steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. that's it. emily is here on ioas pm on bbc two for newsnight.o this edition of the front pages of the newspapers and news website. we are seeing here in the bbc news room. bringing the latest briefing from the white house as well, when that gets under way expecting president trump to talk any minute, i am joined now by kate andrews who is from the spectator to my first of all before we go to kate here's a flavour of some of the stories and angles leading at the moment. at the international and uk editions of the financial times lead with a warning from wall street banks to expect a new wave of decline in global markets. the daily mail leads on the news that the locked out in the uk could continue until may as the british chancellor announced today that a reviewer to the restrictions will take place next week. the daily telegraph reports with uk prime ministers still in intensive care at the hospital reporting deaths rising to over 900 today and a decision on lifting restrictions is likely to be left as late as possible. but the end is lockdown i

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.sing number of coronavirus cases. one patient in an ambulance with a fever was turned away by 80 medical facilities before finding a hospital in tokyo that would accept him. japan initially appeared to have the outbreak under control, but on thursday the prime minister, shinzo abe, declared a state of emergency across the whole country. i‘m joined now by kenji shibuya, director of the institute for population health at king‘s college london. he is also the former chief of health policy at the world health organisation, and now serves as a senior adviser to the director—general. what does that mean in detail? there is obviously a growing number of cases but my biggest concern is hospital transmission because of the lack of testing. so why. .. lack of testing. so why... i mean, it is perplexing on the surface thatjapan, such an advanced economy with such an advanced economy with such an advanced medical system, such an elderly population as well, should actually have these problems and n

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.d lend their expertise to the fight against the coronavirus. general motors is making ventilators. engineers for the mercedes formula one racing team are producing a breathing aid. so many businesses are changing gears to do what they can, as aleem maqbool reports. right across the globe, with so much work grinding to a halt, people are doing what they can to adapt. many, like illusionist joe coover, are also trying to help their community fight the virus. i built this 3d printer a couple of years ago and i use it mainly in real life to print out different magic props. this is something i saw that some people were doing on the internet, which is to use some 3d printers to make masks. joe is working around the clock to donate the masks to nurses for free. others are finding ways to help their business survive. with no festivals to provide for, this distillery has been forced to lay off workers but the lights stay on because production has completely switched from beer to hand sanitiser.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.emocracy movement have been arrested for organising illegal protests last year, in what's being seen as a fresh attack on anti—government activists. britain has expressed its concern over the arrests, calling the right to peaceful protest fundamental to hong kong's way of life. earlier this week beijing's most senior official in the city called for a new security law to deal with dissent. david campanale has more. it's the biggest crackdown on the democracy movement since the outbreak of mass protests last year. those detained in a coordinated swoop by the police include several who have, for decades, been important figures in hong kong's campaign for greater freedom. among them, the 81—year—old barrister martin lee, known in the territory as the father of democracy. translation: i am proud to have had the chance to walk along our road to democracy with hong kong's excellent young people. the publishing tycoon jimmy lai was also arrested. he runs the apple daily newspaper, which is fre

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. el salvador has registered its first death from coronavirus.o made the announcement on social media. hundreds of people formed long queues this week to try and get a government grant during the pandemic. brazil will extend its border closure with venezuela for health reasons, but has ruled out closing the border to citizens returning from abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. the country'sjustice minister sergio moro also said he will be looking at what the country's security forces can do in the fight against coronavirus. efforts are continuing to bring back tens of thousands of britons stranded abroad. ba, easyjet and virgin atlantic are among airlines working with the government to fly britons back to the uk. the government has also pledged 75 million pounds to charter specialflights to bring home uk nationals from countries where commercial flights are unavailable. caroline hawley has more. i've left three children behind, two children are asthmatic. i should have been home, that's the bottom line. i should have been home. tabassum is one o

and as steve rosenberg reports, there are fears that president putin may have been exposed to the virusnis protsenko one week ago to inspect the main hospital in russia for coronavirus patients. now, the doctor himself has tested positive for covid—19. he and to the president spent the whole afternoon together in close contact. "no one's safe," was the headline on russian tv tonight. "this virus has come so close to all of us now," she says, "even our president." and russia is locking down. there'll be tough penalties here for breaking quarantine — up to seven years in prison. but for the president, for now, it's business as usual. the kremlin says there's no need to panic — the president is absolutely fine. but in a country where the whole system is built around one man, vladimir putin, any suggestion that his health may be put at risk makes those in power here very nervous. in russia, it's notjust the virus that's spreading. so is fake news about covid—19. biologist igor nikulin has been telling russian media that coronavirus could be a us biological weapon, and that the americans too

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. stay with us on bbc world news.me of the companies changing gears to do their bit in the fight against the virus. are three the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump has warned americans to be prepa

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. how lovely!achment of bill clinton, has died at the age of 70 -- clinton, has died at the age of 70 —— linda tripp. the former white house staffer recorded cover sections with then intern monica lewinsky full of their conversations and the news miss lewinsky was in a romantic relationship against the president would become a core of the case against president clinton. before we go, the top stories... 938 deaths in the uk, confirmed infections have risen by 10%. in italy, further evidence the pandemic is slumming. the number of people who have the virus has risen by just over 1%. you can reach me and the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmaryam. thank you so much for your company. bye—bye. hello there. wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far. temperatures reached 24 celsius in sussex. on wednesday and again on thursday, we've got this weak weather front moving very slowly northwards across scotland. to the south of that, many parts of the uk in that warmer air once again and those temperatures wil

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's go to greece now.orthodox christians from gathering to celebrate easter communally. drones are on patrol and road blocks have been set up to prevent the customary exodus to the countryside. plain—clothes officers are keeping watch on closed churches to prevent the celebration of midnight mass. the bbc understands that public health england is to start recording coronavirus cases and deaths by ethnicity. it comes after research suggested people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds appear to be at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with covid—19. here's our community affairs correspondent rianna croxford. because, without him, you can do nothing... sylvia douglas was an 82—year—old pastor and grandmother from slough. she tested positive for coronavirus and died in hospital at the beginning of this month. they called me, video called me from the hospital on the thursday, so i saw her. i prayed with her and prayed for her, and i said, "oh, you're looking really strong, aunt. you're going t

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. absolutely fantastic. you can reach me on twitter.. wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far stub temperatures reached 2a celsius in sussex. wednesday and again on thursday, we've got this week weather front moving very slowly northwards across scotland. to the south of that, many parts of the uk in that warmerair south of that, many parts of the uk in that warmer air once again and those temperatures will get a boost in the sunshine. but we've got more cloud on that whether front, moving northwards across scotland, lingering across northern england, making it cooler. to the south, some variable cloud, good sunny spells. probably the sunniest weather to the southwest. it will be quite a bit cooler underneath the cloud in scotla nd cooler underneath the cloud in scotland and noticeably so in the northeast of england stub also an onshore breeze. that cloud will continue to drift its way northwards, after the northern isles, taking a bit of rain there overnight but elsewhere, some good clear spells, critically further south acros

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.birthday on tuesday — for what's believed to be the first time in her reign. buckingham palace had previously announced that there would be no trooping of the colour ceremony injune. there are no plans currently for any alternative marking of the queen's official birthday — as it's not felt to be appropriate in the current circumstances. the british government here has written to members of parliament explaining why some flights are still arriving at uk airports. each day around 60 passenger flights land at heathrow. airlines have told the bbc that many are relatively empty and they insist that virtually everyone flying into heathrow now is travelling home. airlines are also converting more passenger aircraft to deliver medical supplies and other cargo. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. most airports are largely standing still, but even now, some passenger planes are arriving. one in ten of the flights, which normally operates in and out of heathrow, are still running.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. been expressed in many countries as coronavirus has spread around the world. here in the uk, the not—for—profit organisation, the national care forum says the number of deaths linked to the virus in one week was twice that seen in the whole of the previous month. it calculates that in the week ending the 13th of april, more than a,000 people died in british care homes. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. this is green heys care home in liverpool. in recent weeks, they lost eight out of their 25 elderly and disabled residents. all the deaths are links to covid—19. it's a sign of the huge pressures ca re homes are under from the virus. staff year found it spread rapidly. it was very unpredictable. people would present with the virus in different ways, so we had some people that might be fine in the morning. i can think of one example where there were a couple of people actually that were ok in the morning and then by the evening time, they deteriorated so rapidly, it w

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ring from frontline health workers about the challenges they face. our health correspondent catherine burns is keeping in touch with a range of staff and has asked them to keep video diaries. tonight we catch up with alice pallot, a nurse in intensive care in southampton. she's worked in intensive care for a year so alice pallot is used to looking after some of the very sickest people, but says at the minute every shift feels like a double. coffee, essential. packed lunch for the day and i'm ready to go. she's had a few days off so is feeling fresh and ready. walking up to the entrance now, id badge at the ready, coffee at the ready. they id us all when we go in now... find out where i'm going to be. moving over to the paediatric intensive care unit which we're now using for adult beds. mask on, visor at the ready. the patients alice is caring for all have coronavirus so when she comes out of the intensive care unit she has to take her personal protective equipment or ppe off very care

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.series of tweets encouraging protests against lockdown measures in minnesota, michigan and virginia — three states with democratic party governors. three are regarded as swing states in the presidential election in november. at a white house briefing, mr trump said the measures imposed in some states had been too tough. he called for the three states to be "liberated". our north america correspondent david willis reports. testing for the coronavirus is seen as crucial to assessing the true nature of this crisis. it's a massive undertaking in a country of this size, and president trump believes the responsibility for carrying it out rests with individual states, not the federal government, which he oversees. in new york, the epicentre of the virus here in america, the state's governor, andrew cuomo, has said he has neither the money nor the manpower to carry out widespread testing for the coronavirus, and he's not alone among state governors. he accused the president of passing the buck

steve rosenberg reports. >> eential shops will remain open.ars,il cafes, restaurants remain closed. parks and other areas. he said because there is a difference in different areasf the country, it will be up to regional governors to decide what measures remain in place. he said for example the situation in moscow was serious. there is a battle going on. he said other regions, not many of them, there have not been any cases of the virus. he will give powers to regional governors measures for their regions. >> mexico seems to do better than the united states when it comes to coronavirus cases. only about 1400 infections have bere reported compared to than 200,000 in the u.s. but those numbers are on the rise and there has been anger over the handling of the crisis >> a uniquely mexican way to tell people to wash theirands. amid accusations the message was not gettingat throu police performed a song to remind the public to practice social distancing and self-isolation. some say the response at the federalevel has been -- the president has come in

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steve rosenberg has the latest.res are still relatively low. in america you've got 560,000 confirmed cases compared to russia's18,000. but it's important to say that a few days ago, the moscow mayor made it clear the peak in russia was a long way away. he said russia was basically in the foothills of this pandemic, so in the foothills of this pandemic, so there is a concern that the situation here is going to get far worse and already, there are reports that the health system in moscow is feeling the pressure under an enormous strain. president bruton's spokesman said the situation in moscow hospital was intense —— president putin. he talked about the heroism of russian doctors and interestingly, yesterday, russian state tv which normally paints quite a rosy picture of events, they showed a russian doctor who said basically his hospital could not cope. they only had 13,000 beds and 1300 beds and 1500 patients. so there is a sense here that the situation is getting worse. steve rosenberg, our moscow correspondent. it

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.of the world now. japan's government will hold a regular experts meeting on the coronavirus pandemic on wednesday to get an update on the latest developments. the chief cabinet secretary has warned the country remains on the brink of a state of emergency as the rate of infections continues to increase. brazil will extend its border closure with venezuela for health reasons, but has ruled out closing the border to citizens returning from abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. the country's justice minister also said he will be looking at what the country's security forces can do in the fight against coronavirus. in australia, a pop—up coronavirus testing clinic is to be opened up next to sydney's bondi beach as health workers try to contain clusters of infections across the country. in march, thousands of people ignored social distancing rules by visiting the famous beach. the idea of holing up in a remote corner of the world might seem pretty appealing right now, particularly if you are

from moscow, steve rosenberg reports.ea — leave the planet. a russian soyuz rocket blasts into space. control tower: confirmed separation of stage two. strapped inside are cosmonauts anatoly ivanishin and ivan wagner, and a nasa astronaut, chris cassidy. the new crew for the international space station. coronavirus had affected pre—flight preparation. the three men have been in a tighter quarantine than usual before a launch, with contact kept to a bare minimum. and that meant no family members present for liftoff. obviously we would love to have our families here with us, but we understand we have to do this to be safe. you do not want to come down with covid—19 up here. but assuming they stay healthy, the crew will be well away from the dramas back on earth. translation: although spaceflight always carries a particular risk, we understand that for the next few months the international space station will probably be the safest place on earth. of course, self isolation comes naturally to a spaceman. no popping off to the

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. laura: creative russians under lockdown.reate -- recap our top stories. th u.s. now has more than 400,000 corovirus infections, as authorities across the nation scrambled to contain the idisease. herenew york, there are more th 779 people who have died,t the highily toll yet. bernie sanders has suspended his campaign for the presidency, saying he cannot ca pat -- see a path to the nomination. this sets up a showdown between joe biden and presidemb trump in no's election. i am laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching "bbc world news america." take care and enjoy the evening. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... language specialists teah ing spanish, fred more. raymond james. the freeman foundatiby. udy and peter blum kovler foundation; america's neglected needs. to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. narrator: yo♪ re watching pbs. mr. rogers: ♪ it's a beautiful girl: we are the curious. ♪ woman 1: wow! man 1: the adventurous. man 2: oh! daniel tiger: grrr! tu woman

from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. with a pandemic sweeping the world, he is an idea.tage two. strapped inside our cause amounts. nasa astronaut chris cassidy is also there. the new cree for the international space station. coronavirus had affected pre—flight preparations. the three men had been entitled: t than usual before lunch, with contacts kept to a bare minimum. and that meant no family members present for lift off. we would love to have our families present for lift off. we would love to have ourfamilies here present for lift off. we would love to have our families here with us, but it is we understand we have to do to be safe. you don't want to come down with covid—19 appear. but assuming they stay healthy, decree will be well away from the dramas back on earth. —— the crew. a translation: away from the dramas back on earth. -- the crew. a translation: of space flight -- the crew. a translation: of space flight carries a particular race, we understand that for the next few months, the international space station will probably be the safest place on earth. of co

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has this report. rarely has moscow felt so calm. people so peaceful. but not everywhere. on the edge of moscow, ambulances queue outside a hospital that's treating covid—19. the crews had to wait more than nine hours to bring in their patients. this is a health system under pressure. at another facility, doctors are preparing for their shift in the coronavirus ward. with moscow the epicenter of the outbreak, the hospital is already overcapacity. but its head doctor is used to emergencies — he was a paramedic in chernobyl. translation: the pressure on us has increased. we're getting around 150 new patients every day. we're not at breaking point yet, but we're getting close. when georgiy got sick with suspected coronavirus and was struggling to breathe, twice he called for an ambulance, but none came. the system was overloaded. translation: when i did get to hospital, it was like watching a conveyor belt — ambulances constantly coming and going, bringing in new patients. the strain on the system is close to catastrophic. i decided to

anne soy reporting from nairobi, along with steve rosenberg in moscow, guillermo moreno in caracas andd and registered with a new coronavirus contact tracing app in the first few hours of its release. the app was launched as parts of the country start to ease lockdown rules. but the technology isn't without controversy, as reged ahmad reports. contact tracing technology — it's being hailed by some as the way out of lockdown. loudspeaker: new south wales government regulation. we will have to close the beach. in australia, some states are to relax their strict guidelines, as covid—19 case numbers remain low, and the government hopes to keep it that way by launching a new contact tracing app called covidsafe. it uses bluetooth to log when someone's been close to an infected person. authorities want a 40% take—up to make it effective. covidsafe is based on an app singapore is already using, and governments around the world are working on developing their own. here in the uk, those behind a soon—to—be—released national health service app say it will be key to getting out of lockdown, but w

from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. with a pandemic sweeping the world, here is an idea. separation of stage two. strapped inside are cosmonauts anatoly ivanishin and ivan wagner and a nasa astronaut chris cassidy. the new crew for the international space station. coronavirus had affected pre—flight preparation. the three men have been in a tighter quarantine than usual before a launch, with contact kept to a bare minimum. and that meant no family members present for liftoff. obviously we would love to have our families here with us but we understand we have to do this to be safe. you do not want to come down with covid—19 up here. but assuming they stay healthy, the crew will be well away from the dramas back on earth. translation: although spaceflight always carries a particular risk we understand that for the next few months the international space station will probably be the safest place on earth. of course, self isolation comes naturally to a spaceman. no popping off to the shops orjogging in the park up here. 250 miles above the surface of the earth, the crew will

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. great stuff. thank you very much for being with us.r. stay with us here on bbc news. wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far, 24 celsius in sussex. on thursday, we still have this week whether front moving slowly northwards. to the south, many parts of the uk in the warmer air once again and temperatures getting a boost in the sunshine but more cloud onto the weather front moving northwards and lingering in the north—east of england making it cooler. maybe some rain in it that as well. to the south, variable cloud. the sunniest weather probably to the south—west and this is where we will see the highest temperatures. cooler under the clouds in scotland and noticeably in the north—east of england with a north sea breeze as well. the northern asked taking a bit of rain overnight. elsewhere some good clear spells, particularly further south across england and wales. after the warmth and sunshine, temperatures no lower than eight or nine degrees. into good friday. a few changes in the northern half. a chance of catching a few show

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. great stuff.ing helpful guides like this, explaining what the symptoms of covid—19 are and how you can protect yourself. stay with us on bbc news and reach me on twitter. hello there. wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far — temperatures reached 24 celsius in sussex. on wednesday and again on thursday, though, we've still got this weak whether front moving very slowly northwards across scotland. to the south of that, many parts of the uk in that warmer air once again and those temperatures will get a boost in the sunshine. but we've got more cloud on that weather front, moving northwards across scotland, lingering in the north—east of england, making it cooler. maybe a bit of rain from that too. to the south, some variable clouds, some good sunny spells. probably the sunniest weather towards the south—west. this is where we are more likely to see the highest temperatures. and it will be wuite a bit cooler underneath the cloud in scotland and noticeably so in the north—east of england. th

theatres, the mikhailovsky in st petersburg, the show has been going on, as our correspondent steve rosenberg. it‘s less classical, more kitchen, really. don quixote at dinner time. valeria normally uses a fan for this bit, but in quarantine, a plate will do. ah, the emotion of it all. a scene from the ballet giselle, with a saucepan of russian dumplings. there‘s clearly an appetite for this bizarre ballet. in russia, the video has gone viral. "stay positive, that‘s the message", prinicpal dancer ivan tells me. "life might be tough now, but a good mood and a sense of humour can save the world."

here's our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. these figures are still relatively low.cases compared to russia's18,000, but it is important to say that just a few days ago, the moscow mayor, sergey sobyanin, made it clear that the peak in russia was a long way away. he said that russia is basically in the foothills of this pandemic, so there is a concern that the situation here is going to get far worse and already there are reports that the health system moscow is feeling the pressure, under enormous strain. president putin's spokesman, just a few days ago, said that the situation in moscow hospitals was extremely tense. he talked about the heroism of russian doctors, and interestingly, yesterday, russian state tv, which normally paints quite a rosy picture of events and the situation russia, well, they showed a russian doctor, who said basically his hospital couldn't cope, that they only had 13,000 beds... 1,300 beds and 1,500 patients, so there is a sense here that the situation is getting worse. from russia to neighbouring belarus. where, despite the warnings, over

anne soy reporting from nairobi, along with steve rosenberg in moscow, guillermo moreno in caracas and, elite athletes and the not so elite have been thinking of other creative ways now the event's postponed, to raise money for charities. instead of slogging over 26 miles, thousands of people are now taking part in what's called the 2.6 challenge. the 40th london marathon, which was due to take place today, has been pushed back to october. natalie pirks reports. it's the biggest one—day fundraising event in the world, attracting more than 40,000 runners every year. but this weekend, the capital's iconic sights looked rather different. i'm going to do the 2.6 challenge for women's aid... to fill the void, organisers came up with the 2.6 challenge... ..which asks people to do something involving the numbers two and six, like sophie, who swam 2.6 kilometres in her back garden, or dani watts, who did challenges like 26 steps for the rfu's injured players foundation. they helped her adapt to life in a wheelchair after she was paralysed playing rugby. most of these challenges i've done in qu

anne soy reporting from nairobi, along with steve rosenberg in moscow, guillermo moreno in caracas andn pushed back to october. so, after months of training, elite athletes — and also the not—so—elite — have been forced to think of other ways to raise money for charities. natalie pirks reports. it's the biggest one—day fundraising event in the world, attracting more than 40,000 runners every year. but this weekend, the capital's iconic sights looked rather different. iam going i am going to do the 2.6 challenge for women's aid. to fill the void, organisers came up with the 2.6 challenge, where people have to do something with the numbers two and six, like sophie, who swam 2.6 km in her back garden, or finn, who has cystic fibrosis. dani watts did challenges like 26 steps for the rfu's injured players foundation. they helped her adapt to life in a wheelchair after she was paralysed playing rugby. most of these challenges i've done in quite a lot of extreme pain. the pain i get is like someone is literallyjabbing a hot poker in you, and just crunching through your bone. like, i can't exp

our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has this report. rarely has moscow felt so calm.down, a city of 12 million people so peaceful. but not everywhere. on the edge of moscow, ambulances queue outside a hospital that's treating covid—i9. the crews had to wait more than nine hours to bring in their patients. this is a health system under pressure. at another facility, doctors are preparing for their shift in the coronavirus ward. with moscow the epicenter of the outbreak, the hospital is already overcapacity. but its head doctor is used to emergencies — he was a paramedic in chernobyl. translation: the pressure on us has increased. we're getting around 150 new patients every day. we're not at breaking point yet, but we're getting close. when georgiy got sick with suspected coronavirus and was struggling to breathe, twice he called for an ambulance, but none came. the system was overloaded. translation: when i did get to hospital, it was like watching a conveyor belt — ambulances constantly coming and going, bringing in new patients. the strain on the system is close to c

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. good for them. time for a look at the weather.ere's thomasz schafernaker. hello and good evening to you. it was the warmest day of the year today. temperatures got up to 23.9 degrees in sussex and across southern parts of the uk over the next two or three days, it will be every bit as warm. so while we stay at home, the weather stays warm outside. so, the latest satellite picture very clear skies across much of europe. so not just very clear skies across much of europe. so notjust warm here in uk but many other parts of the continent as well. this is what it looks like early on thursday morning. so many towns and cities around 6—9 degrees but possibly a touch of frost in the far north of the highlands. tomorrow, subtle differences in the weather. i think this guy is turning a bit more cloudy around these north sea coast, anywhere from aberdeenshire, newcastle, down towards hull could be pretty over our overcast. a lot of clear weather across the continent here but weather fronts starting to approach the uk. that means on good frid

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. great stuff.e, including helpful guys like this, explaining what the symptoms of covid—19 are and you can stay with us on bbc news and reach me on twitter. hello there. wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far — temperatures reached 24 celsius in sussex. on wednesday and again on thursday, though, we've still got this weak whether front moving very slowly northwards across scotland. to the south of that, many parts of the uk in that warmer air once again and those temperatures will get a boost in the sunshine. but we've got more cloud on that weather front, moving northwards across scotland, lingering in the north—east of england, making it cooler. maybe a bit of rain from that too. to the south, some variable clouds, some good sunny spells. probably the sunniest weather towards the south—west. this is where we are more likely to see the highest temperatures. and it will be wuite a bit cooler underneath the cloud in scotland and noticeably so in the north—east of england. there will also b

let's speak with our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg.ks ago the kremlin was saying de facto there is no epidemic here. yesterday, president putin said the situation is changing daily, and not for the better. yesterday, russia registered its largest daily increase in coronavirus cases. up by more than 2500 to more than 18,000. those figures are relatively low when you compare them to the uk, spain on the united states but there are questions about the quality and the coverage of testing, and also the coverage of testing, and also the moscow mayor recently said that the moscow mayor recently said that the russian capital is in the foothills of this pandemic, in other words, the peak is a long way away. so there is concern that the figures are going to rise for a long time to come. already there are reports that the health service in moscow is coming and elvis strain with hospital beds —— coming under enormous strain with hospital beds filling up fast and there were reports of long queues of amenities ata reports of long queues of amenities