In the midst of the pandemic, a bit ofjoy as borisjohnson and his fiancee announce the birth of a baby boy. The Prime Ministers partner Carrie Symonds and the baby are said to be in good health after the birth at a london nhs maternity unit. Both mother and baby are doing well and im sure the whole house will wa nt to and im sure the whole house will want tojoin and im sure the whole house will want to join with me in sending congratulations and our best wishes to them. We all recognise the anxiety the Prime Minister and Carrie Symonds must have gone through in these past few weeks, unimaginable anxiety sol through in these past few weeks, unimaginable anxiety so i really hope this brings them incredible relief and joy. Well have more on that announcement in a moment as the country continues to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Millions more people in england are eligible for covid i9 testing after the government loosens rules on who can apply. Dont ignore symptoms of cancer
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Fall in patient referrals how lockdown could sound the death knoll of thousands of high street shops with independent, family run businesses hardest hit. This is bbc news and tributes are paid im reeta chakrabarti. To the bollywood actor irrfan khan, the headlines at 4. 30 the Prime Minister is back who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, at work in number 10, who has died at the age of 53. After he and his fiancee Carrie Symonds announced the birth of their son this morning. Hell take a short paternity leave later in the year. Millions more people in england are eligible for covid 19 testing, after the government loosens rules on who can apply. More than half of scotlands coronavirus deaths are now happening in care homes, new figures show. And the us economy shrinks by nearly 5 the biggest drop since as news on the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate, an announcement this morning the 2008 financial crisis. From downing street that caught everyone by surprise. The Pr
Organisation says the a rare disease, he wrote. Livelihoods of up to half the Global Workforce indian superstar Shahrukh Khan are affected by the pandemic called him the greatest actor of our time. He leaves behind heartbroken fans, in india and around the world. Irrfan khan, whos died at the age of 53. Time for a look at the weather. Heres nick miller. We have gone from weather which stayed the same for days on end to weather which changes every hour. The same part of wales, the same weather watcher, but two different views from this morning. All down to this area of low pressure which has arrived, making our weather very changeable again. Weather fronts moving through with rain, much needed, because april has been so dry. In the gaps between, something drier and clearer, which is how much of england and wales is ending the day, with rain pushing north across scotla nd day, with rain pushing north across scotland this evening, with more heavy downpours pushing north and east across en
Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. In around half an hours time, well be bringing you the governments daily news briefing on coronavirus, which will be led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab. But first, as news on the pandemic continues to dominate, that baby announcement this morning from downing street that caught everyone by surprise. The Prime Ministers fiance, Carrie Symonds and their baby boy are said to be doing very well, and mrjohnson has thanked nhs workers involved in the birth. The Prime Minister is back at work in downing street, and is expected to take a short amount of paternity leave later in the year. Hes spoken to the labour leader, keir starmer, about the coronavirus pandemic, and was congratulated on the birth at pmqs. Heres dominic raab and keir starmer expressing the well wishes of both political parties. The pm and his and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a healthy baby boy this morning. Both mother and baby are doing well and i
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