in the midlands, a sharp rise in the number of cases there.port on how the region is coping with the growing pressure. right now, these are ready for you. and the latest exa m ples of are ready for you. and the latest examples of the exceptional community spirit that is providing a lifeline to many isolated people. and coming up on bbc news... football association chairman greg clarke wants clubs greg clarke warns clubs across the country could vanish because of the economic and financial impact of coronavirus. good evening, the prime minister is to spend a second night in intensive ca re to spend a second night in intensive care being treated for coronavirus, but downing street said today he was in good spirits, having been admitted to hospital on sunday evening. it has been reported that mrjohnson is in stable condition. he is being given oxygen, but is not a p pa re ntly he is being given oxygen, but is not apparently on a ventilator. the queen has sent a message of support to mrjohnson‘s family, including his partner, carrie symonds, who i

the mayor of the west midlands has insisted the region's hospitals are prepared.n" to the government, with a total ofjust under 1,200 deaths there so far, as our correspondent sian lloyd reports. at the moment... distressing to watch, a 37—year—old nurse struggling for breath in intensive care. at 29 weeks pregnant, michelle wright does not know where she contracted the virus but feels compelled, she says, to send a message to those who are still not following advice aimed at halting its spread. please... please, please... listen to government advice... 0n social distancing. keep yourself... and yourfamilies... as safe as possible. a new facility to help cope with the sharp rise in cases in the midlands is being prepared. this nightingale hospital on the outskirts of birmingham will admit its first patients in five days' time. and testing is being increased. a new centre at the edgbaston cricket ground opened just yesterday. the wider midlands region has recently been described as of particular concern by the government, and a spike in the number of deaths is bein

you may catch a shower in southern england, the midlands.reland. where you have the rain, still quite breezy winds. elsewhere, winds are reasonably light, and even though there is more cloud around, there are sunny spells and it is still warm. temperatures in the high teens, a few spots in south—east england into the low 20s. pollen levels are high in england and wales. it is warmer now, the windows are open and perhaps that is why even if you are staying inside, you may be suffering as a result. some fog patches around parts of southern england to start the day on thursday, still have a lot of cloud in scotland, maybe squeezing out some patchy light rain or drizzle. most places will be dry, and the cloud breaks to allow some sunshine to come through. in england and wales, temperatures in the low 20s, but some chilly air lurking through northern scotland, where we are into single figures. things start to change as we go into good friday, the frontal system edging our way that pushes east into saturday taking some rain with it, another area o

cloud will get pushed out towards the west, allowing much more sunshine to arrive to the midlands andtern england together with scotland. more cloud for northern ireland, wales and the south—west. one or two showers in the far south—west, otherwise a dry day and they one my day so for the midlands and eastern england where we get the sunshine. there is bags more sunshine to come into the early part of next week however the winds will be stronger. it will be an easterly wind and those temperatures should be continuing to rise. this hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. unions representing doctors and nurses in the uk express concerns about new guidelines allowing the reuse of personal protective equipment. amidst a global shortage — some hospitals in the uk warn they may run out of the equipment this weekend. president trump angers democrats after tweeting in support of protests against stringent lockdown measures in three democrat—run us states. russia records nearly 5,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 2a hours, its biggest daily increase since the start of the outbreak. and

some of those in wales, midlands, east lincolnshire. .. wales, midlands, east lincolnshire...for sunday again i think we can see one or two showers across england and wales and maybe one or two showers by the sage, rain pushing in from the west. northerly wind across scotland and northern ireland and that will make it feel considerably cooler here. the further south, still warm. 23 degrees perhaps in london but it turns cooler for all of us as we head out of sunday into monday. low pressure down to the south, high pressure down to the south, high pressure from the north, with the feed of winds around high—pressure ina feed of winds around high—pressure in a clockwise direction drawing and much colder air around the uk and it will feel particularly chilly given the strength of this north northeasterly wind. quite a lot of cloud feeding into north hernandez in scotland and the eastern side of him the best of the sunshine the further west you are but those are the average wind speeds, the gusts are blustery particular for some eastern coats for some single—digit temperatures here

. >> reporter: the midland father of four say fourth generation oil field worker. single-income family, he was just laid off. how are you getting by right now? >> right now we're living off our saving. we're living real lean right now, really planning out our grocery budget and just sticking to the necessities. >> reporter: midland has been named the city most likely impacted by a recession by the brookings institution because 42% of its people work in oil and gas and other industries considered high risk. with so many hurting, the restaurant opal's table has reinvented itself, now serving 3,000 meals a week to first responders and anyone who can't afford to buy groceries. >> thank you, have a good one. >> you, too. >> reporter: in previous downturns, oil workers like kris doke could usually find other jobs. during coronavirus, no one is hiring. >> i may not be able to get back to work or get back to work as quick as i'd like to. >> reporter: excerpts say the rest of the country will recover ahead of the energy industry. demand won't rebound quickly. still, midland

news archive: the government says the midlands is now a particular area of concern.eaths and the biggest challenge for the nhs in its 70—year history. have you ever seen anything like this before? absolutely not, absolutely not, there's nothing like this. panorama's been invited into university hospital coventry

the next highest region was the west midlands of 22%. you said that is -- west midlands of 22%.ure is more than? higher than the previous week in terms of deaths registered under 6000 higher than the average we would expect in this week of the year based on the previous five years. ok. so what is the significance then of these figures, particularly the 21% of those who recorded covid—19 symptoms? it is hugely significant that it symptoms? it is hugely significant thatitis symptoms? it is hugely significant that it is a week in the year which is around about the start of april we should be seeing these highest figures. this goes to show that this is not a normalflu outbreak. this is not a normalflu outbreak. this isa is not a normalflu outbreak. this is a global pandemic and it is clearly reflected in these figures, which are themselves a relatively early stage of the pandemic. can you give us the breakdown of those that work in the community? yes, so we have been tracking that for the last couple of weeks. so last week when we announced these figures there we re we announced the

midland and wales. temperatures, 20—25dc. mid midland and wales. temperatures, 20-25dc.eratures, 20—25dc. mid to high teens for scotla nd 20—25dc. mid to high teens for scotland and northern ireland, somewhat cooler in the northern and western isles. cloud will be increasing across scotland and northern ireland later this afternoon, that process continuing overnight and patchy rain in places. clear skies crossing the wales but we could see mist and fog developing, especially where we have had any daytime showers and temperatures overnight generally in the range of 4—8dc. easter sunday, high pressure drifting eastwards, this frontal system pushing its way across the uk bringing cloud, outbreaks of rain but also the potential for some heavy and thundery showers. a bit of a split tomorrow. let start with northern ireland and scotland, more cloud, some outbreaks of rain. spells of sunshine behind us but also cloud and patchy rain moving into the north of scotland. across england and wales, spells of sunshine, and a chance of heavy thunder showers developing through the day,

with the sunny spots being in the midlands and the northwest of scotland.about as far as it will go. it has been cold. temperatures around 9 degrees. this evening, the rain is going to ease away. it will go towards the east. it will be cloudy and misty over the hills and there will be some drizzle. clearer skies across scotland. it will be cold in the north and east of scotland. might be a touch of frost here and there. it will be milder under the cloud. tomorrow, another area of rain. everything is coming from the west or southwest. these areas of low pressure pushing a band of rain up. tomorrow, they will be some sunshine across scotland. some drizzle to start with and then we will see this band of rain moving up from the southwest it could be heavy and persistent. behind it there is a little bit of sunshine across wales, the midlands. then more rain will arrive. temperatures will be higher tomorrow it won't be as cold. we have a couple of weather fronts on the scene tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. the rain will be coming into the north and east word

typically between 2-9d and the midlands.ally between 2—9d overnight, parts of eastern scotla nd 2—9d overnight, parts of eastern scotland below freezing and for tomorrow some of the eastern parts of england will start off quite grey, mystic and murky, but that should tend to lift and clear and again you've got lots of dry weather and lots of sunshine. just a chance later in the day with the high ground of wales, say snowdonia, may be the west country moors, we could see the odd shower popping up and temperatures generally 20—22d, a little cooler than that again for some coasts. as we go through friday evening again a chance of one or two hefty showers for parts of wales and the south—west, most places stay dry and they're still going to be a lot of dry weather around this weekend. change is slow and subtle, just the chance of one or two showers and it will slowly turn a bit cooler. you can see the pressure pattern for saturday morning. not many white lines or isobars on the chart. that means that winds are some coasts. as we

up midlands and it will turn to break up very quickly in any missed within the lift and then we willrough the day. potential for some extra cloud and a little bit on the cool side across the far north and east of the uk, generally speaking it isa east of the uk, generally speaking it is a very warm day with temperatures getting up to the 20s. as we head through, we could see one or two showers and service england. most were main tried but the chance of showers does tend to increase a little bit as we head through the weekend is going to feel a little bit cooler as well in a very slight pressure and would let me buy that, i may not many white lines in the chart, there's not much to push long changes will be very slow and versatile. still, a lot of dry weather but more the way of cloud, prince of wales southwest is a fairly warm day and to listen scotla nd fairly warm day and to listen scotland as a frontal system that is going to make some progress of southeast moved toward saturday night and into sunday. this little area of low pressure starts to develop and starts to push its way so

still around 19 in the midlands and 22 in london. now, monday, this trend continues.d blowing out of the norwegian sea and tucking into scotland and also northern ireland, through the lakes. to the south, we just have a suggestion of a cool front here, so that means to the south of that, here, in the south—east and east anglia, it's still going to be relatively warm, temperatures could get up to around 21 degrees. but you can see some showers there looming, in south—west parts of england on monday. then tuesday and wednesday, it looks as though it is going to cool down across the south as well, and many of us will catch a few showers. bye. this is bbc world news — the headlines. more than 50,000 people have now died in the us from coronavirus. meanwhile, president trump has backtracked on a suggestion yesterday that disinfectant could be used to tackle the virus. the uk government website for key workers to apply for coronavirus tests has reopened for bookings, after it was closed due to "significant demand". the governement aims to meet a target of 100,000 daily test

still around 19 in the midlands and 22 in london. now, monday, this trend continues.blowing out of the norwegian sea and tucking into scotland and also northern ireland, through the lakes. to the south, we just have a suggestion of a cool front here, so that means to the south of that, here, in the south—east and east anglia, it's still going to be relatively warm, temperatures could get up to around 21 degrees. but you can see some showers there looming, in south—west parts of england on monday. then tuesday and wednesday, it looks as though it is going to cool down across the south as well, and many of us will catch a few showers. bye— bye. the government's new website for coronavirus tests is swamped, as almost 50,000 key workers go online. from teachers to transport workers, 16,000 people in england did manage to book tests before the site had to close temporarily, leaving thousands with symptoms frustrated. ijust want to know if i'm fit to get back to work, and what's going to be frustrating is if i do the same thing tomorrow, am i going to go through the same ri

still around 19 and the midlands and 22 in london. monday, this trend continues.h the south we have a selection of a cool front —— suggestion. it will still be relatively warm, temperatures could not get up to around 21 degrees —— could get up. tuesday and wednesday, it looks as though it will cool down across the south as well. many of us will catch a few showers. bye—bye. the lockdown has led to the uk's biggest drop

news archive: the government says the midlands is now a particular area of concern. news archive: the question remains - can the region weather the storm? the last few weeks have seen record numbers of deaths and the biggest challenge for the nhs in its 70—year history. have you ever seen anything like this before? absolutely not, absolutely not, there's nothing like this. panorama's been invited into university hospital coventry to see how the nhs is responding. it's everywhere. everything you touch, everything you breathe. coronavirus infections appear to be levelling out. is there light at the end of the tunnel? we will probably, hopefully, never see anything like this again in our entire careers. it's fine. 0k. this is dr tom billyard, an intensive care consultant. 0h, isee. he's agreed to wear a body—mounted camera during one of his shifts. ok, let's go. i see you got your gopro on. oh, yes. the intensive care unit usually has around 30 beds. because of coronavirus there are now almost 70. because covid—19 is a new disease, it's a steep learning curve for those

it's just moving through the midlands and into wales, but it's kind of stalling and starting to fizzle's sitting across scotland. so whenever you have weather fronts coming in from the south and they encounter high pressure, they start to fizzle out, so we're talking about mostly cloudy weather and hit—and—miss areas of rain on saturday, so not an awful lot. some of us will get more than others and the temperatures still similar. we're talking around about 16 in the south and still fairly chilly on the north sea coast. that was saturday. this is sunday's weather forecast and i think, by this stage, there's hardly anything left of that weather front and instead what we're actually seeing is a shift in the wind direction. the winds are starting to blow out of the east and that's a dry direction. we generally get dry air from that direction so it's pushing all the clouds away, drying out the skies, the atmosphere, so more sunshine on the way and as a result also, the temperatures will start to rise too. you can see that big area of high pressure across scandinavia where the winds blow aro

still the chance of catching a shower in the midlands, wales and northern england and this area of cloudmight have rain associated with it. dry weather on thursday and still warm, particularly in the sunshine. some spots into the low 20s, warm and sunny spots into the low 20s, warm and sunny on spots into the low 20s, warm and sunny on friday in south—east england, whereas across the north of the uk this weather front will take outbreaks of rain and going deeper into the easter weekend, this low pressure will move in. there are changes around for the easter weekend, there will be more cloudy wrench, a chance of rain, nowhere looking particularly wet, but more noticeably it will be turning cooler, especially when this week is so warm. cooler, especially when this week is so warm. many thanks, nick. a reminder of our top story: borisjohnson remains boris johnson remains in borisjohnson remains in intensive ca re borisjohnson remains in intensive care ina borisjohnson remains in intensive care in a london hospital. number ten says he is in good spirits and has not needed a ventilator to hel

our correspondent has spent the morning with enforcement officers in the west midlands.e in the lockdown. birmingham has more than 500 and this is one of the biggest. the weather is perfect for exercise, but it might be bad news for infections if too many people come out. police officers are patrolling to make sure people keep their distance. you can sit on the bench and you can walk around but staying stationary... are you from the same household? everyone is doing their bit in the park rangers now find themselves on the front line, trying to enforce the rules. it appears from the government figures that what people are doing is having a beneficial effect. this weekend will beneficial effect. this weekend will bea beneficial effect. this weekend will be a big one because everyone is off and it is just making sure that you keep you and yourself and your family keep you and yourself and your fa m ily safe keep you and yourself and your family safe and keep the pressure of the nhs. this park is 250 acres so steve has his job cut out and will spend the rest of the day patro

our correspondent phil mackie has spent the morning with enforcement officers in the west midlands.irmingham has more than 500 and this is one of the biggest. the weather is perfect for exercise but it might me bad news for infections if too many people come out. police officers are patrolling to make sure people keep their distance. if you sit on the bench, staying stationary, are you from the same household? but eve ryo ne from the same household? but everyone is doing their bit and park rangers now find themselves on the front line trying to enforce the rules. it appears from the figure is what people are doing is having the benefit and effect, i think this weekend will be a big one because eve ryo ne weekend will be a big one because everyone is off. just making sure you keep yourself and your family safe and not put pressure on the nhs. this park is 250 acres, so steve has a job cut out and will spend the rest of the day patrolling. his staff are doing the same in all of the city's other parks. since the new coronavirus powers we re parks. since the new coronavirus powers were

this will reassure people across the midlands if their local hospital has reached capacity, there wills here. ifind that very comforting, and i know many other people will as well. i wanted to thank you all so much for what you are doing to ensure we give the best possible care to those affected at this most challenging of times. finally, i am delighted to declare the nhs nightingale hospital birmingham officially open. prince william their opening remotely the new hospital in birmingham at the nec centre. let's get more now on those retail figures which show the devastating impact of lockdown on the high street. sales suffered the sharpest decline in march since records began, with a drop of 4.3%. our business correspondent emma simpson explained. so this is the first snapshot if you like about what happened in retail last month. it is from the retail industry body, the british retail consortium, and it shows the total sales in march fell by 4.3% compared to the previous year, and you might think, wow, that does not sound too much, but actually it is the worst rate of decline on recor

since the new coronavirus powers were introduced, west midlands police has issued just 155 instructionsnotices of dispersal and 17 fixed penalty notices. there are 3 million people in the west midlands force area, which means only a tiny percentage have had to be dealt with under the new regulations. this is a really important weekend in a region that has seen some of the biggest numbers in infections. if people will stick by the rules forjust a little bit longer, those numbers will start to come down. the vast majority of people have got the message and they are fully aware that they are playing an important part in fighting the virus. i suppose what they are saying they don't want people travelling for a long distance. yeah, and that makes sense. we're just trying to do as much as we can to get rid of this virus. if the lockdown is to come to an end, then people need to stick to coronavirus regulations, especially this weekend when the temptation to go out and gather in groups is at its greatest. if you are going to your local park, enjoy the peace and tranquillity and hope for better

it will spread to the midlands and the south—east.ories from bbc news. the prime minister will be back in downing street this morning to chair the regular coronavirus cabinet meeting. it's boris johnson's first day back at work after recovering from covid—19. one of his first tasks is decide when and how to ease the lockdown, with some coservative mps wanting changes to be made as soon as possible. italy has outlined plans to ease restrictions that have been in place there for seven weeks. from 04 may, people will be allowed to visit their relatives in small numbers, and parks will re—open too. italy recorded 260 new virus—related deaths on sunday, that's the lowest daily figure since mid—march. spain has also recorded its lowest daily death toll in more than a month. it coincided with an easing of restrictions which means that children are outside for the first time in six weeks. spain has had one of europe's strictest lockdowns, but the government hopes to ease measures further to let everyone exercise outside. governors in several

we spoke to a nursing practitioner in the west midlands who doesn't want us the west midlands who doesn'tt us to use his name. we got a lot of ppe in the beginning but now, because we are running out, they've changed the policy and are sending us changed the policy and are sending us in with covid—19 patients are just a surgical mask only. before, we used to count, now they're asking us we used to count, now they're asking us to coincide with just an apron. we are scared, seeing colleagues pass away every day. we are on the front line and we don't deserve it, we don't deserve it, we need more. the government has said it is providing huge quantities of equipment. the health secretary matt hancock has suggested that staff might be wasting it. and he also questioned where the victims became infected. the is going on to establish whether they caught coronavirus on the line of duty, while at work, or whether it like so many other people in the rest of their lives, it's obviously quite difficult to work that out. but research by the british medical association shows that more than half of docto

it's just moving through the midlands and into wales, but it's kind of stalling and starting to fizzleso whenever you have weather fronts coming in from the south and they encounter high pressure, they start to fizzle out, so we're talking about mostly cloudy weather and hit—and—miss areas of rain on saturday, so not an awful lot. some of us will get more than others and the temperatures still similar. we're talking around about 16 in the south and still fairly chilly on the north sea coast. that was saturday. this is sunday's weather forecast and i think, by this stage, there's hardly anything left of that weather front and instead what we're actually seeing is a shift in the wind direction. the winds are starting to blow out of the east and that's a dry direction. we generally get dry air from that direction so it's pushing all the clouds away, drying out the skies, the atmosphere, so more sunshine on the way and as a result also, the temperatures will start to rise too. you can see that big area of high pressure across scandinavia where the winds blow around like so and hence becaus

most likely in the midlands and southern england.ave the weather front which will slip south. clear skies behind in the highlands means you can expect some pockets of frost and a head of it we are looking at againa and a head of it we are looking at again a variable amounts of cloud, fog patches through the midlands, east anglia and south east but temperatures holding up here. we will lose the fog tomorrow and tomorrow for much of england and wales, it will be another dry day with again variable amounts of cloud and sometimes we will see the odd shower coming out of that. move further north and we do have more cloud, still from my week where the front and that includes northern ireland as well. despite that there will be bright spell, this frontwheel drive north. cooler down the north sea coastline with an onshore flow. talk temperatures around 22 degrees. into friday, a weather front coming in from the atla ntic weather front coming in from the atlantic and that will introduce through the day thick cloud across northern ireland, sou

getting fire as wales and the midlands by the end of the night. move slowly northwards, getting into parts of northern england. the best of the sunshine for scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. still feeling quite cool for the eastern coasts. it will be a cruel day underneath the cloud and showers. things will turn warmer on sunday with further sunshine in the week ahead. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... as the uk death toll rises by 847 to over 14,500, a leading health specialist predicts the country may eventually see the highest coronavirus death toll in europe on account of "systemic errors." we have to face the reality of that. we were too slow with a number of things. but we can make sure that in the second wave, we are not too slow. health secretary, matt hancock, responds to concerns about a shortage of protective gowns, by saying that 55,000 gowns will be arriving today. as china's economy slumps, the international monetary fund warns the outlook for other economies around the world could be far worse than originally predicted.

i think we will see below cloud willing from the dead sea, yorkshire, lincolnshire, into the midlandsese areas. temperature wise generally between two and 9 degrees, some spots in scotland mightjust get below freezing allowing a touch of frost to develop. into tomorrow, we will see this area of cloud with mist and mark named in the midlands and it will break up very quickly and it will break up very quickly and any mist will tend to lift and then we will again see plenty of sunshine to take us through the day. still the potential for extra crowd close to the chapmans and on the cooler side across the far north and east of the uk. generally speaking it's another warm day with temperatures getting up into the 20s. as we had to friday evening, wa nted 20s. as we had to friday evening, wanted to two showers breaking out over the hills and mountains of wales most will remain dry. that chance for showers does tend to increase at that as we head through the weekend. it will feel cooler as well. a very slack pressure pattern, what do i mean by that? not many white lines, the winds are light,

you may catch a shower in southern england, the midlands.. where you have the rain, still quite breezy winds. elsewhere, winds are reasonably light, and even though there is more cloud around, there are sunny spells and it is still warm. temperatures in the high teens, a few spots in south—east england into the low 20s. pollen levels are high in england and wales. it is warmer now, the windows are open and perhaps that is why even if you are staying inside, you may be suffering as a result. some fog patches around parts of southern england to start the day on thursday, still have a lot of cloud in scotland, maybe squeezing out some patchy light rain or drizzle. most places will be dry, and the cloud breaks to allow some sunshine to come through. in england and wales, temperatures in the low 20s, but some chilly air lurking through northern scotland, where we are into single figures. things start to change as we go into good friday, the frontal system edging our way that pushes east into saturday taking some rain with it, another area of low

big household names from the west midlands.h. chocolate and gin, what a brea kfast! so many of us are finding our own way to say thank you to nhs and front line workers at the moment, from displaying banners to volunteering time, donating supplies or even making protective gear. now a choirfrom manchester, which sang with ariana grande following the manchester arena attack, have recorded a special performance to show their appreciation. we'll speak to them in a moment. first, here they are with ariana back in 2017. # cos what we've got is worth fighting for # cos you are, you were my everything # till we were nothing # and it's taken me a lot to say # now that you're gone, my heart is missing something # so it's time to push my pride away # you are, you are # you are my everything...# cheering # you are, you are, you are such a memorable moment. still very moving watching that. now members of the manchester contemporary youth choir have recorded their own version of the classic song lean on me, in tribute to nhs workers. choirm

can i first say a great effort from the midlands in terms of following the guidance.n incredible shift. 0n repatriation flights, just to give you a sense, we have already charted, separate from the commercialflights, charted, separate from the commercial flights, 58 returning more than 12,000 people from across south asia. i can tell you that in recent days, we've announced 28 more charter flights, with the capacity to get around 7000 more brits back home. they will return home, that scheduling will be until seventh may. 14 flights from india, nine from pakistan and five from bangladesh. we are doing everything we to get stranded brits from the west midlands and right across the country home. as i set out in my earlier remarks, i think the foreign office and the department for transport and our missions abroad have put in a heroic shed. thejob is not yet done and as long as there are people in a predicament, we will wa nt to are people in a predicament, we will want to see what more we can do. i don't know jonathan want to see what more we can do. i don't knowjonathan

the midlands we would have expected because of the population nature and the density.ve seen forecasts of damage that coronavirus will do to the economy, bearing in mind the treasury's coughers are being emptied and will continue to be so, why are you proceeding with hs2 which estimated to cost a hundred billion. wouldn't it be prudent suspend the project?” wa nt to it be prudent suspend the project?” want to pay tribute to the businesses that are working and the people who are working from home and those who are going into work settings where they can't work from home and it is important we do everything we can to keep the economy going. but you're right, there is a... major impact on our economy and globally as a result of this pandemic and that is why we have put in place these schemes and you have heard the chancellor announce today extending the furlough scheme by another month. the reason we have done this is so that when we come out the other side, businesses are ready and the employees are in place and they can bounce back and that is vital. you know, you talk

west midlands police have made 400 arrests for domestic abuse in the past fortnight. officers fear more crimes may be going unreported. our correspondent phil mackie has been following a team of specialist officers trying to deal with the problem. it's first thing in the morning in birmingham, and a team dedicated to dealing with domestic abuse are following up a 999 call. so he's wanted for three assaults on his partner and his two children. it's a very nasty assault, it's very high—risk, and it's owed to the victims to get this person in custody. the people in the house say they don't know where the man is and have warned the police not to come in. could you open the door? he's telling us that he's got symptoms of coronavirus and doesn't want us in the house. that's not going to stop us. we still need to go in. this could be a family member that's holding or looking after the guy that we want. no, we're coming in. no, no, we are coming in. go and stand by the fireplace for me. screaming the man they want to arrest is hiding in the bathroom. open it or else we'll kic

but warmer on sunday, significantly warmer in the midlands and eastern england with the sunshine.ng into the mediterranean. everything gets blocked off by that area of high pressure in scandinavia and that will be dominating the weather and shaping the early part of next week. a lot of sunshine to come on monday, just about dry everywhere pundits are more cloud clearing in the far south—west that could get a bit of early main. that will be blown away by stronger wind, much stronger on monday it is an easterly wind and with that direction it will always bea with that direction it will always be a bit cooler on the coast. higher temperatures further west. we could reach 19 or 20 degrees in southern and western parts of wales. looking further ahead to tuesday and wednesday, it will stay windy. we don't see the winds dropping until thursday. it will stay dry and also sunny. and it continues to get a bit warmer. again, higher temperatures in western areas, you could have 21 or 22. good afternoon, i'm kate silverton. financial experts are warning that university students graduating this

still around 19 in the midlands and 22 in london. now, monday, this trend continues.nd tucking into scotland and also northern ireland, through the lakes. to the south, we just have a suggestion of a cool front here, so that means to the south of that, here, in the south—east and east anglia, it's still going to be relatively warm, temperatures could get up to around 21 degrees. but you can see some showers there looming, in south—west parts of england on monday. then tuesday and wednesday, it looks as though it is going to cool down across the south as well, and many of us will catch a few showers. bye— bye.

linda from the east midlands says, do people who carry the virus with no symptoms usually succumb inart re—infecting? i think elisabetta might be better placed to answer that. i think the answer is we just do not know. i would echo what dr fiona said. asymptomatic does not mean the infection is not there, but also it means once the infection is finished, we sort of can equate it to a symptomatic infection — one that gives us the cough and those nasty symptoms. the immunity, our ability to fight the virus, again it would be the same, but again we need to have a little bit more data on how strong our immunity is, regardless of the severity of the symptoms. the testing to see if we have antibodies potentially after an infection, it is some way off, because the testing so far has not proved to be as efficient and effective as it needs to be. are we going to end up in a position where we never know if some of us have had it? what is the long—term, when so many out there who have no idea whether they have had it or not? there is a test we can use to check for antibodies in the blood of peo

back in the midlands, sarah and her husband gary, who is a delivery driver have moved into a caravanput sarah's mum at risk. gwen is 83. clapping for her daughter, and for thousands of others, and she will be saying thank you again, next week. jon kay, bbc news. that's it. i'm lewis vaughan jones. this is bbc news. bye— bye. hello there. many places across the uk had clear skies from dawn till dusk on thursday. in actual fact parts of the southeast saw highs of 2a degrees, 75 fahrenheit, and is probably going to be the warmest day this week. a slightly different story, however, coming in across eastern england, with a breeze from the north sea and a little more cloud here, temperature struggled at around ten or ii degrees. we start our day on friday with cloud across parts of eastern england, stretching in as faras of eastern england, stretching in as far as the east midlands, maybe. but as we go through the day they should melt away, dry, settle, sunny for many. just an outside chance later on in the afternoon for an isolated shower, perhaps across the south—west. we should see temp

into tomorrow we will see this area of cloud with some mist and murder across part of the midland andive. we will again see plenty of sunshine to take us through the day. potential for cloud close to shut lens and a little bit on the cool side across the far north and east of the uk. generally speaking, it's another warm day with temperatures getting up into the 20s. as we had through friday evening, because he wanted two showers in the hills and mountains of wales will stop most will remain dry. that chance for showers does tend to increase a little bit as we had through the weekend. it's going to feel a little bit cooler as well. a very slight pressure pattern. i mean not many white lines on the chart, not many isobars. so the winds are very light. nothing much to push the weather along for stop changes are going to be slow and subtle. still at lot of dry weather around on saturday. perhaps a bit more in the way of cloud. the art shower and for parts of wales and southwest. another fairly warm shower and for parts of wales and southwest. anotherfairly warm day for this time of year.

we have figures for the midlands.ther. the figures are the highest since records began. only just a bit higher thanjanuary 2015, which was when the most recent really bad flu pandemic was at its height, but still these are record numbers. in the north west for example the numbers from that week ending april three are pretty much the same as the week injanuary 2015. of course places like the midlands and the north—west are behind the curve compared to london. london is more advanced in the pandemic, and sadly where london is leading, it may well be that other regions across the country will follow. we don't know that all of these excess deaths are due to covid—19, do we? no, we don't. of the debts mentioned in london in the week up the ons mentioned covid—19 and the death certificate —— that means confirmed cases in hospital and also where cases suspected covid—19 is a course. the question is, what about the other 53%? and that is a big issue for policymakers and i'm sure some will have proven to be from covid—19, perh

back in the midlands, sarah and her husband gary, who is a delivery driver have moved into a caravans of others, and she will be saying thank you again, next week. jon kay, bbc news. well done. that is it from us. back with headlines in a minute. hello. many places across the uk had gently skies from dawn till dusk on thursday. in actual fact, parts of the southeast saw highs of 24 degrees, 75 fahrenheit and is probably going to be the warmest day this week. slightly different story coming in across east and england. in across eastern england. a breeze from the north sea and a little more cloud here at temperatures struggle at a ten or 11 degrees. we start our day on friday with cloud across parts of eastern england, stretching and as far as the east midlands may be but as we go through the day, that should melt away and dry and settle. just an outside chance later on in the afternoon of an isolated shower across the southwest. we should see temperatures peaking at 22 degrees and may and may be 20 degrees into western scotland as well. as we go through the evening, we keep clear skie

as you can see, overall, in london, the midlands and scotland, new admissions are declining.eady in wales and there has been a slow climb up in northern ireland although the data is not compiled daily so it is not directly comparable with the others, but the health service has not been overwhelmed and in fact aside from covid-19, there overwhelmed and in fact aside from covid—19, there are concerns if fewer people are seeking medical help for other conditions like heart conditions and strokes. a&e attendances were down by about the million this month compared to this time last year. this could be because people don't want to be a burden on the nhs but the nhs is urging and reminding anyone who may need to see a doctor to do so because of course although the coronavirus is a huge challenge, other illnesses do very much still exist and it is important they don't go unchecked and become forgotten. thanks forjoining us. in the last few minutes, it's been announced that the prime minister will return to work on monday after falling ill with coronavirus. it'll be exactly three week

we have some low cloud rolling its way from the seas and perhaps into the midlands and could turn quitegh the early hours of these areas. temperature wise generally between two and 9 degrees in some spots in scotland might dip below freezing allowing a touch of frost to develop. we will see this area of cloud across eastern england and it will tend to break up fairly quickly and this will break up and we will see plenty of sunshine to ta ke we will see plenty of sunshine to take us through the day. and a little on the cool side in the far north and east of the uk. generally speaking another warm day with temperature is getting up into the 20s. as we had your friday evening one 01’ 20s. as we had your friday evening one or two 20s. as we had your friday evening one 01’ two showers 20s. as we had your friday evening one or two showers breaking out and the morris southwest england will remain dry fat chance for showers does tend to increase little bit and it will feel a little cooler as well. a very black pressure pattern. what do i mean by that? the winds are very light and not much to pl

it's the voice of donna pottle, outside the london midland railway club she helps run in wolverhamptonus. the club's own cctv shows some of the actual dumping taking place. out comes a sofa, then other chunks of furniture. what would your message to these people be? if you don't want that mess in your garden, don't make somebody else‘s a mess. it's unfair. stop fly—tipping — you're a disgrace. this pile is in hampshire. ever since councils closed waste sites for covid—19, illegal dumping has escalated. a new app logs fly—tipping around britain. its creator says cases have soared. we've seen a massive increase in fly—tipping — over 50% nationwide. some areas, including london, are well over 70%. we've seen thousands of extra reports coming through each and every week right now. just three miles away, yet another site. here, the hills are awash with the horrors of more rubbish. lots of people are walking, the last thing they want is to find a whole pile of rubbish that's been dumped. what many ordinary householders don't realise is even if they pay somebody else to take away rubbish like

early on, we had some persistent rain through the midlands.eland, the far north of england and scotland. —— sunshine. it will peter out late afternoon during the evening and many places becoming dry overnight. maybe if you murk outbreaks across other parts of the uk, but pretty mild around here. —— a few more. there may be some frost in england, but they will be areas of mist and low cloud farming later, but should best of. the piece will push that cloud toward the west, allowing more sunshine to ride through the midlands and eastern parts of england together with scotland. there will be more cloud for northern ireland, wales and the south—west. there would be —— there could be showers 30 south—west. as we look into the early part of next week, there are some very wet weather to come across europe, pushing its way into the mediterranean again. everything is getting blocked off by that area of high pressure in scandinavia. that is going to be dominating our weather. lots of sunshine to come on monday. just about dry everywhere. there is a bit m

una nswerables here. still, there are still some unanswerables here. 0k, linda, sarah in the west midlands 70s and have a daily newspaper delivered. should we be taking special precautions? and i know a lot of people wonder about taking parcels and packages, obviously, shopping online is growing during this crisis, so, generally, one of the thoughts about taking ona generally, one of the thoughts about taking on a newspaper a package or a parcel? if we just start with what we know about different surfaces and different things the virus can land on, relating back to my answer to the previous question, newspapers are unlikely to be terribly... a source of transmission. paper is porous, the virus is likely to dry up porous, the virus is likely to dry up much more quickly on that type of service and also the way newspapers are produced is probably more sterile. they will be worried about the delivery people touching them. but i wouldn't worry too much about newspapers, the key messages to wash your hands. it important people have access to news, especially at the moment when we all want to kno

cloudy on sunday, it will get pushed out to the west allowing much more sunshine to arrive in the midlandsand together with scotland put it more cloud in northern ireland, wales and the south—west, a couple of showers in the far south—west, otherwise dry and warm significantly in the midlands and eastern england where we get the sunshine. there is bags more sunshine to come in the early pa rt more sunshine to come in the early part of next week. however, the winds will be stronger, it will be an easterly wind and those temperatures should be continuing to rise. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... unions representing doctors and nurses in the uk express concerns about new guidelines allowing the reuse of personal protective equipment. amidst a global shortag, some hospitals in the uk warn they may run out of the equipment this weekend. the department of health says over 15,000 patients have now died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk — an increase of 888. russia records nearly 5,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 2a hours — its biggest da

it's going to be seven england, wales, the midlands that see most of the rain i think on tuesday, furtherth, quite cloudy skies, just a few showers across northern scotland. those temperatures in many areas will be a little bit below normal for the time of year, particularly chilly underneath that rain that we've got further south. no, that should have moved away into continental europe by wednesday, bit ofa continental europe by wednesday, bit of a rest bite before we see another band of rain and some stronger winds coming in from the southwest. i had affected him a legacy of cloud, most places will be dry, and in the southeast of england, before the rain later in the day, it should be 00:01:32,463 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 bit warmer. italy reports its lowest coronavirus death toll in over a month as the government is set to announce a gradual easing of the country's lockdown. children in spain are allowed out for the first time in six weeks as the daily number of deaths fell to its lowest level in more than a month. there's continuing concern in care homes in england, over testing for s

haven't had very much recently across the southern half of england, through parts of wales, into the midlandsfurther west you are. rather cool and cloudy across north east england and parts of eastern scotland. here is the area of low pressure and the frontal system providing that rain through the rest of the day but that rain band will tend to weaken on its journey northwards through this evening before some heavy, thundery showers start to push up from france across central southern england, through wales, into the midlands but further north it is drier with clearer skies further west you are. once again, a touch of frost across some rural parts of scotland, milder further south with the cloud and showers. we still have those showers around through tomorrow morning, slowly tracking their way northwards through the day but probably not getting much further north and southern parts of northern england. dry with sunshine across scotland and northern ireland. spells of sunshine coming through across the channel islands through the afternoon, some southern coastal counties of england, generally

the midlands was hit early and hard with a cluster of cases in wolverhampton.care units. the trust which runs four hospitals across the area has seen more deaths than any other. in the east midlands there are fewer cases, centred mainly on derby. 0verall admissions to our region are beginning to slow. here in the north—west, doctors are worried that fears about coronavirus may be stopping some people with other conditions from visiting the region's a&e and the most recent figures show a drop of 30% from this time last year. historically, parts of the north—west have much worse than normal health outcomes and there are particular concerns that minor strokes and heart attacks may not be being picked up, leading to further problems in the future. the south west currently has the lowest number of coronavirus deaths in england, but it may not last. health bosses are planning for a possible peak injune. so, unusually, tourism bosses are asking people to stay away and there is hostility from locals towards any second home owners who are isolating here. another issue h