the prime minister puts the brakes on the further easing of lockdown restrictions due to come into force in england tomorrow. bowling alleys, ice rinks, and casinos will not now open, and small wedding receptions won't yet be allowed. borisjohnson said it was necessary to deal with a rise in infections. i won't stand by and allow this virus to threaten to cause more pain and more heartache in our country. we'll have the latest on westminster. also this lunchtime. new lockdown rules for parts of northern england announced late last night — four million people affected are trying to work out what they mean. but in wales lockdown rules are being eased next week, with groups of up to 30 people able to meet outdoors. and no frocks, or red carpet,

and maybe no gushing speeches — it's the bafta tv awards — but not as we know them. coming up on bbc news, fans will no longer be permitted into sports test events. snooker‘s world championship, starting today, had allowed spectators inside. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the past hour, borisjohnson has announced that some of the easing of coronavirus restrictions in england which were due to start tomorrow have now been postponed for at least a fortnight. indoor venues such as bowling alleys and casinos will not reopen, and some wedding receptions will not be permitted. he also defended the government's decision to introduce new lockdown

rules in parts of northern england, because of a rising number of coronavirus cases. he said that for the first time since may, the prevalence of the virus in england is rising. the changes in northern england, announced late last night, affect four million people living in greater manchester, east lancashire and parts of west yorkshire. the measures also apply to the city of leicester. people in those areas are now not allowed to meet up with those from other households in their homes or their gardens, nor in pubs or restaurants, including outside tables. we'll have more on those measures in a moment, but our first report comes from our political correspondent jonathan blake. greater manchester and other parts of northern england is now under tighter restrictions after a rise in coronavirus cases. the ban on people visiting others at home affecting around 4 million people is a result, the government says, of households mixing and not socially distancing. the move came as a surprise to many

but the prime minister said today that it was a necessary step. these are targeted measures on social contact between households, which the data tells us is driving the current increase in cases. businesses and workplaces should continue as before, in those areas. i know how hard it is you have restrictions like this imposed on seeing yourfamily restrictions like this imposed on seeing your family and friends, but we have to act rapidly, in order to protect those we love. boris johnson said further easing of the lockdown in england was being delayed. bowling alleys and other venues including casinos and some close contact businesses like beauty salons, due to open tomorrow, must stay closed for at least another fortnight. restrictions already in place will be more tightly enforced. most people in this country are following the rules, and doing their best to control the virus. but, we

must keep our discipline and our focus and we cannot be complacent. i have asked the home secretary to work with the police and others to ensure the rules, which are already in place, are properly enforced. that means local authorities acting to close down premises and cancel events which are not following covid isa and events which are not following covid is a and it means a greater police presence to ensure face coverings are being worn, where this is required by law. wearing his mast on a visit to a factory in peterborough this morning, sir keir starmer said he supported the measures taken in the north of england, but criticised the north of england, but criticised the way they were announced. the decision the government has made the right decision, and we will support it. i spoke to andy burnham, the mayor of manchester, this morning. we will support the government on that, but the communication has been expertly poor, really late announcement at night coming into effect a few hours later without any real clarity, so the right decision,

very poor communication. that has got to improve. face coverings will now be compulsory in more settings, employers and a person shooting measures will go ahead in england tomorrow as planned. changes, in response to a rise in the prevalence of coronavirus that the government cannot ignore. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. and jonathan joins us now from westminster. this is a significant change in timing and intern in england. yes, there's lots to digest from the announcements we have heard from the government in the 2a hours, both in the short and long term. those decisions to impose restrictions on people meeting, others from different households in the north of england, and then today we are hearing of a delay the planned changes and further easing of lockdown measures in england, that we re lockdown measures in england, that were due to happen tomorrow. beyond the detail, i think there were a

couple of striking things from that press co nfe re nce couple of striking things from that press conference at downing street today. the prime minister saying that for the first time since may, the prevalence of coronavirus was likely to be rising. the numbers are going up instead of down. and the governmentjust can't going up instead of down. and the government just can't ignore going up instead of down. and the governmentjust can't ignore that. the chief medical officer, chris whitty, saying, we have reached the limit in terms of how much can be done and how many freedoms people can enjoy. that is going to prompt some very big questions about what the priorities are, and where the prime minister wants to end up giving that, by christmas, he said, we had hoped to return to some sense of normality. that now looks increasingly unlikely. jonathan blake, our political correspondent in westminster, thank you. so millions of people in parts of the north of england are now having to comply with new restrictions. our health correspondent anna collinson reports now on why these areas are being targeted. with just hours of notice, from today, millions are facing new

coronavirus restrictions. with cases on the rise, people in parts of england are now banned from eating each other in private homes. england are now banned from eating each other in private homesm england are now banned from eating each other in private homes. it is important that we keep ourselves safe and our families safe. you can't understand what is going on. it needs explaining more. can't understand what is going on. it needs explaining morelj can't understand what is going on. it needs explaining more. i have seen it online anyway, so i have sort of verified it. now in the rest of england things that were supposed to open tomorrow will now not. we have probably reached near the limit or the limits of what we can do in terms of opening up society, so what that means, potentially, is that if we wish to do more things in future, we wish to do more things in future, we may have to do less of some other things, and these will be difficult trade—offs, some will be decisions of government and some of which are for all of us as citizens to do, but we have to be realistic. the idea that we can open up everything and keep the virus under control is clearly wrong. as this graph shows, coronavirus cases reach their peak

in april and then steadily fell through may and june. confirmed cases now appear to be rising again. yesterday, 816 were reported, the highest daily number in a month. at a testing —— better testing and contact tracing means we are now better identifying problem areas and people visiting relatives and friends are seen as a cause for concern. scientists say that meeting and someone's home can increase transmission because it often involves prolonged close contact in small rooms with little ventilation. figures suggest blackburn is the worst affected pa rt figures suggest blackburn is the worst affected part of the uk with 91 cases per 100,000 people. the new measures impact people in greater manchester, east lancashire and parts of west yorkshire. households in those areas are not allowed to meet in homes or private gardens. people are still allowed to go to pubs, people are still allowed to go to pu bs, restau ra nts people are still allowed to go to pubs, restaurants and beer gardens, but can't mix with other households. they can meet one of the household ina part they can meet one of the household in a part or in a group of up to six

people but most —— they must socially distance. the same restrictions also apply in leicester although other restrictions are due to be eased there on monday. people in scotland are being urged not to travel to the affected areas. given the proximity geographically between scotla nd the proximity geographically between scotland and the areas in the north of england affected, and family connections between us, it is important for me to consider firstly how we assist in these areas to do with the challenge they are placing but also protect scotland from the risks of all the transmission. the announcement last night came as a shock to many, particularly muslim communities who are preparing to celebrate eid. this has been on the agenda for a couple of weeks, there have been discussions about this, so what later came out last night to make them make this announcement ‘s it has left our plans in disarray, andi it has left our plans in disarray, and i question whether this would happen at night be on christmas eve. others have welcomed the measures.

in many ways this isn't about disrupting lives, we have agreed to this because it doesn't massively disrupt lives, it is a modest change that, if we make now, we will take away a much more severe lockdown threat. there are changes for all of england too, places that were due to open tomorrow will not now open for at least two weeks including bowling alleys, casinos and indoor theatres. sporting events with spectators have also been posed, and face coverings will be mandatory in more settings such as museums and places of worship. it is hoped the steps taken today will prevent a much bigger national problem in the future. anna collinson, bbc news. our correspondent stuart flinders is in oldham. how have these changes going down with people that you have been speaking to? stricter measures have already been introduced in oldham, on tuesday, after the weekly rate of

infection straight up from 23.3%, up to 54.3%, and in fact, infection straight up from 23.3%, up to 54.3%, and infact, in 13 of the 19 local authority areas covered by these new injunctions, there has been a rise in the infection rate, with 1536 cases recorded in all areas in the latest weekly figures, so that is why these measures are being introduced. the problem is that many people find them too confusing. you are not allowed to have people in your home, you can't meet them in a garden, you can meet them ina meet them in a garden, you can meet them in a park as long as your social distance, you can go to the pub, you cannot meet other hassles while they're in there, you cannot lead the restricted area, but you can go on holiday. labour's greater manchester mayor, andy burnham, says he supports these measures, he says they are necessary, it is clear that his national leader sir keir starmer is concerned about the way they have been introduced and about the apparent confusion about them. it is particularly ha rd apparent confusion about them. it is particularly hard for muslim communities, and there are many of

them in the affected areas. they should be celebrating eid, in fact, they will be, but many of them say that they have been picked on, and some who deliberately targeted by these new measures. the prime minister only one hour ago said that is not the case, they are essential, but he said his heart goes out to those muslim communities. well, our head of statistics robert cuffe has been looking at the data behind the government's decisions. what do the latest figures show? they show that the government are acting more swiftly but not squatting down as hard. if you think back to when leicester went into lockdown, we were seeing about 150 cases per 100,000 people every week and we can see on the chart were showing comedy current data, the far right side so that is the measure the government enacted a while ago. we can see all of the key areas that saw new restrictions last night. they are nowhere near that yet. blackburn at 19 i going up is not

looking great but leicester is down at 16 looking great but leicester is down at16 and looking great but leicester is down at 16 and moving down and of all the other areas, 20—30 cases per 100,000 so it is important to keep those figures in bad news. 150, baddies, the average in england is about five cases, so the government are moving in earlier, but it is not a lockdown, it is about restrictions on who meets within households, so they are moving sooner, but not moving as hard. where else should we be concerned about — where could be next? on the basis of the case data that we are seeing, looking at the areas, where we are seeing rises, people can look on the bbc website. if they look for their area, areas like preston, for example, type in their postcode and they can see the case rates, and those figures, 90 is the worst in the country and five is the average in england, it is lower in scotland. and in wales. with that

information, you can get a sense of what is going on with cases but public health agencies have access to intelligence on the ground and more information than just the published data, they go into more details are trying to pick a winner or loser is always going to be a bit ofa or loser is always going to be a bit of a difficult game. many thanks, robert cuffe, our head of statistics. and our health correspondent will be answering some of your questions about the new measures, later in the programme. while restrictions are being tightened in northern england, they are being relaxed in wales — where from monday, up to 30 people will be allowed to meet outdoors. the welsh government has also announced that children under the age of 11 will not have to socially distance while outdoors from next week, becaue of the falling rates of transmission. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. is this a sign that the government is feeling more confident about the transmission rates? first minister mark drakeford said in the last half

an hour, what has happened in the north of england has given him pause for thought, as have events in the south of europe, but he is moving ahead with the planned changes over this weekend, and may reconsider some being looked at for later in august. actually, what has been reintroduced in the north of england is similarto reintroduced in the north of england is similar to what we have in wales, so for example at the moment, you can't have multiple households meeting indoors, but the change will come for people outdoors, as of monday, groups of up to 30 from any number of households can meet in parks like this one. pubs, cabbies and wrestlers can welcome customers indoors. today we are expecting some rain next week, so that will be good news for those businesses, but they are keeping an eye on the r rate and are keeping an eye on the r rate and a plan to keep more people into those later this month, may be revised, if that r rate in wales sta rts revised, if that r rate in wales starts to increase. the shielding period for over 80,000 vulnerable people in northern ireland has come to an end. those with serious medical

conditions can now go outside for the first time since march as coronavirus restrictions are eased. a number of lockdown restrictions in leicester are being lifted from next week — but some rules will stay in place. our correspondent phil mackie is there. just bring us up to date with what is changing. here in leicester, from monday, you will be able to get your hair cut, go to a restaurant or pub or get a copy from a coffee shop. that hasn't been possible until now but you still will not be able to go to the gym or go swimming. that represents an easing of the lockdown restrictions here. nonessential shops reopened but still have high figures. the latest from the director of public health here is 55 cases per week, per 100,000 people, a considerable drop from the beginning but higher than elsewhere. you can see this as one of the many

temporary testing stations that have p°pped temporary testing stations that have normed up temporary testing stations that have popped up around the city and they are going door—to—door carrying out testing. they feel like a victim of their own success. they are detecting many asymptomatic cases that otherwise would not have been spotted and that is keeping the number higher than it might be elsewhere, but the aim, they say, is to get it below 20 cases by the end of august, which is when the schools go back, and they have more restrictions will be eased before then. many thanks, phil mackie and leicester. the uk's largest tour operator tui is cancelling thousands more holidays to spain, because of the quarantine rules introduced last weekend. it comes as the owner of british airways says it will take until at least 2023 for passenger levels to recover from the impact of the pandemic. simon browning reports. another day, more holiday hopes dashed. tui, the uk's largest tour operator, has cancelled more breaks to spain because of the reimposed14—day quarantine on travellers arriving home.

holidays to the mainland are cancelled until 17th august, to the spanish islands until the tenth. tui wants the government to remove the blanket quarantine policy and open up regional traffic corridors to safe areas. it's been really tough for us as an organisation to manage, but it's been incredibly confusing for customers. what we've seen is a huge search for greece and for turkey, so much so that we've put on an extra seven flights for this weekend. normally those flights would take several months to fill up, but within a few hours all of those flights were fully booked. the impact of the pandemic, with the skies closed for months, has hit travel business hard. this morning, the parent company of british airways reported an almost £4 billion loss for the first six months of the year. the boss of the company says he spoke to the transport secretary at the weekend. he wants a revision to quarantine policy. the rate of new cases for coronavirus in the canary islands or the balearics was well below

what we were seeing in the uk, so i think there is evidence that would help us to make a case to have a regional lockdown, rather than just a blanket ban on countries. yesterday, it emerged jet2 have started to ask tourists to end holidays early and is cancelling flights. there is still huge uncertainty across the sector. right now, it's really difficult to say anything for sure and it's really important for holiday—makers looking to book a new trip for next month or so, make sure you book a package holiday, don'tjust book a flight. talk to a travel agent and just talk through your options. do you have the flexibility in case things change? the government maintains public health comes first and decisions are made on data, but for tourists yearning for summer sun, as spain stays closed, the options are there, but it comes with the risk. simon browning, bbc news. it's 1:19pm. our top story this lunchtime.

the prime minister puts the brakes on the further easing of lockdown restrictions due to come into force in england tomorrow. and coming up — a setback for sporting fans. pilot events with fans have been put on hold in england. coming up on bbc news — first practice is under way ahead of the silverstone grand prix without racing point driver sergio perez, who tested positive for coronavirus. he's been replaced by nico hulkenberg. it's a fixture of the showbiz calendar, recognising some of the best tv programmes. but tonight's bafta tv awards will be very different. there will be no red carpet, and the winners will accept their gongs virtually. the most nominated shows include chernobyl, the crown, and fleabag. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. this year, there might be no glitzy carpet

but that hasn't stopped glenda jackson also ranjoe's posing in stylish outfits for a series of portraits by photographer rankine. perhaps tonight's favourite is nuclear drama chernobyl with three nominations, for best mini series, for stellan skarsgard and for its lead, jared harris. look at that glow. that's radiation ionising the air. fleabag also has three nominations, scripted comedy... oh, god. and for stars phoebe waller—bridge... oh, god. and sian clifford. oh, god. nothing though for bafta favourite olivia colman, who also misses out on a nomination for royal drama, the crown. there were nominations, though, for josh o'connor‘s prince of wales... kind of earthly worship. # i can say anything faster than you.# for helena bonham carter's princess margaret, and for best drama series.

glenda jackson, nominated for her first tv role in 27 years for drama elizabeth is missing, says, for women, there's still a way to go in tv and particularly theatre. contemporary dramatists don't find women interesting enough to make them the central dramatic engine. there have been changes in television and i'm sure there will be changes even more. it's just that those who still far too often sit in the decision—making chair, still have to be persuaded in a way that would never occur to them, as far as a man was concerned. the vat voting process by bafta members and specialist juries the vat voting process by bafta members and specialistjuries began shortly after bafta was the target of criticism because all the performance nominations for its film awards went to white actors. the tv nominations recognise many more diverse performers.

the tv nominations recognise many more diverse performers, including will sharpe and takehiro hira, for crime drama giri/haji... hong kong's chief executive, carrie lam, has postponed legislative elections that were due to be held in september. ms lam blamed a spike in coronavirus cases in the territory. the announcement, which was widely expected, comes a day after 12 pro—democracy politicians were barred from standing in the poll. in the last few minutes, three teenagers have beenjailed for up to 16 years for the killing of pc andrew harper. the thames valley police officer died last august after being dragged behind a carfor more than a mile. the teenagers were all cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter. our correspondent helena wilkinson is at the old bailey. yes, we've just had those sentences passed by thejudge. henry long, the

driver of the car, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. his friends, who were also with him on the car that night, albert bowers and jessie cole, are both sentenced to 13 years. pc harper's family have had to sit through the most harrowing of details through this trial. thejudge said harrowing of details through this trial. the judge said to the defendants, you killed a talented and brave police officer, he said to them, they decided that their freedom to commit crime was more important than his life and he rejected that any of the defendants had shown any remorse. before sentencing andrew harper's widow, lissie, gave a victim impact statement of the court with the defendants listening from the dock and she said, my husband was brutally killed four weeks after our wedding day. should i speak again of how we were robbed of our future or the plans are stolen from us? four weeks was all i had with my husband, four weeks to be called his wife. my

life often feels bleak, hopeless, irreparable. the couple had been together for 13 years and were looking forward to their honeymoon. our correspondent helen wilkinson, thank you. the supreme court will consider whether an east london woman who travelled to syria as a schoolgirl tojoin the islamic state group should be allowed to return to the uk to challenge being stripped of her british citizenship. shamima begum, who's now 20, was one of three girls who went to syria in february 2015. last month, the court of appeal ruled she should be allowed back to london to fight for the return of her citizenship — a decision the government described as "deeply flawed". the former football coach and serial paedophile barry bennell has pleaded guilty to nine further sexual offences. the 66—year—old, who's also known as richard jones, entered the pleas at chester crown court via video—link from prison. the offences took place between 1979 and 1988, when the victims were aged between 11 and 1a.

bennell is serving a 30—yearjail sentence after being convicted of 50 child sexual offences in 2018. back now to coronavirus — and the latest government announcements. as we've been hearing, the prime minister has said that further planned pilots in england of snooker, racing and cricket events, with spectators, won't now take place. let's speak to our sports correspondent andy swiss. what does this mean for things that are ongoing, like the world snooker championships at the crucible, and other events, like goodwood ? championships at the crucible, and other events, like goodwood? as you say this was supposed to be a really significant weekend for sport as it piloted the return of some fans. goodwood racecourse was due to host 4000 fans tomorrow, two county cricket matches were due to welcome supporters and the world snooker championship is in sheffield was due to have around 300 fans for each

session but all those pilots have now been postponed for at least a fortnight. those events will have to ta ke fortnight. those events will have to take place now behind closed doors. as you say, it's particularly interesting for the world snooker championships because that is already under way. that got under way this morning. in fact there were a few hundred fans watching the action inside the crucible just as borisjohnson was action inside the crucible just as boris johnson was making action inside the crucible just as borisjohnson was making his announcement and there are more fans due to arrive to watch this afternoon and this evening's sessions. the organisers havejust issued a statement. they say that fa ns issued a statement. they say that fans will be allowed in for the rest of today, so they will be allowed inside the crucible theatre to watch, but, from tomorrow, the world snooker championships will be behind closed doors. we've also heard from goodwood racecourse. they say they are very disappointed but they understand and respect the issues raised by the prime minister's announcement. but clearly this is a setback to many within sport who had

been hoping to start welcoming back some fans who bring a bit of atmosphere, also some sorely needed income, but all those ideas, all those plans, are now once again on hold. andy, many thanks. back to our top story, and the new lockdown measures which have been put in place across some of parts of the north of england. many of you have been sending your questions in to the bbc. our health correspondent lauren moss is here to answer some of them. let's start with. .. charl wyn — i live in manchester and the guidance says i can travel outside the area to attend a wedding, but doesn't mention whether i can travel outside the area for other reasons. am i allowed to travel outside greater manchester? there are no travel restrictions in england. you can go in and out of the areas we've been talking about but what you are not meant to do is mix households, so going to somebody

else's house, garden, or go to a pub or restaurant with them, you can only do that with people you live with. but two households or a group of up to six people can meet outside ina park of up to six people can meet outside in a park but they must follow social distancing. as for weddings, according to last night's guidance, you can attend a wedding service of up you can attend a wedding service of up to 30 guests in or out of the area although face coverings will be mandatory in places of worship from the 8th of august but the prime minister said wedding receptions of up minister said wedding receptions of up to 30 people won't be able to resume tomorrow as they had planned. diane sellers asks... i live in greater manchester, my daughter lives in cumbria. we have planned a holiday in august sharing accommodation in france. can our households mix? can we still travel out of our area to mix? you can still go on holiday, but if you are travelling abroad it's best to check what the rules are in that country. like i said, there are no uk travel restrictions and that includes to france, but if you are from greater manchester you are advised not to mix households with

another household so it depends on your accommodation, i would interpret that, if you are in a hotel you are more self—contained but if you are in a house, apartment or villa, not so much, that would assume more mixing of households and falls under the restrictions announced tonight and that advice is not to. val clark asks... my son is in my bubble and lives in bradford. i'm a 78—year—old widow and i live alone, but i'm so confused. is he allowed to visit me under the new lockdown rules in west yorkshire, both in my home and in my garden? it's good news for val. a support bubble is where one single person from a household it can mix with another household. it's an expansion ofa another household. it's an expansion of a household. valfits into that. her son can visit her under the nude restrictions because they are already in the bubble and he can stay overnight —— under the new restrictions. they are not widely mixing with other households so there no changes to the support bubble regulations. our health correspondent, lauren moss, thank you.