emma simpson, bbc news.be contributing to shortages of flour on supermarket shelves. grocery sales of flour were up 92% in march — and they continue to rise. ben sidwell has been investigating. a warning, his report does contain some flash photography they've been producing flour here at charlecote mill in hampton lucy in warwickshire since the early 1700s. but it's unlikely that any miller here has ever seen the increase in demand that they have over the past few weeks. it's just gone from being busy to being just snowed under with orders. so i'm usually milling ten tonnes about every eight weeks and at the moment i'm milling ten tonnes in about three weeks, so the demand has just grown far beyond the capacity of the building and the mill. carl's had enquiries from as far afield as turkey but says he's only supplying his flour to locals in warwickshire, although there is currently a seven week waiting list for orders. a couple of miles away in wellsborne, this bakery is not just selling bread and cakes, the

emma simpson, bbc news. the prime minister announced the lockdown measures, which are designed to save lives and protect the nhs. but are people following the rules? the national rural crime network says confusion about the exercise guidelines is contributing to a rise in the number of people heading to beauty spots, and the organisation says it's resulted in increased tension in rural areas. police say they will use discretion and judgment in deciding how to respond, as claire marshall reports. cornwall yesterday. it could be on a postcard. but look through the lens of a world locked down by a global pandemic, and you may see something very different. these kayakers had to be rescued last week, drifting out to sea. the lifeboat cleaned and disinfected. we don't want our lifeboat crews, who once they are launched, once they respond to their pages, have no choice of social distancing, they have to come together, sit together in a small lifeboat, in a confined space, to rescue anybody, whoever that might be, w

emma simpson, bbc news.% drop in pretax profits for the first quarter. let's go to sharanjit leyl who is following the story from our asia business hub in singapore. these numbers have just these numbers havejust come out. tell us more. that is right. hsbc really kicking off a dramatic bank earnings season with its first—quarter profit, as you say, tumbling. it fell by nearly half which was much worse than expected and that is really as the coronavirus pandemic is hitting borrowers and as mrs worldwide. we know it is europe's biggest bank by assets. profits before tax came in at about $3.2 billion in the january— march quarter. it was over 6 billion this time last year and the back of course is mainly focused right here in asia are two of its guest markets are on stop that is hong kong and mainland china. of course those are areas that have sharply curbed is its activities in the first quarter. hsbc has been battling multiple uncertainties caused by the grinding us—china trade war. written's departure from t

our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it is not your usual weekly shop.is a new drive through click and collect service at a new drive through click and collect food warehouse in essex. i am shopping for my extended family so i am getting for myself and my sisters and i will split up and job to them. i am a teacher so i am out and about but i prefer not to be in the shops so this has been a great help. my daughter lives on tomato sauce. she hasjust come back from uni and i have realised what she has been eating. just some things for baking. you can say that again, here's his box of eggs. it is fascinating to see what some people are stocking up on, the most popular items, pasta, flour, big beans and tomato ketchup. supermarkets are struggling to stop basic items but there is plenty of food here. most of the food at this depot is super—sized from tens of beans to bags of pasta. wholesalers generally do not sell direct to consumers but since the service provider lost 40% of its orders overnight it then switched its business model to sell direct to to local

emma simpson, bbc news.have all the flowers gone? # long time passing...# so, this is a song that we did right at the beginning of the lockdown. we have singers from the royal opera house, we have singers from italy, from america, but we also have neighbours, friends, kids, all mixed together. # when will they ever learn?# where have all the flowers gone? a video made to raise money for unemployed musicians, it's being preserved for the nation. this is a moment in history that's unique because ofjust how much of it has been filmed. this incredible insight into the state of mind of the nation, often within their own homes — the boredom, the frustration, the difficulty, the highs and the lows — they're all being captured on video. the fact that i can hear birdsong this loud in what is the middle of the city, the quietness, the new daily habits, there's so much to remember. and the issue for museums is how do you capture what it feels like? how do you capture emotions? i've gotten really good at call of duty. t

emma simpson, bbc news.onth since the prime minister announced the current lockdown measures, which are designed to save lives and protect the nhs. but are people following the rules? the national rural crime network says confusion about the exercise guidelines is contributing to a rise in the number of people heading to beauty spots, and the organisation says it's resulted in increased tension in rural areas. police say they will use discretion and judgment in deciding how to respond, as claire marshall reports. polzeath in cornwall yesterday. it could be on a postcard. but look through the lens of a world locked down by a global pandemic, and you may see something very different. these kayakers had to be rescued last week, drifting out to sea, the lifeboat cleaned and disinfected. we don't want our lifeboat crews, who once they are launched on a shout, once they respond to their pagers, have no choice of social distancing, they have to come together, they have to sit together in a small lifeboat, in a conf

our business correspondent emma simpson reports. that is a seriously big bag of flour.ervice at a food warehouse in essex, and they're making the most of it. i'm shopping for my extended family, so i am getting for myself and my sisters, and i will split up and job to them. i'm a teacher, so i'm out and about, but i prefer not to be in the shops, so this has been a great help. my daughter lives on tomato sauce. she'sjust come back from uni, and i've realised what she's been eating. just some things for baking, that. you can say that again — here is his box of eggs. it is fascinating to see what some people are stocking up on. the most popular items — pasta, flour, baked beans and tomato ketchup. supermarkets are struggling to stock some basic items, but there is plenty of food here. most of the food at this depot is supersized, from tins of beans to bags of pasta. wholesalers generally do not sell direct to consumers. this service provider lost 40% of its orders overnight, and then switched its business model to sell direct to to local communities instead. it's a no—bra

our business correspondent emma simpson reports. my whole day is taken up trying to get a slot.ermarket. he is 66 with chronic kidney disease and lives on his own in hull. i'm pretty worried. food is essential and also your health is essential. if you can't get any food delivered, then you've got to literally go out and risk your health to get it. and here is his question. why is it so difficult for vulnerable people to get online delivery slots? there are millions of people who may be feeling vulnerable right now, whether it is having health problems, like frank, being pregnant or elderly. it's no wonder, then, that demand for home delivery slots has gone through the roof. 5.00am and the online orders are being picked. sainsbury‘s have added extra hours, extra workers and hundreds of vans to ramp up capacity. they are increasing their online slots by 76%, and it is a similar story at our other big grocers, all coming up with ways to boost supply. including more click—and—collect. even so, all of this is never going to be enough. we can't do it all and we can't do it on our own.

our business correspondent emma simpson explained.bout what happened in retail last month. it is from the retail industry body, the british retail consortium, and it shows the total sales in march fell by 4.3% compared to the previous year, and you might think, wow, that does not sound too much, but actually it is the worst rate of decline on record. if you look at the month in particular, it was a bit of a roller—coaster, because first of all we saw that tremendous surge in food sales. we all piled into the supermarkets, there was a lot of panic buying and stockpiling, then the final two weeks of the month, which actually extends into the first week of april, when that lockdown happened, much of the high street shut down because of the government—imposed restrictions on nonessential retail, so for the final two weeks of this survey, sales collapsed by 27%. i mean, fashion went into hibernation. as the boss of one retailer said, "you don't want a new dress to stay at home." but sales in office equipment like computers, games and fitne

our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it's not your usual weekly shop. i am shopping for my extended family, so i am getting for myself and my sisters, and i will split up and job to them. i am a teacher, so i am out and about, but i prefer not to be in the shops, so this has been a great help. my daughter lives on tomato sauce. she hasjust come back from university, and i have realised what she has been eating. just some things for baking. you can say that again — here's his box of eggs. it is fascinating to see what some people are stocking up on, the most popular items, pasta, flour, big beans and tomato ketchup. supermarkets are struggling to stop basic items, but there is plenty of food here. most of the food at this depot is super—sized from tins of beans to bags of pasta. wholesalers generally do not sell direct to consumers, but since the service provider lost 40% of its orders overnight, it then switched its business model to sell direct to to local communities instead. it is a no—brainer, we saw the pressure on the supermarkets and the vulnerab

emma simpson, bbc news. the pulse of tesco speaking to emma simpson. —— the boss of tesco.bee". that could cause some damage! we'll be getting some tips from bake offjudge prue leith at around 8.45. i put on social media that prue leith was coming on and somebody who used to be a contestant said she is also a japan touch cutting hair, so she could cover both those bases. —— she could cover both those bases. —— she is also a dab hand. matt taylor, thatis she is also a dab hand. matt taylor, that is an excellent home haircut. mrs taylor didn't excellentjob, and tha nkfully mrs taylor didn't excellentjob, and thankfully her bathing is also not a failure! —— mrs taylor did an excellent job, and thankfully failure! —— mrs taylor did an excellentjob, and thankfully her baking is also a failure. the met office has revealed that provisional data suggests it has been the sunniest april on record, records go back to 1929. the orange and yellow on the chart indicates all areas have seen above average amounts of sunshine and in those darker amber colours, this is where we have seen clo

emma simpson joins us. it's a snapshot of what happened in the retail industry last month.vious year and you might think that doesn't sound too much but it's the worst rate of decline on record. and if you look at them and in particular, bit of a roller—coaster, first of all, we saw the tremendous surge in food sales. we piled into the supermarkets, there was a lot of panic buying, stockpiling. but then, the final two weeks of the month which actually extends into the first week of april, when lockdown happened, much of the high street shut down because of the government imposed restrictions on nonessential retail. so for the final two weeks of the survey, sales collapsed by 2796. i of the survey, sales collapsed by 27%. i mean, fashion went into hibernation, the boss of one retailer said you don't want to buy a new dress to stay at home but sales and office equipment like computers, games, fitness equipment, soa computers, games, fitness equipment, so a bit ofa computers, games, fitness equipment, so a bit of a spike, families adapting to life under lockdown. 0nline picked

emma simpson, bbc news. how will we remember life under lockdown in years to come?strange and uncertain time for you? museums are asking for suggestions about what we should preserve to capture this moment, as our arts correspondent, david sillito has been finding out. # where have all the flowers gone? # long time passing...# so, this is a song that we did right at the beginning of the lockdown. we have singers from the royal opera house, we have singers from italy, from america, but we also have neighbours, friends, kids, all mixed together. # when will they ever learn?# where have all the flowers gone? a video made to raise money for unemployed musicians is being preserved for the nation. this is a moment in history that's unique because of just how much of it has been filmed. this incredible insight into the state of mind of the nation, often within their own homes — the boredom, the frustration, the difficulty, the highs and the lows — they're all being captured on video. and the bfi wants to find more like this. henry iddon's film of a blackpool bank holiday u

emma simpson, bbc news.ituation georgina describes as a "living nightmare". georgina joins us now. good morning to you. just tell us the latest. how is your dad? well, you've just said it. the latest. how is your dad? well, you'vejust said it. he is in intensive care and he went on to a ventilator a few days ago. we have been told he is stable at the moment. the plan was initially to have him on a ventilatorfor up moment. the plan was initially to have him on a ventilator for up to 48 hours but we have now been told it could be up to two weeks. georgina, talk us through some of the background here. your dad was on board a cruise ship and then he was u nwell board a cruise ship and then he was unwell and there was quite a delay in getting testing and you think that could be one of the biggest problems here? absolutely. so we have waited 12 days for a test and the results came back as inconclusive two days ago. it has just been excruciating for me and the rest of the family, waiting for those results to be tol

our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it is not your usual weekly show. popular items, pasta, flour, big beans and tomato ketchup. supermarkets are struggling to stop basic items but there is plenty of that year. most of the third at the steeple is super—sized from tens of beans to bags of pasta. wholesalers generally do not sell direct to consumers but since the service provider lost 40% of its orders overnight it then switched its business model to sell direct to business model to sell direct to business —— to local communities instead. it is a no-brainer, we celebrated on the supermarkets and the vulnerability of the community so we turned on the click and collect to help service those individuals. that includes government emergency food parcels. they could sin—bin making a quarter ofa they could sin—bin making a quarter of a million deliveries a week from across the uk depots. here's another business which is cooked up another way of working. this kitchen company would normally have 25 ships on deck but its corporate clients are on lockdown saw a skel