state collusion cost pat finucane his life. hue up the chain of command it went. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. it's been acknowledged by government and other public bodies that the pandemic has hit vulnerable groups and those living in deprived areas the hardest. official figures for england show the overall death rate between april and june this year in the poorest areas was nearly double that of the least deprived. the government says it is committed to reducing deprivation and has spent over £100 billion in welfare support this year and that they are ensuring councils have the appropriate resources. our special correspondent ed thomas has spent time in burnley and reports now on some of those trying to cope with unemployment and mental health issues. i love the poor. because i know i am the poor. and as long as i breathe, i'll serve the poor. no need to push, there's plenty! you see all these people? they have children. hungry children. remain social distancing all we are going to get in trouble. it's hard to keep your dist

there'll be no immediate public inquiry into the murder of solicitor pat finucane — the government saysll first wait for the results of a review by the police service of northern ireland. and, the prime minister says "everyone including celebrities" should follow the regulations as rita ora apologises for throwing a birthday party for 30 on her 30th the prime minister is battling to win support for the introduction of three tiers of restrictions in england —from wednesday — as he tries to head off a rebellion by his own mps. he's acknowledged that many people think they're in the wrong tier but insists the restrictions are necessary to slow the spread of coronavirus. the government has published an economic impact assessment of the tiered system in a bid to persuade tory mps to vote for it tomorrow. in the past few minutes, labour has confirmed it will vote for the tier system — more on that in a moment but first here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the outline of a world after coronavirus is slowly emerging, but it's not clear to see yet. so, before england's national restrict

mr finucane's family having company for decades for an inquiry to establish the exact extent of stateng to show transparency for the past. let's go to our correspondent in belfast. the big decision with you ramifications. asa big decision with you ramifications. as a bully. this is for many years one of the most high—profile murders of the trouble. at its heart the issue of state collusion. in 2012 the official government review, david cameron the then prime minister apologise to the finucane family for what he said were shopping levels of pollution. that review back then found that state agents had played key roles in the murder. colluding with loyalist paramilitaries and ever since then really in for many years the family hasjust stepped really in for many years the family has just stepped up really in for many years the family hasjust stepped up their campaign again and again in calling for a full public inquiry and saying this is the power of a full public inquiry is the only way to get answers. they have been given that announcement today from the secretary of state for northern

mr finucane, a 39—year—old solicitor who represented both republicans and loyalists during the troublesbelfast in 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries. a review commissioned by the government found agents of the state had been involved. sir philip green's retail empire arcadia, which includes topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, could face collapse within hours. it would put 13,000 jobs at risk. the group had been seeking extra cash to help it plug the gap from lost sales during the pandemic. adding to the uncertainty facing arcadia staff is an estimated 350 million pound hole in the company's pension fund which has 10,000 members. lets go to our business editor simon jack who's outside topshop in central london, a last—minute rescue deal is not looking likely... ido i do not think there is any prospect of that in the next couple of hours when we expect it to collapse as you say into administration. the truth is this is a crisis here is the crisis years in the making. 0nce is this is a crisis here is the crisis years in the making. once the beating heart of fashion retail in the uk it has fa

have called for a public inquiry into suspected state collusion in the murder of the solicitor pat finucane investigating a large scale violent disturbance in the centre of cardiff last night. four arrests have been made, and six people have been taken to hospital, three of them are thought to have been stabbed. donald trump is to appeal a ruling against his attempt to invalidate millions of postal votes in pennyslvania. ajudge had dismissed a lawsuit from the trump campaign, seemingly paving the way for pennyslvania to confirm joe biden as the winner of that state, where he leads by more than 80,000 votes. the result is due to be certified on monday. meanwhile, president trump has used the close of the g20 summit in saudi arabia to defend his decision to pull the us out of the paris agreement to reduce climate change. he told g20 leaders that the landmark deal was "unfair and one—sided". the president—elect, joe biden, has said he‘ll take the us back into the international pact. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in riyadh for us now. and how did president trump‘s comment

secretary of state brandon lewis is due to make an announcement after contacting mr finucane's familye cloud and the patchy rain moves southwards across england and wales at times. at times it will be heavier across wales and south—west england, but brighter skies follow on into northern england, northern ireland and scotland, withjust on into northern england, northern ireland and scotland, with just a few showers in the north and down the north sea coastline. 0vernight, a brisk wind continues down the north sea bringing showers. albert neck system brings on the thicker cloud and some patchy rain and drizzle from the west. that is how we start the day tomorrow, a lot of clear skies, a cold start. cloud comes in these words through the course of the day, sunny conditions in parts of the south and east. top temperatures of 10 around the moray and aberdeenshire. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: the number of new covid—19 cases in england has fallen sharply since the second lockdown began, according to the most up—to—date study, with cases dropping by nearly a t