they wanted to do fights, jump people, they wanted to be the best. they were exposed to weapons after the 2011 revolution and became more political. salman abedi visited this man, abdul rab abdullah, a convicted iss salman abedi visited this man, abdul rab abdullah, a convicted is supporter, in prison. ahmed saw salman abedi again in libya just two weeks before the attack. what did you notice? a change. 360, like it was religious salman, not gangster salman. five days before the bomb, salman abedi slipped back into britain without his brother to make and detonate the device. hashem abedi was arrested in libya and brought to britain to stand trial, as guilty as his brother of murdering 22 people. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. carphone warehouse is to close

all of its 500 shops — meaning 3,000 jobs will be lost. the company said the decision was not related to the virus, but to changes in the way people buy their phones. alex salmond has claimed that sexual assault allegations against him are either "deliberate fabrications for a political purpose" or "exaggerations". the former first minister of scotland was giving evidence in the witness box at the high court in edinburgh. he denies 13 charges of sexual assault against nine women. the alleged offences are all said to have happened during his time in office. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith was in court. alex salmond began his defence today by giving evidence himself. telling the court that many of the sexual assaults he is accused of never happened. one woman has said during a political campaign he kissed her and touched her buttocks. today he said that could not have happened because as first minister people were always watching him in public places. saying, "i would never under any

circumstances be touching her. it would be insane to be doing anything like that. her claims are fabrication from start to finish." mr salmond said that what were non—sexual encounters are being reinterpreted and exaggerated out of any possible proportion. asked why, he said some are deliberate fabrications for a political purpose. another woman has claimed he assaulted her in his bedroom in his official residence. mr salmond described that as a sleepy cuddle on his bed for which he later apologised. he said, "i was holding her in a cuddle, both of our feet were still on the floor, we were side by side and both fully dressed. this lasted for no more than a few seconds." mr salmond says the accusation of attempted rape isjust a lie. he says the woman made those claims only after he refused to give her his support for a political project. he insists he has never attempted a nonconsensual sexual encounter in his entire life. sarah smith, bbc news,

edinburgh. back to our main story — and ordinary life in the uk has been put on hold — and who knows for how long. the government's chief scientific 0fficer, sir patrick vallance, said today that the stringent measures on us all are likely to last for months and certainly not just a couple of weeks. our home editor, mark easton, considers what impact these changes will have on life in britain. normal life has been postponed. across the country, in every city, every town, every village, every home, people are focused on hiding from an invisible foe. people are a bit subdued. yeah, there is littlejoy. you know, they shut you off, lock you up. i can't bear the thought of that. it's completely asleep. it's quite unpleasant, really. it is an

emergency that demands we do the opposite of instinct. keep your distance. the human touch may be your enemy. what is your dilemma? caused by the coronavirus... where once there were certainties, there are now questions and dread. what sort of precaution will the emergency services be taking to enter those premises... people are struggling to work out routines, to cope with the practicalities of a world that feels like a new place. and then ensure that they are shut into a separate room, well away from you... the radio phone in is more than a show these days. it's almost citizens advice, a social service in a world desperate for answers and for company. those incredible levels of communal stress and people just not sure what to do or where to go

or how to react. they are still changing the guard in windsor. but everything is changing. being in step with a new rhythm of daily life means doing your bit to protect others. that might be delivering food to those without, caring, when you can. but the queen distancing herself from her people in buckingham palace is demonstrating that self isolation is not selfish — in the spring of 2020, it may be your duty. take practical steps of love for others. to diminish yourfear and to demonstrate your faith. a storm is coming. and we must build our defences for winds which will buffet and blow for many long months. it will be the test of a generation, to find the great in britain and stay

united in our island kingdom. mark easton, bbc news. the euro 2020 football tournament — due to take place injune and july across several countries — has been postponed for a year. the decision was taken at an extraordinary meeting of european football's governing body, uefa. joe wilson is at wembley for us — this was inevitable decision? i think ithink so, i think so, there's a new concept for the tournament, seven matches at wembley but spread across different cities in europe. imagine thousands of football fa ns cities in europe. imagine thousands of football fans crisscrossing the continent in june. there of football fans crisscrossing the continent injune. there will be a financial impact to the decision and it opens up a window in early summer also for the domestic leagues to fulfil their football fixtures. elsewhere the french open internet is moving more towards wimbledon, monitoring the situation. the 0lympics monitoring the situation. the olympics and paralympics say that they are going ahead. normally these

events would matter so much and they still do as a sport brings much joy but this decision has shown that might now sport is just a small part of what is happening globally. once again the bbc has been flooded with questions from you about the virus and the new government restrictions on social contact. our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson, has been finding some answers. i'm about to do some shopping for my at risk self and my 90 plus mother—in—law, do i have to sanitise each item? it is believed the virus can live on some services for 72 hours so if you want to make sure your shopping is not contaminated your shopping is not contaminated you have to wash it with soap and water. should i go to a wedding this weekend? the water. should i go to a wedding this weekend ? the answer sadly water. should i go to a wedding this weekend? the answer sadly is no, you should not go to weddings or had contact with others unless it is essential. there is no penalty if you do but the danger is that

even if you're not in an at—risk group you might unknowingly pass the virus on to someone who is. is it safe to ta ke on to someone who is. is it safe to take anti—inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen? the concern is anti—inflammatory drugs might weaken the immune system which is trying to fight off the virus. at the moment it isa fight off the virus. at the moment it is a theory and health officials say they do not know if it is true but the sensible thing is to take paracetamol instead. if you already taking an anti—inflammatory on the advice of your doctor, then do not stop taking it without checking first. what is the advice for families with newborn babies especially where siblings still have to attend school? it is an anxious time for parents but the advice has not changed. schoolchildren like all of us are meant to wash their hands regularly and doctors say even if the new mother gets the virus she should stay with her baby and breast—feeding is thought to be safe. i belong to a

bereavement group meeting once a fortnight, is it safe if we go for a walk along the beach instead ? it safe if we go for a walk along the beach instead? it is not safe to walk close together even if you are outside, you need to be at least two metres apart. but staying in touch with a support group by using technology could be very important for your mental health. you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself on the bbc news app and our website which is bbc dot kurle dot ukfor website which is bbc dot kurle dot uk for news. life is already looking very different for all of us. but it will be particuarly hard for people in at—risk groups — including people over the age of 70. but some people are already looking at ways to help them. sian lloyd reports. a splash of colour to help brighten up their neighbour's day. at this nursery in leicester, toddlers are putting pen to paper as a gift for elderly people who cannot get out. we wanted to focus

on what we could do instead of worrying about other things. we thought we would get the children painting, creating and making beautiful pictures for the residents of the nursing home. this pair in birmingham are stepping up to help others, too. well known locally from running a dog walking business, caroline is now letting vulnerable people in her neighbourhood know that she and others are on hand to help them. i think it is very important that we have familiar faces supporting us, familiar faces. if they know it is one of the neighbours from within their own street, then obviously there is a degree of security there and they are going to feel a lot more safe knowing it is people that they know that are going to be looking after them and doing their best to help them out. at this restaurant near loughborough, the dining room is closed but the kitchen is open. the owner is swapping plates for boxes, offering deliveries of fresh fruit and veg in the village to help those who cannot get to the shops. and takeaway meals for

customers who cannot now come in. we could have sold mothering sunday twice over so we had to get in touch with all of the clients that actually booked with us to say that unfortunately we would not be open. but as an alternative we are still able to deliver a restaurant standard meal so mum can still put her feet up. a visit to the pub may be off—limits but this micro brewery in warminster is delivering to the doorstep. it needs to use up its stocks now orders have been cancelled. the familiarity of a point at home. sian lloyd, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. for most of england and wales it was a dry day with occasional sunny spells coming through but further north in scotland and northern ireland they have been underneath this sickening band of cloud. pat has also brought some rain. with cold air to the north of the uk

and milderair cold air to the north of the uk and milder air for cold air to the north of the uk and milder airfor much of cold air to the north of the uk and milder air for much of the day for most of us but things are changing. but one is pushing south taking the rain into northern england and wales over night. murky towards the south—west but mild for much of england and wales. some frost and some wintry showers coming in across the far north west of scotland. tomorrow a band of rain moving south and eventually we will see rain arriving across the midlands and south west england. brighter skies moving into scotland and northern ireland. quite a windy day with gusts of up to 60 miles an hour for a time in western scotland. for most of us temperatures will be dropping tomorrow, a cooler day with temperatures around eight or 9 degrees for money. 0n temperatures around eight or 9 degrees for money. on thursday that band of rain still on

the charts, some wet weather to south—west england and southern wales but apart from that quite a lot of dry weather around. looking at the weather into friday, it looks like it will turn quite windy for a time particularly around the coast and headlands of south—west england and also southern wales. it should be dry elsewhere for the uk on friday and that dry weather more extensive working into the weekend as the pressure rises. quite a bit of crowd around but also some bright and sunny spells. that is the latest. (a reminder of our top story... the chancellor announces a multi—billion pound package to help businesses and workers hit by the coronavirus crisis as the death toll reaches 71. that's all from the bbc news at six —— so it's goodbye from me —— and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s

hello. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie and you've been you've been sending in your questions on the coronavirus outbreak, and what impact it could have on the economy, yourjob or business. with me to provide some answers, is our economics correspodnent, andy verity, and from the bbc newsroom, richard burge, chief executive of the london chamber of commerce and industry. great to see you both, thanks for being with us. a lot of questions coming into us this evening. andy i will start with you. this is from maureen lindsay. she says "i am over 70 years old but still work, will i be able to continue to do