we are in work, we are expecting other people in wales to be in work, and pa rt people in wales to beo put essential legislation onto the statute book here in wales. that is why i am very glad that we will be able to debate the local government bill. it is very important to all local authorities to 16 and 17—year—olds here in wales that that bill makes progress and is able to reach the statute book. the welsh government is clear, we will only bring in front of the senate during this period those pieces of legislation that we think are vital to the commitments we have made to people in wales and which are necessary to make our statute book coherent. but i think it is an integral part of what a legislature does is to deal with that priority legislation and i am very glad that we are able to do that this afternoon. of course i hear what paul davis says about ppe and all of us as paul davis says about ppe and all of us as assembly members will have heard directly from individuals who are fearful, are being put in a position through the necessary work they are doing in which they may be ex

across wales.those figures you can see them and have them available but it's really clear that in recent days the enormous transformation around the way in which we are providing care and treatment across wales is quite extraordinary in our experience. we have been able to make sure that we have virtual calls, video calls able to be undertaken by gp practices across wales. it would be an exercise that normally would take months if not yea rs normally would take months if not years to work through to implement and we have been able to achieve it ina and we have been able to achieve it in a matter of a couple of weeks i'm really grateful for the support we have had for that undertaking from gps working across wales but also the colleges and professional organisations. we have some questions that have been provided to us. a question from steve morris from the guardian would like to know about whether we need to put in place any improved staffing arrangements, weather more widely or in intensive care.

wales again tomorrow. the windows may be open but we may be suffering a bit even if we are staying inside. i could be fog in southern england to start the day on thursday. still the chance of catching a shower in the midlands, wales and northern england and this area of cloud and scotland might have rain associated with it. dry weather on thursday and still warm, particularly in the sunshine. some spots into the low 20s, warm and sunny spots into the low 20s, warm and sunny on spots into the low 20s, warm and sunny on friday in south—east england, whereas across the north of the uk this weather front will take outbreaks of rain and going deeper into the easter weekend, this low pressure will move in. there are changes around for the easter weekend, there will be more cloudy wrench, a chance of rain, nowhere looking particularly wet, but more noticeably it will be turning cooler, especially when this week is so warm. cooler, especially when this week is so warm. many thanks, nick. a reminder of our top stor

at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we had around 150 critical care beds in wales.0 beds available in the national health service with a field hospitals that we have and are planning in wales, we will have over 7000 more, that three weeks really has been used purposefully and deliberately to strengthen our nhs. the headlines on bbc news. the uk may eventually see the highest coronavirus death toll on account of "systemic errors", says a leading health specialist. health secretary, matt hancock, responds to concerns about a shortage of protective gowns, by saying that 55,000 gowns will be arriving today. as china's economy slumps, the international monetary fund warns the outlook for other economies around the world could be far worse than originally predicted. we heard earlier about how the duke and duchess of cambridge are now getting behind a new campaign to help us protect our mental wellbeing, as the coronavirus lockdown brings new challenges for many people. one of them is the loneliness that's come with social distancing and self—isolation. 0ur reporter tim mu

although the amount of rain you see from place to place across parts of england and wales is going tohose temperatures are falling back a little bit. highs of 17 in london, the cold air in scotland tending to seep down some of these eastern areas of england, knocking the temperatures back in norwich to just 12 degrees. now, the weekend, scotland stays fine and dry throughout, but it looks like we could see a little bit of patchy rain still left over across parts of england, wales and maybe northern ireland on saturday. sunday, for all of us, looks like the driest day of the weekend. that's your latest weather. welcome to bbc news. my name's mike embley. our top stories: president trump says the us is passing the peak of new coronavirus infections despite the number of deaths doubling in a week. the emerging crisis of the hidden pandemic deaths in care homes. the uk government pledges a new coronavirus testing regime. brazil's senior doctors warn their hospitals are unprepared, whilst the government and the president are in dispute over how best tohandle the crisis. back to school for

clear skies across england and wales with a mistand skies across england and wales with a mist and fog patches and temperatures overnight typically in the range of 4—8dc. for easter sunday we have a frontal system to deal with, high pressure drifting eastwards. we have more cloud and patchy light rain but the chance of heavy thundery showers across england and wales. a bit of a split. for northern ireland and scotland, more in the way of cloud, some patchy rain at times. elsewhere across england and wales, some spells of sunshine and increasing cloud and a greater chance of heavy and thundery showers, could bring quite a lot of rain in a short amount of time. still warm crossed eastern england but coolerfurther north and west.

it was a wet morning in wales but now the sun is out.o very changeable, some welcome rain amount at times with low pressure in charge. and also something drier and brighter for a time also something drier and brighter fora time in also something drier and brighter for a time in those gaps. this afternoon the rain advancing across more of northern and eastern england, northern ireland and southern scotland. wales in the sunshine but further showers later this afternoon. temperatures in the mid to low teens, such average for the time of year and quite breezy especially when we get the rain. the rain pushes north across scotland over night with further heavy downpours pushing to england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. all of that going on temperatures not going down too far, mid to high single figures as we start the day tomorrow. the pressure is still very much with us so it will be wet at times and again some patchy rain in northern scotland. elsewhere some sunny spells but showers developing and some of these will be heav

the warmest day so farfor wales, but the year the today. been colder and cloudier with the wind off the north sea and this frontal system generating much more cloud. overnight, it pushes its way northwards, bringing some patty, light rain to the far north of scotla nd light rain to the far north of scotland in the northern idols. not really amounting to much. some brea ks really amounting to much. some breaks across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. for many, not much lower than seven or eight celsius but five or six across scotland. most of the uk is mostly dry on friday, but heavy showers developing across the far north of england and scotland later in the day. still very warm across england and wales, a much warmer day for the sick scotland with a bit more sunshine and a change in wind direction. on saturday, more sunshine, more wards. a cloud developing across parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland, may be a bit of patchy rain across the western aisles later in the day. starting this turns —— starting ju

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

through the night we could continue a few showers across parts of wales, into the midlands and increase chance of showers for the north and west of scotland. the chelios areas look to be east and through the night where we will see some sunshine into sunday. a few more showers, perhaps some heavy showers through the day, particularly central and northern areas tomorrow. ku ressaa re hello this is bbc news. the headlines. europe pursues options to end the lockdown — as belgium sets out a detailed plan to relax restrictions. people needing medical care are urged not to be put off by the coronavirus pandemic — as visits to uk a&e departments drop by almost half. the premier league holds talks with ministers about how football matches could resume with televised matches played behind closed doors. three us states allow some businesses to reopen as the number of deaths from coronovirus there tops 50,000. and — anzac day in the time of lockdown — people in australia and new zealand pay their respects on the annual day of remembrance to the war dead. now on bbc news, people from around the wor

we have police officers and firefighters being tested now in wales. the end of last week, didn't want to give wider testing to partners and other organisations because of concerns they didn't have cover around data protection and gdpr, and they were waiting for public health wales to publish or at least share a protocol on what should be done. mark drakeford said the data commissioner had put out guidance and would look sympathetically being shared, but the law on data sharing hadn't changed. back at westminster, there was a new look to the house of lords and a little less pageantry. ordinarily when a new peer takes his or her seat, there's a business ceremony and dressing up. the new recruits arrived wearing their ceremonial robes and the few of them processed in before the new peer takes the oath. but the introductions on tuesday were dressed down and socially distanced. if you look closely, you will see no robes, no sponsors, and a socially—distanced clerk. white tape marks where peers should sit. like the commons, the lords is also trying out remo

in wales, this from the government.t 2.5 weeks since we asked people to stay at home, to work from home where they can, and to stop making unnecessary journeys. these measures will stay in place next week. a few weeks agom, scenes like this were almost unthinkable and now they are part of life, and could be, for a while yet. we can speak now to the former head of the civil service, lord kerslake. hejoins me via webcam. many thanks for your time this afternoon. what is your assessment of just what for your time this afternoon. what is your assessment ofjust what is happening inside cabinet at the moment, given the prime minister's situation? look, it is good news the prime minister is stable and in good spirits and we want him to recover as quickly as possible. dominic raab is genuinely in day—to—day control, cheering the key meetings, making the key decisions. the bit that is more challenging is when and in what circumstances is he likely to be backin circumstances is he likely to be back in full control again as prime

wales for us in terms of the continued human impact of coronavirus the figure in wales is that a furthere for covid—19 and it brings the total number of deaths in wales to 751. that is just through in the last few moments. another 751 people sadly dying with covid—19 in wales. the english hospital death toll came through in the last few minutes and that overall figure now stands at 17,373. we will talk to our health correspondent late in the afternoon. transport for london is sending a quarter of its workforce home under the government furlough scheme, saving it an estimated £4 million a week. tfl says passenger numbers are down by 90% on one month ago. the capital's mayor sadiq khan has warned that public transport won't immediately return to normal when lockdown is lifted. businesses including pubs, restaurants and cinemas have had to close their doors during the lockdown. just a handful have stayed open to some degree though. leon, which describes itself as a "naturally fast food" chain, has kept some of its branches open to customers, especially for nhs employees and other key worker

now, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far in wales.were 23.5 celsius in cardiff, similar temperatures again today and some parts of southern england may get up to 25 celsius. yesterday in the cloud in newcastle it was only nine celsius, so today will be significantly warmer. it will also be a bit warmer across central southern parts of scotland. now, gradually over the weekend we'll see the high temperatures getting squeezed down towards the south—east of england. it'll start to turn cooler from the north. significant change though for all of us on monday, with some cooler northerly winds. these are the temperatures though we're starting off with on friday. so pretty mild, even in the south where we've got these clearer skies. and much milder across northern scotland this time but there will be some rain to clear away from the northern isles and then we'll see some sharp showers coming in across scotland, perhaps the far north of england before it brightens up and we get some sunshine, that rain holding off until the evening. plenty of

they were in all parts of wales.on strea m area with its 350 beds coming on stream early as well. the principality stadium here in cardiff. we announced, i think yesterday, £8 million to support cardiff local health board in the creation of that site. by and large the facilities will be stepped down facilities. they will be for people who are recovering. some i think will be for coronavirus patients who are no longer infectious, but i'm not yet —— but are not yet fully recovered. there will be other patients recovering from other conditions who can't be looked after ina conditions who can't be looked after in a field hospital, thus freeing up more intensive capacity that a fully equipped hospital will be able to provide. staffing, we expect staffing to be a mixture. they will be people currently employed in the nhs, there will be people from the fantastic number of people who have come forward recently retired doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, all that range of people will be deployed. we are deploying student nurse

but all that changed across england and wales today. cloud and rain today, and in coventry it was only seven degrees this afternoon. still some wet weather around at the moment. overnight, the worst of that rain pushes away eastwards. but it stays cloudy and misty, some hill fog and some drizzle around as well. where we have the clearing skies across northern and eastern scotland as the showers reduce, so there could be a touch of frost, but elsewhere temperatures remain at six or seven degrees. and whilst it's turning a bit drier overnight, there's more rain to come tomorrow. this weather front bringing some rain up from the south—west wrapped around that area of low pressure. ahead of it, there could be some sunshine in scotland, a few showers, too. pretty grey and cloudy and damp elsewhere. and then we'll see this band of more persistent and perhaps heavier rain pushing northwards and eastwards. once that clears, you've got a good few hours of dry and sunny weather before it turns wet and windy again in the south west later on. and a

that is about 40% in england, 35% in wales.ional statistics are 35% higher than the total for the same period published by public health england and public health wales. here's the bbc‘s head of statistics, robert cuffe to explain what that means. if we look across the whole of the uk, we see there were just under 25,000 deaths registered in the week just after easter. that's double what we would expect to see. so that is up ton previous week, but it is not across all the nations. it looks like northern ireland and wales, they have flattened out, maybe a week or two ago. scotland, they have also flattened. so, the increase is continuing in england. but there are different things driving that. it's notjust where you live, it's like what part of england you're living in. so let's go through the things that could be driving it then. the major driver of the increase is deaths in care homes. so, what we saw this week is that a third of deaths in great britain, northern ireland don't have these figures, were in care homes. that'sjust

today in england and wales is a bit of a shock to the system.news for gardeners, growers and maybe these jerks but it has not been part of the script this month. already april has been the sunniest april on record in the uk, particularly sunny across the midlands, north—western england in north—west scotland. it has been very dry and warm up until today, look at yesterday, temperatures as high as 19 or20. look at yesterday, temperatures as high as 19 or 20. 2a hours later and some parts of the country are 10 degrees colder than yesterday. it is particularly cold weather we have the rain in england and wales, it has moved as far north as it will get, to the 62. with heavier rain in the midlands and at times across east anglia and the south—east of england. scotland and northern ireland seeing sunshine and showers, temperatures like yesterday. showers becoming fewer overnight, some of the rainbow is eastwards from england and wales. still cloudy, misty, damp and drizzly overnight. under clearer skies in northern and eastern scotland there may be a

in the last hour the first minister of wales, mark dra keford, published the first minister of wales,ernment's framework for exiting the lockdown. it contains seven key questions which will determine when restrictions can be relaxed. however, in the short term, some restrictions are going to be tightened. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. explain more. mark drakeford has just finished his press conference. in that he set out this framework. we saw scotland set out its framework for coming out of lockdown yesterday. this is a different one for wales. all four nations have control over the lockdown measures. he says as much as possible he wants all four nations to remain in lockstep, however, he has given a hint that the measures in wales, at least, could begin to be used only in may at the end of the current three week period, that would take us three week period, that would take us potentially to the 7th of may. he has discussed a kind of traffic light approach starting with a red phase that may not seem very different but would see some restrictions being lifted. not me

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

most of the ca re wales is quite unique.in wales, about 90%, are small and medium enterprises, they are essentially family businesses, large and small, and they typically would have 30 to a0 beds on average and typically, because most of the people in these care homes in wales are funded through the taxpayer, through health boards and local authorities, typically 90 to 92% occupancy is required for them to be viable. now, what we are seeing, of course, is huge fall in occupancy. but we are calling for is an action plan to make sure that we can sustain these very, very important community resources stop across wales and very rural communities, not in some way that is easily going to replicate such valuable provision so it is very important that the welsh government and others work collaboratively to make sure that these care homes are there the future because we are going to need them and the nhs will need them to function in the months and years ahead. it is very good to talk to you about it all. thank you very much for your

while scotla nd can save —— wales. northern ireland moving in the same direction. but speaking at the briefing yesterday, the chancellor would not be drawn on whether the uk government would follow their lead. we committed to a review in three weeks, based on the evidence and data provided by sage, which will only be available next week but i think that rather than speculate about the future, we should focus on very seriously on the here and now and the present. but it seems any relaxation is increasingly unlikely as a number of deaths in the uk in the past 24 hours reached 938, the highest daily figure yet. there were nearly 5500 new cases reported yesterday, a rise in the previous two days. ministers to stress that the jump is due to many more people being tested them before. facing his own personal test, the prime minister, he spent his third night in intensive care at st thomas' hospital in london. the pm is said to be improving, sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the medical team. his own personal batt

temperatures between 20 and wales.20 and 25, very warm, mid to high teens for scotland and northern ireland, somewhat cooler for the northern and western isles and cloud increasing across scotland and northern ireland later, continuing overnight with patchy light rain and places, clearer skies across tangled in wales but mist an fog developing particularly we have had a daytime showers. temperatures between four and eight. what is the sunday high—pressure drifting east, the front pushing across, bringing cloud and rain but the potentialfor heavy and rain but the potentialfor heavy and thundery showers so a bit of a split tomorrow, starting with northern ireland, more cloud and outbreaks of rain, spells of sunshine behind but also cloud and rain moving north, england and wales with spells of sunshine and increasing cloud and the greater chance of thunder showers developing bringing lots of rain and a short amount of time if you get them. temperatures up to 2425 across east anglia and south—east england but turning coole

now, the weekend, quite cloudy for england and wales. rain for some of us. the driest weather probably in scotland, where it will stay dry and bright. this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump has halted us funding to the world health organisation, over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. the president said the who had "failed in its basic duty and must be held accountable. " he also accused the group of promoting china's "disinformation" about the virus. more than one in five deaths in england and wales are linked to coronavirus. new figures show 6000 more people died than expected at the beginning of april — a record high. but there was also an increase in deaths from causes other than the virus. polling is under way in south korea's parliamentary election. the vote, using paper ballots, is taking place despite concerns that coronavirus will affect the turnout. voters must wear masks and plastic gloves and maintain social distancing. the result is expected to be influenced by the government's handling of the pandemic.

that rain fringes into wales and south—west england.land and wales, a day of sunny spells and hefty showers into the afternoon those showers could get really heavy indeed with frequent lightning and some thunder. 25 degrees once again in london. further north, a much cooler feel as we introduce this northerly wind. as we go through sunday night, some of those showers for a time sunday night, some of those showers fora time in sunday night, some of those showers for a time in england and wales. more of us feel the effects of that north—east wind, and that cloud would drag weather into the eastern side of scotland and england. further west, that is where we will have the best of the sunshine. but the wind is particularly brisk for eastern and southern coasts. could see gusts of 50 mph for the channel islands. look at the temperatures, aberdeen, newcastle, 7 degrees. plymouth, a high of 14. as we move through monday night, as this area of high pressure builds strongly across the british isles, notice the blue colours developing on the char

through saturday more warmth and sunshine across england, wales and sunshine across england, wales andern ireland. the chance of further showers across northern and western scotland. the highest temperature so far on saturday, potentially 26 across parts of south—east england and east anglia on saturday but then some changes as we go into easter sunday. this frontal system edges further eastwards and that brings a greater chance of seeing some showers for a time on sunday the same across england and wales. no be are guaranteed some rain but because of sharp showers further north but easier with the best of the sunshine in northern england and northern ireland but starting to see the temperature slowly coming down and that cold they will go further southwards as we go into easter monday and are much colder field to end the easter week and we could see some patchy rain across the far south of england but i do have sunny spells and variable cloud. the temperatures will be more in the mid teens by monday. a reminder of our top story. ministers will be meeting this weekend to decide whether

sunshine across england and wales and the high—temperature is england and wales and the high—temperaturature is likely to be in the midlands, wales towards the south—east of england 24 maybe even 25 degrees. some of that heat could trigger thundery downpours late in the day across north wales moving to northern england and there is also wet weather coming into parts of scotland as well. there will still be showers around on saturday morning across scotland and the north of england. though should tend to fade away and they should all brighten up again and for much of the country should be dry into the afternoon. a few sharp showers developing and wales in the south—western that means the high temperatures are more likely to be in the south—east of england. 26 degrees as possible. more significant changes are coming in on sunday. northern parts of the uk will be cooler and cloudier, further south we will have some sunshine but there is more likely to be showers developing across more southern parts of england and wales. those could be heavy and thundery. 22 degrees still possible in the

the same part of wales, the same weather watcher, but two different views from this morning. all down to this area of low pressure which has arrived, making our weather very changeable again. weather fronts moving through with rain, much needed, because april has been so dry. in the gaps between, something drier and clearer, which is how much of england and wales is ending the day, with rain pushing north across scotla nd day, with rain pushing north across scotland this evening, with more heavy downpours pushing north and east across england, wales and northern ireland and southernmost of scotla nd northern ireland and southernmost of scotland later in the night. with all that going on, overnight temperatures not going down too far, mainly in the racial for to eight celsius. tomorrow, sunshine and showers some rain in parts of northern england and southern scotla nd northern england and southern scotland to start the day. showers for wales, western england, and they will spread further east across england, particularly in the afternoon. some will be heavy, thundery, possible

further south across england and wales, it will be much milder. be producing some showery bursts of rain. that will trickle its way very slowly southwards throughout the day. sunnier skies for northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland, but still a few sharp showers to come across the northern half of scotland. the cooler air is pushing down further across the uk. temperatures are continuing to drop away. the remaining heat is getting squeezed into the south—east corner, where there could be a few heavy showers later on in the day. but with that cooler air coming down across the uk, we should see tree pollen levels dropping, moderate, really, and medium across many parts of the country. but wetter weather is still to arrive, i think. and it arrives across the southern half of the uk on tuesday. pressure continues to fall. together with those weather fronts, we see an area of low pressure developing. that means some rain and perhaps by the end the day, there could be as much as an inch of rain in one or two places in the south. it is

a cooler day for all, certainly for england and wales, but we could still make 19 or 20 degrees in oneh cooler air, more cloud around and a few showers, the tree pollen levels will be closed on monday —— low on monday, so generally for most of us around moderate. now, as we had to monday night we hold onto the showers across the north. some clear spells but notice this rain picking up spells but notice this rain picking up across spells but notice this rain picking up across the south as a new area of low pressure up across the south as a new area of low pressure moves up across the south as a new area of low pressure moves northwards to southern england and wales. that rain will be heavy and persistent. but with all the cloud around, temperatures shouldn't form much below nine or 10 degrees here. but a cold night to come again across the north. a touch of frost and some of the scottish glens. here is the picture for tuesday, then. this area of low pressure will be more significant. it is going to bring some persistent and at times heavy rain across the southern half of the country whe

it will bring some wet weather across england and wales.bc news. with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the international monetary fund warns the world is facing a recession far worse than the crisis of 2008. more than one in five deaths in england and wales is linked to coronavirus — as figures show 6,000 more people died than expected at the beginning of april polling is underway in south korea's parliamentary election — the result is expected to be influenced by the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis. and, coming up. why does covid—19 make some people much sicker than others? a new study in the uk is trying to find out.

all cricket across england and wales has been further postponed untiljuly 1st at the earliest.land's home test series against the west indies has been put back, with a decision over following visits from australia, pakistan and ireland yet to be made. england women's limited—overs series against india injune is also off for now. nine rounds of matches across the county championship have been cancelled, but there is still a window for the season, which was due to start on 12th april. meanwhile, the t20 blast competition will be pushed back from may 28th, and no decision has been made on the inaugral season of the hundred, which was due to begin onjuly the 17th. i think we are starting to get very co mforta ble i think we are starting to get very comfortable with the idea that there will not be crowds this year. comfortable with the idea that there will not be crowds this yeahm there is no cricket this summer, we are planning for that, because that is prudent financial planning. but it would be a great shame. having said all of that, of course it is a possibility. we desperately

for the week ending april the 10th, 6213 people died in england and wales.from the ons right now. hello, good morning. we spoke this time last week, tell us what these latest figures are, break them down for the audience. 0k. as break them down for the audience. ok. as you said, this is for death registrations the week ending the 10th of april. just to get that clear in our heads, that was good friday, the 10th of april. everything that was registered in that week. it's largely deaths that occurred a few days before so would be can see is across england and wales, there were 18 and a half thousand deaths registered in that we, it's quite important to get an understanding of the overall mortality rate to understand what's going on, 18 and thousand registered in that we, over 2000 more than the week before. 8000 higher than what week before. 8000 higher than what we would expect to see at this time of year. based on the previous five yea rs. of year. based on the previous five years. also important to remember it because that week included good friday, a numbe

scotland, wales and northern ireland are expected to follow soon.of all deaths in england and wales related to covid—19 are in care homes. they've not been included in official figures so far. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt reports. at st cecilia's nursing home in scarborough, like many homes across the country, they believe the fight they have been waging against coronavirus for weeks is only now being reflected in officialfigures. this is the area that we will have for anyone that's being barrier nursed. they locked down early, have areas set aside for nursing coronavirus residents, and people stick to their rooms. but still, across the three homes in the group, they've had 11 deaths, four confirmed as covid—19. i was called and did see her for the last — on the day that she died... one of the residents who died was reg kemp's wife, liz. they were married for more than 50 years, and she loved spending time with her grandchildren. he says staff did all they could for her. i just hope that the ministers do recognise the wonderful work

but more and more ofa england and wales.rtherly wind. on monday morning will be eight miles affair across the south of england and south wales, to the north a chilly start to the day. that sets us up for what is going to be old feeling day across the british isles. a lot of cloud feeding into northern and eastern parts of scotland the best of the sunshine found further west through parts of wales, southwest, northwest of england. southwest scotla nd northwest of england. southwest scotland and northern ireland. eight noticeable when particular for eastern and southern coast, they channel island could see gusts of 50 mph. look at these temperatures. way, way down from where they have been. seven in newcastle, cardiff, plymouth 11! degrees at best. high pressure builds strongly across the british isles through monday night into tuesday morning you can see this blue shade on the chart. widespread fraud. if you spent the weekend gardening. a fairly cool feeling on tuesday with a lot of dry weather in the coming week and it turns

wales can control its own destiny. wales can control its own destiny.s on its own. others they have collaborated with. but this is the first time you have heard from any of the four nations as to a potential date when changes might be made. we know we are in a second set of three weeks in terms of uk wide lockdown. this is the first indication that potentially at the end of that, there may be some modification. although, how much change it will make for most people, we are yet to hear. there is no detail of the red phase, the first tentative steps out of lockdown might look like. given there are no borders between the different parts of the united kingdom, how important is it going to be that the governments in all of the four nations are doing the same thing when it comes to lifting the restrictions? well, as nicola sturgeon mentioned earlier, the virus doesn't recognise these devolved boundaries. actually, the border between wales and england is one of the most porous within the uk. we have patients living in wales who depend on english hospitals. for

further south across england and wales, some spells of sunshine, but into the afternoon a scatteringdery downpours, partly due to another day of warmth. 25 degrees there in london, but further north, 11 for aberdeen, that colder air making its presence felt. now, during sunday night we will continue to see some hefty and possibly thundery downpours across england and wales. but more and more of of us start to feel the effect of that northerly wind. so while monday morning will be a mild affair across south england and south wales, further north a chilly start of the day. and that sets us up for what is going to be quite a cold feeling day across the british isles. a lot of cloud feeding into northern and eastern part of scotland and down the eastern side of england. the best of the sunshine to be found further west, so through parts of wales, south—west and north—west of england, south—west scotland, and northern ireland. a noticeable wind, particularly for eastern and southern coasts. the channel islands could see gusts of 50mph. and look at these temperatures — way, way down where

and widely 19 or 20 for england and wales.s western scotland temperatures may reach 20 or even 21 celsius. but away from scotland we've still got some high pollen levels on thursday. it's tree pollen, of course. and at this time of the year we're looking at the oak tree in particular. into friday, we start with the mist and some low cloud, mainly for the eastern side of england. again, it will burn off very quickly in the sunshine. maybe a little more cloud towards the far south—west, threatening a shower. but it will probably be a dry day. a fair bit of sunshine again. another very warm day for the time of year. temperatures peaking at 21 or 22 celsius. now, into the weekend, a couple of things that we can be pretty sure about, temperatures are going to drop away a little, although it's still one for the time of year. the winds will remain light but there's the chance of showers. a lot of uncertainty about those, particularly on sunday. let's look at saturday first of all, and we're looking at more towards wales in the south—

and wales. friday, we will see a speu wales. on friday, we will see a spell of wet weather for a time. moving up from the south—west, it will take its time in arriving, pushing its way across wales and perhaps to the isle of wight as well. were cloud into scotland, but predominantly dry. a good deal of dry weather to eastern england as well. disappointing in aberdeen, only 8 degrees. 17 or 18 further south. for the start of the weekend, wet weather across england and wales. the best of the drier weather is further north. take care. this is bbc news, the headlines... new evidence of the terrible cost of the coronavirus pandemic. uk figures show a sharp rise in the number of deaths per week in england and wales — 6 thousand more than would be expected at this time of year. the international monetary fund predicts the effect of dealing with coronavirus will shrink the world's economy by 3% this year — creating the deepest recession in a century. and predictions from an independent body here in the

another fairly unsettled day for england and wales.es. by friday, well, that low pressure is moved away, but again, there is the chance of some pretty hefty showers coming into northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england, some rain further north in scotland and perhaps something a little bit drier through central and eastern areas with the temperatures just trying to recover. by next weekend, it will stay showering and pretty cool too. be gradually eased. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. empty shelves, frustrated shoppers and keeping staff safe — the logistics of running one of the worlds biggest supermarket chains during the coronavirus pandemic. we talk to the boss of tesco. and europe's biggest bank by assets — hsbc — announce a worse than expected 48% slump in first quarter profits as it guards against bad loans cause d by the 00:30:38,065 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 coronavirus epidemic. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the l

sunshine across england and wales and the high—temperature is likely to be in the midlands, wales towards that heat could trigger thundery downpours late in the day across north wales moving to northern england and there is also wet weather coming into parts of scotland as well. there will still be showers around on saturday morning across scotland and the north of england. those should tend to fade away and they should all brighten up again and for much of the country should be dry into the afternoon. a few sharp showers developing in wales in the south—western that means the high temperatures are more likely to be in the south—east of england. 26 degrees as possible. more significant changes are coming in on sunday. northern parts of the uk will be cooler and cloudier, further south we will have some sunshine but there is more likely to be showers developing across more southern parts of england and wales. those could be heavy and thundery. 22 degrees still possible in the south—east with the heat is beginning to ebb away. and that is because we have a change in the wind direction. whil

we have police officers and firefighters being tested here in wales.testing to partners and other organisations because concerns they didn't have cover around data protection and they were waiting for public health wales to publish a protocol on what should be done. mark drakeford said the data commissioner would look sympathetically being shared, but the law on data sharing hadn't changed. back at westminster. there was a new look to the house of lords and a little less pageantry. ordinarily when a new peer takes his or her seat, there's a business ceremony and dressing up. the new recruits arrived wearing their ceremonial robes and the few of them processed in before the new peer takes the oath. but the introductions on tuesday were dressed down and socially distanced. if you look closely, you will see no robes, no sponsors, and a socially distanced party. white tape marks where peers should sit. like the commons, the lords is also trying out remote working, but using a different technology for mps. 00:22:16,124 --> 2147483051:47:52,777 the governmen

that will now apply to social care staff in measures for england announced today, following wales a fewhome residents and those returning from hospitals. we will now ensure that everybody who has symptoms gets tested, and the critical other change is that those leaving hospital will now be tested, and they will be put to isolation until those test results come through. how are you actually going to cover this large number of social care staff and nhs staff and hospital patients? how is it going to be achieved? so now we have testing available right across the nhs and social care for all those who need it. and i'm very pleased we've been able to expand capacity so that can happen. and as we build capacity further, over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, we'll expand further. he also said that relatives should be allowed to visit loved ones who are seriously ill with coronavirus for final farewells. the peak of pressure on the nhs was expected about now, with a surge in covid—19 patients. health leaders say there are still critical care beds

temperatures in the south up and wales. temperatures in the south up to 15 or16 and wales.s. this is bbc news — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk — and around the world. new figures show — a third of all coronavirus deaths in england and wales — now take place in care homes. the uk's health secretary announces testing will soon be rolled out — to all residents and staff. anybody that is working in a care home will be able to get access to a test whether they have symptoms or not. the scottish government recommends, people should use ‘face coverings' in confined public spaces, to help slow the spread of covid—19. british airways announce 12,000 redundancies — after the collapse in passenger numbers, caused by the pandemic. france announces plans to ease the lockdown from the 11th of may. but, the prime minister says, the country will have to learn

the uk government says it plans to offer all residents and staff at care homes, in england and wales, test for coronavirus, after new figures showed this is where a third of all deaths linked to the pandemic are happening. they have not been included in official figures so far. the french government has laid out plans for easing the country's lockdown, from next month. under the proposals, all shops will be able to reopen on may the 11th, and schools will also be allowed to resume teaching but masks will have to be worn in public spaces. now on bbc news, more than a third of the global population is confined to their homes because of covid—19. coronavirus: life in lockdown is presented by victoria derbyshire. hello, iam hello, i am victoria derbyshire. welcome to this special. we will start in brazil. a video journalist who lives in copacabana whose a ncestors who lives in copacabana whose ancestors are from the amazon where hundreds of thousands of indigenous people have close access to their land against the threat of covid—i9. the united states currently has more than four times as

but all that changed across england and wales today. still up to 19 degrees. a significant drop in the cloud and rain today, and in coventry it was only seven degrees this afternoon. still some wet weather around at the moment. 0vernight, the worst of that rain pushes away eastwards. but it stays cloudy and misty, some hill fog and some drizzle around as well. where we have the clearing skies across northern and eastern scotland as the showers reduce, so there could be a touch of frost, but elsewhere temperatures remain at six or seven degrees. and whilst it's turning a bit drier overnight, there's more rain to come tomorrow. this weather front bringing some rain up from the south—west wrapped around the area of low pressure. ahead of it, there could be some sunshine in scotland, a few showers, too. pretty grey and cloudy and damp elsewhere. and then we'll see this band of more persistent and perhaps heavier rain pushing northwards and eastwards. once that clears, you've got a good few hours of dry and sunny weather before it turns wet