Murdered. And is a remake of murder on the Orient Express on track to be a hit or does it go off the rails . Hear Mark Kermodes thoughts in the film review. Good evening. Our top story. The labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is under pressure to explain why he promoted the mp Kelvin Hopkins into his shadow cabinet, a few months after hopkins had been reprimanded, following allegations that hed sexually harrassed a young activist. The mp for luton north has now been suspended while an investigation is carried out. Ava etemadzadeh said she was left feeling very powerless and isolated after he was promoted the year after she complained about him. Meanwhile, sir michael fallon, who resigned as defence secretary earlier this week, has categorically denied making inappropriate sexual comments to the leader of the Commons Andrea leadsom. Our Political Correspondent iain watson has the latest on the continuing allegations of misconduct at westminster. Hes a close ally ofJeremy Corbyn and nominated him
And millions of Small Businesses like this gym, fear the government wont help them survive this lockdown. No, they are not helping financially to support our businesses. So youre on your own here . Yeah, we are on our own. But the immediate challenge here is overcrowding and hygiene. No Running Water here and a0 people sharing this toilet. If i have that virus and im using this toilet, then im going to affect 39 people. This is famously the worlds most unequal society. The virus looks set to expose that cruel fault line, that chasm between the very rich and the rest in the harshest possible way. And so those who can, try to get out of town. This family hoping for a last minute bus to the countryside. We are leaving, we are evacuating ourselves. Before an entire nation locks down. Within the last few minutes, that lockdown has got under way here. The police and the army heading out onto the streets to try to enforce it. There is so much at stake for south africa, but not just there is s
Has changed and is changeable once again. We had sunshine earlier in kent but no rain bearing down. It was a wet morning in wales but now the sun is out. So very changeable, some welcome rain amount at times with low pressure in charge. And also something drier and brighter for a time also something drier and brighter fora time in also something drier and brighter for a time in those gaps. This afternoon the rain advancing across more of northern and Eastern England, Northern Ireland and southern scotland. Wales in the sunshine but further showers later this afternoon. Temperatures in the mid to low teens, such average for the time of year and quite breezy especially when we get the rain. The rain pushes north across scotland over night with further heavy downpours pushing to england, wales, Northern Ireland and southern scotland. All of that going on temperatures not going down too far, mid to high single figures as we start the day tomorrow. The pressure is still very much with us so
Fall in patient referrals how lockdown could sound the death knoll of thousands of high street shops with independent, family run businesses hardest hit. This is bbc news and tributes are paid im reeta chakrabarti. To the bollywood actor irrfan khan, the headlines at 4. 30 the Prime Minister is back who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, at work in number 10, who has died at the age of 53. After he and his fiancee Carrie Symonds announced the birth of their son this morning. Hell take a short paternity leave later in the year. Millions more people in england are eligible for covid 19 testing, after the government loosens rules on who can apply. More than half of scotlands coronavirus deaths are now happening in care homes, new figures show. And the us economy shrinks by nearly 5 the biggest drop since as news on the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate, an announcement this morning the 2008 financial crisis. From downing street that caught everyone by surprise. The Pr
Organisation says the a rare disease, he wrote. Livelihoods of up to half the Global Workforce indian superstar Shahrukh Khan are affected by the pandemic called him the greatest actor of our time. He leaves behind heartbroken fans, in india and around the world. Irrfan khan, whos died at the age of 53. Time for a look at the weather. Heres nick miller. We have gone from weather which stayed the same for days on end to weather which changes every hour. The same part of wales, the same weather watcher, but two different views from this morning. All down to this area of low pressure which has arrived, making our weather very changeable again. Weather fronts moving through with rain, much needed, because april has been so dry. In the gaps between, something drier and clearer, which is how much of england and wales is ending the day, with rain pushing north across scotla nd day, with rain pushing north across scotland this evening, with more heavy downpours pushing north and east across en