leisure industry is worth around £1.5 billion to the blackpool economy, so £1.5 billion to the blackpoolhat these restrictions are put she would have wanted, but she had no choice but to accept them. we have had stronger words from other council leaders across lancashire saying they have been bullied, harassed and threatened into accepting these restrictions. the conservative leader of the cou nty the conservative leader of the county council said this was a good dealfor the area. county council said this was a good deal for the area. let‘s county council said this was a good dealfor the area. let‘s have county council said this was a good deal for the area. let‘s have a reminder about why these restrictions are being brought. here in blackpool, the number of cases per 100,000 people is around 240. we are on the western part of the county. over on the eastern side, in pendle, the infection rate there is about double, around 450 cases per 100,000 people. overall in the north west, the rates of coronavirus infection has been rising faster than elsewhere in england. that is why this region

that's luxmy gopal in blackpool. the government over whether the regions should move into tier 3. let's talk now to our political correspondent — jonathan blake. it has to be said not much has changed since friday night. no, still a stand—off between the government at westminster and greater manchester elected mayor, labour's andy burnham, and his collea g u es labour's andy burnham, and his colleagues on local councils there, after the prime minister's comments at the lectern in no 10 yesterday evening, but he understood the relu cta nce evening, but he understood the reluctance of local leaders there to embrace these further restrictions. but, he said, the situation was grave and he may need to intervene, in effect, as he put it, to save lives as cases of coronavirus continues to rise. it is fair to say those comments have not gone down very well, as you might expect, with those in the region, and among those reacting this morning, the labour leader of 0ldham council, sean fielding, speaking to bbc breakfast this m

good morning from blackpool.eing peak season, it will have a massive impact on business here because overall entertainment and tourism worth £1.5 billion to the blackpool economy. the labour leader of the council said this is not what you want to but she had no choice but to accept tier 3 restrictions. other leaders in lancashire have had similaror other leaders in lancashire have had similar or stronger words, they said they felt bullied into accepting these measures. the conservative leader of lancashire county council says they have worked with the government to find a good deal for the area. the north—west is one of the area. the north—west is one of the places with the highest, fastest rising rates of coronavirus. thank you very much. thank you very much. president macron has described the murder of a teacher on the outskirts of paris yesterday as an islamist terror attack. the man was killed outside the school where, earlier this month, he had shown his pupils cartoons of the prophet mohammed during a discu

it was my grandparents, they saw him at blackpool pier many yea rs they saw him at blackpool pier many out my grandad in the crowd. he was a gentle man who had a rather loud laugh. and a few seconds after eve ryo ne laugh. and a few seconds after everyone else. made it a bit of a show of him. but then realised it was the same person bobby ball had seen was the same person bobby ball had seen on was the same person bobby ball had seen on the beach earlier refusing point blankly to buying my nine a deck chair. he made even more of it, which made my laugh —— nana laugh. perfect observational comedy. a frugal man with a sense of humour, your grandad. yes! a very good sense of humour. we will hear some were tribute to the bobby ball later. let's take a look at today's papers. most of the front pages lead with the suspension of former labour leaderjeremy corbyn from the party, over his reaction to a report on anti—semitism. the guardian quotes a senior labour source who told the paper the party's deputy leader, angela rayner, spoke to mr corbyn and urged him to apologise, but he did not. the

the number of cases in scotla nd because the number of cases in scotland had been linked back to blackpool restrictions and local lockdowns in different areas in the big question is when these measures will be reduced, how and when will that happen and how long will this impact go on. dan johnson, many thanks. our top story this lunchtime: northern ireland enhances tough new measures to combat arose —— a rise in coronavirus cases. and white negotiating fishing rights after brexit is proving such a tough problem to tackle. coming up on bbc news. a year on from the racist abuse suffered by england players in bulgaria — gareth southgate speaks of its impact and the changes being made to improve diversity in the fa's coaching set up. coronavirus restrictions are being stepped up across europe, as countries try to stem a surge in infections. the czech republic has announced the closure of schools, bars and restaurants for three weeks, and in the netherlands, the government is introducing a one month long partial lockdown for the spain, germany, italy and france are also tackling large numbers o

moves to places like blackpool have already been met with warnings. today for the third day in a well the warning to resist came from the top. people over the last seven months have been asked to me the most tremendous sacrifices and pretty blunt here. that's not the sacrifice of the past seven months and i'm going to say to people be responsible and actually more correctly, don't be deeply irresponsible. that will not be happening. he saw the comments that suggested that the game should be given away for free so that would not be a reasonable thing to ask when they've invested so much money ina when they've invested so much money in a product. scottish football along with government is asking fans to think seriously about how and where they watch and listen. don't let yourself or anyone else in jeopardy everything that's going on and hopefully will put the performance we can be proud of but please don't travel. fans of celtic and ranger are used as with any even at government level but this just feels different like everything else. tomorrow when the

blackpool. to further confirm the accuracy of the multi reports since 2010 the european court of human rights has ruled against a number of the european countries involved in the renditions italy poland romania macedonia and lithuania i declare all the public hearing on libya listen believe and married in the case of another angle this is it. today most european countries involved admit what happened. only remaining it continues to deny involvement am 12 years after the publication of the 1st dick martin report its accuracy and foresight is no longer in doubt. make it yes or no actually singing with the water no pure place of it so bored. are you discouraged by the fact that there are still secret prisons. doesn't this suggest that ultimately it's all a bit pointless. max. a lot of. years in the e.c. . it would but if it is good then we chatted a bit enormous it was cheap to subpoena. him and he said in a big book. you don't also see quit looking for an energy set up your question to see it on i

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the first minister advised people not to travel to blackpool after 286 cases in scotland were found tonced that face coverings will be mandatory from tomorrow in workplace canteens and corridors. let's hear some of what she has been seeing. the new regulations on face coverings and the availability of support for businesses are the two immediate issues i wanted to highlight today. but i also want to look ahead briefly to ever approach to managing the virus in the weeks and months to come. last week, we introduced tough temporary restrictions affecting hospitality in particular. the regulations giving effect to these temporary restrictions on hospitality are due to expire on the 26th of october. however, it is important to stress, though i believe everyone already understands this point, that given the ongoing challenge of covid, that will not herald a return to complete normality. the restrictions on household gatherings, for example, will remain in place until it is considered safe to ease them. and more generally, we intend to replace the temporary restrictions with a new strategic a

the first minister said 286 cases in scotland were found to have stemmed from visits to blackpool — and imposed in wales, is being considered. although we have put in place tough measures, we cannot rule out having to go further in future. for example, the approach to travel being adopted by the welsh government to inhibit the spread of the virus from high to low prevalence areas notjust within each of the four uk nations but were necessary between the four uk nations needs to be considered here, too, and is being considered here, too. as we consider these issues and plan future steps and were necessary emergency action, we will seek to ensure that parliament is fully informed and involved in these decisions. nicola sturgeon. the latest test and trace figures for england show the highest number of positive cases since the system was launched in may. nearly 90,000 people tested positive in the week to the seventh 0ctober — a 64% increase on the previous week. let's speak to the bbc‘s head of statistics, robert cuffe. it seems some parts of the system are coping, but others, less so. the

but blackpool, like all of lancashire, is moving to the highest tier of restrictions from tomorrow.everybody else in tier three, pubs and bars will close, but we managed to convince government that we've got sufficient measures in place to monitor the performance of leisure centres and gyms, so at this stage they won't be closing but obviously we've got to keep checking on them. for manchester, no destination has been arrived atjust yet. the mayor says plans for the area are flawed. the prime minister says... i am, i have area are flawed. the prime minister says... iam, i have to area are flawed. the prime minister says... i am, i have to say, concerned about what is happening in manchester, were clearly the levels of infection are rising steeply, the levels of hospitalisation are rising steeply, and we do need to see action and, you know, you say i would much rather not impose things, i would much rather we were able to work out something together. but pressure continues on the prime minister's neighbour the chancellor for more financial support. one local leader in greater manches

the announcement today for 39 billion, 39 million for blackpool, for an enterprise zone, for warringtonou have seen the further extension of the job support you have seen the further extension of thejob support scheme where, if employers have to close down, an employee can get a two thirds of their wages in the tier 3 areas. in their wages in the tier 3 areas. in the lower tier in the area is still impacted, where demand has lowered, the employee will only need to find about 5%. and the employer has to find a 5%. the employee will only have to work one day a week to still get that additional support. there is support across the board for businesses. and as well as targeted support for manchester and other areas, warrington that's going into tier 3, but for those areas to be able to cope further and their businesses to be able to survive the pandemic. and very specifically about those tiers come over because we know that many hundreds of thousands of people now living in the highest level of restrictions, they are calling in this letter for a clear pathway down the tiering system, a way

but blackpool, like all of lancashire, is moving to the highest tier of restrictions from tomorrow.erybody else in tier three, pubs and bars will close, but we managed to convince government that we've got sufficient measures in place to monitor the performance of leisure centres and gyms, so at this stage they won't be closing but obviously we've got to keep checking on them. for manchester, no destination has been arrived atjust yet. the mayor says plans for the area are flawed. the prime minister says... you know, i am, i have to say, concerned about what is happening in manchester, where clearly the levels of infection are rising steeply, the levels of hospitalisation are rising steeply, and we do need to see action and, you know, you say i would much rather not impose things, i would much rather we were able to work out something together. but pressure continues on the prime minister's neighbour, the chancellor, for more financial support. one local leader in greater manchester says talks with the government have been respectful, but... there have not really been negotiations.

more restrictions could be coming, too, on blackpool pleasure beach.ncashire think they're also heading for the highest level of restrictions. but some, like the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, are worried. they say there isn't enough evidence for more restrictions and that the economic support on offer doesn't go far enough. the leader of bolton council agrees. if government is mindful not to listen to the local voices and take us into tier three, then we then have another battle, which is to ensure that we have in the north the same conditions as we had in the lockdown at the end of march. and i realise there isn't a bottomless pit of money, but these businesses are on the brink of closure and they are desperate and we need to help them as much as we possibly can. the final decision over what happens here is one for politicians and the government wants the backing and help of local leaders, but other parts of england could follow, with health officials wanting restrictions extended elsewhere too. london is currently in the bottom tier but

and pete in blackpool says i am a care worker on the minimum wage and i hear the complaints about onlysinesses. i have to carry on working, risking myself and my family. these people should stop moaning, they are being kept safe and they are still taking home more money than i earn. thank you for those. do get in touch. you are very welcome. you can send me an e—mail or you can message me on instagram or twitter? time for the weather now with carol. hello. if you are heading outside take a brolly because if you haven't got the rain yet it is coming your way. what is happening as we have a clutch of weather fronts moving from the west towards the east. not particularly heavy rain and will ferment throughout the day but a lot of cloud and brisk winds coming from the north—east, blowing in some showers across scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon. brightening up here with temperatures eight in the north and 14 in the south. 0vernight, the first batch of the rain clears away but we will become ensconced in the south—east and also parts of scotla nd south—east and also parts o

more restrictions could be coming on blackpool pleasure beach.rs in lancashire think they are also headed for the highest level of restrictions to but some, like the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham are worried. they say there is not enough evidence for more restrictions and that the economic support on offer does not go far enough. the leader of another council agrees. if government is mindful not to listen to local voices and take this into tier three then we have another battle which is to ensure that we in the north have the same conditions as we had in the lockdown at the end of march and i realise there is not a bottomless pit of money but these businesses are on the brink of closure and they are on the brink of closure and they are desperate and we need to help them as much as we possibly can. the final decision over what happens here is one for politicians and the government wants the backing and help of local leaders. but other parts of england could follow with health officials wanting restrictions extended elsewhere as well. l

blackpool and darwin burnley has got 581 cases per 100,000. blackpooland darwin 400... and so on. sure the cmo would say and our own director of public health would say that the main source of infection, spread of the infection, is in households and in social mixing within households. so, that‘s the area that we really have to get to get grips within the few weeks. but it is impossible to police, isn‘t it, that? how we‘re going to stop people doing that? you are right. it is not very easy to police it when people are in their own homes and mixing households. but if we can get the message across and we really need to work on that to make sure that the public are aware, this is a really, really serious matter and sadly too many people have been acting as if the virus is over and there is nothing to worry about. at there is nothing to worry about. at the present time, the infection rate certainly in lancashire and i get another part of the country, the major problem is in younger age groups, but when we look at the graphs of infections it is now spreading into the older age groups as

we are specifically asking people not to go on trips to blackpool unless necessary.y and two measures will come into force tomorrow. the regulations in one respect will actually deliver some flexibility, they will exempt a couple from having to wear a face covering during their marriage or civil partnership ceremony. this is a small but important change, which i hope will be welcomed by anyone about to tie the knot. however, more significantly, the regulations will bring the rules and wearing face coverings in workplace canteens into line with rules in restaurants and cafe is. from tomorrow, anyone in a workplace canteen will have to wear a face covering when they are not seated at a table. for example, if they are queueing or entering or leaving the canteen are going to the bathroom. a further change will take effect on monday, this will require face coverings to be worn in other communal workplace areas such as corridors. the responsibility for complying with these measures rest with individuals, but i would encourage employers to take steps in their workplaces to

and northampton. 0thers that, like blackpool and northampton.al authority areas. others will use the funding we are providing to increase the number of environmental health officers, the specialist people and local councils will go around businesses like pubs, restau ra nts a nd cafes, ma ke around businesses like pubs, restaurants and cafes, make sure they are following the rules, inform and educate them if they don't fully understand how to do so, and ensure compliance is improved across the whole of the country. the term covid marshals sound sign —— it sounds quite authoritarian, but the funding is there to provide a range of different solutions and for local councils to decide what actually works for their local community. so you don't know how many there are? it's happening in different ways. simple know is fine. we can move on. it was never the idea for an army of people in uniforms. the proposal is for local councils to design the right things for them. in a city centre, that might mean having people out in hi vis jackets helping to guide

but blackpool, like all of lancashire, is moving to the highest tier of restrictions from tomorrow.tier 3, pubs and bars will close, but we managed to convince government that we‘ve got sufficient measures in place to monitor the performance of leisure centres and gyms, so at this stage they won‘t be closing but obviously we‘ve got to keep checking on them. for manchester, no destination has been arrived atjust yet. the mayor says plans for the area are flawed. the prime minister says... i am, i have to say, concerned about what is happening in manchester, where clearly the levels of infection are rising steeply, the levels of hospitalisation are rising steeply, and we do need to see action and, you know, you say i would much rather not impose things, i would much rather we were able to work out something together. but pressure continues on the prime minister‘s neighbour the chancellor for more financial support. one local leader in greater manchester says talks with the government have been respectful, but... there have not really been negotiations. the government has been very muc

the north west, for example, is there are already more covid patients in hospitals and places like blackpoolapril. this is about giving, i guess, people in those areas in medical staff in those areas, a temporary lull, enough to allow the hospitals to catch up and deal with everything else as well as covid? exactly that, it's critical for us to remember, it's critical for us to remember, it's not just about it's critical for us to remember, it's notjust about people with covid, it's about the other people whose appointments and care might be being displaced, pushed to one side during this peak so it's delaying or hopefully avoiding that exceeding of capacity in hospitals that is the key objective of the restrictions here. how does what we are seeing now with the virus compare it to the worst days of march and april?|j worst days of march and april?” think the key thing here is to look at the pace of growth in these numbers. so while i've mentioned in some cases the hospital figures are as high if not slightly higher than they were in spring the rate of increase is considerably slower than it

more than a thousand businesses in blackpool have called on borisjohnson to save the seaside resort fromrm — traditionally one of their busiest fortnights of the year. the england footballer marcus rashford, who has campaigned for free school meals, has visited a new foodbank warehouse named after his mother. it's been set up by the charity fareshare who say they are distributing double the amount of food than before the pandemic. in response, they've taken on a new depot in manchester, which has been named melanie maynard house. his visit came a day after the government voted against extending free school meals to disadvantaged children in england during the holidays. marcus rashford told breakfast he was disappointed by the reaction from some mps. people have opinions. whether or not they understand fully what the families are going through is another conversation. but, because of that, it's easier for me to sort of dismiss a lot of the people that are making those opinions, because, you know, i know for sure that a lot of them speak in the way that they speak and it's so insensitive a