or whether it's borisjohnson or whether it's borisjohnson or whether it's keir starmer or whoever ite future and how we don't squander a whole generation of young people as well as all the old people who are going to be consigned to implement for years. we know what damage that does to communities, two families, to individuals. there has got to be something in that requires a lot of thought, a lot of imagination and some strategy. the front page of the sunday mirror, your paper come until some of the front page. it sounds like it's a great story. it certainly is. this is a man who most will recall as the man who was wielding the norwalk tuscola london bridge when the terrorist attacks there. and because he risked his own life, he saved many others. now he was coming to the end of a 17 year sentence for a particularly brutal murder, and the queen has not given him a royal pardon. what this will mean is he will probably come out of prison ten months early. people will probably have to decide that there is always a fine dividing line between hero and villain, and in this case i thought

but of course, for borisjohnson at deal is possible.or boris johnson at the deal is possible. but of course, for borisjohnson at the same time the challenge is to sell it back home. if he wants a deal he has to compromise. and that compromise means he has to give up a bit of national serenity. that is certainly something jason, that he doesn't wa nt to something jason, that he doesn't want to do. i don't have a picture of the mirrors front page but i can say that it says no deal and no clue. no denying what the mirror thinks of all of today's happenings. we have a very similar interpretation to what stephanie just said. i think that actually was pa rt of just said. i think that actually was part of the problem today. we've seen too much of boris johnson's theatrics. and they were too predictable. the nearest you get to the deadline in any negotiation the more shrill and alarmist the rhetoric to enact rhetoric becomes. that's predictable. you can see that coming down the track. imagine european leaders todayjust slightly rolled their eye

absolutely, it is borisjohnson all over again. absolutely, it is borisjohnson all overagain.borisjohnson all over again. i remember those absolutely, it is borisjohnson all overagain. i rememberthose video broadcasts that the prime minister gave when he was isolating in downing street. he didn't look particularly well, he was trying to suppress a cough. and in the next thing we knew he was being taken to hospital. we know that donald trump doesn't like hospitals. he is a german phobic. so for him to go to hospital suggests he must be rather ill or than he looked for some —— he isa german ill or than he looked for some —— he is a german phobic. what's with onto the front page of the mirror, and their headline there is will i die reported after he received a positive test where we do not know when he got that test. -- he is a germophobe. the politics as we are being told has continued but it does not have donald trump heading up the republican campaign and what does that due to the election? it is extraordinary that we don't really have a precedent for this. if donald trump was

it isa borisjohnson has two balance it. it is a very difficult balancing act if you like.tic, that is what he does best. and yet, the experts whom we have to listen to our extremely pessimistic. lucy, were you struck by how grave chris whitty was? he was not giving any reassurance really at all to that question about will this be enough? know, quite the opposite. he made clear probably it will not be enough. indeed, it seems the tier three restrictions that have prompted a sharp intake of breath and no doubt in merseyside where1.3 million breath and no doubt in merseyside where 1.3 million people have breath and no doubt in merseyside where1.3 million people have been placed under those temperance restrictions, he made clear that local leaders may have to go further, i think that is partly part ofa further, i think that is partly part of a wider political move by downing street. —— a local, stricter restrictions. and some of that accountability for imposing these measures falls on local leaders as well as central government, but overall, not a great deal of optimism today,

is still the current borisjohnson the old borisjohnson is still the current boris johnson despite thevery trying circumstances of the government. i think he was also trying to reassure the grassroots of the ideologically, the party hasn't drifted off to in a new direction with this level of state intervention really trying to go out of his way to praise the private sector, which will have gone down well with quite a lot of conservatives. one senior grassroots story i spoke to earlier today suggested that yes, he was pleased with the thrust of the speech, but the ministers were still going around spending money and a slightly drunken state. so he wasn't particularly reassured by the actions of ministers, even if the words of boris johnson actions of ministers, even if the words of borisjohnson did reassure them to some extent. is the return of the mojo to bowjoe as he likes to put it, has that help the government with complaints about the ten o'clock curfew and the rule of six? i can't tell if the speech is made much different in the house of commons and to be honest, a number of tory

borisjohnson die if you do not lockdown the country.s die if you do not lockdown the country. borisjohnson is getting such hell in the newspapers for wrecking the country by walking it down. three weeks later the opposition were on his case saying "why didn't you lockdown earlier?"... "why didn't you lockdown earlier?". .. the telegraph which is a tour supporting party, they had been briefed saying borisjohnson is actually considering a circuit wrecker may be necessary. this is not politics, he may think it is necessary to save lives. ten can i come in here? i want to get digby back on this topic. i am not seeking —— not back on this topic. i am not seeking — — not saying back on this topic. i am not seeking —— not saying that it is wrong or borisjohnson would be doing it wrong. but i am saying in isolation it will not work because all you would do is pander to the need and the northern cities is saying this is being regionalized and victimized and set up the whole country and what you do at the end of two weeks, the students go back to

touches, at the moment it seems that everything borisjohnson touches, he messes up. everything borisjohnson now have a everything borisjohnson touches, he messes up. we now have a new everything borisjohnson touches, he messes up. we now have a new tiered syste m messes up. we now have a new tiered system which is a discipline fight the rules and as far as i can see has only succeeded in confusing them. sol has only succeeded in confusing them. so i understand what they are doing. i hope that they can actually persuade borisjohnson doing. i hope that they can actually persuade boris johnson to actually get a persuade boris johnson to actually geta grip. persuade boris johnson to actually get a grip. 0ne hope of course is that andy burnham the mayor of manchester is pressing for a palm entry vote early next week. 0ver manchester is pressing for a palm entry vote early next week. over the lockdown regulations there. it looks like the last vote last week in my az like the last vote last week in my 42 tory mps rebelled. now if labour come on site, borisjohnson loses a majority. we will stay on

the times says borisjohnson pulled the plug on talks over the scale of the funding — despite the twoy only five million pounds. according to the daily mail — police have urged pubs and restaurants in london — to check on customers — to ensure they stick to lockdown rules. the japan times says the country is on cyber—alert — after the uk and the us alleged a series of cyberattacks orchestrated by russian military intelligence, aimed at disrupting the tokyo olympics and paralympics. the international edition of the financial times reports the us department ofjustice has accused google of suppressing competition in internet search — in a lawsuit that marks the beginning of a landmark antitrust case against one of the world's largest technology groups. and the front page of the daily telegraph features former cricketer and commentator, sir geoffrey boycott — who's accused the bbc of sacrificing "quality for equality." so let's begin. hello to you both. we will start with the metro newspaper which focuses my not surprisingly of course, on what is happening in manchester. tear and loathing

so it looks like borisjohnson is clinging oi'i looks like borisjohnson is clinging on to his tiered approachman, when we compare what is going on in europe in the us with what is happening in east asia, is the style of government, this culture, what is behind the stark differences? government, this culture, what is behind the stark difference57m government, this culture, what is behind the stark differences? it is so behind the stark differences? it is so interesting to look at the numbers in places like south korea and taiwan where they have literally had a few hundred deaths. these are large countries and, really, it comes down to a number of factors but most of them cultural. in large parts of asia elderly people are not in care homes, they are living with family, so there aren't these opportunities for the virus to spread through elderly people in the same way. the compliance with face masks is traditional and also i think the saving experience of sars in 2003 prepared these countries for... it push them to create response units for pandemics and so they were much better prepared and the

borisjohnson says the situation is worsening with every passing day.real tension between westminster and some local leaders but decisions need to be taken very soon. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. pubs and bars have just closed tonight in lancashire, and no—one knows when they'll be allowed to reopen. the only ones that can continue to serve customers are those that serve substantial meals as well. judith moritz has been guaging reaction to the sudden changes in lancaster. lancashire woke up to uncertainty and rumour. mid—morning, confirmation came. the county's soaring infection rates causing it to move up from the middle to the highest covid alert level. it means that today you could have a lunchtime drink in this lancaster bar. tomorrow, you won't be able to. along with other non—food pubs, when the doors close tonight, is not certain when they will reopen. is it two weeks, is it three weeks, is it three months? the information is passed so poorly. we've just not understood where we stand, really. and of course, our staff are asking us question

this from borisjohnson, who's been where the president is now.ll want to send our best wishes to the president and the first lady, and i'm sure they will both stage a very strong recovery. wishing the president and first lady best wishes. we've seen several world leaders affected and i stand with others in wishing all the best because this is obviously a virus that has had a globally devastating impact. and messages of support, too, from political rivals. this from joe biden, who's tested negative. my wife jill and i pray that they will make a full and quick recovery. this is not a matter of politics. it's a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously. but another leading democrat, the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, comes very close to saying to the president, "serves you right." this is tragic, it's very sad. but it also is something that again, going into crowds, unmasked and all the rest, was sort of a brazen invitation for something like this to happen. the president has now left the white house and is in the

borisjohnson says the situation is worsening with every passing day.ster and some local leaders but decisions need to be taken very soon. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. well the uk the prime minister has said until a vaccine has been found "mass testing" for coronavirus will be the solution to reopening the economy and society. borisjohnson says several kinds of rapid tests are being looked at — some that can provide results injust 15 minutes. it comes as a new survey shows that the number of infections in england rose by more than 60% last week. the bbc‘s health editor hugh pym reports. getting test results can take time. boris johnson said new technology would allow faster turna rounds and more frequent testing, starting with nhs and care staff. right now, the virus is spreading. the office for national statistics does random testing, including those without symptoms who aren't reported in the daily case figures. the latest ons survey covered community infections in the week to october the 8th, though not including scotland. it showed in england

the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, warns there could be "a very tough winter" ahead, as the country deals with coronavirus. i've got to tell you, in all candour, it's going to continue to be bumpy through to christmas. it may even be bumpy beyond. but this is the only way to do it. it comes after the daily number of new confirmed coronavirus cases nearly doubles from the day before, to almost 13,000. the uk government blames a technical error. and defending champion and world record—holder brigid kosgei wins the women's race, in the first ever virtual london marathon. she said the conditions here in london were freezing. the rain is still pouring down here on the mall and the men are out on the course. world record holder eliud kipchoge is being pushed all the way. hello and welcome. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments in britain and globally. we begin here in washington where donald trump's doctor says the president has made "substantial progress" since his coronavirus diagnosis, but he's "not yet out of the woods". mr trump recorded a video message from hospital

so while earlier on borisjohnson is no point in coming.he was walking away from the process, that the eu would be fundamentally required to change its position if negotiations were to continue, his spokesman has now declared that the talks, as far as downing street are concerned at least, are over. now, that does not kill the process that i don't think. it does still leave the possibility open forfurther it does still leave the possibility open for further negotiations and it may well be that michel barnier, the eu chief negotiator, that still come to london as planned this week. but it isa to london as planned this week. but it is a very clear signal even given all the rhetoric involved and the gameplaying that we know goes on by both sides throughout these negotiations, a very clear signal that downing street is expecting a shift in the eu's position if it is going to do a deal of any kind here. and it will have to be on one of those key issues and they are, as we know, the issue of fishing and access to uk waters by vessels from eu memb

i now can't go and see my family because borisjohnson has said...s the restrictions have been tied and they are they‘ve eased in bolton where pubs and restaurants can now reopen. but today the town council and hospital trust issued a joint statement appealing for people to continue to try to prevent the spread of the virus. the authorities here and across the region feel complacency could lead to more deaths. complacency could lead to more deaths. following discussions on the phone today, borisjohnson and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, have agreed on the importance of reaching a trade deal, when the brexit transition period ends but they say, there are still significant differences on both sides. let‘s discuss this. with me is our political correspondent, iain watson. chances of a deal where are we any closer or not? i think the significant thing is they are still talking because the negotiations ended yesterday. no sign of a trade deal, they have talked about those significant differences build up what they‘ve also

borisjohnson is very clearly said to david no deal could be very likely.t is your assessment of the situation, given what he has set today? for once, i agree with boris johnson. i think this government has been driving towards no deal ever since we saw the agreement signed. i think a deal is impossible but that requires a will to strike it and i do not believe that in the prime ministers entourage that there is a will to conclude a deal with the european union stop are you have been looking at this for a number of months, dare i say, yes. how are you feeling? exhausted or is the momentum still there? not really exhausted. i am momentum still there? not really exhausted. iam not momentum still there? not really exhausted. i am not happy, momentum still there? not really exhausted. iam not happy, but momentum still there? not really exhausted. i am not happy, but i have not been happy about the developments of the uk eu relation for several years because i think internationally, it is mistaken. lemmejust explain internationally, it is mistaken. lemme just ex

borisjohnson boris johnson and the borisjohnson and the president of the european commission say them pts overcome significant gaps in their atte m pts to overcome significant gaps in their attempts to agree a post brexit trade deal. officials say two people have died and eight are missing in south—east france after a powerful storm caused what is being called the worst flooding in living memory. several rivers burst their banks as two and a half months‘ worth of rain fell in 2a hours. bridges and power lines were swept away, while landslides damaged roads and buildings. meterologists called the flooding a once—in—a—century event. train services in the east and north of scotland have shut down in the past half hour, following weather warnings for the area. operator, scotrail, tweeted that the frequency of services in those areas will reduce before stopping tonight. in august, three people were killed in a train derailment following a landslip near stonehaven. police in lancashire have launched a double murder investigation — after the bodies of a woman and her teenage daughter, were

i think we got a mixed message from borisjohnson this morning.t also really cautious about what the next few months might look like. what we want people to do is to behave fearlessly but with common sense, fearlessly but with common sense, fearlessly but with common sense, to follow the guidance whether national or local and get the virus down but allow us as a country to continue with our priorities. so continue to keep kids in education, continue to keep our economy moving and as far as we possibly can. and what i hope, and believe very strongly, is that in the course of the next few weeks and months the scientific equation will change and we will start to see progress, whether it‘s on vaccines are on testing, that will enable us to ta ke are on testing, that will enable us to take a different approach. but for the moment that is the balance that people have to adopt. that is a strategy of borisjohnson. the question is what that strategy leads towards. there has been a lot of discussion over whether there will bea discussion over whether there

borisjohnson boris johnson and the borisjohnson and the president of the european commission jose borisjohnsonnd the president of the european commissionjose uk and eu will work intensively to overcome significant gaps in their positions ona significant gaps in their positions on a post brexit relationship. hello from washington. in the last hour, donald trump's physician said the president is doing ‘very well‘ and is in ‘exceptionally good spirits‘, after spending his first night in hospital. he was transferred there from the white house following his diagnosis with covid—i9. here‘s some of what dr sean conley had to say. at this time the team and i are extremely happy at the progress the president has made. thursday he had a mild cough and nasal congestion, fatigue, all of which are now resolving and improving. as we said before he is male and he is slightly overweight. other than that he is very healthy. his cholesterol is great, his blood pressure is great, he is not on medication, he is up and active. your saw his activity in the days leading up to and the long hours and everything else.

if i was borisjohnson, again, you have to be one step ahead.alling the chancellor this morning, telling him his economic recovery package is not going to work, get him to bring a new package, and i think you could build consent around that. borisjohnson says the situation is worsening with every passing day. there is real tension between westminster and some local leaders, but decisions need to be taken very soon. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. well the uk the prime minister has said until a vaccine has been found "mass testing" for coronavirus will be the solution to reopening the economy and society. borisjohnson says several kinds of rapid tests are being looked at — some that can provide results injust 15 minutes. it comes as a new survey shows that the number of infections in england rose by more than 60% last week. the bbc‘s health editor hugh pym reports. getting test results back can take time. the prime minister said new technology would allow faster turnarounds and more frequent testing to pick up those without symptoms. using ra

if i was borisjohnson, again, you have to be one step ahead.ellor this morning, telling him his economic recovery package is not going to work, get him to bring a new package, and i think you could build consent around that. boris johnson says the situation is worsening with every passing day. there is real tension between westminster and some local leaders, but decisions need to be taken very soon. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. so, lancashire moves into the highest level of restrictions this weekend. our correspondentjudith moritz has been talking to residents and businesses in lancaster. lancashire woke up to uncertainty and rumour. mid—morning, confirmation came. the county's soaring infection rates causing it to move up from the middle to the highest covid alert level. it means that today you could have a lunchtime drink in this lancaster bar. tomorrow, you won't be able to. along with other non—food pubs, when the doors close tonight, is not certain when they will reopen. the doors close tonight, is not certain when they will reopenm

borisjohnson was left in his flat in downing street for a week. that the president has now been given. less was known about covid—i9. he eventually went to hospital on a sunday night and was in intensive care 2a hours later, so he was much sicker than the president when he got there, the president having gone there as a precautionary measure, we are told. obviously, these things can change very, very fast. there is so much comment about legitimacy in terms of how the campaign now runs. we are due to see the vice president debate this week. if donald trump is taken out of action on the campaign front, will there be pressure onjoe biden to pull back, too? and how ultimately will any decision be made about the worst possible outcome of having to delay the election, for example? i think thomas is right in saying that biden has tried to rise above this from a partisan point of view. everyone's thoughts and prayers are with the president, he said. he does not wish him any kind of personal ill that way. but it is not going to, i think, rein in his campai

the metro says that test and trace is "down the pan" as prime minister borisjohnson admits the tracingtem "must improve". this is echoed on the front of the i, which shows front line nhs workers and the headline "covid cases up to 90,000 a day — and test and trace can't cope." moving to the telegraph, we have a picture of the prime minister who, alongside chancellor rishi sunak, has announced an extra £13 billion of support for workers. the express call it boris and rishi's show of strength with the headline "together, we will protect britain". but the guardian approach the story differently, saying the chancellor was forced to dig deeper amid anger at level of support for jobs. the daily mail leads on a study by the medicaljournal the lancet, which says that staying indoors does not stop the virus and barely changes the r rate. and the times‘ lead story says that £2 billion has been lost to fraudsters who targeted the government's furlough scheme. that's some of the pages, the front pages, that we've got already. let's start and let's start with the metro because a lot of the papers a

and that will have to be part of the argument borisjohnson will have to make if he does decide to go because it is so different to the cause he has been pursuing so far, and he will have to make that argument notjust to the public but to his own backbenchers. a significant number of his backbenchers have been resistant to more measures and would not be in favour of a new national lockdown. they are going to take some convincing if that is the party wa nts to convincing if that is the party wants to go down. helen, thanks very much. we arejust wants to go down. helen, thanks very much. we are just getting some news from scotland that nicola sturgeon has said travel to and from england for essential purposes only must be allowed, people should not travel to and from england, from scotland, except for those essential reasons. first minister of scotland saying in to speculation about lockdown in england, the scottish government would always take account of any developments there. nicola sturgeon has put that out on social media. we will get more details with what's going on in scotland a

greater manchester who has rejected plans to place the city in a stricter lockdown and accused borisjohnsonrtherners as ‘sacrifical lambs' in the battle against coronavirus. the uk edition of the financial times has the same story on manchester but leads with the news that borisjohnson is expected to try to force brexit trade talks to a moment of crisis, amid claims that brussels is dragging its feet. the international edition of the new york times reports a resurgence of coronavirus in europe has led officials to close bars and impose curfews — with hospital beds across the continent rapidly filling up. the daily express carries a warning from the uk's national health service that millions of missed gp appointments are ‘a ticking time bomb‘. the paper reports that many people are said to be scared of catching coronavirus at the doctor's surgery. and the japan times features an image of pro—democracy protesters in thailand who are calling for reforms to the monarchy and military. just some of the front pages we have already. so let's begin. let to have you both with us, a lot of the papers

you will have heard borisjohnson, i‘m manchester?o exasperated shows just how poorly they‘ve been engaged with. now, i know all they care about is getting this right for the health and the economy of their community, and the fa ct economy of their community, and the fact that they are saying this is so wanting, i hope, ratheras fact that they are saying this is so wanting, i hope, rather as we have seen state government moaning about party politics, should give them pause to reflect and say, hang on a minute, why are these people so concerned and how can we address those concerns. it is not only government moaning about party politics, is it? david navarro told us earlier this week that he was really distressed to see politics playing a part in coronavirus. well, i would argue that as an opposition we have been constructive. we desperately want the government to succeed, i want to get back to my family, to the pub, to the football. we all have a stake in this working, and we have been constructive throughout, ta ken loads and we have

nicola sturgeon has been a couple of days ahead of borisjohnson and the measures for england.ts of reports in the papers tomorrow that a new system will comment that will split the country into three areas in the countries that hit the third stage of that, those worst affected and who have coronavirus running rapidly, will have measures of same in scotland. but of course as with the lock down earlier this year it will have a big impact on the hospitality sector so all eyes are back over to the chancellor to see what kind of package he can rustle up to try to help us people who were going to be out of work. but i don't that we should be under any illusions that this second wave of lockdown if we call it that will be pretty devastating because the businesses could close once with the promise of reopening again but closing a second time is much tougherfor a lot closing a second time is much tougher for a lot of people. and just keeping the focus on scotland because these restrictions are very tough and they really hit that hospitality, especially the sector that sells alcohol, th

borisjohnson afternoon when they will discuss this.ernoon when they will discuss this. borisjohnson and the chancellor rishi sunak have already discussed these documents that we should get a bit more after that meeting later. some of the numbers suggest that while at the height of the pandemic, the deaths in the uk we re the pandemic, the deaths in the uk were more than 1000 a day, and if there are not more restrictions it could go up to 4000 per day according to one of the models at least. is it plausible that that scale, completely out of the blue, could force the government to change pa rt could force the government to change part so radically? it is significantly higher than the current scenario significantly higher than the current scenario the government are working on. this document was part ofa working on. this document was part of a presentation given a group of scientists which look at the likely path of the disease. most of them put the peak of death without further action at about 2000 per day. one put it at the figure of 4

the daily mail says borisjohnson is facing the first signs of revolt from the his so—called "‘red wallover covid laws in the north. the guardian reports that tory mps in northern england say the covid—19 pandemic has exposed what they describe as "the deep structural and systemic disadvantage faced by their communities". and the ‘i' says more than 50 of those conservative mps are demanding a "‘clear road map‘ for northern areas of england — that have been hardest hit by increased coronavirus restrictions. the times is reporting older people have a strong immune response to oxford university's vaccine, raising hopes that it will protect all sectors of society. while — the daily telegraph says immunity to covid—19 may only last a matter of a months, according to research that could hinder the roll—out of a successful vaccine. it also carries a picture of tv presenter victoria derbyshire — who says she will ignore coronavirus restrictions to celebrate christmas with her family. the daily mirror shows a picture of the prime minister dishing up hot food, as he refuses to change policy on fr

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission say the uk and eu will work intensively to overcome significant gaps in their positions on a post—brexit relationship. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. there are contradictory reports about the health of donald trump after his first night in hospital for coronavirus treatment. doctors at the walter reed facility told reporters the president is responding well, breathing and walking normally. president trump himself sent this tweet saying that "he was feeling well with the help of the doctors and nurses". but a report from the associated press is casting some doubt over that update. the agency reports that mr trump's chief of staff, mark meadows said the president went through a "very concerning" period and was not yet on a clear path to recovery. our north america reporter antony zurcher has been following developments. it makes you wonder, you've got to assume that the press conference this morning was in part

borisjohnson and the president of the european commission say the uk and eu will work intensively torcome significant gaps in their positions on a post—brexit relationship. hello from washington. donald trump's physician — in the latest statement on the president's condition — says the president is doing ‘very well‘ and is in ‘exceptionally good spirits', after spending his first night in hospital. he was transferred to a military hospital outside of washington from the white house following his diagnosis with covid—i9. our first report is from our correspondent nomia iqbal, at the reed medical center in bethesda. it is one month exactly to election day and president trump expected to be on the campaign trail. instead woke up in hospital. earlier his physician gave an update from the walter reed medical centre. physician gave an update from the walter reed medical centrem physician gave an update from the walter reed medical centre. it is important to note the president has been fever free for over 2a hours. we remain cautiously optimistic, but he‘s doing great. one of the note. it s

borisjohnson will hold a case in the next half an hour.t comes after new scientific advice warns more than 4,000 people could die each day, unless tighter restrictions are brought in. nhs leaders urge ministers to act quickly. it is really important that the government moves quickly and does tough lockdowns as quickly as possible because otherwise the nhs won't have the capacity it needs. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has issued new advice that people should not travel to or from england, except for essential purposes. as the government's furlough scheme ends, there's concern from business leaders on what a second lockdown would mean for jobs. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is set to announce a month—long national lockdown in england. borisjohnson will hold a downing street press conference in the next hour. the cabinet has met this afternoon to discuss how to tackle the rate of transmission, after one of its scientific advisers warned the virus was "running riot" in england. non—essential retail and hospit

borisjohnson decided against it.r strain of political impact, which is his own party. his own party and backbenchers have started or are threatening a rebellion against the lockdown restrictions or the covid restrictions of the prime minister and it looked like a really serious rebellion. so actually, the prime minister gave into his own backbenchers and the pressure they made because of course they also hear from their constituencies back home, how businesses are suffering, how people are losing theirjobs. is at stake? ——at the end of the day, the question is, what is at stake? 0n the one hand, the lives of thousands of people who might get the infection, who might die of it, but on the other hand the collateral damage, so to say, on the health system, on education, on the social and mental health of people. so to be fair, it is an impossible position to be in for the prime minister. and you can see how much, even in the press conference yesterday, how much he is torn about what she has to decide. i'm sure you must

borisjohnson says he is still autistic that a trade deal can be agreed.r municipality. the first european capital to re—enter lockdown. a powerful storm has caused what i being called the worst floods in living memory in france. the mayor of nice said earlier to bodies had been found. azerbaijan says armenian artillery has been shelling and causing civilian casualties. let as cross live to the walter reed medical centre where donald trump is being treated. we are awaiting that update. remind as what is the last that you heard about the condition of the president? you might hear the pedestrian crossing. we are beside a busy road. the last we heard was that the president was feeling fatigued that he was in good spirits. we know that he was in good spirits. we know that he is ona he was in good spirits. we know that he is on a multiple therapeutics at the moment. he is taking an antibody cocktail and also remdesivir as well. the last we heard from the president's personal physician was last night. it will be reassuring for many people to hear from him and ge

borisjohnson of a bailout for transport for london.bailout for transport for london. borisjohnson described the labour mayor of london sadiq khan is bankrupt. sadiq khan for his part has suggested that borisjohnson is being vindictive. let's go to south yorkshire. it is being reported that the deal went quite smoothly, but not as smoothly as all that. a leader of the rotherham council area has suggested they were given a take it or leave it deal and had the government been listening they would have got more support. in a meeting between health minister and labour leader in the area people were asking for clarification as to whether people should go on holiday. first they said yes, then no, then they would get back to them. it tends to lead to confusion and it leads to wrangling. but what boris johnson says as we take a national approach, we will end up punishing areas with the low prevalence of the virus and that is the wrong way to deal with the crisis. virus and that is the wrong way to deal with the crisis. coronavirus restrictions

what you want to to borisjohnson?y side of this. scientists in london plan to infect a group of healthy volunteers with coronavirus to help the search for a vaccine. experts at imperial college say it‘ll be the first such study anywhere in the world. dozens of young people would take part in the groundbreaking human challenge trial — which could get underway early in the new year. our health correspondent richard galpin reports. in these bleak times of high infection rates, lockdowns and other restrictive measures, genuinely positive developments are rare. but today, a glimmer of hope. the announcement trials are due to start in this country injanuary, in which volunteers are deliberately infected with the virus, will be a key step forward. they‘ll be the first in the world and it should speed up development of covid vaccines, which are so vital for finally bringing our lives back to normal. we need to have ways of comparing vaccines head—to—head, seeing what they do in terms of triggering the immune system, see what

borisjohnson coming boris johnson coming to borisjohnson coming to the end of his virtual conferenceter, betterfuture. delivery was looking ahead, about a brighter, better future. the ambition of him as prime minister and the government to look beyond coronavirus and covid. he didn't spend that much time talking about the pandemic and we will discuss that in just the pandemic and we will discuss that injust a the pandemic and we will discuss that in just a moment. the pandemic and we will discuss that injust a moment. except the pandemic and we will discuss that in just a moment. except at the beginning, when he talked about himself and his own brush with coronavirus. he said "i have not lost my mojo". that is in response to many conservatives who feel that he has over the last months, that this was not the situation he wanted to find himself in. he referred to many touchstone issues for conservatives, and returned to his theme of levelling up. well, of course, that is what he is saying. it will have to be matched by action. vicki, what stood out for you? that is the point. he was ob

so we go back to that slightly fudge message that borisjohnson had for us this morning which was we areut the economy and user common sense and we will get through this possibly but no longer before christmas. it is been nudged forward i think for some everybody is hoping for more concrete information in days to come stop by the financial times says the task force who is heading up the vaccination programme. . . heading up the vaccination programme... for britain says we are just not all going to get this vaccine even when it comes on stream. this is the twin disaster, these two hauled away to the pandemic had been track and trace and hope of a vaccination, all roads have been leading to those two points where we will emerge from this bunker of doom we have all been living through and now we are told that it living through and now we are told thatitis living through and now we are told that it is not that straightforward, the vaccine when it does arrive will not cover the entire universe as we probably all thought we would be but if that will be adults only and then they will start to h

in a way that perhaps borisjohnson was. very gregarious and after his hospitalization, one could argue that he became a little bit more subdued. or, it's donald trump going to be a little bit like pulse naro, quitea going to be a little bit like pulse naro, quite a very short episode of covid—i9 and turned around and really tried to downplay it. so, how that plays into the election, some of the electorate within, we are now going to refer donald trump because he isa going to refer donald trump because he is a human being is gone through something really dramatic where as other people going to think, maybe this is more lies, more subterfuge andi this is more lies, more subterfuge and i don't trust him any more. this is more lies, more subterfuge and i don't trust him any morem could be really important factor. going tojohn. could be really important factor. going to john. i could be really important factor. going tojohn. i would like your thoughts before he move off president trump and events in america where we touched on w

there was an interesting piece i think today in the times by jane forsyth about her borisjohnson thejohnson and his the times by jane forsyth about her borisjohnson and his cabinet are very worried about christmas and they know really that they must do something about these restrictions before christmas because otherwise people will just start to ignore them and as soon as people start to ignore them then the government is out of control and that is a very bad look, and i think we'rejust seeing the first signs of that today with andy preston, mayor of middlesbrough, coming out of this very punchy statement. indeed, and once again we will talk about this a little bit longer when we have got more time, but now just to move on to brexit, the international financial times looking at that. sienna, with the european union starting the legal proceedings against the uk over the government's plan to the right parts of the brexit divorce agreement. —— plan to override parts of the brexit agreement. crucially, talks do still continue. absolutely, so we saw today ursula von der leyen, those vide

we are not going to blame the british public like borisjohnson tried to do, we are proud of what thetrictions may be needed but andy burnham has been saying it's a bit like hotel california, places go into these restrictions, you check in but can never leave. borisjohnson says we should go forward without fear but with common sense but it seems that balancing act may have to be maintained well into the new year. more than 5,000 jobs at the uk's largest cinema chain have been placed at risk after cineworld said it was considering the temporary closure of all its venues. cinemas have been hit hard by the release of big budget films being delayed — most recently the latest james bond which won't now be out until the spring. our business correspondent, katy austin reports. most cinemas have now reopened but social distancing is limiting capacity and many big budget films have been postponed. the films that cinema operators have been banking on in order to rebuild the business, in order to generate revenue, pretty much all of them have disappeared and we are now facing a situation whereby

i think borisjohnson has got you think he has any choice?oris johnson has got the you think he has any choice? i think borisjohnson has got the shadow you think he has any choice? i think boris johnson has got the shadow of the earlier part of the year staring at him in the face because of what happened, we seem to move too late with the benefit of hindsight, and lots of people were talking about, should we have gone earlier into lockdown? would lives have been saved? same situation in america. i didn't there was no excuse for boris johnson. if he moves to late this time, there will be none of the, well, none of us knew any better. as martin just well, none of us knew any better. as martinjust said, with other premieres across europe acting as quickly as they can come i think that the walls are closing in on borisjohnson. he is calling it hotel california, but i think with these looming figures, with the scientist talking to them and laying there figures out there, he's running out of options. it does make you wonder as we turn to the daily

if borisjohnson doesn't going to low prevalence areas. to low prevalence areas. if borisjohnson doesn't respond, and so far he has not answered the letter, then the welsh government say they have the powers, they have had the legal advice, they have the public health measures potentially to bring in a band. how would it work, would it depend on the local case rate or postcode? they haven't revealed any of that but they do say they already have hard evidence that coronavirus has been imported into wales by people coming from lockdown areas in other parts of the uk. ok, thank you very much indeed. and wherever you are across the uk, if you want to know the rules in your area, you can search by your postcode on our website — bbc.co.uk/news or via the bbc news app. the time is 1:15pm. our top story this lunchtime. ministers defend the new coronavirus restrictions in england as it emerges their scientific advisers called for much tougher action. coming up — the radical plan to reshape english football — championship clubs meet to discuss contr