this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a second wave of coronavirus is on its way, says the uk prime minister. he says that while he doesn't want another full—scale national lockdown, further measures may be needed. i don't think anybody wants to go into a second lockdown, but clearly, you know, when you look at what is happening, you've got to wonder whether we need to go further. it comes as new restrictions are announced for parts of the north west of england, the midlands and west yorkshire from tuesday to tackle rising coronavirus infections. "stay at home" is the message to israelis as it becomes the first country to reimpose a nationwide

lockdown to combat a surge in coronavirus cases. nearly a million people will face partial lockdown restrictions in madrid, the epicentre of a huge rise of infections in spain. new rules aimed at banning tiktok and wechat from the us could come into force by sunday. and when he left spurs for spain, he became the world's most expensive footballer. now, gareth bale flies back to london to reunite with his old club. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. more than 3 million people

in england have been told they're facing tighter restrictions from next tuesday after a significant rise in coronavirus cases, as the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, says a second wave is now hitting the country. his warning comes as merseyside, lancashire and parts of the midlands and west yorkshire will be under the same restrictions that came into force in the north east of england today. the prime minister said he wants to avoid a national lockdown but warned tighter restrictions may be needed in the next few weeks. worldwide, the total number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has just passed 30 million, and the virus has killed almost a million people. in the uk, around 13 million people now face local restrictions. public health england says the virus is now spreading widely across all age groups. the r number has now risen to between 1.1 and 1.4. elsewhere, israel has become the first country to reimpose a nationwide lockdown as it tries to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. all schools have shut and many

businesses will be closed, just as people begin to mark the start ofjewish new year. and in spain, new restrictions have been placed on movement in madrid with people only allowed to leave their residential areas for essential reasons. more on those in a moment, but first, here's our chief political correspondent vicki young with more on the new measures. the life we used to lead can no longer be taken for granted. we have to do something to get rid of it. it's like fighting a war against something we can't see. across the uk, governments have been trying to slow a second surge of coronavirus with local restrictions. it is confusing. like, one minute, they're encouraging us to go out monday, tuesday, wednesday, lunch and dinner and drinks, the next, police are banging on doors, chucking everyone out of houses.

in wolverhampton, they're preparing forfurther curbs on socialising from next week. coronavirus is no longer a local problem in a few hot spots. it's going to get bad again, i reckon. there's no lockdown any more here. like, no—one's taken notice of it. the prime minister was in oxford today visiting scientists who are trying to develop a vaccine. that's fantastic, that's likejurassic park! but until they succeed, the government will consider tighter restrictions on everyone. we will try to keep all parts of the economy open as far as we possibly can. i don't think anybody wants to go into a second lockdown, but clearly, when you look at what is happening, you've got to wonder whether we need to go further than the rule of six that we brought in on monday. over the summer, the government's been talking about the path back to normality, encouraging us to spend money in restaurants and return to the office. they're desperate to protect as manyjobs as possible, but they have to protect lives, too. covid cases are now doubling every 7—8 days, and that's prompting a rethink. in england, ministers are considering tighter

restrictions for everyone, a so—called "circuit break". parts of the hospitality sector could be asked to close for a short time, but schools and workplaces would be kept open. this virus is on the rise again. leaders of the devolved nations are calling for an emergency meeting with the prime minister this weekend. the coming days are likely to see some hard, but necessary decisions. if we want to avoid another full—scale lockdown, which all of us do, doing nothing will almost certainly isn't an option. there is a vacancy at the heart of the united kingdom, and it needs urgently to be filled. so that we can talk together, share information, pool ideas and demonstrate a determination that the whole of the country can face these challenges together at this difficult time. the labour leader says problems with the testing system mean it's much harder to control the spread of the virus.

this feels very much like we were in february, and so we need quick, decisive action on a national scale from the prime minister. he needs to set out what he's going to do and reassure the nation. we will support him if he does that. many are enjoying these last days of summer. but ministers are already anxious about the severe challenges ahead. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. so from next tuesday over 4.5 million people are under stricter measures and parts of the northwest of england, the west midlands and parts of yorkshire. so, from next tuesday, more than 4.5 million more people are under stricter measures in parts of the north west of england, west yorkshire and the midlands. there'll be no socialising with other households in private homes and gardens. pubs and restaurants will be required to shut by 10pm. you can use public transport, but only essential purposes, such as going to work. these are the areas affected from tuesday.

the new restrictions are the same as those that came into force across the north east of england today. our special correspondent ed thomas reports from liverpool. 33.6. that's allowed. i'm 0k, can i come in? no, you've got to do your hands. new rules to go along with covid rituals inside paula's hair and nail salon. that, and then we've got to watch that. you are taking this super seriously. yeah. these people are very dear to us. all to protect people like carmel, 81, with the lung disease copd. do you support what's being done? yes, definitely. i think really we could've done with a complete shutdown for a couple of weeks, everybody, and then i don't think we would have a problem now. and you'd feel safer with that? yeah. with copd? yeah. yeah, definitely. there's a fear here these new rules are too little too late. so, households can't mix on merseyside, pubs, clubs closing. it's ridiculous. it should have been done months ago. i think we should've stayed in lockdown till at least, at least the end of this year. but what about the economy?

what about people with other conditions? that's it. i mean, i'm not scared of catching the disease. i'm scared of what it's doing to our society. as a country, are we ever going to get over this? from merseyside to lancashire, millions of people face these new restrictions on mixing. so, what next for best friends sam and kim? who's going to look after the kids for me? sam is waiting for bowel cancer test results. kim suffers from acute anxiety. they need and rely on each other. what is your reaction to it? pathetic. why's it so important that you see your friend? cos i've got mental health issues, and she's got mental health issues. yeah, yeah. anxiety, depression. i've had it since christmas and i've been really, really bad since then. and then as soon as the lockdown come in, it was ten times worse. but they don't want to go back to april, with thousands of people dying every day. yeah, i understand that. do they even live like we live? do they understand the impact that they're having on normal, everyday people?

and for now, in chorley, the show goes on. circus mondeo performs across the north west of england. but the places where they can go without audiences facing tighter rules is getting smaller. a business under pressure. the knock—on effect is people don't come. and if people don't come, we'll have to pack it all away and head off home. are you worried that this could end this business? oh, it could, yeah. there is a great possibility that it could. but we also need a bit of sunshine in our life, a little bit of entertainment and something to smile about, and that's what we're trying to do. public health leaders say they had to act now, and they need people here to follow the new rules to bring infection rates down and prevent even tighter restrictions. ed thomas, bbc news, liverpool. pubs and restaurants could be shut for a few weeks as part of stricter measures across england to slow the surge of coronavirus cases. the government is said to be

considering a short period of tighter rules which could be announced in the next week. the move, which would see lockdown return for a period of weeks, has been desribed as a "circuit—brea ker", meaning schools and most workplaces would be kept open. joining us to discuss how this would work is virologist dr naomi forrester—soto from keele university. welcome to bbc news. thank you for your time. this idea of this circuit breaker. talk us through that and if you think it is a good one. so the idea of having a short lockdown is the incubation period for this virus is approximately two weeks although the majority of people get sick in the majority of people get sick in the first 2—5 days after exposure, there is this long tail of people getting sick all the way out today number 1a. if we had the circuit breaker, it would basically isolate families of people who have been exposed to the virus and hopefully then prevent them from being able to

transmit to anybody else and give them a chance to get a test, work out if they really had covid or not and then at the end of those two weeks, a lot of people would either know they had it or would be able to go back to society if they did not have it. a number of points here, first assuming they will have access to getting a test and also the period in which they are able to do that. are we still working along the timeframe of that two week isolation period? at the moment, that is the standard. i have not seen anything shifted on that. i think there just has not been yet the time to do that kind of detailed analysis of how long people are infectious for. i mean, we have some theories but it is always better to err on the side of caution which is the two weeks. what is your assessment of what we are seeing happened at the moment in this so—called second wave? do you firstly see it as a second wave and we are seeing a rise in infection

rates from 1.1 up to 1.2, is that what you expected to happen? u nfortu nately i what you expected to happen? unfortunately i think i did expect to see a rise in cases a minute we started people mixing a little bit more. there reason being this virus is just so good at transiting before you are symptomatic or even without knowing that you have it. people who area knowing that you have it. people who are a systematic, itjust works well when people mix for transition to happen. so while everybody is not feeling sick and going out, there are some people within that group who are just unknowingly shedding the virus which increases the transmission rates and therefore increases the number of cases. and can you talk us through that group might be? it does not really matter. you're more likely to get a severe disease as you get older but even older people could be a systematic. we really don't know why people are a systematic but they could be any agentjust does not know they are

sick in the same is true see you have people who are coming of people who are really sick with infections and old people who don't. it really depends on a person and we are not quite sure why. what would you do if you were in the government's shoes in terms of trying to curb this outbreak was met lots of a religious have been saying this is what they should do so now is your chance. give us some advice. the thing is i missed a virologists all think about stopping the virus. that's what we wa nt to stopping the virus. that's what we want to know. i would suggest a worldwide lockdown until everybody had stopped transmitting and a month and everybody in the world stayed inside for a month, we might be able to eliminate this virus almost entirely. but whether we could do that, everybody all the time, it would not just be that, everybody all the time, it would notjust be the uk it would have to be worldwide. that is why i think it is so difficult and probably why i'm smiling because i know that's a bit of a dream

scenario that's never ever going to happen. i think they'll be a difficult one to enforce. back to that idea of the circuit breaker, once that ends, what do you think happens then a washer would be aware of? hopefully when that happens, if it happens, and if it successful, will bring in the transmission rates which means people can go back to sort of some of what we call the new normal but maintaining social distancing, washing their hands, wearing a mask and then as u nfortu nately wearing a mask and then as unfortunately probably cases will then start to creep up again if people get a bit more comfortable and forget to adhere to it a bit more and then that might have to happen again. i could foresee it happening repeatedly over the next 6-8 happening repeatedly over the next 6—8 months. happening repeatedly over the next 6-8 months. 0k, challenging times ahead. we are grateful for your time. thank you very much for being with us. the israeli government reintroduced a nationwide lockdown as cases soar there. it comes into force at the beginning

ofjewish new year, when families usually come together to celebrate. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports now from jerusalem. getting ready for the jewish new year crowded ultra—orthodox neighbourhoods in israel are among the hot spots where covid cases have jumped, pushing the infection rate up to one of the highest in the world. synagogues are at the heart of religious communities. we're only allowed to have sometimes ten, sometimes 20, depending on the regulations. but strict rules now mean few can gather inside. it's a remarkable time of the year, the most exceptional time of the year in thejewish calendar, and people are not going to be able to pray in their usual prayer areas, in their synagogues, they will not be able to be with family. shalom! soldiers have been drafted in to lead the battle against the virus.

this is the new war room in tiber, an arab town. trained for very different security threats, israel's military is taking over testing and contact tracing. same system that goes with the missiles from gaza, the same people are working in assessment every day in order to bring all the information as quickly as we can to the city, in order to stop all the sicknesses and the covid—19. "stay at home" is again the message here. but the new lockdown to deal with the public health emergency is only going to deepen israel's economic crisis. unemployment is at a record high — many businesses are failing, leading to mounting criticism of the government. this closure, i hope

they're going to end this story once and for all. this new mother, who's already lost herjob, doesn't believe it will. it's going to be worse now. it didn't work in the first time, it's not going to work in the second time. when israel's tight controls quickly stopped the first wave of covid—19 earlier this year, it was seen as setting a world example. now, as it heads into another painful shutdown, many other countries will be hoping to avoid following its lead. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. government officials in spain have just announced that they are to increase restrictions on movement that could affect more than 850,000 people. madrid's regional head said access to parks and public areas will be suspended in some of the worst—affected areas and gatherings will be limited to between six to ten people. but she emphasised that people would not be stopped from going to work. translation: for this purpose, we're going to have to impose restrictions on movement.

we know these are extraordinary measures, but they're very necessary to limit movement between and within areas badly affected and combat the spread of this virus. however, we don't want to stop people from going to work or to school. our correspondent guy hedgecoe is in madrid and explained the impact the fresh measures could have. it will have some kind of economic impact because it affects around 900,000 people in the madrid region. so, obviously there's going to be an impact there. but the fact that it's only certain areas of madrid, not the whole of the madrid region, which is seeing these measures i think suggests that there's a determination there to avoid a total lockdown of the region, given that madrid and spain as a whole has already been so hard hit economically by coronavirus, particularly back in march and april. so far this year, the country has seen its gdp drop by over 20%. madrid is really the motor of the spanish economy, and it wants to be pulling out

of that recession as soon as possible. so, i think this is seen as some kind of a compromise. those measures in madrid come into effect on monday. in ireland, new restrictions for the capital, dublin, will come into force from midnight tonight. people are being told not to leave the city except for essential reasons and to only use public transport for essential journeys. they are again being asked to work from home where possible. and restaurants and pubs that serve food will only be allowed to have guests outdoors or provide a takeaway service. here in the uk, the rapid rise in coronavirus cases has led to concern amongst people who were advised to shield at home earlier this year to protect their health. the guidance and support which came with it ended in august, and now health charities are asking for clarity on if and when shielding should resume, as hywel griffith reports.

for six months, kaye has hidden away from the outside world. as a transplant recipient, her immune system is suppressed, and so she started shielding in march to keep away from coronavirus. even when the government advice changed last month, kaye continued to shield. next week, her part of the midlands goes into lockdown, just as she is expected to return to work as a teacher. her school says it will ensure a safe return for her, but she is not sure. that absolutely terrifies me. i know that i'm going to get the virus, and basically i feel like i'm sort of walking into my ultimate demise. i can see that the second wave is coming, if it isn't already here, and i am very vulnerable to catching the virus, and ijust do not want to catch the virus. i don't want to put

myself at risk at all. so, that's my morning and evening tablets. around the uk, 2.6 million people were advised to shield earlier this year. some because of respiratory problems, others undergoing cancer treatment. all qualified for help and support in accessing food and medication, but that came to an end in august. in some local lockdown areas like leicester, shielding has been retained, but in others, like here in rhondda cynon taff, it hasn't. there is no set criteria for when people might be asked to shield again, which leaves room for uncertainty. the welsh government says it doesn't want to set an arbitrary rate for when shielding would be introduced. the uk government says it should be a last resort. for derek, who lives in the rhondda, it feels like he's left to make his own mind up on how best to protect his health. i don't think they've got a handle on it, you know? i don't think they know what to do. they seem to be making it

up as they go along. i think it comes down to people like me using their own common sense, because we just can't follow the advice that's being given because i don't think enough advice is being given to save our lives, to be honest with you. shielding means isolation and the loneliness that can bring, but for some, that now feels like the safest way ahead. hywel griffith, bbc news. downloading the chinese—owned social media apps tiktok and we chat will be banned in the us from this weekend because president trump says they pose a risk to national security. the apps will have to stop operating in the us unless they're sold to an american company by the middle of november. tiktok, which has 100 million users in the us, says it will challenge what it's described as an "unjust" order. let's go live to our technology correspondent james clayton in san francisco.

good to see you. willa deal be done? that is what everyone wants to know to avert this. that is what eve ryo ne know to avert this. that is what everyone wants to know. donald trump is about to speak. the simple answer is about to speak. the simple answer is it is all in his hand. it was a presidential order to say tiktok should be banned and the president can undo it. but the band for downloading is meant to come into force midnight sunday, so we are kind of running out of time. just wanting to say on that is although the download will not be able to be done for tiktok a wechat you will still be able to use it. there will still be able to use it. there will still be able to use it. there will still be some time even after the deadline potentially to negotiate the deal. you will not get updates, will you? if you are in the us and you have tiktok on your phone, you will not notice any difference. but if you want to update it or actually downloaded and you don't have tiktok, in theory on midnight on sunday, you won't be able to. now there are technically ways of getting around that this is what happened in india. it was banned in

india and people began to ways around it. but in theory at the moment, for tiktok anyway, you will not notice much of a difference. if you are using wechat with the us, you are using wechat with the us, you might begin to see technical issues from monday and that's because the way in which they are putting forward some of these tentacle restrictions are more restrictive for wechat. they are huge commercial ramifications for this if a deal is not reached. and politically as well but not to mention all the consumers, the millions he will be tearing their hair out if they don't get access to reach all tiktok. remember that loads of people on tiktok if spent yea rs loads of people on tiktok if spent years putting together legions of fans. some have millions and millions of fans. the i did all that can be taken away from them and that happened by the way in india. that is quite haunting for a lot of tiktok users. donald trump is on a rival tiktok platform and we've already seen some tiktok influencers moving to that platform. this is a

very worrying time if you are tiktok right now. what about wechat for viewers may not be familiar with it? talk us through how big that it is and its reach and the ravel so that that might be operating in asia. wechat is almost like not an appleton operating system. people describe it sometimes as amazon and facebook and apple of rolled into one. and a lot of people in the us use the word chinese or are from southeast asia. so you hearing a lot less about the owners of wechat about this because i have a massive gaming industry in the us. so at the moment, the holding company essentially is saying we understand you are doing this and we would like to open up dialogue with you but we are not going to fight this in the same way that tiktok have been. so much to get our head around and yet we will still continue for days to come. thank you so much for that

update, james clayton there in zephyr cisco. you are watching bbc news and bbc world news. stay with us news and bbc world news. stay with us with more than common headlines on the way next. see you soon. good evening. it is shaping up to be a fine, settled weekend for the vast majority. a little bit breezy across parts of england and wales, but there will be some dry weather, some spells of sunshine, just the chance of a shower at times across the south of the uk. and more especially the channel islands, where you're closest to this swirl of cloud, an area of low pressure that has been slow—moving close to spain and portugal. it is drifting a little further northwards, so there is the chance that these weather fronts may fringe just a few showers in at times through the weekend. and on the northern flank of that low pressure system, a brisk easterly wind continuing across a good part of england and wales. so, some of those showers drifting up through the channel islands through the night. one or two could be thundery.

there will be some low cloud plaguing northern and eastern parts of scotland, but most places will have clear spells. temperatures generally holding up between 8—12 degrees. perhaps a bit cooler than that for the likes of southern scotland and the far north of england. so, into tomorrow, lots of dry weather, some spells of sunshine. we will have some low cloud still plaguing some of those northern and eastern coasts of scotland. and some showers moving from the channel islands up through southern and particularly south—western parts of england and potentially clipping into the south of wales. not everyone will see a shower. many places will stay dry, and certainly further north, it's a mix of patchy cloud and sunny spells. rather cool close to north sea coasts where you're exposed to the breeze. northern ireland having a decent day with some sunshine, but again on the cool side. and we will keep some of this low cloud close to northern and eastern coasts of scotland. but for most parts here, it should be bright with some sunshine. through saturday evening, still one or two showers down to the south. this area of low cloud is likely to work a bit further inland across central and southern scotland and northern england.

things here should tend to brighten up, i think, as we head through the day on sunday. still the chance of a shower across the far south of the uk and the channel islands. most will be dry. the winds not as strong in southern parts at this stage, so 23—24 degrees, but it will be cooler further north. and then into next week, there are changes in the forecast because along this weather front, we're going to spin up and an area of low pressure. and that will bring some wet and for a time blustery conditions, and as those various other fronts move through, during next week, it will eventually turn much, much cooler.

this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a second wave of coronavirus is on its way, says the uk prime minister. he says he doesn't want another full—scale national lockdown, but stricter measures may be needed. it comes as new restrictions are announced for parts of the north west of england, the midlands, and west yorkshire from tuesday, to tackle rising coronavirus infections. "stay at home" is the message to israelis, as it becomes the first country to re—impose a nationwide lockdown to try and regain control of the virus. nearly a million people will face partial lockdown restrictions in madrid, with residents told not to leave their local area.

new rules aimed at banning apps tiktok and wechat from the us could come into force by sunday. and when he left spurs for spain, he became the world's most expensive footballer. now gareth bale flies back to london to reunite with his old club. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. let's return to the latest on coronavirus here in the uk. the latest government figures show the highest daily number of new infections since the latest surge began, with 4,322 new cases in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 3,466. and, as new cases have climbed, so have daily

hospital admissions — the weekly average for new admissions is 221. note that scottish data is only published up until 7 september. 27 deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, and that means on average in the last week, 17 deaths were announced every day, taking the total number, across the uk to 41,732. there are now more than 1,000 people in hospital with coronavirus. and there are continuing reports of serious problems in the testing system. here's our health editor, hugh pym. there are yet more stories of delays and frustration at virus testing sites. traffic came to a standstill in south london, as people who'd booked tests waited to get to the location they'd been told to go to. but at the site, there was no testing, just officials saying the bookings hadn't been registered

and people should leave and try again. leah has symptoms and was driven down by her husband to get a test, enduring the heavy traffic, but not getting what she needed. it was very upsetting, to be honest. because we were desperate to get a test, and we'd tried for so long, only to be turned away. and it takes so long to go through the process. i've also kind of lost the will to do it. other testing sites were open, but most were fully booked. demand for tests has surged, partly because of an increase in coronavirus symptoms and cases. one guide to what's happening comes in a random survey of people in the community by the office for national statistics. it picks up those who don't realise they have the virus. in its most recent week, the survey shows that nearly 60,000 people in england were infected. now, that's a lot fewer than in may, but the previous week, it was fewer than 40,000.

that means one in 900 of the population in england were infected, with the highest rate in the north west and london. in wales, by comparison, it was one in 2,000. the survey doesn't cover the rest of the uk. health officials are concerned that the numbers seriously ill in hospital with the virus are now rising, a delayed reaction to the spread in the community. admissions of patients to hospitals, some needing intensive care, have doubled in about a week across england. we are at a point where we are now seeing critical changes in the number of infections in hospitals. we're seeing a rise slower than what happened in march, but nonetheless, if it continues to rise in the same way, we would expect to see similar numbers that we had in hospital at the end of march in about 3—4 weeks' time. so, the big question now is, how much faster the virus will spreading communities and how many will need hospital treatment.

how much, for how long? of course, this is anybody's guess, but it's also not inevitable how steep the curve up is going to be. so, the uk can write its own history. so, it's very important that as fast as possible, as effectively as possible, we put measures in place. whatever those measures are, ensuring that the testing system is working properly to track the virus seems as critical as ever. joining me now from westminster is our political correspondent, leila nathoo. it's the words we didn't want to hear from boris it's the words we didn't want to hearfrom borisjohnson, it's the words we didn't want to hear from boris johnson, that it's the words we didn't want to hearfrom borisjohnson, that it it's the words we didn't want to hear from borisjohnson, that it was inevitable that the second wave of covid—19 was on its way. talk us through more of what he said today? borisjohnson was pointing to what was happening in various european countries. you'll remember that there's been the ikea that the you —— the there's been the ikea that the you -- the uk there's been the ikea that the you —— the uk was a few weeks behind france, italy and spain. today boris johnson is pointed in these countries saying that cases are

going up, and he said it was inevitable that the uk would also see what he called a second wave, which he said was beginning to come in now. so we know that the government has been weighing up what it can do to curb the spread of the virus across the country. we've seen targeted local measures now spreading into regions. no millions of people have been taken in by more stringent restrictions that have been put in place particularly in the north of england —— now millions. borisjohnson very clear that he didn't want to see a second national lockdown, describing that earlier in the week as something that would be disastrous. he said he's intent on keeping workplaces and schools open, but we do know that an idea being considered in number ten is that an idea being considered in numberten is an that an idea being considered in number ten is an idea of taking a few weeks to basically tighten restrictions nationally — what is being described in government as a circuit break — so restrictions

would be tightened across the board in england to try to get a hold on the virus, including perhaps curbing the virus, including perhaps curbing the hospitality sector. no decisions have been taken as of yet, but that's certainly one idea that's being weighed up inside number ten as they try to get a hold on the same wave. we also heard a discussion by matt hancock about this new 3—tiered approach. talk us through that and what we know about it? including lots of ideas in the mix, there is one called the joint bio—security sector, one to set up to way and assess the risk level from coronavirus. we understand there was a meeting which included there was a meeting which included the health secretary matt hancock in which this idea of a 3—tiered approach to coronavirus restrictions was being discussed. now the first tier would be broadly what is going on across england now, so social distancing being the primary part of

that. the second tier would be the restrictions we see and parts of the country where restrictions have been tightened — that's where households are being prevented from mixing with other households, you have to stick to your own family or those who are ina to your own family or those who are in a support bubble with. now those restrictions are affecting millions of people, but that is a potential second tier that could come into play across the country. now the third tier would be much more strict —a third tier would be much more strict — a national lockdown similar to what we've seen in the past. but there's no idea about how we would move between those levels yet, clearly lots of things are in the mix, and there will be discussions about what is going on and what will be most suitable for those who are most vulnerable to the disease. but clearly the government officials, ministers are very mindful of the fa ct ministers are very mindful of the fact that a vaccine is still many months away potentially, so any restrictions may have to be in place at least up until the spring to get

us at least up until the spring to get us through the winter. so clearly very sensitive things to discuss, lots of nuanced judgements, but i think it is clear from boris johnson's comment saying that we need to go further than this rule of six being brought in, that we can expect further national lockdown measures to be introduced. thank you very much for that. since the pandemic started, more than 600 health and social care workers have died from covid—19 across england, scotland, and wales. there haven't been any health worker deaths in northern ireland. our health correspondent catherine burns has been speaking to three people who lost their loved ones on the same day during the peak of the outbreak. if there was a factory that made human beings, kirsty would be the top—of—the—line model. grant was my life, to be honest. without sounding too cliche, he's very much a hero. all three died on april the 20th after working on the nhs front line from the start of the pandemic. kirsty jones married her first

love when she was 23. she was already working for the nhs in airdrie. all my adult life, kirsty‘s been there. all my happy memories, all my sad memories. grant maganga, originally from malawi, he met his wife at a party in manchester. he was my soulmate, he was my everything, my everything. gerallt davies with his two sons outside buckingham palace last november, being honoured by the queen for his services to first aid. i'm getting a fag. and then, more celebrations back at base in swansea. cheering. he seemed quite, not embarrassed, but humble by being given it. he'd never be talking about it. but i was just so proud that he had a moment before something like this has happened.

they pulled her back into the front line, and she went. she was scared, very scared, but she wouldn't have said no to it. she knew people were needing help. he said to me, i think i have covid. i said, are you serious? he said, "yes, i have to isolate." when grant became breathless, she had to persuade him to go to hospital. it was a similar story for jonathan's dad. his oxygen was probably down to about 49, i think it was. it didn't quite mean anything to me, but i could tell by the look on the paramedics' faces that that wasn't a good sign. we went and they sent us to hamilton, and that was the last i saw my wife alive, in the rear—view mirror of the car as she was walking into the place. i wish i could go back to that day my get out of the car and give her a cuddle. hospital visits were not allowed, so they had to wait for calls

and messages to tell them how their loved ones were doing. we were texting and texting. the last day he texted me was four days before he passed away. like so many others, they needed to be put on ventilators. the unconscious with machines breathing for them. jonathan's dad contacted the family before he went into intensive care. it's just so hard to take in, trying to be positive and trying to be strong, but the reality is that me and my brother were pretty crippled outside, trying to fight back the tears. on the 20th of april, all three families got a phone call saying their relative was soon going to die. kirsty‘s husband was allowed into the hospital as medics battled to save her life. they gave her cpr for 20 minutes, 30 minutes, maybe.

i was in the room and had to witness that. it was one of the most horrible experiences i've everseen in my life. their nhs colleagues have all paid tribute to them, and now their families want to thank the staff who cared for them at their most sick. even though the worst outcome came to my family, they tried their utmost, they really tried their best. i can be happy with my kids. when i see my kids, i think that he left something with me that can make me happy, but i'm always sad inside me because he's not there to see them grow up. for me, we have been devastated by it as a family. his friends, as well. and then you think, that's another 40,000—plus people, and it'sjust a sad time to think of these people, and we are not

the only ones going through this terrible time, there's so many other families. our health correspondent cath burns with that report. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: joe biden launches a scathing attack on donald trump for causing unnecessary deaths in dealing with the pandemic in america. the latest from his campaign trail. here, scientists say a rapid coronavirus test has been developed which can accurately diagnose an infection within 90 minutes without needing a specialist laboratory. the device, which has been called a "lab—on—a—chip," is already being used in eight nhs hospitals and the government has ordered more. our health correspondent james gallagher told us more about the test. well, the glory of this test is that i can do it, you can do it, anybody who can take a swab, put it up the nose or get a sample from the back of their throat can

use this technology. now, what you do is once you have your sample, you put it inside a little cartridge, and the lead researcher at imperial college london explains how it works. this is the cartridge, and we take the test in the normal way. it would be a swab which goes directly into a port within the cartridge. inside the cartridge, there are a number of chambers which have the reaction that would normally take place in a lab, but it all happens within the cartridge, so that is secure, put into a box and the box can sit in a&e, close to the patient and it means we can get the result within 90 minutes and potentially introduce treatment for the patient rapidly with more confidence than we could do before. this study which has been published compared this test against the standard laboratory tests which already take place and showed the accuracy is roughly the same. you asked a really important question — is this a game changer? you have to think quite carefully about how you use the test in order

to be able to answer that. so, if you are a doctor and a patient comes into your hospital and they are coughing and spluttering everywhere and you need to know quickly is this a coronavirus patient or not? then it's incredibly useful. but if you're running the government's test and trace programme and are struggling with capacity and to keep up, then this is not your salvation. because each one of these boxes can only perform 16 tests a day, that's if they are running 24 hours a day, so they are not going to be able to do the mass population screening the test and trace programme needs. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... a second wave of coronavirus is on its way. the uk prime minister said the latest, he doesn't want another full national lockdown, but stricter measures may be needed. it comes as new restrictions are announced for parts

of the north west of england, the midlands, and west yorkshire from tuesday, to tackle rising coronavirus infections. "stay at home" is the message to israelis, as it becomes the first country to re—impose a nationwide lockdown to try and regain control of the virus. the us presidential election isn't until november, but already some voters are heading to the polls. these pictures from arlington in the swing state of virginia, where early in—person voting has started. early voting also opened in minnesota, where bothjoe biden and donald trump will be campaigning later today. mr biden has launched an attack on mr trump for downplaying the risks of the coronavirus, and blamed him for thousands of unnecessary deaths. he does not want to see anything happen, it is all about his re—election. it should be about the american people, and they are in trouble, and by the way, his own cdc director contradicted him recently and said if in fact you just wore this mask you would save between now

and january another 100,000 lives. young neck but he knew it, he did nothing, it was credible. he may be really new democrat losing it. he's the president, i'm not the president. this is donald trump's america. do feel safer in donald trump is like america when he incites these kinds of things? the idea is, it's wrong no matter what the source is, where it comes from. i condemn it all and people should be held accountable. earlier, i asked out correspondent in washington, gary o'donoghue to outline mr biden‘s strategy. "i'm the real champion of the little guy, and he's the real manhattan, looking out for the powerful rich people on wall street" — that's really when it comes down to. —— he's the man in manhattan. because, of course, it's fighting donald trump in some ways on his own ground, because mr trump has portrayed himself as the man who's in touch

with the blue collar workers, and he picked up those three postindustrial states in the last general election — pennsylvania, wisconsin, and michigan. so, in some ways, joe biden is taking the fight to him on that kind of ground and framing it in geographical terms there. and then, the two of them today back in minnesota, which starts early in—person voting today — most states have some form of in—person early voting, but most of them don't have it this early, just a handful do. minnesota is one of them, and that is a key state particularly for mr trump. there aren't many states he can pick up on election day, minnesota is one of them — he only lost it by a point—and—a—half last october. —— last time. he'll be trying to drive turnout in the rural areas. the problem for him in minnesota is that already, turnout was incredibly high there —

74% compared to the national turnout of 60%. so you do wonder how many more people there are who will be persuaded to turn out when it's already that high. gary o'donoghue there. kenyan authorities have shut down a luxury tourist camp which appeared to be blocking the path of migrating wildebeest at the world famous maasai mara game reserve. the plight of the animals was highlighted after a video — showing them being chased and turned away from their route — went viral. the bbc‘s ferdinand omondi reports. this is one of kenya's most fascinating tourist spectacles. every year, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest migrate between the maasai mara game reserve in kenya and the serengeti national park in tanzania. it's a bucket list event for tourists and a money magnet for investors in the parks. but last week, this video appeared to show a group of wildebeest stranded in the river crossing — a luxury camp blocking their path and shooing them away.

furious kenyans demanded action. the regulator paid the camp a visit. officials say the camp, which has 12 tents, had received approvals for half the number. two structures are built within the area of the mara river. and we've given orders for its immediate removal. the camp immediately closes all its operations until a full environmental impact study is done to determine the stability of the camp and the confluence of the mara river. but this statement from the camps management denies any wrongdoing. it also regrets the incident and says they were only protecting guests who are present at the camp from stampeding animals and a potential loss of life.

the spot along the mara river is premium — you can sell it to guests as a front row seat to all the spectacle from the comfort of your tent. but this also raises questions about creating that balance between attracting tourists and conserving the ecosystem. conservationists are warning that, across the world, migratory animals like wildebeests are at threat from human activity. migration routes are being cut off by fences and structures as their roaming areas shrink further. in the mara, dozens of camps like these are built right next to the rivers where the animals drink and cross. we could move that camp, but if the wildebeest cross somewhere else where there's another camp, then we could have another video next week or next month, or next year. i think it's important to carry out an audit and understand, can we benefit from the ecosystem, but can we also protect it? because when you think about sustainability and protecting our natural resources, you want to be able to use the resource —

but you also want to make sure that 10—100 years from now, the resource is still there. the camp management insists this was not a traditional wildebeest crossing point, and that such an incident had never happened in the decade it had been in operation. but the incident assured how people seeking to enjoy the marvels of nature can end up being a danger to nature itself. ferdinand omondi, bbc news, maasai mara game reserve. when gareth bale left tottenham hotspur for spain seven years ago, he became the world's most expensive footballer. but after falling out of favour at real madrid, he's returning to the club that made his name. he flew in today — as our sports editor dan roan reports. cheering. back where spurs fans feel he belongs, gareth bale returning to tottenham's training ground today to complete the transfer of the summer. chanting: gareth bale! gareth bale! he was born to play for spurs!

the 31—year—old returns as british football's most successful ever export. the welshman winning 13 trophies, including four champions leagues, during his time at real madrid. but injury and a falling out with manager zinedine zidane saw him sidelined. spain had turned sour, and spurs swooped. he's just a special player. this is an amazing signing for tottenham. i mean, i was looking at tottenham a week ago and i'm thinking, well, i can't see any way they're going to make the top four this year. i thought they'd do well to finish top six. and certainly this has just changed everything. seven years ago, spurs pocketed a world—record £85 million for bale, and now he'll become the premier league's highest—paid player. his season—long loan will see him remain on his remarkable £600,000 a week salary, with real agreeing to pay about half of his basic wage. spurs still forking out £15 million. having met his new team—mates here this afternoon, gareth bale must hope that he proves value for money for some, but the numbers involved in this transfer are sure to raise eyebrows

at a time when clubs are losing hundreds of millions of pounds in matchday revenue and the lower leagues are desperate for help amid an unprecedented financial crisis. i don't think we can just point at particular transfers, but i do think it's incumbent on the major clubs to do their bit to support the pyramid. not massively expensive for them necessarily, but we do need to look at the whole balance between top and bottom. having lit up the old white hart lane, one of the biggest stars in world football will now play in one of the finest grounds. the challenge to help his old club deliver the success it craves. dan roan, bbc news. a reminder of our top story... borisjohnson boris johnson says borisjohnson says we are now seeing the inevitable second wave of covid—19 after a rise in infections across europe, and announced that

new restrictions will be put in place on tuesday for northwest of england, the midlands and west yorkshire. stay with us on bbc news, more to come. thanks forjoining us, goodbye. good evening. it is shaping up to be a fine, settled weekend for the vast majority. a little bit breezy across parts of england and wales, but there will be some dry weather, some spells of sunshine, just the chance of a shower at times across the south of the uk. and more especially the channel islands, where you're closest to this swirl of cloud, an area of low pressure that has been slow—moving close to spain and portugal. it is drifting a little further northwards, so there is the chance that these weather fronts may fringe just a few showers in at times through the weekend. and on the northern flank of that low pressure system, a brisk easterly wind continuing across a good part of england and wales. so, some of those showers drifting up through the channel islands through the night. one or two could be thundery. there will be some low cloud plaguing northern

and eastern parts of scotland, but most places will have clear spells. temperatures generally holding up between 8—12 degrees. perhaps a bit cooler than that for the likes of southern scotland and the far north of england. so, into tomorrow, lots of dry weather, some spells of sunshine. we will have some low cloud still plaguing some of those northern and eastern coasts of scotland. and some showers moving from the channel islands up through southern and particularly south—western parts of england and potentially clipping into the south of wales. not everyone will see a shower. many places will stay dry, and certainly further north, it's a mix of patchy cloud and sunny spells. rather cool close to north sea coasts where you're exposed to the breeze. northern ireland having a decent day with some sunshine, but again on the cool side. and we will keep some of this low cloud close to northern and eastern coasts of scotland. but for most parts here, it should be bright with some sunshine. through saturday evening, still one or two showers down to the south. this area of low cloud is likely to work a bit further inland across central and southern scotland and northern england. things here should tend to brighten

up, i think, as we head through the day on sunday. still the chance of a shower across the far south of the uk and the channel islands. most will be dry. the winds not as strong in southern parts at this stage, so 23—24 degrees, but it will be cooler further north. and then into next week, there are changes in the forecast because along this weather front, we're going to spin up and an area of low pressure. and that will bring some wet and for a time blustery conditions, and as those various other fronts move through, during next week, it will eventually turn much, much cooler.

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the world health organization has warned countries in the northern hemisphere to prepare for a winter battle against coronavirus. in the uk, the prime minister has also said a second wave of coronavirus is on its way. i don't think that anybody wants to go into a second lockdown. but, clearly, when you look at what is happening, you've got to wonder whether we need to go further nearly a million people will face partial lockdown restrictions in madrid — with residents told not to leave their local area. new rules aimed at banning tik tok and wechat from the us could come into force by sunday.