hello, i m lucy grey. you re watching the context on bbc news. withjust over a week until the uk general election we find out how the next generation of voters are feeling around 23,000 children from across england and wales have cast their vote in a mock election aimed at preparing under 18 year olds particularly those from marginalised communities to exercise their democratic rights when they reach voting age. among the children taking part in the 0ur generation, 0ur vote intiative, it was labour who had the clear win, with 32% voting for the party. the green party closely followed in second place with 29% of the vote. while the liberal democrats came third with 13% of the vote, reform at 10% and conservatives came last place with a result of 9%. let s speak to farida, a 16 year old pupil who took part in the 0ur generation, 0ur vote project. hello 0ur vote project. to you. just tell me, that s oui’ hello to you. just tell me, that s our panelist, we will hear from
the outbreak compares to previous viruses. almost a hundred allies of the home secretary priti patel have written a letter defending her, after a series of bullying allegations. the duke and duchess of sussex have taken part in one of their last official engagements before they quit royal life later this month. and in sport england s women are beaten by the usa in their first match in the she believes cup in florida. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 the health secretary, matt hancock, says the government is working with supermarkets to ensure that people staying at home because of coronavirus can be supplied with food. he told the bbc‘s question time programme that he was confident supplies would not run down. but the bbc‘s business editor says that a supermarket executive told him they haven t heard from the government directly and that staff are working round the clock to keep shelves stocked. the total number of confirmed cases in the uk has risen to
on the uk s regional economies. i m at belfast airport to find out what impact will be felt here. in sport, the slump deepens for england s women. the defence of their she believes cup gets off to a disappointing start as they re outclassed by the world champions the usa. 25 years afterjagged little pill, alanis morisette tells breakfast how one of its most iconic tracks nearly didn t make the final cut. people said, i love this song, so i was like, all right, let s put it on there, i don t care. the irony is not lost, another weekend of wind and rain, but not as bad as it sounds, a dry and frosty start to friday. the full details later. it s friday 6th march. our top story. a woman in her 70s has become the first person in the uk to die as a result of coronavirus. 116 people have tested positive for the illness here. the prime minister s spokesman says it s now highly likely the virus will spread in a significant way. jon donnison reports. royal berkshire nhs trust say the w
campaigners say that the government must bring to justice the leader of dubai after he was fined responsible for the kidnappings on two of his daughters. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with sarah england s women footballers in disappointing form. yes, big questions about england s women s football team, and how the site have gone backwards since they run to the world cup semifinal last year. i will have more on their overnight loss in florida. thanks, sarah. and chris has all the weather a bit less windy this weekend. a little bit, still unsettled for the week ahead with more rain around. we will also be taking a look at what has been a record breaking winter in europe, so thatis record breaking winter in europe, so that is all coming up a little later on. also coming up: prince harry meat racing royalty for a tour of silverstone. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i m martine croxall. the government is promising to spend another 46 million pounds in the