today at six. labour accuses ministers of leading the country into a long bleak winter it comes after ministers rejected their scientists advice on the pandemic. documents show the experts wanted much tougher restrictions three weeks ago, a circuit breaker they called it, keir starmer wants that now. the government has not got a credible plan to slow infection. it has lost control of the virus, and it is no longer following scientific advice. this pandemic remains a formidable threat. our strategy is to stress the virus, supporting the economy, education and the nhs until a vaccine makes us safe.

another 143 deaths linked to covid have been reported today, that's a four month high. also tonight. liverpool city region goes into the top tier of restrictions of restrictions tomorrow, we're there talking to the officials trying to hold back this second wave. the uk unemployment rate hits a three year high with hospitality venues hit hard, young workers face a tough time. and we will make america great ain! and we will make america great again! thank you, florida! he's back on the campaign trail after covid, donald trump travels to the key state of florida. a £1 million facebook like for the bletchley park. the war time code breaking centre saw key advances in computing. coming up in sport on bbc news. we hear from the efl teams warning that some clubs could disappear within five to six weeks, unless they get financial support.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. today labour has put clear water between the government's strategy on coronavirus restrictions and its own position. in a statement, keir starmer accuse the government of losing control of the pandemic. it follows confirmation that boris johnson rejected the advice of his own scientists who called for a total shutdown to hold back a second wave. minutes from a sage meeting show that they wanted a circuit breaker. tonight keir starmer said he wanted a two or three week shutdown now.

here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. coronavirus cases on the rise, hospitals under pressure, liverpool faces new restrictions from tomorrow... faces new restrictions from tomorrow. . . we've faces new restrictions from tomorrow... we've got the spirit of scousers! households are not allowed to mix but shops, restaurants, workplaces and some pubs will stay open will stop some don't think this will be enough to get the virus under control. three weeks ago the government's scientific advisers privately recommended what they called a national circuit breaker, a short period when all hospitality and leisure venues would suck. —— would shut. ministers discussed this but rejected it. the labour leader has broadly supported the government's approach but today that came to an end. sir keir starmer said it was time to act decisively and he had a direct message for the prime minister. you know the scientific evidence backs this approach. do you know the restrictions you introduced will not

be enough. you know that a circuit breaker is needed now to get this virus under control. you can't keep delaying this and come back to the house of commons every couple of weeks with another plan that won't work. he says the test and tray system isn't working effectively which is hampering the return to normality. you are talking about a return to a blanket national approach. won't this be a huge cost to the economy? isn't it better to have a tailored approach for every single region? the damage to the economy will be caused by weeks and months of the approach the government has set out. this will break the circuit, bring the r down. in wales 17 areas are already under some local restrictions but the first minister wants an emergency meeting to discuss going even further. i asked the prime minister foran further. i asked the prime minister for an extra special cobra meeting specifically to discuss the circuit

breaker idea. some senior ministers did argue for this circuit breaker idea, a short, sharp lockdown over half term to try to stop the virus spreading but they were overruled amid concerns about keeping even more damage on an economy already battered. ministers admit there are difficult months ahead and in the commons defended the approach they are taking. governments of all different stripes and political persuasion have come to the same conclusion which is it is necessary to restrict socialising because that way you reduce the transmission with the least damage to education and the least damage to education and the economy. but many conservative mps disagree, pointing to the economic damage the restriction is already causing. we have to get the country back to work! we simply cannot go on bailing out businesses! we are going bankrupt! there is no

silver bullet and without one, although difficult, we must live to learn —— although difficult, we must live to learn — — learn although difficult, we must live to learn —— learn to live with the virus. the peaks and troughs are unsustainable. the prime minister is being pulled in different directions with serious repercussions to every decision he makes. the government has decided to go for a local approach, getting input from council leaders and mayors. sadiq khan is making the case for london to have tighter restrictions within days but it is causing tension, that kind of decision making. the government isn't ruling anything out, it wants to avoid another national lockdown, partly because it has proven very difficult to roll restrictions back once they've been brought in and they cannot be sure how long this kind of circuit breaker might be needed for. would it be two to three weeks? would it be far longer with all the damaging consequences that would bring? borisjohnson is getting a lot of suggestions but no one can be quite sure what exactly will work. all right, vicki young, thank you very much.

so, as we've heard, the government's own medical and scientific advisers were ringing the alarm bells weeks ago. their clear aim was to get the r number below one, the point at which the coronavirus will eventually stop spreading. our medical editor fergus walsh takes a close look at what the scientists wanted. the sage documents warned of catastrophic consequences, unless rapid action was taken to bring the r number down. it is currently 1.2 to 1.5 which means every ten infected people are passing the virus to between 12 and 15 ours. to between 12 and 15 others. the measures we know will reduce the prevalence, and the danger of introducing measures that are not strict enough is they are still economically damaging and damaging to personal freedoms, but the prevalence keeps rising. the scientific advisers wanted a two week circuit breaker lockdown with an order for people to stay at home. they thought this would bring the r number below one but would have a short—term impact, perhaps reversing the epidemic by 28 days.

one recommendation that has been introduced is anyone who can should work from home. the scientists think this could reduce r by up to 0.4, and they believe the advice should remain in place indefinitely. sage also called for all university lectures and tuition to be moved online — they think that could reduce r by up to 0.5, but not if students remain in their term time accommodation. the scientists also wanted the closure of all pubs, restaurants, cafes, gyms, leisure centres and hairdressers. they say these would have a more modest impact on suppressing the epidemic. the sage committee warns that a circuit breaker would have negative impacts, especially on the poorest in society. ministers will also be assessing

the detailed economic consequences. sage is advising them on the medical science, the epidemiology and the behavioural side of these things. they will also be taking into account economic questions, they will be thinking about what the government and the country can afford and they will be thinking about things from a political perspective. unless radical restrictions are imposed, sage warns there could be 3,000 hospital admissions a day in the uk by the end of the month. the same as the peak in early april. their view is, action taken so far is simply not enough to rein in the virus. fergus walsh, bbc news. so the latest official figures show a rise in new infections. 17,231; were recorded in the latest 2a hour period up from just under 14,000 recorded yesterday. it means the average number of new cases reported per day in the past week is 14,973.

hospital admissions have also increased on average 658 people were being admitted every day over the past week. this number doesn't include scotland. 143 deaths have been reported that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week 82 deaths were announced every day, which takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 43,018. our medical editor fergus walsh is here. 143 deaths, these are very sobering figures, families behind every one of them. and it is the highest number of deaths since june. of them. and it is the highest number of deaths sincejune. there isa number of deaths sincejune. there is a lag in reporting deaths at the weekend but the trend, sadly, in deaths is up and i have to tell you the number of deaths related to covid are simply going to keep rising for now because they are built into the system, these are

people who got infected several weeks ago and we know the epidemic is doubling every 7—14 days. the question is how high will they go? backin question is how high will they go? back in early april, there were up to 1000 deaths a day. we are not seeing death is rising anything like at the speed they were back in the end of march but we face a long winter ahead. the average age of those who die with covid is 82. the average age of people going into intensive care is 60. the concern is that if hospitals keep filling up with covid patients, that will have a knock—on effect on non—covid hair. all the restrictions that are being taken have a damaging effect on the economy, mental health and an impact on society which has to be factored in. there are only hard choices ahead. the government's new tiered system of alert for england comes into force tomorrow. most of england will be put on the medium level where the rule

of six and 10pm hospitality curfew will apply. some areas will be put on the high level which means there'll be no household mixing indoors, but the rule of six applies outdoors. the most severe level is very high. that means no mixing of households in an indoor or outdoor setting. pubs and bars will close unless they provide a substanial meal. so far, the liverpool city region is the only area being put on this highest tier. from there, our health editor hugh pym sent this report. liverpool's tourism is still going for now but the city region is facing up to the most extensive restrictions of peoples everyday lives in england. so how has the decision been reached and why not manchester and some other urban centres as well? one of the key issues as how many people are picking up virus infections. if you look at the number of daily cases per 100,000 of population, here is

what has been happening in liverpool since mid—september, a seven day rolling average. here is what has been happening in manchester, slightly lower but rising sharply, and then with a bit of a downward trend over the last week. the age of those who get the virus is important, with older people more likely to become seriously ill. liverpool's demographics don't help. we've seen widespread community transmission of the virus in liverpool. the city council health spokesman explains the problem they are facing. liverpool's age profile of people infected is across the different age groups and moving up into the older population. manchester is still very much in the younger population so consequently we are seeing younger population so consequently we are seeing more younger population so consequently we are seeing more sick people who need much more medical intervention here in liverpool. government officials have published this chart showing average covid—19 patient numbers in major hospital trusts in liverpool and manchester going back to the end of march. it shows just how rapidly those numbers have gone

up how rapidly those numbers have gone up in the last few weeks in liverpool. tighter restrictions are intended to protect the vulnerable and ease pressure on hospitals but could they damage peoples health in other ways, raising anxiety levels and leaving some feeling isolated? it is that roller—coaster effect again. shaw lost his job during the lockdown and found that time very stressful. easing of restrictions and a new job stressful. easing of restrictions and a newjob has helped but now he is worried again. i've felt that anxiety coming back again and it is almost like you go up the hill and you go down the hill and you go up and then you go down and you think what's next? and this could go on for a very long time and it will destroy a lot of people, it is, especially in our area, merseyside. these are difficult and complex judgments, decisions on restrictions are judgments, decisions on restrictions a re partly judgments, decisions on restrictions are partly driven by what local communities will support. nobody can yet be sure of the right remedy. hugh pym, bbc news, liverpool.

one key element in the government's new three tier system for tackling the pandemic is that only those caught in the toughest restrictions will qualify for financial support. but many businesses in the north of england and the midlands are in places under tier two measures they argue that their income will still be affected but they don't qualifiy for any government help. our business correspondent sarah corker reports from derbyshire. 0n the edge of the peak district, those living in the market town of glossop are hours away from tighter restrictions. the mood here, like the weather, is darkening. i'm going to have to let my staff go in the next few weeks. restrictions mean from midnight there will be a ban on households mixing indoors. bar owner gazza says trade will plummet. although not legally required to close, therefore not entitled to any of the financial support made available, it is highly unlikely people will socialise. people will not come out so we would have been better in tier three. that's because

business in tier three areas forced to shut by law get additional help with wagers and grants. those in this middle zone don't. chris owns a loke will brewery. there is less beer to sell, less getting drunk. we will have to reduce overheads and try and survive. do online sales and thatis try and survive. do online sales and that is pretty much all we can do. businesses in these tier two areas fear they will experience the worse of both worlds, tighter restrictions, fewer customers but no extra funding. and local leaders across the north of england have written to the government asking for more financial help for pubs and restau ra nts more financial help for pubs and restaurants in these so—called middle zones. this cafe only opened in march. it has been a struggle to survive. this cafe only opened in march. it has been a struggle to survivem will have a massive impact on us financially, we are literally any day from closing if we don't have

the continued support of people coming through the door. you are that close to closing? yes, yeah. meeting up while they still can, the best friends lynn and lesley. meeting up while they still can, the best friends lynn and lesleylj don't best friends lynn and lesley.” don't like it at all. very tempted to break the rules but i haven't. don't like it at all. very tempted to break the rules but i haven'tm is all right says two households shouldn't mix, what am i supposed to do. the government says it supported the hospitality sector with cash grant, vat kutes and business rates holidays but here, limiting social contact will mean more economic pain. contact will mean more economic pain. sarah corker, bbc news. our top story this evening. labour attacks the government after documents show they did not follow their scientists advice on the coronavirus pandemic. coming up. an exclusive interview with the head of british gymnastics about bullying and welfare allegations in the sport. coming up on sportsday, ronaldo is

in isolation, after the portugal forward tests positive for coronavirus, he says he is doing fine and is symptom free. latest figures show the uk unemployment rate has risen to its highest level for more than three years. the office for national statistics says the rate increased to 4.5% between june and august, with younger workers worst affected. and the tougher coronavirus restrictions we've been talking about today could add to the troubles of the jobs market. here's our economics editor faisal islam. here in harrogate, the music has stopped playing. employers such as this nightclub operator who had held out over firing workers has now had to make the toughest of decision. it is without question the hardest professional decision i've taken in nearly 40 years in this industry. the reason being, i've been

through two or three recessions previously, where we had to make staff redundant. this time, we are in a position we have to tell people they are going to lose theirjobs because we weren't allowed by law to open. not because the businesses weren't viable, not because the customers didn't want the product, they were sacrificing themselves for the public health agenda. this is what is driving up rising joblessness. the unemployment rate at 4.5% is at a three year high, though still relatively low by international and historic standards. the number of redundancies was up over the same period by a record, as the furlough scheme began to be unwound. redundancies are at their highest level since the financial crisis. there were some silver linings — government support in august helps a surge in vacancies and workers on company payrolls stabilise lightly up, still over 600,000 down on march. joblessness has jumped and is set to surge further in the coming months. it is one side of a complicated

and concerning balancing act between protecting lives, and livelihoods, and whatever happens with lockdowns, this tightrope is here to stay over over the coming months, and that means very tricky decisions onjobs for employers right now. the governor of the bank of england told mps some jobs won't return even after the pandemic. it increases the importance of the need to ensure that people can move jobs, retrain, get new skills, get skills to match the direction in which the change is happening. when the government say... back in harrogate, kim, a back office worker in the nightclub business, fears even the new two thirds wage support policy is not enough. i can't way a decreased amount of my bills, and how is my employer supposed to pay my n! and pension with no income? how has it affected things generally? i feel stressed all the time and it is awful.

it is not good for my wellbeing. a three—way balancing act of lives, livelihoods and the limits of government support is now going to be with us for some months. faisal islam, bbc news. a 29—year—old mother and her three young children have died in a crash on the a40 in 0xfordshire. police said there was a collision near a bridge between 0xford and cassington last night. an 18—month—old daughter and the children's father were critically injured. duncan kennedy reports. the accident was so serious the a40 was closed for nearly 15 hours. when it re—opened, debris from the impact was still visible. the family in their car were in collision with a lorry. the woman died, together with two of her daughters, aged eight and four, and her son, who was six. the children's father and another 18 month old daughter are in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

we have specially trained family liaison officers with the family at the moment, but as you can imagine, this is an horrendous incident and we'd ask there's no speculation in relation to the investigation or the causes. officers say the driver of the lorry involved suffered minor injuries and is helping with their inquiries. as the police continue their investigation here, local people in the 0xfordshire village where the family came from expressed their sadness. the local parish church said everyone was raw and everyone was very upset. police have appealed for dash cam footage from any driver who was near the accident, and say their investigation will take some time. duncan kennedy, bbc news in 0xfordshire. the chief executive of british gymnastics has given her first interview since the sport became engulfed in the welfare and bullying allegations that we've been reporting on recently. jane allen said she will stand down from her position in december but insists the move is part of her retirement plans and not a direct consequence of the allegations.

she's been speaking exclusively to our sports editor dan roan. for months now, british gymnastics has been a sport in crisis, amid a torrent of allegations of coaching abuse and a culture of fear. now finally the woman presiding over the scandal has broken her silence. under fire chief executive jane allen telling me she was leaving the organisation she has ruled for a decade. i've been devastated by the allegations that have come forward in the last few months, i will be retiring in december of this year. and is this because of the crisis that has engulfed your organisation? no, this has been part of a plan that myself and the board have put together in march. you say it is your decision to leave now, but you must accept your leadership has become toxic, there was no way you could stay. i don't agree with that, i think that it's time at 65 years of age, after ten years of working hard for british gymnastics, for me to step aside now. you haven't been pushed? absolutely not. you are not jumping before you were pushed? absolutely not.

a host of top british gymnasts have spoken out about the way their complaints have been handled. allen will be gone by the time an independent review is completed, but today she finally said the words many had been calling for. i would apologise to any athlete who feels that at any time that any of our actions have hurt them in any way, i feel devastated by what they have gone through, they have been very brave to stand up and speak out. i think the organisation's fallen short, and there are things that as ceo i take full responsibility for. were you asleep on the job? or were you just trying to cover it up? which of those two? i don't think either of those, i think that the organisation was working hard with its high performance programme. i think that the athletes themselves at times didn't speak up when they felt that way. we need to look at barriers and understand why they can't speak out. there needs to be a sports ombudsman, and if there was, then there would be a place for athletes or coaches to go if they were aggrieved with any

of the outcomes of the complaints. for many, your legacy sadly will now be one not of medals but of misery, what would you say about that? i have put everything i can into the sport, and while these last three months have been, as i said, devastating to me, i don't believe that that should absolutely define the last ten years. british gymnastics will hope for a brighterfuture, but that may require more than just today's departure. dan roan, bbc news. donald trump has hosted a large rally in the battle ground state of florida, less than two weeks after he tested positive for coronavirus. the president told his supporters that he was now "immune" from the virus and that he felt "powerful". 0ur north america editor,

jon sopel, has more. # and i'm proud to be an american...# he's back and, oh, is he relieved to be on the road again, tossing out face masks, perhaps an unusual choice, seeing as he wasn't wearing one and neither was most of the audience. though probablyjust as well seeing as what he expressed he wanted to do to them. ifeel so powerful, i'll walk into that audience. i'll walk in there, i'll kiss everyone in that audience. i'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and everybody. i'lljust give you a big, fat kiss. the president, after his stay in hospital and his treatment with powerful drugs, seemed none the worse for his experience. his main target in the hour—long speech — his democratic rival, joe biden. we have somebody running that isn't100%. he's not 80%. he is not 60%. we can't have this. as a country, we can't have it. joe biden. the vast audience had queued for hours to see him.

they all had to undergo temperature checks. the woman handing out facemasks, though, wasn't so busy. and their devotion even making some of his burliest supporters emotional. looking forward to the rally? absolutely looking forward to it. this man's going to take us where we belong. back to where we belong. chokes me up. nobody except donald trump can make america great again. we love donald trump. why, why? everything about him, best president in the history of the united states. i've got a picture with trump. it's the only thing that's free here. and the traders in trump—branded tat were delighted to see him back, too. i'm a general contractor by trade, i do this for fun. it's become a very lucrative business, to say the least. if you run elections just on the basis of how enthusiastic your supporters are, well, then donald trump would have it in the bag. but these people, no matter how keen they are, only get one vote, and the polls at the moment suggest

that donald trump is well behind and he is running out of time to turn it around. # it's fun to stay at the ymca...# donald trump has told his team he wants to do a daily rally between now and the election. he still believes that four more years is within his reach. jon sopel, bbc news, sanford, florida. the bletchley park wartime coding breaking centre in milton keynes has been given a £1 million funding boost from facebook which will help save jobs. the museum has suffered financially during the pandemic. facebook said its donation was in recognition of the site's legacy as the birthplace of modern computing. jo black reports. bletchley park. the home of the codebreakers. the bletchley park. the home of the codebrea kers. the best bletchley park. the home of the codebreakers. the best of britain's brains worked here decrypting german communication, now there is a new fight. to keep this story alive during the popped. for the museum

suffering financially because of coronavirus, help has come in the shape of social media giant facebook, who is donated £1 million. 95% of the income comes from visitor, we are operating at 50% of what we were the previous year so that has left a £2 million hole in the budget and planning forward when the budget and planning forward when the pandemic is going to end we are looking for bard to how we survive through the winter into next year. bletchley park is regard as the birthplace of modern computing the work done here by alan turing as i his team of codebreakers is said to have shortened the war by two years and saved countless lives. we have been so impressed in how is kept now and with this extra funding that is going to be available, what they can do, to make it even better, it would be amazing. the facebook money combined with £500,000 from the government offers some relief for bletchley park. but the trust knows

the pandemic and financial pressures it brings are far from over. jo black, bbc news, bletchley park. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. thank you. good evening, it has been a cool day for all of us but in terms of the look of the weather, there have been big variations out there, grey skies outbreaks of rain for a weather watcher in east sussex, contrast with the inner hebrides beautiful blue skies overhead. this is the radar picture, it is turning into a soggy picture in the south—east. we have a band of rain stretching from northern england into wales, various clumps of wet weather will rotate westwards as we go through the night. decent clear spells as well. temperatures generally between five and eight degrees, although some sheltered spots in the far north will get close to freezing. so tomorrow, we are likely to start off with showery rain across parts of southern scotland. maybe clipping into northern ireland for a time. that will tend to fizzle. we will see further showers moving in from the

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