good evening, you are watching bbc news. our headlines... the cabinet has been meeting to agree tougher three tier system of local restrictions to come into force in the government signals that families will be allowed to celebrate england when the lockdown ends early christmas together — in what it calls a limited next month. they've also finalised and cautious way. but how many can meet and for how relaxation for christmas across the long is still being decided, uk. pubs and restaurants across as the options are considered. england could be allowed to stay open longer. as new infections we have to find a balance, i guess, between covid restrictions continue to slow, scotland, wales and the well—being and mental health of our nations. we'll be asking how near a normal christmas and northern ireland all being consulted shared arrangements for we might be likely to have. also this evening... the huge economic cost of covid—19 — the festive period. also, the nhs in england is to get an extra £3 the chancellor suggests no billion, but the chancellor warns of imminent tax rises, tough times ahead for the economy as but a public sector pay freeze is possible. the country deals with the consequences of the pandemic. the shall i try sitting down? economy is experiencing significant the struggle for this 20—year—old stress. we have seen that, cancer patient to get the drugs she needs — particularly in the labour market a struggle made worse by covid—i9. and disappointment for scotland with people'sjobs. we know that as they lose to france three quarters of a million people

in the autumn nations cup. have already tragically lost their jobs, with forecasts of more to come. and a usjudge has dismissed president trump's latest challenge. and coming up injust a moment, everything and with a 3— to win away good evening. families will be allowed to celebrate christmas together to fulham. and it is now time for in what the government is calling a "limited and cautious" way, it confirmed this afternoon. the prime minister and the leaders of the devolved nations sportsday. are finalising the details of a joint approach allowing different households to travel and meet — but how many, and for how long is still being discussed. a very warm welcome. our headlines england is still to emerge from lockdown on december 2nd, and will then face a tougher tiered system of restrictions. here's our deputy political editor vicki young. christmas cheer, but not too much.

the prime minister has warned us that the festive season won't be normal. but across the four nations of the uk, they have been trying to come up with a joint set of rules allowing families and friends to meet up. it's not quite finalised, but ina meet up. it's not quite finalised, but in a statement, the cabinet office said there was a shared objective to allow some limited additional household bubbling for a small number of dates. but the public will be advised to remain cautious and wherever possible, people should avoid travelling and minimise social contact. but it's not just christmas that minimise social contact. but it's notjust christmas that ministers in england have to think about. before that on december the 2nd, national restrictions will end. but with coronavirus still spreading, many measures will have to stay in place. we will be going back into a more localised approach, a tiered system, which i think most will welcome. tougher system? yes, and we learn more as we go through this crisis. and as we get more data, more information, we can see what works

well, what doesn't and evolve our response to make sure it's as effective as it can be. after complaints from many scientists, the new tiers will be tougher than before and more areas will be at the higher levels to keep the virus under control. at 70 of boris johnson's own mps have written to tell him they won't vote for the system unless they see evidence that it will save more lives than it costs. labour want clarity as soon as possible. you can'tjust open a restau ra nt, as possible. you can'tjust open a restaurant, open a bar, start brewing beer and getting ready for after a national lockdown overnight. you need some notice of that. and all of us, from andy burnham and everybody else, members of the public, we need a clear understanding about what the criteria are going to be. across the uk, the rules on households mixing will be relaxed for christmas. shoppers in london are giving that a cautious welcome. i feel ecstatic, because i miss my friends, i miss my

family. so any opportunity will be so welcome. covid doesn't know that it's christmas, so even if we couldn't, i would it's christmas, so even if we couldn't, iwould be it's christmas, so even if we couldn't, i would be ok with not celebrating it if it meant saving more people's lives. it will be important to see what the levels are like before christmas, but the idea of being able to celebrate with family is obviously really nice. but the risks from covid haven't gone away. celebrations at christmas could be followed by many more weeks of hardship. and vicki young's here now. so we will be able to get together at christmas, but the details are sketchy? yes, this relaxation is controversial among scientists, but the feeling among ministers is that people will be tempted to meet up anyway. i understand the last time this was discussed with the devolved nations, they were looking at a five day period of relaxation, with three households allowed to meet up. it is not signed off yet and you can see theissues not signed off yet and you can see the issues here, particularly around travel. if everyone suddenly gets on the trains on the same day, everyone hits the motorways on the same day.

also, with all of these rules during the pandemic, there is an issue of enforcement. the government are very much relying on people to be sensible. vicki, many thanks. so what's the likely impact of a return to the tiered system in england, when lockdown ends in ten days' time? and which areas of the country are likely to return to the tightest levels of restrictions? our health correspondent dominic hughes reports from west yorkshire. it's been a busy sunday in hebden bridge in west yorkshire. those who could were making the most of the chance to get out and about. but even as the christmas decorations are given a final touch, for some businesses, the days to come are filled with uncertainty. this place is my baby. i'm worried that we are not going to make it through lockdown. we can't plan anything, we can't think ahead about, all right, maybe in two weeks' time lockdown could be lifted, but there is also the chance that it might not be. before this latest lockdown, the local council, calderdale, was poised to enter tier 3.

but despite the recent restrictions, covid infection rates have stayed stubbornly high. so what's the right thing to do over christmas? i mean, look around you. you know, this is a market that, in a time of lockdown, people are desperate for connection, people want to be out meeting each other. and we have to find a balance, i guess between covid restrictions and the well— being and mental between covid restrictions and the well—being and mental health of our nations. is easy to focus on christmas as the big family thing and it is, but one christmas might not have as big a dealfor and it is, but one christmas might not have as big a deal for less christmases in the future for some members of our families. this map shows the areas with the highest rates of covid—i9 infections. in england, parts of the northwest and northeast, east and west yorkshire, north lincolnshire and the east midlands could well find themselves back in tier 3. meanwhile, parts of west and central scotland are already in the country's highest level of restrictions until december the 11th. and northern ireland is facing another two weeks

of lockdown from friday, having just reopened some services. it is the pressure that hospitals like this one are under that is the real source of concern. i am told they are now busier than they were backin they are now busier than they were back in the spring during the first surge of covid, and there are also concerns over what the advice will be for people over christmas. concerns over what the advice will be for people over christmaslj would be for people over christmas.” would like to see the right decisions being made, based on the science. i think it's more likely that we will be able to get together at christmas if people stick rigidly to what is recommended at this stage. i worry that with people breaching the recommendations, we will be in this for the long haul. the uk government is in talks with the administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to try to agree a unified approach to covid restrictions over christmas. but the worry is that many families are determined to get together to celebrate, no matter what the government says. dominic hughes, bbc news, hebden bridge.

the latest government figures show there were 18,662 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 20,390. just over 1,700 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last friday. 398 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. it means on average in the past week, a42 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 55,024. the chancellor rushi sunak has said he's in no rush to raise taxes in this week's spending review to help the public finances recover from the cost of the pandemic. but he has suggested he's considering a pay freeze for public sector workers. our business correspondent katy austin is here. katy, the cost to the economy from coronavirus is pretty staggering. yes, and the government's response

to coronavirus has cost it £200 billion. the economy has shrunk and government borrowing has soared to record levels. we will get an update on public spending and the economic outlook on wednesday and ahead of that, rishi sunak said today that the picture did look very difficult. he was warning of further pain to come, for example on job he was warning of further pain to come, for example onjob losses. but he was keen to stress that the priority was still to fund the fight against coronavirus and support businesses. on wednesday he is expected to announce £3 billion of funding for the nhs and tens of billions towards long—term infrastructure projects. however, he has been talking about restoring the public finances to a sustainable path. how might he do that? well, he has been saying today that we shouldn't expect a return to austerity this week, nor should we expect imminent tax rises. however, rishi sunak has not ruled out the idea of a public sector pay freeze for england and anneliese dodds, the shadow chancellor, today called that

a irresponsible and said it would hit business confidence by affecting the pay of affected workers. katy, thank you. police are investigating a violent disturbance that took place in the centre of cardiff last night. four people remain in hospital with serious but not life—threatening injuries. three of the injured are thought to have stab wounds. four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder. ajudge has dismissed a lawsuit from the trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of postal votes in pennsylvania. the move paves the way for the state to certify joe biden's win this week — he leads by more than 80,000 votes. cancer research uk says some patients with rare cancers are struggling to get access to experimental drugs even if their doctors want them to try them — a situation worsened by coronavirus. the drugs are not formally licensed by regulators — but can be offered to patients on the advice of cancer consultants. our health editor, hugh pym, has been speaking to one

20—year—old patient. we have been trapped in this absolute horror film. when it all started, i was just 19 years old. i'm now 20, and my whole life has been completely turned upside down. marsha has a rare form of cancer. at the start of the year, she went into hospital for extensive treatment, but then lockdown intervened. the hospital began shifting patients. she wasn't sure what would happen to her. literally, a life and death situation... she spoke to me in march from her hospital bed. i'm unsure if there'll be enough nurses that will be able to look after me, if i'll even be able to get my treatment. it is all very scary. shall i try sitting down? the treatment did go ahead, funded by private health insurance. she had eight rounds of chemotherapy, and major surgery to remove a tumour. she's having ongoing care, but she needs a vital drug,

pembrolizumab, to give the best hope, and the health insurer won't pay because it hasn't been licensed or specifically cleared by the regulator nice for her cancer. to me this is purely about money, which essentially places my daughter's life on a scale with over £60,000. how can we possibly let people die when there is treatment available? specialists at imperial college healthcare trust who've been treating marsha said they recommended the drug would be the most appropriate next line of treatment, but the health insurer, axa ppp healthcare, said, "there is little substantive peer—reviewed evidence to show it is safe and effective. we are continuing to cover treatment that is eligible." amidst all this uncertainty, how does marsha find the courage to keep going? you know, if you're not strong, then do ijust... do i give up? do ijust curl up and just let all of this happen to me? i can't.

i still have so much... to live for. # happy birthday to you #. marsha and herfamily have praised the staff who've cared for her. she is now having the drug she needs. a charity has helped finance it and the family's run afundraising campaign. they want to draw attention to the plight of those cancer patients who, for whatever reason, miss out on life—changing treatment. hip, hip, hooray! thank you so much! hugh pym, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, reeta. good evening. scotland's chances of making the final of rugby union's autumn nations cup are now very slim after they lost their second round match to france. this year, scotland have been a team on the rise. no longerjust good to watch, but also had to beat. here,

their new—found resilience would be tested to the limit. france have staged their own renaissance, widely considered to be the form team in world rugby, they gained an early foothold at murrayfield. but scotla nd foothold at murrayfield. but scotland would match them stride for stride. the ever reliable duncan we re stride. the ever reliable duncan were kicking for the horizon in a first half dominated by the boot. 12-12 at the first half dominated by the boot. 12—12 at the break but immediately after it, france would show take their —— showcase their attacking flair. the chair is given. another penalty would leave scotland needing a bit of magic to draw level, but when they needed it most, their attacking powers deserted them. the gamble has not paid off. it was an u nfortu nate gamble has not paid off. it was an unfortunate end to scotland's five game winning streak and with france now in pole position to make the final, their hopes of silverware in this competition look increasingly of reach. football and out of the 4 premier league matches today, 2 of them are complete. everton beat fulham 3—2

and sheffield united lost 1—0 to west ham. jo currie reports. when you're scrapping at the bottom of the table like fulham, it's important to start games well. and that means not conceding in the opening minutes. 42 seconds on the clock, and everton's dominic calvert—lewin was able to take advantage of poor defending to bundle in the opener. what a start for everton! time to regroup for the home side. but calvert—lewin is a man inform. home side. but calvert—lewin is a man in form. his one touch finish reinstating everton's lead in taking him to an impressive ten goals in nine games. and the visitors weren't done yet, doucoure with all the time and space, leaping highest to add a third. another beautiful girl. fulham fans would have been forgiven for fearing the worst, but when ruben loftus—cheek was brought down in the box after the break, may be their luck was about to change. maybe not. cavallero has missed.

cavallero made a mess of the resulting penalty, but that did not deter loftus—cheek later, his deflected shot at finding the net and setting up a nervous finish. but that was where the comeback ended, everton taking the points. fulham left ruing their many mistakes. elsewhere at bramall lane, this impressive strike was enough to give west ham a 1—0 win away to sheffield united. rangers have extended their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to 11 points. they thrashed an under—strength aberdeen 4—0 at ibrox. it's rangers' best start to a season for more than half a century. celtic are second with two games in hand. the final of the tennis from the o2 is under way. you can follow it now on bbc tv and the bbc sport website. but that's it from me. back to you. that's it. we're back with the late news at 10.10. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are.

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hello. this is bbc news. leaders of the world's biggest economies have ended the g20 virtual summit with a pledge to make coronavirus vaccines available to everyone and support the economies of debt—ridden poor countries. in a final communique, they said they were determined to support african countries in particular in overcoming the coronavirus crisis, with strategies such as debt relief for the continent's poorest countries. our chief international correspondent is in the saudi capital of riyadh for us and she gave us this summary of their statement. i think, really, the top item, it's been this way from the beginning in all the statements

and conversations here, it's about tackling the global pandemic that has forced even the world's most powerful leaders to meet online, staying at their own tables in their homes and offices wherever they live. but also the global pandemic, which is affecting countries around the world — affecting the health and the wealth of countries. there has been a constant mantra — "no one is safe until everyone is safe." the communique stresses their commitment of all the g20 leaders to affordable and equitable access to vaccines for all, and also to diagnostics and to therapeutics. they say they have secured the immediate financing needed to close some of the gaps in the main initiatives that will ensure the vaccines are distributed. a little short on the detail of where the money will actually come from, but emmanuel macron, the french president, was clear. he said, "our response to this coronavirus pandemic will be a test of our g20 organisation."

saudi arabia have been very excited about hosting this. of course, as we know, its virtual. ijust wonder, because of the virtual nature, how much of the criticism of saudi arabia on issues like women's rights, human rights, the killing ofjamal khashoggi — how much of that has been diluted diluted by not having world leaders physically there? it certainly did not erase the criticism. everything went online, in the same way this was an online summit. human rights groups staged what they described as an online counter summit with a lot more videos, attempts to hijack the hashtag — "g20saudiarabia."

there were photographs projected of the three most famous female saudi dissidents who are languishing behind bars on the walls of the louvre museum in paris. the activists, the human rights groups, the european parliament who called for a boycott, they tried to shine a harsh light on this summit. but of course, here in riyadh and in other capitals around the world, the issue of human rights was not on the agenda. women's empowerment was, youth engagement, lots of other values that the world would aspire to, but leaders of the g20 say questions like human rights are things we deal with bilaterally, quietly. none of them heeded the calls to boycott this major gathering, whether it is online or in—person. do you get any sense of anxiety, trepidation, about the change in leadership in the united states? we put this question to a number of senior saudi arabian officials, including the minister of foreign affairs and to the minister of investment, and the

response is the same. there is a 75—year—old strategic relationship between saudi arabia and the united states. when we point out thatjoe biden, during his election campaign, talked about the kingdom as a pariah, emphasising human rights, they shoot back and say, "donald trump said terrible things about us during the campaign and talked about making us pay for whatever we gained in the relationship." at least in public, they are taking a very confident line, because they are the world's top oil exporters, they are a major strategic partner in this region. they know the united states needs them in terms of counterterrorism, trying to end endless wars in places like yemen, so they are confident that the need for them is greater than the criticism of them. let's see how it works

out in that balance. a search for two missing fishermen whose boat sank off the sussex coast has this afternoon been called off. a major rescue effort for the crew of thejoanna c — which is registered in brixham in devon — began near newhaven yesterday. one crew member was found clinging to a buoy and taken to hospital. despite an extensive search for two other crew members, the coastguard has confirmed the search efforts have now ended. eastbourne and newhaven's rnli lifeboats, two coastguard rescue helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft were all involved. 12 other vessels also responded to appeals for help. a murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in north—west london. police say that emergency services were called to harrow road in kensal green to reports of a stabbing at around 2pm. the victim was found fatally injured and was later pronounced dead at the scene. a 50—year—old man has been arrested

and is currently in custody. inquiries are said to be ongoing. latex gloves have been, quite literally, a life—saver during this pandemic. but they also pose a serious environmental problem. standard latex takes around 100 years to decompose. now a team of scientists believe they have come up with a solution, as our science correspondent richard westcott reports. the world pulls on 150 billion pairs of protective latex gloves every year. most are synthetic and end up in landfill for decades. it's a huge environmental problem and covid's making it worse, which is why scientists at cra nfield university in bedfordshire are developing a new type of natural latex that's better for the planet. this is synthetic latex. made from petroleum, it biodegrades in about 100 years. this is natural latex from rubber trees, still hangs around

for a couple of years. this is the new kind of rubber latex they're developing in this lab, and they say it could biodegrade in a matter of weeks. it's a version of natural latex, but without the allergens so people won't be allergic to them. they'll also be much quicker to make, but the biggest benefit could be to our carbon footprint. there is a fantastic opportunity, richard. if we go into natural latex, which is produced by rubber trees, from carbon dioxide, water and sun energy, we will be able to have a real impact on the environment. approximately 50% of the excessive carbon, atmospheric carbon, could be turned into rubber gloves. that's staggering, that's a staggering figure. half of the excess carbon potentially taken out of the atmosphere if we just swapped over to these gloves? yes, but we would have to turn it into natural rubber gloves,

and that means quite a lot of latex to produce and deliver from the plantations. the project is funded by a big medical company about to start producing the new gloves in malaysia. it had hoped to open a uk factory next year. the world's deepest man—made diving pool has opened in the polish capital, warsaw. the structure is 45.5 metres deep, and includes a small wreck for divers to explore and even some mock mayan ruins. it's been able to open to the public despite coronavirus restrictions because it is also an army and fire brigade training centre. it might only hold the record for a few months, though, as there's a pool due to open next year in the uk which will

be 50 metres deep. that looks quite interesting. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. most of us got to see at least some brightness today. that translates into clear spells overnight, allowing it to get quite chilly, a touch of frost in a few places. still some cloud across the far south of england and certainly the channel islands. still the odd spot of rain here, and we will see cloud thickening across northern ireland and western scotland later in the night. a stronger breeze here, so it's not going to get quite as chilly. the lowest temperature to be found across the eastern areas, where we will get quite close to freezing. after that cold start, it is across eastern areas, particularly eastern parts of england, where we will see the best of the sunny spells through the day. cloud will thicken across western england and wales with the odd spot of rain, and certainly we will see some outbreaks of rain drifting across northern ireland and especially the western side of scotland. quite windy, too. those are the average speeds. could see gusts of up to 50, 60 mph across the western isles.

and temperatures highest in the west, with some milder air pushing in. a bit more of a struggle further east after that rather cold start. as we head into tuesday, the mildest day of the week, some rain to the north—west, starts to turn colder for all of us 00:28:11,925 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 from mid week onwards.