young people account for a large number of the recent brutality, sickness and death new cases of coronavirus infection plagued convict labourers in the uk. here over 100 years ago. that includes students, many of whom are preparing to start the autumn term. in all this time, you might well ask how much has changed? 00:00:12,200 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 hilary andersson, bbc news. today, the five universities in greater manchester have written to students with an official reminder of their responsibilities to the local community. our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. across manchester, students are returning — 100,000 in this city. i think campus is going to feel completely different. some new, others like rhys staying on. the start of term is normally party time, when students meet up with friends. it's very easy to do that and to make plans like that, and not think about what we're doing, "oh my goodness, it's out of order." you start university and you meet new people and you are excited. and, of course, people are silly, they are badly behaved when they are in that mind set, so it will be difficult. in term time, this canteen would be humming with students. university campuses are very social places, they bring together thousands of students from all over the country, and that's why scientists are warning there's a very high risk of an outbreak. it's not just about how students behave when they're here, but also about how they behave in the community. so, in these bags, a mask for every

student arriving — a nudge. salford university, like others, will ask them to sign up to a code of behaviour. to keep everybody on campus safe but also, recognising that when they leave campus they need to be careful to keep other people safe within the cities of salford and manchester. freshers arriving. they'll be taught in small groups — that's to allow contact tracing. for testing, universities have to work with the nhs, having enough near campus will be crucial. students can pass on the virus with few symptoms, so all five universities in manchester are issuing a joint warning. if students are not observing social distancing, if they are partying, if they are mixing households, we will absolutely act to ensure that they understand the way to behave.

but those living next to students say big parties have started in the last week. there needs to be very strict guidelines and we need proper policing of the streets, because the problem is once the party starts, in a way the damage is done. if there is going to be a spread of the virus, it's too late. they're not adhering to the numbers game, and they should really respect, respect one another's potential vulnerability to covid—19. students bring money and jobs to cities, but also this autumn extra risks to manage. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, manchester. football, and england's men have been in action tonight in the nations' league. they faced denmark in copenhagen, where it finished goalless, as our correspondent katie gornall reports. the mind of england's manager has been somewhat preoccupied recently, with two of his best young players sent home for breaking

quarantine rules. this was a chance to get back to the football — not that there was much to catch the eye in a first half where england looked vulnerable. as he once did for spurs, christian eriksson was pulling the strings for denmark and they could have led at the break. so far england's plan wasn't working and they were made to wait until the 70th minute for their first proper chance. harry kane came close but not close enough. one by one southgate turned to those he'd left out with jack grealish one of four england players making their debuts in copenhagen. a proud moment they couldn't mark with a victory as england searched for a winner... commentator: harry kane could roll this in. ..that never came. despite numerous disciplinary issues in the build—up, england head home with four points from two games, all adding up to one eventful week for gareth southgate. katie gornall, bbc news. before we go, it's been announced in the past few minutes that a new limit is to be imposed on social gatherings throughout england from next monday, in response to the recent rise in cases of coronavirus.

gatherings of more than six people in all locations whether indoors or outdoors, will be banned, and that includes all ages. the change will make it easier for police to identify and disperse illegal gatherings. the limit does not apply to a household which has more than six people. and there will be other exemptions — including for weddings, funerals, and some team sports. the prime minister will outline the restrictions tomorrow. more on newsnight on bbc two, but now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. have a good night.

hello to our viewers in the uk joining those watching us around the world. let's bring you more on the breaking news just in that, from monday, the number of people legally allowed to meet socially in england will be reduced from 30 to six, with reasonable exemptions. it comes amid a spike in coronavirus cases. the new limit will apply across the whole country, to gatherings indoors and outdoors. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. this is the first return to the lockdown measures since may, and some of those measures were relaxed by the prime minister. basically, police officers will be able to impose fines of £100, leading up to a total of £3000, for anyone who flouts the law. these are not guidelines. it will be law. as i say, the legal limits on social gatherings reduced from 30 to six, applying to gatherings indoors and outdoors. it does, though, treat

some problems that some families would have experience in the early days of lockdown as well, for example, afamily days of lockdown as well, for example, a family of five, if there are surviving grandparents, will only be able to meet one grandparent at a time. exemptions will be applying, though, for gatherings for work or education purposes. exemptions also played for weddings, funerals and organised team sports in a covid secure way. i am not sure, i think we can be joined secure way. i am not sure, i think we can bejoined by our secure way. i am not sure, i think we can be joined by our political correspondent nick eardley. this has been embargoed into just a correspondent nick eardley. this has been embargoed intojust a moment correspondent nick eardley. this has been embargoed into just a moment or two ago. quite a few exemptions, but i suppose symbolically, this is re—imposing those lockdown conditions which were relaxed a few months ago. certainly re-imposing some of them, and i think it reflects a real concern in governments and amongst the scientific experts who advise

ministers at the number of cases we have seen in recent days, that rise in the number of positive tests for coronavirus we been talking so much about. clearly, part of the concern that we are meeting too many people, that we are meeting too many people, that there are too many social interactions, some of which are leading to transmission of the virus. it is not designed to stop people going to work, it is not designed to stop kids going to school or for universities to stop opening, it is designed to stop is meeting each other‘s houses and to meeting each other‘s houses and to meet up outdoors. the big headline figure will be that indoors or outdoors, the limit will be six. the changes the rules on two households meeting. at the moment, two households commit no matter what the size. the guidelines at the moment say if you're meeting up outdoors, it can be six people from as many households as you want. that's now been brought into law, it is probably because police were concerned and they relayed these

concerns to downing street, that the rules were not simple enough, it was not easy enough to intervene where large groups under 30, which had been the legal limit, to intervene when those groups were meeting up in various places, but as i say, i think itjust shows ministers are increasingly worried about transmission of this virus. 0k, nick, thank you very much indeed. let's see how much of that news has made the first editions. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster david davies and stefanie bolzen, the uk and ireland correspondent of the german newspaper die welt. welcome to you both. let's have a

look at what's already in. "britain's hit for six," says the daily mail, leading on the news we've just brought you, that social gatherings will be limited to six people as coronavirus cases rise. the metro runs the same story — as borisjohnson is due to give a press conference tomorrow — with the headline "safe six". police will be able to split up large parties and hand out fines, says the mirror. the guardian goes for a different story. senior conservative mps are urging the government to reverse their brexit plans for northern ireland that a minister conceded would break international law — which the i have used to make the headline "brittania waives the rules". rather cleverly! middle—class americans are turning to food banks and charities as the us economy falters,

reports the new york times, while the financial times say india is hitting a huge 90,000 coronavirus cases a day. only the us has more cases in the world. let's start. stefanie, i don't think we've met before. very nice to have you on. shall we start with that news which was embargoed into a couple of minutes ago, illegal for more than six people to socialise? borisjohnson more than six people to socialise? boris johnson speaking to more than six people to socialise? borisjohnson speaking to senior police officers was asked to clarify and make the message simpler. do you think it has? is not only simpler, it's obviously much more stricter. it remains a little bit of how strict lockdown was some weeks and months ago, but obviously, the figures show the new infections are exponentially growing and there is real concern, although in a kind of

a positive way, infections are more among young people and young people luckily are not so threatened by the virus, but still there was a lot of concern, and these numbers, they are really doubling in a few days, so it's something needs to be done, obviously. david, is it simpler for you? it most early is not simpler for me. —— most certainly is not. credit where credit is due, the newspapers, certainly in the uk, have advanced briefing on the subject. 0n have advanced briefing on the subject. on this very day, today, we have people have to be excused if there modelled. we are told bolton has a spike, so in bolton, they have closed down restaurants — takeaways only, open until 10pm tonight. it is

not where the virus is spreading, people say. now covid is being spread by the young, not the old. what are we doing in the uk? we are encouraging our young people back to couege encouraging our young people back to college this week and next week. that seems also rather extraordinary to me. and household transmission is the real problem here, as your correspondence have been reporting quite rightly today for what are we doing? yes, we are bringing in these strict rules, as stefanie has said, the winded they start? next monday. and what could happen between now and next monday? going to the metro. safe six, the headline there. stefanie, you can go to pubs, as long as the people next year are not a group of six. it is kind of contradictory, but i find actually on the same front page, if you see

the picture on the top which a p pa re ntly the picture on the top which apparently is david beckham's son, romeo, with his girlfriend. me, i've now been back in london for two weeks and i've also realised, especially young people, yes, they had theirfacemasks especially young people, yes, they had their facemasks and they do not wear them. i have been on the continent, as you say, for many weeks, especially in germany, and it's much stricter. young people ready facemasks, and i do think we do not know how much they protect but they definitely will make a difference, and i do think people in this country up to be a bit more disciplined. that's interesting. maybe we will discuss that. david, do you want to come back and quickly? people have to be more disciplined, but who, it will be very judging —— interesting to see how the police reacts to tonight's news. somebody somewhere has to try to enforce all this. it is all virile saying £100 fine and you will double it every

time that you repeat the offence up to £3000, but how are these offences — because that's what these are going to be now — how are they good to be punished? £100 fine, up to a maximum of £3000. just very briefly. 0n the i. according to a cabinet secretary, not even a junior minister, according to a cabinet secretary, stefanie, you can break the law as long as it's a very specific and limited breach. yeah, this is kind of... i go to the shop around the corner and i only steal a bar of chocolate and i don't take the whole money away? and then i'm not breaking the law? this is astonishing, and i think it's only, reading also the headlines today in the european press, it's only really

the european press, it's only really the europeans starting to wonder to what is happening here. the lives news i am hearing from brussels is that the european parliament is considering ending, they