young people account for a large number of the recent new cases of coronavirus infection in the uk. that includes students, many of whom are preparing to start the autumn term. today, the five universities tonight at ten — the latest evidence in greater manchester have written of the spread of coronavirus, as 200,000 residents of bolton face tighter restrictions. among the new rules — restaurants, pubs and cafes are told they can only offer takeaways — and they must close by 10pm. it's frustrating, disappointing, but you've got to take it seriously. we were just beginning to build ourselves back up, albeit slow, but now we're going to go right back to day one. ministers say the rise across parts of the uk is largely driven by people aged 18 to 30 who are accused of failing to observe social distancing. we've seen all across the world how a rise in cases, initially among younger people, then spreads, leading to hospitalisations, and fatalities.

and we're expecting more restrictions on gatherings in all parts of england — to be announced within the next half hour. also tonight... one of boris johnson's colleagues admits the planned changes to the uk's brexit deal will go against the treaty signed with the eu last year. yes, this does break international law in a specific and limited way. the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing is told that a0 minutes after the blast only one paramedic was at the scene. and england's footballers take on denmark, in the uefa nations league. coming up on the sport on bbc news. women's superleague welcomes back lucy bronze, as the england defender rejoins manchester city from lyon on a free transfer.

good evening. the latest focus of concern over the spread of coronavirus is bolton in greater manchester where tighter restrictions have been introduced. bolton now has the uk's highest rate of infection. restaurants, pubs and cafes have been told they can only offer takeaways — and they must close by 10pm. ministers say the rise across parts of the uk is largely driven by people aged 18 to 30 who are accused of failing to observe social distancing. the latest official figures show there were 2,460 new confirmed cases of coronavirus reported across the uk in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported every day in the past week is 2,199. 32 deaths were also reported of people who'd died within 28 days of a positive test for covid—19. that means on average in the past week 12 deaths were announced every day.

that takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 41,586. 0ur health editor hugh pym has the latest. as the government considered new household restrictions for england, a tighter set of measures was announced for bolton. cafes like this won't be allowed to have customers sitting in. it will be takeaway only. the owner gill says because of these new rules she'll have to close until further notice. the news, for me, is absolutely devastating. we were locked down for over three months, we were starting to build our trade back up. i know they say we can do takeaway, but, unfortunately, my shop isn't a shop that takeaway works. this pub and micro brewery will only be allowed to serve customers who take their drinks away with them. we have one eye on possible future events, that kind of thing, so it's frustrating, disappointing, but you've got

to take it seriously, and try and get through it again. local people we spoke to weren't surprised by the new intervention. it's to be expected, really, to go back to where it was, really, to try and stop it. i mean, it's rife in bolton, isn't it, at the moment? it's like the virus is getting more each day and people are not listening, not wearing face coverings and there are still large gatherings. in one way it's good for the health and safety, but not for the economy, because they're just getting back on track. the new rules will be enforceable by law — no eating or drinking inside pubs or other hospitality venues and all to close at ten every evening. socialising by people in their 20s and 30s is said to be a factor in the steep rise in local case numbers. i call secretary of state, matt hancock, to make a statement. in the commons, the health secretary explained why young adults should take every step to avoid infection.

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. research by the bbc for the week to september 11th shows bolton with the highest number of cases in the uk — 122 per 100,000 population. next was bradford, with 71, then blackburn with darwen with 63, 0ldham with 61 and birmingham, salford, rochdale, caerphilly and burnley all with 60 cases per 100,000. there's mounting concern in birmingham after a sharp increase in virus cases in recent days. local officials say one factor was people getting together over the bank holiday weekend and forgetting social distancing rules. they have warned that additional restrictions are looking likely. in some areas, booking tests is difficult, and today one of the system bosses tweeted apologies to anyone

who couldn't get a test. she said laboratory processing was the pinch point. ministers say they're working flat out to boost capacity, but with case numbers rising, widespread and rapid testing is as important as ever. hugh pym, bbc news. the first local lockdown in wales came into force this evening. no—one can now leave the caerphilly county borough area without good reason. family and friends living apart will no longer be able to meet indoors, stay overnight or form extended households. the welsh government says the restrictions could last until october. let'sjoin our wales correspondent hywel griffith in caerphilly for the latest. the lockdown came into force four hours ago and it could stay in place for 3—4 weeks, we are told, and the police say they won't hold a chord in here at the county border, people no longer able to travel in and out of caerphilly county unless they

have a valid reason like going to work. plans to see friends and family are now off and people with holidays booked have been told they should cancel, or because of the very recent, very rapid rise in cases which shows no sign of slowing -- all cases which shows no sign of slowing —— all because. back under lockdown, tonight people in caerphilly risk a fine if they venture out of the county without a valid reason. just six weeks ago the area was covid free, so what went wrong? house parties and people mixing in each other‘s homes has been blamed for a spike in cases, most amongst young people, who stand accused of flouting social distancing rules. we're more likely to go out and see friends, more likely to break the rules, if the option‘s there, but i mean, everyone‘s been going out. you can't point the finger at one demographic in one particular. a lot of people need to look at their actions,

not only young people, and people have forgotten what it's like and what damage it can do, and how many people have lost their lives. the lockdown won't mean a shut down of pubs, cafes a nd restau ra nts. the evidence suggests that isn't where the virus has been spreading, but people can no longer meet indoors, and caerphilly has become the first place in wales where masks are mandatory in shops. the rules will be enforced. people who thought coronavirus was no longer a threat should sit up and take notice. people in those communities, who see behaviour taking place, who see and hear house parties, well, if they're going to tell the police about those, we expect enforcement action to be taken. hand sanitising stations... while businesses can stay open, keeping their customers may be harder. sarah only fully reopened her spa four weeks' ago. the last 2a hours has brought a flurry of cancellations. caerphilly's a small county borough at the end of the day. there's still a lot of people

who are two or three or four miles away, who are in a different county, so we are already seeing the impact of that on today's business, for example. this is the first local lockdown in wales, but with cases rising in neighbouring counties, there are warnings others may follow within days. hywel griffith, bbc news, caerphilly. the number of coronavirus cases across the uk has been rising in recent days, but how do the numbers compare to earlier stages in the pandemic? 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has been investigating. so, this is one of the bays of our intensive care unit that was full back in april, may with patients with coronavirus. for weeks now, london's university college hospital has hardly seen any coronavirus patients across its 500 beds. what a difference from

when we filmed here at the peak. then, the intensive care unit had to double in size to cope with the influx. now, it's empty of covid patients. but confirmed cases of covid infection have risen four—fold since mid july. as this graph for england shows clearly, it's mostly people in their 20s and 30s who are testing positive. those figures showing who is getting coronavirus help explain why this and other intensive care units are not filling up with covid patients. the young are generally at low risk from the virus. but there's concern that if it spreads further in the community, things could change here in the coming months. we are always used to any way having more people come to hospital with respiratory virus infections in the winter. the worry is that the sort of people who get infected are the sort of people we saw previously, the older population, the people with other risk factors

for doing badly and ending up in hospital. shielding of those with health vulnerabilities may need to be reintroduced if cases spike. it's a difficult balance to safeguard those most at risk while keeping society functioning. we have to protect our children's education as much as we can, because the impacts of that will last for decades. we've also got to protect and encourage the economy in ways that won't actually unnecessarily increase the death rates. the nhs is open for business, but uch says many patients are still too scared to come to hospital because they fear catching coronavirus. it is one of the many hidden costs of covid. fergus walsh, bbc news. meanwhile, france has

registered another 6,500 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 2a hours. so far, there have been relatively few serious cases of the disease, but as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports, there are signs in the south of the country that hospital beds are starting to fill up again. testing here has become a weapon against the spread of anxiety, as rapid and silent as the virus itself. 0ne paris mayor is offering free coronavirus tests for anyone who wants one. without appointment, symptoms or any contact with a confirmed case. the deputy mayor says they're running at full capacity. if we would have to test only people with symptoms or contact people, it would be simpler, for sure. simpler, but maybe more dangerous? maybe more dangerous, because we identify positive cases that don't have any symptom, and just don't know how it happened.

today, the prime minister announced that he would need to test and isolate, hours after being filmed bumping fists with local officials in south—west france. translation: i was at the tour de france on saturday, and i've just learned that the director of the event has tested positive. i will therefore immediately take a test myself and observe the rules. new infections have risen steadily here in the past few weeks. the number of red zones where the virus is actively circulating has grown from two to 28. the government says the situation is worrying. young people were seen as driving the rise in infections here over the summer. because they are more resistant to the virus, there was no corresponding spike in hospital admissions, but as infections have spread, there are signs that may be starting to change. hospitals in marseilles have begun raising the alarm. 0ne doctor told me there had been

an explosion of severe cases of coronavirus at his hospital, with 70 patients admitted since mid august. 15 of them are now in intensive care, with more arriving every day. the curve is exponential at this time. so, there is no doubt that the number of patients in the hospital and in the icu will increase in the next 15 days or three weeks. this will be a difficult period. france is now carrying out a million tests a week to try and avoid another lockdown. mask wearing is already compulsory throughout several cities, including marseilles, but with people now back in offices and schools this is a high risk moment, and the next few weeks will be key. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's return to our health editor hugh pym, whojoins me. we hugh pym, whojoins me. have been talking about restrictions we have been talking about restrictions in specific areas tonight, do you detect in the

government, certainly in westminster, that they are prepared to ta ke westminster, that they are prepared to take even more extensive measures yes the government hasn't denied it is about to introduce new limits on gathers in england outdoors and indoor, currently the legal limit are 30, but there are guidelines on lower group number that are not legally enforceable. we will hear more on that, that is for the whole of england, there are existing tougher restrictions in airs like bolton, the scottish government has moved to extend its restrictions in the west, wales as we have been hearer, the administration there has got new measures for carefully, so there is concern about rising sharply rises case number, we should make the point that hospital admissions remain low, the average number of deaths over the last week is still low, there is no inevitability they will go up, but ministers are worried they could go up ministers are worried they could go up following the example of france

and spain, as younger people for example, inadvertently, older members of their family and the more vulnerable. that is why the measures are being taken, everyone will watch closely the data and what happens on the ground. thank you. thank you. borisjohnson‘s new bill to change the uk's brexit deal with the eu will "break international law", according to one cabinet minister. the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis admitted the new legislation would go against the treaty "in a specific and limited way". the former prime minister theresa may has warned the changes could damage trust in the uk over future trade deals. the latest round of trade negotiations between britain and the eu started today, as our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. mrjohnson, are we going to get a deal today? are you confident? he promised to get brexit done, and the uk has left the eu, but now borisjohnson‘s team is in a familiar place — trying to negotiate another deal.

this time, it's about how we will trade with the eu from january. progress is slow, but round eight of the talks started today. i am confident that our negotiating teams and the eu negotiating teams are all focused on getting a good outcome, both for our friends and partners in the eu, and for us in the united kingdom. but there's another row brewing over the withdrawal agreement. yes, the one which has already been signed, sealed and delivered. it agreed that northern ireland would continue to follow some eu customs rules. that would mean extra paperwork, checks and tariffs for some goods moving between great britain and northern ireland. now the government is introducing its own law, so that uk ministers can decide how to apply the rules without the eu's agreement. the disapproval from this former prime minister was obvious. the government is now changing the operation of that agreement. given that, how can the government reassure future international partners that the uk can be trusted to abide by the legal obligations of the agreements it signs?

another conservative mp got this remarkable admission from the minister. yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited way. that's not the kind of thing you hear very often in the house of commons. and he's not the only one who is surprised. the labour leader told me that the government should not be acting in this way. at the moment, what the government is 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, get that deal. that's what the public want, and move on. ministers insist the new law they want to introduce simply clarifies what was agreed with the eu last year, it doesn't rip it up completely. but even the government's top lawyer doesn't see it like that. he's resigned today because he thinks the plans are in breach of the government's obligations under international law. eu and uk officials will continue their talks tomorrow, with the british government accused of going back on old deals

while they try to work on a new one. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. and vickyjoins us from westminster. vicky, what is going on behind the scenes, what is the thinking behind this kind of possible change?” don't think tory mps could believe what they were hearing in that house of commons today, the minister there admitting this could break the law, for a lot of them, this is about credibility, the uk is supposed to be setting an example round the world, there is a lot of unhappiness among tory mps who say how can we berate countries like russia if we are undermining the rule of law. why now? brexiteers have not liked the withdrawal agreement, they don't like the fact northern ireland is treated differently from the rest of the uk, but let us face it, they did know that when they voted for it. could it be a negotiating strategy?

0r could it be a negotiating strategy? or maybe trying to force them away from the negotiating table? whatever it is, it is incredibly provocative, especially as we get to this crucial stage, trying to negotiate a future trade deal. thank you vicki. in the past hour, a 27—year—old man has been charged with murder and seven counts of attempted murder, after a series of stabbings in birmingham on sunday. zephaniah mcleod will appear before magistrates tomorrow. jacob billington died as a result of a stab wound to the neck, and seven others were attacked in the city centre in what police declared a major incident. a teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder and firearms offences after another teenager was shot. the incident happened yesterday morning in kesgrave in suffolk as the victim walked to school. the 15—year—old sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to addenbrooke s hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing in 2017 has heard that a0 minutes

after the blast only one paramedic was in the area where the bomb went off. 22 people died in the attack outside the concert arena. the inquiry has been asked to investigate whether delays in getting to the injured made a difference to the number of people who survived. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz has more details. we need to get round. cory, get round this way, come on! in the chaotic moments after a bomb went off at manchester arena, people started to call 999. that injured man was john atkinson, who later died. today it emerged that he only received full medical attention after more than an hour. the issue of whether he could have been saved is significant. evidence suggests the emergency

services failed to coordinate with each other properly on the night. the enquiry will need to consider whether that is so, and, if it is, why that occurred and whether life was lost as a result of any failure. as is beyond obvious, even the loss of a single life due to such a failure would be completely unacceptable. as is beyond obvious, even the loss of a single life due to such a failure would be completely unacceptable. this photo shows the only paramedic who went into the foyer within the first a0 minutes, only one proper stretcher was used there. injured people brought out on barriers and hoardings. communication between police forces on the night was ineffective. because the arena is connected to a railway station, british transport police were supposed to be in charge, but they did not have a plan in place and did not coordinate with greater manchester police, who themselves did not even know there was a concert on that night. gmp did not declare a major incident for nearly three hours.

btp did so much earlier, but did not tell the other force. half an hour after the blast, the btp control room had this conversation with an officer at the scene. although ambulances did arrive outside the arena, most paramedics remained away from the place where the bomb exploded. the first fire engine did not arrive until more than two hours after the blast. 22 people were killed in the attack. the youngest, a child ofjust eight years old. the bereaved families are learning much of this detail for the first time, and say they are finding it extremely distressing. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.

america has experienced a turbulent 2020 so far — not just with the effects of the pandemic, but also with mass protests sparked by the killing of george floyd, and more recently the police shooting of jacob blake. but there's a separate crisis brewing in america's prison system. every year thousands of inmates die in prison where the population is disproportionately made up of african americans. the bbc‘s hilary andersson has been to parchman prison in mississippi where at least 29 people have already died this year. some viewers may find elements of her report distressing. in the same fields where plantation convicts once toiled like slaves, stands a notorious maximum security prison. we weren't allowed in, but we've been learning its secrets. inmates have been snatching footage of conditions

on contra band cellphones. staff, nowhere to be seen during this fight, are poorly paid and too few. some may no sympathise with men who are broken the law but with budgets slashed mississippi has one of the deadliest prison systems in america. this is what it looked like, this is what we going through. rains flood into the dilapidated buildings. this is a snake in the hall. inmates say rats and cockroaches crawl on them at night. mould all over my pillow. mould all over my pillow. mould is everywhere. but it's the food the inmates hate most. desmond spent 1a years in the worst

part of the prison, unit 29. they call it the hole. he worked in the kitchen. the kitchen was full of insects, maggots. there was once discovered there was a rat baked into the corn bread. me and several other inmates, we did throw it out, we did get in trouble for it. you got in trouble for not feeding prisoners corn bread with an entire rat in it? yes. they say that was a waste of corn bread. the prison authorities say the food is nutritional and edible. they argue prisoners are not entitled to appetising food, and say though they fumigate, creatures are a fact of life. javon says he lost 30le in three weeks in parchman. javon‘s toes also began to rot from the mould. really, i'm just glad i made it out. like considering all the stuff that was going on, i seen people die right in front of me. javon was oen of america's 2.2 million prisoners.

no other country on earth incarcerates as many people. mississippi's prisons, like most, are disproportionately black. to javon, the neglect is a race issue. we're not going to make it, make it known that it's a racial thing, but, everybody knows that it is what it is. in january, parchman descended into gang violence and darkness. we ain't got no power, we ain't got no water. prisoners lit fires, they say, to get help. in the dark lay a 42—year—old diabetic man called adey mills. we got a brother down, he ain't having his insulin shot. that's my son. that is my son. someone's calling for help for my son. he needed his medication, he was very badly dehydrated. did he get the help he needed? no, he died. he died.

sandra believes her son hadn't had his medicine for weeks. we've heard multiple accounts of medical neglect. the prison authorities would not comment on adey‘s death. they told the bbc they're aggressively working to improve conditions, and say they have made drastic progress. two seconds, almost there. 0k. i've been waiting for your call so i am very glad to hearfrom you. but a 67—year—old inmate, sick with prostate cancer was permitted a call from unit 29. listen, the prison says conditions are much better now, are they? no, it's not no better. it's the same place. mr brown, who hasjust had cancer surgery, says his cell is filthy. he has no proper soap, no fan, no sheet. ijust came from the hospital. i am sleeping on a mattress, ain't got no sheets on it. the condition here is terrible, you know what i'm saying. do you worry about your life?

yes, every day. george floyd's death, and now jacob blake's shooting as opened the world's eyes to brutality here that is visible on the streets. but the trump administration's taken steps to obscure the full number of deaths behind bars nationwide. existing data suggests it is an even bigger crisis by far. so we know that nationally, about, about 5,000 people a year die we also know that maybe half of those are either suicides or drug overdoses so that leaves about 2500 people who are dying from other things. that is two or three times higher than the number of people who die at the hands of police. a whole cell block praying.

in parchman alone, at least 29 inmates have already died this year. brutality, sickness and death plagued convict labourers here over 100 years ago. in all this time, you might well ask how much has changed? 00:30:12,360 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 hilary andersson, bbc news.