this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7... the number of covid—related deaths in the uk in the last 24—hour period rises to 150, with more than 16,000 new coronavirus infections recorded. millions of people adjust to tighter coronavirus restrictions in england, but there's still a 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 exeter‘s thrilling win to become champions of europe for the first time in the club's history. good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 measures. it comes as more than 28 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 felt by everyone facing tightened restrictions across the uk. this is one of preston's oldest pubs. london now under tier 2 restrictions. meeting outside is ok with distancing a no more than six. socialising indoors is banned, except for with your own support bubble. the changes came inches force at midnight and there was a relu cta nce force at midnight and there was a reluctance to head home —— came into force. today, a demonstration by a few get it tell my people in central london. protesting the world and not abiding by them. the police said

protests can be exempt from their restrictions, and organisers here have allowed that to happen. in wales, a full lockdown remains a possibility with the decision due on monday. the first minister believing that a circuit breaker for two weeks could slow the virus, and here, there was caution but acceptance. could slow the virus, and here, there was caution but acceptancem a hard situation. it is needed to get things under control but is not going to fix it. i support it, i feel health comes before the economy. beauty businesses are now closed for four weeks, alongside hospitality venues. schools have an extended half term. there is frustration though. we've adhered to everything. yet we still feel like we are being 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 will looking after 33 patients with covid. today, that figure stands at more than 300. we are overwhelmed. it's not even winter yet and look at us. it's not even winter yet and look at us. it's just 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 outdoor, with hospitality venues closing at 10pm. 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! waking up to a birthday weekend in liverpool, with the tightest coronavirus restrictions in the country. eight o'clock in the morning. we've been up already for at least half an hour. normally, we'd be going and meeting some friends, but things have changed a little bit, haven't they? yeah. so, now we're just going to stay in. why? and play with our toys. no! but changes to plans are being repeated in so many homes here while a 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 could see the sign welcoming you to the borough of wigan. that's the greater manchester border, and everyone living up there is living with tier 2 restrictions. i don't think anybody knows what's going on, really. yesterday, they were showing two tiers on the app and things like that, so it's like, are we, aren't we? and theyjust said finally, eventually, that we're all lockdown. at this dance studio on the border, many classes are now back online. every day it changes. so, i have schools and greater manchester, so we just go on with the guidelines. millions in the northwest are now watching their step with these new rules, but many say they're confused, worried about putting a foot wrong. philip norton, bbc news. 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. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are nigel nelson, who's the political editor

of the people and sunday mirror, and the political commentator, jo phillips. i hope you canjoin us for i hope you can join us for that. 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 in conflans

110w. normal seems so alien in conflans now. a man who will forever be a symbol of france's secular, liberal ideas. translation: and other priority for us is to look after children because i think it was very hard for them, and it still is. samuel paty was at history teacher who decided to use two cartoons of mohammed as part of the class on freedom of speech —— mohammed. a social media buy one outright parent had gathered steam over the previous week. he's among nine people being questioned by police. today, france's counterterrorism prostitute —— prosecutor gave details of the attack. an 18—year—old chechen man who travelled from normandy to attack the teacher. and had to ask

school pupils to point them out. flowers places where lies were showered. that list has grown a little longer this week. conflans 110w little longer this week. conflans now remembered alongside paris and all the other places where hatred of french values has left blood in the country's streets. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. 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". new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has won a resounding general election victory. with nearly all 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. shaimaa khalil reports.

let's keep moving! a big victory in tough times. there was very little doubt that jacinda ardern was going to get a second term. the question was how big she was going to win. and by anyone's standards, this was a remarkable night for her and her party. labour now has enough seats in parliament to form a majority government without a coalition. an unprecedented achievement in new zealand politics since 1996. we will not take your support for granted. i can promise you, we will be a party that governs every new zealander. the opposition national party leader judith collins conceded it was a tough battle and promised her party would be a robust opposition. three years will be gone in a blink of an eye. and i say to everybody.

we will be back. things are going to be different for the young and charismatic leader. despite her popularity, this promises to be a difficult second term, with new zealand now in recession for the first time in 11 years. the labour party has been criticised for not having a clear covid—19 economic recovery plan. and miss ardern made it a point to address that in her victory speech. this has not been an ordinary election and it is not an ordinary time. it has been full of uncertainty and anxiety and we set out to be an antidote to that. in her first term, jacinda ardern successfully led new zealand through a terrorist attack, a natural disaster and a global pandemic and has done so focusing on kindness and compassion. but like many leaders around

the world, the big test for the triumphant prime minister will be turning the economy around with the pandemic still looming large. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. three men have been charged with drugs offences after a cannabis factory, spread across three floors, was discovered in a former nightclub in coventry. the national crime agency raided the property on trinity street on thursday. they discovered around a thousand cannabis plants with a street value of over a million pounds, one of the largest hauls the agency has ever seen. officers also found growing equipment valued at about £150,000. survivors of the hatfield rail crash and those who lost loved ones have marked its 20th anniversary at a service today. four passengers were killed when an express train derailed near the hertfordshire town. capacity at the annual memorial was limited to 30 people

because of covid—19 restrictions. the graffiti artist banksy has confirmed a piece of art that appeared in nottingham was created by him. the work, outside a beauty salon, shows a girl hula—hooping with a bicycle tyre. it went up on tuesday, next to a bicycle that is missing its back wheel. amind speculation, a protective screen was fitted but soon afterwards, the screen was sprayed with graffiti. banksy began spray—painting trains and walls in his home city of bristol in the 1990s, and now has pieces all over the world. 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. 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. the headlines on bbc news... 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 are now living with tighter coronavirus restrictions in england. lancashire moves into the highest alert category, but there's still a 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. let's get more now on our main story, the continuing confusion over coronavirus restrictions in england. 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

actually, 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. a further 15 people have died from coronavirus in the past 2a hours in scotland. four more residents have died in an outbreak at a care home in west lothian. operators hc—one confirmed 11 people have now died from covid—19 at redmill care home in east whitburn. nhs lothian said it was attempting to clarify the latest situation at redmills with hc one. gillian sharpe reports. read mail care home and west lothian. a total of 11 residents have died for the virus. they said the home was well supplied with ppe needed. a spokesperson added...

this labour msp is calling for an investigation. i think it's time for the care inspector to step in and look at what's going on right now. it's a terrible situation we find ourselves in. according to the latest figures, there have been 1167 new cases of covid—19 reported in the last 2a hours, with 62 people in intensive care. we've not seen a big jump intensive care. we've not seen a big jump in places across the week if we didn't have the restrictions we currently have in place. no household mixing and the restrictions in the central hospitality. the people in intensive ca re hospitality. the people in intensive care probably caught covid—19 two, three, maybe four weeks ago. the difficulty of with covid is that

time lag of waiting to see the impact of the measures we take in. time lag of waiting to see the impact of the measures we take in! big day for rangers fans, but none inside the ground to watch the game. police say they're disappointed a minority did gather outside, but despite being asked is a way. busy bars closed and quiet down to tighter restrictions, normal life for many bits of society seems a long way away. jillian sharp, scotland. from six o'clock last night people from coronavirus hotspots elsewhere in the uk have been banned from entering wales—leading to concern from some that businesses will be hit. it's expected that more measures could be on their way, but the welsh government say they still haven't reached a decision about implementing a so called "fire break" lockdown. with all of the latest, jared lawthom reports from cardiff. the first full day where many people

from across the border are banned from across the border are banned from coming into wales. from 6pm last night, anyone coming from places in the uk with extra restrictions are no longer allowed to enter the country. john evans is a pub owner and like many, he's concerned about the impact this could have on business. concerned about the impact this could have on businesslj concerned about the impact this could have on business. i would say we're trading at 20% of what we normally do. which is quite catastrophic, as you can imagine. the monetary values that come into those for tourism are massive, and we employee usually about 80 of staff here. that is down to 50 and of course, it will reduce again if the trade levels reduce further. the restrictions mean people from northern ireland, parts of scotland and england's tier 2 and three areas are no longer allowed into wales. but there are some reasons those people could cross the border, which include to move house, getting medical supplies or weddings and funerals. there was also a hint yesterday that for the restrictions

could be put in place for people at the side of the border, with the first minister considering a possible short—term national lockdown. what sage says to us about a circuit breaker is that it can be used ina a circuit breaker is that it can be used in a planned and preemptive way, rather than a reactive will, and that is the way we are trying to go about it. one council leader is concerned about how any new measures will be implemented. we need clear information as to why they feel they have to do this. there's a bad habit from the welsh government where a statement is made in the guidelines, restrictions, whatever is needed, we try for days after. and that created panic. 17 air of wales, including 15 of its 22 counties, are currently

under local lockdown. but the welsh government now say they may need to go further. discussions are ongoing this weekend, an announcement is due on monday. 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 hasn't been fully tested, it hasn't been approved yet. but they came running to get a place in the queue for the vaccine. this is a first in this community hospital. anyone can turn up, pay the fee and get the jab. here and now. it's worth it, this businessman told us. he wants to travel again. his firm in west africa is losing money every day. now, it wasn't that long ago that people were queueing for covid—19 tests. but now, it's the vaccine. this isn't part of a clinical trial,

what's happening here in china is that it's being rolled out to the public. you turn up, pay your money, get your number and then over there,get in the queue. in the next few hours, that clinic is going to open and people are going to get the vaccine. the queue stretched a couple of hundred people long. it was first come, first served and this isn'tjust china rolling out the vaccine. this is the communist party with this medical first. but how do we know it's safe? for safety, i think it's very fine because i heard... the government published some news that the vaccine is very safe and it can save you from covid—19. everyone had to sign a form, acknowledging the risks of taking this unapproved vaccine. it is made by sinovac, a state owned firm. this woman smiled nervously when i asked if she trusted the doctors. inside, she was shown the box.

then, it was her right arm which got the jab. afterwards, a sight many outside of this country will find almost unbelievable. a pile of used vaccine packs in the rubbish bin. she was relieved, putting it mildly, after she emerged. the uk was in the queue in one way. when the vaccine gets the formal go—ahead though, china has pledged to help developing nations first. likely the ones most favoured by this country. robin brant, bbc news, eastern china. some of the uk's most prominent young environmental campaigners are making an urgent plea for global leaders to take action against climate change. they told audiences at the first virtual ‘youth against carbon conference' this week, that they're concerned environmental issues have been neglected during the coronavirus pandemic. olivia le poidevin reports.

we are still hurtling towards climate catastrophe. more than half of 18 to 24—year—olds say they are worried that the challenges of climate change have been neglected during the covid—19 outbreak. but now, and the first carbon neutral summitfor now, and the first carbon neutral summit for young people, some of the uk's most prominent young environmental campaigners have come together to make a plea for urgent action against climate change. 18—year—old and our mentor activist meyer rose, what's the world to take action now —— maia rose. meyer rose, what's the world to take action now -- maia rose. i've been really disappointed with governments and leaders around the world during the pandemic. i feel like and leaders around the world during the pandemic. ifeel like a lot of people in power have been using the pandemic as an excuse to sideline environmental issues. has that brought home to you the realities of

crime my climate chains?” brought home to you the realities of crime my climate chains? i was watching the ice melt all around me. if you really sit down and think, you can seen if you really sit down and think, you can seen the impact of climate change wherever you live, whether it's in somerset where i'm from or up it's in somerset where i'm from or up in the arctic. the uk's environment policies are big talking point. it's aiming to be net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but it's been steadily slipping from his climate targets. in the virtual conference, these young activists ask the minister of business energy and industrial strategy what he's doing about it. climate change is clearly the biggest challenge we face. we want to increase green collar jobs face. we want to increase green collarjobs for many young people going into the workplace, now or in the next few years. today, we have something like 460,000 greenjobs in the uk. in 2030, we hope for that

figure to reach 2 million. campaigners like michaela are concerned about the impact of climate change on minority groups. we represented the black lives matter movement after joy we represented the black lives matter movement afterjoy george floyd being killed. not only can we not breathe because of the systematic racism, but we also generally can't breathe in a lot of out generally can't breathe in a lot of our communities due to air pollution, so it's not equal on how it affects different people. this 17—year—old is really concerned about the environmental in fact. she's created an initiative to encourage teenagers to exchange second—hand clothes at schools. the pouch in industry —— fashion industry is a major source of greenhouse gases. by 2023, one of the things that's going to affect is packaging on fashion items, but we

need to see that go for their towards the way it's delivered. of course, the pandemic will continue to bea course, the pandemic will continue to be a top priority for world leaders for some time to come. but these young activists hope that it doesn't come at the price of the environment. olivia le poidevin, bbc news, london. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. our weather doesn't look much brighter tomorrow, but this may well be preferable to what's on the way in the week ahead, when our weather will be turning wetter and windier once again. now, there is a bit of rain out there as we get into tonight across parts of scotland, northern england and northern ireland from all the cloud, patchy and mostly light rain and drizzle. south of that, a few breaks in the cloud with a few showers around. a few breaks in the far north of scotland, too, so temperatures in a few spots may end up a little bit lower than this in rural spots, but most of us around 4—8 degrees as we start sunday. again with plenty of cloud around through much of scotland. northern and eastern england and northern ireland, patchy light rain and drizzle.