and, erm, bloodied my nose, it actually knocked me straight off the helm onto the deck. fortunately, the skipper is lance shepherd, a clipper round—the—world yacht racer and professional trainer for sailors, which came in handy when faced with a difficult decision. we had to get the boat back into european waters by the lst of may, because of insurance restrictions with the hurricane season. and the clients that we had booked to fly out to antigua to sail back with us, couldn't get out because of the cancellation of flights, so we put a shout out for people. every day was a teaching day, all about sail trim, sail handling and everything else, and developed the crew all the way across. by the time we got the bad weather, they were well shaped into quite a formidable crew, to be honest. and all that sea water has given lee a taste for a new life. i think it's created a sailing monster out of me, because i want to become a sailor now because of it!

i really do! lucy vladev, bbc news. 0k, ok, let's catch up with the weather. blue skies for him on his return? absolutely and stunning weather gci’oss absolutely and stunning weather across much of the country today. that is how it will remain for the rest of today. a chance of a few showers breaking out in one or two areas. we have already had a few splits and spots of rain. this low pressure is to the rest of us and the cloud is spiralling into this low pressure. the clouds across western areas linked to the low in the atlantic but many central and eastern and also northern areas enjoying the sunshine today. it is a warm day, 22 or 23 degrees in the south—east and a pleasant 19 to 16 for some of the northern towns and cities. the showers could break out this afternoon and this evening and may be in the midlands there could bea may be in the midlands there could be a couple in the north—west of the

country, but for the vast majority of the country it is a dry evening and dry night with clear spells. towards the end of the night we could see some rain reaching cornwall and devon only just. could see some rain reaching cornwall and devon onlyjust. but a mild and dry night for most of us. however, starting cloudy, murky gci’oss however, starting cloudy, murky across some of the western coasts friday morning and also the possibility of some rain, you can see in the south—west of the country. but the vast majority of the uk, another fine country. but the vast majority of the uk, anotherfine day apart country. but the vast majority of the uk, another fine day apart from afternoon showers butjust as one. temperatures could get up to 2a degrees so a june orjuly day and not far off 20 in the north as well. through the weekend we have big changes going on in the air, particularly in the north of the country. the gradual cooldown. this is what will happen to saturday, whether front, cold front stretching from norway across scotland and out into the atlantic. the cold winds blowing out of the norwegian sea and the cold front will bring rain and pressure conditions, much fresher

conditions, if not cold conditions to northern parts of scotland. nine in stornoway, july temperatures in the south of 2a and through the course of saturday, into sunday, the cold, dense airfrom course of saturday, into sunday, the cold, dense air from the course of saturday, into sunday, the cold, dense airfrom the north course of saturday, into sunday, the cold, dense air from the north uses down the country reaching the far south. that means by the time we get into sunday we're all in the screaming cold wind from the north, particularly chili on the north sea coast. gusts of a0 to mph and out to sea. but 30 and a0 inland. that combined with the temperature drop of around ten to 12, 13 degrees within a day means it will feel chilly. t—shirts one day, you will be shivering the next. back to you. a reminder of our top story... bringing devastation tojobs and incomes — the bank of england warns the coronavirus pandemic will push the uk towards its deepest recession on record. that's all from the

bbc news at one. good afternoon, it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. football in europe is returning next weekend. it's been confirmed that the bundesliga in germany will restart on saturday the 16th, the first european league to resume since the coronavirus outbreak. borussia dortmund are among the first teams to play, in a local derby with schalke. that's one of seven games over the weekend — all behind closed doors, of course. most sides have nine matches left to play. the english football league will meet next wednesday to discuss ending leagues one and two. around 1a00 players are out of contract next month across all 71 efl teams and some who would normally have deals renewed are being told they'll be left without a club due to the financial impact

caused by the pandemic. i would have loved to have stayed, but, listen, the circumstances will bea but, listen, the circumstances will be a lot different this summer with football suffering a big hit. regarding wages and what people are able to offer, it's going to be a lot tougher. there are hundreds of other people who are in the same boat as myself. so hopefully, in the next couple of weeks, football is able to continue in our leagues and we'll be able to get more of an idea and a picture of what will happen. meanwhile, league two club macclesfield town have been handed a seven—point deduction with a further two points suspended. it's after they failed to play their match against plymouth argyle in december and didn't pay players in february. it's the second time they've been docked points this season. they're down to second—from—bottom in the league with 25 points, just three clear of stevenage, who escaped punishment for postponing a game in november due to three international call ups.

now to the row that's dominated scottish football. rangers have released evidence to the other a1 clubs which they claim proves a lack of fair play during the voting process to end the lower league season. but today the spfl have hit back, saying there's no proof of any wrong—doing in the dossier. 0ur scotland sports news correspondant, chris mclaughlin, has more. scottish football has been holding its collective breath for weeks over this dossier. it's fairly complicated but essentially, rangers we re complicated but essentially, rangers were alleging wrongdoing. evidence, they say, brought to them by a whistle—blower at the spfl boards was a billion other clubs in relation to a vote to end the lower—league campaign. spfl say they have looked at this dossier, 19 pages worth, and they say it doesn't present a single charade of evidence. rangers have

released something on social media simply saying the club will not be bullied into silence. there's an egm, an extraordinary general meeting, next week to discuss the possibility of an independent investigation. it's 110w an independent investigation. it's now up to the rest of the clubs in scottish football to determine whether or not this dossier it has enough to make them vote for that independent investigation. there could be some changes to cricket when the sport returns injuly, including how to shine a ball. it's normally done with sweat or saliva applied to one side so it can be polished, while the other is left exposed to wear and tear to help bowlers make the ball swing. under current laws, players can't apply artificial substances, but that could change due to concerns over using bodily fluid amidst this pandemic, something one leading australian player is keen to see. i think the project that we're putting out there is still going to

be really entertaining for the fans. whether it's saliva or not, we do need something that helps the ball swing, just so the fans are still getting entertained and watching something that is good to watch. so there's a lot of things to work through. i think the benefit for cricket is that we're probably not the sport that has to move fast on that. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, that's bbc.co.uk/sport thank you, see you later. the death rate from the coronavirus may be falling but the pandemic is by no means over. for many doctors and nurses, talk of lifting the lockdown raises fear about a second wave of covid—19. james cook spent a day at university hospital monklands in north lanarkshire, near glasgow. in intensive care, the lights burn brightly day and night. i can't breathe. but for the patients,

this is the twilight world. the place where the darkness deepens. no—one wants to be here, far less to return, butjohn houston has no choice. four days ago, he left this unit, but his kidneys can't cope with covid—19. is it the breathing that's the hardest thing? aye. sometimes the medication they put me on kind of makes me hallucitate... that's not even a word. hallucinate. 0n you go. hallucinate. and it's... it's a bit scary. so, while we've been in this intensive care unit, we've discovered that it is a lot quieter than it was a few days ago, quite a few of the beds are empty. but actually, there has been a lot going on. a patient was admitted while we were here and unfortunately,

we've also learnt that the patient has died in here today. his wife was here, we managed to let his wife in. so that was... it was very important, because they had spent their whole life together. you've got these wee hearts. people in the community have knitted these. i got his wife to give his wee heart kiss and one heart goes with the patient and the other heart will be sent out to the patient's family. jothohnston it's still here, though. covid and a lung infection left him needing a ventilator to help him breathe. it's day three forjohn in icu, day 22 in monklands hospital. he's a coach driver who loves hisjob. what do you want to say to these people here? if you could write one word? you can't do it in one word? there are too many words to say to them.

we'll get a wee chat when you come out maybe, then? you're definitely getting better, all right? the public health advice may have worked, but the first wave of this virus is still washing ashore. 0n the day we filmed here, seven coronavirus patients died. so, this is where you were initially, irene. irene norwood, though, is a survivor. she's back in intensive care, but only to say thank you. i'm trying to hold it together. it's...it's hard. i remember everything was happening really quickly and they said, we need to get her to call her family. i spoke to my husband and my sons. you can only say what's in your heart and it's one of those things, if you don't say it, you might never, ever get the chance.

they do not say stay at home for no reason. a short and simple message from a survivor... good luck with your recovery, irene. ..this isn't over, so stay at home and stay safe. one of the sectors that has been hardest hit by the lockdown the prime minister has been discussing the coronavirus with his cabinet today. the prime minister has apparently told the cabinet the government will advance with maximum caution in easing of the lockdown measures in order to protect the nhs and save lines. the prime minister said he would not do anything that would risk a second peak and will be guided at every step by the science and data, that's according to number 10 any message we've heard many times before. the cabinet met to discuss where we are in response to the pandemic and the review

has been conducted into social distancing measures and boris johnson conducted into social distancing measures and borisjohnson said the government are closely track the impact ofany government are closely track the impact of any easing of those measures i would not hesitate to tighten the rules if required. it's understood any easing of the guidelines next week would be very limited. the prime minister will make a televised address on sunday evening. his spokesman said we are ata evening. his spokesman said we are at a critical fight against the virus in the government would not do anything that would throw away the sacrifices of the british public. that follows nicola sturgeon saying any easing of the lockdown would be very, very risky. one of the sectors that has been hardest hit by the lockdown is tourism and an uncertain summer season lies ahead for many. adam mcclean has been to blackpool to see how businesses there are coping. here in blackpool, the beaches are almost empty. for the very first time, spring didn't come with a wave of visitors. for businesses like this bed and breakfast, the timing couldn't have been worse.

you've refurbished, you've refreshed, you've redecorated, you've got your property ready for the coming season. and just when you're pushing the boundaries of your overdraft limit is when easter lands and ordinarily — and the weather we've had this easter — blackpool would have been absolutely chockablock. and that would have given us our first financial burst, if you will. for these businesses every day in season count. days lost in spring and summer will hit hardest later in the year. so we've come through the winter. if we don't come out of this until toward the end of the season — when we'll have not had any money coming in for a full season — and then we hit another winter, that's going to be so desperate. and i fear that many businesses won't survive. on a sunny day, blackpool‘s beaches would normally be full of visitors. today, there are just a few locals walking up and down the seafront. many of them depend on tourism for their livelihoods.

you've spent the last 20 years of your life trying to persuade people to come here, and now you've spent the last sort of six or seven weeks trying to persuade people not to come here. it's quite a change. about 50% of our gdp is tourism. so if even if you're not directly in tourism in blackpool, then, you know, you're either in the supply chain or you benefit from it in some way. so, yeah, it's a big hit on blackpool, but obviously everybody‘s suffering in these difficult times. at wartime blackpool today, munition—makers and other war workers on a brief holiday. blackpool was open for business during the second world war. it was a haven from a global crisis, with many here hoping our seaside towns can do the same again. it's about making people feel, you know, comfortable and safe coming to blackpool — that's where we've got to put all our energies at the moment and hope that we come... we ease out of this before the end of the season. that would be my

greatest hope, really. 0ur beaches will be there to be enjoyed long after this pandemic. those who've built livelihoods around them hope their businesses will be, too. the headlines on bbc news: bringing devastation tojobs and incomes — the bank of england warns the coronavirus pandemic will push the uk towards its deepest recession on record. the cabinet meets to discuss easing the lockdown, but we'll have to wait until sunday to find out how the prime minister intends to do it. but no easing of the lockdown in scotland. the first minister says to do so would be very, very risky indeed. everyone living on the isle of wight is being encouraged to download a new smartphone app designed to limit the spread of the virus. the nhs covid—19 app is being trialled on the island despite privacy concerns about centralised sharing of data. this morning, thejoint committee on human rights has published a report which raises significant concerns regarding surveillance

and the impact on other human rights, which it believes must be addressed before the app is rolled out. here's the chair of that committee, labour mp harriet harman. this is an unprecedented gathering of people's personal data and its necessary to have this information so the lockdown can be eased safely. but people won't sign up to this app unless they are confident that their data is being protected. that confidence can be given if parliament passes a new law to actually, say what will be the purpose of the data gathering, to restrict any other use of the data, to define who can have access to the data and prohibit anyone else having access, and providing for it to be deleted at the end of the covid crisis. we gave the government new powers on an emergency basis to deal with the covid crisis. now parliament needs to pass a law to make new protections for people in the face of this unprecedented data

gathering. doctors, counsellors and charities are expressing deep concern about how the coronavirus pandemic may be affecting people's mental health. but the issue is particularly prominent in northern ireland, which has the highest levels of mental illness and suicide in the uk. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has been speaking to people about the impact of isolation. pre—pandemic life was never close to perfect. but for many, the simple reality of social contact meant sharing problems may have seemed easier than it is now. we all have a more solitary existence and the sudden lack of face—to—face contact can be especially tough for people with mental health difficulties. it's like throwing it into a volcano. everything, even the wee, small things that you used to enjoy, are annoying you when you're on your own and you're just constantly overthinking everything. 0ran, who's 21, is passionate

about gaelic football. after a bad injury, he suffered from depression and attempted suicide. he's now having therapy online and his message is that talking to someone can save you. i am obviously now, thankfully, on the road to recovery and progressing, but i suppose with me, you just have to take it day by day, because, as we all know, not every day's going to be a sunshine day and there's obviously going to be bad days in there. but you just have to stick with it and battle through it. mental health problems are more common here than in any other part of the uk, the number of young people taking their own lives is proportionally the highest. so suicide rate for men in northern ireland is about double that in england. there are deep concerns that the sense of isolation caused by the pandemic could bring huge new challenges. campaigners and support groups believe numerous lockdown experiences could have psychological consequences, including restrictions on funerals. before the pandemic,

we had a crisis with mental health. we all know how horrible it is to lose a loved one, but to lose a loved one and not have been able to say goodbye or even, as we here in northern ireland say, to give them a decent burial, that's going to play on those people's minds for years and years and years. phillip lost his son to suicide 17 years ago. he founded a charity which provides counselling and he fears a wave of mental illness could come in the shadow of the virus. six people are dying by suicide every week. now, we don't want that to increase, but if we don't do something and the minister doesn't put plans in place, ourfear is that will increase. and if the resources aren't there, if the properfunding isn't there to deal with it, then we're only heading for disaster. northern ireland's devolved government says the issue will be prioritised and is appointing

a mental health champion. these times of less freedom and more worry have magnified needs which were already urgent. members of the travelling community have told the bbc the coronavirus pandemic has left them struggling for weeks without access to water, electricity or sanitation. the government says it has written to councils outlining their responsibility to provide basic services. our community affairs correspondent, rianna croxford, reports. the lockdown has unearthed new problems for people like matt, who hasn't had access to sanitation for six weeks. he's one of 10,000 people living roadside and struggling to access water, electricity and toilets. i have literally been locked out of the campsites i would normally go to fill up with water get rid my waste. and the public toilets that were available to me,

they have now been locked up. corin is a truck away in the same lay—by in brighton. the nearest water point is an hour's journey. there have been days were i've run out of water. sometimes people do get waterfor me, although i feel a little bit uncomfortable about that, because i really, really don't want to get sick. and we are supposed to be keeping away from one another. we've had a lot more calls to our helpline... a charity representing the traveller community syas urgent support is needed. there have been threats of evictions, and that means, during a time of crisis, you might be moved from place to place and have to start from scratch to access water, sanitation, all those things we need. we have had a number of issues on our helpline were people have been struggling to register with a gp, that includes people who are on the vulnerable list as well. chloe is a community support worker from scarborough and lives in a van with her eight—year—old daughter. she says she's been asked to move four times by police in the last month,

making self—isolation difficult. my mental health has suffered, because i feel like i'm being outcast from my community. i've lived in this town all my life, pretty much. i've paid my taxes, i work here, i like to think that i'm a valued member of the community. and because of this, i've been shunned and exiled and basically bullied into making me leave. and i'm not going to. many people in the gypsy and traveller community asked to be anonymous because of fears about bullying and hate crime. they feel forgotten about, but still want to be heard. this irish traveller in her early 20s is pregnant and has no access to water or electricity. i'm in a very vulnerable situation right now in regards to my mental health and i'm going to be a mum for the first time. my anxiety and depression cannot be any higher in this crisis right now.

i'm feeling at the risk of infection. the government says it's written to councils about providing basic services, but for these travellers, it's too little, too late. tomorrow marks 75 years since ve day, the day victory in europe was secured. john maguire has been to meet 97—year—old audrey gerrans, who worked in munitions factories and married her sweetheartjoe, a soldier, during the war. "darling, please be careful of those flying bombs. i'm so worried about you. everything is ok with me, dear, and there is nothing i want you to send me. unless you could get mum to wrap you up in a neat little parcel, label it with ‘utmost care' and send it to me, urgent." "my dearestjoe, i heard one of your songs on the radio at lunchtime. i remember when you used to sing it to me and sometimes play it on the gramophone at home and we'd

dance together, darling. i would love to be dancing with you just now. " the words of lovestruck newlyweds, married in 19aa and kept apart by conflict. but through more than 700 letters, joe and audrey gerrans were never far from each other‘s thoughts. and i wrote everything in those letters. i mean, people would say, "what the hell do you write about every day?" because some of them were 17 and 18 pages long! and joe used to say it was as if i was in the next room, he never, ever thought he was apart from me. joe was a talented footballer who once met the king while playing for barnet. during the war, he served with the royal medical army corps while his young wife worked in a munitions factory. when you say munitions, it makes you feel you were brave. we made 3.7, and they were the big guns on the coast, you know. yep. "big bertha", we called our one that was on our kent coast. by all accounts,

if they got scratched at all they wouldn't fire. every time i was night work, i did everybody's hair for them. i washed it and rolled it up when i went in, and i combed it out before they went home. and of course, the supervisor couldn't grumble because she was the first one to have hers done. audrey was next tasked with helping to manufacture aircraft fuel tanks, just one of the two women in the factory small enough to crawl into the tank and by torchlight finish off its interior. and then they pulled us out by our feet. withjoe now in northern germany, news came through on the radio at home that hitler was dead and the war, in europe at least, was over. people were dancing in the street so we joined them. all the lights were on, you know. and fairy lights and everything!

i thought that was the end of the war, and so did everybody else. joe died in 1997. their romance, born in war, had lasted more than half a century. "now i'm happy, dearwife, that our love will remain as strong as yesterday." "i hope you're not worrying about me too much, sweetheart, for you know i will be all right." now it's time for a look at the weather with thomas shafernaker. hello. for most of us so far it's been a nice day out there today, and that's how it's going to stay for the rest of the day and into the evening hours. there's the chance of a few showers developing, though, in one or two places but the vast majority of us will miss them. in fact, we've had a little bit of rain already to the west and southwest, with clouds spiralling into this area of low pressure that is parked just to the west of us.

the vast majority of the country, a fine, bright, if not sunny day. temperatures, 22 this afternoon in london, and a pleasant 17 in the lowlands of scotland. here's the evening weather. watch out for the blobs of blue, showers developing here, maybe across parts of the midlands, a few showers there out towards scotland, maybe northern ireland, and then towards the end of the night, the possibility of some rain reaching the far southwest of the country. but for most of us, it's a mild night with clear spells but perhaps turning murky and cloudy out towards the west. friday, the best of the sunshine will be out towards the east of england, east anglia, the south east and along the south coast. but here, cornwall, devon and parts of wales, eventually the midlands and maybe the north, again, a few showers developing. very warm day on friday. these are june, july temperatures. 2a in london. a very pleasant 18 in glasgow. through the weekend, we are going to see some big changes going on in the air especially across northern parts of the uk, at least initially. a cold front stretching from norway

across the sea into northern scotland and out into the atlantic, the cold, northerly winds blowing out of the norwegian sea, spreading across scotland. this cold arctic air. look how chilly it will be on saturday afternoon in central and northern scotland, whereas in the south we still have thosejune, july type temperatures. during the course of saturday night and into sunday, that cold, dense, arctic air spreads slowly across the country like dense honey, all the way down to the south, and then come sunday afternoon we are all in that cold air mass. you can see the wind is blowing and it will be blowing hard, gusting 30, maybe even a0 mph, so it will feel very chilly in the shade, especially with the drop in the temperature. by day, we are talking about only 13 in london and single figures there along the north sea coast.

this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines... bringing devastation tojobs and incomes — the bank of england warns the coronavirus pandemic will push the uk towards its deepest recession on record the government and the bank of england have put in place a very big package of measures, and we will go on utterly focused on that and doing the things that we need to do to support the people of this country. the cabinet meets to discuss

easing the lockdown — but we'll have to wait until sunday to find out how the prime minister intends to do it. no easing of the lockdown in scotland for now — the first minister says to do so would be "very, very risky indeed". i will not be pressured into lifting restrictions prematurely before i am as certain as i can be that we will not be risking a resurgence of infection rates. protecting. . . nothing. the shipment of a00,000 ppe gowns from turkey, which was flown here by the raf, is impounded in a warehouse after failing uk standards. not the celebration they'd planned — but, under lockdown, britain prepares to mark tomorrow's 75th anniversary of ve day.