worksheet is feel strongly, and i would agree, is devolution in this is bbc news with the latest scotla nd would agree, is devolution in scotland has facilitated the rise of headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. separatism and nationalism in the form of the snp, and that is trying boris johnson comes under fire for reportedly claiming that devolution of power for scotland has to break apart the united kingdom —— been a "disaster". what he feels strongly, and i would ministers say it's agree. the scottish government is set the scottish national party to announce whether the toughest covid restrictions will be imposed the uk prime minister opposes, not devolution itself. in some areas of scotland. ministers indicate it's too early what he feels strongly, to say what restrictions will be and i would agree, is devolution in in place once the lockdown scotland has facilitated in england ends at the beginning the rise of separatism of next month, amid reports the tier and nationalism in the form of the snp, and that is trying system could be strengthened. and if you'd like to get in touch about this or any of our other to break apart the united kingdom. stories then you can contact me at @annita—mcveigh, #bbcyourquestions. these comments just to underline the easyjet reports its first annual loss in the airline's 25 year history as coronavirus continues contempt that boris johnson and the to affect the travel industry. tories at westminster has for the people of scotland making the indian factory workers supplying some major british supermarkets say they are being routinely exploited. we have a special investigation.

and coming up this hour... a capsule carrying four astronauts docks at the international space station, in a mission run by the californian company space—x. good morning and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has been criticised for reportedly calling devolution "a disaster" in scotland. during a call with a group of conservative mps, he is said to have described it as "tony blair's biggest mistake." scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said the comments would be remembered the next time the tories insisted they were not

a threat to the powers of the scottish parliament. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, insisted mrjohnson supported devolution, but not when it was used by nationalists to try to break up the uk. let's find out more about this with oui’ let's find out more about this with our political correspondent chris mason. we were told the prime minister had been making more of a reference to the snp's running of scotla nd reference to the snp's running of scotland than devolution, but we will also told that he said devolution was a disaster. words matter? there has been an attempt sinister prime minister's position from street sources said that meeting last night, a zoom meeting because the prime minister is incarcerated in downing street in self isolation. he was meeting the northern research group of conservative and peas, some of them

told us that he said devolution had been a disaster north of the border and it was tony by‘s biggest mistake. since then, sources have suggested he is a fan of devolution, what he did not like what the snp's desire, as he sees it, she went scotla nd desire, as he sees it, she went scotland out of the uk. this is a it isa scotland out of the uk. this is a it is a quite explosive, incendiary remarks. we are about five months away from scottish parliament elections, the snp are polling well and if they secure a majority some in the party want another independent referendum next year. that power rests legally with boris johnson, to have a referendum, but politically how do you stop it happening if the snp have a mandate? sto happening if the snp have a mandate? s to communities secretary for england robertjenrick, who was out and about this morning trying to publicly make sense of what the prime minister said —— let's listen

to. the prime minister has always supported devolution, he wants to make sure that local people and communities have control over their owi'i communities have control over their own destiny, whether in default administrations on england through the devolution to regional mayors. he feels strongly, and i would ee, he feels strongly, and i would agree, that devolution in scotland has facilitated the rise of separatism and nationalism in the form of the snp and it is trying to break apart the united kingdom, and anybody like the prime minister who love the uk and wants to keep it together thinks that is a very dangerous and disappointing outcome that we need battle against. chris, we will be talking much more about devolution throughout the programme that for a moment let's focus on lockdown measures in england. we expect a new announcement in scotla nd expect a new announcement in scotland today, but as for england, when lockdown and on the 2nd of december, what are you hearing about the measures that might have to be

strategy gotchas to the winter?m is interesting how these stories dovetail, a big part of the whole question around measures in england comes down to the question of english devolution and the turbo—charged power of the metropolitan mayors which we saw playing out with the greater manchester mayor andy burnham a month also go. we know the prime minister absolutely wants england to return to ath system of restrictions at the beginning of next month, but what might it look like? —— wants england to return to a tiered system. the dr susan hopkins, the public health director of public health england, said that the previous tiered system was noted to thejob and previous tiered system was noted to the job and the lower tiers did not make much of a difference. robert jenrick said the government is looking at all of this, he pointed out that tier 3 restrictions prior

to the lockdown were regarded as a pay site —— a baseline, does that hint at restrictions greater than a tier 3 hint at restrictions greater than a tier3 in hint at restrictions greater than a tier 3 in greater parts of the country done before the lockdown? we do not know, neither does the government, it is looking at data and data operates in something of a lag. at the government is looking at the tier system and it is likely they will be more stringent rules than the ones we were adjusting to when the national ones came in at the start of the second lockdown. thank you, chris. we will be talking much more about coronavirus measures in scotland and much more on the devolution story in the next three minutes. —— m a few minutes. the health secretary, matt hancock, has indicated it's too early to say what restrictions will be in place once the current lockdown in england

ends at the beginning of next month. a senior health official warned that the regional tiered system of covid measures will have to be strengthened while potential new vaccines are developed. dr susan hopkins said tieri and two measures had not been effective and could need to be enhanced "to get us through the winter months until the vaccine is available for everyone." borisjohnson will hold a virtual meeting with his cabinet this morning as he continues to self isolate. in the next half hour, the latest official statistics are published on covid—i9 deaths in england and wales in the week ending november 6th. and people in central scotland have been warned to expect restrictions to come into force from friday that are similar to a full lockdown. the country's tightest tier 4 controls involve the closure of hospitality venues and nonessential shops — but not schools. official confirmation is expected later today. keith doyle has our first report. they may well be smiling under their facemasks in this moderna lab in the us. the past 2a hours have brought some much welcome good news —

a second vaccine has been found to work. the moderna vaccine has shown to be almost 95% effective and possibly easier to use than the pfizer one, which needs to be stored at very low temperatures. when you combine it with the news last week of pfizer's vaccine, you've got now two vaccines that are over 90% effective. it really means, i think, we have the tools necessary to finally beat this virus back. and i think that's probably the best news of the day for all of us, is that there really are now solutions in our hands, and we need to deliver them to the people who can use them. both vaccines still have to be approved for use, but with many more also being trialled, it's possible that the most vulnerable will be able to get vaccinated before christmas, with a wider roll—out next year. while we might all heave a collective sigh of relief, there's a warning that we're not in the clear yet — hundreds of people are dying every day with the virus. the health secretary for england warned we cannot drop our guard. while there is much uncertainty,

we can see the candle of hope, and we must do all that we can to nurture its flame. but we're not there yet. until the science can make us safe, we must remain vigilant and keep following the rules that we know can keep this virus under control. there's still another two weeks of lockdown to go in england, after which it's likely tiering will be reimposed, but there was another warning — the lower tiers had little effect, and so it's possible we will see tougher tier measures on the other side of lockdown. tier 2 seems to hold in some areas and not so well in others, and so really it depends on how fast transmission‘s occurring and how well the individuals in the population are taking that advice in. we see very little effect from tier i, and i think when we look at what tiers may be there in the future, we will have to think about strengthening them in order to get us through the winter months. while the successes of two vaccines

is undoubtedly good news, they are not available yet. the end of lockdown in england won't mean life gets back to normal. other parts of the uk are battling with their plans — tougher measures could be announced in scotland later today. there is light, but we are being warned that we are nowhere near the end of the tunnel. keith doyle, bbc news. let's refresh our memory of the five—level tier system in place in scotland. level 0 — or nearly normal — allows up to eight people to meet indoors, and 15 people outdoors. leveli — medium — lets six people from two households meet indoors or outdoors. level 2 — high — bans different households meeting indoors, but six people from two households can meet outdoors and in pubs, restau ra nts a nd cafes. alcohol can be sold here until 8pm, but only with food. level 3 — very high — bans the sale of alcohol indoors and outdoors. cafes pu bs a nd restau ra nts ca n

sell food until 6pm. level 4 — which is where we believe parts of west scotland wil be heading — is closer to a full lockdown. non—essential shops, hospitality and gyms will be forced to close. some outdoor meeting will be allowed and schools will remain open. many students in scotland are under stricter measures and could find themselves under tier 4 by friday. matt crilly is the president of the national union of students scotland. very good of you to join us, thank you for your time. get us a broad assessment of where we are with the restrictions on how they are affecting students across scotland? yes, students have been struggling, like the rest of the population, through the restrictions. we have seen a real rise in poor student mental health and are really worried

about the well—being, particularly of stu d e nts about the well—being, particularly of students stuck in student accommodation, in holes, where we had been outbreaks across the country. a concern today is if we are moving into the higher tier potentially in the west of scotland, what does it mean for colleges and universities? current scottish government guidance has not been published, there will be restricted blended learning but we are not entirely sure what that will mean for learning and teaching. you talk about blended learning, presumably you mean what we would all take it to mean, a mixture of face—to—face and online teaching? what is the opposition are much? do you think learning should be moved entirely online? for an entire - and online? for an entire summer and coming into this year, we have been saying about things that can be done online should be, that is safest for students, staff, the communities, particularly coming into level four restrictions it makes sense for

things to be done online essay can be. what is mean for students on practical courses where they can only deal in person teaching? how does it work for them? that is where we had questions and we are eagerly waiting for guidance to be published on precisely what restricted blended learning means. if some students will be affected if and when some parts of scotland move into tier 4 later today, it is not an absolute confirmation that the science seems to be that parts of the west of scotla nd to be that parts of the west of scotland are heading for tier 4, what are your concerns about support for students who might be stuck in it you? we are worried. this went is a real crunch point for poor student mental health, this is when students have exams, assessment pile up and it isa have exams, assessment pile up and it is a will crunch point for them

—— this winter is a real crunch point. students often turn to friends and family. , point. students often turn to friends and family., additional restrictions will always be difficult. we have appreciated the recent news of china to get students home for the winter break —— of trying to get students. how did these measures work for plans to test students and for them to go to isolation if necessary if they test positive and you get them home for christmas, what is happening?” would really hope these plans for massive asymptomatic testing and getting students home for the winter break which remain in place, they we re break which remain in place, they were only announced last week so i would hope they would remain in place. they are really important. this is a really challenging time for students, the winter break, they need to see their family support networks and launch into that. many

stu d e nts networks and launch into that. many students will stay in student accommodation, for many students thatis accommodation, for many students that is their home and we need to make sure they all supported too. good to hear your thoughts, matt crilly from the national unionist stu d e nts crilly from the national unionist students in scotland. the headlines on bbc news... boris johnson comes under fire for reportedly claiming that devolution has been a "disaster" in scotland. ministers say it's the snp the prime minister opposes, not devolution itself. the scottish government is set to announce whether the toughest covid restrictions will be imposed in the west of scotland. ministers indicate it's too early to say what restrictions will be in place once the lockdown in england ends at the beginning of next month, amid reports the tier system could be strengthened. let's get more now on boris johnson's reported comments describing devolution as "a disaster" in scotland. our scotland correspondent,

james shaw is in glasgow. hello, james. tell us more about the reaction in scotland to what the prime minister has reportedly said? it is the reaction that counts in this story, we do not know exactly what boris johnson meant this story, we do not know exactly what borisjohnson meant by what he said, what the context was, but what cou nts said, what the context was, but what counts now is how people are responding to the idea that boris johnson has said that devolution is a disaster, that it was tony blair's biggest mistake. on the conservative site you had two reactions, one is to support the prime minister and saying he did not mean devolution was a disaster, he means the way the snp governed scotland and push for independence is a disaster, but i think some conservatives in scotland are holding their heads in their hands, they cannot believe the prime minister has given the sweetest na

sent to the opposition, which teachers not respect the views of people in scotland, he does not respect that devolution is an embedded part of scottish life and has been for 20 years and he does not respect the fact that people are leaving in favour of independence, i suppose that would be the concern from conservatives worried about what boris johnson from conservatives worried about what borisjohnson has said, and on the snp side, nicola sturgeon, the leader of snp, the first minister of scotland, has said rather wryly that she will bookmark what borisjohnson has said, so another word she will be coming back to its perhaps again and again as we get closer to the scottish elections in may, and these remarks by boris johnson scottish elections in may, and these remarks by borisjohnson may not help him and turns of how the scottish government... the scottish electorate views the conservatives when elections come around in about

six months. thank you, jane shore in glasgow. we can speak now to the snp mp drew hendry. thank you forjoining us. i know you had said that what is said in private, although the concept of a private, although the concept of a private political conversation is fairly flexible these days, exposes what boris johnson fairly flexible these days, exposes what borisjohnson really fairly flexible these days, exposes what boris johnson really thinks about devolution? he has been caught red—handed with these comments. as he will see from the poles showing that people support independence in scotland, a lot of these people had seen scotland, a lot of these people had seen the content that borisjohnson and the tories have full scottish parliament and devolution, this has laid clear these comments and what he thinks, it is out there for eve ryo ne he thinks, it is out there for everyone else to see exactly the content that they hold the scottish parliament n. we have been told by various conservative voices

attempting to finesse, i think was the word, what the prime minister said, he does not oppose devolution but the snp? even if you take that outside value, which clearly they are desperately spinning to get themselves back out of this revelation, even if you take that at face value they are saying it is all right for the scottish people to have devolution as long as they vote for the westminster party we want them to vote for, so i do not think that tells water. the scottish people had seen what has happened, they had been ignored throughout the brexit process in spite of voting overwhelmingly to remain in the eu, they had seen all the actions of this internet internal market bill which struck powys from scotland and the secretary of state the business, energy and industrial strategy has the ability to overrule the scottish parliament on almost every aspect of

scottish life, from public health, food standards to the nhs, transport and much more. they had seen little happening in these comments expose toa happening in these comments expose to a wider audience. this might be a political gift to you but some people will look at the snp's response u nsafe people will look at the snp's response unsafe you are really trying to make hay from their sons what you are focusing on is a move towards independence and the break—up of the union —— really trying to make hay from this and what you are focusing on. how do you respond to that? john redwood, one of the tory mps put out for media this morning, has said the way scotla nd this morning, has said the way scotland votes is irrelevant. these comments underline the content that borisjohnson comments underline the content that boris johnson and the comments underline the content that borisjohnson and the tories in westminster has for the people of scotla nd westminster has for the people of scotland making choices. whilst the majority of people uploading for independence, when it came to devolution it was much bigger margin

in scotland of people that voted for that and many people are still to be persuaded of the fact that scotland should make its own choices, they are supported devolution under scottish parliament. this isjust an the clearest one yet —— this is just an indication, the clearance one yet, that the tories held the scottish parliament in content. they cannot pack their way out of this. no scottish tory mps have been put up no scottish tory mps have been put up in the media because they know how damning this is. douglas ross has voted... he is insisting devolution has not been a disaster on twitter. they must be really dizzy, the amount of spinning they are having to do this morning. douglas ross voted to enable brexit against the wishes of the scottish

electorate, he has voted for this internal market bill and a lot more that takes powers away from scotland, so i do not think anybody will be taken in by this period spinning this morning. boris johnson's red—handed comments.“ the snp strengthened its position in the snp strengthened its position in the elections next may, is it definitely another call for an independence referendum or for a strengthening of devolved powers and additional devolved powers? what borisjohnson has additional devolved powers? what boris johnson has laid additional devolved powers? what borisjohnson has laid bad this morning as you cannot trust a word the tories say. don't forget, in 2014. .. both 2014... both talk at once i am joint you a nswer both talk at once i am joint you answer the question. go—ahead. answer the question. go-ahead. they said in 2014 we would have the most powerful devolved parliament and pathetic david cameron did was talk about

strengthening the english belt, that is the very first thing he said on the steps of downing street the morning after the referendum —— strengthening the english votes. we keepin strengthening the english votes. we keep in scotland being ignored all the talent being taken away. we have seen the talent being taken away. we have seen and heard it all before, it is like groundhog day, they have no intention to strengthen devolution, you can see from these comments the content that boris johnson has you can see from these comments the content that borisjohnson has run devolution, he does not want more, he wants less. and the only way to protect what he has to stay somewhat the public yet vote for. thank you for joining the public yet vote for. thank you forjoining us, drew hendry, snp mp. easyjet has posted its first ever annual loss following a slump in demand for travel because of the pandemic. the airline said it lost almost £1.3 billion during the year to

the end of september. our business correspondent ben thompson is here for us. good morning. perhaps no great surprise that easyjet is reporting asa surprise that easyjet is reporting as a sort of loss, you just need to look around the world and how many aircraft are locked up in storage, such as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on air travel and our demand to get away. easyjet telling us it has made a loss of £1.27 billion, the airline flying at just 20% of normal capacity and the posturing of this morning it expects that to continue right through to next year. that to continue right through to next yea r. let's that to continue right through to next year. let's get the thoughts of travel analyst paul charles. good morning. perhaps no great surprise, easyj et morning. perhaps no great surprise, easyjet like many other airlines really struggling now and it says that slowdown in demand will

continue well into next year? chilly times for airlines. easyjet celebrating its 25th birthday this year and having to report it first ata year and having to report it first at a loss. when it launched it was all about changing the face of travel and how we travel and it has done that over the last 25 years, but now it is saddled with between hundred planes, most of them not flying on the grand and the lack of visibility means it is unable to offer financial guidance about the next few months, and like a lot of airlines around the world they are currently unable to forecast where things are heading over the next month. and they can't focus because there are so many moving parts in this system and the airline industry is susceptible to them all —— and they can't forecast. if we think about lockdown, the tier system, quarantine rules, travel corridors,

testing, the vaccine, they all have huge questions about than unable all determine the future for airlines? the key is when consumer confidence will come back and from talking to many tour operators, travel agents and airlines, people are booking for 2021, especially april onwards. there is a feeling that things will be much better by then, with vaccines coming through, litter restrictions and with summer on the horizon from april onwards —— more loose restrictions. there are signs that the travel sector that things are improving, people are booking: more destinations like the maldives, the caribbean, even gibraltar, and they are booking because those places seem to have it lighter, covid. that is good news meaning the airlines can see light at the end of the tunnel, the problem the next

four to six months are the most difficult, they are difficult in normal times when —— went winter means little revenue, and they will be difficult for airlines like easyjet and others who have less cash to set on a day like invisibility, so confident is very important. —— less cash to sit on and let visibility. you say there is light at the end of the channel, data airlines might have a cash reserve but very few will have focused entire fleet grounded for 11 weeks, demand all but disappearing for 12 months. how long can they continue and are we likely to see either high—profile collapses, consolidation or airlines just thinking they cannot get to the next three months? we will see a lot more consolidation in the sector. just yesterday won the korean airline was

taken yesterday won the korean airline was ta ken over by yesterday won the korean airline was taken over by korea air. norwegian airlines revealed last week it has nature cash issues, the norwegian government will not supported with a bailout —— eight has major cash issues. there will be more consolidation. this is as hard as it will get. you could give their needs to be consolidation, a shake—out, potentially meaning higher fares for consumers, but most people are optimistic that they cannot get any worse, optimistic that they cannot get any worse , we optimistic that they cannot get any worse, we are at the bottom and 2021 onwards will be much better for holiday— makers and the onwards will be much better for holiday—makers and the airlines. here's helping. lovely to see you, paul charles, with the details about that massive loss reported by easyj et, that massive loss reported by easyjet, the first in its 25 year

history. at just after 11 easyjet, the first in its 25 year history. atjust after 11 o'clock i will speak to the chief executive of easyj et will speak to the chief executive of easyjet about those results and what it means for the next year, when they expect things to start picking up they expect things to start picking up and whether we might see the light at the end of the channel that pull spoke about. so the chief executive of easyjet at just after 11 o'clock. a capsule carrying four astronauts has docked at the international space station, in a mission run by elon musk‘s spacex company. nasa signed a deal with the entrepreneur as part of attempts to end its reliance on russian rockets. the agency is now concentrating its resources on developing a craft and capsule to take people back to the moon. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. first four—person capsule that has ever flown. and so that's... coasting on a fully automated flight to space. as you can see live, they have now revealed to us

the zero—g indicator, and it looked like a little baby yoda! these four astronauts — along with their toy companion — are the first to be sent on their mission to the international space station aboard a commercial spacecraft. it's a milestone for the nearly £2.5 billion deal that nasa signed with elon musk‘s aerospace company to develop, test and fly an astronaut taxi service. when the spacex dragon capsule arrived and successfully docked, that whole process was also automated. the astronauts on this flight — nasa's michael hopkins, victor glover and shannon walker, and the japanese space agency astronaut soichi noguchi — will spend six months in space. in another history—making moment, victor gloverjoined the international space station to become its first african—american crew member. there they are. first across the hatch, michael hopkins. and here is victor glover. there are now seven people living and working on the station —

tripling its capacity to carry out scientific research in microgravity. and when their mission is done in 2021, their private space taxi will be waiting to bring them home. victoria gill, bbc news. long journey that has not been affected by coronavirus. it's back to earth. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol hello again. it's going to be a mild day today, but for many others it's also going to be a fairly cloudy one. we still have some rain across western scotland, it's been falling here for some time. some of that this morning getting into northern ireland, easing as we go through the afternoon but remaining cloudy here with the odd shower, and the western areas, a lot of cloud with some drizzle and some murky conditions. we could see temperatures, though, in any breaks in the cloud across north—east scotland, eastern pennines, north—east wales, get up to 17 or 18. now, through this evening and overnight, we continue with the blustery winds, we continue with the rain,

that rain getting into the north of scotland, more coming into the west of the uk as well and a lot of cloud, that it will be a mild night. so a mild start to the day tomorrow but still all this rain in the north and west, still blustery, and that rain continuing to push east as we go through the day. behind it, temperatures will start to fall, and we'll see a return to brighter skies, but also a fair few showers. top temperature, 16. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... boris johnson comes under fire for reportedly claiming that devolution has been a "disaster" in scotland. ministers say it's the snp the prime minister opposes, not devolution itself. he does feel strongly, and i would agree, is devolution in scotland has facilitated the rise of separatism and nationalism in the form of the snp, and that is trying to break apart the united kingdom.

the scottish government is set to announce whether the toughest covid restrictions will be imposed in the west of scotland. ministers indicate it's too early to say what restrictions will be in place once the lockdown in england ends at the beginning of next month, amid reports the tier system could be strengthened. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's kat. good morning to you. and you are talking about the future of football, i believe? good morning. a virtual summit on the ‘future of football‘ will be hosted by culture secretary 0liver dowden today. equality and diversity, and the women's game will all be discussed. also high on the agenda will be plans for a financial bailout for lower league clubs and the return of fans to grounds. everyone is suffering but like smaller businesses, whether they are football or not, they don't have

many cash reserves and that is what is happening to the smaller football clu bs. is happening to the smaller football clubs. they've done a lot of things themselves whether that's cut the wage bill, costs, furlough staff but there is only so long they can go on before they cease to survive and that's why the premier league have given them grants and loans of up to £50 million to get them through this so £50 million to get them through this so hopefully the football family will come out of it together. england will be without jordan henderson and raheem sterling for their nations league game against iceland tomorrow. henderson was taken off in the defeat to belgium with tightness in his leg and adds his name to a growing list of injury concerns at his club liverpool. sterling has returned to manchester city after not making an appearance at all during the current international break. you can see rob michael henne and ryan reynolds, the new owners of wrexham, the news breaking yesterday

afternoon, the supporters trust voting overwhelmingly for the hollywood stars to take over. more on that story on the bbc website. let's move on. the england and wales cricket board has been accused by two former umpires of "institutionalised racism", in the latest allegations to surface in the sport. iam afraid i am afraid we are having real problems with our pictures this morning. those were the new owners of wrexham, again. moving on to cricket? although it does look like cricket? although it does look like cricket —— tennis. there is cricket! aargh. worrying allegations surfacing in the cricket world this morning. john holder said it looked "more than suspicious" he had not received a reply from the ecb when offering to be a mentor. ismail dawood, meanwhile, said he had heard racist language used in front of senior ecb staff,

which went unchallenged. the pair have asked for an independent investigation from the equality and human rights commission "to challenge organisations like the ecb". you had a sneak preview of the tennis there but let's see if we can ta ke tennis there but let's see if we can take you to those pictures at the correct point! no, that is the cricket. i am so sorry, we are having all sorts of terrible problems with the pictures but let me bring you up—to—date with all the tennis news. the atp season ending finals continue later today with second seed rafael nadal meeting austrian third seed dominic thiem. you can watch that on bbc two and the bbc sport website and app from 14:00 gmt. russian debutant andrey rublev plays defending champion stefanos tsitsipas in the evening session. that is all to catch up with from the atp world tour finals today. big apologies for all the technical problems there. i am going to hand back to you right now if that is ok.

well done for coping with them. they do happen. sometimes we paddle away furiously like swans beneath the service and the viewers don't see them and sometimes, sometimes they do see them. apologies, yes, but they do happen. catherine, thank you so they do happen. catherine, thank you so much. the time is 9:37am. just seen literally in the last few seconds, the provisional number of deaths registered in england and wales because of covid—19. for the week ending the 6th of november. 11,812. 925 more than the previous week. 1481 more than the five year average, looking at comparing excess deaths due to covert, compared to the number of deaths normally expected at this time of year. those numbersjust expected at this time of year. those numbers just coming in, expected at this time of year. those

numbersjust coming in, we will try and get more assessment of what they mean. that news coming in as mps hear evidence today from front line nhs staff and care workers about how they are coping during the pandemic. there's concern many have suffered burnout under the strain. well, joining us now is dr emeka 0korocha, a doctor at east london hospital who has worked on covid wards for several months. thank you forjoining us on bbc news today. we are the best part of one year into this pandemic and i wonder how you assess, at a time when front line health workers are really working at full tilt, how do you assess the impact this is having on your mental health and that of your colleagues? honestly, as you mentioned, it's a really difficult time for myself and my colleagues andi time for myself and my colleagues and i think it is an individual type of thing. everyone is kind of coping with it differently. i've seen some

collea g u es with it differently. i've seen some colleagues who seem unfazed and just go about their work as they normally would during the year, and i see some colleagues who seem to have taken its toll on them. we are working very long hours. a lot of my collea g u es working very long hours. a lot of my colleagues are working extra unpaid hours because of safety provisions, just the amount of patients coming m, just the amount of patients coming in, we need things to be safe before you can't leave the hospital, it's not like otherjobs, you can't leave the hospital, it's not like other jobs, you you can't leave the hospital, it's not like otherjobs, you leave at 5pm, check—in, checkout service, you hand over when things are safe and a lot of people are staying extra and i think that has taken its toll as it builds up, you can see it. people looking tired, more washed out, essentially people looking more burnt out. our people are afraid? i think people are definitely afraid. evenif think people are definitely afraid. even if they don't openly express it 01’ even if they don't openly express it orsay even if they don't openly express it or say it, people are definitely afraid. we have been in a situation where myself and my colleagues have feared for our own health and the

health of our friends and workers and unfortunately i've been in the position where i've lost colleagues this year to covid—19. and for myself, personally, i've been in a situation where i've been treating some of the most ill patients with covid—19 on covid boards in emergency medicine on the front line and you wonder if this could be you next. myself, i'm in a demographic where in some cases i am high—risk and in some low risk but for a lot of my colleagues, they are in high risk categories so they are looking and thinking could that be me? earlier in the year we had some co nsulta nts, earlier in the year we had some consultants, we had some domestic workers in intensive care, the most ill parts of the hospital. you are thinking, could that be me in the next couple of weeks? you are worrying. so we take whatever measures we can to keep ourselves safe, really. let's talk a little bit more about this, this is the ultimate learning on the job,

bit more about this, this is the ultimate learning on thejob, there nothing that any front line worker who train for these situations could possibly have prepared for this pandemic so how much support is there in situ, in hospitals and clinics? and how much do you think it is about getting away from that environment and accessing support elsewhere? and learning how to really switch off once you are home? i think at this point in time it is imperative that everyone finds some way of getting support outside and even inside the hospital. whether or not that is your family, your home support, friends, even social media groups, i found have support, friends, even social media groups, ifound have been great in supporting stop speaking from a medical perspective there are a number of charities like samaritans and front line 19 that the bma provide on a national and regional level, doctors can seek help outside the hospital and think 0k, level, doctors can seek help outside the hospital and think ok, i am suffering from burn—out, i need to speak to somebody. there are certain

processes in place at the moment that people can see, myself, personally, i have my own specific ways of detaching from the hospital when i get home because it's something that you don't want to play on you whilst you are not at work. i think work is intense enough for all of us and that's from the very domestic level to the highest, senior consultant and management level in the hospital, i think eve ryo ne level in the hospital, i think everyone has the same exposure, even if you are not clinically seeing patients, being around the hospital itself. finally, and briefly is your hope for this inquiry as mps take evidence from front line health workers? what would you like it to achieve? can you repeat that, please. what is your hope for the inquiry as mps take evidence, testimony, from front line health workers? what would you like to see it achieve? honestly, iwould like it achieve? honestly, iwould like it to raise awareness of some of the things we are going through because a lot of people forget the nature of

thejob you're going a lot of people forget the nature of the job you're going through and a lot of people forget that nobody has really trained for this in terms of their mental health. it's not something anyone really could have predicted or prepared us for so i think the mps making the inquiry into what we are going through will raise awareness and hopefully it could bring up different groups and processes and access points for myself and my colleagues, notjust doctors, but for everyone working in the nhs fighting covid—19. doctors, but for everyone working in the nhs fighting covid-19. write to talk to you and we do wish you well and thank you for all your work on the front line. —— great to talk to you. let's get more now on the likely plans to tighten up lockdown restrictions in scotland and england — and the prospects for seeing family and friends at christmas. 0ksana pyzik is an expert in public health and leads the university college london global citizenship programme. thank you so much forjoining us today. first of all, do you think the restrictions in place in various parts of the uk and there is talk

today that we may see tougher restrictions being introduced in some parts of scotland, broadly speaking, are these restrictions making a difference? well, there's really been a variety of different responses in terms of the effectiveness of the tiered restrictions across the uk. and in parts, we've seen that there is some effect but it's really been mixed and incoherent in terms of slowing down in the and picking up in the north—east and we see that in the rates of hospitalisations but with scotla nd rates of hospitalisations but with scotland in particular, now it looks like they are going to be moving into the highest level of tiered restrictions and just to add, there restrictions and just to add, there restrictions are different than the ones we are seeing restrictions are different than the ones we are seeing here in england. so that tier 4 and that's because the rate of infection has really remained stubbornly high and ahead

of christmas, the goal would be to try and get that number down because we would expect as second surge following the holiday season and this is to protect the nhs as well as allow for some flexibility and moving ahead, with christmas just around the corner. unfortunately, we've seen the restrictions have an impact on celebrations and important festivals, politically, there is a very big imperative for the government to try both in england and the local government in scotland, wales, northern ireland, to try to get some sense of normality around christmas. but do you think that is really achievable, if we are going to get through the winter and hold tight against this virus before hopefully, vaccinations come through towards the end of the year into the new year? yes, certainly. i think we've heard again and again that this is not going to

be christmas as normal. and that all of the, for instance, the lockdown thatis of the, for instance, the lockdown that is occurring in england right now is to again, create some leeway such that smaller gatherings and being able to see families, again, do it in being able to see families, again, do itina being able to see families, again, do it in a different way, certainly not big family christmases as we are used to. and all of the current restrictions in place need to really get us to a stage where we can relax a little bit. i think that is the ultimate goal. i think that is why we see scotland pressing harder now, looking at tier 4 is a possibility as of this afternoon and other parts of the country, just to come again we wa nt of the country, just to come again we want to however avoid lockdown release cycles because long—term that can wreak more havoc on the economy but as you mentioned, this vaccine is particularly good news, it's still a long way away from

being able to immunise, let alone the world. we have to keep in mind other public health measures that test and try system need reforms alongside this. we are out of time but thank you so much, really interesting to hear your thoughts on all of that. sweden's announced new limits on public gatherings after a surge in coronavirus cases. groups of more then eight people will not be allowed, and the public is being urged to cancel activities such as visits to the gym. as sylvia lennan—spence reports. it's the country without lockdowns or facemasks. even when cases were surging in the summer, sweden followed a different path, opting instead for voluntary social distancing, washing hands, and public gatherings limited to 50 people. it was held up as a model of how to live with the pandemic by anti—lockdown campaigners around the world. but a sharp rise in cases means

sweden is now tightening these restrictions, with public gatherings limited to a maximum of eight people. translation: we live in trying times now, it will get worse, do your duty, take your responsibility to stop the spread of the infections. don't go to the gym, don't go to the library. don't have dinner, don't have parties. cancel. this is now the new normal for the whole society, for all sweden. sweden's cases per 100,000 are currently ten times higher than finland and four times higher than norway. last week, the hospital admissions rate here was growing faster than any other european country. translation: we need to go in with the stronger recommendations and restrictions, and i think it is starting to be time to consider a shutdown of society here and there in sweden. but the country's leader

is sticking to the strategy. translation: we don't believe in a total lockdown, we believe that the measures we've taken, the decisions that we're taking are appropriate. what we want to do at the national level now is to send this very clear, strong signal on the necessity of social distancing, on not spending time with people that you don't live with. sweden says its plan is not herd immunity, where the vulnerable are protected and the virus is allowed to spread, thereby making everyone else immune, eventually. instead, the goal is to keep the economy open, slow the virus, and give hospitals a chance to cope. translation:. in the first wave i was more worried, you didn't know how hard it could hit, the health care has better control over how to treat it. this spring everything was so new

you did not understand the seriousness, now i think i take it more seriously. if they don't, then our lockdown looms ever larger. a £100—million fund earmarked to help zoos and aquariums survive the pandemic has so far been used byjust five out of the uk's 400 zoos. now a group of mps is calling on the government to replace the ‘zoo animals fund' with something more accessible. with me is andrew rosindell mp, chairman of the all—party parliamentary group for zoos and aquariums and dr christoph schwitzer, chair of the british and irish association of zoos and aquariums and he's also the director of dublin zoo. thank you both so much forjoining us. thank you both so much forjoining us. if i can begin, how difficult is the situation from your perspective at the moment. we've heard only a tiny number of zoos have been able

to access this fund so far. that's right. 0nly five zoos so far have been able to access the fund, u nfortu nately. been able to access the fund, unfortunately. i have to say the situation for our member zoos and aquariums is very serious, in fact, it is existential. the lockdown earlier in the year, three month lockdown alone would have been enough to drive many zoos to the limit of financial capability but u nfortu nately, limit of financial capability but unfortunately, as we know, that was followed by a summer with public health restrictions so zoos and aquariums were only able to allow a certain limited number of visitors onto their site and that was really what was neck breaking for many and now it has been followed with another period of lockdown in which we are, at the moment. so it is a very serious situation. are you talking about the very survival of some of these zoos and indeed, the survival of certain species? that's

right, yes. the survival of some zoos, we have already seen four zoo licence holders in the uk in places as varied as hertfordshire, cornwall, devon, permanently closed this year and you are right, this also impacts on the survival of some species, some of which are indeed very happily reliant on zoos and aquariums. let me turn to andrew. thank you forjoining us as well. you are pretty critical of this fund, aren't you, even though it's from your own government? what is your criticism? we thought very hard to get the government to intervene, to get the government to intervene, to put this money aside, to rescue out to put this money aside, to rescue our wonderful zoos and aquariums across the uk. —— we fought very hard. the fund is not really accessible to the average zoo, only accessible to the average zoo, only a small number have been able to gain those funds so the whole scheme

isn't working? why is that? too much bureaucracy, too many boxes to tick, it's not effective so the government needs to review the current fund and we need a long—term replacement for that fund, going forward. if we don't, we run the real risk of many of our zoos don't, we run the real risk of many of our 2005 across don't, we run the real risk of many of our zoos across the uk being closed, much of the conservation work being stopped all the incredible work they do in terms of education, environment, all these things being lost. the government needs to change their position, review the scheme, make sure they are supporting zoos going forward across the united kingdom.” are supporting zoos going forward across the united kingdom. i believe that as you or an aquarium has to be down to its last 12 weeks of reserves before it can access the fund stop and that's just simply untenable, isn't it, or many zoos? i believe they would be taking steps to close if they got down to 12 weeks of reserves and obviously, if animals have to be placed in different settings, that could take

months if not years? it sounds like when this fund was being set up, that the right people did not really listen to what needed to happen? you are making the argument for me, i agree with everything you've just said! deaf, in particular, zac goldsmith, the minister responsible have done all they can but there are treasury restrictions and we need to sweep this way, get real about where we are. animals cannot be put on furlough. they need zookeepers, vets who will look after them all year round. —— defra. idon't want who will look after them all year round. —— defra. i don't want to see a situation where zoos are closed, i wa nt a situation where zoos are closed, i want to see zoos are flourishing but they need to have serious support from the government at this very point and going forward into 2021 otherwise we will wake up with perhaps some very tragic circumstances occurring.” perhaps some very tragic circumstances occurring. i know there is a lot of frustration in the zoo there is a lot of frustration in the zoo and aquarium community, places

like botanical gardens have been allowed to stay open, zoos have not so allowed to stay open, zoos have not so how safe is it for people to visit zoos in all of this? you have to keep the zookeepers there, you cannot furlough them because they have to look after the animals. that's entirely right. we have proven our members, over the summer, it is actually very safe to visit zoos and aquariums, we have shown we can deliver a safe visitor experience and thousands of people over the summer have been able to come to zoos and enjoy their day is out but of course at the moment, thatis out but of course at the moment, that is impossible stop we see the botanical gardens as you say, allowing to open and many unregulated places of course are open like parks, beaches and so on, we have seen open like parks, beaches and so on, we have seen scenes open like parks, beaches and so on, we have seen scenes of overcrowding over the summer, in particular. zoos are much more able to regulate visitor numbers daily, even hourly,

and create the save experiences for people to visit. andrew, we have had a statement from defra. we understand the challenges zoos and aquariums have been facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. that is why we have set up a specialist fund to ensure that those facing severe financial difficulties can continue to provide the best possible care for their animals. we recently expanded eligibility criteria for this funding, and have made it easierfor zoos and aquariums to plan ahead by encouraging them to apply for support well in advance of running into financial difficulties. we continue to monitor the situation and stand ready to process any applications as quickly as possible." what do you make of that statement? does it go far enough to allay your concerns about this fund? it doesn't go farenough at concerns about this fund? it doesn't go far enough at all. the feedback i am getting from zoos and aquariums across the country is that the current scheme is not fit for purpose. it needs a radical change very quickly. to take the zoos forward into 2021. i've now taken

this up directly with the prime minister, knowing that he is a great animal lover and minister, knowing that he is a great animal loverand a minister, knowing that he is a great animal lover and a supporter of zoos and this is cross party, we have mps from all different parties who are expressing their concerns about how this is working. the government don't need to review this as a matter of urgency, change the policy and lets keep our zoos going into 2021 and beyond. ok, thank you both for your time this morning. we have a statement that has come in from jeremy corbyn saying he regrets the paint to the jewish from jeremy corbyn saying he regrets the paint to thejewish community caused by concerns about anti—semitism and sane concerns about anti—semitism were not exaggerated or overrated. let me just try and bring you a little bit detail of that statement, he said last month i was suspended from the

labour party after 54 years membership and four and a half years as party leader. 0n the day i was suspended i gave an interview to clarify what i had said in response to the european human rights commission report and i also made a statement to the party to clear up any confusion about what i had meant. he goes into a lengthy equality and human rights commission, i should say, report. equality and human rights commission, ishould say, report. he says he regrets the pain to the jewish community during his time as leader of the labour party. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it's going to be a mild day today, but for many of us it's also going to be a fairly cloudy one. we still have some rain across western scotland, it's been falling here for some time. some of that this morning getting into northern ireland, easing as we go through the afternoon but remaining cloudy with the odd shower, and for western areas, a lot of cloud with some drizzle and some murky conditions. we could see temperatures, though, in any breaks in the cloud across north—east scotland, east of the pennines, north—east

wales, get up to 17 or 18. now, through this evening and overnight, we continue with the blustery winds, we continue with the rain, that rain getting into the north of scotland, more coming into the west of the uk as well and a lot of cloud, but it will be a mild night. so a mild start to the day tomorrow with still all this rain in the north and west, still blustery, and that rain continuing to push east as we go through the day. behind it, temperatures will start to fall, and we'll see a return to brighter skies, but also a fair few showers. top temperature, 16. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. boris johnson comes under fire for reportedly claiming that devolution of power for scotland has been a "disaster". ministers say it's the scottish national party the uk prime minister opposes, not devolution itself. 01:00:00,581 --> 2147483052:06:45,006 what he feels strongly, 2147483052:06:45,006 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and i would agree, is devolution in