it has the highest covid rate in england, but nottingham hasn't been placed in the highest tier. the restrictions it's been placed under will prevent households mixing indoors. we are really close with our family because i look after my granddaughter and i care for my mum so that will be a shame. we need to be able to see these people, it's important to us. it's good news for nottingham that we are not in the worst tier, i guess, compared to some other cities, but not good for those other cities, but i don't really

we know there have been three rounds of talks between local leaders here in nottingham, and nottinghamause they've had to discuss exactly which burros would go into the very high level restrictions. so we are talking about nottingham, the city itself, and then some of the burros in nottinghamshire. gedling, rushcliffe, just across the river trend here. but that means other parts of nottinghamshire county, particularly in the north of the cou nty particularly in the north of the county areas like mansfield won't be included in the extra restrictions. tier 3 which will come in from midnight on thursday, know what we haven't had as detail of exactly what the tier 3 restrictions here will actually be. the local authorities are promising more detail tomorrow and exactly what will have to close. but if these restrictions fall into line with what we have seen in other parts of the country, then other people should expect about perks want to close, soft play centre swept a close, soft play centre swept a close, but the expectation is that gyms will stay open along with education, but we will g

there was almost no fashion, really, in nottingham.

in place like nottingham, where sian was just then.he rate here is 15 times lower thanit but the rate here is 15 times lower than it is in nottingham. so over the last few weeks we have spoken to a lot of people, particularly businesses, who have told us they have been very worried about the possibility of another national lockdown. they were really fearful that the whole system could be shut, like it was early in the year. people here were saying to us, where does that leave my business, my pub, my restaurant? why should i be shut down when the situation here is nowhere near as bad as it is may be hundred miles away full stop so i think there is relief now that the government is not going to do a national lockdown, that it will be a more tiered, targeted approach, but community leaders, politicians are saying do not get complacent, there are still rules to follow, still regulations, and things can turn very quickly and they point to the situation right now in exeter and in bristol, both either side of tiverton where we are right now w

one of my sons went to nottingham and my stepdaughter went to nottingham trent, i unaware of the natureno great scientific knowledge, ok? but i have the ability to analyse, to ask the right awkward questions and purple the assessment of risk which i learned when i was dealing with counterterrorism. you always have to do that. so people coming up with minutes of the 21st of september, had they been published in the glove acted on them, i think the world would have imploded. if i had been a circuit break three weeks ago and everybody was locked down for a fortnight, what would the reaction have been? health and economics go together but politics are part of this as well, you have to take people with you, they have to understand why you are asking them to do things and as jamie has described you need to get down at local level. i would like the people during test and also become health education pathogens, i would like us to open a nightingale centred now, not put them on standby —— also become health education professionals. we cannot have people losing their lives because they are not be

ashfield, they join the city of nottingham and the rest of the cou nty of nottingham and the rest ofictions are on the way. beauty salons, nail bars, so bad places, they'll be asked to close a well and so, there are going to be different from what we just google so i advise residents to check your local council websites because the things nottingham sure of going to be different. the confusion has left many upset and questioning why there has not been more urgency in agreeing the details. i think it's been disrespectful and frankly, outrageous. i don't want to be rude but the ministers effect communicating with nottingham have not been cabinet ministers or senior ministers. it feels like we were an afterthought. councillor david mellen is the labour leader of nottingham city council — hejoins me now. let's just talk about the way this is been handled. some areas and in some areas out, delaying different distractions, some people are saying is been pretty chaotic we have going out —— restrictions. is been pretty chaotic we have going out -- restrictions. started talks last thursday wi

sian lloyd, bbc news, nottingham.nation and of the economy. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is with me. what balance —— a balancing act and not of concern from businesses that they will not get enough support. this is very difficult to what we had in march, the government is trying to limit restrictions to the regions and sectors within those regions and sectors within those regions that are the biggest infection risk. but is it even actually a local lockdown when you consider that government has gone out of its way to keep restaurants and retail open and pubs that serve food open, too? that is because the government is really quite worried, we have had a rebound in the economy, yes but it is far from assured. it is very, very delicate that balancing act for the government. you are getting some pushback and some concern from for example, another group announcing it was consulting for redundancy, unhappy with the level of support from the government. those tier two areas, where they don't get the full support from go

sian lloyd, bbc news, nottingham.s a labour mp for nottingham north and a shadow health minister. thank you forjoining us here in bbc news. i would like to know your response to the decision made this evening, this afternoon, is it the right one? i think it is an inevitable one. i would start by saying, i do not know anything of it other than what i have read in any media and they have not been engaging with members of parliament. as was said any previous work, we are still pretty high in the rates, but our compass capacity is running out in hospitals, we have heard that they have had to cut operations... sorry, i do not know what you mean other than what you have read. have you not been consulted on this? no, it is not something that members of parliament have been part of. as you would expect, i've been talking to the council, our council leader about what we think the city needs. we had a briefing from the government last friday, but that was rather on the spread of the disease generally, more than any restrictions

tilly is a victim of the rising number of covid cases in nottingham.rus but a planned operation to remove her tonsils has been cancelled because the local nhs is under so much strain. i packed all my stuff and my favourite teddies to go to the hospital with mummy, and, then, when i heard it, i felt like literally sad. i completely understand that the hospitals at the moment are at this capacity, but, for my situation and for tilly, who is seven years old, you know, it's really important for her to have her tonsils and adenoids taken out. tilly was due to have surgery at the queen's medical centre. the trust said today that the number of patients being treated for covid—19 across its two main hospital site is now higher than in april, when cases were at their peak. it's why they've had to postpone some surgery. and there is a key reason why nottingham has been moved into the tier 3 very high risk group tonight. two weeks ago, this city had the highest coronavirus rate in england. it has now dropped out of the list of top 20 hot spots, but that hasn't be

i live in nottingham.tancing to the letter to protect my disabled husband and myself. i am so upset that nottingham is in the state it is, due partly to the large student intake. under new restrictions, i won't be able to see my son in sussex or my daughter in leeds for the foreseeable. what kind of life will that be for me? i'm 65 and i am devastated. i mean, what's to come is already hitting people hard, isn't it? yes, absolutely. there is that real sense of frustration at what might be about to happen. we know there will be further restrictions here. from what we know, anyway, currently, there is that sense of anticipation with no one knowing the exact details yet. even the local council here, nottingham city council, i heard from an official this morning who told me they don't know yet. what's widely sort of expected is the local authorities have advised people here not to mix indoors with other households. it's sort of expected that perhaps will be part of the restrictions must what everyone is waitin

sian lloyd, bbc news, nottingham.alance the health of the nation and of the economy. our economics editor faisal islam is with me. is he succeeding? the big picture here is that this is not a national lockdown as we had at the equivalent level of hospitalisations in march. it is not even actually a local lockdown because the government is trying to balance the economy and the health. we have had a rebound in the economy but we don't have a firmly established recovery. in liverpool restrictions they have gone out of their way to keep retail and restau ra nt their way to keep retail and restaurant is open but that hasn't assuaged all the fears of local leaders. they are wondering why the support packages, as generous as they were in march, and in the tier two areas they are wondering why they have extra restrictions but don't have the support so still big decisions to be made on the balancing act between support and restrictions. thank you. most a levels and gcses will go ahead in england next summer but they'll be dela

nottingham now has the highest rate of new covid—i9 cases in the country.d knowsley, with 689 cases per 100,000 people in the week to 5 october. that's compared to 122 in the week to 28th september. let's speak to the labour mp for nottingham north and the shadow health minister, alex norris. you were on the conference call with the health minister, edward argar, earlier today, briefed by the covid task force on the latest local covid—19 data. first of all, when it comes to nottingham, why do you think there has been this large increase in the cases in yourjurisdiction and your constituencies? what happened in nottingham has been exceptional and it's ordinary stop we have gone from basically below average in our case rate a couple of weeks ago, to now being the number one by infection rate, of course, having two big and very good universities plays a part for that, but we have got all those sort of risk factors around covid. we are younger, more diverse, we have got greater issues of deprivation, all the things we know tend to correlate with teacher's missi

sian lloyd is in nottingham. the confusion doesn't help.ion and for people in nottingham city centre and the three boroughs, if i turn the clock back on monday night, they were told they would move into tier 3, the very high risk group, at one minute past midnight tonight. they were told the next day, so yesterday, they were going to get details of the exact financial package and how they could prepare for these changes. these changes didn't come and we understand there were a lot of meetings taking place behind closed doors because of the rise in cases further wide across the county. that they would need to be brought into this tier 3. and that is what we now understand is going to happen. so it looks like there is a delay for those three boroughs and the city centre to move into tier 3, it will be one minutes past midnight on friday, we think. but also, the whole of nottinghamshire will now come under these more stringent restrictions. so people being told something completely different within 48 hours from what they were being told on mo

nottingham and three neighbouring boroughs will be moved into tier 3 from thursday. expecting this because for quite a while, nottingham was at the top of the transmission rate right across the country. those numbers did come down last week, the numbers here and now more than half of what they were last week but local leaders have been talking about moving the city and surrounding boroughs into tier 3 and surrounding boroughs into tier 3 and that will happen from one minute past midnight on thursday, meaning nottingham city on the side of the trent and rushcliffe on the other side along with other brewers, closest to the city centre, the suggestion from some people is that thatis suggestion from some people is that that is down to students, the number of them coming back to the city in september causing numbers to search and it is the inner bar as they tend to live in. there will be tighter restrictions, what we don't have is the precise detail of what will stay open and what will close but local leaders say they expect it to be in line with what other areas have fac

there was almost no fashion, really, in nottingham. slowly, people from leicester and sheffield and derby, and then eventually even further afield. "0h, there's this little shop that's got really interesting things, you know." from a tiny backroom in nottingham to the fashion catwalks of the world, paul smith turned his small enterprise into a global brand. it's been profitable for every one of its 50 years. and then covid struck. devastating, devastating. i was here last saturday, and literally there was nobody around at all. paris, amsterdam, luxembourg, madrid, new york — terrible, i mean, just terrible. we are currently losing sales, not losing, losing sales of about £1 million a week. so you don't have to be a mathematician to know that that's a big punch in the face. the congestion charge now 2a hours a day, seven days a week. you know, it keeps on coming, reasons not to come into a shop. you've got brexit. yep. what does that mean? total nightmare, because brexit has been left to the last minute. so, as a company, where do we go

phil in nottingham. big figures were you are. yes, and surprisingly they have gone up are.ly they have gone up so are. yes, and surprisingly they have gone up so much. the figures went up from about 70 cases per—100,000 people, to 440 in the week up to the second 0ctober. that is partly due the adjustment for those additional cases that weren't originally included in the public health england data, so that has made some of the difference but it can't account for all of it. and the outbreak isn't just account for all of it. and the outbreak isn'tjust confined to the city but some neighbouring boroughs as well, so, nottingham is probably the next big city to go into some additional measures, it will start to experience the kind of life they have been living in the big north east cities fairly soon. the director of public health minister here has said that is likely to happen. we expect the announcement 20 come tomorrow because there is every week a government meeting with department of health and local authorities and after that there is announcements are made. toist give you

the rate in nottingham shot up over a very short period of time.at three quarters of all new cases are in the 18—22 year group. there is a high proportion of stu d e nts group. there is a high proportion of students in nottingham, some 60,000 of them in total. they are not the whole story but they are described asa whole story but they are described as a substantial part of this outbreak but local public officials have been stressing that the transmission rate is going on the wrong direction right across the board. in the city, but also in the cou nty area board. in the city, but also in the county area and they would welcome uniform restrictions being brought in across the city area and also in those shires. at the moment, there are no particular restrictions here in nottingham, other than the rule of six and the 10pm curfew, although local officials have been advising people since last week for people not to mix household. it appears almost certain that restriction will be introduced here but not clear how much further it will go. thank you. 0ur

dan johnson, bbc news, st ann's in nottingham.a which could soon face tier 3 restrictions is tees valley in the north—east. fiona trott is in middlesbrough. discussions have been taking place between central government and the mayors and council leaders of the five local authorities here — thatis middlesbrough, stockton, darlington, hartlepool, redcar and cleveland. we understand that discussions yesterday were around what tier 3 would look like. there was a feeling from some council leaders that perhaps they didn't want the restrictions to go as far as what we have seen in nottinghamshire, for example. but we understand that today's discussions will be focused around the financial support that will be available from central government and i think that council leaders here will be... explained very clearly to central government that very high restrictions would have a severe impact on the local economy. take middlesbrough, for example. it has the highest rate of people claiming out of work benefits in the north—east of england, th

lillian greenwood, labour mp for nottingham south. thank you much.om cheadle has finally been discharged — and was given a very special send off. juliet phillips reports. after seven long months fighting covid—19, this was the moment esse khanzadeh was finally able to leave hospital. thanks everyone! bye! his doctors and nurses forming a guard of honour. now back at home, he's full of gratitude for those who cared for him. thank you is not enough. they really... they saved my life, basically. simple. i should be a guard of honourfor them. it hasn't been an easyjourney. esse spent four months in an induced coma, and many months after that fighting to get fit enough to be discharged. i never thought for a minute that i would catch it, let alone be that close to not coming back. esse had no prior health conditions and feels strongly people should stop underestimating the virus. it's amazing how some of the people, even now, think of it as a cold or flu or whatever. esse's brother farry has been supporting and praying for him throughout. he wasn't the on

danjohnson, bbc news, st ann's in nottingham.a which could soon face tier 3 restrictions is tees valley in the north east. fiona trott is in middlesbrough. that's right, discussions have been taking place between central government and the mayors and council leaders of the five local authorities here, middlesbrough, stockton, darlington, hartlepool, redcar and cleveland. we understand discussions yesterday were around what a tier 3 would look like. there was fear from what a tier 3 would look like. there was fearfrom some what a tier 3 would look like. there was fear from some council leaders they didn't want restrictions to go as far as what we have seen in nottinghamshire, for example. we understand the discussions today will be focused around the financial support available from central government. i think council leaders here will be very clear in their explanation to central government that very high restrictions would have a severe impact on the local economy. take middlesbrough for example, it has the highest rate of peopl

am sure, well, nottingham has now the title nobody wants —— nottinghamshire, well, nottingham.but it hasn't been officially created as a restriction that can be legally enforced. we're not expecting an announcement till monday, and that has been hugely criticised by local leaders who believe that should come in from now. and there is a real sense of anxiety and desire for clarity in what people can cannot do. thank you very much indeed, geeta pendse. it is 7:12am. donald trump's doctor says the president has completed his treatment for covid—19, and can return to public engagements tomorrow. doctor sean conley said the president had responded extremely well to medication and had remained stable. mr trump said well to medication and had remained stable. mrtrump said he well to medication and had remained stable. mr trump said he would probably take another covid—19 test today and hold a rally of the weekend. it is 7:12am. let's look at the weather for today. maybe towards the weekend as well, it is this morning by the looks of it. it certainly is, rachel. a fantastic fresh start

the brewery is a nottingham success story. it is now on the verge of by john. jobs are gone and worried staff are facing the prospect of being laid off with no pay. the same story is with restaurants and pubs. will he stop punishing successful nottingham businesses for his failure and give them the help that they desperately need? pm johnson: i sympathize with businesses that faced difficulties because of the pandemic but i remind her the infection rate is 815 per 100,000. we must get that down and i thank the people of nottingham for what they are doing to get it down, and we will of course continue to provide the panoply of support we have offered and more throughout the crisis. >> thank you mr. speaker. following introduction of tier 2 restrictions in new york, can the prime minister be more open and communicating of the evidence base for york going into into tier 2, outline a roadmap for tier 1 and urge that is urgently consider creation of specific support for york's hospitality industry suffering losses from the limbo it is creating. pm johnson: yes, mr.

sian lloyd is in nottingham.ker there is a great deal of confusion. in nottingham city centre, three boroughs, if i turn the clock back on monday night, they we re the clock back on monday night, they were told they were going to be moving into tier 3. the very high risk group, at one minute past midnight tonight. they were told the next day, yesterday, they were going to get details of the exact financial package and how they could prepare for these changes. those didn't come. we understand it is because there were a lot of meetings taking place behind closed doors, because of the rise in cases, further across the county. and that they would need to be brought into tier 3. that is what our understanding is going to happen. it looks like there is a delay for the three boroughs in the city centre to move into tier 3. it will be one minute past midnight on friday, we think. but also, the whole of nottinghamshire will now come under these more stringent restrictions. so, people being told something com pletely so, p

nottingham is expected to be next.o clear winner in the final us presidential debate but donald trump and joe biden clash over claims of corruption and coronavirus. manchester united star marcus rashford won't accept defeat in his campaign to extend free school meals in england. and england's match against the barbarians at twickenham on sunday is called off after 12 barbarians players were stood down for breaking covid rules. swathes of britain are facing stricter coronavirus rules, with nearly six million people affected. ministers say the measures are needed to get infections under control. in the next hour — from six o'clock this evening, more than 3 million people in wales will have to stay at home as a 17—day ‘firebreak‘ lockdown begins. greater manchester has entered england's highest tier of restrictions, joining liverpool city region and lancashire. south yorkshire will also move into tier three overnight. warrington moves to tier three as well — nottingham may be next. let's hear first on the latest from wale

the city of nottingham and through surrounding areas is headed for england's tier 3 restrictions.n sent this update. people have been expecting this because for quite a while, nottingham was at the top of the transmission rate right across the country. those numbers did come down last week, the numbers here and now more than half of what they were last week but local leaders have been talking about moving the city and surrounding boroughs into tier 3 and that will happen from one minute past midnight on thursday, people have been expecting this because for quite a while, nottingham was at the top of the transmission rate meaning nottingham city on the side of the trent and rushcliffe on the other side along with other boroughs, closest to the city centre, the suggestion from some people is that that is down to students, the number of them coming back to the city in september causing numbers to surge and it is the inner boroughs they tend to live in. there will be tighter restrictions, what we don't have is the precise detail of what will stay open and what will close but local lea

will he stop punishing successful nottingham businesses for his failure and given the help they need. >> i sympathize with businesses that faced difficulties because of the pandemic but i remind her the infection rate is 815 per 100,000. we must get that down and i think the people of nottingham for what they are doing to get it down and continue to provide the panoply of support we have offered throughout the crisis. >> following introduction of tier 2 restrictions, more open and communicating of the evidence base into tier 2, outline a roadmap for tier 1 and urge that is urgently consider creation of specific support for hospitality industry suffering losses from the limbo it is creating. >> i can tell my honorable friend the infection rate is 279 per 100,000 and we must get it down but we can get it down and you can see areas where people are complying with the guidance it is having, if it weren't for the energy at 300 when it is one.5. it won't take much to get that are back down below one. that is what we are aiming for. in his constituency back on their feet, would not be sensib

what about the lorries being loaded for liverpool, manchester and nottingham?. he has been a tower of strength for me. if anything, he has been a tower of strength for me. ifanything, rob he has been a tower of strength for me. if anything, rob has been a strong one, you know, pull yourself together. you can get upset but it is not going to change things. i would rather spend the time with happy memories and making the best of what we have got. for many of us, dull and cloudy with rain in the west and east but brighter conditions following on behind. i will have all the details in about six minutes. i will have all the details in about six minutes. it's monday october 12th. our top story: borisjohnson is to announce a new three—tier system of local covid alert levels in england — although its not clear what restrictions will apply to each tier. it's expected the liverpool city region will be put on the highest alert level — in a statement the area's leaders said they had been told pubs, gyms and betting offices will close. our reporterjohn mcmanus has this repo

danjohnson reports from nottingham. earlier people in the north of the county we re people in the north of the county were told they would be left in tier two, while nottingham and the boroughs around it went into tier three. yesterday, that was delayed until tomorrow, and it was announced the tier three restrictions would apply right across nottinghamshire, so how has that been received in north nottinghamshire? i went to the pub last night in worksop. they thought they'd avoided tougher measures here, but a change of mind now means a change of rules and the queen's head will have to close. the right move, says the man in charge. i am happier that we are in tier 3, than we are in tier 2. the reasons for that is that in tier 2, you know, it is the same household, same bubble, that is hard to police. you can't, you know, if two people walk in and say, we live together, i can't challenge that. tier 3 restrictions were delayed for 2a hours, but will now include the entire county, after concern about rising case numbers amo

in comparison nottingham was 880 while derry and strabane nottingham was 880 while derry and stra bane 880 while derry and strabane in northern ireland was more than 1000 but it many ways it's not the number of infections that matter but how many people full seriously ill with a corona and end up seriously ill with a corona and end up being hospitalised so if you have a big group of students are otherwise fit and well, if they get ill it will not have a massive impact on the health service, but if the infection spreads to those who are elderly or have underlying health conditions, that situation can change very quickly. what the two sides do appear to be talking again, the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham said this morning it was due to have a call with the prime minister's senior advisor. edward lister, so we will see what, if anything, comes of that. meanwhile, in an attempt to up the ante again on the government, mr burnham has written to the prime minister and other party leaders at westminster, calling for an urgent debate and vote in an attempt to create a cross—party con

nottingham, 761. merthyr tydfil, 214. per 100,000 population. nottingham, 761. mertherydfil, 214.ation. nottingham, 761. merthyr tydfil, 214. but north norfolk has just 25 cases per 100,002 origin north devon, only 18. what matters is the impact this is having on the nhs. in north—west england, the worst affected region, there has been a big in covid admissions in the past month. averaging around 150 patients per day. up by 60% injust one averaging around 150 patients per day. up by 60% in just one week. averaging around 150 patients per day. up by 60% injust one week. but that still is below the peak in early april, when more than 400 patients every day were being admitted to hospitals in north west england with covid—19. the key question is how bad this will get. there are more covid patients in hospital in england as there were back on the day in march that the national lockdown was imposed. things then quickly got out of hand and they rose from 3000 patients to 17,000 in england injust three weeks. cases were doubling roughly every three days. that is happening much slower now

danjohnson, bbc news, nottingham. do stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the stage is set.three hours' time. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded, and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is bbc news. the candidates for vice president, mike pence and kamala harris, are preparing to debate in salt lake city, in the next event o

there was almost no fashion, really, in nottingham.cester and sheffield and derby, and then eventually even further afield. "oh, there little shop that's got really interesting things, you know." from a tiny backroom in nottingham to the fashion catwalks of the world, paul smith turned his small enterprise into a global brand. it's been profitable for every one of its 50 years. and then covid struck. devastating, devastating. i was here last saturday, and literally there was nobody around at all. paris, amsterdam, luxembourg, madrid, new york — terrible, i mean, just terrible. we are currently losing sales, not losing, losing sales of about £1 million a week. so, you don't have to be a mathematician to know that that's a big punch in the face. the congestion charge now 2a hours a day, seven days a week. you know, it keeps on coming, reasons not to come into a shop. you've got brexit. yep. what does that mean? total nightmare, because brexit has been left to the last minute. so, as a company, where do we go? where do we go? we think it

nottingham will follow later this week.n to the prime minister calling for a clear road map for how to get out again. in their letter, they warn that coronavirus threatens to continue to increase the disparity between north and south. they say that their constituents have been some of the worst—affected by covid, with many losing jobs and businesses. and they ask borisjohnson to reflect carefully on the conservatives‘ promise to people living in the north during the last election, with the levelling up agenda and to make the region central to the country‘s economic recovery. they suggest one way of doing that would be to prioritise and speed up big projects like a major rail upgrade to connect northern cities. many of the mps who signed the letter represent constituencies that were traditionally held by labour until last year‘s election. a downing street spokesman said the government had stood then on a solemn promise that it would improve people‘s lives and that, although the pandemic had meant 2020 was not the year we all

nottingham, knowsley, liverpool and newcastle upon tyne are also in the top five.hasjust 35 cases per 100,000. but during this morning's briefing, england's deputy chief medical 0fficer warned covid—19 is notjust a problem for the north. the dark brown areas on the right—hand side show where cases are said to be rising and it's spreading south. the increase since early september is said to be mainly down to young adults. and you can see, again, that there is the spread from those younger age groups into the 60—plus age group in the north west and the north east and this is again of significant concern because, of course, the elderly suffer a much worse course with covid—19. health officials are concerned that as we approach winter, the pandemic could once again spiral out of control. but the problem with the government's expected three tier system is no one is sure whether it will work. sceptics of the 10pm curfew and the potential closure of pubs and bars believe it will drive people away from covid—secure venues and towards illegally mixing in homes, where transm

dan johnson, bbc news, st ann's in nottingham.n are focussing their efforts on the battleground states — like florida — that could swing the election in their favour. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports: back in his home state again in a push for votes in florida. donald trump narrowly won here in 2016, but the democrats have gained ground and the race withjoe biden is neck and neck. we are going to win four more years in the white house. applause. and we are going on to win a record share of the hispanic—american vote. you see what's happening? the president attracts large crowds, but with little social distancing and few masks. donald trump is confident he can defy the opinion polls by focusing on the economy rather than the coronavirus. this is historic prosperity. another major tax cut to go along with the biggest tax cut in the history of our country. and record job growth. and joe biden's plan is to deliver punishing lockdowns. he's going to lock you down! for biden, there is no issue more important than taki

how clear are people in nottingham about what they are meant to be doing?e very badly because of yourage, —— might this disease very badly because of your age, —— might not get this disease, but i living alongside people in the community that might be frail, it might be from a the ame background, might have underlying health conditions, and you need to protect them as well as yourselves, we need to work together on this and think about everybody, not about getting it mildly ourselves on being fine. —— bame background. some people get it bad enough they will end up in hospital or worse. you mentioned you want to know the science behind some of these decisions backstop what you mean by that? is the science being ignored or is it being overly interpreted and used it too forcefully in places? it does not seem to be consistency. although the lockdown restrictions worked earlier this yearin restrictions worked earlier this year in nottingham, we have had under a national average levels of infection up until a fortnight ago, are we sure what is going to work in th

nottingham will follow later this week.0 conservative mps have now written to the prime minister calling for a clear road map for how to get out again. in their letter, they warn that coronavirus threatens to continue to increase the disparity between north and south. they say that their constituents have been some of the worst—affected by covid, with many losing jobs and businesses. and they ask borisjohnson to reflect carefully on the conservatives‘ promise to people living in the north during the last election, with the levelling up agenda and to make the region central to the country's economic recovery. they suggest one way of doing that would be to prioritise and speed up big projects like a major rail upgrade to connect northern cities. many of the mps who signed the letter represent constituencies that were traditionally held by labour until last year's election. a downing street spokesman said the government had stood then on a solemn promise that it would improve people's lives and that, although the pandemic had

dan johnson, bbc news, st ann's in nottingham.he height of lockdown, nearly a third of the uk workforce was being supported by the project, with the government paying part of people's wages. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to crawley, to find out how those working at gatwck airport and within the travel industry are feeling. gatwick airport dominates the landscape, and the local economy depends on it — so when the planes stopped flying, the impact was dramatic. horrendous, scary. we suddenly became just very unsure of our future. at this hotel, bookings collapsed, weddings postponed. we've got a plane just going over and we now get quite excited when we hear a plane. the owners kept things going — the furlough scheme saved them. i don't think we would have survived without it because... i assume my only other option would have been to make everybody redundant. some workers he had to let go, and he still has five on furlough. now that the new employment support scheme has been revised and improved, we're hoping tha

nottingham, 761. merthyr tydfil, 214. per 100,000 population. nottingham, 761. mertherydfil, 214.orfolk has just 25 cases per 100,000 and tom ridge in north devon, only 18. what matters is the impact this is having on the nhs. in north—west england, the worst affected region, there has been a big increase in covid admissions in the past month. now averaging at around 150 patients per day, up by 60% injust one around 150 patients per day, up by 60% in just one week. but that is still below the peak in early april, when more than 400 patients a day we re when more than 400 patients a day were being admitted to hospitals in north—west with covid—19. the worrying thing now is that winter isn't here yet — the peak time for respiratory viruses. things like flu. the nhs coped during the first wave by cancelling nonurgent surgery and cancer screening. the aim this time is to continue with non—covid care, but that is dependent on how well coronavirus is kept in check for the next six months. fergus walsh, bbc news. as efforts continue to develop proven treatments for covid—19, british scie

the 12th of october manchester was running at a58 infections per 100,000 people, in comparison nottingham derry and stra bane nottingham was at 880, while derry and strabane in northern ireland was at more than 1000. but in many ways it doesn't matter how many people are getting infected with the virus, it's how many people are falling so seriously ill that they are admitted to hospital. if a big group of stu d e nts to hospital. if a big group of students becomes infected with the coronavirus they are fit and healthy, in their early 20s for example, they are unlikely to place an enormous burden on the health service. but it's when people who are elderly or have underlying health conditions start falling ill, that's when we are likely to see hospital admission is rising and the health service experiencing pressures we saw in the spring. dominic, thank you. vicki young in westminster, how far is the government's local lockdown strategy under strain? well, i think it is and what's interesting is if you look across the united kingdom the different approaches being taken. in northern ireland

the work shows a girla nottingham. the work shows a girl a bicycle tire bicycle tire.reau to protect it has really been vandalised twice —— mural. and well before banksy and picasso, the culture ministry says a figure of a reclining cat has been found in the sale of the country. scientists believe the cat, which didn't have a name, it was created by making depressions and exposing coloured earth in the ground. it's 37 metres long. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @jamesbbcnews. hello. sunday will be the last day in this spell of fairly quiet, settled weather. that said, there will still be enough cloud out there to produce a little patchy rain in a few spots as we go through the day. but some of us will actually end up being a little bit brighter than we were on saturday. we're just in this weather pattern waiting for something to come along and the signs are there in the atlantic as low pressure starting to form and heading our way to bring some very different weather in the week ahead. as we'll see in a moment. this is how we start off on sunday morning. the thickes

nottingham and the surrounding cou nty nottingham and the surrounding county will move into the top tierns, the measures come into force at one minute past midnight tomorrow. i am joined by holly madden, a second—year student at the university of nottingham, and grace, a first—year student at the university. thank you forjoining us. iam university. thank you forjoining us. i am sure it has been tough already, but moving into tier 3, how is that going to make a difference, holly? i think it is such, is that going to make a difference, holly? ithink it is such, it is that going to make a difference, holly? i think it is such, it will impact people very individually. personally, my house had to eyesight a few weeks ago and we have still been very cautious moving out of our isolation back into the world. so my life for the past kind of month really hasn't really been too different to how tier 3 will be, i think. the biggest difference i think. the biggest difference i think that will impact students is the fact we currently see our friends from other households. it is all a bit friends from

we expect that, given the numbers of infections in nottingham. do everything to keep people in nottingham say. you would welcome more restrictions? i think it is clear the restrictions we have so far are not doing what they have been doing for six months in terms of keeping numbers relatively low. in the past weeks we have seen a huge increase and we are now the fifth highest in the country and therefore i believe new restrictions are needed. doctor, you mention support, what would help? there are two main areas and the first is mental health, and people are feeling isolated. and feeling listen to about what the barriers are in following the advice. the second main area is businesses. we think we need more support in the form of discretionary grants for businesses. but without support, this suppressing the virus will not be effective and will probably do more harm than good. be effective and will probably do more harm than goodlj be effective and will probably do more harm than good. i want to talk... you mentioned local lockdowns. what is your a

his numbers have surged here pushing nottingham to fifth in the country.din been the quietest day since we opened injuly. been the quietest day since we opened in july. sam is seeing the impact. i think it is quieter because of the rise in cases. that is more than fair to say. people are afraid to come out? i think so. the cry for help tightening the rules comes right from the top. whatever restrictions come and i would plead with the government to make them straightforward and easy to understand. some people, a small numberof understand. some people, a small number of people, are ignoring the restrictions but others are confused. i have had many emails this morning asking what people should do. in leeds extra measures are already in place but cases have kept rising. i hope it does not come back to a full lockdown again where people can at least come and have some sort of socialising, some sort of eating out experience. it is very sad because our lives are our children and grandchildren and we cannot see them and we are old.” children and grandchildren and

so they say is, for example, like nottingham, a place you know very well?place like that, locally they would make those decisions, but you would not as a government impose further restrictions, arbitrarily, on those areas, is that right? what i'm saying is that we want to avoid a national blanket approach. we see that happening in other parts of europe but we want to try to avoid it. that we try to have this regionalised approach. that makes sense to us today. we are working very ha rd to sense to us today. we are working very hard to ensure that we have productive conversations with local leaders. there is a balance because we need to act quickly and the longer that one discusses with local council leaders and direct service of public health and members of parliament, that leads to delay in taking actions that are really now very urgent. in nottinghamshire there was a sort of delay because there was a sort of delay because the number of cases seemed to be significantly lower in north nottinghamshire than they were in the city of nottingham. and its immedia