British police have been asked to take a "consistent" approach with regards to the national lockdown, after Derbyshire Police have come under fire for filming dog walkers with drones in the Peak District.
While the Twitter account is positing that this is "non-essential" travel, comments on the tweet posit that there are still "gatherings" in Derby town centre and that in spite of the distance from home, walking a dog in Peak District is still legal under the government's guidelines of one form of exercise a day.
Guidance issued to police officers recommends that forces across the country keep an "inquisitive, questioning mindset" when speaking to people and says communities need a "consistent" level of service.
In other news, airline BA have suspended all Gatwick flights, and supermarket sales in March have beaten previous records, with consumer analysts Kantar saying levels were "even higher than [those] seen at Christmas".
In Europe, Italy's lockdown has been extended until Easter, but its infection rate appears to be slowing. More than 11,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the country.
The Hungarian government has also passed controversial new powers for them to "rule by decree" during the outbreak, but there is no time limit on the powers.
Elsewhere in the world, the World Bank has warned that the virus means that "significant economic pain" is "unavoidable" in the Asia-Pacific.
A number of European governments have rejected Chinese equipment -- including masks and testing kits.
And finally, US President Donald Trump has said that the US will be in "a very good shape" with regards to ventilator availability by the time the outbreak peaks in the country.
There are now more than 780,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the world, and more than 37,000 people have died.
The next Leaders Council update will follow this evening.
