tonight at ten... new measures to be unveiled tomorrow to protectjobs, as the furlough scheme comes to an end. are you letting businesses down, prime minister? there's been intense pressure on the government to come up with more financial help, despite concerns about the cost. with new restrictions coming into force to try to limit the spread of coronavirus, business leaders and the opposition are demanding more help. he's phasing in health measures, restrictions which we do support, but at the same time he's phasing out economic support. health measures and economic measures are now dangerously out of sync. i have no doubt that 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. we'll be asking what kind

of measures are expected, as the treasury cancels the autumn budget to focus on the immediate needs of the economy. also tonight... the latest figures for the uk show a sharp rise in new cases of coronavirus in the past 2a hours. haulage companies react angrily to a warning that there could be queues of thousands of lorries in kent if they fail to prepare for customs changes after the brexit transition. protests in the american city of louisville after the authorities say police officers will face no direct charges over the killing of a black woman. and buckingham palace distances itself from comments made by prince harry about the us presidential election. and coming up in sport on bbc news... we'll bring you the goals, with everton amongst the teams taking on lower league sides in the third round of the efl cup.

good evening. faced with growing pressure from business leaders and the trades unions, the chancellor is set to announce new measures tomorrow to protect millions ofjobs in the months ahead. the current furlough scheme, which involved the government paying up to 80% of salaries, is due to be phased out at the end of october. mr sunak is now said to be considering different forms of wage subsidy and is expected to announce more financial help. as new restrictions come into force to contain the pandemic, the treasury announced that it wasn't appropriate to have an autumn budget this year, as our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. welcome to eden court, we're scotland's largest single—site arts venue. as you can see, we're 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 covered

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 scheme won't be supported. won't be extended. are you letting businesses down, prime minister? it doesn't want to pay people forjobs that have no long—term future. but the pressure has been mounting to come up with an alternative. he's phasing in health measures, restrictions which we do support but, at the same time, he's 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 furlough, a blanket extension of furlough, but this is an emergency moment for firms where there needs to be some additional support in place to protect jobs and, actually, it needs to come in very, very quickly because firms are making people redundant literally as we speak. the chancellor has been listening, and will give more details to mps tomorrow. but the huge economic uncertainty has forced him to cancel this year's budget.

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's 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 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, westminster. our economics editor, faisal islam, is here. can we talk about this cancelled budget? some people mayjust assume that it budget? some people mayjust assume thatitis budget? some people mayjust assume that it is one of those things that just needs to be put off for a while because of the crisis that they're dealing with, what should be read into it? i think it is a big deal because of what it tells us about the big picture. the autumn budget

was planned to be the launch of the medium—term strategy for the government, it's levelling up agenda, spending more on big infrastructure projects around the country, but also in repairing the public finances, getting the debts down from the extent to which they have ballooned so far, the tough decisions, if you like. those tough decisions, if you like. those tough decisions have been parked, at least for a few months, whereas they are going to spend more on extra help forjobs, because, going to spend more on extra help for jobs, because, and going to spend more on extra help forjobs, because, and this is what this reveals, we are still in crisis mode because of what is happening with the virus, because of the backlash from some in the business community about the extra restrictions announced yesterday, one leading restaurant entrepreneur, the founder of pret a manger, said that it was absolute nonsense, this six—month sense of extra restrictions. so, ithink six—month sense of extra restrictions. so, i think you get a picture of a chancellor that wants to carry on with the rescue, park some of the tough decisions about

tax rises, for example, and focus on jobs. faisal islam, many thanks again, faisal islam, our economics editor. the latest government figures show a big rise in new cases in the past 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 an average of 262 people were admitted to hospital each day over the past week. this number doesn't include scotland. in the past 2a hours, 37 deaths were recorded 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. that takes the total number of deaths across the uk to 41,862. there's been a major outbreak of covid—19 at glasgow university, after 124 students tested positive for the virus.

the clusters are centred on two halls of residence in the city and 600 people are now self—isolating. the university said the actual number of infected students was likely to be higher. tighter restrictions including curfews for the hospitality industry have been announced for each of the four home nations, but those restrictions also include some significant differences. in scotland and northern ireland, people can no longer meet with other households indoors, while england and wales have not gone that far. 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 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 are abiding by the new rules, whether here in london or anywhere else. 10pm curfew is really going to have issues for us younger generation, because we like to go out, and obviously this is ruining our university lifestyle as well, which is meant to be,

like, an experience for us. if they are going to have a lockdown, they should 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. 0ld ham 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. fergusjoins me now. let's start with the sharp rise in cases, and when you look at the factors involved in that, what kind of guidance would you be able to give viewers on that picture? what is clear, huw, is that we are actually going to have to learn to live with coronavirus this winter. scientists accept that we cannot suppress it completely, so, that means some level of deaths, sadly, is inevitable, just as there are

every winter with flu and pneumonia, two infections which currently kill more people than covid—19. but of course, covid—19 has also left thousands of people with long—term health problems, that we are only just beginning to understand. and the dynamics of the virus and how it spreads haven't changed, which is why the central messages of social distancing and hand hygiene mustn't be forgotten, as well as having enough tests for those who need them during the day, as you've been keeping tabs on, there is some news on the vaccine front? yes, the uk could become the first country in the world to conduct so—called challenging trials. this is where young, fit, healthy volunteers are immunised with a coronavirus vaccine and then a few weeks later, they are deliberately infected with coronavirus. now, that tells you very quickly weather that vaccine works, and it can speed up the selection of the best vaccines. now,

the safety of those would be volunteers, and there are loads of them, i have met some of them. their safety will be paramount, they will be monitored 24/7 at a research facility in london and one of the teens which hope to be involved said tonight that they hope those trials could begin as early as january. —— one of the teams. fergus walsh, thank you very much. the road haulage industry has 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 not having a trade deal agreed with the eu. michael gove told the house of commons that lorries entering kent would need to have the correct access permit or face a fine. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, has the story. 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 a letter from the cabinet 0ffice minister michael gove to the freight industry acknowledging that the end of the brexit transition period could see queues of 7,000 port—bound trucks in kent and associated

maximum delays of up to two days 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. 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. you know? so, the onus has to sit with the government, really, the lack of understanding and the lack of appreciation of 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 that even at the last minute, this cliff edge that could create queues of 7,000 trucks could be pushed back further into the 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 frontbench agree 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 are building new truck stops and traffic systems, but there is 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 another three victims of the manchester arena bombing at the inquiry into the attack in 2017 which resulted in the deaths of 22 people. the inquiry chairman sirjohn saunders said the experience, for all families who've given evidence over the past ten days, had been deeply affecting and emotionally draining. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. # i close my eyes and count to ten. # and when i open them you're still here... performing was what 0livia campbell hardy loved, whether she was singing 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 may 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 come to court and 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, reading it out for her, 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's left in our 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's never going to get any easier. jane tweddle was described as a warrior mum. her three daughters said she'd 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 backing another referendum on scottish independence sometime in the future. but he said his focus was on the elections to the scottish parliament 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 across the uk by failing to win the last four general 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 a 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, particularly 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 leader, actually you are rejecting that legacy. the labour party'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 the 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. we don't know what will happen after that... 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 for any politician. impossible to know how a mix of conviction and ambition will turn out for him. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. a state of emergency is in force in the us city of louisville, kentucky, tonight. it comes after authorities announced that three officers involved in the shooting in march of a black woman, breonna taylor, won't be facing any direct

charges over the killing. 0ne officer has been indicted but for a lesser offence. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in louisville with the latest tonight. yes, yet another high—profile case of police shooting dead an african—american, lots of people looking up this case to anything had changed in terms of police accountability after the killing of george floyd earlier this year, lots of people are taking to the streets in louisville, they feel they did not get justice. they are already starting to express their outrage at the news that police won't be charged with the manslaughter of breonna taylor. in march, the 26—year—old had been in her own home after midnight when plainclothes police officers burst in on a drug raid. her boyfriend, kenneth walker, a licensed gun owner, says he thought they were intruders and fired his weapon.

they fired back at least 20 times, killing breonna. no drugs were found. 911, operator here. what is your emergency? i don't know what's happening. somebody kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend. breonna taylor! after months of protests, the city of louisville paid a $12 million settlement to breonna taylor's family, but they wanted the officers charged with manslaughter. a grand jury decided against that. according to kentucky law, the use of force by mattingly and cosgrove was justified to protect themselves. this justification bars us from pursuing criminal charges in miss breonna taylor's death. instead, one of the three officers involved was charged with a far lesser count of wanton endangerment. you've heard the announcement. what do you feel? angry, very angry, very upset.

basically, everything that's going on right now, i'm pretty sure a lot of people are let down by hearing what they heard. ijust hope it doesn't rise into anger within ourselves, and we actually do hold peace. protesters here feel it's the decision not even to send these officers to trial for manslaughter that's made anger, perhaps violence, inevitable. for them, in spite of a long summer of protest, little in america has been resolved. aleem maqbool, bbc news, louisville. prince harry has urged us citizens to "reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity" and to make sure they cast their vote in the upcoming us presidential election. he made the remarks alongside his wife, meghan, in a broadcast for time magazine. buckingham palace has highlighted the fact that the duke is no longer a working royal, and said his remarks were made in a personal capacity.

0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. wait, listen. did you hear that? i heard duck sounds. quack, quack, quack. archie's first birthday, and a brief look into harry and meghan's life in los angeles outside of the royal family. over the past six months there has been regular calls to their charities, as well as a new home, a multi—million dollar netflix deal and now a direct message to the american people. every four years we are told the same thing, that this is the most important election of our lifetime. but this one is. but british royalty discussing american politics is delicate territory. this election, i'm not going to be able to vote here in the us, but many of you may not know that i haven't been able to vote in the uk my entire life. as we approach this november, it's vital that we reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity. some have interpreted harry's words as a direct criticism of president trump and a call

to vote forjoe biden. tonight a buckingham palace spokesperson said... getting involved in any kind of party politics anywhere is not something the royal family likes to do. tonight officials are distancing themselves from the comments made. early next year, there'll be a review by senior royals of harry and meghan's withdrawal for official duties, and a decision made on whether their future will lie permanently outside the royal family. daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. it's called the box, it's a new multi—million pound art gallery and museum complex being unveiled this week in plymouth. it had been due to open in may, but was delayed due to lockdown. curators hope it will prove a major boost for plymouth in difficult times, and put the city on the cultural map.