helena wilkinson who is at the hospitalfor us. we helena wilkinson who is at the hospital for us.e knew helena wilkinson who is at the hospitalfor us. we knew he helena wilkinson who is at the hospital for us. we knew he was recovering, he was doing well, but this will be excellent news for friends, family and his colleagues. yes, we‘ve had that statement from number ten yes, we‘ve had that statement from numberten in yes, we‘ve had that statement from number ten in the last few minutes, confirming that the prime minister has now left st thomas‘ hospital, less tha n has now left st thomas‘ hospital, less than one mile away from downing street. he has been in hospitalfor a week. to redo the statement from number ten downing st, the prime minister has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery at chequers, the prime minister‘s official country residence in buckinghamshire. on the advice of his medical team, the prime minister will not be immediately returning to work. he wishes to thank everybody at st thomas‘s hospital for the brilliant care he has received. all of his

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helena wilkinson, bbc news. to know how you're getting through this for some i'm on twitter. now the weather with ben rich. hello, the weekend brought plenty of sunshine for us and temperatures responded accordingly. sunday was the warmest day of the year, 22.2 degrees the highest temperature we have recorded in west wales but for monday, something a little bit cooler. therapy sunshine around but there were also be some showers. that plume of every loan air wafted northwards across the uk through sunday is being replaced by something cooler from the atlantic moving in behind this frontal system. this front will continue to bring some epics of rain through monday morning, the front becoming slow moving across east anglia and the south—east. you can see these outbreaks trudging eastwards and in east anglia and the south—east the rain to turn heavier for a time east anglia and the south—east the rain to turn heavierfor a time in the morning. behind it we will see brighter skies and sunshine, one or two showers are

helena wilkinson, bbc news. officer has resigned after being caught visiting her second home, in breach of her own guidance. dr catherine calderwood made a public apology and received a police warning after she travelled from edinburgh to another home in fife for two consecutive weekends. alexandra mackenzie reports. this is a vital update about coronavirus. to help save lives, stay at home. day after day, scotland's chief medical officer has told millions of people to stay at home to help save lives. but after pictures were published in the scottish sun, catherine calderwood was forced to admit she had travelled from where she lives in edinburgh to her second home in fife this weekend and last weekend. i've already issued a statement this morning apologising unreservedly for travelling away from my home while restrictions were in place. as well as this weekend, it is important to be clear that i also was there last weekend with my husband. i didn't follow the advice i'm giving to others. i'm truly sorry for tha

our reporter helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital in london, where the prime minister remains, helena, how is he doing? any news from overnight? annita, we haven't had any updates since yesterday, as far as we are aware, the prime minister remains here at st thomas' in intensive care. you might be able to make out a couple of police officers just behind us, guarding every entrance to the hospital. perhaps some positive news that we heard yesterday from the chancellor at that daily briefing — he used the words about the prime minister's condition and said his condition was improving. that's the first time that we have heard that word being used. up until then, that we have heard that word being used. up untilthen, we that we have heard that word being used. up until then, we were hearing that the prime minister was in a sta ble that the prime minister was in a stable condition and in good spirits. we also heard that the prime minister has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with clinical staff. and then we got that other update from downing street at around seven o'c

helena wilkinson has more.nds. today it was almost deserted. it appears most people have been sticking to the diet home instruction. under the restrictions, we are allowed to exercise alone or with members of our household once a day. franklin, who works in the nhs, was doing just that. more people are coming out to enjoy the sea and, rather than pa rta ke enjoy the sea and, rather than partake in physical activity. it is selfish in a way, because if you can stay indoors, it is important that you do. if you can't, it is understandable that you need to walk your dog or whatever. coming out just for the sake of coming out is selfish. collide this park in london has been busy today, some people playing football in the park. most people have been following the social distancing guidelines, but the police have been patrolling here over the weekend, stopping some members of the public who have been sunbathing, telling them to move on. and the police have been moving people on elsewhere to make sure they are following

our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside st thomas‘ hospital.ust tell us what you can about him being discharged from hospital? well ben, we had in the last half an hour a statement from downing street, confirming that the prime minister has now been discharged from here, st thomas's hospital, which is less than a st thomas's hospital, which is less thana mile st thomas's hospital, which is less than a mile from downing street. worth reading that statement from downing street, it says the prime minister has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery at chequors, that being the official country residence. 0n the advice of his medical team, the prime minister will not be immediately returning to work. he wishes to thank everybody at st thomas's for the brilliant ca re at st thomas's for the brilliant care he has received. the statement says all his thoughts are with those affected by this illness. the prime minister was admitted here to st thomas's hospital on sunday. so he had spent a week here in their care. he was brought, as we kno

thank you for getting the message across again. 0ur reporter helena wilkinson is outside st thomas‘ hospitalmuch better. have we had any specific updates so far? he is doing better. 0ver any specific updates so far? he is doing better. over the last couple of days meant we had the prime minister has been improving. those we re minister has been improving. those were the messages we were getting from saint thomas is here and from downing street. last night we had the news that the prime minister was moved out of intensive care where he spent three nights and onto a ward here at the hospital. there was a lot of concern for the prime minister and for anyone he went up in intensive care because he came here to hospital on sunday. he came asa here to hospital on sunday. he came as a precaution, that is because his symptoms from the virus, in particular the high temperature, it was not going away. he came here sunday. 0n was not going away. he came here sunday. on monday we were told he was still getting his ministerial papers, he was working from his hospital bed here. things developed very quick

helena wilkinson. the british government has reiterated its message to stay at home.secretary said the uk was just beginning to see this strategy starting to work and people needed to stick with it. police forces have warned they will crack down on people flouting the rules. 0ne warned they will crack down on people flouting the rules. one of the uk's police forces has clarified its position already enforcement of the government rules on social distancing after an officer said that they had been patrolling supermarkets. this tweet from the force's team in cambridge said police officers visited tesco in barre hill where they found people we re barre hill where they found people were adhering to the guidelines and not shopping in nonessential isles. ina not shopping in nonessential isles. in a clarifying statement, they said officers were not monitoring what people were buying. fiona trott is at scarborough beach and, fiona, obviously, people are allowed out for daily exercise and to get some air, but there are concerns that too many people may congregate in the same pl

our correspondent helena wilkinson is at st thomas's hospital in central london, where borisjohnson isprime minister was moved from a ward here at the hospital, one of the best hospitals in the country, he was moved at around 7pm last night into intensive care. we were told that was as a precaution in case mrjohnson needed to go ona precaution in case mrjohnson needed to go on a ventilator. this is an excellent hospital full survey was treating some of the first patients who were testing positive for coronavirus they do have a lot of experience here. but we heard as you mentioned earlierfrom experience here. but we heard as you mentioned earlier from the experience here. but we heard as you mentioned earlierfrom the foreign secretary that boris johnson remains tonight here in intensive care. he is in tonight here in intensive care. he isina tonight here in intensive care. he is in a stable condition. he is we are told in good spirits. he is receiving what they have described as standard oxygen treatment. and he is breathing without help. i think usually the prime minister has not neede

our correspondent helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital in london.video statement released by the prime minister, in which he thanked nhs staff there at saint thomas', in particular a couple of nurses, making it clear they saved his life, and that he felt it could have gone either way. absolutely. the prime minister spent a week here at saint thomas'. it was said it was a precaution when he was brought in initially and he was still having ministerial documents brought to him on monday. but his condition got worse quickly and he was admitted to intensive care. this afternoon we have had an insight into just how bad it got for the prime minister. as you mentioned, after he left saint thomas' earlier today, he went to downing street, where he recorded a video. he was looking much better, but in that video he thanked all the medical staff who helped him here during his stay. i want to thank the nurses and doctors who took crucial decisions a few days ago for which i will be great for the rest of my life. i wa nt great for the rest of my life. i want to t

a moment we'll go to political correspondent jonathan blake in westminster but we start with helena wilkinsonpital in central london where the prime minister is being treated. 24 2a hours since the print all my prime minister was taken into intensive care. he is that one of the best hospital in the country and hospital which is very experienced in dealing with coronavirus patients. they admitted some of the first when the infection started to unravel in this country. we heard from dominic raab, the foreign secretary saying the prime minister tonight is in a stable condition. he is in good spirits. we also heard that mrjohnson is being treated with standard oxidant treatment but he is breathing without help. i think crucially, mrjohnson has not needed to go on a ventilator of course, being the most invasive type of wave a patient is given auction and. it takes over the breathing of the patient and allows the body to recover from the virus. there's no getting away from the fact that intensive care is a place at hospital where only the sickest patients are taken. some of them needing very comple

our reporter helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital in london.the time, the prime minister. yes, he is. we heard the news last night that the prime minister was moved out of the intensive care unit and onto award here at the hospital. it is the fifth night he spent at the hospital. he was in intensive care for three nights. a huge concern about the prime minister, who was brought here on sunday, not as an emergency but because his symptoms we re emergency but because his symptoms were persisting. he was here on monday, still working from his hospital bed. his condition got worse in the afternoon and that is where he was transferred into the intensive care unit as a precaution. doctors wanted him to be near a ventilator in case he needed it. we know he did not need to go on to a ventilator. the prime minister on award in hospital. the statement last night from hospital in downing street saying he would be closely monitored during the early phase of his recovery. important to note the word, early, in that statement and this probably is not going to

charlotte rose, bbc news. 0ur reporter helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospital in london.e the prime minister is being cared for. that good news that he is out of intensive care. yes, good news for his family, of course, for his friends and colleagues that the prime minister, we learned last night, was moved out of the intensive care unit here at st thomas's hospital. he had spent three nights in intensive care. we know he was moved from the ward on monday and things actually turned quite quickly for the prime minister on monday. he was admitted here on sunday as a precaution. he did not come in as an emergency. 0n sunday as a precaution. he did not come in as an emergency. on monday, he was still getting his ministerial documents and working from his hospital bed, but then by the evening, his condition, we were told, worsened and he had to be transferred to the intensive care unit. we understand that because doctors felt it was needed that he had to be close to a ventilator in case he needed to be on one. it turned out that the prime minister did not need to go on a venti

what a difference a week makes. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson there.or coronavirus is a crucial pa rt testing for coronavirus is a crucial part of any aim to lift the lockdown. small independent laboratories may pay an important role in hitting that number. richard wescott has been to see how one team of scientists is aiming to help. this is exactly the kind of lad that could play a key role in ending coronavirus. with a bit of financial support, they could easily use this equipment to test for the virus. now the boss is coordinating a network of similarlabs, who the boss is coordinating a network of similar labs, who also want to help. at the moment we've probably got about 30 laboratories that we are talking to, and some of these are talking to, and some of these are quite large. that is across the country? yes. mass testing means you can clear doctors and nurses currently at home to return to work, and root out people who have got the virus without realising. we have this government target, 100,000 tests per day by the end of the month, everybody sa

helena wilkinson is at the hospital in london where he is being treated. thomas hospital, a hospital which is less than a hospital, a hospital which is less thana mile hospital, a hospital which is less than a mile away from downing street, across the other side of the river from the houses of parliament. we had an update in the last couple of hours or so from downing street, he said the condition of the prime minister is continuing to improve. he had a good night last night, his third night in intensive care. he is in good spirits, downing street said. he still continues to need oxygen. they said he has standard oxygen. they said he has standard oxygen treatment. we know he has had that since he went into intensive care. we heard yesterday from the chancellor a bit more detail that the prime minister was sitting up in bed me he was engaging. the message from downing street and here at the hospital is the prime minister continues to make improvements in terms of his health but he does still remain in intensive care and intensive care, of course, is a place

the prime minister remains in intensive care. 0ur reporter helena wilkinson is outside st thomas' hospitalsing. we would only be told if there was a significant change to there was a significant change to the prime minister was mikal. the last statement we had was around seven o'clock last night from downing street. that said the prime minister continued to make steady progress, but he is still remaining in intensive care. you may remember earlier on in the day yesterday, the chancellor gave a bit more detail about the prime minister's health, and perhaps more positive about how he was trying to recover from the virus. the chancellor described mr johnson's condition as improving. that was the first time we heard that word, and we also heard that he had been sitting up in his hospital bed. he had been talking to medical staff positively. in terms of the treatment he has been receiving here, he has been getting what they called standard oxygen treatment was that he hasn't, quite crucially, needed to go on a ventilator. that would be much more serious, of course. so he is here in intensive ca