millions more face tier 3 restrictions. south yorkshire will face the toughest covid rules from saturday. among the measures, pubs and bars which don't serve food will close and there are tight restrictions on households mixing. we'll have reaction to the latest restrictions live from sheffield. also this lunchtime... the prime minister says there will be money for greater manchester. the mayor of greater manchester was offered a further £60 million which he turned down, mr speaker, with no encouragement i may say to support from the honourable gentleman, so i can tell the house today that that cash will be distributed to the boroughs of greater manchester. labour accuse him of pitching region against region. i really think the prime minister

has crossed a rubicon here, notjust with the miserly way he has treated greater manchester, but the grab—it, take—it—or—leave—it way his local deals are being done. it's corrosive to public trust. the scottish government extends its restrictions as it prepares to announce its own tier system. i'll just get this scanned for you. stamping out covid queues at the post office — the royal mail launches a click and collect service on your doorstep. and coming up on bbc news... wasps get the all clear. they will face exeter in the premiership final this weekend, despite 11 cases of coronavirus within the club in the past week.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. south yorkshire will move into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions on saturday. alongside greater manchester, the region willjoin the liverpool city region in tier 3. under the new rules pubs and bars which do not serve substantial meals have to close, and there will be further restrictions on households mixing. a making the announcement this morning mayor danjarvis said the area will receive him in extra funding. the new restrictions will apply to all four local authority areas in south yorkshire — barnsley, doncaster, rotherham and sheffield. danjohnson is in sheffield. yes, this is another million or more people who are now affected by the highest level of local lockdown restrictions and the mayor of the city region here in south yorkshire, dan jarvis, said city region here in south yorkshire, danjarvis, said that he had

accepted those tighter measures because more older people were contracting the virus here. he said the number of people with covid in local hospitals had doubled over the last ten days, he said there was no sign that would relent over the coming weeks and therefore in action was not an option. there will be further disruption here to social life and to business. even the youngest lives are disrupted by the impact of the virus and the new restrictions to control it. that means your playtime will soon be over. i do not understand why soft play is included. we had babies in lockdown and we are only just allowed out and now we are being told to stay at home again. just allowed out and now we are being told to stay at home againlj being told to stay at home again.|j am not sure if it is fair on all the businesses, like for instance here. they are covid—safe, they have put so they are covid—safe, they have put so much in place and people are following the rules. i don't think it is fair. we have worked really ha rd it is fair. we have worked really hard to keep our staff on, as many people as possible through furlough

and given everyone a little bit to keep their households ticking over. we have worked really hard to get customers back in and getting the safety procedures right so customers have confidence in us, but we will have confidence in us, but we will have to start again. run up is being limited as well, with betting shops closing, along with pubs that do not do food. how do i feel about it? i speakfor do food. how do i feel about it? i speak for most of my staff and the management team, it is devastating. it isa management team, it is devastating. it is a livelihood, a way of life. we have had our business rug pulled from under us. tighter restrictions will apply across sheffield, rotherham, doncaster and barnsley. gymnasiums can stay open, but people are being advised to travel out of south yorkshire only for work, education or caring responsibilities. lindsey's caring responsibilities. lindsey's caring responsibilities are close to home. she has got chronic asthma and her daughter is on immuno suppressive

drugs. i am pleased it has happened, but i wish it had happened sooner because we are in limbo. if things are getting worse, then what makes a difference this time around? there is £41 million to support businesses here after a deal was done much more quickly and smoothly than some other cities. the government is talking about further restrictions being applied in more places. there was some confusion here about exactly what this mix of measures would be, precisely what would be close, but it looks like everything he has been done more smoothly and with more clarity than has applied in some other cities and areas. but there are questions about exactly how long these measures will be in place and what the gauge is when it will be safe to start relaxing measures again, what the figures here need to be before a live can start getting back to normal. the hope is that these measures will be enough to

bring virus numbers across south yorkshire back under control. the prime minister has announced that the government will be giving the boroughs of greater manchester an extra £60m in funding as the region goes into tier 3. it comes after talks with the mayor for greater manchester andy burnham collapsed yesterday. sarah corker reports. these signs in greater manchester have not aged well. on friday restrictions for the 2.8 million people living here will tighten once again. pubs will close, travel in and out of the area is not advised. local leaders have demanded more funding to help the lowest paid workers who will be hit hardest by tier 3 closures. i think andy burnham has done a greatjob sticking up for the people of manchester. i think it is necessary. someone needs to listen to the people and so why not manchester? for ten days the politicians

have been deadlocked. the labour mayor of greater manchester said he would accept a support package of £65 million. the government offered 60, there was no agreement. and this was andy burnham finding out the news during his own press conference yesterday. it will be £20 million only and they will try to pick off individual councils. booing it is brutal, to be honest. this is no way to run the country in a national crisis. in a strongly worded letter some conservative mps from greater manchester said mr burnham was putting his ego before his responsibility to those he represents and accused him of putting hundreds of thousands of people in jeopardy. this putting hundreds of thousands of people injeopardy. this lunchtime in the commons the prime minister confirmed the 60 million

package would be distributed. yesterday, the mayor of greater manchester was offered a further £60 million, which he turned down, mr speaker, with no encouragement i may say to support from the right honourable gentleman, so from the right honourable gentleman, soi from the right honourable gentleman, so i can tell the house today that that cash will be distributed to the boroughs of greater manchester. workers affected by tier 3 restrictions say those employed by businesses forced to close by law will have two thirds of their wages paid for by the government. the hospitality sector fears some businesses may not survive moving into this top tier of restrictions. we are treading water and we seem to be playing a game at the moment. everyday i don't know whether i am opening or closing. last week i did not know what tier we were going to be in, we ran all ourfood down and oui’ be in, we ran all ourfood down and our beer casks, so it perished. the next day i am told i need to reorder andi next day i am told i need to reorder and i am ordering and we need to

shut down again. it is playing a game at the moment and it is affecting everybody. greater manchester is the first area to be forced into england's highest level of alert against the wishes of local leaders, who say they are standing up leaders, who say they are standing upforan area leaders, who say they are standing up for an area already suffering after months of local lockdown. borisjohnson and keir starmer have clashed over the government's local coronavirus strategy. sir keir starmer accused the government of bargaining with people's lives, while the prime minister said no other country in europe had given as much support as his government. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. why is it so chaotic? are you short—changing the people of manchester? big question for the government over its local restrictions plan. after a breakdown in talks with greater manchester and warnings of a went ahead, many have questioned what economic support will be available and what the exit plan is as many employees face weeks

with their workload. their rent and mortgage will not be lower. their food and heating bills will not be lower and that could last for months. why can't the prime minister and the chancellor understand this? stop bargaining with people's live, stop dividing communities and provide the support that is needed in manchester. the government says it is offering proportionate funding to all areas and manchester would get the money offered yesterday, £60 million distributed to local boroughs. no other country in europe, mr speaker, where so much support and help has been given to the population to get through this crisis and we will continue to do that. but for local measures be enough? labour is calling for a short lockdown across england. the prime minister was too slow in the first phase of this pandemic, he is being too slow again, we cannot repeat this mistake. will he act in the public interest and take the opportunity to put in place a circuit break this

friday? you cannot say how many circuit breakers he thinks will be necessary, he cannot say how long they would go on, he cannot say how much damage they were due to the uk economy and to people's mental health, mr speaker. we on the other hand want to go on with our common sense approach. that approach has not a lwa ys approach. that approach has not always been easy. the government's policy of local restrictions is designed to allow for rapid intervention to make sure that local leaders were on board, both to share expertise and responsibility. but in truth many of the talks have proved slow and the situation in greater manchester shows that local support cannot be taken for granted. getting local leaders and political opponents in the same page has not a lwa ys opponents in the same page has not always been easy. in this phase of the pandemic it is proving a lot less consensual. our political correspondent iain watson is at the houses of parliament. so much for a united

front against cobh 19. yes, it would be so much for a united front against cobh19. yes, it would be a very interesting political story, in the midst of a pandemic we are getting all this wrangling going on. we are seeing increasing divisions firstly at the national level, very clear difference between the approach between keir starmer with a nationwide lockdown, and boris johnson with his local approach, but also increasing tensions between central and local government. first of all, greater manchester, boris johnson suggesting £60 million in support would go to the boroughs of greater manchester. some see that as an attempt to bypass the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham. keir starmer accused borisjohnson of pitching one council against the other. secondly, there is a question ofa other. secondly, there is a question of a bailout for transport for london. borisjohnson of a bailout for transport for london. boris johnson described of a bailout for transport for london. borisjohnson described the labour mayor of london sadiq khan is bankrupt. sadiq khan for his part has suggested that borisjohnson is

being vindictive. let's go to south yorkshire. it is being reported that the deal went quite smoothly, but not as smoothly as all that. a leader of the rotherham council area has suggested they were given a take it or leave it deal and had the government been listening they would have got more support. in a meeting between health minister and labour leader in the area people were asking for clarification as to whether people should go on holiday. first they said yes, then no, then they would get back to them. it tends to lead to confusion and it leads to wrangling. but what boris johnson says as we take a national approach, we will end up punishing areas with the low prevalence of the virus and that is the wrong way to deal with the crisis. virus and that is the wrong way to deal with the crisis. coronavirus restrictions in scotland which saw the closure of pubs and restaurants in the central belt area and a 6pm indoor hospitality curfew elsewhere are to be extended until the 2nd of november. lorna gordon is in

glasgow. worrying figures published again. those restrictions which were due to expire on monday have been extended for another week. there will be financial support offered to businesses affected, but the industry body of the scottish licensed trade association has commented and they say they are extremely disappointed by the extension of these restrictions and they think the damage could be irreparable. scotland was my first minister acknowledged those worries in her comments at her daily briefing. she said she knew the restrictions were very unwelcome and harsh for businesses and harsh emotionally and she said none had been taken lightly, but it is all about trying to save lives. in the last 24 hours there have been some extremely sobering figures coming out. 28 people have died who have tested positive for the virus, the highest number of deaths since the 21st of may. nicola sturgeon said those were people who had been

infected two or three weeks ago. she also said although it is still very early days she believes the restrictions coupled with earlier restrictions coupled with earlier restrictions on household gatherings indoors seem to be making a difference. i can confirm that we have decided to extend these measures for a further week. this is first and foremost a public— health decision. although we have grounds for cautious optimism that the restrictions are having an effect, the clinical advice to a cabinet is that it would not be safe to lift them as early as monday. secondly, the extension allows us to transition more smoothly to the new level system that we hope will be introduced on the 2nd of november. the current restrictions are being rolled over until the 2nd of november when a new, strategic framework, a traffic light system, will be introduced in scotland and we know there are discussions about potentially that being a five tier system. we will hear more about that on friday. lorna gordon, thank you

very much. gyms will be able to reopen across liverpool after the government bowed to pressure to bring it in line with other areas under tier 3 measures. they were ordered to close when the area was placed into the "very high" level of coronavirus restrictions. liverpool metro mayor steve rotheram said they would now be allowed to reopen but soft play areas would close. the uk did not have the "exact measures" in place to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, according to the former head of the civil service. lord sedwill, who left his job last month, said there is "a genuine question" about whether the uk could have been "better prepared". in his first tv interview since leaving number 10 he's been speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. readers everywhere have been challenged by the pandemic that what do you think the government got wrong in the early months? we do not yet know. in the end the inquiry, whenever it comes, will have

to address to the questions. one is whether decisions are taken at the right time. the second big question, which in a sense has been less exposed, is what where the capabilities that the state had to deploy? is the government really robust going into this? that goes to this point about what were our capabilities as a whole and clearly although we had exercised and prepared for pandemic we did not have in place the exact measures and we had not made love the here is the exact measures for a pandemic for the disease of a kind, for the challenge that covid—19 presented. it also emerged that the prime minister's chief adviser had gone to cou nty minister's chief adviser had gone to county durham. many people were outraged. do you think dominic cummings should have quit?|j outraged. do you think dominic cummings should have quit? i do not think it is for me to see whether or not he should quit. it

was a mistake. whether everyone should quit every time they make a mistake ido quit every time they make a mistake i do not think is right but it clearly undermined the government's coherent narrative about people following the rules. during that period and the immediate aftermath of phase one of the pandemic there was a briefing against you and then you left government. what happened and what was that like? a briefing of that kind is really damaging to trust between officials and ministers and when it happens between ministers because often it is that as well and what that means is that as well and what that means is that as well and what that means is that within government it undermines the candour within which people operate so it is damaging to government and those responsible should recognise the damage they are doing. what do you think the government is trying to do with the civil service and are you co mforta ble civil service and are you comfortable with how they are going about it? there is definitely a narrative out there,

and i do not think that is helpful. i am troubled when we see attacks on the civil service and its integrity and its capability because i do not believe those are fair and we cannot really a nswer those are fair and we cannot really answer back. lord sedwill talking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. our top story this lunchtime... millions more face tier 3 restrictions. south yorkshire will face the toughest covid rules from saturday. and still to come — the vital clues that might tell you if you're liable to suffer from long—covid. one in 20 of us are at risk. coming up on bbc news: a lifeline for the national league. a £10 million package from the national lottery will be allocated to clubs based on attendance with seven former league clubs receiving the biggest share. scientists believe they've found a way to identify people who are

more likely to develop so—called long—covid. most people recover from the virus within 11 days but the study shows 1 in 20 are sick for at least eight weeks. the research suggests being older and having five or more symptoms in the first week of the infection increased the risk of a longer recovery. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. vicky says she was the fittest she'd ever been at the start of this year from zip—lining on holiday to going to the gym several times a week. but she got covid in march and says she has had wave after wave of illness ever since. my uncles and my wrists would certainly get very sore and swell up. i lost my sense of taste and smell again. it just went completely. i have definitely got some brain fog. i get really wheezy and breathless and i have to use an inhaler twice a day now. researchers think thousands of people in the uk are going through something similar. they asked volunteers to log their health on the

covid symptoms app and found that most said they were back to normal in 11 days or less. they estimate that one in seven people who get ill with coronavirus will be sick for more than a month, which is how they define long covid. then longer covid, they think one in 20 are affected for more than eight weeks and that one in 45 are likely to be sick for more than 12 weeks. today the health secretary met doctors and patients at a long covid clinic and heard how hard some people had found it to get help. there's just not enough facilities. it's taken eight and a half months to be seen by a person. yeah. this is my first in my area. matt hancock says the government does not fully know how many people have long covid. we are putting their money in and i am absolutely determined that everybody can get the treatment that they need and we are also putting the support in for

research. scientists have now come up with a tool that can predict in seven out of ten cases who is likely to go on to develop long covid. more than five different symptoms in the first week was one of the key risk factors. the other ones were actually age and older people being slightly more likely to have long covid, particularly the over 50s group. the last thing was being female. well done, nick! not everyone fits the profile. nick, seen here in the black and white top, runs about 50 races a year and is in the top 1000 runners in the country, or was. now he can't run 5k. it has definitely made me feel that sort of weakness and that inability to cope with my day—to—day life and...

it's been hard to take that as a 28—year—old man, really, because you are expecting to be at the peak of your life and i was at the best running level i had ever been, i was really enjoying it and it gets all taken away from you. he says the hardest part is not knowing when or if he is going to get back the health and fitness that he lost. those receiving the state pension can expect to see a 2.5% rise next year — after the latest inflation figures were released. the september figure is used to calculate pensions and business rates. it was pushed higher to 0.5% as the end of the government's eat out to help out scheme saw restaurant and cafe prices bounce back. let's talk to our economics correspondent andy verity. was that the main reason for this? it was a big part of the reason. inflation at 0.5% is well below the target of 2% and it is the lowest it has been in about four years apart

from the last count when it got down to 0.3%. back in 2016 we had falling oil prices and in this crisis there is less demand because a lot of economies are shrinking for commodities like oil. eat out to help out, the end of those discounts in septemberfor help out, the end of those discounts in september for most restaurants, some carried on, that meant that the downward effect on inflation was removed, but what it means, there is very nonthreatening inflation number, is the bank of england doesn't have any reason at all to even contemplate raising interest rates a ny even contemplate raising interest rates any time in the near future and it has reason to create £100 billion that the government needs to borrow to get us through the pandemic because they can see this as an economic stimulus, we can do this without the risk of inflation. it is interesting if you look at the chart you can see how inflation is still really low compared to how it has been and the cheapness of

borrowing is really important because we are borrowing so much. if you look at how much we have borrowed you will see in six months we borrowed £208 billion in the public sector which is about four times as much as we borrowed in the whole of the previous financial year so we are on course for a very large borrowing number indeed and so we are on course for a very large borrowing number indeed and that put something else you said at the beginning of the site and into the new light. the state pension is due to rise by 2.5%, five times the rate of inflation. the public finances are enemies and similarly a lot of people of working age are seeing their earnings go down so there is a big question as to whether it is fairto give big question as to whether it is fair to give pensioners an increase of five times the rate of inflation. thank you. the european union's chief negotiator, michel barnier, has insisted that a trade deal with the uk is still possible and says the eu will work "right up until the last day" to secure a satisfactory outcome. mr barnier told the european parliament that the eu's door was open for future negotiations

but preparations must also be made for a no—deal scenario. downing street has said it will only resume negotiations when the eu fundamentally changes its position. protests against police brutality in nigeria have turned violent — with soldiers reportedly opening fire on demonstrators in the country's biggest city, lagos. there are reports that at least 20 people have been killed, with more wounded. the nigerian military have denied involvement. the government has appealed for calm and promised a full inquiry. some viewers may find images in caroline hawley‘s report distressing. a peaceful protest was how it began. large crowds of people came out to raise their voices against police brutality despite a curfew. what happened later when the security forces turned out has shocked the nation. gunshots. dusk fell to the sound of live gunfire. eyewitnesses say soldiers were firing directly at them.

one described it as pandemonium. people took shelter where they could to try to keep safe. they are shooting, they are shooting at us, they are shooting. this morning the governor of lagos visited some of the wounded. an investigation has been promised as international condemnation mounts, including from celebrities like beyonc, rihanna and one man u footballer. i can't keep quiet any more for what is going on back home in nigeria. i would say to the nigerian government, "you guys are a shame to the world for killing your own citizens, sending the military to the streets to kill unarmed protesters because they are protesting for their rights. it is uncalled for." the protests in nigeria began earlier this month. young people demanding the abolition of a notorious

police unit. the special anti—robbery squad, seen here in footage posted on youtube, is accused of torture, extortion and even extrajudicial killings. it has been disbanded, but the anger over police brutality here has not gone away. and what happened in lagos last night is likely to only fuel the anti—government fury. the president has appealed for calm. he says police reforms are gathering pace, but the question for nigeria, africa's biggest economy, the continent's my most populous country, is what next? caroline hawley, bbc news. royal mail has launched a new parcel pick—up service in which it will collect parcels and mail from people's doorsteps. the firm is trying to capitalise on a rise in online shopping which has been accelerated by the coronavirus crisis. though not the only company to offer the service, royal mail hopes the new scheme will help deliver a brighter future. fiona lamdin reports. posties have been

delivering for decades, but for the first time 168 years from today they are now collecting parcels from your doorstep as well. you have got something for me to collect today? a direct swap. chris went online, paid an extra 72p and the parcel he is sending is now already on its way. bristol has been trialling this for over a month and they have been getting on average about 100 parcels a day. the largest they can take is twice the size of cabin luggage. it is easy to be at home and get someone to collect it because you have to queue with two metres distance and everything else, so it is a bit difficult if you have to stand half an hour, 40 minutes, just to deliver one parcel. it's easy to come to the door, two minutejob, pick it up and go. what sort of people have taken it up so far?

we have had a whole range of customers. we have had young students, we have had the elderly and we have also had new parents who just cannot get out to the house for covid reasons or disability reasons. they absolutely love the service that we are providing. it feels a bit weird to take parcels off people when we are normally giving them, so to take them off them is a bit ofa change, but it's a nice change for the customers as well as us. since the advent of e—mail, the number of letters this sorting office has has halved. we were always looking at change before covid hit and we were very much slowly becoming a parcel company. now, since covid, as you can see, we have lost a lot of letters and we are now moving into what are classed as parcels. it will give the customer many more options for us to come and collect it direct from them and we can