i mean, i have to be really careful myself because i'm noi places where one tear or another. in places where there hasn't been agreement yet between central government and local leaders, why hasn't that happened? good morning to you. i think partly because of band width, basically. in other words, it's taking time for the government to consult with hello, good morning. regional leaders around england and it would appear that they are being this is bbc news with the latest headlines. prioritised, those meetings and northern leaders hold talks those decisions, depending on the with downing street this morning — about whether lancashire state of the virus in each and greater manchester should join liverpool in the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions. individual region. so we have heard meanwhile, london's mayor warns the city could move to the second concern expressed about greater highest tier of restrictions this week. the government says manchester and lancashire. well, it is assessing all risks meetings have been taking place. we it's a balancing of two halves, know andy burnham, the greater the harm of the virus and what it's doing and having to bring it back manchester mayor, had a meeting with under control and the harm jonathan van tam last night. there isa jonathan van tam last night. there of a national lockdown, is a further meeting this morning, so is a further meeting this morning, so andy burnham is meeting with where you would have to impact downing street at 10am, in about one into a much greater way the economy and, of course, hour's time. greater manchester's livelihoods and health, as well. mps are meeting on a video call at let us know your thoughts — do you think some of the areas about 10:45. a mps are meeting on a video call at about10:a5. asimilar mps are meeting on a video call at being suggested should be facing about 10:45. a similar meeting tighter restrictions? involving lancashire's mps taking

get in touch with me place at 10:15. i suppose there will on twitter @annita—mcveigh or by using the #bbcyourquestions. be meetings with other leaders in the welsh government will provide lancashire and the government as well today was that the focus is on free school meals for children those areas where the risk is seen who can normally claim them during school holidays to be greatest and those that need until the summer term next year. to be greatest and those that need to be, in the view of the a curfew for paris and eight other scientists, shifted into tier three as soon as possible. but there is big cities in france will come into force on saturday — political knock—about and push back between 9pm and 6am. on arguments was that we have heard eu leaders are gathering in brussels from mr burnham repeatedly over the for a two—day summit, last few days that he doesn't think where they'll discuss post—brexit trade negotiations for the support package for those the first time in months. regions put into tier three is adequate enough. similar noises have and coming up this hour... been made in lancashire about a lack of support, as well. here is the he'll never walk alone — the 11—year—old liverpool fan who wrote tojurgen klopp about his response from the government to that worries and got a winning reply. this morning, here is the business minister. it's not only the two thirds of the wages that's there, there's universal credit as well. there's help on housing, as well. we've put £6 billion into those local areas that have had to take those additional local measures, so, you know, we've done... as i said, £200 billion

into the economy to support jobs. we will continue, as the chancellor said, we will make sure no one hello, a very good morning to you. is left without opportunity, welcome to bbc news. either for a job or to be talks will be held today about whether lancashire able to actually get and greater manchester should be moved into tier three — through in their current job and come out the other end. the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in england. the stricter rules would mean pubs being closed and households something that is very interesting banned from mixing. the labour mayor of greater about all of this is we are seeing a manchester, andy burnham, has threatened legal action much bigger space for devolved if the limits are imposed. it comes as mps in london are set voices to be heard. is that a sign to meet this morning to discuss of things to come? i think it is. it's interesting, isn't it? i think possible further restrictions in the capital as well, for the last ten or 20 years, for after london mayor sadiq khan said political nerds like me who sort of changes could be made as soon as this week. love to spend my spare time reading most of england has been put on tier books about the structure of government, because i am so sad! we one, or medium level, have seen, for those of us are where the rule of six and 10pm hospitality curfew both apply. following it, changes in the way the the tier two high level uk is governed but it hasn't been vastly noticeable on a day—to—day of restrictions means no level until now, until this pandemic household mixing indoors, and does that we have seen in the last six months, as far as the devolved the rule of six applying outdoors. administrations beyond england are then the most severe level of tier three is called very high,

concerned, edinburgh, cardiff and meaning no mixing of households, belfast, and we are now seeing it as indoors or outdoors. far as the english regions are and pubs and bars will close concerned, particularly those areas unless they provide what's called with a directly elected mayor. the a substantial meal. the health secretary, matt hancock, will make a statement argument made by those who always to mps later this morning. thought directly elected mayors are a good idea, you have a prominent our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. figure who is a household name in their local area but also has the how much longer will these pubs be open? there's real concern capacity to command the national about the spread of coronavirus stage. we are seeing that very much in manchester and today, in the context of these discussions there will be further talks and negotiations and i think what we on whether it should be will see and are already seeing from in the highest tier of restrictions, closing pubs which don't serve meals and banning people mixing with other government is firstly, recognition of the political reality of that. households in most places. secondly, an attempt to bind in more restrictions could be coming, those leaders into the too, on blackpool pleasure beach. decision—making process to ensure local leaders in lancashire think there isn't, if you like, something they're also heading for the highest ofa level of restrictions. there isn't, if you like, something of a grievance culture, as some but some, like the mayor critics might see it, of those of greater manchester, andy burnham, are worried. outside of westminster in politics a lwa ys outside of westminster in politics always inclined to blame westminster when things go wrong. said, it's worth emphasising there is real they say there isn't enough evidence for more restrictions anger particularly in greater and that the economic support manchester and the north—west is what they see as a lack of proper on offer doesn't go far enough.

the leader of bolton council agrees. if government is mindful not interaction between westminster and to listen to the local voices leaders in that region. you are and take us into tier three, never sad, chris. keep leaders in that region. you are neversad, chris. keep on leaders in that region. you are never sad, chris. keep on doing what you are doing and reading those then we then have another battle, books. thank you very much. chris which is to ensure that we have mason at for us. in the north the same conditions as we had in the lockdown joining me now is dr david at the end of march. ratcliffe, who has been working on covid wards since march, and i realise there isn't at salford royal hospital. a bottomless pit of money, he is also the clinical but these businesses lead for urgent care for the greater manchester are on the brink of closure social care partnership. it is really good of you to give us and they are desperate and we need to help them as much some time this morning. thank you as we possibly can. very much. manchester very much in the final decision over what happens here is one for politicians the news today. what are you seeing and the government wants the backing in a&e and other parts of the hospital right now and how does that and help of local leaders, but other compare to march? let's begin there. parts of england could follow, with health officials wanting restrictions extended elsewhere too. good morning. if we start in march, london is currently in the bottom tier but there could be march was very much like a major a change coming here too — one which could see households incident, where the focus was on the banned from meeting indoors. the mayor, sadiq khan, potential for a disastrous influx of believes a move to tier two patients and the need to get is increasingly likely in the coming days. capacity for those patients and i would support that, definitely i would. 00:05:00,218 --> 2147483051:39:14,823 i mean, i have to be really careful 2147483051:39:14,823 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 myself because i'm not... ensure the safety of those patients.

in doing so, we enacted, effectively, a highly focused approach and this was, clinically in terms of working in the emergency departments, this was something i had never really seen before, where we worked together really well. the positives in it, we were activated together and worked well as a team but the focus was on those very sick patients who came in and that 6—8 week period who were very sick and needed a huge amount of focus. but my concern during that time was about the unintended consequence of the focus on covid. in any major incident, you look at the usual care of patients and try and ensure that is also being covered. so the difference now is the number of patients with covid are starting to climb and we are starting to see a real increase in the workload again, not similar to march but a real increase in the workload. i worked on saturday, sunday, monday and wednesday this week and you are

seeing this ramp up of work of consent is not the other part of this, where the whole system has come together really well, is in terms of the other work at the other patients, the other emergencies and the other urgent work that needs to be done. so we set aside methodology to do that safely, to make sure the elective work carries on and make sure other emergencies coming in, andi sure other emergencies coming in, and i can't emphasise enough how important it is that people feel they are not wasting our time, that we are only focused on covid, so other emergency conditions, patients with chest pain or who think they might be having a stroke, they must be coming to us. we have capacity to deal with them. matter absolutely, thatis deal with them. matter absolutely, that is a message we have repeated over and over again in the last number of months on the news channel. we very much heard that. it isa channel. we very much heard that. it is a positive. you are coping with the covid demand and the other medical demands as well at the moment, but clearly the pressure is on, the pressure is there from rising numbers of cases. the political and economic discussions

are continuing about whether your area should move to tier three, the highest level of restrictions the coronavirus. from the clinical, medical point of view purely do you think it already should be in tier three? i think that politicians have a job three? i think that politicians have ajob and it three? i think that politicians have a job and it is theirjob to decide these things. we have a job to support patients and the politicians‘ job is to support us doing that and ourjob is to ensure we do ourjob properly. so in terms of the ramping of work in the moment, it‘s clear the doubling time for weekly admissions has accelerated somewhat. the curve is still, it‘s going up at the curve is still, it‘s going up at the curve is still not as steep as it was. i think the real responsibility, whether it is tier three or a circuit breaker or whatever, the real responsibility is on all of us to look at the basic things we should be doing and we should be doing them all the time. i think if we did those things all the time, then some of this argument would be rather moot. we have to see this as a different way of being for the

next six months or longer. we have to do it with at least restrictions as possible but being as safe as possible. it is beholden on all of us possible. it is beholden on all of us to look at washing our hands, beholden on all of us to keep our social distance and where our masks. if we did all that properly and understood the systems have change for a while, then some of these arguments wouldn‘t become like waves washing into the shore and changing all the time, they would be more consistent. so it really is that back to basics message, you know, wash your hands, give yourself space, give other people space and so on, cover yourface, space, give other people space and so on, coveryourface, of space, give other people space and so on, cover yourface, of course, with your mask. in terms of how you are dealing with covid itself right now, do you think the nhs is better prepared for this news surge, in terms of ppe, treatments and so on? i think one of the things that has been very positive in terms of how we have confronted this challenge is we have confronted this challenge is

we have confronted this challenge is we have confronted this challenge both internally and greater manchester is a system, so in the hospitals we are working as teams really well. the different specialities are supporting each other really well. social care and health care have joined together extremely well in greater manchester. we have almost daily meetings together. we look at the capacity and we look at the lessons we have learned from before about working in silos. so i think we‘re better prepared, we have better information, data, live data, and we have a better idea of how to share that workload and make it safe for all. so the equity in this is better thanit all. so the equity in this is better than it was in the first wave. there are real challenges. i think impact on inequalities already existed are quite horrendous, really. ithink on inequalities already existed are quite horrendous, really. i think we will feel those four years to come. i think will feel those four years to come. ithink in will feel those four years to come. i think in terms of the focus on making things safer, people will notice that their urgent care and emergency care is delivered differently. hospitals will have more than one door. when people arrive at the emergency department, they won‘t always go into the emergency department, they may go to other parts of the hospitals that we

are going to try and really focus and make sure any system we put into place is welcoming for people who are disadvantaged and find it hard sometimes to work their way through the system. in terms of social care, we are the system. in terms of social care, we a re really the system. in terms of social care, we are really focusing on safety within social care and making sure there enough capacity to do their work safely. 0k, doctor david ratcliffe, thank you for talking to us ratcliffe, thank you for talking to us and thank you for your time today. from salford royal hospital and clinical need for urgent care. eu leaders are in brussels today where they‘ll discuss post brexit trade negotiations for the first time in months. in a phone call last night, borisjohnson told the eu commission president that he was disappointed that negotiations hadn‘t yet progressed further. let‘s get more now from our correspondent in brussels, nick beake. make a break a few weeks ago but i think stock—taking is the word that

you hear quite a lot here in brussels when it comes to the summit of the remaining 27 leaders of the eu. borisjohnson actually said that today would be a very hard deadline for getting a trade deal. he said this at the start of september and that if one wasn‘t agreed today, that if one wasn‘t agreed today, that would be it. downing street‘s decision has changed over the last few weeks or so and the very latest we hear from number 10 few weeks or so and the very latest we hearfrom number 10 is the prime minister will listen and reflect on what is agreed between eu leaders are maybe not a lot is agreed between those leaders and then he will say something tomorrow about the future steps that the uk will be taking in terms of trying to get a trade deal. 0k, taking in terms of trying to get a trade deal. ok, so a shifting deadline. and, you know, realistically, you are talking about band width earlier, with so much going on with dealing with covid etc, do you think it is inevitable these negotiations will actually

shift further still, despite the protestations and the declarations that they won‘t? protestations and the declarations that they won't? people might not have much faith when i say that there is a very hard deadline when it comes to brexit. that is the fact that when we get to the 31st of december, the uk is leaving this transition period we have been in this year, where we have been following the eu‘s rules even though the uk has left the eu. 0n the 1st of january, that period the uk has left the eu. 0n the 1st ofjanuary, that period ends the uk has left the eu. 0n the 1st of january, that period ends and so they have to get a deal before that. it's they have to get a deal before that. it‘s not just they have to get a deal before that. it‘s notjust a case of signing it at 11pm on the 31st of december. there needs to be time for a draft to be written, for it to be translated into all the different languages of the eu and crucially for it to be passed in the british parliament but also the european parliament but also the european parliament to stop so they can‘t leave it too late. it‘s really difficult but what we are hearing from senior eu sources here is that it could slip, actually, to the start of next month, the start of november or possibly mid november for a trade deal to be agreed

because, don‘t forget, both sides insist they do want one but they just say they won‘t make a deal at any just say they won‘t make a deal at a ny cost just say they won‘t make a deal at any cost if it means giving up things that are really sacred to them. but as you are intimating, the covid figures in so many european capitals have really gone in the wrong direction in the last 24—48 hours. that is first and foremost in the minds of these leaders are meeting today. 0k, nick, thank you for that. no doubt we will hear more from you later. germany and france have announced new coronavirus control measures — in france, there will be a night—time curfew for paris and eight other cities. germany has recorded its highest number of infections since the start of the pandemic, and bars will now be forced to close early. there will also be limits on people meeting in areas with rising numbers of cases. simonjones reports. two leaders with two announcements, but one shared message — there are difficult times to come. in germany, there‘s a warning that the disease is growing exponentially. there will be new restrictions

in areas with high transmission, including a curfew for bars and limits on people meeting. translation: i'm convinced that what we do and what we don‘t do in the coming days and weeks will be decisive for the question of how we get through this pandemic, because we can see that the curves of the infection rates are pointing upwards, in parts, quite steeply. germany has recorded more than 6500 new cases — a record figure for a single day. translation: we are much closer to a second lockdown than people would like to believe. if we look at how the numbers are developing, then it's high time, maybe not even five to midnight but rather the stroke of midnight, to set the right course. in france, a state of emergency has been declared. there‘s real concern that hospitals and intensive care units will become overwhelmed. to try to stop the spread

of the virus, there‘ll be no more late night dining in paris. people there and in eight other major cities will have to stay indoors from 9pm to 6am. the curfew will come into effect from saturday and last for at least four weeks. president macron appeared on tv with a sobering message, accompanied by a rallying cry. translation: we have not lost control. we are in a situation which is worrying and which means we shouldn‘t remain inactive, but we shouldn‘t panic. we cannot get through this if everyone doesn‘t play their part, doesn‘t do their bit. an example of this in the czech republic — police raid a restaurant which was supposed to be closed. they found the guests had moved to a cellar to carry on drinking and partying. and in the netherlands, a last hurrah. bars, restaurants and cafes are closing. the warning there, like in many other european countries, is that if the coronavirus rates don‘t come down, more drastic measures may be needed.

simon jones, bbc news. 0ur correspondent in paris is hugh schofield. we can find out more about what is going on in france. the night—time cu rfew going on in france. the night—time curfew sounds pretty dramatic but not as dramatic as a full lockdown. tell us about the rationale behind this plan and the reaction to it? well, i mean, as you say, it‘s not as drastic as a fully fledged lockdown, which they pledged not to repeat. so in a way, this is going as far as they can in restricting people‘s activities and movements without that nuclear option of shutting the place down again, with all the damage to the economy that would incur. so because we have a greater knowledge now than we did backin greater knowledge now than we did back in march, april about locality, regionalisation, the kind of people

who are getting infected, because testing is now happening on a massive scale, it means they have decided to direct this measure to this it is, in particularly those cities like paris, marseille, lille and lyon and others which are at maximum alert level, where it‘s clear the problem is in young people in their 20s clear the problem is in young people in their20s and clear the problem is in young people in their 20s and 30s socialising and not heeding the call is to keep apart. this measure is, i‘m sure, directed primarily at are meant to stop people who had been going to bars, if bars were shut then going to their homes and having lock ins and house parties and so on and spreading the virus that way. it is to stop that. that is clearly the primary aim of this measure and it means that from saturday, there will be, the streets will be empty, from

9pm at night. what is the reception to this plan? we‘ve been talking a lot about support, economic support, the sectors that are particularly affected by these sorts of measures. what sort of support is there in france? well, there's plenty of support in france. 0f france? well, there's plenty of support in france. of course, the restau ra nt support in france. of course, the restaurant trade is suffering terribly and they have said that this was going to be cataclysmic for them. but they measures that were in place before are still in there, in other words, the french furlough is in place and will be until new year for restaurants and the entertainment business so salaries are paid by the state. there is that to buoy up incomes. as for the reception, of course, people are unhappy, of course the restaurant trade is extremely unhappy about

warnings of people uprising against all this have not come to pass and i very much doubt we‘ll come to pass. there is a lot of complaining and misery and miserable nurse as winter comes in but i don‘t see people doing anything than getting on with it. ok, thank you very much. hugh schofield, in paris. donald trump‘s wife, melania, has revealed that their 14—year—old son, barron, also tested positive for covid—19. she said he was a strong teenager and had suffered no symptoms. in a personal statement, the us first lady described her own symptoms as minimal, but said she‘d suffered from aches, a cough and tiredness. researchers have suggested that long covid — the long—lasting impact of coronavirus infection — may not be a single syndrome, but up to four different ones. the national institute for health research says the condition could be caused by the effects of being in intensive care, permanent organ damage

of the lungs and heart, post—viral fatigue, as well as continuing covid symptoms. the review says coming up with a working diagnosis would help people access support. hundreds of under—65s died from heart problems like strokes and cardiac arrests as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, a leading charity has warned. according to the british heart foundation, there have been more than 800 "excess" deaths from heart and circulatory problems among those aged under 65 since the start of march. it blames delays in asking for help and reduced access to routine tests and treatment. the nhs said it had continued to offer treatment for urgent and routine heart problems. covid—19 has created a perfect storm for heart and circulatory patients. we know that having heart and circulatory disease or its risk factors, such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension, is itself a risk for the more severe covid—19 and death.

but this new data and analysis shows that patients are dying in excess of the numbers expected. a former government adviser on homelessness is warning that the country faces what she calls a "period of destitution" where families "can‘t put shoes on their children‘s feet". the treasury has promised to pay two thirds of wages for workers if their employers are forced to close under tougher covid restrictions from november first. but speaking to the bbc, dame louise casey said that the reduced level of support was "not going to cut it". the thing i‘m really worried about is what is happening in families. it‘s less visible but i am really concerned about this latest change now which is taking even more income from these families and my own view and i use this word carefully, is that we are looking at a period of destitution and the government should consider how to deal

with a rise in destitution, notjust two—thirds here or free school meals over summer, but something much more coherent, about how you make sure you keep people not hungry and not stuck in homelessness. free school meals are being made available throughout the school holidays, to all eligible children in wales. the welsh government said it was spending an extra £11 million to reassure families at an uncertain time. manchester united footballer marcus rashford, who successfully campaigned on the issue, welcomed the plan. he will also launch a petition today, calling on the government to expand access to free school meals in england. earlier this morning, the conservative chair of the education committee, also called on the uk government to step in on this issue. we know that in england, 1.9 million children are facing food insecurity. there are 2.2 million children on free school meals and families, during covid, have had a drop

of income of 32% and food insecurity amongst those families could rise by over 300,000. so, i‘d like the government, the prime minister to set up an urgent task force with people like marcus rashford and the food companies to deal with child food hunger and we need to start off by making sure that we provide free school meal vouchers during the half term and christmas holidays for those children who just don‘t have enough food to eat at home. some retailers have made the decision to ban glitter ahead of christmas. shops including waitrose and john lewis have announced they won‘t be using it in own—brand products because the tiny pieces of plastic can wash into the environment, harm wildlife, and get into the food chain. it‘s part of a wider push by retailers to reduce festive plastics pollution. now, the weather with carol kirkwood.

hello again. the weather over the next few days will be very similar, in that we are looking at a fair bit of cloud, some sunny spells and also some showers. of course, not all of us seeing the showers. today what we have is just that scenario. quite a lot of bright skies, some sunshine, cloud moving from the east during the day westwards and cloud producing rain in east anglia, kent and heading towards the channel islands. it will be accompanied by a brisk wind. the wind using a little as we go through the night, with still a fair bit of cloud around. some clear skies in the west where it will be colder and here we can see some fog forming. tomorrow, we start off once again with quite a bit of cloud around, still producing some showers, some drizzle across parts of eastern scotland. if you are though showers may drift further west but they are going to be fairly hit and miss and our temperature range, nine in the

north, 13 in the south. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: northern leaders hold talks with downing street this morning about whether lancashire and greater manchester should join liverpool in the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions. meanwhile, london‘s mayor warns the city could move to the second—highest tier of restrictions this week. the welsh government will provide free school meals for children who can normally claim them during school holidays until the summer term next year. a curfew for paris and eight other big cities in france will come into force on saturday between 9pm and 6am. eu leaders are gathering in brussels for a two—day summit where they‘ll discuss post—brexit trade negotiations for the first time in months. and coming up.... he‘ll never walk alone — we‘ll be speaking shortly

to the 11—year—old liverpool fan who wrote tojurgen klopp about his worries and got a winning reply. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s mike bushell. juergen klopp managing more than just football, by the sounds of things. more on that later. that is a lovely story. england manager gareth southgate says he has total belief in harry maguire, after the manchester united defender endured a wretched evening in england‘s 1—0 defeat to denmark in the nations league. he was sent off after just half an hour. elsewhere, scotland and wales kept their good form going, while northern ireland lost again to norway. ben croucher rounds up the action. it‘s that time of year for autumnal colours. this is england in blue. this is harry maguire receiving a yellow. receiving another one. the combination of yellow and red wasn‘t so pleasant for the centre half. the other one, kyle walker, was still on the pitch

and also fouling danes. this led to a penalty which christian eriksen duly dispatched. an uphill climb from there on in, but england‘s mount was close to equalising. commentator: what a save! mason failing to breach the danish wall. if you thought the final whistle would spare gareth southgate any more pain, top right, reece james, red card number two. the first time two england players have been sent off in the same game. modern history was made in glasgow. it had been 32 years since scotland last went eight without defeat. it took just six minutes for ryan fraser to set them on their way against the czech republic. six minutes from time, 0li mcburnie almost settled it beyond doubt. stephen clark‘s side held on to achieve something no scottish team has for a generation. an early goal in glasgow. in sophia, wales had to wait until the 85th minute to beat bulgaria. a williams special — neco with the cross, jonny with the finish, everyone with the celebration, as wales went top of their group. unusually, being in oslo

for northern ireland too, these are fans in a football stadium. they saw norway win through an odd goal—scorer in northern irishman. beyond daniel ballard‘s dive was stuart dallas. back—to—back defeats, now bottom of their nation‘s league group. for northern ireland, not a pleasant fall. ben crutcher, bbc news. project big picture is dead in the water, after premier league clubs voted unanimously to reject it. this was the plan to shake up domestic football and give more money to the football league. but there were big concerns — it‘d give too much control to the so—called big six teams. well, there is another idea. premier league clubs have agreed to work on a strategic plan for the financing of english football. they‘ll also offer a £50 million rescue package to leagues 0ne and two, to make sure clubs don‘t go out of business during the pandemic — that‘s on top of more than £27 million already paid in solidarity payements. football league clubs will discuss the proposals today. it looks like conor mcgregor

is coming out of retirement, again. the former two—weight ufc champion says he‘s agreed a date to fight the american dustin poirier in texas next year. the 32—year—old had announced his retirement in june, but that was his third retirement in four years. he says the fight will take place on 23rd january, 2021. and hollie doyle has broken her own british record, for the number of winners ridden in a year by female jockeys. her 117th win of 2020 came on a filly, called state 0ccasion, at the meet at kempton yesterday. she‘s currently fourth in the jockeys‘ flat racing championship standings and she‘s got a great incentive to try and move further up those standings because she‘s one place behind her boyfriend, tom markwand. now, just before i go, i wanted to show you a world‘s first. two cliff divers have taken their sport to the extreme by becoming the first people to dive in underground caverns. if you haven‘t got a head for heights, this might not be for you. this is constantin popovici diving

into the depths of the salina turda. it‘s one of the oldest salt mines in the world and 120m beneath the ground in north west romania. he was joined by four—time cliff—diving champion rhiannan iffland from australia. the water is so salty, it‘s 70% denser than the sea. that must make the impact with the water even harder than normal. that is all the sport. so dramatic, looked amazing. rather than than me. i would would not want to do it either, but well done to them. yesterday, northern ireland announced the toughest restrictions yet in the uk. the scheduled half term break will be extended by a week and pubs and restaurants will have to shut unless they offer a takeaway service. places of worship and gyms will be allowed to stay open under the plans. let‘s speak now to graham gault, a school principal and president

of the national association of head teachers in northern ireland. also, i‘m joined by david courtney, virologist at queen‘s university belfast. welcome to both of you and thanks for joining welcome to both of you and thanks forjoining us today. let‘s begin with you, graham. do you welcome the extension to the half term holiday? is it extension to the half term holiday? isita extension to the half term holiday? is it a logical step? i can understand of course why the chief medical officer has been asking for a break in activities across northern ireland. school leaders and teachers are really disappointed because we have worked so hard at mitigations against risk within our schools and we have created environments that are as safe as they can possibly be and we are really disappointed that r rate and the trends of transmission of this disease across society have risen so dramatically that the government has had to take this step. and that it has the knock—on impact on children who have already missed out so much

face to face teaching this year. nonetheless, given the r number is what it is, is this the least disruptive way to do it, tack it onto half term? can you make up the five days elsewhere by perhaps cancelling inset days elsewhere in the academic year? yeah, one of the myths the academic year? yeah, one of the oing the academic year? yeah, one of the myths going around social media is that this is an additional holiday for the children. that is not really the case. we had the half term break here which is fortuitous timing but also the government seems to be moving other school closures from later on in the school calendar to extend this period. these days will be made up for the children, that is the hope. i will come back to you. going to david courtney, virologist at queen‘s university. interested if he would break this down for us because we know the chief medical 0fficerfor northern because we know the chief medical officer for northern ireland talked

about four up to six weeks needed for the maximum impact of measures. we have the four weeks for the hospitality industry. shops are staying open. schools are closed for two weeks. how do you think the different durations will interplay to try to get the result everyone is hoping for, the number of cases down? yeah, mostly about trying to find a balance between we know the kids have been off school for six months already this year and they wa nt months already this year and they want to reduce that —— for kids. so adding a week onto half time, good timing. ideally, you want this six week window which is what we are seeing with the restaurants and pub sector because the two week window we quarantine for after people are positive, that is more of an average and we want to make sure, especially

quarantining ina and we want to make sure, especially quarantining in a household, if you get infected tomorrow, the restriction start, you go on to infect another member of your household, you in fat than for a week, —— you don't in fact them for another week... it is not enough to have a simple two—week lockdown, it will not affect the numbers too much. the question therefore is, is this going to be enough do you think to make a difference and turn the course of the virus in northern ireland? course of the virus in northern ireland ? very course of the virus in northern ireland? very much focused on the hospitality sector, we are seeing that in france as well with a night—time curfew in big cities. is that where the main issue lies, as opposed to in schools or shops, which will remain open?” opposed to in schools or shops, which will remain open? i think the issue remains anywhere we are social with others, in workplaces, in restaurants and pubs, and in schools as well. we have to make a decision, they don't want the kids not going

back to school, something else has to give. that is why you are looking at these restrictions on pubs and restaurants, but you still want people working in office jobs and i am hopeful the numbers will start coming back, the numbers are scarily high in northern ireland and really concerned that deaths will start going up as well. a lot more hospital admissions too. i am hopeful by bringing in partial restrictions for a few weeks, it should at least cause some dampening on the numbers, i hope it is enough. graham, arlene foster in the assembly yesterday gave a very clear message to parents and children, please try not to socialise. i wonder, are you adding another layer of messaging onto the children? you talk to them about what they should and should not do in school, are you hammering home the message to them as well? our children have been

excellent. they have risen to this very difficult challenge extraordinarily well. the problem here is our schools and our children are here is our schools and our children a re really here is our schools and our children are really victims of the trends we see in wider society. i want to see our schools open, our children need it, our teachers want it. across wider society, people need to follow the regulations, where face mass, distance and selves, we need schools open again. a word about the stu d e nts open again. a word about the students doing gcses and a—levels next summer, this is... it must feel like a very uncertain time for them already. what more is being done to help them through this period now when they have this additional week away from school? this is actually a question driving school practitioners, particularly those in

post primary, school principals, to distraction. we are begging the government and the examinations body he had to look again at this because we are surely no in a different world to the one we were expecting injune. we have to be planning for the contingencies for these examinations because, the truth is, our children are missing school and thatis our children are missing school and that is inequitable across society. some children will be missing, as lockdown happen in various places, in some areas are not others. we need them to look again at the proposals because what is on the table at the moment is not a fair reflection of the reality. we must leave it, thank you very much, interesting to hear what you have to say, graham gault and david courtney, thank you both very much. the british pub group marston‘s hasjust announced it will lay off 2,150 staff as a result of coronavirus restrictions. the company said that rules, including mandatory table service,

the 10pm curfew and limits on group sizes, were hugely disappointing. let‘s speak to our business presenter, sima kotecha. what more can you tell us about these job losses? yeah, dismal news, i‘m afraid. inevitable we will hear more about job losses as the days and months move forward. marston‘s say they will cut 1200 jobs, they say the workers were furloughed. we know the furlough scheme is being wound down at the end of the month, the government paying 80% of people‘s wagers. in places like liverpool where marston‘s have pubs, the government will pay two thirds of the salaries of workers or businesses forced to close down as the harsher restrictions take place. it is inevitable we will hear more people in similar situations like

this as the scheme is wound down at the end of the month. talk to us now about cash. in the pandemic, something we have all been using less, but clearly, people still want access to it from time to time. absolutely. yes, we all like a bit of cash. 80% of us like to use notes and coins for various reasons, they don‘t like digital banking, they find they can save more and keep an eye on savings by having tangible coins and notes. today the government is proposing getting cash in shops without us having to buy anything. at the moment, you go in and get cash back if you need it. they are saying they are hoping what will happen as you would be able to go in and get cash without having to purchase anything. natalie is the independent chair of the community access to cash pilot. shejoins me now to talk about the proposals the

government has put forward. thank you for coming on. can you explain how important it is for particular demographics that notes and coins are still accessible? around half of the uk population is perfectly happy being digital. but there are 8 million adults in britain who need cash and it is for a wide variety of reasons. it might be, as you mention, if you are on low incomes, being able to budget better, keeping control of money. if you earn less than £10,000 a year, you're14 control of money. if you earn less than £10,000 a year, you're 14 times more likely to want cash than if you earn over £30,000 a year. you might be physically disabled really struggle to use digital payment. you might rely on a character do shopping and it is safer to hand over notes than a credit card —— rely on a carer to do shopping. people have been worried in the pandemic about germs on notes and

coins, how do you overcome that perception? there has been very mixed evidence about the danger of handling notes and coins. lots of ways you can do this safely. i have seen shops near me in cant find ways of putting money in a box and checking it slightly at a distance —— in kent. technology is coming out where you can put money in a box that will print you a note that can be taken to the town. i don't think there are big transmission risks if you handle things safely but the key thing is we have 8 million people in britain who need cash so we need to find ways of allowing them to keep using it and allowing them to keep getting it because the digital world does not yet work for everyone. but is it not inevitable that cash will become extent as people use digital?

—— extinct. possibly, but not the next 10—15 years. i led a major review a year ago which said although cash use will decline, it will still be around for the next 10-15 will still be around for the next 10—15 years at least. that is a conclusion shared by government and the bank of england. there are bigger issues than people's ability to use cash. what about when power goes down? how resilient is digital? we can use cash when there is no power, if the system was hacked. there is also quite significant issue about the control of the national currency. in sweden, further ahead on this journey than the uk, there have been debates in swedish parliament about, what do we do when we are hacked by the russians? have we privatised the money supply? bigger questions about keeping cash viable and simply about people's ability to use it. —— than

simply about. these are just proposals. how important is it for this to happen and do you believe it will happen because the government made a commitment in the budget in march? i have been talking with government extensively since the commitment in the budget. i think the proposals today are very welcome, to now tangibly consult on the detail of legislation. the legislation will guarantee access to cash across the uk. helpfully, they have named a regulator to take the lead, which is great. at the moment, really unclear who is in charge. specific proposals around innovation such as cashback are also very welcome. i think it is a welcome step but the test will be when we get legislation to protect cash infrastructure. thank you so much, natalie. talking about the importance of cash, coins and notes for particular demographics in our society who are still very dependent

on them. thank you very much, business presenter. some breaking news. london mps, vicki young says, have been told by ministers that capital will have a tear to restrictions from this weekend. —— tier two. no household mixing indoors. the rule of six applies outdoors. london mps in a call with ministers this morning, that is a result of that, as suggested by london mayor sadiq khan, he said he thought restrictions would be brought in within the next few days. london mps have been told by ministers that capital will have tier two restrictions from this weekend. that means no household mixing indoors and the rule of six applies outdoors. more on that.

right now... an 11—year—old liverpool fan has had his anxiety over moving to secondary school eased after receiving a letterfrom his hero. lewis wrote tojurgen klopp in the hope of getting some advice on how to deal with nerves, and the liverpool manager didn‘t disappoint by responding with a heartfelt note. we can speak now to lewis and his mum, milena. welcome to both of you. thank you for joining welcome to both of you. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. let‘s begin with you, lewis. i know you area begin with you, lewis. i know you are a huge liverpool fan, you have the shirt on, but why did you take the shirt on, but why did you take the next step of writing to juergen klopp? in the summer, i was at my uncle‘s and my aunty‘s house and i was nervous about starting my new school, so my uncle said, why not write to liverpool? yeah, that‘s a good idea. i picked juergen klopp

because he is more experienced because he is more experienced because he is a manager. i wrote to him and, basically, it took quite a long time to get back, eight, ten weeks. i did not think he would get back. but he did! yes, he is a manager, he has to deal with all sorts of things on the football pitch and off with his players. a really good idea, maybe he could help you manage your nervousness about starting secondary school. what were your big worries, lewis?|j what were your big worries, lewis?” was worried about meeting the teachers and starting because the school looked really big when i went on the tour. i was also a bit nervous making new friends because... but now, the teachers are really nice, i have new friends, and the school does not seem really big

no to me. brilliant. i can remember going to secondary school for the first time and it seemed really huge. that was a while ago. so pleased it is going well and you have settled in. tell us more about whatjuergen klopp said in a letter? you have got to show us, haven‘t you? yeah. in a frame, as it deserves to be. could you weed out your favourite part of the letter to us? -- read out. one of... i like this bit. it says, your support means a lot to me and to everyone at lfc so i hope this letter shows we support you too. i have a copy here andi support you too. i have a copy here and i love the beginning. he says, cani and i love the beginning. he says, can i start by telling you a secret? i get nervous. to be totally honest, i would be worried if i did not get nervous because it gives me a chance to turn the energy into something positive. i think that is a

brilliant thing to say. it is true. what a lovely response to get from your gun what a lovely response to get from yourgun club, milena. what a lovely response to get from your gun club, milena. what difference has it made to lewis? -- juergen klopp. as he said, i don't think he thought... i did not think he would get such a personal response from juergen klopp. he was overwhelmed, we all were, by the latter. the first thing we had to do was put it in a frame for him. he keeps referring... it is in his bedroom, he keeps looking at it. it has helped him and it will help him in the months and years to come. has helped him and it will help him in the months and years to comem will be a treasured possession. he wrote tojurgen klopp, you got a reply, you have done a brilliant interview on live tv, you can do anything, you don‘t need to be worried. thank you. thank you for talking to us. what a lovely story.

some well on the news just broken that london will enter tier two restrictions. 0ur political correspondent ian watson is there. london mps having a core with ministers this morning and that was the outcome of that call. it is indeed. they were talking to other health and social care minister and also the deputy chief medical 0fficerfor england also the deputy chief medical officer for england jenny harris. presented with some charts, information, about the rising rates of infection in london, up 7% in one borough in one week. although the data is not uniform across the capital. some london mps were arguing it should not be blanket restrictions, but we are told matt hancock, health secretary, will announce at 1130 that the whole of london, more than 8 million people, will be subject to tier two restrictions from just after midnight tomorrow night. the tier

two restrictions, let‘s be clear, no household mixing unless already in a support bubble indoors, it is not the tier three restrictions which local authority leaders have been resisting, for example greater and lancashire... inaudible liverpool city region at the moment... moving up from tier one up to tier two. pubs and hospitality remain open with ten o‘clock curfew. household is not allowed to mix indoors with other households. new restrictions will take place effectively just at the start of the weekend, a minute past midnight tomorrow night. thank you very much for that update. more on that and discussions going on about whether other parts of the country including

greater manchester and lancashire should be in the highest level of restrictions, tier three. now the weather forecast. over the next few days and into the weekend the weather will be fairly quiet. having said that, still times when we have areas of cloud across us, but equally some sunny skies. however, some will see showers and we could see drizzle. today we have high pressure to the north of the uk and around that pulling in brisk north—easterly winds, chilly direction, you will notice that on the coast. bringing in more cloud and showers. further west, the coast. bringing in more cloud and showers. furtherwest, drierand brighter and some sunshine. brighter skies in south—west england this afternoon. channel islands, kent, east anglia, showers. further north, northern england, showers, northern ireland, western scotland, largely dry with sunshine. the cloud in the east of scotland drifting west in

the afternoon. temperatures tempered by the north—easterly wind. evening and overnight, still will have a fair bit of cloud and also showers. some clearer skies in the west. we could also see patchy mist and fog forming. temperatures falling to 3-8 . forming. temperatures falling to 3-8. in forming. temperatures falling to 3—8. in rural areas, temperatures falling lower, especially under the clear skies. tomorrow, once again, cloud coming in, perhaps more cloud in parts of scotland. drizzle in the east. england, wales, northern ireland, a mixture of bright spells, areas of cloud, sunny skies, a few showers. in the lighter winds, not feeling quite as cool as today particularly on long the north sea coastline. saturday, a slight change, looking at a difference in the wind direction, more northerly.

the coast of the north, some showers coming in. furthersouth, drierand brighter. large areas of cloud. some sunny spells at times. temperatures 8-14. sunny spells at times. temperatures 8—14. sunday, very similar. 0nce again, fair bit of cloud, some sunshine. later in the day, some rain in the north—west. beginning of the week, turning more and settled. —— unsettled.

this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. london mps have been told the capital will move into higher restrictions from midnight on friday, meaning no household mixing indoors. it means nine million people now face tighter restrictions in the uk‘s capital — london‘s mayor had been calling for stronger measures to be put in place. meanwhile, leaders in northern england hold talks with downing street about whether lancashire and greater manchester should join liverpool in the highest tier

of coronavirus restrictions. do let us know your thoughts — do you think these areas should be facing tighter restrictions? get in touch with me on twitter @annita—mcveigh or by using the #bbcyourquestions.