lined mrr vnw eh mrr vnw 2“ law— was lined with all these really happy, cheerfulfaces, was lined with all these really happy, cheerful faces, many was lined with all these really happy, cheerfulfaces, many of whom i had felt incredibly close to after all the time that i had spent there. he lost 15% of his body weight and has had to learn to walk again. his great grandfather played cricket for england, which inspired this analogy. every little thing to me now is special. i'm just gobsmacked, really, to have been given a second chance, and i do feel like a cricketer, and i have been at the crease and the umpire is putting his fingerup, andi crease and the umpire is putting his finger up, and i walk in, but no, there has been a secret camera somewhere that says, no,, we need a little bit more time at the crease for hylton. it just little bit more time at the crease for hylton. itjust feels little bit more time at the crease for hylton. it just feels fantastic for hylton. it just feels fantastic for me. time for a look at the weather here's tomasz schafernaker. a very good afternoon to you. the

sun is shining outside and hopefully you can get a bit of that sunshine into your living room today. and it is going to be fine weather mainly for the next few days. quite warm, too. so, this is what we have got right now, and admittedly, i say it is warm and sunny everywhere, that is warm and sunny everywhere, that is not quite true, because across parts of scotland and northern ireland, it has been overcast. you can see bits of rain there. only around 8 degrees in stornoway. you can compare that with the higher temperatures further south. to the north of this front, temperatures will be close to freezing, to the south of it, it will be a mild night. so, the forecast for tomorrow — not much change we still have that bit of cloud, but it starts to hug the north sea coast. for example

today, in scarborough, it is beautiful and sunny and warm, tomorrow it might be a bit more cloudy. to the south of that, it remains warm and sunny. heading through the easter weekend, we start to see weather france approaching the uk. they‘ re to see weather france approaching the uk. they're still mostly to the west and the north of us on good friday, but it does mean that there is an increasing chance of a fuse box of rain. to the south, it is going to be a warm day, temperatures could even get up to 2a celsius. by the time we get to saturday and sunday, these weather fronts are getting closer. you can see it is starting to get a bit more cloudy. with the low—pressures lurking, there is the threat of a bit more rain in the coming days. i want to point out this big drop in the temperature, in london, for example,

on saturday. other places will also see a on saturday. other places will also seea similar on saturday. other places will also see a similar drop. into next week, by monday onwards, we will start to see those temperatures going back down again. before i go, if you are a hayfever sufferer, you will know by now, pollen levels across many parts of the country are high. back to you, jane. a reminder of our top story... downing street says the prime minister is in stable condition. borisjohnson remains minister is in stable condition. boris johnson remains in minister is in stable condition. borisjohnson remains in intensive care. that is it from the bbc news at one team. on bbc one we nowjoin oui’ at one team. on bbc one we nowjoin our news team is where you are.

you are watching bbc news. the time isiz33pm. iam you are watching bbc news. the time is 1:33pm. i am ollie foster and the bbc sports centre. ben stokes is wisden‘s leading cricketer in the world, the first englishman to be given that accolade since freddie flintoff in 2005. stokes played a key role in england's world cup victory injuly, he was man of the match in the final. he also lead england to a thrilling one—wicket victory over australia in the third ashes test at headingley. the england bowlerjofra archer is one of wisden‘s five cricketers of the year. tottenham have reminded the players and jose mourinho of their responsibilities after a few of them were pictured in a low—key training session in a london park with the head coach mourinho was seen standing with three players on hadley common.

inclduing their record signiung tanguy ndombele. davinson sanchez and ryan sessegnon were also filmed going for a run. the mayor of london sadiq khan says the players and manager have a responsibility to set an example. my issue is leading by example and my concern is people, particularly children who may support spurs or, you know, may follow football, may watch these images, pick up a paper, watch the internet, and think, "well, if it's ok for them, why isn't it ok for me?" the point i would make, with politeness and courtesy, is ask yourself the question — is what i'm doing really necessary? and the answer to that question is no. i don't think it is necessary to be training in close proximity with another player who may be carrying the virus, and what you are doing is inadvertently, unintentionally potentially spreading the virus. you shouldn't be doing that. jose mourinho has given this response...

tottenham's record goal—scorer jimmy greaves is understood to have spent a comfortable night in hospital after being admitted for an unspecified illness. greaves, who's now 80, suffered a huge stroke five years ago. he was a member of the world cup winning england squad in 1966 and scored 44 goals in 57 games for his country and a club—record 220 league goals for spurs. he also played for chelsea and west ham and holds the record for the most goals in the top division, 357. the world snooker and pdc darts chairman barry hearn is due to return home from hospital today after suffering a minor heart attack over the weekend. his son eddie posted this on social media. "as if we can't thank the nhs enough, i want to particularly thank the staff at broomfield and basildon. my dad was taken to hospital on sunday after a minor heart attack and was operated on yesterday.

he is up and well and returns home today in good spirits. thank you." england netballer stacey jayne francis plays in australia for west coast fever and is currently stuck there because of the travel restrictions. the league are cutting players wages by 70% and as a foreign player in the team that is causing a problem. it is an international league, it is not just it is an international league, it is notjust an it is an international league, it is not just an australian it is an international league, it is notjust an australian league and i think that is causing some problems in the first incident in that none of us, none of the international that are still left here, can claim financial assistance. i think there isa financial assistance. i think there is a hope that if the government are able to support the australian citizens, that then the league and the clubs could potentially offer a similarfinancial the clubs could potentially offer a similar financial package for the imports. but at the minute everything is evolving day to day andi everything is evolving day to day and i am definitely not kind of budgeting my life about getting an extra sum of money, i am planning on

receiving that 30% and in the best case scenario for three weeks only. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website and app. plenty if you are a cricket fan. much more on ben stokes‘ achievement. you can also relive that extraordinary third ashes test match at headingley last summer. test match special, get this, are replaying the full five days in full, starting today. you can access it via the website. that builds up to the incredible final session from ben stokes. i might have spoilt it for you! the thought was there. thank you very much indeed. as long as we get some epic tennis matches as we get some epic tennis matches as the summer progresses. thank you very much. much more coming up from ollie foster in the next hour. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. the time edging up to 2:40pm. we will continue with our coverage this

afternoon of the coronavirus efforts across the country. let's start in scotla nd across the country. let's start in scotland because the number of people who have died from the virus there now stands at 366. the first minister nicola sturgeon give a news conference in the last hour or so where she confirmed that a total of 1771 where she confirmed that a total of 177! people are in hospital either with confirmed or with suspected covid—i9. out of that number, 210 covid—19. out of that number, 210 are in intensive care. i am afraid that 70 deaths have been registered in this way. that takes the total number of deaths as of 9am this morning under that measurement to 366. these figures are the best figures and most accurate figures we can provide on a daily basis, however, as i have said before, in these updates, they don't capture all covid—19 deaths so national

records of scotland or nrs are therefore also publishing on a weekly basis a further report. the first of these has been published around about half an hour ago. this new report captures all debts registered within a seven day period. that includes those who having —— registered deaths within a seven day period. that includes those with confirmed covid—19 and those with confirmed covid—19 and those presumed. that is where no formal test has been carried out but covid—19 has been registered on the death certificate as cause of death. this figure is therefore larger than when you compare the two figures but almost certainly more accurate u nfortu nately. certainly more accurate unfortunately. the nrs have published the first of these weekly

reports today and it covers the period up to sunday the 5th of april, say three days ago. that report shows that in total, by sunday, 354 deaths had been registered in scotland as being linked to covid—19. you might be wondering why that combined figure is smaller than the figure i have given today of 366 for laboratory confirmed cases and i want to be clear that that is simply down to a time—lag. the figure i have given from confirmed figures is more up—to—date but as of the 5th of april which is the reporting date this week for the combined figure of 354, the number of laboratory confirmed cases as part of that was 220. scotland's first minister speaking in the last hour or so. we are now going to turn our attention to wales's first minister. he has started a virtual session of the welsh assembly. we are interested in this particularly not least because

we think we are going to get more specifics about the lockdown in wales and its extension. it gives you a sense of how many people taking part. probably more than that but let's hear what we can hear. reiterate my huge thanks to all front line essential workers who continue to do a fantasticjob in keeping us all say. can i also convey my condolences to those who have lost loved ones in this pandemic. like you, first minister, i send my best wishes to the premise and alan davies. and wish them a speedy recovery. the uk labour leader keir starmer said he will work constructively and not score party political points or make impossible demands. can i reiterate that sentiment and say that my collea g u es that sentiment and say that my colleagues and i will do all that we can to continue to work constructively throughout this

period. he also made it clear that scrutiny is important and so in the spirit of that sentiment i think it is fairto ask spirit of that sentiment i think it is fair to ask why of all of the issues currently facing the people of wales, the welsh government is continuing to press ahead with the local government and elections bill today at a time when quite frankly any and all government resources should be dedicated to tackling the impact of coronavirus on our communities? i hope, first minister, you reflect on that. also over the weekend, the health minister made it clear that while he could not be 100% confident the nhs would cope, he felt that all that could be done was being done. however, like other members, iam was being done. however, like other members, i am sure i am continuing to receive correspondence from anxious and worried constituents who feel there are still people delivering important front line services that do not have adequate personal protective equipment. for example, iam aware personal protective equipment. for example, i am aware that some patients have been denied access to emergency dental treatment due to the lack of ppe that is currently

available. i know you have made reference in your statement today that an additional 8 million pieces of equipment has been distributed but can you tell us what the welsh government is doing to identify any gaps in the provision of ppe and what further work is being done to expedite the delivery of this equipment to key workers at this time? i understand that wales currently has the capacity to administer around 1100 tests a day with the aim of reaching 5000 tests a day in with the aim of reaching 5000 tests a dayina with the aim of reaching 5000 tests a day in a few weeks before hitting up a day in a few weeks before hitting up to 9000 tests a day by the end of april. given the increased pressure on the nhs due to coronavirus, it is vital that the number of tests administered is now accelerating so that the public can be confident that the public can be confident that levels of testing are as high as practically possible. perhaps you could never tell us if that is still the case and whether the welsh government is still on track to reach 9000 tests by the end of the month. the welsh government has also made it clear that it is

diversifying the range of people it is working with in order to increase its capacity and i understand that there has been some dialogue with universities about the role in which they can play in helping deliver additional capacity at this time, therefore can you tell us a bit more about the discussions that are taking place with universities and indeed other institutions and organisations about the role that they could play in supporting the nhs and helping to increase wales's current capacity and resources? thank you for those questions. i wa nt to thank you for those questions. i want to thank him for his continuing engagement in the effort that we are making. i completely agree with him that it making. i completely agree with him thatitis making. i completely agree with him that it is entirely across party and across government. i am very glad that we have been able to continue with scrutiny here in wales and it isa with scrutiny here in wales and it is a very important part of that scrutiny that key elements in our

legislative programme can be brought forward and can be scrutinised by the assembly and i think that is a very proper use of our time. we are in work, we are expecting other people in wales to be in work, and pa rt people in wales to be in work, and part of our work as a legislature is to put essential legislation onto the statute book here in wales. that is why i am very glad that we will be able to debate the local government bill. it is very important to all local authorities to 16 and 17—year—olds here in wales that that bill makes progress and is able to reach the statute book. the welsh government is clear, we will only bring in front of the senate during this period those pieces of legislation that we think are vital to the commitments we have made to people in wales and which are necessary to make our statute book coherent. but i think it is an

integral part of what a legislature does is to deal with that priority legislation and i am very glad that we are able to do that this afternoon. of course i hear what paul davis says about ppe and all of us as paul davis says about ppe and all of us as assembly members will have heard directly from individuals who are fearful, are being put in a position through the necessary work they are doing in which they may be exposed to risk. we've already released, as paul davis recognise, 8 million pieces of ppe from our pandemic stores, that will continue to rise over the days ahead. i expect it to be nearly 11 million by the time we get over this weekend. cani the time we get over this weekend. can i be clear there are no current gaps in the supplies we hold. we have sufficient supplies at this point. where there have been some

bottlenecks is just in getting the supplies to the people who need it. that is because this is an enormous effort, far beyond everything that we have ever needed to do before. not only are we supplying hospitals, but we are supplying dental surgeries, gp surgeries, care homes, local authorities themselves. an enormous effort is going on to try to make sure that those supplies reach the people who need them. there is a dedicated helpline and e—mail address for places who feel they don't have what they need and then there is a system in place to try and make sure we get those people what they require as fast as possible. our ability to replenish those doors is very important indeed. we will leave that virtual session of the welsh assembly for now. we will keep an eye on any lines that come out of that, any news that emerges from that. it is

worth reiterating that we have some point during that session expecting the formal announcement that was mentioned earlier in the day by the local government ministerjulie james because she told the welsh government daily coronavirus briefing in relation to lockdown, that it will be extended in wales into next week. she told the briefing there are signs the measures are working and they will be extended into next week. she said that the formal announcement, if you like, about that will come during that virtual session that we were watching there. that could be quite lengthy so we will keep an eye on that and doubtless have more details from cardiff on all of that. that applies purely to wales and we will be talking after 2pm about the lockdown generally. it has only been a little over two weeks so more on that to come. now, an assistant head teacher at a school in grimsby has been going out and about delivering school meals to his pupils. he is

doing it all by hand. zane powels who works at western primary school makes the 5 mile walk every morning to make sure not a single student eliable for a school meal goes hungry whilst the school is closed. phillip norton reports. there's a cheeseball, a piece of fruit, some crisps, mixed flavoured crisps and either a cookie or a cake. the school lunch menu today. a team effort with the skeleton staff remaining at weston primary school in grimsby. but forget meals on wheels, this is meals on heels. ido i do these that i quite close by. and most of our families are. everyday since the coronavirus crisis began, assistant headteacher zane powels has pounded the pavements to personally deliver more than 100 students a packed lunch.

gets me out, i suppose. i enjoy it because i can check on the kids. and it saves all the parents coming out of the house — picking up lunches from school. so they're doing the right thing so i'm just doing everything that i can to do the right thing as well. and his friendly face and food parcel drop—offs have become something to look forward to in this part of town. thank you! it's nice seeing mr powels everyday. it's my turn. and he's doing a good job bringing everyone dinner. like a breath of fresh air. they love coming to the door and seeing him and it makes them smile and makes them happy. it's amazing. yeah, they wait for him to come in, don't you? every day, monday to friday. he's a hero, he really is. just over two hours and around five miles later, there's empty bags and a reassurance of full tummies allaround. bye!

well, i'm pleased to say zane powels joins me now from grimsby, iam assuming i am assuming you have just finished your deliveries. yes, i've finished about 12:15pm. everyone still appreciative? yes, great reception at the door still, still seeing the children smiling wanting to chat to me. parents asking me about homework andi me. parents asking me about homework and i am talking to them about how they are going and if i can do anything. all really good. it is meant to be easter holidays right now but i wonder how many conversations where you allowed or are you allowed to have about schoolwork and homework. do they think you are coming around just with the good stuff, just with the free lunch, or do they think you are coming to check up on them and see if they have done any studying at all? ijust deliver if they have done any studying at all? i just deliver the if they have done any studying at all? ijust deliver the meals mainly but if parents ask for extra homework or if the children are

struggling with something, i am there to help them out. mostly the children arejust there to help them out. mostly the children are just happy to see their lunch. we have got, in fact, a little video from you that has just come in and it isjust a little video from you that has just come in and it is just a few thank youse. let's listen to this. well done walking five times a day —— five miles a day and bringing packed lunches to peoples houses. thank you for working every day and seeing if we are ok. do you want to say well done? well done. as you know, western primary school deputy head teacher have been bringing us our food for the past three weeks so we would like to give them a big thank you. thank you a lot! thank you, mr powell and western primary for

showing us that you care and keep up the good work. thank you! oh! it has brought a tear to my eye. i'm going to tell everyone it has brought a tear to your eye as well because i could see that during that. quite emotional actually. it's embarrassing as well, i am not used to this sort of thing. don't be embarrassed, it is fantastic what you are doing. i am wondering if you have created a rod for your own back because you may be doing this for many weeks to come. yeah, i could be. iam many weeks to come. yeah, i could be. i am walking over 100 miles a month at the moment. i enjoy it and it is good because i am supporting the children and parents doing the right thing. they are doing the right thing. they are doing the right thing. they are doing the right thing by staying in so if i can help them do that, great, i will continue doing it until this craziness finishes. it is absolutely fantastic. we heard from so many children there. what are some of the pa rents children there. what are some of the parents been saying to you about

what this means to them and even just we are all missing human contact aren't we? just being able to exchange a few words at the garden gate, as it were? yeah, the pa rents a re garden gate, as it were? yeah, the parents are really appreciative actually. to see an adult, another adult, because a lot of our families are single—parent families. it is good for them, they get to chat to me. it is helping their mental health as well because at home, three orfour orfive kids health as well because at home, three or four or five kids all day every day, tough. so lovely to talk to you. thank you for what you are doing. you don't need me to say thank you, you heard it from the children, but thank you very much indeed. lovely to talk to you. thank you. i wish you could have seen his reaction as he was watching that video. quite lovely and fantastic what he's doing. and staying very fit in the process, i'm sure. much more coming up from p. we will have a look at the weather prospects now

though. —— much more coming from 2pm. sunshine outside and hopefully a little bit of sunshine inside as well to lift you up. this is the outlook for the rest of the week. it is going to be staying warm across many parts of the country but it is not that warm everywhere. across scotla nd not that warm everywhere. across scotland and northern ireland, far from it. it is relatively fresh. you can see clouds on the satellite picture here, there is a weather front in the north and that means there is colder air in aberdeen, nine celsius whereas in newcastle just to the south 16 celsius and london at around 21 celsius. these are the evening temperatures. if you have been out briefly and you are a hay fever sufferer, you may have noticed those pollen levels across much of england and wales are high. tonight, that area of cloud is stuck across the north of the country but it is going to stop the temperatures dropping too low. to the north, not

far off freezing but the rest of the country is going to be a relatively mild night. here is thursday. not much change with the weather because there was not much wind to move things around. all the wind is out in the atlantic so things are keeping warm across much of the country, certainly across england and wales but the north sea coast, scotla nd and wales but the north sea coast, scotland and northern ireland, you can see quite a bit fresher. the wind and weather fronts in the atla ntic wind and weather fronts in the atlantic are nearing us and they are slowly closing in on the uk towards the easter weekend so changes are coming our way eventually. good friday is still pretty one depending on how much sunshine we get. there area on how much sunshine we get. there are a few blobs of blue so there is the possibility of some hit and miss rain. it could be 23 or 24 celsius on good friday in london back to these weather fronts, you on good friday in london back to these weatherfronts, you can on good friday in london back to these weather fronts, you can see them flirting with the uk during the

course of the easter weekend. that doesn't mean increasing amounts of cloud and also eventually as we head into monday, i know that is after monday, temperatures dropping down to 13 celsius. a big drop there in london. so, yes, the next figures are staying warm across the majority of the uk but eventually things are going to gradually cool down.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the prime minister remains in intensive care in hospital, being treated for coronavirus. downing street says he's in a stable condition and is responding to treatment. he's comfortable, he's stable he's in good spirits. more than two weeks into the uk wide lockdown, the government says it's too early to think about easing restrictions. and in wales in the past half hour the first minister confirmed that restrictions there will continue. more than nine million workers are expected to be fuloughed under the government's job retention

scheme, costing billions billions more than expected. spain records a second successive rise in deaths — more than 14 and a half thousand people have died there. life in wuhan, the chinese city where the pandemic originated, starts to return to normal as some restrictions are lifted. and celebrating recovery from coronavirus. we meet the man who received this guard of honour from hospital staff. i am feeling really great and i am appreciating every little thing as if it is the first time it ever happened to me in my life.