quickly we will all be able to return to normal, which is obviously what everyone wants to see. boris johnson finalises plans to bring england out of lockdown, ahead of his announcement on easing restrictions tomorrow. a pioneering breakthough for children needing a heart transplant — a machine that keeps hearts beating outside the body for up to 12 hours. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are personalfinance commentator anne ashworth and martin lipton, chief sports reporter at the sun. in a moment, we'll run through the papers but first... i think we will be talking a lot

about the prime minister's route mapped out which has been leaked to the monday morning papers, or briefed, because it is official information from government and we can bring that information to you. this is what we expect to hear tomorrow. the first key date is the 8th march. we knew that would be the day that schools across england will reopen and all children will be permitted to play school sport from that day at school, not other sport outside, but school sport will be permitted from the 8th of march. the other big news is that one person can visit a care home resident and meet indoors and hold hands but visitors will have to wear ppe and they will have to be tested beforehand, so that is what happens on the 8th of march. one to meetings outdoors will also be permitted, and that is also on the 8th of march. on the 29th of march, in a sense, the most

significant date next month at the moment, from then, the rule of six will return for outdoor meetings. that means you can meet up to six people outdoors, socially, without any problems. however, if you are meeting another household, you can have more than six. let's say you have more than six. let's say you have two households, one has four, one has pride, you will be able to meet and that opens up the possibility of outdoors as household groups. all organised sport will be allowed from the 29th of march. nonessential shops and retail outlets are expected to open after that date, perhaps sometime in april. some of the information is contained on the front pages because it was briefed on a 1030 in bago during the evening. tomorrow's front pages. starting with "four steps to freedom" — the metro's front page focuses on the four tests which will base the criteria for borisjohnson�*s

road map out of england's lockdown. the telegraph says the prime minister will tell mps that the �*stay at home�* message will be scrapped next month, with outdoor sport resuming on 29th march. the front page of the i — also preview�*s the prime minister's plan — the paper says families will be allowed to gather outdoors by easter when �*rule of six' is reintroduced. of course, the big thing, if you like, the overarching theme the prime minister will be stressing tomorrow is the priority of schools, in other words the priority of children, followed by the priorities of families, and that is something that several of the front pages, including the one we are seeing now is focusing on and it talks about the slow march to freedom. the guardian says reuniting loved ones has taken precedence and nonessential retail and hospitality

industry will have to wait a bit longer before reopening. the espresso is borisjohnson will promise the end of the lockdown, one cautious step at a time in the fight against coronavirus. so, let's begin. let's start if we can with the telegraph and the wonderful image of a family of five enjoying an ice cream this weekend. probably sunday because the weather has been so good in many parts of the country, not everywhere but many parts. so what do you take from the telegraph assessment of what the prime minister is going to be announcing tomorrow? , , ., , ., ., tomorrow? there seems to be a real emhasis tomorrow? there seems to be a real emphasis on — tomorrow? there seems to be a real emphasis on social— tomorrow? there seems to be a real emphasis on social contact _ tomorrow? there seems to be a real emphasis on social contact and - tomorrow? there seems to be a real emphasis on social contact and the l emphasis on social contact and the need to be able to get out and see our loved ones and see other families, but to do so outdoors,

this will be, we hope, beautiful spring because it needs to be otherwise all of this meeting up could be difficult. and that seems to be the emphasis that there is we would be able to meeting gardens and from the sound of the telegraph story, also, travel to meet those families but there doesn't seem to be any idea of the opening up of any holiday accommodation and the details are somewhat scant on the reopening of the hospitality industry and that is one thing we will look at how the prime minster tells us more about it because the industry is facing the real crisis at the moment. fin industry is facing the real crisis at the moment.— industry is facing the real crisis at the moment. on some of the details on _ at the moment. on some of the details on the _ at the moment. on some of the details on the front _ at the moment. on some of the details on the front page - at the moment. on some of the details on the front page and i at the moment. on some of the| details on the front page and we haven't had the telegraph very long here, but they are talking about stage ii and saying it is stage one per month and march schools and

sport and family contact and april could be, we are told, nonessential shops and possibly outdoor food in pubs and restaurants and then may could see hairdressers reopening and i don't know if my hair will need to be cut first or fallout first at my age and martin is not bothered, and might be. and june could see holidays in the uk and you will be delighted about outside sport at last over the joy of the australian openin last over the joy of the australian open in the last few days, but what do you make of that kind of progress? i think for everybody this has been a depressing couple of months because you have been stuck at home. in months because you have been stuck at home. . ., months because you have been stuck at home. ., ~ at home. in the cold, in the dark, desperate — at home. in the cold, in the dark, desperate for _ at home. in the cold, in the dark, desperate for the _ at home. in the cold, in the dark, desperate for the opportunity - at home. in the cold, in the dark, desperate for the opportunity to l at home. in the cold, in the dark, i desperate for the opportunity to get out and about and try to return to normality and that is the line that is there in the telegraph. it's quite detailed on that front page and they are trying to get everything in. it looks like a five

stage thing because you have a series of things you can do in march and at least there is this road map uncertainty and a path towards a grades. i'm sure there will be issues as well and i don't think too many backbenchers will be very happy at hairdressers and pubs not being able to open until may, may be even longer if things don't go as well. this is like a hopeful map, one we want to happen, not necessarily what will happen and we all hope that this is right and things get accelerated but there is no guarantee of that, obviously, but i think it will be seen as being helpful and hopeful and there is this amount of detail and there is a degree of certainty and it gives us

a way out of the darkness and it has been a very long and dark few months. and now we see a chink of light the male characterises this with the slow march to freedom headline. �* ., with the slow march to freedom headline. �* . . headline. and what will cheer presumably _ headline. and what will cheer presumably downing - headline. and what will cheer presumably downing street l headline. and what will cheer| presumably downing street is headline. and what will cheer - presumably downing street is that the interpretation and they've only seen the initial signs, but it seems that the coverage is quite positive in the papers and it chimes with the with what he has tried to strike. in that few paragraphs there is the line that in a blow, the negative aspect, there will not be any easter holidays, pubs won't open until mid april. and that will be a surprise

that such a negative tone has been struck and that is maybe and articulating and reflecting on the review of steve baker and most people think this has been far too slow and the government has been too reactive and not sufficiently proactive and there has been an over abundance of caution and has moved more swiftly to the other side of society and the daily mail has been reflected in that position. you society and the daily mail has been reflected in that position.— reflected in that position. you are riaht, in reflected in that position. you are right. in the _ reflected in that position. you are right, in the words _ reflected in that position. you are right, in the words above - reflected in that position. you are right, in the words above the - right, in the words above the headline, agony goes on for shops, pubs and salons, and to pick up your point, the four steps to freedom might be a bit more of a positive gloss on this from the metro, but the interesting thing is that it points to the tests that the

government will use for assessing this and the emphasis being placed on data rather than dates. that this and the emphasis being placed on data rather than dates.- on data rather than dates. that is the problem. _ on data rather than dates. that is the problem, they _ on data rather than dates. that is the problem, they will— on data rather than dates. that is the problem, they will be - on data rather than dates. that is the problem, they will be led by i on data rather than dates. that is i the problem, they will be led by the data and _ the problem, they will be led by the data and not the dates, and i think this is— data and not the dates, and i think this is described as a road map but there _ this is described as a road map but there is— this is described as a road map but there is nothing guaranteed about it and it— there is nothing guaranteed about it and it is— there is nothing guaranteed about it and it isjust a sort of hopeful set of stages — and it isjust a sort of hopeful set of stages that we may or may not reach _ of stages that we may or may not reach because, for example, if this luy reach because, for example, if this guy return — reach because, for example, if this guy return does not go well, if there — guy return does not go well, if there are _ guy return does not go well, if there are problems with the delivery of vaccines— there are problems with the delivery of vaccines —— if the school return. the vaccine — of vaccines —— if the school return. the vaccine record is extraordinary, one in— the vaccine record is extraordinary, one in three — the vaccine record is extraordinary, one in three adults vaccinated. people — one in three adults vaccinated. people in — one in three adults vaccinated. people in their 50s are likely to be vaccinated — people in their 50s are likely to be vaccinated by the end of april but nevertheless there are no certainties about this, and i'm sure that will_ certainties about this, and i'm sure that will he — certainties about this, and i'm sure that will be the tone that the prime minister— that will be the tone that the prime minister takes when he announces this to _ minister takes when he announces this to the — minister takes when he announces this to the house and to the nation tomorrow— this to the house and to the nation tomorrow because he does not want to be tomorrow because he does not want to he the _ tomorrow because he does not want to be the bringer of false hope.

particularly now he has learned his lesson— particularly now he has learned his lesson on— particularly now he has learned his lesson on promising the glorious tomorrow. — lesson on promising the glorious tomorrow, the sunlit uplands. he wants— tomorrow, the sunlit uplands. he wants to — tomorrow, the sunlit uplands. he wants to now take a very cautious stance _ wants to now take a very cautious stance on— wants to now take a very cautious stance on this and against many in his party — stance on this and against many in his -a . ., , stance on this and against many in hisa . ., , ., his party. you pick up a couple of thins i his party. you pick up a couple of things i was _ his party. you pick up a couple of things i was going _ his party. you pick up a couple of things i was going to _ his party. you pick up a couple of things i was going to pick- his party. you pick up a couple of things i was going to pick up - his party. you pick up a couple of things i was going to pick up with the telegraph and on that point about schools we have a bit at the bottom of the telegraph front page saying thatjohn edmonds says all children should be given the job because he is worried about the risk of the virus rebounding and getting an extra boost if kids take it home and it's transmitted and spread between children and the take—home —— given the jab. and then a lovely phrase from camilla tom any in her comment piece in the article in the telegraph where she describes the pressure the prime minister is under and says, which is why he is feeling the tonnage of today's announcement

so keenly and i think it is a phrase that captures the idea that this is a prime minister labouring under an enormous weight of expectation, opportunity, but also potential risk. ., ., , , , , risk. the next paragraph sums it up, havin: risk. the next paragraph sums it up, having been — risk. the next paragraph sums it up, having been forced _ risk. the next paragraph sums it up, having been forced into _ risk. the next paragraph sums it up, having been forced into not - risk. the next paragraph sums it up, having been forced into not one - risk. the next paragraph sums it up, having been forced into not one but| having been forced into not one but two about turns after reopening the economy, he simply cannot afford to crash and burn in a fourth lockdown, and that is perhaps exactly the argument behind softly and slow, do not rush it, make sure that it is donein not rush it, make sure that it is done in the right way at the right time because were there to be another about turn, were there to be because of the virus suddenly spreading again because of the return of schools and another lockdown, i think the reaction and repercussion to government would be immense and huge and damaging and

potentially threatening to its existence. it will be seen as another failure. existence. it will be seen as anotherfailure. if this existence. it will be seen as another failure. if this was to be a success and we come out during the spring and into the early summer with everything going in the right direction, then the government will be rightly and justifiably seen as having pulled off an outstanding job in the most remarkable and extreme of circumstances and at times, let's be honest, it hasn't looked clever. there have been a number of missteps. those have lessened in recent weeks and months and we feel as if things are going in the right direction and the roll—out of the vaccine and i'm still waiting for mine, but i'm over 50, vaccine and i'm still waiting for mine, but i'm over50, so vaccine and i'm still waiting for mine, but i'm over 50, so i'm vaccine and i'm still waiting for mine, but i'm over50, so i'm in the next block to get them, hopefully, i think we all will feel better once we get to that point and then we can maybe look to what we want, which is to a summerand maybe look to what we want, which is to a summer and a future where we may have to wear masks or be careful or have do socially distance to a degree, but we will feel like human

beings again and be sociable again as we are meant to be, so that is the lot of humanity and for the best part of the year, for long periods, we have been denied that necessarily, but denied that basic human right. it’s necessarily, but denied that basic human right-— human right. it's a really interesting _ human right. it's a really interesting question, - human right. it's a really- interesting question, looking at human right. it's a really— interesting question, looking at the front of the daily express, which almost looks like the front of a normal newspaper before covid, a royal story on the top left, a health and fitness story on the top right and even a joan collins story and i'd love to know what this is, she finally the leading lady after tv feud and we will try to find out what is in page three between now and the next page, but then boris, we take it one careful step at a time. there's a lot of talk about freedom, the route to freedom and a lot of talk about liberties and martin used the phrase now. there's quite a lot of anxiety among some that we have in a sense given up or accepted and tolerated the loss of

quite a lot of the things we would have taken for granted barely a year ago and what our attitude will be in terms of being restored? i ago and what our attitude will be in terms of being restored?— terms of being restored? i think it's very interesting _ terms of being restored? i think it's very interesting to _ terms of being restored? i think it's very interesting to know - terms of being restored? i think| it's very interesting to know how terms of being restored? i think- it's very interesting to know how we will return — it's very interesting to know how we will return. will we be tentative or grasp— will return. will we be tentative or grasp the — will return. will we be tentative or grasp the freedoms or will we have that caution? will the caution be with us— that caution? will the caution be with us for— that caution? will the caution be with us for ever? and i think one of the most _ with us for ever? and i think one of the most interesting things to watch is how— the most interesting things to watch is how many people at the end of march _ is how many people at the end of march actually go out and meet another— march actually go out and meet another family, march actually go out and meet anotherfamily, if march actually go out and meet another family, if they have not been _ another family, if they have not been vaccinated. and also against what _ been vaccinated. and also against what economic background? we have a budget— what economic background? we have a budget coming up and there are going to be tax— budget coming up and there are going to be tax rises in order to pay for the subsidies that had to be made to keep people injobs and provide loans— keep people injobs and provide loans and — keep people injobs and provide loans and so it will be a world like we have _ loans and so it will be a world like we have never known. there's a lot of talk—

we have never known. there's a lot of talk about — we have never known. there's a lot of talk about the the new normal and it won't— of talk about the the new normal and it won't be _ of talk about the the new normal and it won't be part —— like the past. let me — it won't be part —— like the past. let me pick— it won't be part —— like the past. let me pick up on one part of the business section of the telegraph but they popped it on the bottom of the front page and this is alistair darling who was chancellor during the financial crisis, can it be 13 years ago? in giving us austerity and all the rest of it. he is saying that at some stage we have to pay for the cost of the pandemic but it isn't now, and he says he thinks the chancellor should resist the temptation to raise taxes for at least two years.— temptation to raise taxes for at least two years. indeed, we are supposed _ least two years. indeed, we are supposed to _ least two years. indeed, we are supposed to need _ least two years. indeed, we are supposed to need about - least two years. indeed, we are supposed to need about 60 - least two years. indeed, we are i supposed to need about 60 billion worth— supposed to need about 60 billion worth of— supposed to need about 60 billion worth of tax rises but i don't think we can— worth of tax rises but i don't think we can impose them straightaway. there _ we can impose them straightaway. there is— we can impose them straightaway. there is talk in the paper today about— there is talk in the paper today about council tax rises of maybe extensions to stamp duty to continue

the house _ extensions to stamp duty to continue the house buying frenzy there has been, _ the house buying frenzy there has been. but — the house buying frenzy there has been. but i — the house buying frenzy there has been, but i think he is right, the economy— been, but i think he is right, the economy cannot take it for the moment— economy cannot take it for the moment but there may be a tweak to corporation _ moment but there may be a tweak to corporation tax, bringing up from the current— corporation tax, bringing up from the current rate of 19p in the pound which _ the current rate of 19p in the pound which would raise some money quite quickly— which would raise some money quite quickly but _ which would raise some money quite quickly but alistair darling, remember the guy who rode us out of the financial— remember the guy who rode us out of the financial crisis, he has honestly— the financial crisis, he has honestly given this a great deal of thought — honestly given this a great deal of thou . ht. , ., honestly given this a great deal of thou:ht. , ., i. honestly given this a great deal of thou ht, , ., , ., ., honestly given this a great deal of thou:ht. , ., ., thought. given that you do personal finance and this _ thought. given that you do personal finance and this is _ thought. given that you do personal finance and this is slightly _ finance and this is slightly straying into other areas, but even so, i know you will have taken an interest, quite an interesting question raised about the future of business rates which has been a persistent theme and we can remember philip hammond talking about this and he has not been chancellor for philip hammond talking about this and he has not been chancellorfor a couple of years and nothing happened and some people are saying that warehouses ought to be taxed heavier and shops would be taxed less because their value is considerably

less than it was before the pandemic began. one of the things you will have noticed if you've been anywhere in a car recently is the profusion of sheds outside our towns, close to our towns, every extra billion pounds we spend online, we need 900,000 extra square feet of sheds to serve every bit of the online purchase from the storage, to the last—minute delivery. stand purchase from the storage, to the last-minute delivery.— purchase from the storage, to the last-minute delivery. and it seems to me it is — last-minute delivery. and it seems to me it is an _ last-minute delivery. and it seems to me it is an area _ last-minute delivery. and it seems to me it is an area ripe _ last-minute delivery. and it seems to me it is an area ripe for - last-minute delivery. and it seems to me it is an area ripe for extra i to me it is an area ripe for extra taxation— to me it is an area ripe for extra taxation given the record amount being _ taxation given the record amount being spent online but again, that should _ being spent online but again, that should be — being spent online but again, that should be accompanied by reform of business _ should be accompanied by reform of business rates to save our high streets — business rates to save our high streets because it won't be practical— streets because it won't be practical to turn every single empty house _ practical to turn every single empty house into — practical to turn every single empty house into a shop for every empty shop _ house into a shop for every empty

shop into— house into a shop for every empty shop into a — house into a shop for every empty shop into a house. we need to have some _ shop into a house. we need to have some real, — shop into a house. we need to have some real, proper plans for how our benighted _ some real, proper plans for how our benighted high streets will look in the years— benighted high streets will look in the years to come.— benighted high streets will look in the years to come. let's take a look at the guardian, _ the years to come. let's take a look at the guardian, and _ the years to come. let's take a look at the guardian, and a _ the years to come. let's take a look at the guardian, and a happy - at the guardian, and a happy coincidence that as well as the headlines talking about the importance of school and social contact is that lovely picture of jasmine harrison celebrating her arrival in antigua after her 3000 mile 70 dayjourney made her the youngest solo row across the atlantic and we had news of the wing of novak djokovic in the men's single and the lady single on saturday and i'm surprised none of that has made the front pages but on the question of the impact this has had on exercise, outdoor activity, sport, which is one of the most sociable things that we do, when we play team sports or support sports. what do you think are the lasting impact of the last 12 months in terms of organisation and the

survival of these things but also us as individual. has survival of these things but also us as individual.— as individual. as a “unior football coach it's been — as individual. as a junior football coach it's been hellish. - as individual. as a junior football coach it's been hellish. my son i as individual. as a junior football. coach it's been hellish. my son has been denied playing for his team for two and a half or three months and not been able to play in his school sport and even when they went back they won't allowed to play school sports and the school football team didn't exist which is a real shame and sport is one of the greatest things that children's can have and adults and learning to work as a unit and be a team and as you grow up unit and be a team and as you grow up you play and you become more supporter and one thing interesting for me is there's nothing in any of the things discussed today that tells us what will happen to sports crowds. we have things like wimbledon coming up, the european football championships with seven games at wembley stadium and games in glasgow as well as hampden park. we do not know if we will be allowed fans into those stadium. 90,000 people have bought tickets for those

games at wembley and we don't know when and if crowds will be allowed backin when and if crowds will be allowed back in some people might think it's no big deal, but it's that social bonding, the feeling of togetherness and being part of an event and part of one group, the tribology of sport has been lost when we are watching football and i don't admittedly want to watch spurs because they are rubbish but i would rather be able to go and watch them then have to watch them lose on the telly. and across the country, that has been a real frustration for so many people. whatever their sport, whether it's a park run on a saturday morning or rowing or the local tennis club or playing golf, whatever it might be, we have been denied for such a period of time to get back some of that would be great and to get it all back would be somewhere down the line but let's hope from this that we can start to move to a point

where we can theoretically see it as possible and we can get that back. if i can pick on your professional brains, as chief sports reporter at the sun, what is your assessment at this stage of the credibility and realistic chance of a full olympic games taking place in the summer in tokyo. where do you think the balance of probe —— probability lies? i balance of probe -- probability lies? ~ ., ~ lies? i think the event will take lace. lies? i think the event will take place- everything _ lies? i think the event will take place. everything i— lies? i think the event will take place. everything i get - lies? i think the event will take place. everything i get from . lies? i think the event will take | place. everything i get from the lies? i think the event will take - place. everything i get from the ioc says it will take place and i will be amazed if any overseas funds and i think it will be domestic fans only and they will be in reduced numbers and i think there will be severe limitations on movement in tokyo and i think athletes will not have an olympic experience at all and will be confined very much to specific areas only and there will not be that sort of three—week party which has been the case and they will be sent home as soon as the events are over and they cannot revel in the atmosphere. it will be

a reduced olympics, and olympics are light but i think it will take place. light but i think it will take lace. ., , light but i think it will take lace, ., , ., light but i think it will take lace. ., , ., light but i think it will take lace. . , . ., light but i think it will take lace. . ., , place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn to _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn to the _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn to the front - place. that is a sort of optimism. | let's finally turn to the front page of the ie newspaper which has a lovely picture of a busy seafront at southend in essex and in the south—east it's been a lovely spring day for those who had the good fortune to enjoy it and it has started to feel like we are opening out again. i was struck with one of the new books being reviewed which is juliet nicholson's the new books being reviewed which isjuliet nicholson's book the new books being reviewed which is juliet nicholson's book about the frieze from 1962 to 1963 and i don't know if you are old enough but her contention is quite a lot of the impact on that was on the way of life that if you want to measure when the 60s started to swing, it was after the great thaw in the spring of 63 and i wonder if there is a parallel in that this is such a big event and we have been under a freeze for nearly a year, that the bounce back might have to be quite dramatic. ., , ., .,

dramatic. that is one of the books that i am dramatic. that is one of the books that i am going — dramatic. that is one of the books that i am going to _ dramatic. that is one of the books that i am going to try _ dramatic. that is one of the books that i am going to try and - dramatic. that is one of the books that i am going to try and read - that i am going to try and read because — that i am going to try and read because it _ that i am going to try and read because it is such an interesting thesis, — because it is such an interesting thesis, that terrible winter of 1962, — thesis, that terrible winter of 1962, 63. _ thesis, that terrible winter of 1962, 63, how it changed us and brought— 1962, 63, how it changed us and brought on— 1962, 63, how it changed us and brought on the permissive society and how— brought on the permissive society and how the 60s swung after that, because _ and how the 60s swung after that, because people's attitudes changed and i don't know what is in the book and i don't know what is in the book and int _ and i don't know what is in the book and i'm looking forward to reading it, and i'm looking forward to reading it. but— and i'm looking forward to reading it. but i_ and i'm looking forward to reading it, but i think there are a few predictions that we might go into what _ predictions that we might go into what would be the roaring 20 20s that would be so longing to have a good _ that would be so longing to have a good time — that would be so longing to have a good time that we will go out and spend _ good time that we will go out and spend and — good time that we will go out and spend and people have saved a lot of money _ spend and people have saved a lot of money in _ spend and people have saved a lot of money in lockdown and people have been fortunate to stay in work and haven't _ been fortunate to stay in work and haven't spent much money, so will they go— haven't spent much money, so will they go out— haven't spent much money, so will they go out and spend it? will we be dancing _ they go out and spend it? will we be dancing in— they go out and spend it? will we be dancing in the streets? i really ntiss— dancing in the streets? i really miss live — dancing in the streets? i really miss live football, i miss going to

galleries— miss live football, i miss going to galleries and that moment when you walk into _ galleries and that moment when you walk into a _ galleries and that moment when you walk into a gorgeous restaurant and that feeling that life is great, so i that feeling that life is great, so hust— that feeling that life is great, so ijust wonder whether that feeling that life is great, so i just wonder whether there would that feeling that life is great, so ijust wonder whether there would be pent-up _ ijust wonder whether there would be pent-upioy_ ijust wonder whether there would be pent—upjoy or will ijust wonder whether there would be pent—up joy or will people be reserved? will we be fearful? and there _ reserved? will we be fearful? and there is— reserved? will we be fearful? and there is an — reserved? will we be fearful? and there is an interesting piece on the latest _ there is an interesting piece on the latest issue — there is an interesting piece on the latest issue of the economist is about— latest issue of the economist is about how people who have been deprived — about how people who have been deprived of human touch, just the terrible _ deprived of human touch, just the terrible impact, how will they cope when _ terrible impact, how will they cope when people who have barely seen anybody _ when people who have barely seen anybody for a year because they live alone? _ anybody for a year because they live alone? , , , ., ., alone? very interesting question and alone? very interesting question and a aood one alone? very interesting question and a good one to _ alone? very interesting question and a good one to end _ alone? very interesting question and a good one to end on. _ alone? very interesting question and a good one to end on. i _ alone? very interesting question and a good one to end on. i spoke - alone? very interesting question and a good one to end on. i spoke on - alone? very interesting question and a good one to end on. i spoke on the radio a year ago to a sexologist in holland, would you believe, who had successfully campaigned for the government to change its rules and was telling me about something called skin the hunger, a recognised physical, human need. it's not about sex, it's about human intimacy and i wish we could demonstrate some skin hunger but we might be able to in

the nearfuture. one day hunger but we might be able to in the near future. one day the newspaper review and we will be back here in person and that is something for me at least look forward to. and just before we go, what we've heard from downing street in the last half an hour in the prime minister is expected to announce the road map to unlock england and here is what we understand will be in a statement tomorrow. the first key date is the 8th march. on that date all schools across england will reopen and children will be permitted to play sport when at school. one person can visit a care home resident — they will be able to meet indoors and hold hands — but visitors must wear ppe and be tested beforehand. one—to—one social meetings outdoors will also be permitted. the next key date is 29th march. from then the rule of six will return for outdoor meetings alternatively two households will be allowed to meet outside

even if they are more than six people in total. and all organised sport can return. non—essential shops and retail are expected to open after that. that will be sometime in april. that is it for this hours, and martin and and will be back and hopefully we might even be able to find out what thatjoan collins story is all about. the news coming up next. goodbye for now. we start the new week off on a largely settled note with quite a bit of sunshine around but there will be some rain in the forecast thanks to the weather front that is affecting northern and western parts of england and eastern wales through the morning which will clear away eastwards through the course of the day, so it will turn cloudy across eastern areas and will fizzle out leaving a legacy of cloud but in the west it will brighten up in the afternoon and there will be plenty

of sunshine for scotland and northern ireland and relatively mild, between ten or 1a degrees across the south—east. it turns even mild as we had to tuesday and wednesday but a lot more unsettled thanks to this area of low pressure, particularly across northern and western areas with lots of isobars, so it will be windy as well but the wind will draw up the air from the tropics making it very mild for england and wales. it will be extremely wet in the north and west for tuesday and wednesday, dry and mild across the south and east and most places turning dry by the end of the week.

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