The satanic verses are coming up on the show. Another attack on europe, the Biggest Nuclear power plants. Moscow and cave accused each other of shelling. This Operation Nuclear facility as the un warns of a potential disaster. Germany so spends its mission in wally, the Defense Ministry saying the molly and government has repeatedly with Health Clearance for military flights, brought by german forces. Ah hello, im claire richardson. Thank you so much for joining us. We begin with some breaking news. The author, Salman Rushdie has been attacked on stage as he was about to give a lecture in western new york states local police to say he appears to have been stabbed in the neck is tacker. His attacker has been taken into custody. Now rushed. Hes a bulk of a satanic verses has been banned in iran since 1988. And his blasphemous by many muslims. A year after the book was published, iran late liter Ayatollah Khomeini issued a phosphor, calling for rustys death. And i wanna get the latest on
And onto our streets. And in other news, signs of more unity among the democrats as Bernie Sanders endorsesjoe biden to be the partys nominee to fight donald trump for the presidency. Welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. First, President Trump has lashed out at the media, seeking to defend his record in slowing the early spread of the virus. Nationwide, the us has recorded at least 570,000 cases and 23,000 deaths so far. But mr trump says the rise in american cases has begun to flatten out. More on that in a moment. First, some other Major International developments. President Emmanuel Macron has extended the lockdown in france for another four weeks. Measures will now remain in place until at least may the 11th. In the uk the government has revealed that virus outbreaks have been detected in more than 2,000 care homes, that includes 92 outbreaks in the last 2a hours alone. And in spain, the lockdown has begun to ease. People in construction, manufacturing and some servic
Return to work in spain as the country starts easing restrictions after 4 weeks in lockdown and nearly 200 members of the armed forces in england and wales are being deployed to support Ambulance Services hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. But first, as the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as one of the European Countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, spain, relaxes some of the restrictions announced last month. But with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than 10,000, restrictions here are likely to remain in place for some time yet. Members of the armed forces are being deployed to support Ambulance Services in england and wales. 0ur correspondent leigh milner reports. The faces of those who have died from coronavirus, described by the
With millions of people continuing to work in essential services, well see how britains Electricity Companies are keeping the lights on. Just by opening a window, how we can all enjoy a slice of nature during lockdown without even leaving home. And revving up to help, the bikers from cornwall whove been helping Vulnerable People by delivering essential shopping and medication. And in sport tottenham insist they wont sell captain harry kane to a domestic rival amid reported interest from manchester united. Good afternoon. As the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as one of the European Countries worst hit by the pandemic, spain, relaxes some of the restrictions it announced last month. But with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than 10,000, restrictions here are likely to remain in place for some time yet. As the Prime Minister recuperates at his official co
The uk is told not to expect its lockdown to be relaxed yet, despite hopes that deaths from the virus are slowing. Meanwhile in france, president macron announces schools will begin to reopen in mid may and says people will gradually be able to return to work. And well tell you why the current restrictions are proving good news for the Natural World at least. Welcome. As countries around the world count the cost of the coronavirus pandemic in human lives and economic damage, theres increased pressure on governments to ease some of the restrictions in place. In the uk the government is warning that the country is still not past the peak of the coronavirus emergency and the number of deaths is expected to increase further this week before they may start to plateau. Well have more updates from the uk in a moment but first lets go to the us. Where the number of coronavirus deaths in the state of new york has risen to more then 10,000. Thats almost half of all deaths so far across the count