Good morning, after a showery end to the week it looks like our weather will settle down a little for the weekend. Nothing too warm to come just yet, we will save that for the end of the week ahead. More details a little later. Its saturday 2 may. Our top story the us authorities have approved the use of an anti viral drug which they believe may help to treat covid 19. Its called remdesivir, and is already used on ebola patients. Here in the uk, the government says it has beaten its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests in england per day but that includes 40,000 home tests being posted out with the results yet to be processed. John mcmanus reports. A moment of hope. Dane hardwick hugging his partner after spending five weeks being treated for the coronavirus at thameside General Hospital. His life, like so many others, saved by an nhs working at near full capacity. But with 27,510 people in the uk now having died with coronavirus, other families are grieving. This is 60 year old Delivery Driver pete davies from near warrington, who spent three weeks in hospital before the virus killed him. His relatives have described how they were given ppe so they could spend his final hours at his bedside. The government now believes the peak of infections in the uk has passed. In the latest government briefing, Health Secretary matt hancock said his self declared target of 100,000 tests per day had been met. I knew that it was an audacious goal, but we needed an audacious goal, because testing is so important for getting britain back on our feet. But the headline number of more than 122,000 tests doesnt tell the full story. Around one third of the overall figure are testing kits sent to people at home. And other settings such as care homes. We cannot test without Contact Tracing and the two have to be conducted together. Furthermore, you need a strategy of who you are going to test and how you are going to test, so there are a number of hurdles and furthermore to say we are testing when actually the tests have gone out in the post is not the same as having tests in the laboratory done today. Meanwhile authorities in the United States have authorised the drug remdesivirfor states have authorised the drug remdesivir for use states have authorised the drug remdesivirfor use on states have authorised the drug remdesivir for use on coronavirus patients. While it reduced recovery times by 31 , it did not lessons in terms. Remdesivirs maker says reports are inconclusive and has promised to distribute 1. 5 million vials of the drug free. David willis is in los angeles for us. Lets pick up is in los angeles for us. Lets pick up on these trials of remdesivir, of course a lot of interest in how that may or may not work. What we know about this drug is that it locks the development of coronavirus, blocks the development of the coronavirus and it helps to speed the recovery of severely ill patients with the virus, charlie. Did some tests on about 1000 patients and those who took this drug recovered on average about four days earlier than those who didnt. Now i was originally developed, this drug, to treat the ebola virus, it didnt prove very successful in that regard, but the very fa ct successful in that regard, but the very fact that it is having some impact on the coronavirus is giving medical officials here because the hope because lets face it, theres not much else to cheer about at the moment, no other drugs and the development of a vaccine to deal with this virus is thought to be still more than a year away. And david, sometimes during the course of the pandemic it is one place on one organisation that really puts a spotlight on how devastating the condition has been for certain groups of people, and i know there isa groups of people, and i know there is a care home in new york which has been particularly badly hurt. Absolutely, it is the isabella geriatric centre, and 98 people have died there of the coronavirus, all of them are elderly of course, it is more than 700 beds in that centre, but they have had such problems there that they have had to bring in a refrigerated lorry in order to deal with all the bodies. New york of course has been very, very badly hit, Nursing Homes very badly hit, but not quite to this sort of level, and very tragic news from new york this morning. In the uk, doctors are working on a very different potential treatment for coronavirus. A Clinical Trial would see patients treated with blood plasma from people who have had the virus, and since recovered. So far, donors have given enough plasma to treat 150 people. Heres more from our Health Correspondent catherine burns. Here is the hope. This golden liquid is blood plasma. The trial will ask if it could give critically ill people instant protection against the coronavirus attacking our body. So far there is no proven treatment for covid 19. This study aims to change that. It doesnt involve new expensive drugs could, but something freely given. This Hospital Doctor has had the virus and has treated people with it too. There are 72 people with it too. There are 72 people in the hospital now trying to find a disease around the world. There are ifeel find a disease around the world. There are i feel really privileged and excited to play some role in that. When he was sick his immune system would have made antibodies to attack the coronavirus. These build up over about a month and i found coronavirus. These build up over about a month and ifound in blood plasma. Donations are happening across the uk. 150 people in england have already donated, and each one can give enough to treat another person. So far 6500 people in england have gone online to say they are england have gone online to say they a re interested england have gone online to say they are interested in donating. Others who have had the virus will get phone calls asking if they want to be involved. Doctors are now looking for suitable patients to give the plasma too. What we are essentially giving is a Rapid Protection against the virus. And were hoping that by clearing the virus quickly because this Rapid Protection by the antibody, it will help patients recover quickly. Its early days, but if this works, the hope is that we could have an effect of treatment against coronavirus. Effective. Commuters could be asked to check their temperature before leaving home, as part of measures to make public transport safer. Its understood to be one of several options being looked at for when the lockdown is eased. Lets speak to our Political CorrespondentJonathan Blake taking the temperature before you travel, just one of the options . Thats right. The Prime Minister has promised a conference of plan for how to get the uk economy back up and running. When restrictions are reviewed as they have to be by law, this coming thursday. This is one idea that is being looked at by the government, it is by no means confirmed but asking people to take the temperature, to see if they have of course one of the key symptoms of coronavirus might be one way of allowing people to travel on public transport again. Of course public transport again. Of course public transport is potentially a problem, you cant have buses, trains and tube trains packed and maintain social distancing in that space very effectively. So this could be one of the ideas that the government puts in place, we will find out next week, the department of transport say they are constantly looking at this from countries around the world. One country which has gone much further in its steps to open up is ireland, the Prime Minister leo varadkar announcing is ireland, the Prime Minister leo va radkar announcing yesterday a is ireland, the Prime Minister leo varadkar announcing yesterday a plan to open up the economy and the country as a whole in a phased approach, starting in a couple of weeks time with gatherings of four people from outside of your household, more measures taken every three weeks or so, taking the country up to a state of near normality towards the end of august. One advantage the uk has although it has faced criticism for delaying its reopening, is seeing what works in other countries, and that is something the government will be doing in the next few days and weeks ahead. But i wouldnt expect such a specific timetable from the Prime Minister next week. That is interesting to explore, thank you jonathan. More waste and recycling centres across england are set to re open this morning as authorities attempt to combat an increase in fly tipping since the lockdown began. Social distancing measures will be enforced, with some sites also restricting the types of waste they will handle, or the number of cars allowed in. Breakfasts john maguire reports. As if to add insult to injury one of the unintended consequences of lockdown has been a significant rise in fly lockdown has been a significant rise infly tipping. Lockdown has been a significant rise in fly tipping. Call lockdown has been a significant rise in fly tipping. all last night from a herdsman hearing noises at about 830 and wheel spinning, and this is what a lovely lot of people have left us. It has remained illegal, of course, punishable by up to a year in prison or a fine of £50,000, but with council tips, known as household and Waste Recycling centres close household and Waste Recycling ce ntres close a cross household and Waste Recycling centres close across the uk, some have dumped their rubbish with abandon. Some centres, such as here in manchester, and hour reopening, but with restrictions in place. We are only accepting cars and small vans, we wont be accepting transit va ns vans, we wont be accepting transit vans 01 vans, we wont be accepting transit vans or trailers, because of the lack of manoeuvring space on site and also for the fact that this is about essential journeys and also for the fact that this is about essentialjourneys only, so people really need to think if it is essential to come to deposit waste before they make a trip. The governments hope is this, if managed carefully, can represent a step towards the restoration of normal life. As local governance secretary i said i want counsellors to begin to open them, so some are 110w to begin to open them, so some are now opening, others will open over the course of the next couple of weeks. Theres no reason you cant travel to your tip to put your Household Waste there or do your recycling, so councils should have the confidence to reopen them as 0011 the confidence to reopen them as 50011 as the confidence to reopen them as soon as possible. But councils are wanting people to manage their expectations. Keep storing it at home, wait till you hear of the news from your local authority as to if and when your local tip is opening, and when your local tip is opening, and also of course very mind that a lot of other people will also want to get down there so there may be, especially in the first few days of the week, quite high demand. Tips in scotla nd the week, quite high demand. Tips in scotland remain closed while in wales and Northern Ireland plans reopening is under way. The best advice is before setting off, check your local centre is open and if so, what restrictions are in place. It is 12 minutes past six. Police are appealing for witnesses after an 11 year old boy was shot last night in east london. A number of people fled the scene in upminster, where the boy was found with a gunshot wound, and a man in his 40s with head injuries was also discovered. No arrests have been made. The north korean leader, kimjong un, has made his first appearance on state media in more than 20 days. There had been international speculation that he was seriously ill. The countrys official news agency said hed opened a fertiliser plant near the capital, pyongyang. Kensington palace has released new images of Princess Charlotte to mark herfifth birthday, which she celebrates today. The pictures show the princess delivering home made care packages to those in need during the coronavirus crisis. The photos were taken in april by her mother, the duchess of cambridge, whos patron of the Royal Photographic Society and has regularly released pictures of her children to mark their birthdays. Weve all been paying a bit more attention to nature these days so that might explain the popularity of a webcam in the Scottish Highlands. This is it, live pictures for you. A webcam in loch arkaig is livestreaming a pair of ospreys incubating three eggs and is attracting many more viewers than normal. And whats even more amazing is these eggs have been laid on the same day each year since the webcam was set up in 2017. The same day each year so for four yea rs the same day each year so for four years ina the same day each year so for four years in a row they have been laid on the same day. There is something so on the same day. There is something so very calming about that image, isnt there. In all these difficult times, that is a part of nature that is carrying on regardless, and its just lovely to look at. Feel slightly voyeuristic, it is very voyeuristic. I think we will drop back in on those pictures once or twice this morning. I noticed a bit of wind rustling the feathers there. Not quite sure if it is windy for everyone. Heres susan with a look at this mornings weather. Another rainbow and we had rainbows yesterday . Good morning. Beautiful scenes are sentin good morning. Beautiful scenes are sent in from our weather watchers yesterday, nothing like some good old showers to give good photo opportunities, beautiful double rainbow from essex yesterday and some great for lightning, this sent in from east sussex. A few showers around again today but fewer generally than yesterday and naga, youre right, a bit of wind coming from the north across the uk, but that too will ease through the day and the weekend generally moving us onto a slightly quieter weather footing than the last days of the week. Its because of this area of low pressure that brought all the showers, it is drifting to scandinavia, High Pressure will try to topple in from the north west at this low from the south west might have something to say about that. Here we are for today, a lot of fine weather across the uk, lot of sunshine and the greatest risk of showers will be across initially northern and eastern scotland and becoming increasingly confined to perhaps the south east of scotland through the afternoon and parts of the north east of england. The odd one could be sharp with may be the odd rumble of thunder, but much fewer and further between in contrast to the same time yesterday, 4pm this afternoon. Temperature wise, up to as high as 18 in the south east, typically feeling similar to yesterday, mid teens and cooler in northern scotland, ten or 11. Through the evening and overnight, some of the showers could be punchy for a while across the north east of england, but the low pulling away all the while. Remember the low to the south west . That pushing a bit more cloud into the south west of england to the end of the night, patchy rain for devon, cornwall and the isles of scilly. For most, though, a quiet night with clear spells and chilli in northern regions of scotland. On sunday, very similar to today with showers in northern scotland once again. A bit more cloud first thing in southern england and that will thicken considerably through the day and heres the biggest difference in contrast to today, sunday afternoon will bring more widespread showers across scotland and many parts of england, especially away from the south, and consequently it could be a bit cooler. But the trend for next week is for the high to push down from the north, bringing quite a bit of dry weather for many, but still towards the south west, always the threat of rain trying to move its way in and that battle between the high and low will be our story that plays out in the week ahead. Monday looks largely dry on the whole, nothing too remarkable in terms of temperatures. Tuesday has the chance of rain coming in in southern reaches. Second half of the week looks more settled, and there could be warmth returning by then as well. But for now, back to you two. Susan, thanks very much. We are going to have a look through some of the papers this morning and lets start with the front page of the times. You can see the line here workers are facing temperature checks before leaving home under johnson roadmap out of lockdown. A lot of speculation, this is looking ahead to next week, and he said there will be a roadmap, thats true, and this suggestion is one that we had confirmed at the bbc, one of a raft of measures they are looking at not yet confirmed. Looking at the guardian, the uks corona divide is the headline there and this is something that came out yesterday, People Living in the poorest areas dying at twice the rate of those in richest areas. If you watched the press conference yesterday, a question was asked to matt hancock, calls for the government to focus Health Funding on the most deprived regions, the office for National Statistics figures showing that. The front page of the telegraph . On the front page of the telegraph . On the front page of the telegraph . On the front page of the telegraph, given what was said about their being some announcement about this roadmap, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of speculation about what some of those measures could be, and you can see on the front page of the telegraph, they are talking about the two metre rule, whether they could some sort of relaxation around those determinations and this is Princess Charlotte, who has been helping to deliver meals to people during the crisis. Shall we say happy birthday as well . Yes, today. Five years old, big yale what have you got on the inside, charlie . There it is, right in front of you on the table. Thats what ive got, right here. We do this story quite a bit, dont we . Particularly apt at the moment, sell by dates, when is food safe . Do you look at the date and say, how long does it go . Wha