regions of the uk urge the public to respect this with assessing protocols over the weekend, greater manchester policein the first two weeks of lockdown, that includes nearly 500 house parties, they are represented by the green dots. the brown dots show 160 six st parties, the police have had to go in and close all of those down. it comes as the government urges people to remain inside even though there is quite good weather predicted for quite a lot of the easter weekend. iain hopkins is the chief constable of greater manchester police, he says some people are not complying with the rules. people having private parties and at their home or at the garden, that is why people are coming to each other‘s houses and getting together, it is notjust the same family enjoying time together, they are proper parties. some of the ones over the weekend had djs, bouncy castles, fireworks, we have something like 100 and sixty st parties going on. some of those can clearly st parties going on. some of those ca n clearly com ply st parties going on. some of those can clearly comply with social distancing, but because

i think it was greater manchester police come on that issue, the police are doing a great job, it islt line for them to walk but they are doing a terrificjob, i think. above all, as we go into this long bank holiday weekend, i think people should think long and hard, not just about the guidance and importance of keeping it up, but about what happens on the nhs front line who are doing a heroicjob, if people don't comply with those rules in large numbers. i would urge people to take a moment, before they do anything, however one it is, to think about the sacrifices those on the front line particularly in the nhs, are making. did you want to come back? thanks. just on the furloughing and guidance around people with disabilities, do you accept the guidance around social distancing for people with disabilities perhaps needs to be looked at in a bit more detail? we can certainly take another look at it, but of course it is the way that it is applied that's important with flexibility, and again, as i said, a sense of the fact we are all in this together and pull through this together. we c

some people have not been paying enough attention and this is a bit of information that greater manchester policescover people doing last week. barbecues, parties, things that had to go and tell people off were plainly not just may be talking about to close, but really, really going against the official advice. in the put out a map of the whole area and notjust the city, and overfour days between saturday and tuesday there were 494 house parties broken up, i lived in manchester once, that seems like quite a manchester number of house parties. hundred 66 tree parties i don't accumulate golden jubilee, parties. hundred 66 tree parties i don't accumulate goldenjubilee, i think you mean like people in the street in the group. and 295 of the group gatherings. our colleague found some of being told off or going for nice quite canoe in cumbria. a car with a canoe on the roof drifts he runs a registration check. i'm going after that. and then heads off. is it a twisted picture of the stop, two men from more than 80 miles away are ordered to do more than 80 miles away are ordered todoa more than 80 miles

we had greater manchester police talking about last weekend that the weather was not even going to be0 parties they had to break up and parties including street parties and bouncy castles. not everybody has got this message andi not everybody has got this message and i could say this to go to be an anxious time for police, because we do need to keep the social distancing in place because scientists are telling us the cheap scientific officer said their site that may just be scientific officer said their site that mayjust be working. do you think a stricter locked out is necessary in that case? his difficult balance to get here and i have some sympathy with the police but i also have it with a dangerous if you create this but will which are behind most people actually abiding by the restrictions could end up falling apart. so the tone and how the police it has got to be really quite subtle and cautious at times, but as i

hopkins is the chief constable of greater manchester police. getting together. it is not the same familyjust enjoying time together. they are proper parties will stop some of the ones we went to at the weekend had djs, bouncy castles, fireworks. we have had something like 160 street parties going on. some of those clearly can comply with social distancing, but the calls we are getting suggest that they do not. similarly with people out in parks, well over 100 of those sorts of calls as well. people are under undertaken sporting activities, and everybody has been really clear. cycle, walk orjog if thatis really clear. cycle, walk orjog if that is what you want to do, but games of football and cricket are not acceptable, because it is potentially spreading the virus and putting all of us and our families and loved in danger. the headlines on bbc news... the uk government's emergency response committee known as cobra has been meeting to consider whether restrictions on people's movements should be extended. the british prime minister borisjohnson

greater manchester police earlier released this showing all the places where it had received reportsn groups last weekend. the green dots are parties — there are more than 600 of them. most were in pepole's houses — some had djs, fireworks and even bouncy castles. the message is very clear, stay at home. jessica parkerjoins us from westminster. these lockdown measures that we are in our third week of in the uk, we are assuming they will continue as said, as we have seen the past two weeks or so. continue as said, as we have seen the past two weeks or sol continue as said, as we have seen the past two weeks or so. i think thatis the past two weeks or so. i think that is the expectation, as he were reflecting their comedy downing street briefing today, we have them every day, some of the things that dominic rab said, he is deputising for borisjohnson, dominic rab said, he is deputising for boris johnson, he dominic rab said, he is deputising for borisjohnson, he said we are not done yet, we must keep going, we must stick to the plan. i think there a particular concern, as there was las

i think it was greater manchester police come on that issue, the police are doing a great job, it ise to walk but they are doing a terrificjob, i think. above all, to walk but they are doing a terrificjob, ithink. above all, as we go into this long bank holiday weekend, i think people should think long and hard, notjust about the guidance and importance of keeping it up, but about what happens on the nhs front line who are doing a heroicjob, if people don't comply with those rules in large numbers. i would urge people to take a moment, before they do anything, however one it is, to think about the sacrifices those on the front line particularly in the nhs, are making. did you want to come back? thanks. just on the furloughing and guidance around people with disabilities, do you acce pt people with disabilities, do you accept the guidance around social distancing for people with disabilities perhaps needs to be looked at in a bit more detail? we can certainly take another look at it, but of course it is the way that it, but of course it is the way that it is applied that's important w

last weekend, greater manchester police had more than 1100 reports of people breaking coronavirus rules. some of the ones who meant to at the weekend had djs, bouncy castles, fireworks, we've had something like 160 street parties going on. some of those clearly can't comply with a social distancing but because we are getting suggest they are not. stay at home. this bank holiday they are putting out videos of local celebrities and front—line workers all with the same message. just stay safe, do some exercise, and don't be going outside unnecessarily. this is a message to say please, please, please stay at home. hello, everyone. just a quick message to remind us all it's very important to stay indoors, to stop spreading the virus. other forces say they've given people time to adjust to the rules and now they will start enforcing them. we have a hard core, a few people, a minority, who are quite blatantly flouting the law and it is to those people i am saying enough is enough and we are now going to start to come looking for you and we are going to find new and if necessary arrest you. loc

people have not been paying enough attention to it, and this is a bit of information that greater manchester policegs that they discovered people doing last week, barbecues, parties, things where they had to go and tell people off, who were plainly not just may and tell people off, who were plainly notjust may be jogging a bit too close to someone in the park, but really, really going against the official advice. and they put on a map of the whole manchester area, not just the they put on a map of the whole manchester area, notjust the centre of the city, but outlying bits. and over four days between saturday and tuesday there were 494 house parties broken up. i lived in manchester once. that seems like quite a manchester number of house parties. 160 six st parties. street parties? yeah, i don't think they mean like goldenjubilee street parties, i think they mean like people in the street in a group. 295 other group gatherings. our colleague, danny savage, even found someone today being told off for going off for a nice quiet canoe in cumbria, let's have a watch. a car with a canoe on the roof drif

with police forces across the uk including west yorkshire, bedfordshire, thames valley, greater manchester policems being recovered. working with uk police forces and the dedicated regional organised crime units and border force, we continue to prevent the corrosive harm to communities from the scourge of drugs. in the last month, uk law enforcement officers have seized over 360 kilos of class a drugs. as one example, the british transport police have made 70 arrests of people suspected of involvement in so—called county lines drug dealing. in another example, working with the metropolitan police, we have seized 20 kilos of cocaine and £500,000. and only yesterday, working with border force and the police service of northern ireland, we seized 36 kilos of cocaine. but the supply of illegal drugs is a transnational business, so too is our law enforcement response. internationally, in the last month, the nca has contributed to the seizure of in excess of 1.7 tonnes of illicit drugs. we are working to protect vulnerable children in the uk and overseas. the home secretary has described some of the ex

greater manchester. i wondered if you wanted to give a view on what has been going on in manchester. reports of policewhat the government has been saying and it's only a small minority but the police we re only a small minority but the police were honest about that, there was a problem with some people having house parties. we have been working ha rd house parties. we have been working hard with our councils to identify the repeat offenders and those numbers are coming down thankfully. i think they have been getting the balance right if i'm honest. i don't think it would have been right to have a very heavy—handed approach to this but where problems, particularly with parties they have focused on that and have used legislations and have charged them, prosecuted somebody who was holding those parties and that was right to so those parties and that was right to soi those parties and that was right to so i think the chief constable and greater manchester police have got the balance right. andy burnham, good to see you even if you are not in the studio with us this morning. joining us now is the former ch

practices, garden parties and house parties, andi garden parties and house parties, and i think greater manchester policee public are abiding by the rules and they are acting responsibly. that's a really important point to make. but if we think about why these regulations we re think about why these regulations were put in. the purpose of these regulations were to save peoples lives and stop the spread of the virus. we might describe them as breaches, but the police will respond to those calls when people let us know about that, and our objective is to get people back to where they should be and to avoid the transmission. it's really important we are responding. we are responding across the country when we are finding out about those. but the important point is we are engaging, explaining, and getting people to return home. only in those extreme cases will we have to resort to enforcement, which would be by a fine, or if there was some other activity potentially an arrest. we know how many arrests we are making, as we always do. the fining system isa very as we always do. the fining system is a very new

greater manchester police said officers have dealt with 660 parties during the pandemic and with more very seriously. there will a lwa ys this very seriously. there will always be people who decide they do not apply to them. how much of that proportion of society are you seeing? we are seeing it less and less. this week and met with the sunshine, it is very important. as a tourism boss it is strange to be telling people not to come here and not to move around. the sooner we get on top of this, they're sooner not only things like tourism can go back at the quality of life can go back at the quality of life can go back out. it is in all of our interests to stick to the rules. we are seeing beautiful pictures of the wonderful place that is cornwall and devon. how do rules apply to beaches, for example? take us through the basic stuff. even if you live locally, how does it work regarding what you are allowed to do? as a local resident, even if you live within 20, 30 yards at the beach, you are allowed to walk on the beach to exercise, not to sit on it or go surfing or do recreational wate

one is our gin companies are making hand sanitiser, which has been much appreciated by greater manchester policey street, from your point of view another businesses have been helping, haven't they? yes, fantastic. two lovely examples. big household names from the west midlands. jaguar land rover offering vehicles, actually providing food, trips. lovely as well, they are using their 3d printing to make visors. cadburys, at their bournville plant, another icon of birmingham business, are turning their production over to ppe as well. some of the household names have put their hand into this. just like —— last week we did a quality business across the region to step forward. we had 70 responses in a couple of days. they are stepping up. i loved that chocolate makers and gin makers are helping! thank so much. chocolate and gin, what a brea kfast! so many of us are finding our own way to say thank you to nhs and front line workers at the moment, from displaying banners to volunteering time, donating supplies or even making protective gear. now a choirfrom manchester, which sang with ariana grande foll

police in greater manchester say they were called to almost 500 house parties and more than 160 streeta greatjob. well done, it‘s brilliant. you should be very proud of her, they do an amazing job, the nhs workers. have you got a picture as well? this is a picture of my mum and she works at a special school and she helps and treats children. fantastic. is she still working at the moment? this week. the school also delivers food to some families as well as helping with mental health provision. we are massively grateful to have their support today. and the duchess of cambridge has been our patron, our royal patron since 2013 and really had that spotlight on children‘s mental health and support that can be given within schools, it‘s hugely impactful. the duke and duchess were clearly impressed with the work the school is doing. thank you so much, it‘s been fun, we had a really fun time. thank you for taking the time, it's been an amazing experience for them. we just want to say a huge thank you to you guys, well done for keeping it all going and please pass on all the messages of support,