the perspective on the whole of football has changed. i mean, we had a really, really tough season on the field, really good season off the field. but actually, our league position is just out of the window. we're not worried about that. we're really worried about making sure the next time we kick a football here that as many of our staff, players and supporters and the volunteers are all in a healthy position to come back and support us. without money from the matches, the future is, to say the least, a challenge. but clubs like stevenage are nothing without their communities. the support is mutual. right now that may be measured in sandwiches. after all, the opponent is the same for everyone. joe wilson, bbc news, stevenage. time for a look at the weather. ben rich has that. , thank you. very good afternoon to you, it is pretty

spring—like out there for many of us at the moment. if you are planning to get out for exercise just want to sit in the garden, it looks dry for most this afternoon, with sunshine. i say for most there is an exception to the north—west. you can see the stripe of cloud, a slow—moving weather front bringing rain for parts of northern ireland and scotla nd parts of northern ireland and scotland but specially in the far north—west. it is pretty windy here and will remain so through the rest of the afternoon but for the eastern side of northern ireland, scotland

there will be the potential for low cloud around the western coast, but for northern ireland and scotland, low cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain. the far north and north—west of scotland, should turn brighter as the day wears on. a little bit colder here, but further south, 16 or 17 degrees. the slow—moving band of cloud is associated with this wriggle frontal system, nothing much to push it on, so system, nothing much to push it on, so through thursday likely to keep cloud across scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, not much left on it, something brighter in the far north, brighter further south across england and wales, but not as warm, they went starting to come back in from the east. into friday, ourfront is still sitting around with some extra cloud, the best of the sunshine to be found across southern and eastern parts of england, wales as well, temperatures generally lower than

they are at the moment, and that will continue into the weekend. finally we push that frontal system away to the south, high pressure builds in behind, squeezing a brisk northerly wind in our direction, and as we can see from the deep blue colours, that will bring cold air oui’ colours, that will bring cold air our way. not only cold air, but quite a significant wind chill, so it will feel really chilly through the weekend, there will be spells of sunshine, but also wintry showers. some of us could even see snow. a reminder of our top story: ministers have sought to clarify the strict new measures introduced last night to curb the spread of the coronavirus. 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 olympics this summer is off. amid the staggering collapse of the global sporting calendar in recent weeks, the tokyo games is the last to fall. it's set to be postponed by a year, with potentially huge ramifications for the hosts and of course the athletes. i'm joined nowjoined by olympic rowing champion moe sbihi, who was set to defend his title in tokyo. we knew that this was perhaps inevitable, but you have trained so ha rd inevitable, but you have trained so hard for this, how are you feeling? like you said, it was kind of inevitable. we always had it in the back of our minds. we have been trying to crack on as normal, normal brain training on your back garden, but it is definitely the right call to make with everything going on in the world today. do you feel there was any alternative, considering how

long this has been going on for? just today, we thought that there would be four more weeks of discussing this. i feel like it it is much better that they made a swift decision. the longer that it went on, the more that you could see other nations, including ourselves potentially, having to make big goals in pulling out are not willing to send a team. given the past few days, and how long this has been going on for, to try to keep on training, to try to keep motivating yourself mentally, how has it been? i wouldn't say it has been easy, but until about an hour ago the decision would be that the games would still ta ke would be that the games would still take place, so you always had that in the back of your head. now, more importantly, it is about looking after our loved ones and making sure we get through these difficult times

together. if it is postponed for a year, we have more time to get it right on the day, try to stay positive about it, but it doesn't change the end goal, hopefully. you mention staying positive, what happens to you in now terms of training, with everything going on with this lockdown? it makes it difficult to maintain any training schedule. what have you been doing? we still had training programme sent through by our coach. we have only been on lockdown for a week, we are still able to almost stick to a routine. i've been trying my best to train at the normal times. just attack each day as if it was with the rest of the gang and aiming towards the gold medal. what is it like trying to train with your coach

but apart? we are very fortunate that rowan doesn't always have to be on the boat, can be on the rowing machine. the rowing machine is a great piece of equipment, gives us a numberand great piece of equipment, gives us a number and the number great piece of equipment, gives us a numberand the number can great piece of equipment, gives us a number and the number can be sent to the coach and the coach can look at the coach and the coach can look at the number and be impressed or dismayed by it. that is almost making the situation humorous. it is important to look after ourselves and keep a positive mental attitude about this. one of those ways is just to get on the rowing machine and training. you are fortunate with drawing and that there is no age limit to that, but i'm sure some of your colleagues might have been looking ahead, may be looking to retirement after the olympics and it is difficult to imagine them having to go for another year with that in mind. as one of the elder statesman of the squad, i fall into that bracket. the angle doesn't change.

we are still having to think about things, but tokyo was to take place, but that somebody asked me to carry on for a year extra, because that pinnacle has been delayed now, decisions will be made more easily, because the end point is still there, the main focus, the target everybody has been working towards for the last four, eight, 12 years has just been extended by 12 months. well good luck with the rest of your training and keeping busy as well, like the rest of us. i appreciate your time with us this afternoon. thank you very much. there's more details on the postpponemet of the olympics and reaction on the bbc sport website. but for now, that's all from me. very good afternoon to you. let's

keep to —— keep you up to date. let's just remind you of those very stricter measures brought in by the prime minister. you can now only leave your home in the uk for very specific reasons. they are to shop for basic neccessities like food and medicine. you can go outside for one form of exercise a day, alone or with members of your household. all gatherings of more than two people are banned. you can leave home for any medical need or to care for a vulnerable person. finally, you can travel to and from work, but only where absolutely necessary and if you cannot work from home. this can all be enforced by the police and they could fine us if we flout the measures. some nhs staff on the front line are still reporting a shortage of protective gear, despite asssurances from the government that everything is being done to provide it. at st thomas' hospital in london, the army have been helping out, as charlotte gallagher reports.

soldiers delivered around 40,000 masks to this hospital this morning for nhs staff working on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak. now, officials have been clear to point out that there is no problem with the nhs supply chain — deliveries are still being made across the country, but the army is ready to step in as and when needed. this is much more than delivering just masks, this is about a demonstration to our amazing nhs that we are standing side by side with them and responding to the challenge of a generation. there are some tough times ahead, and the nation needs to rise together, to respond to those times, and the british army soldier is absolutely proud to be at the front line of that response. and, of course, protective equipment for hospital staff dealing with this outbreak has been a real issue. many people have been concerned in hospitals that they are not getting the right equipment.

one doctor told the bbc that she felt like she was canon fodder, because she couldn't find enough surgical masks. and it is notjust about themselves becoming infected, it is about them then passing it on to other people they come into contact with in the hospital and, of course, at home. so a great relief this morning here that thousands of masks have been delivered to people. apparently staff were delighted when they saw the army turning up with this huge delivery. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. british citizens who are on holiday abroad are being urged to make their way back home as soon as possible, as countries close borders to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. in the last 30 minutes, dominic rab has said provisions are in place to help people. following last week's was my decision to advise against all but essential travel globally, last night i changed our travel advice again because of the rate of

new border restrictions. we strongly advise those british people who are currently travelling abroad but live in the uk to return as soon as possible where they are still able to because commercial routes are still running. wear commercial options are limited or prevented by domestic restrictions, we are in close contacts with the airlines and local authorities to overcome those barriers to enable people to return home. that was dominic rab in the commons in the last little while. that was dominic rab in the commons in the last little while. but some britons in cambodia are telling us that they've had no help and that they can only book a flight back if they get a negative result for coronavirus, but the difficulty is, they can't get hold of a test. one of those people is susanne campbell. shejoins us live now from phnom penh. explain for our viewers where you

have been travelling, how long you have been travelling, how long you have been travelling, how long you have been away and what you have been doing in the last days or weeks to get back to the uk?|j been doing in the last days or weeks to get back to the uk? i have just been here in cambodia for nearly two and a half weeks. approximately four 01’ and a half weeks. approximately four or five days and a half weeks. approximately four orfive days ago and a half weeks. approximately four or five days ago i tried to start making progress in terms of trying to get back to the uk. we came from an island into the city because we thought we would get more advice and support. since we have been here it has been mayhem. we haven't been able to get any contact with our embassy. there is multiple conflicting advice from hotels, airlines, from anybody you try to seek support from both in the uk and in cambodia. today, we went to the only hospital in the city, who said they would give a coronavirus test. we got there at 6:30am when it opened at 8am and already the queue

was probably 70 people long and by 8:30am they told us to go away, saying it was our problem to get a flight saying it was our problem to get a flight to rome and they would no longer be issuing certificates for the test or informing anybody if they were negative, which doesn't help us with our situation in terms of the restrictions that the airline is putting on us. you flew with thai air, have you been able to talk to them? what air, have you been able to talk to them ? what is air, have you been able to talk to them? what is the position? no, we have been trying to get in contact with them for multiple days. phone lines are bringing through, both in cambodia and with friends and family trying from the uk. they have not responded to your e—mails and other people staying in the hotel had gone to the airport and they have been turned away. when was your flight home booked for? when are you planning to come back? my flight is booked for tomorrow, but at the

moment due to the restrictions, needing a coronavirus test, a medical certificate and insurance, it is highly unlikely that i can come home. we have been trying to get flights via other places than bangkok. most of them are closed and the only options we think are korea and china with aren't great options for us right now. he talked about the huge number of people at the hospital trying to get that test. have you met a lot of other british travellers or travellers of other nationalities who were all in the same situation here? yes, absolutely. a lot of europeans, including british. everybody is in the same situation. however, our european friends, they seem to be getting a lot more support from their embassy. we haven't really had any advice or support forthcoming from our embassy. so when you hear

dominic rab saying that help is being given, it sounds to me like thatis being given, it sounds to me like that is not your experience. being given, it sounds to me like that is not your experiencem hasn't been my experience in cambodia, no. have you got somewhere to stay? the hotel that we are currently in closes tomorrow. there are only a handful of hotels open 110w. are only a handful of hotels open now. we have managed to get a hotel for two nights, but we don't know how long those handful of hotels will stay open. everybody who is listening to your story, their heart will break for you, i'm listening to your story, their heart will breakfor you, i'm sure. the obvious question is, what will you do, suzanne, if your hotel shuts up shop tomorrow? where... what the gop doing? i really don't know. we have to maybe try to head more into the

country, but as we had more into the country, but as we had more into the country we are not new to the airports. i'm going to try to look for other flights, but they are really expensive. we don't understand the rules of the problem is that we understood the rules we might be able to work with them, but we don't. if there is a foreign office minister watching this, what is your message? for each embassy and all of the countries where there are uk citizens, to give clear advice and to start thinking about getting some support to people that can't get on commercial flights. i understand that is what they're trying to do at the moment, but they need to send in some sort of military support to come and us. it is not as though we can stay in the hotels for much longer here. well, it is very good if you to talk to us. i hope something comes through in the coming hours. to stay in

touch with us if you possibly can. thank you. suzanne campbell talking therefrom cambodia and unable to get back to the uk, which is what the foreign office is urging any british citizen to try to do, to come back as soon as they possibly can. in the last few minutes, the first minister nicola sturgeon has been speaking in edinburgh. thank you, presiding officer and thank you for the opportunity to give an update on our response to the covert 19 pandemic first of all ican the covert 19 pandemic first of all i can confirm that as of nine o'clock this morning there have been 584 confirmed cases, that is an increase of 85 from yesterday. let

me be clear that these numbers will be an underestimate. it is with sadness that i can report there have been a further two deaths of patients who had tested positive for covid—19, taking the total number of deaths in scotland to 16. i want to extend my condolences to all those who have lost loved ones and thank oui’ who have lost loved ones and thank our nhs staff who are caring for our people. the cabinet secretary for health will provide a more detailed briefing in a few minutes. i want to begin with an update on key points. as everyone knows, last night we are not significant measures to slow the spread of covid—19. let me quickly reiterate what these are because i wa nt reiterate what these are because i want people across scotland to be very clear what is now expected of all of us. effectively, scotland is 110w all of us. effectively, scotland is now on lockdown. people had already been told that they must stay at home. we have no set more stringent limits to that. the only permissible reasons for leaving your home are as follows, to shop for basic necessities, but only once a day at

the most, to take exercise, no more stringent limits to that. the only permissible reasons for leaving your home are as follows, to shop for basic necessities, but only once a day at the most, to take exercise, nor once a day and this should be done alone or with your household, not in groups. for medical reasons, for providing care or to support a vulnerable person. and to travel to essential work, if this work cannot be done from home. all social events are now banned in public gatherings of two or more people excluding households were four essential work—related purposes are also prohibited. communal places such as libraries and playgrounds must close, places of worship should also clues, other than for funerals which i'm deeply sorry to say must not be restricted to immediate family. i know that there have been some questions about families who live apart, children under 18 can to move between households, but in doing so they must take hygiene and social distancing precautions. those who have caring responsibilities or he should work and care should continue to carry out those responsibilities, but should follow social distancing

measures as much as possible and hand hygiene at all times. the overall message is clear, people must stay at home. i knew how hard this is for everybody, but people should not be meeting friends, they should not be meeting friends, they should not be meeting friends, they should not be meeting family members who live outside of their home and asi who live outside of their home and as i have said previously, for all of us, life should not feel normal. if it is, and you're almost certainly not sticking to the rules. i'm confident that the vast majority of people will comply with these rules allow want to thank everyone in advance for doing that. later this week, the emergency legislation to parliament will discuss shortly will give us powers of enforcement andi will give us powers of enforcement and i want to be clear we will use these powers if necessary. i want to say a bit more about the implications of the current situation for businesses. since i addressed parliament last week, the uk government has taken helpful and significant steps to support wedges. i know that doesn't come into force

until the beginning of april but i hope that by working with lenders businesses will be able to do the right thing and not lay staff off unnecessarily. i can also confirm that the application process for the small business grant scheme announced by the finance secretary here last week is no life and details of how businesses can access and apply for that are available on the website. i can assure self—employed and freelance people that the scottish government continues to argue for the uk government to put in support for them and the cabinet secretaries for finance and the economy grow to the treasury again yesterday, and i am ——iam treasury again yesterday, and i am —— i am hopeful that we will see positive announcements on this soon. turning to the issue of work and the closing of business premises, let me start by acknowledging the very acute challenges that businesses are facing, and thank the vast majority for the very responsible approach they are taking to protect the health and well—being of their workforce. i know that there remain

some concern that businesses and employers don't know what advice to follow, so i want to be clear today about what the scottish government is expecting. firstly, i want to stress that it is employers who should be making these decisions, not be up to employees to anguish over whether or not they should be going into work. i would also say that as i'm sure people would appreciate, it will not be possible for us to make a decision or offer bespoke guidance for every single different business in scotland. this is difficult for everyone. the guidance i am about to set out, when you strip it back i hope will help businesses navigate these difficult decisions. it is clear there are categories of business that have already been told to close. on friday that included pubs, restau ra nts, friday that included pubs, restaurants, cafe cinemas and gems. yesterday we published a list of essential and nonessential retail. nonessential retail premises are now required to clues and shopping for

basic necessities capture minimum. that list is being updated to include other forms of establishments and is critical for civil contingencies. in particular, it is important to keep strategic sites which can be easily shutdown, for example to steelworks, can continue to work so long as they can maintain the minimum number of required staff and the social distancing requirements. iam required staff and the social distancing requirements. i am aware that there will be many businesses out there that don't fit neatly into any of those categories. manufacturers and food producers, for example. for these businesses the advice which is very much based ona the advice which is very much based on a precautionary principle, given that our priority here is the protection of health, is broadly as follows. firstly, if yourstaff protection of health, is broadly as follows. firstly, if your staff can work from home, then that is what you should allow them to do. secondly, if your staff can work from home, you should be asking yourself if your business is contributing something right now thatis contributing something right now that is essential to the fight

against coronavirus, for example making medical supplies are manufacturing essential items, or is it contributing something essential to the well—being of the nation, for example food supplies? if it is, we wa nt example food supplies? if it is, we want you to keep going if possible. the question she must ask yourself is can you operate your business in line with safe social distancing practice and your normal health and safety requirements. if you cannot a nswer yes to safety requirements. if you cannot answer yes to those questions, then in our view, you should not continue to be open. we have been asked specifically about construction sites in scotland and advice right now on the basis of the precautionary principle history would expect them to be closed u nless would expect them to be closed unless the building that is being worked on is essential, such as a hospital. we know that for some people, for example self—employed gardeners and window cleaners where there is no contact with other people, if they can go about their business safely, this can be good for the community and we would encourage them to do so. for the many people looking to volunteer and

help out in their communities there is advice available on radio scotla nd is advice available on radio scotland dot org on how to do so safely. it will be vital that local authorities put in place arrangements the children of key workers and vulnerable children. the teacher is providing this service are themselves key workers and i wa nt to are themselves key workers and i want to thank those for those who have followed the advice so far, and the parents are looking after their children at home. we will have indicative numbers on attendance later today, but our initial reports are that the vast majority of pa rents a re are that the vast majority of parents are not seeking to send their children to school. finally, presiding officer, parliament is also changing how we operate. i want to make this point strongly, all msps must continue to perform a very important scrutiny role in a time like this, i understand it has been agreed that until the easter recess at least, parliament will only meet

for one day a week, rather than three. i want to conclude with the basic point. the measures announced in recent days from the school closures last week to the lockdown announced last night are really difficult for every single individual and business and organisation across our country. they are truly unprecedented. they are unprecedented for a reason because the challenge we face is also unprecedented. as i have said before, this is by far the most challenging time our country has faced in our lifetime, so the measures we take to deal with that must reflect its magnitude. the changes we are asking people to make to their lives, difficult though they are, are absolutely essential. they are essential to help slow down as much as we can to spread of this virus, they are essential to reduce its peak impact, essential to seek to avoid our nhs becoming overwhelmed so that it can instead continue to provide treatment for

all those who need it. they are essential to save lives. the reality we face right now is a stark one. if we face right now is a stark one. if we all comply with these measures, fewer of us will die of this virus than would otherwise be the case. that means many more of us will come out the other side of all of this and perhaps more quickly than otherwise be able to resume the lifestyles we have so long cherished and taken for granted. for now, i hope we'll show solidarity for each other even as we stay apart by staying in touch with those we care about, and by helping each other as best we can. let's be clear, crystal clear, collectively as a parliament, that staying at home has become the only way of stopping the spread of this virus, the only way of giving our nhs the chance to cope and the only way of saving lives. that must be the priority right now of each and every one of us. nicola sturgeon

speaking at holyrood this lunchtime. let's have a look at the weather. it is like spring out there for most of us at the moment, apart from the far north—west of scotland. the winds will ease a little bit through the night, the rain trying to make some progress south eastwards, but it is not making much progress. for england and wales we keep clear space through the night. it is going to be quite a chilly night with parts of the midlands, east anglia, the south and south—east of england likely to get down to freezing or a touch below. tomorrow for england and wales, spells of sunshine with northern ireland and scotland, to slow—moving pa nto and northern ireland and scotland, to slow—moving panto and rain will set in place. the rain will be on an offer most. a little bit brighter but cold for the far north and west of scotland. further south, temperatures once again in parts of merseyside, north wales could get to

16 or 17 degrees. looking further ahead, more sunshine to come across england and wales, always more in the way of cloud in northern ireland and scotland. calls for more clarity, after the government declares a ‘national emergency‘ over coronavirus — and brings in drastic rules to keep people at home. i hope that people will follow this advice and if for any reason they don't, penalties are there. but there's confusion about which businesses are considered essential — and can stay open. the tokyo olympics and paralympics are postponed for one year, after mounting international pressure. pharmacies appeal to people not to stockpile medicines, as they report a big increase in customers. and hundreds of thousands of british citizens travelling abroad are urged