the prime minister defends putting millions of people into high coronavirus tiers next week, when england's lockdown ends. many conservative mps are angry that restrictions aren't more locally targeted — borisjohnson says he understands but the system needs to be simple. i know it's very frustrating for people who feel that there is a high tier area, when there is very little incidence in their village, or the area. i totally understand why people feel so frustrated. but some conservatives say they'll vote against the government next week, we'll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime... shops and cafes are closed again, in another lockdown in northern ireland — just a week after being allowed to reopen. 13,000 jobs are at risk — the arcadia group, which owns

topshop and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse. the duchess of cambridge warns about the lockdown loneliness faced by parents of young children. and, it's black friday, when shoppers look for a bargain — but will the online giants make it harder for the independent shops this year? and coming up on bbc news... england could face wales, and either northern ireland or scotland in world cup qualifying. they're named as one of the top european seeds for next month's draw. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has been

defending the decision to place large areas of england in high coronavirus tiers next week, after many of his own mps expressed anger that the restrictions aren't more locally targeted. 55 million people will be living in tiers two and three once the current lockdown ends on wednesday — borisjohnson says it would have been impossible to divide the country into numerous complicated zones. but some conservatives are threatening to rebel in a vote in the commons on tuesday. here's our political correspondent iain watson. here is a riddle for you. tunbridge wells and kent has 109 covid cases per 100,000 people. next week, when the english lockdown ends, it will be an tier3 the english lockdown ends, it will be an tier 3 with the toughest restrictions. so, why is it that westminster, with 115 cases per 100,000 is only in tier 2? the a nswer 100,000 is only in tier 2? the answer is, if your town has a low level of virus, but you are in the same county as an area with a much

greater level, you could end up in a high tier. some former cabinet ministers say unless the government signals a change, they will rebel against the restrictions. unless somebody produces some new and convincing evidence i haven't seen yet, i will vote against them. the point that i and others have been making consistently is that we should do it on a rational basis. so, instead of having these wide, cou nty so, instead of having these wide, county —based areas where people are put in tiers, we should do it on a borough basis. there is probably no better way of suggesting you are following the science than to be seenin following the science than to be seen ina following the science than to be seen in a public health laboratory. the prime minister wants more rapid covid—19 wrecker tests, which he thinks will help get areas out of tier 3. but he rejected taking a more local approach to restrictions. insisting he was injecting clarity into the system. i know it is very frustrating for people who feel that they are in an area, a high tier

area, where there is very little incidents in the area. i understand why people feel so frustrated. at the difficulty is, if you did it any other way, first of all you would divide the country up into loads and loads of very complicated subdivisions. there's got to be some simplicity and some clarity. the government's medical advisers are worrying you not to hug your granny this christmas. but, my goodness, borisjohnson is this christmas. but, my goodness, boris johnson is going this christmas. but, my goodness, borisjohnson is going to have to keep a tight grip on his own mps. because when they vote on new restrictions next week, revels in his own ranks believe they can wipe out his parliamentary majority. —— rebels. the government hopes it can shrink the size of any rebellion. but if the prime minister does need to rely on labour support to get restrictions through, that will come ata restrictions through, that will come at a price. we are not against tough restrictions, we are not against tiers. what we want is financial support for people. what we want is a proper, working test and trace

system. what we want is proper support for people who need to isolate. so you get decent sick pay for isolation. these are testing times for the prime minister. vaccines are on their way, but the prospect of more restrictions this winter is proving politically toxic to some of his own mps. and iain is in westminsterfor us. is the prime minister really in trouble in terms of the numbers?” don't think, to be honest, that he is in any danger of failing to get his restrictions through next week. i think, his restrictions through next week. ithink, in his restrictions through next week. i think, in the end, the majority labour mps were back then. but it will certainly be embarrassing for the prime minister, with an 80 seat majority, if he had to rely on opposition mps to get the measures through. as far as i am aware, three things are being done to try to limit the size of any rebellion in the conservative ranks. the first is to provide more information on how the decisions are taken. don't forget, it's not all about how many infections you have in your local

area, but also about how the nhs is coping locally, and how many over 60s are infected. all of that determines the tiers. the second thing that the government is going to do is produce an economic assessment of its measures. this is assessment of its measures. this is a key demand of some of the potential rebels before that vote on tuesday. the third thing, a review of these measures is going to be meaningful, they say. that is a nod and a wink to some of their mps, that in effect they could get an early christmas present and see the area coming out of tier 3. pushing against that, the medical and scientific advisers are saying, hold your horses, let's wait and see the effects of relaxing some of the restrictions through the christmas period before taking big decisions. in the end, it is as simple as this. you can't keep politics out of a pandemic. thank you. 0ur reporter piers hopkirk is in groombridge, on the border between kent and east sussex.

what have people been saying to you there? well, the mood, like the village, is divided. in one half, there is a sense of anger and frustration, in the other half, there is a sense of relief. that is because groombridge is divided by a cou nty because groombridge is divided by a county line. where i am standing now is kent, and the tougher tier 3 restrictions. behind me, a pub that is forced to remain closed, to the disappointment of the landlord at the crown inn. if i take a short walk around here, i come into east sussex, with the lighter, tier 2 restrictions. a little further down the high street, thejunction inn, which is allowed to stay open. so we have an example of the strangeness of the tiered system, a place where one village pub is allowed to remain open, but the other must remain closed, a place where it is one rule for one, and one for others. thank

you. if you live in england and you want to check which tier your area will be in, you can go to the bbc news website and enter your postcode to find out and check the rules. people in northern ireland have entered a two week lockdown. non—essential shops have had to close, along with cafes, hairdressers and beauticians — just a week after they were allowed to re—open, following another period of restrictions. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports from belfast. where there is usually seasonal shopping, there is now shut down. the devolved government in northern ireland has told most shops to close because it has classified them as nonessential. last night, the belfast city centre seemed to be much busier than normal. shoppers rushed to buy gifts in store, while they still could. it will not be long until they are opened up again.

i think people are going crazy at the minute, shopping. they think they are under pressure, but they are not. with the pressure, everybody going in and out, people are going on with no masks on and not sanitising themselves. retailers criticised the timing of the lockdown. the owner of this jewellery shop says the closure could not have come at a worse point. we will happily close from the 24th to the end of february. i would not bat an eyelid. but to take away too weeks out of the four, before christmas, that is just a wrecking ball to retail. close contacts services such as hairdressers were previously closed from mid—0ctober until last friday, after just seven days, from mid—0ctober until last friday, afterjust seven days, they have shut again. i am literally using my own savings that i've had, that i've used for future life, for everything to do with my daughter and my husband. but unfortunately, i have had to use it all now. so it is dwindling away. the leaders of the

stormont executive say that the restrictions are painful, but paramount. the next few weeks are really important. we are asking the community to make a huge sacrifice, and we recognise that. i think we all know that the run—up to christmas, ordinarily, is as exciting as the day itself. we have to put every effort in to bring the transmission down, as low as we possibly can. that allows us the fax ability to give families some relief at christmas time. we are asking people to comply and stay at home, and that is the message for the next few weeks. people here are set for a difficult december, but there are some positive signs. several weeks ago, the virus was spreading faster in northern ireland than anywhere else in the uk. but the rate has been falling, and now it is lower than in england or wales. restrictions are being re—introduced in wales from next friday to tackle the recent rise in coronavirus cases.

indoor entertainment venues and hospitality will be affected by the tightening of measures. tomos morgan is in cardiff. this has only emerged in the last hour, tell us more? we were expecting to hear something about this on monday, but we are now being told that from next friday there will be restrictions on hospitality. just a few weeks after we had our firebreak, our lockdown which lasted just over two metro weeks. the numbers had been shown to be decreasing after that period here in wales. but now they are rising again. the first minister has had to put more measures in place. when he was asked whether or not they should have been restrictions put in place following the firebreak, he did say possibly that would have been a good idea. we are not quite sure what those restrictions on hospitality would be from next friday, but it is rumoured that they could be based on the scottish model or some of the tier 2 or tier 3 models in england. as you say, cinemas will also close,

nonessential shops and gyms will remain open until christmas. tomos morgan, thank you. sir philip green's retail empire arcadia, which operates chains including topshop and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse — putting 13,000 jobs at risk. our business correspondent katy austin is here. arcadia has been in trouble for some time? yes, arcadia has experienced a decline since its high heyday. 0ther fashion retailers have come to the four that were quicker to seize upon the potential of internet shopping. arcadia has avoided collapse before, but it has had to cutjobs and cut its number of stores. now it has about 13,000 employees and about 500 stores. they have had to close for long periods of time this year because of the government's coronavirus restrictions. in a statement today, arcadia said it had a material impact on trading across businesses. the group had been

trying to secure a £30 million of emergency funding, but it seems that hasn't worked out. administrators could be called in as early as monday. what does that mean in practice? it means the search would be on to find a buyer or buyers to try and rescue the brands that include, as you say, topshop and dorothy perkins, and save as many jobs as possible. we understand that shops would continue to trade. so customers wouldn't suddenly see the shops closing while the administration processes going on. they would keep open, of course, where they are allowed to duty restrictions. thank there's been a dramatic increase in feelings of loneliness among parents of young children during the pandemic — according to new research commissioned by the duke and duchess of cambridge's royal foundation. it's surveyed more than half a million people about the challenges of bringing up children to the age of five. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. some have tyres

and some have tracks. some precious quiet time for becky and her son, 0llie, who's three. this preschool in peterborough has been a sanctuary, vital to the well—being of them both. run by the charity family action, the duchess of cambridge is its patron. it provides practical and emotional support to parents, from potty training to outdoor play, and has helped families manage the parenting challenges of lockdown. there was days where it was just, do you know what, i can't be bothered today. i'm not getting dressed today. but we got through it. and what lifts you on days when you feel like that? how do you get out of it? the stuff he comes outwith. it genuinely is him that pulls me out of it. like, i sit there thinking, oh... i struggle. i can't cope. and then he'lljust look at me and he'll sayjust little things like, "are you all right, mummy?" and it changes the whole mood completely. the survey is a look at early childhood. 63% of people said they'd experienced loneliness, which had become significantly worse in lockdown. 70% described feeling

judged by others. and only 10% of parents found time to look after their own well—being. being briefed on the research findings earlier this week, the duchess of cambridge has described the work as a landmark public survey. so we've taken your input, and combined it with even more public research, to produce the uk's biggest ever study on the early years. this year has been a hugely challenging time for us all, and there hasn't been a more important moment to back on breakfast in the summer, the duchess of cambridge spoke to families about the strain of looking after young children. they included dad ryan, and his daughter, mia. particularly for first time dads, is it quite a daunting... ..daunting time? it's very scary. almost six months on, mia has taken her first steps... oh, my god, yes! ..and enjoyed herfirst birthday cake, as ryan continues to cope with the pressure of being a single dad. you shouldn't like, judge someone,

or make someone feel conscious about the way they're parenting, because not everyone is perfect. everyone has their own mistakes, makes their own mistakes. so, it's easier said than done, i know. the survey is a vast bank of data, the first—hand experience of parents, with the aim of improving the lives of young children and those looking after them. daniella relph, bbc news, peterborough. the time is 1:16. our top story this lunchtime... the prime minister defends putting millions of people into high coronavirus tiers next week, when england's lockdown ends — many conservative mps are angry that restrictions aren't more locally targetted. the final farewell to a sporting legend — diego maradona has been buried near his parents in buneos aires. sport there will no tour of the netherlands for england's cricketers as part of the world cup super league. their one day series is

postponed due to the pandemic. the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine has come a step closer to a possible rollout, after the government asked the medicines regulator to assess its safety and effectiveness. 100 million doses have been pre—ordered here in the uk. it's one of a number of vaccines being worked on around the world. ros atkins considers which countries are at the front of the queue to receive one. covid—19 continues to spread. global cases surpass 60 million, deaths over 1.4 million. but hope has arrived in the form of three apparently highly effective vaccines, announced one after the other in november. that prompted a surge in the number of searches about them. and everyone is asking, when can we get the vaccine? well, to answer that, there are several factors. the first is global demand. an estimated 7.5 billion

doses are needed. that's because around 60—70% of the global population has to be vaccinated. this is why. if you have a highly efficacious vaccine, and only a relatively small, a0—50% of the people get vaccinated, you're not going to get the herd immunity you need. and without herd immunity, the virus will continue to spread, so the demand for this vaccine is vast. which takes us to the second factor — capacity. pfizer and biontech estimate they can produce up to 1.3 billion doses by the end of 2021. moderna, up to one billion. astrazeneca, up to three billion of the oxford vaccine. huge numbers, but look at this from the who, saying the only certainty is that there won't be enough. and if there aren't enough doses, our third factor is which countries take priority? well, in short, the richest ones. we know the uk, the eu, the us, australia and others have cut deals to receive millions of vaccine doses. the who is worried. there is now a real risk

that the poorest and most vulnerable people will be trampled in the stampede for vaccines. there is a plan to stop this. it's called covaxx and almost 100 countries are agreeing to share vaccine resources fairly. that will help, but only to a point. where you live in the world will affect when you get the vaccine. next, we have to consider your age, your health and yourjob. the uk and many other countries will give vaccine priority to the elderly, the vulnerable and health and social care workers. after that, others will, of course, follow. and in the us, we heard president—electjoe biden outline his ambitions this week. we will need to put in place a distribution plan to get the entire country immunised as soon as possible. which we will do. but it's going to take time. he's right, it is going to take time. the question is, how long will this take? well, this is a vast logistical challenge,

so while vaccinations may start this year, the who says many healthy adults will need to wait until 2022. there are, though, some who aren't having to wait. in china, hundreds of thousands of people have taken state—sponsored experimental vaccines. in russia, its vaccine has been given to some essential workers and one of vladimir putin's daughters, too. but none of these vaccines have yet completed industry—standard trials. and finally, there's the issue of people who don't want it at all. these are antivax protests in germany. and this is one of many antivax facebook groups. we can't know what impact these will have on the push for widespread vaccination, but we can be clear that, while the demand for a vaccine is huge, those who don't want it won't be forced to take it. ros atkins with that report. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa is here. let us talk about the oxford vaccines, there had been concerns is raised about the data round that, where are we are the the moment? on monday 0xford where are we are the the moment? on monday oxford and astrazeneca published a three figures for the

effectiveness of their vaccine. 62% if two full doses were given a month apart, 90% if half a dose was followed by a full dose and 70% was the overall effective's at preventing covid—19, so all above the 50% benchmark set by the world health organization. now about 3,000 volu nteers health organization. now about 3,000 volunteers were given an initial half dose in error. that was spotted early on, reported to the regulator, and it was agreed that the trial could continue, and it turns out that approach was more effective. now, it is important to stress, that there are no questions over safety, but have some have questions the efficacy date, if it is 70% compared to the otherjabs that offer 90% protection some say we should consider giving vaccines to those that give more protection to those at higher risk. astrazeneca say that

i will investigate as part of trials in the us that will involve 30,000 volunteer, we are still waiting for the full data, that will be submitted to the regulator and published in the lancet. the uk regulator will look at all the results for both the pfizer and 0xford vaccines and the government has said roll out could start as $0011 has said roll out could start as 50011 as has said roll out could start as soon as next month if they get the go—ahead. thank you for now. a blood test designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer at an early stage, is to be trialled by the nhs in england. the test is designed to detect molecular blood changes caused by cancer in people with no obvious symptoms. nhs england says it could help to identify difficult to diagnosis cancers such as ovarian and pancreatic. you may have noticed it's black friday, a day when many shoppers hope to find a sales bargain, and which many retailers see as a key trading date in the run—up to christmas. non—essential shops in england

are still closed under the lockdown, so will the online giants take all the custom, making it a gloomy day for the high street? emma simpson reports. it's all go today for the online retailer very. they can process an order injust 30 minutes. this new warehouse opened just after lockdown, and they've been busy ever since. a business gearing up for record—breaking sales as spending has shifted online. today, we expect to be selling a tv every ten seconds, and a tablet every 15 seconds. 0verall, by midnight tonight, we expect to have shipped not far off 500,000 products to our customers. but can the industry cope? the couriers have hired thousands of extra drivers, like sheila hunter in norfolk.

this is what it's going to be like all the way up to christmas now. so, i'm ready. before the pandemic, sheila ran activities for children. that's on pause. now she is delivering amazon parcels. did you ever imagine you would be doing something like this? no, never in a million years. i was quite happy doing what i loved, running birthdays, holiday clubs. i would never have considered delivery driving if covid hadn't come along. we've had black friday deals since the start of the month, just as nonessential retail was forced into lockdown. terrible timing for high street shops, which really needs the tills to be ringing. shirly runs a small boutique in petersfield. she says if she can't open, she can't compete. i was looking at my figures, earlier on today. and we are about 50% down on what we should be. it's really scary.

we've got a lot of ground to cover now, in the next few weeks before christmas. just really worried for the future. next week, she'll be back in business as the high street tries to make up for lost time in what will be a crucial few weeks of festive trading. emma simpson, bbc news. 20 years ago, the schoolboy damilola taylor was stabbed while walking home from a library in south london — the ten—year—old was left to die in a stairwell. the crime shocked the nation, and it's still painful today for his family and friends. adina campbell reports. so this specific path is the path that me and my brother took when we met damilola for the last time. grace boyega was one of the last people to see damilola taylor alive. i remember asking him if he wanted me to walk him home. but him being him, "oh, no, i'm fine.

i'm just going to go home with my grandma." he likes to run and skip. so we didn't see anything, you know, we didn't feel like anything would happen. the ten—year—old nigerian schoolboy had only been in the uk a few months before he was killed. grace says she and damilola quickly became best friends. their birthdays were just three days apart. almost every day, it was me and damilola in the playground, in class. after school, library times, and whatnot. it was me and damilola. this is the last place ten—year—old damilola taylor was seen on cctv just before his death. he left the library here in peckham and moments later was attacked and stabbed in the leg, just a few hundred metres away from here. he never made it home. his life was brutally cut short, just before his 11th birthday.

his family and friends left devastated, with fear in the peckham community and a nation in shock. he collapsed and bled to death in this stairwell. two brothers, danny and ricky preddie, who werejust 12 and 13 at the time, and part of a gang, were eventually convicted of manslaughter in 2006. 20 years on, his father says the pain will never go away. i still break down, i still feel the pain. it's such a difficult situation that for the rest of my life i have to live with it, you know? and then just pray at the cross, and then die with it. peckham now looks very different. new homes have replaced the dated

tower blocks and the area continues to be regenerated. but grace says the same problems still exist. there's just too many memories that i feel like i have to just leave it here, and move on with my life. adina campbell, bbc news. the argentinian football legend diego maradona has been buried alongside his parents at a private funeral on the outskirts of buenos aires. huge crowds had gathered in the last few days to pay their respects as his body lay in state. last night players at the italian club, napoli, where he played for seven years, wore his jersey — and there have been calls for the stadium there to be renamed in his honour. 0ur correspondent katy watson sent this report. followed to the end by his loyal fans, so many of whom couldn't believe or accept that the superstar footballer was dead. in the end, though, maradona,

a man so often in the limelight, had a very private burial, laid to rest next to his beloved mum and dad. these past few days have been emotional in argentina. there's been a very public outpouring of grief for a man people saw notjust as the world's greatest footballer, but the country's finest ambassador as well. translation: it's a loss notjust for argentina but for the entire world. there won't be anyone like him ever again. as a kid, we all wanted to be maradona. i was born in the same hospital as him. translation: for me, he's not dead, he's still alive. he'll be in my heart forever. it was such big news, i wanted to come here no matter what. i managed it and i'm really happy. amid tears and sadness, there were lighter moments. chanting and singing

to remember the good times. but as the day went on, emotions ran high as fans waited in line. at one point, they broke down the barrier and riot police were drafted in. the coffin had to be removed from public viewing to keep the peace. maradona wasn't perfect. he battled drug addiction, he had his flaws. but he came from nothing and neverforgot his roots. and argentinians say that he won't be forgotten either. katy watson, bbc news, in buenos aires. christmas lights have been switched on at the shard in london in honour of nhs and other key workers who've worked during the pandemic. the lights feature a morse code message, spelling out "thank you". they were beamed across the capital in the nhs colours of blue and white. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.

. hello.