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 will be the result for the rest of the afternoon. in northern ireland, wales and south—west england are seeing sharper showers but further inland with a little more shelter at some sunshine and not too bad, showers hit and miss. that is how we are for the rest of the afternoon, continuing to have some sharper showers, may be the odd rumble of thunder in the west, sunny spells and temperatures a degree or so up on it yesterday, 13—17 , 63 fahrenheit. the showers in the west drift eastwards through the night, one band being replaced by yet another but in north—east england and parts of scotland will still have clearer skies and temperatures could fall into single figures but elsewhere, double digits to start tuesday. tuesday is a straightforward case of sunny spells and scattered showers, a really awesome feeling if you're in the showers and breezy in the south and west point of the best brightness in the sheltered north and east, 14—16

the sheltered north and east, 14—16 the overall high. moving into wednesday, we finally start to see the back of that low pressure, the southern flank could bring some showers into scotland and a fresher north—westerly wind. more showers here but what many on wednesday it will be the best day of the week, dry and settled with some sunshine. that sunshine increasingly hazy in the south west later in the day and again, temperatures reaching the mid—teens. but then comes another change as we push into thursday and friday potentially, a project returning and set to bring yet more wet weather, potentially some very heavy rain. a level of uncertainty where those fronts will be by the end of the week so keep abreast of the forecast but at the moment it looks likely to be across england and wales, drier and looks likely to be across england and wales, drierand brighterto looks likely to be across england and wales, drier and brighter to the north but i can end with a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. when we get that out of the way, high pressure is set to build as we head to the weekend, a northerly wind will take over so it

will be taller but the high pressure will be taller but the high pressure will finally quieten things down. —— it will be cooler. heading into the weekend, what a difference. drier and calmer but colder, maybe even some night—time frost. a reminder of our top story... nearly 16,000 positive coronavirus cases in england were unreported last week because of an it error. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news and the time is1:30pm. the chelsea and england striker tammy abraham has apologised for breaching covid—19 guidelines. a surprise birthday party was thrown for him on saturday with a reported 20 people in attendance,

breaking the rule of six. england teamates jadon sancho and ben chilwell were also there. in a statement, abraham says he was totally unaware of what was planned but says he would like to wholeheartedly apologise for the naivety shown by all for the organisation and attending of this gathering. all three players are due to meet up with the england squad today for three matches in the international break. it's transfer deadline day, lots of business expected before the window shuts at 11pm in england and midnight in scotland. the norwich defender ben godfrey has joined premier league leaders everton on a five—year deal for an initial fee of £25 million. that could rise to £30 million with add—ons for the 19—year—old. all the deals, as well as the bids and the rumours, are on the bbc sport website. the window in scotland closes at midnight — livingston have resigned midfielder josh mullin, who's spent the last

two years at ross county. eddiejones has named a 28 man england squad for a three—day training camp this week. 12 uncapped players have been included but there are no players from exeter, wasps, bristol, bath, sale and worcester because all six clubs are involved in the premiership play—offs. england face the barbarians at twickenham on october 25 and then head to rome to face italy — their final match in the six nations that was postponed in march. staying with sale, the rfu has launched an investigation into the club's coronavirus protocols after 19 positive cases threw the end of the premiership season into chaos. the final round of games should have been played at the same time on sunday, but sale‘s match with worcester has been moved to this wednesday, when a win for sale would see them qualify for the play—offs at the expense of bath. but there's still a major doubt over whether the game can go ahead, with other clubs asking for clarity over the source of the outbreak.

there'll be no fans allowed at the turkish grand prix next month. spectator access is dictated by local and national coronavirus guidelines in each country and the istanbul governor's office has barred fans from the race. there were around 30,000 at the russian grand prix in sochi just over a week ago, and more than 13,000 will be able to attend the grand prix in italy at imola later this month. english golfer mel reid said she'd redeemed herself, after winning her first title on the american tour. she took the shoprite classic in newjersey by two shots with a final round of 67. last month, reid squandered a good chance of victory on the last day of an event in portland. she said winning this one was a huge relief. the two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova is through to the quarter—finals of the french open for only the second time in her career.

there have been a couple of games already in paris today at. she beat zhang shuai in straight sets. kvitova's best run at roland garros came in 2012, when she reached the semi—finals. next up for her is the unseeded german laura siegemund. whatever happens in paris, kvitova will break back into the world's top 10. i'll have more for you in the next hour. lots of transfer deadline day news. thanks very much indeed. you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on the latest problems with test and trace for covid, and the impact the lockdowns are having on the economy. the prime minister's been speaking this morning as he toured an energy company and he was asked about the missing test data, and also about potentialjob losses following the announcement that cineworld are closing their theatres. he hope to reduce, to keep the numbers of people who lose theirjobs

as much as we can, but clearly there are going to be tough times ahead. that's why we have already invested 190 billion in supporting jobs like this around the country. supporting local cinemas, i think we have already put 30 million in. but what i would say to people is that, you know, local cinemas, cinemas do now have ways of letting shows go on in a covid—secure way and i would encourage people to go out to the cinema, enjoy themselves and support those businesses. around 16,000 positive cases have gone missing from the test and trace data. why should people have confidence in your ability to track the virus if you cannot even track the data? what happened here, paul, was that some of the data got truncated and it was lost, but what they have done now is not only contacted all of the people who were identified as having the disease, that was done in the first place, but they are now working through all the contacts as well and the key thing i would say is that, and it goes for everybody, is that if you are contacted

by nhs test and trace, then you must self—isolate. if you are told you have been in contact with somebody who has the virus, you must self—isolate. there is support of £500 for doing so and of course a £10,000 fine if you don't. does the government have any idea how many people should have been traced but haven't been traced because of this data mix—up? i cannot give you those figures, but what i can say is that all 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. £500 if you do per week and a £10,000 fine if you don't. and what that does is it creates a firebreak around the incidence and helps us to fight the virus. do you worry that given that once you add in these positive cases, the number of cases rising faster

than we initially thought, perhaps the restrictions that have been introduced are not having the kind of effect you'd hoped they'd have? i think it is a very good question, but actually the incidence that we are seeing in the cases really corresponds to where we thought we were and, to be frank, i think the slightly lower numbers that we had seen did not really reflect where we thought the disease was likely to go, so i think these numbers are realistic. but the crucial thing is that in the next few days, weeks, we will see more clearly whether some of the restrictions that we put in, the extra enforcement of the rule of six, the extra enforcement of self—isolation, the rules on masks and so on, all the stuff that has come in, we will see whether that starts to work in driving down the virus. but this is all very much in our hands collectively as a country.

if we follow that basic guidance, and we all know what it is, but it cannot be repeated often enough — hands, face, space, get tested if you have symptoms, self—isolate if contacted and so on. you know, then i have no doubt that we will be able to get on top of it as indeed we did earlier this year. there is now a complex patchwork of local restrictions in place. when will the government be making an announcement of simplifying that, perhaps with a three—tier traffic light system 7 one of the difficulties in fighting the pandemic is that you keep having to adjust the strokes you play, the shots you play, depending on where the virus is and the effect it is having on different localities and it is certainly true, as chris whitty and others have said, that it seems more localised this time than it was in march and april. that is how it has been, anyway. and we will be taking steps,

as you can imagine, constantly, to keep guidance, keep advice as simple as we can and when there is more to say on that and we will certainly be saying it, but for now it is follow the local rules in the areas under special restrictions. get on the website to look at what you need to do, but generally, it is all the restrictions that you know. is it your intention to simplify the system with a three—tier approach? we want to keep the system as simple as possible. in terms of a vaccine, lastly, prime minister, is it the case that everyone should expect to be able to get hold of that vaccine if and when it is available? well, we do not yet have a vaccine, unfortunately. we are working very, very hard to get one. i went to see the scientists at oxford at thejenner institute, the astrazeneca team, incredible what they are doing. you really feel that they must be on the verge of it, but it has got to be properly tested. it has got to be properly validated

and we are not there yet. obviously, if and when we get a vaccine, then the crucial thing will be to ensure that we have sufficient supplies in this country, that we are able to make it in this country, distribute it fast in this country and clearly the priority for a vaccine will be, as i think kate bingham and others have said, will be those who are the most vulnerable groups. the prime minister speaking a little earlier. and in the last few minutes we've heard from downing street, they're saying an investigation has begun into the testing glitch, to try to determine why the issue wasn't discovered sooner. we'll bring you more on that as soon as we have it. as we've been hearing, the chancellor rishi sunak has promised that the government will "balance the books" following the pandemic. speaking at the virtual conservative party conference the chancellor said

the government had a "sacred responsibility" to "protect the public finances" for future generations and that "over the medium term" he would get borrowing and debt back under control. in response, labour's shadow chancellor, anneliese dodds, expressed concern about people affected by local covid restrictions. iam i am surprised that we did not hear from the chancellor today about support for areas subject to localised restrictions. we are talking about almost a third of the country now, which is affected by this restriction is. very large numbers of people supported through the furlough scheme that's unlikely to benefit from the chancellor's other wave support scheme, which is not going to incentivise lots of employers to keep you along, it looks like ourjobs crisis will become more intense unless the chancellor acts. is now at the time to introduce tax rises to pay for the crisis? should we be hearing more about tax rises and what those rises should be? i do not think now is the time at. we are in the middle of the deepest recession the 300 yea rs. of the deepest recession the 300

years. according to the government's own figures we could be seeing a 4 million people unemployed by the end of the year at. the chancellor has got to concentrate on keeping as many people in work as possible, getting those who are out of work back into work, not on immediately right now changing the tax system, he had to be focused on thatjobs crisis. labour's economic spokeswoman. the wales health minister vaughan gething says the welsh government was now "actively considering" quarantine restrictions for people travelling from high—risk areas in england into wales. mr gething said the welsh government were considering how to use their power to protect areas of wales which have lower case numbers. he was speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing. we are actively considering what we should do and i discussed it this morning with the first minister. we have quarantine regulations for international travel, so for some of the hotspot areas in the north of england, northeast, northwest, west midlands, if they were other countries or territories, we would have

quarantine regulations for them to return to the uk. so we are having to consider how we use our power to protect lower prevalent areas of wales, but at the same time, we do not want to take a whole nation approach, because a low prevalence area like the south—west of england, there is no good reason to prevent someone from devon at this point in time coming to visit a pre—booked holiday or trip to pembrokeshire. so we are thinking about how we use something that is proportionate and deals with the reality of the threat that we face. the scottish government is considering if more restrictions need to be put in place to control rising cases of coronavirus. at her daily briefing, nicola sturgeon said a decision would be made in the next few days. 697 new cases have been reported in scotland since yesterday, which represents 12.8 % of new tests. one of the cruellest effects of coronavirus has been its impact on the residents of care homes.

an estimated 18,000 of them died, according to amnesty international, and those who survived were cut off from their loved ones for weeks or even months. with positive cases on the rise, many care homes are once again bringing down the shutters, but this time a growing number of relatives are demanding the right to visit. jayne mccubbin has been to meet some of them. life is not worth living, really. she just cries and she isjust saying, "take me home." what do you tell your mum in those moments? um... you've been broken by this, haven't you? yes, yeah. well, sometimes, i'll... i will write to her.

i will say to her that i'm going to bring her home. with new restrictions across the uk, hundreds of thousands of people are once again separated, isolated and heartbroken. her care home locked down at the beginning of march. seven months later, they are still locked down. in six months, nicola has seen her mother only twice on a garden visit. now, even they are again banned. she said to me the other day, "i would rather die than be locked up." my mum's brother died in april. she says to me, "how is louis?" he was her best friend. as well as her brother. he died six months ago. i can't tell her that. there's nobody there to comfort her. and how long is this going to go on for? but, with a quarter of all covid deaths in care homes, officials say this is necessary to protect people like maggie.

i don't really want protection, thank you very much. she has survived covid but now faces isolation. maggie has ms, and in window visits with her daughter, she has been able to articulate what many feel. what do you feel about these window visits? they are inhuman. and last week, emma broke the news that even these visits have to stop. ijust feel like crying. covid is going in the back door, and the front door is being shut to families. how long is that going to go on with my mum? i don't know how long — maybe a few months, a few weeks, ten years. but the average life expectancy in a nursing home is two years. it's a difficult line for care homes to walk. this home has had no covid deaths and no visitors, because it's in an area that has had constant restrictions. we didn't lose anybody. but are you concerned that in protecting people so fully, so brilliantly, from covid, that there is another

risk moving forward, that they might lose hope? there is a risk, and it's scary, because we've done everything we can to replace the affection given by the family, but we are not family. until we are certain that nobody has got it, it's too risky. have you got a photo or picture frame or anything? after six months facing down the threat of covid... jayne, this is a picture of mum. this is teresa. ..care home residents are now fighting a new battle to maintain hope. she looks like you. a lot of people say that. is this 0k? giving up is seen as a threat as deadly as the virus itself. this is when you are still able to go out walking.

he was still steve then. visits are now banned across much of the uk. in england, the government says its priority is infection control, and it's invested in technology for care homes to keep people like sally and steve connected. i'm sure he must feel abandoned. but technology, she says, can't replace touch. i see it in his eyes when we are skyping. it's just heartbreaking. steve is in there somewhere, but, without being able to look, hold his hand, he's not really understanding. there's got to be a middle ground, a way of managing the risk. 0k, mum. i will see tomorrow, i love you. this is the last time phil said goodnight to his mum before lockdown. they said we can't let you in unless it's end—of—life. well, a few weeks later, that happened. i got that call. he and his sister sat with alywn for 48 hours. she rallied to such an extent that she was considered no longer to be close to death. and because of that, their visitation rights were once again stopped.

a week later, she died. it was taken away, it was taken away. and it's cruel, it'sjust so cruel. there's no words that can express it other than that. as we approached and waved, she just literally broke down. she just kept saying, "it's been too long, and i'm too sad." we drove home that day and we said to ourselves, "why are we all accepting this situation, why?" enough is enough. we must do something. jeny and diane started a petition to give key relatives the same access to tests as careers. today it has over 130,000 signatures. we kept thinking, "it's going to get better soon, it's going to get better soon," and suddenly people have reached the end of absolute tolerance. canada has guaranteed that safe visits would be allowed, even during a care home outbreak. they have taken the last thing

in life he had left, which was love. scotland is due to make an announcement on this within days. she's not able to express herself no more. i've lost the best of her. pressure is growing across the rest of the uk to do the same. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. some of the misery that families have had to endure. you are watching bbc news. wildfires in the us state of california have now burned more than 1.6 million hectares this year, more than twice the previous record. the california department of forestry and fire protection said the state had so far seen more than 8,200 fires, resulting in 31 deaths and the destruction of over 8,000 buildings. demand for new cars has fallen to a 21—year low. industry figures for last month show

thatjust over 328,000 were registered in the uk in september — down 4.4% on the same month last year. it is the weakest september performance since 1999, when the system of releasing two number plates per year was introduced. manufacturers and traders have warned that the short term future could be "very challenging" if the pandemic continues and economic confidence isn't rebuilt. the queen has described the work of news media during the pandemic as vital. in a letter to the news media association, she said local and national outlets had become lifelines to the elderly and vulnerable and had provided trusted and reliable information at an uncertain time. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. there is a chance you could encounter a few showers over the next couple of days, but in comparison to the weekend just passed, that is an improving picture. we also started today with some

blue sky and sunshine, as you can see in highland scotland. but the soggy cloud feels a legacy of the weekend just passed and we are still under an area of low pressure which will drive the story for monday and tuesday. weather front in the west enhancing showers through northern ireland, wales and south—west england at times. as we go through the day, winds are likely to strengthen as well. further east is a case of sunny spells and fewer showers and certainly it is an improvement on what we had at the weekend. if you dodge showers with a little more sunshine coming through, it should feel a bit more pleasant out there, particularly if you are taking an afternoon walk. temperatures peaking between 13 and 17 degrees, 63 fahrenheit. through the night, showers to the west are going to drift steadily eastwards, so we will see a line of more showers for a time. 0ne band moving through being replaced by another, particularly across england and wales.

clearer skies here and we will see single figures, but temperatures generally sitting at around ten or 11 degrees. starting tomorrow it will be a case of sunny spells and scattered showers again, but the further east you are, perhaps fewer showers and particularly across scotland it will be dry, settled and sunny for most. top temperatures of 12 to 16 degrees, 61 fahrenheit. low pressure continues to drift off towards scandinavia on wednesday. here we could see more enhanced showers and a stronger wind for scotland, but a drier, settled story across england and wales. not for long as the cloud is expected to gather for the end of the day and down to the south—west. enjoy wednesday, not a bad day for many. looking around ten to 16 degrees the high. as we move into thursday, another area of low pressure which will bring some rain around. still an area of uncertainty as to where the heaviest of the rain is going to sit, but it looks likely there will be another pulse of very wet weather

across england and wales. that is to end the working week. thursday and friday look wet, but the rest of the dry weather perhaps the further north you are. that is it, take care.

this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... an investigation is launched after 16,000 coronavirus cases in england were unreported last week because of an error. everyone who tested positive was informed, but others in close contact with them were not. all of those people are obviously being contacted and every key thing is, asi being contacted and every key thing is, as i say, that everybody, whether in this group are generally, should self—isolate. that the way to make it work. a drive—by for supporters by a covid—positive president trump attracts criticism for putting his staff at risk. 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