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This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im mike embley. Our top stories President Trump is escorted from a White House Briefing after security shoot an armed suspect outside the building. There was an actual shooting and someone has been taken to the hospital. Protests on the streets of beirut, as the entire lebanese government steps down after last weeks explosion. And new Research Suggests so much ice has melted in antarctica since the...

Pushes the current number of cases over 400 and the number of deaths to 19. New york state has the second highest number of cases at the moment and the governor put it under a state of emergency, asking more than 2,500 people to selfquarantine. Worldwide, there are more than 105,000 cases with a spike of cases in italy. Nearly 16 Million People across northern italy are now living under lockdown in an effort to contain the spread. So 21 people tested positive for coronavirus aboard this ship tha...

Weve done a fantastic job. The only thing we havent done well is to get good press. Weve done a fantastic job, but it hasnt been appreciated. Even the closing down of the borders, which had never been done, and not only did we close them, we closed them early, the press doesnt like writing about it. So weve done a poor job on press relationships, and i guess i dont know who to blame for that. Maybe i can blame ourselves for that. I will blame ourselves. But weve done a great job. Weve done a poo...

Now have enough tests to be testing those people in Critical Condition in hospital is. We need the test that will tell if you have got it now, and the new test which will come on stream soon to say whether you have had it. 16,000 staff may be needed when the newly converted Nightingale Hospital in east london reaches capacity. President trump warns the us to expect a rough two weeks and to stick to social distancing saying its a matter of life and death. Italy mourns the thousands of victims of ...

The prince of wales, who has himself recovered from coronavirus, sends a message of support particularly to older people. None of us can say when this will end, but end it will. Until it does, let us try and live with hope, and with faith in ourselves and each other, look forward to better times to come. In sport, for the First Time Since world war ii, wimbledon could be cancelled today. A meeting about the championships is continuing this afternoon. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news a...

Would still have to go work. The Prime Minister has also thanked the people working in Front Line Services during the coronavirus pandemic. Lets listen to what he said. I want to thank everyone whos been following the clear rules that we set out on monday, and i want to thank everyone in the nhs, the front line of the fight against coronavirus, and of course, all our public services. 0ur teachers and our school staff, the transport workers, Police Officers, everyone whos keeping this country goi...

30 days will be vital to stopping the virus in the us, as the number of cases rises to over 164,000 the highest number anywhere in the world. The country with the highest death rate, italy, extends its lockdown until easter, but there is some hope as the country reports a sharp decline in the number of infections. British Airways Suspends all flights to and from the uks second biggest airport, gatwick, due to the virus, as hundreds of stranded travellers struggle to make their way back home. The...

With the outbreak in the uk. The total death toll in italy as a result of the coronavirus has now risen to over 10,000. That brings the total number of people across europe killed by covid 19 to more than 20,000. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. In the us President Trump says hes considering imposing a quarantine on new york to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. New york has recor...

Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With us, madeleine grant from the telegraph, and features writerjames rampton from the independent. Welcome to you both, i hope we can hear you loud and clear. Tomorrows front pages lets start with the metro, which says that the uk death toll is racing ahead as nearly 3,000 people have died after contracting the virus. The ft focuses on global unemployment. They sayjobless claims in europe and the us are sur...

Effective than distancing, provided that mask is worn properly and provided that people dont infect themselves when theyre taking the mask off and touch another surface which may be contaminated. For health workers, getting this right is critical. The message from the new research is that the virus can reach further than you might think, making it harder to stay safe. David shukman, bbc news. Like many areas of the economy, the Coronavirus Crisis has decimated the catering industry as venues acr...