good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: a sharp rise in coronavirus cases — the r number goes above one for the first time since march, with infections now doubling every 7—10 days. in birmingham and parts of the west midlands, more than 1.5 million people face stricter measures to contain the spread of the virus. dozens of people are missing as devastating wildfires spread across the us state of oregon. many more evacuation orders have been put in place, including right here, such that now more than half a million people in this state have been told to leave their homes. the premier league returns today, after the shortest of breaks. on the opening day, champions liverpool host newly promoted leeds united at anfield. blackbeard, final answer. you have just one £1 million! cheering and applause. for the first time in 1a years, a contestant on who wants to be a millionaire walks away with the jackpot. the further south you expect an increasingly warmer weekend but further north and west wind and rain. al

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. headlines today: borisjohnson‘s address to the nation calling for discipline and resolve in the fight against coronavirus the single greatest weapon we bring to the right is the commonsense of the people themselves, the resolve of this to work together to suppress covid now. as new restrictions are announced across the uk, the prime minister warns the rules could last for up to six months. in scotland a ban on visiting other peoples‘s homes is brought in with immediate effect. staff must wear masks, managers could face fines and doors must look at ten p.m. another hammer blows hospitality and cities will be ha rd est hospitality and cities will be hardest hit. i am in central london asking how businesses can survive the next six months. what now for the future of sport? fans may not to be able to return to live events in england until at least the end of march next year, and many smaller clubs are in danger of going under. two sisters who saved a struggling swimmerfrom drowning hold a

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: a plan to protectjobs, the chancellor will today unveil new measures to try to avoid mass redundancies this winter. it's farewell to furlough at the end of october, but a wage top—up plan, and more business loans could be on the way. after months of delay, the nhs covid—19 contact tracing app is now available in england and wales — anyone with a smartphone is being urged to download it. two police officers are shot during protests over a decision not to charge anyone with the death of black hospital worker breonna taylor. i'm at national league side chesterfield who have yet to start their season and now face an uncertain future after the latest pause on fans returning to stadiums. rather changeable skies across the uk today. a mix of sunshine with rain showers and the odd flash of lightning. yourfull forecast rain showers and the odd flash of lightning. your full forecast here and breakfast. —— on breakfast. it's thursday, september 24th. our top story: the chanc

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: around 2 million more people in england and wales face more restrictions as covid rates continue to rise. testing troubles. borisjohnson admits there are not enough tests to go around. we will be live at a testing centre today. he's already raised millions for charity, but captain tom isn't stopping there. he'll tell us about his new foundation to help people with mental health problems. the foundation is out there to help all sorts of people where a little bit of hope will do a lot of good. how is retail reacting to changes in the way we shop? we've updates from next, john lewis and co—op group later this morning. it's been a summer of international cricket like never before, but australia win the one day series against england — the first series defeat inside the bio bubble. and i have come to kent in search of the elusive animal, the red squirrel. a lot of dry and sunny weather in the next few days. it is all coming up here on breakfast. it's thursday the 17th

welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. our headlines today: a ten o'clock curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants from thursday — in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. the prime minister will speak to the nation tonight — as the uk's covid—19 alert is increased to the second highest level. that means the number of cases is rising and it is rising fast so our leaders now have decisions to make and the meetings begin in a couple of hours‘ time. the autumn flu vaccine campaign gets under way with a warning that this year it's more important than ever to get a jab. stick or switch? what's it worth? six million of us are overpaying on insurance policies by not shopping around. a major report could bring an end to being penalised for being loyal. the government prepares to scrap plans to bring more fans back to sporting events. as covid—19 cases rise, officials are set to rule that spectators won't be allowed at venues next month and test events will be paused. and did you know that is the autumn equinox today? the astronomi

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: towns in england with rising covid cases wait to hear if they'll be placed on the government "watch list". wales joins scotland and england in restricting social gatherings to six people, but only indoors. back down or face legal action. that's the warning from the eu after the uk plans changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. good morning. is the economy on the mend? as people get back to work, official of the girls show the economy bouncing back but there are ongoing worries aboutjobs and industries hit hard by the pandemic. and in sport, victoria azarenka shocks serena williams to set up a final against naomi osaka in the us open. and i'm at the national trust at shotwell house in kent, once the home of winston churchill, i will look around and have some news about what were the coming up. —— cha rtwell what were the coming up. —— chartwell house. it's friday 11 september. our top story. several parts of the uk are waiting to find out if they'll be placed on

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: tougher england—wide covid rules are discussed by the prime minister, after scientific advisors warn him of a significant rise in the death rate. options include closing parts of the hospitality sector and limiting pub opening hours. two million people in the north—east of england come under new local regulations from today — similar rules could now be enforced in lancashire. the welsh wizard is returning. gareth bale is set to complete his move back to tottenham today. we are talking all autumn bulb planting. a dry start to the day and many of us should see a fine and dry day ahead with more details in ten minutes. it's friday the 18th of september. our top story. tighter national restrictions across the whole of england are being discussed by downing street to try and slow the surging number of coronavirus cases. the measures are being described as a circuit rate after a warning from the governments teeth scientific advisers that there would be a significant ris

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: a sharpfections now doubling every 7—10 days. in birmingham and parts of the west midlands, more than 1.5 million people face stricter measures to contain the spread of the virus. dozens of people are missing as devastating wildfires spread across the us state of oregon. many more evacuation orders have been put in place, including right here, such that now more than half a million people in this state have been told to leave their homes.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt.ut only indoors. back down or face legal action. that's the warning from the eu after the uk plans changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. good morning. is the economy on the mend? as people get back to

welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt.prime minister will speak to the nation tonight — as the uk's covid—19 alert is increased to the second highest level. that means the number of cases is rising and it is rising fast so our leaders now have decisions to make and the meetings begin in a couple of hours' time.

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.ons include closing parts of the hospitality sector and limiting pub opening hours. two million people in the north—east of england come under new local regulations from today — similar rules could now be enforced in lancashire. the welsh wizard is returning.

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: around 2 million morere not enough tests to go around. we will be live at a testing centre today. he's already raised millions for charity, but captain tom isn't stopping there. he'll tell us about his new foundation to help people with mental health problems. the foundation is out there to help all sorts of people where

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin.he people themselves, the resolve of this to work together to suppress covid now. as new restrictions are announced across the uk, the prime minister warns the rules could last for up to six months. in scotland a ban on visiting other peoples's homes

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.le in england and wales — anyone with a smartphone is being urged to download it. two police officers are shot during protests over a decision not to charge anyone with the death of black hospital worker