The british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has said the government will proceed with maximum caution when coronavirus restrictions are eased. Boris johnson is due to announce his plans for england in a speech on sunday. Ministers have insisted any short term changes to lockdown measures will be modest. Theres been another big jump in the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits, as the us grapples with how to emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. A further 3. 2 Million People filed claims this week. The numbers identifying as homeless have also reached record levels. The french government has announced more details of how it will ease one of the harshest lockdowns in europe. Authorities have issued a colour coded map of the country, outlining areas that can lift their restrictions depending on the rate of infection. That is it from me and the team. Coming up next now, the week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week when the uks pandemic d
Now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. As the uks coronavirus death toll tops 30,000, questions for the Prime Minister. That is not success or apparent success. Can the Prime Minister tell us how on earth did it come to this . A returning Boris Johnson acknowledges the scale of the crisis. There is an epidemic going on in care homes which is something that i bitterly regret. And history is made in wales. Translation this is the first meeting of senate and the Welsh Parliament. All that to come and more. But first. As the uk became the first european country to record 30,000 coronavirus deaths, the Prime Minister told mps he bitterly regrets the coronavirus epidemic in care homes. In his first appearance in the commons since march, borisjohnson also said he found shortages of personal protective equipment enraging. And with the government having failed to meet its testing target on several days this week, he set a new target of two
Hello this is bbc news. Im tim willcox. The headlines borisjohnson says people should stay at home as much as possible ahead of outlining a road map towards easing lockdown restrictions in england. But the government is forced to defend its decision to update its core message for england after accusations the slogan stay alert is confusing. Airlines say theyve had no clarity from the government on the future of the industry after holding talks earlier today. It follows reports a m day quarantine would be introduced for all passengers arriving into the uk. President trumps handling of the pandemic is called a chaotic disaster by his predecessor, barack obama. And south koreas president warns of a second wave of infection, as a new cluster of cases is confirmed. Now on bbc news, we take a look back at the week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week when the uks pandemic death toll became the highest in europe. A returning Prime Minister admitted the sca
At the week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament a week when the uks pandemic death toll became the highest in europe. A returning Prime Minister admitted the scale of the crisis. Theres an epidemic going on in care homes which is something i bitterly regret. A labour mp fresh from the hospital ward shared her own experience. Frontline workers like me have had to watch families break into pieces as we deliver the very worst of news to them. And how much will the pandemic cost professional sport . If you dont want to know the score, look away now. We are heading for a financial hole of about £200 million by the end of september a cash hole. All that to come and more. But first, we may be past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, but no country outside the United States has a higher death toll than the uk. As the overall figure continued to climb, the government continued to miss its own target of 100,000 tests a day. Borisjohnson told mps he bitterly regre
Time for a look back at the week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week when the uks pandemic death toll became the highest in europe. A returning Prime Minister admitted the scale of the crisis. Theres an epidemic going on in care homes which is something i bitterly regret. A labour mp fresh from the hospital ward shared her own experience. Front line workers like me have had to watch families break into pieces as we deliver the very worst of news to them. And how much will the pandemic cost professional sport . If you dont want to know the score, look away now. We are heading for a financial hole of about £200 million by the end of september, a cash hole. All that to come and more, but first, we may be past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, but no country outside the United States has a higher death toll than the uk. As the overall figure continued to climb, the government continued to miss its own target of 100,000 tests a day. Borisjohnson to