to immediately loosen the lock down the victorian government's response to the sars c.o.v. to virus is now doing more harm than good these measures will cause more deaths and result in far more negative health effects than the virus itself left unchecked the victorian government risks creating the state's worst ever public health crisis. victoria is currently aiming for a gradual reopening leaving certain restrictions that in place the specific steps are to be unveiled by the end of this week right now the tightest curves are in the state capital melbourne the people in the city are allowed to go outside only for essential reasons also supposed to stay within about 5 kilometers of their homes unless travelling for work. let's talk about this in more depth now with dr ben molly's a professor of obstetrics and gynecology in melbourne australia welcome dr the number of cases in victoria state reported to be going down since those restrictions were brought him back in august would you credit the lower numbers to the lockdown measures. well definitely you know that the 2nd wave

government was going to toughen up on sentences. weiss is happening? the guidelines have been changed to reflect the fact that prisoners who many of whom are already in victorianents have talked about building new prisons have not built them and the second thing to note is it is rightly unserious criminals, murderers, paedophiles, though sort of people but in fact britain has the largest prison population in western europe, we lock up far too many people compared to our neighbouring countries. and i think one of the issues though it is not particularly trendy to talk about, it is all being easy talking about, it is all being easy talking about being tough on crime but to reduce crime you have to... you need to tackle poverty, therefore million children living in poverty and these are useful headlines that create conversation but the underlying structural issue is something we need to think more about. we hear from the chief executive of prison —— of prisons saying these are bad prisons with back conditions... as tony was talk about is you must deal with how we treat with criminals and we agreed the data does stand that reoffending goes down the better you trea

government's crazy schemes. i don't think it will come to anything. we used prison ships in the victoriandon't do that any more. it's because it's not an acceptable way to keep fellow human beings. the government says it wants to provide protection to those who need it while preventing abuse of the asylum system. the un says in the context of overall european migration, the numbers reaching the uk are manageable. simonjones, bbc news, dover. the time is quarter past one. our top story this lunchtime... tougher coronavirus restrictions are to be imposed across more parts of northern england to try to combat a sharp rise in infections. and why zoos fear the pandemic may threaten important breeding programmes like this one, involving rhinos at whipsnade. coming up on bbc news... another big name falls at the french open. second seed karolina pliskova is knocked out in the second round at roland—garros. one of the most contentious battle grounds in the us election campaign is that of race. in yesterday's tv debate president trump refused to condemn far right groups, and said it was left wing

government's crazy schemes. i don't think it will come to anything. we used prison ships in the victoriann beings. the government says it wants to provide protection to those who need it while preventing abuse of the asylum system. the un says in the context of overall european migration, the numbers reaching the uk are manageable. simonjones, bbc news, dover. the headlines on bbc news... travellers arriving from poland, turkey and some caribbean islands to england and scotland will need to quarantine from saturday as the government updates its travel corridors new restrictions announced for parts of the north of england including liverpool and middlesbrough following a rise in infections an inquest has heard a police sergeant matt ratana, who was killed at a custody centre in south london while on duty — died from a gunshot wound to the chest. nowjane hill has been taking at look at what you've been asking about the virus and working life in bbc your questions answered. the countdown to the end of the governments furlough scheme has begun. in november it will be replaced with the newjob

government's crazy schemes. i don't think it will come to anything. we used prison ships in the victorian acceptable way to keep fellow human beings. with weather conditions worsening, it's likely the number of asylum seekers crossing the channel will be much reduced, a chance for the home office to draw breath and find realistic solutions to a familiar challenge. mark easton, bbc news. the european union has started legal proceedings against the uk, saying the government's controversial plan to over—ride parts of last year's brexit divorce agreement break international law. katya adler's in brussels, could it have an impact on current trade talks? well it does not help improve the atmosphere. i think it is very important to realise here, from the point of view of the eu what it did and did not do. yes, it launched legal proceedings today but it has not walked out the door on the trade negotiations and whine out if it is so incensed about the internal market bill? for three reasons, first because of the blame game, the eu does not want to be the first one to walk out of negotiations, it a

government's crazy schemes. i don't think it will come to anything. we used prison ships in the victorian because it is not an acceptable way to keep fellow human beings. with weather conditions worsening, it is likely the number of asylum seekers crossing the channel will be much reduced, a chance for the home office to draw breath and find realistic solutions to a familiar challenge. mark easton, bbc news. dozens of protesters are being removed from a woodland in buckinghamshire which is on the planned hs2 rail route. activists who oppose the 140 mile long high—speed line have been occupying the area for months. the site, known asjones hill wood is said to have inspired some of roald dahl‘s famous novels. our environment correspondent, claire marshall, joins us from there now: roald dahl used to walk around this countryside in the 1970s. it is where he wrote some of his most famous books like fantastic mr fox. but this landscape will change dramatically. the main hs two line will come through here, right where that wood is. some people think of this as progress, others currently living

government's crazy schemes. i don't think it will come to anything. we used prison ships in the victorians because it's not an acceptable way to keep fellow human beings. the government says it wants to provide protection to those who need it while preventing abuse of the asylum system. the un says in the context of overall european migration, the numbers reaching the uk are manageable. simonjones, bbc news, dover. one of the most contentious battle grounds in the us election campaign is that of race. in yesterday's tv debate president trump refused to condemn far right groups, and said it was left wing groups, who he called antifa, who were responsible for the violence in many us cities. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool has been to portland in 0regan to talk to both sides. there are flashing images in his report. it's become the us capital of radicalism. most american cities have seen some demonstrations this year, but here they haven't stopped. and it's become a huge election issue. well, this is what almost every night has looked like, here in downtown portland, in the four months since