good morning, this is bbc news. the headlines... a study suggests immunity to covid—19 may only last a few months for those who contract coronavirus, increasing the risk of people catching the disease multiple times. more than 50 conservative mps representing the north of england write to the prime minister, calling for a "clear roadmap" out of tough restrictions. every area that is entering tier 3, the highest tier level, there is a position within that you say after 28 days it will be reviewed. if you live in ther north of england — what does levelling up mean to you? let me know, victoria@bbc.co.uk, or message me on twitter and instagram. a week before the us presidential elections, donald trump succeeds in appointing amy coney barrett

to the supreme court. it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences. it would be a dereliction of duty for her to give into them. what's it like to be only the fifth british rider to win a grand tour in the most dramatic way? this morning, we'll hear from the man himself... around 18 minutes of effort and just kinda use my experience in the years since i started cycling and even in other sports before that, to just focus on what i was doing and not get too caught up by the occasion and the grandeur of it all. and coming up this hour... one of the best bands from the 80s — we'll hear from ba na narama about why they've been in a band bubble since lockdown. i wrote that!

good morning. immunity to the coronavirus could only last a few months, according to new research. antibodies are a key part of our immune defences and stop the virus from getting inside the body's cells. the imperial college london team found the number of people testing positive for antibodies has fallen by 26% betweenjune and september. in the first round of testing, at the end ofjune and the beginning ofjuly, about 60 in 1,000 people had detectable antibodies — that's according to results for the 350,000 people in england who took tests as part of the react—2 study. but in the latest set of tests,

in september, only 44 per 1,000 people were positive. well, professor helen ward, from the school of public health at imperial college is one of the researchers on the react—2 study. before i ask about these results, professor ward, please just explain what the react-2 professor ward, please just explain what the react—2 is? professor ward, please just explain what the react -2 is? good morning, victoria. the study is on when we write to a random sample of people in england aged 18 or over and ask if they are willing to do an antibody test, and if they agree, they sign up and we sent them a test sunday to a finger prick test, read the result and upload that and let us the result and upload that and let us know what it is, so we are enormously grateful to those hundreds of thousands of people who have helped with this research. so what is a significance in the strop

of the number of people testing positive for antibodies? —— in this drop? we know antibodies tend to slowly wa ne drop? we know antibodies tend to slowly wane over time after somebody has had an infection, but we are not exactly sure at what point that leaves them vulnerable to reinfection, if that is the problem, so reinfection, if that is the problem, so that is one issue. this suggests that in this particular infection it is relatively quick. the second thing is that we have learnt a lot about who was exposed to the virus in the first round and we know that even in the first round and we know that eve n a cross in the first round and we know that even across the country, a lot more in london than elsewhere, but we know a particularly affected people of black and minority ethnic groups, younger rather than older people had a high prevalence of these antibodies in their blood and people in more deprived areas and living in larger households, so we have learnt a lot from this study about who gets the virus, whether they had severe symptoms or not, and there is a

finding that the antibodies start to drop over time. which means if you have had covid—19, you can get it again. we already knew that, but there have been so few confirmed cases around the world? yes, because in order to confirm it is a reinfection you need to have had tests at about the time you were first infected and then tested again, but there are increased reports of people who are saying they are pretty certain that they have had covid in the past, they have had covid in the past, they have had covid in the past, they have had antibodies tested and had tested positively again, so we will see that as the months go on, and u nfortu nately has see that as the months go on, and unfortunately has the virus is spreading quite rapidly again. what are the implications for a vaccine from your research, and how long we might be protected by a vaccine for?

iam not might be protected by a vaccine for? i am not vaccinologist or i am a public health doctor, but i know the collea g u es public health doctor, but i know the colleagues i work with that the way vaccines work is not the same as the way the body develops its own antibodies, so there are many different ways to approach vaccine development and we hope it will work a nyway development and we hope it will work anyway which will produce a more sustained approach to the virus and protect for longer. there are some vaccines where they need regular visitors and we would hope that we would find one normal vaccine circuits a more sustained protection, but it takes a long time to test those in the world. thank you very much for talking to us, really interesting research and you will keep going, we will speak to una few months, no doubt, professor helen ward from imperial college london. more than 50 conservative

mps have written a letter to boris johnson, demanding a "clear road—map" out of the tough coronavirus restrictions in the north of england. the newly—formed northern research group says "restrictions are affecting people across the north far greater than they are in the south". the letter comes as warrington in cheshire joins other areas in the north in the highest tier 3 category of restrictions. the tier 3 or ‘very high‘ alert level restrictions means no mixing of households indoors or outdoors. pubs and bars will close unless they provide what's called ‘a substantial meal‘. the north of england has been particularly hard hit by coronavirus — warrington, the latest northern city to be put into the highest tier of restrictions. nottingham will follow later this week. more than 50 conservative mps have now written to the prime minister calling for a clear road map for how to get out again. in their letter, they warn that coronavirus threatens to continue to increase the disparity between north and south. they say that their constituents have been some of the worst—affected by covid, with many losing jobs and businesses. and they ask borisjohnson

to reflect carefully on the conservatives' promise to people living in the north during the last election, with the levelling up agenda and to make the region central to the country's economic recovery. they suggest one way of doing that would be to prioritise and speed up big projects like a major rail upgrade to connect northern cities. many of the mps who signed the letter represent constituencies that were traditionally held by labour until last yea r‘s election. a downing street spokesman said the government had stood then on a solemn promise that it would improve people's lives and that, although the pandemic had meant 2020 was not the year we all hoped it would be, the government's ambitions for the country were unchanged. one of the mps who signed the letter said it wasn't about giving the government a tough time, but a row with leaders in greater manchester over restrictions did put government strategy for the north of england back in the spotlight. this letter is likely to put more scrutiny on how it plans to deliver on those ambitions in such changed circumstances.

helen catt, bbc news. 0ur reporter mairead smyth is in warrington, where a further 200,000 people were placed into tier 3 overnight. and explains how the council has responded to this. the council leader russ bowden responded when they knew warrington was headed to this tier 3 level. he said it was necessary and appropriate and that's because there is a rising number, rising infection rate, here in warrington. i think it's around 399 people per 100,000 of the population. slightly less than neighbouring areas of liverpool city region and greater manchester just up the road but high nonetheless. the main concern is in the working population over the age of 60 where they're seeing a growing number of cases and really, across the whole population here as well, so it is something that has been welcomed, there is a package of support here, just under £6 million, that will be split for public health needs and to support businesses but of course those tier 3 rules come into effect here,

it reduces the interaction you can have with people. you can't meet anyone outside your support bubble or family indoors, and restrictions on how you can meet outdoors, of course, sticking to that number of six. so with this call for a road map through lockdown restrictions, the business minister nadhim zahawi explained this morning how areas in tier 3 might find a way out. every area that is entering tier 3, the highest tier level, there is provision in that to say that after 28 88 will be reviewed to see where we have got to. if we work together, both nationally and locally and do the right thing, follow the rules are not tier, make sure we work with local leaders, they are the best place people to deliver that message and additional help as well, then i

think we can get through this and come out the other end. let's talk to jake berry, conservative mp, former northern powerhouse minister and one of the main players in organising this letter to the prime minister from more than 50 mp5. good morning, mr berry. what you think the pandemic has exposed in your constituency that we did not know before? many parts the north of england, including large parts of lancashire, have been subject to something again to tier 3, slightly most of than a tier 2, since august. and i think that has exposed real challenges with the economy and we need to ensure, under khacheridi calls for, the government to give hope to people in communities across the north of england that together we can beat this pandemic, a dispelled plan to make sure the

things we really excel at in the north of england like manufacturing will be at the heart of the government's recovery. you honestly believe nobody really knows the criteria for getting out of these different tiers? adult i am sure the government knows, it seems like once every 28 days you are waiting for the white smoke to come out of the vatican chimney. but i want government to provide easy, understandable data, we do not expect the government to say you will leave an x date but businesses and communities are perfectly capable of looking at datasets. if you visit any church will also get hurt around the country you will often see a thermometer saying we are 200 quid away from a new roof fund or whatever. people like targets, if you want us to be able

to do this you need to show us the targets. but hospital admissions need to come down and the rate of infection it's a contemporary you have been told, is that not specific enough? i am asking on a personal level to provide that in an easy and digestible way. i understand there isa digestible way. i understand there is a bunch of indicators used by the government, share that with us, we are asking people to get a peerage civil liberties, businesses to close, people to live unto said that the normal wages, i do not think it is unreasonable to say the other side of that coin should be, show us the way out. we want to build back better across the north of england, work with the prime minister on his exciting levelling up agenda but we need to move beyond the covid virus into the recovery stage. what honest

is build back better mean in practical terms? if you look at the barometer of confidence in the manufacturing sector, in september you can see that every single part of the north of england recovered faster and better than london, we are an economic powerhouse with hi—tech manufacturing at our house, as we seek for britain to recover, as we seek for britain to recover, as we seek for britain to recover, as we leave the european union, putting the north of england at the heart of those recovery plans, creating high—paid jobs for people, including education and training, it has to be part of creating a better britain on the other side of this covid pandemic. undercutters not happen, how worried are you that your party will lose seats across the north of england that you won from labour last december? we have a real opportunity here, many people voted conservative for the first

time in their life, and to have such hope given by the prime minister that there is a way out of this, that there is a way out of this, that he will continue to fight everyday, as i know he will, to deliver his pulsation for the noel thatcher appeal to so many people over the last election, i think represents a real opportunity for the conservative party nudges to hold the seats but to build on that red wool and remain the party of government. how do you think he has handled the north—south relations in the last three weeks?” handled the north—south relations in the last three weeks? i think the prime minister is committed to driving the north forward. device —— the north south divisions. is the former mayor of london, he knows that if a region flighted connect country that if a region flighted connect cou ntry left that if a region flighted connect country left it chin from its chest. there have been difficult times with negotiations with regional mass, but i don't think anybody thought this pandemic would be easy and 18 steamy that he and his government happily

prioritise the businesses and the people of the north of england —— and it seems to me that he his government. do you have your ideas about the routes out of tier 3, for example? we have to be shown the data, i understand it is complicated but businesses across the north are used to looking at complicated dataset everyday and making decisions about their businesses, that provide certainty and enables them to plan. communities across the north want to know that the steps we are taking make a real difference and more importantly, as one knows, we wa nt and more importantly, as one knows, we want to work with the government on an exciting economic development plan that will drive the last —— drives the life chances of the people of the north of england. it isa people of the north of england. it is a once in a generation challenge, it is only by building the entire country back stronger that we will beat this pandemic can be a stronger

country on the other side. thank you for talking to us, jake berry, the conservative mp for rossendale and darwen. classe syon park mps are banning the tremendous neath —— not leaving the north behind, ian parsons says we know the northern powerhouse mentioned in 2012, nothing has happened, no hs3, transparent railway, hs2 is stopping at birmingham, no extra infrastructure, nothing, just hot air, we are being played like an old piano. if you want to get in touch, particularly if you are in the north of england, e—mail me or message me on twitter or gal. nottingham is another city that's heading towards tier 3 restrictions — our correspondent geeta pendse is there this morning, right in the centre of town in market square. good morning, this is widely anticipated, the announcement about

anticipated, the announcement about a move into tier 3 for nottingham, it was announced yesterday and shall ta ke it was announced yesterday and shall take effect from thursday, notjust nothing but some parts of the caddy of nottinghamshire, the three brother —— the three boroughs surrounding the city. there are questions about why it has taken so long to place these areas into tier 3, as you may remember nothing of this month at the highest infection rate in england for nine consecutive days. that has fallen and it is now the 24th highest in england that officials here say despite thatjob they are concerned about a writing infection rate in older age groups, particularly the over 65s, and they'll worried about pressures on they'll worried about pressures on the nhs. we had seen a significant rise in hospital admissions, they say that is why they are taking action on these restrictions will come into place from thursday. just like another part of england where we are seeing the tier 3 rejections,

it will mean households cannot mix indoors or outdoors at hospitality venues 01’ indoors or outdoors at hospitality venues or private gardens —— just like in other parts of england. there is a will of six another outdoor spaces, you can meet as long as social distancing, and distancing, and pubs and bars that do not serve meals will have to close in the tier 3 areas, which will be a huge impact for a place like nottingham, often seen as a thriving place for nightlife in particular. 0ne thriving place for nightlife in particular. one of the things everybody is looking out for is details about the support package, five councils he had been involved ina five councils he had been involved in a negotiation with the government and say they had secured a package similarto and say they had secured a package similar to other parts of england in tier 3, but the city council leader yet says he does not believe it is enough. we are awaiting specific details on what that will look like to emerge later today. thank you very much. covid—19 has "thrived" among black, asian and ethnic minority communities, because of race discrimination, according to a report.

the review, comissioned by the labour party in april, was led by baroness doreen lawrence. it found that minority ethnic groups were over—exposed to the virus, stigmatised and faced barriers to healthcare. last week, a government adviser said that structural racism was not a reasonable explanation for rates of the virus differing between ethnic groups. to the us, and with just one week to go until the presidential election, judge amy coney barrett has been sworn into the supreme court, after being nominated for the role by president trump. democrats have criticised the timing of the vote and argued that it should have been postponed until after the election. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis reports. question occurs on the nomination of amy coney barrett. the vote was along party lines in a deeply divided senate. the ayes are 52. the nays are 48. the nomination of amy coney barrett of indiana to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed.

confirming that conservative christian amy coney barrett to a lifetime appointment on the highest court in the land. the process then moved swiftly to a prime—time event at the white house. described by president trump as a "towering intellect", amy coney barrett was sworn in by the longest—serving supreme courtjustice, clarence thomas. and i will well and faithfully discharge. herfirstjob could be to decide the outcome of the presidential election, should the matter end up in the supreme court. and, with the president alongside her, the former appeals courtjudge pledged her independence from the political process. the oath that i have solemnly taken tonight means, at its core, that i will do myjob without any fear or favour, and that i will do so independently of both the political branches and of my own preferences.

ruth bader ginsburg. but in taking the place of the liberaljustice ruth bader ginsburg, who died last month, she will change the political complexion of the nine—member court — possibly for decades to come. amy coney barrett refused to be drawn on issues such as abortion, climate change, and gun control during her confirmation hearing, but few doubt her appointment could herald a new era of rulings on some of the key issues of american life. but the confirmation of a christian conservative to the us supreme court is undoubtedly a huge victory for donald trump. and regardless of its impact on the election, experts agree it could change the shape of american life long after he has left office. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. no child will go hungry at christmas —

the prime minister's pledge. it's a sign of how serious the issue is that borisjohnson even had to make that promise. but how will he achieve that? under pressure from the campaign by marcus rashford, many conservatives want a speedy solution to the problem. 0ne proposal is to extend holiday clubs in england which provide food. as of this morning, a petition created by marcus rashford calling for provisions to continue in the holidays had smore than 900,000 signatures. i would say it is on course for a millionaire next half—hour. —— for a millionaire next half—hour. —— for a million in the next half—hour. so let's talk to two people who can describe the impact this decision has on realfamilies. we can talk to kevin sherriff, he's the chairperson of nine adventure playgrounds in the city of leicester. during the pandemic these children's play centres have become food banks instead. and zane powles,

an assistant head teacher at western primary school in grimsby, who — during the height of lockdown delivered seven thousand free school meals to pupils by foot. welcome, both of you. tell me about your school first of all, zane powles, what proportion receive free school meals, and i am guessing it can school meals, and i am guessing it ca n ofte n school meals, and i am guessing it can often be a struggle during holiday times that turbocharger has the pandemic made it forfamilies? during lockdown we delivered about 110 free school meals everyday, just overfourin 110 free school meals everyday, just overfour in ten 110 free school meals everyday, just over four in ten of our children are entitled to free school meals. it was quite touch, but during the holidays and to lockdown it even tougher, some families have lost jobs, funds are very short, during lockdown they were not prepared to feed their children at dinner time, and when funds are short, the extra meal you have not prepared for make things a lot tighter. and this week,

what is being provided and by whom? from our local authority, nothing as of yet, but the vote was very late in the week, we are on half term this week, it was quite tough for local authorities to sort out with the head some plans to put forward because everyone is on holiday, but hopefully by christmas with support from the government, things will be in place and children will be supported. luckily thousands of companies had supported marcus rashford and are now supporting the children, which is not —— which is much needed. device cavern, tell it about your playgrounds and the areas they are in? they are all based in areas of greater social needs, they have been around for many years and have been around for many years and have children (inaudible)

after school and on holidays. we have been involved with the holiday hunger programme for the last four years, because kids are obviously not getting free school meals during the summerwe not getting free school meals during the summer we were approached because of the large number of kids we get, about 150 on each project, and because of where we are based we knew we could target a lot of kids. we teamed up with public health, the city council and also fareshare in terms of providing food. we did it ina terms of providing food. we did it in a non—discriminatory way, it was food for everybody, nobody had to stand ina food for everybody, nobody had to stand in a separate line, it was good quality food for everybody. would you say that some of the children you help are living in poverty and their parents work? definitely. in lesser, before the

pandemic, we had 35,000 kids living below the poverty line, that has increased significantly. and we know quite clearly we have a lot of parents who were working but on the incomes and quite often coupled with high rent, this was forcing them into poverty. because of the kind of area we are working, and we do a lot ofjoint up area we are working, and we do a lot of joint up stuff area we are working, and we do a lot ofjoint up stuff with schools, teachers were saying lots of kids we re teachers were saying lots of kids were coming into school hungry and unable to learn as a result, we have teachers looking at setting up food banks in schools and stuff, so before the pandemic we had a big problem, obviously when it happens, people lost theirjobs, they were soloed, kids are at home, food prices have gone up, i think it has pushed a lot of people into big problems. zane, what is your view on

the best way to get food to children who need it in the holidays, is it to council run schemes with the 63 million given by the government. is facing financial difficulties, which having heard lots of councils interviewed over lusty days, they had spent, or is it to the school meals voucher system backed by marcus rashford? i think through the local authorities. as marcus said himself, the vouchers very good sticking plaster but not the solution. if the government funded schools more and charities like fa resha re, schools more and charities like fareshare, and meals and more, they are fareshare, and meals and more, they a re really better fareshare, and meals and more, they are really better position to support families during the holidays, they have positions place, they can work in schools, use the kitchen is not being used over the holidays, i think it is better if the charities, the schools and local authorities work together and it is donein authorities work together and it is done in the school kitchens, because

the buildings are, the holes are there, children know where they are going, there could be a better outcome for children who are really struggling. kevin, which is ab established school meals purchase scheme is better all the way that zane has just described scheme is better all the way that zane hasjust described edge? (inaudible) it is really helpful, it is 16,000 per child and no way will feed a child for a week in terms of decent food —— child for a week in terms of decent food — — it child for a week in terms of decent food —— it is £16 per child. we are not a poor country and we have not got a shortage of food, this situation has been going on for a long time and has got worse and worse and it continues. i think it is essential to government try to do

something. thank you both very much for talking to us, iberia appreciate edge, zane powles and kevin sharon. this statement from the government, the government has expanded eligibility for free school meals to more children than any other decade, providing free school meals when schools were partially closed, increasing welfare support by nine billion and getting helpful 63 million forfamilies billion and getting helpful 63 million for families facing financial difficulties, we also provided vouchers to the covid some of the fund in addition to holiday activities at the food programme. now the weather with darren. hello. it's going to be wet and windy at times. this band of cloud bringing outbreaks of rain. after that, some sunshine, blustery and heavy showers for northern ireland and wales, some later through the midlands. the north—east of scotland largely dry, sunshine for the northern isles, temperature

struggling to 10 degrees, higher temperatures across the south of england and wales, blustery showers continuing over night. the rent band moves north towards scotland in the northern isles, because there is still quite a keen wind overnight, it shouldn't get too cold, it's around five or 6 degrees. some big waves crashing onto western coasts on wednesday, together with some fairly frequent and heavy showers, lots of showers running through the english channel. some heading inland, drierand english channel. some heading inland, drier and sunnier weather for much of the day across the north—east of england and eastern scotland, but it's a chilly wind, temperature is 10—12 c. hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines... scientists say the number of people with coronavirus antibodies has dropped by a quarter in three months — raising the risk of being infected again more than 50 conservative mps representing the north of england write to the prime minister,

calling for a "clear roadmap" out of tough restrictions. the government says restrictions are regularly under review. every area that is entering tier 3, the highest tier level, there is a provision within that to say that after 28 days, it will be reviewed. a week before the us presidential elections — donald trump succeeds in appointing amy coney barrett to the supreme court it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences. it would be a dereliction of duty for her to give into them. what's it like to be only the fifth british rider to win a grand tour in the most dramatic way? this morning, we'll hear from the man himself... it was around 80 minutes of effort and just kinda use my experience in the years since i started cycling and even in other sports before that, to just

focus on what i was doing and not get too caught up by the occasion and the grandeur of it all. # she's got it! and coming up this hour... one of the best bands from the ‘80s — we'll hear from ba na narama about why they've been in a band—bubble since lockdown. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. good morning. the dynamic duo of harry kane and son heung min helped spurs to victory last night in the premier league. kane in particular proving crucial at both ends for that match at burnley — clearing james tarkowski's header off the line to stop tottenham from going behind before setting up the only goal of the game, flicking the ball into the path of son heung—min who headed it home. this means these two have combined to score 29 premier league goals altogether making them the joint second most prolific combination in premier league history.

we need everyone to be scoring and assisting to win games. 0bviously the last few weeks, we've had a nice little partnership going and hopefully it continues. when you are playing well you want each game to come, and today, it was not an amazing assist but it felt to the right place and sonny was there to put it away. i think he's had better nights to be fair, top players to the right things, make good decisions, that's one of them things but i thought defensively we were very strong against players like him tonight. a lot of credit to my players but we have to tidy up them details because at the minute, they are hurting us. elsewhere, karlan grant scored a late equaliser for west brom to deny brighton a first home win of the season. brighton went ahead through a jake livermore own goal, before grant earned his side a point. newcastle united owner mike ashley says the broadcasting of some premier league matches

on pay per view at £111.95 per match is unacceptable. he says the premier league should look at getting the price cut to £11.95 per game instead. a fan boycott of the matches has already raised over £300,000 for charity. more champions league action tonight as manchester city travel to marseille and liverpool host danish champions fc midtjylland for the first time when they meet in group d. the six time champions are again without injured defender virgil van dijk. he's likely to be out for some months, butjurgen klopp's side have still won their last two matches without him. klopp says van dijk has set a high standard in the team. we all expect pretty much, not perfection, but not too far from perfection from us. and that means there is space for improvement, that's ok.

but we need, everybody needs time to replace a massive player or person or whatever. but so far we did 0k. manchester city also have injury concerns ahead of their match in marseille. they have problems in the centre forward position with sergio aguero joining gabrieljesus on the sidelines. aguero suffered a muscle problem against west ham at the weekend, and manager pep guardiola thinks the packed fixture list this season might be to blame for the number of injuries yesterday, everyone got the statistics that in the premier league we have 47% more injuries than this period last time. it's hurting everywhere. a few months, we arrived at the moment, november, december, january, i guess we will be the same. increase a lot because it's normal. so, now we have two just protect the players were that's possible, the strongest ones will

survive, the other ones, will fall down. scotland's sean maitland will be absent for this weekend's six nations super saturday — he's been axed from the squad for the trip to wales after breaking covid—19 rules. he was part of a group of 12 barbarians players to ignore protocols, which led to the cancellation of sunday's warm up game with england at twickenham. head coach gregor townsend says they will review the situation in the coming weeks. there was a surprise in the superleague with salford beating leaders st helens 12-10. salford recovered from being 10—0 down and krisnan inu struck late to deny saints their 11th super league win in a row. st helens remain on course for the league leaders' shield despite the defeat. elsewhere leeds beat castleford 28—24. he's cycling's man of the moment — the newly crowned giro d'italia champion tao geoghan hart. the 25—year—old londoner told us he was inspired by briitsh cyclists at team sky from a very young age to take up the sport

in the first place. he nowjoins the likes of sir bradley wiggins, geraint thomas and chris froome as one ofjust five winners of a grand tour. the teams go from the very outset to inspire people not only to race bikes but just inspire people not only to race bikes butjust to participate in cycling and to use a bike as a mode of transport, that has rung true. i think the team inspired me to get into the sport, not only with its su ccesses into the sport, not only with its successes but the fact it had british riders, the fact it had people i could really look up to, knowing they had come from fairly similar places to myself and now, to find myself here in this situation, is incredible. the team has evolved over the years, faces come and go but yes, what an incredible journey it's been since those days! great

speaking to them earlier on this morning. that's all the sport for now. victoria, back to you. holly, thank you. scottish parliament will vote on nicola sturgeon‘s five—tier system of coronavirus restrictions this afternoon. last week the scottish first minister announced the new system, which would come into force on monday. 0ur scotland correpsondent lorna gordon explains what curbs apply to each tier. the lowest tier of the new restrictions would be closer to normal and allow for meetings indoors with a maximum of eight people from three households. in tier 1, the rule of six from two households kicks in both indoors and outdoors. people living in tier 2 areas would be banned from socialising in each other‘s homes, pubs and restaurants could only serve alcohol indoors with a main meal. in tier 3 areas, pubs would have to close, restaurants may be able to stay open under strict conditions. in the highest tier, nonessential shops would have to shut, travel may be severely limited, and tourism would close down. schools, though, would remain open. let's speak to

christine tait—burkard, professor of infection and immunity at edinburgh university. good morning to you. will this new system bring down the level of infections? well, some of these restrictions have been in place in scotla nd restrictions have been in place in scotland for quite some time. we have seen most of the central belt in what is effectively level three, in the new system, of four effective levels, five total levels, and we see that numbers are slowly starting to level out in terms of cases but they still don't start to show going down and that is just what we've seenin down and that is just what we've seen in the first wave of coronavirus, actually. so do you have much hope they will work? they will work, it's just a very fast rolling train and it takes quite a long time to stop it because some social contacts will just

long time to stop it because some social contacts willjust continue to go on because even in level four, what is effectively a lockdown type restriction, we see essential work are still going to work, we see manufacturing still continuing stop those are areas with high people density. at the same time, i'm not worried about those effects because we need to live with some of the virus and the way we impact and we monitor impact, as hospitalisations, for we are with intensive care unit capacity. that, at the moment, looks but we see numbers rising still. so we hope that they are levelling out in the next couple of weeks. 90 people in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed covid. is there a plan for how areas will get out of these tears? as one of these

expected messages from the first minister today is how these boundaries will actually be set and this comes after some government documents have been leaked yesterday with two health board areas, north and south la narkshire, with two health board areas, north and south lanarkshire, moving into level four, effectively a lockdown, potentially. —— tiers. the city of dundee potentially moving into tier 3so dundee potentially moving into tier 3 so that is kind of an indication of where the boundaries will live. in dundee we have seen a sustained increase all over the city, of cases, and obviously there is both the r number as well as the number of cases per capita that plays a role in that. similarly, in the north and south lanarkshire, we have had restriction on household mixing in place for about nine weeks. now, obviously the three weeks of effectively, the highest alert area

in england and we still see cases may be slightly rising which is obviously a cause for concern and thatis, obviously a cause for concern and that is, again, a sustained increase in cases that may actually result in these areas moving into fixed level of restrictions. thank you for joining us. thank you for your messages, from across the north of england. i asked you if you live in the north of england what does levelling up mean? sue says when they talk about the northjust sue says when they talk about the north just seems to me at manchester and leeds which is doing all right, very little talk about the north—east and terms of cities north of leeds. i live in newcastle, very little help for our city, the north—east desperate for jobs little help for our city, the north—east desperate forjobs and help forfamilies north—east desperate forjobs and help for families in north—east desperate forjobs and help forfamilies in poverty. steve is in lancaster, he says the simple a nswer is in lancaster, he says the simple answer is there has never and never will be a willingness of london to wa nt to

will be a willingness of london to want to level things up. the north—south divide is getting bigger, part of the reason behind the brexit vote was one of total frustration with the south believing the north doesn't matter. the only a nswer says the north doesn't matter. the only answer says steve is to ben hs2 and use the money in investing in the north ‘s infrastructure. tommy says the northern part of england now has had over seven months of lockdown and it's the most dystopian landscape. we need a route of escape from this, someone please show us a map that extends past watford. if you are getting in touch you can message me on instagram or e—mail me, or get in touch on twitter. more on coronavirus now, and the world health organisation has called for europe to "seriously accelerate" its fight against coronavirus. a string of countries have reported record increases in cases, led by france, which registered more than 50,000 daily infections for the first time. tough restrictions have been reintroduced in some countries and that's led to anger. mark lobel reports. an initially peaceful protest at anti—coronavirus measures in italy again spills

over into violence. here in turin, the closure of dining in restaurants at 6pm is too much to stomach for those complaining the economic repercussions are simply indigestible. but according to the world health organization, even europe's most recent measures may not quell the virus enough. sometimes in a race, you can use certain tactics at a certain time. right now, we are well behind this virus in europe, so getting ahead of it is going to take some serious acceleration in what we do. for the czech government, with 7,300 new cases just recorded, that means implementing a night—time curfew from wednesday for at least a week. and incredibly, in the belgian city of liege, doctors there have been asked to keep working even if they have coronavirus to prevent the health system collapsing.

there are similarfears in spain with around 17,000 new covid cases reported a day. according to the emergency health chief, if cases continue to rise over the next two weeks, it is possible by the middle or third week of november that intensive care units may be close to collapse and certainly in a critical condition. and now in norway, new measures are being introduced after 1,200 cases were reported last week. limits are being introduced to keep private gatherings and business meetings to under 50 people and a new ten day quarantine role for foreign workers entering from some of the worst hit countries, including france where hospitals registered over 1,300 new coronavirus patients on monday in the highest one—day increase since april.

in this hospital in newcastle in the uk, a sobering reminder from one covid patient why european governments feel the need to act. i remember getting up at about three o'clock in the morning to use the bathroom. the next thing i remember, i was on my hands and knees, on all fours on the landing, gasping for breath. i didn't think i was going to come out of it. i was very frightened. we just have these figures in from the office for national statistics regarding covid—19 deaths, the number of deaths registered in the wa ke number of deaths registered in the wake of the 16th of october, up 60% on the previous week. 761 of the deaths registered in the uk in the

week of october the 16th involved covid—19. 0p week of october the 16th involved covid—19. op 61% on the previous week. that just in covid—19. op 61% on the previous week. thatjust in from the office for national statistics. that, by the way, 8% of the peak back in mid april. we will talk to our head of statistics in the next hour. seven people have been killed in a bomb attack on a religious schoolin the northern pakistani city of peshawar. more than 80 people are reported to be injured, some of them critically. police say they believe the bomb was hidden in a bag. 0ur correspondent in the region, secunder kermani gave us more details. well, this blast took place at 8:30 in the morning in the main prayer hall of a mosque where classes for students of this madrasa were taking place. according to some eyewitness, there were hundreds of students there at the time. hospital officials have told us that all seven of those killed were aged between 20 and 30 years old and as were most of the people who were injured. there were initial reports of a number of children having been killed, that doesn't seem to be

the case although we are still getting clarity on that. police investigators have said they believe the blast was caused by a bomb hidden in a bag, it's not clear yet why this mosque was targeted. some suggestion it could be the work of the islamic state group who have carried out a number, a handful, ishould say, really, of attacks on religious figures who they see as being opposed to them but no claim of responsibility yet. the number of attacks by militants in pakistan has really reduced very significantly over the past few years so this attack certainly will be causing a great deal of concern. the prime minister imran khan has expressed his sympathies with the victims and vowed that those responsible will be brought to justice. the metropolitan police are investigating a traffic collision involving labour leader sir keir starmer and a cyclist in north london on sunday. the cyclist, who reportedly has minor injuries following a collision with a car, was taken to hospital as a precaution. sir keir is not thought to have been injured and reported the incident to the police later that day.

mobile phone companies have been ordered to stop selling phones locked to one network. the regulator 0fcom says the move should result in better deals and less inconvenience for consumers. the firms have said they'll work with 0fcom to comply with its guidelines. they were childhood friends and the ultimate 80's girl group, but since lockdown sarah dallin and keren woodward have formed their very own "bananarama bubble." instead of the planned tour the pop superstars behind hits like "venus" and "really saying something" used the time to write their autobiography. they've taken our entertainment correspondent colin paterson back to one of their old stomping grounds. here we are. it's been a while. bananarama. oh, it's still got the squeaky floor. back at london's pineapple dance studios. all the classics were rehearsed here. i heard a rumour, love in the first degree... did we do venus here?

i think we may. i forgot. i've got a bad arm. # i am your venus # i am yourfire of desire...# this trip down memory lane is because bananarama used lockdown to write their autobiography. you have actually been bubbling during lockdown? we've been bubbling since lockdown, yeah. how has it been for you? great! great, actually, yeah. really good. yeah, i mean, it made sense because of the book and the fact we're best mates anyway. so while everyone else was doing box sets and jigsaws, bananarama were writing away? yes, absolutely. # it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it # it ain't what you do it's the way that you do it # and that's what gets results.# it was 1981 when bananarama first shuffled onto top of the pops. keren and sarah have been the two constants in the band ever since. writing the book has allowed them to think about their

contribution to pop history. there were moments where i got quite emotional. like, i think writing the book for me brought a real sense of achievement. that maybe i wasn't as proud of myself as i should have been. # he was really saying something...# there were so few girl groups around at the time, that i think that's probably why we sort of stuck out as something different. yeah, we worked hard and i think we deserve our place in pop history. you don't want to go on and on about how hard it is for women, but it is harderfor women. it's harder to get respect. looking back you realise what a battle it actually was. # it's a cruel, cruel summer # leaving me here on my own # it's a cruel...# the book also deals with some metoo moments, including when their own security guard stripped naked and expected to get into bed with them.

i think that we've been saved in a lot of situations by the fact that there were three of us, and actually, you know, one young girl isn't overly intimidating, but three of you... three laughing at those situations, which is what we tended to do. were there many of those situations? do you know what? yes, quite a few. # feed the world...# i'm looking at the only two people to have sung on band aid and band aid two. hurrah! how much does that achievement mean to you? i think the first one was quite extraordinary in that... we had absolutely no idea when we got the call. # let them know it's christmas time...# we were quite young stepping out of the little mini metro, or whatever we were in, then seeing sting, i wasjust like, "oh, my god, what's going on?" it's incredible looking back

there was only you and jody whatley from shalamar as females on the single. what was going on? when you see the group picture you realise it was just a sea of men and a couple of little girls in there. it was quite extraordinary. i mean, there must have been other artists around at the time. alison moyet, kim wilde, i mean... where were they? # feed the world. # let them know it's christmas time...# what was the second recording like? now who was in that? bros? cliff richard was in it. yeah. my abiding memory was thinking that cliff must think i'm incredibly rude, because he went to tell me what to sing and i said, "yes, darling, i was on the first one!" when you read a book like this you are hoping the big names get mentioned. you don't disappoint in that. paul mccartney is in there. an amazing story about andy warhol. meeting andy warhol,

because he was so iconic, he was on this mtv boat and came up and was doing, literally taking polaroids of us. that's the sort of thing he was known for. but that was incredible meeting him. # robert de niro's waiting, talking italian...# and you do tell the robert de niro story. you did get to meet up after releasing the single? we had a pay phone in our hall in our council flat. and the phone went and my boyfriend answered it. the three of us were watching brookside in the other room. and he came and said, "bob de niro is on the phone", very excitedly, and we're obviously thinking, as if. but we all scuttled to the phone and i think siobhan sort of spoke monosyllabic. "do you want to go for a drink?" "yeah." this, that and the other. so we met up and had a drink with him. it was just really strange. what do you talk to robert de niro about? i have no recollection. no idea! # only you can set me free.

# cos i'm guilty guilty as a girl can be.# and despite all bananarama's 2020 tour dates being cancelled due to covid, they insist they will be back on the road next year. it was so easy every step of the way to think you could easily be written off and disappear, become invisible. but why should you when you love what you do? i mean, i'm proud that we're still here and still going. # come on baby, can't you see? # i stand accused of love in the first degree what a decade for music that was. i do not disagree. now it's time for the weather with darren. through the week it will remain very unsettled, longer spells of rain. temperatures higher by the end of the week but

throughout the week we are in for some quite strong winds. the windier weather around this area of low pressure that contains remnants of hurricane epsilon. this weather front bringing with it cloud and rain, moving north and east, followed by sunshine and heavy, blustery showers, especially to northern ireland, wales, the south—west, perhaps some coming into the midlands later. the wind is quite blustery, temperatures similar to yesterday, 11 or 12 degrees, may be cooler in the north of scotland, sunshine in the northern isles, temperatures are higher in the south of england, where we have blustery showers. the showers continue to run into the south and west overnight, the rain band moving northwards away from mainland scotland, dawdling in the northern isles. clear skies away from the showers, temperatures at five or 6 degrees, not too cold, still a keen wind overnight. the low pressure remains to the north—west of the uk, the wind travelling a

long way, big waves piling up across the atlantic. we are going to find those big waves crashing on to some of the western coasts of the uk. with some showers which will continue around western areas, along the south coast, through the english channel, the driest of the weather in eastern england and north—eastern scotland. a gusty old wind, things cold for many parts of the country, especially in the south, temperatures no better than 12 degrees. as we look further ahead, another weather system to come our way, racing from the atlantic on a strong jet stream and that means more cloud and rain on thursday. the wetter weather moving north and east steadily, drying off across southern parts of england during the afternoon. again, the far north of scotla nd afternoon. again, the far north of scotland seeing rain late in the day but over some western hills, western scotland, north—west england and wales, the rain quite heavy, we are drawing in milderairon south—westerly winds, mild overnight. get some sunshine in the

south—east, temperatures 18 degrees, western h ills south—east, temperatures 18 degrees, western hills are still wet.

this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire with the latest headlines from the uk and around the world. scientists say the number of people with coronavirus antibodies has dropped by a quarter in three months — raising the risk of being infected again. more than 50 conservative mps representing the north of england write to the prime minister, calling for a "clear road map" out of tough restrictions. we are in people to get a peerage fiddle the, businesses to close, people to live on two thirds of the normal wagers —— we are asking people to give up huge civil. i do not think the other side of that coin should be to have a clear way out. if you live in the north of england — what does

"levelling up" mean to you?