This is bbc news. Lam iamjane i amjane hill. We had lines to be. The number of people whove died with coronavirus in care homes in england is thought to have doubled in five days figures suggest more than 2,000 deaths. In the first ever virtual Prime Ministers questions, the new labour leader strongly criticises the government over a lack of testing and supply of Personal Protective Equipment. Somethings going wrong, but there isa somethings going wrong, but there is a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment. I dont accept his premise that we have been slow. We have been guided by the scientific advice, the chief scientific adviser, the chief medical officer at every step along
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Deaths in england and wales have risen sharply new figures show theyve hit a 20 year high they also reveal more than 1,000 covid related deaths recorded at care homes in the week before easter this is bbc news with the latest last week, we were looking at 217 headlines for viewers in the uk deaths that had been registered up to the 3rd of april the true extent of coronavirus deaths in england and wales in care home settings. Now, we are seeing over 1000. Is revealed in latest officialfigures. Well be assessing the latest they are a1 higher than figures from the office for National Statistics the governments daily death toll in the week up to 10th april. Also this lunchtime. As the number of victims grow relentlessly Health Workers, too, find themselves mourning the loss of colleagues and friends compared to the five year average of the same week in the year, it is the tragic story of barbara 8000 deaths above that average, of one of many disabled Covid Patients to be transferred to hos
Is famous for the Us Naval Academy and crab cakes. But the seafaring town is struggling to stay afloat. Chick and ruths delly has been here for 55 years, and has the character to prove it, but for how much longer . Its got a long legacy, very, very loyal customers, and were all very committed to coming out on the other side of this crisis. So its been tough . Tougher than anything ive experienced in a really long time. And business down how much . About 75 . Just around the corner on the main square, nothing is moving apart from the flags in the spring breeze. Situated here is the governor calvert hotel. It has 125 rooms and one guest the consequences of coronavirus have been brutal. Oh, its been horrible. So its affected us tremendously. We originally had about 70 people working here, and were now down to three
people working here. Whats happening to the people whove lost their jobs . Well, most of them are applying for unemployment, they re waiting for their relief cheques from the f
Thats already under stress. Michael buchanan, bbc news, worcestershire. The bollywood actor rishi kapoor has died at the age of 67 after being diagnosed with cancer two years ago. He was one of indian cinemas most popular actors, and worked in around 150 movies. Our india correspondent Yogita Limaye reports from mumbai. Rishi kapoor in the movie that launched him as a romantic hero. The boy from the first family of bollywood went on to be the heart throb of a nation. But his success also meant he got stereotyped, as he confessed in a bbc interview. The first 25 years of my career, i was only singing songs and running around trees with my leading lady. No one gave me an acting role. No one actually gave me
a performance oriented film. And now is the time that im playing characters, im enjoying myself as an actor. In recent years, he played a dreaded gangster, a gay professor and even acted alongside irrfan khan, who died on wednesday. Its been a double blow for indian cinema. Its a huge
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Back at work borisjohnson warns that the uk is at the moment of maximum risk and urges the public not to lose patience with the coronavirus lockdown. I refuse to throw away all the effort and the sacrifice of the british people, and to risk a second major outbreak and huge loss of life and the overwhelming of the nhs. Italys Prime Minister outlines plans to ease the countrys strict coronavirus lockdown in stages after seven weeks. The Prime Minister of new zealand says coronavirus has been eliminated in the country for now. A warning that people with autism have been forgotten in the pandemic. Families say many are struggling
to access the care they need. Its been this terrible, terrible. I mean, probably the most stressful week of my life because. Oh, sorry i dont know whats wrong with him. And the british formula one grand prix will be held behind closed doors after organisers say a race under norm