sian lloyd, bbc news. major story that the top of the hour, latest on all those new restrictions being introduced by countries like the uk, france, and germany to try to contain the outbreak of coronavirus. get me on twitter any time. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today from the bbcsport centre. coming up on the programme: as coronavirus grinds sport to a halt, will football's european championship have to be postponed 7 the powerbrokers will talk on tuesday to consider their options with anything possible. and what about this year's olympics? there's an emergency meeting on tuesday for that too, with boxing qualifications now suspended. one thing that's definite is there'll be no grand national — as one of the biggest horse races in the world is cancelled. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. bbc sport has been told that nothing will be off the table when european football's decision makers have their emergency meeting via video conference on tuesday. that's to try and figure out a

sian lloyd, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.s a dry day with occasional sunny spells coming through but further north in scotland and northern ireland they have been underneath this sickening band of cloud. pat has also brought some rain. with cold air to the north of the uk and milderair cold air to the north of the uk and milder air for cold air to the north of the uk and milder airfor much of cold air to the north of the uk and milder air for much of the day for most of us but things are changing. but one is pushing south taking the rain into northern england and wales over night. murky towards the south—west but mild for much of england and wales. some frost and some wintry showers coming in across the far north west of scotland. tomorrow a band of rain moving south and eventually we will see rain arriving across the midlands and south west england. brighter skies moving into scotland and northern ireland. quite a windy day with gusts of up to 60 miles an hour for a time in western scotland. for most of us temperatures will

sian lloyd, bbc news.ood night, a last word with fergus walsh, our medical correspondence, to take stock and remind viewers of what the government is urging us all to do from today and may be the other question is, how long are we likely to be in this position? so profound changes to all our lives. from now, if any person in a household has symptoms of a continuous cough or a fever, the whole household must stay—at—home for 14 days but we should all avoid all unnecessary social contact, pubs, restaurants, bars, theatres, any social venue. we should work from home where possible, particularly to the over 70s, pregnant women, as a precaution, and those with underlying health problems. the most seriously affected by suppressed immune systems, about i million, affected by suppressed immune systems, abouti million, 1.4 million systems, about1 million, 1.4 million people, those with leukaemia, transplant patients and so leukaemia, transplant patients and so on, they will be told to isolate themselves for up to 1

sian lloyd reports. the show will go on for these dogs and their owners. with dogs from across the world competing they've ta ken extra precautions. we've got 3,000 additional hand sanitisers placed throughout the halls, we've got extra hand washing stations throughout the halls, so we know that that's the government advice, people should wash their hands, take precautions. we are promoting that message that the government has asked us to promote, which of course is catch it, bin it, kill it. the london book fair which attracts 25,000 visitors has been called off. a week before it was due to begin. the decision, taken reluctantly, so its organisers, say its organisers, after a number of global publishers pulled out. commentator: free attack now for courtney lawes. some six nations rugby matches are postponed. england will still take on wales this weekend, scotland's game against france is going ahead. 0fficials keeping sporting fixtures under review, but say it's about being sensible. if you go to a stadium of 70,000 people and you passed on the virus, it

sian lloyd, bbc news, herefordshire.ssential workers to stay at home for the next 11 days, as part of a series of tighter restrictions. over 7,300 people in spain have died, more than in any country apart from italy. our correspondent, guy hedgecoe, is in madrid.(os more stringent measures. what are they? spain has already been under lockdown for the last two weeks or so and under quite strict lockdown whereby you are not allowed to leave your home and etihad are very specific reason to do so, whether buying food, going to work or buying medicine. as of today are nonessential workers are not allowed to travel to their workplaces. they also had to stay—at—home as well. that is the main novelty. the government has done that because it says it wants to really make sure there is no resurgence, no increase in the spread of the virus. it believes that although the latest figures do make for rather harrowing reading, we had over 800 people who had died over the last 24 hours because of the virus, despite those figures, the gove

sian lloyd reports. vital supplies for the elderly. a food bank, but now they're responding to the coronavirus. since friday they've been providing supplies for people who are self—isolating. demand is rising. this delivery is on its way to an elderly woman who can't get out of the house. if i can sacrifice a little of what i have to help others, then so be it. that way both of us will survive rather than me trying to hoard and i survive and the other person perishes. there's been a surge in new support groups. people wanting to lend a helping hand in their local communities. 550 people havejoined since saturday and they are all willing to help in their local street. things are gathering pace. adrian and jennie are mobilising volunteers in their neighbourhood of sandwell. so we've got these little cards that have been produced that we are just popping our names and telephone numbers on and people can ring those individuals and say, i need this help or ijust want to chat. in falkirk, the owners of a local shop have been handing out kits

sian lloyd, bbc news. lets talk through these challenges.upply of food globally, and the actions of some governments when it comes to stockpiling themselves, they are not necessarily exporting the food items they produce. this is a very dangerous moment. a challenging moment for us, and sometimes government policies are self interest oriented, but it could lead to even worst results and distort the market even further. we have seen previously, although this has changed, india, which makes a lot of generic medicines, because of the components that needed to go in those medicines we re needed to go in those medicines were coming from china, they had a problem with their supply chain, there were no longer exporting medicines such as paracetamol. in terms of food supply, paracetamol. in terms of food supply, could we see national governments restricting their exports? certainly some governments have already started doing that, and they would focus on some of the major staple foods that their citizens are interested in. that they are worried abou

sian lloyd, bbc news.urrey. but evening to you. we were just hearing about big events being cancelled and people questioning the rights and wrongs of large crowds gathering at the risks therein. what is the alert of that specifically?” think at that moment the situation is still unfortunately the number of cases and the uk remain relatively low. 0nly cases and the uk remain relatively low. only 87 annette confirmed cases. what we want to do is take preventative measures to contain the virus, try to contain providers while can. which is why cancellation of large gatherings which could spread the virus, is it is an additional measure. there are questions and debates as to which way you would treat the people. i think this is down to the organisers and conversation between the organisers and the authorities, to decide on whether the gathering should be cancelled. he talked about taking all measures to stop the spread at this relatively early stage. are all of that measures that could be taken, are they all ha

our correspondent sian lloyd has been to meet those working hard to keep food in the shops.e being told to do things differently. they are very dyed—in—the—wool traditionalists but we are asking them to drop the animals, leave them to us and go so that we restrict the amount of people even more. we don‘t want to be locked down. that‘s the last thing — it‘s got to be kept going to keep the public basically fed. those working on the land are facing unprecedented demand. lambing has just begun on this farm with more newborns arriving every day. but the family business is also trying to keep up with a huge increase in demand for potatoes grown here. one of bill‘s concerns is how future crops will be harvested, and across the agricultural sector, there are calls for british people to fill the gaps that will be left by seasonal workers from abroad to keep farming moving. those opportunities are ever more here. it‘s a bit like the war. the war... farming was kept going by young women, the land girls, and old men. and they kept producing food to keep our boys fed on the front. this

sian lloyd, bbc news, hereford. not all industries are suffering. in kenya, sales of fresh fish in some areas have risen significantly over the past few weeks — a much needed boost to an industry that had been struggling. ferdinand 0mondi reports on the situation in one community in western kenya. for local fishermen for localfishermen on for local fishermen on the shocks —— on the shores of lake pretoria, business is booming. sales of face have gone up by 40% injust business is booming. sales of face have gone up by 40% in just two weeks because of coronavirus. less faces being imported from china, the source of the outbreak, and people are nervous about buying chinese produce that it does arrive. both these factors have increased customer demand for fresh fish. the fishermen are really now smiling at the lake victoria region. we are receiving more visitors. we are really crowded with a lot of the residents coming to buy the fresh fish because people fear the chinese face. before the coronavirus outbreak of the loc

as sian lloyd reports. the shell will go on for these dogs and their owners.omorrow. dogs from across the world competing they had taken extra precautions. we have 3000 additional hand sanitizers throughout the halls. extra handwashing stations as well. we know that the government advice should take precautions and wash their hands. we are promoting those precautions. catch it, bennett, karen. the london book fair which attracts 25,000 visitors has been called off. a week before it was due to the beginning. a decision it reluctantly after a number of global publishers pulled out. planning events is at the heart of many peoples business. and with that peak wedding season just around the corner, there are questions about how big an impact that coronavirus could have. we deliver 200 weddings a year. this hotel has hosted weddings for over 20 years and is preparing for another this weekend. we did not want to worry anybody about anything. we are going along as normal. obviously watching all the guidelines with the government. we are getting the best that we can. i

sian lloyd, bbc news, hereford. let's talk about being pregnant in the coronavirus crisis.ected so they can be present at the birth of their child. some hospitals in ireland have introduced tight restrictions allowing only one birthing partner and no visitors after the birth. english hospitals are now taking the same steps with some imposing even tighter measures. it comes as the nhs faces a severe shortage of midwives during the coronavirus pandemic with the number of unstaffed positions doubling to one in five since the virus arrived in britain. nearly 22% of senior midwives say their local maternity units have shut indefinitely because of staff self—isolating or being deployed elsewhere. with me now is dr mary ross—davie who is the director for scotland for the royal college of midwives. and also i'm joined byjess brammar who is editor of huffpost uk who is 3a weeks pregnant. welcome both of you. how are you? i'm 0k. welcome both of you. how are you? i'm ok. i mean, i'm coping as well asi i'm ok. i mean, i'm coping as well as i guess any of us are. very strange time to b

sian lloyd, bbc news, herefordshire.r over the pandemic. it was the first time the olympics have been delayed in peace time. our sports news reporter laura scott explains the decision by the organisers. they mayjust not be able to make the new dates, because prolonging their careers by a year, if they were planning on using tokyo as the last event in their career, itjust might not be possible for them to make it, and of course this does mean that there will be new qualification and new selection events, so some athletes who were on track to make the games this summer, they will have to go through trials this time next year instead. so a lot of athletes, this will mean perhaps that they don't make it, but the decision has been made to protect the athletes, so i would imagine, and we have already seen some welcoming this decision and the 78 provides but it will be a popular decision to have moved it by a year to replicate what they would have had this summer. the world athletics championships is likely to be moved to 2022,

sian lloyd, bbc news, hereford. let's take a look at today's front pages.that comment by the deputy chief medical officer for england, drjenny harries, who said that a return to normal life could be six months away. you may have seen her speaking yesterday at a press conference. it also has a picture of a drive—through covid—19 testing facility for nhs staff. the daily mirror reports that an nhs consultant in derby has died with coronavirus. amged el—hawrani, 55, passed away on saturday. and if you were wondering what it might take to knock coronavirus off the front pages, the mail leads on president trump saying that the us will not pay for the security of the duke and duchess of sussex, amid reports the pair have moved across the borderfrom canada. 0nline, the huffington post also leads with a story about president trump. he has suggested that hospitals in the us must be losing protective masks "out of the backdoor" after he was asked about dwindling supplies. supplies of personal protective equipment is something we are talking about on this morning's pr

we can now join sian lloyd in the west midlands. good evening here in shirley.rtainly joining in this applause. as well as clapping, some of them have been banging pots and pans. we also have drums out this evening to say a huge thank you to all those involved in the health care system. and really, since this crisis began, we have seen at community level people getting involved either through being here and saying thank you like this or taking action themselves. a lot of people out on this street this evening and quite the sense of occasion. they have been helping their neighbours as well, those vulnerable ones who can't get out. not everyone was able to show their support at nhs this evening so gave a round of applause earlier today, including 13—month—old alfie from portsmouth. he was tucked up in bed by eight o'clock. and also thanks tonight from british service personnel stationed all around the globe. we from the royal scottish dragoon are currently deployed out here in poland, we want to ta ke deployed out here in poland, we want to take this moment to cla

as sian lloyd reports. the show will go on for these dogs and their owners.rom the world competing, extra precautions are being taken. we have got extra hand wash through the holes, we know that people —— we are promoting the government advice. catch it, bin it, kill it. the london book fair that has attracted thousands of visitors has been called off a week before it was due to begin. the decision was taken a after global publishers pulled out. planning events is at the heart of many people's business, with the peak wedding season round the corner, there is a big question about what impact the coronavirus guitar. this hotel has hosted weddings for 20 years and is preparing for another this weekend. we do not want to worry anybody about anything, so we are just going along as normal and watching all the guidelines with the government and doing the best we can. it is business as usual here, no sense of panic. the government have no mood coronavirus in notifiable disease, we should make it easier for businesses to get compensation. celebrities, politicians take