hello, good morning. welcome to bbc news, i'm victoria derbyshire. the headlines. stricter lockdown measures are imposed in leicester after a steep rise in coronavirus cases. non—essential shops are closed, schools will shut to most pupils from thursday and people are urged not to travel in or out of the city. it's very disappointing. at the end of the day, we have been gearing up to reopening for this period. for the people in leicester, we are doing this because it is in the best interests of leicester, to get a grip on this spike and it's just so important that everybody plays their part.

if you're in leciester this morning, how are you going to be affected by the lockdown being reimposed on your city? do let me know. the uk economy shrank more than first thought between january and march, in thejoint largest contraction since 1979. borisjohnson will set out plans to accelerate £5 billion worth of infrastructure projects in britain, to try to soften the economic impact of the pandemic. china passes controversial national security legislation for hong kong raising fears over freedoms enjoyed by the city. and an independent report finds "major failings" by inexperienced probation staff led to the release of a serial rapist.

good morning. stricter lockdown measures are in force in leicester because of a steep rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the city. more than 300,000 people and some also living in the surrounding area, will be affected. the health secretary, matt hancock, said leicester had accounted for 10% of all covid—19 cases across england in the past week. the extra measures include the closure of schools for most pupils in leicesterfrom thursday. from today nonessential shops will also close. and all but essential travel to and from the city is to be avoided. mr hancock said the government would keep all measures under review and won't keep them in place longer than necessary. this morning he's been explaining to the bbc the reason behind closing schools in the area after saying during his commons statement last night that "children have been particularly impacted by this outbreak".

the good news is that this virus hardly impacts on children, they are at very, very low risk, it's very, very unusual if a child gets ill with coronavirus. and that's one of the saving graces of this virus. however, we have sent in a lot of extra testing into leicester over the last ten days or so, and one of the things we have found is that there are under 18s who have tested positive, and therefore because children can transmit the disease even though they're highly unlikely to get ill from the disease, we think that the safest thing to do is to close the schools. the mayor of leicester sir peter soulsby says it's a "relief" to finally have a clear path forward, but has voiced his frustrations over how long it's taken to gain access to relevant data. the secretary of state announced that he believed there was an outbreak in leicester

the best part of two weeks ago. and since then we have been struggling to get information from them as to what data they had, and what led them to believe there was a particular problem here, and struggling to get them to keep the level of testing in leicester. and it came in a sense as something of a relief yesterday that we actually had some certainty about the way forward, and to have some certainty that what they're going to do is extensive and i hope be very effective. for weeks now, we have been trying to get information about the level of testing in the city and the result of that testing in the city and it was only last thursday that we got the first batch of that data, and i hope that now that they have recognised that they need to work with is, they will be providing us that they need to work with us, they will be providing us with the information we need. let's go to leicester now and talk to our correspondent geeta pendse. interesting what the mayor said

because matt hancock knew about this surge in leicester 12 days ago. that's right, and the health secretary has said today that the government have been monitoring the situation and they say that the reason the restrictions have been tightened now is because they believe essentially that the outbreak is not being brought under control. there's been a real mixed reaction from people i have spoken to, we have heard from the mayor of the city, the people here walking to the city, the people here walking to the city, the people here walking to the city centre had said to me, some of them, they feel the restrictions should have been brought in much earlier, while others, particularly those in the business community, have said how frustrated and worried they are. so many of them, hairdressers, pubs, restaurants, we re hairdressers, pubs, restaurants, were really looking forward to reopening this saturday along with other places in england. thatjust will not happen here. it isn'tjust leicester, the restrictions are also affecting some outside areas, just

outside the city centre including glenfield, and we are waiting to hear a few more details on that. we are expecting these restrictions to last for at least two weeks, and they are being closely monitored. thank you very much. let's talk to shaf islam who runs a restaurant in leicester, the chutney ivy restaurant. good morning. how are you reacting to this? good morning, thank you so much for having me. how am i reacting? yesterday i woke up with a spring in my step preparing to reopen on saturday, but after learning that leicester might go into a knock—down,, yeah, it'sjust trying to pick up the pieces again. when i heard that leicester might go back into a knock—down. just over the last 2a hours, i am just thinking things through, why are we

in this position again. and i think because it has been a lockdown only in words, and i don't think the action, as it has proved in leicester, with his huge spike... are you talking about people not taking it seriously enough in leicester? i think it's generally across the country. it only takes a small amount of people not to adhere to the rules. we all know it started from one person in a city in china thousands of miles away and the whole world is a knock—down. i think if proper steps —— is in lockdown. i think if proper steps are taken from the beginning like in italy, spain and korea, we would not be in this position. my business is at stake but more importantly, peoples lives at stake and i don't that it was

ever taken seriously. i wonder if you think it is being taken seriously now, right now coronavirus is spreading through leicester, and that must be pretty alarming. not just from an economic point of view, andi just from an economic point of view, and i don't dismiss your concerns, but from a public health point of view. absolutely. i am a businessman, i have invested a lot of time and money in the small business i have but everything is at risk because a few people haven't followed the rules which has caused this spike. i think some people need to ta ke this spike. i think some people need to take responsibility for that is starting with the authorities. i think leicester can be a great example of how we can do things properly because otherwise the last few months will have been a total waste of time, people putting their lives at risk, and the nhs staff doing a wonderfuljob. leicester has given the rest of the world an idea

of how multiculturalism works, we are at the poster for multiculturalism. hopefully that people will now stay at home, essential services will be open and we can still live our lives to a certain standard of comfort, but we must follow the rules. with this lockdown going head in leicester, the government needs to look at small businesses like ourselves for some more financial help because otherwise we will not survive.|j have a couple of messages from people in leicester. i'm asking people in leicester. i'm asking people who live and work there how it has affected them, like we are asking you. it would be lovely if the government would give us a map areas affected by the leicester lock down. sometimes they say leicester and sometimes leicestershire. and this one from emma, is it any wonder when our own mayor visited his partner several times during april and may? people follow example, what

example did he set? i have been shielded since march and i was looking forward to going out and do my old shopping, and i have now lost all confidence. i'm very disappointed to see the mayor on brea kfast disappointed to see the mayor on breakfast news going on about how we must all follow guidance. does she have a point? was that to me? yes, that she have a point? yes, i think she has a very good point. we had another dominic cummings moment, it doesn't really set a great example. this is the problem, whether you are a government minister or a mayor or a government minister or a mayor or a person in the streets, i don't think anyone took this lockdown seriously and how serious this problem is. we live in a society where social media rules a lot how we live our lives, and seeing people out and taking it not as seriously as they should have, and the consequences, that's the

announcement yesterday. but we need to look forward, we need to be very positive otherwise everything is lost. i think people realise the consequences of this and we must all stick together and look after each other and take this seriously. we can only do this with the help of the government and with their assistance, they must take it seriously and help businesses such as ourselves. we are the backbone of the economy, small business is a 90% of the economy. the light at the end of the economy. the light at the end of the economy. the light at the end of the tunnel must be with help from national government. thank you very much. thank you very much, shaf. how was the reimposition of this lockdown going to affect you if you live or work in leicester? please

see message me. official figures released this morning show that the uk economy shrank more than first thought between january and march. the office for national statistics said that the economy contracted 2.2% in the first quarter of this year. that's the joint largest fall since 1979. the figure is slightly worse than the initial estimate of a 2% contraction. the data comes as the prime minister prepares to deliver a speech on the economy later this morning. let's get more from ben thompson, our business correspondent. then, it doesn't sound, when you here 2.2% like a massive construction, but it is insignificant? yes, there's a few things to say. the first thing is that it things to say. the first thing is thatitis things to say. the first thing is that it is not unusual for the economic growth figures to be revised in this way. what the office for national statistics, the organisation that compiles the

numbers does, they get an initial estimate and then when they get more data, they get a clearer picture. they have revised it down to —2.2%, thatis they have revised it down to —2.2%, that is how much the economy contracted in the first three months of the year until march. just a week of the year until march. just a week of that lockdown, so not a huge shrink in growth. the more true picture will come in the next quarter so when we get the figures for april, may and june. we won't get them for a little while yet. already some of the evidence suggests that april was a disastrous month as far as economic growth is concerned with most businesses and shops closed, most of us unable to go out and spend. the latest figures from the 0ns suggesting that growth shrinking by more than 20% in april alone. if you put that into context, that figure for april alone, more than three times as bad as the whole

economic crisis in the financial crisis of 2008. negative a sense of where we are. what happens next? —— that gives you a sense of where we are. the government is hoping that the economy can bounce back now that most businesses can reopen, we will get pubs, restaurants and bars able to reopen in some form over the coming week and they are hoping that might mean the economy might return to something closer to normal. but we could all be a little cautious about spending. some of us may have lost ourjobs so we will have less money in our pockets to go out and spend. the state of the economy could be pretty kick precarious for some time as we get used to the money we have got in our pockets and whether we can go out and spend it. it's fair to say that the figures have been revised down today but it's a precursor to what could come next when we get the latest figures for the next quarter. april, may and june, set to be much, much worse and many will now be looking to the government to see what they have got

up government to see what they have got up their sleeve to try and kick—start the economy. up their sleeve to try and kick-start the economy. thank you very much. boris johnson is promising to spend £5 billion on infrastructure projects, as he pledges to "build back better" after the coronavirus outbreak. let's talk to our assistant political editor norman smith. what kind of things is he promising will be built and how would it help? what he is promising is the fast track spending on some hospital refurbishment, on the road improvements, on improving the digital infrastructure in courts, we had £1 billion upgrade to 50 schools announced yesterday. so a 5 billion pot of fast tracked cash. that is designed to try and alleviate some of the potential economic hits we have just been hearing about in terms ofjob have just been hearing about in terms of job losses have just been hearing about in terms ofjob losses and companies going bust, trying to put some money into the economy and create jobs. a large chunk of today is trying to

shift the focus away from the immediacy of coronavirus and for the government to sketch out its ambitions and narrative which boris johnson wanted this government to be about when he won the election, which was about levelling up and retooling the infrastructure of the economy. very hard to do, obviously. you just look at today, you have the main news which is all about leicester and the lockdown. so trying to shift the focus onto this broader long—term vision is always going to be an uphill task. you sense the government is going to struggle to try and move people's attention away from that day to day, how its attention away from that day to day, its their lives ? mcgre how covid affects their lives. it's hard to move on from that. china has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over hong kong.

the law was drawn up in response to last year's pro—democracy protests in the city, which was granted special economic and judicialfreedoms when it was handed back to china under the "one country, two systems" agreement. the foreign secretary dominic raab says the uk is deeply concerned by the move — and it would be a ‘grave step‘ by beijing. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonnelljoins us now from beijing. what kind of things would be stopped under this new law? today invasion, 162 delegates to the national people's congress have rubber—stamped this law, —— today in beijing. whether people like it or not, it will change hong kong overnight. the implementation of the law will be crucial, but it gives the government there and the police, as well as the central government, broad powers to crack down on dissent in that city. for example, certain types of speech, certain

types of unauthorised demonstrations or even having meetings, advocating splitting from the mainland or something like that. all these things which people have been able to do now moving into the realm of criminality. they will be considered as secession or sedition, with serious jail time, up to life in jail. the government in hong kong has said people should not worry too much about this because the courts will oversee the matter. well, the onlyjudges who will be able to hear these cases are going to be hand—picked by carrie lam who has been basically put in power by beijing. she's obviously not going to choose anyjudges who go soft on protesters. in certain stank of

senses, the law gives the national government the power to take control of the matter either way. —— in certain circumstances, the log of the national government the power to ta ke the national government the power to take control of the matter either way. any dissent can be squashed by this law, that the central government doesn't like, and we have already seen a pro—democracy party, the entire leadership has resigned and in effect the party has now been dissolved. they say they are too worried about the implications of this new law, and even though it isn't retrospective, they say that if you have been arrested in the past, being part of a demonstration, it will be taken into account in your sentencing. so a lot of concern from human rights groups, western governments and especially from that very large pro—democracy block in hong kong that it isn't going to be

the city it was in terms of people's freedoms any more. an independent review has said that a serial rapist was free to attack his victims when he was mistakenly released from prison due to what's being called "major failings" by inexperienced probation staff. joseph mccann was given 33 life sentences and jailed for a minimum term of 30 years for a string of attacks and kidnappings last year. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. the end of a manhunt — joseph mccann was finally cornered, hiding up a tree in cheshire. wanted for multiple rapes and kidnappings in the north and south of england. he had been wrongly released from prison when he committed these crimes. this latest review sheds more light on the failings in this catastrophic case. it found three different probation officers had been responsible for mccann in the run—up to his ill—fated release last year. it's also discovered prison staff didn't share key information with probation colleagues.

earlier this year, one of mccann's victims, who was 71 when she was raped by him, spoke to the bbc. she now says she finds this new review very distressing. in a statement, she says: joseph mccann, described by the trialjudge as "classic psychopath", was given 33 life sentences for the attacks on the women and children he terrorised. the ministry ofjustice said it had apologised to the victims for what it describes as the unacceptable failings in this case. it said it had improved information sharing and training. june kelly, bbc news.

later this morning, boris johnson will set out his plans for how the economy can recover from the impact of coronavirus. but has the government done enough to keep the economy afloat over the course of the lockdown in a way that will make a swift recovery possible? let's speak now to some business owners. sa njay aggarwal, co—founder of spice kitchen. dan ellis, founder of jam jar cinema in whitley bay. and rachel flower, spokeswoman for excluded uk, which campaigns on behalf of those who feel left behind because of coronavirus. thank you all very much for talking to us. sa njay, thank you all very much for talking to us. sanjay, how effective has the furlough scheme being in helping your business? for me, it has been fundamental, really. we are a small spice company and we saw a decline in sales straightaway. 0f spice company and we saw a decline in sales straightaway. of our business is a whole sign, going to bricks and mortar retailers. so the scheme straightaway gave us a few

weeks to furlough our staff, ensuring we have enough time to put social mist and sing in place and rebuild our online business. —— social distancing in place. it meant we have not had to lay staff of which has been great for the mental well—being of our stuff. which has been great for the mental well— being of our stuff.|j which has been great for the mental well-being of our stuff. i will ask you about what you want from boris johnson in a moment. let me bring in dan, you run a small cinema in the divine whitley bay. how are you going to earn a living from this in the future? for us, we're going to be keeping social distancing in place, and it's going to be very tough to be honest with you. new films don't come out until the middle of august, so our friends in distribution have been very helpful. we have six weeks of great back to cinema titles but it is going to be difficult to convince people that cinema is safe. 0urtrade difficult to convince people that cinema is safe. our trade body has worked very well. we hope to reopen at the end of the month, some

cinemas are opening on saturday. i think it will be a good box office but in reality for us, we have three screens, we will go from 110 seats to 44 seats and it will be very tough. rachel, you are the spokesperson for excluded uk, campaigning on behalf of people who feel they have been left behind during this pandemic, what are they facing? the treasury report last week was very clear, quantifying at least a million people who have been excluded all partly in a meaningful way from getting any financial support. we actually estimate it is about 3 million people and we have presented that to the government. we are waiting for them to take urgent action. the support the businesses has been receiving has been found has been receiving has been fundamental and it's also good for mental health. but some small business owners have received absolutely nothing. the government

keeps saying they can fall back on the welfare state and we have presented information that is not the case, we have talked about £0 of support of people in 100 days. it has created a new underclass, people cannot put food on the table, they are accessing food banks. we accept that people have been helped but there are a vast amount of people who have had nothing. today to hear borisjohnson talking who have had nothing. today to hear boris johnson talking about building britain back better when there have been people who have been left without any support, that's a very irresponsible of the government and we are still waiting for them to ta ke we are still waiting for them to take action to help us. they say, the swift and targeted action we have taken has protected millions of jobs and livelihoods across the country. we recognise that not eve ryo ne country. we recognise that not everyone will have been supported in precisely the way that we would have wished because all of our support is targeted to make sure we help people who need it most as quickly as possible while minimising fraud risk. in an ideal world what would

you like to hearfrom borisjohnson when he makes his speech later this morning? those words really hurts me and the excluded people. it's not about what we wanted, with its what we needed. we wanted to be treated equally and fairly. the reasons for exclusion are very serious, they don't make sense. even if we could have some policy or rationale to explain why they had happened. this is people whojust happened to be moving jobs, newly established businesses, limited company directors, the backbone of the british economy. how do you rebuild when you have had nothing for three months? we want borisjohnson to listen to us as human beings. we have put a call out for rishi sunak to come and talk to us to look for solutions and we have had nothing, and that is what hurts for these british people, to be ignored in our hour of need is not acceptable. sanjay, i wonder hour of need is not acceptable. sa njay, i wonder what hour of need is not acceptable. sanjay, i wonder what you would like

to hear from boris johnson sanjay, i wonder what you would like to hear from borisjohnson today sanjay, i wonder what you would like to hearfrom borisjohnson today in his speech on the economy? we are a small business, and we have benefited from the furlough scheme and some of the measures they have put in place. for me what has been amazing is to see, especially through social media, all of the other small business community and the amazing thing is that small businesses have been able to do in terms of adapting and being agile and even launching products and pivoting their businesses. for me, we are a small british business, and if we do what small british businesses do best which is, as i say, remain agile, keep adapting and bounce back. it would be great to just continue to see the government to support small business and really support individuals who are coming out of lockdown through mental well—being as i mentioned before. but also continue to support small businesses as we ease out of lockdown and try and return back to

normality. any further support for individuals and businesses would be great to see. what about you, dan? when i was a kid, i used tojudge the health of the high street on whether it had a marks and spencers, but nowadays, it's whether it has independent shops, restaurants, pubs, really good town will have a cinema, music venues and theatres and all of the sectors are going to be hammered for the foreseeable future. i would love to see some sector specific support and some regional support to help these businesses whilst social distancing is still in place. whether that is playing around with vat rates, corporation tax or direct grant support, for me, these businesses are notjust the lifeblood of the high street, it's part of the soul of the country. thank you all very much, really appreciate your time. i wa nt to much, really appreciate your time. i want to wish you all the best. you will be able to hear borisjohnson's

speech, watch his speech here on bbc news later on. i have so many people from letter in contact. this is anonymous, “— from letter in contact. this is anonymous, —— from leicester. iwork in one of the food factories and there are a lot of cases. we need to shut these down for two weeks then the cases will come down otherwise we will be in the same position in two weeks. sanjay says, until yesterday, the mayor of leicester was not convinced that we should go ahead with further lockdown whereas he should have taken steps to do this ten days ago. this is from reeta who is a managing director, she said, there are many industries here who are relying on the successful bounce back of hospitality in leicester to see their industry comeback, we have had no support, the longer it takes for lockdown to lift, the longer it ta kes to lockdown to lift, the longer it takes to support businesses like ours which are seriously struggling and worth 70 billion to the economy.

we hope in the city take note of how quickly you have to go back into lockdown and take social distancing seriously. this one says, i am a diabetic 51—year—old man with salvation parentage. the complete —— with south asian parentage. everyone is calling this a spike but we need the daily numbers forjune to understand how bad this is, numbers for some reason they are not sharing. 0nly transparency will rebuild trust in this dithering government. we know the latest figures show there were 866 new coronavirus cases reported in leicester in the two weeks tojune 23, three times as many cases as the next highest city. that has led to this decision late last night from the health secretary to re—impose restrictions in leicester. if you

are living in leicester and working in leicester or leicestershire, because a couple of people are saying, we could do with a proper map of where lockdown is being imposed, get in touch. how will this affect you and why has this happened? affect you and why has this happened ? you affect you and why has this happened? you can send me a message on twitter or e—mail me. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. it's another of those days where it's worth keeping your brolly to hand as we go through the day because we have got showers and rain in the forecast. rain moving to the southern counties and wales, and showers across northern england, northern ireland, showers developing across scotland, especially so in the afternoon where some of them could be heavy and thundery. less windy than it was yesterday across the board, and temperatures ranging from 14 to 19 top to toe. as we head on through the evening and overnight, we lose the rain from the south—east. we'll hang on to a lot of cloud and still a lot of showers,

some of the merging to become longer spells of rain. the wind veered to more of a northerly tomorrow so a cooler night across the northern islands but for most of the uk, we are looking at a relatively mild night, probably staying in double figures. tomorrow a weak weather front moving across scotland will bring some more showery outbreaks of rain to scotland, northern england and northern ireland. ahead of it drier conditions with some sunny intervals but that itself could spark off some showers. good morning, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines: stricter lockdown measures are imposed in leicester after a steep rise in coronavirus cases. non—essential shops are closed, schools will shut to most pupils from thursday and people are urged not to travel in or out of the city. for the people in leicester, we are doing this because it is in the best interests of leicester to get a grip on this spike. and it's just so important that everybody plays their part.

the uk economy shrank more than first thought between january and march, in thejoint largest contraction since 1979. borisjohnson will set out plans to accelerate £5 billion worth of infrastructure projects in britain, to try to soften the economic impact of the pandemic. china passes controversial national security legislation for hong kong raising fears over freedoms enjoyed by the city. and an independent report finds "major failings" by inexperienced probation staff led to the release of a serial rapist. the bbc has been told by eight charities that a mental health crisis is looming as the lockdown is eased. they say a "tidal wave" of patients — who were left untreated during lockdown ? will require care after the pandemic, and they believe services won't be able to cope. 0ur reporter simon 0'leary has been speaking to families who lost loved ones to suicide

during the pandemic. ben, in particular, felt he had to live his life at a million miles an hour so that he didn't have to stop and let those demons come into his head. this is chris brown. two months ago his son ben took his own life. he was 22, studying engineering, and months away from starting with the army. lockdown made things difficult for ben. but his dad says it was only one of many factors which influenced his feelings before his death. lockdown, of course, gave him a lot of opportunities, i'm afraid, tojust sit on his bed, lie on his bed and let those demons play with his mind. it all goes into slow motion when she starts pushing the words out, it's our son, ben, he's killed himself,

and itjust slowed right down. i've never felt this feeling of, i couldn't stand up straight. i suddenly had to lean against a table, my legs were going and i wasjust shouting "no", goodness knows how many times, down the phone, and probably a swear word as well. to his parents‘ knowledge ben was never diagnosed with a mental condition. with a mental health condition. his dad says he didn't show any outward signs of his suffering. he was just one of many struggling during the pandemic. the charity mind are calling on the government to start planning now for the deep and lasting scar that they say will be left on the country's mental health. professionals and volunteers have had escalating number of reports and people in acute anxiety and... of people in acute anxiety and... so, i've been speaking to a whole host of charities for this film and they have all said the same thing.

that as we come out of lockdown and in the coming months we are heading for a mental health crisis. we normally have a large number of people mentioning suicide but almost a third of our callers have been talking about suicidal plans. and we actually predict there will be a tidal wave of people who are going to need help and that the mental health services are not going to be able to cope. he was a very bright and colourful character. he brought like a big energy to any room that he came in. you would always know that he was there. for 34—year—old daniel furniss the very prospect of lockdown was overwhelming. daniel had bipolar disorder and just days before the lockdown was announced he voiced his concerns online.

i messaged him kind of on the day that the announcement was made and said, you know, i understand that this is probably going to be very difficult for you. please just reach out to me any time you need to chat. he wouldn't give it away how much he was kind of struggling. my sister would send him snapchats every morning of our little niece as that really brightened up his day. she was like a bit like a natural antidepressant for him. but the day after posting that facebook update, daniel was found dead. my brother called me and i think his wordsjust were he's actually done it. lockdown was just probably one of many factors for him and it's just unfortunately something that intensified it far too much for him.

the government first published advice for people with a mental health illness on march 29th, that was two days after daniel was found dead. we went to the department of health and social care with daniel's story and i've just got this e—mail in response. i'll read you what they say. they say they've given just over 4 million to mental health charities like samaritans and this is on top of 5 million already made available to charities through the coronavirus mental health response fund. the system has been under a lot of strain for years. so it was already very much up against it. so there is already evidence that there is going to be an increase of levels of mental illness. if you're feeling suicidal and you feel there is nobody you can turn to, i think it's very important that people actually make contact with somebody that they trust, get some immediate support. if you're really in crisis

you can contact your gp. mental health services have got crisis lines. if you don't know the number you can go through 111, and of course you could always speak to an organisation such as the samaritans. even if you're surrounded by family and friends, in ordinary times it can be a distressing, isolating factor to be thinking about suicide. but i think lockdown has compounded that. people are reporting that they don't have the normal support channels open to them and a lack of privacy as well actually in the house surrounded by people who care about you but are not necessarily the ones you want to disclose difficult topics too. chris's son ben was a vocal advocate for mental health. just a month before taking his own life he posted online to encourage other men to discuss suicide prevention. for so many of his friends he was their guy to turn to when they were feeling low. you gave me the biggest hugs ever.

you gave me the biggest hugs ever you could see through my mental health and suicidal pain who knew that the person who really needed help was you too? that was especially true for aiz hussain, a spoken word poet and one of ben's university friends. he's been diagnosed with clinical depression and generalised anxiety disorder. corona's already affected me heavily in terms of death lockdown got me learning self—love and now it's reversed. i could have been ben a few years ago. if it wasn't for people like ben and my friends telling me to seek support and counselling, then i wouldn't be here. i wouldn't be speaking to you. yeah. i won't beat around the bush. lockdown is the worst. i wouldn't wish this pain upon my worst enemy. the pain of waking up every morning and feeling like you just want to go back to sleep. that pain of suddenly wanting to open up but then closing it all in.

that pain of thinking that no—one will miss you and feeling as though you're a burden on this world. i wish i could have helped you i should have seen the signs man with the happiest smile means reading between the lines take it from me take it from ben's family i beg you, reach out, before you have to feel this agony. suicide is such a complex issue and it almost never happens just because of one reason. lockdown may have added an extra layer of difficulty to daniel and ben's lives, but there is no way their deaths can be attributed to just that. and for theirfamilies, they have to live with the loss for the rest of their lives. i've just got through father's day. that was the strangest experience. christmas, birthdays, they're always going to be challenges for ever now.

we would sit at the table and watch the red kites up in the sky above us and he'd look at them and say, "they're magnificent beasts, aren't they, dad?" and i'd say, "yeah. yeah they are." and it's strange now when i see them swoop over low over us i see ben now. that report was filmed and edited by sean clare. we can now speak to the chief executive of the charity mind, paul farmer. i'd like to ask you about the scale of the mental health issue, the kind of problems that would have been triggered or exacerbated by lockdown. we are publishing today the results of a very large survey of round about 16,000 people, the vast majority of

whom experience mental health problems at the moment. 0ver whom experience mental health problems at the moment. over two thirds of them have said that lockdown has made their mental health worse, and amongst particular groups, particularly people with conditions like eating disorders or obsessive—compulsive disorder, that number increases to round about three quarters of people. so there can be no doubt that lockdown has been incredibly difficult for people with existing mental health problems. and it has also put many people who may be previously didn't have mental health problems at greater risk of developing those issues. why? some of the basics of lockdown are not great for our mental health. the phrase itself isolation in and of itself is not good for our mental well—being. we have been forced to kind of be detached from many of the reasons that keep our mental health good. we call them the protective factors. so it might be the ability to hug your

grandchild, or go and play team sport. we also know that risk factors, those factors that can really challenge our mental health have been increased as well. so if you are from a black and minority ethnic community where you have seen a greater incidence of friends and family members passing away, or if you are living in an abusive household then your mental health is put at particular strain, or indeed if you have been a front line worker having to cope with the traumatic impact of coronavirus. all these issues come together to really create, i think, issues come together to really create, ithink, quite issues come together to really create, i think, quite a significant mental health emergency for this country in the coming months, which we are country in the coming months, which we a re really country in the coming months, which we are really going to need to address. nhs england have told us that mental health services are still open and working round—the—clock to support people through this pandemic. is that fair? yes, i think it is fair that mental health services are definitely open. and as you saw in that really

powerful film, it is so and as you saw in that really powerfulfilm, it is so important and as you saw in that really powerful film, it is so important to encourage people to go and seek help. something that definitely happened during the lockdown was that the number of people who were referred into mental health services went down despite the fact that there were people who were clearly suffering in silence, effectively. so there has been a bit of a disconnect in some parts of the country between the services and their ability to be able to reach out to the people who need them most. i think that is absolutely changing at the moment and it is important that people do reach out and seek help from mental health services. but as you heard in that film, we know that services in and of themselves previously to covid have been under an awful lot of pressure and so the investment in the long term plan for mental health as part of the bigger nhs plan is hugely important and that needs to be accelerated in order to be able to meet this kind of growing need we

are undoubtedly seeing at the moment. paul, stay with us. we will have a word with labour mp liz twist, who is chair of the all—party parliamentary group on suicide and self—harm prevention. we are going to have a word with her on the phone. sorry about the technicals but thank you for speaking to us. the government have told us they have given over £4 million to mental health and well—being charities like samaritans, bipolar uk and young minds. because the government is well aware that lockdown will have had an effect on people's mental health, is that enough?” had an effect on people's mental health, is that enough? i think there is always more we can do, victoria. 0ne there is always more we can do, victoria. one of the key things is getting the message out to people about the need to talk and if you are feeling low and finding it difficult, to talk to someone like samaritans about how you are feeling. what is your sense about the scale of the problem this country will have to address when we

come out of these lockdown restrictions when it comes to mental health? i think it's difficult to quantify. but it is clear that all of us have been affected in different ways and some people find it difficult being separated from their friends it difficult being separated from theirfriends and it difficult being separated from their friends and families so we have to make sure that services are available for those people as we come through coronavirus. notjust the physical health side, we need to address the mental health side as well. paul farmer, you're making certain calls on the government today. what are they? alongside the results of the survey we are publishing our five tests for government. we do think this is a critical moment for tackling this mental health situation that is both real in people's lives and people's communities, and also we can predict certain problems coming down the line in the next couple of months. we think government need to invest additionally in community mental health services so that people can get quick access to the kind of help

and support they need from the nhs, particularly protecting people who are most at risk, those people put at risk as a result of coronavirus. there is the need particularly to look at the economic impact of the consequences of coronavirus and supporting people who are on welfare benefits and we are disappointed to see yesterday's announcement about the changes around conditionality that benefit sanctions for people. particularly we want to focus on legislative change and also focusing on the mental health of children and young people. this combination of approaches for government has five critical tests, it needs across governmental response, it is not just thejob of governmental response, it is not just the job of the nhs here, governmental response, it is not just thejob of the nhs here, to require support from across government to make sure these changes happen. i think this is a really key crossroads for making change happen for people with mental health problems. so many people have struggled through this coronavirus

period and need extra help and support. thank you, paul farmer, chief executive of mind and labour mp liz twist, chair of the all—party group. let me give you the contact details of organisations that can help. bbc.co.uk/ action line. i'm samaritans, 116123. the number is staffed 24 a day 365 a year. we have so many messages from those who work and live in leicester and with their own theories about why coronavirus cases have surged up to june 23. i live in the centre of leicester, says richard, during lockdown i've been dismayed at what i've seen, groups of people four to

a bench in the town centre for no reason when shops were shut, groups of men drinking in parks all day bringing crates of beer, delivery riders sitting in groups outside tokyo is, people spitting and clearing their noses in the street, people barging past wide open streets, all reaching past you to get items from shop shelves. another leicester resident says this virus hasn't gone away and what is happening and lest it should be a stark reminder to everyone that this virus is still on the rampage. it is everyone's responsibility to take this seriously and stop the spread. another e—mail, the lockdown in leicester is being imposed on the wrong business. he points to what he calls unventilated garment factories. suzanne says, why other people of leicester blaming the government when the people of the city were out in the streets protesting and partying, giving no thought to all the people they could pass the virus on to? people need to ta ke pass the virus on to? people need to take responsibility themselves and stop looking for scapegoats. a similar message from mark, you can't blame totally the government because

as soon as hospital deaths started to decline you, the media, started banging on about easing restrictions. people should also stop what about dominic cummings? and take responsibly for their own actions. if dominic cummings shoved his head in a fire with the rest of the public do it? i don't think so. diana says we live on the city boundaries and have been isolating since before enforced lockdown. we looked after our grandchildren for the first ten weeks. we are in the opposite side of leicester to the outbreak and me of my family don't need to be told to follow the guidelines, it is a given thing to protect our family. however, guidelines, it is a given thing to protect ourfamily. however, others have flooded the guidelines from the beginning. thank you for those. if you live or work in leicester, get in touch. how is the reimposition of the lockdown going to affect you? let's talk more about the stricter measures. because of that steep rise in the number of coronavirus cases more than 300,000 people live in leicester and also in the surrounding area will be affected. leicester cou nty surrounding area will be affected. leicester county council have just published this map which i'm going

to have to get closer to which shows the boundary effectively of... basically, when you are within the red line, as far as i'm basically, when you are within the red line, as faras i'm reading this, andi red line, as faras i'm reading this, and i hope you agree, it means those are the areas that will be locked down. that is where you will see the reimposition of lockdown restrictions. braunston town, leicester forest east, east coast of the m1, but still, firmness done, all areas of 0adby and wigston are included as well. thank you forjoining us. how are you reacting to this reimposition of restrictions? very angry and upset

because we were due to open tomorrow and now we are sort of up in the air again. just very upset. what is your view about the timing of this because we are told health officials knew 12 days ago of an outbreak in the city. if they did know we should have been told there and then because we have prepared, our staff are looking forward to coming back to work. i've got my clients that are so upset. i've had so many phone calls today from brides who are crying and emotional because i deal with the designer wear, as in bridal, so all these girls that are getting married are just sort of so upset now. it's just a very scary time for everybody. we just don't know where we stand. is this lockdown right? do you agree with it? i don't agree with it because i

feel leicester is being stigmatised because people are going to be scared to come into leicester now. i'm sure other cities have been affected in the same way. these figures, i know they are real figures, i know they are real figures, but i'm sure there are figures, but i'm sure there are figures with other cities that are saying, you know, that arejust as high but now i almost feel as if leicester is being picked on. it's like a test to frighten people to say stay indoors otherwise there is going to be a lockdown around the whole country. why don't we look at the figures? 866 new cases up to 12 days ago, that's up tojune 23. and three times as many cases in leicester as the next highest city. yeah. i mean, they are high figures, yes, ido yeah. i mean, they are high figures, yes, i do agree that people should ta ke yes, i do agree that people should take precautions. and yes, they haven't been. maybe the lockdown

should be all over the country and not just leicester should be all over the country and notjust leicester because ijust feel that just picking on notjust leicester because ijust feel thatjust picking on one city thatis feel thatjust picking on one city that is now going to be affected, in people's minds leicester is a city that you shouldn't attend really. that is the advice. it is affecting my business. i understand that. the government would reject that it is being picked on. i suspect they would say we are doing what is right for people's health. yeah, but then they should just place this lockdown everywhere, not just they should just place this lockdown everywhere, notjust leicester. because as i said, all the businesses in leicester are going to be so badly affected now. even after the lockdown people are going to be scared to come into leicester. my business is going to be so affected that my clients won't come here, they will probably go to another city to do their shopping because

they are going to think, well, it is a very infected city so we are not going to go and it is scary times for me. because i'm losing my trade. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us this morning and thank you for your reaction, arinder bhullar, who owns the arinder bhullar boutique on the golden mile in leicester. do you agree with what she said? you can message me on twitter or an e—mail, victoria@bbc.co.uk. we are going to talk about the reimposition of lockdown in leicester shortly. we are switching from bbc one over to bbc two but first a weather forecast from carol kirkwood. hello again. the area of low pressure that brought the rain in the last few days has moved to scandinavia but we are still under the influence of a shallow area of low pressure so we are still looking

at some rain in the forecast for today but it won't be as windy as it was yesterday. now, there is the low pressure a cross was yesterday. now, there is the low pressure across scandinavia but you can see there is still a lot of cloud across our shores, and some of thatis cloud across our shores, and some of that is bringing in some rain. we have rain that has been pushing in from the south—west and wales through the morning and is drifting steadily eastwards through the course of the afternoon. showery rain add lots of cloud across northern england, northern ireland, some sunnier breaks across scotland but as temperatures rise that will spark some showers and some of those will be heavy and thundery. temperatures today ranging from 14 in the north to 18 or 19 as we push down the country. as we head through the evening and overnight, we say goodbye to that band of rain from the south—east and we are left with a lot of cloud and still a fair few showers. some of them merging to give longer spells of rain. a chillier night in the north where we have more of a northerly flow. as we move have more of a northerly flow. as we m ove a cross have more of a northerly flow. as we move across the rest of the uk, temperatures generally double figures, so still comparatively

mild. tomorrow, a weatherfront moving south, a fairly weak feature, will bring showery outbreaks of rain across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. further south for england and wales we are looking at, again, some sunny skies but as temperatures rise that will spark off some showers which could also be heavy, temperatures just 11 in off some showers which could also be heavy, temperaturesjust 11 in the north, feeling cool in the northerly wind, 21 in the south. as we move from wednesday into thursday, here is the weather front continuing to journey southwards. not much in the way of isobars in the charts, so they will not be much of a breeze. we still have the showery outbreaks of rain moving across the pennines, heading south into the midlands, wales, east anglia and getting down into southern counties. behind there will be a fair bit of cloud at times but some sunny intervals. again, one or two showers, temperatures between 11-21d. but or two showers, temperatures between 11—21d. but on friday things change, we have a new area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic with these fronts bringing in all this

rain, moving across much of the uk. to the south we will not see the rain until much later in the day so here we will have highs of 20.

hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines in the uk and around the world. stricter lockdown measures are imposed in leicester after a steep rise in coronavirus cases. non—essential shops are closed, schools will shut to most pupils from thursday and people are urged not to travel in or out of the city. the restrictions cover the whole city and some surrounding areas. for people in leicester, we are doing it because it is in the best interests of leicester to get a grip on this spike and it's so important that everybody plays their part. china passes controversial national security legislation for hong kong raising fears over freedoms enjoyed by the city. borisjohnson will set out plans to accelerate £5 billion