Bollywood actor irrfan khan, who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, has died at the age of 53. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im victoria derbyshire. The Coronavirus Testing Programme is being expanded by the government. It will include all care home staff and residents, and anyone over 65. The government says the 100,000 target set by the Health Secretary is due to be met by tomorrow. Downing street is this morning still declining to say whether Boris Johnson will appear at Prime Ministers questions in the commons this lunchtime following his return to work. A recession on an extraordinary scale is predicted by spains Prime Minister following the outbreak. Over 58,000 us citizens have now died from covid 19. Thats more than the number of americans killed in the vietnam war. Almost 18,000 more people could die from cancer over the next year in england because of the impact of covid 19, according to researchers. Well have more on all those stories shortly. 0urfirst re
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
And in sport, a leading Health Advisor warns football is getting it wrong by trying to restart the premier league amid the global pandemic. And in whether there will be some more wet weather around in fact through today but a little bit of sunshine, too. Ill have yourfull forecast right here on breakfast. Its wednesday, april 29. Our top story millions more of us will be able to book a test for coronavirus from today. All over 65s and anyone who needs to leave home to go to work will be eligible if they have symptoms of covid 19. Other members of their household who fall ill can also apply online. Care home residents and staff in england are also being offered tests whether or not they have signs of the virus. Dan johnson reports. Saint cecilias nursing home in scarborough, locked down early. But gcioss scarborough, locked down early. But across the three homes in the group, they still saw 11 deaths, four definitely linked to coronavirus. Each number means a parent, a husband, a wife,
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