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and this infinite would not here in the uk borisjohnson infinite would not here in the uk boris johnson apologises infinite would not here in the uk borisjohnson apologises over a mounting new covid rules for northeast england. even he didn't seem to know exactly what they were. you should follow the guidance of local authorities. but it's six in home or six in hospitality as i understand it, not sex outside. after weeks of protests in belarus britain and canada oppose the eight imposed sanctions against all officials. and donald trump and joe biden get ready to go head—to—head in the first presidential debate. more thani more than 1 million more thani million people have now died from covid—19 globally. while thatis died from covid—19 globally. while that is shocking we are told the true figure is much higher. we have updates across the globe but let's first hear from the un secondary. our world has reached an agonising milestone. the loss of1 million lives from the cove delete not covid—19 pandemic. it's a mind—numbing figure. yet we must never lose sight of each and every individual

uk. borisjohnson has told the un general assembly that countries should unite to defeat the coronavirus pandemicecorded message played in new york, he announced a series of new measures to help lead the world out of the crisis. let's heal the world, literally and metaphorically, and let's begin with the truth, because as someone once said, the truth shall set you free. and with nearly a million people dead, with colossal economic suffering already inflicted, more to come, there is a moral imperative for humanity to be honest and reach a joint understanding of how the pandemic began, how it was able to spread. not because i want to blame any country or government or to score points. i simply believe, as a former covid patient, that we all have a right to know so that we can collectively do our best to prevent a recurrence. let's get some more reaction to this from professor clare wenham who's an assistant professor of global health policy at the london school of economics. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news to stop or did you make of what he had to say? i think it's really interesting, i we

here in the, uk borisjohnson apologises amid mounting confusion over new covid rules for north—east englandeven he didn't seem to know exactly what they were. you should follow the guidance of local authorities. but it is six in a home, or six in hospitality but as i understand it, not six outside. after weeks of protests in belarus britain and canada impose sanctions against the country's president and other officials. more than a million people have now died from covid—19 globally. while that is shocking we're told the true figure is probably much higher. we'll have updates from across the globe. first, lets hearfrom un secretary general, antonio guterres. roald has reached an agonising milestone. the loss of1 million lives. it's a mind—numbing figure. yet we must never lose sight of each and every individual life. they were fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, friends and colleagues. the pain has been multiplied by the severe and this of the disease. we can overcome this challenge but we must learn from the mistakes, responsible leadership matters, science matters, cooperation matt

uk. borisjohnson will open the debate into a bill which would allow

uk has left the eu single market, and its shared rules and regulations. but it has created huge controversy. most obviously, when it comes to the northern ireland protocol, which was agreed by borisjohnson obligations it contains: the need for businesses to complete export declaration forms, for example, when sending goods from northern ireland to great britain. and the need for the uk to inform the eu of any state aid decisions, government subsidies for business, that affect trade in northern ireland. the government admits that these new ministerial powers would break international law but only, it says, in a "very specific and limited way." to protect british interests. a bill which gives ministers explicit permission to break the law, though, by ignoring a recently signed treaty in this way, is unprecedented. the eu calls it a "serious breach" of international law and says the legislation must be changed. a significant number of senior tories seem to agree, but the government says it won't budge. and if that's not enough for parliament to get its teeth into, there are massive rows looming about devolution. the internal market bill gives uk ministers power to spend money in policy are

uk. borisjohnson insists the high speed rail link, hs2, is "crucial" for the country, as he marked the officiallion pounds. the first phase would see a 140 mile line running from euston in london to a new station at curzon street in birmingham. trains will carry more than a thousand passengers, and reach speeds of up to 250 miles an hour. the second phase would then run services north from birmingham to manchester and leeds. borisjohnson says 22,000 newjobs will be created, but critics warn more jobs will be lost and the harm to the environment will be catastrophic. our business correspondent, katy austin the details. the diggers are digging, construction is now officially under way after years of preparatory work. this site near solihull will become hs2's interchange station, part of a major transport hub for the west midlands. as you can see, we've only got four or five members of staff in. the boss of this accountancy firm a few miles away believes it will bring huge benefits. we will see greater investment from overseas into this region. as a result of that greater investment we will see mo

but boris johnson, the uk signed off on earlier this year. but borisjohnsoninterpretations of that agreement could damage the integrity of the uk, the internal market, the movement of goods between all four nations and be a problem for the northern ireland peace process. that‘s his arguments of the government has put forward some legislation that could potentially give powers to override parts of that treaty in order to protect those elements that they say they are worried about. a lot of people are worried about. a lot of people are crying foul over this, some people see it as a sabre rattling as the uk engages in trade talks, future trade talks with the eu. they think that northern ireland is being used as a political football by this government, some even suspect number ten ofjust government, some even suspect number ten of just try to blow government, some even suspect number ten ofjust try to blow up the talks altogether. both sides insist they wa nt to altogether. both sides insist they want to reach a deal over future trade, future cooperation but with

back in the uk, and borisjohnson has said that post—brexit britain will prosper, whether or not is hasu, the message comes after haulage and logistics bosses warn of a looming crisis in supply chains, possible shortages, and significant gaps in border plans. the pm is on the front page of the independent too, for appointing controversial former australian pm tony abbott as a trade adviser. and patients will be told to call 111 before they‘re allowed to visit a&e under new plans, according to the telegraph. well, let‘s begin now. thank you so much for your time. benedicte, can i start with you? the times is talking about the virus shifting to the young as lockdown fears ease. what are they talking about? yes, this analysis of public health england behavioural data is actually very interesting. perhaps to quite a lot of us who follow the news on a daily basis, not a big surprise. there‘s been an extraordinary shift where when in july and june, most people affected badly, dangerously by covid—i9 were over 80 years old. it is now clear that it‘s the under 40s, and they are infact that it‘s

the telegraph features a piece from the uk prime minister, who accuses the eu of threatening to impose a food "blockade" in the irish sea. borisjohnson this would destroy the "economic and territorial integrity of the uk". meanwhile the mirror leads on the rise of coronavirus cases in the uk — warning that other cities could face restrictions after birmingham. the times also looks at coronavirus in the uk, saying that borisjohnson, is drawing up plans to fine people who breach self—isolation rules. the is front page story reports on the british army preparing to help carry out mass vaccinations for coronavirus in the future — if a successful vaccine is achieved. the gulf news leads on the news that bahrain has normalised relations with israel. and the front page of the international edition of the new york times features a picture of wildfires on the west coast of america. so, let's begin. sta rt start our work at the papers, thank you both forjoining me for supper let's begin with that story in the gulf news with bahrain israel normalising ties. this is a significant development, the statement released by israel, bob rain, and the u

uk prime minister borisjohnson stephen sackur. me minister boris johnson faces momentous challenges. the coronavirus pandemic and economic slump and a looming moment of truth for britain's relations with the eu. and in the midst of this turbulence the midst of this turbulence the future of the united kingdom itself looks uncertain. polls suggest increasing numbers of scots want out of the union. my guest is the new leader of the scottish conservative party, douglas ross. 0ur events playing into the hands of the scottish nationalists? douglas ross, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. do you think your party leader and the prime minister, boris johnson, fully appreciates the depth of discontent with him that currently exists in scotland? i think personalities are always going to prove to be popular or otherwise, whether you are a uk party leader, a scottish leader, and understand people's concerns about opinion polls which suggest his favourability ratings are not as high as other politicians in scotland... let us be clear about that. it

, uk signed off earlier this year but boris johnson, the uk signed off earlier this year but borisjohnsoner of the united kingdom, says he is worried that extreme interpretations of that agreement could damage the integrity of the uk, the internal market, the movement of goods between all four nations and be a problem for the northern ireland peace process. the government has put forward some legislation that could potentially give power to override parts of that treaty in order to protect those elements they say they are worried about but a lot of people are crying foul over this. some people said as sabre rattling is uk engages in future trade talks with the eu. they think northern ireland is being used as a political foot vault by this government. some suspect number ten of blowing up suspect number ten of blowing up the talks altogether. both sides insist they want to reach a deal overfuture trade, future cooperation but with internal market appeal, it is controversial moving through the commons and a big cloud over the talks which do not have very longer left to go. stay with us on b

hang on, borisjohnson said that, that is a no—deal end to the transition, would: "be a good outcome for the ukuld prosper mightily in those circumstances". again, do you, douglas ross, independent—minded douglas ross, agree with borisjohnson? i agree with the prime minister when he said he was to get a deal... no, i'm not asking you. would a no deal be a good outcome for the uk? there are certainly opportunities as we are able to trade freely as an independent nation and we can ensure that trade deals are good for scotland and the whole of the uk... would it be a good outcome for the uk? i'm saying, all the efforts of the uk government continue rightly to be on getting a deal, but the prime minister is absolutely correct to say unless we can reach that by the european council on 0ctober15, then we have to prepare for all eventualities, and if we leave without a deal then there are opportunities for scotland and the rest of the united kingdom, for example, in the fishing industry, where we can free ourselves from the heated common fisheries policy which has dragged down that industry for the la

but first, the prime minister, borisjohnson, has said he doesn't believe the eu is negotiating with the ukn good faith. his comments came when he appeared before a group of senior mps. the chair of the eu relations committee was questioning him over the controversial internal market bill. now, it gives ministers powers to change the details of the withdrawal treaty agreed with the eu last year, allowing them to undo elements requiring northern ireland to abide by some eu rules and regulations after brexit to prevent border checks between the north and the republic. hilary benn took up an admission made by the northern ireland secretary a few days ago. now, last week, the government confirmed that the internal market bill does break international law. and we heard yourjustification in the debate on monday, so you don't need to repeat it in front of us today. why are you not prepared to rely on article 16 of the northern ireland protocol, which you negotiated and which deals with how you resolve any disagreements, rather than engage in lawbreaking 7 what we're trying to do here is really pro

the government in london there is "absolutely no chance" of a trade deal between the us and uk if borisjohnsone agreed and signed, with brussels, injanuary. the prime minister is proposing changes to the deal which might affect the good friday agreement, which helped bring peace to northern ireland. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young reports. do you still trust the british government, mr barnier? here to talk about a future trade deal, but the eu's chief negotiator arrived in london today with a huge row raging over an agreement that he thought was done and dusted. are you happy to break the law, prime minister? yesterday, the government shocked mps, admitting it was ready to break international law and override parts of the brexit treaty it signed with the eu injanuary. the prime minister denied that he was tearing it up. this uk internal market bill is about protecting jobs, protecting growth, ensuring the fluidity and safety of our uk internal market and prosperity throughout the united kingdom. and the former conservative prime minister sirjohn major had a stark warning: the wit

we talked many times about those in the uk to support borisjohnson about those in the uk to support boris about those in the uk to support borisjohnson and his brexit agenda, i would imagine many of them are overly concerned with this approach, it matches previous moves by boris johnson earlier on in the process. of course, i mean, i'm fully aware that lots of people, particularly around the world would think what on earth is going on? the uk government must have known it was going to upset the eu, there would upset allies of the united states, for goodness' sake also of that two former prime ministers who were also conservatives and supporters of brexit saying goodness gracious, we are trashing our reputation abroad for being reliable and law—abiding. so why is it all happening? it's a bit like in other countries, and the key is domestic british politics. that is simply that mrjohnson and some of those around him that were pa rt some of those around him that were part of the vote leave campaign are thoroughly aware that the vast majority of people who voted leave in 2016, and who voted c

new restrictions were announced across the uk, and borisjohnson outlined plans for england, warning thattly greater restrictions‘ would be brought in if new cases continue to rise sharply. mrjohnson explained his decisions in a televised address to the nation. i'm deeply, spiritually reluctant to make any of these impositions, or infringe anyone's freedom. but unless we take action, the risk is that we will have to go for tougher measures later, when the deaths have already mounted and we have a huge caseload of infection, such as we had in the spring. so will the latest measures introduced across the uk be enough to suppress the virus? our medical editor fergus walsh looks at the challenges ahead. how do you strike a balance between bearing down on coronavirus while keeping the economy moving? that is the challenge facing ministers. closing bars and restaurants at 10pm should reduce the amount of alcohol people drink in public, and so perhaps may make behaviour less risky. people will be a little bit more sober when they go home, which means they are less likely to engage in risky behav

borisjohnson said the uk had reached "a perilous turning point".le a day were testing positive for coronavirus, and that was now nearly 4,000. this is the moment when we must act. if we can curve the number of daily infections and reduce the reproduction rate to one, then we can save lives, protect the nhs and the most vulnerable and shelter the economy from the far sterner and more costly measures that would inevitably become necessary later on, so we‘re acting on the principal that a stitch in time saves nine. these rules, these measures, will only work if people comply. and there is nothing more frustrating for the vast majority who do comply, the law—abiding majority, than the sight of a few brazenly defying the rule. so these rules will be enforced by tighter penalties. so fines of up to 10,000 pounds would apply to businesses which broke the rules and the penalties for people breaking the rule of six or not wearing a face covering would double to £200 for a first offence. i must emphasise that if all of our actions fail to bring the r below o

the uk prime minister borisjohnson has apologised after he was unable to detail new local lockdown restrictions imposed in north—east england because of coronavirus. in some areas, a new law banning households from mixing indoors, including in pubs and restaurants, will take effect from midnight. the confusion comes as new figures reveal there have been a further 7,143 cases of coronavirus in the uk — the highest daily figure recorded since the outbreak began. the figures also show that a further 71 people have died in the uk within 28 days of testing positive, the biggest deathtoll since the start ofjuly. this brings the total number of deaths to 42,072. this report from fiona trott in newcastle. hi, i'm just here from newcastle city council... just hours away from enforcing a new law. i see you've got your qr code. 25 council staff patrolling a whole city and trying to advise managers about details they haven't yet seen. it's not just staff who have questions, it's customers, too. just trying to understand one rule and then another one comes in and you're thinking, "oh, well". it'sjust very c

the express says borisjohnson will warn the eu that a no—deal brexit would be a "good outcome" for the uke times adds that the prime minister has set a five—week deadline to reach a post—brexit agreement with the eu. the financial times writes that the trade talks with brussels risk collapsing as the uk plans new legislation that will override key parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement. and the telegraph also leading on brexit, writing that borisjohnson will give the eu 38 days to strike a deal, warning that if there is no breakthrough by october 15, britain will accept no—deal and "move on". the mail says that air passengers could be tested for the coronavirus eight days after arrival in britain under plans to revive the aviation industry. the metro leads on the birmingham stabbing, with a cctv image released by police tonight of a man they "urgently" want to speak to. the guardian adds that the suspect is still at large. meanwhile, the mirror writes that footballer marcus rashford dismissed a tory mp as heartless and clueless, after he appeared to attack his campaign to feed hungry ch

borisjohnson has defended the uk government's coronavirus testing system which he says is trying to meetulty in obtaining a test, including having to travel long distances. here's our health editor, hugh pym. laboratory capacity to handle the test that was going to come on stream in late september and october to get to their target of half a million tests a day by the end of next month. but it's all come to a head right now. with this mismatch between supply and demand and only a certain amount of tests available for the next few weeks. as we heard, a prioritisation with the nhs and social care getting the first batch available each day and leaving some for people. hence the enormous frustration that we've been hearing from people who waited to get test. the government line is if you haven't got symptoms, you should not try and get a test. that is absolutely clear. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is... lamine diack — the man who ran world athletics for 16 years — is convicted for bribes to cover up positive doping tests. a day after israel and bahrain an

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson is holding urgent talks this weekend — to decide whether to impose lockdown restrictions on the whole of england local lockdown restrictions come into force in some parts of the uk — with bars and restaurants closing early. i think people are going to go out during the day instead of going out at night. it is good because it is saving peoples lives, bad because it is impacting on my night out. more than 800,000 people living in the spanish capital madrid will go into lockdown — after a surge in the number of new infections. tributes are paid as the pioneering us supreme court judge and champion of women's rights — ruth bader ginsburg — dies at the age of 87 she was an amazing woman who led an amazing life. my heart goes out to all those who cared for her and care about her. and a leading homeless charity says more than 300,000 private renters, who were not in arrears for the pandemic, have fallen behind on payments in the last few months. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk

uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said a second wave of coronavirus is on its way.must prepare for a winter battle against the disease. the trump administration has issued new rules aimed at banning the chinese—owned tiktok and wechat from us app stores. the restrictions will ban the transfer of funds or processing of payments through wechat from sunday. the barrister amal clooney has said she is resigning as the uk's special envoy on media freedom.

uk prime minister borisjohnson has condemned as "completely u na cce pta ble" protests that disrupted deliveries of several national newspapers friday. activists from the extinction rebellion group blocked access to three printing works owned by rupert murdoch. 80 people were arrested during the demonstrations. civil servants in england are being urged by the government to return to work in their offices. in a letter seen by the bbc, the government wants 80% of civil servants to be at their workplace at least once a week by the end of the month. unions have described the government's attitude as outdated. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has more. usually vibrant, bustling, dynamic, and yet for much of the last six months, many of our city centres have looked like this. it's time for that to change, says the government. the head of the civil service, sir mark sedwill, says the prime minister believes... this is whitehall, home to loads of government departments. it's actually relatively busy here today but still pretty quiet on weekdays. the government wants four in five civil

uk prime minister borisjohnson has condemned as "completely u na cce pta ble" protests that disruptedextinction rebellion group blocked access to three printing works owned by rupert murdoch. 80 people were arrested during the demonstrations. civil servants in england are being urged by the government to return to work in their offices.

uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has said a second wave of coronavirus is on its way. it comes as the who warns countries in the northern hemisphere that they must prepare for a winter battle against the disease. the trump administration has issued new rules aimed at banning the chinese—owned tiktok and wechat from us app stores. the restrictions will ban the transfer of funds or processing of payments through wechat from sunday. the barrister amal clooney has said she is resigning as the uk's special envoy on media freedom. her decision is over what she describes as the government's "lamentable" suggestion it could violate international law over brexit. now, philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid—19 has changed their lives, in coronavirus: your stories. welcome to coronavirus: your stories, a programme about how covid—19 is changing lives around the world. i'm philippa thomas, and this week we're hearing about homelessness, about whole communities in desperate circumstances, and the pe

there is a backlog in scotland too, but the uk testing regime i think borisjohnson said 70% was supported doing in scotland to improve the situation there? it is mainly irresponsible or tea for the uk government. i think as alec said, none of us want to create party political division over this or score points on opposition. the government are not helping themselves. people are staring at computer screens and the government are responding with saying that we are responding with saying that we are the best in the world. it really is not helping. the government ought to be more open and transparent about exactly what the problem is. it is not a matter of hind sight, everyone knew that demand was going to increase as social distancing was minimise and people came back together. this is a direct result of government policy to restart the skills and try to get people back to work, which is all well and good, but we knew the effect of this would be an increase in infection and an increase in demand for testing and it ought to have been planned for. but to wait for something to happen and then d

this comes after four senior us congressmen warned borisjohnson that a uk—us trade deal would be blockedre any risk to the good friday agreement. speaking at a joint news conference, mr pompeo said he has optimistic that the uk would get brexit right, and mr raab said the uk was firmly committed to the good friday agreement. we trust the united kingdom. i am confident they will get it right. we have made clear our view of the importance of the good friday agreement. we know the complexity of the situation. we have done what we can to provide assistance where we can. in the end, this will be a set of decisions with respect to what the united kingdom makes, i have great confidence they will get this right in a way that treats everyone fairly and gets a good outcome for what the people of the uk voted for now several years back. thanks. and i look at it from the uk's point of view, i've had very positive discussions notjust with mike in the administration, but also with congressmen and women from both sides of the political aisle if i can put it that way. and will continue to discuss it wit

uk prime minister borisjohnson has said a second wave of coronavirus is on its way. it comes as the who warns countries in the northern hemisphere that they must prepare for a winter battle against the disease. the trump administration has issued new rules aimed at banning the chinese—owned tik tok and wechat from us app stores. the restrictions will ban the transfer of funds or processing of payments through wechat from sunday. the barrister amal clooney has said she is resigning as the uk's special envoy on media freedom. her decision is over what she describes as the government's "lamentable" suggestion it could violate international law over brexit. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, economics correspondent at the spectator, and jason beattie, assistant editor at the mirror. tomorrow's front pages. the times leads with warning from prime minister boris johnson that a second wave of coronavirus is to be expected in weeks to come, with hundreds of daily coronavirus deaths anticipated. t

here's what the uk prime minister borisjohnson has said.ct now, right now. we can't afford dither and delay, because biodiversity loss is happening today, happening at a frightening rate, and if left unchecked, the consequences will be catastrophic for us all. you can find out more about that pledge via the science tab on the bbc news website. i was using. —— the science tab on the bbc news website. iwas using. —— i the science tab on the bbc news website. i was using. —— i will see you soon. good evening. it's a quiet weather story out there as we bring the first day of the working week to a close. tomorrow, another quiet day — if anything, perhaps more in the way of sunshine tomorrow. a lot of dry weather on the way and just light winds, all thanks to this ridge of high pressure now building in from the west. it has been rather more hit and miss today because we've had a weather front working its way west from east. they are cloud and some rather persistent drizzle now pushing its way into eastern england, and that's where we'll find it i

the fact of the express puts pouring shots and saying —— borisjohnson saying the uk will prosper mightilyl or no deal, but at the moment, it doesn't bode well and i completely agree with ben. there are some real question mark ‘s and i would say serious concerns, and i think we will see some serious representations from others, whether they will do the french way of striking and bringing their lawyers to westminster. we'll have to see. if they do, i will be there reporting on it, that's for sure. it's certainly a very complicated topic. it will only get more complicated. i'm sure there are people on both sides who are very passionate about both sides of the debate. thank you so much for your time. ben and benedicte, economic editor formally with the bbc as well and... uk correspondent for france 24. that's it for the papers. if you're in the uk, ben and benedicte will be back in just over half an hour to look at more of the stories being covered by newspapers and websites here. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your latest sports news. northern ireland scrambled a late equaliser, to sa

uk nations. she spoke on the phone to borisjohnson this afternoon and i'm told the two leaders are broadly in themes to what they are planning. we can baby expects chemical or if not identical announcements tomorrow. last week localised restrictions were brought in here and post where cases of infections or hires. now those restrictions are being widened to cover the whole of northern ireland. it means from tomorrow evening people will not be able to visit other peoples homes indoors with a few exceptions for things like childcare. it will feel like a significant step back from where we were. now everything about today points towards new regulations in england. and we know borisjohnson will chair a meeting of the government's crisis management committee on tuesday. vicky young has more on that. i think we can expect there to be much further restrictions and chris whitty then suggesting that this transmission between households, the interactions between households, that could be one area they're looking at. there's been speculation the bbc‘s been told about a so—called circuit breaker. you could d

borisjohnson's new bill, to change the uk's brexit deal with the eu, will ‘break international law',the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis admitted the new legislation would go against the treaty ‘in a specific and limited way‘. the former prime minister theresa may has warned the changes could damage trust in the uk, overfuture trade deals. the latest round of trade negotiations between britain and the eu started today, as our chief political correspondent vicki young reports. mrjohnson, are we going to get a deal today? are you confident? he promised to get brexit done, and the uk has left the eu, but now borisjohnson's team is in a familiar place — trying to negotiate another deal. this time, it's about how we will trade with the eu from january. progress is slow, but round eight of the talks started today. i am confident that our negotiating teams and the eu negotiating teams are all focused on getting a good outcome, both for our friends and partners in the eu, and for us in the united kingdom. but there's another row brewing over the withdrawal agreement. yes, the one whi

different parts of the uk, were you surprised that in england boris johnson did the uk, were you surprised that in england borisjohnsonard in other parts of the uk, a ban on household mixing? i was surprised because in england the rules that six different hassles can still reach inside and thatis hassles can still reach inside and that is six chances for the virus to move that is six chances for the virus to m ove a cross that is six chances for the virus to move across different homes and then it can spread throughout household. so hopefully in the next couple of weeks the measures that they have put in place will have an impact but if not they may need to go down that same route to try to get a check on it. and with scotland it has gone harder but the idea is to do a review after three weeks and start perhaps trying to have a downward trend. so hopefully restrictions will not need to last as long if you go stronger. going back to what you are saying to expect the same rules that are in scotland for example about households not mixing, do you expect that to come into force in england at some stage?” expect that to co

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnsonkend — to decide whether to impose lockdown restrictions on the whole of england local lockdown restrictions come into force in some parts of the uk — with bars and restaurants closing early. i think people are going to go out during the day instead of going out at night. it is good because it is saving peoples lives, bad because it is impacting on my night out. more than 800,000 people living in the spanish capital madrid will go into lockdown — after a surge in the number of new infections. tributes are paid as the pioneering us supreme court judge and champion of women's rights — ruth bader ginsburg — dies at the age of 87

the government advisers are saying to borisjohnson the uk has one of the worst records in terms of publicto do with the test and trace peace, but people are just not being the rails. you could say that is because people are really confused. about all these different rules that have come into place over the past few months. but the real question, these £10,000 fines that you may get. —— like the syste m fines that you may get. —— like the system they put in place of people arriving back into the uk, who's actually been in enforcing whether or not people have been taking self isolation or not. this is going to be very difficult to do. the sunday times also has this. a little more detail coming out. quite rightly raising some questions there. the whole issue of sort of who is going to get onto this, whether the police can deal with it, we were talking covid marshall is only a week ago, perhaps we can get volunteers to go oi'i. perhaps we can get volunteers to go on. i will put mountain home on —— the sunday times piece people like chris whitty are, the mail on sunday's words, they have the p

borisjohnson. that is a scene in the uk.ing infection rates, for example in france, in spain, and lots of new measures are being introduced in various countries across europe. what is happening in asia right now? hong kong has announced stricter measures to encourage social distancing. there is also concern in south korea where infection rates are rising. let's go to our correspondent. what is happening where you are? out here in singapore, the current situation is that people can still go to restaurants, although it is in groups of five, and that has been in place for some time now, but in other parts of asia, where you are starting to see a surge or spike in cases, hong kong, for instance, has extended social distancing measures for another week because of what it believes might be hidden transmission or infection rates and that is despite the fact that they have seen numbers levelling off. they want to make sure that they break the chain in the community, according to carrie lam, who made those comments at a weekly briefi

uk prime minister borisjohnson has said a second wave of coronavirus is on its way. a winter battle against the disease. the trump administration has issued new rules aimed at banning the chinese—owned tiktok and wechat from us app stores. the restrictions will ban the transfer of funds or processing of payments through wechat from sunday. the barrister amal clooney has said she is resigning as the uk's special envoy on media freedom. she is resigning as the uk's special her decision is over what she describes as the government's "lamentable" suggestion it could violate international law over brexit. let's return to the latest on coronavirus here in the uk. the latest government figures show the highest daily number of new infections since the latest surge began, with 4,322 new cases in the latest 2a period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 3,466. and as new cases have climbed so have daily hospital admissions — the weekly average for new admissions is 221. note that scottish data is only published up until september 7th

borisjohnson has defended the uks coronavirus testing system, insisting it compares "extremely well"so said he did not want to see a second national lockdown to combat the pandemic, saying it would be completely wrong for britain and be financially disastrous. let's take a listen to some of the coronavirus questioning, first of all. do we have currently enough testing capacity available? the short answer to that is — no, we don't. we don't have enough testing capacity now because, in an ideal world, i would like to test absolutely everybody that wants a test. and so... when will we have that? so, let's be in no doubt that, however, there has been a massive increase in testing capacity. and it's gone up from 2,000... i acknowledge that, prime minister. following the chairman's directions, let's consider when will the capacity be in place? we'll be up to 500,000 by the end of october. by the end of october? the health secretary told the select committee that it would be within two weeks. what's happened since then? why has it been a problem? what would be...? a week ago, matt hancock t

borisjohnson has been responding to criticism of the uk's covid testing system.ble to get a test. well, the prime minister say the uk compares "extremely well" with other european countries, and he's promised half a million tests a day by october. this is from prime minister's questions earlier. everybody can see just in the last few days a colossal spike in the number of people who want tests and who want to ascertain whether they've got coronavirus. and what we're trying to do now is meet that demand at record speed. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, was asking the questions. she accused the government and boris johnson of presiding over a system that was collapsing. and there was more. they've had six months, mr speaker, to get this right, and yet the prime minister still can't deliver on his promises. the health secretary said yesterday it would take weeks to sort the situation out. well, mr speaker, we don't have weeks! there is no doubting that the system is creaking, and more and more personal stories are emerge of those bearing the brunt of the delay

michael gove, is in brussels today as a week of crucial brexit talks begins between the uk and the eu. borisjohnsonls. ifi if i had ifihada if i had a euro for every time i said there were crunch talks beginning... you would be a very rich man, simon and, yes, we don't like to say that time is ticking and a deadline is near but it does feel like this is a significant week, because it is the ninth and final round of negotiations between the eu and the uk, trying to reach a trade deal. of course, if they don't do that, come january the 1st, deal. of course, if they don't do that, comejanuary the 1st, for the first time in more than 40 years, there will be tariffs on goods moving between the eu and the uk which ultimately will mean stuff is more expensive for all of us to buy. that is why both the eu and the uk insist they want to do a deal but there remains the stumbling blocks, notably on fishing and also on competition rules, the extent to which governments can give money to different sectors and different businesses to help them out. that said, there have been some signs over the past week or so t

borisjohnson said the uk had done more tests than any other country in europe, thanks to the effortsce. this is an organisation that is working heroically to contain the spread of this disease, and it requires the public to trust this organisation and to participate, mr speaker. yesterday, the right honourable gentleman said it was on the verge of collapse. i think those were ill chosen words. i think he now regrets those words. i think he should reflect and he should take them back. keir starmer. mr speaker, hundreds of families are trying to get a test in the last week and they can't get one. i do acknowledge the number of tests overall, but this is basic stuff. people who've got covid symptoms are very anxious about themselves, their children, their families or what to do. it means they can't go to work, they can't send their children to school — it matters. and if they can't get tests, the prime minister needs to take responsibility and not just talk about the future or something else, but address this problem. the prime minister said the government would do more. and the world w

back to the withdrawal agreement, the divorce settlement that the eu and the uk signed off earlier this year, but borisjohnsoned kingdom, says he is worried that extreme interpretations of that agreement could damage the integrity of the uk, the internal market, the movement of goods between all four nations, and be a problem as well for the northern ireland peace process. that's his argument. so the government has put forward some legislation that could potentially give powers to override parts of that treaty in order to protect those elements that they say they are worried about, but a lot of people are crying foul over this. some people see it as a sabre rattling as the uk engages in trade talks, future trade talks with the eu. they think that northern ireland is being used as a political football by this government. some even suspect number 10 of trying to just blow up the talks altogether. both sides — the eu and the uk — insist they want to reach a deal overfuture trade, future cooperation but, with internal market bill, that is proving pretty controversial, moving through the commons and is a big cloud

northern ireland because brussels has hinted this week it could refuse to grant the uk to export food. so, borisjohnsonthose theoretical risks are not acceptable, he wants to use new cable in the coming weeks to override some of it, providing, he says, a safety net. the eu has said that changing what is a done deal with gravely damaged trust and would jeopardise the free trade deal negotiations which would actually solve a lot of us. helen catt, thank you very much. the speed limit is being cut on four sections of motorway in england as part of a trial to reduce pollution levels. speeds will be reduced from 70 miles per hour to 60 in areas which have seen higher than recommended levels of nitrogen dioxide. the limit will be imposed 2a hours a day and its impact will be reviewed in a year's time. the m6, m1, m5 and the m602 will all be effected. it's just over a week since schools in england reopened for the new term, but there have been a number of instances where pupils have been sent home to prevent possible covid infection. schools are required to isolate suspected cases, and as a last resort, close

borisjohnson has insisted that the uk is, for the most part, "proceeding as one" on coronavirus travelthe home nations imposing different rules on people returning from portugal and parts of greece. wales and scotland have asked arrivals to isolate for 14 days — england and northern ireland have not. new zealand says a man infected with covid—i9 has died — the first such death in the country since may. the country's health officials said the patient, who was in his fifties, was being treated for the infection in an intensive care unit. he's the 23rd person to have died with the coronavirus in new zealand since the beginning of the pandemic. meanwhile france says it has reported nearly 9,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases on friday, setting an all—time high of daily additional infections since the start of the pandemic. french authorities say the number of covid—i9 patients hospitalised for the disease has also gone up for the sixth day running, at over 4,500. the world health organization says it doesn't expect widespread vaccination against coronavirus until the middle of next year.

borisjohnson said the uk was at a perilous point and he warned that, if the new measures didn't slow spread of the virus, tougher action would have to be taken. ahead of an address to the nation tonight, borisjohnson said office workers should once again work from home if possible. pubs and restaurants will only have table service and will have to be closed by 10pm and, if you're a customer, you will now have to wear a face mask unless you are seated. there'll be stricter penalties too. you'll be fined £200 if you don't wear a mask or if you break the rule of six. but scotland has gone much further. from tomorrow, people will also be banned from visiting other households. here's our political editor, laura kuennsberg. the last moments of summer. the last evenings before limits on our lives squeeze again. the last call will be earlier. and the cabinet knows tightening the rules now may not be the last time. will these measures be effective? i'm sure very serious measures will be announced but will have to wait for what the prime minister has to say. after days of guesswork and rising c

borisjohnson has defended the uk's coronavirus testing system, insisting it compares "extremely well"her european countries. at prime minister's questions, he acknowledged there'd been a "huge surge" in demand in recent days, but he said that care homes, particularly, were being treated as a priority. labour told him to get his skates on, that he was presiding over a system that was collapsing, and that the government is staring down the barrel of a second wave without a plan. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. why haven't you sorted out testing, prime minister? with a system under strain and the mid grappling to get a grip, boris johnson strain and the mid grappling to get a grip, borisjohnson left downing street to face a day of questioning on its response to the coronavirus pandemic. testing by far the most pressing issue. labour's deputy leader stood in for a sir keir starmer, awaiting a test result for one of his children, and suggested the government rhetoric did not match reality. the prime minister has put his faith in operation moonshot, but meanwhile on plan

restrictions from next tuesday after a significant rise in coronavirus cases, as the uk prime minister, borisjohnsonsays a second wave is now hitting the country. his warning comes as merseyside, lancashire and parts of the midlands and west yorkshire will be under the same restrictions that came into force in the north east of england today. the prime minister said he wants to avoid a national lockdown but warned tighter restrictions may be needed in the next few weeks. worldwide, the total number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has just passed 30 million, and the virus has killed almost a million people. in the uk, around 13 million people now face local restrictions. public health england says the virus is now spreading widely across all age groups. the r number has now risen to between 1.1 and 1.4. elsewhere, israel has become the first country to reimpose a nationwide lockdown as it tries to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. all schools have shut and many businesses will be closed, just as people begin to mark the start ofjewish new year. and in spain, new restrictions have been place