that you can duchess of cambridge made a morale boosting visit to london call center paying tribute to the health care workers battling the crisis meanwhile the queen in the duke of edinburgh herself isolating at windsor castle. despite the new restrictions and rising death toll people are maintaining a pragmatic perspective it's a pretty scary because i drive buses. carrying on mobility are going to affect me soon after surprise surprise for me. for now the country is grinding to a halt likely for many months to come. but now joined by indeed every correspondent charlotte parts in london charlotte scientists believe the outbreak in london is weeks weeks ahead of the rest of the country why didn't all start his act sooner to shut down the capital. well scientists have been urging prime minister boris johnson to react sooner as london has become the hot spot off in sections we just don't really know how many infections because testing is only done for severe cases at the hospital at this point but the death toll is rising at a faster rate than in italy at the moment there approximately

[applause] >> i would also like to thank london mayor breed -- mayor london breed. i know that she was a galileo lion, but now that she is the mayor of this great city, someday she has to be a mission bear or a washington great eagle, but today, i would like to have her as a lowell cardinal. [applause] >> this was an incredibly exciting season. every week, we would advance a little bit. i would come back to the office, and they would say, they won again, they won again. and i was there at that burlingame game. that was a very exciting game. there were moments when the opposing team looked like they were set up to get some wonderful spike, and no, didn't happen. so what i could really see was our young women here had the most incredible focus, and they were looking at each other like this; you get it. and that's what won the championship: team work. i couldn't be prouder of these young women who brought home a championship and on top of that maintained the highest g.p.a., continued to do so well in their academics. we will say good-bye to the ones who graduate this h

london breed: wait a minute. you look like you're a student at lowell high school. >> you know, not too long ago, i was at lincoln. >> the hon. london breed: lincoln? too nice. and not too long ago, you guys beat lincoln. >> not when i was playing. >> come on up, coach, and congratulations to everybody. [applause] >> good evening. my name is kelly sung, and i am the varsity coach at lowell high school. first, i'd like to thank mayor london breed and her staff for inviting us here tonight. it's so amazing to be recognized for all our hard work. growing up and attending lincoln high school, the aaa teams never made it far in the post season. in the beginning of this season, our goal was to win our section title and to get past the second round of nor-cal. we were able to accomplish that and so much more, but i will let marie go kind of speak to that. what i wanted to touch on is how proud i am of these girls. before practice or tournaments, you could find them studying for their tests or getting ahead of homework.

lockdown what does that look like in london. well here i am in central london normally at this time of day terry there would be a lot of commute is really the streets would be filled with people that are going to walk however there's hardly anyone there is still construction work so i do hear a lot of noise from around me and also from what we've seen again this morning is that people have filled in the underground say services for the underground and the trains as much reduced transport for london who's running it's all saying that a lot of their staff are in south isolation so they cannot provide for more trains however those people that do come in still today the day one off the lot down are really close together we've seen that on social media a lot of people and they just off who have to go into work into central london they have no other choice than taking public transport and they treated pictures of of really people being very crammed so no chance for them to go to the social distancing measures of keeping 2 meters away

he says it is a decision for transport for london and the mayor of london.'s a bbc news special, coronavirus: your essential update on bbc one tonight at 7:30pm. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. do you think it is going to be nice out there? should we find out? yesterday we had the warmest day of the year so far. 19.4 degrees was recorded in north wales. today, england and having another fine, settled and sunny day. but for scotla nd settled and sunny day. but for scotland and northern ireland, you still have this weather front. it has been with you all week and it will be with us all really right the way into the weekend. but it is weakening. this morning there is a fair bit of cloud across scotland and northern ireland, some patchy rain. that will move slightly southwards, allowing it to brighten up southwards, allowing it to brighten up later in the outer hebrides. and at times we will see bits and pieces of cloud across northern england. but for the rest of england and wales, parts of eastern northern ireland, we're looking at some su

in europe, london, the ftse100 down over 8%. paris, 10%. europe, london, the ftse100 down over8%.ed to look at sudden shares to get a sense of what is on the move. iag, its shares are down now over 20% just today. that gives you a sense of panic in markets, despite that move on the part of the us central bank to cut rates and other measures by central banks, the markets are heading in one direction. do get in touch with us. we will be back tomorrow with plenty more. thanks for being with us. see you soon, goodbye. higher pressure is building from the south. not as straightforward as this area of high pressure giving dry weather because there are weather fronts about and we will still have outbreaks of rain particularly today across scotland and northern ireland, spreading into the afternoon. still some sunshine elsewhere. england and wales, starting with cloud, that will melt away. plenty of dry and sunny weather this afternoon. maximum temperatures, 13. 10 celsius further north and west. tonight, the rain will move south and east but will break out. patchy rain will spread into e

capita in the top, london.y that provides an integrated range of services across the public and private sector, customer, human resources, software and so on. actually down right now. ce only really sized loser is apita plc. otherwise, we don't see a lot of drops. anna: let me tell you what is going on in the central bank front. some lines from the riksbank this morning. a lot of expectation around the fiscal story globally right now. for their part on the monetary side, they say the balance sheet should not be reduced in coming years. perhaps a suggestion things will remain looser for longer. a rate cut, not the most important measure. once again, we her central banks talking about how other players maybe are going to be in the mix or maybe simple rate cuts are not the way to do the necessary moves here when it comes to providing the right level of liquidity for markets. european markets, opening higher as asian stocks rebounded falling the -- following the biggest equity route since the financial crisis yeste

but huge progress, building a hospital in london, nightingale london, in just less than two weeks.ievable. this is what the hospital could look like with a mortuary. it is in the heart of london's docklands with businesses all around. the fact they have transformed this conference centre into a giant hospital so quickly shows how serious they think the pressure on the nhs could be. birmingham's national exhibition centre will house a nightingale hospital, so too the central convention centre in manchester. the sec in glasgow will also become a temporary hospital in two weeks‘ time, with space for up to 1,000 patients. the principality stadium in cardiff is set to be used as an nhs field hospital. and in belfast, a coronavirus assessment centre will open this week. there may be plenty of new beds but staffing is a problem with an estimate a quarter of doctors are off with a virus or because a member off with a virus or because a member of their household is unwell. off with a virus or because a member of their household is unwelllj off with a virus or because a member of their house

london. it has been an incredible 24 hours to redo it could have a bigger deal in terms of stimulus or support for each other for the nations of europe. but then you wonder what this lockdown means for how long, and interesting to see the two perspectives between what the residence as an what the governors say in the u.s., and a lockdown in india with 1.3 billion people. tom: it is nothing more than a states rights issue in the united states, the tension between the federal government and the 50 states. the size of the fiscal stimulus is extraordinary, way more than what we saw from president obama in 2009. just as importantly, the impulse of the fiscal stimulus over the short term is truly at a war-time level. francine: we are also getting some e flow figures. this is the month of march, german business confidence, and the index is 86.1 instead of the preliminary 87.7. march, i don't know whether -- it still seems quite strong. i know we will speak ahead of the if a in just a second. it is n

be packed with londoners and tourists —— reeta. so, of course, it is deserted here. there are about 20 people in the square. a lot of the bars and people in the square. a lot of the bars a nd restau ra nts people in the square. a lot of the bars and restaurants are already shut here, the cinema behind us being one of them. there are still some venues that are open, still people drinking in some of those venues as well, but the owners of these cafe is in pubs and restau ra nts tonight these cafe is in pubs and restaurants tonight are digesting the news that, from tonight, they are being told by the government that they are going to have to shot for the foreseeable future. the restrictions announced by the government tonight, another sign of the extraordinary impact that this virus is having on all of our lives. harrogate is an illustration of the disparity over this issue in the la st disparity over this issue in the last few days. behind me is betty's tea rooms, that restaurant has been closed for a few days. next door, the ivy res

rianna croxford, bbc news, london.athon next month has run the 26.2 miles in his back garden. the event has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn't put off 36—year—old james page. he completed 873 laps of his lawn in sidcup in kent, before crossing a finish line made by his son from toilet roll. that commodity. congratulations, james. the royal mint is to manufacture up to 4,000 medical visors per day to help protect nhs staff from coronavirus. engineers who are used to working on coins and related machinery developed a successful prototype in 48 hours and the first visors are already in use at a hospital in wales. production is now moving to 2a hours a day, seven days a week at the royal mint‘s south wales site and the team is aiming to increase this to 4,000 per day from tuesday. this is bbc news in russia, a partial shutdown has come into effect today with bars, restaurants, parks and entertainment venues shut across the country in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. accor

londoners and tourists.es though, of course, it is deserted here. there's about 20 people in the square. a lot of the bars and restaurants are already shut here, the cinema behind as being one of them. there are still some venues still open, still people drinking in some of those venues as well, but the owners of these cafes, pubs and restaurants tonight are digesting the news that from tonight, they are being told by the government that they are going to have to shut for the foreseeable future. the restrictions announced by the government tonight, another sign of the extraordinary impact this virus is having on all of our lives. among the changes to everyday life are all experiencing where he learned this evening that driving tests are another of the activities being suspended in response to the outbreak. suspended in response 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanus is here and can tell us more. we still had a few questions. just give us a bit of clarity in the details of this decision. to sum up what we knew about a

a chilly start across london and at the south—east. 0nce more an inland frost. 0nce london and at thene on offer right across the whole of the region and in fact, barely a cloud to point out in the sky was not maybe a bit of a weather cloud developing but in the best of it, top temperatures of 13 temperatures inland and cooler towards the coast. things turning decidedly colder in the coming days. just a filter in from the north. 0ften dry but you will notice a difference in temperature. it will feel really rather chilly. bbc local radio across the south east are here for you through this difficult time. there are half—hourly "make a difference" updates on air across your local bbc radio station from 6am to 6pm every day. if you've got an event that's been cancelled, an appeal to make or a support group that can help others, let your local station know and we can let everyone know. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: we'll ask the business secretary

londoners and tourists.se, it is deserted here. there's about 20 people in the square. a lot of the bars and restaurants are already shut here, the cinema behind as being one of them. there are still some venues still open, still people drinking in some of those venues as well, but the owners of these cafes, pubs and restaurants tonight are digesting the news that from tonight, they are being told by the government that they are going to have to shut for the foreseeable future. the restrictions announced by the government tonight, another sign of the extraordinary impact this virus is having on all of our lives. helena wilkinson in central london there. and now danny savage, who's been in harrogate tonight. behind me is betty's tea rooms. that restaurant has been closed for a few days now. next door, the ivy restaurant, closed yesterday. but go along the main drag here in harrogate and there are at least four bars tonight which are still open and have always been open. that's not to say drinkers in them are

london is ahead of the rest of the uk with the coronavirus. they are warning other areas what might happen. so we have all of these people who are incredibly, critically unwell. and people are dying alone. people have no company, they have no comfort. and that's incredibly difficult for healthcare providers, to try to help people recover or, in some cases, pass away with dignity and kindness. we are stretched as it is, and that is incredibly hard. but they are ready for whatever comes next. there's a lot of training that is going on to prepare for this onslaught, that we are guaranteed to be seeing in the next few weeks and months. i think there is a positive, a tentative positive, that we are trying to prepare for that as best we can. in a hospital bed in durham, michelle had a plea to the public — be careful, and responsible. i'm begging you, please, please be careful. be responsible. some patients receiving care for different conditions, including cancer, are worried about what will happen as hospitals postpone some treatments to focus on c

i'm kasia madera in london.lso in the programme: south korea reports fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in 3 weeks. we look at how it's managed to slow the spread. and we talk to a doctor about all the sensible things you can do to avoid getting infected. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, midnight in london, and 8pm in washington, dc where the us central bank has cut interest rates to almost zero in a bid to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus. it's the federal reserve‘s second emergency cut in a fortnight and it took the action in co—ordination with central banks in canada, europe, britain, switzerland and japan. here's president trump's response. the federal reserve is going to be purchasing $500 billion of treasuries and $200 billion of mortgage—backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, it's really great for o

streets of london ending that report by fergal keane. that's it.for the news where you are. hello, thanks very much forjoining us. hello, thanks very much forjoining us. thomas bach has indicated that the postponed tokyo 0lympics could be held in the spring of 2021 as a special task force looks at all options. some ministers took the opportunity to watch a small ceremony in the northeast of tokyo with plenty of precautions. an 0lympic cauldron was lit. yesterday's decision to postpone the game was a tough one. it was very ha rd to game was a tough one. it was very hard to take because first of all, we had to consider the dreams of the 0lympic we had to consider the dreams of the olympic athletes, which we wanted to make come true. given the latest worldwide dramatic developments in the spreading of the virus, we did not see the opportunity any more to organise 0lympic not see the opportunity any more to organise olympic games which safeguard the help of everybody. with that postponement in mind, amir believes the boxer professional should reconside

the impact will be significant on london. it will be very severe. london is a big chunk of the u.k.is a very service-based economy. but i think companies are ready for it. nejra: you say companies are ready for it, jasmine, but over the weekend, i who live in london saw restaurants and cafes still open for take away. presumably a lot of them will have to shut down completely along with perhaps other businesses like bookshops or anything nonessential. how many defaults do you expect out of this? how many companies do you expect not to be able to recover? i think the government and the bank of england is throwing everything it has at this. believe they are willing to do more. writing support for the wages, supporting companies to be able to retain their people and to support their supply chains. deferment. there are a lot of other sectors though that we have not heard so much about including construction, higher education and these are all areas that the government is now looking at. it is totally open to suggestions about what would make a difference. clearly, time is of the essence.

was but the hospitals in outer london seem to be under much more pressure than the ones in central londonto barnet, they seem to be struggling and two weeks and over the rest of the country is going to be. a sign of things to come, not just at northwick park. there are some talks of staff being retrained. can you tell us about how long some thing like that takes? normally, to train someone in critical care and anaesthesia takes years, but augustine this is an emergency situation and so they are having to do what they can within weeks and train staff that are normally doing nonurgent operations, surgery or medical treatments, to learn how to do critical care. and so i suppose it is all hands on deck, really, and doing what they can. lawrence, it second row been having with the doctors at the hospital and around northwick park, what have they been telling you? —— in conversations you have been having. i think there was some shock at this week because the feeling was that there was still, at the very start of this, they weren't expecting london hospitals to be at this point yet. it's of the

in london it's important that londoners now pay special attention to what we're saying about avoiding non essential contact and to take particularly seriously the advice about working from home and avoiding confined spaces such as pubs and restaurants. lastly it remains true as we said in the last few weeks that risks of transmission of the disease at mass gatherings such as sporting events are relatively low but obviously logic it was as we advise against unnecessary social contact of all kinds it's right that we should extend that advice to mass gatherings as well and so we've also got to ensure that we have the critical workers we need that might otherwise be deployed at those gatherings to deal with this emergency so so from tomorrow we will no longer be supporting mass gatherings with emergency workers in the way that we normally do so mass gatherings we're now moving in phatic lee away from and i know that many people including 1000000 millions of fit and active people over 70 may feel listening to what i've just said that there is something excessive about these measures but i

about the mayor of london being under fire on talking about the mayor of london being underfire on twois is the problem we are still seeing, tube trains absolutely rammed packed with passengers at rush hour. it's strange the last few days, the mayor of london and the government over what has happened in the mayor has reduced the number of services. distal people coming into work... the mayor has said is partly the government fault for not making it clear what is essential with production workers and freelance workers. the government has said today in a press conference that there's no reason white tube services has been reduced, there's no sign is going away soon. inaudible. all right, andy, thank you very much for that. many thanks to both of you. that's it for the papers this hour. andy and caroline will be back at 11:30pm for another look at the papers. goodbye for now. good evening. tuesday brought us the warmest day of the year so far. in north wales thermometer creeped up just above 19 celsius. another mild day to come across the uk again today, because we are pulling our air inf

we'll be in today's going underground but 1st i'm here the deacon temporary gallery in mayfair in london with high representatives of the united kingdom of the kurdistan region of iraq cohen jamal to here thank you so much for inviting us into the gallery can i just ask you 1st tell me about the exhibition here in london and how it is inspired by the journeys of a community that is what up to 35000000 people in the world yes well thank you so much for having me today and thanks for coming to this art exhibit should this art exhibit is part of the concept of cultural diplomacy of could have some original government representation here in london we initiated this project for one to promote the kurdish culture in britain 2nd to create a platform for our artists included some region so they can. get out from the local exhibit into international exhibition because they're from iraq and from syria and the whole different regions know this is particularly from current stump region of iraq so the artist came from could somebody general for iraq we have 5 artists who contributed or participated i

and in london, the whole transport system is integrated.e plenty of buses, the system can be messy. like most of the uk, manchester has several different bus companies. then there's trams and a rail network, and all are charging separate fares. which is not great for people like tom. he teaches music at schools across manchester and salford. every day, he has to put his faith in the bus system. so it's 8.10 and you've got be in for 10. are we going to make it? um, yeah, yeah we should, should be ok, yeah, as long as everything kind of, you know, goes to plan. he has to navigate his way by bus, metro tram and train, with separate tickets for each one. we'll have to get the bus ticket, which is about six quid, um, yeah, yeah we should, should be ok, yeah, as long as everything kind of, you know, goes to plan. he has to navigate his way by bus, metro tram and train, with separate tickets for each one. we'll have to get the bus ticket, which is about six quid, got to get the train, which is about a fiver, and then i'll have to really get a met

and in virus hotspots like london, the pressure is already building. full are intensive care units in london and around the uk at the moment? work is going on all over the country because as you are also aware, the infection has spread a bit quicker in london. so we are not at capacity yet within london but beds are being opened all the time to produce that extra surge capacity. and a reminder that in order to get the death toll down, this is no time for complacency. if we do reduce the deaths to a level which is below what we initially thought, i want to be absolutely clear, that won't be because we are somehow lucky. it won't be because somehow the virus is acting in this country differently from any other country. it will be because every citizen of this country, the british public, have complied with the instructions that the government has given based on the best scientific evidence to reduce the transmission of the disease. if the nhs is going to avoid the crisis, it will require all hands on deck. that's why the introduction of testing staff acr

as london going to be in lockdown by the weekend? -- is london? it can be in total lockdown. we have heard about the public transport system, there will be closure of network ‘s —— stations across the network. there will be skeleton staff working to get key workers, as they are described, to places of work. that means that children will also have to get to school somehow if there are going to be these skeleton schools. i don't believe there can be total lockdown because we still need people to get around. i guess, as in many other countries, total lockdown might mean that actually food shops and chemists, pharmacists, are kept open, which is happening as other places. so people still have to get out and get physically to these places. in italy and france are supermarkets, pharmacies, they are well—stocked and open. it is important to point that out even during times of lockdown. what interests me as some people are saying we may go to that length, because people, especially in big cities, not heeding the advice from the government. are still going

how much of that capacity is there in london critical care beds today? how do you expect that to change and do you anticipate you will be overcapacity by next week and just on the testing and nhs staff, great news that you're going to roll out testing but how many nhs staff are currently unable to work because they're either unwell or self isolating? >> thank you beth. the fact that the virus is no respecter of individuals, whoever they are is one of the reasons why we do need to have social distancing measures so that we can reduce the rate of infection and reduce the pressure on the nhs area there are various estimates about the number of people in any country may become infected over time. the aim to as a prime minister himself has mentioned flatten the curve. reduce the rate of reinfection in order to ensure the nhs can be protected. and i think that many people were affected by the fact of the prime minister support succumbing to the virus is how we all need to take the advice that the nhs has been giving us . >> thank you, on the question of london

we in london. all the finalists came with theirfamilies. my world, where entrance told stories about their communities. the second my life where entrance told stories about a personal struggle or issue that they experience. so for each category there were two age groups and each category were presented with a gold, silver, and bronze award. now the vibe was incredible. high energy, the room filled with regional representation, diversity. it was presented by a radio one presenter, and each category you had a presenter give out the award. so we had read james from radio one, jamal edwards, the founder of an online platform, we had ellie flynn from bbc three. i've presented an award. we had alexjones from the one show. a pretty cool group to be associated with. it was an amazing awards ceremony. what was most significant was seeing some of the best talent of the bbc turn out to support these young people and fill them with confidence in terms of their voices and their stories and representing their communities. we are going to show a little bi

i mean the economic impact on the city on london on the all of the u.k. is just tremendous just to give you an example of the 6 big airports here in london have said in a joint statement that they might close their doors indefinitely in the next couple of weeks of the government can't help out with more money but lots of work because of course tonight concerns about where this salary is coming from the government though insists that on a huge economic package extraordinary measures s. and the and the rest of europe and they will pay up to 80 percent of those salaries it says all right you know use for a lot of parts joining us tonight from london to thank you for fears are growing in spain that the health care system there will not be able to cope much longer it's the worst affected european country after italy and doctors and nurses say they are approaching their limits correspondent john philip schultz has this report. doctors and other health care workers sprains new heroes their work has never been as crucial as it is now over time emergency measures

allegedly being tortured in london today. and. power of the federal government. officially declaring a national emergency. across . the same thing. from the. medical imports from china which could cause prices in the u.s. . in other news a base hosting u.s. and other coalition forces the baghdad struck for the 2nd time that week.

could help to enforce how london is coping. well there is a sense of doom i would say across london because i think a lot of people are expecting this to get even tighter and maybe into a complete lockdown at least this is the speculation in the media and on social media so we might really see londoners being confined to their homes and what you see at the moment is that people are trying to go and shop as much as they can so if you go into a supermarket in the afternoon the shelves a really really empty because people are expecting that there will be shortages in the future of course the authorities are saying it's because the demand is so much it's not that there is no supply of essential items like toilet paper or even food it's because people are buying too much and they should stop it but at the moment it doesn't seem that people are hearing to this advice because people are frankly very nervous of what's to come all right while people not following advice we've seen that across europe now and as of tomorrow schools all ov

mark easton, bbc news, london.rates are now at their lowest level in history — the bank of england slashed them to just 0.1% today. economics editor faisal islam explained what that meant. that lowers the cost of borrowing across the economy for those businesses that want to invest. probably the bigger mood is the £200 billion they've announced of government borrowing that the bank of england will now purchase. how does that help? it low those interest rates over two, five and ten yea rs interest rates over two, five and ten years as well but it also provides space for the government to borrow a bit more in order to tax a bit less and spend more. that's the key difference here. it also means we have some pretty hairy moments in the markets yesterday in terms of styling falling, in terms of the cost of borrowing going up, but that space for the government is important. i understand there is negotiations going on into the night with unions and businesses about the details of a wage sub that the package that could be

i think that is what londoners are most worried about.t this point, their food supply, even though the government is insisting there will be enough for everybody the other big worry of londoners is the national health system. can it cope or not when infections are on the rise? brent: are people worried about losing their jobs, worried about the economic impact of all of this? charlotte: the economic impact on the city, on london, on all of the u.k., is just tremendous. to give you an example, the six big airports here in london have said in a joint statement that they might close their doors indefinitely in the next couple of weeks, if the government can't help out with more money. lots of workers tonight, concerned about where their salary is coming from. the government though insists on a huge economic package, extraordinary measures, as he and the rest of the europe -- the rest of europe, and they will pay up to 80% of those workers' salaries. brent: dw's charlotte potts joining us from london. thank you. fears are growing in spain tha

in london, many streets are nearly empty.ronavirus cases than any other part of the country. the stay—at—home message is getting through, but will it be enough to stop the nhs being overwhelmed? andy moore, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent helen catt. evidence from another world leader that the prime minister has been as good as his word and is carrying on trying to run the country. boris johnson has said he is very much in charge of leading the uk's government response to coronavirus, intends to continue working using video links and other cabinet ministers can deputise for him when required. he has been making phone calls to other world leaders. he spoke to president donald trump last night. we are told by downing street that they agreed to work together closely along with the g7, the g20 and other international partners to defeat the coronavirus pandemic. you is what trump had to say about the call. i said hello today, i called him a wonderful guy, borisjohnson. as you know, he tested positive. before he even said low

london buses will operate fewer services but will still run at night.hing other than essentialjourneys. public transport for anything other than essential journeys. so, restrictions or limitations to transport for london, some services off, some services restrict that. now, welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. i'm joined by ros altmann, the former pensions minister, and the writer and journalist mihir bose. i'm joined virtually because we are all doing social distancing. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. they lead on the announcement made by government today that schools across england are to close from friday as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. on the front page of the times, picture of workers arriving to clean a primary school in hertforshire. their headline reads ‘exams cancelled after virus forces schools to shut down'. it's the first nationwide closure in the country's history. the daily mirror calls it a ‘schools virus chaos'. it claims that the plan unveiled today to clos

i'm lewis vaughan jones in london.k wallenda walking a tightrope across an active volcano in nicaragua. it took him half an hour to cross the boiling lava lake in the volcano. he wore goggles and a respirator to protect him from the gases in the crater, nicknamed ‘the mouth of hell'. he made it to the other side. stay with us. hello there. there were winners and losers with the weather on thursday. parts of northern england had close to nine hours of sunshine. look at this beautiful weather watcher picture sent in through the lake district. but there was a different story south and east, i'm afraid. in fact, the only brightness possibly down to east sussex were the beach huts, because there was were over an inch—and—a—half of rain. that rain pretty persistent, now moving off into the near continent. not many isobars on the chart, so light winds and clear skies, allowing those temperatures to fall away. so it will be a chilly start around friday morning, and certainly worth bearing in mind as temperatures fall just belo

mark easton, bbc news, london.s. 149 new fatalities have been confirmed in the past 2a hours. the country now has the third highest death toll — nearly 1,300 people infected by the disease have lost their lives. and the size of the outbreak is a concern for neighbouring pakistan and afghanistan — countries with weak healthcare. secunder kermani reports from islamabad. disinfecting the streets in iran. only china and italy have had higher death tolls as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. iran's authorities have asked for us sanctions to be removed to help cope, but they have been accused of being slow to act and lockdown cities. we have been passed messages from one doctor, working in the country. we are hiding his identity to protect him from repercussions for speaking out. right now most places are in a state of chaos. the official numbers are ridiculous and good for nothing. there are not enough resources to look after infected people or to protect those treating them, like masks or protective clothing. hospit

in london on bloomberg radio. bloomberg. ♪ francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance" from london and new york. let's focus on fintech. a challenger high street land around new york told investors that it is pulling out of the u.k. bigger issues facing the economy is coronavirus and what is the berlin bank leading to do to grow the business? joining us is the n26 co-founder. i know it is very uncertain times. what does coronavirus mean for funding in fintech? will you struggle in the next round of funding? >> yes. we are seeing that the environment is getting more challenging so far. for us right now, keeping our employees safe is our top priority. francine: when you look at people only banks, staying at home is a positive in terms of business revenue because you cannot go to a branch. is it a negative because of the accounts you have to pay for? >> yes. i think there is definitely a shift in user behavior. spend for traveling, restaurants. we see more expand for a relative share of commerce increasing, but genera

but huge progress, building a hospital in london, nightingale london, in less than two weeks.ievable. is in the heart of london's docklands, with business hotels all around. the fact they have transformed this conference enter into a giant hospital so quickly shows how serious they think the pressure on the nhs could be. birmingham's national exhibition centre will house a nightingale hospital, so will the central convention centre in manchester. the sec in nottingham will become a centre with space for up will become a centre with space for up to 1000 patients. the prince apology stadium in cardiff are set to be used as an nhs field hospital. northern ireland is creating dedicated facilities for coronavirus patients. most doctors and nurses are impressed with the preparations. but some are frustrated, because as freelance workers, they don't feel they have the right financial and legal protection. it is vital the government protectors, and give us the equipment, and that includes sick pay and worker protections. as well as the kit that we need to be able to do ourjobs to the

london is proving to be a hotspot for coronavirus.es and deaths is rising faster in the capital than anywhere else in the uk. the prime minister said there's no prospect of the government wanting to stop public transport in london, but he urged everyone to take the advice and restrictions seriously to avoid tighter restrictions. our home editor mark easton has been gauging the mood among londoners in a quieter city. the sirens are screaming, stay at home, stay well, protect the nhs. for the most part, london is empty. but not everyone is listening. if i need to go somewhere, i'm going to go somewhere. what about other people, you might infect other people? well, then, they should stay inside. it's hard to change your habits and routines. the instagram generation wants to show the world they were there. and the threat is invisible on deserted streets. just wanted to see how busy it was. and it really is very unbusy indeed. yeah, same. i'm his wife and i'm doing the same, just taking a look at london and then head back before totalisati

london is ahead of the rest of the uk with the coronavirus.are warning other areas what might happen. we have all of these people who are incredibly, critically unwell and people are dying alone. people have no company, they have no comfort, and that is incredibly difficult for health care providers to try to help people recover, or, in some cases, pass away with dignity and kindness. we are stretched as it is and that is incredibly hard. but they are ready for whatever comes next. there is a lot of training that is going on to prepare for this onslaught that we are guaranteed to receive in the next few weeks and months. i think there is a positive, a tentative positive, that we are trying to prepare for that as best we can. in a hospital bed in durham, michelle had a plea to the public. be careful, and responsible. i'm begging you, please. please be careful. be responsible. some patients receiving care for different conditions, including cancer, are worried about what will happen as hospitals postpone some treatments to focus on coronavirus c

s biggest in london. now to some of the other coronavirus stories making news around the world today china's hu bay province is to lift travel restrictions on wednesday except for the city of hong people there will still be subject to limits on movement for another 2 weeks would haunt of course was where the chill were china's coronavirus epidemic began it's been under law down for 2 months now. u.s. president says he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks rather than months trump was speaking at a daily coronavirus briefing is washington state joint others imposing stay at home orders across the u.s. which is happening. at least. asian markets are rising higher in tuesday trading on the back of the u.s. federal reserve's commitment to buy an unlimited number of balls to lift the u.s. economy japan's nikkei had leapt by more than 5 percent by the middle of the trading day the south korean cost the index rose by 6 percent the fed's move to not impress u.s. investors though major markets there so

american environmental historian dylan d'arcy wood from the university of illinois is in london tracking the global consequences of the temple or eruption and how it shaped the 19th century world. london's tate gallery houses the largest collection of british art works from that period including works by the famous romance. glantz k. painter john constable. constable's depictions of clouds make him an important quantock layer of the global weather catastrophe following 10 boars eruption. constable cece himself as a kind of scientist of the skies as a time to leave me here all of just the history of european landscape a to go up until this time the background of the horizon in the sky is being moralistic critical or mansell with generic depictions of clouds the way in which cost of all style converge as with the story of tambora is that owing to tam wars irruption the $18.00 teens the cloudy assist and witness decade of the millennium. but people in europe still didn't suspect that their misery had been caused by a natural disaster on the other side of the world on the indonesian island o

so as soon as he gets back to london, he does not go back to oxford, he goes to london. he immerses himself in the coffeehouse culture and the scientific networks of the capital. and, he becomes what was then the youngest member of the royal society, very prestigious institution, where he eventually published 27 papers, including the one that led to the naming of smithsonite after his death. which the smithsonian never happened, it would be the only thing we remember smithson by today. in science, smithson finds this world where he is valued for what he can contribute in the talents he brings to the table, not for his bloodline or for who his father is. science in a way is the closest thing that the world has at that time to americ meritocracy. for smithson who is so troubled by his legitimacy and troubled by the circumstances of his birth, it opens up a new possibility for the future. a world governed by science and by law and reason, rather than church or king or heredity or superstition. and, america is that new future for him. the united states, for smithson and his

over the half of the 29 deaths today are in london, sol have to ask you on behalf of londoners, do youdown of the capital like they have done in italy, spain and france, where you cannot leave your house unless you are a key worker or you are going to the shops for food or medicine? are you not doing that yet because you don't know how to enforce it, or you can't e nforce know how to enforce it, or you can't enforce it, or rather you will do it but the time isn't quite right? and secondly, a bit of hope there. you are suggesting to the public that if they follow the rules that you can turn the tide on this disease. are you telling people that by the summer theyjust you telling people that by the summer they just might be you telling people that by the summer theyjust might be able to go back to normal life and be able to go on theirsummer back to normal life and be able to go on their summer holidays? thank you. thanks, beth. the crucialthing varies, i want to stress that we do wa nt to varies, i want to stress that we do want to see people following the advice that we have given in th

speck of moss with the latest from london thank you. now in spain the government is to extend the state of emergency by 2 weeks the number of new coronavirus cases jumped by some 6600 overnight with more than 500 reported to have died pictures taken at a hospital in madrid show patients lying on attended in the forwarder the spanish capital has been particularly affected with nearly 10000 cases an ice rink inside a shopping mall in madrid has been turned into a makeshift morgue to cope with the surge in cases and soldiers helping to fight the virus and they have made shocking discoveries at nursing homes where elderly residents have been found abandoned some dead in their beds prosecutors have launched an investigation. while official figures from italy offer a glimmer of hope that lockdown measures introduced 2 weeks ago have slowed the spread of the virus now the registered death toll has dropped for a 2nd consecutive day as has the number of new confirmed infections the crisis has pushed northern italy's health system to the breaking

dan garin's london with me. let me talk about -- leigh-ann gerrans is in london with me.the spanish government and get a voice, the spanish economy mr.. -- the spanish economy minister. we will speak to her. coming down narrowing, in response to what we have seen from the ecb, we have heard words of welcome from the italian prime minister, from the french finance minister. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to bloomberg markets. this is the european open. 30 minutes into the -- 37 minutes into the session, we have gains a little over 1% across the major indexes, although in paris we are looking at a 4% gain, paris and milan. in the indexes, we go to annmarie hordern. annmarie: i want to kick it off with telecom, more than 2% -- up more than 2.5%. with more people working from home, data usage is going to be needed, and that will help the telecom. grabbing 600, 700, 700 of-- grounding 600, their fleet. 6%,a fresh up more than this is one of these trends with stay-at-home. these are online delivery services. more people are going to have to use them as they are being b

and helena wilkinson, in central london.ester square, on a normal friday night the bars of the restaurants, the pubs around here would be packed full of people. the streets would be full of people. the streets would be full of people. not tonight. it's deserted apart from a few people wandering around. these are far from normal times. now, some of the venues here had closed before the prime minister made that announcement on the new restrictions. there are still a couple of them open. there are still people in some of the pubs and restau ra nts people in some of the pubs and restaurants around here, but there is evidence that these restrictions are taking effect. you walk around and you can see signs that have been put up in windows of restaurants, telling customers that they are shutting and as the closing time inches closer the owners of these venues are trying to die just the news that they will be shutting tonight with no idea at all as to when they will next reopen. these new restrictions another example of the enormous