This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Ministers in the uk look at proposals to get the economy restarted including easing some measures of the lockdown. In spain, the country has begun to ease its Strict Lockdown rules adults have been enjoying their first outdoor exercise in seven weeks. Rolls royce prepares to cut thousands ofjobs due to coronavirus a decision on the exact number will be made by the end of the month. The uk government pledges over £76 million to the most vulnerable in society during the pandemic. This funding will help charities, support survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. It will support Vulnerable Children and their families. And it will support victims of modern slavery. An experimental drug is authorised by us officials for emergency use on severely ill coronavirus patients. And uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee johnson and his fiance Carrie Symonds name their baby boy and include a tribute to th
Is authorised by us officials for emergency use on severely ill coronavirus patients. And uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiance Carrie Symonds name their baby boy and include a tribute to the two doctors who treated mrjohnson while he was in hospital with coronavirus. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The uk government is studying proposals aimed at getting the economy restarted, including easing some the measures of the lockdown. The Prime Minister will set out plans next week but this afternoon the communities secretary said the risks still remained high. Elsewhere, the Spanish Government has relaxed its own Strict Lockdown measures allowing people outside for the first time in seven weeks. From monday, face masks will be compulsory on public transport throughout the country. Rolls royce has warned it may have to cut thousands ofjobs from its uk work force after a
Died in the latest 2a hour period. Thats those who have tested positive for coronavirus and died in hospitals, care homes and the community. The total number of uk deaths stands at 28,131. 1st, thousands of people have registered to take part in a trial that uses in a trial that uses blood plasma from people whove recovered from coronavirus, to treat sick patients. Its one of the latest trials in progress aimed at tackling the virus. Our health correspondent, Catherine Burns reports. Could this golden liquid be an effective treatment against coronavirus . Its not an expensive new drugs, but blood plasma are freely given by survivors. Joe is donating after her whole family got coronavirus and her husband was ill enough to need hospital treatment. Im somebody that would have donated purely because im quite terrified of needles and giving blood. But Everybody Needs to do their bit. The idea is simple. Donors need to have had coronavirus and have fully recovered. The liquid part of their b
Im natalie allen. This is cnn newsroom. Thank you for joining us. Coronavirus infections and deaths still on the rise here in the u. S. And globally. Despite that, at least 32 states this weekend are either partially open for business or will be just days from now. Texas is now allowing restaurants and movie theaters to reopen. You can go to church again in idaho, visit a state park in new mexico, and go golfing in pennsylvania. But around the country signs of quarantine fatigue, protestors gathering after the governor closed all the beaches in Orange County and above washington on saturday, a flyover by the blue angels and thunderbirds to an hour First Responders, it was breathtaking. But the mall was crowded despite officials asking people not to cluster to see the jets. Multiple states have loosened coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from Public Health experts that it is too soon to reopen safely. This weekend, spring weather also brought out crowds in many cities which made
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the political commentator, jo phillips and the Political Editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people, nigel nelson. Tomorrows front pages, starting with the sunday telegraph. It reports on the governments aim to reopen primary schools at the start ofjune. That story shares the front page with a picture of borisjohnsons newborn son. The mail on sunday has the same photo splashed across its front page. Wilfred johnson being cuddled by his mother, carrie symonds. The sunday times focuses on the debate over Strict Lockdown rules for the elderly. The British Medical Association is arguing for restrictions to be relaxed for Healthy People over 70. The sunday express looks at the Prime Ministers plans for getting people back to work post lockdown. It says the government is drawing up 11 new rules to help make the workplace safer. And finally, the sunday mirror cont