protesters in central berlin. around a thousand people ignored restrictions to hold the rally which has become a weekly event in the german capital. some carried posters calling for the restoration of personal freedoms, and others accused chancellor angela merkel of "banning life". next month‘s chelsea flower show is the latest event to be cancelled because of the pandemic, so organisers are taking things online. the royal horticultural society is holding a virtual flower show instead. it‘ll start each day with a top gardener, designer or florist giving an online tour of their own gardens. those who‘d been due to exhibit at the show will also replicate their displays for the online audience. 20,000 deaths from coronavirus in british hospitals. it‘s a statistic that would have sounded staggering just a couple of months ago,