this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the mayor of greater manchester accuses boris johnson of exaggerating the spread of coronavirus in the area in a bid to persuade local leaders to accept tougher restrictions, as he calls for increased financial support anywhere could end up in tier three this winter. in fact, i would say places are likely to end up in tier three. 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 incidence, 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. vigils and rallies are being held across france in a show of solidarity with the teaching profession, following the killing of a teacher on friday.

britain's high streets under threat as a record number of shops close over the first six months of this year. and coming up in half an hour, dateline london looks at the whether tighter restrictions in northern ireland and wales are a sign of things to come for the rest of the uk and brexit‘s back, but it's a fishy business. good afternoon. the labour mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has accused borisjohnson of exaggerating the severity of coronavirus in the region, as the row continues over whether to put the area into the highest tier of restrictions. speaking on the andrew marr programme, mr burnham once again called for greater financial support

if further restrictions are imposed. the cabinet office minister, michael gove, accused him of inconsistency in his approach. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. for months, people in greater manchester have been living with tighter restrictions than many parts of england. but there is uncertainty about what more they might have to endure. the region's labour—elected mayor argues pub and bar closures, which would come with putting the region into the very high covid alert level, may not make much difference and the government isn't offering enough support. what we need, andrew, is a fair financial framework if the government are going to insist on tier 3. at the moment, they are doing side deals with individual councils. that is not good enough for me. let's remember, the places they are trying to close in tier 3, pubs, bookies, gyms, these are places where people are on low wages. what we are saying is, you cannot take away their place

of work and not give them support. mr burnham accused the government of exaggerating the rise of coronavirus in greater manchester. ministers argue neighbouring lancashire and liverpool have accepted restrictions along with financial support. they say the mayor's position is inconsistent. 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, truly concerned about public health, then 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 is not as simple as labour

versus the tories or local versus national government. conservative mps representing parts of the region are also resisting further restrictions. manchester is pretty united. certainly, the members of parliament of both parties, the council leaders of both parties, and the mayor of greater manchester, have been resisting a move to tier 3 on the basis that we simply haven't been given the evidence that it would be effective. talks between number 10 and the mayor of greater manchester continue. both say coronavirus case levels are concerning and want a solution. agreeing the right response will prove more difficult. jonathan blake, bbc news. what is the case with the actual numbers? we have seen the row between andy burnham and number 10 downing street. dominic hughes has been looking at the figures. we know that the latest data shows that infection rates in the city

of manchester itself are actually falling. across greater manchester which includes another nine boroughs, for example here in salford, those rates are rising slightly. so it is a mixed picture but it's still way off areas like derry, nottingham and liverpool. but the key thing really isn't the infection rate. the key thing is, who is getting ill and how badly they are falling ill with the virus. for example we know that if lots of otherwise fit and well students in their 20s fall ill, that doesn't have a massive impact on the health service. but if people with underlying health conditions or older people start to fall ill, that really does. last week, it was reported that in liverpool, around 95% of their intensive care beds were full with covid patients. andy burnham said this morning in greater manchester, just 64 beds were full compared to more than 200 at the height of the pandemic in april. so, leaders in greater manchester are saying yes, there is a serious situation here but perhaps not serious enough to warrant the kind of economic hit and also the impact on people's health,

particularly their mental health, of moving to the very high level that tier 3 would entail. and our political correspondent jonathan blake says talks are continuing between the greater manchester mayor and the government. the two sides seem to be talking again, andy burnham said this morning it was due to have a call with the premise‘s senior advisor. so we will see what comes of that. meanwhile, in an attempt to up the ante on the government, mr burnham has written to the prime minister and the party leaders at westminster calling for an urgent debate and vote in an attempt to create a cross—party consensus and break the impasse, as he puts it, over the possible introduction of new restrictions in greater manchester. i doubt very much that that is going to happen because it would need the government to make time in parliament or perhaps labour could possibly engineer

a debate which would not necessarily result in a binding vote, but you can see what he is trying to do here. it's to push the issue at a national level and make the argument that the government should change its approach and provide more financial support across the board for areas facing higher restrictions. it is interesting because it's notjust a government opposition issue either. you have some tory mps united with andy burnham. where does labour stand on this, as he is a former labour cabinet minister? yes, this is an issue which crosses many fault lines, notjust national versus local government, conservative versus labour, north versus south as well. many conservative mps representing constituencies in greater manchester as you suggest are in agreement with mr burnham that tier 3 restrictions are either not needed or if they are to be brought in, further financial support is necessary. labour's position is, as we hear,

keir starmer set out earlier in the week, a short, time—limited, tightening of restrictions at a national level in england is needed to slow the spread of the virus, during which time it perhaps the test and tray system could be level to more efficiently keep the virus under control and perhaps the situation would improve, but as we heard, rachel reeves, the shadow cabinet minister pressed on andrew marr this morning, the circuit breaker routine may have to be repeated time and again to keep the virus under control. could the government just impose this? it could. michael gove said this this morning and the premise is headed earlier this week. he said if there is no agreement, he may need to intervene and impose restrictions, which the government can do. it would create a very difficult and awkward situation politically though, leaving the people of greater manchester perhaps wondering who, whose orders they were following, who they should be listening to and arguments about how those rules would be enforced or not, which is why we saw the police intervening earlier in the week, so it's a political

headache that both sides want to avoid. a record number of shops have closed on britain's high streets during the first six months of this year as the coronarivus lockdown hit may stores hard. according to research, more than 11,000 chain store outlets have closed their doors as katy austin reports. the way we shop was already changing before the pandemic. 0nline sales rising, many physical stores struggling. those trends have accelerated. researchers who track retail and leisure sites, and services like bank branches, found that over 11,000 chain outlets closed in great britain since january, only about 5000 opened. that adds up to a net decline of 6000, about twice as many as the similar period last year. the total could end up higher. 0utlets that have not yet reopened after lockdown weren't

counted, nor independents. according to the research, where there have been openings they've tended to be in categories like grocery and value retail, local tradespeople setting up shop and also takeaways. 0ne retail expert told me the way we use town centres has changed for good. i think what's happening to our streets, and it's been happening for a while, is we do not 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 just not 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 ofjobs to survive. katy austin, bbc news.

thousands of people are gathering in cities across france 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 streets. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. thousands are already out on the street. this is a little earlier, tens of thousands of people there at place de la republique in solidarity with samuel paty. there is a curfew in eight or nine cities around france but that's just affects the night—time. there is

no restriction on public transport. if you look at the faces of the people in this crowd, nearly everyone that i have seen is wearing a face mask, so eve ryo ne seen is wearing a face mask, so everyone is conforming to that. place de la republique is traditionally a place of national protest. back in 2015, after the charlie hebdo shootings, 1.5 million people gathered there in a show of solidarity. this is lille, again, thousands of people gathering their i think we have some pictures that have come in of toulouse. toulouse suffered a terrorist assault back in 2012, when seven people were killed between toulouse, including some children in a jewish school. france showing it solidarity with the teaching profession and in

particular, the 1a late back the 47—year—old teacher who was killed ina 47—year—old teacher who was killed in a town to the south—west of paris. 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 a 44% rise in european cases over one week. aruna iyengar has more. 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 unfairon the sectors affected because they are the ones worst hit since the start of the pandemic. i think 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 really necessary, any celebration that is not really necessary. please stay at home 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 taking a trip to greece. it didn't go down well with the dutch public and 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. the headlines on bbc news. the mayor of greater manchester accuses boris johnson of exaggerating the spread of coronavirus in the area in a bid to persuade local leaders to accept tougher restriction. vigils and rallies are being held across france after a teacher was killed close to his school in a paris suburb on friday. britain's high streets under threat as a record number of shops close over the first six months of this year. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. both sheffield united and fulham earned their first point this season

after an 1—1 draw at bramhall lane. fulham had the chance to go in front from the penalty spot after a handball, but alexander mitrovic hit the bar. ademola lookman appeared to have won it for scott parker's side with a brilliant solo run and finish to make it 1—0, but then mitrovic became the first player in eight years to miss and give away a penalty in the same premier league game, billy sharp made no mistake with the kick. crystal palace and brighton are into the second half of their game. palace took the lead through a wilfired zaha penalty in the nineteenth minute. one nil there. and then we could have gareth bale in action for tottenham for the first time since his return against west ham. that kicks off in just over an hour. the team is the most important thing. to win against west ham is the only thing that matters in this moment. but every player is a very important player.

the gareth situation is quite special, because of his history in the past couple of seasons. we care as much about him as he cares about tottenham. just one game in the championship today, where cardiff kept up their impressive away form beating preston by a goal to nil. sheyi ojo who is on loan from liverpool scored the games only goal. manchester united are still unbeaten in women's super league after a 11—2 win against west ham. alessia russo scored twice in the first half and there was also a first goal in english football for united's world cup winner tobin heath. not to be outdone, their other other us summer signing kristen press came off the bench to wrap up the points. it's united's fourth wsl win in a row. in the day's other matches.

arsenal's vivianne miedema is now the wsl‘s all time top scorer. she's got a hat—trick, in their game against tottenham. where they're 5—0 up. arsenal looking to win 5 out of 5, and go top again. everton‘s winning streak comes to an end — they drew 2 all with brighton earlier. two matches in the second half — bristol city 0—3 birmingham city. and reading 1—1 manchester city. fabio ouartararo has lost the lead of the motogp championship afterfailing to finish in the points at the aragon grand prix. alex rins took the chequered flag after starting from tenth to claim his first victory of the season. a third place finish was enough forjoan mirto take the championship lead. britain's cal crutchlow could only manage eighth despite starting from third. new zealand have extended their unbeaten run at eden park to 44 tests after beating australia 27—7. the all blacks haven't lost at the ground since 1994, three second half tries saw them pull away for a comfortable victory. the match was played in front of a crowd of over 46 thousand

after covid—19 restrictions were lifted in new zealand earlier this month. kell brook will take on the unbeaten terence crawford for his world welterweight title next month. crawford is a three—weight world champion and has won all 36 of his professional bouts. brook is himself a former world champion at welterweight and last fought in february when he knocked out american mark deluca. a venue for the bout is yet to be announced. meanwhile, there was a huge upset in one of the biggest fights of the year last night as american teofimo lopez ended the unbeaten run of ukranian vasyl lomachenko to unify four lightweight divisions in las vegas. lomachenko was the odds on favourite with the bookies, but was beaten unanimously on points by lopez, to become a four belt champion. that's all the sport for now. gavin, fascinating to see 116,000 spectators. right, thank

you. 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. teenagers living in remote arctic communities say they're worried about the effects of climate change. across the arctic

circle they are seeing ice melting and the landscape change. they say their way of life is at risk and governments must act. climate change is a real threat to me and my people in greenland. as a person living in the arctic circle it is scary that the ice is melting so fast. i'm scared for my future and my friends's future. my community environment has been affected by climate change. less snowfall. the summers are hotter. and the snow that has been falling is more compact.

i've seen a lot of changes. in the wintertime it is getting warmer than we're used to. polar bears are being pushed into civilisation. climate change has affected the region. from invasive species like salmon invading our waters and coastal erosion, forcing people to relocate their home. the lakes are draining out and our rivers are getting wider and shallower. this is a snow machine. it runs on gas and oil. we use it to hunt, get wood and get water. with the ice melting, it can be dangerous in the long—run to continue driving on the rivers and

lakes. over the years we've seen numbers of animals go down and i think it's because of climate change. rising sea levels are a great cause of concern right now. if the waters keep rising, lots of people and wildlife will lose their homes. i ask that the government invest more money into green energy such as solar panels, windmills, turbines, and that they ban all unnecessary plastics. i really want to see the government and politicians using more resources

and focus more on global warming. it's time for people to see that it's everybody‘s fault. the changing world according to those people there. liverpool has been transformed into gotham city, as filming gets under way for the latest batman movie. the city centre has been taken over by a huge hollywood production team, in spite of the coronavirus restrictions. our reporter ian haslam joined some of the hundreds of fans who turned up to watch. i'm vengeance. batman is back and once again protecting gotham city from its criminal underworld. gotham city in liverpool, for this week at least. this is st george's hall, the movie set. anybody in particular you are looking out to see? um, batman. i'm just going to the shops for now and then i will come back and have a little watch. let's hope he does not pop out while you are gone. i know, i'll have to be dead quick.

the caped crusader has been caught on camera a few times. here he is on top of the liver building. but he's not easy to find. i have not seen batman, have you? i have, yeah! i've seen every one. i thought everyone had seen batman! not the film, the actual batman, here in liverpool? no, i've not yet. i thought it was him earlier but it was a security guard. tough break. he has been spotted in places including anfield cemetery. but for fans, spotting a stunt man is one thing, seeing new batman star robert pattinson is a bigger deal altogether. yeah, i saw robert pattinson yesterday. he was filming the walk down scenes there. what was that like, to see a hollywood actor? i don't know, i didn't really think much of it. but whether the old tv series is your favourite, or one of the many movie versions, the much—rebooted batman franchise is as popular as ever. i've never seen a hollywood film set in person before. there's literally a cast of hundreds. i've not seen batman yet. there's not really that much going on. but if they are looking for a leading man over there, even though i am dressed

in active wear, probably not the best impression to give, iam available... if you are watching. come and get me. it is not liverpool's first time as a hollywood set and who knows, with the new sound stage being built at what was littlewoods, there could be more to come. but not everybody is happy with it. it is an inconvenience because everywhere is blocked off now. i can't go my normal route. maybe if it was a different superhero, maybe i wouldn't be upset. but it's batman, i'm not really the best fan. he will not help you if you need him. he doesn't really even help anyone in general. he'sjust driving around in his... anyway, i'm a batman hater! the movie is due for release in march 2022. ian haslam, bbc news, liverpool. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear hello. it's been quite a quiet theme of weather over the last few days but that is going to change for the new working week. it looks like this week will see rain at times and the wind will be quite a feature. for monday, low

pressure in the north—west. we'll start the week with a north—west south—east divide. the heaviest rain in northern ireland and western scotland. we may see a couple of inches before the system clears and the strongest wind on the western coast. rain in wales and north—west england in the morning. central and eastern england should be mostly dry and bright the day. blustery under the rain with top temperatures peaking between 11 and 15. looks likely we'll see more wet weather especially to the west on tuesday. the wind continuing to strengthen but a touch milder than it has been of late. take care. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines.