i'm reeta chakrabarti. social distancing rules. we have a ha rd core of social distancing rules. we have a hard core of a few people, it is a minority, who are quite blatantly flouting the law, and it is to those people that i'm saying, enough is enough and we are now going to start come looking for you and we are going to find you and if necessary arestidou. the prime minister has spent a day in intensive care in hospital. number 10 say he continues to improve. ina number 10 say he continues to improve. in a drive to increase coronavirus testing, smaller laboratories prepared to play their part. historicjob losses worsen

i'm reeta chakrabarti. hello. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakra barti. the hello. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines: police have been carrying out spot checks as people are urged to stick to social distancing rules. we have a ha rd core of social distancing rules. we have a hard core of a few people, it is a minority, who are quite blatantly flouting the law, and it is to those people that i'm saying, enough is enough and we are now going to start come looking for you and we are going to find you and if necessary arestidou. the prime minister has spent a day in intensive care in hospital. number 10 say he continues to improve. ina number 10 say he continues to improve. in a drive to increase coronavirus testing, smaller laboratories prepared to play their part. historicjob losses worsen in the us. another 6.6 million americans apply for unemployment benefits in the past week. good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one. new figures have been released showing that a further 765 peo

this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 4:30... the government website for key workers in england to request a coronavirus test stops taking bookings just hours after launching — due to high demand. it was very easy to log on and register. itjust said that you would then receive a text which would take a few minutes but it might take a little bit longer if it's busy. and i've still not had a text yet, so i'm assuming they're very busy. the number of reported deaths from covid—19 in uk hospitals rises by 684 to more than 19,500. the biggest drop in retail sales since records began — down by more than 5% because of the coronavirus lockdown. and, medical experts criticise president trump, after he suggests injections of disinfectant might kill the coronavirus. hello and welcome to viewers on bbc one as we build up to today's coronavirus briefing from the government — today led by the transport secretary, grant shapps. but first, the newly launched government website which allows key workers in england to register for a coronavirus tes

this is bbc news i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at a50: the prime minister is back at work in number 10, after he and his fiancee carrie symonds announced the birth of their son this morning. he'll take a short paternity leave later in the year. millions more people in england are eligible for covid—19 testing, after the government loosens rules on who can apply. more than half of scotland's coronavirus deaths are now happening in care homes, new figures show. and the us economy shrinks by nearly 5% — the biggest drop since the 2008 financial crisis. hello and welcome to this bbc news special. in around half an hour's time, we'll be bringing you the government's daily news briefing on coronavirus, which will be led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab. but first, as news on the pandemic continues to dominate, that baby announcement this morning from downing street that caught everyone by surprise. the prime minister's fiance, carrie symonds and their baby boy are said to be "doing very well", and mrjohnson has thank

this is bbc news i‘m reeta chakrabarti. new figures show. and the us economy shrinks by nearly 5% — the biggest drop since the 2008 financial crisis.

this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 4:30...mber of reported deaths from covid—19 in uk hospitals rises by 684 to more than 19,500. the biggest drop in retail sales since records began — down by more than 5% because of the coronavirus lockdown.