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this is bbc news. the headlines at apm. a senior government minister warns the second coronavirus lockdown in england could last more than a month and says any decision would depend on how much the restrictions brought down levels of infection. we need to recognise that we do need to get the infection rate, the r rate below one. we believe on the basis of the evidence that we have that we will be able to do so. (sot) the labour leader welcomes the new measures but calls on the government to use the time to ramp up test and trace. the government has to keep its side of the bargain here. if they don't use the time to fix test, trace and isolate then i think the 2nd of december will be a review date, not an end date. the most powerful storm of the year, typhoon goni, strikes the philippines, bringing wind speeds of up to two hundred and twenty five kilometres an hour.
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a major search and rescue effort is now into its third day in the turkish coastal town of izmir following a major earthquake that hit the agean on friday, killing 51 people. and donald trump and joe biden each make a last bid for votes in swing states that could be key to winning the white house. the england world cup winner and manchester united legend sir bobby charlton has been diagnosed with dementia. good afternoon. the four—week lockdown in england, which will start on thursday and is scheduled to end on december the 2nd could be extended. the cabinet minister michael gove said ministers will be "guided by the facts". he said the government wanted to get the coronavirus reproduction rate below the critical level of one.
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borisjohnson announced the latest round of restrictions at a news conference last night. the strict measures are set to come into effect on thursday. they will see pubs, restaurants, gyms and nonessential shops and places of worship close. however, schools, colleges and universities can stay open. travel and overnight stays in the uk and abroad will be restricted and meeting others indoors or in private gardens is banned. labour criticised the government for rejecting its call last month for a so—called "circuit—brea ker" — that's a tight set of restrictions for a fixed period of time. for the latest, here's our political correspondent helen catt. they are the headlines the prime minister never wanted to see, arriving at his own door this morning. england will go into a second national lockdown from thursday. it should end on second december. one of the government's most senior ministers indicated that was the hope but a guarantee.
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— — not a guarantee. if we ensure all the steps we're taking now are taken appropriately, we will have an opportunity to review the progress we are making and in advance of december the 2nd we can communicate to those areas where some restrictions may be required, what they will be, and other areas where we have beaten down the virus, explain whether liberties can be restored. labour will back the new lockdown in a vote in parliament with a degree of frustration. if what they announced yesterday had been announced when i said it should have been three weeks ago, we could have had the lockdown and schools shut because of half—term. people will be waking up this morning and thinking, how on earth did it get to this? he warned the government needs to use the time wisely. the government has to keep its side of the bargain. because if they don't use this time to fix test, trace and isolate, then i think second december will be a review date, not an end date, because for months and months and months that they have promised a world beating test, trace
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and isolate system, which is vital. if you don't test you can't trace, if you don't trace you can't isolate. it's been busted for months. use the time to fix it because otherwise we are going to be back in this cycle for months and months and months. particularly, he said, to keep schools open, a government commitment with which he agrees. and which is the big difference between the new lockdown in england and what happened in the spring. that may not be possible, one of the government's scientific advisers has one, and he cast doubt on their plans to return to regional restrictions after lockdown. what mustn't happen is whenever that day comes, second december, or a little bit later, that suddenly the world goes back to normal. it's not going to go back to normal immediately. i think it will be at least what is currently called tier 3, tier 3 plus across the country. i don't think it makes sense to go back to regional variation in the restrictions that are in place immediately after this set of more draconian
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measures are lifted. in leeds they had been due to move into tier 3 restrictions anyway, but these people seem 0k with tougher national measures. obviously i'd rather it not happen. but if it means the virus reduces i'm all for it. it feels sudden but at the same time we kind of expected it. if it's necessary, it's necessary. long term, it has got to be done, hasn't it? the new lockdown will be debated in parliament this week. expect more questions over how and when it will end, even before it has begun. this second lockdown has been prompted by rapidly rising infection rates in many areas, our health correspondent, lauren moss, has been looking at the data. preparing for a second national lockdown. from thursday, the message in england will, once again, be stay home to save lives. nonessential shops and hospitality will close. schools and universities will stay open. but some scientists think further
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measures may be needed to stop the spread of the virus. we know that transmission, particularly in secondary schools, is high. personally, i think this is definitely the lockdown to put in place now. but if that transmission, particularly in secondary schools, continues to rise, then, that may have to be revisited in the next four weeks. according to the office for national statistics' latest household survey, infection rates vary across the uk. in northern ireland one in 80 people is estimated to have covid—i9. in scotland, it's one in mo. in wales, it's one in 120. and in england, the average is one in 100. but in the north—west it's one in 43, and the south—east, it's one in 220 people. the prime minister says the measures are to prevent the nhs being overwhelmed, which would be a medical and moral disaster. currently, there are more than 9,000 people with covid—i9 in english hospitals. almost 500 are on ventilators.
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i think the prime minister had no choice but to act on very clear evidence that the trajectory of hospital admissions, demand on the health service, was such that we just would have been overwhelmed in the coming weeks, to the point that it wouldn't just be a case of not managing the surge in patients with covid, but actually the nhs would not have been able to provide services to large numbers of non—covid patients. rapid testing has been pointed to as one of the ways out of the shutdown, and is being trialled at the minute. there are different rules across the uk. wales's firebreak is still due to end on ninth november. schools will reopen in northern ireland tomorrow. and other measures are set to be relaxed in two weeks. while scotland will follow a five—tier system. the uk r number is thought to be around 1.2. bringing that down will be just one of the ways of measuring how long this latest lockdown will last. lauren moss, bbc news. the national education union has
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called for the government to close schools and colleges with the introduction of a national lockdown across england. earlier i spoke to the conservative mp and former education secretary damian hinds who says it's important that schools remain open. health effects of school go far beyond covered 19. if kids in school, out of school for extended periods, that is bad for their mental health and their physical health. you are out of the routine. you are out of the exercise of going to and from school. mixing with other children, your friends, growing at is all incredibly important aspect. in a lockdown, you do have to make some very difficult judgments about what you are going to prioritise. any kind of human interaction carries some risk of the
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virus spreading but you need to keep essential shops open, you know you need to keep medicalfacilities open and actually we have really prioritised this time, making sure that children's education can continue. well on the bbc news channel we'll be answering your questions on the national lockdown in england and restrictions in other parts of the uk. that's at 9.30 tomorrow morning. so send your questions to hashtag bbc your questions or email them to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk transport for london has secured a bailout from the government worth around £1.7 billion. tfl says the agreement will enable it to continue operating services in the capital until april next year. the exact amount of money involved is subject to passenger revenue. talks on longer—term funding continue. the leaders of the catholic church in england and wales have asked
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the government to provide evidence to justify why places of worship should close in the second lockdown beginning on thursday. cardinal vincent nichols and archbishop malcolm mcmahon have issued a statement calling into question why churches will have to close saying communal acts of worship were a "common good" for all. places of worship also closed during the first lockdown and they are currently closed in wales during that nation's police have condemned an illegal rave held at a warehouse near bristol. officers were called to yate at around 10.30 last night and said up to 700 people were in attendance. police said some of the crowd became violent, with items including lit spray cans and bottles thrown at officers. two people are in custody. elsewhere, greater manchester police say they broke up an illegal music event on a farm near wigan last night. around 300 people were there, and officers say they turned away dozens more. a machete was recovered from the scene, and the tyres of police vehicles were slashed. with the us election just two days away, president trump is campaigning in five states that he needs if he's
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to stay in the white house. he's trailing the democrat candidate joe biden in opinion polls, but hopes promises of massive tax cuts will sway undecided voters. let's just take a quick look at how the polls are shaping up. mr trump has yet to narrow the gap on his democratic challenger, who holds holds a nine point lead nationwide. but as ever, it should be remembered winning the popular vote does not win you the presidency. lets get more from our correspondent gary o'donoghue in michigan where you can see the leads thatjoe biden has over pizzazz and don't trump. but that is just according to opinion polls. —— over president tramp. lets get more from our correspondent gary o'donoghue in michigan where donald trump is holding a rally.
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five states in one day. that is one hell of a schedule quite frankly. a punishing schedule. a sign of the campaign's focus on the work that they have to do in the last 48 hours if they are to make up the kind of polling gap that joe if they are to make up the kind of polling gap thatjoe biden has over them. as you said, he is doing substantially better in national polls, but that is not what matters. it is narrower in someone like pennsylvania and like here in michigan. joe biden is ahead eight 01’ michigan. joe biden is ahead eight or nine points here in michigan. that would require a substantial polling error for that to that would require a substantial polling errorfor that to be that would require a substantial polling error for that to be wrong. but in pennsylvania, it is narrower. donald trump is putting on a huge effort because they know they have
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got a lot of ground to make up. one thing that i notice how many people have already cast their votes early. something like 92 million ballots have already been cast. do these last—minute rallies and dashes around key states actually make any difference? welll around key states actually make any difference? well i think they do. you are talking about 66% of people who voted in their entirety last timei who voted in their entirety last time i have already voted. that still leaves a lot of votes out there. when you think hundred and 38 million people voted in the election last time around. the turnout is expected to be higher, up to 150 million. there is still potentially 50 or 60 million votes to go for. there was plenty of reason to carry on campaigning. we are seeing pictures from michigan of the president's motorcade arriving. we think we havejust president's motorcade arriving. we think we have just seen as anchor
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and another man get out of the cars. do we know what we can expect the president in this rally? will it ta ke president in this rally? will it take the same format as previous ones? i think that is right. he has got a message that he repeats pretty much where he goes. he has been talking a bit but michigan specifically this morning because of the auto industry here. he is saying that he has saved the auto industry from disappearing and moving is pla nts to from disappearing and moving is plants to mexico. i think those claims are debatable but you have to remember michigan is so close last time around. 0.3 of 1% he won it by. he is fighting for every single vote here. it is a very uphill struggle for him at the moment. he was he does messages around the local situation but also the national m essa 9 es situation but also the national messages about the economy more generally. and there is the claim thatjoe biden will close down the economy because of coronavirus.
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thatjoe biden will close down the economy because of coronavirusm it comes down to it, what are the issues that are going to decide the outcome of this election, in your view from speaking to people there? i think coronavirus is clearly right up i think coronavirus is clearly right up there with the top issues in this election. not just up there with the top issues in this election. notjust because it is a political issue that comes and goes in the news cycle but it is an issue that americans live with every day of their lives. the numbers are rising here. we have had three rolling weeks of increasing numbers in michigan. record numbers of new cases alone. the country is seeing huge cases of new cases each day. there are 200,000 new cases. this is going to be a huge moment in the election. —— there are up to 100,000 new cases. the issue in the polling is then, is that he could do better
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thanjoe is then, is that he could do better than joe biden. is then, is that he could do better than joe biden. thank you very much indeed for that. let me bring you the latest figures we have had in four uk coronavirus cases. there are 23,254 new cases being reported for the last 24—hour period. that is up on the previous 24 hour period. the figure yesterday was 21,915. so today, 23,254 new cases being recorded for the uk. we will bring in more detail on that a little later. in the meantime, let's get the sports round—up from the bbc sports centre. mercedes have broken yet another formula one record — they've clinched a seventh consecutive constructors championship after lewis hamilton won the emilia—romagna. grand prix at imola in italy. hamilton had recovered from a poor start and moved up from third place to first with a well—timed pit stop,
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taking advantage of the virtual safety car. red bull's max verstappen was running second when a puncture smashed his suspension and ended his race, promoting valtteri bottas to second place. so it finished with a mercedes 1—2 at the chequered flag, and hamilton has the chance to clinch the drivers' title in turkey in a fortnight. we're into the closing stages of the women's fa cup final — it's the finale to last season's competition — between the holders manchester city, and everton at wembley. 1—1 ?the moment. city took the lead, thanks to american sam mewis, who headed home the opener in the first half. everton's equaliser came courtesy of french striker valerie gauvin . extra time on the cards, after which if still level, the winner's determined by a penalty shoot—out. and these are live pictures from the match.
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catch the action on bbc one right now. everton keeperjordan pickford was dropped to the bench for this afternoon's premier league game at newcastle, and watched his side lose 2—1. pickford had started the last 120 league games since joining everton injune 2017 but his form has dipped this season. everton were undone by two goals from callum wilson, the first a penalty. dominic calvin lewin pulled one back in injury time. earlier southampton moved up to third in the premier league with victory at aston villa. it was a great birthday for captain james ward—prowse — he scored with two fantastic free—kicks and provided the assist for the opener forjannik vestergaard before danny ings made it 4—0. two stoppage—time goals from villa took some gloss off the victory, which ended 4—3. big match to look forward to in a moment — manchester united home to arsenal...
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that kicks off at half four... and spurs can move into the top four if they beat brighton this evening. celtic are playing aberdeen in a scottsh cup semi—final. the winners will play hearts in the final. meanwhile, in the scottish premiership this afternoon, leaders rangers have gone nine points clear of celtic. they beat kilmarnock1—0, thanks to james tavernier‘s first half penalty. celtic do have two games in hand. but 9 wins in a row for rangers in all competitions. england world cup winner, and manchester united legend sir bobby charlton has been diagnosed with dementia. sir bobby spent 17 years at old trafford, winning three league titles, a european cup and an fa cup. his wife norma said she hopes the diagnosis could help others. the news follows the deaths of his older brother jack injuly and fellow world cup—winner nobby stiles on friday — both had also been diagnosed with dementia. england head coach eddiejones has praised the efforts of his players in the wake of their six nations success yesterday. players received their medals and there were also some fireworks at their london hotel
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base earlier today. a bonus—point victory against italy proved to be enough to win the championship after france beat ireland in their final fixture. iam i am really proud of their efforts. i like the way the team conducted themselves during this tournament particularly. i prepared the team poorly for the french game. which was wildly documented. and then their approach to the rest of the tournament has been outstanding. got on with thejob, tournament has been outstanding. got on with the job, not looked for any sort of excuse, regardless of what has happened and played good, tough, ha rd has happened and played good, tough, hard rugby which you have to do to win the six nations. england's netballers have suffered a 3—0 series defeat to new zealand after losing the third test in hamilton. england lost 62—47 to
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the world cup holders, meaning the silver ferns complete a clean sweep of the series. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the latest coronavirus figures. the uk has recorded 23,000 354 cases in the last 24—hour period. that is up on the previous day. saturday it was 21,915. 23,254 cases being recorded on sunday. the number of deaths that have been recorded, that is 162 deaths for sunday. that is down on saturday. saturday was 326 but of course, the number does tend to be lower at the weekend. those are the
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latest figures coming here in the bbc newsroom. the furlough scheme, which began in march, had been due to end yesterday. the government had gradually reduced its contribution, but the programme is now being reinstated at its original level. we can speak to mark newbold, owner of the star inn in treos, in the vale of glamorgan and naomi andrews, the manager of the pub. how much of the difference does this extension of it the furlough scheme make to a business like yours? extension of it the furlough scheme make to a business like yours7m extension of it the furlough scheme make to a business like yours? it is vital. we have struggled since opening our doors on the 1st of august as a local pipe on the boundaries of bridgend and the vale of glamorgan. i trade was hit drastically. we were a big establishment we had 96 tables but we have gone down to 32 covers with
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restrictions. the furlough scheme helped pay staff and helped me to meet their requirements. the new scheme that replaced the old one was a bit ofa scheme that replaced the old one was a bit of a nightmare to work out. in terms of managing the pub day to day, give us a sense of how it has been for the staff? it is a worrying time, to be honest. each day it is changing. we have lost so much trade, it is scary. we don't know how long we can go on. there has been some criticism about the levels of support having tapered down and in that interim period putting more pressure on businesses. we are finding that for example with the tapped to help out, and restrictions being relaxed that you are getting enough money coming in and you could sustain even though it levels of support had dropped in the summer?
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the heat out to help out scheme was delivered at the wrong time. it should have been done in the winter. it drove footfall to the businesses but it did not help the businesses get through where we're at now. we are facing another lockdown, another closure. i'm not taking any money to pay staff wages. the grants that are available, we won't see the funds for those four may be 30 days. there is only a small pot of money available to pay for everything. i still have the same rent, electric, gas, water. where is the money coming from? with your staff, what is the situation with them? have you had to let people go or if you manage to keep everyone on the box? we have had to let some staff go
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u nfortu nately. we have had to let some staff go unfortunately. that was really hard. we have been a very close—knit team here. people come to us firstly for our food, secondly for the service. when you let staff go after nine yea rs, when you let staff go after nine years, that is really hard. quite emotional, some of the staff, and myself as well. we have a good bond. i still don't know, if we can't get customers through the door, i don't know if we will have a business in six to eight weeks' time. know if we will have a business in six to eight weeks' timelj know if we will have a business in six to eight weeks' time. i suppose, ona six to eight weeks' time. i suppose, on a day—to—day practical level, pubs and other businesses have had to ta ke pubs and other businesses have had to take steps to make sure that premises are coronavirus secure. the distancing of tables, face masks for staff, perspex screens. some people say making businesses stop trading after they have made that investment is not fair. but this means that businesses are absolutely ready when restrictions are relaxed that they
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can open up again and set to go in a coronavirus safe way. the hospitality has been penalised for the coronavirus numbers. i personally believe that we, as an operator, have a very safe environment. i delivered a video to all of our customers, live on facebook which had over 38,000 views to show people how safe it was who came to eat and dine at this establishment. the two metre distance in between all tables, all my staff were in ppe. we followed the guidelines and rules to the dot and unfortunately, we are getting penalised. i am and unfortunately, we are getting penalised. iam really, really struggling to think are we going to have a business left in six to eight weeks. it is that critical. it is a very difficult balance to strike between the need to protect public health and also to ensure the viability and survival of businesses, particularly the hard—hit businesses, particularly the ha rd—hit hospitality sector.
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businesses, particularly the hard—hit hospitality sector. i wonder, is there anything in particular that you would do differently if the situation were in your hands? if the situation when my hands, i would protect the vulnerable and make sure that people we re vulnerable and make sure that people were fully aware of the implication is that if you broke the rules and we re is that if you broke the rules and were not coronavirus secure, then you should face the penalties for it. there are many many good operators but there are also operators but there are also operators that are not following the guidelines. it is so important to make your customers feel safe if they are going to come out. we have a massive uphill battle to make customers come out and feel safe to come into our restaurants again. all ican ask come into our restaurants again. all i can ask is for the public to be aware that when you are going somewhere, is it safe, do you feel safe ? somewhere, is it safe, do you feel safe? thanks. a major search and rescue effort is now into its third day in the turkish coastal city of izmir
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following a major earthquake that hit the aegean coast on friday, killing at least 50 people. the bbc‘s international correspondent orla guerin reports from the scene of one of the collapsed buildings in izmir where a search operation is continuing. well, the rubble here is several storeys high. this is what remains of an apartment block called the riza bey. it was mainly flats, but there were offices on the ground floor. and this building was eight floors high. looking at all of this crushed concrete, it is hard to imagine that anyone else could be brought out alive. but another survivor was found here overnight. a man in his 70s. now, rescue teams are still working. they are on top of the rubble. they are searching by hand, but also with dogs. they have been using heavy machinery to pull away huge slabs of concrete. and as they are doing all of that, a short distance away relatives are maintaining a vigil.
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many have been here since the moment of the earthquake — that was 2:51pm on friday afternoon, local time. we have spoken to one man whose sister is missing. she is a woman of 24 and she was working in the dentist's office here at the bottom of the building. now, since the quake happened, more than 100 people have been brought out alive, but local sources are telling us that as many as 100 are still unaccounted for. and with every hour that passes, the death toll is continuing to rise. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. yesterday afternoon we saw some sunshine. today, a lot more cloud around and widespread gales. it will turn very windy across north—west
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scotla nd turn very windy across north—west scotland later on. that is close to the centre of the new area of low pressure. further south, there will bring lots of rain. it will be very windy. 40 or 50 mph gusts of wind. 70 mph for the north—west of scotland. the rest of the country remains quite windy with outbreaks of rain. on monday, we will start off with windy weather and outbreaks off with windy weather and outbreaks of rain but that will break through and they could be some sunny spells. but some showers will merge to create longer spells of rain. it will feel cooler after mild start in the south. it starts to come down through the week as high pressure builds in. there will be lighter winds with some sunshine.

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