this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. at least 15 have died after an air india express flight carrying 191 people crash landed at an airport in kerala. blocked on measures affecting parts of northern and then have been extended to preston in lancashire because of a spike in coronavirus cases. in the uk, the r number, the rate the coronavirus is transmitted in the community, has risen slightly but —— to between 0.8 and one. -- to between 0.8 and one. where are you from? iraq? with... today, we

will be taking 23 people into our care, which is the biggest number we are aware of, certainly for many yea rs. are aware of, certainly for many years. the uk recorded its hottest audit stay since 2003. amateurs reaching 36.4 degrees —— hottest august day. temperatures reaching. hello and a very warm welcome to bbc news. at least 15 people have died and many more are injured after an air india jet with 100 and 91 passengers on board crash landed at calicut airport in kerala after arriving from dubai. the plane split in two shortyl after impact. a number of passengers have been injured, after thejet overshot the runway. the flight was a repatriation mission for indians stuck overseas during the coronavirus crisis. yogita limaye,

our correspondent, joins us now. from flight radar that we are looking at, it looks as if this plan try to land twice and then crashed on the third attempt. and it is feared that the death pull could go up. what we have been told by the civil aviation authority is this flight, it civil aviation authority is this flight, it landed, and then overshot the runway, and the runway in the ellicott airport is elevated. —— calla airport. it is a hilltop runway, that is how it is being described. it overshot that runway and it fell into a valley. that is what the civil aviation authority is saying. the boss of the national disaster response team has said that thatis disaster response team has said that that is the reason why the impact is expected to have been quite massive and that is what we have seen injuries and almost all passengers, dozens injuries and almost all passengers, d oze ns of injuries and almost all passengers, dozens of them taken to at least two

hospitals nearby. we know that the national disaster response team is doing checks to ensure that there is no one still stuck inside that aircraft, so we are waiting to hear on whether everyone who was on board is accounted for. there were 191 people in total, passengers and crew, on that aircraft. it was landing at about a quarter to 8pm in the evening, local time. landing at about a quarter to 8pm in the evening, localtime. it's landing at about a quarter to 8pm in the evening, local time. it's been raining very heavily in the southern indian state of kerala. earlier in the day, there were land slips in the day, there were land slips in the region, with which there were deaths. the authority set at time of landing, visibility was two km, suggesting there was sufficient visibility to make that landing. just a bit of a background on the flight, it just a bit of a background on the flight, it was coming from the uae, it was coming from dubai. currently because of the coronavirus pandemic, international travel is banned, so

there were no flights going in or out of india, its borders are sealed. however, for the past few months, india's national carrier air india has been carrying repatriation flights for people helping stuck overseas and who want to come back to india, so this was one of the flights which was part of that repatriation mission. there are lots of people from kerala, hundreds of thousands, who go to the uae each yearin thousands, who go to the uae each year in search ofjobs will someday send money back to their families here. it is expected that many of the people on board this flight are migrant workers who were returning from dubai, who had been stuck there amidst the coronavirus crisis, and after months are coming back home to theirfamilies. after months are coming back home to their families. utility little bit about the airport and the challenging conditions in which they we re challenging conditions in which they were landing. —— you told us. a hilltop airport with a runway that had been extended and a review on the opposite side, it sounds very challenging, so do we rule out mechanicalfailure? challenging, so do we rule out mechanical failure? is it challenging, so do we rule out mechanicalfailure? is it something to do with the way that the plane

came in? there's a lot of speculation about what could have caused this right now. we've been told by the civil aviation industry that the airports authority will be conducting a thorough investigation. but we know is, as far as the safety record of air india, the last major crash we have had in this country was in 2010, it was in the same state, the southern state of kerala. it was in a separate airport, and that's when. .. forgive it was in a separate airport, and that's when... forgive me, it was in the city of mangalore, which is in a southern state just bordering kerala, but similar conditions. a table top runway and the flight overshot it and crashed into the valley. but that was ten years ago, in 2010. air india does have a pretty good safety record. for the moment, think you very much for that

update. in the uk, restrictions on household gatherings will be brought to preston tonight. parts of... this comes to preston tonight. parts of... this co m es after to preston tonight. parts of... this comes after the department of health said the r number, the rate that the virus is being transmitted in the committee, has risen slightly in the uk. the r number is the number of each infected person, on average, passing the virus on to. last week, it stood at 0.8—0.9, itself up from 0.7—0.9 the previous week. across the uk, latest

figures show there were 871 new confirmed cases of covid—19 in the latest 24—hour period, with an average of 834 new infections every day in the last week. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, sent us this update from preston. late this afternoon came confirmation that preston becomes the latest in a string of locations across the north of england to be placed under tighter restrictions. it is not full lockdown, it is just a ban on households gathering in each other‘s homes and gardens and indoor venues, and other measures like that, and the authorities here predicted this was going to happen. they were already asking people to comply with these rules voluntarily, but for midnight tonight, they will have to by law. this cafe in preston market only moved into new premises just before lockdown. now it's getting back on its feet again, but the owner remains nervous. infection rates have surged in the city, and she fears the consequences unless they are brought under control. i am concerned, because obviously we have all invested a lot of money into our businesses,

and what i don't want to see is another total lockdown again, especially for small independent businesses. i mean, you know, it would be a real struggle. the cafe's bread comes from a baker who operates across north—west england, covering some areas where government restrictions are in place and others where they are not. it is without doubt the clarity, that is all you hear, people saying, "if we just knew what was going to happen..." there needs to be clear guidance, and people are more than willing to support it, but theyjust need that clarity and support. infection rates have spiked across preston. cases in the under—305 have rocketed. nightclubs are not allowed to open under current restrictions. recently, lancashire police criticised this club's decision to re—purpose itself as a bar. the club said it is adhering to social distancing and safety guidelines. 0n preston high street, people were not surprised to hear that restrictions

are being tightened. just using their common sense, which maybe one or two people are not using. that is why it is spreading again. a lot of people have been asking me to, like, meet up, they don't want to wear masks and social distance. if the government is asking us to do it, we have to follow, because it is not for oursevles, it is for someone else, it is for our safety, so we have to follow. the prohibition on household gatherings will continue in other parts of northern england, including pendle, where mobile testing has been introduced. kirklees and west yorkshire is still under restriction, but one of its mps feels that within its boundaries the rules and some low infection areas should be eased. we need to have the confidence of the people that are making the sacrifices that they're doing it to reduce transmission, and because there are cases, so in areas where there are no new cases, we need to take them out of restrictions as soon as possible. the restricted areas will be reviewed again next week.

in preston, the council has warned that if people ignore the new rules, it is highly likely that even more stringent measures may follow. judith moritz, bbc news, preston. we can speak to dr muhammad munir, a virologist at lancaster university. what do you make of what is happening in preston? do you think the tighter restrictions they put in place today will suffice? what we have been watching preston for the last couple of days, the number of cases were increasing and it was on a watchlist, and i think if we look into the last four, five days, the increasing number of cases, i think the restrictions that important place now are prettyjustified, because if we don't really do anything, this number of the coronavirus will keep increasing and that would be not only problematic for the preston itself but also in the nearby cities where there is quite a bit of traffic within that region. that is certainly something we have looked very closely at in the coming days as well. it stopped short of a lockdown, and i wonder how effective that is, because i

know preston well. you get a lot of commuters coming from blackburn, from the fylde. what purpose does a household restriction make? certainly, it is not as stringent as lockdown, but i think the major of his is now is to give the kind of message to the public in the region, the threat is there, and it is really a message for the whole nation and for the whole world, that the pandemic is not over and the lockdown does not really in the navy infection. what it does, it puts the infection. what it does, it puts the infection at bay. i think the message has cut across very well into the region, people were even more cautious, and that is certainly down to the general public and remember of the community, to really be so sensible. and i live not far from the preston and i can see that

today, it's been opened up, and people are walking in the public places, such as pubs and restau ra nts, places, such as pubs and restaurants, heavily packed. you don't think people are taking the right precautions, because a lot of people are eating and drinking outside, but you're saying that that into close together, they're not wearing masks, that sort of think was yellow yes, absolutely. one thing i want to make absolute here is driving is not really safe, but that does not mean we don't need to travel, but will really do is follow on the rules and regulations so that we can avoid accidents. same is applicable for coronavirus for we cannot stay at home forever, will we need to do is to make sure that we follow all the rules and regulations put in place so we can... continuously happening in the country, was to we have up to 80 to 90% of people uninfected, so any change in activities is going to bring the virus back into the

community. dr munir, thank you so much for your time this evening. the home secretary, priti patel, says the rising number of migrants reaching the uk across the english channel in small boats, is "appalling and unacceptably high". more than 1,000 people arrived last month, while 235 were detained yesterday, a record for a single day. so far this year, more than 300 boats, carrying almost 4000 people including pregnant women and children, are known to have attempted the journey. our home editor mark easton reports now from dover. calm seas are attracting desperate people. in the early hours, our camera spotted this group — among the occupants, several children and a pregnant woman. it's just one dinghy among more than a dozen that yesterday left france seeking a better tomorrow in britain. where are you from?