Emotional tributes are paid to two nhs nurses in england who died after contracting coronavirus, each leaving behind three children. China remembers klaxons sound across the country for the thousands to have died from covid 19. The Us Government issues clear advice cover your faces in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. President trump says he has no intention of doing so. As coronavirus continues to spread across the uk, a new Main Opposition Party leader has been elected. In the past half hour, sir keir starmer has been announced as the new labour party leader. It comes as the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has written to all Opposition Party leaders inviting them to Work Together in a moment of national emergency. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young is at westminster. A big moment for the labour party after five years ofJeremy Corbyns leadership and election defeats, with that fourth one in december, which meant that the labour party has a mountain to climb to get
Not opposition for the sake of opposition, not scoring Party Political points, or making impossible demands. And making a mountain of the lockdown the man who climbed the equivalent of everest at home for charity. Good evening. A five year old child has become the youngest victim of coronavirus in the uk on a day which saw another large rise in the number of reported deaths. The child who had an Underlying Health condition was among 708 people reported dead since yesterday. It brings the total number of deaths in hospitals from the disease tojust over 4,300 but there are suggestions that the spread of the infection is slowing. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. Brighton beach would normally be packed on a day like this but across the country it seems that most people are following the instruction from the government, to stay at home. The police have been told to engage with those they suspect of breaching the guidelines like these people having a barbecue and advising them
Great president , prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, idont know, somehow i dont to see it for myself. Labours next leader will be revealed just before 11 oclock this morning. Well look at the challenges that Jeremy Corbyns successor will face. After days of pressure, premier league clubs will ask their players to take a wage cut of 30 to help ease the financial burden caused by the coronavirus, while Club Captains look to set up a fund, to support the nhs. Climbing 29,000 feet, over four days, using just one set of stairs. Well hear from the man whos spent his coronavirus lockdown conquering everest in his own home. Good morning. There is a little bit of Early Morning mist and fog out there at the moment, but that will readily lift to a dry day. A little more in the way of cloud and a few isolated showers for scotland and Northern Ireland. They will have all the details coming up shortly. Good morning. Its saturday the fourth of april. Our top story. Use your common sense and a
Keir starmer had been widely expected to which this contest, but few could have predicted the circumstances in which he would become labours new leader, in a sign of the extraordinary times his victory was announced by e mail, his speech a prerecorded video. His first challenge, how to lead the opposition when Party Politicians is pretty much set aside. Under my leadership we will engage constructively with the government, not opposition for oppositions sake, not scoring Party Political points, or making impossible demands. But with the courage to support where that is the right thing to do. But we will test the arguments that are put forward, we will shine a torch on critical issues, and where we see mistakes, orfaltering government, or things not happening as quick has they should, we will challenge that. That. As party lead he will face plenty of challenge u labour is still dealing with the fall out of its worst election result for decades. The task is huge, but that is why so much
Cardinal electors filed into the Sistine Chapel and one by one took the oath of secrecy beneath michelangelos iconic frescos. The enormity of the moment and setting wasnt lost on Cardinal Timothy dolan of new york who seemed noticeably in awe of the scene above and around him. A feeling he described on his radio show earlier that day. Its sort of a unique special morning, huh. I never thought id be doing what im about to do. I just hope i see you soon. Reporter and with two simple and ancient words. Extra omnes. Reporter simply everybody out and so it began. When we do not know when it will end Cardinal Dolan offered a guess that wed have a new pope by thursday night to colleagues. And so it continues and again when that black smoke poured forth it would also mean that the electorate, the 115 cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel would then return to their residence, the santa marta house for lunch and more discussion and really, robin, the first real politicking of the day before the vo