Beijings new security laws. And Dorset Village where they have discovered a new neighbourliness. Good evening. The Prime Minister has staunchly defended his top advisor, Dominic Cummings, after it emerged hed driven more than 250 miles from his london home to county durham, following the governments introduction of its coronavirus lockdown. Borisjohnson said mr cummings had followed the instincts of every parent and acted with integrity in seeking childcare with family members after his wife had developed symptoms of the virus. The Prime Minister was responding to growing pressure from within the conservative party and beyond for his advisor to step down. It comes as 118 more deaths were announced in the past 2a hours. Thats the lowest figure since the lockdown began, though theres usually a lag in recording deaths at the weekend. That brings the total number of people whove died in the uk to 36,793. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. Why did you not stay in your primary r
Melbourne in australia is back in lockdown after recording its highest number of daily covid cases. Well look at whats behind the surge. And the Trump Administration has the video sharing app tik tok in its sight. Secretary of state mike pompeo was asked whether hed recommend downloading it. Only if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist party. Welcome to the programme. We have to start with jair bolsonaro, president of the country with the second highest number of covid cases in the world and now hes part of that total. Here he is telling reporters earlier. He appears without a mask but then puts one on. He tells them hes been feeling unwell since sunday, had a fever and was suffering some pain and then took a coronavirus test. Now, though, he says he feels perfectly well. Translation for example, if i hadnt taken the covid 19 test, i wouldnt know the result. And it turned out to be positive. Lets bear in mind this is a man who has repeatedly trivializ
Tonight at 10 the latest government promises to residents and staff of care homes in their fight against coronavirus. Theres a pledge to do far more testing. Anyone going from hospital into social care in england should be tested for the virus. But the governments target for nhs testing is still way off, so ministers are asked how realistic their new promises are. As we build capacity further over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, well expand further those who are eligible for tests. Well have more on the latest pledges and well be reporting on the picture in scotland, where a quarter of all coronavirus deaths are happening in care homes. Also tonight. One of the latest nhs staff victims was a pregnant nurse from luton, but her baby was delivered and is doing well. A new device an alternative to a ventilator designed by clinicians, engineers and formula one, is now being delivered to the nhs. Its back to school already in denmark, where s
And germany says, it will keep up its aggressive programme of testing and tracing as its covid 19 restrictions, are partially relaxed. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, lets start in the uk. The number of people recorded as having died with coronavirus in care homes in england is thought have doubled in the space of five days. Preliminary figures by the care regulator suggest that more than two thousand care home residents have died in england since the beginning of the outbreak. In other developments, more than 2,000 people each week in the uk may be missing cancer diagnoses, and possibly losing vital treatment time due to coronavirus fears, a leading Cancer Charity has warned. In spain, the Prime Minister says the nationwide lockdown will be eased slowly and gradually in the second half of may, provided authorities stay on top of the virus. And in germany, the weari
Also tonight. Parliament is back in business. But not as weve known it. Mps made their contributions online putting ministers under pressure over testing and protective equipment. Leading cancer experts say thousands of patients are missing out on treatment. The number of urgent referrals is down by three quarters. The show must go on but did sporting gatherings like cheltenham lead to a spike in infections . Well look at the evidence. It doesnt look particularly professional, but at least i know its protecting me, and its the best i can do. The gp whos taken to wearing overalls how the coronavirus has changed the way shes looking after her patients. And coming up on bbc news snookers World Championship makes plans to go ahead injuly, but will fans be allowed into the crucible . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Were getting a clearer picture today of the scale of the impact of coronavirus on care homes across the uk. The office for National Statistics and the Care Quali