this is bbc news. the headlines... new restrictions announced for parts of the north of england, including liverpool and middlesbrough, following a rise in infections. we have had to take difficult but necessary decisions to suppress the virus. the only alternative to suppressing the virus is to let it rip, and i will not do that. people need to know what's the exit strategy from this, and whilst we're in lockdown, we need a support package for the businesses and individuals who are not able to work. ministers at stormont agree new restrictions for parts of northern ireland, with pubs and restaurants in the derry and strabane council area only allowed to open for takeaway and outside dining. the inquest into the death of a police officer in croydon hears that sergeant matt ratana died from a gunshot to his chest as he prepared to search a suspect.

the eu begins legal action against the uk government because of its plans to override parts of the brexit withdrawal deal. the commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to the uk government. this is the first step in an infringement procedure. how italy, once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, has managed to get its infection rate lower than many european countries. and at the start of black history month, we hear from the director of the uk's leading race equality think tank on why this year it's more important than ever.

hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. restrictions on households mixing indoors already in place in parts of the north east of england are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. the announcement from the health secretary matt hancock means about a quarter of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. it comes as official figures show the government's test and trace strategy in england is still failing to reach nearly 30% of the contacts of people who've become infected, but there has been some hopeful news. a major study by scientists at imperial college london indicates the growth rate of infections could be slowing. their react study estimates the r number, the virus‘s reproduction rate, appears to have fallen to 1.1 since government measures such as the rule of six were introduced. our first report is from our health correspondent richard galpin. the infection rate here in liverpool has shot up.

a 13—fold increase in a month. people partying are not following social distancing rules, part of the problem. there has been a surge of people moving into and around this city recently, including students, but now all that is about to change. the rules across the liverpool city region — warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough — will be as follows. we recommend against all social mixing between people in different households. we will bring in regulations, as we have in the north—east, to prevent in law social mixing between people in different households in all settings except outdoor public spaces like parks and outdoor hospitality. people here in liverpool had been expecting tougher measures to be brought in now. i think it needs to happen because when all the students come back, it has gone higher, it has spiked definitely. nothing has really been done about it. closing pubs at early hours,

i don't really see the point in it but i do think it's in the best interest to keep the public safe, yeah. all this, a huge blow for the city, and the authorities want help from the government. the hospitality sector will be seriously hit hard in liverpool, and that is a big...we are very heavily dependent, as are leeds and manchester and the big cities, dependent on hospitality. they help pay for our business rates, help support the local economy and jobs. but it's notjust liverpool facing a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. this town knowsley on merseyside is in the unenviable position of having the second highest rate of the virus in the country. and these latest restrictions being imposed by the government are not going down well in some parts of england. what is most frustrating and annoying and potentially damaging to our area is the fact that this decision is being made

without any consultation with us. there's a myth being bandied around that there has been lots of exchanges of information and ideas, and it's categorically untrue. but also today, a potentially positive development in the battle with the virus. a survey by imperial college london has found some early evidence the growth of new cases may have slowed. it could mean measures to try to control the virus are working. really important to differentiate between the numbers with the virus which has gone up substantially, and that's why we are in a really critical phase right now, and the rate of rise of the virus, which was going up exponentially from the beginning of september, and that rate of rise seems to have slowed down in the very, very recent data. latest figures from the test and trace system show more people getting test results back within 2a hours. but also, more than 30,000 people

tested positive for the virus in england in the week to september the 23rd, an increase of 61% on the week before. the highest weekly number since test and trace was launched. richard galpin, bbc news. we arejust we are just hearing more news on travel restrictions and the government says that turkey, poland and the caribbean islands have been removed from the government's lifts of gravel corridors, meaning travellers arriving must self—isolate for 14 days. grant shapps has announced that on twitter. turkey, poland and those caribbean islands. removed from the list of travel corridors. let's speak to our

political correspondent, nick eardley, in westminster. we've heard quite a few announcements in the last couple hours, and it just announcements in the last couple hours, and itjust paints a changing picture on risk. that's right. we are kind of use to every thursday at five p:m., some countries being added to that quarantine list. both poland and turkey are fairly significant because they get a fairly high number of uk travellers, although we are past the main summer season although we are past the main summer season for holidays now. i think more broadly when it comes to the domestic picture, there is a feeling in government. we heard yesterday from the prime minister and his advisers that they can still look for those local areas with a big increase in the virus and target them with some fairly draconian in some regards restrictions. that's where we've seen in the northeast and northwest and places like liverpool today, butjust and northwest and places like liverpool today, but just as and northwest and places like liverpool today, butjust as i message becomes more complicated and

harderfor ministers, we are message becomes more complicated and harder for ministers, we are also seeing a bit more disagreement with local councils —— just at that message. what those restrictions should look like. leaders and liverpool are saying they want to see more of the data. they want to know more about how these decisions are being made, and suggesting they might actually want to see more restrictions in their areas to try and combat the virus, such as the concern they have about the prevalence. 0n the other hand, you have the mayor in middlesborough saying he doesn't agree with the new aggressive it —— new restrictions. he doesn't have the power over that. a decision has been made by central government and will come in and one te na nt government and will come in and one tenant —— one minute past midnight. it paints a more complete a picture. we are at that point to the response of the pandemic, different people are facing different restrictions,

and the government is definitely having a harder time of persuading everybody firstly correct, and that eve ryo ne everybody firstly correct, and that everyone should follow them. let me show a couple of front pages. the daily mirror has got stanleyjohnson ina daily mirror has got stanleyjohnson in a news agent —— and a news agent without a mask. the sun has the labour leader at a dinner party with nine people, which breaks the rule of six. it does beg the question a big, how much resistance is their first of all to these measures? how difficult is it keep track? we had change in hartlepool and middlesbrough, and yet they are very close areas which were already under heavy restrictions. doesn't not make sense to have big originals changes? the government is looking at this idea of the tier system. they will

probably introduce it in the next week or two. i think we are inevitably over the next few weeks and potentially, over the next few months, going to see some disparity between different parts of england and different parts of the uk as well. those two pictures you showed there of borisjohnson's dad and the former labour leader, less than helpful. both committing a crime under the new legislation that the government has, and both potentially liable for fines for breaking those rules. i think the government is trying to make enforcement more of an issue by saying these are big changes that have been made, but we are going to make sure that you have to follow them by bringing in these larger penalties, those bigger fines. but at the same time, it's not easy and there are many people who are saying that the speed with which this is changing is confusing. it's not always easy to work out what the restrictions you have are.

the government saying that's not an excuse, you need to really make sure you do know what the restrictions are in yourarea. you do know what the restrictions are in your area. thanks very much indeed. we can speak to simon clark. thanks for your time today. you will know of course that the mayor in middlesborough andy preston has said they defy the government, they do not accept these measures, these new restrictions being imposed in middlesborough. what do you say to that? i think it's really important that? i think it's really important that now that these restrictions have been imposed, and i made my... i think is important that as a community, we rally behind them. i know andy preston is determined to do the best for middlesborough, as i am i, as i'm sure everyone is. to be honest, arguing now about the restrictions in the wrong thing to do. we need to make sure we get the

best possible compliance so we can tackle this and get out of these restrictions as quickly as we can. but is there enough support? is there enough funding for people if you will restrict the way that people earn a living to support people earn a living to support people in these incredibly difficult, financial times? people in these incredibly difficult, financialtimes? very substantial, 3.4 billion on top of the additionalfunding substantial, 3.4 billion on top of the additional funding for infection control over the last few weeks. just today, matt hancock confirmed a further £7 billion coming under restrictions today. 0bviously, further £7 billion coming under restrictions today. obviously, we will keep that under review and i'm sure that the government will make additional resource available should the need manifest itself. but the most important thing that we do is make sure people understand these rules and understand they are there to protect us. we may not like them, i don't like them. but now we're

here, let's focus on making these restrictions work so we can escape them as soon as possible. is a not confusing to have such varying restrictions just in the northeast? places that are very close by to each other, towns and villages where people travelled between these area, is that nonsense have this variations? is welcome we have the same restrictions in middlesborough and hartlepool as in the northeast. durham and northumberland. precisely to avoid that patchwork quilt affect, the areas have no additional restrictions, and that's a very good reason that the virus infection rates at the moment is not significant lehigh. i certainly want

my constituency to be subjects —— not significantly hi. are the people of their still supporting boris johnson? a lot of rumbling and criticism about his performance and the lack of a strategy. my constituents are rock solid behind the government on this. boris johnson remains their favourite person to read the —— lead the country, on all the issues. there's obviously frustration about the situation. we are in the middle of a pandemic, going into autumn. i don't doubt what an awful time this is but people just want to see this pass as quickly as it can. clearly, that is the focus now. let's find a way to get middlesborough in hartlepool back to normality as quickly as

possible. turkey, poland, and bonaire, st eustatius and saba have been removed from the government's list of travel corridors. this is what grant shapps, the transport secretary tweeted, announcing this just a few minutes ago. travellers arriving into all the uk nations from those countries after 4a m the uk nations from those countries after 4am this saturday must self—isolate for a fortnight. let's get more on all this from simon calderfrom the get more on all this from simon calder from the independent. get more on all this from simon calderfrom the independent. was this expected? calderfrom the independent. was this expected ? are calderfrom the independent. was this expected? are you surprised? what were the numbers in these areas? poland wasn't as surprised as anybody because the numbers have been gradually increasing, we are now well above the government's threshold. 20 cases per 100,000 over

a course of the week. what the real shock is, turkey has been included. tu rkey‘s shock is, turkey has been included. turkey's figures have been low. they had been steady, and that apparently raised suspicions among the department for transport here in tre nto department for transport here in trento london where it's very noisy. —— central london. very surprisingly, turkey is one of the few mediterranean countries which we can get to with any certainty. i estimate there are at least 10,000 british holiday—makers there at the moment who are right now trying to figure out if they can get out of the country tomorrow. the other islands you mentioned, that's entirely irrelevant because you can't get any of those countries without knowing through quarantine places. you don't have to worry about that. it is yet more misery,

not just for holiday—makers, about that. it is yet more misery, notjust for holiday—makers, but about that. it is yet more misery, not just for holiday—makers, but for the travel industry, who at least are thinking people will be able to get half term break in turkey because the numbers are stable. simon, i'm just reading something that's coming in from scotland also. it saying travellers will have to quarantine on arrival because of the increasing number of cases testing positive, plus turkey coming to line with england. the azores and madeira are exempt. yes, and this is one of those odd things because of course, what we've got here, we know that england and scotland are going to be doing this. the overwhelming likelihood is wales and northern ireland will be doing the same, but they had the announcement for example greece, where there's just been a handful of islands off limits. the whole of greece is

regarded as too dangerous by the health authorities in scotland. so it's a messy, messy business, add to that many people in various parts of the uk who are in local lockdown and don't even know if they can get to the airport. i'm afraid it's a miserable winter, a miserable autumn for them and also for the people who are desperately hoping to sell some holidays. i was talking this morning to the boss of the travel association, and he said the government's policy is incoherent, he called it. basically, we are being told don't go to paul poland where i was, because it's too dangerous. even though it's infection rates are about 14% of what they are in the uk. i'm afraid yet more uncertainty for travellers and yet more misery for the travel business. 0h and yet more misery for the travel

business. oh dear. the inquest in to the death of metropolitan police officer matt ratana has heard that the custody sergeant died from a gunshot wound to the chest. sergeant ratana was killed last week inside a custody centre in croydon in south london. the 54—year—old was allegedly shot by 23—year—old louis de zoysa, who remains in a critical condition in hospital. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is at croydon town hall where the inquest is taking place. this was the formal opening and adjourning of the inquest into the death of sergeant matt ratana. the senior coroner for south london, sarah allman walsh, was sitting here in the council chamber at croydon town hall. everyone was very well socially distanced, following on from your previous item. and she heard from the officer in charge of the murder investigation into the death of sergeant matt ratana. that's the detective superintendent nick blackburn. he described how at a 130 last

friday morning, a 23—year—old man was stopped in south london. he was found to have a controlled substance and ammunition on him, so he was handcuffed to the rear taken in a peace vehicle to the croydon custom near centre where he was held in a holding area —— croydon custody centre. he was going to be search when he produced a firearm and fired, and the words of nick blackburn, several times, injuring both sergeant matt to ratana and himself. both are taken to hospital and its 0410 in the morning. sergeant matt rata na and its 0410 in the morning. sergeant matt ratana in a postmortem examination had died from a gunshot wound to the chest. that is the formal cause of death for sergeant matt ratana. formal cause of death for sergeant matt rata na. the formal cause of death for sergeant matt ratana. the inquest heard that several gunshots were fired, but

there was... the 23—year—old man louis de zoysa remains in a critical condition in st. george's hospital into team. he hasn't been able to talk yet. the inquest was adjourned, but not before it was said that sergeant rata na's but not before it was said that sergeant ratana's son was enlisting in australia, it was mentioned. the inquest was injured because there will now be an investigation once thatis will now be an investigation once that is complete. the european union is taking taking legal action against the british government over the brexit withdrawal agreement. ministers at westminster have admitted a planned new law will breach part of the agreement reached between boris johnson and brussels. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, said the eu had asked the uk to remove the problematic parts of the internal market bill by the end of september, and that deadline had now passed.

as you know, our uk friends intend to breach the withdrawal agreement with the internal market bill. we have given them one month to withdraw the difficult parts of the bill, this has not happened. therefore, the european commission is launching an infringement procedure now. as the withdrawal agreement for sees, we have sent now forsees, we have sent now a letter of formal notice to our british friends because we want the situation clarified. in the meantime, of course we're working hard to have the withdrawal agreement implemented fully and timely because it is necessary and we stand by our commitments. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent nick beake in brussels. i think it's interesting.

we need to, sort of, step back and look at what's happening here because at the moment, trade talks are under way once again in brussels, and, as we've seen from what's happened this morning, there is now this legal process under way, and i think it's interesting to look at both aspects and try and decipher the messages that are coming through. in terms of what the eu said today and ursula von der leyen there, talking just a second ago as we heard, i think it was inevitable that the eu did this, because they've given the uk an ultimatum to withdraw these controversial parts which would override the brexit divorce deal. london, you know, didn't do that, and so the eu, i think, had to, sort of, put its money where its mouth was and, you know, commence these legal procedures. however, you know, proceedings would take months and months. any sort of resolution would come way after the transition period that we're in at the moment comes to an end at the end of this year. so for now, i think the focus is on the trade talks and the hope is really on both sides that they can smooth out their differences so that

further legal action can be avoided. six months ago, italy was the global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the first country in the west to see widespread transmission, and the first in the world to impose a national lockdown. but now italy's infection rate is considerably lower than that of many other european countries. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen has been finding out why. covid's once global epicentre isn't letting down its guard. spot checks by italian police to ensure rules on overcrowding and mask—wearing are followed. it's one of the tools italy has used to get infection rates down to some of the lowest in europe, keeping the virus in check while others struggle with a fresh spike. "we issue fines when needed," says giovani cipriani, "but none today. usually everyone wears masks." awareness of the consequences of breaking the rules has helped

install a sense of discipline here. but in reality, police have had to intervene relatively rarely, as italy has on the whole followed restrictions, and now it's reaping the benefits. italy is taking safety as seriously as its food. many restaurants have screens, disposable or digital menus. customers are recorded for contact tracing. it's given them the freedom to stay open and busy, unlike others in europe. the trauma of covid frightened italians into compliance. because we were the first and we had a very long quarantine and we really felt it, and it was a very strong period for everyone, so we really felt it. and there were many, many people dying and we could see all the... not here but on the news, those people dying alone. it has been very strong. the government's reward for a lower infection rate has been broad public support, but it knows success is fragile.

i'm really proud of italians because they did follow the rules. but, you know, the war is not over yet. so we need still to wait and see what's going to happen in october, november, and during the winter. but right now, i think things are going very well. alert to the fact schools reopened later here than elsewhere in europe, there's now mass testing for students and teachers. this at a high school near rome. rapid results come within 30 minutes. tests, rules, compliance — a formula italy hopes can halt a second wave and ease the legacy of pain from the first. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre my my children are watching

it's often a quite drawn out affair, but the champions league drawn out as just finished. hopefully the children have been enjoying some of these ties. manchester united have been handed arguably the trickiest role. and group h. here's a look at some of the other groups. here's a look at some of the other groups. manchester city will face porto, 0lympiakos and x in group c. group g where cristiano ronaldo's juventus will come up against lionel messi's barcelona! that's the one you want to watch. this gets under way on the 20th of this month. england manager gareth

southgate has left manchester united's mason greenwood and city midfielder phil foden out of their squad for games against wales, belgium and denmark. foden and greenwood made their senior debuts last month but then broke covid—19 rules before the match against iceland. they were fined by local police and sent home. southgate says "trust needs to be rebuilt" with the pair. they're they‘ re two very talented they're two very talented players. we have to send the message to all the players in our teams at every age level that that sort of thing isn't how we do things with england. these labs have suffered now enough —— these lie that gives them the opportunity to get back on their feet. meanwhile southgate has recalled manchester united captain harry maguire to the squad. he was dropped for last month's matches after being handed a suspended jail sentence for assulting a police officer, swearing, resisting arrest

and bribery in greece, charges he denies and has appealed. and there are first call up's for everton striker dominic calvert—lewin, who has scored eight goals in the opening five games of the season, as well as leicester's harvey barnes and bukayo saka of arsenal. the full squad is on our website. and to the french open where world number one novak djokovic has eased into the third round at roland garros. he beat lithuania's ricardas berankis in straight sets, dropping just five games. the match lasting only an hour and 23 minutes. elsewhere the womens number two seed karolina pliskova is out after losing in straight sets to former champion jelena 0stapenko. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back with more on all those stories including an interview withjudy murray on the french open in sportsday at 6.30. see you then. hello, this is bbc news.

the headlines: poland, turkey and some caribbean islands are removed from the government's travel corridors — meaning travellers arriving in england from those places will have to quarantine from saturday. new restrictions announced for parts of the north of england, including liverpool and middlesbrough, following a rise in infections we've had to take difficult but necessary decisions to suppress the virus. the only alternative to suppressing the virus is to let it rip andi suppressing the virus is to let it rip and i will not do that. people need to know what is the exit strategy from this. and wass were in lockdown, we need a support package for the businesses and individuals are not able to work. ministers at stormont agree new restrictions for parts of northern ireland — with pubs and restaurants in the derry and strabane council area only allowed to open for takeaway and outside dining. the inquest into the death of a police officer in croydon hears that sergeant matt ratana died from a gunshot to his chest as he prepared to search a suspect.

the eu begins legal action against the uk government — because of its plans to override parts of the brexit withdrawal deal. october is black history month in the uk. for more than 30 years, the annual event has celebrated the achievements and contributions of people of african and caribbean descent. and this year, its organisers say the huge growth of the black lives matter movement means it's more relevant than ever. greg mckenzie has been to meet some of the people involved in this year's events. waiting to be disturbed by the next person who sees in my skin a good reason for a tone dive into condescension. newsreel: arrivals at tilbury, the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. from slavery to windrush, britain's black history month isn't about far—away people. it's about uk history. launched back in the 1980s,

over seven days, it was a chance to educate and inform people about black history, which wasn't being taught in our schools. the black cultural archives in brixton, south london, holds a treasure trove of research and information, stemming back some 2000 years. there's a lot more that needs to be done to understand that black history is not confined to a month, it's not confined to particular periods, especially of recent history in britain, but there's this influence and contribution, you know, stretching back thousands of years. the month of october isn't about creating a separate history, it's simply about remembering a history that already exists. i drown it out with music, screaming at how often i scrape its breath into my palm and will it to beat slower. tolu is a poet, and today, a collection of her works will be published as part of the 20 in 2020 campaign.

i mean, if we look at the history of the uk, black people in particular have played a particular part in building the infrastructures of this country. it's either been built by them or on their backs, and so, black history month is a time to remember that. there will be many events taking place throughout the month of october, up and down the uk, including phenomenal women at the southbank centre in the capital. the exhibition honours the achievements of black women in academia. we both wanted to capture these women as powerful, as symbolising something also about their professions, because if we're going to take the time to do an exhibition, it's really important that their stature and their authority was reflected in the portraits. the recent black lives matter protests have highlighted the reality of the global injustices

and systematic racism that black people have faced for years. black history month is a time to look forward and celebrate the here and now, as well as a time to reclaim history and reimagine how shared history will be told in the future. greg mckenzie, bbc news. halima begum, is the director of the runnymede trust — which is a race equality think tank. shejoins me now. thank you for your time today. it is all very well expressing nice sentiments on the question of race and racism and equality but unless governments, companies actually do something about that, nothing will change, is it? thank you. absolutely. be 50 now on the head. since march and may, we have known the number of black and minority ethnic communities that have died out of covid—19 have been significantly higher. we are now sitting here and nothing has been

done. lives are being lost. we have to actually hold the government and more to account but why has there been no action? even before black lives matter and the protest that we saw from the us, we have mown that black and minority ethnic communities have actually been disproportionately affected by health inequalities in housing and the qualities and what we now like to refer to a structural racism. but nothing seems to be done. so i suppose for black history month, we are feeling particularly concerned that this is notjust black history month in any year. this is black history month during black lives matter and in the year 2020 when black and minority ethnic communities have been hit by covid as well and the protest we've seen that are not inspired all of us to wa nt to that are not inspired all of us to want to see more from our government. is it helpful to want to see more from our government. is it helpfulto hear that harry and megan have done an interview for the evening standard newspaper today, talking about the existence of structural racism in the uk or do you think that it is going to annoy people?”

the uk or do you think that it is going to annoy people? i haven't seen the article and interview that you are referring to but i think the more we discuss structural racism and inequality in the mainstream the better. because actually let's face it, it was 1999 will resolve the mcpherson report will be talked about structural racism and institutional racism. that's when we saw. and there was all slipped under the carpet. if harry and meghan are showing the light on what is a significant issue for the uk that is welcome. what in practical terms would you change? for example, race discrimination laws, should they be tightened? discrimination laws, should they be tightened ? what discrimination laws, should they be tightened? what more monitoring on the criminal justice tightened? what more monitoring on the criminaljustice system should be enforced? so what we say and what we suggest is not that we just focus on the legislation in the law. because the law has been attacked for many years. the lot has been attacked the but somehow people are disproportionately affected by the

injustices within the criminal justice system. sure wishing to be the case we tighten the laws. some of us will argue they are tightened enough and black young men are disproportionately targeted by the police so what i would suggest is a more comprehensive look at how we tackle hearts and minds as well as the law. and if we are discussing structural racism and institutional i want to give you an example what that means. when we look at institutional racism within the police force and what we don't say here are a few bad apples, give them some training and everything will be fine. increasingly, black and minority at the police officers are also entering the police force but it if the policies within that met its races, then even that black and asian minority officer will end up carrying got racist policies so that is what we talk about systemic racism and structural racism because you actually have to change the structure of a system that does not disproportionately impact black young man for example. we have seen with the brexit and obviouslyjust

this week with the us presidential debates that this cultural war divisions have become exaggerated perhaps. there's a that some politicians use race to galvanise boats and not in a particular helpful way. we were a policy will be going on in the states. and president trump had a chance to actually criticise that very narrow—minded racism that is coming from the us and we hope that we don't take the same mind in the uk. but you are right, it is not simply about measures, it is winning hearts and minds and i think politicians have worked out that race is a front line and winning hearts and minds, we don't want to see our national story become headlines for politicians. we believe in a newly story that brings us together so i would urge the politicians to think about on a national story become our british story the contribution of black britons to britain to be the one unique story and that is why the

trust is leading our campaigns will be try to draw attention to the fact that black british history is british history. our migration store for example is our own story. we do not let our migration story in our place in our sense of belonging to become a political football for political parties to when points on. thank you forjoining us. moving on migration. ministers are understood to be considering plans to house asylum seekers on disused ferries moored off the british coast, while their claims are assessed. new figures reveal more than 1,900 migrants reached the uk by boat in september — more than in the whole of last year. the un refugee agency said there had been a fall in numbers of people arriving on other routes. simonjones reports. destination dover. this boat carrying 20 migrants,

which set off from northern france, was being tracked by a military drone. but despite a pledge by both the british and french authorities to make the route unviable, people have been crossing the channel in boats in record numbers. now the british government is said to be considering bringing into service disused ferries to house migrants while their asylum applications are considered. number ten and the home office have been clear that they are going to take whatever action is necessary to put a stop to these small boats' crossings, and that includes addressing what is called the draw factors — the things that make britain an attractive place to come to. they're looking at a whole range of things from cruise ships and ferries through to offshore fast—track assessment centres, through to changing the immigration law. so far this year, more than 7,000 migrants have reached the uk by boat. in september around 1,950 people made the crossing — that's a higher figure than for the whole of last year, when 1,835 migrants

crossed the channel. the home office doesn't like to use the word crisis, but it admits it's facing a crisis in the asylum accommodation system. it's currently providing shelter for 60,000 people. that number has gone up considerably during the coronavirus pandemic due to delays in processing asylum claims. the home office is already using this former barracks in folkestone to house asylum seekers, and another site in pembrokeshire. a group supporting migrants say the idea of turning to ferries is ludicrous. it's another one of the government's crazy schemes. i don't think it will come to anything. we used prison ships in the victorian era and there's a reason we don't do that any more. it's because it's not an acceptable way to keep fellow human beings. the government says it wants to provide protection to those who need it while preventing abuse of the asylum system. the un says in the context of overall european migration, the numbers reaching the uk are manageable. simonjones, bbc news, dover. the headlines on bbc news...

travellers arriving from poland, turkey and some caribbean islands to england and scotland will need to quarantine from saturday as the government updates its travel corridors new restrictions announced for parts of the north of england including liverpool and middlesbrough following a rise in infections an inquest has heard a police sergeant matt ratana, who was killed at a custody centre in south london while on duty — died from a gunshot wound to the chest. nowjane hill has been taking at look at what you've been asking about the virus and working life in bbc your questions answered. the countdown to the end of the governments furlough scheme has begun. in november it will be replaced with the newjob support scheme. now we'll answer your questions about how to navigate the end

of the furlough scheme — with michelle 0vens, director of small business britain; and to talk about the big picture with coronavirus, dr elisabetta groppelli, a virologist and lecturer in global health at st george's university of london. welcome to both of you, lots of questions to go through. from charlotte, i have been shielded since april and now my consultant has instructed me to continue. i am a 46—year—old nurse with a husband and four children. i have had to fight through my union for the furlough scheme. when the furlough scheme ends i am going to be in an impossible situation. what are the plans for someone in my position? the furlough scheme ending

at the end of october, the job support scheme is quite different and the focus is aimed at the businesses who want to keep staff on through a reduced demand over the winter. as a nurse, that is not quite the situation you are going to be in so i am not an employment lawyer but i would suggest you speak to acas about this and to your union so you do not say who your employer is, whether you work for the nhs or privately, but as a nurse you should speak to your union and acas, there is thejob support programme in place whether it is relevant but if you are shielding you will be entitled at least to statutory sick pay but absolutely you need to have that conversation with your employer. statutory sick pay we know is by no means a huge sum of money so that is a challenge potentially coming

down the track for a lot of people. absolutely, the job support scheme is not a direct replacement for the furloughed scheme at all, for businesses that put staff on it, the employer pays some of the salary and the government chips and the employee loses some salary if they are not working full—time and the goal of the scheme is to supportjobs that have reduced demand over the winter but the businesses want to keep the staff on and that is quite a different scheme to the furlough scheme which was about supporting employers and employees over the first lockdown, anyone who is concerned should speak to their employer and give acas a call.

something separate. what comparisons have been made between flu and covid? in the lab we compare them and have found out they are very different viruses and look very different. when it comes to the disease they cause we can say they are both very similar but also different in the sense that the major symptoms like fever or cough are caused by both viruses but we have seen that the coronavirus can have more manifestations, clinical manifestations, more varied. we have seen the vascular system affected, and the skin and especially in children

where there is more gastrointestinal symptoms more than with flu. the bottom—line is that when there is only fever that the only thing we can use to discriminate between one virus and the other is the diagnostic test but as specially as we go into what we used to call flu season, now both viruses, influenza and corona, are requiring our attention and best effort to protect ourselves and each other. a warning that 60% of the uk nightclub industry may collapse and over 9 million workers risk redundancy, will rishi sunak think of a new viable plan to prevent

this from happening? i cannot tell you everything the chancellor is thinking, there are a number of measures in place for hospitality over the course of winter and what we have seen is the government is keeping a close eye on this sector and knows that there's a significant risk. helping businesses to keep staff on if they do not have demand. the hospitality industry has had a number of measures in place so for example reduction of vat from 20% to 5%, that has been extended until the end of march. to give the hospitality sector a bit of breathing space. there is a general understanding it is going to be a difficult winter

for a number of sectors and the nightclub industry is being hit by the 10pm curfew quite significantly. we have to keep a watch over that but what we have seen over the last lockdown is the government has responded as the situation has changed and we expect it will continue to change over the coming months, i do not think we have heard the last from the government on this one. a question about rights of owners. "we have a shop that does takeaway and eat in, and have customers coming in from places like wigan and newcastle. quite often they do not wear face coverings and when asked by our staff to put one on, their answer is no. these same people refuse to track and trace for same reasons. what are our rights

as a food outlet?" firstly you are perfectly within your rights to not allow entry, these are legal requirements that these customers are expected to do so you are completely within your rights to not allow entry. we are not expecting to police people but you are protecting yourself and your staff and other customers so it is reasonable to not allow entry. i know that is a difficult thing for a business when times are difficult and you are worried about getting enough customers through the door but i think that most customers will be appreciative and recognise you are trying to protect them and overall that is a good thing so do not feel bad about not allowing entry. i guess it is hard because it is

custom and that ties in with the economic situation we are talking about. from a health perspective, there is a reason an individual is asked to wear a mask or give their name and phone number. absolutely, the major reason for wearing a face covering is clear, it prevents transmission if you have the virus so it is protecting others. when it comes to the trace system there is an interest for the individual and the public that details are shared because if you have come into contact with the virus surely you would like to know because then you can take action and take care about your health. because this is a highly transmissible virus we want you to self—isolate so that further transmission is prevented so a lot of fundamental science underlines face coverings

and sharing details so it's quite important to understand this and it is for the benefit of individuals and the public. a question about shielding. steve said, "i was shielding but have returned to work. i have not seen of heard any further advice about shielding. is there further advice for people who were shielding?" at the moment the rules in shielding that have been implemented have not changed in the sense that if you have been advised to shield during the pandemic and report it was not necessary any more, that still stands. it is not advisable at the moment so the advice is not that you have to shield. some local support is still available in the sense that for example collecting

prescriptions, local volunteers are helping with that but the idea is that if you have to go to work and cannot work from home then as long as your physician allows you then you can do that. it is quite important the details of all the people who have been advised to shield to start with, those names are kept securely in the nhs shielding database and they will be used should the situation change and it is quite important to stress that the situation can change and will change and we need to be attentive about what new advice will come when it comes to shielding. it is an area that could be a challenge for business owners and employers. yes, and it was during the last lockdown because events happen

so fast, the lockdown particularly small businesses did not know what to do, what was expected of what was appropriate or even what was available. most employers want to look after their staff, not put them in harms way and lots of employers have put in place a lot of safety procedures over the last few months to make their staff feel comfortable and safe at work. but certainly if you do not feel safe it is worth having that conversation with your employer and look for a way forward perhaps working at home on working in a different way. are asymptomatic cases driving numbers up increasing transmission? surely mass testing is needed? from sue daley yates. in terms of driving up transmission, not necessarily, we don't

have an indication that is the case, but we are certain asymptomatic is certainly part of the transmission chain in the sense we know that the virus can be transmitted before symptoms occur or for those who are very lucky symptoms simply do not happen but transmission can so they are a very important part of the bigger picture when it comes to identify how much transmission there is and where new cases are. the challenge is how to identify people carrying the virus can spread it asymptomatically and we have seen approaches from other european countries that are testing people who are at high risk of coming into contact with the virus, either because of theirjobs like health care workers or simply because they have been to places of high prevalence and again this is about identifying people who are at risk and regularly and frequently testing. the uk is potentially starting

health care workers to identify if they do not have symptoms but can transmit to patients but it is not quite there, in rolling out not only the mass testing but also repeated regular testing that is required. thank you both so much, there are so many questions we could have got through but thank you, we will talk again. thank you, your questions answered. hello. a relatively quiet weather day out there compared to what some of you will experience over the days ahead. there's a few showers around, mainly to the south and the west, some of those on the heavy side. still some rain lingering in the northeast of scotland in between as we head towards the evening. just one or two downpours, many will be dry but rather fresh. it's into tonight that we start to see some changes. still some rain in scotland,

but it's all eyes towards the south. you can see this swirl of blue and the winds around, it's an indication that we're going to see some wet and windy weather arrive into the morning. in between that and the cloud and rain in scotland, it's going to be a chilly start with a little bit of frost around. really, into tomorrow, we split the country in two. southern areas watching storm alex, set to bear the brunt across parts of france in particular, but for us, we will see across the southern half of england and wales turning wet and windy. worst of the winds around the english channel, particularly for the channel islands. could see 60, maybe 70 miles an hour gusts here. heaviest of the rain across southern counties of england, working northwards into east anglia, the midlands and wales later in the day, so things will brighten up. northern half of the country, a completely different day. we start with some patchy mist and fog, bit of rain across the far north of scotland. a few showers into an northern ireland, but for most, a dry and bright day before the cloud gathers across northern england later and rain arrives towards the m62. now that rain band could be a little bit further north, a little bit further south,

but with the sunshine, the rain, a cool day, particularly so where the wind is blowing, and the winds strongest tomorrow across the southern half of england and wales. but as you go through into this weekend, an area of low pressure starts to expand in across the rest of the country, areas of rain running around it. more of us will see some wet and windy weather. on saturday, bright start to the west, heaviest of the rains through friday night into saturday across england and wales, but also extending towards scotland as we go through the day. strongest of the winds towards wales, the southwest and the channel islands, and again, temperatures really struggling. that area of rain saturday night will push its way westwards, and as we go into sunday, the strongest winds will be around the peripheries of the uk, so a windier day across scotland and northern ireland for instance. this is where we'll see some of the wettest of the weather, but in between where winds are lighter for england and wales, some slow—moving, heavy and thundery downpours. and it's notjust the wind which will be a feature, of course. it is the rainfall amounts, and over the next four days, our rainfall chart shows how it accumulates. all of us will see rain, but the brighter colours are where the worst of that rain will be, over 100 mm for some in eastern scotland and southwest england.

today at six, tougher covid rules across new parts of northern england — an extra two million people are affected. in liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough, there'll be no household mixing, and that's whether you're at home, in a pub or a restaurant. the prospect of losing my home and my business the year after losing my husband, frankly, is extremely worrying. the most important thing that you can do is to adapt. the restrictions are in place, but it is not to be restricted by them as such, it is to move with them. local mayors are split — some want even tougher measures, one says he's prepared to defy them. also tonight: remember italy, the epicentre of the pandemic in europe? now police checks and testing are helping it to avoid a second wave. what happens to migrants arriving in the uk —