where he is presented with an mbe by the queen for raising tens of thousands for a memorial to honour his fallen comrades. good morning. rain across england. brighter skies, north—east scotland. i will have more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday, the 4th of march. a major new public health campaign is being launched today to promote handwashing, to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. it comes as hospital bosses in england are asked to see more patients by video link, increase the number of intensive care beds, and draw up plans to segregate infected patients, if there's an escalation in cases. this report from jon donnison. with the health service already stretched, there are fears hospitals could be overwhelmed if there is a surge in coronavirus cases. the nhs is now urging doctors to carry out more consultations with patients at home, via video link. the aim to keep hospitals free for the most serious cases. and today, a new nhs video will go out on social media, promoting the importance of hand washing. with more than 50 uk confirmed cases, the government is stepping up its public information campaign. and, elsewhere around the world, other countries are increasing their efforts to tackle the outbreak. in south korea, where there is the largest number of confirmed cases outside china, more than 5000, the president has said the country is in a state of war against the virus. in iran, the official number of confirmed cases has doubled in the past 48 hours to more than 2300, including 23 members of parliament. and the international olympic committee has insisted this summer's tokyo games will go ahead, after a japanese minister had said they could be postponed. and before the olympics, there is football's euros to be held across the continent. but with league matches already being cancelled in some countries, uefa officials will be looking at contingency plans. as the virus continues to spread, the message in almost all sectors — hope for the best but prepare for the worst. jon donnison, bbc news. let's talk now to our china correspondent robin brant who is in hong kong. how are things going there?m how are things going there? in china where it all began, then use continues to be good. the daily numbers we get from the government, remember, we have to rely on those, the number of new cases and deaths keeps falling from the middle of february. new cases up to 38, keeping up to 3000 who have died on mainland china. all of those except one, continue to be in that province of where it all began. another of affected is more than 80,000. the focus is shifting away from domestically in terms of containment and trying to stop china's who are abroad ringing back the virus and re—importing it so to speak. we have a high security in the capital beijing. the focus is on chinese and anyone else returning from japan, iran, italy and south korea. south korea, a 10 billion dollars stimulus they are to mitigate the effect it is having on the economy. these countries economies are also suffering. former vice presidentjoe biden is the new front—runner in the democrats' race to choose a candidate to stand against donald trump. he won eight out 01:14 states on super tuesday, the biggest day yet in the race for the white house, as sophie long reports from los angeles. they call it super tuesday and it was a super strong they call it super tuesday and it was a super strong start to the night forjoe biden. the former vice—president entered the race with the clear front runner whether all to lose. less than two weeks ago it looked he might do that after a poor start to the primary season. but he is very much back in the running. primary report, we are very much alive! and make no mistake about it. this campaign will send down donald trump packing. it could be some time before definitive results from all of the states who have voted tonight. but what i come back from joe biden. less than two weeks ago his campaign was said to be on life support. this night is very much alive and kicking. bernie sanders still has the edge in western states which due to their huge numbers could still carry him through. we are not only taking on the corporate establishment, we are taking on the political establishment. but we are going to win because the people understand it is our campaign. 0ur movement which is best position to defeat donald trump. many establishment democratic figures do not agree. they believe joe establishment democratic figures do not agree. they believejoe biden has more chance of beating donald trump than bernie sanders is promising. after the vice—president's resounding win in south carolina, they threw their support behind him. even billionaire mike berg —— mike bloomberg could not overcome him. he must be wondering now if that was money well spent. as a result continue to come on, this is now looking more and more like a two horse race. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the home secretary, priti patel, has been accused of bullying civil servants in a third government department. the allegations relate to her time as international development secretary, and follow similiar claims at the home office and the department for work and pensions. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo joins us now from westminster. these allegations are not going away, are they? not at all. priti patel has worked across government over many yea rs patel has worked across government over many years i know these wave of bullying allegations for international development where she was secretary of state and from where she was forced to resign in 2017 having unauthorised meetings in israel. remember, she has already been accused about our conduct in current role as foreign secretary as senior civil servants who dramatically and publicly resigned over the weekend. we have been reporting that there have been allegations made against in the department for work and pensions and now we have these claims about her time as international development secretary and billing claims there. priti patel categorically denies all these allegations. if you are a critic of her as you might say this isa critic of her as you might say this is a pattern of behaviour emerging. if you are a supporter of our new might think it is a concerted effort against her. there is no signs of this dying down any time soon. thank you. the crown prosecution service is to review its handling of the assault case against caroline flack. the former love island presenter took her own life last month, while awaiting trial on charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. the issue will be looked at by a special cps panel. britain is in danger of failing a generation of children and young people when it comes to health and wellbeing, the royal college of paediatrics and child health has warned. it says in a new report that progress has stalled or reversed in a number of measures over recent yea rs. it adds that the health outcomes of children from disadvantaged backgrounds are up to four times worse than those from more well—off areas. what we've seen is things like immunisation rates continue to fall. childhood obesity continues to be a problem, and increasingly so across the country. and, worst of all, some of our markers of mortality — so the rates of death amongst children and particularly infants — have not only stalled, but actually, in some cases, got worse. and that's a real issue because, actually, that's a canary in the coal mine the children's health, the health of any nation. in developed countries like ours, it's very rare indeed for that to go up, so that really is telling us that there is something going on. genesis are reuniting for a uk tour — 13 years after they last performed live. that is from back in the day. the band, including phil collins, tony banks and mike rutherford, released their debut album back in 1969, and have gone onto sell more than 100 million records. genesis last performed together in 2007, to mark their 40th anniversary. you know when that song came out? 1986. doesn't make you feel old or make you feel young? what a question! sorry. iwasjust make you feel young? what a question! sorry. i wasjust having make you feel young? what a question! sorry. i was just having a chat about that track. do you remember it? of course i do! it has gone a bit of the rails, hasn't it? what have they been doing over the holidays? liverpool are looking rusty. liverpool's league title will surely come, but they've now lost three of their last four games after chelsea knocked them out of the fa cup. adrian gave willian a helping hand to open the scoring at stamford bridge to send the home side into the quarterfinals. 2-0 2—0 was the final score. newcastle are also through to the quarters for the first time in 1a years after beating west bromwich albion 3—2. they led 3—nil but had to hang on to win at the hawthorns. footballers in scotland have been told not to shake hands before or after games but that didn't seem to affect the celebrations of hearts players as they beat hibs 3—1 in the edinburgh derby. and the games will begin on time. the international olympic committee has said the tokyo olympics will go ahead as scheduled on the 24th ofjuly despite the fears over the coronavirus. there was talk about potentially putting it back to the end of the year. certainly from them the word is that it will happen. dan will tell us later what they have been saying. there is talk about the way sports teams are celebrating that interact thing with fans. a great story in the papers coming up with advice to basketball players in america and an interesting story about the english rug team as well. a little bit of confusion about what players are allowed to do. will you clearup, players are allowed to do. will you clear up, who knows? here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. it is actually one. lot more cloud around. not a widespread frost we were expecting that she will be scraping ice off your car this morning. we have rain coming across south—west england and wales. that will move north and east through the course of the day courtesy of this clutch of weather fronts. as you can see, it is not going to be are very windy day anywhere across the uk. this morning, we have got breaks in the cloud. we will start with some sunshine, we will see some frost and it will be chilly. meanwhile we have the area of rain and cloud coming in from the south—west. the rain not heavy but cloud building ahead of it. we do not think it should have too much of an impact in northern ireland or northern england. however, it might age a little bit further north than the graphics are showing. sunnier skies across north—east scotland heading down towards lothian and the borders. temperatures around six, eight degrees. this evening and overnight, that band of rain pivots and swings off south east before clearing. we could see hill snow in snowdonia and the peak district before it does so. and cloud in southern areas, here temperatures will hold up. under clear skies it will be a cold night and there will be frost around. where we hold onto the odd shower, there will be a rs of ice on untreated surfaces. cloud in the south of england tomorrow. looks like it will bring rain across the english channel and clip southern counties of england into the south east. again, this might travel further north than our graphics are showing. tomorrow a lot of dry weather around, bright sunny skies and a few showers. it will feel cold if you are outside for any length of time. as we head on into friday, a week where the front from the west producing rain. not heavy rain, dry weather and sunshine around the cloud building from the west as the weather front moves from the west to the east and temperature six, ten degrees. what is waiting in the wing is typically for the weekend? an area of low pressure. with the weather fronts it tells you we will see some rain but it will not be cold although temperatures tempered by the winds. 0n cold although temperatures tempered by the winds. on saturday, we are looking at the winds picking up initially in the north and west of the uk but windy through the day into the evening and afternoon. gusts of 45 mph, locally 50. sunday, sunshine and showers. inland there will be a noticeable breeze. the u nsettled will be a noticeable breeze. the unsettled theme continues. we will just we willjust have to we will just have to settle with u nsettled! we will just have to settle with unsettled! good morning. sally will ta ke unsettled! good morning. sally will take us through the stories she was talking about but let's look at the front pages. most of the papers are leading on the coronavirus. the times is reporting that the nhs has stepped up preparations. the picture shows the queen wearing gloves for the first time in ten years, we believe, whilst awarding actress wendy craig with a cbe. the daily star's front page is comparing the government's plans to hire retired nhs and armed forces staff to deal with the coronavirus, to the tv show dad's army. away from the virus, and the mirror leads on caroline flack. it says that the crown prosecution service plans to review its decision to take the tv presenter to court, after she was charged with assaulting her boyfriend. and online, buzzfeed is reporting on super tuesday. their article shows a picture of devastation in tennessee, after a tornado tore through the state just hours before the polls opened. for clarity, the first time in ten yea rs, for clarity, the first time in ten years, that would be at an investitu re years, that would be at an investiture because she wears gloves as she goes out and about. she frequently wears them for public engagements but not normally when presenting people with awards because it is fiddly because she has to attach the insignia to a hook on the recipient's clothing. it is understandable. you take precautions. we are told to be careful about things like that, at the moment. the palace declined to comment but it is noticeable. any of the public engagements she would wear gloves. if you made a change to what you are doing, either at work, if you made a change to what you are doing, eitherat work, in if you made a change to what you are doing, either at work, in the past few days, because of coronavirus, it will be interesting to know what you are doing differently. you can find us on social media. sitting further away from you! are you? iam not are you? i am not allowed to. in terms of meeting guess, we are using the elbow. it is difficult to do the foot around the back so we have been elbowing guests. i have injured several people! she has pointy elbows! 0n she has pointy elbows! on this very theme, i will show you this. advice coming from the united states for athletes there. professional basketball players have been told to avoid giving fans a high five and to avoid taking any item to autograph it, to not pick up pens, phones. and several players have put out on social media they will not take selfies with fans but this is interesting. mako vunipola travelled from a long flight for a family reason, coming back via hong kong. he is now self isolating. not included in the england camp because he travelled through hong kong. saracens, his club, are taking government advice and their take on government advice and their take on government advices he is fine. so he is training with his club, but not his country? it is really confusing. i have something nothing to do with coronavirus. where do you keep ketchup? in the fridge or cupboard? in the fridge. in the cupboard. why in the fridge? it is too big to fit in the cupboard! millions keep ketchup in the fridge but we do not need to. this is research by which. we need to keep mayonnaise in the fridge, salad cream, redcurra nt jelly. mayonnaise in the fridge, salad cream, redcurrant jelly. where mayonnaise in the fridge, salad cream, redcurrantjelly. where do you keep maple syrup? in the cupboard. it needs to go in the fridge because its vulnerable to mould if it is kept in the cupboard. i have noticed! things that can go in the cupboard, ketchup, hp sauce, pickle, vinegar. eggs do not need to be kept in the fridge. eggs, apparently. cakes are better if eggs are at room temperature. my if eggs are at room temperature. my cakes are not good but i know that. maple syrup, if there is mould, would you use it, anyway? no. if it is me, yes. i would not give it to you. mine would be in the bin. i seem to be perfectly healthy. i am sure it is not scientific, i seem to be fine. nina's swapped our studio for the glamour of a film set — she's looking at the british movie industry and its search for new recruits. we are looking forward to seeing what it looks like. good morning. iam what it looks like. good morning. i am sorry to break up the ketchup chat which sounded very important. this is where the magic happens. you do not need me to tell you where i am. this is the great hall at hogwarts. an iconic location. brick by brick, table and chair, have been transported to the warner brothers studio tour and it is not just harry warner brothers studio tour and it is notjust harry potter but the james bond franchise, paddington, dunkirk. british productions. the trajectory for the creative industries in the uk is massive, but there could be one problem. not enough young people want to get involved, as i have been finding out. from famous actors to lesser—known extras. to those working in visual effects. costumes, set design and props. two years ago, there were more than 90,000 people working in the british film industry. but, soon, there could be worrying the holes in the workforce. 10,000 new workers are needed over the next five years to keep pace with the industry's growth. which is a worry, when the number of students taking media, film and tv studies has been falling. and they want to find the right ingredients to get more women involved, because, two years ago, just 13% of uk films were directed by women. and it's hard for them to find the right direction. warner found that nearly two thirds of teenagers had never had any guidance on careers in the creative industry. so, the question is — how do we help young people to keep the magic alive? i will not be giving up my dayjob just yet. let's talk to christian, who works in visual effects. bafta and oscar nominated. what is it like working on a franchise like harry potter? quite amazing. obviously, not a bad job to do every day. it is challenging. creatively trying to think of something you have not seen before, every day, and put it on the screen, is a challenge, but it is amazing to show your children what you do and two years later, when you finish thejob. you do and two years later, when you finish the job. you have worked on fantastic beasts. 23 years in the industry. this concern about the next generation of talent, is that new? the industry has got bigger. when i started and i have been at the same company 23 years and when i started it was 70 people and now it isa started it was 70 people and now it is a company of 1500 people across countries. even now you can see the industry has grown but the demand for content in terms of television, film and streaming means there are more visual effects needed. film and streaming means there are more visual effects neededm film and streaming means there are more visual effects needed. it is an exciting time. the problem is young people think, it is not for me. why do you think that is? personally, when i started, i did not know how to get into it. i knew i loved television and film, but i had no access to it because my parents did not work in that field and it is through going to university and my tutor worked at the bbc and that was what got me into where i work now. i got a day there and thought wow, what does this cool place do? and learning the visual effects and what it was. a lot of the perception is there is no stability in the industry which potentially puts people off. sarah works for the creative industries federation. 0h, she has just creative industries federation. 0h, she hasjust broken creative industries federation. 0h, she has just broken the harry potter fork! a lot of people do not know about the creative industries and one in three of those surveyed said they did not know what it meant. there is an amazing range of opportunities but young people do not understand they are there and if you cannot see it, you cannot be it. we are trying to make sure young people appreciate the broad range of jobs from film, to fashion, animation to craft that they can get involved in. while they are at school and for interesting future careers. how do we make sure children from different backgrounds think they belong there? an important thing is to make sure young people get a chance to interact with employers in the sector so opportunities are great for getting young people to interact with and understand the range of careers available and also getting involved when you are at school, making films on your mobile phone, and games on your computer. we sitting wizarding world is a portal being set up. and the bbc, you can find out about careers. it is not just creative, but publicity. it is lovely that you are there this morning. still to come on breakfast. joe biden, it has been a good night for him. and what is known as super tuesday as democrats choose a candidate. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tarah welsh. a widow from west london is calling on the government to force older drivers to re—take their driving test. andrew roberts' partner jeanette newman was accidentally killed by an 87—year—old last year, when he reversed into her in a car park in rusilip. although there's no evidence older drivers are less safe, he wants them to take a test aged 70. well, testing from the age of 70 to an initial driving practical test. and then again at 85, and then every two years from 85. with regards to medical, we should have proper medical checks and these should be done from 75, annually thereafter. in 1974, ronnie russell became something of a national hero — after stepping in when princess anne was threatened at gunpoint by a kidnapper. mr russell was awarded the george medal for his bravery. but now he says he is reluctantly putting it up for sale as he wants to be able to cover the costs of his funeral when the time comes. i have reached the stage in my life where i have been very unwell for quite some time. i know that death is not far away, but i do believe that i want to at least, when it does happen, to know i have done enough to pay for my own funeral. police are appealing for the public‘s help after a puppy was stolen at knife—point in 0rpington yesterday. the british bulldog called spot, was being taken for a walk when two men got out of a mercedes and threathened the owner with a knife. let's take a look at the travel situation now... there's a good service on the tubes this morning. in haringey, green lanes is down to one lane for thames water works. st ann's road is also closed. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning, it's a chilly start this morning, but the cloud has already arrived. it will continue to thicken throughout and rain arriving a little later. first thing, there may be a bright spell or two, but they will be short—lived. that cloud will thicken quickly, coming in from the south and west. and rain throughout the afternoon likely to linger into this evening. with all the cloud and rain, it will feel cooler than yesterday, between 6—8c the maximum temperature. that rain continues this evening and overnight. it will become lighter and more patchy towards the end of the night and dry out as we head into thursday morning. because of the cloud, the temperature stays above zero, between 2—5c the minimum. so a rather cloudy day for thursday. likely to see some rain further south. you go drier to the north. a drier day for friday, with some brighter spells. and you will notice it starts to get milder into the weekend. with that, however, the wind is going to strengthen and temperatures getting up to 12c. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. he's the man giving the government all the latest advice about the coronavirus. chief medical officer chris whitty will be on breakfastjust after 7.30 this morning. this was the moment the queen presented d—day veteran harry billinge with his mbe. breakfast was with him — and we'll find out about his day at the palace. and the dramatic pictures behind the remarkable story of a father digging his son out of the snow, after a skiing accident. 12—year—old fox campbell and his dad gillon willjoin us later. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the health secretary matt hancock says the campaign is about making sure the public knew what they should be doing to keep themselves and others say. when we wash our hands, we should do it for at least 20 seconds. former vice presidentjoe biden is the new frontrunner in the democrats' race to face donald trump in november's us election. he won eight out of 1a states on super tuesday, the biggest day yet in the contest for the white house. let's get more from julia manchester, political reporter for the hill in washington dc. good morning to you. for people just waking up here, he is sort of the comeback kid, joe biden. he is the comeback kid, joe biden. he is the comeback kid. to give you a feeling of how americans are feeling watching this. so much has happened with the three to four days. a further south carolina primary on saturday, joe biden is seen as having a dwindling campaign. he did not know where is campaign with you from there, losing of the three first seats. after winning south carolina we are seeing that he has had major victories especially in the southern part of the united states. he was endorsed by the highest ranking african—american, who is known as the kingmaker in south carolina politics. it has bounced on the southern portion of the united states, north carolina and virginia are very much going for joe biden. he has been making some surprises in massachusetts, winning that seat while bernie second —— sanders coming in second. this is a huge surprise. not all hope is lost for bernie sanders, he won california. there are states like texas and maine which are to close the call by bernie sanders and joe biden. what has changed? he was performing better in south carolina because the population in south carolina is more fitting for his campaign. in new hampshire, the majority are rural or suburban populations and weight. joe biden performs better in more diverse communities, especially amongst african americans. i think south carolina really gave him the momentum. let's. .. we cannot tell... how wedding is it for bernie sanders and his team? it is concerning for his team. sanders was counting on this idea that he was appealing to a number of voters that he did not appeal to in 2016, young black voters and latina voters. the exit polls out of this race and the fact he is not winning a lot of the seats shows his coalition isn't growing at this point. bernie sanders won the seat with a majority delegates in california, so it is definitely concerning for them. joe biden has had a town of establishments have come out for him in recent days, whether it is the con grimace i mentioned before. terry mcculloch, a number of former 0bama officials. briefly, what happens now? we go to another group of states in a couple of weeks. florida, arizona, 0hio another group of states in a couple of weeks. florida, arizona, ohio and illinois. you will see a battle therebetween bernie sanders and joe biden. we cannot forget about michael bloomberg, he is reported to reassess his campaign tomorrow. elizabeth warren has shown no indications of dropping out despite a poor performance tonight. thank you very much. i like the idea ofjoe menton. we will have to use that again. 36 minutes past six. it is wednesday morning. a big night of football tonight and last night as well. liverpool are really struggling. liverpool are really struggling. liverpool well beaten by chelsea last night. a few weeks ago, liverpool could seem to do no wrong. the league title will surely come, but they've now lost three of their last four games after chelsea knocked them out of the fa cup. adrian gave willian a helping hand to open the scoring for chelsea. and ross barkley ran half the length of the pitch to score the winner. they could easily have scored four, but boss frank lampard wasn't getting carried away with the 2—0 win that takes them through to the quarterfinals. i'm not going to shout this from the rooftops. it feels good tonight, but i know that what we've got to do doesn't stop and it will take a long time to get to where we want to get to. we know where we are at, this isn't the club now that maybe has been under acosta a couple of years ago and won the league, no. we have got a realfight and we are up for the fight. and tonight was a nice little marker for us. but we can't be inconsistent now, we have to follow that through. a lot of parts of the performance i really like, but, of course, the result stands overall and we respect that and we know we have to improve, but it's not that it's destiny and it was clicking for us here and now it's not clicking any more. it's all about us and we have to... have to... just to take it in the right way. newcastle are also through to the quarters for the first time in 1a years after beating west bromwich albion 3—2. they led 3—0 but had to hang on to win at the hawthorns. players and match officials in scotland have been told not to shake hands before or after games. that rule came into force in all the leagues as of yesterday, including the derby in edinburgh last night. hearts beat hibs 3—1, and the players didn't seem too bothered about any team contact in the goal celebrations. mako vunipola is training with his club saracens despite being stood down by england over coronavirus fears. the rugby football union confirmed yesterday he wasn't available for saturday's six nations against wales because he was self—isolating after travelling through hong kong at the weekend. but in a bizarre twist, it's understood he's returned to saracens and is available for this weekend's match with leicester. the olympics in tokyo this summer remain a big concern. given the country's proximity to where the outbreak started in china, japan's 0lympic minister says the games could be postponed until later this year. the international olympic committee continue their meeting in switzerland later today. there is not even an international travel ban and still not a pandemic announced. all the advice we are getting is that the games can and will go ahead. at this precise time, we are working, moving ahead, and expecting the game is to begin on the 24th ofjuly. british number one johanna konta earned herfirst win of 2020 after beating kim clijsters in mexico. clijsters was playing just her second match since retiring from tennis at the 2012 us open. konta won the first set 6—3 before taking a tighter second 7—5. and the new cricket competition the 100 has announced that it will offer women and men equal prize money for the inaugural competition this summer. the total prize budget of £600,000 will be split 50—50 between the men's and women's competitions. the competition aims to attract a broader, more diverse audience to grow the game. that is a bit of progress. a 50—50 split on the pay. i have thought of one. the chelsea victory, it was harsh on liverpool. it was liver... cruel, louise. he thinks he has got a good joke! i came up with that about two minutes ago. remember, they were on television. if i tell you in private, i then need to tell the nation. it is 6-41. it was quite a day yesterday for d—day veteran harry billinge, as he went to the palace to collect his mbe. his honour is in recognition of his charity fundraising, to build a national memorial to remember his fallen comrades. harry got to meet the queen, and breakfast‘s tim muffett was there. harry's big day, his first time in buckingham palace. he was also an engineer as well. how amazing. thank you. i know this, it's tim. morning, tim. how are you, harry? i am all right now. how are you feeling? how are you feeling ahead of receiving your mbe? a bit nervous. really. i'm not used to all this... overwhelming! i'll be all right. and how are you, sheila? i'm fine, yeah. it's wonderful to be here. the cavalry are coming past. it's quite something, isn't it? it is. yeah, it is. i find it very emotional. and i'm still here, eh? i'm lucky to be here. you have a brilliant day. thank you. you're a star. enjoy yourself. thank you very much. give me a kiss. you are lovely. thank you, tim. mr harry billinge. for services to charitable fundraising. must be such a feeling of pride? i try not to be proud. what did the queen say? she said i understand you were there on d—day. i said, i did. she was very kind, she was lovely. she knew all about me. here we are in the state dining room of buckingham palace. you have just received an mbe. how are you feeling? very overwhelmed, as always. i never expected to be awarded it, what i did for the fellas who never came back. you have met the queen. yes, oh it was wonderful. she was lovely. yes. she said a little word about me. she was lovely. very kind. very understanding. she spoke a bit about d—day, she's spoke about that, too. lovely. if you think that all the fundraising you have done, to help build that memorial. yes. how do you feel today? i feel wonderful. and i am sure that everyone knows that i did it for the boys, that i also received this wonderful mbe for the boys. they should be getting one, too. and we were all in it together and we all fall together and didn't all come home together. but it was wonderful today. i mean, i can't understand it really. i'm so, well... i can't say it. i don't have the words to say how much i appreciated the kindness of everyone. i am very, very grateful to have their friendship i have made. harry billinge, mbe. that's right. got a great ring to it. oh yes. must be very proud? i am very proud. lovely. he deserves it, i think. so this is your mbe. what an amazing thing. i'm overwhelmed for the reason that i've got it. them fellas died, but i lived. he says he is no hero. we beg to differ. from all of us, thank you harry billinge, mbe. i love that. how wonderful to share his big day. it has been lovely to follow him the past few months. to see those steps along the way. and he got to beat the queen. it was a long chat. well worth it. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. i love this picture but it gives me a sense there is cold around. it is a sense there is cold around. it is a cold start for some with frost around and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. you might be scraping the windscreen this morning but increasingly we will see cloud and the rain in south—west england and the rain in south—west england and south west wales will drift northwards and eastwards. hardly an isobar on the chart telling you there is not much breeze today. as we start the day, some will have a sunny start. a cold start where we have had clear skies. more cloud than this time yesterday and that is producing rain. not particular heavy but spreading from the south—west and moving north—eastwards. we do not think it will get into northern england and northern ireland. you may see showers. brightest skies today in north—east scotland, heading to lothian and borders. and the temperatures... this evening and overnight, there goes the rain moving in the direction of east anglia and the south—east and it could deposit snow in the hills of snowdonia, the peak district, for example. clear skies further north means it will be a cold night in scotland, northern england and northern ireland with frost. where we have seen showers you could see i on untreated surfaces. under the cloud further south, temperatures held up. cloudy in the south as we go through tomorrow, but we have an area of low pressure very close, coming up from france and it looks like it will bring heavier rain across the english channel and channel islands, clipping southern counties and the south—east. it may move further north but this is what we think at the moment. for much of the rest of the moment. for much of the rest of the uk, largely dry with showers. some bright spells and a little bit of sunshine, but feeling cold. friday, a lot of bright weather and even some sunshine in eastern and central areas but a weak weather front in the west will introduce more cloud and light rain with hill snow. light breezes and temperatures between 6—10. you can see what is coming for the weekend. another area of low pressure, it is not a named storm but it will bring rain and it will also be windy. translated onto charts, it means on saturday, brighter skies in the east, cloud building from the west. the second front comes through bringing more in the way of rain. wind will pick up initially in the north and west of the uk but through the afternoon, windy for everyone. up to 45 mph, the gusts and with exposure up to 50 mph. despite the temperature, the wind will make it feel cooler. the rain moves away on sunday and we have a day of sunshine and showers and a noticeable breeze in land, but still windy around the coasts. temperatures on sunday, nothing to write home about. looking at widely 8-12 write home about. looking at widely 8—12 as we push down to the south—east. and even into next week, the unsettled theme continues. thank you very much. we will see you in halfan thank you very much. we will see you in half an hour. if up to a fifth of the uk workforce has to take time off sick because of the coronavirus, what would that mean for temporary workers, self—employed, or those on zero—hours contracts? it could leave many people struggling to meet basic living costs, if they have to self—isolate. let's talk to trades union leader frances 0'grady. a lot of questions to get through. why would some people not be eligible for sick pay if they had to stay home and self—isolate? eligible for sick pay if they had to stay home and self-isolate? the big problem is to —— tuc figures show 2 million workers do not earn enough to meet the threshold for statutory sick pay so less than £118 a week. very often it is women, low—paid workers and around one third of workers and around one third of workers on zero—hours contracts who will not get a penny, if they do need to take time off sick. that is the problem here. we want workers to follow government health advice, but the sick pay rules do not help. follow government health advice, but the sick pay rules do not helpm would be interesting to talk about priorities at a time when the worst happens and police focus on the most serious crimes, potentially 80% of the country infected, where would sickbay be in the list of priorities? do you think emergency legislation should be passed in that situation? the government is considering emergency legislation on a range of issues. what the tuc says is sick pay has to be up there amongst the priorities. we need to stop the acceleration of the spread of the virus and you have a lot of low—paid workers in public facing jobs, in hospitality and retail, faced with the invidious choice of doi faced with the invidious choice of do i struggle into work, even though iam do i struggle into work, even though i am worried i may have symptoms, or cani i am worried i may have symptoms, or can i pay the bills? that is not right. it is a difficult calculation but you could see a fifth of the workforce off at its peak, so the cost to the uk taxpayer would be astronomical. i hope the government in its contingency plans is looking at the costs and weighing them up against the cost, the real cost of this virus spreading and spreading quickly, because that will do much more damage to business than beating the costs of emergency sick pay. let's also be clear that the sick pay rules are problematic in other ways. you do not get paid a penny of statutory sick pay until the fourth day you are off sick and then it is just £94 a week. frankly, a lot of families struggle as it is without the prospect of having to struggle on £94 a week. we need to reform these things. it is a shame it takes a pandemic to shine a light on that on fairness but i hope the government will talk to business and unions about how we can come up with fair rules that provide universal coverage and stop the spread of the virus. might it be down to the discretion of employers? we heard that pub chainjd wetherspoon has said they will stick to normal sick pay rules. i think we are seeing employers behave in different ways. we had good news from greggs, which recognises a union. not so good news from employers like jd recognises a union. not so good news from employers likejd wetherspoon saying they will not stop in to help —— step in. there is a collective interest. everyone has an interest to ensure workers get fair sick pay because that will help to slow the acceleration of the spread of this virus and we need workers to follow health advice but to be able to do so health advice but to be able to do so without being out of pocket. are you doing anything differently at your place of work? because of the coronavirus? i am sorry, i could not hear that question. i am wondering whether there are things you are doing differently at your own pace of work? i cannot hear the question but i can encourage people tojoin of work? i cannot hear the question but i can encourage people to join a union to get advice from their union, because very often unions in negotiating sick pay agreements with employers, which are better than statutory sick pay and provide that fair treatment at work that everybody has a right to expect. thank you. we have been asking you that question today. paula said i am taking my own pen to avoid communal pens in building societies and pharmacies. sylvia said she has stopped holding onto handrails at train stations. get in touch about things you are doing differently to protect yourself. i went into a bbc toilet yesterday and someone had tissues around both hands while they touched everything. is this your pen or my pen? it has your chew marks, definitely yours! and neither will be taking a look at britain's booming film industry and she has landed somewhere magical. indeed, good morning. iam in hogwarts great hall and this is daniel radcliffe's first outfit for harry potter. 2001. there have been seven more harry potter films since then, a massive franchise worth millions to the uk economy. look at the fireplace going. the creative industries are worth £111 billion every year to the economy but there isa every year to the economy but there is a problem that warner brothers worries about which is the next generation of young people do not have a grasp of how many creative jobs there are. they worry there will be a shortfall of around 10,000 people by the time, in the space of five years, and also only about 13% of film directors are women so they are putting measures in place to get more young people through and we will host a panel discussion later with schoolchildren to find out why they want to work in the creative industries. but first, the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tarah welsh. a widow from west london is calling on the government to force older drivers to retake their test. andrew roberts' partner jeanette newman was accidentally killed by an 87—year—old last year. he reversed into her in a car park in rusilip. there's no evidence older drivers are less safe but mr roberts wants the test overhauled. testing from the age of 70 to an initial driving practical test. and then again at 85, and then every two years from 85. with regards to medical, we should have proper medical checks and these should be done from 75, annually thereafter. police are appealing for the public‘s help after a puppy was stolen at knife—point in 0rpington yesterday. the british bulldog, called spot, is only a few weeks old. he was being taken for a walk in lullingstone crescent when two men got out of a mercedez and threathened the owner with a knife. in 1974, ronnie russell became something of a national hero after stepping in when princess anne was threatened at gunpoint by a kidnapper. mr russell was awarded the george medal for his bravery. but now he says he is reluctantly putting it up for sale as he wants to be able to cover the costs of his funeral. i have reached the stage in my life where i have been very unwell for quite some time. i know that death is not far away, but i do believe that i want, at least when it does happen, to know i have done enough to pay for my own funeral. let's take a look at the travel situation now... there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the roads, in haringey, thames water works might cause some delays on green lanes and st ann's road is also closed. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning, it's a chilly start this morning, but the cloud has already arrived. it will continue to thicken throughout and rain arriving a little later. first thing, there may be a bright spell or two, but they will be short—lived. that cloud will thicken quickly, coming in from the south and west. and rain throughout the afternoon likely to linger into this evening. with all the cloud and rain, it will feel cooler than yesterday, between 6—8c the maximum temperature. that rain continues this evening and overnight. it will become lighter and more patchy towards the end of the night and dry out as we head into thursday morning. because of the cloud, the temperature stays above zero, between 2—5c the minimum. so a rather cloudy day for thursday. likely to see some rain further south. you go drier to the north. a drier day for friday, with some brighter spells. and you will notice it starts to get milder into the weekend. with that, however, the wind is going to strengthen and temperatures getting up to 12c. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to dan and louise. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. the headlines today: the government launches a campaign with the message that washing your hands regularly is the most important thing to do in the fight against the virus. super tuesday — the biggest day in the us presidential election campaign so far seesjoe biden and bernie sanders as the front runners to stand against donald trump. good morning and welcome to where the magic happens. we are at the warner brothers studio tour asking why is there such a gap in the next generation of creative lizards and what can be done to fill it? liverpool are out of the fa cup. a mistake from goalkeeper adrian helps chelsea to a 2—0 win at stamford bridge. this is the heart—stopping moment an 11—year—old boy was buried under 5 feet of snow while skiing. he and his dad join us to tell the tale of his dramatic rescue. good morning. a chilly start to the day with some frost around and ice on untreated surfaces. the brighter skies, north—east scotland. i will have a lot more in about ten minutes. it's wednesday the 4th of march. our top story. a major new public health campaign is being launched today to promote handwashing, to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. it comes as hospital bosses in england are asked to see more patients by video link, increase the number of intensive care beds, and draw up plans to segregate infected patients, if there's an escalation in cases. this report from jon donnison. with the health service already stretched, there are fears hospitals could be overwhelmed if there is a surge in coronavirus cases. the nhs is now urging doctors to carry out more consultations with patients at home, via video link. the aim to keep hospitals free for the most serious cases. and today, a new nhs video will go out on social media, promoting the importance of hand washing. with more than 50 uk confirmed cases, the government is stepping up its public information campaign. and, elsewhere around the world, other countries are increasing their efforts to tackle the outbreak. in south korea, where there is the largest number of confirmed cases outside china, more than 5000, the president has said the country is in a state of war against the virus. in iran, the official number of confirmed cases has doubled in the past 48 hours to more than 2300, including 23 members of parliament. and the international olympic committee has insisted this summer's tokyo games will go ahead, after a japanese minister had said they could be postponed. and before the olympics, there is football's euros to be held across the continent. but with league matches already being cancelled in some countries, uefa officials will be looking at contingency plans. as the virus continues to spread, the message in almost all sectors — hope for the best but prepare for the worst. jon donnison, bbc news. in a moment we'll get the latest from our china correspondent, robin brant, who is in hong kong, but first let's speak to bethany bell who joins us from milan. bethany, italy has reported a jump in deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. good morning. there has been no confirmed 79 people have died of coronavirus in italy. that was the figures we were given last night and thatis figures we were given last night and that is a figures we were given last night and that isajump figures we were given last night and that is a jump of 27 people dying in the last 24 errors and the number of cases a has also risen to over 2500, although the officials to announce that said this is not an increase which is out of control. what the authorities say they are doing is there is a number of cases around there is a number of cases around the town of bergamo in northern italy and they are considering putting possibly a quarantine zone around that time because to try and stop the spread of the contagion. you may remember they have quarantined ten towns in the south east of milan. they have been told they are that the people are not to leave, to go out of areas without facing fines. they have not decided this new zone yet but it is a possibility. meanwhile people here are concerned what this could mean for italy's economy, tourism is down, hotel bookings are down and some people are saying they are not sure whether they should be more frightened of the disease are the effect on the economy. interesting hearing about the numbers in italy. let's talk now to our china correspondent robin brant. what is the situation there now, robin? more positive news in terms of numbers in china? yes. the trend we have seen since the middle of february continues with a number of new people confected on the mainland coming down. the last 24 errors, an increase of 38 new deaths. —— infected. that number is 3000 on the mainland. all but one were reported from that province of herbie when it all began. those draconian measures appear to be working. the focus now for beijing is notjust about the the domestic containment like chinese and others abroad coming back to china and possibly bringing coronavirus with them and a potential for a second way. we have strict regulations in place on people returning to shanghai, but particularly the capital beijing. they are coming from japan, italy, south korea or iran you will face a mandatory 14 day quarantine. south korea, that shows you the threat of this outbreak, not just korea, that shows you the threat of this outbreak, notjust on people's physical health but the economy on countries as well. a $10 billion stimulus to help the economy in south korea. it was already on its knees, it relies on heavy industry and exporting to china. as they deal with the physical threat of this outbreak, problems in the hospitals, 10,000 people being tested there daily. economic threats as well.m is good to talk to you this morning. just to let you know, we will be speaking to the chief medical 0fficer about what is happening here. questions from you about what has changed as well, that is at 7:35am. he is the man. former vice presidentjoe biden is the new front—runner in the democrats' race to choose a candidate to stand against donald trump. he won eight out of 14 states on super tuesday, the biggest day yet in the race for the white house, as sophie long reports from los angeles. they call it super tuesday and it was a super strong start to the night forjoe biden. the former vice—president entered the race as the clear front runner with it all to lose. less than two weeks ago, it looked like he might dojust that after a poor start to the primary season. but he is very much back in the running. primary report, we are very much alive! cheering. and make no mistake about it. this campaign, it will send donald trump packing! it could be some time before we get definitive results from all of the states who have voted tonight. but what a comeback forjoe biden. less than two weeks ago his campaign was said to be on life support. tonight it is very much alive and kicking. but senator bernie sanders, the self—declared social democrat from vermont, still has the edge in western states which, due to their huge delicate haul, still could carry him through. we are not only taking on the corporate establishment, we are taking on the political establishment. cheering. but we are going to win because the people understand it is ourcampaign. 0ur movement which is the best position to defeat donald trump. but many establishment democratic figures do not agree. they feeljoe biden has more hope of beating president trump at the polls on november than the revolution bernie sanders is promising. after the former vice—president's resounding win in south carolina, fellow moderates threw in the towel and threw in their support behind him. even billionaire mike bloomberg's cash cannon could not land the blows that some throught it would. the former new york mayor is reported to have spent half a billion dollars on his campaign. he must be wondering now if that was money well spent. as the results continue to come in, this is now looking more and more like a two horse race. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. at least 25 people have died after tornados tore through the us state of tennessee early on tuesday. in nashville, buildings have collapsed and tens of thousands of people are without power. at least 150 people were taken to hospital. the home secretary, priti patel, has been accused of bullying civil servants in a third government department. the allegations relate to her time as international development secretary, and follow similiar claims at the home office and the department for work and pensions. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo joins us now from westminster. good morning to you. what can you tell me about these latest allegations? these latest claims are ina similarvein allegations? these latest claims are in a similar vein to what we have already heard to priti patel‘s and that to her behaviour to her staff. we had claims from the most senior civil servant in her current job, over the weekend. we have another allegation about her behaviour as employment minister back in 20 been in the department for work and pensions. new claims have emerged concerning her time as international development secretary that were taken to a senior official there in 27 dean after she had been forced to resign for having unauthorised meetings in israel. these latest claims relate to members of her private office. a small team of civil servants who work closely with them and set in a government department. priti patel denies all these claims made against her but this is clearly to her critics looking like a pattern of behaviour merging as leading minister in government. hersupporters merging as leading minister in government. her supporters will say that this is just a robust behaviour, she is a demanding boss and see this as a concerted campaign by civil servants against her. we have a cabinet office enquiry which will get to the bottom of the matter. downing street says it has full confidence in the home secretary but this does not look like it is going away. thank you for keeping us up to date. the crown prosecution service is to review its handling of the assault case against caroline flack. the former love island presenter took her own life last month, while awaiting trial on charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. the issue will be looked at by a special cps panel. britain is in danger of failing a generation of children and young people when it comes to health and wellbeing, the royal college of paediatrics and child health has warned. it says in a new report that progress has stalled or reversed in a number of measures over recent yea rs. it adds that the health outcomes of children from disadvantaged backgrounds are up to four times worse than those from more well—off areas. what we've seen is things like immunisation rates continue to fall. childhood obesity continues to be a problem, and increasingly so across the country. and, worst of all, some of our markers of mortality — so the rates of death amongst children and particularly infants — have not only stalled, but actually, in some cases, got worse. and that's a real issue because, actually, that's a canary in the coal mine the children's health, the health of any nation. in developed countries like ours, it's very rare indeed for that to go up, so that really is telling us that there is something going on. genesis are reuniting for a uk tour — 13 years after they last performed live. # i falling for her. # she seems to have an invisible touch...#. 1986 is the year that came out. the band, including phil collins, tony banks and mike rutherford, released their debut album back in 1969, and have gone onto sell more than 100 million records. genesis last performed together in 2007, to mark their 40th anniversary. that is very impressive, isn't it? that is very impressive, isn't it? that is very impressive, isn't it? that is longevity. they are absolutely brilliant. i went to a gig last year were mike rutherford was performing with roger taylor and rod stewart. i can imagine lots of people will want to go to that. carol has got the weather far as this morning. increasing amounts of cloud building. it is raining in parts of wales and south east england. that is pushing north—eastwards through the day with cloud advancing. some of us will start off with some sunshine and it is a cold start with some frost and ice with the cloud building. afew some frost and ice with the cloud building. a few of the clouds getting on across northern ireland in north west england. temperatures, 7-11. as in north west england. temperatures, 7—11. as we head on through the afternoon, we can see where we expect the rain to get to. through the midlands, parts of wales and the showers continue across north—west england and especially across northern and western scotland. in the east, we hang on to the sunshine and dry conditions for the longest. 0vernight and this evening, the rain moves in the direction of the north sea depositing hill snow in snowdonia and across the peak district and leaving cloud behind with the next system showing its hand coming in from the south. in the south itself, another cold night because of cloud cover. and in part cold enough for frost and where we have showers the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. this is the rain we expect in the english channel. 0n friday, a week where the front brings cloud and rain moving from the west and east. and this is coming our way this weekend. wringing wet and windy conditions. more on that in half an hour. a more detailed forecast at around 7:45am. earlier this week, we brought you the story of a miscarriage ofjustice, which affects hundreds of people who ran branches of the post office. they had been wrongly accused of stealing money, and are now in a fight for justice as they try to clear their names. here's a reminder. when thejudge said the sentence, i was just lost. i'm not going to give birth in a prison. i was thinking this is like a nightmare, just a bad dream. just a bad dream, so i will wake up and everything will be fine. sorry. it's ok, it's ok. yeah, i used to own that one. you felt so proud. you felt that you had accomplished... exciting? it was very exciting. but it was short—lived excitement. i'm not the kind of person who would have a breakdown, but i was probably as close as you would ever get to one. i just didn't know. i had no idea what was going on. ijust sat there, in the end, just crying. almost numb with it. i borrowed money from the house. basically, i remortgaged and put £9,000 in, because every time there was a big discrepancy, i knew i couldn't be out. i was literally shovelling money into the post office. and the two people we saw there who ran post offices — seema and jo — join us now. thank you for telling us your story. it is heartbreaking to see. give us more of a picture of what you have both been through. you were injail. we were not injail both been through. you were injail. we were not in jail but it ruined your life. i had to go to court with my backpack ready to go to jail but fortu nately my backpack ready to go to jail but fortunately the village turned up to support me and i did not get sent to jail but we remortgaged to pay the post office back the money. so i am still paying the mortgage. there are so still paying the mortgage. there are so many things that are distressing to hear about this but it is the ongoing impact on your life. for the la st ongoing impact on your life. for the last ten years, it is nonstop. still convicted criminals. we are not cleared yet. what is the most important at this point? the most important at this point? the most important is to clear our names and hopefully we will hear later this month about whether we get referred to the court of appeal. then we would like, for the whole group, get some redress financially. 0f would like, for the whole group, get some redress financially. of the 58 million, only about eight comes back to us. you are talking about the criminal cases review commission. we have spoken about the fact he went to jail. what impact did it have on you and your family to jail. what impact did it have on you and yourfamily and to jail. what impact did it have on you and your family and continues to have? it was terrible. i could not believe this could happen to us. my eldest son, we did not tell him until 16. we have eldest son, we did not tell him until16. we have been eldest son, we did not tell him until 16. we have been busy protecting them, that no one should know that. they are talented kids and we protected them. i could not work the last ten years. and we protected them. i could not work the last ten yearslj and we protected them. i could not work the last ten years. i can't. what do you want mps to do? we want them to have an enquiry. all the money from the hundreds of sub—postmasters has gone into the suspense account and where is it? now they have proved the computer had problems. it is tens of millions of pounds in the post office accounts. there is no explanation as to where it is. let's see if we can a nswer to where it is. let's see if we can answer some of these questions. listening to this is the chair of the commons business committee, mp rachel reeves. i know you are looking at this and have some news this morning for everybody. first, my heart goes out to people like your guests and others affected by this scandal at the post office. i chaired the business select committee and we will be launching an enquiry next week to try to get answers. and to try to getjustice week to try to get answers. and to try to get justice for people like your guests but hundreds of others in the same position and we will ta ke in the same position and we will take evidence from post office bosses past and present, from government ministers and also from people directly affected. who have had their lives ruined. and their reputations besmirched by something that was not their fault that we now know was the fault of the post office it system. crucially we want to stop this sort of thing happening again. how did we get to the situation where the post office took sub—postmasters situation where the post office took sub— postmasters to court situation where the post office took sub—postmasters to court rather than trying to understand what went wrong. that is what my committee will do. it is not a public inquiry, only the government can call that, but my cross party committee will start next week taking evidence on this important issue.|j start next week taking evidence on this important issue. i want to hold there. you did not know this, did you? tell me your reaction. that is fantastic news. we have been asking for so long and to hear it is fabulous news. it is not a public inquiry that you want to put a step forward. a step in the right direction. rachel, can i pick up points they have been making. particularly that they have criminal records. will you as mps put them on a path to be able to clear their names? we can't make those decisions, but our role is to try to understand what happened, how the post office got themselves in this position, and ask them and government what they are doing to put it right, because seema particularly is in a state of limbo but so isjoe and many others particularly is in a state of limbo but so is joe and many others where they cannot move on from this because of the financial repercussions and the criminal convictions. but also, and until you get answers, it is difficult to move on. we want to try to get questions answered and also, try to ensure that the post office and government have learned their lessons from this because it is not totally clear that is the case so far. lessons need to be learned if we are going to be able to move on and sub—postmasters will know that in future the post office is on their side. on that impact issue, i know seema said she struggled to work. because of your criminal conviction, unable to get a job, and you have relied on what? half of the people who came to court on the day, i do cleaning in their houses, look after their dogs and protect their houses when they are away. it is just protect their houses when they are away. it isjust bit work. what is interesting, and it is notjust you two, you are determined to get to the bottom of this. definitely, definitely. thank you very much for coming to see us and thank you to rachel reeves. we will continue to follow this story. the post office says it has apologised to those affected by its "past shortcomings" and is continuing to address the problems it caused. iam sure i am sure we will continue to follow this story and hopefully get to a positive resolution for you and many others. from supermarkets to convenience stores, you can be sure the shelves are empty of one product right now — hand sanitiser. with so much focus on keeping our hands clean to contain the spread of the coronavirus, jayne mccubbin is at a hand—gel manufacturer to see if they can keep up with demand. very busy there this morning. well done. the simple answer to that question, no, they cannot. steve will demonstrate. yes, my hands are taken. hand sanitiser, they cannot keep up with demand here. they were making, just before christmas, about 100,000 of these bottles every month. that ramped up not long ago to 100,000 of these bottles every week and now, they will go to 160,000 week and now, they will go to 160 , 000 bottles week and now, they will go to 160,000 bottles a day. good morning, chris. you are busy. this is where it goes into the bottles. it comes down the factory line here, lids go on here, all the way round, and to this point where they are. they will be boxed. chris is the big boss here. how crazy has it been? absolutely manic at the moment. we cannot keep up with demand. we are inundated with calls every minute of the day. we are fielding them but having to turn a lot away. you would like to take on more staff but you have concerns about your ability to do that. coronavirus is already here on the wirral and a lot of our workforce live locally to where it has been found at the school, so our concern is we might be hit by illness here, so we have to look after our workforce. the school you are talking about is near here, where they have closed down today as a precaution, hilbre high school. good morning. doctorjane, you might bea good morning. doctorjane, you might be a doctor, but i want you to demonstrate the right and wrong way of applying hand wash. hand cleaning is at the moment the most important thing you can do to help you protect yourself against the virus. i will show you the best way to do it. palms. back of your hands. in every crevice. you have to keep going until it is dry. people on social media yesterday said sniffily, that antibacterial hand sanitiser kills bacteria, but this is a virus. are all hand sanitisers equal? no. they have to have a certain level of alcohol content, at least 60%.“ have to have a certain level of alcohol content, at least 60%. if it is 60% or more it can kill a virus? absolutely. we have run out of time down here. there will be more about this story and issue throughout the programme but we will leave you now and go to the news and travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tarah welsh. a widower whose partner was accidentally killed by an 87—year—old is calling on the government to force older drivers to re—take their test. jeanette newman died after the motorist reversed into her in a car park in rusilip. there's no evidence older drivers are less safe but andrew roberts wants the test overhauled. testing from the age of 70 to an initial driving practical test. and then again at 85, and then every two years from 85. with regards to medical, we should have proper medical checks and these should be done from 75, annually thereafter. police are appealing for the public‘s help after a puppy was stolen at knifepoint in 0rpington yesterday. the british bulldog, called spot, is only a few weeks old. he was being taken for a walk in lullingstone crescent at the time. southend united could be fined, have points deducted or even be stripped of its league one membership. it is after failing to pay staff on time. february's wages were supposed to be paid on friday. to be paid on friday. the club's already facing a disciplinary for a late payment in december. in 1974, ronnie russell became something of a national hero after stepping in when princess anne was threatened at gunpoint by a kidnapper. mr russell was awarded the george medal for his bravery. but now he says he is reluctantly putting it up for sale as he wants to be able to cover the costs of his funeral. death is not far away, but i do believe that i want, at least when it does happen, to know i have done enough to pay for my own funeral. let's take a look at the travel situation now... there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the roads, in haringey, thames water works might cause some delays on green lanes and st ann's road is also closed. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning, it's a chilly start this morning, but the cloud has already arrived. it will continue to thicken throughout and rain arriving a little later. first thing, there may be a bright spell or two, but they will be short—lived. that cloud will thicken quickly, coming in from the south and west. and rain throughout the afternoon likely to linger into this evening. with all the cloud and rain, it will feel cooler than yesterday, between 6—8c the maximum temperature. that rain continues this evening and overnight. it will become lighter and more patchy towards the end of the night and dry out as we head into thursday morning. because of the cloud, the temperature stays above zero, between 2—5c the minimum. so a rather cloudy day for thursday. likely to see some rain further south. you go drier to the north. a drier day for friday, with some brighter spells. and you will notice it starts to get milder into the weekend. with that, however, the wind is going to strengthen and temperatures getting up to 12c. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone 7:30am. let's bring you up—to—date with some of the main stories this morning. a major new public health campaign is being launched today to promote the need for frequent hand washing, to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus in the uk. the health secretary matt hancock says the campaign is about making sure the public knew what they should be doing to keep themselves and others safe. we're being told that when we wash our hands we should do so for at least 20 seconds. the former us vice presidentjoe biden is celebrating a strong performance in the super tuesday elections, to decide who'll face president trump in november. he's won eight out of 14 states to become frontrunner, in the biggest day yet in the race for the white house. the home secretary priti patel is facing allegations of bullying staff in a third government department. it relates to her time as international development secretary, and follows similar claims at the home office, and the department for work and pensions. the crown prosecution service is to review its handling of the assault case against caroline flack. the former love island presenter took her own life last month, while awaiting trial on charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. the issue will be looked at by a special cps panel. you are right up—to—date with all the latest news. a little bit of stalled momentum gives you the opportunity to crack yourjoke. livercruel.. whatever he that letter, it has done the trick. you could see in the post match interview, he was upset about last night because he could not understand why they had been beaten. they were beaten 2—0 by chelsea last night. a few weeks ago, liverpool could seem to do no wrong. the league title will surely come, but they've now lost three of their last four games after chelsea knocked them out of the fa cup. adrian gave willian a helping hand to open the scoring for chelsea. and ross barkley ran half the length of the pitch to score the winner. they could easily have scored four, but boss frank lampard wasn't getting carried away with the two nil win that takes them through to the quarterfinals. a test event for rugby sevens at the tokyo 0lympics has been cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. the japanese rugby football union has announced this morning that next month's asia sevens invitational, which was going to be used as a test event, won't go ahead. this month's wheelchair rugby test event has also been called off. mako vunipola is training with his club saracens despite being stood down by england over coronavirus fears. england confirmed yesterday he wasn't available for saturday's six nations against wales because he was self—isolating after travelling through hong kong at the weekend. but in a bizarre twist, it's understood he's returned to saracens and is available for this weekend's match with leicester. british number one johanna konta earned her first win of 2020 after beating kim clijsters in mexico. clijsters was playing just her second match since retiring from tennis at the 2012 us open. konta, who had lost her opening matches in her first three tournaments of the year, secured a solid 6—3, 7—5 win. and the new cricket competition the hundred has announced that it will offer women and men equal prize money for the inaugural competition this summer. the total prize budget of £600,000 will be split 50—50 between the men's and women's competitions. the competition aims to attract a broader, more diverse audience to grow the game. i think it's amazing, obviously. to have that equal prize money is a real statement by the ecb to put women's cricket alongside men's cricket. i think that's what the hundred has been billed as and it's nice they have backed that up, obviously, in terms of the prize money. we still have a long way to go to make women's cricket as equal as it can be in terms of pay with men, but the signs are brilliant. it's been a great time to be involved as a player. soa so a momentous night in the fa cup. 18—year—old billy gilmore, lost it. forget the fact he was 18, whatever age he is, he was brilliant. the fa ct age he is, he was brilliant. the fact he is 18 makes it even more remarkable. more big studios are choosing britain as a base to shoot big budget movies like the bond films and harry potter franchise thanks largely to a huge talent pool of creatives from set and costume designers to make—up and special effects. however, there's a big shortage of young people coming through. so why is this? nina is on a very famous film set this morning to find out more... good morning. yes, here we are behind—the—scenes on the warner brothers studio tour. come around this corner and... here we are in the hog works great wall —— hogwarts great hall. it is massive but warner brothers are worrying about one thing and that is the next generation coming through. from famous actors to lesser—known extras. to those working in visual effects... ..costumes, set design and props. two years ago, there were more than 90,000 people working in the british film industry. but, soon, there could be worrying the holes in the workforce. 10,000 new workers are needed over the next five years to keep pace with the industry's growth. which is a worry, when the number of students taking media, film and tv studies has been falling. and they want to find the right ingredients to get more women involved, because, two years ago, just 13% of uk films were directed by women. and it's hard for them to find the right direction. warner found that nearly two thirds of teenagers had never had any guidance on careers in the creative industry. so, the question is — how do we help young people to keep the magic alive? full transparency, that was not a real broomstick. we are from year tens and 11s. sorry to interrupt your breakfast this morning. you we re your breakfast this morning. you were telling us you were taking part ina were telling us you were taking part in a discussion about the creative industries. what have you learned about the jobs beyond the obvious? before i thought jobs about the jobs beyond the obvious? before i thoughtjobs like cost design are a special effects are graphic designer, they were notjust what meets the eye, there is more that goes behind it. for example, for costu me that goes behind it. for example, for costume design you need to do lots of research. and special effects as well. it was cool to see that and it opened my highs a lot. it taught you a lot about the jobs out there. you are concerned that jobs in the creative industry may not be stable, how is that changed? i thought the market was oversaturated, maybe 30 people looking for one job. while we were there, one of the costume designers said there were whole teams of people working on maybe half of our project. so now i know actually it is quite stable, there is a lot of work and not many people wanting to do it. it is something you can get into and have a lot of fun. there are into and have a lot of fun. there a re lots of into and have a lot of fun. there are lots of gaps in the market. let's talk to a christian who has builtan let's talk to a christian who has built an incredible career around special effects, bafta nominated, 0scar—nominated. worked on harry potter. what do you love about the industry? why should young people commit to it? the ability to create things out of your head, create anything. everyday i get up and i to go into work and create creatures, think of special effects and work with amazing people and see it on the big screen in the end. has it a lwa ys the big screen in the end. has it always been over the last few decades or is it prominent at the moment? i think it has become more prominent because more and more content is needed across lots of platforms, you know, film, television, streaming, games. there is definitely more demand for artists and technicians in our field. sarah, you work for the creative industries federation. we should see this as a positive, why is this not getting through to under 18. young people do not see the opportunities available to them. there are opportunities in the creative industries across all sectors, across animation and young people do not appreciate the wide range ofjobs they can do. there are technical roles, administrative rules, there is a real opportunity is an industry growing all the time. warner brothers want to get people to work with them. they are creating an onlinejobs to work with them. they are creating an online jobs portal where to work with them. they are creating an onlinejobs portal where people can look at and it matters. creative industries are worth £111 billion to the uk economy every year. thank you very much. we will be back with you later on. fantastic place to visit. as we've been hearing, a new public health campaign begins today, talking about the importance of hand washing, to try and limit the spread of coronavirus. in a moment we'll talk to the government's top medical adviser, but before we do that, let's take a look at the latest situation across the united kingdom. the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk currently stands at 51, a dozen have since recovered. england has seen the most cases, with 48 to date, and one each in wales, scotland and northern ireland. eight cases had travelled from italy, with others from germany, singapore, japan and iran. and across the world, about 90,000 people have been infected, with cases in more than 50 countries, and more than 3,000 deaths. let's talk to the chief medical 0fficerfor england, professor chris whitty. thank you very much forjoining us at what is a difficult time for you. the prime minister has described this as a national challenge, talking about the worst cursed scenario with 80% of the country infected. is that likely to be happening? —— worst case scenario. the prime minister has said that this is the worst that could happen, let's ban for that. our expectation is that things will be less bad for that. what we don't know at the moment is how less bad than that. we need to plan for things that whatever happens we are ready to face the epidemic, if it comes to the uk and starts to take off in the next few weeks. people at home will wa nt to next few weeks. people at home will want to know, if you get it and we are talking about many people possibly getting it, how dangerous is it in reality? for the great majority of people this will be a mild or moderate disease, anything from a sniffle through to having to go to bed for a few days rather like with a mild flu. and there are some people who will get it who will have no symptoms at all. but for a minority of people and this is particularly in people who are older citizens or who have pre—existing health conditions, then the risk is higher. what about the nhs? yesterday the prime minister talking about what the nhs is doing. will it be able to cope? the nhs will always cope because the nhs is an emergency service which is good at that thing to what it finds itself with. if this turns into a very large epidemic then it will put very high pressure on the nhs and that is one of the reasons why we have a very clear strategy made up of four parts which the prime minister laid out yesterday to contain this virus. but if it cannot be contained, to delete into the summer months or late spring, when it is breezierfor the nhs to cope with it. to do their research necessary to have the best treatments available and then to mitigate and mitigate means getting the nhs and wider society ready for several weeks which could be very difficult. what will have to change, operations being cancelled, what will be the difference? this will depend on how big the epidemic wave is. if it is a small wave, then it might feel like a bad winter in the nhs but in summer or late spring. if it gets a much larger wave, then the first thing they would do is obviously to cancel those things that can be delayed and push them out in time to a later point when it is safer to do them. if it gets to a very large wave then we would need to reconfigure the nhs in a much more fundamental way. wave is coming, wejust don't more fundamental way. wave is coming, we just don't the south?l wave is almost certainly come in, we do not know the south, that is correct. thank you very much. the idea retired gps will step in and help, what is your assessment of that? this is part of planning for the worst possible scenarios. to be clear, we are talking about people who have relatively recently retired, or, more commonly, getting doctors doing one particularjob to doctors doing one particularjob to doa doctors doing one particularjob to do a different kind of a job, because the pressure is on the service have changed. the way we have looked at the modelling of this, and we have a lot of good scientists looking at it, this pressure on the nhs would probably last a few weeks, but during that time, we would have to change quite a lot of things being done in the nhs if we have a large epidemic wave. can we talk about large events like sport, the london marathon, the impact on schools. will things like that have to be cancelled, for example? if we get a significant epidemic coming our way, we will get for warning so you start with relatively small numbers but they gradually grow, which gives us a warning signal and at that point we need to decide, ministers will have to decide on a group of things that need to be done, some of which will be socially disruptive and therefore the key thing is not to do them until we have to, because if you do them too early you getjust the social disruption with no impact on the epidemic. if we are close to the epidemic we will need to do quite a lot of things to help reduce the pressure. shall we talk about personal things? people have got in touch today. the clear message about hand washing from the government is being rolled out today. what should people do as a priority to keep themselves and family save? the reason we prioritise hand washing for 20 seconds with soap is this is one of the things that is highly effective with no downside. it is important to do, whether people are well or not. if they are not well, the second thing, if they have coughs and sneezes, to cover their mouth, preferably with a tissue, and dispose of it. they are effective things we can do now. in the longer run, we will have to do more extreme things, particularly to protect older and more vulnerable in society. being what? if we get close to an epidemic that looks like it will be significant, because the main problem is for people who are older or with pre—existing conditions, the principal thing to do is to protect those people and that may involve some degree of trying to ensure they do not come into co nta ct trying to ensure they do not come into contact with people who might have the virus. we have seen the queen wearing gloves at an investitu re queen wearing gloves at an investiture which she does not normally do, we understand. people are asking about shaking hands, working from home, touching surfaces went out, should we stop social kissing? what do you say to those things? there is a danger of things that have a relatively minor impact becoming a distraction. what we know works is washing hands, which is why we have concentrated on that. we talk about social distancing. looking at cities, and there has been talk, certainly in wuhan, that city was closed down. is that something the government may have to consider? while it would be sensible to have all options on the table, closing cities is only appropriate if you have a significant epidemic in one particular place and almost nothing anywhere else. it made sense for china early in the epidemic to respond in the way it did. it would be unlikely here. anyone listening will know this is now in multiple places in europe and around the world. and to get more information from you on this significant epidemic, can you give us that in terms of numbers? we have already said if this was a large epidemic, up said if this was a large epidemic, up to 80% of the population could become infected in the first wave or two waves of the epidemic. we are not saying that is what will happen, thatis not saying that is what will happen, that is at the top end of the range for planning, called the reasonable worst—case scenario. for planning, called the reasonable worst—case scenario. it is expected to be lower and probably significantly lower, but it is important to plan for that and if it happens we are prepared for that. we have had no deaths, thankfully, at this point. is that inevitable? the number of cases will steadily rise in the uk. the numbers circulating, circulating in the world is steadily going up. we have some onward transmission in the uk in two cases. i think we may have more. we expect the number of cases to go up and, reg retta bly, the number of cases to go up and, regrettably, if people who are vulnerable, older, become infected, there is a possibility a few of those will die. people watching now with young children, from what you are saying, i understand how this effects you can depend on age. absolutely and one of the things thatis absolutely and one of the things that is clear from data from china and elsewhere, it looks as if children are not particularly affected by this virus. certainly no more than adults and probably less than adults. this, in contrast to other infections, children seem to be relatively spared. if someone in yourfamily had be relatively spared. if someone in your family had coronavirus, be relatively spared. if someone in yourfamily had coronavirus, how do yourfamily had coronavirus, how do you deal with it? do you all self—isolate? you deal with it? do you all self-isolate? at this point, we would recommend people do what they would recommend people do what they would if you had a heavy cold or influenza. you would not want to pass it on to family and friends, so people tend to self—isolate is a sensible way and we recommend people did that for any kind of infection, including flu, which kills on an average year in the uk 8000 people a year. thank you for your time. you area year. thank you for your time. you are a busy man at the moment and we really appreciate it to get that information out to everybody. we would love to speak to you again at some point. a lot of information in that and thank you to those telling us about changes you have made or things you are thinking about. a lot of people say they have not done anything differently. somebody said stopping holding handrails. another says i am doing nothing different, why aren't people washing hands anyway? a post he said they have been using gloves and wipes when sorting parcels. sandy asks about outlawing spitting in public. it should be anyway! and other measures being taken. people talking about the use of pens and keyboards and the fact i have looked up, did you know, there are 14 times more germs on your computer keyboard than on your toilet seat. 0n keyboard than on your toilet seat. on that note, i hope you are enjoying your breakfast. we will catch up with carol. and a rainbow. good morning, everybody. today we start with bright skies and some frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and increasing cloud coming in from the south—west accompanied by rain and it will push northwards and eastwards, getting into the midlands, east anglia and eventually the south—east. showers in north—west england, northern ireland, northern and western scotla nd ireland, northern and western scotland but the sunshine will hang on in north—east scotland heading to lothian and the borders. temperatures range 7—11. heading through the latter part of the afternoon, if you are making your way home, this is roughly where we expect the rain to be. not particularly heavy. but we do not need it where we have had issues of flooding. further north, bright spells and also showers. still dry weather and sunshine across the north—east. this evening and overnight the rain pushes off to the north sea, depositing the snow in snowdonia and also the peak district and the hills. as it clears, a lot of cloud left in its wake and the next system comes up from the south. not as cold in southern areas but cold enough for frost and again the risk of ice across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. through tomorrow, we say goodbye to the area of rain through the english channel and some southern counties and on friday, some rain. and in time for the weekend, no pressure, not a named storm, introduces rain and windy conditions. more later in the programme. we'll bejoined by a question of sport captains, matt dawson and phil tufnell — as they prepare to take the show on the road. that is coming up later. they are in town, recording a sport relief special. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tarah welsh. a widower whose partner was accidentally killed by an 87—year—old is calling on the government to force older drivers to re—take their test. jeanette newman died after the motorist reversed into her in a car park in rusilip. there's no evidence older drivers are less safe but andrew roberts wants the test overhauled. testing from the age of 70 to an initial driving practical test. and then again at 85, and then every two years from 85. with regards to medical, they should have proper medical checks and these should be done from 75, annually thereafter. police are appealing for the public‘s help after a puppy was stolen at knife—point in 0rpington yesterday. the british bulldog, called spot, is only a few weeks old. he was being taken for a walk in lullingstone crescent when two men got out of a mercedes and threathened the owner with a knife. in 1974, ronnie russell became something of a national hero after stepping in when princess anne was threatened at gunpoint by a kidnapper. mr russell was awarded the george medal for his bravery. but now he says he is reluctantly putting it up for sale as he wants to be able to cover the costs of his funeral. death is not far away, but i do believe that i want, at least when it does happen, to know i have done enough to pay for my own funeral. let's take a look at the travel situation now... there's a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the roads, really busy at the blackwall tunnel this morning. it's slow southbound from bow because of a collision. northbound is slow as usual too. in battersea, there are four way temporary traffic lights on battersea park road at latchmere road for gas works now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning, it's a chilly start this morning, but the cloud has already arrived. it will continue to thicken throughout and rain arriving a little later. first thing, there may be a bright spell or two, but they will be short—lived. that cloud will thicken quickly, coming in from the south and west. and rain throughout the afternoon likely to linger into this evening. with all the cloud and rain, it will feel cooler than yesterday, between 6—8c the maximum temperature. that rain continues this evening and overnight. it will become lighter and more patchy towards the end of the night and dry out as we head into thursday morning. because of the cloud, the temperature stays above zero, between 2—5c the minimum. so a rather cloudy day for thursday. likely to see some rain further south. you go drier to the north. a drier day for friday, with some brighter spells. and you will notice it starts to get milder into the weekend. with that, however, the wind is going to strengthen and temperatures getting up to 12c. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. we are also on facebook, twitter and instagram. bye for now. good morning and welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today... as the number of coronavirus cases in the uk rises to 51, hospitals in england are urged to do more video consultations to stop the spread of the virus. a test event for the tokyo 0lympics has been cancelled due to concerns over coronavirus. it's been announced this morning that next month's asia rugby sevens won't go ahead. super tuesday, the biggest day in the us presidential election campaign so far, seesjoe biden and bernie sanders as the front runners to stand against donald trump. what i did, i did for the fellas who never came back. we go to buckingham palace with harry, the d—day veteran, who is presented with an mbe by the queen for raising tens of thousands for a memorial to honour his fallen comrades. and we'll catch up with the 12—year—old watford fan fighting leukaemia, who had a day she'll never forget, being her team's mascot on the day they beat liverpool 3—0. and we'll be joined by the scots rockers who live together and sing together, husband and wife team ricky ross and lorraine mcintosh. they'll be here talking about deacon blue's new album. good morning, it is a cold and frosty start for some of us, but with increasing cloud and rain coming in from the south—west. i will have more in about ten minutes. it's wednesday 4th march. a major new public health campaign is being launched today to promote handwashing, to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. it comes as hospital bosses in england are asked to see more patients by video link, increase the number of intensive care beds, and draw up plans to segregate infected patients, if there's an escalation in cases. this report from jon donnison. with the health service already stretched, there are fears hospitals could be overwhelmed if there is a surge in coronavirus cases. the nhs is now urging doctors to carry out more consultations with patients at home, via video link. the aim to keep hospitals free for the most serious cases. and today, a new nhs video will go out on social media, promoting the importance of hand washing. with more than 50 uk confirmed cases, the government is stepping up its public information campaign. so, the reason we prioritised handwashing for 20 seconds with soap so handwashing for 20 seconds with soap so much is that this is one of the things which is highly effective and has no downsides. so, this is a really important thing for people to do, weather they are well or not. if they are not well, the second thing is, if they have got coughs or sneezes, to cover their mouth with a tissue preferably, and then dispose of it. and, elsewhere around the world, other countries are increasing their efforts to tackle the outbreak. in south korea, where there is the largest number of confirmed cases outside china, more than 5000, the president has said the country is in a state of war against the virus. in iran, the official number of confirmed cases has doubled in the past 48 hours to more than 2300, including 23 members of parliament. and the international olympic committee has insisted this summer's tokyo games will go ahead, after a japanese minister had said they could be postponed. and before the olympics, there is football's euros to be held across the continent. but with league matches already being cancelled in some countries, uefa officials will be looking at contingency plans. as the virus continues to spread, the message in almost all sectors — hope for the best but prepare for the worst. jon donnison, bbc news. let's talk now to our china correspondent robin brant who is in hong kong. there seems to be a little bit of good news from there? yeah, chinese officials hoping they have had the worst, and now there is an inkling maybe of the best to come. we get the official figures here maybe of the best to come. we get the officialfigures here in china every 24 hours and we have got the broad trend since the middle of february, the number of deaths, the number of cases, continuing to fall. 32 new deaths announced in the last 24 hours, all but one of those are in the province of hubei. nothing else with the exception of one further death across all of mainland china. that would seem to suggest that these draconian efforts to try to stop the spread of the virus in mainland china are proving relatively successful. the focus now for china's leading politicians and the government as a whole is not just domestic containment but trying to ensure that chinese coming back to ensure that chinese coming back to china, and other visitors, from infected countries, don't bring it with them, and with it, the potential for a second wave. strict restrictions announced yesterday on people flying in from japan, italy and south korea. any passengers coming from there will now face a mandatory 14 day quarantine period. south korea, just an illustration of the threat that this outbreak poses, not just to the the threat that this outbreak poses, notjust to the physical health of people but to the economic health of a country, south korea's government ona a country, south korea's government on a warfooting, a country, south korea's government on a war footing, announcing a country, south korea's government on a warfooting, announcing $10 billion worth of stimulus to try to help the economy, as it deals with this outbreak. south korea, heavy industry, dependent on exporting to places like china. chinese economy slowing down, it shows you the perfect storm back in for countries like south korea. robin brant, thank you very much for your analysis. former vice—presidentjoe biden is the new front—runner in the democrats' race to choose a candidate to stand against donald trump. he won eight out of 14 states on super tuesday, the biggest day yet in the race for the white house, as sophie long reports from los angeles. they call it super tuesday and it was a super strong start to the night forjoe biden. the former vice—president entered the race as the clear front runner with it all to lose. less than two weeks ago, it looked he might dojust that after a poor start to the primary season. but he is very much back in the running. primary report, we are very much alive! cheering. and make no mistake about it. this campaign, it will send donald trump packing! it could be some time before we get definitive results from all of the states who have voted tonight. but what a comeback forjoe biden. less than two weeks ago, his campaign was said to be on life support. tonight, it is very much alive and kicking. but senator bernie sanders, the self—declared social democrat from vermont, still has the edge in western states which, due to their huge delegate haul, still could carry him through. we are not only taking on the corporate establishment, we're taking on the political establishment. cheering. but we are going to win because the people understand it is ourcampaign. 0ur movement which is best positioned to defeat trump. but any establishment democratic figures do not agree. they feeljoe biden has more hope of beating president trump at the polls on november than the revolution bernie sanders is promising. after the former vice—president's resounding win in south carolina, fellow moderates threw in the towel and threw in their support behind him. even billionaire mike bloomberg's cash cannon could not land the blows that some thought it would. the former new york mayor is reported to have spent more than half a billion dollars on his campaign. he must be wondering now if that was money well spent. as the results continue to come in, this is now looking more and more like a two horse race. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. at least 25 people have died after tornados tore through the us state of tennessee early on tuesday. in nashville, buildings have collapsed and tens of thousands of people are without power. at least 150 people were taken to hospital. the home secretary, priti patel, has been accused of bullying civil servants in a third government department. the new allegations relate to her time as international development secretary, and follow similiar claims at the home office and the department for work and pensions. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo joins us now from westminster. good morning to you, nice to talk to you as ever. they keep coming, don't they? yes, this is now a third department which has been taken into these bullying allegations against priti patel. she has worked across government for some time. these latest claims relate to her time as international development secretary and they apparently concerned members of her private office, who a p pa re ntly members of her private office, who apparently had complained to senior officials that she had been humiliating staff in front of her colleagues. the claims were taken to a senior official in 2017 after she had had to resign as secretary of state from that department. we already know that there had been claims against her in her current role as home secretary following that explosive resignation statement from sir philip ruckman, the most senior civil servant over the weekend. there were similar allegations about her time in the department for work and pensions, so clearly, this is building up now. priti patel categorically denies all of these allegations, downing street saying the prime minister still has full confidence in her. but clearly this will now be seen as a pattern of behaviour emerging in her time as a minister. her supporters will say this is just a minister. her supporters will say this isjust a campaign by civil serva nts this isjust a campaign by civil servants against a minister they don't like. remember, the government has a reputation for taking on the civil service. there is a cabinet 0ffice inquiry looking into the full fa cts 0ffice inquiry looking into the full facts of the situation, and we, of course, have that employment tribunal that sir philip rutnam is threatening to go to, so i think this is going to run and run for some time yet. the crown prosecution service is to review its handling of the assault case against caroline flack. the former love island presenter took her own life last month, while awaiting trial on charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. the issue will be looked at by a special cps panel. working with young children can be a challenge at the best of times, but staff at one nursery school in stockport could be forgiven for seeing double at the end of the day. stockport village nursery has nine sets of twins on their register, including two pairs of identical girls. and the double trouble doesn't stop there. they're preparing to welcome another two sets of twins in a few weeks' time. that's absolutely amazing, isn't it? how adorable is well?|j that's absolutely amazing, isn't it? how adorable is well? i am glad, did you see most of them were wearing slightly different kit, as well?” think that's wonderful. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. that is such a lovely picture, but obviously frost about? that's right., lou. obviously frost about? that's right. , lou. you obviously frost about? that's right., lou. you can see some frost on the grass there in suffolk. increasing amounts of cloud building, and rain are spreading from the south—east, moving north—eastwards. it is already affecting parts of wales and the south—west of england and the cloud will build during the morning as the rain pushes north, eradicating the sunny start that some of us are enjoying this morning. showers across parts of northern ireland, north—west england, northern and western scotland. temperatures today, nothing to write home about. talking of going home, well, you can see where the rain will be later on this afternoon, pushing across wales, through the midlands, towards kent and east anglia. north of that, there will still be some bright skies with showers appearing north—west england, northern ireland and northern and western scotland. most of the sunshine today will be across north—east scotland. you will hang onto it for the longest. this evening and overnight, as the rain pushes towards the north sea, you will find some snow on the tops of snowdonia and the peak district. as it moves away, we see a lot of cloud coming in behind it, and then a new system coming up from france is going to introduce some rain across the english channel and southern counties. as a result of this, not as cold in the south as it is going to be in the north. for northern areas, once again, there is the risk of some ice and frosty conditions. the rain clears away from the south—east tomorrow, and then on friday, we have got another weather system coming, bringing some light or arrange from the west towards the east. and then this next, deeper area of low pressure in the atlantic is coming our way for the weekend, bringing wet and windy conditions, but it is not a named storm. well, thatis but it is not a named storm. well, that is probably a relief, thank you very much, carol! it was quite a day yesterday for d—day veteran harry billinge, as he went to the palace to collect his mbe. his honour is in recognition of his charity fundraising to build a national memorial to remember his fallen comrades. harry got to meet the queen, and breakfast‘s tim muffett was there. harry's big day — his first time in buckingham palace. he was also an engineer as well. thank you. i know this, it's tim. morning, tim. how are you, harry? i am all right now. how are you feeling? i'm all right now i've got this gentleman with me. how are you feeling ahead of receiving your mbe? a bit nervous. really. i'm not used to all this... overwhelming! i'll be all right. and how are you, sheila? i'm fine, yeah. it's wonderful to be here. the cavalry are coming past. it's quite something, isn't it? it is. yeah, it is. i find it very emotional. and i'm still here, eh? i'm lucky to be here. you have a brilliant day. thank you. you're a star. enjoy yourself. thank you very much. give me a kiss. you are lovely. thank you, tim. mr harry billinge. for services to charitable fundraising. must be such a feeling of pride? i try not to be proud. what did the queen say? she said i understand you were there on d—day. i said, i did. she was lovely. she knew all about me. here we are in the state dining room of buckingham palace. you have just received an mbe. how are you feeling? very overwhelmed, as always. i never expected to be awarded in any way. what i did, i did for the fellas who never came back. you have met the queen. yes, oh it was wonderful. she was lovely. yes. she said a little word about me. she was lovely. very kind. very understanding. she knew quite a bit about d—day, she spoke about that, too. lovely. if you think that all the fundraising you have done, to help build that memorial. yes. how do you feel today? i feel wonderful. and i'm sure that everyone knows that i did it for the boys, that i also received this wonderful mbe for the boys. they should be getting one, too. and we were all in it together and we all fall together and we didn't all come home together. but it was wonderful today. i mean, i can't understand it really. i'm so, well... i can't say it. i don't have words to say how much i appreciated the kindness of everyone. i am very, very grateful to have their friendship i have made. harry billinge, mbe. that's right. got a great ring to it. oh yes. must be very proud? i am very proud. lovely. he deserves it, i think. so, this is your mbe. what an amazing thing. them fellas died, but i lived. he says he's no hero. we beg to differ. from all of us, thank you, harry billinge, mbe. thank you, indeed, and how lovely that we were able to show that there the day with him on such an incredibly special day.” the day with him on such an incredibly special day. i know lots of you have followed harry schiele story over the last few months, as we have had him on the sofa here and we have had him on the sofa here and we went to spend some time with him in normandy as well. enjoy that day, meeting the queen, having a good chat with the queen as well, well—deserved, what a man. in the sport yesterday, you may remember us talking about 12—year—old molly hall. she's the young watford fan fighting leukaemia who was a mascot for her team's shock win over liverpool at the weekend. a video of goalkeeper ben foster pushing molly's wheelchair onto the pitch has been enjoyed by fans up and down the country. here's a look at molly's special day. wow, look at that. you might also be amazed at the size... look at all of those boots. gomez has got brazilian, did you see. his shin pads? yeah. there's deeney‘s captain armband. yeah. this is so cool. he's got a picture of himself. daddy, i'm drinking the same blackcurrant as troy deeney. yeah, we will beat them. yeah, we will. ai—o win. i think 2—1. i'd be happy with a draw but a 1—0 win would be good. at least we get a point. correct. we need the points because norwich won. yes. i'm really excited. here we go. i love it, you're going to leave wheel marks all over the pitch, you know that? yeah. you'll be watching the game in a minute going, they're mine, they are! ha—ha! molly and her dad markjoin us now. thank you and so much for spending a bit of time with us on bbc breakfast this morning. molly, what a day, what was it like to be a mascot on a day when the mighty watford beat liverpool? it was really cool and one of the best days ever and i will never forget it because everyone was so never forget it because everyone was so nice and you got to see behind—the—scenes and it was just really cool. it must be amazing to go in the dressing room and the press co nfe re nce go in the dressing room and the press conference room and meet some of the players. mark, give us an idea of how this came about and that lovely relationship which the two of you have now got with ben foster? 0h, ben is an amazing guy. we got contacted by watford football club because molly wanted to be a player, and they arranged for ben to come round the house as a surprise, she didn't know he was coming, it was just as a one—off gesture for him to say hello, to give her a bit of a goal, because she supports watford. but then ben made the offer that she could be a mascot for a game and she picked the best game of the season to pick, against liverpool, so, we gave her a bit of time to get ready, get over the leukaemia she has got, and the treatment, so she picked february, and ben stuck to his word, gave her that goal, and she had an amazing day, as you saw. we've got some amazing pictures of clu meeting the players, who is yourfavourite, surely it is ben foster, isn't it? well, i like ben foster, choi deeney and deulofeu, all equally, they are my favourites. that is lovely, and in terms of what the day was like for you, you said it was a brilliant day, iam hearing for you, you said it was a brilliant day, i am hearing that loads of watford fa ns day, i am hearing that loads of watford fans are now saying that they want you to go to every game as a mascot because if you keep winning, it would be a great season for watford? yeah, i would be a mascot for every game if i could. it's lovely to see that. mark, you've been paying tribute to ben foster, lots of people have been praising him, we did ask weather he wa nted praising him, we did ask weather he wanted to come on today but he said he doesn't want the story to be all about him, it wants it to be about molly, which gives you another indication of the sort of man he is, and how was it likejust indication of the sort of man he is, and how was it like just to watch him interact with molly on the day? 0h, him interact with molly on the day? oh, it was like he was your best friend, he made her so comfortable, made her day so special from the start to the finish. you could not have asked any more. one to do. he made it all about molly and showers the superstar and he couldn't have done any more if you tried. amazing quy- done any more if you tried. amazing guy. you said that molly was having the treatment for leukaemia, how is she, what sort of stage in the treatment is she at at the moment? well, she's still got two more years to go through the treatment, she has ups and downs, but the thing about molly, she's my hero, she smiles every day, she gets through it, all the nurses at great 0rmond street are brilliant and she has got a buzz and a smile and she engages with everybody every day, i could not have asked any more. molly, what do your friends have asked any more. molly, what do yourfriends think have asked any more. molly, what do your friends think about it having seen your friends think about it having seen what you got up to over the weekend? i think most of my friends are quitejealous weekend? i think most of my friends are quite jealous that i got to go on the pitch and stuff and meet all the players. because i was getting loads of messages saying, you're so lucky, i wish i could be here, and stuff like that. what was your favourite part of the day?” stuff like that. what was your favourite part of the day? i think walking onto the pitch, well, being pushed onto the pitch, by foster and being able to hold his gloves, they we re being able to hold his gloves, they were huge. it looked amazing to be pa rt were huge. it looked amazing to be part of all of that. watford have got crystal palace this weekend, just outside the relegation zone, so here's the big question, are watford going to stay in the division this season, do you think? yeah, we are going to stay up, definitely. mark, are you a big watford fan as well? 0h, are you a big watford fan as well? oh, i've been a watford fan since a little boy, used to have a season ticket and go every week, and now my two children go every week, when molly is not feeling too sick. watford is probably the best family clu b watford is probably the best family club you could ever imagine, they made us feel so special from start to finish, it'sjust made us feel so special from start to finish, it's just the same made us feel so special from start to finish, it'sjust the same club i rememberwhen! to finish, it'sjust the same club i rememberwhen i was to finish, it'sjust the same club i remember when i was a little boy. that's the amazing thing, ben foster has come out of this really well, it has come out of this really well, it has been lovely to learn about molly as well but also the way that the clu b as well but also the way that the club have embraced this story and the video they put out at the weekend which has been watched hundreds of thousands of times, it's a good story about a football club doing a great job? oh, there's some amazing people working for watford foot ball amazing people working for watford football club. dave and anne marie, they arranged this for molly from start to finish, they bought a wheelchair just start to finish, they bought a wheelchairjust for the dayjust so she could get onto the pitch. you could not have asked for anymore, they literally made her day. it's lovely to speak to you both this morning, molly, i hope you enjoy the rest of the week, i hope the treatment well as well as well and let's hope you're right, and watford stay up this season, 0k? thank you. lovely to talk to you. you've got a twinkle in your eye, molly, which i absolutely love. thank you so much! it's definitely worth, if you haven't seen the whole video, i think watford put it out on their social media, go and have a look, seven minutes, it's worth having a look. the fact that ben foster does not want to come into day because he wa nts not want to come into day because he wants the attention to be on molly, it tells you everything. coming up after 8.30 this morning... we'll be chatting to deacon blue. husband and wife ricky ross and lorraine mcintosh will be here to tell us about their new album. we'll also be talking about 50 years of question of sport, with phil tufnell and matt dawson, will we get a word in edgeways? we have had some frost around this morning but bright skies in many eastern areas of the uk. further west and south—west, more cloud at the moment, with that, some rain all linked into this weather front, an area of low pressure moving eastwards today, spreading that rain eastwards. for wales, the southwest, wet conditions. that rain spread into the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. anywhere from north wales to the wash and northward, it should stay dry with one or two showers dotted around. cloud in northern england, brighter skies for scotla nd northern england, brighter skies for scotland and northern ireland. maximum temperature is seven to 11. that the weather system moves eastwards over tonight. it clips the wash up to north wales, so anywhere north of that, clear skies and that's where it could turn quite chilly. 0nce that's where it could turn quite chilly. once again a bit of frost around, temperatures down to —3 in newcastle. further south, those temperatures will stay up above freezing. thursday, rain will bear away but still some showers moving away but still some showers moving away and then more significant rain into the south of england, running along the english channel, elsewhere drier weather, one or two showers, sunny spells in the north and west with temperatures with seven or 8 degrees. that weather system moves away into friday, but another weather front coming in then, not as weak, not being as as much if any rain. some sunshine initially and then a band of cloud with the odd shower on it, moving eastwards. not much on that weather front at all. most of us just having a bit of cloud with some sunny spells. 0ne most of us just having a bit of cloud with some sunny spells. one or two and two showers in the higher ground scotland on friday, temperatures similar, seven to 10 degrees. this is worklife from bbc news, with sally bundock and karin giannone. 0ffice health checks and working from home. companies race to find ways to make sure staff keep operating during the coronavirus outbreak. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 4th of march. firms beef up their business continuity plans as the economic impact of the virus continues to spread. we'll assesss what this means for you. also in the programme. fears of a global drugs shortage as india cuts exports because of the virus.