nearly 16,000 positive coronavirus cases in england were unreported last week because of an it error. everyone who tested positive was informed, but others in close contact with them were not. those people are obviously being contacted and the key thing is, as i say, that everybody, whether in this group or generally, should self—isolate. that is the way to make it work. figures show around half of the unreported cases are from the north west of england. also this lunchtime... a drive—by for supporters by a covid—positive president trump attracts criticism for putting his staff at risk. the chancellor promises to balance the books after the pandemic and says there'll be new opportunities and job support for workers.

cineworld will temporarily close all of its cinemas in the uk on thursday, putting thousands ofjobs at risk. bars in paris will be closed from tomorrow as part of new restrictions to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. coming up in the sport on bbc news, the chelsea and england striker tammy abraham has apologised for breaking covid regulations after friends and family threw him a surprise party. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the close contacts of nearly 16,000 people with coronavirus were not traced last week because of a technical glitch, according to public health england. although those testing

positive were informed, their details were not passed on to the track and trace system to alert those they'd been in contact with. the bbc has been told by senior public health officials a significant proportion of the unreported cases are from the north west of england. the prime minster has insisted that the contacts of those testing positive were being traced. phe says the issue has now been resolved, but labour has called the situation "shambolic". the health secretary matt hancock is to make a statement to mps this afternoon. phe says the issue has now been resolved, but labour has called here's our health correspondent richard galpin. testing for coronavirus using a home kit like this or at testing centres around the country, vital for controlling the spread of the disease. but the system is under strain. and now it has been revealed there has been another technical glitch in the test and trace system. it has been discovered that 16,000

cases of the virus which should have been passed on to test and trace have gone unreported. that has serious implications. because their recent contacts would not have been immediately followed up and they could therefore have caught the disease and be spreading it. in theory, any laboratory test that is positive should be automatically, by some computer algorithm, reported to the test, track and trace central database and be included in the data set. we don't know why that didn't happen. as you say, one of the big concerns is that individuals who are contacts of these cases will not necessarily have known that they have actually been in contact. it has become clear that those lost covid cases are concentrated in the north west of england. this could have major implications for cities like liverpool and manchester, which already have the highest infection rates in the country.

the prime minister is now seeking to reassure the country that the latest issue with the test and trace system is being dealt with. some of the data got truncated and it was lost but what they have done now is not only contacted all the people who were identified as having the disease, and that was done in the first place, but they are now working through all the contacts as well. but there is scepticism of the test and trace system, not least amongst those living with people who have tested positive for the virus. so my husband was tested positive for covid—19 and uploaded his details to the app and it has told him to isolate. when i have uploaded my information to the app, it has actually told me not to isolate and it is still telling me to carry on as normal.

but the hope now must be that these glitches in the test and trace system will stop. richard galpin, bbc news. with me now is our health correspondent lauren moss. there've been enough concerns about track and trace as it is, and now this? there is a lot resting on the test and trace system. boris johnson promised it would be world beating when it launched at the start of june. yesterday he said he was frustrated with it and that it was not perfect. this data glitch if we can call that that means the contacts can call that that means the co nta cts of can call that that means the contacts of almost 16,000 people who tested positive between 24th september and 1st of october were not reached immediately afterwards. public health england says that issue has been resolved but experts say that contact should be tracked down within 48 hours and told to isolate, because of the risk that they too could be spreading the virus around. it looks like two things that happen, one is the data are not transferring to the dashboard meaning to that large increase in cases we saw over the

weekend and those who tested positive were then contacted and told to isolate what they will not pass to the contact racers for that next important step. it is just a week ago that nhs providers representing hospital trusts in england said it is vital the public has confidence in the system because big decisions run local lockdowns and restrictions are made on the data and also the issue of where the positive tests are. we know that the north—west and yorkshire are most affected by the reporting lags, and considering the case rates in the likes of liverpool and manchester being ten times the national average, that isn't surprising, you carry out more test in an area, you will find out more cases. but it is the south—west and east midlands also seeing their testing figures last week more than double so whichever way you look at, there are going to be questions to answer, here. nick eardley is in westminster. embarrassing for the government, and with potentially serious practical consequences too?

it doesn't do much more confidence in the system. track and trace is a central part of the government strategy to suppress the virus in england. it is supposed to, if the ministers‘ plans were working, give everybody an idea of where the virus is spreading but also tell people who may be spreading it or who may have come into contact, that they are not supposed to leave the house. there is a realisation in government that the system isn‘t world beating, as was promised. at the moment, it needs to do better. there is also that practical, real—world impact that practical, real—world impact that this glitch will have, which is that this glitch will have, which is that potentially thousands of people who should have been at home, who could be spreading the virus, were not contacted by the nhs for several days. the prime minister was asked this morning if he knew how many people that was. he doesn‘t. the government doesn‘t have that figure at the moment. although they say that people are now being traced, it is several days on, when the system

is several days on, when the system is supposed to operate extremely quickly, to make sure that the virus is under control. we are going to hear more from the health secretary in the commons this afternoon. but given the pressure that the government strategy is under, i suspect that road could be bumpy. nick eardley in westminster, thank you. president trump has been strongly criticised by medical experts after he briefly left the hospital where he is being treated for coronavirus, to drive past supporters outside. his critics included a doctor at the hospital who described the move as "outstanding" irresponsibility, for potentially putting others in the car at risk. the sudden appearance came amid continued speculation about his condition. here‘s david willis. the us government‘s medical experts have advised coronavirus patients to stay in their room and only venture out if it‘s medically necessary. not this patient. accompanied by secret service agents in protective gear, president trump embarked on a slow drive around the walter reed medical

center to wave to supporters who‘ve maintained a vigil there since he was admitted three days ago. "great patriots", in his words, and whilst the president himself was wearing a face mask, few of them were doing the same. i love the job we‘re doing... he teased the trip on twitter after paying tribute to those who‘ve been treating him. so, it‘s been a very interesting journey. i learnt a lot about covid. i learnt it by really going to school. this is the real school. this isn‘t the "let‘s read the book" school. and i get it. and i understand it. but some think he hasn‘t learnt enough. an attending physician at walter reed, drjames phillips, described the drive—by as an act of political theatre that could cost the secret service agents involved their lives, that "the irresponsibility is astounding." following several days of confusion and contradiction surrounding the president‘s condition, further details have emerged. despite saying his condition continues to improve, his medical team confirmed

that his blood oxygen level dropped twice in recent days, and that they gave him a steroid typically recommended only for the very sick. thank pressed about how their information had conflicted with that from the white house, the president‘s personal physician acknowledged he painted a deliberately rose—tinted picture of his patient‘s condition. i was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team, the president — that his course of illness has had. i didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction. and in doing so, you know, it came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasn't necessarily true. what is true is that the president is being aggressively treated with a cocktail of drugs. these include dexamethasone, a steroid tested in the uk. it works by calming the immune system but is rarely used on patients who are experiencing only mild symptoms of covid—19.

and despite being on a five—day course of remdesivir, the president‘s doctors say he could be leaving hospital later today. with the president grounded, his democratic rival remains on the virtual campaign trail. five days after spending 90 minutes on a debate stage with president trump, joe biden has tested negative for the coronavirus. senior democrats say they hope the president‘s diagnosis will change his attitude towards the coronavirus, but that remains to be seen. davis willis, bbc news, los angeles. you our correspondent gary 0‘donoghue is outside the hospital. what are the chances of the president getting out today? there has been a lot of speculation about that. we are told that he will meet his doctors later on this morning. the chief of staff has said he has made good progress and is keen to get back to a full work schedule. separately, or in some other news

channels, they have been talking about him being on schedule for release today, but nothing official on that. i think they would be keen, you can see from his tweets this morning, that he is keen to get back on the campaign trail. lots of stuff about taxation, the economy, law and order, guns, all of these hot issues for the election campaign, trying to move on from that discussion over the weekend about how ill he was, and when he was diagnosed, and whether it was right or not to do that drive by, for his backers yesterday who were here, protesting in favour of yesterday who were here, protesting infavourof him. yesterday who were here, protesting in favour of him. we will see what happens. what they have to avoid, of course, is a kind of yo—yo, where he goes back to the white house, then get sick again, and has to come back to the hospital, because that will not do him any good, and certainly will not do their chances of getting back on the campaign trail any good. 0k, gary, many thanks.

the chancellor, rishi sunak, has promised to create opportunity for people facing an uncertain future because of the coronavirus pandemic. in his speech to the virtual conservative party conference, he said he would use the "overwhelming might of the british state" to help people find new work. but he also pledged to balance the books after months of unprecendented spending. here‘s our political correspondent chris mason. elbow bumps and jaunty looking creatures from the deep. the chancellor was at an energy company in central london this morning. behind the smiles he is tackling an economic crisis unprecedented in modern times. and he is seen as a future prime minister. so it was noticeable how, right at the start of his speech, he heaped praise on the current one. yes, it has been difficult. challenge is a part of thejob, but on difficult. challenge is a part of the job, but on the big difficult. challenge is a part of thejob, but on the big calls, in thejob, but on the big calls, in the big moments, borisjohnson has got it right and that is the leadership we need. because we are

only part way through this crisis. with the further scheme ending in weeks, and it‘s less generous successof weeks, and it‘s less generous successor starting next month, the chancellor acknowledged he can‘t protect every job chancellor acknowledged he can‘t protect everyjob and every business, but he said... i'm committing myself to a single priority, to create support and extend opportunity to every —— to as many people as i can. because even if this moment is more difficult than any you have ever faced, even if it feels like there is no hope, i am telling you, there is, and that the overwhelming might of the british state will be placed at your service. talking of which, rishi sunak is still proud of the eat 0ut to help 0ut scheme. definitely no regrets he tells the sun newspaper today, after the prime minister suggested that it might have helped spread the virus. rishi sunak has called this place, 11 downing st,

home since february. since then he has become something of a favourite among conservative grassroots members and indeed others. but if you‘re helping to pay the wages of millions of people and picking up some of the tab for millions of us to eat out over the summer, little wonder if you end up becoming popular. the real challenge will come when the bills have to be paid. and listen carefully to this next part. i hint of tax rises or spending cuts, or both? we have a sacred responsibility to future generations, to leave the public finances strong, and through careful management of our finances strong, and through careful management of oui’ economy, finances strong, and through careful management of our economy, this conservative government will always balance the books. the towering challenges for this still new chancellor aren‘t going away. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. we‘re joined now by our economics correspondent, andy verity. and andy, the chancellor vows to "balance the books." how close is the government

to doing that? interesting, the exact quote. "this conservative government will always balance the books." it needs a reality check there, because we are borrowing at the moment, in august, £35 billion compared to £5 billion in august 2019. the amount we are borrowing, the amount the government is spending, is already 174 billion, and based on the office for budget responsibility numbers that they put out, it is likely to reach £370 billion for this year. the net debt, the public sector debt, hasjumped by £200 billion in the last 4—5 months, and that is all because of spending for the pandemic, it is all understandable, but when the chancellor says a conservative government will always balance the books, we have been hearing that for the best part of the last decade. if balancing the books means having more income than your spending, that

is what austerity was about and it never happened, it never reached a stage when the budget was in surplus, over the last ten years, despite cuts of 25% per person in what has been spent on government departments outside help, so some due scepticism is needed and the question you need to ask when you hear the conservative governments are always going to balance the books is, when? a suggestion also from the chancellor of more economic support for workers to come. yes, the winter economy plan, he said, was at the latest stage, and i think thatis was at the latest stage, and i think that is significant. unlike in the past, where you had to wait for a budget or an autumn spending round for big economic developments, they are not confining it to that, because we are in a crisis and that suggests some of the things people felt were lacking in the winter economy plan, for example people on benefits are going to see their incomes cut by £20 a week next april, does that make sense with unemployment rising? little things like that, he‘s giving himself the

freedom to change in the coming weeks. many thanks, andy. the time is 18 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime... nearly 16,000 positive coronavirus cases in england were unreported last week, because of an it error. the premier league is all at sixes and sevens. an extraordinary night of football for the top clubs. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes, on bbc news, eddiejones has named his first england squad for seven months. 12 uncapped players will be part of a three—day training camp next week. "not a decision we made lightly." the words of the boss of cineworld on the company‘s decision to close its cinemas in the uk and the us indefinitely. the cinema chain confirmed it will shut down all screens from this thursday, putting around 5,500 jobs in the uk at risk. as the prime minister this morning urged people to return to cinemas, the latest delay of the next

james bond film once again deprives cinemas of a big box office draw. our business correspondent emma simpson has more. wolverhampton‘s main cinema, 14 screens but soon to be mothballed like the rest of the cineworld chain. the company suspended its operation on thursday, putting nearly 6000 jobs at risk. our first reaction was one of shock, that employees who work for cineworld and indeed picture house first heard about the potential closure through social media and the sunday papers yesterday. that is really not the way they should be hearing about their future employment, is way they should be hearing about theirfuture employment, is it? cinemas have taken a big financial hit in this pandemic and it has not been easy for them to entice customers back after lockdown. even

with all the new precautions in place. it doesn't seem somewhere you would go in a pandemic. you have got to wear your mask, it's a lot of bother and not the same experience, with the sweets and popcorn. bother and not the same experience, with the sweets and popcornfl bother and not the same experience, with the sweets and popcorn. it has been a long time and we mostly watch netflix now. james bond... james bond was supposed to come to the rescue. cinemas rely on big movies for most of their income. this blockbuster was due to come out next month but it was delayed until next year. the final straw for cineworld. people want to go and see films that reflect their own culture and james bond was perfect product for british screens put it we don't really have a big british blockbuster coming up that will get every brit off the sofa, that's the problem and if people at home. they don't want to wear masks, they want to watch things on that sofa where they are being adequately provided for by the streaming platforms and this is a real problem for cinemas now.

cineworld says its business is unviable without big blockbusters to tempt people back. it lost more than £1 billion for the first six months of this year. not all the cinema chains are in the same situation in terms of financial lability and cineworld unfortunately does appear to us to have been the most vulnerable — — financial vulnerability. even before the pandemic struck. expansion drove a very big rise in debt and it has been burning cash for months. very big rise in debt and it has been burning cash for monthsm very big rise in debt and it has been burning cash for months. it is not clear when its venues will reopen after what will likely be a long winter of hibernation. emma simpson, bbc news. all bars and cafes in paris will be closed for two weeks from tomorrow after the french government raised the alert level in the capital to the highest level. restaurants and bars selling food as well as alcohol will be able to stay open, but will have to introduce further safety measures. universities are also being told to halve the number of students

present on campus at any one time. hugh schofield reports. the news from paris is not good. covid infections are up, above 250 per 100,000 people which means the city has hit a higher alert level and automatically new measures are going to kick in. translation: the measures are meant to put the brakes on. the epidemic is going too fast. we have to slow it down so that our health system is not overwhelmed. the headline news is that bars and cafes are going to shut completely for two weeks from tomorrow. they were already having to close doors at ten o‘clock but that hasn‘t been enough to stop the virus spreading. why are the authorities targeting bars and other drinking places? well, the main vectorfor covid, it is reckoned now, is young people. young people gathering, young people intermingling and young people, often under the effects of alcohol, dropping their covid guard. there is some respite for the hard—hit hospitality trade.

restaurants and bistros, which also expected to be told to shut, can stay open, if they observe new rules of a maximum six to a table and masks on all the time except at the moment of eating. young people are also targeted at paris universities which have been told that lecture halls must now only be used at 50% capacity. parisians are sceptical about the bar closures but resigned. i‘m not, i mean, surprised that my average age is the most contaminated, i don‘t know. ithinkjust, like, people are still living like nothing is happening, you know? so, that‘s why i don‘t think that closing the bars is going to make a difference. paris nowjoins marseille at what they call in france a state of maximum covid alert.

if things deteriorate further, the next level is a state of health emergency. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. french and italian rescuers have stepped up their search efforts after floods cut off several villages on the mountainous border, causing widespread damage and killing at least four people. others are still missing on the french side of the border after storm alex brought torrential rain, winds of 180 kilometres an hour, and flash floods. paul hawkins reports. this was the picturesque town of breil—sur—roya in the french alps. but four months of rain in just one day meant devastating landslides have cut off the town. translation: all i worry about is my kids down the valley. i can‘t reach them. i have medicine, i have everything i need, but i‘m not well. it‘s stress, it‘s anguish. rescue efforts are concentrated here with roughly 1,000 firefighters backed by helicopters and the army, the french government declaring the wider region a national disaster zone.

two hours‘ drive from here is the village of saint—martin—vesubie, population 1,400 — or at least, it was. it is also now cut off by the aftermath of storm alex, so many are leaving. translation: i left with this, a nightgown, and there you go. this is what i have left. what i have on me is not mine. i don't have a car any more. we don't have anything any more, like half the village. translation: i was on the top floor of the hotel right next to the river. i realised it had doubled in volume and then it spread out across the entire width of the hotel. it was scary. we could hear the creaking noises, the shaking because of the rocks hitting the walls, which were falling down, and being in the dark was even worse because we didn't know what was going on. many are being evacuated by helicopter here to the city of nice, 55km south, where aid is being packed and sent

out to villages across the region. meanwhile, a 40—minute drive from here along the coast to italy, the city of ventimiglia is also cleaning up. with shops and restaurants destroyed by the water, many are asking the government to declare a state of emergency. translation: look, it‘s quite a disaster. i had a lot of goods to throw away and for the whole market it is the same. it is a disaster. translation: this is the first time. i have never seen this before. i'm 45 years old and i have never seen that. 25 years that i'm at the market and i've never seen that. with both france and italy‘s economies hit badly by the pandemic already, this is the last thing they needed. paul hawkins, bbc news. the new president of the supreme court has criticised the lack ofjudges from ethnic minority backgrounds at the country‘s highest court.

lord reed said the lack of diversity among the 12 supreme courtjustices was a situation "which cannot be allowed to become shameful if it persists." he said he hoped the situation would change before he retired in six years‘ time. a briton is among three scientists who have been awarded this year‘s nobel prize for medicine. british scientist michael houghton, along with us researchers harvey alter and charles rice, won the prize for their work in discovering the hepatitis c virus which infects 70 million people a year and kills around 400,000. football, and last night saw two extraordinary games in the premier league, with liverpool and manchester united conceding 13 goals between them. joe wilson takes a look back at last night‘s action. if you don‘t want to see what happened yesterday then, as the saying goes, look away now. liverpool‘s second choice goalkeeper helped aston villa to theirfirst goal. it‘s a partial explanation. but don‘t dwell purely

on liverpool mistakes. aston villa were too strong, too committed, too good. if you sort of try to block shots, then they sometimes end up going in. commentator: it's 3—1, to aston villa! from exeter via weston—super—mare and brentford, 0llie watkins came to the premier league. he was disappointed to only score three last night. ross barkley, on his aston villa debut, just a little deflection. itjust goes for you, some days. it‘s just that all those "some days" happened on this sunday. six, yeah. but you make your own luck. and when aston villa have a player as good as jack grealish... commentator: and it's a magnificent seven! and this is really quite unbelievable! they were almost relegated last season. but that was weeks ago! it's a surreal experience, i suppose because as i said to the players in the dressing room, you just don't very often get a performance and result like we had tonight against the champions. who wants to lose 7—2?

years ago, we told ourselves we want to create history. that was history tonight, but obviously the wrong one. manchester united had conceded two goals to tottenham in the blink of a disbelieving eye, in the gallop of a son run, while they still had 11 men. lamela and martial then exchanged slaps. and look at lamela‘s reaction. what‘s that? toothache? the united player was sent off. spurs just rolled on. maybe some squads are weary. schedules have been extraordinary. but tottenham seemed full of energy. their performance merited all their goals. 0ld trafford‘s reputation alone counts for nothing. it‘s the worst day of my career as a man united manager. it‘s probably the worst day for all of these players as well. the ripples from these goals may spread. 0n transfer deadline day, how much would you pay for a good old 0—0? joe wilson, bbc news. a huge, flawless diamond described as "one of the earth‘s rarest

and most coveted wonders" will go on sale in hong kong today. the 102 carat flawless, oval white diamond is the second largest of its kind ever to be offered at an auction. if it is sold, it will be only the eighth white, regular—shaped diamond over 100 carats ever to have been sold at an auction. the stone, originally a 271—carat rough diamond, was discovered in ontario, canada in 2018. it was then cut to its present size and polished for more than a year. absolutely stunning. stunning. time for a look at the weather. here‘s louise lear. we have our own little sparkle in the weather today, particularly good news after the miserable weekend. some blue sky and sunshine but you can see the remnants with this soggy field in the highlands of scotland with a lot of heavy rain and some places are seeing a months worth through the weekend. still low pressure producing some showers, longer spells of rain close to that

front in the west and that