people with worrying symptoms face long journeys for tests. a violent sex offender is jailed for a minimum of 38 years for the murders of henrietta sooch and miri—chan mustafa, their bodies were found in a freezer in his east london flat. seven thousand newjobs at amazon as the retailer responds to the online shopping surge. there's growing concern tonight that the uk's testing capacity is falling short of demand. the bbc has been told of people being sent hundreds of miles for a test. a government official is quoted as saying that testing labs are "maxed out". the health secretary, matt hancock, has announced details of a 500 million pound fund to boost capacity by finding quicker and more efficient ways to test people. here's our health editor, hugh pym. test results delivered in just a

couple of hours using technology like this. that is what the government wants to see delivered on a large scale, making regular checks possible for millions of people. there is more funding for trials, but it is a long—term goal. right now, there are complaints from some people about being sent long distances to get tested, including one family who requested tests at their local site at glasgow airport. stephen, who didn't want to give his full name, said he was offered belfast when he tried to book online. belfast wasn't exactly desirable, especially with a ferry trip. so i went back in again to try it again and the second time it tried to send me to portree in the isle of skye, which is 127 miles and a five and a half hour round trip, five and a half hours each way. stephen and his family did eventually get tests locally, although there was a long wait at the site. this lab in glasgow analysing swabs is run by the uk government.

the test and protect scheme is managed by nhs scotland. a postcode search of coronavirus test booking revealed more examples including people with symptoms in totnes in devon being directed to carmarthen, nearly 200 miles away. one in penrith advised to go to dumfries, a trip of more than 50 miles. and in london, in one instance, someone being advised to go to a centre in cardiff, a three—hour drive of 150 miles. officials say the system will now be adjusted to reduce these driving times. ministers argue that resources have to be focused on local outbreaks and in some other areas there may be longer waits. the vast majority get it quickly and close to home but when those testing centres are full, then obviously, people are offered a test at the nearest place at which one is available. and we have got, you know, we have got a significant demand for testing but we have also got a very high capacity.

but official figures suggest there is more capacity at big labs than the number of tests carried out and some expects want to know what is really happening. there should not be a problem with people getting test results, but there is. so something is not quite right. those figures don't seem to add up and that is our main concern. the government says developing saliva tests with rapid results could have a big impact on curbing the virus but that will take time. right now, there are other urgent testing issues to address. there are rises in cases in leeds. there are rises in cases in leeds. the city is expected to be added to public health england's weekly watchlist. judith blake is leader of leeds city council and chair of its outbreak control board. what are the concerns when it comes

to this area? we are monitoring rates every day, and what we're seeing in leeds is probably similar to other places. there's a creeping rise the number. what's really interesting for us is it's not those original community outbreaks. this is a rise across the city and all different wards across the city, particularly of young adults from all communities. there has been a change, and what we want to do and anticipating we will be put on the watchlist tomorrow. i wa nt to put on the watchlist tomorrow. i want to stress there haven't been any further restrictions at the moment, but we're very keen to get the message out and reinforce our messaging. people do need to be really vegan and —— really vigilant.

ona really vegan and —— really vigilant. on a regular basis about keeping safe, keeping your distance, handwashing and making sure there is that real understanding of the virus is very much still out there. of course, september is a critical time. we have our schools back, but that we have significant numbers of stu d e nts that we have significant numbers of students travelling from all over the country and beyond to come back to our universities across the city. so we're very, very keen that eve ryo ne so we're very, very keen that everyone understands just how important it is that they take the m essa 9 es important it is that they take the messages seriously and do everything they possibly can. we want to avoid further restrictions here, obviously, in leeds, but we are concerned that in some areas, the message isn't as robust... people

aren't taking some of the messages as seriously as we hoped. so you're suggesting if it is added to the list, it wouldn't mean an increase —— further further restrictions, but what about when it comes to testing? we hear about people who are concerned that testing says debtors are too far. what has been the experience —— say centres are too far. we do have more local control. it's obvious to us that the more we have control in our area, that turnaround what we seen recently, and this is incredibly frustrating. there has been a delay in some of the tests, which means there is a delay in the tracing that we can do. u nfortu nately, delay in the tracing that we can do. unfortunately, it means there will be an increase in all of the contact

the people have made who have perhaps not realised that they are actually carrying the virus. this, i think, has been expressed across the country. we want to make sure that we use the capacity to its full extent. we're doing about 1000 tests a day. we have quite a high testing rate, but obviously, i think we need to do far more. what we're saying repeatedly is give us the capacity to do more locally, we can do this with a very strong partnership that can help deliver this. but the delay in the results coming back is just so in the results coming back is just so frustrating and really does need to be addressed so that we can get out and protect people who may be at risk of going out, not realising they've been in contact with someone

with the virus, and therefore spreading it even wider. judith, we can sense your frustration. judith blake, thank you so much. i will keep an eye on what happens next. there's been some confusion this evening due to changes in quarantine measures in the uk. wales and scotland have added portugal to their lists meaning travellers will have to isolate for 1h days on arrival, but there are no changes in england. some of the biggest names in british aviation have accused the government of a lack of leadership as they issued a warning about the future of the industry. they're calling on ministers to approve coronavirus tests at airports to give people the confidence to travel. here's our transport correspondent tom burridge. people were heading out to greece from edinburgh this afternoon, even though they will have to quarantine when home. work from home, i can self—isolate for 1h days and i'm happy to do that. i got to have a big operation when i'm back home so we wanted to go on holiday.

but people in greece now who live in scotland are not so happy. i'm flying back to glasgow, it has an infection rate of 2011 believe. i'm coming from a country with an infection rate of 15 so i'm going from a country with a lower rate to the one i go back to but i have to isolate. but the welsh government has decided that second pass and five other greek islands pose a risk. people in wales will only have to self—isolate if they return from this part of the country. there is still no quarantine for the whole of greece if you live in england or northern ireland. as travelling abroad gets more complicated, it is merely quiet at heathrow, but aviation bosses say the government could change that by bringing in testing for covid at airports. but the facility already built at heathrow is not being used because it does not have the government's backing. a passenger arriving into the uk will have booked a test online and would then provide a saliva swab test to a trained nurse.

they should get the result of that test within 2a hours and will be given a kit so they can do a second test at home in several days. two negative results would cut your quarantine period short. the uk government says tests can give false results. week in, week out, we look at more destinations. the man in charge at airport at glasgow, aberdeen and southampton says without a policy to kick—start some trouble, the sector faces ruin. quite frankly i think at this moment in time, the uk government is overseeing the demise of the aviation industry in the uk. we are seeing more job losses than we did in the demise of the coal industry in the 805. that surely cannot be an accolade any government would like to have. government's benchmark, portugal's infection rate has risen beyond the uk government's benchmark,

but tonight a surprise, it will not be added to the quarantine list for england. some had already changed their holiday plans. we heard when we were at the beginning of the week that possibly portugal would go back and so we had one friend who absolutely could not risk having to go into quarantine and she had to buy a very expensive flight and left this morning. but the welsh government has added mainland portugal to its quarantine list, working out who has to itself isolate after a trip abroad is not a relaxing affair. we arejust we are just getting a little more clarity from the department for transport as to why portugal has not been removed from the list of travel corridors for england. the department is saying that there are various decisions being made around this. but they say that portugal has drastically increased its testing

capacity, as well as taking measures to control the spread of the virus, that they will mostly monitor the situation. they are prepared to act at pace to remove the country from the travel corridors list in order to protect public health. a little more clarity as to why england is still keeping portugal on its list, so people travelling back to england from portugal do not have to quarantine. a little bit more background. let's put some of these issues... joining me now is alistair rowland, the chair of the association for british travel agents. we've just had a bit more clarity into the thinking as to why england is keeping portugal on its list. when it comes to the way that holiday—makers, what they think about, they have an awful lot to consider when trying to get away from this country for a break. yes, it's a really difficult time for consumers. i'm in the travel

industry, and we're not helped at all by the kind of quarantine issues and changes that have clearly happened. spain was the big time when things james with the —— things changed with consumers. it really made everybody really think again about taking a holiday the summer, which further exasperated a very difficult position for the travel industry. now that we've got wales and scotland going their separate way to england when it comes to portugal, how much does that complicate the situation or people? it really just makes complicate the situation or people? it reallyjust makes no sense. government have just it reallyjust makes no sense. government havejust got it reallyjust makes no sense. government have just got to take some leadership here. the four nations have got to do the same thing. it can't make any sense to anybody for a flight to arrive in

portugal into manchester, for example, in those passengers travelling to england are ok, those travelling to england are ok, those travelling to england are ok, those travelling to wales or not. that just makes no sense to anybody. and it further exasperates an already very difficult position, and really, for the children going back to school and the push to get them back to school, this has been a very concerning time for the last two weeks for those people who chosen to ta ke weeks for those people who chosen to take a late break this summer. this idea of introducing testing at airports for people coming back, how realistic is that? it's very realistic, actually. there are number things that have continually been calling for. the foreman nations to do the same thing, testing airports, which is a very practical step, and then more supportive steps for the industry which is already lost 39,000 jobs with a further third 9000 to go in

the supply chain. 80% in a survey had not made significant redundancies yet, but were looking at it towards the end of the scheme. we have to leave it there. many thanks. the latest government figures show there were 1,735 new confirmed coronavirus cases reported across the uk in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 1,435. 13 deaths were reported, that's those who have died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week, seven deaths were announced every day. that takes the total number across the uk to 41,527.

the headlines on bbc news... scotland and wales add portugal and other countries to their quarantine list, but there are no changes to measures for travellers into england. new evidence that the uk's coronavirus testing capacity is falling short of demand. people with worrying symptoms face long journeys for their tests. a violent sex offender is jailed for a minimum of 38 years for the murders of henrietta szucs and mihrican mustafa. their bodies were found in a freezer in his east london flat. a man has beenjailed for life after murdering two women and hiding their bodies in a freezer in his flat in east london. zahid younis, who's 36, refused to return to the dock to hear his sentence. the judge at southwark crown court called younis a ‘heartless narcissist‘ and said he should serve a minimum of 38 years, as danny shaw reports. hello, police.

police officer, make yourself known! this is the moment police make a grim discovery. hello, police. they are searching for zahid younis at his flat in canning town. there's a freezer here that i want to get into. it's locked, but...