interestingly cardiff airport is owned by the welsh labour government. ke government. so the taxpayer has a stake in this, making sure this airport remains viable. the chief executive says conversations are on going all the time about getting other companies in, but that may need incentives, particularly if it involves bigger aircraft than the ones flybe operate with. thank you to our correspondence in exeter, edinburgh, belfast and cardiff. our top story this lunchtime: the authorities are focusing on slowing the spread of coronavirus as the country moves into the next phase of the strategy to curb the disease. and why england were knocked out of the women's t20 cricket world cup, without bawling a single ball. england set out for revenge against the usa as they begin the defence of the shebelieves cup in america. the leaders of turkey and russia are holding talks in moscow to try to ease tensions which threaten to bring the two countries into direct conflict in the civil war in syria. turkey, which is backing anti—syrian government rebels, is hoping to

cardiff the sole surviving men's match of the finale weekendlj cardiff the sole surviving men's matchink it looks good, don't see any reason why that would proceed. the basic message coming out today is to not panic. let's monitor the situation, but carry on as if there's no medical rationale for cancelling events. we'lljust medical rationale for cancelling events. we'll just keep medical rationale for cancelling events. we'lljust keep talking and go from there. tomorrow sees the start of one of the world's most famous horse racing festivals, cheltenham. over a quarter of a million people were here last year, and the message is clear — it's business as usual. it's been confirmed that the ceremony for the lighting of the olympic flame will take place in greece without spectators. tokyo 2020 has also said that the travelling delegation with the torch relay will be reduced as much as possible. and in america, the decision‘s been taken to cancel the indian wells tennis tournament in california, with organisers saying it was just too big a risk to hold a gathering of this size. many of the

terminal five at heathrow into its footprint and it is becoming the model for three other centres in cardiffbirmingham and manchester, all being prepared for the wave of cases to come. hoping for the best, but training for the worst. the car parts of the xl and incident command centre. specialists staff and paramedics preparing to serve as the new nhs nightingale. inside a hospital is taking shape, 500 beds next week, 4000 in total if needed. medical staff are being drafted in from across the uk, including the military, but will there be enough? sickness has taken a toll and large numbers in self isolation means record levels of nhs absences. doctors' readers in england but not ona doctors' readers in england but not on a lack of testing. testing already in place in wales and scotland. for english hospitals at last that is about to change. a trial starting today. testing hundreds of those working in intensive care, a&e and gps. hundreds of those working in intensive care, a&e and gpsm hundreds of those working in intensive care, a&e and gps. it is what we have been calling for for a while no

ollie foster in cardiff. thank you very much.y things are at the moment. well, one event that has gone on over the last few days is the cheltenham festival. and al boum photo became the first horse since best mate in 2004 to win back—to—back gold cups in a thrilling finish to the feature race. and lizzie greenwood hughes is there for us. well, honestly, we feel incredibly privileged that the racing has been able to continue. ollie was talking about the clubs and bars in cardiff. i tell you, this town of cheltenham, it really does rely on this festival. it makes a huge amount of money, and it has been very good for racing that it has been able to continue this week. we have had pretty good crowds and the official figure of 68,000 today, and if you, a couple of thousand down from the average, so pretty good. very few falls and very exciting finishes, and not least the finish to the gold cup, this is the elitejumps race of the season. this is the one they all wa nt to the season. this is the one they all want to win, and as you said

whittingham reached two cup finals with cardiff, who say they are heartbroken.spitalfor more than a week after suffering a head injury in a fall in a pub in wales. he started his career at aston villa, he started his career at aston villa and played for england under 21s. the monaco grand prix has been cancelled. as the effect of the coronavirus outbreak reaches deeper into the formula one season. it's the first time since 1954 the principality won't host its marquee race. the dutch and spanish grands prix were postponed today, so the season can't start until june seventh in azerbaijan at the earliest. all significant rule changes have also delayed until 2022. but moving the races could really hurt the business of the sport. they are really going there to look at itself and give most of its revenue through different places but a lot through media and tv rights and a lot to the circuits. so they do not pay that formula 1 where china for example pays £30 million. so it is going up to look at itself, it's going to have to look out what it's going to have to look ou

hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff.was discussed today by the international olympic committee. the games are due to start at the end of thejuly and the ioc says it will be looking at all options. it seems hard to imagine the games taking place as scheduled at the moment? very unlikely it will start injuly the moment? very unlikely it will start in july the 24th. moment? very unlikely it will start injuly the 24th. we have been hearing the concerns and the fears of olympic, the health and welfare, disruption to their training programmes. looking ahead to the summer games, programmes. looking ahead to the summer games, looking for guidance from the ioc. we heard from the ioc today and they said they will be stepping up their scenario planning, looking at all their options. we know the olympic flame is injapan and the olympic president said looking at the country, there have been significant improvements since the first outbreak there. he says he is not going to cancel the games in tokyo. but a postponement, that is certai

whittingham reached two cup finals with cardiff, who say they are heartbroken. than a week after suffering a head injury in a fall in a pub in wales. he started his career at aston villa, and played for the england under 21s. the monaco grand prix has been cancelled, as the effect of the coronavirus outbreak reaches deeper into the formula one season. it's the first time since 1954 the principality won't host its marquee race. the dutch and spanish grands prix have also been postponed today. so the season can't start until june seventh in azerbaijan at the earliest. the sport has also delayed all its significant rule changes, due to come into effect next year, until 2022. the british olympic association says it will not "endanger the health" of athletes by encouraging them to prepare for tokyo 2020 if it's not safe to do so. criticism is growing of the organisers' determination not to postpone the event, due to start injuly. the traditional handing over of the olympic flame to representatives of the host city has taken place in athens today. although, normally,

and wales' six nations match against scotland in cardiff tomorrow has been postponed.pread of the virus. 0ur correspondent in washington is gary 0'donoghue. bring us up to date with what is happening where you are. in terms of the numbers, we have 42 deaths here as far as we can tell up until now. more than 1700 people have contracted the virus. that is a figure that i think a lot of people are sceptical about in the sense there has been so little testing here. it is very difficult to tell what the real scale of it is. we have only had around 11,000 tests conducted altogether in the united states. when you think some countries are doing that in a day. we, like the rest of the world, have had a number of sporting events cancelled. the masters at augusta, the first major of the season, that has been postponed. i think called march madness which is only known inside the united states but is massive here. it is college basketball, and it takes place in march. everyone gets involved and has a grid where they try to chip off the teams that they want to win. a big, big deal h

while he was studying in cardiff . medical student mr nurse from the welsh valleys. some time later believe me padma took him home to this modest house in point to preach to me to parents. knew one could suggest that one to breed was. this has always been a small closed minded. it could possibly still be unusual today so for then it must be an amazing thing how she comes home and introduces them because again it would have been very unusual for any footing of any color to be in the south wales found at the time there's possibly a very unusual for he. would be even more amazing each. lose father charles was a coal miner and like so many british working people of that time was none too keen on his daughters relationship with a 14. 3. that b.p. looked at $934.00 to be married to. the only member of the bride's family were attended that day. i think it would be. quite scandalous i think they would have been punch a few pounds. doing marley and knowing it's already the same foods as you i think they would have been fun to. shop in the community when they found out what sh

whittingham reached two cup finals with cardiff who say they are heartbroken.ing a head injury in a fall in a pub in wales. he started his career at aston villa and played for england under 21s. the monaco grand prix has been cancelled as the effect of the coronavirus outbreak reaches deeper into the formula one season. it's the first time since 1954 the principality won't host its marquee race. the dutch and spanish grands prix were postponed today so the season can't start untiljune 7th in azerbaijan at the earliest. the sport has also delayed all its significant rule changes, due to come into effect next year until 2022. the british olympic association says it will not endanger the health of athletes by encouraging them to prepare for tokyo 2020 if it's not safe to do so. criticism is growing of the organisers' determination not to postpone the event due to start injuly. the traditional handing over of the olympic flame to representatives of the host city has taken place in athens today although normally a crowd would be present for the ceremony. many athlet

hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff.cipated even a couple of weeks ago. mother's day get togethers were advised against — church of england services didn't take place today. but some churches did find ways to reach their congregations — as phillip norton reports. on this mothering sunday when many are farfrom on this mothering sunday when many are far from family, friends and loved ones... church services like never before, on facebook, youtube and this broadcast to local radio stations. the temptation is to pull up stations. the temptation is to pull up the drawbridge and just look after ourselves. that is the kind of thing that leads to panic buying, to growing fear and to spiritual and emotional as well as physical isolation. old face finding new ways to celebrate and support. this 13—year—old broadcast his bar m itzva h 13—year—old broadcast his bar mitzvah to his family. here in east london, this was friday prayers. a scene repeated all across the country. just weeks ago, in flooded yorkshire, the church was a focal

there is real concern here at cardiff airport over what this means for wales' links to the rest of therom here until today, the last flybe flight landed from dublin last night, no route back with flybe for those passengers. in the last 12 months, more than a quarter of passengers who have been through this airport have all flown with ten employee, who will be after that right now? it isa who will be after that right now? it is a question notjust who will be after that right now? it is a question not just for the managers here but the welsh labour government which actually owns this airport, and that means that every taxpayer has a stake in this airport's survival. well, the owners of this airport have described the collapse of flybe isa have described the collapse of flybe is a devastating blow, and that's not surprising because flybe flights account for around a sixth of passenger numbers here. these check—in desks have been relatively quiet all day, but we did hear a story of four passengers, four com plete story of four passengers, four complete strangers who, after finding out that

and plymouth staying up around cardiff and plymouth staying up to about four or 5 degrees but elsewherething tomorrow, a lovely start to the day. the cloud will increase from the south—west and you can notice this rain moving north and east through northern ireland, much of the midlands, into northern england, perhaps reaching southern scotland. some uncertainty as to how far north that will be but certainly across england and wales, temperatures 7—9 degrees celsius. 0n england and wales, temperatures 7—9 degrees celsius. on wednesday night into thursday this will move through and there could well be snow over the higher ground of the pennines through the night but generally that weather system clearing away. thursday, while it will be quite cloudy to start, some rain across the far south and east will clear away one or two showers into the afternoon. elsewhere, looking at sunny spells developing through the day and maximum temperatures will be getting to 7—9 celsius, similar values to today and tomorrow. by the end of the week we have another front moving its way eastward, bringing som

the prince apology stadium in cardiff are set to be used as an nhs field hospital.eland is creating dedicated facilities for coronavirus patients. most doctors and nurses are impressed with the preparations. but some are frustrated, because as freelance workers, they don't feel they have the right financial and legal protection. it is vital the government protectors, and give us the equipment, and that includes sick pay and worker protections. as well as the kit that we need to be able to do ourjobs to the best of oui’ able to do ourjobs to the best of our abilities. despite the extensive preparations, some nhs staff are still frustrated about the lack of personal protective equipment. and they are anxious about what the next few weeks will bring, as the likely peak in demand approaches, with maximum pressure on the health service. hugh pym, bbc news, the nightingale hospital in london's docklands. the social distancing that we're all enduring is having an effect and has reduced the number of contacts between us all in the last week. the chief scientific officer pat

the principality stadium in cardiff is set to be used as an nhs field hospital.t, a coronavirus assessment centre will open this week. there may be plenty of new beds but staffing is a problem with an estimate a quarter of doctors are off with a virus or because a member off with a virus or because a member of their household is unwell. off with a virus or because a member of their household is unwelllj off with a virus or because a member of their household is unwell. i have been off work for a week now because my partner had a temperature last monday. myself isolated like you are supposed to do, but i have been feeling fine. i had a very mild cough last week so i probably did catch it. and by the rules, had i been able to be tested soon enough, i could have proved that and gone back to work after a week of isolation. freelance health workers known as locums are frustrated, because they feel they don't have adequate legal and financial protection. it is vital the government protect us and give us all the equipment. and that includes both sick pay and work a's pr

for cardiff's rough sleepers, covid—19 is pushing down even further to the margins.d. if the shelters are closing and this has only started off... where are we going to be in six months? you know, where are we going to be in six weeks? where are we going to be in six days? i don't know. it's tough. i don't know what to do, mate. this church—run shelter had planned to stay open but the virus means they won't have enough volunteers and so it will close this week. places like this offer a hot meal, a bed at night but also, much—needed stability. they can link to health services, to rehabilitation. if they have to close, that safety net can be taken away, too. this is all i have to my name. anthony does not know where he will sleep next week or what support there will be if people keep their distance. we have to go back onto the streets come into the cold. obviously, in danger, worrying about where you are going to sleep, where you are going to get your next, you know, hot mealfrom. we are taking the temperatures of all the staff when they come into the service. charitie

the principality stadium in cardiff is to be turned into a temporary hospitalfor 2,000 people — alonghuge conference centres in london, birmingham and manchester. in italy almost 1000 people have died since yesterday — the biggest one day rise in a country locked down for more than two weeks. for the first time since 9/11 refridgerated lorries are lined up in new york as temporary morgues — president trump signs a $2 trillion rescue plan for the us economy. and england's huge new army of volunteers gear up to help the most vulnerable — more than 700,000 people have nowjoined the scheme starting next month. and coming up in sport, we hear from the chairman of northern premier league leaders, south shields, after the season was scrapped with the club 12 points clear at the top. good evening. there's been a big rise in the number of people in the uk who have died of coronavirus — 181 lost their lives in the past 2a hours and more than 6,000 are now being treated in hospital. it comes as the prime minister and the health secretary have both tested positive for the virus. the government's

in a moment, we'll speak to chris page in dublin and tomos morgan in cardiff, but first let's talk tosh government taking a different position from westminster and have decided from monday they will advise that mass gatherings of more than 500 people should be cancelled. it is not about stemming the spread of the virus, it is not about easing the virus, it is not about easing the pressure on the front line nhs staff, ambulance crews and paramedics. the last couple of hours we have heard that the scottish football season has been postponed indefinitely so no old firm game in glasgow this weekend. that is in the interests of public health and health and safety of players, match officials and staff, but the effects officials and staff, but the effects of this virus spreading into other areas. some universities are moving exams online, some court cases have been postponed and postponed and disrupted and perhaps crucially some boards are postponing on elective procedures to free up capacity on the system. in dublin there is a strange sense of quiet as the first day of new restrictions take

throw something up that nobody expects as well, so we're looking forward to it. 12 months ago in cardiffhifted. wales, the co mforta ble narrative had shifted. wales, the comfortable winners, there 12 straight victory to letting the grand slam. that was what gatlin‘s fame asa grand slam. that was what gatlin‘s fame as a farewell, but now they look a different beast. —— warren gatland. now try to adopt the new coach's style. defeat to ireland and france had then backed into a corner. we have prepared as well as we can and we have a good side taking the field and i think you just have to listen to him during the week, the intensity is his voice. it has been no holds barred, fio voice. it has been no holds barred, no one holding back, tells me there isa no one holding back, tells me there is a big performance coming. and they will need that and more. england have only lost one of their next last matches at twickenham. we are joined next last matches at twickenham. we arejoined on sports next last matches at twickenham. we are joined on sports day by welsh legend shane williams, who is the g

dangerous fighter, and when he didn‘t fight dangerous fighter, and when he didn't fight backjoshua in cardiffat would be the hardest fight of doctoral puzzlement career. and what pooh live has got is he has nothing to lose in heavyweight boxing. that's the most interesting you can deliver to the ring on the night. it happened to joshua to the ring on the night. it happened tojoshua last to the ring on the night. it happened to joshua last year, madison square garden, everyone thought it was a walk. andy rees knockjoshua out, thought it was a walk. andy rees knock joshua out, ruined thought it was a walk. andy rees knockjoshua out, ruined all the plans, nothing to lose. that's the danger. he got them back, didn't he? he got them back! many fans hope that the next fight would be joshua and fury. it looks like there will be if another democrat another wilder fury fight. forget in my opinion with the promoters say, forget with the fighters want. my opinion it is may of next year, and it could be in may of next year in las vegas. if it is this year, it is in late, late, late december back in saudl

a beautiful monday, then it warms up by friday, expect some rain in london and in cardiff. — i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: the us federal reserve has cut interest rates for a second time in a fortnight to protect the us economy from the worst consequences of the cornavirus pandemic. we'll have the latest on how asian markets are reacting to the decision and the impact the virus is having on the global economy. as the death tolljumps in france, italy and spain, we report from madrid, on the huge pressures on hospitals and medical workers. translation: you go home and you cannot kiss your child or your husband or get too close, you cannot talk to your friends. and growing numbers of parents in the us prepare for home learning as more and more states order

that is reflected in cardiff. a beautiful start for monday. variable amounts of cloud. friday it is raining. come at the weekend, it is going to once again dry out across the uk with more sunshine on the way. good night. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. 1a more patients who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the number of deaths in the uk to 35. the government is to hold daily televised press conferences to update the public on the fight against the virus. the united states cuts interest rates to almost zero and launches a stimulus programme in a bid to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus the health secretary warns that measures to combat coronavirus will disrupt the lives of everybody — and older people and those with underlying health conditions will be asked to stay at home. huge queues today as supermarkets urge shoppers not to buy more than they need, saying there is enough for everyone if people are considerate. hello and welcome to ou

in cardiff, more people doing their bit, reaching out to those who may not be able to make essentialeks and months to come. sian lloyd, bbc news. before we say good night, a last word with fergus walsh, our medical correspondence, to take stock and remind viewers of what the government is urging us all to do from today and may be the other question is, how long are we likely to be in this position? so profound changes to all our lives. from now, if any person in a household has symptoms of a continuous cough or a fever, the whole household must stay—at—home for 14 days but we should all avoid all unnecessary social contact, pubs, restaurants, bars, theatres, any social venue. we should work from home where possible, particularly to the over 70s, pregnant women, as a precaution, and those with underlying health problems. the most seriously affected by suppressed immune systems, about i million, affected by suppressed immune systems, abouti million, 1.4 million systems, about1 million, 1.4 million people, those with leukaemia, transplant patients and so leukaemia, transplant patients a

a beautiful monday, then it warms up by friday, expect some rain in london and in cardiff.kfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: tougher measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis will be considered by the prime minister at an emergency cobra meeting — they could include banning mass gatherings, new measures for older people and isolating households. as the international response intensifies, germany is partially closing its borders. new york and la are shutting bars, restaurants and other public venues.

dangerous fighter, when he didn‘t fight he is a dangerous fighter, when he didn't fightjoshua back in cardifftime, i thought that was going to be the hardest fight of joshua's career and what puvel has got is nothing to lose and in heavyweight boxing that is the most dangerous thing you can deliver to the ring. it happened tojoshua last year, everyone thought it was a walkover butjoshua year, everyone thought it was a walkover but joshua was year, everyone thought it was a walkover butjoshua was knocked out. nothing to lose, that is the danger. he got him back. i tyson fury's win over deontay wilder, its looks like there will be a third wilder and fury match. we will see wilder this year? my gut feeling is that it is in may of next year and it could be in may of next year and it could be in may of next year and it could be in may of next year in las vegas was dubbed if it is this year, it is in late, late december back in saudi. it would have been nice to see it in britain, and all british unification fight in britain. 90,000 people in wembley, it sells out and about three and a half seconds,

olly foster was in cardiff earlier.ite a turnaround from the welsh rugby union this morning about half past nine they put out a statement saying the match goes ahead, they were following the guidance put out by the welsh government. rememberthis, guidance put out by the welsh government. remember this, the only fixtures still standing in the final round of six nations matches but then three orfour round of six nations matches but then three or four hour later early afternoon they put on another statement saying that whilst the medical advice remains consistent, "we decided it was in the best interest of supporters, players and staff to fall in line with recent measures taken staff to fall in line with recent measures ta ken across staff to fall in line with recent measures taken across the uk and global sports industries." what happened in between those two statements? the complete shutdown of football in the uk, the premier league, the efl, and also the scottish premiership and theyjust felt they could not be the last

in cardiff they have taken over the millennium stadium, thatis taken over the millennium stadium, thatm, sorry, a small rugbyjoke for you. more seriously, they hope this capacity can come on stream in time for the peak that i was referring to earlier so that when it comes, the nhs is dependent. we have defined these little moments of levity amongst the bleakness. well done. i like that. john, we have to have people and equipment, medical staff to be working in these places when patients come in. yes, i think that isa patients come in. yes, i think that is a real constraint. we have been reporting, the independent has been reporting, the independent has been reporting that it will be 33,000 extra beds available, converting disused nhs facilities as well as all these conference centres and other places. but if you don't have the staff to look after the patients in those beds, then the number of beds doesn't really matter. that is not the real constraint on nhs could — — capacity. not the real constraint on nhs could —— capacity. the real constraint is critical care nurses in particular a

in cardiff, more people doing their bit, reaching out to those who may not be able to make essentialhs to come. sian lloyd, bbc news. i will be back with all the major story that the top of the hour, latest on all those new restrictions being introduced by countries like the uk, france, and germany to try to contain the outbreak of coronavirus. get me on twitter any time. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today from the bbcsport centre. coming up on the programme: as coronavirus grinds sport to a halt, will football's european championship have to be postponed 7 the powerbrokers will talk on tuesday to consider their options with anything possible. and what about this year's olympics? there's an emergency meeting on tuesday for that too, with boxing qualifications now suspended. one thing that's definite is there'll be no grand national — as one of the biggest horse races in the world is cancelled. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. bbc sport has been told that nothing will be off the table when european football's decision makers have their emergency meeting vi

the six nations with two of the final—weekend matches postponed — but wales‘ match with scotland in cardifflanned.thats still facing a very uncertain conclusion. this afternoon, its been announced that the pro“; has been suspended indefinitely. round 14 of the competition for clubs from scotland, ireland, wales, italy and south africa was due to take place next weekend. that now has been postponed.“ that now has been postponed. is a growing list, isn't it? adam wilde, thank you indeed. let's have quick look at some of the day's other headlines. manchester united are playing the first leg of their europa league tie against lask in austria. it's the first time in their history they've had to play a match behind closed doors. they have been given £350 compensation each. eddiejones has escaped with a reprimand after suggesting the referee was biassed towards wales during england's win at twickenham last weekend. jones criticised ben o'keefe for sending off manu tuilangi and said it felt like they were playing against "16 men". just breaking in the last few minutes, joe mollo has received a ten

but temperatures and below—average, for example, in cardiff. that's a big drop. if you're under the cloud and rain, it will feel a touch nippy. through the evening and overnight, we still have our weather front in the south producing all this cloud, again weakening all the time so the rain very light, patchy and some drizzle. north of that, it's going to be cold under clear skies so what you will find is there will be a hard frost in parts of north—east scotland and the temperature could drop to —5 or possibly —6. the wind also picking up possibly —6. the wind also picking up in the english channel, and that will continue tomorrow, particularly the western side of the english channel, and there will be windchill from this. showers coming in from france across the channel islands. a few of those could get into southern counties, we could see a future in east anglia, but north of that once again from the cloud in the south, back into drier conditions and also sunny skies. tomorrow the wind coming from the north sea will be a north—easterly, chill

at about one o'clock to the university hospital in cardiff. question, which look brilliant. what kind of mood did it create in the workplace, seeing that you could have this new role and play a vital role in the effort? it's just been phenomenal. we've had people turning up today who weren't supposed to be working, just wanting to get involved. we've got one of our ex employees who came in today, he does a great job on the production line, designing lines, he helped us with that. it's absolutely fantastic for us to do this in this difficult time for the nation. and how easy do you think it is for engineers of all different kinds, working in different places, to turn their hands to what seem to be totally new ideas? i think great britain is full of fantastic engineers. we've got opportunities to add value. i was on the phone today with another company where we were trying to create a kind of consortium now where they can start producing as well, down in kent, which would be fantastic. we will be open sourcing this design at the end of the week

the defining moments was when we were told come out on to the bridge quickly met city is sailing by cardiff. city is a huge conglomeration of various measuring instruments. it was on an ice floe that broke off and just drifted past the ship. the whole situation is more dramatic than anticipated. beneath the ice a diving robot is collecting data even in the deepest arctic winter the water is still teeming with life. like this blue bioluminescent so plankton for example a camera also captures a polar code and even a seal. after 5 months in the dark the polar night is over for the next few months the sun won't set a tall and the arctic will awaken from its winter slumber. and this next phase we're keen to see how the ecosystem responds to the returning light. how quickly will life blossom again as the long arctic winter and the species will become active 1st on which ones will hunting each other what's the sequence of species we'll see waking up in this ecosystem that's what we'll be doing in the next phase of the father carter this year but. the research vessel look continue its mission in th

the principality stadium in cardiff is set to be used as an and hejust stadium in cardiff is set to beate a facilities for coronavirus patients. 0ur health editor hugh penn reporting there. a breathing aid that can help keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care has been created in just a few days by engineers at university college london. they've been working with clinicians, and the mercedes formula one team, to develop the device, which delivers oxygen to the lungs without the need for a ventilator. if it passes clinical trials, it could be used in hospitals by next week. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports let's speak now to andy neely, professor of manufacturing at university of cambridge and a board member of the catapult consortium of manufacturers helping to make ventilators for the nhs. i believe you are not involved with this specific formula 1 operation pit stop but you are looking at ventilators. where are we on ventilators. where are we on ventilators because ventilators are one stitch removed for the more serious cases than the one we have just been spea

cardiff the sole surviving men's match of the finale weekend. i think it looks good. coming out today is lettuce not panic, let's monitor situation... there is no medical rationale for closing events michael joyce yet but it is an emerging situation and we will go from there. tomorrow sees the start of one of the world positive most famous horse race festivals, cheltenham. 0ver the world positive most famous horse race festivals, cheltenham. over one quarter of the main people were hairdresser and for now the message is clear. it is business as usual. further afield, the decision was taken to further afield, the decision was ta ken to cancel the further afield, the decision was taken to cancel the indian wells tennis tournament in california with organisers saying it was just too big a risk to hold a gathering of this size. many of the players including rafael nadal had already arrived for the event, some only found out on social media. indian wells is sometimes referred to as the unofficial fifth grand slam. several european football matches will also take place behi

for instance, another six red nations rugby game in cardiff.dence and at the moment the evidence from the chief medical officer is there isn't any need to cancel these events. i was at twickenham the other day and there was a huge cloud of people there. there is no reason to cancel events at this stage, that we are keeping it under review. in italy, football matches went ahead at the weekend — but behind closed doors. this was the allianz stadium last night forjuventus against inter milan — a huge game in italian football and not a fan in sight. it was the same across serie a. here's the san siro, which can hold up to 80,000 fans, totally empty for ac milan against genoa. it's the last we'll see of sport in the country for a while — the government has now suspended all sporting events. it's a different story in england — matches continue in the premier league, but handshakes are out. instead players just walk past each other. of course they do then go and play 90 minutes of what is a contact sport. if you people are asking whether thatis if you

james dalton is stuck in dublin after having his flybe flight to cardiff cancelled.port. he's also a former managing director of monarch, which collapsed in 2017, leaving nearly 100,000 passengers stranded. i don't know, gentleman if hearing a flight i don't know, gentleman if hearing a flight attendant in tears saying she has no idea what's going to happen to herjob puts that into perspective. what you say?m to herjob puts that into perspective. what you say? it does. i used to be a former teacher and andi i used to be a former teacher and and i used to teach, so despite the fa ct and i used to teach, so despite the fact i'm disappointed for ourselves, iam fact i'm disappointed for ourselves, i am gutted for them as well. and what was your trip and when did you find out you were getting on the plane? i booked the trip as a surprise christmas present for my wife. albeit we had heard rumours going around that there might be problems that flybe were having were not being resolved. we did not hear the loot —— news last night and we left home at 4am and it was only going

cardiff around freezing and in plymouth a real nip in the airwith freezing and in plymouth a real nipannot miss this, the next weatherfront bringing rain to northern ireland and western parts of scotland later on monday afternoon but the vast majority will have a fine, sunny day. this is tuesday is whether brokers and a weather front slicing the uk in half between the high and the uk in half between the high and the south and the low pressure into the south and the low pressure into the north. what does it mean? it means more cloud around on tuesday. in fact, many western and northern areas will be pretty cloudy stop we areas will be pretty cloudy stop we are expecting heavy rain pushing in two northern ireland and again western parts of scotland these are south—westerly winds so temperatures really picking up. mid teens quite widely across england. those conditions will continue through the course of tuesday and into wednesday, meaning these are south—westerly winds will persist. a fair bit of cloud, some rain around as well. a different story in scotland. the wind direction is more

temperatures anywhere from 8—13dc in cardiff but remember full school because of the wind.s the temperature up. for many others, a degree either side of freezing so that means a frost for many. high pressure trying to move for the ride but still bulging out towards the uk. again that means a lot of fine weather for part two of the weekend, even the patchy rain in the western isles begins to ease away. for sunday afternoon, for most places, there will be abundant sunshine around. brisk easterly wind eased a little bit so temperature is fairly similar but because that wind isn't as strong if you're going out for a safe distance so, it may feel a bit more pleasant. expect another frost going into monday morning. for england and wales, it looks to be staying fine. high pressure in control. the north and west of scotland, at least the cloud increases and you could well see some rain moving in. that is an atla ntic some rain moving in. that is an atlantic weather system, trying to ta ke atlantic weather system, trying to take the rain across more of scotla nd take the rain across

three new temporary hospitals in birmingham, manchester and cardiff will be set up to help cope with crisis. another hospital is being set up in london's excel centre will be available for use next week. the city where the coronavirus pandemic began, wuhan in china, has partially re—opened — after more than two months of isolation. people are being allowed to enter but not leave. in the us, president trump approved a $2.2 trillion emergency spending package to give a lifeline to the economy. there are now more than 100,000 confirmed cases in the country. we'll have more on all of those developments — but we start with this report from our correspondent andy moore. they're the three men spearheading the national fight against covid—19 and all three are now self—isolating because they have or think they have the virus. i've developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that's to say a temperature and a persistent cough. the prime minister is in self quarantine in this flat above 11 downing street, but says he remains firmly in charge. be in no doubt that i can continue, thanks to the wiz

flybe accounted for a quarter of all traffic at cardiff and 80% out of belfast city airport.e of regional airports, but there was little detail. we are undertaking a review of regional connectivity to ensure the uk has a domestic transport connections local communities rely on, including regionalairports. other airlines, like scotland's loganair, have said they're prepared to take on some routes, but at a time when bookings are slumping around the world, most airlines are focused on survival, not being saviours. simonjack, bbc news, southampton. with less than a week until the budget, there's news tonight of a delay to some of the government's key plans for investment. it concerns the government's national infrastructure strategy, past of borisjohnson‘s plan to improve infrastructure in the regions. 0ur economics editor faisal islam explained. we expected that detail but promised that detail by the previous chance to lay three weeks ago. it is now not going to happen next week and delayed by a month or two. i understand. adamant government sources say it in the show any less

the principality stadium in cardiff is set to be used as an nhs field hospital.ast, a coronavirus assessment centre will open this week. there may be plenty of new hospital beds, but staffing is a problem with an estimate a quarter of doctors are off with a virus or because a member of their household is unwell. most are anxious about what the next few weeks will bring. they know that this hospital and many others could fill up quickly with a very sick patients, some of whom will not survive their stay. hugh pym, bbc news, at the nightingale hospital in london's docklands. two deaths have now been recorded in syria. earlier the health ministry confirmed a woman died from the coronavirus disease on sunday after being taken to hospital. several other people have tested positive but medics suspect there are many more. there's been a sharp fall in new cases in italy, the country worst affected by the pandemic. 1,600 new patients were diagnosed in the latest daily tally — that's less than half of sunday's figure. officials say it's evidence the country is heading in t

decided to postpone the six nations meeting between ireland and france, leaving wales and scotland in cardiffthe basic message coming out today is let's not panic. that monitor the situation. clearly it is a moving situation, so we will keep talking and go from there. the most is the start of one of the world's most famous horse racing festivals. cheltenham. over 255,000 famous horse racing festivals. cheltenham. over 255, 000 people famous horse racing festivals. cheltenham. over 255,000 people here last year and another message is clear, it is business as usual. wolves' europa league last—16 first—leg match at olympiakos on thursday will be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus outbreak. the greek government announced on sunday that all professional sports events for the next two weeks will be played without spectators. today, uefa confirmed it was the case for this game. wolves had sold 1,000 tickets for the match. and wednesday's champions league game between psg and borussia dortmund is another match that will be played behind closed doors. the paris police authority have

hywel, thank you, hywel griffith from cardiff.udio and i quickly mentioned the situation with exams, so mentioned the situation with exams, so many families around the country will be asking can —— questions about what happens to the exams. this is a hugely nervous time for stu d e nts this is a hugely nervous time for students who will be sitting gcse or a—level exams or in scotland, highers. nervousness about whether there revision plan is going ok, but this limbo situation about whether this limbo situation about whether this exam will go ahead. that would be one question put to gavin williamson later. it is especially difficult for students for whom the grades they get dictates whether they go on to further study or onto apprenticeships or training courses. soi apprenticeships or training courses. so i think that is going to be one very key pa rt so i think that is going to be one very key part of the announcement that people will want to hear. yes, and we are very likely to get all schools across the uk being closed from this

a beautiful monday, then it warms up by friday, expect some rain in london and in cardiff.ines: central banks around the world, led by the us federal reserve, have taken concerted action to halt the economic slump provoked by the coronavirus pandemic. the fed slashed interest rates by a full percentage point on sunday and announced a multi—billion dollar package of quantitative easing. initial indications suggest the moves have not done enough to reassure markets. in the first hour of trading the dollar fell and the nikkei futures fell by 6%. global markets have fallen by twenty percent in recent weeks as the virus shut down international commerce. as the death tolljumps in france, italy and spain borders are being sealed and businesses shuttered as countries try to stop the spread of the disease. the european union has told member states that the best way to fight the pandemic, is to coordinate efforts and pool resources.

we are likely to have three more centres at least, that is in manchester, birmingham, cardiff, possibly of cases that are likely to come. hoping for the best, but training for the worst. the car parks of the excel now an incident command centre. specialist staff and paramedics preparing to service the new nhs nightingale. inside, a hospital is taking shape. 500 beds next week, 4,000 in total if needed. medical staff are being drafted in from across the uk, including the military, but will there be enough? sickness has taken a toll and large numbers in self isolation means record levels of nhs absences. doctors leaders in england to blame that on a lack of testing. already in place in wales. for english hospitals and those in scotland, at last that is about to change. a trial starting today. testing hundreds of those working in intensive care, a&e and gps. it's what we've been calling forfor a royal now to bring some reassurance to front—line staff. currently left uncertain with what to do when they develop their own symptoms. feeling either under pressure to be at work or guilty for not

a beautiful monday and then warms up by friday and some rain in london and cardiff but it should dryut in us interest rates to fight the coronavirus. the federal reserve brings rates down to a quarter of one per cent, and announces co—ordinated action with other central banks. the news has been welcomed by president trump. the dollar has fallen sharply against the yen, and futures markets are also down. as the death toll across europe rises, spain begins a state of near lockdown the police have been out on the streets encouraging people out and about to return home. but some countries may be turning the corner. south korea has reported fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in three weeks. the country has the highest number of cases in asia after china,