No family nearby. To get my fair share of abuse. And from the homes of the stars, the concert in celebration of healthcare workers everywhere. Good evening. The education secretary, gavin williamson, has declined to give a date for reopening schools in england, denying reports that the government hoped to send children back to class within a few weeks. He insisted the governments tests would need to be met before pupils could return to school as part of any easing of coronavirus restrictions. The latest official figures for the uk show there were 596 deaths reported in hospitals in the last 24 hour period. That takes the overall number whove died in hospitals to 16,060. Today the government was again under pressure over the supply of personal protective equipment for healthcare staff particularly the gowns used in intensive care. A delivery from turkey that was due to arrive here today is now expected tomorrow. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. A vital consignment of masks and other pe
How might the governemnts easing of the lockdown in england be affected . Also on the programme ministers say some Primary School children in england will go back in class in two weeks time, as talks with teaching unions continue. Welsh beaches destined to stay deserted for a while longer, as the first minister announces a cautious route out of lockdown. The power of Public Opinion how uk Climate Change policy could be dictated by the masses. And we hear how one familys heartfelt tribute to a wife and grandmother inspired others affected by coronavirus. League 2 clubs agreed to end their Season League 2 clubs agreed to end their season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but ligue one in the premier league are still to reach a decision. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. There are more revelations of the shocking effects of cornavirus in care homes. Latest figures show that more than a quarter of deaths of care home residents in england and wales including some who died in h
Months of this year. Ministers in england want some Primary School children back in class in two weeks time, unions still have concerns. Music. Also in the programme, musicians have been performing bedside concerts over the phone for hospital patients in the us. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. The rate at which coronavirus can be spread across the uk has gone up, and is close to the point where infections may rise again. The reproduction or r number, needs to stay below one to control the spread, but rates vary across the uk, and could result in stricter lockdown measures in some areas. In lockdown measures in some areas. Some areas pai northeast in some areas particularly in the northeast there are concerns. Latest figures show 384 people died of coronavirus in the latest 24 hour period in uk hospitals and the Wider Community as well as care homes, taking the over
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My honorable friend makes a very good point. This government have made available money for a council tax freeze. That has the consequence that money for that freeze is available in wales, so people in wales will know who to blame if their council tax is not frozen. It is the Labour Assembly government in wales they are to blame; they are the ones who are charging hardworking people more for their council tax. We all remember the Prime Ministers promise last october that he would legislate to force Energy Companies to put customers on the lowest tariff. Will he explain why his energy bill contains no such commitment and why he has broken that promise . I have to tell the honorable gentleman that he is completely wrong. The energy bill does exactly what i said in the house; it is about legislating to force companies to give people the lowest tariff. Oh, no. Order. It is very discourteous of the house to issue a collective groannotably on the opposition benches. It is quite inexplicable.