tens of thosuands of people are still unaware that they've been exposed to coronavirus after a major failure in the track and trace system. a computer glitch means many who came into contact with around 16,000 people who have covid have yet to be told. the health secretary has ordered an investigation. this incident should never have happened, but the team have acted swiftly to minimise its impact. now it is critical that we work together to put this right and to make sure that it never happens again. thousands of people blissfully unaware they've been exposed to covid, potentially spreading this deadly virus at a time when hospital admissions are increasing and we are in the second wave. around half the cases are in the north west of england. we'll have all the details. also tonight...

after donald trump was criticised for leaving hospital briefly to greet his supporters, the white house is optimistic the president could leave hospital today. people travelling into wales from coronavirus hotspots in the rest of the uk could have to quarantine for m days. i just want to be a little...tidier. the final straw for cineworld after the latest bond is delayed again. it confirms it's closing all its cinemas in the uk and us until next year. and we meet the oldest man to compete in yesterday's london marathon — 87—year—old kenjones. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, a headache for the england manager gareth southgate after a surpise birthday party for the chelsea striker tammy abraham breaks covid guidlines.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has launched an investigation after a computer glitch means tens of thousands of people may still be unaware that they've been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. a technical issue in transferring positive results from laboratories led to almost 16,000 missing cases. positive results from laboratories all those who tested positive were informed, but their close contacts were not and most still haven't been traced. the health secretary matt hancock told parliament the incident should never have happened and he said it had not yet been resolved. the shadow health secretaryjonathan ashworth said the missing results were "putting lives at risk". here's our health editor hugh pym. testing and tracing continues today,

but there are yet more questions about whether the whole system in england is working properly, with thousands of cases not recorded, so contacts thousands of cases not recorded, so co nta cts of thousands of cases not recorded, so contacts of those testing positive we re contacts of those testing positive were not followed up. the health secretary had to come to the commons to explain what went wrong. this incident should never have happened, but the team have acted swiftly to minimise its impact and now it is critical that we work together to put this right and to make sure that it never happens again. labour highlighted the failure to follow up contacts. thousands of people blissfully unaware they have been exposed to covid, potentially spreading this deadly virus at a time when hospital admissions are increasing and we are in the second wave. this isn'tjust a shambles, it's so much worse than that. here is what we were told at the time about the number of daily reported cases up about the number of daily reported cases up until friday. reaching around 7000 by the end of the week. but now the extra cases have been

added in, this is what it looks like now, above 11,000. all the new data relates to england, with striking increases in some regions. in the north west of england for example, there were more than 8000 extra cases reported, an increase of 93%. in the yorkshire and humber region it was more than 4000 extra cases, an increase of 113% on what we were originally told. civic leaders affected by restrictions in the north—west say policy must be reconsidered. somebody should be checking this. this is a national government implementing the system and making decisions that are predicated on that evidence and the evidence now we find, has been faulty. so how does the system work? tests of hospital staff and patients are analysed at nhs and public health laboratories. these seem to be working well. testing for the public and most care homes that drive through centres or kits is

partly done by private companies. they send swabs to big lighthouse la bs to they send swabs to big lighthouse labs to run tests, set up by the government and run by private companies and universities. they then pass on results to public health england, to be fed into the test and trace system for contacts to be followed up. this is where the it problems have occurred. phe says theissue it problems have occurred. phe says the issue has been resolved now, but wider challenges for people using the testing network remain. a surge in demand caused delays last month and these are still happening. jarrett was tested on friday and still hasn't had a result. he and his flatmates, who are key workers, are having to isolate and stay off work. things should be in place now because of it makes it difficult for people trying to do the right thing, so people trying to do the right thing, soi people trying to do the right thing, so i certainly understand the frustration, anxiety and stress it causes people who are not so lucky to have people delivering food and support them through such a challenging time. the challenge for

the government remains, bolstering confidence in a testing system that in recent weeks has fallen short of where it should be. hugh pym, bbc news. after a sharp spike over the weekend in new infections because of the computer glitch the latest data shows the number of new cases has fallen to 12,594 that were recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 10,937. and as new cases have climbed, so have daily hospital admissions, with 408 people being admitted on average each day over the past week. this number doesn't include scotland. 19 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week, 53 deaths were announced every day, which takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 42,369. well, i'm joined now

by our health editor hugh pym. how worried should people be? how many people do we think could be out there? who just don't know they have been in contact with people with covid? that remains very unclear. labour say it could be 50,000 contacts of the 16,000 who tested positive, who only emerged, the data, over the weekend. some of them could have become infected. the government response is that some of the contact tracing has now started since saturday and the bulk of the new cases that have actually become apparent were at the back end of last week, so there wasn't much of a delay. even so, the fact we don't know is worrying. another big question is, why were there not alarm bells ringing at the fact this data wasn't getting into the system. at the back end of the week before last, why was there nothing in the it system that flagged up warnings there? that'll be the subject of further enquiries. what about the

assessment of covid—19? matt hancock says it hasn't changed where he sees things. it wouldn't have changed any of the decisions made about any restrictions in different parts of england but i think the debate will continue. where exactly is this going? some services so cases are levelling off but as we have seen today, they have gone up a bit further from where they were last week. hugh pym, thank you. donald trump's chief of staff says he's hopeful the president will leave hospital later today after receiving treatment for coronavirus. meanwhile, the white house press secretary has become the latest person to test positive for the virus. the news came after mr trump made an impromptu drive—by appearence for his supporters outside the hospital near washington where he's being treated as our north america editorjon sopel reports. it is being dubbed the covid joyride. last night, the president, who is still infectious, decided he wa nt to who is still infectious, decided he want to waive to supporters outside the walter reed hospital. the six

lane hwy was cleared, secret service guards found out, and then the unmistakable sight of the presidential motorcade moving towards where we were standing. this is quite an unbelievable scene. the president, being treated for coronavirus, part of his convoy has just come down this busy road. all traffic has been cleared and the president is waving at his supporters to say thank you for coming out to back him while he is meant to be in the hospital. and you can see all the vehicles of a presidential convoy accompanying the president. donald trump, probably the world's most impatient patient even released a video. it's been a very interesting journey. i learned a lot about covid. i learned it by really going to school. this is the really going to school. this is the real school, this isn't the let's read the book school, and i get it, andi read the book school, and i get it, and i understand it. the former reality tv star always has an eye for the visual, but the drive by brought ferocious criticism from one of the covid physicians at the hospital. doctorjames of the covid physicians at the hospital. doctor james phillips

tweeted. .. we now know the president is receiving a cocktail of drugs only normally given to seriously ill covid patients, including powerful steroids. but this morning it looked as though it was donald trump's twitter feed that was en feta mins. clearly the campaign for next month's presidential election is not on hold, as he went full caps lock on hold, as he went full caps lock ona on hold, as he went full caps lock on a whole variety of policy issues. —— that was on amphetamines will stop meanwhile the white house press secretary has also tested positive for coronavirus. she spoke to reporters on friday taking off her mask to discuss the president's al following his diagnosis. she briefed some again yesterday again wearing no face covering. astonishingly, the

white house itself has become the epicentre of a major covid outbreak. and it is remarkable the white house finds itself in the position it is in. it has to be said there has been a certain recklessness in following the rules that the administration has set for the rest of the country. and there is frustration too among white house staff that they are not clear what the protocols are for them to stay safe. we are waiting to hear whether donald trump will return to the white house later today. if it happens he will be without his press secretary, who is quarantining, his personal aide hope hicks, a number of staff in the east wing, his body man, and his attorney general is also self isolating because of fears of covid. it is an unbelievable situation. studio: jon sopel unbelievable situation. studio: jon sopel, thank you. president trump's treatment has included a cocktail of antibodies, the anti—viral drug remdesivir and the steroid dexamethasone, which is normally used when patients become seriously ill. our medical editor fergus walsh takes a look at what these treatments tell us about the health

of the president. it seems the president's doctors have thrown everything they can at his infection, but getting an exact picture of his steak of health hasn't been easy. the white house says president trump and the first lady tested positive for coronavirus on thursday evening. by late friday morning, mrtrump on thursday evening. by late friday morning, mr trump had a on thursday evening. by late friday morning, mrtrump had a high on thursday evening. by late friday morning, mr trump had a high fever and his oxygen saturation levels had dipped to 93%, just below the normal lower limit of 95%, and he was given supplemental oxygen for about an hour. in my experience, from looking after patients who typically present to hospital after being unwell at home for around 5—7 days, it's around that sort of time that they start to need oxygen, so it is entirely possible that donald trump may have been unwell or had an infection in the background for a few days in the background before he

tested positive and came at a hospital. he was later flown to walter reed military hospital where he received a one—off infusion of monoclonal antibodies. this is an experimental treatment designed to reduce viral load. manufactured by a biotech firm, it is promising but no proof yet that it works will stop clinical trials are starting in the uk. the second drug he received was remdesivir, an antiviral that was approved in may as a covid—19 therapy. a five day treatment, it has been shown to speed up recovery and is used widely in the us. on saturday, the president was started on the steroid dexamethasone. this works by dampening the body's immune system, which can go haywire with covid—19, and it reduces inflammation in the body. it has been shown to help the sickest covid patients, those in hospital, on

oxygen 01’ a patients, those in hospital, on oxygen or a ventilator, but it is not recommended for patients with mild symptoms. if you want to divide these things with a straight line down the middle you would say, on oxygen 01’ on a down the middle you would say, on oxygen or on a ventilator, dave dexamethasone has not on oxygen or a ventilator, don't give it. but that's covid patients who appear to be getting better can sometimes take a turn for the worse several days after the infection so the president's doctors won't relax until he is fully recovered. fergus walsh, bbc news. the welsh government is considering imposing quarantine restrictions on people who travel into wales from coronavirus hotspots in the rest of the uk. the welsh health minister says they're looking at their options after borisjohnson said he did not want to stop people living in parts of england that are under local lockdown going on holiday in wales. our wales correpsondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. how likely is it this could happen?

iam how likely is it this could happen? i am told this is a strong possibility. we know the welsh government is discussing it at the moment, this evening, working out what it will mean for public health and what the legal situation will be. we know there is a mismatch in local lockdowns around the uk. here in wales a local lockdown is also a lock—out. people are not allowed to leave their area unless they have a valid reason, even if they don't have coronavirus. the welsh government called on borisjohnson to adopt the same measures in england. he has refused saying people need to use their common sense so they have pushed towards the threat of quarantine measures. the welsh government can decide somebody from barcelona can't come here because corona rates are too high there and they might enact the same policy to somebody from birmingham or burnley. we don't know whether or not they will push ahead with this. one thing to consider is that three quarters of wales is already locked down so people can't come to those areas from over the border. it would only potentially

therefore apply to around a quarter of wales. hywel griffith in wales, thank you. our top story this evening... tens of thosuands of people are still unaware that they've been exposed to coronavirus after a major failure in track and trace system. coming up... outdoor learning centres are asking for help as residential school trips are cancelled because of coronavirus. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, geraint thomas's hope of winning the giro d'italia looks to be over. he's lost touch with the leaders on the third stage in sicily. no time to die — it's the eagerly awaited bond film that has been delayed once again, this time until april next year. and that's proved to be the final straw for cineworld, which says a lack of new films means it will temporarily close all its cinemas in the uk and the us from thursday. the move, which also affects the company's picturehouse brand,

puts around 45,000 workers at risk, including more than 5,500 in the uk. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. wolverhampton's main cinema, 14 screens, about to be mothballed like the rest of the cineworld chain, a move which will mean more than 5000 job losses across the uk. move which will mean more than 5000 job losses across the uki move which will mean more than 5000 job losses across the uk. i speak for a lot of the staff when i say we feel like we have been treated poorly and deserve more notice. a lot of us do not know what to do from here on in and three days' notice before we close really does notice before we close really does not feel fair to any of us. james bond. it was hoped he would come to the rescue, the biggest movie of the year to lure audiences back, but it now will not be shown until april. cineworld says its business is not viable without blockbusters. bond was maybe the last chance. we do not

have known ill, no dairy, no vegetables, no food, you cannot run a business in this way. we would never have closed the cinema if we had any other alternative. the only alternative to protect the company and to protect our team, because our tea m and to protect our team, because our team will be suffering a lot from disclosure. it is a bit of a chicken and egg situation for this industry right now. cinema owners need to ta ke right now. cinema owners need to take movies for income, but the hollywood studios who make these blockbusters also need to make sure big enough audience will turn up. blockbusters also need to make sure big enough audience will turn upm does not seem somewhere that you would go in the pandemic. you have got to wear a mask. it is a lot of bother, but it is not the same experience to have your popcorn. we watch most things on netflix. difficult times, but experts say it cineworld was vulnerable before the pandemic. expansion drove a very big

rise in debt and it has been burning cash for months. odierno says a quarter of its cinemas will now be shut monday to thursday. too many empty seats here as well. cinemas are usually a big draw. these closures could have ripple effects for the town centres and retail parks they are in and it is not clear when they will reopen. emma simpson, bbc news. emma simpson, bbc news. the chancellor rishi sunak has promised to "always balance the books" despite increased spending in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. speaking to the conservative party conference, which is being held online this year, he warned that hard choices will have to be made as the government deals with the fall—out from the crisis. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. hi, i'm rishi. may he introduce himself. there is still something of the newcomer about rishi sunak, propelled to the top of a government trying to manage what is a genuine crisis. the chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak. but he's taking the lecturn

on his own as chancellor in front of the virtual party faithful, keen to start with deliberate praise for his boss next door. yes, it's been difficult, challenges are part of the job, but on the big calls, in the big moments, borisjohnson has got it right and that is the leadership that we need. hard to whip up a crowd when there is no one in the room. the toughest task for him is to stop a slide into mass unemployment. however much the chancellor may empathise, government support for the economy is being scaled back. i can't protect every job and every business. the pain of knowing it only grows with each passing day. 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. but can that be a comfort to alex fisividis, a company designer who lost his job at the end ofjuly?

he is making ends meet with projects here and there, but that's not enough. it's been a bit of a shell—shock really to going from knowing what my next pay packet is going to be to having no security at all really. there are jobs out there but there are even more people looking forjobs at the same time. sunak‘s treasury spent months and tens and tens of billions paying the wages of millions of people, including workers at this nottinghamshire factory that stopped making car parts in the lockdown. now open again, taking an opportunity in this crisis, the production lines are churning out ppe. but for the boss jim business feels precarious still. i think the one thing i would say to him is if you are going to make announcements to help us, make it happen now, not many, many months later, because now is the problem, not the middle of next year. mr sunak still has an eye on the future and sticking to tory ideals. we have a sacred responsibility to future generations to leave

the public finances strong and through careful management of our economy this conservative government will always balance the books. balance the books? rishi sunak‘s time in number 11 has been all about getting money out of the door to stop an economic crisis becoming a real catastrophe. and he can promise that huge spending and borrowing will come to an end but there is not a whisper of when, let alone how. ..faith in us. with a pandemic at party conference there is no applause, no normal and months still of trouble for the economy to come. wise, perhaps, to button up. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. outdoor learning centres for children which normally host thousands of residential school trips every year have written to the prime minister asking him for help. since lockdown schools have been unable to take pupils on any overnight educational trips.

for many children it's a rite of passage, orfor some the only chance they get to experience the countryside. sarah campbell reports. all the equipment is in place just waiting to be used. this 45—acre site in surrey is one of 14 run by pgl, and this is what their centres normally look and sound like. screaming. with 99% of their income gone, the company has just laid off a quarter of its permanent staff. it's heartbreaking. it's wonderful facilities that should be being used. we would compare ourselves to many other sectors that are already open and operating safely, such as the hospitality sector for example, boarding schools for example, youth hostels. so we don't understand why our sector remains effectively closed. despite their efforts to make centres covid—safe, governments across the uk are advising schools against residential stays.

operators have been told the concern is about unnecessarily increasing transmission with shared facilities like bedrooms, showers and canteens. snowdonia's rossi gwalia outdoor activity centre has been largely empty since march. hoping to go there injanuary, these year six pupils in bracknell. when the year sixes went last year they looked nervous, but when they came back it looked like they had so much fun. you only get that one chance to see it and in a secondary school you won't get another, so i think that if we go now it will really be life changing. how concerned are you that in the future the centres may not exist for you to take your pupils to? i'm very worried about it. these centres provide unrivalled opportunities to give children educational benefits. they gain in confidence, self esteem, it takes them outside of their locality and everyday experience. i think to lose that from education would be a tragedy. without a change in the government

guidance the sector is warning the entire future of outdoor education in the uk is at risk. sarah campbell, bbc news. football and after ten weeks of rumour and speculation this summer's transfer window officially closes tonight. the effects of the pandemic have limited the spending powers of many clubs, but others have still been able to splash out on big—money signings. our sports editor dan roan reports. why do premier league clubs spend so much in the transfer window? look no further than ollie watkins, aston villa's record signing with a hat—trick in yesterday's daggering 7-2 hat—trick in yesterday's daggering 7—2 thrashing of liverpool. the youngster, just one deal in £1 million summer spending spree that saw clu bs million summer spending spree that saw clubs to find an unprecedented financial crisis. chelsea have spent more than £200 million. manchester

city shelled out more than 20 million themselves. these united invested heavily in a bid to stay in the top flight and leaders everton have also done some astute business. the amount of money that was spent in the premier league isjust incredible, it shows you how powerful the premier league is. i feel a little bit sorry for the teams in the lower leagues. obviously they are struggling financially and it is so hard to see. the deadline date comes with a premier league under mounting pressure to use some of its broadcasting billions to bail out the football league bereft of crucial match day revenue. huddersfield were relegated two seasons ago and want more help. huddersfield were relegated two seasons ago and want more helpm is almost a doomsday scenario which is almost a doomsday scenario which is we are budgeting based on having no fans at all in and to thank the premier league and the government can get their heads together to come up can get their heads together to come up with the sensible financial package that can keep this going. there are clubs creaking at the edges now. this window has also seen some of the most lucrative loan

deals in music history. gareth bale returning on almost £600,000 a week. and another special from edison. he is set to earn £10 million this season. premier league clubs say they have financial issues of their own and are being asked to help out financial rivals in a way that does not apply to any other industry. but given the scale of wages that are paid, that is an argument many will find hard to accept. the richest clu bs a re find hard to accept. the richest clubs are expected to invest, but also now to help save the entire sport. what they decide will be a defining moment in the premier league era. 45,000 people took part in the london marathon yesterday. but it wasn't the normal route through the city. instead it had to be a virutal marathon with runners choosing their own routes to do the 26.2 miles. it was the 40th london marathon.

among them was 87—year—old ken jones, the oldest man to compete. yesterday he completed the distance in gale—force winds and rain. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has been talking to him. the very first london marathon in 1981, only ten people have completed every single race. kenjones from strabane every single race. kenjones from stra bane in every single race. kenjones from strabane in northern ireland was not going to let a pandemic get in the way of crossing the finishing line of his 40th event. i want to do it because i want to get all the medals. the rain was slanting down, not coming straight, it was really horrible. year no roaring crowd. ken had been training with his daughter who completed the distance with him and he was joined along the way by neighbours. when you are in the big crowds in london they encourage you to keep going. thank god i had my

neighbours there with me. they were just in front of me and i kept up with them. they are 20, 30 years younger than me. heather has run the event before with her father in london, acting as his guide runner, to help him through the gruelling distance, a fee at any age. we have seen young men of 20 frothing at the mouth and staggering and crawling, so daddy is very determined to finish and he will do whatever it takes and he will over exhaust himself, so i am there to pace him. it is very hard to describe it, but you feel very satisfied with yourself. i have already entered for next yea r‘s yourself. i have already entered for next year's raise. 40th medal is in the post, but ken hopes there will be more collected back on the finish line in london. emma vardy, bbc news. emma vardy, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here's louise lear. ken, look away now, i am sure you

would have loved the sunshine that we saw today in one or two spots. these whether france will continue to push their way steadily north and east overnight tonight. some clear slots and where we keep those slots temperatures will fall down into single figures. tomorrow it is a case of sunny spells and scattered showers. the further south and west will see a rash of sharp showers through the day and sheltered eastern areas will see the best of the sunshine. as we move into wednesday there are signs that things will quiet down for one day at least. the low pressure drifts north—east and there will be enhanced showers into scotland, driven along by a westerly breeze. wednesday is not a bad day.