tv BBC News BBC News October 30, 2020 5:00pm-5:46pm GMT
5:00 pm
this is bbc news. the headlines: nobby stiles, a member of the england team who won the 1966 world cup, has died at the age of 78 after a long illness. 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. the labour leader defends his party's decision to suspend jeremy corbyn over anti—semitism, saying there's no need for the party to descend into civil war. remembering the three people who died in a knife attack in nice — thousands of soldiers and police are now protecting places of worship in france. at least 12 people have died
5:01 pm
and more than 400 others have been been injured after a powerful earthquake hits the coast of turkey, bringing down buildings in the third—biggest city, izmir. we felt the earthquake quite violently. the entire house shook and my wife and i, we grabbed the baby and ran outside. after eight months, and at a cost of billions of pounds, the furlough scheme ends tomorrow — we find out what it's done for businesses. i don't think we would have survived without it because i assume my only other option would have been to make everybody redundant.
5:02 pm
hello and welcome to bbc news. one of england's best—loved footballers — the 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles — has died at the age of 78. his death follows a long illness. the tough—tackling midfielder — who spent most of his playing career at manchester united — was one of only three englishmen to win both world cup and european cup winners‘ medals. it was his ball—winning qualities that won him a place in sir alf ramsey's 1966 team, but it was his gap—toothed smile and his dance around the wembley pitch holding thejules rimet trophy that endeared him to millions. andy swiss looks back at his life. he was one of sport's more unlikely heroes — the world cup winner with the toothless grin and the dancing feet. i have never seen nobby stiles like this before. thatjig of delight on thatjoyous day in 1966 ensured nobby stiles‘
5:03 pm
place in footballing folklore. but his talent had been a long time in the making, from his early years growing up in manchester through to a debut for england's schoolboys at 15. and in 1960, manchester united came calling. goal! what a goal! for a lifelong fan, it was a dream come true. i used to walk over the bridge at old trafford when i was a kid with my uncle peter and be there, and also with my brother when we got older, and imagine that the tannoy was going to announce that there was a player short and "would nobby stiles come and get changed?" i could imagine it, so to go down there and walk down there and become a player with manchester united was unbelievable. and this could be the next one! stiles onto it now, and can he get a shot? he gets it! while stiles certainly had his attacking qualities, it was his defensive steel that marked him out. stiles made no attempt to play the ball in. he took the art of tough tackling sometimes to extremes. but his fearlessness brought him
5:04 pm
to england's attention. in 1965, he was called up by sir alf ramsey — and in february 1966, he scored his first and only international goal. but stiles scored! a few months later, he was part of a team hoping to take england to world cup glory. in the game against france, his late tackle, which put an opponent out of the game, prompted calls for him to be dropped. the manager stuck by him, though, and stiles' brave and often brilliant challenges helped england to become champions. the image of him dancing around wembley, trophy in one hand, false teeth in the other, is one he, like everyone else, could never forget. it is nice because people remember you for it. they say, "oh, yeah, i remember yourjig," and they pass it onto their children and whatever, and it is nice because, teeth or no teeth, it doesn't matter, it was just the total enjoyment
5:05 pm
which i was doing. two years later came another career highlight, as he helped manchester united to win the european cup. but after retiring as a player, his fortunes changed dramatically. his attempt at management with preston and west brom proved unsuccessful and stiles never enjoyed the riches his achievements deserved, ultimately selling his medals to raise money for his family. indeed, he was one of the last of the 1966 team to be formally honoured, finally receiving an mbe in 2000. but while others may have attracted more headlines, few inspired as much affection as nobby stiles, the man whose pure euphoria once captured a country's imagination. andy swiss looking back at the life of nobby stiles. and manchester united have said that nobby stiles was a titan of the club's history, cherished for his heart and personality on and off the pitch. voices from the sporting world have also been paying tributes on twitter.
5:06 pm
5:07 pm
and i started by asking when he first met nobby stiles. he was a lovely man. how i first met him, i came from arsenal to manchester united and he was working at that stage with the youth team. and it was a right hot sunny day, and we started pre—season training, and nobby was over the other side with his floppy hat, a really hot day, nearly 80 degrees, and he... floppy hat and he's pointing his finger and pushing people about. and i said, because i had had to watch the world cup final only a couple of weeks before, and i said, "that boy over there terrorised the germans on that afternoon." and i watched him over there, giving instructions to young lads. i thought he was great. and what did you learn from him? he was a very civil man, he was... he had an opinion on things, but he was a very nice and sincere man.
5:08 pm
he was nice to be around and his knowledge of football was second to none and the things he was passionate about the young lads was great. —— passing onto the young lads. viv, as we're talking, i have seen a tweet which is from manchester united. i am just going to read it, if you just bear with us. it says... and in many ways, viv anderson, that tweet echoing some of the things you have already said. you have given us an insight into what he was like as a coach, but give us a sense of how he was viewed at the club — because he was so integral to that european winning team, wasn't he?
5:09 pm
they were in awe of him. everybody around the football club was in awe of him, of what he achieved for manchester united and england at the time. he was a fantastic player. if you ever get a chance to watch the 1966 world cup again, see how tirelessly he worked in the midfield. he is one of those unsung heroes that every football team needs, you know? he doesn't get the limelight all the time, but he was integral in the part of manchester united and england. and remember, he got that manchester united team as a 17—year—old. if you ever read his book, he had the worst eyes in the world. he couldn't see the ball half the time, and then contact lenses came in and he was a little bit better, but he was a fabulous, fabulous man and, as i said earlier, he'll be sadly missed. yeah, absolutely. did he ever talk about that world cup winning day? no, he was one those people who kept things to himself, really. he wouldn't share those memories, they were kept really to himself.
5:10 pm
and i wouldn't be asking about those — what is this like and whatever. ijust think he was a very private person, especially about memories like that. you said you watched the game, and i just wondered... you are a professional footballer — can you give us an insight into the skill and what it was he brought to the game and the team? his actual work rate was phenomenal on that day. the germans must‘ve kept on thinking, "where does he keep on coming from?" because he kept on robbing the ball off them. he was one of those destroyers that every team needs and he had gone gone about the park... it is a big pitch at wembley, i have played there many times, and the amount of mileage he must have covered in that day and to have energy at the end, for anybody who remembers him skipping around wembley stadium, was actually absolutely fantastic.
5:11 pm
as you say, he was a great footballer, but best of all, he was a lovely, lovely man. viv anderson with his memories of nobby stiles. nottinghamshire has become the latest area to move into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions in england. before the tier 3 measures took effect at midnight, large groups of drinkers gathered in nottingham city centre. police have said those involved will be punished and warned that anyone caught breaking the new rules will be fined. west yorkshire will move into tier 3 on monday, bringing the total number of people living in very high restrictions tojust over 11 million — almost a fifth of england's population. danjohnson is in nottingham and sent this report. st ann's, where so many have it tough, and england's strictest rules are now in place. and seven months into this pandemic, 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.
5:12 pm
i'm not afraid to go out, but i'm concerned. and his wife, jean, is in bed with terminal cancer. there's lots of things we want to do. we want to go out, to travel the country, see the things we want to be able to do. 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's all doom and gloom. and those who look out for people here fearfor them too. the old people will feel it more because a lot of them are towards the end of life as well. a lot of them have said they don't want to spend the last years of their life being confined to their flats and not seeing family. but look what was happening in nottingham city centre last night. like many people, i think i'm disappointed to see those scenes,
5:13 pm
and what we really need to do is for everybody to play their part in bringing this virus down, and that extends to everybody in our communities, whether they are young or old, and that's the only way that we are actually going to see some very significant reductions in the virus. back in st ann's, stonebridge city farm is one of many surprises. 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. we've been to every park. i think months more of this and it's just not going to be very nice. many volunteers here, like karen, have disabilities. and first time round, the lockdown was really hard. i was a bit fed up because i was in the house and i missed the farm that much. so listen how much it means to be
5:14 pm
back in the kitchen. i'm learning to be independent, and coming here is really good because i'm meeting new people and new staff, and everyone's great. christmas is in question, but there are other celebrations to come first. and at the hindu centre, they're making sure 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 have started to come out, but that's it. they've stopped again. and how big a deal is that during diwali? well, of course it is. diwali is the most auspicious time of the year. so, 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
5:15 pm
for people in the city and here in this community? how do you get it through to people? you know, it is a killer disease. isolate, follow the rules — they're there for a reason. as hospital beds keep filling up, the view gets more grim. and every day now, the alert levels rise, more communities, families, more people, find life is restricted again. dan johnson, bbc news, st ann's in nottingham. another area in england which could soon face tier 3 restrictions is tees valley in the north east. fiona trott sent us this update from middlesbrough. discussions have been taking place between central government and the mayors and council leaders of the five local authorities here — that's middlesbrough, stockton, darlington, hartlepool, redcar and cleveland. we understand that discussions yesterday were around what tier 3 would look like. there was a feeling from some council leaders that perhaps they didn't want the restrictions to go as far as what we have seen in nottinghamshire, for example.
5:16 pm
but we understand that today's discussions will be focused around the financial support that will be available from central government, and i think that council leaders here will explain very clearly to central government that very high restrictions would have a severe impact on the local economy. take middlesbrough, for example. it has the highest rate of people claiming out of work benefits in the north—east of england, the highest rate of child poverty and don't forget that one month ago, tougher restrictions were introduced here. this is before tier 2 was introduced, and i can tell you that one month on, the economic impact of that is that the hospitality trade has seen a drop in business of around 70%. council leaders, too, are also very concerned here about people's mental health — as i've said, long—term unemployment an issue here and long—term underlying health issues which make them vulnerable to catching coronavirus.
5:17 pm
tier 3 is not what they want here. council leaders understand it's necessary, though, and those discussions are continuing. fiona trott reporting. the daily cases and death figures for the united kingdom have been released by the government. the uk has reported 24,405 new cases of covid—19 in the past 2a hours and a further 274 deaths have been registered within 28 days of a positive test. around one in 100 people had coronavirus in england last week, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. the trend across the uk is similar, with a slightly worse picture in northern ireland and a slightly better one in wales and scotland. the rise in infections is likely to put the government under pressure to introduce further measures. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports.
5:18 pm
the royal liverpool hospital is among those which have had to cancel some routine treatments to cope with the number of covid patients becoming seriously ill. there is a glimmer of hope. new daily infections in the city have fallen slightly, though they're still at a high level. as west yorkshire prepares to enter england's highest level of alert from monday, local leaders are keen to know how long they will have to stay there. we're obviously watching liverpool city region with a very keen interest. they've been in the longest, just over two weeks, which means that their review will be coming up within the next week, ten days or so. i'm not clear whether they'll be in a position to come out and what that will actually mean. this is an area that everyone is really very concerned about. it's now estimated one in 100 people in private homes in england had covid in the week to last friday, with around 52,000 new infections every day, up about a half on last week's figure. in northern ireland, the office for national statistics estimates one in 80 had the virus. it was one in 120 in wales
5:19 pm
and one in 140 in scotland. cases are still highest in the north and are growing across england, but today's figures support the trend that they have levelled off in the north—east. yet labour's continuing to put pressure on the government to go further. my concern is that the tier system is not strong enough to stop the infection rate going up, and the alternative now is weeks or months of agony, frankly, in the tier system, so i do call on the prime minister to look again. if we've learnt one thing from phase one, wave one of the virus, it's that you need to act quickly and decisively. but ministers want to stick with a targeted approach. even at 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, but also the international experience shows, is when you have got this focused approach, we really need full compliance and cooperation.
5:20 pm
the epidemic is still growing. while there's hope that restrictions in some areas may be starting to slow the rise in infections, experts say the next four months will be tough. katharine da costa, bbc news. and katharine told us a little earlier the figures paint a gloomy picture. if we look at two reliable sets of data, we had figures from the imperial college london yesterday and we have had the office for national statistics today. yesterday, the estimates were 100,000 new cases a day. in england today, 0ns estimates in the week to last friday, there were 52,000. they are both estimates, based on different sets of calculations, but the best guess is that we have got around 50,000 new daily infections. in contrast, the nhs test and trace system is picking up, as you said, 24,400 roughly, more than 20,000 cases a day. so the rise has been seen in all age groups, in almost every region in england,
5:21 pm
so future hospital admissions and deaths are baked in. we will see rises in the coming weeks. we're currently seeing about 1,000 new hospital admissions every day. that's doubling roughly every fortnight. it's still below where we were at the peak, when we saw about 3,000 a day, but there is a glimmer of hope in the north—east. the data suggests that new cases are slowing there, but they're still high and we're not seeing cases come down to manageable levels. cases are still rising sharply in places like the north—west, yorkshire and humber. today, the estimated r number — so that's how many people infected, one infected person passes onto — that is1.1 or1.3. it is slightly down on last week, but anything over one means the virus is growing. the government's chief medical and scientific advisers, chris whitty and patrick
5:22 pm
vallance, have both warned restrictions in tier 3, the highest alert level in england, wouldn't be enough to bring the r number down. today, chris whitty tweeted that deaths and pressure on the nhs are increasing and sage, the advisory committee, wanted a two—week circuit breaker back in september to try to buy time to fix the test and trace system. labour wanted that in place over half term. we have seen wales has currently got a short fire breaker system in place. northern ireland and scotland have got their own controls in place, but the government is still sticking to a targeted approach for england in an effort to try to balance lives with the economy, but experts say the longer you leave it, the harder it is to turn things around, meaning that the government may still be forced into a lockdown to protect the nhs, but then it would have to be in place for longer because you'll be starting at a much at a much higher level. and we have seen france and germany
5:23 pm
announced their own lockdowns. the bad news is we are in a critical position and it is only 0ctober. health correspondent in there, katharine da costa. the consumer organisation which has warned there are big differences in the effectiveness of reusable face coverings. in tests, it found that the best performing masks blocked out more than 99% of particles and droplets that could spread the virus — matching the performance of surgical masks — but the worst only managed to block out 7%. the tests also revealed that almost all of the face coverings got better at filtering particles after being washed. the us election campaign is entering its final weekend. though more than 80 million americans have already cast their vote, donald trump and joe biden are still travelling to key states like florida that could swing the result in their favour. peter bowes has the latest from the campaign trail. back in his home state again, and another push for votes in florida. donald trump narrowly won
5:24 pm
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. cheering and we're 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! forjoe biden, there is no issue more important than taking control of the virus. he's also been campaigning
5:25 pm
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, abandoned our families 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's 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
5:26 pm
to take guns off its store shelves, although they will still be available to buy. a spokesman said... 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. let's speak now to our north america reporter anthony zurcher. anthony, we will come unto what the candidates, where they're going to today, but first of all, i wanted to pick up on that point that more than 80 million people have already voted ahead of election day. what more can you tell us about turnout? the turnout, the early voting turnout, is are markable. there is no other way to describe it right now. i think we are looking at more than 100 million americans having voted before election day, and you have to
5:27 pm
rememberfour years ago, before election day, and you have to remember four years ago, only 145 americans voted total, so we are approaching levels of early voting we've never seen before stopped in texasin we've never seen before stopped in texas in particular, a state that has one of the largest publishing in the united states, traditionally conservative, they have had more than 9 million people voting there, more people voting in texas with another day of early voting, with election date still ahead, and voted total in 2016, so whether it is because coronavirus, because of enthusiasm to get out there and vote, we a re enthusiasm to get out there and vote, we are seeing in a number of states record level turnout even before election day. interesting. the two candidates had to the midwest today. why are they particularly targeting that region? the midwest was a key battle ground in 2016, donald trump winning some key states in the midwest was the reason he won the white house, so
5:28 pm
that's what you see both candidates doing barnstorming taurus today. you've donald trump doing wisconsin and minnesota, you'vejoe biden in wisconsin, minnesota and iowa, so each of them are making a pledge train like on this midwestern states, will both be in pennsylvania, another key state, in another day. they will both be in florida. this race is boiling down toa number of florida. this race is boiling down to a number of key states and the ones in the midwest could be decisive once. thanks, anthony. anthony zurcher, our north america reporter there. 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 see, joe biden is currently ahead with 51%, while president trump is on 42%. you can find all the details on our website — bbc.co.uk/news — or you can download the bbc news app.
5:29 pm
at least 12 people have been killed and more than 400 others have been injured in a powerful earthquake around the turkish city of izmir. tremours from the quake — which had a magnitude of at least 6.6 — were felt as far away as athens and istanbul. its epicentre was in the aegean sea. turkish officials say 20 buildings have collapsed in izmir. footage from the city shows people scrambling over the rubble looking for survivors. there was also concern about the risk of a tsunami. earlier, we heard from our international correspondent 0rla guerin, who gave us an update on the situation in izmir. we know that searching is still going on at several collapsed buildings in various districts of izmir, which is the third largest city of the country. some of those buildings were filmed as the earthquake was taking place you could actually see them
5:30 pm
shaking and there was some very distressing video posted on social media, where you could actually see one building, a multi—storey building which looked like a residential building, actually coming to the ground in a heap of rubble and smoke. of course, we saw people rushing out onto the streets in fear and panic, some screaming, trying to get away. now, i have to say that the risk of earthquakes is a common thing. it's a daily reality in turkey. the country is crisscrossed by major active... and because of that, people have a certain familiarity and a certain level of awareness and knowledge about what they should do when a quake happens, and it is very common here to have had earthquake training, it is something that happens in many organisations and workplaces in turkey. in fact, we had earthquake training ourselves last year at the bbc. and there is a very well developed earthquake rescue service here, which is already in action in izmir,
5:31 pm
searching for survivors. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... nobby stiles — a member of the england team who won the 1966 world cup — has died at the age of 78, after a long illness. drinkers gathered in nottingham city centre before the tier three coronavirus measures came into force at midnight — health officials are urging people to follow the rules. at least 12 people have died and more than 400 others have been injured after a powerful earthquake hits the coast of turkey, bringing down buildings and causing flooding in the third biggest city, izmir. sport, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. i'm such sad news about nobby
5:32 pm
stiles. it really is, we've been hearing over the last 90 minutes or so after the announcement that the world cup winning england midfielder nobby stiles has died aged 78 after a long illness. he won 28 caps for england and played a key role in neutralising that portugal star in the semifinal 1966 before helping england to go on to lift that trophy, and then at club level, we know that style is 12—mac english league titles in the 1968 the cup during his 11 year career with manchester united. his team—mate and goalkeeper during that time, alex stepney, has been paying tribute to his friend. it's a very sad day. nobby was a great pal of mine, we were all great pals and that team, but some players use out of stick with —— you sort of
5:33 pm
the stick with. and i know he's been ill for a very long time, his family have kept in touch with me about how he was doing, and obviously, you know, the worst thing has happened. and it is a sad day, not only for me isa and it is a sad day, not only for me is a team—mate of his but for the whole world in football. we called him happy, that was his nickname, he probably didn't show it on the pitch but in the dressing room, in training, and wherever we were in the world, he made us laugh and kept us the world, he made us laugh and kept us going. he was one of the sort of guys. and i can remember him in that way most of all. because he was fun to be around. and on the pitch, it was a different matter. it's all about winning the game, he was a bit ofa about winning the game, he was a bit of a jekyll and hyde, billy, about winning the game, he was a bit ofajekylland hyde, billy, if about winning the game, he was a bit of a jekyll and hyde, billy, if you think about it! on the pitch, you sew a change, he had a job to do and he done it so well. a lot of people
5:34 pm
didn't think nobby would ever be a professional footballer but my word, he was probably one of the greatest halfbacks and markers in the game in respect of, you know, doing a man for manjob respect of, you know, doing a man for man job on somebody. and winning the ball. and he done hisjob to perfection. tributes have been pouring in. sir geoff hurst, team—mate from that world cup—winning side, says he's... england have added... manchester united say...
5:35 pm
former united player gary neville has also posted a picture of them together. and he added a quote from stile, who of course was known for his tough tackling on the pitch. —— a quote from stiles. nobby stiles, manchester united and england legend, who has passed away at the age of 78. england will be without their scrum—half natasha hunt for their final women's six nations game after testing positive for coronavirus. claudia mcdonald of wasps will start in her place. hunt will isolate for ten days before spending a further week in a return—to—play programme. england are already champions going into that match against italy.
5:36 pm
they'll complete back—to—back grand slams if they win in parma. head coach simon middleton said he was relieved the game will be going ahead after the two other matches this weekend were called off due to coronavirus, and he praised hunt for the way she has dealt with the situation. she got a phone call to say... straightaway, immediately, before she left the room in the morning, i think it goes really well in terms of if anything happens, make contact by phone immediately, don't contact anyone else in the squad, don't leave your rib if you're in your room, she did exactly... that's it for me for the moment. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30pm. plenty more tributes on reactions to nobby stiles in that programme. around one in 100 people had coronavirus in england last week,
5:37 pm
according to new figures from the office for national statistics. the trend across the uk is similar, with a slightly worse picture in northern ireland and a slightly better one in wales and scotland. 0ur health editor hugh pym earlier spoke to the uk's national statistician, professor sir ian diamond, who explained what today's new data from the office for national statistics means. i think we have to say that the infection continues to rise in prevalence right across the country. clearly it's particularly strong in the north—west, yorkshire and humberside, it remains strong in the north—east, although we are starting to see a peak in the north—east. however, sadly, we've seen big optics this week in the east didn't west midlands and the beginnings of upticks in the south. —— big upticks
5:38 pm
in the east and west midlands. upticks in the south. —— big upticks in the east and west midlandsm the virus accelerating or is there a slowdown in the rate of growth overall? where are we? i'd have to say that with the exception of the north—east, acceleration... it's clear that the r number is above one and that we are seeing week on week increase, exponential increases in prevalence. the exception is the north—east, where, and please don't let me make you think that things are let me make you think that things a re really let me make you think that things are really going down but there does appear to be are really going down but there does appearto bea are really going down but there does appear to be a flattening of the curve. but still at a relatively high level. i think there was some sign ofa high level. i think there was some sign of a slowdown in your last survey. it was slowing slightly. but looking back over the last few weeks, what is the trend? upwards
5:39 pm
and sadly, steeply upwards. increasingly, that increases across the country. as i say, for the first week, really, this week, we are seeing significant increases in the south, driven largely by younger people but at the same time, notably increases. using the slight decline in the north—east is anything to do with restrictions there? is there anything we can read into these figures about the level of restrictions? we certainly have seen that there is some behavioural differences for people in the highest levels of lockdown, and in the north—east, we are seeing that people are more likely to record that they don't see anyone outside their household. however, these are preliminary findings and we would wa nt to preliminary findings and we would want to see some more data before we made any serious inferences there.
5:40 pm
so where do you think it goes from here? at the moment, i've got to be fairly... ido here? at the moment, i've got to be fairly... i do believe we are continuing to increase. i think we need to be absolutely tireless in everybody across the country following the rules around safe stinson, hand washing, wearing masks, because —— safe distancing, hand washing, wearing masks, because if not i fear the virus is going to exponentially increase. we really do need to do everything we can to stop that happening. the uk's national statistician. it's seven days into the welsh "firebreak" — and this afternoon the welsh first minister, mark drakeford has announced that wales will not to return to local restrictions when the current lockdown ends. instead, there will be an introduction of what he describes as a "simple set of national rules".
5:41 pm
he also said that new legislation would be introduced to protect the test, trace and protect system and to help prevent the spread of the virus. self—isolating will become a legal requirement if asked to do so by contact tracers. giving false information to nhs contact tracers will become a criminal offence in wales. and employers would be prevented from stopping workers from self—isolating. he also announced a new financial package for care workers and those on low incomes for if and when they are asked to self isolate. finally, today, i wanted to turn to one of the most important actions we can take, and this is for us all to follow the advice of the nhs wales test, trace, protect service if we are asked to self—isolate. we will be introducing two new schemes to support people on low incomes
5:42 pm
when they are asked to self—isolate. for some people, being asked to stay at home for two weeks can mean struggling to put food on the table because statutory sick pay is not a substitute for a week's wages. the two schemes we are announcing today will give people the financial security they need to stay at home when it is most important for them to do so. because of the vital work they carry out on our behalf, we will provide a top up to statutory sick pay for all social care staff, including personal assistance. they will receive their full wage if they have to take time off work because they have coronavirus or because they have been asked to self—isolate. and beyond that, there will be a £500 self—isolation support payment for people on low
5:43 pm
incomes in wales. this will be available to help people to stay at home after a positive test, or if they have been told to self—isolate by the contact tracing team. and, as well as those measures, we will strengthen the regulations. we will introduce a new offence of knowingly giving false information to our ttp surveys, a new legal duty to self—isolate, and a duty on employers to ensure that they do not attempt to prevent an employee from following the advice to self—isolate. the scottish government has put out new guidance on the wearing of masks in the schools. the changes will affect senior secondary school
5:44 pm
pupils aged 15—18. from monday those people in areas under tier three or four should wear face coverings in a class. adults in all primary and secondary schools are being told to wear face coverings when it's not possible to maintain physical distancing. we too will be here with the bbc news at six, but before then, time for the film review. here's a mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. in the terrific new brit pic mogul mowgli, riz ahmed plays zed,
5:45 pm
a british pakistani rapper on the brink of his first world tour. he raps. cheering. he raps. but when zed is struck down by debilitating sickness, he finds himself facing a future as uncertain as the identity struggles to define. torn between dreams of success and loyalty to his roots, zed becomes haunted by magical realist visions interwoven through the fabric of this urgent urban drama. if you want me back to where i'm coming from... directed by feature first timer bassam tariq from a script co—written by actor and musician ahmed, mogul mowgli is as enigmatically hard to define as its
46 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
BBC News Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on