As the death toll keeps climbing steeply, the wife of a 55 year old who died at christmas begs people not to break the rules. Adrian was 55 years of age. He was so young and we had so much still planned, and people need to take note and stop being selfish and ignorant. 1,243 more deaths have been reported in the last 2a hours. Also tonight supermarkets say theyll crack down on people not Wearing Masks and following the rules amid concern about the spread of the virus in shops. Complaints about the quality of food parcels for those on Free School Meals ministers promise to investigate. A devastating report into so called mother and baby homes run for decades by the Catholic Church in ireland reveals around 9,000 children died. And the 11 year old whos been sleeping in his garden every night since the first lockdown in march hes raised more than £100,000 for charity. And coming up on bbc news after a series of coronavirus rule breaches, football clubs around the country have been reminded of their responsiblities as cases continue to rise, but elite sport continues. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Police to the bbc news at six. Forces are warning that the will Police Forces are warning that they will take tougher action against those who do not comply with the coronavirus restrictions. The head of the National PoliceChiefs Council said there would be more officers on patrol to crack down on those who he called dangerous, selfish and totally irresponsible in the face of the Current Health threat. The home secretary priti patel has thanked the majority of people for complying with the rules, but blamed a minority who she said we re but blamed a minority who she said were putting the health of the nation at risk. She said current rules are tough enough, but under co nsta nt rules are tough enough, but under constant review. Here is our home editor, mark easton. Visitors are not welcome at the seaside. Southends beachfront car parks are locked, peaked caps patrolling the shoreline. With people restricted, the rats are enjoying new freedoms. This tourist town doesnt want non locals coming for a constitutional. They shouldnt be coming. They have to define what local is. I heard that they are going from downing street to the 0lympic going from downing street to the olympic park. What irritates me is that i hear minister after minister saying, dont go out. But they dont follow it except for exercise. The news that the towns capital is struggling to cope, running out of oxygen yesterday, has contributed to the sense of emergency. Most people do seem to be obeying the rules. Southend looks like a place in lockdown. It feels as though the mood has changed. In the last couple of days, police say they will be quicker to fine rule breakers. There is strong public support for tougher enforcement and tighter restrictions of the appeals from Health Professionals become ever more desperate. We need to really focus on what the enforcement issues are. If the legislation was a lot tighter, it would make it a lot easierfor tighter, it would make it a lot easier for our colleagues at the police force to enforce what we are asking them to do. The home secretary wa nts asking them to do. The home secretary wants that we may be facing a Health Service catastrophe. So why are the rules of this lockdown not as tough as they were last spring . The rules are actually very simple and clear. We are meant to stay at home and only leave home for a very limited number of reasons. That didnt answer the question, of course. The concern is not about the clarity of the rules, but their strength. Police say people who flagrantly break the law, like these illegal gatherings in london, can expect heavy fines. Because of the lack of engagement from people here, you are probably going to end up with up to a £10,000 fine. Our successful staged enforcement approach remains, but we will not linger on encouragement for those who are choosing to break the rules. The rules are clear, and we need to abide by them if we are going to protect the nhs unsafe peoples lives. Psychologists say getting people to obey the rules may have less to do with confronting lawbreakers have less to do with confronting lawbrea kers and more have less to do with confronting lawbreakers and more the focus on those who are following the guidance. If you tell people, everybody is doing this, stop it, actually, everybody here is that people are hearing the everybody is doing it. And people think, if everybody is doing it, why shouldnt i . And it undermines the behaviour. Positive tests in southend have been falling in the past week, the 55 people have also died from the disease, an increase of 53 . What happens next is a matter of life and death. Mark easton, bbc news, southend. Some of britains biggest supermarkets including sainsburys, tescos, morrisons, asda and waitrose have said they will crack down on shoppers who dont follow the rules. Customers will now have to wear a mask unless medically exempt or they wont be allowed in. It follows government warnings that shops are contributing to the spread of the virus. Our Business Correspondent emma simpson reports. At sainsburys today, security at the door, now ready to turn people away if they dont wear a mask unless they have a valid medical reason. They will also challenge customers who come to shop in groups. Over the last few days, you know, ive seen in our stores, customers shopping in larger groups, customers wanting to shop in the store without a mask where they could wear one. And so we are with making a very conscious shift in appeal today to all of our customers to help us by doing these two things. But you cant ultimately enforce this, right . We are going to do the best we can. Its the job of the police, of course, to enforce the law, but we are not going to ban customers from our stores. Shoppers we spoke to approve. Just wear a mask out of respect for other peoples health. Thats what i think, and i think, yeah, the supermarket should be a bit more strict with it to protect their customers. It makes sense to me, yes. How they are going to get on with it. I like it, its a good idea. I have had mine on since march because i dont wish to get i have had customers shout at me, ive had colleagues who dont feel comfortable in your shop, they dont want to be around that environment. Barbara works for another essential retailer in staffordshire. Every hour of every shift, there is going to be at least one customer that is going to be rude or sarcastic or aggressive or dismissive of your attempts to be safe. Supermarkets are one of the few places anyone can go right now, they are essential. But also indoors, where the risk of transmission is higher. Supermarkets are now getting tougher, morrisons, the first to ban shoppers not Wearing Masks. Tesco and asda and waitrose are all doing the same. Grocers have already spent millions of pounds making stores safe. But in these critical times, they are clamping down. Emma simpson, bbc news. The latest government figures show there were 45,533 new Coronavirus Infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 55,653. 1,243 deaths were reported, thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. This number is usually lower after the weekend. Over the last seven days there has been an average of 35,520 people in hospitals with coronavirus across the uk that figure includes suspected cases in wales. On average in the past week, 985 deaths were announced every day. Taking the overall number of people whove had their firstjab to 2,431,648. On average in the past week, 985 deaths were announced every day. Taking the overall number of people whove had their firstjab to 2,431,648. 0ur Political Correspondent vicki young is in westminster. The home secretary was talking about the current rules, saying that they are tough enough for now, but under review. Yes, we heard a lot today about enforcement. Part of the problem for the police is that there are many legitimate reasons why eve ryo ne are many legitimate reasons why everyone is allowed to leave their home, far more than there were in march. That does make policing more difficult. They can speak to people gathering in a park, and it sounds like they are going to go more quickly from warning to finding people. But the warning that rule breaking is going on behind closed doors, in offices or homes, that is ha rd to doors, in offices or homes, that is hard to find and that is why you are seeing this message from the governor shifting towards personal responsibility, saying to people, we have all these exemptions, but really think whether you have to use them. Do you have to order that parcel for click and collect . Do you really have to meet that person . The message is to stay at home. Priti patel, the home secretary, has said that the rules are tough enough. Of course, the government cant be sure of that until it sees a consistent drop in the case numbers. That is why it is constantly under review. Vicki, thank you. The number of excess deaths in the uk last year rose to its highest level since world war two. The official statistics indicate how many more people have died than would have been expected based on the previous few years. In 2020, there were nearly 85,000 extra deaths, a rise of 14 . Our Health Editor hugh pym has been talking to one woman who lost her husband at christmas. He was kind hearted, ambitious, strong, he always thought about other people. Lisa remembers her husband, adrian, who died on boxing day with covid. He was 55. He had Previous Health conditions, but doctors said they were not a factor, as the virus gripped his lungs and he passed away in intensive care. Adrian is not a statistic, hes not a number, he was my husband. He was his familys son, a nephew, a brother, friend to many. And he was well known in our community because we had a business as well. Every covid death is tragic for loved ones. The statistics do make bleak reading, not least at a time of lockdown and concerns about the spread of the virus. 0ne measure of the overall impact of covid 19 is the total number of deaths from all causes, set against what might be expected. There were close to 697,000 uk deaths in 2020, more than 84,000 above the average in the previous five years. Thats a margin of 14 above that average. So how does that compare with previous decades . Well, it was the highest in 75 years. Remember, each year is compared with the previous five, reflecting medical knowledge and Population Health at the time. As army personneljoined the vaccination efforts, there are hopes that once enough jabs are carried out, fewer people will become seriously ill with covid. But before that happens, there are warnings of more grim news to come. People who are dying now from covid 19 are people who would have been infected well before christmas. And given that we know that cases have been going up since the beginning of december, we can expect to see deaths to go up as well for several more weeks to come. Lisa wants others to think about the risks they might be taking. It can affect anybody. Im 45 and i was bedbound for two weeks with it, and i got through it, but adrian was 55 years of age, he was so young, and we had so much still planned, and people need to take notes. And people need to take note. She wants people to know what can be the heartbreaking consequences of the spread of this deadly virus. Hugh pym, bbc news. Theres concern about the long term impact that working on the frontline during this pandemic will have on nhs staff with the added risk of anxiety, depression and burnout. Mps have been warned that core staff may end up leaving the nhs. Its estimated that as many as 600,000 health and social care staff thats one in five workers may need Mental Health support once the pandemic is over, as Dominic Hughes reports. The relentless pressure of work, the fear of contracting the virus. It just destroyed me. It destroyed me in a really bad way. For health and care workers, these are the toughest of times. When a patient dies, that really carries an emotional burden. The impact of which will be felt for years to come. I think there is a grotesque underestimation of the scale of the problem that we are going to have in 6 12 months. The demands placed on hospital staff across the country have soared in recent weeks. This pandemic has lasted nearly a year, long months with no let up. Its not just doctors and nurses, those like yvette, an assistant occupational therapist who contracted covid last april, she was left depressed, terrified she might bring the infection home. Tearful, very tearful, not willing to get out of bed. All the classic signs, really, low mood, anxiety. I couldnt be bothered. I had no motivation. You know, these are the classic signs that i knew i was desperate. The physical and mental strain is perhaps most obvious in intensive care units. These staff know some patients just wont make it. But each death has an impact, and they have seen so many. Its not necessarily the young patients dying, it might be a father or grandfather dying, which links you to your own father or grandfather dying, and those things can be extremely upsetting for people. And you do need time to step away from work and, you know, go through your own personal life and try and deal with it. This is a workforce that is emotionally wrung out and exhausted. Tens of thousands of carers who in turn will need caring for in the months to come. Many of those people will be ok with support and time and a chance to rest, assuming those things happen, but we know, sadly, that a substantial portion will go on to develop full blown Mental Health problems, such as depression, anxiety, post Traumatic Stress disorder. So, potentially, we are looking at a huge Mental Health crisis. The care is not available in general mental Health Services, which have been underfunded for many years now. They are unable to cope with the needs of the general population anyway, and we are sleepwalking into a crisis where the care wont be available for that group. Extra funds for Mental Health support have already been promised, but the next few weeks are likely to be really challenging for Front Line Health Care staff, and the impact of this crisis on them will be felt for many months to come. Dominic hughes, bbc news. Our top story this evening cracking down on those flouting covid rules. The home secretary says police will get tougher. And coming up after what appeared to be several coronavirus breaches at matches this weekend, all eyes are on the premier League Tonight as clubs come under increased pressure to make sure players are sticking to restrictions. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news sport continues to distance itself from us president donald trump, as former supporter bill belichick, coach of the new england patriots, says he will not accept the medal of freedom from him. For much of the last century so called mother and baby homes in ireland took in unmarried pregnant women. Many were run by the Catholic Church. Today a devastating report revealed that around 9,000 children died over eight decades, in more than a dozen homes. Around 15 of all children born there. At one home in tuam in county galway, nearly eight hundred children died and its thought many of them are buried in a sewage system. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has been hearing the story of a man who was born there. The only thing that i can remember is the beds being wet. Id march down to school, i had to go ten minutes late in the morning. You had to leave ten minutes early in the evening. We were all cornered off in a section of the playground by the nuns, so you wouldnt mix with the other kids. And then to be locked up in what i call a prison really and to think like why . Just because i was born out of wedlock. Pj spent his first seven years in the home which once stood here. Ireland in the 1950s was a deeply conservative catholic society. Unmarried women who were pregnant were taken into religious institutions and separated from their children. The fathers got away with us. It was always the woman that was to blame, it was always the womans fault and i suppose when you look at other people, i was lucky i got to meet my mother. If i didnt meet her i would be blaming herfor leaving me in there. There is another reason why pj thinks he is lucky. At the tuam home nearly 800 children aged up to three died between 1925 and 1961. Investigators believe many were buried at the site in some kind of sewage system. When i go down there and stand there to think that i could have been there too, a religious country like were supposed to be would do the likes of that to helpless little baby. The Irish Government has committed to having this site excavated, so the children whose remains are beneath this ground can be reburied with some dignity. Tuam is the mother and baby home that has generated the most international attention, but there are many other institutions the republic of ireland with long histories of shame, neglect and unspeakable cruelty. The inquiry report says around 9,000 children died in the 18 homes which were investigated. That is about one in seven of those who were born in the institutions. Investigators state it represents an appalling level of infant mortality. The Irish Government has said there were decades of brutality. The regime described in the report wasnt imposed on us by any foreign power. We did this to ourselves as a society. We treated women exceptionally badly. We treated children exceptionally badly. But pj thinks the report hasnt got to the full truth. There was nothing there today that would say, god thats fantastic, my mother is being recognised or theyre apologising to my mother and they didnt do that today. There will with be a Compensation Scheme and memorial, though history will still hurt in ireland for years to come. President trump has warned that efforts to impeach him are causing tremendous anger but said he wants no violence in the run up tojoe bidens inaugur