World Health Organization warns 300000 people could die across africa. With infection rates falling germany says its got the outbreak at manageable levels. Ground control to me. And top tips from a former astronauts on how to come to grips with life in isolation. And on time how much now have all the sporting commuting plans are and the motion to complete this seasons European Champions League with all this 29th a pencil then before the final. Alarming new numbers are showing the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on the worlds 2 biggest economies this increasing doubt about the u. S. President s. 2 week deadline for getting businesses back up and running in 30 states 22000000 americans have made jobless claims in the past month numbers not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930 s. Chinas Gross Domestic Product has plummeted by almost 7 percent in the 1st quarter the steepest fall since it opened up to the world or 2 years ago and theres been a big rise in the death toll in the or
Civil war brewing . Our deputy Political Editor, tom hannood there for us. An audacious proposal here in manchester. Might the Prime Minister be taking the largest spender decision of his tenure in office, potentially tens of billions of pounds of Rail Infrastructure to hang in the balance, although at least one conservative mayor andy street, is not happy. Ill have the is not happy. Ill have the latest. Latest. The home secretary will also be taking to the podium today with everything from policing to migration on the agenda. And well be speaking to the justice secretary later this hour. Secretary later this hour. Weather forecast courtesy of alex deakin this morning. Alex deakin this morning. A bit of a wet start in places this morning, but most of us will have a bright and breezy day. Therell be some sunshine. There will also be a fair few showers. Join me later for a full forecast and sport courtesy of paul coyte. How about this , chelsea have how about this, chelsea have won a gam
North. Later in the week things start to really warm up. More rain on thursday and friday, particularly scotland and Northern Ireland. By the time we get to the weekend, low to mid 20s, 25 or 26 celsius for the south and east. Thanks, helen. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. Hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, olly foster. Our headlines this evening. Tributes are paid to francis lee, a Manchester City great, who has died at the age of 79. Rangers dismiss Michael Beale afterjust ten months in charge who is his likely replacement at ibrox . Liverpool wont back down, demanding a full review after that disallowed goal and also the audio between officials. Also coming up on sportsday. Luke donald is open to Captaining Europe at the next ryder cup after a night of celebrations in rome. The voice is gone a little bit, and the heads a bit sore, but it was all worth it. And keeping herfeet firmly
And its a grim day for norwich city as theyre relegated from the premier league after a 4 0 loss to west ham. The england football legend Jack Charlton has died at the age of 85. The former centre half who was a member of englands 1966 World Cup Winning Team as well as a former boss of the republic of ireland passed away on friday night following a long term illness. His former team mate from the 66 world cup winning squad, sir geoff hurst, has said this was another sad day for football. Jack was the type of player and person that you need in a team to win a world cup. He was a great and loveable character and he will be greatly missed. Andy swiss looks back at his life. Few have blended courage and charisma quite like Jack Charlton. As a player, a manager and as part of english footballs most famous family. Bobby charlton with the corner. Jack perfect goal. Charlton grew up in northumberland and after a brief spell as a miner, opted for a career in football, along with his younger bro