Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Millions more people will qualify for the Coronavirus Vaccine this week people in england aged 70 and over will start receiving invitations within days. On a visit to a company that manufactures vaccines, the Prime Minister said the Vaccination Programme is on track, which is why the rollout is being expanded. We are getting it out as fast as we can. Four million done so far. Weve now, i think, have done more than half of the over 80s, almost half of the people in care homes. New travel restrictions International Passengers must now test negative for coronavirus if travelling to the uk
and self isolate for ten days. The price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the worlds poorest countries. And just to recap on that with the travel situation, the restrictions coming into force. International passengers must now test negative for coronavirus virus ever travelling to the uk, and self isolate for ten days. And coming up, we are
The tragic story of barbara one of many disabled Covid Patients to be transferred to hospital, where she had to face death without family or friends. The collapse in oil prices at one point producers were paying others to take barrels off them. But will it mean cheaper petrol at the pumps . And. Portraits of nhs heroes. The artists who decided to celebrate the work of Health Care Workers by painting them. Marking the queens 94th birthday. The royal family share footage of her majesty as a young child. Good afternoon. The figures are already out of date but theyre no less shocking for that. In the week up to easter, deaths in england and wales hit a 20 year high, with 8,000 more people dying than would be regarded as normal at this time of year. And care homes are at the sharp end of these figures from the office for National Statistics with more than 1,000 covid related deaths. So lots of tough questions for the government as parliament gets back to Business Today with many still about
Where have all the flowers gone . And how will we remember life under lockdown in years to come . Museums ask for suggestions about what we should preserve to capture this period of our lives. A minutes silence will be held across the uk at 11 oclock this morning to remember the key workers that have lost their lives to coronavirus. The Prime Minister will be among those paying tribute. More than 100 nhs and care staff have died with the virus so far, as have transport and other key workers. It comes as hospitals in england start planning to restore some nhs services that had to be postponed because of the pandemic, with a priority for cancer and Mental Health. Meanwhile new zealanders prepare to return to work today as the country eases its lockdown restrictions. And in the us, President Donald Trump has denied any responsibility for an increase in calls about injecting disinfectant, following his comments last week saying that it could be a possible solution to tackle the virus. The
To donald trump today, and hell hold a phone conversation with the queen later this week. But downing street says the Prime Minister still hasnt formally returned to work. Mps have approved a motion to enable new arrangements for questions by video link, and strict new social distancing rules, with up to 50 members allowed in the chamber at any one time. And the brand new Nightingale Hospital in harrogate is being opened today by nhs fundraiser captain tom moore by videolink. Good afternoon. Shocking figures today show that look in the week up to easter, deaths in england and wales hit a 20 year high, with 8,000 more people dying than would be regarded as normal at this time of year. Thats according for National Statistics. Thats according to the office for National Statistics. The latest figures released by the department of health and social care show that across the uk a further 828 people have died from the virus taking the total number of deaths to over 17,000. Figures from the of
Will do some good. John kay, bbc news. Remembering the victims of the virus. Time for a look at the weather. It has been a week of contrast. We started off cold and cloudy and the wind suppress the temperatures early on in the week and then we had clear skies that night two overnight frost and in Northern Ireland it was the cold est and in Northern Ireland it was the coldest minimum for nearly a0 years. As we have gone through the week the temperatures have recovered and we have seen a little more sunshine. Today we have seen highs of 19. High pressure will influence the weather story across the weekend but there are some weather fronts that will bring rain into the far north west through saturday and particularly into sunday. A cloudy start for saturday, frost free, relatively mild start, but one or two sharp showers into scotland, ifeel to north west england, and elsewhere that will be about whether the cloud brea ks that will be about whether the cloud breaks up. Perhaps not quite a