Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
Continent, really. Only the u. K. Was closed for their bank holiday. We had a massive rally yesterday, so the dax was up 300 17 points yesterday, up another 143 points today. Stocks overr german the past couple of trading sessions. The cable rate also shooting higher. Pounddollar right now at 1. 2358. Even with those gains in the currency, i will just tell you you still see the ftse up more than 1 . Typically they move in different directions. That shows you the power of this rally. Finally, a stock trading in shares. Tui they have one issue trading in frankfurt and another in london. A big tour guide and airline operator. They had been absolutely crushed in the pandemic, but over the last couple of days, a massive rally. Today they are up 56 as germany says it is going to reopen International Travel and prepare for something of a vacation season. Over 1 billion in market cap in this one trading session. Vonnie really pretty phenomenal. Lets bring in our next guest. Frances president E
More protection, the ecb tweaks policy. The economy ravaged by the coronavirus. Ftse futures point lower, and much of europe is closed but we will see trading in london. Apital is coming apollo aims to raise 20 billion and several new funds for opportunities in distress and private debt, this after boeing sold 25 billion worth of bonds in the largest offering of the year. Just under one hour away from trading in the equity markets that are open. London notably, and the ftse futures are down this morning. We also see s p futures, dow futures, and nasdaq teachers down. Nasdaq futures down. We know the u. S. Markets will be open as well today. Typically a european holiday. The u. S. Has detonated a different has designated a a different day for that purpose. The notable figure, the first one i see in the First Quarter, 802 Million Pounds versus 86 Million Pounds in the previous year. This is a number we are looking out for a lot of banks during this crisis. Newsrms of other notable from r
And could face restrictions. Us Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer says Benjamin Netanyahu is a major obstacle to peace, as israel vows to push ahead with rafah offensive. The Spanish Parliament approves a controversial amnesty law that exonerates catalonia separatists. New figures show the number of middle aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a record low. Sport now from the bbc sport centre. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Two time uspga champion Justin Thomas insists that the Players Championship which is under way in florida still has a really strong field, despite many of golf s big names being absent because theyve joined the saudi backed liv tour. Rory mcilroy s raised concerns that fans are losing interest because of the fragmented nature of the sport. Heres our golf correspondent, ian carter. It does feel different. Certain of the build up to the tournament has been dominated by the ongoing controversies that surround mens professional golf and the split that is th