this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines... more than 50 conservative mps representing the north of england have written to the prime minister calling for a clear road map out of tough coronavirus restrictions. we are asking people to give up huge civil liberties. businesses to close. people to live on two thirds of their normal wages. i don't think it's unreasonable to say that the other side of that coin should be show was the way out. levels of antibodies in people who have had covid—19 fold quite rapidly according to new research. we have a special report from the syrian city of england, where doctors are warning of a covid catastrophe is the number of positive cases rises and falls —— syrian city of idlib. this winter

will be very dark and very hard. we don't have many places the people in camps. with one week to go before election day in the united states their focus turns to the key swing states that are set to determine who wins the race of the white house. and the birds ruffling a few feathers in west sussex. we go in search of the peacocks on the loose in the south downs. hello, good afternoon. let usjust out with some breaking news. we now hearing that the number of dead migrants who were crossing the channel when their boat capsized, the number of dead migrants who were crossing the channel when their boat

capsized, the number of debt has increased lives and we are hearing from our correspondent says simon jones in tunbridge wells that it is a man, a two children aged five and eight and they were in a boat that was carrying migrants crossing the channel. the boat capsized, a bit of information coming in from the health authorities. they are saying that 15 people altogether were taken ca re of by that 15 people altogether were taken care of by hospitals in calais and dunkirk and they are also saying that an investigation is being carried out now by the public prosecutor of dunkirk in order to identify the causes of this tragedy. so, just the latest there. four people have died in that boat capsizing, a man, a woman, two children aged five and aged eight. we will bring you more on that as $0011 we will bring you more on that as 50011 as we we will bring you more on that as soon as we get it.

there is increasing pressure on the government to outline exactly how a reason through coronavirus straight sections can them lifted. —— coronavirus restrictions. more than 50 conservative mps representing the north of england have written to the prime minister calling for a clear road map out of tough coronavirus restrictions. the mps — many of whom won labour's so—called ‘red wall‘ seats at the last election — warn that the pandemic threatens the prime minister's promise to "level up" northern communities. jonathan blake reports. new parts of england coming under the tightest restrictions. nottingham moves into the very high covid alert level this week, warrington nowjoins other areas in tier 3. for how long, no one can be sure. if it's necessary, everybody abides by the rules, the sooner we will be able to get back to normal. maybe within, what is it, 28 days, we will be back to tier 2.

i think it's needed to happen. the numbers of people with coronavirus are growing. mps are demanding details though on when and how the measures may be lifted. we are asking people to give up huge civil liberties, businesses to close, people to live on two thirds of their normal wages. i don't think it's unreasonable to say that the other side of that coin should be, show us the way out. more than 50 conservative mps have written to the prime minister calling for a clear road map out of local lockdowns. in their letter they warn coronavirus threatens to continue to increase the disparity between north and south. they say their constituents have been some of the worst affected by covid, with many losing jobs and businesses, and they ask boris johnson 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. it's almost a year since borisjohnson‘s landslide election victory. we did it! we did it.

tories who took seats from labour then warn their areas risk being left behind now. ministers insist the promised investment has begun. seven towns getting £180 million as part of the 5.6 billion towns fund, 45 of them are in the northern powerhouse, 1a of the hospitals in our hospital building programmes are in the northern powerhouse. the mps who wrote this letter insist they're not trying to make trouble for the government — some say they were not expecting it to be made public. but reminding the prime minister about promises he made at the last election reflects a nervousness among some tory backbenchers that those who voted conservative last time round won't necessarily do so again. the response to coronavirus may have consumed the government for months, but downing street says its ambition for the country is unchanged. some mps are clearly impatient to see the evidence. jonathan blake, bbc news. let's get more on this with our political correspondent, nick eardley.

nick, i was talking to one of the mps who has written this letter suggesting to her it is a bit hard to get a boot out of restrictions from the government when you haven't really got a road map out of coronavirus. it is interesting then because i think that is one of the areas where the government is under real pressure because we have heard opposition parties say, yes, we understand you can't tell us when but we want to know how these restrictions will be lifted because that will help businesses prepare, it will help people prepare for potentially getting back to daily life, and the fact that a number of conservatives are now explicitly saying to the government, look, you need to give us an exit strategy, i think is going tojust need to give us an exit strategy, i think is going to just add to that pressure that ministers are under. now, this group is saying that they are not trying to make life hard for the government, it is not supposed to bea the government, it is not supposed to be a challenge to borisjohnson, but it is also really significant that a group of more than 50 mps, many of them who were just elected the first time in 2019 feel the need

to remind boris johnson the first time in 2019 feel the need to remind borisjohnson in the language that they have that he made these promises and that they are a key pa rt these promises and that they are a key part of his mandate is significant because i think there is a nervousness. the coronavirus is taking up so much headspace in government that many of those political priorities, the levelling up political priorities, the levelling up agenda, are falling down the priority list. the government insists that is not the case, but it absolutely remembers the pledges that it made and that they are absolutely priorities for the government. we have heard the chancellor is speaking to the bbc‘s newspeak this afternoon, saying that he is still going to invest money, there are still going to be a lot of investment in other parts of the northern economy, but the fact that there is now a pressure group of northern mps within the conservative party willing to hold the government's feet to the fire on this is a pretty big deal. yet yes, idid it this is a pretty big deal. yet yes, i did it partly because these mps as

we said an introduction they run a lot of seats the labour party, these bedwell seats and they feel this might be relevant next time round. that is certainly an element of it. the whole strategy that the government had of the election was to try and hold onto that old red wall which some are now calling the blue world. it has been a pretty bruising couple of weeks for the government's relationship with certain parts of the north of england. the cell that protected row with andy burnham's mayor andy burnham, yes he is a labour politician who had cut through the idea that the government was trying to short—change manchester as he put it. i think that has had an impact. i think some conservatives want to be seen to be fighting for their region as well but i think the most important thing here is there clearly is a nervousness, that some of those pledges are bound levelling up of those pledges are bound levelling up have fallen down the agenda, that they might not be at the top of the list for the government and these mps feel that they're going to have to remind boris johnson mps feel that they're going to have to remind borisjohnson that he made those pledges and the fact that he

got people to vote for him in the north of england, many of them, for the first time, was in part down to the first time, was in part down to the promises he made them. they expect them to be kept. as ever, our political correspondent with the latest from westminster. the city of nottingham and through surrounding areas is headed for england's tier 3 restrictions. our correspondent dan johnson sent this update. people have been expecting this because for quite a while, nottingham was at the top of the transmission rate right across the country. those numbers did come down last week, the numbers here and now more than half of what they were last week but local leaders have been talking about moving the city and surrounding boroughs into tier 3 and that will happen from one minute past midnight on thursday, people have been expecting this because for quite a while, nottingham was at the top of the transmission rate meaning nottingham city on the side of the trent and rushcliffe on the other side along with other boroughs, closest to the city centre, the suggestion from some people is that that is down to students, the number of them coming back to the city in september causing numbers to surge and it is the inner boroughs they tend to live in. there will be tighter restrictions,

what we don't have is the precise detail of what will stay open and what will close but local leaders say they expect it to be in line with what other areas have faced as they have gone into the very high level alert restrictions. we don't know what the financial package will be yet in terms of support for businesses but it is expected to be in line although the local city council leader here says he does not think it is enough. across nottinghamshire, to the north of the county, places like mansfield and worksop will remain in tier 2 with the rest of nottinghamshire, for people here around nottingham, the tighter restrictions will be in place from thursday morning. members of the scottish parliament are debating and will later vote on scotland's new five—level system of local covid—19 restrictions. the first minister announced which areas of scotland would be under which tiers in the new system. the central belt areas currently under the toughest restrictions are likely to be in level three initially and most of the rest of the country it is likely

to start in at level two. there are however some exceptions under consideration. firstly, it is hope that the highlands, orkney, shetland, the western isles and more to a level one. less positively, we believe that the escalating situation in dundee city makes it possible that it will go to a level three. as has been reported, we are considering whether the very high rate of transmission and hospital admissions in north and south lanarkshire may necessitate a move may necessitate a move for them to to level four. these are the only areas being considered for of the couple of days that the situation in lanarkshire may have stabilised, so we won't take that decision if it is deemed absolutely necessary and i hope we can avoid it.

willie macleod is head of uk hospitality scotland. he told me about the concerns the hospitality industry has about the new five tier system. we have been having a dialogue with the scottish government since friday over the proposed five levels and we have the great concern about these coming forward on top of the previous restrictions. we put forward some counterproposals to government but as recently as lunchtime today we doubt if our collective hospitality industry suggestions have had much influence on policy. give us an idea of the price that the hospitality sector in scotla nd price that the hospitality sector in scotland is paying for these coronavirus restrictions. well, indirect costs for example the hospitality sector in scotland has probably spent getting on for about

90 million in protective measures. there's been a huge loss of cash flow, businesses have drained the reserves during a very restricted period of training. —— period of trading. 0ne restriction was that the average hotel in scotland during the average hotel in scotland during the lock—out period was incurring costs of £16,000 per week in fixed costs of £16,000 per week in fixed costs while there was no revenue coming in so the cost on businesses has been huge. cash flow, as i say, is severely eroded. the reserves have been eroded and additional borrowing has been incurred and u nless we borrowing has been incurred and unless we get some concessions to allow businesses to trade at a viable level then the inevitable consequence, and we're already seeing it, is businesses are going to and the tragic knock—on effect of thatis to and the tragic knock—on effect of

that is that people are going to lose theirjobs. white might add businesses close in all the time? source of every day, every week? they have indeed. i have heard of one hotel that is closing, others have closed, others are trading on a very restricted basis and even others, when they were unable to be up others, when they were unable to be up and back in the summer, have decided that they were better just cutting their losses and remaining closed in the hope of better times to come in the spring of next year. that's william mcleod, head of hospitality scotland. 0nly essential operations are going ahead in hospitals in leeds after the number of coronavirus patients being treated rose to levels higher than in the first wave of the virus. leeds teaching hospitals nhs trust — which runs leeds general infirmary and stjames's hospital — says it's treating 263 patients who have tested positive for covid—19, including 22 in intensive care.

the trust says it expects the number of people in critical care to increase over the next 48 hours. there has been a sharp rise in the number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus. a further 367 people have lost their lives — all of whom were diagnosed with the virus within 28 days of their death. and a further 22,885 new cases have also been recorded, that's an increase of almost 2000 on yesterday's figures. soa so a rise both in the number of deaths and the number of cases in the uk. it's a common belief that if you catch coronavirus once — you can't catch it again. but new research casts doubt on that. scientists say the proportion of people with coronavirus antibodies has been falling — suggesting immunity may only last a few months. researchers at imperial college london found the number of people testing positive for antibodies dropped by around a quarter betweenjune and september. naomi grimley reports. antibodies are a key part

of our immune defences and stop the virus from getting inside the body's cells. but a study of 350,000 people who had antibody tests shows they don't last forever. at the end ofjune, 6% have antibodies but by september it was only 4%. immunity is likely to weigh nearer the time after you've been infected. ——immunity is likely to wane over time time after you've been infected. even if you know that you have had covid, then you can't be sure that you won't get it again and therefore we advise everybody to follow recommendations about hand hygiene, mask wearing and social distancing. that is the first thing and secondly, yes, it means that we are really in need of a vaccine which would hopefully produce a more long—lived immunity. the tailing off of antibodies may not be the whole story. there is another arm

of the immune system called t—cells and the science on that is still evolving. they arwe white blood cells that patrol the body. they inspect every cell in the body and they can see cells that have if cells showed those signs, t cells are equipped with missiles that they can basically fire into their cells and destroy them. meanwhile, new data from the office of national statistics shows that uk covid—19 deaths have risen by 60% of the last week, shown here in red. it's only a fraction of the peak seen in april but it's still a reminder that the situation is worsening. indeed, the world health organization is worried about similar trends across europe. right now we're well behind this virus in europe, so getting ahead of it is going to take some

serious acceleration in what we do and maybe a much more comprehensive nature of measures that are going to be needed to catch up with and get ahead of this virus. we've still got a lot to learn about how covid—19 affects our bodies. this latest research on immunity is another piece of the jigsaw. it will shape the government's scientific advice, which in turn shapes our lives. naomi grimley, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson is boris johnson is facing borisjohnson is facing pressure from dozens of his own mps over coronavirus restrictions the north of england. levels of antibodies and people who have had covid—19 full quite rapidly according to new research. four people have died including two children aged between five and eight after a bit carrying migrants sank in the channel near dunkirk.

...the the former vice presidentjoe biden is in the republican stronghold of george leaving he can win it for the democrats for the first time since 1992. meanwhile by the cabana has been campaigning for the cabana has been campaigning for the debt. he has been telling a crowd in orlando that mr trump is not taking his job seriously and the american public is paying the price. more than 225,000 people in this country are dead. more than 100,000 small businesses have closed. half a millionjobs at small businesses have closed. half a million jobs at gan in florida alone. think about that. and what's his closing argument? that people are too focused on covid! he said this at one of his rallies. covid, covid, covid, he is complaining. he is jealous of poe that's media coverage. barack obama there. let's get some analysis from washington

and our correspondent gary o'donoghue. bringing out cabana, is that really could make a difference forjoe biden, de thing? yet, it could do, particularly in terms of galvanising and getting the african—american vote out, there is a known realm as a known illness out of sympathy, empathy, if you like, passion for babbitt obama amongst democrats group so that is some, it is one of those demographics where joe biden does need some help so he may be able to do it. interesting him talking about donald trump being jealous of the media coverage that clomid gets that. donald trump actually responded to barack obama while he was still on his feet speaking complaining that fox news was carrying that speech that he is still very much focused on fighting the battles in the past as well. how is it looking? biden has been in the lead pretty much throughout this but this doesn't always mean a whole lot, does it? hillary clinton

actually won 3 million more votes than donald trump last time round. that's right. the poles one thing of course, a lot of people have devoted, 63 million people a huge, huge number of people, almost 50% of the total vote last time have already voted, but also at the same time, it is worth saying thatjoe biden‘s pulls a sort of holding up ina sort biden‘s pulls a sort of holding up in a sort of aggregators. he is looking at nine points, eight point lead nationally. at this point last time around, one of those groups that do the poles, real clear politics, only had hillary clinton up 2.2% so he has a substantial advantage in where she was last time and also in the swing states he is up significantly, particularly in what he is probably well of what used to be doubling well, pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. michigan and wisconsin he is well beyond the polling ever potential. it close in pennsylvania

but he is also competitive and pay dharmic places. now, is that to say that he is going to win? we will see. there were polling and is last time around, events in the last few days that caused hilary clinton's problems, notably the fbi who presumably want blaring sirens all the time, they reopen their investigation into her e—mails of class and that all changed the picture so things can happen but at the moment it's been remarkably steady. a tiny bit of change in a special glance but really very steady forjoe biden. very noisy in washington but thank you very much need for bing is up to date on the presidential race. —— thank you very much indeed for bringing us up to date.

a man has died and another person is missing after a small fishing boat carrying migrants capsized in the english channel this morning. priti patel made the statement on twitter... that statement is treated by home secretary priti patel. footballer marcus rashford's high—profile campaign for free meals during school holidays is keeping up the pressure as he receives the support of more and more businesses. he's asked them for details of how many free meals they are distributing. frankie mccamley reports. 45 packed lunches in skipton. 150 pasta pots in bradford. and almost 100 butties heading out for delivery in dewsbury. the local businesses have all come together following marcus rashford's call to help feed the country's

hungry children over half term. in just one day, thousands of meals were sent out. it's a lifeline for many families, including leah hill, who receives food parcels to help feed her children. it is helpful for when you have run out of cash. like, i get paid fortnightly but it is still very hard with the bills you pay. when they are at school it's a lot better because they don't eat as much because they get dinners at school. and at this restaurant in stevenage, it is clear how much the meals matter. in some ways, i felt embarrassed about having to do this, but it is about ensuring my son is eating properly. i know i try my best normally, but during half terms, or even any holidays, it is always difficult. following a pilot across 17 local authorities providing free school meals over the holidays, the head of the government's national food strategy, henry dimbleby, says the government needs to continue with this support. this problem is real,

it should go without saying it is serious, it is immediate and it is going to get worse as employment gets worse. and that the government is not doing enough. in—kind support — so in the form of food, education — actually has shown to have a better impact than putting the same small amount of money into universal credit. the government is reported to be considering extra funds for councils to set up holiday clubs, but some say time is of the essence. these children are frightened and they are suffering serious ill health as a result of this. and when you combine that with poor nutrition, what you end up is with poor cognition and poor development. as the row rumbles on and ministers face growing public pressure to help struggling families, businesses and communities continue to prepare, pack and deliver their support. frankie mccamley, bbc news.

sue sibany—king is the manager of the slough foodbank, and says she has seen demand increase by over 40% during the course of the pandemic. i spoke to her earlier. giving the pandemic we have seen a 4296 giving the pandemic we have seen a 42% increase in number so we are regularly feeding more than 100 food parcels a week which is quite something. a huge increase on last year. we are on target to do over 6000 food parcels this year, which is an increase in the 4700, 800 that we did last year, and, of course, bearing in mind the school meals as we are discussing, when families are struggling they will come to food banks and we are glad that we are able to help but it really isn't the job of charities to be doing this. we do need to see something throughout government, something thatis throughout government, something that is put in place for the long term. we've been doing this, it's not new. it's wonderful that marcus

rashford has really shone this torch on this issue but we have all been doing this for many, many years. slough has been in existence for ten yea rs slough has been in existence for ten years and we're just putting a sticking plaster on the problem and we really need something that is put in place that will prevent poverty, prevent food poverty, and help these people to take their lives back, to ta ke people to take their lives back, to take control. charity is no replacement for being able to run your own life the way you would choose to do so. and you will be familiar with what the government have been saying which is they want to do this are the benefit system, through money to local councils and so on. do not buy atas long as it is a long—term approach and is notjust going to be some things short term and it is going to something capped and it is going to something capped and made difficult for people to reach. we must make sure that the most vulnerable in our society get what they need. let's face it, as human beings, we all need food and water, shelter, and security. and in

the sixth richest country in the world, we are failing our most vulnerable, our children, were elderly, those with health issues and mental health issues. and the pandemic is making mental health so much worse, so add that to the stress of already being worrying about how you're going to feed your family, it is not good news all round and something needs to be done is to put a complete end to this and to start redistributing the wealth in this country so that everybody has fair share. and you've talked about the increasing level of demand, you need in your area. about the increasing level of demand, you need in yourarea. is there also an increasing number of donations to help your feedback? so that you got enough food to supply it to the people who need it? absolutely. it's absolutely phenomenal. people arejust absolutely. it's absolutely phenomenal. people are just so, so generous and we are just so grateful for that. slough has always been a particularly generous area. we know that. but through the pandemic it's just been coming in thick and fast. we've certainly got enough food to do it but i would reiterate, it's

not our role to do that. we're here to pick up a crisis. there will a lwa ys to pick up a crisis. there will always be a crisis. somebody‘s life will not always go smoothly. we have a saying at slow food bank that every person has a story and any one of us could have a story at any time. we need to be here typical those species, but not 100 food parcels per week. we should and shouldn't be doing what the welfare state is set up to do. we should just be supporting the few who fall through the cracks in between. just be supporting the few who fall through the cracks in betweenlj suppose through the cracks in between.” suppose it isn't surprising, businesses are going under, jobs have been lost every single day and people have just got less money to feed their children. exactly, and of course, in slough, we are seeing the impact of heathrow on the job losses at heathrow, because lots of slough residents would have worked at heathrow. full stop so that was not having an impact as well. and whilst we haven't seen a huge increase this week, throughout the month, the children being off school in this particular month, it will have an impactand we

particular month, it will have an impact and we will see more families. in fact, impact and we will see more families. infact, we impact and we will see more families. in fact, we are seeing more families, and large families, soi more families, and large families, so i think the benefits cats are fighting larger families even so i think the benefits cats are fighting largerfamilies even more so. that was a woman who runs the slough food bank talking to me a little earlier on. 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 ofcom says the move should result in better deals and less inconvenience for consumers. the firms have said they'll work with ofcom to comply with its guidelines. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. the band of rain which started across the south and west of the country early this morning finishes the day to the north and east.

elsewhere, a bit of a late afternoon sunshine, clear skies and showers into the evening and overnight, most frequent across western areas, some quite heavy, the breeze also picking up. the lightest of the winds to the eastern counties of england and scotland, where temperatures will drop the furthest into single figures. a chilly start to wednesday, reina lingers around a shetland, sunshine and showers elsewhere. a blustery day for all and fairly cool. best of the sunshine in fluffiest of the shell and eastern areas but for all the blustery day in fairly call at ten to 13 celsius. stainless joy in the first evening but to go with us blustery winds into tomorrow one of the thing of note is that to what atla ntic of the thing of note is that to what atlantic coast there will be some pretty rough seas as well. bye for

now. more than 50 conservative mps have written to the prime minister calling for what they call a clear road map out of tough coronavirus or sections of. where asking people to give up huge civil liberties, businesses to close, people to live on two thirds of their normal wages. i don't think it's unreasonable to say that the other side of that coin should be, show us the way out. new research shows levels of antibodies and people who have had covid—19 fall quite rapidly, meaning there's less chance of lasting immunity. four people have died including two children after a boat carrying migrants sank in the channel near dunkirk. doctors in the syrian city of it live are warning of a covid—19 catastrophe, as the number of cases their rice rises tenfold. with just a week to go until election day in

the united states, focuses turning to the key swing states which are set to determine who wins the race for the white house. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. there are some important qualifying matches taking place for next years women's european championship. —— year's. northern irealnd are 1—0 up in belarus, they are into the second half in helsinki, where scotland are facing finland. the finns have taken the lead very early in the second half. scotland we re early in the second half. scotland were looking to consolidate second and that group behind the leaders, but the trail at the moment with 35 minutes to go. these are live pictures from the bolt arena, scotland have three wins out of three so far.

but they do trail to the finns. this match is on bbc alba. wales are playing leaders norway at the cardiff city stadium. you can follow this one live on the bbc sport website. wales are second in that group, they've never reached a major championship. norway will win the group if they get three points. you can see that there have been no goals in cardiff as yet. the fa has launched its football leadership diversity code as they look to tackle racial imbalance in the game. it won't be mandatory for clubs, but a0 have already signed up. they have been set diversity targets of 15% in recruitment of new executive positions and 25% in coaching positions. i think we have come up with a code which fundamentally does what it says on the tin. it holds football to account. it makes clubs think. it's good for governance.

i think it is a step in the right direction. it is a solid foundation. i have seen the last 30 years, and i have seen that has been a lot of well intentioned positive action programmes but none of them holds football to account the way this does. by way of the targets and the accountability. southampton are one of the clubs that haven't signed up for it, they say that they have already achieved the premier league's advanced equality standard. the premier league say that they will embed the principles of the fa code within its ongoing work. teams that lose in the first round of the fa cup next month will receive a share of prize money to lessen the financial impact of ties being played behind closed doors. losing teams previously got no prize money but will now receive just over £5,500, with £16,000 going to the winners.

great britain's women's hockey side have lost their first pro league match in nine months, 3—1 on penalties to the netherlands — the match went to a shoot out afterfinishing1—1. gb‘s equaliser coming from jo hunter. the netherlands earned a bonus point by winning that shoot out. they remain third bottom of the standings. today was the launch of the extreme e series. lewis hamilton is behind the x“; team and we got a glimpse of his electric off road car that will be racing when the championship starts next march. hamilton's former teamate nico rosberg is also running a team. the five races will be staged in areas of the world such as the amazon and greenland to highlight enviromental issues. i was so excited to hear about extreme e, largely due to the focus on the environment

and their mission to raise awareness about climate change. that is something that is close to my heart and something i am passionate about. it gives an opportunity for me to be able to merge my love for motor racing together with my love for the planet. bringing those two together will have a positive impact. breaking news, the american sprint star kristin coleman, the world champion from last year, has been banned for two years because of breaching the whereabouts testing. he hasn't tested positive, but he has missed three drugs tests in the space of 12 months. if you remember, the american was lucky to race indo heart because he got away on a technicality also on whereabouts rule. but he's now been found guilty

of missing three tests in a 12 month period and has been banned for two yea rs — period and has been banned for two years — meaning the world champion will miss the olympics. details of that should pop up on the bbc sport website very shortly. sarah will have more details of that in sportsday at 6:30pm. thanks very much, olie. four people have died, these were migrants trying to cross these were migrants trying to cross the channel and their boats capsized. a man, woman, two children aged five and eight — it happened near dunkirk as they were trying to get from france to england. these are the pictures we received from dunkirk, the emergency services there, a number of other people take in the hospital, i think 15 altogether. so there's the emergency services in dunkirk after that very tragic incident with four people

losing their lives after their boat capsized. we've had a statement from priti patel, the home secretary, saying she is truly saddened to learn about the tragic loss of life in french waters. thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones. "we are in touch with our french counterparts and offered whatever support they need to investigate this incident." we've also heard from yvette cooper, who is put out a statement on this, saying it is awful news, i will go even more distressing that children should be involved in this tragedy. the thought of children ending up in the cold waves is terrible. "these are incredibly dangerous. the criminal gangs who organise these journeys in precarious dinghies are profiting off other people's desperation." yvette cooper on that

tragedy in the channel, four people have died. as the brutal civil war continues in syria there are fears that the humanitarian disaster will be made even worse by coronavirus. the health care system has already been decimated by years of fighting — and cramped makeshift accomodation makes it likely outbreaks of the virus would quickly take hold. bbc cameraman darrin conway has been to the rebel—held province of idlib and sent this report. the road to idlib has been a journey of misery for so many. this is one of the last remaining parts of syria that hasn't been retaken by the regime. millions of civilians have funnelled into this little corner of north—west syria in an attempt to escape the fighting. but the people that live here are about to face yet another battle — covid—19. dr kaddour is head of the two largest hospitals in idlib. he's one of only 600 doctors for a population ofjust

over 4 million people. very few covid tests are being done. while we were here, an average of 400 were carried out a day. up to 40% of those tested positive. aeroplanes, rockets, corona, angry, poor, assad's security — it's the same. all of them, all of these terms mean for us death. life is already tough enough here. it's a daily fight for survival. a free food hand—out quickly turns into a mob. but there are no masks to be seen. at times like this, prayer is about the only support the people here can rely on. but at this mosque, there is no social distancing. and if you thought that it was tough living in idlib city,

just take a look at the refugee camps — up to 1.5 million people living in filthy, cramped conditions. this is atma camp. it's one of the largest. people live on top of each other, sharing everything from tents to bathrooms, food and water. this seems like the perfect breeding ground for the virus, yet the official statistics show that only a handful of people have tested positive here. one of the reasons for this is that only people who are showing symptoms and are willing to come forward are being tested. but there's a stigma that comes along with being a covid carrier here. little zane has the virus. he caught it from his father. translation: people have treated me as if i'm disgraced. if they see me in the streets, they walk away from me. a couple of days ago, i went to get some groceries from the store and people moved away

from me as if i am the virus, as if i am the virus, as if i will kill them. so, unlike zane and his father, most people would prefer to suffer through the illness in silence which, in camps like this, means that they are superspreaders. would you say that the virus is out of control in the camps? it's out of control, yes, absolutely. this winter will be very bad, very dark, very hard. we do not have many places for people in the camp, we do not have many medi kits for these, we do not have many fuel to make children and babies and women more warm in the camp. we do not have food enough for them. no one really knows just how bad the outbreak is in the camps. this is a population who have already endured the worst of humanity. it's hard to imagine,

but if the outbreak in the camps is as bad as predicted, life here is about to become even harder. darren conway, bbc news, idlib, syria. the time is 6:44pm, reeta chakrabarti the time is 6:44pm, reeta chakra barti will be the time is 6:44pm, reeta chakrabarti will be here with the news. you might think the humble peacock wouldn't be a cause of much dispute, but at one village in west sussex local people have become divided over them. there are around 11—5 of them roaming around henfield and, whilst most people seem to love them, a few people have complained to police about the noise and mess they make. now sussex police want them put into a sanctuary. duncan kennedy reports from henfield. a past or a pleasure? in one west

sussex village, peacocks are now the centre of an almighty avian argument —— past. when i say the word peacock to you... bell yes. how do you react? say the peacocks! i think there are a beautiful bird but if you want to put up with aaron noyes day after day at 3am, i can see the point of view that they ought to be corralled somewhere —— view that they ought to be corralled somewhere — — put view that they ought to be corralled somewhere —— put up with their noises. there are thought to be 4-5 peacocks roaming around the town of henfield. that's created a right royal ruffli ng of henfield. that's created a right royal ruffling of feathers. you might think where the conversation is dominated by the word peacock, they'd be easy to find. but in all this rain, they're not. if you could see one, they'd sound like this. a screech to some, sublime to others. although they only make that noise at certain times of the year, some complaints have now been made to

sussex police about that and the mess they make. so what do people think here? surely they aren't doing anything bad, you know? just let them live! if they are messing, shall we say, on your porch regularly, as with what happened with my brother, it was unbelievable. sussex police have sand the peacocks have been causing some damage and distress. but this policy of peacock protectors launched a social media campaign to save them and now have nearly 600 supporters. there quite peaceful. there rest. green you don't normally see peacocks wandering around, so to have them in our village, it is special. we are lucky to have them. police say the birds should be put ina look police say the birds should be put in a look will make a secure... purge or protect — a peacock sized puzzle.

duncan kennedy, bbc news.. in a few minutes, reeta chakrabarti with the 6pm news. a little earlier this afternoon, nicola sturgeon announced which areas of scotland would probably be under which tears in that new five tier system and how it would work. members should note that levels 1—3 should not be identical to the three levels deployed in england. i explained on friday that the baseline level, zero, is the lowest level of restrictions. we consider this to be the closest normality we can get before we get better treatment or vaccine for covid—19, and we remain hopeful about the prospects of both of these

scientific developments over the next few months. level one is similarto next few months. level one is similar to the restrictions we had in mid—september as cases started to rise again, but remained a very low. the objective is to get all parts of the country to level 0—1 and remained there if we can. the restrictions we propose for level two are similarto restrictions we propose for level two are similar to those that are currently applying across scotland outside the central belt, and level three resembles the tougher restrictions that currently apply in the central belt. finally, level four, which we hope not to have to use, envisages something closer to a full lockdown — nonessential shops would close down at that level. but even at level four, up to six people from two households could meet outdoors and manufacturing and construction businesses would stay open. levels 2—3 are meant to apply for a short period of time, and level four would only be deployed if necessary as a short, sharp prevention. under all

necessary as a short, sharp prevention. underall five necessary as a short, sharp prevention. under all five levels, we wa nt prevention. under all five levels, we want schools and childcare to remain open if at all possible. since publishing the proposed levels on friday, we've met with various stakeholders, and those consultations included discussions with opposition leaders. it's not possible to accommodate all the asks of different suppliers and suppress the virus, but i can confirm we've decided on some changes which will hopefully be welcomed. these relate to childcare, outdoor retail, bingo, and numbers allowed at weddings and level four. full details are on the table circulated to msps earlier and will be available on the scottish government website. before turning to hospitality in a bit of detail, that's one of the sectors bearing the biggest restrictions, let me mention one other hopefully temporary change. the table published on friday envisaged that at level one, we would be able to meet with six people from two households in our own homes, but

also made clear that this might change in some circumstances. the public health advice to ministers is that if a decision is taken this week to move any area to level one, the current prohibition on meeting anyone from other households in our own homes should remain in place for a period as an excerpt precaution. we intend to accept this device, but that decision will be reviewed weekly. i'll take one more intervention... i'm very grateful to the first minister for taking an intervention. which she recognised that in rural and small island areas, the option of meeting in venues or areas, the option of meeting in venues or indeed outside, particularly as we move into winter months, would be hugely problematic, and the restriction in place is likely to reduce public confidence and compliance with the restrictions she's setting out? outcome on the island communities in more detail in a moment, but! island communities in more detail in a moment, but i recognise that and that's why i hope this is a temporary change. it is advice about how we transition to this new system

with covid—19 precautions in place. let me turn to hospitality and describe the restrictions that will apply on each level and outline any changes from the current situation. i hope the changes will be welcomed but i know this sector will have wa nted but i know this sector will have wanted to see fewer restrictions, especially at level three. i'll explain why we don't consider that possible at this stage, but i want to be clear we want to continue dialogue with the sector on the proposals it has put forward. we also intend to establish an expert advisory group on reintroducing safe low—level music and background noise. level zero hospitality will operate as normally, subject to rules on distancing, limits on numbers and other medications such as table service only. level one will be similar but with a curfew closing time. but that will be 10:30pm rather than 10pm. level two is probably comparable to the restrictions in place outside the central belt, places can operate

outdoors with an early closing time. this gets more difficult in the winter. i'll make a bit more progress if that's possible. i promise i'll come back. that will continue to be the case under level two, but the closing time again will be extended to 10:30pm. premises in these areas can open doors from 6am for the service of food and nonalcoholic drinks only. at level two, that will be permitted to eight p:m.. those two, that will be permitted to eight p: m.. those under stricter regulations, cafes can only open at 6pm for it nonalcoholic drinks and food. so cafes, pubs and restaurants will be allowed to open until 6pm forfood will be allowed to open until 6pm for food and nonalcoholic drinks. will be allowed to open until 6pm forfood and nonalcoholic drinks. at level four, hospitality will be closed. i know the sector wants to see more activity allowed, especially at level three. we will continue to discuss that with them.

but i must stress the areas at level three are the areas currently with the highest levels of infection. our judgement is the ease up any more at this stage, particularly as our progress remains so fragile, good risk tipping these levels closer to level four rather than have them make the progress we want to see towards level two. assuming parliament agrees the overall framework, i will confirm on thursday what level each local authority will be placed into initially. this will be in effect on monday and reviewed on a weekly basis. these decisions will be based on advice from the government's advisers with local authorities. we will look in the future at any situation where it might make more sense to be more targeted. as i said earlier, we have published a

technical paper... we will look at actual and projected cases per 100,000 in population, test positive free rates and projections for hospital and you capacity. different thresholds for these will apply at different levels. it's important to stress that these decisions will not involve the automatic application of a single statistic, or even basket of statistics. these will inform and guide decisions butjudgement will be required to be applied to them. as we migrate initially to this new system, will be deliberately cautious. we are seeing signs of progress but the situation is fragile and could go in the wrong time, so it must take care. slowing the new cases continue, we will see more local authorities dropping down a level. but most are likely to stay and probably the same category as now. final decisions have not been taken but i want to give parliament a broader indication of what that

means. the central belt areas currently under the toughest restrictions are likely to be in level three initially, and most of the rest of the country is likely to start and level two. there are however some exceptions under consideration. firstly it is hoped that the highlands, the western isles and murray might go to level one. less positive is the... makes it possible that it will go to level three, and as has been reported, we are considering the very high rate of possible admin actions may necessitate a move for them to level four. these are the only areas currently being considered for level four. there have been some encouraging signs in the last few days that the situation in lenox might stabilise slightly, so we will only take that decision if it is deemed necessary, and i hope we can avoid it. some pretty lively weather out there to the moment. deep area of low

pressure, continuing the remnants of hurricane epsilon. when discussing at 100 mph. that stays to the northwest of us but it will have an influence in our weather. today pushes a band of ran up to the northeast, becoming confined to the northeast, becoming confined to the northeast and mainland scotland by the evening. sunshine elsewhere, a few showers pushing into the south and west, and this evening it will be on the cool side once again with temperatures dipping back into single figures. overnight them or persistent temperature edges towards shetland, clear skies and showers elsewhere, coldest conditions further east you are, further west not as chilly because of the breeze here and the showers will be frequent into tomorrow. this sets us up frequent into tomorrow. this sets us upfora day frequent into tomorrow. this sets us up for a day of sunshine and blustery showers, some showers heavy with hail and thunder. the winds are quite gusty and because of what's going on in the atlantic, we will see some pretty rough seas around the atlantic coast of great britain and western ireland. over 35 feet.

showers most frequent across southern and western worst areas across wednesday. we could see some longer spells of rain across southern counties of england and wales during the middle part of the day. some in the east will stay largely dry, a blustery day for all and afairly largely dry, a blustery day for all and a fairly cool one too, leading toa and a fairly cool one too, leading to a cool start on wednesday night. showers most frequent across western scotla nd showers most frequent across western scotland going into wednesday night, replaced by more persistent rain into thursday. here it comes under pressure chart here, running around that area of the pressure in the north atlantic. it'll bring persistent rain across western areas during the day, tries for longest in scotland, much like we saw today writing up towards the southwest. overall a fairly cloudy day, but the winds coming in from the southwest could touch gale force at times around the coast, it will be a mild night. higher than we normally see by the day of but with persistent rain, there's the risk of flooding.

brighter day on fright friday scotla nd brighter day on fright friday scotland and northern ireland, 18-19 c scotland and northern ireland, 18—19 c possible. still blustery across the southeast, but remnants of another hurricane could bring us some more wet and windy weather.

boris johnson faces pressure from dozens of his own mps over covid—19 restrictions in the north of england. the region they say has been hit by disruption unparalleled in other parts of the country — and they urge him to spell out an exit plan. we are asking people to give up huge civil liberties, businesses to close, people to live on two thirds of their normal wages. i don't think it's unreasonable to say that the other side of that coin should be show us the way out. as other areas in the north east of england look set for the toughest restrictions, businesses ask — why us? in london, the disease is down there, the disease is rampant down there, like it is up here, but they don't seem to be getting put into lockdown, whereas when we are put into lockdown we struggle, massively.