more local lockdowns for parts of the north west of england, as coronavirus infection rates go up. from midnight tomorrow, people in oldham and parts of blackburn and pendle can't socialise beyond their own households. but other rules, some say, are confusing. when they're coming out with these new restrictions, make it clearer, because either people don't understand it or they find a way around it. and there's growing concern over infection rates in birmingham. we'll have the latest. also on the programme.... another mad dash for british holiday—makers to beat new quarantine rules, this time affecting croatia. we this time affecting croatia. are both key workers in so we are both key workers in england so had to pay an extra £400 for a flight so had to pay an extra £400 for a flight home which leaves into mac hours, so we are heading their now.

—— in two hours. relief for renters, for now, as the ban on evictions in england is extended. man united captain harry maguire arrested after an alleged incident with the police. manchester united's captain, harry maguire is due in a greek court, after an alleged altercation, with police. and the uplifting tale of the pop star, the london student, and a gift of £23,000. and coming up on bbc news, zak crawley hits a maiden test hundred as england look to set a commanding total on day one of the final test with pakistan. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tighter lockdown restrictions are being introduced for more people living in parts of the north west of england, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

from midnight tomorrow residents in 0ldham, along with those living in blackburn and the pendle district in lancashire, won't be able to socialise with anyone outside their own household, and they should avoid all but essentialjourneys on public transport. gatherings such as weddings and funerals are also being limited, to 20 people. but workplaces, childcare facilities and businesses, including restaurants and pubs, will remain open. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has the story. two of those, one of those and one of those. at the eatery cafe in 0ldham, they're just about holding on. 0pen less than a year, it's been a baptism of fire. the last few weeks of additional lockdown measures have been especially tough. today's announcement means tighter rules around socialising in 0ldham, blackburn and parts of pendle — from midnight tomorrow, limiting contact to household members only. people can still shop and work, and the cafe can stay open. it's a relief that we're not

going to go into a lockdown, but then there's the frustration because it doesn't make sense. people are confused. i think some people just don't understand when a message comes out from the government, and it's not necessarily as clear as it should be. when they're coming out with these new restrictions, make it clearer, because either people don't understand it or they find a way around it. public health england produces a weekly watch list of council areas based partly on hotspots, seen here in darker red, which map spikes in the disease. 0ldham, blackburn and pendle remain at the top of the list. this is where the new measures are to be introduced. but some good news — infection rates in wigan, rossendale and darwen have decreased, so additional measures already in place have been removed, bringing them into line with the rest of england. sensible brokered agreement of the kinds we have reached today in 0ldham and wigan are the way to go. blanket lockdown is like we have had in greater manchester would cause

real trouble from an economic point of view, and hardship for people. 0ther hotspots keep developing. in scotla nd 0ther hotspots keep developing. in scotland 71 new cases have been reported in the last 2a hours, nearly half in the tayside area, home to a third processing plant where workers and their families are 110w where workers and their families are now self isolating. this factory in southampton were voluntarily close after workers became affected. in birmingham additional measures are being discussed between local and national government after a sharp rise in infections. it all adds to a continuing sense of uncertainty.” think birmingham has done a really good job and yet there is still this concern so good job and yet there is still this concern so i think it is really worrying. i think it says a lot about the fundamental unpredictability of the virus. with winter approaching and obviously the virus still here, then, you know, it is inevitable, i guess. the measures introduced in towns in the north west of england are helping health

experts understand what works and impact on people's livelihoods and well—being. the lessons learned here are likely to be applied in many other towns in the months to come. dominic hughes, bbc news, 0ldham. the latest government figures show there were 1,033 new confirmed coronavirus cases across the uk in the latest 24—hour period. that means, as you can see, the average reported number of new cases per day in the last week is 992. the deaths of two people were also reported, under new rules recording those who've died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means the total number, across the uk, is now 41,405. well, we've been hearing about further local lockdowns in greater manchester and lancashire, but what about the national picture on infection rates? let's speak to our health editor, hugh pym, who's at the department of health. danny, there are more testing taking

place, and that explains to a degree that the rise in rates? —— hugh, there is more testing taking place. yes, clive, we have had a whole range of different pieces of information today. data on infections, big variations around the uk. let's look at the national picture now for england, because there is a very authoritative survey done by the office for national statistics on infections and it looks at a very large sample size, random testing including with people without any symptoms, and the graph shows a steady fall in the last couple of months in the number of cases, it picked up a bit injuly and then has broadly been flat, it has levelled off, according to officials. but it is within a range and that means there is no exact certainty about the number of cases and officials are now saying it is beginning to start pushing up toward the top of that range and may be on the top of that range and may be on the increase. the number which shows

how rapidly it is accelerating or decelerating, the r rate, has gone up decelerating, the r rate, has gone upa bit. decelerating, the r rate, has gone up a bit. but the number of people in hospital with serious covid symptoms is right down and the number of deaths thankfully is very low, but officials are saying it is often young people getting it now you don't need to go into hospital, and the danger is, will they spread it to other older members of the community who might in due course become ill with coronavirus? thank you, hugh pym, at the department of health. thousands of british holiday—makers are racing to get home, before new coronavirus quarantine restrictions come into force, in the early hours of tomorrow morning. from aam, anyone returning from croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago, will have to self—isolate for two weeks, because of a rise in infections in those countries. new cases in croatia have increased in the last week, to 47.2 per 100,000 people, with travellers from a number of other european countries already having to self—isolate, like france with 51.0 cases per100,000, and spain, with 145 cases per 100,000 people.

by contrast, the uk has 21.2 cases per 100,000. well, our correspondent gavin lee is in croatia for us in the city of split, a major tourism hotspot, on dalmatian coast. gavin? another friday, another part of europe where there is a fantastic scramble of thousands of british tourists trying to get home before four o'clock. transport secretary grant shapps tweeted today that people should get used to unexpected announcement of quarantine, but the people here feel overwhelmed, panicking, saying they have not been given enough time. our team has been travelling around croatia trying to understand the situation for people and why the covid situation has become so bad. this is split, croatia's second city and its seaside party capital. there are motorists here from the uk than from any other country. 56,000 british holiday—makers have chosen a post

lockdown break along the dalmatian coast since the start of august. 17,000 are still in the country and many of them are scrambling to leave before the mandatory quarantine rules kick in. just getting into a taxi. lawrence manning is on holiday with his partner in dubrovnik. they we re with his partner in dubrovnik. they were due to fly back on saturday but they are rushing to the airport this evening. something like £350 return, and wejust evening. something like £350 return, and we just had to pay, just over £750 for two singles back. further up £750 for two singles back. further up the coast at this harbour a group of stu d e nts up the coast at this harbour a group of students from nottingham trent university say they need to be back for the start of term, but they can't afford the ticket prices. we obviously don't have that much money saved up to get a flight home, because of the inflation of prices we are just really stuck here. because people have part—time jobs as well it is slightly annoying because now we have to take time off work so we doubt get any money to save up foruni. work so we doubt get any money to save up for uni. just give a sense of the frustration you must feel

right now. back in the uk david collins tells me he has booked a week away in croatia for a group of ten on sunday. those plans are up in the air. we might be able to change the air. we might be able to change the flight for an alternative, but to when? whether this year, next year, whether we can still go to the same destination, can still be from the same airport, these are questions we doubt know the answer to at the moment. so what has gone wrong in croatia 7 to at the moment. so what has gone wrong in croatia? back in may and june this country of 5 million people barely registered a single case a day. in the past week there has been a notable rise. 265 cases in the past 24 hours. the country's secretary of state for tourism claims it is a simple answer. it is true that we have several hotspots in croatia in recent days, but they are the result of noncompliance with epidemiological measures, mostly among younger people, in some night

clu bs among younger people, in some night clubs and other gatherings. the uk isn't the only country to add croatia to the quarantine list. there are four other countries this week, and it is here in split when it is this concern that it is the epicentre, that people are not listening to social distancing advice, and that is why it has become a problem here. tonight airport authorities say they are working to put on extra flights out of the country to cope with the numbers trying to leave. gavin lee, bbc news, split, on the dalmatian coast. the coronavirus crisis has caused concern amongst hundreds of thousands of people who are in rented accommodation, worried about how they'll pay the bills with reduced incomes. well, today the government's confirmed it's extending the ban on landlords evicting tenants who can't pay, in england and wales, until september the 20th. there had been calls from charities to extend the measures, which were due to be lifted on monday. here's our home editor, mark easton. as we emerge from lockdown, for tens of thousands of people

in england and wales there's deep anxiety — notjust the virus, but of losing their home. covid cost david hisjob in high wycombe, and despite today's four—week extension to the ban on eviction proceedings, he still worries about paying the rent. well, we had guaranteed income, and now we don't. we do get some support from universal credit to help with things, but in all honesty it's not enough. itjust doesn't cut everything. do you think you'll be able to stay in your home? it's difficult times. there's a possibility that we could end up losing our home. david's landlord has been understanding up to now, but like thousands in high wycombe the terror of losing your income and then your home looms large. landlords, too, are worried they may fall victim to the financial impact of the virus. vikram daws advises many in high wycombe. landlords are going to have very real problems, because they themselves are running

businesses so there's a lot at stake for the landlords who could, in turn, as a consequence, become homeless themselves. the eviction ban had been due to end on sunday, but in a last—minute agreement with the judiciary the ministry has announced no eviction hearings will be listed until mid—september. hundreds of eviction cases are already waiting to be heard here at high wycombe county court. across england, the queue is thought to be around 40,000 cases long, but social distancing means the courts can't operate at full capacity, so it could take more than a yearjust to get through the backlog, while more and more peoplejoin the wait for judgment. housing charities say while they're relieved the band's been extended and please the required notice of an eviction's been increased to six months, this last—minute u—turn doesn't solve the bigger problems. this isn't a silver bullet, but it will help in the short term. there are still people at great risk of losing their homes as the economic impact of the pandemic comes in, and the government needs to make

sure it uses the time it's now got to legislate on issues like no fault evictions that it's promised to do for so long. the eviction ban has been extended to march in scotland and northern ireland. in england and wales, ministers have given themselves one month to come up with an answer to stopping the virus threatening the roof over people's heads. mark easton, bbc news, high wycombe. the sentences of the killers of pc andrew harper have been referred to the court of appeal by the attorney general, to consider if they're too lenient. the officer died after being dragged behind a car driven by thieves in berkshire last year. three teenagers were cleared of murder butjailed for manslaughter. the driver, henry long, was given 16 years, while his passengers, albert bowers and jessie cole, were sentenced to 13 years each. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is with me. danny, and what grounds is this referral —based, and what are the

chances of it succeeding?” referral —based, and what are the chances of it succeeding? i think the grounds on which a referral is best is two aspects. 0ne, the grounds on which a referral is best is two aspects. one, the judge made a gross error, certainly what i think will be argued by the attorney general counsel, and, or, that the sentencing was outside the range available. no life sentence was given to these three and that was partly because of their age. the ringleader, long, 18 at the time, and other two were 17 and said to have learning difficulties and that was taken into account by the judge but the attorney general believes the sentences are too short. the news has been welcomed by pc harper's widow who said it was great news. two thirds of these cases that go to the court of appeal do result in the sentences being made longer. but it will clearly be up to the court of appeal. it is still a high bar they have to assess, notjust if they are a bit soft or on the low

side, but unduly lenient. another factor is two of these three are bringing their own appeal, challenging their convictions and sentences, saying they should in fa ct sentences, saying they should in fact be reduced. the hearing is likely to be in october. danny shaw, many thanks. a battle between "light and darkness" — that's howjoe biden has framed november's us presidential election, as he accepted the democratic party's nomination to challenge donald trump. mr biden called for unity and optimism, and accused mr trump of cloaking the united states in anger, fear and division. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. de democrats have managed to make the covid convention worked, helped by some big names. but more particularly by the small names, ordinary americans with stories to tell. last night, it was written harington, a kid with a starter.m was amazing to hear someone like me

would be... able to advise the president stop a condition joe biden ove rca m e president stop a condition joe biden overcame as a child but has never turned his back on. the other end this week has been to show that the party is united behind joe biden. these people lost out to him, gathering to say, with maybe a slightly strained smiles, what a great guy he is. and all of us, whether you are progressive, moderate or conservatives, have got to come together to defeat this president. and that's been a driving force of democrat strategists here, presenting joe biden as empathetic, sympathetic, decent, and yes, a counterpoint to donald trump pillow if you trust me with the presidency i will draw on the best of us, not the worst. i will be an ally for the light, not the darkness. it's time for us, for we, the people, to come together. make no mistake, united,

we can and will overcome this season of darkness in america. this wasn't a policy heavy speech but clear differences on the environment, the economy, immigration and how to deal with the coronavirus outbreaks were apparent. and 32 years after his first tilt at becoming a presidential candidate, joe biden could finally say these words. great honour and humility, i accept this nomination for president of the united states of america. this is the nearest thing to audience reaction there has been all week. a p°p‘up reaction there has been all week. a pop—up drive—in cinema in wilmington with joe pop—up drive—in cinema in wilmington withjoe biden topping the bill. the fireworks switch from here to the public —— republican convention next week. there will be no effort to rebrand donald trump but there will bea rebrand donald trump but there will be a concerted one to try to redefine joe be a concerted one to try to redefinejoe biden. be a concerted one to try to redefine joe biden. the be a concerted one to try to redefinejoe biden. the empathetic man of this week will be depicted as

weak, prisoner of the left, nearly senile. it will not be pretty. the time is 6:17. our top story this evening: more local lockdowns to come into force in parts of the north west of england, as coronavirus infection rates go up. and coming up, i'm at old trafford for the latest following the arrest of the manchester united captain, harry maguire, on holiday in mykonos. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: we'll have the latest on day two of the women's open from royal troon with catriona matthew in the chasing pack behind the leader, daniela holmqvist. scientists have repeatedly warned it could be many months before we know if any of the 30 or so coronavirus vaccines currently undergoing trials are effective. but one way to speed up the process, would be if so—called "challenge

trials" are conducted, where volunteers are given the vaccine and then deliberately infected with coronavirus, to see if they're protected. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. the longer we go without a vaccine, the longer people will die unnecessarily. young, healthy and determined. sean mcpartlin is 22 and studying in oxford. he keeps fit by swimming in the thames. i volunteered to be infected with the coronavirus. sean wants to take part in a so—called challenge trial, to see if the vaccine protects him. my mother has a hereditary lung disorder, and every day we go without a vaccine is a day where she faces a risk that she might not have to. so i want to do everything i can to help get that waxing to her and everyone else

like her as quickly as possible. —— that vaccine. the only way we'll know if a covid vaccine works is if volunteers later get exposed to the virus. but at the moment, that's being left entirely to chance. it could take months. deliberately infecting volunteers could speed things up. one day sooner is a group campaigning for vaccine challenge trials and it has the support of 15 nobel prize winners and many leading scientists. dominic wilkinson is an expert in medical ethics and an intensive care doctor. if you look at what's at stake, the thousands of lives that might be saved if we could get to a vaccine sooner, there is an ethical imperative to investigate and conduct challenge studies. a safe and effective vaccine against coronavirus is probably the only way our lives, our society, the economy,

will return to normal. so anything that can speed up its delivery has to be worth considering. but what about the risks of challenge trials? they are hard to calculate. but for healthy volunteers in their 20s, they are probably lower than the chances of dying from donating a kidney or having your appendix removed. dr katrina pollock is not convinced — at least not yet. she's running the trial of imperial college london's coronavirus vaccine. i'm not sure that it's going to necessarily accelerate development of the vaccine in a way that some people might hope. and there are certainly significant, at this point, ethical and safety considerations for doing it. we need a lot more understanding of this disease before we start thinking about those kind of studies. if coronavirus challenge studies do ever take place, volunteers would need to spend at least two weeks in quarantine

at a clinical research unit. there are plenty like sean who are ready to sign up, hoping to play their part in the search for a vaccine. fergus walsh, bbc news. new official figures show public sector debt has exceeded £2 trillion for the first time. government borrowing has increased sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the office for national statistics saying by the end of last month, the uk's debt was more than the value of all the finished goods and services produced in the uk in a year and that hasn't happened since the 1960s. our business editor, simon jack, is here. simon, explaining these numbers, because they are huge. to trillian in sucha because they are huge. to trillian in such a mind—bogglingly large number that it is hard to comprehend. four, is in that number! if you started spending £1 million a day when the pyramids were under

construction, you wouldn't have spent that amount of money. however, as anyone with debt knows, the real important thing is how much you owe compared to how much you earn. looking at the national debt compared to national income, you can see over the last few decades, it has crept right back up. and as you said we are now at 100% of everything the country earns, that hasn't happened in nearly 60 years, when we were paying off the big debts from the second world war. so this is uncomfortably high. luckily, the government can borrow money at very cheap rates, a ten year loan, you can get at a rate of 0.2%. that's a ten years. that's very cheap. we are still spending more money on interest and we are on defence and that rate will not last forever. so the government knows it needs to get that down when and if we get through this crisis. the means that although the chancellor says no return to the austerity

after the financial crisis, some tough choices on which taxes will have to go up and which spending needs to be cut. a leading critic of the russian government, alexei navalny, who's in a coma in hospital in siberia after a suspected poisoning, is stable enough to be moved for treatment. that's according to german doctors who've been allowed to see him. the russians initially said he was too ill to be moved from his hospital bed in the siberian city of 0msk. the manchester united captain, harry maguire, has been arrested while on holiday on the greek island of mykonos. live now to our sports correspondent 0lly foster, who is outside old trafford. what's the latest? good evening. harry maguire is a huge figure here at manchester united and for england. but we know that he was arrested with two other british men. the club revealed this morning that

he was fully cooperating with the greek authorities following an incident on the island. we have had in the last couple of hours a statement from the greek police, who said they had to intervene in an altercation at about midnight outside a bar, a fight between two groups of people and it was then that the three men rounded on one of the officers verbally and physically, so to him. they were then escorted to the police station. it is then claimed by the greek police that upon arrival they strongly resisted, pushing and hitting three officers, and that one of the detainees try to offer money to avoid any further action. a file has been opened on this case, which includes accusations of violence, bodily harm, insult and attempted bribery of an official. what we do not know is the exact specific accusations against harry maguire. but they spent a night in the cells on mykonos and have now been taken

by boat to a neighbouring island where they will face a prosecutor who will decide what charges, if any, to bring. but it means it will not happen today, it's going to be another night in the cells for harry maguire and his two british colleagues. but his legal representative on the island says his client is not guilty of any wrongdoing and is convinced that harry maguire will be released in the morning. thank you for that. the poster at old trafford. the last few weeks have been uncertain for many school leavers hoping to get into university, but for one student, her dream is a step closer, thanks to the kindness of a very special stranger. vitoria mario, who's 18 and from london, set up an online fundraising page to help pay for college accomodation and living costs. and guess who decided to chip in — none other than the us pop star taylor swift. here's david sillito. i couldn't believe it. ifeel like even now, i am still processing it. ijust even now, i am still processing it. i just can't believe

even now, i am still processing it. ijust can't believe it. it began with this text message. 18—year—old vitoria mario was in church and a friend wanted to let her know there had been a donation to her university gofundme page. from taylor swift. 24 hours later, it is still rather difficult to process.” was overwhelmed, i was happy, of course, very happy. iwas was overwhelmed, i was happy, of course, very happy. i was very grateful. i wanted to hug taylor swift, igas! iwant grateful. i wanted to hug taylor swift, igas! i want to say thank you, it's so amazing. i don't even know how to feel or how to handle my feelings. taylor swift had also left a message saying she had been inspired by vitoria story. she had arrived from portugal on her own at 14. four years later, she has two a stars and a. you writing britain on your own, aged 14? speaking no english. no english at all. i

learned mostly from the netflix. watching with the subtitles so i can learn how to say it and learn how to write it. of course this isn't the first pop charitable donation. ariana grande, rhianna and stormzy with his scholarship programme for black students, of all made large donations for those who are struggling. but taylor swift, who does have a new album out, has a track record of surprised gifts. but why goal‘s story touched her in particular is a mystery. where are you a taylor swift fan? of course! you are a fan now? of course i know who she of course. ijust don't know. i don't know. who she of course. ijust don't know. idon't know. david who she of course. ijust don't know. i don't know. david sillito, bbc news. if only the weather could be as

generous! time for a look at the weather, here's louise lear. i like to think i am a glass half full person! but even i'm struggling to find the positive in this weather watcher is a story. not a great summer shot. gale force gusts around the coast, circulating around this area of low pressure. the winds driving in across the south—west and actually they have brought a real rash of showers today. some of them have been quite torrential for a time across scotland. frequent showers continuing into scotland, northern ireland and northern england over the last few hours. they continue through this evening. there will be some clearer spells but it's going to be a blustery night with the frequent rash of showers. the only optimistic thing is relatively mild temperatures. we start tomorrow, and we do it all again, to some extent. the area of low pressure is moving