allowing critical freight to the isle of wight and the scilly isles.y pa rt continue to support families to every part of our country. and we are making sure that air links to belfast and derry, londonderry in northern ireland will continue so that these routes are particularly important for critical workers. thanks to the measures i have announced today, we are also safeguarding five ferry and two air routes between great britain and northern ireland. and 26 different freight routes from britain and between britain and france, belgium, spain, netherlands, denmark, germany, norway and sweden. second, we have launched a transport support unit dedicated to fighting this pandemic. at the beginning of the crisis, we reduced services like railand crisis, we reduced services like rail and buses while securing their continuation to enable critical workers could make their way on essential journeys. low workers could make their way on essentialjourneys. low rider ships means we have spare capacity which i have directed to be used for logistical tasks to fight

to secure services around the united kingdom, including 10.5 million for the links to the isle of wightart of our country. and we are making sure that air links to belfast and derry, londonderry in northern ireland will continue so that these routes are particularly important for critical workers. thanks to the measures i have announced today, we are also safeguarding five ferry and two air routes between great britain and northern ireland. and 26 different freight routes from britain and between britain and france, belgium, spain, netherlands, denmark, germany, norway and sweden. second, we have launched a transport support unit dedicated to fighting this pandemic. at the beginning of the crisis, we reduced services like rail and buses while securing their continuation to enable critical workers could make their way on essential journeys. low rider ships means we have spare capacity which i have directed to be used for logistical tasks to fight this virus. by making use of the people and the resources from the department for transport, and its agencies and arms length bodies, we have b

our correspondent ben moore has been to one home on the isle of wight, where staff have moved in withion you'd expect to find in a care home. you all right? yeah, i had a good sleep. good. morning! but these tents are for the care staff, who now call this home. i decided to completely lock the home down by asking the staff to move in, so no one in, no one out, at all. if i didn't lock down the home, then it would literally be a case of when coronavirus comes into the care home. that would be absolutely devastating. right... so staff at the victoria house care home on the isle of wight have put their lives on hold to protect the most vulnerable in their care. i've left my family, i've lived with my grandparents, my parents and my brother. i didn't want any of the virus here at all, you know, the oldest resident here is 103. i love them all to bits and wouldn't want it here at all. i have left my husband at home to keep this house safe. we are happy to stay here and follow this through until it's safe to go out again. it wasn't an easy decision to make, to decide to lock down and to lea

up from the south—west, taking its time arriving, pushing across wales, perhaps towards the isle of wightmore cloud into scotland again, but largely predominantly dry, a good deal of dry weather through eastern england as well. disappointing in aberdeen, where it celsius. 17 or 18 further south. that area of low pressure stays with us by the start of the weekend. it will bring some wet weather across england and wales. this is bbc 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.

staged many operas going back to wagner again and again his 1st time was knowing playing at the buy of wight festival in 1987. video of him clearly many of your colleagues vendors last frontier were also supposed to direct and buy rights but they shied away from doing it what's so difficult about staging wagner is that he can help operates according to different rules. from directors can't expect to use the same criteria and the same working methods as they do in the cinema that was always clear so i told the singers and the others that we had to forget that i work in film i said that we had a task and that there would only be an opera when the whole world transformed into music and you can see built in music from it. so that some fear back to film you've been in some very extreme places in the mountains in the amazon under water in the desert on the ice caps is there anything else that you're still seeking or that you'd like to explore more. if i'd like to go to the space station or to the moon. or i'd like to make a short visit to mars if that ever becomes possible in this and. this is bav

it will take its time to arrive pushing its way across wales perhaps to the isle of wight. and a good deal of dry weather for a cinema end as well. disappointing in aberdeen, only 8 degrees and 17 or 18 further south. that area of low pressure stays with us for the start of the weekend. it will bring wet weather across england and wales with the best of the dry weather further north. take care. this is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the international monetary fund warns the world is facing a recession far worse than the crisis of 2008. at than the crisis of 2008. that time, the global econ shrunk at that time, the global economy shrunk by 0.1%, so it was zero point -- -.1%. we shrunk by 0.1%, so it was zero point —— —.1%. we are talking now about growth of

more cloud into scotla nd wight as well.ough eastern england as well. disappointing in aberdeen, where it celsius. 17 or 18 further south. that area of low pressure stays with us by the start of the weekend. it will bring some wet weather across england and wales. the best of the dry weather. take care. this is 0utside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the international monetary fund warns the world is facing a recession far worse than the crisis of 2008. at than the crisis of 2008. that time the global econo shrunk at that time the global economy shrunk by .1%, it was —.1%. right now and are based i were talking about —3%. and italy takes small steps towards easing its lockdown, as infection rates there continue to fall. india's prime minister narendra modi has extended a nationwide lockdown until 3 may, as virus cases reach 9,000 and we'll speak to the musician behind this star—studded song — which was inspired

south west, it will take its time arriving, pushing its way across wales, perhaps towards the isle of wightt largely predominantly dry, a good deal of dry weather through its in england, as well. disappointing in aberdeen, only 8 degrees, 17 rating for the south. that area of low pressure stays with us for the start of the week, it will bring in some wet weather are crossing with wales, the drier weather for the north. take care. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. new evidence of the terrible cost of the coronavirus pandemic. uk figures show a sharp rise, 6000 more than would normally be expected at this time of year. the international monetary fund predicts the effect of dealing with the coronavirus crisis will shrink the economy by 3% this year, introducing the greatest reception in a century. the impact on the british economy could also be devastating, shrinking by 13% this year. in italy, one of the countries worst hit by the crisis, some of the lockdown restrictions are now being lifted. and the quest to find a nswe rs lifted. and the

something interesting in that telegraph was how the isle of wight and the scottish isles might trialt terms of social tracing and distancing to see if it works and cornwall could be one of the areas perhaps to have the lockdown ease because where it is geographically. you might get geographically. you might get geographical differences because the population density is low in areas. what you are sing about messaging is correct and i think there has been mixed messaging from government. a lot of people have felt that when you see diy shops, more of them opening, the hint of garden centres opening, the hint of garden centres opening and ud so traffic on the road the data is showing. —— you do see more traffic. it is confusing to people, do we stay home or not? and the danger of this lockdown going on his people start to just take it into their own hands a little bit. and they started venturing out a bit more if the government really doesn't make clear exactly what they wa nt doesn't make clear exactly what they want people to do. just before we move on, a print cartoon by a policeman w

if they are white who suggest that we made a trial context tracing on the isle of wight before it's rolled out nationwide while michael kay i thought was also grilled on how the government could have been better prepared to deal with a pandemic such as this one which forced him to admit that he only just read a government report called oppression sickness just last week now that report was published way back in 26 stephen that looks at how the government could cope with a pandemic such as this one the purpose of exercise cygnus was to model a scenario for of the pandemic and it was conducted in 2016 with a different prime minister that promised an authorised as i mentioned national security council to look at the work that was required and it was because of that we were able to introduce the coronavirus legislation because of that we had a hand demick stuck because of that and some other steps were taken by the h.s. when did you read it. i read it last week was it not given to you perhaps it's earlier on in your role might sort of open to receive it perhaps in in january some of the produc

some example in recent days, a man arrested in the isle of wight in connection with a £10 million importationpting to flee the country, as part of an ongoing investigation into serious violent crime. 400 domestic abuse suspects arrested in two weeks in the west midlands. and as criminals look to take advantage of the virus, a man has beenjailed for stealing personal protective equipment from a hospital here in the capital. and the less visible policing continues, too. the work to trace child abusers, to track terrorists and to protect us from cyber attacks goes on as before. and we are taking preventive action as well. national crime agency are now taking down fraudulent websites and addresses and have launched an online safety at home campaign, giving parents information to keep their children safe while they are likely to be spending more time on their devices. initial figures from all forces show a 21% foran initial figures from all forces show a 21% for an overall crime across the last four weeks compared to the same period last year. that drop, combined with the commitment of our over 20

for example, we know that is already working on the isle of wight and in places like salford.e via the post and you can do them at home and send them off. the last two are still in development. so, as i said, the mobile testing has begun to start but the home testing isn't there yet. again, you can find details if you go on to the government website. there is quite a useful full statement that was made yesterday on exactly how this is going to grow over time. so there should be options there for ellen, if not immediately then very soon. ellen, if not immediately then very soon. some questions, lots of questions about this, i will pick up ona questions about this, i will pick up on a couple with you, andrew. 0ne from ian sainsbury who says we have been on lockdown for a month, where our new cases coming from, from key workers and family? a similar one from rob who says now we have been lockdown in the uk for almost five weeks, why and how are we still getting a large number of new coronavirus cases each day? it is really intriguing. so, the incubation period, although it's aver

staff at a care home on the isle of wight have moved into tents in order to shield vulnerable residentse're joined by manager, claire leggett and also by sharon simpson who is a carer. very good morning to you, ladies. what a lovely day you have therefore sitting in the garden. morning. yes, it's lovely. it looks perfect. can you describe to us how this operation now works? is the tent behind you, is that home? describe how it works. we have two tents behind us in the garden here which some of the staff are staying in. we have a set up inside the building where some of us have sleeping arrangements. this is our home for the foreseeable, yes. sharon, talk us through the sleeping arrangements, if you don't mind. how co mforta ble arrangements, if you don't mind. how comfortable is it on the tenth?m is quite comfortable. i do have a heater and a sleeping bag. it is quite comfortable. some mornings, claire will bring me a coffee, so that warms me up, as well. no, it is working well. you are taking a very big personal decision to do this. you are separating away from your own families in ord

ben moore has been to one home on the isle of wight, where the staff have gone the extra mile to maken, no one out at all. if i didn't lock down the home, then it would literally be a case of when coronavirus comes into the home. that would be absolutely devastating. right... so staff at the victoria house care home on the isle of wight have put their lives on hold to protect the most vulnerable in their care. i have left my family, i lived with my grandparents, my parents and my brother. i didn't want any of the virus here at all, you know, the oldest resident here is 103. i love them all to bits and wouldn't want it here at all. i have left my husband at home to keep this house safe. we are happy to stay here and follow this through until it is safe to go out again. it wasn't an easy decision to make, to decide to lock down and to leave all our commitments, our partners, our families, our children, at home to come and live in a care home. to live in these facilities that we share with our residents... it is incredibly challenging and very difficult. this is a small care home, just 2

this is the isle of wight.ts of the uk but a lot of dry weather and sunshine for most today. the area is more likely to see showers are across parts of the channel islands, devon and cornwall. it pushes across much of southern england and south wales. from the midlands northwards, largely drive. for pm, rain in south wales down towards kent and the odd rumble of thunder possible. further north, another dry day with light winds. cooler around the east coast. for most, looking at highs of 11—16. cloudy and damp as we end the day in the south but further north, clear spells. tonight, showers move further north. the first showers fizzle away but heavier downpours pushing in from the english channel across southern england and south wales and you are likely to hear the odd rumble of thunder tonight here. staying dry further north. 0n saturday, cloudy in much of england and wales and initially the heavy showers, the odd thunderstorm in the morning, they will fizzle away and drier further morning, they will fizzle awa

the trial will see equipment taken from hampshire across to a hospital on the isle of wight, we wouldse up close? i have not seen them up close, i have seen a video of them, they are quite substantial machines, they are quite substantial machines, they are quite substantial machines, they are very different from the hobby drones that we see that are used for all sorts of things, used a lot forfilming used for all sorts of things, used a lot for filming obviously, used for all sorts of things, used a lot forfilming obviously, for surveillance of power lines and so on, this is a particular kind of drone. this is the kind of thing that has been experimented with around the world, particularly in remote places, i have seen schemes in africa are getting blood supplies across in africa are getting blood supplies a cross very in africa are getting blood supplies across very difficult terrain to remote places and there's been a lot of talk about this coming to the uk and so for not a lot of action and what we have seen promised, by amazon in particular, is that we might get parcels delivered

some examples in recent days — a man arrested in the isle of wight in connection with a £10 million importation and protect us from cyber attacks goes on as before, and we are taking preventative action as well. the national crime agency are now taking down fraudulent websites and e—mail addresses and have launched an online safety at home campaign, giving parents information to keep their children safe while they are likely to be spending more time on their devices. initial figures from all forces show a 21% fall in overall crime across the last four each compared to the same period last year. that drop, combined with the commitment of our over 200,000 officers and staff across the uk, and a fantastic response from our volunteer special co nsta bles, response from our volunteer special constables, who work more than 220,000 hours in march, means that we are in a strong position. keep reporting crime to us, our teams are working round the clock to keep you safe and respond to emergencies. i particularly wa nt safe and respond to emergencies. i particularly want to reinforce the home secretary‘s

it is a misty, murky start across the isle of wight.as developed, which dragging up warm air from the near continent. through the weekend, it will get warmer. some of that warmth will gradually push its way as far north as scotland. it will take its time, though. today will be quite cloudy. there will be showery outbreaks of rain. isolated showers into the afternoon for central and southern scotla nd afternoon for central and southern scotland and northern ireland. for england and wales it will be dry, settled with sunshine for many. temperatures will be above average for the time of year. we could see 16 degrees in the south, between nine and 11 degrees in scotland. the southerly wind will drive up drier air through the night. it pushes that cloud further north. we will keep clear skies but it will not be a cold night. it will be frost free. we will keep a breeze around, as well. 0vernight lows between four and 7 degrees. tomorrow morning, sunshine for the time we wake up. i try, settled story for many with the exception out to the wes

we used to go to the isle of wight. he loved his life.isks they are taking. and he is a doctor that had raised this directly any letter to the prime minister. yes, he wrote a letter on the 18th of march and i think we know what he wrote in that letter, and when he wrote that at that time, we didn't have enough supplies due to the global crisis we are in. and i know at the time his symptoms had just started. he never had any respiratory symptoms, but he was suffering at that time with a mild fever. and he called my other friends several times, and he was telling them that you should not ta ke telling them that you should not take this lightly, when it comes, it comes, and it will be a devastating virus. that was the realisation and u nfortu nately virus. that was the realisation and unfortunately he was the person who got it. can i ask you on a personal note? you are an intensive care doctor yourself, and you have lost a very close friend. you have lost him to the virus. how has this impacted on you and your colleagues, your immediate coll

this was from the isle of wight a short time ago. some sunshine to start the day.. increasing sunshine during the day. easter saturday, sunshine still there for many across england and wales. there could be an isolated shower across england and wales later in the day, more chance of rain across scotland and northern ireland. warmer down those eastern coasts, but on easter sunday and monday, it is going to be turning colder. most places will stay dry although there is a chance of showers. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the time is coming up to half past eight. let's bring you up to date. senior ministers will meet this morning to discuss whether the current lockdown should be extended. but speaking to us earlier on breakfast, the culture secretary, oliver dowden, said no decision would be announced today. the measures came into force two—and—a—half weeks ago to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus, but ministers have suggested it‘s too soon to tell if they‘re having the desired impact. the prime minister has spent a third night