we avoid, you know, play centres, places like that, we won't be going anywhere unnecessarily. stick to the park, stick to the outdoors. our three—year—old, she's been teaching us how to wash our hands, so that's new. but, otherwise, it'sjust trying to be sensible, really, not doing anything, not going anywhere that we don't need to go. i'm actually staying away from my mum at the moment because she's got a little bit of a sore throat and a cold, butjust in case, i'm not going near her. my little girl is only three, so she hasn't asked too much. but she just says, "do i have to wash my hands, now, mummy?" i'm, like, "yes, come on, now, wash your hands." the nursery has more than 270 children on its books, and around a0 staff. of course, this isn't the sort ofjob where people can work from home. and, as the virus spreads, then so does the uncertainty. often grandparents are involved with childcare.

but if they self—isolate, then that help disappears. a lot of our children share, you know, parents, their grandparents looking after them, them coming to the nursery on the other days. so, yes, i think it is going to have an impact, certainly. we haven't got any germs any more, have we? can you see in the water? just as the coronavirus is no respecter of age or international borders, it will affect and infect varying aspects of our lives, presenting many challenges and making everyday normal life anything but. john maguire, bbc news, north wales. and you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself on the bbc news app and on our website — bbc.co.uk/news. now it's time for a

look at the weather, with nick 00:02:04,1000 --> 00:02:05,457 miller. claudia skies, where we had the lion's share of yesterday's sunshine but what hasn't changed in the rain where it was raining yesterday, we have this weather front wobbling north and south across the uk. it will do so for a few more days and by the weekend, pretty much out of here, high pressure coming in and settling things down for a time. that hasn't happened yet and here is the rain again for northern ireland into much of southern and western scotla nd into much of southern and western scotland as the afternoon goes on, the north and north—east staying dry. it is claudia across much of england and wales, a bit of rain into cumberland, northumberland, patchy rain along the coast here, the channel islands, these are average wind speeds, customer a bit higher in the far north of scotland but a mild day for most of us and particularly those brighter parts of eastern england, already around 15, could well see 16 celsius. tonight, the rain is on the move south, across northern england into wales,

still some heavy bursts with gusty winds here. clearing up for northern ireland, particularly in scotland. it will turn chilly here, a touch of frost possible and some icy patches with wintry showers moving in the south of our weather front, and very mild night to come. tomorrow, a wet start across northern england and much of wales, the rain slowly moving south during the day, not reaching the far south—east. north wales, northern england slowly brightening up, turning colder but a chilly feel in northern ireland and scotland, despite the sony field. gusts of nearly 60 miles per in the far north of scotland. still very mild in the far south—east if you get to see bright spells through the cloud. the blue indicates, by thursday, more of the uk turning colder but the weather front is still clinging on the further south you are. southern england, parts of wales, could see further outbreaks of rain whereas elsewhere on thursday, it will be mainly dry as high pressure begins to build in. it will feel a bit colderfor high pressure begins to build in. it will feel a bit colder for more of us will feel a bit colder for more of us and particularly across southern

parts as we get a freshening easterly wind. friday into the weekend, the weather front does finally edge your way westwards, a slow process. high pressure becomes more dominant so that is a sign of things settling down but, around that, that chilly easterly breeze. still potential friday to the start of the weekend, across southern and western areas, to see a bit of rain before that clears away and most places by sunday are looking dry. some sunny spells but it will feel chilly for a time in the easterly breeze and gardeners take note, there will be some frosty nights around as well. many thanks, nick. a reminder of our top story... the uk prepares for a new reality — as the country adapts to sweeping plans to tackle coronavirus — with no clear end date in sight. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and, on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. the european championship has been postponed for a year due to the spread of coronavirus. the decsion follows a meeting this morning between uefa and major stakeholders. 0ur reporter laura scott can bring us the latest now from wembley. laura, euro 2021 it is, then? that's what look unlikely at this stage but we've not had it confirmed by uefa but the norwegian fa tweeted it time ago to say it would be moved to the 11th of june 2021, ago to say it would be moved to the 11th ofjune 2021, and we are outside wembley where they were due to have seven games this summer, looking like it'll have to be moved to summer, but it hasn't been ratified officially by uefa yet. all of this decision was because of so much fixture congestion and such disruption across european football.

a lot of the domestic leads have been suspended, for at least the next few weeks, and uefa also need the champions league and europa league to be finished and, by moving it to next summer, they have freed up it to next summer, they have freed upa lot it to next summer, they have freed up a lot of time in the calendar to try to fulfil those fixtures, try to com plete try to fulfil those fixtures, try to complete there's competitions and they are looking for this corroboration across european football to try to provide some sort of conclusion to ongoing competitions but we will wait for the official announcement from uefa later on today, but that's certainly what we are hearing at this stage. thanks, laura, at wembley. olympic games organisers will also be holding talks today with international sports federations. the main focus of the meeting is to discuss disruption to qualifying events for the games. british swimming has cancelled april's olympic swimming trials and announced that the diving world series event, scheduled to take place in london at the end of

the month, will not take place at this time. i think what we all need to do is just to settle down a bit and understand better what decisions the international federations, understand better what decisions the internationalfederations, that control those events, how they are planning things for the athletes and it may well be some time before we know the outcome of that. there is a meeting this week, but throughout all of the continents, for continental qualification, but we just need to see how that plays out for the athletes. it's a very difficult time, a very worrying time, notjust for our athletes, but in general. england, wales and scotland athletics has suspended all planned organised activity until at least the end of april. meanwhile, the first three diamond league athletics meetings in doha on april 17th and then china on the 9th and 16th of may won't take place as scheduled but efforts will be made to hold them later in the season. the british horseracing authority has confirmed that all horseracing in britain will

be suspended with effect from tomorrow. last night it was announced the grand national has been cancelled. all public events under thejurisdiction of the british boxing board of control have been cancelled until at least the end of march. meanwhile, cricketer alex hales has said that he has developed symptoms of coronavirus. hales said on social media that he left the pakistan super league reluctantly to return and be with his family. he said he was healthy on arrival back into the uk but developed symptoms shortly after returning. hales says he hopes to get tested at some point today. not a lot of sport around but there's one story that might catch the eye of nfl fans. quarterback tom brady has announced he is leaving the new england patriots after 20 years. his statement is on the bbc sport website. but for now,

bye from me. thank you very much, holly. let's recap on the latest government advice. everyone should now avoid social contact with others and unnecessary travel. that means you should avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other social venues. you should also start working from home where you possibly can. anyone who lives with someone who has a cough or a temperature should stay at home for 1h days. and you should only use the nhs if you really need to. from tomorrow the government will no longer be "supporting" mass gatherings using emergency workers. and on schools, the chief scientific adviser said that it "may be necessary" to think about school closures but only "at the right stage" of the outbreak. but what do you do if you find yourself out of work, with no income because of the latest restrictions? maybe you need to stay at home for 1h days because someone in your family has symptoms, or perhaps yourjob involves you working at big events, which are being cancelled.

what does it mean if you are self employed or on zero—hour contracts? if that's you, how do you pay your bills? and how do single parents cover child care costs? jim reed outlines what help you might be able to get. if you can't work because of coronavirus, then that could mean negotiating the benefit system. the first possibility is statutory sick pay. it should now be paid by your employer, like wages, from the first day you are sick or self—isolating for up to 28 weeks. you can get more if your company has its own sick pay scheme to top it up. if you are on a zero—hours contract, you should still be able to claim, though you need to earn an average of £118 a week for the past eight weeks. if you are self—employed, or working in the gig economy though, you may not qualify. there are then two options — you might be able to claim both. esa is linked to your national insurance contributions over the last few years.

this will now be paid from the first day you are sick or self—isolating, instead of having to wait eight days. to get it, you need to go online and make an appointment at the localjobcentre. if you are off work or seeing jobs dry up, you might also be able to claim universal credit. whether you qualify and the amount you can get is based on factors like your savings, the size of your family and your partner's income. the government now says you can receive a month's payment upfront without physically going to a jobcentre, so you should be able to claim on your phone or laptop. there is normally a wait — up to five weeks — for the money to reach your bank accounts but you can ask for a cash advance. this should be paid in a couple of days if needed. the victoria derbyshire programme brought together a panel of experts to answer your queries. veronica madden from the department of work and pensions took the first

question from a 71—year—old worker, who asked what benefits she might access now that she has to self—isolate. the situation is entirely dependent on circumstances, so if he has any savings or property that could come into consideration. you may be entitled to pension credits. i would advise to go online and have a look at our website, and if he has any concerns, he is more well, more than welcome to contact us. the website address is... gov.uk. and there is also i understanding universal credit section on there. you said locally, thejobcentre. do you mean ringing them or go in person? alljob centres are

currently open, we have a wealth of support, they will be talking to local community to ensure we have a wraparound service. i would suggest if you cannot access information online, by all means, attend job centres. they can attend them, so you cannot ring a job centre or can you? if you wanted to get further information, there is a helpline number, if it's ok to share, 0800 328 5644, where people can reach us. emily, go ahead with your question. i have to self—isolate for the next 12 weeks, i'm not sure if i'm going to get any ssp. my agency haven't got back to me and i don't have any money

whatsoever because i am a supply teacher, so what can i claim if i cannot claim ssp? andy, please help with what level you have to earn before you qualify with statutory sick pay. the government has announced that it will extend some benefits to self—employed people, but not yet a statutory sick pay. but if you are not self employed, you have to add £118 per week, are you self—employed ? technically not, because i work through an agency, but it is a grey area whether i will get paid. your agency, if you earn £118

per week, i'm not necessarily telling you to tell us what you do only, if you earned that, if i have understood andy correctly, you will qualify for statutory sick pay from your agency? yes, the employment status is the key thing here. providing emily is deemed to be employed or worker, she will get it. this one says, i am self—employed, i have a mortgage, i'm becoming increasingly worried about making sure it is paid. is there any help i can get? i've heard about small grants for self—employed people but had do i go about seeing if that's true and claiming them? i don't know if you can help, andy, or veronica? i'd like to say a couple of things on that. this is the big concern. we are very worried that the government is leaving the self employed behind in its preparation of this crisis, they do not have the same protection on their income as employees.

we are calling on the government to set up an emergency income protection fund to help self—employed people. we welcome the measures unveiled at the budget, a bit more access to benefits, but it is becoming increasingly clear that they will come nowhere near far enough. if you have access to £97 per week statutory sick pay, that won't cover your mortgage. so how do we help these people? the owner, freelance musician, go ahead? yes, i make my money through various ways, weddings, corporate parties, stuff like that. i private teacher as well. obviously with the bands ongoing, but going into places like pubs, not a ban but nearly, it's losing work through gigs. also private teaching, it's very hard to teach vocal from low income if i tried to give you a vocal lesson now i'd find it difficult. not as difficult as me! what is your question? i'm wondering what help

there is for people like me, freelance musicians, people in the events industry, a whole span of different professions. i'm wondering what help there is for us because i know, iam in a blessed position, i don't have to pay extortionate i'm in coventry but i know people in london are paying lot higher rents. let me ask veronica from the dwp. would somebody like the owner and all those of the freelancers who are not going to be able to recruit like fiona be entitled to benefits? i would strongly suggest that they would make a claim for universal credit online. what that will do will take in consideration their circumstances, if they have any earnings that will be looked at, it doesn't necessarily mean that they would not be entitled to other support, especially if they have children or housing gusts. so strongly suggest they go online and make a claim for universal credit. let me bring in richard from a debt advice charity. people are wondering about borrowing money, from various institutions, and from payday loan companies, to cover things like rent, to cover things like childcare gusts, because the interim

is going to drop dramatically, what is your advice? we know that people are already borrowing to pay researchers borrowing to pay essentials because the safety net is not there. so people are borrowing to buy food? yes, a quarter of people don't have savings to full back on. firstly, if you can avoid it, try not to go for high cost credit. if you can avoid going for a payday loan, please try and do that. why? because it is very easy to spiral as a control, the interest and charges can vary racked up quickly. you can try your local credit union which could have a line of affordable credit for you if you have to turn to credit. people don't have to suffer in silence. at our charity, we help 600,000 people every year with financial problems so reach out, we can help you with benefits, with repayment plans, reach out for help now. how do people get in touch with you?

we have set up a hub which is for people to get in charge, and it is stepchange. org/coronavirus. we also have a helpline. tracy, she runs a support service for special needs school, what is your question? i have 40 plus temporary workers, that are very nervous at the moment in relation to what could be an imminent school closure and the only advice i could give them is to sit tight. they are looking to me for advice on what's going on and what is going to happen, should the schools decide to close for a prolonged period of time. it's a worrying time all round with 70% of my temporary workforce and low income families and single parents.

we want to know what to say to them. yes, pointing them in the right direction. who wants to help with that? we have heard that they can apply for universal credit, which i think could be helpful. as i have said before, my concern is that the level of income you will get from doing that and the time it might take to get that income in after you have been through the process is going to be extremely challenging for people. i think we're looking at here at the government really needing to step up and help people, particularly the self—employed. .. go ahead, sorry. veronica from the work and pensions department, if somebody applied for universal credit today, they matched all the right criteria, they don't have savings, how long would it be before they got their first cash? if they feel that they need money straightaway, whether it's to cover housing costs, food etc, they can apply for an advance that

they would get the same day. that is a payment that they would receive in advance of the five weeks which traditionally people are aware that universal credit can take five weeks to start. that discussion earlier today on the victoria derbyshire programme. some breaking news to bring you. ajoint letter by the archbishop of canterbury and the archbishop of york are calling for church services to be put on hold for public worship to be put on hold for public worship to be put on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak. it's a joint letter by the archbishop justin welby and johnson to move. they understand there has to be a very different sort of a church in the coming months to face the challenge of coronavirus. they've invited clergy to livestream

if they have the resources to do so and expressed a desire church buildings may, where practical, remain open as places of prayer for the community but are suggesting public worship be put on hold now because of coronavirus. the government has warned that london is further forward than the rest of the country towards the peak of the virus. the mayor of london sadiq khan has said he's looking at running a reduced service on the underground and warned that the advice to avoid pubs and bars could be catastrophic for london businesses. some people will need to go to work. think of the nurses, the doctors, the police, the firefighters. i've ensured today public transport is running as normal. we may need to reduce the service as demand goes down. and over the course of the next few days, we may be reducing to a saturday/sunday service during the week and even a less frequent service if the demand shows we can reduce that service. one of the frustrations and i'd say angerfrom the businesses i've

spoken to is, at the moment the words from the government is they're advising restaurants, pubs, businesses to not open. they're advising people not to gather in places of ten or more. what they're saying to me is, the businesses are, that if the government said they're going to ban it, it means the businesses can claim from insurance. so what the government's got to do is do one of two things. either say explicitly they're banning these things, which means some of these businesses can claim from insurance. secondly, make sure the government steps in and provides the financial support these businesses desperately need. and i make this point. if these businesses have cash flow problems, if businesses close down, people are made unemployed, the government will have to step in and pay for their benefits. why not in advance of that, support the businesses to avoid job losses in the first 00:23:54,1000 --> 00:23:56,406 place? from panic buying to job cuts, ruined holidays and cancelled sporting events, the coronavirus has

brought a flood of bad news stories. but we have also seen some great examples of humanity at its best. jayne mccubbin has been seeking out some of the best moments of kindness, compassion and good humour during these difficult days. darrell blakeley‘s face is the first we can attach to the worst of the crisis here in the uk. he was a gracious gentleman, gifted with a beautiful voice, whether he was reading or singing. a dad and grandad, he was 88 when he died. his family asked not for flowers at his funeral, but for random acts of kindness. in the midst of the fear... ..the panic buying, the acts of selfishness... take it away! ..it is kindness which is starting to shine through. you can see it in romain, a musician who is coordinating free concerts outside the homes of anyone

in isolation in london. once we know who those people are and where they live, we can offer them mini concerts. those people just have to open the door or their windows or maybe their back garden to uplift them and, yeah, to give them some emotional support that they need. you can see it in ziggy and his mum, paola. i love that hashtag! as well as spreading the love and spreading the hashtag, you're raising money, is that right? we're raising money for the intensive care unit in the hospital. how's it going, mum? it's going, it's amazing. the news out there is... ..serious. i think we all know it's serious and i think we really need to do something positive. i think the talk of we're going to lose loved ones — we need to change that. we need to say we're going to save to loved ones. you can see that kindness in the football clubs... hello, stevenage! ..off the pitch right now, but still at the heart of their communities.

we've been working with our local food banks to facilitate deliveries of food to those that need it and we're also running an errand service. so whether that's you need dog walking or a prescription collected, our staff are trying to get out as best they can and help you. that's brilliant. keep up the good work, stevenage. hi, there. my name is dan perrin, i'm the music and events director for studio 338, london's biggest nightclub. and you can see it in dan, whose club will be empty but he was turning it into a food bank and delivery service for the most vulnerable in his community. we've had loads of volunteers, which is fantastic, but we need more. this is an unprecedented time of fear and uncertainty. thank you so much! but kindness too. bravo! now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, not as much sunshine around today especially to those areas who have had a lot of blue sky yesterday and rain coming in to those areas

that had the rain yesterday. just limited appearances, but are blue in the sky in leicestershire earlier. this waterfront is still around. it's been wobbling up and down across the uk, north and south, the past couple of days and will continue to do so for longer, but the lion's share of the rain today coming into northern ireland. a wet afternoon here and then pushing across the south and west of scotland, in the far north and north—east with hazy brightness. a lot of cloud across england and wales. sunny spells in the far south—east, patchy light rain in the welsh hills, a breezy day with gusts in the north and west of scotland could be near 50 miles an hour or so. could be near 50 miles an hour or so. it's a mild day for many of us and any brightness towards eastern england, we could see 16 celsius. the rain moves away from scotland and northern ireland overnight, keeping heavy bursts, particular towards the north—west of england and into wales with gusty winds. south of that, plenty of cloud, mild night to come. north of that, northern ireland and scotland,

clear spells and blustery showers. wintry in nature in scotland, relatively low levels, and a few more to come tomorrow and even stronger winds, gusting near 60 miles an hour in the north and north—west of scotland. brightening up in north england and north wales after a wet start. patchy rain sinking south across england and wales ending up in east anglia and south—west england. south of that, a bit of brightness, 16. many of us will be turning colder and colder air tries to advance south across the uk but is held up, a little bit across southern areas by this weather front still there on thursday. still some outbreaks of rain, more so towards south—west england, south wales, the west midlands later on as well. north of that, though, it's looking dry. the best of the sunshine will be in scotla nd best of the sunshine will be in scotland but more of us seeing those temperatures take a different direction. and easterly wind in the southern part of the uk. i pressure for the weekend, this weather front across western parts of the uk. the

isobars climbing across western parts of the uk. the isoba rs climbing together for across western parts of the uk. the isobars climbing together for a chilly easterly breeze and the chance of a bit of rain the further west you are, initially at the weekend but for many of us, it's looking like a dry rather chilly weekend with frosty nights.

hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 2:00... the uk adapts to sweeping plans to tackle coronavirus — with no clear end date in sight.

usually congested streets quiet — as people are urged to avoid travel and nonessential contact. stay away from restaurants, pubs and clubs — that's the official advice. it's left some businesses in despair. we can't make money to pay the rent and the rates and everything. so it's tough as well. so i have to send two of them home. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, advises uk citizens against all non—essential global travel for an initial period of 30 days. the archbishop of canterbury calls for church of england churches to put public worship on hold and become a "different sort of church" in the coming months. in france, tough new measures require people to stay at home — only those with documents spelling out their reasons are allowed out.