where they are in the north and west, which means a little less the way of rain. but overall, next week it will be windy, there will be rain at times, not a wash—out, some sunshine as well, to produce close to average with more of a south—westerly wind next weekend it will be turning a bit milder. and that is how we are going to see out the rest of october. goodbye.

coronavirus restrictions in england. south yorkshire is the latest region to move into the top tier of the alert system, with mixing of households now banned. if everyone does their part, the sooner we get it over and done with, the quicker we'll be on the other end, i think. i'm fed up with it but it never should have happened in the first place. we should have stayed in lockdown all them months ago. there's confusion and anger over rules banning supermarkets from selling non—essential items, as wales completes its first full day of a nationwide lockdown. thousands sign a petition demanding an end to the ban. also on the programme tonight. for a guy named trump. president trump casts his vote

in the us election in the key state of florida after coronavirus cases in the country hit a record daily high. european champions! and in rugby, a historic double for exeter after beating wasps in the premiership final. good evening. millions more people are now living under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in england as the number of cases continue to rise. just after midnight around 1.4 million people in barnsley, doncaster, rotherham and sheffield joined the tier 3 alert system. much of the hospitality industry has had to close and no household mixing is allowed. with greater manchester, lancashire and the city of liverpool region,

it brings the total number of people in england subject to the tightest restrictions to over 7.3 million. the labour mayor of sheffield city region has urged the government to set out exactly how the area will exit the new restrictions. fiona trott reports. nervously watching, and waiting, for what happens next. these days, it's not so different in the human world. it's definitely made us think of where we go and what we do, as a family. we do a lot more outdoor things as opposed to indoor, just so we can be away from people. i think if everyone does their part, the sooner we get it over and done with, the quicker we'll be on the other end, i think. and, in the meantime, this wildlife park is a welcome distraction. but from today, strict travel guidance means it can only rely on local people. but is it enough to keep it going? looking forward, it's a really scary time for us, as you can imagine. all these wonderful animals that are entrusted into our care, we need to make sure they are kept

safe and their welfare is not impacted by covid. it's important that people can come to us so the money keeps coming in so we can keep looking after these wonderful animals. how different it feels in the city centre. this pub has been forced to shut. it's stressful. and sad. it's notjust the business that is at risk. dave lives here too, but he's still thinking of others. the customers miss us. we miss them. we usually do the shopping for some of them. we're going to be limited now because we can't go to their house. we'll have to leave it outside the door for them. which a lot of people do anyway. but that's the type of person we are. you know, we are a community. you just don't know if you're coming or going. it feels like the world's coming to an end slowly. it really does. it should never have happened in the first place. we should have stayed in lockdown all them months ago. traders here say they need a clear plan, a plan for coming out of stricter measures and that's something that they mayor

for the sheffield city region has also asked for from the government. and he says that areas also need clear guidance for going into stricter measures, too. areas like nottingham, which has more cases than doncaster. it's expected to be moved into the highest tier next week. please keep a polar bear‘s length of two metres apart for respectful social distancing. a review on the south yorkshire measures is expected in 28 days. until then it's about making the most of what they can do. it's just nice to come out and try and have, you know, family time, and a sense of normality, especially for little ones. while some are used to the cold weather, others are now embracing it — the new way to live life in south yorkshire. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. in wales, more than 35,000 people have signed a petition calling for the welsh government to reverse a ban on supermarkets selling "non—essential" items, such as clothing. there's also political pressure

to hold an "urgent debate" on the measure in the welsh parliament. it comes as wales passed 2a hours under a new national lockdown. tomos morgan, reports. aisles shut and items covered. the norm now in welsh supermarkets. as nonessential goods like toys, clothes and electrical items are banned from being sold. we've got things like hardware, there is a little bit of gifting, cards. all the usual things you'd expect to see in a supermarket. not only are we possibly not allowed to sell those, going forward, it's how we would go about doing that. the welsh governmentjustified this new rule as a matter of fairness to businesses that have been forced to shut during the firebreak. but there's been a backlash calling for a reversal. tens of thousands of people have signed a petition urging for the rule to be changed. and tonight the first minister mark drakeford has tweeted that he will review the decision after the weekend. along with nonessential businesses closing, the two—week lockdown here also means that mixing between households inside or out

will be banned and people have been told to work from home where possible. but there is scepticism about whether the firebreak will limit the spread enough. it seems to make not a lot of difference, really, because wherever you are there's going to be some people who don't believe in what's going on, who live in fantasy land, as far as i can see. it's obviously needed. it's important to support people who are at risk. but it's difficult because we've been in lockdown for quite a while and the numbers are still going up. it's estimated that this firebreak could cost the welsh economy a further £500 million. so what retailers, hospitality, cafe 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. 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 latest government figures show there were 23,012 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 21,227. 1,014 people had been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last friday. 174 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, 167 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 44,745. tonight, there's growing pressure on the government from some of its own mps to reverse its decision not to provide free meals to children during school holidays. the footballer marcus rashford, who led the campaign,

has tonight tried to calm the increasingly heated debate on the issue. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is here. nick, how much of an issue is this proving for the government? ministers are arguing that they've put a lot of support in place, tens of millions for local councils to help vulnerable families, billions in welfare support. at the moment they are resisting a u—turn like the one we saw in the summer when they said they would provide vouchers during the holidays. but the issue isn't going away. that's partly because marcus rashford keeps talking so very publicly about it. scores of businesses in england have said they will provide meals because of his campaign. many councillors are stepping in, too, some of them are stepping in, too, some of them are tory led councils like hillingdon, covering boris's own constituency. many tory mps have been on social media defending the government position. the debate is heated. it's a politically divisive

issue. marcus rashford saying he wa nts to issue. marcus rashford saying he wants to calm things down and that the abuse has been unacceptable and must end. i think some tory mps are getting increasingly nervous about the government position. tonight tim lawton a former children's minister saying that the government should change their mind and he lobby them. anotherformer change their mind and he lobby them. another former minister tobias ellwood saying similar and johnny mercer saying it has been poorly handled. in private, others have concerns. in the front page of the 0bserver, 2000 paediatricians, doctors who work with young people saying the government should change its mind and it's a basic human responsibility to make sure children have enough to eat. in scotland, wales and northern ireland there are schemes in place. in england the government says it is sticking by its position but the debate rages on. thank you. at least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre

in the afghan capital, kabul. more than 20 people were injured. the islamic state group has said it carried out the attack. donald trump has voted early in the us election while on a campaign visit in florida. with ten days still to go until the presidential election, a record 54 million people have already voted. this is largely due to fears over coronavirus, with the country seeing record daily highs. lebo diseko is in washington. it is the final push for donald trump andjoe it is the final push for donald trump and joe biden before election day. and they have been hopscotch into the key states that may swing the election for them either way, often called swing states. it's been a hectic day in a hectic election cycle. thank you, sir. thank you very much. donald trump moments after casting his ballot. no surprises for who. i voted for a guy named trump.

after that he was off on a whirlwind of stops in battle ground states. he's hitting rallies in north carolina, ohio and wisconsin. 2016 saw donald trump gaining momentum in the last two weeks. no doubt he's hoping to pull that off again. but today the candidates presented two contrasting messages on the issue overshadowing this election. turn on the television. "covid, covid, covid, covid, covid, covid. " by the way, on november 4th you won't hear about it any more. forjoe biden, a drive—through rally in pennsylvania, a chance to hit what he sees as his rival‘s achilles' heel. on friday, america reported its highest ever daily number of new coronavirus infections, more than 80,000. what i told in that debate, we're not learning how to live with it, you're asking us to learn how to die with it. and it's wrong. there's going to be a dark winter ahead unless we change our ways. joe biden is ahead in a number of these key swing states,

but it's not something he can take for granted. in 2016, hillary clinton too was ahead at this stage in the race, and so he's pulling out all the stops, bringing out his greatest weapon, his former boss. hello, florida! we can'tjust talk, we can'tjust imagine a better future, we've got to go out there and fight for it. we've got to outhustle the other side. we've got to vote like never before and we've got to leave no doubt. more than 54 million people have taken up the option of voting early, so they've already had their say. but ten days is plenty of time for president trump and mr biden to make their closing arguments for those that haven't. lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. with all the sport now, here's jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. good evening. a big day for rugby, with exeter chiefs making history. they are double winners after lifting the premiership

trophy, beating wasps 19—13 at twickenham in the final. it was only last week that exeter also won the champions cup final. austin halewood was watching. it's an image that's starting to look more at more familiar. exeter chiefs, european champions last weekend, now the premiership winners. after a season lasting more than 12 months exeter arrived at an eerily empty twickenham, filled with confidence and from the start that was plain to see. henry slade weaving his way through the wasps defence to put his side into the early lead. a nightmare start for wasps who had 11 players from their squad ruled out because of a covid—19 outbreak but umaga made sure they won't there just to make up sure they won't there just to make up the numbers as wasps drew level. as conditions worsened and the tension built, exeter went ahead through the boot of simmonds. a slender lead that wasps couldn't reach. mistakes in the end cost

them. exeter kicking their way to a second premiership title, becoming the fourth team in english rugby history to do the double. now, 273 days after the tournament began, rugby's six nations has finally resumed with ireland going top of the table after a convincing 50—17 win against italy. the fixture was postphoned in march because of coronavirus. their bonus point victory means ireland can take the tournament with another bonus point win in paris next weekend. meanwhile, ireland women also won, beating italy 21—7. after an early wobble, ireland scored three tries, moving them into second place in the table. british cyclist tao geoghegan hart has a great chance of winning the giro d'italia after taking stage 20. in an exciting sprint finish, the londoner edged out australian jai hindley. geoghegan hart now moves into a share of the overall lead with one day remaining. match of the day and sportscene are on after the news,

so if you don't want to know the scores, you know what to do. in the late game, jurgen klopp‘s liverpool sealed a 2—1win against sheffield united. elsewhere, west ham drew with manchester city. fulham stay bottom after losing to crystal palace. and a goalless draw between manchester united and chelsea. in scotland, hibs are back up to third in the premiership after a win at kilmarnock. a penalty gave them the 1—0 victory. motherwell scored four against ross county. and it was goalless between stjohnstone and dundee united. lewis hamilton is on course for a record breaking 92nd formula 0ne victory after taking pole position for the portuguese grand prix. qualifying was delayed though when a drain cover came up on the track. after repairs, hamilton beat team mate valtteri bottas by a tenth of a second. red bull's max verstappen starts from third. there's more on the bbc sport website, including alun wynjones equalling richie mccaw‘s world record of 148 caps in wales match against france. but that's it from me.

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me.

hello. this is bbc news. ecologists have criticised plans to move ancient woodland habitat in the warwickshire countryside to make way for hs2 — describing the idea as "fundamentally flawed". developers of the high speed line, want to relocate the woodland — as our environment and rural affairs correspondent claire marshal explains. this tree is from part of an ancient woodland near leamington spa which is being cut down because it's in the way of hs2.

it belongs to penny. she takes us through a bit of south cubbington wood that isn't being affected by the high—speed line. she says this is what it looked like in the spring. this is what it's like now. it's a bit of a kick in the stomach. it's a bit. alarming, yeah. it's alarming. but, you know, just got to keep calm and go along with it. ancient woodlands are at least 400 years old. they're rich in life, but there are only fragments left — about 2% of land in the uk. hs2 said it would translocate ones in the way of the line, which essentially means moving the habitat. so the train will be coming from london, in that direction. those trees will go and it will be running at top speed right in front of me and on up to birmingham.

they showed us what translocation looks like six months after part of an ancient wood was cut down. these posts around us are marking self—germinating and translocated tree species, so we've got hazel, we've got silver birch and we've got oak. this is where ancient woodland stores have been translocated from what we refer to as the donor site to the receptor site here, and they've been stripped in layers, translocated here and put back in exactly the same way. parliament approved the scheme, but the problem is, translocation has never really been done before with such a complex ecosystem. well, i think an ancient woodland is sort of like a turner masterpiece, and then translocation is like ripping up that masterpiece and throwing little bits of it somewhere else, and there is some semblance of the ancient woodland there but it's not really quite the ancient woodland we had before, with all its beautiful complexity. in fact, hs2 now acknowledge that the evidence is limited. they say they're planting 7 million new trees as part of a green corridor.

the question is, does it make up for this loss? claire marshall, bbc news, warwickshire. 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. the trees tell a tale. my favourite tree is the one with a sword in it because it looked ancient and it's really cool. it makes you feel like you are really in a wood. next, he can step into eight storybooks in the enchanted library. here in winnie the pooh 100 acre wood, you can play. 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 lewes'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. stay with us because at 10.30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the broadcaster penny smith and the communications expert iain anderson. my my younger will be hosting it. the weather now with ben rich. hello there. good evening. it is that night of the year when the clocks go back, an hour, marking the end of the british summer time, but as far as the weather goes summer feels like it is a long way behind. a very autumnal satellite picture, you can see this big swell of cloud

that has been bringing some outbreaks of really heavy rain eastwards through today, plenty of showers following on behind, brisk winds as well. as we head through tonight, still is rain to clear eastwards and across central and eastern parts of england, some of that clipping into eastern parts of scotland for a time and then we see clear spells following on, but plenty of showers rattling in from the west, blown in on a brisk wind. a cool night as well, temperatures across some parts of scotland getting down to one or 2 degrees, more widely between 4—10 , but tomorrow it is looking like an autumnal day. yes, spells of sunshine, but brisk winds and blustery showers. the showers will focus on across western areas, so through northern ireland, western scotland, north—west england, wales and the south—west and we will also see some blowing in from the english channel coast. the further east you are, not as many showers, parts of eastern england and north—eastern scotland may well stay dry, gusts could be up to 50 mph for exposed spots in western scotland and a fairly cool feel as well,

top temperatures between 10—14. as we head through sunday night, though the showers rattling in from the west, could see a slightly more prolonged spell of rain for a time across western scotland and then as we get into monday, it stays very unsettled, but i think the focus for the showers will shift a bit southwards, so particularly across england and wales, northern ireland seen some as well, but scotland should start to dry out a bit from the north with some spells of sunshine, but it stays fairly cool, 11—14. the area of low pressure that has been with us through the weekend clears away, but things don't really settle down. there is a big blow that will sit to the north—west of the uk and that will drive longer spells of rain through during the week and perhaps a more widespread wet weather towards the end of the week. certainly an unsettled outlook with some outbreaks of rain at times, but hopefully there will also be

some spells of sunshine.

hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. with iain anderson and penny smith. first the headlines. south yorkshire is the latest region to move to england's top level of restrictions. local leaders in sheffield call for an exit plan. the question is at what point will we come out of tier 3? no one is able to answer that question. even the mayor is asking that question. the mayor should have asked that question when he was negotiating with the government for the last ten days. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop nonessential travel as wales begins its first full day of a "firebreak" lockdown. the first minister of wales thanks people for their efforts in staying at home and says "we all have a responsibility to stop the virus spreading."