This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A message to the British Public to stay indoors this weekend i fed the British Public to stay indoors this weekend ifed the uks highest daily death tolls so far in the coronavirus pandemic. We all share a responsibility to tackle this virus, first and foremost by staying at home. After weeks of criticism over a shortage of personal Protection Equipment the uk government says there should be enough. In new york, a mass grave as the city tries to deal with the rapidly growing number of dead. Queuing forfood in calais we report on the migrants in camp
there searching for supplies. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. We are covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. We will go first of all to the white house because there is talk at the moment of a meeting g20 nations are having over oil production. We expect some news on the discussions in the la
Welcome to bbc news im mike embley. Our top stories leaked documents seen by the bbc provide new evidence of chinas crackdown on uighurmuslims in the Western Region of xinjiang. Apple warns it wont meet its quarterly revenue projections due to the coronavirus outbreak affecting both production and demand in china with 800,000 people displaced since december combined with freezing conditions the United Nations says the offensive in idlib has created a major humanitarian crisis and the worlds richest man amazon bossjeff bezos says hes donating 10 billion to help fight Climate Change. Documents seen by the bbc appear to provide some of the most Detailed Insights yet into how china has handled hundreds of thousands of muslims held in a network of internment camps. They include personal details of members of the uighur community, placed in detention for reasons such as wearing a veil, applying for a passport or accidentally clicking on foreign internet sites. Researchers whove studied china
Pope francis has urged people not to yield to fear over coronavirus, calling on them to be messengers of life in a time of death. Doctors in the United Kingdom say that some key drugs that are used in intensive care are in relatively short supply, as hospital wards struggled to cope with the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. The british Prime Minister says he owes his life to the nhs staff who had been treating him. Sir keir starmer welcomes the news that parliament will be back on the zist. That parliament will be back on the let. It that parliament will be back on the 21st. It is very important in a crisis like this that parliament is sitting so decisions can be properly scrutinised, so that the concerns of constituents can be put to relevant ministers. That is why i am saying
parliament must be recalled as soon as possible. How we set is obviously as possible. How we set is obviously a question we will have to discuss, because physically it is impossible to see how we can sit i
It will take f l l its fi feeling it will take days and days before the water drops away sufficiently for people to get back into their houses. You stand here, you can smell the water. Its not dirty as such. Its fairly clean, but it has got kerosene in it because that is the heating fuel that all of the houses here use at this time of year, and there are thousands of litres of kerosene that have lea pt back thousands of litres of kerosene that have leapt back into this water, making it smell, giving it a film, flowing into the houses and causing more damage. People here are very upset, of course. In one one man told me it was heartbreaking. It will be awhile before they can it all. Time for a look at the weather. Heres darren bett. February was the wettest on record across the uk. March has started on across the uk. March has started on a quieter note, and through the rest of today and tomorrow, may be for the next few days, sunshine and
showers. A bit of cloud bubbling up at the momen
The areas of australia worst hit by bushfires, are now at risk of flash flooding and power cuts as a result of rainstorms. In the state of victoria many fires have been put out by the storms but giant hailstones have also damaged property. John donnison reports. In a year of extreme weather, for australians, it doesnt just rain, it pours. Hailstones the size of golf balls in the state of victoria. So intense, it shattered roofs. And all this in the middle of summer, as large parts of the country continue to burn. In melbourne, battered by high winds, few can remember such a dramatic shift in weather. Such a freak storm. I was watching television, i went into the bedroom and ijust looked out the window and the gumtree, which is two
stories high, just disappeared. It was a white out at this birthday party, abandoned as people huddled for shelter. And this is a cricket pitch. No chance of a resumption in play any time soon, with more rain and hailforecast in the next 2a hours. But after m