tonight at ten... the chancellor unveils billions of pounds of extra support for businesses and workers trying to survive under the tougher coronavirus restrictions. the changes to thejob support scheme come after protests from companies, particularly those in tier 2, who said they would have more support if they had been forced to close in the highest alert level. this is our plan — a plan forjobs, for businesses, for the regions, for our economy, for the country, a plan to support the british people. as slough, stoke—on—trent and coventry are moved into tier 2, high alert, there are warnings the extra help may be too late for some. it's going very down, like, you can imagine, we used to have, like, ten different shops, like, in a different part of london, and outside london, and now we've

got only two. the major changes to the job support scheme come less than a month after the chancellor set out his original plans — we'll have the detail. also tonight... england's test and trace system needs to improve to provide faster results, admits the prime minister, as it hits a new low. i'm live in nashville, tennessee ahead of the final presidential debate between donald trump and joe biden, withjust 12 days debate between donald trump and joe biden, with just 12 days to go until polling. nigeria's president addresses the nation and calls for calm, after another day of violent protests and looting in lagos. and moving into the future — the rapper stormzy goes digital, taking a starring role and his music into a new video game. and coming up in sport... rangers have got off to a winning start in the europa league. they've beaten standard liege 2—0,

with this brilliant goal by kemar roofe. good evening. the chancellor has unveiled billions of pounds of extra support for workers and businesses across the uk, after he accepted that even those not forced to shut were facing what he called "profound economic uncertainty". there's been anger in recent weeks from businesses under tier 2 restrictions. they'd complained that they would be better off if they were made to close completely under tier 3 restrictions. now, rishi sunak has stepped in to help. from 1st november, employers will pay less and staff can work fewer hours and still be eligible for government support. to qualify, employees will have to workjust 20% of their normal hours — as little as one day a week — but overall they will still take home about three—quarters

of their pay. employers will only pay 5% for hours not worked — much less than previously planned. there are also cash grants for those in tier 2. if you are a business, you can claim up to £2,100 a month. if you are self—employed, then you could claim up to £3,750 over three months. the chancellor also confirmed that these business grants can be backdated to august, helping those who have been living under restrictions for weeks now. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has our first report. limbo — not fully open, not completely closed. thousands of firms, millions of us, living under limited restrictions. it is no way to make ends meet, so, the government, again, stepping in with more cash to try to keep people in work. from the beginning, this government has provided unprecedented support to everyone in this country, support worth £200 billion.

i'm making ourjob support scheme more generous for employers, who can open safely, but who are struggling with the impact of restrictions on their business. instead of employees working at least a third of their hours to qualify for support, they will now have to work just one day a week. the dole queue in slough has already grown faster than in most parts of the country. there, along with coventry and stoke—on—trent, friends and family won't be able to meet indoors or stay with each other unless they live together, from saturday. zia is a fishmonger — his customers are hard—up and spending less. the people, they don't have a job, and that's why all of my customers, they used to spend lots of money, but they spend, like, less every time they come, they're just surviving. rizwan has even had to shut some of his business down. of his businesses down. we used to have, like, ten different shops, like, in a different part of london, and outside london, and now we've got only two.

with real hardship around, it's easy to see why the chancellor had to go back to parliament, not even a month since the last big announcement of cash, to top it up. for his critics, though, harder to see why he didn't see the scale of the problem to begin with. for months, we've urged the chancellor to get ahead of the looming unemployment crisis and act to save jobs. instead, we've had a patchwork of poor ideas, rushed out at the last minute. and on tuesday, the government was still waging a furious battle with leaders in the north—west of england over £5 million. now, on thursday, cash for across the country has arrived, with some of it backdated, too. i honestly was just openmouthed, really, when i read the headlines last night that there was going to be a support package. it was billed as being for london and birmingham and it wasjust a case of, "hello! "we've been under these restrictions for three months!" it's the third time since the summer that the chancellor has had to revise his plans. why do you keep underestimating the help that people really need?

as these new restrictions have been put in place, the impact they're having on the ground has been highly significant. we will adapt and evolve our response as the situation changes. and prime minister, to you — this week, you've been to war with leaders in the north of england, you're still leaving some workers on two thirds of their wages, or telling them to claim benefits, and cases of coronavirus keep on rising, is this really the kind of leadership you think the country deserves? well, laura, i must i'm afraid strongly reject what you say about me being at war. we've had great conversations with local leaders, mayors and others, and everybody has come to the table, shown leadership, stepped up to the plate. whatever he says, this has been a very bumpy week for the government. and even among tories, the start of some doubts about the chancellor, whose star had shone, and fears that ministers aren't prepared yet to do enough for those facing hardship this winter.

and with yet more of the country heading to tighter limits, a tough season for the government and the economy approaches, with no certain way out. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so, what difference will the changes make will the changes make to both the businesses that have been having such a tough time, and to the economy? 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, explains. this pizza chain mainly operates in big cities now under tier 2 restrictions, so is not required to close. things had improved over the summer, but the withdrawal of the furlough scheme, alongside new restrictions, was stretching things. here, they welcome a fully—baked return of taxpayer funding for worker wages. over the weekend, we've seen a steep drop in sales in general, especially with the tier 2 effect. you can't go out, you can't go out, in a way, so the new measures in place today will ensure thatjobs are secure and will keep as many people working with us. this is a significant increase

in the taxpayers‘ share of support for paying the wages of part—time workers, taking it back towards the furlough scheme. it applies to small businesses and affected large businesses across the uk. 0riginally in the most generous support, the taxpayer was to fund just over a fifth of the wages and employers just over half, with workers having to work a third of their normal hours. now, workers will only have to work a fifth of their hours, employers will contribute a bit more than that, half the original plan, and the taxpayer slice doubles to just under half the wage. workers will take home three quarters of their wage for working effectively one day a week. the chancellor came here to sell his revised multi—billion pound plan to the hospitality industry... ..who had said tier 2 restrictions were the worst of all worlds. taken together, all of these measures will make a significant difference and support more people's jobs, livelihoods and businesses through the winter.

chancellor, does this show that you got the judgment of your winter economic plan slightly wrong? you were trying to force the economy to adjust, to judge whetherjobs were viable, and now we face a similar health crisis where people just need to be rescued and put food on the table? i've always said that we'll adapt and evolve our support as the health situation changes, and that is 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. elsewhere, for example, this new pub and b&b in birmingham, should get new monthly grants backdated to the beginning of local restrictions, but here they told us the chancellor should have acted more quickly. it does feel too late, itjust feels like an afterthought, and i have to say that anyone, if they're saying that they didn't expect the loss of trade to be so severe, it can't be anyone who understands the nature of hospitality. this isn't just about several extra billion for supporting the economy,

it's a significant acknowledgement that chancellor's original winter economic plan had some big gaps. the basis of that was to encourage the economy to restructure for a new post—covid normal, that employers would consider the viability of individual workers‘ jobs. now, large swathes of the economy, because of rising infections, are back in survival mode. this should save thousands ofjobs, but few would rule out the plan having to be reheated again in the near future. faisal islam, bbc news. let's talk to laura kuenssberg. so, these plans have been revised again, are they likely to be enough this time? well, sophie, we have heard in the last few minutes how some businesses in many parts of the country are really finding it hard to keep going right now. and this is not just to keep going right now. and this is notjust some to keep going right now. and this is not just some loose to keep going right now. and this is notjust some loose change that has been hanging around the treasury, this is a significant extra amount of money being pumped into the

economy, and it should make a big, practical difference to many businesses, it should in theory therefore mean that many people who might have been at risk of losing theirjob could be kept on in the coming months. but the way that it has happened has left the chancellor opened to the accusation that he has been playing catch—up, not quite doing enough as things develop to keep pace with the scale of the economic crisis. and of course, it also means that there is more time when, from the other side, the government is continuing to borrow and borrow and borrow and borrow, in order to try to keep the economy afloat during these unprecedented times. there's no question that there would be any immediate demands for the government to start to try to balance the books right now, or start to try to pay that money back, but that is a long—term issue that won't go away, and it's uncomfortable for many conservatives. but there are conservatives. but there are conservatives who share the same concern as many on the opposition

benches here in westminster, that anxiety that, given the scale of the challenges that people face right around the economy, just how hard it is for people to make ends meet right now, that the solution is the government are willing to put forward don't quite match up to the scale of the problem. laura kuenssberg, thank you. around a million more people in stoke—on—trent, coventry and slough are being moved into the high coronavirus alert level, tier 2, from saturday. it means more than half of the population in england and scotland and everyone living in wales and northern ireland is currently living under, or about to move into, stricter rules. so, will today's changes be enough to help millions of people make ends meet? sarah corker reports from manchester, which enters the highest restrictions at midnight. as restrictions tighten once again, work for some is already being cancelled. portrait photographer drew from manchester says bookings

are down 70% and it's already a struggle to pay the bills. the last six months has all been about survival. you know, i already cut down on my expenses, i haven't left the house in months, i've stopped paying for my office. you know, i've got rid of all of that stuff and it's not enough. this is an economic shock like no other. tier 3 rules mean this city nightclub must close at midnight. staff don't know when it will reopen. they will get two—thirds of their wages from the government but fear that may not be enough. everything is going to be so much tighter. can i pay my rent? can i pay my bills? and it is absolutely devastating that we are being punished like this, because that is how it feels, it feels like a punishment. and with fewer people venturing out, taxi drivers are worried. i've been out since 7am this morning and took 27 quid. my insurance on this is 2,000 a year. the only reason i come out is to cover the cost of actually running the cab. some days i think, "why do i bother?"

a second lockdown here also pushes the return of live events even further away. since march, this sound equipment has been sitting here silent. this live events company near liverpool uses hundreds of freelance sound engineers, technicians and tour managers, but their work has disappeared. when was the last time you worked as a sound engineer? it was back in january. there is more help. the grant for the self—employed is doubling from 20 to 40% of monthly profits. is that enough to survive on, do you think? it's better than it was, better than 20%, but it's still not enough to survive. i will still be working other jobs to pay the bills. it is down to every penny because i don't know what's coming in. i'm up to the limit on the credit cards, the bills that i have been able to pay i have paid, there is a lot of bills that haven't been paid and i don't know when i'm going to be able to pay them, so i'm in a situation where i need to sell the house. and there will be more difficult decisions ahead

for millions of workers whose incomes are shrinking. sarah corker, bbc news, in manchester. the latest government figures show there were 21,2112 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 19,553. 961 people had been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last friday. 189 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week, 151 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 411,347. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. we had some more results from the test and trace system in england,

which hit an all—time low. test and trace system in england, which hit an all-time low. that's right, the system in england, test and trace, its lowest results in some areas since it was launched in may. just 15% of test results were backin may. just 15% of test results were back in 2a hours for people who went to sites to get tested and fewer than 60 cent of close contacts of those who had tested positive were reached by the contact tracing system. the prime minister said there was room for improvement. he understood people's frustration with the system. sir patrick vallance, the system. sir patrick vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, made the point it was quite difficult for test and trace to be effective at this level of infections and they had to come down with restrictions for the system to work better. in the meantime there are about 1000 people being admitted to hospital in england. there was some indication today there could be perhaps a levelling off? yes, sir patrick talks about a flattening out of some of the figures with you red

new infections. he said in younger age groups infections were falling. we can look at the chart shown in the briefing fourth hospital admissions and you can see the yellow line is a month ago, and how much daily admissions, patients with covid—19 in uk hospitals have gone up covid—19 in uk hospitals have gone up since then, though possibly a bit ofa up since then, though possibly a bit of a levelling out at the most recent end of that, but there was certainly no suggestion from officials that there had definitely been a turn of the corner and there are warnings that cases would continue to go up, restrictions might be needed for a little while, the next couple of weeks of data would be very important. hugh pym, thank you. people in scotland have been warned to prepare for a digital christmas and told that hopes of a normal christmas are "fiction" this year. the country's clinical director said there was no question of normal festivities being allowed. 0pposition politicians said the prospect will leave the public devastated. the prospect of some winter sunshine has opened up today, after the government said that travellers to the uk from the canary islands and the maldives will no longer have

to self—isolate for two weeks. denmark and the greek island of mykonos have also been removed from the quarantine list from sunday morning. there's been a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases in france in the past 2a hours — more than 41,500, a record number, up from 26,000 yesterday. it comes as a 9pm curfew imposed in paris and eight other big cities last week is extended to 38 more districts for six weeks. during the peak of the pandemic, it became clear that black and asian people have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus. now, a unit set up by the government to look into the issue has found that race alone does not explain the disparity. other factors, such as jobs and housing, have to be taken into account. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell has more. the coronavirus pandemic has had a life—changing personal and professional impact on ye myint. he's been taken off the front line as a critical care

doctor in barnsley. because of my age, ethnic minority, my existing medical problems, then i'm in a high risk group, so from september i stopped working in intensive care unit, because my risk for covid is extremely high. and those risks have felt very real. he's still grieving the loss of his big brother peter, who caught the virus and died in the hospital where he worked as a doctor six months ago. black and asian people are twice as likely to be infected by coronavirus compared to white people and end up in intensive care. from previous research we know there are a number of reasons why people from ethnic minorities are more at risk. they're more likely to live in poorer areas, in shared housing, and be in high riskjobs, but one of the government's new health advisers says focusing on ethnicity is not the right

approach to help save lives, and instead everyone should have a risk assessment. he also believes racism is not an issue. my own take on this is that if you look at overall life expectancy, which you would think would reflect people's experience over their whole life course from childhood to adulthood, what we have found is that south asians and black people actually have lower overall mortality and have better life expectancy, so i don't think there's enough evidence to suggest that structural racism is a problem in health inequalities. the government says it's outlined a number of measures in a new report to help protect people at a greater risk of death or illness. how do you hope this report will reassure those communities? there is no sort of package that's just for black people or just for asian people or anything like that. we are doing this across the population for those people that we believe are vulnerable. but where we see, for example, that people don't have trust, or people feel that they're being left behind, i think

that we have a responsibility to show that they're not being left behind, and as a black woman that's something that i've personally taken an interest in. this is my late brother and myself in rangoon. it's a very nice restaurant. with so many families coping with loss and the risks facing some communities, the uncertainty of this pandemic will continue to cast a shadow going into the winter months. adina campbell, bbc news. president trump and his democratic challengerjoe biden have they've arrived in nashville, tennessee. tennessee, for the final debate of the presidential campaign. new rules have been put in place for tonight, after donald trump interrupted his rival 72 times in the first clash. this time their microphones can be muted. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, is in nashville for us now. less tha n less than two weeks to go, the last big chance to persuade the american

public? yeah, this is the last big set piece for these two men in this long presidential election. every american tv network is taking it. the audience will be huge. the sta kes a re the audience will be huge. the stakes are high. arguably the stakes are much higher for stakes are high. arguably the stakes are much higherfor donald trump thanjoe are much higherfor donald trump than joe biden because are much higherfor donald trump thanjoe biden because in polling terms donald trump is lagging behind and if you want to put it in football terms, donald trump needs to score a big victory and joe biden will be happy for a scrappy 0—0 draw at the end of it. i think you are going to see donald trump going on the attack about joe going to see donald trump going on the attack aboutjoe biden's son hunter and his role in an energy company in ukraine whenjoe biden was the price president and donald trump will allege there was corruption then. 0n the other hand donald trump is going to be very much on the defensive over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. that's the first topic for discussion. donald trump is going to have to answer about the 220,000 deaths and the fact that cases are surging. important point though, although people will be hoping a lot of people will be making up their

minds on the basis of tonight we now know that nearly 50 million americans, that's way more than a third who voted in 2016, have already voted. donald trump ‘s aides wa nt already voted. donald trump ‘s aides want him to turn down the anger and turn up the likeability. we shall see. it may be a very different debate. i remain unconvinced. jon sopel debate. i remain unconvinced. jon sopel, thank you. a conservative mp has quit her governmentjob, after voting for a labour motion to offer free school meals in england during holidays until easter. caroline ansell was a parliamentary private secretary at the department for environment, food and rural affairs. she said the government should be doing all it can to help lower income families in what she called "these unprecedented times". the trial of four men has heard from a man whose parents allegedly paid for a a man whose parents allegedly paid fora vip a man whose parents allegedly paid for a vip smuggling trip to britain. the vietnamese national said they paid £13,000 for the trip will stop

prosecutors allege the successful cross—channel run was organised by the group 12 days before the 39 migrants died in a shipping container last year. the four men accused deny all the charges. too many people with learning disabilities or autism are receiving "undignified and inhumane care" in specialist hospitals — that's the verdict of the care regulator in england. the government commissioned the report and said its findings are deeply concerning. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. 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 nearly three years she was segregated from others in long stay hospitals because her behaviour was said to be so challenging. this is bethany now. she's thriving, living in her own flat with services built around her. her case led to today's report. her dad — who had to fight to get her moved — says hospital was always

wrong for her. 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. abuse scandals, from winterbourne view in 2011 to whorlton hall last year, exposed by undercover bbc filming, have led to many promises of change, but government deadlines to close all such institutions have been missed. this latest report found staff often lack training, and that too much care was poor. in some places, patients were restrained on a daily basis. and people have been secluded or segregated, some in rooms like this, for times ranging from two days to 13 years. ryan was seven and a half, eight years old... sharon's son ryan has autism. this one was taken when he was about 20. he's now 31 and has spent most

of the past 1a years in hospitals. these photos are from a family trip out last saturday. the next day, back on the unit, he was put in seclusion again. it's a downright disgrace that in the 215t century we're treating people, locking people away. ijust couldn't believe it. and the politicians really need to get their acts together and sort this problem out. it's horrendous. the government describes the report findings as deeply concerning, but says it's taking action and investing in the sort of community services that have transformed betha ny‘s life. alison holt, bbc news. nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has tonight addressed the nation, calling for calm and for the country's youth to engage constructively with the government after days of violent protests. the demonstrations began over police brutality. the human rights group amnesty international have said 12 protestors were shot by security

forces during violence on tuesday. mayenijones reports from lagos, which has seen some of the worst of the violence. firing live rounds in broad daylight. armed men in police uniform roaming the streets of one of africa's largest cities. the roads of lagos, usually lively with activity, are now tense. despite a round—the—clock curfew, vandals still move freely enough to cause havoc. the smell of smoke still hangs in the air around the high court here in lagos island. this is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city, but this symbol of law and order was left to burn overnight, with neither security forces nor the fire brigade showing up. authorities here seem to have completely lost control. it's not clear who burned down this 70—year—old building, but eyewitnesses say it wasn't protesters.

they‘ re not protesters. and you also mentioned that they were wearing some of thejudges‘ wigs. yeah, they‘ve got lawyer wigs. this footage of people looting a supermarket was taken earlier today. the authorities have blamed protesters for much of the violence of the last few days. tonight, in a television address, president buhari warned them to stop. for you to do otherwise will amount to undermining national security and the law and order situation. under no circumstances will this be tolerated. i therefore call on our youth to discontinue the street protests and constructively engage government in finding solutions. but the president‘s words will do little to satisfy the demands of a generation that has grown desperate for change. youth unemployment is rising

and coronavirus is only making things worse. it‘s a dangerous cocktail. mayenijones, bbc news, lagos. he‘s one of the biggest stars in the uk‘s music industry. now the rapper, stormzy is taking on a new challenge after conquering the charts and headlining at glastonbury. he‘s starring in a video game set in a very different virtual version of london. marc cieslak, who reports for the bbc‘s technology programme,click, sat down with the artist to talk grime and games. multi—awa rd winning rapper stormzy‘s new single rainfall has a video with a bit of a difference. it features the croydon—born musician as a video—game character performing inside an actual game, the soon—to—be—released watch dogs: legion. set in a dystopian near—future london, players encounter stormzy on one of the game‘s missions. follow the gps, that should take you there. the game revolves around recruiting any of the thousands of characters

the player meets and forming a movement which will bring down a fictional authoritarian regime which has stolen power. the themes of protest and the power of the individual to spark change certainly resonate in today‘s climate. it‘s very reflective of the times and we as people need to be coming together, do you know what i mean? i kind of think they capture that perfectly in the sense of, like, your everyday person being more important than they probably realise. the rapper‘s appearance in this title highlights that games will now often act as a reflection of things going on in the real world, encouraging new audiences to think about global events. there is a long history of music being used for protest and to provoke. do you think that video games have the power to do that as well? whatever mediums we use as creatives and artists is a platform, yeah, to speak out against injustice, for it to be like pillars