the chancellor unveils a new rescue dealforjobs, promising more support for businesses struggling under coronavirus restrictions. rishi sunak pledges help for businesses, including hospitality and the self—employed. labour says he could have introduced the measures much earlier. i've always said that we'll adapt and evolve our support as the health situation changes and that's clearly what's happened over the past few weeks. we're seeing areas move into tier 2 restrictions, and that's having a particular impact on hospitality businesses, which is why we're keen to support those businesses. last quarter, we saw a record rise in redundancies. the chancellor could have done much more if he had acted sooner, and now we see yet another last—minute move. we'll have full analysis of the chancellor's announcements. also this lunchtime:

the number of people reached through test and trace in england last week was the lowest since the scheme began. finding out why some people are more likely to die from covid—19 should focus on more than just ethnicity, urges a government scientific advisor. barack obama criticises donald trump for treating the us presidency like a reality show, in a blistering campaign speech supporting joe biden. and painting a picture of sir tom — how hundreds of artists have been inspired to produce portraits of the champion covid fundraiser. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news... wales have named their team for the match against france on saturday, with alun wynjones set to equal the world record for test appearances.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor has unveiled increased support for jobs and workers hit by covid restrictions after growing clamour from firms in tier 2 areas. rishi sunak told the commons that even businesses not forced to shut were facing "profound economic uncertainty". under the revised scheme, employers will pay less and staff can work fewer hours before they qualify. here's our economics correspondent, andrew verity. a normally busy restaurant area under tier to restrictions. these outlets might be open but business is so quiet many are struggling to survive on a fraction of their normal income. in the west midlands,

this once bustling microbrewery normally sells barrels to pubs which, under the new restrictions, are not buying like they used to. he is trying to adapt by selling cans directly to customers but its income has been tanking. as soon as we started to see things returning to normal, back to profitability, birmingham was designated tier 2 area, and our birmingham was designated tier 2 area, and oui’ revenue birmingham was designated tier 2 area, and our revenue was hit massively. restaurants like this one in tier2 or massively. restaurants like this one in tier 2 or tier 3 areas have a problem, as they can't play mother scheme which pays two thirds of wages because they are not required to shut, but because of the rule saying to households can't mix indoors they are seeing a sharp drop in business, make it harder and harder to keep staff on. after businesses and unions warned many firms could go under, the chancellor, rishi sunak, met business leaders today to announce yet another change to the job

support scheme. i've always said we will adapt and evolve our support is the health situation changes, and that's clearly what happened over the past few weeks. we are seeing areas move into temperament restrictions, with a particular impact on hospitality businesses, so we are keen to support those businesses with extra cash grants and a more generousjob support scheme, helping them keep those employees in work. the job support scheme, announced a month ago, helps employers who cut the hours that stop work by not letting them go by topping up wages was up now the governors will play 62% of hours not worked, with employers only paying 596. worked, with employers only paying 5%. under the scheme announced a month ago staff would have to work at least a third of their normal hours. now they will only have to work a fifth of normal hours, or one day a week. the government's critics say it should have happened much sooner. say it should have happened much sooner. last quarter, we saw a record rise in redundancies. the chancellor could have done much more if he had acted sooner. and now we

see yet another last—minute move. if he had acted sooner. and now we see yet another last—minute movem manchester, it's not seen as a coincidence that support for businesses suddenly improves after london goes into tier 2 restrictions. why now? why has it taken london to go into tier 2 for that support to become a national issue? that's the question. is the government's fourth change to business support schemes in as many months, and a tacit admission that thejob months, and a tacit admission that the job support scheme months, and a tacit admission that thejob support scheme announced less tha n thejob support scheme announced less than a month ago didn't balance enough government support against the financial damage done by antivirus measures. in the economic fall out of the pandemic, the facts have change and the government has changed its mind. our political correspondent, chris mason, is in westminster. what do you make of it? time and again, we have seen the chancellor

having to make unprecedented interventions in the economy to try and prop up businesses and employees throughout this crisis, and time and again what he has hoped would be a safety net, rapidly people have pointed out big holes in it, as we have descended further into the depths of the pandemic, and here again, with the chancellor coming back before the house of commons, a matter of weeks after he was here doing something similar, turbo—charging a scheme which hasn't yet kicked in, such has been the rapidity of movement and the development of the virus. there are two big questions, i think, this lunchtime, and one is the long—term challenge. the treasury has been aware for some time it is no longer aware for some time it is no longer a short—term emergency but a medium—term slog, and with that the huge pressures that places on public spending, borrowing and debt, and the prospect that, at some stage, it has to be paid back. then there is the far more short—term, acute

challenge, and huge question. will this intervention be enough? thank you, chris mason. on the eve of tougher restrictions coming into force in greater manchester, businesses are assessing what the impact will be on them. places including betting shops, casinos and bingo halls will have to close, as will children's soft play areas. but leisure centres and gyms can stay open. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports on two businesses in stockport that face very different futures. benchmark gym in stockport, the last few weeks have been filled with uncertainty. will gyms be able to stay open when greater manchester moves to the highest covid risk level, tier three? so the fact they'll be able to keep operating through the new restrictions is critical for co—owner, mark. has it been a relief? it's been an absolute, massive relief, purely because we want to be able to offer, like, a service and fitness service for our members and also for our community.

everyone is going through a lot of stress and they are obviously working from home a lot more as well now, so for people to go to the gyms and get that one hour or 45 minutes of working on their fitness, working on their health, is really going to improve their fitness. that chimes with members, the gym providing a vital source of support, an outlet in challenging times. it's improved my life so much in terms of mental health and getting out, getting things done, getting healthier, getting fitter, and if that had shut, you know, i think it would have made a lot of people really upset. are you going on that one? a few miles away at the let loose play centre, the future looks very different. they've been told they have to shut down by the end of today. it's a family business run by sisters vicky and deborah. no one has come to check what we are doing, whether it's right, they've just closed us again. closure means not just a financial hit. there is a cost to their health as well. sleepless nights, anxiety, actuallyjust such a huge pressure on your shoulders thinking we are about to lose everything that we've ever worked for.

and the effect on our families, because literally it's all we talk about, day in, day out. it's going to be a huge impact on the mental health of all our customers and children, because they can't play. over the winter, there's nowhere for them to play. the association of indoor play says this is an industry on the brink of collapse and parents we met argued they feel the evidence just isn't there. they are not out here in the field looking at places, they are making a decision pretty much from london about us here. and i don't think it's fair. it just doesn't make sense, when there is a trampolining place next door and that can stay open, yet they've got ball pools and soft play, yet this is such a lovely open space and children are just enjoying themselves. gyms for now are safe. ministers say they are talking to the soft play industry to see what further help is needed, but the concern is also around

the significant mental health implications of the new restrictions. dominic hughes, bbc news, stockport. well, coventry is moving this weekend from tier i, to join some of its midlands neighbours in tier 2, the high alert level. phil mackie is in the city. bring us up—to—date. bring us up-to-date. yes, welcome to next yea r‘s bring us up-to-date. yes, welcome to next year's city of culture, coventry. they launch that yesterday and now they are preparing to go into the next highest tier of restrictions, tier 2, at the weekend the stuff coventry has largely escaped the ravages of the pandemic until now but, like the rest of the west midlands, figures have been going up, and they are about 180 cases per 100,000, so of the council said it was disappointing but not unexpected, and they welcome the fa ct unexpected, and they welcome the fact these restrictions are coming in. andy street, the west midlands bear, who also oversees coventry, has welcomed the statement from the chancellor, knowing that areas going

into tier 2 and places like birmingham needed that additional help. we have also heard this lunchtime that elsewhere in the west midlands, stoke—on—trent, where the figures are about 190 per 100,000 people, has also asked to go into tier 2. is interesting is some of those outbreaks at universities, like in coventry, birmingham and nottingham, they have started to go down, but fortunately elsewhere in cities and outside cities, the numbers are steadily increasing, which means that other parts of the west midlands that are still in tier 1 could end up in tier 2 fairly soon. the number of people reached through test and trace in england last week was at its lowest level since the system was set up. let's go through those figures with our health correspondent, anna collinson. what do the figures show? while we wait for a vaccine, contact tracing is seen as key to control the virus. it can prevent transmission, it can

break the chains of transmission, but also stop the virus is spiralling out of control stop like other sets of data we seen recently, the latest figures from test and trace show that figures are rising, with more than 101,000 people testing positive for covid in england in the week to october the 14th. this is important, because test and trace works best when incidence is lower. there are warnings that, once the virus spread too far, it can overwhelm the system. there are some positive signs in the data though. in the past three weeks, there have been increasing a people transferred onto system, around 81%, but there has been a further drop in the proportion of contacts being reached. last week's figures were the lowest in test and trace history, at 63%. this week, it's even lower, just 59.6%. this is a concern because it means the system is missing a significant number of people who have potentially been infected. the figures estimate more

than 101,000 people. these people might be unaware they are infected and walking around, living their lives, passing on the virus. another concern is the time it is taking full results to be turned around at local sites. last week, full results to be turned around at localsites. last week, only 15.1% of in—person tests receive their results in 2a hours. that's something borisjohnson results in 2a hours. that's something boris johnson promised would happen at the end ofjune, and a fundamental requirement for many in the scientific community. attempts to find out why people from minority ethnic groups are more likely to die from covid—19 shouldn't focus entirely on race, according to a scientist advising the government on ethnicity. dr raghib ali says that focusing on factors including obesity and housing would help more people. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, reports. this is my late brother and myself... remembering his brother, six months on since he died of coronavirus. as a family, we think the hospital or the government could do a bit more after my brother passed away.

dr peter tun was a specialist in neurological rehabilitation at the royal berkshire hospital in reading. his family says he had concerns about the lack of ppe while at work and died in april after catching the virus. an investigation into his death is ongoing, and the royal berkshire nhs foundation trust says it is waiting for the results of the report. today, the government has published new findings on covid disparities and given more details about how it's going to improve health outcomes for people from ethnic minority backgrounds. they include recording ethnicity on death certificates in england, as a way of tracking which groups are more at risk. it's also going to spend £25 million on a new community champions scheme, to help protect the most vulnerable, and workplace risk assessments for everyone, to improve health conditions and reduce the number of deaths.

so why are people from ethnic minorities more at risk of dying from coronavirus? they are more likely to live in poorer areas, with limited access to the health care they need and, because of this, they may be in shared housing, meaning there is a greater chance of catching the virus, and we know people from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to have underlying health conditions linked to higher coronavirus death rates. but one government adviser, who's just been appointed to look at this issue more closely, says we shouldn't solely concentrate on ethnicity. look at the actual risk factor causing it. look at their overcrowded housing, their deprivation, their occupation, etc, and then you'll capture everybody. how do you hope this report will reassure those communities? deprivation is one of the risk factors which we have ta ken into account.

we are doing this across the population for those people that we believe are vulnerable. i think that we have a responsibility to show that they are not being left behind and, as a black woman, that's something that i have personally taken an interest in. for those who have lost loved ones, today's report has come too late. the hope is it could help other families avoid similar tragedies. adina campbell, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime... the chancellor unveils a new rescue dealforjobs, promising more support for businesses struggling under coronavirus restrictions. coming up, a new challenge for the royal british legion, as it launches its poppy appeal from vetera ns' homes. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, as mesut ozil‘s frozen out of arsenal's european and premier league squads, the manager mikel arteta shoulders some of the blame.

the former us president barack obama has launched a blistering attack on president trump, in his first campaign speech in support ofjoe biden. mr obama said donald trump has treated the presidency like a reality show, donald trump said barack obama had campaigned hard for hillary clinton at the last election, aleem maqbool reports. it was a strange way to attend a political event. but they came in their cars to see their former president's first drive—in rally forjoe biden. i think what barack obama brings is the sense when america was great. when we were happy to go out, when we could go out and have a good time, when we were respecting and loving each other. when barack obama got on stage in philadelphia he didn't hold back in his criticism of the man who replaced him in the white house, saying donald trump's behaviour had been unacceptable and a poor example to american children. why are folks making excuses for that?

oh, well, that's just...that'sjust him. no, it's...no! there are consequences to these actions. they embolden other people to be cruel and divisive and racist. and it frays the fabric of our society. in the strongest terms he's used yet, barack obama tore into donald trump's record, saying he'd worked for no one but himself and his friends, and he was scathing about the president's tax returns and the way he'd handled the pandemic. eight months into this pandemic, cases are rising again across this country. donald trump isn't suddenly going to protect all of us. he can't even take the basic steps to protect himself. part of the reason he came to this city was to encourage african americans to vote. but many remain disillusioned. look at what he got in office

and look at what he wants to vote for to get out of office. you're going to lose on both ends. there no point in really voting. that's how i look at it. i don't see no point in voting, bro. it's like a lost cause. thousands fewer black voters turned out in 2016 in this city as compared to previous elections, and while philadelphia still very much went democrat it's thought to be a big reason why hillary clinton narrowly lost the state of pennsylvania to donald trump. down the road barack obama dropped by a community centre. you'll get some folks who say, "well, i'm not going to vote." his input could be crucial to reversing that fall in black voting forjoe biden, and notjust in this city. aleem maqbool, bbc news, philadelphia. well, president trump and his democratic opponent joe biden meet in nashville later, for the final debate of the presidential campaign. after donald trump interrupted his

rival 72 times in the first clash, new rules have been put in place — as barbara plett usher reports. america's music city is preparing to stage a different kind of show — the second and last political face—off of this strange and turbulent election season. on broadway, the show goes on, but the pandemic has hit nashville's entertainment industry hard, forcing venues to keep numbers down, way down. with five bars on the street, steve smith calls himself the honkytonk godfather. his business has dropped 80%. he wants president trump to focus on the economy at the debate. he needs to talk to the american public. they need to believe that he's going to boost this economy right back up the way he did coming in ‘16, and he's fighting for the fossil fuel people, he's fighting for people that have jobs, he's creating jobs.

this time around, style may be more important than substance. the first chaotic debate was dominated by mr trump's relentless interruptions. americans didn't like it. the question is... ..radical left... will you shut up, man? in the second match—up, the candidates sparred from afar in separate town halls because the president caught the coronavirus. for the final showdown, there are new rules. each man's mic will be cut off for part of the time so his rival can speak without being heckled. president trump is still down in the polls and playing defence in states he won last time. he's been claiming the debate will be rigged, but needs it to recharge his chances of victory and change the conversation about his botched handling of the pandemic. he won't be changing any minds here. it's decimated our business. daniel and amy's bar was given top ratings in the music scene, then covid hit, silencing the stage.

and who do you think can fix the economy? at this point, i think anybody but him would be a good start. whether or not i'm a huge fan of biden is neither here nor there, but i can't show any support over a man who has selfishly chosen his ego and his business over the wellbeing of my fellow countrymen. so here's what to watch for when nashville lights up for the big event. president trump's being told to tone it down and stay on message. joe biden needs to show he can stand up to mr trump. he's expecting attacks on his family. many americans were annoyed by the incoherence of the first debate, but they may tune in again to watch the mute button in action. barbara plett usher, bbc news, nashville. let's speak to gary o'donoghue, who's in nashville. as we go into that big debate there is talk of foreign interference from

russia and iran? yeah, this is the fbi and the director of national and is here in the united states, accusing iran of effectively ghosting a whole kind of e—mail attack on a number of democrats, democratic supporters in around four states, effectively accusing iran of trying to imitate a sort of far—right group, the proud boys, who have been significant and vocal during the last few months and who the president has talked about indeedin the president has talked about indeed in that last debate he talked about them or stop effectively this e—mail was sent out threatening democratic voters to vote for trump, or, we will come after you. the dni and the fbi are saying that was instigated by iran, having stolen voter registration information. some of that of course is publicly available. interestingly this only really ca m e available. interestingly this only really came to light at the beginning tuesday. by wednesday evening the fbi and the director of national intelligence confidently saying this was down to iran. of

course to iran has denied it, as has moscow denied another accusation from those two institutions, accusing her of trying to interfere in this election, as they were accused last time round. so while this debate is a huge focus domestically there's still that huge spectre of foreign interference hanging over this campaign. gary o'donoghue, thank you. it's understood the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, is in london to resume talks about a post—brexit trade deal. our political correspondent, helen catt, joins me. any expectations around this, helen is yellow the fact these formal trade talks are starting again suggests a deal is still possible. these are being described as intensified negotiations and they are held on a series of principles agreed by both sides. you might be thinking hang on, didn't downing street say the trade talks were over. well, yes, it did, boris

johnson told as the country needed to get ready forjanuary without a big overarching trade deal but crucially the door was left open. downing street had suggested it was good to get back round the table if the eu moved on certain things, clearly believes that movement has happened. the sticking points of the negotiations haven't gone away though. there are still things to be squared on things like fishing rights and on competition law in particular. michel barnier that a deal is possible if they both worked constructively in a spirit of compromise. there isn't a huge amount of time left though, so if there is going to be a deal somebody is going to have to compromise and it will need to come soon. all right, helen catt, thank you. undignified and inhumane care — that's the damning conclusion of a report by the care regulator in england into provisions in hospitals for people with learning disabilities and autism. the government, which commissioned the report, says its findings are "deeply concerning". our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has the details. through a hatch in the door of a bare seclusion room, bethany is reaching out

to hold herfather‘s hand. she's a teenager with autism and learning disabilities. for two years, bethany was living in long—stay hospitals segregated from others, because her behaviour was said to be so challenging. this is bethany now. the 19—year—old is thriving, living in a flat in the community with services built around her. it was her case that led to today's report. her dad, who had to fight to get her moved, says hospital was always the wrong place for her. the environments beth was in in the hospitals, they were incredibly bright, they were full of fluorescent lighting. that in itself hurts beth's sensory requirements. the noise in those places, with alarms going off, with people screaming, with doors constantly slamming, they're not therapeutic at all. somebody like beth, with her sensory needs, is never going to get better in an environment like that. despite promises for change following abuse scandals,

the regulator says there is still too much poor care in long—stay hospital wards. in some places patients were restrained on a daily basis. and the time people were secluded or segregated for, ranged from two days to 13 years. we found that people, the staff who were looking after people in the hospitals, often didn't have the skills and knowledge to understand how properly to use restraint, segregation, seclusion. and i think that often it was a case of not knowing how to meet people's needs, not understanding autism, not really being clear about what the triggers were and the reasons behind people's behaviour. so if you change the focus of training for staff, you get the right specialist staff in place, then it should both reduce the need to use any form of restrictive practices, and make sure that people have their needs properly met.

the report says there needs to be more investment in the sort of community services that bethany now gets and a minister to ensure change happens. alison holt, bbc news. captain sir tom moore has inspired people across the country to raise millions of pounds for nhs charities. now hundreds of paintings created by many of those he inspired are being auctioned for charity. before they're sold, he's been casting an eye over them, with the help of our arts correspondent, david sillito. oil paintings, acrylics, watercolours. it is wall—to—wall captain tom, the inspiration for hundreds of artworks. i was absolutely overwhelmed. so many of them and such good quality. people have so put such a great effort into producing them. his famous walk in his back garden during lockdown didn'tjust raise tens of millions for nhs charities.

it was, for many of us, a moment of inspiration. the last time i painted a portrait was back in 2014, and that was of my grandpa, my grandpa sid. and he passed away last year, aged 100. i didn't think i would paint again after he passed away. but seeing captain tom, he just reminded me so much of my grandpa, everything from the glint in his eye to his cheeky sense of humour. and itjust compelled me to pick up a paintbrush again. justine's painting isjust one of more than 100 artworks now going up for auction. there are paintings, cartoons, and this, etched in a 100—year—old door. arrana is ten. i was inspired by what captain tom moore was doing for the nhs, so i thought it would be nice to make him a card from scratch for his 100th.

arrana's work is now here on display at sworders gallery in london. of course, one person hasn't had a chance to see the exhibition, captain tom. would you like to have a little tour of the gallery? would you like to have a tour of the gallery? yes, please. there we go. and so i took him on a little virtual tour. theyjust seem to go on forever. i love the children's ones. 0h, they're all amazing, look? i love this one. this one is made of coffee, isn't it? that's coffee. i have to be really honest, i nearly kept it and put money in the foundation myself, but i had to let it go. it's amazing. the auction will help raise a little more money for the captain tom foundation, but it's also been a chance for a little group of artists to share their lockdown creativity. david sillito, bbc news. the public is being urged to find new ways to support this