five or ten years being really characterised by a lot of churn and push towards more statism. we remain quite sceptical of the ability to turn the economic fortunes. there have been good signs in the past, a few days that they are a bit more rational, realistic, setting the gross targeted 5% but the end of the day, the composition of the committee is reallyjust where xi jinping is, that shows that politics will be there for a little while longer so we take the news with a grain of salt. i longer so we take the news with a grain of salt- longer so we take the news with a grain of salt. i wonder some of the events matching grain of salt. i wonder some of the events matching away grain of salt. i wonder some of the events matching away from - grain of salt. i wonder some of the i events matching away from mainland china do weigh on the willingness of international companies to continue investing in increased investments investing in increased investments in china. we have t
This is bbc news. Im sophie raworth. The headlines at 4. 30. The number of people whove died with coronavirus in care homes in england is thought to have doubled in five days figures suggest more than 2,000 have lost their lives. There have been 759 new recorded uk coronavirus deaths in hospitals it brings the total death toll to 18,100. In the first ever virtual Prime Ministers questions, the new labour leader strongly criticises the government over a lack of testing and supply of Personal Protective Equipment. Something is going wrong, there is a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment. I dont accept his premise that we have been slow. We have been guided
by the scientific advice, the chief scientific adviser, the chief medical officer, at every step along this way. Borisjohnson is expected to speak to the queen this evening by phone. A number 10 spokesman said he watched Prime Ministers questions from chequers, but that he isn
This is bbc news. Lam iamjane i amjane hill. We had lines to be. The number of people whove died with coronavirus in care homes in england is thought to have doubled in five days figures suggest more than 2,000 deaths. In the first ever virtual Prime Ministers questions, the new labour leader strongly criticises the government over a lack of testing and supply of Personal Protective Equipment. Somethings going wrong, but there isa somethings going wrong, but there is a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment. I dont accept his premise that we have been slow. We have been guided by the scientific advice, the chief scientific adviser, the chief medical officer at every step along
this way. Many Holiday Companies could be breaking the law by refusing to give customers refunds for coronavirus related cancellations. The number of people recorded as having died with coronavirus in care homes in engl
100,000 applications made yesterday alone. Empty streets in india a quarter of the worlds population is now in some form of lockdown. And hundreds of thousands of people sign up in a single day to volunteer with the nhs, helping the most vulnerable self isolators. The call for 250,000 volunteers is looking to help people with their shopping, with transport, and also simply calling on isolated people. Good afternoon. The prince of wales has tested positive for the coronavirus. Clarence house says prince charles, whos 71, is displaying mild symptoms but is otherwise in good health. The duchess of cornwall has also been tested, but does not have the virus. Buckingham palace says the prince last saw the queen nearly two weeks ago and that her majesty is also in good health. In some of todays other developments, the chancellor is to unveil a package of measures tomorrow aimed at helping the 5 million self employed people who have been affected by the Coronavirus Crisis. Nearly half a Millio
It is it is positive for the virus. A quarter of the worlds population is now living under some form of lockdown. More than three billion people in almost 70 countries and territories have been asked to stay home. There are now more than 450,000 recorded cases of the virus globally, but we know testing is not readily available in many places so that number is likely to be much higher. Lets look at the situation around the world. Spain has now recorded more coronavirus deaths than china. 738 people have died in the past day, taking the total death toll to more than 3a00. Close to 50,000 people have fallen ill. More than 2,500 of them are in a serious or critical state. Damian grammaticas reports from madrid. On a dark day for spain, a sobering site, van after van carrying bodies of virus victims. This is madrids biggest ice rink. Its been requisitioned to hold the dead, they need it, there are so many now. Arriving at spanish hospitals are more and more cases, infections here leaping ev