following in the footsteps of florence nightingale, we will fulfil our mission.lions of plants, shrubs and trees could be thrown away — after the coronavirus outbreak forces the closure of 2,000 garden centres and nurseries in sport, the head of uk anti—doping says athletes are very much mistaken if they think they can get away with doping while there are reduced levels of testing due to the coronavirus outbreak. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the day before the new nightingale hospital in east london is set to open — with the capacity for 4,000 coronavirus patients — medics are continuing to say they're not being given adequate masks, gowns or gloves for personal protection. and with as many as one in four doctors currently off work — there's also frustration that nhs staff aren't being tested in sufficient numbers to find out if they have the virus. the official figures for deaths in the uk have now been extended — as well as the daily toll of fatalities in hospital, there are now also weekly figures which include people who've died at home

the florence nightingale museum in london has a special show celebrating the 200th anniversary of the lady of the lamps birth nightingale of course the pioneering nurse who practically invented sanitation and washing your hands in a medical context she died aged 9910. but she has left us a little voice message from the grave take listening. to my. car now keep washing your hands words of wisdom from a pioneer of modern health care thanks so much adrian for that back story. and now to the west african nation of work in a fast so where modern dance is much more than just a means of expression instead it can be a strong statement for tolerance and equal rights outspoken with movement instead of words that we travel to the capital or work at who where dynamic dancing faces daily challenges. contemporary downs in burkean a fast so becoming a dancer here takes courage. into the didn't. in the capital want to do do we need to feel horny kamma the dancer choreographer and dance teacher is in international demand yet he's had to fight for recognition in his homeland and acceptance from his fam

another exhibition going on that i have to say is highly relevant in times of the cold but the florence nightingale museum in london has a special show celebrating the 200th anniversary of the lady of the lamps in 1910 but she has left us a little voice message from the grave take listening. to . keep washing your hands words of wisdom from a pioneer of modern health care thanks so much adrian for that back story. and now to the west african nation of work enough fassel where modern dance is much more than just a means of expression instead it can be a strong statement for tolerance and equal rights outspoken with movement instead of words and we travelled to the capital to work out who where a dynamic dancing faces daily challenges. contemporary downs in burkean a fast becoming a dunce and here takes courage. in the capital walk or do we need to feel horny camera down. and dance teacher is an international demand yet he's had to fight for recognition in his homeland and acceptance from his family. it was difficult because my parents didn't accept my choice they didn't want me to give up building h

mentioned along with florence nightingale as one of the famous women of history, but i had no idea really about marsha on.til i met and i was lucky that she had written a biography, which was insightful for my character playing the character. me the seat?o give >> we are not giving you anything. we are interviewing and all consideration should be given to you in taking the post. >> and if i don't take the post? abaco then it is one less candidate to consider. >> if you wish to give it to me out of pity, don't. if you wish to give it to me to follow some agenda or other, don't. >> it is a discovery of two elements. she did not get the recommissioned that she deserved. she didn't care about the fame. >> i think she did not one funding for her science, she did not want all the publicity and glory. neither of them did really, but in the film we slightly suggest that he was swayed by it a little bit more. they had such a harmonious marriage, that one of the challenges of the film was finding a potential -- >> an argument. >> an argument to have because they had an enviable life work partnershi

in 1000 gail a temporary hospital presumably this is named after florence nightingale the famous nurse from the time of the crimean war. is a very sort of a popular historical figure in the u.k. lots of medical establishments are named after her. the hospital will have looks like it will have a capacity for 4000 patients there will be 2 wards each be able to hold 2000 and it will be at the xcel exhibition center in london it will be up and running from next week now yet again this is i think the u.k. taking a lead from things that have happened in other european countries we know that in spain there are already exhibitions centers that have been converted into field hospitals there so this is obviously something that the u.k. has looked at and decided they're going to to do that to. even saying that he is putting out a call for n.h.s. volunteers they want a quarter of a 1000000 volunteers to come and help out clean in the government is thinking that we are nowhere near the peak of this crisis yet the new u.k. death toll for the day is 87 that takes the u.k. to 422 deaths that's quite a

florence nightingales of the bird world. peaches!nd. >> jimmy: mike tyson used to have a tiger in his house. can you imagine having one of these in your house? >> that's why i bought the bronx an house. >> jimmy: what's the difference between a bison and a buffalo? >> they don't make bison spicy hot wings. they make buffalo hot wings. >> guillermo: how many pounds do you think? >> easily about 16,000. >> jimmy: it weighs 16,000 pounds? >> yeah. >> jimmy: it must be very dense, you know. these animals. >> what's dense mean? >> jimmy: like thick or -- >> i've got to go back and get my g.e.d. >> jimmy: oh, wow. do you get worried when they fight like that? i oraslist and g:s that right? >> oh, yeah. they have everything. but you've got to be careful who you deal with on craigslist. >> jimmy: you don't want to get a -- >> crazy lion. because you can get a crazy lion on craigslist. >> jimmy: wow. they're beautiful. >> oh, yeahen first got them all custom detailed. >> jimmy: really? >> you see the hoofs? armor all on them. >> jimmy: wow. >

>> well, the nhs nightingale, named after florence nightingale, perhaps the most famous field nurse ever in this massive field hospital is being set up in what is a convention and exhibition center normally. it is set to be open tomorrow initially and will be providing oxygens and ventilators for beds for those suffering from covid-19. the military has been working hard trying to get this building ready. they expect it could increase in size to treat people in london and perhaps other parts of the country. although other field hospitals are set to open around the country. they're going to be using airline workers. the nhs has appealed to those airline workers to see if they would like to work in a lot of these centers. they say a lot of these people are trained in first aid. they have security clearance. they could work in support roles in helping nurses and, doctors through these tesch ewe lent times. also military medics. the ns has called on retired nurses and, doctors to come out and help this fight against the coronavirus. the chief scientific adviser to the government here has said

following in the footsteps of florence nightingale, we will fulfil our mission.equipment has been outstripping supply. but the government says the nhs supply chain is increasing its capacity. here's senior cabinet minister michael gove. yesterday, just yesterday, hundreds of thousands of aprons, eye protectors, respiratory masks, surgical masks and gloves reached the front line, and there is a 24—hour helpline if any front line nhs worker is concerned about not having the ppe equipment that they need, they can call in order to make sure that ppe equipment can be delivered. let's talk to a front line health worker from bristol. joining me now from her home in bristol is dr claudia paoloni, president of the hospital consultants and specialist association, also known as the doctor's union. are you getting the kit that you need? we are getting repeated m essa 9 es need? we are getting repeated messages from oui’ need? we are getting repeated messages from our members that it is not coming through in a consistent way, so the answer is, it's inconsistent. yes, we under

following in the footsteps of florence nightingale, we will fulfil our mission.are among airlines working with the government to fly britons back to the uk. the government has also pledged £75 million for charter flights. caroline hawley has more. i've left three children behind. two children are asthmatic. i should've been home, that's the bottom line. i should have been home. tabassum is one of hundreds of thousands of british people stuck around the world right now. pakistan is in lockdown. there've been no flights out for two weeks, and there are many others in this country alone desperate to get back to the uk, some with pressing medical needs. my mum is a diabetic so medication is low, it's hard to get hold of. we just need some intervention, to be honest. but how to get people back when the world is closing down. this is 0rly airport in paris. today, it is shutting indefinitely to commercial flights, just one illustration of the vast logistical challenge of getting people home. this is tom on holiday in morocco. the foreign office says it's helped to get m

work, but every day we are hoping for people's recovery stop following in the footsteps of florence nightingalemdar, bbc news. now, amidst the fear and anxiety, closing borders, and lines at the supermarket, the covid—19 pandemic has also seen some of the best of humanity on show. whether it's the tireless effort of frontline medical staff, volunteers trying to support the isolated, orjust people on social media trying to bring a bit ofjoy into the rest of our days, countless people have used the current crisis as an opportunity to show some kindness. to take a closer look at this phenomenon, we can get the thoughts of jamil zaki, associate professor of psychology at stanford university. thank you for being on the programme. so, why are we seeing an epidemic of kindness do you think at this time? well, first of all, we are seeing that epidemic and if you are depressed, scrolling through twitter, you can look at# through twitter, you can look at # covert kindness, to see callous examples of this epidemic of kindness all around the world. while we seeing it? well, i think it is not unique to this

unfortunately in the circumstances, it is the 200th anniversary of the birth of florence nightingaleally used for things like crafts and boat shows will now be turned into this extraordinary enormous hospital, potentially the biggest in the uk. they expect to have 500 beds up and running, that includes a significant number of intensive care unit beds with ventilators and oxygen available, they expect to have it up and running early in the week, the middle of next week, there is a potential to scale that up to 4000 beds in total if needed. why? well because london is the epicentre of the nation's outbreak of coronavirus. 33% of all cases have occurred here, 4000 or so cases are testing positive, as you heard from the previous correspondence, there is huge pressure on the nhs in london anyway, there are enormous numbers of vacancies before the crisis, now there are sickness rates between 20%, calls are gone out across london for health staff to volunteer, stjohn ambulance is going to give volunteers, people are being asked to come back from retirement to volunteer, and there is militar

following in the footsteps of florence nightingale, we will fulfil our mission. we have reason to believe that somebody is cheating, and depending on how they think they are cheating, they should not be naive enough to think that they can get away with it during this period of time and that there might not be any traces, either in their system or indeed of the history of ordering things online or otherwise, that we could not utilise to detect them and catch them. premier league and english football league clubs are set to discuss a collective wage deferral agreement at a meeting with the pfa tomorrow. tottenham have become the latest club to announce that their 550 non—playing staff will take a 20% pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic, with chairman daniel levy saying he hopes players will do the same. yesterday, newcastle became the first premier league club to put non—playing staff on leave. england captainjoe root says he expects talks to be held with the england and wales cricket board, over possible pay cuts for international players, to help safeguard th

following in the footsteps of florence nightingale, we will fulfil our mission.thers across the uk had been made to work in equipment treating both positive and suspected positive covid—19 patients. equipment that is absolutely not suitable for the job. just basic gloves, aprons, surgical mask, dangerously unsafe, especially working in close contact with these patients. paul in peter brook says i don't feel safe at work, i work in a factory building engines on a production line. some operations are less tha n production line. some operations are less than two eaters apart, i'm diabetic and worry about catching coronavirus at work. and one more from a viewer who says i'm an on—call firefighter in devon and somerset, we are expected to get on the back of a fire engine and sit next to our colleagues with no masks or gloves. all we have been told is keep the windows open. thank you for those. let me bring you this breaking news. from spain. it's to do with the numbers of dead from coronavirus. the death toll has risen to 8189. the latest figures. up risen to 8189. th

following in the footsteps of florence nightingale, we will fulfil our mission.pproach when using their new emergency powers on restricting our movements. the death toll in spain increases by 849, the highest daily number in since the epidemic started, deaths in spain now total to over 8,000. president trump says the next thirty days will be ‘vital‘ to stopping the virus in the us — as the number of cases rises to over 164,000 — the highest number anywhere in the world. in russia, a full lockdown has been imposed in many regions, as the numbers of confirmed infections continues to rise. the government response has increased rapidly in a matter of days — as recently as last week, the kremlin claimed there was "de facto no epidemic" in russia. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. moscow, they call it the city that never sleeps, but its quiet now. another capital where time has stopped. coronavirus has put moscow into lockdown. people ordered to stay home. but some are out. they seem confused and sceptical. "i don't get it", albina says. "the authorities say the nu

it feels like florence nightingale stuff.ears if not decades. and that is a problem. so i think of all the finances which have been released officially in the news, so much should go to the nhs straightaway to get people tested and so on. you have had the discussions around this. so testing staff is really a main thing. there is something i wa nt to main thing. there is something i want to say which i feel is missing so want to say which i feel is missing so far, which is some advice on people's personal things which they could do. because apart from hand washing and social distancing and avoiding crowds etc, we can also look after our own health better, so that our immune system, our own defence to the virus, is in best shape. and one big factor in that is that the whole of the uk, or many people in the whole of the uk, are deficient of vitamin d. so this is not only for bones and muscles, but it is now well researched that it plays a major role in the immune system. i've been campaigning for that for some years, for the rec

following in the footsteps of florence nightingale, we will fulfil our mission.st developments in the coronavirus pandemic. we'll be bringing you today's downing street conference — that's expected to take place at around five o'clock. cabinet office minister michael gove will lead the conference and he'll be joined by deputy chief medical officer for england jenny harries and nhs england national medical director stephen powis. about a quarter of nhs doctors are off work because they are sick or in isolation, according to the head of the royal college of physicians. professor andrew goddard warned the level of illness and self—isolation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic was already seriously affecting emergency departments. around one in five nurses has taken time off work to self—isolate, according to the royal college of nursing. i'm joined now by donna kinnair, chief executive of the royal college of nursing. thank you forjoining us once again. we spoke to you yesterday have things improved in any way? in especially when it comes to ppe, one of your prim

drawings and portraits of florence nightingale which have been uncovered after 100 years will go on displayassistant director at the museum where they will be shown. hello, thanks for your company and welcome to afternoon live. the government's top medical adviser chris whitty says the uk is now trying to slow the spread of coronavirus, as the country is "mainly" in the second phase of its strategy to deal with the disease. the first phase had been to try to contain it the second is to attempt to delay rates of transmission. as the number of confirmed cases here now stands at 90, a senior doctor has warned the nhs is not in a position to cope if the rate of infection does increase rapidly. italy has closed its schools and universities, and england's six nations rugby match in rome later this month has been called off. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. this is how south korea is fighting the new coronavirus. it has the largest epidemic outside china. in comparison, the number of cases in the uk is still very small, but today officials said they were ramping up measures as p