This is bbc world news. These are the headlines. In Record Number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus, 938 reported over a 2k hour period. The british Prime Minister is facing a fourth night in the hospital. Downing street says mrjohnson is making steady progress, though he is still in intensive care. The wto says global trade could fall by as much as a third because of restrictions to contain covid i9. The wto chief says the pandemic could provoke the deepest recession of our lifetimes. The Saudi Led Coalition has announced it is halting military operations nationwide in order to and the five year war. Senator Bernie Sanders has announced he is ending his campaign for the democratic credential nomination, making way forjoe biden to challenge donald trump. Hello everyone, welcome to our look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me our broadcaster and authorjohn cavender and kate andrews, economic correspondent at the spectator. Looking at tomorrows front pages,
A sense of humour. Well, russians certainly have that. Stuck at home, people across russia have been impersonating famous paintings and sharing online. Very. Creative. And theyve penned a plethora of pop songs about this pandemic. As for the ballet dancers in their homes and gardens, theyre promising more uplifting performances to raise the spirits of the nation. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. Good for them. Time for a look at the weather. Heres thomasz schafernaker. Hello and good evening to you. It was the warmest day of the year today. Temperatures got up to 23. 9 degrees in sussex and across southern parts of the uk over the next two or three days, it will be every bit as warm. So while we stay at home, the weather stays warm outside. So, the latest satellite picture very clear skies across much of europe. So not just very clear skies across much of europe. So notjust warm here in uk but many other parts of the continent as well. This is what it looks like early on thursday mor
And serving the public. Premier League Footballers have clubbed together generate funds for the nhs. Theyve launched what theyre calling a collective initiative to riase money and say they hope to make a real difference. Royal video visit by the duke and duchess of cambridge to the children of key workers, at a Primary School in lancashire. Its unseasonably warm to the south on the west and a look towards the easter weekend on breakfast. Its thursday 9th april. Our top story. Ministers will meet this morning to discuss whether the current restrictions on peoples movements, aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus, should be extended. On breakfast today, well be talking to the culture secretary, as the government suggests its too soon to tell if the measures are having the desired impact. The Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has spent a third night in intensive care. Heres Charlotte Rose with the latest. The lives of been changed unimaginably since the government. Dominic raabe will
Caribbean and african communities. Weve clapped them in the streets now were being asked to shine a light from our windows as we Mark International nurses day. Good afternoon. The chancellor rishi sunak has said the governments Job Retention scheme will be extended until the end of october. He told mps that more than 7. 5 Million People in the uk are currently being supported by the scheme. The chancellor said changes will be made to the package from the end ofjuly when employers will be asked to share the cost of workers going back part time. It comes as more guidance has been issued on re opening schools, going back to work safely and using public transport in england. Official figures released this morning show that the number of deaths in the uk mentioning covid 19 has dropped substantially for the First Time Since the epidemic began. But the figures also show there were approximately 50,000 more deaths registered in the weeks since the middle of march to may 1st than would be expe
High pressure will stay with us through this week and into the weekend. It was a really cold start to the week yesterday thanks to a biting northerly wind from the arctic. Through the days ahead it will gradually get warmer. This high, as you can seek, starts to wobble around and reorientate itself and eventually tap into warmer air from the atlantic which will come round the top of the high and raise the temperature is for us all, especially by the weekend. As promised, it will make for a lot of fine weather. We have a weather front pushing south across scotland this afternoon, some rain to come out of that and snow possible for the highest ground. The air behind the highest ground. The air behind the front particularly chilly, some spots of northern scotland just six oi spots of northern scotland just six or7 spots of northern scotland just six or 7 degrees. Perhaps iii spots of northern scotland just six or 7 degrees. Perhaps 1a or 15 to the side. If you showers for Northern England