Have to wait a little bit longer. We still have each other. It is not like, the end, itsjust a pause. So, instead of thinking of their own disappointment, they say they are spending their non wedding day thinking of others. Jon kay, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. Good afternoon. This was north wales earlier this morning. We are under an area of High Pressure. And after such a wet winter, with 4 5 days of High Pressure, that is good news. Not altogether dry, with this weeks weather front lingering in the south bringing more cloud, as you can see early on and working on contrasting with the sunshine under the centre of that area of High Pressure to the north. We have some cloud in the east with shower stretching up through Eastern England up into eastern scotland. That weather front in the south bringing some drizzle. And that keen wind is making it feel colder than you would expect in mid march, but with the sunshine, that compensates. With the bre
People are just stripping the shelves of basic foods. You just need to stop it she sobs. And we talk to one of the thousands of couples whose wedding day has been ruined by the coronavirus outbreak. The government is preparing to announce a new emergency package of measures aimed at protecting millions ofjobs during the coronavirus pandemic. In what would be an unprecedented move, the state would step in to help pay the wages of private Sector Companies to stop thousands of them going bust during the shutdown of much of the economy. Its understood that the workers involved will also be exempted from having to pay income tax. Letters are being sent to 65,000 retired doctors and nurses in england and wales, asking them to return to work to help deal with the Coronavirus Crisis. Today is the last day at school for most children in england, scotland and wales until further notice. The government has now published its list of key workers who can keep sending their children to school they in
She worries about being on a ship with up to 2000 other people. Would that be safe . She would have to cross spain to get to it. I have been quite anxious this week. We havent left the house since last friday. And getting back to the uk poses real problems for you. Its a 12 hour drive, we normally stop in madrid on the way and stay in a hotel, but now we have heard the hotels are closing. For those who do stay, even the beaches are now closed. These are difficult dilemmas thousands are facing. Is it better to leave before travel restrictions tighten even further or stay put . Where is the best place to ride out the difficult times approaching . Damian gramaticas, bbc news, malaga. Irans Health Ministry said today that on average one person was dying every ten minutes from the coronavirus and that around 50 people were being infected every hour. There are currentlyjust under 20,000 confirmed cases of covid 19 in iran, and 1,433 deaths. Theres been another sharp increase in the number of
Hello. This is bbc news with lukwesa burak. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment first the headlines. Sweeping and extraordinary measures to deal with coronavirus the forced closure of pubs, restaurants, and gyms, and an unprecedented rescue package for workers and businesses it came as the government promised to pay all employees 80 of their salary up to £2,500 a month an unprecedented move, said the chancellor but for businesses across the country, theres huge anxiety. A major London Hospital becomes the first in the uk to temporarily run out of Critical Care capacity for coronavirus patients. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are olivia utley, deputy leader writer at the sun, and nicola bartlett, Political Correspondent at the daily mirror. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. The daily mail marks this historic day it says the Prime Minister has finally shut down pubs, cafes and restaur
In the uk at the moment, were only testing in hospitals, where patients are already very ill with the disease, so that so that gives a higher death rate than across the general population. Corrina says, my gp surgery says newborn babies will not receive their immunisation because of coronavirus. Whats the Public Health risk . The advice from Public Health england is that as long as you and your baby are well, you should go ahead with routine childhood immunisations. Its really important to protect children from diseases like measles and whooping cough. Is it safe to visit my elderly parents via the back garden and sit in the garden and chat to them, as long as we dont get too close . This will be a difficult mothers day for many of us. The advice is to stay away from family and friends. If you are outside, keep a safe distance at least two metres and if you cant do that, use the phone or technology to stay in touch. This is especially important for anyone over 70, whos pregnant or has