tv BBC News BBC News October 30, 2020 7:00pm-8:01pm GMT
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers here in the uk, on pbs in america and around the world. covid—19 is spreading "significantly" faster through england than even the government's own "worst case" plans — according to its experts. it's very difficult to think that we are going to do anything other over the next few weeks than, very, very sadly, see an increase in deaths. a powerful earthquake hits turkey and greece. the devastation leaves at least 1a dead and hundreds injured. the tremor triggered a mini—tsunami that flooded izmir — turkey's third—largest city — and the greek island of samos.
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tributes in nice for the victims of thursday's church attack. france's interior minister warns more militant attacks are likely. the united states has buried more people with covid—19 than any other country. we look at the pandemic‘s impact on next week's presidential election. i have never seen nobby stiles like this before! and nobby stiles, who played in the world cup—winning england team in 1966, has died after a long illness. he was 78. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. coronavirus is now spreading faster through england than the government's own worst case scenario. that's according to a report by the scientific advisory group for emergencies. it says there are around
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four times as many people catching covid—i9 than it was prepared for. it comes as the office for national statistics estimates that over half a million people in england have had coronavirus in the last week, that's one in 100 people. the head of the ons, sir ian diamond, has described the picture as gloomy, as the virus was "moving very quickly" through the population. our health editor hugh pym reports. tracking the virus. mr palmer, it's rachel. hello, rachel! testing of more than 150,000 people with and without symptoms gives the office for national statistics a feel for how widespread the virus is in local communities — and the data from the most recent week's survey suggests it's still increasing. the uk's national statistician gave me his assessment of where things now stand with covid—19. i've got to be fairly gloomy, and i do believe that we are continuing to increase. i think we need to be absolutely tireless
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in everybody across the country following the rules, because if not, then i fear that the virus is going to exponentially increase. the 0ns estimates how many people in the community had the virus in the period leading up to october 23. the most — relative to the local population — were in northern ireland, the least in scotland, but there were many variations in england, with many more in the north—west relative to the population than in the south—east of england. the 0ns did say that in the north—east of england, there was evidence of a slow and slight reduction in case numbers and a bigger gap with the north west and yorkshire and the humber region. but officials say overall, things are going in the wrong direction, and minutes of meetings of the government's sage advisory committee reveal a pessimistic mood.
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a paper on 0ctober14 from a group tracking the spread of the virus says that in england, the number of daily deaths is now in line with the levels in the reasonable worst—case and is almost certain to exceed this within the next two weeks. that worst—case scenario is 85,000 covid deaths over the winter, though officials say government interventions can reduce that. policymakers around the uk are under increasing pressure to come up with a plan to allow families to meet at christmas, and the first minister in wales had a message for downing street. we need to share that information, we need to share ideas and, wherever we can, particularly around that christmas period, i would like to see as common an approach as we can craft together while recognising that the state
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of the virus and the response that's being made does differfrom one part of the uk to another. in parts of scotland, face coverings will be required for teachers and older pupils in classrooms from monday, described by ministers as strengthened guidance produced in the light of updated health and scientific advice. hugh pym, bbc news. the latest government figures for the uk show there were 274 deaths reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week, 237 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 46,229. in the past hour, it's been announced that from midnight tonight, the city of carlisle in north west england will be placed under tier 3 restrictions — the highest alert level. it means that by the end of the weekend, almost 20% of the country's population will be living under the highest tier of measures. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has more. last night — nottingham city centre, just before england's toughest restrictions took hold across the county.
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i think i'm disappointed to see those scenes, 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 young or old. and further north, in mansfield, we found ray, just back from a trip over the border. the bookies is open, because i like a little bet on the old horses... because everything — the bookies are shut here. so you've just crossed... into a new border, yes. that's breaking the rules. why ain't i allowed to do that? you're not supposed to cross... they didn't tell me that, they didn't tell me that. and pubs are open over there. have you had a pint? i have had a pint. so do you think the rules are not clear? well, the rules are clear, but they're there for breaking. but some are staying in. and the town centre's quiet. it's not lockdown. it's just three, isn't it? so it's trying to tell the customers
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to come into the marketplace, get them back down here, because they've got it in their mind that it's actually lockdown. it's not. do you think it's panicking people? panicking? it's crazy. i would like to understand why i can go and have my hair done — which i have this morning, although it looks a mess — but i can't have my nails done. and the people who rely on that income are feeling short—changed. there's no evidence to say that there's any transmission of any covid in any salons, so i don't understand why they've picked on us. these restrictions are mostly in place for a month initially, but what then? could they be relaxed or will they potentially have to be tightened further? and what if life has to carry on like this? what impact could that have? connie's feeling it after months of shielding in west yorkshire, where tier 3 will extend from monday. social isolation... you know, it's very damaging. it's very... it's wearing, it's tiring, it's stressful.
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back in north nottinghamshire, some want to see more rules. national lockdown. just lock down everything at the minute, just basically clear the virus up. there is no point in closing down cornwall if they're fine there, but overall, i don't know, i think we need a circuit breaker. with the virus still spreading, the patchwork of rules will roll out further, constraining more communities, more families and more lives. danjohnson, bbc news, mansfield. let's just give you some breaking news from belgium, where more restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic are being put in place. the belgian government tonight has introduced strict new lockdown restrictions. they come into effect midnight on sunday night. they will remain enforced until the 14th of december. among the measures, receiving visitors at home is not allowed apart from one close contact. people who live alone in the country can have to close
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contacts and gatherings outdoors are a maximum of four people, wearing masks and social existence. more on this later in the bulletin. a major earthquake has struck off the coast of turkey, north of the greek island of samos. at least 1a people are dead. hundreds were injured when buildings collapsed in the turkish city of izmir, and the quake was felt from athens to istanbul, from where 0rla guerin reports. amateur video captured the awful power of the quake. this multi—storey building disintegrated into dust. 0n the streets of izmir, there was fear and panic. shouting i saw people crying, trying to reach out to their loved ones. everyone was shocked and it was a very chaotic moment. about 20 buildings were brought down, but newer ones stayed standing —
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built after the last earthquake here in 1999 that claimed about 17,000 lives. soon, local people were clambering over the rubble — dazed, barehanded, searching desperately for neighbours and loved ones. and there were extraordinary moments. here, a woman emerges from the wreckage. initially, she comes walking out in her bare feet. then she's helped the rest of the way. more than 70 people have been rescued, lucky to be alive. for some, emotional reunions.
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turkey sits on active fault lines. there's always a fear here of the next big one. and this was big enough to be felt in istanbul and the greek capital, athens. and danger came from the aegean, which surged onto the streets. sea levels rising because of a mini tsunami, a disaster movie made real. the impact felt in turkey and the greek islands. sharing this moment of loss. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. well, let's cross to istanbul now and speak to ilgin karlidag, a journalist covering turkey for bbc monitoring. would you be able to bring us right date with the response? the response has been massive. turkish disaster agency had been dispatched to the scene and, as i'm speaking to you now, they are frantically searching
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for more survivors and their searching around 17 buildings that have collapsed, a total of 20 billings collapse but 17 are still being searched for survivors of. do you know what kind of buildings these were? were these older buildings that did not obey earthquake codes or newer buildings? ido earthquake codes or newer buildings? i do not know the exact details but what i can say is that some of the buildings that completely turned into rubble were among the oldest in the area, and if you look at images, you'll see some them having collapsed, whereas the others that are standing right next them are still standing tall, even if they have been slightly damaged. would you say in general, is mere — a city you say in general, is mere — a city you must know quite well — was prepared for this size of earthquake? it is very hard to tell whether they were prepared, experts,
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geologist and other commentators have for years and even recent weeks warned that an earthquake could happen anytime soon. and the preparedness is key. and that there are thousands, millions of homes that have not been built properly enough to survive a tremor that is as large as this one or even larger that could, soon. you say many homes are not built according to the codes? does that mean the building codes? does that mean the building codes are not enforced properly in izmir kwes —— in izmir? -- in izmir? in izmir, i cannot say exactly, but there are some experts who say they have not been built properly enough, exactly, to survive earthquakes that have a certain degree of strength. in turkey, we often feel a92 quakes or 83 or a
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five and we don't really react much, because we are use to them, but if they are bigger than the six magnitude one and reach up to seven, the first thing people do is, if they can, they run out their house, into the streets, as what happened in izmir. and i assume if people run out of their homes, they don't feel safe inside. ilgin karlidag, thank you very much for bringing us up to date from istanbul. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: we'll be in arizona for the latest on the us presidential election. scotland's deputy first minister has urged people to stay at home this halloween. john swinney made the plea at the scottish government's coronavirus briefing. it comes as another 28 deaths from coronavirus were recorded in scotland in the past 2a hours, taking the death toll there to 2,819.
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if there is one thing we know, it's that this virus will take any opportunity it can to spread. so this halloween, our advice is that you should stay at home. that does not mean, of course, that families can't have fun. children and adults can still dress up and play games, and we can still all celebrate halloween. we just need to do that in the safety of our own homes. that's certainly what my family will be doing. my son is already practising some fantastic impersonations and he's looking forward to getting dressed up. it won't be the same as other years, but we are still going to try to make it a very special night in our house. the parent club website has lots of great tips for having a fun halloween, so if you're looking for ideas, it's worth going to www.parentclub.scot. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: covid—19 is spreading
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"significantly" faster through england than even the government's own "worst case" plans — according to its experts. a powerful earthquake has hit turkey and greece, leaving at least 1a dead and hundreds injured. tributes in nice for the victims of thursday's church attack — france's interior minister warns more militant attacks are likely. let's have more on that story. as we we re let's have more on that story. as we were saying just now... france's interior minister has warned that more militant attacks are likely and said the country was at war with islamist ideology. his comments follow the fatal stabbing of three people in a knife attack at a church in nice. a memorial has been set up outside the basilica, with flowers and candles lit for the victims. it's the second such attack in france in two weeks, and president macron has held an emergency meeting with senior ministers. nick beake reports. at the notre dame basilica, they mourn the murders — a place of worship that became
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the site of killing. simone barreto silva arrived from brazil more than 30 years ago. the mother of three's last words — "tell my children i love them." translation: i want to remember her smile. what characterised simone was her smile. that's what she'll leave to her children and to all people of nice. vincent loques was the churchwarden. he dedicated his life to keeping the place safe. but both they and a 60—year—old woman were defenseless yesterday morning. this was the moment police confronted their attacker. he's been named as 21—year—old brahim al—aouissaoui. he arrived in europe only recently from tunisia, where today his family said they had no idea what he would do. translation: when we talked that night, he said he'd just arrived in the area and it's getting very late here. he went into the city by train
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at 6.30am the next morning, just hours before the attack. an extra a,000 officers have been protecting french churches and schools, although many streets are deserted after the highest covid restrictions were brought back. france is once again in lockdown, and yet again in grief. this is the third terror attack in barely a month. the country is fighting an invisible virus. and today, the government said it's a war against another enemy — islamist ideology. and the extremists are a shared enemy of the millions of muslims in france, according to one prominent community leader. translation: this terrorist act is an affront to our faith and our religion. i have asked the muslims of france to cancel all celebrations marking the prophet's birthday today and to mourn the victims. but in lebanon, france was condemned — elsewhere too, including in bangladesh, where there's still fury over president macron‘s defence of the right to publish cartoons
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of the prophet muhammad. back in france, no explanation for this latest attack, just a profound sadness that has become all too familiar. nick beake, bbc news, paris. as the us presidential race enters its final weekend, more than 80 million americans have already cast their ballots. the issue that has dominated the campaign is the coronavirus pandemic, with america suffering more deaths by far than any other country in the world. in the last of his special reports on the election, clive myrie looks now at how covid—19 has devastated one community in the crucial state of arizona — and how the virus could decide who wins the white house.
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in our culture, as a navajo, as a native american, it's something we're not even supposed to do, to deal with death. but dealing with death is michael's calling, in the worst corner of the worst country for covid—19. with covid patients, we normally don't embalm. we usually just keep them in the body bag. an undertaker, he prepares bodies for burial on the navajo lands
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of northern arizona. the numbers are going up again, so we are preparing for another influx of bodies. living in the largest of the native american territories, the navajo have suffered more coronavirus deaths per head of population than any of the 50 states of the union. many hundreds of people. there was that point when i went into our storage unit and ijust saw all those bodies laying there. and i knew two of them. it was a hard time for me, you know, knowing that those people are laying there, people that i've known, and they're here because of covid. it was heartbreaking. a good friend of mine, his son died of covid, and i've known him since he was a little boy. and i got the phone call, i was talking to him on the phone, and ijust told him,
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i said, "i can't imagine what you're going through." i've known him since i was a child. and we both cried on the phone together. americans say their land is blessed by god. now, it's cursed, by covid—19. and there's seemingly no clear strategy to end its hold on the land. navajo nation is one of the poorest parts of america. and mask mandates and curfews were introduced early in the pandemic. but the virus had already taken hold. and with few health care facilities, many were left at covid's mercy. but that's the american story — that despite its untold riches,
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millions always struggle. this is tent city in phoenix — thousands homeless, some losing theirjobs due to the pandemic and now losing their lives. this pandemic is instant death. meet james wright. he's 62. people dying here in the camp? yeah. yeah, every day. pity would be no more if we didn't make somebody poor. if you look to your right, they have a big—ass medical centre but when you got covid—19 so bad ain't nothing that can help you, it's death, man. social distancing is tough in tent city. # macho, macho man... # it's tough here too at this trump rally. but why? what a crowd! we scrupulously kept our distance and wore masks at this gathering in tucson. but in this deeply polarised country, wearing or not wearing a face covering has become a political statement.
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this is chris and his family. so did you enjoy the atmosphere at the rally yesterday? we did. but the pandemic is still out there. that didn't worry you, being with all those people yesterday? no. it didn't bother me one bit. if donald trump said everyone should wear a mask, he's following the science, you would do it? reluctantly, iwould, probably. do you think it's un—american to be forced to wear a mask? i do. i think it's un—american to force anybody to do something that there's no medical reason if you're not sick. there has been a conflict in all of us during this time, and perhaps more so here in the land of the free — individualism versus collective responsibility. it's part of our culture
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to take care of one another. it's always the natives that are wearing masks. and you see that, and a lot of non—natives are not that diligent, but we as a people are. so this is really the start of covid. they opened this area here. in navajo nation, they had to build a new cemetery to take all the dead. and this is one of your close friends? yeah. covid is why he's laying here. ijust think it shouldn't have happened. the presidential election is above all a referendum on donald trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. whoever wins must guide this country out of the darkness to a better shore reachable from here. clive myrie, bbc news, in navajo nation, northern arizona.
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on our website, you will find all of clive myrie's special reports from arizona. do stay with us. hello there. after a relatively quiet end to the working week, this weekend is looking very unsettled. we've got rain and gales in the forecast both saturday and sunday, likely to lead to some problems with minorflooding in places and also the risk of some disruption from the strength of the winds. now, through tonight, this rain will start to pile its way northwards associated with a first area of low pressure. some of that rain will turn out to be quite heavy and persistent across northwestern areas by the end of the night, the winds picking up too. it will turn much milder across england and wales, but still quite chilly across the north of the uk. now, this deep area of low pressure has been named storm aiden by the irish met service, a real squeeze in the isobars across the republic of ireland. this is where we're likely to see
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the biggest of the impacts, but there will be impacts as well further east and around western britain as this storm system continues to move northwards and eastwards. it'll send a band of heavy, in fact, at times torrential rain eastwards, very squally winds with it. behind it, skies brighten up. it stays wet for the northwest corner of the uk. gales widespread across the country, touching 70 miles an hour, though, around some irish sea coasts, so there's likely to be some disruption. despite all that, it's going to be fairly mild, although it might not feel like it. temperatures hovering around the mid—teens for many of us. now, that wind and rain spills northwards. it's quiet very briefly before the next area of low pressure goes running into southern and western areas early on sunday. again, those overnight temperatures range from seven to 11 degrees, not quite as mild as what we're expecting tonight in the south. now, this next area of low pressure will bring another spell of rain and gales, which will tend to clear away from northern and eastern areas fairly quickly
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through sunday morning. and then skies brighten up again and we should see some sunshine, but there will be some heavy and blustery showers in the north and the west — in particular, some merging together to produce some longer spells of rain. and it really will be very windy with severe gales for western scotland. mild again in the south east, but turning a bit cooler further north and west. so a very unsettled weekend to come. the combination of rain and gales has prompted several yellow met office weather warnings, so stay tuned to those and keep up—to—date with the weather forecast. however, as we head on into next week, it looks like high pressure will start to build in, and that will settle things down nicely. but it will turn cooler.
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this is bbc world news, the headlines: covid—19 is spreading "significantly" faster through england than even the government's own "worst case" plans, according to its experts. a powerful earthquake has hit turkey and greece, leaving at least 1a dead and hundreds injured. tributes in nice for the victims of thursday's church attack — france's interior minister warns more militant attacks are likely. belgium has announced a further tightening of its measures against covid—19. non—essential shops, and businesses offering personal services such as hairdressing, will close from the beginning of next week until the middle of december. campaigning in the us moves to the industrial midwest — in a final blitz of the battleground states. nobby stiles, a member of the england team who won the 1966 football world cup, has died at the age of 78, after a long illness. here, the government's furlough
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scheme to help businesses and employees ends tomorrow, to be replaced by the less generous job support scheme. there are fears that the end of furlough will create more problems for some communities already hit hard by the pandemic‘s economic consequences. in wales, which has been in national lockdown for a week, the government has said people will be fined if they lie to coronavirus contact tracers. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports now from pontypool. the character of the community shines brightest in times of need. and in pontypool, these volunteers are displaying the best of us. whatever the weather they collect food parcels that neighbours have left out for the local food bank. coronavirus has exacerbated existing economic problems and kindness of strangers is needed more than ever. in times of adversity we need to pull together more than ever. this is what community is about.
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the numbers of people who need our help our growing which is why we cannot stop. we have been doing this for 22 weeks and we think it is probably going to get worse so there is no suggestion we are going to stop doing this and we will carry on. the furlough's demise tomorrow may create more pressure. on the same day that i had my redundancy notice i had notice of eviction because my landlord is selling. it has been a bad fortnight for this person. unemployed since march, she has now been laid off. her employer was unable to afford her wages. it is going to be hard. it is going from living on a wage, you live by your means, to then going to live off universal credit. it is all good people
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saying you should not have bills or netflix, if you cannot afford it, but nobody knew they couldn't afford it before this happened. there have been 70 covid deaths in the local council area and the impact of the pandemic has ripped through many other lives. more adults have become homeless, more children need a social worker, rent arrears have increased, applications for universal credit have searched and for have surged and for every job vacancy there are 13 unemployed people. it is a health crisis that is causing a lot of human suffering, but it is also a mental health crisis and an economic crisis. this is causing many people who were just about managing before to really plunge into poverty. there is no shame in struggling especially at a time like this. groups like this food co—op are likely to be needed in the months to come. the uk government will continue to support employers. some charities say they are already seeing greater need, as the more generous furlough scheme has ended.
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the leader of the unite trade union, len mccluskey, has described the decision to suspend former leaderjeremy corbyn from the labour party as "wrong and unjust," but appealed to members of his union to "stay in the party". this morning sir keir starmer has again been defending the party's decision. here's our political correspondent, leila nathoo. out in the cold, for now unwelcome in the party he led just seven months ago. jeremy corbyn's response to a report into how anti—semitism was handled while he was in charge of labour saw him dramatically suspended. but his allies say the move threatens party unity and have called for him to be reinstated. i think it was unjust and hopefully, with discussions that can take place, we can resolve it and we can all move on. my message, really, to, literally, hundreds of thousands of our members, who are already expressing their anger, is to stay in the party. shame on you!
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yesterday's report by the equalities regulatorfound labour had broken the law in relation to how it dealt with anti—semitism and said there had been a failure of leadership on the issue. it was this statement byjeremy corbyn, that anti—semitism had been dramatically overstated by his opponents, that led to his membership being temporarily revoked. his successor says there will be an independent investigation but insisted there was no need to revisit old quarrels. it's not for me to say what process should be followed. that's 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 is 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. jeremy corbyn's suspension allows keir starmer to show that labour is serious about zero tolerance towards anti—semitism and that he is determined to make a clean break from the past. he's already showed his willingness to take on the labour left, its
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figurehead and former leader now no exception, but the full consequences of the decision will not become clearfor some time. the party's investigation into jeremy corbyn's comments will run its course. there is the possibility he could be expelled. that would be an explosive outcome. but for now, though, labour wants to avoid returning to the days of factional fighting. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. a 1a—year—old girl has been charged with murdering a man in west sussex, police have announced. the victim died in crawley on tuesday after being found with stab wounds to the chest. despite being treated by paramedics and an air ambulance doctor, he died at the scene. a murder suspect, wanted in connection with the deaths of three people in coventry and warwickshire, has been arrested in staffordshire. anthony russell was found this morning in the village of rolleston—on—dove near burton—upon—trent. jennifer meierhans reports. the manhunt came to an end in this peaceful staffordshire village. police investigating a triple murder found the man they'd named
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as a suspect in a stolen car in the early hours of this morning. anthony russell was arrested on suspicion of murdering julie williams and her son david. their bodies were found at separate flats in coventry on sunday and monday. the 38—year—old suspect is also being questioned over the murder of 31—year—old nichola mcgregor. her body was found on grassland on newbold comyn in leamington spa last night. police have thanked everyone who responded to their appeal. it is incredibly unusual for us to have two murders, let alone three, linked to the same individual. the public have been incredibly helpful. we've had information from a number of individuals supporting this investigation. anthony russell is also accused of robbery in relation to a red ford c—max car, which police said was stolen in a car—jacking in leamington on wednesday. jennifer meierhans, bbc midlands today. more than1 million people have now signed the petition started
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by the footballer marcus rashford, which calls for meal vouchers to be given to children in england during the school holidays. the government says it's in the process of examining how holiday clubs could be used to provide additional support to families who need it. our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, has been to stockport to meet people who use the clubs. this holiday club in stockport is about enjoying the simple things. it is a chance to forget about coronavirus, even though the children play in bubbles. this is probably my only opportunity to be able to be outside, playing with my friends. for families who are struggling, it is also a chance to ensure their children have a good meal each day. it is very important because you know people can't afford food as much as others and it isjust really helpful for people in the school holidays. this food has been provided by a local cafe for free.
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stockport council has provided free school meal vouchers for those who are eligible, but this pandemic has put pressure on many families. the one thing that a holiday club does do is we don't have eligibility here, so someone isn't on benefits they can still come here. this week, this project has supported 160 families. many are asking for help for the first time. the foreseeable future is not going to change. this is life as we know it and we have got to get used to it, and people... that is why these activities are helping families at home. are helping families out. footballer, marcus rashford, has been at the forefront of a campaign to end food poverty. more than 1 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 across england beyond term time, but says councils have been given an additional £63 million for families
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facing financial hardship and welfare support has increased by £9.3 billion. at first you think, it won't affect us, we will be fine, then before you know it companies are closing down or... caroline and david have two children. david is about to be made redundant. they have had to ask for food parcels. it is tough, you feel massively embarrassed, as you don't want to be that one that is asking for help, but overall i think there is 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. half term is nearly overfor most children. many children have relied on holiday clubs or packed 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. elaine dunkley, bbc news. riot police are trying to control protests in warsaw as pro
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and anti—abortion demonstrators clash over a controversial court ruling. pro—choice protesters are angry at a constitutional court decision to ban most abortions, including those for foetal defects. anti—abortion demonstrators threw flares as people gathered in castle square. an overwhelming majority of people in new zealand have voted to legalise euthanasia. preliminary results of a referendum held earlier this month show that more than 65% of voters backed the proposal to allow terminally ill people — with fewer than six months to live — the opportunity to choose assisted dying, if approved by two doctors. the coronavirus pandemic has caused a housing eviction crisis, which will be a matter of life and death in the coming months, if governments don't step in to help. that's the view of the un's special reporter on the right to housing, in an interview with the bbc. since april the bbc‘s population reporter stephanie hegarty has been following three people in different parts of the world who lost
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theirjobs to the pandemic, and are now on the front line of this emerging global crisis. baby romina came as a surprise. in august, gabby found she was pregnantjust a few days before she was born. and the timing couldn't have been worse. i am worried that the house has a lot of humidity. it is not good for her. on monday, i have to pay the rent. i don't have money because i had to pay for some tests and now we start the countdown because we don't have much time before we have to leave. we cannot find a place because there are too many of us. when we first met the family six months ago, gabby and her mother had just lost theirjobs as mexico went into lockdown. she was worried about supporting her two teenage children. now her mother rosa is the only one working and she only get a few days' work a week. translation: now because we are late with the rent, the landlady is hassling us. she wants to take the house from us.
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with this baby, where are we going to end up? in lagos, this man is in a very similar position. he lost his job as an uber driver and was evicted from his home. he is now squatting with a friend. the rentage. the rentage is much. i sent my daughter back to village to go and see the grandmother. maybe in time i will be able to get an apartment for myself and bring her. so we can stay together. when we first met this woman in april, the garment factory where she worked had closed. she is now back at work, but her roommate was not as lucky. she lost herjob and had to move out. translation: when she left, it was really hard for me. i didn't get love from my mother. but i got love from her. these families and millions of others are victims of a global
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housing crisis made critical by this pandemic. it is really a question of life or death that someone actually has translation: when she left, it was really hard for me. i didn't get love from my mother. a safe and secure adequate home. the main issue is that we are seeing a lot of evictions happening right now, but also that there may be a whole lot of evictions coming down the line, certainly in my report i am calling for eviction bans to continue. in this context, poor countries need additional help. development financing in order to ensure they can deal with the housing challenges. as this baby comes home for the first time, her family are still trying to figure out where home will be. she has my colour. looks like chocolate. stephanie hegarty, bbc news. a reminder of our headlines: covid—19 is spreading "significantly" faster through england than even the government's own "worst case" plans, according to its experts. a powerful earthquake has hit turkey and greece, leaving at least 1a dead
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and hundreds injured. tributes in nice for the victims of thursday's church attack — france's interior minister warns more militant attacks are likely. let's return to the growing number of coronavirus cases in england. earlier, we said the city of carlisle was to rnter of carlisle was to enter tier 3 restrictions — the highest level — from tomorrow. in fact, it's entering tier 2 restrictions — that's high alert. households in the city will no longer be allowed to mix indoors in any setting from midnight. the move was only confirmed this afternoon, taking the council by surprise — its leader called it an omnishambles. mark mcalindon is there. well, carlisle survived under tier1 restriction for some time and since the new system was brought in something of an oasis in the north, given tighter restrictions elsewhere, but because the infection rate is rising in the city and is
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above the national average, from one minute past midnight tonight the city will be placed under tier 2 restrictions. that means primarily to things. one, you can't socialise with people from outside your household with your support bubble indoors and you can't mix with groups of more than six outdoors. in the city today, there has been some confusion about the way this decision has been handled. there we re decision has been handled. there were rumours it was coming on this morning, another rumour it was being brought into night and it was only confirmed this afternoon by the city's conservative mp, john stephenson, who acknowledged it was short notice, but said people were prepared because they could see which way the situation was going. he said the priority for carlisle is to be the protection of the national health service and to make sure that hospitals here aren't overwhelmed with covid—19 numbers. there has been angerfrom with covid—19 numbers. there has been anger from the labour councillor here in carlisle, who has described the situation as a shambles. he said he has never experienced a day like it and he likened it to the eagle song, hotel
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california. you can check in, but you can never leave. he says now we earn in tier2 you can never leave. he says now we earn in tier 2 there is no clear exit plan of when the city confined themselves getting out of these restrictions. people are shocked to hear this afternoon at the suddenness of this decision, but some people expected it and realise that if the city is to get the numbers down tighter restrictions are needed. but having had just 12 hours' notice, it is all change here in carlisle. it is now in tier 2 lot, like many other parts of the north. the former england and manchester united player nobby stiles has died aged 78 after a long battle with illness, his family announced this evening. stiles played every minute of england's victorious 1966 world cup campaign. and he would go on to win a european cup with his boyhood club, manchester united, two years later. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, has been looking back at a remarkable career. he was one of sport's more unlikely heroes — the world cup winner with the toothless grin and the dancing feet.
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i have never seen nobby stiles like this before. thatjig of delight on thatjoyous day in 1966 ensured nobby stiles' 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! 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 norbert stiles come and get changed?" i could imagine it. 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. but his fearlessness brought him to england's attention. in 1965, he was called up by sir alf ramsey — and in february 1966,
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he scored his first and only international goal. but stiles scored! a few months later, he was part of the team hoping to take england to world cup glory. 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's nice because people remember you for it. and they say, "oh, yeah, i remember yourjig," and they pass it onto their children and whatever. and so when it's seen, it's nice because, teeth or no teeth, it doesn't matter. you know, it was just the total enjoyment which i was doing. stiles never enjoyed the riches his achievements deserved, ultimately selling his medals to raise money for his family. 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.at the notre a country's imagination.
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pure euphoria and the greatest dance for the last 50 years. 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... gary lineker tweeted. .. boxing legend frank bruno said, and the official england football twitter account had a post that say,
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former manchester united goalkeeper alex stepney has been paying tribute to his friend. it's a very sad day. you know, nobby was a great pal of mine. we were all great pals on the team, but he was one the players you stick with in those days and you know, i know he has been ill for a very long time. his family have always kept in touch with me about how he was doing and obviously the worst thing has happened. it is a sad day, not only for me, as a team—mate of his, but for me, as a team—mate of his, but for the whole world in football. we called him happy — that was his nickname. although he probably didn't show that on the pitch, but in the dressing room and in training and whenever or wherever we were in the world, you know, he made us laugh and he kept us going. he was one of those sort of guys. and i can remember him in that way most of all because, you know,
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he was fun to be around and on the pitch it was a different matter. you know, it is all about winning the game and he was a bit of a jekyll and hyde, really, if you think about it. when on the pitch he sort of changed and he had a job to do and he done it so well. a lot of people didn't think that 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 doing a man for man job on somebody, and winning the ball. 0k, job on somebody, and winning the ball. ok, he'd done hisjob to perfection. he did indeed. the former manchester united goalkeeper alex stepney there, talking about his team—mate — england's world cup hero nobby stiles, who's died at the age of 78. the pumpkins are being carved and trick or treaters are almost ready, but there's no doubt this year's halloween will feel very different.
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fiona lamdin has been out and about in bristol, where people are determined to make the evening special — despite coronavirus. love it or loathe it, halloween is very nearly upon us. well, i really like the sweets and the decorations. here in bristol, this mum, tasha, has set up a spooky trail around the city. they're in tier! here, so households can meet indoors and outdoors in groups of six. well, as you can see, i absolutely love halloween. i do a display every single year. i want a safe way to people to come and see houses that are still decorated for halloween and spread a little bit of cheer in this time. and so far, 250 families have signed up. my husband is very clever when it comes to seeing things how they could look and then he makes them look like that! just around the corner, we meet the coles family. obviously, the year that everyone's had — especially children,
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it's been pretty rubbish for them. everything's been cancelled — holidays, other events. obviously, halloween is something that i suppose they can't kind of stop. and a few streets away, the pirates have taken over. it may not surprise you this took six months of planning. this is my christmas — i love halloween so much. the house is decorated all year round as halloween, so i like to put it out in the garden and show people. well, people are coming up with all sorts of imaginative ways to try and keep everybody safe. captain hook here has designed this socially distanced tube for the sweets to shoot down. so what are the rules? downing street has stopped short of banning trick—or—treating for people living in tiers 1 and 2 in england — as long as you stick to local restrictions, social distancing and the rule of six. but in tier 3, where socialising
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is banned in gardens, it looks like trick—or—treating is off. as it is in wales, scotland and northern ireland — where it's also not allowed. in locked—down cardiff, welsh households have been told to stay at home — but danny is still determined to celebrate. so what i want to try and say is halloween is not cancelled. we can't go trick—or—treating, but we totally endorse children dressing up. we definitely would like you all to dress up your houses. probably don't need to go as crazy as this but, really, as this, but, really, it's about having fun and being with your family. i sort of thought twice about doing it this year due to the pandemic. was it the right thing? we actually ran a poll on facebook to say, should we do it, should we not? and we had, like, a 97%, like, "do it." and in north yorkshire, professional pumpkin—sculptors are working flat out despite all the restrictions.
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100 this week, because most people want their pumpkins for halloween. and so, yeah, we've been pretty busy, i would say. it looks really scary. will it give you nightmares? you think it will? it seems the real trick this year is to keep the magic alive — but from a safe distance, as many choose to halloween at home. a man who's admitted stealing two endangered penguins from a zoo in cumbria has beenjailed for more than two and a half years. bradley tomes, who is 25, tried to sell the humboldt penguins for £10,000, but his potential buyer grew suspicious and called the police. the penguins, patrick and rico, "were not well" when they were returned to the zoo, but they are now "settling back in". now, the weather with stav danaos. hello there. after a relatively quiet end to the working week, this weekend
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is looking very unsettled. we've got rain and gales in the forecast both saturday and sunday, likely to lead to some problems with minorflooding in places and also the risk of some disruption from the strength of the winds. now, through tonight, this rain will start to pile its way northwards associated with a first area of low pressure. some of that rain will turn out to be quite heavy and persistent across northwestern areas by the end of the night, the winds picking up too. it will turn much milder across england and wales, but still quite chilly across the north of the uk. now, this deep area of low pressure has been named storm aiden by the irish met service, a real squeeze in the isobars across the republic of ireland. this is where we're likely to see the biggest of the impacts, but there will be impacts as well further east, around western britain, as this storm system continues to move northwards and eastwards. it'll send a band of heavy, in fact, at times torrential rain eastwards, very squally winds with it. behind it, skies brighten up. it stays wet for the northwest
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corner of the uk. gales widespread across the country, touching 70 miles an hour, though, around some irish sea coasts, so there's likely to be some disruption. despite all that, it's going to still be fairly mild, although it might not feel like it. temperatures hovering around the mid—teens for many of us. now, that wind and rain spills northwards. it's quiet very briefly before the next area of low pressure goes running into southern and western areas early on sunday. again, those overnight temperatures range from seven to 11 degrees, not quite as mild as what we're expecting tonight in the south. now, this next area of low pressure will bring another spell of rain and gales, which will tend to clear away from northern and eastern areas fairly quickly through sunday morning. and then skies brighten up again and we should see some sunshine, but there will be some heavy and blustery showers in the north and the west — in particular, some merging together to produce some longer spells of rain. and it really will be very windy with even severe gales for western scotland. mild again in the south east, but turning a bit cooler
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further north and west. so a very unsettled weekend to come. the combination of rain and gales has prompted several yellow met office weather warnings, so stay tuned to those and keep up—to—date with the weather forecast. however, as we head on into next week, it looks like high pressure will start to build in, and that will settle things down nicely. but it will turn cooler.
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