Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello again and welcome to the week in parliament a week borisjohnson told us to stay home to save lives, as the Prime Minister defended his approach to coronavirus. We are putting our arms around every single worker, every single employee in the country. Governments throughout the uk introduced new rules on our daily lives. Effectively scotland is now in lockdown. These are rules for everyone. No one is an exception. There will be decisions taken by someone else about our usefulness in the coming months that we will have no control over. Im starting to worry that disabled people might be seen as expendable. And westminster shut up shop, despite protests from some mps. Normally, in times of crisis, parliament is recalled, it isnt closed down. But westminster is now closed for the easter recess, a week ahead of schedule. Mps have returned to their constituencies where they must follow the same rules as the rest of us. On monday, in a rare televis
This is bbc news. The headlines the british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has said he will continue to lead the governments handling of the Coronavirus Crisis despite contracting the disease himself. Mrjohnson said he was suffering mild symptoms and was isolating himself. Britains Health Secretary also has the virus and the chief medical officer is showing symptoms. President trump has signed into law a 2 trillion emergency spending package to relieve the impact of the coronavirus on the us economy. Its the largest such programme in modern american history. The us has now reported more than 100,000 cases of the virus. More than 900 people have died in italy as a result of coronavirus in a single day, pushing the number of dead to more than 9000. Pope francis has spoken of the thick darkness that has enveloped italy as it is stricken by the pandemic. Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. A wetware Boris Johnson told us to stay home t
Hello again and welcome to the week in parliament a week borisjohnson told us to stay home to save lives, as the Prime Minister defended his approach to coronavirus. We are putting our arms around every single worker, every single employee in the country. Governments throughout the uk introduced new rules on our daily lives. Effectively scotland is now in lockdown. These are rules for everyone. No one is an exception. There will be decisions taken by someone else about our usefulness in the coming months that we will have no control over. Im starting to worry that disabled people might be seen as expendable. And westminster shut up shop, despite protests from some mps. Normally, in times of crisis, parliament is recalled, it isnt closed down. But westminster is now closed for the easter recess, a week ahead of schedule. Mps have returned to their constituencies where they must follow the same rules as the rest of us. On monday, in a rare televised address of the nation, borisjohnson se
On people kiss for everybody, god bless you people. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. The week when borisjohnson told us to stay home to save lives. As the Prime Minister defended his approach to coronavirus. We are putting our arms as a country around every single worker, every single employee in this country. Governments throughout the uk introduced new rules on our daily lives. Effectively, scotland is now in lockdown. These are rules for everyone. Not one of us is an exception. Mps and peers approved a sweeping Emergency Powers for the authorities amid concern about how they will be used. There will be decisions taken by someone else about our usefulness in the next few months. And that we will have no control over and are starting to worry that disabled people might be seen as just being expendable. And westminster shut up shop. Despite protests from some mps. Normally, in times of crisis, parliament is recalled. It is not closed down. But westminster is now closed for
Prepare for matches to resume without fans potentially as early as next friday after government approval. Hello there, good evening. Speed dating for the lockdown generation wejoin the singles hoping to find partners without leaving their homes. Good morning. Its a bit of a chilly start first thing this morning, but temperatures will be on the rise over the next few days. Watch out, though, for some heavy showers and thunderstorms. Ill have all the details for you throughout this mornings programme. Its thursday the 7th of may. Our top story the uks coronavirus lockdown will be reviewed by the government today, with signs that some restrictions could be eased from monday. The governments stay at home message is expected to be dropped in order to kickstart some sections of the economy, but most of the current lockdown measures are due to remain in place. The uk has now become the first country in europe to record more than 30,000 deaths linked to coronavirus, as jon donnison reports. 0l