hello, this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. the headlines: more than 16,000 new coronavirus infections are recorded in the uk this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. in the past 2a hours — the headlines at 8. with the number of covid—linked deaths rising to 150. the number of covid—related deaths millions of people are now living with tighter coronavirus in the uk in the last 2a restrictions in england. lancashire moves into the highest period rises to 150, alert category, but there's with more than 16,000 still a stalemate over greater manchester. french police say samuel paty — new coronavirus infections recorded. the history teacher who was beheaded in a suspected islamist attack — millions of people adjust had been threatened to tighter coronavirus for several days. restrictions in england new zealand's prime minister, but there's still a stalemate jacinda ardern, and her labour party have won a second term in office with a landslide general election over greater manchester. victory, after campaigning on their success in handling 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 when bury fc collapsed last august, a group of fans made it their mission to bring football back to their town. you can see the full story here on bbc news — in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there's 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 28 million people in england have spent their first day under tighter measures. and in northern ireland,

it's been 2a hours since a 4—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. 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. freedom! 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 have met conditions to allow that to happen. in wales, a full lockdown remains a possibility, with a decision due on monday. the first minister believing this a circuit breaker for two weeks could slow the virus and then caernarvon today, there was caution but acceptance. it's a hard situation. it is needed to get things under control, but it's not going to fix it. i'm supportive of it. i feel that health comes before the economy. northern ireland have 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've done everything we should, we put all of our hygiene practices in place but yet, we still 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's... 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 6' applies both indoors and outdoors — with hospitality venues closing at 10pm. in the high tier, no household mixing is allowed indoors and ‘rule of 6 ‘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. 0ur 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. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are nigel nelson, who's the political editor of the people and sunday mirror, and the political commentator, jo phillips. 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 muhammad. 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 confla ns now. familiar school buildings transformed overnight into a shrine of remembrance. to a man who will be forever a symbol of france's secular liberal ideals. translation: yesterday it was a state of shock and now the priority for us 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 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 were shattered. in france, that list has grown a little longer this week. conflans now remembered alongside paris, nice and other places where hatred of french values has left blood on 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 that he's "had to admit defeat". jon donnison reports. detective sergeant nick bailey has been a police officer for 18 years, but his life has not been the same since the salisbury attack. as the investigation began, he was one of the first officers to visit the home of sergei skripal, the main target of the

poisoning operation. it's not entirely clear how detective sergeant bailey became contaminated, but the nerve agent had been sprayed on a doorhandle. within hours, he began to fall seriously ill. he ended up in intensive care. 0nce i'd come back from the house, the skripals' house, my pupils were like pin pricks. and i was quite sweaty and hot. at the time, i put that down to being tired and stressed. in the two and a half years since the attack, detective sergeant bailey has made three attempts to return to work but today, in a series of posts on twitter, he said he'd admitted defeat. he said although he'd tried hard to make it work, he could no longer find peace while working in the policing environment. in a statement, the chief constable of wiltshire police, kier pritchard, said...

detective sergeant bailey praised the support he had received from his colleagues and said that he was just sorry he'd made the thin blue line a little bit thinner. jon donnison, bbc news. 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. 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. 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. some of today's other stories. three men have been charged with drugs offences after a cannabis factory, spread across 3 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. 0fficers 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 with a missing back wheel. a protective screen

was fitted but soon afterwards the screen was sprayed with graffiti. 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. 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. and 4 more residents have died in an outbreak at a care home in west lothian. 0perators hc—0ne 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 0ne. gillian sharpe reports. redmill care home in west lothian. 0perators hc one have confirmed that a total of 11 residents have died from the virus. they said the home was well supplied with the medical equipment and ppe needed. a spokesperson added... this labour msp is calling for an investigation. i think it's time for the care inspectorate to step in and look at what's going on at redmill. it's a terrible situation we find ourselves in. according to the latest figures, there have been 1,167 new cases of covid—19 reported in the last 2a hours, with 62 people

in intensive care. we've not seen a big jump in cases across the week that we might have seen if we didn't have the restrictions we currently have in place. no household mixing and the restrictions in the central belt on hospitality. the people who are in intensive care probably caught covid—19 two, three, maybe four weeks ago. the difficulty with covid is that time lag of waiting to see the impact of the measures we take in. a big day for rangers fans, but none inside the ground to watch the game. police say they're disappointed a minority did gather outside, despite being asked to stay away. usually busy bars closed and quiet down to tighter restrictions. normal life for many bits of society seems a long way away. gillian sharpe, scotland.

from 6 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 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 on a from caernarvon. like many, he is 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 north wales

through tourism are massive. we employ usually about 80—odd staff here. that, at the moment, 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 3 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. and there was also a hint yesterday further restrictions could be put in place for people this 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 in a planned and pre—emptive way, rather than a reactive way, and that is the way we are trying to go about it. but one council leader is concerned about how any new measures would be implemented.

i think we've got to be really clear, with clear information, as to why the welsh government feel we have to do this. there's a bad habit sometimes with welsh governments where a statement is made but the guidelines, restrictions, whatever's needed to support that statement, we're trying to work it out for days after, and that's creating panic among residents and particularly businesses. 17 areas of wales, including 15 of its 22 counties, are currently under local lockdowns, but the welsh government now say thay they may now need to go further. discussions are ongoing this weekend and an announcement is due on monday. 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. i just 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. 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 weather doesn't look much brighter tomorrow, but that's prefera ble brighter tomorrow, but that's preferable to next week when it will

be wet and windy. a bit of rain tonight across parts of england, scotla nd tonight across parts of england, scotland and northern england. patchy rain and light drizzle. south of that, a few breaks in the cloud, temperature is in a few spots may end upa temperature is in a few spots may end up a little bit lower than this in rural spots, but most of us around four to 8 degrees. as we start sunday. plenty of cloud around scotland, northern and eastern england, patchy light rain and drizzle, brightening up in northern ireland, rain heading into the northern isles but the southern half of england and wales and eventually it does look a bit brighter tomorrow, the odd light shower around but a few sunny spells and very light winds for most of us. temperatures are still on the cool side for the time of year. as we going to sunday evening, some rain 00:29:48,462 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 for northern ireland.