the government is reviewing the way the roads are operated, as john maguire reports.of them smart congestion has been reduced. but at a terrible cost. the aa has given us footage showing various near misses. he's already been going for a couple of minutes. i suppose the point here being that he's looking a refuge. meera's eight—year—old son dev was killed when the car he in was hit while stopped on a smart motorway. devastated at the circumstance, devastated at which way our lives have had to change, in a different direction. there's not been anger. ijust have a passion for this change, because i don't want anyone else to go through what we have. i can't bring dev back, no one can bring dev back, but we can stop this happening to anyone else. there two types of smart motorway. firstly, where the hard shoulder‘s been replaced with an extra lane. the only safe place to stop as an emergency refuge. is an emergency refuge. when this idea was first trialled, they were every 600 metres. now in some cases they're more than two miles apart. the second, known as dynamic, is wh

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john maguire, bbc news, north somerset.lor is expected to unveil an unprecedented package of measures to help protect millions of workers plunged into uncertainty by the coronavirus crisis. many companies are warning they could collapse with huge numbers of job losses. self employed workers and people on zero hour contracts are already struggling. 0ur economics correspondent, andy verity reports. this is the normally busy victoria quarter in leeds. this is the centre of cardiff. and this is glasgow. companies can't cope with a normal recession of their income dropped by maybe 20% but for thousands of companies hit by antivirus measures, it's up to 100%. this is 0xford circus, normally one of the busiest places in the world. but today, just like other shopping areas around the country, there's hardly anyone in the shops. and if you are a business it simple, if you don't have customers you don't have an income, you can't afford to pay wages or service debts, and if that keeps up, you are going to have to let people go and dec

breakfast‘s john maguire is in bristol. iamjust i am just above the m5.an of course be turned off if there is an accident oran turned off if there is an accident or an incident with the bigger red cross over the top of the gantry. those are monitored remotely by cctv cameras, ina those are monitored remotely by cctv cameras, in a control centre some miles away. the second is dynamic which is where the hard shoulder is turned on and off during peak rush—hour times. the point of smart motorways is to cut congestion but they have been problems, 38 deaths over the past five years and when it comes to those cctv cameras, monitoring the motorways and spotting a vehicle if it has got into trouble and broken down on what would have been the hard shoulder but is now effectively a live lane. highways england has told the bbc after a freedom of information request that those cameras, hundreds of them, be continuously monitored at all times. the transport secretary has ordered a review looking into the safety aspects of them. we are expecting the results of that in t

john maguire, bbc news, north wales. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon. thank you.ox. so we have equal son. —— sunshine and night. we will see some rain moving its way into northern ireland and scotland, a very wet end to the day. keep a bit of sunshine down to the south—east of england, thatis down to the south—east of england, that is where it will turn quite mild if not very warm, temperatures 15 to 16 degrees. elsewhere quite cloudy, breezy conditions especially in the north. we could see some gusts up to 40 or 45 miles an hour. these are the temperatures, mild for england and wales, 13 to 15, 16 in the south—east, more chilly for scotla nd the south—east, more chilly for scotland and northern ireland as the afternoon goes on. through tonight, the area of rain will move its way south and east, there will be heavy bursts of rain on that as it pushes south—eastward. it's all linked to the weather front which makes gradual progress towards the south—east. during wednesday morning, it will park across wales, the midlands and eastern areas of england and it is the bo

john maguire, bbc news, sheffield. time for a look at the weather. here's mel coles. it's that time of year when we can expect anything and everything from oui’ expect anything and everything from our weather, certainly the case through the coming week. for many it got off to a decent start but we don't have to look very far to see the next system showing its hand, this big band of cloud in the atla ntic this big band of cloud in the atlantic already breaking cloud and rain to northern ireland and the western fringes of that continues this afternoon, proving quite relentless at times. best of the dry and bright conditions the further east you come but even here it sta rts east you come but even here it starts to cloud over as the day goes on. winds strengthening to, particularly for irish sea coasts. temperatures, in the sunshine it should feel pleasant, as they are above average for the time of year, but that the time of year, but that rain is relentless, particularly for parts of mid wales. the met office hasissued parts of mid wales. the met office has issued an am

john maguire, bbc news, north somerset.nutes on the bbc news channel we'll be answering your questions about coronavirus across a range of the issues that are concerning everyone at the moment. you can email us — yourquestions@bbc.co.uk or send us a tweet using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. that's shortly after 2.30pm. the headlines on bbc news... protecting millions ofjobs during the coronavirus pandemic will be the focus of the government's emergency measures to be announced later more than 65 thousand retired doctors and nurses are asked to return to work, to fight the coronavirus. it comes as the health secretary moves to reassure nhs staff that they'll have the protective gear they need. schools out — the gates close this afternoon on schools across most of the uk — but some will stay open for the children of key workers and in sport, sticker‘s world championship has been postponed. 0rganisers intend to host the final stages at the crucible on rescheduled dates injuly or august. the rugby football union has confirmed

john maguire, bbc news, north wales.ou can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself on the bbc news app and on our website — bbc.co.uk/news. now it's time for a look at the weather, with nick 00:02:04,1000 --> 00:02:05,457 miller. claudia skies, where we had the lion's share of yesterday's sunshine but what hasn't changed in the rain where it was raining yesterday, we have this weather front wobbling north and south across the uk. it will do so for a few more days and by the weekend, pretty much out of here, high pressure coming in and settling things down for a time. that hasn't happened yet and here is the rain again for northern ireland into much of southern and western scotla nd into much of southern and western scotland as the afternoon goes on, the north and north—east staying dry. it is claudia across much of england and wales, a bit of rain into cumberland, northumberland, patchy rain along the coast here, the channel islands, these are average wind speeds, customer a bit higher

john maguire's been speaking to businesses in bristol to see how they've been adapting to a new normal tandoor in bristol are left under no illusions — these are far from ordinary days. this time 12 months ago the restaurant was packed with race—goers from the nearby cheltenham festival, but not this year. behaviour‘s changing. we're back to the namaste pattern of mumbai — no more handshakes. i mean, people try to keep distance. if anybody is coughing, theyjust run away. so you can see the change. they don't want to sit close to each other. and, ah, yeah, it's all happening. you can definitely see the changes, there is no doubt about that. they've decided to offer free food and delivery to those with the virus who are self isolating and give their drivers very clear instructions. we leave the delivery outside. once we reach there we give a call and the drivers need to follow the precautionary measures, as in the gloves, the face mask, and once they are back they need to wash their hands. but they don't come in contact with the guest at any point in time. some businesses are taking the

john maguire is at school in bristol this morning for us. ext week. quite right. what i'm being told this morning is the list is a little bit more extensive than they were anticipating, everybody of course might have thought about the blue light emergency services, nhs workers, of course but far more extensive than was anticipated. at this school for example, around ten miles south of the city of bristol, 110 pupils, they think it might be something in the region of about 20-25 something in the region of about 20—25 pupils. something like 20, 20 596 20—25 pupils. something like 20, 20 5% that they will need to think about accommodating not just for the next two weeks, the normal end of the term up to the easter holidays but through the easter holidays as well. and then you will have to factor in some of the vulnerable pupils as well, for whatever reason they are classified as vulnerable. this school is part of a wider educational trust, 23 schools. they have got a much bigger action plan but it's based upon making sure that the children can b

john maguire, bbc news.thing that we are always trying to be so polite you do not want to say no. that is option one is put the phone down. seriously, if it is a bank oran phone down. seriously, if it is a bank or an official body they will call back or get in contact with, by official means, e—mail or a letter but if it sounds too good to be true than just say no. the phone down, shut the door. as concerns are raised about the number of people going out to the countryside during the coronavirus outbreak, firefighters have tackled a large blaze near winter hill in lancashire. there are concerns that it may have been started deliberately. we can speak now to shaun walton, a group manager at lancashire fire and rescue service, who was one of the team that put out the fire. shaun, good morning. tell us what you found when you got there? what was the scale of the fire? good morning. when he arrived at the fire it was near the blue lagoon which is a local beauty spot near rivington and the fire was really well—es

john maguire, bbc news, north wales.the peak of the virus. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has said he's looking at running a reduced service on the underground — and warned that the advice to avoid pubs and bars could be catastrophic for london businesses. some people will need to go to work. think of the nurses, the doctors, the police, the firefighters. i've ensured today public transport is running as normal. we may need to reduce the service as demand goes down. and over the course of the next few days, we may be reducing to a saturday/sunday service during the week and even a less frequent service if the demand shows we can reduce that service. one of the frustrations and i'd say angerfrom the businesses i've spoken to is, at the moment the words from the government is they're advising restaurants, pubs, businesses to not open. they're advising people not to gather in places of ten or more. what they're saying to me is, the businesses are, that if the government said they're going to ban it, it means the businesse

breakfast‘s john maguire has been out with a doctor to find out. barbara, hello, what do we do? what do we do? i like to shake hands. 0k, we're 0k to shake hands. great. the public health information and advice at the moment is that shaking hands is fine. but that may change, because things are changing all the time. every day, there is new advice. if the infection becomes widespread, we may be advised to limit our social interaction. but even if we we have been told to limit our social interaction and we accidentally shake hands, there is no need to panic, because we are touching surfaces all the time and, as long as we are following the hygiene recommendations, then there is no need to worry. fancy a coffee? i would love a coffee. thank you very much. good, why not? so, barbara, what do we need to think about in a coffee shop, cafe, in a restaurant? if you think about the process of walking into the cafeteria, touching the door handle, sitting down, touching the surface here. you have just handled this money. that money will have passed through dozens of hands before you touch

john maguire is at a school in bristol. hello, john.ending school. what preparations are in place and how has it in received? the key thing, charlie, listening to whatjonathan the key thing, charlie, listening to what jonathan was saying the key thing, charlie, listening to whatjonathan was saying and also inside men's report and our headlines, the word that has come back we haven't heard it since brexit, clarity —— simon's report. the monday morning press conferences from the prime minister raised as many questions as answers, thinking about the imprecations going forward. weir at bristol grammar school on the edge of the city of bristol, 1300 children aged between four and bristol, 1300 children aged between fourand 18, bristol, 1300 children aged between fourand18, it bristol, 1300 children aged between four and 18, it is an independent private school. they were going to close because so many staff were unavailable for various different reasons this afternoon, but they are looking at planning now for the next couple of weeks. interes

john maguire, bbc news. a huge thank you.e made by people with underlying health conditions who want to attend a loved one's funeral. someone had emailed then about a funeral they want to go to but because they have underlying health conditions they didn't know if they should go and the answer is heartbreaking. i am so, so sorry and we are heeding tragic stories like this. if she is not in the highest risk category, even people in the highest risk category, if you are in the last six months of your life you may decide to make the decision. this is for your protection rather than anyone else because we know people in the highest risk, over the age of 80 for instance you have a 25% chance of being severely ill to be admitted to hospital. i would strongly suggest yes she is not going to have the chance to say goodbye to them in the same way again but! goodbye to them in the same way again but i would strongly suggest that only perhaps her children attend the funeral with her and there is no hugging and kissing and they do stay t

so at a time when our confidence is low, they go on the hunt. john maguire, bbc news.board. just log on to our bbc news website or download the bbc app. a man who'd been due to take part in the london marathon next month has run the 26.2 miles in his back garden. the event has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn't put off 36—year—old james page. his garden is bigger than mine. he completed 873 laps of his lawn in sidcup in kent, before crossing a finish line made by his son from toilet roll. well done! this is bbc news — the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.. the number of deaths in the uk from the coronavirus rises to 1,019, with another 260 people dying in a single day. officials warn that social distancing restrictions must be kept in place. if we can keep deaths below 20,000, we will have done very well in this epidemic. the uk business secretary announces new economic measures, including changes to the insolvency rules and improvements to the nhs supply system. we are also introducing a range of measures to

17 minutes before they are spotted on cctv, and a further 17 minutes before they are rescued. john maguireee my mum. obviously they were resuscitating and doing cpr, but within a matter of minutes we were told she is no more. there are two types of smart motorway. firstly, where the hard shoulder has been replaced with an extra lane. the only safe space to stop, if the driver has the ability to make it, is an emergency refuge. when this idea was first trialled, they were every 600m. now, in some cases, they are more than two miles apart. the second, known as dynamic, is when the hard shoulder can be switched on and off during peak times. overhead gantries tell drivers whether or not they can use them. the head of highways england told mps they are too complicated. because people aren't sure whether it's a hard shoulder or running lane, even when it is open, the usage of that running lane is much lower because people aren't sure whether it's a hard shoulder or not, so i don't think we will be building any more dynamic hard shoulder smart motorways. they're just too complicated for people to

john maguire's been speaking to businesses in bristol to see how they've been adapting to a new normal pattern of mumbai, no more handshakes. people try to keep distance. if anybody is coughing they just run distance. if anybody is coughing theyjust run away. you can see the change. they don't want to set post to each other. it's all happening. you can definitely see the changes. they have decided to offer free food and delivery to those with the virus who are self isolating and give their drivers very clear instructions. we leave the delivery outside. once we reach their we give a call and the drivers need to follow the cautionary measures, the gloves, the face mask, and once they are back they need to wash their hands. they don't come in contact with the guest at any point in time. some businesses are taking the initiative to protect their staff and customers. but this vehicle repair garage in ipswich staff are being monitored closely for any signs of illness. the coronavirus is coming. it's not if, it's when. and i think there is a lot of apathy out there where people aren't taking

john maguire has been out with a doctor to find out. barbara, hello, what do we do? do that? what do we do? i like to shake hands. ok, where ok to shake hands. great. the public health information and advice at the moment is that shaking hands is fine. but that may change, because things are changing all the time. every day, there is new advice. if the infection becomes widespread, we may be advised to limit our social interaction. but even if we have been told to limit our social interaction and we accidentally shake hands, there is no need to panic, because we are touching surfaces all the time and, as long as we are following the hygiene recommendations, then there is no need to worry. fancy a coffee? i would love a coffee. thank you very much. good, why not? so, barbara, what do we need to think about in a coffee shop, cafe, in a restaurant? if you think about the process of walking into the cafeteria, touching the door handle, sitting down, touching the surface here. you have just handled this money. that money will have passed through dozens of hands before you

and john maguire. it was nice to hear you. those few minutes every day.and then on day two it was very hard. if you listen for a change in town it was quite significant. we are glad to have your back. well done. i look forward to the documentary. i've got a story in the daily telegraph this morning about the six nations. the new tv deal could go to sky sports. this has been widely reported. basically, by has been widely reported. basically, rugby is at that point now where they have to make a decision, the people who rule rugby, have to make a decision about where the next lot of six nations matches are going to go. there is a strong suggestion it will go behind a pay wall a year from now. an interesting column from brian moore, who is open and honest about why it's important that it doesn't. he says rugby is not like football, it is a minority sport which needs money and exposure, even to standstill. we have seen what has happened with cricket. when latvia we nt happened with cricket. when latvia went behind a pay wall. a lot of debate about whether that

breakfast‘s john maguire has been finding out. hello. hello. how are you? i'm fine, thank you.d it's quite important we understand that self—isolation itself means you are trying to exclude people from being in close proximity to you, but what you can do is look at planning ahead for visitors. that can either be the use of props, so they can call you when they leave items there, and there will be people doing what they normally do, the post man and delivery person, there are practical steps to take but it's really important you don't expose people to yourself. so shall we have a look around? let's go for it. there are things to think about in the kitchen, aren't there? yes, lots. rubbish, we need to think about rubbish? when we're thinking about rubbish? when we're thinking about rubbish? when we're thinking about rubbish we are considering the fa ct if about rubbish we are considering the fact if you are infected, that rubbish you have becomes clinical waste. the advice is to take that waste, put it in a bag, two black bags my then you keep it separate from the normal domestic

dismissing acting director of national intelligence maguire and replacing him with a partisan loyalist with no experience, rick grenell, president trump proposed john ratcliffe of texas, replacing one highly operative with another does nothing to keep our country safe f at a time when vladimir putin is once again interfering in our elections, we need a nonpartisan leader with a high level of expertise and trust on both sides of the aisle, someone who sees the world objectively, seeks truth to power at the helm of the intelligence community. neither acting director grenell nor representative ratcliffe come close to that standard. rep ratcliffe in particular false short of that high bar. john negroponte became d.n.i. after decades of working in the foreign service, whatever you think of others individually is -- and they came from both parties -- all had decades of experience and working with the intelligence community. dan coats, the president's last nominee to this position, served as a diplomat, senator, and sergeant in the army before assuming the post. representative ratcliffe, on the other hand, is a three-term teaparty congressman. he has show