this is bbc news. the headlines: new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks, while deaths in hospitals are beginning to fall. a minute's silence to remember key workers who have died. from the royal gloucester hospital to the airambulance station in glasgow, from the streets of belfast to laboratory workers in milton keynes, this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. from a supermarket in chorley the headlines: new figures show that covid—19 to downing street, related deaths in care homes in england and wales trebled those who have died were remembered. in the space of three weeks, while deaths in hospitals i think it's important are beginning to fall. for us to remember people who are no longer with us because they are the innocent, they came to work to do a minute's silence to remember a good job, to care. key workers who have died.

scotland's first minister recommends from the gloucestershire wearing face coverings, royal hospital but only in certain circumstances. to the air ambulance station in glasgow, from the streets of belfast pressure to resume planned operations, including cancer treatments and heart procedures, to laboratory workers which were put on hold as the nhs in milton keynes, from a supermarket in chorley, focused on coronavirus. to downing street, those who have died were remembered. # where have all the flowers gone? # i think it's important for us to remember people who are no longer with us and how will we remember life under lockdown in years to come? because they are the innocent, they came to work to do museums ask for suggestions about what we should preserve a good job, to care. to capture this period of our lives. scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings — but only in certain circumstances. hospitals in england are to begin restoring some services which have been put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. good afternoon. a rising number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes across the uk has pushed the overall numbers dying with the virus to a record high, according to the latest figures. there were 24,686 total deaths

registered in the uk in the week of the easter bank holiday. that's 12,832, or 108%, above the expected number of deaths for this time of year. new figures show that a rising the office for national number of deaths linked statistics says to coronavirus in care homes there were a543 deaths involving across the uk have pushed the overall numbers of those dying coronavirus in care homes in england with the virus to a record high. nearly 25,000 deaths and wales up until april 2a, from all causes were recorded a figure that trebled in the space of three weeks. in the uk in the week of the easter our health correspondent bank holiday, more than double richard galpin reports. the usual number at this time of year. separate figures show music plays a third of all virus deaths 96—year—old barbara wells had been in england and wales fit and well, are now in care homes. living here at the stanley park care a minute's silence was held around home in county durham. the uk at 11 o'clock this morning until she was hit by coronavirus. to remember key workers who have died. her funeral is tomorrow. and scotland's first minister nicola 1a other residents have died here. sturgeon has advised the scottish public to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces across the country, there are around such as supermarkets. our health correspondent richard galpin reports. 20,000 care homes looking music plays 96—year—old barbara wells had been

after more than 0.5 million elderly and disabled people. fit and well, and it seems they are now facing the brunt living here at the stanley park care of the coronavirus outbreak here. home in county durham, until she was hit by coronavirus. the care home sector is clearly now the most hit area of society her funeral is tomorrow. because 1a other residents have died here. these are small communities across the country, there are around of the most vulnerable people 20,000 care homes looking and that is a situation we have not after more than 0.5 million elderly got to the bottom of yet and disabled people. in terms of adequate testing and it seems they are or the consistency of the ppe that now facing the brunt we need to make sure we are of the coronavirus outbreak here. providing the right levels of care and isolation that we need to. today's figures from the office the care home sector for national statistics in the care is clearly now the most hit area quality commission show how deaths in care homes in england and wales of society because these are small communities have shot up. of the most vulnerable people and that is a situation we have not by april the 10th, got to the bottom of yet there were 1015 deaths. in terms by the following week of adequate testing or the consistency of the ppe that it had almost tripled to more than 3000. we need to make sure we are providing the right levels and by april the 24th, of care and isolation the number of deaths in england alone reached that we need to. today's figures from the office for national statistics approximately 5500. and the care quality commission show how deaths in care homes in england

and wales have shot up. the care home in nottinghamshire has lost a by april the 10th, quarter of its residents to the coronavirus. as a team, we are still mourning there were 1,0a3 deaths. the people that we have by the following week, it had almost tripled to more than 3,000. and by april the 2ath, lost, there is a sense the number of deaths in of grieving for their families england alone reached and also, we are grieving for what life used to be like. there is anger at approximately 5,500. the government that it a care home here in didn't prioritise the care home nottinghamshire has lost sector much earlier on a quarter of its residents to save lives. to the coronavirus. as a team, we are still mourning even now, there is frustration the people that we have lost, that key steps such as testing for the virus in care homes there is a sense of grieving has still not been implemented properly. for theirfamilies some care homes are getting some and also we are grieving for what testing but we are not life used to be like. getting it in the volumes that's required, we're still struggling and there is anger at the government that it although they've set up the mobile didn't prioritise the care home testing unit which is of course good sector much earlier on news, we are hearing stories that to save lives. on average people are having even now, there is frustration to travel 60 miles to get to one that key steps such as of those in some instances. testing for the virus in care homes so it's just not out has still not been implemented there in the volume that is needed, care homes are just not able to get properly.

testing in the way that they need to. some care homes are getting some and while some care homes have now got supplies of protective testing but we are not equipment or ppe, others say they are having to buy their own equipment because the government getting it in the volumes that's supply is not enough. the crisis in care homes is getting required, we're still struggling. increasingly serious. with thousands of people and although they've set up now known to have died. the mobile testing unit, which is of the government says it is working course good news, we are hearing night and day to give them the best stories that on average people are possible support. having to travel 60 miles to get to richard galpin, bbc news. one of those in some instances. earlier i spoke to our head so it's just not out there in the volume that is needed, of statistics robert cuffe, who said the latest figures care homes are just not able to get were showing a worrying trend. testing in the way that they need to. and while some care homes have now got supplies of protective equipment, or ppe, others say if you pull up all of the deaths that have happened in care homes they are having to buy their own equipment because the government over the last few weeks and we look supply is not enough. the crisis in care homes is getting at that and compare it to the long increasingly serious. with thousands of people run average which is shown by the horizontal line across this now known to have died. graph, we can see they have really the government says it is working night and day to give them the best spiked over the course of the last few weeks. possible support. now, the red parts of richard galpin, bbc news. the bar are the numbers that richard was talking about, the deaths that mention covid well, for more on those figures i'm joined by our on the death certificate, reality check correspondent, but that only accounts for some

of the spike that we have seen. chris morris. there is more going on there. you have been looking at the figures for the capital and what we can say now, it could be that is due to other causes where people didn't seek care about comparing the number of coronavirus debts with debts during the second world war. obviously very or gain care because of the crisis, different situations but i think it but the suspicions are that a lot sta rts different situations but i think it of it is unregistered covid deaths, starts to give an indication. when so the picture is pretty bad scientists talk about this is a once and the figures that have come out ina scientists talk about this is a once in a century pandemic and it is from the care quality commission today from england, at least, something debts on a scale we have suggest that that trend not seen for some time, i think the is going to keep on going. other than looking at numbers are starting to show that. the care home figures, what about the trend generally? we have got the number of registered what are the figures showing us there? we are starting to get a picture deaths in london attributed to kofi of two very different epidemics. i9 deaths in london attributed to kofi 19 in the four weeks to the 17th of if you take, for example, a look at the figures from hospitals in england, april, a697. the ons has gone now, hospitals account for most of the deaths outside of the care home setting, through all the deaths and these are these are plotted by the day people debts that are put on death actually died and we can see certificates. we have also looked at that they piqued just a little bit the national archive, looking back before easter, say around the 8th of april, and they have been coming down since then. to the 19a0s and figures which have now, the most recent figures will be been put together by the ministry of revised upwards but this trend is pretty clear and you can see it home security during the second in the data from wales as well, world war and compiled by the we will see data from scotland tomorrow that look like they might commonwealth war grace commission. what they have shown us is that the show the same thing as well and so what we have got is a picture number of civilian deaths in the

of coming down in the rest blitz in london in the four weeks to of the country, but in care homes probably on the way up. the ath of october 19a0, in that the uk fell silent this morning four week period, was the highest to remember key workers, including more than 100 health and care staff who have four week period, was the highest four week period during the blitz is died with coronavirus. duncan kennedy reports. slightly below what we have seen in the last four weeks so i think it is it didn't need the rain to make this a sombre moment. this was a pause for a reminder that, as i say, very reflection for absent colleagues, taken by the virus. different situations but this sort this was a nation taking a minute of iconic british moment of struggle to remember their lifetimes. has now been surpassed by what the nhs and care home providers have been dealing with in hospitals and ca re been dealing with in hospitals and care homes been dealing with in hospitals and ca re homes across been dealing with in hospitals and care homes across the capital in the last four weeks. we have to say that the last four weeks includes the last week of march when the number of deaths from kovic 19 had yet to at 11am, many stood in hospitals, rise particularly steeply, then we supermarkets, testing labs and in downing street. we re rise particularly steeply, then we were talking about roughly 100 deaths a day, not the sort of this was the day a disease brought much of britain to figures we have been seeing in the a standstill. last few weeks. next week's when we ta ke last few weeks. next week's when we take another four week average from a week further run, sadly, the number is going to be even higher. again, reminder, ithink more than 100 nhs and care staff number is going to be even higher. again, reminder, i think of the

scale and historic nature of what we have been dealing with across the have now died with the coronavirus. country, but particularly at the heart of the pandemic in london. more generally, what can you tell us among the first was a nurse, a man whose family said he was a good man. for the figures for london? we have a kind man. been tracking the london figures for some time and the ons figures that is he a hero? came out today show there were 3275 like every doctor, like every worker in the nhs, ijust deaths from all causes registered in cannot my heart goes out to anyone who has also lost someone because of london during the week ending april this virus. 17. you can see from this chart, this was weekly deaths in london, margaret was 84, thought normally at this time of year, you to be one of the oldest would expect debts from all causes nurses in britain. to start to fall. the last three her family have shared their pride in the comfort that she gave to her patients. weeks, those numbers have risen dramatically and for the weekend very caring woman, she loved herjob. loved animals. always had someone to talk to. ending april 17, that is more than three times the average we have i remember i used to live calculated for this week over the in london, she would talk to previous five years. of course, not everyone on the tube. a day of reflection, all of those deaths are from kovic a day of memories for those who cared for us. i9 all of those deaths are from kovic 19 but across the country, in london and elsewhere, the ons thinks that i think for all of our health care staff, about 75% of what they call the

working today, whatever professional group they sit in, they wanted excess deaths, that is the debts an above what you would normally opportunity to pause, expect, are down to kovic 19, above what you would normally take time to reflect about these expect, are down to kovic19, so again, an indication of what is happening both here in london but difficult times that we are working more broadly across the country. in in and in particular, about colleagues that we the week ending the 17th of april, know of in other organisations who are sadly no longer with us because unfortunately they have across england and wales, registered lost their lives while coming into work and deaths in every region have been the delivering care. political leaders in all four highest on record outside a couple nationsjoined members of weeks in january when normally the flu season is at its worst. ok, of the public and others in today's act of remembrance. chris, thank you very much. the uk fell silent this morning to remember key workers, 0n thursdays, we clap for them, including more than 100 health today we fell silent. and care staff who have died with coronavirus. duncan kennedy reports. noisy or still, these key workers it didn't need the rain to make this a sombre moment. and their singular response to this crisis, today nested this was a pause for reflection for absent colleagues, taken by the virus. this was a nation taking a minute in the nationpos macro thoughts. to remember their lifetimes. ——crisis, today nested in the nation's thoughts. duncan kennedy, bbc news. out of the thousands who have

died with coronavirus, more than 100 are nhs staff and other health care workers. the bbc has been tracking at 11am, many stood in hospitals, their deaths during the pandemic, supermarkets, testing labs among them are a pregnant nurse who died before she could meet and in downing street. her daughter, and a grandmother whose colleagues say was one of the unsung heroes of the nhs. this was the day a disease brought you can read about some of their much of britain to stories on the bbc news website. a standstill. go to bbc.co.uk/news and click on the coronavirus tab. first minister nicola sturgeon has advised the scottish public to wear more than 100 nhs and care staff face coverings in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets have now died with the coronavirus. or when using public transport. she said it would not be mandatory among the first was or enforced at this stage but said that would be kept under review. amged el—hawrani, the guidance also makes clear that the evidence on use of face coverings is still limited, his family say he was however it recognises a good man, a kind one. that there may be some benefit is he a hero? in wearing a face covering, if you leave the house of course, just like every doctor, and enter an enclosed space, where you will come into contact with multiple people and safe social like every worker in the nhs, ijust

distancing is difficult. my heart goes out to anyone who has for example, on public transport, or in shops. also lost someone because of this virus. of course, just now most shops margaret tapley was 8a, are closed so right now this thought to be one of the oldest would apply in particular nurses in britain. her family have shared to food shops. their pride in the comfort that she gave to her patients. to be clear, the benefit comes very caring woman, mainly in cases where someone might she loved herjob. loved animals. have the virus but isn't aware always had someone to talk to. of that because they are not experiencing any symptoms i remember i used to live in london, she would talk to and therefore are not isolating everyone on the tube. a day of reflection, completely in line with the rules. a day of memories for those who cared for us. so wearing a face covering in these i think for all of our circumstances may reduce the chance health care staff, of that person transmitting working today, whatever professional group they sit in, they wanted an the virus onto others. opportunity to pause, take time to reflect about these the scottish government is now recommending the use of face coverings difficult times that we are working in these limited circumstances as in and, in particular, a precautionary measure. about colleagues that we know of in other organisations who are sadly no longer with us given that the evidence because unfortunately they have is relatively weak, we are not lost their lives while coming into work and at this stage making this mandatory delivering care. or suggesting that it will be political leaders in all four nationsjoined members of the public and others in today's enforced, though we will be keeping act of remembrance. that under review as we go into future phases of managing

on thursdays, we clap for them, and tackling the pandemic. today we fell silent. 0ur political correspondent, noisy or still, these key workers jonathan blake is in westminster. and their singular response whatever nicola sturgeon announces, to this crisis, today nested it is watch very closely by westminster. yes. where those in the nation's thoughts. duncan kennedy, bbc news. governments has responsibility for certain areas, whether it is public health on this issue of masks or education and the issue of schools reopening which we are hearing from out of the thousands who have the welsh government about today, died with coronavirus, more than 100 are nhs staff and other health care workers. there is the expectation and hope, the bbc has been tracking certainly, from downing street here at westminster that the uk will move their deaths during the pandemic, as one through this crisis and that among them are a pregnant nurse who died before she could meet her the measures that are implemented daughter, and a grandmother whose and the measures taken will be the colleagues say was one of the unsung heroes of the nhs. same across the board. there may be you can read about some of their a slight difference in the timing, though, andi a slight difference in the timing, stories on the bbc news website. though, and i think that is what we're seeing with this decision from nicola sturgeon. you heard her

go to bbc.co.uk/news and click outlining the, on the advice for on the coronavirus tab. people in scotland to wear face scotland's first minister, masks in certain situations. downing street was asked about what the nicola sturgeon, has advised the scottish public to wear face advice, went and if it comes, will coverings in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets, be for the uk and for england and or when using public transport. wales as it will be given here in she said it would not be compulsory or enforced at this stage. london and a spokesperson said that the guidance also makes clear the review by the strategic advisory that the evidence on use of face group for emergencies which has coverings is still limited, issued advice to ministers on this, however it recognises that there may be some benefit in wearing a face covering, when a decision is taken by if you leave the house ministers, it will be announced. but it clearly hasn't got to that point and enter an enclosed space, yet. ministers have had that advice for some days now and they are in where you will come into contact the process of deciding what to do with multiple people and safe social distancing is difficult. about it. i don't think it will be for example, on public too long before we hear one way or another from the government here transport or in shops. about whether they are going to of course, just now most shops are closed follow scotland in issuing advice on so right now this would apply in particular to food shops. facemasks. but interesting to see online just to be clear, the benefit comes facemasks. but interesting to see onlinejust since facemasks. but interesting to see mainly in cases where someone might online just since that announcement was made by nicola sturgeon, she was have the virus but isn't aware of that because they are not

responding to a journalist suggesting that she was potentially experiencing any symptoms and therefore are not isolating completely in line with the rules. embarrassing westminster by taking these decisions ahead of time. she so wearing a face covering in these hit back pretty robustly about that, circumstances may reduce the chance of that person transmitting the virus onto others. just saying she was trying to do her the scottish government is now recommending job as all governments were at this the use of face coverings time. we have also been hearing from in these limited circumstances as michael gove. he has been speaking a precautionary measure. about the number of people breaching restrictions here. he has been given that the evidence is relatively weak, we are not at this stage making this mandatory taking questions in the house of commons from mps, some in person, or suggesting that it will be some virtually, with parliament enforced, though we will be keeping that under review as we go meeting in these strange into future phases of managing circumstances. 0n the fines of and tackling the pandemic. people breaching social distancing guidelines, he said 3203 were issued nicola sturgeon there. by police between the 27th of march we'll be hearing more about and the 13th of april and he said the plans of the scottish government that number would increase from our scotland correspondent considerably, would have increased lorna gordon shortly. significantly since then. thank you very much. that's in our special programme at a:30pm, which will also include the daily downing street coronavirus news conference. new zealand has begun a bit of breaking news. we are easing its month—long lockdown,

getting the latest allowing hundreds of thousands figures for deaths in english of people back to work. hospitals. that figure is 552 people the country has had one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, but factories, building sites and some restaurants have now reopened. who tested positive for covid—19 have died, that takes the toll in prime minister, jacinda ardern, said the transmission of covid—19 had been "eliminated", england to 19,301. within that but warned the country must stick to some social distancing. shaimaa khalil reports. figure of 552, 38 had no known mummy! underlying health condition and the agents varied from 36 to 99 years together again after weeks apart. old. that is a further 552 people these children have been staying with their grandparents because their mother, testing positive for covid—19 dying a police officer, was at work during new zealand's lockdown. in english hospitals. we bring you that figure about this time of day. we will bring you more on that a these were among the toughest self little later on. you are watching isolation measures in the world, bbc news. and despite the high compliance, the headlines on bbc news: many families are glad it is over. for this couple, it means they can hold their grandchild new figures show that covid—19 for the first time. related deaths in care homes in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks — and total uk deaths outside hospital traffic is flowing across after easter were nearly 13,000 higher than usual. new zealand for the first time in more than a month as almost a00,000 people returned to work. a minute's silence has been

held across the uk — for many, it was clear what they to remember more than 100 missed the most during lockdown. key workers who've died after contracting coronavirus. mcchicken burger with steamed buns. scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings — but only in certain circumstances. i might load up three packs of nuggets, maybe. under the slightly relaxed rules, cafes and takeaways have been allowed to operate but without direct person—to—person contact. now back to our top story, looking forward to having some good business, and start over, there have been more than 5,000 because the hospitality business has suffered a lot. coronavirus—related deaths in care despite the success here homes in england, that's according to figures released today. in eliminating covid—19, new data suggests the epidemic the prime minister urged people is growing much faster in care homes to remain vigilant and prevent than in the rest of the country. a second wave of the virus. mario kreft is the chair of the care forum wales, which represents more than a50 care homes, nursing homes and other no—one wants a second wave independent health and social care in new zealand and we must guard providers across wales. against that, so we are moving cautiously down through the alert good providers across wales. afternoon. good afternoon levels so we do not have to go backwards. that would be terrible for new zealanders' health, we good afternoon. good afternoon. now we have the figures, are you but also the economy. surprised by them? unfortunately, we are not surprised. we have been in australia, much to the delight warning about this for some time and of sydneysiders, the famous bondi beach has reopened. these are absolutely horrific figures and it proves that the swimmers and surfers rushed for the first dip epidemic is now growing in our care after a five—week ban.

homes across the uk and obviously we we can exercise and do are hugely concerned about this. why the stuff we love. it is ok waves but it is just fun is it, a lot of people pointing to to get in the water. the fact that many people said from more than 2 million australians have hospital to care homes and possibly downloaded the government covid—19 having contracted the virus already? contact tracing app. the government needs 10 million this has been something we have people to sign up for it to work effectively. warned about since february. we didn't feel that the lockdown in our ca re didn't feel that the lockdown in our care homes came soon enough, we people may have returned didn't feel there was enough advice to the beach here in australia and in neighbouring new zealand, about how this was going to be transmitted and, of course, we have but for both countries to keep the number cases low, life is not expected to go back seen, anecdotally now, many, many to normal anytime soon. cases where people have been shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. transferred from hospital, they have found to be carrying the virus, that virus has infected our care homes and obviously that result has been the french prime minister has set quite catastrophic in some cases. it out how the country will lift is not something that we didn't lockdown restrictions from next foretell and sadly we just need to month. they said the move had to be 110w foretell and sadly we just need to now deal with this and to make sure that these people at the front line, gradual and subject to constant checks. some schools will open on these care workers, these may 11 but with strict rules in organisations, have got all the place, including the wearing of support and these residents can be maths and social distancing. the protected because we must shield government has set a target of 7000

these residents to save lives. you say you saw this coming, where you tests a day. the plans prepared in terms of personal will be reversed if the number of protective equipment and stuff like cases of kovic 19 does not continue that? we have been talking now since to early february about, first and foremost, the footfall in care homes the plans will be reversed if the number of cases so that people were not visiting, of covid—19 did not continue to decline as expected. not possibly transmitting the virus. the headlines on bbc news... we have been talking about the new figures show that covid—19 issues around ppe, that has been related deaths in care homes problematic, as we all know, and in england and wales trebled many providers have just been in the space of three weeks — and total uk deaths outside hospital scrambling around to get whatever they could. that is improving but after easter were nearly 13,000 higher than usual. importantly we have also been a minute's silence has been calling for testing and i think where those countries have really got ahead of testing and really held across the uk to remember more than 100 understood how important it is, then key workers who've died you don't get this, what has after contracting coronavirus. scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings, but only in certain circumstances. amounted to collateral damage almost of many lives being lost in our care homes. care homes are inherently safe places. people are used to mass testing will be crucial to help infection control as a matter of track and trace outbreaks course, but this disease is and prevent further peaks. something quite different. it can be transmitted so easily and that is

why we need to do even more. we must currently, most testing uses specialist machines in laboratories now close the doors and ensure these and the results can take a few days. people are safe and particularly now a british firm says it's these care homes are therefore the on the brink of mass—producing simple tests for coronavirus future. one of the problems we have that people could take at home. in wales is that i'll be actually richard westcott reports. in a biotech lab in cambridge, going to have the capacity in our these brothers have developed ca re going to have the capacity in our care homes beyond this crisis over a small device that has the next 12 months or so? and in the potential to be an important terms of how the welsh government tool in helping to ease the lockdown has dealt with this, whether m ista kes has dealt with this, whether and get a grip on coronavirus. mistakes made? well, it's easy to look back and talks in terms of for the past six years they've spent mistakes. i certainly think some of millions of pounds developing a home thejudgment calls, mistakes. i certainly think some of the judgment calls, i mistakes. i certainly think some of thejudgment calls, i think mistakes. i certainly think some of the judgment calls, i think we have testing kit for flu. been a little bit behind the curve. we have not really been on the front foot with this. we could have done now they've adapted it to see more, we should have done more, but if you've got covid—19. we are now in this position and i so it could be used in the workplace think all that we can do, looking to screen employees to allow them forward , think all that we can do, looking forward, is everything that we to know they can safely go back to work, or even one day, it could go humanly can to support the care out to mass consumer use. staff at the front line, support the normally you'd need large machines and a lab to perform covid tests, organisations and keep people safe. but they say their technology does and importantly, as we move forward, the same job and you we've got to ensure that when people can use it at home. are discharged from hospital, as it's designed to be as simple to use they will have to be for the nhs to as a pregnancy test,

so you would take a swab, function, we have got to make sure put that up your nose — i'm not going to do that — these discharges are safe. we have then you put the swab into this had recent promises about testing little test tube which will be full of chemicals, swish it around, coming through, that is yet to happen, but we have got to have they give you a pipette, you take some of that solution out very, very safe protocols to ensure and put it into the device. that care homes can do theirjob and close it up. and you get a result in ten minutes. protect not only future residents with the residents they have in it's been crazy times but really positive. their care. we are seeing the health everyone is really engaged and people have been doing impact of this, what about the incredibly long hours to try and push forward this programme financial impact? can care home at probably quadruple survive with this? this is the speed we were running at on our flu programme. interesting and i think it is where using a fast track system they hope wales is quite unique. most of the ca re wales is quite unique. most of the to get the device validated care homes in wales, about 90%, are and approved by us authorities in the next few months. and a big american manufacturer small and medium enterprises, they are essentially family businesses, is lined up to make them. large and small, and they typically they say that should pave the way for uk approval too. would have 30 to a0 beds on average we are really looking to ramp up volume over the next few months. and typically, because most of the and we'll be in the millions people in these care homes in wales of tests in the next 12 months. there is no quick fix to this crisis are funded through the taxpayer, through health boards and local but simple mass testing could be one authorities, typically 90 to 92% way to get the world back up and running again. occupancy is required for them to be

richard westcott, bbc news. viable. now, what we are seeing, of course, is huge fall in occupancy. but we are calling for is an action plan to make sure that we can sustain these very, very important people have reverted community resources stop across to shopping like they did a decade wales and very rural communities, ago by making one big weekly trip to not in some way that is easily going the supermarket, according to the to replicate such valuable provision boss of tesco. chief executive dave lewis told the bbc that social distancing so it is very important that the measures mean consumers are shopping less frequently. he was speaking to our business welsh government and others work collaboratively to make sure that these care homes are there the correspondent emma simpson. future because we are going to need them and the nhs will need them to function in the months and years online deliveries. ahead. it is very good to talk to we all want one now. you about it all. thank you very tesco has taken on thousands of new temporary workers to help. much for your time. pleasure, thank like peter, he's used to flying 7a7s with ba until he was furloughed. obviously with a much reduced flying you. let's go to the house of programme at the moment commons. they are discussing and increased demand here at tesco, i've started driving rejections for domestic abuse. a delivery van for tesco. extraordinary times and supermarkets have been in the thick of it. shadow home secretary speaking now. we follow a dedicated it was a bill promised long before sequence of one way. that. the wait has been too long for the boss told me everything

in his business had changed, these desperately needed measures including the ramping up of online slots. and many others besides which needs we used to, before this crisis, to be included in the bill to which deliver about 600,000 deliveries to home, last week it was a million, i will come back in a moment. the in two weeks' time it lockdown, mr deputy speaker, has will be 1.2 million. changed patterns of crime. the national crime agency of the weekend announced that they had alerted the we would want to do more, people are still... police to 1300 child sexual abuse there's still more demand than we're able to supply and it is important therefore that we keep stores as safe as we possibly can. like other big grocers, elderly and vulnerable customers get their own time to shop. cases and a man tempting to re—enter we are all adapting to the new retail rules, the uk from the philippines with... so are we changing how we buy? it's really very interesting. i want to pay tribute to the work of before this crisis, people the national crime agency and in were looking more for unpackaged, loose produce. interestingly people are now particular the director—general who going back to pre—packaged produce is leading the fight to tackle these because they believe that's a safer heinous crimes. isolating victims purchase, so it'll be interesting from the support of others is what to see whether those sorts of trends continue after the crisis. perpetrators of domestic abuse often we've also gone back seek to do so to sadly knows to some old habits. the number of transactions surprise that the coronavirus in our stores, across tesco, lockdown has produced the conditions has reduced significantly but the size of the basket has

increased also, so people under which domestic abuse has are shopping once a week, a little bit like they did ten or 15 sharply increased. at the end of last week, the metropolitan police years ago, rather than two, three or four times a week, reported that in the six weeks of which was happening the 19th of april, offices across before the crisis. what do you think the impact london had made a093 arrests for of coronavirus will be on retail more broadly? domestic abuse offences, nearly 100 a day on average, and domestic abuse on our high streets? calls had risen by about a third in ithink, again, it's the last six weeks. at the same very difficult to say. time, the national domestic abuse obviously retail outside of food is pretty much closed helpline has seen a 25% increase in down through the crisis. the interesting thing will be to see calls and online requests for help. how much of that is rebuilt when the market opens up again. clearly, the warning signals of abuse are flashing red and we have i think what this crisis has shown is the importance of food retail. been seeing and hearing these i think in the past perhaps warnings from the domestic abuse a little bit we may have secretary itself from the very start taken that for granted, of the crisis. asking people to stay i think during the crisis people appreciate much more how important it is, at home when home might not be a so i hope that as a nation safe place is clearly a huge we will think carefully about food, food strategy, food distribution. challenge. add to that the massive operational challenge that they need to socially distance, to be socially after that surge in panic buying, he says the food supply chain is now back in shape, but nobody knows how long it will be distant, the drop—off and charity before shopping returns to normal

funding and it is clear the services in the supermarket aisles. for some of the most at risk people emma simpson, bbc news. are facing extraordinary challenges. that is why i have been clear since becoming a shadow home secretary that the government must take action care homes have been particularly ha rd—hit by the coronavirus outbreak. on tackling domestic abuse and supporting the wider violence figures out this morning show that covid—19 related deaths in care against women and girls sector. homes in england and wales tripled government action in this area such as the £2 million of funding for in the space of three weeks. helpline is welcome, as is that you let's speak are not alone public campaign but it to raj sehgal, the director of armscare, a small care home is not enough to provide the emergency support necessary. mr provider in norfolk. deputy speaker, first out, that £2 million actually needs to reach the thank you for being with us. are you front line. we will work surprised by these figures? not constructively and responsibly and really. i think the omission of care we have repeatedly offered to discuss what can be done to home figures was a big mistake to fast—track that support. 0ne start with. if you look at the discuss what can be done to fast—track that support. one of my first priorities along with the saddo domestic abuse and number of people that are safeguarding minister was to meet concentrated in a small area within representatives from the sector. many of these women have put a care environment, it is expected. themselves in harms way. to stand up i think you have got four care homes for people facing abuse. —— shadow in norfolk, what is the situation there with you? as of friday, we had

domestic abuse safeguarding minister. the message they gave me was clear. not only does the there with you? as of friday, we had the first suspected case and that tested positive on sunday. we have coronavirus crisis them to be pushing up the rate of domestic abuse, it is putting extraordinary since had another case which has tested positive and we are awaiting pressure on the services that people turn to for help. refuges face three more results. that is in one ca re three more results. that is in one care home, so the other three are free. i think it was always a challenges keeping their doors open and sticking to social distancing rules. we are asking people to do question of when and not if because the right thing and stay at home so it is not something that you can it is only right that the countries sort of contain very easily. it is is there to support those people put at direct risk by those measures. mr just now how we put our procedures deputy speaker, the government has into place now, effectively, we can yet to engage fully and the action manage the situation. we have got does remain to slow and it is our one client who has tested positive intention to try to set out in the bill committee stage amendments that in hospital and they are being returned to us this afternoon. we would guarantee rapid support for are expected to manage that client the domestic abuse charities from the domestic abuse charities from the £750 million fund the chancellor and manage their symptoms within the ca re and manage their symptoms within the care home. do you have enough announced to support charity work. testing capacity and do you have mr deputy speaker, i would like to state from the outset that that in enough personal protective equipment for your staff? the first issue is itself is any

the testing and i think that has been... it was a great welcome when is an inadequate amount. first, a the government announced it however it has been a catastrophe in terms dedicated proportion of the £750 of putting that into place. we want to get all our stuff tested, all 120 million should be ring fenced domestic abuse and the wider violence against women and girls of them, however, when they go on to sector. we say 10% which is not a the online system, itjust crashes or throws you out. and then they are reasonable and would keep services going. second, a system should be in getting options to go further afield place to fast—track that investment where there is appointments to the front line, before charities available. many of our carers don't drive, they live locally, that we have to close their doors for being over subscribed or unable to pay live in rural area and the testing their staff. third, an element of setters are mobile so you can only their staff. third, an element of the support should be earmarked for go in setters are mobile so you can only goina specialist services such as ba and e setters are mobile so you can only go in a car, which means you have to go in a car, which means you have to go with somebody. it has been very, services run with and for migrant very difficult now. when you say a women, men at risk of suffering catastrophe, you mean a lot of your staff are just not been tested? they are not been tested. they are not domestic abuse and lgbtq services. i don't want to stand here criticising able to get the testing that they the government, i want to show the need. we have had four orfive ministers the grip and urgency that members of staff out of 120 that this challenge requires and needs have actually gone and they have had urgently. it cannot be right that

vital services for the most at risk to travel for over an hour to get there to be tested. and we have got people would be in a position of a number of staff that need to be turning people away due to a lack of tested that are self isolating at the moment but they cannot get to funding. asi turning people away due to a lack of funding. as i set out in my recent the moment but they cannot get to the test centres. what about letter to the home secretary, there area letter to the home secretary, there are a range of ways that the personal protective equipment? where government can help the sector, are you with that? we have been coordinating access to underuse quite fortunate with that. we have managed to source our own personal existing accommodation, ensuring that support workers have access to protective equipment, however it is the cost of it. if you are prepared ppe, technological support, ensuring that women are not trapped in to pay, you can get anything. abusive situations because they have something that used to cost £5 is no recourse to public funds. this now costing £75, just a box of requires grip and a morejoined up masks, for instance. that is if you cross government approach. we have can get it. you have to be prepared seen that happening in the devolved to pay the price and you will get administrations, the 1.2 million fund created by the welsh government it. thank you very much for talking to us. director of a small care to purchase community accommodation for victims, move on accommodation, and prevent lack of bed space in provider with homes in norfolk. thank you. we will take a look at refuges or indeed to provide other the weather forecast now. today's accommodation when refuge is not the weather across england and wales has right answer. in london with the been a bit of a shock to the system. mayor has defecated £a million, it has been cold and wet. we will probably see the range easing off in

taking the total to 16 million, to the evening in south—western wales. help the capital's voluntary it remains quite cloudy in most places overnight and they will be organisations. with political will, some drizzle and missed over the these changes can be made. the need hills. clearer skies in scotland is now under the government must means may be a pinch of frost across respond to that challenge. mr deputy northern and eastern parts of the speaker, i tend to the bill itself, country, very much milder elsewhere and most places. cloudy and grey, i it clearly is, as the lord think, on wednesday morning. some chancellor set out, a step forward to have a statutory definition in sunshine for a while in scotland. a the first clause of the bill that few showers as well. we see this band of rain quite heavy and also includes, in addition to persistent moving northward and violent and sexual threatening eastward through the day. one cycle isa behaviour, controlling, coercive eastward through the day. one cycle is a way, a few hours of dry weather behaviour, controlling, coercive behaviour and other forms of abuse, and sunshine before the winds pick up and sunshine before the winds pick up again and blow more rain in later including economic, psychological and emotional abuse. i welcome the on. temperature should be higher appointment of a domestic abuse commissioner and pay tribute to the than they have been to date, particularly for england and wales work nicole jacobs is doing but it doesn't get particularly one for the rest of the week. we are alongside the work of the victims looking at some sunshine but quite a few showers that could be heavy and commissioner and the children thundery as well. commissioners across the uk. i welcome the domestic abuse protection orders and indeed the notices, though i do hope they will be accompanied by the support,

training and resources our offices do need. in the family courts, i agree with the lord chancellor that the prohibition of cross... i remember speaking on it myself in the presence of sports bill —— prisons bill. we will look to improve the billing committee and the sector must have its full say in giving evidence at committee too. that process of scrutiny would be far more effective if we had more information before us. the home 0ffice information before us. the home office has undertaken a review into how migrant women, especially those with no recourse to public funds we re with no recourse to public funds were interacting with domestic abuse provision. having that trivia available to members of the committee stage is so important. the second area where there is a currently unpublished review is on theissue currently unpublished review is on the issue of the family courts. prior to the current coronavirus

crisis, it was thought the family justice review panel would report this spring on their review of how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences. again, having that available would greatly enhance the committee stage. mr deputy speaker, a victim is a victim. we will press the government on protections for disabled victims and we cannot tolerate a situation where victims with insecure migrant status, not only have that preventing them coming forward but have that actually used against them by someone who is abusing them. it hello this is bbc news. the headlines... is why, as i have said and argued, during the coronavirus crisis, the government said suspend the system new figures show that covid—19 of no greek cost of public funds so related deaths in care homes in that victims can get support they england have travelled in a space of need not only in the interest but in three weeks while deaths in hospitals are continuing to fall. a all our interests in this public health emergency.

minute's silence to remember key workers that have died from the gloucestershire royal hospital to the airambulance gloucestershire royal hospital to the air ambulance station in glasgow. from the streets of at committee stage we will also belfast. two lab workers in milton pressure the government for each clear statutory duty for all people keynes. from a supermarket in affected by affected abuse regardless of status. that should chorley to downing street. those who have died are remembered.” also include a duty on the secretary of state to provide sufficient funding and the duty should be to chorley to downing street. those who have died are remembered. i think it is all who are affected by domestic abuse, including those with insecure immigration status, children, and young people. and let us make sure too that there are perpetrator programmes with proper quality assurances as to their standard. we will also push the government on measures regarding post separation abuse. in fact, measures regarding post separation abuse. infact, it measures regarding post separation abuse. in fact, it is often the case that when perpetrators lose control of the situation their behaviour becomes even more extreme and the

victims require greater protection. ido victims require greater protection. i do say to the lord chancellor that yes, there are existing laws in this place, yes there is a protection from harassment act, but there is more that is required to be done to tackle the fact to people even after the particular relationship has ended and we will be pressing that in the committee stage of the spell. the bill before us clearly contains a series of measures that will have wide support across the house. i do wa nt to wide support across the house. i do want to pay tribute to all those people who have worked on it, particularly those in the last parliament and on these benches in particular, my honourable friend the memberfor swansea particular, my honourable friend the member for swansea east who particular, my honourable friend the memberfor swansea east who pushed it forward in the last parliament with her characteristic passion and determination and whilst she isn't sassin determination and whilst she isn't sass in the house today i am sure she will be watching at home and she should have her thanks for the way that she conducted herself. i

implore the government today to keep an open mind, though, in committee stage, as to how this bill can be improved. if the government does decide it wants to ignore all the suggestions for improvement, then that would be an extraordinarily grave mistake. this is a real opportunity to, on a consensual basis, make those vital changes that would be in the interests of victims and potential victims up and down the country. we should remember, too, that many of the services we rely on to respond to this crisis and to support women and girls at risk of violence has faced a toxic cocktail of cuts to policing and the preventative service for a decade. we do not go into this crisis, we did not go into this crisis, with the resilience that we would all have hoped for. but i want to conclude, mr deputy speaker, by giving mighty fist thanks evolve to the front workers who are doing so

much to keep our communities safe and working especially hard to protect those who are most at risk. they deserve all our gratitude and respect for all that they do, putting themselves at risk to keep all of us safe. desperate as the circumstances are, i also want to say to anyone who is at home and afraid that you are not alone. i have made it my priority to speak to senior and front line officers since taking up this role, and all of them assured me that tackling domestic abuse remains exactly where it should be, right at the top of their priority list. and anyone who feels they need this support should reach out, and the message that should go from this house today is that they are not alone. as you can imagine at there have been a lot of people

coming to speak in this debate so we are introducing a five minute limit apart from the front bench spokesperson from the snp and i hope that those that are contributing from outside of the chambers, they won't be able to see the clock, have their own time is visible to them because we have to be strict in order to get as many people and as we possibly can. theresa may. thank you mr deputy speaker and can i add my thanks to all those who have made this hybrid debate possible today, because this bill is hugely important. domestic abuse damages lives, it can cost lives, and it can scar adults and children for the rest of their lives. and of course, it also costs our society and the economy here, and we all oh a debt of gratitude to those who have had courage to speak out about their experiences and i would also like particularly to commend the

honourable members for canterbury and bradford west, their contributions to the debate on the 2nd of october. but this bill is an incredibly important opportunity for us incredibly important opportunity for us to ensure that we improve the legislative environment... domestic abuse, and if we get it right it will not only improve peoples lives but it will save lives. but it is important, as the frontbenchers have said, that we are debating this bill during the covid—19 crisis, because as covid—19 has required people to stay at home, to be locked down in their homes, it has set an environment where perpetrators have greater freedom to act, where victims find it harder to leave an abusive situation, and the figures are clear. domestic abuse increases during lockdown. now, we know as the dolljustice secretary told us that

the services are still there, the police are still there to respond to reports. the lockdown legislation specifically allows people to leave home to escape the risk of harm so that those who are in a domestic abuse situation can leave and seek the support that they need. but what we must also recognise is that it is much harderfor them to we must also recognise is that it is much harder for them to leave. we must also recognise is that it is much harderfor them to leave. it we must also recognise is that it is much harder for them to leave. it is much harder for them to leave. it is much harder for them to leave. it is much harderfor them to report domestic abuse because perpetrators have been given greater control of them in the lockdown situation. they can take their mobiles away, they can take their mobiles away, they can stop them from walking out of that front door, so i would urge police officers and local authorities to look at the experience of the new york police department in the past and to consider as i know some already are the random contacts or visiting of homes where there are known perpetrators or where there have

been reports of domestic violence. it must be done carefully to ensure it does not exacerbate the situation but it can help those in need. i would also urge government to think of the impact that lockdown domestic abuse has made as they consider the exit strategy from lockdown. i want government to look notjust at exit strategy from lockdown. i want government to look not just at the impact of relaxing restrictions on the impact on the capacity of the nhs, although we must all have a concern for our wonderful nhs staff and care workers and for those who contract the disease, but the government must also think about the impact of lockdown on our overall health and well—being as a nation. but of course includes the economy but it must also accuse the impact on domestic abuse and mental health. -- it on domestic abuse and mental health. —— it must also include the impact on domestic abuse and mental health. we cannot have a situation where the key of the disease has more impact than the disease itself. —— of each

yearfor than the disease itself. —— of each year for the disease. than the disease itself. —— of each yearfor the disease. the government must be able to ensure that criminaljustice services can cope as lockdown ends with what could be a significant increase in reports of domestic abuse. i welcome the clear definition of domestic abuse on the bill and ijust want to touch on three key points. we need touch on three key points. we need to ensure that the bill properly recognises the impact of domestic abuse on children, just because they are ina abuse on children, just because they are in a different room from the abuse doesn't mean they will not be affected by it, the role of employers, where people feel their players are be able to support them to speak about domestic abuse that they are the victims of to know that they are the victims of to know that they will be supported. i could and then the view of elizabeth's initiative on domestic abuse, —— i condemn her initiative. well, there

is the prime minister theresa may as mp's debates the domestic abuse bill and this follows a surge in violence and this follows a surge in violence and as lockdown has undergone, this bill were supposed to be and debated before the lockdown. if you want to keep watching it there is continuing coverage of that debate on bbc parliament from the house of commons. let's return now to scotland, where nicola sturgeon has advised the public to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces. lorna gordon is in glasgow. it is not mandatory, so just explain what it is she has said. it it was just guidance but we have all seen people wearing face masks in supermarkets and down the street and today there is some clarity on that daily press briefing on what the official position in scotland here now is on what she calls face coverings and she is very clear about that, face coverings not

masks. she says they believe there is some benefit in wearing a face covering in places west social distancing is difficult, for insta nce distancing is difficult, for instance the supermarket or public transport, like i said she is talking about face coverings not masks, she is not talking about medical grade masks that health and social care workers by, rather she is talking about home—made masks or scarves , is talking about home—made masks or scarves, and ms sturgeon says that the evidence is limited but she believes there could be a benefit in reducing the transmission of the virus when people aren't showing symptoms if they were recovering at that time. now, it is very nuanced guidance coming from the scottish government that masks shouldn't be won by certain categories of people, for instance those with asthma or children under two, they also give some guidance on how you put the mask on and take it off, how you should wash your hands first, how you should avoid touching your face, and you should wash those masks at

60 degrees, but as you say it is not mandated it and it is not going to be enforced either at this stage but that will be kept under review. finally and i think this is a very important point she also makes it very clear that this is no substitute for social distancing. in other words, she does not want people to think they are invincible from the violin verse. the first —— invincible from the virus. he says they have an added precaution, not invincibility. ithink she has been clear throughout that there are no political games being played here, she has to do what is right for the scottish people and that sometimes in her opinion on certain countries in the united kingdom may go forward at a different pace may be slightly slower in what they are doing and she took a slightly

different approach in schools, announcing that a little earlier, i believe looking back she also took a slightly different approach on mass gatherings as well so scotland has differed occasionally from the uk wide approach but they are all following the same signs of looking at it and interpreting it in a way that she would say is the best for the country that they are governing. thank you very much. now on bbc news, it's time for your questions answered. i'm joined by nicola stonehouse, professor in molecular virology at the university of leeds and i'm alsojoined by dr rita issa, she's an academic gp working in tower hamlets in london. i'm going to crack straight on, lots of questions coming in. where are all the new daily infection is coming from, as we are weak since

the lockdown? at the ivy is below one, where are they coming from? we better start by explaining what our means. we better start by explaining what r means. r is a measure of the spread... in an environment where we have no antiviral drugs or vaccines the only way we can stop spread is to stop that i was having any new host so if we therefore have social distancing that is one way that we can take the r—0 down and they know whether r—0 the better in terms of spread, so i think it is a very good question and we have been in lockdown for some time now and we would expect that the number of cases should not be as high as they are. i think we should have to point out that we are still not testing as widely as we could do in this country and we are very late to come to testing for the virus but as we mmp to testing for the virus but as we ramp up the testing we will be able to see where the pockets of

infection are, so is it that people aren't really adhering to social distancing in some areas of the country, in some communities, and in which case, combined with some contact tracing, we can use the detection of the virus together with contact tracing in order to really pin that down. 0k, contact tracing in order to really pin that down. ok, let's move on to this question. david lamb via twitter: if a toddler's vaccinations are due during lockdown should they still be done or is it safer to wait? iam sure i am sure this is something you have probably been asked many times. we have been asked that many times and thank you for that question. children's vaccines are still running on schedule and our gp practices still offering vaccines and what i would say though is that if any and what i would say though is that ifany family and what i would say though is that if any family member does have symptoms of coronavirus or symptoms suggestive of coronavirus then it is worth flagging ltr practice before you go in. within gp practices if you go in. within gp practices if

you are going on and procedures are in place to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. "should school staff be wearing face masks given nicola sturgeon's briefing today?" "do masks work?" again, i'm sure this is something you get asked all the time. the who guidance on face masks is essentially that we should not be expecting everybody in the public wearing them. what they are really good for is people who are sick and have symptoms and is actually nicola sturgeon's guidance to outline it could be the way of preventing spread of the virus if you are an asymptomatic carrier, if you are someone who might be spreading the virus but are not aware that you have got it. the other people who they are recommended for is if you have a family member who might be ill with a virus and also of course front line health workers but we know that there are lots of risks associated with wearing masks as well, they can offer a full sense of security if you don't put them on

properly, if you are not washing your hands properly then you can run the risk of spread to the mouth what we have also seen is that different countries are moving at different paces. the evidence is not really strong enough is the way. at the moment we in england are not saying that the public should be wearing masks but there are certain circumstances where they might be recommended. alison brown via email: i'd heard that there were several strains of covid—19 — the most deadly being in europe — is this true? would a potential vaccine be protecting against different strains, and is there not a danger the virus could mutate before vaccinations can be rolled out? all viruses mutate, have a very quick life cycle and therefore there will be a lot of changes. however some viruses mutate much more rapidly than others, things like flu, others that holds the common

cold, mutate very badly. but this virus, such as covid two does not mutate very quickly. mac would —— this ebola to actually has a —— this virus, sars—covid—2 has a proofreading capacity that prevents it mutating that fast. at as far as we know about the vaccine, we hope so, there are a number of different vaccines that are currently being explored. some of these are platform technologies which meant they can actually respond very very quickly to wipe major changes in the viva so along with the sort of changes we should be able to respond in the future. —— respond very quickly to

quite major changes in the virus. patricia, via email: i have been trying to see a doctor for several days as i cannot be diagnosed over the phone about an unexplained rash on my legs — as i am a haematology patient, i am quite concerned. what can i do? patricia, i am patricia, lam really patricia, i am really sorry to hear that you have not been able to get through to anybody. gp practices are open and whilst we may not be able to see people or as many people face to see people or as many people face to face we are offering telephone appointments and other ways of viewing a vas for example, so here we are offering video confrontations and you can send pictures to us to she singles and if you are shielding in home in certain circumstances we can in certain circumstances do a home visit for you. so please contact your gp practice. yes, actually a lot of gp practices are saying they are quite quiet because people are being frightened off, if you like. i think that is exactly it we have noticed here that my

colleagues in hospital have also noticed the other presentations aren't really coming in and the worst thing is to be imagining the people are sitting at home in pain and thinking i shouldn't burden the health service any more, so please if you are experiencing a mean thing at home, if you need your medications, if you need to speak to anybody, please get in contact. chris via email: if we can get covid—19 more than once, and we don't know how long any generated antibodies last, how can a vaccine protect us? so, we don't know how long the antibody response lasts, that is true. if the use of coronaviruses as exa m ples true. if the use of coronaviruses as examples then it is probably going to bea examples then it is probably going to be a matter of a few years at most, however we should point out that if you then get reinfected the second time will be a lot, lot less serious, so although you might not get complete protection you would certainly be able to get some protection and therefore a very mild

disease, let's say, next time around. in terms of the vaccine, yes, we are perhaps asking a vaccine to do better, to work harder, to work more effectively than actually recovering for the disease, and that of course is one of the major challenges with vaccine manufacture and we won't know whether the vaccine is successful until some of the testing that has currently started bears fruit later, so we have at the beginning of the vaccine journey, i am afraid. anna hidgetts from sussex, via email: if coronavirus is so contagious that it can infect people through casual contact, does it not affect everyone in a household when one member is affected ? if not, how do these people avoid contamination — and could that be used in a possible vaccine? i know a lot of families were asking that question because one person could be very ill and someone feet away does not get affected. so is that question you'd like me to take? yes. we don't totally understand why

one person will get much more serious symptoms than others. certainly age plays a part in that, the older you are the more symptoms yoursim —— the the older you are the more symptoms your sim —— the most serious your symptoms seem to be, certain underlying conditions mean that the virus is exacerbated, there is also an issue with viral load, cut for some of the medical staff that have been infected we think the reason they might have got more serious infection is because of the large load of viruses they have got. if you are in contact with someone money is infected then be further away they are when that person sheds five is the less likely you are to have a large number of virus particles that come your way past —— when that person sheds virus. so if you are very close to somebody that could also mean that you are likely to get a bigger dose of virus which could mean you are set up for more

serious infection but certainly age and underlying conditions are a serious part of this and the pattern is becoming a little claim as we go through but we still don't understand a lot of this. tommy walsh via email: i'm an older vulnerable person. when a vaccine is discovered, how might it be rolled out? will the most vulnerable be given the vaccine as a priority after first line workers? that is something you are going to have to address at some point, isn't it? yet yes, that is a very legitimate question. the flu vaccine is privatising the nhs for certain groups, so is privatising the nhs for certain groups, so certain age groups and people with underlying health conditions, and other vaccine such as the hepatitis vaccine i to people who might be more likely to be exposed to that, so front line health workers, so it might make senseif health workers, so it might make sense if we are initially limited with the matter vaccine that we have but it will be privatised for front

line workers and also at risk groups that i think it is maybe a little too early to say. i am most grateful for you, and too early to say. i am most grateful foryou, andi too early to say. i am most grateful foryou, and i think too early to say. i am most grateful for you, and i think this is the first time we have had an electric guitar as first time we have had an electric guitarasa first time we have had an electric guitar as a backdrop for a professor of virology say thank you very much that if your questions answered. a return to normal life may be some way off — but already museums are looking at how history will look back at this lockdown period of our lives. and they want suggestions — and video images — of how you would capture this moment — and they don't want to see nice tidy rooms, they want the reality of living at home in lockdown. # where have all the flowers gone? # long time passing...# so, this is a song that we did right

at the beginning of the lockdown. we have singers from the royal opera house, we have singers from italy, from america, but we also have neighbours, friends, kids, all mixed together. # when will they ever learn?# where have all the flowers gone? a video made to raise money for unemployed musicians, it's being preserved for the nation. this is a moment in history that's unique because ofjust how much of it has been filmed. this incredible insight into the state of mind of the nation, often within their own homes — the boredom, the frustration, the difficulty, the highs and the lows — they're all being captured on video. the fact that i can hear birdsong this loud in what is the middle of the city, the quietness, the new daily habits, there's so much to remember. and the issue for museums is how do you capture what it feels like? how do you capture emotions? i've gotten really good at call of duty. the museum of the home, for instance, wants to hear home life has been changed... i really miss my football.

..by quarantine. we wish we were at the beach! yeah, the beach! and they want photos. we'd like to see photographs of people's homes and, crucially, we're asking people not to tidy up. this isn't an instagram version of how people are living, we want the real deal, we're delving deep. i mean, we want people to really dig in and tell us what they're feeling. this is our family lockdownjigsaw — 1,000 pieces looking at the world of william shakespeare — fiendishly difficult, but surprisingly addictive. maybe it's the things that have kept you going... the two most memorable things that happened in the lockdown. one, my mohawk — i'd never be able to have that at school. and, two, this chicken. an object that is really important to me and means a lot to me is my wool and my yarn. ..or sights like the amazing night skies, but now is the time to think about just how we'll remember this moment. i've been playing bug bingo a lot.

david sillito, bbc news. 0k, ok, we will have all the headlines injusta ok, we will have all the headlines injust a few ok, we will have all the headlines in just a few minutes but first let us catch up the weather. today's where there was not really pa rt today's where there was not really part of the script for this month and even before today it has been the sunniest april on record with the sunniest april on record with the sunniest april on record with the sunniest part of the country being through the midlands and north—west of scotland. it has also been an extremely dry month and a very one—month up till today but this cloud has brought within some steady rain across england in rain, it is not as bad as far north as it is going to get, and underneath upload it has been very cold temperatures —— underneath that cloud it has been very cold. rain heading eastwards over towards the dutch, we will stay cloudy and misty over the hills and there will be some result, clever sky a cross scotla nd

some result, clever sky a cross scotland it is going to be cold in the north—east of scotland and a touch of frost as well. we have another of rain, everything is coming in from the west of the south—west these areas of low pressure pushing a band of rain across in the south—west tomorrow. some sunshine tomorrow, but elsewhere a lot of cloud around, and then behind it we get a slice of the few hours of sunshine across wales southern england in the midlands in particular before rate more rain arise in the south—west later. temperatures will be a little bit higher it won't feel quite as cold as it has done today. we will see more rain pushing northwards and eastwards and then as we head into thursday hour measure is dominated by low pressure so we have one band of rain sitting on her quite slow moving and other medical scotland, and then the main shower is coming in across england and wales some

slower wins. .. in across england and wales some slower wins... temperatures 12 in across england and wales some slower wins. .. temperatures 12 or 13 which is a bit below average for this time of the year. as we head towards the end of the week that area of low pressure starts to drift away but only very slowly as things that he is down a little bit through the day but there are still some more showers around and maybe some persistent rain across the north of scotland. those showers developed through the day, push their way eastwards a cross through the day, push their way eastwards across the uk and again some of them heavy in front of a bit drier across wales and the south—west. most temperatures of 1a to 15 degrees of an average for this time of year.

all our interests in this public health emergency. this is bbc news. the headlines: new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks, while deaths in hospitals are beginning to fall. a minute's silence to remember key workers who have died. from the gloucestershire royal hospital to the airambulance station in glasgow, from the streets of belfast to laboratory workers in milton keynes, from a supermarket in chorley, to downing street, those who have died were remembered. i think it's important for us to remember people who are no longer with us because they are the innocent, they came to work to do a good job, to care.

scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings, but only in certain circumstances. the free online book that explains the impact of coronavirus to your children and the science behind it. # m—m—m—mind # i hallucinate when you call my name # got stars in my.# and we'll speak to man who remixed the bbc news channel theme music with dua lipa's new song, hallucinate. hello, good afternoon. a rising number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes across the uk has pushed the overall numbers dying with the virus to a record high, according to the latest figures. nearly 25,000 deaths

from all causes were recorded in the uk in week of the easter bank holiday, over twice the expected number for this time of year. separate figures show a third of all virus deaths in england and wales are now occurring in care homes. earlier today, a minute's silence was held around the uk at 11 o'clock to remember key workers who have died. and scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon advises the scottish public to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets. our health correspondent richard galpin reports. music plays 96—year—old barbara wells had been fit and well, living here at the stanley park care home in county durham. until she was hit by coronavirus. her funeral is tomorrow. 1a other residents have died here. across the country, there are around 20,000 care homes looking after more than 0.5 million elderly and disabled people.

and it seems they are now facing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak here. the care home sector is clearly now the most hit area of society because these are small communities of the most vulnerable people and that is a situation we have not got to the bottom of yet in terms of adequate testing or the consistency of the ppe that we need to make sure we are providing the right levels of care and isolation that we need to. today's figures from the office for national statistics and the care quality commission show how deaths in care homes in england and wales have shot up. by april the 10th, there were 1,0a3 deaths. by the following week it had almost tripled to more than 3,000. and by april the 2ath, the number of deaths in england alone reached approximately 5,500.

a care home here in nottinghamshire has lost a quarter of its residents to the coronavirus. as a team, we are still mourning the people that we have lost, there is a sense of grieving for their families and also we are grieving for what life used to be like. there is anger at the government that it didn't prioritise the care home sector much earlier on to save lives. even now, there is frustration that key steps such as testing for the virus in care homes has still not been implemented properly. some care homes are getting some testing but we are not getting it in the volumes that's required, we're still struggling and although they've set up the mobile testing unit which is of course good news, we are hearing stories that on average people are having to travel 60 miles to get to one of those in some instances. so it's just not out there in the volume that is needed, care homes are just not able to get testing in the way that they need to. and while some care homes have now

got supplies of protective equipment or ppe, others say they are having to buy their own equipment because the government supply is not enough. the crisis in care homes is getting increasingly serious. with thousands of people now known to have died. the government says it is working night and day to give them the best possible support. richard galpin, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our head of statistics robert cuffe, who said the latest figures were showing a worrying trend if we pull up all of the deaths that have happened in care homes over the last few weeks and we look at that and compare it to the long run average, which is shown by the horizontal line across this graph, we can see they have really spiked over the course of the last few weeks. now, the red parts of the bar are the numbers that richard was talking about, the deaths that mention covid on the death certificate,

but that only accounts for some of the spike that we have seen. there is more going on there. now, it could be that is due to deaths from other causes where people didn't seek care or gain care because of the crisis, but the suspicions are that a lot of it is unregistered covid deaths, so the picture is pretty bad and the figures that have come out from the care quality commission today from england, at least, suggest that that trend is going to keep on going. other than looking at the care home figures, what about the trend generally? what are the figures showing us there? we are starting to get a picture of two very different epidemics. if you take, for example, a look at the figures from hospitals in england, now, hospitals account for most of the deaths outside of the care home setting, these are plotted by the day people actually died and we can see that they peaked just a little bit before easter, say around the 8th of april, and they have been coming down since then. now, the most recent figures will be revised upwards but this trend is pretty clear and you can see it in the data from wales as well, we will see data from scotland tomorrow that look like they might show the same thing as well and so what we have got is a picture of coming down in the rest

of the country, but in care homes probably on the way up. the uk fell silent this morning — to remember key workers — including more than 100 health and care staff who have died with coronavirus. duncan kennedy reports. it didn't need the rain to make this a sombre moment. this was a pause for reflection for absent colleagues, taken by the virus. this was a nation taking a minute to remember their lifetimes. at 11am, many stood in hospitals, supermarkets, testing labs and in downing street. this was the day a disease brought much of britain to a standstill. more than 100 nhs and care staff

have now died with the coronavirus. among the first was amged el—hawrani, his family said he was a good man. a kind man. is he a hero? like every doctor, like every worker in the nhs, ijust cannot my heart goes out to anyone who has also lost someone because of this virus. margaret was 8a, thought to be one of the oldest nurses in britain. her family have shared their pride in the comfort that she gave to her patients. very caring woman, she loved herjob. loved animals. always had someone to talk to. i remember i used to live in london, she would talk to everyone on the tube. a day of reflection, a day of memories for those who cared for us. i think for all of our health care staff, working today, whatever

professional group they sit in, they wanted an opportunity to pause, take time to reflect about these difficult times that we are working in and in particular, about colleagues that we know of in other organisations who are sadly no longer with us because unfortunately they have lost their lives while coming into work and delivering care. political leaders in all four nationsjoined members of the public and others in today's act of remembrance. on thursdays, we clap for them, today we fell silent. noisy or still, these key workers and their singular response to this crisis, today nested in the nation's thoughts. duncan kennedy, bbc news.

out of the thousands who have died with coronavirus, more than 100 are nhs staff and other healthcare workers. the bbc has been tracking their deaths during the pandemic, among them are a pregnant nurse who died before she could meet her daughter, and a grandmother whose colleagues say was one the unsung heroes of the nhs. you can read about some of their stories on the bbc news website. go to bbc.co.uk/news and click on the coronavirus tab. first minister nicola sturgeon has advised the scottish public to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets or when using public transport. she said it would not be mandatory or enforced at this stage but said that would be kept under review. the guidance also makes clear that the evidence on use of face coverings is still limited, however it recognises that there may be some benefit in wearing a face covering, if you leave the house

and enter an enclosed space, where you will come into contact with multiple people and safe social distancing is difficult. for example, on public transport, or in shops. of course, just now most shops are closed so right now this would apply in particular to food shops. to be clear, the benefit comes mainly in cases where someone might have the virus but isn't aware of that because they are not experiencing any symptoms and therefore are not isolating completely in line with the rules. so wearing a face covering in these circumstances may reduce the chance of that person transmitting the virus onto others. the scottish government is now recommending the use of face coverings in these limited circumstances as a precautionary measure. given that the evidence is relatively weak, we are not at this stage making this mandatory or suggesting that it will be enforced, though we will be keeping that under review as we go into future phases of managing and tackling the pandemic.

our scotland correspondent told us more about what the first minister had said. this is just guidance this isjust guidance but this is just guidance but we this isjust guidance but we have all seen people wearing face masks in supermarkets or down the street and today some clarity in that daily press briefing from scotland two first minister nicola sturgeon on what the official position here in scotla nd what the official position here in scotland now is on what she calls face coverings. she is very clear about that, face coverings not masks. she says they believe there is some benefit in wearing a face covering in places where social distancing is difficult, so by that she is talking about, for instance, the supermarket or on public transport. like i said, she is talking about face coverings, not masks, not the medical grade masks, rather home—made masks or scarves. ms sturgeon says that the evidence

is limited but she believes it is clear there could be a benefit in reducing the transmission of the virus when people are not showing symptoms if they were a covering at that time. now, it's very nuanced guidance. masks should not be one by certain that it is with asthma and children under two. there is guidance on taking the mask on and off, washing your hands before putting it on, washing the mask at high temperatures, 60 degrees celsius. it is not enforced at this stage but it will be kept under review. finally, and this is an important point, she makes very clear it is no substitute for social distancing. in her words, she does not want people to think that they are invincible from the virus. the first minister saying that face coverings are an added precaution, not a substitute for social distancing. the first minister says

is what closely in a westminster full stop she was asked about that and whether she was trying to cause embarrassment. i think she has been clear throughout that there is no political games being played here. she says she has to do what is right for the scottish people and that sometimes, in her opinion, certain countries in the united kingdom may go forward at a different pace or may go slightly slower in what they are doing. she took a slightly different approach in schools, announcing that a little earlier. i believe looking back, she took a slightly different approach to mass gatherings as well, so scotland has differed occasionally from the uk wide approach but they are all following the same science are looking at it and interpreting it in a way, she would say, is best for the country that they are governing. that was lorna gordon. our chief political correspondent, vicki young is in westminster. has downing street said anything

after the announcement? no, they have been asked about this before and the prime minister's official spokesperson and michael gove who has been speaking today, all they talk about is the process, if you like. the scientists have been asked about this at press conferences and the scientific advisory group we know has looked at this, they have reviewed the evidence, they have talked in the past about the evidence being a little patchy in all of this, that it can help somebody not transmit it, so if you have got the virus yourself, some kind of face covering can stop it spreading to somebody else. that work has been done by scientific advisory committee, sage, that has been passed to uk ministers, they are considering it but there is no date on when they might come forward with any kind of recommendations at all, if there will be any. there is certainly some anxiety, of course, about people not buying up the kind of face masks that will be needed by front line staff will stop there as amount of caution around all of this. you mention michael gove, he has been talking about a number of

things. a number of people have been breaching the restrictions on the punishments that have been meted out. that is right. generally, the public have been following these regulations and they have been very much sticking to it. we had the pm praising people for following the guidelines but michael gove today talking about the number of fines and penalty notices that the police have issued. it is 2203 fines issued between march 27 and eight a13. he said that figure it is bound to be is considerably higher now. that is those flatting social distancing laws, mainly people gathering, with all the good weather, in larger numbers. michael gove talking about that. also being questioned about what a likely to be this text taken —— to be the steps taken. they have been rather tight—lipped about this. there are discussions going on behind the scenes and the public

asking lots of questions about what may happen when it may happen. there area may happen when it may happen. there are a few clues, we do know that the government has already asked councils to reopen recycling centres soa councils to reopen recycling centres so a trip to the dump this weekend might be something for everybody to look forward to. michael gove also, interestingly, it asked about garden centres with suggestions that they might be able to open in some form. he said that it is a valid point and one of the things we know about the disease as it spreads more easily inside and outside. that will be an important factor when using guidelines. you can read between the lines in the kind of thing they might be looking at. they are very concerned about a second wave of infections, a second peak, and what they cannot know for sure, no scientist can know for sure, by using one measure, how that will affect the spread. a trip to the

dump might be something to look forward to! how long have you been in lockdown? we will leave it there. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. let's bring you our headlines this afternoon. new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks — and total uk deaths outside hospital after easter were nearly 13,000 higher than usual. a minute's silence has been held across the uk to remember more than 100 key workers who've died after contracting coronavirus. scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings, but only in certain circumstances. hospitals in england are to begin restoring some services which have been put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. the health secretary, matt hancock, said the timing of when services restarted would depend on local need

and the number of beds available at each hospital. more than 700,000 people a month have a planned procedure and with the waiting list already standing at a million, there are growing concerns about a backlog of cases. the royal college of surgeons says it will take years for the health service to catch up. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. michelle gray is living with constant pain. a slipped disc means she relies on powerful painkillers. a simple operation to correct it was cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis. now this previously fit 73—year—old is struggling. i can't go anywhere, i can't do anything. ijust feel as if i'm losing muscle power and things like that. things that you like to keep up, especially at my age. you don't have many opportunities, and... i just feel that one small operation would change all of that. visits from her son alistair help... i've got the shopping for you.

..but he's noticed a big difference in how his mum is coping. thank you! she's now got, like, more of a grey, gaunt look about her. that the sparkle is not there. i think psychologically it's kind of affected her. also physically, the pain, it's very difficult when you're in pain to be happy and smiling as you normally are. the cancellation of operations and procedures has affected thousands of people who might have been waiting for anything from a hip operation to cancer treatment, even heart surgery. now, it's not that they don't appreciate that the fight against covid—19 needs to be prioritised, but it's still having a very real impact on their lives. i think that it will take us many years to get back to, as it were, a good position. we need staff to remain in the health service who have rejoined, we need more operating table facilities, we need more beds, we've got to keep the independent sector going. we may need to rely on keeping some

of the nightingale hospitals open. nhs bosses have insisted the health service remains open for those who need urgent treatment, for example stroke or heart attacks. but over a three—month period, in england alone, the nhs would normally carry out around 2 million planned operations and investigations. there were already a million people on the waiting list, so how can the health service possibly catch up? i suspect we'll have to see a similar sort of exceptional effort on the elective and planned side of the nhs that we've seen on the emergency side over the last two or three months. one method of dealing with it is to create hospitals that just do investigations and surgery, which will be covid—free, patients and staff will be tested there and no covid patients would go there. it would need some very careful management and it would need really rigorous testing and precautions to make sure that they didn't become contaminated. michelle is one of tens of thousands who simply don't know when they'll get the help they need.

as long as the nhs is battling coronavirus, they are unlikely to get an answer. dominic hughes, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. every known then we want to bring a bit of light in the world of shade we are living in at the moment. you will be very mindful of the music that is played every hour on this channel, there have been some changes. first there was rachel leary‘s kitchen rave remix. then there was this. north west's weather

presenter owain wyn evans drummed up his own house band with hundreds of fans playing along. now the bbc news theme tune has been mixed with dua lipa's hallucinate — and it goes perfectly, if you haven't heard it — you can have a listen now. # m—m—m—mind # i hallucinate when you call my name # got stars in my.# with me is ben howell, who has done the remix of the two songs. you are inferno, aren't you? how did you think this was a good idea? well, as you say, in thurlow i think

everybody has got more extra time to sit and ponder strange things like this and this kind of hit me one day. i'm a big fan of duo lipa and i thought that it could work. normally i would brush it off but with the amount of free time i have got, i thought let's see if it can work and it seems to do. it has been doing quite well. you do some djing work on the theme features now and again, does it? yes. it's kind of become a running joke between me and my friends that if that song is heard ata friends that if that song is heard at a party, it's probably me that skewed it because i do think it is a bomb, as it were. this started as an idea to mix in something a bit contemporary with it to see if i can get away with playing it more often and it has grown arms and legs from there. hasn't itjust? the man responsible is one greg james of radio one. i saw you cheering along

to that. what is it about this particular mix that you so like? well, we love nonsense and delay things on the show. i, ben, by the way. we haven't actually spoken. you are a legend. it's my show, can you a nswer are a legend. it's my show, can you answer my question! sorry, simon. we love stupid things like this and we love stupid things like this and we love the bbc news theme and we thought this is the perfect thing. it is such a brilliantly made thing as well. this is notjust thrown together, ben has really taken his time to make that. we talked about it on the show this morning and then we tweeted about it and then all your news pals got involved and huw edwards a new. you are kind enough to invite us on the show today and we've got to get this is a new theme tune. you got to give the people what they want. it's funny you say that. there is a certain feel to your show at the moment and it may have something to do with the fact

there are no bbc bosses in this building, or very few of them. there isa building, or very few of them. there is a sense of student radio and let's just do what people like. you're touching a nerve, though, aren't you? i take that as the biggest compliment ever. i did student radio, i came from student radio, and you are so fearless and so free to do what you want an experiment with stuff and, yeah, you're right, the bosses aren't around and we feel kind of liberated toa certain around and we feel kind of liberated to a certain extent. then not awful anyway, sometimes awful, but they do let us do what we want and this is exactly what we love, it makes us laugh and we know the listeners love it. the reaction this morning was extraordinary. unita have light stuff when the rest of the news is so gloomy. that is what ben has provided. hats off to you. i think duo lipa might be watching the news right now so you can give her away. fingers crossed. explain what

happens. you do something that you think is quite good and people might like it, then it gets played on radio one and your life has changed all day. it has been a busy day, a very, very bizarre tuesday. it has been pretty exciting. it really hasn't stopped since this morning. i had no idea it was going to take off like this. you tweeted that you are regretting having the quarantine haircut. i know! ithought no regretting having the quarantine haircut. i know! i thought no one was going to see it. we know greg you haven't had one. explain what is it that this particular music, there is something about the bbc news theme that really has got people's. .. i theme that really has got people's... i don't know, itjust gets them, doesn't it? i know owain is watching. he was

hoping to be on. he's been audi on. people have been sending me clips of other news networks across the news saying do you know it was inspired by the bbc, have you seen this version? you're right, there is a lot out there looking for it. have you spoken to duo lipa us what she make of all of this? she has tweeted it and put it on instagram and she has said that she loves it and i think she is one of the biggest pop stars in the world, you probably should bow to that pressure that she wants is to be the new theme tune forever, so are you going to be the one that says no to duo lipa, simon? you were treating people who can make those decisions. he went a funny colour when i suggested it. i don't think it will happen, though many are saying it should. don't think it will happen, though many are saying it shouldlj don't think it will happen, though many are saying it should. i want to add one quick thing about the new theme. it sounds very serious the bbc news theme but clearly someone

very talented has made it and i want to give a massive shout out to bill bailey who was the first person, really, to do it on stage and created as a dance tune. he was one of the first to do this. he is onto something there and it has really spiralled into pure madness. credit where it's due, david lowe wrote this and he is the original. it is so simple, isn't it, that is why it works. then, when you are sitting there, it's not difficult, is it? it's beep, beep, beep, most songs go with that. it's a little more complicated than that! what's next? i was thinking i mightjust record just the beeps alone and put that on twitter and release it as a kind of make your own remix kit and see what other people come up with. can we get people to remix simonjust going

"beep, beep, beep." get people to remix simonjust going "beep, beep, beep. "ij get people to remix simonjust going "beep, beep, beep." i am dreading listening to radio one tomorrow morning. aren't we all? how much freedom do you have? that anarchic sense of what's going on, your listening figures are going up because, at this particular time, people need, as we say, the light with the shade. yes, well the jumping off yes, well thejumping off point for the show when we started it was to do things that would make people laugh and make them listen to the absolute star of the show and i guess, you know, having been on the news is exactly what we love to do, thatis news is exactly what we love to do, that is to take anything that is a small, silly bit and then just go, but make it massive! and use the amazing platform that radio one brea kfast amazing platform that radio one breakfast has just go oh yeah, we can speak to the news people or we can speak to the news people or we can chat to the one show. i quite like being the middleman with all

the stuff and someone really brilliant light then can get an idea andi brilliant light then can get an idea and i go well let super—size it and make him starof and i go well let super—size it and make him star of the show so we started that and that was how we started that and that was how we started the show and i guess because the show is completely about the listeners and i am like the ringleader then we felt it... we found it quite easy to reframe the show in this slightly strange lockdown world that we have got witches we're just going to be a big community that each other out and try to make each other laugh and if someone has got a funny story that will call up and say right, what is yourfunny will call up and say right, what is your funny story in pen will call up and say right, what is yourfunny story in pen instead of relying on a massive movie star to do the same thing because actually not all famous people are automatically hilarious or interesting there are millions of listeners who got millions of stories, i guess that was our approach of the show and we just have such a fun time doing it every single day so thanks to people like ben coming up with the gold ijust press play and then mess around with the channel. we have a different

viewing figure normal, we have people normally at school, some of your listeners may well be watching now ina your listeners may well be watching now in a way that we would normally do, so we're very conscious of this new audience so thank you for that because i think a lot of people... you are promoting us this morning. then, you have got dewar leap are watching you right now, do you need to need to apologise to her or what you want to say to her? no! at this point in the day i think i am just relieved that i have not had a cease and desist letter so it's worked quite well. so i tell you what, we are going to play out listening to it. thank you very much, always good to see you, and let us leave this rather remarkable mix of our theme.

# i hallucinate when you call my name # got stars in my eyes

# and they don't fade when you come my way # i'm losing my m—m—m—mind # m—m—m—mind # i hallucinate when you call my name when you call my name.# hello this is bbc news. the headlines... new figures show a third of all coronavirus deaths in england and wales are now happening in care homes. a minute's silence has been held across the uk — to remember more than 100 key workers who've died after contracting coronavirus. scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings — but only in certain circumstances hospitals in england are to begin restoring some services which have been put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, i saw you bobbing along when we were playing that theme you no!|j i saw you bobbing along when we were playing that theme you no! i think you're mistaking me with someone else, that was not me! well, let us bring you some breaking news that we have had in the last hour because the top tier of the french football league will not be completed after announcements from the french prime minister declaring that no sporting activity even behind closed doors will allowed to take place until september at the earliest. it is not clear if paris st germain who are 12 points clear of their nearest rival is the top of the table will be awarded the title or not. this decision follows the dutch league all the belgian league who both had their seasons ended. teams had planned to resume training in may.

meanwhile uefa have given the remaining league is a deadline of the 20th of may to plan if they are going to suspend or resume their seasons. liverpool at the top of the league are one of many clubs who would want the season to resume. however, there are fears that players could be at risk of picking up players could be at risk of picking up serious injuries unless they're given proper build—up. up serious injuries unless they're given proper build-up. these players are likely to be more de—conditioned than they would have been after a regular off—season break so i think, you know, anything less than three weeks is pushing it. they will obviously have to be some compromise to it but i think if you go less than three weeks and then you are into two games a week you really run the risk of picking up these initially soft tissue injuries from that build—up into training and playing, and then once you go days a

week then it is the overuse coming, overuse injuries as well. reading are the first club in the women's super league to place its players on the fellow scheme. the club will pay players the remaining 20% of their salaries in the 80% will come from the taxpayer. the men's on 23 team and a large number of leading's nonplaying staff have also been put on furlough. the former liverpool and ireland striker michael robinson has died at the age of 61. he helped liverpool win the league title, the european title and the league cup during his only season at the club in 198a. he was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2018. robinson also won 2a

cups for ireland, scoring four goals for his country. now, the already postponed tokyo olympics will be cancelled altogether if they cannot ta ke cancelled altogether if they cannot take place next year. that is according to games chief. the event is currently due to start onjuly the 23rd 2021 and has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. the president of japan's medical association has added to concerns that the two games might not take place at all. i was sports correspondent lover scott has more. we are hearing some quotes that have -- laura we are hearing some quotes that have —— laura scott. he is a very seniorfigure in —— laura scott. he is a very senior figure in japan and —— laura scott. he is a very seniorfigure injapan and those comments echo some that we were actually told by a global pot health policy expert to say that the development of an effective vaccine would be essential is whether the

olympics can go ahead. now as you mentioned, it has already been postponed by a year and what this head of the japanese medical association also said that it was just really too early to lift the state of emergency that is currently in place injapan and also that the tokyo 2020 president has held a press co nfe re nce tokyo 2020 president has held a press conference today and he said that if the olympics cannot take place next year it wouldn't be postponed any further it would be scrapped. for all those stories you can find more details on the bbc sport website that is all for now. adults at home during the coronavirus lockdown — including millions furloughed from theirjobs — are being offered free online courses in digital skills. the department for education is launching a collection ofjob—related online courses, teaching numeracy, coding and internet skills. the open university and google are among the providers. joining me now is helen milner, chief executive of good things foundation — a charity that helps adults with their digital skills. and is one of those companies taking part in the new launch. (os

terrible circumstances but obviously the take—up for this, it must be huge as it? yellow yes absolute —— yes, absolutely huge. we have already seen tens of thousands of people coming to and free tools and resources . people coming to and free tools and resources. are we talking about people who perhaps didn't have any of these skills, all the people who are now having to use technology to keepin are now having to use technology to keep in touch with members of the family, that sort of thing? well, in the uk there are actually 12 million people, a lot of people are surprised by that number, he don't have the basic digital skills that they need. some of them do use social media for example but couldn't do anything more advanced than that. that is one in five of the people who are currently stuck at home but notjust older people, so only around half of the people

that i'm talking about actually over the age of 65 so there is a large number of people who are of working age who don't have the digital skills that they really want a specialist at a time like this when it is so worrying that you need to have accurate health information and many people are cut off from friends and family and also don't have the jobs that they need. and helen, this is the point, those of us with limited skills for some others but it is easy to take for granted how much we are relying on their skills. obviously, working from home on the computer and the work you are doing is absolutely essential, keeping in touch, friends and family, but also accurate health information and we know that the most accurate health information in this country is through the nhs, and you have to go online to see that and to make sure that you are up—to—date. shopping online. .. that you are up—to—date. shopping online... but of course we have got millions of people who are shielding because they are clinically vulnerable as well so they are actually not allowed to go out so

for those people if they don't have the skills that they need, nor if they don't have devices or connectivity that they need, they are going to be left behind. and these are skills that if they are learning then i will stand them in good stead after this nightmare ends? that is right. the new skills toolkit that has been launched by the department for education today was specifically designed in the beginning for people who are furloughed who may have time on their hands and may be thinking about what sorts of jobs that they wa nt about what sorts of jobs that they want moving forward. 82% of alljob vacancies nowadays requires digital skills and we also know that one third of all people in the workplace have never had any formal training in digital skills either, so for people who do have time on their hands, these free courses, some of which are from the would things foundation and they leave valuable now. for someone who wants these skills and is listening now, what do

you do? if you go to the website that you will find learn my way which is the very very basics, and make it clip which were both provided by our foundation. thank you very much talking to us. a million pieces of personal protective equipment have been unloaded from a plane at bournemouth airport today. the specially chartered plane — bearing the message ‘thank you nhs' — is the first of eight flights bringing much needed ppe from china and malaysia to hospitals in the uk. paul clifton reports. arriving through the early morning rain at bournemouth airport. flying overnight from chanting in china. —— flying over right from tianjing in china. it is a bit late, problems with the paperwork. we have got an

absolute full load of absolute full weight, though volume amount of equipment, pp for the nhs. on-board boxes are strapped into every seat. 120,000 surgical grounds for use in hospitals and operating theatres. open like we had four of these aircraft in passenger configuration will but certainly ready to go. we had some issues with paperwork along the way, although i have heard plenty of criticism around about the government being slow and the government being slow and the government this, the government that, i can tell you first—hand it has been a magnificent effort and ministers have been available day and night, weekends, foreign office available 20 a7, and there is a real serious effort in this country to get this stuff into the nhs. i must admiti get this stuff into the nhs. i must admit i did had a tear in my eye when she landed this morning but tha nkfully when she landed this morning but thankfully it was raining out there so no one could say.

a plain moving is now an unusual sight at bournemouth. all in scheduled flights are cancelled. by one row of plaintiff packed here at least until the crisis passes. european aviation has more former virgin atlantic claims being made ready to bring more ppa from the far east. this is the first of eight flights for the nhs. there will be one or two a week from now on from tianjing in china and from kuala lumpur in malaysia. the french prime minister has set out how the country will start to lift lockdown restrictions from next month. edouard phillipe said the move out of confinement had to be gradual and subject to constant checks. shops, businesses and some schools will re—open on may 11th but with strict rules in place, including the wearing of masks

and social distancing. the plans will be reversed if the number of cases of covid—19 did not continue to decline as expected. the headlines on bbc news... new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks — and total uk deaths outside hospital after easter were nearly 13,000 higher than usual. a minute's silence has been held across the uk — to remember more than 100 key workers who've died after contracting coronavirus. scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings — but only in certain circumstances there is some good news in the story of the global pandemic... new zealand has begun easing its month—long lockdown, allowing hundreds of thousands of people back to work. the country has had one of the strictest lockdowns in the world — but factories, building sites and some restaurants have now reopened. prime minister, jacinda ardern,

said the transmission of covid—19 had been "eliminated", but warned the country was not yet "out of the woods" and must stick to some social distancing. shaimaa khalil reports. these were among the tougher self—isolation measures in the world and despite the high compliance, many families are glad it is over. this couple, it means they can hold their grandchild for the first time. traffic is flowing across new zealand for the first time in more than a month is nearly a00,000 people return to work. for many, it was clear what they miss the most during lockdown. chicken burger.

might load up three packs of nuggets may be? under the slightly relaxed rules cap intake ways have been allowed to operate but with no direct person—to—person contact. looking forward to having some good business and starting up because hospitality business has suffered a lot. despite new zealand's success in eliminating covid—19, the prime minister urged people to remain vigilant and to prevent a second weight of the virus. no one wants a second wave in new zealand and we must guard against that so we are moving cautiously so that we don't have to go backwards. that would be terrible for the health of new zealanders but also for the economy. in australia, just to the delight of people in sydney, bondi beach has reopened with swimmers pushing for the first dip after a five—week ban. being able to exercise and do the stuff we love. it's just fun so get

in the water. more than 2 million australians have downloaded the government's covid—19 facing up. the government's covid—19 facing up. the government needs 10 million people to sign up for it to work effectively. people may have returned to the beach here in australia and in neighbouring new zealand, but for both countries to keep the number of cases low, life is not expected to go back to normal any time soon. here, people have reverted to shopping the way they did a decade ago by making one big weekly trip to the supermarket, according to the boss of tesco. chief executive dave lewis told the bbc that social distancing measures mean consumers are shopping less frequently. he was speaking to our business correspondent emma simpson. online deliveries. we all want one now. tesco has taken on thousands of new temporary workers to help.

obviously with a much reduced flying programme at the moment and increased demand here at tesco, i've started driving a delivery van for tesco. extraordinary times and supermarkets have been in the thick of it. we follow a dedicated sequence of one way. the boss told me everything in his business had changed, including the ramping up of online slots. we used to, before this crisis, deliver about 600,000 deliveries to home, last week it was a million, in two weeks' time it will be 1.2 million. we would want to do more, people are still... there's still more demand than we're able to supply and it is important therefore that we keep stores as safe as we possibly can. like other big grocers, elderly and vulnerable customers get their own time to shop. we are all adapting

to the new retail rules, so are we changing how we buy? it's really very interesting. before this crisis people were looking more for unpackaged, loose produce. interestingly people are now going back to pre—packaged produce because they believe that's a safer purchase, so it'll be interesting to see whether those sorts of trends continue after the crisis. we've also gone back to some old habits. the number of transactions in our stores, across tesco, has reduced significantly but the size of the basket has increased also, so people are shopping once a week, a little bit like they did ten or 15 years ago, rather than two, three or four times a week, which was happening before the crisis. what do you think the impact of coronavirus will be on retail more broadly? on our high streets? ithink, again, it's very difficult to say. obviously retail outside of food is pretty much closed down through the crisis. the interesting thing will be to see how much of that is rebuilt when the market opens up again. i think what this crisis has shown is the importance of food retail. i think in the past perhaps

a little bit we may have taken that for granted, i think during the crisis people appreciate much more how important it is, so i hope that as a nation we will think carefully about food, food strategy, food distribution. after that surge in panic buying, he says the food supply chain is now back in shape, but nobody knows how long it will be before shopping returns to normal in the supermarket aisles. emma simpson, bbc news. a return to normal life may be some way off — but already museums are looking at how history will look back at this lockdown period of our lives. and they want suggestions — and video images — of how you would cope. and they don't want to see nice tidy rooms.. they want the reality of living

at home in lockdown. # where have all the flowers gone? # long time passing...# so, this is a song that we did right at the beginning of the lockdown. we have singers from the royal opera house, we have singers from italy, from america, but we also have neighbours, friends, kids, all mixed together. # when will they ever learn?# where have all the flowers gone? a video made to raise money for unemployed musicians, it's being preserved for the nation. this is a moment in history that's unique because ofjust how much of it has been filmed. this incredible insight into the state of mind of the nation, often within their own homes — the boredom, the frustration, the difficulty, the highs and the lows — they're all being captured on video. the fact that i can hear birdsong this loud in what is the middle of the city, the quietness, the new daily habits, there's so much to remember. and the issue for museums is how do you capture what it feels like? how do you capture emotions? i've gotten really good at call of duty. the museum of the home,

for instance, wants to hear home life has been changed... i really miss my football. ..by quarantine. we wish we were at the beach! yeah, the beach! and they want photos. we'd like to see photographs of people's homes and, crucially, we're asking people not to tidy up. this isn't an instagram version of how people are living, we want the real deal, we're delving deep. i mean, we want people to really dig in and tell us what they're feeling. this is our family lockdownjigsaw — 1,000 pieces looking at the world of william shakespeare — fiendishly difficult, but surprisingly addictive. maybe it's the things that have kept you going... the two most memorable things have happened in the lockdown. one, my mohawk — i'd never be able to have that at school. and, two, this chicken. an object that is really important to me and means a lot to me is my wool and my yarn. ..or sights like the amazing night skies, but now is the time to think about just how we'll remember this moment.

i've been playing bug bingo a lot. now — if you needed any encouragement to remain at home... this is what one family faced whilst in lockdown at their home in south carolina. this alligator in their garden was a great reason to stay indoors. you'll want to know of course, that the alligator — nicknamed "big george" by locals — was safely captured and then released into nearby lake. laughter i'm not entirely sure where he wa nted i'm not entirely sure where he wanted to go but that's where he did

up. today's weather was not really part of the script for this month and even before today it has been the sunniest april on record with the sunniest part of the country being through the midlands and north—west of scotland. it has also been an extremely dry month and a very warm month up till today but this cloud has brought within some steady rain across england in rain, it is not as bad as far north as it is going to get, and underneath the cloud it has been very cold. rain heading eastwards over towards the dutch, we will stay cloudy and misty over the hills and there will be some result, clearer sky a cross scotland it is going to be cold the north—east of scotland and maybe a touch of frost as well. we have another of rain, everything is coming in from the west of the south—west these areas of low pressure pushing a band of rain across in the south—west tomorrow.

some sunshine tomorrow across scotland, but elsewhere a lot of cloud around, and then behind it we get a slice of the few hours of sunshine across wales southern england in the midlands particular before more rain arrives in the south—west later. temperatures will be a little bit higher it won't feel quite as cold as it has done today. we will see more rain pushing northwards and eastwards and then as we head into thursday our weather is dominated by low pressure so we have one band of rain sitting on her quite slow moving and other bit across scotland, and then the main shower is coming in across england and wales some stronger winds through the english channel as well. temperatures 12 or 13 which is a bit below average for this time of the year. as we head towards the end of the week that area of low pressure starts to drift away but only very slowly as things start to ease down a little bit through the day but there

are still some more showers around and maybe some persistent rain across the north of scotland. those showers develop through the day, push their way eastwards across the uk and again some of them heavy in front of a bit eastwards across the uk and again some of them heavy and thundery drier across wales and the south—west. those temperatures of 1a to 15 degrees around average for this 01:58:22,841 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 time of year.