how much of this was propelled by the drivers, because we heard lewis hamilton was very critical?nding was that whilst lewis hamilton was very open yesterday, it was the teams and bosses that got together yesterday evening with members of the fi. there was a vote that took place between those teams as to whether the racing should continue or not. there were a split opinion, actually as to what was going to happen. the situation is one that's been very, very fluid ever since monday when people started to get on flights. even before that. we're getting more and more news as we go. the one piece of news we're now waiting for, are we going racing or not? we are not going to be going racing. we have one positive test for coronavirus and in a very small environment. wejust coronavirus and in a very small environment. we just need the fia and f1 to give us that statement that we've been waiting for. for about 12 hours? we been up all night waiting for that statement. that's all we're waiting for. it seems a bizarre state of affairs. lewis hamilton is still —— do not have clarity for the

they‘ re end of the month, plays passenger to lewis hamilton.stone. this visit is one of duke of sussex's lastjobs as a royal, before he steps down in april. with the clock ticking... the world champion tries out to gun that is used to change wheels in the pit. no danger of a job change coming soon, then. bloody hell! the prince chats to younger fans alongside the exhibition, which documents british racing over the years.|j exhibition, which documents british racing over the years. i now officially open the silverstone experience. for lewis hamilton, there is no stepping back as he goes for a seventh world title. for harry and meghan this is their last engagement as senior royal family members is on monday. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos thank you, ben. good afternoon. before we move on to the weekend, let's enjoy today's sunshine. the weather watcher shows blue sky over central london after yesterday's washout. you can see a lot of sunshine around over the next few hours. some fair weather cloud in the far east. we have som

for lewis hamilton, there will be no stepping back as he goes for a seventh world title. as senior royal family members is on monday. james waterhouse, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's stav. thank. many of us on the sunshine today, it felt quite springlike in the strong march sunshine but it will be turning cooler under clear skies tonight and there will be a change at west. the first of a series of wet windy weather across the west. further east, intensely cold with frost and aimed under bit of snow on scottish mountains as that rain hits the cold air. temperatures will recover in the west by then the night. quite an u nsettled west by then the night. quite an unsettled week, low pressure will dominate, it will be windy and we will see rain at times. this area of low pressure sweeps east as we move through saturday, taking gales and heavy rain method on saturday night off to the north sea. a run of westerly ones on such —— sunday planning showers as well. mild on sunday but increasingly strong winds. sunshine and showers, heaviest in the north. this is bb

for lewis hamilton, there is no stepping back as he goes for a seventh world title.nior royal family members is on monday. time for a look at the weather forecast. you have been reflecting onjust how warm forecast. you have been reflecting on just how warm the winter has been. yes, across europe this is a record winter. this is the orange colour telling us that temperatures have been above normal and for winter as a whole, out of all the temperatures across all of the land, that is the figure we come out with which is a massive anomaly, nearly three and a half degrees above normal which is incredible. 0ne half degrees above normal which is incredible. one of those was in finland, helsinki, 5 degrees warmer than normal during the winter which is shocking. the colour of that matters not what you expect to see in winter. no, the orange tells us where temperatures have been above normal. notice a couple of blue shades, greenland has been colder than normal. that is linked with something cold the stratospheric vortex. it is also linked with this. have you ever heard of th

is the couple continue on what is being dubbed their farewell tour, prince harry isjoining lewis hamiltonr members of the royal family is on the —— monday where we will finally see them with members of the royal family working together at this level for the final time. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines. israel and palestinian authorities have declared a state of emergency in place to head under quarantine because there are seven cases of coronavirus in the city. governments around the world are raising to contain a virus but concerns about the increasing cases have sent international markets falling. the us vice president mike pence has promised to help authorities keep track of the virus. ina authorities keep track of the virus. in a speech intended to reassure americans, the government is doing everything possible to stop its spreading. meanwhile in san francisco, hundreds of holidaymakers are stranded on a cruise ship and are being prevented at —— prevented from docking. a ceasefire agreed between the russian and turkish president has come into effect in the syri

lewis hamilton — world champion in the official press conference said overnight it was "shocking" thatead. that came before the news that a member of the mclaren team had tested positive for coronavirus. mclaren then announced — they were out — they withdraw from the race weekend.and now — the bbc understands — the whole race is off. 0bviously, early hours of the morning currently in melbourne but a very perculiar atmosphere — here's out f1 reporter jenny gow who is in melbourne. half of the fans i would say didn't come today, for anybody who lives locally, they can come for free on a thursday and experience what it's like in the paddock. it was very quiet. a lot of the big corporations in melbourne have said to their staff that they can't travel into the

lewis hamilton — world champion in the official press conference said overnight it was "shocking" thatormula 1 was pressing ahead. that came before the news that a member of the mclaren team had tested positive for coronavirus. mclaren then announced — they were out — they withdraw from the race weekend.and now — the bbc understands — the whole race is off. obviously, early hours of the morning currently in melbourne but a very perculiar atmosphere — here's out f1 reporter jenny gow who is in melbourne. half of the fans i would say didn't come today, for anybody who lives locally, they can come for free on a thursday and experience what it's like in the paddock. it was very quiet. a lot of the big corporations in melbourne have said to their staff that they can't travel into the paddock, and even within the confines of the people who travel the world for f1, i think there was anxiety, really, we have all come over here, because we want to watch racing, we want to report on reason, we want to see what's going to happen this season, but where any of us sure happen this season, but where

prince harry arrived at the silverstone race track and met formula one world champion lewis hamilton. the weekend weather is not as bad as it has been on previous weekends. there is no name storm, however it will turn wet and windy for some of us. today is a lovely day with lots of sunshine out there and some cloud across western areas of the uk bringing a few showers across wales and the south west of england and one or two showers in western scotland. those continuing but even here there will be some sunshine. the best of the clear skies will be in central and eastern parts and across northern ireland later and maximum temperatures seven to nine or10 maximum temperatures seven to nine or 10 celsius. tonight is the odd shower moving eastwards but largely dry with clear skies initially and temperatures dropping away but the cloud will start to increase across western parts and with that outbreaks of rain moving across scotla nd outbreaks of rain moving across scotland which means temperatures will be higher than last night and are largely frost free nights to come. into the weekend th

over in melbourne, six time world champion, lewis hamilton has swapped the track for the waves as heaustralian grand prix was called off, and he's not bad at that either..! that's all the sport for now. and on our website there's live boxing olympic qualifiers to watch. on wall street they have stopped trading because of losses, they were reporting a 9.7% loss at the start and trading has been halted after the opening bell, this is something replicated across the world, markets across europe in terrible shape, the ftse 100 was down over across europe in terrible shape, the ftse100 was down over 7% this morning, markets in germany, france and spain lost between ten and 12% but a dramatic impact there in the united states and new york, wall street halting trading after the opening bell because of the losses. more on that once we have it. well, later this afternoon, we're expecting to hear more from the government about measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus — including social distancing and self—isolation. one woman who is currently doing both is 75 year—old maddy rijndorp . she

lewis hamilton who are being hailed as heroes a model because to a certain extent sporting authorities of the world sporting bodies the governing bodies have been blindsided by then so it's been it's been people like you lewis hamilton who've who've taken the initiative if you like exactly and i think you know with with the f one race in melbourne now we've got the 1st 3 races of the season suspended but the organizers seemed determined even on the day of 1st practice that that event was going to take place they were saying to the local media yes the event's going to take place to a fans gathering at the gates come to come in then there was kind of a half half hearted message about well maybe we could host it without founds but it was the drivers saying this is ridiculous one of one of the team members of mclaren has tested positive for corona virus this is not just sending out a good signal to f one but said so the wider world in and again with the premier league on thursday nights and losing track of my day thursday night the premier league issued a statement saying yes everything se

members tested positive i mean it's always more interesting the events that are still going on lewis hamilton the reigning world champion saying was asked directly that question why is formula one still happening when so many other events of been cancelled he said cash is king in any in his opinion it was shocking that it is still going on we're expecting around 300000 fans to go to the. streets are going to melbourne i've a qualifying practice and race day itself and at the moment the race is going ahead the mclaren saying one of the 10 seems taking part in the race this year just pulled out of the race one of their team has tested positive for corona virus you can't really see how the season is going to progress as per normal but there's a huge financial pressure for if one to carry on a course which we're talking about sporting events that are happening now or in the next few days course the big one this year will be the olympics taking place and then all the hemisphere winter i mean is that going to go or do you think it's some peculiar with the olympics it's almost as if they're sort of

on thursday, world champion lewis hamilton said he was stunned the race was still going ahead.ikel arteta, has tested positive for the virus. the coronavirus pandemic is affecting sports events around the world. the match against brighton on saturday has now been postponed. premier league will hold an emergency meeting on friday to discuss future fixtures. the french football federation has called off all matches until further notice. shortly after holding the european premiere of the film ‘mulan‘ — without a red carpet event — disney has announced that it's delaying the full release of the movie. other movie releases that have been delayed over the virus outbreak include a quiet place 2, fast & furious 9 and the james bond film no time to die. and disneyland in california says it's closing its doors from saturday in response to the threat posed by the virus. itjoins a number of prominent concerts, festivals and other entertainment events that have been scrapped across the us. it's the world's second—most visited theme park, drawing tens of thousands of visitors each day. it wi

on thursday the world champion, lewis hamilton, said he was stunned the race was still going ahead.lbourne. they have not covered themselves in glory, that is fair to say. from the moment mclaren said they had a positive result for coronavirus that put the writing on the wall. there was no response from formula 1, we stayed up all night waiting for it and then finally the teams and drivers said enough is enough and they forced the hand of f1 to make a statement and cancel the race. so it has been a strange night and as you can tell, i‘m in a taxi at the moment in melbourne just plotting my escape route. it does look like you are driving but i assume you‘re not. no. i have a nice man driving me. we will stop for a second. what does it say to you about the way the sport has dealt with this? i think it‘s — we are in unprecedented territory, arent‘t we, at the moment. no—one has gone through this before and the world as a whole is struggling to cope and i think sport had to make a decision on what they were going to do and you are talking about a lot of rights holders, commercial agreem

formula one world champion lewis hamilton says he's showing no signs of coronavirus after undergoinghad been at an event in london earlier in the month, where other attendees had since tested postive for the virus. but speaking on his social media, hamilton insisted he has had zero symptons and is feeling well. in football, four portsmouth players have tested positive for the virus. the league one club have notified public health england with andy cannon, sean raggett haji mnoga and james bolton, seen here scoring in the fa cup injanuary, all now self—isolating. all players and first—team staff were tested earlier in the week and portsmouth said they are awaiting results of 10 more tests. with the announcement that domestic cricket in england has been postponed until at least may, cricket ireland have confirmed their seven—match men series against bangladesh is to be put on hold. the two nations played each other last may in dublin but, after the coronavirus outbreak, this year's series has been postponed. it comes five days after ireland's tour of zimbabwe was called off. and finall

for lewis hamilton, there is no stepping back as he goes for a seventh world title.or harry and meghan this is their last engagement as senior royal family members is on monday. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos thank you, ben. good afternoon. before we move on to the weekend, let's enjoy today's sunshine. the weather watcher shows blue sky over central london after yesterday's washout. you can see a lot of sunshine around over the next few hours. some fair weather cloud in the far east. we have some cloud and showers for scotland into northern ireland and western wales and the south—west. some wintriness over the high ground of scotland. after that cold frosty start, a chilly afternoon, but we will have sunshine. that first band of showers moves eastwards and fizzles out and tonight we see the first of the areas of low pressure that will bring unsettled weather for a few days. rain and hill snow for scotland. windier and milder in the west. chilly in northern and eastern areas. for the weekend, west. chilly in northern and eastern areas. forthe wee

on thursday, lewis hamilton said he was stunned that the race was still supposed to go ahead.have been counselled or postponed. the latest, the grand prix. let's speak to jenna live from melbourne. the organisers have not covered themselves in glory on this one, have they? it has been difficult for the organisers. they have not covered themselves in glory, that is fairto themselves in glory, that is fair to say. they had a positive result for coronavirus and that put the writing on the wall. there was no response from formula 1, we stayed up all night waiting for it and then finally the teams and drivers said enough is enough and they forced the hand of f1 to make a statement and cancel the race. it has been a strange night and as you can tell, i am ina taxi night and as you can tell, i am in a taxi at the moment in melbourne just plotting an extended route. it does look like you are driving but i assume you are not. no. i have assume you are not. no. i have a nice man driving me. we will stop for a second. what does it say to you about the way the sport has dealt with this?”

lewis hamilton has described the decision to go ahead with formula 1 puss ‘s season opener in australiane. five f1 team members are in isolation in melbourne after displaying symptoms of the virus. asked why f1 is going ahead this weekend, hamilton replied, cash is king. that is all the sport for now. just a reminder, the breaking news, coronavirus, sport related, the league are shutting down for the next couple of match days at least, so that will be ten days. real madrid in self isolation. their match against manchester city will almost surely have to be postponed. the chancellor defended his budget this morning after a stark warning that the uk could tumble into recession if the coronavirus outbreak causes widespread disruption. the office for budget responsibility also predicted falling growth — even before the coronavirus impact is reflected. rishi sunak insisted his plans would bring "stability and security".the it's because of the responsible management of the economy over the past several years that we are in a strong position now, the foundations of our economy are good, which

the world champion lewis hamilton says he's surprised the race is going ahead.jennie gow is in melbourne gow is in melbourne. some people that i spoke to here today in the paddocks said as soon as one positive test comes back, he would suggest that the whole camp closed down. others have said if it's a matter of containment, and they can source how many people that one crew member has had direct contact with, you might be able to be confined within the presence of that team. there is i suppose hope for the other nine teams that you have to stay in a very small paddock which works in a very close—knit community, so more cases may well come to light and more tests could happen. a big decision for formula i and the medical authorities within victoria state in australia, where the race takes place, to make that call. manchester city's champions league tie against real madrid is likely to be postponed next week. real‘s players are in self—isolation after a real madrid basketball player — who shares the same facilities as the footballers — tested positive for the viru

pulled out after one of its team members tested positive for corona virus formula one champion lewis hamilton accused organizers of pushing money for health if the rice wasn't cancelled we're terribly just supported the event can't go ahead the reasons for that. spectators were banned from watching the one day international cricket match in sydney between a stray in new zealand which meant an empty stadium and cash registers on thursday the government was still advised people to attend public events but in an effort to fight the virus and after pressure from health experts that quickly changed we will be advising against. organized. essential gatherings of 500 people. the prime minister also told us not to travel overseas if it wasn't essential with financial pressure on the aviation industry travel agent flight center collapsed closing 100 stores across the country the number of job losses isn't clear and virgin australia is cutting flights to cope with the falling demond the number of coronavirus cases in australia is continuing to rise and no surprise it is hitting the economy as well as t

on thursday world champion lewis hamilton said he was stunned the race was still going ahead.est mass shooting, prayers are being held in christchurch. 51 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the al noor and linwood mosques, during friday prayers. this attack of course devastated the muslim community and devastated this peaceful city of christchurch but really shocked new zealand. we've been seeing a steady stream of worshippers from the al—noor and linwood mosque to this arena behind me, we are expecting large numbers to attend friday prayers today, not just from here in christchurch. we understand from the muslim community across the country coming together, and remembering this difficult day but of course in solidarity with the rest of the people here. we've seen families, mothers, young children but again, it was on a friday during friday prayers a year ago that a gunman killed 51 people and injured dozens more. this has had a devastating effect. i've been speaking to some young people who say the remembering of it is almost as difficult as living through it bec

the formula one world champion lewis hamilton says he's showing no signs of covid—19 after undergoingelf isolation. hamilton had been at an event in london earlier in the month, where other attendees had since tested positive for the virus. but speaking on his social media, hamilton insisted he has had zero symptoms and is feeling well. away from coronavirus, there is some heart—warming news from rugby's premiership. worcester warriors forward michael fatialofa, is making a remarkable recovery, after a life—threatening injury he suffered at the start of the year. fatialofa was taken to intensive care with a neck injury he suffered against saracens on the 5th of january. the injury happened just a minute after he came on as a substitute. but after 11 weeks in hospital... ..he‘s now managing to walk unaided. his wife tatiana posted this video on social media saying "he was literally paralysed from the neck down ten weeks ago. you're witnessing a miracle that even medical professionals can't explain," and finally, with football postponed, one key question has been how are footballers sta

prince harry toured the venue with the formula one champion, lewis hamilton. duties before the prince and his wife, meghan, step down as senior royals at the end of the month. in just over three weeks' time, we will know who will be the next leader of the labour party. just three candidates remain in the race — sir keir starmer, rebecca long—bailey and lisa nandy. in the last of our series of special profiles on the labour leadership contest, our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has been speaking to the wigan mp, lisa nandy. can't ijust go in with louise? it's more normal, isn't it? campaigning is not exactly glamorous. i'm not britney, am i? i'm just going to have a chat. lisa nandy‘s been on the road with the other contenders for weeks. with her diagnosis of what went wrong. there's been a sense for such a long time that labour is a party that has become very top—heavy and centralised in central london, a small group of people who make decisions about the lives of people who they know very little about, and that we often go into areas saying, "we know wha

harry toured the venue with the six time f1 champion lewis hamilton who gave a quick demonstration ofshe beat tatiana maria in straight sets to reach the last eight of a tournament for the first time since september's us open. she'll play russian teenager anastasia potapova. and australian pace bowler mitchell starc will miss their final one day international in south africa to watch his wife alyssa healy play in the women's t20 world cup final. australia play india in melbourne on sunday. that's all from salford. back to hugh in richmond looking ahead to a busy weekend of six nations. thank you welcome back to london welsh rugby club. the music is getting louder, we have more guests arriving at this gala dinner tonight. we are hoping for a male voice choir to take to that stage behind me injust a moment. i think a few more trips to the bar had been made as well since your last with us. made as well since your last with us. whilst france's men may be on course for the grand slam in normal time, the women's term it may have to wait until extra time. that is because england's women have

the event after a member of their team tested positive for the virus in melbourne will champion lewis hamilton says he shocked the race is still going ahead and believes the only reason is that cash is king as things stand $300000.00 fans are still expected across the race weekend in the united states the n.b.a. basketball season is off until further notice that's after one of the league's biggest stars of the utah jazz player rudy go bear tested positive because. ironically it comes just days after he joked about the coronavirus in a press conference touching every reporter's microphone as he left potentially exposing others to the virus really go bear you know you think this is not going to affect us for the n.b.a. one of our players says a coronavirus and you know who knows what that means for their team and the other teams that we know have been with their sport is taking a hit globally indian cricket fans in da mashallah were checked ahead of their 1st one day international against south africa going forward there's a good chance the t 20 indian premier league will take place without any

as the couple continue on what's being dubbed their farewell tour, prince harry isjoining lewis hamiltonone, whilst meghan takes part in international women's day. their last engagement as senior members of the royal family is on monday when we'll finally see them with members of the royal family working together at this level for the final time. frankie mccamley, bbc news. now, how about this for a heart—stopping stunt. this literally makes my feet tingle, asi this literally makes my feet tingle, as i say the words. we are looking after you carefully. this is american daredevil nik wallenda walking across an active volcano on a tightrope in nicaragua. it took him 30 minutes to cross the boiling lava lake in the masaya volcano. your tingling so much you can't speak properly! this is a lava lake, and he had to wear breathing equipment. the nickname of the crater? it is called the mouth of hell. i knew that before, rachel, i read the script, i definitely knew that. it is worth saying, he is tied on. he has a safety thing. i'm not dismissing his achievement at all but he's not going to fall

prince harry toured the venue with the formula one champion, lewis hamilton. royals at the end of the month. last month was the wettest february ever recorded in the uk with storm after storm sweeping the country. in east yorkshire more than 80 homes in snaith and cowick still can't be reached and the water is taking a long time to recede. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been back to east cowick to speak to some of those affected. much of the water which flooded homes on the board of east and north yorkshire hasn't gone away. people are still dealing with the consequences. if we'd have been stood in this spot at the peak of the flood, we would have... probably been a foot of water above our heads at the moment. seven foot deep here? at least. people like mike, who's had floodwater in his home for nearly four weeks now. we are on a septic tank system here. so, the system backed up. and, so, although we've been able to live in the house, we're very careful about how many times we flush the toilet or how many times we get a shower or whatever. the water was so

he stood alongside formula 1 champion lewis hamilton.r the coming days. tonight, we can expect to see them at a music festival. tomorrow, meghan attends international women's day. an event for the day. and then there is a commonwealth celebration monday. they officially step down as royals on the 31st. joining us now is a vo"vanity fair" royal watcher. how are people reacting to this last hoorah? a lot of people saying they look very happy. >> i thought it was a marvelous red carpet appearance. the red carpet makeup. the pencil dress. the beautiful picture of them grinning in the rain taken by the award-winning photographer. and i should think that his coffers are filling up. it's a great picture. and they're here. already, it's gone slightly wrong because meghan markle attended the national theater yesterday. a surprise visit. and instant taneously stole the spotlight from -- cornwall so that completely wiped out her stepmother in law. she's -- there are things she doesn't quite get. but i think what happened, very interesting. that whe

cleared and they have been coming to criticism for their handling of the situation, including from lewis hamilton been affected, the taurus been down for six week due to escalating health and safety issues, the miami open was cancelled earlier on thursday following the postponement of the finals and the wta is yet to make its intentions known but it is expected that there will be no tour until late april. concerns abound large gatherings, thousands attending in 50 to one shot, 0scar because the biggest shock of the festival by wending it this afternoon's feature rates and this is the first festival when for the jockey. and that is all your support for now, head over to the website for now, head over to the website for the full list of what has been suspended because of the coronavirus there. and i'll have more for you in sports day at 1030. back to you. well throughout the day, you've been getting in touch with questions about how coronavirus will affect you. the government have made big announcements on rate relief for businesses, and sick pay for workers, but what if you're self—employed? joini

pulled out after one of its team members tested positive for corona virus formula one champion lewis hamilton accused organizers of pushing money for health if the rice wasn't cancelled we're terribly disappointed that the event can't go ahead the reasons for that. spectators were banned from watching the one day international cricket match in sydney between a stray in new zealand which meant an empty stadium and cash registers on thursday the government was still advised people to attend public events but in an effort to fight the virus and after pressure from health experts that quickly changed we will be advising against. organized. norm essential gatherings of 500 people. the prime minister also told not to travel overseas if it wasn't essential with financial pressure on the aviation industry travel agent flight center collapsed closing 100 stores across the country the number of job losses isn't clear and virgin australia is cutting flights to cope with the falling demond the number of coronavirus cases in a strike to new wing to rise and no surprise it is hitting the economy as well as

as the couple continue on what's being dubbed their farewell tour, prince harry isjoining lewis hamilton. their last engagement as senior members of the royal family is on monday, when we'll finally see them with members of the royal family working together at this level for the final time. frankie mccamley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning to you, i think this picture from north yorkshire sums it up picture from north yorkshire sums it up very nicely, blue skies overhead, frost underfoot for many of us today. many of us will have a similar picture, without the frost, into the afternoon. there are exceptions, though. the bulk of the showers in these areas. there will be one or two drifting eastwards but for the vast majority, your day sta rts for the vast majority, your day starts dry and sunny and it will finish in the same way. the sun is now getting a bit stronger day by day. by the time we get to the evening rush—hour, a bit blustery towards the south west but across the western half of england, particularly wales, we will continue to see a few showers.

i would not be surprised if that were in their planning right now 6 time formula one champion lewis hamilton says it's shocking that the season opening australian grand prix is being held amid coronavirus concerns mercedes driver was speaking in melbourne ahead of the race on sunday it's now reported that 8 f one team staff members in the paddock and then quarantine awaiting coronavirus test results bans and banned at the 2nd race in bahrain while the 4th race in the series the chinese grand prix has been postponed and. there were 2 very different approaches to managing coronavirus out wednesday's european champions league football matches but the old fans weren't allowed inside his piece she brought to dortmund at the park day prince but it didn't stop around 3000 ultras welcoming the p.s.g. team bus before kick off and that's despite france batting meetings of more than a 1000 people is she one to kneel to reach the quarter finals. and these were the scenes after that victory the 3000 fans did stick around to celebrate the win with their players the achieve reach their 1st champions league

melbourne, after formula 0ne's australian grand prix was called off — six—time world champion lewis hamiltonhink he good at everything, isn't he? that's all the sport for now. i cannot believe that is the first time he has stood on a surfboard. as we've been hearing, the government will be holding a briefing later during which it's expected to update its advice, including measures on social distancing and self—isolation. well, one woman who is currently self—isolating is dr clare gerada. she's 60 years old and is recovering at home from covid—19. she's been speaking about the realities of living with the illness to my colleagues louise minchin and dan walker. i am really getting much, much better. i still feel as if i've been through five rounds with mike tyson. but, each day, i'm getting better, each day, i'm getting stronger, and each day i can't believe i have had it. so, there you are. and tell us how you felt, what were your first symptoms, and how has it been? yes, thank you. it's what it says on the tin, really. i'd come back from new york where they clearly said they didn't have a pr

lewis hamilton a bit concerned that that was taking place, but then the bahrain one next week behindtill waiting to hear whether there will be any change to premier league and football league matches in the uk and whether they will take place behind closed doors. but at the moment things are full steam ahead. what about singers, bands, whether they will carry on touring and doing gigs. they will carry on touring and doing gigs, that type of thing? loads already postponed. mariah carrey has postponed a gig, pearljam due to do a tour of north america, that has been postponed. miley cyrus had a gig in melbourne australia cancelled, saying she was very much doing this because of her tour and crew and protecting the people around her. this week madonna cancelled the final couple of dates on her tour cancelled the final couple of dates on hertour in cancelled the final couple of dates on her tour in france as well, and then the big one, the big californian festival in april, kochella, postponed until the end of the year. what is interesting as uk festivals, because at the moment they were

the formula 1 world champion lewis hamilton says he's showing no signs of covid—19 after undergoing afor the virus. but speaking on his social media, hamilton insisted he has had zero symptoms and is feeling well. leicester tigers have become the latest premiership rugby side to announce a 25% pay cut to all staff, as clubs continue to feel the financial implications of having their matches postponed. the tigers have become the sixth club to announce such a move. leicester are set to lose out on revenue from at least three home match days, with the premiership postponed until at least the 14th of april. now, we need some good news, don't we? yes, i've got some. away from the coronavirus pandemic, there is some good news from rugby's premiership. worcester warriors forward michael fatialofa, is making a miraculous recovery, after a life—threatening injury he suffered at the start of the year. fatialofa was taken to intensive care with a neck injury he suffered against saracens on the 5th of january. the injury happened just a minute after he came on as a substitute. but after 11 weeks

today harry met formula one racing champion lewis hamilton, and on monday the couple will join the queen and other members of the royal family at westminster abbey on an official engagement one last time. >> roxana saberi at buckingham palace, thank you. >> they looked glamourous. meghan looked dazzling. she was gorgeous and shiny, and i just think they're happy to be there, and i think they're happy for their next chapter too. >> yeah, they met a formula one driver. i think they'll meet anyone they want to meet. people are going to pick up the phone. >> no one's going to turn down that call. >>> it's getting harder to find coronavirus supplies, and some shoppers say they are being gouged. ahead, anna werner shows how states and one giant retailer are fighting to keep prices under control. but first it is 7:19, time to check your local weather. >>> good friday morning to you. we are starting out the day with cloudy skies, cool conditions, mainly for the morning lows in the low 50s. for the afternoon mostly cloudy skies. daytime high seasonal if not below average. 57 in san francisco, 59

there might be no grand prix, but lewis hamilton decided to stay in melbourne to try his hand at rockhat you have made the right decision, but as a club, we have communicated with the lancashire football association, we got advice from them. we also spoke to the mainly, the north bury league. mike chandler the secretary, great advice from him. we also spoke to the parents and to the senior management and most of all bespoke the children. and as long as we take reasonable precautions, as long as we make sure they are safe, always remain concerned, theyjust want we make sure they are safe, always remain concerned, they just want to play football. they just want to be out and about. they have been in school all week, they have energy, and they love the game. so, we have taken precautions, we have equipment in the clubhouse ready for them. we will make sure they are all right. but it is all about enjoying themselves. you have been here this morning. you have seen them. you have heard the laughter, the cries, it is football. that is it, norman. thank you for now. plenty of smiles on faces.

mercedes lewis hamilton says it is shocking that the race is going ahead.ase. cash is king. i don't feel like i should shy away from the fact, my opinion. the fact is we are here. for me it's shocking we are all sitting in this room. so many fans here already today. it seems like the rest of the world is reacting probably a little bit late, but already this morning you have seen trump shutting down the borders from europe to the states, you are seeing the mba has been suspended. —— nba. yet formula! continues. the mba has been suspended. —— nba. yet formula 1 continues. the chinese grand prix has already been postponed to next month. the race in bahrain is due to take place behind closed doors. the race in vietnam is under threat. could the australian grand prix be the next race to be hit due to the coronavirus? it is closer to home as well because there have been development in the premier league? yes, some breaking news. three leicester city players are being tested for the coronavirus after displaying symptoms. manager brendan rogers revealed the news in