tonight at six — tough new covid restrictions for parts of scotland — they won't be lifted until a fortnight before christmas. restaurants, pubs and non essential shops will close from friday in glasgow and much of western scotland — more than two million people are affected. these decisions will give us the best possible chance albeit, in a limited and careful way, of being able to ease restrictions in all parts of scotland for christmas. travel restrictions are also being imposed — people leaving their local area without good reason could face arrest. also tonight. the spanish businessman paid £21 million of taxpayers money for acting as a go between to secure ppe for nhs staff. after months of protests in thailand the most violent day yet —

dozens are injured in bangkok as demonstrators demand constitutional reform. they are spraying water cannons laced with chemicals so you can really smell the tear gas in it. the family of 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles says football needs to "address the scandal" of dementia in the game. it's blatantly obvious that heading the ball has given them dementia, it's nothing else that they have done. all i hear from the football authorities is "we need more studies, we need more studies." and a new era in commercial space travel begins — the first fully operational private flight takes astronauts to the international space station. coming up on bbc news, rafa nadal has lost in straight sets in the group stages of the atp finals, third—seeded dominic thiem winning after two tie—breaks.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. large parts of scotland are being put into effective lockdown from friday until just two weeks before christmas to try to reverse worryingly high infection rates. more than two million people will be affected in glasgow, as well as east and west ayrshire councils, as well as renfrewshire and east renfrewshire, west and east dunbartonshire, north and south lanarkshire, stirling and west lothian. non—essentialshops, bars, restaurants, hairdressers and visitor attractions will close, schools, nurseries and essential shops can stay open. non—essential travel outside your local council area is now against the law in tier 4 — anyone flouting the rules could be arrested. our scotland editor sarah smith is in glasgow. schools, nurseries and essential

shops can stay open. maryhill road in glasgow, the city where scotland's infection rates are highest, and so tougher rules are to be imposed from friday. under level four restrictions schools like this will stay open, as will the huge supermarket down the road. butjust about every other business in between the shops, cafes, barbers, beauticians and the bookies, they will all have to close for three weeks. existing restrictions preventing any performances mean this dance workshop is already suffering. you are going to have to close 7 suffering. you are going to have to close? it is a devastating blow, we have already been knocked down before and now we are going back into it again. —— locked down. before and now we are going back into it again. -- locked down. the florist shop closed in the spring but hopes to keep some orders going this time. you have heard about the new restrictions? if we have to close, it will be online orders, telephone orders us and we will deliver those orders without customers coming in store. the lowest tier of the restrictions

is closer to normal, allowing for larger indoor meetings. in level one the rule of six from two household kicks in. but meeting in homes is only allowed in some level one areas. in others it is the same as level two where people are banned from socialising in each other‘s homes. in this level pubs and restau ra nts ca n homes. in this level pubs and restaurants can only serve alcohol indoors with a main meal. in level three, cafes must shut at six and cannot serve alcohol. in level four it is closer to a full lockdown. nonessential shops are closed as well as all hospitality settings and entertainment venues, schools remain open. our objective in taking this action now is to protect the nhs, create the prospect of seeing some loved ones at christmas and completing the journey to next spring with as few restrictions as possible. the scottish labour leader as to why some areas with falling transmission rates were being put into level four. what assurance can she give them and millions of others

moving to level for this friday that this time three weeks really does meanjust three this time three weeks really does mean just three weeks? the level four restrictions will end on the 11th of december and then we will decide what levels these areas go into then. untilthen, more than decide what levels these areas go into then. until then, more than 2 million people in scotland are basically being told to stay inside. rubbish. total rubbish. i mean, i'll be honest, i might have to put the key in the door. my business might be finished. it needs to be done, i think too many people have gotten too used to just getting a bit more relaxed. these tough restrictions are due to end on december 11. let's talk to sarah now. that's the question, will they end on december the 11th guaranteed ? question, will they end on december the 11th guaranteed? nothing is guaranteed in this crisis, we know that by now. that's what the first minister said the plan is at the moment, that is what will be put into law by the end of the week. but of course, if transmission rates

don't go down, if case numbers are still rising there will have no choice other than to keep these tough restrictions in place so everybody is really hoping that level for restrictions will tackle some of the most stubborn areas of scotland. everybody will be grateful if there is some relaxation at christmas but these businesses are saying that even this three—week reset could be enough to send them to the wall. level four restrictions are quite own arrest, they are pretty much the same as the current lockdown rules you have a england, but unlike in england, and nicola sturgeon was keen to stress this, unlike in england it is not a one size fits all lockdown across the country, so those areas like highlands and the islands and murray where they have lower rates of transmission don't have to live with these really tough restrictions. if you have different rules in different parts of the country then that could cause problems. that's why the scottish government are going to make it illegal to travel outside your local council area. they will put that into law by the end of the week, so you are not only

allowed out of your house for essential reasons and not allowed outside your local authority area for any reasons unless it is absolutely essential, and that is to try and stop people in areas of high infection spreading it to those with low infection. a spanish businessman, who acted as a go—between to secure protective garments for nhs staff in the coronavirus pandemic, was paid £21 million of taxpayers' money. the consultant had been in line for millions more according to court documents in florida seen by bbc news. as our special correspondent, lucy manning, reports the legal papers also reveal the american supplier of the ppe called the deals "lucrative". designer jewellery from a miami company is some way from the uk's struggle to get protective equipment. but the owner of miansai moved from pendants to ppe during the covid crisis. winning uk contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds. the owner,

michael saiger, says he had business connections in china and court documents from america showjust how lucrative his new venture has been. notjust for him lucrative his new venture has been. not just for him but lucrative his new venture has been. notjust for him but the man he paid to help him, a spaniard called gabriel gonzalez andersson. the two men fell out, prompting a court case in miami. the legal documents open the lid onjust in miami. the legal documents open the lid on just how british taxpayer's money was being spent. gabriel gonzalez andersson was, the court documents made clear, helped with product sourcing, logistics and quality control. the contract says that when the department of health and social care got the ppe, gabriel gonzalez andersson would then be paid what was described as a consulting fee. byjune, michael saiger had successfully delivered two ppe shipments to the uk. for helping with that, gabriel gonzalez andersson was paid a consulting fee of $28 million. that's about £21 million. the court documents say

michael saiger‘s contracts with the government were lucrative and gabriel gonzalez andersson did very well from them. the uk put in more orders. there were three more contracts agreed which would yield yet more money for the subcontractor gabriel gonzalez andersson. ideal fori million boxes of gloves, consulting fee was more than $1.5 million. another contract for 3 million. another contract for 3 million boxes of gloves the fee was more than $3.5 million. and a final contract for 10 million gallons for the uk government and gabriel gonzalez andersson would get $16 million. but it is claimed gabriel gonzalez andersson didn't fulfil his role in these contracts and it led to delays delivering the ppe to nhs staff. the campaign group the good law project, is planning to challenge the government over the deal in court. i don't blame michael saigerfor making deal in court. i don't blame michael saiger for making these vast profits, if the government is handing out free money, by all means stand in line. the real criticism

thatis stand in line. the real criticism that is to be made here is of the huge profits that government allowed to be generated. in a statement, michael saiger said, at no time have we ever used any middlemen. we have few full—time staff so for large projects we bring in the short term contract is for additional expertise. we are exceptionally proud to have played our part in providing front—line workers with the millions of pieces of ppe they need. the department of health said we have been working tirelessly to deliver ppe, delivering more than 4.9 billion items. proper due diligence is carried out for all government contracts and we take these checks extremely seriously. in august the bbc revealed the government bought 50 million masks that couldn't be used in the nhs and it is likely to face more criticism tomorrow when the spending watchdog publishes its report into how ppe was purchased. lucy manning, bbc news. the uk has seen almost 71,000 excess deaths

since the pandemic started — most of them occurred in the first wave this spring. excess deaths means the difference between deaths this year and the average number over the past five years. the latest figures underline the differences across the uk during this second wave — with the north west of england recording over a third more deaths than usual — while london has seen no difference at all. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. a community hospital facing a community hospitalfacing up a community hospital facing up to covid. the coronavirus ward at cla cton covid. the coronavirus ward at clacton hospital in essex is getting busier, more so than in the first wave. hello, sheila. we keep doing your swabs. some patients are here for two weeks or more, waiting until they test negative, but some have not survived. the staff at the moment are quite emotional. we have had quite a few deaths. and it's quite hard managing staff that are emotional. they need emotional

support. the overall covid impact is shown in total excess deaths from all causes. that's the number above what is expected at this time of year with the latest figures for the first week in november. this line shows the average number of uk weekly deaths over the last five yea rs weekly deaths over the last five years also and this one shows what has happened so far this year. you can see there was a sharp spike at the peak of the first wave in april. the red area shows covid deaths, the blue other excess deaths, some of which may be linked indirectly to the virus because people didn't seek or didn't get hospital treatment. then it falls back towards the average before picking up again in recent weeks. though it is still well short of that first peak. there isa well short of that first peak. there is a lag between cases being diagnosed and then some patients getting seriously ill and not surviving. we can expect deaths to carry on going up for several more weeks because we already know that cases have been going up for seven weeks

and the people whose deaths were registered in the latest data will have probably caught covid some time in october. there were big variations in excess deaths. the highest in the north west of england, wales and northern ireland were all around a third above that i've done my five year averages in the latest week. scotland's were 12% above average. the lowest included the east of england with 6% and london with no deaths above the average. experts say in some parts of the country, infection rates didn't come down as rapidly as others when locked and restrictions were eased in the summer. in areas like the north west, it still remained much, much higher than areas like london and the south—east. so what that meant was when we came into autumn and schools went back infection start to increase from a much higher level and so we are seeing those much higher levels in these areas lead to much higher mortality rates, excess death rates. ministers and officials say case numbers should start falling soon

and that should pave the way for a return in december two tiered restrictions in england. but what that means for christmas is anyone's guess. hugh pym, bbc news. the scottish conservative leader has insisted that "devolution is not the problem", following comments made by the prime minister describing devolution in scotland as a "disaster". the remarks — said to have been made during a virtual meeting with tory mps — have been seized on by the snp and comejust six months before elections to holyrood. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, reports. forced smiles, a strained relationship and some monumental decisions ahead about the future of the united kingdom. nicola sturgeon has more powers than her predecessors but devolution in scotla nd predecessors but devolution in scotland has been a disaster according to boris johnson. scotland has been a disaster according to borisjohnson. his collea g u es according to borisjohnson. his colleagues have been sent out to explain what he meant. the prime minister has always supported devolution. what he does feel strongly, and i would agree, is

that devolution in scotland has facilitated the rise of separatism and nationalism in the form of the snp, and that that trying to break apart the united kingdom. mr johnson's remarks are a gift to the snp who say it shows the tories pose a threat to the scottish parliament. he hates the idea that other people should be entitled to make decisions. we have seen it recently during the pandemic. there is a lack of understanding. perhaps that's the biggest issue. there is a dislike thatis biggest issue. there is a dislike that is born of a complete misunderstanding of what the parliaments of these islands are about. the fight over independence could be about to hot up again. scotland rejected it in 2014. but if the snp wins comfortably in may elections next year. that would bolster demands for another referendum. for decades, conservatives feared that a scottish parliament would be a back door way of ending the union. listen

to this for more than 30 years ago. labour's plans are a recipe for constitutional conflict and the first in cautious, perhaps irrevocable steps toward separation. that would be a catastrophe for scotland. but times have changed. a new generation of scottish conservatives have embraced devolution and don't wa nt have embraced devolution and don't want mrjohnson undermining their approach. the conservative manifesto at the election in 2019 just a year ago focused on devolution and ensuring that we strengthen devolution right across the country. and i think that's exactly where we should focus our efforts on. over the years, many conservatives have warned that devolution would undermine the union, loosening the ties between nations rather than strengthening them. but borisjohnson saying it has been a disaster makes it sound like it doesn't think scottish people should have a say over matters that affect them. and that's certainly not the message you want out there if you are trying to make a positive case

for scotland to stay in the united kingdom. recent polls in scotland suggest a rise in support for independence. borisjohnson's suggest a rise in support for independence. boris johnson's mps wa nt independence. boris johnson's mps want him to concentrate on getting that message right. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening. tough new coronavirus restrictions are imposed on more than two million people in parts of scotland. and still to come — the nasa spacex mission and the end of a 27—hour taxi ride to space. coming up, claims of systematic racism within the english cricket board have led to form professionals to call for an enquiry. the ecb say the umpires do not reflect the diverse organisation that they are determined to be. the family of the 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles says football needs to "address

the scandal" of dementia in the game. nobby stiles died last month. he was one of five players for the 1966 team with the condition, as studies aim to prove whether there's a link between dementia, concussion and heading the ball. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. world cup aloft, and knobby dancing. i have never seen nobby stiles like this before. it's one the most endearing images in english football. i am proud of the man and the father that he was. john's father was laid to rest last week, his final years spent battling dimension. with sir bobby charlton's recent diagnosis it means five of the 1996 winning world cup team have suffered with the same disease. john is clear that football killed his father. it's blatantly obvious. heading the ball has given his dementia. all i hearfrom the

football authorities is we need more studies, but while they are doing that, the players are not getting the help they need and they need it now. last year one of those studies, co—funded by the players union concluded that players were two or five more times likely to die of a determinative brain condition. for the global game of football we need to wrap its arms around the game and say this is something we need to deal with seriously. this is something we need to put more effort into research and try to mitigate against future problems and none of that has happened. the findings are compelling but not conclusive which is why a number of studies are ongoing, helped by former professionals, like mark bright. i've headed a lot of football is in a14 i've headed a lot of football is in a 14 year career and practised every day after training, so i know, i am

in this circle somewhere. research like this will take years and in february the fa banned under 11 is from heading the ball but with women at double the risk from concussion, families are employing the sport to move quicker. it's not part of this world any more, he's gone, but he is physically stood in front of you. eight years ago, gary's dad, hull city ‘s goal—scorer was diagnosed with dementia and needs round—the—clock care and the pfa paid for three weeks in a care home but the family have had to fund raise to pay for more and gary might have to sell his home. the it cannot be swept under the carpet any more and anything that comes off the back of it, whether that's comprehensive ca re of it, whether that's comprehensive care packages for players and their families, just to make sure that

this has been recognised on that link has been made between the sport and this disease. football still has much to do. people living in social housing in england will have more protection and rights to demand things like improvements to their homes under new reforms in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy in 2017. the government says the changes mean the voices of residents will never again go unheard. but questions remain over whether enough new social homes are being built — with more than 90,000 households currently living in temporary accommodation. our home editor, mark easton, has more. from the shock and grief of the grand full tower tragedy there came a painful realisation that for far too long that the voices of social housing tenants had been ignored or silenced. long after the key -- tv cameras are gone in the world has moved on let the legacy of this awful tragedy be that we resolve

never to forget these people. full stop despite the prime ministerial commitment, it took more than three yea rs commitment, it took more than three years to produce the white paper and proposes a charter of resident rights, including to be safe in your home, have complaints dealt with fairly and promptly and to have your voice heard with stronger regulation. when things go wrong we wa nt to regulation. when things go wrong we want to make sure you can get redress quickly and easily with a much more consumer focused redress quickly and easily with a much more consumerfocused regulator who will take action to ensure that people's rights are respected and upheld. this man lost six members of his family on the 22nd floor of g re nfell tower his family on the 22nd floor of grenfell tower and he says that this was something that should have a lwa ys was something that should have always been the case. we want justice, people to be prosecuted. we wa nt to justice, people to be prosecuted. we want to make sure that the this does not happen ever again. you don't

think that the white paper takes you pa rt think that the white paper takes you part of the way? no. no. the government have said that as well as action on tenants rights, their proposals will boost the supply of social housing but actually there is no firm commitment in the document despite a growing and desperate need. in the summer, a senior committee of mps told the government that england needed 90,000 net additional social homes every year and for the last five years, there have been fewer than 10,000, and the most have been fewer than 10,000, and the m ost rece nt have been fewer than 10,000, and the most recent annual figures show 3600 we re most recent annual figures show 3600 were added while 19,300 most recent annual figures show 3600 were added while19,300 were sold off on right to buy. the government has allowed the housing to become a profit as an underwrite sector and not given the support for social housing landlords and tenants and here we are today with a white paper that promises better rights for social housing tenants but nothing

about supply. ministers say today that they want today's social housing plans to make sure tenants are treated with dignity and respect and whether it will prove the generational shift in attitudes they have promised remains an open question. dozens of protestors have been injured in bangkok during demonstrations calling for reform to the constitution. police used water cannon and tear gas on what was the most violent day after months of protests. jonathan head reports from bangkok. at a barricade by thailand's parliament. police battling some very determined demonstrators. they have been coming out time after time for months. a student—led campaign to transform the country's political system. even demanding changes to the monarchy, once beyond criticism here. these protesters are now trying

to pull away at this concrete barricade to make a way through. and they are spraying water cannons laced with chemicals. so you can be smell the tear gas in it. these protesters want to get to through to parliament because that is where they reforms they are demanding are supposed to be discussed. they are worried that a parliament dominated by the military backed party, their reforms are going to be swept aside and that's why they stay put. and you can see how determined they are. next, came volleys of tear gas. it was too much for some. but they would not give up. thailand is in the middle of an epic struggle pitting a younger generation demanding more

freedom and accountability against a military backed state which is offering them few concessions. france has become the first country in europe to register 2 million cases, only france, india, brazil have registered more and france will remain under lockdown until the 1st of december and the health minister has said that the spread of the virus has slowed down but is still circulating widely. the conduct committee found that the 63—year—old had sexually exploited a vulnerable woman who went public with her complaint which he denies. but it has been largely upheld. the bbc understands that the former labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been

reinstated into the party. he was suspended when he said the scale of anti—semitism in the party had been exaggerated but this is breaking news and what can you tell us. basically a panel of the labour executive was meeting all afternoon to discuss jeremy executive was meeting all afternoon to discussjeremy corbyn's case. when this controversial report into anti—semitism in the labour party and the human rights commission with its damning report came out, jeremy corbyn's response was to say that political opponents had overstated the scale of anti—semitism which got him suspended from the labour party and keir starmer said that anybody who suggested the problem was exaggerated where part of the problem, but the disciplinary panel has met this afternoon and concluded thatjeremy corbyn should be reinstated to party membership. that happened because jeremy reinstated to party membership. that happened becausejeremy corbyn clarified his comments and said he was not saying that concerns about

anti—semitism were being exaggerated or not trying to exaggerate the concerns but said that the vast majority of labour party members we re majority of labour party members were deeply opposed to anti—semitism and it looks as though that has brought him back into the labour party but it has been criticised by the british board ofjewish people who said that his clarification is a pathetic, non—apology. a private space craft — built and operated by spacex — has docked at the international space station. it's the first time that a fully operational private craft has transported astronauts from earth to the station. the four astronauts — three from the us and one from japan — will be spending the next six months there. 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, reports. let us know when the review is com plete let us know when the review is complete and you are ready for docking. space—x, capture confirmed an docking sequence is complete. the

end of a 27 hour taxi ride to space. and there they are, first across the grove. for the first time astronauts arrived aboard commercial space craft and to americans and one japanese man will spend six months living and working on the space station. it was an amazing ride and i cannot tell you how excited we we re i cannot tell you how excited we were when the rocket lifted up the pad and in the last 27 hours, it's gone really smoothly. three, two,, one,. the launch marked a new era for nasa which made it goodbye seats for nasa which made it goodbye seats for a private aerospace company which says it will save billions of

dollars that can invest in future missions to the moon and mars. why is this such a big moment for space exploration? it's really exciting times and space—x are using so many parts of their rockets. they are all being captured. it's really pushing what we can do with technology to the limit but bringing down the cost of access to space. for this group, when their mission is done in 2021, their private space taxi will be waiting to bring them home. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos. good evening. a mild day out there and really leaden grey skies across the whole country with limited spells of brightness because we are drawing up the wind from the south—west but it's been seeing the rain piling in with 80 millimetres of rain and there is more rain to come so localised flooding is a problem with spots of light rain and

drizzle across western hills and