People seeking testing for coronavirus will have to display two major symptoms rather than one before they are referred, following a major change in how those deemed suitable for testing are selected.

Patients will have to show fever and at least one sign of respiratory disease - such as cough or shortness of breath - before they can be referred for testing, under a change recommended by the National Public Health Emergency Team.

Health Minister Simon Harris has called a prank where people cough on others "disgusting".

And a number of major construction sites have confirmed that after today they will halt work in London for the foreseeable future and that should ease pressure on the underground there.

Barry Whyte reports...