pressure on the government to step up economic support for businesses and workers, amid fears of a tsunami of job losses. as the new coronavirus restrictions come into force — and millions are told to work from home again — businesses brace themselves for the impact. he's phasing in health measures, restrictions that we do support, but, at the same time, he's phasing out economic support. health measures and economic measures are now dangerously out of synch. we will go forward with further creative and imaginative schemes to keep our economy moving. the chancellor says he will outline his latest plans to protectjobs tomorrow, but there'll be no autumn budget because of the uncertainty caused by the pandemic. another big rise in uk coronavirus cases —

more than 6,000 new infections recorded in the past 2a hours, but deaths remain low. a warning from the government — there could be queues of 7,000 lorries around dover in january, if hauliers don't prepare for post—brexit customs changes. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing hears the last of the tributes to the 22 victims, as its chairman says he feels a huge responsibility to find answers. and prince harry is accused of intervening in the us presidential election as buckingham palace distances the royal family from his comments. and coming up on bbc news, as indoor sports like netball face an uncertain winter following the new coronavirus restrictions, we hearfrom those affected at grassroots level.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the chancellor will give details tomorrow of his latest plans to protectjobs through the winter as the latest coronavirus restrictions come into force. during prime minister's questions, mps on all sides urged borisjohnson to act swiftly to prevent what one called a "tsunami ofjob losses" in the months ahead. the furlough scheme, introduced in march, initially saw the government pay up to 80% of people's wages — it protected millions ofjobs, but it has been tapering off and comes to an end next month. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster. sophie, vicki young, is in westminster. as this pandemic h progressed, sophie, as this pandemic has progressed, the impact on our everyday lives has been very clear but when it comes to the economic downturn, well, the full impact on many people's jobs is still to come. some of those new measures that have been brought in to protect our health could now well be in place

for more than six months. that uncertainty has led to a budget are being cancelled under the chancellor will now have to come up with another plan to soften the blow. welcome to eden court, scotland's single largest arts venue... across the country, businesses are struggling. the seeds in his theatre are empty and could stay that way for months. james says they are having difficulty paying the bills. most of the wages are being paid by the furlough scheme. there will be a tsunami of job losses the furlough scheme. there will be a tsunami ofjob losses across the performing arts, with the furlough scheme coming to an end and without the ability for us to return to live performance in a meaningful way. the ability for us to return to live performance in a meaningfulway. the government has already spent £40 billion supporting millions ofjobs but says that the scheme won't be supported. are you letting businesses down? it doesn't want to pay businesses for jobs businesses down? it doesn't want to pay businesses forjobs that have no long—term future. but the pressure has been managing to come up with an alternative. he is phasing and

health measures, restrictions which we do support but, at the same time, he is phasing out economic support. health measures and economic measures are now dangerously out of sync. the prime minister acknowledged the difficulties faced by business. these are indeed tough times andl by business. these are indeed tough times and i have no doubt many businesses, many employees, are feeling a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty and we will do our level best to protect them throughout this period. and promised more action. we will go forward with further creative and imaginative schemes to keep our economy moving. scotland's first minister has already announced tighter coronavirus restrictions than in england. there is an argument that all of us across the uk should actually be doing even more right now, and there is a danger that what starts to hold us backis danger that what starts to hold us back is not the public health analysis but financial limitations. the furlough scheme will end in six weeks' time, a cliff edge, say business leaders. we don't think

there needs to be a blanket extension for the furlough, but this is an emergency moment where there needs to be some additional support in place to protectjobs and, actually, it needs to come in very, very quickly because firms are making people redundant literally as we speak. coronavirus restrictions are now going to be with us for many more months, and the chancellor has been under huge pressure to extend the help he has already given to businesses and, tomorrow, he is going to dojust businesses and, tomorrow, he is going to do just that. it's understood he is looking at wage subsidy schemes, topping up the salaries of those in industries that have been struggling. a treasury source said his priority has always been people's jobs. the source said his priority has always been people'sjobs. the hospitality and leisure sectors are facing a bleak a few months. those who work in them will be desperate to hear whether the chancellor's plan will be enough to keep them in a job. vicki young, bbc news. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here. the chancellor has cancelled the

autumn budget, which underlines the seriousness of the situation. autumn budget, which underlines the seriousness of the situationm autumn budget, which underlines the seriousness of the situation. it is a big deal that the budget has been cancelled and the big picture is squaring that circle, of having to support the economy and jobs more because of the extra restrictions of coronavirus announced in the past week, but also just generally because of the economy. at the same time, a budget would have been a place where you start to explain how taxes might have risen to begin to pay some down payment on repaying that, so the budget being cancelled means that, tomorrow, we will get, i think, more spending on supporting jobs but that question about, you know, where is the payback on this, that can be delayed. i also think there will be pressure on the spending review. ithink there will be pressure on the spending review. i think we will probably get a spending review, it was meant to be for three or four yea rs was meant to be for three or four years but, like last year, we might find that you can only carve up the pie of spending for one year. so big decisions but we think, as vicki young said, we are heading for some sort of support for wages, not a

continuation of the furlough scheme but a reflection of the reality in the current jobs market. thank you. tighter coronavirus restrictions, like hospitality curfews, have been announced for all four home nations, but there are also some significant differences. in scotland and northern ireland, you can no longer meet up with other households indoors, so what is the scientific thinking behind those decisions? our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. the morning after lockdown was declared, central london was deserted. the total shutdown brought the virus under control but devastated the economy. today, with coronavirus cases rising, we are all facing new restrictions, but even the toughest are nothing like the first lockdown, when there were fears the nhs would be overwhelmed. when the national lockdown was introduced on the 23rd of march, deaths were averaging 200 per day. the virus was out of control. deaths

continue to rise for a while, peaking in early april at 1,000 patients a day, but lockdown sue had a dramatic effect —— soon had. deaths fell rapidly and continued to decline, even as lockdown restrictions were eased from may onwards. deaths have begun to rise again, but from a low level. ultimately, controlling coronavirus will depend on enough of us are abiding by the new rules. 10pm cu rfew abiding by the new rules. 10pm curfew is really going to have issues for us younger generation, because we like to go out and i know this is ruining our university lifestyle, which is meant to be like an experience for us. if they are going to have a lockdown, just have a full lockdown like before and try and get things under control. around 0ne and get things under control. around one in five people in the uk, 14 million people, are already subject to extra local measures. none of these comes close to a total

lockdown and there is mixed evidence on how well they have worked. 0ldham, in greater manchester, saw a surge in coronavirus cases from earlyjuly so, at the end of that month, local restrictions were introduced. people were not allowed to meet in each other‘s homes or gardens, but pubs, shops and restau ra nts gardens, but pubs, shops and restaurants remained open. cases did initially fall, but, despite rules being further tightened, the trend has generally been upwards. some of those tracking the epidemic think only a second lockdown will work. we need to apply a series of measures and it would be a short, sharp lockdown, potentially closing the pubs, greatly limiting household mixing. and the rule of six being made more strict, possiblyjust going back to the single household member mixing for social and psychological support. but another lockdown would further damage the

economy and risk other health consequences, through rising unemployment and poverty. there are no easy choices for ministers. fergus walsh, bbc news. the latest government figures show, in the last 24 hours, 6,178 new coronavirus infections recorded across the uk. it means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 4,501. and 262 people being admitted on average each day to hospital over the last week. this number doesn't include scotland. in the past 24 hours, 37 deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means, on average in the past week, 25 deaths were announced every day, taking the total number across the uk to 41,862. fergusjoins me now. when you look at the start of

september, we were just over 1,000 new cases, now it is 6,000, just over, it is a big rise, isn't it? it is and it is going to mean more patients admitted to hospital with covid—19. now, sadly, we are going to have to learn to live with coronavirus this winter. scientists accept that we can't suppress it com pletely accept that we can't suppress it completely and that means that more deaths, sadly, are inevitable, just as they are every year with blue and pneumonia, and more people are dying with those inflections back at elite infections at present than covid—19, although covid—19 has left thousands of people with long—term health problems —— with flu and pneumonia. the problem for government is trying to bear down on the virus sufficiently without crippling the economy. the attention we have had on all of the different various restrictions around the country and how they vary, it risks

overshadowing the central message on social distancing and on hand hygiene. the dynamics on how this virus spreads haven't changed. and the other thing is, it's important that people who have symptoms can get a test if they need one. fergus walsh, thank you. road hauliers have reacted angrily to a warning from the government that there could be queues of 7,000 lorries in kent if companies fail to prepare for customs changes at the end of the brexit transition period. they've accused ministers of trying to shift blame for the possible impact of no trade deal being agreed with the eu. cabinet minister michael gove says here's our economics editor, faisal islam. decades of seamless cross—channel trade without checks will come to an end when great britain exits the single market and customs union in 100 days' time. and the warning from government is that everyone should plan on the basis that thousands

of lorries could be stranded in kent. it is the worst nightmare for traders, particularly in perishable goods, such as david from kent. 24 hours in the life of the produce is a long time. and we put an order in this morning for holland that will be here at 2am tomorrow morning and if all that doesn't arrive at 2am tomorrow morning, i've got no produce to load onto my vehicles. the produce has to be here on time. otherwise, the whole of our business just collapses. he was responding after bbc news obtained the letter from the cabinet office minister michael gove to the freight industry acknowledging that the end of the brexit transition period could see... ..and... ..as france applies border checks to all hauliers without new required trade paperwork. today is a wake—up call,

and it's also a call to arms. we're pointing out to business and to others that if we prepare, then we can completely avoid this scenario. this is what the government referred to as a reasonable worst—case scenario, and it sounds familiar because it's rather similar to some of what was in the no—deal brexit documentation last year. but this is the first time the government has referred to mass disruption as a possible consequence of its oven—ready deal on the 1st of january, 2021. the government's aim with this is to get traders prepared. the hauliers, though, fear that they are getting the blame for any disruption. we wrote to gove in march of this year at the height of covid to say, "look, we need a longer transition period. "we need you to buy more time because we simply won't have enough "time to prepare at the back end of this year for what's coming "on the 1st of january. " they haven't listened. so, the onus has to sit

with government, really. the lack of understanding, the lack of appreciation for what this means for our industry. mr gove says he's not pointing the finger here, but can the government really cope with this type of disruption in the middle of a pandemic that's already floored the economy once? no consideration, even at the last minute, this cliff edge that could create queues of 7,000 trucks could be pushed back further into next year? no, the date of the end of the transition period has been fixed in law. it's been accepted across the house of commons. the labour front bench agreed that it is the right thing to do to get ready for this date. lorries will need an access permit even to get into kent where they're building new truck stops and traffic systems, but there's still a shortage of tens of thousands of customs agents. this will be a significant change to the way we trade at an already delicate time for the economy. faisal islam, bbc news. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening....

the chancellor will set out details tomorrow of his plans to help businesses and workers through the winter months as new restrictions begin and pressure grows on the government to protectjobs. and coming up... exactly six months on from the start of lockdown, we catch up with the choirmaster and talk to him about how he will deal with the next six months. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, british number one dan evans was comprehensively beaten by second seed stefanos tsitsipas in the first round of the hamburg european 0pen. they've called them pen portraits — the tributes that have been written and filmed by the family and friends of the 22 people who died in the manchester arena bombing in 2017. the last three were heard today at the inquiry.

its chairman, sirjohn saunders, said the experience had been deeply affecting and emotionally draining. and he felt a huge responsibility to try and find answers for the bereaved, and the survivors. this report from our correspondent, judith moritz. # i close my eyes and count to ten. performing was what 0livia campbell hardy loved, whether she was talking to friends and family or dancing here with her grandfather steve. 0livia adored spending time with her grandparents, and they had just arranged to spend the school holidays together. we were away the night after. 0riginally, 0livia had other plans and decided to change her mind and come. sadly, i identified her body that week. 0livia's grandparents were the emblem of the charity they have set up emblem of the charity they have set up in her name to tell the world

what she meant to them. what was it about 0livia you wanted everyone to understand by watching this?l feeling of being such a proud papa, because it's the last thing i can do for her. we wanted just to let her know that she was loved and what a large part of our lives she was and what a gaping hole she has left in the family. the tribute for alice and how focused on her life as the mum of six children. her husband steve explained how they have tried to cope since her death. the children have soldiered through everything. every decision we make, we always ask, what would alison have said, what would mum have said? and is never going to get easier. jane tweddle was described as a warrior mum. her three daughters said she had taught them to be kind and always stick together. the pen portraits were designed so that those who died could be remembered

individually, each of their characters brought alive as the court filled with music and memories. it was said today that if listening to them has been deeply affecting and emotionally draining, how much worse it must have been for the families who prepared and presented them. my lasting thoughts are of the huge responsibility resting on me, on the inquiry team and all of those contributing to this inquiry to try and find answers for the families and the survivors. the 22 victims were said to be mostly strangers brought together only in death. next week, the inquiry will begin the long process of examining the detail of the attack which claimed their lives. judith moritz, bbc news. the labour leader sir keir starmer has refused to rule out the possibility of supporting another scottish independence referendum in the future. he said his focus was on the scottish parliament elections next year, in which labour would be arguing against another referendum —

but refused to say what could happen after that. sir keir said labour had betrayed voters by failing to win the last four elections. he's been speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. a dozen labour politicians occupied this office, but stayed there. only six have ever moved into number 10. the latest hopeful so eager for a fresh start, the office even smells of paint. yesterday, you told the public and your party that labour had deserved to lose the election. did your half million members who pounded the streets in the dark, cold, and rain — did they deserve to lose? they did an incrediblejob campaigning for the labour party and we are really lucky to have members and supporters who work so hard for the party. but the message i was getting across yesterday was, if you lose an election in a democracy, you don't turn to the electorate and say, "what were you thinking?" you look at yourself. some people on the left of the party

may well feel you're doing exactly what they suspected, which is, when you were running to become leader, you were very careful not to criticise anything jeremy corbyn did and yet once you're comfortable in the perch as a leader, actually you are projecting that legacy. the labour pa rty‘s historic mission was to represent working people in parliament and to form governments to change lives. and we betray that if we don't take more seriously winning elections and actually changing lives. so were there elements, then, of the last five years that were betraying that? the failure to win elections of course betrays that. when you lose four elections in a row, you've lost the chance to change lives for better, and we have gifted the tories a decade or more of power. taking charge after disaster would be hard any time, but during a pandemic, sir keir‘s promise has been all about competence, not concrete plans. i want this country to be the best place to grow up in and the best place to grow old in. of course everyone would want that, but what would you do?

we need the values that underpin it, and in due course the policies but four years from an election, what's most important is to set out what it is that you want to achieve. well, actually, 2021 is a decisive year in british politics. it's the biggest set of local elections that we've had in a very long time. and elections in wales, and absolutely vital elections in scotland. maybe you cannot wait. would you ever support another referendum on scottish independence? another divisive referendum on independence in scotland, it is not what's needed. what is needed is an intense focus on rebuilding the economy, on making sure public services are rebuilt as well, and dealing with the pandemic. are you saying today that you would never back another referendum on independence in scotland? i'm setting out the position that we will be taking going into the may election... so you can't say that right now? because people can hear that you are trying to fudge the answer to this...

we don't know what will happen after may and in politics, people tell you with great certainty what's going to happen next year and the year after. and it doesn't always turn out that way. uncertainty, a fact of life or any politician. impossible to know how a mix in conviction and ambition will turn out for him. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. prince harry has been criticised for appearing to make an intervention in the us election. in a broadcast for time magazine alongside his wife, meghan, he urges american citizens to use their vote in this november's presidential election to reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity. it was their first joint tv appearance since they ceased being working members of the royal family in march. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph is here. the reaction? this is an example of the balancing act that harry and meghan are having to negotiate. they are in the united states, wanting to forge a new life for themselves, earning their own money and wanting

the freedom to speak out on social and political issues. but when they withdrew from royal lies earlier this year, they did so promising that whatever they did next, they would uphold the values of the queen —— when they withdrew from royal life. how do you judge that? she is of course politically neutral. these comments from harry and meghan are being interpreted as a direct attack on president trump and a call to vote forjoe biden. they had not been run pass any officials at buckingham palace beforehand and this evening, a spokesperson there has said that the duke is no longer a working member of the royal family and therefore, anything he now says is personal comment. daniela, thank you. it was six months ago today on 23rd march that the prime minister put the nation into complete lockdown, telling us all to stay at home to protect the nhs. now — with more measures coming into force — jon kay has been getting people's reaction to another six months of restrictions.

deep breath, and... for six months, ben has had to hold choir practice online. he has made a success of it. injune, we online. he has made a success of it. in june, we reported online. he has made a success of it. injune, we reported on his internet version of handel ‘s messiah. but this is no substitute for human contact, and tonight he and his singers are facing another six months apart. it is tough, there is no doubt. there are a lot of people out there who are hurting. if we could click our fingers and make this all go away, every single one of us would. how much have you missed it? more than i can say. the staycation boom meant weston—super—mare had a better summer than many feared. but autumn is now here. when we filmed this hotel in june, the is now here. when we filmed this hotel injune, the owner was already

anxious about her business. tonight, nicola has new rules to adapter and a long winter ahead. all the christmas parties, christenings, everything like that is cancelled. we have not got any of that. what am i going to do? how can i keep this place going? we have had six months since lockdown and the prime minister says we have got another six months of restrictions to come, at least. where does that leave you? iam at least. where does that leave you? i am really scared now. when lockdown was announced back in march, we met danny and charlie. nails painted, but their wedding cancelled. i am not ashamed to say i cried. after putting their decorations away, they rebooked the party for next march. but tonight, they are wondering if even that will happen now. if everybody is really good and abides by all the social distancing, then maybe these restrictions don't have to last six months, they will only last four or

something. it's hard to try and guess what is going to happen. but the good news is, this friday you are signing the papers and will be legally married, right? yes! we are looking forward to it. it's going to be exclusive, but it will be great. we will have got married. we will get has take something out of 2020. after six months of uncertainty, at least one thing in the diary. jon kay, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. the cooler weather has arrived, but with quite different conditions. england and wales are seeing cloud and rain widely. further north in scotland, look at this beautiful picture from the highlands. you see how still the weather is here. there has been plenty of sunshine in scotla nd has been plenty of sunshine in scotland today. 0vernight, we will see further pulses of rain across england and wales. and it turns

windy across eastern and southern coasts. even as the first batch of rain clears away, we will then be following in with another area of rain and brisk winds across south—west england later. further north, shower clear away from northern ireland. turning cold in scotland, with patches of fog develop. 0n scotland, with patches of fog develop. on thursday, the next area of low pressure will ensure more wet and windy weather across england and wales. the rain will be at its heaviest across western areas and it is also going to become increasingly windy, with gales developing through the day. gusts could reach in excess of 50 miles an hour. the rain is not farfrom northern of 50 miles an hour. the rain is not far from northern ireland. of 50 miles an hour. the rain is not farfrom northern ireland. in scotla nd farfrom northern ireland. in scotland is where the best of the dry and sunny weather will be, but it's going to be quite chilly. heading into the end of the week, that low pressure spins to europe and we get these cold northerly winds feeding in. they will bring showers down the irish sea coast and

further east, we could see more persistent rain targeting eastern parts of england. wherever you are, it will feel chilly. but feeling colder than that, given the strength of the northerly winds. those northerly winds are still with us into the first half of the weekend. some dry weather, but some rain might get back into the far east of england. sunday, dry and bright with brisk northerly winds starting to ease off. time for the news where you are.

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