this is bbc news with the latest headlines: mayors in the north of england say the chancellor's package of financial measures doesn't go far enough, and call for additional support. the conclusion we've reached is this package is insufficient to protect our communities as we go into the rest of the autumn and the winter. boris johnson will announce new measures on monday to tackle coronavirus in england — with some areas of the north warned they are likely to face tougher restrictions. wearing a face mask in all work places and outdoors should be compulsory, says the british medical association. armenia and azerbaijan agree to a humanitarian ceasefire, following two weeks of intense fighting over the disputed territory of nagorno—kara bakh. recognition for the uk's unsung

heroes of the pandemic as hundreds of key workers and volunteers are awarded in the delayed queen's birthday honours. and england and manchester united footballer, marcus rashford, gets an mbe for his work on free school meals — and says he'll keep campaigning. what i would like to do now that i am in this position is speak directly to the prime minister and really ask for the vouchers to be extended at least until october half term. and in half an hour, we mark five years since more than more than one million people escaped conflict and crossed into europe searching for a better life. that is at 2.30.

good afternoon. political leaders in the north of england say the package of financial help being offered by the government isn't enough to protect their communities from hardship, as parts of england face greater restrictions from next week. at a joint press conference, the mayors of manchester, liverpool, sheffield and north of tyne said the job support scheme was not enough to protect communities going into winter. the labour mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, said many businesses in the north were already on a knife edge. the government is expected to announce a tiered framework for restrictions on monday. our politial correspondent jessica parker reports. manchester, waiting for what will come next. also liverpool. after days of speculation, it's been confirmed borisjohnson will give details of new restrictions for england on monday. the chancellor pledged to pay two thirds of people's

wages where businesses are forced to close. action, he said, to protectjobs but a warning today it is not enough. if you work in a bar or in a kitchen linked to a pub on possibly living wage but likely minimum wage, how is it possible to live on two thirds of your wages? when actually the government has forced your place at work to close. downing street is holding talks with local leaders on restrictions. a letter from a chief aide seen by the bbc has gone to mps in the north west of england. it says, it is very likely that certain local areas will face further restrictions. local leaders should be able to help shape the package of measures in certain areas.

but will what they think should happen here accord with the areas where those rules may apply? this council leader doesn't agree with what may be planned for his county. what we think we have now is about right, we think it's working. i think to bring anything more in some areas of the county would be wrong. and it wouldn't be adhered to. ministers want to simplify the different levels of restrictions. the three tier approach depending on local virus rates. for millions of us, another new phase in this fight. jessica parker, bbc news. doctors have called for face masks to be made mandatory both indoors, including in offices, and outdoors where two metre social distancing isn't possible. the british medical association also suggests the government toughen the ‘rule of six'. joining us now to discuss this in more detail is dr chaand nagpaul, chair of the bma. good to speak to you again, thank you for being with us on bbc news. let's start with the rule of six, how do you think it needs to change and why? what the government has

rightly highlighted through its scientific advice, this is a virus that spreads indoors when different households mix. and before the rule of six, the government had restricted only two households, your own household and one outside. but the rule of six has done it has increased the number of households. you can have six members of different households mixing together and you can do that with different people every day of the week. this rule is in contradiction with the previous arrangement and completely different than what is going on in scotland, wales and northern ireland. since this is how we know this is how the infection is spreading it would make sense to restrict meeting between two households, which was the case previously and also not to have multiple households. this is about an infection which is, as we know, spreading like wildfire at the moment in terms of the numbers and increases of infection rates. we are

seeing more people admitted to hospital, many more on ventilators and we are talking about local lockdown. what we are suggesting is rather than wait for the infection rate is spread and intervene with a lockdown, let's do it now so we don't end up paralysing local areas then have to have lockdown. the prime minister has said again, it is too early tojudge prime minister has said again, it is too early to judge whether the rule of six is making a difference? the prime minister and the government have repeatedly said more households mixing in those increases spread. before the rule of six, the government's rule stated that no more than two households can meet indoors. i cannot see the logic and explanation that having six different members from different households can possibly be the right

thing to do at a time when the infection is spreading in the way thatis infection is spreading in the way that is resulting in paralysing local communities with lockdown. with what we must be doing now is to prevent that. no other nation is suggesting that six members from different households should be meeting indoors. this is something which we can certainly have a limit of six people, that is fine, but what we should not be doing is suggesting more people from different households should be meeting indoors and six members of different households is a lot of mixing. we should have consistency in such measures when you are in any indoor setting as well. if we are saying that people should be wearing face coverings when they are in a supermarket and when they are close to each other, the public need a simple message that the virus is just as likely to spread if you are talking to someone two or three feet away without any covering in an office space. we are asking for consistency rather than different

rules in different settings. are you not worried about the question of compliance? for example, face masks have been compulsory for some months on public transport, anyone who uses public transport, a lot of people are wearing face mask, not all of them are wearing them properly and a lot of them down when they are having something to eat or drink, i have done it myself. a lot of people cover their mouth and not their nose. you can introduce it in more places but it will only have an effect if people follow the rules in terms of how they use it, understand why they use it and some kind of policing of it. not necessarily the police but some kind of authority to say you have got to wear it, or you

cannot come in. i totally agree and when you consider the public health education about how to wash your hands properly, don't just education about how to wash your hands properly, don'tjust rinse them for five seconds and dry your hands, we have not seen the same public health messaging on how to wear a face covering, what it does, what it doesn't do and how it may help spread. i think the public have shown themselves to be compliant when they understand and believe their efforts will make a difference. what is happening now, the public is seeing this infection rise on a daily basis. they feel they are following the rules, but as i have said, we need much better public education around face coverings. they are not the whole story, they are just one part of a raft of measures. what the public need to believe and collectively own is the sense of their actions being able to bring down this infection to prevent the lockdown. in the middle ofjuly, we were seeing 500 new cases a day. two days ago there were 17,000 cases a day. we do know that we can do it, we know the way people behave can bring down the infection.

if the public play their part, this is an approach about preventing further restrictions and far greater disruption to people's lies. it is simple. the bma have said they worry about what you have called inconsistent messaging, that is eroding public confidence. that is quite similar to the message we were hearing a couple of hours ago from some of the mayors in the north of england, where measures are that much more stringent. what has the government got to do to address that problem do you think?|j government got to do to address that problem do you think? i think what the government has to do is go back to some basics, which is, this is a virus that spreads between one person and another. we have said that two metres is the sort of distance you need to keep to

minimise the spread. we have said in any setting where people are closer than that distance without any mitigations like a screen barrier, they should wear face coverings. you have to have that rule that applies everywhere oh people will be confused. we have had, over the past few months, a role that said you wear face coverings on public transport but nowhere else. a month later injuly transport but nowhere else. a month later in july we transport but nowhere else. a month later injuly we introduced it in shops and supermarkets but nowhere else. you could have gone to a cinema without a face covering. then we introduced it the cinemas but would not restaurants. if infection spreads when people are close to each other, keep the rule simple and encourage people not to be close to each other unless they need to be. would you like to see some of the sign to give evidence on the line? a few weeks ago riva told the spread was happening in the north of

england in family environments, therefore people were encouraged not to meet other families therefore people were encouraged not to meet otherfamilies indoors therefore people were encouraged not to meet other families indoors and so on. to meet other families indoors and so on. more recently we have been told it is happening in hospitality venues, so told it is happening in hospitality venues, so then those measures. there may be scientific evidence to back this up, there probably is, but the fact we don't see it might be one of the factors influencing the scepticism in the public? the public should be given information on how this infection is spreading. if we see 1a,000 infection yesterday, 17,000 the day before, we should be collecting data through the test and trace system, i know it is not working as well as it should, but we should be getting information about where it is spreading. another thing we have been calling for is more information on the app. like to see the weather forecast. in information on the app. like to see the weatherforecast. in my information on the app. like to see the weather forecast. in my own area i have been advised that the infection has increased threefold, the prevalence of infection. yet the

app tells me we are medium risk since the beginning of the app is being launched. if i knew at the public around menu that you could see in your own area you public around menu that you could see in your own area you see a public around menu that you could see in your own area you see a trend ofan see in your own area you see a trend of an increase of three fold, i think everyone will take note and try and be more careful. i do believe the public want to play their part in preventing this infection paralysing local communities. let me ask you about the reaction the government has given. it says it has simplified the measures, particularly on social distancing, the rule of six but also its hands, face and space campaign was meant to simplify the message. it also released saying the nhs was not overwhelming even at the peak of the virus and everyone was always able to get the best possible care. do you think the government is right about that in the sense that it is talking in the past tense, at the

time of the peak of the virus? have we seen time of the peak of the virus? have we seen the virus peak yet? we did see the virus peak. we must not underplay the fact we have seen 50,000 people die, with so many others who have been seriously ill. also hospitals had to vacate so much of their space to create the infrastructure to provide critical ca re infrastructure to provide critical care for patients. that is why the nhs wasn't able, at the same time to see patients from non—covid... nhs wasn't able, at the same time to see patients from non-covid... sorry to interrupt, the question people are asking is that they be able to copein are asking is that they be able to cope in the winter? the winter is a lwa ys cope in the winter? the winter is always a more demanding time?|j cope in the winter? the winter is always a more demanding time? i will be honest with you, this is really worrying because we have several million patients who are not seen during the first pick, who are now ona during the first pick, who are now on a backlog of people who have been

waiting for hip replacements, ca ta ra ct waiting for hip replacements, cataract surgery and others who have got a range of medical conditions who have not yet been seen. we have got the battle, we have never had such a situation before. we have 100,000 patients are waiting 12 months for treatment. that is 90 fell greater than this time last year when we just fell greater than this time last year when wejust had fell greater than this time last year when we just had over 1000 waiting for over 12 months. greater demands on the nhs, such as a flu outbreak, said the nhs, we can be complacent and we are very worried that we won't be able to provide the sort of level of care for everyone and therefore what we must do to try and therefore what we must do to try and prevent the nhs being challenged further is to drive down the infection now before we set into proper winter. the measures we are suggesting are exactly to try and achieve that. very briefly, if you can. we are talking about the same rule, if you are close to people

over a face covering indoor or outdoors. we're not saying people cannot go for a walk in a park and have to wear a mask, but when you are have to wear a mask, but when you a re close have to wear a mask, but when you are close to people, we see people on the high street, congregating and talking and that masks. your point, well made. good to speak to you again. pubs and restaurants across central scotland have closed their doors for the next 16 days as part of new restrictions to curb rising coronavirus infections. in other parts of scotland, alcohol can only be served outside. lorna gordon reports. boarding up and shutting down, as pubs and restaurants across central scotland closed their doors to customers. last orders, folks! the last pints poured as time was called for the next 16 days. it's very annoying, absolutely very annoying. why not just come out and say from the beginning that it's a lockdown? i think it's unrealistic to ask most of glasgow to go home at 6:00pm. there's going to be more house parties, people can find an easy way around the lockdowns if they want to. nicola sturgeon's in a really

difficult position. i think she's in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. more than three million people living in five central scotland health board areas are subject to the strictest measures, which will see all licensed premises shut. in other parts of scotland, the rules are also being tightened. the pubs and restaurants there remain open, although alcohol can only be served outside. the first minister admitted that some of the steps being taken will be unwelcome. i know how desperately difficult this is for people trying to make a living, keep businesses that they've worked hard to build up going, and of course take care of their staff. the government, all governments are trying to strike right now almost impossible balances between lives and jobs. and speaking for the scottish government, we are trying to do that as best we can. the scottish government is spending £40 million to support the hospitality sector, and staff can be furloughed. but many feel they're

being unfairly targeted and that their jobs, their businesses, are literally melting away. we are the only industry that has jumped through every single hoop the government's put in front of us. we've done everything they asked of us. but apparently that wasn't enough for them, and so they've shut us with no evidence of the trade being a centre of transmission. more police have been on patrol to ensure premises comply. with the number of cases of covid surging, people are being urged to abide by the new measures, which the government says remove some of the major opportunities for the virus to spread. lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow. in wales, the city of bangor will go into partial lockdown this weekend as the government introduces new restrictions for eight council wards. from 6pm tonight, residents will not be allowed to leave or enter the areas without a reasonable excuse and can only meet outdoors.

bangor has around 400 positive cases per 100,000 people. covid heroes dominate the queen's birthday honours from front line workers to volunteers who have been helping their communities during the coronavirus pandemic. the england footballer marcus rashford and the fitness coachjoe wicks are also recognised for their efforts to help the nation, becoming mbes. 0ur reporter anna collinson has more. whether you're on the sofa, whether you're a kid, a teenager, an adult, getting up, off yourfeet... at a time when many felt isolated in their homes, they kept us company and kept us fit. it's about feeling good, it's about being happy... for the live workouts during covid—19, joe wicks and mr motivator are both appointed mbes. the same honour goes to footballer marcus rashford for services to vulnerable children. the manchester united star successfully campaigned for more than one million pupils to receive free school meals over the summer. i actually took my time to just read it and, you know, understand as much as possible about it so it was definitely,

you know, a proud moment. what i'd like to do, now that i'm in this position, is to speak directly to the prime minister and, you know, just really ask for for the vouchers to be extended until...at least until october half term, because i think that's what the families need. there were nearly 1,500 honours, including six sage members, who provided scientific advice to the government. but it's front line workers and volunteers who dominate. unsung heroes like laura winningham 0be, whose charity has provided nearly four million free meals to those in need since the start of lockdown. we were delivering to homeless shelters, homes forwomen fleeing domestic violence, homes with refugees, people that were destitute, with absolutely no access to public funds or food. people were literally starving. we're just on our afternoon walk—around. nearly 60 front line health and social care workers are on the list, including felicia kwaku 0be. a mentor to many, felicia has supported thousands of nurses

from black asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who are particularly at risk from the virus. i clicked open the email and there is a letter that says that you have been awarded an honours, and er... i didn't scream. i have to say i'm still in a bit of shell shock now! for me, it's an absolute honour and a privilege to be a nurse and i'm standing on the shoulders of giants. fundraiser 100—year—old dabirul islam choudhury 0be has walked hundreds of laps of his garden every day during the crisis. even during ramadan, when he was fasting. who inspired you to do this challenge? tom! tom moore! he was walking and i said to my son, "i can walk as well." like captain sir tom moore, mr choudhury has raised money for charity.

and like sir tom, it's been recognised by the queen. with no immediate sign of an end to the pandemic, this list is just the start of honouring our covid heroes. anna collinson, bbc news. a fragile ceasefire has come into effect between armenia and azerbaijan, who have been fighting over the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh. the hostilities have mainly stopped, although both sides have accused each other of violating the truce. these pictures were released by the azerbaijan defence ministry, which says it continued combat operations overnight and this morning until the ceasefire came into effect. at least 400 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in two weeks of fighting. nagorno—kara bakh is governed by ethnic armenians who broke away from azerbaijan in the 1990s, but whose administration is not recognised internationally. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin sent

this report near the front line in azerbaijan. well nagorno—kara bakh is just beyond the hills, about 15 kilometres away. when we arrived here we could still hear shelling, quite intense shelling. at around 12 noon local time, the guns started to fall silent and the ceasefire came into effect and it has been quiet here since then. this house here on the azeri side was hit twice by shelling and over the past few days we've met civilians sheltering underground, we've been to the home of an elderly woman who was killed in her own bed when her house was hit. but you can see scenes like this on the other side. there has been indiscriminate shelling by both sides and there are civilian dead on both sides. pressure from russia secured

the ceasefire and ceasefire and azerbaijan and armenia are supposed to have substantive talks to try to resolve this decades—old conflict. but some here are not happy that a truce has come in. we spoke to one local man today who said, we've had so many people killed, this isn't the time to stop. for many here, nagorno—karabakh is part of their motherland and they want every inch of it to be recovered. britain hasjoined several european nations in withdrawing its ambassador from belarus. the uk says the move was an act of solidarity with poland and lithuania whose ambassadors were expelled by the belarussian president alexander lukashenko. he had accused the two countries of backing mass protests against his disputed election victory in august. president trump says he's stopped taking any medication for covid—19 just hours before he's due to hold an outdoor event with supporters at the white house. speaking to a us news channel, mr trump also said he'd been re—tested for coronavirus but had yet to receive the results.

0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. what about symptoms that you had last friday...? in his first television interview since being diagnosed with the coronavirus, president trump engaged in what was described as a medical evaluation with a doctorfrom fox news. right now, i am medication—free. i am not taking any medications as of probably eight hours or so ago. iam medication—free, which, frankly, makes me feel good. i don't like medication. later, he was asked had he tested negative since his diagnosis just over a week ago? i have been retested and i haven't even found out numbers or anything yet, but i have been retested and i know that i am at either the bottom of the scale or free. vague though the answer was, the president conceded he could have contracted the virus at a white house event such as this one two weeks ago, held to introduce his supreme court

nominee amy coney barrett. confined to quarters since his diagnosis, mr trump has been forced to look on from afar as his democratic rival joe biden hits the campaign trail with a vengeance. having touted the idea of a mandatory mask mandate, mr biden seemed to be having some problems with his own at a rally in las vegas. but with just over three weeks to go before the election, he continues to enjoy a comfortable lead in the polls. meanwhile, a second debate between the two men, that would have been due to take place next week, has now been officially cancelled, after president trump dismissed the suggestion that the event take place virtually as a precaution following his diagnosis. the commission on presidential debates, which organises the event, said in a statement...

president trump has also unveiled plans for a campaign rally in florida on monday — a swing state badly affected by the coronavirus is about to welcome a president who, it is yet to be proven, is no longer contagious. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. from the start of the pandemic, there were warnings that if covid—19 reached gaza, it could be disastrous. the overcrowded palestinian territory governed by the islamist group, hamas, has a broken economy and weak healthca re. it's kept under blockade by israel and egypt — which say they have security concerns. gaza's relative isolation enabled it to hold off a serious outbreak until august. since then there has been a tight lock—down, but it's leaving more families in extreme poverty, as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. training for combat in gaza against covid—19.

the hamas authorities are knocking hundreds of new police recruits into shape to enforce their tough controls. at home, this policeman, a father of four, has just a few minutes of family time as he gets ready for another 12 hour shift. today, he is a drive as to whether masks often, he has more grim tasks. translation: part of my job is transferring drain of the cases to quarantine centres as well as escorting the bodies of those who died to the cemetery. we go home, we do not know if we have been infected with the virus. i always feel like i'm on the battlefield. the doctor in the red headwear is also fighting as he checks on his covid—19 patients in intensive care. this is one of gazza's best hospitals, but the health care system here has been left in a critical condition by years under blockade and repeated complex stop there are shortages

of life—saving drugs and equipment. the hardest part, when you know there is medical facilities the hardest part, when you know there is medicalfacilities to the hardest part, when you know there is medical facilities to save your patients and these facilities are not available and you feel you are not available and you feel you are losing your patients, and if they were in other places, such patients could be saved. as the virus spread, how mass propaganda showed its iron rule of gaza. the total lockdown save public health but hit a weak economy. this man used to work in a clothes factory, but now, like most he isjobless used to work in a clothes factory, but now, like most he is jobless and desperate. he has chosen to study, even though they are desperate, hoping for a better future.

translation: the government asked us to stay at home but it doesn't provide us with the basics. i lost my income and i cannot provide food for my children. the sky will not rein food on us. these clowns used to get children together for parties now they tell them to stay safe at home. growing up in gaza, they already knew fear and hardship. covid—19 is making life worse. hundreds of scientists from more than 40 countries have called for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises. they say the failure to address threats such as pollution and over—fishing means many species could be driven to extinction. accidental capture in fishing nets is the biggest threat, killing an estimated 300—thousand whales, dolphins and porpoises each year. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. the brisk and cold north—westerly wind will bring showers so throughout the rest of the day. earlier on