fiona trott reports from middlesbrough.d. 0ur voices should be heard, rather than being made to feel invisible and not important enough. i definitely don't think the government understands. the odds, health—wise, were stacked against areas like middlesbrough. covid—19 has really shone a light on that. coronavirus is finding the poorest communities. everyone that suffers are still the ones at the bottom of the food chain. in a town with some of the country's highest child poverty rates, mums like gemma need help. hello. your dress is lovely. her eldest daughter is shielding away from home. shall we go and have a sit down? her family is divided. and when i can't be there for her, ifeel like i'm letting her down, you know? and she's in agony and i can't take the pain away. that's when it... i couldn't give her a cuddle because we were kept apart. she'll be sat the step while i'm sat on the grass. but then, walking away... covid is taking an emotional toll, and a financial one. the cost of living has gone up, but your money has

fiona trott reports from middlesbrough.ces should be heard, rather than being made to feel invisible and not important enough. i definitely don't think the government understands. the odds, health—wise, were stacked against areas like middlesbrough. covid—19 has really shone a light on that. coronavirus is finding the poorest communities. everyone that suffers are still the ones at the bottom of the food chain. in a town with some of the country's highest child poverty rates, mums like gemma need help. hello. your dress is lovely. her eldest daughter is shielding away from home. shall we go and have a sit down? her family is divided. and when i can't be there for her, ifeel like i'm letting her down, you know? and she's in agony and i can't take the pain away. that's when it... i couldn't give her a cuddle because we were kept apart. she'll be sat the step while i'm sat on the grass. but then, walking away... covid is taking an emotional toll, and a financial one. the cost of living has gone up, but your money hasn't. i mea

once we are through the other side of this, does the government need to make towns like middlesbroughs? there is a link between deprivation and mortality rates in coronavirus already established by the ons. it is a good question and i know the prime minister is passionate about this. this is why we are committing record investment, whether it is levelling up the funding for schools, so that areas of the country that have in the past been less well funded to their schools compared to, say, london, increasing their funding. it is why we are investing in transport infrastructure, the road on the rails and, in my own area, i am passionate that making sure that outside of london and the south—east, people get the same opportunity for cultural experiences and we invest in cultural experiences in a way that perhaps, we have focused too much in the past in london and that is an important pa rt in london and that is an important part of the work you're doing. thank you for your question. thank you, everyone, that now concludes the press co nfe re nce . studio: that is the end of the daily pres

middlesbrough midfielder adam clayton has been talking about his dad beating covid—19.d after 51 days in intensive care. clapping and cheering and his son is also delighted. we gotan we got an idea that he was leaving about an hour before and then the face timed my mum as it was happening and then we got the videos in the next ten minutes. after the long journey we had beenjust in the next ten minutes. after the long journey we had been just to see him moving and talking and on the road to recovery was... it brought a tear to the eye. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. hello and good afternoon. this is bbc news. we will take you through all the day's development to coronavirus and the many aspects of the stories today, politics and otherwise. we will start with hospitality. the hospitality industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown. the prime minister said in his address on sunday that some parts of the sector may partially re—open in july, depending on the rate of coronaviru

debts that have built up from supporting workers who've been laid off lawrence lee has more from middlesbrough in northeastern england. what will things be like when it's all over for rich places maybe not so bad but poor communities have a right to be worried the post industrial landscape of teesside in northeastern england tells a story of joblessness poor life chances and the virus the high mortality rates if the british government tries to pay off its huge debt through austerity and they can't begin to imagine how much worse things will get it's almost too difficult to comprehend how we would go about doing that because we're i think we're as low as we can get in terms of the the cuts that we've made our frac on even start to think about how we would make more cuts 1st hand experiences of all this show a town already on the age we need to live is vital supplies to 17 people with underlying health conditions and therefore most at risk in this tiny house of for asylum seekers including an elderly woman from sierra leone who has diabetes given the things binny has seen any more cuts to servic

some of the poorest areas in the country, from blackpool to middlesbrough and thanet, are the worst hite been about a minute universal credit claims in the time since the data was collected, unemployment is probably closer to 3 million by now, there are probably between eight and nine unemployed people chasing every va ca hcy unemployed people chasing every vacancy in the economy, so this is the toughest jobs vacancy in the economy, so this is the toughestjobs market in a generation. it is our young people that the government said lockdown would have the hardest impact, as they move from university or school into thisjobs they move from university or school into this jobs market. they move from university or school into thisjobs market. many they move from university or school into this jobs market. many employed in hospitality sectors will not have a job when this ends. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. we were talking about testing and there is already a blame game? how often have we had senior politicians say that we are listening to the scientists and fo

middlesbrough and thanet, are also the worst hit by joblessness.e economy. this is the toughestjobs market we have seen in a generation. it is among young people that the lockdown will have the hardest impact, as they emerge from school or university into a landscape of mass unemployment. many in furlough landscape of mass unemployment. many infurlough in landscape of mass unemployment. many in furlough in hospitality and retail will no longer have an employer when this all ends. the chancellor rishi sunak has said it will take time for the economy to get back to normal even after lockdown measures are lifted. he told the lords' economic affairs committee that recovery might take some time. we would hope that it is as swift and strong as it can be. clearly, as we are seeing and strong as it can be. clearly, as we are seeing now, we are and strong as it can be. clearly, as we are seeing now, we are getting data from around europe as people, and around the world, as countries are progressively easing and lifting restrictions that it is not obvious th

debts that have built up from supporting workers who've been laid off now and see reports from middlesbrough in northeastern england. what will things be like when it's all over for rich places maybe not so bad but poor communities have a right to be worried the post industrial landscape of teesside in north eastern england tells a story of joblessness poor life chances and the virus the high mortality rates if the british government tries to pay off its huge debt shore stero see that they can't begin to imagine how much worse things will get it's almost too difficult to comprehend how we would go about doing that because we're i think we're as low as we can get in terms of the the cuts that we've made our frac on even start to think about how we would make more cuts 1st time experiences of all this show a town already on the age we need to live is vital supplies to 17 people with underlying health conditions and therefore most at risk in this tiny house of for asylum seekers including an elderly woman from sierra leone who has diabetes given the things binny has seen any more cuts to servic

during middlesbrough. to say, send your children to school? what i had to be ina your children to school? what i had to be in a position to do is, in a week or so, i to be in a position to do is, in a week orso, i hope to be in a position to do is, in a week or so, i hope to be able to say, i recommend that you send your kids to school. that's what i'm aiming for. i will not say that if i don't believe it's as safe as possible. definitely no one can ever give 100% guarantee on any aspect of life and my goal as we make it safe enough that i can hand on heart recommend to parents that they send their skip that my kids back to school. interestingly, someone i was speaking to yesterday, a head in a deprived school, has called every single parent and on a pole, and at the moment, she is planning to open, at the moment 65% of parents will be sending their kids back to school which is an interesting barometer. andy, it is understandable. life is not 100% guaranteed safe but in these times of coronavirus of the fe

what i am really pleased about is that middlesbrough has been selected to one of the 11 pilot placesou to say we can be an effective trial area? we have the support, we have a local mp who is a minister for local government, and we have an absolute passion to get our r number down, keep people safe and get ready to start prosper in. passion and drive is all very well, i can't imagine there are very many people who are at the forefront of new innovations who don't have that, but it is practicality. it is having people who are trained well and effectively. you have read the reports and you have seen that people don't feel they are getting the training. argue in a position to say i can guarantee we can be an effective trial area? i can absolutely guarantee that we will be an effective trial area. i can guarantee you we will be one of the best and i can promise you, anyone who is listening and watching, we will work with the nhs, scientists, and government and we will find great solutions that will allow the rest of the country to learn from us and benefit. when will it begin? we commenc

middlesbrough midfielder adam clayton has been talking about his dad beating covid—19.ring really nice scenes there and his son is obviously delighted as well. we gotan is obviously delighted as well. we got an idea that he was leaving about an hour before and then he face timed my mum as it was happening and then we got the videos in the next five or ten minutes after the long journey we had been onjust to see after the long journey we had been on just to see him sort of moving and talking and on the road to recovery was. . . and talking and on the road to recovery was... it brought a tear to the eye. really good for him and his family. that's all the sport for now. we will have much more throughout the afternoon. it's time for your questions answered. and we've been asking young people to send in their questions about the impact coronavirus has had on their financial situation. with me to answer your questions is dan whitworth from bbc radio 4's money box programme. and also, i'm joined from edinburgh by iona bain, founder of the young money blog. hello and a warm wel

some of the poorest areas of the country, from blackpool to middlesbrough and thanet, are also the worst—hitg is that we know there have been about a million universal credit claims in the time just in the time since the data was collected, so unemployment is probably closer to 3 million by now, there are probably between eight and nine unemployed people chasing every vacancy in the economy. so without doubt this is the toughestjobs market we've seen in a generation. it is on young people that this government—ordered lockdown will have the hardest impact, as they emerge from school or university into a landscape of mass unemployment. many on furlough in retail and hospitality will no longer have an emplyer when the shutdown ends. as we've been hearing, the economic impact of the coronavirus has led to many more people being unemployed and a significant increase in applicants for universal credit. for some who are now looking for work, it's the first time they have had to make a claim, as michael buchanan reports kyle is a boxing coach who has no—one to train. the 50—year—old is physically fi

it almost sounds like the real thing, and must have helped former middlesbrough player lee dong—gooke doing in germany, welcome to the surreal new normal in football. and i suppose going forward if they do have the crowd noise, they will have to have somebody in a booth somewhere out of the ground, playing in the different sound effects. controversial decision, goal... it will be quite an inventive way of doing it, i suppose. but it is getting used to it, it is adapting to the new normal. you know, mike, if there is a job going for someone to operate those, i would love thatjob. operate those sound effects. wouldn't it be great fun? especially when you get it wrong. yes, you can have billing at a home game. it could get very confusing. thank you, mike. see you soon. during lockdown we've seen all sorts of sporting challenges and fundraising. now it's the turn of british diplomats and their families, who are posted across the world. they're aiming to complete a 24—hour marathon relay for charity, running a mile and then passing a virtual baton from embassy to embassy across every time