leeds said today that norman hunter's death leaves a hole in the leeds united family and their thoughtsicult time. a quick statement from the pfa, football has lost a legend and i join the entire football community in mourning this loss. i think norman hunter's reputation went right throughout football but his career will always lead back to leeds. indeed, thank you very much. premier league club bosses are meeting at the moment to discuss plans on how to conclude the current season... there are various plans are on the table. one suggestion being, to give a deadline of completion to the end ofjune, that's because some players contracts end then..... plus shirt and kit deals run out or change too. ending byjune 30th, would also bring clarity to next season....meaning it could start and finish before next years euros. mclaren racing boss zak brown says all formula 1 races held in europe this season could be closed to spectators. yesterday — f1 bosses discussed a plan to start the season with the austrian grand prix behind closed doors on 5july, then a double race weekend at silverstone.

the legendary former leeds united footballer norman hunter has died, another victim of coronavirus.he duke and duchess of cambridge on coping with the pressures of lockdown on family life. don't tell the children we've actually kept it going through the holidays, ifeel very mean! and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, premier league clubs commit to finishing the season, but there's no date agreed about when top—flight football should resume. good evening. there are warnings tonight that people are dying of heart attacks and strokes because they are so frightened about catching coronavirus that they are avoiding going to hospital when they should. a consultant at one of england's leading hospitals also expressed concern about the rising numbers of victims of domestic violence and people who've attempted suicide. the latest official figures for the uk show there were 847 deaths reported in the last 24—hour period. it means that the total official number of deaths in the uk linked to coronavirus is 14,576. that number doesn't include deaths in care homes or in the community in england

she joins us from leeds. thank you forjoining us. would be interesting if you can give us a sense of the key point is that you really wanted to get through to mps today.” is that you really wanted to get through to mps today. i think one of the things in the fact that he wa nted the things in the fact that he wanted to share with the committee was that there has been a focus on getting ventilators and creating beds, but one of the things we have tried to stress all the way through this pandemic is that staff are a vital resource to care for the critically ill and so we have highly specialised nurses and doctors and other allied health professionals that all go into dealing with the critically ill. although we have our work very hard together, we have looked at increases in our capacity within hospitals, i would now already have some, at the nightingale hospitals, up—and—coming —— running, but might we have had to spread ourselves thinly and we have had to change our staffing ratios, we are working as demons, so we have non—care train

he was a key player in leeds' most successful era, winning two league titles while at elland road.nickname. commentator: brought down by hunter, quite blatantly. "bites yer legs" was light—hearted, he reckoned. real bodycheck by norman hunter. his opponents may have begged to differ. a foul by hunter. this certainly is no place for boys but behind that toughness was a huge talent. hunter made his leeds debut in 1962 and helped turn the team into the best in the land, winning two league titles. his aggressive approach did sometimes spill over. one famous scrap with francis lee... and it looks today as if it's broken out again. but despite his reputation, there was skill as well as steel. one of the hardest tacklers in the game. a lot of people don't realise, you know, because of the norman bites yer legs, you know... he quite liked it, actually, ithink, frightening people. but i think it took away from his ability, his actual ability as a player. that ability won him 28 caps for england, but in the era of bobby moore and jack charlton, he was often the understudy. it meant despite b

the football world, is reflecting on the life and career of another former england and leeds united,rry, who's died suddenly, and unexpectedly at the age of 72. he played for his country 27 times, and was captain for one match, but it was at leeds, where, the defender really built his reputation, winning the league title in 197a, alongside norman hunter who also passed away earlier this month. the fa put out this tribute picturing cherry winning one of his caps for england. bradford city, where he was manager at the time of the fire in 1985, also paid their respects. and leeds put out a picture of cherry with norman hunter, saying simply two legends, together again. promoter eddie hearn says boxing won't be back until the nhs can cope. fights could take place without crowds but hearn says the potential strain the sport places on the medical profession needs to be take into account. i think right now, to be honest, it just doesn't quite sit right because of the requirements, the medical requirements of five sport, so for instance, here right now i think it would be very selfish of us

royal nail staff working shoulder to shoulder in leeds.e it very difficult to keep safely two metres apart. and in northampton, there isn't much social distancing in the canteen. royal mail say conditions have improved across the business since this footage was filmed last week, but employees told me they still feel unprotected. well, they're scared. they're scared that they're choosing between theirjobs and their safety, and their families' safety. for the first time, a supervisor has now spoken out. he's worried he'll get sacked, so we've concealed his identity. do people feel safe, do you feel safe? i know people who've worked in that business for 40 years—plus, who are terrified. i'm scared that myjob will be in danger if i refuse to do a task that i believe puts me in an unsafe position. and that's happening, people are being put in unsafe situations? yeah, on a daily basis. at seven royal mail sites, staff have walked out over safety concerns. this is didcot in 0xfordshire. similar scenes, too, in southampton. there are reports daily

he paid 27 games for england, and one of the championship with leeds united in 197a.! he scored! he is the kind of player you always want in yourteam. he the kind of player you always want in your team. he worked very hard, he paid a number of positions and they always think of him as mr 100%. always gave it. it was don who signed him for a leeds united from his hometown club where he came through the ranks and their fans loved him. as well as the occasional goal scored on runs out of the fence, there was a trophy the 1974 the title, and nearly 500 appearances for the club. it was the one he missed that is perhaps most famous, it leads to loss the fa cup final to underdog sunderland. he paid for england and even captained them ina paid for england and even captained them in a match against australia. he was not that kind of person that only paid for england, he would try and say listen, i have paid for england, what have you done? he was not that kind of person at all. with terry as his assistant he would become a manager at bradford city, a period that includes that

the former leeds united and england footballer norman hunter has died.unter won two league titles during a 14—year first—team career at elland road. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. norman hunter said he enjoyed his nickname. commentator: brought down by hunter, quite blatantly. bites yer legs was light—hearted, he reckoned. bodycheck by norman hunter. but his reputation was tough. a foul by hunter. this certainly is no place for boys. hunter played for leeds united for 15 seasons and helped make them the best team in england. a reputation for being one of the hardest tacklers in the game. he was a league cup winner, fa cup winner, as well as a league champion.

hunter made more than 700 appearances for leeds over a 14—year period.s,‘ but his former leeds teammate eddie gray feels he was underrated as a player. people don't realise, you know, because of the norman bite your legs that you know, he quite liked it, actually, i think. that you know, he quite liked it, actually, ithink. i that you know, he quite liked it, actually, i think. i think it took away from his ability, his actual ability as a player, a great defender, great footballer. look at norman's record for leeds united, and look at him playing for england, he never got as many caps as probably as he deserved because of the great bobby moore. but he was as good as any defender who played the game. premier league clubs say they're committed to finishing the remainder of the season, but there was no confirmation of when matches will resume, after representatives from the teams met by video conference yesterday. they were expected to talk about a deadline of the 30th ofjune for play to resume. the premier league said it "remains our objective" to complet

carol, who lives in leeds, is sticking to them, but says it's hard.onies, we can't sit on the balconies. and they do assume that everybody's got a garden or everybody's got, but we haven't. all we've got is a communal green where we can go. the rules surrounding going out haven't changed, but the last few days have shown that some people's interpretation of them has. danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. for some time now the government has been coming under pressure to outline a way out of this crisis, some of the loudest voices coming from its own ranks. today borisjohnson said ministers would be saying more over the coming days. so, what would it take to lift the lockdown — and what have other countries done? our science editor david shukman has been examining the options. week after week, the eerie sight of lockdown, while behind—the—scenes, governments all over the world desperately try to find a safe way out of it. switzerland has allowed hairdressers to reopen. everyone has to wear a mask stop it's a cautious first step and no country is rus

he won the title with leeds in 1974, alongside norman hunter, who passed away earlier this month.orning. a changeable day ahead. a window of dry weather first thing but expect heavy showers and thunderstorms as well. all the details throughout this morning mahmoud abbas programme. —— morning's programme. it's thursday, april 30. his story has captured the heart of the nation — a man who, in the space of a few weeks, has gone from setting out to raise £1,000 for the nhs, to almost £30 million. we're talking, of course, about captain tom moore and today is his 100th birthday. throughout the morning we'll be paying tribute to him as he celebrates this milestone. breakfast‘s john maguire joins us now from captain tom's home in marston moretaine. what a date to celebrate. good friday just a few weeks ago what a date to celebrate. good fridayjust a few weeks ago and we are here. the story that keeps on giving, asa are here. the story that keeps on giving, as a gift that keeps on giving, as a gift that keeps on giving but it is all about one man, captain tom moore celebrating 100 yea rs

danny savage, bbc news, leeds.ronavirus in the us, as the country is braced for the most difficult week of the outbreak so far. there are more than 347,000 confirmed cases, with around a third of them in new york state. today, it was announced that authorities in the city of new york city might start temporarily burying victims in a park, because the city's morgues are almost full. our north america editor jon sopel has the latest. this is life inside an intensive care unit in brooklyn, new york. our partner network in the us, cbs, were allowed in, and everything about it seems frantic and on the edge. right here is a patient who didn't have much underlying health conditions but has developed severe respiratory failure, as well as kidney damage, from the virus. though the administration says there is no shortage of personal protective equipment, the reality is otherwise. i would like a mask like yours, i would like all of us to have masks like yours. a white suit like yours. what do i have on? what is that? it look

the former leeds legend, made 726 appearances for the club, over a ia year period — regarded as the most date. the defender was also part of england's i966 world cup winning squad, and won 28 caps over his career... hunter's tough tackling earned him the nickname ‘bites yer legs‘. but his former team—mate eddie grey feels he was underrated as a player. people don't realise, because of the norm and bite your legs, come if writing people i think. i think it took away from his ability. his actual ability as a player. he is a player i would want to play games. he wasjust a player i would want to play games. he was just a great player. and a great defender. a great footballer. —— i would not want to play consume. you look at his record for leeds united and playing for england, you'll never get as many caps as probably as he deserved because of the great bobby moore. but he was as good as any defender who played the game. mclaren racing boss zak brown says all formula i races held in europe this season could be closed to spectators. yesterday — fi bosses discussed a plan to start the season wi

most buses we saw in leeds today were empty, or nearly empty...measures are in operation on our services. ..and there's very few people on many trains. this was the 9:00am from sheffield to london yesterday. it had hundreds of seats, and one passenger. the first few days when we did it, it was like, "this is great", but i honestly do miss the passengers. it's part of myjob that's not there any more. this diy store reopened fully in leeds today, another difference to the ghost town feel at the start of lockdown. really, really bored. can't wait to go back to work. the queueing's 0k, though. in nearby pudsey, we asked people about the prospect of restrictions continuing. i like tojust go out and browse around shops and things like that, and i can't do it, and i don't like it. this man was out for the first time in six weeks. i've run out of money at home, so that's the only reason i'm out. now it's back in the car and back home. it's got to be done. it's as simple as that. others say they can cope with longer. i think we could go on for a couple of

leeds united have confirmed their former defender norman hunter is in hospital after testing positiveoronavirus. the 76—year—old is one of leeds all time greats, having played over 500 games for them during the 1960s and 70s, winning two league titles and the fa cup. he was also part of england's 1966 world cup winning squad. england could move their summer tour of japan from july to october. that's according to the rfu's chief executive bill sweeney. he also says a home and away six nations is one of the ideas being discussed in order to complete this year's tournament. england are one of the sides who still have a chance of winning the six nations, which has yet to be concluded due to matches being postponed due to coronavirus. france and ireland are also able to lift the trophy. ufc have scrapped plans to host its next event on a private island, having considered the idea in order to stage mixed martial arts bouts during the coronavirus outbreak. ufc 249 was due to take place next saturday, with the mixed martial arts organisations president dana white saying he was close to securi

leeds united have confirmed their former defender norman hunter is in hospital after testing positiveonavirus. the 76—year old is one of leeds all time greats, having played over 500 games for them during the 1960s and 70s, winning two league titles and the fa cup. he was also part of england's 1966 world cup winning squad. england could move their summer tour of japan from july to october, or play a revamped six nations tournament in the autumn if that can't go ahead — that's according to the rfu's chief executive, bill sweeney. he also says he's confident the current six nations, which is on hold, will be completed. england are one of the sides who still have a chance of winning it. along with france and ireland. hampshire county cricket club's cancelled the contract of australia off—spinner nathan lyon by mutual agreement due to coronavirus. lyon, alongside australia's michael neser and india's cheteshwar pujara, has now become the third overseas player to miss out on their county stint due to the pandemic. domestic cricket in england is currently delayed until the 28th of may at t

in leeds today, the sentiments were similar.supposed to be helping us and telling us what to do, but yeah, ijust hope he recovers. i don't agree with his policies but to see anyone in that condition brings it home. no, i feel sorry for him, especially having thatjob. sorry for him, especially having that job. with the focus of the nation on the prime minister in his hospital bed, so our thoughts are on the front line and the remarkable nhs staff who risk their own lives caring for him and countless others. mark easton, bbc news. so as the prime minister faces a second night in intensive care, let‘s talk once again to our political editor laura kuenssberg. and in that official briefing, obviously a determined attempt by ministers to say it is government business as usual, despite the fact that the prime minister is incapacitated.

josie ekoli from leeds was a nurse for 30 years, but she was also a mum to five children.was the most vibra nt person ever. her smile lit up a room. she was beautiful, she was god—fearing, and she was strong, she was really strong. i'm...so proud of her, like i can't even explain it, i am too proud of her. and she is my role model. i feel proud to call her my mother. she died helping people, and she died doing something that she enjoyed. josie ekoli was a mum of five and a nurse in the nhs for more than 30 years. she risked her life for everyone else, really. like being in that nhs front line, fighting every day against the coronavirus, she risked her life for everyone else. josie told her children the protective clothing she'd been given in her words "wasn't the best." she should have been wearing, like, the face masks, covering the full face and things like that. but she only had, like, the mask and gloves and apron. ijust think, yeah, things like that should have been dealt with better. because she was there, week in and week out, she should have been given the appropri

i'm paying rent on accommodation in leeds, which is empty.r you but i'm sure you can help her with assessing the medical risk there. sure you can help her with assessing the medical risk therelj sure you can help her with assessing the medical risk there. i think it largely depends on the circumstance. if in an ideal world we assume that shejust if in an ideal world we assume that she just literally locks the door in leeds and moves on to manchester, 56, 60 miles down the road, and then unlocks the flood which is fully furnished and she can just go unlocks the flood which is fully furnished and she canjust go in there and she wouldn't need to take more than she can put easily into the car, then one would say if the circumstance in leeds in present is so bad, that would be certainly a better thing to do. if on the other hand she thinks of moving in a more classic context of moving, having helpers with that, moving furniture, she may rethink that option i would have thought. thank you. this one from tina, who says she totally agrees with the lo

story i'm now joined by agent foster carvey's senior research fellow in sociology and modern career at leeds university in the u.k. and it is notoriously difficult to get reliable information about the state of affairs in north korea several media outlets are now quoting sources in china saying that kim has actually died what are your sources saying about kim's health. i should hasten to say that i'm an analyst i don't have any better or different sources than anyone else i'm trying to put together as many people are the pieces of a chick so puzzle we don't have enough pieces of me certainly don't have any picture on the box to guide us. anything anything is possible it is interesting that he missed a key meeting that was the 1st alarm his father's birthday at the 15th the big holiday sun's day they call that he's never missed stopped it's also interesting to see any other so definite fact his train has been seen that one sign on the east coast as you said that is not near where the irish report said he had the surgery i do think anything is possible i think it's right to talk about it even

and the leeds united legend norman hunter has died at the age of 76. he'd been dignosed with the coronavirus. hello and welcome to viewers on bbc one for this bbc news special, as we build up to today's coronavirus briefing from the government, which is today being led by business secretary, alok sharma. but first let's look at the day's latest developments. official figures show that slightly fewer people died in hospital from coronavirus in the uk in the last 2a hours, than those recorded on thursday. according to the department of health, the number has risen by 847 to 14,576. there were almost 5,600 new cases, taking the total number of infections in the country to nearly 109,000. in a stark warning, mps have been told there could be 40,000 deaths in the uk by the time the pandemic is over. and the country could have the highest death rate in europe, according to leading global health expert, professor anthony costello. the health secretary, matt hancock, said that testing will be expanded in the coming days to the police, fire, and prison services

and in the championship, leeds united's players and senior staff have volunteered to take a wage deferralere's been no collective action from premier league footballers. it would go down so much better if the players came out and said, "this is what we want to do, we've had a meeting, this is what we are doing as a group, this is what we're doing as a team, we are going to take a pay cut, we are going to take a reduction in our wages because we want to do it, we want to give it to the nhs, we want to give it to wherever the money is going to go." that could still happen, with the subject set to be discussed by clubs and players‘ unions. football will return before too long, but how it handles this crisis will not be forgotten. katie gornall, bbc news, newcastle. one of britain's most celebrated artists, david hockney, is in lockdown in france. he's been busy drawing and has shared ten of his new works with the bbc, along with a letter to our arts editor, will gompertz. dearwill, in 2018,jp, my assistant, and i came to normandy after the window was put up in westminster abbey. we loved it

in leeds today, the sentiments were similar. the country wants a leader to guide the nation through the crisis. i'm feeling a bit more nervous. because he's supposed to be helping us and telling us what to do, but yeah, ijust hope he recovers. i don't agree with his policies but to see anyone in that condition brings it home. no, i feel sorry for him, especially having that job. with the focus of the nation on the prime minister in his hospital bed, so our thoughts are on the front line and the remarkable nhs staff who risk their own lives caring for him and countless others. mark easton, bbc news. let's go back to our political editor laura kuenssberg at westminster. in that news briefing today you asked specifically several times about decision—making and who was making the very difficult decisions at the heart of government. what did you make of those responses?” at the heart of government. what did you make of those responses? i think the government is certainly feeling the government is certainly feeling the absence of bori

barbara b from leeds is a hairstylist to the stars, and a favourite of boxing world champs. tutorials to guide people through this uneasy period of personal grooming. you start off along, and cut down into the short hair. what's the easiest thing you can do at home with a pair of kitchen scissors? a pair of kitchen scissors? just... nothing. i wouldn't attempt anything with the care of kitchen scissors. the easiest thing you can do is probably sister or a comb, where you would comb the hair out and just literally trim the ends. so, the lockdown period you think is a chance for a buzz cut to come back into fashion and to be the latest trend? the buzz cut, yes, that's never gone out of fashion. that's like a staple diet in the barber industry. whether it's a buzz cut or a bowl cut, there one golden rule... if in doubt, leave it on. you can't ever cut hair too long, only to short. ——you can't ever cut hair too long, only too short. good advice, just a bit too late for some. nicola reese, bbc news. i need to itch. go ahead, have an itch. that's it for me. goodbye. most of us saw

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while late in foster carter is an honorary senior research fellow in so social and modern korea at leeds university he joins us now from exeter via skype sir thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera what do you make of the news coming out in a way not coming out of north korea. but i've got to put it that way because the news is coming out of everywhere except north korea we have been here before we've been here many times before and it's always a question of probably what's the most boring thing to have to say on television which is on the one hand on the other hand we do not know what the state of kim jong un's health is it is unusual he's been optioned for a fortnight or so it's not by any means unprecedented he was away for more than a month and 2014 came back to limping with a cane and still nothing was actually said you could see something medical that happened. but the reason that we're concerned i think some some people some of my fellow north korea watchers sort of think this is all a media circus and i beg to differ i think we're right to think about this precisely b

carol, who lives in leeds, is sticking to them, but says it's hard.se we don't even have balconies, so we can't sit on the balconies. and they do assume that everybody‘s got a garden, or everybody‘s got... but we haven't. all we've got is a communal green where we can go. the rules surrounding going out haven't changed, but the last few days have shown that some people's interpretation of them has. now on bbc news, the travel show. child crying i'm amber and my husband is frank. we live outside of birmingham, alabama. we have four beautiful boys — frankie who is 17, stephen who is m, and then we have a set of boy twins who are four years old, and they are non—verbal autistic — their names are alex and will. we are the ellis family. my husband and i have known each other since grade school. we were friends the whole time. we dated in high school and married in college and this is our 20th wedding anniversary. because we have some issues with the boys, 00:04:37,110 --> 2147483051:39:03,271 we have not been on a trip 2147483051:39:03,271 --> 4294966103:1

. >> reporter: her hospital leed a statement about the conversation, saying we will do everything we can to these before a hospital surge occurs. did he tell you that he understood that once he was intubated, he might not come out of it? >> yes. >> excruciating moments. matt, l.a. county have announced an unusually high percentage of those hospitalized today have no underlying conditions? >> reporter: yes, 76% of those hospitalized in l.a. county are otherwise healthy. statewide, the number of icu cases have quadrupled statewide. but 34,000 retired or people out of the health care have decided to come back. >>> and four people on a cruise ship have now died, including an american. authorities in florida say they do not want the ship to dock there. here's gio benitez. >> reporter: as the two holland america cruise ships approach the florida coast, amy weed-jones fears time is running out for her parents onboard. her father has severe pneumonia, her mother has a fever. >> there is no time. these people need to get off the ship. there are people even more ill than my father. >> reporter

egypt's media was leeds in taking the corona virus outbreak seriously the country has expelled foreign journalists for not reporting the official outbreak numbers in the country has so far escaped the brunt of the pandemic less than a 1000 infections just over 50 deaths if official figures are to be believed in march an article in the lancet medical journal as to made that egypt has thousands of unreported take says. a familiar scenario in egypt to appoint the army to the rescue in a crisis as a fighting an enemy the government's polished message is everything's under control . the country looks scoured museums mosques and schools are closed so is the airport a nightly curfew takes effect at 7 in the evening tourism has collapsed president abdel fattah el-sisi has promised billions in aid to egypt sions and ordered them to stay home only it was a different story back in february a t.v. station closely aligned with the government was joking about the coronavirus this spoof was an interview with a friendly contagion tourism along the nile and in looks or were still in high gear until mid

fans of leeds united, west brom, those championship sides vying for the lucrative promotion spot intond like very exciting news indeed but there are, as you mentioned, many caveats to this. at these meetings, planned with the government, sports will be examined in detail with a view to getting that sport up and running. so the specifics really brought under the microscope and that will mean that some sports will return sooner than others. it did remember, government officials widely accepting that sport at this time can only take place behind closed doors. .. it does depend on death rates continuing to fall, social distancing still being observed, and stringent hygiene standards being upheld. so, yes, the talks are beginning and sport and football is back on the agenda but the sporting deadlock isn't supposed to be lifted for at least another few weeks. the uk government reassessing current measures in place on may the 7th and there will be no movement before then. what's happening in football elsewhere in europe? how different is the approach there? it isa how different is the approa

opened 15 drive—through testing centres including in glasgow, cardiff, belfast, nottingham, plymouth, leedsone didn't, and other places. the uk life sciences industry is also answering our call to arms. yesterday i opened our first of over three white house mega la bs first of over three white house mega labs in milton keynes. two more on in cheshire and astrazeneca and gsk, two of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world are opening another in cambridge and i want to thank the team and all the volu nteers thank the team and all the volunteers who are working night and day to make this happen. i want to address what we are doing to make sure we have enough ppe, protective equipment and to make sure that it gets to the right people. the goal i have set is that everyone working in a critical role must get the ppe that they need. nhs and care staff protect us every day while we are safe at home, they go off to work to ca re safe at home, they go off to work to care for us. we owe it to the to get them to kit they need to protect themselves. i want to be frank about themselves. i want

applause leeds. applause for the carers, and also supermarket workers., child minders, refuse workers, everyone who is helping to keep the show on the road while we stay at home. people like the grounded airline crews, who are now volunteering to offer refreshment and moral support to the nurses and doctors at the whittington hospital. it's lovely how people have come together and working as a team, as a community, and helping support us, to try to keep us hydrated and well fed, so we can give the best care to our patients. indeed, the heart of this is, of course, the health workers. this road in bath, now lit in nhs blue, sits in the shadow of a hospital on the coronavirus front line. my mummy works at the... nhs. ..nhs. as someone who works in the community in the nhs, it means a huge amount that everyone is clapping and showing support. by coming out, we're showing them we appreciate what we are doing. downing street, islington, newark, and everyone with the same message. thank you. it is a national thankyou. david sillito, bbc news. let's bring you s

have put their football seasons on hold as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with many clubs in leeds uncertain about how when when they'll be able to return to competition the interruption is depriving many clubs a vital revenue but it could still be a long time before football gets back underway. all quiet on the football front england's premier league clubs have confirmed that the season will not resume at the beginning of may they do still intend to complete the competition but when remains unclear. belgium yesterday became the 1st country to cancel the rest of their season we've league leaders club bruges set to be confirmed champions just hours after that decision was announced you wait for implored its members not to follow the belgian example president alexander chaffering hopes domestic seasons can be concluded even if games have to be played behind closed doors. without spectators in the stadium is no longer the same as football with the public in the stadium. we must be aware that we were in a specific situation that the whole world is in a specific situation and that it's

in leeds today, the sentiments were similar. right now the country wants a leader to guide the nation through the crisis. i'm feeling a bit more nervous. because he's supposed to be helping us and telling us what to do, but yeah, ijust hope he recovers. i don't agree with his policies but to see anyone in that condition brings it home. no, i feel sorry for him, especially having thatjob. sorry for him, especially having that job. with the focus of the nation on the prime minister in his hospital bed, so our thoughts are on the front line and the remarkable nhs staff who risk their own lives caring for him and countless others. mark easton, bbc news. so as the prime minister faces a second night in intensive care, let's talk once again to our political editor laura kuenssberg. and in that official briefing, obviously a determined attempt by ministers to say it is government business as usual, despite the fact that the prime minister is incapacitated. what did you make of that? you are right, ministers tried to be resolute and say

dr taj hassan is an emergency medicine consultant at leeds teaching hospitals and is also the immediate emergency medicine. he had known riyat for 25 years. let's speak to him now. hello to you and thanks very much indeed for being with us. how would you describe mr riyat? how would you remember him? he was a remarkable person. i have known him for 25 yea rs person. i have known him for 25 years since he was a junior doctor. he had a natural warmth, a remarkable kindness to all whether it was patients or colleagues alike. that's what resulted forming great teams and all the fantastic work he was able to do. as the milestone, the benchmark that he sets becoming the benchmark that he sets becoming the first senior doctor from the sikh religion. the milestone that he managed to reach and attain in his life of becoming the first sikh senior doctor in this regard. yes, i mean he was a very proud to and it was a great achievement. ever since he was a junior doctor it was his passion for emergency medicine at his compassion towards his patients which really stood out. that resulted in him cont

for the likes of leeds united, west brom, other championship clubs vying for that lucrative promotionnds like exciting news indeed. you mention the caveats, and there are plenty of them. these planned meetings with them. these planned meetings with the government, the specifics of each sport will be examined, with a view to getting that sport up and running again. some sports are likely to return sooner than others. the government accepts that sport at the moment could only take place behind closed doors. it also depends on the death rate and infection rate continuing to fall, athletes being regularly tested, social distancing being maintained and high standards of hygiene being observed. yes, talks are taking place but we will not see a change to the sporting lockdown in the next few weeks. the government will review the current measures in place on may the 7th, but there has been a recognition that a return to sport would be a much—needed boost all of us. that a return to sport would be a much-needed boost all of us. lots of bridges to cross, thank you. zoos, like many businesses an

this hairdresser in leeds is expecting a flood of customers when they reopen, desperate for a post—lockdownis a major headache. it'd be great if we had a bit more guidance or advice about when we think that could be. i'm expecting it in may. and even then, i don't think we'll be open as we were before. i think it'll be a new normal where we've got to be a lot more careful with the precautions that we take, really. but also, most importantly, we've got to work on client confidence as well. some companies not on the lockdown list are getting back to work. as construction firms start to build again, this shower manufacturer will bring in a quarter of its staff from monday. we're sort of envisaging pent—up demand will hopefully see quite a busy may and june and then we'll see where it settles from there. but i don't know what normality is going to be, whether it will be october or november that we have a normal month. the government has started to talk to businesses about how to lift the lockdown safely. and it's looking to examples of other countries that are slightly further advanced in terms

danny savage, bbc news, leeds. a reminder of our top story... moved to an intensive care unit in hospital following a worsening of his condition. in a statement on television, the foreign secretary dominic raab, who is deputising for mrjohnson while he receives treatment, said the prime minister was in safe hands at london's st thomas' hospital. mr raab said the business of the british government would continue. the prime minister, who is 55, was admitted to hospital on sunday after showing persistent symptoms of the coronavirus infection. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @jamesbbcnews. stay with us. hello. the warmth of the weekend was replaced by something a little bit fresher through the day on monday, but many of us were able to enjoy a bit of blue sky and a bit of sunshine from our windows and our gardens too. a bit more of the same on tuesday, things are looking mostly dry after a chilly and a misty start. but, high—pressure very much dominating our weather through the day on tuesday, and into wednesday too. things are going to turn a lit

we'll be joined by nicola stonehouse, professor of molecular virology at the university of leeds andg the twitter hashtag bbcyourquestions, or e—mailing yourquestions@bbc. co. uk. that will be at 2:30pm this afternoon. the headlines on bbc news... a minute's silence has been held across the uk — to remember more than 100 key workers who've died after contracting coronavirus. new figures show that covid—19 related deaths in care homes in england and wales trebled in the space of three weeks — and total uk deaths outside hospital after easter were nearly 13,000 higher than usual. scotland's first minister recommends wearing face coverings but only in certain circumstances. the international rescue committee is warning that the world risks up to one billion coronavirus infections and up to 3.2 million deaths from covid—19, if action isn't taken to protect the most vulnerable countries. the organisation says the numbers should act as a wake—up call and that there's only a small window of opportunity to prevent deaths in places like yemen, afghanistan and syria. our middle east editorjere

interestingly, yesterday we heard the news, and this could worry the likes of liverpool and leeds andhe championship, if it was to happen here, that the dutch league has been completely nullified. they have ended the season and said that what happened has has doesn't count. there will be no repeat of scenes like ajax winning the title last year. because it has been null and void. completely written off. having said that however, they will still qualify for the champions league. those dutch clubs in the positions higher up in the league and on top, they are top on goal difference as things stand, they would go into europe in the normal qualification way. while in germany, that is quite interesting, a bit like the premier league in england, they are hoping to resume sometime in may. but our course, they are also saying there it is a political decision and it depends on what happens politically. because major public events in germany have been banned until october at the earliest. a huge drop in the number of patients seeking urgent treatment in uk hospitals for conditions un—related to

she —— she was an nhs nurse in leeds, she nominated me, she has been a bit concerned about me being onlockdown so she felt the need to give me an update so excited anytime that. i can't imagine what it's like for you at the moment, he went back into the nhs, how do you get through it, is itjust a baby? it by day. the team i am working in carlisle, they're absolutely phenomenal the team i am working in carlisle, they‘ re absolutely phenomenal and they‘ re absolutely phenomenal and the work with other girls on the quys the work with other girls on the guys and the doctors everybody is fantastic. i could not ask to mike with a better team at the minute. they are all working every hour and beyond and they‘ re they are all working every hour and beyond and they're trying to remain positive and that's the main part and also the community, people are helping us in the community by dropping off drinks, food, supplies and kindness that's been brought has been fantastic. more kindness shown by sarah as well, a great idea which iam sure by sarah as well, a great idea which i am sure you hope will

shejoins me now from leeds, in the north of england.w if you had a chance to hear that report, boris johnson talking about two nurses. he said, for every second of the night, they we re for every second of the night, they were caring and making the interventions are needed. 0bviously, you don't know exactly what treatment he received, but what kind of interventions might those nurses have been carrying out? as the prime minister said, he appreciated the highly skilled, multi—professional tea m highly skilled, multi—professional team looking after him 2a hours a day, and they will have been there by his bedside, looking at the continuous monitoring that will have been received by patients in intensive care, writing all that, documenting the parameters and making sure that if there was any change, that there was an immediate response to that. they will have been using all their skills as part of the team to make sure the highest quality of care was delivered to him. how long might it take a patient who has been in intensive care, like the

interestingly just yesterday we heard the news that this could worry the likes of liverpool, leeds, westg for promotion from the championship, the dutch league has been completely nullified. what has happened does not count so there will now be repeat like the scenes of eye acts winning the last year because it has been made null and void. —— ajax. those dutch clubs higher up in the league would go into europe in normal qualification way. in germany, interesting, bit like the premier league in england are hoping to resume sometime in may but of course also they are saying it's a political decision and it depends 0n what happens politically because major events, public events in germany have been banned until 0ctober at the earliest. germany have been banned until october at the earliest. thanks so much we will talk to you again later. a huge drop in the number of patients seeking urgent treatment in uk hospitals for conditions unrelated to coronavirus is fuelling concerns that serious problems are being missed. the national health service is launching a campaign to encourage anyone with

danny savage, bbc news, leeds.a helpline, for victims of domestic abuse say they've seen a sharp rise in demand since restrictions on people's movement came into force. the charity, refuge, says calls and online requests for support have risen by 25% in the past week. campaigners are warning that self—isolation could potentially escalate tension in some households, and increase the threat of domestic abuse, as our home affairs correspondent june kelly explains. one of the key aspects of experiencing domestic abuse is to be isolated. it's a prison without the luxuries of prison. the fear is immense, it's paralysing. natasha saunder‘s former husband is now himself in jail. after years of abusive behaviour, he was convicted of multiple counts of raping her. i suffered sexual, emotional, physical, mental, psychological, economic, you know, just about every type of abuse you could think of. natasha works to help others to escape. the lockdown has been described as a perpetrator‘s paradise. for the victims, many of the e