good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the uk—wide lockdown to deal with the coronavirus pandemic is expected to be extended for a further three weeks from today. tributes are paid to the 28—year—old pregnant nurse who died from covid—19. her baby was delivered and is doing well. as the country prepares to clap for carers once again tonight, we'll bring you the extraordinary end to captain tom moore's inspirational charity walk — 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. when bbc breakfast first highlighted tom's fundraising for the nhs on good friday it stood at a few thousand pounds —

it's over 11 million. good morning. baby steps in rebuilding business. pret a manger and burger king join kfc in opening some stores for delivery only. can it be done safely? i'll ask the boss of kfc. good morning. threats of legal action after the scottish football season below the top tier is ended with immediate effect. dundee united win the championship, thanks to a controversial vote from neighbours dundee. but relegated partick thistle have brought in the lawyers. good morning. for many of us today it will be dry with some sunny spells. feeling warm in the south but here we will see some showers later. in the north, a bit more cloud and cooler than yesterday. i'll have all the details at 27 minutes past. good morning. it's thursday, april 16. our top story: a three—week extension to the current uk lockdown

is expected to be announced today. for the fourth week in a row, millions of us will ‘clap for carers‘ at 8:00pm tonight. 0n breakfast this morning we'll catch up with captain tom moore as he completes his incredible charity walk, live on our programme. raising more than £11 million for the nhs. we'll also be speaking to the health secretary, matt hancock. that is at 7:30am. it was confirmed yesterday that one of the latest victims of the pandemic was a 28—year—old nhs nurse who was pregnant. charlotte gallagher reports. mary agyeiwaa agyapong, also known as mary mo, was 28, described by friends and colleagues as a nurse who devoted her life to the nhs. luton and dunstable university hospital, where she worked, has seen dozens of deaths from covid—19. 0n easter sunday, they lost one of their own. her daughter was delivered

by emergency caesarean and is said to be doing very well. it's understood mary had been working during the latter stages of her pregnancy but her nhs trust said she was not treating coronavirus patients. she tested positive on april 5th and admitted to hospital two days later. david carter, who's the chief executive of beneficiary hospital nhs trust has paid tribute: an online fundraising page has been set up for herfamily. it describes her as a blessing to everyone she came across and that her love, care and sincerity would be irreplaceable. one person who gave money said

mary's memory will live on in her beautiful baby girl and another described her as a hero. today, the uk government is set to extend the coronavirus lockdown, which is transforming life for everyone in the uk. ministers are expected to agree a further three weeks of social distancing control. northern ireland has already confirmed that restrictions will stay in place there for at least three weeks. this shared sacrifice, and i know it is a sacrifice, is starting to work but we will not lift these measures until it is safe to do so. officials say there are signs the measures are helping to limit the spread of the virus by flattening the curve of infection but say no—one should be complacent. we do all think this has flattened out. sadly, we do think that high numbers of deaths will continue for, certainly a short while, on from where we are at the moment. all staff and residents at care

homes that coronavirus symptoms are now being promised tests by the government. there have been outbreaks at more than 2,000 homes and care home providers have been pleading for support. the number of tests carried out each day has not gone up much but it has been a bank holiday weekend. it is nowjust under 16,000 but that is a long way short of the 100,000 a day target set by the government by the end of this month. the number of people who have died in hospitalfrom coronavirus has risen by 761. there are 11,605 new cases. as a number of other european countries start to ease restrictions on daily life, focus is turning to when schools, businesses, and factories in the uk will be able to open as normal, but that could still be some time away. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. let's get an update from our

political correspondent chris mason who's in westminster for us. good morning to you, chris. listening to the words of the health circuitry, it was from yesterday, "we will not lift the measures until it's safe". it's a clear indication that today's decision, as important as it is, is effectively already made. it is. it is a formality. we have seen nations around the uk. we will have another three weeks of the restrictions we have got used to over the last three weeks. and, as things stand, the government is desperate not to cloud the message by talking about anything else. yes, there is a discussion here at westminster about a so—called exit strategy, the way you might start to ease the restrictions in the coming weeks, the coming months. but they don't want to talk about that yet, for several reasons. one, they don't wa nt to for several reasons. one, they don't want to cloud the message, they want

to emphasise the desire for us to street to the restrictions for now, they are pointing to evidence that this is starting to work with a flattening of the number of new cases of covid—19 presenting in hospital —— stick to. secondly, they are trying to work out what to do when we get to the point, eventually, i'm trying to ease the restrictions. this is all based on modelling and scientific advice to try to work out what would be the impact, for instance, a reopening coffee shops or schools. and, frankly, that is a bit of guesswork. that is going on behind but for the coming weeks things will stay exactly the same. there will be a cobra in committee meeting this morning, a cabinet meeting as well coming up and then the decision that the lockdown continues. chris, thank you very much. the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been strongly criticised by leading social care officials, in a leaked letter seen by the bbc. the association of directors of adult social services has written

to the department of health accusing ministers of presiding over a "shambolic" supply chain for personal protective equipment and says conflicting messages have created confusion and extra work. the department of health says it is continuing to work closely with the sector. eight residents of a care home in staffordshire have died after testing positive for covid—19, taking the total number of deaths there to 2a in the past three weeks. there are a further ten elderly residents and one member of staff who are self—isolating, after testing positive for the disease. those residents who had died without being tested had been experiencing "pneumonia—like symptoms". some local authorities have been accused of being too heavy—handed as they restrict the number of mourners allowed to attend funerals during the lockdown. the national association of funeral directors says some councils have excluded grieving families completely. the local government association, which represents councils in england, said they were trying to allow immediate family to say goodbye to their loved ones, while keeping staff and mourners safe.

germany has announced the first easing of measures imposed to contain the spread of covid—19. chancellor merkel said that some schools would re—open from may 4. spain and denmark have also announced the removal of certain restrictions. 0ur reporter gavin lee is in brussels for us. good morning, gavin. it is an interesting return to, a hesitate to say, normal life, but some sense of normality and, of course, all of that going on in the european mainland, the uk will be keeping a very close eye. there are almost1 million confirmed cases of covid—19 across europe, more than 80,000 people have died. and the decreased rate of spread has been enough that some countries, a growing number of countries, and said ok, we can slowly start to ease measures. the czech republic, austria, italy, spain opening up things like

hardware stores, bookshops, very slowly in italy, for example, only in some regions stop yesterday you had the danes opening up schools. they have told the children to set up they have told the children to set up classrooms outside. sweden opening up big production of the volvo factories. germany last night, angler michael, after talks with 16 regional heads of state is decided to slowly open up again construction workers first then they will start to look at schools, but not yet. there are regional months, north rhine—westphalia r opening schools in other areas and it is too soon. different for the likes of france and belgium, where care home debts are quite significant, about a third in france. we are looking at ellie mae until they start to ease the lockdown. indeed. gavin, thanks very much —— early may. donald trump says the us has ‘passed

the peak‘ of new coronavirus cases. the us president told reporters at his daily white house briefing that he'd soon announce guidelines for lifting the lockdown, calling it ‘a very big day'. the battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases. hopefully that will continue and we will continue to make progress. these encouraging developments have put us in a very strong position to finalise guidelines for states on reopening the country. and in around ten minutes we'll have a special report from new york on the situation there. a lovely story to bring you. 106—year—old connie titchen has survived the spanish flu, two world wars, and now, covid—19. the great—grandmother is believed to be the oldest patient to recover from the virus in britain, and was discharged from hospital earlier this week. 0ur reporter phil mackie has more. applause . when the news is often so bad, then every bit of good news deserves a cheer and a round of applause.

connie titchen was just five years old when the spanish flu killed millions stop now she is 160 and she is beaten covid—19 stop and let's not forget she lived through two world wars, too. before she left she spoke to one of the nurses who looked after her, sister kelly smith. do you feel lucky that you've survived all of this? yes, i'm lucky. yes, i do. yes, i do, really. are you looking forward to seeing your grandchildren? yes. now she's home with her family, your grandchildren? yes. now she's home with herfamily, whereas your grandchildren? yes. now she's home with her family, whereas spoke to her granddaughter, alex jones. how did you feel when she went inside? you must have been really concerned because of her age? when i left her on mother's day at the doors of a&e i did not think they would see her again. but she kept on hanging in there? yes, she a fighter. think it will take a while to settle back down but i think she

is doing well. it will take a bit of adjustment because she has not been in her own environment for a long time, sojust getting back in her own environment for a long time, so just getting back used to it all. but, yes, i'm sure she will adapt, she always does. she was taken into hospital adapt, she always does. she was ta ken into hospital last adapt, she always does. she was taken into hospital last month with suspected pneumonia and after three weeks in the city hospital, connie was given the all clear and a guard of phil mackie, bbc news. it isa it is a great image that. brilliant. absolutely brilliant. jim member when we first met captain tomm moore? he absolutely lit up a morning ‘s —— do you remember? he went out with a really humble ambition. we wanted to raise £1000 for the nhs and he was going to do it by walking 100 laps around his garden. he wanted to do before his 100 but they. this morning is a very special morning because we're going to meet him once again. the total

110w to meet him once again. the total now stands at £11 million. look, it is approaching 12 million. every time may have looked back at that, i am just staggered, just staggered. tom all the time paying tribute to those giving money for his endeavours. he is today going to com plete endeavours. he is today going to complete his final lap. he is doing the last ten laps on the programme this morning. we will show it to you live. in case you don't know about tom's story, there isjohn maguire. a lovely story coming up. in 1990 told the veteran has decided to walk 100 wings of his garden raise money for the nhs. we met captain tom moore last friday but since then, his turn into a national treasure and a national hero. doing much better than today, even if today was

all right and that's the thing i will always think, tomorrow will be a good day. the second world war vetera n a good day. the second world war vete ra n ha d a good day. the second world war veteran had a new mission, to com plete veteran had a new mission, to complete 100 lapse in his garden before his 100th birthday. his aim was to help those on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. they've done so well for me and they are doing so well for everybody else at the moment that i think we must say well done, national health service. his initialfundraising well done, national health service. his initial fundraising target of £1000 has been dwarfed. injust 2a hours, captain tom raised £70,000 but that was just the beginning. from local radio to national press and international broadcasters, his story has inspired thousands around the globe, messages of support have

been pouring in. captain tom, you're an inspiration to us all and we thank you. thanks, captain tom! thanks, captain tom. what you are doing for the nhs is inspiring, it's extraordinary and you are what this country is all about, mate. a true hero, an absolute legend. another £45,000 has gone in. and with every well wisher came donations. we caught up with a family on tuesday. it's really interesting with the scope of the english language, we still feel unable to express number one, our thanks to the nation and oui’ one, our thanks to the nation and our pride and i think we are in immensely proud and immensely humbled. captain tom wanted to give a message of hope and positivity for eve ryo ne a message of hope and positivity for everyone staying at home. remember, that things will get better. we have had problems before, we've overcome

them and we shall all overcome the same thing again. step by every single step, capt tom is getting ever closer to his 100 lapse stop just two weeks before he turns 100. but, he says, is not going to stop there. i will keep on going, while people are still contributing to the national health service. i love looking at that shot. i'm not sure how anyone else first saw that but when i first saw tom in the picture of him walking, a new straightaway he was going to do it. there is kind ofa he was going to do it. there is kind of a determination about the way he goes through his business, given the extraordinary life is hard. make an appointment this morning. spread the word. we will need things to

celebrate. 830, we will be watching it happen live. i can't wait. let's take a look at today's papers. the telegraph says the government is expected to extend restrictions for another three weeks today, despite the uk reportedly reaching the peak of the virus. it also features a picture of a pregnant nhs nurse who died over the weekend. the metro says 28—year—old mary agyapong died on sunday, but her miracle daughter was delivered safely by emergency caesarean section. the guardian's lead story says there has been a surge in the number of people dying at home because they are reluctant to call an ambulance. it also features the story of a 106—year—old, thought to be the oldest patient to survive coronavirus. and online, captain tom moore is leading the independent‘s coverage. through his sponsored walk. we'll be catching up with him

after 8.30 this morning. it's on the front page of the excess as well. that number is just going up as well. that number is just going up and up. it is what, 11.8? as well. that number is just going up and up. it is what,11.8? it as well. that number is just going up and up. it is what, 11.8? it is going to hit 12, surely. i have no influence over it. people are just impressed untouched by him. remember when we asked him to give some words of inspiration, to anyone having a bit of a tough time during lockdown. hejust said, tomorrow bit of a tough time during lockdown. he just said, tomorrow will be a good day. there would have been something that would happen. think of it positively. it will be making a lot of people smile. william raced

that moment quite rightly. do you wa nt to that moment quite rightly. do you want to go it animals or alcohol? i think people are getting a lot from both of those things. those people lucky enough to have pets are getting loads out of them. it does help a lot. i've got this one about cats. three cats. why your cat misbehaves when you are away. cats, just like dogs, may suffer separation anxiety. you tend to think cats don't really care. there's been a study of more than 200 cats. rather like dogs, they will mess around in the house but other signs of separation anxiety, do checking on your cat if you can. excessively meowing. this brazilian

university of done that study. i'm struggling to pronounce the name. also, when i read that, i thought they were going to have filmed the cats. but they are taking what the owners said about it. so grateful for all of our posties at the moment. however got to the point where perhaps you need a bottle of wine or you've gone for delivery anything, is going to get there, do i have to leave it with a neighbour? flat bottle of wine, can fit into a letterbox. home deliveries, picking up letterbox. home deliveries, picking up an hour range of companies are refashioning packaging. fresh flowers can come in a flat pack. is

it made of glass? dishwasher ta blets. it made of glass? dishwasher tablets. the first blood bottle of wine designed by garcon wines, originally to reduce carbon emissions and supply chain costs. strong, eco— friendly. don't take my word for it. the time is 6:22am. as president trump looks set to announce the easing of lockdown restrictions across the us, new york's governor has said the situation there has stabilised. it follows another fall in the number of admissions to hospital and intensive care. here's our north america correspondent nick bryant. to a city known for its energy and life, the coronavirus has brought an overriding sense of fear. new york's number of dead has soared past 10,000. more victims than all but a few countries and three times as many people as were

killed in the attacks of september 11th. sirens. still we wake to the sound of sirens, still new yorkers worry that the ambulances outside their windows might soon end up outside their doors. but hospital admissions are down and after one of the most awful months in the city's history, the spread of the virus has slowed. almost everybody is on oxygen and almost everybody is a covid patient. at a hospital in brooklyn, dr melanie malloy has been keeping a video diary of life and of death. the wards are crowded still with patients dependent on ventilators. medics and nurses are physically and emotionally exhausted, but they're witnessing signs of hope. today we have 43 people in the department. that's pretty much full, but i have to say, it's doing a lot better than a couple of weeks ago when we had 86 to 96 in the department, 40 people boarding. it was really tough,

it was really a bad, bad week. but things are getting a lot better. this is still very much a city at half—mast. more than 750 new yorkers have lost their lives in the past 24 hours. but fears that the health care system here would be overwhelmed have not been realised and the governor of new york believes the worst is over. the coronavirus hasn't managed to crush the charismatic personality of this city. here outside a hospital in manhattan, the heroes of 9/11 were saluting the new superheroes of covid—19. applause. and in new york, every night at 7:00, the same wave of gratitude for medical workers that's swept across the planet. an act of civic communion,

maybe even a global coming together in this season of social and national isolation. at times square, we thought these people were tourists, something we haven't seen here for weeks. but they're medics who travel here from all over america to help new york at its time of maximum peril. hopefully, that moment has passed. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. things are moving along in the united states. with many of us spending more time at home during the lockdown, there's perhaps never been a better opportunity to start a new hobby. birdwatching seems to be a particular favourite, with charities reporting thousands of us are heading out into the garden to get involved. fiona trott reports. enjoying the spot light. this little

wren enjoying the spot light. this little wren may enjoying the spot light. this little wren may not have been noticed weeks ago but now, thousands of families are attracting birds just like ago but now, thousands of families are attracting birdsjust like him into the garden. during lockdown, it's a welcome distraction and children are learning more about them. round that neatly and then you get a hole like this. eight-year-old marie from surrey is making birdfeeders. the results are good. the birds that i've seen so far around my guardian are robin, longtailed ted, magpie, bluetooth, wren, sparrowhawk and a wood pigeon that apparently is sitting on the roof. this one is occupied by a bluetit at the moment and there is a mini television camera inside stop the more experienced, lockdown is something cute be able to witness something cute be able to witness something you'd normally not be able to see. it was only in the morning

on saturday that it was empty now it's full coming backwards and forwards. she is incredibly fussy. she stop filed a huge amount of nesting material, feathers, straws and for some reason decided she didn't like half of it and took half of it back out again. normally i'd be awake at 8:30 a.m., six o'clock night and be awake at 8:30 a.m., six o'clock nightandi be awake at 8:30 a.m., six o'clock night and i get no chance to see what was going on during the day and it's been fascinating. from the regular visitor to something quite rare, a common crane wandering through a garden in wales. thousands of images from houses and lights across the uk have been sent to the royal society for the protection of birds. during the pandemic, it's organised a breakfast birdwatcher. what would be happening is between eight o'clock and nine o'clock in the morning, people going off to school or they would be commuting to work and actually it's an opportunity to be together as a family and we are encouraging people to see without funding. these birds,

lockdown doesn't exist but while we are staying at home, their busy lives are keeping us all entertained. fiona trott, bbc news. i realise there is a regular robin read crest in my garden. i realise there is a regular robin read crest in my gardenlj i realise there is a regular robin read crest in my garden. i got that right, didn't i? carol, you would have enjoyed that. i certainly would have. nothing like a bit of alliteration first thing in the morning. some of us, we're looking at some beautiful sunrises as we got in northern ireland. a bit of high cloud coming down through the course of the night. you will see some sunny spells, especially to the afternoon. the many of us, sunny spells today and it's going to be warm for many as well but not all of us. some of us are looking at a good 10- us. some of us are looking at a good 10— degree drop in temperature compared to yesterday so in durham, 21 the top. today more likely to be

12. leuchars and fifte, a breeze coming from the north sea, and easterly breeze. this is the frontier. it's slowly slipping southwards. more alliteration for you. is this come south, it will brighten up behind. it will be cool along the north sea coastline and north—east england as well. in the sunshine further west, we're looking at the team. for northern ireland, claudia start of the day but as i mentioned, the cloud will break up and you will see sunshine through the afternoon. as we moved out across england and wales, a lot of dry weather and sunshine. through the day, some showers coming up from the day, some showers coming up from the south coast across southern areas of england and also south wales. not all of us will see them and in any sunshine, temperatures to around 22 degrees but again, cooler on the north sea coastline. through

this evening and overnight, some showers coming across the south coast, some of them heavy and thundery, around the london area and later, you can see what's happening in the channel islands, a substantial band of rain coming but in clear skies further north and in some sheltered glens, the north—east, a touch of cost with temperatures near freezing. friday into saturday, we have this weather front continuing to push northwards. friday, we will see that rain in the channel islands, moving steadily northwards. some of us will have quite a lot of rain and when it sta rts quite a lot of rain and when it starts to rain, you could have it for a few hours. and you would see showers coming and which will also be thundery but had it, drier and brighter. high pressure anchored to the north of scotland so things more settled but temperature—wise, dropping. 22 today, 15 tomorrow in the south. we still are looking in

the south. we still are looking in the north at pretty cool conditions. 7- 11 the north at pretty cool conditions. 7— 11 degrees. into the weekend, whether in england and wales times, scotla nd whether in england and wales times, scotland and northern ireland dry. as you say, carol. there is some rain there that lots of people have been looking forward to rain, haven't they? it's been very dry. for some parts of england and wales, we haven't had substantial usable rainfora we haven't had substantial usable rain for a month so this is very welcome, i'm sure, forfarmers and growers in particular. carol, what is unusable rain? stuff that we don't want, like lighting, too much rain. that's not funny. that's not good. i was trying to catch you out there. 0bviously couldn't do it. lovely to see you. we first met captain tom moore on good friday, when he was aiming

to raise £1,000 for the nhs by walking 100 laps of his garden. now with donations standing at nearly £12 million, we'll be live with tom as he completes his final lap. the health secretary matt hancock joins us on the programme at 7.30am, ahead of a government announcement on the current lockdown measures. and he's been described as a walking miracle. we'll meet ian hughes, who's on the liver transplant waiting list and has defied the odds to beat coronavirus. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. a three—week extension to the current uk lockdown is expected to be announced today. the government will give an update on the restrictions, which were introduced to slow the spread of coronavirus, at the daily downing street news conference this afternoon. it was confirmed yesterday that one of the latest victims of the pandemic was a 28—year—old nhs nurse who was pregnant. her daughter was delivered

successfully and is said to be doing well. the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been strongly criticised by leading social care officials, in a leaked letter seen by the bbc. the association of directors of adult social services has written to the department of health accusing ministers of presiding over a "shambolic" supply chain for personal protective equipment and says conflicting messages have created confusion and extra work. the department of health says it is continuing to work closely with the sector. some local authorities have been accused of being too heavy—handed as they restrict the number of mourners allowed to attend funerals during the lockdown. the national association of funeral directors says some councils have excluded grieving families completely. the local government association, which represents councils in england, said they were trying to allow immediate family to say goodbye to their loved ones, while keeping staff and mourners safe. germany has announced the first easing of measures imposed to contain the spread of covid—19.

chancellor merkel said that some schools would re—open from may the 4th. spain and italy, the worst affected eu nations, have extended their lockdowns but have begun to allow some non—essential workers back to work. it's time now to put some of your coronavirus questions to a gp. joining us today is dr siema iqbal. very good morning to you, thank you for your time this morning. we often talk to gps and their practices, and firstly, we always ask the same thing, how are things, how is it working for you in your practice with your patients? things are ok. 0bviously, with your patients? things are ok. obviously, there has been a major overhaul since the whole coronavirus pandemic arrived, we are doing well, we're managing quite well, the staff have to the changes with immense courage “—

have to the changes with immense courage —— taken to the changes with immense courage. we are providing a good service with the constraints we have, so i think only time will tell what the consequences or the outcomes of this pandemic will be. 0ne outcomes of this pandemic will be. one of the things that have been highlighted is a concern that some people are not presenting to the medical profession, whether that be gps ora&e, medical profession, whether that be gps or a&e, with normal conditions which they might have done in normal circumstances. is that worry?|j think a&e has seen a 25% reduction in visits. gp practices have also seen a decreased number of patients contacted with symptoms and that can be for a variety of reasons. some patients are happy to stay at home and do self—care particularly given the current circumstances, some patients feel that they don't want to burden the nhs and are not

getting in contact. there are others who are frightened, who don't want to come to the gp surgery or go to the hospital. we would advise anyone who has symptoms that are concerning to co nta ct who has symptoms that are concerning to contact a health professional and seek advice. i understand the concerns but those can be talked through and a plan reached together. there will be some patients whose symptoms should be discussed and should have contacted health professionals who have not, and i think the consequences of this will ma nifest think the consequences of this will manifest over time. that's something we will make —— we will need to look at. why is it that some people get a mild form of the coronavirus and it is fatal for mild form of the coronavirus and it is fatalfor some other mild form of the coronavirus and it is fatal for some other people?” would say it is your body's response to the virus and pre—existing conditions as well. if you have lung

conditions as well. if you have lung conditions or certain heart conditions, if you have asthma or copd or heart failure or you are diabetic or on such a medication or you have other illnesses, you may become prone to becoming more unwell if you are to catch the virus. this is why we have sent out letters, the government and general practices have sent out letters to patients who we feel are at risk of becoming more unwell, they are more vulnerable, to ask them to shield themselves and stay at home in order to protect themselves and protect others. it's so important that they ta ke others. it's so important that they take heed that advice. there has been some talk, we have seen that there are a higher number of deaths of people from the bme communities, there has been some discussion about whether vitamin d plays a part in

that, there have been some papers which say that vitamin d can prevent respiratory infections and boost the immune system, there is nothing sure yet. if you are deficient in vitamin dor yet. if you are deficient in vitamin d orfrom a bme community, speak to yourgp d orfrom a bme community, speak to your gp first, but to take a small vitamin d supplement. my six—year—old daughter contracted coronavirus four weeks ago, i am not sure if that means she was tested, maybe she assumes that. she was ill for seven days at home, but still continues to cough constantly, mornings and evenings are the worst, any advice? as with all cuffs that you get with chest infections, cough can persist after the initial illness, for up to six weeks. if the cough is productive or if there is any chest pain, if she still has a temperature, any shortness of breath, then she needs to be looked at again and i would advise that

they do contact a health professional, either through ringing or going online on nhs111 or contacting their gp. i understand yourfamily has contacting their gp. i understand your family has been affected in the quite substantial way as well, can you share that with this?” quite substantial way as well, can you share that with this? i think we are all struggling in our own little ways, my husband has had the infection, he has been admitted, someone who was previously totally fit and well. he ended up in hospital. i have two elderly parents ofa hospital. i have two elderly parents of a self isolating, who have been shielded, they are getting a bit fed up. even with me being a doctor, they are asking, can we go out now? they're usually quite active elderly pa rents they're usually quite active elderly parents and i have to remind them, it's for their benefit and the benefit of others. my two children who thought they were going to get four months of school, because both my self and my husband a doctor, they have ended up back at school

and thanked god for the school being open because otherwise we would not be able to go to work. the children area bit be able to go to work. the children are a bit upset at that. i have got the same stress as everyone else, what if i get ill, what if the children get ill. the psychological impact of the same. 0n children get ill. the psychological impact of the same. on top of that, you have your personal stress if we are doing anything we can for the patients, other staff safe. i think eve ryo ne patients, other staff safe. i think everyone is in the same situation. i think the only way to get through it is to work together, and remember the best thing we can do is to stay at home for now. good advice, doctor expel at home for now. good advice, doctor expel, thank you very much, and the goldfish help, you —— good advice, dr iqbal. the goldfish help you. your producer said, is that a shredder? i had to put a light on!

they are tropicalfish, shredder? i had to put a light on! they are tropical fish, not goldfish! lovely to talk to you. thank you, take care. you too. a lot of people are saying that, take care, it has a resonance it never used to. and when people say it now, they mean it, rather thanjust used to. and when people say it now, they mean it, rather than just a throwaway line. it feels that way. let's talk to jane now, all about the sport. i know you will be talking about scottish football but some interesting things about what football clu bs some interesting things about what football clubs are doing to help up with coronavirus? yes, i think a lot of clu bs with coronavirus? yes, i think a lot of clubs have come togetherjust on the face of this adversity, all grouping together to see what they can do in order to help with the crisis at the moment. it's been a fascinating few days in scotland with clubs voting as to whether to continue the season when conditions allow. the scottish football season below

the top tier has been brought to an end with immediate effect and the premiership could follow next week. it means dundee united have won the championship, after their neighbours dundee did a u—turn and voted in favour of the proposal. but partick thistle plan to take legal action, after being relegated. what this means is that, next week, after there is clarity from uefa, the league here in scotland may well be called as well, if they believe they can find the time to finish the season. -- if —— if they cannot find the time to finish the season. celtic will be crowned champions, as it stands. technically, hearts would be relegated. but there is that lifeline of league reconstruction and it appears that has been the crux of dundee's vote

in their change of mind here. tottenham have released the first images of parts of their new stadium being turned into a coronavirus testing hub. they're the first premier league club to provide equipment at their home ground for drive—through covid—19 testing for nhs staff and their families. other parts of the tottenham hotspur stadium are also being used to provide maternity services. manchester united have been tinkering with their stadium sign, to honour the nhs. they've turned out some of the lights, so it reads nhs united. that was posted on social media by ian stirling, vice—chair of the supporters' trust, adding the words "a touch of class". yesterday here on breakfast we heard from 2018 tour de france winner geraint thomas as he began the first of three 12—hour stationary bike rides in his garage, to raise money for nhs charities. his target was £100,000 and he's

already passed that, afterjust one day in the saddle, fuelled by welshcakes and coffee. he's heading for £140,000. i wanted to do something myself and i thought raising a bit of money for the nhs would be a good way to do it. and i came back with the idea of mirroring an nhs worker's shift pattern — basically doing three back—to—back 12—hour shifts on the turbo here in my garage in cardiff. and i'm not going to lie, when i woke up at half five this morning, i was thinking, "oh, what have i got myself into here? " but, yeah, it's going really well, so far. and i am sure it is easier than doing the tour de france, sitting in the garage, on a stationary bike. i am sure he will be vying. back to you. i think he will manage and we will

watch how that progresses. people doing different things. everyone making sure they nod, acknowledge the carers, key workers, nhs staff are doing. there will be nhs staff are doing. there will be nhs staff are doing. there will be nhs staff who fancy a takeaway, some will be fortunate this morning. neither has the story. some take aways, fast food joints, are opening ina certain aways, fast food joints, are opening in a certain way. some people will be licking their lips this morning. yesterday we looked at the frankly shocking predictions for the future of the uk economy and the bounce back that could come next year. the speed and success of that will very much depend on how quickly businesses can reopen and return to normal. restaurants were forced to close when the strict measures were announced to protect lives, but takeaways and food delivery businesses were exempt. so some big names, including burger king, pret a manger

and kfc, said the will open some stores. but delivery only. paula mackenzie is the uk and ireland managing director of kfc and joins me now. we have seen those tiny kitchens inside takeaway places like kfc, how can you possibly keep your staff save? morning, it is a pleasure to be on. a very good question. this morning they were able to announce just 11 of our 964 restaurants are open and i should quickly say open for delivery only because the answer to your question lies in that. we have taken the past couple of weeks since we have been close to work out exactly how do you run a commercial kitchen and keep people to meet are separated? that kitchen and keep people to meet are separated ? that is kitchen and keep people to meet are separated? that is what we have managed to do. our teams have been fabulous in terms of their leadership and testing and learning

that approach but as of today we have 11 stores open for delivery only, so you need to live in the area and order through deliveroo or others. so contactless payments, it sounds as safe as it can be. talk about the hit on your revenue because it has been a difficult few weeks for people in hospitality. have you been able to quantify that? any business leaders spends their life obsessing about how to grow their business so the day you have to almost shut up shop and close your doors is devastating. to not have topline revenue is hard for eve ryo ne have topline revenue is hard for everyone and our business is made up ofa number of everyone and our business is made up of a number of small businesses, franchise owners, small business owners in themselves. many are finding it tough right now. everyone

has essentially sized their costs and the government support has been great to the limited extent it is still trickling through, but it has been tough and quantifying it and looking backwards is not useful, but looking backwards is not useful, but looking forward, focusing on getting to the full number of restaurants is what it is about. you talk about people, the franchises, who run the majority of stores, what are you doing to support them because they have to pay a percentage of revenue to you. will you be waving that fee for this period? we talk to them all the time and it is like an extended kfc family. right now there is no topline coming in. it is hard, eve ryo ne topline coming in. it is hard, everyone wants the business back to full strength and the demand is there. you have to see the wonderful things the public save. but working with them and growing our way through this is the answer. you will

be waving royalty and advertising fees? it is not appropriate for me to talk about that here. we will ta ke to talk about that here. we will take that as it may be. you talked about the government furlough scheme. you said the money is trickling down. what would you like to see them doing differently? one thing it has done, the real—time connection, is a member of the public you can sit around your tv at 5pm. and you can hear directly from the government. getting those funds into people's pockets and business accou nts into people's pockets and business accounts so they can disburse it more quickly is what is needed. you wish it was happening quicker?” more quickly is what is needed. you wish it was happening quicker? i do but i empathise how difficult it must be to make that happen. everyone can see the intent, it is just the reality on the ground. many thanks. there is a list of the 11 stores that have reopened online.

yesterday the government extended the furlough scheme. we talked about people who were not registered with hmrc by the 28th of february, it has been extended to the 19th of march, soa been extended to the 19th of march, so a celebration for approximately 200,000 workers today. maybe they will celebrate with a takeaway. thanks. as we've been hearing, the government is expected to announce, this afternoon, an extension to the current lockdown measures. labour's shadow health secretary, jonathan ashworth. good morning. let's go to the downing street briefing, beating today, what are you expecting to hear when it comes down to an extension of the social and physical restrictions? i expect them to announce the lockdown we are living under will be extended. some people

still have to go to work and we want the government to give clear guidance to firms making staff go to work in say the construction sector, when it does not appear to be essential work. we expect the lockdown to continue and we would support that. i called for a lockdown before the government introduce one. we want more detail about what happens next. last night thejunior health about what happens next. last night the junior health minister complained on twitter said people should not ask about exit strategy because there is no exit strategy until a vaccine, and that could be 18 months away. if the government are saying we are a lockdown 18 months they probably need to tell us. the best way to come out is to manage away in the coming months, to move to a testing, contact tracing strategy. i will be looking for the government to give more details on where they are. they promised 100,000 tests a day and we are at 16,000. what is the latest on the type of test? there is the test

whether you have the virus or the test whether you have had it. the government used to tell us the test for whether you have had it was imminent but we do not hear much from the government on that now. i am looking for reinsurers those on the front line, nhs and social care staff, get the ppe they need. we have had the heartbreaking story of a pregnant nurse in her 20s who has died from coronavirus. 0ur front—line staff in the nhs and other public services that need the right supply of ppe as a matter of urgency. that was the 28-year-old nurse who died and her baby was delivered by cesarean section and she died shortly after that. you bring up quite a few points. lockdown. how long, if you think it should be extended, should it be extended for? the government are talking about three weeks i think

which seems reasonable and i hope in three weeks it is reviewed. why three weeks it is reviewed. why three weeks? what is so useful about three weeks? what is so useful about three weeks? what is so useful about three weeks? we have been in lockdown three weeks, a lot of the population has. we should not forget a lot of us can work from home on la pto ps a lot of us can work from home on laptops but there are people who still have to go to work, putting themselves at risk, because they are working in the construction sector, they are driving buses. we have heard about bus drivers who have died. we have to remember there is a lockdown but for a lot of people in lower paid jobs they are still forced to go to work. we have been in lockdown three weeks and it does appear the admissions to hospital are beginning to level out. we hope that continues. we are desperately watching and hoping to god that continues. three weeks seems to be considered the right cycle for these to be reviewed so i imagine we will

go into lockdown three weeks. while we are in lockdown we have to use the time to prepare for the next stage and the next stage has to be about testing people as to whether they have had the virus and tracing people in touch with the virus, which is how you will manage to contain this. that is something the government has said needs to be done so your are not saying anything different, but there is not the infrastructure or tests available. exactly. but we have been talking about this since january.” exactly. but we have been talking about this since january. i hate to interrupt but the practicality of it is this is where we are at. so without that happening, what would be your plan? if you were in government, i am assuming you would be in the same position because it isa be in the same position because it is a case of manufacturing and delivery problems. what is the alternative? what is the constructive solution? we would have

got involved, all of industry, the universities, research institutions, earlier. the government tried to centralise testing three one laboratory in london. i do not think that was the right approach. it has obviously hindered us in the ability to rapidly scale up testing we need. we are not even at the 25,000 tests a day promised by mid april, we are around 16,000 a day and there is still confusion about whether the government is planning to scale up testing for people, if you have the virus now, or the test for whether you have had it, we do not have clarity from government about what proportion of the 100,000 tests at the end of the month will be witch. the complimentary tests are important but for managing the virus now, particularly if we want to unlock some of the measures, you need a testing an tracing strategy.

it is interesting you would have got involved, if you're in government, earlier, when it came to the testing, and the research. you did not have a party leader until the 4th of april. you had a very long process to elect a leader is therefore you did not have a central voice to challenge government, here government, be part of the discussions, as keir starmer has made clear he has arranged with borisjohnson. made clear he has arranged with boris johnson. you were not there. we have now a leader and i am very happy with our leader, keir starmer, and he is pulling the party together. we are uniting as a party after yea rs of, well, together. we are uniting as a party after years of, well, you know, we have had yea rs after years of, well, you know, we have had years of infighting. everyone i think in the labour party is sick to death of it. keir starmer is sick to death of it. keir starmer is uniting the party and we are speaking with that one voice and asking the questions of government

about strategy, not to score points and undermine the government, but by scrutinising their decisions it im proves scrutinising their decisions it improves their decisions and that can only be in the national interest. jonathan ashworth, thank you. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. good morning, some of us good morning. good morning, some of us looking out of the window will be enjoying a lovely sunrise as we have here. parts of the southeast have seen pockets of frost this morning. for most, today, sunny spells and drive. but not everywhere. through the night, this line of cloud has been sinking southwards. it is a cold front. still some pockets of rain and at the same time, through the day, more showers coming in across southern counties of england.

there will still be sunshine around. top temperature up to 22. elsewhere, any cloud breaking and sunny skies around, but still cloud across scotland, but brightening up behind it across the far north of scotland and 0rkney and shetland. if you are taking your walk, along the north sea coastline it will be cold. yesterday durham reached 21 degrees. today in durham, more likely 10 degrees. you will certainly notice that. through the evening and overnight, showers coming in across southern counties. some of them could be heavy and thundery around london. at the end of the night more substantial rain coming in across the channel islands. to the north, under clear skies, in sheltered glens we are likely to see frosts. temperatures generally holding up across the rest of the uk. this is the rain crossing the channel

islands and moving across southern england and wales. some of this will be heavy and if you get it it could last quite a few hours. behind it, showers and some of them thundery. ahead of it, cloud building but essentially a lot of dry weather across northern england, north wales, northern ireland and scotland. those temperatures coming down. 21 today, tomorrow about 15 degrees. 0n down. 21 today, tomorrow about 15 degrees. on saturday, the weather front degrees. on saturday, the weather fro nt m oves degrees. on saturday, the weather front moves northwards, bringing cloud and rain. it may get as far north as northern england and northern ireland but that is open to an element of doubt. in scotland, a dry day with sunshine. showers following behind in the south. temperatures about 17. more in half an an hour. headlines next.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today. the uk wide lockdown to deal with the coronavirus pandemic is expected to be extended for a further three weeks from today. tributes are paid to the 28—year—old pregnant nurse who died from covid—19. her baby was delivered and is doing well. as the country prepares to clap for carers once again tonight, we'll bring you the extraordinary end to captain tom moore's inspirational charity walk, 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. when bbc breakfast first highlighted tom's fundraising for the nhs on good friday it stood at a few thousand pounds. it's now almost 12 million.

the thing we said, remember, tomorrow is a good day. tomorrow, you'll maybe find everything is much better than today, even if today was all right. baby steps in rebuilding business. pret a manger and burger king join kfc in opening some stores for delivery only. can it be done safely? i'll ask the boss of kfc. threats of legal action after the scottish football season below the top tier is ended with immediate effect. dundee united win the championship, thanks to a controversial vote from neighbours dundee. but relegated partick thistle have brought in the lawyers. it's thursday the 16th of march. it's thursday the 16th of april.

our top story. a three—week extension to the current uk lockdown is expected to be announced today. for the fourth week in a row, millions of us will clap for carers at 8pm tonight. 0n breakfast this morning we'll catch up with captain tom moore as he completes his incredible charity walk, live on our programme, raising nearly £12 million for the nhs. we said he would get there half an hour ago, it was we said he would get there half an hourago, it was 11.8 we said he would get there half an hour ago, it was 11.8 minutes ago, half an hour ago? —— hour ago, it was 11.8 minutes ago, halfan hourago? —— it was 11.8 million? he wanted to get 1000, he now has 12 million. we'll also be speaking to the health secretary, matt hancock. it was confirmed yesterday that one of the latest victims of the coronavirus pandemic was a 28—year—old nhs nurse who was pregnant. charlotte gallagher reports. mary agyeiwaa agyapong, also known as mary mo, was 28. described by a friend

and colleague as a nurse who devoted her life to the nhs. luton and dunstable university hospital, where she worked, has seen dozens of deaths from covid—19. 0n easter sunday, they lost one of their own. her daughter was delivered by emergency caesarean and is said to be doing very well. it's understood mary had been working during the latter stages of her pregnancy, but her nhs trust says she wasn't treating coronavirus patients. she tested positive on april 5th and she was admitted to hospital two days later. david carter, who's the chief executive of bedfordshire hospitals nhs trust, has paid this tribute. "mary worked here for five years and was a highly valued and loved member of our team, a fantastic nurse and a great example of what we stand for in this trust." "our thoughts and deepest condolences are with mary's family and friends at this sad time."

an online fundraising page has been set up for mary's family. it describes her as a blessing to everyone she came across. it adds that her love, care and sincerity will be irreplaceable. one person who gave money said mary's memory would live on in her beautiful baby girl. another described her as a hero. today, the uk government is set to extend the coronavirus lockdown, which is transforming life for everyone in the uk. ministers are expected to agree a further three weeks of social distancing controls. northern ireland has already confirmed that restrictions will stay in place there for at least three weeks. this shared sacrifice, and i know it's a sacrifice, is starting to work. but we will not lift these measures until it is safe to do so.

officials say there are signs the measures are helping to limit the spread of the virus by flattening the curve of infection, but say no one should be complacent. we do all think that this has flattened out. sadly, we do think that high numbers of deaths will continue for certainly a short while on from where we are at the moment. all staff and residents at care homes with coronavirus symptoms are now being promised tests by the government. there have been outbreaks at more than 2,000 homes and care home providers have been pleading for support. the number of tests carried out each day hasn't gone up much, but there has been a bank holiday weekend. it's now atjust under 16,000, but that's a long way short of the 100,000 a day target set by the government by the end of this month. the number of people who've died in hospital from coronavirus has risen by 761. there are 4,605 new cases.

as a number of other european countries start to ease restrictions on daily life. focus is turning to one schools, businesses and factories here in the uk will be able to open as normal, but that could still be some time away. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. let's get an update from our political correspondent chris mason who's in westminster for us. good morning. ithink, is this good morning. i think, is this one of the least well kept secrets today in terms of what is going to happen with lockdown? i think it is, it is an absolute formality. we have heard from scotland and wales and northern ireland, today we will hear from england, from the uk government. there will be a gathering of the cabinet this morning, then there will be one of these cobra meetings, the emergency committee meetings, mid afternoon. then the news conference at around 5pm that will formally confirm an extension of the

lockdown. why is this happening today? it is all about this, this is one of the laws that we have got governing us in england, there is a similar document for wales, scotland and northern ireland. 0n similar document for wales, scotland and northern ireland. on page two it makes clear that there has to be a review of the restrictions every 21 days, the first review being carried out by the 16th of april which is today. so an extension to come for another three weeks as we had just now, —— as we had just now from the position party, there is extension for that length. nadine darius, the health minister, said last —— nadine darius, the health minister, said last month we could not see a full easing of lockdown until there is a vaccine which is months away, but perhaps relaxing of the restrictions in the future. there is a lot of talk about social care and how the sector is handling the crisis, and a

letter has been written which is very critical of the government's handling of the crisis? this is the directors of adult social care who have written to the department of health, this is before matt hancock spoke yesterday, but they stand by it. they say on protective equipment for care workers, it was shambolic at the start, the early drops of equipment were paltry, more recently it has been haphazard, they are also critical of the national volunteering effort that the government was keen to champion, three quarters of a million people signing up, saying that prevented people from getting involved more locally so lots of criticism. chris mason there, our political correspondent. eight residents of a care home in staffordshire have died after testing positive for covid 19, taking the total number of deaths there to 24 in the past three weeks. there are a further 10 elderly residents and one member of staff who are self—isolating, after testing positive

for the disease. those residents who had died without being tested had been experiencing "pneumonia—like symptoms". some local authorities have been accused of being too heavy—handed as they restrict the number of mourners allowed to attend funerals during the lockdown. the national association of funeral directors says some councils have excluded grieving families completely. the local government association, which represents councils in england, said they were trying to allow immediate family to say goodbye to their loved ones, while keeping staff and mourners safe. it is nine minutes past seven. when we first met captain tom moore here on bbc breakfast on good friday, he told us he wanted to raise £1,000 for the nhs by walking 100 laps around his garden, all before his 100th birthday. it was a good friday, all day. it was a good friday, all daym was quite a modest target, but a

target nevertheless. he now has got to £12 million. and it is still rising. it was 11.8 million 40 minutes ago, it has just gone up and up minutes ago, it has just gone up and up and up. this magnificent 99—year—old is going to complete his final lap, he is timing and adjust for us on bbc breakfast. —— timing it just for us on bbc breakfast. —— timing itjust for us. breakfast‘s john maguire is in bedfordshire for us now. it's going to be quite remarkable, set your clocks, 8:30am, just to be there. yes, you will have seen this track, let's call it, the lap where captain tom does his daily laps, his ten la ps tom does his daily laps, his ten laps a day, we will have seen it so often but it feels like you are in some kind of incredible sporting venue, standing in the middle of lords, temperatures brew, or the finish line at monaco. —— in the

middle of lords cricket ground. the objective was he just wanted to make £1000, talking to his daughter earlier, we thought, whichjust something to the local paper, see if people could put a few bob into the tin, just to raise spirits during the lockdown, the money going to nhs charities. but it has gone beyond £12 million. let's get this right, 12 million £25,432 and 82 p. the on anybody‘s wildest expectations. —— beyond anybody‘s expectations. they have been talking to news organisations right around the world, japan, israel, canada, 53 countries, donations have come from. this is what captain tom is going to be doing, setting off at 7:45am,

there is his walker, there is his chariot. he will be behind this, pushing it up and down here. the wall at the backjust behind me, up to the fence, where kevin is starting, the cameraman. ten laps today will take him to 100 laps in honour of his 100th birthday. an incredible achievement, a fantastic story, and it puts a smile on your face. we will talk to you later and we will see him live. it's one of the highlights of the past few weeks, and i the only one, every time you look at the fundraising page and you see the number crank up, wow. i loved about tom, he said, we arejust part up, wow. i loved about tom, he said, we are just part of his routine. he is not out there, he in the house, watching us, getting ready to do his final time—lapse. we will see him do that at 8:30am. that hashtag,

tomorrow will be a good day, that is tom's phrase. we are speaking to the health secretary at 7:30am. germany has announced the first easing of measures imposed to contain the spread of covid—19. chancellor merkel said that some schools would reopen from may 4th. spain and denmark have also announced the removal of certain restrictions. 0ur reporter gavin lee is in brussels for us. good morning. so interesting seeing what everyone is proposing at this moment in time, from the united states over to the european mainland, because here in the uk, eve ryo ne mainland, because here in the uk, everyone is keeping an eye or not we should be doing next. yes, if you look at the cases, 1 million, just under1 million look at the cases, 1 million, just under 1 million covid—19 look at the cases, 1 million, just under1 million covid—19 cases across europe, 87,000 people have died. but notably, a growing number of countries are seeing a declining

number of cases, at least the spread is starting to reduce, day on day. that's one of the fundamental point is that the european union, have put forward to say, if the spread starts to decline and if the icu capacity sta rts to decline and if the icu capacity starts to drop so you can cope with what will inevitably be a second spike, you could start to open up again. that is a decision for each member state. germany is starting as of yesterday, saying that, we will look at easing measures, headdresses, book stores, bike shops can open as of monday, angela merkel called it a fragile intermediate success. schools opening in a few weeks, but some regions, in the north, they are saying, they should openin north, they are saying, they should open ina north, they are saying, they should open in a few days, a bit of a row as to whether that is too soon. briefly, belgium and france saying, wait for a couple of weeks, the care home deaths here are still very high. thank you very much.

a quarter of all covid—19—related deaths in scotland have happened in care homes. it highlights the particularly tough time that those living and working in the care sector across the uk are facing. now a number of new measures, including testing all residents and staff showing symptoms, have been introduced by the government to try and slow the spread of the virus. today we have strengthened the rules, so that all care home residents who are discharged from hospital will be tested before being admitted into their care home. we will test all symptomatic care home residents and, as i announced last friday, we have introduced testing for all social care colleagues and members of their household who need a test. joining us now is robert kilgour, who runs 15 care homes across scotland, and sandie 0xborrow, who's the manager of scotland. you have direct experience of the

sector. how have the homes you look after been affected? good morning, first can i pay tribute to both renaissance carers, brave and hard—working staff doing an amazing job and the dedication is humbling and inspiring. and to all carers uk wide who have done such an amazing job, double shifts, living, in some insta nces, job, double shifts, living, in some instances, in the care homes where their second families really live. the dedication is huge. we have been hit like a number of others. sadly, we have 17 deaths in four of our 15 ca re we have 17 deaths in four of our 15 care homes. and we currently have 43 symptomatic residents in nine of our 15 care homes. and we have had ten

residents tested and nine positive. we have seven of those positives in our care homes and two are actually in hospital now. but the call is definitely, it has to be for more ppe equipment for care homes. as our curvy is going up the nhs curve is slackening. we need more testing and ppe. on that very theme, the health secretary said yesterday that staff and residents who show symptoms can have, will have tests. is that realistic? how will it work?” welcome that. it is too little, too late. we have been shouting about

this and thankfully, thanks to you in the media, there is more of the spotlight on it now and politicians seem to pay more attention to issues when you guys in the media put attention on it, so much appreciated on that. it is warm words that are welcome, but we need concrete action and the government must deliver on this because we have had a lot of deaths in care homes to date in scotla nd deaths in care homes to date in scotland and the uk and my fear is if we do not get this right and get it done, there could be a lot more. and, really, the testing, it is good to say what he has said, but he did add, when capacity allows. that is my biggest concern. we have had 23 staff tested. we have heard eight positives. we have 1100 staff and we have had 23 tested and eight

positive, we have 700 residents and we have had ten tested and nine positives. and we have 43 currently symptomatic. there is a huge task, i am not denying, and the care home sector are facing a tsunami at the moment. we have sandy, a manager at centres, to get view. sandy, i assume you would have heard what robert said. you manage two care homes, to care centres. i want to drill down into numbers. when matt hancock, who we are interviewing in a few minutes, says, the government says it has delivered 7 million items of ppe, meaning every registered care home should have had on average 300 facemasks each. i am

reading your notes and according to the notes from our research team, you have used 2000 masks in 12 days. i assume that 300, unless he had 300 every day, is a drop in the ocean. what would you say to matt hank —— hancock? have you had enough? we have not had anything like enough. 300 is nothing. when i look at the guidance, we were told we could have one mask per session. when i asked what session was in their mind, they said a shift. 0ur shifts are either six or 12 hours. there is no way one flimsy mask will last 12 hours, because even three hours into that, breathing into the same face mask, it gets moist. people touch it. it is not possible. wearing it gives

you a sore throat and you feel ill yourself and hot. it becomes then completely useless. 300 masks, a day and a if that. sandy, there is the patient issue. you spoke about ppe, what about your staff, we heard robert talking about the number of tests, what about your staff, how safe do they feel under measures and the equipment being rolled out by the equipment being rolled out by the government? hats off to them because they have been amazing in stepping up, but with huge amounts of work, because there is the fear factor. we are hearing and seeing what was happening in the nhs yet they were coming to the front line with people with symptoms and of course we did not know and still don't know if they have got the virus, withjust a don't know if they have got the virus, with just a flimsy apron, don't know if they have got the virus, withjust a flimsy apron, and those 300 masks. we saw that arrive and when they saw that arrive, there

was real fear, what were they likely to bring home to their family? what would happen, what did it look like? none of us knew. the time spent on communication and reassurance, and searching the internet and going off and getting facemasks, at a huge cost to the organisation, i think in the past week alone i must have spent over £5,000 on ppe.” the past week alone i must have spent over £5,000 on ppe. i am so sorry, because time is tight and we wa nt to sorry, because time is tight and we want to make sure we get enough time to talk to matt hancock. robert, sandy, what you have done is given us sandy, what you have done is given usa sandy, what you have done is given us a clear picture of the work you are doing, the pressure you are under and your staff are under. we wish you well and thank you both so much for talking to us. i'm sure we will be talking to you again. that interview with the health secretary coming up at 7:30am.

we all know that covid—19 can be particularly dangerous for anybody with underlying health issues, including those waiting for an organ transplant. so when 48—year—old ian hughes was diagnosed with both the virus and pneumonia, his family feared the worst. now ian, who needs a new liver, has been described as a "walking miracle" after leaving hospital to recover at home. hejoins us now with his wife irene and daughter charlotte. good morning to you all. ian, well recovered, really delighted to be able to talk to someone like you this morning. we need to know people are recovering and have these lovely stories. what happened to you. roughly the start of april, i was not feeling well, i started to collapse. i have underlying issues with the liver transplant, so over a number of days, the paramedics came out and said it was not worth me going in, it was more of a risk. but

then i had to go into whiston hospital. i was swabbed. i was checked for my bloods, liver, and keptin checked for my bloods, liver, and kept ina checked for my bloods, liver, and kept in a number of days. it was the staff who looked after me, i didn't see it as a problem, but i had seen other people around and realised how serious it was. who were you seeing around you ? serious it was. who were you seeing around you? other patients, they we re around you? other patients, they were meant to be fitter than me, they were younger than me. and just by looking at them, i was thinking, i should not be in this situation because of my liver. they did not have underlying problems. so i tend

to blank things out. this is where i will go to irene and get an idea because understandable how ian must have felt. i can only imagine how you must have felt knowing ian was in hospital, you were at home...m was awful. it was like we were living a nightmare. it was so surreal. we have been isolated three weeks when ian became ill and not being able to be with him, by his side, that was the worst part. thankfully, we have technology so we could face time him every day. and the staff were brilliant, they kept me informed. charlotte, it is always interesting, seeing children and their parents. quite often you can be irritated by certain things about pa rents. be irritated by certain things about parents. buy your own admission your dad is stubborn but this time i think you have been grateful he has

been stubborn. he is stubborn, but it isa been stubborn. he is stubborn, but it is a good thing. if you tell him he cannot do something he will prove you wrong and he will. which is good, and it proves to a lot of people to never give up. it is horrible what everyone is going through but a bit of positivity, it shows that someone with so many health problems can get through this. and that was all the more needed when you are asked to sign a do not resuscitate form.” needed when you are asked to sign a do not resuscitate form. i will not say what i said to the doctor but... it was a definite no chance. how did you know you were getting through the other side? you had staff caring for you. we have heard brilliant stories of just how for you. we have heard brilliant stories ofjust how caring nurses and doctors and consultants and all the workers in hospitals are. and doctors and consultants and all the workers in hospitals arem and doctors and consultants and all the workers in hospitals are. it was like you knew everybody there. i had

been on different wards before. which lifted the pressure. you've got speaking to them, had a laugh and joke with them. i have been in the situation in the past three yea rs, the situation in the past three years, so it was not too much of a shock of going in. i was waiting for my liver anyway. i was meant to get one the start of february. luckily enough, i think, one the start of february. luckily enough, ithink, it fell through, because the liver was no good in the end. but we do not know what could have been passed on through. it could have been a bit of a blessing in disguise. charlotte, i am taking advantage of you sat next to dad because dad had underlying health conditions. you, iassume, young, fit, healthy, but this must have given you a perspective on people keeping safe at this moment? yes, my

dad is a carer for myself and my mum, soi dad is a carer for myself and my mum, so i am not as fit as i would like to be. it is scary, because some people are not taking it seriously enough. if you stay at home, you are notjust keeping yourself safe, you keep your loved ones and others safe and if people listen more and had seen what it can do to people, i think people, not get scared, it would give them a sign that things can get more positive down the end of the line, itjust takes positive down the end of the line, it just takes time. dad is a positive down the end of the line, itjust takes time. dad is a carer obviously for you and mum. thank you. who is the lovely fella in the middle? that is minnie. thank you.

irene and charlotte, you describe ian asa irene and charlotte, you describe ian as a hero and we can see why. a lovely family, we wish you the best. and thank you to whiston hospital. and thank you to whiston hospital. and dr fox. and mike, our transplant coordinator. i am sure there were dozens coordinator. i am sure there were d oze ns of coordinator. i am sure there were dozens of others as well who contributed to your wellbeing but your gratitude has been said. good luck to you all. goodbye. what a great story. a lovely family. and i tell you what, in amongst those things, pets. how lovely was it to see the calm, the vibe that came off minnie. and how she knew her name and gazed lovingly up at ian. lovely. carol has that look for me whenever we meet up!

always, always! quickly moving on! sunny spells for many today, and drive for many others, but there are some “— drive for many others, but there are some —— it will be dry for many, but there are some showers. there some cloudy northern ireland and scotland, it will break in northern ireland with some sunshine. england and wales, a sunny start, but we will see showers coming up and an arc of cloud coming up from the south coast, the showers will be hit and miss. east anglia, northern england, dry and fine, across scotla nd england, dry and fine, across scotland cloud across except for in the far north but it will also brighten up. a real change in temperatures, down the east coast it will feel cold. yesterday darren was 21 degrees, today more likely 10 degrees. —— to yesterday at durham was 21 degrees. 21 or 22 in london. showers in the southern counties

tonight, some could be heavy and thundery, and under clear skies in the highlands, some will see a touch of frost. for most of the uk, we will not. by the end of the night, signs of some rain coming up through the english channel, moving across the english channel, moving across the channel islands and heading across southern parts of england and wales. some will be heavy and when it arrives, we will have it for some time, followed by the showers, some of which could be thundery. further north, joy and brighter with some sunshine. —— drier and north, joy and brighter with some sunshine. —— drierand brighterwith some sunshine. this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. a 28—year—old nurse has become one of the latest nhs workers to die after contracting coronavirus. mary agyapong, who was heavily pregnant, died on sunday. her baby was successfully delivered and is said to be doing well. her death has once again raised questions about the safety of front line health workers. joining us now is the health secretary, matt hancock. good morning to you, thank you for

your time this morning. the death of listeners in terrible circumstances has highlighted once again the risk to those on the front line —— the death of this nurse. can you update us on the numbers of nhs workers who have died? yes, very sadly, there are now 27 verified deaths amongst the nhs colleagues, and i think these are incredibly heart—rending, imean, these are incredibly heart—rending, i mean, this story of mary, as you say, is a terrible one. and it is something that i feel very strongly. and i think the whole country, uniting as we are in our support for the nhs and carers across the board, we are all deeply touched and moved by the deaths of nurses like this.

now, to what extent does this... many people still very concerned about the supply of ppe and the protection around nhs front line staff, and also testing. a death like this, another death for a front line worker, must highlight this once again. well, in each case, in each case it is important to investigate exactly what the reasons were, because, of course, some of my nhs colleagues will have caught coronavirus from patients in the line of duty, others may have caught it and not been at work, and what we wa nt to it and not been at work, and what we want to learn is what we can do better to protect our front line workers, both in the nhs and in social care. and hence, we

investigate in each case to try to find out what happened. and i think we oh that to our colleagues as well who have given their lives in duty and in service. we can talk about social care workers now. you said yesterday that 4100 care workers have been referred for testing. how many ca re workers have been referred for testing. how many care workers have been tested so far? just under 4100. and the reason i used to the figures in that way, and said that those had been referred to testing, is that that is when they go through as care workers, and therefore get counted as care workers, and once you are into the system, you get your test and we are able to count how many people are being tested. the good news is we have been able to roll

out testing to everybody who needs it in social care. patient tos where we have been cutting in care homes, —— patients, where there have been suspected outbreaks, 10,000 tests of residents have been undertaken so far, and then staff as well. i use the words i did because i am very careful to describe the statistics wholly accurately because i know how important the public think it is that we get these things right. but what really matters is the availability of testing out within social care. we have spoken to a ca re social care. we have spoken to a care home manager this morning who operates a number of care homes in scotland, who has a total of 11,000 staff, only 23 have been tested. and he expressed real concern, whilst welcoming the measures you brought

m, welcoming the measures you brought in, he is concerned that you do not have the ability to carry them out. we do, it is a bit unfair to ask me about care homes in scotland because ca re about care homes in scotland because care is a devolved responsibility andi care is a devolved responsibility and i am sure that my colleague in the scottish government is working on that particular concern, if it has been rate with her. but in england, well, across the whole uk, we our expanding testing capacity and we have spare capacity in scotla nd and we have spare capacity in scotland and in england, we have it across the whole uk. i'm really glad we have been able to make this change, because having the capacity and having testing already starting to roll out across care, we can make it available to everybody. can you explain spare capacity, in the most simplest of terms for us? a lot of people don't understand, on the basis that there are many, many nhs staff and care workers who would

like the test, and there are only, what, just over 15,000 done yesterday, so how is their spare capacity? because the number of tests we can do is higher than that. and is ramping up very fast... how many can you do today? today we can do 25,000. and all of those tests will be done? yes, there are two ways in which we are testing. 0ne will be done? yes, there are two ways in which we are testing. one is through the nhs hospital or with public health england, which is the traditional way they have been done. but there is a new capacity which has come online thanks to some amazing work, including boots and amazon and others. so there are these new drive—through testing centres. and they have spare capacity, and their capacity is going up all the time. there are now 22 of them across the country. it's a huge expansion that is going on.

and that's right across the uk. and that's why we are able to expand the amount of testing that is possible, both to staff, and to residents in social care, as well, of course, as the top priority, which is the tests among patients in hospital who have a lwa ys among patients in hospital who have always been the top priority for testing because for them, it could bea testing because for them, it could be a life—saving decision whether you get, whether they tested positive or not. can we turn our attention to the decision made today on lockdown? it is assumed now it will carry on doubtful three weeks, is that a correct assumption? we have yet to take the formal decision today, and again, part of that decision is ensuring that the devolved authorities in scotland and wales and northern ireland have theirfull wales and northern ireland have their full say. i have wales and northern ireland have theirfull say. i have spoken wales and northern ireland have their full say. i have spoken to wales and northern ireland have theirfull say. i have spoken to my counterparts, there will be a meeting today with the first ministers, so that we can proceed as

a whole country, as the uk, if at all possible. i'm not going to prejudge the formal decision that's going to be taken. however, i think everybody can see that we have been clear that we think it is too early to make a change. and whilst we have seen a flattening of the number of cases, and, thankfully, a flattening of the number of deaths, it hasn't started to come down yet. and as far as i'm concerned, it's still far too high. and therefore, the people of this country have made these efforts over the last few weeks, have in unbelievably large numbers followed the rules, very, very few infractions. and i don't want to put all of that good effort to waste. because if we just released all of the measures now, then this virus would run rampant once again and we cannot let that happen. so i

understand those who are calling for an end to the lockdown, or some kind of exit strategy to start now. but i think it'sjust of exit strategy to start now. but i think it's just too early for that andi think it's just too early for that and i think that the public are incredibly understanding, and i'm very, very grateful to the work that they have done. as you know, i had had some concerns going to that people might not abide by the measures and that might mean that we did not get control of the curve, it appears that we are starting to reach a peak which is good news, but it isa reach a peak which is good news, but it is a peek still at a very high level of 761 people dying yesterday, and that is too many. you will be aware, and it is very much in the tone that you are using, that people need help in the circumstances. and alongside that message which is very clear about the gratitude for people who are sticking by the rules, part of that, a lot of people are saying, they would like to know as and when they would like to know as and when the decision will be taken about

relaxing in some way, what are the criteria that will be important in that stage? it is almost like a payoff between asking people to go further, for three weeks initially, but at the same time, this is what the goal is in terms of the exit strategy. i understand why you are asking me for that, but i hope that you understand why we are just bringing as much clarity as we can to the message. and the message is, people should stay—at—home, because that protects the nhs and saves lives. and the reason that that we bring the clarity is that the communication actually has an impact on how many lives are saved. because this is not a policy that can just be immediately conducted by the government. this is something the whole public is a part of. and therefore the clarity of that

message is really important, and that's why, whilst i totally understand the debate amongst commentators and amongst the public about what might happen next and when and all of that, we look at this information, we can see that we are reaching a peak, that is good news. but we can see that the numbers are not yet coming down and therefore, we can't make a change. and i'm grateful to the public for the understanding of that. and if i may, mr hancox, can i ask you about captain tom? i know you paid attention to this. —— mr mr hancock. the figure is over 12 million and we will watch him do his final steps today. what an inspiration to us all. i saw the video, i saw it a little while ago, a few days ago, andi little while ago, a few days ago, and i was just little while ago, a few days ago, and i wasjust inspired, and then i

have been following him since, as the amount that he has raised has gone up and up and up. and the well wishes coming in. this is an awful crisis, isn't it, but there are some little shafts of light. and one of them is how much everybody comes together to support our carers, both in the nhs and social care, we have cla p in the nhs and social care, we have clap for carers tonight for social ca re clap for carers tonight for social care workers and people in the nhs. captain tom has served his country in the past and serving his country now, raising the money for the nhs, i know nhs charities are going to be incredibly proud and grateful. but also cheering us all up and we all need a bit of cheering up sometimes. matt hancock, thank you very much. we are going to talk to neither now because she is looking at some changes and we have seen fast food

operations close down but some are opening under special conditions. good morning — yesterday we were looking at those grim, grim predictions for the outlook of the economy and we talked about bounceback. that would depend on how quickly businesses would reopen. take a ways we re businesses would reopen. take a ways were made exempt from the closure law which is why we are seeing big names like kfc, burger king, pret a manger, they will reopen some of their stores this week and some of them have already opened but with big changes to how they operate. for example, delivery only, orsocial distance pick up at pret a manger. payment will be contactless and staff will maintain social distancing rules and nobody is being forced to return to work, they say, it is an opt in rule, but it begs the question if it is happening too soon. earlier i spoke to the uk and

ireland boss of kfc and asked if it was possible to keep staff safe and tidy kitchens. the past couple of weeks, since we have been close, we have taken to work out how you run a commercial kitchen and keep people to meet are separated and that is what we have managed to do. is it just food businesses? when the measures came in the government told online retailers they could continue and said that was to be encouraged, but at the time, a lot of big businesses took the decision to close completely because they thought it would be the safest option but this week next, it reopened its website but only selling things they see as necessities, so things like children's clothes and important household items and only staff who choose to go in are doing so and they are trained in social distancing. it is probable other

retailers will follow. 0asis distancing. it is probable other retailers will follow. oasis and warehouse went bust yesterday putting 2000 jobs at risk so anything companies can do to reopen safely will be important. factories, make uk, the manufacturing body said members have socially distanced production lines, deep cleansing and staggered breaks to make reopening as quickly as possible. they make the point that a lot of factories you might not think are essential are making items vital to the supply chain. for example, parts that might go into ventilators or facemasks, even food packaging are part of the essential supply chain and that is an important point, because we are being told to stay at home to work if we can but the government guidance is not for businesses to close. it is important they carry on but only if safe to do so. it is therefore possible we will see a lot of businesses change their business model in order to reopen and that could mean a lot of workers

returning from the furlough scheme back to full paid employment and on that, yesterday the government extended the scheme so anyone who fell through the cracks because they we re fell through the cracks because they were not registered from the end of february to mid may can nowjoin the scheme, so if you were registered by the 19th of march you can now be furloughed which is good news for around a potentially 200,000 people. thanks very much. we can tell you a story now you might be familiar with. he's the 99—year—old war veteran who is walking 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100. he wanted to raise £1000. his page has topped £12 million. let's find out more about him. john maguire is at his house. we have to make clear that we are doing the physical distancing measures. it is safe to be there. you have coordinated with

captain tom's family so we make sure everybody is safe. and abiding by new measures. yes, absolutely right, paramount for everybody, especially the star of the show, captain tom. it feels like a special occasion, auspicious occasion, not only because captain tom is coming up to his 100th birthday. what a great bloke. a very proud yorkshireman. he has some new versions of captain tom to cheer him along, members of the current day yorkshire regiment to cheer him on the last few laps. but, the amount of money raised is just staggering. captain tom, good morning. all looking in fine fettle. how are you feeling, so? fine, lovely morning.

being in the army, we are used to getting up early. why did you decide to start off on this adventure? getting up early. why did you decide to start off on this adventure7m started off as a familyjoke but really because i did so well with the national health service when i had a broken hip stop i fell in the kitchen and broke my hip. and then i had cancer in my head which had been treated. the service i have had from the national health service is absolutely marvellous. at no time cani absolutely marvellous. at no time can i make any complaint against them. they have been kind and attentive. everything you can say good about them i can say about the national health service. all the nice nurses and doctors and all the back—up people. they have done so well for me and they are doing so

well for me and they are doing so well for me and they are doing so well for everybody else. and you are doing extremely well for them. you have raised over £12 million. what do you make of that?” have raised over £12 million. what do you make of that? i think it is absolutely a fantastic sum of money. you would never imagine that. it is unbelievable that people have been so kind to give that sort of money to the national health service and maybe i was responsible for starting it, but not deliberately. it was showing gratitude for what they have done for me. brilliant. you are an inspiration, sir. shall we set you off. you always start in the right place. you cannot start half way, you start at the beginning. absolutely right. captain tom moore,

conscripted into the army eight yea rs conscripted into the army eight years ago into the duke of wellington regiment. you can see from the three medals on his chest. he served in india and went into the armoured division then. just chatting now to a couple of the soldiers here, the modern day version of his regiment. and there he goes. a big round of applause. good luck, captain tom. and a fair speed, i must say! it is reallyjust extraordinary. you told us earlier, 53 countries, various donations from around the world. extraordinary. we we re around the world. extraordinary. we were thrilled we could share what we knew was a gem of a story about a wonderful man with a little press release sent to the local press saying we thought we could raise

£1000. who knew? we got to the heady heights by wednesday thinking we might make 5000 by the end of the month. an extraordinary story. we knew we had a gem and we shared it with the british public and we have shared him with the british public, who had taken him to their hearts and now he has gone global. we have spoken to french television, russian, israeli television, american television, i have lost count. he shows, a beacon of hope in dark times and we need something like this to believe in and it is for such an amazing cause. at the risk of getting run over by him, what do you think of your grandad?” am very proud of him because i have always known, living with my grandad. he has already gone global, international. and that is amazing.

i cannot thank you all donating enough. fantastic. perfectly timed as he comes past. how is it going this morning, feeling? yes, fine. i will keep going. we will talk to captain tom and his family and indeed as we have said, soldiers from the modern day 1st battalion the yorkshire regiment later. they will give him a guard of honour as he completes this. a little chat with them. 100 laps of the garden in bedfordshire to celebrate his 100th birthday at the end of the month. but what a story. a beacon of hope. just inspirational. he mentioned at the top —— he was mentioned at the top of the downing street press conference by matt hancock, paying his tribute. just his way of saying

thanks to the nhs. we know nurses and doctors get sent boxes of chocolate, bowls of fruit, cards to say thank you, but what a way for this man to say thank you. more than £12 million for nhs charities. we will talk to him once he has completed his incredible task later. back to you. thanks. i love the fa ct, back to you. thanks. i love the fact, going at some pace, and i love the fact hanna his daughter seems to be the only one who would dare to say carry on. to bass him about, because i imagine he is not a man easily bossed about. and when he comes back, the little chat he has with the soldiers at the other end. it is one of those moments. spread the word. get in front of the television. at 8:30am. they will time it so we can get a final lap and give it fulljustice. it is very lovely when we interview

afamily and it is very lovely when we interview a family and a lovely family and we have spoken to hannah and captain tom is lovely. adam we have spoken to, captain tom's great—nephew, a paediatric doctor. good morning. we spoke to you a few days ago and you know exactly what this means to people who work in the nhs because you are one of those people. thank you are one of those people. thank you so much for having me and my family back on. it feels like an age ago and we were only on £1 million. and now we are at the unfathomable level of over 12 million. it is unbelievable. and the support that is giving the nhs staff i am seeing every day at the hospital is just such a morale boost. what do they say? you will now be known,

regardless of how brilliant you are at yourjob, you are simply captain tom's nephew adam.” at yourjob, you are simply captain tom's nephew adam. i am delighted to be known as that. uncle tom, what he is doing, i think i will dine out on for a few years. everyone is delighted. he has become a figurehead. i really appreciate all the public that are supporting our excellent health service. and every timei excellent health service. and every time i walk through the garden gate to go to work, i feel invigorated knowing he has been up early walking the laps on our behalf. he has come to symbolise everything good about this nation. he has the fire of the dragon of st george in his belly. he really is keeping going for all of

us and thank you so much to everyone donating. it means so much to all the nurses and doctors at my hospital and across hospitals around the uk. it means so much, thank you. we would all like to be there today. iam we would all like to be there today. i am looking at the picture and the sun is shining and tom isjust straight up and down, doing his thing. we would love to be there. we know the reasons we cannot be there. you must think that more than all of us because of the family link.” would love to be with uncle tom today, but he has come to symbolise for health care workers the help that everyone staying at home doing their bit is doing. we all have a pa rt their bit is doing. we all have a part to play in this. this terrible pandemic. we have a part to play and that goes from consultants in

intensive care, nurses tirelessly looking after everyone. all the people staying at home and just protecting the national health service. we all have a role to play and it is equally important and tom is taking it to another level by doing the laps and raising this money. it will be so good for us. adam, so much joy money. it will be so good for us. adam, so muchjoy yourfamily is bringing. yesterday, you are a paediatric doctor, two sets of twins into the world. there is joy in amongst all of this and tom is a beacon of it. births are happening as well as the tragic, tragic deaths. life will go on and to quote my great uncle, tomorrow will be a good day. it will be a good day.” will add that today is a pretty good

day because we got the invitation very kindly from your family to join in this special moment and seeing tom walking up and down, yourfamily is giving people something to smile about. we have been overwhelmed. we area about. we have been overwhelmed. we are a close—knit family and this has brought us together even more. we have been overwhelmed by the social media, e—mails, kindness the media have shown us. thank you so much. it is going to a wonderful cause with the nhs charities and i know the money will be spent wisely, helping nurses and doctors and auxiliary staff around us. there will be dark times ahead, and i know this charity is going to help and save some of this money to help with the mental health and support of our nurses and

doctors, who are having a challenging time at the moment. i thank them so much for all the work they are doing. and we thank you in return. thank you very much. so much coming up on the programme. headlines coming up shortly. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the uk—wide lockdown to deal with the coronavirus pandemic is expected to be extended for a further three weeks from today. tributes are paid to

the 28—year—old pregnant nurse who died from covid—19 — her baby was delivered and is doing well. as the country prepares to clap for carers once again tonight, we'll bring you the extraordinary end to captain tom moore's inspirational charity walk — 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday. when bbc breakfast first highlighted tom's fundraising for the nhs on good friday, it stood at a few thousand pounds... it's now 12 million. the money goes up as captain tom ta kes a the money goes up as captain tom takes a step after step, just a few la ps takes a step after step, just a few laps now until he finishes what for him feels like a small ambition, a small achievement, but him feels like a small ambition, a smallachievement, but we him feels like a small ambition, a small achievement, but we all know it is much bigger than he imagines. it's thursday the 16th of april. our top story. a three—week extension to the current lockdown is expected

to be announced today. the latest official figures for the uk show there were 761 deaths reported in the last 24—hour period. it means that so far the official number of deaths in hospital in the uk linked to coronavirus is 12,868. earlier, the health secretary matt hancock told breakfast that it is too early to think about easing the restrictions currently in place to try to slow the spread of virus. i understand those who are calling for an end to the lockdown or some kind of exit strategy to start now, but i think it's just too early for that and i think the public are incredibly understanding and i am very, very grateful for the work they have done. as you know, i have had some concerns going through it that people might not abide by the measures and that might mean that we didn't get control of the curve, but it does appear that we are starting to reach a peak. earlier, the shadow health secretary called on the government to more clearly outline its strategy

on testing for covid—19. i'll be looking for the government to give us more details today on where they are on the promised 100,000 tests a day. we're only at around 16,000 tests at the moment. what's the latest on the type of test, because there's two tests, of course, the test of whether you've got the virus or the test for whether you've had it. the government used to tell us the test for whether you've had it was imminent. we don't hear much at all from the government on that front now. i'm also looking for reassurances that those who are on the front line, our nhs staff and social care staff, are getting the ppe we need. let's get an update from our political correspondent chris mason. who's in westminster for us. so this decision on the lockdown, we effectively know that it's going to be extended for three weeks. but it isa be extended for three weeks. but it is a significant moment in itself, isn't it, because it is about how this will affect people's lives?m is the reality of how we are living

our lives today. so even though it isa our lives today. so even though it is a formality, it is still important. why is it happening? it is because of this. it is part of the law of the land now in england and the similar laws in scotland, wales and northern ireland that cover these —— govern these restrictions. 0n cover these —— govern these restrictions. on page two it says they have to be reviewed every 21 days, the first review being carried out by the 16th of april 2020, ie today. so there will be a meeting of the cabinet in a few hours' time. there were then be a meeting of the cobra emergency committee meeting this afternoon followed by the news conference that we have got used to at around five o'clock, which will say that the lockdown is going to be extended. but the reality is that even when their stats to be some easing of the restrictions, which there may be in the coming weeks, we have been hearing this morning from one of the chief advisers on the

science side, the modelling side to the government, saying there will be social distancing measures in place for some until there is a vaccine, and the vaccine could be months away. and speaking to the health secretary this morning, the issues around testing and the numbers and about the practicalities of who and how will be tested? there is this desire from the government to massively crank up the number of tests to reach 100,000 tests per day by the end of this month, which is just a couple of weeks away. they are well short of that in terms of the current total every day. they still hope they can meet that target. they say they are stepping it up as far as people working in social care are concerned. a real concern has been expressed in a lea ked concern has been expressed in a leaked letter to the bbc about the provision of testing within social ca re provision of testing within social care settings. the government says it is doing what it can to crank

things up, but huge scrutiny is coming from the social care sector as well as of course from those working in the nhs. thank you. one of the latest victims of the coronavirus pandemic was a 28—year—old nhs nurse who was pregnant. mary agyapong died on sunday. her baby was successfully delivered and is said to be doing well. charlotte gallagher reports. mary agyeiwaa agyapong, also known as mary mo, was 28, described by friends and colleagues as a nurse who devoted her life to the nhs. luton and dunstable university hospital, where she worked, has seen dozens of deaths from covid—19. 0n easter sunday, they lost one of their own. her daughter was delivered by emergency caesarean and is said to be doing very well. it's understood mary had been working during the latter stages of her pregnancy, but her nhs trust said she wasn't treating coronavirus patients.

she tested positive on april 5th and admitted to hospital two days later. some local authorities have been accused of being too heavy—handed as they restrict the number of mourners allowed to attend the national association of funeral directors say some councils have excluded grieving families completely. the local government association, which represents councils in england, said they were trying to allow immediate family to say goodbye to their loved ones, while keeping staff and mourners safe. the first of six flights carrying farm workers from romania will arrive in the uk today. the flights have been arranged by food producers who say the pandemic has caused an acute shortage of fruit and vegetable pickers. they'll be given health checks on arrival, and will be quarantined in small teams on farms. germany has announced the first easing of measures imposed to contain the spread of covid—19. chancellor merkel said

that some schools would re—open from may the 4th. spain and italy — the worst affected eu nations — have extended their lockdowns but have begun to allow some non—essential workers back to work. donald trump says the us has ‘passed the peak‘ of new coronavirus cases. the us president told reporters at his daily white house briefing that he‘d soon announce guidelines for lifting the lockdown, calling it ‘a very big day‘. the battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide, we have passed the peak on new cases. hopefully, that will continue and we will continue to make great progress. these encouraging developments have put us in a very strong position to finalise guidelines for states on reopening the country. i‘m delighted to say that the sun is shining in bedfordshire for a

special occasion. let‘s catch up with captain tom moore as he completes his final laps to raise money for the nhs. he is 99 years old. he intended to raise £1000 at the beginning. we spoke to him on good friday. how much has he raised now? it has gone past the 12 million mark this morning. every time you look at the website and you see the numbers, when we first spoke to him, the target was 1000. then it went up to about 30,000 that morning and you think, that is impressive. then it hit 100000 and then itjust exponentially grew. anyway, he is going to do his final lap on

brea kfast after going to do his final lap on breakfast after 8.30. we will give you all the fanfare and we have got some lovely surprises for him. he is in good spirits. we had a chat with him earlier. he has been having a chat with some of the serving soldiers who are there to mark the occasion. spread the word, sit down on the sofa and enjoy the moment because we all need a bit of his magic. many of us, of course, have been looking for our own ways to help the nhs during this difficult time. lots of you have been in touch to let us know what you‘re doing to support our key workers — here‘s a look at some of your stories. my name is called kya holloway. i am six years old. i am from leicester. i‘m cycling 72 miles with my dad.

during the lockdown and being safe. i am raising money because i want to help the doctors and nurses who are doing a brilliant job against coronavirus. i started a fundraising campaign called run for heroes. the idea is, you run 5k, donate £5, and then nominate five other people in your social channel to do the same. i thought of the idea when i was out on a run myself, and noticed so many people were out doing the same. and i thought, isn't there something in this? if we are all out on our daily form of exercise a day, why don't we put it towards the nhs? so far, we have raised £2 million, and with your help, we can raise so much more. so today i nominate you to go out and do your 5k and donate £5 for the nhs. hi, i'm ian alcorn from the great british campout. i had an idea to relieve the boredom of lockdown and get my kids camping in the garden to raise much needed cash for our nhs front line staff. the idea is simple. camp in your own garden or drive, in a tent or camper

van, even your lounge. donate your pitch fees to the fundraiser. my initial target was £100. to date, we are at an astonishing £145,000. hi everyone, i'm david from liverpool. and i‘m beth, his daughter. and on saturday, i'm going to be doing 10,000 burpees in 24 hours to try and raise £10,000 for the nhs. it is important to me personally because they saved this little one's life when she was younger. it‘s true. and as a gym and as a community, we just want to show our appreciation and do what we can to help support them. we love you, nhs! so they have banded all those nhs charities together, which is also a more captain tom moore is raising money for. great to see all those initiatives. there is a two fold again. on the one hand, there are simply the money, which is staggering stuff and everyone is

also saying it makes you feel better in yourself to do something at a time when people may feel powerless to do anything, doing something that you feel makes you helpful makes you feel better. and if you are wondering what it will be used for, it will be used for people in the nhs but for things after the crisis as well, so help with mental health, help with accommodation, helping workers be a bit more comfortable. we spoke to captain tom‘s nephew earlier. i love this phrase adam said about his great uncle. he said he has the fire of st george‘s dragon in his belly. he is a determined man. if you feel like you have been robbed of a sporting occasion, like the olympics or a big football match, in a way, we have one this morning. 8.30 this morning, we have a lap that will be completed and there will be a small family

crowd. but we will all be there in spirit. there will be a few surprises. it‘s going to be a very special moment. over the easter weekend, a number of families received a very special video call from the duke of sussex. prince harry was keen to learn about the challenges facing vulnerable young people during the coronavirus outbreak, and he had nothing but admiration for the carers and nurses looking after them. let‘s take a look. you are a shining example ofjust being super parents. i say "just" — being a super parent, and spinning so many plates and juggling so many balls at the same time. it really is amazing and to see you smiling and either grinning and bearing it or genuinelyjust like, this is life. to a certain extent, there‘s not much you can do about it. where there is light at the end of the tunnel, let‘s focus on that and keep the morale up. we‘re joined now by two people

who spoke to prince harry during that call — craig hatch, who cares for his son fraser, and nurse rachel gregory. craig, lovely to see you. you are with fraser. tell us how much this phone call meant to you. he was fantastic to take the call from prince harry. he has been involved with the well child charity, which promotes and supports families like ours, fora promotes and supports families like ours, for a long time, over ten yea rs. we have ours, for a long time, over ten years. we have been fortunate enough to meet him on several occasions at fundraising events and award events. it was just a great pep to have that interest at a time when we are com pletely interest at a time when we are completely isolated. we are isolated at the moment on purpose to protect

fraser and the rest of our family from the virus, so it was a fantastic thing to do. tell us about your situation with fraser. i understand he has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, if you conditions which mean that you are isolating? that's right. fraser had cerebral palsy from birth and his complications get more difficult as he gets older. he is 21 now and a few years ago he was also found to be diabetic, so here‘s insulin—dependent, which adds additional risks with covid—19. so it is important to keep the virus away from fraser, because the prognosis would not be good if he was infected. so we are shielding him asa was infected. so we are shielding him as a family. there are six of us in the house and we have been shielding for three weeks. we go out of the house once a day, taking fraser out because he does get fed up fraser out because he does get fed up in the house. so we have a walk.

we are lucky enough to live quite ru rally, we are lucky enough to live quite rurally, so we can socially distance ourselves and get out once a day. apart from that, it is 24 hour care. we haven‘t got any carers in the house because we took the decision that that would be a greater risk. so we are looking after his care ourselves. thank you for that. rachel, listening to craig there, all of us think we have little challenges to overcome, but it puts everything into perspective when you hear about a family having to deal with situations like that, something you are familiar with. harry chatted to you as well. i imagine that meant a lot? absolutely. it was a fantastic experience. it is really vital for somebody like prince harry to be involved with a charity like well child. he was able to shine a light on the experience of families at home so they can show what they are having to do in this difficult situation. for me as a nurse, i work

in the nhs with a small team who support children who have breathing difficulties and complex health needs at home. these are the kinds of families and children we need to keep safe at home so we don't need to come into hospital if possible. tell us how that works in practice. presumably, going in and out of people‘s homes brings new challenges for your staff? absolutely, my whole working practices have completely changed over recent weeks. where i would normally be based in the community, visiting families and children and supporting them, i am now based in the hospital. we are having to think of different ways of working. we are doing a lot of telephone clinic conversations over the phone rather than face—to—face. it isjust the phone rather than face—to—face. it is just making the phone rather than face—to—face. it isjust making sure that families are aware that we are still there to support and if we do need to visit them, we do. but fortunately, a lot of children are remaining safe at home because we are advising our

families to shield, exactly like craig's family, and protect the children at home. it is interesting over the decades to see how everyday people took to the royal family and the royal family talk to them. prince harry said he has a reputation of being very down—to—earth and approachable and easy to chat to. in these times, i imagine you did show him the tough times as well as it being a cheerful conversation. but i hope he wanted to know the nitty—gritty of what you are going through. absolutely, that really comes across in the video co nfe re nce really comes across in the video conference that we did. he has a real interest in hearing the stories of the families and finding out what it is like day—to—day. there was a real empathy and he cares about them and wants to get the message across to support a charity like wellchild.

craig, you were nodding when rachel was talking about him being keen to hear what everyone is going through. absolutely. you are right to say he is down—to—earth. it is a direct conversation. he wants to know what it is like for real families. the support that we get from wellchild, which prince harry is the patron of, families like ours are a hard to reach group. there are not many charities that support us and charities that support us and charities like wellchild that do shine a light on the difficulties in everyday life for families like ours is really important and some of the things that wellchild do to support us are really important. for people who are having a really difficult time, how do you keep the spirits

7 time, how do you keep the spirits up? i think we are resilient as a family. most families that have a child with complex health needs have to be resilient. so in circumstances like this, we are not totally un—used to being isolated. we don‘t have a lot of recreational time. as a family, we are just working together to get through this. we are cheerful. we have moments that are low, but most of the time we are happy and just getting on with things. thank you so much and thank you to fraser, who is with you. and rachel, thank you for your time. 106—year—old connie titchen has survived the spanish flu, two world wars, and now, covid—19. the great—grandmother is believed to be the oldest patient to recover from the virus in britain, and was discharged from hospital earlier this week. 0ur reporter, phil mackie, has more.

when the news is often so bad, then every bit of good news deserves a cheer and a round of applause. connie titchen was just five years old when the spanish flu killed millions. now she‘s 106 and she is beaten covid—19. and let‘s not forget she lived through two world wars, too. before she left, she spoke to one of the nurses who looked after her, sister kelly smith. do you feel lucky that you‘ve survived all of this? yes, i'm lucky. yes, i do. yes, ido, really. are you looking forward to seeing your grandchildren? yes. now she‘s back home with her family, where i spoke to her granddaughter, alex jones. how did you feel when she went inside? you must have been really concerned because of her age? when i left her on mother‘s day

at the doors of a&e, i didn‘t think i would see her again. but she kept on hanging in there? yes, she‘s a fighter. i think it will take a while to settle back down but i think she‘s doing well. it will take a bit of adjustment because she‘s not been in her own environment for a long time, so just getting back used to it all. but, yes, i‘m sure she‘ll adapt, she always does. she was taken into hospital last month with suspected pneumonia and after three weeks in the city hospital, connie was given the all clear and a guard of honour. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. that image of her coming out of hospital is another of those really inspiring images. there were is really good today, which is great because captain tom moore is finishing his laps in bedford. here‘s carol with a look at this morning‘s weather.

some of us have had some glorious weather. for most of us today, the forecast is a dry one. but it will feel cooler in the north and east. we still have a weatherfront across the north of scotland. a bit of cloud across southern counties as well. but today could be the warmest day of the week for southern areas, as you can see from the amber colours. but look at the blues across scotland, seeping down across the north—east of england notjust today, but also into tomorrow. so we start off with all this cloud. it will break in northern ireland and you will see some sunny skies and we will see sunshine and showers across the northern isles. england and wales, a lot of sunshine for you today, but in the south the sunshine will be more hazy and it will also produce showers which will be fairly hit and miss. pollen levels today for england, wales and northern ireland are high. as we move northwards, we still have this cloud

to the afternoon and we still have an onshore wheeze. so here, it is going to feel cool. if you are adjacent to the north of the coastline today, you will notice a big drop in temperatures. but our top temperature will be 21 or 22 as we push towards the south—east. tonight, still a lot of showers. some heavy and thundery in the south. cooler in the north, with a touch of frost. thank goodness the weather is good, because captain tom moore is doing his laps. he is aiming to get the 100. he initially wanted to raise £1000. via just giving, people have donated more than £12 million. we understand there is a record number of people on the website even now, trying to donate more money.” of people on the website even now, trying to donate more money. i feel like we have all, by invitation of

the family, lived and breathed the story of the last few days. tom is going to complete that final lap in the next few minutes. john maguire is there for us this morning. set the scene for us. as you say, the family have been very kind to invite us here to this auspicious occasion. it has really captured the imagination is notjust of all of us in the uk, but right around the world. 53 different countries have donated to tom'sjust world. 53 different countries have donated to tom's just giving page. we are looking at close to 8.25 million. he is going up in the garden 100 times before his 100th birthday. we can talk to major ian atkins now from the yorkshire regiment, the modern day version of what captain tom would have joined

80 years ago. what do you think of him? what can you say? it's an honour and privilege for all of us to here to support tom in an outstanding achievement. like you said, to go from trying to raise £1000 by doing some laps of the garden, fantastic stuff. but over 12 million is staggering. we see tom as a memberof the million is staggering. we see tom as a member of the regimentalfamily. so to be here to support him is a privilege. just in case you have been on another planet for the last couple of weeks, let's give you a reminderof couple of weeks, let's give you a reminder of what this is all about and captain tom's journey for the la st and captain tom's journey for the last few days. a lovely story coming up. a 99—year—old the veteran has decided to walk 100 rings of his garden raise money for the nhs. we first met captain tom moore last friday but since then, he‘s turned into a national treasure and a national hero.

doing much better than today, even if today was all right and that‘s the thing i will always think, tomorrow will be a good day. the second world war veteran had a new mission — to complete 100 laps in his garden before his 100th birthday. his aim was to help those on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. they‘ve done so well for me and they are doing so well for everybody else at the moment that i think we must say well done, national health service. his initial fundraising target of £1,000 has been dwarfed. injust 24 hours, captain tom raised £70,000 but that was just the beginning. from local radio to national press and international broadcasters, his story has inspired

thousands around the globe, and messages of support have been pouring in. captain tom, you‘re an inspiration to us all and we thank you. thanks, captain tom! thanks, captain tom. what you are doing for the nhs is inspiring, it‘s extraordinary and you are what this country is all about, mate. a true hero, an absolute legend. another £45,000 has gone in. and with every wellwisher came donations. we caught up with the family on tuesday. it‘s really interesting with the scope of the english language, we still feel unable to express number one, our thanks to the nation and our pride and i think we are immensely proud and immensely humbled. captain tom wanted to give a message of hope and positivity for everyone staying at home.

carry on and remember that things will get better. we have had problems before, we‘ve overcome them and we shall all overcome the same thing again. step by every single step, captain tom is getting ever closer to his 100 laps. just two weeks before he turns 100, but, he says, he‘s not going to stop there. i will keep on going, while people are still contributing to the national health service. to hear he comes. captain tom moore, approaching his 100th birthday, 100 laps. during the lockdown. guard of honour from the first battalion, the yorkshire regiment. inches to go.

there he is. congratulations! well done! absolutely amazing, amazing achievement. captain tom, how do you feel this morning? achievement. captain tom, how do you feelthis morning? fine, i mean, i'm surrounded by the rights of the people. yes, i feel fine, surrounded by the rights of the people. yes, ifeel fine, i hope you are all feeling fine as well! we are feeling much more fine, the whole country, in fact the whole world has been inspired by your achievement. thank you. really great to see you this morning. we are going to lead you round just for a little sit down. your daughter hannah. she is going to bring year—round. down. your daughter hannah. she is going to bring year-round. just come with me, come and sit here. use it here. or would you prefer to sit there? just to remind you at home, we are abiding by all the social distancing rules, and it is more than fitting and quite right that we do that. tom ‘s modern day cou nterpa rts do that. tom ‘s modern day counterparts just getting into

position, we are putting tom into position, we are putting tom into position at this table, we want him to watch a video that we‘ve compiled with some of the messages, some of the congratulatory messages that he‘s been receiving over the last couple of weeks, this total approaching something like eight and approaching something like eight and a quarter million, extraordinary. 0nce tom is in position, hannah, we will, i think, 0nce tom is in position, hannah, we will, ithink, play 0nce tom is in position, hannah, we will, i think, play the video stop tom, if you can watch that television there? that‘s my boy is coming back. let‘s plate the messages! —— that‘s my voice. hi, tom. ben stokes here. what you‘ve managed to achieve is absolutely fantastic. the funds that you have managed to raise for the real heroes today are simply sensational. i hope that i‘m moving just as well as you at 50, never mind 100. keep up all the great work, mate, you should be seriously proud of what you‘ve done. ijust wanted to say a massive

congratulations for everything you've achieved, you're a massive inspiration to myself and everyone in these very difficult times. ijust wanted to say a huge thank you for all your hard work, you are an absolute hero. captain moore, we are truly impressed on the side of the pond. i think you are remarkable, i think that what you've done is an inspiration. so congratulations. i just want to say thank you very much indeed for everything you‘ve done, it‘s amazing. congratulations on a brilliant idea and pulling it off and doing it all before your 100th birthday and donating millions and millions of pounds to the national health service. what an incredible achievement and what a very generous thing to have done. hi, this is a message for captain tom moore, thank you so much for all of your effort and how much money you've raised for the nhs. lots of love ward 4b, at the royal liverpool. cheering. what you've done is extraordinary and the billions of and the millions of pounds you've raised for the nhs will be put to good use as we continue to tackle this virus together.

as an adopted yorkshireman, i've come to recognise true yorkshire grit and your story is an inspiration to us all. it just goes to show that british spirit is as strong as it's ever been. on behalf of the whole yorkshire regiment family i‘d like to say thank you to you, captain tom moore for your amazing fundraising efforts on behalf of the nhs. when i last looked, you had raised over £8 million and that number continues to rise. captain moore, you are an absolute legend and i know you come from an exceptional generation that are still an inspiration for our yorkshire soldiers today. thank you and good luck in completing your endeavour. thank you, captain tom, from the nhs! cheering. tom, you are through to the studio. hello! tom, hello, how did that

message make you feel. how did that message make you feel. how did that message make you feel? it's so difficult to say. all those people speaking, it‘s amazing. difficult to say. all those people speaking, it's amazing. you know, the kernel of the yorkshire regiment said you were an absolute legend. and i can only tell you, and i see this is moving in. from everyone who‘s been in touch with us on the programme, everyone has been in touch with us on social media, you have inspired thousands, tens of thousands of people, millions, who watch this programme. —— the colonel of the yorkshire regiment. when you promise tomorrow will be a good day, you make today a brilliant day! you have inspired so many people, you have inspired so many people, you have inspired so many people, you have inspired people to come

together, this is a spectacular dive. i never, ever dreamt that i would be involved in something like this. doing so well. knowing the reason we started this was for the national health service. and all the people who are supporting, all the people who are supporting, all the people who are finding it very difficult at the moment. some people are finding it difficult. being penned up in your own house for all this time. it will have to go on a little bit longer. i think you are all being very, very good and you are also being brave, being penned up are also being brave, being penned up in such a small space of time for so long, good for you! hannah, can you ask tom, i know it‘s a little bit of a struggle to hear things.

can you ask him, for us, what advice he has? lots of people are struggling at the moment, they may be lonely, they may be worried, maybe a little frightened. what advice does he have for people? what advice does he have for people? what advice does he have for people? what advice do you have for people, there's lots of people feeling very lonely, frightened. they really don't understand what's going on and don't understand what's going on and don't understand what's going on and don't understand when it's all going to end. what advice can you give them? i think you've all got to remember that we will get through it, in the end. we will all be all right. it might take time. but at the end of the day, we will all be 0k again. all those people who are finding it difficult at the moment, the sun will shine on you again, the clouds will go away. can i ask as well, hannah, when we first spoke, i

think it was £1000 on good friday. you were trying to reach. when did tom realise that this had turned into something completely different? i don't think that any of us really realised that it had turned into something so different until after we had spoken to you. we then spoke to michael ball on sunday and we realised then that there was an incredible momentum that was being achieved. it's only nine, ten days ago, i think, achieved. it's only nine, ten days ago, ithink, this achieved. it's only nine, ten days ago, i think, this all started. achieved. it's only nine, ten days ago, ithink, this all started. i still think we are absolutely floored by what has been achieved but we are so happy and humbled and so proud. tom, we have another surprise for you. we‘ve got a special guest with us. we‘ve got michael ball with us. i know you enjoy his company very much, michael wa nts to enjoy his company very much, michael wants to say thank you in his

special way. michael, wants to say thank you in his specialway. michael, good morning. good morning, and good morning tom and hannah, i go to bed its 10 million, i get up, its 12 million, what's going on? it's an extraordinary achievement, tom, and i've been trying to think of a song that encapsulates what you are doing. how you are inspiring us. i have one, i think. doing. how you are inspiring us. i have one, ithink. i'm doing. how you are inspiring us. i have one, i think. i'm sort of stealing it from the people of liverpool. but it seemed appropriate, is it ok if i sing it for you? michael, i suggest you go ahead, we will all listen. # when you walk through a storm. # hold your head up high. # and don‘t be afraid of the dark. # at the end of the story. #

there is a golden sky. # and the sweet silver song of a lark. # walk on through the winter. # walk on through the rain. # though your tears be tossed and blown. # walk on, walk on, with help in your heart. # and you‘ll never walk alone. # you‘ll never walk alone! # michael, i don‘t know if you can see

it, a wave from tom. i believe, hannah, am i right in thinking that tom was singing along, we couldn‘t listen but i think he was singing! he was singing along, yes. he unfortunately can't use the headphones because he has his hearing aids in but he heard everything through the speaker and how incredible, he was having a little sing yes. it is a duet in the making! absolutely! hannah, i think you have been extraordinary, my lovely. he's obviously been a fabulous father for you. it's just been amazing. i think i kept saying that. we knew we had this absolute gem ofa that. we knew we had this absolute gem of a man, that. we knew we had this absolute gem ofa man, we have that. we knew we had this absolute gem of a man, we have loved living with him over the last 12 years. we shared that story, with the nation and the nation has taken them to their hearts and now he has truly become a beacon of hope, not only

for us, but around the world. it's simply extraordinary. hannah, can i ask tom, three u, michael gave a lovely rendition of that song that means so much to so many people. can i ask tom what he thought of the song and the words in the song, they seem so apt? what did you think of that wonderful song by michael? what do you think about that being so poignant? first of all, michael is such a super singer. that song, it‘s true. people who will not walk alone. wherever you are. other people are thinking about you, thinking that soon everything will be better, we will all be smiling again. tom, we are going to come back to you and hannah. hannah, just explain, we are going to talk to the nurses who inspired tom and are

inspired by tom, and who looked after him. the root of all this brilliant effort that tom is putting captain tom wanted to do this challenge to say thank you to the nhs — after he was treated for a broken hip and skin cancer. we can speak now to some of the staff that inspired tom‘s walk. claire baxter—mcgriesh is a nurse and claire alazjooz is a physician associate at tom‘s local surgery. we cannot help but be moved at what is going on. what does this all mean to you? we are all tearing up. we are honoured to be able to look after him. always has a smile on his face, always asking how you are. he isa face, always asking how you are. he is a true gentleman. it means the world. even before he did this. you would have said he was lovely anyway, wouldn‘t you ? would have said he was lovely anyway, wouldn't you ?” would have said he was lovely anyway, wouldn't you? i do truly love him! he is a popular man. he is a popular man at the surgery. what

is he like as a patient? every time he comes and he sees me, he seen me since may about twice a week for dressings and things and he comes m, dressings and things and he comes in, always smiling. always asking how i in, always smiling. always asking howiam, in, always smiling. always asking how i am, how the family is. what we‘ve been up to. we both enjoy formula one so we talk about things like that. he‘s just a complete joy. to see. we missed him, very, very much but we are happy he is safe and well. but we are missing him very much. we should explain your relationship with captain tom, how it started. claire baxter, raise your hand! you spotted some skin changes in his scalp and you referred him to claire next to you. how did that work and how it was the process for him because obviously,

he is recovering from that treatment as well? he was seeing me for another element. when he was coming in i noticed some changes in the skin on his head. i asked claire my colleague to come and have a look at him, she is a dermatology specialist and we agreed we needed to do a referral to the hospital which we did, it was confirmed skin cancer. he had some surgery and i will be dressing it twice a week and have been ever since, since may time, to heal the wound and it has now healed and it is wonderful. we've been following him up and we are looking forward to having him back so we can have him back and his smiling face in oursurgery. have him back and his smiling face in our surgery. everyone has got so much from watching tom and his achievement this morning. i think we can get you guys to have a chat with hannah and tom. is there anything you‘d like to say to the family or tom directly this morning? just that we are all behind you, tom. we are

immensely proud. what an extraordinary achievement. we rememberwhen you extraordinary achievement. we remember when you weren't setting up for £1000. and the number, we are running out of ways to describe how amazing it is. the whole surgery, the nhs, the country is behind you, we are looking forward to seeing you complete your last length of the garden, we are so proud. he has done it! he has done the last length, he had a guard of honour. tom, hannah, how lovely is it that you have been watched by the nurses? how amazing was it for you to be watched by the lovely claire and claire? they were saying how extraordinary it has been to what you complete this challenge and raise so much money? what would you like to say. thank you very much to both of you, you have worked so well for me. i look forward to seeing you again soon! tom, if you

could only see the reaction on their faces. they are both listening to you, they put their hands on their hearts when they did that. i think we are all going to be tearing up for the rest of the day but he wants to say thank you to you as well. ta nks to say thank you to you as well. tanks so much and i‘m so glad, hopefully, this has made part of your day —— thank you so much. hopefully, this has made part of your day -- thank you so much. it's made whole year! thank you so much. the money that captain tom has raised will go towards supporting the nhs during the pandemic. it's it‘s worth saying again and again. it‘s over 12 million. it‘s worth saying again and again. it's over12 million. it it‘s worth saying again and again. it's over 12 million. it was 12.2. 12 and a quarter, more than that. all he wanted to do was raise £1000! we can speak now to ian lush, who‘s the chief executive of nhs charities together — the group which represents a number of the health

service‘s official charities. ian, i hope you got the opportunity to watch and share that moment, courtesy of tom ‘s family. what did that mean to you? extraordinary. i feel a particular personal connection because captain tom was in burma, india at the end of the warand so was in burma, india at the end of the war and so was my late father, major cecil lush from the engineers and they may well have met. it's extraordinary to see the amount of money and the outpouring of goodwill towards the nhs. towards the nhs charities. who will take good care of the money that he is raising. one pa rt of the money that he is raising. one part of this is the wonderful feeling that everybody is getting from this special man in this special moment. the other part is what happens to the money and you know, such a huge sum of money, tell us about how that works. there are about 150 nhs charities which will benefit from this money. we are a

membership organisation, now a huge fundraising organisation. i am the chairman and you've met ellie our lovely chief executive and i run one of 150 charities, imperial health charities, we support three hospitals, st marys, hammersmith and charing cross, at the frontline plus another two specialist hospitals. we are spending hospitals —— money and supporting staff and helping them at this crisis time, supporting well—being, doing this crisis time, supporting well— being, doing pods this crisis time, supporting well—being, doing pods forthem this crisis time, supporting well—being, doing pods for them to sleep in at the hospital so they do not have to go home between shifts, counselling, all sorts of stuff but we are also putting money aside so that we have money to see us through over the next 18 months or so to support the staff and we also support the staff and we also support patients and families with our welfare grants, there's lots of different ways the money will be used and we are all charities with a lot of experience of using this sort of funding so we will make sure it

goes to the right places. ian, every penny counts, it sounds like a trite phrase but it absolutely is so true. of course captain tom has been doing this through his just giving page and lots of people asking how do you bring the money together? i should just say to you, captain tom will be throwing in an extra £100,000, just giving is donating that to the campaign which basically wipes out all the admin fees and everything like that so it has forsaken that, it‘s more money coming your way. which will make such a difference. that's amazing, incredibly generous of them and the great thing is we have all this resource but we have some experienced charities behind it. so you've got great dorm and, the royal marsden, you've got us, the royal marsden, you've got us, the royal marsden, you've got us, the royal free, every hospital has its own charity. and we will have

this money to distribute and all the other funds we are raising throughout the country, it will make a huge difference but the key thing is, we are supporting frontline staff, not with equipment or the stuff that the government pays for, but with all the stuff that makes their lives a bit easier so counselling services, the food we are able to get to them, will be impacts, all of that sort of thing. ian, captain tom is watching from his home in bedfordshire. we are going to talk to him in a moment but we‘ve got to give you the opportunity to say something, i am sure you want to, hannah is next to him, she can help make sure your message gets across. captain tom, cani message gets across. captain tom, can ijust message gets across. captain tom, can i just say message gets across. captain tom, can ijust say from all of us in the nhs charities, we are extraordinarily grateful for everything you've done. you are an inspiration, 53 countries, people from 53 countries around the world have donated, i think you've broken every record there is in fundraising history. thank you from the bottom

of my heart. i know my father would have been incredibly proud and thank you so much from all of us for everything you've done for us. thank you from the bottom of their hearts, this extraordinary thing that you've doneis this extraordinary thing that you've done is simply life changing, they cannot thank you enough. that's the thanks from the charities. right, thanks from the charities. right, thank you very much for all your efforts. i think we‘ve done so well andi efforts. i think we‘ve done so well and i hope we continue to go on, getting more and more effort for the national health service and all the back of the people. thank you. ian, thank you so much forjoining us this morning, really good to hear from you and hear about how the money will be used. let‘s go back to tom and hannah. hannah, can you give us an insight? yourfamily has had to deal with a lot during this process , to deal with a lot during this process, it‘s wonderful, but things have changed quite a bit. the

scrutiny on your household, how things were, it‘s been amazing. scrutiny on your household, how things were, it's been amazing. it's been amazing. we never dreamt of it, to be anything like it is today. we are dealing with between 15000 and 20,000 e—mails every day, into the family. there'sjust 20,000 e—mails every day, into the family. there's just myself 20,000 e—mails every day, into the family. there'sjust myself and my husband, we've roped in benji who is 16, and the head of marketing from our business and we are still not really coping with the onslaught, that's not including all the social media feeds, or tv or radio and now of course, he's been on tv in france, we are going to russia, israel, america, australia and i think many more! change has been, in nine days, it's been incredible. well, we heard, 53 countries, i think, ian was just telling us there. hannah and tom, you will be aware because of social media, there has been a big campaign to make you

a server, captain tom. if that happened, i imagine you would be, you would quite enjoy being knighted by the queen. —— sir. you would quite enjoy being knighted by the queen. -- sir. you found out this morning there is a massive campaign for you to be knighted. how would you feel about that? how do you feel about something like that? i mean, it would be marvellous! to have such an honour, but i don‘t expect anything like that! people don‘t. i think it would be absolutely enormous, if i was knighted. i‘ve never heard of that sort of thing before. it's wonderful. tom, tell us, your view of the queen. we heard from her over easter weekend, on easter saturday. quite unusual. she‘s doing her best, the head the royalfamily, to keep us motivated, to keep us positive.

you obviously would have listened to that? can you tell everyone how you feel about the queen, her wonderful easter message to keep everyone motivated and united and to be looking forward to the future? how do you feel about her?” looking forward to the future? how do you feel about her? i think she is just marvellous, do you feel about her? i think she isjust marvellous, doing do you feel about her? i think she is just marvellous, doing such a terrificjob. all is just marvellous, doing such a terrific job. all the is just marvellous, doing such a terrificjob. all the time this has been going on, she has been the leader of the country. i had the highest regard for her. and i hope she continues as queen for a very long time yet! tom, i would love to know, hannah, maybe you would ask for me, what is your secret to being so sprightly, at the age of 99? can he give us some tips, please? could you please give some tips to everyone , you please give some tips to everyone, about, how are you so

sprightly? what is the secret to long life and feeling so chaparrastique? it's difficult to say. people say, how do you manage to live so long? how long is long? people say, you are getting old but what is old ? people say, you are getting old but what is old? i mean, most children think their parents are old! so really, to be 100? i mean, it doesn‘t really matter because, i mean, yesterday, 99, tomorrow is 100, what is different? how long can you go on being 100? well, i hope, a long time! as long as i am well enough! to stay in good shape. for

as long as i can. well, we all hope that as well. absolutely. i think it‘s two weeks today, your 100th birthday. what sort of celebrations might there be? it's two weeks until your 100th birthday. what are your big plans for your big day? well, originally, we were going to have a big party here with all the friends and relations that i‘ve got. we were all imagining what it was going to be like. but for so long, people have been saying are you going to have been saying are you going to have a birthday party, hoping they will get invited! but that, i‘m afraid, that cannot happen now because you fall got to keep well away from me, i must be something horrid! but today, it really is

something special, with all you kind people here and all the kind people watching. and all the other county people presenting money. i think thatis people presenting money. i think that is party enough for me. i think you are all well enough to be here when i do have a proper party! but it‘s not going to happen yet, for some time. because we are u nfortu nately some time. because we are unfortunately going to be logged in for a little bit longer. this is where i feel for all the people who are in very confined spaces. look at me, iam are in very confined spaces. look at me, i am all right. but to be locked into a small space, week after week, i think it must be very difficult andi i think it must be very difficult and i present my congratulations to all of you, sticking to the rules

and staying in your own homes. hannah, cani and staying in your own homes. hannah, can i ask one last favour and this is on behalf of all of us, can you give tom a hug, please? this isa can you give tom a hug, please? this is a hug from the whole nation, everyone wants to do it and cannot! i thank you very much. i would appreciate that! i do enjoy all the people, i like people. i do like people. and this has made it even better. that genuinely we are a united nation and that‘s how we will continue to be. tom, we all like you back, very, very much. anna and captain tom, thank you so much. giving us a very special morning. —— hannah. raising £12.3 million. still rising, take a look at those achievements. have a lovely day!

captain tom, conscripted into the regiment. there he goes. it's an extraordinary story and we shared it with the british public, we‘ve shared him with the public who had taken him to their hearts and he has truly gone global. he served his country in the past. he is serving his country now. what an inspiration to us all. here he comes. captain tom, approaching his 100th birthday, guard of honourfrom tom, approaching his 100th birthday, guard of honour from the first battalion, the yorkshire regiment and there he is. congratulations!” keep on going, while people are still contributing to the national health service.