and very little has happened. and yet suddenly within the last five years, maybe, suddenly it's as though people have woken up. and it's young people, really, young people who have shaken our consciences, and not before time. a p pa re ntly apparently he gave the boy is a prehistoric shark teeth as well. now for the weather. it has been really quite cold out there particularly if you have been stuck under the cloud as many of the eastern parts of the uk have been. one or two spots of rain but elsewhere you can see the extent of the clear skies, some sunshine,

winds are light and it does actually feel quite pleasant when you have got light winds in the sunshine, 18 degrees, the highest temperature probably across south wales. strong winds are easing across east anglia and the south—east. stays quite cloudy. cloud coming across the atla ntic cloudy. cloud coming across the atlantic threatening northern ireland, much, much warmerthan it was last night was ahead of that cloud coming in eastern scotland all lead to the west country there could bea lead to the west country there could be a touch of frost and maybe some short lived mist and fog patches as well. more rain and in the morning moving eastwards across northern ireland into scotland, western parts of england and wales. ahead of that cloud with light and patchy rain we should get some sunshine it and it will be a warmer day everywhere thanks to this atlantic influence and said those cold northerly winds. top temperature probably 18 19 celsius. hello, this is bbc news.

it's 2:31 and i'm tim wilcox. as thousands of students across the uk are forced to self—isolate due to coronavirus outbreaks, the labour party calls on the government to promise students will be able to go home for christmas. cardiff and swansea — wales‘ two biggest cities — are preparing to go into tighter lockdown restrictions from 6pm this evening, with neath—port talbot, the vale of glamorgan and torfaen also going into local lockdown from 6pm tomorrow. police investigating the murder of sergeant matt ratana at croydon in south london on friday — have arrested a man on suspicion of supplying a firearm. president trump has nominated the conservative judge, amy coney barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us supreme court. we're back in half an hour. now on bbc news, it's time for the week in parliament.

hello, there, and welcome to the week in parliament — our look back at the last few days here at westminster. coming up... the chancellor announces a newjob support scheme with the government paying a share of workers‘ wages. these are radical interventions in the uk labour market — policies we have never tried in this country before. but labour says ministers have lagged behind what's needed. minister, i've called for the introduction of a system of targeted wage support a0 times. also on this programme... tighter restrictions are announced after a spike in coronavirus cases. the government's accused of letting down transgender people. and there's a row over a law aimed at protecting service personnel from vexatious legal claims. opposition mps reckon it creates an unequal system. it does away with the idea of equality before the criminal law.

but first... the chancellor came to the commons to announce a newjobs support scheme. under the plan, an employee would work one third of their normal hours and get paid for them. the government and the employer will then pay a proportion of the lost hours, so that, in total, around 78% of the full wage is covered. it replaces the job retention orfurlough scheme. many businesses are operating safely and viably, but they now face uncertainty and reduced demand over the winter months. what those businesses need is support to bring people back to work and protect as many viable jobs as we can. to do that, i'm announcing today the newjobs support scheme. the government will directly support the wages of people in work — giving businesses who faced depressed demand the option of keeping employees in a job on shorter hours, rather than making

them redundant. and he'd extend grants for the self—employed. these are radical interventions in the uk labour market — policies we have never tried in this country before. together, with a jobs retention bonus, the kick—start scheme for young people, tens of billions of pounds ofjob creation schemes, new investment in trading and apprenticeships — we are protecting millions ofjobs and businesses. the chancellor also announced that the deadline for repaying loans taken out through government schemes would be extended, and that businesses would be able to defer vat payments — while vat for the hospitality and tourism sectors remain at 5% until the end of march. and he concluded... the truth is, the responsibility for defeating coronavirus cannot be held by government alone. it is a collective responsibility shared by all — because the cost

is paid by all. i've called for the introduction of a system of targeted wage supports 40 times. that call has been rebuffed by this government 20 times. it's a relief this government have u—turned now. but she said that delay would have impacted business confidence. now, this government has lagged behind on test, trace and isolate. it's lagged behind on wage support. on support for those having to self—isolate. it's lagging behind on green investments, and for these and for other reasons, it looks like our recovery will be lagging behind that of many other countries. there is nothing here, mr speaker, nothing whatsoever for those who have been excluded from existing support schemes — the freelancers, the forgotten limited, the paye, the new starters, women in maternity, and all of those who have not a 1p piece from this government for six months.

he cannot say he doesn't know this is a problem, although he still refuses to meet with them. how dare he say that these three million people should be left high and dry with nothing? we know that almost 700,000 people lost their jobs between march and july. what is the government doing to support these people, because we have seen the use of food banks, in some cases, triple. and what will the government do to support those who will lose theirjobs in months to come? it is a tragedy that 700,000 people have already lost theirjobs, and many more will. and our focus should be and is on finding them with fresh new opportunities to provide the security that they so desperately need for themselves and theirfamily. but can he remember the mccorba principle, annual income £20, annual expenditure, £19, result, happiness. annual income 20 pounds, annual expenditure £20 6d,

, result, misery. what can he say to my constituents who ask, "how we are going to pay for this enormous bill? " and how can he ensure that we provide value for money for the taxpayer? she's absolutely right. as we move oui’ way through this crisis, the nature of our response has to change. it is simply not sustainable or affordable to continue to provide the level of support that we did at the beginning of this crisis. that's why our support is now more targeted and focused on where it could make the most difference. well, pressure on the government to do more to help workers had been steadily growing, even before the prime minister announced the tightening of restrictions on tuesday. good evening, the struggle against... millions tuned in to the prime minister's address to the nation, where he explained why he was bringing in tougher rules —

encouraging people to work from home, extending the wearing of face masks, shutting pubs early, and toughening up the penalties for non—compliance. the labour leader said he supported the measures, but there were still problems with the testing system. the reality is, losing control of testing is a major reason why the prime minister is losing control of this virus. as a result, as a result, he's phasing in health measures — restrictions 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 cbi, the tuc and trade unions, the federation for small businesses, the british chamber of commerce, the governor of the bank of england, they're all calling on the prime minister to stop and rethink. support the businesses affected, don't withdraw furlough. we've been saying it for months. when is the prime minister finally going to act? these are indeed tough times, and 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. but we will get through this,

mr speaker, by precisely the methods that we have outlined and that were agreed upon in this house yesterday. and i may say that i think that what the reality of the opposition position has been exposed. the cat's out of the bag, mr speaker, because it was his shadow education secretary who said of the present crisis, "don't let a good crisis go to waste." that's the real approach of the labour party, mr speaker! seeking to create political opportunity out of a crisis. the snp‘s westminster leader called for an immediate extension of what he called the "vital and life saving" furlough scheme. mr speaker, the first steps to any recovery is admitting that there is a problem. even the governor of the bank of england is telling the prime minister to stop and rethink. the solution for millions of people right now is an extension, an extension, prime minister, of the furlough scheme beyond october. the alternative is putting 61,000 jobs in scotland at risk.

yesterday, the only reassurance the prime minister gave those scottish workers was saying that he would throw his arms around them. prime minister, i can tell you the last thing those 61,000 scots are looking for is a hug from you. we will continue to provide the best support we can possibly give to keep people, get people — and newjobs are being created, mr speaker — get people into work while suppressing the virus. i know that he may not know it, and i can imagine that he doesn't want a hug for me, but that was a metaphor, mr speaker. what. . . perhaps, it's physically incarnated by the £12.7 billion of barnett consequentials that we are seeing come from the uk exchequer to support people across the whole of our country. borisjohnson. meanwhile, in holyrood, scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, announced a tightening of restrictions with a ban on visiting other people's homes. the measure was already

in place in glasgow and some neighbouring areas. but she said it would be rolled out across the country in an attempt to get the virus under control again before winter. 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 in the west of scotland. so if we take the difficult decision to extend it nationwide now in early and preventative way, we hope it will help to bring the r number down and the virus back under control. let's pull together, let's keep going, try to keep smiling, keep hoping and keep looking out for each other. be strong, be kind and let's continue to act out of love and solidarity. i will never be able to thank all of you enough for the sacrifices you've made so far. and i am sorry to have to ask for more, but if we stick with it and if we stick together, i do know we will get through this.

but within days, a major outbreak of covid—19 at glasgow university led to 124 students testing positive with 600 people self—isolating. it was one of several outbreaks at scottish universities. at first minister's questions, opposition msps wanted to know what was being done. it's clear from the figures emerging this week that an increase in infection rates is being driven from within the student population. in glasgow, around half of all cases that have been identified have been identified within the university. there is a clear concern that it could spread, particularly given the number of students that travel into uni from neighbouring areas and then return home. the first minister has previously accepted the need for routine testing across care homes. will she now examine the case for such routine testing across scotland's university campuses? we have got to be very careful that we do not allow routine testing to be seen as some kind of "pass" out of all the other obligations, because as i say, when people who don't have symptoms are being tested, there is a real risk of false

assurance coming from negative tests. is this what you expected to happen when you gave the go—ahead to students returning to universities this academic year? i suspect if we'd be in the position where we said, no students are to be at university, richard leonard perfectly legitimately might be standing up here today saying, "what are we going to do to get education back to young people? " so, we have got to find the right, safe balance to have as much education for our young people while keeping them safe and minimising the risk. many of these students will be first—year students, away from home for the first time, excited about their new life at university. and it is heartbreaking that they are now cooped up and coping with this new anxiety. they need their universities and the government to make sure that they get the support that they need. first minister's questions in wales came before the announcement of the tightening of restrictions there. as in england, pubs, cafes, and restaurants have been ordered to close at 10pm.

but additionally, people have been urged only to travel if it's essential. at first minister's questions, mark drakeford was asked about comments from his health minister vaughan gething. a conservative was clearly concerned by what she'd heard him say on the itv wales programme sharp end. the health minister said that he would not rule it out for making it compulsory for people to have a covid—19 vaccine if and when one becomes available. now, that's compulsory vaccines, first minister. did you know that he was going to say this, or was that another piece of information that the health minister's kept from you? the health minister was asked a hypothetical question, would he rule something out? he simply said that he wouldn't. it went no further than that. there is no implication what he said, that he had made a decision of any sort. and in this context, in the context of coronavirus when so much is unknown and where the stakes are so high, to have ruled out something at this stage, i think, would not have been a responsible thing

to have done. i think he was absolutely right in the answer that he gave. can he say whether he agrees with what the opposition parties in westminster have been saying — that while the uk health minister has emphasised a lack of public adherence to the rules in getting us to this point, it's also true that there have been some policy mistakes which have contributed to getting to this position? across wales, i think the majority of people continue to very carefully and very scrupulously observe the rules. they want to do the right thing, and they want to know what the right thing is to do. there is a small minority of people who somehow took the message for the summer, when we were reducing restrictions, that coronavirus was over. those are the people that we have to convince that they need to go back to observing all the things that they were doing earlier in the summer, and that will mean that the effort across wales will be strengthened again. you're watching the week

in parliament with me, alicia mccarthy. don't forget, you can get a full round—up of the day at westminster every weeknight at 11pm on bbc parliament, or search for "parliament" on the bbc iplayer. mps have accused the government of letting down transgender people, after it rejected calls for them to be able to self—identify their gender and change their birth certificates without a medical diagnosis. after a review of the "bureaucratic and intrusive" hurdles faced by trans people, the equalities minister promised instead to make the process of changing your legal sex "kinder and more straightforward". we've looked carefully at the issues raised in the consultation, including potential changes to the gender recognition act 200a. in this legislation is correct, and that there are proper checks and balances in the system, and also support for people

who want to change their legal sex. we will make the gender recognition certificate process kinder and more straightforward. we will cut bureaucracy by enabling applications via gov.uk, and we will also reduce the fee from £140 to a nominal amount. does my right honourable friend understand the crushing disappointment of trans people with the content of her statement on tuesday, when set against the consultation upon which it is based? does she appreciate that trans people cannot discern any strong or coherent reason for this screeching change of direction? they are aware of the fear being used against them and fears void of evidence to sustain them. does she understand the anger at the prospect of receiving their fundamental rights being snatched away? trans people face daily discrimination, and the average wait for a first appointment with a gender clinic is 18 months. so it is vital that steps

are taken to tackle discrimination and provide the services and the support that people need. i feel where we have got to is the right place that maintains the rights of transgender people, improves the process to make it kinder and more straightforward — at the same time as protecting single—sex spaces. liz truss. now, let's take a look at some other news in brief. the former prime minister, theresa may, said she couldn't support a bill that gives the government the power to break international law. the uk internal market bill is designed to enable goods and services to flow freely across england, scotland, wales, and northern ireland when the uk leaves the eu's single market and customs union onjanuary 1. the government's already made a concession to its backbenchers so mps get a vote before borisjohnson could use the powers, which change aspects of the brexit divorce deal agreed with the eu last year. but theresa may

wasn't satisfied. the government is acting recklessly and irresponsibly with no thought to the long—term impact on the standing of the united kingdom in the world. this will lead to untold damage to the united kingdom's reputation. it puts the future of the united kingdom at risk. and, as a result, with regret, i have to tell the minister, i cannot support this bill. the attack at fishmongers' hall in london at the end of 2019 left two people dead — stabbed to death by a man who'd been released halfway through a sentence for terrorism. as part of its response, the government introduced the counter—terrorism and sentencing bill, which brings in a minimum 14—year jail term for the most dangerous terrorist offenders. those who commit serious acts of terror must face sentences which match the severity of their crimes. labour turned to what was not in the bill — deradicalisation. the failure properly to address the issue of deradicalisation measures in prison will haunt

this country for generations as we establish academies of terrorisms. a former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation said radicalisation had been "rampant" in the prison where the fishmongers' hall attacker had been held. within the prison, sharia courts, which meted out punishments including floggings, inside the prison, known to the prison staff. those are facts, my lords. the government says that in the worst case scenario, 7,000 lorries could be stuck in kent after the end of the year when the uk leaves the single market and customs union. imports and exports could be disrupted in january, with delays of as much as two days on routes between dover and calais, because half of freight trucks travelling to the eu may not be ready for new border controls. the cabinet office minister said it was vital businesses were prepared, whether or not the uk gets a free trade deal with the eu. today, we're publishing our reasonable worst—case scenario planning assumptions,

indicating what could happen if we don't all secure improved preparedness. i should stress that this is not a prediction or a forecast. it's just a prudent exercise in setting up what could in the worst circumstances occur if we don't improve preparedness. 7,000 hgv lorries parked end—to—end would stretch from this building to dover. that's the scale of the problem the secretary of state is setting out. where are the extra 29 lorry parks going to be? but the prospect of 7,000 trucks queuing to cross the channel will send a chill through my constituents, because we know what effect that has on all the roads in kent — and it's disastrous. what does the honourable gentlemen say to those who voted for his government on the basis that it had an "oven—ready" brexit and now feel utterly betrayed? well, i haven't let anyone in that position. and the truth is that, of course, we left on january 31.

the video—sharing app tiktok says it wants to work with other social media platforms to remove material which promotes suicide. a senior executive was asked about a recent incident, when footage of a man taking his own life was loaded onto the service. and what we are proposing is that, in the same way these companies already work together around heinous imagery with organisations, and the way we already work together around terrorist—related content, we should now establish a partnership around dealing with this type of content. the agriculture bill was picked over in the lords, where it suffered half a dozen defeats. amongst them, a demand from peers that the government introduce a compliance badge to confirm that food meets uk standards, so consumers could avoid products from overseas with lower environmental and animal welfare rules — such as chlorine—washed chicken and hormone—treated beef. at the very start of this bill, i said to the minister, "you have actually managed" — not him personally —

"the government has actually managed to unite the national farmers' union, greenpeace, consumer organisations, supermarkets, the green party, and the great british public." and i said, "then that probably means that the government's got it wrong. none of the 20 continuity trade agreements which have been signed to date would undermine domestic standards. this demonstrates the government's commitment that we will not compromise on our high standards in trade agreements. and he said he hoped, when all the trade deals had been signed, peers would tell him how their fears had been allayed. but they weren't allayed for now, and the government was defeated in that vote, with the lords backing the call for a standards compliance badge by 307 votes to 212. now, there were angry words in the commons over a bill designed to provide greater legal protections to armed forces personnel serving on military operations overseas. ministers argue it will protect them from "vexatious claims

and endless investigations," and limit false and historical allegations by introducing a presumption against prosecution — making it exceptional for armed forces personnel to be prosecuted five years or more after an incident. but campaigners and some senior military figures have warned that the legislation will create a presumption against prosecution for torture and other serious crimes — except rape and sexual violence. this bill is not an amnesty, a statute of limitation, or decriminalisation of erroneous acts. we will continue to protect the independence of our prosecutors and our police, and we will investigate and, if necessary, prosecute service personnel who break the law. but what we will not accept is the vexatious handing of veterans and our armed forces by ambulance—chasing lawyers motivated not by the search for justice, but for their own crude, financial enrichment. this is the government

of great britain, bringing in a legal presumption against prosecution for torture, for war crimes, for crimes against humanity. this is the government of great britain saying sexual crimes are so serious, they'll be excluded from this presumption, but placing crimes outlawed by the geneva convention on a less serious level and downgraded. our unequivocal commitment to upholding international law that we in britain ourselves, after the second world war, helped to establish. i will indeed. what is appalling, madame deputy speaker, is the strawman being put up time and time again by a labour party half—funded by these ambulance—chasing lawyers! there were shouts from both sides, and the deputy speaker stepped in to calm things down, before ben wallace could continue. much of the mess we are having to come and clean up today is because of your illegal wars, your events in the past, and the way you have run this, these — the safety for our forces!

and to put up straw men and make wild allegations that are wholly inaccurate and disputed by much more learned people than him, i think is a disservice to our troops, and is all about making an excuse for not supporting this bill! what it does is it creates a presumption against prosecution for a class of defendants, placing one group above the other in the eyes of the law. and will he agree with me that that is unprecedented in our domestic legal systems in england and wales, or the separate and independent jurisdiction of scotland? that's unprecedented, that's what's objectionable about this bill. it does away with the idea of equality before the criminal law. by putting barriers in the way of prosecution, then actually, you do no favours to those who are accused of criminal acts in the first place. because there is no line ever drawn underneath it for them.

we cannot have any command hesitate to be carrying out his or her legitimate orders, and we cannot have any soldier hesitate in the heat of battle. the men and women of our armed forces still promise to give everything, even unto death. now that is not something any other employer asks of their team or their staff. former soldier — and now chair of the foreign affairs committee — tom tugendhat. and that's it from me for now. but dojoin david cornock on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm for a full round—up of the day here at westminster. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello there. it was not going to

turn cold very quickly this evening where we have the clear skies. we have got sunshine at the moment across many parts of the country there is still this cloud hanging on to eastern most areas, particularly thick across east anglia and the south—east of england and still quite cold in the wind although it is not as windy as it was only upon today. out towards the west, 18 degrees still possible across south wales but we have got some cloud coming in across other western areas. at the moment it is just thin cloud. that cloud will thicken up across northern ireland and into western scotland so it will be a lot milder in northern ireland and it was last night when we had the cold est was last night when we had the coldest september night on record. advancing cloud in the clear skies, could be a touch of frost and some short lived mist and fog patches too. still some cloud to start the day towards the south—east of the uk but the winds will be lighter by the stage. includes northern ireland, becomes light and patches are heading to scotland, wales and west in england. ahead of that there'll be some scotland and because we have lost the northerly wind it will be a

lot warmer, temperatures can as high as 19 celsius. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government defends its decision to allow students to return to university — despite several outbreaks of coronavirus, which have seen many confined to their rooms. labour demands assurances. students have been done over on their a—levels, they have been done over on freshers' week. the government has threatened to lock them up in university and when they graduate they could be facing long—term unemployment. it is important for students not to have to give up a year of their life by not going to university and they are going to university and paying the fees accordingly. cardiff and swansea — wales' two biggest cities — preparing to go into tighter lockdown restrictions fom 6pm this evening with neath—port talbot,