speaking earlier, dame anne johnson from university college london said it wasn't surprising that wemong young people in the uk. this is indeed a critical moment and what is happening in leeds if you look at the data across the country from phe we are seeing the highest number of infections, or at least detected infections in younger people aged 28—29 and also going up to a5. 0n the one hand the good news is we are not at the moment seeing the uptick in cases in but that reflects where the transmission is going on. it is young people who are probably all pleased to come out of lockdown and see friends and family more, probably they have availed themselves more of those things rather more than the older people it is not surprising this is where we're seeing an upturn. the government is urging civil servants in england to return to work in the office. in a letter seen by the bbc, it wants 80% of civil servants to be at their workplace at least once a week by the end of the month. but unions have described the government's attitude as outdated. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley h

dame anne johnson — from university college london and a member of the government's scientific advisory particularly concerned by a rise in infection rates among young people. in leeds, people have been urged to socialise "sensibly and responsibly" this weekend, after the city was added to a government watchlist of areas with high rates of infection. our health correspondent richard galpin reports. it is amongst young people now that there is mounting concern about coronavirus infections. although the virus has less impact on that young they can spread it to other people. soon thousands of students will be travelling to start winter term at university. they will be travelling toa university. they will be travelling to a part of the country that may not necessarily be seeing outbreaks and they might be carrying infection with them and may potentially infect elderly relatives who may also be at risk. now councils regarded as hotspots are ramping up preparations to get young people to take risks more seriously. more young people tested positive and they are spread around the city. it is no

dame anne johnson — from university college london — said data showed the highest number of detected younger people. the government's scientific advisory body, sage, says outbreaks linked to universities are "highly likely". more areas of england — including leeds and middlesbrough — have been added to the government's watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus, as andy moore now reports. leeds is the latest city to become an area of concern for public health england. there will be an increased monitoring of cases and potentially more restrictions further down the line if the rate of infection does not fall. the local council says that there is a growing number of cases in young people aged 18 to sa. other places are in a similar position. we are in a situation where we are being watched quite closely by public health england and the department of health and offered additional help and support if we need it, but at this point in time, we are yet to see the rates translating into additional hospital admissions or situations in care homes. the places added to england's public h

dame anne johnson — from university college london — said data showed the highest number of detectedunger people. more areas of england — including leeds and middlesbrough — have been added to the government's watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus. earlier, the elected mayor of middlesbrough, andy preston gave me his reaction. i was expecting it, you know, i've been banging on about it for days and weeks locally, so it wasn't a surprise. we've been taking really strong action. in fact, we've been out with the fire brigade this week visiting venues, warning them. we are seeing a lot of dangerous behaviour and a number of infections coming from pubs and restaurants. in fact, tonight, we're out with the police and we're going to be visiting venues and where we see bad practice, if we think the public‘s health is in danger, we may well close those venues down. so you're prepared to close them on the spot? yeah, if we see sufficiently bad practice, if the public‘s health is in gnificant danger, we will take everything we legally can to stay out of lockdown. if we go into some

it comes following a similar warning at the weekend from dame anne johnson, epidemiologist at universityd to ignoring guidelines. young people are not remembering to do some of the basics that we all need to do to prevent the transmission of infection. wearing masks, washing your hands, keeping your distance. and that is really important to be reinforced as we see this increasing cases occur. —— increase in cases. one of london's largest historical cemeteries is to reopen to the public from today. willesden jewish cemetery was closed to everyone during the pandemic, opening only for funerals but from today, people can once again visit gravesides and also learn about london'sjewish heritage. a woman from south london has launched a children's magazine for boys to tackle the under—representation of black children in the media. serlina boyd launched cocoa boy to celebrate black culture, having began another magazine, cocoa girl, earlier this year. ms boyd says she wants to provide "an opportunity for other children to see that they can achieve, what they want to achieve". it has been really