this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines... the health secretary says every citizen has a responsibility to follow social distancing guidelines, as coronavirus cases rise across the country — particularly among young people. this particularly among young people. must be a mom us this must be a moment of clarity for us all. this is not over. just because we have come through one peak, it doesn't mean we can't see another one coming towards our shores. coronavirus restrictions are tightened in bolton, with hospitality venues limited to takeaways only. in scotland, there are now new cornavirus cases reported in all mainland healthboard areas. —— coronavirus. the northern ireland secretary admits a new bill to amend the uk's brexit deal with the european union will "break international law‘ but only in a limited way. labour says it undermines

britain's authority on the international stage. we are determined to ensure we are delivering on the agreement we have in the protocol. and our leading priority is to do that through the negotiations. i think the government needs to focus on getting a deal, moving on, and actually focusing on the crisis that is the pandemic. i think that's what the public want. greater manchester police say they weren't aware of the ariana grande concert ahead of the manchester arena bombing — because british transport police had jurisdiction. as furloughing comes to an end, the figures that reveal companies' plans to cut hundreds of thousands of jobs. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman arrested in iran four years ago, is told she'll face another trial. # past the point of no return and the show must go on — a warning to mps that theatres have to re—open soon.

there comes a point now where we really can't go on much more. hello, good afternoon. the health secretary, matt hancock, says it is a "moment of clarity for us all," after two of the uk government's scientific advisers have given warnings over the increase in coronavirus cases. they say we've relaxed too much over the summer and must now re—engage with social distancing rules. england's depty chief medical officer, professor jonathan van—tam, said the country faces a "bumpy ride" unless the virus is taken seriously again. and professorjohn edmunds, a member of the scientific advisory group for emergencies — or sage — says cases are now

"increasing exponentially". bolton has become the latest area to see tighter restrictions after a rise in cases — only takeaways will be allowed at hospitality venues. in wales, a local lockdown in the county of caerphilly takes effect this evening, after 98 new coronavirus cases were reported there in the last week. and in scotland, more than 1.1 million people are now affected by new restrictions on going into other people's homes. and in the past hour, latest figures have come in from britain — excluding delayed data from northern ireland. there have been 2,420 new covid—i9 cases confirmed in the last 2a hours, and 30 people have sadly died. in the house of commons, the health secretary, matt hancock, urged people not to become complacent about the spread of the coronavirus. we have seen a concerning rise in the number of positive cases particularly in younger people. these figures serve as a salutary reminder that this virus is still very much with us

and remains a threat. so it is critical that we maintain our collective commitment to controlling this disease. and social—distancing is the first line of defence. while young people are less likely to die from this disease, be in no doubt that they are still at risk. the long—term effects can be terrible and of course they can infect others. six months on many people are still suffering chronic fatigue, muscle pain, and breathing difficulties. previously fit and healthy people being reduced to barely being able to function. a survey today shows 300,000 people in the uk have reported symptoms lasting for more than a month and 60,000 people have been ill for more than three months. that's matt hancock. 0ur health correspondent nick triggle is here.

here was some analysis of the latest figures. the latest number of coronavirus cases in the last 2a hours causing concern, because it is well above 2000 for the third day running? we've seen nearly 3000 cases on sunday and again on monday. as you mentioned, just over 2&00 announced today. that has brought the daily average of new cases above the daily average of new cases above the 2000 mark, which is four times higher than it was back in mid july. but we must see this in the context of the whole pandemic. earlier in the pandemic, the officialfigures show we saw cases exceeding 6000 a day, but that was the tip of the iceberg. we were only testing in hospitals. so if you look at the wider community estimates, there may have been 100,000 new infections. we've seen between 2—3000 as a

fraction. we are certainly getting closer than we were earlier in the pandemic. we are also testing more and, if you take into account the extra number of tests being done, it still a rise but not quite as sharp. we've seen the rising number of cases in young people. that itself is not concerning because the people are is not concerning because the people a re least is not concerning because the people are least likely to have complications and end up in hospital. but what we've been hearing from officials today is the concern that they will then transmit the older people, and we will see serious cases and deaths starting to rise. let's look at the death figures today, because we've also seen a rise. we've seen the daily average in the single figures, now at 30 in the last 2a hours. average in the single figures, now at 30 in the last 24 hours. yes, we've seen 30 announced, and these are deaths that have happened over the last few days. it is quite a jump. the weekly average of the

moment is 11 a day, in its been like that for the best part of a month. it is just that for the best part of a month. it isjust a that for the best part of a month. it is just a single day so we will see what happens in the next few days. but this is not related to the rise infections we've just seen. for someone rise infections we've just seen. for someone in who is infected, it can ta ke someone in who is infected, it can take weeks for their symptoms to get worse and they can spend weeks in hospital before they will die. so it's not linked to this rise, but it isa it's not linked to this rise, but it is a bigger jump it's not linked to this rise, but it is a biggerjump then we have seen in previous few days, so we will obviously have to watch what happens this week. i suppose some people might say these figures are not entirely surprising, we have more people going back to work, schools are going back, and so on. and as you say, much more testing? are going back, and so on. and as you say, much more testing7|j are going back, and so on. and as you say, much more testing? i think we we re you say, much more testing? i think we were always going to see infections rise in the winter — once summer infections rise in the winter — once summer ends and we move into autumn and winter, there's a colder weather, respiratory viruses tend to

do better indoors more. and if we are being realistic, every winter we see flu circulating, and the number of deaths linked to flu increase. talking to experts over the past few days, it is clear it will be very a difficult winter. but we there are better treatment for patients who are ill in hospital in the spring. it's not perfect, we've heard a lot about problems people have accessing tests, but we are testing an awful lot more people than we were, and there's contact tracing taking place. but clearly there are still improvements to be made to those services. nick, thanks very much. nicola sturgeon has said restrictions in five scottish local authorities are "absolutely necessary" to stem the increase in coronavirus cases. rules limiting household visits came into effect in east dunbartonshire and renfrewshire at midnight, having already been reimposed in glasgow city, west dunbartonshire, and east renfrewshire last week.

the first minister said there was evidence that house gatherings were driving the rise in cases. i know that these rules are really unwelcome. as i have already said, i live in glasgow, so i know frustrating real and i just like all of you watching don't want them to be in place for any longer than is necessary. but overall, i believe they represent a proportional, hopefully effective but also absolutely necessary of increase in covid—19 across these areas. the restrictions will be reviewed again next week and will stay in place as long as they are needed, but they will not stay in place for any longer than that. at yesterday's meeting, i discussed the situation in other parts of scotland such as inverclyde and north and south lanarkshire. the new cases here while rising does not warrant additional restrictions but this will be kept under close review. we also discussed the hospitality sector. the evidence we have at this stage

suggests house gatherings which by their nature are hard to regulate for things like physical distancing, have made the biggest contribution to the spread of covid—19 across greater glasgow and clyde. they are also a setting in which older and more vulnerable people are often most at risk of infection because older and more vulnerable people or perhaps more likely to socialise at home rather than visit pubs and restaurants. as a result, i will restrictions focus on meetings in people's houses however some transmission we know is taking place in pubs and restaurants and so we will also keep that under close review. 0ur scotland political correspondent andrew kerr says this means there are new cases in all scottish mainland areas. there's been a rise of over 176 cases overnight. and actually, we had three deaths, as well, under the 28 day measurement test. so that's the first time we've

had that many deaths in scotland since 30 june. so the first minister was saying, "we ought to listen to these warning signals" — and it was a sharp reminder that coronavirus is now spreading in scotland, really echoing what we are hearing from matt hancock in the clip earlier. the government says the european union needs to show flexibility and realism, as talks about a brexit trade deal resume in london. the eu says both sides must compromise. it comes after the prime minister borisjohnson pledged to walk away from the table if no agreement is reached by 15 october. the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost, has said there is "still time" to agree a deal. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more. first of all, so much controversy now over the government's plans to override parts of the eu withdrawal agreement. and criticism from many

in the tory party, as well, they are authoritatively mucking around with an international treaty. now we've heard confirmed reports that sir jonathanjones heard confirmed reports that sir jonathan jones is unhappy heard confirmed reports that sir jonathanjones is unhappy with those government plans, and that's why he's now resigned? that's right, he's now resigned? that's right, he's the six very senior servant to go from the government this year, and it's been confirmed that the reason he's gone is he believes the government was going far too far in breaching international obligations. he's the head of the government's legal department, and they‘ re he's the head of the government's legal department, and they're making it very clear he's resigning because the mission of that department is to ensure that ministers carry out the duties within the rule of law. so he was seriously concerned about what the government was doing. he announced his resignation before the northern ireland secretary spoke at the house of commons. we can see what he was saying now, but effectively just to give you

what he was saying now, but effectivelyjust to give you some context, there are concerns that legislation to be introduced tomorrow which will deal with trade after the exit transition period, would undermine some sections of the withdrawal section last year with the european union, potentially putting britain in breach of international obligations. the government says it only wants to make limited changes in relation to northern ireland. nonetheless, there was a jaw—dropping moment early on in the house of commons where a question asked by sir bob neal, just to give you some context here, he's a barrister, the chair of the cross party justice committee — just a barrister, the chair of the cross partyjustice committee — just take a look at his face when he asked the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis if you can get an assurance that the government would not breach international law. he certainly didn't get the answer he was expecting. will he assure us that nothing that is proposed in this legislation does or potentially might breach international legal obligations or international legal arrangements that we have entered into?

and can he answer specifically the other point, was any ministerial direction given? i would say to my honourable friend that yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited way. we are taking the power to desupply the eu law concept of direct affect required by article iv under certain, very tightly defined circumstances. there are clear precedents forthe uk and indeed other countries needing to consider their international obligations as circumstances change. and i would say to honourable members here, many of whom would have been in this house when we passed the finance act in 2013 which contains an example of treaty override, it contains provisions that expressly desupply international tax treaties to the extent that these conflict with a general anti—abuse rule. and i would say to my honourable friend, we are determined to ensure we are delivering on the agreement we have in the protocol, and our leading priority is to do that through the negotiations and through the joint committee work. the clauses that will be in the bill tomorrow are specifically there so that,

should that fail, it's to be able to deliver on our commitments to the people of northern ireland. >>joe: >> joe: what's >>joe: what's interesting there, just to translate a little bit of what brandon lewis was saying, was that in effect, what's called a joint material counsel on how things will operate in northern ireland during the transition period, then it wouldn't be necessary to breach international law. but the mere fact that they are prepared in principle to do so has upset some of the people on conservative benches, not least the former prime mr theresa may, who suggests the government wasn't so much undermining the withdrawal agreement, but undermining trust with the key international partners. by the government's calculation, there simply getting criticism from very, very familiar sources, from a prime minister who couldn't deliver a brexit deal, — but it is very difficult to see how what they are

proposing to do in relation to their obligations to the european union, how that will make the prospect of a trade deal with the eu, and those negotiations are taking place this week any easier. ian, many thanks indeed. well, as those brexit trade deal talks continued this afternoon, our deputy political editor vicki young asked the labour leader keir starmer how he would approach these negotiations. vicki young asked sir keir starmer how he would approach the negotiations. the first thing i'd do is be absolutely clear that a deal is in the national interest. and i wouldn't be reopening old arguments — i don't think that's what the public want. they understand that, in negotiations, there are difficult issues. buckle down, resolve those issues, and let's get a deal so we can then move on and concentrate on the issues at hand, which is defeating the pandemic. when it comes to that withdrawal agreement, the government says that actually,

there are some things in there which are open to interpretation. they want to make sure, they say, that it is uk ministers that can decide how some of these details work. surely lots of people would say that's the right thing to do, particularly the people in northern ireland? well, we will look at the detail when we see the proposals the government has put forward for legislation. at the moment, what the government's doing — which in my view is wrong — is reopening old arguments that have been settled. a deal is there to be had. let's negotiate, let's get that deal. that's what the public want, and let's move on. brandon lewis today has, really, accepted in the house of commons that the bill that will be published tomorrow could, in some ways, break international law. we heard from the former prime minister theresa may saying she was worried about that. what do you make of it? well, what he's proposing is wrong. and the former prime minister is right in what she said today, in relation to that. and that's why all the focus should

be on getting a deal done. sir keir starmer talking to vicki young. we can speak now to professor anand menon, director of the uk in a changing europe, and professor of european politics and foreign affairs at king's college london. what do you think the chances of a trade deal are at the moment?” don't like to put numbers on it. but i'll say is there still a real possibility we will get a deal, simply because both sides would prefer simply because both sides would p refer to simply because both sides would prefer to have a deal that no deal. but the differences on principle are real, so equally there is every chance that talks might collapse. it's very finely balanced at the moment, but i think there's a real prospect of a deal being done. because some people think boris johnson doesn't want a trade deal. i'm not privy to the private thoughts of the prime minister, but from what i sense from everything he said today, no one in government has said today, no one in government has said that leaving with no deal is preferable. they just say that leaving with no deal is an outcome. i think they would rather come away with a signed agreement than not.

pa rt with a signed agreement than not. part of the noise around the legislation tomorrow, i think, is out of a government which is preparing the way for a break that outcome. so either deal or no deal, borisjohnson is showing he's willing to do whatever it takes. so pa rt willing to do whatever it takes. so part of this is stage show, part of israel. speaking about the impending legislation, which some have seen as tantamount to tearing up, in some ways, that you withdrawal agreement, which is an international treaty — do you agree with that? theresa may was pretty cross about it, we've seen one was pretty cross about it, we've seen one of the government's top civil servants resigning over this affair, and lots of criticism from all the parties on this.” affair, and lots of criticism from all the parties on this. i haven't seen all the parties on this. i haven't seen the legislation so i don't know what it is proposing as of yet, but it is certainly the case, particularly given the resignation, that this looks like a piece of resignation that, at least in an earlier draft, threatened to

unilaterally scratch agreements were made with the eu. it is problematic in terms of the brexit talks, the country prospect reputation, and more specifically, you think about trade negotiations with the us — the democrats in congress have made absolutely clear that they will not be ratifying any deal with the uk that hasn't settled the irish question to the satisfaction of the government in dublin. we've seen that deadline imposed by boris johnson, 50 in october, meaning we are very much running out of time on this. —— are very much running out of time on this. "15 are very much running out of time on this. —— 15 october. do you think thatis this. —— 15 october. do you think that is a ploy to speed things up?” think to be honest, it was rather a statement to be obvious. 15 october is not a random date, it's the date when the heads of the state of government of the eu member states are due to meet. borisjohnson might be invited to that meeting, and actually precisely what these

negotiations need his input from ultimate political leaders. so i think it is fair to say that if those political leaders can't come to an agreement on principle on some of the big issues holding up these negotiations, then the prospects for a deal will look scarcer than they do today. professor, thank you very much for your time today. as we reported earlier, the resignation of sirjonathon jones, the government's most senior lawyer has been announced today. it's believed he was unhappy with the government's plan to override elements of the brexit withdrawal agreement in a new bill. the former uk ambassador to the us, sir kim darroch, has been speaking to newsnight, giving his reaction to the resignation ofjonathan jones. you'll make first of all, you really can't unilaterally rewrite an international agreement. we just don't do that. i thought to myself,

" if don't do that. i thought to myself, "if this were true, i'd be surprised if government lawyers weren't thinking about their positions." because it is such an extraordinary thing to do. then i hear a few minutes ago that the most senior lawyer has announced his resignation. so was jonathan jones right to resign? to have no choice? i wasn't surprised to see a government lawyer resigned because we stick by international agreements. it's one of the things that we stand for. and by the way, we criticise very strongly the chinese government for, we believe, breaching the agreement on hong kong, the future of hong kong. so the idea that you can unilaterally rewrite part of the agreement is just unacceptable. it is a breach of international law. is also been talking about the forthcoming us presidential election. he has star

quality, he works a room very well. and given that he wasn't a politician until he ran for the presidency, i guess that comes from his days of reality tv or when he ran hotels and casinos, and whatever. he would be a front man for those organisations and enterprises. so he was impressive in doing that. 0bviously he responds pretty sharply to criticism — someone say pretty sharply to criticism — someone say he's thin—skinned, the way he responds all the time. but when is surrounded by people who wa nt to when is surrounded by people who want to meet him, who are his supporters, then he's in his element. sir kim derek is speaking to newsnight. the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has been hearing that greater manchester police didn't know the ariana grande concert was happening. the inquiry was told that british transport police

were in charge of the arena foyer because it is part of a train station complex. they reacted within seconds of the attack. 22 people were killed when salman abedi exploded a bomb in may 2017. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is in manchester. fiona, can you give us the latest? today was setting out questions about how all the emergency services work together that night, how they we re work together that night, how they were prepared and how they responded. we heard about one of the victims, john atkinson, who died in the attack. and what we heard during the attack. and what we heard during the inquiry was that he wasn't taken out of the foyer on a display board until 46 minutes after the bomb blast. now he was cared for by a member of the public called ron blake. he dialled 91 —— 999. we will play the call now and you may find some of the details distressing.

talk to me! police emergency, hello, can you hear me? yeah, there's been an explosion at manchester arena! explosion at manchester arena? yes! are you in the area? in the foyer, where everyone sits... in the air? ..used to be! right, 0k, where you've gone in. was anybody injured? yes, loads! there's loads injured. all right, let me just... no. get down! now in terms of how the emergency services responded that night, the council said that the issue ofjohn atkinson's survivability is a significant issue for the inquiry to consider. we also heard that in the first 40 minutes of the explosion, only one paramedic went into the area where the bomb went off. let me

tell you what else we heard today. it is transport police were in control of the area because it was next to victoria train station. they declared a major incident at 20, but they did not communicate that to greater manchester police. they also appointed a tactical commander based in birmingham, who was in blackpool and the night of the blast. we heard he took it taxi to manchester, but by the time he arrived, the need for immediate response had long since passed. as you mentioned earlier, greater manchester police operationally did not know the pop concert was taking place we were told, so no plan was in place there. and with regards to the fire brigade, we heard that the first fire engine arrived to manchester arena two hours and six minutes after the explosion. but paul greaney also said this today. "the inquiry process must not be used to vilify those who did their best on

that night, but made mistakes and could've done better. we must probe deeply but fairly into the emergency response." the inquiry continues. fiona, many thanks indeed. the airline easyjet says it is expecting to fly fewer passengers, because consumer confidence has been hit by uk coronavirus quarantine measures. their comments come after seven greek islands — including crete and mykonos — were added to the government's list of destinations which will now require a period of self—isolation on return to england. easyjet's boss told the bbc the latest change to the quarantine rules — which means islands can be treated differently from their mainland countries if infection rates differ — was "too little, too late", as the peak of the summer holiday season had passed. callum ambler just touched down this afternoon, after buying an early flight home to get back before the quarantine kicked in. hejoins me now. just tell us, you were in greece on

one of the islands. where were you? so when you decided to fly home, how easy was it to get a ticket, and how much did it cost you? it was an absolute nightmare. i mean, me and my brother were set in a restaurant, and all ofa my brother were set in a restaurant, and all of a sudden itjust popped up and all of a sudden itjust popped up and said you've got to come home by 4am on wednesday. so we rushed back from the restaurant and tried to get a flight, so everyone in the whole area was trying to do that as well. we couldn't find one at all, well. we couldn't find one at all, we managed to find one and the prices just kept we managed to find one and the pricesjust kept going we managed to find one and the prices just kept going sky high. we tried to book one, it was within £53 per person, then the next one went up per person, then the next one went up to £450, which is ridiculous. so you paid an extra £300. why were you so can you

you paid an extra £300. why were you so can you get back to the uk? the reason being, me and my brother were both self—employed, i've got my own business. so i can't afford to have 14 days off. it would just be a nightmare. what you feel about these quarantine rules, and the fact they are imposed with relatively little notice? i think it's very unfair. to give two days notice — trying to find flights in the middle of the day is impossible. and for people like us who are self—employed, it doesn't really give you a chance. how long had you been there for? how was your holiday? and i guess my next question is, has this ruined your holiday? completely ruined by holiday. we were there for five days, enjoying ourselves, not thinking anything of it. and it's alljust gone from being really good

to really bad. we are meant to be flying back to gatwick, but we couldn't even get a flight back to gatwick. so we had to pay for a train to return to gatwick, so it's cost us an absolute fortune. how long were you hoping to be there for? for another five days, we would be coming back on saturday. so you've calculated really that you would've lost so much income that, even though it's cost you an arm and a leg to get back, it was better just to get back here as soon as possible? 0h completely. i'd have to get home, otherwise i'd lose another fortune. i'd have to pay it to come back to work. the government have been saying throughout this, you know, that there is real uncertainty about travelling. and if you don't wa nt about travelling. and if you don't want uncertainty, don't go abroad. that's been their message. yes, sure. do you take that on board goes

back to take on board the fact that they say they must do this to try and keep down the number of coronavirus cases? yes, i completely understand that. but to give the notice that they did was quite bad, i think. column, at least notice that they did was quite bad, ithink. column, at least your notice that they did was quite bad, i think. column, at least your home. thank you so much forjoining us. callu m thank you so much forjoining us. callum ambler has had to come back from his holiday, as you heard, and paying rather a lot of money for his airfare home. you're watching bbc news with me, ben brown. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, a brighter day out there for many of us today. after up humid day today, tomorrow it turns cooler and fresh from the north. that comes after a warm night for some of us. there will be ready for some of us. there will be ready for scotland and northern ireland for scotland and northern ireland for a for scotland and northern ireland fora time, for scotland and northern ireland for a time, pushing for scotland and northern ireland fora time, pushing into for scotland and northern ireland for a time, pushing into parts of northern england in north wales. and it is to the south of that that there's clad around, seeing those

temperatures holding up around 16 celsius in some spots. into tomorrow, this area of cloud, not a huge amount of rain left, what it will continue moving south through england and wales. not clearing southernmost areas until late in the afternoon. where is behind that, good sunny spells around, a few showers running through northern scotland, just tilting around a bit more to the west northwesterly after the south—westerly we've seen today. and that does bring that cooler, fresher air in. so we will see temperatures in the worst part in the mid to high teens. in a much cooler night to come tomorrow night. that's your latest forecast. hello, this is bbc news with, me, ben brown. thank you for being with us. the headlines — the health secretary says each and every citizen has a responsibility to follow social distancing guidelines as the number of coronavirus cases

rise across the country, particularly among young people. this must be a moment of clarity for us all. this is not over. just because we've come through one peak, it doesn't mean we can't see another one coming towards our shores. coronavirus restrictions are tightened in bolton with hospitality venues limited to takeaways only. in scotland, there are now new coronavirus cases reported in all mainland healthboard areas. the northern ireland secretary says a new bill to amend the uk's brexit deal with the eu will "break international law in a very specific and limited way". labour has said this "seriously undermines our authority on the international stage". answerjonathanjones

answer jonathan jones the answerjonathan jones the government secretary has resigned due to being unhappy with plans to undermine that agreement. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good afternoon. in the last half an hour, the premier league have confirmed that all fixtures in september will be shown live on tv. simon will be shown live on tv. stone joins us now. so obviously simon stonejoins us now. so obviously no fans are allowed at the stadium at the moment so there has been a lot of pressure for this to happen. yes, that's right and i think it would have been odd given that every game immediately after lockdown was on tv with no fans in the stadium. that we would arrive at the stadium. that we would arrive at the start of a new season was still no fans in the stadium and then suddenly matches were not on tv. so, yes, you are right, the pressure has been applied and the premier league clu bs m et been applied and the premier league clubs met today and they decided to come up with the solution which was really the only solution which was to make the 11 games not only

selected for a live broadcast through the end of september available to the broadcasters. so six of those games go to sky, three go to bt and one each to amazon and abc, who will screen leicester against burnley on the 20th of september with a 7pm kick—off. —— bbc. it does mean there are couple of twea ks bbc. it does mean there are couple of tweaks to kick off so this weekend for instance on saturday, west ham played newcastle in the evening rather than in the afternoon and on monday sheffield united will play bolton with a 6pm kick—off rather than at 8pm that everyone imagine. i think this is a sensible solution. interesting thing now will be whether the premier league have to look at situations again at the end of september because the hope is that fans in some capacity will be

allowed into the games in october but there is no confirmation about that just at the moment. but there is no confirmation about thatjust at the moment. simon stone, thank you for the update on the update on that. the scottish premiership will have two games this weekend played in front of fans for the first time since the start of the pandemic. 300 fans will be allowed through the turnstiles to watch celtic‘s trip to ross county. the same number of supporters will be at aberdeen's home game against kilmarnock. both those games are being played on saturday. it's after the scottish government approved them to be test events. meanwhile, crowds will be allowed at a british horse racing fixture for the first time in six months at doncaster tomorrow. up to 3640 people will be permitted entry, with more than 6000 on the other days, including saturday, which stages the leger, the world's oldest classic race. mason greenwood has apologised for breaking quarantine rules after agreeing to meet two women at the england team hotel following their win over

iceland at the weekend. in a statement released this morning, the manchester united forward says his actions were "irresponsible" and has promised to learn lessons from the incident. greenwood's been sent home, along with manchester city's phil foden, who has already apologised. so, neither player is involved in tonight's nations league game against denmark. foden's absence means manager gareth southgate will be forced into changes for the game in copenhagen. the wolves captain conor coady and arsenal's ainsley maitland niles are expected to make their debuts in defence. one of the most decoated players in the women's game is back in the women's super league. lucy bronze has re—signed for manchester city from lyon on a free transfer. the england defender moved to france in 2017. she went on to win three successive champions league titles, along with a host of other honours.

she's now 28, and her new coach, gareth taylor, says she an "unrivalled talent". tour de france race director christian prudhomme and members of staff from four teams have tested positive for coronavirus. no riders tested positive, so the tenth stage went ahead as planned. there were several crashes along the flat 105—mile route on the west coast of france. ireland's sam bennett won the stage to take the sprinters green jersey. slovenia's primoz roglic retained the overall leader's yellowjersey. britain's adam yates remains eighth. that is all for now. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. thank you so much. holly hamilton there. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran, has been told she's to face another trial. she was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of espionage. she has always denied the charges. the uk has also insisted she is innocent. it's not clear what new

charge she is facing. lets speak now nazanin's local mp, labour's tulip saddiq, who spoke to mrs zaghari—ratcliffe earlier today. can you tell us what she had to say? that is right. i spoke to nazanin's family at great length and was told she was taken to court this morning and will face another trial on sunday this week. it is an extremely worrying development and one that we really were not expecting. the last four years have been excruciating for nazanin, for her husband richard, for their small daughter gabriella who is been growing up without her mother and the un have recognised nazanin's imprisonment as arbitrary and unlawful and another further court case is clearly un—excitable on charges possibly relating to espionage. so the fear is that she will face even longer in

prison after this. that is right. she is not completed four years in prison and was reaching her fifth year and we were really hoping she would be coming home back to westha m pto n would be coming home back to westha m pton to would be coming home back to westhampton to her family but if there are new charges now and a new trial on sunday, any decision could be reached and it is possible that a further a few years in prison might be facing nazanin from sunday. so we are very worried. we are especially worried that british citizens are being used as pawns in a larger political game and i'm asking the government to step up their efforts to protect nazanin into bring her home. when you say step up their effo rts home. when you say step up their efforts does that imply you do not think they are doing enough of the moment? what i would say is the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt granted nazanin diplomatic protection. we have not seen any evidence that this status meant anything for nazanin. if it is to mean anything at all, i would really think that ministers right now must

use that status to defend and demand full transparency from the iranian authorities and push for diplomats to visit her and to attend these court hearings. we have seen very little evidence so far that the uk government have used this status too much effect. but because of the new trial on sunday, i must really asked that there is more support given to nazanin but overall, my number one request is that we pay back the debts that we owe iran. all right, tulip saddiq, the labour make mp for the condition where nazanin lives. thank you very much indeed for talking to us here on bbc news. that's the stark warning about theatres and the wider arts sector from andrew lloyd webber. he's been giving evidence about the impact of coronavirus to a committee of mps. he said the financial situation for the arts the moment is dire and

warned that theatres will need a lot of time to prepare to reopen. there comes a partner we cannot operate much more. we are bumping up against our bank covenants and such things. theatre is incredibly labour—intensive business in many ways. putting on a show now is almost a labour of love. few —— if you shows really hit the jackpot in the way that a hamilton or the lion king or the phantom of the opera do. with me is theatre president for uk theatre and the society of london theatre, fiona allan. and i'm alsojoined by rachel 0'riordan, the artistic director of the lyric theatre in hammersmith. just tell us what is going on at the lyric theatre. i've been there many times it is very lovely. but are you able to function at all. no. like

many of our peers, we are close to the moment. we are making plans to reopen and thinking very hard about how we can do that safely for our audience and our committee but no we are not at the moment. making plans to reopen. when do you think that might be because angelo weber talking about the arts and theatres in general being close to the point of no return. yeah, i think what andrew says is really helpful and true. we are very different organisations and the lyric is a community theatre, a subsidized theatre which means we have a duty to serve our local community and artists and nonetheless the point stands. we all need clarity as to how we can open to bigger audiences safely and when. so not a before date but really it is important to us now. date but really it is important to us now. so that we can plan to bring audiences back in larger numbers.

fiona, i know people in the world of theatre are angry that you are seeing pubs open to people on planes and people in cinemas but the theatres are still closed. why do you think that is? i tried to be angry but i think our sector has been decimated. 0ur workforce has lost lots of jobs. been decimated. 0ur workforce has lost lots ofjobs. and it will take years really for us to rebuild as a sector. and we do know that theatre isa very sector. and we do know that theatre is a very controlled environment and we can adhere very easily to the government track and trace because we collect data for everyone who is in. there has been an independent report by the society of london theatre and by university research scientist that has proposed a range of study measures that we know could be put in place that they say would make, even if we had full audiences, would be just as safe as social distancing. so we will see that

progressed. and as rachel has said, it is financially very difficult for theatres that have just been closed since the middle of march now. andrew lloyd weber was saying it is economically impossible to run theatres with social distancing. do you agree with that analysis was meant i think are most theatres, yes, it is unsustainable financially. there have been some fantastic creative and innovative responses to theatres reopening since the 15th of august with indoor distant performances but over time thatis distant performances but over time that is not sustainable. that cannot pay the bills. we talked a little while ago up to a young actress he was talking about how difficult it is and obviously it is difficult for audiences not going to the theatres and love but also difficult for the actors and performers not to perform for so many months. i think that is right absently. it is very demoralising and disheartening enacting is a craft. what is really about theatre is the audience does

not see that. that is ourjob. we hide it to you, and have an experience that transports you. it actually behind every production is actually behind every production is a whole industry of people, not just actors but set builders, technicians and lighting designers and all of them are not working right now and they would be. so the damage to the economy is huge. we need to find ways to get back to work because all the people are massively contributing to the economy. so we have to find ways to make that to be able to come back to work again safely and audiences to come and enjoy the product of that work. if we have a socially desist model where we are only playing 230% of our capacity audience, which is the case for us in the moment. in the lyric, we are a 600 seat theatre and it will meet plus we play to 20% capacity and we cannot make a vigorous work on that. at the moment like many of our peers in london and outside london, we have had to

cancel our christmas show and our pantomime. that is a huge employer for many actors and performers and designers and so on. for the loss of income across the uk is potentially devastating. and the government did throw you that lifeline or the arts in general including the theatre like £1.5 billion not long ago. but what more would you like them to do? if you could talk to boris johnson in the cabinet what would you say to them? i would give us a date to reopen. we will help the economic recovery. we will help draw people into city centres and help businesses get back on their feet. theatre is a vital and intrinsic pa rt of theatre is a vital and intrinsic part of many cities and regions and notjust london's west part of many cities and regions and not just london's west all around the whole of the uk. and i think we welcome all of and's comments on the week and that we need to reopen completely so please we need a date to plan to do that. rachel, in the long term, once this crisis has

passed, how long do you think it is going to take british theatre to bounce back, to get back on its feet? it is hard to say exactly how long commitment what we do know is that theatre does not happen overnight. it is a long lead in to make a show. there is rehearsal and also there is tack and set building. so we will not be able to just start immediately. but we have the information and we can open to bigger audiences, we don't have show sitting ready to go in this sort of sector and as fiona says, this is across the uk and we need to start being able to plan. that's we need a date by which we can start to think about this reopening because then we can start to put in place the kind of mechanisms allow us to do it safely but also will sustain the longevity of an industry that brings so longevity of an industry that brings so much to our communities and contributes so much notjust to so much to our communities and contributes so much not just to the financial health of the community but to the spiritual and emotional

health. we do so much work with schools and we young people and with so schools and we young people and with so much work with beyond what happens on stage. and that is also being halted. so the loss is huge and notjust being halted. so the loss is huge and not just financial though that is massive but also to the life of cities and towns across the uk. thank you both. very eloquently put, fiona and rachel. the message pretty clear from both of you to the government, we need a date when theatres can reopen. many thanks and good luck to both of you. the health secretary says everyone has a social responsibility to follow social distancing guidelines as coronavirus cases rise across the country, particularly among young people. as he announced tougher restrictions for people in bolton, which currently has the highest rate of coronavirus in england, he told the commons he wouldn't shy away from stronger action to curb the spread of the virus. with permission, i'd like to make

a statement on coronavirus. as a country, we've made huge strides in our fight against this invisible killer. today's 0ns figures show that the weekly coronavirus deaths have dropped to the lowest number since mid—march. and the latest daily number of recorded deaths is three. however, mr deputy speaker, we have seen a concerning rise in the number of positive cases, particularly amongst younger people. and these figures serve as a salutory reminder that this virus is still very much with us and remains a threat. so, it is critical that we maintain our collective commitment to controlling this disease. and social distancing is the first line of defence. while young people are less likely to die from this disease, be in no doubt that they are still at risk. the long—term effects can be

terrible, and of course they can infect others. six months on, many people are still suffering chronic fatigue, muscle pain and breathing difficulties. previously fit and healthy people reduced to barely being able to function. a kings college survey published today shows that 300,000 people in the uk have reported symptoms lasting more than a month. and 60,000 people have been ill for more than three months. and, mr deputy speaker, i want to address the point, which is of course good news, that the number of people sadly dying from the coronavirus in this country is currently low. we've seen all across the world how a rise in cases initially among younger people then spreads, leading to hospitalisations and fatalities. in spain, where the rise in cases

started around two months ago, hospitalisations have risen 15 times since mid—july. the number of daily deaths there has reached 184. in france, hospitalisations have more than tripled in the same period. so, this must be a moment of clarity for us all. this is not over. just because we've come through one peak, it doesn't mean that we can't see another one coming towards our shores. but together we can tackle it. so long as we remember that in a pandemic, our actions today have consequences tomorrow for the people we love, for our communities and for our country. mr speaker, each and every citizen has a responsibility to follow social distancing and help stop a second peak. and after social distancing, the next line of defence is test and trace. over the past six months, we've built the biggest testing system of any major european country and one of the biggest testing systems in the world.

and today, i can tell the house that we've met our target to provide testing kits to all care homes for older people and people with dementia that have registered to get tests. but i will not rest. we're working flat—out to expand our testing capacity even further. using existing technology, we're expanding our capacity right now, and we're investing in new testing technology, too. last week, i was able to announce £500 million for next—generation tests like saliva tests and rapid turnaround tests that can deliver results injust 20 minutes. the ability to get rapid, on—the—spot results will significantly increase the weapons in ourarmoury in our fight both against coronavirus and for economic recovery. we're rolling out these tests right now and plan to use them to relieve capacity constraints, to expand asymptomatic testing

to find the virus and to give people the confidence that a negative test result brings. mr deputy speaker, where it's necessary, we will not shy away from taking targeted local action. in june, i established thejoint biosecurity centre to provide the best possible data analytics using information from all possible sources. our local action is driven by the data. we now publish daily local data on cases so that everyone can see the data on which these decisions are taken. and this shows that our approach is working. for instance, in both leicester and luton, the weekly case rate has more than halved during august. i want to thank the people in leicester, including the honourable gentleman opposite, and in luton and the other areas where we've taken local action.

i want to thank the people who followed social distancing and helped to bring the virus under control. sometimes local action requires us to act fast and respond to changing circumstances. and unfortunately, after improving for several weeks, we've seen a very significant rise in cases in bolton. bolton is now up to 120 cases per 100,000 population, the highest case rate in the country. and i'm publishing the data behind the decisions that we've taken. i must therefore tell the house that working with the local council, we're taking further local action. the rise in cases in bolton is partly due to socialising by people in their 20s and 30s. we know this from contact tracing. and through our contact tracing system, we've identified a number of pubs at which the virus has spread significantly. we're therefore taking following action in bolton starting immediately. we will restrict all hospitality

to takeaways only, and we'll introduce a late—night restriction on operating hours, which will mean all venues will be required to close from 10pm to 5am. we will introduce urgently further measures that put the current guidance the people cannot socialise outside their household into law. i want us to learn the lesson from spain and america and france, not have to learn the lesson all over again through more hospitalisations and more deaths. and take this action locally in bolton, but crucially we all have a part to play. young people don'tjust spread the virus to each other, they spread the virus to their parents and their grandparents. they spread it to those they come in contact with and to others they love. now, i know social distancing can be hard and how it can be extra tough for students who'll be starting university. but please, stick with it and play your part in getting this virus under control.

next, it's the bbc news at six with sophie raworth. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. it's been quite a humid day out there, but for some of us, very warm. in fact, all parts of the uk recording somewhere with a temperature above 20, but some spots into the mid—20s saw plenty of sunshine across parts of eastern scotland, whereas in the west, it's been turning wetter. this cold front is about to move south across the uk into tomorrow, and that's bringing cooler and fresher air with it. now some rain then for scotland and northern ireland to end the day, running in the parts of northern england and north wales as the night goes on. it's to the south of that where we hold onto a lot of cloud, and mild, muggy air with some spots around 15—16 celsius as we start the day tomorrow. this is a cold front, this area of cloud and rain weakening all the while as it moves further south during the day, not a whole lot of rain left on it.

won't clear from the south of england until right at the end of the afternoon. but behind it, you've got the sunshine — and it is a cold front, so behind it, you get the cooler, fresher air moving in with a few blustery showers moving through northern scotland. now the wind just tilting around for a west—northwesterly out of the south—west today. and that is that fresh air moving in. but where we see temperatures today into the low 20s, they'll be down towards the mid—to—high teens. so still very pleasant where you get that sunshine through the afternoon, but bear in mind with largely clear skies that's been going through wednesday evening, it will be a much cooler night into thursday morning, with temperatures quite widely into the single figures. with an area of high pressure nosing in for thursday, that brings a lot of fine, settled weather. a good deal of sunshine to start the day, there will be some cloud building and probably more so towards the west, especially towards northern ireland, north west england, and western scotland. another atlantic weather system

pushing a weaker front end which will give some patchy rain and a fresh new breeze once again. and temperatures for the most part on thursday are in the mid—to—high teens. now there will be a stronger weather front initially coming into scotland on friday, so expect stronger winds and heavy rain moving through scotland on friday, through northern ireland, again feeding down towards parts of northern england and north wales later in the day. whereas to the south of that, you stay dry with heavy showers running into western scotland — again, temperatures running into the mid—to—high teens with something warmer by the end of the weekend.

tonight at six — concerns over the sharp rise in coronavirus cases — particularly among the young — as one part of greater manchester is placed under tight restrictions. bolton has the highest infection rate in england — pubs, restuara nts and cafes in the town are told they can now only do takeaways and must close by 10pm. we arejust beginning we are just beginning to we arejust beginning to build ourselves back up, albeit slow but we will go back to day one. new restrictions have just come into force in caerphilly as well, which has the highest infection rate in wales. but despite the rise in cases the number of patients needing intensive care treatment is still very low. also on the programme tonight. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing