the government prepares to announce a new three—tier system for covid restrictions in england. areas that go into the higher levels would see extra curbs on hospitality and socialising. ministers say they are acting in line with the evidence. there is nothing that we would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. liverpool is thought likely to placed under the tighest restrictions — but local leaders say financial support and an exit strategy are crucial. deal or no deal, the mayor here says nothing is agreed until everything is agreed but on the table is the closure of pubs, bars, casinos, the gems and bookmakers in the city and

beyond. we will look at how much detail be can expect from tomorrow. also tonight... a ceasefire broken within 2a hours. we report from both azerbaijan and armenia. a 9ist grand prix win sees lewis hamilton equal michael schumacher‘s record and be presented with one of his helmets by his son. and indoors and online — how this has been a boom yearfor gaming. good evening. a new system of coronavirus restrictions for england is due to be announced in parliament tomorrow — with considerable debate within government and questions from those likely to be affected about how it will work. it will involve three levels of restrictions, depending on the danger posed

by the virus in a particular area. we'll be exploring the political decision—making in a moment. but first to liverpool, where significant new curbs are likely. our correspondent dan johnson is there. case numbers have been rising here and across other big cities in the north and into the midlands so there is acceptance that further measures are needed and that will be likely to result in further economic pain but this is notjust about health versus wealth, it is about culture, enjoyment on the amount of life we can actually continue living. on the table are pubs, clubs and gyms, bookmakers and casinos here and the mayor for the bookmakers and casinos here and the mayorfor the region bookmakers and casinos here and the mayor for the region told bookmakers and casinos here and the mayorfor the region told me bookmakers and casinos here and the mayor for the region told me that he will not agree to those closures until there is the right support to look after the workers affected and until he has a clear way out of these local lockdown so that cities like this are not stuck in another

lockdown for month after month. on the loudest, liveliest street, people worry about what is to come and they want to be listened to to be understood. all of the things that are getting cancelled, things we enjoy at halloween, bonfire night, these things we will have to compromise with. if we did it earlier i don't think we would have got this far. the only way to do this is total lockdown. once you have that you have it under control. we were doing very well before. listen to connor, running a pub already quietened by local restrictions. we are not even breaking even at the minute never mind being able to pull back all of the rent we still owe or pay back the rent we still owe or pay back the wages we topped up and further restrictions could be the final nail ina lot restrictions could be the final nail in a lot of people's coffins, u nfortu nately. in a lot of people's coffins, unfortunately. i would say the sales are down 50%. jonathan is wondering

whether restaurants will be hit by new tiers of rules. liverpool has known tough years and i have been here when it has been tough but the last 10 or 15 years, it has been a brilliant place to be and it worries me the rug could be pulled. consider also the challenge of enforcing tougher restrictions. this was liverpool city centre last night. frustration about how these rules are being introduced and concern about how and when they are lifted. make no mistake, these measures probably are equivalent to what happened back in march, and we thought we would turn that corner, but the infection rates are still very high. will you be able to reach an agreement tomorrow? very high. will you be able to reach an agreement tomorrow7|j very high. will you be able to reach an agreement tomorrow? i hope we can. it appears the government in good faith entered into these talks, it isa good faith entered into these talks, it is a real pity to find that some of the detail was then leaked before

we had a chance to sign things off. it was notjust liverpool busy at 10 o'clock. look at leicester square in london. and in peckham, they were playing cricket. the government denies it is unfairly targeting northern cities. there is nothing we would ever do that penalises one pa rt would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. the chancellor represents north yorkshire and i represent north nottinghamshire. neither of us would wa nt to nottinghamshire. neither of us would want to do anything that hurts the north or the midlands within any pa rt north or the midlands within any part of the country but it is right we ta ke part of the country but it is right we take a localised approach. after the curfew came, it was just we take a localised approach. after the curfew came, it wasjust game over. think about joe, still paying for the taxi that no longer covers his bills. you don't know where you are going to be in four weeks, will ibe are going to be in four weeks, will i be driving a taxi or working at a factory? or are living on the dole with no money? closing time is coming for more businesses. this city, famous for the musical sounds

etc in the world, waits with others to find out how much of life is about to be silenced. danjohnson, bbc news, liverpool. and our political correspondent chris mason is here. this announcement is for england, how much detail will we get? it will mark the start of a distinct new phase and how this pandemic is managed in england. we will get the details of these three tiers, for different regions of the country placed within after weeks of debate in private. don't expect it to be likejeremy vine in private. don't expect it to be like jeremy vine on in private. don't expect it to be likejeremy vine on election night, dancing around on the map and different colours popping up for every region immediately. it will ta ke every region immediately. it will take time but we will get a sense of this relatively quickly. liverpool will be on the highest alert level but the debate is still continuing, it is not certain it will be signed off and announced by tomorrow. the talking continues in other regions also, between other regions and whitehall, so leaders in the north east have a coal booked in first

thing tomorrow. there is intense debate and discussion around the threshold between these different tiers and the practicalities of potentially someplace has been asked to close and others are staying open. i have been speaking to mayors and others today and they have a blizzard of questions, they talk about the fraught and frosty discussions. could pubs in some areas close but restaurants stay open? one said to me, yes, but could act pub claim to be a restaurant and saila act pub claim to be a restaurant and sail a bag of chips with lager? practicalities have to be worked through, and what about the support for regions in the second and the highest tier? dan johnson for regions in the second and the highest tier? danjohnson —— dan jarvis in the telegraph tomorrow asks that question. tomorrow will provide some answers but not all of them. chris mason, thank you very much. 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 covid—19 test. this 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 are significant differences in the prevalence of the virus and what hospitals are seeing, depending on where in the uk you are. 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 this range, derry city and strabane look at this range, derry city and stra bane has 68a look at this range, derry city and strabane has 68a cases of

coronavirus. per100,000 population. glasgow has 243. liverpool, 600. manchester has 525 coronavirus cases per 100,000 population. nottingham, 761. merthyr tydfil, 214. per 100,000 population. nottingham, 761. mertherydfil, 214. but per 100,000 population. nottingham, 761. merthyr tydfil, 214. but north norfolk has just 25 cases per 100,002 origin north devon, only 18. what matters is the impact this is having on the nhs. in north—west england, the worst affected region, there has been a big in covid admissions in the past month. averaging around 150 patients per day. up by 60% injust one averaging around 150 patients per day. up by 60% in just one week. averaging around 150 patients per day. up by 60% injust one week. but that still is below the peak in early april, when more than 400 patients every day were being admitted to hospitals in north west

england with covid—19. the key question is how bad this will get. there are more covid patients in hospital in england as there were back on the day in march that the national lockdown was imposed. things then quickly got out of hand and they rose from 3000 patients to 17,000 in england injust three weeks. cases were doubling roughly every three days. that is happening much slower now. the outbreak doubling in size perhaps every seven to 14 days in england but that varies considerably across the uk. backin varies considerably across the uk. back in march, there was no testing being done in the community. now, many cases are being picked up much earlier. the worrying thing now is that winter is not here yet, the peak time for respiratory viruses. things like the flu. the nhs cope

during the first wave by cancelling nonurgent surgery and cancer screening. the aim of this time is to continue with non—covert care but thatis to continue with non—covert care but that is dependent on how well coronavirus is kept in check for the next six months. fergus walsh, bbc news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. the mp margaret ferrier, who travelled from london to glasgow by train knowing she was infected with coronavirus, has described her actions as a "blip". in an interview with the sun on sunday, she argued the virus made her ‘act out of character'. she's been suspended from the scottish national party and a police investigation has begun. president donald trump is no longer a covid transmission risk to others, his white house doctor has said. sean conley‘s memo is the first update on mr trump's health since thursday. there had been concerns that he might still be contagious following his three—day hospital stay. however, the statement did not say whether mr trump had tested negative for covid—19 yet.

the ceasefire brokered by russia between armenia and azerbaijan to try and end a flare—up in fighting over the last two weeks has been breached within its first 24 hours. the two countries have a long—running dispute over the nagorno—karabakh region. azerbaijan has now accused armenia of a war crime after an apartment block in the city of ganja was shelled. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent, steve rozenberg, in the armenian town of goris. but first, our international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from ganja. "let me see his face," she begs. "one last time." she is not alone in this desperate search. "let me see," says this woman.

"is he from my family?" "may the armenians die", she cries. here is what's left of her neighbourhood in ganja — azerbaijan's second largest city. far from the front line, but not far enough. this is just off the main street. no sign of military targets. we saw remnants of what baku says was a ballistic missile. it's accusing armenia of a war crime. this was clearly a civilian target — apartment blocks, flats where people were living. there is bedding and blankets and mattresses strewn among the rubble here. the attack happened at about 2am. now, this is supposed to be a ceasefire, but it looks more like all—out war.

and what happens next? is there worse to come on both sides? standing here now, in the rubble, is the ceasefire dead? actually, it's hard to assess the situation. therefore, currently we are considering the situation. if armenia continues to attack azerbaijani civilians, then azerbaijan will be obliged to take necessary measures against legitimate military targets. you are saying that they have fired at you, and you are also saying that you reserve the right to retaliate. so which is it? are you sticking to the ceasefire or are you going to retaliate for this attack? at this stage we are trying to stick to the ceasefire regime, but of course, if they continue to do so, attacking azerbaijani civilians, as every nation, we also have a right to self—defence. as azerbaijan recovered more of its dead, it, too, was accused of breaching the ceasefire by shelling civilians on the other side. though the truce looked shattered today, it did not collapse.

but ganja was hit hard. this woman's grandchildren were asleep in these beds, and were lucky to survive. but she acknowledges the pain in nagorno—karabakh. "we are all mothers," she told me. "there and here — and our hearts are aching." orla guerin, bbc news, ganja, azerbaijan. and now to steve rosenberg in goris in southern armenia. what do the armenians say about this attack in azerbaijan? in general today, armenia has been painting a very different picture of events, saying it is not us, it is azerbaijan which has been violating the ceasefire, targeting civilian

areas. the armenians even suggest that today turkish jets were in the airover karabakh, that today turkish jets were in the air over karabakh, driving drone attacks, something we cannot confirm, but the armenian authorities insist they are the ones who are committed to the deal agreed in moscow. so one or both sides achieving each other of? trying to undermine efforts for peace. that means the ceasefire, for now, it means the ceasefire, for now, it means the ceasefire, for now, it means the red cross cannot begin to do what it is asked to do, to facilitate the removal of people who have been killed and facilitate prisoners. steve rosenberg. and apologies for the break—up on that line. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, mishal. good evening. lewis hamilton has equalled michael schumacher‘s all—time record

of 91 formula one victories. the championship leader won an action—packed eifel grand prix at the nurburgring, asjoe wilson reports. down on germany's famous circuit, michael schumacher was equalled. lewis hamilton reached a record f1 thought would never be caught. for victory 91, he had to get past his team—mate. both mercedes cars push the opening corner beyond its limits. valtteri bottas stayed in the lead. so, how within 20 minutes did hamilton get past? like that. some driver error by bottas, followed by mechanical failure. listen for the dreaded words. i have no power, no power. bottas out of the grand prix and hamilton was free. another display of concentration, control, his mastery of motor racing. lewis hamilton now commands this sport in the way that michael schumacher used to. commentator: the record is equalled! and here was a symbol of the significance — aspiring f1 driver mick schumacher presenting a racing helmet once worn by his father.

it is an incredible honour and it's going to take some time to get used to it. honestly, as i came into the pit lane, that's only when i realised that i'd equalled. i hadn't even computed it once i crossed the line. lewis hamilton says it is getting harder to stay ahead. well, imagine what it's like trying to chase him. joe wilson, bbc news. the premier league has rejected a radical proposal backed by two of its biggest clubs and supported by the football league. the idea would include reducing the number of teams from 20 to 18 and giving more money to lower divisions. our sports editor, dan roan, is at the home of manchester united, who, along with liverpool, are backing the reforms. dan, what are the details? big picture, as it is known, is divisive and potentially seismic, may be the biggest shake—up of the english professional game in a generation, if it comes to pass. the basic plan is premier league clubs

will give a quarter of the future of tv money to the football league, a huge increase in what they currently do, and a quarter of £1 billion to help them survive in the football league, the current crisis they face. in return, the biggest and most established clubs would seize control of key decision—making over broadcast deals, takeovers and financial controls. the football league, perhaps in a sign of their desperation, have given this their blessing but elsewhere there is a backlash. the premier league, the supporters association, the government all voicing opposition. there is a concern this could open the door to a future european super league, consolidating too much power in too few clubs, a takeover by stealth, a power grab in the guise ofa stealth, a power grab in the guise of a rescue package. having said that, some feel that finally this might bridge this chasm between the premier league and the rest and there is some merit in this that should be considered. will it get off the ground ? should be considered. will it get off the ground? that is shrouded in uncertainty, given the reduced number of clubs in the premier

league and would they vote for that? but with liverpool and united behind it, they will have to take it seriously. thank you. it's a busy weekend of international football. earlier, wales drew with the republic of ireland, while northern ireland lost. but there was success for england and scotland, as natalie pirks reports. belgium are the best team in the world right now. gareth southgate's conservative team selection raised many eyebrows. bands' mood worsened when after a solid start, on the lukaku when after a solid start, on the lu ka ku left eric when after a solid start, on the lukaku left eric dierfor when after a solid start, on the lukaku left eric dier for dust. lukaku left eric dier for dust. lu ka ku stepped lukaku left eric dier for dust. lukaku stepped up for his first ever goalfor england. lukaku stepped up for his first ever goal for england. england lukaku stepped up for his first ever goalfor england. england seemed lukaku stepped up for his first ever goal for england. england seemed all at sea but when jordan goal for england. england seemed all at sea but whenjordan henderson felt a hand on his shoulder, step forward marcus rashford mbe. a much better england started the second half but mason mount was my first senior goal was a bit of a fluke. england ended as they started, professional and organised, only now on top of their group. and at hampden park, fresh from reaching

the euro is finals, lyndon dykes kept the party going for scotland, who struck the only goal in a 1—0 win over slovakia. natalie pirks, bbc news. rafael nadal has been crowned french open champion for the 13th time. the king of clay beat the top seed, novak djokovic, in straight sets to equal roger federer‘s record of 20 grand slam singles titles. and that's the sport. thank you very much. more time indoors and online has been the reality for many of us through the pandemic — and that has meant a huge surge in gaming. next month new xbox and playstation consoles will be released — and gaming looks like it could become the world's most popular form of entertainment. here's our media editor, amol rajan. he doesn't know where he is. he doesn't know what to do. he's his head. he's in his head! call of duty, the first—person shooter video game, isn't merely an experience these days. for a growing army of players, it's the pinnacle of a career. that includes 21—year—old

sean o'connor from glasgow. a bit like a top footballer, he plays for the london royal ravens — one of the best teams in the international league. he's just signed a six—figure deal through his manager and often trains for eight hours a day. i feel like gaming has a thing for everyone. there is streaming, there is youtube, there's competing, there is just casual gaming. i think there's a lot that even the casual or even older or younger can all play and have a good time. you can do it from the comfort of your own room. don't eat the food! gaming today is more a global social network than a digital version of monopoly or snakes and ladders. global revenues have leapt from under $20 billion annually a decade ago to a projected $200 billion within the next three years. the growth in the uk alone was exponential. even before lockdown, it led to a huge surge in playing. smartphones and consoles are driving that growth. and britain is benefiting.

these vast buildings are now creative studios, deployed for making films or games. if ever there were evidence of new media supplanting old, it's here. a former printworks site for the daily mail in oxfordshire — now owned by rebellion, a british media giant that makes games such as the forthcoming evil genius 2, sniper elite and this one — zombie army 4. one of the key technologies for us in the games industry is digital distribution across our global population. so the more people that we can connect to with our games, the more people can play them and then itjust becomes a challenge of discovery. the key component, though, is it's exporting our creativity worldwide. and the audience for our computer games is as broad as we can reach with the internet. it may look like a blank canvas, but sites like this one, 50 miles west of london, will help video gaming dominate the attention economy. new technologies are making even the most complex game universally accessible.

multiplayer titles have made gaming a social experience. and whereas books, films, tv shows and podcasts all have a single plot with an ending, it is in the very nature of gaming for the same content to go in countless, attention grabbing directions. these 3d worlds are a great and growing business. new technology is converting gaming and alternative reality to a way of life. amol rajan, bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. good evening. many of us got to enjoy the changing autumn colors with something drier and sunny out there through sunday, but as we go into monday, it's back to square one again. the cloud rolls in and something wetter arives off the atlantic to many areas during day. we will see that progress actually take place through tonight.

got a warm front pushing in, cloud, maybe some patchy rain on that, and then a heavier burst of rain on the cold front as that works its into the morning. before it arrives, though, with the isobars spread out, light winds out there at the moment, clearer skies for central and eastern areas. bit of a chilly night once again, temperatures well down into the lowest single figures in the countryside, east anglia, the south—east. temperatures actually rising through the night, though, towards the west as rain spreads in through northern ireland into western parts of scotland, north—west england and north—west wales. where we've got the chilliest conditions, though, some early brightness — east anglia and the south—east, and some will stay dry until we get to night—time as we go through monday. but some heavy bursts of rain in northern ireland, clearing to brighter weather through the morning. same too in western scotland. heavy rain spreading eastwards across scotland into north and western england and across wales through much of the day. strengthening winds out towards the west, even though the sunshine will come out. lighter winds further east, but even though winds are light and come from a south—westerly direction, a cold—feeling day across parts of the midlands. with the rain, could feel around eight, nine degrees after that fresh start. maybe east anglia, the south—east

waiting until we get to the night—time hours before that rain gradually arrives. but around our weather front, notice as we go through monday night into tuesday, low pressure develops. that delays its departure and if anything, curls cloud and rain back round it, so we're going to see loads of cloud, outbreaks of rain spin its way southwards and westwards as we go through the day on tuesday. probably wettest towards the south—east corner, brightening up in scotland and northern ireland, but for all, a north—easterly wind will start to develop and that's going to make it feel particularly chilly out there in the cloudier moments, especially down eastern coasts of england and eastern parts of scotland too. that breeze is still with us into wednesday, but the weather fronts gradually clear their way southwards, stilling some showers, particularly towards east anglia and the south—east. one or two dotted around elsewhere, but many have a dry day on wednesday. best of the sunshine will be in the west. and with easterly winds dominating as we go through the second half of the week, always expect west to be best for the sunshine. a bit more cloud, one or two showers

at times in the east, and whilst the days remain rather cool, the nights are particularly chilly.

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment with rachel cunliffe and john stevens. first the headlines... different parts of england will be split up into medium, high, or very high, local covid alert areas under a new tiered system to be announced by borisjohnson tomorrow. liverpool is expected to be placed into the strictest tier. labour mps say there isn't enough support. 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. let's bring you some breaking news on how the prime minister will announce the latest steps to control the spread of coronavirus in england. in the morning, borisjohnson will chair the government's cobra committee to determine the final interventions. in the afternoon, he will make a statement to mps in parliament laying out the latest measures — and hold a press conference in downing street alongside the chancellor rishi sunak and the chief medical officer for england chris whitty. the prime minister is expected to announce a new system of "local covid alert levels" in england. the country will be placed into "medium", "high" and "very high" alert levels. and as we've been hearing

all evening, discussions about how