in the uk, liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough face new restrictions from today — including on households mixing indoors borisjohnson will hold a video meeting today with the president of the european commission, after the final round of post—brexit trade talks ended without agreement. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the us president donald trump has been flown to a military hospital less than 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus. the president's doctor said he was "fatigued but in good spirits". he's been given remdesivir, a drug designed to prevent lung shutdown — but he is not currently needing oxygen. he has also received an experimental antibody treatment to help speed his recovery. his democratic rival for president, joe biden, wished mr trump a speedy recovery and has suspended campaign advertisments attacking the president. here's more from our north america editor, jon sopel, in washington. news anchor: all right, the breaking news is tha

in liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough, there'll be no household mixing, and that's whetherou're at home, in a pub or a restaurant. the prospect of losing my home and my business the year after losing my husband, frankly, is extremely worrying. the most important thing that you can do is to adapt. the restrictions are in place, but it is not to be restricted by them as such, it is to move with them. local mayors are split — some want even tougher measures, one says he's prepared to defy them. also tonight: remember italy, the epicentre of the pandemic in europe? now police checks and testing are helping it to avoid a second wave. what happens to migrants arriving in the uk — is the government really thinking about housing them on disused ferries? the european commission's boss says she'll be taking the uk to court over whether we're in breach of the brexit deal. the marine rescue team trying to herd a pod of whales in gare loch out of harm's way. and coming up on bbc news, gareth southgate names his latest england squad — there are three new caps and two notable omissions. g

is welcome we have the same restrictions in middlesborough and hartlepool as in the northeast.ecisely to avoid that patchwork quilt affect, the areas have no additional restrictions, and that's a very good reason that the virus infection rates at the moment is not significant lehigh. i certainly want my constituency to be subjects —— not significantly hi. are the people of their still supporting boris johnson? a lot of rumbling and criticism about his performance and the lack of a strategy. my constituents are rock solid behind the government on this. boris johnson remains their favourite person to read the —— lead the country, on all the issues. there's obviously frustration about the situation. we are in the middle of a pandemic, going into autumn. i don't doubt what an awful time this is but people just want to see this pass as quickly as it can. clearly, that is the focus now. let's find a way to get middlesborough in hartlepool back to normality as quickly as possible. turkey, poland, and bonaire, st eustatius and saba have been removed from the government's list of travel

what hartlepool and middlesbrough councils were concerned about was that any measures that went beyondhis part of the uk, which has some of the most deprived areas, it would be damaging for the local economy and for people's mental health, but what today's announcement has shown is that local authorities do not have the power to cherry pick what measures they want. central government has announced a support package of £7 million, but the mayor here, andy preston, has said today, we defy the government and do not accept these measures. fiona, thank you. meanwhile, in northern ireland, hospitality venues in londonderry and strabane are to be placed under new coronavirus restrictions. restaurants will only be able to offer takeaway and outdoor dining. and people will be urged to limit their use of public transport and work from home if possible. households across northern ireland are already barred from mixing indoors in private homes. new coronavirus restrictions came into force for four more council areas in north wales this evening. people living in conwy, denbighshire, flintshire and

neighbouring hartlepool will also have the new rules.signed to the changes. it is upsetting, those members of my family that i can't go and see in newcastle, and now even more so in hartlepool, i won't be able to go and see my friends. so, ijust literally got off the phone with my grandad, who is now devastated, because he knows we've gone back to me dropping his shopping off and a quick hello on the doorstep from two metres. northern england is now a patchwork of different areas with different rules, and from midnight two million more people from teesside to merseyside will have to adopt a new routine. danny savage, bbc news, middlesbrough. and you can put in your postcode on the bbc news website's coronavirus section to find out what the restrictions are where you live. the latest government figures show that there were 6,968 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 6,273. over the past week, on average, 372 people have been admitte

today's other news — in the uk, liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough face new coronavirusictions from today — including a ban on households mixing indoors. and crunch talks on a trade deal — borisjohnson will hold a video meeting today with the president of the european commission, after the final round of post—brexit talks ended without agreement. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. a month away from the us presidential election, donald trump has spent the night at a military hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. let's cross live to washington and my colleague laura trevelyan. an extraordinary 2a hours. thanks geeta. welcome to washington where president donald trump remains in charge of the united states, despite being admitted to the walter reid medical center. the white house has said airlifting him there was done out of an "abundance of caution" and his doctor has said he is doing "doing very well". world leaders have been wishing him well — in

people living in the liverpool city region, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough can no longer meetthey don't live with, in any indoor setting, such as homes or pubs. the changes come amid concern over rising infection rates in those areas. with all the sport now, here's jane dougal at the bbc sport centre. hello there. there's a full fixture list in the premier league this weekend. one game is under way already at stamford bridge — chelsea hosting crystal palace. it's 0—0 after 35 minutes — the best chance of the match so far falling to chelsea'sjorginho, who volleyed over the bar from 12 yards out. just one match in the women's super league today — aston villa hosting everton. and the visitors are already 3—0 up. hayley raso scoring twice injust four minutes, before claire emslie added a third for everton. premiership rugby are carrying out an urgent review ahead of the final round of matches after 16 sale sharks players and staff tested positive for coronavirus. sale are adamant their game against worcester will go ahead, but their opponents say it's "still the subject of discuss

in merseyside, warrington, hartlepool and middlesborough, in merseyside, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbroughved to a higher level of support. cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. wakefield joins others in west yorkshire on the list. back in newcastle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. just going to bring you the latest from washington, this is a trump tweet from the president. he says that doctors, nurses and all at the great walter reed medical center, and others from likewise on credible institutions who have joined them, are amazing. so there you go, combative stuff from the president. he says the walter reed medical center in bethesda in maryland, just a few miles from washington, dc, we can see the outside of that building. we actually heard from his doctor sean p connolly at a news conference a couple of hours ago with a very upbeat message from him, and also mak

the rules across the liverpool city region, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough will be as followsnst all social mixing between people in different households. we will bring in regulations, as we have in the north—east, to prevent in law social mixing between people in different households in all settings, except outdoor public spaces, like parks and outdoor hospitality. even explaining it takes quite a while, doesn't it? it does, and it's just a lot of people. a lot of people and a lot of real limits on people's lives and it was interesting there to hear the health secretary saying, this has been in close consultation with the council leaders and mayors right around the country but i'm not sure everyone quite feels like that. let's talk to one of the mayors, andy preston, the mayor of middlesbrough, independent mayor. hi, andy. hello, hi. thanks for coming on. what do you make of this? well, it's a carry on, isn't it? it's a palaver, it's a bit of a fiasco! it's the end of the day so i can laugh now but i was fuming and really angry this morning. listen, the first thing i should s

from today, people living in liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough can no longer meet up they don't live with. this includes bars and restaurants. 16.8 million people or around a quarter of the entire uk population are now living under some form of increased measures. it comes as 770 students have tested positive for the virus at northumbria university in the north east of england. this report from greg mckenzie. hi, becca! hello. a student house in a student street in newcastle. coughs all the people in this home have tested positive for covid, and are now isolating. the neighbours have had it too. we thought we were, like, some dangerous household, "we've got covid, stay away." but they were like, "we've already had it." you think it's already widespread in student houses in the street? absolutely, oh, it's widespread completely. also with everybody going back out on the night out scene, or whatever's left of it. some in their second year only returned to newcastle a week ago. now, 770 students there have tested positive for coronavirus. it has left some questioning why

from today, people living in liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough can no longer meet upi6.8 million people or around i in 4 of the entire uk population are now living under some form of increased measures.(ani)it comes as 770 students have tested positive for the virus at northumbria university in the north east of england. this report from greg mckenzie. hi, becca! hello. a student house in a student street in newcastle. coughs. all the people in this room have tested positive for covid, and are now isolating. the neighbours have had it too. we thought we were, like, some dangerous household, "we've got covid, stay away." but they were like, "we've already had it." you think it's already widespread in student houses in the street? absolutely, oh, it's widespread completely. also with everybody going back out on the night out scene, or whatever's left of it. some in their second year only returned to newcastle a week ago. now, 770 students there have tested positive for coronavirus. it has left some questioning why they were allowed back so soon. i think that they defini

the headlines: 2 million people face tougher restrictions in liverpool, middlesbrough, hartlepool andd that's whether you're at home, in a pub or a restaurant. the prospect of losing my home and my business the year after losing my husband, frankly it is extremely worrying. but i think the most important thing that you can do is do that. ——adapt. you know? the restrictions are in place, but it is not to be restricted by them, as such, it is to move with them. the snp mp margaret ferrier is suspended from her party for travelling to and from london on public transport while experiencing coronavirus symptoms and later testing positive for the virus. nicola sturgeon calls it utterly indefensible. travellers from poland, turkey and some carribean islands arriving in england and scotland will have to quarantine from saturday as the government updates their travel corridors. the eu begins legal action against the uk government because of its plans to override parts of the brexit withdrawal deal. the marine rescue team trying to herd a pod of whales in gare loch out of harm's way. another 2

liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough face new restrictions from today — including a bandoors. borisjohnson will hold a video meeting today with the president of the european commission, after the final round of post—brexit trade talks ended without agreement. some breaking news. reports of a double murder enquiry being launched. the bodies of eight women and her teenage daughter found launched. the bodies of eight women and her teenage daughterfound in a house damaged by fire. —— the bodies of one woman and her teenage daughter. postmortems revealed one of the victims had been strangled, the other one badly burned. police have described this as harrowing stop they are appealing for any information. police now confirming that the two victims of that fire on thursday were killed. the mother was strangled. the daughter's body was found badly burned. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we start in the premier league and with a convincing win for chelsea at stamford bridge. they beat crystal palace 4—0 to move up to fourth. they scored all their goals in the

mixing will come into force on saturday, and will apply to the liverpool city region, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. it's the rate at which cases are rising that's causing concern. take knowsley — there are 262 cases per 100,000 people there. the average for an area in england is 28. so let's look at the new measures. first, what will be against the law? mixing with other households — and that applies whether you're at home, in your garden or in a pub or a cafe. then there's guidance — that means you're advised not to mix in pub gardens and parks, and sporting events. these measures mean that a quarter of the uk population — and 66% of the north of england — are living under local lockdowns. we'll have more on the extra measures across other parts of the uk in a moment, but first our special correspondent ed thomas is in liverpool for us tonight. ed. there is a picture emerging now across the uk, and especially across the north of england, as areas here face tighter and tighter coronavirus restrictions. today, it was people here in liverpool who were told they were next. but no su

the rules across the liverpool city region — warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough — will be as followsgainst all social mixing between people in different households. we will bring in regulations, as we have in the north—east, to prevent in law social mixing between people in different households in all settings except outdoor public spaces like parks and outdoor hospitality. people here in liverpool had been expecting tougher measures to be brought in now. i think it needs to happen because when all the students come back it has gone higher, it has spiked definitely. nothing has really been done about it. closing pubs at early hours, i don't really see the point in it but i do think it's in the best interest to keep the public safe, yeah. all this a huge blow for the city, and the authorities want help from the government. the hospitality sector will be seriously hit hard in liverpool, and that is a big...we are very heavily dependent, as are leeds and manchester and the big cities, dependent on hospitality. they help pay for our business rates, help support the local economy and jobs

working hard with tees valley colleagues to keep the area out of tier 3, but my constituency in hartlepoolth and economic impacts that will bring. we are not in tier 3 yet, and when we get there, what exit strategy does he have for ending lockdown? in the short term, the best exit strategy for anywhere that does go into tier 3, and i agree with him on his assessment that hartlepool in tier 2 at the moment, i hope we can keep it there, but we will keep it under review. the best exit strategy for anywhere that wants to go into a lower tier is for everybody to follow those rules, respect social distancing, and try to get the case rates coming down. but, of course, for the whole nation, indeed for the whole world, the best exit strategy is a combination of mass testing and a vaccine, and we are working incredibly hard to deliver both as quickly as feasibly possible. we need a long—term solution to co—bed as well as a short—term action that we are having to take. greater manchester has been living under harsh restrictions for three months, cani harsh restrictions for three months, can i put it

in the uk, liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough face new coronavirus restrictions from today — including a ban on households mixing indoors. and crunch talks on a trade deal — borisjohnson will hold a video meeting today with the president of the european commission, after the final round of post—brexit talks ended without agreement. the 40th london marathon kicks off tomorrow, but this year's event will be very different. instead of winding through the streets of the capital, it's being limited tojust elite athletes only. but other keen runners from around the world can take part virtually. and some of them have even been helped out by former england cricket captain, michael vaughan, as andy swiss reports. # don't stop thinking about tomorrow # don't stop thinking ...# pick up your artichokes and your chickpeas or whatever it is you have got. stepping up to a unique challenge. this is leila and this is her seniors fitness class. she started it during lockdown and it has become an online community. mainly in their70s, theyjoin herfrom around the world with canned vegeta

and the new restrictions also affect liverpool warrington hartlepool they include a ban on people from different households mixing indoors interacting outdoors isn't banned but also in the by and only essential travel is allowed and that the stance on the measures those been heavily criticised the community sexy brand it is words irresponsible and disappointing and one of the most colleagues on the town council called the reckless is andy preston again he insists he thinking the pandemic seriously. so i'm not soft on coal but i want to control it but we have to find a way of allowing life to go on mental health to be ok and physical health to be ok what we do know from our local experts is that 80 percent fact just don't reach a percent of all coked infections that happening within the home so we agreed with the government that it temporary restriction on socialising or was a really good idea but categorically that should not spill out to your garden similarly we want to make sure that our venue is a very well run and we want to make sure that people could meet for a bite to eat a cup

the new restrictions also affect liverpool warrington and hartlepool they include a ban on people from different households misc mixing indoors interacting outdoors isn't banned but also isn't advised either and only essential travel is allowed and may as words have already been heavily criticized with the communities secretary bringing them irresponsible but any president again insists he's taking the pandemic seriously. so i'm not soft on coal but i want to control it but we have to find a way of allowing life to go on mental health to be ok and physical health to be ok what we do know from our local experts is that 80 percent fact just over 80 percent of all cold infections are happening within the home so we agreed with the government that it temporary restriction on socialising or was a really good idea but categorically that should not spill out to your garden similarly we wanted to make sure that our venues are very well run and we want to make sure that people could meet for a bite to eat a cup of tea maybe even a beer in a safe well run environment in a socially just setting n

from today, people living in liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough can no longer meet upnd one in four of the entire uk population, are now living under some form of increased measures. it comes as 770 students tested positive for the virus at northumbria university in the north east of england. with a look at the situation in the north west — naomi cornwell reports. as of midnight new laws have applied here. liverpool and knowsley have some of the highest infection rates in england. so in these seven areas it is now illegal for households to meet indoors anywhere, notjust in homes. it is absolutely incumbent on everybody to understand what the rules are and comply with those regulations. it‘s only by everybody doing that will the virus numbers come down and we can all return to a state of normality. as well as the whole of merseyside, the restrictions cover warrington and halton in cheshire, so people here in runcorn are affected. it‘s confusing, isn‘t it? i think a lot of us are unsure whether it applies. i think maybe eat out to help 0ut wasn't the smartest idea, now t

the new restrictions also affect liverpool warrington and hartlepool being clued a ban on people from different high schools mixing indoors interacting outdoors is not done but it is this courage and only essential travel is allowed even before these measures wear introduce the areas mentioned were among those under harsher curbs than the majority of the u.k. the middle of her stance by the way has been heavily criticized by the u.k. community secretary browning it irresponsible while one of the most colleagues on the town council called him reckless sunday preston again and says he's taking a pandemic seriously. so i'm not soft on coal but i want to control it but we have to find a way of allowing the life to go on mental health to be ok and physical health to be ok what we do know from our local experts is that 80 percent in fact just over 80 percent of all coked infections are happening within the home so we agreed with the government that it temporary restriction on socialising or was a really good idea but categorically that should not spread out to your garden similarly we wante

and from tomorrow new strict measures will be introduced in middlesbrough, hartlepool, warrington andurther upheaval for struggling businesses, some health officials wanted them to go further. we are seeing the impact on our hospital system already. we know the number of hospital admissions due to coronavirus has increased tenfold since the start of the month. frankly i am worried this hasn't quite gone far enough. to be fair this isn'tjust about rules, this is about people doing the right thing. it is estimated one in 500 people in homes across england had the coronavirus at the end of september. the figure is the same as last week but the office for national statistics said it is too early to say infections are falling. new data from public health england suggests infection rates are highest in the north west and yorkshire. the government says it is constantly monitoring the situation. we want to strike a sensible and pragmatic balance between controlling the virus and making sure that other things that matter to all of us including protecting livelihoods, education and mental healt

mayors and council leaders of the five local authorities here, middlesbrough, stockton, darlington, hartlepool cleveland. we understand discussions yesterday were around what a tier 3 would look like. there was fear from what a tier 3 would look like. there was fearfrom some what a tier 3 would look like. there was fear from some council leaders they didn't want restrictions to go as far as what we have seen in nottinghamshire, for example. we understand the discussions today will be focused around the financial support available from central government. i think council leaders here will be very clear in their explanation to central government that very high restrictions would have a severe impact on the local economy. take middlesbrough for example, it has the highest rate of people claiming out of work benefits in the north—east of england, the highest rate of child poverty too. don't forget, a month ago, tougher restrictions were introduced here, this was before tier 2 was introduced, and i can tell you that one month on the economic impact of thatis one month on the economic impact of that

already in place in parts of the north—east of england, are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepooliddlesbrough. the announcement from the health secretary, matt hancock, means about a third of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. it comes as official figures show the government's test and trace strategy in england is still failing to reach nearly 30% of the contacts of people who've become infected. but there has been some hopeful news. a major study by scientists at imperial college london indicates the growth rate of infections could be slowing. their react study estimates the r number — the virus's reproduction rate — appears to have fallen to 1.1 since government measures such as the rule of six were introduced. our first report is from our health correspondent richard galpin. the infection rate here in liverpool has shot up. 13 fold increase in one month. people are not following social distancing rules, part of the problem. there has been a surge of people moving into and around the city recently, including students, but now all of t

people living in hartlepool, liverpool, middlesbrough and warrington can no longer meet indoors withouse ina hi, backer! hello. a student house in a student street in newcastle. but the people in this room have tested positive for covid, and i know isolating. the neighbours have had it too. we thought we were a dangerous household, we've got covid, stay away. but they were like, we've already had it. you think it is already widespread in student houses in the street? absolutely, it is widespread completely. also with everybody going back out on the nicene, or whatever is left of it. some in their second year only returned to newcastle a week ago. now 770 stu d e nts newcastle a week ago. now 770 students that have tested positive for coronavirus. it has left some questioning why they were allowed back so soon. i think that they definitely had a lot of time, the planning, i think, definitely had a lot of time, the planning, ithink, some definitely had a lot of time, the planning, i think, some precautions are not quite as good as they could have income to students coming back to the h

already in place in parts of the north east of england, are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepoolyor of middlesbrough. he says the new restrictions imposed by the government are based on ignorance. earlier he spoke to my colleague martine croxall. i've seen communication between the government, quoting incorrect levels of infection rates. and what's most frustrating and annoying and potentially damaging to our area is the fact that this decision is being made without any consultation with us. there's a myth being bandied about that there's been lots of exchanges of information and ideas. it's categorically untrue. this is being done to us despite our efforts to engage, suggest alternatives. and by the way, we are absolutely not soft on covid. i am all for the right strong measures, but we have to be pragmatic to look after mental health and preserve a viable jobs. and this action, if it goes ahead, will absolutely damage viable jobs and cause significant, unnecessary mental health problems. what you believe the infection rate in middlesbrough to be? i haven't seen today's numbers.

council leaders of the five local authorities here — thatis middlesbrough, stockton, darlington, hartlepoolveland. we understand that discussions yesterday were around what tier 3 would look like. there was a feeling from some council leaders that perhaps they didn't want the restrictions to go as far as what we have seen in nottinghamshire, for example. but we understand that today's discussions will be focused around the financial support that will be available from central government and i think that council leaders here will be... explained very clearly to central government that very high restrictions would have a severe impact on the local economy. take middlesbrough, for example. it has the highest rate of people claiming out of work benefits in the north—east of england, the highest rate of child poverty as well and don't forget that one month ago tougher restrictions were introduced here. this is before tier 2 was introduced and i can tell you that one month on the economic impact of that is that the hospitality trade has seen a drop in business of around 70%. council leaders, too,

it will be illegal for people in the liverpool city region, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough,can you clarify first of all, for people who don't understand, at this time in liverpool, at this very difficult time in relation to covid—19, what is your role? my role is co—ordinating the pandemic response for the local area. i'm the lead officerfor for the local area. i'm the lead officer for health within the local authority, but i work with our local politicians and partners to make sure we have that co—ordinated response to the pandemic. are you wholeheartedly approving of the measures that are taking place in your area? i think we are in a really difficult situation right now. our current rate is 278 per 100,000 over the last seven days. we seen a really rapid escalation in the number of cases both in liverpool and the wider city region. we've gone from having 14 cases a week in the middle ofjuly to 50 cases a week in the middle of august to 1400 a week right now, so i think we need to be throwing everything we cannot it to try and suppress levels of the virus, absolutely. are

and from tomorrow new strict measures will be introduced in middlesbrough, hartlepool, warrington ande seeing the impact on our hospital system already. we know the number of hospital admissions due to coronavirus has increased tenfold since the start of the month. frankly, i am worried this hasn't quite gone far enough. but to be fair this isn'tjust about rules, this is about people doing the right thing. it is estimated i in 500 people in homes across england had the coronavirus at the end of september. the figure is the same as last week but the office for national statistics says it is too early to say infections are falling. new data from public health england suggests infection rates are highest in the north west and yorkshire. the government says it is constantly monitoring the situation. we want to strike a sensible and pragmatic balance between controlling the virus and making sure that other things that matter to all of us including protecting livelihoods, education and mental health and our broader way of life can be maintained. so what are the latest rules for the uk? in w

in warrington, hartlepool, middlesbrough and the city of liverpool mixing with other households willbe allowed to try to bring down a rise in cases. the health secretary for england, matt hancock, said the disease was "spreading fast" as ed thomas explains. there is a picture emerging now across the uk, and especially across the north of england, as areas here face tighter and tighter coronavirus restrictions. today, it was people here in liverpool who were told they were next. but no surprise, though, because for the past 48 hours this has been a city waiting to hear what would happen next. looking for action to stop this rise of coronavirus cases. meanwhile new measures being introduced in north wales now forbid people from leaving or entering conwy, denbighshire, flintshire and wrexham without a "reasonable excuse." pubs and restaurants won't be allowed to serve customers indoors in the derry and strabane council area of northern ireland. we know that covid—19 has been devastating to lives and to livelihoods. but it's now becoming clear the level to which people in low paid jobs,

the leader of hartlepool says the government can sod off if it wants to impose more restrictions. toll is shockingly high, 241 people — is that a blip? you talked about things being baked in — is that what we will see regularly over the next few weeks? well, jason, first of all, let mejust say, weeks? well, jason, first of all, let me just say, in respect of the funding of greater manchester, obviously, we want to do more, we want, as we said, but for the sake of fairness, the deal has to be in line with the agreements we've reached with lancashire and merseyside, for instance, where we have made progress. ijust remind you that, in terms of business support, 46,700 business premises in greater manchester have received local authority grant payments of £546 million. 96,100 people in greater manchester have received support under the self employed income support scheme. at the furlough scheme has looked after 407,900 jobs so far in manchester. i think it'sjust 407,900 jobs so far in manchester. i think it's just worth repeating, because all that has already gone m, because all that

chesterfield, hartlepool, notts county, stockport, torquay, wrexham and yeovil will receive £95,000 ain a friendly next month, after the irish filled the gap left when new zealand pulled out. the game will be played behind closed doors at wembley on november the 12th. new zealand withdrew over concerns about travel and availablity in the pandemic. england's last meeting with the republic finished in a goalless draw in dublin five years ago. formula one driver lance stroll says he tested positive for coronavirus after the eifel grand prix weekend. the canadian felt unwell before the race at the nurburg ring earlier this month, and was replaced by nico hulkenberg in the racing point team. stroll said his symptoms were "pretty mild". he returned a negative test two days ago, so he will be able to compete at this weekend's portuguese grand prix. that's all the sport for now. more from me in an hour. time now for your questions answered. you've been sending in your questions about the local restrictions coming into place this week. here to answer them is paul hunter, professor of medicine

warrington, middlesbrough, hartlepool.t's speak up to our political correspondent leila nathoo. these additional measures for liverpool and other areas were expected? they were, confirmation came from the health secretary the restrictions that were in place in the north—east of england will now be extended to liverpool city region, warrington, hartlepool, and middlesbrough. those restrictions as you said are recommending against all social mixing in any settings, it will be illegal for households to mix in indoor settings, except in parks and outdoor hospitality and those guarding against all essential travel, matt hancock pointing to the infection rate in liverpool being 268 per 100,000 people. an area of concern. he did address the idea that there was some criticism levelled at these local lockdown restrictions, that there was no end in sight, no threshold for exiting those restrictions. he said if people follow the rules in these areas, they can't bring the case is down, he cited the example of luton and leicester being