And it isntjust manchester. This week pop up cycle lanes opened in glasgow, leicester, york and brighton, and dozens more towns and cities have similar plans. London is closing some of its busiest streets to create what it claims will be the largest car free area in any city in the world. Most of these measures are presented as temporary, providing social distancing space. But often the aim is to make them permanent which is why some motorists are describing this as a one off land grab, conducted under the cover of covid and designed to create new facts on the ground. What is worrying about this is that it feels anti motorist, anti cars, and yet all those methods of transport are essential for economic recovery, and for the things we need in britain, so dont punish one group at the expense of the other. Commentator Chris Boardman is going to blow the world record out of the stadium olympic medal winning cyclist Chris Boardman says making these changes in our cities is about more than just finding new ways to get to work. We have stopped talking about a Climate Crisis and pollution and dirty air but all of those crises are still here and if you really want to protect the nhs as well as clapping for them, we can actually make ourselves a healthier nation. People certainly seem to be voting with their feet and their wheels, and ken foster says his bike shop in manchester is the busiest its been since his granddad opened it almost 70 years ago. What about when its raining . Theres no such thing as bad weather. Only inappropriate clothing so, as ken would say, get on your bike. Justin rowlatt, bbc news, manchester. Thats it. Were back with the late news at ten. Now on bbc one its time for the news where you are. Goodbye. Now on bbc news eurovision 2020 the cancelled coronavirus year, following uk entrantjames newman as he deals with eurovisions cancellation, featuring his brother john newman, olly murs, mollie king as well as other eurovision contestants. Im the Eurovision Song Contest. Over the next three months it is going to be a well earned. I mean, i can see the dates in my diary but i dont really know what is going to happen. This is to music first, always. Thank you. Thank you. The eurovision entry for the uk for their share. John newman, the multi Award Winning singer and songwriter. He has written for ed sheeran, little mix, calvin harris. It is an honour to be asked to represent your country and a song competition when you are a singer and songwriter, it is like being asked to do the olympics. All of italy has now been placed in quarantine. Is there any concern coronavirus might interfere in any way, has anyone been talking about that . I suppose we are all in it together, owing to be . I suppose we are all in it together, owing to be . The worst Public Health crisis in a generation. Tough new measures to restrict the movements of people have been reduced by governments around the world. Glastonbury festival has been postponed until next year because of the pandemic. Belgium has become the latest european country to go into lockdown. Spain has met Prime Minister has announced a state of emergency. And some breaking newsjust coming into others, the Eurovision Song Contest, we are hearing, will not ta ke contest, we are hearing, will not take place this year in rotterdam because of the coronavirus outbreak. Just going to run through the songs. Iam just going to run through the songs. I am really, really excited. I cant wait for everyone to know that it is me. Iam wait for everyone to know that it is me. I am feeling nervous, wait for everyone to know that it is me. Iam feeling nervous, excited. I cant wait for the song to be on the radio, cant wait to sing tomorrow night at my first gig. Ive written quite a few pop songs. I started off with rudimental. Ed sheeran. Calvin harris. Little mix. John newman, might know, who is my brother. It looked so fun, it looks like the most amazing place. It looks like the olympics. It is hard to say what a eurovision song is but i think it is about finding a song that connects two people. And that is what i hope we have done with our song and we are going try to connect to as many people as possible. I wrote it in scotland with three of my friends and we got a little house bya my friends and we got a little house by a lock, jumped on the loch every day and this was injanuary by a lock, jumped on the loch every day and this was in january as by a lock, jumped on the loch every day and this was injanuary as well. Add a few whiskeys and watched a documentary about these divers in the north sea and how one of them got cut off from everyone and stuck at the bottom of the sea and how they all saved him and then it got us they all saved him and then it got us thinking about what people do for other people and do for someone that you loved. That kind of lead us onto the thought of, you know, i would give you my last breath. Morning. Good morning. That is when the best songs we have put forward to eurovision in years. Thank you very much, it is a huge compliment. I cant believe im on the radio. The response of the song is wicked. Idid not the response of the song is wicked. I did not let myself down as a songwriter. How does it feel . I cant stop, i am a tight schedule. How does it feel . Very excited. I really like it. Or do you think . Well, it isjust really exciting because i am a huge fan of eurovision. This is the news that Everybody Needs to be hearing about, right . When they played us this morning for the first time in a long time it did not feel like suddenly the station had been hacked and, you know, this terrible cheesy eurovision song had come on, it feels like a proper song that fits in the modern pop landscape. Feels like a proper song that fits in the modern pop landscapelj feels like a proper song that fits in the modern pop landscape. I dont know what to expect at all because i hadnt told anyone about it so i did not know how it would come across or whatever but, yeah, the response from everyone was amazing, so positive. I was first introduced to james as a songwriter and the more i heard him singing in the studio i was thinking, hold on a minute, why are you not releasing the songs, your voice is incredible. Now it is up your voice is incredible. Now it is up tojames to your voice is incredible. Now it is up to james to come out and show people what he is all about and hes brilliant. He really is a fantastic lad, im really proud of him. There people you with a connect within the studio, so music of the 605 and funk 5tudio, so music of the 605 and funk of the 705. 5tudio, so music of the 605 and funk of the 70s. In that the influences. He is one of the most hard working and talented people i know and he is also a lot of fun. If you want a fun time, john newman is who you call. He is good at getting a song 5tarted, he is good at getting a song started, you know. He is a wicked quy~ started, you know. He is a wicked guy. Big up, jame5. Started, you know. He is a wicked guy. Big up, james. It has been a foil when. I did some interviews and took my motherfor foil when. I did some interviews and took my mother for lunch. Howl foil when. I did some interviews and took my mother for lunch. How i am feeling about performing it in front ofa feeling about performing it in front of a room of critics, i am excited because. Im not being big headed but every time i have done a gig people say my boy sounds great and thatis people say my boy sounds great and that is one thing i always feel confident about, seeing life. I love it. So it isjust confident about, seeing life. I love it. So it is just the confident about, seeing life. I love it. So it isjust the reason confident about, seeing life. I love it. So it is just the reason that i do music. I am not that nervous. Oh, it is your son. It feels kind of weird. It is like my mum is reading the newspaper there with a massive picture of me in the middle which kind of feels quite surreal. We need to do it as soon as possible, really. I am about to do a live interview on the phone but i wanted to do my sound check before everybody gets letting in seven minutes. I will hand the phone ever. Theyre just wrapping up the interview they are doing before then they will go straight into you. Interview they are doing before then they will go straight into youm is like a baptism of fire, there is. You are thrown straight into the middle of it, our yes, i you are thrown straight into the middle of it, ouryes, i imagine eurovision in a week is going to be just constant this time is 20. Bbc and bbc studios are truly committed to eurovision and this year, more than ever, as we are collaborating on our entry. We are going to move in the right hand side of the scoreboard to the other side and thatis scoreboard to the other side and that is it. That is the aim this year. Everything else will be a bonus. Mrjohn year. Everything else will be a bonus. Mr john newman. Applause. If we were deep sea divers. No one came to find us. If you had nothing left, i would give you my last breath. Applause. Thank you. You get reactions on twitter and instagram and stop it when you get a real live reaction it was like, you know, really rewarding. Ijust wanted a couple of drinks to calm down. It has been a mental day. You remember what it used to be like, john . Remember back in the day . Next week, head to head. A lot of people are excited i was doing eurovision and did not expect it. Well, some people guest on twitter the night before that it was either going to be me orjohn. To the future. Because it has been a crazy day. I always think the test of a decent eurovision song as can you sing the chorus the second time it comes to and genuinely, james, you can. That was the idea. We wanted to do something simple. The people would remember straightaway. It is a bit ofa remember straightaway. It is a bit of a madhouse, the best possible way. People love it but you see that when people are doing their performances it is like no other kind of venue. It is like a fever. And everyone, i have been speaking to people that have been there and they were saying, one should go there you just fall in love with it because we go there for a whole week. Is there any concern, because there is a Massive International gathering, that coronavirus might interfere in any way, has anyone even talking about that . Imean. It isa imean. It is a way. It is a way. It is a way. It isa it is a way. It is a way. It is a way off and we are in it together. The bbc breakfasting was the moment it kind of turned for me after i came back from doing all the promo and stuff. After that it kind of got, you know, more and more serious. Italy is now under the most severe restriction since the second world war. There is now a nationwide ban on any gathering of more than 1000 people. Never good people in italy have conceived the idea they would need this to be able to move within their own country. Schools and colleges are closed. No cafe is, no bars and new restaurants. The main in rome by people who have the coronavirus are treated. Wish commiserations to all fa ns treated. Wish commiserations to all fans of euro pop, rotterdam in the netherlands was the destination for that commiserations to all artists who were going to be taking part. We regret the situation very much but i can promise you the Eurovision Song Contest will come back stronger than ever. Lam sad than ever. I am sad because quite a few countries could have got their first win and obviously now they cant. There are so many songs that deserve to be performed this year. There are so many songs that deserve to be performed this yeahm there are so many songs that deserve to be performed this year. It is really sad that we will not see them on stage. I dont know how anyone can choose just one act from this year and call it their favourite because they were all so incredibly strong. There she was the pressure i could actually go to the contest so ona could actually go to the contest so on a personal level i was, yeah, kind of disappointed. On a personal level i was, yeah, kind of disappointedlj on a personal level i was, yeah, kind of disappointed. I was really looking forward to the contest this year because it was taking place in rotterdam, my home city. Even though iam sadi rotterdam, my home city. Even though i am sad i know that everyone else is. I speak english because of eurovision, i sing because of eurovision. This would have been my first year of organising a party with my friends. I am sad at this point but im looking forward to 2021. It is sad those entries wont be seen or heard. I think every single one of them deserves it. Even though turkey does not participate any more we still love and follow eurovision. We were devastated just like the others. I had tickets booked. I had a hotel booked. All that i was waiting to do was book the flights. The only way to describe how i am feeling is heartbreaking and like a piece of me has been torn away. Hi, everybody. I just thought i would talk to you face to face. You know, here we are, face to face. You know, here we are, face to face. Because it has been a sad day for eurovision but it is really important that peoples help us really important that peoples help us look after at this crazy time. Health is looked after. The bbc sent as an e mailand health is looked after. The bbc sent as an e mail and it was like their statement and the reasons why and, you know, you know it is going to happen but when you actually see it has been cancelled i was sitting in my carjust on the way to the shop and decide to pull over and i was like. I had to take a moment and kind of reset and just think, you know, this is happening for a reason and, you know, it was pretty heartbreaking, though. Since eurovision got cancelled ive just been here with my wife, not leaving this area, really. Getting deliveries and things like that. We have got two little rabbits that run free in the house and i have been hanging out with them. I have got some tax, turntables that i have been learning very unsuccessfully. I have been cooking, out in the garden. Just having a laugh, really. At first i felt like a loan because it was like, it has been cancelled andi it was like, it has been cancelled and i am not doing it belies their 41 other people in the exact same position as me. It was nice because then i started talking to people. Hey, man, how are you doing . Good, how are you . How would it feel when your song we nt how would it feel when your song went viral . It feels pretty good. Cant really complain. Obviously you are one of the favourites to win the show. What was it feeling like in iceland . We get excited every year but it was more this time. A lot of icelandic eurovision fans are more disappointed in is not going than i am. It is pretty scary the whole process because you dont know where, when you get the blue you know you are probably going to get better in a few days and you know the process but i had moments where i felt better and i would be like, oh, ifeelok i felt better and i would be like, oh, i feel ok now. I felt better and i would be like, oh, ifeel ok now. And an hour later i would be like, oh, oh, ifeel ok now. And an hour later iwould be like, oh, i oh, ifeel ok now. And an hour later i would be like, oh, i could breathe again. And it was up and down for two weeks. One of the biggest moments in your life is cancelled because of this huge horrible thing thatis because of this huge horrible thing that is happening and then it really affects you in a different way, like, and a health way like it has affected everyone. It really solidified to me why we have to all state him and why we have to cancel big events like this because it spreads so easily. There is no way it could have happened. You could have done it in a studio because of the amount of production that needs to go into things. I think we were quite far along in terms of, like, what we wanted for the stage show. The same kind of vibe is the video. But the stage show version but with more of a story to it. So, i love cold water swimming and cold water exposure all because of the Love Interest in my music video. If you control the life force, the force of life is with you. Cold water exposure so good for your body and Mental Health because it puts you in to fight or flight mode when you get into cold water. I slowly been converting, like, a lot of my close friends. This is my friend jack. And im going to make him get in here. Isnt it delicious . Howl him get in here. Isnt it delicious . How i feel when i do it and how i feel when im done is night and day. I suffered anxiety quite a lot. I have panic attacks quite a lot. Often driving in the car. I was thinking if we were going to do eurovision i would have to ask for an ice bath in my hotel room. I think it would really help, you know. Before you go to the dress rehearsal have an ice bath and a 20 minutes of breathing and walking and you would be fine. Hi, jess. Hi, how are you doing . I heard you have not received word as to whether you will be retained to perform next year . have said i want to do it and i will do it ifi have said i want to do it and i will do it if i get asked. I am waiting for them to make the decision. Do it if i get asked. I am waiting for them to make the decisionm sucks. I worked for them to make the decisionm sucks. Iworked hard. You for them to make the decisionm sucks. I worked hard. You worked hard. Your life has been, like, revolving around this big thing for at least six months so far. Six months will never get bad. I feel pretty salty about potentially not getting it. In the end really great when im glad they made that decision but i would like another shot at it, you know . Definitely for mei shot at it, you know . Definitely for me i want to finish what i started. It has been a weird few months for eve ryo ne it has been a weird few months for everyone but i just it has been a weird few months for everyone but ijust want it has been a weird few months for everyone but i just want to say thanks to the fans for the support of me, the song in the competition. Hopefully i will do it again next year but we willjust have to see. But really, i just year but we willjust have to see. But really, ijust want year but we willjust have to see. But really, i just want to say a massive thank you to everyone and i know there are some who would like to do the same. One, too, whats up guys. Hi, everyone. Im sending all of my love to all of my fans in europe. everyone. Im sending all of my love to all of my fans in europe. I love you guys and stay safe and healthy. Just keep on celebrating our music, keep on playing it, keep on downloading it. Eurovision was always my biggest dream. To be able to make people happy three music makes me the happiest person on earth. Play the songs as much as you can, given the support theyre not going to be getting. Only in such strange times in different we realise music is a common language that unites us. It was amazing because of the fans. Eurovision the show gave us an opportunity to spread our music all around the world. My eurovision has beena around the world. My eurovision has been a really exciting one and a beautiful one. Thank you so much to the response to the song. It has been way more than i ever anticipated even the song. It has been way more than lever anticipated even if the competition would have actually happened. We wanted to thank everybody out there for sowing so much support for our song. Now we are working on our new song for the year and are working on our new song for the yearandl are working on our new song for the year and i hope are working on our new song for the yearand i hope it are working on our new song for the year and i hope it will be just as wonderful. My performance was then my mind and delusions forever. Hi, euro fans. Thank you for your support. We hope to see you next year. It is a sad thing but at the same thing, we just have to hope. Im not the only one who says this but it hurt. It really, really hard. It still hurts. I was very upset. I cried a lot. Lam sure it will be just as fun next year. Please dont lose your smile. We have to keep your smile, of course. I hope we get to value a lot of things in life in general a lot of things in life in general a lot more. I hope everything will get well and that everybody will be in good health. I would like to wish you all good health so we can celebrate eurovision and Everything Else next year. We would dance together. Never, never forget that music is life. So lets grab a glass of wine and cheers to music. Just keep spreading love because that is what this competition across all borders is all about. I hope you are all safe and sound. Even though there might have been changes right now dont forget that there is always the right timing for everything. Some months ago i was preparing for one of the most Beautiful Moments of my life. Even though eurovision is cancelled, music is not cancelled so listen to good music. Guys, stay positive, have fun and, yes, it will pass. Im doing 0k. M is very sad. I was very excited to go to eurovision. Excited and terrified. Lam looking forward to seeing you in 2021. would love and hope to see next year but until then, stay safe. Thank you, i love you and wish you all the best. I thank you, i love you and wish you allthe best. I hope thank you, i love you and wish you all the best. I hope you guys will be safe as well. Dont shake hands. Keepa be safe as well. Dont shake hands. Keep a safe distance. It is a difficult time but we need to stay strong and stay freaky. We would like to send our best wishes to all of our friends and eurovision fans. We hope youre all at home and being safe. I love you so much. This has been the strangest few months for everyone. It is almost like the world has pressed this pause button and am really happy that one of the few things that will never pause is music. I have been gaining so much strength from music andi gaining so much strength from music and i hope a lot of people do too and i hope a lot of people do too and that is why i put music first, always. And of course, i hope to see eve ryo ne always. And of course, i hope to see everyone next year at the Eurovision Song Contest. And for now, stay healthy, stay safe and enjoy music. This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 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