this is bbc news with the latest headlines. residents of south yorkshire face tighter restrictions as the region enters tier 3 rules — more than seven million people are now living under england's strictest covid alert level. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop nonessential travel as wales begins its first full day of a "firebreak" lockdown. marcus rashford says he is proud of the community response to his campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has been cut by 80%.

it destroyed me, it flattened me, when i saw it had actually been cut to 13, i3 laptops. with a worst—case scenario to share amongst 380 children. i thought it was absolutely scandalous. shakespeare's globe, newcastle theatre royal and birmingham hippodrome are among the latest venues to receive emergency cash from the government's one and a half billion pound culture recovery fund. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. millions of people across the uk are experiencing their first full day of tighter coronavirus restrictions. a so—called firebreak lockdown began in wales last night. south yorkshire moved into england's top level, tier 3,

just after midnight leading to the closure of those pubs and bars not serving meals. the labour mayor of sheffield city region said the government must outline a "clear and transparent" exit strategy from the highest tier of covid restrictions. john mcmanus reports. in england, 1.4 million people in south yorkshire have moved into the highest tier 3 restrictions, with households barred from meeting in venues and pubs not serving food forced to close. absolutely everything we have done complies with covid and we are covid—safe, as people are saying. the general consensus from the public is that they feel safer in a pub rather than going to a supermarket. warrington will follow south yorkshire from thursday. and coventry, stoke and slough are now under tier 2 rules. nottinghamshire, which is also in tier 2, is in talks about whether it should move to the very highest alert level. pulling down the shutters

and hanging up the closed sign. wales has begun its first full day of a national lockdown, which the cardiff government hopes will slow the spread of covid—i9. all but essential businesses have closed. that means no more indoor exercise for a while. people can no longer meet others they don't live with, either indoors or outdoors, and they are discouraged from leaving home, except to buy food and medication, provide care or go to work. and, although supermarkets remain open, they have been told not to sell nonessential items. over the border, police in gloucestershire say they are going to check that drivers heading out of wales have a good reason to be travelling. meanwhile, the scottish government has unveiled its own five—tier alert system. restrictions will vary across the country. and all parts of the uk are now watching closely to see if any one nation has discovered the magic formula to stop covid—i9

in its tracks, or, at the very least, find a way to live with it. john mcmanus, bbc news. more than three million people in the whole of wales are being asked to stay mainly at home for the next 16 days after the country entered a new national lockdown. major restrictions have been imposed on a temporary basis to try to slow the spread of the virus, but there has been confusion over rules banning the sale of nonessential items. our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, reports from caerphilly. there's a sense of deja vu in wales today. as the firebreak starts, the country is back under national lockdown for the next two weeks. caerphilly was the first area in wales to be put under strict local measures at the start of september, meaning it's been illegal for households to mix and for people to enter or leave local lockdown areas without good reason. we need it.

if it's going to stop the spreading, 0k, it might hurt the economy but they're doing it for a reason at the end of the day. i think six weeks in lockdown, itjust seems a long time, know what i mean? it seems never—ending but hopefully now this fortnight will slow the virus down. the rules now are much like in march. all nonessential businesses have been closed, but this time around those that are open have been stopped by the welsh labour government from selling nonessential goods. the new rule has sparked frustration and confusion on social media from the public, retailers and some opposition parties. we've got things like hardware, there's a little bit of gifting, cards, all the usual things you would expect to see in the supermarket and i'm sure that's replicated up and down the country so not only are we possibly not allowed to sell those going forward, it's how we would go about doing that. it's estimated that this firebreak could cost the welsh economy a further £500 million, so what retailers, hospitality,

cafes, bars and restaurants will want from the welsh government is a guarantee or at least a strategy for reopening so they can make some profits again in the run—up to christmas. tomos morgan, bbc news, caerphilly. 160,000 people in slough in berkshire began life under tougher coronavirus restrictions at midnight, joining london in tier 2. the new rules mean no meeting of family and friends indoors. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson has more from slough. slough high street just behind us here looking unusually quiet, we are told. now the people here in this berkshire town, which is about 20 miles away from london, woke this morning to those tighter restrictions. in the words of the local mp here, there had been an alarming rapid rise in infection rates and earlier this week there were 153 positive cases per 100,000 people.

we also know here in slough, there had been no major outbreak at a shop or venue, so they know that the infection has been transmitted from person to person within the community. what does it mean for people? they cannot mix with other households in any indoor setting except if they are in a support bubble and that rule of six still applies outdoors. we have spoken to a couple of people here. one man who lives alone who feels very lonely and anxious with the new restrictions and another woman who said she lost her mother from covid, she wants tighter restrictions. and don't forget, half term here next week for many schools, meaning children cannot go to each other‘s houses to play. a lot of anxiety and concern about the future months. and you can find out the restrictions in your area by going to bbc.co.uk/news and entering your postcode in our coronavirus postcode checker.

the government's continuing to resist growing pressure to provide free school meal vouchers for children during next week's half term in england. local councils have joined many restaurants and cafes in offering to feed those who would otherwise receive free school meals, in response to a campaign by the footballer, marcus rashford. he's said he's overwhelmed and thankful for the support. the government has said it has provided substantial support to families facing difficulties. let's speak to one business which has backed marcus rashford's campaign — elite on the bail is a fish and chip restaurant and takeaway in lincoln — russ kelly is the manager. thank you so much for being with us here on bbc news. lovely to see you, just tell us what you are doing.

from next week, tuesday, we are offering free, children to eat free, anyone can come to our restaurant until 6pm in the evening. is this all the children? all children up to the age of 16, notjust under 12 underfives, the age of 16, notjust under 12 under fives, and a the age of 16, notjust under 12 underfives, and a 16, any child underfives, and a 16, any child under 16. why did you decide to get involved? because one day last week, being a big football fan myself, me and the head chef were having a discussion about the marcus rashford campaign and what we have seen on twitter and having a tough time myself and put on the heartstrings and we got an idea together and put it to our owner and they said let's do itand it to our owner and they said let's do it and go for it. difficult times for restaurants at the moment anyway, do you have a sense of how much this might cost you? we have not really thought about it from

that point of view, really. we are just doing it is giving something where we can. it has been a tough time for everybody, but we just keep trying to support the local community the best we possibly can. at the end of it, hoping they will support us back. what response have you had from the local community? fantastic response so far, loads of people ringing up, seeing if they can come and book tables. lots of positive comments on social media, it has been really good. better than we thought. great, as a take it has been a very tricky time for restau ra nts a nd been a very tricky time for restaurants and other hospitality venues, these last few months, tell us venues, these last few months, tell usa venues, these last few months, tell us a little bit about what it has been like for you. we only opened ourselves on the 6th of february this year, so we had only been open five or six weeks before we got locked down. things were going really well, really well and we never thought we would find ourselves in this situation, but we have adapted, opened the takeaway is and we have click and collect service on our website. it has been good, it's got us through eight have

time. thanks so much for coming on bbc news to tell us about it. does got us through a tough time. we can now speak to james persad, from the hunger charity fareshare who are working with marcus rashford on his campaign. ido i do wonder, what is your reaction to the response from businesses like that that we have just been hearing about? i think it is extraordinarily heart—warming feels like the country wa nts to heart—warming feels like the country wants to help its children and it is lovely to see and be part of and see it growing and capturing the imagination. we know that the vote to extend the free school meals scheme to the holidays was defeated in the house of commons this week. can you understand why? the government does say it is helping families through the benefits system in other ways. we are focused on the

long—term strategy, which was recommended by henry in the national food strategy. 0ne recommended by henry in the national food strategy. one of which was to expand holiday provision to all children on a free school meals anyway, so the vote for me it seemed to go against the government's and recommendation. i do not want to get into party politics, this is an issue that is affecting children from next week and i think we should be all doing as much as we can to help those less fortunate than ourselves. big donations i think from mcdonald's, also from the supermarket chain asda, but there have been many others as well. this isa have been many others as well. this is a good idea, in your view, of society stepping on like this?” think there is a short—term crisis, which is next week, many millions of children that rely on a free school meal are not going to get that support and the public is stepping in small businesses like the one you just saw us stepping in and that is

extraordinary. longer term, we need to work on, together, with government and the food industry, to come up with proper structural changes and improvements that are needed to help alleviate child food poverty and eradicate it eventually. what sort of changes do you have in mind? the recommendations of the national food strategy were to expand holiday provision, to support all the children on a free school meals. also, to increase the value of some vouchers that vulnerable children and their families are eligible for and to expand free school meals to all those families that have found themselves having to sign up to universal credit in order to get the financial means to put food on the table for their families. just ask you one final question? we have received some comments into the bbc saying

effectively at my children are my responsibility and therefore i should not had fun other people's children. this is clearly a very sensitive area, but can you understand the point of view? —— i should not have to fund other people's children. it is very sensitive, my responses i think the conditions need to be created by government and society to help people into, to gain employment if they can, but there will always be people suffering and unable to support their families for a myriad of reasons and it is those people really need help and that is why fareshare exists, really need help and that is why fa resha re exists, many really need help and that is why fareshare exists, many charities around the whole of the uk, as best as we can. very good to talk to,

thanks forjoining us on bbc news. headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has been cut by 80%. the government says the devices will be sent to the areas of greatest need. 0ne school says it will receive 13 computers, rather than the 61 it was promised. we got an e—mail at six o'clock last night from the lovely guys at the dfe, at the start of half term which has been the most challenging half term probably on education record, celebrating the fact that the government secured another 100,000 laptops but they were changing the way they're allocating them. so, excitedly i logged on to see my allocation had gone up from 61, i actually needed 168, so i logged on expecting to hopefully see my 61 had gone up and it destroyed me. it flattened me when i had seen that it had actually been cut to 13. 13 laptops.

for a worst—case scenario to share around 380 children. i thought it was absolutely scandalous. mary bousted is the joint general secretary of the neu teaching union — she called the department for education "inept and chaotic". just two weeks ago the government wrote into law that if children are at home they have to be given remote education. they made a huge point about online learning, so our calculations are that... you know, the government... there are now something like nearly 500,000 children and young people at home who either don't have access to the internet with a device which can support learning, like a laptop or a tablet, and 60,000 don't have access to the internet at all. so on the one hand, we have the government making it law that, you know, remote learning must be provided and then giving the directive with one hand and taking away the means to fulfil that directive, particularly for schools in poor areas with deprived pupils.

that makes the requirement that they provide learning and takes away the means to do it. it is just another example of the chaos and ineptitude surrounding this government's education policy. we did ask the department for education for an interview — no one was available but they did give us this statement. we will bring that to you in a minute because i want to go straight to florida to bring you these life pictures where president trump has just been to cast his vote in the american presidential election. much more secure and when you send in a ballot, i can tell you that. everything was perfect, very strict, paid by the rules, when you send in your ballot, it could never be like that, never be secure like that. there are great people inside. it is an honour to be voting, on it to be

in this great area which i know so well and we are going to make three big rallies, i don't think there's ever been anything like this, tremendous spirit, we are doing very well in florida and i hear every place else. thank you very much, you're going to be very busy today, because we are going to work too hard. i voted for a guy named trump. thank you very much, everybody. there you have it, donald trump voting in florida. i believe that it is the first time that an incumbent president has cast their vote in florida. florida of course seen as perhaps the ultimate battle ground state, the reputation enhanced by the closeness of the 2000 election where it took a month of legal wrangling to decide the winner. it isa

wrangling to decide the winner. it is a swing state, leaning slightly towards the democratic challenger joe biden in three polls this week. he has led trump by three points 1.4 point, but the margin of error you have to take that into account, so that slim advantage for the democrat i'm not sure becomes a tremendous amount. but donald trump they're starting what sounded like, didn't it, a day of world when campaigning? by it, a day of world when campaigning? by starting his ballot in the state of florida, but he is going to make visits to carolina, ohio and wisconsin, where he is expected to draw supporters in a rallies at each of those states. now, let's go back to that story about government provision of laptops. will remember we had asked the department for education for an interview. no one was available, but they did give us this statement which i will bring to you now.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn. good afternoon.

a packed day of sport ahead with the rugby union premiership final ahead and the six nations returning after that enforced break. more on that to come, we start though in the premier league where title contenders manchester city dropped more points as they were held to a one all draw with west ham. the game will be remembered for this brilliant effort from michael antonio, his bicycle kick giving west ham the lead, early in the first half, before manchester city substitute, phil foden, salvaged a point for city. manager pep guardiola had won all nine of his previous games against west ham, but the draw leaves his team in the bottom half of the table after five matches. three more games to come, including manchester united against chelsea and liverpool against sheffield united. before that though, fulham who are anchored to the bottom of the table, are under way against crystal palace, searching for their first win of the season. but they're trailing 1—0

in the early stages. it's a busy day in the championship. in the lunchtime kick—off bournemouth scored a 95th minute equaliser to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. 0ne all it finished against watford who took the lead in the first half and it looked like they were going to take all three points before chris mepham scored in stoppage time. it means bournemouth are fourth whilst watford move into second in the table. 10 matches under way in the championship. leaders reading are in action against rotherham where its 0—0, while third placed bristol city play swansea city — its currently 0—0. and games in the scottish premiership. kilmarnock goalless against hibs. amongst the latest scores there. it's a huge day of rugby union action, with the resumption of the six nations to come.

but after over a year, the premiership season draws to a close, as exeter chiefs take on wasps at twickenham, exeter are going for a historic double. a week on from being crowned the kings of europe after victory in the champions cup, they're aiming to become champions of england. it's a remarkable rise for the club who were only promoted to the top flight ten years ago. gareth steenson was in their side that day — today he makes his final appearance. i have been very fortunate to be part of a lot of firsts at the club and i feel incredibly lucky, but to be involved in the first ever double as a player, it would mean everything to me. it would mean next week, whenever the boots are hung up, that i could go off very satisfied and know that there was nothing else i could do with exeter chiefs in terms of a player. as for wasps, they'lljust be glad to be playing at twickenham later. their place in the final was thrown into doubt after a host of postitive covid tests within the team which has left four key players out of the final.

we cannot understate the emotion that has gone with it. it's the pinnacle of the domestic competition in this country. you work so hard to get there, to have it taken away when you feel everything is out of your control is pretty hard to take but it will make it even more special when it comes to the weekend. by now we should have been able to tell you who's on pole for tomorrow's portuguese grand prix, but qualifying was delayed for half an hour because of a broken drain cover. it came loose when sebastian vettel drove his ferrari over it at the end of final practice. this is the first time portimao has hosted formula one. and the first portuguese grand prix since 1996. you can keep up with the action on bbc radio 5 live and sports extra and the bbc sport website.

and the penultimate stage of the giro d'italia has finished, won by tao gayganhart, australia's jai hindley takes the race leaders pinkjersey. the race finishes in milan tomorrow. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the metropolitan police are appealing for witnesses, after a 17—year—old boy was fatally stabbed in east london last night. officers were called a little after 9pm to an address in walthamstow. paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene — there have been no arrests made yet. and a murder investigation is under way after the body of a woman was found in rural 0xfordshire last night. the body was found on the watlington hill national trust estate just before 6pm. the victim is believed to be in her 60s. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder — he's being treated for serious injuries. thousands of people across poland have been protesting against a ruling that bans

almost all abortions. a court outlawed terminating a pregnancy on the grounds of severe foetal defects. protesters gathered in front of the warsaw headquarters of the governing right—wing law and justice party, which backs the court's ban. 35 of the uk's leading cultural organisations and venues will be the first to receive grants between one and £3 million from the government's £1.57 billion coronavirus culture recovery fund. £75 million will protect some of the nation's most significant stages including newcastle theatre royal, birmingham hippodrome and sha kespeare's globe. we can speak now to margaret casely—hayford cbe, chair of the board of trustees for shakespeare's globe which is one of the organisations to have been awarded funding. great to have you with us on bbc

news. thanks for joining great to have you with us on bbc news. thanks forjoining us, should start by asking how much have you been given? we have been given 2.98 million as a grant and we are so delighted and grateful for it, because it really is a lifeline. what difference will it make? essentially, even though we have been really prudent, we trimmed our costs dramatically, not trimmed, we cut them dramatically, we had basically chomped through our reserves and we were basically in a desperate state, so it really is vital and i cannot say how much of a lifeline it is, because essentially we are going to have to think long and hard about how we prepare to reopen in due course when we can open, because we do not have state funding, andi open, because we do not have state funding, and i do not think many people realise that before we

started to make our case to the dcms, that we are independently funded. if we do not open, we do not have revenue. so as soon as funded. if we do not open, we do not have revenue. so as soon as lockdown hit, that was it, that was the end of our revenue. so it has been a very tough time for us. what will be money be spent on? because i have talked to some organisations who have admitted that a lot of it will end up going on rents and rates and staff costs rather than necessarily what people would see on stage, so how will you divvy it up, for want ofa how will you divvy it up, for want of a better phrase? to survive, it is all of those things, of course it is all of those things, of course it is the rent, rates and so on, because we have actually two theatres, but we also have education and rehearsal establishments, because we actually run workshops for schools, we also have graduate and postgraduate facilities. so we

are more than one theatre. there are the rents to pay there and the rates to pay there, there are all the administrative and technical people who run the organisation, help to create the magic as along with all the creative people who help to make this happen, so there is an enormous amount we need to do to stretch as many. so even though it is just under £3 million and sounds an enormous amount of money, ordinarily, in the good old days when we had a £25 million turnover, thatis when we had a £25 million turnover, that is what we needed to keep the show going forjust over a month, so now we have got to try to stretch that for as long as we can. and how we can get the audience is backing in the normal way. even if we were able to open now and welcome people

back if they were bold enough to come back, which we hope they will be as soon as they can, we still have to socially distance, which means we can't have the normal capacity, by any stretch of the imagination, that we would ordinarily need to bring in the revenue. that is a difficulty, isn't it? the social distancing stops at most theatres, including yours, stating what are effectively economically viable events. when do you think you might be able to reopen? we have been talking about trying to get something ready for christmas, but what we had got that we definitely would like to pilot is a sort of screening, so that it is like a socially distance to screening within the theatre complex, which we are going to trial in the first week of november and see how that goes and how the audience is warm to that