The red arrows flew over central london, and there were flypasts in edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. Music a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square by vera lynn i may be right i may be wrong but im perfectly willing to swear. And, ahead of a special evening of celebration, well speak to the welsh soprano, katherinejenkins, who has performed a medley of wartime favourites to an empty Royal Albert Hall. In other news, theres to be limited easing of lockdown restrictions in wales. At 5 00, well bring todays Coronavirus Briefing from downing street, led today by the environment secretary, George Eustice. Good afternoon and welcome to this bbc news special. Well be bringing you all the latest on coronavirus with the downing street News Conference at 5pm. But first, a two minute silence has been held across the United Kingdom to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ve day. Events are taking place all day, but public gatherings have been cancelled as the country remains in lockdown because of coro
Police, was shout and killed. Now his 88yearold mother is left without her caretaker. She was a witness to a deadly convict frontation. Arlington Police Escort the 88yearold from an Apartment Building just minutes after her son al friday dough torres was shot and killed by an oofrp. This young neighbor whose identity were concealing says it was his moms 911 call that brought police here. We just heard screaming and i heard them fighting. My mom was concerned that something was going to happen. Like she didnt want nobody to get hurt so she just called the police. But she didnt expect this to happen. Reporter an Arlington Police Spokesman Says when the first patrol officers arrived they too heard screaming. When they entered the apartment there was a confrontation. Neighbors report two to three gunshots one officer was attacked by the man and received a severe facial laceration. The other officer suffered a taser injury. Police say they provided immediate medical care to rialstorres who
More cloud around today and in the is. The second thing you need to do chance in the north chance of a is. The second thing you need to do is have the ability to track, trace few showers and it is all a change as we start the new week. Good and isolate and quarantine. So yes it is great you know work transmission is, yes you have but you want to keep it down and keep it morning. Going down. And if it pops up its sunday 26th april. Our top story anywhere else you want to be also the Prime Minister will return to work tomorrow, jump anywhere else you want to be also just over three weeks after being admitted jump on it right away. The third to hospital to be thing is how can you get people treated for coronavirus. Boris johnson returns safely back to work, school . Have to downing street with the death toll from covid 19 you ensured the workplaces still in uk hospitals now beyond 20,000. Theres also growing pressure to explain how the government plans allow social distancing because reme
Washing on the siegfried line. Some communities are still managing to hold socially distanced celebrations. Its amazing what can happen in these situations. Creativity can burst out. And coming up on bbc news, relegation threatened premier league clubs continue to oppose playing their remaining matches at neutral venues. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A two minute silence has been held across the United Kingdom to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ve day. Events are taking place all day, but public gatherings have been cancelled as the country remains in lockdown because of coronavirus. Victory in europe day marks the day in 1945 when britain and its allies accepted the Unconditional Surrender of nazi germany, bringing the war in europe to an end. The prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall led the silence from balmoral and the queen will address the nation this evening. Our first report is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. In the streets largely
With that little celebration of freedom, you know, all out in the streets, without being frightened. Also tonight, wales signals the first small easing of the coronavirus lockdown. From monday, people will be able to exercise outdoors more than once a day, and Garden Centres may reopen. And life in spain, one week on from the partial lifting of one of the strictest lockdowns in europe. And in sport. We will have the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Despite the current lockdown, events have been taking place throughout the day to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ve day. A two minute silence was held at am this morning to mark the day in 1945 when britain and its allies accepted the Unconditional Surrender of nazi germany, bringing the war in europe to an end. The prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall led the silence from balmoral, and the queen will address the nation this evening. Our