fiona trott, bbc news, leeds.ported to have died in the past 24—hour period after testing positive for coronavirus stands at 148. that takes the total number of deaths across the uk to 44,798. it comes as certain lockdown measures were eased in england — with the re—opening of open—air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools. and in wales, a phased reopening for holidaymakers has also begun. charlotte gallagher reports. back in the water finally. these swimmers in south east london are some of the first in england to return to the pool after a wait of almost four months. it is indescribable, really, the feeling ofjust being able to glide through the water. it's just something that i was desperately missing. i was getting jealous of the ducks in the ponds. for those in the industry, it's good to see people in the pool again. with all the stresses and strains of life, getting in the water is about as far from normal life as you can get. it's real escapism. so it's mental health as well. there have been a lot

fiona trott reports. sorry about that, that report seems to have frozen.ill bring it to year ina to have frozen. we will bring it to year in a moment when we have it sorted. let us turn to a different story. when a manchester hotel advertised for a receptionist on monday, the owners were shocked to receive almost 1,000 applicants in a day. they had only expected about 30 people to be interested. hospitalityjobs have proved highly sought after as thousands of roles have been slashed by restaurant groups in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. other businesses have reported similar experiences this week. well, with me to discuss this further is carol cairnes, director of people at the restaurant's owner d&d london, and james reed, the chairman of the reed recruitment firm. you first, carol. tell us more about this. in a way, it is as shocking story about the struggles for people in getting a job at the moment. yes, it is terribly sad. we couldn't believe it when we placed the advert. we expected possibly 30 or 40 advert. we expected possibly 30 or a0 applic

fiona trott, bbc news, leeds.azil has been devastated by coronavirus — more than 1.4 million people have been infected and the numbers are rising fast. our world travels to sao paulo. coronavirus has wreaked havoc on brazil. over 1.6 million have been infected and more than 65,000 have died. its people are suffering deep economic pain, with the country's millions of domestic maids especially hard hit. many have lost theirjobs, forcing them to choose between eating and paying the rent. this is their story. neca is a maid. she is preparing to go to work for a family who live in one of sao paulo's wealthiest neighbourhoods. with a spike in deaths in may, sao paulo's population of 12 million has been put under a near total lockdown. however, many have no choice but to work. rossana is a lawyer. neca has worked for her family for over 20 years. it is thought that the virus entered brazil with the wealthy returning from their holidays. spreading rapidly amongst their ranks, it became known as the disease of the rich. bu

fiona trott is outside leeds united's elland road football ground, where floral tributes are being laidfans. it is, and many of them are coming here today to lay flowers amongst the regular tributes, and what has been striking here today is that many of the people we have spoken to have actually met jack charlton, and that says a lot about the man, the fact that he had time for people. they talked about his kindness and his sense of humour and the family had told us today that they get comfort from that. the fans are describing the exact same man that they knew and loved. the football capital association says we are devastated at the news at the death of jack charlton, a member of a world cup winning team of 66 has passed away. the football association of ireland says, he was the manager who changed irish football forever, and hearing leads the club itself in a statement today has said he will remain in football folklore for ever and his record at leeds united are unlikely to ever be surpassed. and you can see by the tributes here today that leeds have lost one of their greatest sportin

his granddaughter, kate wilkinson, spoke to our north of england correspondent, fiona trott, today., andi about all the memories we have got, and i have seen from a lot of the tributes that have come in how much people saw the man that we saw, the kind of funny and open and genuine and honest person that he was, and i had to laugh. he was a real geordie at heart, and even things like i remember one time we were in mcdonald's and they said to him how much it was going to be for our mcdonald's and he said, how much? i'm not paying that! and he literally refused to pay for it. even things like that, and he'd sit in his lounge in his coat, his flat cap and his gloves, just to not have to turn the heating on. it'sjust...

fiona trott reports. hi, matthew. hi, are you all right? a welcome sight. free food boxes so volunteers like matthew are all they have. staying at home is a tough decision but for them it is necessary. it is really worrying because although they have lifted the ban there is always the thought of a second wave coming. and obviously i want to protect my daughter as much as i can, especially with her immune system being so low, it will be really scary to ever let out the house again, to be honest. when will that be? i don't know. when there's a cure. do you think shielding should be lifted at all? yes, but not for the really vulnerable ones like me. i should have a seatbelt! in gateshead, 95—year—old elizabeth is desperate to go to the shops but the garden at her sheltered accommodation is the furthest she will go. because i don't want to catch the virus, isn't it? i mean, how many people who have lost their lives to it? and i have come to a big age now and i don't want to lose it to a virus now, really. for four months, these food boxes have been a lifeline f

fiona trott reports. hi, matthew. hiya, you all right? i've got the stuff for you. a welcome sight.have. 0k, see you later. staying at home is a tough decision, but for them, it's necessary. it's really worrying because although they've lifted the ban, there's always the thought of a second wave coming and obviously, i want to protect my daughter as much as i can especially with her immune system being so low. it's going to be really scary, you know, to ever let her out of the house again, to be honest. when will that be? i don't know. i don't know — when there's a cure. do you think shielding should be lifted at all? some of it, yeah, but not for the really vulnerable ones like me. in gateshead, 95—year—old elizabeth is desperate to go to the shops, but the garden and her sheltered accommodation is the furthest she will go. well, because i don't want to catch the virus, isn't it? i mean, you know, there's how many people have lost their lives to it? and i've come to a big age now and i don't want to lose it to a virus, really, isn't it? for four months, these food boxes have been a

fiona trott is in ashington. tell us what people are saying there this morning, fiona?efly just street outside his school. i want to show you brieflyjust how many people are here already, ahead of the cortege which is due to pass here in maybe 15 or 20 minutes. there are hundreds of people along a six kilometre route around ashington. i want to introduce you toa ashington. i want to introduce you to a couple of ladies here, who are here with their families. they have come out especially for the cortege today. your partners and friends had taken the day off work, explain to us taken the day off work, explain to us why it is so important everybody comes out today to show their respects? everybody has so much respects? everybody has so much respect forjack respects? everybody has so much respect for jack charlton respects? everybody has so much respect forjack charlton and his family. he is a massive celebrity in ashington, he never forgot his roots. he used to come back and speak to everybody, just a wonderful man. that says a lot about the man, obviously football defined

let's go to his home town of ashington now, where our correspondent fiona trott has been speaking tod pay their respects to him. that is how much he is loved here in the north—east of england. i want to introduce you to one of his relatives, ian skinner. i suppose one of the comforting things about days like this, people can share stories and everybody here has a story about jack charlton. he spoke to everybody. he knew everyone, they knew him. what is your fondest memory? might most fondest memories will be as a small child. i remember jack being manager of newcastle united in the 805, 85, jack being manager of newcastle united in the 805,85, i think, jack being manager of newcastle united in the 805,85, ithink, i would only have been nine years old. and he very kindly invited myself and my dad, hi5 and he very kindly invited myself and my dad, his cousin, and my 5i5ter, along to a game, we arranged, the arrangements were all made through his mother, si55y, and 5he made through his mother, si55y, and she met u5 made through his mother, si55y, and she met us at the players entrance a

fiona trott has been to leeds united's elland road football ground, where people have been paying theirhave been coming here this morning and said that it is hard to sum him up. yes, legend is a word that people have used, people coming in to lay flowers, t—shirts, scarves, let me introduce you to sara, what have you laid outside elland road? i have come down today and laid a t—shirt, a very simple one that says rest in peace, jack. a white t—shirt. i felt it was important to come down and lay that t—shirt and remember jack and with all the flowers that are laid here for him today. how do you remember him coming here as a young girl? well, i came when i was a child to watch leeds in the 60s and i used to stand in the scratching shed with my father and i remember one day, when they were doing the pre—warmup, jack unfortunately hit the ball and it hit a child in the crowd and he stopped everything he was doing and came to the back of the goal, came into the scratching shed and checked on the child to make sure they weren't injured with the ball, so it showed what a real gentlemanly and ki