merseyside and manchester... merseyside had had it for 17 days.d it for 17 days. thankfully we have seen a reduction in the acceleration of cases, but this has led to merseyside experiencing a plateauing of activity but it has stayed at a high level of activity, so we are not accelerating but we are still in a bad place. and that is putting considerable pressure on our hospitals. we now have more people with covid in hospital than we did in the first wave. manchester, which came into tier 3 slightly later, is now catching up, in fact exceeding in absolute case numbers. and other parts of the country are also levelling up to this high level of activity. so yes, the acceleration of the outbreak is not as fast as it was in the first wave, but the level of activity is up and staying up, and that sustained level of activity are going to put pressure notjust on our hospitals, but throughout society as more people get sick. on our hospitals, but throughout society as more people get sickm there not an argument, though, with increased tier 2 and tier 3 re

merseyside could be the next area to face new local lockdown measures.s expected new rules such as a ban on household mixing will be announced today. there are now more than 200 cases per 100,000 people in the region overall. in liverpool, the figure stands at 258. but there are concerns that new restrictions could harm the economy there. and as of this evening, around a third of the uk population will be subject to extra restrictions, as new rules will come into force in wales across conwy, denbighshire, flintshire and wrexham at 6pm. this report from anna o'neill begins with the emerging situation in merseyside. liverpool city centre last weekend after the pubs closed at ten — no masks, no social distancing, and seemingly nowhere else to go. this is a city where covid—19 cases are rising fast, and which later today might be the next to see stricter lockdown measures. and many people in the city would welcome them. i think it needs to happen because when all the students come back, it has gone higher. yeah. like, it has spiked, definitely, nothing's rea

could this be the best merseyside derby in recen times?iverpool tomorrow. talking of derbies: the old firm are back and rangers are hoping for consecutive victories over celtic for more than a decade. and exeter get ready for the biggest day in their history, the european champions cup final. also coming up in the programme: salford go for their first challenge cup title since before the second world war. hello and welcome to sportsday. so a really busy saturday of sport ahead tomorrow... so let's start by looking at the football and what many are predicting to be the best merseyside derby for years... table toppers everton have had the perfect start to the season with four wins from four, and whilst champions liverpool have only lost once — it was of course that rather uncomfortable 7—2 defeat at the hands of aston villa, so fitting perhaps that this game comes exactly ten years to the day that everton last beat their old rivals. let's hearfrom both managers... carlo is a sensational manager and so carlo is a sensational manager and so it

and as a person in an area with the highest restrictions in merseyside, ican highest restrictions inhat has been taken and raised by local leaders is the lack of track and trace, but also the area is approximate to us in different tiers. they will be hard to control the virus when it is moving at this pace through the community because where you have tier three areas close to tier two areas and others. the characterisation we have just heard is inappropriate. if you look at what stage and the scientific and medical officials are advising the prime minister to do, it is as keir starmer has set it out. the government is simply moving too slowly for the situation we face. i have had the most extraordinarily frustrating 72 hours trying to get proper answers to questions about what is going on to protect both merseyside and the rest of the country from the pace of the virus spread. ijust think the government is being fartoo spread. ijust think the government is being far too slow. the circuit breaker would only last a couple of weeks, what would be different at the end of the period? sure

so, pretty significant restrictions coming on merseyside.y this morning of introducing a new tear in system, charlie, to make it easier for us to understand in england, frankly, what the rules are where we live. potentially having one, two, three tiers on the most of europe wa nt to three tiers on the most of europe want to be leased to be at three, explaining how we have to live our lives does make the least severe at three. —— the least severe at three. we will be speaking after 7am to get more information on those. and one new law coming through to do with plastic straws and stirrers. tell us about that? that is a law kicking in today, meaning these beings become illegal. plastic straws. they, well, have never been far from our lives for yea rs never been far from our lives for years and years. the government wa nts years and years. the government wants rid of them. it announced the bad some —— ban some time ago. the idea is they are frankly dreadful for the environment, especially in our waterways. so they are going. there are lorry load

we were hoping for drama in the merseyside derby, and it didn't disappoint.on came from behind twice to draw 2—2 at goodison park, but liverpool were left bemused by a late var decision that denied them victory. patrick gearey was watching. goodison park is one of the few places on merseyside that you are allowed to meet your neighbours. in the league, everton started this derby ahead. in the match, the opposite. sadio mane scored for liverpool after just two minutes, and after five, they threatened again. if the play had been offside, it would have been a penalty. as it was, it only ended the van dijk‘s match. with great defenders, you notice the most when they're not there. michael keane was there and it was 1—1. liverpool conceded seven in the last match, and for all the tactical manoeuvring, sometimes it's about pure instinct of players like mohamed salah. once everton might have folded, but in dominic calvert—lewin, they have a player reaching more improbable heights. his tenth of the season already. it seemed like henderson had won it. now there's alway

we were hoping for drama in the merseyside derby and it didn't disappoint.rpool were left bemused by a late var decision that denied them victory. patrick gearey was watching. goodison park is one of the places on merseyside three are allowed to meet your neighbours. in the league, everton started this derby ahead. sadia manny scored for liverpool after just two minutes sadia manny scored for liverpool afterjust two minutes and after five they threatened again. if he display had been offside it would have been a penalty. with great defenders, you notice the most when they are not there. michael keane was there and it was one — one. liverpool conceded seven in the last match and for other tactical manoeuvring it is about pure instinct of players like mohammed sala. once everton might have folded, but in samuel paty they have a player reaching a credible house. his tenth of the season. date mac —— calvert—lewin. now there is always a cheque. sadia manny offside by an inch. this was a derby that really was that close. liverpool managerjurgen klopp said it was t

hugh pym, bbc news, at whiston hospital on merseyside. infections were recorded in the latest 24—hour period. it means the average number of new cases reported per day in the past week is 111,588. hospital admissions have also increased. on average, 615 people were being admitted every day over the past week. this number doesn't include scotland. 50 deaths have been reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that figure is usually lower after the weekend. it means on average in the past week, 72 deaths were announced every day, which takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 42,875. there were warnings today that as the number of new infections continues to increase, the virus is increasingly moving into southern england and also spreading from the younger generations to older more vulnerable people. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more. the nightingale hospitals in manchester, sunderland and harrogate, set up for the first wave of coronavirus, are now being mobilised for the second. th

hugh pym, bbc news, at whiston hospital, on merseyside.in england are preparing to re—open in case they are needed to deal with a surge in coronavirus admissions. the nhs‘s medical director, professor stephen powis, announced the hospitals in sunderland, manchester and harrogate are now on standby, and there would be increased testing of staff across hotspot areas. fiona trottjoins us now from sunderland. fiona. this one opened in may and it's never been used. in the coming months it could be saving lives. over the past four months alone hospitals in the north—east and north—west of england have seen a sevenfold increase in the number of patients being admitted with coronavirus. at manchester royal infirmary alone 30% of its critical ca re infirmary alone 30% of its critical care beds are now taken up with covid patients. the aim of sites like these is to be on standby to help ease some of that pressure. here there are 460 beds, 500 at harrogate and 750 in manchester. the trustee has made it clear it will be responsible for deciding whethe

where1.3 million breath and no doubt in merseyside where 1.3 million people have breath and no doubt have been placed under those temperance restrictions, he made clear that local leaders may have to go further, i think that is partly part ofa further, i think that is partly part of a wider political move by downing street. —— a local, stricter restrictions. and some of that accountability for imposing these measures falls on local leaders as well as central government, but overall, not a great deal of optimism today, jonathan van town, the deputy chief medical officer, saying that access that's are now baked into the formulae that the government using, boris johnson himself not ruling out there could yet be a nationwide circuit breaker although he made clear he doesn't wa nt although he made clear he doesn't want that to happen. agnes, let's look at the time. million more faces curves. pretty clear today that whilst liverpool has finally agreed to going to tier three, a lot of other areas the government would like to be included there and they are refusing at the moment to do so. ye

we were treated to one of the most explosive merseyside derbies in years.from behind to secure a draw with champions liverpool. but a huge blow for the champions, as well as a late goal for them being disallowed, the loss of their crucial defender virgil van dijk. it's after he collided with everton goalkeeperjordan pickford. austin halewood is in the studio for us with more on the news that will no doubt leave liverpool fans unhappy. absolutely, gavin. yeah, it's been the incident that's dominated sporting conversations all weekend, hasn't it? after that incident betweenjordan pickford and virgil van dijk. but we learnt this afternoon that jordan pickford won't receive any retrospective action for that challenge on van dijk — a challenge that we now know will keep him out for at least six months. now, the fa decided not to take any action because they say the incident was seen at the time by the referee, michael oliver, and the var. so that's only going to add to the frustrations of liverpool fans, who were disappointed enough at the time because there was

we were hoping for drama in the merseyside derby and it didn't disappoint. bemused by a late var decision that denied them victory. patrick gearey was watching.

i want to stress, this offer was proportionate to the support we have given merseyside and lancashireo the very high alert level. not to act would put manchester's nhs and the lives of many of manchester's residents at risk. despite the failure to reach an agreement, i hope the mayor and council leaders in greater manchester will now work with us to implement these measures. elsewhere, discussions on moving to the very high alert level continue with local leaders in south yorkshire, west yorkshire, nottinghamshire and the north east. i hope and expect central and local government will continue to work closely together as we are seeing in merseyside, london, lancashire and in many other parts of the country. because ultimately, all of us want to protect the nhs and, in doing so, to save lives. thank you, i am now going to go to questions from the public. can we have our first questions from the public. can we have ourfirst question, questions from the public. can we have our first question, please? how many places under tier 3 restrictions would be needed before implementing a national

top—flight football carries on in the silence and on merseyside they may fill it ha rd est. and on merseysidey fill it hardest. everton fans are missing their best start since the 30s. it is being led from the fund by a young striker. girls like this are why he made the england squad this week. he said his mum cried when she heard the news but his opener was cancelled out by an england to's mistake. brighton drew level with a tap in afterjordan pickford spilled the ball. but everton now have resilience. they went back and front through a header and in midfield this club now has a superstar. rodriguez was signed from real madrid. his goals give them hope they could be at the top to stay. there are no songs in the stands but the blues are coming together. there are no songs in the stands but the blues are coming togetherlj think the blues are coming together.” think we manage well the situation of the game. composure, defensively, we had an opportunity. and so i think the performer was complete and this is the reason. while everton keep winning manchester city keep dropping points. after defeat

ed thomas, bbc news, merseyside.em has reappeared. it's called "voter suppression" and ranges from excessively strict identity requirements to purges of electoral rolls — all of which disproportionately affect black voters. 0ur correspondent larry madowo reports from atlanta. waiting for hours. long lines at polling locations at the primary elections in georgia injune. i've covered elections in other democracies in africa, like nigeria and south africa, where america is seen as a beacon of democracy. but for some of its citizens, like here in the heart of atlanta, it is a game of cards — and they have been dealt a bad hand. we may have votes, but a lot of votes are going to be suppressed. and they could be every reason they can use to strike the ballot, like felonies or signatures not matching. officials at georgia's largest county are looking for redemption after accusations of voter suppression. fulton rolled out a mobile voting unit to serve voters who have been frustrated too many times. how are you, sir? fine, a

ed thomas, bbc news, merseyside.all causes at the height of the pandemic. weekly data between mid—february and the end of may showed there were almost 100 additional deaths per 100,000 people, putting the countries above most of europe, australia and new zealand. part of the ongoing crisis in the nhs is that some non—urgent procedures are being delayed in order to free up hospital beds for those suffering from the virus. 0ur health editor hugh pym looks at the challenge. some hospitals are under pressure, intensive care and general ward beds filling up with covid—19 patients, and there is a need to find more space. the really tough decision for hospital managers is whether to postpone non—urgent work to free up beds for coronavirus cases. an intensive care specialist in the north west of england said that was now looking more likely. when your back is against the wall and you‘ve got patients coming in with severe covid infections and also you are getting staff, medical and nursing staff who are also suffering from no

up to merseyside with sir george howard. thank you, mr speaker. much more effective track, trace and isolate system. but we haven't got one yet. will he accept my suggestion that we establish a liverpool city region test, trace and isolate task force, including the nhs, local authorities, the metro mayor and other stakeholders, to report at the end of this week how the unused nhs capacity that exists could be used more effectively, so that we have a proper test trace and isolate system in place? i am gratefulto the right honourable gentleman, i can tell him we are already working with the liverpool city region on improving local test and trace and i think his suggestion is very apposite and i'm sure it is one that will be taken forward in the course of those conversations. mr speaker, we are seeing a very unwelcome trend from the party opposite that backs the government's sensible measures one week, only to flip—flop and change their mind the next week. does my right honourable friend agree with me and several constituents from derbyshire dales wh

hugh pym, bbc news, at whiston hospital, on merseyside.this going to impact you?” think the impact is already felt a few weeks ago once we can see the restrictions come in. trade falling up restrictions come in. trade falling up to 70% in some areas. so i think obviously, releasing a statement today, it wasn't anything we already kinda didn't know was coming. the still haven't been guidelines still haven't been produced until tomorrow, which i think hasjust shown produced until tomorrow, which i think has just shown a lack of strategy. just talk me through that. did you use the furlough scheme and will the new scheme, thejob protection, job support scheme, will you use that as well? that's the question. most of our staff are all furlough and this is half the problem. the other scheme doesn't come into fruition until november the 1st, however, it's only two thirds of the wages rather than 80%, which is not going to cover most people's bills. as you know, mortgage payments are now finished, people's bills will be 100%. anxiety for people now

i want to stress, this offer was proportionate to the support we have given merseyside and lancashiret this unfortunately and given the public health situation, i must now proceed with moving greater manchester, as i say, to the very high alert level. and here is the mayor, finding out scraps of information during his own press conference. . . £20 million only, and they are going to try and pick off the individual councils. disgraceful! boo! ..news that didn't go down well here. it's brutal, to be honest, isn't it? this isn't a way, this is no way to run the country in a national crisis, it isn't. this is not right. they should not be doing this, grinding people down, trying to accept the least that they can get away with. his team calculated that £90 million was needed until the end of march. eventually, he said he'd accept 65 million. the government offered 60. is this a game of poker? are they playing poker with places and people's lives through a pandemic? is that what this is about? the people who drive those taxes, who work in the pubs, many of them who may have voted for them.

as well as merseyside, a cover warrington in cheshire. . normality.. i think a lot of us are unsure as to whether or not it applies. now they're telling people did not go out. it is great to damage the economy. boris johnson has said they shut the pubs at ten o'clock. people on the streets after ten, but they need to come to some better arrangement. as restrictions have been tightened, today, the town council and hospital trust issued a joint statement. appealing for people to continue to try to prevent the spread of the virus. the authorities here and across the region if your complacency could lead to more deaths. a double murder investigation after the death of a mother and her teenage daughter were found in the fire damaged house. they found the bodies of a postmortem revealed that the doctor had been strangled and assaulted. the daughter's body was found badly burned but the cause of her death has not been confirmed. detective superintendent is from lancashire police. we have been treating this instant as a homicide as there is evidence of a flig

to support manchester businesses and this offer was proportionate to the support we have given merseysideid not accept this unfortunately and given the public health situation, i must now proceed with moving greater manchester as i say to the very high alert level. and here is the mayor andy burnham find out from a colleague important details about the new measures. at one minute past midnight on friday. he said the plans would increase poverty and hardship. at no point today will be offered enough to protect the poorest people in our communities through the punishing reality of the winter to come. his team calculated that £90 million was needed until the end of march, eventually he said he would accept 65 million. the government offered 60. this is a game of poker, their pain poker with peoples lives through a pandemic? the people who drive those taxis, work in the pubs, many of them may have voted for them. they said to them they would level up but we have seen today a deliberate act of levelling down. so what help is that for areas in the very high alert level tier 3? the government of

new coronavirus laws are coming to merseyside. and restaurants. i lost my husband last year. i'm now faced with the possibility of losing my home and my business. is that close for you? it could get that close. anna runs an independent pub. she's invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in this business. say we get a group of four, five, six people in, we've now got to ask them to show proof of where they all live as well. do you understand cases are rising? people are worried. absolutely, and we all have to take a great deal of responsibility, but i think that if you look at the hospitality sector in general, we are not responsible for the rises in cases. and this is an industry worth billions of pounds to the liverpool city region. the leisure, creative and cultural sectors support 50,000 jobs here. we are looking at the scale ofjob losses in liverpool not seen since the '80s. some worry that these new rules will have a devastating effect. so, we've taken 20 years to build our city and regenerate our city and we're just throwing

goodison park is one of the few places on merseyside that you are allowed to meet your neighbours.ne scored for liverpool after two minutes and after five they threatened again. where virgil van dijk not signing up side, this would have been a penalty but it only ended his match. with great defenders, you notice them most when they are not there, michael caine was there, 1—1. jurgen klopp is unnerved, liverpool conceded seven in their last match and with all the tactical manoeuvring, sometimes it is about the pure instinct of players like mo salah. 0nce everton might have voted but in dominic calvert—lewin they have a striker who keeps reaching more improbable heights. his tenth of the season already, but still we we re of the season already, but still we were not done, after richarlison was set for everton, it seemsjordan henderson had won it for liverpool. now there is always a check. sadio mane offside by an edge. that is the finest of margins. this was a derby that really was that close. patrick geary, bbc news. it was also the old firm in the scottish premiership. rangers are

there has been a sense that the focus has been on merseyside instead.pushback from mps and greater manchester, conservative and labour mps say that they don't think it would be appropriate in greater manchester for pubs to be shut. conversations in the last couple of daysin conversations in the last couple of days in the sheffield city region with the government about what might happen there. no further calls taking place between sheffield and the government today. i expect we will hear more from the sheffield city region this evening about the lobbying that they are doing to speak to the government about what might happen there. there's a lot of discussion about the levels of support that tie in with the different tiers that the government is likely to announce tomorrow so we know what the chancellor has said about the support for people who work ina about the support for people who work in a pub on merseyside that will be shut for example but what if you are in tier two? there are restrictions but not the most severe ones, so what then? if the governm

and on merseyside they may feel it hardest, everton fans are missing their best start since the ‘305.uad this week. he said his mum cried when she heard the news. but his opener was cancelled out by an england team—mate‘s mistake. brighton drew level with a tap in afterjordan pickford spilt the ball, but everton now have resilience. they went back in front through yerry mina‘s header and in midfield this club now has a superstar, james rodriguez was signed from real madrid. his goals give them hope they could be at the top to stay. there are no songs in the stands but the blues are coming together. joe lynskey, bbc news. that‘s it for now. we‘re back at 22:05. now on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, welcome back to bbc news. i‘m shaun ley. here is a reminder of the news c0 nfe re nce shaun ley. here is a reminder of the news conference that occurred in the last half an hour involving president trump‘s surgeon. he said president trump‘s surgeon. he said president trump‘s surgeon. he said president trump is doing very well. he did point out that although it

this offer was proportionate to the support we have given merseyside and lancashire.ately. given the public health situation, i must now proceed with moving greater manchester to the very high alert level. and here is the mayor, finding out scraps of information during his own press conference. £20 million only and they will pick up individual councils. news that didn't go down well here. it is brutal to be honest. this is an a way to run the country in a national crisis. this is not right. they should not be doing this. grinding people down trying to accept the least they can get away with. his team calculated that £90 million was needed until the end of march, eventually he said he would accept eventually he said he would a cce pt 65 eventually he said he would accept 65 million. the government offered 60. this is a game of poker? are they playing poker with peoples lives through a pandemic? the people who drive those taxis and work in the pubs, many of them who may have voted, they said to them they will level on. what we have seen today is a deliberate act of leve

new coronavirus laws are coming to merseyside. from mixing inside pubs and restaurants. i lost my husband last year. i'm now faced with the possibility of losing my home and my business. is that close for you? it could get that close. anna runs an independent pub. she's invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in this business. say we get a group of four, five, six people in, we've now got to ask them to show proof of where they all live as well. do you understand cases are rising? people are worried. absolutely, and we all have to take a great deal of responsibility, but i think that if you look at the hospitality sector in general, we are not responsible for the rises in cases. and this is an industry worth billions of pounds to the liverpool city region. the leisure, creative and cultural sectors support 50,000 jobs here. we are looking at the scale ofjob losses in liverpool not seen since the '80s. some worry that these new rules will have a devastating effect. so, we've taken 20 years to build our city and regenerate our city

the best part of 100,000 people in merseyside use the gym.hy put people at risk? the stats suggest there is not much risk here. the metra mayor has promised extra financial support but warned people have to follow the rules. nobody wants people to curtail freedoms but we have tier three restrictions in place from today, and they are the law. the alternative is to see our city region overrun with sickness and death. in march and april, there was a sense of togetherness felt across the country, but speak to many on merseyside and it's not the same today. there is a sense of anger, mistrust, but the major problem is that covid cases are rising quickly, and so also are hospital admissions and so also are hospital admissions and deaths. when you go out, you are totally on edge. a real worry for sue, blind at living alone. am i going to be locked in here for the next six months? that's how i feel. iamon next six months? that's how i feel. iam on my next six months? that's how i feel. i am on my own. who is going to look after me? life is going to c

care merseyside helps feed and support the most vulnerable here.l health crisis. a poverty crisis on top of a poverty crisis. and so many are already struggling with local restrictions. it's illegal in knowsley for households to mix indoors. ijust really missed home the last few weeks. lily offers mental health support to children and young people. do you have a good relationship, a good support network? she helped britney through the first lockdown. now, it doesn't matter how far it is because i can't go home. since the pandemic, the number of people contacting lily every week has trebled. hey, lily, you 0k? it's made already big issues into even bigger issues. and some are in real crisis. there are a lot of thoughts of suicide at the minute. and is the increasing? definitely. all the hopes for the future are just gone because they don't know what tomorrow brings, so they can't imagine the next ten years. hi, how are you? the anxiety of uncertainty. how old is she? eight months. bill's 90. he's already shielded for most of the year. when's the las

manchester's business, and i want to stress this offer was proportionate to the support we have given merseysideshire. the mayor didn't accept this, unfortunately, and given the public health situation, i must now proceed with moving greater manchester, as i say, to the very high alert level. and here is the mayorfinding out scraps of information during his own press conference. it's going to be £20 million only and they will try to pick off individual councils. news that didn't go down well here... it's brutal, to be honest. this is no way to run the country in a national crisis. it isn't. this is not right. they should not be doing this, grinding people down, trying to accept the least that they can get away with. his team calculated that £90 million was needed until the end of march. eventually he said he would accept 65 million. the government offered 60. is this is a game of poker? are they playing playing poker with people's lives through a pandemic? the people who drive those taxis, who work in the pubs, many of them may have voted for them. they said to them they would level up, but what

new coronavirus laws are coming to merseyside.holds will be banned from mixing inside pubs and restaurants. i lost my husband last year, i am now faced with the possibility of losing my home and my business. is that close for you? it could get that close. anna runs an independent pub. she has invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in this business. say we get a group of four, five, six people in, we have now got to ask them to show proof of where they all live as well. do you understand, cases are rising? people are worried. absolutely and we all have to take a great deal of responsibility, but i think if you look at the hospitality sector in general, we are not responsible for the rises in cases. this is an industry worth billions of pounds to the liverpool city region. the leisure, creative and cultural sectors support 50,000 jobs here. we are looking at the scale ofjob losses in liverpool not seen since the 19805. some worry that these new rules will have a devastating effect. so, we have taken 20 years to build our city and

new coronavirus laws are coming to merseyside.will be banned from mixing inside pubs and restaurants. i lost my husband last year, i am now faced with the possibility of losing my home and my business. is that close for you? it could get that close. anna runs an independent pub. she has invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in this business. say we get a group of four, five, six people in, we have now got to ask them to show proof of where they all live as well. but do you understand cases are rising and people are worried? absolutely, and we all have to take a great deal of responsibility, but i think if you look at the hospitality sector in general, we are not responsible for the rises and cases. and this is an industry worth billions of pounds to the liverpool city region. the leisure, creative and cultural sectors support 50,000 jobs here. we are looking at a scale ofjob losses in liverpool not seen since the '805... some worry these new rules will have a devastating effect. so we have taken 20 years to build our city and r

van dijk‘s injury in that merseyside derby was just one of the talking points from the match and onceder scrutiny. liverpool had — what would have been the winning goal in the match — ruled out for offisde by the slenderest of margins. so what does former tottenham manager harry redknapp make of the video assistant referee? for me, destroying everything. all the excitement, you get a goal, yup, you're happy, suddenly, i will, the excitement, you get a goal, yup, you're happy, suddenly, iwill, var, and you have to sit for a couple of minutes waiting for a decision. that last goal of henderson's, how could it be disallowed as? when you look at it 100 times how could it be offside anyway? you are still getting off sideway or handle your armies offside. this isjust got pretty crazy i think at the moment. —— you're still getting offsides where your hand or your arm is offside. there are two more matches in the premier league this evening. west brom host burnley at 5.30, then leeds are at home to wolves at 8. yesterday was supposed to be all about the return of gareth bale to tottenham, but

to support manchester businesses and this offer was proportionate to the support we have given merseysideriage did not accept this unfortunately and given the public health situation, i must now proceed with moving greater manchester as i say to the very high alert level. and here is the mayor andy burnham find out from a colleague important details about the new measures. at one minute past midnight on friday... he said the plans would increase poverty and hardship. at no point today will be offered enough to protect the poorest people in our communities through the punishing reality of the winter to come. his team calculated that £90 million was needed until the end of march, eventually he said he would accept 65 million. the government offered 60. this is a game of poker, their pain poker with peoples lives through a pandemic. the people who drive those taxis, work in the pubs, many of them may have voted for them. they said to them they would level up but we have seen today a deliberate act of levelling down. so what help is that for areas in the very high alert level tier 3? the gove

people adjusting to this further disruption to their social lives and bear in mind this part of merseysidebeen talk about travel restrictions potentially there and today in scotla nd potentially there and today in scotland the first minister advised people not to travel to blackpool because the number of cases in scotla nd because the number of cases in scotland had been linked back to blackpool. some people talking about further travel restrictions and local lockdowns in different areas in the big question is when these measures will be reduced, how and when will that happen and how long will this impact go on. dan johnson, many thanks. our top story this lunchtime: northern ireland enhances tough new measures to combat arose —— a rise in coronavirus cases. and white negotiating fishing rights after brexit is proving such a tough problem to tackle. coming up on bbc news. a year on from the racist abuse suffered by england players in bulgaria — gareth southgate speaks of its impact and the changes being made to improve diversity in the fa's coaching set up. coronavirus restrictions are bei

care merseyside helps feed and support the most vulnerable here. here is going to be a mental health crisis. a poverty crisis on top of a poverty crisis. and so many are already struggling with local restrictions. it's illegal in knowsley for households to mix indoors. ijust really missed home the last few weeks. lily offers mental health support to children and young people. she helped britney through the first lockdown. it doesn't matter how far it is because i can't go home. since the pandemic, the number of people contacting lily every week has trebled. it's made already big issues into even bigger issues. and some are in real crisis. there are a lot of thoughts of suicide at the minute. is the increasing? definitely. all different the hopes for the future just gone because they don't know what tomorrow brings, so they can't imagine the next ten years. the anxiety of uncertainty. how old is she? eight months. bill is 90. he is already shielded for most of the year. when is the last time you hugged her? it's an awful long time. he misses his gra

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

now, i suspect the rain could become quite persistent for a time across north wales, merseyside and greatercotland and northern ireland, and becomes very windy through the afternoon in the southwest — where gusts could reach around 50 mph. there will be a bit of sunshine between any downpours, but it's east scotland that will probably have the best of the day's brightest weather. now, for wednesday, a bit more sunshine to go around, but still showers in the forecast, particularly across northern and western scotland and a few running down into the northwest of england and north wales as well. that's your weather. this is bbc news. i'm katty kay in washington. donald trump is getting ready to leave hospital 72 hours after he first checked in. and while his doctor warned that he's not out of the woods yet, the message to the public was one of reassurance. i think you've seen the videos, and now the tweets, and you'll see him shortly. he's back. he'll return to a white house hard—hit by the virus — his press secretary is just the latest senior member of staff to test positive.

that means is notjust merseyside. we are all going to need to work together to deal with this.trol. there's one other thing that people have got to be properly supported, and that's notjust be properly supported, and that's not just financially. but also socially supported to make sure it's not an incredible damage and their mental health, which i also worry about. allison mcgovern, thanks very much. this isjust so tough. we know what works and it is so hard for governments to do and it and it's so ha rd governments to do and it and it's so hard for individuals to do it. but we have to find some way to get through this. and it's only october. and it's only october! the worst crisis facing our industry, that's how the boss of iag, the owner of british airways, has described the pandemic‘s effect on the aviation sector. and the man who's been ba's chief exec for the past four years is not who the company wants to steer it through this crisis. alex cruz will be clearing his desk immediately. he's faced months of criticism from staff and british mps who claim the airline had been f

ed thomas, bbc news, merseyside.or, andy burnham, has threatened a legal challenge if the city is pushed into tier three restrictions — that's the highest level. the bbc understands that government scientists are suggesting greater manchester alongside much of north east and north west england, large parts of yorkshire and parts of the midlands should be moved into the toughest category of covid restrictions though no final decision has been made. 0ur correspondent, danny savage, sent this report. like so many town and city centres in the north, preston is being badly damaged by coronavirus. every time the rules change, people's habits change. as soon as the government say, i'm going to announce something, we don't see hardly anybody for three orfour days. they're worried, they're frightened, they're anxious, and then they start coming out. like everything else, they start coming out again. this area is currently in the middle tier — the alert level is deemed as high. so, among other things, you cannot meet indoors s

suggested the officials were making amends for not sending off richarlison orjordan pickford in the merseysidered card was a joke, i think that, i don't know why, i don't know why. maybe the fact that there were a lot of talk about pickford, richarlison, iguess liverpool affected the decision because i think everyone knows that it was not a red card. but we are going to appeal. i think to lose a player like lucas digne for this for three games is not fair. you can feel that the game plan was working and the guys were really sticking to it. the beautiful games we scored, but chances in the first half, maybe one of the best first halves and the second half, also after... not so easy mentally to stay focused and have good game balance. also in possession, one of our best game so far. in the second game of the day in the premier league newcastle rescued a late point, drawing 1—1 with wolves. after a largely forgettable first half, rauljimenez put wolves ahead with a terrific strike. that's his second in consecutive matches. it looked like that would be the winner until with two minutes remaining j

north sea into the midlands, perhaps getting it to east wales, the west country, maybe towards merseysidebut away from these area, a lot of sunshine and despite a brisk north—easterly breeze, it should feel a bit less cool than today, with highs of 12—16 degrees. now we look ahead to thursday, a fairly quiet day weather—wise. cloud feeding in from the east could provide rain. there will be sunshine, the best in western area, temperatures if anything taking a step backwards, 11—14. as we head through friday into the weekend, high pressure will try to hold op. i think it will be strong enough to fend off the influence of this area of low pressure for the time being. friday, the weekend should be dry, often cloudy, rather cool but a big change to come next week. it turns wetter, windier but milder. ge that is all from the bbc news at six, so goodbye from me and on bbc hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme: we hear from the we hearfrom the efl we hear from the efl club warning some teams could disappear within five to six weeks unless they get financia

a joke and suggested the officials were making amends for not sending offjordan pickford in the merseysiderd was a joke, i think that, i don't know why, i don't know why. maybe the fact that there were a lot of talk about pickford, richarlison, i guess liverpool affected the decision because i think everyone knows that it was not a red card. but we are going to appeal. i think to lose a player like lucas digne for this for three games is not fair. in the second game of the day in the premier league newcastle rescued a late point, drawing 1—1 with wolves. after a largely forgettable first half, rauljimenez put wolves ahead with a terrific strike. thats his second in consecutive matches. it looked like that would be the winner until with two minutes remaining jacob murphy sneaked in a free kick for an equaliser. arsenal and leicester are the late game. kicked off at quarter past seven. the latest from the emirates, it is goalless at the moment. there was huge drama in the scottish premiership as champions celtic were held to a 3—3 draw at aberdeen. a penalty in injury time securing a point f

their star defender vittra fun they will undergo surgery after sustaining an injury in saturday's merseyside draw against everton on take damaged his knee ligaments after a reckless challenge by everton goalkeeper jordan picked for. the club didn't say how long the dutch player will be absent for but it could be several months it's a blow for german coach you're going club and his side's hopes in defending the league title. and just remind of the top story we're following for you today armenia and azerbaijan are trading blame for the breakdown of another ceasefire there's been continued fighting for the past 3 weeks for the disputed region of not going to a car about hundreds have been killed. you're watching news from berlin up next we've got a documentary for you on the political and economic crisis if the best way to explain. and you hear me now i guess we don't need you and how it all stands gentlemen so it's now going to bring you i'm going to tackle as you've never. surprised to cells with what is possible who is mad cool really want to move them want. to talk to people who flew time o

borisjohnson says he can only be 60 million to match other regions proportionately, lancashire and merseysidee took the cable too far for £5 million. at the end of the peace by the guardian it says that officials accused him of blaine setting the prime minister by asking for that 65 million. other people are going to say he was lowballed by the government and andy burnham says people in manchester will face a winter of hardship. as the figure he calculated that greater manchester needs. we don't know where those numbers come from, we asked him for a breakdown of the costings, so maybe it is fair to be saying that, should all have been gambled £5 million? is a very sombre looking andy burnham on the guardian. here, you look at the political side of this and perhaps the same question to you about that £5 million from a political point of view. when we're looking at is cut in the government have just paid the extra 5 million to get this over with? the other way of looking at is of the regions will then say they more. only £5 million isa then say they more. only £5 million is a lot of money to an

the player was hurt in a challenge with everton goalkeeper jordan pickford in the merseyside derby twokimi raikkonen will remain in formula one for a 19th season. he's signed a new deal with alfa romeo. he's a1. this year he broke the record for the number of grand prix starts. chris gayle has become the first batsman to hit 1000 sixes in t20 cricket. the west indian achieved the feat for his ipl side — the kings 11 punjab — as he made 99. it wasn't enough though as they lost to the rajasthan royals. there's a huge night to come at wembley arena tomorrow night for british boxer derek chisora. he takes on the undisputed criserweight champiosn oleksander usyk — a man who is unbeaten as a professional. this is though just his second fight in the heavyweight division. and will be a test. sumbal syed reports. for derek chisora, fight number 42, and it's a tough one. his opponent? oleksander usyk. the undisputed champion of the world. for many, he is the king. but will derek chisora's 13 year career have one last roll of the dice? mentally, physically, there is nothing he can do that is goin

it is the same situation in liverpool and merseyside.rpool for our gyms and major services unless there is an urgent solution. people will be confused andi solution. people will be confused and i know solution. people will be confused and i knoinm owners themselves will be confused. —— gym. those people representing the gyms in liverpool, did they not make a good case as those in lancashire? or do you think the government has somehow taken a different approach? the evidence we provided on a weekly basis since the gyms opened on the 25th ofjuly showing that low prevalence 25th ofjuly showing that low p reva le nce a cross 25th ofjuly showing that low prevalence across the whole of the uk and in the northwest as well, so there is a great level of frustration regarding the situation there. the guidance which was developed for the gyms to open across the whole of the uk is probably the highest level of standards possible in any sector and it was codeveloped with the government, with sage mac, with the team, with public health england, a sect

everton have dropped points for the first time this season after a thrilling merseyside derby.ind twice to draw 2—2 against liverpool. sadio mane put the champions ahead in only the third minute at goodison park. michael keane equalised. mohamed salah put liverpool ahead again only for dominic calvert—lewin to get another equaliser. richarlison was sent off later on. and jordan henderson thought he'd won it for liverpool in injury time, but his goal was disallowed for a very marginal offside decision against mane. somebody showed me the situation with the henderson goal, and i don't know where the line is and where you can do offside at. ijust don't understand it. so, yes, obviously we should have won this game, but we didn't. so, we accept that obviously. it was a much—needed win for manchester united. they beat newcastle 4—1, but they only secured the victory very late on at st james' park. they'd missed a penalty, and it was 1—1 with five minutes left to play before goals from bruno fernandes, who'd missed that penalty, aaron wan—bissaka and that from marcus rashford deep in