moment to take a quick look at how appreciation for nhs workers has been marked — this time in north devon— with a little help from farmer john govier — after seeing other farmers showing their thanks. located near exmoor, it measures more than 100 metres high and almost 400 metres wide. and took two hours from planning to mowing. and it looks much better... fairly cloudy skies across much of central and northern britain and i think that's good to be the way for many of us as we get on through wednesday with some rain to contend with as well, especially so at the start of the day. this is a gradually working its way bit further south with time. but enough start in the south. come mid—afternoon, at the pool find lots of that rain associated with the weather fronts just get into northern ireland and maybejust hanging on to the southwest of scotland. a lot of cloud elsewhere. register to finish the days perhaps across the north of scotland but the wind here will become a real feature overnight and a raft of blustery showers raffling in not only to the northern isles but widely across northern

in ilfracombe in north devon, they have taken support down to the most local levels. 150 helpers areing everyone in the community. every street will be covered by a volunteer. the idea is that no one should be left without help during this crisis. judith moritz, bbc news. since the coronavuirus outbreak, one of the biggest tasks has been keeping the nation fed. food manufacturers have been cranking up production to meet the increased demand. at kingsmill, for example, an additional two million loaves a week are being delivered to every uk postcode. and allinson‘s flour mill in hertfordshire is now producing an extra 400,000 bags of flour a week. emma simpson's been to meet some of the workers. my name is matt lupton, i am the site manager. my name's katie, i work as operations manager. we make flour and it goes out to the supermarkets. we are just sending out as much stock as we possibly can. lines are running every shift available. so far this morning we've dispatched 140 tonnes to a customer. 0ur machines are working all hours to put flour into bags to go out to the supermarkets an

in ilfracombe in north devon they have taken support down to the most local levels. 150 helpers are leafletingolunteer. the idea is that no one should be left without help during this crisis. judith moritz, bbc news. a reminder, you can keep up with all the developments on the coronavirus on our website. to the weather. the cloudy skies look to move further south. a touch of frost through the heart of wales and midlands to start the new day on saturday so some brightness around but i think the cloud feels in around england and wales more than of late. the last of the double—figure temperatures, western wales, southern counties of england, elsewhere mike oldfield to proceeding and, as soon as the sun is down, my word, there will be quite a chill about things stop overnight, where we change the clocks into british summertime, it is a cold start to british summertime and it stays that way on sunday across the piece stop again mcleod, not so much in the way of shower activity but a really role feel to the day. it could feel like one or two.

in ilfracombe in north devon they have taken support down to the most local levels. 150 helpers are leafletingt no one should be left without help during this crisis. judith moritz, bbc news. since the coronavuirus outbreak, one of the biggest tasks has been keeping the nation fed. food manufacturers have been cranking up production to meet the increased demand. at kingsmill, for example, an additional two million loaves a week are being delivered to every uk postcode. and allinson‘s flour mill in hertfordshire is now producing an extra 400,000 bags of flour a week. emma simpson's been to meet some of the workers. my name is matt lupton, i am the site manager. my name's katie, i work as operations manager. we make flour and it goes out to the supermarkets. we are just sending out as much stock as we possibly can. lines are running every shift available. so far this morning we've dispatched 140 tonnes to a customer. 0ur machines are working all hours to put flour into bags to go out to the supermarkets and to the british public. we may not be saving lives in hospitals, but i think everybody her

street is now covered by a volunteer and communities across the uk are watching to see how this north devoncause of the crisis. so, now, she has a new role. 0h, fantastic, it's my order. yes, i managed to get everything you needed. she's one of the volunteers, shopping and collecting medicine for people like 86—year—old mo, who lives alone. it's hoped every single person will now get the help they need. i don't know what i would do without the volunteers. it's absolutely fantastic. otherwise, iwould not have anything. i started thinking about the people in my community who are vulnerable, who are elderly, and who might slip through the cracks, as this whole drama unfolds. of course, these are still early days. no one knows how long this crisis will go on for or how badly a town like ilfracombe may be hit. the nearest a&e department is half an hour away. but, for now at least, the community response is giving confidence and hope. when this is all over, i want to see all of you, and, then, we will party! god save the queen. jon kay, bbc news. now, how are you keeping busy while at home? the f

street is now covered by a volunteer, and communities across the uk are watching to see how this north devonerything that you needed. she is one of the volunteers, shopping and collecting medicine for people like 86—year—old mo, who lives alone. it's hoped every single person will now get the help they need. i don't know what i would do without the volunteers. absolutely fantastic. otherwise i would not have anything. i started thinking about the people in my community who are vulnerable, who are elderly, and who might slip through the cracks as this whole drama unfolds. of course, these are still early days. no—one knows how long this crisis will go on for, or how badly a town like ilfracombe may be hit. the nearest a&e department is half an hour away. but for now, at least, the community response is giving confidence and hope. when this is all over, i want to see all of you, and then we will party! god save the queen! jon kay, bbc news. coming in from tesco in the last few seconds, it says it is to limit the number of items customers can order in an online shop to 80, obviously to ensure t

street is now covered by a volunteer, and communities across the uk are watching to see how this north devonourse, these are still early days. no—one knows how long this crisis will go on for, or how badly a town like ilfracombe may be hit. the nearest a&e department is half an hour away. but for now, at least, the community response is giving confidence and hope. when this is all over, i want to see all of you, and then we will party! god save the queen! jon kay, bbc news. it is moving to see that. but this is happening in so many different places, replicated in different ways. a lovely piece. it's time to catch up with diana moran, better known as the green goddess, for today's gentle home workout routine. good morning, how are you this morning? i hope you are feeling quite well. if we are keeping active and carrying on, it may you all started walking a little bit more? off the chair and a bit of walking. that's what i'm going to start with this morning. i'm going to come forward and back, one, two, three. 0ne, forward and back, one, two, three. one, two, three. i'm raising my heart rate.

it enough cloud around the irish sea for one or two showers into the north—west of england, wales and maybe the northern shores of devony one, temperatures as you see in the range of nine to 12. through the evening and overnight, the remnants of that front stagger to the heart of the british isles and following on, wind freshens up in the north of scotland with a real rattle of showers coming in on a gusty wind. some of the gusts could push toward 60 or 70 mph. the cloud and the wind should keep the frost at bay. this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: hard times ahead. president trump tells americans to brace themselves as the country's death toll surpasses that of china. this is going to be a very painful — very, very painful two weeks. the british government admits it has to increase coronavirus testing — with only a fraction if its daily target of 25,000 currently being carried out. when even a handshake makes news. why russia's president finds himself at the centre of coronavirus concerns. and chaotic scenes in india as the authorities try to prevent the further spread of the virus among the country's

now, that north—easterly wind continues to push this band of cloud affecting central and southern parts of the country again today in towards the south—west and corn devon and the channel islands could stay cloudy tonight. because of the these in the south, we should escape a frost here but it will be chilly further north with widespread frost. not quite as cold as ice and eight. a little bit of cloud across the far south and south—west tomorrow, but it will be a very sunny and dry day across the country. easterly winds will be quite a feature, so chilly across southern and in particular north sea coast. temperatures may reach 11 or 12 degrees across sheltered western areas. under the clear skies, saturday night is cheery, essential northern areas, the breeze continues to keep temperatures from falling much below 2—3d. sunday, another fine day with a little low cloud affecting the north—east coast of england into eastern scotland which may drift northwards, the channel islands could see a little cloud. elsewhere, widespread sunshine, a little cooler and sunday thanks to that strong easterly wind, particular across the east coast. top temperature 11 degr

north—western areas, you can see into scotland into north—western areas, you can see that friend to training for the south west affecting cornwall, devonother parts of the country towards the east in the south. and then it brightens up. if you're confused by now suffice to say the weather is going to be changing through the course of the weekend. some of us will get rain and sunshine as well. the temperatures average around about ten, 11 celsius and then the thinking is that sometime next week, the weather will calm down a little bit. it has certainly been mild there, temperatures could get up to 15 degrees in some areas next week. that is it me. bye—bye. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at nine. the world health organisation declares europe the focal point of the global coronavirus outbreak. europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from china. in the usa, president trump declares a national emergency as it's confirmed 46 states have cases of coronavirus. the action i am taking will open up access to $50 billion, a large amoun

north—east of england. further south and west, code increasing and without some rain moving into cornwall and devon, pembrokeshiretop temperatures on friday about 6-11d. top temperatures on friday about 6—11d. how about the weekend? is going to saturday, one weather system going to saturday, one weather syste m m oves going to saturday, one weather system moves through, being followed by another one later on saturday and overnight into sunday morning. it could be stubborn to clear away during sunday. quite mixed over the weekend. on saturday there will be a future was before rain in the north and west later on. by sunday morning, that will be positioned across england and wales and it will eventually clear away later in the day. temperatures 8—11dc. blustery winds as well. a bit more positive into next week with high pressure building, turning much more settled. he you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's midday and these are the main stories: president trump suspends travel from 26 european countries into the us — but not the uk — in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed 38 people there

devon. the chinese company, jingye, has bought british steel, securing the future of more than 3,000 workers in scunthorpe, teesside and northplants and machinery, but it'll come at a cost of up to 500 jobs, a price unions say is worth paying to secure the future for the remaining workforce, as our business editor simon jack reports. this plant has been on government life support since last may when british steel faced closure again. today, the future looked secure for most but not all of the nearly 4,000 workers and thousands more in the supply chain. there are 500 jobs that have gone, so some people are a bit upset about that, but, on the whole, it's positive for the town. yeah, i think it's fantastic. it will be good. it'll be good for all the contractors as well because we've got so many thousand, but the contractors as well, you've got another 15—20,000 people. i am pleased to announce that day jingye group has completed the acquisition of british steel's assets. british steel's new chinese owners today promised a bright future, supported by over £1 billion of new investment. at the grange lane cafe in the shadow of the

devon and cornwall will do the same. for the rest of the week, tuesday and wednesday, this weather front with us in the north—west, producingth. hello. this is bbc news with me, victoria derbyshire. the headlines... the health secretary promises more protective equipment for nhs staff — the army will help distribute it. "stay at home" — the message from the prime minister as he warns further measures could be brought in to enforce social distancing. mps will debate emergency legislation that would include giving police the power to force people with virus symptoms to isolate. meanwhile, in the rest of europe, germany bans public gatherings of more than two people, while italy remains the hardest—hit country — registering 651 deaths in the last day. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent good morning. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe has admitted for the first time that this summer's olympics could be postponed. overnight, canada became the first major country to withdraw from the games, while the australian olympic committee has said an australian team could not be assembled in th

north—west of the uk. elsewhere, drier conditions. low cloud coming across devon and cornwall.s going to be a cold night across england and wales. the risk of first frosts again. tuesday, a lot of dry weather for england and wales, sunshine easier times. perhaps not quite as windy as it's meant to be today. a lot of cloud around this weather front. temperatures in today. a lot of cloud around this weatherfront. temperatures in the sunshine could get up to 16, possibly 17 degrees. then overnight, tuesday into wednesday, still the rest of the rest of the southern areas, this weather front is going to be on the move. cool and frosty for england and wales, to start with, some sunshine. you can see cloud coming in. a weekly feature, bringing a bank of cloud with it. also to northern ireland. drier and brighter across the north—west of scotland. a yellow weather warning out for this rain. it starts at 1800 today and runs through to midday on wednesday and by then, we could have had as much as 100 millimetres. is this weather front since the start bumping into high—pressure, and the o

devon and cornwall police in dorset. also the channel islands. further north the cloud will tend to clear away from the south—west. a fine day for most places. temperatures reaching highs of 11 or 12 celsius across the west but cooler across many eastern coasts. through saturday night, staying dry, clear skies, we could start to see some low cloud rolling in the north sea coasts. a bit of cloud perhaps into the south and for northern ireland. where we have the cloud it is going to be frost free. further north, a touch of frost once again. another chilly start to sunday. starting off with some grey weather across the east coast. that should clear away through the day and most places will be dry and sunny. a bit of cloud. quite a breeze blowing in from the east and the south—east, it will be cooler along southern and eastern coasts. high pressure still dominating into the start of next week, but we start to see france trying to push into the north—west, bringing increasing cloud into the north and west of scotland, outbreaks of rain later and turning windy with

clouds to the north and north—west of scotland, patchy rain early towards the western isles that is clearing away. loud towards cornwall and devonundant sunshine this afternoon. we still have the east south—easterly wind. it is notable but not as strong as it was yesterday. —— noticeable. more sunshine today compared yesterday. still close to just seven celsius along the north sea coasts. into tonight, while most of us stay dry and clear, we bring the cloud back towards the north—west of scotla nd back towards the north—west of scotland and the western isles will see patchy rain arriving late in the night with high cloud putting in from northern ireland. we use the cloud, the breeze, temperatures hold up cloud, the breeze, temperatures hold up above freezing —— where you see. for much of the uk it will be at or a few degrees below freezing going into the morning. parts of north—east england. the day tomorrow around —4 four —5 degrees. it will bea around —4 four —5 degrees. it will be a frosty start. for england and wales, plenty of sunshine. betty a cloud in the sky again. northern ireland and scotland will see high cloud increa

eventually pushing into the isles of scilly, cornwall, devon, pembrokeshire later in the afternoon. a few showers popping up on merseyside, northsterday perhaps making it feel more pleasant. tonight these show is on the north—eastward, more rain moving north and east as well. some snow over the higher ground of scotland. that rain eventually pushing into the south—east of england, an overnight temperatures will be down about 3—7. started saturday morning without rain, and the theme for the weekend, rain at times. not a wash—out, and it will be quite breezy, quite windy at times. saturday's rainfall clears away, and this sunday. this area of low pressure will start to move its way and, netting south and east. the wind is picking up and there will still be some rain around during sunday —— moving south and east. looking at detail, that rainfall and health normal clear away for many parts. some sunshine for england and wales before this next area of rain ms n. later on saturday to northern ireland and into the south—west, but ahead of that staying largely dry for the afternoon, temperatures 7-12. that for the afternoon, temperatur

devon and cornwall will do the same. for the rest of the week, tuesday and wednesday, this weather front with us in the north—west, producingy. dry in the south. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk government condemns what they call the "selfish" behaviour of people who ignore social—distancing rules — ministers consider closing all nonessential shops. the uk's health secretary promises more protective equipment for nhs staff — the army will help distribute it. mps in the uk will debate emergency legislation that would include giving police the power to force people with virus symptoms to isolate. the death toll in spain increases to more than 2100 — a62 have died in the past 2a hours. pressure grows on the international olympic committee to postpone the tokyo 2020 games — canada becomes the first major country to officialy withdraw. worrying news about the virus from hong kong, where the territory could be on the brink of a second wave of infections. the number of confirmed cases is rising again and the hong kong government has responded by plans to tighten its borders to almost all non residents. visitors from

north wales come into the midlands as well. largely try for scotland, northern ireland, much of northern england. temperatures 8—11d for most. we have the rain, 5pm this afternoon into the likes of devonstart to your saturday morning, fairly chilly first thing especially in the weekend first area of low pressure gets out of the way, this amusing come into sunday trailing cold front which will bring some rain and blustery winds. there will be some sunshine in between the showers, today and throughout the weekend. back to you. sarah, thank you. there are now almost 600 confirmed coronavirus cases here in the uk — a jump of 140 in 24 hours. but according to the government's chief scientific adviser, it's likely up to 10,000 people could be infected. 10 people have now died. worldwide, more than 125,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus in 118 countries. and here in the uk, experts say peak infection rates are still up to three months away, possibly heading into june. schools and colleges in ireland have been closed until the end of march, as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. downing street says schools here will remain open for now, after taking into considerati