this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the mayor of greater manchester will speak to the government today to try and find a solution to the stand—off over financial support for the region if new restrictions are imposed. anywhere could end up in tier three this winter. in fact, i would say places are likely to end up in tier 3. therefore, it is everyone‘s concern to protect the lowest paid in our community. the earlier we have the restrictions, in those areas where there is high instance, the better for the economy of those areas, because we stop the infection spreading in a way which will do further damage to the economy thousands of people are expected to gather across france today to remember the teacher who was killed outside his school, near

paris, on friday. in australia an easing of restrictions for residents in melbourne and the state of victoria after coronavirus cases fall. and we report on the cutting edge genetic detective work which can teach us how the coronavirus is moving around, and who is spreading it. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the government and political leaders in greater manchester have again clashed over a plan to impose the highest coronavirus restrictions in the region. its mayor, andy burnham, is demanding greater financial

support for companies and workers and accused ministers of exaggerating the rate of infection in his city. the cabinet office minister michael gove accused him of political "posturing" and said he should accept the restrictions "to save people's lives". our political correspondent jonathan blake says talks are expected today between mr burnham and the government to discuss the situation. the two sides are, it seems, talking again, at least. andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester, has said this morning he is expecting to speak to the prime minister's senior adviser, sir edward lister, on the phone. we will see what, if anything, comes of that. he is trying to mount a national challenge to the government approach, suggesting in an interview this morning that pretty much everywhere in england may well find itself under the strictest form of restrictions, tier 3, at some point this winter, and the government needs to change its approach from what he describes as doing side deals with individual councils, to offering a

fair financial framework. he said that he does want to move towards a resolution and step back from the war of words, if you like. there are a lot of negotiating tactics at play. but speaking on the andrew marr programme this morning, the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham again called on the government to change their approach. the places they are trying to close in tier 3, pubs, bookies, gyms, these are places where people are on low wages. and what we are saying is you cannot take away their place of work and not give them support. an 80% furlough of the kind we had back in march. think of the taxi drivers, the people who work on the doors in those pubs, many of them self—employed, 80% self—employment support scheme, this is notjust greater manchester's fight, andrew, this is everyone's concern. everyone could end up in tier 3 during the course of this winter. what i would say to everybody is, support us in this. i would ask your viewers to contact their mps to support us.

it is about taking the country fairly through a very challenging winter. no indication the treasury is about to change its policy and go back to paying 80% of workers' wages as it did during the furlough scheme during the national lockdown in the early stages of the pandemic. but andy burnham is clear he wants more financial support for his region. the government has been arguing against that. michael gove, the chancellor for the duchy of lancaster, again this morning saying that andy burnham's argument is incoherent, pointing out that he does not accept the restrictions are needed or make sense, but would happily accept them if the government offers up enough money. he is suggesting a deal can be done, comparing the greater manchester situation to neighbouring lancashire and the liverpool city region, which have accepted a package of financial support from the government and agreed to stricter restrictions

being put in place. here is what michael gove had to say. the fundamental incoherence in the position of andy burnham is that on the one hand, as i say, he says, actually, the virus is not spreading at a rate that merits these restrictions. and then he is saying, but actually, i will have them if i have the money. if he were being truly concerned about public health, he would say, let's have these restrictions now. the other thing is the earlier we have the restrictions, in those areas where there is high instance, the better for the economy of those areas, because we stop the infection spreading in a way which will do further damage to the economy as well as to public health. this row continues to play out in public. it is worth noting though that it is not quite as simple as the government versus the mayor of greater manchester. there are a number of conservative

mps representing constituencies in that region who are also holding out against the specific restrictions the government may want to impose and also agree that extra financial support is needed. now, brexit, michael gove was talking about that as well this morning. time is running out to get a trade deal? yes, a big move by the government this week, saying that talks with the eu on a future trade agreement after december this year, and the transition period coming to an end, are over. michael gove was asked if he thought that was the case this morning. he said the eu has effectively ended talks by saying they will not change their approach. so not saying outright that those talks are over. he said the door was slightly ajar and that he hoped the eu would change their position. again, putting the pressure on brussels to make the next move, but certainly there is still room for dialogue and progress in that process. jonathan blake, our political correspondent. people who are told to

self—isolate through nhs test and trace may have their contact information shared with police. it's a legal requirement for people to self—isolate after a positive test, and the government says forces could be given people's contact details if they're suspected of flouting the rules. the british medical association has warned it might put some people off being tested. thousands will gather in cities across france in a few hours to remember the teacher who was killed near his school on friday. the death of samuel paty has horrified the country. mr paty was apparently targeted for showing cartoons of the prophet muhammad to his pupils during a lesson on freedom of speech. the attacker, a refugee of chechen origin, had been waiting outside the school and had asked pupils to identify his victim. he was later shot dead by police. from paris, lucy williamson has more. samuel paty was a 47—year—old teacher of history and geography

who decided to use two cartoons of muhammad as part of a class on freedom of speech. investigators say it sparked a social media campaign by one outraged parent and there had been threats against the school. translation: now the priority for us is to look after the children because i think it was very hard for them and it still is. translation: memories are going to come back. he is going to say, "my teacher is not there", and apparently there are photographs going round of the scene. i hope they don't see those because i think they are already going to be affected by this for life. flowers mark the places where lives are shattered. in france, that list has grown a little longer this week. conflans now remembered alongside paris, nice and all the other places where hatred of french values has left blood on the country's street. left blood on the country's streets. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

a little earlier i spoke to our paris correspondent hugh schofield and he told me more about the reaction across france. well, i don't know how much these will be mass gatherings. i very much doubt they will be on the same scale as for example after the charlie hebdo shootings five years ago, though the one in paris is at the place de la republique. that brought out a million, a million and a half and i doubt it will be like that. that said, there is no question the killing has affected people more deeply maybe than other killings. i mean, every killing that comes along is bad enough, but because this was, the symbolism attached to it was so clear, it has moved people in an additional way. the fact this was a history teacher teaching about freedom of expression and that because he did that and used a certain tool, which was the cartoon

of prophet mohammed, but did so warning about its possible offensive nature and muslim students could leave the room or look away, the fact he was killed for doing that, doing hisjob and perpetuating and spreading the republican educational message, that, i think, people find very, very shocking indeed. that was why president macron was there so swiftly at the scene on friday. no, this will not be forgotten quickly. hugh schofield, there. millions of europeans face tough new coronavirus restrictions as governments step up their efforts to slow the surge in infections. it comes after the world health organization reported what they describe as a "very concerning" 44% rise in european cases over one week. aruna iyengar has this report. last orders in lyon. and a nightcap

in paris. these cities, along with seven others in france, are now under a 9pm to 6am curfew, after virus cases have surged. many are not happy at the hit businesses are having to take. translation: this measure is quite unfair. the sectors affected are the ones worst hit since the start of the pandemic. it shows a serious lack of consultation with the workers' unions. elsewhere in europe, there is a partial lockdown in poland, after the country recorded over 8,000 cases in one day. here in warsaw, and in half the country, there are new restrictions. secondary schools have shut, weddings are banned. cyprus has hit a new peak of over 200 daily infections. and in italy, the northern region of lombardy, worst hit by the first wave in february, has ordered all bars to shut at midnight. in germany, it is a

similar message — stay at home. translation: meet far fewer people whether outdoors or at home. give up any travel that is not necessary, any celebration that is not necessary. please stay at home, in your place of residence as much as possible. the netherlands too has had tough restrictions imposed after a surge in cases. however, that did not stop the dutch royal family from taking a trip to greece. it didn't go down well with the dutch public. the family returned after a day. in a statement, king willem alexander and queen maxima said they had been affected by the intense criticism. aruna iyengar, bbc news. earlier i spoke to professor giacomo grasselli, a senior government health official in italy who explained where the county currently sits compared to others in

europe. in italy, we are a couple of weeks behind france and the uk. we are in a phase of exponential rise in cases. yesterday, more than 10,000 cases. the number of people admitted to hospital for symptomatic disease and admitted to the icu continues to rise. basically this time, differently from the past, it's more widespread on the national... in the country. so in different regions. unfortunately, here in lombardy we are still...very, very in big difficulties. the health system is under certain pressure and the intensive care units are also coming under pressure. we now see the effect of the infections that there were like seven, ten days ago.

we are certainly going to see a surge in the requests for icu admissions in the next few weeks. what's different from the previous wave is that at least for now, elective procedures have not been discontinued. so we have to take care of non—covid patients, and also this new wave of covid patients who are coming. we are going to again at least reduce a lot the elective procedures to take care of the covid patients. given that situation, do you think the restrictions that are in force in italy and where you are, are they enough? no. no, definitely not. we are trying to write letters and statements to the government of the region and to the national government because clearly we don't

want another lockdown, especially for schools. but for sure we need to implement more restrictive measures and then people have to understand that if we don't do this, i mean, if we let the number of cases increase exponentially, we will get to a point where our health care system, basically like every other health care system in the world, will never be able to take care of the number of patients. so in some way we'll have to stop this. and unfortunately, the information is not very clear and there are still people claiming that coronavirus does not exist or no—one has died, or that people in the icu or in the hospital have another disease and only a positive swab. but it's not true. the patients are exactly the same. so we know better how to take care of them, of course.

now we can admit them to the icu a little bit earlier than before. this is feasible until the number of patients can be sustained. the solution for this is not increasing continuously the number of icu beds. it is to reduce the number of patients who will need icu admission, because otherwise at a certain point we will never be able to take care of all those people. more than 100 days after being plunged back into lockdown, australia's second most populous city, melbourne, will see a further easing of restrictions, while regional victoria will also enjoy more freedom. here's the premier, daniel andrews discussing the changes which come into effect at midnight local time. there will be no time limit on leaving your home for exercise or for socialising. the travel distance from your home will move from five kilometres to 25

kilometres. outdoor gatherings will increase to ten people from two households. the following will be open subject to conditions from midnight, ist november. retail will open back up. hospitality, a maximum of 20 people inside and 50 people outside will reopen. beauty and personal services will return. there was a record number of shop closures in great britain in the first six months of this year, as coronavirus takes its toll on the retail industry. the figures show that more than 11,000 outlets closed between january and june. here's our business correspondent katy austin. shopping habits were already changing before the pandemic hit. online sales on the up, many physical stores are struggling. those trends have accelerated. researchers who track retail and leisure sites as well as services like bank

branches say their data showed over 11,000 chain outlets had closed in great britain since january. about 5,000 had opened. that adds up to a net decline of 6,000, about twice as many as a similar period last year. the total could end up being higher. outlets that have not yet reopened after lockdown were not counted, nor were independents. according to the research, where there have been openings, they tended to be in categories like grocery and value retail, local tradespeople setting up shop and also takeaways. one retail expert told me the way we use town centres has changed for good. i think what is happening to our streets has been happening for a while, is we don't need as much space dedicated to retail as people are shopping more online. so our high streets really need to be more about work, rest and play and not just about shopping but about eating, about working and about services. recently, local high streets have

benefited from people working from home more. however, the big picture is that retailers and hospitality chains are expected to cut more stores and thousands of jobs to survive. katy austin, bbc news. a convicted murderer who confronted an armed terrorist on london bridge last year is to have his prison sentence reconsidered by a parole board, ten months early. steven gallant had been attending a prisoner rehabilitation event at fishmongers' hall in the city of london when another attendee, usman khan, began stabbing those around him. the lord chancellor has now granted gallant what's known as a royal prerogative of mercy, in recognition of what was described as his exceptionally brave actions. we're all familiar with the idea of tracing who you are related to through dna. well, you can do something similar with the coronavirus and scientists have already used the technique

to clamp down on outbreaks. uk labs are leading the way in this genomic detective work which can teach us how the virus is moving around and who is spreading it. richard westcott has visited one of the labs behind this research. to keep control of the coronavirus you need to spot and then clamp down on outbreaks as soon as possible. and here is the small device that is helping scientists do it. viruses have genes, just like humans. a few years ago, you needed a big machine to look at them. today you can do it with something this tiny. and here it is — this is the genome of the coronavirus being read. alex is part of a team that's spent months doing genetic detective work, comparing the genes of hundreds of virus samples from sick people. now it has really started ramping up. we go two a week, ten a week, sometimes ten over the weekend or on a day if it's busy. if a group of people in the same hospital or workplace have an identical version of the coronavirus with the same genetic code, they almost certainly

caught it from each other. that is an outbreak. if the genetic codes are different, they all caught it elsewhere. public health experts will get in touch with us, say what they are looking for, we will get those samples in as soon as we can and within 2a hours we hope to have the answer. is it an outbreak, all the same thing moving around, or have there been multiple introductions from outside where different people have brought it in? they have tested more samples in the east of england than most countries around the world. finding 100 different genetic types or lineages in norfolk alone. most are traceable back to italy, spain and france, not asia. and they have investigated potential outbreaks at a hospital in ipswich and a chicken factory in norfolk. we found that in the chicken factory, all the viruses we sequenced were exactly the same. that meant the virus was moving from one person to another in the factory or within the community that works in the factory.

when we looked in the hospital, what we found was that there were multiple different types of the virus, different lineages of the virus in the hospital. they were similar to the lineages that we saw in the ipswich community. that meant those viruses were coming in with the people who were sick with them and they were not transmitting in the hospital. that meant the infection control measures were working appropriately and the hospital didn't need to worry. uk labs are leading the world in this genome work. as the virus springs back, it will be a key weapon in fighting outbreaks. richard wescott, bbc news, norwich. this year's bfi london film festival comes to a close today. the coronavirus pandemic meant that the festival had to focus on a mixture of cinema premieres and at—home offerings. the two—week showcase of film talent will culminate tonight in a virtual awards ceremony. we can speak now to tricia tuttle, who is the british film institute's

london film festival director. thank you forjoining us. how has it beenin thank you forjoining us. how has it been in such difficult circumstances? it has been a really different kind of london film festival, pretty wonderful in the end, actually. it is strange because as you say, you are getting a mix of cinemas and virtual experiences and iam here cinemas and virtual experiences and i am here at one cinema and cinemas around the country are screening our programmes and there is also the digital set musso i'm in a very small feedback loop here but what has been great is to see how people are responding online, which has been incredibly positive. and just tell us, what are your thoughts about the film industry in general? we have seen cinema chains closing down, the james bond film is not coming out for another few months, down, the james bond film is not coming out for anotherfew months, a lot of very dire predictions about the future of the movie industry. what are your thoughts?

well, i think undeniably, we're in a rough time. this cinema industry, exhibition, production, everyone, we have been harder hit than many industries. it has been a rough couple of weeks but everything changes all the time. i mean, two weeks ago, before we started the festival, the bond movie, there is any festival, the bond movie, there is a ny world festival, the bond movie, there is any world closure but this has felt like a really positive moment where the uk has come together around independent cinemas, around new independent cinemas, around new independent films and i think we all feel very positive. my colleagues at the bfi are working really closely on the cultural recovery fund to get funds to cinema and to support people working in the film industry, so people working in the film industry, so yeah, i think it is going to be a tough time, it is not going to get easier sooner but i have really enjoyed how positive the last week has been. i think your microphone may just be has been. i think your microphone mayjust be touching the lapel of your jacket so we're mayjust be touching the lapel of yourjacket so we're hearing that a bit. i'm sorry. don't at all. the

other question is, people are starting to get used to watching movies at time, aren't they? lots of different platforms and ways of seeing films at home. are you worried that the whole cinema experience, people might almost start to forget it? i don't think so. start to forget it? i don't think so. i think we are going to see a massive shift. we might see a change in the landscape but i think the kinds of cinemas that we have been working with over the last two weeks of the festival are really like, these are important cultural hubs in their communities. i think people are always going to want to see films together in a collective environment, to cry together, be moved together, laugh together. yes, we wa nt moved together, laugh together. yes, we want both, we want to see our films now, and also, i think it is important to recognise that lots of cinema experiences are in city centres so if you don't live in a city centre, i think what we are seeing now with virtual delivery of film is a positive thing but i don't think the cinema experience is going

to disappear. we are going to want that. indeed we are. thank you for joining us. the london film festival director of the bfi, there. you are watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben. some big changes on the way ahead, it will turn unsettled with wind and rain at times. today relatively light wind, so nothing moving quickly, and it will stay mostly cloudy with a cloud struggling to break up. at its thickest, it will produce the odd spot of rain or drizzle here and there but there will be some brighter spells. you can see the cloud breaking up across the map from time to time. temperatures this afternoon will struggle. in shetland, just six or seven. south—west of england seeing the highest temperatures, 15 here. as we go through this evening and tonight, thicker cloud will start to bring some outbreaks of rain into

northern ireland. the rain will splash its way into parts of scotland, the far north—west of england, and over the high ground, we can see some pretty heavy rain. further south and east, predominantly dry with clear spells developing. the lowest temperatures across eastern areas and also in the finals, a bit milderfurther west. because of the cloud and outbreaks of rain, a strengthening breeze as well and this string of frontal systems heading in our direction is set to bring a very soggy day for some on monday. heavy rain across northern ireland and a good part of scotland, particularly across high ground in western scotland. some of the rain grazing through cornwall up to west wales, parts of north—west england. further south and east, predominantly dry but any early sunshine is likely to be replaced by increasing cloud. it will be quite a blustery day tomorrow but the wind coming up from the south. that will bring some milder air and a different feel to the weather with temperatures between 12 and 15. by tuesday, low pressure will be firmly

in charge of the scene. this low path of thing just to the west of the british isles, a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars on the chart showing it will be a windy day on tuesday with outbreaks of heavy rain, again mostly for northern ireland and particularly northern and north—western parts of scotland. not as much rain at this stage further south and east. if anything, windier on tuesday, particularly gusty for the irish sea coast spot a milder day, 1a in glasgow, 18 in london. as we look further ahead, it stays pretty unsettled in the middle of the week, may be a bit dry by thursday and friday and turning a bit cooler again by then.

this is bbc world news. the headlines... talks between the mayor of greater manchester and the government are set to resume as the two sides continue to clash over the level of financial support to the region — if new restrictions are imposed. a series of vigils will be held across france today to remember the teacher who was murdered near his school on friday. the victim was apparently targeted for showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed to his pupils. a convicted murderer who confronted an armed man on london bridge last year — while on day release — will be considered for parole ten months early. steven gallant intervened to stop the attack which left two dead. coronavirus restrictions in australia's second largest—city have been eased after more than 100 days of lockdown. people living in melbourne can now travel further, as coronavirus cases fall.

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