Now, with lockdown currently testing everyones patience, it seems to me that we could all do with a little bittersweet sentimentality in our lives. Perhaps with an added feel good lift. Well, thats exactly whats on offer from astronaut, a film with a small budget, a big heart and a stellar hollywood star. Rosie used to say, on every special occasion, you make a wish. And that comet, thats a special occasion. Dad says wishes dont come true. He does . Richard dreyfuss is angus, the retired widower whose spirits may be down, but whose head is in the stars. A keen astronomer, hes always dreamed of going into space,
a dream which becomes a possible reality thanks to a tv contest to win a once in a lifetime seat on a commercial spaceship. You could look 65. Angus may be too old and too infirm to qualify, but in the whimsical wish fulfilment world of sheena mcleods debut future, he still has a shot. Angus stewart. Youre going to be an astronaut its clear from the outset that this very modest
Hello, this is breakfast with hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Ben will be here shortly Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. With the weekend weather. But first, a summary of this mornings main news. Time to talk to mike who is very excited about football coming back. Theres evidence that coronavirus is spreading faster than at any time have you missed it . Its gone by in since lockdown measures were eased. The r number which shows the rate the blink of an eye. The shortest at which people are being infected has risen above one for the first preseason ever. 0f the blink of an eye. The shortest time since march. Preseason ever. Of course, International Matches as well so it good morning Welcome Police are warning us not to treat hasnt really been away. The to breakfast with Naga Munchetty this as a Party Weekend, and charlie stayt. Champions league finished. Our headlines today ahead of new coronavirus a sharp rise restrictions which limit in coronavirus case
Deaths in england and wales have risen sharply new figures show theyve hit a 20 year high they also reveal more than 1,000 covid related deaths recorded at care homes in the week before easter this is bbc news with the latest last week, we were looking at 217 headlines for viewers in the uk deaths that had been registered up to the 3rd of april the true extent of coronavirus deaths in england and wales in care home settings. Now, we are seeing over 1000. Is revealed in latest officialfigures. Well be assessing the latest they are a1 higher than figures from the office for National Statistics the governments daily death toll in the week up to 10th april. Also this lunchtime. As the number of victims grow relentlessly Health Workers, too, find themselves mourning the loss of colleagues and friends compared to the five year average of the same week in the year, it is the tragic story of barbara 8000 deaths above that average, of one of many disabled Covid Patients to be transferred to hos
Of rescuers who had been battling through freezing conditions, night after night, to reach them. The miners had been told it would take 1a more days translation the critical patient comes first before the less serious ones. Miners had been told it would take 1a days to dig a rescue tunnel. However, somehow a large ventilation shaft was cleared, which led all the way to the main group of ten. Suddenly, the rescue was happening in hours rather than weeks. Translation the rescuers checked the miners to see if they had any injuries and covered their eyes for protection. After lifting up the trapped miners, we will search for the missing ones. Onjanuary 10th, a blast caught 22 workers underground. Initially, the accident wasnt reported for 30 hours, costing precious time. The local communist Party Secretary and mayor have both been sacked
because of the delay and will likely face more strict punishment. One of those trapped, whod been in a coma following head injuries caused by the explosio
The us broadcaster and talk show host larry king, who has died at the age of 87. Now its time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. We have got further snow for parts of north and west scotland, north and west england, into east anglia, that will clear away eastwards this evening. Showers in west scotland overnight. Another cold night, widespread frost, ice a risk. Parts of scotland, minus eight celsius. Rain, sleet and snow continues through the morning across parts of wales, south west england, parts of Northern Ireland. Further north wintry showers. Another cold day. Looking ahead, mandy is another cold day with a few wintry showers but mostly dry. Monday is another cold day. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines more than 1,500 people have been arrested in russia as police crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed Opposition Leader alexei navalny. Mr navalny s wife, yulia, has now been released after being arrested while attending a demonstration in moscow. Senior