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But many, particularly the self employed, are still worried about their future. From fast cars to saving lives formual1 teams will switch their skills to produce ventilators, urgently needed in the fight against the virus. I mainly imainly dry i mainly dry weekend with plenty of sunshine but a chilly, brisk easterly wind. All your weekend weather is on the way. Its saturday the 21st of march. Our top story radical measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus have come into force across the uk from today. It follows an announcement by the Prime Minister that all public venues, including pubs, restaurants, gyms, theatres and cinemas, must close, with the decision set to be reviewed on a monthly basis. For the first time in history, the British Government will help to pay wages. Here on breakfast, were going to talk to Stephen Barclay, chief secretary to the treasury, to find out how those measure will work. Well also get reaction from businesses about how the latest closures will affect them and workers. First, heres our reporter, simonjones with the latest. Last orders have been cold at the pub and nobody knows for how long. From london to birmingham, to try to help the spread of the virus. Some manage the final pint. It is good, if it is going to get rid of the virus. It is understandable. We all lived for the pubs, i believe and i think, if the pubs are close, everyone isjust going to go insane. Only Takeaway Services will be allowed to continue. The situation will be reviewed each month but the plea is for people to stay home. You may think that you are invincible but there is no guarantee that you will get mild symptoms and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. Normally, the street would be full of hundreds of people on the weekend. Now it feels like a ghost town. Some pubs and feels like a ghost town. Some pubs a nd restau ra nts feels like a ghost town. Some pubs and restaurants have decided of their own accord to shut before the government announcement. Now all the others have been left with no choices. Workers are facing an uncertain future. The treasury telling businesses it will pay 80 of wages for employees who will not be able to work. Up to £2500. Business this week has been too much zero. It is a scary but i think this is when we need the government the most. Im sorry. But there has been criticism too little has been done for workers who are self employed or on zero hours contracts. As drinking and eating out is halted, the supermarket is likely to come under more pressure. They are taking on a 30,000 new workers to keep the shelf stock. The Prime Minister says the more effectively we follow advice, the faster the country will stage an economic and medical recovery. And to show how much pressure the nhs is under, a hospital in london was forced for a time to declare it had run out of Critical Care capacity to treat coronavirus patients. The incident has now been stood down but they believe stopping us from socialising will help us save lives. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent helen catt, in our london newsroom. Helen, whats been the reaction in westminster to yesterdays announcement . Both sets of measures have been broadly welcome. Some critics of the government, like greg clarke, was critical about how fast the government was moving on wages and jobs. He said he strongly welcomed the 80 figure and it was broadly in line with what the snp and democrats had been calling for. Under the closure, that too has been welcomed asa closure, that too has been welcomed as a necessary step. Liberal democrats saying the government needs to think now about how to support people with Mental Health and well being. Labour wanted more guidance on supermarkets, specifically covering errors like Opening Hours and support for the workforce and any requiring of rationing for key products. Also what happens with the self employed. Thanks very much and we should say, Stephen Barclay, the chief secretary to the treasury will be talking to us to the treasury will be talking to us at 8 30am. If you have any thoughts or questions, the idea is to go through it all and we will ask him. Supermarkets have gone on a hiring spree as part of their battle to cope with the huge demand caused by the Coronavirus Crisis. Tesco, asda, aldi, and lidl say they will hire thousands of staff after shoppers left shelves empty. The major Food Retailers have also placed limits on what shoppers can buy. The Australian Authorities have closed sydneys bondi beach because large crowds have flouted social distancing rules which were brought in to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. The order was made after pictures of people crowding onto the beach were shared on social media, causing outrage. Australia has more than 1,000 confirmed cases of covid i9. Seven people have died. The husband of a british woman who died from coronavirus in bali has spoken for the first time. Kimberley finlayson, who was 52, died after two Emergency Operations in indonesia. She had diabetes but her husband ken said she considered herself to be in good health. Jeremy cooke reports. Myself and my four children are absolutely devastated to lose the most beautiful wife and mother. have lost half of myself. In a Holiday Hotel room he should be sharing with his wife, ken is alone, grieving. She actually booked this hotel but never managed to get here. She fell ill soon after arriving from the uk. She had diabetes but had been in good health. Underlying health, this phrase coming into our language. The irony of that phrase is that i do not know many people in that have not received medication, have not had some health issue. Can is wanting other british travellers at that healthcare in other countries may not be as good. He watched his wife die in hospital during surgery. She said that she loved me. And. You know, we exchanged that for a few minutes and, you know, looked into one anothers eyes. And, you know, looked into one anothers eyes. Even in his grief, his thoughts are with other british families who may also lose loved ones from covid i9. Families who may also lose loved ones from covid19. You need to be strong for yourfamily ones from covid19. You need to be strong for your family and the memory of your loved one who died in such treasury circumstances. Tragic. He has tested negative and says his strength comes from his family and the memory of the wife he had a 32 years with. My wife was the most incredibly generous, loving mum. An amazing tribute to his wife, Kimberley Finlayson and also amazing that he is thinking about other people as well. The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they are hoping to stage an alternative show after cancelling this years event. The exact format has not yet been confirmed, but eurovision chiefs say it will be a chance to honour the artists who would have performed this year, not a competition. Its the first time the shows been called off in its 64 year history. Dame vera lynn has used her 103rd birthday to call on the British Public to find what she calls moments ofjoy during these hard times. Well meet again. Dont know where, dont know when. The singer marked the occasion with a new video for her wartime classic well meet again, featuring Archive Footage of the song she famously performed for troops during world war ii. It isa it is a great video. Someone who knows exactly what it is like to be in Something Like that. Yesterday we spoke to matt hancock the Health Secretary and he was explaining how so secretary and he was explaining how so Many Companies had been in touch to offer to make ventilators and the government has almost been inundated and the government is looking to industry. Who knew the world of sport would be part of this . Industry. Who knew the world of sport would be part of this7m industry. Who knew the world of sport would be part of this . If you think about putting together a formula one car and the complexities the go into that. Making a ventilator is a fairly simple procedure and if you have technology you do not have too many problems to build. Formula one is up in the air so build. Formula one is up in the air so what better thing to do than produce ventilators. Formula one coming into the fight against coronavirus by supplying medical equipment. Ventilators which are neededin equipment. Ventilators which are needed in intensive care units. Fi teams have engineering capabilities that could speed up the production of the units, which are in short supply. They are hoping to have a plan in place in the coming days. The aerospace and automotive sectors are also involved in the discussions. While the coronavirus is having impacts across the world, some sports clubs are chipping in to help the Health Services in their local areas. Italian side roma have announced their playing and coaching staff, including england defender chris smalling, are buying three intensive care ventilators and eight new intensive care beds, amongst other things for a hospital in rome. The equipment will cost about £185,000. And closer to home, ipswich town are the latest club to make their facilities available for local nhs staff. This includes suites, land and parking that could be used by hospital employees as they continue to be on the frontline in battling against the coronavirus. The new chairman of uk athletics nic coward says the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed because of the pandemic. Preparations for the event injuly are still going ahead as normal, but coward says the Current Situation is creating too much pressure. British delegates are injapan, and one of those on the trip told us officials are nervous but are insisting theyll be ready to host the event. The japanese are going to be ready and they are setting up what looks like well be a fantastic games. They are obviously very nervous with the circumstances going on at this stage. My gut says the chances are 5050. Stage. My gut says the chances are 50 50. They are expecting it to be more frenetic but in the current space, they are well progress with their plans and the village is outstanding and the venues are looking great. They are getting ready. The england and Wales Cricket board has announced the start of the county cricket season has been pushed back until at least the end of may. Professional cricket was set to begin on april 12th, but organisers are now working on a revised schedule for both the mens and womens game. They say it is possible that the season could begin behind closed doors. The rugby season is officially over. The rfu has confirmed that all levels below the premiership have finished. A similar move has been made in wales. There are still seven rounds of matches to play in the championship, with no one confirmed as champions. There will be an update on whats happening with the final standings next month. Meanwhile, Premiership Rugby sides may be forced to take drastic action if the Pandemic Forces them to go without income for six months thats according to gloucesters chief executive lance bradley. It comes as the club along with saracens, wasps and worcester all announced pay cuts of 25 from the start of april. Have you been watching james milner . He started off. Is the self isolating or social distancing but he has started off counting his teabags. You he has started off counting his tea bags. You know he has started off counting his teabags. You know he has an unfair reputation for being boring and he loves to play up to it so he put a video out of it on social media counting his tea bags video out of it on social media counting his teabags than a video of him meticulously cutting his lawn with scissors and ruler. Sounds like a sensible man. And now he is preparing to self school his children at home. He is meticulously now sharpening his pencils, getting ready. Lining them up very carefully indeed. No slacking off in mr millmans class. He is having a lot of fun with his reputation. So many pa rents a re of fun with his reputation. So many parents are going to be, how do you approach homeschooling . Do you do the street thing . Yes, absolutely. We were speaking to one of our collea g u es we were speaking to one of our colleagues and the first day of homeschooling and do you remember what the child said to her . thought it was going to be fun. That is schooling was going to be fun. No, it is not. I have news for you. We have a timetable and we will seek to it. Steve davis used to play up to it. Steve davis used to play up to the boring theme. We will see you injusta to the boring theme. We will see you injust a moment to the boring theme. We will see you in just a moment some of the papers. Just going back to the formula one story, the whole feeling of being in it together and those acts of kindness and that is the theme through the papers. The same in the sports pages. Nick miller is with us all morning take a look at the weather. Lovely to see some blue skies behind you. If you are able to get out, safely get some of the fresh air, we are in good shape with High Pressure in control this weekend. Right for most of us and again we have not had a weekend like that for some time. A lot of sunshine around. There is a brisk and chilly wind up there so gardeners take note, some frosty nights on the way, a frost up there for some of us to start the day today. It is High Pressure in control, just nudging its way towards scandinavia but look at the white lines of the isobars, close together. It is an indication there isa together. It is an indication there is a brisk wind out there. In the blue, it is a chilly wind coming in from the east but again, there is a lot of dry and sunny weather around. Most will be dry, one or two showers across parts of eastern scotland in the far north east of england to start the day, will fade away and increasing sunshine this afternoon. Through this afternoon a lot of high cloud the further west you are, Northern Ireland, the western scotland, rightness he will be very hazy. Wind you wind speeds will be rather high, gusting 50 miles an hour or so through this region. And temperatures, some in double figures but again in the wind it will feel more like around 5 8d. Tonight, a little bit of cloud through the north east coast and 20 low visibility in places and cloud pushing on towards the Western Isles with some patchy rain arriving here, keeping the temperature up to where you have some cloud or a brisk wind again was part of South West England, temperatures up but for many, a frost going into the morning. We still have High Pressure. This weather front is moving away but still close enough towards the far north west of scotland, reducing some cloud and patchy rain, still not dry everywhere but away from the Western Isles tomorrow you can see the extent of the land showing up on the map so that is an indication it is cloud free for most of us and a lot of sunshine on the way. The wind switching around may be more of a south easterly wind, it may ease a little bit but it is still going to feel quite chilly in the breeze. Another frost going into monday morning. Again, that is something for the gardeners to be aware of. Then on monday you can see again there is a lot of fine weather out there, a lot of fun trying to come, but this weather front is a new front coming in from the atlantic and will turn things better in north west scotland and the cloud increasing in Northern Ireland. This weather front is going to move its way southward as we go through the weekend week ahead. Not so certain about the progress and of it but what scotland and Northern Ireland of the weekend, a spell of rain here but even if the front moves through it is still not particularly warm behind it. As a downside it is chilly out there with a brisk wind but naga and charlie, plenty of sunshine for plenty of sunshine a brisk wind but naga and charlie, plenty of sunshine for most of us this week. You know what nick . It will be so important that everyone tunes and obviously to the weather and you can tune your day by it with people going to work but as our lifestyles are changing people will be thinking about can i get out . Can i have a run now that the gym is closed . Or for i have a run now that the gym is closed . Orfor a i have a run now that the gym is closed . Or for a walk. I have a run now that the gym is closed . Orfora walk. So i have a run now that the gym is closed . Orfor a walk. So you i have a run now that the gym is closed . Or for a walk. So you are so important to everyone this week. Absolutely and i am happy to bring that news today that we are in good shape to be able to get out and get some of the fresh air and i will keep you across anything that happens that maybe untoward but it is all looking fairly quiet for now. Great, thank you. See you later. It is 19 minutes past six. As promised, the saturday papers. The guardian describes the decision to force businesses to close as extraordinary. It says the governments wage support scheme is aimed at averting a tsunami ofjob losses. The Daily Telegraph quotes chancellor rishi sunak as saying the country has reached a generation defining moment. The daily mail says the shutdown is the day britain changed forever, adding that the closures will apply for at least two weeks, but will probably extend to months. And the bbc news website reports that supermarkets have gone on a hiring spree to cope with the demand for supplies from shoppers. Some of the uks biggest chains have embarked on big recruitment drive to fill more than 30,000 jobs. So were looking at some the papers and everyone is back with us and it is interesting because away from the actual news about the virus and Financial News as such there are lots of other stories doing the rounds which people are getting a lot from. Yes, good stories. This one on the back of the times for example, Crystal Palace player has 50 london homes in his Property Portfolio and he is opening them up to nhs staff and you may say he owns £130,000 a week and of course he should but everyone is doing a little bit of what they can earns. It is interesting with sport because we spoke about the neville brothers opening up their hotel and lots of hotels in fact are looking into the idea of helping nhs staff 01 into the idea of helping nhs staff or perhaps ever have to isolate away from home or their homes are isolated so they can be at the hospital. Exactly and this is a lovely feature in the guardian which i enjoyed reading about merseyside. This should have been the day for many liverpool fans, they were celebrating winning the premiership title in more than 30 odd years but of course it is not happening so instead, you know, liverpool, which should have been having this massive celebration in the pubs and hotels and bars, absolutely crammed full of fa ns and bars, absolutely crammed full of fans celebrating the title, they are all empty now so what other clubs on merseyside doing to support their local community . What is going on . Actually loads. They are spending tens and tens of thousands of pounds supporting food banks and sending a fitness videos from the Club Professionals to isolate isolated and Vulnerable People in the community and the players are making donations to food banks and Gordon Henderson has contacted the fan supporting food banks and co ordinated donations from the liverpool squad after reading about the shortfall in donations. liverpool squad after reading about the shortfall in donations. I mean the shortfall in donations. I mean the principle is there are things that they can do. Yes. And sometimes just Little Things and picking up on some columnists today and on the theme, writing in the times today small acts of kindness will be our salvation and i think a lot of people are mindful of that in amongst big problems, there are Little Things you can do. And it was written in the mail, you know, if you can, make some connection because everyone is challenged with how they can make a connection but do something. Didnt you have a Virtual Dinner Party . We did, last night, on a conference call. Conference calling software. We got a curry from the local takeaway and we all sat and had our dinner together and a glass of wine. We all sat and had our dinner together and a glass of winem we all sat and had our dinner together and a glass of wine. It was lovely. It is across the generations as well. This is in the daily mail, it is not all bad news and dark days, a volunteer army shines. It is showing pictures of neighbours offering to help with the shopping. Pubs delivering beer and free meals. 12 year old ruby and her brother kit who have launched a kindness patrol to check on elderly and vulnerable neighbours. This is in suffolk. I think we will see more of this. agree. The sense of community, because were being told there are so because were being told there are so many people on their own and who will struggle with not having physical contact, social contact, that it can alljust knock on someones door. I encourage you if there is something little that you plan on doing today, sometimes it is the really small things that can make a difference to peoples days so let us know and keep those thoughts coming in this morning and cat, thank you. No problem here in the uk, we expect the worst of the coronavirus is still to come but in china, the emergency appears to be under control, at least for the time being. As people there begin to venture outside for the first time in weeks, theyre enjoying not just the fresh air and spring weather, but a new sense of hope. Our china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell sent this report from beijing. Countries around the world are going through a coronavirus emergency but in china, people have been living it for months. Now, with the weather turning good and feeling the situation is pretty much under control, more and more of them are busting out of their houses. When you talk to people here, one thing that strikes you is that many of them, despite the early bungles, despite the early cover ups, there seems to be a belief that once the National Government got involved that the authorities would find a way through this crisis. It just shows itjust shows it is nice to have a feeling of hope there in china, isnt it . In beijing. The Coronavirus Crisis is particularly poignant for the small derbyshire village of eyam. More than three centuries ago, people there took the decision to seal themselves off when they were infected by the black plague. As fergal keane reports, their legacy is inspiring eyams response to covid 19. Ina in a crisis that reaches everywhere, even the remotest places can have lessons for us all. In eyam, derbyshire, the memory of lives lost centuries ago is motivating a response in the present. You might think that coming to eyam, a place so associated with the plague and death, would heighten anxiety in these frightened times. All lead you to be pessimistic about our present. But in fact, it is quite the opposite. These are the names of long dead villagers who, 350 years ago, became infected with plague and seal themselves off to stop the disease spreading. One of their descendents says that spirit of selflessness offers us a powerful example. You know at the moment it is this me and myself only and you only have to watch the trolleys in the supermarket. That cannot be right for everybody to be doing that otherwise there is not going to be anything left. We need to make sure that we are watching out for each other and doing as we are told. 260 villagers died. Stanley and mum. It was the rector william mombasa who inspired his flock to isolate and help others. Today the rector of eya m and help others. Today the rector of eyam is himself in quarantine as his wife has symptoms of coronavirus. Hi, mate. How are you . Iam standing back from you. Are you inspired by the example of your predecessor centuries ago . Often when i walk through church and i see his name on the rectors board i think i wonder what happened if it happened today and how i would measure up and i guess i am finding that one out now. Reverend gilbert relies on social media to direct the parish response. Already we have had lovely acts of kindness, of people collect things and people supporting. Next door in the village school, the headmistress is preparing to send most children home. Eyam skill will stay open for the children of key workers in the health and emergency services. School. It is a time of painful choices. This womans elderly family father lived with herfamily but elderly family father lived with her family but she sent him home, fea rful her family but she sent him home, fearful she may carry germs from school to him. I had fearful she may carry germs from schoolto him. I had to fearful she may carry germs from school to him. I had to choose between him and my family and coming to work and obviously, it is a huge worry about where those gems are coming from and i felt that he was safer somewhere else so that i could carry on coming to school. It is in the nature of this close knit place that many children of grandparents are either lived with them or nearby. The childs mind is only too well aware of what this crisis involves. They mean a lot to me and i love them so much and if anything was to happen, i would be so upset, you know . Really weird. Like, one minute, one year it is fine and then just this really random virus just pops just this really random virus just pops up. Its like. Its made a big impact on the whole world. There isa big impact on the whole world. There is a piece of paper for you. A Village Committee is now visiting the elderly, like 95 year old widow sheila. You can get in touch with us and we can ask somebody to help you and we can ask somebody to help you and be really careful, we will not coming your house. In world war ii she was evacuated away from her pa rents she was evacuated away from her parents four years. She has known this nations darkest hours. You have got to be a bit careful at 95 try and do things that help one to smile or to laugh, even. And do things that help one to smile orto laugh, even. Ijust fed and do things that help one to smile or to laugh, even. Ijust fed the birds. Yes. I must keep them happy. Here, they are determined notjust to ensure this crisis but with humanity, to transcend it. Fergal keane, bbc news, eyam. Very interesting seeing how different communities are responding. We will be back shortly with the headlines. Hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Good morning. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. Radical measures have come into force today. It follows an announcement by the Prime Minister that all public venues must close. The decision will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Supermarkets have gone on a hiring spree as part of their battle to cope with the huge demand caused by the Coronavirus Crisis. Tesco, asda, aldi, and lidl say they will hire thousands of staff after shoppers left shelves empty. The major Food Retailers have also placed limits on what shoppers can buy. One in five americans will be under a stay at a0 Million People in california are in lockdown. The viruses has claimed nearly 30 lives and hit 1800 people. The Australian Authorities have closed sydneys bondi beach because large crowds have flouted social distancing rules which were brought in to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. The order was made after pictures of people crowding onto the beach were shared on social media, causing outrage. Australia has more than 1,000 confirmed cases of covid 19. Seven people have died. Time now for a detailed look at the latest developments in dealing with covid 19, on the coronavirus newscast presented by emily maitlis. Iama i am a newcomer to the coronavirus newscast. The podcasts we are doing daily from here on. I am sitting a good two metres away from emily. And lam adam good two metres away from emily. And i am adam fleming. Six floors of social distancing away. We are all doing the social distancing. But were not going to be any socialising for a while. Absolutely. We have been told to stay away. Protect the nhs and save lives. And wash your hands. Lets hear what borisjohnson had to wash your hands. Lets hear what Boris Johnson had to say when he announced every pub, club, theatre is closing. We are collectively telling cafe s, pubs, bars and restau ra nts telling cafe s, pubs, bars and restaurants to close soon as they can and not to open tomorrow. The typically, they can continue to provide takeout services. We are also telling nightclubs, theatres, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres to close on the same timescale. He really did not look or sound comfortable announcing something as major as that but you could see why the government has done this now. Really interesting. You have been out tonight and it did it feel like people in soho were listening . That the message got through . In Central London, i have been walking home from work and it has been really quiet anyway. People who work got the message a few days ago and lots of people did not get the other half of people did not get the other half of the message and just went out where they live, not Central London but there was still a few people out tonight and a weird thing that they we re tonight and a weird thing that they were watching the press conference by borisjohnson on were watching the press conference by Boris Johnson on the tv were watching the press conference by borisjohnson on the tv in were watching the press conference by Boris Johnson on the tv in the pub andl by Boris Johnson on the tv in the pub and ijust wonder if the last thing the pm set about this is do not be tempted to go out for a celebratory drink. I think people we re celebratory drink. I think people were heading out to do that. He was very closed to be the nanny state pm. Unhappy. But he had been asking the same question 2a hours earlier, are you going to shut down the place of entertainment that draw people out. He would not do it 2a hours ago, what changed his mind . wonder whether it is the realisation coming from his medical advisors of what is coming down the pipe if we do not effectively lockdown those institutions and close them. And we do not try and put a complete suppression on the virus. It is the sad reality of what is happening in italy, where there were more than 600 deaths recorded in the past 2a hours and where many of the intensive care units were simply overwhelmed. Do this now because otherwise, into or three weeks, that is what we could face here. otherwise, into or three weeks, that is what we could face here. I would like to think he listened to adam last night who was shouting, do not go to the pub. You pave the way. I pave the way last week because last weekl pave the way last week because last week i was living in belgian and shut all the pubs at midnight last thursday. If countries like belgium we re thursday. If countries like belgium were doing it a week ago, why didnt we . We are at different stages of our outbreak so every country has to follow its own way of finding a path through this but, were not that far behind in terms of the action we have taken. Extraordinaryjust how much has happened in the past week. Every day you think, that is just happened, schools close, the measures on the economy, Interest Rates. There is something enormous every day which is impact on our lives. Every date feels like 72 hours ago, doesnt it and what i have noticed and i do not know if you agree with this, on each step, it seems like society has been ahead of where government policy has been. The push to get the schools close before the government did that. The push for people to say clarify what you want about social distancing and pubs and restaurants and people flagging up not to go to sweaty gyms and stand next to sweaty people. I wonder if you think the government has not been as ready to accept what ordinary people have or do you think they have led the way . ordinary people have or do you think they have led the way . I think everything changed on monday when the advice coming from imperial couege the advice coming from Imperial College was published. That is what because it was only a week ago on thursday that we were talking about mitigating and allowing the virus to spread, not trying to totally suppress it but then it was just five days ago when this new data came out that said, no, that would be catastrophic, we would have a catastrophic epidemic if we did not try to suppress these and effectively follow what has been going in other European Countries and that has gotten tighter and tighter as the week has gone on. you announce all of this in one go on monday, people would have been quite shocked, maybe people would have rebelled against it but actually if you do it methodically, bit by bit and explain what you are doing, it is less of a shock and get more compliance as they call it in the trade. Big economic measures, and they got even bigger today. The third time you saw the chancellor and he was spending a lot of money to help people. This is what he had to help people. This is what he had to say about wages paid. Today i can announce for the first time in our history the government is going to step in and help to pay people s wages. We are setting up a new coronavirusJob Retention wages. We are setting up a new coronavirus Job Retention scheme. Any employer in the country, small or large, charitable or non profit, will be eligible for the scheme. Employers will be able to contact us for a employers will be able to contact us fora grant to employers will be able to contact us for a grant to contact most of the wages of people who are not working but are for load and kept on pay rather than being laid off. Government grants will cover 80 of the salary of retained workers, up toa the salary of retained workers, up to a total of £2500 a month, which isjust above to a total of £2500 a month, which is just above the to a total of £2500 a month, which isjust above the median income. Of course, employers can top up salaries further if they choose to. That means workers in any part of the uk can retain theirjobs even if theiremployer the uk can retain theirjobs even if their employer cannot afford to pay them and be paid at least 80 of their salary stop absolutely huge. He kept on telling us it is the first time in our history, the first timea first time in our history, the first time a government has ever behaved like this and he explained it would be backdated to march the first and it would cover as manyjobs as necessary. It is just an open ended offer at this point to stop anyone panicking about the financial side of things when there is enough to occu py of things when there is enough to occupy our heads as well. Those lights businesses can apply for to help with cash flow, interest free for six months, now a whole year. People will be able to differ that payments. Vat. And even later date. Universal credit is coming up. Self employed people will be able to apply for universal credit as well as the same rate as statutory sick p5y~ as the same rate as statutory sick pay. Self employed will say it is a lot less than people in work. An extra 6 billion quid into the welfare system. Quite interesting hearing from rishi sunak also calling on businesses to be responsible at the same time. A shot across the boughs to companies had already shut the doors and in dismissive wave fired workers stop he said do your best to stand behind your workers. Look carefully at the support we are offering before laying workers of stop it is almost like he was to halt the next step of businesses feeling absolutely desperate and might take actions that nobody wants to see over the next few hours. Lets hear from people in the economy, as they say in america. They say mainstream. They always say this is a bad economy we have god. James houara ru ns economy we have god. James houara runs some bars in sheffield. economy we have god. James houara runs some bars in sheffield. I am from sheffield. I am the owner of a series of businesses in sheffield, to coffee shops, to bars and we took the decision a couple of days ago to close. We offer the safety of our staff and customers pre empting the statement. I was extremely scared. I think todays announcement from rishi sunak was a massive relief and the measures were extraordinary, really, but the key now is how quickly people can access this. If it is even a month rather than a week than some of the businesses simply will not survive. The big missing element was some sort of re ntal missing element was some sort of rental ease. If they cannot pay what happens . The next piece of legislation we need is. If this does not happen, or the measures will not be working. Businesses will not be there to claim the 80 . Today was generally very, very positive but, if the landlord is next, they need to play ball. If we are all in this together, than the landlords, for hospitality in particular, need to be part of that. Theyre all about cash flow, making sure they have money going and coming out and i have customers coming in butjames is making the point there is a commercial property think you have to worry about as well. The paused Business Rates and they made measures for Business Rates but what you are imagining now is a high street where all of these properties are basically just street where all of these properties are basicallyjust paused. I mean, for, you know, we are hearing today these measures could last up to one year. And actually if you imagine the shops trying to, you know, keep hold of their space without anyone going in or out, really, for the best pa rt going in or out, really, for the best part of a year, you cannot actually get your head about that stuff at the moment and that is why they need to hang onto the properties themselves. And the bureaucracy that will be involved in issuing the money, i mean, just how issuing the money, i mean, just how is this going to happen smoothly . While also there is going to be multiple processors because the staff for the grants to pay the wages, that stuff is being worked on and being built from scratch and it will not be ready until probably sometime in april. But in the meantime the business is applying for the loans have to go to their bank from monday because the loan scheme will be in place from monday. And then you hear there are thousands and thousands of people they see every day to just get advice about whether they can hold back on sending in a bill or also justified that and right lets hear from somebody who has got a super glamorousjob, naomi, from somebody who has got a super glamorous job, naomi, cabin from somebody who has got a super glamorousjob, naomi, cabin crew. Hi, soi glamorousjob, naomi, cabin crew. Hi, so i work for an international uk based airline and as you can imagine the Financial Stress is at an all time high at the moment. So if the government is saying they are going to pay 80 of each individual persons wages, what if the Company Still makes you redundant . I mean, can you still argue that . Good question and rishi sunak said it, this is about companies keeping workers on or giving them reduced hours. Companies can still fire people, still make them redundant, and then in that case those workers are reliant on the benefits system which is also put extra money into. And presumably that Airline Sector is going to be one of the most fiercely hit of anything. I mean, we seen layoffs already announced, weve seen the trouble that ba and easyj et weve seen the trouble that ba and easyjet and rya nair weve seen the trouble that ba and easyjet and ryanair have sort of i think ryanair less sober they have also talked about the kind of acts that are going to be making to the services which means the number of jobs and that is going to affect how many people they deploy inevitability. Fergus, when do you think the next time one of us will get on a plane . It is a really good question because i would love to go and film in seattle, where they are injecting volunteers with the first vaccine in the world but of course, were not going anywhere. You may well soon be asking when will be the next time one of us gets on a train . With the cutbacks that are happening, the Services Going down toa happening, the Services Going down to a sunday service, less and less Long Distance transport. I think were going to be potentially relying on our cars more. And ive left loads of my stuff in brussels and the belgian government has closed the border so i do not know what is going to happen with my stuff. Anyway right, but forsome to victoria, she a freelancer and lets see how she is feeling. Im a local optometrist and i live in london which means i gave freelance who gets high day by day on a daily rate. The problem that is lined with people like myself at the moment is no site test due to social distancing and everything which rightfully so but the thing is if we dont get hired we obviously have no money for that day which is an ongoing problem and the thing is we have no idea how long this is going to go on for and i would imagine a hell of a lot of other self employed able are in the same sort of bracket so the question really is i have heard a lot on other peoples lives but i have not heard any answers for it is the government doing something for people like myself or other self employed individuals . For people like myself or other selfemployed individuals . Yeah, again back on the benefits system and also if you have got a Self Assessment tax payment due, as a freelancer, that is going to be deferred to next year, again, to kind of help self employed people with their cash flow. Emily, have you got lots of means and i self employed . You got lots of means and i selfemployed . Who are tearing their hair out . Selfemployed . Who are tearing their hairout . I selfemployed . Who are tearing their hair out . I think victorias case is really, i mean, it really hits home because she is actually told to do thejob. There was no because she is actually told to do the job. There was no way they can do that on social distancing measures are in place. Im having an eye test tomorrow. Do you want victorias number . Are you freaking. Optician has said dont come if you have a new continuous cough or a High Temperature over 37. 8, pleases of isolates, otherwise come on down. It is confusing, if victoria is doing freelance work and has been told i do not know, maybe thatis has been told i do not know, maybe that is because fewer people are showing up to those appointments and they do not need the freelancers, but you watch, youll have to go to universal credit now and claim universal credit now and claim universal credit now and claim universal credit which is a very different place to be from somebody who was getting, you know, a full on daily rate three weeks ago. And as we we re daily rate three weeks ago. And as we were saying it is a lot less than the up to two and half grant the people with salaried staff, regular jobs, going to be guaranteed for. Right, fergus, sage update. Well, we have been waiting for this all week. Sage, the Scientific Advisory group for emergencies, headed by patrick balance and the cmo chris whitty. I love the way you are holding your arms out in a sort of slightlyjesus welcoming way. Well, it isjust. By welcoming way. Well, it isjust. By other staff that. Welcoming way. Well, it isjust. By other staff that. I find this a very interesting because this is the stuff, and i have only got a few pages here, there are loads, loads and loads of reports and this is what everything is based on, this is why, you know, the lives of 66 Million People have been turned upside down. It is based on the advice in here. And really, some extraordinary detail because you will remember only 24 hours ago borisjohnson said 12 will remember only 24 hours ago Boris Johnson said 12 weeks to turn the tide and, you know, we can, we can stop coronavirus. What was his form of words . It was we can turn the tide. Scented packing. Send packing well he may not then have fully read the report here because there is a one page, i think i page consensus view which is very handy for journalists who are consensus view which is very handy forjournalists who are on tight deadlines, that says that the only way to try to keep a lid on coronavirus and prevent critical ca re coronavirus and prevent Critical Care facilities being overwhelmed is to have the restrictions in place for one year with the severest restrictions that we have now in place for at least six months of that year and the way i would describe it is it is a bit like having a type and you turn the tap off, you suppress the virus and so, then after a few weeks, the cases in intensive care start to fall and then you allow the tap, the virus, to spread again and gradually, the cases rise, and you keep turning the tap on and off to control the flow of patients into intensive care because at the moment, in lombardy, they are being overwhelmed. Can i ask you something . We all kind of 935 ask you something . We all kind of gasp when wuhan was building hospitals and in six days but at that point, why werent we are thinking we should be doing that . You know, instead of saying we only have a finite number of icus hospitals or intensive care units, i will be not going into overdrive at that point in saying, you know, they are doing it and i know work really fast on these things. A couple of things i found extraordinary, it was only this week that we were contacting manufacturers to say can you make us some ventilators . I mean, back in january you make us some ventilators . I mean, back injanuary that you make us some ventilators . I mean, back in january that was possibly going to be a good idea. Because this, we have been watching this and china has given us time. Literally all saw it, didnt we . We watched the diggers and the builders and we went over, that is not going to happen. And then eat it they built those hospitals yeah. Adam, i dont know about you and im sort of thinking that when he said the 12 weeks into the sort of scented packing, mustve been a few sort of ina packing, mustve been a few sort of in a gasper is there from the scientists who knew exactly what they were putting in the macro to paper until it would take and wondering why they were going down a path send it packing. Sage paper. Also fergus, i am glad you area paper. Also fergus, i am glad you are a fellow document lover and i would recommend everyone who likes fa cts would recommend everyone who likes facts and details on things in black and white to go and look at the 1 page were talking about and i will tweeter links everyone has access to it. It is really worth reading because it is clear and stark and also fascinating because you think thatis also fascinating because you think that is the sort of thing Boris Johnson gets passed across his desk by Civil Servant whether Civil Servant goes, Prime Minister, you need to read this. And can i give you some more data . Oh, theres loads, loads bring it on the things that i have found thatjumped out at me and 0k, things that i have found thatjumped out at me and ok, so, they are pretty confident now with what they call the infection fertility rate. Fatality. Call the infection fertility rate. Fatality. There call the infection fertility rate. Fatality. There are a lot of things they dont know but between 0. 5 and 1 , so between one in 220 100 people who get infected will die. And that ranges from 0. 01 in the under 20s, so that is one in 10,000 under20 the under 20s, so that is one in 10,000 under 20 year olds would die, up to 8 or one in 12 in the over 80s and on the hospitalisation, again, pretty stark statistics, their best estimate of people who are actually needing to be admitted to hospital of those infected is 2 if you are under 50 and 44 of the over 80s. So they reckon it is about 8 of those over all who are infected although there is has become known about is that this massive iceberg of asymptomatic, well, we hope so, people who are not getting any symptoms and hopefully are building up antibodies. And fergus, a quick challenge. I keep seeing this thing where it is like the letter r and then a little over next to it. Our zero. What is that . It is the reproductive number so all Infectious Diseases have a r0 and so Something Like measles it is 18 so for every one child who gets measles, on average, they will infect 18 others. It is incredibly contagious. The flu, seasonal flu, it is about1. 3 contagious. The flu, seasonal flu, it is about 1. 3 and what you want to do, with any infection, is get the r0 number down to below one because evenif r0 number down to below one because even if on average everyone with an infection infects less than one. Then it dies out. But the r0, the reproductive number of coronavirus is somewhere like 2. 4, there is a figure there or something but it is about 2. 4 with a bit of variation. Im going to go down to soho and go think of the r0 people and then i will all come and find you and ask you exactly what you mean and you will have a big gathering around you. Two metres away, everyone get out bag off schools, this is the last day of school for a lot of children. Emily, what about your kids . Ya know, i have got a kid back home who was going to be doing gcse and he is not. Is he happy . There is and he is not. Is he happy . There is a tiny, tiny little slither of my mind that things did you concoct this whole global catastrophe just to avoid your gcse . Sometimes my mind does start working in that way. A child super villain. I think broadly we can say he is not an evil genius on that scale. At the moment he is delighted, delighted. But i think. I think it is quite odd as a parent because you are so used to saying you will do this and then you will find that and then you will go on that and you may feel you need deflated then and then you know you will get there so. You are always trying to tell your kids things you have learned and actually i have entered a place where as a parent i cannot help him. I do not know how this will affect his life. I do not know what this will do to his sense of self esteem. I do not know if he will feel elated for, you know, a8 hours and then absolutely sort of lost and a bit wayward. Ijust, i cannot be the person that guides him through the next stage of his sort of life and education, which is a really weird thing to say. A massive sense of anti climax for a lot of kids. They are learning it will be a mixture of mocks and a mixture of teachers sort of you know, report, and now some of the kids, i mean, he had mocks back in december and some of the kids have had mocks in sort of the kids have had mocks in sort of march so there is a massive difference between the kids who might have done exams four months ago and the ones who have just done it now and then there is the whole question of teachers, you know if this to mark some kids just dont really, you know, make an effort in exams or dont get on well in exams and do really well in class and you have the kids who do really you know, just dont get on with their teachers and now they are going he hates me, they hate me, you know, what am i going to do, is it too late to write a letter and sent flowers, and a kind of his. And the people like me who stayed up before each of my gcses just to get through them but did not do so well in my mocks. I wonder if you think there isa mocks. I wonder if you think there is a boy girl thing and now i am going to get told off saying this but as a girly spot, you know, my finest hour, i think ever, was getting my ba in chemistry. Because i was so terrible at science and my dad is a scientist and a chemist and actually just achieving a dad is a scientist and a chemist and actuallyjust achieving a b was a massive thing and i did because i had my felt tips and my binders and i feel that as a fellow highlighter friend aficionado there and actually, girls tend to sort of, you know, all that sort of pacing and work, work, work and boys quite often, one to do the last minute, winging it i wish i had a mathematics for longer because actually you realise this story, so much of it, is about maths. It is hope the weekend is ok and it will be so different from last weekend andi be so different from last weekend and i think it is going to be quite weird. Yeah. And quite tough but get in touch if there is anything we can do to help you get through. Coronavirus newscast is back on monday. Good morning, welcome to breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Our headlines today we are collectively telling telling cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants to close. Tens of thousands of businesses close after the Government Orders an unprecedented shutdown to combat coronavirus. Scared and freaked out. It all feels real all of a sudden. People were not taking it so seriously really before and now it is real. In an historic government bailout, workers affected will be paid 80 of their salary, but many, particularly the self employed, 80 of their salary, but many, particularly the self employed, are still worried about their future. Country music legend kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. From fast cars to saving lives formula 1 teams will switch their skills to produce ventilators, urgently needed in the fight against the virus. We have a mainly dry weekend on the way. We have not had one of those quotes. A chilly risk easterly wind. All your weekend weather is on the way. Its saturday the 21st of march. Our top story radical measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus have come into force across the uk from today. It follows an announcement by the Prime Minister that all public venues, including pubs, restaurants, gyms, theatres and cinemas, must close, with the decision set to be reviewed on a monthly basis. For the first time in history, the British Government will help to pay wages. Here on breakfast, were going to talk to Stephen Barclay, chief secretary to the treasury, to find out how those measures will work. Well also get reaction from businesses about how the latest closures will affect them and workers. First, heres our reporter, simonjones with the latest. Last orders have been called at the pub and nobody knows for how long, from london to birmingham, glasgow to loughborough, to try to help the spread of the virus. To try to halt the spread of the virus. Some manage the final pint before time at the bar. It is good, if it is going to get rid of the virus, then it is understandable. For us english persons espcially, we all lived for the pubs, i believe, and i think, if the pubs are close, then the world is just going to go insane. Only Takeaway Services will be allowed to continue. The situation will be reviewed each month but the plea from the Prime Minister is for people to stay at home. You may think that you are invincible but there is no guarantee that you will get mild symptoms, and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. Normally, at night at the weekend, these streets would be full of hundreds of people. Now it feels like a ghost town. Some pubs and restaurants had decided of their own accord to shut before the government announcement. But now all the others have been left with no choice. Workers are facing an uncertain future, though the treasury is telling businesses, it will pay 80 of wages for employees who are not be able to work, up to £2500 a month. The business this week has been pretty much zero. Scary but i think this is when we need the government the most. Um, im sorry. But there has been criticism that too little has been done for workers who are self employed or on zero hours contracts. As drinking and eating out is halted, the supermarkets are likely to come under even more pressure to try to cope with panic buying. They are taking on a0,000 new workers to keep the shelves stock. The Prime Minister says the more effectively we follow the advice to stay at home, the faster the country will stage both an economic and a medical recovery. And to show how much pressure the nhs is under, the Northwick Park hospital in london was forced, for a time, to declare it had run out of Critical Care capacity to treat coronavirus patients. The incident has now been stood down but the belief is that stopping us from socialising will help save lives. Simonjones, bbc news. Our Business Correspondent, katy austin, is in Leicester Square in Central London. Good morning to you. The scale of what the hospitality and leisure sector is going through is massive. It is. You try met from a quite Leicester Square. You would expect it to be quite at this time in the morning but on a friday and saturday night it was normally very, very busy indeed, absolutely buzzing with people. The west end is famous for its theatre and physical and it brings in £80 billion a year £80 million a year. The rest of the leisure economy here, i am standing next to lots of restaurants, they are now close and they would employ thousands of people just here in london alone let alone the rest of the country. Just up the road, lots of restau ra nts the country. Just up the road, lots of restaurants so a huge shutdown. A huge sector of the economy going into hibernation until this pandemic eases. A lot of fears that a lot of these businesses have not been given a certain direction. Some had already shut because no one was coming through the door stop some staying open and hoping to get some money while fearing for the future of their staff so people have been welcome in the direction they have to close because at least they know what to do and they have been welcoming the government measures to step in and pay a lot of wages of staff who will not have any work to do for the foreseeable future. Thank you. Supermarkets have gone on a hiring spree as part of their battle to cope with the huge demand caused by the Coronavirus Crisis. Tesco, asda, aldi, and lidl say they will hire thousands of staff after shoppers left shelves empty. The major Food Retailers have also placed limits on what shoppers can buy. The Australian Authorities have closed bondi beach. Photographs of people crowding the beach were put on social media causing outrage. A thousand cases of covid 19 in australia. Seven people have died. The family of Country Music star kenny rogers say he has died at the age of 81. Born into poverty in houston, texas, he tried several styles of music including jazz and folk but he break through came in the 60s with a song about a korean war veteran. Off stage he had 5 marriages, an interior design firm and a chain of Chicken Restaurants the family of kenny rogers announcing his death injust the last few minutes. Its been a devastating week for the hospitality industry, and the situation is about to get worse. From today all pubs, clubs, restaurants and bars have been ordered to close, to slow the spread of coronavirus. Were joined now by emily youell, a bar owner from leeds. Good morning to you. Give us an update, you run a bar, what will happen today and in the next few weeks . I am not too sure for the future but today we are doing ta keaway future but today we are doing takeaway is. Luckily we have enough license and yesterday we started doing home deliveries. With the amount of panic buying, we have been baking bread, have milk and eggs that we can take to people who need it. We are trying to navigate that. You are taking a proactive approach and working ways you can stay in business. What is the staffing situation, how many of you are working . My Business Partner and i and there are extra stuff. Like a lot of hospitality, they are on zero hours contracts so that is going to be something we will need to have a look. Consider the 80 payment but quite frankly, when the statement came out last night, we set open as long as we could but i need to do a lot of homework before we can say exactly what we will be able to do. Is it your instinct, things are quite confusing between businesses. Some people are on stuff, some people freelancing which a lot of people do. Will you be able to keep people on . Untili have been able to fully go over everything and also not all the information is there and when they did announce, they still have people in the background scribbling around to find out how they can do it and until they know how they can fully support us, we cannot make a fulljudgement i guess but we will see. Were going to do the best we can because obviously we would prefer to keep them. The government measures that have been set out, some of it sounds like it will apply to your place of work and they are to do with grants and will enable you to pay salaries to those people you can carry on employing. Are you comfortable with that notion and are you confident that notion and are you confident that you will be able to get access to money literally next week in the immediate future in order to be able to pay people . I. I do not mean to sound cynical but they do not think it is something we will be able to access next week. We did not have a massive bankroll. Do not think bettis is like us will see the money before they need to. Businesses like ours. I am not comfortable to think we will get it in time. On your first point about how you are adapting your business, a lot of people respecting for what you are doing now. Good luck. Thank you. Something that many people will be able to relate to. How people who are freelance, self employed are going to get money in order to live day to day. Unions representing freelance and self employed workers have joined labour in calling on the government to do more to support them through the crisis. To find out what those extra measures could be, were joined by the shadow environment secretary, luke pollard, who is in plymouth. Ido i do not know if you manage to hear the conversation charlie was having with emily, a bar owner and her concerns. How much they reflect what so many self employed and Small Businesses and freelance workers will be experiencing. What emily said about her experience, we have 5 million self employed people across britain and the measures announced by government are welcome. They are an important step forward. I would have liked to see some of them earlier but they are important steps. We need that same philosophy and approach applied to people who are self employed because they are not getting the support and, in many cases, they are moving from well paid jobs orjobs that at least pay the bill to universal credit and so there is a huge job pay the bill to universal credit and so there is a hugejob in income and that can create and create for many a genuine Family Financial crisis for paying bills, being able to afford to cope with the choices between health and hardship that we need people to make the right choice during this crisis. What are you proposing . How quickly do these measures that you would suggest particularly for self employed people, how would they be implemented . How quickly . How can be assessed quickly . Effectively, we need the same approach to self employed people that we have with those with permanent contracts. Direct support for their wages. Hmrc and government have enormous amount of data on the tax rebate so they have a rough understanding about where each self employed person is and being able to direct resources to those individuals is important. To live out 5 Million People from the support offered is not something that will be acceptable to the british people and that is why we need to make sure everyone is supported and if this is really important because, if to fight coronavirus effectively, we need every Single Person in our society to be making the right decision. Choosing health, their own, their familys, other Peoples Health above other circumstances. Everybody need to be supportive and at the moment there is a gap in the measures that government has announced. There is lots of progress, compared to the start of the week and this is very welcome but there is still more that needs to be done. Give me an idea, as shadow home secretary of state for the environment, you and John Mcdonald have called for a rise in statuary sickbay, statutory. There has been conversation with Jeremy Corbyn and the Prime Minister, with the unions, referred to by rishi sunak yes and, a collegiate approach to get something done. Yesterday. How much money is there and how much room . Is it simplya is there and how much room . Is it simply a blank check and normal rules of economy and economic spending are out . I think we find ourselves in unprecedented times which means we need unprecedented measures and the government has already done something that no government has done before in looking at the wages of those people that find themselves in permanent contracts. We do need to see that extended and the earlier the support can be brought in to help people protect their incomes and their livelihoods, the less the economic damage will be in the future. And this is a lesson we need to have learned and people need to learn from the 2008 crash. It is no good just supporting big financial institutions, although we do need to support businesses. We have to support businesses. We have to support individuals at the same time. And because the virus is affecting every Single Family in the country, we need to make sure that every Single Person public finances open sustainable during this period. It will cost a lot of money and there is no denying that and im glad that the government has parked their policies of austerity for the time being. But it is really important that we need to make sure that the money that is spent is targeted where it is needed the most and statutory sick pay is a good example, the Health Secretary himself matt hancock has said he cannot survive on £9a a week but if he cannot, we should not be asking those people who are self isolating, for their own good and for the good of our wider Public Health, to survive on £9a a week. And that is where there are still measures that could go further. If the government is saying it will do everything it can to tackle the coronavirus, there are still areas where it needs to go away bit further and that is why a responsible opposition is not only supporting the government in the key things that they are doing, but were also constructively and without Party Politics trying to encourage them to make the right decisions in those areas where there is still needing more to do and that is still needing more to do and that is particularly affecting those people who will be suffering enormous hardship during this crisis. Luke pollard, thank you very much forjoining us this morning from plymouth. Shadow secretary of state for environment. 18 minutes past seven and lets look at the weather, saturday weather. Next, how is it looking . Starting with the view from a weather watcher of a sunrise off the coast of not yorks. Beautiful start for many us and actually it is High Pressure keeping most of us try this weekend with lots of sunshine and a chilly wind mind you and frosty nights on the way for gardeners and so be aware. The big picture now, High Pressure is settling the weather down and drifting towards scandinavia and the isobars tight around the High Pressure which indicates there is a brisk wind out there, coming from a chilly direction as well, so although temperatures are fairly close to normal this weekend, because when you factor in the wind it is going to feel a bit colder than that. A lot of fine weather out there this morning, one or two showers is in scotla nd morning, one or two showers is in scotland the far north is england which will slowly fade away, or cloud out towards the west and there is the waste and a lot of it in the west is high cloud so still something hazy sunshine coming through. These are the winds, average speeds are gusting near 50 miles an houraround average speeds are gusting near 50 miles an hour around some of the coasts of South West England and your temperatures are not far from average but feeling more like 5 eight in the wind. Tonight, some low cloud towards the north east coast and perhaps some Poor Visibility in some places and there will be a little bit of rain edging towards the Western Isles of scotland and elsewhere dry. If it is windy where you are you will see cloud and temperatures stay above freezing but for others, just above freezing for a frost into the morning with High Pressure still with us tomorrow, and a weather front close to northwest scotla nd a weather front close to northwest scotland decaying will brings apache ra i nwea r scotland decaying will brings apache rainwear as elsewhere, we are expecting plenty of sunshine once again. As for those temperatures, pretty similarfeel to again. As for those temperatures, pretty similar feel to the weather, imean, pretty similar feel to the weather, i mean, some of us are creeping into double figures, some of us staying short of that and the breeze not quite as brisk as it is going to be today. Just a note for the gardeners, a frost into monday morning. That is how your weekend weather is looking. But still, the sun is shining thank you, nick. See you later. Time now for a look at this weeks travel show, which is focusing on the effect of the covid 19 pandemic. This week on the show, our look at the Impact Global pandemic is having international travel. Im stranded. Virgin cancelled my flight yesterday. Were trapped in our hotel for what seems like 15 days. I would love get home, yeah. What are your rights if youve had trips cancelled . How do you cope if youre stuck in a country in lockdown . And just what does the future hold for all of our travels . Just a year ago and the headlines from places like paris and venice were very different. We all learned the world over tourism as we saw that cafes and attractions of some of our most loved places heaving with holidaymakers. Its a very different picture now. Many destinations are in lockdown as people are being asked to stay at home to protect their health and that of others. It means that tourists are being left stranded, holidays cancelled, and Airline Bosses are predicting a grim future. Its unsettling to see some of the biggest and most popular attractions totally deserted. The taj mahal, eiffel tower, even the popular disney parks in the us, all closed. The streets, especially in the european capitals, are looking empty. Paris and madrid have already been on lockdown for most of this week. Many governments, including the British Foreign office, had warned against non essential travel anywhere in the world. Airlines are struggling many have grounded up to 90 of their fleets. Research group the centre for aviation says without a bailout, most of the worlds carriers will be bankrupt by may. Borders are closing the eu, australia and new zealand are among the countries to stop foreign arrivals. Many cruise ships have ended their tours and sent all their passengers home. Sporting events the world over have been cancelled, footballs european championships, golfs pga championships in the opening races of the formula 1 season are all off. What are the most immediate problems is the number of travellers who found themselves stranded abroad, miles from home. We have been speaking to a number of you caught in that situation. My situation is im stranded. Virgin cancelled my flight yesterday. Due to leave at 6 25pm from miami. And i was told the day before that of the cancellation. The advice weve been given has been quite confusing. I mean, im obviously not a fluent italian speaker, so thats partly my fault. But in general, the advice has changed every few days and varies by region quite a lot. Now its not possible to travel to the neighbouring islands or into the city, unless you have a reason to do so. We also have curfew in place here between 10pm and 5am. We just want to get back to friends and family. You know, i have a new grandson who is going to be six months old tomorrow. I havent seen him for six weeks now. Im being told that i can book an alternative flight but i dont know if thats with the same provider. Can i go with Different Airline like yay . Will i be reimbursed for doing that . It is unsettling. Theres so much happening everywhere. It is very easy to get caught up in the panic, too, when you speak to people. I would love to get home, yeah. Here i am right now in travel show hq in london and joined by someone who will hopefully be able to untangle some of this and offer some clarity too. And that is our global guru, simon. Hello, simon. Youve just returned from the middle east. How was that journey and were you worried . Pretty much from the off, it started falling apart. My flight from saudi arabia to cairo was cancelled, so i ended up travelling overland through saudi arabia, crossing jordan, israel which was just about to ban anyone from entering from abroad and across the sinai desert to cairo. And found myself coming up against another flight ban that was coming into effect on a couple of days time. Like many other people, i had little choice but to go straight to cairo airport and see what i could find to get out really at any price. I talked to many travellers in the same position, including nikki fernandez. So we were supposed to be flying out on saturday the 21st, but then we heard first thing this morning from my mum that actually, all flights from thursday onwards were being cancelled from cairo, so we had to rush to get a flight sooner. Was it a straightforward matter . Did the airline just change your flight . No, because we heard nothing from expedia who we booked through, or easyjet, who we are flying with. We had to go through our concierge and their advice was to go through the embassy but the British Embassy was not opening their doors, despite there being a queue of us and a number of other nationals. They gave us the home office number. We telephoned and they didnt respond. Our insurance werent answering and expedia was not answering either, so eventually we had to go straight to the airport to book an earlier flight. Clearly, you have done that. We have. What did it cost . An additional £630 to switch easyjet to get an earlier flight. So simon, there are lots of people who are stuck somewhere and many people have lost a lot of money. What is your advice . It is such an unusual situation that at this stage, it is a question of fly first, ask questions later. There are all kinds of experiences of people where the passenger rights rules should take effect, but the airlines are simply ignoring them. They have very little choice, they say. The situation is completely out of control. Travel insurance, too. Of course, many people are assuming that their problems will be covered by that but unfortunately, it wont be for possibly weeks or months, and when the dust has settled and people actually find out what they can claim back. But its going to leave many people out of pocket and of course, sadly, many great travel professionals out of work. But your advice is to get that flight and get home. Very much so. If you know that the government of the country you are in is banning International Flights in two days time, just get online, find a flight. In extremis, go to the airport and see what you can find. Most people, i hope, will be able to get out. And tell me something, what are the most common problems hitting your inbox at the moment . At the moment, the most pressing is im in country x, trying to get home. Help. What do i do . And all i can say is, assuming you wont get any help from your airline, your Insurance Company, or even from your embassy, you have to make decisions now. There is no time to lose. Spend what you need to, get family and friends to pay for your ticket. Butjust get yourself out and then ask questions later. Nikki was referring to the fact that she couldnt get through to her own embassy. Is that common . Isnt that worrying . The normal workload of an embassy is maybe a handful of people every week, lost passports, maybe getting into trouble with the law, a sickness case. They are simply are not cut out for the situation of thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands, of nationals all being in the same position of having to leave a country at top speed. So im not really surprised this is happening. The systems we have in place simply never were designed for the worst emergency that has ever happened to travel. Of the people are saying theyre having trouble getting through to their airlines and one person said they were on hold on the phone for three hours. What is your advice if you cannot get in touch with your carrier . If you have given it your best shot and you could not get an a nswer best shot and you could not get an answer ina best shot and you could not get an answer in a reasonable time, then im afraid you have to make your best decisions and spend whatever you need to, keep receipts and make a reasonable claim afterwards and by the way, if you dont try to sort things out online, in many cases airlines are saying oh, just accept airlines are saying oh, just accept a voucherfor airlines are saying oh, just accept a voucher for future travel. If your flight a voucher for future travel. If your flight actually gets cancelled, which is happening an awful lot, you are entitled to a cash refund. Voucher may not do you any good so hold out real money. Also tweeted us, saying i had a holiday to venice book to leave a fortnight ago and the uk government advice was not to travel to northern italy so why have my Insurance Company rejected my claim . Simon, how would you say to the Insurance Company that they are responding to this situation and what would your advice be . Travel insurers like everyone else are in uncharted territory and are understaffed and their finances are understaffed and their finances are under tremendous pressure so it doesnt surprise me that nick has been refused. In his specific case he can go to the Financial Ombudsman Service in the uk who, if they think he has a valid claim, will make the insurer paid yet. Of course the travel show has viewers around the world and they will be local laws which may or may not offer some help. All i can say is that the Insurance Industry is not going to be in Insurance Industry is not going to beina Insurance Industry is not going to be in a hurry to pay people out because this is going to cost it billions. Nick smith tweeted from the uk after six nations was cancelled in paris, he says i got a full refund for my hotel but the Train Company, they are charging me £70 to change my rail ticket and offering a refund. What would your advice to nick be . We have heard from so many sports fans who have been planning trips based on a particular event which has then been cancelled and they say what we do . Im afraid in nicks and many others, the Train Company is perfectly able to take him to paris and back. The fact that he doesnt wa nt to and back. The fact that he doesnt want to go, they would say, is not our problem, and they are applying their terms and conditions as they are entitled to do so the only thing i would say to nick is be glad you got a refund the hotel finally, a tweet from anthony, he told us i just ended a trip in southern argentina, it took four days and four flights to finally get home. I would like to send my appreciation to all Airline Staff still working across the World Without them, i would never have got home. That is a great story and all the way through, ata time great story and all the way through, at a time when the industry of Human Happiness has never felt so miserable, there have been so much despair, that people who very sadly know theirjobs are on the line have still been delivering absolutely top class professional, safe service to get people where they need to be. What a positive note to endon in a pretty negative situation. Thank you for joining pretty negative situation. Thank you forjoining us. Simon. Like many of you we have had to cancel or postponed many of our travel plans which means that the travel show will be looking a bit different for the time being, at least. But fingers crossed we will soon be on the road again doing what we love doing. Making programmes that hopefully you enjoy. From me, and the rest of the travel show team, wherever they are in the world right now, its goodbye. Hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Good morning. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news radical measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus have come into force across the uk today. It follows an announcement by the Prime Minister that all public venues, including pubs, restaurants, gyms, theatres and cinemas, must close. The decision will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Supermarkets have gone on a hiring spree as part of their battle to cope with the huge demand caused by the Coronavirus Crisis. Tesco, asda, aldi, and lidl say they will hire thousands of staff after shoppers left shelves empty. The major Food Retailers have also placed limits on what shoppers can buy. One in five americans will soon be under a stay at home order as a number of states impose social distancing restrictions. The a0 Million People who live in california are on lockdown, along with those in newjersey and illinois. The virus has claimed nearly 230 lives in the us and infected more than 18000 people. Country music star kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. His career spanned more than six decades and included hits like lucille, the gambler and the duet, islands in the stream. David sillito looks back at his life. Baby, when i met you there was peace unknown i set out to get you with a fine tooth comb. My mother said it very well, the boy never worked alone in his life all he did was sing. Begin in the 70s, kenny rogers was pushing a0 and wondering if his music career was over. He took a gamble. Country music. The next thing he knew he was flying home from concerts in a privatejet. He had grown up one of eight children in a poorfamily in the city s housing projects. He had started out singing closed harmony and then turned to chas. This is him playing bass. After that, came folk. Are found my man in a brown paper bag. But his breakthrough was psychedelia. But the future was a country song about a veteran. When the band folded. Kenny rogers went solo. Dont take your love to town. Ruby, lucille, the gambler, few countries does had crossed over with such success. I promised you then not to do the things you do. They we re not to do the things you do. They were always of those who doubted his country credentials. Offstage, he had five marriages, an interior design firm and a chain of chicken restau ra nts. Design firm and a chain of Chicken Restaurants. Islands in the stream, thatis restaurants. Islands in the stream, that is what we are, no one in between, how can we be wrong. But really, it was all about the music. From jazz and folk to country duets that topped them all. From one lover to another. What do you say. Islands in the stream. Kenny rogers who has died at the age of 81. Newsjust kenny rogers who has died at the age of 81. News just coming through kenny rogers who has died at the age of 81. Newsjust coming through in the last half an hour or so. We were all sitting here, going over the songs that we love. We were all singing together. It kind of brings a smile. It is sad for his family but you grew up listening to all his songs. Definitely. He was part of my childhood, driving in wales with the charset on. Very sad for his family and friends but the legend and people enjoyed his music. Hopefully we can hear more of it later. That music made us feel better and some uplifting stories. The best one to come out of the sport is a news that the formula one teams are pushing that putting their considerable Technology Behind ventilation for nhs. Think about how quickly they go from one car one season to a new engine and a new car so anyone who is going to make a good ventilator it is an f1 team. Formula one plan to help in the fight against coronavirus, by supplying medical equipment. F1 staff are working to produce more ventilators, which are needed in intensive care units. Their teams have engineering capabilities that could speed up the production of the units, which are in short supply. Theyre hoping to have a plan in place in the coming days. The aerospace and automotive sectors are also involved in the discussions. While the coronavirus is having impacts across the world, some sports clubs are chipping in to help the Health Services in their local areas. Italian side, roma, have annouced their playing and coaching staff, including england defender chris smalling, are buying three intensive care ventilators and eight new intensive care beds amongst other things for a hospital in rome. The equipement will cost about £185,000. And closer to home ipswich town are the latest club to make their facilities available for local nhs staff. This includes suites, land and parking that could be used by hospital employees as they continue to be on the frontline in battling against the coronavirus. The england and Wales Cricket board has annouced the start of the county cricket season has been pushed back until at least the end of may. Professional cricket was set to begin on april 12th it is possible that the season could begin behind closed doors. Joining us now is our cricket correspondent, jonathan agnew. Big concern in the world of rugby league about the future of the sport. What about county cricket, is that the future of the sport in jeopardy after this announcement . Yes, it is. A lot of spot in the same situation, dependent on podcasting contracts stop i do not think cricket is faced with that issue yet. They have spoken to the sky tv who have the major contract. But they need to get cricket playing and that is why a lot is being played behind closed doors and a possibility cricket will go that way but lots of a problem with that because plays playing in front of nobody is not an easy thing to do. If the spot has to be played it has to be played at the highest quality. Sport. In july, to be played at the highest quality. Sport. Injuly, a competition field as it simply more than cricket, and entertainment evening or afternoon, mainly on friday evenings so what is the point of having that behind closed doors because it is about getting new people into cricket and that is a real issue. A huge focus for the last year to get this launch of this new tournament they hope to kickstart new audiences. Big worries in the world of cricket with the announcement that the county cricket season will not start as planned on april 12. Lets chicken with mike bushell. It takes more than social distancing to keep him down. Isolating does not mean you sit in front of the tv all day. Your lounge can be your gym, your dance studio your playground for getting into stage and once more there are classes you can join through your computer and a tv. Running. Boot camp. Yoga. I have tried my mum s sombre class in yorkshire. There she is, hi, bob. You always wanted me to do your sombre class but i didnt think it would be from hundreds of miles away. Neither did i. I did not think we would end up like this. It is the discipline of doing it. You know other people are doing it as well and it helps with the isolation. I think it is fantastic. It was so nice to see class members. Igot it was so nice to see class members. I got a bit emotional. It is social contact and it is notjust physical fitness but social fitness. This has forced a slightly older generation to embrace technology to bring people together. It feels very social indeed to have people into my home. I social indeed to have people into my home. Lam social indeed to have people into my home. I am mighty proud of the steps i have made. You can join home. I am mighty proud of the steps i have made. You canjoin an on line disco class. It is free and it gives you so much freedom to party with new friends. And to exercise as well. But you might want to just exercise alone and if you write down different disciplines on your piece of paper, you have your own circuit class. You can even take it to the next level, inspired by double olympic medallist. I know youre working from home at the moment but training does not stop now. I am going to give you exercises you can do from home every single day. Thanks, max, i am getting cracking on those in my new gym. You dont need lots of equipment. Today, where Different Things around the house to try different sports. Of course, if you want to step it up, you can buy equipment pretty cheaply on line. Yes careful with that one, maybe it is easier to go for a walk or a run keeping your distance from anyone and then when youre back you can joina and then when youre back you can join a running club on line. They usually go for a drink at the pub after a line and we are not going to let that stop us. We started on the sofa and we ended on the sofa. How was your run . Good, thanks. Cheers. When bushell is working from home, he really is. I was really impressed with his hopping technique. What about the skipping . Fat beard from me but it looked a bit sloppy. Under the back of the sofa, max was very impressive. He is an olympic gymnast so do not try that at home. We will see a bit later on. Heres nick with a look at this mornings weather. It was interesting seeing mike go for a it was interesting seeing mike go fora run and it was interesting seeing mike go for a run and obviously taking precautions but lots of people are thinking the same thing of a walk or run or some exercise outside. And for once the weather is cooperating with that idea so if you are able to do that there is a lot of fine weather around through the course of this weekend. This is one weather watcher who has been out taking a view of a gorgeous sunrise on the North Yorkshire coast. High pressure in control and what it mean . It is settling the weather down for us so there is a lot of dry weather this weekend and for many of us there will be a good deal of sunshine around. There is a but those are if you are venturing out, there is a chilly, brisk easterly wind and gardeners if you are pottering around this weekend, take note that there are some frosty nights on the way. This is the area of High Pressure settling things down and the core of it is in scandinavia but it is close enough to keep us mainly dry and the isobars here, white lines are close together so if you see that, you can take it there is a brisk wind and it is the case and these arrows are coming in from east which is a chilly direction and temperatures close to average but when you factor in the wind, it does feel colder. We had a few showers across eastern scotland and one or two out there which will slowly fade away and a weather system not too far away to our west so there is a bit more high cloud at least across the western side of the uk and had with elsewhere, so some hazy here. So the sun is hazy. Average wind speed gusting along 50 miles an hour along the coast of South West England and as for temperatures, we are getting into double figures but because of the wind it is going to feel more like 5 eight out there. Now tonight, while many of us will stay dry and clear, we have some low cloud coming into what some north sea coast and may be some areas of Poor Visibility and a weather front is approaching the Western Isles of scotla nd is approaching the Western Isles of scotland that will bring patchy rain but notice keeps the temperature up here. Many of us we are a few degrees either side of freezing for a frost going into the morning. Then tomorrow the High Pressure is moving a bit further away but it is still close enough to influence the weather and going into monday, more active weather system approaches from the far north west. So, for tomorrow then, you can see a lot of land showing up so it means it is pretty clear out there and a good deal of sunshine and i were the front close to the Western Isles of scotla nd front close to the Western Isles of scotland so a bit of patchy rain here perhaps to begin with but it is slowly pushing away. There is a brisk breeze and it does feel chilly but then again it may not be quite as strong tomorrow. It may not feel quite so bad, jiggly of course if you are in the sunshine. Another frost into monday and then on monday, again, a lot of fine weather for most of us but we have the next weather system approaching scotland and Northern Ireland and eventually into next week it will bring some rainfor into next week it will bring some rain for some of us here but the fine weather hold on the longest in england and wales but looking pretty good out there this weekend. Excellent, it certainly is shining out here in salford. Thanks, nick. Worth mentioning at 830 this morning we are speaking to Stephen Barclay who is chief secretary to the treasury and the important thing here is you will be aware of the announcement by the chancellor yet they, these are to be employed and they, these are to be employed and the self employed, who will get direct money from the government effectively back in their salaries if they are laid off but the self employed particularly, many people getting in touch with us this morning, asking questions about how they will be affected and please get those coming in and we are speaking to Stephen Barclay at half past eight. Get in touch with twitter, mine all bbc breakfasts and we will get as many questions and as we can. Well be back with the headlines at 8 oclock. Now its time for click. As the coronavirus has swept across the globe the ability to know exactly where it is has become the crucial key to stopping it. We have a simple message for all countries. Test, test, test. Some countries have cracked how to do this. South korea with its drive through ten minute tests has held up as a model for others to follow. But many countries are struggling to test at scale. In the uk testing is having to be limited, the cost, the infrastructure and the time the tests ta ke n infrastructure and the time the tests ta ken are all infrastructure and the time the tests taken are all holding back the battle against this disease. Now, there are dozens of efforts going on around the world to try and solve this and jen cope steak has been looking at one close to home. In west london. Around the world, companies and increasingly individuals, are racing to find ways to accurately test people for the coronavirus. The situation is changing daily, if not hourly. We simply dont have mass Testing Available for the population now and theres a big effort going on to try and get that in place as quickly as possible to be able to manage this. Were in negotiations today to buy a so called antibody test, as simple as a pregnancy test, which can tell whether you have had the disease. There are two types of test being worked on. Diagnostic tests, which identify people who currently have coronavirus, and antibody tests. These look for antibodies in the blood to see if a person ever had the virus in their system and if they did, when. The diagnostic tests are primarily based on a technology called is pcr the diagnostic tests are primarily based on a technology called pcr polymerase chain reaction. This is a standard molecular technique that identifies the genetic material of the virus from a throat or nose swab. We always get asked about testing and you saw the cvo out there and now it is all systems go. Lets look forward. The responsibility is going to be with us but also with them because as we get knowledge about new testing, we will alleviate the anxiety that we have in the world. Special emergency use authorisation from the American Food and Drug Administration has enabled two companies to ramp up commercial testing efforts in the us. One is Swiss Company roche, which uses these machines already in many hospitals across the country to increase the amount of people who can be tested at once. The other is thermo fisher, which uses its applied biosystems pcr instruments. The company aims to produce 5 million tests for these machines by early april. But its notjust Big Companies getting involved in testing efforts. In west london, a community of open source scientists, engineers and microbiologists working out of shipping containers in the open cell bio village are trying to help. There are 70 shipping containers here with labs looking at a range of biotech challenges, from personalised medicine and dna sequencing, to bioelectronics and biomaterials. Its shared Molecular Biology Lab has been transformed to experiment with expanding Testing Capacity while also designing a portable lab solution built out of a shipping container that could be easily transported. Were trying to use these automative methods to speed up the testing kit because in order to test large populations, we need millions of covid 19 testing kits. Us company opentrons donated two of its liquid handling machines to the lab for their work. These plates can test up to 96 samples at a time. These are also pcr diagnostic tests, like the ones we saw with the other companies. But these are open source, rather than proprietary, and open cell say they would like to get the cost of testing down to five to £10 per test. Here in the uk, i think its really about coming into that nhs pipeline, being able to augment someones existing pathology department. And being able to say, look, heres the molecular biology kit to high throughput this. So the same one person could do 96 tests when they are doing one anyway. If it receives regulatory approval, the lab could theoretically be set up with just three machines inside a shipping container. As well as being able to augment existing pathology labs around the country, a shipping container set up could help people in places with far less access to medicalfacilities. Its not only useful for the uk, but it will definitely be useful for other countries. And it is also something that can be reused in case anything like that happens again. So theres also a long term value there, really. There are other innovative tests being developed in the uk. The university of leicester is working on a face mask test, using money from Research England and partnering with the nhs, to repurpose a test they were using for tuberculosis. By wearing a face mask for 30 minutes with 3d printed strips inside, it can show whether the person is breathing out the virus. Scientists at the university of oxford say they have developed an ultrasensitive test that can work in just 30 minutes. They say it doesnt need the kind of machine used in the other tests and can be deployed to rural or remote areas quickly. They also say its sensitivity means it can detect when someone they also say its sensitivity means it can detect when someone is in the earlier stages of the virus, which could help slow down transmission. Detecting the virus in the early stages in an asymptomatic carrier could indeed be Game Changing in halting its progress. Getting more tests out to as many people as possible as soon as possible could provide the data needed to accurately track the virus. That wasjen and it will be fascinating to see how that story develops. Pretty quickly, i would imagine. Now, with countries around the world battening down the hatches and locking down huge swathes of the population, everyone is having to make a plan for how theyre going to live through this. Technology will play a massive part and Stephen Beckett has been meeting the pop up groups who are trying to do their bit. Following in the footsteps of china and other countries around the world, many people in the uk are now being asked to stay at home or self isolate entirely particularly if theyre in an at risk group. But that isolation poses its own challenges, from getting access to the basic necessities, to looking after your Mental Health. Well, in the last week, pop up online communities have appeared to try and help solve some of those problems. This is the covid mutual aid network. Each one of those pins is a local group pledging to help people in their community isolated by covid 19. And believe it or not, just a few days ago, none of them existed at all. In less than a week, the movement has snowballed into an entire improvised volunteering infrastructure. Im so surprised by how much it has grown since then. Now there are more than 7,000 or 8,000 local people involved. And every single ward in london seems to be covered by a Whatsapp Group where folks are looking to volunteer or connect with other people who need help, so its phenomenal. At the moment, the real heart of all of this is something quite basic, really its groups on whatsapp. And you can see these are just a few of the ones ive joined in the last few days and already, theyve got hundreds and hundreds of messages from people offering their help and trying to get involved. Now obviously, this isjust around me but im told similar groups are cropping up all across london and in some places around the uk. Beyond whatsapp, groups are using open access tools like google docs, sheets, and forms to bootstrap a whole volunteering infrastructure out of nowhere. And all of that organisation is essential if the groups are going to reach more people in the community who may not be looking for support online. Its about 9am and im in an estate in Central London waiting for a few members of the local group. Theyre planning to flyer this entire estate, every single house, this morning. And the idea is if anyone needs some help, maybe some supplies brought to their door, or even someone to talk to for a bit of support then they know they have someone they can call. I think this is a really scary and anxious time but i think the best way forward is everyone coming together. And what an amazing time to discover your neighbours in this time were going to be shut up in our neighbourhoods. I think its grown so quickly because, actually, everyone feels a little bit at a loss of what to do and how they can help right now. I think everyones kind of thinking, well, we feel 0k perhaps, but what about the others who are struggling . Social media has pros and cons. This is one massive pro, so were actually now able to go unite online. And given social distancing, we can now co ordinate and plan remotely and get together and also give each other support. Its really important that we dont feel isolated at the moment, although we are physically. So actually connecting via social media and bringing the Community Together is really helping to combat loneliness. The wider group are clear to point out that they are not medical professionals, nor is it an official charity. This is a volunteer Community Effort trying to do small things to help. Does that mean the goodwill could be exploited . I think its still a little bit tricky and dangerous at times because the wrong messages can be sent and we are struggling with that a little bit as well. Like, some misinformation orfake news being passed around which is just not helpful. Its such early days for projects like this, so its not clear yetjust how much impact pop up volunteering communities could have, but done safely, it feels to me like a good idea and some welcome good news. But is it for the shortcut of this weeks click and for the full length version, it is on iplayer and waiting for you right now. Dont forget, you can always find us on social media. More than ever these days, for obvious reasons. And why not get in touch and tell us what you are doing to get yourself through this Current Situation . You never know, we may even put your suggestions on the air. And if you are stuck for something to do while you are working at home, why not check out our massive back catalogue on iplayer . And you can contact us on iplayer . And you can contact us on facebook, instagram and twitter too. Thanks for watching. Be safe. And we will see you soon. We are telling catheters, bars and restau ra nts we are telling catheters, bars and restaurants to close. Tens of thousands of businesses closed after the Government Order is an unprecedented shutdown to combat coronavirus. Scared. It all feels real all of a sudden. Now it has really become real. An historic government bailout, workers affected will be paid 80 of their salary, but many, particularly the self employed, are still worried about their future. Country music legend Kenny Rodgers has died aged 81. His family said he passed away peacefully at home. From fast cars to saving lives formula 1 teams will switch their skills to produce ventilators, urgently needed in the fight against the virus. And we have a mainly dry weekend on the way. We have not had one of those for quite some time. Plenty of sunshine, but a chilly, brisk easterly wind. All your weekend weather is on the way. Its saturday, 21st march. Our top story radical measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus have come into force across the uk from today. It follows an announcement by the Prime Minister that all public venues including pubs, restaurants, gyms, theatres and cinemas must close, with the decision set to be reviewed on a monthly basis. For the first time in history, the British Government will help to pay wages. Here on breakfast, were going to talk to Stephen Barclay, chief secretary to the treasury, to find out how those measures will work. Well also get reaction from businesses about how the latest closures will affect them and workers. First, heres our reporter, simonjones with the latest. Last orders have been called at the pub and nobody knows for how long, from london to birmingham, glasgow to loughborough, to try to halt the spread of the virus. Some manage the final pint before time at the bar. It is good, if it is going to get rid of the virus, then it is understandable. For us english persons especially, we all live for the pubs, i believe, and i think, if the pubs close, then the world is just going to go insane. Only Takeaway Services will be allowed to continue. The situation will be reviewed each month, but the plea from the Prime Minister is for people to stay at home. You may think that you are invincible, but there is no guarantee that you will get mild symptoms, and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. Normally at night at the weekend, these streets would be full of hundreds of people. Now it feels like a ghost town. Some pubs and restaurants had decided of their own accord to shut before the government announcement. But now all the others have been left with no choice. Workers are facing an uncertain future, though the treasury is telling businesses, it will pay 80 of wages for employees who are not be able to work, up to £2500 a month. The business this week has been pretty much zero. Scary, but i think this is when we need the government the most. Um, im sorry. But there has been criticism that too little has been done for workers who are self employed or on zero hours contracts. As drinking and eating out is halted, the supermarkets are likely to come under even more pressure to try to cope with panic buying. They are taking on a0,000 new workers to keep the shelves stocked. The Prime Minister says the more effectively we follow the advice to stay at home, the faster the country will stage both an economic and a medical recovery. And to show how much pressure the nhs is under, the Northwick Park hospital in london was forced, for a time, to declare it had run out of Critical Care capacity to treat coronavirus patients. The incident has now been stood down, but the belief is that stopping us from socialising will help save lives. Simon jones, bbc news. Our Business Correspondent katy austin is in Leicester Square in Central London. These closures announced yesterday are in place today and this will be are in place today and this will be a very tangible sign of the changes. Yes, and this is the kind of place you will really notice these changes. The west end is famous for its theatres and musicals, and that industry brought in nearly £800 million last year. And then you have got the pubs, restaurants and bars around it. A lot of those were already uncertain over the last week orso, already uncertain over the last week or so, because people have not been coming out and the footfall has dropped so low, there has been a lot of concern over how long they can sustain that, how long they can keep on employing people. In hospitality and other industries, jobs have already been lost. So the announcement yesterday from the government, telling pubs and restau ra nts a nd government, telling pubs and restaurants and venues like that to close is, at least, a firm direction. They do need to close. When it comes to jobs, that is the big concern. The government package is aimed at stopping mass lay offs. Really tripling wave of redundancies that could have resulted. The money will cover 80 of wages for those who wont have any work now that pubs, who wont have any work now that pu bs, restau ra nts who wont have any work now that pubs, restaurants and so on have to shut down. That will be welcomed, but it does not guarantee that every singlejob will be but it does not guarantee that every single job will be saved. There is a lot of concern, particularly in areas like this about what happens to self employed people, whether the measures to help them go far enough. But there is a sense now that sectors like this, at least, can go into hibernation for a bit, hoping that when they come back into business, the pandemic will have eased and things can get back to something resembling normal without massjob something resembling normal without mass job losses. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent helen catt, in our london newsroom. Helen, whats been the reaction in westminster to yesterdays announcements . Well, this is a massive move by the government, and there has been a recognition of that in westminster and it has been broadly welcomed. Yesterday, the snp and liberal democrats were saying that the figures they were putting out were broadly in line with that 80 of wages that we have seen from the chancellor. It has been enough to satisfy critics on his own backbenchers. Greg clark had been quite critical of the government and the speed they were moving earlier this week. He told me it was a bold move that he strongly welcomed. Labour would like to see things go further than 80 , and faster. The big concern in westminster is about what happens with the self employed. Away from finance, and on those measures to close pubs and restau ra nts, measures to close pubs and restaurants, again they have been welcomed. The lib dems are saying they would like the government to think about what the impact will be on Mental Health and to provide more well being and support. Labour wants more guidance on supermarkets, things like Opening Hours and perhaps the rationing of key suppliers. Helen, thank you. Country music star kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. Born into poverty in houston, texas, his career spanned more than six decades and included hits like lucille, the gambler and that duet with dolly parton that you just heard, islands in the stream. So weve had the view from the top of big business, but there are concerns about how Smaller Companies will be able to make up the shortfall in wages for staff. Mike cherry is the chairman of the National Federation of Small Businesses and joins us now. Thank you for your time this morning, talking to us here on brea kfast. Morning, talking to us here on breakfast. As the chairman of the National Federation of Small Businesses, i am sure people have been getting in touch with concerns. What are the main worries . Good morning, and yes, many Small Businesses are struggling at the moment. We have already seen some businesses making staff redundant, particularly in those sectors following the announcement on monday, bringing further confirmation that they need to shut yesterday. They very much welcome the support that the chancellor announced yesterday again, of that 80 of all ages. But for many Small Businesses, it is cash that is the immediate problem. Despite all the best intentions, trying to get these procedures in place so that businesses can get the support is going to be an urgent need for many Small Businesses. You mention the self employed as well, at the moment they only get the announcement yesterday of the statutory sick pay, being able to claim for that, and of course we saw the announcement earlier that they could have the universal credit application. We welcome the announcement as well that the self employed will, we understand, begetting further measures to help them in the next few days, so we should be working closely with the government to put something in place that helps to support them as well. something in place that helps to support them as well. I understand it has been a rather collegiate effort in terms of political parties, the tuc, business institutions as well, with the government. What kind of conversations, what will you be pushing for when you are talking about what those self employed people who are concerned, who are only going to get statutory sick pay at the moment, what will you be pushing for . Well, we will be pushing for . Well, we will be pushing for . Well, we will be pushing for some sort of mechanism, whether that be through hmrc or something else, i mean, these people are known to the government, they are known to the government, they are known to the government, they are known to the taxman, and therefore there has to be some way they can get direct cash support to enable them also to weather this storm. As we know, whether it is hairdressers, yoga teachers, a plumber or whoever, they need as much support because their own customers are not going to be carrying out the work for them that they have possibly been lined up to do. Hairdressers, we are seeing clients cancelling and not going out. And thats the right thing to do. We all need to follow the science on this. Some of the harrowing scenes we have seen in italy, we want to avoid that here if we can. And when it comes to home workers, and those who dont qualify for Business Rates because they are freelance, is there going to be a move in that sense to help alleviate the pressure . Well, that is slightly difficult for the government because many of these home workers dont pay Business Rates, so they dont get that cash injection that many of the smallest businesses are going to get. Again, that needs to be urgently delivered to them because, asi urgently delivered to them because, as i mentioned, it is cash that is the problem at the moment. These schemes, the £10,000, the £25,000 gra nts schemes, the £10,000, the £25,000 grants need to come through urgently, and we shall also be working with local authorities to deliver that as soon as possible. Thank you for talking to us this morning. The National Chairman of the federation of Small Businesses. We can speak now to William Lees Jones whose firm operates 150 licensed premises across england and wales. Good morning to you. In terms of your operation, what is the immediate prognosis in terms of the staff you have. Will you be able to keep some of those on a salary, given the announcement yesterday . The immediate situation is that last night we closed all of our pubs, and this morning we wake up, it is a sunny day, it should be mothers day weekend, but every single pub will be closed. So my colleagues and i will be in the brewery later this morning are fighting and trying to save every job morning are fighting and trying to save everyjob that we can. appreciate that those announcements only came out yesterday from the chancellor late afternoon. I mean, you have staff on paye, as well as freelance. Can you paint us a picture of how you think work out . We have a really complicated situation. We have 1a00 people that work in the brewery and in our pubs, and then we have 100 self employed pub partners who run our tenanted pubs. So we will be giving every single piece of help that we can to access the support from the government to all of those people. I just want to say what a brilliant job i think the government are doing ata time job i think the government are doing at a time of really terrible crisis. What was announced yesterday was much, much more support than we were expecting. Im not sure how much of what we have said applies directly to you, but given the scale of your company situation, if you have people who are on staff, and we know now that the government is backing up now that the government is backing up to 80 of salaries, and that will be given by way of a grant to you to pass on to your workers, are you confident that money will get to you in orderfor you to pass it through . Absolutely. I think the government perhaps could have been accused of acting a bit slowly, but i think the work that has been done this week is just immense. I feel totally confident that money will get through to the people who need it most. Thank you. Good luck with what happens next with your company. We are going to be talking to Stephen Barclay, the chief secretary to the treasury at 8 30am. We will put a lot of questions to him that we have asked our previous guests, and that you have been sending to us as well. Still time to get your questions in. A lot of people will be looking to the weather for a little lift in the spirit. Absolutely, and for a nice safe distant stroll. It is going to be a fine weekend for most of us, with some sunshine. This is eastern scotla nd some sunshine. This is eastern scotland so far, and the one or two showers around will fade away. High pressure is settling things down. This is one of the Better Weather weekends we have had for quite some time. Dry for most places. We will all see some sunshine at some stage. However, there is a brisk and chilly wind, particularly today. And some frosty nights on the way for the next few nights. Here is the area of High Pressure settling things down. The position of that means that the air is coming from the east around at High Pressure. A chilly direction. It is quite a strong wind as well, so it is certainly blowing out there. Temperatures around average for the time of year, but feeling colder than that in the wind. There is a good deal of sunshine around. Showers to the east of scotla nd sunshine around. Showers to the east of scotland will fade away. We have an old weather system looking to the west of the uk, so the further west you are, there is the more cloud. It will break up with hazy spells of sun coming through. These are average wind speeds, but the gusts have been higher. Up to 50 mph in some spots. That will influence the field out there, so it may not feel in double figures. Tonight, whilst most in double figures. Tonight, whilst m ost pla ces in double figures. Tonight, whilst most places will stay dry, we get a bit of patchy rain heading towards the Western Isles and scotland. A bit of low cloud towards the north sea coasts. Temperatures falling below freezing in some places. The High Pressure is starting to move further away tomorrow, but still close enough to bulge out across the uk and keep most bulge out across the uk and keep m ost pla ces bulge out across the uk and keep most places find tomorrow. We have still got a weather system lurking towards the far north west of scotland, so initially some patchy rainfor scotland, so initially some patchy rain for the Western Isles, which should clear away. For most of us, tomorrow afternoon will be blue skies across the board. A really pleasa nt skies across the board. A really pleasant afternoon. Get fresh air if you can. A frost overnight again going into monday morning, perhaps quite a sharp frost in a few places. On monday, whilst most places will stay fine on monday, there is a weather system approaching from the atlantic. That will bring outbreaks of rain into parts of scotland, increasing the cloud in Northern Ireland, and this will move further south as we go through the week ahead. Next week is still a while off. We have got plenty of fine weather for the weekend. The chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak, announced a raft of new measures yesterday to help people who have lost their income due to coronavirus. But some people are still saying they dont go far enough. Paul lewis has been looking at the fine print for radio as money box. And, like many of us, paul is self isolating. We canjoin him now from his home. What have you gathered from this massive, unprecedented announcement that we got from the chancellor yesterday . Yes, absolutely. Although iamat yesterday . Yes, absolutely. Although i am at home, i have dress up for you. I talked to the treasury last night, and the job you. I talked to the treasury last night, and theJob Retention scheme will pay 80 of wages, as you have heard, but up to a very high limit. This will apply to people earning up to £37,600 a year, so it really is a big scheme and it will apply to the great majority of the population. Also, to cope with what we call gig workers, people who have variable rate of earning, if they are paid through the paye system, then their wages will also be covered at 80 , and it will be what they earned in february. We are still awaiting the fine detail of that, but that is my understanding from the treasury, what you were paid in february. It will be backdated to march one, so ifan will be backdated to march one, so if an employer has told people to go home and not work, he or she will be able to get the money back to march one. As you said earlier, nothing like this has ever been seen before. It is certainly historic. We are trying to get some more detail. What about rent for those who are renting . Yes, when you are on benefits, the amount of rent you get is complicated, needless to say. But it is being changed. They are really undoing the cuts in the helpful rent that go back to 2012, when the amount of help you get was cut. In future, from the 6th of april, you will be able to get enough rent to pay 30 of the rent in yourarea, so enough rent to pay 30 of the rent in your area, so a 30 of the properties in your area will be available to you on full rent. If you available to you on full rent. If yu pay available to you on full rent. If you pay more than that, you will get up you pay more than that, you will get up to that limit. It used to be like that. It has been cut and cut, and those are all being undone. For example, a flat in manchester for one person, a one bedroom flat, that might see rent go up by £30. Typically over the country, a bit less tha n typically over the country, a bit less than that. Everywhere is different. It is a big change. A big change, and people are adjusting to this. The chancellor was very clear that, if needs be, this will go on for a longer period than has first been set out. Yes, there are different periods for different measures. Initially mainly for three months, and there are changes in universal credit as well, and tax credits if people are still on them. The basic allowance for the individual is going up by about 27 . So it will go up from roughly £7a, up so it will go up from roughly £7a, up to Something Like £95 a week. But isa up to Something Like £95 a week. But is a big change, and that will apply from the 6th of april, and willjust be for the claimant, if you like. It wont be any change for their family, and not for disability or anything, those will still be added on. But that is another big increase for people on universal credit. Another £20 a week extra. Paul, thank you. Good to talk to you on this programme. Look after yourself. Paul is self isolating at home. However, he will present money box on radio four today. He has been sourcing as much information as possible and he will have more on his programme later. If youre planning to do your big food shop today, youll be hoping not to find the empty shelves weve seen on news reports and social media over the past week. In a moment, well speak to a retail analyst about what the supermarkets are doing to combat panic buying. First, the bbcs phil mackie has been to birmingham wholesale markets where retailers, large and small, find their stock. It isa it is a vital part of the supply chain. Birmingham wholesale markets provides businesses with groceries, and it is busier than ever. Dont worry, there should be plenty to go around. People think there is nothing they can get, but we say dont worry, we have got enough stock, we will supply you. No need to panic. Fresh fruit and vegetables arrives here every day from the docks and airports, and although there has been nothing arriving from italy, there has been no disruption from anywhere else. It opens every morning at aam, and has been even busier than the pre christmas rush. There is still tonnes of fruit and veg at the moment, there is no danger to the food supply. We have come towards the end of the day to maintain social distancing, but there is a massive demand at the moment. Look at these flowers for sale. They are just not going at the moment. This particular industry has been affected because these are not regarded as essential, even though it is mothering sunday. Back there, those boxes were originally destined for italy. They have not been sold here, so the chances are they will just go in the bin. Very, very tough. Weddings are being cancelled, funerals are being cancelled. It is very tough for the whole industry. The fish markets here too, the difference is that some prices are up, especially where trade is done in us dollars, but again, there is no shortage of supplies. We are open as normal, we are here to supply, not just at the midlands but the nation as a whole. Birmingham is open for business. They get fruit and veg here from 112 countries, including some whose economies are really struggling as a result of the outbreak. We are in it together. You are getting people are growers in spain at the moment, the soft fruit season, they have got to pick it, it is going on the trees. They have to pick it, and they have got to get it through to us. If they dont, be an even bigger collapse on their economy than is already happening through the financial world. There may be shortages in the shops, but plenty of food are still getting into the country. The messages, dont buy more than you need or you will end up throwing it away. When people stop panic buying, deliveries should quickly get back to normal. Lets talk about this more. Joining us now is gordon fletcher, director of business at the university of salford. Good morning to you. Could you share your expertise, a lot of people are concerned about the pictures of the empty shelves caused by panic buying. Take us through the process by which the supermarkets now are trying to address this problem. Well, it is a complex issue, but your earlier piece helps to stress the point, you know, the supplies are there. It is really the fact that it are there. It is really the fact thatitis are there. It is really the fact that it is unexpected demand that the supermarkets are experiencing. They are incredibly good at meeting our normal day to day demands. This is obviously panic buying, it is not normal demand. As a consequence, they have not had preparation for that. Continuous panic buying simply does not allow that correction to happen. What we are seeing is a compounding of the situation, and empty shelves make more people anxious, and make more people go panic buying. Of course, the first item that was most evident was the biggest item in a sense that you see on shelves in terms of toilet paper. Whole aisles empty simply because whole aisles are taken over by toilet paper. And it has had a Snowball Effect as a consequence. The supermarkets themselves are capable of delivering. It is a case of people being more sensible and a little bit more paste in terms of their purchasing. That will allow their purchasing. That will allow the correction to happen, particularly with the larger supermarket chains. Supermarkets now are working together, how much difference will that make . Well, a number of decisions that the supermarkets have made, obviously the decisions for some supermarkets to limit the number of items across the board is a good way of forestalling panic buying on particular products. By working together, they can have increased efficiency in the supply chain, so they can go back up to all of those businesses that supply to be able to perhaps identify where there is the biggest demand, but equally, where perhaps there is anything that needs to be supplied urgently they can manage that more broadly. The more they Work Together, the bigger the capacity, the bigger the ability to fill shelves. Talk us through a bit of the psychology of panic buying. Some people talk macro suggest that by even talking about panic buying, you encourage panic buying. But to discourage people, the government needs to send out messages. Yes. Again, if we look at what has happened with the toilet paper, it really has been a case of people perhaps not choosing wisely in terms of their news sources. A number of social media reports implied that all toilet paper came from china, which is not the case. That was one of the triggers. And pictures in newspapers and elsewhere of basket fulls of toilet paper going out of the supermarket doors all contribute to people feeling that they themselves have to go and buy toilet paper. Again, because there have been hiccups in the supply chain, because of the unprecedented demand, people are seeing that visually in supermarkets. They then come to believe that there is a shortage further up the supply chain, whereas in the majority of cases that is not the case. Thank you for your time this morning. Just talking us through some of those supply lines. A bit of psychology as well. Coming up in the next half hour from self isolation pampering sets to family lunches via skype, its going to be a very unusual mothers day tomorrow. Well be looking ahead to how some of you are planning to mark the occasion, despite the coronavirus restrictions. Stay with us, headlines coming up. Hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Heres a summary of this mornings main news. Radical measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus have come into force across the uk from today. The decision to close all leisure venues, including pubs, cafes and restaurants, will be reviewed on a monthly basis. It came as the chancellor pledged to cover 80 percent of the wages of all those affected. We can speak now to chief secretary to the treasury, Stephen Barclay, who is in wisbech in cambridgeshire. Thank you for your time this morning. First, if we can start with what for many people will be a very tangible sign of the changes that are happening, the closures of pubs, bars, cafe is, cinemas, how crucial is this to the fight against coronavirus outbreak . It is absolutely crucial. We have been very clear as a government throughout this that we would follow the medical advice and what the medical advice has said is that it is all about taking the right measure at the right time. We are urging people, please, not only to look after their own health but to look after their own health but to look after the health of the community and also the nhs and the people do need to follow this guidance. It is from our leading medical and scientific experts will drop not listen to any other fake news on social media for that there is very clear that guidance that the government is acting on and the public need to act on it as well. How will you sure this is adhered to . We are clear in the guidance. Obviously, in terms of pubs, restau ra nts a nd obviously, in terms of pubs, restaurants and so forth, they have clear instructions to close. We are also taking measures to support people and you mentioned that in your introduction through the statement that the chancellor made yesterday. An unprecedented set of measures to support our economy because we do recognise the challenges there will be for people during this time and that is why we set out the announcements in terms of the support for wages yesterday but also the coordinated action we have taken, along with the bank of england, to support our businesses as we get through what is a Health Emergency but it clearly has economic implications as well. Very useful for you this morning, economic implications as well. Very usefulfor you this morning, asked to pick up on some of the questions people are asking us on those decisions will not lets concentrate first on those who are on paye. Anyone on paye will be part of this 80 salary guarantee. If i may one ask, if people have already been made redundant, they were on paye, are they entitled to this part of the package announced . Are they entitled to this part of the package announced . Yes because it is backdated so the chancellor was clear in his statement on that. What we are saying to Business Owners is, the government will stand with you, behind you, but we need you to stand behind your workers. We have been working with the tuc, we have been working with the tuc, we have been working with the business groups, this has been a package thats been warmly received. The leader of the tuc said it showed real leadership and as you say, it is the people who get paye. They will be supported through this. Eitherfor will be supported through this. Either for those who stay at home or people continue working if they are key workers but it is a support package so that businesses can stand by their workers. If you are one of those people who have already been made redundant, is that your response ability to contact your former employer to ask them what the situation is or is it the responsibility of the employer to contact the person who is orally ready been made redundant . We are working with Business Leaders. Bats already been made redundant. We have been discussion with the banks about them showing forbearance was that this is part of a wider set of measures put up with we announced on tuesday £330 million of loans. The bank of ink and also made measures such as the reduction of Interest Rates to the reduction of 0. 1 for that we are taking a whole series of measures, building out is what we set out in the budget last week to support businesses, whether that is through business rate relief, for a year, whether it is by deferring tax payments, whether it is grants, so some businesses will qualify for the £10,000 grant or the £25,000 grant but i recognise it can be confusing with all these different measures all happening at pace. One of the things the government will be doing in the coming days is having a big Communication Campaign to communicate what is on offer as Business Owners take these decisions. You made the point yourself, there is a lot of confusion. Can you go back to the question i asked about someone who might be watching this morning who has already been made redundant, was on paye, are they to contact their employer or is it the onus on the employer or is it the onus on the employer to contact that person and tell them that they are no longer made redundant and are back on the payroll . Which way round as it . think there will be a degree of both. What we are speaking directly to the Business Owners. We are putting in place measures to support you as you take your decisions to ensure that the banks and support you through the forbearance. Taking measures in terms of tax to defer that, support in terms of Business Rates, we have also put measures in and things like grants, targeted at specific businesses so there is a range of measures to Business Owners to support them because we know this isa to support them because we know this is a very worrying time for many businesses and we want the Business Owners to support their workers and thatis owners to support their workers and that is why we are working with them in order to enable them to do so. We spoke earlier to the National Federation of Small Businesses and you mentioned grants, which are clearly key, they say cash as the immediate problem. How many grants have so far been paid to companies . I dont have the precise figure because we are working at a remarkable pace within government to roll out what are unprecedented schemes to reflect the Health Emergency that we face. This is a national challenge. These are unprecedented measures that we are setting out. So very tight timeline. What were trying to do is work with operational structures that are in place. That is why many of the emotions, for example, the increase in the safety net which were also rolling out, the increase in universal credit to raise that standard allowance so the better welfare safety net, using operationally what is already in place was not the wage support scheme is a new scheme which we are having to put in. That will take as a few weeks to do so but whilst we are doing that, we will also have the package of loans. The £5 million loa ns the package of loans. The £5 million loans that are available to businesses should go live monday. That will be a loans that businesses can that will be a loans that businesses ca n a ccess that will be a loans that businesses can access up to £5 million to tide them over and then other measures such as the deferral of tax, where for example a company has already collected the attacks ready to pay, that will be tax that they have ready to spot them through the coming days. Collected these tax already. Have any of the grants already. Have any of the grants already been paid . We understand the principles people are saying, but as of monday we are struggling with cash. Im just curious to whether any grants have already been successfully paid any grants have already been successfully pa id to any grants have already been successfully paid to any companies . We are rolling those out through the local authorities will stop it is only ten days since the budget itself. We had further measures announced in terms of raising the gra nts announced in terms of raising the grants on tuesday to £10,000 and £25,000 and further measures there. We are working with Business Leaders to do that but the immediate way of supporting businesses has been through the clear signalling from the bank of england governor in terms of base rates coming down but also the forbearance that businesses, banks have been asked to show whilst we go through what is a cash flow issue for many. If i may, we will now turn to self employment for that we are getting a great many e mails this morning for doc and i read one for you . Someone says, my husband has been running a Small Business for 30 years for he is self employed. We have tried to contact the Business Team at our bank but cant get through to anyone. Just left waiting and hoping that we can speak to someone for doc no one answers, we are running out of money, we have asked our children to buy and deliver ourfood of money, we have asked our children to buy and deliver our food this week. The self employed are being treated as second or even third class citizens. How do you respond . It is heartbreaking to hear of that concern and what they are going through. I very much recognise it, we are in an unprecedented situation with the Health Emergency we face and we are doing all we can, working, as i say, across political parties, with the tuc, with Business Leaders, working across the uk, with the scottish covenant, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland executive, to respond. The specific things that we have done for the self employed, we took measures for example to defer the Self Assessment payment that was due injuly, we have taken measures on either a 35 to delay that, we are taking measures on things such as mortgage or rent. The main thing we have also done is strengthen the safety net in welfare. For example, the minimum income floor that would mean self employed people who worked fewer than 35 hours would see that penalised in their benefits claimant, we have not only increased the allowance under universal credit bya the allowance under universal credit by a week, £1000 a year, not only increased that, we have made available from day one. We have made it easier to access but we have also reduced or removed rather at the minimum income floor so it doesnt matter whether people are working fewer than 35 hours. This one from john, i would like your thoughts on this, he says his daughter is a talented, well regarded freelancer in the television industry. Up until monday, she had one year is like a work plan. Come has ended all that. She has no work. Herfuture looks bleak. Whilst a colleague, junior to her, on an adjacent desk last monday, had her salary underwritten by government to 2500 a month because she was on staff. The inequity that seems very unfair. There are difference in the way people pay tax as well depending on employment and self employed contracts but the underlying principle is two points. What we recognise is these were viable businesses before this Health Emergency and they will be viable businesses after this and what we need to do is support the economy as we bridge that gap. That will be obviously crucial in terms of the self employed being able to come back. My apologies, just keen that we get through one of two of these thoughts. Is the government reconsidering the steps you are taking in relation to the self employed, given the reaction at that you must be aware of from the self employed that they are being left out of this equation . That those people who are self employed, if you have a guaranteed job, the government is guaranteeing the salary up to 80 but if you are self employed you are going to get £9a 25 a week, £377 a month and that is not something a family can live on . Firstly, as i say, we are continuing to listen to business groups, the self employed, to parliamentary colleagues. Of course we are. The point i was raising a memo ago was commie you are criticising because you are saying the deployment of some of these schemes had not been moving quickly enough. Because of what we have been designing is to work with operationally what is deliverable too, as you say, a very pressing timescale for the top part of the reason why the support package is there for the employed is that we can do that through the paye system. In terms of the self employed, there are various other things we have been doing for doc ive touched on a few of those. Also, strengthening the safety net as well because that is one of the fundamental issues of concern and making that safety net stronger. Is there a mechanism that you may look at as a government, three hmrc, because self employed people. Hmrc knows how much they earn. A lot of people are suggesting, given those figures, can there not be a calculation made on there not be a calculation made on the basis of what they would have been earning but the coronavirus but the coronavirus that you could then make to them . We will continue to listen and engage across the board but we have taken unprecedented measures with the announcement yesterday. Building on also the package of measures that we set out on tuesday which was in addition to the £30 billion fiscal stimulus we set out in the budget. So, a huge amount has been done to support the economy. We are working with banks, for example, of those self employed as to forbearance so that they can get through the cash flow challenge. Looking at specific issues such as tax flexibility to support them as well so there is a range of measures that have been set up. There will be a big Communication Campaign in the coming days to explain that to support but the best way forward is to support the best way forward is to support the economy as a whole because we have many viable businesses making decisions over the coming days and i have a clear message to the owners of those businesses to stand behind your because the government will behind you. Stephen barclay, just as a final thought, if you are directly messaging the southern pride, would you say there are likely to be further measures ahead . You say there are likely to be further measures ahead . We continue to listen but what im saying is that we have taken an unprecedented set of measures, both in the budget and on tuesday and friday, in conjunction with measures coordinated with the governor, in terms of banks with the flexibility we need them to show, to supports individuals with mortgages and rent so there is an unprecedented range of measures we have taken. Of course, we continue to listen to all parties but the key thing is to support our economy through this period whilst also strengthening the net in terms of the significant spending that has been made on welfare to support people as well. Stephen barclay, thank you for your time. He is the chief secretary to the choice of speaking to us this morning. Chief secretary to the treasury. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather. A safe distance stroll in the sunshine and the weather is cooperating with that this weekend. There is some sunshine in the sky from this view from one of our weather watchers across the eastern side of scotland. So far today, it is High Pressure micro we havent had many wee cans with High Pressure close by recently so it is going to be dry for most of us. A good deal of sunshine around, patchy cloud, there is a chilly wind c will need to wrap up against that and some frosty nights on the way so if youre inclined to posit in the garden, if you have one, just be aware of that. High pressure, in scandinavia but close enough to keep us largely dry and keep the weather systems at bay. A bit of a breeze coming round at High Pressure coming from the east following the arrows here. We are in the blue, temperate are here. We are in the blue, temperate a re close here. We are in the blue, temperate are close to average but when you factor in the wind it will feel chilly. Whilst most of those are dry, one or two showers dotted about the eastern parts of scotland. At the eastern parts of scotland. At the moment they are fading away. A little weather system working to the west, that does bring it across the western side of the uk, still some cloud and we have that from the word go this morning but it will break up, allowing some sunshine to come and the clearer skies to these are wind average speeds, gusts will be a bit higher, 50 mph or so around the coast of South West England. As these temperatures, some of us are creeping into double figures, perhaps 13 in cardiff but it feels like we are in single figures because of the wind. Overnight, dry and clear, a bit of cloud on the north east coast. Temperature is kept up here. Temperatures will stay up kept up here. Temperatures will stay up but the most of us clear skies and a few degrees either side of freezing so that frost coming into the morning. This is our part time part two of the evening. It is still bulging out with the High Pressure over the uk. Justin patchy cloud here and there. Early rain to the Western Isles of scotland but that should clear away and by tomorrow afternoon, i think most of us will be in the blue sky. Not quite as breezy out there so maybe not feeling quite as chilly but again those temperatures are anywhere from around eight to 12 celsius. Sunday is shaping up, and isa celsius. Sunday is shaping up, and is a bit of frost on sunday night into monday. There may be a sharp frost and if few places and then looking at the story into monday, againa lot looking at the story into monday, again a lot of fine weather around, particularly for england and wales. Plenty of sunshine. A new weather system approaching from the atlantic and that will bring some heavier rain back to north west scotland on monday. Cloud in Northern Ireland which will try to push its way south as we go through the week ahead but it doesnt look like a slow process. For most of us this weekend, we are set. Its mothers day tomorrow and the coronavirus mean this years celebrations will be very different. But itll take more than a bit of social distancing to stop people from saying thanks to their mums. Lets take a look at how one business is adapting to the new rules. Hello, im poppy rose and i own poppy rose tea rooms in northwich, cheshire. Usually, we would be buzzing and full of lovely cakes and cups of tea and coffee and scones. We decided to close our doors on thursday and it was one of the hardest things i think i have ever actually had to do since owning this business. The government arent saying to stay at home for fun. They are trying to do it in the best of everyones interest so when i put the sign in the window, i had a little tear in my eye and a lump in my throat and i had to call my mum. So, since we closed our doors, i had to ring all our customers who had made bookings for mothers day. Because i felt so awful cancelling all the bookings, people have booked months in advance, i asked everybody if they would be interested in a Delivery Service of afternoon teas. So, weve got lots of deliveries, nice boxed up afternoon teas which are made fresh on the morning. We are going to box them up, label them, pop them in our cars and then take them to all the mummys and grandmothers who are stuck at home and then the idea is, they are then going to facetime or call their daughter or son and then they also have the afternoon tea so they are having like a virtual afternoon tea, if that is such a thing, im not sure. But anyway, it should be lovely. Usually, on a mothers day weekend, we probably have maybe about 70 so bookings but the cancellations have all been booked for deliveries and then i have had more on top so this weekend we have nearly 160 deliveries to do which will keep me out of mischief. My customers at the shop are incredibly loyal. Theyre wonderful, they have been with me for the nearly six years that we have been open and they have been nothing but supportive. Over the last few weeks, i think they can see the stress it is having on all businesses, notjust mine, and they have been nothing but positive. They have been offering to do deliveries for me, looking for loaves of bread for me, anything they can do to help to see a Small Business and such a big part of the Community Like this tea room is, they dont want it to go so they are offering to do anything to help me so that we can carry on. Lets get another example of someone who is determined to make tomorrow special for his mum. Werejoined by rob bacon from his home in bedfordshire. Good from his home in bedfordshire. Morning rob. I unt wont good morning rob. I understand you wont be seeing your mother face to face but you have a plan. Tell us about it. We have already put a self isolation packed together for my mum and dad. My mum has plenty of wine to keep her going for a few days and we are going to go over, we got some tears, we are going to take flasks and bacon rolls and we are going to have breakfast with them in the morning. My brother in the afternoon is going to take some food over but we will be a safe distance away but it is not going to stop as seeing each other. Your mum obviously knows about this plan, she feel about it, not being able to be with her children tomorrow . You know, we have had a really honest discussion that we understand this is going to go on for two or three months, probably longer, so they have been really good. They have been self isolating nowt since late monday and they are doing really well. Things are going to going to have to change, we are going to learn each day how it goes and what we are going to do differently but spirits are really high. Give me an idea of how things are going to work out differently . In the way youre going to be able to communicate and keep up to date with what is happening . We have set up a family Whatsapp Group and we are trying to teach my dad how to use video messaging through facetime. How is that going . We are getting there but, you know, they are very sociable people. My dad loves his luton town football club, he goes there every week, so not being up to socialise is going to be tricky but i think the video messaging is good. People can still pop around, they can talk from the front door, we have chairs, it is just going to have chairs, it is just going to have to be different. It is interesting, isnt it . So many people will be relating to you about trying to teach their parents about technology or often, the parents know more about the technology, but often it is the other way round, too. Families are now trying to figure out how you divvy up making sure attention is given and care is known, that parents know their children care. Yes, my parents are close, we got a big Family Networks was not my mother in law lives an hour away so we have got to work out a way to support her as well and they dont use internet or social media so we have got to try and think about things differently. I would only be able to go and do a food shop for my parents at lunchtime during my lunch break but by the time im getting to the supermarket theres not much food left so again, we are planning, thinking about doing it differently but i think social media is a key but i think social media is a key but we have to appreciate that not everybody has access to that. Making sure that people are ok is going be tricky. So, we saw a picture of your mum there. You said right at the start of this interview that you have got a bottle of wine, her favourite red wine there, so im assuming you will be toasting across the garden windows . Of course. It wouldnt be a family get together if there wasnt a bit of alcohol floating, especially the red wine. Got to keep her stocks up because she doesnt like drinking. Theyre watching out so she doesnt that i was going to that but my dad has his word searches, she has got her wine, good to go. Im sure it is all in moderation as well. Of course. Your mum will be having a stern word with you later. Enjoy mothers day, thanks for giving is a glimpse of how yourfamily thanks for giving is a glimpse of how your family is dealing with it. I miss seeing a vision now of mothers day and all these gatherings outside windows. Jim ever the picture we showed yesterday in the picture we showed yesterday in the newspaper of the grandparents and grandchildren outside the patio doors waving and talking to each other do you remember . Doors waving and talking to each other do you remember . Do you have a plan for tomorrow or today . Send pictures in, breakfast is on air tomorrow as always. We will be sharing some of those pictures and moments, whatever it is, it may not bea moments, whatever it is, it may not be a picture, maybe it is a song, who knows . Please do. Country music star kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. His career spanned more than six decades and included hits like lucille, the gambler and this duet with dolly parton, islands in the stream. Islands in the stream. It seems a shame to stop it. I dont know if you are singing along there, sometimes it is appropriate to smile because it kenny rogers is that such a legend. Putting that song on, eve ryo ne a legend. Putting that song on, everyone here in the studio knows the words and is singing along. He was a big star. Absolutely classic song. As you say, a huge star. In the united states, between 1977 and dont 1979, the united states, between 1977 and dont1979, he sold 100 million worth of records. He was one of the first country stars to be able to sell out arenas on his own. What made him so popular . I think it was a combination. He was really personable. I got to meet him. I will tell you about that in a bit. You had the personality, then you had the distinctive look. How many people have pointed to a man with a white beard and said, he looks like kenny rogers . It was also his ability to absolutely inhabit the songs he sang for that he didnt write that many of his biggest hits but he made them his own. There are two types of songs, the ballads he sang. When i interviewed him he said, ising ballads sang. When i interviewed him he said, i sing ballads which are the words every man wishes he could say and the words every woman wishes she could hear. And he also sang the songs that is storytelling songs, songs that is storytelling songs, songs like ruby, dont take. It was a song about a soldier coming back from the war, and he took that to number two back from the war, and he took that to numbertwo in back from the war, and he took that to number two in the charts at christmas. I was fortunate enough to meet him as well and you said before, he was such a lovely guy. That was, in a way, part of his success that was, in a way, part of his su ccess was that was, in a way, part of his success was he was really relatable. He felt lucky still to be doing what he was doing and having the life he had. Absolutely true, he was this likeable personality. He was on tv a lot in the 19705, that is when he made it as a solo 5tar fault first uk number one it was in 1977 and then in 1980 he also had a second number one, again with one of those narrative stories. To give an idea of his zest for life, he said, of all his achievements, i was interviewing him in 2003, 2013, in his trailer at glastonbury, about to pay the pyramid stage, and he said his biggest achievement was, he tried to make it as a tennis player and got ranked higher than bjorn borg and said that was his highest achievement. That set in 2013, he played the legend slot. That is the sunday afternoon one. Your plane to people who dont necessarily know your music and he came on stage and your music and he came on stage and you could see him 5lightly 5urprised that some songs once known by 20 5omething brits but then he played the gambler and in 2007 that had become the unofficial anthem of the England Rugby team. England player5 the England Rugby team. England players that used to sing it in the dressing room and it returned to the cha rt5 dressing room and it returned to the charts that year. Because of that, when he played the gambler, the place went absolutely nut5. When he played the gambler, the place went absolutely nuts. The same with islands in the stream. So, when he reached the end of the set, he came back on me you only know two of my songs so im going to play them again, and everyone went crazy. My songs so im going to play them again, and everyone went crazym i5 again, and everyone went crazym is lovely to hear those stories. Thank you so much stop the sad news this morning that kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. It is 9am, we will have the headlines shortly. Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Our headlines today we are collectively telling cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants to close. Tens of thousands of businesses close after the Government Orders an unprecedented shutdown to combat coronavirus. Scared and freaked out. It all feels real all of a sudden. I think people were not taking it so seriously, and now its really become real. In an historic government bailout, workers affected will be paid 80 of their salary, but many, particularly the self employed, are still worried about their future. Country music legend Kenny Rodgers has died aged 81. His family said he passed away peacefully at home. From fast cars to saving lives, formula 1 teams will switch their skills to produce ventilators, urgently needed in the fight against the virus. We have a mainly dry weekend on the way. We havent had one of those for quite some time. Plenty of sunshine, but a chilly, brisk easterly wind. All your weekend weather is on the way. Its saturday, 21st of march. Our top story radical measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus have come into force across the uk from today. It follows an announcement by the Prime Minister that all public venues, including pubs, re5taurant5, gyms, theatres and cinemas, must close, with the decision set to be reviewed on a monthly basis. For the first time in history, the British Government will help to pay wages. Here on breakfast, were going to talk to Stephen Barclay, chief secretary to the treasury, to find out how those measures will work. Well also get reaction from businesses about how the latest closures will affect them and workers. First, heres our reporter, simonjones with the latest. La5t orders have been called at the pub and nobody knows for how long, from london to birmingham, glasgow to loughborough, to try to halt the spread of the virus. Some manage the final pint before time at the bar. It is good, if it is going to get rid of the virus, then it is understandable. For us english persons especially, we all live for the pubs, i believe, and i think, if the pubs close, then the world isjust going to go insane. Only Takeaway Services will be allowed to continue. The situation will be reviewed each month, but the plea from the Prime Minister is for people to stay at home. You may think that you are invincible, but there is no guarantee that you will get mild symptoms, and you can still be a carrier of the disease and pass it on to others. Normally at night at the weekend, these streets would be full of hundreds of people. Now it feels like a ghost town. Some pubs and restaurants had decided of their own accord to shut before the government announcement. But now all the others have been left with no choice. Workers are facing an uncertain future, though the treasury is telling businesses, it will pay 80 of wages for employees who are not be able to work, up to £2500 a month. The business this week has been pretty much zero. Scary, but i think this is when we need the government the most. Um, im sorry. But there has been criticism that too little has been done for workers who are self employed or on zero hours contract5. A5 drinking and eating out i5 halted, the supermarkets are likely to come under even more pressure to try to cope with panic buying. They are taking on a0,000 new workers to keep the shelves stocked. The Prime Minister says the more effectively we follow the advice to stay at home, the faster the country will stage both an economic and a medical recovery. And to show how much pressure the nhs is under, the Northwick Park hospital in london was forced, for a time, to declare it had run out of Critical Care capacity to treat coronavirus patients. The incident has now been stood down, but the belief is that stopping us from socialising will help save lives. Simon jones, bbc news. Our Business Correspondent katy austin is in Leicester Square in Central London. Katy, give us an idea of the scale of the leisure and hospitality sector thats just been closed down. Good morning. Iam in Leicester Square, normally a buzzing area on a friday and saturday night as people go to the theatre, musicals, that is a sector that brings in nearly £800 million a year here in the west end. It is not just million a year here in the west end. It is notjust theatres that will now be quiet, losing lots of revenue, as they have to shut down. There are also pubs, restaurants bars, and that is an industry that you will see up and down the country, not just in you will see up and down the country, notjust in london, hundreds of thousands of people work in those hospitalityjobs. Earlier in the week we had already seen warnings that there were so many jobs at risk if these firms went out of business, if people are just not going through the doors because of the virus threat. Many were staying open and losing lots of money. Now the government has told them to shut down, and that provides them with a sense of direction, a sense of what to do. But there were concerns that that could result in a wave of redundancies, which nobody wants to see. The government has stepped in with this massive package to try to protect jobs, paying a with this massive package to try to protectjobs, paying a large contribution for wages for people who will have no job to do whilst the hospitality sector goes into hibernation. That will be welcomed, but will it protect all jobs . Hibernation. That will be welcomed, but will it protect alljobs . You definitely cant say that for sure at the moment, and there is some uncertainty about what happens after the three months at the government said it will initially help to pay those wages. We know things will be kept under review. There is also a little more help for self employed people with the benefit system, and some help with not having to pay certain taxes. But there is concern over whether that goes far enough. People in the Creative Industries in the west end will be amongst those self employed people who will be concerned about their future. And some people have said the important thing is speed, measures coming in to protect jobs thing is speed, measures coming in to protectjobs and boost businesses have to come in quickly to prevent further damage. Thank you. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent helen catt, in our london newsroom. Extraordinary sums of money committed yesterday, but questions remain, mainly about cash, how quickly cash will reach companies, and also issues around the self employed. And also issues around the selfemployed. Yes, this is a massive move that the government has made. Mps massive move that the government has made. Mp5 of all parties are hugely recognising that. The principle of paying wages to support the economy has been widely welcomed at westminster. The level at which it has been set, that 80 , that was broadly in line with what some parties were saying they would want to see. For labour it was a minimum, they would like to see more done on things like statutory sick pay. But the big concern among mps things like statutory sick pay. But the big concern among mp5 is what happens with the self employed. The main safety net for them at the moment is claiming universal credit. Speaking to some mps this morning, there is a feeling that more perhaps is needed, that they are a hard group to support, and that more is needed. The chief secretary to the treasury, Stephen Barclay, was asked by this programme is more would be forthcoming from the government. We have ta ken forthcoming from the government. We have taken an unprecedented set of measures, both in the budget on tuesday and friday, in conjunction with measures coordinated with the bank of england, with the governor. A clear message also to banks, in terms of the flexibility we need them to show. On top of other measures to support individuals, such as on mortgages and rent. There is an unprecedented range of measures that we have taken. Of course we continue to listen to all parties, but the key thing is to support our economy through this period, whilst also strengthening the safety net in terms of the significant spending that we made on welfare to support people as well. Soi welfare to support people as well. So i think that is one to potentially keep an eye on over the coming days. Elsewhere, the measures to close pubs, clubs and restaurants have also been welcomed. The lib dems say they would like the government to consider the Mental Health impact of that. Labour, too, would like to hear more guidance about supermarkets, around Opening Hours and potentially rationing of key suppliers. Helen, thank you. Supermarkets have gone on a hiring spree as part of their battle to cope with the huge demand caused by the Coronavirus Crisis. Tesco, asda, aldi, and lidl say they will hire thousands of staff after shoppers left shelves empty. The major Food Retailers have also placed limits on what shoppers can buy. Germanys largest state bavaria, has become the first in the country to impose severe new restrictions on movement. Damian mcguinness is in berlin. Damian, whats the situation there . I understand it is the first state to impose these restrictions. Maybe some conflict over whether the whole country should be doing this. Yes, thats right. These are unprecedented measures. What we are seeing in bavaria right now, people are not allowed to leave their homes u nless are not allowed to leave their homes unless they are going to work, or getting essential provisions, or going to the doctor. Most other activities are banned. People could be fined if they are seen to be gathering outside, or loitering outside without good reason. Even legislation has now been put through that if someone knows they are infected with coronavirus and still flouts these restrictions, they could face a prison sentence. These are extreme measures. Now the debate is whether that should be spread across germany because, of course, the federal system there means there are different the federal system there means there a re different rules the federal system there means there are different rules in different parts of the country. Tomorrow, Angela Merkel will meet the leaders of the regions, and they will decide ifa of the regions, and they will decide if a nationwide ban on going outside is going to be enforced. It is pretty controversial because there are some leaders of certain regions who say that is not effective, and it is too much. There is little consensus really within the leaders in germany, but what is clear is that most people do support the measures so far. What we are seeing in bavaria this morning, very few people on the streets. Police say they have been no infringement so far of these rules, and polls seem to show that most german support the measures taken by government. Thank you for bringing us up to date on that. Country music star kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. All that love we feel born into poverty in houston, texas, his career spanned more than six decades and included hits like lucille, the gambler and this duet with dolly parton islands in the stream. This is one of those songs where you cannot help but sing along. I am looking behind the cameras and seeing our floor manager and looking behind the cameras and seeing ourfloor manager and camera person swaying along to it. We have been singing along all morning, havent we . Back in 2013, Kenny Rodgers was a guest here on brea kfast. Rodgers was a guest here on breakfast. He was a delightful man. Everyone is saying the same thing. He was very personable. He did not ta ke he was very personable. He did not take his career for granted. He was very personable. He did not take his careerfor granted. He worked hard. And we had a chat about that particular song. He asked me about that particular song, and he came in and he had the song, and he came in and he had the song and it had the beegees singing in the background. I sang that song for four days, and i in the background. I sang that song forfour days, and i said i in the background. I sang that song for four days, and i said i dont even like the song any more. It was like an epiphany and he said we need dolly parton. I said, yes i guess we do. I didnt know her at the time, but my manager said ijust ran into her down the hall. He got her and brought her into the room. And then, the magic happened. He said as soon as dolly parton was called in, literally she was in the same building, they recorded the song and that was the moment for him. He finally liked the song. It needed the dolly parton magic. Im sure it will be played a lot today, those songs, and they will give a lot of people some satisfaction. A very sad day, the announcement of the death of Kenny Rodgers today. We will have the weather in a few moments, but we will talk about the economic havoc that has been brought about buy coronavirus. The chancellor has announced that the government will pay 80 of wages for businesses which have been forced to close. But many self employed people are still facing an uncertain future. Robin is a driving instructor. You are self employed, how does it work normally . Yes, driving instructors are self employed. Some franchise their cars, others own their own cars, but theres about a0,000 of us that are self employed. Cars, but theres about a0,000 of us that are selfemployed. Tell us about how things are looking for you immediately . Things look very bleak for this industry at the moment. Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of learner drivers were informed that their driving tests were cancelled for three months because it is not possible for a driving test examiner to practice social distancing in a car. It also in the same breath they said it was ok to go out for driving lessons with their instructors. Basically, driving instructors dont know what we should be doing. If it is okfor us know what we should be doing. If it is ok for us to teach our learners, why can an examiner not go out on a driving test . All the driving test have been cancelled, so all the learners want to cancel their lessons, and some are vulnerable. You know, a lot of them have lost theirjobs. It is a very difficult situation at the moment. You will be reflecting the situation of a lot of self employed people so far. What will happen to you, in terms of either earning money, in the absence of earning money, what else . From what i understand, although Boris Johnson has said that he will protect the workers, and he does appear to be protecting workers very, very well, guaranteeing 80 of their pay, but he is not helping the self employed workers of the country. We have been told it will be statutory sick pay, or universal credit, which, if you are lucky, amounts to £90 a week. I have seen mps admit they could not live on that sort of money. If the rest of the country are having their wages guaranteed, why are we not having 80 of our salaries guaranteed . thatis 80 of our salaries guaranteed . that is the situation, what will it be like for you and your family . Well, it is the end, you know . You have instructors out there, i am quite fortunate in that i own my vehicle. There are instructors out there who are on franchise agreements that are £200 plus a week. Nothing has been announced for help on those. You know, i am lucky because i own my car. Whether i still own my car at the end of this, you know, we realise these are unprecedented times. We dont expect to be the front of the queue, we are not essential workers, and the government has got such a difficult job on its hands. But wejust feel that we keep getting thrown under the bus and kicked into the long grass. Nobody is discussing self employed workers. It is not just driving instructors. How can a Beauty Therapist carry on with her work and practice social distancing . So many of us are being forced to stop work. I know a lot of driving instructors would actually like guidance from government, if it is not ok for guidance from government, if it is not okforan guidance from government, if it is not ok for an examiner to sit next toa not ok for an examiner to sit next to a learner, how is it ok for us to sit next to them for two hours . We wish you well. Thank you. It is worth pointing out, we spoke earlier on to Stephen Barclay, and he was suggesting that they are continuing to listen. How much comfort that is to listen. How much comfort that is to you, i dont know. Very real stories, very real situations. We are trying to get the a nswe rs situations. We are trying to get the a nswers for situations. We are trying to get the answers for you as much as we can. There is so much uncertainty about how you can get access to these gra nts how you can get access to these grants and money. We can speak now to paul nowak, the deputy general secretary of the trade union congress, the tuc. Thank you very much forjoining us. We are certainly in remarkable times, when you have a conservative party chancellor thanking the tuc in an unprecedented budget. This has been a collegiate effort. Tell us how you feel the announcement has so far been received. Good morning. As you say, unprecedented times. I think the chancellor did absolutely the right thing. He sat down, he talked to unions, he talked to employers, and the key focus was how to support hundreds of thousands of people out there, whether they work in hotels, restaurants, airports, factories, how can we give them reassurance that their jobs will factories, how can we give them reassurance that theirjobs will be safe . Reassurance that theirjobs will be safe . I think this package goes a long way hopefully to giving people those reassurances. The key thing is now that employers stand by their staff and dont make redundancies, and follow the leader of the government. It is notjob over. As you just heard there, we will continue to push hard for the self employed, many of whom are members in the entertainment industry, or a range of other professions. We do have to acknowledge that this is a vital package of support, and one that will bring comfort to families up and down the country. will bring comfort to families up and down the country. I mentioned that this has been a collegiate effort, it is cross party and across industries. What indication did you get that this is necessary, of course unprecedented, but as you see the kickbacks from the self employed, who feel that they are at the end of the queue in terms of help, what filling do you get, or did you get because you were part of these conversations, that there will be further measures . That there is a need for further measures to be announced . Need for further measures to be announced . The government acknowledges that this cant be the end of packages of support. The key thing is to keep these conversations going, and keep identifying where the pressure points are. We sat down with the treasury, with the department of business to make the case that there were hundreds of thousands of people in tens of thousands of people in tens of thousands of people in tens of thousands of businesses and organisations up and down the country that face an uncertain future over the next few months. The government has taken action. We will continue to press not only for a package for the self employed, but also on things like sick pay, on leave for parents who have to look after children because schools have been shut, we are all going to have to Work Together over the coming weeks, months, and know that the government is listening. It is our government is listening. It is our government at the tuc to make sure that we are bringing concerns right into the heart of government. What seems realistic, when you have got 5 million freelancers in the uk, when you are pushing for a package, i suppose we are trying to offer some kind of hope and clarity and security to those who really are feeling neglected, but what is a realistic looking package. What would you be pushing for . What would you have said is a realistic package before the announcement yesterday customer we have got to be guided by principles, and the key principle for me is that people should not be out of pocket during this Public Health crisis. We want people to follow Public Health advice, to practice self isolation. I dont wa nt practice self isolation. I dont want anybody weighing up whether or not they go into work or try to go to work, or follow the Public Health advice. It is important that we support everyone at work in this country. The government has shown that they are listening and we will continue to press them. We have been working closely with our unions that represent self employed people, but also the federation of Small Businesses that represent lots of the self employed. This is partnership work, i think, and at its best it shows the value that unions can bring to the table. I am proud of what we have achieved so far, but we have got a lot more to do. Paul novak, deputy secretary of the tuc, thank you for talking to us. It is 9 23am. Next step away from some of those issues just for a moment. It is saturday, there is weather and nick has got all the details. Make us smile, nick. I will do my best getting a bit of fresh air where you can, a safe distance stroll or whatever, the weather is cooperating. Some blue sky out there. It is pretty settled this weekend. There is a lot of dry weather around with some sunshine, but it is a chilly and brisk wind out there, some frosty nights on the way. High pressure, yes, centred towards scandinavia. The flow of air is coming from the east, and the isobars are close together. That all means it is a brisk and chilly easterly wind coming our way. It will ease a little as we go into tomorrow. We have had a few showers in eastern scotland, which are gradually fading away. A good deal of cloud out towards the west of the uk. That will begin to break up and give us some hazy brightness. The lions share of blue sky will be across the eastern side of scotland and england, but that is a noticeable wind. It disgusting around 50 mph around the coasts of South West England. It is gusting. Overnight, a bit of low cloud, we have got a weather front bringing some patchy rain towards the Western Isles in scotland, but most the Western Isles in scotland, but m ost pla ces the Western Isles in scotland, but most places will be dry and clear, with temperatures dipping away. The lowest temperatures a few degrees either side of freezing, and a lot of fine weather again on the way tomorrow with High Pressure still with us. Thank you. There is still some cheer without weather. It is what people need. Schoolchildren are not going to be returning into classrooms on monday, and nor does it seem any time in the coming weeks. So, what next. Now lets speak to jamie harkin, an a level student from tyrone in Northern Ireland, and to geoff barton, the general secretary of the association of school and college leaders, who isjoining us this morning from bury st edmunds. Hello to both of you. Jamie, lets talk to you first. What an extraordinary week you and all of your School Friends who were going to do exams, and now you are not, what is the situation . What has been the effect on you . It is an absolute mess at the moment. No one really knows what is going on. We have been working really, really hard these past two years, and now we dont get to co m plete past two years, and now we dont get to complete the exam is for that final push. It is a really worrying time, and no one knows how we will get our exam grades. The process has been outlined, but that doesnt give any of us any comfort because now our exam results are relying on internal tracking, not on our progress for the actual exam. So it isa progress for the actual exam. So it is a worrying time for a lot of us. We have nothing to do, we have packed up our a level revision, and we are out of something to do. It is a really concerning time for us all. Listening to what jamie is saying there, can you explain how this decision has been made, and almost justify why this decision has been made to assess and award examination results in this way . Yes, i think so. Even at the start of the week, there was a feeling that it might be possible to run some kind of examination system, even if it was a fairly skeletal one, so you might prioritise a levels and gcses. By wednesday, just looking at where this virus is going to be and where the epicentre is going to be, it is going to fall right in the exam season. So even if you did try to run an exam season, you might have some students who could sit all of theirexams, some students who could sit all of their exams, some who sit some exams, and some who sat no exams, so that would be much harder and ultimately more unfair because you would be trying to make a judgment between a child who had done all theirexams, and a between a child who had done all their exams, and a child who had done none. So the decision to run their exams at all, it has caused huge anguish for young people and their parents, but there is a sense that what we can now do is to say to all of those people what can we do in orderto make all of those people what can we do in order to make amends customer and thatis in order to make amends customer and that is the bit we will now Start Talking about. But what about those, children are told this is the ultimate thing, this determines their future and there are some pupils who do brilliantly at exams, some who excel at that point, and perhaps have missed out on grace they would have got because their strengths are not being acknowledged . Yes, this is a crisis not of anyone s making, so all we can do is our best. What i would say first of all is that we have the most examined children in europe. We endlessly test children. For example, the young people who were going to do their gcse , they will have been tested at key stage two, the year six tests, and then you will have all the internal data. Jamie, justa will have all the internal data. Jamie, just a thought from you, from my point of view i think of myself, i know you are saying it feels like the learning was wasted, but i think a lot of people would say it is not wasted, you have done lots of work and that will stand you in good stead in the future. But to a degree, that is not of great comfort because you dont get the exams, but what is the plan . What do you want to do next . Because it will happen. What is your plan . A lot of our teachers have told us we will continue teaching the rest of the specification, just so you can have that knowledge. That is comforting at this time. Whenever we are sat at home with little to do, some teachers are continuing to provide resources and materials. That enables us to continue our learning, which is really positive. So we will have that learning for the future. But until the coronavirus passes, we have little else to do besides what the teachers are currently giving us, with our end goal being at university in september. That will happen, you will get to university, iam sure, happen, you will get to university, i am sure, and good luck in the future. And jeff barton, thank you for your time this morning. It is reassurance that is needed at this time. Yes, and as we all say and sometimes it sounds like a cliche, learning is not just about exams. It sounds like a cliche, learning is notjust about exams. There is a generation who will be in that situation, they will have learnt loads, and they will carry on and do great things. Good, take that on board. We will be with you until 10am. And then saturday kitchen is taking over. Good morning to you, matt. It is so interesting. We have seen times change so quickly. What is on the menu, and bearing in mind lots of people are going to be stressed about what they can get access to, food wise. Good morning. We are coming to you live this morning, rest assured we are all feeling well. There is a different look to our show. We are well scrubbed, keeping a safe distance, and our special guest is anton. He is dancing all over the show, i am moving back just to maintain the distance. Today is all about your favourite ingredient and we will do it in two different ways. favourite ingredient and we will do it in two different ways. I love a lovely piece of gammon. It is pretty basic, i thought it would be more glamorous. Right now, i am in need of comfort food. Thats howl glamorous. Right now, i am in need of comfort food. Thats how i feel at the moment. I love a bit of gammon. Ok, good. If anyone watched the one show last night, i made my debut appearance. It was very brief. You made me learn a dance step. Just a Little Something to keep you going. This is my biggest fear, i hate dancing. You can watch that later on. And we have got two great chefs here, as usual. I am cooking purple sprouting broccoli with a wild garlic pesto, onion bhaji and a poached egg. Adam . I will make a bolognese using tinned sardines. Excellent, that will resonate with a lot of people at home. excellent, that will resonate with a lot of people at home. I have brought wine, red, white, all bases cove red. Brought wine, red, white, all bases covered. Thank goodness for that dont forget, you still get to decide what anton will be eating later on. See you at 10am. Sounds scrumptious. Have a great programme. Some things dont change. That sardine bolognese, i am intrigued and excited. The headlines are coming up. Hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Its 9 32am. Heres a summary of this mornings main news. Radical measures aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus have come into force across the uk today. It follows an announcement by the Prime Minister that all public venues, including pubs, restaurants, gyms, theatres and cinemas, must close. The decision will be reviewed on a monthly basis. Earlier on breakfast the chief secretary to the treasury, Stephen Barclay, insisted the government was committed to helping all those affected by the pandemic. We have taken an unprecedented set of measures, baseds both in the budget on tuesday and on friday. In conjunction with measures coordinated with the bank of england, a clear message also to banks in terms of the flexibility we need them to show. On top of other measures to support individuals such as on mortgages and rent. There are an unprecedented range of measures that we have taken. Of course we continue to listen to all the parties but the key thing is to support our economy through this period whilst also strengthening the safety net in terms of the significant spending that we make on welfare to support people as well. Country music star kenny rogers has died at the age of 81. His career spanned more than six decades and included hits like lucille, the gambler and his duet with dolly parton, islands in the stream. David sillitoe looks back at his life. Baby, when i met you there was peace unknown, i set out to get you with a fine tooth comb. My mother said it very well, that boy never worked a day in his life, all he did was sing. Back in the 705, kenny rogers was pushing a0 and wondering if his music career was over. He took a gamble. Ive had some bad times. Country music. The next thing he knew he was flying home from concerts in a privatejet. He had grown up in houston, one of eight children, in a poorfamily in the citys housing projects. There are people needing people. He had started out singing close harmony and then turned to jazz. This is him playing bass. Ifound my mind in a brown paper bag. But his breakthrough was 605 psychedelia and the band, the first edition. I tripped on a cloud and fell eight miles high. The shadow on the wall. But the future was a country song of theirs about a korean veteran. When the band folded. Ooh babe. Kenny rogers went solo. Dont take your love to town. Youve got to know when to hold em know when to fold em. Ruby, lucille, coward of the county, the gambler few country stars had crossed over with such success. I promised you then not to do the things you do. They were always of those who doubted his country credentials, but who needs the purists when youve got the mansion . Islands in the stream, that is what we are, no one in between, how can we be wrong. But really, it was all about the music. Sail away with me to anotherworld. From jazz and folk, to the country duets that topped them all. From one lover to another. What do you say. Sail away sail away sailaway with me. Very sad news for sunni. Very fond memories of kenny rogers, the fact that he didnt even like that song. For those in the studio, didnt like that song, and then they brought in dolly parton and it made the sunlight. Bring in dolly parton and it makes any song amazing. There is a lot now about their what they are doing in sport. Lots of clubs are turning their attention to helping out communities. We got announcements coming up from other big clubs and what they are doing but liverpool, merseyside sides coming together to donate to food banks and this morning we have been talking about the formula morning we have been talking about the formula 1 teams and what they have been turning their considerable skills to in the fight against coronavirus. Formula one plan to help in the fight against coronavirus, by supplying medical equipment. F1 staff are working to produce more ventilators, which are needed in intensive care units. Their teams have engineering capabilities that could speed up the production of the units, which are in short supply. Theyre hoping to have a plan in place in the coming days. The aerospace and automotive sectors are also involved in the discussions. While the coronavirus is having impacts across the world, some sports clubs are chipping in to help the Health Services in their local areas. Italian side roma have annouced their playing and coaching staff, including england defender chris smalling, are buying three intensive care ventilators and eight new intensive care beds amongst other things for a hospital in rome. The equipment will cost about £185,000. And closer to home ipswich town are the latest club to make their facilities available for local nhs staff. This includes suites, land and parking that could be used by hospital employees as they continue to be on the front line in battling against the coronavirus. Football clubs across the country are also doing what they can as well. The new chairman of uk athletics, nic coward, says the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed because of the pandemic. Preparations for the event injuly are still going ahead as normal but coward says the Current Situation is creating too much pressure. British delegates are injapan, and one of those on the trip told us officials are nervous but insisting theyll be ready to host the event. The japanese are going to be ready and they are setting up what looks like it will be a fantastic games. They are obviously very nervous with the circumstances that are going on at this stage. My gut says the chances are 50 50. They are expecting it to be a bit more frenetic but they are in a calm space, they are well progressed with their plans and the village is outstanding and the venues are looking great. They are getting ready. Mike bushell isnt here this weekend as hes working from home. But it takes more than a bit of social distancing to keep our mike from being active. Hes sent us this guide to keeping fit if you, too, are stuck at home. Isolating does not mean you sit in front of the tv all day. If youre healthy enough, it is so important to keep fit and healthy. Your lounge can be your gym, your dance studio, your playground for getting into shape, and whats more, there are classes you can join through your computer and on the tv. From virtual running. Boot camp. Yoga. And i havejustjoind my mums zamba class in yorkshire. There she is, hi, mum. You know you always wanted me to do your zumba class but i never thought it would be from hundreds of miles away. No, neither did i. Who thought we would end up like this . Its good fun. It is the discipline of doing it. You know other people are doing it as well and it helps in the isolation. Id never used this facility before. I think it is fantastic. It was so nice to see class members. I get a bit emotional. Lots of people come to these classes because it is a social contact and it is notjust physical fitness, it is social fitness. This has forced a slightly older generation to embrace the technology thats out there to bring people together. It brings the class into my home and it feels very social indeed and i am also mighty proud of the steps i have made. If you want to ramp up the pace of it you can even join an online disco dance class, complete with a glitter ball. Again, the video social networking up here is free and it gives you so much freedom to party with new friends. And you get to exercise of course too. But you might want to just exercise alone and if you write down different disciplines on a piece of paper, put them around your lounge, you have your own circuit class. You can even take it to the next level, inspired by double olympic gold medallist, max whitlock, my partner in a bbc breakfast presenters olympic challenge. Hi, mike, how are you doing . Now, i know youre working from home at the moment but training does not stop now. You cant get away with it that easy. So i am going to give you three exercises that you can do from home every single day. Thanks, max, yeah, iam getting cracking on those in my new gym. You dont need lots of equipment. Just use a couple of bottles ofjuice for weight. Today, why not use Different Things around the house to try different sports. A ping pong ball and a saucepan. Youve got your own centre court. Of course, if you want to step it up, you can buy equipment pretty cheaply on line. Yes, cleared it careful with that one, though. Maybe it is easier to go for a walk or a run keeping your distance, of course, from anyone else and maybe, when youre back, share you journey by running a club on line. This group always go for a drink at the pub after their run and theyre not going to let the virus stop them. Hi, guys. There they all are. We started on the sofa and we end on the sofa. How was your run . Good, thanks. Cheers. Some tips there from mike if you fa ncy some tips there from mike if you fancy getting active this weekend. I sent charlie, he should pop up on the back here. Health and safety, they dont like that kind of thing. You have been told off again this morning. It is definitely not allowed. I love mikes enthusiasm. Director knows best. It is 16 minutes to ten. We are talking about what we can do in the weekend if we can get out, get some fresh air and at least, all the storms are behind us for the moment. I think we can safely say, at a list for this week . Nothing to untoward on the horizon for stop it is a very fresh out there today, brisk and blustery. It will clear some cobwebs. A good deal of sunshine on the way this weekend. Some patchy cloud and High Pressure. It isa some patchy cloud and High Pressure. It is a settled weather. There is that chilly went to contend with and there are some frosty nights on the way as well so take note of that if youre going to do some stuff in the garden. High pressure. It is towards scandinavia but close enough to keep as settled at the moment. Weather fronts largely at bay. But it is a brisk, chilly wind in that area of High Pressure. As we find ourselves, most of us, in the blue to start the weekend. Temperatures are fairly close to average but because of the winter it feel colder. It is not a Clear Blue Sky everywhere. We have quite a lot of cloud across the western side of the uk so it is hazy brightness. We may just western side of the uk so it is hazy brightness. We mayjust squeeze out the odd spot of light rain. One or two showers in eastern scotland fading away. It is done the eastern side, look at the strength of these winds. These are average speeds, gusts are higher, gusts and the south west of england near 50 mph so these are the temperatures, of course it feels colder because of the when. Around five to eight celsius. Tonight, we will see a bit of cloud some of the north sea coast, may be a little bit misty in places. The whole weather front will bring some rain back towards the far north west of scotland, particularly the Western Isles where you will notice temperatures stay up here but elsewhere, if you degrees either side are freezing. Frost for many of us going into the morning. Just another look at the big picture, High Pressure is still very much close enough to extend across the uk and keep most places are fine to merit sojust a and keep most places are fine to merit so just a quick look at how your sender is shaping up. Visit patchy cloud, range was the Western Isles of scotland is away and as for those temperatures, pretty similar, they went not quite as strong but loads of sunshine tomorrow afternoon. That is definitely something to take away, lots of sunshine. Its mothers day tomorrow but itll be a very different one because of the coronavirus outbreak. This morning weve been talking to various people who are refusing to let social distancing rules stop them from showing their mums how special they are. Were joined now by affi parvizi wayne, who lives just a few doors down from her mum but wont be having their traditional family lunch, and anna cook from the parenting website mumsnet. Lovely to talk to both of you. Paint isa lovely to talk to both of you. Paint is a picture of what is going to happen tomorrow. Morning. Mothers day traditionally for us is quite a big deal. Patient by origin so persian new year is mothers day and it is my mums birthday. Persian by origin. We have to find ways of making her feel it has been a special day. Unfortunately, our plans are disintegrating because of my two little nieces will be saying happy birthday from itself isolation because their mum has shown symptoms so what they have done instead, they have done a little dance for her. I can go past her house and wave at her so what she will do is make as. She will cook because as a persian mum where you show your love is through food and hugging. Neither of which she can do. So, she will cook and leave it outside her house. We will then, all of us, we will sit, eat our meals virtually with her. I know it is not perfect, but it is all about the effort you are making. Do you want to Say Something to your mum now, she might be watching . She is watching. She has had her moment. So, hi mum. Happy birthday. Happy mothers day. You know, there is always upsides and it has made us think outside the box about how we can do this and tha nkfully about how we can do this and thankfully my mum is quite tech savvy because, you know, she is connected with the rest of her family around the world and hopefully they can alljoin in as well tomorrow. Well, anna, you have been listening to what affi has been saying and it is interesting that affi makes the point that her mum is tech savvy because technology is really going to help, isnt it, in terms of keeping families in co nta ct . Terms of keeping families in contact . Absolutely. That is what we have found on our site mumsnet. This is not going to be a typical day at all. One was saying they wouldnt have a big family get together but by skype. What do you think mums wa nt by skype. What do you think mums want this mothers day . Well, usually, mothers ask for time so that it usually, mothers ask for time so thatitis usually, mothers ask for time so that it is time to spend their children and mother or mother in law. If you are self isolating with small children like i am, you can have time to yourself would probably the most wanted gift. We asked this in a survey couple of years ago and mums wanted one to three hours to themselves, that might be a little more now. One a mumsnet user says normally she asked for flowers and chocolate but this year on the top of her wish list is loo roll and anti back wipes so the presents are a little bit different but time would be brilliant. A lot of people are planning on having get togethers anyway so buying re sta u ra nt get togethers anyway so buying restaurant vouchers and afternoon teas are not having them right now about waiting a couple of months or till the end of the year when it is safe and are still able to meet up then. We were talking to a gentleman earlier and the plan to take some chairs and a safe distance, maybe in the garden, to chat through the window. Have you thought about that option . Have you got any deckchairs you could just pop out . We talk from the pavements i wonder what the neighbours are thinking. We walk the dog past her flat and we found her before hand so she can come to the window and we have full on conversations. In terms of what anna was saying about presence, my mum is slightly ocd when it comes to cleaning so at the beginning she was wondering what all the fuss was about, dont people wash their hands before . So hair care package is going to be some marigold. Her ca re going to be some marigold. Her care package. Well put hand sanitiser is because she will be in a cleaning heaven. If that is what you like doing on mothers day, thats great. Lovely to talk to you, im sure it will all work out beautifully and good luck with everything. You see, technology is happening as we speak, something is picking. It is usually, when eve ryo ne picking. It is usually, when everyone someone is on it is them getting a text from a friend saying, you are on the telly. It is where things are, we are talking about people getting together outside, even then, distancing. If you are doing that, it will be with the chair nicely apart, as we are on brea kfast chair nicely apart, as we are on breakfast this morning for the top few public realised already, that there is a separation occurring. We are trying to do our thing was that if we are talking about the message, we had to be an example of the message, havent we . Mothers day tomorrow. If youve got a mothers day message, get in touch and well include some in tomorrows programme. You can email us at bbcbrea kfast bbc. Co. Uk. There wont be any football matches taking place this weekend but you can enjoy a match you probably missed the first around the fa cup final of 1883. What was it like . It was a game of two halves to be honest with you. I said to the boys, bulls in the back of the net. Its been dramatised for a new Netflix Series called the english game, written by the Downton Abbey creator, julian fellowes. Our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, went for a look behind the scenes. Action the 1883 fa cup final. All the tannins versus blackburn. The version seen will certainly feature rainfall that the day i visited the set, it was so wet that interviews we re set, it was so wet that interviews were proving tricky. With the roles and the different changes and the tactics and one example is that old tony and is old etonians. Tactics and one example is that old tony and is old etonians. Imagine what it would mean to see men like us. Created by julian fellowes, it talks about how football crosses classifieds. It is like Downton Abbey with goal posts. At the height of the true story, two men from very different backgrounds. A working class scot often described as the first professional footballer. He comes from glasgow and it is a stonemason and he comes down to virtually reinvent the game as we know it. And the only man to have played in nine fa cup finals. know it. And the only man to have played in nine fa cup finals. I play his polar opposite to come is very very privileged background in is the captain of the old etonians. He is meant to be the best footballer of his time,. Craig plays james walsh who has two big slumps in his life. It is he isa who has two big slumps in his life. It is he is a real man. I know nothing about football. But i have learnt loads by watching all these fantastic players here. Youll be an expert in pub quizzes when it comes to the 18805 fa cup final is now. think ill stick to music, tv and films. Did you do the research into whether it rained . Films. Did you do the research into whether it rained . You should do that, do more than i did. whether it rained . You should do that, do more than i did. I would say the least successful footballer in my family given that my brother, ben, played and my sister played. That is where you go into show business, to try and make amends for the sporting failures in my past. That is what im here to do. This is the fa cup final of 1883 and look, it appears that they already use the ar. And as to how the action is recreated, that is due to this man, mike, full time football choreographer. It is all about setting up sequences of play and making the action real. One of the tactics in those days for the old etonians was to dribble the ball in a scrimmage like rugby. The line up was Something Like one 1 8. I would love to see it nowadays. And things did get rough during filming. I fractured my wrist so, yeah. Red ca rd i fractured my wrist so, yeah. Red card challenge . I fractured my wrist so, yeah. Red card challenge . Definite read. No, it was an accident. With football matches off all over the country this weekend, suddenly, there is going to be a lot of interest in a cup finalfrom going to be a lot of interest in a cup final from 137 years ago. I hope no one tells you the score. Colin paterson, bbc news, altrincham. And all six parts of the english game are now available on netflix. A lot of sport we have had is about Football Association helping and formula 1 turning their attention to making ventilators. A lot of interest in exercise, one way or another you still have to exercise was not the gym, simple, leisure centre, they are off limits for the next few weeks. Still there is innovation. For the next few weeks but a care home in wales has come up with a novel way to help its residents keep fit. This is the bryn celyn home near bridgend, in south wales, where they have been playing a life size version of the childrens game hungry hungry hippos. The video, which was posted on facebook, has already been viewed by thousands of people and it has certainly cheered us up. You think, what are we going to do . Lets do this. Have a look at these guys. Whatever is happening there this morning, youre going to be working really hard. You are working really ha rd working really hard. You are working really hard but this shows the spirit of those in the nhs. The footage shows workers at Basildon Hospital performing to the olly murs song, dance with me tonight. The singer has since offered them tickets for his next show. Stay safe, i hope your day pans out well today. Breakfast will be back from 6am tomorrow. This is bbc news. The headlines closed indefinitely. An order for pubs and restaurants across the uk to shut their doors comes into effect to help slow the spread of coronavirus. We are collectively telling cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants to close. 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