there's been a big shock in the super league — as salford produced a stunning fight back to beat the 14—2 at one stage — but three second half tries, including this effort from kevin brown, sealed an 18—14 victory. leeds could have replaced wigan at the top tomorrow but their game against catalan has been postponed because of fears over the coronavirus. various events have been taking place today for sport relief — the main programme is over on bbc one right now. one of the events saw olympic hockey sam quek take 2020 penalties just outside the studio here at media city. starting at 9am — they finished over 12 hours later. sam quek won the challenge — scoring over 1400 penalties! i , more than the comedian would griffith. -- , more than the comedian would griffith. —— lloyd griffith. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. thanks for watching. good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the mirror columnist, susie boniface and the deputy editor at the daily express, michael booker. many

on this site in salford, they say they're sticking to the rules.creased on hand sanitisers and those things and then we made it perfectly clear that we've got to be two metres apart. so the numbers are down anyway, there's a lot more room in the canteen area and they are having to separate tables have their lunch on so we are separate tables have their lunch on so we are maintaining the two metre role as we can. whilst work here continued, only half of the 150 construction workers normally here have turned up and they've told me they can see sites like this closing naturally in time anyway because it's becoming increasingly difficult to get supplies. builders merchants like this one in hampshire have shut and some construction companies have closed and projects including the crossrail scheme in london have halted. the unions say photographs of building workers crammed together show they're still at risk, but warn that as are many self employed, many have the stark choice of working orfacing hunger. judith moritz, bbc news. in italy, a glimmer of ho

in salford, we found gary delivering concrete. i've been ona gary delivering concrete. the same, wherever you go. there are still people rubbing up against each other, they are working together, not taking any guidelines of what they have been told. we are trying our best, we carry gloves, masks and it's the people we have to keep educating all the time. but there has been huge inconsistency. builders on this site downed tools, but on a different side, others were continuing to work. the government has said it is fine for construction staff to work outside and at a safe distance. 0n staff to work outside and at a safe distance. on this site in salford they are sticking to the rules. over they are sticking to the rules. over the last couple of weeks we've increased a hand sanitiser is on those things and then made it perfectly 0k and clear that we made it two metres apart. the numbers, we've got more in the canteen area and we are having tables service, so we are maintaining the two metre rule. whilst work here continued, only half of the 150 construction workers normall

that's all from salford.me 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 won three out of three, but are subject toa three out of three, but are subject to a postponement in rome. a reporter has been to meet three of their team as they look ahead to their team as they look ahead to their own game against wales. commentator: a spectacular score! iam the i am the thompson, i play for the warriors and i play with.|j i am the thompson, i play for the warriors and i play with. i play for ha rlequins warriors and i play with. i play for harlequins and i play the back row. lam th

i think what salford a re are you producing? i think what salford are producing is new technology. with a number of houses they are building, that so much profit. they don‘t even put decent security in those houses. ican put decent security in those houses. i can confirm because i bought a new build in salford about 15 years ago and our energy bills were next to nothing so i can concur. 15 years ago before any of this. do you ever turn the lights on? laughter iama bit laughter i am a bit tight excavation mock from urban to rural, and a story about sheep in the sunday telegraph. i like stories like this. clearly you‘re a bit sceptical. i‘m not at all. that‘s just his face. i you‘re a bit sceptical. i‘m not at all. that‘sjust his face. i can‘t help it. i‘m not allowed to touch it. you want to enter it into a competition. anyway, so we have sheepin competition. anyway, so we have sheep in leicestershire, the last farming family in the village, and the mother died last year so they have been petitioning for there to bea have been petitioning for there to be a sheep memorial and there a

there has been a big shock in the super league, as salford produced a stunning fight back to beat the effort from kevin brown, sealed an 18—14 victory. leeds could have replaced wigan at the top tomorrow but their game against catalans has been postponed because of coronavirus fears. that's all the sport for now. hello again. yesterday we had a glorious start to the day. clear sunny skies, glistening snow on the mountain tops in scotland. sunny skies, glistening snow on the mountain tops in scotlandm sunny skies, glistening snow on the mountain tops in scotland. it really was a perfect start. but it wasn't like that everywhere. we did have some showers around as well. the heaviest show was developed in a line stretching more or less from merseyside towards the midlands, and in tamworth we had quite a different look to the skies through the afternoon as the clouds developed here. a few heavy downpours and one or two here. a few heavy downpours and one ortwo rain here. a few heavy downpours and one or two rain barriers spotted out and about as well. at the moment on the satellite pictur

elsewhere wigan go top with an eight—try hammering of huddersfieldand ast year's grand finalists salfordome to wakefield. over to australia and the women's t20 world cup, where england had a job to do. they knew they had to beat west indies in theirfinal group game to ensure their place in the semifinal. in the end it was a thumping victory — nat sciver starring with the bat yet again — her third half—century of the tournament helping them to a 46 run win. jo currie was there. so we now know three of the four semifinalists in this t20 world cup. india were already through, and we can add england and south africa to the last four. england came through against the west indies, they won the toss and put themselves into bat. danny wyatt made 29, amyjones 23, but it was nassif who once again shone, making another half—century. she is now very much cementing her place as one of the top players, and she is now that top run scorer so far in this world cup. so nat sciver helped england to win, not bad on a slow wicket. the west indies innings got off to a difficult start after they lost taylor to

on this site in salford they say they're sticking to the rules.it perfectly clear that we've got to be two metres apart. the numbers, we've got more in the canteen area and we're having tables service, so we are maintaining the two metre rule more or less as best we can. whilst work here continued, only half of the 150 construction workers normally here have turned up and they've told me they can see sites like this closing naturally in time anyway because it's becoming increasingly difficult to get supplies. builders merchants like this one in hampshire have shut and some construction companies have closed and projects including the crossrail scheme in london have halted. the unions say photographs of building workers crammed together show they're still at risk, but warn that as are many self employed, many have the stark choice of working orfacing hunger. judith moritz, bbc news. supermarkets and those providing other essential services such as building societies are bringing in new measures for customers and staff. many are aimed at encouraging

we can now cross to our correspondent nina warhurst in salford. you, i see. yes, they are. good morning to you from sunny salford. it is not often i get to say that, let me tell you. we have invited 50 people to media city this morning to sit down and talk to people who we know they disagree with on certain issues, so before they got here, we asked them about some key issues including membership of the european union, immigration regulation, funding of the nhs, funding of climate change policy. we have sat them down opposite somebody who we know they disagree with fundamentally on those issues, but we taught them how to do something called deep listening. it isa something called deep listening. it is a technique used by psychotherapists and it is a simple as it sounds. you let the other person speak and keep speaking until they have said everything they need to say. you do not necessarily have to say. you do not necessarily have to agree with them, but what you have to do is try to listen. it is all about listening. let's just interrupt. do you mi

in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday.are concerned over access to protective clothing, despite government promises that enough of the right kit is available. and a reminder, for one doctor, of the serious situation we face. this is the week that the most people who are infected without knowing it will cause it to spread. what you do today will affect the intensive care beds in hospitals over the next few weeks. please, please, please, stay at home if you can. some good news. the nhs has done what looked like a really significant deal with private hospitals. it should make 8,000 beds, 1,200 ventilators and thousands of staff available to the nhs. they will be needed in the weeks to come. dominic hughes, bbc news. here in the uk, the government's once again urging people to follow its advice to help stop the spread of the disease after ordering pubs, clubs and leisure facilities to close. phil norton is in york for us. phil, well, are people listening? if you have a look around here in york city centre tonight, you can see

the fundraising night went ahead in front of a live studio audience in salford with comedy sketches andhere's the moment the night's tally was announced. sport relief 2020 total is £40 , 540 , 355. richard curtis, one of the founders, will bejoining us on this richard curtis, one of the founders, will be joining us on this over after what was a late night. another story you may have seen on social media, this one. italians in quarantine aren't letting coronavirus get in the way of some good old fashioned music—making. tweets have surfaced showing people in sicily, which is under heavy lockdown, taking to their balconies and windows to perform together. it's thought the trend came from a deserted street in siena where a video emerged of people singing a popular folk song. nearly 16 million people are in lockdown across italy. they just started theyjust started playing. a bit of italian folk music. it is not a song they know, but if it lifts the spirits... there are one or two things to emerge from this extraordinary kind of time we find ourselves in, the sense of people talking to each o

here in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday. million vulnerable people, including some cancer patients and those with lung conditions, will receive a letter. it will strongly advise them to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks from monday, to shield themselves from the virus, all part of the effort to ensure the nhs is not overwhelmed in the months ahead. dominic hughes, bbc news. the prime minister has urged people to follow the advice on social distancing. 0ur correspondence because this is the government wants people to ta ke the government wants people to take the warning seriously. the prime minister says the u.k.'s only two or three weeks behind italy and urges everybody to follow that advice. he says that without a huge effort to stop the spread of the virus, the nhs could be overwhelmed. in the next few days, the government will urge 1.5 million people in england alone to stay at home for 12 weeks to protect themselves from the virus, the list of who they think is the most vulnerable will be published soon. as i say, it ha

here in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday.week 1.5 million vulnerable people, including some cancer patients and those with lung conditions, will receive a letter. it will strongly advise them to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks from monday, to shield themselves from the virus, all part of the effort to ensure the nhs is not overwhelmed in the months ahead. dominic hughes, bbc news. the prime minister has urged people to follow the advice on social distancing. nick eardley, whom we heard from just now, says that ministers want people to take the warning seriously. the message from number ten tonight is still stark, the prime minister telling the country that the uk at the moment is just two or three weeks behind italy, urging everyone to follow that advice, saying without a huge national effort to try and stop the spread of this virus, the nhs here could well be overwhelmed. in the next few days, the government will urge 1.5 million people in england alone to stay at home for 12 weeks, to protect themselves from the virus. t

what she claims is climate alarmism and has been dubbed the anti grettir i spoke to no he's up to salford and asked why she doesn't believe there really is a crisis it's the 1st time we've had a climate realist which you obviously describe yourself as what does that mean being a climate realist what does that involve. well most people on the site of climate alarmism if you will label us the climate deniers and that is a term that i really dislike because it sounds like we really look into the science we don't do our research we just hate the planet we just want to destroy this and we're just selfish and ignorant and that's not what we're about we're about being scientific skeptics and looking into more sensible yet ways to improve the environment and to be more in line with our values when it comes to interacting with nature and so yeah that's what climate realism is about it's about scientific skepticism and having more discussions in the scientific sphere again people like you talk to me and i'm sure she's a very nice girl and i don't want to shame her in any way and she's innocent in a

here in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday.ek 1.5 million vulnerable people, including some cancer patients and those with lung conditions, will receive a letter which will strongly advise them to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks from monday, to shield themselves from the virus, all part of the effort to make sure that the nhs is not overwhelmed in the months ahead. dominic hughes, bbc news. so, the government stressing just how crucial it is to follow official advice to help reduce the spread of the disease. phillip norton is in york for us. how have people been responding? have a look here, this is york city centre and at this time of night on a saturday it would normally be thriving with people out enjoying nights out and there would be the sound of music from pubs in the area but it is almost silent. this scene is being repeated across the country in towns and cities with bars and restau ra nts in towns and cities with bars and restaurants closed. the only people we have seen around here in the city centre are takeaway de

he teaches music at schools across manchester and salford. you've got be in for 10. are we going to make it? um, yeah, yeah we should, should be ok, yeah, as long as everything kind of, you know, goes to plan. he has to navigate his way by bus, metro tram and train, with separate tickets for each one. we'll have to get the bus ticket, which is about six quid, got to get the train, which is about a fiver, and then i'll have to really get a met ticket as well which will be another five or six quid. um, so, yeah, it's upward of 15 quid. just to get to work? yeah. now it's 27 minutess past eight and there's still no sign of it. it might be a bit touch and go. there's a bus now. oh yeah, this looks promising. that 56 hasn't showed. this is the 156. the bus that he came for didn't show up, so he's getting this one now, the 156, which is the later bus. the train's at quarter past. if i don't make that train, then i'm screwed, really. if you work in a job where if you're late, you know, if it's a zero—hours contract or whatever, like mine is, then yo

here in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday.on vulnerable people, including some cancer patients and those with lung conditions, will receive a letter. it will strongly advise them to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks from monday, to shield themselves from the virus, all part of the effort to make sure that the nhs is not overwhelmed in the months ahead. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's go to the us now. a number of states have ordered shutdowns — with one in five americans soon set to be under a "stay at home" order. the virus has claimed almost 280 lives there and infected more than 19,000 people. and president trump says the us has agreed new measures with the leaders of canada and mexico to control non—essential travel across its northern and southern borders. we've also reached agreements with canada and mexico on new travel rules at our northern and southern borders to halt the entry of the chinese virus while continuing trade and commerce, and we've had very good talks with prime minister trudeau and this morning, with pr

here in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday. million vulnerable people, including some cancer patients and those with lung conditions will receive a letter. it will strongly advise them to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks from monday to shield themselves from the virus, all part of the effort to make sure that the nhs is not overwhelmed in the months ahead. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at how the pandemic is affecting different parts of the world. turkey has imposed a curfew for its senior citizens and banned restaurants from serving at tables, as the death toll from coronavirus more than doubled from nine to 21 injust 2a hours. the number of confirmed cases is fast approaching 1,000 there. the french health minister has appealed to the public to hand over protective masks so they can be used by health workers, as hospitals in the country face more and more cases of coronavirus. he said there's no need to wear masks while shopping. health workers in france have criticised supply shortages. brazil's l

here in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday.re still concerned over access to protective clothing, despite government promises that enough of the right kit is available. and a reminder, from one doctor, of the serious situation we face. this is the week that the most people who are infected without knowing it will cause it to spread. what you do today will affect the intensive care beds in hospitals over the next few weeks. so please, please, please, stay at home if you can. some good news. the nhs has done what looks like a really significant deal with private hospitals. it should make 8,000 beds, 1,200 ventilators and thousands of staff available to the nhs. they will be sorely needed in the weeks to come. dominic hughes, bbc news. social distancing measures mean limited attendance at funerals to only close family members. but one community in the west of ireland found another way to pay their respects to a grieving family. in west kerry, people came out to line the two—kilometre stretch to the cemetery as the hearse passed by

we are in salford. oh, in sa lfo rd. can... we are in salford. oh, in salford.. but they have said nothing about what they are going to do with... it isjust a waiting game. how are you coping day today? it is a long time to be inside one room. well, it was all right but it is getting a bit boring now. apart from that, these services terrible. i can't explain it. this situation is diabolical, the food situation. it seems as if they are running out of food. they sent up... inaudible. and they said, we haven't got anything. i said, all we need is a sandwich. either a tuner or a cheese sandwich. they said, we haven't got anything. anyway, they sent up some spaghetti with a little bit of source and a little bit of cheese and it wasn't even cooked. the food is getting diabolical now. we can't eat it. we waited for two hours just to get a cup of tea this afternoon and i had to keep going out in the hall asking them where it was, phoning down, you can't get through anymore to room service. it has only been this afternoon, but it has only been this afternoon, but it has

the fundraising night went ahead in front of a live studio audience in salford with comedy sketches andief 2020 total is £40,540,355. cheering a big tally there. well done to all involved. and you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself on the bbc news app and on our website bbc.co.uk/news. hello, and improving by the story across the uk early morning rain has eased away. the cloud will then and break. staying in scotland. in northern ireland, some heavier rain and stronger winds. the wind direction is

here in salford, the deaths of two patients were announced yesterday.ek 1.5 million vulnerable people, including some cancer patients and those with lung conditions will receive a letter. it will strongly advise them to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks from monday to shield themselves from the virus, all part of the effort to make sure that the nhs is not overwhelmed in the months ahead. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's look at some other stories in brief. brazil's largest state, sao paulo, is closing down for two weeks from tuesday to help fight coronavirus. all non—essential businesses and services, including bars and restaurants, will shut. the state is home to around 46 million people and is brazil's business, industrial and financial powerhouse. there are more than a thousand cases of the virus in the country as a whole. the french health minister has appealed to the public to hand over protective masks so they can be used by health workers, as hospitals in the country face more and more cases of coronavirus. he said there's no need to wear masks

many cafes, like this one in salford, are trying to adapt.ns, what can we get in place for deliveries or more takeaway services? we as a business are an independent company and we can't afford to close. for workers on the lowest pay and many small companies, this is fast becoming an economic emergency. sarah corker, bbc news, in manchester. it's emerged tonight that the armed forces have been told to be on an "operational footing" by mid—april to help deal with the crisis. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is in whitehall. and that means what? well, this is the message we've obtained from the head of the armed forces, general sir nick houghton, to military leaders, essentially a call to arms, but them on a campaign footing. they won't just call to arms, but them on a campaign footing. they won'tjust have to do their normaljob of protecting the nation, but fighting this virus for the nation. we know 2000 are on standby, and he gives more details. they may have to help in the organisation of temporary hospitals and other medical faciliti

elsewhere wigan go top with an eight—try hammering of huddersfieldand and last year's grand finalists salfordefield. that's all the sport for now. i will have more in the next hour. thank you. greece says it has stopped almost 10,000 migrants crossing over the land border from turkey, which is struggling to deal with the number of people fleeing syria's civil war. the growing crisis comes after an airstrike in syria killed at least 33 turkish soldiers deployed to support the syrian opposition. turkey's president has said he will break his country's deal with brussels to prevent migrants entering the eu unless he gets greater support for his intervention in syria. orla guerin reports from the turkey and greece border. at first light, they joined the migrant trail from turkey. heading for the river meric, all that separates them from europe. this small group manages to cross, reaching the shores of greece, which fears a new flood of refugees. at border crossings with turkey, it's been pushing them back. greece doesn't want a repeat of 2015. caught up in the chaos this afternoon, reza, an irania

and then there are single authority mayors in bristol, liverpool and salford, and police and crime commissionersw, earlier today, the electoral commission wrote to the government saying they had massive concerns about holding these elections. and that's for various reasons. in a democracy, voters need to hear what the candidates have to say, and in the current climate, that would be extremely difficult. large meetings, for example, maybe people would be reluctant to go to those. people knocking on doors. again, maybe something that's not practical. and, also, they expect that local authorities will be very much focused on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks. so having to think about elections where you have to staff polling stations, get all the paperwork there. even if you do postal votes, that simply won't be enough. as well as the fact that you probably think that lots of people will be at that point, either isolating themselves because they think they have the virus or they have it. so, for all those reasons, the government has decided to postpone this for a year. toni

many cafes, like this one in salford, are trying to adapt.cy plans, what can we get in place for deliveries or more takeaway services? but we as a business, we'are an independent company, we can't afford to close. for workers on the lowest pay and many small companies, this is fast becoming an economic emergency. sarah corker, bbc news, in manchester. it's emerged tonight that the armed forces have been told to be on an operational footing by mid—april to help deal with the crisis. defence correspondent jonathan beale explained what that meant from whitehall. well, this is a message with god and from the armed forces, essentially a call to arms putting them in a campaign footing, say they are going to have to do their normaljob detecting the nation but also fighting the virus for the nation too. we know that 20,000 military personnel are on standby to help civil authorities. here he gives more details. this is for example they may have to help in the organisation of temporary hospitals and other medical facilities and also makes clear this is

in rugby league there is one game where draghis beat salford 30-14. why was swing low sweet chariot xung 4 sung at the home of rugby in the first place. it has been solved. it is all to do with to a rugby league player. the rfu reckons it was first sang at twickenham when martin offiah whose nickname was char yet was playing in a sevens match in 1987. # swing low, sweet chariot # swing low, sweet chariot # coming for to carry me home. #. it was previously thought it was supping for the first time in 1988 when chris oti got a hat—trick for england but the curator of the rugby museum says it's the first time as it is aed no to offiah's nickname. i feel as if we are been singing it for years. best not say too much about that! so just before we go, a reminder of our topal. england beat wales in the six nations. it was a crack over a match. match. it always is between those two sides. wales dragging themselves back in to the game after red card for tuilagi. england can still win the six nations title but probably only if scotla nd nations title but probabl

many cafes like this one in salford are trying to adapt.iveries or takeaway services? we as a business where an independent company and we cannot afford to close. for workers on the lowest pay and many small companies, this is fast becoming an economic and emergency. pupils in wales, northern ireland and england will get more detail tomorrow about how their gcse and a level results will be awarded after this year‘s exams were cancelled. the education secretary in england, gavin williamson, said he said he would do everything he could to ensure that grades would be available in august. it was confirmed today that school exams won‘t take place in scotland either. instead qualifications will be awarded on the basis of course work, teacher assessments and mock exams. here‘s our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. injusta injust a day, their life has changed. yesterday, exams to win their a—level grades. now instead, coursework, predicted grades and teacher assessment are likely. today, wachter and ewan were struggling to take it in. it is defin

dominic, thank you very much indeed, in salford.avirus and it's impact on education, here on the bbc news channel at 6:30pm. you can send them in to us by emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk or tweeting to the hashtag bbcyourquestions. the dowjones index fell more than 7% to a three—year low today, moving into negative territory compared to levels when president donald trump took office. it marks the latest landmark in wall street's most dramatic selloff in decades. well, in the last hour, president trump has invoked a law that will allow the us government to accelerate the production of vital equipment needed to deal with the pandemic. he also announced that a hospital ship was being sent to new york to treat patients, and a second was due to be deployed to america's west coast. we will be invoking the defense protection act. last week, i signed an emergency declaration under the stafford act, which, as you know, we invoked previously and which activated fema's national response coordination. fema is now fully engaged at the highest l

and then there are single authority mayors in bristol, liverpool and salford, and police and crime commissionersctoral commission wrote to the government saying they had massive concerns about holding these elections. and that's for various reasons. in a democracy, voters need to hear what the candidates have to say, and in the current climate, that would be extremely difficult. large meetings, for example, maybe people would be reluctant to go to those. people knocking on doors. again, maybe something that's not practical. and, also, they expect that local authorities will be very much focused on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks. so having to think about elections where you have to staff polling stations, get all the paperwork there. even if you do postal votes, that simply won't be enough. as well as the fact that you probably think that lots of people will be at that point, either isolating themselves because they think they have the virus or they have it. so, for all those reasons, the government has decided to postpone this for a year. vicki young, our chief politi

charged after an nhs staff member was punched in the face and left with a fractured cheekbone at the salfordman of no fixed address has been charged with one count of assault and one count and the public disorder act, he has been remanded in custody and will appear in court today. police were called yesterday afternoon to reports that a man had assaulted a member of nhs staff at a hospital in salford under 27 man was arrested on suspicion of assault. the nhs staff member was in his 50s, needed treatment for a fractured cheekbone but has since been discharged. more than 110 countries and territories around the world have now put in place widespread restrictions on the movement of their citizens. schools have closed and businesses have been forced to stop working. there are, though, still large differences in the approach that some countries have been taking. as jim reed reports. so, it's vital to slow the spread of the disease. stay at home. it will break the chain of transmission, and it will save lives. a quarter of the world is now living under some form of lockdown. 3 billion people have

he joins us now from our salford newsroom. thank you for being with us.t a month, basically. when the prime minister should have convened cobra and been having regular meetings of cobra with the chief medical officer and engaging with the public. the uttera nces engaging with the public. the utterances today are still very nhs centric, very department of health and whitehall centric and don't really speak to the public. the public want to know and very practical terms what is happening now. things have changed quite dramatically over the last few days. and the trajectory now is likely to continue upwards. need to live their lives, they need to plan their lives. we have the easter holidays coming up. people need to know what measures to take with their children, with their elderly relatives. and this all needs to be spelt out and made in terms where people realise what kind of practical planning they can do for themselves. if we get to the point where there are thousands or tens of thousands of seriously el people and the thing about this virus is that it

hejoins us now from salford. what are your concerns? good afternoon.gh levels of anxiety, and that is crippling with what we are facing at the moment. what is your advice to manage this? first, manage how much news you are taking in. we have a 24—7 news cycle and if you are constantly watching the news, that will only make you more anxious. maybe have a preset time where you will check what is happening. if we are going to have daily bulletins going forward from medical advisers, maybe that is the time to check the news and monitor what is happening, just once a day. is it important for there to be transparency on the latest developments so that there is at least some sense of knowing as much as you can about where we are going? absolutely. that is why we would advise that following the official briefings would be the best place to get that information and not looking at other sources, particularly social media, where sometimes things get distorted and it is not always accurate and up—to—date information. stick to the official briefings. but to look af

excellent, it certainly is shining out here in salford. thanks, nick.vely back in their salaries if they are laid off but the self—employed particularly, many people getting in touch with us this morning, asking questions about how they will be affected and please get those coming in and we are speaking to stephen barclay at half past eight. get in touch with twitter, mine all bbc breakfast‘s and we will get as many questions and as we can. we'll be back with the headlines at 8 o'clock. now it's time for click. as the coronavirus has swept across the globe the ability to know exactly where it is has become the crucial key to stopping it. we have a simple message for all countries. test, test, test. some countries have cracked how to do this. south korea with its drive—through ten minute tests has held up as a model for others to follow. but many countries are struggling to test at scale. in the uk testing is having to be limited, the cost, the infrastructure and the time the tests ta ke n infrastructure and the time the tests ta ken are all infrastructu

let's get more now from our football reporter at simon stone, joining us us from salford.cted. we currently have six premier league teams either with players who are in self isolation or are members of staff who have tested positive for coronavirus. really left with a situation where the premier league could not continue. the afl have fallen in line with that and that is why we have this extended period now with no professional football, two football matches against denmark and italy are off. the women's game is also shut down and that will provide the time and space for further decisions to be made about what happens at the beginning of april. nobody is expecting this virus to have been contained and sorted out by then. i'm looking at the latest lines from the premier league. they talk about unprecedented situation and an aim to reschedule the displaced fixtures. as you say, early april, looking at the government's timeline we heard from the downing street news co nfe re nce we heard from the downing street news conference yesterday, ten to 14 weeks until the peak. that's

i‘m outside the studios at salford quays, there will be the sport relief boat race later this afternoonmwork. i haven‘t even rode with my team yet and they will be here later on bbc brea kfast. and they will be here later on bbc breakfast. it is a lovely day. pine for the news, weather and travel wherever you are and we‘ll see you shortly! good morning, i‘m alice salfield. a londoner coming back from italy says she wasn‘t given enough information when she arrived in the uk. the government advice for those returning from the country which is in lockdown because of coronavirus is to self—isolate for 14 days. butjess nicholls says she had to take public transport when she arrived in london, as her rescheduled flight wasn‘t to the same airport where she left her car. i just arrived back in the uk from rome. the pilot asked us to self—identify if we weren‘t feeling well, travelled through the arrivals hall to passport control through the electronic gates. there was a sign if you came from northern italy to self—isolate and contact nhs111. that‘s it, there‘s nothing about this covering the wh

then there are single authority mayors in bristol, liverpool and salford and police and crime commissionerght and in the current climate that would be extremely difficult. large meetings, people would be relu cta nt to large meetings, people would be reluctant to go to those. people knocking on doors, something may be not practical. also they expect that local authorities will be very much focused on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks, and so having to think about elections where you have to stop at polling stations, get all the paperwork there, even videos of oats, that won‘t be enough. as well as the fact lots of people will be staying home at that point, either isolating themselves because they think have the virus or they have it, super others reason the government has decided to postpone this for a year. for the moment, thank you. vicki young in westminster. let‘s head to geneva and here from the world health organization. based on the principle that you don‘t know who is infected and you are separating, putting socialist distance between everyone. we‘ve said a

let‘s go to in salford where we have north west tonight‘s rogerjohnson, talking about the death of mano in london, one in newcastle and one in liverpool and they are starting to fill up and local centres a re starting to fill up and local centres are starting to be brought on as increasing numbers test positive, and that is why north manchester general has been brought into play. the man was taken there specifically because he had coronavirus, he wasn‘t a member of the hospital population being treated for something else, he was taken there specifically because of that. the hospital says therefore there is no risk whatsoever to staff, other patients, relatives or visitors. it remains open as normal, all services and appointments are carrying on. patients should attend their appointments normally and people who are visiting are free to do so and can come and visit their relatives in there. this man was in the special unit, but the number of cases certainly here as in other areas slowly starting to go up. we had an example of someone who had to go home because a of theirfamily being test

a really beautiful sunrise in salford this morning. good morning! good morning. that's right! a bit of rain and that's been falling since yesterday and it's going to carry on through today, tonight and into tomorrow. quite a bit of ahead of it, western scotland, parts of northern england and northern ireland. through the day, as well as the rain in north—west scotland, patchy rain and drizzle crossing scotla nd patchy rain and drizzle crossing scotland and for england and wales, hazy sunshine as high cloud develops through the day and you can see this strip of cloud down the west coast, which again turns a sunshine hazy at times. if you're out of the breeze, feeling pleasant, 16, at windy in the far north—west. looking at the gas, represented in the black circles, you can see what i mean. the rain remains across the outer hebrides, isle of skye, the highlands, the met office has a weather warning and a lot of cloud in northern ireland, some getting through the borders in the afternoon but for much of england and wales, it will be dry, hazy sunshine and out of the breeze, quite

|j listen to the briefing because i was coming down the train from salford this morning with the chief scientific adviser and the professor who are flanking the prime minister and they certainly are not putting timescales on this and when asked about when are we going to start getting a handle on this and start lifting restrictions, he said putting absolute timelines on things is not possible. i think that it is politics versus the advisers and they are not going to contradict the prime minister and turning the tide can be a political statement, doesn't necessarily mean, it can mean different things to different people. obviously, it will be great that if if you weeks' time, we would know within a few weeks whether or not if your player part, if it starts a plateau or maybe even declined, but if they start to declined, but if they start to decline really sharply and we all play along with this, if we all go along with this as we should, then you could argue that that is turning the tide. it is our necessarily mean that cases will not rise up again later. and one of the experts are talk