Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments nationally and globally. In the daily press briefing, the uk home secretary priti patel said she was sorry if anyone felt there had been failings over the supply of personal protective equipment for health workers. It comes as the British Medical Association issued a stark warning that many medics are unable to access the ppe they need to keep themselves safe. Priti patel also announced the government would be giving £2 million to Domestic Abuse services to combat an increase in cases since the start of the lockdown. Meanwhile, the coronavirus outbreak in the United States has become the deadliest in the world, surpassing italy to record over 20,000 deaths in total. Andrew cuomo, the governor of the worst affected state, new york, has said the death rate there was stabilising, but at a horrific level. And spain has recorded its lowest number of daily deaths for nearly t
Away peacefully. And carol will have the weather for us and carol will have the weather for us shortly. Its tuesday, 21st may. Our top story its been revealed more than 500 suspected members of drugs gangs have been arrested over the past week in a crackdown on so called county lines networks across the uk. The groups, usually from cities, use children and Vulnerable People to help them deal drugs in smaller towns or rural areas. Ben ando reports. A police raid in sussex, one among many targeting so called county lines crimes. Gangs are sending drugs outside the usual territory in large cities to sell them elsewhere. From the images looks to be about 14, 15 from the images looks to be about 1a, 15 years old. From the images looks to be about 14, 15 years old. Increasingly children are being coerced into selling drugs in deals lined up with cellphones. It is fast uncomfortably. The rates targeting cou nty uncomfortably. The rates targeting county lines were not limited to sussex and sur
Moment to celebrate together. And a night of celebration for Manchester City as they retain their premier league title byjust one point. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Talks between senior conservative and labour politicians will resume later in an effort to reach a deal on brexit. It comes as the shadow brexit secretary warned that almost two thirds of labours mps would reject any agreement that failed to include a referendum on the final deal. Sir keir starmer also said he was not afraid to pull the plug on cross party talks as soon as this week if the Prime Minister did not budge on her red lines. Our Political Correspondent jonathan blakejoins me now. Jonathan, are we reaching best before date . It wont be long, and this idea of a confirmatory ballad, in other words another referendum as pa rt in other words another referendum as part of any deal agreed between labour and the government as always, officially at least, been part of the discussion, one of the thing
If a man is trying to control his partners finances, if hes taking out loans in her name without her consent. If he is controlling what food she eats, how she eats it, where she is allowed to eat it in the house. These are all acts of control. Well talk to this mum who suffered years of abuse from her partner. He set fire to the family house, killing their two sons. And, should women be able to freeze their eggs for longer than ten years . This programme can reveal exclusively campaigners are meeting the government today to ask for an extension of the ten year time limit. Youre faced with a stark choice of letting them destroy the eggs, theyjust take them out of the freezer and let them be destroyed. Or to have them fertilised, in my case, by an unknown donor. Have you forzen your eggs . Tell us why and whether you agree that the ten year time limit shld be extended. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. As we are each weekday. She has said she isnt superwom
In rotherham claims the local council offered her rapist a role, in her sons life. And theyve been slugging it out for a month with no knock out blow but who will become world chess champion . And coming up on bbc news. To dare is to do. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino rallies the troops ahead of their must Win Champions League meeting with inter milan later. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. The bank of england has given a stark warning of the effect on the economy, if the uk leaves the European Union without a deal. The banks forecast is of a shock to growth, harder than the financial crisis of 2008, with the economy shrinking by 8 . The governor mark carney says Interest Rates would rise, and the pound would crash. The warning comes as the government publishes its own Economic Analysis, suggesting britain will be poorer under all brexit scenarios, than if it remained in the European Union. Well well have the latest from westminster in a moment, but first heres our eco