if mrjohnson isn't well enough to make that call, who will do it at that point? i imagine, as you hinting at bare, deputy prime minister isn't a formal thing in the uk, we don't have a line of succession, it is not like the american constitution whether it isa the american constitution whether it is a very clear pecking order on who does what so i think that in that instance, dominic raab would have to work by cabinet consensus and agree with other ministers about what needs to be done instead of taking decisions on his own, that is if mr johnson is not well enough to return full—time to lead in the country. and just of stress, we don't know his exact condition but for the time being, the financial times's whitehall correspondent there, thank you for speaking to us. various m essa 9 es you for speaking to us. various m essa g es of you for speaking to us. various messages of support are coming in, the french president immanuel macron is writing on social media, all my support to boris johnson is writing on social media, all my support to borisjohnson and his fami

mrjohnson, last seen a few days ago, is said to be in "good spirits", and the queen has sent her best wishes for a speedy recovery. he is being treated at saint thomas ince hospital where he is reported to be an oxygen and the minister deputising for mrjohnson has offered his support. all of our thoughts and prayers are with the prime minister at this time, with carrie and his whole family. and i'm confident he'll pull through, because if there's one thing i know about this prime minister, he's a fighter. with boris johnson in with borisjohnson in hospital, the number of cases continues to rise. the government's chief scientist suggests that the rate of infections could be moving in the right direction. and we'll report on the government's admission that the uk can learn lessons from germany on testing and finding a way out of the crisis. also tonight. inside one of the uk's busiest hospitals. our special report on the kind of treatment patients are getting for covid—19. i have felt there were times when my body has been willing to just give up completely and i'm not... i'm a very you

an impromptu poster taped to mrjohnson's own hero.windsor, the queen sending her own message of support to the prime minister's family and his fiancee, expecting her first child. boris johnson, prime minister, politician, a partner and a father, too. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. could the uk be nearing its peak in coronavirus cases? we can speak now to professor karol sikora, founding dean and professor of medicine at the university of buckingham. he is also an adviser to the world health organisation. professor, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i start by asking you, could the uk, do you think my nearing its peak in terms of coronavirus cases? it looks that way, doesn't it? it does. i have been eagerly glued to my computer at two o'clock every afternoon for the last two days, which is the time the government releases the incidents in the last 24 releases the incidents in the last 2a hours. there's been a blip at the weekend, a sudden rise on saturday, that's probably the way the data is collected, it's not perfect. but it's gone d

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has been asked to deputise for mrjohnson.ngham palace said the queen had been informed about the situation. leaders around the world have been sending their best wishes to the prime minister. president trump sent america's well wishes to borisjohnson for a speedy recovery. the french president, emmanuel macron, said he hoped mrjohnson would overcome this ordeal quickly. the latest official figures showed almost 5,400 patients have now died in the uk — an increase of a39 on the previous day. in the united states, a senior new york city council member has now reversed his earlier warning that a massive increase in virus related deaths could see people being buried in parks — saying they would be buried on hart island, near the bronx. france has reported 833 deaths in the past 2a hours — its highest since the outbreak began. the figure includes people who died in hospitals and nursing homes. we'll have more on those developments across the world. but first, our our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from westminster with

mrjohnson was admitted last night, but his office says his condition worsened during the course of this afternoon — and on the advice of his medical team, he was moved to the intensive care unit. earlier today, the prime minister — who's 55 — was said to be in "good spirits", receiving treatment for persistent symptoms, including a temperature and a cough. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. less than a mile from downing street, borisjohnson is in intensive care tonight, in a personal fight against the virus that the government and the country is trying to beat. who would have known on thursday night that the health workers he applauded would be caring for him like this? brief glimpses of borisjohnson on social media made it clear he was struggling to shake the virus of. now, after being admitted to hospital last night for tests, he is conscious but as a precaution, downing street says he has been moved to intensive care. and the foreign secretary has been asked to step up for now. during the course of this afternoon, the prime minister's condition worsened and on the advice o

he was appointed foreign secretary by borisjohnson when mrjohnson became prime minister.a prominent campaigner for brexit during the referendum campaign and in the months and years that followed the referendum, leading up to the general election just before christmas. has been a minister in different departments around whitehall prior to his elevation to one of the great offices of state. appointed by boris johnson as first secretary of state, which in many ways is often an honourific title which means very little other than occasionally deputizing for the prime minister at prime minister's questions when the prime minister is that a european summit or an event overseas that prevents him being here at westminster on a wednesday lunchtime. i don't think mr raab could've possibly imagined when he accepted the job he would asked to be a potentially stand in prime minister for an unknown period of time if the prime minister, borisjohnson, is not able to fulfil the range of obligations and duties that normally fall his way. i thought it was quite striking, james, this evening,

how is mrjohnson?t than the pro forma honestly tell you any different than the proforma that they have put out. i think the way they are is, like the rest of the country, they area bit like the rest of the country, they are a bit discombobulated, there is are a bit discombobulated, there is a sense of shock and a bit stunned at the turn of events in the middle ofa at the turn of events in the middle of a national crisis, but i think they are being as transparent as possible with his condition and i think it is important that he —— important to discern that he is awake and conscious, not on a ventilator, they are talking about the trip to intensive care is purely precautionary. he was well enough last night to delegate authority to dominic raab. as somebody who knows him asa dominic raab. as somebody who knows him as a former colleague, he was my boss that he is also a friend, he is incredibly strong and resilient, mentally and physically. he is pretty fit, he might not look that fits, he has a heavy fr

mrjohnson, seen here a few days ago, says he's still in charge of government business from his hospital bed. we'll have the latest on the prime minister's condition, and on the government's latest response to the coronavirus crisis. also today. local authorities are urged not to close public parks unless it's absolutely necessary, and if people are ignoring the guidelines. since the lockdown began there's been a sharp rise in reports of domestic abuse, according to a major charity. it's laney at bbc radio surrey. and, in an age of social media, we report on the more traditional medium that's bringing communities together. and in fort the open has been cancelled for the first time since the second world war, the royal and ancient said they had explored every option but it wouldn't be possible. good evening. the prime minister is preparing to spend a second night in hospital, where he's being treated for persistent symptoms of coronavirus. mrjohnson says he's receiving excellent care from the nhs at st thomas's hospital, and says he's keeping in touch with his government colleagues. he fi

said people's effo rts covid—19, mrjohnson said people's efforts and sacrifice where working.s in the uk beauty that virus has increased to 26,711, this figure includes those in care homes and the wider community who died after testing positive for covid—19. in addition to deaths in hospitals. 0ver positive for covid—19. in addition to deaths in hospitals. over the past 24 hours there was an increase of 674 coronavirus deaths in the uk in all settings. in all, 81600 and then tests were carried out yesterday, a big increase on the 52,000 tests on tuesday. but still short of the governing's 100,000 test target by the end of today. we should know whether that target has been met this time tomorrow. as the uk was now in the downward slope as that payment if they described it, mrjohnson said he would be setting out a comprehensive plan next week to restart the economy while continuing to suppress the disease. here is the planning ministers speaking at the briefing a bit earlier. i can confirm today that for the first time we are past the peak of this disease. we are past the peak i

hospital, but this is a serious situation for mrjohnson. thanks for joining us.e re joining us. moreover, earlierwe were talking about the state of government and the stability, what has been said at westminster tonight, maura? said they will carry on delivering and trying to implement the plans that had been decided by boris johnson and his team and to make sure all of the efforts across the piece been put in as quickly as they can to help the country tackle coronavirus but in the last half an houran coronavirus but in the last half an hour an acknowledgement from around the world that this is a serious situation with the french president emmanuel macron and others are sending their best wishes and hopes for a rapid recovery, along with good wishes from the archbishop of canterbury sending them publicly to borisjohnson canterbury sending them publicly to boris johnson and two canterbury sending them publicly to borisjohnson and two of the country tonight. it is a reminder of how quickly this has developed. barely a month since we sat down with the prime minister

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has been asked to deputise for mrjohnson.ngham palace said the queen had been informed about the situation. leaders around the world have been sending their best wishes to the prime minister. )president trump sent america's well wishes to boris johnson for a speedy recovery. the french president, emmanuel macron, said he hoped mrjohnson would overcome this ordeal quickly. the latest official figures showed almost 5,400 patients have now died in the uk — an increase of a39 on the previous day. n the united states, a senior new york city council member has now reversed his earlier warning that a massive increase in virus—related deaths could see people being buried in parks, saying they would be buried on hart island, near the bronx. france has reported 833 deaths in the past 2a hours — its highest since the outbreak began. the figure includes people who died in hospitals and nursing homes. we'll have more on those developments across the world but first, our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from westminster with the l

mrjohnson is set to be in good spirits and can contact those that he needs from number ten.is afternoon downing street has said the rye minister is clinically sta ble the rye minister is clinically stable and is responding to treatment. so far that treatment has involve the use of oxygen, but not ofa involve the use of oxygen, but not of a ventilator, which would be far more invasive and serious. the foreign secretary dominic raab chaired this morning's strategy meeting again as he stands in for borisjohnson. the meeting again as he stands in for boris johnson. the prime meeting again as he stands in for borisjohnson. the prime minister is just fine, he says. in the absence of mrjohnson, there are still decisions to be made and a strategy to implement. like when the restrictions on our lives might start to be eased. ministers have to review regulations every three weeks. the first review will be next week. with experts saying that we haven't necessarily reached the peak of the crisis, yesterday, dominic raab made clear the government still thinks there is work to be done. we

we were told that was as a precaution in case mrjohnson needed to go ona precaution in case mrjohnsont patients who were testing positive for coronavirus they do have a lot of experience here. but we heard as you mentioned earlierfrom experience here. but we heard as you mentioned earlier from the experience here. but we heard as you mentioned earlierfrom the foreign secretary that boris johnson remains tonight here in intensive care. he is in tonight here in intensive care. he isina tonight here in intensive care. he is in a stable condition. he is we are told in good spirits. he is receiving what they have described as standard oxygen treatment. and he is breathing without help. i think usually the prime minister has not needed to go on a ventilator. the ventilator of course being the most invasive type of way that you can give oxygen to a patient. but the patient in that case has to be sedated and it very simply takes overin sedated and it very simply takes over in terms of the breathing to allow the patient and their body to be able to try and get over the virus as best they can.

in the video mrjohnson london.hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continue to work. but struggled to overcome his symptoms. mrjohnson spent three nights in intensive care and wanted to thank two people above all,. i hope they won't mind ifi above all,. i hope they won't mind if i mentioned in particular to nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could've gone either way. theyjenny from new zealand, in the cargo on the south island to be exact. and luis from portugal near porto. and the reason in the end my body did start to get enough oxygen was for every second of the night they were watching and they were thinking and they we re and they were thinking and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. the prime minister is pregnant partner tweeted there were very dark times last week and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street other inhabitants wait for boris johnso

mrjohnson is set to be in good spirits and can contact those that he needs from number ten.ternoon downing street has said the rye minister is clinically stable and is responding to treatment. ——prime minister. so far that treatment has involved the use of oxygen, but not of a ventilator, which would be far more invasive and serious. the foreign secretary dominic raab chaired this morning's strategy meeting again as he stands in for boris johnson. the prime minister is just fine, he says. in the absence of mrjohnson, there are still decisions to be made and a strategy to implement. like when the restrictions on our lives might start to be eased. by law, ministers have to review regulations every three weeks. the first review will be next week. with experts saying that we haven't necessarily reached the peak of the crisis, yesterday, dominic raab made clear the government still thinks there is work to be done. we will take any decision when the time is right based on facts and the scientific and medical advice and our number one overriding focus right now is to remain absolut

mrjohnson was last seen in public clapping for national health service staff on thursday, downing street has described it as a "precautionary step" on the advice of the pm's doctor. the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope, in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. scotland's chief medical officer resigns after a police warning for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. italy records its lowest daily death toll in over two weeks but the lockdown is taking its toll. and hundreds of europeans are returning home after boarding specially chartered flights in latin america. the eu says more than 200,000 europeans are still stranded overseas. downing street has announced that the prime minister has been admi

britain's chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak said mrjohnson was now sitting up said mrjohnson wasow sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical tea m positively with the clinical team looking after him in london, but the wider picture is less encouraging. it recorded its worst daily figure to date for hospital patients with coronavirus who have died, 938. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the story. still the wait. still the prime minister in intensive care. but borisjohnson‘s condition in hospital is improving. he's sitting up in bed. but dilemmas for government will still come. good afternoon. the chancellor taking the lead today. the latest from the hospital is that the prime minister remains in intensive care, where his condition is improving. i can also tell you that he has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical team. this is more than an immediate health emergency, though, for the prime minister and the many thousands of families around the country with loved ones at risk. shuttered shops, closed down commerce, the outward si

mrjohnson spent three nights in intensive care and today wanted to thank two people above all.on, in particular, two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. they‘re jenny from new zealand — invercargill on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason, in the end, my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night they were watching, and they were thinking, and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. the prime minister‘s pregnant partner, carrie symons, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week," and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street‘s other inhabitants wait for boris johnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. the united states "could have saved lives" if it had introduced measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus earlier, that‘s according to one of the country‘s top health officials, dr fauci. more than 21,000 people in the us diagnosed with coronavirus have

mrjohnson spent three nights in intensive care and today wanted to thank two people above all.ention, in particular, two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. they‘re jenny from new zealand — invercargill on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason, in the end, my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night they were watching, and they were thinking, and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. the prime minister‘s pregnant partner, carrie symons, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week," and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street‘s other inhabitants wait for boris johnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. ben wright, bbc news. the united states "could have saved lives" if it had introduced measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus earlier — that‘s according to one of the country‘s top health officials, dr fauci. his admission came as the us overtook

mrjohnson spent three nights in intensive care and today wanted to thank two people above all.ister's pregnant partner, carrie symons, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week," and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street's other inhabitants wait for boris johnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. the united states could have saved lives if it had introduced measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus earlier — that's according to one of the country's top health officials, dr fauci. more than 21,000 people in the us diagnosed with coronavirus have now died. there were 758 coronavirus—related deaths in the past 2a hours in the state of new york alone. the state's governor andrew cuomo described the figures as "horrific" you see also a flattening in the number of lives lost at a terribly high rate, but if you look back over the past several days, you see there's a certain continuity to that number. again, that's the one number that i look forward to seeing drop as soon as i open my eyes in

in the video posted by number ten, mrjohnson reflected on his time at st thomas' hospital in london. minister was hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continued to work but struggled to overcome his symptoms. he spent three nights in intensive care and things could have gone either way, mrjohnson said today. he named two nurses in particular who had been by his bedside. they're jenny from new zealand, invercargill — on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason in the end my body did start to get enough oxygen was because, for every second of the night, they were watching and they were thinking and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. downing street's other inhabitants wait for borisjohnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. ben wright, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the bro

in the video posted by number ten, mrjohnson reflected on his time in st thomas' hospital in london.inister was hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continued to work but struggled to overcome his symptoms. he spent three nights in intensive care and things could have gone either way, mrjohnson said today. he named two nurses in particular who had been by his bedside. jenny from new zealand, invercargill on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason in the end my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night they were watching and they were thinking and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. downing street's other inhabitants wait for borisjohnson to get back, but his full return to work could still be weeks away. ben wright, bbc news. dr alison pittard is dean of the faculty of intensive care medicine in britain. shejoins me now from leeds, in the north of england. i don't know if you had a chance to hear that report, bor

mrjohnson was last seen in public clapping for nhs staff on thursday. street has described it as a "precautionary step" on the advice of the pm's doctor. the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope ihope in i hope in the years to come, everybody will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us challenge, and those who come after us will say that the britons of this generation were as strong as any. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. and scotland's chief medical officer has resigned. she apologised for breaking her own medical advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. in the last hour, the prime minister borisjohnson has been taken to hospital. we can speak now to the former conservative leader, iain duncan smith. your response? well, it must have been a terrible time to be suffering from a high temperature and all the sympto

mrjohnson, who's 55, was admitted to hospital with persistent symptoms of covid—19 on sunday evening.gn secretary, domninic raab, is now standing in for him. our political correspondent chris mason reports. the man tasked with steering the country and the government through a crisis without parallel is this morning still here in intensive care at st thomas‘s hospital in central london. the prime minister has been attempting to shield us from the very worst consequences of a virus that has now left him stricken. the main thing that comes across with boris all the time is this irrepressible optimism that we will get through and that's what he projects and what he believes, what he tells himself co nsta ntly. and that's what he was like about a week ago when he knew he had the virus. he thought he'd get through it and britain would get through it and we would all be fine. this clearly shows just how serious it is. this was the prime minister last thursday joining the applause for healthcare staff. thanks, nhs, thank you! it's now doctors and nurses less than a mile from downing street in

mrjohnson was given oxygen as part of his treatment.ur litres of oxygen before being taken to the facility. world leaders have been sending their best to him and hopes for a speedy recovery. we a re and hopes for a speedy recovery. we are back in a two minutes with all the business news. hope to see you then. hello. the warmth of the weekend was replaced by something a little bit fresher through the day on monday, but many of us were able to enjoy a bit of blue sky and a bit of sunshine from our windows and our gardens too. a bit more of the same on tuesday, things are looking mostly dry after a chilly and a misty start. but high pressure very much dominating our weather through the day on tuesday, and into wednesday too. things are going to turn a little bit warmer over the next few days. because you can see the blue colours, the colder air that's been with us gets pushed away, and these yellow colours, the warmer air starts to move in from the south. but for the here and now, tuesday dawns on quite a chilly note, touch of frost, and s

mrjohnson, last seen a few days ago, is said to be in "good spirits", and the queen has sent her besthnson has offered his support. all of our thoughts and prayers are with the prime minister at this time, with carrie and his whole family. and i'm confident he'll pull through, because if there's one thing i know about this prime minister, he's a fighter. with boris johnson in with borisjohnson in hospital, the number of cases continues to rise. the government's chief scientist suggests that the rate of infections could be moving in the right

sir keir starmer who became the new labour leader on saturday has wished mrjohnson a speedy recovery,s the new shadow chancellor although she, too, says work goes on. obviously, i am concerned that we really need to make sure the british parliament, the whole political system responds correctly to this unprecedented challenge, certainly from the economic side i am aware of how much are so many economic side i am aware of how much are so many businesses are struggling and individuals as well. downing street has been keen to reassure people borisjohnson‘s condition has not worsened, itjust hasn't improved. despite the reassurance, it's clear boris johnson has found it harder to shake off this virus than some others and the prime minister being admitted to hospital at this time, whatever the circumstances, is likely to prove unsettling. and there is an immediate impact. tomorrow's cabinet meeting has been postponed although the daily covid—i9 meeting will still take place. helen catt, bbc news. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. there must be concerns about

it has been reported that mrjohnson is in stable condition. 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 is expecting their child. the latest official figures expecting their child. the latest officialfigures on the expecting their child. the latest official figures on the spread of coronavirus show that 786 have died in hospital, the highest reported so farfora 2a hour in hospital, the highest reported so farfor a 2k hour period, but experts say that the growth in numbers is actually lower than the predicted long—term trend. now, it brings the total number of deaths in uk hospitals to more than 6,000. there is this evening, letsjoin our political editor laura kuenssberg at westminster. thanks, well, top of the list tonight of course is concern for the prime minister's health. he is still in intensive care, but downing street has been clear he is stable there and in good spi

i think crucially, mrjohnson has not needed to go on a ventilator of course, being the most invasiveen auction and. it takes over the breathing of the patient and allows the body to recover from the virus. there's no getting away from the fact that intensive care is a place at hospital where only the sickest patients are taken. some of them needing very complex treatment. there will be monitored around the clock, their blood pressure, their oxygen, their heart rate. those will be watch incredibly closely. we know when mrjohnson was transferred to the icu, at around seven o'clock last night, downing street saying it was as a precaution in case he did need to be put on a ventilator but at this stage, he isn't needing a ventilator. he is breathing without assistance. he is being treated with standard treatments and it is in good spirits. we are not expecting other updates from downing street until tomorrow. let's talk about some of the political and constitutional applications of this because dominic raab, who is carrying out some of borisjohnson's responsibilities at the moment was ask

if mrjohnson up until this evening was able to carry on doing reasonable amounts of work, perhaps hehad not spoken to others. but that rose eyebrows of reporters reporting at that news conference, because on the face of it, the obvious point of contact is that mr johnson may have had had he seen fit from hospital prior to this moment when he was moved to intensive care. when it comes to the running of the government, of course dominic raab now will be in charge of this coronavirus response that is taking place across the uk. so we can expect business as usual, we can expect business as usual, we can expect the continuous daily updates that we have got used to getting over the past weeks?” that we have got used to getting over the past weeks? i think so. clearly this is a significant escalation in terms of the prime minister and the premonition or ‘s health and capacity to do his job. —— prime minister. whilst we know he's been continuing to work, his capacity has been limited from the symptoms and he's been in self isolation. that has involved an adjustment to his work, we've not see

speaking at the uk's daily press conference at downing street earlier, mrjohnson claimed the countryospital and since the birth of his son. elsewhere, the financial times predicts the best month for us stocks since 1987, despite the economic pain caused by the virus. but in singapore, there‘ll be a ‘long, hard road ahead to recovery‘ following the virus. the straits times reports here on prime minister lee‘s may day message, where he warns of the impact on the economy, much restructuring will need to be done he warns. much restructuring will need to be done he warns. ‘uk public will be told to wear face masks‘ reads the front page of the i, after uk prime minister boris johnson reveals face covering will be part of the plan for leaving lockdown. meanwhile carehome staff in the uk rejoice at the delivery of ppe supplies on the front page of the daily mail, with the paper rejoicing at the arrival of ppe supplies describing them as the forgotten front at the war against covid—19. and on the front page front at the war against covid—19. of the guardian — news that uk police officers have

it speaks to something wider about the johnson government here, which is that without mrjohnson here,ause he is recovering from her covid—19, they're not being terribly transparent. if you take testing, the uk has promised to deliver 100,000 tests a day by the end of march. it is barely a 20,000 by the end of april, almost halfway through april, and we are barely at 20,000. there's no exultation as to how we will get there. i think they said 25,000 by mid april. the number of tests is 15,991; yesterday. so way behind. let's crack on, the financial times financial edition, looking at the condemnation for donald trump for his decision to freeze funds to the who. just looking at the budget, $6 billion to the who biannually, so for over two yea rs. the who biannually, so for over two years. america is at the top. international condemnation from this, and an admission by some countries that actually the who had been caught out believing what time it said initially. i'm not so sure that's right. i think it is really important to say that trump has been looking to cut us funding to the who s

mrjohnson was last seen in public clapping for nhs staff on thursday —— downing street has describedas a ‘precautionary step' on the advice of the pm's doctor. the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope ihope in i hope in the years to come, eve ryo ne i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us challenge. and those who come after us will save the britons of this generation were as strong as any. scotland's chief medical officer has resigned, after a police warning for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home: the government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are thejournalist and broadcaster, caroline frost and the parliamentary journalist, tony grew. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the times reports the p

where he is expected to have more tests as his coronavirus symptoms persist — a spokesman insists mrjohnsonin charge of the government." a statement from number 10 said he was taken there last night on the advice of his doctor and that it was a "precautionary step as he continues to have symptoms — ten days after testing positive for the virus". earlier, in a special broadcast to the uk and the commonwealth, queen elizabeth said, "together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we will overcome it". in the us, 9,600 deaths have been confirmed. the surgeon general warned people that the coming week will be their pearl harbor or 9/11 moment with deaths from covid—19 expected to peak. we'll have more on developments across the world, but first let's get more on boris johnson's admission to hospital. 0ur reporter simon jones is with me now. number 10 is saying these were precautionary measures. but does this mean some sort of medical intervention is now needed? downing street are stressing this was not an emergency admission. they say

he said earlier mrjohnson was in "very good hands".t all strands of government worked together in the absence of the prime minister. borisjohnson remains prime minister until he resigns. he is the prime minister, dominic raab is deputising for him, where necessary. as number ten said. and he will chair various meetings but i'm sure the cabinet as a whole, you know, there are various strands, this isn't a one—man show. there are lots of them who will pull together, working with the cabinet secretary and the civil service to make sure that the essential things are done, there's a lot to be done. you know, people say decisions on exiting the lockdown are some way off, yes, they are but you have to do the analysis now, you haveto be working on what kind of things are we looking for, what kinds of things would work, so there's an enormous amount going on at the minute. and that work needs to carry on. with the prime minister in intensive care, where does this leave the government, and how is it likely to function? let's discuss this with pr

guto harri worked as director of external affairs for mrjohnson when he was mayor of london. prime minister is doing? well, he says himself he is in good spirits, he is pretty irrepressible asa spirits, he is pretty irrepressible as a character, but somebody close to him said, this is a bit of a nightmare. a week ago, he seemed very confident he could shake this off pretty swiftly so it has obviously hit him quite hard, but i am also told by people he works with very closely that his hand is still very closely that his hand is still very firmly on the tiller even if he is not capable of getting up and doing all the detailed work you would probably be involved in. a lot of the advice is that if you are feeling the symptoms, self—isolate and rest. it is quite clear he is not entirely resting and as a result, potentially, this thing might not be getting particularly worse inside him, but it is not getting any better, is that the right advice do you think that he should still be working as hard as potentially he may be? it is a tough one, isn't it? everything stops with him as pr

downing street says tonight that mrjohnson is making steady progress. warned they are on the brink of collapse, and the wto boards that global trade could fall by as much asa global trade could fall by as much as a third because of the coronavirus is trigger a deep recession. and bernie sanders says he's ending his bid to win the democratic party's presidential nomination and thus clearing the way forjill biden. ——joe —— joe biden. you are watching bbc news. earlier, the chancellor rishi sunak led the daily downing street briefing on the coronavirus crisis. let's take a listen to what was said. there to what was said. are nearly 170,000 charities there are nearly 170,000 charities in this country, and the truth is we will not be able to match every pound of funding that they would have received this year. charities can already use many of our existing schemes to support people and protect their staff. all charities are eligible for thejob protect their staff. all charities are eligible for the job retention scheme, and in line with medical advice just l

number 10 says that mrjohnson remains in charge of the government but the foreign secretary, dominicll chair a coronavirus meeting this morning. our political correspondent chris mason reports. the man charged with leading the country's response to this virus is experiencing the unpleasant reality of it. it was a week last friday that we heard the prime minister had coronavirus. hi folks, i want that we heard the prime minister had coronavirus. hi folks, iwant to bring you up to speed with something thatis bring you up to speed with something that is happening today which is that is happening today which is that i have developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that is to say a temperature and a persistent cough and on the advice of the chief medical officer, i have taken a test, that has come out positive, so iam test, that has come out positive, so i am working from home, i am self isolating. number ten made it clear that boris johnson isolating. number ten made it clear that borisjohnson would continue to work remotely from his downing street flat. and he chaired what he describe

mrjohnson acknowledged life had been tough over the past month, but said he refused to throw away thethe british people and risk a second peak. the prime minister is being pressed to spell out an exit strategy from the lockdown restrictions. in the past hour, the chancellor has announched a new 100% taxpayer acked loan scheme for small — that small businesses struggling during the pandemic will be eligible for new loans worth up to £50,000 backed by a government guarantee. it comes after concerns were expressed about the slow processing of loans under existing coronavirus rescue packages. the downing street briefing will begin in the next 30 minutes and be led by the health secretary matt hancock, alongside the uk's chief medical advisor and the medical director of nhs england. it will feature one question to mr hancock submitted by the public — and chosen by the polling company yougov. in other developments, the british medical association has criticised the online system, for more than 10 million essential workers to book coronavirus tests, insisting there aren't enough to meet the

the chancellor, rishi sunak, on the left of mrjohnson, would take the foreign secretary's place if hen the right of dominic raab, the latest, along with many downing street staff, stuck in isolation at home, but a rare appearance from the former boss of this table sought to reassure. the infrastructure is there day by day, it is the infrastructure of the civil service and the cabinet and ministers and of course junior ministers. and there is always somebody who, if the prime minister is not available, is able to step into that place and lead that cabinet government. normal politics, on hold. our thoughts are with the prime minister, his fiancee and his family. the labour party will act in the national interest, and that's why i've offered to act constructively with the government and support them where that's the right thing to do, and push them further where we need to do it. i want to send every good wish to him, to his fiancee and to his whole family. we are all willing you on, boris, get well soon. a stressful and strange moment of history. an impromptu poster taped to mrjohnson‘s

in the video posted by number ten, mrjohnson reflected on his time at st thomas' hospital in london.ister was hit hard by the coronavirus after being diagnosed at the end of march. he isolated himself in downing street and continued to work but struggled to overcome his symptoms. he spent three nights in intensive care and today wanted to thank two people above all. i hope they won't mind if i mention, in particular, two nurses who stood by my bedside for 48 hours when things could have gone either way. they'rejenny from new zealand — invercargill on the south island, to be exact. and luis from portugal, near porto. and the reason, in the end, my body did start to get enough oxygen was because for every second of the night they were watching, and they were thinking, and they were caring and making the interventions i needed. the prime minister's pregnant partner, carrie symonds, tweeted, "there were very dark times last week," and said her heart went out to everyone worried sick about their loved ones. downing street's other inhabitants wait for borisjohnson to get back, but his full

downing street says mrjohnson is making steady progress, though he is still in intensive care. the wto says global trade could fall by as much as a third because of restrictions to contain covid—i9. the wto chief says the pandemic could provoke the deepest recession of our lifetimes. the saudi led coalition has announced it is halting military operations nationwide in order to and the five—year war. senator bernie sanders has announced he is ending his campaign for the democratic credential nomination, making way forjoe biden to challenge donald trump. hello everyone, welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me our broadcaster and authorjohn cavender and kate andrews, economic correspondent at the spectator. looking at tomorrow's front pages, we start with the financial times. a warning from wall street, banks will expect a new wave of declining global markets. the daily mail leads on news that the lock down in the uk could continue until may as the chancellor announced today that a review into restrictions will take place next week. the d

been admitted to hospitalfor more tests as his coronavirus symptoms persist — a spokesman insists mrjohnsonarge of the government. a statement from number 10 said he was taken there on the advice of his doctor and that it was a precautionary step as the prime minister continues to have symptoms — 10 days after testing positive for the virus. earlier, in a special broadcast to the uk and the commonwealth, queen elizabeth said, "together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we will overcome it". in the us, the surgeon general warned people that the coming week will be their pearl harbour or 9/11 moment with deaths from covid—19 expected to peak. we'll have more on developments across the world, but first let's get more on borisjohnson and his admission to hospital. let's get more with our reporter simonjones. this reporter simonjones. is all very sudden. we have seen this is all very sudden. we have seen borisjohnson giving his daily briefings on his own, on twitter. he stood outside the number ten clapping on thursday. this is ver