nicholas sturgeon has announced these new strict measures today which will lead to pods closing in thel of scotland which as you said covers about 3.5 million people. this is due to the fact that coronavirus does and to be spreading and the more targeted measures that nicholas sturgeon has tried to implement and scotland have not worked so she has taken the next step forward here. the key thing about this of course is the fact that this is going to create a lot of hardship for pubs and drinking establishments and the like in scotland. it is a sign of what is probably coming to england in the next couple of days as well because this has always been the next step after the rule of six and banning households mixing and every single measure to deal with coronavirus. nicola sturgeon has been a couple of days ahead of borisjohnson and the measures for england. there is lots of reports in the papers tomorrow that a new system will comment that will split the country into three areas in the countries that hit the third stage of that, those worst affected and who have coronavirus running rapidl

in northern ireland, health officials are calling for decisive action stop and in scotland, nicholas sturgeon tiered framework towards the end of the month. helen catt, bbc news. in our business coverage in and around 17 minutes time, will be looking at how businesses are impacted in the new measures announced by the government yesterday. we will discuss that in detail. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: former arsenal boss arsene wenger gives us his view on the controversial plans for the premier league. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken, democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been

the scottish first minister, nichola sturgeon, stressed that the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeonr devolved governments. the main topic of discussion this morning was the uk proposal for a topic of discussion this morning was the uk proposalfor a three tier system of alerts for different parts of england. we saw the detail of their proposal this morning but we will look at it very closely. as i said to parliament last week, we intend to develop our own clearing framework to take that to parliament over the october recess and that will coincide with the ending of the temporary reset restrictions announced last week. at a strategic level, we will be looking to align as closely as possible with the other uk nations. i think it is important and it makes sense to try to do that though i would stress the operational decisions about which tea rs operational decisions about which tears may apply in which parts of our nations will be each of us to ta ke our nations will be each of us to take at a devolved level. the publication of a new framework will bea publication of a new framework wil

and in scotland, nicholas sturgeon says she will draw up her own tiered framework towards the end ofcatt, bbc news. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has threatened to ban people from covid hotspots in england from travelling to wales if borisjohnson refuses to impose the measure himself. the uk government has advised against nonessential travel from merseyside, but stopped short of making it illegal. mr drakeford said he would give ministers at westminster "one final opportunity" before making changes to welsh law. ministers in northern ireland's devolved government are meeting today to decide on further restrictions to stop the spread of covid. it's understood senior advisors have suggested measures should last between four to six weeks to have the greatest effect. at the moment, there are tighter rules in londonderry and stra bane, where restaurants and pubs can't serve customers indoors. let's talk to our political correspondent, iain watson. what does the government say about the fact that it didn't follow some of the main advice from scientists in september the 21st?

and in scotland, nicholas sturgeon says she will draw up her own tiered framework towards the end oflen catt, bbc news. let's get more on this with our political correspondent, iain watson. iain, do we know why the government chose not to adopt these measures put forward by sage? quite extensive measures suggested by the scientific advisors built up a circuit acre, a mini lockdown might last two or three weeks. to try to put the spread back by a month. —— circuit breaker. the government said they took a robust targeted response and introduced a range of measures in september including of course the rule of six, including of course the rule of six, including this curfew on hospitality across england at 10pm so they did do some things but the crux of it is this, that in effect, what they are saying is they want to protect lives but also protect livelihoods. in other words, they are weighing up the effect of new measures on the economy as well as the outcomes for people ‘s health and again, when we're having this discussions with scientific advisors, government advisers are making it cl

nicholas lyndhurst — who has died after a short illness. he starred in the cbbc comedy so awkward and in the sitcom bad education as jack whitehall‘s younger self. nicola sturgeong of sexual harassment allegations agaisnt the former first minister. during angry exchanges at first minister's questions in the scottish parliament, nicola sturgeon said it was outrageous that she was being accused of not answering questions. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. with her government under pressure to produce information, to date nicola sturgeon herself was accused of breaking her word after promising to provide whatever material was requested by the salmond enquiry. two years ago nicola sturgeon told the media with regards to the salmond case, i relish the prospect to answer all and every question. well on today's performance, the question is when can she start? first minister. 0k. it is outrageous that i am in a position right now of having given written evidence to this committee two months ago, it has not been published, that is not down to me, i have not been invited to give evidence to the committee and yet i am somehow being accused of not being prepared to

nicholas turgeon says this is the most difficult decision in the crisis so far but she's trying to balance public health needs against the wider harms we know stricter rules can pose —— nicola sturgeonn addressed a packed room at the conservative party conference. had it not been for the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister might well have been basking in the glory of december‘s thumping election victory. but he wasn't. there were no crowds, no lap of honour — he was talking to an empty room. and it is remarkable thatjust ten months on from the election, the prime minister is facing questions about his leadership, trying to reassure people, mostly within his own party, that he is on top of the covid crisis. mrjohnson dismissed rumours he is flagging from long covid. today, he brimmed with optimism. his speech focused little on how his government might finally get to grips with test and trace. instead, it focused on the sunny uplands, the other side of the pandemic. in his sights, that key group of people in wales and the north of england, that had returned him to number 10. mrjohnson aims to fulfil his promise, to level up the country, by delivering a green revolution. there is