we are closed, but we want to be open. across the country, businesses are struggling. the seats in this 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 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 government has already spent £40 billion supporting millions ofjobs but says that the scheme won't be supported. are you letting businesses down, prime minister? 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 in 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 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 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 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 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. well, businesses will be watching with interest to hear what the chancellor's plans are tomorrow. the treasury also revealed tonight that there will be no autumn budget because of continuing economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic. a little earlier we spoke to the chief of external affairs at the federation of small businesses, craig beaumont. he said the chancellor's announcement tomorrow was more

significant than any budget. they can have a budget all the way through until april, or march, when they had to make announcements on duties etc, you do not need this now, but it really amps up tomorrow and makes this the most important political moment in the autumn, so this has to be big. intensities restrictions announced just yesterday, we have to avoid a second lockdown, and if there is a second lockdown, and if there is a second lockdown i will have to be a really big package, a really big announcement, they can always bring that in later but the focus on tomorrow is how do you react to these restrictions, having with johnson business support, how do you replace above that uk businesses going? hopes are up, expectations are high, and perhaps with your dealer today i could appeal to them to go out and support from

businesses, they are on the front line and they need support —— and perhaps with your viewers today. the vice great beaumont from the federation of small businesses. the tightening of restrictions and introduction of curfews for the hospitality industry has been greeted with dismay by groups representing business. ian white's been speaking to three firms in yorkshire directly affected by the tightening of the rules. it is an industry that thrives after ten o'clock at night, but no casinos, like pubs and restaurants, have to close to that time as part of the latest government restrictions to fight coronavirus. at the grosvenor casino in the centre of sheffield, they consider themselves covid safe, putting in place 80 features. on our roulette table, each customer place with one colour chips only, as they are finished, the chips are taken away and individually sanitised and washed at above 80 degrees. there are real washed at above 80 degrees. there a re real fears washed at above 80 degrees. there are real fears such close enough 10pm will close this business and six months of restrictions will put

manyjobs at risk. six months of restrictions will put many jobs at risk. over half of our revenue is generated after 10pm, a great deal of our operating hours after 10pm and our team employed after 10pm and our team employed after 10pm, so it is criticalfor revenue generation, and also the ramification for teams and collea g u es ramification for teams and colleagues as many of their hours are worked after 10pm. most desks at this law firm in leeds are empty now, but business is good, they have spent time and money getting ready to welcome staff back measures to aid social distancing, only noticed how staff to stay home because of the latest government advice. how staff to stay home because of the latest government advicem how staff to stay home because of the latest government advice. it is disappointing. come on anywhere enjoying the return to the office and that social interaction and we are slightly concerned about the long—term impact on surface they are working from home for an increased length of time and perhaps throughout the winter. businesses relying on cities and the passing

trade look likely to suffer with offices empty. in york they worry takings will be down and it will be a fight. either. we take a lot of trade from york university and the local hospital, if admin staff are working at home they will not be coming infor working at home they will not be coming in for lunches, we get a lot of the admin staff having meetings here, that will not happen. during the first logjam, many businesses only just the first logjam, many businesses onlyjust managed the first logjam, many businesses only just managed to the first logjam, many businesses onlyjust managed to survive. while designed to stop a fast spread of coronavirus, they know that these new restrictions will be tough on them. just a light coming into the bbc, nicola sturgeon has written to borisjohnson, the bbc, nicola sturgeon has written to boris johnson, the prime bbc, nicola sturgeon has written to borisjohnson, the prime minister, calling for urgent four nation talks to tackle the spread of coronavirus. scotland's first minister has pointed to scientific opinion that bringing the virus back under control will require measures beyond those announced so far. in this letter it also highlights that

divulge administrations' ability to ta ke divulge administrations' ability to take action as being curtailed bilateral financial leavers to deliver economic support, so nicola sturgeon writing to the prime minister, details coming in, the different nations going separately in their ways slightly when it comes to coronavirus restrictions. more details as and when we get them. the latest government figures show a big rise in new cases in the last 2a hours. 6,178 new coronavirus infections have been 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 are being admitted on average each day to hospital over the last week. this number doesn't include scotland. in the past 2a hours 37 deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 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. 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 people can no longer meet up with other households indoors, so what is the scientific thinking behind those decisions? 0ur 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 continued to rise for a while, peaking in early april at 1,000 patients a day, but lockdown soon had a dramatic effect. 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 abiding by the new rules. 10pm curfew is really going to have issues for us younger generation, because we like to go out and now 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 one in five people in the uk, 1a 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 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. a nature as break as covid—19 at the university of glasgow has led to 124 stu d e nts university of glasgow has led to 124 students testing positive —— a major outbreak. the university said the actual number of infected students was likely to be higher at 600 people were self isolating. the outbreak assented on two holes of residents and were largely due to social activity at the start of russia's week. —— at the start of

freshers week. road hauliers have reacted angrily to a warning from the government that there could be queues of 7000 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. the government says it isn't pointing the finger of blame, but is keen to encourage businesses to focus on trade preparations. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, reports. 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 catt 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 that order 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 my 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 refers 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. tributes have been paid to three victims of the manchester arena bombing at the inquiry into the attack which resulted in the deaths of 22 people in may 2017. the inquiry chairman sirjohn saunders said the experience for all of the families who've given evidence over the last ten days had been deeply affecting. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. # 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 for the half term. 0riginally, 0livia had other plans and decided to change her mind and come. sadly, i identified her body that week. 0livia's grandparents wore the 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? a 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 alison howe 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 it 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. it was six months ago today, on the 23rd march, that the prime minister put the nation into complete lockdown, telling people to stay at home to protect the nhs and save lives. now with more measures coming into force, jon kay has been getting reaction to the propsect of 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 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 injune, the owner was already anxious about her business. tonight, nicola has new rules to adapt to 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? 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 to take something out of 2020. after six months of uncertainty, at least one thing in the diary. jon kay, bbc news. i wish them the best of luck. that is it funny, but i will be back shortly the papers. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. much colder air has pushed across the uk today. for england and wales, clarity was fairly heavy outbreaks of rain, and as the rain has pushed eastwards it has been turning heavier, notice the darker blues in the rain band. in scotland, the cooler air has been accompanied by sunny skies and still conditions,

the cat this from. just as in the highlands. tonight you will notice the rain has not cleared away from eastern england and there will be rain in eastern anglia. as it develops, an area of low pressure is forming, it will get windy around north seacoast and english channel coast. it becomes dry for a time but then the next batch of wet and windy weather extends into wales and south—west england later. rain at times for england and wales, dry weather for northern ireland and in scotland. in clear skies in the countryside it will be cold enough for some areas of frost to develop. thursday is dominated by low pressure, the first one moves away from the east coast, the next rattled into the south—west quickly and it will bring heavy outbreaks of rain, particularly across wales and west in england, the winds will strengthen through the day, reaching gale. just in excess of 50 mph

across parts of south—west england and pembrokeshire, it will be very glowing and might bring down some tree branches. maybe not far away in northern ireland, scotland is largely dry and sunny but still cold, 11 or 12 degrees will be the high. to friday as the low pressure moves towards the continent we george adam these winds, it will feel quite chilly on friday, showers through irish sea coasts and showers all under outbreaks of rain affecting eastern england, does northerly winds all the while. some areas will stay dry and sunny with sparkling visibility but it will feel chilly, 11 to 14 degrees. factor in the winds and it will feel colder than that. the wind still with us, perhaps with some rain across eastern england, bright weather fosun day. —— for sunday.

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