this is bbc news the headlines at four. 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 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. 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 in half an hour here on bbc news, lost boys, the story of how boys as young as 10 are being drawn into criminal gangs. 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. we've just received the latest testing figures for the whole of the uk. 16,982 people were tested over the past 2a hours. the daily number of new people testing positive, that is of today. the

total number of people who have been tested 722,409. so those figures are just in now. 16,982 people have tested positive in the past 24—hour is. so what if the situation in terms of hospital admissions and care in manchester? because of course those figures are being debated between andy burnham and number10 being debated between andy burnham and number 10 downing street. we asked dominic used to talk us through. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has been looking at the figures around coronavirus cases in greater manchester. 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. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has called for parliament to break the deadlock over coronavirus restrictions in his region. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake the two sides do appear to be talking again, the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham said this morning it was due to have a call with the prime minister's senior advisor. edward lister, so we will see

what, if anything, comes of that. party leaders at westminster, calling for an urgent debate and vote in an attempt to create a cross—pa l’ty 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? bceause andy burnham, of course, is a former cabinet minister, labour cabinet minister. he is, a one—time candidate

for the labour leadership as well, we shouldn't forget. 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, furtherfinancial support is necessary. labour's position is, as we heard, 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, perhaps the test and trace 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 the andrew marr programme this morning, the circuit breaker routine may have to be repeated time and again to keep the virus under control. the government could, of course, just impose this?

it could. michael gove said that again this morning and the prime minister sais it in his press conference earlier this week. he said if there is no agreement, he may need to intervene and impose restrictions, which the government absolutely 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 eleven—thousand 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. tens of thousands of people have joined the rallies. these are photos that came in a few moments ago. this is place de la republique, a famous place for rallies and demonstrations in paris. back in 2015, one .5 million people gathered there at the end of the week which had seen the killings of the journalists at the charlie hebdo magazine. tens of thousands, as you can see there. most people are following the guidelines for wearing face coverings or masks. there was a cu rfew coverings or masks. there was a curfew in place in paris and in other french cities but that comes into force at 9pm. we can show you some pictures from toulouse as well. toulouse suffered a terrorist attack eight years ago, in 2012, which led to the deaths of seven people. and i

think we have some pictures just in from lille as well, where you can see considerable numbers of people have come out in solidarity with the teaching profession. 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 latest number of death figures through coronavirus has just come out of the uk. 67 over the past 24 hours, there were 150 reported on sunday, that brings the total number of dead to 43,646. 67 in the past 24 hours. 150 yesterday. 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. britain's tao geoghegan hart has claimed a grand tour stage victory for the first time in his career at the giro d'italia. the 25—year—old from london left it till the finish line was almost in sight at the end of stage 16 to make his move. it sees him jump to fourth in the overall standings and just a second off the podium places. portugaljoao almeida's overal lead has been cut to just 15 seconds. 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. the players are just suffering a bit at the moment, which is understandable with the run that we have been on. so we're not playing with freedom and flow that teams on the top of their game, players on top of their performances, produce. so it's a bit of a battle, a bit of ha rd so it's a bit of a battle, a bit of hard work at the moment, bit of a grind but delighted to get something out of the game.

when you look at the game in detail, if missed chances, and then when you are one up... if missed chances, and then when you are one up... not meant to be today of course but some positives from my side. still plenty of learning, ple nty of side. still plenty of learning, plenty of improvement to do. a young team with players in the side who have come into this team for eight days, making their debuts and overall, very pleased. crystal palace drew 1—1 at home to brighton. they went ahead after michy batshuayi was fouled and wilfried zaha scored with their only shot on target in the whole match. it took brighton 17 attempts and 90 minutes to level, with alexis macallister finally finding the net. that high was followed by a low for brighton with captain lewis dunk being sent off soon after. gareth bale is on the bench for tottenham against west ham. it's the welsh star's first involvement since returning to the club on loan from real madrid. that kicks off in just iover ten minutes from now. later, leicester host aston villa. in the women's super league,

the north london derby is drawing to a close and arsenal's vievienne miedema has made hsitory. the dutch striker has become the wsl‘s all—time record scorer with this goal. she's scored a further two more to complete her hat—trick, and her side are currently thrashing spurs 6—1 with 2 minutes left. manchester united are still unbeaten in wsl after a 4—2 win against west ham. alessia russo scored twice 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 league win in a row. us midfielder sam mewis equalised for manchester city, in their 1—1 draw with reading. birmingham hammered bristol city 4—0. and everton‘s perfect start is over, they drew two all with brighton. 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. a dramatic game in the ipl, where englands world cup winning captain eoin morgan helped his side, kolkata knight riders, beat sunrisers hydrabad, who are coached by englands world cup winning coach trevor bayliss. david warner needed two from the final ball but couldn't quite manage it, meaning the match was tied. it went to a super over, but sunrisers could only manage to score two, losing two wickets in the process. and kolkata went past that score with a couple of balls remaining. that's all the sport for now. see later on, gavin. thank you.

a convicted killer who helped stop a terror attack near london bridge last november is to be considered for parole 10 months early. steven gallant was on day release when he intervened to end usman khan's attack, which left two people dead. daniela relph reports. running from fishmongers' hall, where he had just killed two people, this was usman khan on london bridge. in the group pursuing him was steven gallant, himself a convicted murderer out on licence for the day. he was one of the group to wrestle the attacker to the ground before khan was shot dead by armed police. steven gallant had been working with jack merritt, one of the victims, on a prisoner rehabilitation programme. his courage that day, and his behaviour injail mean he will now be considered for parole ten months early. the ministry ofjustice said the decision had been made in recognition of his exceptionally brave action at fishmongers' hall, which helped save people's lives despite the tremendous risk to his own. steven gallant‘s case is likely to come before the parole board next next year.

daniela relph, bbc news. 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. several big films have been delayed because of coronavirus. 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 amny 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.

not over the next couple of days, this weekend has been the best of the weather because it's all change from tomorrow. for some, a bit more of a north, west south split but as we go through our week ahead, we will see some rain and it's turning increasingly windy. he is the first signs of the wet weather, both from the north and the west. these two merging together, they will produce some wet weather across the country first thing tomorrow morning. the heaviest of the rain looks likely to be through northern ireland and western scotland. here, we could see a couple of inches, 50 millimetres of rain before the system is true. the wind is strengthening all the time as well, accompanied by that gusty wind. patchy rain further west, drier, brighter conditions into central and eastern areas into the afternoon, while the temperature is not too discerning under the cloud in the rain at 12 or 13 degrees, but highest values are 15 in the south—east corner. a bit warmer still for the south—east, perhaps on tuesday but still some heavy rain to come

in the far north—west. hello, this is bbc news with me tim willcox. the government says there's been nearly 17,000 more cases of coronavirus in the uk reported in the last 24 hours, and a further 67 people have died. 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 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