this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister boris johnson is admitted to hospital for tests ten days after testing positive for coronavirus. mrjohnson was last seen in public clapping for national health service staff on thursday, downing street has described it as a "precautionary step" on the advice of the pm's doctor. the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope, in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any.

scotland's chief medical officer resigns after a police warning for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home. the uk government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules. italy records its lowest daily death toll in over two weeks but the lockdown is taking its toll. and hundreds of europeans are returning home after boarding specially chartered flights in latin america. the eu says more than 200,000 europeans are still stranded overseas. downing street has announced that the prime minister has been admitted to hospital for tests because he continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus. borisjohnson was diagnosed with the disease ten days ago.

number ten described it as a precautionary step — and said he remained in charge of the government. i've been speaking to a gp, dr sarahjarvis, about the medical concerns behind the prime minister's hospitalisation. the majority of people who develop coronavirus will have minor symptoms. that is probably 80% or though. the older you become the more likely it is you become severely unwell with this. there is a sort of severe stage, a moderate stage, and a critical stage. under normal circumstances saying that he is an chart of gutter judgement, itjust me he has moderate disease. but he's checking in to check oxygen levels, x—rays, scans of his test and blood tests to see what his white cell counts and what his liver function tests look like. the main focus at the moment is going to be on his lungs because

if you are going to progress, the majority of people will progress to develop inflammation in the lungs and that information can result in damage to lung tissue but also importantly can prevent oxygen being transferred into the bloodstream. how long would it take for these kind of tests to give the kind of a nswer kind of tests to give the kind of answer doctors might need? the original test will take literary texts —— seconds. you can clamp a metre onto somebody‘s finger and you will find out the result we have found people being discharged from hospital are having those tests delivered to them and pop the metre onto theirfinger and delivered to them and pop the metre onto their finger and in 30 seconds get a result. the x—ray will take a little longer and the scan will need to be looked at and assessed by a consultant. that would take a little longer still but we are talking a couple of hours i would say. and would you advise patients who are not the prime minister to simply rest and not do theirjob and would

you understand if they prime minister would say i would have to continue, would that be possible for someone continue, would that be possible for someone with these kind of symptoms? i think it is very difficult. he's not doing a physically challenging job although there is a very high level of adrenaline. people who have moderate to severe symptoms will reach this stage where walking up the stairs will make them short of breath and at the severe stage, they may even become more breathless even at rest orfinding may even become more breathless even at rest or finding it speak more than a couple of sentence. —— finding it difficult to speak. that is when you should definitely be calling for emergency health. (pres) i'm joined by our political correspondent chris mason chris to bring us up—to—date. the key in conversation you had there is that downing street is saying that the prime minister has gone the hospital because of the persistence of existing symptoms rather than necessarily that there had been a further deterioration where for insta nce further deterioration where for instance he may have been struggling

for breath. we know he has had a persistent high temperature. we were told yesterday he was continuing to self—isolate because of a high temperature and why he had not come back out and been out and about after the seven day period people are told isolate when they first demonstrate the symptoms, you are told to continue self isolating if the symptoms don't go away. it's the persistence of those existing symptoms and the high temperature that led to the decision by his doctors that he should go into hospitalfor doctors that he should go into hospital for what is described as routine tests. it was not an emergency admission. his doctor believed that it would be sensible given the ongoing nature of his symptoms that he was the face to face by doctors rather than being consulted from self isolation over the phone. he was taken to eight in london nhs hospital this evening. he was “— london nhs hospital this evening. he was —— is staying overnight. —— in a london nhs hospital. dominic raab will chair the government's daily

9:15am meeting on its response to the coronavirus. this is a national crisis of course, can a prime minister who is not well run a country in a crisis from hospital room? clearly i think it is a statement of fact that it is not as easy for a prime minister who is sufficiently unwell to be in hospital to meet the country with the same attention that he would be able to do in full health from downing street. that's just able to do in full health from downing street. that'sjust a basic statement of fact. daddy street are pointing out that he remains in charge. he is leaving the government response to the crisis. —— downing street are pointing out. what we do know in the last week to ten days that several senior figures of the top of government have had to self—isolate. matt hancock had to... matt hancock tested positive and self—isolate a for a week and had severe symptoms of it they do not

require hospitalisation. he has been back on the front line of meaning the government response publicly. we note dominic cummings is also an self isolation having shown symptoms. there are other senior figures around the prime minister who have similarly been unwell. the brutal reality is at the top of government amongst those responsible for delivery in the nation pots are responses, they are not able to approach that with the gusto and energy they would be able to normally. —— the nation's that the payments or alongside the queen who we heard from a couple of hours ago personified the public‘s response to this pandemic and in the prime minister's case it seems to be the unpleasant reality of it. dominic raab will be chairing the morning meeting. that's a pretty big meeting. that's a pretty big meeting. should we be seeing him as the deputy prime minister or the acting prime minister?” the deputy prime minister or the acting prime minister? i don't think

we can attach either of those labels to him but we can say he is number two in the government so whilst he doesn't carry the title of deputy prime minister he does carry the title of first secretary of state meaning the next person down the line. it would conventionally fall to him to deputize for the prime minister. he is not been doing that long enough to do prime minister's questions which sometimes happens but in this instance he would be the first person requested to substitute behind the prime ministerfor supper i suspect the reality of this will be how long does he stay the prime minister, in hospital, that will determine just how minister, in hospital, that will determinejust how much minister, in hospital, that will determine just how much work work dominic work has to do in his behalf. chris mason, thank you very much. for only the fifth time in her 68 year reign — the queen has addressed the nation outside her annual christmas broadcast. she's paid tribute to the nhs and key workers keeping goods and services going amid the coronavirus outbreak — and said that when the country succeeds in overcoming it —

that success will belong to us all. here's our royal correspondent nicolas witchell, on the queen's address. a species a parallel in her reign as the wider world face an unseen threat. while we have faced challenges before, this one is different. this time we join with all nations across the globe in a cupboard endeavour using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. we will succeed and that success will belong to everyone of us. she spoke first to those facing the most immediate challenge. first to those facing the most immediate challengelj first to those facing the most immediate challenge. i want to thank eve ryo ne immediate challenge. i want to thank everyone on the nhs front line as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles. who selflessly continued their day—to—day duties outside the home

in support of us all. i'm sure the nation willjoin me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times. together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it. she praised the way people had come together to help each other and support the health services and she thanked those who followed the government guidelines to stay at home. our collective response the queen said would define us. home. our collective response the queen said would define uslj home. our collective response the queen said would define us. i hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. that the attributes

of self—discipline, of quiet good—humored resolve, and a fellow feeling still characterise this country. the pride in who we are is not a part of our past. it defines our present in every future. she recalled her first broadcast as a teenager during the second world war when she had sought to come for children who had been sent to waive from their homes for their own safety. today, once again, many will feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones. but now as then, we know deep down that it is then, we know deep down that it is the right thing to do. for all the current hardships the queen said, we would come through it. we should ta ke co mfo rt would come through it. we should take comfort that while we may have still more to endure, better days will return. we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again.

but for now, i send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you all. but for now, i send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you allm had been an exceptional broadcast foran had been an exceptional broadcast for an exceptional moment. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the health secretary matt hancock has said its "mission critical" that people obey the social distancing restrictions — and that a ban on outdoor exercise is possible if they are flouted the latest figures show that 621 people died in uk hospitals in the last 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus — nearly 100 fewer than yesterday. the total number of deaths across the uk now stands at 4,934. our health editor hugh pym reports. groups of people in london today, some sunbathing — it's not acceptable, says the health secretary. the official rule is that people should stay at home unless they are taking one burst of exercise or going for essential shopping, and he warned that if the public didn't act in the spirit of the guidelines,

then firm action would need to be taken. we've included exercise as one of the things you can leave your house to do. because exercise is good for a physical inner mental health. but please, do not bend or break this rule. we cannot rule out further steps, but i don't want anyone to think that any changes to the social distancing rules are imminent. because the vast majority are following the rules. at the downing street news briefings, the latest information hospital admissions were shown. after a downward move, the london figure has carried on raising and there was a steep increase in the northwest. all other regions saw increases. officials said the nhs did have the capacity to manage the caseload. we still, as the secretary of state has said, have capacity in all of our hospitals to manage these cases, and we are hoping, in due course, if everybody continues to practise social

distancing, that those cases will start to fall. there have been recent urgent appeals for more ventilators for critical care beds. ministers have called on manufacturers to step up production. the health secretary said there werejust over 9000 in the system and the aim was to get to 18,000. how many will there be there next week at a time when experts say the nhs will be close to or at the peak of demand? i haven't got an exact figure for how many extra we will deliver next week, not least because when we bring them in from abroad, there are risks to the timing there, and challenges to the timing, but i would expect many more over the next week, and the goal continues to be to keep ramping it up to the 18,000 target that we have set. 0n the front line, many doctors and nurses are anxious about the number of coronavirus

cases to come. what i am amazed by is how people are prepared to work great do that because a tremendous commitment to the patient in the profession and their colleagues. so it has been quite inspirational. in my 30—odd year career, i don't think it ever come in worried about whether or not i was going to get ill from myjob. many different preparations are being made, including this temporary mortuary in essex which health leaders hope will not be needed. lives will be saved, say ministers, if people follow the guidelines. hugh pym, bbc news. italy has recorded its lowest daily death toll in over two weeks, a further sign that the country is starting to get the disease under control. but — the reality on the ground is still very bleak for many italians, particularly amongst poorer communities. from rome, jean mackenzie reports.

0n on these balconies there is desperation. people who have not been able to work now for weeks. tito started bringing food to those who can no longer afford to buy it. like stefano who sells houses for a living and now can't feed his two young children. casual work is common here so for many the money has simply stopped. like fort maria rosa. yesterday her money ran out.

these sacrifices have helped fight the epidemic here, the situation is finally improving. but the price has been high. this virus has taken thousands and thousands of lives but it's also taking people's and livelihoods, people's futures. it's taken some people's very last pennies. the government has promised to pay part of people's wages but four weeks into this strict lockdown, the money hasn't arrived. applications only open a vast week. do you accept it has taken too long for this money to come through?

here, they have given up on political promises. italy may be starting to control this virus but it's unprepared for the devastation it's leaving behind. jean mackenzie, bbc news, rome. the uk has announced its first charter flights from india to bring stranded british nationals home. there are an estimated 35,000 still in the country. it comes as thousands of other nationals, including europeans and russians remain stuck overseas. reged ahmad has more on their efforts to make it back. sad to be saying goodbye but relieved may be to be heading home. thousands of european citizens are travelling back on special flights.

repatriated as the coronavirus crisis plays out around much of the world. translation: actually my return date expired and the airline had rescheduled it for the airline had rescheduled it for the end of this month. but it is going to take longer because covid—19 is spreading. ifound out about the repatriation fight and decided to return. translation: now we have to go back to france because we don't know what will happen with the virus in this country. we are of course hoping for the best but we don't know for some it's estimated a quarter of a million other europeans are so trying to get home. and it is not just them. the british government has announced the first charter flights from india to bring its nationals home with 20,000 britons requesting immediate repatriation. in russia, it's a different story.

people on this flight are protesting after the attendant announces its been counseled. russia has temporarily suspended all flights in and out to contain the spread of covid—19. these were russian americans trying to get to new york. -- it americans trying to get to new york. —— it has been cancelled. russia has been repatriating its citizens since march with there is still an estimated 30,000 who want to come home but are not stranded. as commercialflights home but are not stranded. as commercial flights scale back their operations, governments around the world a re operations, governments around the world are working to secure planes both chartered and military to get their citizens home. at the process isa their citizens home. at the process is a slow and many thousands are still waiting as the covid—19 crisis continues to unfold. reged ahmad, bbc news. scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after being caught visiting her second home — in breach of her own guidance. dr catherine calderwood made a public apology and received a police warning after she travelled from edinburgh to another

home in fife for two consecutive weekends. alexandra mackenzie reports. this is a vital update about coronavirus. to help save lives, stay at home. day after day, scotland's chief medical officer has told millions of people to stay at home to help save lives. but after pictures were published in the scottish sun, kathleen calderwood was forced to admit that she had travelled from where she lives in edinburgh, to her second home. this weekend and the last weekend. i issued a statement this morning, apologising unreservedly for travelling away from my home while restrictions were in place. as well as this weekend, it is important to be clear that i was also there that last weekend with my husband. i did not follow the advice i'm giving to others. i am truly sorry for that. nicholas sturgeon initially said that she would continue in her rule, advising the scottish government.

her advice and expertise is been invaluable to me and continues to be so. if i am to do what i need to do to steer the country through this crisis to the very best of my ability, i need her to be able to focus on the job that she is doing. many have expressed their anger and disbelief at catherine calderwood's actions. police scotland has said they have spoken to her and that the stay at home rules apply to everyone. as we go into a third week of lockdown, which has been observed by most, the chief officer has now resigned from the scottish government. alexander mackenzie, bbc news, scotland. and just a reminder of the rules on going outside here in the uk. you can leave your home for one form of exercise a day — but the advice is to stay as local as possible.

you can shop for basic necessities such as food and medicine, as infrequently as possible. you're also allowed out of the house for any medical needs, including giving blood, and you can travel to work, but only if you can't work from home. today police patrolled parks, across the country, making sure people stuck to these rules, as helena wilkinson reports. hove beach on the south coast on a warm sunday. the council pleaded for people not to visit. too many it said have been using the seafront to meet up with friends. today, it was almost deserted. it appears most people have been sticking to the stay—at—home instruction. under the restrictions we are allowed to exercise alone or with members of the household once a day. franklin, working in the nhs, he was doing just that. more people are just coming out to enjoy the sun, other

than to partake in physical activity. it is slightly selfish in a way because obviously, obviously, it is for the nation that if you can't stay indoors, it is important that you do. if you can't, it is understandable that you need to walk your dog or whatever, but coming after us and sick of coming out, yeah. it is a bit selfish. this park in southeast london has been fairly busy today with people out walking, cycling and jogging. some people playing football in the park. most people have been following the social distancing guidelines. but the police have been patrolling here over the weekend, stopping some members of the public who have been sunbathing and telling them to move on. and the police have been moving people on elsewhere to make sure they're following the rules. this is primrose hill in london. when the police turn up and people begin to disperse. the local officers saved the park has been much quieter than it was yesterday. that is my playground.

but we can't go into it because of the coronavirus. living in the same borough, a five—year—old and his mum, their home is of one—bedroom flat, lavenders restrictions for them is not easy. so many are in a similar position and no garden space parks are vital if excess of the outdoors. —— has access to the outdoors. but mss under the rules trying to get their local park means should be out for too long for some our nearest parkis for too long for some our nearest park is primrose hill. . it is that little bit too far that once we have walked there we have to walk back. u nfortu nately walked there we have to walk back. unfortunately what we have been doing isjust walking unfortunately what we have been doing is just walking around the block. the warm weather across much of the country this weekend has brought many people out, most have stuck to the rules closely. for those who haven't, the message from the government is if the rule breaking continues, even tighter restrictions might be introduced for

all of us. helena wilkinson, bbc news. more on our stories on her website bbc dot com/ news or you can download our mobile app. and i would like to know how you're getting through this for some i'm on twitter. now the weather with ben rich. hello, the weekend brought plenty of sunshine for us and temperatures responded accordingly. sunday was the warmest day of the year, 22.2 degrees the highest temperature we have recorded in west wales but for monday, something a little bit cooler. therapy sunshine around but there were also be some showers. that plume of every loan air wafted northwards across the uk through sunday is being replaced by something cooler from the atlantic moving in behind this frontal system. this front will continue to bring some epics of rain through monday morning, the front becoming slow moving across east anglia and

the south—east. you can see these outbreaks trudging eastwards and in east anglia and the south—east the rain to turn heavier for a time east anglia and the south—east the rain to turn heavierfor a time in the morning. behind it we will see brighter skies and sunshine, one or two showers are crossing when and wales, more for scotland and ireland which could be fairly heavy. windy across the far north—west, temperatures on a macro down where they had been, but respectable for they had been, but respectable for the time of the year. as he moved through monday night, watching clear skies overhead it will turn cold, a colder start to tuesday morning. temperatures in towns and cities close to freezing, some spots in the countryside probably will get down freezing. potentially wanted to five patches around as well. tuesday is about high—pressure building its way in from the near continent facet that promises a lot of dry weather. a chilly start but we will see some sunshine. the wind will come back up

from the south. there will be warmth and that sunshine. type temperatures in london getting around 20 degrees. further north for glasgow, 13 or 1a. some patches of scotland for north and ireland and north—west scotland turning sunshine quite hazy here. still high—pressure to the east and frontal systems pushing into the atla ntic frontal systems pushing into the atlantic and the squeeze between the two will bring a renewed surge of warm airfrom the two will bring a renewed surge of warm air from the south. northants got one holds onto something cold there but elsewhere, temperatures climbing. 23 degrees is likely in the south. it doesn't look like we operates from the rain moving in from the west on friday.

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johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests — ten days after testing positive for coronavirus. mrjohnson was last seen in public clapping for nhs staff on thursday —— downing street has described it as a ‘precautionary step' on the advice of the pm's doctor. the queen has made a rare television address to britain and the commonwealth — stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve. i hope ihope in i hope in the years to come, eve ryo ne i hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. and those who come after us challenge. and those who come after us will save the britons of this generation were as strong as any. scotland's chief medical officer has resigned, after a police warning for breaking her own advice and twice travelling to her holiday home: the government warns it could step up limits on outdoor exercise if people continue to flout social distancing rules.