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Now for more on what is happening in italy, lets go to matt bradley in rome. >> thanks, janice. ive been here for four days now with my crew in italy. theres quite a light, buoyant feeling in this city that we havent felt since we got here more than eight weeks ago. its beautiful seeing romans walking around in the park, taking advantage of this lifting of the lockdown. in many ways, this lockdown is lifting in name only. almost all businesses, restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, libraries, schoo...

But therell be a bigger push toward renewable energy, and that would help the environment, help the climate. were talking pretty generally, and obviously optimistically. clearly some areas of the world will face much greater challenges more immediately than others? well, that is certainly true. the richer economies are already moving a little more aggressively to try and get rid of fossilfuels. europe has made great progress in this. the uk has as well. but we need to invest the right money in t...

Informal setting. one to keep an eye on, thank you very, tracy beattie. there are fears parts of latin america are quickly becoming the new virus hotspot, with the number of cases soaring. new pictures out of peru have revealed hospital systems arent coping while indigenous communities in neighbouring ecuador fear extinction. freya cole reports. in crowded corridors lying on floors, covid—i9 patients with nowhere else to go in loreto, peru. the amazonian region is one of the countrys worst eff...

Before the pandemic, planes would queue to get in and out of this airport. now, this is a rare sight. gatwick and other airports were, just a few weeks ago, talking up their expansion plans. virtually all of their slots were full. but all those static tail fins tell you that airlines and airports are suddenly in a very different era. if theres a vaccine or people feel comfortable about flying, then they will do. there will be a percentage of the population that are quite happy to jump on an aero...

Distancing on aircraft actually works, and there are two reasons for that. one of which is the obvious economic one. the second of which is around the air conditioning systems on aeroplanes, which rely in part on recycling air within the cabin. that simply defeats the purpose of social distancing. the bbc has also heard from one member of british airways cabin crew who told us ba are also still operating some short—haul flights at capacity. and, as these images from paris to madrid today show,...

Indigenous communities in ecuador are fearing extension. in crowded corridors laying on floors, covid—19 patients with nowhere else to go in loreto, peru. the amazonian region is one of the countrys worst effected, and doctors say theyre not coping. translation: we are living in a terrible situation, a desperate situation. we see people die every day and we cannot deliver the necessary supplies. oxygen is running low and protective gear is lacking. three doctors from the region have died of th...

Will collapse unless it receives government support. there are fears parts of latin america are quickly becoming the new virus hotspot, with the number of cases soaring. new pictures out of peru have revealed hospital systems arent coping, while indigenous communities in neighbouring ecuador fear extinction. freya cole reports. in crowded corridors laying on floors, covid—19 patients with nowhere else to go in loreto, peru. the amazonian region is one of the countrys worst effected, and doctor...

Correspondent emma va rdy. it was these pictures taken by a worker travelling from belfast to london which have added to mounting concerns over the way airlines are operating during the lockdown. no social distance whatsoever. none whatsoever. on the plane, the queues were down the steps and out onto the tarmac, as they were before all this has happened. no change whatsoever. since restrictions were imposed, the number of daily flights has fallen by around 80%. some 60 flights a day now arrive a...

Improve passenger safety. this is a live issue not least because of pictures from a flight between belfast and london on the irish airline, aer lingus, have been widely shared. as youll see it was just about full. and aer lingus has since announced it will put on 5 more flights a week. heres our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. (tx sot) it was these pictures taken by a worker travelling from belfast to london which have added to mounting concerns over the way airlines are operating during the ...

The irish airline aer lingus says it is reviewing procedures on its belfast to london flights, following a claim it is not observing social—distancing measures. one passenger, sean mallon, took this photo on a flight to heathrow yesterday, showing almost every seat occupied and most passengers sitting next to each other. aer lingus says the safety of customers and crew is its "top priority" and any necessary changes will be implemented urgently. germanys biggest state is going to be reopening ...