Where he was staying. Massive forest fires in the Arctic Circle. We have a special report on the blazes moving across siberia. We start with coronavirus and figures from the World Health Organization showing that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe now exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. The un body has also warned of alarming rates of transmission across the region. It came as the uk government announced almost 3 00 new infections on thursday. To help prevent the spread of the virus, almost two Million People living in the north east of england will be subjected to tougher restrictions from friday. Spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2000 were in the madrid region, which is planning targeted lockdowns. And in france 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday the highest single day count since the pandemic began. Well have a report from our correspondent in marseille, a new french virus hotsp
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
Money and spirits. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. The uk has recorded its highest number of deaths linked to the coronavirus in a single day. 260 people have died in the past 2a hours bringing the total to more than 1,000. In the us, President Trump has been considering putting some of the worst hit areas under quarantine to slow the spread of coronavirus. New york state has recorded more than 53,000 confirmed cases and nearly 900 deaths. But donald trump has now tweeted that a quarantine will not be necessary. In italy, nearly 900 people with the virus have died in the past 2a hours bringing the total there to more than 10,000. Hospitals in the north of the country are in desperate need of protective equipment for health workers, as well as more staff. Well have more on all of that in a moment, but first heres Dominic Hughes on the uks response. The logistics of setting up a
Martin peters, one of the all time greats of english football, and one of the goal scorers in the world cup winning side of 1966, has died at the age of 76. Peters won 67 caps for england, and made over 700 appearances for clubs throughout his career. West ham, the club he first joined as a 15 year old, said he passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with illness. His fellow world cup winner sir geoff hurst said Martin Peters was one of the all time greats and a close friend. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks looks back at his life. With all eyes on hurst, the danger from Martin Peters went unnoticed. Commentator and a chance on goal peters Little Wonder they called him the ghost. Theres Martin Peters, the man who scored the goal which could well win the world cup for england. It didnt, of course. Geoff hurst claimed that accolade. But though many called peters strike the forgotten goal, he had a different take. If i hadnt scored, we would have lost 2 1. So, yeah
Around 60 people, including children, have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan. At least 15 people died when the bek air plane went down during take off from almaty, the countrys largest city, and struck a building. It was bound for the capital, nur sultan, carrying 93 passengers and five crew. The cause of the crash is not yet known. Plans to offer free hospital parking to some nhs staff and patients in england will be rolled out in april, the government has announced. People with disabilities, night shift workers and parents of Sick Children will be among those exempt from charges. The government says it has fully costed the plan, but nhs chiefs have expressed concerns about funding. Our concern is that, if these measures are not fully funded, than funding intended to run Front Line Services could be diverted into running car parks. Tributes have been paid to a british pastor who died, along with two of his children, in a Hotel Swimming Pool in spain. Gabriel diya, his daughter comf