and of course, when the red arrows fly, and of course, when the red arrows fly, it's usually to largepty today, very fitting way, the red arrows marking ve day, playing their part. we can go live to paris now. the french president emanuel macron is attending a ceremony at the arc de triomphe this morning — to mark victory in europe day. slimmed down commemorations there. he has led a minute's silence for the nation. the rest of the country following the moment on television. 75 years ago, they listened to the radio broadcast of his predecessor. president charles de gaulle. who told france on that day, the war is won, victory is here. 75 years on, president macron urging people across france to flight the colours of the flag from their balconies and windows. but to observe the social distancing measures that have been put in place. president macron leading this much reduced ceremony at the arc de triomphe in paris. and in australia, the prime minister announcing a three stage plan to live the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. —— to lift. scott morrison said the first phase would inclu

the red arrows flew over central london, and modern raf typhoons appeared overhead in edinburgh, cardiffnd belfast. in paris, president macron laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and german chancellor, angela merkel, laid a wreath at the new guardhouse memorial in berlin. as events take place at home and online to pay tribute, some communities are still managing to hold socially—distanced celebrations. this is the scene at inverness war memorial, where ve day commemorations continue. in other news, there's to be limited easing of lockdown restrictions in wales with people able to exercise more than once a day and garden centres re—opening. let's take you straight to inverness war memorial where ve day commemorations continue. let us hear a little of this life. bagpipes play. just one of the many celebrations and commemorations up and down the country. a two—minute silence has been held across the united kingdom to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ve day. events are taking place all day, but public gatherings have been cancelled as the country remains in lockdown because

the red arrows flew over central london, and there were fly—pasts in edinburgh, cardiff and belfast.events take place at home and online to pay tribute, some communities are still managing to hold socially distanced celebrations. in other news, there's to be limited easing of lockdown restrictions in wales with people able to exercise more than once a day and garden centres re—opening. at five, we'll bring today's coronavirus briefing from downing street, led by the environment secretary, george eustice. a two—minute silence has been held across the united kingdom to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ve day. events are taking place all day, but public gatherings have been cancelled as the country remains in lockdown because of coronavirus. victory in europe day marks the day in 1945 when britain and its allies accepted the unconditional surrender of nazi germany, bringing the war in europe to an end. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall led the silence from balmoral, and the queen will address the nation this evening. our first report is from our royal correspondent nich

which is actually this red arrow right here. the airport is over here. this is downtown. here's 87. this is 101. the green line, i've got on this map that you might have seen a second ago, that green line is the route that the protesters marched earlier. beginning around 2:00, they assembled downtown. they marched about a mile and a half based on what i calculated on google maps. a mile and a half down to 101. when they got to 101, police took up a position, opposite them, opposite the overpass at east santa clara, and that was around 3:15 that we saw the protesters, a smaller group, i guess, than what we saw earlier, that was actually on the street, at eighth and santa clara, moving toward seventh and santa clara, a smaller group, managed to make it out on to 101, and they closed both directions. after police moved in, and began to push the crowd out, that is when we saw the cruisers being defaced. that's when we saw some of the messages being written on to the cruisers that are disrespectful to police. that's when we saw the flat tires. that's when we saw the windows being broken.

broken heart in them how it's the leaving in britain the royal air force famous display team the red arrows flew over london's landmarks. 2 minutes of silence was observed across the country. a poem written about the victory 75 years ago was read by prime minister boris johnson. now the great vision which we did believe through slow and savage years it's all alright that summit which we will we now would she uncertainty the poses the unknown. in france president emmanuelle not gone let a ceremony of the ark to triumph monuments the event was held without the public france is under a strict lockdown until monday. u.s. president donald trump and the 1st lady visited the world war 2 memorial in washington d.c. . following the wreath laying ceremony trump greeted 7 world war 2 veterans from a safe distance. russia celebrates victory over nazi germany on the 9th of may a major parade with international guests was set to take place in moscow but events across russia have been cancelled president vladimir putin has promised to hold a major victory day parade at a later date. to mark this anniversa

the red arrows carried out a fly—past over london, while typhoon fighter jets flew above edinburgh, cardiffemorations have also being held across the world. the leaders of france, germany and america have all laid wreathes in honour of those who died — accompanied by a handful of dignitaries, rather than the large crowds usually expected. major gatherings may have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the british public didn't let that stop them from holding street parties. this afternoon, people up and down the country took part in a national toast, raising a glass on their doorsteps to all those who served in the war. and now, we can hear from her majesty the queen who has recorded a special broadcast as part of the commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of ve day. big ben chimes this is london. his majesty king george vi. let us remember the men in all the services and the women in all of the services who have laid down their lives. we have come to the end of our tribulation and they are not with us at the moment of our rejoicing. i speak to you today at the same h

to victims of war and dictatorship and in britain the royal air force is famous display team the red arrows flew over london's landmarks. and friends president among all micron that led a ceremony at the arctic triomphe monument the event was held without the public. let's turn our attention now to the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic more than 3900000 people have now been infected with the coronavirus globally and more than 270000 have died brazil recorded its highest one day death toll yet after 751 people died from cove in 19 the country is the hardest hit in latin america 3 nurses have been murdered in mexico the triple murder follows an increase in violence towards health care workers and yemen has reported a 2nd case of corona virus in its capital sanaa it brings the total number of cases in the war torn country to $36.00. friday prayers have resumed in up to $180.00 iranian towns and cities only mosques and places deemed to be at low risk from the coronavirus were allowed to open their doors iran has started easing restrictions despite fears of a spike in infections oh

been either cancelled or scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic in london the royal air force red arrows squadron streaked across the capital skyline trailing the colors of the union jack in scotland prince charles laid a wreath at the wall. morial castle meanwhile in france president in one of our core paid his respects to the tomb of the unknown soldier in paris. and here in germany the german chancellor angela merkel took part in a ceremony at the main memorial to victims of war and to take the ship. the bell rang out across an empty city to mark the moment. germany's president. and chancellor angela merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other at the country's central memorial to the victims self-will stein my us said germany had accepted its own guilt over time and taken part in its own internal liberation. it was firing on such firm and feel liberation of $945.00 was imposed from outside it had to come from outside this country had descended too far into the evil the guilds it brought upon itself. but we too played a part in the liberation you know our internal liberation

meanwhile in britain the royal air force is famous display team the red arrows flew over london's landmarks and in france president amanda micron led a ceremony at the arctic triomphe monument the event was held however without the public. and now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the e.u. commission intends to keep international travel restrictions in place until the middle of june the ban on nonessential travel was imposed in march to limit the spread of the coronavirus at least 17 of the shang in the zones 26 members have some restrictions in place. boeing is to restart production of its 737 max passenger jets before the end of this month the plane was grounded following 2 crashes which killed more than 300 people questions over safety had already had boeing's bottom line before the virus halted most air travelers. friday prayers have resumed and up to $180.00 iranian towns and cities only mosques and places seemed to be at low risk from the coronavirus were allowed to open their doors iran has started easing restrictions despite fears of a

broken heart and i'm how it's the leave me in britain the royal air force famous display team the red arrows flew over london's landmarks. 2 minutes of silence was observed across the country. a poem written about the victory 75 years ago was read by prime minister boris johnson. now the great vision which we dared believe through slow and savage years is all our own that summit which we will we now achieve uncertainty deposes the unknown. in france president. led a ceremony at the arc de triomphe monuments. the event was held without the public france is under a strict lockdown until monday. u.s. president donald trump and the 1st lady visited the world war 2 memorial in washington d.c. . following the riffling ceremony trump greeted 7 world war 2 veterans from a safe distance. friday prayers have resumed and up to $180.00 iranian towns and cities only mosques and places deemed to be at low risk from the coronavirus were allowed to open their doors iran has started easing restrictions despite fears of a spike in infections. for these worshipers in iran friday marks a return to communal pray

cheryl: let's look at the stock market right now because we got red arrows here. aq barely in the red. technology has really held up these markets but investors watching states very closely to see how the reopening plans are faring. will there be a spike in cases or not? oil is a big story. we talked about this yesterday actually. the saudis have agreed to cut production. president trump tweeted about it, more than 7% jump right there. great companies with millions of jobs starting to look very good again. at the same time gasoline prices, record lows, big tax cut, best of all worlds, transition to greatness. i want to bring in david nelson and alicia levine. great to have you both here. >> thanks for having us. cheryl: alicia, i want to start with this news from the saudis that could be good boost for energy companies, energy sector, which has been struggling during this pandemic, no doubt about it. >> right. what you see in oil demand there is linearity coming out of the bottom in march. here in u.s., demand for april was 40% higher month over month than it was i

the raf staged flypasts with the red arrows above london and typhoon fighter jets over edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. airlines based in britain say they have been told that the government will bring in a m day quarantine for all passengers arriving in the uk from everywhere except the irish republic. the new travel restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month. spain has approved a bigger relaxation of the lockdown, as small firms are allowed to serve customers again, and more outdoor movement is approved. but there are still strict rules including compulsory use of masks, and social distancing on public transport. some of those streets across the country celebrating ve day were also among those taking part 75 years ago, on the day the war in europe ended. our north of england correspondent judith moritz has had a look through the archives in greater manchester, and sent this report. after the darkness of war came the vibrancy of ve day. this rare colour footage captured the start of celebrations on the streets of east manchester. even in black and white, theirjoy is cle

matt: we see red arrows. not big size but a direction. euro stoxx 50 down.doing a little bit better. it does look like we will see the continental indexes fall further at the open than we do the ftse 100. take a look right now. markets are opening. ftse is down. or 0.2%. 0.1% , spain.ook at the ibex ibex futures are a little bit higher currently. the only continental index showing a green arrow on futures. you can see the cash trade was up momentarily and is now back down. down 0.4%. looks like the ibex is swinging between gains and losses in madrid but otherwise we are seeing european equity indexes including the ftse fall zero aboutpercent -- 0.4% to 0.5%. anna: checking in on aramco. from aramco. the stock on the move. up by 0.3%. we will see how the market digests the latest from aramco. the company took further steps apex.timize 2020 c paying a dividend for the first quarter. -- saudiaramco profit aramco profit took a 25% plunge. the stock is making a small move to the upside, about 0.3%. that is get to the broader market picture. opening broadly lower.

it is not just red arrows here you have red arrows in europe as well the majority of asia is closed, by the way, for a holiday. in case you're wondering where those numbers are. maybe thankly so julianna tatelbaum in london with more on some of the top stories and the european trade to kick off their week as well >> good morning, brian european markets are trading firmly lower this morning. the ftse 100 holding up bhes down just about 0.6% the uk market was the only market here trading on friday. we're seeing a bit of a catch-up trade for the rest of europe markets here were closed on friday to celebrate labor day. we're catching up to the losses that you saw on wall street at the end of last week the german index down nearly 4%. in france the cac 40 underperforming broader europe, down nearly 5% in italy, as the economy begins to reopen today, manufacturing plants getting back open, that index is down 3.25%. travel stocks coming under pressure alongside the selloff you're seeing in u.s. airlines we're seeing autos, oil and gas, banks and technology coming under a great deal of press

. >> in britain the royal air force famous display team the red arrows flew over london's landmarks.inutes of silence was observed across the country. a poem written about the victory 75 years ago was read by prime minister boris johnson. >> now the great vision which we dared believe through slow and savage years is all our own. that summit which we wield, we now achieve and certainty deposes the unknown. >> in france, president emmanuel macron led a ceremony at the arc de triomphe. france is under a strict lockdown until monday. u.s. president donald trump and the first lady visisited the wod war ii memorial in washington, dc. following the wreathlaying ceremony, he greeted several veterans from a safe distance. russia celebrates victory on the ninth of may with international -- of may. an international parade was scheduled. there will be a parade at a later date. gerhard: the u.s. perspective on today's anniversary. i am joined by william hitchcock , a professor from the university of virginia. may 8 marks the end of the war in world war ii. how is this perceived in the u.s.? . it

the raf staged flypasts with the red arrows above london and typhoon fighterjets over edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. airlines based in britain say they have been told that the government will bring in a m day quarantine for all passengers arriving in the uk from everywhere except the irish republic. the new travel restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month. spain has approved a bigger relaxation of the lockdown, as small firms are allowed to serve customers again and more outdoor movement is approved. but there are still strict rules including compulsory use of masks and social distancing on public transport. around the uk, many street parties, which were planned long before the lockdown was imposed, did go ahead, albeit with social distancing measures in place. our correspondent duncan kennedy has been taking a look at the different ways in which people have been marking the anniversary of ve day. the nation isolates but the nation also celebrates. this might be hilary avenue, but it's definitely one of thousands of street parties across the land. i think it's reall

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red arrows trailing that red white and blue smoke trails over buckingham palace and the palace of westminster but compared to what it should have been a very different the celebration ok auburn ally for us in london paul thank you and a nation's government is calling on beijing to respond to accusations that fishermen were worked to death on board chinese vessels at least 3 internation men allegedly died on ships of tween december and march some of their coworkers say they were physically abuse and forced to work for days without rest just a washington reports on jakarta. underneath the sheet is the body of an intonation fisherman this time for a quick prayer and then an unceremonious farewell. he's one of 3 indonesian crewmembers who died along ching $69.00 and it's just a vessel's members of the crew say the men all have the same symptoms swelling chest pain and breathing difficulties they also say the boat's captain's refused to go to port to get them medical care. after more than a year working in the seas near the pacific nation of some oil the vessel arrived in south korea where the men

off the coast of dover, where spitfires and hurricanes once defended the nation, the red arrows soaredilling those below. in rutland, 96—year—old second world war glider ken 0dell marking his own silence in his own way. —— glider vetera n. silence in his own way. —— glider veteran. with today's two—minute silence came the first of the nationwide street parties. this was chester. coronavirus was not part of the planned ve day events so here and everywhere celebration has come with safety. this street would normally be having a big street party a nyway, normally be having a big street party anyway, so why don't we try and do something here? we we waited until after the nhs clapped, we had a drink, and i said, who fancies some singing. at wellington in surrey they are getting ready for their party. up goes the bunting to connect with a nation's mood of gratitude and relief at war‘s end. connect with a nation's mood of gratitude and relief at war's endlj think the sacrifices people made backin think the sacrifices people made back in 1939—45, without them we wouldn't be living in the world

let's have another look at those pictures of the red arrows performing their flypast in london.emark formation — the diamond nine shape — over london at 10am this morning. the royal airforce aerobatic team flies hawkjets — they've been flying since 1965. always rather thrilling to see them go overhead. also as part of the celebrations, raf typhoon jets have flown over cardiff, edinburgh and belfast. typhoon jets flying in skies which at the moment are much quieter than usual. the french president emanuel macron is attending a ceremony at the arc de triomphe this morning — to mark victory in europe day. emanuel macron placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in paris. although the event is not open to the public, people have been encouraged to decorate their balconies in the national colours. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is in kenilworth, in warwickhire, with local residents who are going to be holding a street party this afternoon. which is quite a challenge under current conditions. absolutely, it is really difficult. absolutely, it is really difficult. a lot of the

than 2.5 percent despite a lack of trading for the majority of the week in india we have our 1st red arrow with the sensex still some trimmed trim some of its losses in 5 weeks overall the index lost 6.2 percent for the week now over to australia where the a.s.x. is up for this week with some pretty strong gains the mining and metals sector had a pretty positive week australia's currency also rose against the dollar well finishing in south africa where the j.s.c. all share also up for the week now let's head over to european markets where the 3 major indices are up for the week in france we see the cac finishing up pretty strong. 1.5 percent on thursday and 1.2 percent on friday the german dax seeing a pretty similar trend here pushed up at the end on hopes of easing tensions between the united states and china the index did gain 1.4 percent on friday alone over to the u.k. where the footsie also closed on friday actually for marking the end of world war 2 the index finished strong on thursday the bank of england kept interest rates up point one percent it's going to continue to monitor th

the raf staged flypasts with the red arrows above london and typhoon fighterjets over edinburgh, cardiffpassengers arriving in the uk from everywhere except the irish republic. the new travel restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month. spain has approved a bigger relaxation of the lockdown as small firms are allowed to serve customers again and more outdoor movement is approved. but there are still strict rules including compulsory use of masks and social distancing on public transport. it's almost half past midnight. now on bbc news, adam fleming, laura kuenssberg and fergus walsh discuss the latest developments in coronavirus newscast. fergus, laura, just like to introduce you to the rock royalty that we're going to speak to later on in this newscast. brian may. hello, how you doing? i'm doing 0k kind of a bit of an injury to some of my muscles which i sustained in the garden. i can't walk, i can't sleep at the moment. really? oh no. apart from that you're fine. apart from that i'm great. excellent. get well soon and we will speak to you at length about what you're

the royal air force is a red arrows did a flyby in a display and there were some street parties taking place but again with people socially distancing so perhaps not recreating that atmosphere though hoping to recreate from the scenes of those parties after the victory back in 1945 it seems really that silence has replaced the rejoicing this is what the british prime minister johnson had to say. we'll gauge the new struggle against the group which demands the same spirit of national endeavor and that means we can't hold the parades and streets of the blue shoes. enjoyed in the past. us who were born since 940 thought are acutely conscious that we are we most value to the generation who won the 2nd world war. you know the u.k. doesn't normally go that big every year on victory in europe day it's not normally a holiday in the u.k. but this year because it was such a poignant anniversary the 75th anniversary of the u.k. government actually changed the may day bank holiday from monday early this week to friday but of course that's all gone down like a damp squib because of course people ha

the raf staged flypasts with the red arrows above london and typhoon fighter jets over edinburgh, cardiff4 day quarantine for all passengers arriving in the uk from everywhere except the irish republic. the new travel restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month. spain has approved a bigger relaxation of the lockdown, as small firms are allowed to serve customers again, and more outdoor movement is approved. but there are still strict rules including compulsory use of masks, and social distancing on public transport.

the red arrows flew over central london, and modern raf typhoons appear overhead in edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. in paris, president macron laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and german chancellor, angela merkel, laid a wreath at the new guardhouse memorial in berlin. as events take place at home and online to pay tribute, some communities are still managing to hold socially distanced celebrations. in other news, there's to be limited easing of lockdown restrictions in wales with people able to exercise more than once a day and garden centres re—opening. we will stay with the ve day sxhemrations. there is —— commemorations. one of the things happening tonight, we are being encouraged to sing along to we'll meet again, made famous by dame vera lynn. she is the remarkable age of 103. i'm pleased to say we can speak to her daughter, virginia lewis who, joins me from the family home in east sussex. hello to you. hi, guys. we are delighted to have you with us, what are you and your mother doing today, how will you and how are you marking the day? it's all been frantic, wit

the raf staged flypasts with the red arrows above london and typhoon fighterjets over edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. airlines based in britain say they have been told that the government will bring in a 14—day quarantine for all passengers arriving in the uk from everywhere except the irish republic. the new travel restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month. spain has approved a bigger relaxation of the lockdown as small firms are allowed to serve customers again, and more outdoor movement is approved. but there are still strict rules including compulsory use of masks and social distancing on public transport. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week: can taking your temperature stop the spread of coronavirus? or will genetics be the answer? or maybe you're just trying to drown out the noise. shall i, sean tighe, shallow, sean tighe? maybe not just shall i, sean tighe, shallow, sean tighe? maybe notjust now. welcome, hope you're well, lara is online too, how are you? i'm good thanks, i tried to edit out my roots before posting a picture on social media yesterda

the raf staged flypasts with the red arrows above london and typhoon fighterjets over edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. airlines based in britain say they have been told that the government will bring in a 14—day quarantine for all passengers arriving in the uk from everywhere except the irish republic. the new travel restriction is expected to take effect at the end of the month. spain has approved a bigger relaxation of the lockdown as small firms are allowed to serve customers again, and more outdoor movement is approved. but there are still strict rules including compulsory use of masks and social distancing on public transport. now on bbc news, it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week when the uk's pandemic death toll became the highest in europe. a returning prime minister admitted the scale of the crisis. there's an epidemic going on in care homes which is something i bitterly regret. a labour mp fresh from the hospital ward shared her own experience. "front line workers like me have had to watch families break i

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and online, vi is featuring an image of the red arrows during a fly past. —— the i.ll see it in here it a lot today, the queen's message, never give up and never despair. those are words that will resonate a great deal. yeah, absolutely. and obviously it was on ve day, and it was a message that had a residence for a generation then, but many people are saying of course now is a time when those same thoughts have a part to play. and so poignant she was doing it at the same time her father had made that speech 75 years ago. so, what catches my eye in the papers is what catches my eye in the papers is what people are doing to keep themselves occupied. i can't remember what i was talking about yesterday, but today it is all about ancestry. you know with ve day, would be celebrations, the government hasjoined would be celebrations, the government has joined with ancestry uk so that people can trace back their history. it has become quite a thing. this is the daily telegraph, the saturday telegraph, saying that there are growing numbers of people, could you hold that? ther

percent that's the largest monthly gain since 2009 let's move to australia where we see our 1st red arrow for the week the aztecs was down 5 percent on friday alone its worst day in 5 weeks major minor b.h.p. shares plunged more than 6 percent major banks commonwealth bank of australia and australia and new zealand banking group all saw a loss of 4 per cent each in their shares and then we're going to go to south africa for the all shares it ended the week in the green mostly in response to easing some of these lock downs now going to go ahead and take a walk across the studio here and we want to take a look at markets in europe and the americas where we're seeing very very similar trends as the discussion of vaccines and reopening economies is really starting to pick up some steam here so we're going to go with footsie the cac and the dax they are all up in the green the pan european stocks 300 saw its biggest monthly increase since october of 2015 this spot eurozone g.d.p. contracting by a record 3.8 percent in the 1st quarter in london the footsie close slightly higher on the week afte