glorious morning in north yorkshire, suchis glorious morning in north yorkshire, such is the beauty of a bit of shelter from the pennines. such is the beauty of a bit of shelterfrom the pennines. plenty such is the beauty of a bit of shelter from the pennines. plenty of sharp showers to the west across north—west england and wales and some have been merging togetherfor longer spells of rain and will drift east accompanied by a rather stiff wind as well. still under the influence of low pressure at the moment, showers rattling through this afternoon but they will do at quite a pace, particularly around south wales and south—west england accompanied by gale force winds. north—east england and scotland seek the best sunny breaks and 14—16 widely. this evening and overnight, the showers in england and wales tend to ease away but the north—westerly wind continues to drive in some showers to the north—west of the great glen and thatis north—west of the great glen and that is how it will stay moving into wednesday. under clear skies, we might see temperatures down into single figures. a chill

emma glasbey, bbc look north, north yorkshire.ir islamic wedding ceremony injuly, four months after meeting. they've been speaking to bbc asian network's anisa kadri about finding love during a pandemic. so, we met on muzmatch, which is a muslim dating app. we knew we liked each other pretty much straightaway, and lockdown happened exactly seven days after we met and we were just destroyed. it made things moving quite quickly, i guess, because we started panicking and things started getting restricted. we pretty much had most of our dates in service stations because we were meeting during the prime of lockdown, like when it was at its worst. and there was no restaurants, there was no cafes, there was nothing. we couldn't go to cinema. we were literally meeting halfway. he was near leeds and i was in london, so we were driving a long way, halfway to meet each other in a service station where we would just eat and then pray outside and then eat, and that's pretty much all we did for whole day. it was pretty good because as far as is

this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many.ad throughout the week, gradually turning a little bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes. once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those

your ears, as today again it has been another day of sunshine and showers, fewer of them across north yorkshire and rough winds bringing some rough seas as

your ears, as today again it has been another day of sunshine and showers, fewer of them across north yorkshiresome glimpses of sunshine, but further west there was always a lot of cloud around today, shop showers and rough winds bringing some rough seas as well. the showers travelled further east through the day, and as we go into tonight, you can see this when are fine, clear weather are waiting for tomorrow, but i do need to point out this mass of cloud, the neck system that will bring rain across the country on thursday and friday. this evening, we continue to see showers easing across england and wales, shop showers into the far north—west lingering, and with clearer skies, temperatures falling into single figures, so possibly a chilly start tomorrow. for many, a dry day with sunshine coming through. the north—westerly wind continues to keep the showers to the north—west of the great glen. by the end of the day, across wales and south—west england, more rain. wednesday into thursday, a spell of wet weather, some of it really quite heavy, moving its way potentially across england and wales

this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many.lly turning a little bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes. once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those showers pushing their way a l

, a little more shelter and fewer showers means a little more sunshine, as you can see across north yorkshire to gale force along the exposed coasts. —— gusted. we started off with sharp showers, particularly out to the west. some of those drifted their way steadily eastward through the day. they will ease down and we'll see a window of finer weather developing for wednesday. however, just want to point out this mass of cloud across the atlantic. more rain to come across parts of england and wales in particular for thursday and friday. so the showers will ease overnight. we keep 1—2 sharp showers to the far northwest of scotland. but where skies continue to clear, temperatures may well get down into single figures. it could be a chilly start to wednesday, but a good deal of sunshine will be around. we keep that brisk northwesterly wind feeding the showers here and, as we go through the afternoon, the sunshine turns increasingly hazy with patchy rain pushing into southwest england and south wales. ahead of it though, temperatures widely peeking into the mid teens. but it's through wednesday ev

the chancellor represents north yorkshire, i represent north nottinghamshire.er of us would want to do anything that hurts the north or the midlands more than any part of the country, but it is right that we take a localised approach. the government has pledged to pay two thirds of people's wages where businesses are forced to close, but it's not just labour politicians who say that is not enough. i have called and made public demands that it has to at the very least leave packages alternate to the furlough march lockdown and anything less is not acceptable. ministers say support for affected businesses is part of an unprecedented package of measures and tomorrow we'll hear more on any changes to travel, new tiers of restrictions. the country, one top scientist says, is at a tipping point. out enjoying themselves last night people know change is on the way. jessica parker, bbc news. joining me now is leona harris, a nurse working with covid patients at fairfield hospital in bury. thanks forjoining us. how bad are things there at the moment? you know, we all rea

the chancellor represents north yorkshire and i represent north nottinghamshire.us would wa nt to nottinghamshire. neither of us would want to do anything that hurts the north or the midlands within any pa rt north or the midlands within any part of the country but it is right we ta ke part of the country but it is right we take a localised approach. after the curfew came, it was just we take a localised approach. after the curfew came, it wasjust game over. think about joe, still paying for the taxi that no longer covers his bills. you don't know where you are going to be in four weeks, will ibe are going to be in four weeks, will i be driving a taxi or working at a factory? or are living on the dole with no money? closing time is coming for more businesses. this city, famous for the musical sounds etc in the world, waits with others to find out how much of life is about to be silenced. danjohnson, bbc news, liverpool. and our political correspondent chris mason is here. this announcement is for england, how much detail will we get? it will mark the start of a di

the chancellor is a conservative but he is also an mp in richmond in north yorkshire. much more inclined might he be to help the north of england because that is where his constituents are, too? i think you heard in the piece there from jake berry who is one of the leaders of the group of conservative mps who now are organising the northern research group. it is notjust labour politicians who make the case in the north of england or in normal, better times for the northern powerhouse and wider projects to close the north south divide. i think the real opportunity for rishi is as well as providing the support that is needed in the recovery phase, there is a lot that could be done to rebalance that north—south divide that we talk a lot about in happier times whilst we deal with the impacts of the virus in terms of its economic damage. i think the point where labour and conservative politicians are united in the north of england is about the need for the recovery to genuinely work to close that north—south divide. criticism from labour leaders in the north of england of th

as you can see through north yorkshire, blue sky and sunshine.ast of wales. threating looking skies, rough seas as the winds were stronger here as well. the area of low pressure starting to drift away, the iso bar is open up it wins ease down with the exception the far northwest of scotland. here a westerly breeze driving in some sharp showers as we go through the day. there will be a glorious day of sunshine for many of us. clouding over across west wales in southwest england by the end of the afternoon. temperatures should be quite widely into the mid teens. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, things get a little tricky with this area of low pressure threatening to bring rain across parts of england and wales. some of it heavy. there will be pulses of wet weather through thursday into friday. thursday sees that rain slowly easing away but we need to keep an eye on just how far north that goes and that if we get some sunshine coming through behind it temperatures may well peak at 17 degrees. we still keep the risk of showers into the far

this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many.g a little bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes. once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those showers pushing their way a little bit

this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many.ually turning a little bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes. once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those showers pushing their way a

this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many.out the week, gradually turning a little bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes. once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those showers p

the chancellor represents north yorkshire i represent structure. thing that hurts the north of the midlands more than any other country for top but it is right that we take a localised approach. after the curfew came in it wasjust game over. but think aboutjoe, still paying for the taxi that no longer covers his bill. you don't know where you're going to be in for weeks' time. am i could be driving a taxi or working ina could be driving a taxi or working in a factory or living on the door with no money. closing time is coming for more businesses. this city famous for the musical sounds it sent around the world now waits with others to find out how much of life is about to be silenced. our political correspondent chris mason is here. it is sunday evening in the uk as we speak. these announcements are going to be made for monday. have they been nailed down yet? short answer, no, they haven't. this is the start of the process rather than the end of the process rather than the end of it. the people in england this will feel like a new phase in the manag

and in north yorkshire, professional pumpkin—sculptors are working flat out despite all the restrictionsy busy, i would say. it looks really scary. will it give you nightmares? you think it will? it seems the real trick this year is to keep the magic alive but from a safe distance, as many choose to halloween at home. we have all heard the phrase, "dogs are man's best friend." well, it isn'tjust a saying — it's the honest truth. a new study of the canine's dna has shown that human beings have been close friends with them for so long that by the end of the ice age, there were five different types of dog. scientists says the data confirms that dogs were domesticated before any other known species. traces of these ancient breeds survive today in every corner of the world. still looking forward to the day when i can bring my fog into the newsroom to cheer when i can bring my fog into the newsroom to cheer us when i can bring my fog into the newsroom to cheer us all up. —— my fog. —— myfog. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. good afternoon. hello there. we have ended the week

all of north yorkshire, apart from york, is subject to medium covid alert level restrictions.here the rule of six table service and 10pm closing are the only restrictions on hospitality. but don't be fuelled into thinking that's going swimmingly. if we start putting barriers up to say you can't come from here, here and here, i genuinely think people will just lie. hotelier simon cotton says policing guidelines is difficult. he runs places in york as well, which has a high alert level. we've got track and trace, but there is an element of reliance on the customer, on the individual travelling to tell the truth in that as well. yorkshire highlights the issues of having different alert levels in a relatively small area. wakefield is in tier two — restrictions are tighter than harrogate. that means no meeting up with friends indoors. we hope it's going to end pretty soon, but realistically i think we're going to be into next year, that's for sure. it's a difficult trading period is the wintertime. it's important that places give you the correct space, so that you can socially dist

, a little more shelter and fewer showers means a little more sunshine, as you can see across north yorkshirehe day. in parts of west wales, rough seas as the winds just close to gale force along the exposed coasts. —— gusted. we started off with sharp showers, particularly out to the west. some of those drifted their way steadily eastward through the day. they will ease down and we'll see a window of finer weather developing for wednesday. however, just want to point out this mass of cloud across the atlantic. more rain to come across parts of england and wales in particular for thursday and friday. so the showers will ease overnight. we keep 1—2 sharp showers to the far northwest of scotland. but where skies continue to clear, temperatures may well get down into single figures. it could be a chilly start to wednesday, but a good deal of sunshine will be around. we keep that brisk northwesterly wind feeding the showers here and, as we go through the afternoon, the sunshine turns increasingly hazy with patchy rain pushing into southwest england and south wales. ahead of it though, temperature

this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many.ttle bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes. once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those showers pushing their way a little bit furthe

we are seeing increases now that are quite noticeable in the north—west, yorkshire and the humber andst, and increasingly in the midlands, as well. but the other areas will follow because they will follow the nhs admissions. so that is all the data in terms of looking backwards. those data have already happened. patrick will now talk briefly about the projections forward. thank you, can i have the first slide, please. so, to recap, these are three ways of looking at it from different studies or the consensus group from the modellers, the number of people every day with covid, catching covid new and it is 50,000 plus most likely is the number and perhaps half a million people or more overall with the disease. next slide, please. the r was relatively flat and below one. below the red line means the epidemic is shrinking, above the red line means it is growing and you can see, from august onwards, the r went above one, the epidemic grew and continues to grow so, although some of the measures that are in place have eased off perhaps the rate of growth, it is still growing and that growth,

and in north yorkshire, professional pumpkin—sculptors are working flat out despite all the restrictions — but from a safe distance, as many choose to halloween at home. a man who's admitted stealing two endangered penguins from a zoo in cumbria has beenjailed for more than two and a half years. bradley tomes, who is 25, tried to sell the humboldt penguins for £10,000, but his potential buyer grew suspicious and called the police. the penguins, patrick and rico, "were not well" when they were returned to the zoo, but they are now "settling back in". now, the weather with stav danaos. hello there. after a relatively quiet end to the working week, this weekend is looking very unsettled. we've got rain and gales in the forecast both saturday and sunday, likely to lead to some problems with minorflooding in places and also the risk of some disruption from the strength of the winds. now, through tonight, this rain will start to pile its way northwards associated with a first area of low pressure. some of that rain will turn out to be quite heavy and persistent across northwestern areas by the

so that's parts of the north west, yorkshire, the north east and the midlands. shire, south yorkshire, parts of cheshire and a small area of the peak district are among new areas put into tier two. the highest level is tier 3, at very high risk, there'll be no mixing of household anywhere indoors or in private gardens. pubs and bars will be closed unless they serve what's being called a substantial meal. liverpool city region is the first to be placed under tier three. in the rest of the uk, a decision will be made or new lockdown measures in wales and the next few days. in northern ireland, health officials are calling for decisive action. scotland's nicola sturgeon says she will draw up her own tiered framework towards the end of the month. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg.? standby. we cannot see clearly what is ahead. at the prime minister is, relu cta ntly, is ahead. at the prime minister is, reluctantly, marking the way to a tighter phase. the lectern is back in its place, despite repeated rule changes, coronavirus is not in retreat. the number

clearly it's particularly strong in the north—west, yorkshire and humberside, it remains strong in thet west midlands and the beginnings of upticks in the south. —— big upticks in the east and west midlands. upticks in the south. —— big upticks in the east and west midlandsm the virus accelerating or is there a slowdown in the rate of growth overall? where are we? i'd have to say that with the exception of the north—east, acceleration... it's clear that the r number is above one and that we are seeing week on week increase, exponential increases in prevalence. the exception is the north—east, where, and please don't let me make you think that things are let me make you think that things a re really let me make you think that things are really going down but there does appear to be are really going down but there does appearto bea are really going down but there does appear to be a flattening of the curve. but still at a relatively high level. i think there was some sign ofa high level. i think there was some sign of a slowdown in your last survey. it was slowing slightly. but looking b

the country, you can see that the rates have been going up steadily in the north—east, the north west, and yorkshire yorkshire and the humber. at a more moderate rate in the east and west midlands, and in london. next slide, please. and ata in london. next slide, please. and at a much lower right, currently, but i think we should not be lulled into a false sense of security, in the south—west, the east of england and the south—east. next slide, please. and i think something which has got a lot of traction over the la st has got a lot of traction over the last few days, in the press, is the fa ct last few days, in the press, is the fact that there are very variable rates by different age groups, and in blue, light blue, we have those 10-19, in in blue, light blue, we have those 10—19, in reality this is mainly people over the age of 16, and what we have in these areas is the first rapid rise is in younger people, but then you start to see rises across then you start to see rises across the entire age group, and this is illustrated in areas of the north, but the same pattern seen at a much lower rate

east during the day but fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine for the east midlands, yorkshire, northd and eastern scotland. it's blustery wherever you are — these are average speeds, some gusts widely of 30 to a0 mph, maybe 50 in the western isles of scotland, and temperatures for some a notch down on today. bye— bye. hello this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines: residents of south yorkshire face tighter restrictions as the region enters tier 3 rules — more than seven million people are now living under england's strictest covid alert level. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop non—essential travel as wales begins its first full day of a firebreak lockdown. marcus rashford says he is proud of the community response to his campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has been cut by 80%. it destroyed me, it flattened me when i have seen that it has actually been cut to 13. i3 laptops! ina actually bee

we've seen a lot of cases in hospital admissions in the north of england, the northwest, northeast in yorkshireike manchester, liverpool, and newcastle have an infection rate of 500 per 100,000 - that's have an infection rate of 500 per 100,000 — that's well over ten times the national average, put in the context. these are really high rates. but what's not clear yet as we know these are big university cities and we know a number of stu d e nts cities and we know a number of students are testing positive, some without any symptoms or disease. so what is unclear is we know infection levels are rising in the community, but some of this may be down to the stu d e nts but some of this may be down to the students in these cities too. thanks very much, nick. the rise in the number of people dying from coronavirus in england and wales comes as officials are still trying to find the contacts of thousands of infected people whose details were missing from the government's records. richard galpin reports. manchester, now proclaimed as one of the areas hardest hit by coronavirus in the country. infections

it doesn't mean it is not other places as well, but certainly the north—east and north—west, yorkshire cope with hospitalisations. so all of this ahead of the prime minister laying out what was supposed to be a more simplified approach to all of this, three tiers, so that you knew which tier you were in, and that would lead to a certain number of restrictions, but as we've seen, this sort of toing and froing really with local leaders, with males, leaders of the councils there, means that actually it hasn't been quite so straightforward. they are very concerned, many of them, about the financial package bringing in support for any businesses that might have to close, but they also wa nt might have to close, but they also want more of a say over what might be the right thing to do in their area. so we will have to see how that plays out, certainly for that highest, most severe tier, which is tier three. but as you alluded to earlier, some stuff is leaking out, because of all of these meetings going on with mps from the area as well, so as you say, greater manchester going to be in tier t

areas where we have seen the infection surge, in the north—east, north—west and yorkshire.ngham, as well, the rate has increased from 71 per 100,000 people to 440 per 100,000 people injust a 71 per 100,000 people to 440 per 100,000 people in just a few weeks, and health officials there are expecting more restrictions. sophie, many thanks. what about the picture in scotland ? in scotland, the first minister nicola sturgeon says new restrictions to try to slow the spead of coronavirus will be announced tomorrow, but will not amount to a full lockdown. she was speaking as 800 new cases of covid—19 were confirmed across the country, with the number of people in hospital with the virus rising by 44 overnight to 262. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith joins us from glasgow. what are we expecting tomorrow? we are expecting to hear that scotla nd we are expecting to hear that scotland will be put under the strictest coronavirus regulations in the uk. nicola sturgeon says it won't be a return to full lockdown and the government are adamant that the schools will stay open, and apart fro

east during the day but fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine for the east midlands, yorkshire, northengland and eastern scotland. it's blustery wherever you are — these are average speeds, some gusts widely of 30 to a0 mph, maybe 50 in the western isles of scotland, and temperatures for some a notch down on today. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: residents of south yorkshire face tighter restrictions as the region enters tier 3 rules — more than seven million people are now living under england's strictest covid alert level. president trump casts his vote for the us election in the key state of florida, where early voting is underway. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop non—essential travel as wales begins its first full day of a ‘firebreak‘ lockdown. i voted for a guy named trump. marcus rashford says he is proud of the community response to his campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has

all of north yorkshire, apart from york, is subject to medium covid alert level restrictions.and 10pm closing are the only restrictions on hospitality. but don't be fooled into thinking that's going swimmingly. if we start putting barriers up to say you can't come from here, here and here, i genuinely think people will just lie. hotelier simon cotton says policing guidelines is difficult. he runs places in york as well, which has a high alert level. we've got track and trace, but there is an element of reliance on the customer, on the individual travelling to tell the truth in that as well. yorkshire highlights the issues of having different alert levels in a relatively small area. wakefield is in tier 2 — restrictions are tighter than harrogate. that means no meeting up with friends indoors. we hope it's going to end pretty soon, but realistically i think we're going to be into next year, that's for sure. it's a difficult trading period is the wintertime. it's important that places give you the correct space, so that you can socially distance and still meet your friends. a fe

east during the day but fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine for the east midlands, yorkshire, northengland and eastern scotland. it's blustery wherever you are — these are average speeds, some gusts widely of 30 to a0 mph, maybe 50 in the western isles of scotland, and temperatures for some a notch down on today. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: residents of south yorkshire face tighter restrictions as the region enters tier 3 rules — more than 7 million people are now living under england's strictest covid alert level. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop non—essential travel as wales begins its first full day of a firebreak lockdown. businesses and community groups come forward to back footballer marcus rashford's campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. more headlines at 3pm. now on bbc news, emily maitlis and jon sopel dissect the latest news and analysis from the campaign trail of the 2020 us presidential election race — in americast. i got an e—mail from an americaster who was listening to my report last

north—east of england there was evidence of a slowdown in numbers and a bigger gap with the north west, yorkshireg in the wrong direction. a meeting of the wrong direction. a meeting of the sage advisory committee reveal a pessimistic mood. a paperfrom the group tracking the spread of the virus says in england the number of daily deaths is now in line with those in the reasonable worst case and is almost certain to exceed this in the next two weeks. that worst—case scenario in the next two weeks. that worst—case scenario is 80,000 covid deaths over the winter, although officials say government interventions could help. policymakers in the uk are under increasing pressure to come up with a plan for families to meet over christmas and the first minister in wales had a message for downing street. we need to share information, we need to share ideas, and wherever we can, particularly over the christmas period, i would like to see a common approach as we can craft together, recognising that the state of the virus and response thatis the state of the virus and response that is being made does differ fr

over 20 years, mansoor manni hussain bought properties in london, cheshire, and north yorkshire.for with profits from the violent gangs he acted for. today, he has handed 45 properties to the nca, including this modern apartment block in leeds. and this seven—bedroom home, which he once lent to an armed robber rent—free. and that's because he faced an unexplained wealth order from the courts to reveal the origins of his mysterious riches. this is a really important case for the nca. it's the first time we have recovered assets in relation to an unexplained wealth order. he was laundering on behalf of high—level criminals in the leeds/bradford area, so ensuring that their assets and his assets were clean assets and couldn't be taken away. when investigators looked into manni hussain's life, they didn't find enough evidence to charge him with money—laundering, but the unexplained wealth order forced him to hand over his books. and when he couldn't show how he'd made his money, the game was up. manni hussain hasn't said why he's handed over the keys to property, including a luxury f

there were plenty of people on zoom as well, indeed, from merseyside and north yorkshire, as well ased to be held in london. and you're right, it was held ina in london. and you're right, it was held in a restaurant that was close to the public at the time and was used as a meeting place for us. it is important that we highlight the particular impact of what is happening on the hospitality sector, and that is why we were there, to bring that issue to light. that is what we were discussing, how these social destructions are impacting on hospitality businesses like that across the country, and how can we adapt and evolve our support to try to help those businesses protect as manyjobs as to help those businesses protect as many jobs as possible? to help those businesses protect as manyjobs as possible? 2 million people who work in that sector, i have said repeatedly that those people typically are younger, ethnic minorities, on lower pay, and it is a matter of socialjustice that we do what we can to try to protect as many of those jobs as possible. thanks very much. let's go lastly to j

the national figures, but when you talk to chief executives of hospitals in the northeast, north—west and yorkshiregures are skewering the fact that actually come in their regions, they are as busyin come in their regions, they are as busy in terms of number of hospital admissions from coronavirus patients, some of them are as busy as they were in the peak of coronavirus. so we just need to be careful about just focusing on national averages or a national aggregate pictures when actually, this definitely is something that is affecting each region differently and we know that in some regions, this really is the transmission rates, but also the hospital admission rate is rising very rapidly. equally, there are some regions where, actually, it is fine at the moment, and will —— you haven't got a transit —— significant transmission rate. where they are under pressure is saying, yes, they can see there is a real case for having tighter lockdowns in those areas to ensure that the nhs can deal with the volume of people coming into hospital. so, in that case, you are welcoming the kind of regional lockdown

significant increase in cases — with warnings that the high rates seen in the north—west, north east yorkshire

and in north yorkshire, professional pumpkin—sculptors are working flat out despite all the restrictionst will? it seems the real trick this year is to keep the magic alive but from a safe distance, as many choose to halloween at home. we have all heard the phrase, ‘dogs are man's best friend'. well, it isn'tjust a saying, it's the honest truth. a new study of the canine's dna has shown that human beings have been close friends with them for so long that by the end of the ice age there were five different types of dog. scientists says the data confirms that dogs were domesticated before any other known species. traces of these ancient breeds survive today in every corner of the world. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. something sunnier for the northern half of the country this afternoon, staying a bit cloudy and damp in the south but through this weekend we are all set to see more bouts of heavy rain at times and some rather strong winds, particularly on saturday. that could lead to a bit of travel disruption. the winds a little on the br

significant increase in cases — with warnings that the high rates seen in the north—west, north east yorkshireber could spread across the country. new restrictions on pubs and restaurants in scotland are due to come into force this evening. an nhs trust is charged over the death of baby harry richford, who lived forjust seven days after an emergency delivery. president trump says he might hold an election rally in florida tomorrow — just over a week after being diagnosed with coronavirus. hello, good afternoon. the uk economy recovered more slowly than expected in august, growing by 2.1%. although this is the fourth consecutive month of growth, it was considerably smaller than that seen injune and july, despite the introduction in august of the government's eat out to help out scheme, which boosted restaurant trade. the economy remains 9.2% smaller than before the pandemic struck. it comes as the chancellor rishi sunak is set to announce this afternoon more financial support for businesses forced to close when virus rules are tightened. an announcement of these new restrictions, which could se

wrongly in terms of the substance of it, gives fodder to a set of labour leaders across the north, including in yorkshireis being abandoned and there's all of these examples of conservative constituencies which had higher numbers or who have got, and did not go into restrictions, or who got more money from the future towns fund and it just more money from the future towns fund and itjust seems like bad politics as well as a bad economic at this point. what do you make of this, claire, given that we had this redwall up in the north being knocked down by the conservatives and that we have got this situation here? what is your prognosis for what is going to happen next?” don't think it's a good look for the government, sally. the manifesto pledge of leveling up, pollyjust mentioned to yet you've got grant shapps in this story saying ending disparities between north and south isa disparities between north and south is a government priority, and yet it does not like this in the last few months. and you've got labour leaders in currently popular in their regions and outside of the regions, such as andy burnham