greater manchester police say they weren't aware of the ariana grande concert ahead of the manchesterl. the show must go on. a warning to mp5 that theatres have to re—open soon. there comes a point now where we really can't go on much more. the health secretary says it is a "moment of clarity for us all" as two of the uk government's scientific advisers have given warnings over the increase in coronavirus cases, saying that we've relaxed too much over the summer and must now re—engage with social distancing rules. england's depty chief medical officer, professor jonathan van—tam said the country faces a "bumpy ride" unless the virus is taken seriously again. and professorjohn edmunds, a member of the scientific advisory group for emergencies or sage, said cases were now "increasing exponentially". bolton has become the latest area to have tighter restrictions introduced, including only allowing takeaways from hospitality venues, after a rise in covid—19 cases. in wales, a local lockdown in the county of caerphilly will take effect this evening, after 98 new coronavirus cases were repo

greater manchester police say they weren't aware of the ariana grande concert ahead of the manchesterombing — because british transport police had jurisdiction. as furloughing comes to an end, the figures that reveal companies' plans to cut hundreds of thousands of jobs. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman arrested in iran four years ago, is told she'll face another trial. # past the point of no return and the show must go on — a warning to mps that theatres have to re—open soon. there comes a point now where we really can't go on much more. hello, good afternoon. the health secretary, matt hancock, says it is a "moment of clarity for us all," after two of the uk government's scientific advisers have given warnings over the increase in coronavirus cases. they say we've relaxed too much over the summer and must now re—engage with social distancing rules. england's depty chief medical officer, professor jonathan van—tam, said the country faces a "bumpy ride" unless the virus is taken seriously again. and professorjohn edmunds, a member of the scientific advisory group f

the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has been hearing that greater manchester policeappening. the inquiry was told that british transport police were in charge of the arena foyer because it is part of a train station complex. they reacted within seconds of the attack. 22 people were killed when salman abedi exploded a bomb in may 2017. fiona trott reports. a new day, looking for new information. it's a new routine for the relatives that will last for six months. today they're learning more about the response of the emergency services that night. how prepared were they? were they coordinated? this is what they were told. gmp did not know at an organisational level of the ariana grande concert and had not made any provision or plan for the concert that night. the court heard that for a0 minutes after the blast, only one paramedic went into the area where the bomb went off — the response may not have been coordinated enough. the inquiry will need to consider whether that is so and, if it is, why that occurred and whether life was lost as a result of any failure. as is be

greater manchester police did not know that that pop concert was taking place that night.ed two hours and six minutes after the explosion and as for the ambulance service, the inquiry heard the first a0 minutes after the explosion, only one paramedic was actually actually at the scene where the bomb went off in 2a minutes after the first request, a british transport police officers are to control, you're going to hate me, but where are our ambulances, please. control replied, we do not know, we are calling them again. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. a huge crackdown on social gatherings in england, as covid cases rise. from monday, social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal. as one of belarus' leading opposition activists rips up her passport to avoid being expelled from the country, its president insists he is not stepping down a new book by president trump's former lawyer claims he behaves like a mobster and has ‘a low opinion of all black people'. the white house says michael cohen's memoir, out today, is full of lies. whoever you choose to believ

supposed to be in charge, but they did not have a plan in place and did not coordinate with greater manchester police on that night. gmp did not declare a major incident for nearly three hours. btp did so much earlier, but did not tell the other force. half an hour after the blast, the btp control room had this conversation with an officer at the scene. although ambulances did arrive outside the arena, most paramedics remained away from the place where the bomb exploded. the first fire engine did not arrive until more than two hours after the blast. 22 people were killed in the attack. the youngest, a child ofjust eight years old. the bereaved families are learning much of this detail for the first time, and say they are finding it extremely distressing. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. america has experienced a turbulent 2020 so far — not just with the effects of the pandemic, but also with mass protests sparked by the killing of george floyd, and more recently the police shooting of jacob blake. but there's a separate crisis brewing in america's prison system. every year thousands of inmates di

supposed to be in charge, but they did not have a plan in place and did not coordinate with greater manchester policethat night. gmp did not declare a major incident for nearly three hours. btp did so much earlier, but did not tell the other force. half an hour after the blast, the btp control room had this conversation with an officer at the scene. although ambulances did arrive outside the arena, most paramedics remained away from the place where the bomb exploded. the first fire engine did not arrive until more than two hours after the blast. 22 people were killed in the attack. the youngest, a child ofjust eight years old. the bereaved families are learning much of this detail for the first time and say they are finding it extremely distressing. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. you're watching bbc news. it's 8:50pm. the government's most senior lawyer sirjonathonjones has announced his resignation today. it's believed he was unhappy with the government's plan to override elements of the brexit withdrawal agreement in a new bill. the former uk ambassador to the us, sir kim darroch, has been sp

supposed to be in charge, but they did not have a plan in place and did not coordinate with greater manchester police was a concert on that night. gmp did not declare a major incident for nearly three hours. btp did so much earlier, but did not tell the other force. half an hour after the blast, the btp control room had this conversation with an officer at the scene. although ambulances did arrive outside the arena, most paramedics remained away from the place where the bomb exploded. the first fire engine did not arrive until more than two hours after the blast. 22 people were killed in the attack. the youngest a child ofjust eight yea rs the youngest a child ofjust eight years old. the bereaved families are learning much of this detail for the first time and say they are finding it extremely distressing. a government minister has said a new law, due to published tomorrow, will change what was agreed as part of the uk's divorce deal with the european union and break international law. brandon lewis said the bill would go against parts of the treaty related to the arrangements for northern ireland in

greater manchester police did not know that that pop concert was taking place that night. hours and six minutes after the explosion and as for the ambulance service, the inquiry heard the first a0 minutes after the explosion, only one paramedic was actually actually at the scene where the bomb went off in 2a minutes after the first request, a british transport police officers are to control, you're going to hate me, but where are our ambulances, please. control replied, we do not know, we are calling them again. fiona trott reporting. the inquiry chairman will make a report once all the evidence has been heard over the next six months. the british government says a new brexit bill to be published tomorrow does breach commitments it made to the european union in the withdrawal agreement signed in january. the new uk internal market bill will refer to post—brexit customs and trade rules in northern ireland. downing street said it would only make "minor clarifications in extremely specific areas" — but critics say the government is trying to change an agreement that became in

what we have heard is that the greater manchester police didn‘t know that the pop concert was happeningeard this. john atkinson, who died in the attack, was only moved out of the foyer on a display board 46 minutes after the bomb went off. and the council for the enquiry said theissue and the council for the enquiry said the issue ofjohn atkinson‘s survivability is a significant issue for the enquiry to consider. that was the qc, paul greaney. relatives have also seen photos in court today other emergency services rushing to the scene. paul greaney has also said this, the enquiry process must not be used to vilify those who did their best on the night, but made m ista kes their best on the night, but made mistakes and could have done better. we must probe deeply, but fairly into the emergency response that night and the hearing continues. thank you very much, fiona. it is 23 minutes past 12. we can catch up with the sport and get the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello, holly. hello. mason greenwood has apologised for breaking... at a hotel. the manchester united forward says his ac

in greater manchester they want to use fire, safety and community police officers to do their own contact manchester at the moment. we have only a small number of weeks to fix it before we get into the really tough time that lies ahead in the autumn and into the winter. testing, tracing and isolating are vital elements in containing covid—19. this evening, in the worst hit areas of the uk, it looks like this strategy is facing real problems. last night a local hospital in bolton appealed to people to stay away from the a&e department after more than 100 arrived seeking swab tests because they couldn‘t get tested locally, but those stories have been spread across the north west, we have spoken to people in lancashire and in merseyside and on the wirral, all of them with stories about the frustration of not being able to get tested. dominic, thanks for joining able to get tested. dominic, thanks forjoining us. and as we mentioned a short while ago the bbc understands that parts of the north east of england will be subject to new coronavirus restrictions later this week. 0ur correspondent fi

police forces across the region have been busy responding to calls here in greater manchester.h not all were covid related and a number of fines were issued for breaches of coronavirus regulations. in blackpool, the victoria hospital has reintroduced the restrictions because of a rise in covid—19 cases locally. with infection rates continuing to rise expect more restrictions to follow. parts of west yorkshire have some of the lowest test and trace rates in the country. in bradford, a team of local tracers have been hired. people who have had close contact with someone found to have covid—19 are being traced and asked to isolate. aisha iqbal has been speaking to a leeds woman who lost her father to the disease. catherine knows all about the importance of the proper functioning test and tray system. she lost her father to the virus and is now campaigning alongside hundreds of bereaved families for a full covid—19 inquiry. bereaved families for a full covid-19 inquiry. we need that really robust test and trace in place to save more people from the same tragedy that has happened to

i think we need urgent review of the evidence of police forces across the board. especially in greater manchesternto the supermarkets and shops in one of the biggest problems is it creates incentives for more social gatherings and what we are told by the experts is that that is the big reason, the big place where more transmission of the virus takes place. so, it will feel to me that the curfew will be operating in contradiction to preventing social gatherings in the home and that is the point that the government has to address. what is your alternativeyou're not going to have that curfew, are you going to shut down the pubs and restaurants are together and all that might entail for the hospitality sectors that is already on sneeze? -- already on its needs. bars can create a more regulated environment for people to be in an social distance. those places have really implemented some strong regimes now with regards to keeping people safe. if people are there, there be less likely to be gathering at home and greater risk of transmission, and we can put in the cut off on the sale of alcohol in superm

police news conference in birmingham just a few minutes ago. tougher coronavirus measures are being imposed in bolton in greater manchester because of a rising numberow the highest in england. the increase is being driven by a spike among younger people. simonjones has this report. "everyone in bolton must play their part". that's the plea from the local council as tighter restrictions are introduced. the infection rate has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week, the highest in england, with people aged between 18 and 49 accounting for 90% of cases. residents are now being told to only use public transport for essential purposes and not to mix with other households in any setting — indoors and outdoors — unless part of a support bubble. although some restrictions are being lifted elsewhere, a ban on people from different households meeting indoors remains in most areas of greater manchester. the evidence suggests that it's still the home and gatherings in the home where we are seeing the most community transmission. let's be honest, people behave differently in the home, it is not as regulated as a public space, and that's why the restrictio

o'clock because of new closing time, the labour mayor of greater manchester this morning said he thought it was doing more harm than good. from a policing i was a borough commander, one of the key things you needed to do was to get a grip on your licensed premises because it stops antisocial behaviour, stops violence, stops people doing awful things on kicking out time. so, what you do is you speak to all the licensed premises and you have a staggered end of licensed premises. some would end at 10.30, some were shut at 11, some would shut at half past 11, so you don't have everybody piling out at the same time. if it is 10pm four on licence, where people drink alcohol, whether in a restaurant or a pub, off—licences, in other words, shops, supermarkets, their conditions are unaltered. so, we have a situation where people are piling out of pubs and then getting to and take a ways from off—licences. so, we need to make sure that is coordinated. and going back to the box of police officers that don't exist, sometimes you may only have a handful of police officers on duty at that time who aren't dealing with other calls, as the police federa

safe responsible but before the rule of six comes into place across the united kingdom and greater manchester policeoronavirus cases in scotla nd confirmed coronavirus cases in scotland has hit a four—month high as well. the rise in new cases in scotland is a worry and have you been able to identify by why? in scotland we have had localised spikes. we had one in aberdeen and one in dumfries and galloway associated with a food processing plant. we now have restrictions on six local authority areas and numbers seem to be going up areas and numbers seem to be going up across a number of health boards so it is a national issue at the moment the scottish government has been trying to take action to keep those numbers from rising much more than they are. is this what you read, second wave? ithink than they are. is this what you read, second wave? i think those of us in public health have talked a lot about the terminology as has the world health organization and we never really got over the first way. we suppress the virus successfully in most parts of the uk through the summerand it in most parts of the