durham, here in newcastle, gateshead, north and south tyneside, northumberland and south tyneside, northumberlanddence rates have gone over 106 of the seven areas here in the north—east of england. don't forget, the teesside area is not affected by this. latest figures suggest here in newcastle there are 235 cases per 100,000, that isjust here in newcastle. 0ver 100,000, that isjust here in newcastle. over 700 new cases compared to the week before. but this has taken the council here by surprise. they weren't expecting this announcement today. central government, though, says more funding will be made available to the council here to enforce the new restrictions. fiona, thank you. more than 16 million people in the uk are now under some form of local lockdown. some places, like leicester, have been under tighter restrictions for months now. so is it working? here's our medical editor fergus walsh. at first glance, life may look back to normal in leicester, but people here haven't been able to meet inside each other‘s homes since march, unless they are part of a support bubble. you can only see fr

many thanks for the latest in northumberland in the north—east of england.non taf are also facing tougher coronvirus restrictions following a rise in infections. from tomorrow evening people will only be able to leave the area for work or education purposes and all bars and restaurants will have to shut by 11pm. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is in pontypridd with the latest. what has led to this? just a week ago the health authorities gave people here what they said would be their final warning, people here what they said would be theirfinalwarning, comply people here what they said would be their final warning, comply with social distancing or face a lockdown, but the cases have kept rising and tomorrow the lockdown comes into force. the welsh government says it is down to the actions of an irresponsible minority, not as we have heard young adults being blamed here, but people in their middle age, a0 and 50—year—olds, and one example given by the health minister was a cluster which was down to a group of members from a social club in the county who had g

, northumberland and county durham.ffect almost 2 million people. and these are the measures being introduced at midnight tonight. residents will not be able to socialise with anybody outside of their own household or support bubble. bars will be restricted to table service only and all leisure and entertainment venues have to close after 10pm at night.” know, the whole house knows, that these decisions have a real impact on families, businesses and local communities. and i can tell everyone affected that we do not take these decisions lightly. this bar in newcastle is at its busiest after ten o'clock at night. in a city where the night—time economy is said to be worth around £340 million per year, at ten o'clock curfew will hit them hard. i think we will definitely see closures, which will mean redundancies. pubs and restau ra nts, mean redundancies. pubs and restaurants, bars, cannot survive closing at ten o'clock. newcastle and a whole and the whole of the north—east predominantly take a lot of their turnover after 1

the rules will apply to newcastle, northumberland, gateshead, north and south tyneside, sunderland and new rules? already people from different households should not mix in their homes and private gardens, but from tomorrow it will be illegal for households to mix in all indoor public social spaces including pubs and restaurants. meeting up in groups of six outside, including an outdoor restaurant spaces and pub gardens, it will not be illegal but against advice. the rules do not apply to schools and workplaces which are covid secure. anyone breaking the law could face a fine of £6,400. but the rules are confusing some government ministers. can you clarify something, can e—book an outside table at a restau ra nt e—book an outside table at a restaurant or meet people from another household in a pub garden?|j cannot another household in a pub garden?” cannot clarify that. i know in the re st of cannot clarify that. i know in the rest of the country, generally you can meet in a pub and you can book a table. and the are indoors in terms of the rules... i don't know the answer to that quest

areas including newcastle, south tyneside, sunderland, northumberland and county durham have all seenases. meanwhile, in the county of rhondda cynon taf in wales, further restrictions will be put in place this evening, affecting around 240,000 people. residents there won't be able to leave the county without a reasonable excuse, such as travel for work or school. earlier this week, newcastle's city council leader wrote to the government, asking permission to impose new restrictions across the north—east region to prevent a full lockdown. we're extremely concerned about the rise in covid cases in the last week, and even over the weekend, they are going up exponentially. we've got to get on top of this now in our region. because if we don't stop it spreading even further and more quickly, we'll end up in a catastrophic full lockdown. the new measures are expected to include restrictions on households mixing and pubs being ordered to close earlier, in addition to public transport being reserved for essential travel only. both areas willjoin a long list of places currently under tighter m

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland.ial media followers some of his tips on staying safe. this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family and for me personally as well. be disciplined, be disciplined when it comes to people coming over to your house, get them tested. you never know. be extra cautious. do not let your guard down. boost your immunity with antioxidants or vitamins things of that nature. you have to listen to him! now it‘s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. for some of us it‘s been a cloudy, wet and murky start to the day with some poor visibility, and that‘s because we do have a weather front sinking south. as that moves into the south, for all of us we are looking at a breezy day and a showery one, with gusty winds once again across the north west. gusting 40, 45 miles an hour, later 50 miles an hour across the northern isles. here is that weather front sinking south, taking its cloud and rain with it, but as it does so, it

there are lots of questions, because in areas like northumberland and north northumberland, very low, and deliver that strong message. they did not want mixed messages, they wanted all to say the same thing, have the same restrictions in place. there is talk around the house holds, perhaps there will be exemptions for childcare for instance. there is also some talk perhaps about only essential transport. but there have been suspensions on visiting to hospitals, they have clamped down. very restricted. care home visits right across the region have also stopped visiting. we are hearing stories of much more severe restrictions for a care home visiting, so previously in the earlier lockdown, you could visit through a window or sit in a garden where a number of people have contacted us saying that the new guidelines say they cannot even visit their loved ones to see them through a window at a care home. thank you very much indeed. new restrictions will be in place from six o'clock this evening in the county of rhondda cynon taf. our wales correspondent tomos morgan sent us this update fro

the rules affect newcastle, gateshead, sunderland, northumberland, south tyneside, north tyneside andounty durham council area. matt hancock, the health secretary, said the government was acting after seeing concerning rates of infection in the region. it means that one in seven people across the uk now faces some kind of extra restriction to their lifestyle. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. hello? hello, grandma, just to speak to you about the new lockdown rules and see what you think about it. lives are about to change once again. isolating people in and outside of home, i think it's crazy. we were told to eat out to help out and now we were told it is young people's fault, and it's just like what you want us to do, really? it is awful because it is so close but i can't see them. that's what gets us but i don't even want to think about it yet. nearly 2 million people are affected by these new rules across the north—east. for weeks, coronavirus cases in places like south shields have been rising, and at quicker rates. today, the health secretary tried to apply the brakes.

the measures announced today affect seven areas in the north east of england — northumberland, northewcastle upon tyne, gateshead, sunderland and county durham. the new restrictions for those areas will mean there'll be a ban on socialising with people outside your own household or support bubble. there will be table service only in restaurants and pubs, bars and restaurants — must close by 10pm. the health secretary, matt hancock said the government was acting after seeing concerning rates of infection in the region. it means that one in seven people across the uk now faces some kind of extra restriction to their lifestyle. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. hello? hello, grandma, just to speak to you about the new lockdown rules and see what you think about it. lives are about to change once again. horrible, i'd onlyjust started going out a little bit. coronavirus cases had been rising since late august and today 2 million people we re august and today 2 million people were told today they will now be living by new rules. the health secretary applies the brakes. data says

moved to northumberland, and it is a quieter pace of life, with fewer cases of coronavirus, but the same and once again, three generations will be a part. how much do you rely on your support from your mum? massively, she is a great support system for me. so midnight tonight, everything changes. i know, again. it's not ideal. so i don't know why we have been included, no. but then, what can we do? one fear is that when thousands of stu d e nts one fear is that when thousands of students return to newcastle the virus will come with them, so bars and virus will come with them, so bars a nd restau ra nts virus will come with them, so bars and restaurants will now close at ten p m. with these new restrictions, what do you want to happen? i think i would rather have a full lockdown rather than a few restrictions. but i understand that would badly affect businesses. we don't know how long these measures will stay in place, public health officials say it is essential to stop the rise and protect the most vulnerable. ed thomas, bbc news, newcastle. and our north of england correspondent fiona tr

this picture is from northumberland. 0n the satellite clinic yesterday, so much clout.rts of wales as well. the further west you

and south tyneside, northumberland and sunderland.into insta nce to northeast, does not take into instance to the south, but also a big chunk of the northeast of england and that being underpinned in law from midnight, at the end of tomorrow at the start of wednesday and as we heard there from matt hancock, the health secretary for england, local authorities and the pa rt england, local authorities and the part of the northeast have been calling for any gives you some sense of of the government is willing to do in areas where there are spikes and cases. mr hancock telling us earlier that the rate in the northeast of england now running at over 100 per 100,000. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has accused the government of "unbelievable incompetence" in handling coronavirus, and issued a plea for cross—party talks to resolve the crisis in social care. his comments came as he gave his keynote speech to the party's annual conference — being held online. cross party talks and social care, long promised by borisjohnson, cannot wait

move to northumberland, and it is a quieter pace of life, with fewer cases of coronavirus, but the sameee generations of this family will be apart. how much do you rely on your support from your mum? i'm a single parent. massively, she is a great support system for me. so midnight tonight, everything changes. i know, again. it's not ideal. i don't know why we have been included, no. but then, what can we do? nothing. it's awful because i'm so close but i can't see them. i don't even want to think about it yet. the heart of the student area of newcastle bars and restaurants will close at 10p tomorrow, and the fee is as students return the virus will come with them. what you think about the new restrictions? i don't think they will make any difference and i don't and protect the most vulnerable. ed thomas, bbc news, newcastle. and in spain... authorities are set to reveal details tomorrow about localised lockdowns in madrid — where more than 16—hundred new cases have been reported in the last 2a hours. and as our reporter freya cole explains, the poorest neighbourhoods in both the capital

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. his family have been recovering from coronavirus. the actor said the positive test results were a 'kick in the gut‘, but has offered his social media followers some of his tips on staying safe. this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family, and for me personally as well. be disciplined, be disciplined when it comes to people coming over to your house, get them tested. you never know. be extra cautious. do not let your guard down. boost your immunity with antioxidants or vitamins things of that nature. five baby gorillas have been born in the last six weeks in bwindi national park, leading the ugandan wildlife service to declare a baby boom. the latest one, seen in this photo with his mother called ruterana was born last weekend. seven babies have been born since january compared to three for the whole of 2019. mountain gorillas are endangered with just over 1,000 in existence. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. h

newcastle, northumberland, gateshead, north tyneside, south tyneside, sunderland and the county durhamg brought in as the uk sees it's highest ever recorded daily total. with 7,143 cases confirmed. nowjust a reminder there was no mass testing in the community at the height of the outbreak in march and april, so the number of cases then were likely to have been much higher. 71 new deaths have also been recorded. the new restrictions are coming into force in the north east because it remains a hotspot for the virus. here's the gateshead director of public health alice wiseman. test on the moment based on our data... those identified as a close contact of a covid—positive case have come from household mixing whether in the household, in the back gardens are also in the hospitality sector as well. we have a very small number of young people who are testing positive. but actually more than 80% of our cases in gateshead at the moment are in working age population. what we are wanting to do is target the place where at the moment we are seeing the most likeliest of the transmission being. loc

yes, i was in northumberland, lots of good castles and good beaches. of the day we will see scenes like this with clouds tending to increase. we will have showers affecting scotland, northern ireland, fat north of england. clouds will eventually bring rain. this cloud will be moving in for this weekend. this afternoon it is a showery story across northern areas. further south, some rain moving into the south—west of england later on. overnight that rain could turn heavier across east anglia and south—east england. showers continue across into scotland, perhaps north coast of northern ireland and if you coming into the north west of england and wales. the weekend is looking cloudy. patchy rain. mostly affecting north—western areas. saturday, a bright note for many, showers from that word go. scotland will get patchy rain across northern ireland, patchy rain in north—west england. quite damp around greater manchester area, especially towards the end of the day. southern england dry with sunshine. the second half of the weekend, quite a bit of cloud aroun

moving north to the villages of northumberland, it is a quieter pace of life with your cases of coronavirus —— with fewer cases. three generations of this family will be separated. how much support you rely frighten your mum? i'm a single parent, so she is a huge help. at midnight everything changes. again. i don't know why we have been included. but what can we do? nothing. i'm so close, but i can't see them. that is what gets us. i don't even want to think about it yet. and in the heart of newcastle's student area, bars and restaurants will close at 10pm tomorrow. the fear is as students return, the virus will come with them. so, what you think about his new restrictions? i don't really think they will make a difference. this time tomorrow, these bars will be empty. life under new rules. the public health officials say are essential to stop the rise of coronavirus cases and protect the vulnerable. ed thomas, bbc news, newcastle. with those restrictions now in place, the latest from downing street is that the government is now what's been described as a circuit break — a short period of re

those living in county durham, gateshead, sunderland, newcastle, north and south tyneside and northumberlandvented by law from mixing indoors with any other households. the health secretary matt hancock said the number of cases in the north east has continued to rise sharply despite the local lockdown and swift action was needed. here's our health editor, hugh pym. for parts of the north east of england, further curbs on how people go about their everyday lives. from wednesday, there will be a legally enforceable ban on mixing with other households in indoor public venues like pubs, punishable with fines, it is the first such tightening of the rules in england. we will introduce legal restrictions on indoor mixing between households in any setting. mr speaker, we do not take these steps lightly, but we must take them and take them now, because we know that swift action is more likely to bring the viruses under control. singing. scenes like these in york on saturday night have raised questions about the new 10pm closing time for pubs, bars and restaurants — with people gathering on the street

this picture is from northumberland. on the satellite clinic yesterday, so much clout.here are big breaks in the cloud, east of england, eastern scotland and parts of wales as well. the further west you are glad the more cloud. lots of the uk is between s warm front and this cold front. it is called a warm sector. —— this warm front. a lot of cloud coming into the west of the uk. you may be seeing like rain or drizzle. in the east, this is where there are the highest temperatures. some spots in eastern england now approaching 25 celsius. turning much wetter in north—west scotland before the afternoon is up this evening heavy rain will push across scotland. by the end of the night it will reach into parts of northern england and wales. in the south, look how warm it is again with temperatures holding up into the mid teens. not much rain but the cloud will move south tomorrow. a few showers in northern scotland on the breeze. behind the cold front, it is cooler, fresher air moving in. notice temperatures coming down. sunnier skies for many of us. tomorrow evening will be

from tomorrow, in northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastle upon tyne, gateshead, sunderlanddurham, residents should not socialise with other people outside their own households or support bubble, hospitality for food and drink will be restricted to table service only and late—night restrictions of operating hours will be introduced, so leisure and entertainment venues must close between 10pm and 5am. around 2 million people will be affected by the new restrictions. these graphs show why the government is taking action. the blue bars represent the number of weekly cases. in all of these counties there has been a spike in the last two weeks. the city of sunderland is of particular concern, the infection rate there is now at 103 cases per 100,000 people. for comparison the rate across the uk as a whole is 55 cases per 100—thousand and that's already considered high. well borisjohnson says he will do everything possible to avoid a second nation—wide lockdown. the prime minister told the sun newspaper "the only way to make sure the country is able to enjoy christmas is to be toug

does not supersede or dilate the more stringent measures announced last week for tyne and weir, northumberlandite a reduction in local testing capacity. can you confirm what additional support he will put in place for businesses and workers in the north—east in sectors where activity has been greatly reduced by covid restrictions. he is completely right and what he says about the areas currently in local lockdown measures. of course we are doing extra, giving them extra support to get them through lockdown, as he would expect. will my right honourable friend joined me in thanking all of those on the front line at the covid—i9 test centres and labs working so incredibly hard to keep up with the unprecedented demand as we grow our testing capacity to 500,000 today by the end of october? yes, indeed. i thank each and every one of the people involved in nhs test and trace. i think that they're doing outstanding job, despite the massive increase in demand and i am delighted she has paid tribute to them. how does the prime ministerjustified recent reports that every child at eton gets a covid test w

in northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastle—upon—tyne, gateshead, sunderland and countysidents should not socialise with other people outside their own households or support bubble. hospitality for food and drink will be restricted to table service only, and late—night restrictions of operating hours will be introduced so leisure and entertainment venues must close between 10pm—5am. his labour shadow was astonished matt hancock had said so little about testing and said reading out the numbers of tests carried out in different areas was no comfort to those who couldn't get one. it's no comfort to parents with a poorly child, themselves sick with worry, unable to get a test. it's no comfort to those who are turned away from walk—in centres and are now presenting at a&e asking for a test. it's no comfort to the 25,000 teaching staff who are not in schools teaching our children because they can't get a test. what people want to know is when this secretary of state will fix testing and deliver on his promise that testing is available to everyone. matt hancock insisted capacit

the new law applies to about two million people in newcastle, northumberland, gateshead, north tynesidend and the county durham council area, even when they go outside these areas. alice wiseman is the director of public health for gateshead. shejoins me now. thanks so much for your time. are the people living in gateshead clear as to what the restrictions are? so i wait till my coat think the way the messages have been delivered has been very challenging. they came into force at midnight last night but we didn't see the regulations ourselves until 11pm last night. so we have spent the day trying to get communication out, trying to make sure our residents understand what it is we are asking them to do and why we asking them to do it. but it's definitely been a challenging 24 it's definitely been a challenging 2a hours. it's definitely been a challenging 24 hours. in your position, have you had a lot of people questioning exactly what it is that are allowed and not allowed to do? what do you explain to them? absolutely. they have every right to ask us about what we are asking them to do.

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. thank you, good afternoon. it is a brightening up afternoon for many. we have low pressure sweeping into the north of the uk, that will increase the breeze across the uk and also bring plenty of showers. here it is, this low pressure moving to the north of scotland. there is a lot of cloud through the afternoon, murky conditions with outbreaks of rain from the south—west of england up rain from the south—west of england up towards the wash. that will eventually slide away into the near continent as we head onto the latter pa rt continent as we head onto the latter part of the day. skies brightening up part of the day. skies brightening up behind and cooler air moving in as well. showers affecting scotland and northern ireland. temperature wise, quite muggy in the south—east at 22 degrees, generally the high teens further north you are, despite the sunshine. tonight the low pressure will bring windy weather to the north of the country, lots of showers here, some of them heavy, but else

been under restrictions for the past 10 days, covering a wide area which includes newcastle, northumberlandead, north tyneside, south tyneside, sunderland, and county durham. the new measures mean it would be unlawful for people to meet in places like pubs or restaurants with anyone outside their household. for the latest, we canjoin our north of england correspondent fiona trott in newcastle. that's right, from wednesday you could be fined at least £100. it's tough for the people who live here and it's tough for the local economy too. it was already struggling to adjust to the curfew over the past week. buyers have had to close and even today, one manager told us he has had to make people redundant. enjoying a drink after work, and enjoying it while they can. from wednesday, jordan and his friend will be banned from having a beer together. for many in the city, it's ha rd to together. for many in the city, it's hard to swallow. i really am torn, because i want to try and help the nation. but if this goes on for a longer period of time, more people will suffer in the long run. but at the sa

newcastle, and county durham in northumberland are just some of the places where it'll now be illegale do not take these steps lightly, but we must take them and take them now, because we know that swift action is more likely to bring the virus under control. the new 10pm curfew in england and scotland sees crowds pouring onto the streets, and prompts calls for an urgent review. feeding the students who can't leave their halls of residence. thousands are now self—isolating at around 40 universities across the uk. the fraudsters trying to make easy money from a government—backed loan scheme to keep small businesses afloat. we have an investigation. and the pledge for nature: 65 countries sign up to save habitats and wildlife at risk from climate change. let's ta ke let's take you to

every week, sue is one of 200 home and allotment growers in northumberland who donate to the hexham fresh given to food bank volunteers to hand out. this was all the idea of ginnie o'farrell, who saw lockdown was giving people the time to grow lots of fruit and vegetables. she decided they could be shared with those who might be forced to rely on more traditional tinned and dry supplies. for some of our more unusual products, then people have actually started labelling, writing recipes, telling people what to do with them, so everybody can access good, fresh produce. oh, that looks brilliant. is it ready for the pan? rosie is a single mum of three on a low income. the food bank has enabled her to give nutritious food to her children. she was quite excited about it because i have tried growing vegetables myself, which i'm not very good at, but being able to receive free produce, it is fantastic and it is a good way of showing the kids where the food comes from. it is hoped other growers will follow suit across the country, sharing not only their food but their sense of community. and all t

from tomorrow, in northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastle upon tyne, gateshead, sunderlandd not socialise with other people outside their own households or support bubble. hospitality for food and drink will be restricted to table service only, and late—night restrictions of operating hours will be introduced to leisure and entertainment venues must close between 10pm 5am. —— 10pm and 5am. mrspeaker, must close between 10pm 5am. —— 10pm and 5am. mr speaker, i know these decisions have a real impact on families, and businesses, and on local communities, and i can tell eve ryo ne local communities, and i can tell everyone affected that we do not ta ke everyone affected that we do not take these decisions lightly. we agree with the local councils that we must follow the data and act, and the data says that we must act now. so we can control the virus and keep people safe. and i know that the people safe. and i know that the people of the north—east will come together to defeat this virus, as defeat it we must. shadow health secretaryjonathan ashworth said the problem was a lac

in northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastle upon tyne, gateshead sunderland in cou ntydurham, resident should not socialise with other people outside of their own households or support bubble. hospitality for food and drink will be restricted to table service only. in the late night restrictions of operating hours will be introduced so leisure and entertainment venues must close between 10pm inquiry on. is there an expectation that we are heading back to some kind of nationwide action again?|j of nationwide action again?” think the hope is to avoid that is much as possible. but this one the dangers that is happening with testing trace because testing trace serves a couple of problems, on one hand, it is about identifying those positive cases, telling them to isolate entries tracing their contacts and telling those to isolate, but did does have a very valuable service to. it tells us where the infection is up and down the country, where cases are spiking and where things are improving and that is the tool that allows us to have local measures, devon credibly local lockdo

newcastle, gateshead, north tyneside, south tyneside, sunderland, northumberland and county durham.ill affect almost 2 million people. and these are the measures being introduced at midnight tonight. residents will not be able to socialise with anybody outside of their own household or support bubble. bars will be restricted to table service only and all leisure and entertainment venues have to close after 10pm at night. i know, the whole house knows, that these decisions have a real impact on families, on businesses and on local communities. and i can tell everyone affected that we do not take these decisions lightly. this bar in newcastle is at its busiest after ten o'clock at night. in a city where the night—time economy is said to be worth around £340 million per year, a ten o'clock curfew will hit them hard. i think we will definitely see closures, which will mean redundancies. pubs and restaurants, bars, cannot survive closing at ten o'clock. newcastle as a whole and the whole of the north—east predominantly take a lot of their turnover after 10pm. here in newcastle, most peop

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. it is going to be quite a harvest festival this year., no offence to... i try to buy really good tomatoes if they can, they taste com pletely tomatoes if they can, they taste completely different. you are full of malted milk. and chocolate digestive ‘s and jaffa cakes. enjoying producing. you are watching bbc breakfast. still to come: the parents of charlie gard tell us about their joy of welcoming hisbaby brother to the world the day after what would have been charlie's fourth birthday. we'll be discussing that shortly and bringing you the latest news. carol has the weather for us this morning. it is blustery, it is windy, it is turbulent. and that is all going on in carol's had! morning! thank you for that, naga. good morning america 80. naga is not com pletely morning america 80. naga is not completely wrong and what she is saying —— good morning, everybody. gusty was medically across the north—west and we have a band of cloud and rain sinking southward. you can see from one of our weather watchers pictures taken earlier this morning.

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areas including newcastle, south tyneside, sunderland, northumberland and county durham have all seene in new cases. meanwhile, in the county of rhondda cynon taff in wales, further restrictions will be put in place this evening, affecting around 240,000 people. residence there won't be able to leave the county without a reasonable excuse, such as travel for work or school. early this week, newcastle's city council leader wrote to the government, asking permission to impose new restrictions across the northeast region to prevent a full lockdown. we are extremely concerned about the rise in covid cases in the last week, and even over the weekend, they are going up exponentially. we have got to get on top of this now in our region. because if we do not stop it spreading even further and more quickly, we will end up in a catastrophic full lockdown. the new measures are expected to include restrictions on households mixing and pubs being forced to close earlier, in addition to public transport being reserved for essential travel only. both areas willjoin a long list of places currently un

and the area encompasses all of northumberland and county durham.cretary matt hancock told mps the government did not take these decisions lightly, but the data said they must act now. i know the whole house knows that these decisions have a real impact oi'i these decisions have a real impact on families, on businesses and local communities. and i can tell everyone affected that we do not take these decisions lightly. we agree with the local councils that we must follow the data and act. in the data says that we must act now. so we have just a few hours before those new measures come into force, from newcastle we are joined by kim mcguinness — the northumbria police and crime commissioner. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. do you fully understand the government strategy?” us. do you fully understand the government strategy? i understand that local councils have asked the government to set these local measures because they are seeing a rise in cases here. and because of that, people are being asked to follo

parts of the north—east of england: in durham, gateshead, newcastle, north and south tyneside, northumberlandreas had already been advised not to mix, but from midnight tonight any meeting between different households in any indoor setting, such as pubs and restaurants, will be against the law. the ban will be enforced by fines, £200 for a first offence, the amount doubled for a second offence, and then rising for each subsequent infringement. the government says the measures are needed as there are now over 100 covid—19 cases per 100,000 people in the region. and it says many of the public are being infected in indoor settings outside the home. but the announcement appears to have come as a surprise to local council leaders. what has concerned me is that this announcement has been made without any consultation to us as local authorities and the local police. it is deeply concerning and making sure we are all working together here. with the infection rates rising in other regions, including merseyside and london, whitehall will be watching closely to see if these new restrictions succeed in d

there, here in newcastle, gateshead, north and south tyneside, northumberland and sunderland.ch of the six of the seven areas here in the north—east of england. and forget the teesside area is not affected by this. latest figures suggest here in newcastle there are 235 cases per 100,000. that'sjust here in newcastle. over 700 new cases compared to the week before. but this has taken the council here by surprise. they weren't expecting the announcement today. central government says more funding will be made available to the council here to enforce the new restrictions. so in the uk, there are now more than 16 million people living under some sort of coronavirus lockdown. there are tough new measures being introduced including those restrictions in the north east of england where cases are rising. mixing between households in any indoor setting will be banned from wednesday, and enforced with steep fines. but borisjohnson has a problem. there is revolt brewing among his own mp‘s, who want more say in scrutinising the government's emergency powers. the mps will vote on wednesday

in durham, gateshead, newcastle, north and south tyneside, northumberland and sunderland.s in those areas had already been advised not to mix, but from midnight tonight any meeting between households in any meeting between households in any different indoor setting such as pubs and restaurants will be against the law. the band will be enforced by fines, £200 for a first offence, the amount doubled for a second offence and then rising for each subsequent infringement. the government says the measures are needed as there are now over 100 covid—i9 cases needed as there are now over 100 covid—19 cases per 100,000 people in the region. it says many of the public are being infected in indoor settings outside the home. but the announcement appears to have come as announcement appears to have come as a surprise to local council leaders. what has concerned me as this announcement is being made without any notice whatsoever to either of us as any notice whatsoever to either of us as local authorities ordered to oui’ us as local authorities ordered to our local police. and that is de

newcastle, northumberland, gateshead, north tyneside, south tyneside, sunderland and the county durhame uk sees its highest ever recorded daily total. with 7,143 cases confirmed. nowjust a reminder there was no mass testing in the community at the height of the outbreak in march and april, so the number of cases then were likely to have been much higher. 71 new deaths have also been recorded. the new restrictions are coming into force in the north east because it remains a hotspot for the virus. the government says cases in the region have risen sharply and the rate of infections is now more than 100 cases per 100,000. you can see that here on this map the darkest areas have the highest number of new cases. household mixing is being targeted because that seems to be where the virus is spreading the most. here's the gateshead director of public health alice wiseman. test on the moment based on our data... those identified as a close contact data... those identified as a close co nta ct of data... those identified as a close contact of a covert positive case have come from household mixi

on their lives as of midnight last night. 2 million people across the north—east, from rural northumberlands like newcastle and sunderland. those restrictions will have a big impact on people's lives. they will no longer be able to meet up with family and friends in their houses or even their gardens. and nightlife will now stop at ten o'clock. people have started to relax in recent weeks. and that has led to a surge in coronavirus cases. here in sunderland, where i am standing, there are now more than 100 positive tests per 100,000 people in the population. that is concerning. what is also concerning local authorities is also concerning local authorities is that there has been an increase in the proportion of the number of people testing positive for the virus. and also an increase in the number of positive tests within hospitals. so, that trio of worrying factors hospitals. so, that trio of worrying fa cto rs lea d hospitals. so, that trio of worrying factors lead to seven north—east local authorities asking the government to impose these restrictions. and they've done that because they w

yes i was in northumberland and worcestershire, lots of good castles and good beaches.just 5,200 in the whole of 2019. 0ur italy correspondent mark lowen has been to sicily and the tiny island of lampedusa, for this special report. the joy of getting a chance at life. her name, francesca miracle, after her birth on an italian rescue boat in 2015, as her mother fled libya. suffering seizures and in intensive care, they almost didn't make it. the bbc met them back then. now, settled in sicily, we've come back. ciao, francesca. sono mark. si. come stai? bene. was everything you went through worth it? yes, it was, because most of the people they are dreaming to fill my shoes. "ah, you have kids outside the country, so i think you are blessed, you are lucky." so i think i too, i should be happy for that. they were among the million migrants who made it to europe at the height of the migration crisis of 2015, changing its society and politics. thousands more drowned en route, nameless in the graveyard of the mediterranean. five years on they're still coming. the camp in lampe

and everyone from rural northumberland in county durham and urban areas of newcastle and sunderland arethority here is to adhere to the guidelines if we are to continue in the way we have been going with children able to attend school and people able to go back to work. these restrictions have been described as temporary and there is no guidance as to when they might end but they do, is the universities in newcastle, sunderland and durham get ready to welcome students back. thank you so much, olivia. care homes in england are to receive extra funding of more than half a billion pounds to help them control coronavirus infections over the winter. the money will be used to provide free personal protective equipment until march and ensure workers are still paid if they need to take time off to self—isolate. care directors have welcomed the initiative, but have said it does not address the need to pay staff better. scientists say a rapid coronavirus test has been developed, that can accurately diagnose an infection within 90 minutes, without needing a specialist laboratory. the device is alr

it looks beautiful into the sunshine how do the wilds of northumberland compare?ncredible really, defying the odds. we got to a stage where i was about to walk out on stage in front of 10,000 people and my medication was not kicking in. it was nervy time. live tv, 10,000 people and every time it kicked in in time but anything not to distant future when it fell, did not want it to happen. i wanted to go out on a high, with dignity. no—one tapped me on the shoulder. it has been an absolute pleasure speaking to you this morning. i know you about to start the second stage of over 15 miles. best of luck until next tuesday. if you are in that area of the world, look out for dave walking hadrian's wall. the latest james bond film should have hit uk cinemas in april but, like so many other things, it was put on hold by coronavirus. there's finally some good news for 007 fans, though, because a new trailer with unseen footage has been made public ahead of the film's release in november, which the industry hopes will finally tempt people back into cinemas. let's take a look

it's quite windy here on the northumberland coast this morning.eat north run. back to you. are wonderfulfor great north run. back to you. are wonderful for those charities which of course of struggles during lockdown to have another source of income coming in, as they would have done, had the run itself in taking part. so good luck to everyone is doing the virtual great north run. that's all from breakfast for today. we'll be back tomorrow from six. until then enjoy the rest of your weekend. 01:20:30,590 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 goodbye. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. former prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnson's brexit plans ‘shameful‘ and urge mps to reject plans to override parts of the withdrawal agreement. more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon, and washington causing widespread pollution. there's fresh concern in the uk over the growing spread of coronavirus after more than 3000 cases were recorded in the uk on consecutive days. t