people from different households living in greater manchester and in parts of east lancashire and westorkshire can no longer meet up indoors or in private gardens from tomorrow. we take this action with a heavy heart, but unfortunately it's necessary because we've seen that households meeting up and a lack of social distancing is one of the causes of this rising rate of coronavirus, and we'll do whatever is necessary to keep the country safe. it's a drastic and sudden move — we'll have all the details of who's affected. also tonight... hundreds of holiday—makers on spanish islands are asked to cut their holidays short or make their own way home as a major tour operator cancels some flights. quarantine is extended for anyone who tests positive or has symptoms of covid—19 — they must now self—isolate for ten days instead of seven. new figures show england has had the worst rate of excess deaths in europe so far this year, with spain and scotland following close behind. donald trump suggests delaying november's us presidential election, claiming more postal voting could lead to fraud and

east lancashire and parts of west yorkshire iron.ertain parts of england aren't following social distancing. the rules when there indoors, they think there's been an alarming rise in the number of new cases in these areas. so from midnight tonight and just a few hours' time about two and half hours' time, they are telling people in these areas that they won't be able to be up indoors at all. it's being banned. this potentially covers a lot of greater manchester alone is about 2.7 million people. there is parts of east lancashire and parts of west yorkshire iron that are going to be impacted as well. and this does suggest that the government is increasingly worried about spikes in cases in parts of the country. we've seen cases in parts of the country. we've seen the uk government over the last few days sound notably more conscious about the way that this virus is happening in the uk. we've seen virus is happening in the uk. we've seen extra restrictions brought back on people coming back to the uk from spain. tonight further restrict

people living in greater manchester, east lancashire and half of west yorkshire are barred from mixing with other households in their homes and gardens — although pubs and restaurants can stay open. if you live in the area and are affected — you can get in touch. on twitter it's annita underscore mcveigh, or hashtag bbc your questions. also coming up this hour... in wales, up to 30 people can meet outdoors and children under 11 will not have to social distance from monday. after four months of shielding, the vulnerable are told they can go back to work, but charities say people's health is being put at risk. ba's owner posts huge losses and say it will take until at least 2023 for passenger levels to recover from the impact of the pandemic. the baftas behind closed doors. the tv awards take place tonight, but there'll be no red carpet this year and the ceremony is being held inside a closed studio. good morning and welcome to bbc news. more than four million people across northern england have been told to comply with new lockdown rules because of a rising number of coronavirus cases.

we have decided that we need to take action across greater manchester, east lancashire, and parse uphouseholds meeting up indoors. from manchester, our correspondent judith moritz explained why these areas of the england are facing new restrictions. the data has been perhaps pointing this way for some time. the majority of those places on the list of the areas most affected by the coronavirus at the moment are in the north of england, but we are now talking about greater restrictions across a large part of the north, greater manchester, all of its ten boroughs from stockport to bolton, rochdale and all around this conurbation across in lancashire, blackburn, also burnley, hyndburn, pendle and rossendale, and in west yorkshire in bradford and kirklees and calderdale, the areas around huddersfield and halifax, so this is a sudden announcement tonight. people will find it hard to deal with, i think, not least because many of these areas are areas with significant muslim community populations, they are of course looking to celebrate eid tomorrow and this restriction has come in from midn

this factory, lancashire textiles we re this factory, lancashire textiles were back making pillows andses into this type of thing because not all of these, for children and adults and the bbc brea kfast tea m children and adults and the bbc breakfast team as well. and they have had their busiest spring in 20 yea rs. have had their busiest spring in 20 years. yesterday we went out to speak to people in cheshire and on the wirral, because if you were listening to that matt hancock interview a short while ago, he said these will be the reality in this country for the foreseeable future. this is what people had to say about that. the high street is back in business, but all signs say everything has changed. and more change is on the way with mandatory face masks. tracy, how do you feel about this? the masks, ijust think it's too late to put them out now. it should have been done from the start. masks are already in the barbers, already in the cafes, but from the 2ath, they'll have to be worn in all shops, and yasmin for one is concerned. i feel that it might put off some customers, to be h

notjust here in manchester city centre but across greater manchester and parts of east lancashire andest yorkshire. in places like blackburn, people have been banned from mixing with other households indoors. no more visits to a friend's home or garden. in pubs and restaurants, too, people are being told only to visit with those they live with. ministers are worried about household transmission of the virus, saying too many people in the affected areas aren't following social distancing guidelines indoors. we take this action with a heavy heart but unfortunately it is necessary because we have seen that households meeting up and a lack of social distancing is one of the causes of this rising rate of coronavirus and we will do whatever is necessary to keep the country safe. the news will come as a blow to many, just weeks after rules were relaxed. this weekend marks eid, and although places of worship remain open, subject to social distancing, families will not be allowed to meet up with others in the same way. some have said the restrictions are too sweeping. the different parts of gr

millions of peoole living in greater manchester and parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire will people's houses — or gardens. sophie hutchinson has the latest. old ham, where cases of coronavirus have more than tripled in the past week. people here, and now right across greater manchester, will be banned from visiting each other indoors as part of new restrictions to curb the sudden surge in cases. the same measures will apply to blackburn with darwen and in other parts of east lancashire, and in some areas in west yorkshire. the health secretary said the decision had been reached after high—level meetings with local officials today. we take this action with a heavy heart but unfortunately it's necessary, because we've seen that households meeting up and a lack of social distancing is one of the causes of this rising rate of coronavirus and we'll do whatever is necessary to keep the country safe. a spike in coronavirus cases in places like trafford, in greater manchester, has led to tonight's decision. initially the virus seemed to hit teenagers there, according to public health

a rise in coronavirus cases mean parts of lancashire are under new social distancing restrictions toavoid a local lockdown. back in the barbers on the stroke of midnight, as lockdown restrictions are eased in scotland. a statue appears of a black woman who took part in the protests that toppled slave trader edward colston in bristol. and how a welsh dairy farm has kept its rock—star status quiet until now. and coming up on bbc news, three england changes ahead of the second test against the windies. jimmy anderson's rested, captainjoe root returns and replacesjoe denly. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. china has launched a strongly worded attack on britain and suggested there could be economic retaliation, after britain's decision to exclude huawei from its 56 mobile network on security grounds. beijing says that mutual trust between china and britain has been severely undermined and the chinese government isn't sure whether investing in britain is safe any more for chinese companies. the uk faced strong pressure from the united states to ban huawei and president trum

today, we have seen indoor meetings curtailed in greater manchester, east lancashire and parts of west there too. all of this is bound to give us pause for thought. our step—by—step approach in wales allows us to weigh up the evidence for every change we make and we will go on doing that for indoor meetings over the next two weeks to see what we may be able to do from 15th august onwards. and that is the first minister of wales speaking a little earlier. italy was one of the earliest and hardest hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic. the lockdown there was dramatic, but things are slowly getting back to normal. in venice, they are trying to attract the tourists, and they're doing it in their own unique style, as tim allman reports. forget the drive—in, this is the boat—in. venice is famous for its film festival, but how can you light up the silver screen when all the cinemas are shut? easy, get the audience to just float into place. translation: i had this idea during lockdown, when the media talked about a restart for culture and drive—ins, venice was referred to as a dead city, s

gill dummigan is in colne in the district of pendle in lancashire — where people have also been warneds. also been warned to stay alert what also been warned to stay alert is the reaction the? would what is the reaction the? i think it would be safe to say here that people are very worried. this is the second highest infection rate in the country although still some way down from leicester. blackburn the third. we had about specific request for the people of blackburn wearing face coverings in enclosed public spaces, a limit on the number of people that can visit families. there is a meeting here today to discuss what to do here but it would be safe to say they are hoping people will follow similar behavioural patterns. there is particular concern for the south asian community for the reason she had outlined there. the community has been very quick to respond and have been producing videos in a variety of languages, leaflet drops, and the mosques have been involved trying to get this infection rate down because the worry is, specifically in blackburn, if it isn't down by the end of a f

millions of people living in greater manchester and parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire willnned from going to other people's houses. but spain's health ministry has insisted the continent is not facing a virus second wave. alanna petroff has the latest. targeted lockdown measures are back in force for millions of people in northern england. the surprise government announcement gave people just a few hours‘ notice. the new rule — no more indoor get—togethers between households. cancel your social plans! we take this action with a heavy heart, but unfortunately it's necessary because we've seen that households meeting up and a lack of social distancing is one of the causes of this rising rate of coronavirus, and we'll do whatever is necessary to keep the country safe. another rule... those who test positive for covid—i9 have to self—isolate for ten days — up from seven. the government is tweaking its response as cases spike at home and in other parts of europe. it is absolutely vital as a country that we continue to keep our focus and our discipline, and that we don't delude o

millions of people living in greater manchester and parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire willnned from going to other people's houses or gardens. sophie hutchinson has the latest. 0ld ham, where cases of coronavirus have more than tripled in the past week. people here, and now right across greater manchester, will be banned from visiting each other indoors as part of new restrictions to curb the sudden surge in cases. the same measures will apply to blackburn with darwen and in other parts of east lancashire, and in some areas in west yorkshire. the health secretary said the decision had been reached after high—level meetings with local officials today. we take this action with a heavy heart but unfortunately it's necessary, because we've seen that households meeting up and a lack of social distancing is one of the causes of this rising rate of coronavirus and we'll do whatever is necessary to keep the country safe. a spike in coronavirus cases in places like trafford, in greater manchester, has led to tonight's decision. initially the virus seemed to hit teenagers there, acco

the new measures impact people in greater manchester, east lancashire and parts of west yorkshire. those areas are not allowed to meet in homes or private gardens. people are still allowed to go to pubs, people are still allowed to go to pu bs, restau ra nts people are still allowed to go to pubs, restaurants and beer gardens, but can't mix with other households. they can meet one of the household ina part they can meet one of the household in a part or in a group of up to six people but most —— they must socially distance. the same restrictions also apply in leicester although other restrictions are due to be eased there on monday. people in scotland are being urged not to travel to the affected areas. given the proximity geographically between scotla nd the proximity geographically between scotland and the areas in the north of england affected, and family connections between us, it is important for me to consider firstly how we assist in these areas to do with the challenge they are placing but also protect scotland from the risks of all the transmission. the announcement last n

households have been banned from meeting each other indoors in greater manchester and parts of east lancashirerkshire. the health secretary said it was "largely due" to people not observing social distancing. the changes, which were announced late last night, apply to people living in greater manchester, blackburn with darwen, burnley, hyndburn, pendle, rossendale, bradford, calderdale, kirklees and the city of leicester. so what exactly can you do, and what can‘t you do, under the new rules? you cannot meet people from another household in homes or private gardens. if you want to see them, it has to be in a public, outdoor space, like a park. you can go to pubs and restauarants with people you live with, but you can‘t meet other households there, even in a pub garden, although you are still allowed to meet with people if you live alone and have a support bubble with them. in about 15 minutes‘ time, the prime minister will lead a live press briefing at downing street, where he will be joined by the chief medical officer for england, professor chris whitty. stay with us on the news channel for

turning better across northumberland, north lancashire, cou nty northumberland, north lancashire, countyudy, some rain for parts of northern england, north and west wales, may stay damp across wales during the day, showery conditions across the midlands, lincolnshire. in the south—east and the channel islands, staying dry and sunny throughout, pretty warm, further north of this front, brighter in northern england, scotla nd brighter in northern england, scotland and northern ireland, showers with sunshine. pressure pushing south as we go through saturday into sunday. still lingering across east anglia and the south—east for early sunday, it should stay clear, mostly dry force most of us, showers in the north—west of scotland, pressure and we see over the next few days but pleasa nt we see over the next few days but pleasant enough in the sunshine. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the economic impact of coronavirus — the number of uk workers on payrolls falls by nearly two thirds of a million since before the lockdown. as a result of t

there in the north—east of england, the la ke in the north—east of england, the lake district, lancashireo parts of yorkshire, still cloudy with outbreaks of rain. but in the south—east, that a fine, warm weather, around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. this evening, that weather front will move southwards and will turn wet in the south, so in the early hours of the morning, we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff, southampton, london, set norwich in for a bit of rain. mild, 16 degrees, the north of the country overnight with clear skies will turn fairly chilly, to produce five, six, seven outside of town. tomorrow, a very different day across wales in the north of england, clear skies, beautiful weather for liverpool, england, clear skies, beautiful weatherfor liverpool, hull, newcastle. the south of the country will be colder and cloudier, and probably some spits and spots of rain still affecting the extreme south—east there. in scotland, we are expecting showers on sunday. the under sunday, we are expecting the high pressure to build of the atla ntic high pressure to build of the at

areas of manchester, york shire, east lancashire, so that they are sort of isolated, if you'd like.ould be rushing to say that there's going to be a second wave. i think most of the experts are still predicting that if and when that happens it would be close to the winter. when of course some of these restrictions are probably going to be much harder to enforce. it's all well and good telling people in those areas that they can't meet other households indoors when you got nice weather and a potential heat wave coming at the end ofjuly, start of august. once we get to november a different story, i fear. martin, we get to november a different story, ifear. martin, and are you there? just hanging on. we will try and ask you a question and see if the line holds. this is not isn't a com plete the line holds. this is not isn't a complete lockdown, is a? answer some of the restrictions that were lifted have been brought doing that brought back in. if you can't explain exactly what the changes are? back in. if you can't explain exactly what the changes are ?m seems they are not able to meet

new measures have been introduced to stop the spread of covid—i9 in parts of lancashire after a spikern with darwen. for the next month — people living there must limit the number of visitors to their homes — and wear face coverings in all confined public spaces to avoid a strict lockdown such as the one in leicester. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports from blackburn. blackburn faces a dilemma — how to stop this town from becoming another covid—i9 hotspot. so it's really important that we understand where the challenge is, and in particular in this instance, we know that the challenge is in the community. in blackburn, they are trying hard to get the message out to the communities most at risk. the test results that have come out so far have shown us that of 114 infections, 97 of those were from the south asian community. so from a data driven point of view and a factual perspective, it means we've got to act on that information. the local council is introducing extra measures to try and reverse a rise in infections. they include limiting visits to two members of another

so, northern wales, merseyside, certainly lancashire into the lakes, not particularly pleasant, and that side of that, actually, the weather isn't looking too bad at all. some sunshine there in scotland and in the south of the country as well. but then, that weather front, that sort of conveyor belt is going to sink further southwards. so it's more southern parts of the country that gets the cloud and the outbreaks of rain on wednesday, whereas areas to the north will turn a little bit brighter. so, liverpool, perhaps some sunshine there come wednesday and 18 degrees. now, it's still with us on thursday, the remnants of it. still cloud and some outbreaks of rain across the south. probably from liverpool northwards, the weather is looking better. some sunshine in belfast there on thursday, not a bad day, but cool, 16 degrees. this is air from the north atlantic. all that warmth is still way to the south where it's heating up across spain, portugal and france. we're in the cool air right now. now, this is the outlook for the next few days. that warmer airfrom the southern climes will be ju

people living in greater manchester, and in parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire, can no longernother household, in their home or garden. support bubbles are exempt from this rule and the police will have the power of enforcement. you can still go to pubs, restaurants and shops in the affected areas, as well as places of worship but only with your own household. the tougher rules follow a jump in new infections in the past week in almost every part of greater manchester, as our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports now from 0ldham. in central manchester tonight, you could hardly tell that restrictions have been tightened. the bars were bursting. but under the new rules in this area, socialising from people with other household isn't allowed, and scenes like this may be upsetting for those who have had to cancel their plans. in 0ldham, the ali family were supposed to be visiting relatives for eid. now the party would be illegal under gas not coming. its devastating a few hours before eid starts, being told you can't do anything. do you think the timing was chosen b

people living in greater manchester, and in parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire can no longerousehold in their home or garden. support bubbles are exempt from this rule. police will have the power to enforce these new rules. you can still go to pubs, restaurants and shops in the affected areas, as well as places of worship, but only with your own household. it comes after a jump in new infections in the past week in almost every part of greater manchester, with the highest levels in the city of manchester, trafford and oldham, from wherejudith moritz reports. from stockport to bradford, rochdale to huddersfield, 4 million people are living under new restrictions. infection rates have been high in the north of england, but the announcement late last night still came as a shock. in old town, the ali family were expecting to be celebrating eid, with relatives, but now the party would be illegal. for its devastating, a few hours before eid you are told can't do anything. it's upsetting that we expected more. we think we have been targeted. do you think the timing was chosen becaus

just take a look at this weather watcher picture from whitworth in lancashire, glorious day here.d some heat, we have had some sunshinejust recently, but that was a thing of the past. this morning in finsbury, london, we started the day with some rain. the the rain has eased away, but the cloud is taking its time to clear down to the kent coast. so the best of the sunshine further north and west, with a rash of showers driven on by brisk, westerly breeze into the far north of scotland. so this is how we are likely to close out our day. in terms of the feel of the weather, a little bit fresher, but i suppose if you've got the sunshine, you are not too bothered, but highs of 15—22 degrees. now, high pressure is going to build monday into tuesday, and that is good news, that means it is going to be a lot of quiet weather in the story. a few scattered showers continue during the early hours of monday morning in the north, but with those clearer skies, temperatures are likely to fall away, and so we could be greeted with single figures first thing on monday morning. a bit of a shock to

so northern wales, merseyside, certainly lancashire into the lakes, not particularly pleasant, and thathe weather isn't too bad at all. some sunshine there in scotland and in the south of the country as well. but then, that weather front, that sort of conveyor belt is going to sink further southwards. so it's more southern parts of the country that gets the cloud and outbreaks of rain on wednesday — whereas areas to the north, will turn a little bit brighter. so, liverpool, perhaps some sunshine there come wednesday and 18 degrees. now, it's still with us on thursday, the remnants of it. still cloud and some outbreaks of rain across the south, probably from liverpool northwards, the weather is looking better. some sunshine in belfast there on thursday, not a bad day, but cool, 16 degrees, this is airfrom the north atlantic. all of that warmth is still way to the south where it's heating up across spain, portugal and france. we're in the cool air right now. this is the outlook for the next few days. warmer air from the southern climes reaching us, but we'll have to wait until the weekend

just take a look at this weather watcher picture from whitworth in lancashire, glorious day here.h east, we have had some heat, we have had some sunshinejust recently, but that was a thing of the past. this morning in finsbury, london, we started the day with some rain. the rain has eased away, but the cloud is taking its time to clear down to the kent coast. so the best of the sunshine further north and west, with a rash of showers driven on by brisk, westerly breeze into the far north of scotland. so this is how we are likely to close out our day. in terms of the feel of the weather, a little bit fresher, but i suppose if you've got the sunshine, you are not too bothered, but highs of 15—22 degrees. now, high pressure is going to build monday into tuesday, and that is good news, that means it is going to be a lot of quiet weather in the story. a few scattered showers continue during the early hours of monday morning in the north, but with those clearer skies, temperatures are likely to fall away, and so we could be greeted with single figures first thing on monday morning. a bit

sarah corker reports from lancashire. the beer has arrived... saturday, reduced hours to manage numbers and drinking. to be close has felt terrible, to be open again — i know there is going to be problems and issues and i'm sure something is going to go wrong, but frankly i can't wait. this pub is owned and run by the local community and reopening date means much more than just selling points. reopening date means much more thanjust selling points. some people haven't spoken to anybody outside of telephone calls or zoom calls for months. to actually go out and see people face—to—face is going to be really important. the car park has been turned into a seating area as pubs make the most of their outdoor spaces for some alfresco dining. they will be hoping for some better weather at the weekend though. as the economy slowly starts coming back to life, the uk tourism industry is now preparing for a boom in stay — cations. uncertainty over foreign travel has for some people to swap corfu for cornwall, and make data for the la ke cornwall, and make d

the lake district, lancashire, but wales, north midlands, the peak district, into parts of yorkshireave that fine and warm weather around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. this evening, that weather front, and it is a weather front, will move southwards, and it is going to turn wet in the south, so for the early hours of the morning, we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff, southampton, london, and norwich in for a bit of rain. mild here at 16 degrees. the north of the country overnight with clear skies will turn fairly chilly with temperatures of five, six or 7 degrees. tomorrow is a very different today across wales and north england. look how sunny, clear skies and beautiful weather there for liverpool, hull and newcastle. the south of the country will be cooler and cloudier, probably some spots of rain still affecting the extreme south—east there. in scotland, showers on sunday. beyond sunday, we are expecting the high pressure to build off the atlantic, and that means the weather will start to settle down, so that does mean it is going to be a fine start to the week ahead. lig

employs 10,000 people across lancashire, taking on 250 apprentices. will the prime minister come to meet these apprentices and commit to doing all he can to secure key jobs for defense exports and the program. >> already, there are 1800 skilled engineers in program, 2500 next year, 800 of those in his constituency and i look forward to his constituencies at the epicenter of the development of the next air program. >> thank you. over the last fume and, measures announced by the government, the decision last week not to provide sector specific support to those most at risk could end up costing, one of the sectors, aviation has seen huge redundancies announcing 12,000 redundancies verging on 3000. if the government's priority is to protect jobs, why did the chancellor not bring forward sector specific deals that could have done precisely that. >> don't want you to underestimate the scale of the challenge this country faces and that is why the chancellor has brought forward a range of measures, the job retention and a huge amount to support the aviation s

employs 10,000 people across lancashire, taking on 250 apprentices. will the prime minister come to meet these apprentices and commit to doing all he can to secure key jobs for defense exports and the program. >> already, there are 1800 skilled engineers in program, 2500 next year, 800 of those in his constituency and i look forward to his constituencies at the epicenter of the development of the next air program. >> thank you. over the last fume and, measures announced by the government, the decision last week not to provide sector specific support to those most at risk could end up costing, one of the sectors, aviation has seen huge redundancies announcing 12,000 redundancies verging on 3000. if the government's priority is to protect jobs, why did the chancellor not bring forward sector specific deals that could have done precisely that. >> don't want you to underestimate the scale of the challenge this country faces and that is why the chancellor has brought forward a range of measures, the job retention and a huge amount to support the aviation s

16 degrees at this stage and nice enough there in the north—east of england, the lake district, lancashirerict into parts of yorkshire, still cloudy with outbreaks of rain, but in the south—east we have got that fine, warm weather around 25 degrees at 6 or 7pm. this evening that weather front, and it is a weather front, will move southwards and it is going to turn wet in the south. so for the early hours of the morning, we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff, southampton, london, certainly norwich in for a bit of rain, mild here, 16 degrees. the north of the country overnight with the clear skies will turn fairly chilly, temperatures could be five, six, 7 degrees outside of town. tomorrow, a very different day across wales and the north of england, look how sunny it is, clear skies, beautiful weather there for liverpool, for hull, for newcastle. the south of the country will be cooler and cloudier public some spits and spots of rain still affecting the extreme south—east there. in scotland, we are expecting some showers on sunday. beyond sunday, we are expecting the high pressur

so northern wales, merseyside, certainly lancashire into the lakes, not particularly pleasant, and thatall. some sunshine there in scotland and in the south of the country as well. but then, that weather front, that sort of conveyor belt is going to sink further southwards. so it's more southern parts of the country that gets the cloud and outbreaks of rain on wednesday — whereas areas to the north, will turn a little bit brighter. so, liverpool, perhaps some sunshine there come wednesday and 18 degrees. now, it's still with us on thursday, the remnants of it. still cloud and some outbreaks of rain across the south, probably from liverpool northwards, the weather is looking better. some sunshine in belfast there on thursday, not a bad day, but cool, 16 degrees, this is airfrom the north atlantic. all of that warmth is still way to the south where it's heating up across spain, portugal and france. we're in the cool air right now. now, this is the outlook for the next few days. that warmer air from the southern climes just about reaching us, but we'll have to wait until the weekend. this

so northern wales, merseyside, certainly lancashire into the lakes, not particularly pleasant, and thateather isn't too bad at all. some sunshine there in scotland and in the south of the country as well. but then, that weather front, that sort of conveyor belt is going to sink further southwards. so it's more southern parts of the country that gets the cloud and outbreaks of rain on wednesday — whereas areas to the north, will turn a little bit brighter. so, liverpool, perhaps some sunshine there come wednesday and 18 degrees. now, it's still with us on thursday, the remnants of it. still cloud and some outbreaks of rain across the south, probably from liverpool northwards, the weather is looking better. some sunshine in belfast there on thursday, not a bad day, but cool, 16 degrees, this is airfrom the north atlantic. all of that warmth is still way to the south where it's heating up across spain, portugal and france. we're in the cool air right now. now, this is the outlook for the next few days. that warmer air from the southern climes willjust be about reaching us, but we'll have t

the lake district, lancashire, but wales, north midlands, the peak district, into parts of yorkshire have that fine and warm weather around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. that evening, that weather front, and it at six or 7pm. that evening, that weatherfront, and it is at six or 7pm. that evening, that weather front, and it is a weather front, will move southwards, and it is going to turn wet in the south, so is going to turn wet in the south, so for the early hours of the morning, we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff, southampton, london, and norwich in for a bit of rain. mild here ati6 london, and norwich in for a bit of rain. mild here at 16 degrees. the north of the country overnight with clear skies will turn fairly chilly with temperatures of five, six or 7 degrees. tomorrow is a very different today across wales and north england. look how sunny, clear skies and beautiful weather therefore at liverpool, hull and newcastle. the south of the country will be cooler and cloudier, probably some aspects of rain still affecting the extreme south—east there. in scotland, showe

16 degrees at this stage and nice enough there in the north—east of england, the lake district, lancashirecloudy with outbreaks of rain, but in the south—east we have got that fine, warm weather around 25 degrees at 6 or 7pm. this evening that weather front, and it is a weather front, will move southwards and it is going to turn wet in the south. so for the early hours of the morning, we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff, southampton, london, certainly norwich in for a bit of rain, mild here, 16 degrees. the north of the country overnight with the clear skies will turn fairly chilly, temperatures could be five, six, 7 degrees outside of town. tomorrow, a very different day across wales and the north of england, look how sunny it is, clear skies, beautiful weather there for liverpool, for hull, for newcastle. the south of the country will be cooler and cloudier public some spits and spots of rain still affecting the extreme south—east there. in scotland, we are expecting some showers on sunday. beyond sunday, we are expecting the high pressure to build off the atlantic, and tha

so northern wales, merseyside, certainly lancashire into the lakes, not particularly pleasant, and thatlly, the weather isn't too bad at all. some sunshine there in scotland and in the south of the country as well. but then, that weather front, that sort of conveyor belt is going to sink further southwards. so it's more southern parts of the country that gets the cloud and outbreaks of rain on wednesday — whereas areas to the north, will turn a little bit brighter. so, liverpool, perhaps some sunshine there come wednesday and 18 degrees. now, it's still with us on thursday, the remnants of it. still cloud and some outbreaks of rain across the south, probably from liverpool northwards, the weather is looking better. some sunshine in belfast there on thursday, not a bad day, but cool, 16 degrees, this is airfrom the north atlantic. all of that warmth is still way to the south where it's heating up across spain, portugal and france. we're in the cool air right now. now, this is the outlook for the next few days. that warmer air from the southern climes willjust be about reaching us, but we

so, northern wales, merseyside, certainly lancashire into the lakes, not particularly pleasant, and that in the south of the country as well. but then, that weather front, that sort of conveyor belt is going to sink further southwards. so it‘s more southern parts of the country that gets the cloud and the outbreaks of rain on wednesday, whereas areas to the north will turn a little bit brighter. so, liverpool, perhaps some sunshine there come wednesday and 18 degrees. now, it‘s still with us on thursday, the remnants of it. still cloud and some outbreaks of rain across the south. probably from liverpool northwards, the weather is looking better. some sunshine in belfast there on thursday, not a bad day, but cool, 16 degrees. this is air from the north atlantic. all that warmth is still way to the south where it‘s heating up across spain, portugal and france. we‘re in the cool air right now. now, this is the outlook for the next few days. that warmer air from the southern climes will be just about reaching us, but we‘ll have to wait, i think, until the weekend. welcome to bbc news, i‘m sa

millions of people living in greater manchester and parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire will be banned from going to other people's houses. australia has reported a record number of new infections and its deadliest day since the start of the pandemic, following a spike in cases at elderly—care homes. 13 deaths and over 700 positive tests were reported in the southeastern state of victoria alone — well beyond the previous nationwide record of 549 cases set on monday. now on bbc news, hardtalk — stephen sackur talks to the leader of sinn fein, mary lou mcdonald. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. in ireland, all the talk earlier this year was of a political earthquake, the radical nationalist party sinn fein won the most votes in ireland's general election. they promised to smash the status quo. well, so much for that — in fact, ireland's two oldest parties formed a grand coalition and they are guiding the country through a global pandemic and brexit. my guest today is mary lou mcdonald, the leader of sinn fein. has her party missed their moment? mary lou mcdonald, in du

just take a look at this weather watcher picture from whitworth in lancashire, glorious day here.have had some sunshinejust recently, but that was a thing of the past. this morning in finsbury, london, we started the day with some rain. the the rain has eased away, but the cloud is taking its time to clear down to the kent coast. so the best of the sunshine further north and west, with a rash of showers driven on by brisk, westerly breeze into the far north of scotland. so this is how we are likely to close out our day. in terms of the feel of the weather, a little bit fresher, but i suppose if you've got the sunshine, you are not too bothered, but highs of 15—22 degrees. now, high pressure is going to build monday into tuesday, and that is good news, that means it is going to be a lot of quiet weather in the story. a few scattered showers continue during the early hours of monday morning in the north, but with those clearer skies, temperatures are likely to fall away, and so we could be greeted with single figures first thing on monday morning. a bit of a shock to the system, but

16 degrees at this stage and nice enough there in the north—east of england, the lake district, lancashireain, but in the south—east we have got that fine, warm weather around 25 degrees at 6 or 7pm. this evening that weather front, and it is a weather front, will move southwards and it is going to turn wet in the south. so for the early hours of the morning, we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff, southampton, london, certainly norwich in for a bit of rain, mild here, 16 degrees. the north of the country overnight with the clear skies will turn fairly chilly, temperatures could be five, six, 7 degrees outside of town. tomorrow, a very different day across wales and the north of england, look how sunny it is, clear skies, beautiful weather there for liverpool, for hull, for newcastle. the south of the country will be cooler and cloudier, probably some spits and spots of rain still affecting the extreme south—east there. in scotland, we are expecting some showers on sunday. beyond sunday, we are expecting the high pressure to build off the atlantic, and that means that the weathe

restrictions on household contact in the northwest specifically greater manchester and in parts of east lancashire and west yorkshire what we've seen is that one of the causes of this increase is households gathering together ignoring the social distancing roles so we're having to bring in action and say that 2 households cannot meet indoors because that way we can help to stop the spread of the virus i know that the steps that we're taking will be a real blow to many people everyone obviously whose wedding plans have been disrupted or who cannot now celebrate eades in the way that they would wish and i'm really really sorry about that but we simply cannot take the risk that the nature of the timing of the announcement has sparked anger among members of britain's muslim community announced by twitter late in the evening just hours before the holiest festival in the islamic calendar. so you can you can just imagine picture the scenario it was 9 30 in the evening last night which is christmas see you basically put the turkey in the oven you brought the presents you've got family coming around early

ireland, around 16 degrees at this stage and nice enough in the east of england, lake district, lancashireshire are still cloudy with outbreaks of rain, but in the south—east we have that fine and warm weather, around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. this evening, that weather front, and it six or 7pm. this evening, that weatherfront, and it is six or 7pm. this evening, that weather front, and it is a weather front, will move southwards, and it is going to turn wet in the south. for the early hours of the morning, we are expecting rain in places like cardiff, southampton, london, norwich in for a bit of rain, mild with 16 degrees and the north of the country with clear skies will turn fairly chilly. five or six or 7 degrees outside. very different tomorrow in wales and the north of england, look how sunny. clear skies, beautiful weather for liverpool, hull and newcastle. the south will be cooler and cloudier and spots of rain still affecting the extreme south—east. in scotland we are expecting showers on sunday. beyond sunday, we are expecting the high pressure to build of the atlantic, and this

today, although it is easing, a lot of cloud, a lot of murk waiting in the wings across morgan in lancashire. the satellite shows three areas of weather, the best of the weather in the south—east, the weather front here producing rain, heavier bursts, behind it is a case of sunny spells and scattered showers. a few breaks, the wind direction changing to more north—westerly, along that exposed west coast, although it's been pretty cloudy and murky, a little on the cool side. temperatures this afternoon hi teens, further east we could see 20, 20! afternoon hi teens, further east we could see 20, 20 1 degrees, in could see 20, 201 degrees, in sheltered parts of scotland, 25 degrees in the south—east, before we close the day. there will be some wetter weather moving out of the west cou ntry wetter weather moving out of the west country and wales, towards the south—east corner overnight. 0nce west country and wales, towards the south—east corner overnight. once it does so it clears through at quite a pace, leaving a legacy of cloud in its wake, that will act like a blanket and prevent it from sta

degrees at this stage and nice enough there in the north—east of england and the lake district and lancashirer around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. so, warm weather around 25 degrees at six or7pm. so, this warm weather around 25 degrees at six or 7pm. so, this weatherfront, and it is a weather front will move southwards and in fact it is going to turn wet in the south so through the early hours of the morning we are expecting some rain in places like cardiff northampton, london, mild here, 16 degrees, the north of the country overnight with a clear skies will turn very chilly, temperatures will be five or six or 7 degrees outside of time. today a very sunny day across the north of england with clear skies and beautiful weather for liverpool hull in newcastle but the south of the country will be cooler and cloudy and probably some splits and spots of rain still affecting the extreme south—east there. in scotland we are expecting showers on sunday. be on sunday, we are expecting the high pressure to build on the atlantic and that means that the weather is going to start to settle down and that does