this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at six... more than 16,000 new coronavirus infections are recorded in the uk in the past 2a hours, with the number of covid—linked deaths rising to 150. millions of people adjust to tighter coronavirus restrictions in england, but there's still stalemate over greater manchester. french police say samuel paty, the history teacher who was beheaded in a suspected islamist attack, had been threatened for several days. a landside election victory for new zealand's jacinda ardern, widely praised for her handling of the coronavirus pandemic. thank you to the many people who gave us their vote, who trusted us to continue with leading

new zealand's recovery. a police officer poisoned in the salisbury novichok attack quits, saying he can no longer do thejob. and coming up in half an hour, sportsday will bring you a round—up of all the day's sport, including leeds‘ nail—biting win over salford in the challenge cup final at wembley. hello and welcome to bbc news. millions more people have seen covid—19 rules tighten, as areas including london, york and essex have moved up england's new three—tier alert system. but there's still stalemate between politicians in greater manchester and the government over the introduction of stricter

coronavirus measures there. local leaders have denied a claim by downing street that talks have been arranged to resolve the row. latest government figures show that 150 more people have died in the uk after testing positive for covid—19 in the past 28 days. 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. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, explained that there appears to have been a breakdown of communication between the government and greater manchester's local leaders. there has been something of a standoff between downing street and the elected mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, over the last 48 hours or so. no talks between the two sides over what restrictions are appropriate and what restrictions the two sides could agree were needed in greater manchester and possibly an accompanying package of financial support since thursday morning. i understand there were talks at official level between those

in whitehall and those in greater manchester yesterday. it seemed like there had been some progress. downing street told us around lunchtime they had "reached out" to the mayor's office this morning and a telephone call had been agreed between the two sides for tomorrow morning. but a short time after that, a spokesperson for the mayor said nothing had been agreed at this point. so, that leaves people wondering, i think it's safe to suggest on the basis of those two statements, there is no agreement to talk tomorrow morning or before then, and certainly, andy burnham's side in this had made it clear that they're not going to make any further comment today, essentially. so, on one level, that might seem like the tedious running commentary on the logistics of a negotiation, and it is, to a point. but also, if these two sides cannot agree on the timing of a phone call between them when there are such important

issues at stake here which could have huge consequences, not least for the people of greater manchester and what restrictions they might find themselves under, but also the continued spread of coronavirus. i think it does demonstrate at the very least a bit of a breakdown in communication, maybe a breakdown in trust between downing street and andy burnham's team in greater manchester, possibly, also, a bit of negotiating tactics going on between the two sides as well. the latest uk government figures on coronavirus show there were 16,171 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. a further 150 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. the chief constable of greater manchester police has issued an open letter over claims he will not enforce a tier 3 lockdown without the support of the mayor. ian hopkins responded to a story on the front page of today's

daily telegraph, which suggests the government has not forced the tougher restrictions on greater manchester because of fears around police enforcement. in a way, it's trying to undermine the fundamental principles of policing in this country that chief constables are operating independently for a reason with the consent of the public in the united kingdom, and that is something that is dear to me and all my colleagues up and down the country. the police service has a code of ethics. we all use that as our touchstone for our policing decision—making, and it'sjust not right. i don't feel it's right that the public of greater manchester should think that in any way, there is political interference around the way that we police. one thing i think, i can say with real conviction is throughout this, i've spoken to andy burnham and had numerous meetings with him and other

leaders and senior officers from across the system of greater manchester, as well as several meetings and calls with the home secretary and one with the prime minister. and everyone has agreed on the necessity for enforcement of the regulations in place. everybody recognises that some of those are pretty tricky, and the police have had some really difficult decisions to make in dealing with those relations, but we have tried. we have tried to be proportionate in greater manchester. in the first period of lockdown, we were one of the lowest enforcing areas in the country because we saw huge amounts of compliance from people right across greater manchester. since we've had the local restrictions in place for around about ten weeks, we have ended up enforcing more and we've issued 563 notices in that period, because there is a hard core of people that just want to disobey the rules.

acutally, we get a lot of people trying their absolute hardest here to comply, what are you doing about those people who are breaking the rules? most of the things that we're dealing with come from reports from members of the public. the chief constable of greater manchester police. the police officer who was poisoned in the salisbury novichok attack is leaving the force. detective sergeant nick bailey was contaminated with the nerve agent at the home of sergei and yulia skripal, where it had been sprayed on a door handle. but, after returning to duty last year, he's tweeted he's "had to admit defeat". france is in shock today after the murder of a teacher in the outskirts of paris. the teacher, who has now been identified as 47—year—old samuel paty, was beheaded near the school where, earlier this month, he had shown his pupils cartoons of the prophet mohammed during a discussion about freedom of expression.

the killer, an 18—year—old of chechen origin, was shot dead by police. nine people including his parents have been arrested. lucy williamson reports. the horror of this attack spread slowly through the quiet streets of conflans last night. the story of a history teacher whose lesson on freedom of expression ended with a playground full of police. the suspect, thought to have been an 18—year—old chechen man, decapitated his victim in a nearby street and posted an image on social media before being shot dead by police. police sources have confirmed to us that the motive may have been a lesson given by the victim to pupils at his school here. it was reportedly a lesson on freedom of speech, and he showed them cartoons of the prophet muhammad, the same cartoons, we think, that were reprinted by the satirical magazine charlie hebdo. parents say the lesson had caused some concern and that

complaints on social media had sparked a debate. translation: he asked muslim students to raise their hands and to leave the classroom. my son said he didn't do it to discriminate or offend, but explained that he was going to show cartoons of muhammad and didn't want to shock them. a girl stayed behind and chose not to leave the room. that is where it started. president macron, arriving from a government crisis meeting, said the attacker would not succeed in dividing the nation. translation: i want to tell all the teachers of france tonight that we are with them, that the entire nation will be there, at their side, today and tomorrow, to protect them, to defend them. to allow them to do theirjob, which is the most beautiful there is, to make free citizens. the education minister tweeted that unity and determination

were the only responses to what he called a despicable assassination. france's national assembly stood in silence to honour the victim yesterday, a man who, just before the attack, had wished his pupils a happy half—term, with a joke. one parent said his daughter was devastated, asking, "how can i explain to her the unspeakable?" lucy williamson, bbc news, conflans—sainte—honorine. 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 on her handling of the pandemic. for the first time, a covid—19 vaccine is being offered in part of china to anyone who wants it. hundreds of people have been queuing at a hospital in the eastern city

where nurses are giving the injection to people for a fee equivalent to 45 pounds. this is an experimental vaccine. we're told it is still in its final trial stages and has not yet received final approval. in a moment, wejoin viewers on bbc one for a full round up of today's national news with my colleague kate silverton. a loophole which can allow drivers to escape punishment for taking photos or playing games on their phones is to be 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. 0ur 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.

good evening. there is further confusion in greater manchester tonight as local leaders deny downing street's claim that talks have been arranged to resolve a row over covid restrictions. it comes as more than twenty—eight million people in england have spent their first day under tighter restrictions. and in northern ireland, it's been 2a hours since a four week so called "circuit—breaker" lockdown was introduced, meaning all hospitality venues are now closed, except to provide take—aways. we'll have more on the developing story in greater manchester, but first daniela relph

on the impact on everyone facing tightened restrictions across the uk. london now under tier 2 restrictions. meeting outside is ok, with distancing and no more than six of you. socialising indoors is banned, except with your own support bubble. the changes came into force at midnight and there was a reluctance to head home, from the bars and restaurants. and today, a demonstration by a few hundred people in central london, protesting at the covid rules and not abiding by them either. the police said protests can be exempt from the restrictions and organisers here had met the conditions to allow that to happen. in wales, a full lockdown remained a possibility, with the decision due on monday. the first minister believing that a circuit break for two weeks could slow the virus. and in caernarfon today, there was caution, but acceptance. it is a hard situation, but it is needed to get

things under control, but it is not going to fix it. i am supportive of it, because i feel that health comes before the economy. northern ireland has already introduced its own form of circuit break. beauty businesses are now closed for four weeks, alongside hospitality venues. schools have an extended half term. there is, though, frustration. we have adhered to everything, we have done everything we should, we have put all of our hygiene practices in place, but yet we still kind of come away feeling punished. 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'sjust really tiring and really upsetting. ensuring hospitals can cope in the weeks and months ahead is why the government says these

restrictions are necessary, to control the spread of the virus and ultimately save lives. daniela relph, bbc news. as we've heard there are conflicting reports as to whether number 10 and local politica ns in greater manchester will resume talks about changing the area's coronavirus alert level to very high. there are three tiers in england. at the medium level, the rule of six applies both indoor and outdoors — with hospitality venues closing at10pm. the high tier, no household mixing is allowed indoors and rule of six applies outdoors. in the very high tier — there should be no mixing between households indoors or outdoors in certain settings — like private gardens. pubs and bars will close — unless they serve a substantial meal. our correspondent philip norton reports from the village of appley bridge on the border of greater manchester and west lancashire.

good morning! good morning. waking up to a birthday weekend in liverpool, with the tightest coronavirus restrictions in the country. eight o'clock in the morning, we have been up already for at least half an hour. normally we would go and meet friends and going to airborne, but things have changed. now we arejust airborne, but things have changed. now we are just going to stay in. and play with our toys. but changes to plans are being repeated in so many homes here. while the row deepens in manchester between civic leaders and downing street, over the city's tier level. the problem for many around here is that the layered restrictions brought in today have effectively created tier borders. up there is lancashire, everyone living beyond that sign is living with tier 3 restrictions, butjust a few steps down the road, and you can see the sign welcoming you to the borough of wigan, that is the greater manchester borough and everyone living up there is living with tier 2 restrictions. i don't think anybody knows what is going on, really. yesterday, they were showing two tiers on the app

and things like that, so it is like, and then they said finally, eventually, we are all locked down. at this dance studio on the border, many classes are now back online. every day changes, so i have schools in greater manchester and also schools in west lancashire, so we just go along with the guidelines. millions in the north—west are now watching their step with these new rules, but many say they are confused, worried, about putting a foot wrong. philip norton, bbc news, appley bridge. the latest government figures show there were 16,171 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is now 16,372. 822 people are being admitted to hospital on average each day over the past week. this number doesn't include scotland.

150 deaths were reported that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week 117 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 43,579. if you want more details on what restrictions are in place where you live, do go to our website — bbc.co.uk/news — and search using your post code. france's anti—terrorism prosecutor says the teacher who was murdered near paris yesterday in a suspected islamist attack had received several threats before he died. police believe samuel paty was targeted because he showed pupils controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed. nine people have been arrested, including the father of a child at the school where he worked. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. normal seems so alien here now.

familiar school buildings transformed overnight into a shrine of remembrance. to a man who will be forever a symbol of france's sector in —— secular liberal ideas. translation: yesterday it was a state of shock and the party now is to look after the children because it was very hard for them and it still is. samuel paty was a 47—year—old teacher of history and geography who decided to use two cartoons of prophet muhammad as part ofa cartoons of prophet muhammad as part of a class on freedom of speech. investigators say a social media campaign by one outraged parent had gathered steam over the previous week. he is now among nine people being questioned by police. today, france's counter—terrorism prosecutor gave chilling details about the attacker. an 18—year—old chechen man with refugee status in france, who travelled from normandy to attack the teacher and had to ask

school pupils to point him out. flowers mark the places where lives we re flowers mark the places where lives were shattered. in france, that list has grown a little longer this week. this place now remembered alongside france, nice and other places where hatred of french values has left blood on the country's streets. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre... good evening.... everton's perfect start to the season is over. the league leaders came from behind twice against liverpool as the merseyside derby finished 2—all. the champions thought they'd won it late on but a marginal offside decision went agaimnst them. patrick gearey reports. goodison park is one of the few places on merseyside that you are allowed to meet your neighbours. in the lake everton started this derby ahead, in the match, quite the opposite. sadio mane scored for liverpool after two minutes and after five they threatened again. where virgil van dijk not signing up

side, this would have been a penalty but it only ended his match. with great defenders, you notice them most when they are not there, michael caine was there, 1—1. jurgen klopp is unnerved, liverpool conceded seven in their last match and with all the tactical manoeuvring, sometimes it is about the pure instinct of players like mo salah. 0nce everton might have voted but in dominic calvert—lewin they have a striker who keeps reaching more improbable heights. his tenth of the season already, but still we we re of the season already, but still we were not done, after richarlison was set for everton, it seemsjordan henderson had won it for liverpool. now there is always a check. sadio mane offside by an edge. that is the finest of margins. this was a derby that really was that close. patrick geary, bbc news. it was also the old firm in the scottish premiership. rangers are now four points clear of celtic at the top of the table after beating them 2—nil at celtic park. defender conor goldson scored both the rangers goals. leeds rhinos have won rugby league's challenge cup.

they beat salford red devils 17—16 behind closed doors at wembley. it was salford's first final for 51 years but a luke gayle drop goal inside the final five minutes saw the rhinos lift the trophy for a 14th time. it's been a fantastic day forjockey hollie doyle at ascot. it's was the finale of the flat racing season and she's not only become the first woman to ride a winner at british champions day, she rode two, including herfirst group one victory, the sprint stakes on the outsider glen shiel in a photo finish. finally, exeter chiefs have the lead in the european champions cup final against french side racing more on the bbc sport website. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at five past ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

hello there. two weeks ago today, the uk recorded its wettest ever day. so, it has been on the dll side today, but it certainly so, it has been on the dull side today, but it certainly could have been a lot worse. we had a few scattered showers, particularly in the south west. some nuisance showers here and some light, patchy, drizzly rain across the far north east. but extensive cloud quite widely. so, weather watchers looked a little bit like this. still quite beautiful for taking a walk on the beach in cornwall despite that thick cloud. and enjoying some of the autumn colour that we've got quite widely across the country at the moment. now for this evening, we will continue to see some of that cloud breaking up across england and wales, and where that happens, maybe some patchy mist and fog forming. weak weather front continues to move out of scotland into the north of england, enhancing some light, drizzly rain from time to time. temperatures falling away into single figures. so, we're going to start off sunday with that weather front still producing a little bit of light, drizzly rain here and there. the isobars widely spaced, so light winds through the day.

an area of low pressure waiting in the wings to arrive a little later on. so, make the most of sunday's quiet story. it's not going to last. now, we will have a few isolated coastal showers. and with lighter winds here, they could be pretty slow—moving at times. but it's a quiet story. it's a rather grey story with light winds across the country and temperature speaking with similar values to the last few days really, 8—13 degrees, a tad under par for this time of year. now, by the end of the day, that low pressure is starting to push in and we'll start to see some wetter weather moving in from the west. the isobars squeezing together once again. the winds tending to strengthen particular we we've got the rain. so, into northern ireland and western scotland, we have some gusty winds, somewhat weather through the day. cloudy overhead, and there may be some early brightness if we're lucky in the far south east. the winds picking up generally and starting to swing round to a southerly direction. so, it does look as though temperatures will start to climb up a little, not too much, but we could see highest values of 15 degrees by monday afternoon.

more wet weather with low pressure not too far away as we move into tuesday. and again, plenty of isobars on the charts. we could have gale—force gusts of wind into the far north and the west with that rain. so, it does look as though, as we head into next week, an unsettled story. windy at times with some rain as well, but a little milder. take care.

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on the programme — there'sjust a point in it as the challenge cup trophy goes to leeds rhinos, and they dedicate the day to rob burrow. rob is with us in spirit. that's for sure at the moment. we have carried

him to all the way