good morning welcome to bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the headlines this tuesday morning. today marks one year since the first uk coronavirus lockdown. prince charles urges the nation to come together in a day of reflection. let us take a moment together to remember those who have been lost, to give thanks for their lives. a minute's silence will be held at midday across the uk today to remember those who lost their lives and to offer support to the bereaved. the last year has been probably the hardest year in a generation. and this crisis has touched everybody and my first thoughts goes to those who have lost loved ones.

how has it been for you? @vicderbyshire on insta or twitter or email me victoria@bbc.co.uk £5,000 fines could be issued to anyone heading abroad on holiday under new coronavirus laws due come into force in england next week. a committee has found the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints against alex salmond was "seriously flawed", accusing first minister nicola sturgeon of misleading their inquiry. a gunman has killed 10 people including a police officer in the us state of colorado, after an hour—long stand off at a grocery market. and how you can help stop the dwindling population of hedgehogs in the uk.

the uk will mark the anniversary of the first national lockdown by pausing today to remember those who have lost their lives to covid—19. 0n what's being called "a day of reflection", people are being asked to observe a minute's silence at noon. this day comes as a new survey suggests covid restrictions may have had a lasting impact on the way we live. the measures, continue. from next week, there will be hefty new fines for travelling abroad without a good reason, and questions are being asked about possible compulsory vaccination for care home workers. our first report is from our political correspondent chris mason who's been been looking back at the year. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home. at present, there are just no easy options. the way ahead is hard.

and it is still true that many lives will, sadly, be lost. a year ago today, fewer than 1,000 people in the uk had died with coronavirus. the figure now stands at more than 126,000. few would have imagined the scale of the loss of lives and liberties, the restrictions we'd still be facing 12 months on. this morning, on what is being called a "national day of reflection," the prime minister says: "the last 12 months have taken a huge toll on us all. and i offer my sincere condolences to those who have lost loved ones. today, the anniversary of the first lockdown, is an opportunity to reflect on the past year, one of the most difficult in our country's history." he is not the only one who is thinking back over the yearjust gone. over the past year, our country has been through a trial which has tested our resolve

and our resilience in countless ways. we've all been inspired by the resourcefulness we've witnessed, humbled by the dedication shown by so many. and moved beyond words by the sacrifices we've seen. the challenge, of course, is far from over. the scramble for vaccines, the colossal economic damage done, the new wave of cases confronting many of our nearest neighbours, the impact of which will wash up on our shores, as the prime minister put it. this morning, more than 50 mps and peers, along with the health unions, the british medical association and the royal college of nursing, are suggesting that this day every year should be known as covid memorial day, and a monument should be put up here on whitehall. chris mason, bbc news, westminster.

adam fleming is in westminster for us. how westminster for us. are how westminsterfor us. are ministers going to mark tt milestone how are ministers going to mark this milestone moment? boris how are ministers going to mark this milestone moment?— how are ministers going to mark this milestone moment? boris johnson has ut out a milestone moment? boris johnson has put out a statement _ milestone moment? boris johnson has put out a statement overnight - put out a statement overnight talking about how that has been one of the most difficult years in the countries history and paying tribute to all of us, saying you do not have to all of us, saying you do not have to just have been working on the front line in the nhs or developing and delivering the vaccine. just staying at home was the right thing to do. there will be a minute of silence in the house of commons later and events throughout the day. as chris was saying, in whitehall, government officials are looking at ways to have some kind of more permanent commemoration of what we have all been through. it's important because those who look after people in care homes have a duty of care towards them. not every resident in a care home, in an elderly care home can be vaccinated.

some care homes have asked for us to change the law so that they can require their staff to be vaccinated because of this duty of care, so absolutely, we're looking at that request. but i would just stress that no final decisions have been taken on this. that was matt hancock the health secretary who has been on the airwaves today talking about this but milestone but also talking about something that has been considered in the near future something that has been considered in the nearfuture by something that has been considered in the near future by the government which is this idea of making covid—19 vaccinations compulsory for everyone who works in a care home. no decisions have been made yet but the government is considering it and matt hancock sounds like somebody who is very much in favour of it. listing a whole load of reasons why it would be a good idea if it went ahead. labour do not think it's necessarily a good idea and rachel reeves the shadow cabinet office minister thinks that maybe we should rely on encouragement rather than compulsion. i do worry that coercion may do

more harm than good. - if people feel that they are being forced into doing something, - it starts to raise doubts - in their mind about whether it is the right thing to do. so let's improve the information available to people, _ let's step up those campaigns to get people vaccinated, but i worry- that we might undermine trust - and undermine all the good that has been done in terms of rolling at the vaccine i if we make it compulsory. it sounds like that's a debate that will play out in a consultation that the government might be holding with care workers and it would require a change in the law and a reminder, this is about people working in certain sectors of the health and world, not the general public. anyone caught leaving the uk from england without a reasonable excuse could be fined £5,000 from next week. it's part of new covid laws which come into force on monday. the travel ban does not apply

to the channel islands, isle of man or the republic of ireland. valid reasons to travel abroad include visiting a dying relative or attending a funeral. 0ur correspondent keith doyle has been at heathrow this morning. here at heathrow, there are far fewer flights, here at heathrow, there are far fewerflights, but here at heathrow, there are far fewer flights, but amongst those leaving this morning are ones to new york, chicago, paris and amsterdam, but from next monday, march 29, it would be illegal under english law to leave the uk unless you had a valid reason. to do that, you could end up with a fine of £5,000, and also fines of £200 for people who do not fill out passenger information forms. it's already illegal to one holiday, however, what this is doing is making an x plus a defence to leave the country. tightening the laws before the normally busy holiday season. this does not apply to the common travel area is, but they cannot be used as stepping stones. you cannot fly to dublin and

fly on somewhere else overseas. you can leave the country for work, to study, to move house and various family and safety needs. the newspaper headlines are screaming that holidays abroad are banned until the end ofjune. technically thatis until the end ofjune. technically that is right, this lot is in place until the 30th ofjune but it will be reviewed by the government body on april 12 and then every 35 days after that. that is the 17th of may and the 21st ofjune. those are the dates set in stone as part of the government's road map. it could be lifted earlier but along with enhanced traffic light system that has already been brought in, the government is putting anything in place so it can put the brakes on that big early summer getaway if it deems it's necessary. paul charles is the ceo of the travel consultancy. do you agree with this £5,000 fine?

no, it is a draconian measure which tightens the problems in the travel sector and actually put people off from even making enquiries, let alone booking. i think it's a smoke screen to be honest, for the lack of aninbound screen to be honest, for the lack of an inbound testing policy in this country. here we are, year after the first lockdown began and there is still no airport testing system in place. it's a majorfailing of government strategy, i think. fir government strategy, ithink. or it's a government strategy, i think. 0r it's a really sensible measure to stop people chancing their arm and going on holiday which you are not allowed to do and bringing some variant that might be resistant to the vaccine into the uk. first variant that might be resistant to the vaccine into the uk.- the vaccine into the uk. first of all, the vaccine into the uk. first of all. there _ the vaccine into the uk. first of all, there are _ the vaccine into the uk. first of all, there are many _ the vaccine into the uk. first of all, there are many reasons - the vaccine into the uk. first of. all, there are many reasons people go away, notjust for a holiday, they are going to see relatives, they are going to see relatives, they have not seen for a year who may not be dying, not in the exemption category that they need to see them for mental health reasons. also, i think it's the case that if you are not trying to go away

immediately now, they understand when looking at may onwards and with the government has done is let the industry wallow in limbo at the moment until this travel task force reports on april 12. we are from that and in effect, the government has put the travel sector into the deep freeze, put it on ice and that's very damaging for 2 million jobs that are at risk now. so that's very damaging for 2 million jobs that are at risk now.- jobs that are at risk now. so you are saying _ jobs that are at risk now. so you are saying if _ jobs that are at risk now. so you are saying if they _ jobs that are at risk now. so you are saying if they brought - jobs that are at risk now. so you l are saying if they brought testing at the airports, people could travel in and out of the country and if they were found to be positive, you would, they would go and isolate? yes and essentially the data is not there on the impact of the variants. a lot of data is coming out suggesting the vaccines do work against the variants in terms of preventing serious illness... the variants we _ preventing serious illness... the variants we have _ preventing serious illness... the variants we have seen so far, but as you know, the virus is mutating all the time. it you know, the virus is mutating all the time. . you know, the virus is mutating all the time. , ., ., ., ., the time. it is going to mutate for ears, so the time. it is going to mutate for years. so how _ the time. it is going to mutate for years, so how far— the time. it is going to mutate for years, so how far do _ the time. it is going to mutate for years, so how far do we _

the time. it is going to mutate for years, so how far do we have - the time. it is going to mutate for years, so how far do we have to i the time. it is going to mutate for. years, so how far do we have to wait to open borders? will this policy be in place for a decade? that to open borders? will this policy be in place for a decade?— in place for a decade? that sounds absurd, in place for a decade? that sounds absurd. who _ in place for a decade? that sounds absurd, who is _ in place for a decade? that sounds absurd, who is suggesting - in place for a decade? that sounds absurd, who is suggesting that? i in place for a decade? that sounds - absurd, who is suggesting that? when is the end point? _ absurd, who is suggesting that? when is the end point? we _ absurd, who is suggesting that? when is the end point? we will— absurd, who is suggesting that? when is the end point? we will find - absurd, who is suggesting that? when is the end point? we will find out - is the end point? we will find out on aril is the end point? we will find out on april 12- _ is the end point? we will find out on aprili2- if— is the end point? we will find out on april 12. if variants _ is the end point? we will find out on april 12. if variants keep - on april 12. if variants keep coming. — on april 12. if variants keep coming, which _ on april 12. if variants keep coming, which is _ on april 12. if variants keep coming, which is the - on april 12. if variants keep - coming, which is the suggestion, we have to live with coronavirus and undoubtedly, we need an end date to when we are going to get things moving again in the sector. april the 12th is still some time away, let's hope the task force deliver on outlining notjust something that will provide clarity to consumers like a traffic light system, but which also outlines a testing programme for when people come into the country. we should be testing on individual risk basis, not on a blanket country basis.- individual risk basis, not on a blanket country basis. could the travel industry _ blanket country basis. could the travel industry itself _ blanket country basis. could the travel industry itself have - blanket country basis. could the travel industry itself have come | blanket country basis. could the i travel industry itself have come up with some infrastructure for testing at its own airports and ports? it suggested it and put it in place and in fact, heathrow suppliers have put

it in place but the government hasn't endorsed it. i know in scotland it has been suggested to the first minister but again it hasn't been endorsed there either. the sector has tried enormously over the last year to put in place the right measures, but the government has not listened effectively to the private sector to put these in place. it has done in other countries and other countries are trying to make their travel sector more alive and create travel corridors more easily, butjust we haven't had the right policy in place here. haven't had the right policy in place here-— haven't had the right policy in lace here. ., ~' ,. , . haven't had the right policy in lace here. ., ,, y., , . ., place here. thank you very much for talkin: to place here. thank you very much for talking to us- _ what has lockdown been like for you since lockdown was imposed? catherine says awful in so many ways but mostly related to the restrictions and not related to covid—19 itself. allen says i am lucky to live remotely on my little farm in north yorkshire so i have

enjoyed the extra time with the wildlife. ifeel for enjoyed the extra time with the wildlife. ifeelforall enjoyed the extra time with the wildlife. i feel for all the folk who have lost loved ones. do tell me what the past 12 months have been like for you wherever you are in the country, whatever you do, send me an e—mail. official figures released in the last hour show that unemployment stayed generally stable in january, despite further national lockdowns. the office for national statistics says joblessness actually fell a little to just below 5% in the three months to the end of january, despite the compulsory closure of large parts of the hospitality industry at the beginning of the year. the virus that causes the common cold could help protect the body from covid—19. research made by scientists at the university of glasgow suggest that the virus that causes the common cold can effectively boot the covid virus out of the body's cells.

some viruses are known to compete in order to be the one that causes an infection. the domestic abuse charity refuge says it has seen a 60 % rise in calls to its helpline since the start of the first the charity received more than 131,000 calls between april of last year and february of this year, with nearly a fifth of those from women who said their abuser had threatened to kill them. lockdown and the last year has made it even harder to reach out and access support, being unable to leave the house, maybe being unable to pick up the phone and those who were experiencing domestic abuse prior to covid will have probably had a worse experience, more frequent violence occurring during this very kind of testing time when so many people have been today marks one year since the first uk coronavirus lockdown , the headlines on bbc news... today marks one year since the first uk coronavirus lockdown. prince charles urges

the nation to come together in a day of reflection. a minute's silence will be held at midday across the uk today to remember those who lost their lives and to offer support to the bereaved. £5,000 fines could be issued to anyone heading abroad on holiday under new coronavirus laws due come into force in england next week. the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints against alex salmond was "seriously flawed", a committee of msps has concluded. it said it found it hard to believe that first minister nicola sturgeon was not aware of concerns about mr salmond's alleged behaviour before november 2017 and that she had misled the inquiry. yesterday an independent inquiry cleared her of breaching the ministerial code. 0ur correspondent nick eardley is in holyrood. we eardley is in holyrood. knew the headline, the top from we knew the headline, the top line from this report because it was leaked last week but fill us in with

what you have read this morning. good morning, victoria. the report we got yesterday put to bed the idea that nicola sturgeon might be forced to resign this week, because her independent adviser found she did not break the most ministerial code. this report which hasjust not break the most ministerial code. this report which has just come out in the last hour or so is very long, it's very detailed and it's going to make some pretty uncomfortable reading for nicola sturgeon and her team because it looks back at what has happened over the last couple of years, from the first allegations being made against alex salmond to the scottish government, to basically where we are now. there are a few things in particular which are a few things in particular which are quite critical of the government. 0n the harassment policy itself, the government says, the committee sorry, says the world bank issue. on the fact that the government thought alex salmond in court, there were fundamental flaws in the governments position and when

you get into some of the details and look at what they are saying about nicola sturgeon's account, they are not convinced by the evidence she gave them. as you say, they think that she misled them over evidence she gave over what was discussed in meetings with alex salmond at this sturgeon's home. they also think it's hard to her story about any concerns about alex salmond she first found out don't seem to believe her on that issue. 0ne first found out don't seem to believe her on that issue. one thing to point out on their says that the committee was in many of its key conclusions, split on party lines. we opposition msps found that nicola sturgeon had not been completely honest, the snp msps concluded that she was honest and what i think it's going to happen now is you are going to cbs np say this was a partisan report and you should look at the one from the independent adviser

which cleared nicola sturgeon instead. you're going to hear opposition parties say that actually there are real concerns that the scottish government's actions and those of the first minister. all of this sets up a pretty froth election campaign over the next six weeks because hollywood breaks up tomorrow. i5 because hollywood breaks up tomorrow— because hollywood breaks up tomorrow. ,, ., tomorrow. is at your assessment that the imminent— tomorrow. is at your assessment that the imminent danger _ tomorrow. is at your assessment that the imminent danger to _ tomorrow. is at your assessment that the imminent danger to nicola - the imminent danger to nicola sturgeon enter position has passed or not? . ~ ., v sturgeon enter position has passed ornot? , ~ , or not? yes, i think that's pretty clear from _ or not? yes, i think that's pretty clear from the _ or not? yes, i think that's pretty clear from the conversations - or not? yes, i think that's pretty l clear from the conversations being heard in holyrood. there will be a confidence vote in nicola sturgeon this afternoon but she will win it because she has the backing of the green party, the other pro—independence party in the scottish parliament. she will stay in herjob, she is going to lead the snp into the election and the election only matters, notjust in scotland by the way. if the snp win a majority which pulls for a while suggested they could potentially do, if they win that majority of well

say they have a cast—iron mandate for another independence referendum. they published a new bill for an independence referendum yesterday. 0pposition parties want to stop that majority to say there should not be another independence referendum, so the stakes are really high over the next six weeks and everything yesterday with the independent adviser saying nicola sturgeon did not break the code, everything with opposition msps let's talk to conservative msp murdo fraser who was on the committee into the scottish government's handling of harrassment complaints. good morning. help our audience out. which holds more weight in your view? the independent report from the qc yesterday, a former prosecutor of ireland with outstanding credentials or up committee of mps split down party

lines? committee of mps split down party fines? �*. committee of mps split down party lines? �* ., ., , ., committee of mps split down party lines? ., , ., lines? both are significant and both of us have to _ lines? both are significant and both of us have to look _ lines? both are significant and both of us have to look at _ lines? both are significant and both of us have to look at the _ lines? both are significant and both of us have to look at the evidence l of us have to look at the evidence that was in front of us. if you read james hamilton's report, it's very interesting what he says about nicola sturgeon's version of events. let me quote what he says about her explanation as to why she could not recall a significant meeting with one of alex salmond's team. he says "this will inevitably lead to be greeted with suspicion or scepticism ijy greeted with suspicion or scepticism by some, but is not impossible." that's hardly a ringing endorsement of the story she put forward. . .. that's hardly a ringing endorsement of the story she put forward.... can of the story she put forward. . .. can i rive ou of the story she put forward.... can i give you another quote from james hamilton's report? i am not aware of anything in the conduct of the first minister which could be considered to be a breach of the code. he also went on to — to be a breach of the code. he also went on to states _ to be a breach of the code. he also went on to states for _ to be a breach of the code. he also went on to states for the _ to be a breach of the code. he also went on to states for the scottish l went on to states for the scottish parliament to decide whether they were misled by the first minister. he does not draw conclusion on that particular point and that precisely is what this committee of the scottish parliament has done. it has

looked at the evidence, examined the competing accounts, of the various events which took place, and it has come to come to the conclusion that nicola sturgeon did mislead the committee and did mislead the scottish parliament. of course, this is in the context of a much wider report about catastrophic failings within the scottish government that failed two women who came forward with complaints against the former first minister, alex salmond. a court process that was atrociously badly handled by the scottish government ended up costing the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal costs. the committee unanimously concludes that there were very, very serious and significant failings in the way this matter was dealt with by the scottish government and no one has taken responsibility, no one has lost theirjob, and no one has resigned. nicola sturgeon is first minister of scotland is ultimately

responsible for the catastrophic mishandling of this whole process. are you going ahead with that vote of no—confidence in the first little later? of no-confidence in the first little later? . ., of no-confidence in the first little later? , ., ., �* of no-confidence in the first little later? , . ., �* ., later? yes we are and we're doing it on the basis — later? yes we are and we're doing it on the basis she _ later? yes we are and we're doing it on the basis she ultimately - later? yes we are and we're doing it on the basis she ultimately was - on the basis she ultimately was responsible for the failings in this process and we also believe as does this committee report that she misled parliament.— this committee report that she misled parliament. even though with the su ort misled parliament. even though with the sunport of _ misled parliament. even though with the sunport of the — misled parliament. even though with the support of the green _ misled parliament. even though with the support of the green party, - misled parliament. even though with the support of the green party, you i the support of the green party, you are unlikely to win that vote, because the green party support the snp? we because the green party support the snp? . ., . . , because the green party support the snp?. ..., y because the green party support the snp? , , ., snp? we accept they will throw their lot in with the _ snp? we accept they will throw their lot in with the snp. _ snp? we accept they will throw their lot in with the snp. |_ snp? we accept they will throw their lot in with the snp. i understand - lot in with the snp. i understand they are looking for some sort of coalition deal after the election, should the results work out that way. they are prepared to sell their souls in order to potentially get some seats around the cabinet table. they will have to examine their own consciences in that respect. we want to stand up for the work of a parliamentary committee that has thoroughly investigated this matter and has come to the conclusion about catastrophic failures within the scottish government and has also

come to the conclusion that nicola sturgeon misled the scottish parliament. we think the right thing for her to do is step down, that would be the honourable thing in view of the failings that have been exposed. view of the failings that have been exosed. .,, .,,, view of the failings that have been exosed. .,, , .,, exposed. douglas ross was calling for a resignation _ exposed. douglas ross was calling for a resignation and _ exposed. douglas ross was calling for a resignation and a _ exposed. douglas ross was calling for a resignation and a vote - exposed. douglas ross was calling for a resignation and a vote of- exposed. douglas ross was calling for a resignation and a vote of no | for a resignation and a vote of no confidence before she had even given evidence to the committee which suggests to some of your critics that this is a then debtor against a rather than a genuine attempt to look at reforms that might be needed or get to the truth? it look at reforms that might be needed or get to the truth?— or get to the truth? if you look at that report _ or get to the truth? if you look at that report today _ or get to the truth? if you look at that report today there _ or get to the truth? if you look at that report today there are - that report today there are extensive recommendations about reforms that are needed. we came to the conclusion for example that a parliamentary committee limited in its powers really struggle to get to the truth of this matter because of a lack of cooperation from the scottish government and it may well be a judge led inquiry is the appropriate way to try and get the information the scottish government refused to give us, despite us trying very hard to get to the truth of the matter. mr;

trying very hard to get to the truth of the matter-— of the matter. my point was that our of the matter. my point was that your leader _ of the matter. my point was that your leader douglas _ of the matter. my point was that your leader douglas ross - of the matter. my point was that your leader douglas ross was i of the matter. my point was that - your leader douglas ross was calling for her resignation before any of this work had been done by your committee. this work had been done by your committee-— committee. that's not the case. let's remember _ committee. that's not the case. let's remember nicola - committee. that's not the case. j let's remember nicola sturgeon committee. that's not the case. - let's remember nicola sturgeon gave her written evidence injuly last year and it was perfectly competent to assess the evidence nicola sturgeon had given in writing against the written evidence given by the former first minister alex salmond and by members of his team who corroborated the evidence that he had presented to the committee. it's perfectly fair to assess those two sets of evidence against one another, even before the oral evidence was given by the first minister. let's remember what we have your art to tribes within the scottish party, the former first minister accusing the current first minister accusing the current first minister and leader of the snp of pursuing a vendetta against him... which of course nicola sturgeon has denied. . .,

which of course nicola sturgeon has denied. , ., ., ., ., , denied. these are extraordinary times and _ denied. these are extraordinary times and the _ denied. these are extraordinary times and the people _ denied. these are extraordinary times and the people of - denied. these are extraordinaryl times and the people of scotland will be asking themselves how can we trust these people to be in government when they are fighting like ferrets in a sack?— like ferrets in a sack? thank you very much- _ homes, roads and livestock have been washed away or cut off in australia as the country continues to face its worst flooding in decades. parts of new south wales have seen almost one metre of rain, and there's more to come, with levels expected to peak today. thousands of people have been evacuated and troops deployed as the government warned the floods could deluge parts of sydney. a gunman has killed ten people in a supermarket in the us state of colorado. the victims include a police officer who attended the shooting, in the city of boulder. david willis reports. early afternoon in a residential area of boulder, colorado, and police are called to a local grocery store, where a man with a rifle had opened fire. as people were led to safety, chilling video emerged of victims lying wounded, both inside and outside the store.

among the dead was local police officer eric talley, an 11—year veteran of the boulder police force. 0fficer eric talley arrived on the scene, was the first on the scene, and he was fatally shot. i also want to commend the heroic actions of the officers responding, not only from boulder pd, but from across the county and other parts of this region. police officers' actions fell nothing short of being heroic. pictures from the scene showed a middle—aged man, shirtless and dressed in shorts, being led away from the grocery store in handcuffs. 0fficials won't confirm he was the gunman, nor will they comment on a possible motive. they're ulling onto broadway here. as swat team officers converged on the scene, the white house said president biden had been briefed on the incident. last month, on the third anniversary

of a mass shooting in florida in which 17 people died, he called for background checks on anyone seeking to buy a gun, and a ban on assault weapons. but this is the second mass shooting in this country in the space of a week, and it has already prompted calls for a new national conversation about gun violence. but the right to own a gun is enshrined in the constitution here, and those seeking a change in the law have had their attempts thwarted many times before. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. today marks exactly a year to the day since the first lockdown began, marking the start of the biggest and longest national crisis since the second world war. the last year has been especially hard on people caring for people with dementia. none of the usual day centres have been available. the lunch clubs, coffee mornings, singing activities that were our

lifeline are all suspended. everyday is groundhog day for carers who have someone with dementia depending on us 2a hours a day, seven days a week. this really sad e—mailfrom gale. we lost our lovely son to covid—19. he was 36. a dialysis patient who could not fully shielded due to his life—saving treatment at hospital three times a week. if you want to let me know what the past year has been like for you, send me an e—mail. 0ryou year has been like for you, send me an e—mail. or you can message me on instagram or twitter. here's a look back at some of the key moments in the story of the pandemic so far. authorities in china say there have been more cases of a mysterious new respiratory disease. it was first confirmed in wuhan but has spread to

other cities. the confirmed in wuhan but has spread to other cities. ~ . ., , ., other cities. the who declares a health emergency _ other cities. the who declares a health emergency as _ other cities. the who declares a health emergency as china's - health emergency as china's coronavirus spreads... the coronavirus— coronavirus spreads... the coronavirus is _ coronavirus spreads... the coronavirus is the - coronavirus spreads... the coronavirus is the biggest threat the country has faced for decades and this— the country has faced for decades and this country is not alone. all over_ and this country is not alone. all over the — and this country is not alone. all over the world, we are seeing the devastating impact of this invisible kiiien _ devastating impact of this invisible kiiien i_ devastating impact of this invisible killer. i developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that is to say a temperature and persistent cough. the latest tonight from bbc news is that the prime minister, boris johnson, is in intensive care at st thomas's hospital in london, suffering from the effects of coronavirus. saucepans clanking. cheering. applause. 99—year—old war veteran has decided to 100 lengths of his back garden. he wants to raise money for the nhs. i'm doing it because of the service i've . personally got from -

the national health service. i'm sorry to have to tell you that today the number of deaths recorded from covid in the uk has surpassed 100,000. a historic day in the global fight against coronavirus — 90—year—old margaret keenan is the first person in the world to receive the pfizer vaccine... we will be with our friends again. we will be with our families again. we will meet again. it's coming up to 9:30am. time for the weather forecast. the breeze is picking up today with some splashes of rain in the north and west. driest conditions further east. sunshine coming through for south—east england, perhaps the east

of scotland but the breeze will be noticeable, gusts widely 20—30 miles an hour but across scotland and northern ireland we could see even 55 miles an hour gusts in the far north—west. more persistent rain in the north—west later, temperatures 9-13 the north—west later, temperatures 9—13 today. this evening and overnight cloud and rain clearing from northern ireland, that sits across england and wales, stopping temperature falling too low but under clear skies, there could be some frost in the sheltered glens of scotland first thing tomorrow. through the day early cloud and rain will linger across the south and east, sunny spells elsewhere, further heavy showers into the north—west later, cambridge is reasonably mild, 8—13 . goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... today marks one year since the first uk coronavirus lockdown — prince charles asks the nation to come together in a day of reflection. let us take a moment together to remember those who have been lost, to give thanks for their lives. a minute's silence will be held at midday across the uk today to remember those who lost their lives in the past year and to offer support to the bereaved the last year has been probably the hardest year in a generation. and this crisis has

touched everybody and my first thoughts go to those who have lost loved ones. £5,000 fines could be issued to anyone heading abroad on holiday under new laws due come in in england next week. a gunman has killed 10 people including a police officer in the us state of colorado, after an hours—long stand off at a grocery market a committee has found the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints against alex salmond was "seriously flawed" accusing first minister nicola sturgeon of misleading their inquiry and... how you can help the dwindling hedgehog population in the uk by making your garden more hedgehog friendly sport now, and time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. and here is john. and here isjohn. victoria, good morning. lovely to see you. it's been a frustrating start

for england in the first match of their latest series with india — this one's in the 50 over form of the game, which england are world champions in having won that famous world cup final back in 2019. there's not been quite the same level of drama as that match at the start of india's innings — they moved steadily through their first 15 overs but in the last few minutes england have got their first wicket, through ben stokes. india now on 78 for 1. england have plenty to do if they are to make a winning start in this series. the former huddersfield, leicester and bolton striker frank worthington has died at the age of 72. his career started at huddersfiled in the �*60s and spanned over twenty clubs, including spells in america. he was capped eight times for england, a true entertainer and maverick. gary lineker called him his boyhood hero when he was at leicester. he'd been sufffering with dementia for several years. his family confirming the news that he died peacefully in hospital yesterday.

frank worthington, who's died at the age of 72. it's set to be an emotional weekend for the schumacher family — seven years since formula one legend michael schumacher had a skiing accident that left him with a devastating brain injury. he's not been seen in public since. but this weekend his 22—year—old son mick makes his f1 debut, after a stellar rise through the ranks. he'll be driving for the haas team when the new season begins in bahrain and no doubt his dad and his legacy will be spurring him on. i'm happy to have brought back our name into formula one. i've done it with championships on my back so we proven that i'm able to dry a race car and so, proven that i'm able to dry a race carand so, you proven that i'm able to dry a race car and so, you know, it's obviously great and i don't feel a blink of pressure of it. as i said, it's a

motivation for me, i'm proud of it and i'm happy to be here. it's going to be an amazing weekend, it's going to be an amazing weekend, it's going to be an amazing weekend, it's going to be emotional, as i said, it's 30 years since my dad has driven his first race. and we've been exactly the same age. it's even funnier and even more emotional and it's great to have also seen how he progressed through the ranks and made his way into formula one and seeing how i've made my way into formula one, it's amazing. made my way into formula one, it's amazinr. �* . made my way into formula one, it's amazinr. �* , ., ., ., amazing. and it will be emotional with mick not _ amazing. and it will be emotional with mick not having _ amazing. and it will be emotional with mick not having his - amazing. and it will be emotional with mick not having his dad - amazing. and it will be emotional| with mick not having his dad there with mick not having his dad there with him. ronnie 0'sullivan may fall in and out of love with snooker but he now has 1100 century breaks to his name. it was a real battle between two legends of the game at the tour championship at celtic manor — and 0'sullivan just edged john higgins, winning by 10 frames to 8, to reach the semi—finals. four—time tour de france winner chris froome is still short on racing fitness, as he continues on the comeback trail with his new team, israel start—up nation.

he's more than eight minutes behind the leaders going into the second stage of the volta a catalunya. fellow britons geraint thomas and adam yates finished safely in the main bunch on day one, just behind andreas kron. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on the news that the government is considering compulsory vaccination for care home workers. the health secretary says the idea is in response to requests from the care home sector. the executive chair of the national care association, nadra ahmed, gave this reaction it's an interesting step forward by the government because this is something that's a challenging issue but we've got to be very mindful of the fact that we've got to maintain the fact that we've got to maintain the rights of our workforce to make sure that they are absolutely happy and persuaded that the vaccine is for their own benefit and it is for

their good as well as the work that they do. and additionally, i think we've got to think through how this will work. i can absolutely understand that families and we are getting people talking to us about families wanting to know whether the vaccine, fully vaccinated in our services, but getting people asking us about this when they come to look at a care home so the pressure is there. but we must also maintain that this has got to be something that this has got to be something thatis that this has got to be something that is about persuasion rather than compulsion and if you're going to go down the compulsion route, how is that going to work? thank you for your messages regarding the past 12 months. laura says lockdown, laurel, i beg your pardon, university student with multiple part—timejobs in the hospitality sector and i am also a carerfor my

hospitality sector and i am also a carer for my 95—year—old great—grandfather. the past year has been good and awful, no in between, myjob is being ended, i've struggled with paying bills. there's been a family rift. might 95—year—old great grandad is in the last years of his life and we haven't been able to take him out his usual trips during the pandemic. thanks for that. if you want to let me know how it's been for you please get in touch. it's a year since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced. on 23 march 2020, borisjohnson outlined measures to stop the spread of covid—19. since then, the official number of people who've died with coronavirus has risen from 364 to 126,172. this morning the health secretary matt hancock reflected on the past year. the last year has been probably the hardest year in a generation. and this crisis has touched everybody and you know,

my first thoughts go to those who lost loved ones. and the impact of that is permanent, i know that from my family. and obviously, it's vital that we are constantly learning and constantly looking at the evidence, listen to scientific advisers, listen to all of the advice and look at what has happened and how we can improve the response throughout that. thankfully, at this point, there is now hope. we've seen in the last, just this morning, information published saying dexamethasone has saved 22,000 lives, that's in the nhs and of course we have the vaccine programme, because of the success of the vaccine programme we have our route out of this. labour shadow minister for the cabinet office rachel reeves also reflected on the past year.

she said a huge number of mistakes have been made by govenment in the handling of the pandemic. well, today is a day of remembrance and reflection after the year that we've been through together as a country. and i think today all of our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones but also those who have made huge sacrifices, putting themselves in harm's way to protect — all of us because while this virus has affected us all, it hasn't affected us all equally, and so that's where my thoughts and reflections are today. but in terms of what labour would do differently, i think there are a huge number of mistakes that have been made. there is one practical thing that can be done now and that's to change the way test and trace runs. at the moment, contact tracing is contracted out to a whole range of private sector companies including serco and sitel and others. labour would bring that back in—house, run by the nhs and by our local authorities who are closer to the communities in which they work. i think that would help ensure

that we are tracing more people. we would also ensure people get the support that they need to self—isolate because it's all well and good tracking and tracing people but what we need to ensure is people can make those decisions to stay at home and quarantine when they need to. being in lockdown has given people time. time to reflect and time to look at their lives. the charity action on addiction says it saw an 86 per cent rise in the number of people seeking help at the beginning of this year compared with last. pijus petniunas has lived a lot of his life with addiction. in lockdown, he reached a crisis point — and he knew it was time to get help. we can speak to him now. good morning and thank you for talking to us. good morning and thank you for talking to us— good morning and thank you for talkin: to us. ., . , ., �* ., talking to us. how are you? i'm glad to be here. — talking to us. how are you? i'm glad to be here. i'm _ talking to us. how are you? i'm glad to be here, i'm excited _ talking to us. how are you? i'm glad to be here, i'm excited to _ talking to us. how are you? i'm glad to be here, i'm excited to talk - to be here, i'm excited to talk about this. it's been a really difficult year for me and all of those other people. i've found the

time that lockdown has given, it's provided, it's disrupted negative patterns, i've found and people have found different ways to live their lives and i'm one of those. last jul our lives and i'm one of those. last july your mental— lives and i'm one of those. last july your mental health - lives and i'm one of those. last july your mental health reached a crisis point but could you tell our audience what impact drug addiction was having on you? by, audience what impact drug addiction was having on you?— audience what impact drug addiction was having on you? a massive impact. for me, it was having on you? a massive impact. for me. it was — was having on you? a massive impact. for me. it was a _ was having on you? a massive impact. for me, it was a do _ was having on you? a massive impact. for me, it was a do or _ was having on you? a massive impact. for me, it was a do or die _ was having on you? a massive impact. for me, it was a do or die issue, - was having on you? a massive impact. for me, it was a do or die issue, to - for me, it was a do or die issue, to be quite honest. leading up tojuly, it was very, very difficult for me. my it was very, very difficult for me. my mental health was becoming poorer and poorer and there was a turning point around july, i really asked myself for a long time, how can i help myself, what options i have, what i want from life. what life is.

problems don't seem that big when there is a global crisis going on. you see different responses to the pandemic. a lot of existential questions. eventually it led me to ask what i actually want. and i decided i wanted to choose to postpone my studies, put my studies on hold for a year and i've returned to studying social psychology, i finally reached out for help with a therapist i've been seeing since around september, it's been great, i've always needed it. i am on antidepressants now which have also helped. i've also reached out to a local addiction support service. i'm eternally grateful for that. and local addiction support service. i'm eternally gratefulfor that. and i would say i am a unique service user

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experimented with quite a few different classes and the most difficult ones really impacted me in terms of addiction. 0piates. cocaine. terms of addiction. opiates. cocaine. �* , ., terms of addiction. opiates. cocaine. �* ., . ., cocaine. and you were addicted to both of those? _ cocaine. and you were addicted to both of those? yes, _ cocaine. and you were addicted to both of those? yes, yes. - cocaine. and you were addicted to both of those? yes, yes. after - both of those? yes, yes. after cominr both of those? yes, yes. after coming out — both of those? yes, yes. after coming out of _ both of those? yes, yes. after coming out of hospital- both of those? yes, yes. after coming out of hospital in - both of those? yes, yes. after| coming out of hospital in 2018, both of those? yes, yes. after - coming out of hospital in 2018, 19, i coming out of hospital in 2018,19, i stopped taking opiates. that was a very difficult time, not having an easy couple of years. i got off opiates around that time. cocaine was the real issue last year. over the winter. it was something i would wake up and go to sleep with. it becomes the priority in life. do you think ou becomes the priority in life. do you think you would _ becomes the priority in life. do you think you would have _ becomes the priority in life. do you think you would have got _ becomes the priority in life. do you think you would have got clean - becomes the priority in life. do you think you would have got clean if. becomes the priority in life. do you think you would have got clean if it| think you would have got clean if it hadn't been for lockdown? i

think you would have got clean if it hadn't been for lockdown?- hadn't been for lockdown? i think i would have. _ hadn't been for lockdown? i think i would have, yes. _ hadn't been for lockdown? i think i would have, yes. in _ hadn't been for lockdown? i think i would have, yes. in due _ hadn't been for lockdown? i think i would have, yes. in due time. - hadn't been for lockdown? i think i would have, yes. in due time. in . hadn't been for lockdown? i think i l would have, yes. in due time. in due time. yes. — would have, yes. in due time. in due time. yes, exactly. _ would have, yes. in due time. in due time. yes, exactly. and _ would have, yes. in due time. in due time. yes, exactly. and for- would have, yes. in due time. in due time. yes, exactly. and for some - time. yes, exactly. and for some people that means getting the most extreme sort of rock bottom. so, in a sense, lockdown has been that time for reflection for me. do a sense, lockdown has been that time for reflection for me.— for reflection for me. do you have any concerns _ for reflection for me. do you have any concerns about _ for reflection for me. do you have any concerns about coming - for reflection for me. do you have any concerns about coming out i for reflection for me. do you have any concerns about coming out of| any concerns about coming out of this lockdown and how it might affect the routine of your life or are you 0k? affect the routine of your life or are you ok? i affect the routine of your life or are you 0k?— affect the routine of your life or are ouok? ., ., , , are you ok? i would say i am pretty confident. not _ are you ok? i would say i am pretty confident. not that _ are you ok? i would say i am pretty confident. not that i'm _ are you ok? i would say i am pretty confident. not that i'm letting - are you ok? i would say i am pretty confident. not that i'm letting my i confident. not that i'm letting my guard down. but i have the tools and resources for me to go ahead and i'm taking sobriety seriously. people say when people look at a person in addiction, ora person in say when people look at a person in addiction, or a person in recovery, like myself, they put a lot of credit on me is doing a really good

job but ignoring the resources that took me there and the organisations that have helped me and equally, people in drug addiction, inactive or destructive addiction, people put the blame on the individual rather than the lack of help and support that they receive. the support that i've received now is what really is getting me to become stronger in my sober life. a ., getting me to become stronger in my sober life. w ., ., ~ ,. sober life. good luck and thank you sober life. good luck and thank you so much for — sober life. good luck and thank you so much for talking _ sober life. good luck and thank you so much for talking to _ sober life. good luck and thank you so much for talking to was - sober life. good luck and thank you so much for talking to was this - so much for talking to was this morning. i know with addiction you manage it every day, don't you? every day at something you have to consider and control so i wish you all the best. and thank you. thank ou ve all the best. and thank you. thank you very much- — all the best. and thank you. thank you very much- if _ all the best. and thank you. thank you very much. if you _ all the best. and thank you. thank you very much. if you want - all the best. and thank you. thank you very much. if you want to - you very much. if you want to contact or— you very much. if you want to contact or action _ you very much. if you want to contact or action line - you very much. if you want to contact or action line because you very much. if you want to i contact or action line because of the things we've been talking about, there are loads of organisations available to help you. the details are on screen.

we've just got the latest weekly figures for england and wales of the number of people who've died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test 1500 deaths registered in england and wales to the week ending march the 12th mentioning covid—19 on the death certificate, according to figures out. we can get the detail now from the bbc�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe it's the lowest number since when? skip the bank holiday but the lowest since pretty much august across all of the uk. the whole picture has been that massive spike in deaths we saw, thousands, thousands of excess deaths throughout april and may last year, a couple of weeks, june and july. year, a couple of weeks, june and july, we sought debts running slightly below their normal level but ever since then, with the exception of the august bank holiday

that messes around death registrations we've seen deaths running steadily above average levels. news this week we have seen them below, 5% below, it's a big thing, it's another bit of good news and an indication of the right direction of travel we are all moving in and we seen it in england and wales, scotland and northern ireland and in most kind of settings in the uk. . ireland and in most kind of settings in the uk. ,.., ,., in the uk. this comes after the daily death _ in the uk. this comes after the daily death toll _ in the uk. this comes after the daily death toll yesterday - in the uk. this comes after the | daily death toll yesterday which suggested it was 17, the lowest we've seen for a long time? hill we've seen for a long time? all movin: we've seen for a long time? fill moving in the right direction, i'm always a little bit nervous about getting excited about the mandate numbers, we will probably see a jump when numbers come out this afternoon but i don't want to alarm people, registrations take longer to come out, they are going in the right direction, look at the average daily figures, going on the right direction, it's all moving in a good way. it's not over yet but all going positive. way. it's not over yet but all going ositive. ~ ., .

way. it's not over yet but all going ositive. ~ . , ., ., ., ., , positive. what is normal, what does normal mean _ positive. what is normal, what does normal mean in _ positive. what is normal, what does normal mean in a _ positive. what is normal, what does normal mean in a normal _ positive. what is normal, what does normal mean in a normalyear? - normal mean in a normal year? normally, we would use the last five years to tell us what to expect this week. but in a normal year, you wouldn't have just had a pandemic that killed more than 100,000 people and that's why we would be a little bit nervous about using the news today to say the numbers of deaths are back to normal, therejust below the average we saw in the five years, 2015—2019. if it really was over, we would be expecting to see deaths a lot below that. we are still seeing 1600 covid deaths a week, that's moving down but not at zero. ., , ., ~ week, that's moving down but not at zero. .,, ., ~ ,., the hedgehog population in the uk is dwindling but we can help. tim muffett has this. gordon's alive, thanks to some expert help. this is gordon, and gordon was brought to us a few days ago. sadly, he had some plastic stuff around his neck.

tiggywinkle's animal hospital in buckinghamshire treats more than 2,000 sick and injured hedgehogs each year. he had some wounds under his armpits. we often see infection and nasty wounds, but we'll also see them with leg injuries. gordon's alive, thanks to some expert help. and we'll fix those fractures if possible. and as the weather improves and we start gardening again, there's a plea to think about hedgehogs. numbers have been declining for years. the ones here are named after those who rescued them. here we have dave. and dave came to us a couple of weeks ago, with a really large wound from a strimmer injury, we think. so with the strimmers, lawnmowers, just be really careful before you tackle your overgrown garden, and just make sure you haven't got a hedgehog that's still hibernating or a hedgehog that's just sleeping there. hedgehogs face challenges on many fronts. some are difficult for individuals to influence, such as changes to the way agricultural

land is farmed. but if you have a garden, there are things you can do to help. this garden in surrey is very hedgehog friendly. its owner is one of the uk's 70,000 hedgehog champions. we've included hedgehog highways. one is next door that way, one through to that way. and they're just holes in the fences because they do travel a lot at night. we've got hedgehog houses. we leave out meaty cat and puppy food. definitely not milk or bread. they�* re lactose intolerant. thanks to some remote cameras, samantha's able to watch the hedgehogs each night. we tend to watch a lot more to video footage during the evening live, rather than the tv. being able to interact with hedgehogs in nature in this way, what impact does that have on you? i think it's given me a purpose. i'm housebound. i've got me.

it emmies enables me to really relax. it's just really fun to watch and see what goes on. they do swim and they do seems quite like water! but it must make it safe so that they can get out. we put in a slab of wood, which we covered with chicken wire, so that gave grip so that they could climb out easily. hedgehog street is a campaign that was launched ten years ago to try and boost numbers. so we know that hedgehogs have declined by 50% in rural areas and 30% in urban areas since the millennium. so in rural areas, it's things like intensive agriculture, the use of pesticides. it's limiting the amount of shelter and food for them. in urban areas, there's more and more buildings, walls, barriers, roads, things like that. simple changes, though, seem to be working. there's a glimmer of hope in urban and suburban areas. we know that the decline in these areas is actually starting to slow down a little bit. you know, that's thanks to people making all these changes in their gardens, you know, all these small, simple changes

that are going to make a really big difference for hedgehogs. prickly and shy, but much loved and much missed. hedgehogs, it seems, need gardeners�* help. tim muffett, bbc news. we have this e—mail from jane who works as a nurse in the nhs. jane says she hasn't seen her parents for three years, so many international colleagues going through the same. the past year has been hard. i've had a baby and being unlocked and has been emotionally draining for both the baby and meet with limited social contact. thank you for that. if you want to contact us, please get in touch via instagram or twitter or you can e—mail me. now sarah has the forecast. we are seeing a gradual change in the weather type over the next few days, things turning unsettled, today cloudier than we've seen, the breeze picking up through the day, there will be some rain, especially across northern and western parts of the

uk. further east, you are closer to an area of high pressure across the near continent keeping things dry but we had the breeze generally coming from the south—west so that strolling in a fair amount of cloud coming from the atlantic. the best of any blue sky probably in eastern scotland, eastern england, even here the cloud will increase during the afternoon. some splashes of rain especially around the coasts and hills in the north and west before persistent rain arrives in the north—west later but gusts of wind widely 20—30 miles an hour, as much as 60 across the western isles. temperatures today between nine and 13 degrees. staying warmest and driest in the east and south—east. cloud and rain sit across parts of england and wales, clearer skies for scotland and northern ireland. still some showers rattling through on the breeze. quite a chilly night in the north, temperatures down to about two or three degrees, just a touch of frost in the most prone spots, further south under the cloud it won't be as cold as it was last

night. wednesday brings this weather front, starting to wave a little bit, that could hang back some ground on patchy rain especially for southern and eastern parts of england through the course of the day. elsewhere, quite a bit of sunshine, bright today compared to today but still some further heavy showers pushing into the north—west later in the day. quite breezy conditions. temperatures, stornoway 8 degrees, down towards london it's 13. similar picture into thursday, the south—westerly breeze bringing some sunshine towards eastern parts of the uk. further showers rattling through towards the north and west. reasonably mild, temperatures 9—11l on thursday. all change towards the end of the working week. into friday, we've got quite an active cold front moving eastwards, that will open the doors to this cold flow of air will open the doors to this cold flow ofair coming will open the doors to this cold flow of air coming from the north—west, a return to blue colours for friday. some sunny spells but also some blustery showers moving in and they could fall as sleet and snow over the higher ground in the

north and west. fairly chilly day, 7-11 , north and west. fairly chilly day, 7—11 , monitored by the weekend. goodbye.

this is bbc news. hello, i'm victoria derbyshire. here are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. today marks one year since the first uk coronavirus lockdown. prince charles asks the nation to come together in a day of reflection. let us take a moment together to remember those who have been lost, to give thanks for their lives. a minute's silence will be held at midday across the uk to remember those who lost their lives in the past year, and to offer support to the bereaved. the last year has been probably the hardest year in a generation. and this crisis has touched everybody and my first thoughts go to those who have lost loved ones.