john mcmanus, bbc news. 73 people have tested positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire.le work as pickers and packers at the farm in mathon. during harvesting, they live in mobile homes on site, so as a precaution, all workers there are being asked to self—isolate within their households. the government's announced more than £700 million is to be spent on the uk's border systems, as they prepare for the end of the brexit transition period on january the first next year. it follows a leaked letter from international trade secretary liz truss raising concerns about the readiness of britain's ports. labour has accused the government of complacency in its post brexit preparations. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. change here, britain's border, is coming. in six months, the brexit transition ends. our relationship with the european union will start to look different. the uk will be out of the single market and we will stop following all of the same customs rules as europe. that will, eventually, mean checks on goods coming into the uk. but with some concern a

that. 73 people responding well to that. 73 people respond positive to coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire. it is important we have full cooperation. is walt disney world reopens in florida, there is a rise of more than 15,000 virus cases in the state, the biggest increase so far. a knife edge in the polish election. three members of the indian actor's family three members of the indian actor's fa m ily test three members of the indian actor's family test positive for coronavirus. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the senior cabinet minister michael gove says he does not think face coverings should become mandatory inside shops in england — because he trusts people's common sense and wearing a mask in confined spaces is basic good manners. two days ago the prime minister said he thought a "stricter" approach was needed on face coverings — in scotland they are compulsory in shops. it comes as a further 21 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community across the uk over the past 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus. it brings the total number of uk deaths f

karen wright is director of public health for herefordshire and shejoins me now.situation today. good morning. firstly, mr and and as the situation today. good morning. firstly, mrand mrs and as the situation today. good morning. firstly, mr and mrs green are working with us very closely and concerned obviously for the health and well—being of their staff, who are on site. living on site. as of yesterday, people were well. we had an update this morning. we will find out if people are then unwell. we are providing supplies on a daily basis because if people can't leave a site that's really important to look after people's welfare and there are translators there in order to identify if there is any concerns and making sure we are responding to anybody‘s needs. we are putting daily testing in place, so if you have anybody who becomes symptomatic, we have some people who come on and do swabbing. we provide that daily for the residents of the site and it's important we look after them and obviously reassure the local community. translators i think because i understand

around 200 workers at a vegetable farm in herefordshire are having to self—isolate after more than 70—i9. public health england says it is the first serious outbreak on a farm. joan cummins reports. workers make their way to the entrance of as green vegetable farm in herefordshire, to collect shopping, all confined to the farm after 73 out of a workforce of 200 tested positive for covid—i9 following a massive testing of the pickers and packers on thursday. one individual and then another small group of individuals were symptomatic. we did proactive mass testing of all the people who work on site. you'll be aware that all local authorities have to produce an outbreak control plan and this is about trying to control the situation, which i'm pleased to say is going very well. translators have been working with the eastern european seasonal workers, ensuring that self—isolation procedures are followed. the workers have been treated as a single family bubble. the leader of the council says he's confident that the risk to the public is low. we've taken precautions very quickly, we've dealt

the latest from the vegetable farm in herefordshire coming up. bit different to yesterday, let me show you the sunrise here earlier in london. we saw blue skies across many of the south and east areas but more cloud, all advancing, it is about to bring a bit of a change. a lot more cloud around through today and for some of you it is looking distinctly much much better this morning, particularly across the western half of the country. —— much much wetter. i pressure that was with us yesterday has been pushed off into the near continent and the high rings weather fronts and dry brings rain and it has been pushed across southern scotland and you can see north—west england the north wales is where the heaviest bursts are at the moment and going to break up are at the moment and going to break upa bit are at the moment and going to break up a bit and move erratically southwards and is where the heaviest bursts are at the moment and going to break up a bit and move erratically southwards and it was as we will see a bit more in the way of cloud breaks

seventy—three people have tested positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire.e work as pickers and packers at the farm in mathon — between hereford and wo rce rste r. during harvesting, they live in mobile homes on site, so as a precaution, all workers there are being asked to self—isolate within their households. the director of public health for herefordshire, karen wright said all employees at the farm are being regularly tested. walking to get food supplies given to them by the local authorities. more than 200 been confined to the farm after 73 tested positive for covid—19, following the mass testing of all the pickers and packers on thursday. there was one individual and then another small group of individuals were symptomatic. with a proactive mass testing for those who worked on site and those due to their cooperation and i think we constantly learn about covid—19 and it is still a relatively new virus and people can get very mild symptoms that we don't even notice, and then there were very young population. all the workers were mainly eastern european o

are responding well to that lead. 73 people have tested positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire. all workers at the farm have been asked to self—isolate. president trump finally wears a face mask in public, as the united states posts another daily record for new coronavirus cases. i think it is a great thing to wear a mask. i have never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. the uk government announces a £700 million plan for improvements to british border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. now on bbc news, coronavirus: your stories. philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid—i9 has changed their lives. welcome to coronavirus: your stories, a programme about how covid—i9 is changing lives around the world. i'm philippa thomas. and this week, we're looking at the virus and prejudice. the way in which fears around the coronavirus have stoked up prejudices around race, sex and strangers. later, we will hear from a new york photographer making portraits of as

a time and a place. 73 people test positive for coronavirus at a farm in the english county of herefordshire. all workers at the farm have been asked to self—isolate. the uk government announces a £700 million plan for improvements to british border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. three generations of bollywood's bachchan family test positive for coronavirus. now on bbc news — a look back at the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up in the next half hour: the chancellor unveils a multibillion—pound package of measures designed to help the uk recover from the coronavirus pandemic. if you're an employer and you bring someone back who was furloughed, we will pay you a £1000 bonus per employee. how can he ensure that that money will not just go to those employers who were already planning to bring people back into work? the foreign secretary announces a new sanctions regime for human rights abusers. we will not look the other way. you cannot set foot in this country, and we will seize your blood—drenched, ill—gotten gains if you try

people test positive for a farm in herefordshire all workers have been asked to solve eyes there. walt disney world reopens in florida at the state post a rise in more than 15,000 cases. that's its biggest daily increase to date. the home secretary and her french cou nterpa rts secretary and her french counterparts sign an agreement on intelligence sharing in an effort to tackle people smugglers. three generations of barley woods family test positive for coronavirus. more headlines from us at the top of the hour. now though it is time first birthday. —— sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday — a thrilling return for test cricket as west indies beat england in the first test in southampton. spurs come from behind to clinch a late win in the north london derby — and move above arsenal in the premier league. and lewis hamilton's back on top, winning his first grand prix of the season but it's another day to forget for ferrari. hello you're watching bbc news with me tim wilcox. good evening and welcome to tonight's programme. plenty to come including all the day's football and for

one area that is not in here is herefordshire where we saw a massive spike in cases but that was becauseou go in and test everyone and suddenly get 90 cases, that isn't evidence of a widespread problem in herefordshire but a single outbreak and that is why it doesn't feature in this list here. that is the bbc‘s head of statistics. the prime minister also spoke of preparations for a possible second wave of coronavirus this winter, confirming that the nhs in england will get an extra £3 billion of funding. scotland, wales, and northern ireland will also receive additional money. it follows warnings earlier this week that without counter measures, a second wave could lead to 120,000 covid—i9 deaths in uk hospitals this winter. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. as life begins to return to something like normality, at the height of summer, thoughts are turning to winter and the challenges that will bring. as we approach winter, we will need to go further, not least as many more people will show covid—like symptoms as a result of seasonal illnesses, and therefore require a test

coverings should not be mandatory in england. 73 people test positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshiree farm have been asked to self—isolate. a5 walt disney world reopens in florida, the state posts a rise of more than 15,000 virus cases, its biggest daily increase to date. polls have closed in poland's knife edge presidential election between conservative incumbent andrzej duda, and his liberal rival rafal trzaskowski. the first exit poll suggests andrzej duda has a narrow weed over his liberal rival rafal trzaskowski. —— a narrow lead. kasia madera will be here at nine with more about the poland election. now on bbc news, this week's travel show. this week on the travel show, i'm in norway, because i've heard of what must be one of the world's most unique music festivals, where the stage and the instruments are made of ice. so, i am taking the chance to head off from oslo to bergen on a musical journey on one of the world's most spectacular railways. i'm going to look deep into norway's roots, trying to get a sense of how this country's landscapes, culture and society are brought to

this is looking at targeting a specific place, a school, hospital or the farm in herefordshire were 73nd now 200 workers are self isolating. these are not the same as the wider lockdowns we have seen same as the wider lockdowns we have seenin same as the wider lockdowns we have seen in leicester. these are more targeted and are heavily dependent on the test and trace system working. matt hancock is written today to see that this capacity to carry out 300,000 test parody if needed. lauren morse, thank you very much. —— to test per day if needed. manchester city has overturned a two—year ban from european competition. the club won an appeal after uefa imposed the ban for a breach of its rules on financial fair play. the court of arbitration for sport has also reduced a £27 million fine for not co—operating with the investigation to £9 million. andy swiss reports. there are a club that's accustomed to winning, but this is manchester city's biggest victory yet. they had been facing a two year european ban after claims that following their first premier league title in 2012 the club spent m

herefordshire also saw a fall in infection rates, while calderdale and kirklees have stabilised. the national tracing system aims to reach contacts of those who have recently tested positive so they can be told to self—isolate. but in blackburn with darwen the director of public health said the system wasn't getting to about half of the contacts. he felt it really wasn't delivering in that area. what do you say to that? it's a team effort, contact tracing, and it's really important that we work together locally and nationally. on average, between 70 and 80% of contacts are reached by the national teams. the work on creating testing sites and laboratories to process the swabs has been welcomed by health leaders, though some argue it was started too late. there have been some improvements. but i think we are paying the price for the initial stop start approach of government in testing. so when the pandemic first broke we didn't have a comprehensive approach to how we were going to test and trace. luton was today named alongside blackburn with darwen as areas of intervention, with l

coverings should not be mandatory in england. 73 people test positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshireda, the state posts a rise of more than 15,000 virus cases, its biggest daily increase to date. poland's incumbent president, andrzej duda, holds a slim lead in the country's presidential election according to an exit poll. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and psychotherapist, lucy beresford, and the chief political commentator at the independent, john rentoul. welcome again to both of them. they have had an extra hour to thumb through the papers. we have at least one addition. let's look at the front pages for you. the guardian leads on an investigation into council finances, saying that they're set to lose millions as income from investments has been badly hit due to coronavirus. the telegraph writes that foreign criminals sentenced to more than a year injail will be banned from the uk under new immigration rules. the metro reports on what it's calling muddled messages from the government over rules on fa

herefordshire also saw a fall in infection rates, a couple have seen decreases and the rest has seen remains to reach context of those who have tested positive so they could be told to set in fisa late but in blackburn and darwen, they said the system was not getting to about half of the contacts. he felt it wasn't really delivering in that area, what you say to that? it is a team effort contact tracing and it is really important that we work together locally and nationally. 0n important that we work together locally and nationally. on average between 70 and 80% of contacts and reach by national teams. the work in creating testing sites and laboratories to test swabs have been welcomed by world leaders though some argue it was started too late. there have been some improvements but i think we are paying the price for the initial stop start approach of government in testing. so when the pandemic first broke, we didn't have a comprehensive approach to how we we re have a comprehensive approach to how we were going to test and trace. experts have warned that a robust test in tracing sys

herefordshire also saw a fall in infection rates, while calderdale and kirklees have stabilised.darwen, the director of public health said the system wasn‘t getting to about half of the contacts. he felt it really wasn‘t delivering in that area. what do you say to that? it‘s a team effort, contact tracing, and it‘s really important that we work together locally and nationally. on average, between 70—80% of contacts are reached by the national teams. the work on creating testing sites and laboratories to process the swabs has been welcomed by health leaders, though some argue it was started too late. there have been some improvements, but i think we are paying the price for the initial stop—start approach of government in testing, so when the pandemic first broke, we didn't have a comprehensive approach to how we were going to test and trace. experts have warned that a robust testing and tracing system must be in place for the winter, with the possibility of another surge in cases. the uk has for the first time accused russia of conducting a weapons test in space. let‘s speak to o

he made the comment in today's daily telegraph after 73 seasonal workers on a vegetable farm in herefordshireve for the virus. 200 staff are now self—isolating on the site. manchester city has overturned a two—year ban from european competition. the club won an appeal after uefa imposed the ban for a breach of its rules on financial fair play. the court of arbitration for sport has also reduced a £27 million fine for not co—operating with the investigation to £9 million. andy swiss reports. they are a club that is accustomed to winning but this is manchester city's biggest victory yet. they had been facing a european ban after claims that, following their first premier league title in 2012, the clu b premier league title in 2012, the club spent more money than they were to by exaggerating the value of sponsorship deals. but today the court of arbitration for sport in switzerland overturned their ban. manchester city did not disguise equity funding as sponsorship contributions, they said. their exclusion from participation in uefa clu b exclusion from participation in uefa club competitions is

one area that is not in here is herefordshire where we saw a massive spike in cases but that was because director, who said... we can discuss this with the oncologist professor karol sikora. thank you very much for being with us. are you surprised by this revelation that anybody with a covid who later dies of anything could be included, being hit by a bus, could be counted in covid figures? i'm shocked, i only found out about 7pm last night this was going on. i have a vested interest, might cancer patients are not coming through, they are scared stiff and not only that, we put a lot of effort of the nhs into covid and it now turns out that some of the data on which major decisions are being based completely the idea that everyone who tests positive for the rest of their life, whenever they doubt they are counted asa whenever they doubt they are counted as a covid death, to use the who as an excuse, they never sanctioned that, that's not about how things are done in other countries. i wondered from the beginning how britain had such a high death rate, there was nothing we were doing diffe

his comments come after 73 cases of covid—19 were confirmed at a vegetable farm in herefordshire. been totally self—isolate on the premises. the local council believes the outbreak is contained now and there's a further easing of lockdown today in england you go to beauty salons, nail bars, spas and tattooists. in scotla nd nail bars, spas and tattooists. in scotland you're allowed back at shopping centres as long as are covering your face, and shopping centres as long as are covering yourface, and pubs, bars and cafe is in wales and start serving customers outdoors. 0n the mixed messages regarding the masks like shops in england, thejustice secretary robert buckhurst said there is a need to make the monetary perhaps. i think carrying one with me and wearing one into a supermarket is a good idea and i think frankly the best thing to do was to carry on wearing it. i think if this is market is very busy then wearing it is absolutely sensible and people can be trusted to have the good sense to make the judgment call. and if one has gone into a supermarket very early in the morning an

seventy—three people have tested positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire.ed people work as pickers and packers at the farm in mathon — between hereford and wo rce rste r. during harvesting, they live in mobile homes on site, so as a precaution, all workers there are being asked to self—isolate within their households. the director of public health for herefordshire, karen wright said all employees at the farm are being regularly tested. there was one individual and then another small group of individuals were symptomatic. and mr and misses green arranged very quickly for those individuals to be tested. and made us aware of that situation. and we did proactive mass testing of all the people who work and on site. due to the situation that's really important. you will be aware of local authorities have to produce an outbreak control plan. this is about trying to control a situation which i'm pleased to see is going very well. the outcome of the mass testing that took place last thursday was that we have 72 cases that have been identified as positive. again, th

seventy—three people test positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire — all workers at the farme been asked to self—isolate. people are staying on the site and it is important that we have full cooperation in that situation. we are providing food, because people cannot go off—site to fetch that and making sure that we are looking after the welfare of people. as walt disney world reopens in florida, the state posts a rise of more than 15 thousand virus cases — its biggest daily increase to date

the headlines at a... 73 people test positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire. all workers at the farm have been asked to self—isolate. people asked to self—isolate. are staying on—site and that's people are staying on—site and that's very important, we have full cooperation in that situation. we are providing food because obviously people cannot go off—site to fetch that. and making sure, looking after the of people. to mask or not to mask? senior uk minister michael gove says face coverings shouldn't be mandatory in england,but worn out of consideration for others. on the whole, my view is that it's always better to trust people's sommon sense, to give them a clear sense of what is wise and i think that individuals and businesses are responding well to that lead. president trump finally wears a face mask in public as the united states posts another daily record for new coronavirus cases. the uk government announces a £700 million plan for improvements to british border controls at the end of the brexit transition period.

the headlines. 73 people test positive for coronavirus at a farm in herefordshire. all workers at the farm have been asked to self—isolate. people are staying on the site and that is really important and we have full cooperation in that situation. we are providing food. because obviously, people can't go off site to fetch that and we're making sure that we are looking after the welfare of people. to mask or not to mask? senior uk minister michael gove says face coverings shouldn't be mandatory in england, but worn out of consideration for others. on the whole, my view is that it's always better to trust people's sommon sense, to give them a clear sense of what is wise and i think that individuals and businesses are responding well to that lead. the uk government announces a £700 million plan for improvements to british border controls at the end of the brexit transition period. three generations of bollywood's bachchan family test positive for coronavirus. now on bbc news, this week marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, when the raf defe

this is not like where we saw in herefordshire, where there was a, factory, where we saw a spike.g thing at the moment is they are seeing a number of cases in particular in houses with this is a worry for public health officials. how is it monitored and enforced? it is always a difficult issue because when these things happen, you often have the local police force saying that they simply do not have the resources to start policing it. the encouragement is that people have two self police this and do this, and that has worked in other places. in blackburn where people were told they had to wear facemasks where people were told they had to wearfacemasks much where people were told they had to wear facemasks much earlier than the rest of the country and public places, they were told not to visit each other‘s homes, not to have handshakes, and people took that on board. and as the figures show, the rate of infection there is dropping off. it is a self policing thing, really, people have to do it themselves and take on the responsibility to do it. how long are the new set of restrictio

peterborough and calderdale with the biggest over the week coming in blackburn with darwen and herefordshirecan see that we're actually well separated here... and today, the government's chief scientific adviser gave mps a blunt assessment of the current situation. it's very difficult to know exactly where we stand at the moment. it's clear that the outcome has not been good in the uk. i think we can be absolutely clear about that. it's also clear that you can see a band of countries that have done less well. and he said working from home, if possible, was still a good option, and he saw no reason to change the guidance. sir patrick added that the virus may well come back in different waves in future years — a reminder that lockdown restrictions might be slowly lifting, but people may have to get used to social distancing and other measures for some time. hugh pym, bbc news, leicester. the economic impact of coronavirus became clearer today here in the uk. figures show nearly 650,000 people lost their jobs between march and june, coming off company payrolls across the uk. overall the unemplo