but nothing quite as public and from atticus derbyshire they seem to be a bit heavy— handed and needeed some people to explain the rules because they're making some very public mistakes. explain the rules because they're making some very public mistakesm a genuine mistake in terms of yes, they have issued that statement it thinks are bringing that in. they will be engaging this and encouraging and enforcing those fixed penalties but if they are getting it wrong, sir miscommunication as to what the rules are? as their lack of clarity there was it simply that they're being too heavy—handed ? there was it simply that they're being too heavy— handed ?|j there was it simply that they're being too heavy-handed? i think they we re being too heavy-handed? i think they were being too heavy—handed, they we re were being too heavy—handed, they were being too heavy—handed, they were being too heavy—handed, they were being to ott on but they were doing. take away cuts and therefore they thought it was illegal but it was ridiculous and goes against common sense. there is a slight problem with the

derbyshire police have been called to heavy—handed.ing drones over walkers in the peak district. today, officers have been out again, telling people to go home. we've been coming to this part for most of my life. just out for daily exercise and i've been turned away by the police. the difficulty is in the interpretation of the rules. derbyshire police has released a statement which seems to say that if you have to drive somewhere to take exercise, then that's not local. and they've also said that it is very much at the discretion of individual officers as to issue fines or not. there can't be a grey area when it comes to what people are allowed to do because this really is a lifeline for some people. you know, for people who are struggling, they don't need to be thinking when the going out am i going to be approached by the police for doing this. we need to know in black and white what is allowed, what is accepted. eliza and jessica say they will contest the fines. with the outlook bleak, mental and physical health remain critically im

tonight derbyshire police said they are reviewing the fines issued in this period.ecause of lockdown, decided to brave the cold and go for a socially—distanced walk to try to keep their spirits up. unfortunately, their trip to a nearby reservoir has earned them each a £200 fine. derbyshire police have been stopping people who were driving to beauty spots because they say it's a breach of covid regulations. jessica says she thought they were following the rules to the letter. we take these guidelines really seriously. my brother's a doctor who works on a covid ward. you know, my parents have both had it. you know, we are trying to follow the rules. we haven't come out wanting to break the law, we haven't had a party, there isn't five of us. we've simply come to what we thought was the safest place. derbyshire police were accused in the first lockdown of being too heavy—handed after flying drones over walkers in the peak district. today, officers have been out again, telling people to go home. i've been coming to this park for most of my life. just out for daily exerc

derbyshire police have been called to heavy—handed. today, flying drones.fficers have been out again, telling people to go home. we've been coming to this part for most of my life. just out for daily exercise and i've been turned away by the police. the difficulty is in the interpretation of the rules. derbyshire police has released a statement which seems to say that if you have to drive somewhere to take exercise then that's not local. and they've also said that it is very much at the discretion of individual officers as to issue fines or not. there can't be a grey area when it comes to what people are allowed to do because this really is a lifeline for some people. you know, for people who are struggling, they do ——don't need to be thinking when the going out am i going to be approached by the police were doing this. we need to know in black and white what is allowed, what is accepted. eliza and jessica say they will contest the fines. with the outlook bleak, mental and physical health remain critically important. phil mackie, bbc news. now on bbc news,

but derbyshire police said driving for exercise was not in the spirit of the current lockdown. the cold and go for a socially—distanced walk to try to keep their spirits up. unfortunately, their trip to a nearby reservoir has earned them each a £200 fine. derbyshire police have been stopping people who were driving to beauty spots because they say it's a breach of covid regulations. jessica says she thought they were following the rules to the letter. we take these guidelines really seriously. my brother's a doctor who works in a covid ward. you know, my parents have both had it. you know, we are trying to follow the rules. we haven't come out trying to break the law, we haven't had a party, there isn't five of us. we've simply come to what we thought was the safest place. derbyshire police were accused in the first lockdown of being too heavy handed after flying drones over walkers in the peak district. today, officers have been out again, telling people to go home. i've been coming to this park for most of my life. just out for daily exercise and i've been turned away by the

derbyshire police said they are reviewing the fines issued in this period. phil mackie reports. have shot because a lockdown, decided to brave the cold and go for a socially distance walked to try to keep their spirits up. unfortunately, their trip to a nearby reservoir has earned them each a £200 fine. derbyshire police have been stopping people who were driving to beauty spots because they say it is a breach of government regulations. jessica says she thought they we re jessica says she thought they were following the rules to the letter. we take these guidelines really seriously. my brother is a doctor who works ona brother is a doctor who works on a covid ward. my parents have both had it was not we are trying to follow the rules, we haven't come out wanting to break the law. not having a party, there is in five of us. we simply came to what we thought was the safest place. go to police were accused in the first lockdown of being too heavy and it after flying drones over walkers in the peak district. today, officers have been out again, telling people to go home. we've been

however, it has led to some potentially absurd situations, in derbyshire this week two women went toituted an illegal picnic. you get into these laughable situations, because the police have to crackdown and the interesting thing in the sunday telegraph piece is the suggestion they're having to do that, because they're having to do that, because the government is desperate to stave off the scientists' desire for a tougher lockdown. i think there are reasons to increase the severity of the lockdown, early years settings are still open, people can do a number of things they couldn't do in the previous lockdown and i think a third of pupils are still going to school, i think those areas are places where we could crackdown to stop this horrible virus spreading. ana, there is a striking line in the telegraph story, quoting an official saying if there was a gunman who killed a thousand people yesterday, running around the country and the government said stay at home, eve ryo ne government said stay at home, everyone would say ok, i'll do that. yes that is striking language. obviously, it i

know, and we saw on saturday with the newspapers, the front of the times, the two girls in derbyshireve miles toa derbyshire who had driven five miles to a beauty spot and gone for a walk. the fact that they had peppermint tea with them in disposable cups meant that it was considered a picnic and they received a £200 fine as a result. they are busily claimed they were going for a walk and the police took a different view and derbyshire police have been pretty stringent through the course of the last years when they've been speaking to members of the public, but we see that kind of flexing point and we are ina that kind of flexing point and we are in a situation where we were told seven weeks for this latest lockdown, but some of the report in the papers today there was mention of the made a public holiday being the first possible day that pubs might reopen. that is a long time away. there is light at the end of the tunnel but you can understand why some people want to bend the rules, but the problem is that so many of us despite this can still spread the virus, we can have it, not kno

but derbyshire police said driving for exercise was not in the spirit of the current lockdown.ds whose businesses have shut since lockdown, decided to brave the cold and go for a socially—distanced walk to try to keep their spirits up. unfortunately, their trip to a nearby reservoir has earned them each a £200 fine. derbyshire police have been stopping people who were driving to beauty spots because they say it's a breach of covid regulations. jessica says she thought they were following the rules to the letter. we take these guidelines really seriously. my brother's a doctor who works in a covid ward. you know, my parents have both had it. you know, we are trying to follow the rules. we haven't come out trying to break the law, we haven't had a party, there isn't five of us. we've simply come to what we thought was the safest place. derbyshire police were accused in the first lockdown of being too heavy handed after flying drones over walkers in the peak district. today, officers have been out again, telling people to go home. i've been coming to this park for most of my life.

and there will be occasions when things go a little bit wrong and derbyshire have apologised.s. and particularly the exercise rule, whether you can drive away from home to exercise. where you are in northumbria, what would you say about complaints to the rules, do you think generally, people are observing the rules?” you think generally, people are observing the rules? i think the vast majority of the public are observing the rules. i think people are aware this is a deadly virus, we are aware this is a deadly virus, we are ina are aware this is a deadly virus, we are in a very dangerous fai —— phase ofa are in a very dangerous fai —— phase of a pandemic and people are aware this virus thrives on contact between them. and so keeping a part is crucial. but there are always exceptions and people who refuse to abide by the rules and, where that happens, police will step in and they will enforce. the home secretary was asked during the briefing did she think the rules currently were tough enough, she said she thinks they are, do you think they are tough enough?” said she thinks th

derbyshire police officers as well.in the neck last week using drones to follow people in the la ke using drones to follow people in the lake district and people said that was in over reaction and infringement on people's and privacy. do we have enough in the current lockdown that people of authority are different levels come out and say, "this is the reality, this is what you have to do." and keep saying it? i struggle to think of many examples in recent months that i have seen a chief constable ofa that i have seen a chief constable of a constabulary stand up and say, "look, these are the rules and this is what you have to do and if you don't do it, i'm sorry but my officers will take action." that is all well and good as a message and it is part of the government's strategy in the tier 5 situation. but there is such complexity there that it becomes almost impossible. you are allowed out of your house for exercise. you can go to various types of work. you can go for essential shopping with a very inclusive sense of wh

we re incident in particular in derbyshire were two women had gone for a drive separately to then goere fined. a lot of people saying that was unfair. although ministers are related reluctant to talk about this specific case —— relu cta nt to talk about this specific case —— reluctant to talk about this case, they are hitting home the message that police can take action. home secretary priti patel saying this morning if police have to take action, they should. they will not be frightened of cracking down people who are repeatedly breaking the rules because, ultimately, if people break the rules, it will cost lives. there are big political questions being asked about whether the government acted at the right time, could have acted sooner, whether they walked down potentially has to go sooner by doing things like closing nurseries and clamping down on the number of people who are allowed to go to work at the moment. i think over the next few days we will hear a lot more about that issue of compliance and people being urged to follow the rules very closely. one of the weapons of course

the case everyone talks about is the one in derbyshire, where two women drove in separate ca rs where a walk five miles from their home, andi for a walk five miles from their home, and i think the police and crime commissioner in derbyshire saying that could have been handled differently by the police on that occasion and they may have got that wrong. where would you stand on that example? i think, wrong. where would you stand on that example? ithink, unfortunately, it shows individual police officers that individual incidents are being taken out of context in terms of the generality of what officers are actually facing. they are feeling really frustrated about this. the fa ct really frustrated about this. the fact is that a lot of the regulations and guidance is a bit unclear, was drafted quickly, was brought in overnight, therefore issues like what is exercise and what is local are subject to different interpretations in different interpretations in different parts of the country, and that has caused a lot of frustration for officers. where you will see officers concentrate is on th

this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire.lies are tight but that there will be enough doses. i'm very confident with the team. we talk to them all the time. they are confident they will deliverfor us, yes. and astrazeneca, the bulk of astrazeneca 0xford is manufactured in the uk because we made that early investment. the number of deaths from coronavirus recorded on death certificates in the united kingdom has reached 103,704. the uk government is expected to announce that some travellers coming to england will have to quarantine in hotels when they arrive. what do you think about potential new measures to tighten up uk borders? you can conatct me on twitter, @vicderbyshire, or on email,

we have the case of the two women in derbyshire who were fined £200 although the fines have been cancelledw, they travelled five miles, though, to go for a walk with a cup of tea which was considered a picnic. again, this is missing the point. i have criticism boris johnson is missing the point. i have criticism borisjohnson but the very last, at the bottom of the list is this bike ride. for the failings he has had a jungle pandemic, going into several lockdown is too late and releasing them to any —— for all the failings he has had throughout this pandemic. putting in place a test and tray system which doesn't work. so many criticisms, and ifeel like for us not to focus on those in order that we can fix them and therefore get out of this situation earlier, i do think this is a bit of misdirection and i don't think it is that important. it is not as important as the dominic cummings incident which as you pointed out did lead to a massive loss of public trust. the financialtimes. angela merkel‘s attacking the twitter ban on donald trump. this goes to the heart of what social tech companies

hardyal dhindsa is derbyshire's police and crime commissioner, and joins us now. good morning.tjob in very trying circumstances when the public are concerned about protecting themselves, particularly in hot spots, trying to make sure are fair and balanced with the ever changing regulations and guidance which comes from government, which is unprecedented for police to deal with with the changing rules and regulations all the time. it's no wonder that in certain circumstances like this sometimes when they are trying to do the bestjob they can, they get it wrong. what i have asked they get it wrong. what i have asked the chief, is to do is to review these particular cases, which were, by the way, early on in the new regulations coming in. i think wednesday afternoon, something like that. the before it is when the came out. so all over the country police officers trying to understand and do their best to protect those people concerned and protect freedom.” think you said when things go wrong. so do you think that was wrong then? having looked at it, listening to what i know, it loo

well done to derbyshire police for taking action to enforce this. out and that was the intention behind it, then there is only derbyshire police that can answer that question. but i thinkjust a cut to the chase, you are spot on with all of those desperate, conflicting m essa g es of those desperate, conflicting messages that you have got there, because what is crucial in this pandemic is that the messaging is clear. so for example, you have asked the cabinet office, you have asked the cabinet office, you have asked the cabinet office, you have asked the people who wrote this, because it is whitehall that has written this. it is the government that has written local. in scotland, when they talked about people not travelling, they said you can't cross a local authority area. every body knows what that means. whereas here, we have suddenly dream up this word local. i spent two hours last night trawling through these hundreds of statutory instruments, and it is not there, and actually what it says is exercise can be done outside and done locally whereve

but the guidance in england has come under scrutiny as derbyshire police said they would review theirfines to two women who drove five miles for a walk. jon donnison reports. the pandemic may be yet to peak, but on a beautiful winter's day, london's parks were busy. a stroll and a coffee as good as entertainment gets for many in these challenging times. but is the government's message to stay home being heard? it does feel very different to the first lockdown, where everything was sort of closed and quiet so... i think in general it feels... the vibe is different — i think people are kind of a little bit over it now, i don't know. that's what i feel like, as in i get the vibe that it's less restrictive. i'm happy with the rule set, and i know it's for the better, for the good of the population. i'm not sure what more they could restrict from people's lives, realistically. but are even tougher restrictions needed? some scientists say the vast majority of people are actually sticking to the rules. the problem, they say, is that the lockdown is still too lax — in particular, too many peo

derbyshire police are reviewing their lockdown fines policy following criticism.rrounded by police after driving five miles from their home for a walk, and fined £200 each. government guidance says you can travel for exercise in england as long as it is in your "local area". the force said all of its fixed penalties issued during the new national lockdown will now be reviewed. people in the uk are being warned to stay vigilant about scams in which criminals offer fake covid vaccines for a fee. in one case, a pensioner was injected with an unknown substance by a man pretending to be a health worker. she paid him £160. people have also been sent text messages taking them to a fake nhs website with a booking link. jayne mccubbin reports. moments before this image was captured, this man injected a 92—year—old with a fake covid vaccine. he claimed to be from the nhs. and then administered a jab in the arm, what has been described as a dart like instrument, charged £160, took the money from the lady, and then disappeared. and just to add insult to that injury, then reat

those kind of disparities and the story about derbyshire police finding women going for a walk in whatctually following the law and received a fine enemy, those things concern me. what would a tougher lockdown look like according to you? at the moment early years settings are open, people are asking questions about why that is happening when it didn't happen in the first lockdown and a main reason isa the first lockdown and a main reason is a lot of them are private and the government does not want to bail them out because they are on the brink of collapse if they had to close. it does not make much sense for schools to be closed but for those settings to be open. and places of worship also open. callum, your thoughts. it speaks to the bigger problem here which is peoples underlying this to go along with things that are clear and perhaps the government unwillingness to clarify those things that are not clear. throughout this whole pandemic there has been a communication issue, that is generally widely accepted and people have struggled to distinguish between what is a law, what is guid

the rules as they are to enforce them to women who drive 8 kilometers to meet up for a walk in derbyshire found themselves surrounded by police their offense carrying coffee that made to the picnic so they were fined $200.00 pounds each in fact they were strictly following the rules as police later admitted worsening the fines and giving a half hearted apology look we martin being our true. bird is an operational marker and if it's not take out confiscating private it snowballs trip shipley's of certain throws with $200.00 pounds fines there have been 2 reports of snow balls being thrown last night between 11 and 11 30 pm this is obviously not a justifiable reason to be out of your house these behavior is likely to result in a 200 pounds fixed penalty notice for breaking the locked on rules the tweet has since been deleted after dozens of angry complaints but still the message is stay at home we're going to keep the rules on the course review we have to touch and we will but we have in place now is the most. observation observance of. the groups although the prime minister himself were sp

the derbyshire family moved to this newly built estate near bolton in 2010.n. they have to pay ground rent and other fees to the freeholder. jo says she feels caught in a trap. over the last 10 years, we've paid nearly £3,000 in ground rent. and that's just money for nothing, that we could have spent on other things. on this estate, ground rent for some homes doubles every 10 years. the leasehold—freehold system dates back to medieval times, and campaigners say its left many people stuck in unsellable homes. there are more than 4 million leasehold homes and flats in england and wales. today's reforms mean ground rent will be scrapped on new leases in england, and people will have the right to extend their lease to 990 years at zero ground rent. that's significant because it gives people more control over their homes and saves them thousands of pounds in annualfees. you will be able to buy your freehold or share of freehold significa ntly cheaper than you do today. the law commission have estimated it could be £8,000 or £9,000 less to the average leaseholder.

working on a bbc news piece with her cameraman and editor, rob wood, who is nearly 30 miles away in derbyshires scheme only covers england... news reports are the result of teamwork between correspondents, producers, camera operators and studio editors. oh, and children too who can make their presence felt when correspondents work from home. keeping both staff and contributors save is a priority. video interviews has become the norm as of late. keeping two metres away from interviewees can be hard, but boom mics allow sound to be captured safely in high quality. good morning, it's seven o'clock, the headlines this morning... and it's notjust television, kitchens and lounges have been converted into makeshift radio studios, like those of the today programme. here's the bbc‘s david sillito using a duvet to improve sound quality. furnishings can absorb sound and reduce echo. i am working on a piece with david hockney. apps such as skype and zoom are replacing face to face daily editorial meetings. what do you think about using that clip we have already laid down? we can do that. broadcasting is a

we saw this week with a dispute in derbyshire, where some people had gone out and genuinely thought theyrules and were stopped by police, the police are now reviewing how they enforce the rules but we are going to see a lot more of this, aren't we? because of it genuine relu cta nce aren't we? because of it genuine reluctance to enforce or oblige to fine and press people because they are under so much pressure already and yet the real pressing need that the health officials are telling us that this lockdown has got to be taken more seriously, even in last yea r‘s taken more seriously, even in last year's was. inevitably we will see a greater deal of enforcement because we have a more intense lockdown but really there are two points here. firstly, the police have used the four es approach, to engage, to encourage. . . four es approach, to engage, to encourage... but secondly we need clarity of messaging from the government. here in wales it is very clear that exercise has to begin and end at home. that is less clear in england as to the distance you can travel for exercise and i would say

the derbyshire family moved to this newly built home near bolton in 2010. own the land it's built on so they have to pay ground rent and fees to the freeholder, costing them thousands of pounds. jo says she feels trapped. itjust makes me angry that this whole system exists. that you pay money for nothing. do you feel like you properly own this house? not at all. i know i don't own it. why was that never explained when we bought the property? it is a scandal. on this estate, ground rent for some homes doubles every ten years. deftly -- if —— if leaseholders want to do any work on the property, they could have to pay for that as well. there are more than 4 million leaseholders across england and wales. they are typically issued for 99 to 125 yea rs. typically issued for 99 to 125 years. once they fall below 18 yea rs, years. once they fall below 18 years, it is difficult to sell and extending is expensive. today's reforms will give people the right to extend leases for 990 years but it's unclear how much that will cost. and ground rent will also be scrapped f

you might have seen a story we have been reporting about a couple of women who went for a walk in derbyshire, out in the countryside, and the police fined them £200 each. is that appropriate in your view or is that going too far and should police efforts be focused on other areas? i think no matter what we do, we are damned if we do and damned if we don't. there will be people who say that travelling five miles for exercise is not acceptable. i understand that the national police chiefs council have now given out further guidance, that should have come sooner, of what is and is not right. travelling for exercise is not defined in law. there is no case law there yet. what is the guidance? it is about being reasonable and responsible. the guidance has been issued to the constabulary overnight, which i understand says that it is not in the law. it is about police officers being reasonable in the circumstances. what you could have, and i do not know the facts, which is why i am not going to come on television and criticise my colleagues who are already under the cosh for trying to do the right t

the country, but predominantly across that central region, so merseyside, cheshire, manchester, derbyshireof northern england and wales. in york, flood defences and sandbags are being put in place. the river here won't peak until tomorrow. riverside properties are most at risk. evacuating is problematic. neil mcclure lives in one of the houses here. covid makes it that bit more uncertain, because if we do flood, we'll have to evacuate, we've got a little toddler, so we will have to evacuate. in worcestershire, temporary flood defences are being built by the river severn in bewdley. with more rain forecast, many rivers are yet to peak. the situation may get worse over the next couple of days. danny savage, bbc news, york. let's return to our main story. as we've heard, 56—year—old kamala harris, the new vice president, has made history today. 0ur correspodent lebo diseko has been looking at her political career and route to power. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president—elect of the united states, kamala devi harris, and mr douglas emhoff. it took nearly 250 years for america to reach this

two walkers who got in very public trouble last week for driving five miles for a walk in derbyshirester, known for his love of cycling, has raised labour eyebrows going for a ride in the olympic park on the other side of london, seven miles from downing street. number ten is adamant tonight he did nothing wrong, but whoever and wherever you are, it's not always straightforward to get a glimpse of life outside. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. headteachers have called for limits on the number of pupils in school during lockdown, with attendance rates surging in some areas and staff reporting streets packed with parents during drop—off. more from our education correspondent elaine dunkley. at parkinson lane primary in halifax, teachers are struggling with the numbers. during the first lockdown, 13 pupils attended. today, there are more than 17 classes. i mean, you say lockdown but it doesn't feel like a lockdown, does it? teachers are having to split their time, not only teaching the children that are coming to school, but also you have then the vast majority that are trying t

mistakes have been made, we've seen drones in derbyshire, - we've seen a few ladies outside taking exerciseenged and fined — although the fines were withdrawn. i the prisons watchdog painted a grim picture. in our surveys between april and december, over three quarters of prisoners told us they were unlocked for less than two hours a day, often sharing a cell in cramped conditions with unscreened toilets and poor ventilation. the youth custody service aims to allow children at least five hours out of their cells each day. when we visited rainesbrooke secure training center in october and early december, we saw that new arrivals were being locked up for very long periods of time — 23—and—a—half hours a day — and in one case, there was a girl we could find no record of her coming out of her room for over two days. the results of a survey based on six prisons is about to be published. what we found is a deep malaise amongst a population that is currently bored, frustrated. some prisoners are turning to drugs to cope, and many have told us that their mental health is suffering. they're feeling

investment in the midlands of the north as well as unlocking the capacity for local transport in derbyshire in which cycling and walking must play a crucial part? >> my honorable friend is right and she's right to be militating plans early this year and i'm delighted that the transforming cities fund for nottingham and derby includes 10 million pounds for a new cycle route between nottingham and east midlands airport and i look forward to cycling with my right honorable friend . >> i now go to scotland to be in black, leader of the smp. >> i ask is it myself with the remarks of the prime minister on the holocaust, we all remember the 6 billion jews who lost their lives in the most terrible crime against humanity. we should never forget that nor indeed those that have fallen to the genocidearound the world . mister speaker, last night the prime minister claimed we truly did everything we could to avoid the deaths of 100,000 people across the uk uk from covid-19 but we know that's not true. the uk's government was designed by a lack of leadership, makes message and policy. all of this is havi

you will have heard the case of the two women in derbyshire.e to exercise copy and maybe the officers generally —— genuinely did what they thought was right but then media attention and legitimate complaints from the ladies involved means a review is necessary. with such an ever—changing landscape politically and legally, there will be things that won't always go great, but it is my colleagues on the front line who are the ones in the limelight, and it feels a lonely place when you are doing the best you can to save lives and protect our nhs. but it is right we review things up to situations like this. the guidance overall needs to be absolutely crystal clear. not only for the public but also for my colleagues. we were talking aboutjustice yesterday and the fact the bbc had approached the home office, we have approached the home office, we have approached the home office, we have approached the cabinet office for guidance as to exactly what local is, so please could then be clear when issuing fines, and it doesn't seem to be a definitive answer

rainfall and snow melt, river levels are already high and further heavy rain could also affect derbyshirealuables and precious possessions upstairs and be ready to turn off gas, electricity and water. and if you receive a severe flood warning, which means you will be evacuated, please listen out for the advice and take heed of the advice of the local emergency services. over the past 11 months, people in hebden bridge have already endured a flood and a pandemic. with severe weather ahead yet again, their resilience is yet again being pushed to the limit. the headlines on bbc news... around 96,000 people in the uk have now died with covid—19, according to new figures, which also show another 1,370 care home residents in england and wales were registered to have died with the virus in the first week of january. on his last full day in office, president trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted and the fbi vets thousands of american soldiers, in case any of them pose a security threat tojoe biden's inauguration, tomorrow. "grave concerns" over the future of the justi

this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. here are the latest headlines: mps demand an urgent government statement on whether schools in england willfully re—open before easter. it's the start of the fourth week in lockdown in england — and how are doing? let me know — it's @vicderbyshire on twitter and instagram or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. debenhams is to disappear from the high street with the loss of 12,000 jobs. the fast fashion retailer boohoo has bought the brand and website — but not the stores. riot police clash with demonstrators unhappy about new coronavirus restrictions in the netherlands. a whistleblower has raised new concerns about the safety of boeing's 737 max aircraft — which was grounded world—wide following two crashes in which 346 people died. in cricket — england need 164 runs to lead the series 2—0 against sri lanka, after bowling the hosts out for 126. and coming up, we'll be speaking to janicejohnston, a mother of 4—macro, who was wrongly diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer and unnecessarily un

it comes against the backdrop of what happened last week with the two women in derbyshire who were finedgs are select committee is looking at. that is a longer term measure. in terms of the immediacy and what happens to try and get people to follow social distancing, the state home message to ease the pressure on the nhs. one thing the government is looking at is the three metre distance rule.” government is looking at is the three metre distance rule. i would follow the advice, the scientific advice we are getting. ministers have to make the final decision, you andi have to make the final decision, you and i are not scientists are experts in knowing what the measures are that will make the difference. sorry to interact... there are members of sage saying it should be three metres. on that basis, do you think it should be? we need to listen to chris whitty whose job it is to balance the different scientific advice that he is getting from different members of sage. if he said that because of this new strain we need to stay further apart from other people, then of course i would listen to

rainfall and snow melt, river levels are already high and further heavy rain could also affect derbyshireood alert, please pack valuables like medicines and insurance documents in a bag and ready to go. if you receive a flood warning, please move valuables and precious possessions upstairs and be ready to turn off gas, electricity and water. and if you receive a severe flood warning, which means you will be evacuated, please listen out for the advice and take heed of the advice of the local emergency services. over the past 11 months, people in hebden bridge have already endured a flood and a pandemic. with severe weather ahead yet again, their resilience is yet again being pushed to the limit. let�*s talk to luxmy gopal now — whojoins me from hebden bridge. i remember covering flooding in that region many years ago, it is grim at the best of times but especially difficult when facing all the covid challenges too. what is the expectation in the next few hours of the weather? figs expectation in the next few hours of the weather?— the weather? as you saw in my re ort, the weather? as you sa

the derbyshire family moved to this newly built estate near bolton in 2010. a trap. over the last 10 years, we‘ve paid nearly £3,000 in ground rent. and that‘s just money for nothing, that we could have spent on other things. on this estate, ground rent for some homes doubles every 10 years. the leasehold—freehold system dates back to medieval times, and campaigners say it‘s left many people stuck in unsellable homes. there are more than 4 million leasehold homes and flats in england and wales. today‘s reforms mean ground rent will be scrapped on new leases in england, and people will have the right to extend their lease to 990 years at zero ground rent. that‘s significant because it gives people more control over their homes and saves them thousands of pounds in annualfees. you will be able to buy your freehold or share of freehold significantly cheaper than you do today. the law commission have estimated it could be £8,000 or £9,000 less to the average leaseholder. in addition to that, if you have greater control over your building, then you will be able to

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yorkshire were saying they feel they have been hung out to dry in some cases, may be inaccurate in derbyshirewere not doing as much as they could be doing. i think we are coming to a home for the forces and the home office and the government are all coming together. and thinking this isa coming together. and thinking this is a moment where actually we do need, tickly for those egregious breaches, has fact is, people gathering in basements to play cards, we need to have a situation where enforcement comes very early in that. that doesn‘t mean if someone has made some small mistake they are not going to have a kindly police officers just point them in a different direction. but i think we are heading towards an afternoon when they are going to be discussing how to make people ideally rules a bit more. thank you very much. as daniel was mentioning... and the home secretary priti patel will be leading today‘s coronavirus news briefing at downing street at five o‘clock this afternoon. you can watch it live on the bbc news channel. last year saw the largest increase in deaths in a single year in mo

derbyshire police say one of their cars crashed and overturned on monday evening.r, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. news of the sale has prompted an outpouring of emotion on social media, shoppers sharing their memories of the flagship store. it‘s hardly surprising, but garden parties at buckingham palace have been cancelled. more than 30,000 people normally attend the events hosted by the royal family each summer. the decision was announced following england entering its third national lockdown. let‘s take a look at the travel situation now. first, the tube. the hammersmith and city line has severe delays as some trains have been cancelled this morning. and there‘s no overground running between upper holloway and gospel 0ak due to a faulty track. this is how the a2 looks. it‘s down to one lane in each direction. there are roadworks at the danson interchange. and some good news — in beckton, the a13 has reopened at the beckton roundabout. the repairs to the burst water main there, had been causing long delays since before christmas. time for the weather now with kate