a national lockdown for england, the prime minister said, was now the only option. got to be humble in the face of nature. and in this country, alas, as across much of europe, the virus is spreading even faster than the reasonable worst case scenario. and so now is the time to take action because there is no alternative. the last resort had become the only way forward, he argued, and in a matter of days, tough measures would be imposed, severely limiting people's lives. we will get through this but we must act now to contain this autumn surge. we are not going back to the full lockdown of march and april but i'm afraid, from thursday, the basic message is the same. stay at home, protect the nhs, and save lives. the decision marks a complete change in the government's approach. some had argued it should have come sooner but yesterday, acknowledged there were no easy options. the idea that there is some perfect time to act is a complete misapprehension. there is basically no perfect time and there are no good solutions. mps will vote on the plans this week. some conse

of course england now going into a national lockdown, how will that affect wales ? ban coming into wales. but what might dra keford coming into wales. but what might drakeford said this morning as they will be no going back to local restrictions in wales, —— what mark dra keford restrictions in wales, —— what mark drakeford said this morning. it will bea drakeford said this morning. it will be a national approach. there will be a basic set of national rules in wales that will be simpler and clearer, and it will allow for something beyond what we have had during the firebreak period. but my top message to people in wales is, don't make your first question to yourself, "how far can i stretch the rules?" make the first question, "what should i do? what contribution can i make to keeping myself and others safe?" and tojudge your actions against that criteria. if we do that, then there is a way out of coronavirus that will safeguard us all. if we play it as a game in which yourjob is to think about what the rule is and see how much you can stretch it, then i'm afraid the

what is the situation for you as you go into the next national lockdown asa go into the next national of the sales. we sell candles and gift and 60% of my sales is now. i'm absolutely devastated. what would help you and businesses like yours? obviously, we need support. we've got to rent, lights and everything to pay for. it's hard. it's customers we need. we could have some government funding but we need to be open. we are independent, we need to be open and carry on trading. supermarkets are still open so why not the independent shops?” still open so why not the independent shops? i suppose, it may sound cold to say it but some people may say that supermarkets are selling essentials, food, drinks, items that people cannot live without. items like cards and candles are not essential by definition. that is where the distinction is. they are not essential but they are good for your well being and doing these dark nights, people want them. it's christmas time, people need gifts. people have been saying to me today, we have had a very busy day today because of everything going on, that t

a lot of people have had the national lockdown in england for the national lockdown in england for thet three weeks and i think a lot of people thought once that was through we would have this grand unlocking. you will see shops opening across the country, and people can do their christmas shopping and the country looks like it will end shopping and the country looks like it willend up shopping and the country looks like it will end up in tier two and those are quite strict as well. pubs will only be able to open if people are going in for substantial meals. you won't see people going in for drinks ahead of christmas time. i think a lot of people have not quite realise that that we may be coming out of this national lockdown but it is actually going to be quite tough over the next weeks ahead. and i haven't even touched about what will happen over christmas jessica because that again is something that a lot of people have been anxious about and worried over but that seems a little bit clearer and more consistent. there is the arrangement now that was announced earlier in the week which

england is to face a new month—long lockdown across the nation, starting on thursday. the lockdown, restaurants and pubs will close, but takeaways and deliveries will be allowed. all nonessential retail will also close, but supermarkets are to stay open. mixing with other households inside homes or in private gardens will be banned, except for childcare and other forms of support. unlike the first lockdown, schools, colleges and universities will stay open, while travel will be discouraged, except for work. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. misery, the prime minister's own prediction of what a return to lockdown would feel like. the step he never wanted to take, the instruction again for england to close its doors. reality kicking in. we have to be humble in the face of nature and in this country, alas, as across much of europe, the virus is spreading even faster than the reasonable worst case scenario and so now is the time to take action because there is no alternative. the plan, perhaps the hope, is a month will be enough in england and even then, the cou

this is because a national lockdown is going to be more successful at protecting the nhs, which is parte it use can cope, so we cope, making sure the it use can cope, so we all have to do it together. the heat maps that the chief medical officer and his collea g u es chief medical officer and his colleagues were showing, which showed successive spread, increasing rate of spread and increasing spread across the country, so although it is low in norfolk at the moment it might not stay at that level and it might not stay at that level and it might not stay at that level and it might not have stayed amongst younger people, it might have spread to other people. so this is a key issue. everybody has got their own questions. so much of this is really possible. —— personal. chris, that one is for you, i think. this was actually put to the government over the weekend because people were saying, hang on, there are lots of new parents, new mothers who might be at home for an extended period with the new baby and actually, if that child counts as one person outside, you could then end up quite lone

businesses are going to cope with this news that only came a couple of days ago at this new national lockdowns to online and more of them can stay open, but in other ways, businesses are really going to struggle. they are in a week of financial position —— make a weaker financial position —— make a weaker financial position —— make a weaker financial position because there been dealing with the effects the pandemic for so long and the message from the government was let's minimise the economic damage was not let's listen to what carolyn fab and had to say. —— fairbairn. we need to recognise the covid safety of so many workplaces and keep as much of the economy open as we can. financial support — it needs to be there, it needs to be strong, and it needs to be there for the duration. the trouble is, the furlough scheme ending in four weeks is tomorrow for so many businesses. we need more clarity on timing. and more is going to be needed for some sectors. i look at aviation — an enabler of our economy. we are an open economy, we're going to need to be able to fly again for our trade — for our gl

yes, when england comes out of the national lockdown, the overwhelming majority of the country will find of lockdown. that contrasts with christmas where we will have a window where restrictions are lifted. people can mix in their families' homes and that has divided opinion. scientists say it will increase the number of infections and threatens a third wave in the new year but i think ministers have been influenced by the experts in human behaviour who also advised them, and they were concerned large numbers of people were going to ignore any restrictions that were perhaps going to be in place at christmas. it is a very fine judgment, but they have decided you are better to work with the public, to provide advice on how to celebrate christmas safely. by doing that you build trust, you build a relationship, a partnership that will be vital then in the new year when restrictions will continue to exist and a lot will be asked of the public for what will be a long time. and it will also perhaps hopefully provide a boost to people after what has been a difficult year, and there's still some

the national lockdowns should not mean the animals miss out on trick—or—treating.of them couldn't get enough of it. 0thers preferred pumpkin squash. paul hawkins, bbc news. a reminder of our top story. borisjohnson has announced a four week national lockdown in england beginning on thursday. speaking as the number of cases of coronavirus in the uk passed a million, he said no responsible prime minister could ignore the surging rates of infection. under the new measure, schools and universities will remain open, but nonessential shops were closed, and bars in restaurant will shut. more on this story on our website. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. storm aiden brought torrential rain and gales to a large swathe of the uk on saturday. those strong winds really whipping up the waves, particularly across southern and western coasts. but as the rain eased and the skies cleared, it's been an opportunity through the night for many to see the blue moon — a second full moon this month — but it's only a brief respite from the rain. there's more to come overnigh

and tomorrow morning on the bbc news channel we'll be answering your questions on the national lockdownrts of the uk. that's at 9:30 tomorrow morning. so send your questions to, hashtag, bbc your questions, or email them. even a one—month lockdown will cost the government billions of pounds in extra support for businesses and employees. our business correspondent katy austin has been analysing where the money will be spent and what impact it will have. when pubs and restaurants have to shut, by's and impact the diners don't see four firms in the supply chain, like this lancashire food wholesaler. we depend on hospitality for about 80% of our trade and the other 20% as care homes, hospitals, schools, so this is a big body blow. take a ways will still be available at allowed, to the relief of this owner in essex. we will simply revert our business back to take wing delivery. hopefully we will be doing a lot better than we did in the early part of the year. and what aboutjobs? the early part of the year. and what about jobs? fellow continuing the early part of the year. and what aboutjobs?

from 2nd national lockdown from 2nd december. iered" system of restrictions — will replace it. and it's understood there'll be special arrangements for the festive period. dr richard vautrey is chair of the british medical association's gp committee in england. he says there are concerns about relaxing restrictions over christmas. sadly, the virus will not go away over christmas, so we need to work very ha rd over over christmas, so we need to work very hard over these next few weeks to post on the prevalence of infection, to try to minimise the risk of infection transmitting from one person to another, but then when we do potentially mix together in oui’ we do potentially mix together in ourfamily we do potentially mix together in our family groupings over the christmas period we need to be very mindful that we have done a lot of ha rd mindful that we have done a lot of hard work of the last few months, particularly in trying to protect oui’ particularly in trying to protect our loved ones and those who are most vulnerable, and w

what was the point of the national lockdown in england over the last four weeks if more people are movingn before? this is not continuing the lockdown, on the contrary, across all tiers, shops will be open, but what we want to avoid is relaxing now too much, you know, taking our foot off the fruit of the beast now full stop there are doubts about the new system, and a tricky start, after the website with the information crashed at first. we also need to be convinced that the government have a plan to get places out of these higher tiers, because there is not a lot of detail. some tory backbenchers are angry that they are big areas have been treated all the we have effectively because we count in exeter, torbay and plymouth that we are in tier 2, but actually even they are well below the national average, so one solution would have been to cut out the cities from the more urban areas. the lines on the map will all be reviewed in the middle of december, tess bending how we respond, how the disease responds, the way we are asked to behave in town and country —— the way we respond, how the di

schools are staying open, unlike during the national lockdown early in the year.y take longer to bring the virus back under control. although some areas have been living under tighter restrictions for some time, this week will bring new limitations for everyone in england. what was the government's last resort has become a reality. jonathan blake, bbc news. this latest lockdown has been prompted by the recent rises in infection rates. but what are the other key indicators which would allow restrictions to be eased? here's our health correspondent, lauren moss. from thursday, the message in england will once again be stay home to save lives. non—essential shops and hospitality will close. schools and universities will stay open. the prime minister has said the measures are to prevent a medical disaster of the nhs being overwhelmed. i think the prime minister had no choice but to act on very clear evidence that the trajectory of hospital admissions demanded the health service was such admissions demand of the health service was such that we would have been overwhelm

back in september they wanted a national lockdown, not local restrictions. ce of survival. people in england are facing a new lockdown, scheduled to last a month. i mean, sadly not remotely surprised, but profoundly disappointed and frustrated that it is. it's like groundhog day. i was with peter as the prime minister announced a second national lockdown. pubs, bars, restaurants must close... and how do you think you and people in liverpool feel having gone through tier 3 and now to hear this? i think there's a very sad and smug, "we told you so." more livelihoods would've been saved in september. locally we're having to suffer further because nationally they're behind the curve. and it's like a double whammy for us. this time schools are staying open during lockdown. morning, rachel. morning, how are you doing? morning, jarron, how are you? it's a relief for rachel now jarron‘s finished his quarantine. looking forward to taking him back to school? feels so good to get back out. how about you, jarron? looking forward to going back to school? excited to see yo

i think it is interesting that we are talking about no national lockdown's. we will probably true see a lot of restrictions imposed on americans. it's more likely to be at state level, but it's more hard to to be people's lives "normal." we will have lots of restrictions but are it we know the virus is raging in the u.s. not uniform, but we will have some lockdowns imposed in america. that has very critical implications for financial markets. probably meaning that we might active said. as you were saying in your introduction, we are talking about on yields. that is something bond markets will show should we have more should a link against the recent backup in yield. that could be crucially important. down. we will break that i want to get the sense of where you are with sentiment. i look at the u.s. sentiment from the aaii. from andifferent institutional standpoint, but we are looking at sentiment at a three-year high. have we got in too far ahead of ourselves -- gotten too far ahead of myself -- ourselves? too ahead of ourselves. it is very, very interesting

and of course when you are talking about a national lockdown, that becomes even more acute, shall weyeah. so this morning, michael gove, the cabinet office minister, who is one of the most senior ministers here in the uk, has been out talking to broadcasters. borisjohnson had said yesterday that this is in place until december 2nd, so it was put to michael gove, is december 2nd an absolute date and we will lift restrictions then? what we need to do is to recognise — and i'm sure we will go into the reasons why these measures are appropriate — but we do need to recognise that we do need to get the infection rate, the r rate, below one. we believe on the basis of the evidence that we have that we will be able to do so and that from the 2nd of december, we will be able to move back to a fully regional approach, a tiered approach, but obviously we will be guided by the facts and given, of course, the way in which the virus has shown a particular malignancy the course of the last two weeks we do need to be vigilant, but our assumption on the basis of everything we know is that we will be

what was the point of the national lockdown in england over the last four weeks if more people are movingre? this is not continuing the lockdown, on the contrary, across all tiers, shops will be open, but what we want to avoid is relaxing now too much, you know, taking our foot off the throat of the beast now. there are doubts about the new system, and a tricky start, after the website with the information crashed at first. we also need to be convinced that the government actually have a plan to get places out of these higher tiers, because at the moment there's just some warm words and not a lot of detail. and some tory backbenchers are angry that their big areas have been treated all the same. we have the lowest infection rate in the country as a whole, it's effectively because we count in exeter, torbay and plymouth that we are in tier 2, but actually even they are well below the national average, so one solution would have been to cut out the cities and the more urban areas. the lines on the map will all be reviewed in the middle of december, depending how we respond, how the disease

the british prime minister has confirmed a four—week national lockdown in england to try to halt theising number of coronavirus cases. from thursday, people will be largely restricted to their homes. schools and universities will stay open but non—essential shops, including bars and restaurants, will close. the us presidential candidates are making a final weekend dash around swing states. donald trump is in pennsylvania and joe biden is in michigan — both states that could be key to winning the white house. rescue teams in turkey are working through the night to pull survivors out of the rubble of buildings, crushed in friday's earthquake. the mayor of izmir confirmed that 38 people had died but more than 100 have been pulled out alive. the president of turkey has visited the area. back to our top story: what is the data driving the government's decision to move to a national lockdown? our health correspondent, katharine da costa, has been looking at the statistics. many still exhausted. some still traumatised. nhs staff know what's to come. they are better prepared than in the spri

with labour's support, the national lockdown is likely to pass a vote in parliament later this week, d against it. the senior tory backbencher sir graham brady has told the bbc this repetitive cycle of lockdowns is immensely damaging to people's livelihoods and causing a huge toll. he and others are unlikely to be able to stop the government's plans but they are speaking out in the strongest terms. there is concern, too, about where the lockdown leads. one scientist advising the government said a return to regional restrictions is unrealistic. what mustn't happen is whenever that date comes, 2nd december or a little bit later, that suddenly the world goes back to normal. it's not going to go back to normal immediately. i think it will be at least what is currently tier 3 or tier 3+ across the country. i don't think it makes sense to go back into regional variation in the restrictions that are in place immediately after this set of more draconian measures are lifted. in scotland, a new five tier system of regional restrictions comes into force tomorrow. wales is midway through a month—

will emerge from the national lockdown into the more punitive restrictions of tier 2.ding out how we get out of tier 2 into tier 1. if we are going to have regular reviews — ie weekly — that's great and that's fine, but if we are not, if we are stuck in that tier for two or three weeks i wonder whether the secretary of state would consider some kind of appeals process. matt hancock said the decisions will be reviewed fortnightly at first and then weekly. mps will vote on those new restrictions in the coming days. borisjohnson has said christmas is now "the season to be jolly careful", and that cautious message was echoed by the labour first minister of wales — which emerged from its 17 day circuitbreaker lockdown on november the ninth. mark dra keford found cross party support at the senedd in cardiff. a compassionate but responsible approach to a limited relaxation of restrictions over the holiday period seems sensible. however, it's also crucial that we don't lose the hard gotten gains over the last few months for the sake of 4—5 days, and people must therefore know

this is bbc world news, the headlines: a senior government minister warns the second national lockdownngland could last more than a month — amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. typhoon goni, has made landfall in the philippines — with sustained winds of 225 kilometres an hour. the most powerful storm this year has caused the evacuation of over 200,000 people. the us presidential candidates are making a "final weekend" dash around swing states. donald trump has been in pennsylvania and joe biden in michigan — both states that could be key to winning the white house. let's get the sport now with jane dougall england are rugby's six nations champions, finishing top of the table at the end of a delayed final day of the competition. they'll be presented with the trophy later. they beat italy in rome and neither france nor ireland could catch them, as adam wild reports. a conclusion that has kept everyone waiting in a tournament that kept everyone guessing. almost nine months after the start of this year's six nations, rome is where the answers would final

preparing for a second national lockdown., the message in england will, once again, be stay home to save lives. nonessential shops and hospitality will close. schools and universities will stay open. but some scientists think further measures may be needed to stop the spread of the virus. we know that transmission, particularly in secondary schools, is high. personally, i think this is definitely the lockdown to put in place now. but if that transmission, particularly in secondary schools, continues to rise, then, that may have to be revisited in the next four weeks. according to the office for national statistics' latest household survey, infection rates vary across the uk. in northern ireland one in 80 people is estimated to have covid—i9. in scotland, it's one in mo. in wales, it's one in 120. and in england, the average is one in 100. but in the north—west it's one in 43, and the south—east, it's one in 220 people. the prime minister says the measures are to prevent the nhs being overwhelmed, which would be a medical and

lockdown will be in effect in england from thursday. they don't wa nt to in england from thursday. they don't want to see people coming between the two nationsrohibited outside of wales, but people can holiday within wales, but people can holiday within wales, and talking about england, now that that lockdown is in place, mark drakeford said that they would bea ban mark drakeford said that they would be a ban now between people travelling between the two neighbouring countries. it is really important that as we open up, wales doesn't become an escape for people seeking to circumvent the new tighter restrictions imposed by the prime minister. there will be no travel restrictions inside wales, but during the month long lockdown in england, travel will not be permitted outside wales without a reasonable excuse. there will be a few exceptions for people travelling between wales and england. that will between wales and england. that will be for work purposes or for care purposes, but other than that, there will be no exceptions. the firebreak here ending a week today on the 9th of november. tomos, thank you very much. one of the key differences b

the national lockdown was announced on saturday. sage and labour called for a circuit breaker. the chancellor ridiculed those proposals for a shorter, more effective a circuit breaker as a blunt instrument. just a moment ago, he argued that it was only last week when the government's scientific and medical advisers presented data showing that nhs was at risk of being overwhelmed. sage presented that evidence, mr speaker, on the 23rd 21st of september, so i will give him the chance now to correct the record and state that actually the record and state that actually the government knew about that evidence that many weeks ago, rather than last week. he can intervene on me if you want to write the record. he has not done that. that delay in implementing the measures, we know has cost livelihoods and lives. let's get more on the economic impact of the second national lockdown in england. i think some businesses are feeling a bit of deja vu, like many of us are. if you walk down a high street today, you will see what this new lockdown loo

tomorrow, borisjohnson will confirm to parliament that england is coming out of national lockdown onof december and going back into regional tiers of coronavirus restrictions. the system will be stricter this time round with more areas under tighter rules. leicester's had tough restrictions for months and infection rates are still high. it's what it is, we've got to keep on with it and it'll be all right in the end, as they say. i'm just finding it very frustrating and, maybe i'm wrong, but ijust think, if everybody kept to the rules, it might be better. she laughs. ministers will decide on thursday which areas will go into which tier, but, across all tiers, there will be special arrangements to allow families to meet over christmas and a four—nation approach is still being discussed. we all want to see our loved ones again, but some are concerned about the consequences. you want to expose those who are vulnerable in your home? and if you are going to go ahead, what other steps you can take, can you meet them outside or ventilate the room is? can you make sure you quarantine for two

schools are staying open, unlike during the national lockdown early in the year. the virus back under control. although some areas have been living under tighter restrictions for some time, this week will bring new limitations for everyone in england. what was the government's last resort has become a reality. jonathan blake, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... there's just two days to go to the us presidential election asjoe biden and donald trump each visit key battle ground states to try and shore up their supporters ahead of polling day. a senior government minister warns the second national lockdown in england could last more than a month, amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. a major search and rescue effort is now into its third day in the turkish coastal town of izmir following a major earthquake that hit the agean on friday, killing more than 60 people. rescue teams are continuing to search for around a hundred people — missing since friday's earthquake which struck turkey's aegean coast and several greek islands. at

our top stories: boris johnson announces a four—week national lockdown in england.e says from thursday people will largely be restricted to their homes. bars and restau ra nts their homes. bars and restaurants will close. rescue teams in turkey are working through the night to pull survivors out of the rubble of buildings crossed in front of‘s earthquake. the mayor of the city of is mia has confirmed 38 people have died, more than 100 have been pulled out alive, the turkish president has also visited the scene. no—one bbc news, —— now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading commentators and foreign correspondents whose stories are published back home — dateline london. this week, is coronavirus extinguishing not only lives and jobs but also our appetite for polarised populist politics? within days, if the polls are right, we could see the end of the extraordinary trump era. here in the uk, borisjohnson‘s conservative party is five points behind in one poll and jeremy corbyn, labour's former lead

i spoke with symone sanders of course with president-elect biden who said a national lockdown not in the cards right now, more targeted lockdowns, encouraging mask wearing, et cetera. from your view is that all that's necessary right now or do you agree with like a michael osterholm who believes a national lockdown is necessary? >> i definitely agree with symone that nothing has changed since you and i began talking in march. we still know how to protect ourselves against the virus, it's not an expensive solution, it may be an inconvenient solution to wear masks but people have lots of different ways to cover their mouth and face so they can be comfortable in whatever job they're doing. we really just need to focus, again, on being innovative on how we do things now that it's getting cold and we're sort of being pushed indoors. >> okay. so for people we're two weeks away from thanksgiving for folks who are making plans right now, what should those plans be or should they exercise an abundance of caution, not travel, stay at home, keep their groups small? >> so it's basically a risk as

it might be a second national lockdown, but have we ever come out of lockdown in leicester?hat transmission rates are still being pushed up due to household mixing. they have implored people to stick to the rules. but there is an acknowledgement too of so—called lockdown fatigue. it doesn't seem like anybody's listening and it just seems to get worse. and that's society for you. perhaps people are not taking it as seriously as they should do, maybe. but that's understandable because they have spent so much time in lockdown and they need to enjoy their life and do things they normally do. when i had covid ifelt completely, totally wiped out. normally i've got a lot of energy. 20—year—old chloe has just got over covid. she's trying to establish her career in the hospitality sector. having been made redundant once she had hoped to start a newjob in a hotel. it has been a waiting game for a very long time now, to be honest. and obviously it is nerve—racking because you don't know what's going to happen and i hope that we are not in the highest tier. local health services are und

the prime minister, borisjohnson is planning to replace the national lockdown with a stricter versiontiered" system of restrictions — with more areas facing tougher rules — although pubs maybe allowed to stay open beyond 10pm. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. what will christmas look like this year? we'll soon find out. tomorrow, borisjohnson will confirm to parliament that england is coming out of national lockdown on the second of december and going back into regional tiers of coronavirus restrictions. the system will be stricter this time round, with more areas under tighter rules. leicester's had tough restrictions for months and infection rates are still high. it's what it is, we've got to keep on with it and it'll be all right in the end, as they say. i'm just finding it very frustrating, and, maybe i'm wrong, but ijust think if everybody kept to the rules, it might be better. laughs. ministers will decide on thursday which areas will go into which tier, but across all tiers, there will be special arrangements to allow families to meet over christmas, and a four

lockdown will be longer than it needed to be, at least four weeks. it will be harder. we've just missed half—term, and the human cost will be higher. the national director of the nhs in england warns that it's critical that people get behind the new lockdown. only by reducing restrictions —— infection rates, the public following the restrictions we have put in place over the weekend and in the weeks gone by that we will see those rates start to fall. that is what will take pressure off the nhs. but faced with another lockdown — businesses across england say over potential damage. johnny depp loses his libel action against the sun newspaper over an article which labelled him a "wife beater". and the us presidential candidates spend the last day of campaigning crisscrossing the key battle ground states. borisjohnson has told mps that failure to impose a national lockdown in england could lead to a situation where the sick were turned away from hospitals because there would be no room for them. the prime minister has been speaking in the commons this afternoon, ahead of a vote about the forthcoming month—long shutdown. the prime minister said "the

lockdown. the national education union, which represents classroom teachers, said it would be better if schoolsost of portugal will go into another lockdown from wednesday after a surge in coronavirus cases. people in more than two—thirds of the country, including lisbon and porto, will be required to stay at home unless they're going to work, school, or running essential errands. the measures will be reviewed in two weeks. rescue workers in turkey have been working through the night to pull survivors from the rubble of buildings which collapsed during friday's earthquake. at least 37 people have been killed, most of them in the turkish port city of izmir, but the quake also struck the greek island of samos, where two children died. more than 800 people have been injured. this year's us presidential election is on course for a record turnout, with more than 90 million americans voting early. that's two—thirds of the total number of people who voted in 2016. with two days of campaigning left, mr biden was joined by his former boss, barack 0bama, for a rally in the crucial swing state of michigan

it might be a second national lockdown, but have we ever come out of lockdown in leicester?to stick to the rules. but there is an acknowledgement too of so—called lockdown fatigue. it doesn't seem like anybody's listening and it just seems to get worse. and that's society for you. perhaps people are not taking it as seriously as they should do, maybe. but that's understandable because they have spent so much time in lockdown and they need to enjoy their life and do things they normally do. when i had covid ifelt completely, totally wiped out. normally i've got a lot of energy. 20—year—old chloe has just got over covid. she's trying to establish her career in the hospitality sector. having been made redundant once she had hoped to start a newjob in a hotel. it has been a waiting game for a very long time now, to be honest. and obviously it is nerve—racking because you don't know what's going to happen and i hope that we are not in the highest tier. local health services are under strain. there are more patients being treated in hospitals in the region now than during the firs

injanuary oi’ another national lockdown injanuary or february.is precisely for this reason that i said schools should have been included in the national lockdown because i think we would have got cases down much lower than they currently a re cases down much lower than they currently are and more areas would have been in tier 2 and tieri if we had done that. it is why i would also argue against the arrangements that the government is putting forward for christmas. i think they are putting forward very strict tier arrangements to allow for those five days over christmas. i think most people here would say actually, can we not just have people here would say actually, can we notjust have a steadier approach that allows us to have more of our lives back and for that to be in place right through the period? so personally i would prefer the government to move away from the regional tier system. i think if we we re regional tier system. i think if we were to have an approach to 2021 which was having a planned circuit brea ks which was having a planned

1, will emerge from the national lockdown into the more punitive restrictions of tier 2.steers are reviewed going forward his? the director of public health and buckinghamshire was invited to engage with the team as we were looking at the indicators to making the decisions. these are difficult decisions, he is right, the case rate and buckinghamshire is 138 for 100,000, and positivity is above that 5%, and we will be reviewing these allocations in a fortnight and then regularly thereafter. i look forward to working with my honourable friend and supporting the people of buckinghamshire to do what is right and to get these case rates down and to get buckinghamshire, if at all possible, if it is safe, into tier1 with the lighter restrictions. but it is critical to keep people safe that we take the action that we need to today. a recent ucla study found that with the previous tier system, less tha n that with the previous tier system, less than half the public understood what the rules were for the tiers. so today we have a new tier system, we have a five day relaxation at ch

is necessary to be able to get the r number down under the tiered system to avoid a further national lockdownbest thing is to keep the virus under control. thank you, mr speaker. makes the case for investing in broadband! can i ask the secretary of state, very seriously, from the lack of tests and ppe, the claims about a protective ring about care homes while people died in horrifying numbers, the government‘s abject failure to protect a care home residents and care staff has been one of the biggest tragedies of this pandemic. so, will the secretary of state guarantee today that no care home in england will be required or pressurised to admit anyone from an nhs hospital who has tested positive for covid? mr speaker, over the summer we have put for covid? mr speaker, over the summerwe have put in for covid? mr speaker, over the summer we have put in place a new regime for ensuring that people who have tested positive but need to go toa have tested positive but need to go to a care home can get the support that they need in a way that protects them, and also protects other residents. and that m

i can't see a national lockdown that everybody goes back to where. >>we were in march doctor robert wachter who chairs you see san francisco's department of medicine says some form of lockdown may be needed in certain places in the midwest and the dakotas where covid-19 is out of control if there you know encouraging people to wear masks if you're going to a big crowd. i mean come on it's it's it's november, everybody needs to be wearing a mask there should not be big they should be shutting down bars they should be shutting down indoor dining at restaurants, but wachter says while cases may be going in the wrong direction in the bay area. they are not nearly bad enough to require that same sort of lockdown here in san francisco. we have had a 153 deaths from covid since the since march since this thing started if you took numbers and you extrapolated them to the whole country. >>there would have been about 60,000 deaths rather than 240,000. so 180,000 lives would be saved. the main difference in san francisco from the rest the country is nearly univ

boris johnson, dominic raab saying they did not want a national lockdown but the scientific and medical community, the so-called sage group of advisers basically put it very bluntly to the prime minister that if we carried on the current trajectory, there was a chance the worst case scenario would be extended which encompassed 85,000 deaths in a second wave over the winter that would peak at about 4,000 deaths per day. there's a lot of contention about those numbers. certainly those in more hawkish front in terms of those that want to keep the economy going say there are big clouds over the veracity of those figures. boris johnson, when presented this by the likes of chris witty, thought he was boxed into a corner and had a cabinet ministers meeting on saturday. the results were leaked left, right and the center there were all accusations going around a delayed speech by the prime minister on saturday and today finally, finally, members of parliament, our elected representatives will get a chance to quiz the prime minister today about the plans for the national lockdown, which as you sa

borisjohnson told mps this afternoon that failure to impose a national lockdown in england could leade the sick were turned away from hospitals. anne marie morris is the conservative mp for newton abbot in devon. you might have just seen that alert from manchester. where the covid levels are much lower, but would you not accept there is a need for national unity on this front now and to have complete buy—in from the public for lockdown?” to have complete buy—in from the public for lockdown? i think the real key here is to make sure that we have a proportionate response. no, i don't think it needs to beat... i think it needs to be appropriate. one thing that's clear as this is just about those who are very, very vulnerable to covid infection. but this is also about the many people with heart challenges, with strokes, with cancer and we need to make sure that they are properly supported, and my concern is that the impact of the process of the lockdown actually makes things worse. today in the house, i asked the prime minister for a proper assessment of what the impact is going to be. bu