this is bbc news. the headlines at six: a new system of coronavirus restrictions will be announced in england tomorrow — with the strictest measures expected in the north. labour says the support being offered isn't enough. people being offered isn't enough. feel that they haven'tji been people feel that they haven't just been abandoned by the government, they now feel that the government is actively working against us. there is nothing that we would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. scientists investigate whether a vaccine in use for more than a century might give some protection against covid. margaret ferrier — the scottish mp who took public transport knowing she had coronavirus — says she acted out of character and refuses to stand down. so much for the ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan

as shelling kills civilians. the buildings here are clearly residential. these were apartments for people —— where people were asleep in their beds when the attack happened. lewis hamilton equals michael schumacher‘s record of formula one wins, with 91 victories — and is presented with one of the german's helmets. the government is trying to finalise details of a new system of coronvirus restrictions for england, due to be announced in parliament tomorrow. with extra measures expected to apply to the north of england, the government has been under pressure from local leaders — and from some mps — to give them more detail

on its plans, and to offer more financial support to business and individuals who'll be affected. danjohnson is in liverpool, where the infection rate is likely to mean significant new curbs on people's lives. case numbers have kept rising here and in some other big cities and thatis and in some other big cities and that is despite a layer upon layer of local restrictions that have been in place for weeks now so there is recognition that further measures are needed and there is acknowledgement that that will mean further economic pain but these are difficult decisions that are in the balance here and it's notjust about wealth versus health, this is about culture, enjoyment and the freedom we have to live our lives. there are no easy decisions. the government has a lot to consider and there really is a lot at stake here. on the loudest, liveliest street, people worry about what's to come. they want to be listened to, to be understood. all the things that are getting cancelled, the things we

enjoy this time of year, halloween, bonfire night, christmas, are these things were going to have to compromise with? if they had done it earlier i don't think we would have got this far. the only way you're going to do it is total lockdown. once you got total lockdown you've got it under control. we were doing really well before. corner is running a pub already quiet by local restrictions. were not even breaking even at the minute never mind clawing back on the rent we still owe oi’ clawing back on the rent we still owe or pay to wages that we topped up. further restrictions could be the final nail in a lot of people's coffins u nfortu nately. the final nail in a lot of people's coffins unfortunatelylj the final nail in a lot of people's coffins unfortunately. i would say out coffins unfortunately. i would say our sales are down 50%. jonathan is wondering whether restaurants will be hit by new tiers of rules. liverpool has known tough years and i've been here when it's been tough but over the last ten or 15 years it has been a brilliant place to be and

it worries me that the rug could be pulled. consider the challenge of enforcing even tougher restrictions that have so far been rumoured, floated, leaked but still not confirmed. i haven't felt anger like this towards the government since i was growing up here in the 1980s. people feel that they have just been abandoned by the government, they now feel that the government is actively working against us. now feel that the government is actively working against usm wasn't just liverpool actively working against usm wasn'tjust liverpool busy at actively working against usm wasn't just liverpool busy at ten o'clock. look at london's leicester square. and in peckham, they were playing cricket. the government denies it is unfairly targeting northern cities. you say there is anger in the north, but the measures that we bring in here are universal. these apply across the whole of the united kingdom and there is nothing that we would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. after the curfew came in, it wasjust another. after the curfew came in, it was just game over. another. after the curfew came in, it wasjust game over. think about joe, still paying for the taxi that no longer covers his bills. you

don't know where you're going to be in four weeks' don't know where you're going to be in fourweeks' time. don't know where you're going to be in four weeks' time. am i going to be driving a taxi or i go to be working in a factory or living on the doll with no money? -- dole. these are delicate decisions but people wonder how much they are about to be silenced. our political correspondent chris mason is here. more detail seem to be emerging about liverpool and elsewhere. liverpool's going to end up in tier three which is going to be the highest category of classification. that'll mean that pubs will be closed. looks like restaurants will still be able to be open. we don't know specifically what the restrictions might be. it could be interesting to see what particular establishments define themselves as being, likea establishments define themselves as being, like a pub that identifies itself as selling food, clubs and gyms could be closed as well so a very significant change for the liverpool city region. it could be a

long time potentially. there is a suggestion it could be up to six months. negotiations are still going on. it looks like there will be review periods during that period but it will be driven ultimately by the progression of the virus. the hospitality industry is absolutely hugein hospitality industry is absolutely huge in liverpool and employs around 50,000 people, £5 billion of revenue per year, so local leaders are very, very conscious of the economic consequences but equally conscious of where the numbers are in the epidemic and it has been accepted that liverpool would find itself in that liverpool would find itself in that top category lately. that seems a certainty this evening. and elsewhere? we have been focusing on the north and north west but there are outbreaks in the south as well. indeed, in terms of other conversations that have been going on are sometimes not going on, the greater manchester region have not

had a call with the government today. there has been a sense that the focus has been on merseyside instead. there has been some pushback from mps and greater manchester, conservative and labour mps say that they don't think it would be appropriate in greater manchester for pubs to be shut. conversations in the last couple of daysin conversations in the last couple of days in the sheffield city region with the government about what might happen there. no further calls taking place between sheffield and the government today. i expect we will hear more from the sheffield city region this evening about the lobbying that they are doing to speak to the government about what might happen there. there's a lot of discussion about the levels of support that tie in with the different tiers that the government is likely to announce tomorrow so we know what the chancellor has said about the support for people who work ina about the support for people who work in a pub on merseyside that will be shut for example but what if you are in tier two? there are

restrictions but not the most severe ones, so what then? if the government has imposed this, the cash would seem to be a guarantor of some sort for workers but not of the employers themselves say we can survive like this, we will have to shut. exactly, the government is absolutely clear that the support package announced on friday is for businesses that are mandated by the government to shut so there a huge number of questions being asked regionally in the north of england that fear the effects of this, about precisely what the support packages will mean depending on the classifications of the different regions. the latest government figures show — there were 12,872 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 14,391. 65 deaths were reported —

that's people who died within 28 days of a positive which means, on average, 68 deaths per day in the past week. the total number of deaths across the uk is now 112,825. within that overall picture, there is significant variation in the situation in different parts of the uk. our medical editor fergus walsh has been looking through the latest data. there is a huge variation in coronavirus levels across the uk. this heat map shows the areas in red with the highest levels and those in light blue with the lowest. just look at the range, derry city and strabane look at the range, derry city and stra bane has a look at the range, derry city and strabane has a 68k cases of coronavirus per 100,000 population. glasgow has 243. liverpool, 600.

manchester has a 525 coronavirus cases per 100,000 population. nottingham, 761, merthyr tydfil 214, but north norfolk has just 25 per 100,000 and storage torridge even less. what matters is the impact it has on the nhs. in the north of england there has been a big increase in covid admissions in the past month, now averaging around 150 patients per day, up by 60% injust a week, but that is still below the peak in early april when more than 400 patients a day were being admitted to hospitals in england with corona—mac. the worrying thing now is that winter isn't here yet.

the peak time for rest between viruses. things like the flu. the nhs cope during the first wave by cancelling nonurgent surgery and cancer screening. cancelling nonurgent surgery and cancer screening. the aim of this time is to continue with non—sick—mac care that is dependent on how well coronavirus is kept in check —— with non—coronavirus care. as efforts continue to develop proven treatments for covid—19, british scientists are beginning a study into whether the bcg vaccine — which protects against tuberculosis — could be helpful. the uk study is part of an international research project — the hope is that bcg might provide some protection against covid until a specific vaccine against the virus is in use. james gallagher reports. in the fight against covid, scientists are turning to one of our oldest vaccines. archive: a new preventive weapon has nowjoined the battle. bcg vaccine...

the bcg jab was designed to fight tuberculosis, and was first trialled in 1921. it has since been given to hundreds of millions of people. but now doctors think it's effect on the immune system may lessen the impact of coronavirus, too. sam hilton is a gp. his job dealing with patients puts him at higher risk of getting covid. he's one of 1,000 people in the uk, including care home staff and other health care workers, who will take part in the trial. having had the vaccine in childhood will not offer protection today. there's quite a good theory behind why the bcg vaccine might make you less likely to get unwell when you get covid, so i guess i see it as a potential for me to be protected a bit, which means i'm more likely to be able to come to work this winter. sam will get either the bcg jab or a dummy injection. then researchers will wait to see if the vaccine either alters the odds of getting covid or the severity of the infection.

the data collected here in exeter will be combined with studies in australia, the netherlands, spain and brazil. there is no evidence bcg will help in the pandemic, so why do researchers think it might? this seems odd. vaccines are supposed to protect against one specific infection, so why might a tuberculosis jab also have a benefit in coronavirus? well, there's some interesting science that suggests that vaccines may have a wide effect across the whole of the immune system that may give our bodies an edge against other viruses and infections, too. and indeed, in trials with the bcg jab, there has been a fall in death rates from other infections after people were vaccinated. the world health organization says the bcg jab might help bridge the gap until a dedicated coronavirus vaccine is developed. james gallagher, bbc news. the scottish mp who refused to resign despite travelling

from london to glasgow by train after testing positive for coronavirus has given herfirst interview since the incident. margaret ferrier told the scottish sun on sunday, she had acted "out of character" and had made an error ofjudgment as connor gillis reports. margaret ferrier was elected as an snp mp in december and has been at the centre of a scandal for weeks now. ..commitment over the last seven months. this is her speaking in the house of commons. showing coronavirus symptoms, she had taken a test. after confirming positive, she decided to take the train back to scotland, claiming she doesn't have a flat in london and would have been forced to quarantine in a hotel. in an interview with the scottish sun, she said she panicked, it was a blip, the virus made her act out of character. she said it had been a highly stressful situation but she will continue to work. the mp also questions whether her hard work and dedication should be wiped away for an error of judgment. despite being suspended by the snp, there is still a sense of anger

here in her constituency of rutherglen and hamilton west. also anger from the snp leader and scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, who described her actions as completely indefensible, reckless and dangerous. ms ferrier has today responded, saying she feels hurt by the criticism from people she considered friends and colleagues. she doesn't want to lose the money. everybody else would be sacked, fired or anything else and live on nothing. she should be the same and see what it's like for the people. ijust think she's a silly woman. she really is, because i've not seen my family. i can't see my family, and it angers me. she was irresponsible, and mps should be people who set an example to the rest of the public. she has done the exact opposite and she should go. nicola sturgeon insists she has done all she can. no party leader has the power to make an mp resign

from parliament, but i couldn't be clearer — she should step down from parliament. police are investigating this incident. for now, margaret ferrier clings on in the face of overwhelming criticism. the ceasefire brokered by russia between armenia and azerbaijan has been breached within its first 24 hours. the azeri president has accused armenia of a war crime after an apartment block was shelled, killing several civilians. the long running dispute between the two countries is over the nagorno karabakh region. armenia says any attack was in response to air strikes launched from ganja — the city that was struck — from where our international correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. " let "let me see his face close" she

begs, one last time. she's not alone in this desperate search. "let me see" is this woman, "is he from my family?" may the armenians die, she cries. this is what's left of her neighbourhood in ganja. azerbaijan's largest city, far from the front line but not far enough. at the scene, remnants of what is claimed as it listed missile. it is accusing armenia of a war crime. this was clearly a civilian target, apartment blocks, flats where people were living. there is bedding and bla nkets living. there is bedding and blankets and mattresses strewn along the rubble here. the attack happened

at about 2am. this is supposed to be at about 2am. this is supposed to be a ceasefire but it looks more like all—out war. what happens next is their worst to come on both sides? standing here now in the rubble, is the ceasefire dead ? standing here now in the rubble, is the ceasefire dead? it's hard to assess the situation. currently we are considering the investigation. if armenia continues to attack armenian civilians, i mean i will be obliged to take necessary measures against military targets —— armenia will be obliged. you say you have the right to retaliate. are you sticking to the ceasefire or will you retaliate? at this stage we are trying to stick to the ceasefire but if they continue to do so, as every nation, we have the right to self defence. we were shown the destruction here in ganja but azerbaijan is accused of breaching the ceasefire by shelling civilian

areas in nagorno karabakh. translation: we are all mothers. they and here. and our hearts are aching. the headlines on bbc news: a new system of coronavirus restrictions will be announced in england tomorrow — with the strictest measures expected in the north. labour says the support being offered isn't enough. scientists investigate whether a vaccine in use for more than a century might give some protection against covid. shelling kills civilians amid fresh fighting between armenia and azerbaijan, despite a ceasefire being called just hours before. president trump is no longer at risk of transmitting covid—19 to others, according to the white house physician. yesterday he delivered a speech

to hundreds of cheering supporters from the balcony of the white house, in his first public event since being hospitalised: first of all, i'm feeling great. i don't know about you, how is everyone feeling? i want you to know our nation is going to defeat this terrible china virus as we call it. and we are producing powerful therapies and drugs and we are healing the sick and we are going to recover and the vaccine is coming out very, very quickly, in record time. as you know, it is coming out very soon and there are great, great companies doing it and they will be distributing it and we will give it to our military very, very rapidly. but questions have been raised over the safety of the gathering, after pictures showed hundreds of people packed tightly together. his democratic rival, joe biden, has once again called on the president to follow the guidelines on masks and social distancing.

before i came out again today to go somewhere i had another test this morning. and i am clear. i think it is important that the president makes sure of two things. one, that he is clear, he is not a spreader like dr anthony fauci said, a super—spreader. secondly, i think it is important that he makes it clear to all the people that they should be socially distanced. they should be socially distanced and wearing masks. that is the only responsible thing to do. the experience of covid—19 varies from person to person. glenn perkins and matt thomas are two republican voters, who are a similar age to 74—year—old president trump. like him, both have been hospitalised with the disease, but had very different

recovery experiences. to my favourite people in the world, the seniors. i'm a senior... to my favourite people in the world, the seniors... chuckles. my gut reaction is it's genuine. for one thing, he seems genuine. that was 100% spin doctor talking. covid is not as simple of an illness as donald trump portrays. my name is matt, i am 75 years old. i am glen perkins, i am 74 years old today! he's the same age as me. i had covid, as a matter of fact. i spent 76 days in various hospitals trying to beat it. when i went to the emergency room they said i had pneumonia and i was positive for covid so they shipped me right up to icu. they basically told her, "your husband has less than 40% chance of surviving the week."

they told my family to prepare for a funeral. my family even contacted a funeral parlour. the doctor said i probably had the worst case of covid they've seen. they tried everything in the book and they were able to pull me out. they did the same with my son, but they couldn't save him. i'm the one who should have died, not my 33—year—old son. he shouldn't have died, but he did. i don't remember anything until 22 days later when they... iremember them taking the tube out of my throat. i went into the hospital a week ago, i was very sick and i took this medicine and it was incredible. i could have walked out the following day. my suggestion to donald is shut your mouth and let the people who've have had it, let them do the talking. you don't know nothing, you didn't even have it. you had a mild case, you know. trust it from a republican to

another republican — shut up, man. i learned so much about coronavirus. and one thing is for certain — don't let it dominate you, don't be afraid of it. i was listening to the president when he said, don't be afraid of covid, you know, don't fear covid. and i agree with him. don't fear the disease, use caution, but don't fear it because if you get it, there's nothing you can do yourself to get rid of it. the other thing i've seen is, i've seen these people don't wear masks, they don't practice social distancing and thatjust irks me. going on the campaign trail and having all these people close together in proximity, that i don't think was very, you know, very good. what is it, is it like 200,000 roughly, a little more now that have died from it. remember those people. you know, pray forthem, pray for their family, things like that. because they died, not

because they wanted to, because their backs were turned to them. i want people and i want america to remember that. if you're a patriot, you're going to remember those people. across much of europe, the coronavirus appears to be taking hold once more. there have been a record number of cases in both france and poland. madrid is now in lockdown and new or tighter restrictions are being introduced in several countries. tim allman has been looking at the situation across the continent. in berlin, closing time is now that little bit earlier. a new curfew has been introduced. restaurants and bars will have to shut at 11pm. germany, for so long a shining example of how to deal with this pandemic, is seeing what's been described as a worrying jump in cases. "i've just moved to berlin,"

this woman tells me. "it's a pity there's this curfew, because i was looking forward to partying. but on the other hand, it's also very good, because you shouldn't underestimate the coronavirus." "because of this measure, the world is watching berlin," "i don't understand how the mayor can destroy the largest economic sector of his city. it is unbelievable. " in france, the situation's even worse. the country has seen nearly 27,000 cases in a single day — the highest figure since the pandemic began. a similar story in poland — a record number of infections has been recorded there for four days in a row. masks must once again be worn in all public places. spain's prime minister has pleaded for unity after the far right party threatened legal action against the lockdown imposed in madrid.

translation: we have always put public health above any other consideration to save lives. we ask all governments to do the same, to think of the sick, health professionals who face covid again. to think also of the victims and their families. some say these measures are too strict, while others say they're not strict enough. it seemed europe had, for the most part, got the virus under control. the fear is, that may no longer be the case. here, cinema chain vue has announced it will be closing nearly a quarter its venues for three days a week in an effort to reduce costs, following delays in the release of a string of blockbusters. from next week, opening hours will be reduced at 21 of vue's 87 uk sites, keeping them shut on tuesdays, wednesdays and thursdays. it comes after rival chain cineworld announced it will temporarily close 127 cineworld and picturehouse sites

in the uk. for the next few days, mars is its biggest and brightest as it lines up with earth on the same side of the sun. the positioning means the red planet will be clearly visible as the brightest object in the night sky. although this arrangement takes place every 26 months, mars won't be this close again until 2035. at one point on tuesday evening, mars, the earth and the sun will all be in a straight line — a moment astronomers call "opposition". now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. and on the cool side but we start with cloud and rain in many areas, a wet day particularly across central and western areas through monday. the rain arrives through the rest of

tonight, particularly northern ireland, west of scotland, and drizzle to the north and west of wales, lifting temperatures here through the night, coolest conditions towards east anglia and the southeast and through the midlands where we start the morning with brightness but has cloud push it over, temperatures will struggle to rise, it will stay rather chilly, i went start west of scotland and northern ireland were turning bright and breezy later, bright weather pushing towards the east of scotland was the rain sensing, this is where it will stay rather wet all day, the south. although it is a gentle breeze, temperatures are going to struggle to lift after that chilly start. nine or 10 celsius. we will wait until later in the day before the rain reaches south anglia. brea ks the rain reaches south anglia. breaks of rain elsewhere, bright but with stronger winds.

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