This is bbc news. The headlines more beds, ventilators and thousands of extra staff will be made available from next week after a deal between nhs england and the nations independent hospitals. Another 53 people with coronavirus have died in england, bringing the total of deaths in the uk to 233. The death toll in italy has seen another dramatic rise. Nearly 800 people have died in the last 2a hours from coronavirus the highest total anywhere in the world since the outbreak began. And in spain, theres been a big rise too an increase of more than 300 people, bringing the total number of deaths there to more than 1,300. Be responsible when you shop. An appeal by a senior British Government minister who estimates that £1 billion worth of extra food
has been stockpiled. It is making life more difficult for those front line workers, such as our doctors and nurses and nhs support staff, who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. Islands in the stream. And in other news, the American Country music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. Good evening, youre watching bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the world. Well have the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in europe and elsewhere in a moment. But we start in the uk, where the nhs has struck an unprecedented deal with private hospitals across england to utilise nearly their entire Hospital Capacity to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The nhs says the deal will provide 8,000 additional hospital beds across england, nearly 1,200 more ventilators and 700 doctors. Meanwhile, a further 56 people have died in the uk after testing positive with the virus in england, scotland and wales. Currently, there are more than 5,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the uk. With the latest, heres dominic hughes. The first day of what is meant to be something close to lockdown. But in the centre of newcastle, some people are still out and about. From the experts, though, a real sense that a moment of crisis is fast approaching. If you follow the advice, you are saving somebodys life. This is the time in your lifetime whereby your action will save somebodys lie. It is as simple and stark as that. A picture of those being admitted to Critical Care after falling ill is beginning to emerge. Data was collected on 196 patients in england, wales and Northern Ireland. More than half of them were being looked after by hospitals in london. 57 were female, 139 were male. 132 patients needed a ventilation machine to help them breathe. 16 patients sadly died. 17 were discharged to regular hospital wards, the rest remained in intensive care. There is now real concern about the number of cases that are presenting in london, but also a small but significant cluster in birmingham and the west midlands. But this virus is spreading throughout the country. In salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday. Medical staff are still concerned over access to protective clothing, despite government promises that enough of the right
kit is available. And a reminder, from one doctor, of the serious situation we face. This is the week that the most people who are infected without knowing it will cause it to spread. What you do today will affect the intensive care beds in hospitals over the next few weeks. So please, please, please, stay at home if you can. Some good news. The nhs has done what looked like a really significant deal with private hospitals. It should make 8,000 beds, 1,200 ventilators and thousands of staff available to the nhs. They will be sorely needed in the weeks to come. Dominic hughes, bbc news. Here in the uk, the governments once again urging people to follow its advice to help stop the spread of the disease after ordering pubs, clubs and Leisure Facilities to close. Phil norton is in york for us to see if people are listening to the advice. If you have a look around here in York City Centre tonight, you can see there are very
few people around. This would normally be, like any other town or city centre at this time of night, full of people heading home after the shops have closed, people heading in ready for a night out, many bars and restaurants. This is a tourist hotspot as well. There are other businesses as well who are coming up with ways today to sell some of their stock. Many food businesses have lots of perishable stocks. This cafe restaurant had tables at with perishable goods and also their easter stock which they were selling at half price. It has done very well. It was offering tea and coffee for free to nhs staff. Tourists will know bettys tearoom here, which has been in darkness all day. Another restaurant here that would have been welcoming people through its doors tonight for a meal. Speaking to some people today, they have been concerned about the number of people on the roads. I drove over here from hull, where i live, and leaving the city, the road seemed to be like any other saturday. There has been an emerging concern today about the number of people that have gone to the east coast resorts of bridlington and skegness, which are said to have been packed today with people in the cafe and arcades. It has prompted so much concerned that politicians have raised this on twitter. The Lincolnshire Police and crime commissioner markjones, has issued an urgent appeal. He says it is time for people to be socially responsible, or made to be. He said caravan sites and arcades must be closed quickly. He says lincolnshire pozz mega health and 999 services cannot be facing thousands of visitors on top of its residents that it has to support. Other leading politicians have raised concern. 0ne says they have raised it at a high level. He said that action needs to be taken today. There are concerns that people
are not heeding this warning and the advice to stay at home. In italy, nearly 800 people have died within the last 2a hours, bringing the total number of deaths there to 4,825. A lockdown to limit the spread has been in place for weeks. Now tougher measures have been introduced, which stop people visiting parks, playgrounds or public gardens. Sima kotecha reports from rome. No children, just empty playgrounds in romes largest park. Even tougher rules coming into force today say people cannot go into them to try and curb the outbreak. Here for several weeks, schools have already been closed. The only noises that you can hear are the bells, you know, the church bells. Which is nice. But the other noise is the ambulances. The only two noises here. In lombardy, the worst affected region, teachers say some children felt lost without personal contact
but virtual lessons are helping. Being able to deliver realities through a computer, even if it is on a completely different scale, has been particularly important. How do you feel about the coronavirus . Thumbs down . One parent in rome tells us she is worried about the psychological impact the outbreak will have on the young. He is having nightmares. He is having nightmares . Yes, i dont know if it is connected but he is having nightmares about spiders most nights. He says he is not worried because he is brave. You are brave, you seem very brave and you look very brave. Nobody has lived through times like this before. The spaces may be smaller, but as ever, everybody is learning to adapt. Sima kotecha, bbc news, rome. In spain, theres been a big rise in the number of coronavirus related deaths up by a third in a day. More than 1,300 people have now died there behind only iran, china and italy. Spanish Authorities Say they plan to boost testing. Spain has europes second worst outbreak with the number of cases reaching almost 25,000. Cases of coronavirus in ireland have climbed by more than 100 to 785, the department of health there is saying. As of friday, three people in ireland have died of the illness. 400 british tourists are at risk of being stranded in peru after the government there said its borders would be sealed tomorrow with no more planes allowed in or out. Tonight, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has said that he is working with his opposite
number in peru and that they are committed to working together in the coming days to enable uk nationals in peru and peruvian nationals in the uk to return home. One of those stranded is sue bagnall, from evesham in worcestershire. She is one of a tour party of british travellers stuck in the capital lima who was told that they would be flown home today before that flight was cancelled. She joins me now on webcam. We are ok, we are confined to our rooms and they are bringing us brea kfast, rooms and they are bringing us breakfast, lunch and dinner which is stressful for some of the elderly in the group because they are not allowed outside at all. And what about this news we are hearing that dominic raab is saying he was doing his best to organise a flight out of their . We cant understand why. We
we re their . We cant understand why. We were so their . We cant understand why. We were so close to getting a flight this evening, why was that cancelled, why did the government not step in and organise a takeover . They had already been in contact with the peruvian government. They told us that the legislation to get it out was almost in place. So you dont have confidence, then . Not at all. Every day, it is such a fast changing situation, Something Else is changing in the hotel. Give us a flavour. You are there, who else is trapped in what concerns to other people have . There are a lot of elderly people in the group that ta ke elderly people in the group that take medication. They have got a small supply. People have been messaging me to say that their medication is difficult to get in the uk, so they if they have to get out here there is every chance they will not get it. We have not
been out for fresh air, a few people went out and were told to go back in again. There are no balconies on these hotel rooms, very small windows. They have had a five day windows. They have had a five day window of opportunity to get us out, and it feels like it has passed and they have done nothing about it. How do you feel about the prospect of staying there day after day until this is resolved . Staying there day after day until this is resolved . If we knew when we would get out, we would be ok, but we dont, we dont know. Well prove close all hotels . Then what will happen to us . Are we just left on the street and arrested the breaking the street and arrested the breaking the curfew . What is your message to authorities there and here . They need to get us out as soon as possible. We are uk nationals. We we re possible. We are uk nationals. We were allowed to come here, the fco told us it was safe to come here. No
one would have travelled if they thought it wasnt. We feel for you and we hope this is resolved as quickly as possible. Do keep us up to date with how things are going there and we wish you all the best, thank you. In the uk, the government is stressing that there is more than enough food to go round and people have no need to stockpile. The environment and food secretary, george eustice, said people should think of others, especially Health Workers who needed to shop at the end of their gruelling shifts. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley, has this report. It is a sight many of us have got used to over the last few days. Queues of shoppers this morning, people waiting to stock up on food and supplies. Anotherfamiliar scene inside, empty shelves, which have meant some of us havent been able to get the essentials. So this afternoon, a plea from the government dont buy more than you need. Be responsible when you go shopping and think of others. Buying more than you need means that others may be left without and it is making life more difficult for those front line workers such as doctors and nurses and nhs support staff who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. You just need to stop it. People like dawn, the Critical Care nurse who found shelves empty after a0 hours of work. We should all be ashamed that has to happen, it is unacceptable. These are the very people that we will all need to look after perhaps us or our loved ones in the weeks ahead. There is thought to be £1 billion more food in peoples houses now compared to three weeks ago. The reasons, though, arent always simple. My mum is 90 so she cannot come on her own, so how does it work . If i come i look like i am the person who is taking the stuff from the old people, when my mum cannot come out to get it. Chaotic and a bit strange. Come here and there is nothing available. Although the supermarket shelves may look empty, the message from industry chiefs is there is enough to go round. There is plenty of food in the supply chain, the issue is around people and lorries. So getting the food right into the front line, onto our shelves, which is why we have seen shortages in some areas. The government has relaxed some rules for supermarkets. Many of the pleas that have been made so far have fallen on deaf ears. Is the government prepared to intervene at some point and perhaps introduce compulsory limits on what people can buy . I dont think it is necessary or appropriate for the government to dictate this. Different stores on different items working together to identify what an appropriate limit is. For now, the pleas continue, but the question is whether they are enough. Nick eardley, bbc news. 0ur news correspondent,
charlotte gallagher, is here. There is enough food, supplies are 0k at the moment, so they are appealing and emotional message, dont be selfish. Yes, they are. We saw the video of the nhs nurse who went to the shop at the end of her shift and there was nothing left for her to eat. An incredibly emotional video. I went to a supermarket in Central London today and people are still panicking. They had had a small delivery of toilet roll, it was being grabbed off the shelf, there was no pasta or rice or tins, a lot of the fresh meat and veg was going as well. People are concerned. It is mothers day tomorrow but all the flowers were untouched because a lot of people are not visiting their elderly parents because they are worried about passing on the risk, i
spoke to one elderly lady who is in tea rs spoke to one elderly lady who is in tears because she has been trying to get her husband and sister bits and is not finding what she needs, so people are worried but the government is saying, there is more than enough food, but you need to stop buying such large quantities. If you dont need 30 oranges a week dont buy 30 oranges we know that supermarkets are taking on more staff. It is getting onto the shelves. What else is the government been able to do . The supermarkets asked the government for help. The government are allowing supermarkets to work more closely together, easing those competition rules. Also lorries will be able to deliver to supermarkets throughout the night and earlier in the morning. Previously they have not been able to do that to avoid disruption for nearby residents but this is an extreme situation and it is more important to have enough food and essential items on the shelves. Thank you, charlotte. The headlines on bbc news more beds, ventilators and thousands of extra staff will be made available from next week after a deal between nhs england and the nations independent hospitals. Another 56 people with coronavirus have died in the uk, bringing the total of deaths in the country to 233. The death toll in italy has seen another dramatic rise. Nearly 800 hundred people have died in the last 2a hours from coronavirus the highest total anywhere in the world since the outbreak began. Sport and, for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, heres holly. Good evening. Another federation urging the 0lympic organisers to take action this time from athletics us governing body, who want this summers games to be postponed. Usa track and field chief executive max siegel has written a letter to the us olympic and paralympic committee, saying,
we certainly understand the ramifications of this request. But the alternative of moving forward in light of the current Global Situation would not be in the best interest of our athletes as difficult as that decision might be. Well, earlier, i spoke 0lympic hopeful and usa track and field board member wallace spearmon, who says this pandemic is bigger than sport. I had my first chance of making the 0lympic i had my first chance of making the olympic team in 200a. I made the tea m olympic team in 200a. I made the team in 2008, got disqualified in the olympic games. After finishing with a bronze medal, 2012i finished fourth, 2016i got hurt so this was my last chance to make the games and still does not change any thoughts i have. I would never look back on this moment in which Something Else could happen. If we can save lives
andi could happen. If we can save lives and i took a chance to redeem myself at the games i dont care. It is bigger than me. I at the games i dont care. It is biggerthan me. I had my at the games i dont care. It is bigger than me. I had my chance and i should have done a betterjob. Everything happens for a reason. I would not change my mind at all. Brazil, norway and slovenias 0lympic committees have also urged the ioc to take action while usain bolts former coach agrees. Glen mills, who was head coach of the Jamaican Athletics Team at six games, doesnt believe that athletes will be in the best shape for tokyo if it does go ahead this summer. I dont think that the olympics will be able to take place because the outbreak is worldwide and in some countries it is starting to accelerate. My recommendation would be to postpone the olympics until next year. This would be unprecedented but we are in unprecedented but we are in unprecedented times. Move everything up unprecedented times. Move everything
up one yearand unprecedented times. Move everything up one year and then everything will eventually full back into place. Formula one World ChampionLewis Hamilton says hes showing no signs of coronavirus after undergoing a period of self isolation. Hamilton had been at an event in london earlier in the month, where other attendees had since tested postive for the virus. But speaking on his social media, hamilton insisted he has had zero symptons and is feeling well. In football, four portsmouth players have tested positive for the virus. The League One Club have notified Public Health england with andy cannon, sean raggett haji mnoga and james bolton, seen here scoring in the fa cup injanuary, all now self isolating. All players and First Team Staff were tested earlier in the week and portsmouth said they are awaiting results of 10 more tests. With the announcement that domestic cricket in england has been postponed until at least may, cricket ireland have confirmed their seven match men series against bangladesh is to be
put on hold. The two nations played each other last may in dublin but, after the coronavirus outbreak, this years series has been postponed. It comes five days after irelands tour of zimbabwe was called off. And finally, some good news from the world of sport. Worcester warriors forward Michael Fatialofa is making a miraculous recovery after a life threatening injury he suffered at the start of the year. He was taken to intensive care with a neck injury he suffered against saracens on 5th january. The injury happened just a minute after he came on as a substitute. But after 11 weeks in hospital, hes now managing to walk unaided. His wife, tatiana, posted this video on social media, saying, youre witnessing a miracle that even medical professionals cant explain. Thats all the sport for now. In china, Officials Say there have
been no locally transmitted cases of covid 19 in the country for three consecutive days. There, the emergency appears to be under control. People in beijing are finally heading outdoors, as our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, reports. Countries around the world are going through a coronavirus emergency but, in china, people have been living it for months. Now, with the weather turning good and a feeling the situation is pretty much under control, more and more of them are busting
out of their houses. When you talk to people here, one thing that strikes you is that, for many of them, despite the early bungles,
despite the early cover ups, there seems to be a belief that once the National Government got involved, that the authorities would find a way through the crisis. In paris, the eiffel tower has been lit up specially to pay tribute to Health Workers battling coronavirus. The lights on the tower stayed on for a further ten minutes this evening in a show of solidarity to French Health staff. Tributes have been paid to the Country Singer kenny rogers, whos died aged 81. Best known for hits like coward of the county and the gambler, he had 20 number ones in the us country charts. David silltoe reports. Baby when i met you, there was peace unknown. I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb. I was soft inside. There was something. My mom said it very well one day. She said, that boy never worked a day in his life. All he ever did was sing. Hed grown up in houston, one of eight children in a poor family in the citys housing projects. There are people leading people. Hed started out singing close harmony and then turned to jazz. This is him playing bass. After that came folk. Ifound my mind in a brown paper bag. But his breakthrough was 60s psychedelia in the band the first edition. I tripped on a cloud. But the future was a country tinged song of theirs about a korean veteran. When the band folded. Ruby. Kenny rogers went solo. Dont take your love to town youve got to know when to hold them. Ruby, lucille, coward of the county, the gambler few country stars have crossed over with such success. Therell be time enough for counting. When the dealings done. There were always those
who doubted his country credentials, but who needs the purists when youve got the mansion . 0ffstage, hed had five marriages, a serious tennis habit, an Interior Design firm. Its kenny rogers roasters . And a chain of chicken restaurants. Islands in the stream. That is what we are. No one in between. How can we be wrong . But, really, it was all about the music. From jazz and folk to the country duet that topped them all. From one lover to another, ah ha now its time for a look at the weather with helen willets. If you have been following the weather forecast, you will know we have been talking about a lot of dry
weather over the weekend, and that is certainly true and continues tomorrow with High Pressure around. But for the north west in particular, wet and windy weather. Gales are due in for the start of the new week and we could have as much as 3 4 inches of rain. But elsewhere, for most of us, they should be dry weather with plenty of sunshine but we will pay with frosty nights. Hopefully however we will lose the chilly wind in the next 2a hours that has been keen today, limiting our temperatures particularly in the neath in the east coast. As a result, we will pick up and see her and fret. We still have our week weather front. Perhaps giving us a bit of drizzly rain here and preventing a frost but the most a cold night, a widely frosty night, 5, 6 in the glens of scotla nd frosty night, 5, 6 in the glens of scotland under that ridge of High Pressure. Through the course of
sunday, hopefully that slips southwards and we replace our easterly winds to a south easterly. It may not feel as bitter but it will feel like winter first thing in the morning without frost. But hopefully that low cloud on the east coast will lift and break to reveal sunshine. More sunshine for north east scotland and Northern Ireland and our weather front is moving away for a time. More sunshine and less wind hopefully equates to it feeling a little bit warmer if you are out. 0vernight though, tomorrow night into monday, it turns better again, very little cloud to prevent those temperatures plummeting, widespread frost as we go into monday morning, a sharp frost in the glens of scotland, 6, minus seven celsius. The nights are long at the moment despite having gone through the spring equinox. Frost around, increasing amounts of mist and fog as we lose those winds over the mornings into the start of the new week but by monday that rain
is arriving for the