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Apparently, i died three times. Im alive. Ive been shot at, ive been blown up, all sorts of things. But that, that is scary. Steve was Poole Hospitals first ever covid patient. No wonder they are proud. It has been an unbelievably busy time both in preparation and treating the patients and actually to see our first patient survive and come out in good spirits has been a huge morale boost for the whole team. Steves gratitude for the nhs is now matched only by the love for his favourite beverage. ...

Welcome to bbc news, the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. We will be talking about the shortage of protective equipment and indeed, the fa ct protective equipment and indeed, the fact that there is no sign of an early end to the lockdown itself. More warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of protective equipment. Supplies of gowns are very low in some areas. The government insists a big consignment will arrive from turkey as soon as possible. A total of 16,509 patients have died in...

The uk governments daily coronavirus update, led today by the first secretary of state, dominic raab. Good afternoon and welcome to todays downing street press c0 nfe re nce. I am joined by chief medical officer professor sir chris whitty and our chief defence staff, sir nicholas carter. Before we took to the fantastic work the armed forces have been doing, let me give you an an update from the cobra coronavirus data file. I can report that the ongoing monitoring and Testing Programme as of toda...

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 7 the first human trial of a Coronavirus Vaccine in europe has begun here in the uk. With a simple injection in a laboratory in oxford this afternoon, a highly significant moment in the scientific response to the pandemic. We will talk more about that in a second. Among the other main developments this evening the uk government has reported anot...

Hello and welcome to this bbc news special. In around half an hours time, well be bringing you the governments daily news briefing on coronavirus, which will be led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab. But first, as news on the pandemic continues to dominate, that baby announcement this morning from downing street that caught everyone by surprise. The Prime Ministers fiance, Carrie Symonds and their baby boy are said to be doing very well, and mrjohnson has thanked nhs workers involved in the...

With fears that lockdown restrictions may be making violence in homes more frequent and more severe. New zealands Prime Minister says her country has stopped Community Transmission of covid 19, effectively eliminating the virus. And a stamp of approval for captain tom, as he prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday the royal mails special tribute to the nhs super fundraiser. And in sport, there will be no fans at the british grand Prix Silverstone are in talks with the government over whether th...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. The government says its confident its target of 100,000 daily coronavirus tests by the end of april has been met. Setting a challenging target was the right thing to do because it galvanised government and got thejob done but theres a lot more to be done. The Prime Minister promises to set out a plan next week for gradually easing the lockdown, rya nair announces it plans to cut 3000 jobs, as part of restructuring because of the virus. President trump ...

To finish the season. And. A stamp of approval for captain tom, as he prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday. The royal mails special tribute to the nhs super fundraiser. The Prime Minister has urged the British Public to remain patient over lockdown saying the uk is now at the moment of maximum risk from the coronavirus outbreak. He was speaking outside number ten as he returned to work after recovering from the virus. He acknowledged life has been tough over the past month, but said, i refus...

Tunnel and we can now see the sunlight and the pastor i had of us. And so it is vital that we do not now lose control and run slap into a second and even bigger mountain. Yeah laura, the moments the government, parliament, the country had been waiting for. Yeah, and it isa had been waiting for. Yeah, and it is a significant moment to sort of pause and also the case the government was trying to make today apart from just saying boldly bypass the worst in terms of this peak in the worst in terms o...

A. Through the dark night of a pandemic. Christopher bobyn, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Heres helen willets. Thank you. The april showers arrived right right at the end of the month, they have lingered into the start of may, and we have seen lots of photographs like this one here from coll chest e the double rainbow. There is a lot of instability, turbulence in the atmosphere because of this area of low pressure which often will yield showers at this time of year. If present. But i...