Be responsible when you shop. An appeal by a senior British Government minister, who estimates that £1 billion worth of extra food has been stockpiled. It is making life more difficult for those front line workers, such as oui those front line workers, such as our doctors and nurses and nhs support staff, who are working so ha rd support staff, who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. And in other news, the American Country music legend, kenny rogers, has died at the age of 81. Good evening. Youre watching bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. Well have the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in europe and elsewhere in a moment. But we start in the uk where another 53 people have died in england, bringing the total of deaths in the country to 220. In response to the pandemic, the nhs has struck an unprecedented deal with private hospitals across england to utilise nearly their entire Hospital Capacity to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemi
Its as simple and as stark as that. Theres an appeal to stop panic buying with the reassurance there is more than enough food to go round. And in china people start heading out for the first time good evening, this is the bbc news at ten. Borisjohnson has issued a fresh warning tonight that coronavirus will overwhelm the nhs unless everyone starts to practise social distancing and that the uk was no more than three weeks behind italy when it comes to the spread of the disease. He has urged everyone in the uk to follow offiical guidance to stay at home to save lives. It comes as the nhs struck an unprecedented deal with private hospitals across england to utilise nearly their entire Hospital Capacity to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The nhs says the deal will provide 8,000 additional hospital beds across england, nearly 1200 more ventilators, and 700 doctors. News of the deal came hours before Health Officials announced that a further 56 people have died in the uk
New bosses for Ainsty Ales of Acaster Malbis yorkpress.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yorkpress.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a tie-up with data firm Tussell, Construction News brings you quarterly data on construction contracts awarded by the public sector. View the biggest