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this is bbc news with the latest headlines. 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week — nottinghamshire moves into tier three, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. when you've got this focused approach we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this and that is the way we avoid the more drastic measures. gridlock in paris, as thousands rush to leave the capital before a new nationwide lockdown. the leader of one of britain's biggest unions warns labour's suspension ofjeremy corbyn ‘will create chaos within the party‘ — the labour leader says he's ‘very disappointed' by comments made by his predecessor.
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i had made it very clear that those that denied there was a problem, suggested, exaggerated orjust a factional fight in or out of the labour party are part of the problem. security is stepped up around places of worship and schools after three people were killed in a church in france. and as the us election campaign enters its final weekend, president trump and his rival joe biden, hold rallies in the crucial swing state of florida. good morning and welcome to bbc news. nottinghamshire has become the latest region to enter the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in england. groups of drinkers gathered in nottingham city centre in fancy dress, before the tier 3 measures came into force at midnight.
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shops in the county will have to stop selling alcohol at nine o'clock, pubs that don't serve meals will close and households can't mix in some outdoor settings. west yorkshire will also move into tier 3 on monday. the five councils covering the region — leeds, bradford, calderdale, wakefield and kirklees — say infection rates are now at a critical level. from monday, it will take the total number of people living in very high restrictions to just over 11 million — almost a fifth of the population. our reporterjon donnison has more. people in nottinghamshire, the latest to be waking up to life under tier 3 restrictions. the measures, the toughest in england, were due to come into force in nottingham yesterday, but were delayed for 2h hours, so the whole county could be added. although these are quite a stringent set of measures, it's what we're planning to do for a 28 day period, to give nottinghamshire the very
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best chance of turning things around, so that in the four weeks running into christmas, we hope to be in a better place. doctors say it comes after a sharp rise in infections in people aged over 60. on wednesday, there were more than 400 people being treated for covid—19 in nottinghamshire‘s hospitals, up 40% from the peak during the first wave of the virus. further north in leeds, people know they, too, will soon be facing tighter restrictions on their lives. from monday, the whole of west yorkshire will be put under tier 3 measures, with no end in sight. what no one can tell us at this moment in time, is exactly what the criteria are for coming out of tier 3. this is something that all areas are pressing government in terms of clarification. everyone is concerned
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going into the winter. for many, that winter looks set to be a long one. by next week, 11 million people, nearly a fifth of all those living in england, will be under the toughest coronavirus restrictions. john donnison, bbc news. speaking on bbc breakfast earlier, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said the public would find it "desperately unfair" to impose a national lockdown while rates vary across the country. the targeted measures are targeted in the right place and we never said this will be easy. even at level three, the very high level, schools are being kept open, businesses are being kept open. we leave in reserve the option of taking further measures but actually, what we really need now and what i think the domestic and also the international experience shows, is when you have got this focused approach, we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this and that is the way we avoid the more drastic measures which we don't want to take because of the impact
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they would have on the economy. it must be right to take a focused, localised approach where the virus is the strongest than to have the rather blunt tool of a nationwide blanket lockdown. healthcare systems in the european union are at risk of being overwhelmed by the number of coronavirus cases unless authorities act quickly. that's according to the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen. she has called for work to start now on preparing the infrastructure for a mass—vaccination programme across the entire region. her comments follow those from the german chancellor, angela merkel, who warned four hard months lie ahead for the continent. paul hawkins reports. gridlock on the streets of paris as thousands tried to get out of the capital before a nationwide lockdown kicks in. some, though, prefer to spend lockdown eve making their feelings known.
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translation: we do not want to be locked down. we're sick of the curfew and everything. we understand that it is for the disease but we should not get carried away. from midnight tonight we all have to stay at home. it is too much, i am not going to. i will stay here. from friday, no—one can leave home unless it's for essential work or medical reasons. france limiting the liberty it is famous for embracing. this woman goading the authorities, telling them she does not care if she is fined for breaking lockdown. the french president insists a national lockdown is essential to drive down infection rates before hospitals are overwhelmed. meanwhile, germany's new measures, which come into force on monday, are not as far—reaching as france but they do include the closures of gyms, theatres, restaurants and bars. translation: for the coming times i wish for one thing — that we all show solidarity and empathy to one another
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and with one another. this is the only way we will get through this historical crisis. this winter will be hard. it will be four long difficult months but it will end. spain's parliament, meanwhile, has approved a six—month extension of a countrywide state of emergency. 80% of the population is now limited in what it can do and where it can go. infection rates are soaring across europe and with that in mind, the president of the european commission has said that preparations should begin for a mass vaccination programme across the eu. the member states will get all vaccines at the same time and at the same conditions, based on their share of the eu population they have and this is already fixed with the member states, we have already agreed on that. until then, it is a return for some europeans to almost empty streets. paul hawkins, bbc news.
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here to tell us more about the picture across europe is ricardo mexia, a public health doctor and epidemiologist in portugal. thank you very much forjoining us today. give us an overview, if you would, of what the varying picture is across europe, particularly within the european union. good morning. thank you for having me. indeed, there is an increasing number of cases across the whole continent and we are very concerned that this is happening, particular incidents or incidents in the czech republic, which in fact during the first wave had a very good approach to the pandemic. also belgium, i mean, several countries facing significant increases in the number of cases and the challenge that the health systems might not be able to cope with demand for health care is of significant concern. we do need
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to have population approach, and make sure the individual behaviours are according to best practices, trying to contain the epidemic. how common are those best practices, though, to each of those countries because surely, different approaches will be needed in different places at times? yes, surely. we do need to have an approach that is focused on the epidemic situation in the region, in the area. so different measures might need to be applied a different population levels as well. i believe we do need information that's up—to—date that enables us to ta ke that's up—to—date that enables us to take the right decisions at the right time and it's very important we do not delay those decisions because once things get out of hand, it's very difficult to get them back in control. so i think prevention and being able to implement those measures before we actually start those very, very steep increases in
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the number of cases, is one of the policies that we should not delay. different measures that might involve restrictions, but also, there's other measures that are needed, such as capacitor aiding the health systems for the testing and tracking of the cases and of their contacts, surely there is communication that needs to be improved as well. a lot of measures that need to be put in place that can work as tools together with also restrictions that enable us to limit the spread of the disease. why have parts of europe have been hit so badly by this second wife when you would have hoped they would have learned a lot from the first? -- this second wave. that is a good question, we are facing a significant increase in all the countries. probably the fact that we did not take the summer months to prepare adequately and to provide capacity for that system is to be
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able to cope with increasing demand is part of the problem and also, i would say the population is getting tired of all the restrictions so they are relaxing on the measures which also does not help us to contain the evolution of the disease. so, ithink contain the evolution of the disease. so, i think there is a multifactorial reasons for this apparent lack of success in this second wife while compared to the first one. how much better could be different members of the european union be cooperating with each other to get on top of coronavirus? surely that cooperation is key. we'vejust heard for instance, the vaccine distribution will be delivered according to the population size which also is very important to ensure equity among the countries but considering the disease knows no borders, we probably need to have a more international approach and the commission is doing some of that work but of course, there is a
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significant limitation on the role of the commission and the actual intervention because member states have made it very clear in the past that they do not wish the commission to ta ke that they do not wish the commission to take over that role. so there's surely an advisory role that might be more significant from the commission and the agencies that the commission and the agencies that the commission hosts but still, i think we need to be more cooperative and we've seen some tension during the previous wave for border closures and border restrictions has some impact on the diplomatic efforts of the country so surely, that should not happen again and we should have a more integrated approach towards the containment of the pandemic. thank you for talking to us. the head of the unite union has condemned jeremy corbyn‘s suspension from labour, warning it risks splitting the party. len mcclusky called the move a "grave injustice". momentum — the campaign group which backs mr corbyn — described it as a "naked
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attack on the left". the former labour leader was suspended after he refused to accept the findings of a damning report into anti—semitism in the party. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. # 0h, jeremy corbyn #. a few years ago, he was treated like a rock star at glastonbury. 12 months ago, he was labour's candidate to be prime minister. this morning he finds himself kicked out — for now, at least — of the party he's been a member of since he was a teenager. very shocked and very disappointed. i've been in the labour party all my life, and i want to make it absolutely clear — anti—semitism has no place whatsoever in our party or our movement. it was mr corbyn‘s response to yesterday's equality and human rights commission report that anti—semitism had been dramatically overstated by opponents that prompted his suspension and provoked a backlash from his supporters.
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the leader of the unite trade union, len mccluskey, said it was... but sir keir starmer insisted the party had no choice but to act. i made it clear that we won't tolerate anti—semitism or the denial of anti—semitism through the suggestion that it's exaggerated orfactional. and that's why i was disappointed withjeremy corbyn‘s response, and that is why appropriate action has been taken, which i fully support. after a crushing election defeat and the dark cloud of anti—semitism allegations, sir keir does have to define himself as profoundly different from his predecessor. but, in so doing, there is plenty of scope for turbulence. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.
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let's get more on this with our political correspondent, leila nathoo. well, i think there is some, obviously, claims that there is going to be a civil war in the labour party, we are starting to see a few more labour mps, allies of jeremy corbyn in parliament come out in support of him, calling for him to be brought back into the party. saying, echoing that line from len mccluskey, the unite union leader, this is a divisive move, party unity is being threatened. clearly that is a risk for sir keir starmer. there is now going to be a formal labour party process, disciplinary process, no more details about that being released by the labour party but there will be a formal investigation and it is related to those comments thatjeremy corbyn made in response to the findings of the equality watchdog, not their report, the conclusions of that report
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themselves, butjeremy corbyn ‘s claim that the scale of anti—semitism in the labour party under his leadership had been dramatically overstated by his political opponents. have a listen to what sir keir starmer had to say. it is not for me to say what process should be followed — that is for the general secretary — or what sanction is in order. i don't want a civil war in the labour party, i don't think there's any need for one, i want to unite the party but i'm not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. i think this suspension ofjeremy corbyn, although sir keir starmer is at pains to stress it was not his decision, it was a decision taken by the general secretary of the labour party, not something that the later ‘s office wants to get involved and especially because that was one of the key criticisms of the equality report yesterday, saying the leader ‘s office underjeremy corbyn had actually interfered in complaints
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about anti—semitism, sir keir starmer keen to be distancing himself from this process but it allows him to prove the party means business when it comes to stamping out anti—semitism in the party. he said he wants a zero tolerance approach. this action certainly shows that and it also allows him to put some clear water between him and his predecessor in whose shadow cabinet, remember, he served. thank you very much, for the moment. you are watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week — nottinghamshire moves into tier three, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. traffic around paris hit record levels just hours before a new national lockdown came into force across france. the leader of one of britain's biggest unions warns labour's suspension ofjeremy corbyn "will create chaos within the party."
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as we've been reporting, more parts of england are facing tougher coronavirus restrictions, as cases continue to rise. nottinghamshire moved into the highest level of controls overnight. west yorkshire will also enter tier 3 as well from monday. but there are ongoing questions about how long the measures will stay in force. councillor judith blake is the labour leader of leeds city council. we can speak to her now. thank you for joining we can speak to her now. thank you forjoining us. what preparations are you making ahead of entering tier 3 on monday? we've only recently gone into tier 2 so really, talking to businesses as we move forward and understanding exactly what the tier 3 restrictions will mean. so obviously, restrictions on businesses and those that have to close by law, again, i change for people across leeds and across west
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yorkshire. wejust got people across leeds and across west yorkshire. we just got used, a couple of weeks ago, in tier 2, being able to meet outside of our households in gardens and outdoor spaces and venues households in gardens and outdoor spaces and venues and that is going to go as well so we are doing everything we can to communicate with the public as a whole, working with the public as a whole, working with government to get the guidance as soon as we can, about the money that will be available to businesses so an enormous amount of work that needs to take place. we are going into the restrictions just after midnight sunday night, first thing monday, across west yorkshire, it's a very difficult situation because three of our districts have been in higher restrictions, you know, right through the summer. can ijust ask, how much money is coming with this? 0n how much money is coming with this? on average, it's been about 28, 20 £9 per head in other places. i'm not
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sure about those figures but the standard package which we've had confirmed yesterday is that you get £8 per head as opposed to £3 per head in tier 2 for all the additional work that we need to do and want to do. around localising test and tracing, supporting those that need to self—isolate and the formula is for £20 per head for business support and that's the same package that nottingham and nottinghamshire have got and we were told that absolutely, categorically, thatis told that absolutely, categorically, that is the formula. i think other areas from my understanding, some of them, a couple of them, have come in at just over £21 per them, a couple of them, have come in atjust over £21 per head but one of the things that we pushed back on was we've obviously come up last week, got the information that there
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would be financial support for tier 2and we would be financial support for tier 2 and we were very alarmed to learn that there was a possibility that that there was a possibility that that money might have to come out of the tier 3 pots so we pushed back very strongly on that and yesterday, got confirmation from government, from the treasury, but actually, the money that we will get that will be backdated or those eligible for tier 2, will be separate and we will have additional money for tier 3. finally, how clear are you about what needs to change to get you out of tier 3 and preferably back down into tier 1? again, of tier 3 and preferably back down into tier1? again, one of of tier 3 and preferably back down into tier 1? again, one of the things that we pressed on government all the way through and it seems to be they are putting together a basket of indicators so obviously, the infection levels will be one thing but we've asked for the impact on our economy, on people's mental health, all of those factors, to be taken into consideration. we are
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watching, obviously, liverpool city region with a very keen interest. they have been in the longest, just over two weeks, which means that their review will be coming up within the next week or ten days or so. i'm not clear whether they will be in so. i'm not clear whether they will beina so. i'm not clear whether they will be in a position to come out and what that will actually mean. this is an area that everyone is really very concerned about. we are, obviously, going in on monday. 0ur four weeks will be up at the beginning of december, if we have to go infor beginning of december, if we have to go in for another four weeks that ta kes go in for another four weeks that takes us over the christmas period so huge anxiety for businesses who are already struggling badly. that it's the wider knock on, it's not just the businesses that have to close, the bars and pubs for example, it's the knock—on impact on the supply chain for those businesses on our retail sector, all of those businesses would have expected the next few weeks to have been the real heights part of their trading in the year so there is
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enormous concern stop we left it with robertjenrick that his door was open. that the support packages that are being put in place won't be enough and that we will be going back to talk about other areas of support, support for art skills programme, for example, for people who unfortunately will be out of work, how we can work with them, our partners, across the city to make sure that where opportunities do come up, people had the best opportunity to be ready and available to take them up. councillorjudith available to take them up. councillor judith blake from available to take them up. councillorjudith blake from leeds city council, thank you. thank you. a picture is now emerging of the movements of the tunisian suspect before the attack. italian investigators say he arrived on the island of lampedusa as a migrant last month, and had been ordered to travel on after quarantining. french prosecutors say he arrived in nice by train on thursday morning carrying three knives. two hours later, three victims were dead.
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yan st—pierre is a counter—terrorism advisor and is chief executive of modern security consulting group. and hejoins us now from berlin. thank you very much forjoining us. good morning. what is the climate in france at the moment against which this attack happened in nice yesterday? right now it's very similarto yesterday? right now it's very similar to what we saw in 2015, 16. similar to what we saw in 2015,16. because it occurs in a situation where it's very polarised and the trial —related to the attack on charlie hebdo, the publication of the characters, in september, the attack two weeks ago. it feels like, for many, flashbacks of 2015, 16, a lot of anxiety. the divisions are
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also a lot greater than before, we see a rise in the far right movement, also escalating the situation. it is a very difficult situation. it is a very difficult situation for france now, both changing but at the same time very cognizant of the recent past. we know security is heightened in france and it has been for some time, we know the intelligence services share information but how has that affected the nature of these attacks? this is the biggest change over the last three or four yea rs. we change over the last three or four years. we are noticing that the attacks are less coordinated now. it involves less people, at least formally, that meet up, plan, coordinate and attack, it's more about launching calls from extremist organisations, regardless of the spectrum, to ask sympathisers and supporters to act on their behalf and a lot of people will do this on their own initiative, will meet other people online or off—line. carry out the attack on their own.
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that complicates matters so much for the security forces stopped add to this, since the pandemic began, the online extremist content has increased which puts a strain is even more, the resources of the security forces to try and filter out who could attack and who would not and therefore it complicates the work for the security forces even more. emmanuel macron has said he will crack down on islamist extremism. what might he mean by that? what more can they do in france that they haven't already done? the debate right now and many we re done? the debate right now and many were calling for restrictions on human rights yesterday following the attack, right now the issue is about preventative measures in france, measures now be allowed to try to determine, perhaps, guilty until proven innocent type of mentality, approach, that would allow security forces to detain people in advance,
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to obtain very personal information, data protection is a major issue in france as well. so a lot of the focus is on preventative measures right now to see if it is possible in any way or form to weed out any possible attackers before they even intend to attack. but, what might this do for relationships between france and muslim countries across the world? it will indeed strain those relations even more. right now, we saw over the last few weeks, they are very strained and historically speaking, france has very tense relationships with its own muslim community, for various reasons. right now, the suspicion that any muslim could unfortunately be considered a terrorist in the minds of many french people, that is a serious issue and right now, you are noticing yesterday, a lot of muslim organisations have tried to immediately distance themselves from these attackers and so there is a form of compromise right now, to see
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where trust can be built but it's very difficult and until france recognises there is a problem, tries to isolate possible attackers, it will be difficult to mend these issues. thank you very much for your time. i give very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good morning to you. some pretty wild weather on the weight this weekend. relatively quiet at the moment, mal started the day for england and wales, plenty of cloud, rain and drizzle coming and going, heaviest in the south—west. from north wales, northern england, northwards, more sunshine around, one or two showers, fresh appeal, temperatures between nine and 11 compared to 16 and 17 in the south—east. after a dip in temperatures in the north, temporary touch of frost, temperatures rise as the mild air works by, cloud and rain into tomorrow morning. mild start, it will be cloudy, wet for
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some, especially across northern and western areas, increasingly windy. widespread gales across the country, could see severe gales in the west for a could see severe gales in the west fora time, could see severe gales in the west for a time, this band of rain is attached, becoming heavy at times, working its way east. clearing up to leave more sunshine in the south and west, staying wet in western scotland. more wet and windy weather to come through sunday and indeed monday.
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hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week. nottinghamshire moves into tier 3, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. traffic around paris hit record levels just hours before a new national lockdown came into force across france. the leader of one of britain's biggest unions warns labour's suspension ofjeremy corbyn "will create chaos within the party". the labour leader, sir keir starmer,
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says he wants to unite the party. i don't want a civil war in the labour party, i don't think there's any need for one. i want to unite the party but i'm not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. people gather to lay flowers and light candles outside the church in nice were three people were killed in a knife attack. as the us election campaign enters its final weekend, president trump and his rival joe biden, hold rallies in the crucial swing state of florida. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. hello. tottenham players certainly won't be looking forward to training this morning. managerjose mourinho is absolutely furious after his side's europa league defeat at royal antwerp. the only goal came after a defensive mistake, allowing lior refaelov‘s to shoot past hugo lloris.
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mourinho made four changes at half—time, including dele alli, who'd made his first start of the season. mourinho says he hopes questions over his team selection will now stop. it's not for me to individualise and to bring some names to the table. you prefer to do that than myself. you always ask me before matches, why this player is not playing, why this player is not selected. maybe now for a few weeks you won't ask me that because you have the answer. even the mask couldn't hide his fury. this is his instagram post. "bad performances deserve bad results. hope everyone in this bus is as upset as i am. tomorrow 11am training."
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it was a better evening for the red half of north london as arsenal ran out easy 3—0 winners against irish side dundalk. nicolas pepe scored the pick of the goals and manager mikel arteta said he was pleased with the attitude of the players, especially those who'd not been heavily involved so far this season. that's two wins from two for his side. and for leicester, who won 2—1 at aek athens. hamza choudhury scoring what turned out to be the winner. rangers also have a 100% record. alfredo morelos scored the only goal in their win over lech posnan, equalling ally mccoist‘s european goal—scoring record for rangers. but celtic blew a two—goal lead away to lille, to draw 2—2. mohamed elyounoussi's double put them firmly in control before the french side rallied. it was celtic‘s first point in two games. england head coach eddiejones says
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the sport has become a laughing stock and now prop mako vunipola has questioned the behaviour of 13 barbarians players, who've been officially charged for breaking coronavirus protocols. his cousin manu vunipola was among them. former england captain chris robshaw was also in the group and he apologised for the breach, after they left the squad team hotel bubble and went out to dinner. the players face the prospect of fines and suspensions and some have also been charged with giving false statements during the investigation. being in a bubble here, it's very easy to kind of know where you need to be and know what you need to do. and last week was also a timely reminderof the responsibility that we have — not just for the community in general and being safe and protecting ourselves and people around us, but also our responsibility to the rugby community.
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i think it's disappointing whenever a game is cancelled, but to be cancelled on those terms is unfortunate. england's netballers have lost the second test against new zealand and with it the series. the roses started well in hamilton, and they had a two—point lead at half—time but the world champions came back in dominant style, winning by 5a points to a7. this is a young, inexperienced england squad, including seven players with fewer than ten international caps. the third match is on sunday. that's all the sport for now. more coming up throughout the day. thank you. eight months after being introduced, thejob retention scheme — orfurlough, as it's known — comes to an end tomorrow. during the height of lockdown, nearly a third of the uk workforce was being supported by the project with the government paying part of people's wages. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to crawley, to hear from those working at gatwck airport about their
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concerns now for the future. gatwick airport dominates the landscape, and the local economy depends on it — so when the planes stopped flying, the impact was dramatic. horrendous, scary. we suddenly became just very unsure of our future. at this hotel, bookings collapsed, weddings postponed. we've got a plane just going over and we now get quite excited when we hear a plane. the owners kept things going — the furlough scheme saved them. i don't think we would have survived without it because... i assume my only other option would have been to make everybody redundant. some workers he had to let go, and he still has five on furlough. now that the new employment support scheme has been revised and improved, we're hoping that we can keep them going — it's our intention, simply because we're going to be very busy next year, as well. so we don't want to have to make any further redundancies.
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down the road in crawley, more than 40% of the workforce was on furlough in august. this town was doing pretty nicely before the pandemic — unemployment was low. but there are now more than three times as many people claiming benefits compared to this time last year — the furlough scheme couldn't save every job. chris worked as a security manager at gatwick airport and was furloughed, before being made redundant. started there when i was 18, so almost all of my adult life has been in the airport working, so it was tough. but chris used his time off to grow his new business — a comic shop with his former colleague. they've now taken on two other ex—airport staff. we will come back from it. i think the town's strong enough to survive. yeah, absolutely. until things get back to normal. this beauty clinic used to get lots of cabin crew and holiday—makers
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through its doors. as a limited company director, melissa had to survive off her savings instead of furlough. she's found new clients now — there's just one problem. i'm really worried about another lockdown because we were the last to come back last time. so... well, because we're close contact and everything that we're doing is so close to the face, you know, it did take so long for us to come back. i just... yeah, pray — pray there's not another lockdown. an airport town trying to weather the storm, and hoping for brighter days ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, crawley. amy snell is a hospitality worker in edinburgh who was furloughed in march and now no longer qualifies for any government help. thank you forjoining us, tell us what happened to you when lockdown struck in march. when we went into lockdown in march, i was working in a hotel in edinburgh city centre. it
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had been quite a scary lead up to it. we were furloughed, every single one of us, a few carried on working and then we got the load also after doing security shifts for a few weeks. and the next thing we heard was that all members of staff were being made redundant or were at risk of redundancy, myself being a member of redundancy, myself being a member of thejunior of redundancy, myself being a member of the junior management team, i was not at risk. we went through that ground and got help from the union andi ground and got help from the union and i supported colleagues as i could and we very much came together. and then we thought that would be the end of it, we thought we would be opening up injuly and august, similar to other hotels, and all of a sudden we got notice to say the hotel would not be opening until next march at the earliest! we were all being made redundant. we have all being made redundant. we have alljust all being made redundant. we have all just lost our all being made redundant. we have alljust lost ourjobs, that is us finishing our notice periods, which
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is in line with the furlough, that is in line with the furlough, that is us finished and nothing else. some of us have managed to find jobs, i have been quite fortunate in managing to find a job but because of the fact i started the job on the 1st of october, i am not eligible for thejob 1st of october, i am not eligible for the job support scheme 1st of october, i am not eligible for thejob support scheme or any other at all. fortunately i was on might notice this month while we we re might notice this month while we were closed for three weeks but if i hadn't, i wouldn't have been able to pay the bills next month. what other form is there for you while you try to find your third job this year? fortu nately, to find your third job this year? fortunately, i am still employed in my second job that i managed to get and my new employers are very proactive in trying to find ways to make us as secure as we can be. that seems to be the case for most independent businesses and small businesses, they seem to be doing their best for their employees. large businesses, i have a slightly
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different view on at the moment. because my experience with them and what has been happening across the hospitality industry, but i have a job but no income when we are shut. that is the most disappointing, in what i hope to be the most difficult job market i will ever face, what i hope to be the most difficult job market i will everface, i have managed to find a fairly good role, one that i'm happy and proud to be in but one that i don't get paid for when we are shut, which is not any fault of mine or my employer's. what sort of plans are you trying to make to have a different kind of future? we have seen how precarious it can be working in the hospitality sector, even though it's a massive pa rt sector, even though it's a massive part of our economy. and i think precarious is the word for it at the best of times, right now it's on its knees. in the long run, i absolutely love hospitality and i can see what it can be and i have been so fortu nate it can be and i have been so fortunate in my career to date to
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have some of the fantastic managers and employers that i have had but by the same token, i have also seen some of the worst of the industry. which for me inspired me to want to be able to make hospitality something to be proud of and something to be proud of and something people don't say, well, you should have stayed in school. i started studying law a couple of yea rs started studying law a couple of years ago so for me it is very much in the interim in order to be able to make a change later on fruit bodies like unite the union who have struggled to meet supported hospitality throughout this and they are helping us get a better dealfor hospitality, to get us looked after and make sure that employers are passing on any support to the employees. i just want to be passing on any support to the employees. ijust want to be part of that somehow and help people go into this industry. as you say, it's such a massive industry and it makes no sense to have such huge disparities across it. what would your message be to the scottish government if
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they are looking at how to support people in your position who, because of the date you got this most recent job, you are unpaid at times?” think the message to the scottish and uk government would be that you need to remember that we are people who are on minimum wage at the best of times, people who don't pay for food most of the time because we get fed it at work, that is the extra perks of the jobs that don't translate into any furlough or benefit scheme so not only are we worse off in the monetary sense but in the fact that we have extra food bills to pay we never would have done and that is not taken into account that hospitality is about people and we have been forgotten about. amy snell, we hope things work out for you, thank you for talking to us. the consumer organisation, which, has warned there are big differences in the effectiveness of reusable face coverings. tests found that the best performing masks blocked out more
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than 99% of potentially harmful bacteria but the worst stopped only 7%. research also showed that masks with multiple layers were more effective than single—layer masks at filtering particles and almost all face coverings were better at filtering particales after being washed. it's beenjust over ten months since we first went into lockdown, and while many of us were able to enjoy at least a little bit of the summer as restrictions were relaxed, we're now facing further measures to stop a second wave of coronavirus. nottinghamshire is the latest area to move into the toughest level of restrictions. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has spent time with some people coming to terms with consequences of having yet more limits on what they're allowed to do. st ann's, where so many have it tough. and the rules are now the strictest in england. honestly, they are good, because it's for our benefit, so i think it's fine. after seven months under one set
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of constraints or another, life here just got harder again. sorry, the rules are "stay safe". simple really. and they're not doing it. and the outlook couldn't be much bleaker than simon's. people are getting lonely. people are getting rather depressed. in his 60s, living with diabetes, only going out for shopping or the hospital. i'm not afraid to go out, but i'm concerned. and his wifejean is in bed with terminal cancer. there's lots of things we want to do. we're wanting to go out, to travel the country. see the things that we want to be able to do. erm, let her enjoy life. we can't. all she can do is sit in the flat. we don't seem to have any hope at the minute. it'sjust all doom and gloom. and those who look out for people
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here, fearfor them too. with more restrictions coming into place, i think the old people will feel it more because a lot of them are towards the end of life as well, aren't they? a lot of them have said they don't want to spend the last years of their life being confined to their flat, not seeing family. stonebridge city farm is one of many surprises in st ann's. it's a refuge for families, especially in the half term holiday. it's hard to find things to do when you're locked in the house and you've done every activity inside that you can possibly think of it. we've been to every park. i think months more of this and it's just... it's not going to be very nice. many volunteers here, like karen, have disabilities. and first time round, the shutdown really hurt. i was a bit fed up because i was in the house and i missed the farm that much. so listen to what it means
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being back in the kitchen. i'm learning to be independent. coming here is really good because i'm meeting new people and new staff, and everyone's great. people on the trams, they're not social distancing. you see some of them not wearing masks. but thoughts are turning to young futures. yeah, it's just been stressful. i don't think it's fair for the kids, because obviously they get missed out on things like goose fair, halloween coming up this weekend. then they're getting told, or they're hearing stories that christmas is getting cancelled. this is a runner bean... but there are celebrations before christmas. and at the hindu centre they're making sure that everyone gets fed during diwali. people are very frightened. some of the regular devotees at the temple we haven't seen for months and months. some of them who started to come out, that's it,
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they've stopped again. how big a deal is that during diwali? well, of course it is. diwali is the most auspicious time of the year. it's been tricky, but we've got through it. covid cases closed the primary school early for half term, and there's no holiday for the head teacher. and for a community like we have, where people are fiercely proud of their community, it's a strong community, they thrive on those social interactions, as a school we thrive on, our doors are normally open, our parents come in every day, we chat every day, and those things have been taken away from us. that is the thing that people find the hardest. so there is a month now of the toughest restrictions across the county. but then what? how will we know if it's safe for the measures to be relaxed? and if life has to carry on like this, what will that do for people in the city and here in this community? how do you get it through to people? it is a killer disease. isolate, follow the rules.
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they're there for a reason. as hospital beds across the city keep filling up, the view from here gets darker. and with every day now, the vitality, the community, the life of our streets is restricted even more. dan johnson, bbc news, st ann's in nottingham. the us election campaign is entering its final weekend. with four days to go, over 80 million americans have already cast their ballot. donald trump and joe biden are focussing their efforts on the battleground states — like florida — that could swing the election in their favour. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports: back in his home state again in a push for votes in florida. donald trump narrowly won here in 2016, but the democrats have gained ground and the race withjoe biden is neck and neck. we are going to win four more years in the white house.
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applause. and we are going on to win a record share of the hispanic—american vote. you see what's happening? the president attracts large crowds, but with little social distancing and few masks. donald trump is confident he can defy the opinion polls by focusing on the economy rather than the coronavirus. this is historic prosperity. another major tax cut to go along with the biggest tax cut in the history of our country. and record job growth. and joe biden's plan is to deliver punishing lockdowns. he's going to lock you down! for biden, there is no issue more important than taking control of the virus. he's also been campaigning in florida, but with smaller drive—in audiences and a tone that mocks the president's approach to covid—19. donald trump has waved the white flag and abandoned our families
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and surrendered to this virus, but the american people never give up! we nevergive in! and we surely don't cower. and neither will i. donald trumpjust had a super spreader event here again, spreading more than just coronavirus. he is spreading division and discord. in this divided nation, the coronavirus pandemic is not only polarising, but getting much worse. the country has just recorded its highest number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak began, and tensions are running high. with many people nervous about the outcome of the election and the possibility of civil unrest, the retail giant walmart has decided to take guns off its store shelves, although they will still be available to buy. a spokesman said...
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the final four days of the campaign will see donald trump and joe biden making repeat visits to the handful of states which will decide the election. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. as part of our coverage of the us election, we are tracking how the candidates are faring in the national polls, and as you can seejoe biden is currently ahead with 51 per cent while president trump is on 42 percent. you can find all the details on our website, bbc.co.uk/news or you can downlod the bbc news app. one million people have signed footballer marcus rashford's petition to extend free school meal vouchers for children in england during the holidays. the government says it is in the process of examining how holiday clubs could be used to provide additional support. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to stockport to meet those who regularly use the clubs to see the difference they make.
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this holiday club in stockport is about enjoying the simple things. it's a chance to forget about coronavirus, even though the children play in bubbles. this is probably my only opportunity i'm probably going to be able to be outside with my friends. we can't really go out much, can we, because of coronavirus restrictions? we're in tier 3 now, which is really bad. for families who are struggling, it's also a chance to ensure their children have a good meal each day. there you go. what would you like? it's very important, because you know people can't afford food as much as others, and it'sjust really helpful for people in the school holidays. this food has been provided by a local cafe for free. he's got cheese and onion! stockport council has provided free school meal vouchers for those who are eligible. but this pandemic has put pressure on many families. one thing that the holiday club does do, is we don't have
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any eligibility here. so if somebody isn't on benefits, they can still come here. this week, the our time project has supported 160 families. many are asking for help for the first time. for one thing, the ones that are furloughed, they're receiving less money than they were before. so those are families there that, they've been out, they've worked hard, they've got themselves to the position that they're in, and now they're earning less money than they were before. but the bills are still the same. so those families wouldn't be entitled to benefits. they've not struggled before. they're not used to it. and it almost hits them harder as well. good job! the foreseeable future is not going to change. this is life as we know it, and we've got to get used to it. and people... that's why these activities are helping families out. footballer marcus rashford has been at the forefront of a campaign to end food poverty. more than a million people have signed his petition calling for children from poorer families in england to get free meals in school holidays. the government has ruled out extending free school meals
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across england beyond term time, but says councils have been given an additional £63 million for families facing financial hardship, and welfare support has increased by £9.3 billion. at first you think, it won't affect us, we'll be ok, we'll be fine. and then before you know it, companies are closing down. caroline and david have two children. david is about to be made redundant. they've had to ask for food parcels. it's tough. you feel massively embarrassed. you don't want to be that one that's asking for help. but overall, i think there's nothing to be ashamed about. if you are genuinely a working family and you have worked your backsides off, day in, day out, please don't be embarrassed. ask for help. that makes you that better parent. half term is nearly overfor most children. many children have relied on holiday clubs or pack lunches donated by charities, businesses and some local councils. but the christmas holiday isn't far away, and neither is anxiety for families struggling to put food on the table.
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elaine dunkley, bbc news. we have all heard the phrase, dogs are man's best friend. a new study of the canine's dna has shown that human beings have been close friends with them for so long that by the end of the ice age there were five different types of dog. scientists say the data confirms that dogs were domesticated before any other known species. traces of these ancient breeds survive today in every corner of the world. just leave those on a loop and we will all be happier! now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. something sunnier for the northern half of the country this afternoon, staying a bit cloudy and damp in the south but through this weekend we are all set to see more bouts of heavy rain at times and some rather strong winds, particularly on saturday. that could lead to a bit of travel disruption. the winds a little on the brisk side today across some
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southernmost counties and the north—west of scotland. lighter winds in between. as i said, sunshine for scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales through the afternoon developing, one or two isolated showers. through south wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england and the channel islands staying fairly cloudy for the majority, rain or drizzle at times but mildest here, 16 or 17 degrees in the south—east corner. the milder air wings its way back northwards tonight as the cloud spreads north. there could be a chill in the air to begin with before temperatures rise later on across parts of scotland and northern england. these are the sort of temperatures we are expecting as we go into the start of tomorrow. notice we have temperatures higher by night than they should be by day at this time of year across england and wales. but with it comes a spell of the wettest and windiest weather this weekend. a deep area of low pressure to the north—west of the country, weather fronts pushing eastwards but around that, widespread gales across the uk on saturday. bouts of heavy rain, particularly across the west. we will see one zone
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of rain spread its way northwards and eastward and it is on that the winds will be especially squally and the rain especially heavy. but it does mean it goes through quite quickly and across a good part of england, wales and southern northern ireland, sunshine developing in the afternoon but across the west the the strongest gusts, touching 60 or maybe 70 mph. those winds coming in from the south, it will be reasonably mild but it might not feel that way in the breeze and rain and that rain lingers towards the end of the day in north—west scotland. eventually easing for a time on saturday night. towards the west, the next area of low pressure. it is one after another at the moment. the centre of this one is a little further away so the wind is not quite as strong on sunday though the rain pushes through quicker. a wet start for many, particularly across scotland and eastern england. brightening up for many in the west during the middle part of the day but more outbreaks of rain developing through the afternoon, particularly in western areas. rainfall totals totting up in the west, an ongoing risk of some minorflooding here. a little bit drier towards the end
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of the day in the east. it stays mild as it does on monday, more wet and windy weather then but beyond that, things turn drier and quieter later in the week.
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