‘ his guarantee that none of his ministers or advisers will contradict the rules he set out today and if they do so that they will be disciplined? it is up to all of us to obey the guidance and to urge everybody in this country to obey the guidance, follow the rules, because that is the way we will defeat the virus. blyth valley has recently face tighter restrictions as an immediate response to a rise in local cases. i know that these measures are necessary in controlling this deadly virus, but they have a real impact on families, businesses and local communities. i welcome the right honourable member for west suffolk plasma decision on lifting the ban on informal childcare yesterday. mr speaker, i know that this is a move that will be a relief to many of my constituents. can i ask my right honourable friend, the prime minister, to continue to do all he can to support families through this tough time?

i thank my honourable friend for the way he represents his constituency and we will continue to listen to people and continue to respond to their concerns in any way that we can. with 2.4 million households in the uk facing fuel poverty this winter, which will be exacerbated by the pandemic, will the prime minister consider introducing a one—off winter fuel payment to every household at risk? we will consider all sorts of measures to alleviate poverty and suffering in the months ahead and the best thing we can do is to follow this package of measures scrupulously, drive down the virus and keep the economy moving. the last six months have been tough for our country and it sounds like the next six months will be tough, as well, and it is vital we ta ke be tough, as well, and it is vital we take our constituents with us and they understand what is being asked of them. at the beginning of lockdown the prime minister looked into the camera and said, i need to

level with you, folks, and the nation sat up and listen. can we have more of those level with you moments, where the government gives clear and consistent data with clear explanations of how the regulations are working and why rather than leaving the people at the mercy of covid deniers, so—called independent experts and professionals of hindsight? i'm grateful to experts and professionals of hindsight? i'm gratefulto my experts and professionals of hindsight? i'm grateful to my right honourable friend and we will do everything we can to share the data with you and parliament in real time and give colleagues the opportunity to debate and discuss the issues and i think the more people are able to look at the facts, they will see that a balanced and proportionate approach is the one we are taking today and that is the right one.” today and that is the right oneli wa nt today and that is the right one.” wa nt to today and that is the right one.” want to thank those working on testing because they are doing remarkable and life—saving work but that doesn't mean that the prime list i can simply brush off questions about failures in the

system about something crowe that it may grow so crucial to this fight —— doesn't mean that the prime minister. has he fixed the problems with the welsh system and is it true as dido harding said that people will have to pay for his so—called moonshot tests? we are not only fixing the problems but we are building four more lighthouse labs and on the machines in question, that we needed to supply, we have supplied them and we are moving forward and i'm confident that we will have the capacity to do another 500,000 tests per day by the end of october. that is the extraordinary thing. on the ambition for mass testing it is a great thing and the government will support it. studio: we will now pull away from the house of commons. boris johnson

we will now pull away from the house of commons. borisjohnson outlining his plans as the uk enters a second wave of the coronavirus, after further outlining a tightening of restrictions across england to try to curb the spread of the virus. borisjohnson to curb the spread of the virus. boris johnson told mps to curb the spread of the virus. borisjohnson told mps that the country is at a perilous turning point. he said now is the time to act. measures are likely to last for the six months or so. they include reversing government policy, by telling people they should work from home "if they can". face coverings are to be mandatory for retail staff and taxi passengers. pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues must close by iopm from thursday. the rule of six — for social interactions — remains in place though exemptions are to be reduced. the proposed loosening of restrictions at sporting events is being paused. from monday, a maximum of 15 people can attend weddings and processions. up to 30 can still attend funerals. and troops could be deployed to free up the police to focus on enforcing coronavirus rules. our political correspondent chris mason reports.

actually, our political correspondentjessica parker is in westminster. a different tone from the prime minister compared to a few weeks ago. he is announcing a range of further restrictions to stretch across england although worth pointing out that millions are under sets of local restrictions in local areas in regions where there has been a spike in cases, but it is nothing like a full lockdown, that we saw in early march, and the prime minister trying to make changes here and there to stem the spread of the virus and of course over the coming weeks they will have to pour over the data it to see whether the measures work. we can get reaction from the conservative mp andrew percy. has the prime minister gone far enough to or too far in your view? he has struck a reasonable balance and i think everybody is now an expert in epidemiology and infection control but these are difficultjudgments infection control but these are difficult judgments to make. infection control but these are difficultjudgments to make. they will be frustration in some parts of

the country like mine where people have followed the rules and they have followed the rules and they have watched people breaking the rules and had nothing to done —— nothing done to them, and the rates are very low, but we will be affected by these measures. however, the prime minister has struck a balance because people do not want to go into a full lockdown, because of all of the various impacts, so these are reasonable steps today but i think these are reasonable steps today but ithinka these are reasonable steps today but i think a lot of the country are just tiring of this whole thing is i think the world is. is it likely he will have to go further later on down the line? he has tried to attempt changes here and there and changes to the work from home guidance, for example, but do you think it will be enough?” guidance, for example, but do you think it will be enough? i hope it will be enough and we will be guided by the science and data but people will be frustrated that they have seen people breaking the rules repeatedly and nothing has been done to bring those people back into line, to enforce the current rules, so as line, to enforce the current rules, so as long as there is tough

enforcement and i'm not talking about looking to peoples shopping basket, talking about people who are clearly breaking the rules repeatedly, so we have to see this enforcement of that but we have got to be led by the science and data we have to protect public health. the warnings yesterday were pretty stark so do you think he is being led by the science, the prime minister, or being led by pressure from conservative backbenchers like yourself? you have to be led by the data and signs but you have to balance that against other things, but the sites must always underpin things at the science is clear that we are seeing an exponential rise —— the science must always. the numbers oi'i the science must always. the numbers on ventilators is going up and that is what is leading to this but these are political judgments, and is what is leading to this but these are politicaljudgments, and the change in advice today is in line with that data. is it confusing, likely work from home guidance? look at any country in the world at the moment, cope has just at any country in the world at the moment, cope hasjust put

restrictions —— cope and hagan has just put restrictions, as have other cities and countries, and there is i'io cities and countries, and there is no perfect solution to this, it is very easy for people with hindsight to say we should have done this and that, but it is not that simple, so this is a reasonable balance. finally, the prime minister want these restrictions could last over six months and that will take in christmas, does that worry you? that is the one element which surprised me because if the date it's going on the right direction in three months' time, one would hope there could be easing —— the data is going. but behind that is probably behavioural science which is getting the message out, that this is something which will be a challenge for the winter period and he is preparing us for that but i hope we do not have these measures for six months. andrew percy, thanks for joining measures for six months. andrew percy, thanks forjoining us. as much as the what has been announced today, it is for how long, boris

johnson said it could last for six months. they could be potentially with us for quite some time to go and he did not rule out going further if needed. jessica, thanks for joining further if needed. jessica, thanks forjoining us. the change in strategy, with the government now asking people to continue to work from home if they can, is likely to have a major impact on city centres. phil mackie is in the centre of birmingham. the big impact here will be on the night—time economy, which has already suffered during the pandemic, but this should ordinarily be quite busy at lunchtime it but they are not many people about today. we have seen some office workers but not many. those in at the moment might be working from home again next week. this is one of the big new developments, paradise circus, and this was designed for days like this, for people to be out in large numbers enjoying the sunshine, but it is quiet. lawrence

here runs a three night clubs in the south side of birmingham, the entertainment district, really, you also represent the south side business improvement group, what about the announcement? it is the worst possible news, our businesses we re worst possible news, our businesses were decimated prior to the lockdown where we saw a significant fall in trade and we have been closed now over months, and just as we started to see some kind of momentum at a fraction of what we were doing before the lockdown, and now this announcement. it couldn't be worse. the south side bid team said you have been made scapegoats, you feel you have done everything right, you are being punished for the businesses that are not doing things well. i feel tremendously frustrated. we have not had one covid infection reported within south side and we have been operating strictly within the rules to make sure people are socially distanced and they are controlled environments. i do actually feel very frustrated and very angry, that

we are being all affected by operators that have not followed the rules. we are standing here now where the christmas market happens every year but it is not happening this year and that is hundreds of thousands of people not coming to birmingham that ordinarily would. your big business would be at that time of year, as well, especially with the night—time economy opening up with the night—time economy opening up at ten o'clock. how are you going to do? it is difficult to say hopeful and difficult to stay positive and pragmatic because we have audit been challenged by months of closure and just as we have started to get the business up and run started to get the business up and i’ui’i “ started to get the business up and run “ we started to get the business up and run —— we have already been challenged. now we have this. i'm not optimistic about the future. it is difficult to find a positive way forwards and i really don't know what the future holds. thanks for joining us. very gloomy, and lawrence would normally be an optimistic person, but he represents very much the people across these

big city and other big cities in the country, which really thrive on people coming into town, friday, saturday night, spending a lot of money, but that is not going to be happening at least now for six months and as long as these restrictions are in place. thanks for joining restrictions are in place. thanks forjoining us. the new measures have been announced after yesterday's stark warning from the government's chief scientific and medical advisors. our health correspondent catherine burns has been looking at what has been driving the government's decisions. only last month, but as autumn starts, it feels like a world away since we were being encouraged to eat out to help out. now, the situation and the tone is very different. yesterday's briefing from the government's chief medical and scientific advisers had one purpose. it was a wake—up call, with a warning that numbers are rising and that if nothing is done, the uk could see a significantjump in cases by the middle of next month. if that continued, we would end up with something like 50,000 cases

in the middle of october per day. 50,000 cases per day would be expected to lead a month later, so the middle of november, say, to 200 plus deaths per day. the number of covid patients has been rising all month and there are now more than a thousand people being treated in hospital, but this does not mean we will definitely see a return to the worst days of the peak of the pandemic. it's a worst—case scenario, not a prediction of what will happen. which is why the government is acting now. expect more empty offices as we're being asked to try working from home again if possible. same, too, for the curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants. it's all trying to do the same thing — make it harderfor the virus to spread by cutting what is being called unnecessary contact between people. but some doctors and scientists have written to the government saying

they think now is the time to step back and reconsider if more restrictions are really the right way to go. we have a very good idea of who is vulnerable and who is not vulnerable so we should really capitalise on that, to try and protect those who are vulnerable and let those who are not vulnerable, and we know they are not vulnerable, to go out and live their lives in a normal fashion. in my view, that does risk a lot of excess deaths and a lot of people becoming very ill and having complications from covid—i9. for example, i've got many patients who have developed long—term heart and lung damage from covid—i9 so it is notjust old people who die. young people can also become very unwell. we're not seeing a return to the deserted streets of march and april, we're not in a full lockdown. but once again we are being asked to change and to restrict our lives to try to stop this virus. catherine burns, bbc news. our health correspondent, nick triggle, is with me.

yesterday we had those very gloomy predictions from two senior government advisers, and this on the face of it too many looks a bit like tinkering at the edges. it does indeed. last week we heard about the possibility of a circuit breaker, a mini lockdown, and these measures are simplya mini lockdown, and these measures are simply a small extension of what we already had in many places, and the warning by scientist yesterday that there could be 50,000 cases per day by mid—october was really quite stark. many experts doubt we will reach that but it is clear cases are going to go up. it is the time of year when respiratory viruses circulate more and society is still largely open and the nature of the virus is one where people can pass it on and people are infectious without even knowing they have it because they are not showing symptoms. it will be very hard to reduce the levels of infection which the prime minister said he wanted,

andi the prime minister said he wanted, and i think over the last two days what we have seen is a government trying to influence our behaviour, hospital cases, admissions are still no and deaths are still very low, and this is an opportunity to try and this is an opportunity to try and makea and this is an opportunity to try and make a difference before the more difficult decision has to be taken, whether more draconian measures that will have a massive impact on people's everyday lives, not necessarily a full lockdown, but major decisions are taken. or do they tolerate the spread of the virus and some loss of life and sadly that is the reality with this virus. that is the political decision because the health advice whilst being clear does not take into account the economic impact of all of this and that is what the politicians have got to do and that is what we have seen today. this impossiblejuggling is what we have seen today. this impossible juggling act, if you like. it is very easy yes, we are

measuring every element of this virus, the hospital admissions and the deaths, but what is hard to judge is the indirect costs, and we see cancer referrals have fallen and wider disruption to the health service, and the mental health burden of this, the education, the economy, there are lots of things to ta ke economy, there are lots of things to take into account. the government is not just advised by scientists take into account. the government is notjust advised by scientists but by sociologist, and look at human behaviour, and they are getting concerned that people are simply going through the motions which is why we heard about tougher penalties to date but people are tiring of this fight. —— today. government have to take all of this into account and make judgment calls. small steps today but i think in the coming weeks they will have to make more decisions, as well. thanks for joining us. a reminder that boris johnson will make two appearances today, to outline the new restrictions in the uk. in fact, there is only one more to

come. then he will broadcast an address to the nation this evening at 8pm. you can watch both here on the news channel. and at 3:30 today we're going to be speaking to professor kavita vedhara and dr bharat pankhania — they'll be here to answer your questions on covid—i9. you can get in touch with us with your questions —— you can get in touch with us with your questions — on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk in his first conference speech as labour leader, sir keir starmer has made a direct appeal to voters who abandoned the party at the last election to "take another look" now. he said labour's values would be based on the principles of decency, opportunity and security. and he lashed out at boris johnson ? arguing that he wasn't up to the job.

iain watson reports. labour is under new leadership. that was keir starmer‘s message and his warm up act herself was supposed to personify how the party was changing. it is my immense pleasure to introduce the leader of the labour party, keir starmer. ruth smeeth was a prominent critic ofjeremy corbyn's handling of anti—semitism. she lost her seat in stoke at the last election and today in doncaster, keir starmer delivered his speech, literally, in front of a red wall. references to patriotism replaced detailed policies and he listed what he saw as labour's values. decency, fairness, opportunity, compassion and security. that reference to security was designed to address what was seen as a weak spot under jeremy corbyn but keir starmer had an even tougher message for his grassroots.

borisjohnson didn't so much as win the last election — labour lost it. we have granted the tories a decade of power. the tories have had as many election winners in five years as we've had 75. it's a betrayal of what we believe in to let this go on. it's time to get serious about winning. he distanced himself from the last labour leader and then from the conservatives, but his blunt attack on borisjohnson wasn't so much about policy as character. whilst borisjohnson was writing flippant columns about bendy bananas, i was defending victims and prosecuting terrorists. while he was being sacked by a newspaperfor making up quotes, i was fighting forjustice and the rule of law. but he said it would not be enough for voters to lose trust in the conservatives. we're not going to win back those we've lost with a single speech

or a clever policy offer. trust takes time. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this — we hear you. instead of specific policies, he had priorities to close the attainment gap in education and to improve social care. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. we're under new leadership. keir starmer had an often brutal message to his own party about the need to win power but he was also more brutal than before in attacking the prime minister. then he rushed back to westminster to continue his opposition. so far he has try to prove he is a competent leader but some in his own party even think he lacks inspiration. today he injected passion into a speech in a near empty room but some to the left of

his party think he isjust empty room but some to the left of his party think he is just clearing the ground is to ditch radical policies, while the conservatives accuse him of not doing so. he says his next manifesto will feel like the future is coming but it seems his own distinctive set of policies are his own distinctive set of policies a re pretty his own distinctive set of policies are pretty distant, as well. iain watson, bbc news. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is speaking at holyrood. first, minister nicola sturgeon will hold a virtual coronavirus briefing with interim chief medical officer dr gregor smith and national clinical director jason leitch. there are possible new restrictions including those affecting pubs, bars and restaurants. he we will go to holyrood as soon as nicola sturgeon takes the podium there.

the uk's largest hospitality company, whitbread — which runs premier inn — has warned it could cut up to six thousand jobs — due to the impact of the pandemic. theo leggett reports. we are staying here? have i ever let you down? big time at low cost, this is how whitbread liked to present it premier inn hotel chain in the days before coronavirus. but now, like many other companies in the hospitality sector, whitbread is having to tighten its belt and cut costs. it says it may have to make up to 6,000 staff redundant. whitbread has been struggling across its entire business. bookings at its hotels were about half their normal levels in august and while its restaurant chain such as beefeater and brewers fayre did do better than that, helped in part by the government's eat out to help out scheme, we are going to holyrood to hear from nicola sturgeon.” we are going to holyrood to hear from nicola sturgeon. i want to update the chamber on restrictions which the scottish government now believes are necessary to get covid back under control as we enter

winter, and i will set out why these measures are essential and the principles and priorities that have guided our decisions. let me provide a summary of today's statistics. since yesterday an additional 383 cases of covid have been confirmed and that represents 7.6% of people newly tested and it takes the total number of cases to 25,009. a total of 73 patients are in hospital with confirmed covid which is the same as yesterday and ten people are in intensive care which is two more than yesterday and i'm sorry to report that in the past 24 hours one further death has been registered of a patient who had tested positive. the total number of deaths in scotla nd the total number of deaths in scotland under that measurement is now 2506. that reminds us of the impact of covid, because these deaths are not just impact of covid, because these deaths are notjust statistics, they are real people whose loss is a source of heartbreak. my condolences go to everyone who has lost a loved one to this illness. today's figures

reflect the course of the virus has taken in recent weeks and in mid july we were recording an average of nine new cases per day. four weeks later that had risen to an average of 52 per day, three weeks after that it was 102 and as of today the average daily number of cases is 285. we have also seen an increase in the percentage of tests coming back to positive in late august, thatis back to positive in late august, that is now over 7%. the r number is above one, possibly as high as 1.4, and it is worth stressing that this growth in cases, because of the collective sacrifices we all made to drive infection levels down over the summer period, is from a low base, and it is also at this stage far less rapid than it was in march. but it is rising faster than we can be co mforta ble it is rising faster than we can be comfortable with and we cannot let it continue unchecked. while in

recent weeks the biggest number of new cases has been in people under the age of 40, we now see an increase amongst the older population as well. unsurprisingly in light of that, hospital and intensive care admissions and also deaths are starting to rise as well. all of this underlines what for me is and always has been a key point, we cannot and must not be complacent about covid, it kills too many old and vulnerable people and for younger and healthier people, while the risk of dying is much lower, though not nonexistent, it can still result in long—term serious health problems. that is why action to bring it back under control is necessary and to bring the r number down again the action we take now must go beyond the step we announced almost two weeks ago to restrict indoor and outdoor gatherings do six people from two households. over the weekend and in the course of yesterday the scottish government considered a range of options and on

saturday i had a discussion with other devolved administrations and i spoke to the prime minister yesterday and i took part in this morning's cobra meeting. i'm pleased to say at the meeting all four uk government is committed to suppressing the virus to the lowest possible level and keeping it there and our challenge in the weeks to come is to make sure that our actions are commensurate with this objective. following on from the cobra meeting, measures to further control the virus were agreed at the scottish government cabinet, and i can confirm that we will introduce measures on hospitality similar to those outlined for england by the prime minister a short time ago and align as far as possible with the rest of the uk, but the advice given to the cabinet by the chief medical officer at the national clinical director is that this on its own will not be sufficient to bring the r number down, they stress we must act not just r number down, they stress we must act notjust quickly and decisively but also on a scale significant enough to have an impact on the spread of the virus. the advice we

must take account of the fact that household interaction is a key driver of transmission, and to that end we intend as northern ireland did to also introduce nationwide additional restrictions on household gatherings, similar to those already in place in the west of scotland. i will say more about the details shortly and of course details will also be published on the scottish government website. let me be clear about the priorities that have guided our decisions, and it is essential that we do think in terms of priorities. faced with a global pandemic of an infectious and dangerous virus, it is not possible to do everything, and it is not possible unfortunately to live our lives completely normally. no country is able to do thatjust now. instead we have to decide what matters most to us and make trade—offs elsewhere to make those things possible, and of course the most important priority for all of us is saving lives and protecting

health, but there are other priorities as well. firstly we are determined to keep schools open and young people in education, that is vital to the health and well—being and future prospects of every young person across our country. second, we must restart as many previously caused nhs services as possible, so that more people can get the treatment they need, at the nhs must be equipped this winter to equip those who have covid and it will be. but it must be there for people with heart disease, cancer and other illnesses, as well. third, we must protect peoples jobs and livelihoods, and that means keeping businesses open and trading as normally as is feasible. to achieve all of that, we must stop the virus from spiralling out of control and we can only do that if we accept restrictions in other aspects of our lives. the more positive news is that because we did drive covid down to low levels over the summer and

because we now have test and protect in place and functioning well, the restrictions can be more targeted than was the case earlier in the year. the measures i'm announcing today are tough, and i'm not going today are tough, and i'm not going to pretend otherwise, but they do not represent a full scale locked out of the kind imposed in march, andindeed out of the kind imposed in march, and indeed on the contrary, today's measures are an attempt to avoid the need for another lockdown. i also wa nt to need for another lockdown. i also want to address talk that there has beenin want to address talk that there has been in recent days about restrictions being needed for six months or more. it is certainly the case that until scientific developments such as a vaccine change the game in the battle against covid it will have a continuing impact on our lives, but that doesn't necessarily mean that all of the new restrictions i'm announcing today will be in place for six months. by acting early and substantially our hope is that the new measures will be in place for a

shorter period than would be the case if we waited longer to act. lets me set out the package of measures we hope can bring covid back under control. i will focus first on the areas where we intend to reinforce existing guidance and provide better support for compliance, firstly everyone who can work from home should work from home. that has, of course being the scottish government advice throughout but we are reinforcing and underlining it today. to employers if you encouraged workers back to the office who could be working from home please rethink that now. we know not everyone wants to work from home and we know it has an impact on town and city centre but with the virus on the rise again, home—working limits the numbers of people on public transport and limits the numbers of

people gathering together for lengthy periods indoor, that is why it is so important. now we want employers to comply with this advice voluntarily, as indeed the vast majority do, but i want to be clear today, that if necessary, we will put a legal duty on businesses, to allow home—working where possible. second, we intend in the coming days through media and social media to reinforce the central importance of the fact advice, face covering, avoiding crowded place, cleaning, keeping two metres distance and booking a test. at the start of the pandemic compliance with basic hygiene measures was strong. that really does make a difference, we know that. and it is just as important now, perhaps more so as it was back then. so i am asking eve ryo ne was back then. so i am asking everyone today, to make a conscious and renewed effort to comply with all of this advice. third and related to that last point, we will introduce a package of support for

people who are asked to self—isolate. self—isolation of people with symptoms awaiting a test, people who test positive and household and other close contacts of such people is absolutely essential, to helping break the chains of transmission. but we know self—isolation is hard, it asks a lot of people, and for some, the financial implications make it even more difficult, perhaps even impossible. so we intend firstly, to raise awareness of the importance of self—isolation and what it entails. believe ensuring people fully understand why we are asking them to do difficult things and what it is hay need to do, is the first crucial step to ensuring compliance. next we are working with local authorities to ensure when someone is asked by test and protect to self—isolate they will be contacted proactively and offered essential support for example help with delivery of food and other essentials and importantly we will introduce financial support

of £500 for those on low income, more details will be published shortly. as i said yesterday, we will keep issues of enforcement under review, however, ourjudgment at this stage, particularly given the spirit of solidarity that is so essential in this fight against covid, is that supporting people to do the right thing is much more effective than threatening harsh punishment if they can't. presiding officer let me turn to the new restrictions we consider are necessary to bring the virus back under control. first is as i indicated we will introduce strict nationwide curfew, for pubs, bars and restaurants, from friday they will be required to close at 10pm. the people sometimes ask me why we don'tjust the people sometimes ask me why we don't just close the people sometimes ask me why we don'tjust close pubs again all together, and i understand that sentiment. the answer to be frank is we are seeking to find a balance between action to suppress the virus

and the protection of people's jobs and the protection of people's jobs and livelihoods. if the scottish government had greater powers to borrow money or the ability to extend the job retention scheme for example it is possible that we could reach a different balance of judgment on some of these issue, but we don't. so this decision today means we can reduce the amount of time people are able to spend in licenced premises, there by curtailing the spread of the virus, while still allowing business to trade and provide job, while still allowing business to trade and providejob, this is the best balance we strike for now. i wa nt to best balance we strike for now. i want to be clear with the hospitality trade about this. not withstanding the economic implications, further restrictions including possible closure will be unavoid, locally or nationally, if the rules within pubs and restau ra nts the rules within pubs and restaurants on hygiene, face coverings, table service, maximum numbers in groups and the distance between them are not fully complied with. i want to thank those businesses i believe the majority that are making huge efforts to ensure compliance. however, to ensure compliance. however, to ensure this is the case for all, we

will be providing resources for additional environmental health officers and asking local authorities to step up inspection and enforcement. let me turn now to the most difficult part of today's announcement. further restriction on household gatherings. we know from the data available to us, through test and protect that a high proportion of new cases come from social interactions between different households in our home, we know from test and protect and our owner, experiences that it is much more difficult to maintain physical distance and have for example good ventilation inside our own home, we know that when the virus infects one person in a household, it is highly likely to affect others in the same household, it will infect people visiting that household who will in turn take it back to their households. therefore, difficult though this is, any serious effort to reduce the r number below one, which must be our objective must

ta ke which must be our objective must take account of this key driver of transmission and it must seek to break that driver of transmission. so after careful kerration we have decided from tomorrow, to be reviewed every three weeks and with the exceptionsly come on to, visiting other households will not be permitted. to be clear, this extend the restrictions that has beenin extend the restrictions that has been in place across the west of scotla nd been in place across the west of scotland for the past three weeks to all of scotland. regulations giving effect to this change will come into force on friday but i am asking people to comply from tomorrow. one of the reasons we have decided to do this, is that our early data suggests that this restriction is starting to slow the increase of cases ins the west of scotland. so if we take the difficult decision to extend it nationwide now, in an early and preventative way we hope it will help to bring the r number down and the virus back under control. there will be exceptions for those living alone or alone with children, who form extended

households, for couples in non—cohabiting relationships force, the provision of informal childcare by for example grandparents and tradespeople. but for everyone else, visiting each other‘s house also for now not be permitted. these new restrictions apply to people homes, to private indoor spaces. rules for meeting other people in public indoor spaces that are subject to strict regulation and guidance, remain the same, you can meet with one other household only, and in groups of nor than six people. as i said earlier we would be working with local authorities to strengthen inspection and enforcement in indoor public places and including closure if necessary will be taken against shops, pubs or other premises that do not ensure compliance. you can also continue to meet with one our household in groups of up to six, people you door, including in private garden, outdoors though, we intend to exempt children under 12, both from the limit of six and the limit of two households. there will

be no limits on the ability of children under 12 to play together outdoors. and young people aged 12-18 outdoors. and young people aged 12—18 will be exempt from the two household limit, they will be able to meet together outdoors in groups of up to six, though we will need to monitor this carefully. let me stress this is outdoors only. let me say, to teenagers in particular, i know how miserable this is for you andi know how miserable this is for you and i am so gratefulfor know how miserable this is for you and i am so grateful for you patients, we are trying to give you as much flexibility as we can, at this vitally important time of your lives. in return, please work with us and do your best to stick to the rules, for everyone's sake. presiding officer the last new restriction i want tot coffer relates to travelling by car. we know again from test and protect data sharing carjourneys presents a significant risk of transmission. we are advising against car sharing with people outside your own household. finally, ithink with people outside your own household. finally, i think it is important that i indicate today in

light of the current situation, that the route map changes with a date of 5th october are unlikely to guy ade on that timescale. i also want to touch briefly today on an issue that has been the abet is salve media speculation in recent day, namely the possibility of a so—called circuit breaker, timed to coincide with the october school break and during which people would be given more comprehensive advice to stay at home. the scottish government has not made any decision at this stage to implement such a policy however we are actively keeping it under review, what i would say to people now is this. please think of the october break as an opportunity to further limit social interaction, particularly indoors. and given this isa particularly indoors. and given this is a global pandemic, please do not book travel overseas for the october break, if it is not essential. finally i want to say a few words to people who are shielding or were. i know you will all be feeling particularly anxious. however, the

best way to keep you safe is by reducing the spread of the virus in communities which is what today's measures are about. the steps i have outlined today will help keep you safe so please follow the guidance for the general population with great care. if you haven't signed up for text alert service please do so. fundamentally i want to assured you that your safety is uppermost in our minds, but we do not believe asking you to return to shielding is the best way to secure it, given the impact it would have on your mental and physical health. in our view all of us acting together to reduce the spread of the virus is to a better wa nt spread of the virus is to a better want i to keep you safe. presiding officer these are the changes we are making now. i can't and will not rule out the need to make more nationally or lokefully weeks to come, suppressing the virus and getting r below one is essential and we will act in a way the can achieve that. we will publish an approach to areas with high rates of

transmission, i am acutely aware the restrictions i have announced today will not be welcome but it is our judgment that they are absolutely essential some will think they go too far and other also think they don't go far enough. we have tried to get the balance right and act in a preventative way to get the situation under control quickly. we judge this will give us the best chance of avoiding tougher or longer lasting measures later. but i know that doesn't make this any easier. many people, me included, will find not being able to have family and friend in our own homes difficult, especially as the weather gets colder. today's measures are not a lockdown. they are carefully targeted at key sources of transmission and we believe they can make a significant difference while keeping school, public services and as many businesses as possible open. the success of these measures depends on all of us, the decisions we make as individuals will determine whether they work and how

quickly they be be lifted. that isn't just a quickly they be be lifted. that isn'tjust a reminder of quickly they be be lifted. that isn't just a reminder of the responsibilitieses we owe to each other it is a reminder we are not powerless against this virus. none of us can guarantee we won't get it or pass it on, but with we can make choices that reduce our own risk and help keep our communities safer, so please make these choices, stick with this. please don't meet people in their homes or your home because thatis in their homes or your home because that is where the virus often spreads. limit how often you meet one people in public places and abide by the rule, work from home if you can. follow the advice on self—isolation, test positive or are a co nta ct self—isolation, test positive or are a contact of someone with the virus. download the protect scotland app. when you meet other people remember fa ct when you meet other people remember fact at all times. keeping to all these rules isn't easy, but they remain the best way for all of us to

protect ourself, the nhs and safe lives. all of this is incredibly tough, and six months on it only gets tougher. but we should never forget humanity has come through bigger challenges than this one and it did so without the benefit of modern technology that allow us to stay connected. i know it doesn't feel like this now, this pandemic will pass. it won't last forever an one day we will be looking back on it, not living through it. so though we are all struggling with this and believe me we are all struggling. let us keep going, try to keep smiling, keep hoping and looking ought for each other, be strong, be kind and let us continue to act out of love and solidarity. i will never be able to thank owl of you enough for the sacrifices you have made so far, andi for the sacrifices you have made so far, and i am sorry to have to ask for more, if we stick with it and stick together, i do know we will get through this.

nicola sturgeon, announcing a raft of measures including that one, where households across scotland will not be able to visit other households from wednesday. let us talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. this is a restriction in place in seven of the local authorities but it is tough t yes, it is. it has been in place here in glasgow, and some of the many of the surrounding areas, for, gosh, at least two weeks now, i think. you know, it affects a third of the population here in scotland, not being able to visit people socially in their house, and, as nicola sturgeon just in their house, and, as nicola sturgeonjust said, she is expanding that to the rest of scotland. it was interesting borisjohnson, the prime minister when he stood up in the house of commons earlier, he said the devolved nations will be taking similar step, he is right in that, but i think it is fair to say the steps being taken in scotland go a lot further. it is similar, in that

the scotland's first minister announced there will be this curfew on hospitality, that will come into force here in scotland on friday, that 10pm curfew but she said that the experts were telling her that this on its own was not sufficient to bring the r number down, so she is expanding those restrictions on households mixing in their own private spaces in home as well. interesting she said that comes into effect on friday in scotland. in england it is thursday. sort of raising an eyebrow as to why the difference of 24 hours. the thing that struck me is how is this going to be enforced ? that struck me is how is this going to be enforced? well, it is a very good question. it is guidance, when it comes to the areas in the west coast, you know, you can see from the tone of the first minister's speech there, she says you know, she knows it is tough for people, she

said she is sorry that she is having to ask for more, she also said that this will pass, she said one guidance, when it comes to the areas in the west coast, you know, you can see from the tone of the first minister's speech there, she says you know, she knows it is tough for people, she said she is sorry that she is having to ask for more, she also said that this will pass, she said one day, and i quote "we will look back on it, we won't be living through it" but she is appealing to people's bet ever nature, the household mixing as i understand it is guidance, you know, she is trying to explain to people, that this is helping to bring down temperature rate of the virus spreading, she said the early indications from the areas where the additional meshes have been in force, —— measure, it is helping to slow the increase in the virus, and you know, it is spreading in scotland, right at the very beginning she gave the latest positivety rates, the latest number of people who have tested positive for the virus here in scotland and it was 383 people have tested positive over the last 24 hours and 7.6% of those tested positive. it is

that positivity rate they are looking at as well as the r number, thatis looking at as well as the r number, that is a high figures anything above 5% is a cause for alarm. remember back in the summer it was below 1% here in scotland, so they are doing everything they can to bring down the r number, bringing everything they can to bring down that positivity rate, she says the early indication is that the guidance that has been in place in the west coast areas not to mix socially is having an effect. she is rolling it out across the rest of scotla nd rolling it out across the rest of scotland from tomorrow.” rolling it out across the rest of scotland from tomorrow. i am going to go back to holyrood because nicola sturgeon back on herfeet. she is taking questions from ruth davidson. ? difficult for people to hear, difficult though it is for me to say to people we need to stick with it, in order we get the progress back on track and keep the fight against this virus where we need it to be. pa rt this virus where we need it to be. part of the reason, and i would put

this in the same category as keeping schools open, making sure we can restart our nhs and keeping businesses trading as far as possible. part of the reason for acting quickly and substantially to try to drive community transmission down again, is so that we don't have to go backward in our plan to open up to go backward in our plan to open up care home have itting, there is a plan that is being implemented right now, not everybody but many more family members now have access not just to outdoor visiting but to indoor visiting, there are greater restrictions in place in the what i would describe as the hotspot areas in the west of scotland but we don't wa nt to in the west of scotland but we don't want to go backwards in this plan across country generally and that is why it is important that the rest of us do the things that are being asked of us to try to keep the virus low, the health secretary met with representatives of families of care homes on friday, she talks very regular already to scottish care, and we want to listen to people about how we get care home visiting back to as much normality as is possible, safely, as quickly as

possible, safely, as quickly as possible, because the importance of that to the wellbeing of older residents of care homes is as fundamental to them as children being as school is to their lives, so that is extremely important and we will don't ensure its a priority. thank you and can i thank the first minister for advance sight of her statement, and let me begin by restating that labour want the government to succeed in containing the virus and saving lives and livelihoods. but that also depends notjust on the livelihoods. but that also depends not just on the renewed livelihoods. but that also depends notjust on the renewed effort livelihoods. but that also depends not just on the renewed effort of the people, it also depends on the consent, trust and confidence of the people. when the scottish government announced its route map four months ago, we said that public consent depended on three garageties being met. first, the government should publish the evidence behind the decisions it has taken. but the

local data that has driven local decisions in recent weeks has not been published. second, we said we need to see maximum testing capacity, and a test trace and isolate system that is fully working, and universally rolled out. but the system is not working, access to testing is chaotic. too often the system is overwhelm and so public confident in it is ebbing away. third, we said that the government strategy must be flexible. but the route map published in may was too linear and these new restrictions as well as local lockdowns in the west of scotland and in aberdeen make clear, that this old route map is now defunct. so will the first minister now publish in full the evidence that she is relying on, provide clarity on how the test and trace syste m clarity on how the test and trace system will cope with increasing demand, and produce a new route map

for these new times, which commands the consent of the people.” for these new times, which commands the consent of the people. i try to be constructive in response to points that are perfectly valid. firstly, i talked about consent, trust and confidence. i believe to many trust and confidence. i believe to r trust and confidence. i believe to many very core that these things are vital. it is why, you know, not even agrees with this but it is why i have continued to personally update the public and take questions from the public and take questions from the media, so that people understand not just what i the media, so that people understand notjust what i am asking them to do, but why i am asking them to do it and what the thinking in rational behind it. itake it and what the thinking in rational behind it. i take that responsibility seriously i am not complacent about it but thus far i think with as, as a collective in scotla nd think with as, as a collective in scotland managed broadly to proceed as one with a degree of unity i think is very important. i hope that will continue and i will expend every effort i can to try to ensure it does. on the three points richard

leonard made on evidence, firstly we are hopefully soon going to public rish data at a much more local level. we publish data, local authority and health board area, we are planning to publish data at much more local geography, of round 4,000 people. now when you go down to that level you have to guard against confidence she and privacy but it is important to give people in their own localities the as much clarity about the virus as upon possible, so those plans are under way and will materialise very soon. on the evidence we publish a lot of evidence we publish a lot of evidence and views on thing, the advisory group publishes minutes and advisory group publishes minutes and a number of expert papers and i don't understand estimate the importance of that. we will try to do that as expansively as possible. at the heart of this there is a fundamental and simple truth, this is an infectious virus and the ways in which you have to try to stop it

spreading are difficult, but quite simple. we have got to reduce our interactions with people. we have do that particularly indoors, in our own homes, we have to follow all of the facts —— facts advice, the evidence and the science is important but actually at its heart, this is not complicated. that doesn't make it easy, but we know what we have to do, and we have got to all do it. on test and protect. i have to say i am not complacent about this but i disagree with richard leonard's characterisation, it is working well, you know, again iam not it is working well, you know, again i am not complacent but i saw in the times newspaper at the weekend, a map of the uk showing access to testing, which showed that it was working well, in scotland, we had, a challenge with that when schools went back but access to testing over the last couple of weeks has not been an issue. we have had an issue in the uk—wide lab network of the speed of processing the test, i can tell you that problem has knave

scantily improved and the turn round time of tests has speeded up again and we monitor that carefully. but our contact tracers are successfully contacting not just our contact tracers are successfully contacting notjust indexed cases but close contacts of people, they are reaching well over 90%, by any standards that is successful. so we monitor this carefully, less take steps to monitor but i don't want people to get an impression that test and protect is not working, that would be counter protuckty —— productive. people should have confidence because the experience there is to suggest that. thirdly on a route map. we are going into a different phase of this. i indicated something in my statement i appreciate did in a single line so we will set out more detail, where we will set out more detail, where we are going to publish a strategic approach to escalation, in particular areas where there is high transmission, that will move us from a route map that applies countrywide into something that allows us to

flex in a much more transparent basis depending on rates of transmission. studio: nicola sturgeon explaining the trade offs that have to be made as priorities are decided and the most prornt one she says is saving lives and protecting health. that is why she has introduced a new package of measures similar to those introduced by borisjohnson earlier, there will be a curfew in pubs and restau ra nt, there will be a curfew in pubs and restaurant, 10.00 that is starting in scotland on friday, as opposed to thursday in england. but the major announcement there is that households across scotland will not be able to visit other households indoors from wednesday. she said it would be tough, the measures that are already in place in seven of the local authorities and now introduced across scotland. we will have more reaction to that and those announced in the house of commons in london earlier, later, but now here on bbc news time for the look at the weather.

hello there. we've seen plenty of sunshine today across pars of the midlands and eastern england, and it is across eastern england we will have the best of the afternoon's sunshine. skies like these continuing across many eastern parts. but we have got a big cool down in weather on the way over the next few days, 25 degrees in london today, but by the end of the week those temperatures dropping by 11 degrees celsius, and that colder air will be spreading in across all parts of the country, behind the stripe of rain, which is a cold front. and through the rest of the day, we will see that rain getting heavy for northern ireland, and for scotland, with gusty winds here, turning gusty for northern england. clouding over for wales and western england. perhaps a few light showers in the far south—west, the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures in east anglia. highs up to 26. overnight tonight, our cold front continues to push southwards, so clearing away from scotland and northern ireland, where the weather will become drier. the rain moving into england and wales, but the air turns much colder. it could be cold enough

for some frost on the grass in northern parts of scotland, in the countryside. still relatively mild for england and wales with that colder air yet to reach. but through wednesday, the cold front continues to push eastwards, the rain turns increasingly heavy in eastern areas of england. could be quite prolonged as well as being heavy here. further north—west, some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few isolated showers for wales and western england but the cooler air continues to feed in. so even in the sunshine, a colder day for scotland and northern ireland, 12 or 13 degrees. then potentially turning quite windy for a time. southern coastal counties of england a some of the north sea coast as well. that brisk wind is due to that area loaf pressure that clears out of the way. the next one, coming in very quickly across the south—west, just in time for thursday. so it is another unsettled day with heavy outbreaks of rain and strong winds, this time particularly across wales and south—west england. there will be some areas that dodge the worst of the rain — scotland and northern ireland seeing some dry weather and sunshine, but the cooler air will be felt everywhere. temperatures for most between 12

and 14 degrees celsius. for friday we still have rain around eastern counties of england, so it could be a wet day here, otherwise sunshine and shower, otherwise sunshine and showers, brisk northerly winds and the temperatures around 11 to 14 degrees, but feeling quite chilly, particularly in that brisk northerly wind.

this is bbc news. the headlines: new measures to tackle the second wave of coronavirus — the prime minister says we've reached a perilous turning point and new restrictions in england are likely to be in place for six months. for the time being this virus —— for the time being this virus is a labour will do whatever is reasonable and necessary to support that, to save lives, to protect the nhs, but the government must lead and must do so fast.

pubs and restaurants will close at 10pm — wedding guest numbers are halved — and those who can should work from home. ican i can work from home and i think we should if it means the infection nicola sturgeon outlines new restrictions to limit the spread of the virus in scotland, including a ban on indoor visits to other households. by acting early and substantially we hope these new measures will be in place for a shorter period than would be the case if we had waited thousands morejobs go — with the hospitality industry once again bearing the brunt. as plans for fans to return to stadiums are paused — sports clubs call for emergency funding.

the prime minister has announced a further tightening of restrictions across england to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. borisjohnson told mps the country is at a ‘perilous turning point‘. and now is the time to act. the measures are likely to last for the next six months. they include reversing government policy, by telling people they should work from home "if they can". face coverings are to be mandatory for retail staff and taxi passengers. pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues must close by 10pm from thursday. the rule of six — for social interactions — remains in place though exemptions are to be reduced. the proposed loosening of restrictions at sporting events is being paused. from monday, a maximum of 15 people can attend weddings and processions. up to 30 can still attend funerals. and troops could be deployed to free up the police to focus on enforcing coronavirus rules.

our political correspondent chris mason reports. westminster, first thing this morning. the cabinet gathers to discuss the changes to come. i am sure very serious measures will be announced. we will have to wait and see what will this stop a second spite? i am confident the strategy will be effective. all eyes on the prime minister. his next appointment with these men, his chief scientists and the leaders of scotland, northern ireland and wales, an emergency cobra meeting. and then at lunchtime... i now call the prime minister to make his statement. i wish i could reassure the house the growing number of cases is merely a function of more testing. but a rising proportion of the tests themselves are yielding a positive result. but we always knew that while we might have driven the virus into retreat, the prospect of a second

wave was real. i am sorry to say that as in spain and france and many other countries, we have reached a perilous turning point. from thursday, pubs, bars and restaurants in england will have to close by ten o'clock at night and people who work in offices, are once again being encouraged to work from home. i can work from home and i think we should if it means the infection rate stays low. i think we need to do everything we possibly can. i do think there has been a certain amount of a lack of clarity. it is frustrating for everyone, i feel sorry for parents and children who will be stuck at home and i feel sorry for the economy. there has been passionate arguments within the government is about half are to go with some wanting more significant restrictions and others, like the chancellor, persuading the prime minister not to close anything down fully yet. but, that could still come and what is changing today will be with us for some time.

unless we palpably make progress, we should assume the restrictions i have announced will remain in place for perhaps six months. for the time being, this virus is a fact of our lives and i must tell the house on the country, that our fight against it will continue. the labour leader said he would continue to provide what he called constructive opposition. but added... there should be nothing inevitable about a second lockdown. it would be a sign of government failure, not an act of god, it would take an immense toll on people's physical and mental health and on the economy.

the debate continues as governments around the uk wrestle with getting the balance right, protecting our health, our liberty and our economy. our political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. boris johnson's announcement not perhaps as radical as many were fearing. yes, i mean there has been question is this government going too far or was the government not going far enough? and that argument has been playing out over recent days and then we have had the announcement today. think what is really interesting though, is what we have heard from nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, this afternoon, this ban on household visits, saying in terms of social interaction, a 10pm curfew isn't going far enough according to the advice she is receiving. receiving. that will raise questions for the prime minister here as to why hes that gone down that road. and particularly interesting as well, because remember yesterday, chris whitty the chief medical officer talked about the need to break

unnecessary links and social interactions so i think there will be ongoing questions round that, plus matt hancock has talked about how a lot of the virus is being transmitted through social interactions but the politics here in westminster is different to the politics of holyrood and there has been substantial pressure from conservative mps and as chris reported arguments playing out at the top level of government, concerns is about if the government went too far it could damage the economy, that in turn could have a knock—on effect on public health. as well as the what, the how long i think has been very interesting today, boris johnson think has been very interesting today, borisjohnson making this stark warning that the current restrictions of the the r number doesn't go below one, so the virus doesn't go below one, so the virus doesn't begin to decrease the restrictions could be with us for six months. beyond christmas which will feature in some the headline tomorrow i would guess. in terms of the military, just to clarify, a lot

of people are asking, bringing the military in, what would they be doing. it is notjust bring in the military right now in any sort of radical way but we understand this would be to support the police in, for example, back office roles or to garden certain sites if the police need to go off and do other duties, so backfilling, if you like, where necessary “— so backfilling, if you like, where necessary —— to guard certain. another headline grabber but it would be to support the police rather than the army taking charge. jessica, thanks for joining rather than the army taking charge. jessica, thanks forjoining us. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has gone further than the prime minister, announcing a ban on scots visiting other people's homes, with some exceptions. she also said those that can work from home, should do so. she also said those who can work from home should do so. as in england, scotland will also have a curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants — meaning they will have to close by 10pm from friday.

nicola sturgeon said she hoped that by acting early on trying to limit household transmission of the disease — restrictions could be in place for a shorter period than six months. one of the reasons we have decided to do this is that our early data suggest that this restriction is starting to slow the increase of cases in the west of scotland, so if we ta ke cases in the west of scotland, so if we take the difficult decision to extend it nationwide now in an early and preventative way, we hope it will help to bring the r number down and the virus back under control. there will be exceptions for those living alone or alone with children who from extended households, for couples in non—cohabiting relationships, for the provision of informal child care by grandparents, for example, and for tradespeople. but for everyone else, visiting each other‘s houses will now not be permitted. lorna gordon is our scotland correspondent. the first minister said many times that this is tough. she was also aware that the new measures would not be welcome, but that in her

opinion and that of her government thejudgment was opinion and that of her government the judgment was that these were essential. she said this was not a lockdown, but from tomorrow people right across scotland will not be able to visit each other in their own homes. that is a measure which has already been in place for some time now in many parts of the west of scotland, where a third of the population have been living under those restrictions already for a good couple of weeks, but from tomorrow it will be extended. she said it knows it will be tough but they think looking at the west, it is having an impact, and they want to spread it further to try and bring down the rate of increase in the numbers of people testing positive for this virus. a message to teenagers, basically, i'm sorry, she said. you wonder how many teenagers are watching these statements, well, they should be

today —— shouldn't be today, they should be at school, but she has repeatedly acknowledged how tough this is on children and teenagers and young adults. she says she knows how miserable it has been for them and she is trying to give them as much flexibility as she can. the rule of six is also slightly different to that of england, it has been limited to two households with exemptions for children under 12 but she said 412—18 year old she says they can mix outdoors in groups of up they can mix outdoors in groups of up to six —— for 12 — 18. for those under 12 no limit of two households andi under 12 no limit of two households and i think they will be exempt from the limit of six outdoors, as well. it is all very confusing, but she is trying to give some flexibility especially when it comes to the younger generation. the transmission is, they believe, within households, so they are imposing more restrictions when it comes to inside areas for everybody right across the

country. they also bring in that cu rfew for country. they also bring in that curfew for hospitality, that will come in on friday, not on thursday as in england, and she also says car sharing is no longer allowed going forward. interesting, as well, she says that a circuit breaker around the school october break is being actively considered in scotland. thanks forjoining us. let's get more reaction on today's restrictions. dame carolyn fairbairn is the director general of the cbi, which represents businesses across the uk. good afternoon. you could have been feeling a second lockdown judging by what they said yesterday, but we haven't got that. yes, that is an enormous relief, because a second lockdown would be devastating for individuals and for our economy, and

the measures we have seen today, they are a blow to our economy. i can't deny that. the impact on hospitality, the fact we were beginning to get offices back to work, that was helping city centres come back to life, but it is all about protecting against a second lockdown, but what i would say is that now we have quite a long time, potentially, a six month timeline of these measures we do need business support measures and a clear plan for the autumn to support those businesses who are going to struggle. they need to match up now. especially given the prime minister was talking in terms of the next six months, there will be businesses saying we have got the furlough skin coming to an end and wejust saying we have got the furlough skin coming to an end and we just cannot afford to go on like this for another six months so they could be tough decisions needed right now —— furlough scheme. absolutely. last

week, before these measures, the number of businesses that were deeply concerned at the end of the furlough system, 900,000 hospitality workers still on furlough and they will be very hard hit by today's announcement, so we are looking for announcement, so we are looking for a successor skin, not an extension, and it can be more targeted and less generous and more contribution from employers, but we do need that successor scheme to be put out alongside these measures otherwise you are right, we will seejobs needlessly lost over the next few weeks. a lot of sympathy for the hospitality industry which once again seems to be at the forefront of this with the curfew. it is incredibly hard, and on paper a ten cu rfew looks incredibly hard, and on paper a ten curfew looks relatively modest but that can be the difference between one sitting and two sittings at a restau ra nt. one sitting and two sittings at a restaurant. they have really borne the brunt of this. there needs to be extra support for hospitality and the other thing i would say, we have

a six timeframe and everything possible should be done to make that shorter. —— six—month timeframe. we are asking for the business support scheme, and a real effort around national testing, like we had with ppe, with businesses brought in who have laboratory capacity, because we need to get testing, it is our biggest and strongest weapon against the virus that we have in our armoury and we need to get that going. it will really help to bring forward the six month timetable. the prime minister is addressing the nation tonight at 8pm, what does he need to do in that? this is really all about confidence and i think thatis all about confidence and i think that is two things, first of all it isa that is two things, first of all it is a sense of a grip, that they have a situation well understood, and we need to understand these measures, that they feel proportionate and clearly communicated, but there does need to be a message to our business communities around support because

from business confidence you will get consumer confidence. dame caroline fairburn, thanks for joining us. what kind of impact will the restrictions have on bars, pubs and restaurants? our business presenter, ben thompson, is at a pub in south london. as she said, this will have a significant impact, won't it? as she said, this will have a significant impact, won't mm as she said, this will have a significant impact, won't it? it is very easy to think that just shaving an hourorso off very easy to think that just shaving an hour or so off the opening times of venues like this one here in crystal palace will make very little difference but the reality is, and i've been speaking to the boss here and other pub owners, they say the 10pm at closing time and remember the prime minister reiterated that it would be closing, the doors were locked at ten not last orders, and they say that shaves 50% off their revenue because it means you only get one sitting in for dinner and

you can't get another one in at 930 or ten o'clock, and therefore it has huge implications for the viability of running places like this. not only have they faced the worst of the lockdown, and they found it very difficult to keep some staff on furlough and may be open for limited hours, and some of them just getting back on theirfeet hours, and some of them just getting back on their feet right now, facing these new restrictions, and it's difficult to know how many staff they can keep on and whether customers will still come through the doors, because we know the hospitality industry is reliant on goodwill and consumer behaviour. they knew the optimism of consumers to think, yes, i will go out for a pintand a to think, yes, i will go out for a pint and a bit of dinner, that is what ready government was helping to —— hoping to address with the eat out to help out, to get people eating out again, but now what we have heard really flies in the face of that and many businesses are worried that confidence will not be there and people will stay away and evenif there and people will stay away and even if they are open for limited hours it means it is very difficult

for them to make ends meet. we have not spoken about the entertainment industry but everyone will be thinking about christmas is going to be written off now. we know clearly in that industry that christmas is one of the most lucrative times for them and much has been made of pantomimes. we might like tojoke about them but they are money spinners for the theatre industry. this concerns the doe is a big concern as to whether they will get anyone through the doors, and we know some people have come through the doors in a socially distanced fashion, but these many rely on crowds, not least for the atmosphere, but also for the box office and the bar, and we know queues for the toilet is not possible with social distancing rules in place. one venue i was talking to, they run an indoor pub golf venue and they serve food and drink and they said they were hoping to openjustice drink and they said they were hoping to open justice weight but announcement on thursday means

venues announcement on thursday means venues have to close by ten o'clock does not make it viable for places like that to open —— open just this week. they rely on people coming after work and people nipping in for after work and people nipping in for a drink on their way home. one element of good news, places like this, one more local high streets might see benefit, more people are encouraged to work from home once again which might mean that local areas do a bit better, so coffee shops and cafe is doing a bit better than those in the centre of cities. we know city centres remain quiet as a lot of people choose to work from home and the message from the prime minister again, home and the message from the prime ministeragain, encouraging home and the message from the prime minister again, encouraging people to work from home if they can, these could be good news for them, but as we have heard here, very difficult to know just we have heard here, very difficult to knowjust what we have heard here, very difficult to know just what that 10p closing time will mean and also remember, that's part of the announcements, table service only will be the way to get served in places like this, so no going to the bar and no queueing up a bar, so again that makes it a very different proposition and they say they will

need more staff police that got to make the table service a possibility. that all adds to the costs at a period of time and they simply cannot afford it. we will be talking about that with the boss of this pub later on. very nicely framed there. no point in shot! —— no pint. maybe later! thanks for joining us. more local restrictions on socialising have come into force in a number of areas in northern england today. fiona trott has been in the village of birstall — one of the areas where the new rules apply. kirklees as well as bradford, you cannot visit someone in their home or garden unless you are in their support bubble and you cannot go out of the area to support them, to visit them, that is the role, and there also guidance, and that is even though we have a rule of six, don't socialise with people in shops, restaurants, other venues.

people in bristol have mixed views. they should close the pub is a lot earlier than ten because they are more likely to keep it open and they are going to cause everyone to catch it and it will make it worse and worse and worse and worse. we have had all this since march and it isn't getting any better at all. we had asian flu and we had none of this. take your chance, go with it. i think it's rubbish. a changing picture in this part of the world. there were restrictions imposed here weeks ago and they were relaxed at the beginning of the month but now they have been in post again for the whole of the kirklees and bradford and calderdale area. 78 positive cases here in kirklees per 100,000 people, that is the latest figures, and over the border in leeds it is 83 but there are no local restrictions at the moment. leeds

city council have been concerned and they have spoken to central government to ask if bars and pubs and close early but that was rejected. now we will see that on thursday, anyway. today's restrictions also apply to lancashire excluding blackpool and merseyside, and their pubs and restau ra nts merseyside, and their pubs and restaurants will have to close early, and people are being advised not to use public transport unless it is essential and to avoid sporting events. earlier, the welsh first minister, mark drakeford, reacted to the statement by the prime minister and explained what precautions wales has put in place to help prevent the spread of the virus. it is important to remind colleagues that we start in a different place in wales, and our approach to unlocking coronavirus restrictions has been at a different pace and in a different way to that across our border. many of the things that the prime minister is talking about doing today we have already done in

wales, so in part of his statement that i heard he was talking about encouraging people to work from home, but we have never ever in wales suggested anything else. we have never gone down the line of saying that people should get back on the bus and get back into work. our advice has always been, you can work successfully from home, that is what you should do, and we will reinforce that message today but the message in wales has never changed. the prime minister said that matters in england are going to be put in regulations, but we have always made greater use of regulations here, very early on we put the two metre distance in the workplace into our regulations. it has been in guidance in wales and it has been a legal obligation on employers and that has made a difference. when we published guidance for the hospitality industry our regulations require the person in charge of such a setting as due regard for that guidance, so

we have already done that differently. the prime minister is going to tighten the rule of six but that has been tight here all along and you can only meet someone from your extended household, not six people from any old household who can meet indoors. i heard him say that he was going to have —— halt pilots in the arts and sport industries, and we have done this already. we were hoping to do more but we decided ten days ago that things were too difficult for us to do that, so we start in a different place. there are things we will be considering during the day and we will be talking with our colleagues in local government and in the health service and public health and in the police about the additional measures that we might be able to ta ke measures that we might be able to take but we would do it as ever with our partners and we will plan and then make an announcement. mark

dra keford. a reminder that boris johnson will broadcast an address to the nation this evening at 8pm. you can watch that here on the news channel. and shortly we're going to be speaking to professor kavita vedhara and dr bharat pankhania — they'll be here to answer your questions on covid—19. you can get in touch with us with your questions — on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions and you can email us on yourquestions@bbc.co.uk in his first conference speech as labour leader, sir keir starmer has made a direct appeal to voters who abandoned the party at the last election to "take another look" now. he said labour's values would be based on the principles of ‘decency, opportunity and security'. and he lashed out at boris johnson — arguing that he wasn't up to the job. iain watson reports. labour is under new leadership. that was keir starmer‘s message and his warm up act herself was supposed to personify how the party was changing.

it is my immense pleasure to introduce the leader of the labour party, keir starmer. ruth smeeth was a prominent critic ofjeremy corbyn's handling of anti—semitism. she lost her seat in stoke at the last election and today in doncaster, keir starmer delivered his speech, literally, in front of a red wall. references to patriotism replaced detailed policies and he listed what he saw as labour's values. decency, fairness, opportunity, compassion and security. that reference to security was designed to address what was seen as a weak spot under jeremy corbyn but keir starmer had an even tougher message for his grassroots. borisjohnson didn't so much as win the last election — labour lost it. we have granted the tories a decade of power. the tories have had as many election winners in five years as we've had 75. it's a betrayal of what we believe in to let this go on. it's time to get

serious about winning. he distanced himself from the last labour leader and then from the conservatives, but his blunt attack on borisjohnson wasn't so much about policy as character. whilst borisjohnson was writing flippant columns about bendy bananas, i was defending victims and prosecuting terrorists. while he was being sacked by a newspaperfor making up quotes, i was fighting forjustice and the rule of law. but he said it would not be enough for voters to lose trust in the conservatives. we're not going to win back those we've lost with a single speech or a clever policy offer. trust takes time. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this — we hear you. instead of specific policies, he had priorities to close the attainment gap in education and to improve social care.

never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. we're under new leadership. keir starmer had an often brutal message to his own party about the need to win power but he was also more brutal than before in attacking the prime minister. then he rushed back to westminster to continue his opposition. your questions coming up in a little bit. now it's time for a look at the weather. weather is set to be a lot cooler in the next day or two and the highest images will be in eastern england, reaching 26 in east anglia. further west we have rain in scotland and northern ireland where it will turn increasingly windy and generally things turning claudia over western areas of england and wales —— turning cloudy. as we go through the

evening and overnight, the band of rain, a cold front will eventually clear away from scotland and northern ireland and the weather becoming drier here but turning letter for england and wales. the clear skies further north, a big drop in temperatures and it could be cold enough for a touch of frost on the grass in the far north of scotla nd the grass in the far north of scotland but still relatively mild for england and wales. a band of rain continuing to push east through wednesday and the rain turning heavy and persistent in eastern areas and and persistent in eastern areas and a few showers to the west. the best of the dry weather and sunshine for scotla nd of the dry weather and sunshine for scotland and northern ireland and this is where we will see the lowest temperatures.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. new measures to tackle the second wave of coronavirus — the prime minister says we've reached a perilous turning point and new restrictions in england are likely to be in place for the time being, this virus is a fa ct of for the time being, this virus is a fact of our lives, and i must tell the house and the country, that our fight against it will continue. labour will do whatever is

reasonable and necessary to support that, to save lives, to protect the nhs, but the government must lead. and must do so fast. pubs and restaurants will close at 10pm — wedding guest numbers are halved — and those who can should work from home. nicola sturgeon outlines new restrictions to limit the spread of the virus in scotland, including a ban on indoor visits to other households. by acting early and substantially, we hope these new measures will be in place for a shorter period than would be the case if we hadn't done so. thousands morejobs go — with the hospitality industry once again bearing the brunt. and as plans for fans to return to stadiums are paused, sports clubs call for emergency funding. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the government is postponing

the return of fans to sporting events, which had been due to start on the 1st of october. prime minister borisjohnson has confirmed in the house of commons what michael gove told the bbc this morning — that the plan to gradually reintroduce spectators will not be going ahead at this time. gove said they needed to be cautious with cases of covid—19 on the rise. it is in the nature of major sporting events that there is a lot of mingling. people look back now at the beginning of the pandemic, and of course look at some the major sporting events then and ask the question, why were they allowed to go ahead? well, one of the things we must do now, whatever the wisdom is made then is to look at sporting events now, with caution, but of course, we also recognise that sports a vital part of the life of this nation and we are looking at everything question do to support our athletes, our great clubs through what will be a challenging time. through what will be a challenging time. well, the prermier league have

issued a statement, saying: the news will be a huge blow to smaller football clubs — there are fears some will go under if they can't bring paying fans through the gates. the government will be looking at the financial impact and possibly putting together a support package. nicola palios is vice chair of tranmere rovers — she says a rescue fund is crucial. you are going to see potentially quite a devastating impact in terms of loss of clubs, and the job losses that means. it is notjustjob losses within the clubs themselves it is all the other industries and businesses in local areas, that are

supported by them, and you know, and survive because of them, so i think, you know, the impact could be devastating. we have seen macclesfield disappear, in the last week, and i fear that macclesfield disappear, in the last week, and ifear that as i say, there is more to follow if some form of rescue package isn't forcoming. the prime minister also announced that the "rule of six" would apply to indoor team sports, so basketball, netball and indoor football will be among those affected. there were supposed to be 1,000 fans at bath's premiership rugby match against gloucester this evening — however, it will now be played in an empty recreation ground, following the government's announcement today. premiership rugby have confirmed their decision that all games will take place behind closed doors. we're still waiting to hear whether leyton orient‘s league cup match against tottenham can go ahead tonight. it was put in doubt when they announced they'd had to close their stadium and training facilities, after a number of first team players tested

postive for coronavirus. we understand that if orient are unable to field a team, the game would be awarded to spurs, because scheduling issues would make it almost impossible to rearrange. the players affected are self—isolating. west brom manager slaven bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the fa after an outburst during their defeat to everton on saturday. he came onto the pitch at half—time, protesting to referee mike dean about the var decision that gave everton their first goal. he was shown a red card but he insists he didn't swear. he's been charged with improper conduct and has until thursday to respond. basketball legend michael jordan has joined forces with nascar driver denny hamlin to form a racing team — with bubba wallace as their driver. hamlin — a three—time daytona 500 winner — announced the news on social media, saying deciding on their driver was easy. wallace is nascar‘s only black full—time driver, and jordan said it was a chance to educate a new audience, adding that the sport was evolving and embracing social change more and more.

that's all the sport for now. now it's time for "your questions answered". now on bbc news — it's time for your questions answered. with me is kavita vedhara, professor of health psychology at the university of nottingham. i'm alsojoined by dr bharat pankhania — a senior clinical lecturer at university of exeter thank you forjoining u lots of question so i will go straight on. prisoner of war source, this one for you, i think, prisoner of war source, this one for you, ithink, this prisoner of war source, this one for you, i think, this is from alison, i received a letter from the government during the first wave stating i was vulnerable. so advised me to shield, in august shielding was paused, what will happen now the virus is rising? i am anxious, there has been no communication from the government offering advice. so, this is such an important issue, we and others have found not too

surprisingly it is people in the shielding category that experience the greatest anxiety and depression, this is an area where the government needs to rapidly produce very specific guidance, on the ways that people can protect themselves. 0k, now, doctor, tom in stockton asks what effect will pubs and restaurant closing at ten have when they will have been open the rest of the day with people coming in and out?” personally think this is very symbolic, what we should do for what ever these places are, symbolic, what we should do for what everthese places are, pub, clubs, re st everthese places are, pub, clubs, rest rapts everthese places are, pub, clubs, rest ra pts and everthese places are, pub, clubs, rest rapts and similar, where people are gathering is to look at the transmission points of infection, between people, between human, so if we we re between people, between human, so if we were to address it thoroughly and again, thoroughly and once more, we might actually be able to continue to trade and trade safely, so really, what we want to do is put in measures for preventing transmission

of infection, rather than a symbolic measure which says i am going to shut early. professor, do you see it as that? i think it's perhaps very disappointing for a lot of people today to hear that the major initiative seems to be closing the pubs earlier, i think it would be helpful if what had been communicated is the evidence underlying that. as far as i can see, what is probably likely to happen is by closing a bit earlier and reducing the hospitality sector toa and reducing the hospitality sector to a table service only, you are in theory reducing the number of people that will be out and about, any given evening, but whether or not thatis given evening, but whether or not that is enough to actually contain and suppress this second wave is just very unclear. 25, where do the new restrictions affect university students, i have dropped my son off at university,

should i be going to bring him back? don't bring him back. it is very important they take part in university, most universities i am sure all have made their own infect hundred control plan, and nevertheless, it is important that the students also contribute, which is do all they can, not to mingle excessively with large groups and to keep their circulation down and also at the first sign of any trouble, talk to the university authorities about getting tested, so for example, my own university, university of exeter is paying for private testing for staff and students for exactly these sort of needs. 0k, kavita vedhara sob dine asks, now that schools have re—opened how can we protect chirp and vulnerable adults from viral transmission? transmission? this is a hugely important question, and i think fundamentally, if and i think this is what is in the guidance at

the moment, children continue to, guardian parents are excluded from the restriction, in the areas that are already locked down. the only way you can protect vulnerable people, particularly in intergenerational households or where grandparents are doing the ca re where grandparents are doing the care giving is to have some testing of children that. is hugely problematic because the testing system appears to have fallen over completely, so, ithink system appears to have fallen over completely, so, i think it is a cause of great concern for parents and those involved in caring for children. would you support what they are doing in scotland which is banning a visit from one household to the next in my honest opinion is that i think it is only a matter of time before we are there. i can't see that the measures that have been outlined today are going to be hard enough or wide enough to achieve the suppression we need. 0k. dr bharat pankhania. i saw you nodding. suppression we need. 0k. dr bharat pankhania. isaw you nodding. gemma asksis

pankhania. isaw you nodding. gemma asks is there any change to support bubbles, all the questions are on a similar theme, really. no, there is no change to the support bubbles if i have understood the question correctly, what is required, everyone at schools and the support bubbles is you keep the numbers down. it is a human—to—human infection and therefore, you keep the size of your bubble down, you keep the numberof the size of your bubble down, you keep the number of people you are interacting with down, and to be honest, with respect to the schools question, my view is we need to acce pt question, my view is we need to accept that infection will be brought home by children to their parents orgrandparent, brought home by children to their parents or grandparent, and therefore if they are vulnerable, they take precautions, whatever precautions they can take they ought the take. it is all about human behaviourroom wendy asks a question. she says, does the rule of six mean it is always the same six people all the time or can you have a group of people you can choose another six people you can choose another six people to have in the house later on in the same day. people will ask how

you get round this? sthoo this is the problem with the rule of six. also there a little bit of risk compensation, so when we hear from the government that a group of six is ok, people take that narrative to mean, that oh, i can mingle in groups of six 5 as many groups of six as i want. the clear message should be even your group of six is not safe, and if you have too many you are unsafe, you will get infected, you will transmit it to others. i am infected, you will transmit it to others. iam being infected, you will transmit it to others. i am being unfair, infected, you will transmit it to others. iam being unfair, this infected, you will transmit it to others. i am being unfair, this is a question shaun has asked, will we be able to spend christmas with our family? i think a lot of factors will determine that. of course, it will determine that. of course, it will depend very much between now and christmas, what we achieve in terms of suppressing the virus. it will also depend upon the size of ourfamily, so will also depend upon the size of our family, so if will also depend upon the size of ourfamily, so if this will also depend upon the size of our family, so if this very inenigmatic rule of six applies, if yourfamily inenigmatic rule of six applies, if your family constitutes six people,

possibly. it will depend on whether or not you have any vulnerable people in your family who need to be shielding. it is a complex set of situations, that people are going to confront over christmas unless we can geta confront over christmas unless we can get a hold of this problem, over the next few months, really.” can get a hold of this problem, over the next few months, really. i am reading a tweet from emily les mis. she said i have asked what taxi driver thought of the rule of six over christmas, he said it sounded blissful. i shouldn't have read that out! this one asks about a husband, this is from trish, my husband had a covid test on sunday. over 48—hours later he still has no result. when he phoned up he was told they don't chase up result, if he didn't have one with 72 hours he should isolate. what is the point of taking a test if they don't give you the result. doi if they don't give you the result. do i have to isolate as well for 14 days. this is so unfortunate, because this person could have been

infected, and infectious and he is waiting for a result and in the meantime, he could have gone about infecting others and generating cases. what i would say, is if they have what i would call signs and symptoms of, suggestive of a coronavirus sars covid 2 infection, then the case must isolate for at least ten days. and the contact of the case must isolate for at least 14 days. right. professor. this one from james, what are the chances of the tests picking up on other particles from similar viruses, in the same coronavirus family, such as the same coronavirus family, such as the common cold, causing a positive test result. people are going to be concerned about whether this picks up concerned about whether this picks up on flu positives as well.” concerned about whether this picks up on flu positives as well. i think thatis up on flu positives as well. i think that is a question for my learned colleague, but i think...” that is a question for my learned colleague, but i think... i can answer that. let, you have built him up, let us hearfrom him.

the short answer is please don't worry, these tests are very good, very specific, very sense conservative, just for the sars covid 2 virus, we are not going to pick up the flu or the common cold virus, it is very sensitive, very specific. thank you for that doctor. professor, i have got a holiday says ben, i have a holiday planned in the uk with four friend, is this still allowed to take place? also are we still allowed to meet inside eve ryo ne still allowed to meet inside everyone though we are social distanced. the answers to that will be as long as your holiday party is six or less, then you are fine. as long as where you are going isn't one of those areas that is already got more restricted measures in place, like the north east, where you can't mix household, then you should be fine, and what is key, is that within the household you do need to maintain those social distancing rules. 0k, final question i will put to both of you. this is from lauren, what do you think

restrictions for maternity hospital appointment, when will they be lifted. i am 24 weeks pregnant and i am worried about giving birth to my first chilled this january. lots of people are facing this.” first chilled this january. lots of people are facing this. i personally feel no—one with any medical condition, especially a mother to be should be denied their assessment, their review, screening just because of coronavirus. if there are any issues the mother will be seen, be it in the hospitaler at home. i would like to reassure the mother that our national health service is going to see you through that pregnancy. it shouldn't be a case of you are pregnant, we have coronavirus, you can't be seen. professor. so if i have coronavirus, you can't be seen. professor. so if! have understood the question, this lady is asking about the restrictions in terms of who can attend appointments and possibly the birth with her. and i would say, that she is highlighting a huge issue which exists not only

for pregnant women but for people contending with a range of different diseases for which they use the nhs, and the honest answer is i would hope that we are in a position where things are better injanuary but u nless we things are better injanuary but unless we get a grip of this virus, and we do so soon, not only are people at risks of covid but these other aspects of our health having to be managed in ways that are uncomfortable for us. this is grim, with childbirth it should be a happy moment but for lots of people it is a moment you are going to want a loved one with you. indeed, and you know, we know how important support is, in times of you know, obviously the birth of a chile is hopefully a very positive event, but as any woman who has add baby knows it has stressful a nd woman who has add baby knows it has stressful and traumatic periods and you need someone with you, so, again, my hope is if we can get a grip of the virus, and suppress it, then, things like this should not be a problem for people come the new year. a final word from you doctor?

yes, i think we should try and enable this, and i was very distressed when people were dying alone, so it is inkennel bent on other health care services to enable these special moment, some sad, some happy to happen, because otherwise we are building up a large head of steam of depression, anxiety and anger, so, while we are working on infection control, we should also work on enabling nice things and sad things to happen in a dignified way. dr bharat pankhania and kavita vedhara, thank you both very much. good to see you both again. thank you. thank you. how will the prime minister's latest announcement impact on restaurants and pubs? john maguire has been to one pub in bristol. this is the city centre of bristol,

once an industrial area but now packed with offices, new buildings, apartments. so, a pub like this, the bridge inn, has very much a mixed clientele. let's just find out now from landlord paul surridge. hello, paul. what are the new restrictions going to mean for your business, do you think? i think, like a lot of businesses, it's going to affect us dramatically. especially table service which is going to be very difficult to implement. especially with the size of the pub and it's a little bit unsafe, to be fair, because you then have to go from behind the barrier and the safety of the bar and go to different tables. the curfew itself is not that damaging. i think, we've been doing this since the 4th ofjuly, but i think that, in the short term, we can live with. because at least we are trading. we are at 40% capacity at the moment intrade so it won't really affect us a great deal but it will do in the long—term. you have had to be very fleet of foot to adapt, obviously, to new restrictions so far. what is your mindset at the moment? optimistic, determined, what do you think? i think a mixture of everything,

and that changes daily. sometimes you feel optimistic when you have had a good day and then, when you've had a bad day, you start to think, is this now the new trend? so there no pattern. you can't do any forecasting, it's impossible. i'm worried and i'm sure everybody in the hospitality industry will be feeling the same way as me. ok, thanks very much, paul. i want to introduce you to adam and valesca, a couple of locals here at the bridge inn in bristol. a married couple so of course able to sit together. adam, what do you make of these new restrictions? will it affect your going to the pub, going out and about? i think it will affect all the pubs and obviously people in the hospitality industry. it will probably affect on a friday night obviously when you go a bit deeper than ten o'clock. but i think it is probably more about the crowds in general and how the pubs will operate, and it's something that i really feel for the people that are trying to make their way through this crisis. you know, you have to go home,

they've got families to provide for. this is really a very, very challenging time for people in the hospitality industry. valesca, we are hearing a change in the messaging again today, switching back to work from home if you can. what do you make of that? i suppose it works for some people but our employer has been fantastic in letting us work from home but i do know a lot of colleagues who were looking forward to getting back to work and for that social interaction as well. and so i think having the flexibility was the best case scenario and i guess we just have to see what happens. ok, thanks very much indeed. all the very best. yes, difficult times once again as industries, as people, as everyone really has to adapt once again to more changes, more restrictions. as outbreaks spread across the country, health officials are trying to stay ahead of local outbreaks. scientists discovered early in the pandemic that infected people

"shed" the virus in their faeces and testing sewage is a crucial way to find out where the virus us spreading. richard westcott has been to find out how it works. the dee controlling covid outbreaks is to spot the virus as soon as possible. and this is where you will find clues that it is spreading. at the local sewage works. now it is not the most pleasant thought, but one way that the body gets rid of the coronavirus is through faeces and that means that by testing sewage, you can track down outbreaks in towns and villages and that is where this clever simple little device comes in. scientists at cranfield university are developing a paper test to find covid in our waste. using chemicals and filters it can spot genetic material left behind by the virus but it is inactive so they say you

continue catch covid from the water. it it is designed to be cheap and gives a result in an hour. green lights means there is covid around. it can be wildly used as a routine test, for example the schools, and ca re test, for example the schools, and care homes or even hospitals, or even hotels, leisure centre. up the road, they are testing at the university's own sewage work, they say the technique could find hotspots sooner than current swab tests. individuals who are presymptomatic, so not coughing will shed coronavirus in the faeces, several days or weeks before they are infectious so we can detect them earlier so it is an early warning system. by flushing ought the does before it takes hold they might be able to limit lockdowns. richard wescott. bbc news, cranfield university in bedfordshire.

american scientists say summer sea ice in the arctic this year melted to the second smallest area since records began 42 years ago. the findings are yet more evidence of the impact of global warming. richard forrest reports. the arctic, also known as the north pole, an ocean surrounded by land. unlike antarctica it doesn't have wind and ocean currents to keep it cold, and that makes it more sensitive to climate change, which is why the latest revelation is no surprise. this summer sea ice shrank to just over 3.7 million square kilometres, its second lowest level since they started using satellites to watch it 41 years ago. compared to the average from 1979 to 1990, the difference is twice the size of france, germany and spain combined. but less sea ice doesn't mean sea levels are rising. what it does mean is that it's a driver of climate change as well as a symptom. 80% of the sunlight that strikes the ice

is reflected back into space. the dark ocean water absorbs 90% of it, that means the oceans heat up and arctic temperatures rise further. on average, arctic sea ice is declining by 12% a decade, which is why some forecasters say it could be ice—free within 15 years. bad news for santa — and even worse news for polar bears. earlier this year one forecast said they could virtually be extinct by the end of the century. it would also certainly mean a profound shift in the nation's marine ecosystems, which is why prince charles had this message about global warming at the start of a climate week conference in new york. it is now rapidly becoming a comprehensive catastrophe that will dwarf the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. with the permafrost melting in siberia, for instance, producing dire effects on global warming. without doubt, we must now put

ourselves on a warlike footing, approaching our action from the perspective of a military style campaign. the good news is the solution is a simple one. cut greenhouse gases and stop the planet warming so quickly. the bad news is the major polluting nations can't agree on a plan of action that does enough. richard forrest, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. we've seen plenty of sunshine today across pars of the midlands and eastern england, and it is across eastern england we will have the best of the afternoon's sunshine. skies like these continuing across many eastern parts. but we have got a big cool down in weather on the way over the next few days, 25 degrees in london today, but by the end of the week those temperatures dropping by 11 degrees

celsius, and that colder air will be spreading in across all parts of the country, behind this stripe of rain, which is a cold front. and through the rest of the day, we will see that rain getting heavy for northern ireland, and for scotland, with gusty winds here, turning gusty for northern england. clouding over for wales and western england. perhaps a few light showers in the far south—west, the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures in east anglia. highs up to 26. overnight tonight, our cold front continues to push southwards, so clearing away from scotland and northern ireland, where the weather will become drier. the rain moving into england and wales, but the air turns much colder. it could be cold enough for some frost on the grass in northern parts of scotland, in the countryside. still relatively mild for england and wales with that colder air yet to reach. but through wednesday, the cold front continues to push eastwards, the rain turns increasingly heavy in eastern areas of england. could be quite prolonged as well as being heavy here. further north—west, some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few isolated showers for wales and western england, but the cooler air continues to feed in. so even in the sunshine, a colder day for scotland

and northern ireland, 12 or 13 degrees. then potentially turning quite windy for a time. southern coastal counties of england and some of the north sea coasts as well. that brisk wind is due to that area of low pressure that clears out of the way. the next one, coming in very quickly across the south—west, just in time for thursday. so it is another unsettled day with heavy outbreaks of rain and strong winds, this time particularly across wales and south—west england. there will be some areas that dodge the worst of the rain — scotland and northern ireland seeing some dry weather and sunshine, but the cooler air will be felt everywhere. temperatures for most between 12 and 14 degrees celsius. for friday we still have rain around eastern counties of england, so it could be a wet day here, otherwise sunshine and showers, brisk northerly winds and the temperatures around 11 to 14 degrees, but feeling quite chilly, particularly in that brisk northerly wind.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines: the prime minister announces new measures to tackle the second wave of coronavirus — borisjohnson says it's a ‘perilous turning point‘ and that the latest restrictions in england are likely to be in place for six months. for the time being, this virus is a fact of our lives, and i must tell the house and the country, that our fight against it will continue. labour will do whatever is reasonable and necessary to support that, to save lives, to protect the nhs, but the government must lead. and must do so fast. pubs and restaurants will close at 10pm — wedding guest numbers are halved — and those who can should work from home.

ican i can work from home and i think we should if it means the infection rate remains low so we need to do everything. i feel sorry for people with parents and children, being stuck at home. in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon goes further — from tomorrow people will not be allowed to visit each other‘s homes. by acting early and substantially, we hope these new measures will be in place for a shorter period than would be the case if we waited longer to act. thousands more jobs are to go — with the hospitality industry once again bearing the brunt. and as plans for fans to return to stadiums are put on hold — sports clubs call for emergency funding.

the prime minister has further tightened restrictions across england to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. borisjohnson told mps the country is at a ‘perilous turning point‘ and that now is the time to act. he said the measures are likely to last for the next six months. they include reversing government policy, by telling people they should now work from home "if they can". pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues must close by 10pm from thursday. the rule of six — for social interactions — remains in place, though with fewer exemptions. the proposed loosening of restrictions at sporting events is being put on hold. from monday, a maximum of 15 people can attend weddings and processions. up to 30 can still attend funerals. there are tougher measures in scotland — from tomorrow people will no longer be allowed to visit each other‘s homes.

first minister nicola sturgeon says she hopes this will reduce the spread of the virus and allow restrictions to be lifted in under six months. our political correspondent chris mason reports. westminster, first thing this morning. the cabinet gathers to discuss the changes to come. i'm sure very serious measures will be announced. we will have to wait and see what the prime minister has to say. will this stop a second spite? i am confident the strategy will be effective. all eyes on the prime minister. his next appointment with these men, his chief scientists and the leaders of scotland, northern ireland and wales, an emergency cobra meeting. and then at lunchtime... i now call the prime minister to make his statement. i wish i could reassure the house that the growing number of cases is merely a function of more testing. but a rising proportion of the tests themselves are yielding a positive result. but we always knew that

while we might have driven the virus into retreat, the prospect of a second wave was real. i'm sorry to say that, as in spain and france and many other countries, we have reached a perilous turning point. from thursday, pubs, bars and restaurants in england will have to close by ten o'clock at night and people who work in offices are once again being encouraged to work from home. i can work from home and i think we should if it means the infection rate stays low. i think we need to do everything we possibly can. i do think there has been a certain amount of a lack of clarity. it's frustrating for everyone, i feel sorry for parents and children who will be stuck at home and i feel sorry for the economy. there has been passionate argument within the government about how far to go, with some wanting more significant restrictions and others, like the chancellor,

persuading the prime minister not to close anything down fully yet. but that could still come and what's changing today will be with us for some time. unless we palpably make progress, we should assume the restrictions i have announced will remain in place for perhaps six months. for the time being, this virus is a fact of our lives and i must tell the house and the country, that our fight against it will continue. responding for labour, keir starmer said he would continue to provide what he called constructive opposition, but he added... there should be nothing inevitable about a second lockdown. it would be a sign of government failure, not an act of god. there is still time to prevent it and that will be a national effort. we will do everything to support that, to save lives and protect the

nhs but the government must lead and it must do so fast. the debate continues as governments around the uk wrestle with getting the balance right, protecting our health, our liberty and our economy. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. our political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. borisjohnson boris johnson announced borisjohnson announced the measures to mps and this evening he talks to the nation and he has to sell these measures, doesn't he? politics is often a active persuasion and it is not just what he often a active persuasion and it is notjust what he has announced but also the stark message that the current restrictions, unless something changes and the r number grows below one, they could be with us for six months that could cause concern on the conservative backbenches where there has been frustration at the restrictions imposed so far. steve, what is your

reaction to the announcement? many people were expecting something a bit more than it was today, so in some ways it was underwhelming, and you could say, what is another hour in the pub? but actually the evidence suggests as you get late in the evening people drink more and social distancing goes out the window and that is why they have taken the action, and in terms of what he announced, he is following what he announced, he is following what chris and patrick have said to him yesterday, and hopefully it will move the dial. i'm not convinced it will, but the bottom line is, unless you keep people in lockdown from march until when we have a vaccine, it is going to rise again, as you unlock, and what i said in the house today to the prime minister, a national lockdown is effectively a one trick pony because you can only pull that, you can only shoot that bullet once, because if we went back into national lockdown, guess what happens next? we have the debate

around how we unlock and how quickly we unlock then it starts to rise again and starts to creep above one and you are back in the same position. unless you can overlap a national lockdown with the vaccine, the mythical vaccine that may never come, fingers crossed that it does, then you have got nothing left in then you have got nothing left in the tool box than what the prime minister has done, which is to gradually increase more restrictions. the other point i made, it is about consent, and i fear that consent is slipping away in the country and that is why my challenge to government and ministers is keep making the case because it is notjust about winning the vote in here because we have a big majority and that is easy, because we have got to win the argument as well. why do you think public consent might be slipping by, is it down to government communications? a lot of it goes back to the testing issue, that hits some of the nervousness around this but actually generally speaking

there is wide variation in different parts of the country so in the area i represent, winchester, the seven day rolling average, one case, and i've had people who run pubs, just in the rectory, you say effectively this is a national lockdown for them, and it seems very harsh to them, and it seems very harsh to them —— just in the wet trade. i understand why they have gone for consistency across the country because they say it is confusing with different policies in different areas, andl with different policies in different areas, and i can see the confusion would grow, but i want to see much more local and i said in the house yesterday to matt hancock, i would like to see more local decentralised control of test, track and trace the idea of national measures, we are now moving past that, i think. —— and the idea of national measures stop there is discontent in the conservative party with how the whole thing has been handled. yes,

and also grumpiness including for me, which i know you find hard to believe, but there is grumpiness around how this place is involved in this decisions. this place is nowhere near enough involved so it was welcome today that the prime minister said they would be more debates and actual votes on some of the stuff we are doing because that goes back to my point. if we don't keep the public consent on this, we are really in trouble with this virus. thanks forjoining us. there has been discontent on the conservative benches about how the government and number ten has handled these issues and how they have worked with parliament but also theissue have worked with parliament but also the issue as to whether public consent is slipping away. boris johnson tonight, during his televised speech, from downing street, he will be trying to persuade the public to get on—board with the changes but they will be questions because of the chopping and changing and the work from home advise as to whether things become rather confusing for people and whether that is an issue in terms of

getting them to follow the rules. jess parker, thanks forjoining us. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has gone further than the prime minister, announcing a ban on scots visiting other people's homes, with some exceptions. she also said those that can work from home, should do so. as in england, scotland will also have a curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants — meaning they will have to close by 10pm from friday. nicola sturgeon said she hoped that by acting early, restrictions could be in place for a shorter period than six months. it is the case that until scientific developments like a vaccine change the battle in the game —— change the game in the battle against covid, it will have an impact on our lives, but that doesn't mean that these changes will have an impact on our lives for six months. by acting early and substantially we hope these changes will be in place for

shorter than if we had waited longer to act. given the nature of this virus, it is important to be clear that these might be needed for longer than that. let's speak now to linda bauld, professor of public health at the university of edinburgh. let's focus on what nicola sturgeon said, going further than boris johnson. is that the right way to go? i've seen some of the data from test and protect and it is clear that household transmission is a big issue and these restrictions on household gatherings and meetings in houses have also been in place in northern ireland, as well. it has been announced. it is difficult for people and there are exceptions but i have expected to hear an announcement about how some gatherings would be curtailed in england but i didn't hear that and

that surprised me. this is an area we need to address and that is what nicola sturgeon has announced today. you think boris johnson nicola sturgeon has announced today. you think borisjohnson should have gone further in terms of household meetings? absolutely. i understand the need to protect the economy, but if the spread is between family and friends and that is a major issue, with the —— we do need to look at that very carefully. boris johnson has addressed the commons this afternoon and this evening he addresses the people of the country. he has got quite a hard job. as we have heard from some commentators there is an issue of consent and public support for these measures and is that fracturing a little bit and is that fracturing a little bit and fragmenting? there is good data on this, we have the covid social study done at universal college london and they have been doing this for many weeks, and in terms of the data that is starting to drop, it

dropped in mid—may as it became more confusing and it has declined slowly and it is worse in england and it is in the other devolved nations. i was pleased to see the chief medical advisers yesterday to mapping out the data. we need daily briefings again in my view because public trust, instead of slapping fines on people, which is part of the approach, explain why and keep explaining and bring the people with you because if you don't do that there is real problems. the prime minister talking about potentially six months of restrictions, do you think that is wise, to be talking about such a long period of time? maybe that will bring a kind of fatigue to people and maybe even disappointment and despair?m fatigue to people and maybe even disappointment and despair? it might do, and the data on depression and anxiety are moving in the wrong direction. they improved when we came out of lockdown and they are

going in the wrong direction again now. to say six months in that blanket way is not helpful, you need to commit to reviews and recognise that if the data says things are improving, and! that if the data says things are improving, and i hope this will slow the cases down, then you need to provide people with a clear route map of what are the steps and when we will review and what might be changed in future even if you can't be specific about the time. great to talk to you. professor, thanks for joining us. the headlines on bbc news: the prime minister says we've reached a perilous turning point and that new restrictions in england are likely to be in place for six months. pubs and restaurants will close at 10pm — wedding guest numbers are halved — and those who can should work from home. nicola sturgeon outlines new restrictions to limit the spread of the virus in scotland, including a ban on indoor visits to other households.

what kind of impact will the new restrictions have on bars, pubs and restaurants and the culture of city centres? our correspondent, phil mackie, is in birmingham and we can speak to him now. what has been the reaction there to the new restrictions announced by the new restrictions announced by the prime minister? i was talking to someone who owns three clubs and he says it will have a big impact on businesses that don't really get going until ten o'clock at night and they can't see how they can keep going for another six months of restrictions, given they faced four months of lockdown earlier. just now i was approached by a woman who runs a business, an office not farfrom here, 20 people have come back from work but now they will be packing up again. 20 people who won't be coming into the city centre and spending money on lunch and coffee. henrietta, what do you think the

impact will be on a city like birmingham? birmingham and solihull do thrive in the hospitality sector and these announcements will have an impact both on foot fall from office workers and businesses that rely on more of the late—night raid. businesses have got a role to play in tackling the rising covid but we need to know from government, what are you going to do to support businesses next? all of the furlough and these loans are winding down, so how is the government going to be supporting businesses through the next phase? people in the hospitality sector say this is a blunt stick and the people who have had been abiding by the —— you have been abiding by the regulations feel they are being punished because of they are being punished because of the businesses that haven't. plenty of our members are very much following the guidance right to the letter and they welcome additional enforcement for businesses who have been avoiding it so far but it is important that the government and enforcement agencies bear in mind there is a lot of guidance coming

out businesses at the same time and new things being week so being clear that they are differentiating between businesses who are actively flouting the rules and those who have just made an honest mistake. we we re have just made an honest mistake. we were talking that it is not all doom and gloom and some of your businesses have been doing ok since the pandemic, can you explain who are the winners and whether they are taking on staff? we have seen a mixed picture from our members and some in the events industry are still in lockdown, they cannot reopen on the 1st of october, so they are in the most difficult position, but there are winners, some in the hospitality industry have switched to online, moving to digital retail and digital events, like tasting and activities, and those in the it sector have seen growth in demand and have created jobs, so while it is very much hard for a large jobs, so while it is very much hard fora large numberof jobs, so while it is very much hard for a large number of businesses especially those who are public facing, there are others who have found those opportunities in facing

this. thanks forjoining us. this would normally be the site for the german christmas market in november and december and that brings thousands of people into birmingham every week and it brings in millions of pounds. we also have the convention centre here which also brings in many more millions of pounds into the city centre, but these things are not happening at these things are not happening at the moment. it is a bleak outlook for those front facing hospitality and events industry is but as you heard from henrietta there are some winners in here but the difference is it is difficult to know what is going to happen and how much longer this will last. will it be six months, will it ease by christmas two people are quite gloomy about the prospects at the moment, i think. -- the prospects at the moment, i think. —— will it ease by christmas? i think people are quite gloomy. we have the new figures regarding coronavirus. the trajectory is very

much upwards in the second wave. the highest number of the second wave daily cases. 4926, so nearly 5000 new cases, and that compares to 4368 yesterday. 4926 new cases. the line on the graph is in an upwards direction. nearly 5000 new cases in the last 24—hour period. more on the impact on the hospitality industry after the latest restrictions were announced by boris johnson after the latest restrictions were announced by borisjohnson in the commons. our business presenter, ben thompson, is at a pub in south london. it is very easy to look at these restrictions that have been put in place, they come into force on thursday and you might think they arejust thursday and you might think they are just shaving an hour of the opening times of places like this,

and it might not make a huge difference, but many pub owners say the big difference is that you can only have one sitting for dinner, and we know venues like this make a lot of their money from food. you get a sitting in at 730 for a couple of hours but you can't get the second sitting at 930 or ten o'clock because the prime minister said that the doors will shut at ten o'clock. it won't be last orders and people starting to leak of these places will be closed by ten o'clock. —— people starting to leave, these places will be closed. the hospitality industry already suffering from lockdown. now big questions about what this means for customer confidence and we know the hospitality industry relies on people feeling confident and safe to come out to places like this, nipping in for come out to places like this, nipping infora come out to places like this, nipping in for a pint on the way home or coming up for dinner. with new restrictions in place, the limited opening hours for bars and restau ra nts, ma ny limited opening hours for bars and restaurants, many feel this sends the message that they should not

come out and therefore fought the bosses of organisations like those trying to work out how many staff they need —— for the bosses. and you also now cannot get served at the bar, and it will be table service only, so they will have to spend more on staff to take the orders and also to deliver them to tables. on both sides they say this is a double whammy and they think revenues could be hit by as much as 50% because they lose the second sitting from dinnerand at they lose the second sitting from dinner and at the same time at their costs increase because they having to have more staff to police the new rules and to serve people at tables as well. thanks forjoining us. mrjohnson said troops could be deployed to free up the police to focus on enforcing coronavirus rules. but what challenges will officers face? our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is in north london.

the prime minister saying they will be more emphasis on enforcement but what you think the police reaction to the new measures will be on their role in enforcing them?” to the new measures will be on their role in enforcing them? i get a sense of a change in tone from talking to senior police officers andl talking to senior police officers and i do think there is going to be and i do think there is going to be a shift in tone. there is a lack of patience now from the government in people who are breaching the rules and there has been a lack of patients from police forces for some time especially for those organising large parties —— patience. they are trying to stop people from holding big unauthorised events and that is causing them a lot of grief and clearly with the infection rate rising it is becoming much more serious again, so although the police will still be using the syste m police will still be using the system of explaining and encouraging before using force, i think the encouragement strand where they say to people, you clearly know that they are breaching the regulations, thatis they are breaching the regulations,

that is going to be fairly short now. they will move quite quickly to enforcement. so somebody who is flag ra ntly enforcement. so somebody who is flagrantly breaching the rules, they will be dealt with, we know the minimum fine is gone up to £2000. so the fines are getting stiff as we go into at least a new soft lockdown and the feeling was that the first time round in the very hard lockdown people were starting to learn what this all meant and what social distancing meant, and people have had to learn what this means with face coverings, but now everybody should be clear what that means about distancing and people should be clear about the rule of six and clear about the rules about wearing face coverings and masks, and so police will move more quickly to enforcement, i think. police will move more quickly to enforcement, ithink. daniel, police will move more quickly to enforcement, i think. daniel, thanks for joining enforcement, i think. daniel, thanks forjoining us. a reminder that the prime minister borisjohnson will broadcast an address to the nation this evening at 8pm. you can watch that here

on the news channel and on bbc one. in his first conference speech as labour leader, sir keir starmer has made a direct appeal to voters who abandoned the party at the last election to "take another look" now. he said labour's values would be based on the principles of ‘decency, opportunity and security'. and he lashed out at boris johnson — arguing that he wasn't up to the job. iain watson reports. labour is under new leadership. that was keir starmer‘s message and his warm up act herself was supposed to personify how the party was changing. it is my immense pleasure to introduce the leader of the labour party, keir starmer. ruth smeeth was a prominent critic ofjeremy corbyn's handling of anti—semitism. she lost her seat in stoke at the last election and today in doncaster, keir starmer delivered his speech,

literally, in front of a red wall. references to patriotism replaced detailed policies and he listed what he saw as labour's values. decency, fairness, opportunity, compassion and security. that reference to security was designed to address what was seen as a weak spot under jeremy corbyn but keir starmer had an even tougher message for his grassroots. borisjohnson didn't so much as win the last election — labour lost it. we've granted the tories a decade of power. the tories have had as many election winners in five years as we've had in 75. it's a betrayal of what we believe in to let this go on. it's time to get serious about winning. he distanced himself from the last labour leader and then from the conservatives, but his blunt attack on borisjohnson wasn't so much about policy as character.

whilst borisjohnson was writing flippant columns about bendy bananas, i was defending victims and prosecuting terrorists. while he was being sacked by a newspaperfor making up quotes, i was fighting forjustice and the rule of law. but he said it would not be enough for voters to lose trust in the conservatives. we're not going to win back those we've lost with a single speech or a clever policy offer. trust takes time. to those who have turned away from labour, i say this — we hear you. instead of specific policies, he had priorities to close the attainment gap in education and to improve social care. never again will labour take you or the things you care about for granted. and i ask you, take another look at labour. we're under new leadership.

keir starmer had an often brutal message to his own party about the need to win power but he was also more brutal than before in attacking the prime minister. then he rushed back to westminster to continue his opposition. so far starmer has tried to prove he is a competent leader but some in his own party even think he lacks inspiration. today he injected passion into a speech in a near empty room but some to the left of his party think he's just clearing the ground to ditch radical policies, while the conservatives accuse him of not doing so. he says his next manifesto will feel like the future is coming but it seems his own distinctive set of policies are pretty distant, too. iain watson, bbc news. an update on the latest coronavirus figures, the number of cases in the last 24—hour period has gone up to nearly 5000. that is as the second wave continues to rise. 4926. we

also hear that the number of deaths in the uk has gone up to 37, the highest level of deaths in a 24—hour period sincejuly highest level of deaths in a 24—hour period since july the 14th, highest level of deaths in a 24—hour period sincejuly the 14th, so 37 deaths stop confirmation of what the government's scientific advisers said yesterday, that this is a very dangerous rise, a second wave coming of coronavirus, and 37 new deaths in the last 24—hour period. and almost 5000 new cases as well. now we have the latest weather forecast. the weather is set to get much cooler over the next day or two and today the best of the sunshine at the temperatures is in the east of england, with 26 in east anglia, and further north and west we have rain

in scotland and northern ireland where it will turn increasingly windy and generally things turning cloudy across western areas of england and wales, maybe even the odd shower in the south—west later. as we go through the evening and overnight, the band of rain, the cold front will eventually clear away from scotland and northern ireland, the weather becoming dry about turning wetter for england and wales. under clear skies a big drop in temperatures and indeed it could be cold enough for a touch of frost on the grass in the far north of scotland, but still relatively mild for england and wales. through wednesday the band of rain pushing east and the rain turning increasingly heavy and persistent over eastern areas and a few showers to the west, and the rest of the dry weather and sunshine for scotland and northern ireland and this is where we will see the lowest temperatures. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister announces

new measures to tackle the second wave of coronavirus — borisjohnson says it's a ‘perilous turning point‘ and that the latest restrictions in england are likely to be in place for six months. for the time being, this virus is a fact of our lives, and i must tell the house and the country, that our fight against it will continue. labour will do whatever is reasonable and necessary to support that, to save lives, to protect the nhs, but the government must lead. and must do so fast. i can work from home and i think we should if it means the infection rate remains low so we need to do everything. i feel sorry for people with parents and children, being stuck at home. in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon goes further — from tomorrow people will not be allowed to visit each other‘s homes. by acting early and substantially,

we hope these new measures will be in place for a shorter period than would be the case if we waited longer to act. thousands more jobs are to go — with the hospitality industry once again bearing the brunt. the new coronavirus measures have been announced after yesterday's stark warning from the government's chief scientific and medical advisors. our health correspondent catherine burns has been looking at what's driving the government's decisions. only last month, but as autumn starts, it feels like a world away since we were being encouraged to eat out to help out. now the situation and the tone is very different. yesterday's briefing from the government's chief medical and scientific advisers had one purpose. it was a wake—up call, with a warning that numbers are rising and that if nothing is done, the uk could see a significantjump in cases by the middle of next month. if that continued, we would end up

with something like 50,000 cases in the middle of october per day. 50,000 cases per day would be expected to lead a month later, so the middle of november, say, to 200 plus deaths per day. the number of covid patients has been rising all month and there are now more than a thousand people being treated in hospital, but this does not mean we will definitely see a return to the worst days of the peak of the pandemic. it is a worst—case scenario, not a prediction of what will happen. which is why the government is acting now. expect more empty offices as we are being asked to try working from home again if possible. same too for the curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants. it is all trying to do the same thing — make it harderfor the virus to spread by cutting what is being called unnecessary contact between people.

but some doctors and scientists have written to the government saying they think now is the time to step back and reconsider if more restrictions are really the right way to go. we have a very good idea of who is vulnerable and who is not vulnerable so we should really capitalise on that, to try and protect those who are vulnerable and let those who are not vulnerable, and we know they are not vulnerable, to go out and live their lives in a normal fashion. in my view, that does risk a lot of excess deaths and a lot of people become very ill and having complications from covid—19. for example, i've got many patients who have developed long—term heart and lung damage from covid—19 so it is notjust old people who die. young people can also become very unwell. we are not seeing a return to the deserted streets of march and april, we are not in a full lockdown. but once again we are being asked to change and to restrict our lives to try to stop this virus. catherine burns, bbc news.

borisjohnson has said it's "very difficult" to ask "freedom loving" britons to follow the rules, as he blamed a minority for the increase in cases of coronavirus. it comes after he announced a tightening of restrictions, including increased wearing of face coverings, and a 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants. the prime minister was responding to questions from the labour mp ben bradshaw in the house of commons, let's listen to that exchange. does he think that the reason germany and italy have far lower covid rates than us, with life continuing more or less normally, might be because they have locally and publicly run test and trace services, that actually work? no mr speaker, i don't and i think the continual attacks on local test and trace and what the nhs test and trace have done are undermining and unnecessary, and actually, there is an important difference between our

country and many others round the world hand is our country is a freedom loving country, mr speaker, if you look at the history of this country in the last 300 years, virtually every advance from free speech to democracy, to, has come from this country, and it is very difficult to ask the british population, uniformly, to obey, to obey a guidelines in the way it is and ben bradshawjoins me now. first of all, on test and trace, he was says that you are undermining confidence in test and trace and earlier this month he said opposition members sneer and mock it, but our test and trace system is conducted more tests than any other country in europe. yes, he always says that, doesn't he, whenever anybody question what is he is doing is successful as our test and trace

system clearly isn't, he accuses us of criticising the people who are doing it. we are not. my local public health officials in devon and my local authority officials in devon are desperate to do more, and to have responsibility for it. the problem with our system and that was the implication of my question, is it has been overcentralised and privatised and it is just not working, and the comparison i think with germany, italy is very very important, they both have very decentralised locally and publicly run decentralised locally and publicly ru n test decentralised locally and publicly run test and trace systems and they are work, that is why they currently have a fraction of the level of our infections and he didn't even try to a nswer infections and he didn't even try to answer the question. he came up with ridiculous nonsense about they have less covid because they are not freedom loving. for goodness' sake prime minister! a lot the criticism has been on the laboratories and these biggs superla bs, has been on the laboratories and these biggs superlabs, are you saying that you would like to use a much wider network of maybe private laboratories round the country? yes,

private and public, public health england laboratories, national health laboratories and this is something labour has been calling for right from the start. we have urged the prime minister and this government end their obsession with privatisation an centrally say, giving huge contracts to serco and deloittes who have failed to deliver and do what germany and italy have been doing, which is use their publicly owned and publicly funded health infrastructure. that is what these people are there for, they have wa nted these people are there for, they have wanted that responsibility, they have wanted the support, they still haven't been given it and that is, i believe, why we are not getting the level of tracing that they are achieving in germany and italy where their rates are now as a result so much lower. overall, the prime minister announced this package of new restrictions and your party leader sir keir starmer said the labour party supports themselves, so do you support them?

yes, iam themselves, so do you support them? yes, i am afraid they are probably necessary although i would like to see nor flexibility. in necessary although i would like to see norflexibility. in the south—west and exeter, the part of world i represent, we have far lower rates, which could be an argument for having a more flexible approach like the ones they have in other countries which have less centralised systems but i am afraid the national measures that the prime minister announced today are necessary , minister announced today are necessary, but they are a direct result of his failure to deliver on an effect sieve test and trace system, unlike other countries and thatis system, unlike other countries and that is why our numbers are going back up. do you think the measures, do they go far enough or would you like to have seen him do more? maybe on people meeting in each other‘s households and so on? it is impossible tojudge households and so on? it is impossible to judge that until we see whether they have any impact. think on balance, probably, you a lwa ys think on balance, probably, you always going to have to balance the economic and the health impact of any measures that you undertake, and i think we have to go, we are going

to have to actual watch carefully to see if they don't stem the rapid increase in the next week or two further measures will probably be necessary but i think we have to reservejudgment on necessary but i think we have to reserve judgment on that. he talked to you about freedom loving britons and he has to persuade freedom loving britons of this evening, when he addresses the nation on television, these restrictions have to be obeyed, for the common good. yes, but actually, with the exception of dominic cummings, most british people have been incredibly beadient and have adhered very closely to the rules and the guidelines since this whole jute break came out. it is a complete insult to the germans and italians to suggest the reason they have been more successful than borisjohnson has been is somehow hay don't like freedom. germans and italians today as we speak are enjoying more freedom than we are because their lives are carrying on as normal because their covid rates are lower.

when the prime minister is on a sticky wicket he tends to lash out with generalisations and stupid comments. i wish he would get on and doa comments. i wish he would get on and do a competentjob of getting rid of the virus and getting the country back on its feet. thank you. people are being advised to get a flu jab to help protect against the "double danger" of flu and coronavirus. research shows people can catch both diseases at the same time — with serious and sometimes deadly consequences. the aim is to give jabs to 30 million people and more people will be offered a free flu vaccine this year — anyone over 50 in england is eligible. care homes are among those who have been hit extremely hard by coronavirus, with many of their residents having died since the pandemic began. since lockdown ended, an increasing number of people have been able to visit the homes — but with coronavirus cases rising across the country, there's concern that restrictions on visits may have to be re—imposed.

i'm joined by caroline may, whose mother in law has been in a care home since march. and shejoins us now. and she joins us now. just tell us a bit about what it has been like to have her in a care home during this horrific time for the country and for care homes round the country. horrific time for the country and for care homes round the countrym is just been really, for care homes round the countrym isjust been really, really for care homes round the countrym is just been really, really strange to put it, you know mildly at all, because basically, wendy, my mum in law went into the care home in scarborough three—and—a—half weeks before lockdown, so, what was difficult not only moving her into care, but also the fact that then we couldn't see her for a care, but also the fact that then we couldn't see herfor a huge period of time, so we have seen him twice in the period of six months, so it has been an incredibly difficult

time because putting into ca re time because putting into care is hard, but that sense of family feeling you have abandoned people, even more, it is more so when covid's here and we know we can't visit, but we wholeheartedly com pletely can't visit, but we wholeheartedly completely agree with the rules in place. so you have seen her ties in six month, do you fear there might be more restrictions coming, the way of care home, some care homes imposing their own restrictions and stopping visits so you might not be able the seer in the future. absolutely and that is going to be the case now, and, i think obviously as the numbers are on the increase, understandably it leads you to think when will this be back to normal, which is what all of us are thinking but the added pressure is for us to think, when will we be able to see heragain? think, when will we be able to see her again? the only thing that makes it so much easier or a bit easier for us is the fact that the home are so proactive, allowing do you phone

in literally as often as you want, to have facetime, to have sky sports, any of the contacts, —— skype, and one of the members of staff when we phoned up said it has been a privilege to care for her, andi been a privilege to care for her, and i think being able to have that contact with them, makes a huge amount of difference. it is a frightening time to have a relative ina care frightening time to have a relative in a care home, however good the ca re in a care home, however good the care home is, we know that the death rates in care homes have been pretty horrific in the last few month, how scary is that for you? yeah, obviously it is incredibly scary, particularly with the first lockdown. there was that feeling because she had onlyjust gone in, as well, and the numbers and the death rates were incredibly high and every single piece of news featured the care home sector, you did feel, particularly for us, we felt like we had moved her somewhere she was even more vulnerable than she would have been before. but as time went on,

then real liced that the way they we re then real liced that the way they were protecting and locking down and were protecting and locking down and we we re were protecting and locking down and we were grateful they could always get the ppe, and they were really focussed on that, we had to then accept that that was way it is s and you know, and it is harder up for us as relatives emotionally because wendy has dementia so her concept of time is affected, so it is much harder on the relatives and of course as we go into this long winter, and as we see the numbers don't rise it is very frightening. well, caroline, thank you so much for talking to us and sharing what has been going on with our audience. caroline may whose mother—in—law has beenin caroline may whose mother—in—law has been ina caroline may whose mother—in—law has been in a care home since march, good luck to you and your family. thank you. thanks. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister says we've reached a perilous turning point

and that new restrictions in england are likely to be in place for six months. pubs and restaurants will close at 10pm — wedding guest numbers are halved — and those who can should work from home. nicola sturgeon outlines new restrictions to limit the spread of the virus in scotland, including a ban on indoor visits to other households. the mother of suspected is terrorist el shafee elsheikh has lost a high court challenge against the home secretary's decision to share evidence about her son with us authorities. elsheikh, seen here speaking to the bbc two years ago, alongside his co—accused alexanda kotey, is currently in us custody. last month priti patel agreed to provide material to the american government under what's known as mutual legal assistance. elsheikh and kotey are accused of belonging to a cell of executioners in syria nicknamed the beatles, because of their british accents. official figures in the us show the number of people killed

by coronavirus is now close to 200,000. the pandemic has become an issue in the presidential election. mr trump maintains that everything which could have been done has been done — and says the rates of infection and deaths are proportionally very low. but the democrats' joe biden accuses mrtrump of bungling the american response. his senior party colleague, nancy pelosi, has been at an event to mark what she says are the 200,000 deaths — here's what she had to say. this was preventable. not all of it, but much of it. and what could be lost in the future is preventable too if westminster brace science. science instead of politics. at the centre for disease control, great scientists there demoralised by the political overturning of recommendations, to save lives. we can recommendations, to save lives. we

ca n p reve nt recommendations, to save lives. we can prevent this from happening, to so many families, just look at the lives lost and mull ply it. notjust by the number but the family and the sense of community. the loss we have some news coming in from ba rclays we have some news coming in from barclays telling their staff, people working from home if they can work from home, barclays telling their staff to return to working from home, barclays says it will tell hundreds of staff in the united kingdom who had gone back to the office, to return to working from home. barclays told the bbc that the company is making the move after today's new guidance from the government, from boris johnson, around 1,000 employees worldwide returned to the office over the summer. that is the latest on people working from home once again. that

is the advice from barclays to staff to return to working from home. a world health organization project to develop vaccines for covid—19 has been joined by 156 countries. but there are two major names missing. china and the united states have decided not to take part. the aim is to help poor countries get equal access to any new vaccines by the end of next year. not even has the resources to buy a cure. it is why the world health organization has come up with the covax project. 156 countries clubbing together to buy and fairly distribute vaccine, together they represent two thirds of the world's population. this is not charity. it is in every country's best interest. we are

seeing —— we sink or we swim together. but together doesn't include the usa, which is working on its own vaccine, americans first. hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month and we expect to have enough vaccines for every american by april. america's absence shouldn't be a surprise. the us is leaving the world health organization because it claims the organisation is controlled by china. but china isn't involved in covax either. it is currently testing its vaccine on the military, while russia starts a mass vaccination programme next month. both have raised concerns about cutting corner to win the race, neither are on the list of vibe seens that reached the stage involving widespread human testing. think there are moral applications in not providing vaccines to the world's citizen.

there are political ramification as some countries like russia use it as a political tool. ithink some countries like russia use it as a political tool. i think the real economic consequences too, to not functions like a world, a world community. but the covax project's immediate problem is money. two billion is needed to pay for the vaccine, so far it has raised just $700 million. it is unclear how deals wean pharmaceutical companies and participating countries will affect the project itself. lots of uncertainty then for a project with admiral cumbria as some sport venues were hoping — and preparing for — the limited return of fans, a further blow today. plans for a partial return of sports fans to stadiums in england from the start of next month have been "paused" as part of the prime minister's announcement. laura scott reports. only last week, football league clubs scrambled to stage pilot events for the partial maternal fans

having received unexpected 079 mism and plans arising from that have been dashed and a period of deep uncertainty for the sports sector egivens. it is the case we need to be cautious at moment and a mass re—opening at this stage wouldn't be appropriate, we recognise that sport is a vital part of the life of this nation an we are looking at everything question do to support our athletes, great clubs through what will be a challenging type. the government had already been warned about the impact. 100 sports and fitness organisations wrote to the prime minister asking foran wrote to the prime minister asking for an urgent recovery fund. they said ata for an urgent recovery fund. they said at a time when our role should be central to the nation's recovery, the feature of the sector is perilous and coronavirus could lead toa perilous and coronavirus could lead to a lost generation of sport and activity. clubs in the lower leagues could struggle to survive.“ activity. clubs in the lower leagues could struggle to survive. if it isn't forthcoming you are going to see potentially a devastating impact

in terms of loss of clubs and the job losses that that means, but people should be under no illusion it is only when we return to full crowds that actually, that the finances will get back to anything like normal. here at twickenham, tickets had been on sale for games later this autumn, but today's announcement puts a stop to all that. with job losses already looming at english rugby union's headquarters, the fear is that could spread throughout the game. the pilot we hosted i don't belief to the best of my knowledge hasn't actively contributed to significant orany actively contributed to significant or any rise actively contributed to significant orany rise in actively contributed to significant or any rise in the virus in this area, and we clearly demonstrated we can deliver in a safe secure environment. in the last hour, a rugby union pilot tonight at bath has been called off and doubts remain over leyton orient‘s fixture against tottenham after a number of positive coronavirus cases in their squad. sport won't have been surprised by today's announcement but a long delay to the return of

fa ns but a long delay to the return of fans means some club, leagues and venue fans means some club, leagues and venue face a crisis. so, how will that impact the football leagues in england? kieran maguire is a football finance expert and author of "the price of football". good to have you with us, i suppose people's hearts might not be bleeding too much for the premier league club, they are still doing multi—million transfer deals at the moment. the lower leagues, how big a blow is it to them? significant. three—quarters of clubs in the football league were losing money pre—covid and the finances were precarious. it would only have taken a small shock to have huge ramification as far as the industry is concerned and once you drop into seemy professional football in the national league, 21 clubs out of 24 we re national league, 21 clubs out of 24 were losing money there and they we re were losing money there and they were losing money there and they were losing round about £300,000 a week, and were very dependent on

fa ns week, and were very dependent on fans turning up to generate income, to allow them to cover costs 0 so the news today, i think will have many club owners and executives going back to their budgets and looking desperately for ways they can cut costs. can they cut cost, can cut costs. can they cut cost, can they survive? how many do row think could go out of business all together? because the prime minister was saying these restrictions maybe in force for six months? well, if football is going to continue with no fans coming through the turnstile, if we take a look at the finances, for example, clubs in the championship were losing £600 million pre—covid, a lot will depend on the benevolence and generosity of clu b on the benevolence and generosity of club owners who historically have plugged the gaps but many will be running local businesses which are being hit and they might not have the spare cash to cover the losses of the football club as well. so there as to be a genuine fear as to whether football in its present form

can survive, or whether or not it will have to go into another form of hibernation as we saw in march through to june. and in terms of which clubs are most at risk, is it down 0 way they have been run over the last few years or done to how much cash they have in the bank? well, at a time like this, it is all to do with cash flow. some clu bs it is all to do with cash flow. some clubs will have had some cash as a result of player sales and add ones over the course of the summer which might keep them going, they will have had advances in terms of the tv deal but that tends to be an advance of money, it is not additional money, so therefore now we are looking at owners, many fans themselves have put monetary policy into clubs by buying their season tickets, more on a wing or a prayer than the actual expectation they get to see matches take place on a regular basis and it could be there will be various forms of fundraising

taking place, because as fan know, the football club is part of the local commune the, it gives them an identity, it gives an identity to the town or city they represent and they will be desperate to avoid losing that. as you say, in many insta nces losing that. as you say, in many instances they are the heart and soul of the community, should government step in to help in these perilous times? they have stepped in to help the theatres and the world of the art, should they be coming to the rescue of some of the football clu bs the rescue of some of the football clubs who are in danger of going under necessary well, i think any form of help is forthcoming it will have to come at a price. the governance and regulation and the transparency of football and the wait operates itself. effectively it is an owners or members club, the way the premier league and the efl are organised. i think fans will wa nt are organised. i think fans will want some greater form of reputation andi want some greater form of reputation and i think the government would be looking if they are looking to advance cash, there has to be something coming back from the clubs

and the authoritieses themselves. good to talk to you, thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. today, the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures by a cross eastern england. highs up to 26 in east anglia. in the north—west we have a weather front bringing rain to scotland and northern ireland where it will turn windy and generally things turn cloudierment could see a shower turning up in the south—west later in the day. as we go through this evening an overnight our band of rain, a cold front will clear away from scotland and northern ireland, the weather becoming drier here but turning wetter to england and wales. a big drop in temperatures and it could be cold enough for a tough of frost on the grass in the far north of scotland. still relatively mild for england and wales, through wednesday we see the band of rain pushing

eastwards, the rain turning heavy an persistent in eastern area, a few showers to the west. the best of the dry weather and sunshine for scotla nd dry weather and sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, this is where we will see the lowest temperatures.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines. the prime minister announces new measures to tackle the second wave of coronavirus. borisjohnson says it's a "perilous turning point" and that the latest restrictions in england are likely to be in place for six months. for the time being, this virus is a fact of our lives, and i must tell the house and the country, that our fight against it will continue. labour will do whatever is reasonable and necessary to support that, to save lives, to protect the nhs, but the government must lead. and must do so fast. pubs and restaurants will close at 10pm, wedding guest numbers are halved, and those who can should work from home.