Bollywood actor irrfan khan, who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, has died at the age of 53. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im victoria derbyshire. The Coronavirus Testing Programme is being expanded by the government. It will include all care home staff and residents, and anyone over 65. The government says the 100,000 target set by the Health Secretary is due to be met by tomorrow. Downing street is this morning still declining to say whether Boris Johnson will appear at Prime Ministers questions in the commons this lunchtime following his return to work. A recession on an extraordinary scale is predicted by spains Prime Minister following the outbreak. Over 58,000 us citizens have now died from covid 19. Thats more than the number of americans killed in the vietnam war. Almost 18,000 more people could die from cancer over the next year in england because of the impact of covid 19, according to researchers. Well have more on all those stories shortly. 0urfirst re
The success of Shrewsbury as a destination - and the challenges of getting to the “next level” - has been highlighted to the Government during a meeting at 10 Downing Street.
The Prince Rupert Hotel in Shrewsbury has retained its four-star status, with inspectors praising the standards of service, cleanliness and quality of food.