this is bbc news with the latest headlines. a leading epidemiologist has warned the country is at ‘a critical moment‘ in the coronavirus pandemic, with many students preparing to travel to universities. several more areas of england — including leeds and middlesbrough — have been added to the government's watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus — they'll be closely monitored, and restrictions may be re—imposed. government departments in england are told to get civil servants back into offices as quickly as possible following the coronavirus lockdown — but one union has described the government's attitude as outdated. france records its highest rise in coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic. extinction rebellion activists have delayed the distribution

of several national newspapers after blocking access to three printing presses owned by rupert murdoch. anti—immigration protesters have clashed with police in dover — blocking a dual carriageway and bringing traffic to a standstill. president trump declines to condemn russia over the poisoning of the opposition leader alexei navalny — who's in a coma in a german hospital. experts there say they have evidence he was attacked with a soviet—era nerve agent. it is interesting that everybody is a lwa ys it is interesting that everybody is always mentioning russia and i do not mind that but i think probably china at this point is a nation that you should be talking about much more so you should be talking about much more so than russia. and at 3.30 click reveals the discovery of one of the largest collections of material belonging to the so—called islamic state group

ever found on the internet. good afternoon. the government is being warned that the country is at a critical moment in controlling the spread of coronavirus — as thousands of students prepare to return to university. dame anne johnson — who is a member of the government's scientific advisory group — says she is particularly concerned by a rise in infection rates among young people. in leeds, people have been urged to socialise sensibly and responsibly this weekend, after the city was added to a government watchlist of areas with high rates of infection. council leaderjudith blake said there had been an increase in music events, house parties and illegal raves and said fines of £10,000 were being given. our health correspondent richard galpin reports.

it is amongst young people now that there is mounting concern about coronavirus infections. although the virus has less impact on the young they can spread it to other people. soon thousands of students will be travelling to start winter term at university. they will be travelling to parts of the country that may not necessarily be seeing outbreaks and they might be carrying infection with them and may potentially infect more elderly relatives who may also be at risk. now council areas regarded as hotspots are ramping up preparations to get young people to take risks more seriously. more young people are testing positive and they are spread around the city. it is now clear that the pattern is changing and a very strong message going out from us,

to avoid having further restrictions put on us, everyone has a responsibility. leeds is already being seen as a coronavirus hotspot. it has been added to the watch list of areas of concern. that list is growing. south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering, norfolk, are also now on the list after increases in cases. it is a particularly big challenge the country faces as winter approaches — ensuring young people stick to the rules to prevent infections rising will be critical. speaking earlier, dame anne johnson from university college london said it wasn't surprising that we were seeing an upturn in cases among young people in the uk. this is indeed a critical moment and what is happening in leeds if you look at the data across the country from phe we are seeing the highest

number of infections, or at least detected infections in younger people aged 28—29 and also going up to a5. 0n the one hand the good news is we are not at the moment seeing the uptick in cases in but that reflects where the transmission is going on. it is young people who are probably all pleased to come out of lockdown and see friends and family more, probably they have availed themselves more of those things rather more than the older people it is not surprising this is where we're seeing an upturn. the government is urging civil servants in england to return

to work in the office. in a letter seen by the bbc, it wants 80% of civil servants to be at their workplace at least once a week by the end of the month. but unions have described the government's attitude as outdated. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has more. a months ago this was unthinkable, but now this is a common sight. many people have got used to working from home. now, ministers want that to change, encouraging more of us to think about returning to the office. the government is seeking to lead by example with the head of the civil service saying government staff should be back where possible quickly. mark sedwell writes that the prime minister believes those people spend in the office will be hugely beneficial for our workforce. in a letter to permanent secretaries he adds...

by the end of the month ministers want four in five civil servants back in the office some of the time, using a rota system to limit numbers. there is a warning that if it is not a return to the office many businesses may close. if those workers do not come back until the if those workers do not come back untilthe uk, and if those workers do not come back until the uk, and that is a driver of footfall in city centres, you might seea of footfall in city centres, you might see a huge rise in closures and redundancy as a result. the government has had some success in getting people back into city centres. eat out to help out saw 100 million meals claimed, ministers say protecting 2 millionjobs. some say the workplace has changed forever and ministers should spend more time preparing for the consequences. the government is virtue signalling, using the single service to send a

signal to the private sector. they are dreaming about a form of work that has quite frankly gone. in scotland, wales, northern ireland, the message are still to work from home where possible but in england the government is hoping that more people can be persuaded back to their workplace. a further eight people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in england. all of the patients had underlying health conditions. in wales there has been one further death, while in scotland there were no deaths reported in the past 2a hours. france has registered its highest daily infection rate since the start of the pandemic. the latest figures, over 2a hours between thursday and friday, show almost 9000 new coronavirus cases. transmission is mainly among young people, which means hospital admissions aren't nearly as high as what they were back in march. the increase is partly a result of more testing, but there are concerns after 12 million children in france went back to school earlier this week.

here's our europe correspondent damian mcguiness who told us more about what had lead to the situation in france. schools have gone back, dozens have had to close again because they have had to close again because they have had a couple of outbreaks there as well. as life has got back to normal in france and people have gone back to work in infection rates have not risen —— have risen. it is a very worrying record. back in march at the height of the pandemic, at the strict point of the lockdown, there we re strict point of the lockdown, there were 7500 daily infection rate. this isa were 7500 daily infection rate. this is a sharp increase in daily new infections. this is partly because ofa infections. this is partly because of a sharp increase in testing as well. we are seeing a more realistic view of the figure. we are also picking up in france for lots more people who are possibly not showing any symptoms, so it is showing a more realistic view of the

situation. the other thing happening isa situation. the other thing happening is a lots more younger people are transmitting the virus between them, thatis transmitting the virus between them, that is serious because it means it is spreading throughout the population, but the good news is they are less likely to suffer severe complications so even though we are seeing a slight rise in hospitalisations it is not as dramatic as the total rise in infection rates. it is a more realistic picture but it is a worrying trend because we are seeing across europe a sharp rise in daily infection rates. india has confirmed more than four million cases of coronavirus — making it the third country in the world to pass that mark, following the united states and brazil. dr ramanan laxminarayan is director of the centre for disease dynamics, economics & policy in delhi — he's been explaining how the virus has been spreading around the country. the first cases were mostly in urban areas where people are living cheek byjowl and things transmit quickly, but over a period of time the disease has also

spread to rural areas, and you have to remember that most of india lives in rural areas where healthcare facilities are poor, testing facilities are not great and for a while it is going to be an invisible epidemic in rural india but it will show up in the form of hospitalisations where these are possible and obviously a very large caseload as well. travellers returning to scotland from portugal now have to self—isolate for iii—days. the country was added to the quarantine list after a rise in infections there. wales imposed its own restrictions yesterday. there is no change for travellers returning from portugal who live in england and northern ireland. officials on the greek island of corfu have warned its tourism business will be badly affected, if england imposes quarantine on people returning from greece. last year, around 40% of the 1.6 million tourists to visit the island were british.

sincejuly, they've started returning, but now there are fears that could change, if the numbers in greece go up and england changes the rules on quarantine. bethany bell reports from corfu. tourists are back on the sunbeds of this corfu resort. many of these people are english. for the last few days they have been worried about whether they would have to self—isolate for 1h days when they return home. but on thursday, england decided not to impose a quarantine on people returning from greece and, for now, they can relax. we're quite relieved, really, because i can't quite make sense of the quarantining because, quite frankly, we could be bringing the covid over here, as opposed to greece being the reason for the covid spreading. it is obviously a concern because, when we get back, if we do have to isolate, we have more concerns with yourjob, for instance, and the kids not

going back to school. i think they've spent a lot of time off school at the moment. england's decision is a relief for local hotel owners too. last year, almost half the foreign tourists in corfu were british, although many other nationalities come here as well. the president of the corfu hotel association says he waits in suspense each week to see what the government in london decides to do. hopefully they will keep the borders open, without any quarantines and british people will continue to come to corfu. as this year we have been very dependent on them, and they have saved part of our season in very, very hard times — we are very grateful. it is notjust the hotels that are suffering, it is bars and restaurants too. these streets would normally be packed with people. the locals are relieved that at least some holiday—makers have been able to return, but corfu is missing its tourists.

fewer visitors means much more space on the island's beaches but, for the sake of the economy, locals are hoping things return to normal soon. bethany bell, bbc news, corfu. the uk government has announced more than £7 million worth of funding to help some of the world's most vulnerable communities deal with the impact of the coronavirus. some of the cash will be used for remote healthcare access for patients in nigeria. the science minister, amanda solloway, said something as basic as ppe would make a big difference to the countries affected. i cannot emphasise as an example how life changing it will be. that will be significant in the way that people are able to work and carry out their day—to—day life. things that we do seem very basic to as but

something like ppe will have a significant impact. the headlines on bbc news. a leading epidemiologist has warned the country is at a critical moment in the coronavirus pandemic, with many students preparing to travel to universities. several more areas of england — including leeds and middlesbrough — have been added to the government's watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus — they'll be closely monitored, and restrictions may be re—imposed. government departments in england are told to get civil servants back into offices as quickly as possible following the coronavirus lockdown — but one union has described the government's attitude as outdated. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.

lewis hamilton will start on pole position at the italian grand prix tomorrow. the six—time world champion was pushed all the way by his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas, and posted the fastest lap in formula one history, averaging 164 miles per hour. ferrari had another wretched qualifying session, in their home grand prix. sebastian vettel could only qualify 17th, and charles leclercq was 13th. the new women's super league season is under way with newly promoted aston villa hosting manchester city. city were pipped to the title in the last campaign by chelsea on a points per game basis, but georgia stanway put them ahead after five minutes at villa park. and a quarter of an hour later they were 2—0 up thanks to another defensive mistake presenting england's sta nway with a second goal. still 2—0. championship side derby county needed penalties to overcome league two newcomers barrow in the first round of the carabao cup.

with the game goalless after 90 minutes, teenage striker morgan whittaker scored the winning spot—kick to give the rams a 3—2 victory. barrow were playing their first league cup tie in 49 years. it seems scotland's nations league game against the czech republic will go ahead — after confirmation from both nations and uefa. it follows a covid outbreak within the czech camp. meanwhile, england have theirfirst fixture of 2020 this evening as they face iceland — a side that perhaps doesn't bring back the best memories from euro 2016. the team has definitely improved over the last four years. those games always are in your mind. you a lwa ys games always are in your mind. you always think about what you could have done better. we have moved on well. we are in a great place as a squad. exciting team, and we are excited to be back playing for

england. everyone is looking forward to it. england's 0wen farrell was sent off for saracens as the premiership champions were beaten by wasps. farrell was dismissed for this high tackle on charlie atkinson, whow was assessed by medics for concussion before walking off the field. wasps had made a number of changes for this game but this late try from tom willis clinched a 28—18 win. saracens will be relegated from the premiership in four weeks time, but they are due to play in the champions cup quarter final in a fortnight. and just look at this, harlequins against bath welcomed back supporters to the stoop for the first competitive rugby in england to be played in front of a crowd since lockdown. 2,700 tickets were available for this premiership match as part of the government's pilot scheme, but bath are keeping the home supporters quiet so far. they lead 28—13 in the second half. a win would see bath close

in on a play—off spot. the british athletics championships are continuing in manchester this afternoon. morgan lake has taken the national highjump crown for a fifth successive time. while in the men's 800 metres there was a huge run from dan rowden. he simply found an extra gear to glide pastjake wightman with 50 metres to go. yusuf bizimana was third. that's all the sport for now. president trump says he hasn't yet seen proof that the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, was poisoned with a deadly novichok nerve agent. germany — where mr navalny is being treated in hospital — says it has "proof beyond doubt", and is asking the russian government for an explanation. 0ur correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports from washington. alexei navalny‘s supporters

claim he was poisoned on the kremlin's orders, which russia denies. germany says a novichok agent was used — similar to the one that almost killed a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury two and a half years ago. that assessment received support from some trump administration officials, including the head of the white house national security council. president trump, who had been criticised for not speaking about the case earlier, said that he would study the evidence. i don't know exactly what happened. i think it's tragic, it's terrible. it shouldn't happen. we haven't had any proof yet, but i will take a look. it is interesting that everybody‘s always mentioning russia — and i don't mind you mentioning russia, but i think probably china, at this point, is a nation that you should be talking about, much more so than russia. he went on to say that no—one has been tougher on russia than him,

but he stopped short of criticising president vladimir putin, there have been clashes between police and anti—immigration protestors outside dover harbour. a large group assembled to demonstrate against the arrival of thousands of people in small boats — seeking refuge in the uk. traffic on the a20 was at a standstill in both directions. a rival protest organised by the kent anti—racism network is also taking place. they say they want to show solidarity with refugees and migrants. protesters from the environmental campaign group extinction rebellion have blockaded printing presses in england to stop some papers reaching newsstands today. they accuse the newspapers of failing to report on the climate emergency. 63 people have been arrested. they had taken the action.

we feel the british media are being complacent about the most substantial threat britain has ever faced. the un secretary general said unless you start cutting emissions, we face a crisis, so we have had the crisis and the government's response is to pour thousands of pounds into the old economy so what we have is borrowing money from future generations to help destroy them so we feel it is so desperate that we had to make a dramatic statement. in australia, hundreds of people have joined anti—lockdown protests in melbourne as tensions rise over victoria state's handling of the pandemic. at least 15 people were arrested as some demonstrators clashed with police. freya cole reports. chanting for their freedom, which these protesters say has been taken away from them. in return police

form a barrier, pushing back against a crowd which has no regard for the coronavirus lockdown in place. a crowd which has no regard for the coronavirus lockdown in placem a crowd which has no regard for the coronavirus lockdown in place. it is not safe, it is not a smart, it is not safe, it is not a smart, it is not lawful, it is selfish for people to be out there protesting. the only protest we should be engaged in, the only argument, the only fight, is against this virus. it did not take long before things turned ugly. more than a dozen people were arrested, in some cases there was violence. melbourne is coming to the end of its second six week lockdown. covid—19 cases have fallen dramatically, there were 89 new cases in the last 24—hour. there are restrictions are set to end next week but the premier has not ruled out an extension. the visions are growing deeper, a bitter rift between anti—lockdown protesters and those willing to comply.

an image of a nhs worker with a face mask and screen visor is one of the hundred winners of this year s portrait of britain award. the picture was captured on shift at the whittington hospital during the pandemic. the pictures celebrating the faces of modern britain will be displayed on digital screens at airports, rail stations and high streets across the uk. earlier the photographer, slater king, told us more about the portrait. that picture is a person cold ryan. he is about to go into one of the rooms. he has put it all on, make sure it is working, then go and do this that he is going to do in the room. it is quite an intense thing that he has to do. that does come across in the picture. absolutely. tell me about the access you got. this was in june. tell me about the access you got. this was injune. were you worried

about being there? how did it work out for you? yes, i was totally worried about being there. when i got there the professionalism and the way that the people there were reacting put me at ease. but before i got there, i was worried about it. but it was nothing compared to what they had to do. physiotherapists in intensive care for example. it is serious and dangerous thing. talking to people, a lot of them were affected by it and still are. it is such an intense time. they have to put their own self and well—being to one side and forget about that and go and help the people that they are there to help. it is quite something that they have done. before you walked into the hospital did you know what you wanted to

achieve, what story you wanted to tell or did you go in there with an open mind? i completely went with an open mind? i completely went with an open mind. what i was trying to do, i was thinking a bit like a seed bank, i was trying to collect peoples stories so that at a later day when we have forgotten about it and it has been washed over as much as we can, that those peoples stories were not forgotten. i went injust to dry to stories were not forgotten. i went in just to dry to photograph everybody from top to bottom. the co nsulta nts everybody from top to bottom. the consultants who had been there for yea rs, to consultants who had been there for years, to the porters, housekeepers and nurses. i photographed quite a lot of people, i will be turning it into a book with all the proceeds going to the hospital, obviously. it is interesting how know one particular person spoke for everybody, everybody had their own experience. some people were in the

thick of it, some people were not. that thing that bound them altogether was the passion that they had for putting people in front of them. i was not looking for anything in particular. i wanted to be more ofa in particular. i wanted to be more of a translator and a facilitator to get the story out. i was not trying to tell my story, i was not trying to tell my story, i was not trying to put anything of mine on them, just trying to get from them what they thought about it and what it meant to them. when a family from lincolnshire adopted a baby hare before releasing it into the wild — they thought they would never see it again. more than two months on however — clover, as she's been named, is a regular visitor. simon spark reports. sometimes nature both

surprises and rewards us. for this family you could say they now have a new wild member of their family thanks to their own rescue mission. he phoned me from outside saying come out with gardening gloves and bucket. this baby hare was crying at him. the previous evening we had found a dead hare in the garden, we realised she was orphaned. it was lockdown. we could not take her anywhere. we started thinking what we could do to look after her. they are notoriously difficult to hand rear. every four or five hours, bottle—feeding a tiny hare? we were weighing and measuring it.

she was getting milk off us, on her own free will or she would sit on our lap, almost as if to say, where is my bottle? i gave her milk a couple of times. we had her eight weeks in the house, hand rearing her, after eight weeks, it was release today, got the kids to say goodbye. then she started coming back every day. we thought we would check out their claims but upon our arrival clover was waiting for her interview. we did not know whether we would see her today but she is alreadyjust following their family around. the entire family was greeted and sniffed. even i was investigated. changing my camera battery, clover came too. even when packing away, it was worth seeing if any of my equipment was edible. however long this family friendship will last is anyone's guess. maybe clover will bring her own

family for a visit one day. now, the weather with helen willetts. the sunny spells and scattered showers will continue throughout the rest of the day, temperatures are a little down on those of friday. the wind is not as strong. we will keep that cool feel for the second half of the weekend. showers are dominating in north—western parts of england, northern ireland, south—western scotland. a rash of them in the north—east of scotland. because it is a more westerly wind they will be pushed southwards as we go through this evening and overnight. given the fact they are showers and the wind is solely going to ease it will be quite a chilly night even though those showers are not allow —— not around. sunday, the

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