good afternoon. it's still stalemate between local politicians in greater manchester and the uk government over the introduction of stricter coronavirus measures. 28 million people in other parts of england have seen the restrictions on them tightened. northern ireland is in its first full day of a four week "circuit—brea ker" lockdown, with all hospitality venues closing, except to provide take—aways. daniela relph reports. this is one of

preston's oldest pubs. it doesn't serve food, so under the new restrictions, it will now shut. if you see how many cases are only linked to hospitality, we are the biggest problem. yet, for the second time, we are the ones that get punished first. it's the same story across lancashire. as well as pubs closing, there is now also a ban on households mixing indoors, in private gardens and most outdoor venues. from monday, lancashire faces further restrictions, including the closure of betting shops and soft play areas. but gyms stay open. in contrast to the liverpool city region where gyms have been forced to close. that sense of confusion and contradiction was felt by football fans in northern ireland last night. the players from coleraine and ballymena were warming up, some of the limited crowd were in. but with the game about to start, no one was sure what the rules were. i'm waiting on guidance from our head of police here, he was

busy waiting on guidance from his boss as well. and we are keeping people outside the gate, which is not safe at this moment in time. northern ireland has already introduced its own form of circuit breake. the half term holiday has been extended by two weeks to the 30th of october. hospitality and beauty businesses have also been shut for the next few weeks. at the royal liverpool hospital, staff believe these tougher restrictions in their city and others are the only answer. this time last month, the trust was looking after 33 patients with covid. today, that figure stands at more than 300. we are overwhelmed. and it's not winter, it's not even winter yet. and look at us. it's... it's just really tiring. and really upsetting. across the uk, millions are now adjusting to changes in their communities. frustrating for many, but vital and necessary, say the government, to control the spread of this virus. daniela relph, bbc news.

within the last hour, the mayor of liverpool, joe anderson, has announced that his brother has died after contracting coronavirus. on twitter, mr anderson said despite the efforts of all the staff in intensive care his brother died last night. he thanked them, and asked people to "stick together, support each other and win this battle". our health correspondent, katharine da costa is here. there are a lot of changes to take in this weekend, what does it all mean? for london, most of essex and york and other areas moving into the higher level, tier 2 it means no mixing indoors in private homes, clu bs mixing indoors in private homes, clubs and mixing indoors in private homes, clu bs a nd restau ra nts mixing indoors in private homes, clubs and restaurants but you can see up to six people outside and if you are in high a large area you can see people in a medium alert area but outside and that is to stop the virus spreading from household to household. this virus thrives on human contact whether people are not social distancing and mixing in pearly ventilated spaces. there are

some exemptions, if you're in a bubble, where a single adult or a lone parent can join bubble, where a single adult or a lone parent canjoin up bubble, where a single adult or a lone parent can join up with one other household and form a support bubble. that means you can still see each other in your homes and stay over. lancashirejoined each other in your homes and stay over. lancashire joined liverpool each other in your homes and stay over. lancashirejoined liverpool in the very high alert or tier 3 from today and in addition to the basic levels of not mixing indoors and not travelling in and out of that area, local leaders have been advised to bring in extra measures and here is where things differ. liverpool has closed gyms and leisure centres but lancashire has not and we could start to see a patchwork of different rules. even then, some government advisers said we could need a circuit breaker, short two or three week lockdown to bring down rising cases and take the pressure from the nhs while still trying to keep schools open. northern ireland is bringing in a four week lockdown from this weekend, wales is considering one and the prime minister says he does not want one

nationally in england, but he has not ruled it out. thank you very much. if you want more details on what restrictions are in place where you live, our website — bbc.co.uk/news — has the details. just enter your post code to find out more. in china, for the first time, a coronavirus vaccine is being sold to the public. although it's not yet completed clinical trials, it's being offered to residents in the eastern city yiwu for the equivalent of £45. robin brant reports. it's just after 7am in the morning and the hospital actually isn't officially open yet but nonetheless, people are turning up, taxis are pulling up. we've actually seen a few families break out into a bit of a jog down this road to get down there, get their number and get in line and queue up for the vaccine. now, it wasn't that long ago that people were queueing to be tested for covid—i9. now, they're queueing to get a vaccine that they hope will make them immune from it. and what's most significant about this today is

this is members of the public. anyone can turn up, pay their money, and get the vaccine. now, just peek through the railings here and you'll see the queue for the clinic, which will be open in a few hours' time. we just spoke to one woman who was going into that line. i said to her, "was she nervous?" and i kind of got a nervous smile back. did she trust it? did she trust the doctors? "yes", she said. now, the significant thing about this is is this isn't part of a clinical trial. this is being rolled out to members of the public with the backing of the chinese government, for anyone who wants it, anyone who's got the money, anyone who can come down here and queue, they can get this jab. our beijing correspondent, robin brant there. france is to hold a national tribute for the teacher who was murdered near paris on friday in a suspected islamist terror attack. the victim, who was beheaded, has been named samuel paty. he was 47 and taught history. it's believed he was targeted because he'd recently shown pupils cartoons of the prophet mohammed during a lesson

on freedom of speech. the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, has won a second term in office after a landslide general election victory. with most of the votes counted, her labour party is projected to win an outright majority. its campaign focused ing on her handling of the pandemic. a loophole which can allow drivers to escape punishment for taking photos or playing games on their phones is to closed. the department for transport is consulting on updating laws so that phone calls and texting are not the only functions banned when behind the wheel. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. it is dangerous, but a lot of drivers do it. in fact, new research found that on 765 journeys, phones were used 662 times. only 38 of those were on hands—free.

but the law right now means that only phoning or texting at the wheel is illegal. someone taking a photo or browsing the internet can avoid a fine. next year, that will change. it will mean any driver who touches their phone could face a £200 fine and six points on their license. however, ministers have decided not to make it illegal to use your phone at the wheel if it is on hands—free. tom burridge, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's gavin ra mjaun at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. hello there, lots going on today — but we'll start with the football, and the premier league is back after the international break — and what game to whet the appetitie this lunchtime. everton against champions liverpool in the merseyside derby, where it's approaching half time. i—i there at the moment. michael keane equalising for everton after sadio mane's early opener

liverpool defender virgil van dyke off injured there, after a collision with everton‘s goalkeeperjordan pickford. at 3pm, chelsea are at home to southampton. mikel arteta returns to manchester city, as arsenal manager at 5.30. and the late match sees manchester united are away to newcastle. and in scotland, it's the first old firm derby of the season, between celtic and rangers. conor goldson giving rangers an early lead there... still i—o. there are four other premiership matches at three — but st mirren v motherwell called off, after another coronavirus outbreak for the home side there. later this afternoon leeds rhinos take on salford red devils in rugby league's challenge cup final. for salford, its their first trip to wembley since the 1960s, but disappointingly for the fans, none will be there to see it. adam wild reports. it has been more than half a century since salford last reached rugby league's grandest occasion. 1969 their last challenge cup final.

beaten on that day, they have not returned since, until now. lustig, goes himself! salford red devils are going to wembley, for the first time in 51 years. as a community club, it would just be huge for us, you know, and to be fair, the fans have waited a helluva long time for it, so we are not going there to make the numbers up, we are going there to win that beautiful trophy. for salford to make it to wembley is a huge achievement, but in this tumultuous year, for the sport to make it this far, has taken a huge effort as well. but for all the multi—million pound government loans, the postponements, the bio bubbles, the excitement of the cup comes with a hint of regret, that the fans will not be there to cheer them on. i am gutted because we cannot go, but i am dead, dead excited for the lads. just a shame we can't all be there, but to get back, itjust means... it is everything. i cannot believe that we are there. i really can't.

it is like a dream come true. for salford's opponents, leeds rhinos, well, wembley is much more familiar. winners last in 2015, a scorer that day, rob burrow. he continues to inspire everyone in the game and beyond, raising awareness for his motor neurone disease. he won't be at the final, but he will be honoured. for the modern leeds team, he is very much in their thoughts. if i could do even half of what he has done for this club and wear the number seven jersey with as much character that he showed, i would be a happy man. it would be great to go out there and do that for rob. so, as fans wave off their teams, the only thing for sure, this will be no ordinary cup final. adam wild, bbc news. there's also a huge final in rugby union today as the exeter chiefs face racing 92 for the european champions cup — the biggest prize in the club game. a busy afternoon of sport!

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:15pm. bye for now. you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. let's get more now on that resounding election victory for new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern. with around 90% of the votes counted, her centre—left labour party looks likely to be able to form a single—party government — something not seen in the country for decades. ms ardern addressed her party faithful, speaking in maori and then english. thank you to the people who worked so hard to share our message. who volunteered for us in what felt

like an endless campaign. laughter thank you to the candidates and members of parliament who worked not just for six weeks but for three years to earn their communities' support. cheering and applause but most importantly, thank you to the many people who gave us their vote, who trusted us to continue with leading new zealand's recovery, who backed the plan we are already rolling out. and to those amongst you who may not have supported labour before, and the results tell me there were a few of you... laughter to you — to you, i say thank you. we will not take your support for granted. and i can promise you we will be a party that governs for every new zealander.

jacinda ardern who will be forming her new government during the course of the weekend. earlier, i spoke to former prime minister of new zealand helen clark — i asked her how no longer be reliant of parliamentary support of the right wing new zealand party would change ardern‘s approach to government. she was prime minister until 2008 before she went off to work at the united nations. winston peters has been deputy prime minister in the previous government. new zealand first put labour into government. there will always be a feeling of gratitude by labour for that. but it also acted as something of a brake on a number of areas, things that are crying out for reform, for example, on the justice and prison policy area, new zealand

first prided itself on being a law and order type party. there have been things that have just not been possible to progress and i really hope that with this strong progressive majority that the new zealand parliament is now looking like having, that some of these issues can be addressed. what do you make of how ms ardern has matured as a political leader? she came to the role of leader of the opposition seven weeks out from the last election, it was almost mission impossible. she ended up as prime minister after a period of negotiations. that was phenomenal. what the world has seen is that she has handled incredible moments of crisis extremely well. this election, let's face it, is about covid. who do you feel safe with? who puts the health of you and your family above anything else? the answer is jacinda. so this is a huge personal victory for her.

new zealand has a proud tradition of women in national political life. yourself... am i right in saying third woman prime minister in new zealand's history. it was one of the first countries to recognise women's equality with the vote. what sort of signal do you think it sends to the broader world? it is almost a daft question for me as a man in this country to be asking you, but i'm genuinely interested in what impact it has do you think beyond new zealand shores? new zealand is definitely on the global radar at the moment, which is quite an achievement for a small western country on the periphery. but i think the way it has handled covid, the way it handled the mosque murders in christchurch was handled, there have been a lot of progressive things happening in new zealand and that has got global attention.

helen clark, former prime minister of new zealand. she spoke to me earlier. we were talking at the top of the hour about the continuing stalemate between central government and leaders in the north—west, greater manchester area particularly. there has been a bit of a development. downing street says a cool between the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham, former labour cabinet minister, now the directly elected mayor of the whole of the greater manchester region, and a representative from no 10, has been arranged for tomorrow morning, sunday. a spokesperson told the bbc they had reached out to andy burnham on saturday morning. after the prime minister yesterday said he would intervene and impose restrictions if agreement could not be reached. the mare's office has been approached for a comment but they haven't immediately responded. that is a line coming out of downing street saying mist burnham will be having a telephone conversation with no 10, a representative of no 10, at least, most likely to be so edward lister —— mr byrne. he is a former

leader of the council in london and has been acting a lot as a go—between on these issues for the prime minister. —— mr byrne. he is one of the most influential figures in borisjohnson‘s one of the most influential figures in boris johnson's team. one of the most influential figures in borisjohnson‘s team. the important thing from the prime minister's point of view, he was a mayor of london for two terms himself, of course, but edward lister has the understanding of council powers and the relationship between central and local government and is likely to be a more sympathetic voice, if you like, to be talking and negotiating, there may be somebody who sees itjust from a no 10 perspective. we will obviously bring you more on that, reaction from andy burnham, confirmation of the telephone call later, stay with us on bbc news. the uk space agency has today backed a health care drone start—up founded by nhs staff, to help in the response to covid—19. the start—up, called apian, aims to establish a network of secure air corridors for electric drones to navigate via satellite—enabled gps. each drone will be able to carry

covid—19 samples, test—kits and ppe. apian was founded by two trainee doctors, and we can speak to them now — christopher law and hammad jeilani. thank you both very much for being with us on bbc news. i probably have got a lot of names wrong. have i got the name of... is it apian? you got it spot on. that's a relief, i was practising that one for ages! i don't know who wants to take this question first. what was the inspiration for this? the whole idea really started from me and hammad backin really started from me and hammad back in school, we were both best friends and have known each other forjust shy of a decade and to us thatis forjust shy of a decade and to us that is a very long time. at school we founded a society since going to med school in london we figured out there was a problem in logistics and

getting things and supplies and swa bs for getting things and supplies and swabs for clinicians to treat patients. we noticed these challenges and decided to see how we could fix this and came up with this service of apian, using drones, to try and build a service for clinicians by clinicians and that was the core value of our company. hammad are, how much kind of logistical work have you had to do in preparing for this? you started test flights on thursday, wasn't it? that's right. we have had a crash course on logistics. a lot has gone into it and i have to say that the nhs trust has done a fantasticjob coordinating this with the uk space agency, and indeed the clinical programme we are part of in the nhs. it is intense at times but we are here to help patients and we are up for that challenge. chris, what sort of difference do you think it will

make to the speed with which, for example, make to the speed with which, for exa m ple, tests ca n make to the speed with which, for example, tests can be got from the person who is taking the swab to the lab? i think for us really speed is one part of the equation. but more importantly is the reliability of getting items to and from labs. being able to say when you will deliver it and having more regular services means that you are able to help patients and ultimately help the clinicians do theirjobs by improving diagnosis and also getting the results faster and more reliably. as a result of that, we can reliably. as a result of that, we ca n start reliably. as a result of that, we can start treating patients better and improve their health outcomes. hammad, a lot of people might worry and say it is a fantastic idea in itself but they worry about drones in the sky and aircraft and all the other obstacles that could conceivably come, which raises the question, then, what happens if one of your drones crashes carrying precious cargo like a test result,

or indeed a test kit? it is a completely valid question had what i would say is safety and patient safety, in particular, is of the most importance to us as clinicians. the civil aviation authority is the regulatory authority that actually permits these drones to fly in the airand indeed grants permits these drones to fly in the air and indeed grants the license for the drone operators to fly those drones. they are the most strict regulatory authority in the world when it comes to aviation, they will not let anything fly unless it is absolutely safe but we are here to make absolutely sure everything is safe on the clinical side and our partners i had to make sure it is safe on the aviation side. we have been talking about air corridors, presumably you have had to establish areas where the drones can take off and land. what lies ahead for you in the next few weeks and months? for us the next few weeks and months? for us it is to be able to derive clinical evidence and evidence based research to see what the actual impacts of drones are. for us the

drones arejust a impacts of drones are. for us the drones are just a tool and working with our amazing partners from our drone operators and working with the clinical entrepreneur programme leading it, it has given us the team around us to help push regulation forwards and really make this country the world leader in drone deliveries for the medical sector. hammad, i suppose it underlines for you guys as people who will be working at the sharp end full—time once you get beyond your studies and are busy this project, how important logistics are and the practicalities of things to kind of allow you to deliver the best possible care. absolutely, and covid has underscored that exact issue, logistics is the most important. one of the things we want to do really is to be able to connect up, not just obstacles and labs, but the other sometimes forgotten areas like ca re other sometimes forgotten areas like care homes and gps and pharmacies because we want everyone to benefit from this kind of service and the

entire nhs network to be able to benefit from it. —— notjust hospitals. and in terms of the other applications of this, christopher, andi applications of this, christopher, and i kind of, i know people say stop running before you can walk because you have to establish this thing, but is it conceivable that eventually things like blood, needed in transfusions, or even some organs could conceivably, needed for transplants, could be carried from, say, the hospital where somebody has died and the organs have been removed, to a place where they were needed for an urgent operation? absolutely. the goal for us needed for an urgent operation? absolutely. the goalfor us is needed for an urgent operation? absolutely. the goal for us is to help collective every single —— connect up every health facility so eve ryo ne connect up every health facility so everyone can access the service and create a network of air corridors meaning that if a surgeon needs certain equipment on time and on demand immediately for emergency services we can get them anywhere from the north of england down to the south of england in the same

time it takes for them to go to the neighbouring hospital. we are working with the helicopter emergency services to make potentially help them delivered blood packs and organs in the future and finding use cases in order to improve patient outcome, which will be the key to unlocking this opportunity. fascinating idea. hammad, when can we expect to see you in the surgery and on the wards? how long until you qualify? you in the surgery and on the wards? how long untilyou qualify? two more years of clinical training before we become junior doctors. but even while we are in clinical training we do get a lot of hands—on experience on wards, so we do get a lot of hands—on experience on wards, so we are on do get a lot of hands—on experience on wards, so we are on the wards all the time. chris is doing obstetrics and gynaecology in harlow right now so we can and gynaecology in harlow right now so we can always send you a selfie, if you like! we would like to see that and we definitely want to see the first of the drones in the air. christopher law and hammad jeilani, a pleasure to speak to you and thank

you so much and congratulations on a terrific and innovative idea. hank you so much. —— thank you so much. as we know, the pandemic is having an impact on almost every aspect of our lives — but its ripple effect is also being felt by animals. the rspca says it's dealing with a surge in the number of horses being abandoned because of the financial pressure faced by their owners. now the charity is asking other horse—lovers to help, as duncan kennedy reports. for these horses, this is a field of dreams. somewhere for now that becky, hallie, brett and bert can call home. juliette cox is one of those who now looks after them. they are incredibly friendly. yes, these two are... she says it is hard to understand how anyone could treat them like this. ijust wish that people would ask for help, because there is help out there so that you do not have to leave them and abandon them. there has been a surge in the number of abandoned horses across the country.

this huge group was found recently in northamptonshire. many are in a terrible state. the rspca is now caring for around 750 of those horses, the highest number since 2009. rosie from the rspca says owners are getting rid of their animals during the covid crisis because they cannot afford to keep them. people are on furlough at the moment due to covid and they are struggling financially. they are struggling to pay for food costs for their horses and the breeders are still breeding unfortunately and no one can buy these horses. the cost of keeping abandoned horses is huge. animal charities do not get any covid related support from the government and the rspca says its income has dropped by half since march. the rspca says horses like hallie, brett and bert here often arrive having been starved and ill treated,

but they say after a few weeks of care, attention by the rspca staff, they become friendly and able to be rehomed. ina in a perfectly safe fashion. that is why ahead of winter they are desperately appealing for help from horse lovers like alison hargreaves. she has agreed to take in one abandoned horse named nelly. i have got two alpacas. she gets on well with them and with my other horse as well. she is a very quick learner. she loves to be busy and doing things and i think we're going to have a load of fun together, aren't we? the rspca thinks the problem of abandoned horses will get even worse as the financial difficulties of covid deepen. an equine dimension to an economic crisis. duncan kennedy, bbc news in kent.

the artist banksy has posted a picture of a mural of a little girl hula—hooping on his instagram account — ending speculation over whether he was behind this work. the artwork appeared on a wall last week in the lenton area of nottingham. locals say that the bike tied to a lamp post in front of it appeared at the same time. last year a piece of artwork by banksy sold for almost £10 million. it's going to need guards if it really is a banksy. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. not an awful lot of rain to come this weekend. many places will be largely dry. but not an awful lot of sunshine for many of us either with a lot of cloud in the sky. cloudy conditions for most as we head through the rest of today. there will be some breaks in the cloud here and there, some spells of sunshine. equally, some showers across the far south—west and some patchy rain moving down across the north of scotland where the winds will be coming in from the north as well. so it is going to feel particularly chilly here. top temperatures in aberdeen,

for example, nine degrees. furthersouth, london, plymouth, 13, maybe hull getting a high of 1a degrees if we see some brightness through the afternoon. and then into this evening and tonight, a lot of cloud around, some clear breaks across southern areas, that could allow some fog patches to develop. a bit of patchy rain where the cloud is thickest further north. widely, lows between 5—8 degrees but a bit colder than that in one or two spots. and then tomorrow, is similar—looking day. it will be dry for the majority. there will be a lot of cloud and it will feel rather cool. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... millions of people are now facing tighter coronavirus restrictions in england. lancashire in the north westjoins the liverpool city region in the highest alert category, while household mixing is banned indoors in london. the french presidency says a national tribute will be held