afternoon, it isa afternoon, it is a chilly day out there across all parts of the uk and in terms of what the weather looks like there is quite a lot of variety out there. some places have had some outbreaks of rain, some hefty downpours. in other spots we have been looking at blue skies and sunshine. this picture came from a weather watcher in lancashire early on. cloud actually creeping in here across parts of north—west england at the moment. on the satellite picture you can see this hope of cloud bringing rain across the south—east and northern england, southern scotland. this area of cloudy and damp weather moving very slowly through the afternoon, perhaps getting down into parts of wales as well, some showers clearing from the south—west, turning increasingly wet for east anglia and the far south—east. brighter skies for northern ireland and scotland, though, particularly across northern scotland, one or two showers here, quite windy in the north of the uk. those temperature struggling a little bit, 11—13 . through this evening and tonight we continue following these different areas of cloud and rain around the

map, this one is still affecting south—east scotland, northern england, parts of north wales, some showers to the south of that. they will be clear spells as well, temperatures for most of us between 5-8 . but temperatures for most of us between 5—8 . but in the far north of scotland, some very sheltered spots could get very close to freezing. so tomorrow, high to the north, that's going to take charge of the next few days. still low pressure quite close by to the south of the time being. that driving a brisk north—easterly breeze. you can that driving a brisk north—easterly breeze. you can see on that driving a brisk north—easterly breeze. you can see on the map still one or two breeze. you can see on the map still one oi’ two showers breeze. you can see on the map still one or two showers around, particularly i think across southern scotland, northern ireland through the morning and some more creeping in from the north sea towards eastern and central parts of england, may be eased wales through the day. they will be lots of dry weather around, some brightness and sunshine, a bit windier today across the south, not quite as windy as today across the north. those temperatures may be up a little bit but still feeling quite chilly given the strength of the winds, 12—16 . on thursday the winds will ease, it's a mostly dry day, quite a lot

of cloud working in from the east. that could squeeze out the odd spot of rain or drizzle but most places will be dry, the best sunshine in the west, but those temperatures again on the low side. as we head into the weekend, high pressure looks like it will take charge and it will be just strong enough to fend off the advances of this area of low pressure, which is going to become quite dominant actually to the south—west of the uk. so what does that mean for the outlook? through the weekend it looks mostly dry, quite a lot of cloud around, some sunshine. it will still feel on the cool side. but into next week about low pressure winds out, it turns wet, windy but also turns milder. that is a long way off, though. thank you very much indeed. a reminder of our top story. ministers defend the new coronavirus restrictions in england as it emerges their scientific advisers had called for much tougher action. we did take action, but these are balanced judgments and we also have to balance that up

against the effect on the economy — people's jobs and livelihoods, on education, which we've made a priority. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon. we have the latest from the bbc sports centre. we'll start with cycling, and big problems at the giro d'italia where two teams have withdrawn from the race because of positive coronavirus tests. the mitchelton—scott team pulled out after four positive tests out of 571

carried out within their team. jumbo—visma have followed suit after their rider steven kruijswijk — a title contender at the giro — tested positive. team sunweb‘s michael matthews has also returned a positive test. england will be without ben chilwell and kieran tripper for their nations league match against denmark tomorrow night. tripper‘s been given a leave of absence for personal reasons, while chilwell had come back into gareth southgate's squad after being left out due to a breach of coronavirus rules — but he's withdrawn with an injury. southgate has plenty of options — with 28 players available for his 23—man match day squad. this bronze is back in the squad. nigel travis who is giving his backing to project big picture, the plan to reduce the number of teams

in the top flight. the plan has been criticised by the premier league, the government and by fans. one man who has had his say on project big picture is arsene wenger. he has a new book out. he has been saying more about the changes needed to protect the game in england. the premier league at some stage will have to help the lower clubs in the lower leagues to help them survive. maybe you need strict control management to get them to financially survive as a lower levels. how? idon‘t financially survive as a lower levels. how? i don't know, financially survive as a lower levels. how? idon‘t know, it's financially survive as a lower levels. how? i don't know, it's to early. to suppress the charity shield, certainly not. and the league cup is part of the tradition in england. you have to accept that when you go to a country, you have to a cce pt when you go to a country, you have to accept the tradition of the culture. you have mentioned arsenal asa culture. you have mentioned arsenal

as a club that you love. it surprised me you have not been back to the emirates. you still try and try to get there or you keep distance. i have decided to take distance. i have decided to take distance. it is just physically. distance. i have decided to take distance. it isjust physically. it is important people do not see you asa is important people do not see you as a shadow. and to tell you what to say. i felt that is the best to cut it away. i am like a guy who has ended a relationship, you know and has no contact with his children any more but he still loves them. in a parallel universe, whatjob you have thought about closest to accepting? real madrid because you do not know many people turned down twice real madrid to stay with the team. who has no more resources to win the championship. but i told myself i will go for this challenge, i will go until the end. as well, you have

different types of managers. i was the longest serving manager in monaco and it arsenal so it is part of my personality. 100 years from now when they name arsene wenger is said, what do you want your legacy to be? to have somebody who served his club with total commitment, integrity and honesty. and who love the club as well. first love? only love ? the club as well. first love? only love? you know, it is the biggest love? you know, it is the biggest love of my career because it is 47 yea rs of love of my career because it is 47 years of age i came to arsenal. it is the best years of your life as a manager and i gave my best years to this club. in different circumstances, but i felt always with the same passion. arsene wenger

speaking there. the solheim cup will be held in spain for the first time in 2023. it will be played on andalucia. spain will be the sixth european country to host the tournament but there is the 2021 version to look forward to first. that is being played in ohio in the united states next year. plenty more on the bbc sports website including the bbc sports personality of the year award which will be held in december. that is something else to look forward to. goodbye for now. the deaths of seven coronavirus patients have been recorded in scotland in the past 2a hours, nicola sturgeon has announced. the first mnister said new measures brought in by the scottish government last week are ‘tough but necessary‘, warning half measures might not work. she added that tougher regulations, including widespread hospitality restrictions, are ‘firmly rooted in scientific advice.‘

i know this is tough, but the fact is, and it's a good moment or at least a necessary moment to recognize this. the fact is that against this virus, we sometimes have to be tough. half measures often don't work. what you find is that they will still inflict economic pain and harm, but they won't have the required public health impact. so these are the tough but necessary restrictions that we're asking everyone to abide by. as we try to make sure the virus does not run out of control. in return, the government will continue to strengthen tests and protect. we will do all we can to encourage and support people to comply with the advice, including the self—isolation advice, as i've just been talking about. and we will work with businesses to ensure that they can trade safely with as much normality as possible during a pandemic. and we'll be bringing all of this

work together in a new strategic framework to guide us through the next phase of this pandemic. and that will be debated in parliament after the october break. and finally, let's remember all of us, what underpins all of the advice and restrictions — the five basic things encapsulated, in facts, that we can all do to stop the virus spreading. wear a face covering when you're out in a boat, but especially in any enclosed species. avoid places with crowds of people, pay attention to hygiene, clean your hands and hard surfaces, keep two metre distance from people in other households and self isolate and get tested. if you have symptoms of covid — a new continuous cough, a fever or a loss over change in your sense of taste or smell. these are the things we can all do as individuals to help. the national collective effort against a virus that is nobody's fault, but unfortunately eve rybody's challenge. back at the start of this pandemic

we all came together to protect the nhs and save lives. as a second wave takes hold across europe and hospital admissions and death start to rise again. these objectives must come back to the forefront of our minds. so let's all do what is asked of us. first and foremost, for the sake of ourselves and our loved ones, but also to protect the national health service and save lives. coming up at 3:30pm we‘ll answer your questions on the new covid tiered restrictions for england. we‘ll bejoined by leading scientists, dr chris smith, a virologist at cambridge university and dr alan maryon davis, honorary professor of public health so send us your questions — you can use the hashtag bbcyourquestions or email them using yourquestions@bbc.co.uk let‘s just have a quick look at the commons. the government‘s efforts at tackling the spread of coronavirus will be

debated by mps shortly — that‘s due to start at 2pm — with the health secretary matt hancock initiating it — addressing fellow mps. about the government‘s new tiered system across the uk to tackle the virus. a man in the united states has caught covid twice, with doctors reporting the second infection being more dangerous than the first. the 25—year—old from nevada needed hospital treatment after his lungs could not get enough oxygen into his body. our health correspondent anna collinson explains that this case is in the minority — but still very interesting for the scientific community. this case is about a 25—year—old man, he is young and from nevada. he started experiencing cough, fever and headache and was tested for coronavirus and got a positive

result. those symptoms went away and was tested to times and got a negative result. at the end of may he got the same symptoms again but this time the symptoms were worse full stop on top of the headache and cough he experienced short priced —— shortness of breath and needed help to pump vital oxygen around his body. in earlyjune he tested positive for coronavirus, twice in a matter of months stop this man was young with no underlying health conditions are immune disorders but has recovered. what is significant about his case it suggests previous exposure to macro 19 does not guarantee immunity. more research is needed. there are more than 27 million cases worldwide of coronavirus and a handful of cases like this. what the study recommends whether you are previously diagnosed are not, we should be following the

same precautions to prevent —— protect ourselves from coronavirus. the headlines on bbc news... hours after borisjohnson announced new coronavirus measures in england — it‘s revealed that the scientists advising the government called for a short lockdown weeks ago. new figures reveal that covid deaths are doubling every fortnight in the uk. the uk unemployment rate rises to its highest level in over three years as the pandemic continues to hitjobs. mps debating the government‘s three tier system.

mps will today vote on the government‘s new three—tier system of coronavirus restrictions, which comes into effect tomorrow. so far only the liverpool city region is in the "very high" category. that means that pubs and bars in the area will close, except where serving "substantial meals", and households can‘t mix indoors or out. with the erosion in confidence in the hospitality with the messages coming out, we are struggling to see whether we are vital or not. we closed yesterday because the sort of da mocles closed yesterday because the sort of damocles hanging over our heads while we wait for the news. the news is disappointing. because there is not a package of financial measures alongside that will support businesses. well, the government have announced that they have an extra billion for local authorities.

if you are closed at the moment there is a maximum of grant of £3000 depending on your rateable value, that would cover my electricity value for the pub. so the option of closing and being supported while the lockdown is happening, is not attractive and staying open is attractive and staying open is attractive at the moment. this support was there in march and we are asking if we are having to close their businesses, we would like the same level of support that was there in march. what about the job support scheme with, you know, workers doing fewer errors about being paid two thirds of their wages by the taxpayer? i think this 6796 thirds of their wages by the taxpayer? i think this 67% goes thirds of their wages by the taxpayer? i think this 6796 goes some way in calming the fears of the staff. that is for six months. in six months‘ time the staff will not have businesses to come back to. do you feel on the brink in terms of yourfab? you feel on the brink in terms of your fab? very much so. we lockdown,

we opened very strong injuly. we had our bestjuly ever, our best august ever. and now we have seen the message being leap by the government week after week after week which is blaming hospitality. it is targeting hospitality with hospitality according to the statistics are the lowest group of transmission of the virus. statistics are the lowest group of transmission of the viruslj statistics are the lowest group of transmission of the virus. i wonder how you reacted when professor chris whitty said even the restrictions on the very high areas like liverpool, those measures will be enough to get this virus under control, the baseline measures. local leaders, he urged to do more. i think we have got a situation where the hospitality industry has been hung by —— right vilified. we have beer

barrels outside and sanitiser sessions. a member of staff will ta ke sessions. a member of staff will take your temperature. we are showing you to your table, enjoy your experience and then put your mask on and leave. i can go to a supermarket and there is one bottle of sanitiser outside and liberal. that is the only covid measure apart from some signage that is there. i think we have been blamed for a problem that we have implemented a gold standard. i think if those standards were implemented in other parts of the country you might see transmission rates as low as hospitality. yeah. katie, how do you feel after yesterday morning‘s announcements? thank you for having me. ilike announcements? thank you for having me. i like adam said, the situation in liverpool has been quite confusing and scary. i definitely

welcome the tougher measures. if we look at who has been most affected by covid, disproportionately it is the disabled community. we make up nearly two thirds of those who have died and the economic impact has been severe honours. so you welcome these new restrictions for your area. you have barely left the house since march, is that right? yeah. i have been lucky. i live with my parents who are wonderful. i have food and my prescription, we get out but not to the extent where we are able to go to the pub or enjoy things that everyone else kind of got to do during august. i think i am ina got to do during august. i think i am in a situation that many, many disabled people around the country are just very isolated and very scared right now. i don't know if you heard the news today, three weeks ago the scientist that advise the government were suggesting we should have an immediate short,

national lockdown, a so—called circuit breaker. we know the government did not do that, they brought in the 10pm curfew across the country and the rule of six. that is heartbreaking. i respect the economic impact around the country but there is a human cost that comes with not doing immediate action. i think the government has a lot to offer the disabled community. on a basic level we are being let down in a lot of areas. in liverpool we are seeing our nhs services, we are seeing our nhs services, we are seeing care being cancelled. the impact that their decisions can have oi'i impact that their decisions can have on the long run isjust, it's devastating. i am glad that new things in common but it is too late. seeing both of you together, it is an interesting illustration. katie, you would welcome a circuit breaker

lockdown last —— like three weeks ago. adam, you would have in alarmed? yes. would i have been happy with the national lockdown if thatis happy with the national lockdown if that is what the sign says we needs, then i would be happy with that. form a personal perspective as long as the business supporters running alongside that. as long as you have the support you will go along with what the scientists say. do you have any sympathy with what the government ended up doing. they say they try to balance the covid health risks with the economic impact and also the effect a non—covid health issues. yes. i can only go off the statistics that we are looking at with regards to where the transmission is coming from. we know that education is at ao%, that is

there to say six from the office of national statistics last week. i was asked last week, should be shut education down. i said no. asked last week, should be shut education down. isaid no. we asked last week, should be shut education down. i said no. we should ta ke education down. i said no. we should take some of the implement —— measures were implemented in hospitality and implement them elsewhere. i don‘t know why other organisations are being judged differently. if they have track and trace, temperature and sanitiser, then we have a level playing field. kitty strand and adam franklin talking to victoria earlier on. officials in china say they have tested more than 3 million people in the last 48 hours after a new outbreak of covid—19 in the eastern city of qingdao. a cluster of locally transmitted cases was discovered on sunday in the port city in the eastern shandong province. china has gone almost two months without an outbreak like this. our correspondent, robin brant, is in shanghai

with more details on this massive exercise. it reminds us of the scale that china‘s government and the infrastructure it has in place maintains to deal with covid—19 and any particular fresh outbreak. there is hypervigilance here, particularly in the big cities — shanghai, where i am here, and the capital, beijing — hypervigilance about the possibility of fresh outbreaks. it happened in qingdao, the home of china‘s navy, a port city that‘s north of where i‘m speaking to you from at the moment, it happened over the weekend, three cases initially emerged, we now have 12 confirmed cases being treated, six symptomatic, six asymptomatic, and it‘s believed that the outbreak is centred around around a chest hospital in this city. one case is a taxi driver, and that is of particular concern, because clearly this was a person who had the virus and was obviously travelling around qingdao

with people in and out of the taxi. so we‘ve had this vast scale of testing in the last 48 hours, 3 million, as you say, that‘s about a third of the people living in this city. they are going to test everyone over a five—day period, so that takes us to friday, and the interesting thing in the last 26 hours, as they‘ve really stepped up their testing, no new cases are being reported. winning a nobel prize is the pinnacle of a career. but the process is so secretive, sometimes the winners turn out to be be a bit difficult to get hold of. on monday, paul bob wilson and paul milgrom won the nobel prize for economics for their work on auction theory. bob wilson got the call. but paul milgrom wasn‘t answering the phone. so bob went round to his house to tell him. the doorcam captured the moment when he found out. enjoy. paul?

it‘s bob wilson. yeah? you‘ve won the nobel... you‘ve won the nobel prize. and so they are trying to reach you, but they cannot — they don‘t seem to have a numberfor you. we gave them your cell phone number. yeah, i have... wow. yeah. 0k. will you answer your phone? yes. you need to let them be able to call you. distorted speech. i can‘t hear you. it‘s a big night for wildlife photographers, as they wait to find out who‘s won this year‘s wildlife photographer

of the year award. the winner will be revealed by the duchess of cambridge later. here‘sjust some of the thousands of submissions. this one is by makoto ando. evie easterbrook took this portrait of some puffins. this dramatic picture of wildfires in brazil was captured by charlie hamilton james. and these little possums were caught on camera by gary meredith. good luck to them all. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon, a real mix of weather across the uk today, some places have had grey skies overhead and some outbreaks of rain. this was the scene for a weather watcher in edinburgh. contrast that with the blue skies and sunshine in eastbourne in east sussex. and as we go through the rest of the afternoon, while we keep that mix, serve dry weather, some sunshine,

but also some outbreaks of rain drifting across east anglia and the southeast. this pulse of wet weather sliding through southern scotland, northern england, perhaps getting down into wales and the odd shower elsewhere, quite windy, particularly across the northern half of the uk. and these are the temperatures as we head into the evening, seven o‘clock — nine, ten, 11, 12 degrees. now, as we head through the evening and into the night, we continue to see these different areas of wet weather rotating around an area of low pressure. so some rain through southern scotland, northern england, some showers moving across the midlands, southern england and wales. temperatures generally between five and seven degrees, although sheltered glens in northern scotland could get very close to freezing. so for tomorrow, low pressure to the south. high pressure to the north. that drives in easterly winds, quite a brisk eastern northeasterly wind actually across many parts of the uk. a fair amount of dry weather, some spells of sunshine, a bit of early patchy rain for southern scotland and northern part. and that should mostly clear.

and then we will see some showers marching in from the north sea across the southeast of scotland‘s the eastern side of england, perhaps through the midlands and into east wales as well. another fairly windy day, the strongest of the winds, i think, down towards the south, not quite as windy as it has been today in the north. and temperatures, well, just a touch higher, actually, 12 to 16 degrees. now, as we get into thursday it‘s more of the same. the winds not as strong at this stage. a fair amount of cloud around some sunshine, the best of that out towards the west, but most places will be dry. temperatures between ten and 16 degrees. and that mainly dry theme continues into the weekend thanks to this area of high pressure, which is going to be strong enough just to fend off the advances of this big area of low pressure that develops down to the southwest. so as we head through the weekend, for most, it will be dry, chilly and often rather cloudy. but into next week, that low pressure is set to win out. it‘ll turn increasingly wet and windy, but it will also turn milder.

this is bbc news, i‘m ben brown. the headlines: ministers defend the new coronavirus restrictions in england as it emerges their scientific advisers had called for a short ‘circuit breaker‘ lockdown weeks ago. why some businesses that can stay open under the new restrictions would rather be closed down. mps are currently debating the new measures which will see tighter restrictions in parts of england from tomorrow. police say three young children and a 29—year—old woman from the same family have died in a car crash near oxford. and there‘s more evidence of the economic impact of the virus — a sharp increase in unemployment in the three months to august. back on the campaign trail — donald trump in the battleground