airports could be shut and people arrested on public health grounds under emergency laws to tackle coronavirus. a moving tribute to the man thought to be the youngest in the uk to die from the disease. craig ruston was 45 and had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. there will be no euro 2020 this summer. the tournament has been postponed because of coronavirus. it was decided at an emergency meeting held by uefa. instead it'll take place next summer. good morning. for england and wales today we are looking at a cloudy day with a few gradual breaks and patchy rain. scotland and northern ireland after a frosty start you will have sunshine and a few showers in the north—west where it will also be raining. more details in 15 minutes. it's wednesday 18th march. our top story. the government is being urged to do more to support families and workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak, after announcing billions of pounds of help for companies. the chancellor, rishi sunak, made more than 300 billion pounds in loans available to affected firms. but labour said people struggling with their rent had been ignored, while business groups said action had to be taken to pay workers‘ wages. john mcmannus has the details. 45—year—old craig ruston, living with motor neurone disease are now believed to be the youngest victim of the coronavirus. he died on monday morning, his wife, sally, says she is heartbroken. the government is now moving to prevent similar tragedies. in government is now moving to prevent similartragedies. in 1973 in government is now moving to prevent similar tragedies. in 1973 in the context of the energy crisis, the government assumed emergency powers. fast forward 47 years and another conservative government is about to ask parliament to give its sweeping powers, this time to tackle a pandemic. the emergency coronavirus bill will be put towards the smoke before commons on thursday. if passed, police would be allowed to arrest and isolate people to protect public health. waterfalls would also be able to suspend operations at airports and other transport hubs of security could not be guaranteed. in hospitals, paperwork would be cut back to allow patients to be discharged quickly. recently retired social care staff and nhs staff could return to work without losing their pension rights while those who stay away from work to self isolate would get statutory sick pay from day one. yesterday the chancellor rishi sunak announced £330 billion in government backed loans for all businesses. there will be 20 billion pounds in cash brands and business tax cuts and a three month mortgage holiday for homeowners who find themselves unable to meet payments. but there has been no word on whether those who rent will receive similar help. we have never faced a fight like this. but this is state intervention on a scale not seen in decades to tackle an unprecedented problem. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency and also an economic emergency. we have never in peacetime faced an economic fight like this one. some businesses are already adapting. morrison says it is creating 3500 newjobs in its home delivery operation prompted by the coronavirus. sainsbury‘s will restrict customers to a maximum of three of any grocery products and only two of items such as soap and toilet paper and, like iceland, it is reserving some shopping hours for the elderly and vulnerable. the chancellor of the exchequer has announced additional financial measures to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. you may have seen them press conference yesterday, the daily press co nfe re nce conference yesterday, the daily press conference that the government is giving us now. nina, i am sure you were watching it closely yesterday, but there is a lot of debate about what it did and did not contain. we heard the detail about the grants offered to business and the support offered and the loans, but they are loans, most of them are not grants, and he said he would do whatever it takes. that is quite a promise. in terms of the reaction from industry the british retail consortium and the british chamber of commerce which represents tens of thousands of business, they welcome the news but say it is crucial that business can access this cash immediately because some are already close to going under. notable in the absence, direct support for the aviation industry which accounts for 120,000 jobs in this industry. they will need to wait to see what happens later in the week when they have a conversation with the transport secretary and the chancellor. also, what about renters. a three month holiday for anyone who pays a mortgage if they needed renters are often more precarious in terms of income. nothing so far for them although the government said there will be an announcement later in the week. and for households reliant on someone self—employed on a zero hours contract, that statutory allowa nce hours contract, that statutory allowance which is just about £78 a week is not enough for some family households, that is what people are saying, that they need more support. people are concerned about so many things and people going to the shops and worrying what about what is in the supermarket. what is happening there? people over 70 are being told to self isolate but many of them wa nt to to self isolate but many of them want to out and fill their cupboards. so iceland and sainsbury have said they will open an hour early specifically for the elderly and vulnerable. that will be eight o'clock for most shops but check locally. the real issue is restocking shelves and tesco announced last night between 10pm and 6pm on the 2a hours stores they will close completely to make sure that when they open in the morning they are well—stocked. the government allowed supermarkets to deliver later in the night and the next step would be allow allowing them to co—ordinate deliveries together. competition law has prevented that happening but it could become necessary. and finally, morrison's are creating newjobs because of deliveries and we will get a sense of their plans moving forward. thank you very much and we will see you later. also he runs bbc brea kfast we will see you later. also he runs bbc breakfast we will talk to the business secretary with similar questions to ask him. let's talk more about the emergency laws that are being proposed. we're joined now from westminster by our political correspondent helen catt. good morning. what are the details? these are temporary laws that will be in place for two years and the idea is that the government can switch them on and off as needed and what they broadly do is alter the rules in a few areas. in some areas they relax regulation so for example changing duties that council have about providing social care so they can prioritise those in greatest need and in others they give public bodies other powers, one of the most noticeable is that they will give police and immigration officers the power to detain infected people and put them into isolation. in some other areas they do things like provide safeguards so, for example, people who want to volunteer, skilled volunteers who want to help in the healthcare sector will have theirjobs in the healthcare sector will have their jobs protected for in the healthcare sector will have theirjobs protected for four weeks under this and retired healthcare workers —— workers who returned to theirformer workers —— workers who returned to their former jobs workers —— workers who returned to theirformerjobs or to workers —— workers who returned to their formerjobs or to the healthcare sector will not see their pension effect. so those technical changes that would allow the public services to respond but it does give the government big powers in a way but as i said they are temporary. it must still passed parliament and they will start the formal journey through the commons later today. what we understand is that the opposition will not oppose this and it will not be pushed to a vote. it will be noted through because the opposition were involved in drafting these laws so their concerns have been raised and built in. thank you very much, helen. man more details will emerge. if you want to find out more about the coronavirus outbreak there's a bbc news special on bbc one tonight at 7:30pm. rachel burden and fergus walsh will be looking at how the nhs and small businesses are responding to the crisis, and they'll be answering plenty of your questions in coronavirus: your essential update. that's tonight at 7:30pm on bbc one. and this morning we will keep you up—to—date with all the latest developments and ten minutes past eight we have a medical panel stop so many of you sent in questions yesterday and i know that things is changing all the time so send us more questions and we will talk about how to cope because there are so many worries at the moment about coping strategies. again, if you have some of those, send them in. also, your experience of self isolation. 0ne also, your experience of self isolation. one of the last 2a hours been like? we will try and go through those comments later on and put them to our experts as well. we are packed here until nine o'clock this morning for you. meanwhile in france, 67 million people are currently on lockdown and any citizens who leave home must now carry a document detailing the reasons why. fines will be issued for people who don't have permission to be away from home. in belgium, ten people have now died from coronavirus and the prime minister has announced everyone must quarantine themselves later today. italy has registered the most confirmed cases outside china and more than 2,500 people have died. all 50 us states have confirmed cases of coronavirus, as the total number of people who have tested positive reaches more than 6,300. 108 americans have died. a $1 trillion aid package has been proposed, which includes sending cheques in the post directly to households and a bailout for airlines and hotels. the plan would need backing from congress to go ahead. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman jailed for spying in iran, has been temporarily released from prison because of an outbreak of coronavirus. she will be required to wear an ankle tag and has to stay within 300m of her parents home in tehran. her husband, richard ratcliffe, says it's hard to relax until she's permanently released. it is 11 minutes past six, time now for some support —— time now for some sport. but is there any? we have more about cancelled tournaments and postponed events. we would already expect in that euro 2020 would be postponed. the logistics for that across 20 countries would be a nightmare. there will be no major football tournament this summer as european football's governing body uefa confirmed they'd be postponing euro 2020 because of the coronavirus. the tournament will now take place in 2021. uefa will also examine calendar solutions for competitions such as the european championship play—offs and the champions league. golf's second major of the year, the us pga championship has also been suspended. the event was due to take place in may. there's been no announcement about when the event will be be rescheduled for. the french open has also been postponed. the tournament would normally begin in late may — it'll now take place in september — starting just one week after the us 0pen finishes. despite many sporting postponements, the olympics are still going ahead — that's according to the international olympic committee, who insist they remain fully committed to the games, which are scheduled to take place in tokyo this summer. that is what the ioc are saying, that the olympics will go ahead we will wait and see how that progresses. so many things have been cancelled suppose that is the next thing to look at and they are adamant at this point, aren't they? they say at this moment. at this point. they are trying to delay the decision for as long as possible, i think. they said the end of may would be the deadline. let's see whether the olympics can hold on. it is miserable outside, carol, but can you cheer us up? good morning. good morning everyone. there is some cheerin morning everyone. there is some cheer in the weather to start with the picture for england and wales today has a bit of cloud around with some bright breaks but we also have some bright breaks but we also have some rain and that rain is slowly slipping southwards and as it does it will weaken. for scotland and northern ireland, you have a cold start, a frosty start with sunshine and showers. most of them will be in the north—west and here it will become increasingly windy. this weather front, this is become increasingly windy. this weatherfront, this is what become increasingly windy. this weather front, this is what produces the rain across northern england, wales and the isle of man at the moment, sliding self slowly. and in the north, the isobars are squeezing during the day so the wind will pick up. i look at the start with across england and wales and that rain is in the south weakening a little bit and a little more patchy. some brighter skies but it will brighten up brighter skies but it will brighten up the northern england, north wales and also for scotland and northern ireland where we are looking at some sunny spells. barring a few showers and the showers are wintry on the hills. windy with exposure particularly the north—west and cooler in the north, 8— 10 degrees as we come further south 11—15 and many lengthy spells of sunshine we could see temperatures a little higher than that. the average in london at this stage of march is 11 degrees to give you a rough idea of through the evening and overnight there is the weather front with the rain pushing south, still a lot of cloud associated with it. behind it for much of the rest of england, north wales, northern ireland and scotla nd north wales, northern ireland and scotland it will be a cold night, cold enough for a touch of frost and that this morning with damp services ice on untreated surfaces. further south, the cloud and rain remains mild foran south, the cloud and rain remains mild for an overnight temperature. tomorrow we still have the weather front and it has been with us all week, no rush to leave us. it looks like it will pivot and bring some raina like it will pivot and bring some rain a little further north into south—west england and south wales full still in the mild air ahead of the front but we are in the colder air behind it. after a frosty start for thursday a lot of dry weather with a fair bit of sunshine around, still showery with breezy conditions in the far north of scotland and the breeze coming in from the north sea, a north—easterly, could bring a couple of showers in along the north sea coastline and the wind is also going to pick up as well across the english channel. so here we are from thursday into friday was still very much have a weather front starting to edge a little bit further north closer to wales, heading in the direction of northern ireland but to start with after a frosty start once again there will be a fair bit of sunshine around. here is the weather front with the cloud and the rain moving northwards and a windy day through the english channel, particularly the western end of the english channel and, again, some showers coming in from the north sea. but in the wind it will fill cooler and those temperatures —— but in the wind it will feel cooler than those temperatures suggest. let's take a look at today's papers. the main story is dominated by what happened yesterday with the prime minister and the chancellor's press conference. chancellor rishi sunak‘s promise to deliver an unprecedented package of financial measures to support the uk economy through the coronavirus outbreak dominates the front pages. "we'll do whatever it takes", is the headline for the metro. that is what nina repeated this morning. that was repeated during the news conference as well. the mirror also leads on the chancellor's announcement and it also reports that the nhs has delayed all routine operations. the telegraph describes as a "massive bailout", the paper says the government is facing demands to move faster amid warnings that tens of thousands of workers faced being laid off. it also has a picture of british—iranian nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who has been temporarily released from prison in iran, as the country attempts to curb the spread of coronavirus. shall we try to bring you a little bit ofjoy? now a story that is trending on twitter this morning is about a 5—year—old girl called rosie who apparently had her party cancelled because of the coronavirus. in a bid to cheer her up, people have been posting pictures of their pets on twitter. let's take a look at a few more. what is that hedgehog about? caroline posted this picture of her dog rocko wishing rosie a happy birthday. thank you for that. claire posted this photo of her pet patch eating parsley on his birthday. and finally, paige posted this picture of her pet dog pucky‘s special birthday smile. i like the foot in the background as well. lovely! there's a real sense well. lovely! there's a real sense we are all looking for a bit ofjoy in life as well. it's my birthday tomorrow and i'm looking forward to a different one. i like the fact you drop that in. i don't need a pet picture. we're having a quiet one, not going out! there will definitely be cake. we're all getting really good cooking and baking. the kids will be baking after school. nina, what have you got? dan is going to have a quiet birthday!” what have you got? dan is going to have a quiet birthday! i will! lots of celebrities have been sharing their pictures of working from home. cindy crawford, i don't know about you, louise, i'm always wearing heels on the desk at home when i'm working from home. you look perfect, nina! if you want to look forjoy, have a look and arnold schwarzenegger's video of his pony and his donkey. i'm really enjoying people sharing their work from home pictures yesterday and yesterday another thing that went viral, a lot of people aren't using the london underground at the moment and they're not missing being packed in like sardines so people are sharing what would have been their morning commute in their bathrooms re—enacting their tube journey, so holding onto the shower and looking at their phones. i absolutely love it! one more to cheer us up, when i got home yesterday there was a slip of paperfrom got home yesterday there was a slip of paper from a got home yesterday there was a slip of paperfrom a neighbour i never met a saying my name is such a body, do you need any help or can you offer any help? i 7pm, there were a0 members to that what's group offering and taking support and it's happening up and down the country —— whatsapp group. emily, who lives in a suburb of brisbane, she's been diagnosed with covid—19 and darren jones offers three deliveries to anyone who is self isolating and companies taking loads of measures —— three deliveries of. in cambridgeshire, a deal with waitrose with a taxi firm delivering to the elderly and quarantined. fantastic exa m ples of elderly and quarantined. fantastic examples of how businesses are doing there bit during the crisis —— three deliveries of. i put rhubarb on the doorstep and it's nearly all gone now! good for you! i will bring some inforyour now! good for you! i will bring some in for your birthday! that would be a great birthday present! i want to bring this up, i once got a bottle of ketchup from my auntie! why? she knew i liked ketchup at. of ketchup from my auntie! why? she knewl liked ketchup at. wow, how lovely! —— she knewl knewl liked ketchup at. wow, how lovely! —— she knew i liked ketchup. i can't really top that! the back pages are filled with cancellations and postponements. 0ne nice story later that might involve you, dan walker, quarantini. we will do that later. the daily express, this is the headline, alexander stafford and, the uefa president, afterthe emergency meeting called by uefa. they have put the euro is back, we suspected they would, but it will cause quite a few problems because next summer is the women's euros and the under—215, but this is all to make sure the domestic leagues are finished, which fingers crossed they will be, but they're saying they will be, but they're saying they will finish on the 27th ofjune. the times... the ioc have stated that they expect the olympics to go ahead. whether they will, who knows, but the back page of the times says the olympics are 90% certain to be delayed according to senior figures in british sport and the implications of that you can imagine would be massive for many athletes, including... we'll finish on this one, katarinajohnson—thompson, including... we'll finish on this one, katarina johnson—thompson, she tweeted last night, this is in the mail, saying that she cannot finish any of hertraining, mail, saying that she cannot finish any of her training, she's having real difficulties and she's having to come back to britain from her training in france and who knows how the preparations are going to go for many athletes for the olympics stop me they have to be fit and healthy for that exact moment and it's not going to work, is it? thanks very much. you may have seen this story over the last 2a hours also. —— or so. "an overwhelming sense ofjustice, but no closure" — that's how families who lost loved ones in the manchester arena attack say they felt hearing the bomber‘s brother had been found guilty of murder. a jury convicted hashem abedi of every charge he faced, after he helped his brother carry out the attack in 2017. breakfast‘s graham satchell has been to speak to some of the people still recovering from that night. it's all forgivable. it gives you peace to forgive it. good for you, but i couldn't. i don't think i should, and i won't. it's just destroyed so many lives, so many lives, innocent lives for nothing. you'd like to see him go to jailfor nothing. you'd like to see him go to jail for a nothing. you'd like to see him go to jailfor a long nothing. you'd like to see him go to jail for a long time? for the rest of his, minimum. this is the manchester arena bomber, salman abedi, the heavy rucksack on his back a home—made bomb full of nuts and bolts. bailey's brother hashem wasn't there on night but he helped his brother by the materials, manufacturer the explosive and planned the attack. he's now been convicted of 22 counts of murder. so, if we're going from the top, that was my i. 0ne so, if we're going from the top, that was my i. one in my mouth that took away my teeth, my top teeth. 0ne took away my teeth, my top teeth. one of my stomach. two of my leg and one on my feet. piotr is lucky to be alive. he was at the manchester arena to pick up his wife and daughter. this is myefo. do you think id save your life? yeah. piotr has kept his phone and some of the clothes he was wearing that night. physical stars have have started to heal but the full horror of the attack only hit piotr when he read an article about the youngest person to die, eight—year—old saffie roussos. the the tears started to run down my face. that was when i realised how close i was. i started to blame more myself. if i may be watched at the people around, maybe she will still be alive. who knows? so... coming up those stairs, that was the hardest part, the stairs. it's the fear of what you might see. adam lawler was just 15 when the attack happened. he was hit by more than 20 nuts and bolts and spent weeks in hospital. he was at the concert with his best friend, 0livia, concert with his best friend, olivia, and was at her side when she died. that will always, sort of, haunt me. she was bubbly, she were lovely, she were funny. she was a wonderful person and, you know, you think now what she could be doing, that just makes think now what she could be doing, thatjust makes you feel more angry. good girl! gaynor and mike were waiting in the fourier to pick up their daughter, grace, on the night of the attacked. they were just 1a feet from abedi when the bomb went off. there was a circle and out of the 22 that died, 19 were in this circle and we were there and we got up and we went. and how we did it i don't know, because nobody else around us were. just incredible. they know was seriously injured, a piece of shrapnel went straight through her body, but she was determined, in the confusion, to find her daughter. grace was just my main confusion, to find her daughter. grace wasjust my main bit... ijust needed to find her. ijust kept screaming, "mum, mum!" and there was a minute where i saw them across the road and it was like, oh my god, it was then, "mum, dad!" so me and my friend sprinted across the road to... and squeezed you. squeezed you like i'd never squeezed you before, didn't i? yeah, you did. i'd never been as grateful as just to find her and that she was safe and that she didn't have two see and witness what we saw and witnessed. 22 people died in the manchester arena attack, but the abedi brothers have left hundreds traumatised, with lives changed forever. i wear lives changed forever. iwearon my lives changed forever. i wear on my middle finger a bolt ring. iwear i wear on my middle finger a bolt ring. i wear this as a symbol of strength, you know, because things have changed. changed to i am, change what i like, changed everything. so the tartus says, "born twice", date of my birthday and manchester, date of my birthday and manchester, date of my birthday and manchester, date of the bombing. i'm still thinking about the 22. i'm so happy i'm not the number 23. these people just don't know what it does to innocent families who have done absolutely nothing, they don't deserve that, what they have to go through, nobody. just to pass on thanks to everybody who spoke to graham in that report as well. if you want to get in contact with us this morning, any questions, i know there's so many comments and questions and things you want to know the answer to coming in on the coronavirus outbreak and we'll try and get through as many as we can with our experts and we've got an interesting health panel on the way at 8:10am. lots of people asking about using iview bruthen, we will put those questions to gps and experts on the sofa and we'll try to get a definitive answer. lots of people asking about if you haveit lots of people asking about if you have it or suspect you have it, do you treat it and how at home? send in your questions, they're really useful for us so tell us what you are concerned about today. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. selfridge's has become the latest 0xford selfridge's has become the latest oxford street shop to announce it is temporarily closing because of coronavirus. the company tweeted saying it will be closing its physical stores from 7pm tonight as part of efforts to reduce the impact of the virus. itjoins other shops, including apple store and nike, that have also temporarily closed their doors. although their online business will continue. alexandra palace has said it will close for the time being because of coronavirus. the impact of the coronavirus contiues to be felt in the west end with a 50% fall in visitor numbers since sunday. that's according to the new west end company, an organisation that represents 600 shops and businesses. it says west end businesses could lose over £1 billion due to the coronavirus crisis. from hugging and kissing children to visiting grandparents, one of the biggest risks of infection is inside the home. a professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine has been advising one family in new malden about how to protect themselves during the outbreak. with the children being constantly ill at this time of the year with sniffles, should i be kissing and hugging them? the rule is we should try and distance ourselves by about two metres. now, with small children that's not going to be possible but washing our hands and keeping top hygiene in the family is going to be key to keeping it outside our own families. and you can get the answers to more of the family's questions and advice on how to stay safe by watching the full video on facebook. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there are severe delays on the piccadilly line and minor delays on the circle and hammersmith & city lines because of operational restrictions. now the weather with kate kinsella good morning. a mild start this morning, temperatures largely in double figures thirsting, but we do quite a bit of in the cloud will stay with us for much of the day. there may be one or two brighter spells where the cloud is then, but also could break from time to time as well, just some glimpses of sunshine. temperatures regardless of this cloud, a mild 15 celsius. overnight, staying cloudy and you'll notice this front gradually starting to move south, that will bring outbreaks of light, patchy rain to start with and then heavy bursts into dawn tomorrow. minimum temperature between five hyphenate celsius, that is a cold front and as it moves through tomorrow morning we're likely to the temperatures drop, a cooler day for thursday and the breeze, different direction, coming from the north—east, though again feeling quite chilly with temperatures up to ten. cooler still for friday but the weekend, temperatures start to rise again and there's lots of dry and sunny weather in the forecast. before we go, a reminder that you can get the facts about coronavirus, the symptoms to look out for and the latest information on the bbc news website and the bbc news app, which is constantly being updated. i'm back in half an hour. it's back to louise and dan. 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 we'll hear from more corona heroes, who are pulling together to help each other and support those in need, including these three friends who've decided to stay at home together. # i needa # i need a little time to find my freedom # i need a little # it's been a little time since hull band the beautiful south topped the album charts, but 21 years after their last number one, singers paul heaton and jacqui abbott have done it again as a duo. they'll be here later. she'll be the first climber to represent team gb at an 0lympics and shauna coxsey is letting nothing stop her dream ahead of the tokyo games. she'll tell us how she's adapting her training from home. she is so strong. she will give us some information and tips. amazing, amazing. the main stories now from bbc news. stringent new laws are to be put before parliament this week to help tackle the public health crisis caused by covid—19. the emergency coronavirus bill will include measures to allow retired nurses and doctors to be brought back into the nhs and for airports and ports to be closed if there are staff shortages at border force. there will also be powers for police to detain people suspected of having the virus. 71 people have died and almost 2,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk. a5—year—old craig ruston, from kettering has become the youngest person to die from the virus. the father—of—two had motor neurone disease and died on monday, six days after he became ill with a chest infection. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told mps that his package of help for the economy is designed to be as generous as possible, to support businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. £330 billion in loans has been announced for companies affected by the outbreak, but business groups say more action is needed to guarantee wage. extra measures will be announced in the "coming days" to help protect renters. meanwhile, several countries across europe are imposing more stringent measures in a bid to stem the coronavirus pandemic. in belgium, ten people have now died from the virus and the prime minister has announced everyone must quarantine themselves later today. let's speak to our europe reporter, gavin lee who is in brussels. this is having such a big impact across the world and in europe, what is happening? belgium becomes the seventh country to impose strict, possibly one of these stricter defective confinement measures, almost quarantine lockdown measures, as of five hours from now everything will be closed and you will only be able to leave the house to go to the shops, for medicine or to the doctor, to go to work, to walk a dog ora doctor, to go to work, to walk a dog or a pet doctor, to go to work, to walk a dog ora petand doctor, to go to work, to walk a dog or a pet and to be walking or cycling with family members, not friends not anybody else, and you have to be 1.5 metres apart. 0ne friends not anybody else, and you have to be 1.5 metres apart. one of the reasons the belgian prime minister was saying that the numbers have risen so quickly in belgium over the last week going from tens of cases to 1200 cases. five deaths in the last 2a hours. the total here to ten. and we have seen images already and i am talking to collea g u es already and i am talking to colleagues in madrid where police stopping people in cars and where they are going, they need certificate proof and that will become a reality for 30 days here in belgium. and 0k become a reality for 30 days here in belgium. and ok i understand you're are not feeling well? i have a slight cough but, like anybody else, i can't risk going to the office. for us to even operate in the brussels euro at the bbc we will have to start with a system where we have to start with a system where we have to start with a system where we have to show certificates to be out on the street and interviewing people but anybody like me, i am sure many people injobs around people but anybody like me, i am sure many people in jobs around the world like this, especially in the uk right now, it is not worth going in. my condition, you can tell a doctor you have a persistent cough but you cannot go in for a coronavirus test you need to be hospitalised to be checked. but i feel fine, no fever and i will carry on reporting. thank you very much. the chancellor of the exchequer has announced additional financial measures to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus crisis. this was the daily press conference. a big announcement yesterday and a huge amount of money. yes. and he said whatever it takes and he meant it. quite a promise. £300 billion available in loan guarantees. business will need to be confident they can pay them back because they are loans. some hospitality businesses will be given a £25,000 grant as well and it does give people a lifeline. he has also extended the business rates holiday. we heard last week that there would bea we heard last week that there would be a business rates holes —— holiday for hospitality restaurants bars et cetera. now it is for every single business within that sector they will not have to pay business rates for a year. and how about other industries? many people are contacting you this morning and talking about issues that they face in worries they have for the coming days and weeks ahead. in particular since the foreign & commonwealth office advised against all but essential travel for the next 30 days, massive pressure on the aviation industry with major airports calling for help with 120,000 dogs airports calling for help with 120 , 000 dogs reliant airports calling for help with 120,000 dogs reliant on them. the chancellor said there will be help needed, he just needs to speak to the transport secretary. ——120,000 jobs reliant on them. a worrying time, the japanese carmaker nissan announced it is suspending production in sondland where they employ 7000 people. and voxel earlier this week told us they would suspend production across europe affecting 2500 jobs in the uk. within transport it is not about planes only, what about trains and cars? we also heard about this holiday for mortgage payments but it just showed the challenge for the government at the moment because they can talk to the banks and say suspend loans for people with mortgages but what about renters? what do they do? it is a tricky time. and how does that affect people's credit rating? you would be worried about these, about getting alone in the he left a massive caveat. we will have these press conferences daily and he said there will be more measures if needed. whatever it takes and i mean it as he said. we will speak to the business secretary later at about 730. we have a business panel ahead of that so so many of you will be worried about your jobs of that so so many of you will be worried about yourjobs and running your own business and get in touch with us if you have a specific question about things. there are bills to pay this week people would be very concerned about. it is important to say that the british chamber of commerce that represents tens of thousands of businesses said that it tens of thousands of businesses said thatitis tens of thousands of businesses said that it is a good start and a lot of people will be waking up feeling more assured than they were yesterday. that is important to say. that business panel, we will do that a ten minutes past seven and then the health panel at ten past eight this morning. so any questions you have about business or health, and with the magic of breakfast we also have the green goddess coming on today. people of a certain age will remember her and i count myself in that age. if you have to isolate because someone is ill and you are not and you want to do some exercise, she will be able to tell you. we were inspired by dame joan inspired by damejoan bakewell who has a schedule to keep yourself motivated. she was talking about exercise so we thought we would get the green goddess on. chris martin and several comedians are joining a community where they stream live gig so anyone can community where they stream live gig so anyone can watch. it is awesome. let's catch up now with the weather. it was nasty out and about early big houses now carol? for you, personally, you have a lot of cloud where you are and also some rain but for england and wales today thatis rain but for england and wales today that is the story. heavy rain at the moment across the isle of man in northern england into wales. that will turn lighter and patchy as it sinks to the south and also a fair bit of cloud. as ever there are exceptions and we see little bit of brightness. the scotland and northern ireland you are off to a frosty start but you will have sunshine and showers, most showers in the north—west and here as well later it will turn windy. this is the culprit, this weather front is thinking south and it is producing the rain that we currently have. as that moves further south it will continue to weaken but in the north of the country later on we see the wind strength and we will have a plethora of showers on and off through the course of the day, some will be wintry on high ground. later in the day as well for northern england and for north wales it will also brighten up as our weather front continues to sink southwards. behind this weather front it will be a cool day with temperatures between six and 10 degrees also ahead of it it is still mild, especially if you have any prolonged spells of sunshine you could see temperatures of 15 degrees possibly a little higher. through the evening and overnight the weather front continues its lowjourney southwards getting into some southern counties and perhaps not into the far south—east by the end of the night, mild around all this cloud and rain but minded it will turn colder, cold enough for some frost on the other thing to watch out for, rather like this morning, is where we have a damp surface and there could be ice on untreated surfaces. this is the weather front that has been with us all is not yet going anywhere. 0n thursday it fits and starts to move further north so we hang onto the milder represented the yellow ahead of the weather front but on the other side look at that, blue everywhere. it will turn colder. this is our weather front with the cloud and the rain and again building north through south—west england and wales and we can see some patchy when in —— rain in the midlands but as we push further north across the rest of england, north across the rest of england, north wales, northern ireland and scotla nd north wales, northern ireland and scotland you have a breakdown prospect with some sunshine and still they showers peppering the north and also the west. the other thing about those days the wind will start to pick up through the union's channel and that will continue as we go through thursday night and into friday. here is our weatherfront meandering north, high—pressure dominating in the far north of the country so we split the country into. look at that. from the wash northwards we are in fine condition stray right spells with a couple of showers but we have a weather front dangling in the south—west and here we have some rain and a time that will clip south wales as well we think. windy through the english channel and also we have a keen breeze coming in from the north sea and that means it will be cold. generally with the windchill it will feel on the nippy side on friday. thank you very much, carol and we will see you soon. the foreign office has made the unprecedented decision to advise against all non—essential foreign travel to anywhere in the world. they warn that countries could shot their borders with no notice in response to the pandemic. some tourists are stuck aboard. but stopnow to james stewart who joins us from cyprus. tells about your situation. how long have you been there and how are you planning on getting home? we arrived here last wednesday and on thursday, sorry, friday we got a mail notification through from cyprus mail that the country was closing its borders and all tourists had to leave by saturday 21. on saturday they had a meeting with us from our holiday company and said that they were going to have us repatriated et cetera. that was the same news we got on sunday but by monday we noticed that easyjet had cancelled all its flights and as of yesterday we got the letter from the travel company stating that, basically, clients whose flights had been cancelled or were due to depart after the 21st had to basically try and organise their own flights. james, asi james, as i understand it, you're not getting help from the airline or your travel read, so how are you going to get home? yesterday we tried to book flights but there is no flight now out of cyprus before the deadline. we have heard... carry on, james, sorry. we have heard the fco are trying to bring in rescue flights, but we've heard nothing from the high commission in nicosia at all. what is the situation like where you are? is it quiet on the streets? are there other people in the same situation as you? i think there's about 75 of us with the same travel company here, and yesterday it was pure pandemonium for them to try and book flights. i should say my wife andi book flights. i should say my wife and i are on the younger... we're in our late 60s, but we are on the younger spectrum of some who are trapped here. some are elderly with health needs and disabled. they don't know how they're going to get out. cani out. can i ask you as well, james, when you decided to fly out last wednesday, was there a concern about potential travel arrangements when you went because there were already restrictions in some countries at the point? at that point there was no fco guidance not to travel. when we did travel, there were no cases of the coronavirus here on the island of cyprus. can i ask, how are you doing? how are you and your wife doing, are you 0k? doing? how are you and your wife doing, are you ok? we are perfectly fine. there's nobody in the hotel showing any signs or symptoms of the virus, but the streets here in pathos are virtually empty. there no restau ra nts pathos are virtually empty. there no restaurants open, no bars, cafes, only take aways during takeaway coffee, that's it. it's like a ghost town. thank you for spending a bit of time with us on the programme this morning, i hope you and your wife and some of the others we were talking about get home safely at some stage and i hope you're well looked after. thank you, james. thank you, take care. seems very calm in the face of lots of tricky things and situations. when you try to get in contact with the airline and the travel read, and you're not getting the advice you require, all you want to do is get home. there's some things we do know about and it is mostly cancellations, isn't it, jane? there's been a platter of them. it's a long list. easier to tell you what is going on. exactly, just what i was going to say, dan! uefa will begin work today on the best solution for several european football fixtures and competitions following the postponement of euro 2020 because of the coronavirus. the tournament, which was due to happen this summer, will now take place in 2021. european football's governing body will now ‘examine calendar solutions' for competitions such as the european championship play—offs and the champions league. this terrible virus that is all across europe made football and all life in europe quite impossible. we knew we had to stop the competitions. we think postponing the euros is the only chance to get a chance to the national league ‘s and all the club competitions to finish their competition. —— national leagues. off the pitch, world football's governing body fifa say they'll donate $10 million to the world health organization's solidarity response fund to help fight coronavirus. for one english club in the national league, their financial situation is very different. the consquences of having no income because of football being postponed has led barnet to putting all of their staff on notice, including first team manager darren currie. not just football affected of course, golf‘s second major of the year, the us pga championship, has also been suspended. the event was supposed to take place in san francisco in may. that's brooks koepka who won it last year. there's been no announcement about when it will be rescheduled for. a major event gone too in tennis — the french open would normally begin in late may, it'll now take place in september, starting just one week after the us open finishes. staying with tennis: wimbledon has closed its museum tours and shop, but the outdoor facilities will remain open. the organisers say they're still planning for the wimbledon tournament in late june, but acknowledge the situation is evolving and say they will act responsibly. so, wimbledon is on for now, but many events are not. in horse racing, america's kentucky derby has been moved from may to september, while all racing in great britain will be suspended from today. england's football friendlies with austria and romania injune have been postponed, as has the copa america, which has been moved to next year. the european gymnastic championships have been cancelled, and cycling's tour de yorkshire has also been postponed. the first three events in the athletics diamond league have also been put off, while anthonyjoshua's world heavyweight title fight against kubrat pulev could be moved from june tojuly. got there in the end. despite all the postponements and cancellations, the olympics are still going ahead, that's according to the international olympic committee. in a statement released yesterday, they said: "the ioc remains fully committed to the olympic games in tokyo, 2020 and with four months to go until the games, there's no need for any drastic decisions at this stage and any speculation at this moment would be counter—productive". now, live football may have been postponed, but for a number of clubs, their bragging rights are still very much on the line. league two side leyton orient have arranged a fifa tournament dubbed ultimate quaranteam. do you see what they did there? very clever! it involves 128 professional clubs, including manchester city, ajax, roma and benfica, with each club choosing who represents them. the draw was made last night, one of the biggest names involved is premier league star andros townsend. he is representing crystal palace against reading. while the standout tie of the round is league two swindon town, drawn away against benfica of portugal. that would be great if it happened. ami that would be great if it happened. am i right in saying you've been involved? i was encouraging. you have been name—checked by the leyton 0rient manager. have been name—checked by the leyton orient manager. 0k! that's have been name—checked by the leyton orient manager. ok! that's you being involved! read up on it anyway and find out! thank you very much, see you later. 6:52am. people are beginning to feel the impact on their everyday lives as they try to adapt to working from home and avoid large social gatherings. breakfast‘s tim muffett has been speaking to people in london to find out how people are coping with the uncertainty ahead. london, with a different look and feel. instead of crowds, empty streets. in leicester square, instead of cinema—goers, we find lillian from brazil. here for a two—week language now stranded. are you worried? iam now stranded. are you worried? i am because i have two kids in my home in brazil, so it is a hard time to stay away from your children. i think i made a wrong decision to come here. you came down from yorkshire to a bustling, buzzy west end. here we are in the west end... exactly, and there's nothing here. we want expecting at all. know, we walk through chinatown and it was dead. difficulty find somewhere to eat, everywhere you go there's no—one there. london is a magnet, it draws people to it, but no people means no passengers. awful. i've been driving a cab 20 yea rs awful. i've been driving a cab 20 years and this is the worst period i've ever seen the trade, definitely. how worried are you? very worried. 0na how worried are you? very worried. on a mortgage payer, i got a wife and two kids. it's... you know, pretty awful. theatre land is closed. jordan lewis gauge was starring in this musical, a modern day take on romeo and juliet. he is now ill, self isolating and worried. there's definitely a real sense of anxiousness in the arts industry because people don't know when they're going to be returning to work, whether some shows are even going to be able to survive it and open again and whether we're going to be during this period. it's not just a lack of people in trafalgar square which is so eerie, it's the sense of uncertainty as to how long this is going to last and how many businesses are going to survive. in hackney, north—east london, the birdcage pub is open but there are no customers. the people are being told not to come, but the bars are not being told what to do. i work full—time in a barand told what to do. i work full—time in a bar and it's my told what to do. i work full—time in a barand it's myjob told what to do. i work full—time in a bar and it's myjob to be here, but what do i do, for example, or what does the premises do? shut, do we not shut? do we stay open to the public? there is no solution to it for us. around the corner, this shop is busy... too busy for some. i think people are not in the right set of mind, many people are panic buying, they are scared, nervous on the possibilities of what's likely to come. i guess the unknown is the most scary part. hey, drew, how are you doing...? downstairs, sarah normally runs a community food kitchen for the elderly. that service won't be available anymore, they won't be able to gather and come to us to that vital meal and people will go hungry. sarah hopes to start delivering free meals to those who need them, but she needs donations and volunteers. in the capital, life has changed. the hope is that london can take it. tim muffett, bbc news. get in touch with us as well because this is affecting all of us in so many different ways, how is it affecting you? many different ways, how is it affecting you ? what many different ways, how is it affecting you? what are you worried about? what changes are you having to make? there's so many things so different to where we were a week ago, so get in touch with your questions. we are reading through those, it isn't just us who we are reading through those, it isn'tjust us who work on bbc brea kfast, isn'tjust us who work on bbc breakfast, there's a big team. lots and lots of messages. a p pa re ntly lots and lots of messages. apparently we're getting a lock today from people like dentists, hairdressers, opticians asking for the guidance for them about what they do with appointments and what people should do in terms of going, social distancing, all of that so we'll try and get through some of those later. for the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak, including what symptoms to look for, how to reduce your risk of becoming infected, and advice for those with underlying health conditions, just visit our website or go to the bbc news app. all the latest detailed government advice can also be found at the gov.uk website. just follow the coronavirus link. just to let you know, health panel at 8:10 a.m., we've got our business panel just after headlines at 8:10 a.m., we've got our business paneljust after headlines at at 8:10 a.m., we've got our business panel just after headlines at 7am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alpa patel. selfridges has become the latest oxford street shop to announce its temporarily closing because of coronavirus. the company tweeted that it will be closing from 7pm tonight to reduce the impact of the virus. itjoins other shops including apple and nike, who have also temporarily shut their doors. meanwhile, alexandra palace announced last night that it has also closed for the time being because of the virus. the impact of the coronavirus contiues to be felt in the west end, with a 50% fall in visitor numbers since sunday. that's according to the new west end company, an organisation that represents 600 businesses. it says west end shops could lose over £1 billion due to the outbreak. ten homeless charities, including crisis and st mungo's, have written to the prime minsiter calling for rough sleepers to be considered a vulnerable group. london has the highest numbers of rough sleepers anywhere in the country. the charities says they should have rapid access to testing and be given self—contained accommodation so they can self—isolate. from hugging and kissing children to visiting grandparents, one of the biggest risks of infection is inside the home. a professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine has been advising one family in new malden about how to protect themselves during the outbreak. with the children being constantly ill at this time of the year with sniffles, should i be kissing and hugging them? the rule is we should try and distance ourselves by about two metres. now, with small children that's not going to be possible but washing our hands and keeping top hygiene in the family is going to be key to keeping it outside our own families. and you can get the answers to more of the family's questions and advice on how to stay safe by watching the full video on facebook. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, severe delays on the piccadilly line and minor delays on the circle and hammersmith & city lines because of operational restrictions. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a mild start this morning, temperatures largely in double figures thirsting, but we do quite a bit of in the cloud will stay with us for much of the day. there may be one or two brighter spells where the cloud is thin, but also could break from time to time as well, just some glimpses of sunshine. temperatures regardless of this cloud, a mild 15 celsius. overnight, staying cloudy and you'll notice this front gradually starting to move south, that will bring outbreaks of light, patchy rain to start with and then heavy bursts into dawn tomorrow. minimum temperature between 5—8 celsius, that is a cold front and as it moves through tomorrow morning we're likely to the temperatures drop, a cooler day for thursday and the breeze, different direction, coming from the north—east, though again feeling quite chilly with temperatures up to ten. cooler still for friday but the weekend, temperatures start to rise again and there's lots of dry and sunny weather in the forecast. don't forget, you can get the facts about coronavirus, the symptoms and the latest information on the bbc news website and the bbc news app. lots more news and weather there too. i'm back in half an hour. now it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. the chancellor's 330 billion pound plan to shore up the struggling economy — but there are questions over whether it will help the least well off, renters and gig—economy workers. we have neverfaced, in peacetime, an economic fight like this one. preventing panic buying and protecting the vulnerable. the supermarkets step up. in the next few minutes we'll be hearing from morrisons on how they're coping with coronavirus. airports could be shut and people arrested on public health grounds under emergency laws to tackle coronavirus. a moving tribute to the man thought to be the youngest in the uk to die from covid 19 — craig ruston was a5 and had motor neurone disease. there will be no euro 2020 this summer. the tournament has been postponed because of coronavirus. it was decided at an emergency meeting held by uefa. instead, it'll take place next summer. social distancing with your friends. we meet the three who have decided to move in together while they protect themselves from coronavirus. and it will be cloudy today with rain across parts of england and wales. a few bright spells but for scotla nd wales. a few bright spells but for scotland and northern ireland you will have sunshine and a few showers after a frosty start. it's wednesday 18th march. the government is being urged to do more to support families and workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak, after the chancellor rishi sunak announced £330 billion to support companies. labour said people struggling with their rent had been ignored, while business groups said action had to be taken to protect wages. 71 people have died with the virus so far in the uk. john mcmanus has the details. a5—year—old craig ruston, living with motor neurone disease is now believed to be the youngest victim of the coronavirus. he died on monday morning, his wife, sally, says she is heartbroken. the government is now moving to prevent similar tragedies. in 1973, in the context of the energy crisis, the government assumed emergency powers. fast forward a7 years and another conservative government is about to ask parliament to give it sweeping powers, this time to tackle a pandemic. the emergency coronavirus bill will be put before commons on thursday. if passed, police would be allowed to arrest and isolate people to protect public health. border force would also be able to suspend operations at airports and other transport hubs if security could not be guaranteed. in hospitals, paperwork would be cut back to allow patients to be discharged quickly. recently retired social care staff and nhs staff could return to work without losing their pension rights while those who stay away from work to self—isolate would get statutory sick pay from day one. yesterday the chancellor rishi sunak announced £330 billion in government backed loans for all businesses. there will be 20 billion pounds in cash loans and business tax cuts and a three month mortgage holiday for homeowners who find themselves unable to meet payments. but there has been no word on whether those who rent will receive similar help. we have never faced a fight like this. but this is state intervention on a scale not seen in decades to tackle an unprecedented problem. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency and also an economic emergency. we have never in peacetime faced an economic fight like this one. some businesses are already adapting. morrisons says it is creating 3500 new jobs in its home delivery operation prompted by the coronavirus. from today, sainsbury‘s will restrict customers to a maximum of three of any grocery products and only two of items such as soap and toilet paper and, like iceland, it is reserving some shopping hours for the elderly and vulnerable. those are some of the main thing is happening in the last 2a and what we can look forward to today. new emergency laws have been released. we're joined now from westminster by our political correspondent helen catt. it is one of those situations where we have more information almost every hour at the moment so what do we know this morning? at the moment we know this morning? at the moment we are looking at that emergency legislation which is due to be introduced into parliament later today and will go through parliament tomorrow and that is around changing the rules and a sweeping range of areas. it will be temporary. these powers would only last for two years and the idea is that the government can switch them on and off as needed and it does say few things. some are about relaxing rules around hospital administration, some about putting safeguards in place such as making sure that retired healthcare workers who come back do not lose their pension. but some is about giving more power to the state. in terms of allowing police officers to detain infected people, giving the home secretary the power to close ports and airports if there are not enough border security staff. that would normally see a large amount of debate but this we legislation is expected to pass quickly. it will go through on the nod and that is because the opposition, labour, have been involved in the drafting stage of this so their concerns are built—in rather than have to try and change things when they get onto the floor of parliament. the government does say that these powers would only be used if they are absolutely necessary. don't forget we have a daily government press conference which started on monday and the chancellor speaking alongside the prime minister yesterday and another expected to take place at the same time today. and you will be able to see that on bbc one, and the bbc news channel. in france, 67 million people are currently on lockdown and any citizens who leave home must now carry a document detailing the reasons why. fines will be issued for people who don't have permission to be away from home. let's get the latest from hugh schofield who joins us down the line from sancerre in central france. what more can you tell us? how are people coping with and accepting these new rules? we wake up accepting these new rules? we wake up today with this new world upon us that came in at lunchtime yesterday and yesterday afternoon was a period in which everyone was enjoying the novelty of it all i don't know how long that feeling of novelty will last. for now, everyone is certainly playing the game. everyone recognises, finally, that this is serious and no reports around the country of rebelliousness or people wilfully disobeying the rule. people generally are staying in and it is a very eerie atmosphere. i am in the provinces today in the small towns just as paris, they are also empty. a few people wander the streets in the afternoon but that is said and there are police out there and as you were saying, the rule is you have to have with you at all times a document that is an official document that is an official document saying why it is you are out and there are five reasons why you are allowed to be out, medical reasons, shopping, urgent medical reasons, shopping, urgent medical reasons or, for example, a short trip to take the air near your home. you need one of these every time you go out and a new one every day. people don't have printers so in that case you have to write it out in longhand and sign it for yourself. and while yesterday there we re yourself. and while yesterday there were no fines i think yesterday was seen as the day in which people were meant to get used to it, today the police say they will begin to impose fines. thank you very much for that update. all 50 us states have confirmed cases of coronavirus, as the total number of people who have tested positive reaches more than 6,300. 108 americans have died. a $1 trillion aid package has been proposed, which includes sending cheques in the post directly to households and a bailout for airlines and hotels. the plan would need backing from congress to go ahead. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman jailed for spying in iran, has been temporarily released from prison because of an outbreak of coronavirus. she will be required to wear an ankle tag and has to stay within 300m of her parents home in tehran. her husband, richard ratcliffe, says it's hard to relax until she's permanently released. if you want to know more about the coronavirus out and i know you have a lot of questions, there is a bbc news special tonight at 7:30 p.m.. i know a lot of people are getting in contact with us today with health concerns and also worries aboutjobs and reacting to what the chancellor was saying yesterday and whether there would be more measures announced in the coming days. nina is here as well and there is so much for you to get through today but also an update from morrison's. where are they? they are the fourth biggest supermarket in the uk and have just released some results in the last five or ten minutes telling us that the last few weeks sales have been up to 5%. that is just over the last few weeks but it is a being increased and they think it is linked to the coronavirus. more importantly, they have provided detail about how their employees and suppliers are being protected. this morning they told us there will be a pay guarantee for employees who are sick and must isolate. what they have not told us is whether or not that's it they will be full pay stop we know there is a statutory guarantee for 1a days and the implication there is that if they will go beyond the time they will still be paid. they are expanding online delivery to pick up from more stores. they are working with amazon because obviously many more people are ordering online at the moment for obvious reasons and they are guaranteeing immediate payments for small suppliers. so that is really good news for the suppliers who, at the moment, are probably wondering about where their next paycheck will come from. immediate money for them, good news. just to remind you of other measures put in place, tesco announced they will close the 2a hours stores between ten and six in the morning to make sure they have time to restock the shelves. meanwhile iceland and sainsbury have told us they will open one hour earlierfor told us they will open one hour earlier for the elderly and vulnerable to make sure they can go into a shop and not feel overwhelmed and feel that they can keep their distance from other customers. such good news. thank you and we will talk to you throughout the programme. ijust printed out the latest questions from viewers. there are an awful lot. it is helps us when we are trying to give you the best information, we have a business panel coming along in a moment and we are doing health questions are ten minutes past eight today and the business secretary coming up at 730 full before that let's catch up with what is happening with the weather. carol has the details. good morning everyone. for some of us we're off toa everyone. for some of us we're off to a fine and cold start with frost around dropping scotland and northern ireland you will have some sunshine today with a few showers, particularly in the north—west of scotland. but for england and wales it is cloudy and we have some rain that you can see they're quite nicely there on the radar picture, moving across wales, northern england and some of the falling snow in the pennines. a scattering of showers across the far north and west and some of those on the tops of the hills are also going to be wintry. this is a weather front that will today sink southwards with a lot of cloud around but there will be some virtual breaks, some holes in the cloud and behind it, certainly, we are looking at brighter skies, brightening across north wales and also northern england later on in the day. if you are heading out this afternoon, a lot of cloud across southern england and wales with the channel islands, parts of kent, we will see some sunshine, winter turning patchy but brightening up for wales, north wales that is and we hang onto the sunshine across scotland and northern ireland but it will be windy this afternoon, particularly with exposure across the north—west. as we head on through the evening and overnight this weather front continues to trundle steadily southwards taking cloud and increasingly patchy rain with it and behind it under clear skies the temperature will fall away and there will be a cold night with the chance of some frost, especially with shelter and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. no such problems further south because of all the cloud and rain. tomorrow we have the cloud and rain. tomorrow we have the cloud and rain still in the south and it will pivot and bring more rain across south—west england and also south wales. as we move north of that through north wales northern england, northern ireland and scotland, we are looking at some sunshine and just a few showers. the wind will start to pick up, however, particularly through the english channel. as we had from thursday into friday that weather front is still with us and starting to move a little further north. high pressure becomes ensconced across many areas which means it will be settled but it is going to be windy and, louise, it is going to be windy and, louise, it will feel chilly. thank you for bringing us up—to—date. lots of peeple are getting in contact with us this morning about the moves by the chancellor to shore up the economy, so let's take a moment to look at. so much money on offer. he announced £330 billion in government—backed loans for all sizes of businesses to help fund cash—flow for wages and supplies. there's also £20 billion in cash grants and business tax cuts. rishi sunak also announced a three—month mortgage holiday for anyone who needs it. further announcements for renters are expected in the coming days, but will it be enough to help small firms stay afloat? let's speak now to mike cherry from the federation of small businesses. good morning, thank you so much for joining us. such a worrying time for so many, including those managers or people who own small businesses. this sounds like a huge amount of money, is it going to save small businesses? it's certainly going to help, louise, and after this almost rollercoaster ride we've had with the announcement on monday and this announcement yesterday, it's a hugely welcome package. it's probably not going to be enough if one is truthful about this. getting those cash grants into these businesses immediately is going to be the big thing. what is the process and how do businesses access ? process and how do businesses access? because it's needed now. we've already seen so many businesses affected by the drop in and pubs not being open, and it applies to other sectors, not least their supply chains. but also what about the self—employed ? their supply chains. but also what about the self—employed? as we reported at the end of last week, many are seeing customers and clients cancelling work and they are worried very much about what they do about paying their own bills and trying to survive as well. the announcement today by morrisons, absolutely great on that payment issue. late payment has been a cultural problem forfar issue. late payment has been a cultural problem for far too long. if morrisons can do it, we would ask all large customers of small suppliers to pay their invoices now. just a couple of points, you want to know about the speed of the process because there will be many businesses facing big bills right now today. that's right. wages are obviously paid at the end of the week and we need to get some of these reliefs through immediately and we need to see some of these loa ns and we need to see some of these loans approved very quickly. we need to know the process for the banks to make sure that those loans are in place, the process is short so businesses know what they can do and where to go to get that help now. businesses know what they can do and where to go to get that help nowm there enough clarity on businesses as to whether they should be open or not? i think you will see over the coming days, as everybody has to follow the medical advice, there's going to be more and more closures and your already seeing large doors shutting and pubs advised that they need to be shutting because obviously they've not got the foot fall, people are being told not to go out and congregate. this is only going to increase in the very short—term while we try to flatten this so—called curve we're being told about get through the next two told about get through the next two to three months, maybe longer, who knows? this is the unknown certainty. £330 billion it sounds an awful lot of money but probably isn't enough at this moment. briefly they are loans, aren't they, they aren't grants. how significant is that? you seen the increase in the grant to the smallest businesses that already get some of that small business rate relief, you seen that £25,000 grant, these are not repayable is and it is those bits that need to get through to the businesses immediately. the loans and the process need to be speeded up, is that coming through from the banks and through the british business bank? how is that going to be accessed? all these need to be put in place in days and not weeks. mike cherry from the federation of small businesses, really good to talk to you, thank you. joining us now on the sofa is matt farrell, a restauranteur from liverpool, while employment lawyer beth hale joins us from london. lots of questions to put to you guys. beth, if you questions from some of our viewers this morning. matt, first to you, those measures you heard from the chancellor yesterday, how will any of that help you and others in the same sort of situation? obviously it's better news than it was 2a hours previous, that brought a bit of relief to the businesses and coming out with the trade bodies and the industry leaders, the language is the same. although it's going to help, there's still no on how employers are going to be help, help for the self—employed and how realistic a lot of this is in loans, an industry largely affected by brexit before this, is it realistic these businesses can pay it back with their small margins? i think a lot of them are going to struggle and how feasible that is. over the next 2a hours more information needs to be... it is how quickly we can get this money. the industry... a lot of businesses run week by week. three orfour businesses run week by week. three or four days, businesses run week by week. three orfour days, it businesses run week by week. three or four days, it can businesses run week by week. three orfour days, it can be businesses run week by week. three or four days, it can be too late. what kind of change have you seen? we've seen the prime minister telling people to avoid bars and restau ra nts a nd telling people to avoid bars and restaurants and theatres on monday, have you seen a huge downturn sense? last week we were looking at 25% to a0%, now we're looking at 65% or 7596. but you are staying open? some are but we are looking at how we change the style of service to protect the public, but at the moment some are open, that might change today. currently we are looking to not panic because as soon as we do that, you're looking at redundancies en masse, and that is something i want to protect, our staff, people in the hospitality industry is 3.2 million people, and a lot of them, you know, are going to suffer greatly. the question is, how long can someone live three weeks, two months, three months without pay? you are stuck in a limbo state really and there needs to be clarity today at the latest, or tomorrow, for these people. many in the same position as you. beth is an employment lawyer, let's put this to you. matt is saying in general how decisions he's going to have to make about some of his staff, what are the rights for those that might be forced to take a pay cut or reduced hours? this is firstly a worrying time for businesses and employees and all workers. i think what you can do with employees in terms of pay cuts and reduced working hours depends largely on what you have in your employment contract, some employers will have a right to lay off or impose a short—term working in their employment contracts, other businesses won't, and in those circumstances it's a matter for negotiation and discussion with employees. what you'll find is if the alternative is a redundancy, employees will be likely to be open to agreeing to reduced hours or a salary cut in the short—term at least. a specific one for you here, beth, from anne, hopefully this will... beth, from anne, hopefully this will. .. the relevance beth, from anne, hopefully this will... the relevance of this might help others, she says, "i've got type 1 diabetes and i'm due to start a newjob at the end of the month, the 30th of march, the contract has been signed but can they defer my start date due to this pandemic?" if so, what are her rights? lots of people could be in a similar situation to anne this morning. absolutely, it is a worrying time for everyone and in particular to moving jobs in that way. it will be contractual. they might be able to defer her start date in discussion with her and defer her start date in discussion with herand in defer her start date in discussion with her and in agreement with her. failing that, she would start work but under the current guidance, she wouldn't be able to go into work potentially and would have to either work from home if possible. that might not be possible in the kind of work she's doing, but if it is, that is something you could agree with them. alternatively she would be entitled to sick pay but that depends on what the contract says. although she wouldn't be... potentially she would be entitled to statutory sick pay. there's lots of concerned people hurriedly reading through their contracts. what are the conversations you're having with your staff, matt? are some coming forward saying they can do this? i'm sure they enjoy working with you and they have a good relationship with you, but you're all having to make the court decisions? yeah, it is uncharted territory for everybody. these are conversations we've never had to have before. as you say, asking if we turn things to delivery and asking people to do things they haven't done before. we are relying on about 200 employees. currently as it stands, there for them. we need help. —— there's nothing there for them. if we need solidarity from government level to the street, the time is now. we need to force this through over the next 2a hours rather than drip feeding. that might be ok for some industries, but honestly i was reading an e—mail when i was coming in of reputable companies that have already shut their doors, and that means mass layoffs. would it help with a forced closure in terms of insurance? i think people are talking about insurance quite a lot before yesterday, but i don't think that's relevant. this is more what the government can do for staff. the insurance then, they have said yesterday they will pay out and change the wording on it —— thing. that's not too much of a concern. they have left us to make the decisions, which again, you need strong leadership. we need to know and we need to be able to plan forward if there is a lockdown but currently we can't, and that needs to change. beth, finally, planning forward , to change. beth, finally, planning forward, there is a situation lots of freelancers find themselves in this morning. work has gone and potentially no promise of work for the weeks ahead. wants the guidance if any for freelancers, because they're not hearing much from the government at the moment? —— what's. that's right. there were two things that came out of yesterday that will be of help to freelancers, one is the potential mortgage payments holiday and secondly and probably more importantly at the moment is the delay to the change in the ir 35 legislation, that is the mechanism by which freelancers, self—employed contractors, working through their own personal service company are taxed. a big change to that was due to come in in april this year and that's been delayed until april next year, and that will come as a relief to many businesses who engage a large numberof to many businesses who engage a large number of contractors and also to the contractors themselves. beth, thanks for your time today and i'm sure you've got a busy day. matt, really nice for you to come in and spend time on the sofa, but a day and a few days of difficult decisions to come so thanks for coming in. nice to have you on the programme. so much information there. for the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak, including what symptoms to look for, how to reduce your risk of becoming infected, and advice for those with underlying health conditions, just visit our website or go to the bbc news app. all the latest detailed government advice can also be found at the gov.uk website. just follow the coronavirus link. lots of really good information there as well. we're talking about there as well. we're talking about the impact on all of us, aren't we? still to come on breakfast: a blast form the past to help us with the current crisis. breakfast tv icon diana moran, the green goddess, is back to share tips on how to stay healthy, keep fit and entertain the children if you are isolating yourself from coronavirus. imean, you i mean, you know, this is what we need on bbc breakfast! i can't wait to see her! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alpa patel. the impact of the coronavirus contiues to be felt in the west end with a 50% fall in visitor numbers since sunday, that's according to the new west end company, an organisation that represents 600 businesses. it says west end shops could lose over £1 billion due to the outbreak. selfridges has become the latest oxford street shop to announce its temporarily closing because of coronavirus. the company tweeted that it will be closing from 7pm tonight to reduce the impact of the virus. itjoins other shops including apple and nike, who have also temporarily shut their doors. meanwhile, alexandra palace announced last night that it has also closed for the time being because of the virus. ten homeless charities, including crisis and st mungo's, have written to the prime minsiter calling for rough sleepers to be considered a vulnerable group. london has the highest numbers of rough sleepers anywhere in the country. the charities says they should have rapid access to testing and be given self—contained accommodation so they can self—isolate. from hugging and kissing children to visiting grandparents, one of the biggest risks of infection is inside the home. a professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine has been advising one family in new malden about how to protect themselves during the outbreak. with the children being constantly ill at this time of the year with sniffles, should i be kissing and hugging them? the rule is we should try and distance ourselves by about two metres. now, with small children that's not going to be possible but washing our hands and keeping top hygiene in the family is going to be key to keeping it outside our own families. and you can get the answers to more of the family's questions and advice on how to stay safe by watching the full video on facebook. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, severe delays on the piccadilly line and minor delays on the circle and hammersmith & city lines. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. a mild start this morning, temperatures largely in double figures thirsting, but we do quite a bit of in the cloud will stay of in the cloud will stay with us for much of the day. —— first thing. there may be one or two brighter spells where the cloud is thin, but also could break from time to time as well, just some glimpses of sunshine. temperatures today regardless of this cloud, a mild 15 celsius. overnight, staying cloudy and you'll notice this front gradually starting to move south, that will bring outbreaks of light, patchy rain to start with and then heavy bursts into dawn tomorrow. minimum temperature between 5—8 celsius, that is a cold front and as it moves through tomorrow morning we're likely to the temperatures drop, a cooler day for thursday and the breeze, different direction, coming from the north—east, though again feeling quite chilly with temperatures up to ten. cooler still for friday but the weekend, temperatures start to rise again and there's lots of dry and sunny weather in the forecast. i'm back in half an hour. lots more information on our website about the coronavirus. hope you can join us later. now it's back to louise and dan. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it is wednesday morning, seven .31. -- 731. stringent new laws are to be put before parliament this week to help tackle the public health crisis caused by covid—19. the emergency coronavirus bill will include measures to allow retired nurses and doctors to be brought back into the nhs and for airports and ports to be closed if there are staff shortages at border force. there will also be powers for police to detain people suspected of having the virus. 71 people have died and almost 2,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk. a5—year—old craig ruston, from kettering has become the youngest person to die from the virus. the father—of—two had motor neurone disease and died on monday, six days after he became ill with a chest infection. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told mps that his package of help for the economy is designed to be as generous as possible, to support businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. £330 billion in loans has been announced for companies affected by the outbreak, but business groups say more action is needed to guarantee wages. extra measures will be announced in the "coming days" to help protect renters. in france, 67 million people are currently on lockdown and any citizens who leave home us carry a document detailing the reasons why. fines will be imposed on people who do not have a reason. ten people in belgium have now died from coronavirus and the prime minister there has announced everyone must quarantine themselves from later today. italy has registered the most confirmed cases outside china and over 2500 people have died. in the us, all 50 states have confirmed cases of coronavirus is the total number of people who tested positive reaches over 6300. 108 americans have died. a $1 trillion aid package is being proposed which include sending checks in the post directly to households and a bailout for hotels and airlines. the plan would need backing from congress to go ahead. the british womanjailed need backing from congress to go ahead. the british woman jailed for spying on iran has been temporarily released from prison because of an outbreak of coronavirus there. she will be required to wear an ankle tag and has to stay within 300 metres of her parents home in tehran. her husband says it is hard to relax until she is permanently released. you are up—to—date now with all the latest news and we will continue of course talking about the impact of coronavirus and what it means for all of us. we almost went back to original seating positions. so automatic and then i thought no, we we re so automatic and then i thought no, we were too close. a bit more social distancing. that feels about right. we are trying our best this morning. supporting jobs incomes and a commitment to whatever it takes to help business was the message from borisjohnson in the press conference we had yesterday. they unveiled a raft of measures to help firms struggling. business leaders however say it does not go far enough. it is probably not going to be enough if one is truthful about this and getting those cash grants into these businesses immediately is going to be the big thing. what is the process, how do the businesses access it because it needs to get in now. let's speak about that question. we are joined by the business secretary from westminster. thank you forjoining us. we heard a huge amount of money, a vast cash injection but picking up the direct point, people are asking us this morning what is the process and how does business access the money? as you said there were £30 billion announced at the budget for the economy and another £350 billion yesterday. i completely understand that people want to get cash as soon as possible. in terms of the facilities that were announced yesterday for loa ns, facilities that were announced yesterday for loans, that will be operationalfrom yesterday for loans, that will be operational from next week. yesterday for loans, that will be operationalfrom next week. we yesterday for loans, that will be operational from next week. we are working at pace but in terms of the gra nts working at pace but in terms of the grants that were announced, the £10,000 ground for the smallest 700,000 businesses in the country, and £25,000 for business in the retail and hospitality sector which have a value of up to £25,000, that will be distributed through local authorities and we are working at pace to make sure that happens as quickly as possible. there will be people this morning running businesses who have large bills to pgy- businesses who have large bills to pay. you say at pace but they need them this week. if you saw the announcement yesterday and, look, i have been talking to a range of is mrs as have other colleagues and groups, after the announcement that was made yesterday i spoke to the cbi, to the institute of directors, the federation of small business and others and the measures were positively received. of course, people want us to go further and the chancellor set out clearly that we will be coming forward when it comes to employment measures, that is something that i know many people have called for action on and we will come forward with those asap. but that dialogue means it is ongoing and we will come forward as quickly as possible on those issues. there is so much to talk about but specifically you say it will come from the local government authorities. so practically, who do they call? local authorities will write to business for the smallest business, of course, local authorities, because these businesses are getting small businesses are getting small business relief and will already have their details. but i completely understand the people want access to this as quickly as possible and i can assure you that we are doing everything we can to make sure that that happens. in respect of any size of business within the hospitality and retail leisure sector what we have said is that they will have a 12 month holiday from april one in terms of paying business rates and business rates are as you know a big component of fixed cost and that i know has been hugely welcome. that is £9.5 billion of support. what about, for example, the money that businesses owe the revenue office. do they need to pay the back door at this point? this was announced at the budget, there is a measure already in place called time to pay and there is an opportunity for business to contact hmrc and make the credit arrangements and, of course, that is something that we will expect happens but as you said, it is about getting support right now to business and when it comes to business rates that has happened, when it comes to making sure that individual businesses are able to get rants, that will take place very shortly and in terms of measures related to employment support, that will come forward quickly as well. i just want to make one point, if you area just want to make one point, if you are a small business, one of the 700,000 pound business exempt from having to pay business rates, if you look at your rateable value as if it doubly a proxy of what you may pay in rates so if you have £10,000 your rent will be £10,000 and, actually, for the grant that these companies are receiving, it will be £10,000 so it makes a big difference as a component of the fixed cost has been covered as a result of support from the government. many people will be concerned about their jobs the government. many people will be concerned about theirjobs and also businesses about keeping on staff. can you guarantee that people will be paid and that is nurse will stay on and keep their staff paid?|j be paid and that is nurse will stay on and keep their staff paid? i know this is an anxious time for many people and they are concerned about their livelihood and i hear that clearly in the conversations i have been having with businesses over the last few days. of course that is why we have moved so quickly to provide this £350 billion package of support. this is one of the most comprehensive package of support of any government and we will continue to provide support where it is needed. the prime minister has been absolutely clear that we will do whatever it takes to protect the health of people, to protect their livelihoods and to protect the businesses and the budget was the start we have had a significant intervention yesterday and we are ready to do more. shortly i will come to those who are self—employed freelance et cetera. but businesses also asking for clarity over whether or they should actually stay open. we get messages from a dentist, who has been given no specific guidance. there is a huge amount of anxiety in the profession. notjust dentist, has salons, so many businesses. will you give specific advice? we have given advice in terms of how people should act and that has been very clear. 0ne should act and that has been very clear. one of the other issues that has come up is the issue around insurance and having spoken to businesses and business representative organisations, clearly there are some businesses which have been particularly affected who do have business interruption insurance and we have had a conversation with the insurers and they will respect those insurance arrangements that are in place. sorry to interrupt you but people want to know, should the pub stay open, should the dentist they open? can you give specific advice? we have been clear and said to people that when it comes to pubs they should try and avoid those but i think the key issue for organisations and businesses such as pubs, where they have insurance in place, whether they are able to exercise that and that is what we have made sure happens by having these conversations with the insurance industry. let's talk about the gig economy, those on zero hours. what support is there for them? there hours. what support is there for them ? there is hours. what support is there for them? there is support through the welfare system for those individuals, some of them will be able to get statutory sick pay and we've also made in the budget a hardship fund of half £1 billion available through local authorities to help them, the most vulnerable, but the issue about employees and the self—employed, that is all being considered as part of a discussion in terms of any further employment measures that may come forward and asi measures that may come forward and as i said those conversations that are happening constantly with employers and will also be happening with the trade unions, the chancellor has made very clear he will come forward in a matter of days on that issue. we know measures we re days on that issue. we know measures were put in place to help people affected with mortgage payments that there will be many people who are renting. what about support for them? there are millions of renters across the country and of course some of them would feel particular anxiety about this. the housing secretary will come forward shortly to set out a statement of how to provide support for renters and i understand that people will have concerns about that. certainly the state m e nts concerns about that. certainly the statements that have been made in terms of providing support to people with mortgages, with a three month holiday, has been well received but i completely get the point about ensuring that there is support for renters. what will you offer them? this will be set out shortly by the housing secretary but i want to be clear on this, we do recognise the concerns that people have and i hope the response we have provided thus far without £30 billion in the budget and now another £350 billion in straight that is the chancellor said, we will do whatever it takes to provide support for health and livelihoods. one more question, we have so many coming in. this one is from jack. how about gardeners brickies and roofers? people are refusing to let us do work on their property. how do they manage? this is part of a discussion that we raised earlier in terms of the self—employed because many of these individuals will be self—employed and, as! individuals will be self—employed and, as i said, there is support available through the welfare system already and we will make sure that are streamlined. we have temporarily taken away an element where there is a minimum income floorfor those people able to get support much more easily and faster as well and we do not have to go down to job centres, it can happen over the phone. but as isaid in it can happen over the phone. but as i said in terms of employment measures, additional employment measures, additional employment measures, those will come forward very shortly. can we also talk, if possible, it is simple, food in the supermarkets. are you looking at changing competition rules? we are looking at a range of regulatory easing is if we can call it that, looking at regulations and how we may make it easier. a couple of exa m ples of may make it easier. a couple of examples of what is happening, we have ensured that pubs and restau ra nts have ensured that pubs and restaurants are have ensured that pubs and restau ra nts a re a ble have ensured that pubs and restaurants are able to have relaxation of planning rules so they can act to deliver food directly to homes and that sort of thing and act asa homes and that sort of thing and act as a take but we have also ensured that there is a relaxation on drivers rules when it comes to people who are making deliveries as well. we are taking practical measures and again looking at a range of measures where we make it easierfor business to range of measures where we make it easier for business to operate and for individuals to operate so that the whole system is much more effective. talking specifically about food supply and the impact of different borders being closed. will that have an impact on supplies here? i am my colleagues are in co nsta nt here? i am my colleagues are in constant dialogue with retailers, with food retailers. we are confident that the supply chains are resilient and a number of supermarkets have amassed measures in terms of opening hours and i think this is to ensure that shelves are stocked up. the vast majority of people are acting sensibly and what i would say to anyone who is listening to this is that please shopin listening to this is that please shop ina listening to this is that please shop in a manner that you would normally shop. that will ensure that the shelves continue to be full and people can get access to foodstuffs and other items. as i said, i am confident from the conversation that i have had and that the food and supply chain is resilient. something we will discuss with you and various members of the government over the next few days is these emergency powers proposed, and i understand one might be the ability to detain people, for example. in what circumstances might that happen? there's a range of powers introduced through this bill, but ultimately, louise, it's very important to make clear to people that this is about protecting their health, protecting the health of people across the country and businesses. if i can outline some of the measures in there, we've talked about providing support when it comes to statutory sick pay for businesses which have got less than 250 employees. those measures are in, the measures when it comes to bringing forward the date from which you can claim statutory sick pay are in, ensuring that we can get... sorry to interrupt you, i know spent a lot of time with us and i really appreciate it, but back to that question, under what circumstances might people be detained? the details of that will be set out in the bill, and that will happen in the next day, but again, iwant will happen in the next day, but again, i want to make it very clear on this, these measures are going to be temporary, they're going to be proportionate and they will only be exercised if it is deemed absolutely necessary. this is about protecting people's welfare, protecting their health and businesses. business secretary alok sharma, i appreciate your time on breakfast in what is a busy time for everyone, thank you very much indeed. so much information in there, nina has been making careful notes, which we will talk about in a minute. this is how tv should work, while people are listening to the business secretary, people are sending in questions... dan is sending them to me. and you are asking that 30 seconds later to a man in the cabinet. important you send them through and we're trying to as many in as we can. we are also trying to keep the world as normal as we possibly can. that of course includes carol and the weather. good morning. good morning. this morning, while we've seen beautiful weather watchers pictures, and thanks for sending them in, this is of cornwall, quite a good one, because it shows the weather in england and wales at the moment in many areas. cloudy with rain. not like that all day with some seeing brighter skies. in scotland and northern ireland, you've got a frosty, cold start but sunshine and showers and most of the showers will be in the north—west and later here it will be windy. the reason for the cloud and rain in england and wales is this weather front, slipping slowly south and in doing so the rain will turn lighter and more patchy. the wind will strengthen later in the day across northern scotland, particularly the north—west, and here we'll carry on with showers. ahead of this weather front bearing the rain, some holes in the cloud. kent, hampshire, for example, to name but two where we'll see sunshine and where that happens in any prolonged spells, attempts could get up to 15 or 16. behind this front, although it will brighten up in northern england and north wales, it will feel cooler, as it will in scotland and northern ireland. through this evening and overnight, our weather front sink south, taking its cloud and light, patchy rain and drizzle with it. behind that, cold under clear skies, cold enough for a touch of frost and where we have damp surfaces, again the risk of ice. no such problems and further south with the cloud and rain, attempts holding up. as we head through tomorrow, this weather front, which has been with us all week, started coming in from the north—west, making its way southwards and then it will move north again slowly. ahead of it tomorrow still in the mild air, but behind it colder air, so a real distance no difference to the feel of things. this is the weather front producing the cloud, patchy rain in the midlands but heavier perhaps in south—west england and south wales, but for north wales, northern england, scotland and northern ireland, largely dry bar a few showers and once again, a federal sunshine. temperatures in the south will have stung a bit lower by the end of the day. thursday into friday, here's the front starting to return north. again, introducing thicker cloud and rain as it does so in parts of south—west england and wales, and southern england seeing a bit more cloud anyway. windy through the english channel, a cool wind from the north sea, and temperatures around where they should be at this time of year but the wind chill will make it feel cooler than that. thank you. and thank you for the m essa g es thank you. and thank you for the messages and comments, we haven't seen anything like it on bbc brea kfast. seen anything like it on bbc breakfast. we can't do it all ourselves so luckily we have a team that are going through them. some we can't answer but we wanted to share. people feeling anxious and worried this morning, understandable. sue says i have a temperature and i'm self isolating, she is 75, she lives on her own, she hasn't seen anyone for a week and she is grateful for facebook where at least if you can have a chat with people, but it is lonely and scary. later at around 8:a5am we will talk about coping strategies. we are all feeling anxious and so what can we do to make it feel better? nina, news on what morrisons is doing? i wanted to react quickly to the interview with the business secretary, because we've had recurring questions from viewers. one that was answered, clarity on the process of loans and grants, those ten to £25,000 grants will be made available through local authorities so people know to contact their councils, but there was no timeframe given. the loans will be available from the beginning of next week. you asked about hospitality or other businesses and when they should stay open and close and they're refusing to commit to mandatory closures, the government, which is really confusing for many and raises questions about insurance. renters... the housing secretary will give an announcement on them soon but no specific detail about weather they will be supported in the same way as people paying mortgages. for the self—employed, in the same way as people paying mortgages. forthe self—employed, he said they didn't have to go to job centres to get employment support allowa nce centres to get employment support allowance but is that enough? £78 if your income is being cut dramatically. you get the sense we've got to keep on asking these questions because things are changing all the time, and he said that will be discussed, that's coming up, and everybody has a lot of things to work out. we've got to try to get to the bottom of it. exactly. the chancellor and the business secretary have both said this isn't the end, there will be more measures and they are reviewing it day to day, they're doing their best as is everyone. figures out from morrisons today? we've got this in the last hour, we've seen an increase in sales or them of 5% in the last weeks, since the beginning of february, a lot higher if including the last few days! they will protect their workers' pay if they call insect or have to self—isolate, but they haven't said if that is full pay or statutory sick pay —— call insect. it is a twitchy time for suppliers because consumer demand is rising and falling and fluctuating, they have cash falling and fluctuating, they have ca 5 h flow falling and fluctuating, they have cash flow problems, so great news for morrisons to suppliers. yesterday they announced to customers if possible they want to have them pay by smartphone to avoid paying with cash because of the possible exchange of germs —— morrisons' suppliers. more ways for delivering groceries, more slots for customers, and they said they will work with amazon prime for state deliveries, increasing the capacity for delivering to the door —— next day deliveries. aldi said yesterday they are restricting a maximum of four items each and we understand as there have gone to three items each... three of the same item? only four items! three items or less. there would be queues! my cooper, the sainsbury's chief executive, said from today customers will only be able to buy three of any grocery product and two of their most popular products, on top of the measures from sainsbury's and iceland with the elderly and vulnerable allowed into stores and our earlier. sainsbury's welcomed the news from the chancellor yesterday, because they said business rates would apply to them, saving them £500 million a year, but they didn't know whether it would apply to other supermarkets. who is looking after the homeless in all of this? it is a massive topic. i saw someone with a pair of gloves on yesterday handing over sandwiches to people on the streets in manchester, and there's been amazing acts of kindness, things making us laugh at difficult times. we've been overwhelmed by your stories of corona heroes. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has been to meet three women, whose plan to help vulnerable people resulted in more than 500 community groups signing up to their scheme. when i first came from uganda, which isa when i first came from uganda, which is a long, long way from here, i lived off the kindness of people. all i needed was somebody to be there. 18 years after rose's first arrived in the uk, she is best friends with karen. today they run a charity for those days they are too poor to stockpile here in 0ldham. karen's husband has ms and they rely not just karen's husband has ms and they rely notjust on one person to be there but a whole team of carers, and she's worried. how do you keep people safe when we're talking self—isolation? but you can't without people coming in. i don't know how to do that, but keep them as safe as we can. we've kept him alive now for 16 years, and i won't give in yet. who cares when the carers aren't there? these are the concerns she has. i looked at kate rose and said, "we'll have to get some corona heroes, and you will be one, won't you? which he said... yes, we can! that conversation between these friends in this room one week ago was the start of a social media campaign. that idea created corona hero groups in over 500 communities. even the people who have absolutely stored up toilet rolls have come on corona heroes and said, "we'll pass it onto other people". even the ones stockpiling are giving it away to those who need it. we want the difference we can make to one human being is... is all i can think about. there's so much goodness out there even in the darkest days. and i'm about to speak to one group of women who want to make sure the dark days remain bright. how are you quys dark days remain bright. how are you guys doing? this is doreen, carol and dottie, three friends of over a0 yea rs and dottie, three friends of over a0 years who've made an isolation packed. they will move in with each other and face whatever lies ahead together. i love it! we'll have a supply of wine. well, i've heard about the wine. i believe it's the only thing you've been panic buying. no, no... it's for when with finished! you will need more than that for 12 week isolation. seeing each other through divorces and loss and we go on holiday together. we do, yeah. we look after each other. how are you feeling about it all? because it's a worrying time, isn't it? i thought about being out of work. what is going to happen to these people? the cafes and the theatres. at least you got each other. yeah! thank you so much for doing this. these are the friendships that will stay strong through a crisis that will test us all. take care! goodbye! bye-bye! i just love that. i nearly bought wine myself. i think they've had enough, louise! that's not going to get them far, that little bottle! years of friendship is a way of getting through what we are all getting through. i've been in touch with loads of friends i haven't spoken to for ages. have you? difficult times but there's beautiful people bringing each other together, so keep sharing those stories to put a smile on yourface. keep sharing those stories to put a smile on your face. we will try to have that as a theme, corona heroes. bit of a mixed. -- bit of —— bit of a mix. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alpa patel. the impact of the coronavirus contiues to be felt in the west end, with a 50% fall in visitor numbers since sunday. that's according to the new west end company, an organisation that represents 600 businesses. it says west end shops could lose over £1 billion due to the outbreak. selfridges has become the latest oxford street shop to announce its temporarily closing because of coronavirus. the company tweeted that it will be closing from 7pm tonight to reduce the impact of the virus. itjoins other shops including apple and nike, who have also temporarily shut their doors. meanwhile, alexandra palace announced last night that it has also closed for the time being because of the virus. ten homeless charities, including crisis and st mungo's, have written to the prime minsiter calling for rough sleepers to be considered a vulnerable group. london has the highest numbers of rough sleepers anywhere in the country. the charities says they should have rapid access to testing and be given self—contained accommodation so they can self—isolate. from hugging and kissing children to visiting grandparents, one of the biggest risks of infection is inside the home. a professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine has been advising one family in new malden about how to protect themselves during the outbreak. with the children being constantly ill at this time of the year with sniffles, should i be kissing and hugging them? the rule is we should try and distance ourselves by about two metres. now, with small children that's not going to be possible but washing our hands and keeping top hygiene in the family is going to be key to keeping it outside our own families. well, you can get more of the family's questions to the expert on how to best protect themselves on the bbc london facebook page. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there are minor delays on the circle, district and hammersmith & city lines. and on the roads, the a3 is now open southbound at stag lane in roehampton because of a collision. now the weather with kate kinsella. a mild start this morning, temperatures largely in double figures first thing, but we do quite a bit of in the cloud will stay with us for much of the day. there may be one or two brighter spells where the cloud is thin, but also could break from time to time as well, just some glimpses of some sunshine. temperatures today regardless of this cloud, we're looking at a mild 15 celsius. overnight, staying cloudy and you'll notice this front gradually starting to move south, that will bring outbreaks of light, patchy rain to start with and then heavy bursts into dawn tomorrow. minimum temperature between 5—8 celsius. now, that's a cold front and as it moves through tomorrow morning we're likely to the temperatures drop, a cooler day for thursday and the breeze, different direction, coming from the north—east, though again feeling quite chilly with temperatures up to ten. cooler still for friday but the weekend, temperatures start to rise again and there's lots of dry and sunny weather in the forecast. i'm back in half an hour. now it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. good morning welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: the chancellor's £330 billion plan to shore up the struggling economy — but there are questions over whether it will help the least well off, renters and gig—economy workers. we have never, in peacetime, faced an economic fight like this one. preventing panic buying and protecting the vulnverable. the supermarkets welcome the government's measures to support business this morning — i'll be back with more in a moment. airports could be shut and people arrested on public health grounds under emergency laws to tackle coronavirus. a moving tribute the the man thought to be the youngest in the uk to die from covid 19 — craig ruston was a5 and had motor neurone disease. morning. there will be no euro 2020 this summer. the tournament has been postponed because of the pandemic. it was decided at an emergency meeting held by uefa. instead, it'll take place next summer. good morning. across england and wales today it is going to be fairly cloudy but some rain, one or two brighter breaks, but for scotland and northern ireland we are looking ata and northern ireland we are looking at a frosty start with some sunshine and just a few showers. i will have all the details in ten minutes. good morning, it is wednesday the 18th of march, just gone 8am. we appreciate you being with us this morning. we have a health panel coming your way morning. we have a health panel coming yourway in morning. we have a health panel coming your way in about five or six minutes, so loads of questions to get through without experts let's bring you some of the top stories this morning. the government is being urged to do more to support families and workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak, after the chancellor rishi sunak announced £330 billion to support companies. labour claims people struggling with their rent had been ignored. in the last few minutes, the business secretary has told bbc breakfast that ministers will do whatever it takes to help struggling companies. i know this is a very anxious time for lots of people. they are concerned about their livelihoods. i hear that very clearly in the conversations i've been having with businesses over the last few days, but of course, that's why we've moved so quickly to provide this £350 billion package of support. this is one of the most comprehensive packages of support of any government. and we will continue to provide support where it is needed. the prime minister has been absolutely clear that we will do whatever it takes to protect people's health, to protect people's livelihoods and to protect businesses and the budget was a start, we've had a significant intervention yesterday, and we are ready to do more. nina was listening to that interview we did with him and there were lots of things that came out, but also some unanswered questions as well. that £330 billion is a lot of money but businesses and individuals are thinking, how does that apply to me? we have some answers this morning, there is clarity in the process, those loans will be available from next week, the grants of £10,000 — £25,000 will go through local authorities and he wouldn't give a timescale on that money. in terms of mandatory closures, because lots of businesses are saying don't tell consumers what to do, close our businesses and then we know how we stand in terms of insurance but there was no clarity on that, it was ona there was no clarity on that, it was on a case—by—case basis and up to businesses and consumers to decide whether to walk through the door and that's very confusing for lots of people. we have also had an update from supermarkets as well. it will come as no surprise that morrisons have reported a 5% increase in takings over the past few weeks since mid—february. they have also announced they are going to take on around 3000 new members of staff to help with an increase in demand for deliveries and they will open up more of their stores to help with deliveries. iceland, meanwhile, is what i sainsbury‘s, say they will open an hour earlier specifically for elderly and vulnerable, and lots of supermarkets are reducing the number ofa of supermarkets are reducing the number of a specific item that you can buy 23 orfour depending on supermarket, to stop people stockpiling and make sure everybody gets a ccess stockpiling and make sure everybody gets access to the stock they need. thanks very much. we will speak to you later. stringent new laws are to be put in place by parliament this week. we arejoined by helen be put in place by parliament this week. we are joined by helen catt. we have been trying to get more information from the business secretary about what these powers might mean. what can you tell us? this is the emergency legislation we have been hearing about and it is a set of temporary powers that will be in place for two years. the idea is that government could switch them on and off within that time but they do cover a wide range of areas and they do a few things. in some areas they relax rules. so for example it would allow councils to prioritise social care. in others, they do things like putting in the safeguards, so people who volunteer in the health service would be able to keep theirjobs open forfour weeks. in would be able to keep theirjobs open for four weeks. in other areas, they do hand the state more powers. for example, police officers will be allowed to detain people infected and put them on isolation, the home secretary could close airports and ports if they were not enough border officers to give the borders are secure. the idea behind all of this is to make public services more nimble in responding to the outbreak. usually this sort of law would have a lot of debate. but we understand this will pass quickly through the commons, it will not go toa through the commons, it will not go to a vote, because the opposition have been involved at the drafting stage rather than having to change it later and the government says they will only use these powers if absolutely necessary. helen catt, thank you. italy has imposed a full lockdown, shutting schools, bars, restaurants and all non—essential business activities. the coronavirus has now killed more than 2,500 people in italy and there are more than 30,000 confirmed cases. that's more than any other country outside china. sima kotecha has the latest from rome. from the rooftop in rome, it is a familiar sight. good to see you are taking care of yourself. how are italians coping? 8000 people have been fined for not abiding by these restrictions that have been put in place preventing people from moving around freely. in the lombardy region, the worst affected region, a0% of people are still moving around freely according to the government who are monitoring their movements through mobile phone surveillance. some people wishing to ignore the rules in place. the prime minister saying it is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. remember, italy hasn't even reached its peak yet, there are 30,000 cases here, but that figure is going to get a lot higher before the country has reached its optimum number. police are asking people to see the forms they have to fill out if they wa nt to forms they have to fill out if they want to move around. we have had bbc collea g u es want to move around. we have had bbc colleagues stopped in recent days, police asking them who they are, what they are doing here, why they are here. so as i said, stringent measures continue to be in place and you see those measures continue to be in place across europe, so italy has really been the model and places like france and spain following suit. sima, thank you for the update this morning. all 50 us states have confirmed cases of coronavirus, as the total number of people who have tested positive reaches more than 6,300. 108 americans have died. a $1—trillion aid package has been proposed, which includes sending cheques in the post directly to households and a bailout for airlines and hotels. the plan would need backing from congress to go ahead. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british woman jailed for spying in iran, has been temporarily released from prison because of an outbreak of coronavirus. she will be required to wear an ankle tag and has to stay within 300 metres of her parents' home in tehran. her husband, richard ratcliffe, says it's hard to relax until she's permanently released. ina in a moment we have a sort of health panel, so many questions about how you should treat someone who perhaps has coronavirus, lots of different things, coming up in a moment or so. if you want to find out more about the coronavirus outbreak there's a bbc news special on bbc one tonight at 7.30pm. rachel burden and fergus walsh will be looking at how the nhs and small businesses are responding to the crisis, and they'll be answering plenty of your questions in your essential update. that's tonight at 7.30pm on bbc one. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, in northern ireland and scotland it is a frosty start but you will see some sunshine today and a few showers. for england and wales, some exceptions to this, of course, but generally, it is cloudy with some rain and you can see where the rain has been falling in the small hours of this morning across parts of northern england, clipping scotland, northern ireland and also northern england. that will continue to sink southwards as we go through the day. but increasingly, it will turn that bit lighter and more patchy in nature. ahead of it, a fair bit of cloud with some breaks. behind it, more breaks and brightening up north wales and northern england as we go through the latter part of the afternoon. cool in the north, that bit milder as we push further south. picking the forecast up as we go through the evening hours, the early evening hours, you can see where we have the rain, moving further north we have some sunshine, we have some showers and some of those showers on the hills will be wintry in nature. the wind is strengthening across the north—west of scotland in particular where we are looking at pretty strong gusts. through the evening and overnight, the weatherfront producing the rain moves steadily southwards, again as a weakening feature, patchy and light rain, drizzle and lots of cloud around it, so temperature is holding up in the south over night. as we push further north, it will be a colder night with a risk of ice and also some frost. watch out for our longer forecast in about half an hour. you will indeed. thank you very much. thank you, carol. the nhs is braced for months of unprecedented demand as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. all non—urgent operations in england and scotland have been cancelled. meanwhile, final year medical students at the university of liverpool will be allowed to volunteer in hospitals tackling the outbreak. 0ur reporter amara sophia elahi went to meet some of the students who'll be on the front line. hi, my name is priya. hi, my name's percy. hi, my name's hamish. hi, my name's chloe and i'm a final year medical student from the university of liverpool. this is the next generation of doctors. so, welcome to the liverpool school of medicine. school of medicine. almost qualified. because of coronavirus, the university of liverpool suspended all face—to—face teaching at the weekend. but these students are offering to volunteer in hospitals to help the nhs deal with the outbreak. we will be working in the wards, most likely, alleviating some of the stress when the doctors either have to be quarantined themselves, or are helping out more in busy areas like maybe a&e. we have had the opportunity to chat to some of the senior clinicians who are going to make sure that we are supervised appropriately, making sure we are not doing anything we are not competent to do. obviously things are going to be tough over the next few months, with more people requiring hospital care. but by having these extra student volunteers on the wards helping support the staff i really do think that this is going to enable the best possible patient care. at the end of the day we are just an extra pair of hands. so here we are entering the common room... given the government guidance, we asked everyone to film themselves in order to minimise contact with others. so, are you ready to go? yes. we also asked the director of the university's medical school why they decided to do this. this episode that we are all going through is a time of great challenge for the nhs, but it's also a time that will provide the best possible experience for the junior doctors that will to be the junior doctors that will then look after patients in the summer. they are going to have experienced colleagues specifically still looking out for them and they‘ re going to have each other to draw on and indeed others that they will know who are this year's junior doctors in practice who they know from connections from before. over 200 students have volunteered to help. for doctors like rob, having them on hand will help busy hospitals cope with the extra demand. are you confident that they've got the right sort of clinical skills and enough clinical exposure to do this? absolutely. they've only got two to three months of their training to complete, asi say, i work with them on a daily basis and i know them all very well. they are highly skilled, highly competent young individuals and i have a great amount of faith in them. the general medical council, which regulate doctors, says students may be called upon to help an already stretched service. "students may be called upon to help an already stretched service." adding, "they may be able to carry out a range of duties that do not "require registration. "but students must be supervised to be safe, act "within their competence and must not undertake any "duties of a doctor." the students, though, really want to make a difference. if we're not volunteering to work at the moment we will be just sat at home doing nothing so it's better than that. we can be out there working, getting the experience that we need, and help the nhs at this point in time. amara sophia elahi, bbc news. good to hear from all of them. it is 8:15am. for the next few minutes we are going to concentrate on your health questions and we are joined bya health questions and we are joined by a panel of experts who will a nswer by a panel of experts who will answer as many questions as we can about medication, diagnosis and nhs plans. professor callum simple is a specialist in outbreak medicine and also a specialist in children as well. joining us from leeds is gp amir khan. good morning, welcome to you, obviously not here on the sofa for obviously not here on the sofa for obvious reasons. and over in plymouth is reverend professor gina radford, a former deputy chief medical 0fficerfor england. i want to ask a question people have been asking me, let's say one of yourfamily or you been asking me, let's say one of your family or you have symptoms of coronavirus, the cough and the fever, how do you treat it? the first thing to do if you have a car for if fever is to isolate yourself, stay—at—home to try and avoid contact with people if you can. how to treat it, paracetamol is the safest way to bring down the temperature and ease any pain that you might have. there is some debate going on about i bupropion and whether it is safe or not to take. i think for the time being you should stick to paracetamol until we get some very definite answers on i bupropion and hydrate, hydration is really important to fight off any kind of infection, hydrate, sleep, eat right, those are the kind of things you should be doing to manage your symptoms but remember to isolate and don't put other people at risk. —— ibuprofen. isolate and don't put other people at risk. -- ibuprofen. lots of people talking about the use of ibuprofen, you are saying wait for more specific guidance on the use of ibuprofen. there are lots of people going on social media, and there is helpful information on the but also stuff that's causing people to get anxious and panic about what they should do and what sort of facilities are available from the nhs. what is the truth about what is out there at the moment? the reality is the essential supplies for the nhs do exist and there are stockpiles, so i would warn people not to believe everything they read on twitter. the story around ibuprofen has very weak evidence and although we are taking a cautious approach, it is very hard to find any hard evidence that ibuprofen is causing harm, so if people are already on it and for good reasons they should carry on taking it. if it isa they should carry on taking it. if it is a new thing for you and you are unwell, perhaps avoid it, but you don't need to be panicking because you took ibuprofen last week you will run into trouble.” because you took ibuprofen last week you will run into trouble. i will come to you in a minute, gina ra dford. come to you in a minute, gina radford. you treat them with liquids, paracetamol, at what point do you have to escalate and perhaps worry a bit more? the vast majority of people willjust get the fever, temperature and a dry cough. if you develop any breathing difficulties, so shortness of breath, perhaps tightness in your chest that is unusualfor tightness in your chest that is unusual for you, tightness in your chest that is unusualfor you, or confusion. elderly people may get confused with infections. then that's the time to ring 111 for advice and see whether you need to be admitted to hospital. the first port of call is to ring 111 first. gina, loads of questions about self—isolation, and callum and amir, feel free to jump about self—isolation, and callum and amir, feel free tojump in if you have some helpful advice as well. joyce says i've been in contact with someone who didn't have symptoms when we talked about symptoms, within 36 hours of talking they developed those symptoms. they have not been tested, so no confirmed diagnosis, but their partner does have a confirmed diagnosis. so do they now isolate having been in contact with that person? there are lots of people asking similar sorts of questions this morning. i know it is hard to be definitive, but have you got rules about self—isolation that could help some of our viewers this morning? i really do look to some of my clinical colleagues to correct any of this, but basically, if you have been in recent contact with someone who is later diagnosed with someone who is later diagnosed with coronavirus, then you yourself should be going into self—isolation because you have been a contact. we are still learning a lot about this virus in terms of its infectivity and how long that may be in terms of before people show symptoms. if it has been a recent contact and that person has been diagnosed, then you should consider yourself a contact. please do correct me, my clinical colleagues, if that is wrong. that is not wrong at all. we can't test everyone because we have to reserve testing now for those in hospital. the whole reason behind the social distancing is exactly this issue. this virus is twice as infectious as influe nza this virus is twice as infectious as influenza probably, and consequently if you have had a contact you might not even know about it. i might have caught it on the way into the studio. that is why we are asking people to have the social distancing policy, work from home if you can, because we have gone beyond the stage of identifying individuals. we have to take a population base. can i ask have to take a population base. can iaska have to take a population base. can i ask a question from linda about that? if you live with and at risk person who has had to self—isolate and we know there are various groups who have had to do that, should you stay at home, or are you risking bringing the virus in from outside? first of all, we need to look at the current public health england advice ce ntre current public health england advice centre could change from day to day, it could have changed from eight o'clock, for all i know, but the advice at the moment is if you are ina advice at the moment is if you are in a household and one of the members of that household is in isolation for a good reason, the re st of isolation for a good reason, the rest of the household should also be taking that step. does that mean not going to work? yes, working from home. you should be working from home. you should be working from home anyway, that's the advice. and the air is working from home today, so yes. we already should be in a work from home mode, if you are doing that already, you need to ask your bus why —— your boss. let's ask about children, we have a specific question about diabetes. should children in at—risk groups, there are children who have diabetes, should children go to school?” are children who have diabetes, should children go to school? i have runa should children go to school? i have run a research study at the university of liverpool with other research studies looking at this kind of thing. we are not seeing children with severe disease, even children with severe disease, even children with severe disease, even children with high—risk features which they would have for influenza. this is why it isn't influenza, it is different. so, a stable nine—year—old with diabetes is staying well. we are not seeing them coming ata staying well. we are not seeing them coming at a hospital or with severe disease, that's really good news. so yes, children should go to school, because if you take them out of school you take their parents out of society and doing the important functions. and they they might have to go to the grandparents which brings other problems. there are lots of questions about coughing. the government guidance over symptoms include a new cough, or coughing repeatedly. how violently doi coughing repeatedly. how violently do i need to cough for it to be a cause for concern? it is not really about the severity of or the violence of the cough, it is about how long the cough has been going on for. lots of people may have underlying respiratory issues like asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, which means they cough a lot all the time anyway. but if you don't have a cough when you are well and you develop a cough and like i say it is not the severity or the violence of it, it is whether it is new and it is notjust a one—off it, it is whether it is new and it is not just a one—off episode, it, it is whether it is new and it is notjust a one—off episode, it is happening again and again and again. often it is accompanied by that fever, which is the most common symptom of the coronavirus followed by the cough. that is a new continuous cough. it is not a one—off episode, not one violent cough, it is a cough that happens through the day several times a day and it is new. gina radford, you are former deputy chief medical officer former deputy chief medical officer for england and a vicar as well. we know, for example, church services are being called off and we have touched on this over and over again. how important is it that there are these huge changes being made? yes. there are enormous changes to our lives and we need to recognise the impact of that. as you say, while church services are being suspended, churches remain open, and they will be places that people can come to safely for prayer, maintaining social distancing and they will be prayer going on, so there will be places that people can go to. but similarly, communities are rallying around to see what support we can all give to those who are particularly vulnerable at this time, those who might be self—isolating, have difficulties getting prescriptions, for example, and also trying to maintain some of the services that we offer communities like food bank etc. it is really important that we do maintain as much as we can those wider core services that we offer to communities. churches have a role to play. we are notjust places of worship, as important as that is but we have a pastoral role and a practical role working with other organisations in communities to support people. thank you for that. it is great to have you experts on because the advice you are giving is having a real effect on our viewers. the stuff you have just been talking about with regards to self—isolating, the lady who asked that question, said thank you for that, now 20 other people now will be self—isolating because they have had be self—isolating because they have ha d co nta ct be self—isolating because they have had contact with that person. thank you for the advice. can i come back to you you on this one. khemindra says, this is a pregnancy question, she is due to give birth next month when the virus could be at or near its peak. should she and others in her situation be considering a home birth? this is a really difficult area because we just don't have enough information about pregnancy yet. the advice coming out of the royal college is quite precautionary. i think she shouldn't be thinking about a home birth because of the virus, because it actually takes a lot of support to do that and if the pregnancy goes wrong at a late stage she might want an ambulance to take her to hospital quickly, and so unless the homebirth was part of her original plan and she has been evaluated as being very safe for a home birth, then she should stick to the plan of do it in hospital if that is where it is planned. there is no easy answer to this. when will we get back to normal? we really don't know. some people suggest we are going to be having a three or four month period of misery, that we may get a second wave come this winter because that's typically what happens with these events. i want to go back to a to talk about getting back to normal. what is the situation like that your gp practice? are people you work with self—isolating? general advice for people who need to see a doctor at the moment. yesterday was a really difficult day for us. it was really difficult day for us. it was really busy, which we expect, however, with the new guidance for people whose household contacts may have symptoms, if you and a cough, told to isolate the 1a days, we have several staff members self—isolating quite responsibly as a result. but actually there is lots of work that we can do as doctors from home as well. we can do lots of telephone surgeries, lots of video consultations and that kind of thing, so that helps ease the pressure. we are feeling the pressure. we are feeling the pressure of the coronavirus because we are dealing with people with those kinds of symptoms, as well as our usual patients that come in with their normal health crises and conditions. but we are finding a new way of working. we are doing a lot of stuff over the phone, things that we would have brought into the surgery, we are changing the way we work. really quickly got and there may not be any quick answers, we know about isolating the whole family for 1a days. let's say the 1a days passes, some baguettes are temperature two weeks later, we will have to isolate again for 1a days? yes, that's the tough message, you have to start again. thank you, that isa have to start again. thank you, that is a tough message. important to get clarification on it. we have run out of time. thank you. news travel and weather where you are. see you shortly. the company tweeted it would be closing from 7pm to reduce the impact of the virus. itjoins other shops including apple and nike you have a rest shut their doors temporarily. alexandra palace announced last night it has also closed for the time being because of the virus. in the west end, visitor numbers have fallen 50% since sunday. that is according to the new west end company, an organisation representing 600 businesses. it says west end shops could lose about £1 billion due to the outbreak. ten homeless charities including crisis and sent mangoes have written to the prime minister calling for rough sleepers to be considered a vulnerable group. london has the highest numbers of rough sleepers anywhere in the country. the charity says they should have rapid access to testing and be given self—contained accommodation so that they can self—isolate. from hugging and kissing children to visiting grandparents, one of the biggest risk of infection is actually inside our homes. professor at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine has been advising one family in new moulding about how to protect themselves during the outbreak. with the children being co nsta ntly outbreak. with the children being constantly ill with sniffles this time of year, should i be kissing and hugging them? the rule is that we should try and distance ourselves by about two metres. with small children that is not going to be possible but washing our hands and keeping hygiene in the family is going to be key to keep it outside of the family. you can get more of the family questions that expert and how best to protect yourselves on the bbc london facebook page. let's ta ke the bbc london facebook page. let's take a look at the travel. 0n the cheap there are minor delays on the circle, district and hammersmith & city lines. 0n the roads, work continues on london bridge which is closed to cars, vans and lorries. he is the weather with kate kinsella. it isa is the weather with kate kinsella. it is a mild start this morning. temperatures largely in double figures first thing. but we have quite a bit of cloud. the cloud will stay with us for much of the day. there may be one or two brighter spells where the cloud is thin but it could break from time to time, just some glimpses of sunshine. temperatures regardless of the cloud, we are looking at a mild 15 celsius. 0vernight tonight it stays cloudy and you will notice this once gradually starting to move south. that will bring outbreaks of light, patchy rain to start with and some heavy bursts as we head through dawn tomorrow. minimum temperature, five celsius. that is a cold front, as it moves through tomorrow morning we could see temperatures dropping. it is going to be a cooler day for thursday, and the breeze from a different direction coming from the north—east, so again it will feel chilly. temperatures up to ten celsius. cooler still for friday but we can temperatures start to rise again and there is lots of dry, sunny weather in the forecast. for more information about coronavirus, go to the bbc news website and the bbc news app. that's it. i'm back at 1:30pm witha bbc news app. that's it. i'm back at 1:30pm with a lunchtime news. from all of us here, have a good day. welcome back. thank you for watching bbc breakfast. we have learned so much in the last 15 minutes. i'm sure that people at home are taking notes, so feel free to let us know what you thought. let's just run through the top stories this morning. chancellor rishi sunak has told mps his package of help for the economy is designed to be as generous as possible to support businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. £330 billion in loans has been announced for companies affected by the outbreak but business groups say more action is needed to guarantee wages. the business secretary told us on bbc brea kfast business secretary told us on bbc breakfast that ministers will do whatever it takes to help struggling companies. i know this is an anxious time for people concerned about their livelihoods. i hear that very clearly a nd their livelihoods. i hear that very clearly and conversations i've been having with businesses over the last few days. but of course that is why we have moved so quickly to provide the £350 billion package of support. this is one of the most comprehensive packages of support of any government and we will continue to provide support where needed. the prime minister has been absolutely clear that we will do whatever it ta kes to clear that we will do whatever it takes to protect people's health, to protect people's livelihoods and to protect people's livelihoods and to protect businesses, and the budget was a start. we've had a significant intervention yesterday and we are ready to do more. you have been watching that interview and there is so much to drill down on and you are getting some reaction as well to what he said. we are getting updates from companies and hospitality of monday's an announcement that we are being discouraged from going into theatres, clubs, bars and restau ra nts. theatres, clubs, bars and restaurants. we knew that impact would be immediate. we have heard from the restaurant group, frankie and benny is which was struggling, and benny is which was struggling, and from wagamama, and they predict and from wagamama, and they predict a a5% sales slump for the first half of this year. masters breweries employ a300 people and they are addicting lower sales. they welcomed the government intervention last night but say inevitably there will need to be done. revolution bars say business rate cuts are great, but they have asked for a deferral of vat and national insurance payments. the two things we are hearing from businesses is that there is government measures are great but we need detail, how much and when, and where can i get this cash, because i need it today. the other thing is we are being advised not to go out rather than instructed, so these closures are rather than instructed, so these closures a re not rather than instructed, so these closures are not mandatory, which leaves lots of businesses in the grey area. do i stay open and have to pay staff and overheads and bring in supplies or do i shot completely? lots of businesses have said they wa nt lots of businesses have said they want it in black and white, please. it would be good if everything was black and white, wouldn't it, just like your dress! we are on until nine o'clock, slight change to the programme, we are waging in the green goddess later on. i was hoping to film with her today but for coronavirus reasons we're just talking to her where she at home. and we will be speaking behind paul and jackie abbott who are behind the number one album. jane is here with the sport. what is left?! lots of sport governing bodies are still looking at the situation, still assessing it, not knowing whether things will go ahead or not. we know that the euros, which were meant to ta ke that the euros, which were meant to take place this summer will definitely go ahead next summer. they have been prospering for that. that is to allow the domestic league and europe to finish. it throws up some complications because the women's euros were meant to take place next summer. in golf, we knew that the masters had gone, but a second major, the us pga championship, has also been postponed. it was supposed to take place in may. now it is going to be september it will happen. implications with that as well stop america clamping down on a lot of sporting events. tennis, wimbledon is definitely on. that is what organisers are saying but we are monitoring the situation as they will have to do because it is ever—changing. the french open is not on. they have postponed it. because of that there could be a knock—on effect to the us open which may also be delayed. the biggest event everyone has their eye on is the olympics. because itjust seems with all the other events postponing and cancelling, that it is going to be impacted. the ioc are saying that for the moment there is no need for any drastic decisions at this stage with four months ago. it is meant to start sometime in july. with four months ago. it is meant to start sometime injuly. we will keep a close eye on that. jane, thank you for the moment. just a little bit of a reminder what we've got coming up on bbc breakfast. shauna cox hopes to be the first climber to represent britain at the olympics, we will be speaking to her injust a moment. we will be chatting to these two, the beautiful south topped the album charts 21 years since the last number one, singers paul abbott and jackie abbott are in the studio. are you worried about the prospect of facing 1a days at home? the green goddess diana moran is on our panel of experts with tips on staying healthy, and entertaining the children. she is at home but she is going to be showing us some exercises. despite the coronavirus setback, tea m despite the coronavirus setback, team gb still haven't given up hope of making the tokyo olympics. and climber shauna coxsey has been adapting training from home ahead of her debut in the games. shejoins us from sheffield. we were due to be filming today but for obvious reasons we are not. just tell us, first of all, we were going to try bouldering, what even is it, for people who don't know? good morning. we were going to go bouldering today and i'm very sad that we can't do that, but obviously it is the right decision. it is climbing not too high off the ground, at lots of different angles with lots of different angles with lots of different hold types, so it is physical but there is a mental side to it as well, you have you problem solve, so it is really creative at the same time. how exciting is it that, fingers crossed, this will be pa rt that, fingers crossed, this will be part ofan that, fingers crossed, this will be part of an olympics? for me the idea of being part of the games is something i hadn't really considered would happen during my professional career, anyway, so it still seems a little bit surreal. for our sport to be on the biggest sporting stage in the world is only good thing, the more people that see it and try it is exciting to me. i love climbing andi is exciting to me. i love climbing and i think everyone should try it. so, it is definitely a good, incredible support to showcase on that stage because it is really entertaining but also incredibly accessible. we are watching pictures of you now. you make it look incredibly easy. i know that it is not! your hands presumably have to be very strong. definitely. climbing isa be very strong. definitely. climbing is a full body sport but your feet and hands are what come into contact with the wall, sometimes it can be a knee or elbow, but your fingers, with the wall, sometimes it can be a knee or elbow, but yourfingers, i spend a lot of time training my hands, literally hanging off of a piece of wood to get my tendons and my hands and fingers stronger, and you have to use your feet which are important as well. i'm so fascinated. you strengthen your hands, do you strengthen your feet as well, do you? in elite climbing your feet are crammed into tiny little shoes, but you don't have to do that when you're starting out but the footwear is important, as well. and tell us about general strength. it seems to me you must have to be all over incredibly powerful. literally, it is a full body sport was not to the ends of your fingers, you are using all of your muscles. it is accessible. it is something you can do having never climbed before. there are lots of different ways to train. you can do lots of exercises off the wall. that is something we are looking at right now, and something i am hoping to communicate out with my community and my followers, the way to stay fit with a can of beans, at home. that is what i wanted to ask me about. because so many people will have to spend time at home over the next few months. how can you adapt yourtraining? next few months. how can you adapt your training? what can you do? i feel fortunate to have a climbing training all in my basement. i have a good facility to train, and i feel a good facility to train, and i feel a lot for the athletes who can't do that. for a new, a lot for the athletes who can't do that. fora new, in climbing a lot for the athletes who can't do that. for a new, in climbing there are that. for a new, in climbing there a re lots of that. for a new, in climbing there are lots of ways to train off the wall, you can do it on a yoga mat, co re wall, you can do it on a yoga mat, core training, shoulder mobility, hip mobility. it isjust about thinking creatively and for me to try to communicate that, as well. it is tricky, but for me, in my sport, thatis is tricky, but for me, in my sport, that is the way it is going now. and to keep yourself focused. there are so many questions around the olympics. that has got to be important, to keep yourself mentally strong. i feel lucky to have such a great team around me to help me stay focused on the goals. as an athlete there are always hurdles. there are a lwa ys there are always hurdles. there are always unknowns, often, i'm right now it is an unprecedented situation but we are trying to do everything we can to stay focused and stay training in whatever capacity we can. i'm really sorry we couldn't go climbing today, and possibly slightly relieved, as well! we will reschedule that one, you are not getting out of it! shauna coxsey, thank you very much indeed for your time. it probably means that i have still got to go on that horse, as well! i will do it for bbc brea kfast. well! i will do it for bbc breakfast. as part of the beautiful south paul heaton and jackie abbott sold millions of records. they have rekindled their partnership and 21 yea rs rekindled their partnership and 21 years after their last number when they have topped the album charts as a year. first, let's take a look at one of their new tracks. # like chewing gum stuck to so loves you # you # you and # you and me # you and me were # you and me were meant # you and me were meant to # you and me were meant to be # you and me were meant to be you and me were together # hours is love that conquers, anywhere. #a anywhere. # a parking ticket with the street. # a parking ticket with the street. # you and me were meant to be together... # paul and marcojoin paul and marco join me paul and marcojoin me in the studio. we have three maximum on the sofa because of the coronavirus. what is it like to have a number one album? brilliant, we didn't feel that we would be able to do it again. it feels good. after friday, the excitement of getting there, by saturday it felt like a bit of a privilege. it was like we had been voted to get there. that is what it felt like. anyone who listens to your staff, they will know that your voices blend so beautifully. when did you realise this was a vocal arrangement that works so well? going back all of those years, because we get on well as people, i think we have both learnt from each other really well. even more so, now. it is down to the fact that jacqui can impersonate people welcome our voices and singing voices. when i am singing she sits right there, with the harmony. it is only people that know each other very well or we are good at impersonating, you can do that. it isa impersonating, you can do that. it is a talent. you can hear her singing but itjust sounds like harmony, not matter to singing harmony. you took a break away to look after your family. so coming back from that into performing live, i know that you had to be schedule your tour, did it fall straight back into it? it happened really naturally. and now we are the fourth one in. that's when i realised how well the voices fitted when jacqui came back and we song again for the first time. i noticed everybody in the room just lit up, hearing her voice, her voice underneath or above mine as well. we know that social media can be a pain in the backside on occasions but you guys have used it very cleverly. anyone who follows you will know that sometimes you gig in hotels, you prepare and have a singalong in the hotel room as you put it on social media for the first time last year? we have done that before. we've been in a room or a venue and we have rehearsed prior to doing something, and we filmed a little time in one of the venues. this wasjust a little time in one of the venues. this was just a one—off thing. little time in one of the venues. this was just a one—off thingm was a rehearsal, we did a radio programme where they wanted us to play live at 7am, 8am, so jacqui said let's get together in the room, andi said let's get together in the room, and i picked up a camera. we then spun it round and went for a meal, and i've posted it, just in case people might like to see that. by the end of the meal i was looking and going, my god, this is incredible. we were down in london, and we filmed four of the songs that are now up, and it is the same thing. you just get this endless stream of people... i got recognised two weeks after the original thing, the bloke from the hotel room. they had heard happy hour, had seen the video i thought i quite like this. and it turned out, it was the bloke from the hotel room. give us an idea how coronavirus is affecting you guys. you had to postpone quite a few shows and change dates. we have been really lucky because our manager is a promoter and he has been able to alter things for us, but lots of other smaller bands and other entertainers are really struggling. we have seen how clear we re struggling. we have seen how clear were the guidelines are and not being able to cancel until it is perhaps too late. so we have rearranged for october and november, in the main. there is a huge appetite for it. people will be self—isolating and worried about theatres, pubs and restaurants. music is going to be a great connecting factor for so many people. you can see how much it means to people. that process of getting together with friends and going to shows and being in that atmosphere, it is a big deal, for things to be moved or paused, for people to lose out on that. we are hoping it will be the first thing that people see when they come out of isolation and they will go straight back in! a pleasure to have you on the sofa this morning. the new album is called manchester calling and it is great. there is carol with a look at the weather. good morning, everyone. in england and wales the forecast is cloudy with one or two exceptions and we also have some rain. if you are in scotla nd also have some rain. if you are in scotland or northern ireland, you have a frosty, cold start but the forecast is largely dry with sunshine and a few showers, mostly in the north—west of scotland. later on, the wind will strengthen. the cloud and rain is courtesy of this weather front. increasingly as cloud and rain is courtesy of this weatherfront. increasingly as it pushes out it will weaken, and the rain turned lighter and more patchy in nature. i had of it, we still have cloud with some breaks developing, so some sunny spells. as the rain slowly move south through the rain slowly move south through the afternoon, it will brighten up across northern ireland, northern england and also north wales. scotla nd england and also north wales. scotland seeing that sunshine but the showers, wintry in the hills, with gusty winds in the north—west. cool behind the weather front, 6—10, but mild, 16 in any prolonged spells of sunshine pushing down towards the south—east. this evening and overnight, that weather front is still a weak feature pushing south, not quite getting to the south—east by the end of the night, but with the cloud and rain it is not going to be cold. moving north of that weather front and under clear skies it is going to be cold, with frost and ice on untreated surfaces and still some showers around. the wind in the north starting to ease. as we go through the course of thursday, we have this weather front. it has been with us since the beginning of the week and will be with us until the week and will be with us until the end, and it is going to pivot and take some rain across parts of south—west england and wales, but i of it, the mild conditions and behind at the blues representing the colder air. there is that patchy rain across the midlands, perhaps a little heavier across south—west england and south wales at times, but pushing further north, the midlands, northern england, wales and northern ireland, we are back into the sunshine. cooler everywhere. by the time to get your friday that weather front is starting to retreat northwards again and the weather forecast for friday shows that nicely. we have rain in the south, further north, dry and bright with some sunshine but windy in the english channel stopped a cool wind coming off the north sea bringing showers, and despite the temperatures, will be a wind—chill, so it is another day of wrapping up warmly. the british workforce is being advised, you to stop the spread of coronavirus. it is to keep people safe. working alone can have a toll on mental and physical health. we arejoined on a toll on mental and physical health. we are joined on the sofa by a gp, and that we want to salute the brea kfast tv a gp, and that we want to salute the breakfast tv icon diana moran, the green goddess. thank you for coming 0n green goddess. thank you for coming on the programme this morning. 0n the issue of mental health, we try 0ur the issue of mental health, we try our best to be calm and answer questions. and to give guidance from the experts that we have got. but the experts that we have got. but the best information still doesn't i lay all of those fears. . two size to coronavirus, you've had experts on the show reiterating super important advice about hand washing and self—isolating but on the flip side people are panicking and feeling anxious. lots of people are not working from home, they are stuck at home with their kids, maybe with other family members. what i wa nt to with other family members. what i want to focus on is our message of positivity to people and say you cannot control everything. you can control the things you've been asked to do like hand washing and social distancing, but what i would love to do is provide a framework for people on how they can look after their health at home. i would encourage people to look at their health in three areas, mind, which is mental health, body, which is physical health, body, which is physical health and what i call heart, which is about connections. you should explain that. people should do five minutes a day for their mental health. that could be to write a journal. if you keep your anxieties and worries going round your mind they start to work up and you get more stress and anxiety through the day. just writing them down, it sounds trivial, but it makes a big difference. it could be five minutes of breathing, something you can do yourself or with family members. have a cup of tea in the garden, if you're lucky enough to have one. it sounds trivial but it makes a big difference. that is five and it's on your mind. five minutes on your body is about moving your body each day. that could be a five—minute body weight work—out, look at youtube, it could be skipping, it could be dancing. something to move your body that helps you burn off the stress and anxiety. and the final piece is what i call heart. this is the most important piece. this is about human connections. many people feeling else that might feeling isolated. what can we do to feel connected? phone a friend, use facetime and skype, talk to elderly relatives. i have got my kids writing letters to their grandparents. 0ld have got my kids writing letters to their grandparents. old school let us help them feel connected. these things are really important. —— old school letters. we will come to the exercises and non—moment. by the way, you look brilliant. how are you keeping yourself occupied and happy? i'm perfectly content and happy for the moment, i am i'm perfectly content and happy for the moment, lam of i'm perfectly content and happy for the moment, i am of the age group, i am coming up to 81. sol the moment, i am of the age group, i am coming up to 81. so i am self— isolating. am coming up to 81. so i am self—isolating. what have i done? i ama self—isolating. what have i done? i am a painterwhen self—isolating. what have i done? i am a painter when i've got time. i immediately painted our nice painting in the last couple of days. i love gardening. the sun came out andl i love gardening. the sun came out and i have been out in the garden. and this isjust and i have been out in the garden. and this is just what you are saying. this is my first time at skype, so it is a moment for us all these to get technical! i can do other things but i have never done this before. huge congratulations, because i struggle with things like that! absolutely brilliant, you're absolutely right. we all need to be doing different things. you have a few exercises that you can talk us through, on skype. yes, i have a website that is for us people who are getting older cold get ready for any age dot—com. we can end up sitting around too much if we are not careful, people watching television, getting depressed. not careful, people watching television, getting depressedm not careful, people watching television, getting depressed. it is important to move our bodies. walking is the best form of exercise that all of us can do, using every muscle in the body, you will know thus far better than most of us, but evenjust sitting thus far better than most of us, but even just sitting here thus far better than most of us, but evenjust sitting here as i am now, a little bit tense, just lift a shoulder... just to get rid of that little bit of tension. feels good, that, diana! turn your head to the left, to the right, and turn it back again. stretch up to the ceiling. and stretch again. climbing a tree! hands together, and just twist. the nation, once again, will be copying your moves. just before we finished, quickly, children. that is another big conversation. the things i've mentioned about mind, body, heart, you can do it with kids as well. a good game to play with your kids, i don't know if i mentioned on the sofa before, it is valuable, sit down with your kids and play a gratitude game. it helps shift attention to the positive. what is the one thing i've done today to make someone else happy, what has someone else done to make me happy and what have i learned today? i challenge everyone to play that game with your partner, with your children, to shift attention from the negative to the positive. i guarantee people, people are struggling with anxiety and mental health, please do something for your mind, body and heart. i have said this before on the sofa, i have written about it, it is so important. and throw the soul in there. there's a lot more help out there. there's a lot more help out there. go back to the fingertips, and twisting only to the right, keeping your top still... and over again to the other side. and finally, because i say keep fit and carry on, grasp your hands in front of you, drop your head and stretch out your back. this has been marvellous. we have to have you back. that is all from breakfast today. we will be back tomorrow from 6am. until then, enjoy today. we will be back tomorrow from 6am. untilthen, enjoy your day, and keep watching the bbc. loads more to come today. good morning. hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire, i'm with you this wednesday morning to bring you the latest on the coronavirus crisis and to help guide you through. the headlines: ministers say they are working on measures to support you in yourjob and to help you if you rent your home. there are millions of renters across the country, and of course some of them will feel particular anxiety about this. the housing secretary will come forward very shortly to set out a statement of how we will provide support for renters. also, supermarkets are taking more action to help elderly and vulnerable people buy food and supplies, and to curb panic buying. also, a moving tribute to the man thought to be the youngest in the uk to die from covid—19.

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