Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcomed two hardtalk, im stephen sackur. As the global effort to control covid 19 continues, so arguments about culpability for the spread of the virus intensify. And at the heart of the story, china where the outbreak began. Did the Chinese Government impose to impulse to cover up the truth but the world in danger . 0r where they responded to admiral determination . My responded to admiral determination . My guest today is chinas ambassador in london liu xiaoming. Is china the villain or the hero of this pandemic. Ambassador liu xiaoming, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for to be with you again. We are delighted to have you again. We are delighted to have you on this programme at this difficult time. Let me ask you a simple question. Do you accept that covid 19 has its origins in china . It was first discovered in wuhan. But i cant say it originated from wuhan. I called into many information, many reports including bbc. It can be everywhere and anywhere.
Is like on furlough. A stay at home reminder from spurs to its staff after manager Jose Mourinho and some of its players were spotted its wednesday the 8th of april. Apparently Holding Training stable and in good spirits sessions in a public park. Thats the latest on the Prime Minister who has spent a second thank you mummy for being a dock. Night in intensive care in hospital. Borisjohnson is receiving oxygen, but does not need a ventilator thank you mummy for being a dock. At the moment, as he faces thank you, daddy, for being a the effects of coronavirus. He had been due policeman. Being a doctor or. To oversee a review of the lockdown next week 21days after it came into force. Our Unsung Heroes, from the people but the foreign secretary, who know them best. Dominic raab who is in the latest of our hero half hours standing in for him we say thank you to the key workers suggested it was too soon for this to take place. Keeping the country running. 0ur Political Correspondent we will
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me arejohn stevens, deputy Political Editor at the daily mail, and jack blanchard, editor at politico london playbook. Tomorrows front pages. Lets start with the daily mirror, that celebrates the uks nhs workers with a headline commending their work and saying give them all a medal. The times leads on the foreign secretary Dominic Raabs announcement that the government is to help stranded britons return home. It says the uk is planning the biggest peacetime repatriation operation, with plans to bring up to 300,000 people home, at a cost of up to £75 million. Get tough on cowards abusing the nhs, says the front page of the daily express. The guardian leads on police warned against overreach in use of virus lockdown powers. The guardian reports that Police Forces crossed their power limits in an attempt to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. And i leads on the nationwide lockdown impose
Hopes infections have now reached their highest level. We are living in the peak of this epidemic. I believe in one weeks time, maximum ten days, we will see a drop, a significant drop of positive cases. Spain is to introduce even tighter limits on who can leave their homes, as it announces a new Record Number of deaths in the past 2a hours. And the worlds oldest man is celebrating his 112th birthday, but therell be no party due to self isolation. Now on bbc news, Victoria Derbyshire has the latest information and Health Advice on coronavirus including what the symptoms are and how to self isolate. Hello and welcome to this special programme. Im Victoria Derbyshire. Over the next half an hour, we are going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you that you can share the information with others. For the latest on the spread of the disease, you can always head to our website for information on how its affecting people in your community and your country. The main
Museums and galleries. On other sports too . And a recovery in the global yes, markets, after a torrid week that on other sports too . Cancellations, postponement saw the biggest declines in a generation. Sport but British Airways warns yes, cancellations, postponements in sport have been snowballing. The staff of job losses, premier league, the efl, the saying the Company Faces a crisis of global proportions scottish premiership, all wales like no other. Matches a face put bowman in football, but the first golf major coming up on afternoon live, of the year, the masters, has been all the sport with jane. Postponed. One of the biggest events and the impact of coronavirus being of the golfing calendar and it comes after the pga tour announced that felt widely. Football by no means the only sport all events will be postponed until affected by coronavirus englands cricket tour of sri lanka april. It has now been extended to cancelled, formula one delayed until may, and golfs pga tour incl