the sport and also showing off some unique talents. i decided i need to up my unique talents. i decided i nee

continuing coverage this afternoon of the coronavirus crisis on the bbc news channel. at's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, i'mjane dougall — with your latest sports news. the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, has admitted the postponement of the 2020 tokyo games means the organisation will have to shoulder "several hundred million dollars" of costs. the olympics and paralympics were due to take place this summer, but will now be held next year because of the coronavirus pandemic. iaaf president, seb coe, says any further delay may see the games called off altogether. i think it is pretty clear that you couldn't go on forever postponing an olympic games. there comes a point where that you do have to start posing questions, i hope we are a little way off that yet. our ambition is to get the athletes back into competition as soon as we possibly can about only when it is safe to do so. if it is not safe, then you cannot put them at risk. you should not be

bbc news. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. llo there. today we saw some warmth and sunshine again across the south of the country, temperatures in the low 20s celsius, but further north, there was a change to the weather. something cooler amid more cloud and showers around and that is how the week ahead is shaping up to be, much more unsettled, cooler and wetter for some of us. now, we have had low pressure moving down from the north and that has brought showers to the north of scotland and this frontier has brought the cloud to central parts of the uk. a few heavy downpours as well, which will tend to fade away overnight, but there will be a legacy of cloud, a few spots of rain left, because of this weather front and the north of scotland will see further showers here. but we have got clear skies in between, northern ireland, central scotland, here it is going to be chilly by the end of the night, maybe a touch of frost, or where you hold the cloud, not quite as cold. so for monday then, more cloud for england and wales, the o

that is where viewers around the world leave us from the bbc news channel. ets. good afternoon. it is likely for most to stay warm, dry and increasingly sunny throughout the day. this photo was taken towards the welsh mountains earlier on and we have had some cloud around with this weather front in the north and we will see cloud approaching from the west as we go through tomorrow as well but most notable ahead of this is the southerly wind drawn up from africa. we will see temperatures well above what they should be for this time of year. in the north, they are above where they we re the north, they are above where they were yesterday by two or three degrees and elsewhere will notice that as well with increasing amounts of sunshine. as we go through the night time period, we will bring that drier air, strengthening winds, pushing the rain away towards the north, and although we will have clear skies for many, actually, because of the wind, we should largely escape a frost. that should hold our temperatures above freezing and prevent pockets of mist and fog t

bbc world news america. take care and have a good night. you are watching the bbc news channel. ginally waiting for a press co nfe re nce ten, we were originally waiting for a press conference by donald trump in the rose garden at the white house. now, he has delayed that. we will be returning to that when he starts, we think, in a few minutes‘ time. before we go back to washington for that press conference, let‘s catch up that press conference, let‘s catch up with the weather. thank you for tuning infor up with the weather. thank you for tuning in for the forecast for the next seven to ten days. some big changes on the way. unlike the last few weeks, this week is expected to bring frequent spells of rain. it is also going to a cooler, also going to be quite a bit cooler, and also the pollen levels will be quite a bit lower, so perhaps some good news there for hay fever sufferers. the rain clouds will be coming in from a couple of directions over the next few days, the satellite image shows clouds bring to the south of us, so that is rainfor bring to the south of us, so that is r

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. thousands of people in south london were locked out of their local park today after the council closed it, saying too many were using it one to showers, some of those could be heavy and possibly thundery, skin windy in the north—west of the uk, a little bit cooler, 12 to 13 degrees but that is certainly quite respectable for this time of year. it is going to turn quite chilly at times with light winds, one or two patches of frost if possible, and also towns and city centre is getting quite close to freezing, in the countryside some spots will probably dipjust the countryside some spots will probably dip just below, but as we move probably dip just below, but as we move towards the middle of the week temperatures will climb, 22 degrees is likely, always a bit cooler across the north the uk. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the prime minister boris johnson has been admitted to h

quickly remind you as were talking on the bbc news channel you can also get updates on the coronavirusc .com/ news. and will have an even more detail to the situation later on in the program. the united nations has warned the number of acutely hungry people around the world is likely to double this year to more than a quarter of a billion, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. here's the head of the un's world food programme speaking in geneva. we are already facing a perfect storm. so, today with covid—19, i want to stress that we are not only facing a global health pandemic, but also a global humanitarian catastrophe. millions of civilians living in conflict started nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation with a spectre of famine a very real and dangerous possibility. the world food programme estimates 130 million people will be forced into hunger this year because of the pandemic. that's on top of a similar number already facing malnutrition. it says the democratic republic of the congo, ethiopia, nigeria, sudan and south sudan are

bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10pm. news where you are. everybody has found from i think, over the last month or more, the beneficial effects of being out and about in the last hour or so, the medical director of the nhs in england, professor stephen powis, has said there is a definite trend in reduced hospitalisations in terms of people admitted with coronavirus symptoms. professor powis said the reduction is down to the public observing social distancing measures. he was speaking at the downing street briefing a short time ago. when are the very definite trend and reduce number of people in hospitals, that is most marked in london, but i thank you could also see that in the midlands and the beginnings of in other areas of the uk. so that is definitely showing that our compliance with social distancing is proving to be beneficial, it is reducing the transmission and spread of the virus, and of course, for those u nfortu nately virus, and of course, for those unfortunately who are more critically ill, again, a minority,

there's a bbc news special covering the government's daily press conference just after 3.30 on bbc one and the next news bulletin is at 6:35. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channele united states has now overtaken italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. more than 20,000 people in the country have died. new york state has become the centre of the outbreak, accounting for around half of those deaths. the state's governor andrew cuomo described the figures as ‘horrific‘ but pointed to a stabilisation in the number of new deaths. the curve of the increase is continuing to flatten. the number of hospitalisations appears to have hit an apex and the apex appears to be a plateau, which is what many of the models predicted, that it wasn't going to be a straight up and straight down, it was going to be a straight up, you hit the top number and your plateau for a period of time. that looks like what we are doing. the country's most senior disease experts say federal social distancing measures are slowing the spread of the virus and must not be lifted prematurely. but on friday president donald trump said he wanted to get the economy moving again

bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. of very warm days, there is a change on the way through the rest of this easter weekend. it is going to be turning cooler people doing their bit to support the national health service. the latest is a 99—year—old war veteran who has set himself the challenge of walking 100 laps of his garden. he uses a walking frame was to complete the challenge before his 100th birthday, which is at the end of the month. he has raised over £120,000 and that is nearly hundred $50,000. earlier, i spoke to his doctor and she was in the garden of their home in the village in bedfordshire. where her father is doing in the village in bedfordshire. where herfather is doing is fundraising. he is smashing that target. he is due to have achieved 70 lengths of the driveway today and we are expecting him to complete 100 by thursday this week. we are expecting him to complete 100 by thursday this weeklj we are expecting him to complete 100 by thursday this week. i am so sorry to interrupt, but we can see him behi

the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. for news teams where you are. me, good afternoon. hello, you're watching the bbc news channelm maz farookhi with the latest sports headlines. serena williams still has the belief and motivation to win more grand slams — that's according to her coach patrick mouratoglou. williams is the most successful player of the modern era with 23 majors, but is still one short of equalling margaret court's all—time record of 24. the american hasn't won a grand slam for over three years, but mouratoglou insists she still has the hunger to keep going. time is not working for her so much. she will be 39 this year, 39 years old. but i think she is still in very good shape. she had some physical issues last year, but she recovered well. i think she has an incredible athlete and i think she is an incredible champion as well. she has shown it many times in her career. she is so different and she is able to do things that probably other people can't. what is most important for me is that the motivation is still here. as far as the motivation it is still the same and we always believe that she can

you're watching the bbc news channel.as said the us states of texas and vermont will allow certain businesses to reopen from monday. at the daily white house briefing, mr trump said there were signs that the virus had passed its peak. in major cities around the country, demonstrators have been demanding an end to the stay at home orders. professor bhramar mukherjee, professor of global health and epidemiology at the university of michigan, said the us would have to be careful as it eased the lockdown. i want to filter out the political biases and agenda from the scientific conversation. so what i am interested in is working with my colleagues in economics and policy to come back with an optimal route to get back to normal. the fact is, we just have slowed down in our case counts, we have not turned the corner in many places and there are new peaks coming up, so it would be quite short—sighted to open in a hasty way and really undo the social distancing work that all of us have done together. humans are finally, ultimately

you're watching the bbc news channel with carrie gracie. shows few signs of slowing, and the lockdown continues. millions of people are forced to stay at home, many businesses have had to shut their doors. but there are glimmers of hope, as some countries, particularly in europe, consider easing the restrictions. tim allman reports. this is mont—saint—michel on france's normandy coast. millions of tourists come here every year, but not this year. for now, it's like a ghost town. empty streets, empty tables, the lockdown in full effect. translation: i would say it was done like a military campaign, because at nine o'clock, theyjust said, "sorry, sir, you're not opening." that was it, it was done in less than a minute. it was very sudden. so we closed, everyone left, we just dropped everything. it's the same all across the country. this is the place de la concorde in paris, almost completely deserted. but things may soon change, president macron suggesting travel restrictions could soon be eased as france tries to get back to normal. for belg

there'll be live coverage from around the country on bbc one and the bbc news channel.of key workers with a virtual visit to their school. william and catherine dialled into casterton primary in burnley, from their home in norfolk. it was their first royal engagement through video conferencing. richard askam reports. i'm catherine and this is william next to me. are you holding up pictures of your mummies and daddies? yeah. a royal call to children and staff at a school which is helping dozens of families in east lancashire. this is a picture of my mum and she works for the nhs as an admin for the health visitors and i am really proud of her. yeah, well done, you. can you hold it up a bit to your left so we can see it? that's it. brilliant. look at that. that's a great picture. that's a great photo. well done. it's brilliant. i agree you should be very proud of her. they are doing an amazing job, all the nhs workers. lloyd, have you got a picture too? this is a picture of my mum and she works at a special school and she helps and treats children. fantastic, and is she s

bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10pm. ondon news. i'm victoria hollins. we should be largely frost free and therefore there should be a lot of sunshine to come sunday morning and not the problems with mist and fog because the winds a bit stronger. however there will be changes with hate and sunshine through the afternoon. even the arrival of spots of rain. —— hayes and sunshine. some strong gale force winds in the north and the west. because of the southerly women, we pull in much more airs of temperatures will be much more on those on scale. —— southerly wind. good afternoon. here's your latest sports news... we start with one event that has just finished — the virtual grand national. and it's been won by potters corner. it was supposed to be day in the racing calendar at aintree — but the cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic, saw the event take place with the use computer generated imagery, and special algorithms. 40 runners that were due to start the event for real lined up. bookmakers had odds, and profits will

another one this afternoon and our coverage of that will begin at around 3:15pm on bbc one and the bbc news channelhristian organisations are promoting, of course, but with a virus like this, the very nature of it means relatives, when they want to be at the bedside of someone, they can‘t be. it was just the same for carrie symonds, even though her partner happens to be the prime minister. because this virus is so infectious. as you say, people cannot see their loved ones even if they are very ill on a ventilator in hospital and that makes it extremely difficult for those families affected. as you say, the easter weekend, and we have had this a couple of weekends in a row now, clear concern that the warm weather, particularly over a bank holiday could tempt people out and the police have been using increasingly robust language in the last couple of weeks saying they were ready to use the powers they have been given to break up gatherings that shouldn‘t be taking place because there is the consent of people are tempted out and don‘t observe social distancing measures, we could see transmission rates

bedfordshire — says the response to his appeal has been "almost unbelievable. " he was live on the bbc news channel who've subscribed to the national health service. because for every penny that we get, they deserve every one of it. they do. it's a time of massive upheaval for all of us — and whilst it may be strange enough for us humans, for dogs it's even more confusing. we can't exactly let them know why we're working from home or changing our routines. and, of course there's one question — if they could — they would all ask... where's our walk? well, help is at hand, as david sillito explains. dogs are just amazing. they are that rock that often people need. the daily walk has, for many, come to an end, but thankfully help is at hand. volunteers signing up with a charity that has now become a dog walking service. during the covid—19 crisis, we have redeployed our services to allow volunteers that usually take on lots of different tasks, to help people that are in vulnerable situations. so we're really delighted by how people have come out to help in this time of need. dogs like leo here. each u

bbc news, cardiff. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. where you are. good evening, a big change on the way through the second half of this easter weekend. after a couple of very warm days, temperatures will drop from the north on sunday and particularly into easter monday. a few hefty downpours in places throughout sunday as well. a complex weather setup, high pressure drifting to the west, low—pressure to the north east. all you really need to worry about is weather white lines are coming from because they area lines are coming from because they are a long way north where the air will increasingly come from, with a brisk wind as well, and the cold air sped southwards on easter sunday and into easter monday. a very different feel by the end of the weekend. back to the here and now, if you have and thunderstorms across england and is this evening intimate. they fade, looking guy with clear spells for the most part. cloud and patchy rain in scotland and northern ireland. not optically cold night, south east england and northern scotland co

there will of course be live coverage from around the country on bbc one and also on the bbc news channel many warmth and sunshine, but not for all. this frontal system providing more cloud across much of scotla nd providing more cloud across much of scotland and northeast england. some sunshine to the north, but some colder air. we got the front with scotla nd colder air. we got the front with scotland to northeast england for some rain and drizzle. elsewhere, further sunshine through the afternoon. high tree pollen levels. you could see temperatures up to 24, maybe 25 celsius for central, southern and southeast england. just nine celsius for northeast england and parts of eastern scotland with the wind of that cold north sea. through this evening and overnight, we will see some patchy light rain working its way northward into the northern isles. elsewhere it's dry. there are skies. every where well above freezing. into good friday, there will be a good deal of sunshine for much of northern island, england, wales. a few showers across the far north of england but it's scotland with the g

what you need today, keep watching the bbc, look at your news app, as soon as the prime minister starts to talk it will be on bbc one or the bbc news channelministers warn against lifting lockdown measures prematurely. we're not in a place where the science says it is safe to ease the restrictions. so we need to keep these in place to keep that infection under control. this is the scene live in downing street where the prime minister will make a statement to the country this morning. as soon as he begins speaking, we will take you straight there. italy's prime minister outlines plans to ease the country's strict coronavirus lockdown in stages after seven weeks. the european aircraft company airbus says the survival of the company is at stake,

he was live on the bbc news channel as donations reached over £5 million. that was this morning.bed to the national health service because for every penny that we get they deserve every one of it. they do. captain tom moore. let's have a look at the weather with louise. good afternoon. not much change in weather story at the moment. it's very quiet out there with high pressure in control. that means that many of us asking sights like this, lots of fair weather, lots of sunshine coming through. the only exception further north, yet again we've got some thicker cloud, thick enough for the odd spot or a two of drizzle as well. put those two weather watchers on the satellite it helps tell the story. to the north and west it's a rather cloudy, disappointing day, but both the vast majority lots of dry, sunny weather to look out for. a little bit more of a breeze, perhaps along channel coasts, and certainly more of a breeze up into the north feeding that cloud in. here, 9—11d. but elsewhere we could see those temperatures into the high teens, particularly anywhere in the east. through t

tune in for a bbc news special on the news channel and bbc one for full coverage. :30pm, and then generally that everything isa and then generally that everything is a bad 5pm, generally that's how it works. before we move on to talk on about testing, some interesting figures from the police, in terms of the lockdown and to what extent we have or have not been observing it. we have had some figures from the national police chiefs council which are fora national police chiefs council which are for a whole month, and it's telling us how many fines have been levied. march 27 april 27, we are hearing that... quite a lot, 8887 fines have been levied for breaches of the coronavirus lockdown guidelines. in fact, of the coronavirus lockdown guidelines. infact, i of the coronavirus lockdown guidelines. in fact, i should say, thatis guidelines. in fact, i should say, that is just figures for england, apologies. march the 27th to eight for the 27th, the best part of 8900 —— april the 27th, the better part ofa —— april the 27th, the better part of a thousand 900 fines have been

briefing for now because we are coming up to the bbc news at six with george alagiah point that you can continue watching the daily briefing on the bbc news channelrt of the nightingale hospital in bristol. i know that you said they have been helpful in setting up, will they be staffing it as well? the way the military has intended to work with all the nightingale hospitals is to support nhs workers and what they are doing. it will depend on the specifications of each nightingale hospital that they're there to support the nhs staff. is anything you would add to that? yes in bristol we have allocated combat medics to act as nurses and the like. the general duties personnel will help as well. thanks very much, kate. i think that is all for this press co nfe re nce . kate. i think that is all for this press conference. thank you. it will feel warmer. but the high pressure starts to lose some of its identity as we go into friday. we have low pressure to the south as well, so we'll startjust bringing a bit more cloud coming down from the north. some cloud coming from the south and west, just the hint here that there could be the odd shower in parts of

.# and we'll speak to man who remixed the bbc news channel theme music with dua lipa's new song, hallucinateaccording to the latest figures. nearly 25,000 deaths from all causes were recorded in the uk in week of the easter bank holiday, over twice the expected number for this time of year. separate figures show a third of all virus deaths in england and wales are now occurring in care homes. earlier today, a minute's silence was held around the uk at 11 o'clock to remember key workers who have died. and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon advises the scottish public to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets. our health correspondent richard galpin reports. music plays 96—year—old barbara wells had been fit and well, living here at the stanley park care home in county durham. until she was hit by coronavirus. her funeral is tomorrow. 1a other residents have died here. across the country, there are around 20,000 care homes looking after more than 0.5 million elderly and disabled people. and it seems they are now facing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak he

and at eight o'clock this evening on bbc one and the news channel, we'll be live across the country asple applaud the health service staff and those helping to deal with the pandemic. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. good afternoon. it's pretty quiet on the weather front but this is what's happening over the next couple of days. friday and saturday it's going to be quite chilly, but come sunday, big change on the way. in fact it's going to be turning quite warm across much of the uk. this is the picture from space, the satellite image. you can see the weather front just to the north of the uk. that's been thinking southwards in the last few hours, so this is where our air is coming from as well and that means the second half of the afternoon will turn quite chilly across scotland, we are still keeping some of the mild weather towards the south. through the course of the night sky in places will clear across scotland and the north of england, apart from the odd wintry shower here and there around the highlands. these clear skies and with the cold wind directio

our coverage continues now on the bbc news channel and bbc two.y workers who have lost their lives in this crisis so far. a rising number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes across the uk has pushed the overall numbers dying with the virus to a record high, according to the latest figures. there were 24,686 total deaths registered in the uk in the week of the easter bank holiday. that's 12,832 - or 108% — above the expected number of deaths for this time of year. the office for national statistics says there were 4,343 deaths involving coronavirus in care homes in england and wales up until april 24 — a figure that trebled in the space of three weeks. nick stripe is head of health analysis for the office for national statistics. he explained how many people are dying in the community, for example in care homes and at home. i'm about to run through some large numbers and just to remember that behind each one of these is a person who has lost someone. bear in mind and... that is just under 4,000 that isjust under 4,000 higher than we we re

bbc news. and the queen's speech will be broadcast on this channel today at 1900 gmt.wers in the uk, that's 8pm british standard time. here in the uk, we've been enjoying good weather but the government's message is to stay at home and not venture out in order to stop the spread of coronavirus. ministers say they're concerned young people in particular may not be taking social distancing measures seriously enough. so far, more than 4,300 people have lost their lives, including a 5—year—old child. simon jones has more. the message to stay at home does not appear to be getting through to some. the sun was out on saturday but these pictures suggest, enrichment in london, so were the people, in numbers. in hove, the local council pleaded with visitors to stay away, saying social distancing would become impossible. we haven't got all day. this barbecue on the beach was soon put out by the police. the government says it is time for everyone to obey the rules. now i know that life under lockdown can be challenging. and some will be tempted on this sunny weekend to venture out

news channel. george is coming up on bbc one with the bbc news app 6pm. stay with us for that.uk — and i'm sure our gardens will love it as well as our parks. and, let's face it, most of us are stuck at home. the rain clouds are visible on the satellite picture coming in from the south. that's tomorrow's rain and this band of cloud, that's the weather front that will come our way on wednesday. you can see how over the next few days one weather system moves across southern parts of the country and this next big area of low pressure swings in front in our direction as well. the forecast for the coming hours, then. through the night, we expect the clouds to thicken across the south. it will start raining almost anywhere from cornwall to the tip of kent there, into the midlands quite possibly in the early hours of tuesday morning. not particularly cold here because we will have the cloud and a bit of a breeze then the rain, so 10 degrees. whereas in scotland, where we will have had the clear skies overnight, a touch of frost. so here's that rain, and the thing about this rain in th

bbc news. hello. tuesday was another sunny but windy day for many parts of the country. there was cloud for a while across cornwall and the channelcoast of wales, south coast of england, temperatures reaching 21 celsius. we had a lovely sunset across southern parts of england. helped by a bit of high cloud that is coming in from continental europe. still a lot of what weather to come in the mediterranean but our weather is dominated by that area of high pressure over scandinavia. not as many isobars on the chart for wednesday in the wounds will not be quite as strong. with a bit of a bruise overnight, these temperatures we start off with on wednesday. like the ones in this guide explains there may be frost around here. at that may be some mr low cloud affecting the seven pennines and that will not last long at all. he gets blown away and a lot of sunshine on wednesday. hazy at times across other parts of the uk but the winds will not be as strong. it may be a degree or two warmer. a touch cooler along the north sea coast but that she had further west across the uk commit those temperatures are 20 or 21 degrees. as we move into th

channel islands and shetland later. for most, dry, sunny and warm. this is bbc newsstage which can often take years to reach. uk government scienctific advisers look set to say the public should not wear medical face masks, but should feel free to cover their faces with scarves. the german chancellor angela merkel says germany should be prepared to pay more into the eu's budget to help foster economic recovery, as european union leaders prepare to thrash out a huge financial rescue package worth over half a trillion euros. president trump plays down concerns about a second wave of the pandemic.

channel isles and isles of scilly. winds gusting 30—35 mph and a strengthening wind through the day. top temperatures of 12—19d. this is bbc news uk today from turkey, including hundreds of thousands of clinical gowns. protesters in several states in the us demand to go back to work, saying stay—at—home measures are too tough. fears in haiti, the poorest country in the americas, that an inadequate health care system could soon be overwhelmed. the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in uk care homes may be far higher than official figures currently show. and some of the world's biggest acts take part in an eight hour star—studded event broadcast around the globe to honour key workers.

bbc news. a great idea. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. again, plenty of sunshine today but look at this peach of a sunrise from the channel islands from jersey. but this cloud also brought a few showers in to the isles of scilly, western areas of cornwall as well, they have been moving out of the way since. and for the rest of the country have clear blue sunny skies with weather systems restricted to southern europe where it is wet and windy, spain and portugal, southern france and italy getting quite wet. today we have plenty of sunshine but again those brisk and custom easterly winds bringing choppy seas to the coast of willington and also those easterly winds are keeping the east coast a little cooler and fresher. coming in land, a warmer day, temperatures more widely pushing into the low 20s. overnight tonight, it stays quite breezy, clear and starry skies initially but there could be a few patches of cloud forming over the pennines later in the night. temperatures for — seven celsius for many of us, but cold enough like last night for frost in some of the steeper scottish valleys. looking at the weather charts tomorrow, high pressure st

bbc news. or: 1/4 of the world's population is living on some form of lockdown and online cooking lessons are seeing a poresurgence ilarity. from a little-known victorianon cook, avis crocombe. today a youtube channelcated to her. it has millions of fans. take a look. >> hello, you are here rather early, just in time to help with the lord and lady's breakfast. i am about to make bacon and onion roly-poly putting. it is savory and ideal for the servant's hall here at audley end. it is the kind of dish i grew up with. anchor: that makes me hungry. misses crocombe was brought toy lifestoric interpreters. the actress joins me from her home. yoi can seare not in costume. you have been playing misses mr crocombe for about a decade. did you expect she would become a cult hero?>> popular she has been.es how anchor: how did you get the idea to do videos playing her? >> it was english herthage who drove idea. they were keen to put the history online, which you can see today. they wanted to make theirub yochannel more diverse with cooking as well as weapons and castles and stately homes. it was to add another layer to it. anchor: do you actually do the cooking and those videos yourself? >> i do 90% of t cooki

bbc news. a great idea. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. again, plenty of sunshine today but look at this peach of a sunrise from the channel islands from jerseywell, they have been moving out of the way since. and for the rest of the country have clear blue sunny skies with weather systems restricted to southern europe where it is wet and windy, spain and portugal, southern france and italy getting quite wet. today we have plenty of sunshine but again those brisk and custom easterly winds bringing choppy seas to the coast

bbc news, sydney. now it's time for a look at the weather. lots of dry weather out there, plenty of sunshine, although he is the in places. add a bit of cloud across the channel shower, more especially in south—west england. for the far north—west of scotland, increasing cloud and breeze with me arriving for the evening. when cuts up to about a0 miles an hour here, lighter winds across much of england and wales compared to yesterday. temperatures in mid—teens in the warmer parts of england and wales, these temperatures are well above average for the time of year. into tonight, more cloud does drift northwards across england and wales. a chance of a shower in southern england, clwyd in northern scotland and northern ireland. it will not be as cool tonight as last night. for the clearer parts of southern scotla nd the clearer parts of southern scotland and northern ireland could see a touch of frost, and also the best place to see the super moon. there is more cloud across much of england and wales tomorrow compared with the day, may be as shower and the midlands, country one potentially in south—east england. clwyd for northern ireland and north—west scotland.

winds and very brisk winds right away through the english channel coasts as well and temperatures in the mid to low teens. hello, this is bbc news symonds have announced the birth of a healthy baby boy. millions more people in england are eligible for covid—19 testing — after the government loosens rules on who can apply. the us economy shrinks by nearly 5% — the biggest drop since the 2008 financial crisis. don't ignore symptoms of cancer — the warning from doctors as fears over coronavirus lead to a dramatic fall in patient referrals. how lockdown could sound the death knoll of thousands of high street shops — with independent, family run businesses hardest hit. and tributes are paid to the bollywood actor irrfan khan, who starred in slumdog millionaire and life of pi, who has died at the age of 53. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello, there, simon. the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, has admitted the postponement of the 2020 tokyo games means the organisation will have to shoulder several hundred million dollars of costs. the olympics and paralympics were due to take

she has written op-ed pieces for the new york times and appeared on numerous documentaries on pbs, the history channel and radio programs on npr and the bbc. you may have seen her in the past week on the history channel series on george washington. she has written several books, including a study of alexander hamilton. and her first major book titled "affairs of honor: national politics in the new republic" won the national book award from the society of historians of the early american republic. the basis of tonight's lecture is titled "field of blood" published in 2018. with regard to that book, a historian, who some of you may recall was a former great live speaker, wrote that, quote, "with insightful analysis, she explores the relationships of the congressman before the civil war and finds a culture of astonishing violence in fistfights, duels and mass brawls. it changes how we think of political history." another permanent historian wrote that, "she describes many varieties of congressional violence including bullying, fighting in the halls of congress, fisticuffs, guns, knives, duels and threats of duals. with painstaking research,

channel islands and south—west england. but in the brisk wind, still cool down this north sea coast — the highest temperatures still the further west you travel. hello, this is bbc newsf personal protective equipment — some say supplies of gowns are critically low. it comes after a delivery of protective equipment from turkey was delayed. ministers call on all companies to do their bit to help bolster supplies. i would urge any companies that feel that they have not had a response from government or have got that capacity to continue to come forward. we are working with companies across the board. scientists are looking into whether blood from covid—i9 survivors could be used in a new treatment for those infected. from this morning, businesses can apply for grants to cover 80% of the wages of staff who have been temporarily laid off. and germany is relaxing some of its lockdown measures from today — with the outbreak there now said to be "under control". we're with you on bbc one until ten when daily kitchen live takes over, and we carry on, on bbc two. hundreds of thousands of people across the uk should have received letters telling them that they are vulnerable to

bbc news. let's return to germany now, where lockdown restrictions have been lifted. with me is michaela kuefner, who is the chief political editor at dw, germany's international tv channelgradually, some shops are being allowed to open, up to the size i would say a good mid size of 800 square metres and also schools are gradually reopening in some states. some have never been fully closed. here in berlin, this means key exams can now be taken by pupils, even some 2005 are opening can now be taken by pupils, even some zoos are opening but none of this is really across the board at the same time. each federal state has their own regulations and their own speed at how they want to proceed. this is a clear sign that both regional and central government wa nt to both regional and central government want to get germans into the mindset of establishing a new normal, all being very cautious that they don't wa nt to being very cautious that they don't want to proceed too fast. so there are regional variations, and is that deliberate? absolutely. this depends not just according to deliberate? absolutely. this depends notjust according to the make up but also we have had different