this is bbc news. the headlines. more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of personal protective equipment — some say supplies of gowns are critically low — as the government inists the delivery of 400,000 protective gowns will arrive from turkey today mighti might i expect this flight to be coming later today and we are procuring from around the world to get the resources the nhs needs as well as other institutions. senior nhs figures say the delivery from turkey would be welcome but — with the unprecedented demand — it's simply not enough 400,000 gowns would be welcome if and when they arrive but the nhs is actually at full tilt, and is getting through 50,000 gowns a day.

in no hurry to lift the lockdown — borisjohnson tells cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. the government's ‘furlough‘ scheme — to keep staff on the payroll despite not working — goes live — there were in the first 30 minutes. as some small shops re—open in germany — across the world country's are taking the first tentative steps in lifting restrictions. on what should be the first day back at school for millions of children — it's parents who are themselves getting to grips with homeschooling. there's more concern today about the lack of personal protective equipment for nhs staff. hospital managers in england say some trusts already struggling with the supply of kit. the government insists 400,000 protective gowns will arrive from turkey at some stage today —

despite delays with the order. meanwhile, also this lunchtime.. borisjohnson has told cabinet colleagues he's concerned about lifting the lockdown too soon — and stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. businesses have started to make claims through the government's job retention scheme today designed to stop companies making workers redundant. meanwhile, germany is now among several european countries to lift some restrictions as rates of infection slow. 0urfirst report this lunchtime is from our health correspondent lauren moss. first of all, we are putting our gowns on. gloves, gowns, masks and eye protection. the kits to keep health care workers guarded against covid—i9. it's really important that we cover as much of us as possible. but supply and distribution are a continuous struggle, with organisations representing staff saying many don't feel safe. half of those responded saying that they have felt under pressure to work with high risk covid patients without the level of ppe

which is stipulated. many distraught calls from nurses, and nursing staff, calling us saying that they feel worried about going to work. and now there's a warning there could be consequences to care. i think we are dealing with alterations in the style of delivery of care, which mean that we might not do as many things as we did previously, we might choose not to go and review a patient three times an evening, we have to do it twice in an evening, because there simply is not the resource for us to put on and take off our ppe. last week public health england changed its guidelines to allow some gowns to be washed and reused. and it's notjust an issue for hospitals. gps, care homes, nursing homes and hospices have also reported shortages. we are now trying to deliver this to 58,000 different institutions. as i said, we have delivered overi billion pieces of protective equipment. all countries are facing this challenge, this

is a global health emergency, all countries are trying to secure the equipment that they need for their health service. so we are working in a competitive global environment in terms of securing this equipment as well. last night a plane carrying ppe from china including 10 million facemasks landed in scotland. another plane full of protective equipment from turkey was delayed. the foreign office says it hopes that flight will take off later, but even then the kit on board is not expected to last that long and has to go through checks to make sure it is suitable. 400,000 gowns, obviously, would be welcome if and when they arrive. but the nhs when it is actually at full tilt is probably getting through 150,000 gowns a day. so what we really need to get to is from the current rather hand—to—mouth approach to where sustainable supplies consistently and sustainably arrive. that is what our trust leaders and the staff on the front line need.

manufacturers, including burberry and barbour, are turning their hands to making protective clothing but there are calls for more organisations to be able to help. because all of this product was being made and imported, there wasn't the specifications and the prototypes here. so the whole supply chain has had to be put back together again here to make this product. we are getting there now, but there have been some delays. appreciation for those on the front line continues. the duke of edinburgh has today made a rare public statement saying he recognises the vital and urgent work being done by so many, and he has thanked all key workers. stock levels of personal protective equipment vary across the uk. officials in wales and scotland say they have enough to meet demand. northern ireland's first minister says it is an evolving situation. keeping those caring for others protected themselves as one of the largest challenges brought by the coronavirus and it will continue to be an ongoing race against time.

lauren moss, bbc news. borisjohnson has told cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. still recuperating from the virus himself, the prime minister met his deputy dominic raab at chequers on friday — and voiced concerns about lifting the lockdown too early. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. westminster, on what would have been a busy weekday, before the virus struck. most people are still following the advice to stay at home. the government has faced criticism from those who say the lockdown should have come sooner. but the focus now is on how and when the tide can be turned. we're all desperate to end this lockdown, but we need to do it in a sensible way, because the worst thing that we can possibly do is to prematurely ease the restrictions and then find a second peak and have to go right back to square one again, potentially with even more draconian measures. the current restrictions will stay

in place until may 7th, they will then be reviewed. but senior government figures are emphasising that the restrictions are then likely to be modified rather than completely removed, and this is to quash any speculation that life could return to normal any time soon. we're told the prime minister himself is worried about a second spike in infections and so he's cautious about lifting the lockdown. a former prime minister said he had some constructive advice for the current occupant of numberio. i know countries that have opened up their restaurants in a small way, and they have put a whole lot of restrictions on it, but at least there is some economic activity. so really this is the importance of getting the easing from this lockdown done in the right way, because ultimately, the only way you are going to pay this bill is by economic activity finally returning to normal. today dominic raab, the prime minister's de facto deputy, held a conference call

with opposition leaders. labour's keir starmer said he doesn't want an early lifting of the lockdown but he pressed home his demand for a clearer exit plan from the government. the only sure way of returning to life before the virus is if there's widespread and effective vaccination. some experts are concerned this may be difficult to achieve. but trials of a vaccine in the uk are due to get under way at the end of the week. in order to have a safe and effective vaccine, we have to go through all the steps that we would normally go through. what we're trying do is save as much time as possible by doing things in parallel with each other instead of one after another, and working with the regulatory authorities to work out how much we can accelerate this while still fitting within all the international guidelines. some other countries such as denmark and germany are beginning tentatively to turn the key on their lockdowns. but for now, the government here will cautiously watch, wait and hopefully learn.

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. a further 429 who tested positive for the virus have died and that brings the number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in england to 14,829. the patients were aged between 40 and 101 years old. 15 of the 429 patients aged between 49 and 92, had no known underlying health conditions. the number of deaths of patients with coronavirus has also been published by region and the reason i mention that is the figure for london is 81. the figure for the north west of england has risen above london, at 112. we will

bring you more on that and of course we expect the uk figure a little later this afternoon and we will bring it to you as we get it. but those are the figures for england only. correspondent helen catt is in westminster the issue of ppe is leading the bulletin once again. yes, the government are under pressure and have been throughout the pandemic. they say they have distributed over 1 billion pieces of ppe but again as we have consistently heard, there are those on the front line saying that they are not getting it, particular concern in recent days about the supply of gowns in particular. now, the issue does seem to have shifted a bit in that before it seems to be an issue of distribution, getting the stuff to the right places, whereas now that don't also seem to be an issue of supply, don't also seem to be an issue of supply, getting the stuff in the first place, particularly around gowns and you heard in the report there about the planeload of ppe

thatis there about the planeload of ppe that is expected from turkey that has been delayed. the government is very keen to say that well, it is not just turkey that we are reliant on for that, it is trying to source pieces of ppe domestically and internationally but they say that there is a global supply problem with gowns in particular and as we have seen, it just with gowns in particular and as we have seen, itjust hasn't been getting to the front line and of course, that does have a big impact on those people who have to deal with coronavirus on a daily basis. borisjohnson, clearly with coronavirus on a daily basis. boris johnson, clearly in with coronavirus on a daily basis. borisjohnson, clearly in no hurry to lift the lockdown, and of course he knows what it is like to suffer from this illness. yes, he is still recuperating and it is of course dominic raab who is in charge of the government's response, we are hearing that the prime minister is getting written updates on it but it is still dominic raab who is leading on this. you are right, they are not keen to rush into lifting restrictions and that is because the big concern in government is the idea of a second peak of the virus

and the problem they say there is that that risks doing the most damage, notjust that that risks doing the most damage, not just to that that risks doing the most damage, notjust to health but also to the economy, so they are very wa ry to the economy, so they are very wary of lifting restrictions in any way that might result in that. there is political pressure building for them to set out some sort of plan though and keir starmer, the labour leader, supportive of the extended lockdown but he wants to see what is happening with the planning to be able to change these restrictions. we had nicola sturgeon saying that she was likely to set out later in the week how scotland will think about that, although she says she is unlikely to be setting out which measures would be lifted, because they are not in a position to make that decision yet. i think the key thing is you heard is that when we talk about these restrictions, we shouldn't be thinking about it in terms of a wholesale lifting, that is unlikely, it is more likely that what we will see as tweaks or changes or modifications to

restrictions and certainly downing street have been pointing back to comments made the other week in a press co nfe re nce comments made the other week in a press conference which said that perhaps they could relax measures in some areas but they might need to be tightened and others, so it is certainly looking more like we are looking to change and restrictions rather than a wholesale lifting. thank you very much. a further nine people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in wales, those figures are just coming through, bringing the total number of deaths there to 584, a further nine people dying with coronavirus in wales, 584 is the total there. a moment ago the figures for england came out with a further 429 people having tested positive and then dying of coronavirus. as i say, we are waiting for the full uk figure a little later and we will bring you that as we get it.

across the world countries are taking the first tentative steps in lifting restrictions. in germany some small shops have re—opened, but it's now recommended that people wear face masks when shopping or on public transport — reversing earlier advice. paul adams has been looking at what the uk may expect as it ponders lifting its restrictions. slowly, cautiously, europe's largest economy is starting to move. small businesses allowed to open from this morning, book shops, car dealers and cycling stores, the pressure to open up is mounting. retailers have lost an estimated 30 billion euros. germany's apparent success in combating the virus makes this tentative reopening possible. but, different parts of the country are moving at different speeds and everywhere, people are being urged to wear masks. translation: we are protecting ourselves as best as we can, or should i say, others with our facemasks, i can't do much more than that. i am wearing gloves which i will throw away afterwards along with the mask. translation: we need a life again. this whole time it was

like a ghost town. that was ok, but i'm happy that we are moving ahead again. the sun is out, we have saved enough money and now we have to go out and spend it. in norway, kindergartens, hairdressers and churches are all being allowed to open from today. new covid—19 cases have been falling since the end of last month. the government believes it has the virus under control. in china, where the pandemic began late last year, travel is possible but heavily controlled. documents are checked. a qr code proves a passenger has not had a recent fever. trains are disinfected and the guard checks temperatures. from order in china to signs of impatience in america, this was arizona yesterday. protesters staying inside their cars but demanding the state's governor lift the lockdown. the protest, one of many now taking place across america, demonstrators energised by the fact that president trump

appears to be on their side. in australia, some of sydney's famous beaches are reopening, but only for exercise. across the world, governments are taking stock, easing restrictions where they can, watching what others are doing. balancing public health with economic survival. the headlines on bbc news... more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of personal protective equipment — some say supplies of gowns are critically low. borisjohnson tells cabinet colleagues he's concerned about lifting lockdown restrictions too soon — and that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority and on what should be the first day back at school for millions of children — it's parents who are themselves getting to grips with home—schooling tens of thousands of companies have already made applications to a government scheme designed to stop firms making workers redundant. the coronavirus job rentention

scheme went live early this morning. businesses can now apply for grants to cover 80 per cent of the wages of staff who've been temporarily laid off. employers should receive the money within 6 days. as our economics correspondent andy verity reports, it's a huge understaking, not without teething troubles. this coffee shop in south—west london is one of hundreds of thousands businesses whose income has plummeted to zero overnight, when the country went into lockdown last month. with no customers to serve, its boss put 34 staff on furlough, meaning he is still paying them 80% of their wages, which the government has promised to refund with a grant. this morning, he was relieved to find he could claim that grant and he has. mid—march, we spoke to all the staff saying that we thought that they would probably be made redundant the following week. as we saw that we will need to be closing. it was brilliant to hear the chancellor say that we had the option to furlough staff, so it was a no—brainer to take

the opportunity to do that. in the first half hour after the coronavirus job retention scheme opened, at 630 this morning, employers had already claimed on behalf of 67,000 staff. some 8 million staff are expected to be furloughed in total, nearly a third of the private sector workforce. the cost is a huge £42 billion for three months, but it has now been extended to four. there is a limit to the capacity of the system so if every employer tries to use it at eight o'clock this morning, some will be asked to queue or come back later, that doesn't mean the system has crashed, it simply means that it is full. but, employers can claim any time over the next few days, between now and wednesday and we will have the money in their bank account by the 30th of april. assessing the scheme this morning, accountants trying to claim on firms behalf, found it is working, but with no save and return function, if you get it wrong you have to go back to the start. the inactivity is causing the biggest problem, so there is only a 15 minute window. if you can't manage to get

all your information on there and you are hanging around going off to check data, if you are inactive on the platform for 15 minutes, it will take you off the platform. employment agencies are also running into difficulties claiming on behalf of temps, with variable hours or pay. certainly, the million agency temps in this country and the agencies that want to furlough them are finding it really difficult. it is important the government steps up and gives us the clarity we need to make sure people can protect their workers without betting their business. there's a lot more for government to do and i'm afraid time is running out. the government says its website can cope with up to 450,000 applications per hour. there is little doubt that without this scheme, hundreds of thousands more would be made redundant orforced to claim benefits. let's speak now to business owner yvonne gorman who is applying for a grant today from the coronavirusjob retention scheme.

first of all, what impact has the coronavirus crisis had on your business? well, my company has celebrated its nine year anniversary at the start of the month and it has been an absolute shocker. we have lost over 95% of our business pretty much overnight, the company was set to smash profits and sales records and have a fantastic year end but there is no chance of that now. when there is no chance of that now. when the chancellor announced the velo scheme, what was your reaction?” was really emotional, it meant i could keep my members of staff on our payroll, we have invested a lot of time and effort training our staff u p of time and effort training our staff up and our team is fantastic at helping me run the business, i couldn't do it by myself. the furlough scheme will allow me to keep them on as long as i can keep the business afloat. that must've been quite to explain to them, you

will have had to do it by videophone, just how much trouble the business was in. from having such a relation, having record months in the run—up to this and having to celebrate that one minute and then to have to say to them look, we need to down tools and we need to furlough you, to do that by video call with a team that feels like family, it was deeply upsetting. it is an 8096 contribution, i will come to the scheme itself in a moment but, are you going to be able to make it 100%, making that extra 20% yourself? unfortunately not, if it changes or increases, i will review that. have you applied yet? i have my payroll provider on call to do that on my behalf and he has all the information that he needs to submit that on my behalf. they are saying that on my behalf. they are saying that the money will come within six days, this is a rather important time isn't it? it really is.

thankfully, i had a confirmation from derby city council to say that might grant to the small business rates relief had been approved so that could come injust rates relief had been approved so that could come in just before the furlough money comes in but i have been working very practically with suppliers and negotiating payment terms which means that i have enough money in the bank this month, for sure, to pay my staff so the pressure is off a little bit for this month's payroll. what happens next month, i don't know. at the moment, it does appear that everybody is pragmatic and is trying to help everybody else. that is correct. i have went through all of our outgoings and slashed a lot of our outgoings and slashed a lot of our overheads next week. i even contacted our overheads next week. i even co nta cted to our overheads next week. i even contacted to providers... they gave me more than i asked for, so eve ryo ne me more than i asked for, so everyone from large companies to small organisations are helping each other. that is great to hear, if the furlough scheme works for you and there is no reason why it shouldn't on the face of it, how long can your

company survive lockdown? 0r on the face of it, how long can your company survive lockdown? or if the business continues the way it is now. if the furlough scheme is extended tilljune, now. if the furlough scheme is extended till june, that now. if the furlough scheme is extended tilljune, that will give me some time to try and save as much a business as possible. but this week, i am going through a week by week, i am going through a week by week, day by day basis. we wish you all the luck in the world, thank you very much. the duke of edinburgh has made a rare public statement, praising those tackling the coronavirus pandemic across the uk and keeping essential services running. philip - who is 98 and retired from public duties in 2017, said he wanted to recognise the "vital and urgent" medical and scientific work taking place. in his message, the duke also gave thanks to key workers including those involved in food production and distribution, refuse collection and postal and delivery services. the duke and duchess of sussex have told four of britain's most popular newspapers that they're

ending all cooperation with them. the couple have sent a letter to the sun, the mail, the mirror and the express saying they will no longer engage with them because of what they feel has been unfair and inaccurate treatment. here's our media correspondent, david sillito. it is no secret the duke and duchess, harry and meghan, have had a difficult relationship with large parts of the press. they have already withdrawn from the royal rotor system, in which newspapers and broadcasters are granted access to media events. and having now stepped back from royal duties, this letter lays out the new rules of engagement. they will no longer deal in any way with the mail, the sun, the mirror and the express newspapers. this is, they say, not a blanket policy as they will continue to work with a wide variety of media but it means there will be, in their words, "zero engagement" with papers it accuses of distorted, false and invasive coverage. the statement comes before a schedule hearing in the duchess of sussex's ongoing privacy case against associated newspapers,

the publishers of the daily mail and mail 0nline. david sillito, bbc news. let's get reaction from thejournalism professor and media commentator roy greenslade, who is in brighton. isa is a thing to have done?” is a thing to have done? i don't think so. it was so clumsy. i now realise that they have done this because new information was released in the court case, involving the mail on sunday, i assume that they timed it for that. but even so, it seems to me extraordinary a mistake and another example of their poor advice on the media, their poor pr. i think it will rebound on them to be honest. we know that this is

fuelled by an innate hatred of how the media operates that prince harry has. let's just hear from the media operates that prince harry has. let'sjust hearfrom him, this isa has. let'sjust hearfrom him, this is a podcast he appeared in. what has happened, especially in the uk, it is the very best of the human spirit, it is also proving i think that things are better than we are led to believe through certain corners of the media, it can be very worrying when you're sitting there and the only information you are getting is from certain news channels, but if you are out and about or on the right platforms, you can really sense this human spirit coming to the forefront and i think the most important thing for me is that the veteran community will always volunteer. roy, the problem for the prince is that this statement is public over here, while he is over in los angeles. yes, every step of the way, it has been clear that he has an intense dislike for the media and that goes back of course to the treatment of his

mother. everyone surely understands that. but i think that really in the last year or so, it has become clear that his dislike for the media has become almost obsessive and pretty disproportionate. look, these papers do publish the most immense nonsense and speculation as they have done about royalty and about celebrities generally for a long period of time. you have recourse to law, you have the possibility that you could go to the possibility that you could go to the independent standards organisation if the code is not dear to, but to be honest, he is complaining about something that eve ryo ne complaining about something that everyone has to kinda put up with if they are at that level. i have to

come in there, you say nonsense and speculation, it has been much more than that, it has been very hurtful, some of it racist in nature, even seasoned reporters would accept that when they are talking about the duchess of sussex and he has had enough and they have had enough. yes, and he has expressed that before, i'm not actually certain, i know one goes on about them having it worse than anyone else, but i don't think they have had, early on, they were so prickly with the press, they were so prickly with the press, they almost encouraged them to misbehave. to be honest with you, i would say that they are, their betterjudgment would would say that they are, their better judgment would be would say that they are, their betterjudgment would be to simply ignore it. ignore it and if the papers are not getting a rise out of them, they won't continue to do it. there is a responsible press, for which i have long worked, and they rightly acknowledge that by not having written to those editors, but these papers, which are basically losing sales all the time and losing

their audience, it can safely be ignored by the couple and they would have done better to have done that. the difficulty is that there is a court case coming, which once again puts them head—to—head. court case coming, which once again puts them head-to-head. it does and of course it is fascinating, the release today of some of the text m essa g es release today of some of the text messages from harry and megan to her father, just prior to their wedding, are fascinating and do put a different complexion perhaps on what's the mail on sunday published at the time, it will be of course for a court to decide whether the paper was unnatu rally intrusive for a court to decide whether the paper was unnaturally intrusive or not, i felt at the time that the paper had pretty well overstepped the mark but at the same time i understood, they could stand by, and exercising press freedom and they have a right to report what the family had said and so on, but even

so, i would family had said and so on, but even so, iwould have family had said and so on, but even so, i would have thought again it would have been better tojust so, i would have thought again it would have been better to just have let them get on with it. the difficulty for this young couple who have, whether you believe it is brave or stupid, they have left at the royal family in effect, they have gone to america, they have to use theirfame have gone to america, they have to use their fame in some way and this is the balance they have to strike, isn't it? how they use that without abusing that position. you're not interesting you should say use their fame because a lot of other people. a lot of other people would say it can't use other things that don't draw on their fame, you are suggesting that they should cash in on their celebrity and that celebrity derives exactly from him having been a member of the royal family. you could do something very productive that didn't, as it were, draw on his fame and again, you can see it in the coverage today, i know that piers morgan, i never agree

with him normally, but he was probably right about this, andrew neil, who i have more respectful it is definitely right about it, they do, as it were, encourage the feeling that they are special people and want special treatment and that really goes down exceedingly badly, not just with the really goes down exceedingly badly, notjust with the press, but with people as well. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. for the vast majority of us it stays dry and sunny today and increasingly warm as well away from the immediate eastern coast. the satellite picture shows the extent of the sunshine but we have some rain bearing clouds working at a north—west france. that could get close enough overnight to give the odd passing shower to the channel islands and the islands of scilly but for the majority of us it stays dry with clear, starry skies. it stays quite breezy, so never that cold for england and wales. a touch of frost in sheltered glens in

scotland. tomorrow, almost an identical day to today, which means sunshine from dawn till dusk. a brisk easterly wind across eastern areas, gusts of 30 or 40 mph. votes winds have been working across cold seas, so in the eastern coastal areas temperatures will be pegged back to around 13 to 15 degrees. the highest tip which is further west, reaching the low 20s in the warmest spot through the afternoon. that's the latest. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of personal protective equipment. some say supplies of gowns are critically low, as the government inists the delivery of 400,000 protective gowns will arrive from turkey today. i expect this flight to be coming later today, and we are procuring from around the world to gather the resources the nhs needs, and indeed other institutions need. senior nhs figures say

the delivery from turkey would be welcome but, with the unprecedented demand, it's simply not enough. 400,000 gowns obviously would be welcome if and when they arrive, but the nhs, when it's actually at full tilt, is probably getting through 150,000 gowns a day. in no hurry to lift the lockdown — boris johnson tells cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. the government's furlough scheme — to keep staff on the payroll despite not working — goes live. there were 67,000 applications in the first 30 minutes. as some small shops re—open in germany, across the world, countries are taking the first tentative steps in lifting restrictions. and on what should be the first day back at school for millions of children, it's parents who are themselves getting to grips with homeschooling sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.

the number of professional footballers reporting symptons of depression has "doubled" since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic suspended leagues around the world. a survey jointly conducted by the world player's union, fifpro, and the amsterdam university medical centers, found those suffering with anxiety has also sharply risen. tanya 0xtoby, manager of wsl side bristol city women — says she recognises that her players have been suffering mentally during the sport's lockdown: all of the signs are there, i think. again it is about trying to think outside the box about how you can support those players. sometimes it is going head—on with it and using that kind of language is not the best way to go forward, but using the support system they have got around to them, linking in with that is probably the best avenue to go for. again it is adjusting the programme a little bit, touching base with them and making sure there is some thing you can do.

recognising that they are struggling without labelling it is perhaps all they need. serena williams still has the belief and motivation to win more grand slams — that's according to her coach, patrick moratoglou. williams is the most successful player of the modern era, with 23 majors, but is still one short of equalling margaret court's all—time record of 24. the american hasn't won a grand slam for over three years, but mouratoglou insists she still has the hunger to keep going. time is not working for her so much. she will be 39 this year, 39 years old. but she is still in good shape. she had some physical issues last year, but she recovered well. she is an incredible athlete, and i think she is an incredible champion as well. she has shown it many times in her career, so mentally she is different and is able to do things that other people can't. what is the most important for me is that the

motivation is still there. as far as the motivation, it's still the same, i still believe she can make it and she still believes, which is most important. the double paralympic champion richard whitehead says he'll have to be "even better" if he's to win a third gold medal at next year's rearranged tokyo games. whitehead defended his t42 200 metre title in rio four years ago, but says his preparations for 2021's rescheduled paralympics will now have to change dramatically. i have worked to peek over four yea rs i have worked to peek over four years for this year, so then to go through a short cycle, so myself and my team are going to have to be super dynamic and work outside the box to find other areas to get those extra 1% moving forwards. i'm not 21 yea rs old extra 1% moving forwards. i'm not 21 years old any more, i'm a mature athlete that still strives to be better, so it's going to be really challenging for myself and my team.

danish superliga side fc midtjylland have revealed their plans to get as many fans as possible watching the side when the league resumes — with "drive in football" at their stadium. they've installed two huge screens in the carpark of the mch arena — here's one of them — with enough room for 2,000 cars to watch. it's a pretty innovative way for fans to share the matchday experience, whilst maintaining social distancing: we try to find out what could be a possibility here, and one of the things we have is that we have very many parking spaces around the stadium. what we did here was we said, ok, you need to drive here to the stadium in your car, you have to stay in the car, you can only open the window on one side of the car, and then we are placing cameras on the screen, photographing the cars, and this we will bring inside the

stadium so that the stadium will have the feeling that we are all sitting outside supporting them. that's all the sport for now. how to protect medics on the frontline has become one of the most pressing issues of the coronavirus crisis, and technology is playing an important role. a system of video appointments, originally used in scotland to help people living in remote areas, is now helping to protect nhs staff from the virus. here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. are you having any difficulty breathing at the moment? has that been a dry cough? aberdeen's covid—19 community assessment hub — doctors and nurses having to make quick decisions about who needs urgent care. so i need to get you to accident and emergency for some further tests. patients who are referred here after calling 111 with suspected symptoms can be sent straight to hospital, or asked to come into the hub's red zone where they are examined in person. every contact is a risk, and it's a risk that works both ways. so we know that people can have minimal symptoms to pass it on, and we are really trying to have

them in the building and with the clinician for as short a time as possible. what i want you to do now is i want you to press the tip of your finger... the ability to assess patients over video link is working well in this new clinical environment. you might see that someone's in bed, they've got their sheets pulled up over them, they are clearly shivering, or they are breathing very fast, looking a bit sweaty. so there's lots of good visual cues, which actually, along with a good history, are the main ways we decide who needs admission or not. in less than a month, the number of weekly video consultations across scotland has risen from just a few hundred to many thousands. as well as covid—19 community assessment centres, it is also being used by gps and for general hospital consultations. the technology being used in scotland is called near me. it enables patients to have a secure video appointment from their home or wherever is convenient. you are invited into a virtual waiting room, and then connected to your gp. it's also helping older doctors

or those with medical conditions keep working. well, it's safer. it's safer for patients and it's safer for clinicians. i have spoken to quite a few colleagues who are retired and coming back in, and they are really happy to contribute. but if they can do a lot of work remotely, then they are much more comfortable with that. some practices are actually saying to the older doctors, you know, "we would really want you to carry on working, but we would want you to be safe." and technology is helping to do that. video appointments will never replace face—to—face consultations entirely, but what might have seemed daunting to some is, with this accelerated roll—out, becoming an important tool in our health service and in this fight against coronavirus. lorna gordon, bbc news. many pupils and students should have been returning to the classroom today for the start of the new term. but schools across the uk remain shut to all but vulnerable children — and those of key workers. and there's no date for when they'll fully reopen.

millions of children are back learning at home, with parents who are themselves getting to grips with homeschooling, as john maguire reports. it's back—to—school but not as we know it. how has it been going for you? it's tough. a learning curve for us. mr and mrs reynolds, or dad and mum, have beenjuggling running and mum, have beenjuggling running a business, a household and a home—school. a business, a household and a home-school. it is really hard. yes, it is notjust the teaching home-school. it is really hard. yes, it is not just the teaching that home-school. it is really hard. yes, it is notjust the teaching that is hard, it is the juggling of work and life with that. obviously the boys think we are off school, so we are off school, we can do what we want, lay around and watch telly all day. but they are not supposed to be off school, they are meant to be learning so we have to teach them. many children of key workers have remained at school, so life may not

be very different. for the staff at this school keeping that children engage an stimulator is is difficult. the staff are planning their weeks, linking into the children's interests. it is curriculum—based work, but the children need that structure. too much replay, too much of his work, the children don't benefit from that. they need that close structure. only once schools reopen. have the chance to assess the impact of their pupils‘ progress. it is feared children from disadvantaged backgrounds will be affected most. nothing can compensate from those relationships between patients and their pupils, so planning for when schools reopen, that catch appleby achieved. technology and resources can help like never before. today the bbc is enhancing its online

educational content and when the school bells to ring once again, whenever that may be, it will mean we are not just whenever that may be, it will mean we are notjust getting back—to—school but also back to normality. join us at 3.30pm when we‘ll be answering your questions on home schooling in your questions answered, with our education correspondent elaine dunkley and headteacher sam williamson. you can contact us on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk in major south african cities, homeless people are being rounded up and taken off the streets to be placed in makeshift shelters. three weeks into the country‘s now five—week—long lockdown, many are concerned about how these vulnerable people are coping, especially those dealing with addiction. the bbc‘s pumza fihlani went to one of the makeshift camps in cape town to find out. south africa is scrambling to minimise the impact of the coronavirus on its health

system, economy and its people. and those people include the most vulnerable, the homeless. have you been in contact with someone who has coronavirus? no. across the country, homeless people have been moved into homeless shelters like this one, rounded up from street corners, parks and underneath the country‘s highways. while many now don‘t have to worry about where their next meal will come from, they are exposed to other risks. this is usually one of the busiest parts ofjohannesburg. come evening, these pavements become beds for those without homes. while the government‘s efforts have been commended at getting people off the streets, experts warn for those battling addiction, stopping opioids and alcohol abruptly can be life—threatening. so what is the solution? some centres are now providing methadone, a replacement drug to help the body cope with withdrawals. 0pioid withdrawal is really

extremely uncomfortable. you need to manage the withdrawal and the cravings in order to stabilise the lockdown of homeless people. how are you feeling with the methadone? people like this individual who has lived on the streets for ten years and has been on heroin for nine of those years. i didn‘t think there would be people living here, they are going to run away, all of us. homelessness is a long—established issue in south africa. because of the coronavirus, the government has moved fast. but what happens after the lockdown? is it back to the streets for people? let us pull our resources together and make sure that it remains high on their agenda. we need to reduce the numbers of people who are out on the streets. concerns have been raised about a lack of social distancing

and erratic food supply at some centres. the ministers accepts the criticism but says covid—19 is a learning curve for everyone. when i look at what has been done from the beginning until now, and the fact we are saying to the provinces, please do not herd them like cattle into someplace because we need to give them their dignity, they deserve it. the weeks ahead are uncertain for all south africans. but amongst the homeless, there is some relief that, for the time being, they, too, have not been forgotten. at least 16 people, including a policewoman, have been shot dead in canada. the suspect dressed as a police officer during a 12—hour rampage. it‘s thought to be one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country‘s history. matt graveling has more. dressed as a police officer, he posed as a protector —

even driving around in a marked car. but instead, 51—year—old gabriel wortman took a gun and started killing innocent people. siren. his 12—hour rampage began on saturday night, leaving bodies at a number of different locations across nova scotia. police first became aware of the shootings after reports of firearms being used. tragically, one of those sent to help became a victim of the attack. it‘s with tremendous sadness that i share with you that we have lost constable heidi stevenson, a 23—year veteran of the force, who was killed this morning while responding to an active shooter incident. heidi answered the call of duty and lost her life while protecting those she served. police were first called to a residence in the rural town of portapique. they located several casualties, but not the suspect, gabriel wortman. an overnight search for wortman led police to a number of areas, including some where structures were on fire. they asked people to stay indoors,

posted the gunman‘s believed location online and said he may be wearing a royal canadian mounted police uniform, despite not being employed by the service. the canadian prime minister began his regular briefing on coronavirus to focus on the shooting. before we get started, i want to touch briefly on the unfolding events in portapique, nova scotia. i know we‘ve all been watching this on the news. my hearts go out to everyone affected in what is a terrible situation. i want to thank the police for their hard work and people for cooperating with authorities. police said the suspect was driving what appeared to be a police car before changing to another vehicle. on twitter, they notified people of the car‘s registration. and then, just before midday on sunday, police informed people that following a car chase, gabriel wortman was dead. they added, as his victims were killed across nova scotia, authorities were still trying to establish the final death toll. matt graveling, bbc news.

the headlines on bbc news: more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of personal protective equipment — some say supplies of gowns are critically low. borisjohnson tells cabinet colleagues he‘s concerned about lifting lockdown restrictions too soon, and that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. and on what should be the first day back at school for millions of children — it‘s parents who are themselves getting to grips with homeschooling. an update on the market numbers for you — here‘s how london‘s and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now you may have seen lady gaga, sir eltonjohn and the rolling stones performing for the one world concert this weekend. but across the uk, thousands of young, unsigned musicians are unable to meet up to rehearse or perform and are being forced to improvise. and, like lots of us, they‘re using technology to connect.

but what‘s that like and how does it work? with me is blue 0‘grady and ned woodcock from the south london band chaos in the tea house. before we speak to them, let‘s hear them in action. # locked up without warning # there‘s nothing like a bang to wake you up in the morning # nothing like some petty crime to get in trouble, out of your mind # been a minute since you went from baseball bats to handguns that‘s how they sound. let‘s talk to blue. like we saw at the weekend, you can‘t do this live, so you‘re working off each other‘s recordings, right? that is how we are working at the moment, so we are sending bits and bobs, practising like that, we will send it to each other, have a zoom will send it to each other, have a zoom meeting and then see if we can progress from there. it sounds like

a long process. it is, but we are making the most of it at the moment, trying to stay positive and spread some positivity as well. just explain, you are relying on technology which has its own problems, i‘m guessing? technology which has its own problems, i'm guessing? sometimes, i guess. for us it has been all right. it isjust guess. for us it has been all right. it is just tough obviously not being able to see each other. we have all got good access to technology, so we're really lucky in that way because it means we can keep going and keep active on social media, which is a great tool for keeping a presence up, because obviously we cannot play gigs at the moment or anything like that. when you are working online like this, some of those creative tantrums, you can‘t have those! at the moment, we have decided to have a date called tea house tuesdays. every tuesday we post something on out instagram or facebook, just for people to stay

positive and have something to watch and look forward to. let's be honest, what you are thinking of is labels watching you and saying, we wa nt labels watching you and saying, we want this group. yeah. yeah, no, definitely. at the moment, everything is down and we are try to bring it back up and get everybody positive. is this the look of the band, or is it a lockdown haircut?l bit of both. when you look back on this period, will you think, this was when we were at our most creative? potentially. we are practising loads, creating. we all have our own creative visions and we don't need to worry about mixing them yet, we canjust focus on ourselves and then bring it to each other when we have something. let's be honest, when you finished your zoom performance and your practice,

do you pick up the phone to one of the others and said, what was he playing? does it turn into quite an unproductive exercise after a while? we haven‘t found that. at the moment it‘s great because we saw each other every day at college and rehearsing. now we get to see each other on rehearsal, chat, catching up, just focus on the music. these calls are some of the best bits about day, to be honest. you are nodding away, what happens next? is there a limit to how far this can go online?” don't think so at the moment. what we are trying to do is expand our content. like, we are doing things like quarantine challenges, so learning a new skill, just trying to keep the fans on social media interested and giving them something to watch, just to make sure there is

no boredom, really, and just keeping ourselves active the whole time. i'm told you have got a guitar with you, is that right? i do. i was afraid of that. on that basis, ned, i will say thank you to you and, blue, give it your best. ok. would you like the song from the thinker a difference in? let's have a different song. i enjoyed that one so much, i‘m interested to see what else you have. ok, cool. ned, are you going to singalong? no. #heis to singalong? no. # he is fighting because he can‘t stand the thought of seeing his mother crying. # the bloc‘s got frightening

# the bloc‘s got frightening # it's # the bloc‘s got frightening # it‘s got darker. what a shame, we‘re out of time. thank you both very much. i wish you all the luck with that. thanks for having us. thank you. you are watching bbc news. while much of the coronavirus death toll has come from western nations, concern is growing about the rise of cases elsewhere. it is feared workers in developing nations could face extreme poverty and hunger when lockdown measures are imposed, stripping them of theirjobs and income. the actor idris elba and his wife, sabrina, who have both recovered from the virus, have joined forces with the un‘s international fund for agricultural development. they are helping to raise $200 million to support workers who produce the majority of the globe‘s food, but could face ruin when they are hit by quarantines. we heard from idris and sabrina earlier this afternoon.

it is about future planning, about, if we had known this was coming six month ago, we could plan for the nhs struggle, plan for the economic fallout, we would not be in the dire straits we're at the moment. that is what we are suggesting in terms of the rural countries, farmers that we re the rural countries, farmers that were already poor or don't have an economic background and strength like we do, they are going to get harder hit. not to mention that we are very fortunate that we have the nhs. but some of the countries don't have that. outside of the economic downfall that will happen, they will bea downfall that will happen, they will be a lot of deaths and not a lot of support. we can help to prevent that, and that's what this is for. we know very much that they are welcoming the support but it is

about forward planning. what we have learned from this is that no man is an island, we are all part of this world so if we can help each other with a forward—thinking, that is going to save a lot of lives and livelihoods. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. hello there. high pressure remains firmly in charge of our weather this week, and that means there‘s more in the way of dry, sunny weather. it will be quite warm away from eastern coasts as well. earlier in the day, one of our weather watchers went for a socially distanced walk along the deserted beaches of lyme regis. blue skies pretty much nationwide. the exception really towards the channel islands, the isles of scilly, where we doo have some cloud that is bringing some rain, actually, into france at the moment. that could get close enough to bring an odd isolated shower but, for the majority, it‘s a dry day and a dry night as well, with clear, starry skies. it‘s staying quite breezy, so temperatures around 4 to 7 celsius across england, wales and northern ireland. in scotland, cold enough for some frost again in sheltered glens. that takes us on into tuesday,

and it‘s almost a carbon copy repeat performance nationwide. again, a day of lots of sunshine, again we‘ll have brisk easterly winds. gusting at around 30, perhaps 40 mph in places. bear in mind, those easterly winds are blowing across cool sea temperatures — temperatures out on the water just 7 to 9 celsius. that‘s why these eastern areas of scotland, eastern areas of england are a little bit cooler, with temperatures around 13 to 15 degrees but, come in land, that‘s where we see the highest temperatures, further west, where we are seeing highs reaching perhaps the high teens to low 20s across parts of wales, the southwest midlands and perhaps parts of england too. the area of high pressure stays with us for wednesday as well, but the isobars are getting more widely spaced, and that means the winds are going to be that bit lighter. again, for most on wednesday it‘s a dry day with sunshine from dawn till dusk, barely a cloud in the sky. with those lighter winds, temperatures can climb that bit higher. even towards some of our eastern coastal areas, 16 degrees in hull,

but we‘re pushing well into the 20s across of england and wales, turning a bit warmer as well for northern ireland and western scotland too. thursday is likely to be the warmest day of this week. again, we‘ll have plenty of sunshine, although there could be the odd mist or fog patch in the countryside just to start the day, not lasting long at all. those temperatures peak at around 23 or 24 celsius, so it is going to be pleasantly warm in the sunshine. beyond that, it does turn a little bit cloudier, a little bit cooler as we head into the weekend. and there‘s the threat of a few isolated showers as well. that‘s your latest weather.

this is bbc news. the headlines. more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of personal protective equipment — some say supplies of gowns are critically low — as the government inists the delivery of 400,000 protective gowns will arrive from turkey today. i expect this flight to be coming later today and we are procuring from around the world to get the resources the nhs needs and, indeed, other institutions need. senior nhs figures say the delivery from turkey would be welcome but, with the unprecedented demand, it‘s simply not enough. 400,000 gowns obviously would be welcome, if and when they arrive, but the nhs, when it is actually at full tilt is probably getting through 150,000 gowns per day. in no hurry to lift the lockdown — boris johnson tells cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority.

the government‘s ‘furlough‘ scheme, to keep staff on the payroll despite not working, goes live — there were 67,000 applications in the first 30 minutes. as some small shops re—open in germany, across the world country‘s are taking the first tentative steps in lifting restrictions. and, on what should be the first day back at school for millions of children — it‘s parents who are themselves getting to grips with homeschooling. there‘s more concern today about the lack of personal protective equipment for nhs staff. hospital managers in england say some trusts already struggling with the supply of kit. the government insists 400,000 protective gowns will arrive from turkey at some stage today, despite delays with the order. it comes as nhs england reports

that there were 429 hospital deaths recorded in england over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to close to 15,000. in scotland the total number of deaths linked to the virus stands at 915 — up 12 in the last day. while in wales a further 9 deaths linked to coronavirus has been reported, taking the total number of deaths to 584. meanwhile today, borisjohnson has told cabinet colleagues he‘s concerned about lifting the lockdown too soon, and stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. 0urfirst report this lunchtime is from our health correspondent lauren moss. first of all, we are putting our gowns on. gloves, gowns, masks and eye protection. the kits to keep health care workers guarded against covid—19. it‘s really important that we cover as much of us as possible. but supply and distribution are a continuous struggle, with organisations representing

staff saying many don‘t feel safe. half of those responded saying that they have felt under pressure to work with high risk covid patients without the level of ppe which is stipulated. many distraught calls from nurses, and nursing staff, calling us saying that they feel worried about going to work. and now there‘s a warning there could be consequences to care. i think we are dealing with alterations in the style of delivery of care, which mean that we might not do as many things as we did previously, we might choose not to go and review a patient three times an evening, we have to do it twice in an evening, because there simply is not the resource for us to put on and take off our ppe. last week public health england changed its guidelines to allow some gowns to be washed and reused. and it‘s notjust an issue for hospitals. gps, care homes, nursing homes and hospices have also reported shortages. we are now trying to deliver this

to 58,000 different institutions. as i said, we have delivered over1 billion pieces of protective equipment. all countries are facing this challenge, this is a global health emergency, all countries are trying to secure the equipment that they need for their health service. so we are working in a competitive global environment in terms of securing this equipment as well. last night a plane carrying ppe from china including 10 million facemasks landed in scotland. another plane full of protective equipment from turkey was delayed. the foreign office says it hopes that flight will take off later, but even then the kit on board is not expected to last that long and has to go through checks to make sure it is suitable. 400,000 gowns, obviously, would be welcome if and when they arrive. but the nhs when it is actually at full tilt is probably getting through 150,000 gowns a day. so what we really need to get to is from the current rather hand—to—mouth approach to where sustainable supplies

consistently and sustainably arrive. that is what our trust leaders and the staff on the front line need. manufacturers, including burberry and barbour, are turning their hands to making protective clothing but there are calls for more organisations to be able to help. because all of this product was being made and imported, there wasn‘t the specifications and the prototypes here. so the whole supply chain has had to be put back together again here to make this product. we are getting there now, but there have been some delays. appreciation for those on the front line continues. the duke of edinburgh has today made a rare public statement saying he recognises the vital and urgent work being done by so many, and he has thanked all key workers. stock levels of personal protective equipment vary across the uk. officials in wales and scotland say they have enough to meet demand. northern ireland‘s first minister says it is an evolving situation.

keeping those caring for others protected themselves as one of the largest challenges brought by the coronavirus and it will continue to be an ongoing race against time. lauren moss, bbc news. let‘s speak now to accident and emergency doctor emeka 0korocha just explain if you will, i know you are dealing with covid—19 patients, how many and what has your shift been like so far? in or on average, iam seeing been like so far? in or on average, i am seeing about 80% of my patients. 8096 of my patients are coronavirus patients, so out of 30 patients, it is 2425 positive patients, it is 2425 positive patients on the ward. this comes into the whole issue with ppe because a lot of the ppe is non—reusable. so, ensuring care for

ourselves and the patients who are negative or patients whose swabs haven‘t come back yet, we need to make sure we are removing and putting the equipment on properly. it obviously requires more usage from each of us and it puts a strain on how much the hospital can give us at one time and it means we are having to make adjustments in who are seeing patients, how many they are seeing patients, how many they are seeing patients, how many they are seeing and where to put patients based on ppe so it is a tricky one for the hospital staff and clinicians. so, that is already happening, you are already having to adjust how you are approaching patients because of a shortage of gowns? yes, in a sense we are making do with what we have so our main objective obviously has always been and will always be patient safety and will always be patient safety and the safety for ourselves as well. with increased testing that we are doing in hospitals, there is an availability for testing for my colleagues, we are seeing more

doctors and nurses and health professionals testing positive. whether there is a correlation just to the amount of patients we are seeing, or due to an issue with the ppe, it is hard to say at this point. but it means that we have to ta ke point. but it means that we have to take extra steps to make sure that we are take extra steps to make sure that we a re protected take extra steps to make sure that we are protected and our patients are protected. what we don‘t want is are protected. what we don‘t want is a situation where patients come hospital to see as and they are actually negative for coronavirus. for donning and doffing has meant that they have tested positive for coronavirus we have to be careful about that. what you're saying is the risk is greater now than it was. what i am saying mainly is that these are precautions that we have taken from the very beginning, however we have obviously seen a lot more coronavirus positive patients come in and as more coronavirus positive patients come in, it means we need more ppe, mortars are required to see these patients. we

also need to worry about ourselves testing positive for coronavirus as well. this means adjustments will be made, they will have to be made, we will have to make those adjustments. we have to make do with what we can at the moment, obviously we‘ve heard that there is more ppe coming, but until we have this on the front line, we have to make do with what we have safely and appropriately. and when you all have a chat at the end of a shift together, that make do approach, does that make you angry? rather than angry, i think it is making people anxious and a little bit frustrated. so, as i am seeing my colleagues testing positive for coronavirus who are obviously following impeccable hygiene and donning and doffing where appropriate, some are asking, is this a problem due to the fact that we don‘t have ppe and we are

urging amongst ourselves not to feel pressured to see patients when we don‘t have the appropriate ppe. obviously, none of us want patient ca re obviously, none of us want patient care to suffer, however we have to make sure that we remain safe for ourselves and for our patients as well. you are on a break as i said andi well. you are on a break as i said and i appreciate your time, but on the basis of what you have done so far today and on a daily basis, how difficult does it get, because at one point you are dealing with patients while they are alive of course, not all of them survive and you are on the front line and telling their relatives. honestly, this is a tough one because as i say, this is monday, we have come back into work, i was fortunate enough to be off this weekend and a number of the patients that i spoke to on friday and a number of the relatives i spoke to on friday don‘t have their relatives with them any more. and we amongst ourselves are feeling very obviously heartbroken for the people who have lost loved ones and for our patients themselves

and so, i think we are trying to implement different ways that people can have last moments with their family members, we are in an extraordinary situation where people can‘t come and see their loved ones in their last days and i can‘t imagine anything more heartbreaking than that so i think there is a number of systems we are trying to implement on the wards where people can speak to or see their relatives in their last hours. it is tasking for everybody and is tasking as it is for us, we are feeling more for the patients and relatives, having somebody in hospital and not seeing them for two or three weeks and then getting a phone call from us having to explain that they are deteriorating and have sadly passed and then the next discussion is, ok doctor, what happens with the funeral and how can we bury mum, it is not a good feeling or conversation to have. and it is one that must play on your mind at the

end of the day, how do you cope? definitely, it plays on everyone‘s mind, whether people are open about it or not, it is something you can‘t forget and we discussed that amongst each other and we try and develop coping techniques with each other, exchange coping techniques and i think some people are found distractions as a coping technique, others have families or activities and trying to process everything. others will try and chat to their family after everything has happened and catch up with their family and find out how they are which i think is useful and sweet and it provides them with some comfort, knowing that they spent all that time with this family is relatives and they are checking up on them, saying i know mum passed last week and ijust checking up on them, saying i know mum passed last week and i just want to see how you are. obviously, that is done in our spare time, in our brea ks is done in our spare time, in our breaks and i think that that is a really good coping mechanism for so many because it allows that kind of

comfort and care that we have been trying to achieve because i think that if you are in a situation where you are trying to block all this out or pretend it isn‘t happening, it becomes very difficult and it does get very overwhelming because you know you have to tackle the same thing the next day. well, i am not going to wait till thursday to thank you, i want to thank you right now because he represents so many doing the samejob because he represents so many doing the same job under so because he represents so many doing the samejob under so many because he represents so many doing the same job under so many pressures with such fortitude and we really are most grateful, thank you. borisjohnson has told cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. still recuperating from the virus himself, the prime minister met his deputy dominic raab at chequers on friday — and voiced concerns about lifting the lockdown too early. our political correspondent iain watson reports. westminster, on what would have been a busy weekday, before the virus struck. most people are still following the advice to stay at home. the government has faced criticism

from those who say the lockdown should have come sooner. but the focus now is on how and when the tide can be turned. we‘re all desperate to end this lockdown, but we need to do it in a sensible way, because the worst thing that we can possibly do is to prematurely ease the restrictions and then find a second peak and have to go right back to square one again, potentially with even more draconian measures. the current restrictions will stay in place until may 7th, they will then be reviewed. but senior government figures are emphasising that the restrictions are then likely to be modified rather than completely removed, and this is to quash any speculation that life could return to normal any time soon. we‘re told the prime minister himself is worried about a second spike in infections and so he‘s cautious about lifting the lockdown. a former prime minister said he had some constructive advice for the current occupant of number10.

i know countries that have opened up their restaurants in a small way, and they have put a whole lot of restrictions on it, but at least there is some economic activity. so really this is the importance of getting the easing from this lockdown done in the right way, because ultimately, the only way you are going to pay this bill is by economic activity finally returning to normal. today dominic raab, the prime minister‘s de facto deputy, held a conference call with opposition leaders. labour‘s keir starmer said he doesn‘t want an early lifting of the lockdown but he pressed home his demand for a clearer exit plan from the government. the only sure way of returning to life before the virus is if there‘s widespread and effective vaccination. some experts are concerned this may be difficult to achieve. but trials of a vaccine in the uk are due to get under way at the end of the week. in order to have a safe and effective vaccine, we have to go through all the steps that we would normally go through. what we‘re trying do is save as much

time as possible by doing things in parallel with each other instead of one after another, and working with the regulatory authorities to work out how much we can accelerate this while still fitting within all the international guidelines. some other countries such as denmark and germany are beginning tentatively to turn the key on their lockdowns. but for now, the government here will cautiously watch, wait and hopefully learn. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. let‘s talk now to the acting co—leader of the liberal democrats, sir ed davey who joins us from his home in south west london. i think you are part of a briefing that the government gives to opposition leaders today on how it is going basically, what is your impression of how it is going right now? well, dominic raab talked to a number of party leaders and he didn‘t tell us anything that the media hasn‘t been told, to be fair.

we were pressing him on a number of points, the liberal democrats, i was asking about protective equipment for our nhs and care staff, i heard the doctor they‘re talking quite movingly about how hard they are working with the courage he and his collea g u es working with the courage he and his colleagues to have and also how they are trying to comfort the relatives and patients. so, we do need to give them protective equipment and the liberal democrats have banged on about that but i also asked dominic raab about testing. but if we are going to get rid of these restrictions, if lockdown is ever going to be lifted, we need to be cautious, nobody disagrees with that, but we need to have the tests, they need to be in much greater number, we need to be doing them in the community and we need to be learning lessons from countries like denmark and germany, that you mentioned, which appear to have a better grip on this. the university of oxford professor over the weekend he was saying that they were hoping to get to some tests on a vaccine

getting going soon, but the government needed to be ready to produce and make sure that roll—out of the vaccine was possible, are the government thinking ahead enough still about the next process of this? well, the vaccine is critical and we all agree that, we all welcome the government‘s initiative on that. the liberal democrats would urge them to work with other countries because they are scientists around the world who are trying to find that vaccine and i think that global cooperation between countries is something that might fast—track that for everybody. so, the vaccine is definitely part of the longer term answer but the liberal democrats have kept on about testing because if we are going to see a phasing out of the restrictions, some of that will involve a lot more testing, yes testing of patients and people who think they may have got the disease and staff in care homes and hospitals, but it is also going to require immunity testing as we stop

doing in early march in the uk, but they continue in places like korea and germany. we need to make sure that the government to not only deliver on their 100,000 tests that they were going to deliver by the end of this month, but go further still, because i think there will be an essential need for those tests if we are going to get ourselves out of this lockdown. we always seem to end up this lockdown. we always seem to end up talking about the same things, it is ppe and testing and i am just wondering if you had your conversation with dominic raab this morning, without blaming or getting into that, where is the blockage on all of this at the moment? well good question, i asked about ppe because you have people writing to you as a constituency mp and party leader saying, we have contacted the government, we have got this proposalfor government, we have got this proposal for manufacturing this equipment, or we have got this supplier in another part of the

world, but nhs procurement haven‘t got back to us. so, i specifically raised that issue and dominic raab said that he had come across it himself and said that they do try and follow that up. i am determined that they do it even better because there are just too many reports of british companies and british traders who believe they have got supplies but no one is returning their calls. looking ahead, the amount that front line nhs services are paid, there will be huge call from the public, i suspect, for that to be looked at. in the meantime, you want them to get paid a daily amount extra ? you want them to get paid a daily amount extra? yes, the liberal democrats announced eight care and support package for front line workers and it involves first of all priority getting them protective equipment, it involves helping them with all the personal issues that can get in the way and make life

even more stressful, on food, accommodation, transport. but, we also said we are asking at these front line workers to risk their lives and we wouldn‘t send our troops into the front line without protective equipment, helmets and so on and we also pay our military and operational allowance for the days that they are on the front line. i think there is an equivalent bear and the liberal democrats are arguing that the government should look at that. thank you very much for your time. across the world countries are taking the first tentative steps in lifting restrictions. in germany, some small shops have re—opened, but it‘s now recommended that people wear face masks when shopping or on public transport, reversing earlier advice. paul adams has been looking at what the uk may expect as it ponders lifting its restrictions. slowly, cautiously, europe‘s largest economy is starting to move. small businesses allowed to open from this morning, book shops,

car dealers and cycling stores. the pressure to open up is mounting, retailers have lost an estimated 30 billion euros. germany‘s apparent success in combating the virus makes this tentative reopening possible. but different parts of the country are moving at different speeds. and everywhere, people are being urged to wear masks. translation: we are protecting ourselves as best we can. or shall i say, the others, with our face masks. i can‘t do much more than that, i‘m wearing gloves which i will throw away afterwards, along with the mask. translation: we need life again, this whole town, it was like a ghost town. that was ok, but i'm happy that we are moving ahead again. the sun is out, we've saved enough money and now we have to go out and spend it. in norway, kindergartens, hairdressers and churches are all being allowed to open from today. new covid—19 cases have been falling since the end of last month. the government believes it has the virus under control.

in china, where the pandemic began late last year, travel is possible, but heavily controlled. documents are checked. a qr code proves a passenger has not had a recent fever. trains are disinfected. a guard checks temperatures. from order in china to signs of impatience in america. this was arizona yesterday. protesters staying inside their cars but demanding the state‘s government lifts the lockdown. the protest, one of many taking place across america. demonstrators energised by the fact that president trump appears to be on their side. in australia, some of sydney‘s famous beaches are reopening, but only for exercise. across the world, governments are taking stock, easing restrictions where they can, watching what others are doing. balancing public health with economic survival. paul adams, bbc news. tens of thousands of companies have

already made applications to a government scheme designed to stop firms making workers redundant. the coronavirus job rentention scheme went live early this morning. businesses can now apply for grants to cover 80 % of the wages of staff who‘ve been temporarily laid off. employers should receive the money within 6 days. as our economics correspondent andy verity reports, it‘s a huge understaking, not without teething troubles. this coffee shop in south—west london is one of hundreds of thousands of businesses whose incomes plummeted to zero overnight, when the country went into lockdown last month. with no customers to serve, its boss put 34 staff on furlough, meaning he is still paying them 80% of their wages, which the government has promised to refund with a grant. this morning, he was relieved to find he could claim that grant and he has. mid—march, we spoke to all the staff saying that we thought that they would probably be made redundant the following week, as we saw that we will need to be closing. it was brilliant to hear the chancellor say that we had

the option to furlough staff, so it was a no—brainer to take the opportunity to do that. in the first half hour after the coronavirus job retention scheme website opened, at 6.30 this morning, employers had already claimed on behalf of 67,000 staff. some 8 million staff are expected to be furloughed in total, nearly a third of the private sector workforce. the cost is a huge £42 billion for three months, but it has now been extended to four. there is a limit to the capacity of the system so if every employer tries to use it at eight o'clock this morning, some will be asked to queue or come back later, that doesn't mean the system has crashed, it simply means that it is full. but, employers can claim any time over the next few days, between now and wednesday and we will have the money in their bank account by the 30th of april. assessing the scheme this morning, accountants trying to claim on firms behalf, found it is working, but with no save and return function, if you get it wrong you have to go back to the start. the inactivity is causing

the biggest problem, so there is only a 15 minute window. if you can't manage to get all your information on there and you are hanging around going off to check data, if you are inactive on the platform for 15 minutes, it will take you off the platform. employment agencies are also running into difficulties claiming on behalf of temps, with variable hours or pay. certainly, the million agency temps in this country and the agencies that want to furlough them are finding it really difficult. it is important the government steps up and gives us the clarity we need to make sure people can protect their workers without betting their business. there‘s a lot more for government to do and i‘m afraid time is running out. the government says its website can cope with up to 450,000 applications per hour. there is little doubt that without this scheme, hundreds of thousands more would be made redundant or forced to claim benefits. andy verity, bbc news.

many pupils and students should have been returning to the classroom today for the start of the new term. but schools across the uk remain shut to all but vulnerable children — and those of key workers. and there‘s no date for when they‘ll fully reopen. millions of children are back learning at home — with parents who are themselves getting to grips with home—schooling — asjohn maguire reports. it‘s back to school, but not as we know it. hi, i‘m nat. i'm dan. both: our children are. fred. and noah. and how has home—schooling been going for you? it is tough. it is a learning curve for us. mr and mrs reynalds or dad and mum, really, have beenjuggling running a business, a household and a home school. it is really hard. yeah. it is notjust the teaching that‘s hard. it is the juggling of work and life with that. and obviously, the boys they think, "we are off school, so we're off school, we can just do what we want, lay around, watch telly all day", but they're not supposed to be off school,

they do need to be learning so we have to teach them. many children of key workers have remained at school over the easter holidays, so today may not prove that different. for the staff at these hub schools, keeping children of varying ages engaged and stimulated is a challenge. the staff are planning their weeks, linking into the children‘s interests and more curriculum—based work. but the children need that structure and too much free play, too much loose work — the children don‘t benefit from that — they need that close structure. only once schools reopen will staff have the chance to assess the impact of their pupils‘ progress. it is feared children from disadvantaged backgrounds will be affected most. we know that nothing can compensate for those relationships between teachers and their pupils so, again, planning for when schools reopen, how that catch up is going to be achieved.

for those able to take advantage, technology and resources can help like never before. today, the bbc is enhancing its online educational content and, when the school bells do ring once again, whenever that may be, it will mean we‘re notjust getting back to school but also back to normality. john maguire, bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has made a rare public statement, praising those tackling the coronavirus pandemic across the uk and keeping essential services running. philip, who is 98 and retired from public duties in 2017, said he wanted to recognise the "vital and urgent" medical and scientific work taking place. in his message, the duke also gave thanks to key workers including those involved in food production and distribution, refuse collection and postal and delivery services.

the duke and duchess of sussex have told four of britain‘s most popular newspapers that they‘re ending all cooperation with them. the couple have sent a letter to the sun, the mail, the mirror and the express saying they will no longer engage with them because of what they feel has been unfair and inaccurate treatment. here‘s our media correspondent, david sillito. it is no secret the duke and duchess, harry and meghan, have had a difficult relationship with large parts of the press. they have already withdrawn from the royal rotor system, in which newspapers and broadcasters are granted access to media events. and having now stepped back from royal duties, this letter lays out the new rules of engagement. they will no longer deal in any way with the mail, the sun, the mirror and the express newspapers. this is, they say, not a blanket policy as they will continue to work with a wide variety of media but it means there will be, in their words, "zero engagement" with papers it accuses of distorted,

false and invasive coverage. the statement comes before a schedule hearing in the duchess of sussex‘s ongoing privacy case against associated newspapers, the publishers of the daily mail and mail 0nline. david sillito, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. for the vast majority of us, it stays dry and sunny today and increasingly warm as well, away from the immediate eastern coast. the satellite picture shows the extent of the sunshine but we have some rain bearing clouds working in to north—west france. that could get close enough overnight to give the odd passing shower to the channel islands and the isles of scilly but for the majority of us it stays dry with clear, starry skies. it stays quite breezy, so never that cold for england and wales. a touch of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. tomorrow, almost an identical day to today, which means sunshine from dawn till dusk. a brisk easterly wind across eastern areas,

gusts of 30 or 40 mph. those winds have been working across cold seas, so in the eastern coastal areas temperatures will be pegged back to around 13 to 15 degrees. the highest temperatures further west, reaching the low 20s in the warmest spots through the afternoon. that‘s the latest. hello this is bbc news with me, simon mccoy. the headlines: more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of personal protective equipment — some say supplies of gowns are critically low, as the government inists the delivery of 400,000 protective gowns will arrive from turkey today i expect this flight to be coming later today, and we are procuring from around the world to gather the resources the nhs needs, and indeed other institutions need. senior nhs figures say the delivery from turkey would be welcome but, with the unprecedented demand, it‘s simply not enough.

400,000 gowns obviously would be welcome if and when they arrive, but the nhs, when it's actually at full tilt, is probably getting through 150,000 gowns a day. in no hurry to lift the lockdown — boris johnson tells cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is his priority. the government‘s furlough scheme, to keep staff on the payroll despite not working, goes live — there were 67,000 applications in the first 30 minutes. as some small shops re—open in germany, across the world, country‘s are taking the first tentative steps in lifting restrictions. and on what should be the first day back at school for millions of children, it‘s parents who are themselves getting to grips with homeschooling. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the number of footballers reporting symptons of depression has doubled since the sport shutdown

because of coronavirus. a survey by the world players‘ union, fifpro, also found that markers of generalised anxiety had also risen in players across 16 countries that have implemented strong measures to contain the pandemic. tanya 0xtoby, manager of wsl side bristol city women, says she recognises that her players have been suffering mentally during the sport‘s lockdown. all of the signs are there, i think. again, it is about trying to think outside the box about how you can support those players. sometimes going head—on with it and using that kind of language is not the best way to go forward, but using their support system they have orally got around them, linking in with that in some ways possibly the best avenue to go for. again just adjusting their programme a little bit and touching base with them, making sure there is not anything you can do, and sometimes acknowledging very are struggling a little bit without

labelling it is all they need just so they are aware that your aware. serena williams‘ motivation "is still there" despite the uncertainty over when tennis will resume — that‘s according to her coach, patrick moratoglou. williams is the most successful player of the modern era with 23 grand slams, but is still one short of equalling margaret court‘s all—time record of 24. the american last won a major at the australian open back in january 2017, but mouratoglou insists she still has the hunger to keep going. time is not working for her so much, she will be 39 this year, but i think she is still in very good shape. she has some physical issues from last year, but she recovered well. she is an incredible athlete and an incredible champion as well. she has shown it many times in her career, so she has shown it many times in her career, so mentally she is different and can do things that other people can't. what is most important is

that the motivation is still here. her motivation is still the same, i will always believe she will make it, and she believes, and that is most important. australian bowlerjosh hazlewood says he‘s shocked over the financial crisis facing cricket australia following the coronavirus outbreak. the majority of cricket australia staff have been furloughed, with just 20% of their salaries to be paid till the end ofjune. it probably took me a little bit by surprise, just due to the fact that it has happened at a perfect time, this pandemic, for cricket australia. there will be some impact, no doubt, as there will be in any other sport. it depends on how long it hangs around as to how much it will affect us, i guess. if it leads into next summer, it could be quite serious. scotland‘s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has warned today that football in the country shouldn‘t expect to hold matches in front of fans "any time soon". she also added that games

behind closed doors might not be a feasible option either. seasons in the lower leagues have already been ended. over in denmark, though, football clubs are looking to encourage fans back once the league resumes — and have come up with interesting ways for them to watch games whilst still observing social distancing guidelines. look at this from superliga side fc midtjylland. they‘ve installed "drive in football" screens in their stadium carpark — here‘s one of them — so up to 10,000 fans can watch games in their cars. we try to find out what could be a possibility here in midtjylland and one of the things we have is that we have very, very many parking spaces around the stadium was not what we did was we said, ok, you need to drive here to the stadium in your car, you have to stay in the car, you can only open the window on one side of the car, and then we are placing cameras on the screens,

photographing the cars, and this we will bring inside the stadium so that the players inside the stadium will have the feeling that all of us sitting outside, supporting them. that‘s all the sport for now, we‘ll have more updates later on how to protect medics on the frontline has become one of the most pressing issues of the coronavirus crisis. and technology is playing an important role. a system of video appointments, originally used in scotland to help people living in remote areas, is now helping to protect nhs staff from the virus. here‘s our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. are you having any difficulty breathing at the moment? has that been a dry cough? aberdeen‘s covid—19 community assessment hub, doctors and nurses having to make quick decisions about who needs urgent care. so, i need to get you to the accident and emergency for some further tests. patients who are referred here after calling 111 with suspected symptoms, can be sent straight to hospital or asked to come

into the hub‘s red zone, where they are examined in person. every contact is a risk, and it‘s a risk that works both ways. so we know that people can have minimal symptoms to pass it on, and we really try to have them in the building and with the clinician for as short a time as possible. so what i want you to do now is i want you to press the tip of your finger... the ability to assess patients over video link is working well in this new clinical environment. you might see that somebody‘s in bed, they have got the sheets pulled up over them, they‘re clearly shivering or they‘re breathing very fast or looking a little bit sweaty. so there are lots of good visual cues, which are actually, along with a good history, are the main ways we decide who needs admission or not. in less than a month, the number of weekly video consultations across scotland has risen from just a few hundred to many thousands. as well as covid community assessment centres, it‘s also being used by gps

and for general hospital consultations. the technology being used in scotland is called near me. it enables patients to have a secure video appointment from their home, or from wherever is convenient. you are invited into a virtual waiting room and then connected to your gp. it‘s also helping older doctors or those with medical conditions keep working. well, it‘s safer. you know, it‘s safer for patients and it‘s safer for clinicians. i have spoken to quite a few colleagues who are retired and coming back in, and they‘re really happy to contribute. but if they can do a lot of work remotely, then they‘re much more comfortable with that. and some practices are actually saying to their older doctors, you know, "we would really want you to carry on working, but we want you to be safe." and technology is helping to do that. video appointments will never replace face—to—face consultations entirely, but what might have seemed daunting to some is, with this accelerated roll—out, becoming an important tool in our health service and in this fight against coronavirus. lorna gordon, bbc news.

now on bbc news, it‘s time for your questions answered. today marks the start of a new school term in the uk, but a majority of students still remain at home. you‘ve been sending us your questions on this topic. answering them are sam williamson, the head teacher at merchants‘ academy in bristol, and our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, who is in salford. thank you both for your time this afternoon. let‘s go straight into the questions. the first one is from marie in walthamstow. sam, i will put this to you. how much of a routine should schools set up for the children? should parents be setting up home learning routines? it is helpful if there is a home learning routine, but as schools what we acknowledge is that different parents what we acknowledge is that different pa rents a re what we acknowledge is that different parents are in different circumstances, so we have some pa rents circumstances, so we have some parents who are able to be at home, some who are not able to be at home to establish that. we took the approach of having asynchronous learning, which means we provide a

range internet—based and internet resources , range internet—based and internet resources, but we have not set a timetable. you are nodding? as much as possible, if parents can have some sort of structure, at home for learning, that is ideal. but these are far from ideal times and sometimes your best is enough in these situations. what this whole situation is highlighted is how difficult it can be, particular for parents. you know, they have got children at home, they don't have the space to do certain things, they are working, they have children of given age groups, so it is a pressurised system for teachers, parents and children. next question, this is from georgian london who says, what will happen when 25,000 secondary schools try to educate over the internet? there are several things you could be getting out there, but there is the technical side of it, also the control side of it, i suspect. i think side of it, also the control side of it, i suspect. ithink there side of it, also the control side of it, i suspect. i think there are positives that are coming out of it,

absolutely. for one think what we have done is we have tested the system. we are kind of aware of some of the pitfalls, one of which is that not all families have access to the internet. there is a great deal of work taking place across the country to make sure we have got equity on that. we have also sussed out some of the things that work and those that don‘t work so well. we have found that live streaming for us have found that live streaming for us doesn‘t work so well for young people, but communicating stored resources does work, giving access to online learning platforms also work. and the issue of parents sitting in a room with their children while teachers are trying to communicate with them, what‘s the advice to parents? i think there are advice to parents? i think there are a lot of challenges for parents. if they are able to engage with their children and to keep them occupied while they are doing this, what this has highlighted is that there is no replacement for classroom experience where they are in a class with a teacher, so some of this requires a

certain level of motivation from children and parents to be able to engage with what is being taught online. this whole situation has moved education into a virtual space. i think in terms of teaching children at home and for them to engage with what's going on in the classrooms, really what they need to do is have intuitive conversations about why the still important, white is important to learn as much as you can in these difficult times. this one from kevin in worcester, how is the government supporting children who don‘t have access to the internet or appropriate devices to learn? this is a concern for a lot of people. it really is, and for schools like ours where we have six to 5% free school meals and we have audited it and found we have a significant proportion of young people who cannot necessarily access online learning very easily, the government has begun working in terms of asking us to submit the audited numbers we have got, and they are launching this scheme to enable us to provide access for

them. i will pick up this question from hazel, which is a follow one with the news that so many children in home—schooling do not have access to the internet, could it be possible to set up lessons on tv channels? it was an announcement that they are trying to provide more laptops and conductivity, to try and get as many children online. it is a good point about television, and the bbc has launched a huge scheme today, the biggest push on education in the bbc's history, and there will be some content on television. on the red button, for example, there will be maths lessons, english lessons for different age groups. bbc four will also be screening documentaries for gcse and a—level students, so science documentaries, history documentaries, shakespeare plays. i think there is more going

on to television, but one of the big things is trying to get children online and connected that way. you have answered the next question without reply, so thank you. i will skip that one. this is from an in east london. minimising stress is vital right now for parents and children, so simply supporting your kids and doing some art, exercise, reading and writing can be less structured. is this scene is sensible by the experts? you have to be led by your child and the person best placed to know what is best for the child is the parent generally, so in essence, yes, if that is the right thing for that child. well—being has to come first, and we are doing everything we can along with local community groups to support well—being. if the child is co mforta ble support well—being. if the child is comfortable learning, they can continue to learn in the way that is accessible to them. a question from briony, and this will ring true for

many people, what other plans for stu d e nts many people, what other plans for students who will be sitting there a levels in 2021? some students are getting face—to—face lessons over zoom, whereas some are getting fake e—mails about what they need to do. different schools will be covering different modules at different times, which could make the exam season unfair. we have heard a lot about this? again, there is a lot of confusion at the moment for students doing there a—levels or scottish highers, there are many differences in the way young people are accessing learning at the moment, i did mix many of them feel like they are ata did mix many of them feel like they are at a disadvantage. in terms of sitting a—levels in 2021, i'd spoke with the department for education and what they have said is that at this moment in time it is difficult to say how exams will be structured. they are dealing with the acute crisis right now, which is obviously had a huge impact on those who were due to sit there a—levels and scottish highers now, so they don't know when schools were open, they don't know how much learning time a—level students will miss is a

result of this, they are not sure when schools will be open. it is a difficult situation and i wish i had a definitive answer. what i would say to students is, keep doing what you're doing, keep trying to learn the material, try and contact your school, speak with your tutors, and also speak with your friends as well, because you will find that a lot of people are in the same situation. at this moment in time, people are feeling confused about the future. because of that, because everybody is in the same boat, the longer this goes on, is it fair to suggest that the more meaningless exa m suggest that the more meaningless exam results will be? i think it is not meaningless, there will be an outcome whichever way you look at it, whatever learning is taking place. as school leaders we are placed there to lead and we have to be adaptable, and we are an adaptable environment right now. we are looking at different scenarios when we might be coming back and looking at prioritising the learning. what remained of his have extended days for those particular

year groups. i want to pitched this one to you as well. this is from jen in weston—super—mare. i am a teacher, i‘m excited to cover holidays such as half term, as well as look after my children, when do i rest? i will answer that in terms of my own trust, and the approach we have had. we went with an approach which was rotary and staffing, particularly across the holidays, to know one member of staff had to do one day. we have taken into account that some of our teachers are in different circumstances, some with children, some without, and we have not done alive learning essentially, so we have enabled our staff to fit it in around the work lives.” so we have enabled our staff to fit it in around the work lives. i will put you on the spot. one from eastleigh, from sara, if you answer this we have a next leader story. will colleges be opening in

september? that is the big question. that is a difficult one to answer. there is no immediate plan to open schools, colleges and nurseries. what was said yesterday in the press briefing was they would have to look ata numberof briefing was they would have to look at a number of things to decide when it would be the right time, so they would look at things like the uk death rate to see when that was coming down, within other people contracting coronavirus stabilised, when the nhs was able to cope, and the big fear is that if you do that too early and open schools and colleges, you might end up with another wave and then you are back to the beginning again and trying to look at what you can do to minimise that. there is some hope in the fact that. there is some hope in the fact that schools in europe have started to open, so we'll be monitoring what happens there very closely to see if there is another wave and how to deal with that. you would hope that, by september, schools, colleges and nurseries will be open, but it is difficult to say because we are in uncharted times here and in terms of

what will happen, recently diagnosed. sam, if i can what will happen, recently diagnosed. sam, if! can claims, we are try to look at a positive. given the changes everybody has had to make when it comes to education, are there some things that will stick, that will benefit us in the long—term by the way we have had to change? i think so. long—term by the way we have had to change? ithink so. ithink long—term by the way we have had to change? i think so. i think that we have tested the technology for sure and what we can see now is that we can make better use of technology than we have done and we can do that in whatever the climate is going forward. in terms of the positivity of our communities and staff pulling together, it has been hugely positive and what we have found is that people are really very resilient to circumstances and will make the best of it, even though it is challenging. greater view to give us is challenging. greater view to give us your time. sam williamson from bristol, and elaine duncan, thank you both.

tributes are being paid to an 84—year—old nurse from oxfordshire who‘s died after contracting coronavirus. margaret tapley was still working at witney community hospital up until earlier this month. she chose not to self—isolate and was determined to carry on looking after other people. her family say she was "hard working, caring and perfect". duncan kennedy reports. there are some lives, some faces, some people, that give themselves to memory. margaret tapley will endure as one of those. a nurse for 40 years, now taken by the virus she had worked to keep distant from others. very caring woman, she loved herjob. margaret was 84, she died yesterday. leaving a family engrossed now in grief, but abundant in pride. very confident.

very caring woman. she loved herjob. loved animals. always had someone to talk to. i remember i used to live in london and she would talk to everyone on the tube. which used to be really embarrassing because that‘s not what you do in london! she was 84, she knew the risk of working with coronavirus. why did she continue working as a nurse? she was very aware of the virus, always took loads of precautions. her thought was, if she doesn‘t catch this virus, she might catch the flu in a year, was very aware, but also, she could never imagine leaving her work family. it was at the witney community hospital in oxfordshire that margaret cared for her patients, including those with coronavirus. despite her age, she worked three nights a week. one colleague said she didn‘t want to retire, and they considered her a legend. her grandson, tom, says she wasn‘t a mythical person to herfamily, just a profoundly caring one.

do you think it ever crossed her mind to pull out during the course of the coronavirus because she was in a high—risk group? i‘m sure it crossed her mind. i‘m sure it‘s crossed everyone‘s mind who‘s working on the front line. in terms of conversations had, i don‘t know about that. but grandma continued to go into work to the very last and gave everything she could to the people she cared for. we are living through a time of collective grief and contemplation of loss. margaret tapley — one name, one face, one more life given to the care of others. duncan kennedy, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather.

hello there. high pressure remains firmly in charge of our weather this week, and that means there‘s more in the way of dry, sunny weather. it will be quite warm away from eastern coasts as well. earlier in the day, one of our weather watchers went for a socially distanced walk along the deserted beaches of lyme regis. blue skies pretty much nationwide. the exception really towards the channel islands, the isles of scilly, where we do have some cloud that is bringing some rain, actually, into france at the moment. that could get close enough to bring an odd isolated shower but, for the majority, it‘s a dry day and a dry night as well, with clear, starry skies. it‘s staying quite breezy, so temperatures around 4 to 7 celsius across england, wales and northern ireland. in scotland, cold enough for some frost again in sheltered glens. that takes us on into tuesday, and it‘s almost a carbon copy repeat performance nationwide. again, a day of lots of sunshine, again we‘ll have brisk easterly winds. gusting at around 30, perhaps 40 mph in places. bear in mind, those easterly winds are blowing across cool sea temperatures —

temperatures out on the water just 7 to 9 celsius. that‘s why these eastern areas of scotland, eastern areas of england are a little bit cooler, with temperatures around 13 to 15 degrees but, come in land, that‘s where we see the highest temperatures, further west, where we are seeing highs reaching perhaps the high teens to low 20s across parts of wales, the southwest midlands and perhaps parts of england too. the area of high pressure stays with us for wednesday as well, but the isobars are getting more widely spaced, and that means the winds are going to be that bit lighter. again, for most on wednesday it‘s a dry day with sunshine from dawn till dusk, barely a cloud in the sky. with those lighter winds, temperatures can climb that bit higher. even towards some of our eastern coastal areas, 16 degrees in hull, but we‘re pushing well into the 20s across of england and wales, turning a bit warmer as well for northern ireland and western scotland too. thursday is likely to be the warmest day of this week. again, we‘ll have plenty of sunshine, although there could be the odd mist

or fog patch in the countryside just to start the day, not lasting long at all. those temperatures peak at around 23 or 24 celsius, so it is going to be pleasantly warm in the sunshine. beyond that, it does turn a little bit cloudier, a little bit cooler as we head into the weekend. and there‘s the threat of a few isolated showers as well. that‘s your latest weather.

today at 4, the latest on the coronavirus pandemic,

the shortage of protective equipment , and no sign of an early end to the lockdown. more warnings from hospitals in england , overshortages of protective equipment , supplies of gowns are very low in some areas , the government insists a big consignment will arrive from turkey today. a further 429 hospital deaths from coronavirus have been reported in england , bringing the number of people who have died to 14,829. no hurry to lift the lockdown — borisjohnson tells cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases we‘re expecting the official daily briefing from the government at 5 o‘clock.

this afternoon , we‘ll be hearing from the chancellor rishi sunak , and we‘ll bring you that live. the government‘s ‘furlough‘ scheme , to keep staff on the payroll despite not working , goes live , there were 67,000 applications in the first 30 minutes. as some small shops re—open in germany , across the world countries are taking the first tentative steps in lifting restrictions. and , the duke of edinburgh makes a rare public statement , praising those tackling the pandemic across the uk , and keeping essential services running. it‘s 4 o‘clock. our main story this afternoon is that the prime minister has told cabinet colleagues he‘s concerned

that relaxing the lockdown measures too soon could lead to a second outbreak of coronavirus. borisjohnson is reported to have met his deputy, dominic raab, at chequers, the prime minister‘s country residence, on friday, to discuss the crisis. mrjohnson has faced widespread criticism for his failure to chair or attend several emergency committee meetings, at an earlier stage in the crisis. the government is also under fire for the lack of protective equipment in some areas. a number of hospitals in essex are considering washing and reusing protective gowns , for use by front line staff. mid and south essex university hospitals group says it‘s sensible given the possibility it might run out of gowns in the future. it comes as nhs england reports that there were 429 hospital deaths recorded over the past 24 hours , taking the total number of deaths to close to 15 thousand. in scotland the total

number of deaths linked to the virus stands at 915 , up 12 on the previous day. while in wales , a further nine deaths linked to coronavirus has been reported , taking the total number of deaths to 584. during the day , germany announced that smaller shops would start to reopen , because experts have decided the outbreak there is coming under control. and in the us , the new york governor says cases there are ‘slowing, not growing‘. 0urfirst report this afternoon is from our health correspondent lauren moss. first of all, we are putting our gowns on. gloves, gowns, masks and eye protection. the kits to keep health care workers guarded against covid—19. it‘s really important that we cover as much of us as possible. but supply and distribution are a continuous struggle, with organisations representing staff saying many don‘t feel safe.

half of those responded saying that they have felt under pressure to work with high risk covid patients without the level of ppe which is stipulated. many distraught calls from nurses, and nursing staff, calling us saying that they feel worried about going to work. and now there‘s a warning there could be consequences to care. i think we are dealing with alterations in the style of delivery of care, which mean that we might not do as many things as we did previously, we might choose not to go and review a patient three times an evening, we have to do it twice in an evening, because there simply is not the resource for us to put on and take off our ppe. last week public health england changed its guidelines to allow some gowns to be washed and reused. and it‘s notjust an issue for hospitals. gps, care homes, nursing homes and hospices have also reported shortages. we are now trying to deliver this to 58,000 different institutions.

as i said, we have delivered over1 billion pieces of protective equipment. all countries are facing this challenge, this is a global health emergency, all countries are trying to secure the equipment that they need for their health service. so we are working in a competitive global environment in terms of securing this equipment as well. last night a plane carrying ppe from china including 10 million facemasks landed in scotland. another plane full of protective equipment from turkey was delayed. the foreign office says it hopes that flight will take off later, but even then the kit on board is not expected to last that long and has to go through checks to make sure it is suitable. 400,000 gowns, obviously, would be welcome if and when they arrive. but the nhs when it is actually at full tilt is probably getting through 150,000 gowns a day. so what we really need to get to is from the current rather hand—to—mouth approach to where sustainable supplies consistently and sustainably arrive.

that is what our trust leaders and the staff on the front line need. manufacturers, including burberry and barbour, are turning their hands to making protective clothing but there are calls for more organisations to be able to help. because all of this product was being made and imported, there wasn‘t the specifications and the prototypes here. so the whole supply chain has had to be put back together again here to make this product. we are getting there now, but there have been some delays. appreciation for those on the front line continues. the duke of edinburgh has today made a rare public statement saying he recognises the vital and urgent work being done by so many, and he has thanked all key workers. stock levels of personal protective equipment vary across the uk. officials in wales and scotland say they have enough to meet demand. northern ireland‘s first minister says it is an evolving situation. keeping those caring for others

protected themselves as one of the largest challenges brought by the coronavirus and it will continue to be an ongoing race against time. lauren moss, bbc news. let‘s get more with our health correspondent, jane dreaper, she‘s with me now. lets get the latest figures once again. we are yet to get the full uk figures for today but the latest update from the individual nations in britain as it stands is 429 further deaths in england, 12 further deaths in england, 12 further deaths in england, 12 further deaths per scotland, nine further deaths per scotland, nine further deaths per scotland, nine further deaths for wales. yesterday‘s figure for the whole of the uk, for people who died with coronavirus stood atjust over 16,000 so obviously that number will go 16,000 so obviously that number will 9° up 16,000 so obviously that number will go up slightly when ince goes up later today. it sounds terrible when we are talking about such a big

numberand we are talking about such a big number and behind each of those figures lies individual tragedy, sadness for many families but in fa ct, sadness for many families but in fact, those figures out looking like a steady but slow improvement. things are gradually getting better. and that is in line with things that we have heard from places like new york and germany for example, who we re eve n york and germany for example, who were even relaxing restrictions around shops. we are not at that stage yet. we will be talking to liam fox in a moment and he has been saying that these numbers need to be reported in a way that provides context, that is notjust about the numbers but understanding the individual circumstances in various areas and to understand the factors around the figures is very important so for you, as somebody who looks at these figures every day, what is the context that he would describe to

viewers? i think really this is still an ongoing situation, the government has underlined today that its big concern is that if things we re its big concern is that if things were to be relaxed too soon, there is the risk of a second peak, i think reporting on this, you are very struck by individual tragedy, yesterday i interviewed the 20—year—old daughter of a mental health nurse from northumberland who had died and those individual stories stick with you, we have the ongoing concerns from nhs staff and ca re ongoing concerns from nhs staff and care workers about protective equipment and the context is essentially that this is still a massive situation that is being wrestled with to get under control but i don‘t think we are quite there yet. more criticism today from various places about the lack of protective equipment, the government saying that there is a big consignment coming in from turkey, they were saying that that amounted to 400,000 items and we have heard in essex that they are preparing to

reuse things because they might run out of gowns for example. so, where are we on ppe and where is the government in terms of its own pledges on that? the government says it is working around the clock but i think that everybody acknowledges this is a serious situation, there are shortages, it is not where anyone would want it to be, nhs providers who represent many of the organisations providing nhs care in england say that the shortages are critical in their words and it is particularly around gowns that this has been building up for the last few days. there is hope of this plane arriving from turkey but if it does arrive later today, it will be much later today and of course, just one shipment on one plane cannot sort out this problem. mps are going to hear some evidence about this later in the week, mps from the international trade committee and i think that will be interesting, it seems there are three areas that are problematic. one is that there is a huge global demand for this equipment but also in terms of the supply, equipment but also in terms of the supply, we don‘t seem to have a proper supply chain and produce and

manufacture this equipment at the sticky scale that is needed in the uk. abroad, other countries have been affected by the virus and so they are having to stop exports or close factories and so all of those compounded have made this a really difficult situation. that means you have staff who are afraid to go to work. thank you very much. as we mentioned, borisjohnson has told cabinet colleagues that stopping a second peak of coronavirus cases is now his priority. still recuperating from the virus himself, the prime minister met his deputy dominic raab at chequers , his country retreat , three days ago, and expressed concerns about lifting the lockdown too early. our political correspondent iain watson reports. westminster, on what would have been a busy weekday, before the virus struck. most people are still following the advice to stay at home. the government has faced criticism from those who say the lockdown should have come sooner.

but the focus now is on how and when the tide can be turned. we‘re all desperate to end this lockdown, but we need to do it in a sensible way, because the worst thing that we can possibly do is to prematurely ease the restrictions and then find a second peak and have to go right back to square one again, potentially with even more draconian measures. the current restrictions will stay in place until may 7th, they will then be reviewed. but senior government figures are emphasising that the restrictions are then likely to be modified rather than completely removed, and this is to quash any speculation that life could return to normal any time soon. we‘re told the prime minister himself is worried about a second spike in infections and so he‘s cautious about lifting the lockdown. a former prime minister said he had some constructive advice for the current occupant of number10. i know countries that have opened up their restaurants in a small way,

and they have put a whole lot of restrictions on it, but at least there is some economic activity. so really this is the importance of getting the easing from this lockdown done in the right way, because ultimately, the only way you are going to pay this bill is by economic activity finally returning to normal. today dominic raab, the prime minister‘s de facto deputy, held a conference call with opposition leaders. labour‘s keir starmer said he doesn‘t want an early lifting of the lockdown but he pressed home his demand for a clearer exit plan from the government. the only sure way of returning to life before the virus is if there‘s widespread and effective vaccination. some experts are concerned this may be difficult to achieve. but trials of a vaccine in the uk are due to get under way at the end of the week. in order to have a safe and effective vaccine, we have to go through all the steps that we would normally go through. what we‘re trying do is save as much time as possible by doing things in parallel with each other instead of one after another,

and working with the regulatory authorities to work out how much we can accelerate this while still fitting within all the international guidelines. some other countries such as denmark and germany are beginning tentatively to turn the key on their lockdowns. but for now, the government here will cautiously watch, wait and hopefully learn. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. our political correspondent, helen catt, is in westminster. not long to go before we get the official briefing today but we have been through some of the elements already, one of them is the prime minister‘s concern about lifting the lockdown too early and the other, the ongoing concern about the lack of ppe. what other themes that you are expecting to come up in his briefing today, a day along those lines? i think they certainly will be raised, they have been two major

issues that we have been talking about for several days, issues with ppe. interesting that the language around that seems to have changed, it felt before that it was a distribution issue, that the stuff was there if you like but it was getting it to the right places that was perhaps the problem whereas now we seem was perhaps the problem whereas now we seem to be looking at a supply issue uncertainly street pointing very much to that being a supply problem. on that plane, a load of things that we are waiting for they said they are looking elsewhere for that as well, they won‘t just reliant on that shipment from turkey. we will hear more questions raised about that. again, on the lockdown, we know that these restrictions will stay in place until at least the 7th of may and thenit until at least the 7th of may and then it is about looking at perhaps modifications rather than any sort of wholesale lifting and certainly the political pressure has been lifting for the government to set out its thinking. that is still there even though they have confirmed that the lockdown will continue for three weeks, opposition parties support that but they do

wa nt to parties support that but they do want to hear that the planning is being done for beyond that and of course, the big concern as you said is this idea of a second peak and the problems that could bring, not just in terms of the damage to health but if that is seen as what would be the most damaging thing for the economy as well. those are likely to come up, particularly as it is rishi sunak who will be taking the briefing today, so we will get questions about the economy and what he thinks will happen there, i think we will also get questions about the governments furlough scheme which opened this morning, this is the scheme where the government pay 80% of workers wages. in the first 30 minutes of that opening this morning, there were 67,000 applications, i expect that we would hear a bit more on what has been happening without and of course, there have been questions asked about other economic support schemes that the government has put in place. their loan scheme, business interruption loan scheme, there were concerns that only 2% of uk firms have picked that up so i think there

will be a lot of scrutiny on how that following scheme works and how it is going to work now that it is open. just picking up again on the all important point about easing of restrictions whenever that happens, it was interesting last week, chancellor merkel was pretty frank blunt really on that press conference that she gave where she said look, this crisis is going to be weathers in some shape or form until there is a vaccine. that clearly, from her perspective, meant months and months, even if restrictions could be lifted. has the british government been that clear about the kind of timescale we are looking at? i don't think it is yet set a sort of month or name to any months or set a poll long term timescale for it, but the government has been pretty clear, if you think back to the outset, there was talk of these restrictions being put in

place needing to be sustainable and i think it was the chief medical officer chris whitty who was talking about us being in this for the long haul, so i think the expectation has been set in government that we should not be anticipating a return to live as normal for quite a while will stop so they haven‘t put a definite timescale on it, but certainly the suggestion has been in terms of months if not longer, for having a return to live anywhere near what it was before these restrictions were in place, but certainly, as you heard in the report, the talk in the meantime is likely to be about modifying restrictions and changing them, downing street was pointing back to comments made in a press conference last week where they were talking about restrictions may be being lifted and relaxed in some ways, but perhaps tightened in other areas, so it is looking at changing restrictions rather than a wholesale lifting. thank you very much.

ican i can now give you the latest figures on the situation from across the uk. this is from the department of health just the uk. this is from the department of healthjust a the uk. this is from the department of health just a few minutes ago, a total of 16,509 patients had died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk, as of 5pm yesterday, and that is up by 449 from 16,060 the day before, so a total of 16,509 dying in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. that is up by 449. so, with that figure just being published, let us go to join that former conservative cabinet minister, doctor liam fox. liam, thank you forjoining us and waiting

to talk to us. it is good to talk to you at this point because i had just given a headline figure and the point you were making, in a very interesting article that you published today is that you think that just concentrating published today is that you think thatjust concentrating on those headline figures can be misleading, what is your thought around that? well of course the figures that we are getting there of those who have died in hospital will give us an idea of a trend, so that is important in itself. what i was saying is that the figures will hide a lot of differences. so just talking about the numbers of deaths for example between different countries without actually putting it in perspective and expressing it asa it in perspective and expressing it as a rate per million population for example, can give distorting pictures. also, across the uk, the rate of the numbers of those who have died has been dramatically

different, london for example, would be amongst the highest levels in europe if london were a separate country and yet in the south—west of england, the numbers would be amongst the lowest in europe so there are quite big differences and i think that the more information that we are able to give and understand better matters a great deal. what for you are the main factors then in the way is that those variations become evident and as you say, notjust between countries, but regions within those countries? of course, it matters for the distribution of ppe for example and the numbers of cases that the medical staff are having to deal with. it might also have an influence on the other element you are talking about which is how do you ease the lockdown, it may well be that it is easier in some parts of the countries to ease that lockdown than in others. it may well be that we can do it, as tony blair alluded to, by different sectors,

getting different parts of the economy moving whilst others might not be able to, it might be done by the size of establishment as the germans are doing, where smaller shops are opening. so, a range of options, but the problem is that none of us know how long this is going to remain a global emergency. viewers will expect me to ask you this, given your medical background, you think that doctors are right to be angry and frustrated and impatient about the way that ppe has been delivered? impatient about the way that ppe has been delivered ? or well, impatient about the way that ppe has been delivered? or well, there is ppe and there is ppe. so. so, for example supply of respirator masks for staff in intensive care are at highest risk because they can get aerosol spray from intubated patients, all that sort of thing so there is a whole range of matters,

it is less clear to me in the debate about which bits of ppe we are short of and which bits we have inadequate numbers and whether that is evenly spread across the country. one of the problem that we will face in your report, somebody was talking about the need to get a reliable supply and that reliable supply is difficult to get globally because other countries are also experiencing the covid—19 outbreak which will in some cases mean that their factories cannot produce even if they have given assurances that they will be part of the supply, so it will be an ever—changing picture. i was looking online earlier and in ireland, medical staff were complaining, president macron was confronted with the same problem, it is going to be a global issue and i think that as we look forward, we have to understand that we need to develop global answers to pandemic which, in the globalised era, will be able to be transferred much more easily across the whole of the

globe, then had happened in the past. so, we need to learn an awful lot from this because there may be more lethal pandemics in the future. certainly, lessons to learn, nobody will quibble with that. what about the lessons to learn on testing and the lessons to learn on testing and the fact that this government faces widespread criticism over what appears to be a bit of vagueness around the thoughts on testing at the start of this crisis and the fa ct the start of this crisis and the fact that it has been so slow to pick up. if you are in cabinet, what would you be saying today? well, there is testing and there is testing. there‘s two different types of testing with two different implications in terms of supply so, antigen testing which tells us where patients actually have in real time, and infection, that is one type of testing. the one that is going to play a very big part in whether we can unwind this lockdown is in fact antibody testing. these antibody tests are being used in other countries and it is very... about

the regulation and licensing and the levels of certainty produced by the test and it seems that in the uk, public health england are not happy with the accuracy of the tests. i think there is a very big debate to be had about whether it is worth waiting to get very high levels of a ccu ra cy waiting to get very high levels of accuracy or whether it would actually be helpful to operate with slightly lower levels as is happening in other countries, so as with most risks, there is no manual to tell us what is right or wrong, there is no quick answer to what sort of testing or how quickly, or what part of the population. on the testing, unless we have at some point widespread testing in the population, we will not know how many of the population may have had asymptomatic infection and therefore may well have immunity and be safe themselves to go back to work under

normal activity. so, we are missing one of those key bits of data enabling policymakers to determine how safe it is to see the lockdown unwind. i know you are a long—standing and loyal conservative, you don‘t want to criticise the government, but i‘m just wondering whether you, with your health expertise, somebody who sat round the cabinet table for yea rs, sat round the cabinet table for years, whether you really think that this government has handled this in an ideal way and if you don‘t think that, where do you think the problems have been? well, i think that we want to see more equipment but as i say, when you are talking about this country, if you are talking about comparative death rates, if you look across the channel and in belgium the death rate from this virus is nearly 400, in the united kingdom it is around 240. we will not know how well any country or government has done

until... what the outcomes will have beenin until... what the outcomes will have been in different countries and to co nsta ntly wa nt to been in different countries and to constantly want to rush to judgment about how well we are doing in comparison to other countries and other governments on the basis of incomplete data isn‘t a constructive pastime. thank you very much for joining us. liam fox there the former conservative cabinet minister giving us his view and as a former gpe hasa giving us his view and as a former gpe has a view on the medical side of things with his own expertise as well. just to remind you that we are expecting that official briefing in around half an hour and today we will be hearing from the chancellor, rishi sunak. angela maclean who is the government‘s deputy chief scientific adviser and yvonne doyle who is the medical director of public health england. that is the line up of the three people who will

be at the news conference which should be starting at around 5pm and iam sure should be starting at around 5pm and i am sure that they will be running through the latest figures that i was just sharing with you a short while ago. so, at 27 minutes past four. the duke of edinburgh has made a rare public statement , praising those tackling the coronavirus pandemic across the uk , and keeping essential services running. prince philip , who is 98 and retired from public duties in 2017 , said he wanted to recognise the ‘vital and urgent‘ medical and scientific work taking place. in his message, the duke also gave thanks to key workers including those involved in food production and distribution, refuse collection and postal and delivery services. 28 minutes past four, we will be joined by viewers on bbc one in a few moments, we are expecting that official briefing at 5pm which is

just over half an hour‘s time and as i say, the chancellor will be there, the government deputy chief scientific adviser and yvonne doyle who is the medical director of public health england and i am sure they will face the usual raft of questions, not least on the prime minister‘s own efforts in this context minister‘s own efforts in this co ntext a nd minister‘s own efforts in this context and indeed on the lack of ppe in several areas which doctors have been persistently telling us about so all of that coming up, but first let‘s have a look at today‘s whether the vast majority of us, it‘s a sunny and warm away from the coast. satellite pictures show... we could get close enough from france to have a passing shower over the isles of scilly but for the vast majority was, it stays dry, quite breezy, never that called for england wales and northern ireland,

lows of around 47 degrees, a touch of frost in scotland. tomorrow is almost identical to today, sunshine from dawn till dusk, a brisk easterly wind across eastern areas, gusts of around 30 or 40 mph, those winds are working across very cold season so across these eastern coastal areas, temperatures will be around 13 to 15 degrees, highest temperatures further west, looking at temperatures in the low 20s in the afternoon. that‘s the latest weather. that‘s the latest weather.