this is bbc news. the headlines at four: 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. i voted for a guy named trump. president trump casts his vote for the us election in the key state of florida, where early voting is under way. 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, 13 laptops. in a worst—case scenario to share amongst 380 children. i thought it was absolutely scandalous. and coming up — bringing your favourite stories to life — oxford's new story museum opens to visitors, with innovative ways to keep people entertained. 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 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 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. 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.

as we have been reporting, south yorkshire moved into england's top tierjust after yorkshire moved into england's top tier just after midnight. let's speak to councillor shaffaq mohammed, who leads the lib dems on sheffield city council. good to have you with us on a bbc news, thanks forjoining us. i want to ask you first, do you think tier macro three is the right place for sheffield? i mean, sheffield has been very difficult place for the last two weeks in terms of our infection rates. clearly, something had to be done. i'm not really convinced by these tiers, to be honest with you and what is the difference between tier 2 and three? how do move from tier 2 to three? no one has yet explained that me and i think we do need some action in sheffield which is why i plea to save lives and actually bring that certainty to people, because this has been hanging over us the last ten days, whether we were going to go from tier 2 to tier 3. you

mention the uncertainty, how confident are you that people not only understand the rules and restrictions, but also will comply with them? at the moment, it seems that there is a lot of confusion about what the actual legislation is and what is being said. i know earlier this week the leader of the council here in sheffield was talking about the fact that bingo halls were being closed, when i looked at the legislation, there was no mention of bingo halls in south yorkshire closing, but i literally legislation further, in manchester it is so bingo hall is. there is some confusion from the government's point of view in terms of what it is doing and it is clearly affecting confidence in businesses. a lot of businesses just want to know whether they will be able to open and if so, how can the open? what safety measures will they need? leper's talk a little about clarity, because tier 3 restrictions will last for 28 days and then they will be reviewed. how clear are you about what it will

ta ke to how clear are you about what it will take to get out of tier 3? and absolutely in the dark. i am angry with the government and also very disappoint with the mayor here in sheffield and the four leaders of rotherham and others. they have gone into this agreement are going to tier 3 but no one knows what has triggered it. the question you asked about moving from tier to tier 3, at what point will we come out of tier 3,7 no what point will we come out of tier 3,? no one is able to what point will we come out of tier 3, ? no one is able to answer that question. the mayor should have asked that question when he was negated with the government for the last ten days. how can i motivate my residence here sheffield to say look, make some personal sacrifices for the next 20 days and then we'll come out of this because we were hit this benchmark? there is no benchmark of coming out of tier 3 that i'm aware of, just as there does not seem to be any benchmark of coming from to migrate two to three. there is a lot of confusion, i'm disappointed that locally, despite

talking to the mayor, it is the same question that there was a week ago. they need that certainty to know what they have to do to bring the infection rate and. you could have a number of measures, and i could throw some up you that i will be looking for. the rate of increase could be one, the rate of increase in over 60s and how many of those are going to hospitals and oversleep the tragic number of deaths and i have seen that first hand from my own immediate extended family, we have lost people here in sheffield, also lost friends where i live locally. so, isee also lost friends where i live locally. so, i see these, also lost friends where i live locally. so, isee these, this also lost friends where i live locally. so, i see these, this is raw and personal. it is not something that is happening to someone over something that is happening to someone over there, it is happening to people i know in my own city.

that has been my home for many yea rs. that has been my home for many years. we have got to leave it there i'm afraid, but thanks for talking to us. 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. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker explained that the government's support to those families comes through funding local authorities. i spoke to her earlier.

we have seen a number of conservative mps coming out today defending their stance, possibly to some degree in reaction to that pressure and what they are saying and what the government is saying is that they are providing support through money to local councils and those local councils can do more targeted, long—term action and that in itself is more effective in helping low income or struggling families. however, one particular conservative mp who has come under fire is ben bradley, he is the conservative mp for mansfield, and that is after on social media he appeared to suggest that free school meals meant in some cases money effectively going to crack dens and brothels. he has been speaking to the bbc today and says his comments were ta ken of context. there are kids who live in really chaotic situations, really difficult lives, where actually giving them an unrestricted voucher to spend on whatever isn't helpful. the point i am making is we need to wrap our arms as a society around those families. that is why government has given that money to local government, because they are best placed working with social services,

working with schools to be able to find those families, to target them, to help them, in a, kind of, more holistic way than meal vouchers. meanwhile, on a different subject, labour is also under pressure, isn't it? yes, this goes back to a different debate, because mps debated free school meals this week, but also debated the money available for tier 3 areas, those under the highest levels of restrictions, and during that debate, angela rayner, the deputy leader of the labour party was heard to issue the word scum whilst a conservative mp was speaking. she did later apologise. now the co—chair of the conservative party, amanda milling, and quite a large group of conservative mps have written to keir starmer calling on him to apologise as well because they say the unacceptable comment made by your deputy resulted in widespread abuse towards members of our parliamentary party, so i think what that tells you overall quite a fraught week in parliament. in the last hour, president trump has cast his vote in

the upcoming us election. early voting has begun in the states of new york and florida — where mr trump voted. coronavirus fears have driven a record 50 million american voters to cast early ballots, in person or by mail. it was a very secure vote. much more secure than when you send in a ballot, i can tell you that. everything was perfect, very strict. very by the rules. when you send in your ballot it could never be like that, it could never be secure like that, but they have done a fantasticjob, great people inside. but it is an honour to be voting, it is an honour to be in this great area, which i know so well. i hear we're doing very well in florida and i hear we are doing very well every place else, so thank you very much and you're going to be very busy today because we are going to work you hard. who did you vote for today? i voted for a guy named trump. laughter thank you very

much, everybody. let's speak to our washington correspondent. interesting that president trump chose to vote in florida, such a swing state. he is resident there, he has a home there, he was a resident in new york before and he changed to florida, but yes, it is a really important state, 29 electoral couege really important state, 29 electoral college votes and as you know, that is what wins the election here. it is what wins the election here. it is not who has the popular vote, as hillary clinton will have learnt, it is who gets the most number of electoral college votes in the races to 270. so donald trump is going on to 270. so donald trump is going on to another number of other states late in the day, he will be north carolina, wisconsin and ohio as well, all key battle ground states. joe biden will be in pennsylvania, which the shot campaign have said they were not, they win the election, so that it sampled in that

status was not cut which the trump campaign have said. trump said they did very well florida, did the polls bear that out? joe biden is mostly ahead in florida, 1.5% ahead, so thatis ahead in florida, 1.5% ahead, so that is an aggregate, it is still fairly close. so we do not know how it might turn out on the day, but it is not quite a rosy picture is donald trump really wanted betray, but that's why he is in florida, to build up his base and encourage freighters who may have been wavering to vote for him. interestingly, he spent yesterday going to one of the largest retirement committees in the country, older people are highly represented in florida and really important freighters there, so he is really pushing that. good to talk to

you. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. the longest six nations in history reaches its conclusion this month. the first of the rearranged games today sees ireland — one of the four sides who could still win the tournament — take on italy in dublin they lead 2a points to three. ahead of the final weekend of fixtures next weekend. stander put ireland on top, hugo keenan has also crossed over twice on his debut as ireland lead. if they are to remain in the hunt they will want a bonus point victory that would put them top of the table tonight, to take that into the final round of fixtures and their match with france next weekend. then later the premiership season draws to a close. exeter chiefs take on wasps at twickenham hoping to add another trophy to their collection.

and what would be an 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, 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 come 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.

britain's tao geoghegan hart has a great chance to win his first grand tour after taking the joint lead of the giro d'italia with just one day left. the ineos grenadiers rider won a hard fought battle with austalianjai hindley to win the penultimate stage in the ski resort of sestriere. there's no time difference between the two going into tomorrow's individual time trial in milan, which will decide the winner. manchester city dropped more points in their title challenge as they were held to a one all draw with west ham, that leaves them in the bottom half of the table. in a match that will be remembered for a brilliant goal from west ham forward michail antonio, before phil foden equalised. austin halewood reports. need of a win, there are few stadiums manchester city would rather visit. pep guardiola's side have won all five of their matches in the london stadium and scored 22

goals, but after the start to the season west ham have had, they are full of confidence and when you are confident, you can do things like this. antonio, that's brilliant? michail antonio with a spectacular volley and weston with the early lead, not quite the start manchester cut city had in mind. glacier with their best effort in a disappointing first half. city needed a spark and they found it in a phil foden. 0n at half—time and straight into the game. a twist, turn and then he finished. city back level and then they look like a different team. the chances started to come, kevin de bruyne outgoing with this free kick and then the opportunity thatjust couldn't be converted. manchester city's frustrating start to the season continues.

lewis hamilton will be hoping to make the record for the number of formula one wins his own after claiming pole for tomorrow's portuguese grand prix. the briton left it late at portimao on the algarve, snatching the top spot from his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas on his final run. hamilton equalled michael schumacher‘s record of 91 race wins last time out in germany. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. 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 if 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. in a worst—case scenario to share amongst 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.

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. 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. during the last few months, many of us have probably wished we could escape into a fantasy world. now, a museum in oxford is letting families do just that. the story museum was due to reopen in april but the pandemic forced it to postpone. today it finally reopens its doors — fiona lamdin reports. this is...a magical place. in this whispering wood with a flick of the wand the trees tell you a tale. my favourite tree is the one with a sword in it because it looks ancient and it's really cool. it makes you feel like you're really in a wood. next you can step into eight

storybooks in the enchanted library. here in winnie the pooh's hundred acre wood you can play poohsticks. i've now fallen down into alice's rabbit hole but the only way out is with the golden key. and if you push through the fur coats at the back of the wardrobe you will find yourself in cs lewis's narnia. and next door you will find horrid henry in his bedroom. i like this room because it's so free and you can really be a child again here. oh, it's so much fun. definitely the fart bed is my favourite, definitely brought back so many memories of when i used to read horrid henry. it's magical because you're stepping into a scene that until now has existed in your head and on the pages of a book. alongside the classics, the last story in this enchanted library,

the art of being normal, was chosen by children in oxford. so walking through here there's loads of authors i read as a kid, stories that were important to me like narnia and the snowman and then i've got philip pullman next door and then there's my book, which feels very surreal. i think a lot of young people now are having conversations about gender identity. it's not binary any more, it's not male and female and i feel really proud and pleased that the story museum have incorporated a room and a book that explores those sorts of issues. and their parents seem just as excited. so we really want to do something special and because we cannot have halloween, we can't go trick or treating, we want there to be something that's really unusual and out of the ordinary for her and this is just the bee's knees. it's such a relief after such uncertain times, staying home for very, very long, it's an amazing feeling.

they have spent the last two years redeveloping the museum and were just about to reopen when covid stopped them. financially it was pretty catastrophic, i can't say there weren't several do or die moments where i got to a monday and thought, not sure how we will get to friday but we are here by the skin of our teeth. do you feel safe now? we will get there. like the best story there has been some jeopardy but we have got some plucky protagonists, they're very clear on their quest, we have had a couple of fairy godparents step out of the wings to help us on our way and we are heading towards a happy ever after. but takings will still be down. instead of 600 they can now only take 100, but at least the next chapter of this story can finally begin. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick. hello. a windy start to the weekend. a band of heavy rain, even some torrential bursts moving through england and wales as the day goes on.

some very gusty winds, maybe in excess of 50 mph at times, too, whereas scotland and northern ireland with afternoon sunny spells. and northern ireland rain gradually clearing south—east england as we go through the night. behind that still blustery, plenty of showers coming into the west, some clearer spells to the east, a few spots in north—east scotland into low single figures as we start the day tomorrow, and with low pressure close by to the north—west of the uk tomorrow it is the west that will see most of the showers, but southern england will see some too. some heavy, possibly thundery, a chance of hail as well. a few showers will trickle further east during the day but fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine for the east midlands, yorkshire, north—east england and eastern scotland. it's blustery wherever you are — these are average speeds, some gusts widely of 30 to a0 mph, maybe 50 in the western isles of scotland, and temperatures for some a notch down on today. bye— bye.