Today we have plenty of sunshine but again those brisk and custom easterly winds bringing choppy seas to the coast of willington and also those easterly winds are keeping the east coast a little cooler and fresher. Coming in land, a warmer day, temperatures more widely pushing into the low 20s. Overnight tonight, it stays quite breezy, clear and starry skies initially but there could be a few patches of cloud forming over the pennines later in the night. Temperatures for seven celsius for many of us, but cold enough like last night for frost in some of the steeper scottish valleys. Looking at the weather charts tomorrow, High Pressure still firmly in charge of oui pressure still firmly in charge of our weather, but the isobars are beginning to open out a little bit and that means although the wind is still blowing from an easterly direction it will not blow strongly. Any Early Morning cloud clearing up quickly and for most of us again it is sunshine across the board throughout the day.
The tragic story of barbara one of many disabled Covid Patients to be transferred to hospital, where she had to face death without family or friends. The collapse in oil prices at one point producers were paying others to take barrels off them. But will it mean cheaper petrol at the pumps . And. Portraits of nhs heroes. The artists who decided to celebrate the work of Health Care Workers by painting them. Marking the queens 94th birthday. The royal family share footage of her majesty as a young child. Good afternoon. The figures are already out of date but theyre no less shocking for that. In the week up to easter, deaths in england and wales hit a 20 year high, with 8,000 more people dying than would be regarded as normal at this time of year. And care homes are at the sharp end of these figures from the office for National Statistics with more than 1,000 covid related deaths. So lots of tough questions for the government as parliament gets back to Business Today with many still about
Dentists unable to work because of a shortage of protective gear, patients are taking matters into their own hands. A picture of gratitude how a leading portait artist is showing his appreciation for our Health Workers. And coming up on bbc news. European footballs governing body uefa stages further talks as its admits completing the current season will be impossible for some leagues. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The scale of the suffering caused by the coronavirus epidemic here in the uk became clearer today. The office of National Statistics revealed that the number of deaths has risen to its highest level in 20 years nearly double what would be expected at this time of year. In the seven days to april the 10th, there were 18,500 deaths in england and wales. More than 6,000 thats a third of them were linked to coronavirus. In that same week the number of deaths in care homes quadrupled, rising to more than a thousand and there are fears that the number may be high
Shutting on immigration he says is to protectjobs. Will go straight to the United States now. A couple of big stories brewing they are. The first is meeting between President Trump and the governor of new york and her combos. Why is that significant . Theyre and her combos. Why is that significant . They re trying and her combos. Why is that significant . Theyre trying to Work Together in the next stage of this pandemic. However they havent got on swimmingly so far. There is been criticism from both sides. So lets eat what this is all about. We can speak to kathy k in washington. Kathy, nice to see them again. Lets start with the basics here, why are these two then getting together . The primary issue here is testing. And the comparative roles of the federal government which is run by the white house and the states which in this case is run by Governor Cuomo of new york. Thats where the conflict has been. How much of the states be responsible for testing and how much should the the res
And as the daily death toll rises again, well be looking at the latest evidence of the momentum of the pandemic. Also tonight another day of concern about the availability of protective equipment, as ministers say theyre talking to suppliers. In new york, the economy in crisis and long queues forfood, as the president says he wants a temporary ban on all immigration. And leading artists respond to the work of the nhs with striking portraits of some front line staff. And coming up on bbc news, european footballs governing body, uefa, stages further talks, as it admits completing the current season will be impossible for some leagues. Good evening. The heavy human cost of the coronavirus pandemic is laid out in the latest official figures. They show that, in the week ending the 10th of april, the number of deaths in england and wales was double the level normally expected, and the highest level for 20 years. During that week, there were 18,500 deaths registered in england and wales. More