a single to harrogate police. £6.50.—fi, an on—board library, and double glazing so the windows don't mist up. this is designed to tempt people out of their cars and onto a double—decker. from harrogate, all the stops it has until we get through to leeds, and its marvellous, they're every ten minutes, it's wonderful. harrogate is not a town you'd readily associate with strong bus use, but by giving people what they want in terms of a high specification of interior, high—frequency and basically creating a bus that they're proud to be seen on, people use it and it's popular. it's not cheap, though, is it? obviously to put a high—specification service on, we think the price is quite justified, we think it'sjustified compared to the cost of parking in leeds, and the cost of using the rail service. but for private operators, there are areas where running a service just isn't financially viable. i suppose you find in certain places that these places have become so car—dependent, it's very difficult to separate people from thei

danny savage, bbc news, harrogate. that's the view from harrogate.ents around the uk. lorna gordon is in glasgow, emma vardy is in belfast and helena wilkinson is in central london. first, to lorna. on 0na on a friday night this street in glasgow would normally be packed with people enjoying a drink or having a meal with family and friends, but not tonight and not for the foreseeable future. in a televised address, scotland's first minister reiterating that message, asking pubs, clubs, bars, cafe is, to close. in comments she made earlier she also made clear that she was worried that younger people in particular were not heeding the message to socially distance. well, it is quiet here tonight, but it's not completely deserted and there is a range of opinions from those we've been speaking to. some people saying the measures being brought in are a good idea, others not so keen. all of them saying that tonight is a last hurrah. emma vardy is in belfast for us. belfast saw its quietest st patrick's day this week in memory, when many of the pubs then on

danny savage in harrogate and helena wilkinson in central london.c advisors have warned that social distancing policies will need to be in place for the best part of a year — alternating between strict and less strict measures to help intensive care units cope. it's in marked contrast to the prime minister's assessment yesterday that the uk could turn the tide of the disease in 12 weeks. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. intensive care units are overwhelmed in italy. there have been more than 600 deaths there in the past 2a hours alone. the only way to avoid that here, say government scientists, is to keep our strict social distancing controls in place for at least six of the next 12 months. that includes school closures, general social distancing and possible isolation. and household isolation. the scientists are trying to prevent one huge peak of cases of covid—i9 which would overwhelm nhs intensive care units. instead, there would be a series of smaller peaks spread out throughout a year. to achieve this, they would suppress and the

danny savage, bbc news, harrogate.a of staging an alternative show after cancelling this year's event because of coronavirus. 0ur news reporter gareth barlow is here to tell us more. do we know anymore about what this alternative show could be? not at the moment. we know one thing, it will not be a competition and normally it is a fierce competition between the that enter and the european broadcasting union that hosts this and puts on the song contest has given very little detail apart from that. they say they want to honour the songs and artists who have or any other acts together and got their performances ready so i think what we will see potentially is perhaps a special programme that brings together all of the music videos they have already put together and it will also be putting it out on social media. why do think there has been his case of course, maybe the uproarand case of course, maybe the uproar and people loving your vision and looking forward to it? what do you think happened? it isa it? what do you thin

danny savage, bbc news, harrogate.p pass the dark times. freya cole reports. # will meet again, don‘t know how, don‘t know when... # will meet again, don‘t know how, don't know when... 103 yea rs how, don't know when... 103 years old, dame vera lynn‘s spirit is as strong as ever. she is released a new video showing archive footage of her performing her signature tune. it's performing her signature tune. it‘s been more than 80 years since it was released, but the lyrics are as poignant as ever. # always do... till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away. dame vera lynn entertained british troops during world war ii with songs that captured the hearts and lifted spirits. during some of the world‘s darkest days she travelled as far afield as egypt and myanmar to boost morale on the front line. along with a new video, the singer released a statement saying we are facing very challenging times andi are facing very challenging times and i know people are worried about the future. music is so good for the soul injuring

danny savage, bbc news, harrogate. staging an alternative show after cancelling this year's event because of coronavirus. we no—one thing, that it won't bea we no—one thing, that it won't be a competition. normally fierce competition between the countries that enter. the european broadcasting union that hosts this and puts on the eurovision song contest has given very little detail apart from that. they say they say they want to honour the songs and artists who have already put their acts together and performances and songs ready. we will potentially see a special programme that brings together all the music video memory put together and putting it out on social media too. what he think there has been a change of course? 0bviously there's been an uproar and lots of people love eurovision, what do you think happened? is a sta ple do you think happened? is a staple of european life. it has been going on since 1956, 6a yea rs, been going on since 1956, 6a years, people travel the world and follow the song contest from a a

danny savage, bbc news, harrogate.measures announced by the chancellor, rishi sunak, who said there'll be "no limit" to the funds he'll make available to get the uk economy and its workers through the coronavirus crisis. in a move never seen before, the government will help pay the wages of millions of workers in the private sector — they'll pay 80% of their salaries, up to £2,500 a month, backdated to 1st march. it will ensure people retain theirjobs, even if their employers can't afford to pay them. alongside that, companies will have their vat payments deferred until the end ofjune, and for the next 12 months universal credit will be increased by a thousand pounds for the year. mr sunak said he was introducing "unprecedented measures for unprecedented times". our business editor simonjack reports. one of east london's popular social hotspots on a typical saturday. this is what it will look like this weekend. the government tonight ordered the closure of the venues like this, but the effect has already been catastrop

danny savage, bbc news, harrogate.eir doors on friday afternoon — with no clear idea of when they'll reopen. they'll be shut to all but vulnerable pupils, and the children of key workers. there's also been more detail on how grades will be calculated for pupils whose exams have been cancelled, as our north of england correspondentjudith moritz reports. it's not even easter and this could be the last school drop—off of the year. for the children, it's bizarre. for their parents — facing weeks of home teaching — it's daunting. have a great day! it can bring tears to your eyes if you think too much, so you kind ofjust roll with the punches and just do what you can, really. it's going to be hard. we've already looked through my five—year—old's folder and it's lots of phonics and i'm thinking, oh, my god, phonics! what's phonics?! for children in year 6, it's extra emotional. this could be their last day of primary school. what will happen if we don't come back to school before we leave to year 7? we're not sure what's goin

helena wilkinson in central london there. and now danny savage, who's been in harrogate tonight.urant has been closed for a few days now. next door, the ivy restaurant, closed yesterday. but go along the main drag here in harrogate and there are at least four bars tonight which are still open and have always been open. that's not to say drinkers in them are not socially aware, we talk to people sitting outside that said by sitting outside its socially distancing themselves, they thought they were doing the right thing by still going out for a drink. 0n the other hand, we talked to another couple outside of a pub who refused to be filmed because if their family saw them drinking outside a pub, they'd be in trouble. they'd get a lot of criticism from their own families. people are slowly dawning, this is closing down around us tonight. a part of our lifestyle, part of our culture is closing down this evening and we just don't know when it will reopen again. another impact of the coronavirus outbreak has been announced this evening — the news that all driving tests have been suspend

now to danny savage, who has been in harrogate this evening. behind me is betty's tea rooms. go along the main drag here in harrogate and there are at least four bars tonight which are still open and have always been open. that is not to say that drinkers in them are not socially aware. we talked to people sitting outside that said by sitting outside, they are socially distancing themselves. that thought they were doing the right thing by going out and having a drink. 0n the other hand, we talked to a couple outside the pub who said if their family saw them drinking aside he publicly would be in a lot of trouble, it would be criticised by their own families. a part of our lifestyle, our culture, is closing down this evening and we just don't know when it will reopen again. that was danny savage there. just an update coming to us from italy. it's been reported via the reuters new to agency that italy is closing all its parks, that people can only take exercise around their homes. as part of for coronavirus research is being put in place by italy. the time is a quarter past 7pm

shut until further notice, this recycling centre in harrogate is one of many run by councils to haved to hold onto their large household waste for now and not put it out for a bin collection. play areas like this one are closed, too, along with a whole range of other services. it is to encourage social distancing. county councils say it is so that their efforts can be redirected toward social care. there has been a real important onus on intensifying our efforts to get patients out of hospitals, either back to their homes or into secure settings such as care homes. there is a real imperative to free up hospital beds and so we are doing everything that we can to get those patients out of hospital when it is safe to do so. many services are continuing, but there are reports that council workers, from bin collectors to highways crews, are experiencing increased attacks and abuse as tensions and emotions run high during this crisis. the local government association is calling on the public to respect the tireless efforts of council staff. i mean, frankly, it is disappointing and ridiculo

of scotla nd sleet and snow in the harrogate of scotland and northern ireland.t the moment. it will start to rise quite sharply. we‘ll have the latest from italy and from our science correspondents. also this lunchtime: a rebellion in parliament about the government‘s plans to allow the chinese firm huawei a role in the uk‘s