this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. with good weather expected both here in the uk and europe, police are urging people to stick to the strict lockdown restrictions to tackle coronavirus. in the uk, police say they will only use their authority if they have to. when we come to enforcement, that really is the last resort because, in a way, if we come to enforcement, then everybody has failed to understand the significance of this endeavour. the authorities in france say they will crack down on any holiday—makers attempting to travel this weekend. spain reports another 809 deaths to coronavirus, but it is the lowest figure for a week and the second day in a row that the daily death toll has fallen. in the midst of the outbreak,

sir keir starmer is elected the new leader of the uk labour party — the main opposition party to the british government. where we see mistakes or faltering government or things are not happening as quickly as they should, we will challenge that and call that out. our purpose when we do that is the same as the government, to save lives and to protect our country. the us government issues clear advice — cover your faces in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. president trump says he has no intention of doing so. climbing 29 thousand feet using one set of stairs. we'll hear from the man who's conquered everest in his own home.

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world for all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. as the weather heats up across europe, police forces are ramping up efforts to keep people at home to help fight the spread of the disease. here in the uk, the association of police and crime commissioners has warned that forces are facing a "big challenge" this weekend. there is also expected to be a much heavier police presence on the streets of switzerland over the next couple of days. and france has stepped up checks to stop people leaving their homes at the start of spring school holidays. more than 8,000 officers have been deployed in paris to discourage residents from leaving for the provinces. meanwhile, the uk government's pledge to carry out 100,000 tests a day for coronavirus by the end of this month has been called

into question by nhs scientists and laboratory staff who say they're short of key raw materials to carry out the work. the head of the international monetary fund has warned the impact of the pandemic is "way worse" than the global financial crisis. and in the states, president trump has said he won't wear a face mask, even though health officials in the us are recommending them as a way of stopping the virus spreading. the president said the advice was voluntary and he couldn't see himself wearing one in the oval office. more on that soon, but first back to the warm temperatures forecast and the message from police to stay at home. simonjones has this report from the uk. these were the scenes in snowdonia two weeks ago where many people ignored government advice. crowds flocked to the coast and parks were busy too. now, with even more stringent curbs on our movements in place, the health secretary says staying at home and protecting lives is not a request but an instruction.

we're set for a warm weekend in some parts of the country. but the disease is still spreading. and we absolutely cannot afford to relax the social distancing measures that we have in place. we cannot relax our discipline now. if we do, people will die. government regulations state everyone must stay at home but you can leave under the following circumstances: for one form of exercise a day — the advice is to say as local as possible. you can go out to shop for basic necessities such as food and medicine, but as infrequently as possible. you're also allowed outside of the house for any medical needs or to provide care and assistance to someone vulnerable. and you can travel to work but only if you cannot work from home. an increasing number of councils are instructing dog—owners to keep their pets on a lead in a parks to avoid any risk of dog—walkers coming into contact with each other. in the lake district,

police are using social media to tell tourists stay away. in some areas, officers have set up roadblocks to question where drivers are going. the police are being told to engage with people and encourage them to return home. enforcement will be a last resort with initial fines of up to £60. well, undoubtedly, this weekend is going to be probably one of the biggest challenges for policing nationally so far. and we know that we're working in an environment that is quite fast moving — the legislation has only been in for a week or so. it's a challenging time for families too who've being cooped up for almost a fortnight. usually, we go to the park and the kids run around. we can't do that now so we're going to stay at home and keep them busy at home. the death of this nurse, aimee o'rourke and a second, areema nasreen, at the hospitals where they worked, sends a clear message according to the nhs. please, i ask you to remember aimee and areema.

please stay at home for them. the government and police are hoping this will be the norm this weekend in these least normal of times. simon jones, bbc news. the uk government is preparing to release up to 4,000 prisoners from jails in england and wales because of the coronavirus. inmates with two months or less to serve will be eligible for release on temporary licence. the prison service says sex offenders and those convicted of violent crimes will be excluded from the early release scheme. in france, the number of dead continues to rise, with nearly 600 deaths recorded in just 2a hours. police are strictly enforcing the government's tough quarantine measures over the easter holidays. in paris, railway stations, airports and major roads are being monitored to prevent people leaving the city. spain has recorded its lowest number of coronavirus deaths in a week. it's the second day in a row that the daily death—toll has fallen, suggesting the outbreak there is stabilising.

a total of 809 people died from the virus in the past 2a hours, down from 932. the number of new infections was also lower than friday's figure. china has come to a standstill for three minutes to remember the victims on a national day of mourning. the outbreak began in hubei province in december. the country has recorded more than 3,000 covid—i9 related deaths. millions of americans have been told they should now wear a face mask in public, following new medical guidance on coronavirus. however, president trump says he will not be wearing one himself, and we should be clear that here in the uk, the advice remains that people do not need to wear one. the us now has nearly 250,000 confirmed cases. somehow, sitting in the oval office behind that beautiful resolute desk, the great resolute desk, i think wearing a face mask as i greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens,

i don't know, somehow i don't see it for myself. sir keir starmer has been elected the next leader of the labour party. the shadow brexit secretary received 56.2% of the vote and will succeed jeremy corbyn. the human rights lawyer beat rivals rebecca long—bailey who got 27.6% and lisa nandy who got 16.2% after the first round of voting. angela rayner won the deputy leadership race. the mp for ashton—under—lyne and shadow education secretary won 52.6% of the vote in the third round of votes. sir keir starmer has been elected as the new leader of the labour party here in the uk. he said his task was to lead the labour party with confidence and hope and he also promised to tackle anti—semitism within the party. it is the owner and the privilege of my life to be elected as leader of the labour party. it comes at a

moment like none other in our lifetime. coronavirus has brought normal life to a halt. 0ur cities, oui’ normal life to a halt. 0ur cities, our towns and our villages are silent, our roads deserted. public life has all but come to a standstill and we are missing each other. people are frightened by the strangeness, anxious about what will happen next, and we have to remember that every number is a family shaken to its foundation, unable even to carry out their most poignant of ceremonies, a funeral, in the way that they would like. it reminds us of how precious life is but also how fragile. it reminds us of what really matters. 0ur fragile. it reminds us of what really matters. our family, fragile. it reminds us of what really matters. 0urfamily, our fronts, our relationships, the love

we have for one another, our health, oui’ we have for one another, our health, our connections with those that we don't know, a greeting from a stranger. a kind word from a neighbour. these make up society, they remind us that we share our lives together. we have to trust one another and look after one another. that was a video statement from sir keir starmer. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. it isa it is a very striking that he took more than 56% of the vote and more than double his nearest rival. what sort of message does that send? what sort of message does that send? what sort of message does that send? what sort of mandate does it give?|j think sort of mandate does it give?” think it helps him a lot. it was an emphatic victory and those in the leadership race and in the deputy leadership race and in the deputy leadership race and in the deputy leadership race who were seen as

su ccesso i’s leadership race who were seen as successors to jeremy corbyn leadership race who were seen as successors tojeremy corbyn did not perform very strongly and so he will see that as a clear mandate to take the party in a different direction if he chooses to. but that is the fascinating thing about all this. we have had a very lengthy leadership race, keir starmer is a prominent figure in the shadow cabinet, but there is a question about what he will do with this power. he put across various points he wants to carry out. he talked about common ownership when it comes to rail and the postal service and the utilities. how far will he go down that road to renationalisation? what will his economic policies be? what will his economic policies be? what will his economic policies be? what will his approach be? i think all of thatis will his approach be? i think all of that is pretty uncertain. there will be some who look to him as a moderate, someone from the centre, others though who he brought along side from the left of the party will be looking for something different. he will have to work out what he is

going to do. the first challenge is to get his team together, his shadow cabinet. that will be in the coming days and that will give us a clue as to the direction he is going to go m, to the direction he is going to go in, but let's look at the challenge facing the whole labour party. they have had a very divisive five years under labour leaderjeremy corbyn, a terrible election loss, they have a long way to come back to get back into power, but the coronavirus epidemic has changed the political landscape and that could be quite a crucial factor landscape and that could be quite a crucialfactor in all of landscape and that could be quite a crucial factor in all of this.” landscape and that could be quite a crucial factor in all of this. i was interested listening to can he chapman, who lost a seat in darlington, and has been involved in chairing the campaign, people were saying on the doorstep during the election, if keir starmer had been leader, i might have voted for you, but i can't vote forjeremy corbyn, because there are those who still worry that another london mp, part of the political establishment and

the governmental establishment, he was director of public prosecutions, a nonpartisan role nonetheless, involving him in the business of lawmaking, law enforcement, that he is not the person to reach out to those people, particularly disaffected, many safe labour seats the labour party lost in the december election. how do his supporters respond to that criticism? i think that is an issue. there are some people and labour supporters who have been labour supporters who have been labour supporters for years who looked at jeremy corbyn and felt he was part ofa jeremy corbyn and felt he was part of a metropolitan set that was out of a metropolitan set that was out of touch. scotland, for example, an area where labour could absolutely rely on dozens of labour mps being returned to parliament and that helped them get a majority to be in government. those days are gone. getting back to winning seats in scotla nd getting back to winning seats in scotland but also in the north of england, it is going to be a massive

challenge. i think keir starmer supporters will say he can do that. it doesn't really matter what seat you represent, where you come from, it is about the policies you bring m, it is about the policies you bring in, and that is going to be the important part of all of this, and how he approaches in the immediate future the coronavirus outbreak. how closely he is willing to work with the government. today, prime minister borisjohnson, the government. today, prime minister boris johnson, on the government. today, prime minister borisjohnson, on the day jeremy corbyn stopped being labour leader, wrote a letter to all the opposition leaders are saying, come and have a briefing, iwant opposition leaders are saying, come and have a briefing, i want to talk about how to do this in the national interest. it will be interesting to see how closely keir starmer decides to work with the government. he has said he wants to take a critical approach, praised the government when it does have the right thing but criticised when it does not. india, which has nearly a fifth of the world's population, has been under lockdown for more than a week now.

there has been some criticism over the lack of planning ahead of the shutdown. prime minister narendra modi has asked for the country's forgiveness but also defended his decision. let's speak to chhavi sachdev, who is a journalist in mumbai and can tell us more about the situation there. welcome to bbc news. i can imagine, like lots of people in india, you have a lot more time on your hands, and because of yourjob, what you are able to do it you can do from home. but how has it affected all those millions of people who can't? iam one those millions of people who can't? i am one of the lucky ones, for certain. the rest of the country is reeling. most people lucky enough to still have jobs are wondering what to do with their free time, but so many people are dependent on daily wages and many things are at a standstill and that is very challenging. most people, a matter of hours notice that the lockdown was coming. three hours, and a lot

of people hit the panic button. they moved away from the big cities to go home because there was no blueprint for what they could expect and how they would feed themselves. we saw some of those pictures broadcast around the world of migrant workers moving from some of the cities, the only option because of the lockdown was to walk. the distance force and would be hundreds and hundreds of miles. but at least they can have food and shelter at home and they we re food and shelter at home and they were frightened of the consequences in the city. how different is mumbai now? one bite has people under lockdown and migrant workers who did not leave in those hours are still stuck here. but if you are in the upper middle classes and have a roof above your head, it is difficult but it is not that challenging so far. basic necessities are available, we don't have toilet paper stockpiling as such, but fresh vegetables and

things like coffee are a little hard to find. that is for us, people in the upper middle classes who live, we have salary jobs the upper middle classes who live, we have salaryjobs and we have these provisions. for the majority of the people though, things have become very hard. it is hard to access things even like milk, and social distancing is difficult to carry through if you are one of the many people who live in a slim or live in very cramped housing. we will have to leave it there. thank you very much for talking to us and i hope for your sake the coffee does not run out. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. mike has had a bit more time for coffee but it must be frustrating with so little support taking place. this week, it has been about all the issues around sport, their premier

league and wage cuts and things like that, but today was supposed to be the biggest day of the racing calendar, the grand national at aintree, and even though the meeting was cancelled because of the coronavirus, a televised virtual race will still take place later this afternoon, and a0 runners who the experts think would have been likely to line up will take part using the latest computer technology. it looks so real, doesn't it? bookies taking bets and giving all the profits to nhs charities together. while many premier league clubs have been reaching out to help vulnerable fa ns been reaching out to help vulnerable fans during the coronavirus pandemic, southampton have taken it a step further by feeding france in need with thousands of meals. —— fa ns need with thousands of meals. —— fans in need. at st mary's stadium, it looks like a normal match day for the team

cooking up a range of nutritious dishes. but now with these meals are not for fans in the hospitality suite orjust for the players, they are to be frozen and then delivered to those in the community who most need help while they stay at home. it is busy, very busy, but we are chefs, we are glad to be back in the kitchen. some of these dishes, we have been feeding the first team as well, so some of the dishes are from the training ground. a thousand meals a week will be prepared by the six chefs working nine hours a day for the next three months at least and then, with the help of the saints foundation and fascia, the uk national network that helps distribute food aid like this, the dishes will be taken to places like schools which are already handing out pack lunches to parents. schools which are already handing out pack lunches to parentsm schools which are already handing out pack lunches to parents. it will mean these families can have a nutritious meal at lunchtime and

ta ke nutritious meal at lunchtime and take away the stress about how they are going to feed their families when their income has literally gone to zero overnight. it is the families who are plumbers and painters and decorators and headdresses, people like that, their diaries have just emptied and they have got no income and no money. one such family also in southampton are the hendersons. they don't normally qualify for free school meals but due to the coronavirus they situation has changed. so how will it help you? the meals are going to really help because with the virus and everything that's going on, my husband has had to stop working now, so husband has had to stop working now, so he is on 80% pay and we have got to feed two very hungry children while they are not at school. he is very excited, aren't you? you are going to have the same food as the football players. lots of

vegetables. the football club is the hub of the city. everybody thinks about it, everybody wants to be involved with it, to reach out to those people means a lot because there is a lot of bad things in the press about football clubs but to see the club doing something like this is truly special. the race is now on. so often in the background on match days, now they find themselves up front, the first team in southampton's effort to feed the community. what a lot of onions! and that will go on for 12 weeks. so they chefs at southampton still very busy. thank you very much. more from the sports team a little later. as people are told to stay at home to stem the spread of coronavirus, some living with dementia are struggling to adapt to the change. the alzheimer's society says it is "seriously concerned" about self—isolation. with me is kathryn smith, director of operations, at the alzheimers society. she's in london.

also, from worcestershire, i'm joined by pat horriben, who cares for her friend jane roberson. jane was diagnosed with dementia six years ago. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. let me speak first to catherine. cani us. let me speak first to catherine. can i ask you, what feedback are you getting from society members and supporters about the worry they have at the moment? absolutely. if you think that approximately 95% of people living with dementia are over 65, which puts them at higher risk anyway, and many of them live with long—term conditions, so people are really worried. many of the calls to oui’ really worried. many of the calls to our helpline now out about coronavirus and the impact on people affected by dementia, and they are talking about things such as how they manage, many people with dementia are already feeling isolated, so how they managed with

social isolation, there are difficulties with carers, how if they get the basics such as the shopping and generally keeping in touch with people. pat has got jane with her. in a sense, that is one a nswer to with her. in a sense, that is one answer to it, the fact that you and ican speak answer to it, the fact that you and i can speak right now, you have got at least the option through your computer to talk to other people, but how difficult is it to lose the freedom to go out when you need to go out? it is extremely difficult because it means that we are confined in the same area all the time and jane has lost, or has the departure from her normal routine. when she would be going out to a day ce ntre when she would be going out to a day centre twice a week, she would be going out with the alzheimer's lady

from side by side, and she would be going to the alzheimer's singing for the brain, and the alzheimer's cafe, so the brain, and the alzheimer's cafe, so these are all things that she is i'iow so these are all things that she is now missing and because she has no initiative or ability to keep herself occupied, she has lost words so herself occupied, she has lost words so she cannot take part in conversations, although she understands what is being said, so her main challenges our frustration, anger, stress, which often are shown oi'i anger, stress, which often are shown on facial expressions, so it is very difficult and i know that the departure from routine that is probably affecting most at the moment. and may i ask, it must also be affecting you, because you are losing those respite moments in the day, and i know if they are not

necessarily for that long, but a few hours must be precious when you are caring full time for someone, however much you love them. absolutely. it is 24—7. we did have people coming into a do it showering and this sort of thing in the morning. i do that full—time. and i am only human. sometimes i do find it difficult. but we do try very ha rd it difficult. but we do try very hard to stay positive, we smile, we sing, we dance, we walk, we exercise, so it is a routine, but it does not leave me with very much time to talk to friends, to do cleaning and the usual household chores, so those are the sorts of

challenges that we are coping with at the moment. thank you very much for that. we are now going to lose viewers around the world. you are watching bbc news. let me return to what the advice you are trying to offer in so far as you are trying to offer in so far as you are able to people in pat and jane's situation, and what the authorities, i use situation, and what the authorities, iuse in situation, and what the authorities, i use in the very loosest term, but what they can most usefully do, and perhaps the rest of us to mitigate these things. the examples that we we re these things. the examples that we were just these things. the examples that we werejust given there, these things. the examples that we were just given there, they are being felt by many people just now, and it is important to consider that charities around the world are facing funding issues because of events a re facing funding issues because of events are being cancelled and that is why we have launched our appeal to try to bring in more funding to help us run things like the dementia support line, and we really would

encourage people to ring that support line if you need support, advice, information or where you can go for help. but like pat was just saying, every interaction you have with a patient —— a person with dementia, even if you arejust helping somebody to wash their hands, to do that whilst you are chatting, while reminiscing, singing, takea chatting, while reminiscing, singing, take a walk in the garden if you can, and what the rest of the community can do is really think about the fact that there might be somebody near you that might be isolated. if you know somebody is living with dementia or someone is caring for someone with dementia, pick up the phone, if they want any shopping doing, have a chat, and if you are the family carer or even if you are the family carer or even if you are the family carer or even if you are in a care home, whatever your situation is, the person with dementia is not able to see family

members right now, neither are you if you are the main carer, so try to connect with them through other things such as skype, facetime, so that people can feel as least isolated as you possibly can. pat mentioned singing for the brain that they used to attend. we are looking at how those things can be run online. can ijust ask at how those things can be run online. can i just ask you if you can give us that phone number for anyone that doesn't have it. 0300 150 3a56. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts the dry weather should continue for

the rest of the day after the morning mist and fog. but because the winds are from the south, temperatures are higher than yesterday and with the wind strengthening through the night and pushing the remainder of their showers out of their way, it should not be as cold because of the strength of that wind. it should be largely frost free and therefore they should be lots of sunshine on sunday morning and not the problem with mist and fog because the wind isa with mist and fog because the wind is a bit stronger. however, they will be changes with hazy sunshine for the western side of england and wales is. even the arrival of spots of rain before dark. and you can see why. we have got a weather front coming in and send gale force winds in the north and west. but because it isa in the north and west. but because it is a southerly wind, we are pulling in much warmer here so temperatures will be warmer than today once again.

this is bbc world news, the headlines: with increasingly good weather expected both here in the uk and europe — people are urged to stick to the strict lockdown restrictions to help tackle the coronavirus — with authorities saying they will crack down if necessary. spain has recorded its lowest number of coronavirus deaths in a week, suggesting the outbreak there is stabilising. a total of 809 people died from the virus in the past 2a hours — down from 932. china has come to a standstill for three minutes to remember the victims on a national day of mourning. the outbreak began in hubei province in december. the country has recorded more than 3000 covid—i9 related deaths. the us government is now urging all americans to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of the disease, but donald trump says he won't follow the advice. announcing the new guidelines, mr trump repeatedly stressed that they were voluntary.