and a third of the food produced in the world for human consumption is lost or wasted. but it is possible for food to be intensively produced working with nature — and that's what's happening here, in wiltshire. it's a really good hunting ground for birds of prey. david butler's farm isn't organic, but it's still a haven for wildlife. the grey partridge, here filmed in a different location, if we have poor air quality, if we have poor water quality, then we're not going to have high yields of crops and we're not going to have healthy animals, we're not going to have healthy food, and that directly then feeds through to people. humans are managing nature for their own benefit, whether it's for grazing animals orfor building on, and it's having a dramatic impact all over the world. and scientists say we can see this now by the pandemic we're living through. research suggests the emergence of covid—19 could be linked to bats. we're fairly confident that the driving forces that have led to the spread of that virus came through a combination of expansion into habitats,

illegal wildlife trade, the removal of wildlife, and we're going to see those threats increase. so we've had a very clear warning that impacts on wildlife overseas directly affect us at home. but the report does say we can stop and even repair the damage, but it will need unprecedented conservation action and radical changes in how we produce and consume food. claire marshall, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. it's a little bit cooler for us today. mind you, it doesn't feel too bad when the sun is out on the sunny skies will be along the south coast of england, but here in cumbria it is altogether cloudier and cooler. a bit of dampness in the air. you can see over the last few hours the extent of the cloud. it's been quite

cloudy for many western areas already. further east cloud is tending to fill in and across scotla nd tending to fill in and across scotland we have rain setting and when the breeze picks up. temperature is cooler than yesterday gci’oss temperature is cooler than yesterday across the south—east of england although many places in england and wales will be fine and dry and continue that way this evening and overnight. the rain sets in across the north west of scotland and the breeze starts to freshen as well. there will be a fair bit of cloud around overnight and it will be milder than last night, significantly milder cost eastern scotla nd significantly milder cost eastern scotland and the north—east of england. tomorrow, we have wet weather for scotland and northern ireland on the weather front and with lower pressure around it will be windier too. further south, with lower pressure around it will be windiertoo. furthersouth, high pressure is in charge and that's likely to be the case over the weekend as we will see a little later on. through tomorrow we have a speu later on. through tomorrow we have a spell of rain moving down across scotla nd spell of rain moving down across scotland and northern ireland, heavier over the hills of western scotland. the rain eventually arrives in the afternoon across cumbria. many other parts of england and wales likely to be dry with some sunshine, temperatures similar to today. it will be cooler further north and we have heavier and blustery showers coming into

northern scotland after the rain and the winds not far off gale force as well. some wet and windy weather for the north, the rain peters out. the next weather system is streaming in from the atlantic. it will affect scotla nd from the atlantic. it will affect scotland and northern ireland. we start with a few showers in the north—west of scotland. that gets swamped by thickening cloud, the winds freshening and some further rain coming into the north—west. for england and wales a lot of dry weather, some sunshine at times and temperatures sneaking up to 21 celsius. through the rest of the week on saturday night we've got a speu week on saturday night we've got a spell of wet and windy weather coming in across scotland, perhaps northern ireland and that move through but more rain into sunday morning pushing up towards the north west of scotland threatening some flooding. elsewhere brightening up, more in the way of sunshine, the winds easing and the temperature is responding to the sunshine, perhaps getting into the mid 20s across eastern parts of england but it could get hotter into the early part of next week. we still got some weather fronts were lurking in the north—west of scotland but high pressure a cross

north—west of scotland but high pressure across continental europe and we are tapping into some of that heat that's coming in from the south—east, so perhaps briefly early next week we could be hitting 30 degrees in the south—east of england. goodness! that's all from the bbc news at one. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. the return of fans to scottish sports stadiums has been delayed until 5 october at the earliest. first minister nicola sturgeon has pushed it back by three weeks, due to a rise in covid—19 cases. two scottish premiership test events — aberdeen v kilmarnock and ross county against celtic — will go ahead on saturday as planned, with up to 300 spectators at each. but any further pilots will be judged on a "case to case basis".

horseracing faces a £300 million loss if spectators aren't allowed back, according to the head of the racecourse association. the return of fans to sporting events in england is under government review once again, because of rising coronavirus infection rates. the sport's already suffered several hundred job losses, and fears for more serious disruption come after health officials told doncaster racecourse to cut short the test event there, and stop fans from attending the final three days of its st leger meeting. spectators were allowed forjust one day, before a return to behind closed doors racing, and the government's new cap of a thousand spectators at sporting events will cause further challenges. the bigger sides will find it harder than the smaller size. we are about to finish the flat season in the next eight to ten weeks. we are going to do a jump season where traditionally the crowds are smaller in the winter. a thousand is probably smaller —— workable for

that. for the big sites it will be much more difficult because we rely so much more difficult because we rely so heavily on revenue, hospitality attendees. four—time world champion sebastian vettel is going to race for aston martin in formula one next season — that's the team currently known as racing point. he leaves ferrari after six years, and will partner lance stroll, whose dad owns the team. vettel believes he can build something special with them, and says his only motivation is to race at the front of the grid. serena williams says she's looking forward to facing her friend victoria azarenka in the semi finals of the us open, after surviving a scare to keep her hopes alive of a a record equalling 24th grand slam title. she lost the opening set to bulgaria's svetana pironkava before making it through to the last four. serena says she feels like she's getting stronger as the tournament goes on, and is getting better at dealing with what her opponents have in mind. some of these matches, you know,

you're playing serena, so it's like, close your eyes and hit as hard as you can add it doesn't matter. so i have to adjust to that. and i start to adjust to that later on. i'm like, 0k, to adjust to that later on. i'm like, ok, now you know what's going to happen. so now ijust have to go into matches knowing that this is going to happen and just kind of adjust to that area. i saw it earlier. and victoria azarenka awaits for williams later. she was in great form in her quarterfinal, dropping just one game against elise mertens, the 16th seed. azarenka's a two—time grand slam champion, but is unseeded in new york. she says she nearly quit the sport before the pandemic because of personal reasons, but eased into the last four by winning injust over 70 minutes. there'll be commenatry on the women's semi—finals on bbc radio 5 live tonight. and plenty of intrigue in the men's draw too. with novak djokovic gone, what an opportunity for one of the players outside

the big three to win a slam. the top seed left, austria's dominic thiem, is yet to win a major. he beat alex de minaur in straight sets, and will face daniil medvedev next. more reaction on the bbc sport website. more throughout the afternoon. thank you. good afternoon. thank you. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. i'm jane hill to take you through the next few hours of all oui’ coronaviruses stories and more. the latest test and trace figures show that there were 9,864 new positive coronavirus tests in england in the week to september 2nd. that's an increase of 43% on the previous week. earlier in the commons, the health secretary outlined the latest on the government's testing strategy. mr speaker, our ability to test and trace on a large scale is also fundamental to controlling the virus, as we discussed in this house

many times. the latest data shows that we are doing more testing per head than other european countries like germany and spain, and we have record capacity. we have increased capacity by more than 10,000 tests a day over the last fortnight. while there have been challenges in access to tests, the vast majority of people get their tests rapidly and are people get their tests rapidly and a re close people get their tests rapidly and are close to home. the average distance travelled to a test site is 6.4 miles. and 90% of people who book a test travel 22 miles or less. we already have more than 400 testing sites in operation. we added 19 last week and ran 70 more this week. however, as capacity has increased, we have seen an even faster rise in demand. including a significant increase from people who do not have symptoms and are not eligible for a test. this takes tests away from people who need

them. so if you have symptoms of coronavirus, or them. so if you have symptoms of coronavirus, 01’ are them. so if you have symptoms of coronavirus, or are asked by a clinician or local authority to get a test, then please apply. but if you do not have symptoms and have not been asked, then you are not eligible for a test. at the same time we are developing new types of tests which are simple, quick and scalable. they use swabs or saliva, they can be turned around in 90 minutes, or even 20 minutes, the so—called 0peration moonshot, to deploy mast testing will allow people to lead more normal lives and reduce the need for social distancing. for instance, it could mean theatres and sports venues could test audience members on the day and letting those with a negative result. workplaces could be opened to all those who test negative that morning. and anyone isolating because they're a contact 01’ isolating because they're a contact orare isolating because they're a contact or are quarantining after isolating because they're a contact or are quara ntining after travelling abroad, could be tested and released. we are piloting this

approach right now. and verifying the new technology. then it can be rolled out nationwide. laughter micro. i have heard of the naysayers before and i have heard of the people on the other side say, we will never get testing going. they are the same old voices. the same old voices. they opposed the 100,000 tests. did we deliver that? yes, we did. they're saying what about testing and care homes? well, we delivered the tests to care homes earlier this week. they are against everything that is needed to sort this problem for this country and they would do far better to support their constituents and get with the programme. and i'm looking forward to rolling out this programme and this work, which has been under way for some time already. i am absolutely determined that we will get there. and if everything comes together, and if the technology comes off, it will be possible, even

for challenging sectors like theatres, to get closer to normal before christmas. now finally, mr speaker, the most important thing that each and every one of us can do is to remember the small things that can makea is to remember the small things that can make a big difference. hands, face, space. if you have symptoms, get a test. hands— wash your hands regularly and for 20 seconds. face— where a face covering over your mouth and nose if you are in an enclosed space and in close contact with people you don't normally meet. space, always stay two metres away from people you don't live with or one metre with extra precautions, like extra ventilation, screens or face coverings. and if you have covid symptoms, get a test and self—isolate. just a speaker, coronavirus is a powerful adversary. and when called upon the british people have done so much to blunt the force of this invisible killer, and now at this importantjuncture we are being called upon once more

to deliver our collective commitment to deliver our collective commitment to follow the rules, get this virus under control and i commend this statement to the house. health secretary matt hancock there addressing mps a little earlier today. the scottish government is imposing stricter controls on social gatherings to try to suppress a recent rise in cases of coronavirus. nicola sturgeon said that from today no more than six people from two households should come together for social gatherings indoors and outdoors. the first minister also said that it would become mandatory to wear a face mask while moving around pubs and restaurants and that plans to allow spectator sports, theatre and other live events would have to be delayed. in addition to pausing the reopenings planned for this month, we have concluded it is necessary to tighten some existing restrictions to help curb the spread of the virus, especially between and within households.

as of now, up to eight people from three households can meet indoors. larger outdoor gatherings are also permitted. i can confirm that we intend to change this so that a maximum of six people from two households will now be permitted to meet together. to help reduce transmission, but also to simplify the rules as much as possible, this new limit will apply both indoors in houses, pubs and restaurants, and also outdoors, including in private gardens. there will be some limited exceptions, for example for organised sports and places of worship. also, any children under 12 who are part of two households meeting up won't count towards the limit of six people. and lastly, given the importance of these life events and the distress caused by not being able to mark them, we intend to allow a limited exception for funerals, weddings and civil partnerships. already, up to 20 people can attend ceremonies for these occasions and we intend to retain that limit for now. however, from monday

that limit of 20 will also be permitted for wakes and receptions, as long as they take place in regulated venues like hotels, with strict guidance in place. i know that many have called for greater consistency in the arrangements for ceremonies and receptions, and i hope this will help deliver that. i am asking people to abide by these stricter new limits on gatherings immediately. however, the regulations that will give legal effect to them will come into force on monday and more detail will of course be available on the scottish government website. of course, for now, for people living in glasgow, east or west dunbartonshire, renfrewshire and east renfrewshire, the advice is not to visit other households at all. let me also reemphasise the new limit of six people from two households will also apply in restaurants, pubs and beer gardens, as well as in our homes. we hope by reducing the risk of transmission in those settings, it will help to keep the sector open. however, i can confirm we have

decided to implement two additional measures to reduce the risk of transmission in the hospitality sector. first, we intend to make it mandatory for customers in hospitality premises to wear face coverings whenever they are moving around and not eating or drinking. for example, when entering and going to a table or to a bathroom. second, subject to some exemptions, we will make it mandatory, rather than simply in guidance, for staff working hospitality premises to also wear face coverings. the hospitality industry has put lots of effort into creating safe spaces for people to meet and we hope these additional protections will help ensure the sector can remain open with high levels of compliance. nicola sturgeon speaking in hollywood in the last hour and a half. just to let you now that later this afternoon at 4:30, we'll be answering your questions on coronavirus. we'll be speaking to virologist and lecturer in global health, dr elisabetta groppelli,

on the latest guidance on testing and about what the restrictions will mean for you. a lot of debate about testing and tracing. any thoughts you have at this stage, do send them straight through to us. send your questions in using the #bbcyourquestions, or email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. the headlines on bbc news: plans for a huge increase in covid testing in britain — 0peration moonshot hopes to do ten million daily tests by early next year. scientists are questioning whether it is achievable. emergency brexit talks get underway — the eu says it has serious concerns about british government plans to override parts of the withdrawal agreement. the roof of a school bus is sheared off in a crash in hampshire — three children are in hospital with serious injuries.

a tax on frequent flyers and banning cars from city centres are among the climate change solutions members of the public have come up with, as part of the uk's first citizens‘ assembly on the environment. more than 100 people looked at the changes needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. 0ur planet is heating up fast, with greenhouse gases causing temperatures to rise. now the uk's first climate assembly has a plan to tackle this. launched by sir david attenborough, the assembly brought together people from across the country to give their views on combating climate change. this report covers every aspect of our lives. it recommends stopping

the sales of the most polluting cars. forfood, the suggestion is that we reduce the amounts of meat and dairy we eat by up to 40% and the assembly members don't want to ban air travel, but they do say taxes should increase the further and more often we fly. leah, a student, and ibrahim, a gp, both took part. obviously we are a representation of the people and it's very important that the government listens because, as it's going now, climate change is a big issue and there's going to be big effects in my lifetime. there are also lots of little contributions that each person can do on a day—to—day basis, and i would like to think that everyone, as they look at this report, will say, "right, how can i as an individual improve my carbon emissions? " energy was also looked at, and offshore wind farms got the biggest backing, while protecting forests

and planting trees was also widely supported. the report has a vision for a greener future and will now be submitted to parliament. it should reveal which policies may or may not receive wider public support. rebecca morelle, bbc news. wildfires are still burning out of control along parts of the west coast of the united states. the governor of oregon says they could bring about the greatest loss in human lives and property in her state's history. in california, smoke and ash have turned the sky a dark orange. in butte county, a sheriff has reported that three people in two different locations have perished there. tim allman reports. this is san francisco in the middle of the day. the city by the bay almost unrecognisable. look at the golden gate bridge. the same colour as the dark orange sky surrounding it. smoke and ash blocking out the sun making it feel like the end of the world.

11.15. crazy. 11.15 in the morning. and it's like the middle of the night almost. they are saying it's coming all the way from oregon, which is hundreds of miles away. it looks like the apocalypse right now. it's like night time in the daytime. in los angeles, the sky is a more normal colour but the smoke is still there. a hazy mist enveloping most of the city and this is the reason. just one of the fires burning out of control here in california and also further north. this was a trailer park in the town of medford, oregon. there's not much left of it now. the fire has ripped through it. destroying property, destroying lives. sheriff is coming through going, "level three, get out. get out". and, yeah, grabbed

some papers and stuff. this is it. this is what i've got. what you are wearing right now? this is what i've got. i'm so sorry. for 0regon, this has been described as a once in a generation event and it a similar story for neighbouring states. this fire season is unprecedented. the flames continue to burn. tim allman, bbc news. for many older people, the long months of self—isolation during the height of the pandemic were made more bearable by the thought of spending some quality time with their grandchildren, once the lockdown was over. but new restrictions in england mean that's about to become a lot more difficult, particularly for larger families. tim muffett has been to meet some of those affected. like so many grandparents, isabel

has found 2020 incredibly tough. how important is it to interact with your grandchildren? very. you are going to make her cry now. yes, it's very important. i don't see my grandchildren in suffolk very much because they are in suffolk and it's not always that easy. isabel's daughter lucy and her husband andy live in basingstoke. as lockdown restrictions have eased, she's been able to visit more often but from monday, for this family, gatherings involving more than one grandparent won't be possible. because they are a family of five, so to more people, that pushes it over the limit. and i think that's a great shame because the children enjoy seeing all of their relatives and for the moment that will have to stop. and i really do feel for all of those families that it's just not going to be able to happen again. hi, dad. yes, i'm good, thank you.

lucy's dad trevor is exasperated at the actions of many younger people. do you think you are suffering because of the actions of maybe younger people who aren't taking the role seriously? most definitely. i've seen it first hand where i live here in stowmarket, i see gatherings of youngsters going up and down the street on a friday and saturday in the early hours. i always see groups coming back from the pubs or whatever, and they are all youngsters. and that's going to happen, so it is probably going to get worse before it gets better. what impact do you fear the restrictions can have on your family and your ability to see each other? it's necessary precautions to overcome the virus and i think everybody gets that and everyone should add and listen to the advice that the government has given us, but i think, you know, a lot of people aren't mentally prepared for this type of situation.

you know, christmas, birthdays, family get—togethers, they are what fill your year and that's how you kind of build memories as a family, so without that there is quite a significant impact. i'm happy to crack on with any rules we need to adhere to to get rid of this virus, basically. i don't want my kids and my elder family members to be at any risk, so we are fine to just do it. jenny lives in york and has three young children. we are not happy about these changes at all. i'm feeling really frustrated and a little bit angry and ijust feel like the government has got its priorities on the economy and not families, and that's a real problem for me. we are just going to be isolated and stuck.

grandparents really need to see them, so day to day, it will be massive, just completely change the way we live our lives at the moment. they are really worried about the youngest with her only being two, they are worried they will forget them and skype is not the same when you speak to them, and you know, she'sjust started getting back to being used to them and not being scared of them and thinking who is this stranger, and now we won't be able to see them in the same way and have the family meetings we have been having. so they are really worried about that part. from monday in england, the rule of six will kick in. gatherings of seven or more will not be allowed at peoples homes and many families will once again have to rethink the way they interact. now, here's a new concept from japan that might have you on the edge of your seat —

the transparent toilet. this unusual new public toilet block has been erected in a park in tokyo. the glass cubicles are almost completely see—through. but thankfully, the walls turn opaque as soon as you lock the door. just in case you were wondering — the purple cubicle is the men's, the pink is the women's, and the yellow one can also be used for changing babies‘ nappies. who designed this?! not sure what we think of that idea. there we go. now the weather. hello. for much of the country staying dry for the rest of the day. more cloud from the atlantic and four north—western part of the uk it is turning wetter. a little bit cooler than it was yesterday. these are the temperatures as we head into early evening. particularly chilly in the northern half of the uk, with the breeze picking up. rain the

north—west. through the night we will see what a weather continuing across to the north—west of scotland. many other areas will be dry. afair scotland. many other areas will be dry. a fair bit of cloud. the wind will continue to freshen. particularly in the northern half of the uk. not as cold as it was last night. significant change for eastern scotland and the north—east of england. in two friday we have got a weather front, an area of low pressure to the north bringing wet and windy weather to the northern half of the uk. further south dominated by dry weather. we got this band of rain moving down across scotland, northern ireland, heavy rain over the hills in the west. eventually that rain pushes into cumbria in the afternoon. the rest of england and wales probably dry. some sunshine. cabbages may be making 20 degrees. further north it is cooler. in northern scotland the winds of 45 mph. that weather front ta kes winds of 45 mph. that weather front takes red south across northern parts of england and wales and it

peters out. the next weather system from the atlantic is mainly going to affect the northern half of the uk. when we started saturday with some showers in northern and western scotland. that gets swamped by thickening cloud. the wind picking up. north—western area is turning matter. england and wales largely dry. temperatures are sneaking up to 21 celsius. through the weekend wet and windy weather on saturday night for scotland and perhaps northern ireland. some more rain on sunday pushes into the north—west of scotland, threatening flooding. elsewhere increasing amounts of sunshine. temperatures responding to that sunshine. maybe into the mid 20s in eastern part of england. it is likely to get hotter still as we head into early next week. we have still got a weather front loitering in the north—west of the uk. an area of high pressure across continental europe. we will tap into some of that heat and temperatures will rise early next week. briefly in the south—east temperatures could reach 30 celsius.

this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines. a moonshot — the government defends its ambition of reaching ten million coronavirus tests a day but scientists question whether it's achievable. the so—called 0peration moonshot to deploy mass testing will allow people to lead more normal lives and reduce the need for social distancing. talk of aiming for the moon is all very well, but actually it's a distraction from the concrete problems we have in the here and now. any social gathering in scotland will be limited to six people, from no more than two households, as fears grown about infections there. the eu says it has serious concerns about the government's plans to override parts of the brexit

withdrawal agreement,