it's a boon at a time like this, it's good for their physical and mental well—being. but those people who hope britain will be back in bloom comejuly may be disappointed. it's 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 britain's best known gardeners has added his voice to industry pleas 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. now, one of the more surreal sights triggered by the coronavirus lockdown has been this — a herd of goats taking over a deserted town centre — and helping themselves to meals of flowers and hedges. usually, the wild herd of kashmiri goats only ventures from the great orme into the seaside town of llandudno during bad weather. but in recent days, they have been seen wandering these deserted streets in north wales — making the town their own. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. no bad weather today, certainly it isa no bad weather today, certainly it is a quiet weather day. some sunshine around but a fair bit of cloud. in the search is cloud has filled in after a cold but sunny start to the day. at least we have lost that feed of showers of the nazi and many eastern parts will be dry and the breeze is bringing one

oi’ dry and the breeze is bringing one or two further south for the rest of the day. —— over north eastern. the cloud is maybe bringing some showers most of them towards the north west of scotla nd most of them towards the north west of scotland but with clearer skies and may be entered south wales there may be a slight frost again come the end of the night and elsewhere with the cloud four or 5 degrees. the sunshine will not last in the cloud comes in. the shower is mainly feeding and across the irish sea. eastern scotland seeing some sunshine for a while and then waited on the day it will brighten up in northern scotland but the temperatures will tend to drop away. values similar to today. for many again tomorrow the winds will be quite light and they start to pick up quite light and they start to pick up in northern scotland in the colder air and there is windy weather on the way for all of us by

thursday. bad weather front bringing the patchy rain into scotland later into northern ireland tomorrow will continue to run southwards during thursday and then behind that the wind start to pick up and we do and some colder air across the uk and the showers start to turn wintry. maybe a little bit of rain first thing across scotland and northern ireland that will move down and then behind that some sunny spells with showers coming in which will turn wintry in scotland. some snow likely over the hills. there will be a stronger breeze elsewhere and particularly windy in northern scotland. it will feel cold as well with temperatures down to 6 degrees at best. don't to bad for eastern parts of england with 13 or 14 degrees. the wind will grow up overnight and into friday is a high pressured comes in settling things down. during the weekend as the high

pressure made their way into continental europe the wind direction changes and we will pick up direction changes and we will pick upa direction changes and we will pick up a southerly wind as the weekend goes on and that means the temperatures are going to rise. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

hello. this is bbc news. in scotland, the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has announced that a further 13 people have died because of the coronavirus, taking the total there to 60. during her daily news conference, she also outlined plans for an emergency bill, which is expected to be passed tomorrow. this is what she said about that bill earlier. amongst other things, that legislation provides for the continuing functioning of the justice system during this emergency period. it also relaxes restrictions for businesses and government in relation to some statutory processes . and, as i have covered at this briefing previously, it provides greater protection for tenants, particularly protection against the possibility of being evicted during this crisis period. it is, in so many ways, an unprecedented response to what is an unprecedented situation. some of the provisions in this bill are of a type that i would never have wanted or expected to be introducing to parliament,

and we will ensure that these provisions do not remain in force any longer than is absolutely necessary. in russia, a full lockdown has been imposed in many regions as the numbers of confirmed infections continues to rise. the government response has increased rapidly in a matter of days. as recently as last week, the kremlin claimed there was "de facto no epidemic" in russia. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. moscow, they call it the city that never sleeps, but its quiet now. another capital where time has stopped. coronavirus has put moscow into lockdown. people ordered to stay home. but some are out. they seem confused and sceptical. "i don't get it", albina says. "the authorities say

the number of sick people here is low, but they tell us all to self—isolate. we just want the truth". valieri says, "i don't believe them, ijust don't. all the authorities do is wag their tongues". lockdown in another part of russia — chechnya. the message is clearer here — keep off the streets. but in moscow, officials hope the public will accept that quarantine is vital to fight the virus. to defeat a pandemic, a government needs the trust of the people. it needs the public to believe the official information it is putting out. the problem here is that, over the years, many russians have grown sceptical about what they are being told by those in power. this kind of thing doesn't help. police outside moscow announced a curfew this week when there wasn't one.

misinformation, to add to all the disinformation about covid—i9 flooding russian tv screens. among the conspiracy theories is that coronavirus is a us biological weapon. biologist igor nikulin has made a string of claims in the russian media which we've checked and found to be false, including that america patented the virus before the outbreak.

but conspiracy theories cannot change the reality that a deadly virus is spreading here and that russia is shutting down. the world's largest country now in quarantine. the world bank has warned of "unavoidable and significant pain" across east asia, as economies contract because of the pandemic. the bank says coronavirus poses a big threat to the region's tourism, trade and commodity—driven economies, and millions could be left living in poverty. our asia businesses correspondent karishma vaswani has the details. because of the impact of the coronavirus in this part of the world, what we are looking out is if things stay the way they are right now, is growth in china is slowing

to 2.3% from 6.1% last year, and if things get worse, the world bank says we could see growth in china slowed to 0.1%. that would be extremely difficult for the chinese economy to manage. imagine the millions of people there would be out ofjobs there. it is worse across the rest of the region, to be honest. the world bank are saying that the picture is grim across the rest of east asia, and those who are the most vulnerable are in the informal economy, people who are going out, trying to make a daily wage, and they don't have savings to fall back on. the world bank says we will see far more people added to the basket of poverty, if the pandemic gets worse, and fewer people would be lifted out of poverty as a result of the impact of the coronavirus known is your‘s economies. ss at this point these

people are the most vulnerable and they need the most help. many economists are saying because of the lack of leadership in some countries, there are attempts to address this crisis, it is unlikely to help will go to who it is needed by the most. as health systems struggle to cope, coronavirus is a worry for all of us, but some communities are more at risk than others. on the island of lesbos in greece, some 20,000 refugees and migrants are living in moira, a camp built for 3,000. although there aren't any confirmed cases of the virus in the camp, the disease is present on its doorstep. the bbc‘s population correspondent stephanie hegarty was sent footage by a group of young film—makers living there, who have been documenting people's fight against a possible outbreak.

wash your hands, use hand sanitiser, thatis wash your hands, use hand sanitiser, that is what we are being told. but how do you stop coronavirus in a refugee camp? in moria in greece, 18,000 people are living in a facility built for 3,000. we can travel there, there is a quarantine in place for visitors, and we don't wa nt to in place for visitors, and we don't want to risk bringing the virus there, but a group of young film—makers have sent us this footage. there is no water. yasser is 18. he has been here forfive months. the taps are right next to them, it is disgusting. there are a few hours that people have access to water and it is overcrowded. there

are some other toilets, some aren't usable. we don't have an access to a doctor because of the crowding. they have no access to masks to prevent themselves from getting coronavirus. while the rest of europe is being told to stay home, people here have told to stay home, people here have to try to rent a truck to get a limited supply of drinking water every day. they have to queue for food. like everywhere else in europe, the shops on the island of lesbos are running out of soap and cleaning products. that shortage will hit the camp hard. as you can see, the showers are really, really dirty. you have to queue to take a

shower. our small group of people living here are doing whatever they can to try to prepare for an outbreak. mohammed is a pharmacist from afghanistan. the who says cotton masks are very effective, but at least it is something. , so this is not a factory. these are our volunteers. hello, guys! there are no cases in the camp yet, but medicines sans frontieres are preparing for the worst. do you think when governments are dealing with this pandemic, that refugees might be left behind? yes, that is the big worry. if people are becoming sick, we know they should becoming sick, we know they should be in self isolation, and this is

just impossible here. it is the worst setu p just impossible here. it is the worst setup that you could have and if the outbreak starts here, it is going to be extremely difficult for them. the greek government say they are setting up isolation containers, but the worry is they are not enough. they are calling on the government to evacuate sick and elderly people to a place of better health facilities. meanwhile, people here do what they can to keep the virus out. a bit of breaking news to bring you from downing street. the target of testing 25,000 people a day for coronavirus may not be met until the end of april. the prime minister's official spokesman said that whilst the government was well on the way to achieving 25,000 per day, the assessment of public health england was that it would be met by mid to late april. the prime minister, we

are told, once as much progress to be made on this as possible. it is some interesting information, given the outcry within the nhs of the lack of testing. the spokesman also said that nhs trusts would be told to use any capacity to test nhs staff, so they are clearly being seen as staff, so they are clearly being seen as the priority. so the more widespread testing sounds like it will not happen until the end of april. will not happen until the end of april. the un are warning that domestic violence during a lockdown is an issue as "urgent as medical care". the bbc has spoken to a woman in india who is currently under lockdown with a man who abused her domestic abuse hotlines in the us and france say they have had more calls since the coronavirus outbreak, but the un are warning that poorer women have fewer ways to report abuse. we spoke to geetha. she is 27—years—old and from rural india. the first time her husband

hit her was her wedding night, when she was 15. she told us that, since the coronavirus outbreak, her husband's income has reduced to £5 a day. schools have also closed across india and herfour children are home all day in their one—room house. this angers her husband. india is now on a 21—day lockdown. we spoke to geetha the night before it was announced. we haven't been able to reach her since. a painting by vincent van gogh has been stolen from an art gallery in the netherlands as it was closed to visitors because of the coronavirus outbreak. the painting, valued at up to $6.5 million, was on loan to the singer laren museum near amsterdam. russell trott reports. this is where it happened, the singer laren museum just outside amsterdam, and this was what was taken.

it was painted in 1884 and depicts the spring garden of the rectory in nuenen, a town in the south of the netherlands where van gogh lived and worked for part of his life. experts value the painting at up to $6.5 million. translation: in 1884, he paints the vicarage garden in nuenen, a very beautiful, tranquil spring garden where one woman is looking at flowers very quietly. an image of silence, of reflection and of tranquillity, which undoubtedly offered him comfort and inspiration. through him, it gave us and our audience the same emotion. the painting was stolen early on monday morning on what would have been van gogh‘s 167th birthday. the thieves came in by breaking the glass door, and at that point they got in and got through a few doors and took the painting. the museum is home to hundreds

of valuable artworks, but the thieves seemed to have only one piece in mind. the singer laren museum, like others across the netherlands, has been closed since mid—march because of the coronavirus outbreak, but officials say security arrangements were not affected. detectives have appealed for anyone with any information to come forward. now, some more uplifting stories from the coronavirus lockdown. 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, 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 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. holdon, hold on! you flip the image so i can see you but you can still see me. i've lost it now. 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! how are you?

we've made it, auntie pat! thank goodness! 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 had 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 be 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 bit of the film, auntie pat! jane cackles. what on earth has happened? 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 sun cut his air. 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 ortheirdad'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 is 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 either 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. now it's time for a look at the weather, with darren bett. hello, they are. more quiet weather to come through the rest of this week, however for a to come through the rest of this week, howeverfor a while northern parts could turn a bit colder. we have cut off the supply of showers for the eastern side of england today. the position of the area of high pressure changed a little bit, and across the north we are drawn into winds and showers mainly for scotla nd into winds and showers mainly for scotland and northern ireland. those will continue this evening and overnight, if you getting pushed on into england and wales. the cloud building up in southern parts of

england and wales will melt away and we will have clear skies overnight, meaning we will have a frosty. we will get some early sunshine across southern parts of england, but it won't last. it will turn into a cloudy day. some showers, as well. many coming in of the irish sea. wet weather heading down across scotland. the rain eventually pushes down to northern ireland. we will get some sunshine later in northern scotland, but the air will get colder here. for the most part, the winds will be light. they will pick up winds will be light. they will pick up later in the colder air across northern scotland, with much windier weather overnight into thursday. that weather front is bringing patchy rain into scotland and northern ireland and they will move southwards on thursday. the wind will pick up, the colder air comes down, especially across the northern pa rt down, especially across the northern part of the uk, and the showers will turn wintry as well. we have light

rain and drizzle to move away from scotla nd rain and drizzle to move away from scotland and northern ireland early in the morning. that will push down into northern england and where is, perhaps into the midlands, as well. sunnier skies follow to the north. showers, as well. they will turn wintry in scotland. the winds will be strongerfor all of us, wintry in scotland. the winds will be stronger for all of us, perhaps touching gale force in northern parts of scotland, where temperatures will be struggling to 6 degrees. warmer, even with the stronger winds, four eastern parts of england. the winds will die down on friday. here is the area of i —— high pressure moving in. wintry showers in northern scotland. still quite cold air on friday for many. as the high pressure moves away over the weekend, we introduce more of a southerly wind, and that mean temp —— means temperatures will be on the rise.

this is bbc news. the headlines... downing street suggests that the target of testing 25,000 people per day for coronavirus may not be met until the end of april. nhs workers call for urgent action to give them protective equipment in the fight against coronavirus. i don't have any visors, i don't have any facial goggles, i should have a full sleeved gown if i'm following the guidance by the world health organization, and i think it's frightening that i am putting myself at risk. police are told to take a "consistent" approach when using new emergency powers on restricting movement, after some forces are criticised for being too aggressive. the number of deaths in spain increases by 849, the highest daily number since the epidemic started.