danjohnson reports from manchester. so this is our saturday night... staying in for film so this is our saturday night... staying in forfilm knight is not exactly the fond freshers experience katy and max wanted. we have lectures throughout the week and lockdown came around yesterday, so the table we had playful, we had to cancel. seeing other unis have nights out, getting to see their friends and family and going out drinking, what we should be doing, it is quite hard for us and even other accommodations get to do it at manchester and, obviously, we can't. dyla n manchester and, obviously, we can't. dylan and claudia were also trying to make the best of it. is it a bit scary, i feel like we are in... and apocalypse. yes, not allowed to leave. i have got one hour lesson a week and that is it, everything else is online so it seems a bit pointless. this was only the second night of two weeks' isolation here but the voices of concern are growing. students have been done over on their a—levels, they have been done over on freshers' week, the government is

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.a second wave of coronavirus cases. but thousands of people across the continent are rejecting new lockdown measures. in all of of russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said today would decide the nations destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affections from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a treasury for the catholic church. throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel right's winger visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel allowed to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable for the palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million german celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news, the latest headlines

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.tudents from manchester metropolitan university — locked down in their student accommodation. they told me this wasn't how they'd imagined their first weeks at university. it was not the experience we were expecting and now locked in here for the next 1a days and we are trying to get by, trying to learn about how we're going to do things again now. you have all been tested but i think none of you have got it. two days ago we all got tested because our flat, not our flat but around the building people are positive and we all got negative. we kind of all celebrated. now we have been told to self—isolate even though we are all negative in the household. i have some names of the flatmates. rosie, india, hannah. rosie, in the corner. moving a bit. how are you finding it? it is not what you are expecting. are you concerned about the future now? if there are other outbreaks, this could really be the pattern of what your first year at university is going to be like. i was really looking forwar

danjohnson, bbc news, sheffield. vaccine being developed by the pharma giant astrazenica and oxford university have been paused for the time being, after one volunteer fell ill and was admitted to hospital. research into coronavirus and possible treatments and vaccines are developing at tremendous speed, as our medical editor fergus walsh explains. you're both in at quarter to one? more than 10,000 volunteers have been immunised in the uk as part of the oxford coronavirus vaccine trial. just relax. many of them are elderly — some were due to receive a second booster dose this week, but that's been put on pause after a volunteer was admitted to hospital. oxford university said... so, for now, no one at any of the sites around the world, including south africa, brazil and the united states can be immunised with the oxford vaccine. we need to make sure with these vaccines that they work, they work well enough, and they are safe. therefore, a pause, obviously, is not good. you'd rather not see any side effects, but inevi

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester. let's look at the latest government figures.est 24—hour period, somewhat lower than the numbers at the end of last week. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the past week is 5,770. 13 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 30 deaths were announced every day. that takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 42,001. the partner of matt ratana, the metropolitan police sergeant killed on duty last week, has paid tribute to him, describing him as "her gentle giant". police are continuing to search farmland in surrey which is believed to be connected to the murder. mr ratana died in hospital after being shot by a handcuffed suspect at a police custody facility. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. this was sergeant matt ratana receiving a long and good service medal from the head of his force three years ago. since he was shot dead in the croydon custody centre in the early hours of friday, tributes

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.anchester is jaimick shah — a first year student at manchester metropolitan university who is in lockdown in his flat with his flatmates. it is like something out of gogglebox. i am it is like something out of gogglebox. iam not it is like something out of gogglebox. i am not sure we will be able to speak to all of you. how is it going? you didn't know any of the quys it going? you didn't know any of the guys who are with you at the moment two weeks ago, how are you coping? we are quite a close flat, we all get along quite well. it was not the experience we were expecting and now locked in here for the next 1a days and we are trying to get by, trying to learn about how we're going to do things again now. you have all been tested but i i think none of you have got it. two days ago we all got tested because our flat, have got it. two days ago we all got tested because ourflat, not have got it. two days ago we all got tested because our flat, not upland but around the building people are

danjohnson in manchester, thanks very much.n heard describing easyjet as "hanging by a thread" in a leaked recording obtained by bbc news. martin entwistle — an easyjet pilot and union rep — is said to have made the comments to union members following a meeting with the airline's chief financial officer. easyjet said that the recording "does not reflect" the views of the company. president donald trump is expected today to formally announce his nominee to fill the supreme court seat left va ca nt by the death of ruth bader ginsburg. us media say he will nominate an existing federal appeals courtjudge, amy coney barrett. ifjudge barrett is confirmed, conservative—leaning justices will hold a 6—3 majority on america's highest court for the foreseeable future. with all the sport now, here's sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. hello, sarah. thank you very much. good afternoon. we're into a huge day of live sport on the bbc — and england's women are bidding to wrap up the t20 series against west indies. the third match has jus

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.some students from manchester metropolitan university — locked down in their student accommodation. they told me this wasn't how they'd imagined their first weeks at university. it wasn't the experience we were expecting. we are just trying to get by and learn how to do things now. you have all been tested, but none of you have it, is that right? yes, two days ago we all got tested because around the building, people had it. we were celebrating we were negative, however we were told to self—isolate although we are all negative in the house of —— household. i have the names of your flatmates, who is rosie? move in a bit. how are you finding it because this is not what you were expecting? are you concerned about the future now if there are other outbreaks, this could be the pattern of what your first year at university will be like? yes, i was looking forward to coming to university more but on my course , we to coming to university more but on my course, we only have three hours in univ

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.or the first time in nearly 20 years because of the schools shutdown. children in low—income commuities across africa and asia are especially affected because remote learning is so difficult. the report was produced by the nonprofit group room to read, and we have its ceo geetha murali on the line from san francisco. geetha welcome to bbc news. good to have you with us. explain what the challenges are for children in africa and asia that are trying to gain access to an education during the covid—i9 pandemic. gain access to an education during the covid-19 pandemic. and low income communities in asia and africa, there was already a learning crisis even before the pandemic began full, and for these children, schools closures don'tjust represent a cost education. they can be in inver —— an end. 2a million stu d e nts be in inver —— an end. 2a million students may not return after the pandemic, and they are already facing the challenges associated with poverty. add to that the digital divi

danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, liverpool.y of leicester. thank you very much forjoining us. what proportion of your students are coming out for the first time? there is about 30% of our students coming back this weekend. we're looking forward to welcoming them and we are taking all the precautions to make sure it's a safe environment. we're also making sure it's safe for our communities as well. you've already got 500 they are. how is it going for them? so far, the feedback is very positive because of the extra measures we have put in place. it's not the usual start for the academic year, so we have to battle those measures to make it fully secure. so far, they responded well and i think they're feeling very positive about being in the university. we all make sure that is as rewarding as they expected to be. tell us about the fa ct expected to be. tell us about the fact that you're going to start testing students next week. how will that work? we are enacting funding, so we want to make sure that we can do our own testing. we

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.r and former rector of university of glasgow — questioned what preparations had been made for students returning to university. i believe that they breached their duty of care to university students and the real question that should be asked of senior management, of the principals across this country, is what exactly were they preparing for over the last six months, when both the ucu unions, staff associations and student leaders were predicting this, as were health experts? i mean, what did they expect to happen, for instance, in glasgow university, murano street village, where you have 1,500 students crammed in like sardines, where there is no contingency, no one—way systems. what did they expect to happen? i mean, this highly infectious disease, other than that it would spread extremely fast and then sometimes forcing people into flats where there is up to 12 people sharing a bathroom and a kitchen?! absolutely hopeless and shamefully inadequate response. and the idea that in the la

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.ronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 5,560. 34 deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, and that means on average in the last week, 30 deaths were announced every day, taking the total number across the uk to 41,971. a friend of the police officer who was shot dead at a south london custody centre yesterday has said he moved to thejob because he wanted a safer role. tributes have been paid to 54—year—old matt ratana, who was killed when a handcuffed suspect opened fire. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. the stream of well—wishers with flowers hasn't slowed here all day. and the death of this respected police officer was marked as far away as his native new zealand by the country's prime minister. donna murray—turner worked with sergeant rata na in community policing. he had a very lived professional experience of dealing wit

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.ew coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24 period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 5,816. 17 deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, so on average in the last week 30 deaths were announced every day. that takes the total number across the uk to 41,988. the suspect in the killing of police sergeant matt rata na is being named as louis de zoysa, who's 23 and from norbury in south london. he remains critically ill in hospital following the shooting. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the latest. police memorial day commemorates all of those who've died while serving but the killing of an officer is a particularly traumatic event. the home secretary and the mayor of london laid wreaths, but the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, was remembering an officer she had personally served alongside. matt ratana, she said, was extraordinary, firm but supportive of thos

danjohnson, bbc news, preston.o covid—i9, has passed one million. the figure was confirmed by john hopkins university in the us, which has been keeping a detailed count of global covid numbers. deaths in the us, brazil and india make up nearly half the total. the un secretary—general called it a ‘mind—numbing' figure. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. every grave marks a life cut short, a mother, father, brother, sister lost to covid—i9. this is indonesia, but the impact of coronavirus since it emerged in china late last year has been truly global. these are the five countries which have recorded the most deaths with covid—i9. the united states is top with more than 200,000, followed by brazil, india, mexico and the united kingdom. many of those deaths, especially among the frail elderly, will have been at least partly due to other underlying health problems. 33 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded, and we know the pandemic is accelerating, with 2 million new cases every week. but that is a gross

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.k to aamer anwar — lawyer and former rector of university of glasgow. thank you forjoining us. how sensible was it to allow students back to university? it is dangerously incompetent, i believe they breach the duty of care to university students and the real question that should be asked of principals across this country, what exactly were they preparing over the last six months when the staff associations and unions and student leaders were predicting this, as we re leaders were predicting this, as were health experts? what did they expect to happen when you have 1500 stu d e nts expect to happen when you have 1500 students crammed in like sardines in glasgow holes of residents, no one—way systems, what did they expect to happen with this highly infectious disease other than it would spread fast, especially in flats where there are up to 12 people sharing a bathroom and kitchen? in the last two days, they have been trying to backtrack and apologise for all the various statements, let

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester. after three more areas in south wales went into local lockdown this evening. neath port tolbot, torfaen and the vale of glamorgan are now covered by the restrictions, meaning people can't enter or leave the areas without a reasonable excuse and households cannot mix indoors. hywel griffith is in port talbot. yes, wales' lockdown list continues to grow almost by the day. places like port talbotjoining that list in the last few minutes, adding to cardiff, swansea, newport, the entire south wales valleys, all under tougher regulations. and, this evening, there is also concern about growing coronavirus case rates in north wales. all in all, it is hard to see there is much room for optimism on the horizon. i think the minority are spoiling it for the majority. with the lockdown, people aren't going to follow rules. being a student who'sjust moved back, it's quite difficult. it means that i'm not able to go and see my family in newport. we've got grandchildren in cardiff and we won't be abl

danjohnson, bbc news, preston.land have been forced to send at least some pupils home with covid—19 symptoms. according to a department of education survey, some 16% of secondaries were affected with partial closures in the week ending 2a september — double the rate the previous week. by contrast, only 5% of primary schools reported sending pupils home to limit the spread of the disease. in northern ireland, the devolved government has announced a curfew for pubs and restaurants. they'll be banned from serving customers after 10.30 in the evening and will have to close their doors by 11. the curfew will come into force from midnight on wednesday. borisjohnson says he wants to end what he called the snooty distinction between academic and vocational qualifications. speaking in exeter, he said the pandemic had already exposed the shortcomings in the labour market. the government is promising a "lifetime skills guarantee" with radical changes to adult education in england, aimed at preparing workers for a post—covid e

danjohnson dan johnson reporting there.ee robert halfon says clearer guidance needs to be given to students and their families. it is very worrying. there are reports suggesting that up to 3000 students are in lockdown, in universities as far as dundee to exeter. i think the time has come for the department for education, the chief medical, the chief science officer to give a statement setting out the policy for university, to reassure university staff, to reassure students and their families because we don't want to have a situation where students are in a lock—down in the halls of residence at christmas time. this would cause enormous anguish to both the students and families across the uk. joining us now from her accomodation at manchester metropolitan university is megan tingy. spini spin i don't know if you had the comment there from robert halfon saying there needs to be clearer guidance. do you know what is going on at university? i haven't heard much from my university. we went into lockdown yesterday in the evening

danjohnson, bbc news, manchester.er extra coronavirus restrictions, after three more areas in south wales went into local lockdown this evening. people living in neath port tolbot, torvine and the vale of glamorgan are now banned from entering or leaving the area without a reasonable excuse, and households cannot mix indoors. hywel griffith has been to port talbot to find out what people there think about the new restrictions. i think the minority are spoiling it for the majority. with the lockdown, people aren't going to follow rules. being a student who'sjust moved back, it's quite difficult. it means that i'm not able to go and see my family in newport. we've got grandchildren in cardiff and we won't be able to stay with them indoors any more. local lockdowns bring barriers and divisions. containing communities, as well as the virus. it's really hard for me, because she's my mum. and she's a great mum. for barbara, in swansea, it means more separation. visits to her 89—year—old mother's care home have stopped again

danjohnson, bbc news, in manchester. our political correspondent, chris mason is here with me... an attempt by parliament to take more of an active role in dealing with these covid restrictions been implemented. there isa restrictions been implemented. there is a growing restlessness from around 50 conservative mps and opposition parties at what has been sidelined in the decision—making process around the coronavirus measures that the government has introduced. one mp described it as the biggest handover of power that anyone can remember to the government, to the executive from parliament and another said that mps feel increasingly helpless. on wednesday they hope they have the chance to force the government to consult parliament before any new restrictions are brought in. ministers say we have to have the capacity to act swiftly and we sought to engage parliament but mps wa nt sought to engage parliament but mps want more than that. potentially a big week on coronavirus but also a big week on coronavirus but also a big week on brexit coming. michael gove plus lord frost are both

danjohnson dan johnson with danjohnson with that class of pupils.alking to in 20 minutes also. she will bejoining us talking to in 20 minutes also. she will be joining us with some tips on how to manage anxieties around returning to school after so many months. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says the easing of lockdown restrictions in the boroughs of bolton and trafford is "completely illogical". mr burnham‘s urging people living in these areas to continue to follow the guidance and not to have social gatherings at home because coronavirus cases are still rising. measures were originally introduced to combat new infections across parts of england‘s north—west and were lifted overnight. the rules were re—introduced injuly after concerns the virus was being spread between households. the lifting of the restrictions means different households can again meet indoors or in private gardens, but councillors have criticised the government, accusing them of ignoring advice from health officials and lifting the measures too soon. people are fr

danjohnson has plenty of children who have gone in this morning, so there is an empty playground behindh for them to take on board, let's have a quick word with divina who is just starting, how are you feeling? quite nervous, but i'm very excited because it is a new school and a new environment. are you worried about the measures in place, the things will keep you safe ? place, the things will keep you safe? no, it isjust kind of things that need to be put into keep us safe and i am completely 0k that need to be put into keep us safe and i am completely ok with that. 0k, safe and i am completely ok with that. ok, if we turn around, a bus has just arrived with more children. the principle is here as well. how are you feeling this morning? very excited, seeing the young ones coming through. we have been looking forward to it, and it is great they are finally here. how much preparation has there been for the day? a lot of preparation, their staff, the site team, the catering staff, the site team, the catering staff, everyone in the building has done a greatjob to get staff, everyone in the