This is bbc news, im aaron safir. Our top stories. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been driven out of hospital in siberia and is expected to travel by air ambulance to germany he remains in a coma the governor of california says lightning strikes have sparked several hundred more wildfires including some of the biggest ever seen in the state. A human chain across the capital in belarus, the latest protest against the president , as the Opposition Leader tells the bbc she won t give up. We have no right to step back now because if not not, we will be slaves. And swifts gift why a london student is celebrating her taylor made donation. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We start in russia where in the past half hour News Agencies citing eyewitness accounts say the seriously ill opposition politician Alexy Navalny has been driven out of hospital. His spokeswoman says an air ambulance will take him to germany for treatment. His supporters say he was intentionally poisoned and they
Here are the headlines. A breathing aid that can help keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care has been created in less than seven days, and if trials are successful is expected to go into production next week. A week after strict measures were introduced, englands deputy chief medical officer warns it could be at least six months before life in the uk returns to normal. Boris johnson announces 20,000 former nhs workers have returned to the Health Service to help with the crisis. One thing i think Coronavirus Crisis has already proved is there really thank you to everybody who has now coming back into the nhs in such huge numbers. Doctors and nurses, its the most amazing thing. Spain tightens its coornavirus lockdown even further as the death toll continues to rise. All nonessential workers are told, stay at home. President trump extends federal coronavirus restrictions, to the end of april as a leading government expert predicts 200,000 americans could die. Australia tightens i
Thank you ever so much, liz. On the latter pa rt thank you ever so much, liz. On the latter part of your questions, a few weeks ago much of a debate was about ventilators and the need for more ventilators. There was concerns about the Health Service as to whether the Health Service would be able to cope. What you saw was a National Effort to make sure that we had enough ventilators and what you are seeing in terms of ppe is very much a National Effort to make sure we do that. We recognise we need to be backing up though so many amazing people, not just within be backing up though so many amazing people, notjust within the Health Service but more broadly right across the country. We need the right levels of ppe and we are going to do everything we can do to deliver them. We recognise they are doing an incredibly importantjob and every part of government and every pa rt and every part of government and every part of the nation is doing everything it can do to meet that. Jenny, i am every
Minister flailing around, trying to blame others. Last week he was telling the house that it was not yet safe for kids to go back to school. This week, he is saying not enough kids are going back. A dire forecast for the Global Economy the biggest downturn in peacetime in a century, with the uk hardest hit of developed countries escape from lockdown human beings will be allowed out to visit zoos and safari parks from next week. Councils under pressure to act as other controversial statues are targetted by protestors. Applause and calls to celebrate the nhss 72nd birthday and thank key workers for their support during the pandemic with a nationwide clap next month. Boris johnson has been forced to defend his plans for re opening schools in tetchy exchanges during Prime Ministers questions. After the governments u turn on getting Primary Schoolchildren in england back before the summer break, labour leader sir keir starmer told him he needed to take responsibility for a mess and accused
Good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one for this news special. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is about to face a grilling from senior mps about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his continuing support for Dominic Cummings, his most senior advisor. Well bring that to you live. Were also expecting to hear details later of a local lockdown scheme in england to help tackle future outbreaks of coronavirus. It could lead to schools or businesses being closed in areas which experience a spike in cases. The government says the measures will be part of the test and trace system, which will be ready in the coming days. In15 minutes time, Boris Johnson will appear before the Commons Liaison Committee for the First Time Since taking office. Hes likely to be asked about Dominic Cummings controversial trip to County Durham during lockdown. Around a0 tory mps have called for mr cummings to resign or be fired. More on that later, but first our Health Correspondent Sophie Hutchinso