good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: just come out walking the dog? policing the lockdown — forces across the uk are told to be consistent in the way they enforce the coronavirus restrictions. doctors tackling the outbreak call for better guidance on the risks they should to take if they don't have the right protective equipment. tens of thousands of britons stranded abroad in the pandemic wait to hear how they'll be brought home, under the government's £75 million package to help them. britain's farmers call for a "land army" of pickers to help harvest crop. a stark warning that travel restrictions mean we at risk

of running out of workers to pick fresh fruit and veg. aston villa's jack grealish says he is deeply embarrassed and has apologised for going to a friend's house at the weekend, breaking government guidance on staying at home. les mis for the lockdown generation — the family song that sums up the experiences of millions up and down the country. good morning. it is a fairly cloudy day once again today. there will be a future was around. best of the sunshine in the south and south—east of england, and it is going to be less windy than yesterday, so not feeling as cold. i will have all the details and about 25 minutes. it's tuesday, the 31st of march. our top story. police forces in the uk have been told to be "consistent" in their use of emergency lockdown powers, after concerns some are being too heavy—handed.

guidance to officers calls for a "co—ordinated" effort and emphasises the importance of professionalism. keith doyle has more. you shouldn't be driving... in weston—super—mare, police are reminding people of the rules about only undertaking essential travel. just come out walking the dog? right, 0k. the only thing we'll say is please read the government guidance on essential travel. the guidelines say you should only take exercise near your home. have you driven here? derbyshire police were criticised for heavy—handed tactics after using drones to show people driving to remote areas for exercise. dyeing the water in a local beauty spot and leaving notes on parked cars were other tactics that police used to discourage people travelling. now the national police chiefs council has reminded forces of the guidelines and that enforcement should be a last resort. we're not going to enforce our way out of this problem.

we will get out of this problem because people want to solve the problem, and we will get out of it because we've got the public at our sides and they will lead us through it. people queueing outside this pharmacy are keeping two metres apart. the uk's chief scientific advisor said that social distancing measures are making a difference, with cases not rising as fast as feared. the latest figures from public health england are 22,141 cases in the uk, with 1,408 deaths and 180 of them in the last 2a hours. the numbers being admitted to hospital are expected to rise over the coming weeks. with more and more cases, the british medical association, which represents doctors, says they're still facing a fatal shortage of personal protection equipment, despite government assurances. the bma is urging the government to make it clear what frontline staff should do if they don't have the necessary protection.

we've been hearing reports from doctors across many parts we've got many doctors who are worried, if they are not protected, what should they do? no frontline workers should be expected to be on the front line without adequate protection. these are some of the hundreds of britons who have been flown home from peru after the government chartered flights. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has announced a £75 million plan to bring home tens of thousands of british nationals. the government advice is to get home on a commercial flight if there is one, if there isn't, then embassies will advertise government charters to help bring those stranded back to the uk. keith doyle, bbc news. once again, so much to talk about. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason. particularly about police forces, they are striking a different tone, some of them? yes, good morning. it is a tricky

one for the police forces, wrestling with these very new powers on a scale that they have never, ever been used to having to enforce and implement. and all of this coming just a week or so after that mad dash, if you like, that we saw two many beauty spots just before boris johnson said that we should stay at home and only go out when it is absolutely necessary. nonetheless, concern that in some instances police have overreached. we heard lord assumption, a former supreme courtjustice, saying lord assumption, a former supreme court justice, saying that lord assumption, a former supreme courtjustice, saying that he felt in certain parts of the country we we re in certain parts of the country we were approaching a police state. he was especially critical of derbyshire police and the drone that was above a beauty spot, pointing out people walking a dog, and also the dyeing of a lagoon to stop people from throwing themselves into it and going for a swim. what is striking is that when you look at the guidelines issued by the national police chiefs council, this organisation that does exactly that, sends guidance to police forces, it

talks about "engage, explain, encourage and enforce". in other words, enforce is supposed to be the last option. the police to say that is what they are doing, but these particularly highlighted examples clearly leave a bad impression for some. president trump has said that america faces a vital 30 days in the fight against coronavirus, and suggested that social distancing could save up to a million lives. health services in new york have been overwhelmed by the number of cases, with more than 1,200 deaths. the state governor has appealed for medical staff from anywhere in the us to come to their aid. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. a symbol of wartime and a morale booster for new york, this military medical ship docked in manhattan will provide relief to the city's hospitals overwhelmed by covid—19. the us navy ship, comfort, has space for 1,000 beds. it will be used by

non—coronavirus patients, while shorebased hospitals focus on the pandemic. health workers in the city say they're still desperate for outside help, prompting this appeal from the state's governor. with more and more states ordering people to stay at home, americans are calling for at least another month of the shutdown and social distancing, 30 days president trump says will be vital. by very vigorously following these guidelines we could save more than 1 million american lives. think of that. 1 million american lives. ourfuture is in our own hands and the choices and sacrifices we make will determine the fate of this virus and, really, the fate of our victory. we will have a great victory. we have no other choice. mr trump said progress was being made with the number of americans tested for the coronavirus. today we reached a historic milestone on our war against the coronavirus. over 1 million americans have now been tested.

more than any other country, by far. not even close. but president trump's numbers have been widely questioned, with the us well behind italy and south korea in the number of people tested. peter bowes, bbc news. there has been a sharp fall in new coronavirus cases in italy. 1,648 people were diagnosed yesterday, the lowest number in two weeks. meanwhile, the italian government has extended its lockdown until "at least" mid—april, in an effort to tackle the spread. more than 11,500 people have died in the country so far. millions of suddenly unemployed workers in india are fleeing major cities and heading home to rural areas, after the government imposed a strict lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. the indian prime minister has been criticised for a lack of planning ahead the lockdown, which was introduced with less than four hour's notice. we're joined now by our india correspondent, yogita limaye.

good to talk to you this morning. give us an idea of exactly what is happening? millions of migrant workers, internal migrants, live in the cities of india. they come from villages, but in big cities like mumbai and delhi, that is where they can earn their living. if they do not own a daily wage they cannot afford food or rent in the city, so when that shop down was announced, when that shop down was announced, when effectively business stopped, many of them tried to return to their villages. —— shutdown was announced. but all modes of transport was also closed down. in many cities around the country we saw them gathering near the state borders, and particularly on the outskirts of delhi we saw hundreds of thousands of people gathering there. after that, the government has asked all the states in the country to set up temporary shelters. in maharaja, for example,

the state i am in, lots of schools have been converted into temporary shelters, to house these migrants. they will also be given food. in a country which often does disaster management really well, this is something that i have seen after floods and earthquakes, nobody goes hungry, at least. there has been great criticism about why there was not enough planning in place for something which many saw as inevitable. yogita limaye, good to talk to you. thank you for that update from them by. —— from mumbai. children in england who would normally receive free school meals are being given supermarket vouchers from today, as part of a national government scheme. they'll amount to £3 a day, but headteachers have warned that even with the vouchers, some parents will struggle to feed their children. the department for education says the rate exceeds that normally paid to schools for free meals. we welcome the fact the government has got this scheme which it is rolling out, but £3 a day, in reality, is a very small amount. pa rents reality, is a very small amount. parents have reality, is a very small amount. pa rents have not reality, is a very small amount. parents have not got the same access to the economies of scale but

schools have got when they are catering to bigger sizes, and therefore we have concerns about what the overall impact might be. the duke and duchess of sussex have posted their last message online before giving up their roles as working members of the royal family. from midnight tonight, the couple — who are understood to have moved from canada to the united states — will become financially independent. in a post on their instagram page, prince harry and meghan said that the coronavirus crisis made the world feel very fragile, and they were focusing on how they could "best contribute." a herd of goats have taken over the deserted streets of llanedos in wales. police were called in, apparently, to deal with them. officers were tasked with shepherding them away from residential areas in recent days. there have been comments they are not adhering to the two metres social distancing guidelines, as well as going the wrong way down the street and various other things as well. what are they doing? are they

from the great orm? i have cycled up there. did you see the goats? i think that is where they come down from. is it because there are no ca rs from. is it because there are no cars driving around or something?“ you are free in a lonely goat herd, you are free in a lonely goat herd, you just want to get out there, have a bit of fun. things are really serious, aren't they, but we try to find a bit ofjoy around the place. and we have got this singing family later. if you have not seen this singing family, you will love them. we will show you the full thing later on and we will speak to them a little bit after eight o'clock. why do you think something like that, very normal singing various songs, this one we are going to show you is from les mis, why do you think that has struck a chord with so many people? because it is so normal? well, i couldn't —— certainly can sing those notes. that is coming up later. millions of plants, shrubs and trees could be thrown away in the coming

days and weeks, after the coronavirus outbreak led to the closure of 2,000 garden centres and nurseries across the uk. the horticultural trades association has warned that the industry could collapse and has asked the government for financial help. our business editor simon jack has more. across the uk, there is a growing crisis in the horticultural industry, with garden centres closed, growers of trees, shrubs and bedding plants are facing financial ruin. this year, our best crop ever has got nowhere to go. neal allcock ru ns has got nowhere to go. neal allcock runs a nursery in north wales, one of thousands of nurseries which are bursting with spring stock. we have had cancellations coming from everywhere, basically the whole retail supply chain has stopped for us. this week alone we have had a downturn somewhere in the region of the hundred thousand pounds, of orders. gardening industry body say the situation is critical. we're talking anything between 500 and £1 billion of stock being wasted, and that has the capability, in terms of

balance sheet and asset value, of wiping out a huge chunk of the sector. so we need immediate government assistance, in the order of £250 million, if this act is going to survive. this crisis comes ata time going to survive. this crisis comes at a time when the industry ‘s most vulnerable, the beginning of the peak of the march— july gardening season. for those people lucky enough to have their own garden, it isa enough to have their own garden, it is a boon at a time like this. it is good for their physical and mental well—being. those people who hope that britain will be back in bloom comejuly may that britain will be back in bloom come july may be that britain will be back in bloom comejuly may be disappointed. it is not just comejuly may be disappointed. it is notjust millions of plants, trees and shrubs that may wither and die. they may take huge sections of the gardening economy with them. one of the uk's best—known gardeners has added his voice to industry please for help. those plans, millions of them, will have to be allowed to die, unlessa them, will have to be allowed to die, unless a rescue package of significant magnitude is put in place to save our growers, the british garden is going to suffer for many years ahead. this is also the time of year when the industry

is most financially extended, leaving no unwilling or unable to ta ke leaving no unwilling or unable to take on new loans, with government guarantees extended to the lender but not to the borrower. the uk's plant growers and its 23 million gardening customers are facing a potentially very cruel spring. let's take a look at today's papers. some of the front pages and some of the inside stories as well. the way officers handle the coronavirus crisis will be remembered for generations, one of britain's most senior officers has written in the daily telegraph. assistant commissioner neil basu said the police must preserve "the trust and confidence of the public." a lack of coronavirus testing has led to a "furious row" among ministers, the daily mail reports, as it emerged that one in four nhs doctors is either ill or in quarantine. the i leads on comments from the chief scientific adviser that the uk's social distancing rules are "making a difference" in containing the virus.

the paperfeatures an image of an almost deserted city of london. and on instagram, prince harry and meghan have announced that they are ending their sussex royal account. they released a lengthy statement saying goodbye to their 11 million followers, signing off with "take good care of yourselves, and of one another." midnight tonight they stop being officially working royals? that's their little goodbye message. let's look at the insides. this is from the mail, about a painting from vincent van gogh of worth £5 million and was stolen overnight at a raid ata and was stolen overnight at a raid at a dutch museum. police say the thief or thieves smashed a glass door to get in, setting off an alarm which alerted officers, but by the time they got in the painting was stolen and it was painted in 1884. it happened on what would have been his birthday, he died in 1890 at the

age ofjust 37. was he only 37!? only 37. an absolute shame, they are trying to get it back, but stolen in a night—time raid. trying to get it back, but stolen in a night-time raid. achieved all of that by 37! sally will be talking about jack grealish, we will talk about it later, potential of a big move to somewhere like manchester united, the paper says shamed jack grealish apologises for going round to a friend's house at the weekend, against government orders, putting a video out on social media apologising. it has split opinion, lots of people saying he is a disgrace and shouldn't have done it, others say he has made a mistake and it's time to move on. the box billy joe saunders put a video of the other day giving advice —— boxer. got him in real trouble. talking about how to hit your mrs was the

phrase he used on the chin if she's giving you mouth during the lockdown, and he had a video of him hitting a punchbag describing this, he has apologised and he was giving —— has given 25,000 pounds to a charity but he has had his boxing licence removed by the british boxing board of control. we've talked about policing and different tones from different forces. this is in the mail, easter eggs, as they put it overzealous council officers have been wrongly warning shopkeepers not to stock easter eggs and other non—essential items. government guidelines don't specify what stores, corner shops, newsa g e nts specify what stores, corner shops, newsagents and supermarkets are allowed to stay open, as you will have noticed during the pandemic. it is ok to sell easter eggs. they are clearly stocking up for easter. is ok to sell easter eggs. they are clearly stocking up for easterlj knew clearly stocking up for easter.” knew it! you have probably got your

christmas present sorted, haven't you? a warning from them papers, don't use out of date fake tan.” don't use out of date fake tan.” don't believe this! jenny coleman, 35, a mother, who decided... is this an early april fools' day? i'm going to show you anyway, decided to use the lockdown to top up her tan and she noticed the bottle had a tinge at the top, it was out of date, but she went for it and she ended up looking like this! she said she looked a bit like the wicked witch of the west. remember grotbags? for those of a certain age! there is a warning, don't use out of date fake tan, there is something called dha in it which reacts to the skin to create a temporary colour like this, but it can turn green with too much

oxygen but it can turn green with too much oxyg e n over but it can turn green with too much oxygen over time. check the label anyway! as we continue to adapt to a life of self—isolation and social distancing, we are turning ever more to technology to keep in touch with our loved ones. have you been doing a lot of that? a lot of technology. i'm chatting more to people now than before. your reflecting the nation, it is my mum's birthday and we are having a virtual get—together. jayne mccubbin has been speaking to one family trying to stay connected, and the challenges that come with it. this is one small part of the mackenzie family in yorkshire, and this is a much bigger slice. isolation, of course, means they are split, but like so many right now, youngerfamily split, but like so many right now, younger family members are helping older relatives like patricia to master modern technology and keep the family connected, with varying degrees of success. me and technology don't go. i can see you well and clear. all i can see is my

face. you flip the image so i can see you but you can still see me. wait a minute. it is complicated. it is, and with the older generation, there's a real worry of if i press there's a real worry of if i press the wrong thing, i'm going to break it, what am i going to do, i'm going to lose all the contacts. are you there? i am here! the first facetime call i got involved with was when we facetimed at and that wasn't easy, i got regular messages asking where eve ryo ne got regular messages asking where everyone had gone. but we got there in the end. hello! hello! we've made it, auntie pat! we've done it! modern technology at its best! goodness! it makes your head blow, this technology, doesn't it? i'm not

used to it, on my own ipad i am used to googling and e—mailing. as you see, i have problems with facetime. but you're getting there and you're keeping in touch. that's the good thing about it, how would we have coped with all this self—isolation? how would we have coped without this modern technology and being able to keep in touch with people? all of this is only possible because of the quite frankly enormous sacrifice made by beatrice and olivia two weeks ago. back then they packaged up their very own technology, people, to send to auntie patricia and their 102 year old nanna, a sacrifice which, let's face it, would have been inconceivable in ordinary times. now, the big deal here is you have both had to give up your own technology to make this happen. we

have, haven't you, girls? yes. they've given up two of the ipads. olivia's has gone to nanna, and beatrice's has gone to auntie pat. were there any tears? no, they were really good in all fairness, jane. normally add any other time the withdrawal of technology would you like armageddon. your nieces gave up their technology so you can stay in touch. i know, they've been very good with it. i think they're coping with me! have you got my e—mail? with me! have you got my e-mail? so auntie pat and nanna are well and truly connect did within a family like so many families, unwilling to let a global pandemic keep them apart. jane... don't you mention this on brett '5 tv!

jane... don't you mention this on brett 's tv! this is going to be the best bet of the film, auntie pat! what on earth has happened? —— breakfast tv. how many discussions online say i can't see you, i can see you, it is hilarious, isn't it we tried a get—together on house party last week, the rest of the family were on it and enjoying their time and i must have been on the phone to my mum and dad for 15 minutes to show them how to set it up. they wanted to see my phone to know what to press. there's other apps available but i'm enjoying it. in a few minutes we are speaking to a gp, as we do pretty much on breakfast at 6:30am every morning, send in your questions in the next few minutes and hopefully i can ask some of them. how are you star surviving self isolating with your family at the

moment? this is the marsh family. they've gone viral online after beating their lockdown blues with their own version of a les mis classic. it sums up what many of us are feeling this morning and i think it includes the reince priebus song family argument. —— pre— song family argument. take a look at this. stop, stop! why are you hitting me, i haven't done anything? she has hit me all day, that's all she's done to me. that's all you do! shush.

magnificent! let's give them a round of applause! i've seen so many things over the last few weeks, as i'm sure everybody has, but i was sent that late last night past my bedtime and i had to watch it twice. love them! normally no phones at the table in ourfamily but the love them! normally no phones at the table in our family but the at the end of our meal, we played that to the kids three times they loved it so much! and we'll be speaking the marsh family shortly after 8:30am this morning. i'm really looking forward to that. that was a version of one day more from les miserables and someone who is never miserable... here's carol with a look

at this morning's weather. good morning. that was brilliant! today's is weather... lets talk temperatures first. well fast, over the airport, clear skies. temperatures first. well fast, over the airport, clearskies. —2. up the road to the harbour and it is plus three. a five degrees difference in temperature. sticking with temperatures, this time last week in north wales, 19.4. today it is more likely to be nine stop so in so many ways, things have changed in the last week. high pressure is still in charge of weather, but look at the umpire: in the isobars. not going to be as windy today, but still quite breezy. -- look at the slackness in the isobars. quite a lot of cloud around once again today as well. some breaks in it, some sunny skies developing, but the lion's share of the sunshine will be in southern and south—eastern england, but even here there is the chance of an isolated shower, not much more. temperatures ranging from

8-11, much more. temperatures ranging from 8—11, and in the lighter winds, as represented by these large circles, it will feel less cold than yesterday. nothing too bad on the cards just yet. through the evening and overnight we will hang onto a fair bit of cloud. one or two pockets where it remains broken, and we will still have all these showers coming in on the north—westerly. most of us are not expecting a frost, but in some sheltered glens, where you can see the blue colour on the charts, that is where we are looking at temperatures below freezing, so this is where we are expecting a touch of frost. wednesday, still slack isoba rs across much of the uk, but a change afoot in the shape of this weather front coming across northern scotland. we start off with lots of cloud, clear skies on the south but frosty. sunshine to start the day across north—east scotland, but as this front sinks south, taking increasingly patchy rain with it, in doing so, what you will find a small cloud building and more cloud building in the south as well.

temperatures ranging between eight and about 11 degrees. later, the winds will start to strengthen across the north of scotland. here goes that were defined wednesday into thursday, continuing its journey south. —— that weather front. a squeeze on the isobars. not only will it be windy, it will turn colder from the north as well, you can see the blue coming in. the showers that we have all increasingly turned wintry. most of the wintry showers will be in the hills and the mountains, but some heavier ones, you can see that getting to lower levels, but we don't expect it to last. there will also be sunshine. as our different tracks out, you can see how we are looking at all this cloud in the south. still with some patchy rain in it. the far south of england, drier and brighter. northern ireland, northern england in southern scotland, still fairly cloudy. temperatures ranging from 4— 13 degrees. and that is how it is looking for now.

thank you, carol. we're getting used to your new times, i promise will try to keep them. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning, we'll hear from the retired doctors returning to work and the medical students beginning their careers early, in the name of fighting coronavirus. also this morning, with hairdressers closed, we'll take a look at some of your diy hair disasters and we'll get some tips from a professional on what to do if you decide to take matters into your own hands. and later, we'll meet the postman doing his rounds in fancy dress in a bid to lift the spirits of his community. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. police officers across the uk have been reminded that punishments for those who don't follow emergency social distancing measures should only be used as a last resort.

it comes after criticism that some forces were being too "heavy—handed". guidance to officers calls for "co—ordinated" efforts and emphasises the importance of professionalism. there are calls for the government to make it clear what frontline medical staff should do if they don't have access to protective equipment. the british medical association says many hospitals and gp practices continue to face life threatening shortages of ppe. on sunday, the communities secretary said the government cannot ask people to be on the frontline without the right equipment. a deal has been struck between the government and major airlines to help bring home british nationals who are stranded abroad because of the coronavirus outbreak. it's estimated there could be as many as a million britons stuck overseas. £75 million will be spent to charter planes to bring people home from countries where commercial

flights are no longer available. social distancing measures in place across the uk appear to be making a difference, according to the government's chief scientific officer sir patrick vallance. but what else can we do to help reduce the risk of contracting coronavirus? let's speak now to gp, siema iqbal. good morning to you, thank you for joining us. are you ok, first of all? i am, thank you. good morning. we have so many questions. lots of people are sending us questions about whether or not you think they might, and! about whether or not you think they might, and i know it is difficult to diagnose, but they might be affected by coronavirus. this is an example, jennifer hargreaves says, if i have a pain in my chest and a sore throat but no other symptoms, could i have it? steph says, i've got a dry cough, iam it? steph says, i've got a dry cough, i am tired, my lungs hurt when i take a deep breath when moving. should i self isolate? what do you think? it is very difficult

to say. the government is quite clear, even a continuous cough, which is brand—new, which is continuous in 24 hours, or a temperature of 37.8 or over, we would say, look, you need to self isolate, it is potentially coronavirus. obviously anyone who is experiencing any chest pain symptoms needs to contact their doctor immediately or nhs111 needs to contact their doctor immediately or nhs 111 just to be sure that the chest pain is not being caused by anything else. 80% of people we know present with quite mild symptoms and it could be a cough, you know, it could be a bit ofa cough, you know, it could be a bit of a runny nose, it could be a sore throat. it is difficult to say. i think in order to be more sure, if it isa think in order to be more sure, if it is a continuous new cough, in the past 24 hours, or a temperature of 37.8 or more, it is more likely to be coronavirus. but i think the safest thing to do is that if you think you have got to be symptoms, ensure that you self isolate for

seven days and the household, if you are part of the family, if you live with others, for them to isolate for 14 days. on that self isolation, i have this from will. he says, i finish my seven days of isolation tomorrow. i have had all the symptoms, just not at the same time. i still have a sore throat, headache and no taste or smell. am i allowed to leave isolation? normally the advice we would give is that if you are well after seven days, or feeling much better, and you have not had a temperature for two days, you should be ok to leave self isolation. the cough will persist, and perhaps the loss of taste and smell may persist for a few weeks, however, if the temperature has resolved and it has been to days since the temperature has gone and you are feeling generally much better, you should be ok to come out of self isolation. —— two days. if you are in any doubt, please do ring nhs you are in any doubt, please do ring nh5111.

you are in any doubt, please do ring nhs111. another question, how long to be symptoms routinely go on for? i have spoken to friends who say they have been feeling terrible for a couple of weeks. i mean, it will ta ke a couple of weeks. i mean, it will take time for the body to recover from an illness such as this. my husband had it himself. i remember, he went back to work after seven days. the tiredness and the cough persisted for longer. so it depends on how badly you are affected. i have heard that the aches and pains can persist for quite a while. some people are needing to take two weeks off work isolate themselves for two weeks. the cough, it can last for anything up to six weeks. i think you should be guided by your body and how you are feeling at that time. everybody is different and everybody will recover to a different rate. just back to something, i think you mentioned this earlier, it is one thing feeling all those things people have been talking about, but there is the point at which it gets dangerous. how do you judge that?” point at which it gets dangerous. how do you judge that? i think if you feel like you cannot cope with

your symptoms, you are struggling, your symptoms, you are struggling, you know, you become more short of breath, you develop chest pains, you are coughing up a lot of phlegm, you are coughing up a lot of phlegm, you a re really are coughing up a lot of phlegm, you are really struggling to breathe, particularly, you must contact either nhs111 or particularly, you must contact either nhs 111 or go online. i know sometimes people are finding it difficult to get through on the phone, but there is a fabulous online service, as nhs111, or contact your gp, that is what we are here for, to help guide you through these times and give you appropriate advice. but if you feel that you are not coping with your symptoms, regardless of what they might be, but particularly if you've got shortness of breath or chest pain, please do contact someone. there is no need for you to be on your own through this. very clear advice. thank you so much. this is from maureen. she says, is there more than one strain of the virus, a stronger under way conversion? if you have had the weaker one, can you get the stronger one? that might be difficult to answer. i have actually

read an article on this, but that are potentially two strains, i think it is an l—strain and a s—strain. that is important for those who are developing vaccines, but for those of us the general population, it is important to know there are very tiny differences between the two strains. the symptoms will be the same and what is not deadlier than the other. if you are likely to become affected, —— infected, epidemiologist degree you are very unlikely to become infected again. i think it is important that no matter what strain it is comedy symptoms will be the same. 80% will be mild cases. “— will be the same. 80% will be mild cases. —— what it is, the symptoms. a cough, a temperature, a bit of a sore throat. 15% will be the more critical cases. for us, the variation is the symptoms people develop rather than which strain we are dealing with. debbie says, come the virus attached to polluted our particles and spread through the air? there are no reported cases of

airborne transmission from china. you know, respiratory tract infections are spread via droplet transmission, and when they are of a certain size they are known as respiratory droplets. if somebody was infected stands within one metre of another person and coughs or sneezes, then there is a risk that the infected person spreads respiratory droplets to the non—infected person, and that can enter either through the mucous membrane, the mouth of the nose, or through the eyes, and in fact the other person. which is why it is so important to maintain the social distancing of two metres and ensure that you cough into your elbow or a tissue which you put in the bin immediately. also, respiratory droplets can land on surfaces. so if you are out, or even in the house, if you touch a surface, it is important not to touch your face afterwards and to make sure you wash your hands, which is why we essentially say, please follow the guidance, maintained at two metres

of social distancing and please wash your hands for 20 seconds in warm water. just one final question, from your point of view as well, we have talked a lot about personal protective equipment over the last couple of weeks hereon breakfast and elsewhere, obviously. have you got enough information? have you got what you need? i am going to say, no, i don't feel, as a gp who is working, but we have the personal protection equipment that we need. the public health guidance is very different to the world health organization guidance, and we are not clear on why there is such a difference. at the bare minimum, when we are not clear on why there isa when we are not clear on why there is a difference, we would like to have, you know, at a bare is a difference, we would like to have, you know, ata bare minimum, the guidance, the equipment as set out by the guidance from who. at the moment i would wear a surgical mask, a very thin apron and some gloves. i don't have any visors. i don't have facial goggles. i should

don't have any visors. i don't have facial goggles. ishould have don't have any visors. i don't have facial goggles. i should have a full sleeve down, if i am following the guidance by the world health organization. and i think it is frightening that i am putting myself at risk and potentially, therefore, and risking myself becoming ill and not being able to help others, as well as bringing that risk home to family and young children that i have at home. i really do hope that the government looks at this guidance urgently and can provide the equipment that we need to be able to help others. we really appreciate your work and understand what you are saying about that. thanks for that thank you so much for talking to wasn't answering our questions. thank you. and thank you azimuth ascending in those questions today. in terms of politics this morning, we were speaking to ground shops, transport secretary, at 7:30 a.m., about shops, transport secretary, at 7:30 a. m. , about police shops, transport secretary, at 7:30 a.m., about police being asked to be consistent in the way they enforce restrictions right across the country, and about trying to repatriate bretons who are in various places all over the world.

it is also something we will be discussing with the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, who will be with us in about five minutes. in the meantime, let's catch up with what is going on in the world of sport. good morning, sally. yes, good morning, everybody. aston villa's jack grealish says he is deeply embarrassed and has apologised for going to a friend's house at the weekend, breaking government guidance on staying at home. pictures emerged online that appear to show him following an incident in which a range rover crashed into parked cars. he has been fined by the club. i know it's a tough time for eve ryo ne i know it's a tough time for everyone at the moment, being locked indoors for so long, and obviously just got a call off a friend asking to go round to his. i stupidly agreed to do so. i don't want anyone to make the same mistake that i did, so obviously i urge everyone to stay at home and follow the rules and the guidelines of what we've been asked

to do. newcastle united have become the first premier league club to place their non—playing staff on temporary leave during the current crisis. employees were emailed to say the decision was taken to safeguard the future of the club. staff including those from the academy and foundation charity have been instructed to apply for the government's job retention scheme. owner mike ashley was criticised last week for already charging fans for season tickets for next season. the tokyo olympic games will start on the 23rd ofjuly next year, after being postponed for 12 months. the decision was made by the ioc‘s executive committee yesterday. the paralympics will start on the 24th of august. ioc president thomas bach says many logistical challenges still lie ahead. we have to co—operate with all the broadcasters all over the world to have as many people as possible following these postponed olympic

games. we have to find agreement with the sponsors. they in turn have to adjust their programmes. so it's really a huge challenge. the head of uk anti—doping has issued a warning to athletes as the organisation reduces drug testing due to the coronavirus. nicole sapstead says anyone who thinks they may be able to get away with doping is mistaken. if we have reason to believe that somebody is cheating, and depending on how they think they are cheating, they shouldn't be naive enough to think that they can get away with it during this period of time and that there might not be any traces, either in theirsystem there might not be any traces, either in their system or indeed in their history of ordering things online, or otherwise, that we couldn't utilise to detect them and catch them.

we have seen lots of sportspeople over the last few weeks doing their best to keep fit and keep spirits up. well, british tennis player katie swan has taken things a step further. she's making use of an enforced career break to organise care packages for delievery in her adopted home of kansas. i come from a family that we can support each other, but there's so many people out there that can't do that and it's really shown during this time with the coronavirus. so, yeah, ithink this time with the coronavirus. so, yeah, i think it was amazing one was able to set this up and help people in anyway that we can, and seeing the impact it's had on them has been really rewarding for us. everybody doing their best to help in this current crisis. back to you to. thanks, we will see you a bit later. somebody just to. thanks, we will see you a bit later. somebodyjust whizzed past the screen behind you, distracting! hard—working cleaners. the screen behind you, distracting! hard-working cleaners. that's what i

thought. at the moment we are working hard to make sure everything is spotless and the lady that just make sure everything is spotless and the lady thatjust crossed the screen is working really hard. keeping a good distance as well, very important. thanks, sally. thank goodness there are people looking after us! farmers are calling for a "land army" of workers to help them pick fruit and vegetables during the coronavirus pandemic. nina in the newsroom with more on this one. what's the issue for farmers, nina? good morning. there a cleaner coming here so keep your eyes for her. a brilliantjob being here so keep your eyes for her. a brilliant job being done! here so keep your eyes for her. a brilliantjob being done! yesterday we spoke to the boss of morrisons about the importance of keeping all our shelves are well—stocked in. —— well—stocked. fresh fruit and veg are an important part of our diet and our economy, but as for so many industries farmers have been telling us it's a very unsettling time for them. according to one farming trade association, 98 sent of harvesters last year came from outside of the uk -- 98%. a

last year came from outside of the uk —— 98%. a worrying time for farmers like ben, who farms fruit in kent, and this isjohn in lancashire, who farms lettuce.“ kent, and this isjohn in lancashire, who farms lettuce. if we can't get staff from the eu across here because of border issues or the virus is causing a problem, all this crop in the field here will be left to rot and it won't be able to feed uk nation during this difficult time. every year, we as an industry rely on motivated individuals coming primarily from eastern europe to come across and support us harvesting our crop. this year, it looks very unlikely that will be the case. let me give you numbers to show you the scale in the potential hole in the workforce. two weeks' time, up to 6,000 people will be needed to pick asparagus. another 6,000—7,000 are needed to harvest lettuce. then, from the end of april, that number rises to 29,000 people in order to pick

summer strawberries. what's the solution? farmers and their staff have gone on the "key workers" list. but they're going to need help. this is the warning — if they don't get the workers, farmers say the crops could rot in the fields and ultimately that means shortages on shelves or higher prices for fruit and veg. so the industry has set up a scheme called pick for britain. they've signed up 14,000 potential workers, uk nationals, ranging from students but also carpenters, chefs and former armed service workers. they go on to farms and have to follow strict rules. they go into isolation for seven days. a big commitment for those workers. another worry for farmers is the obvious disruption to the hospitality industry, so there's no hotels or restaurants running, and that means prices are already slipping. we've been told one milk

processor has told suppliers he will pay 2p less per litre, so that's already happened, from the end of this month. the government says it is talking to the national farmers union and they want to help plug this gap, because they know it's important. if you're interested in picking these crops and joining the paid land army, go on the websites, concordia, and if you google british summerfruits, concordia, and if you google british summer fruits, you can concordia, and if you google british summerfruits, you can get on the job site. i will put the information on my twitter as well if you want to help with the fruit picking. interested ? help with the fruit picking. interested? i know it is hard work but i quite fancy it. maybe have a little taste along the way. just a little taste along the way. just a little one, just to make sure it is all legal! thank you very much. coronavirus has grounded flights worldwide, leaving tens of thousands of britons stranded abroad, while their families back home wait for news. but now, the government is working with airlines to ensure they can return home, though there's concerns

the plans don't go far enough. let's speak now to the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry. good to talk to you this morning, thanks for spending time with us on brea kfast. thanks for spending time with us on breakfast. anyone who watched the government press conference yesterday would have seen those plans announced i dominic raab to try to get british nationals to come home, what are you hearing from people i'm assuming you're talking to who are currently stuck overseas? well, i think people who were watching it were hoping there would bea watching it were hoping there would be a comprehensive plan, that they would have some idea as to how it might apply to them, and those of us who have been campaigning and pushing the foreign office to come up pushing the foreign office to come up with a comprehensive plan are really disappointed. i've had over 1000 people contact me by e—mail and i've been keeping in contact with them, but what am i to say to them? i'm to say really the government has come out with more of the same. the foreign office have talked about working with commercial and lines,

that they may charter some flights in the future, but it's all been rather vague. they've done something in peru, i want to give them credit for that, they have chartered flights coming back from peru, but the vast majority of british people stuck abroad are in india, pakistan, bangladesh and australia —— new zealand and australia and they're finding it impossible to work with commercial alliance because firstly the flights are cancelled. the information they're getting is not comprehensible and consistent, and frankly a lot of airlines are taking the mickey. i know a family from yorkshire who went to australia basically because their place was flooded, they went on holiday with a couple of grandparents, there is six of them, they are now stuck. the commercial airline will take them home but they want to charge £61,000, riddick this! many people are stuck in areas a long way away from the main hubs —— ridiculous. in

lehmo there's been regionalflights going into the capital... and those we re going into the capital... and those were chartered, in order to get people to the main airport —— lima. that's what the british government needs to do in many other countries. i've written to the prime minister and dominic raab. i've spoken to him at the foreign office and i have said to him, what we need to be doing is we need to be chartering flights, we need to get on with it, we need to have real agreements with these commercial l lines so they don't keep jacking up these commercial l lines so they don't keepjacking up prices, cancelling flights, giving people vouchers —— airlines. i know of a couple who bought one flight, then the flight got cancelled. they got a voucher. they then went to another airline, that then cancelled. they are maxing out their credit cards and they will end up destitute because they've spent their money on flights that don't seem to work. what are their answers when it comes to insurance? people are stuck

abroad for so long that their insurance has run out, so how do they pay for another flight with one of the commercial airlines? what do they do if they're running out of medication and food? what do they do if they can't get out of their hotel? don of those questions were a nswered hotel? don of those questions were answered by dominic raab yesterday. —— none of. answered by dominic raab yesterday. -- none of. you touched upon lots of those concerns... there are many of them! i appreciate that but i know appreciate these are individual families or people that have travelled abroad trying to get back, but from a government perspective, the logistical nightmare, trying to get thousands or hundreds of thousands back home, organising and trying to discuss with various countries, various airlines, various airports, and on top of that, the unprecedented situation in the uk as well. surely the pressure of the situation is totally unpredictable? i'm not... for example, the airlift

in peru hasn't been perfect but i'm not criticising, i'm applauding the effort, but we've been pushing for weeks to do something and we're still getting vague lands. i think they should prioritise the countries that i have suggested —— plans. that's what i said to the foreign office last week and i've been passing on my individual cases to the foreign office, we've been triaging them and putting the most important ones before the foreign office and i've been working with a group of labourmps, office and i've been working with a group of labour mps, we have more than 100 who have contacted me with their own casework and people getting in touch with their mp desperate to know what it is they should do. i appreciate the scale of the problem and the fact it is hard, but we've had several weeks now and to be honest, dominic raab's statement last night was more of a holding statement than concrete plans as to how people will get home. if you're running out of medicine, if you're an elderly person in pakistan at the moment, not knowing what to do next you

didn't get much succour from that. if you're a backpacker in australia who's run out of work and doesn't have a ticket to get home, doesn't know what to do and is running out of money, you didn't get an answer last night. we are running out of time but i wanted to ask about one of the main stories we are looking at today, police being asked to be consistent enforcing the restrictions in the uk. where do you think the public are on the issue of being heavy—handed but also trying to make sure everyone is following the same rules? that's the point, isn't it? i think there's an almost feeling in our country that we want to do the right thing. the vast majority of british people want to do the right thing, but we need to be clear about what we are allowed to do and what we are not, and that's why it's so important for the police to be consistent in applying the rules. thank you for being brave, we might get on time to our headlines at seven a.m.! emily thornberry, good to talk to you.

that made her happy! here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. still quite cloudy for many but from this lovely weather watchers picture in east lawn, some start bright. high pressure still firmly in charge. look at the spacing of the isobars —— charge. look at the spacing of the isoba rs —— eastbourne. charge. look at the spacing of the isobars —— eastbourne. not much wind apart from breezy conditions in north—west scotland, blowing in showers in northern and western scotland, some getting to northern ireland. for england and wales, holes in the cloud, so a chilly start, and again a few showers. some sunny spells through the day but the lion's share will be in southern and south—eastern england, where you might catch the odd shower, but you'd be unlucky if you did. temperatures today, eight to 11, and because the wind is lighter than yesterday, not feeling as cold as yesterday. as we head on through the evening and overnight, we hang on a fair bit of, still showers,

especially in the north—west the uk, and where we have holes in the cloud is where likely to see temperatures plummet, so pockets of frost in sheltered glens, for example, and under clear skies in parts of south—eastern england but for the rest, not an issue. it's where we've got clear skies by night we start off with some first thing in the morning. that will change through the day because we have this weather front sinking south, bringing behind it colder air, more a feature into the latter part of the week. you can see on wednesday, we start with sunshine in southern england, the cloud ills, sunshine in north—east scotla nd cloud ills, sunshine in north—east scotland and as our weather front thinks south, it will take more cloud and patria rain. temperature—wise, eight in lerwick to highs of about 11 as we push down to highs of about 11 as we push down to the south, but thursday, especially in the north, looking much colder. more in half. —— half—an—hour.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: just come out walking the dog? policing the lockdown — forces across the uk are told to be consistent in the way they enforce the coronavirus restrictions. doctors tackling the outbreak call for better guidance on the risks they should take if they don't have the right protective equipment. tens of thousands of britons stranded abroad wait to hear how they'll be brought home under the government's plan to help them.

it is frightening that i am putting myself at risk and potentially, therefore, risking myself becoming ill and not being able to help others, as well as bringing that risk home to family. tens of thousands of britons stranded abroad wait to hear how they'll be brought home under the government's plan to help them. britain's farmers call for a land army of pickers to help harvest crop. a stark warning that travel restrictions mean we at risk of running out of workers to pick fresh fruit and veg. aston villa's jack grealish says he is deeply embarrassed and has apologised for going to a friend's house at the weekend, breaking government guidance on staying at home. it's tuesday, the 31st of march. our top story: police forces in the uk have been told to be "consistent" in their use of emergency lockdown powers, after concerns some are being too heavy handed.

guidance to officers calls for a "co—ordinated" effort and emphasises the importance of professionalism. keith doyle has more. you shouldn't be driving unless it's essential. in weston—super—mare, police are reminding people of the rules about only undertaking essential travel. just come out walking the dog? right, ok. the only thing we'll say is please read the government guidance on essential travel. the guidelines say you should take exercise near your home. have you driven here? derbyshire police were criticised for heavy—handed tactics after using drones to show people driving to remote areas for exercise. dyeing the water in a local beauty spot and leaving notes on parked cars were other tactics that police used to discourage people travelling. now the national police chiefs council has reminded forces of the guidelines and that enforcement should be a last resort. we're not going to enforce our way out of this problem. we will get out of this problem because people want to solve

the problem, and we will get out of it because we've got the public at our sides and they will lead us through it. people queueing outside this pharmacy are keeping two metres apart. the uk's chief scientific advisor said that social distancing measures are making a difference, with cases not rising as fast as feared. the latest figures from public health england are 22,141 cases in the uk, with 1,408 deaths and 180 of them in the last 24 hours. the numbers being admitted to hospital are expected to rise over the coming weeks. with more and more cases, the british medical association, which represents doctors, says they're still facing a fatal shortage of personal protection equipment, despite government assurances. the bma is urging the government to make it clear what frontline staff should do if they don't have the necessary protection. we've got many doctors who are worried, if they are not protected, what should they do? no frontline workers should be expected to be on the front line without adequate protection.

these are some of the hundreds of britons who have been flown home from peru after the government chartered flights. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has announced a £75 million plan to bring home tens of thousands of british nationals. the government advice is to get home on a commercial flight if there is one, if there isn't, then embassies will advertise government charters to help bring those stranded back to the uk. keith doyle, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason. chris, why has it been so tricky for police forces to strike a consistent tone? we were speaking to the shadow secretary, emily thornberry, she discussed what this issue is. on the

one hand, with regards to this sort of mind that the police are trying to find, between finding a consistent tone with everybody, but also making sure they are in line with what the government wants? yes, quite right. there has been big criticism of how some individual police forces in particular incidents have responded. lord sumption, former supreme court justice, was very critical of derbyshire police, without idea of having a drone buzzing above a local beauty spot, and dyeing taylor going to tell people not to go swimming in it, he said it was disgraceful and shameful, as far as our policing traditions were concerned. —— dyeing a lagoon. derbyshire police said they were merely acting in line with national government instruction, but there can be a distinction between what the government has suggested should happen and what is actually set out in law. what is striking this morning as the police responding to this criticism, conscious of how damaging it could be. let me show you this briefly,

neil basou, assistant commissioner in the metropolitan police, he doesn't refer to derbyshire, but he says not every police response will be surefooted & spark healthy debate, and we shouldn't, he says, judge the police too harshly. he makes the point that they are having to manage powers that would never have been imagined to be handed into the hands of a british police officer stop what they are emphasising as they need to police by consent, that is the british tradition, and to only enforce the fines, if necessary, as an absolute last resort. a us navy hospital ship has docked in new york to help the city cope with coronavirus. the governor of new york state has described the scale of the crisis as "staggering" and appealed for medical staff from anywhere in the us to come to their aid. president trump has said that america faces a vital 30 days in the fight against the virus, and suggested that social distancing

could save up to a million lives. there has been a sharp fall in new coronavirus cases in italy. 1,648 people were diagnosed yesterday, the lowest number in two weeks. meanwhile, the italian government has extended its lockdown until "at least" mid—april, in an effort to tackle the spread. our europe correspondent jean mackenzie joins us from rome now. good morning to you. they do seem to be making progress there? yeah, this is really encouraging news that we had yesterday, as you said, the lowest rising infections have seen. the people currently infected, only a2% the people currently infected, only a 2% rise yesterday, and the rate has significantly slowed over the last week. so although we still have a staggering amount of deaths, medical experts here are hopeful, they think that we could well have reached the peak, or certainly that bp could come later in the week. we will have to monitor in the next few

days to see what will happen. at the moment it is very good news. the health minister said last night italy will extend the lockdown it has until at least after easter. now, of course italy has the harshest lockdown conditions in europe, but authorities are saying to people, look, it is beginning to work, please bear with us, because of course it has been very difficult for people here. they are afraid. some are taking this lockdown very strictly and are not even leaving the house at all. authorities are keen to point out to people but they appear to be getting on top of this. thank you very much for that update from italy. children in england who would normally receive free school meals are being given supermarket vouchers from today, as part of a national government scheme. they'll amount to £3 a day, but headteachers have warned that even with the vouchers, some parents will struggle to feed their children. the department for education says the rate exceeds that normally paid to schools for free meals.

we welcome the fact the government has got this scheme which rolling out, but £3 a day, in reality, is a very small amount. parents haven't got the same access to the economies of scale that schools have got when they're catering to bigger sizes, and therefore we have concerns about what the overall impact might be. scientists have discovered a simple blood test that can check for more than 50 types of cancer — often before a person has any signs or symptoms. it looks for chemical changes to genetic code that leak from tumours into the bloodstream. trials are ongoing and experts hope it will help diagnose cancer sooner, when it's easier to treat and potentially cure. you may not be able to see these papers particularly clearly, the back page of the daily mail and the times newspaper. jack grealish is all over them. he has put himself in all over them. he has put himself in a really embarrassing

jack grealish was photographed out and about in solihull on saturday. he was standing next to a range rover, it looks like the aftermath of some type of minor traffic accident. those pictures are all over social media. he said he was invited to a friend's house on saturday night and he went. he has apologised for doing that. just a few hours after being part of this big campaign saying to stay home, he has had to issue an apology himself, saying that he didn't stay home and he should have done. interestingly, he should have done. interestingly, he has been defined by his club £150,000, two weeks wages for him. the money will go to a hospital charity in birmingham, and also in the papers this morning, they are talking about a proposed move for him in the summer, £80 million, moving to manchester united. that is something looming for him as well. you can imagine this morning he is probably feeling, as i said, rather embarrassed. yes, i imagine so. sally, thank you. see you in a bit.

last week letters were sent to more than 65,000 retired doctors and nurses in england and wales, asking them to return to the nhs to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. meanwhile, final—year medics who have passed their exams are getting ready to start work early, after their registration was brought forward. let's take a look at who is being asked to join frontline services. the nursing and midwifery council says it has written to 50,000 nurses whose registration has lapsed in the last three years. the general medical council has contacted another 15,500 doctors who have left the health service in the same period. 5,500 final—year student medics are able to start work in the next few weeks, after the licencing process was sped up. most of these students would have been taking up their posts in august. 18,700 final—year student nurses are expected to start early too. we'rejoined now by dominique thompson, a retired gp returning to the nhs, and beth mcmahon, a final—year medical studentjoining

the frontline a few months early. good morning to both of you, thank you forjoining us. shall we start with you, beth? you have done your exams, hopefully you will have passed them. how soon are you going to start work? yes, so, my university has the exam board in the next couple of days and once they confirmed that we are safe to practise, they will look at our portfolios and exam results and feedback over the past five years, and a list will be sent to the gmc and a list will be sent to the gmc and we will be able to apply for provisional registration from the middle of april, i believe. and then hopefully joining middle of april, i believe. and then hopefullyjoining the middle of april, i believe. and then hopefully joining the nhs middle of april, i believe. and then hopefullyjoining the nhs by the end of april. and that is quite a lot earlier than you would have been joining. how do you feel about that? yes, i think i have the natural nerves but anybody would have, starting as a doctor for the first time. but this is what we have been

training to do for five years. so i think it is better than sitting at home watching the 5pm covid updates and joining home watching the 5pm covid updates andjoining in the home watching the 5pm covid updates and joining in the club for the nhs. this is a chance to go out and contribute with our skills that we have been working on for the past five years. so, nervous but excited. so, beth, you are coming into the service, dominique, you left it behind a couple of years ago, but you have answered the call to return, you are one of the 65,000 asked to come back to the nhs. what made you answer that call?” asked to come back to the nhs. what made you answer that call? i don't think i really thought about it too hard. it felt like the right thing to do. we spend a lot of time training, as beth said. i spent 23 years as an nhs doctor. i agonised about leaving. i suppose when i heard the call, when i had the email, it felt really straightforward for me. but i do recognise that not all gps and doctors will feel like that.”

really ta ke doctors will feel like that.” really take my hat off to you. so, the email came through. how long did it take you to make, you know, what isa it take you to make, you know, what is a really important decision for you and your family? well, because my husband is a gp, we could see the demand was likely to be there and i might get called back. he predict this a couple of weeks before and said, i bet you get an email asking you back. so i had a bit of time to think about coming back. i mean, i didn't feel that i wouldn't. it was just a question of logistics, we have a ten—year—old son we have to homeschool, i had a think about us. by homeschool, i had a think about us. by the time the email came through i just feel that in the same day unscented back. best, to come back to you, you are talking to louise earlier about things happening quicker than you expected, and also you are coming into the service right in the middle of a pandemic. right in the middle of this crisis,

which is consuming everybody‘s thoughts and attention at the moment. how does that make you feel, to realise day one will be hitting the ground running? i think ithinki i think i am reassured... even though we're starting early, we will be given the same supervision and inductions we would be if we were starting in august. i think the safety net for students as well is the emphasis of our training has a lwa ys the emphasis of our training has always been on being safe, so if we are ina always been on being safe, so if we are in a situation where we feel that we are not able to treat a patient as best as possible, or where we need help, we are always encouraged to speak to the team and get that help. so i think because our curriculum is so focused on being safe and escalating where necessary , being safe and escalating where necessary, i feel like we'll be able to cope ok. i want to ask this to you both, because we've discussed

this so much on breakfast over the last few weeks, about personal protective equipment. beth, thirst, are you concerned you will have what you need? i think! am worried because, you know, we've been paying attention and watching the news, there are inconsistencies with where pp is provided, and i think it's really essential for all healthcare professionals, including medical stu d e nts professionals, including medical students joining professionals, including medical studentsjoining the professionals, including medical students joining the frontline, that we have all the equipment we need to treat patients safely. that is something i am a little worried about, yes. dominique, from your point of view, your husband, who we know is a gp, what are your thoughts about that? if i'm honest, i think it's been a national scandal, but some of us have been having to go to the diy shops to buy our own. i know plenty of. as an gps who have been unhappy

with what they been provided with —— i know plenty of doctors and gps. that has worried me a lot. dominique, it's a concern, isn't it? you called it a national scandal, we talk to healthcare workers every day, and that's a concern that regularly comes up, and you say you've been to a diy store to buy your own pp so you're ready and safely a ble your own pp so you're ready and safely able to do the job? that's correct, not only for us but a couple of weeks ago before everything closed, we went and we purchased a clear plastic goggles for the receptionist at my husband's gp practice, we purchased tape to mark out the floor. we helped put up perspex screens in the practice to protect staff. dominique, your picture has frozen but we can hear you say we will stay with you, but death, one question:

at this point do you know where you're going to be working? —— but beth. for most medical students, they will be staying at the trafford medical school, and that's really important because not only do you know the processes and the teams quite well, but also you will be able to access well—being support where you need from your local medical school. i think some others may choose to go to the trust where they will be starting their foundation year training in august, but the most opulent option will be staying in the hospitals they have familiarity with from the last five years. that make sense. and you, dominique? i'm waiting to hear, i had an e—mail yesterday that told me i should hear within three days where i needed, that might involve nhs111 or

consultations as a gp, and i've been told i can do mental health, that's where my interest was before, or even a co—ordinator role. where my interest was before, or even a co-ordinator role. dominique, ona even a co-ordinator role. dominique, on a separate issue, but it's all connected, you're having to make adjustments to your life to change what you had plans for, is it right... you were due to get married this summer but you've brought everything forward and you did it in a registry office, is that right? yes, that's right. we got married just over a week ago on the saturday before everything was stop. we were meant to get married injune with all our friends and family present —— everything was stop. we cancelled the reception but we brought forward the reception but we brought forward the marriage and the ceremony at the registry office. there was two guests and a colin the caterpillar cake. you know how to style it out! you have cancelled the reception,

you have informed the guests, are you have informed the guests, are you going to put it back and have a party or something at a later stage once we've sorted out the coronavirus outbreak?” once we've sorted out the coronavirus outbreak? i can guarantee you there will be a party at some point! congratulations! huge congratulations, that is so good. well done, dominique. best of luck to you both, thank you so much, we really appreciate your work. many people will be watching feeling the same today, when we are out the other side... street parties, the same today, when we are out the otherside... street parties, get your colin the caterpillars out and enjoy yourselves! millions of plants, shrubs and trees could be thrown away in the coming days and weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to the closure of 2000 garden centres and nurseries across the uk. the horticultural trade association has warned the industry could collapse and they've asked the government for help as well. business editor simon jack has been looking at this.

across the uk there is a growing crisis in the horticultural industry. with garden centres closed, groves of trees, shrubs, and bedding plants are facing financial ruin. this year, our best crop ever has got nowhere to go. neil allcock runs a nursery in north wales, one of thousands of nurseries which are bursting with spring stock. we have order cancellations coming from everywhere. basically the whole retail supply chain has stopped for us. this week alone we've had a downturn in somewhere of the region of £100,000 of orders. gardening industry bodies say the situation is critical. we're talking about anything between £500 million and £1 billion worth of stock being wasted and that has the capability, in terms of balance sheet and asset value, of wiping out a huge chunk of the sector. so we need immediate government assistance, in the order of £250 million, if this sector's going to survive. this crisis comes at a time when the industry is most vulnerable — the beginning of the peak of the march—july gardening season.

for those people lucky enough to have their own garden, it's a boon at a time like this, it's good for their physical and mental well—being. those people who hope britain will be back in bloom comejuly may be disappointed. it's not just millions of plants, trees, and shrubs that may wither and die, they may take huge sections of the gardening economy with them. one of britain's best known gardeners as added his voice to industry please for help. those plants, millions of them, will have to be allowed to die unless a rescue package of sufficient magnitude is put in place to save our growers, the british garden is going to suffer for many years ahead. this is also the time of year when the industry is most financially extended, leaving most unwilling or unable to take on new loans, with government guarantees extended to the lender, but not to the borrower. the uk's plant—growers and its 23 million gardening customers are facing a potentially very cruel spring.

simon jack, bbc news. all sorts of people are being affected by what's going on in the last few weeks. simon makes the point, right now is when people are thinking about their gardens and starting to plant things. and thinking about your air! — your things. and thinking about your air! —— yourair. with a trip to the hairdressers out of the question, many of us have been looking for ways to banish roots, cover greys and smooth split ends. but desperate times shouldn't always result in desperate measures, especially when it comes to our hair. diy haircuts have become something of a trend online, but not all of them have been successful, as serenjones has been finding out. yours looks great by the way! from bad... to worse to worst. not the freshest trim you've ever seen. what do you do when you need to get yourairdone what do you do when you need to get

your air done but the barbers and salons are all shut? many people have resorted to taking matters and clippers into their own hands, but some people, like lee, are braver than others... he's letting his sun cut his air. he was leaving his junior school and had to say goodbye to his friends abruptly stop it i asked what would cheer him up and he said he would like to cut my hair. one thing led to another and i ended up one thing led to another and i ended up getting my haircut by him. what do you think of the end product? hgppy do you think of the end product? happy with it? not too bad. i need another one soon so god knows what he will do next time! any top tips for anyone else wanting to cut their own or their dad's hair? when you're cutting it don't go too hard because otherwise you have to go higher and higher. he is not the only one putting his trust in his child... line of duty‘s and stephen graham also let his hair. and other celebs

have been experimenting. even the bbc‘s very own lre is —— ore is doing it. lindsey is a hairdresser in belfast and fees using socks to curl hair. these are the socks we use. what do we do? we put it in the hairand it goes use. what do we do? we put it in the hair and it goes all curly at the end. yes, and it looks gorgeous. we had to use water, there was no products or anything, no heat, so it was really good, wasn't it? something different to try at home. hair maintenance is a conversation happening among a number of different communities nationwide, but it's different communities nationwide, but its left many people wondering whether diy is worth the risk. mark isa whether diy is worth the risk. mark is a barber with star clients like anthonyjoshua, stormzy is a barber with star clients like anthony joshua, stormzy and is a barber with star clients like anthonyjoshua, stormzy and ajay tracey. my first tip is don't go for anything too elaborate, keep very

simple. people cutting hairfor the first time suddenly want to get lines and mohicans and either hair and all these different styles, how about keeping it simple? whether you ta ke about keeping it simple? whether you take mark's advice or not, looks like there will be interesting looks when the lockdown is over. i feel everybody‘s pain. carol was laughing her head off during that. soon i will have to do my own fringe, which will really be a laugh! i will show you this on camera six. this is louise's hair earlier on this morning, can you see that? that is magnificent! gone through a hedge backwards comes to mind, doesn't it? look at the magic you have produced with a comb and a hairdryer! these are things we haven't had to consider before, i know there more important things! it

is important that at some stage we get back to the barbers and the hairdressers. we will all look like long—haired yeti is at the end of this! this morning, beautiful sunrises, this is from norfolk, sent in by a weather watcher, but not everyone will see sunshine today. once again, a their bit of cloud. high pressure is still in charge and look at the split in isobars, not as windy as yesterday but breezy conditions in the far north—west of scotland. a north—westerly wind is blowing in showers. some of those also in northern ireland. for the rest of scotland, england and wales, a fair bit of cloud, some showers around, not everyone seeing them, if you sunny spells but the lion share of the sunshine will be in southern and south—eastern england —— lion's share. even here we will see an isolated shower but most won't stop attempts between eight and 11 and

because of the lighter winds, feeling less cold than yesterday —— temperatures between. these are the average wind speeds, and any gusts will be a bit higher. through the evening and overnight, we hang onto a their bit of cloud, still some of the showers. some holes in the cloud and here where we have the clear skies, temperatures will fall away so frost in southern england, parts of east anglia and sheltered glens but for the rest, that shouldn't be an issue. into tomorrow, still high pressure clinging on by the skin of its teeth but another weather front coming in across the north of scotland and look at isobars behind that one. starting cold and frosty in southern england and north—west scotland with sunshine, but the cloud will fill in for both through the day so in england, wales and northern ireland, cloudy, some brighter breaks, a few showers. in scotland, our weather front sinks south, taking its patchy rain with it, so brighter skies follow on

behind, and later the wind will strengthen and later we will see colderaircoming in. strengthen and later we will see colder air coming in. that strengthen and later we will see colderair coming in. that is strengthen and later we will see colder air coming in. that is all behind this cold front, which, through wednesday night into thursday, sinks south, and you can see all those isobars. turning colder. unless the air turns colder, these showers will turn wintry in these showers will turn wintry in the north, clinging onto the milder by comparison conditions in the south. thursday, cloudy, sunny breaks developing. here comes hour weak weather front producing cloud and patchy rain in england and wales by thursday afternoon. colder air follows, i mentioned the wintry showers, most will be in the hills and mountains, but the heavier bursts could be at lower levels, but they won't last huge difference in temperature, four in lowick, 12 in london. friday and saturday, still a fair bit of cloud around, also brighter skies with the winds slowly easing. you'll notice the temperatures are to start to re cove r.

temperatures are to start to recover. by saturday, we are looking at 14 in london. even into next week, looks like we will see a recovery in the temperatures but doesn't mean it will necessarily be dry. thank you, carol, good to talk to you. if you're watching for the first time this week, carol is at a different time. we no longer have regional bulletins during breakfast because we are trying to reduce the number of people involved in the whole production of this programme nationwide, so that's why if you're wondering, but you can get regional news online and via local radio and also at other times in the day, the evening and lunchtime. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. police officers across the uk have been reminded that punishments for those who don't follow emergency social distancing measures should only be used as a last resort. it comes after criticism that some forces were being too heavy—handed. guidance to officers calls for co—ordinated efforts and emphasises the importance of professionalism.

we have got so much to talk about. let's speak now to the transport secretary, grant shapps, who joins us from hertfordshire. the first question, how are you?” am doing well. at this stage, is anybody able to give us an update on how the prime minister and health secretary are? the prime minister is good. he is chairing cabinet later this morning and we will all be diving in by video, by zoom, but he is infine diving in by video, by zoom, but he is in fine settle. -- fettle. we have been talking about policing today, we heard lord sumption speaking about derbyshire police in particular, many people will know they posted footage of people out for walks, and also the dyeing of a lagoon luck. is that heavy—handed? the police are in a really difficult position here, we are asking them to

do something completely unprecedented, and normally without by consent approach they don't have to get into it and i am sure they don't particularly like having to do this. the best thing we can all do is just follow the guidance, and most people are doing exactly that. stay home and protect the nhs and save lives. you have heard it many times. i think the police are doing a difficultjob. they will be one or two instances where they have perhaps not approached it in the right way, but in general, across the country, not only are people complying very well, but generally speaking the police are taking a very sensible approach towards it as well. lord sumption says, that particular footage i well. lord sumption says, that particularfootage i mentioned, "ashamed our policing traditions". yeah, the difficulty is, we are saying to people they should obviously take that exercise, it is very important to take exercise every day. try to do it near your house rather than getting in the current driving somewhere and taking the exercise. look, this is a balance. i am sure early in this lockdown, they will be some of these

insta nces. lockdown, they will be some of these instances. i hope and i am sure that they will be levelled out. but the most important thing is not to be distracted from what we are all doing, which is trying to stay in and limit the movements. i must be the first transport secretary in history who actually welcomes the fa ct history who actually welcomes the fact our transport network is being used very little at the moment, and where it is, it is for key workers and people who simply cannot work from home. just a couple of questions. there are lots of exa m ples questions. there are lots of examples out there of policing, and as you say, some of them are very good. but what about checking people's shopping, is that heavy—handed ? people's shopping, is that heavy-handed? as i say, i don't know each individual circumstance, but people know the rules that have been set. try and shop just once a week. you know, do the essentials, not everything else. the police, as i say, are somewhat caught in between this kind of, you know, situation of

being asked to ensure that people stay home, as lord sumption said, i think, the first thing is just to ask people politely, i think, and if people are refusing to go home or a gathering crowds or doing some other kind of thing, the vast majority of people, as i say, are very willingly going along with this, because if we don't we will not get on top of this outbreak, this epidemic. and the reality is that although we have had a few days of seemingly falling figures, ifirmly expect a few days of seemingly falling figures, i firmly expect those deaths will continue to rise and we are not at the top of this peak, not close to it, as yet. so it is very, very important people are sensible and follow all the advice. one last question, the national police chief ‘s counsel writing to forces and saying they must be consistent. do you agree to has not been consistency? i think, you agree to has not been consistency? ithink, if you agree to has not been consistency? i think, if i you agree to has not been consistency? ithink, if i may describe them most teething

problems, i think the police are trying to work out what is the most effective and the best approach. so, you know, i would leave it to the police, but that letter sounds sensible, to try to introduce a degree of consistency. but as i say, again, most of the public are on the side of everyone trying to get on top of this thing, and you do that by staying home and of course the police can help by applying those rules consistently, but i think that by and large that is actually happening across the country. we mustn't let the exceptions be seen as being the rule. can i also talk to you about this massive investment in trying to get what we understand is hundreds of thousands, i think, dominic raab said yesterday, of britons abroad. we will be speaking to some people later in the programme, having real difficulty, saying they just programme, having real difficulty, saying theyjust can't get information. what is going to change? firstly it is important to recognise we have gone to hundreds of thousands of people abroad, probably three quarters of a

million, i suspect, probably three quarters of a million, isuspect, to probably three quarters of a million, i suspect, to farfewer. we are probably down to 300,000 or so. but we recognise it has been very, very difficult for people to contact their airlines, get information, as you say. and the scheme that the foreign secretary launched yesterday, which i have been working on with him, is to get some of these more tricky places, get some of these people home, who would otherwise have run out of commercial options. so the government will effectively be chartering some of these flights to help bring people home. there is no doubt, if you are still abroad at this stage, it is clearly not a simple situation, to get out of lots of places, because they have been complete lockdowns which in many cases included some of the airports. but we are doing everything possible, and the measures yesterday, a multi—million pound step by the foreign secretary, is designed to step that up and helping british national zone. is designed to step that up and helping british nationalzone. and

obviously another real difficulty, you refer to lockdowns and other countries, you know, people are far from main airports, farfrom the main hubs. what can you practically do to try to help them?” main hubs. what can you practically do to try to help them? i mean, this is where the foreign & commonwealth office has a lot of in country experience. for example, we saw those flights from peru taking place. that was complicated, as you say, by people not being close to the airport. the foreign & commonwealth office sort of essentially had to advertise those flights and then get people to travel, perhaps giving them two or three days to get to the airport. and that spoke approach will be taken in many of the countries where people are stranded. this is a big effort, it isn't up to £75 million approach to try to repatriate people who otherwise might be completely stuck. it is important to stress that people should continue to try to get commercial return. this is the sort of ultimate backup.

nonetheless, it is not going to be straightforward, by its very nature. this is a complicated repatriation. on those commercial roots, we spoke to emily thornberry earlier and she has been speaking to one family who we re has been speaking to one family who were being charged £61,000 to get home. what would you do to help them? £61,000, or £6,100? she said £61,000. i haven't heard that case, but clearly, if you are still overseas at this stage, and you are ina overseas at this stage, and you are in a country which doesn't have a rude connection, i don't know about £61,000, but it clearly has become a lot more expensive to get people home. it was a family, just to be clear, it was a family of six in australia, so you can begin to divide up the numbers a bit. right. imean, you divide up the numbers a bit. right. i mean, you know, nonetheless, those are obviously very large numbers. every family or every individual abroad will be looking at whether it is necessary to stay put, whether they will try to get a commercial flight, they will try to get a commercial flight, or whether over time they

will get one of these flights that we are chartering with the airlines. and i want to thank the airlines, british airways and virgin, titan, jet2 and others who are all coming forward to help with this scheme. but i am not going to pretend it is straightforward. i had the thomas cook repatriation, but was a single airline and we basically knew where people were. this is far more complex, it is global and it involves a much different global situation, where airlines and airports are not all running. far from it. so this is not going to be straightforward and i am afraid they will be many cases and examples where people are going through very difficult situations to get home. anyway, the scheme is designed to be on the side and help people get home. can i also ask you, obviously this will have an ongoing impact on the airline industry. we understand this morning that british airways is stopping flights from gatwick, for example. virgin atlantic is expected to ask for a government bailout. are

you looking at trying to support, will you bail out the airline industry, what are your thoughts? yeah, i mean, it is very important we come out of this and are ready to rebuild the economy, and for that you need to be airlines, you need the competition and all the rest of it. having said that, a lot of these allies also have shareholders, of course, they all have shareholders, they will be expected to do their bit as well. it cannot be right but in the good times the shareholders pick up the advantage and in the bad times the taxpayer has to pick up the cost. so we are working with the airlines and with the airports and with the ancillary ground services to try to ensure that the first thing i said, we come out of this, and there is a proper market and proper competition still available. and those are active and ongoing discussions with the airlines that my officials, myself and my ministers are taking through right now. i understand you told the transport select committee that you cannot rule out the stage taking a

sta ke cannot rule out the stage taking a stake in the ownership of the airlines? that is something you are considering? i saw that comment picked up, by which i meant it cannot be the case that we simply provide, for example, grounds to airlines, to simply plug a cup. the solutions need to be commercial solutions need to be commercial solutions and i think most likely, equity, but if it is taxpayer money, be provided as loans, and the taxpayer has a right to expect that back again. so i think there were comments from that which were picked up. as! comments from that which were picked up. as i say, it is important to maintain competition, but it is also important to ensure the taxpayer gets a good deal and that the owners of these allies, the shareholders of these airlines, having to put their hands in their pockets to rescue these businesses as well. other parts of your brief as transport secretary, is it right that you are confirming a package of support for bus companies as well, during the lockdown? well, as your viewers may

know, we have sort of rescue the rail network by taking over their revenues, which of course fell massively. the bus revenues are in the same position, of course, because people are not travelling, we don't want them to travel, and as isaidi we don't want them to travel, and as i said i must be the first transport secretary in history to welcome a fall in the use of a network. but this is absolutely right at this time. but it is quite clear that we must get the bus system onto a sta ble must get the bus system onto a stable footing as well, so we are working very hard on that. i will be say more about that in the coming days. can we also turn to the front line? speaking to doctors regularly on this programme about our concerns, earlier, i'mjust going on this programme about our concerns, earlier, i'm just going to pay y°u concerns, earlier, i'm just going to pay you a clip, if that is all right, we spoke to a gp who said she didn't feel safe for her or her family with the equipment she is working with. i don't have any visors. i don't have facial goggles. i should have a full sleeve gown, if i am following the guidance by the world health organization. and i think it is frightening that

i am putting myself at risk and potentially, therefore, and risking myself becoming ill and not being able to help others, as well as bringing that risk home to family and young children that i have at home. that really gives you a sense, doesn't it, of how difficult it is for doctors. we have heard continually from the government but there is this equipment on the way, but clearly they don't feel they have got it? yeah, i mean, what it does for me, it stresses the scale of this thing. we have neverfaced anything like this is a country, and nor has the nhs. to put that into context, we just in recent days delivered 170 million separate pieces of that protective kit, the ppe kit, 170 million pieces. but the scale of this thing, bringing so many more million people in to treat people, is of course creating a huge impact on the physical logistics to

get the stuff out. so we've actually got a military style, not even a military style operation, a military operation with the armed forces involved, to distribute this kit to different hospitals, because nobody needs to hear something like the example that you just played, which is why it is so important to get the ppe equipment out as quickly as possible. we have heard that from the government over and over again, but it is on its way, et cetera, and you make the point. but is it a cce pta ble you make the point. but is it acceptable that gps feel frightened to do the job? every gp surgery, i understand, has received equipment. i don't know that specific case, what has and has not been delivered there. but i think it is down to the scale of this thing, which just can't be stressed enough, but when you are in a position where you are having to use the military to get this stuff out, you realise that thatis this stuff out, you realise that that is not normal times. and there isa that is not normal times. and there is a hotline set up now as well, so

that nhs people can call that hotline, it is specifically for the nhs, people can call that hotline and say what they require. and all i can say is, i am sure this will be discussed at a cabinet today, we are all aware of the stresses under strains here and we are doing absolutely everything, and people supplying this network are doing absolutely everything, to try to ensure that the gaps are filled a sub, because it is obviously essential that people go in with the right protective equipment. -- filled asap. she also made the point that the equipment she has does not follow who guidelines. i was watching the news from other countries last night to how everyone is dealing with this, and everyone is dealing with this, and everyone is in the same boat, scrambling to get the scale and amount of equipment, to manufacturer what's required. that's mammoth. the nhs is focused on this. as is the army and the government. we want to make sure

the government. we want to make sure the ppe gaps are filled and filled quickly and using the scale of this whole thing with the brand—new nightingale hospital belt, we hear it's the biggest hospital in the world when completely kitted out, in very little time and all the equipment delivered, it scale of the project which is hard to imagine —— it's the scale. it leads to supply problems that need to be fixed. grant shapps, transport secretary, thanks for your time on bbc brea kfast. thanks for your time on bbc breakfast. thanks. we are talking about the impact of the coronavirus on so many different issues. nina is with us talking about farmers who requested a land army to help pick fruit and vegetables this summer? that's right, and we've had big interest from the audience from people wondering what they can do to help, and perhaps this is one of the effo rts help, and perhaps this is one of the efforts where people can contribute who can't work at the moment.

yesterday we spoke to the boss of morrisons about the importance of keeping shelves stocked. fresh fruit and veg are an important part of our diet and our economy, but as for so many industries, farmers have been telling us it's a very unsettling time for them. one farming association said last year 98 cent of staff who harvested the crops, who picked the fruit and veg, came from outside the uk. john in lancashire, who farms lettuce. he is worried about his crops going to waste. in six weeks we will have to waste. in six weeks we will have to start harvesting and it would be a shame for it to go to waste because we can't harvested. a lettuce crop is only ready for four days and after four days it will go over the top and start to break down. it is vital that we have the

staff when we need them to fulfil the orders we have. we don't know if this pandemic is going to last... 0r the lockdown is going to last for four weeks, six weeks, the lockdown is going to last for fourweeks, six weeks, six the lockdown is going to last for four weeks, six weeks, six months, we just don't know. is a business, we just don't know. is a business, we are trying to make decisions on things we really don't know —— as a business stop growing crops and running a business is about trying to take the risk out of it and at the moment there's massive risks everywhere we look —— business. so how big could the hole in workload be? as soon as two weeks' time, up to 6,000 people will be needed to pick asparagus. another 6—7,000 are needed to harvest lettuce. as charlie was saying, there's only a window of four days to pick them. then, from the end of april, that number rises to 29,000 people in order to pick summer strawberries. after that, tens of thousands will be needed to pick apples, pears, cauliflowers, cucumbers, all the sta ples we cauliflowers, cucumbers, all the staples we need in our diet. you've

given a real scale of it but what are the solutions? farmers and their staff have gone on the "key workers" list. but they're going to need help. this is the stark warning — if they don't get the workers, farmers say the crops could rot in the fields and ultimately that means shortages on shelves or higher prices for fruit and veg. so the industry has set up a scheme called "pick for britain." they've signed up 14,000 potential workers, uk nationals, ranging from students but also carpenters, chefs and former armed service workers. they go on to farms and have to follow strict rules. they have two self—isolate for seven days. most will stay on site in temporary accommodation. hospitality has been hit as well, so that's worrying news for farmers. no hotels, no restaurants, means some prices are slumping. one milk processor has already told suppliers the price will drop by 2p a litre.

the government says it is talking to the national farmers union about this. they see there's a problem and they will try to help fill the gaps in the workforce. thanks for eve ryo ne in the workforce. thanks for everyone getting in touch wondering what they can do to help. a website we can point you towards is concordia and british summer fruits, we will put those links on our twitter page so you can look if you wa nt to twitter page so you can look if you want tojoin twitter page so you can look if you want to join the land army that's needed at the moment. thanks very much, nina, for that info. as we continue to adapt to a life of self—isolation and social distancing, we are turning ever more to technology to keep in touch with our loved ones. jayne mccubbin has been speaking to one family trying to stay connected about the challenges that come with it. this is one small part of the mackenzie family in yorkshire, and this is a much bigger slice of the mackenzie family. isolation, of course, means they are split, but like so many right now, younger family members are helping

older relatives like auntie patricia to master modern technology and keep the family connected, with varying degrees of success. me and techno don't go. i can see you well and clear. you can see me but i know there's a button... all i can see is my fireplace. you flip the image so i can see you but you can still see me. wait a minute. it's complicated. it is complicated, and with the older generation, there's a real worry of if i press the wrong thing, i'm going to break it, what am i going to do, i'm going to lose all the contacts. are you there? iam here! how is that? i'm back on now. the first facetime call i got involved with was when we facetimed pat and that wasn't easy, i got regular messages saying, "where's everyone gone? " but we got there in the end. hello! we've made it, auntie pat! we've done it! modern technology at its best!

goodness! it makes your head blow, this technology, doesn't it? i'm not used to it. on my own ipad i am used to googling and e—mailing. as you see, i have problems with facetime. but you're getting there and you're keeping in touch. that's the good thing about it — how would we all have coped with all this self—isolation? how would we have coped without this modern technology and being able to keep in touch with people? all of this is only possible because of the quite frankly enormous sacrifice made by beatrice and olivia two weeks ago. back then, they packaged up their very own technology, people, to send to auntie patricia and their 102—year—old nanna — a sacrifice which, let's face it, would have been inconceivable in ordinary times.

now, the big deal here is you have both had to give up your own technology to make this happen. we have, haven't you, girls? yes. yes, we've given up two of the ipads. so olivia's has gone to nanna, and beatrice's has gone to auntie pat. were there any tears, mum? no, they were really good in all fairness, jane. normally, at any other time, the withdrawal of technology would you like armageddon. your nieces gave up their technology so you can stay in touch. i know, they've been very good really. i think they're coping with me! have you got my e—mail? so auntie pat and nanna are well and truly connected within a family.

like so many families, unwilling to let a global pandemic keep them apart. jane... don't you mention this on breakfast tv! this is going to be the best bet of the film, auntie pat! what on earth has happened? don't worry, we definitely won't mention it! i'm sure that is a feeling familiar with many on various ends of the technology over the last few days. we're joined now by mike niles, the founder of b friend, a community scheme that pairs volunteers with older, isolated neighbours. mike, really good to talk to you on the programme. i'm sure you will appreciate some of the issues and concerns raised by the interviews, but technology is really helping in the lockdown, isn't it? it is and it was really nice to see how pat and eve ryo ne

was really nice to see how pat and everyone is dealing with the technology. we've suspended com pletely technology. we've suspended completely our face to face activity and taken to using technology to keepin and taken to using technology to keep in touch. with both used the telephone and online means —— we've both. was it face to face meetings with older people and meeting them if you times a week before? and you switched everything around at the moment? exactly, we have amazing volu nteers moment? exactly, we have amazing volunteers where they would pop in for a tea and a chat for the company for a tea and a chat for the company for someone who is may be normally socially isolated and we've switched it round totally, so everything is done on the telephone, so all b frienders are calling into check in for the companionship and to make sure that connection remains. many don't have friends and family nearby so it's nice to have conversation each week. unlike some of the people in the video there, many of the people we work with don't have the internet or technology, so the

telephone is proving more and more important at the moment. it's a reminder of making sure we look out for those people on the fringes. lots of people are saying they are speaking to their family more than normal because they are embracing technology because they are using house party and zoom and facetime and there's those that don't have their immediate family who need help? exactly, and now almost more than ever it is so important we look out for our older neighbours nearby. before our community project was really nice and lots of people signed up for and got involved with, but now i feel it is almost vital that everyone in some shape or form are looking out for the older neighbours we know of to make sure they have the essentials who are in

isolation because we work on it at our charity day—to—day. it can have a negative impact over the long—term on your personal well—being, so we now need to check in with our older neighbours more than ever and offer the companionship and connection. before the weather with carol, give us one or two top tips for people getting connected even if they asked with technology. first of all, we are doing things like facebook live, and you've seen live streams over the last few weeks, so if you're connected to the internet, there's loads of things like facebook, youtube and other platforms trying to keep us connected, keep spirits up to keep us connected, keep spirits up and keep people feeling like they're not alone in this, we are all in this situation together. and to check in on the phones. a five—minute conversation every couple of days make such a difference to uplift someone who otherwise doesn't have others around them. thanks for what you're doing

and thanks for talking to us, mike niles, who is founder of b friend. not everyone is on the internet, phones are still really important. just a little chat, a couple of minutes on the phone asking how people are makes a huge difference to so many. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. this morning we've got warmer weather than yesterday, and if you're stepping out to take your exercise you will see sunny spells, but there's still a fair bit of around. anchored in the atlantic, still having an influence on our weather, north—westerly breezes and winds, the wind in the north—west of scotla nd winds, the wind in the north—west of scotland lowering in showers and some of those getting in across northern ireland but in england and wales, we could have a few showers, and we will have holes developed in the cloud, some seeing sunshine, and the cloud, some seeing sunshine, and the best of which will be in

southern areas during today and in the south—east but we can't rule out the south—east but we can't rule out the odd shower, the wind is not as strong as yesterday in the channel islands. for wales and northern england, the odd shower, may be more in northern ireland, but not all the time, and most will be in northern and western scotland but in the central lowlands, sunny spells. temperature—wise today, nothing to write home about, eight to 11, but the wind is lighter than yesterday for most, so feeling better. through the evening and overnight, still a fair bit of around, still a fairfew showers, buttholes and clear in parts of the highlands and the far south of england, into parts of east anglia as well. this is where the temperature will be at its lowest and here is where we see a touch of frost. similar tomorrow in that we will see a fair bit of. where we start with the clear skies in southern england and north—east

scotland, and sunshine, but the weather front coming in will introduce rain, increasingly turning light and patchy with highs of 11. more in half—an—hour ‘s. —— more in half—an—hour. good morning. welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: just come out walking the dog. policing the lockdown — forces across the uk are told to be consistant in the way they enforce

the coronavirus restrictions. doctors tackling the outbreak call for better guidance on the risks they should take if they don't have the right protective equipment. it is frightening that i am putting myself at risk and potentially risking making myself ill and not being able to help others as well as bringing that risk home to family. tens of thousands of britons stranded abroad wait to hear how they'll be brought home under the government's plan to help them. the biggest month of supermarket sales on record. coronavirus stockpiling sends the grocery market soaring — in the busiest week most families made an average trip of five visits to the food shops. aston villa's jack grealish says he is deeply embarrassed and has apologised for going to a friend's house at the weekend — breaking government guidance on staying at home.

les mis lockdown. we meet the family whose song sums up the experiences of millions up and down the country. it's tuesday the 31st of march. our top story: police forces in the uk have been told to be consistent in their use of emergency lockdown powers — after concerns some are being too heavy—handed. guidance to officers calls for a "coordinated" effort and emphasises the importance of professionalism. keith doyle has more. you shouldn't be driving unless it's essential. in weston—super—mare, police are reminding people of the rules about only undertaking essential travel. just come out walking the dog. right, ok. the only thing we'll say is please read the government guidance on essential travel. the guidelines say you should take exercise near your home. have you driven here? derbyshire police were criticised for heavy—handed tactics after using drones to show people driving

to remote areas for exercise. dyeing the water in a local beauty spot and leaving notes on parked cars were other tactics that police used to discourage people travelling. now the national police chiefs council has reminded forces of the guidelines and that enforcement should be a last resort. we're not going to enforce our way out of this problem. we will get out of this problem because people want to solve the problem, and we will get out of it because we've got the public at our sides and they will lead us through it. people queueing outside this pharmacy are keeping two metres apart. the uk's chief scientific advisor said that social distancing measures are making a difference — with cases not rising as fast as feared. the latest figures from public health england are 22,141 cases in the uk, with 1,408 deaths and 180 of them in the last 24 hours.

the numbers being admitted to hospital are expected to rise over the coming weeks. with more and more cases, the british medical association — which represents doctors — says they're still facing a fatal shortage of personal protection equipment, despite government assurances. the bma is urging the government to make it clear what frontline staff should do if they don't have the necessary protection. we've got many doctors who are worried, if they are not protected, what should they do? no frontline workers should be expected to be on the front line without adequate protection. these are some of the hundreds of britons who have been flown home from peru after the government chartered flights. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has announced a £75 million plan to bring home tens of thousands of british nationals. the government advice is to get home on a commercial flight

if there is one, if there isn't, then embassies will advertise government charters to help bring those stranded back to the uk. keith doyle, bbc news. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason. a correspondent chris mason. lot of questions about styles a lot of questions about different styles of policing. there has. derbyshire police hammered yesterday bya derbyshire police hammered yesterday by a former supreme courtjustice suggesting their behaviour was disgraceful and shamed our policing traditions, a reference to the drone footage of dog walkers in the peak district and that decision to die a lagoon black to try to tempt people to avoid throwing themselves in it for a to avoid throwing themselves in it fora swim. to avoid throwing themselves in it for a swim. what is striking is a pushback from the police and an acknowledgement that some of the behaviours might have gone too far. take this article from the assistant commissioner in the metropolitan

police who does not make reference to derbyshire police specifically but says not every police response will be sure—footed and stumbles back healthy debate. derbyshire police in response to what they did said they were acting in line with national government instruction but some are saying there is a distinction between that and what the actual law says and the law of cause that they should police be policing. the national police chief council chair this morning saying they do want to be consistent and sensible and approach things with common sense and they only want to enforce these regulations if they have too. instead they would much rather have a gentle conversation with us and try to encourage us to behave responsibly without being too heavy—handed. behave responsibly without being too heavy-handed. chris mason, thank you very much. a us navy hospital ship has docked in new york to help the city cope with coronavirus. the governor of new york state has described the scale of the crisis as staggering and appealed for medical staff

from anywhere in the us to come to their aid. president trump has said that america faces a vital 30 days in the fight against the virus — and suggested that social distancing could save up to a million lives. there has been a sharp fall in new coronavirus cases in italy. 1,648 people were diagnosed yesterday — the lowest number in two weeks. meanwhile, the italian government has extended its lockdown until "at least" mid—april, in an effort to tackle the spread. more than 11,500 people have died in the country so far. british airways is suspending all flights to and from london gatwick. ba said it would be contacting its customers to discuss their options. the company is still operating flights to and from heathrow, but on a severely—reduced schedule. the best advice is to check before you go anywhere. yesterday, easyjet grounded all its flights because of the pandemic. scientists have discovered a simple

blood test that can check for more than 50 types of cancer — often before a person has any signs or symptoms. it looks for chemical changes to genetic code that leak from tumours into the bloodstream. trials are ongoing and experts hope it will help diagnose cancer sooner — when it's easier to treat and potentially cure. the images of empty shelves and queues at supermarkets made headlines earlier this month — but this morning we've got details ofjust how busy supermarkets were during that period. nina's in the newsroom with all the details. nina? how crazy did it get? march was the biggest sale of... biggest month of grocery sales ever recorded in uk supermarkets. between march the 16th, the day the prime minister seriously restricted movement, and thursday the 19th, 88% of households visited a supermarket and over that

time each family made an average of five visits, so an average of five visits to the supermarket over a period of four days. part of that was because restaurants and cafe is closing and people decided to stock up closing and people decided to stock up on things for dinner and lunch and for the kids but interestingly alcohol sales have been up by 22%, perhaps people recreating trips to the pub on facetime, and slight changes in behaviour, so convenience stores, independent small corner shops, so an increase over that week in march of 30% compared to the year before and what is encouraging is that the company analysing all of this data predicts that because of social distancing under new rules on movement that panic buying. and they will be fewer repeated trips to the supermarket partly because we are not allowed but also because we are seeing supermarkets are managing to

replenish the shells as long as we all shop sensibly. children in england who would normally receive free school meals are being given supermarket vouchers from today — as part of a national government scheme. they'll amount to £3 a day, but headteachers have warned that — even with the vouchers — some parents will struggle to feed their children. the department for education says the rate exceeds that normally paid to schools for free meals. good morning. it is tuesday, isn't it? yes. the government is continuing to avoid us to do whatever we can to avoid catching coronavirus. many people have had it. the vast majority do recover and we are going to speak to those who

have. first let's talk to health care assistant kirsty brown who spent a week in hospital with covid—19. she's now recovering at home in devon, where shejoins us this morning. iaman i am an asthmatic so ijust thought it was that and i continued on and had an ache in my test and called my doctors and they said i had to go in and be tested and it literally started from there, in a tight chest. why are you wearing the protective equipment at the time or was it not readily available?” protective equipment at the time or was it not readily available? i had all the ppe but the patients i was dealing with were not active covid soi dealing with were not active covid so i didn't have to have that protective equipment on. when i was looking after patients who were suspected covid i had the equipment

on. he went to number tested and how did it play out? originally i thought when i got confirmed i was like, 0k, thought when i got confirmed i was like, ok, that's fine, and then within 24 hours they deteriorated. i started getting fevers. i couldn't breathe. i had x—rays done and it showed patches all over my right lung so i am now recovering from pneumonia. i am on antibiotics. my whole body just pneumonia. i am on antibiotics. my whole bodyjust took pneumonia. i am on antibiotics. my whole body just took a pneumonia. i am on antibiotics. my whole bodyjust took a complete and utter hammering. it hurts everywhere. from working in the service you are then being treated in hospital. can you explain what that was like? first of all going from working in the situation to then being treated in a really difficult situation. it is a really horrible situation to be in. i never expected to be a patient with covid

on my own hospital. to be on that opposite food and to be laying there in the hospital bed with the nurses gloved and massed caring for me 20 47 is extremely hard but i feel for the nurses. it is draining having that treatment. you are doing ok. when you think you will be able to go back and how are you feeling?” feel horrendous in the sense i am still aching. it still hurts to walk around and breathe because of the pneumonia. i have another week of antibiotics to take and then i am hoping when i get the all clear to ring work and say can i come back to work i am hoping that will be and about 12 days and then i will head back and start all over again like i have done when i started with the

covid—19. have done when i started with the covid-19. even though you are feeling the after—effects of the sliders which is leaving you with an aching body and not feeling like normal, you are not giving it a second thought about going back to work, and there are so many people filling the same way you are feeling that yes they have struggled with the virus and the testing and coming to terms with what you have in getting the necessary medical attention for that, but now you want to get back in there and help others. yeah, i think because i have come out of it, obviously u nfortu nately come out of it, obviously unfortunately people don't like i have to show people that you can come out and i am a prime example of that. good luck with your continued recovery. i hope you feel better soon. now, let's hearfrom two people who have survived, despite the odds

being stacked against them. daniel mcinerney lives with cystic fibrosis, and charles frieze is 81. good morning both of you and thank you both forjoining us. charles, if i could speak to you first become ill? i became ill saturday, last saturday two weeks before that. right. what kind of symptoms did you have? i was unwell in the week before that but didn't appreciate how unwell i was. and thank goodness my daughter, when speaking to me, said you are incoherent. so i hadn't realised the effect the virus has had on me. and she got an emergency ambulance. while, so you went into hospital and what was that like for you? i was taken to a&e at

wythenshawe hospital in south manchester. if one has to go into hospital it was amazing, at all levels. how i was looked after, there was consultants, nurses, it just was an amazing standard of treatment and not just the fact they we re treatment and not just the fact they were treating you, but the manner in which they did it, bedside manner, cheerful, we are going to get you well, the night nurse would come in and wake you up in the morning, good morning, we are going to get you better today, so the whole approach is not just better today, so the whole approach is notjust the medical treatment advised by the consultants but the bedside manner of we are telling you we are going to get you better. it's great to hear that, charles, will come back to you and speak to you more ina come back to you and speak to you more in a moment but let's bring in daniel, and good morning to you. tell us about your own situation. you have cystic fibrosis, were you

anxious and concerned about what would happen to you? hello. yes, i think when i was told that i had covid—19, there wasn't necessarily a plan we had in place about how it would effect someone with cystic fibrosis because all we had seen as the majority of people that were healthy being affected by itself and my team had told me i had tested positive, it was more, have you just started the virus or are you getting rid of it? i myself, if it wasn't for my friends and my family, calming me down, i don't know howl would have mentally coped, being told i have such a virus, that's like wiping out the majority of healthy people, i guess. what was it like for you in hospital? so, i hadn't been to this intensive care unit before, i was sent there for isolation and precaution. the staff are absolutely lovely but it was

very different, when you have cystic fibrosis you are used to nurses and people coming in in protective gear, that's fine, but to the extent when i would wake up, someone would be coming in, full gowns, gloves and mask, it's scary to wake up and think my god, what am i doing here and then you realise where you are. intensive care is a very different situation, i was fine and everyone around me, i know from different rooms, was on around me, i know from different rooms, was on ventilators and very sick, i was coping fine with it, it's more like was i waiting to get sick? let me pick up, on that, you talk about being anxious, particularly with cystic fibrosis, it brings a huge extra anxiety as well, doesn't it? yes come up with cystic fibrosis you are taught from a very young age about intravenous, diseases, i've had sepsis, pneumonia, i've had a lot of stuff, where i'm very, i know how to look out for things but covid—19 is not one thing we were ever told to look out for because it didn't exist and

we didn't know there was such a threat until now but it's like you we re threat until now but it's like you were being protected, before this, i was were being protected, before this, i was going out, the mask, that's my normal life but it's becoming life for everyone else and that was surreal. it's great to hear from the purview this morning. charles, coming back to you. people watching this this morning who are worried and anxious about potentially ending up and anxious about potentially ending up in hospital themselves. you told usa up in hospital themselves. you told us a bit about the incredible standard of care you received while you were there but could you also tell us about your recovery? how soon were you able to get back on your feet? i was in hospitalfor12 days. certainly, when i was first diagnosed the consultant was very frank about the high risk i ran off not coming out. and he had to do that because of the treatment options which we needed to discuss. but having said all of that, itjust

worked, whatever they did. it worked, whatever they did. it worked, constant care and attention. and itjust got me through. can i ask you both a little bit about the fa ct, ask you both a little bit about the fact, daniel, you can go first, you are in isolation, people who are clearly taking enormous care with you but presumably you couldn't see yourfamily either? you but presumably you couldn't see your family either? how does that affect you? it's very different because when i normally go for admission i normally have the support of my family, my sister, my grandparents come in and drop stuff like food or whatever i need, so i was very like food or whatever i need, so i was very much a loan alone. very much scary, if i did get sick, and i passed away because i did have to talk to my team about what would be appropriate and what would not, it was very appropriate and what would not, it was very much like, 0k, i've got to deal with this by myself and my family were extremely scared. we've had times where we didn't know if i would be ok but this was definitely one of those times, i've got to be

0k one of those times, i've got to be ok because i have no other choice, i have no family around. daniel, honestly, it's really heartbreaking to hear that. i'm so glad that you are on the road to recovery. charles, presumably as well, not being able to see your family had an impact on you as well? of course it does, that's not seeing your family physically. thanks to modern technology, standard smartphone, i was constantly in touch with the members of my family when i felt well enough and therefore, that was an additional lifeline, of being able to talk to them, i guess i felt really good being able to see them. i think it's great for you to be talking to us this morning but for so many people to hear your experiences. some of the recent concerns you have gone through but you were to people who might have been very going into hospital but have come out the other side. charles, will come back to you first, that feeling of being free of

the virus and then being able to leave and see your family again. what was that like? the answer is of course are not allowed to see my family yet. physically, i'm not allowed to see them for at least another week. i have seen one member of my family, sitting by my right hand side with my grandson. who was allowed, when i came home to stay here and look after me. but other than that, there's been no direct contact with any family member. it has all been virtual contact. i'm sure you are looking forward to that and i'm glad your grants and is looking after use of daniel, what about yourself? i still haven't seen my family and i've been at home for two and a half weeks now. because i'm a vulnerable young person i don't think i will see them until this whole lockdown is, you know, well, it's finished and that's just for the protection of me and my family. i do keep in touch with my family. i do keep in touch with my family and they are only a phone

call away and i'm constantly on the phone to my grandparents and my sister but it's more protection for them. but yes, it's it so hard listening to the stories but i'm so glad you are both ok and we really appreciate you coming to talk to us. daniel, thank you very much indeed and charles, thank you. thank you both. the thing that strikes me. being able to see someone. once you are out, you think you'd be able to give someone a cuddle but obviously, it's such a hard situation. daniel, thank you, i can still see you. gosh. so thought provoking. it's 23 minutes past eight. being in isolation is a challenging time for many of us — with very little variation from one day to the next. so, keen to mix things up, one postman has been doing his rounds in fancy dress — from a gladiator to little bo beep — in a bid to deliver laughs as well as mail. it's one of the many ways people have been trying to bring a bit ofjoy into each others' lives, as graham satchell has been finding out.

what songs have we got today? we've had one or two requests, thousands coming in, by the dozen. well, one or two anyway. meet 92 euros zero in manchester. # if you were the only girl in the world is it macro every day he ta kes world is it macro every day he takes requests on social media and things to his fans. he's been spreading a littlejoy things to his fans. he's been spreading a little joy with his accordion. # nothing in the world matters today . . . across nothing in the world matters today across the country people are refusing to be defeated by the lockdown. if you need a knight in shining armour here isjohn in south tyneside, realjob placement. john has been delivering his rounds in fa ncy dress has been delivering his rounds in fancy dress to lift spirits. here he is as little bo peep! it's the beard that makes it, don't you think? other superheroes in the local area

have loved it. happy birthday to you! happy birthday to you! ain't no virus going to stop the people of sheffield having a birthday party especially when the man in question is 90, a yorkshire man and pretty straight talking. i still think you're all bonkers. dennis richmond has lived on the street since 1965. social distancing meant his planned party at home had to be cancelled. so his neighbours came out on the street to celebrate. keeping two metres apart. there are all invited to my 100th birthday, hopefully. you are looking at some of them who probably won't make it, but i intend to be there, you know. happy birthday, dennis. what a turn out, look at it, the banners, posters, the horrible singing! it's rather good, yes, i enjoyed that.

and rather difficult times, there is a i°y and rather difficult times, there is ajoy and and rather difficult times, there is a joy and resilience here. a determination to carry on and see things through. brace yourself! look who is here! i don't know why dan is laughing. and the fancy dress postman jon matson joins us now. lovely to see you, you look glorious. tell us a bit about what you've been doing. cleopatra, why? why not? what have you been up to and why are you dressing up? well i've been on my round for about two yea rs i've been on my round for about two years now. i've got to know all my customers more or less on a personal level and when this started i saw the mood change with everybody and i thought, i need to do something to keep spirits up. i thought, let's do it. i love the way you've not gone low— key. it. i love the way you've not gone low—key. how did it start, what was the first outfit? the first one was

a cheerleader and to be honest, not a cheerleader and to be honest, not a lot of people really noticed because it was red and so is my uniform. a couple of people cottoned on eventually and the word started to spread and everyone started looking out for us, it snowballed from there. how many outfits have you got? up to now, i've got about ten, 15 or so. ok. what are you going to do when you run out? i've got a couple of people who have offered to donate, there's a few companies that specialise in fancy dress. they've offered to donate a few costumes. there is members of the public that say they have things that i can pick up from a safe distance. dan and myself are having to do our own make—up, we are struggling with a debit but you are clearly not, how did you put all this look together?” clearly not, how did you put all this look together? i had a little bit of help from me partner! it's lovely. and people see you, what kind of reaction are you getting? it's been fantastic, it's all smiles, laughing, ididn't it's been fantastic, it's all smiles, laughing, i didn't think it would catch on the way it did. i

thought i would get some funny looks and wisecracks but everybody has been so fantastic, people banging on windows, cars honking horns, bus drivers honking their horns. it's been brilliant. i think you're absolutely brilliant, i encourage all posties to look like this in the morning. it will cheer us all up, thank you so much and good luck with the rest of the costumes. thank you. that is truly wonderful. dedication to the cause. when cleopatra pops up on your television in the morning, what more could you possibly want? apart from carol. of course, i can't believe you are not in fancy dress this morning carol. but i am! good morning everybody. i must say, jon's make up is better than any of ours. fine started the day for many of us this morning, blue skies here and there but there is quite a bit of cloud around as well. where the cloud around as well. where the cloud is currently see breaks develop, the other thing is with the

wind not as strong it's not going to feel as cold. high pressure anchored in the atlantic still very much in charge of the weather. you can see cloud throwing crosses, the wind rotating around it coming from the north—west but the strongest gusts will be across the north west of scotla nd will be across the north west of scotland bringing in showers and the same across the north and west of northern ireland. for the rest of the uk, still a fair bit of cloud but we will see some holes develop and some sunshine. maybe some isolated showers as well. not as windy in the channel islands as yesterday and across southern england, through wales, midlands, into east anglia, expect some sunny glimpses today but also one or two showers. showers getting on across northern england, northern ireland, brighter skies in the central lowla nds brighter skies in the central lowlands but you can see we've got showers across the north and west of scotland. through this evening and overnight we hang on to a fair bit of cloud as well. these are the daytime temperatures. as we head through this evening and overnight they slide especially where we see holes develop in the cloud. across

sheltered clients, southern england, through east anglia as well, showers persisting especially in the north and west. overnight temperatures quite low in the south and in sheltered clients, low enough for frost but for the rest of us, we should be frost free. as we head through tomorrow, more of the same, looking at cloud once again and some showers, this weather front coming across the far north of scotland will introduce some rain and dust that sinks southwards it will increasingly turn light and patchy. temperatures tomorrow 8—10d, as we head into thursday, very windy in the north, we also see wintry showers and it will be colder. carol, thank you and we will see you tomorrow. thank you for keeping us company. it's 8:30am. carol is in a slightly different time because we are reducing the

number of people who are coming in at any one time so there is no regional breakfast but you will be able to get it during lunchtime and evening. carol is at 27 minutes past the hour and three minutes to the error. do not worry. she is still with us. police officers across the uk have been reminded that punishments for those who don't follow emergency social distancing measures should only be used as a last resort. it comes after criticism that some forces were being too "heavy handed". guidance to officers calls for "coordinated" efforts and emphasises the importance of professionalism. these are — if i may describe them as — teething problems — as the police try to work at the most effective and the best approach, so i leave it to the police, but that letter sounds sensible to try to introduce a degree of consistency. by and large that is happening across the country. we must not see the exceptions as being the rule. there are calls for the government to make it clear

what frontline medical staff should do if they don't have access to protective equipment. the british medical association says many hospitals and gp practices continue to face life—threatening shortages of ppe. on sunday, the communities secretary said the government cannot ask people to be on the frontline without the right equipment. a deal has been struck between the government and major airlines to help bring home british nationals who are stranded abroad because of the coronavirus outbreak. it's estimated there could be as many as a million britons stuck overseas. £75 million will be spent to charter planes to bring people home from countries where commercial flights are no longer available. we're joined now by alisha malhotra and niralyjadeja — who are in cordoba in argentina — and — from auckland — new zealand — marie young. good morning. thank you forjoining us. tell us where you are and how

you have tried to get home. we are stuck at the moment in cordoba in argentina. before this we were in buenos aires and we made our way here when the locked and started to happen. we tried to book a flight home to get to argentina when as it twice and both lights have been cancelled and the lock down has been extended until the 13th of april. we do not have any update on what is happening next how we are going to be able to get to the capital to get a flight home. i can see you are smiling. at least you have each other. you have tried to get home a couple of times. where are you staying at the moment? how are you taking care of yourselves? we have been quite lucky that we have stayed in two different hostels during our time and they have been very welcoming and kept us up with the regulations happening here in

argentina. they are also helping us when we are trying to book flights they are helping us see the next available flight back home so we have been quite fortunate in that sense however we have met friends along the way who have had to leave hostels. we had another hotel which is open for now but things are changing so rapidly and another two weeks they might decide to shut so weeks they might decide to shut so we might be in that position, so it is very uncertain at the moment, so every day we are waking up to new news and we are having to deal with that at that time. you are in new zealand that you have tried to get back as well. tell us what has been going on. we were supposed to fly home on the 26th of march and we we re home on the 26th of march and we were going via australia. when we realise that australia had shut their borders our travel agent tragedy book our site we a direct flight tragedy book our site we a direct flight home. we were with emirates

airlines but emirates airlines prohibited the travel agents from rebooking and said they would only deal with us direct. handed out a phone number for us which was always disconnected. this was about ten days before the new zealand shut the borders, so we spent ten days trying to rebook. we could not. we could not get through on the line. any travel agent could not get through. it was blocked. we drove 500 kilometres to christchurch airport in the hope they would help us and they could not. so, we ended up we we re they could not. so, we ended up we were ina they could not. so, we ended up we were in a camper van, so we ended up ona were in a camper van, so we ended up on a campsite in christchurch, so when the borders closed campsite closed down. they were still charging full price for the camper and full price for the campsite but there were no facilities, so we were actually going to the toilet and a bucket. we were very fortunate on the first day of her holiday i met a

lovely lady in auckland in a fruit shop and she asked is back 30 and i keptin shop and she asked is back 30 and i kept in contact with the whole of the time we were on holiday and she said if you can get yourself to auckland i will give you a self—contained flat for three to stay on until you can get home, u nfortu nately we were stay on until you can get home, unfortunately we were lucky to get on the last domestic flight from christchurch to auckland on friday —— and fortunately. we have been staying free of charge on this fantastic family's flat, completely isolated from them, but we have access to supermarkets and we are com pletely access to supermarkets and we are completely safe. we were not com pletely completely safe. we were not completely safe. we were not completely safe in christchurch and there is an awful lot of people who are not safe down the end because emirates would not refund our flight money it has prohibited us from rebooking flights home, because

obviously people just do not have the money. they are playing for accommodation or camper vans or whatever i do not have the money to pay for the flights home because once we were told about by the government with qatar were thousands and thousands of dollars which obviously we did not have. we have had some good news and that we have been told by the government that malaysia airlines operating flights to and from auckland and so we have managed to book a flight home today on the 11th of april from auckland via kuala lumpur. fingers crossed that happens for you. at this point, do you know if or when you will be able to get back? we have been keeping in touch with the british embassy here in argentina who informed us that there would be a rescue plane on sunday to be able to ta ke rescue plane on sunday to be able to take us from the small airport here in cordoba to buenos aires so we

have booked onto that fighting confidence hoping that we will be able to get to buenos aires and u nfortu nately able to get to buenos aires and unfortunately the night before the flight unfortunately the night before the flight was cancelled, so we basically do not have a clear picture of how we are going to get to the capital or how that is going to the capital or how that is going to happen. as far as we are aware the airports, domestic and international, is shut until the minimum of the 13th of april, so it is kind of a waiting game for us to see what is going to happen. we had the news today with the government investing a lot of money into getting these brits stranded abroad home so that is a bit of positive news for us after a while of having flights cancelled and money lost.” can see the frustration you are all having. best of luck to all three of you and i hope you can get home shortly and that flight goes for you as well, marie. there are so many people in that situation. lots of

you getting in touch with us about family and friends who are in similar situations and hopefully over the next few days people will be able to get safely home. if you look at the back pages of the papers this morning, jack grealish is all over the back pages and has had to issue a grovelling apology. yes, it has been an awkward couple of days forjack grealish. aston villa's jack grealish says he is deeply embarrassed and has apologised for going to a friend's house at the weekend, breaking government guidance on staying at home. pictures emerged online that appeared to show the villa skipper — following an incident in which a range rover crashed into parked cars. he said he had been to a friends house and has assured this apology. i know it's a tough time

for everyone at the moment, being locked indoors for so long, and obviouslyjust got a call off a friend asking to go round to his. i stupidly agreed to do so. i don't want anyone to make the same mistake that i did, so obviously i urge everyone to stay at home and follow the rules and the guidelines of what we've been asked to do. what makes it slightly more awkward is just the day before he had taken pa rt is just the day before he had taken part ina is just the day before he had taken part in a premier league campaign, a similar sort of thing on social media, urging everybody to stay at home, so these pictures emergejust a few hours after he had been part of that. he has been fined two weeks wages which is £150,000 and the money will go towards a birmingham hospital charity and he has a potential move in the summer looming, he has been linked with manchester united for several months, so this could not have come ata months, so this could not have come at a worse time for them. thank you. i have, i am sure he will be glad

when he moves off the back pages. there's nothing like a bit of music to bring people together in hard times — but one family from faversham in kent have taken things one step further. have you been sent lots of different things over the last few days? this is absolutely my favourite so far. ttheir own version of a les mis classic. take a look at this. shut up! laughter. father: here we go. stop, stop! why are you hitting me, i haven't done anything? you're being loud! she's been hitting me all day, that's all she's done to me. that's all you do! she's a bully! shush.

are yes! the big finish. i love them. and here they are. and we can speak to the marsh family now. dad ben, mum danielle, and children tess, ella, thomas and alfie, good morning. thank you very much forjoining us. so great to have you here. louise has been singing along all morning, you've really enjoyed it.” has been singing along all morning, you've really enjoyed it. i love that you put the lyrics there, i've been singing along as i'm sure people have. congratulations, first

of all, who wrote it? it was a bit of all, who wrote it? it was a bit ofa of all, who wrote it? it was a bit of a team effort, i put the words down, i managed to learn how to put the subtitles on many films about two we e ks the subtitles on many films about two weeks ago, we did it for the first time the one we met last week. we put the lyrics together. compiled out of the different frustrations everyone has had in the family. over the last couple of weeks that we are all experiencing at home.” the last couple of weeks that we are all experiencing at home. i think what lots of people have enjoyed watching it is the argument at the start. and the fact that was particularly appropriate. you as pa rents particularly appropriate. you as parents don't really say much, you stare at your children, waiting for them to stop just what lots of people are experiencing at the moment. can you still hear us? i'm going to try one more question, alfie, can't you hear me? no, i'm

absolutely devastated. can you give usa absolutely devastated. can you give us a thumbs up if you can hear us?” think the sound has gone. we can hear you again. let's carry on. alfie, did you choose roles or how did it work? earlier in the year when we were going to do a kind of les miserables thing, basically, we got of roles, i remember not being happy about being thomas as a character. because i wasn't into the romance thing but i regret it now. he didn't want to be in love with someone because it was crazy but the nice thing about changing the words as they could sing about stuff that they like. yes, football and all sorts of other stuff. school. grandparents, which is a massive issue for everyone, being able to communicate online. thomas, tell us

about what your friends have made of it all? i haven't got a chance to speak to my friends but i reckon quite a few of them will have seen it by now which is weird. that's never really happened before with our videos. it's normallyjust grandparents, may be cousins. but no further, really, most of the time. we've had these incredible messages, social media couldn't keep up with it, people coming off night shifts, intensive care nurses, it's absolutely lovely for us to see that positivity and people saying this has brought a smile at a moment when it's difficult to smile. we didn't expect any of this to happen but we are really, really chuffed and we wanted to thank everyone that we haven't been able to thank for their comments and we will try to get round to replying to some of them. we'll have more time on our hands in the next little while, won't we? you

cheered me up last night, i went to bed especially because of all of you. i know you've done some before but have you got plans for other ones in the future? well, we'll definitely still be playing music and keeping ourselves occupied. we said we might not do another one on the lockdown theme but given the response we've had we feel duty bound to try and keep cheering people up so yes, we'll have a think about some of our other favourite musicals and if there's anything else that springs to mind. it's a novel lesson for home—schoolers everywhere. what has home—school been like with four kids? a little chaotic at times. it's tricky, they are all doing slightly different things but they're all pretty good at getting on with what needs to be done. i can't be in for places at the same time. but they've been pretty patient and i think it's just been about smiling when you get a little bit stressed. and yes, trying

to make it work because we can't do everything, we can't be everywhere, we have to make the best of it. and yes, hopefully that is what has come across. talk about making it work, i imagine that took a lot of practice. how much practice did it take and where were the words? did you learn them. we did work on the harmonies which was the main problem but in terms of actual text, we had the video camera rolling. that's why you got the argument in it. it only took about two text. we said at the end of the second one, there was a bit of the second one, there was a bit of problem, the kids were, we are done. we probably practice, ithink you wrote the lyrics on thursday. we practised around the dinner table a couple of times. and then on sunday afternoon we came to it and said, let's give it a go. two text, that was let's give it a go. two text, that was it. it's like everything at the moment, bullying and bribery, we operate pizza at the end. there was

a pizza in the lyrics, we said you will get a pizza if you give this a good go. ella in the middle, your pa rents good go. ella in the middle, your parents have talked about the challenges of home—schooling at the moment and obviously this has been great fun for you as a family to be involved in but what had the last few days been like for you guys? well, they've been quite stressful with all of the schoolwork. but they've been quite enjoyable. it's nice to spend more time with the family, rather than be off doing your own thing, you get help from other people in the family. tell us really quickly, what's your favourite thing been about lockdown and self isolation? that we can spend more family time together. she's just spend more family time together. she'sjust broken spend more family time together. she's just broken the hearts of the nation! thank you so much. in an hour, it will be the same. we'll be

saying to the millions of people might find it funny when you have an argument! but do your homework! honestly, you cheered me up immensely, i shall continue singing along to it. thank you very much indeed to all of you. we look forward to the next one, the marsh family, thank you. don't all go at once, we don't want to crush the internet. that will be on our twitter account. it's so lovely. like you last night, it's difficult times, louise, isn't it but it puts a smile on yourface? times, louise, isn't it but it puts a smile on your face? all the lyrics as well, so spot on, aren't they, beautifully written and put together. musicians probably learning from that i'm so thankful they left that argument on at the start, that's an experience so many families are going through. with a trip to the hairdressers out of the question, many of us have been looking for ways to banish roots, cover greys

and smooth split ends. but desperate times shouldn't always result in desperate measures, especially when it comes to our hair. diy haircuts have become something of a trend online — but not all of them have been successful, as serenjones has been finding out. from bad... to worse... to worst. not the freshest trim you've ever seen. what do you do when you need to get your hair done but the barbers and salons are all shut? many people have resorted to taking matters and clippers into their own hands, but some people, like leigh, are braver than others — he's letting his son cut his air. he came home quite upset, he was leaving his junior school and had to say goodbye to all his little friends quite abruptly. i asked what would cheer him up, and he said he would like to cut my hair. so one thing led to another and i ended up getting my haircut by him. what do you think of the end product? are you happy with it? it's not too bad actually.

i'm going to need another one soon so god knows what he will do next time! any top tips for anyone else wanting to cut their own or their dad's hair? make sure when you're, like, cutting it don't go too high because otherwise you have to go higher and higher. he is not the only one putting his trust in his child... line of duty's stephen graham also let his son cut his hair. and other celebs have been experimenting. even the bbc's very own ore oduba is rocking a new look. others are finding more creative ways to style hair. lindsey is a hairdresser in belfast. she's using socks to curl hair. these are the socks we use, isn't it? and what do we do? we put it in the hair and it turned all curly at the end. yes, and it looked gorgeous. so we had to just use water, there was no products or anything out there, no heat,

so it was really good, wasn't it? it was fab! so something different to try at home. hair maintenance is a conversation happening among a number of different communities across the country, but its left many people wondering — is diy worth the risk? mark maciver is a barber with star clients like anthonyjoshua, stormzy and aj tracey. my first tip is don't go for anything too elaborate, keep it very simple. people cutting hair for the first time suddenly want to get lines and mohicans and dye their hair and all these different styles, and it's, like, how about you just keep it simple? whether you take mark's advice or not, looks like there will be interesting looks when the lockdown is over. seren jones, bbc news. leighanne regan is a hairdresser based in leicester. shejoins us now. thank you forjoining us this morning. i imagine you're not

particularly busy at the moment but what about some advice for those at home and thinking about cutting their own hair. what would you say? yes, it's been really interesting, more or less immediately, as soon as lockdown started we had an influx of people asking about how to cover grey, how to look after their hair at home and things like that and most recently, i would say, people asking about how to cut their hair at home and things like that. i would follow the advice that you you quys would follow the advice that you you guys have been giving as well. if you are cutting your hair, keep it simple, just trim around the ears, around the edges. that kind of thing. for women, it's around the edges. that kind of thing. forwomen, it's a around the edges. that kind of thing. for women, it's a little bit easier, you can potentially look after the hair a little bit more, try some different hairstyles. but it's been really nice hearing what the guys are doing with their families, getting their kids to shave their hair and things like that. we are actually doing a lot of looks and tutorials on social media,

hairstyling, people can after their hairstyling, people can after their hairat hairstyling, people can after their hair at home hairstyling, people can after their hairat home and hairstyling, people can after their hair at home and things like what i'm doing today, wearing your hair, protecting it. are you prepared for an influx of people, once measures are lifted, you and many others will be trying to do some repairjobs? absolutely. i think were going to be very busy after this. i'm quite interested to see what happens. but you know, it's all a bit of fun, it's really great and there is a lot of information out there, people are more connected than ever right now and especially for us, we are trying to help as much as possible, with as much advice as possible. doing tutorials and things like that but yes, really excited to come back and see what you guys have been doing at home! on a personal note, there will be other people who have the same issues, french, what do i do about the fringe, do i cut it? french. i would say, it depends, are you looking to grow at your fringe and try another look? would you

potentially try another look? that's something i would say right now, if you have had the question of i want to do this, that, now is the perfect opportunity to actually try something different. you could potentially grow it out. if you are going to trim it i would say, just the very end. be quite cautious with it. but yes, potentially, where it isa it. but yes, potentially, where it is a parting, curl the edges slightly. maybe just try something a little different. one tip that i said for one of my other clients, trying to grow at the fringe, wear it on the site and have a little bit ofa it on the site and have a little bit of a side fringe for a while. what wonderful advice. thank you so much. you are trying something a little different at 5:30am this morning. send us in your hairdressing su ccesses send us in your hairdressing successes and disasters. thanks so much for watching, i hope we brought you somejoy much for watching, i hope we brought you some joy and the news as well. we will be back tomorrow, wednesday morning. stay across the bbc for the

day but for both of us, thank you for watching. have a good day!

hello. good morning. it's tuesday. how are you? welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire and here are the headlines. police officers across the uk are told to take a "consistent" approach — when using their new emergency powers on restricting our movements. the comments — from the body that co—ordinates uk forces — come amid criticism of the way some officers have handled the new measures. the transport secretrary says the police are doing a difficultjob. there will be one or two instances where perhaps they have not approached it in the right way but in general across the country — not only are people complying very well — but — generally speaking — the police are taking a very sensible approach towards it. british airways says it is temporarily suspending all flights to and from gatwick airport due to the virus —

as hundreds of stranded brits