the measures ban people in oldham, blackburn and parts of pendle in lancashire from socialising indoors however, workplaces, childcare facilities and businesses, including pubs and restaurants, will remain open. the manchester united captain, harry maguire, has appeared before a state prosecutor in connection with a disturbance at a bar on the greek island of mykonos. the england defender was one of three men arrested on thursday. his lawyer says he denies the allegations against him. our sports correspondent olly foster is at the bbc sport centre for us. olly, what's the latest? after two nightses in police custody, harry maguire and those two other men appeared before the regional prosecutor to face these charges that have been, allegations that are been laid against them. worth reminding ousts, just what has happened over the last 48—hours or so, police in mykonos, arrested the three men after they had been called to break up a disturbance outside a bar, round midnight on thursday, it was then they claim that one of their officers was verbally abused and also assaulted and then there

number two — we said give us additional resources to do more testing in pendle, and, in fact, over theers in the north—west of england. thirdly, for those people who test positive, one of the big things that i was getting feedback on was that if somebody tests positive, they were having to go into self isolation for 14 days at the risk of having no income into their household, and for many people living in deprived areas, that's a big concern, because do they self—isolate for 14 days, or do they continue to go out and put food on the table for their family and children? and that's something that we have asked of government. and yet yesterday, against local approval, they have gone ahead and imposed these extra restrictions only in parts of pendle, which is not right. councillor mohammed iqbal. let's get the thoughts now of professor chris smith — consultant medical virologist and a lecturer at the university of cambridge. this is turning into an almost weekly check—in with you! there is frustration in some parts of the country that people don't see the connection between what they are

from midnight tomorrow, people in oldham and parts of blackburn and pendle can't socialise beyond their own households. but other rules, some say, are confusing. when they're coming out with these new restrictions, make it clearer, because either people don't understand it or they find a way around it. and there's growing concern over infection rates in birmingham. we'll have the latest. also on the programme.... another mad dash for british holiday—makers to beat new quarantine rules, this time affecting croatia. we this time affecting croatia. are both key workers in so we are both key workers in england so had to pay an extra £400 for a flight so had to pay an extra £400 for a flight home which leaves into mac hours, so we are heading their now. —— in two hours. relief for renters, for now, as the ban on evictions in england is extended. man united captain harry maguire arrested after an alleged incident with the police. manchester united's captain, harry maguire is due in a greek court, after an alleged altercation, with police. and the uplifting tale of the pop star, the london stud

lockdown restrictions are tightened in oldham, blackburn and parts of pendle. from midnight on saturday, people are told not to socialise with anyone from outside their household. the government is to extend the ban on rental evictions in england until 20th september. belarus‘s exiled opposition leader calls for more defiance in the face of what she says is intimidation from the people who stole the presidential election. translation: today, belarus has woken up. hundreds of thousands of people are coming out on the streets of the country and are prepared to say "resign". a doctor treating the russian opposition activist alexei navalny says he will be transported from hospital in omsk within hours. thousands of british holidaymakers are racing to get home before new coronavirus travel rules come into force in the early hours of tomorrow morning. from liam, anyone returning from croatia, austria, trinidad and tobago will have to isolate for two weeks, because of an increase in coronavirus cases in those countries. croatia's ambassador to the uk has called on the

councillors in pendle today set out their priorities. the local tracing capacity and making sure that we have boots on the ground who can actually keep people who need to be isolated in isolation. there are also concerns in 0ldham. a star of the tv show the inbetweeners has been recruited to try to get key messages across to the younger audience. hello, the residents of 0ldham. how's it going? 0ldham council, for some reason, have decided to trust me. here's a coronavirus guidelines reminder to 0ldham residents. no visitors at home. don't meet anyone you don't live with in indoor venues. public health england produces a weekly watch list of areas with hotspots, seen here in the darker shades of red, where there are spikes in the disease. pendle, blackburn with darwen, and 0ldham, are still the areas of greatest concern. newark and sherwood was added to the list today, partly because of the rate of increase in case numbers. experts say the more detailed data now available allows a more focused response to local variations and outbreaks. i

from midnight residents in 0ldham, along with those in parts of blackburn and the pendle district into socialise with anyone outside their own household and they should avoid all but essentialjourneys on public transport. our health correspondent, dominic hughes has the story. at the eatery cafe in 0ldham, they're just about holding on. 0pen less than a year, it's been a baptism of fire. the last few weeks of additional lockdown measures have been especially tough. today's announcement means tighter rules around socialising in 0ldham, blackburn and parts of pendle. from midnight tomorrow, limiting contact to household members only. people can still shop and work and the cafe can stay open. it's a relief that we are not going to go into a lockdown. but then there is the frustration because it doesn't make sense. people are confused, i think some people just don't understand when a message comes out from the government and its not necessarily as clear as it should be. when they're coming out with these new restrictions, make it clearer because either people don't understand it or they

but the new rules in blackburn, pendle and 0ldham don't stop residents going to pubs or restaurants.rom today, people can open up their bubble with up to four households, double the praise it and aren't loud, and up to 30 people can have a socially distanced wedding indoors after wedding or civil partnership. in scotland there have been 123 new cases of covid—19 detected in the last 24 hours, most linked to a food processing plant in cooper, angus. in north—west england, 0ldham council says it is glad to have avoided a full leicester star lockdown. —— leicester star lockdown. —— leicester style. the captain of manchester united, harry maguire, has pleaded not guilty and has been released from police custody in greece, following a disturbance at a bar on the island of mykonos. the england defender was one of three men arrested on thursday. the police say the accusations against the three include bodily harm and the attempted bribery of an official. 0lly foster reports. after two nights in police custody, harry maguire, seen here at the rear in the light blue shirt, based the regional

it's the same down the road in pendle, lancashire.ng up communities and confusing residents who live on the same road. the government should work with the community to eradicate this pandemic as quickly as possible, and local lockdowns is not the answer. but the new rules in blackburn, pendle and 0ldham don't stop residents going to the shops or visiting pubs or restaurants. in wales from today, people can open up their bubble with up to four households, double the praise it and aren't loud, and up to 30 people can have a socially distanced wedding indoors after wedding or civil partnership. in scotland there have been 123 new cases of covid—i9 detected in the past 2a hours, most linked to a food processing plant in cooper, angus. back in the north—west of england, 0ldham council says it is glad to have avoided a full leicester—style lockdown. luxmi gopal, bbc news, blackburn. the government has released its latest uk coronavirus figures. 18 more people have died with the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 41,423.

councillors in pendle today set out their priorities.that we have boots on the ground who can actually keep people who need to be isolated in isolation. there are also concerns in 0ldham. a star of the tv show the inbetweeners has been recruited to try to get key messages across to the younger audience. hello, the residents of 0ldham. how's it going? 0ldham council, for some reason, have decided to trust me. here's a coronavirus guidelines reminder to older residents. reminder to 0ldham residents. no visitors at home. don't meet anyone you don't live with in indoor venues. public health england produces a weekly watch list of areas with hotspots, seen here in the darker shades of red, where there are spikes in the disease. pendle, blackburn with darwen, and 0ldham, are still the areas of greatest concern. newark and sherwood was added to the list today, partly because of the rate of increase in case numbers. experts say the more detailed data now available allows a more focused response to local variations and outbreaks. if we go back to

pendle has been under additional restriction since the 22nd of august. scheme being trialled in your area? i finally welcomed the government, after weeks of persuasion from local authorities and other interested people across the country saying, that whilst we need to work with communities to eradicate covid—19 there needs to be a financial package in place. i welcome the fact matt hancock has finally announced something this morning. but the figure he has announced is a slap in the face for people who are genuinely worried, do they isolate after they have tested positive, or do they go out to work to put food on the table for their families? £13 a day, i would like to see the health secretary survive on that for ten to 1a days. it is not enough. not enough of an incentive for people to self—isolate? enough. not enough of an incentive for people to self-isolate? it is not only an incentive, it is a dilemma. if somebody sadly tests positive for covid—19 and the worry they have got, do they self—isolate and protect themselves and their community? 0r and pr

but the new rules in blackburn, pendle and 0ldham don't stop residents going to pubs or restaurants.ay, people can open up their bubble with up to four households, double the praise it and double the previous amount allowed and up to 30 people can have a socially distanced wedding indoors after wedding or civil partnership. in scotland there have been 123 new cases of covid—i9 detected in the last 2a hours, most linked to a food processing plant cooper, angus. in north—west england, 0ldham council says it is glad to have avoided a full leicester—style lockdown. the government has released its latest uk coronavirus figures. 18 more people have died with the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 41,423. the government also said that there have been a further 1,288 lab—confirmed cases of coronavirus — bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 324,601. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the pollsterjoe twyman and the columnist

oldham, blackburn and pendle remain at the top of the list.decreased, so additional measures already in place have been removed, bringing them into line with the rest of england. sensible brokered agreement of the kinds we have reached today in oldham and wigan are the way to go. blanket lockdown is like we have had in greater manchester would cause real trouble from an economic point of view, and hardship for people. other hotspots keep developing. in scotland 71 new cases have been reported in the last 2a hours, nearly half in the tayside area, home to a third processing plant where workers and their families are now self isolating. this factory in southampton will voluntarily close after workers became affected. in birmingham, additional measures are being discussed between local and national government after a sharp rise in infections. it all adds to a continuing sense of uncertainty. i think birmingham has done a really good job and yet there is still this concern so i think it is really worrying. i think it says a lot about the fundament

people living in the english town of oldham — and parts of blackburn and pendle — will no longer be allowed outside their household from this weekend. the extra restrictions are to stem the spread of coronavirus, but workplaces, childcare facilities and businesses, including restaurants and pubs, will remain open. our news correspondent yunus mulla has been in oldham this morning for us and explained how people in the town are reacting to the extra measures imposed. what people feared the most here was they could end up in the town with a full lockdown, similar to the lockdown imposed on leicester. that has not happened today. what they have got are restrictions mainly based around socialising and not economic. so, nonessential businesses have not been affected and that is a huge relief to people here — they can still go to work and still go shopping, for example. the leader of oldham council had warned it would be an economic catastrophe if nonessential businesses were included in this lockdown. there is a huge sigh of relief among people and business leaders. having said that, i have spok

from midnight tomorrow, people in 0ldham and parts of blackburn and pendle can't socialise beyond theirut with these new restrictions, make it clearer, because either people don't understand it or they find a way around it. and there's growing concern over infection rates in birmingham. we'll have the latest. also on the programme.... another mad dash for british holiday—makers to beat new quarantine rules, this time affecting croatia. we this time affecting croatia. are both key workers in so we are both key workers in england so had to pay an extra £400 for a flight so had to pay an extra £400 for a flight home which leaves into mac hours, so we are heading their

from today, residents in oldham as well as those in parts of pendle and blackburn can no longer socialiseh anyone from outside their own households. there's a new lower limit of 20 people allowed to attend weddings orfunerals. people are also being encouraged to not use public transport unless essential. workplaces are unaffected, as are childcare facilities, and other businesses including pubs and restaurants can continue to operate. elsewhere in the north west, from wednesday, those living in wigan, rossendale and darwen will see a relaxation of restrictions there, as cases continue to fall. in another development, northampton has now become a so—called "area of intervention," where local officials will visit households and encourage people to take extra care. and in birmingham, a rise in infections means the city is now on the government's watchlist. it's been designated an area of "enhanced support, " allows additional measures such as further testing and more local contact tracing to take place. we can speak to our reporter yunus mulla, who's in oldham for us this morning. yunus, how

police arrested 40 year-old courtney pendle fees, she's being held at the orange county jail on 1 million dollars bail. and a texas family is heartbroken and outraged after they say a funeral home delivered the wrong a body to their loved ones a memorial service and to make matters worse their relatives a special clothes were on the stranger's body. doctors diagnosed and not the card ova with pancreatic cancer in may the father grandfather and great grandfather spent his last 2 weeks at home with family. only immediate family members gathered for a special bus socially distance service. the casket was late, but that wasn't a big deal until his daughter opened it and saw the body of a man should never seen lying in her father's casket wearing his special mexico soccer jersey. >>we're ruined everything. we didn't even get in i'm sorry from the guys that brought the body in. no nobody was there the director literally rushed up lift is there it almost felt like a really mean joe was just horrible like we're living a nightmare. >>movie. >>it was just. traumatic to us and try family. >>now they

. >> when p y those two together, it will result in pendle wanting to test more, the more we test, theore people get confident, and the more people will test. >>hese two briti innovations, along with others in development to produce fast test results, have been praised by the worldtiealth organi. >> it is really incredible, the amount of testseing developed in the fact we have rapid tests beingel ded, this is a positive thing, and this will help control efforts. >> some experts have cled for more detail on the performance of the different testing systems. >> iis really important that we get good data to understand the compromises in inaccuracy for having a higher speed test. >> these technologies will be s cused on hospitals in the testing of patied staff would've the big question is, can they be expended -- can they be extended to testing in different plas? me social care organizations have complained of problems getting any virus tests. this care homes looks after disabilities and have had no supplies of kits and weeks, so there is skepticism about the last ancement. >>no will there

from midnight on saturday, residents in 0ldham, along with those in parts of blackburn and the pendleutside their own household, and they should avoid all but essentialjourneys on public transport. let's turn to the situation in belarus — and opposition leader svetlana tikhanovskaya has called on her supporters to step up their strikes at factories across the country to try to force new presidential elections. belarus is facing its biggest political crisis since the break—up of the soviet union, with tens of thousands of demonstrators saying veteran leader alexander lu kashenko's re—election on the 9th of august was rigged. in herfirst interview since fleeing the country, the 0ppositon leader has spoken to the bbc‘s europe correspondent, jean mackenzie — take a listen. do you want to be a leader in this time? you know the answer to this question. i am not a leader by nature, and i've never been. so it's my mission now. i have to be, just... i'm like a symbol. they are shouting for their future, for their wish to live in a free country, they were shouting against the violence, they wer

the prohibition on household gatherings will continue in other parts of northern england, including pendleting has been introduced. kirklees in west yorkshire is still under restriction, but one of its mps feels that, within its boundaries, the rules in some low infection areas should be eased. we need to have the confidence of the people that are making the sacrifices that they're doing it to reduce transmission and because there are cases, so in areas where there are no new cases, we need to take them out of restrictions as soon as possible. here in preston, the authorities were already asking people to wear masks and avoid visiting each other‘s houses voluntarily. from midnight tonight, they'll have to do so by law and the council has warned that if the restrictions are ignored, it's highly likely that even more stringent measures will follow. judith moritz, bbc news, preston. the british home secretary, priti patel, says the rising number of migrants reaching the uk across the english channel in small boats, is "unacceptably high". more than 1,000 people arrived last month, while 235 w

councillors in pendle today set out their priorities.king sure that we have boots on the ground who can actually keep people who need to be isolated in the isolation. there are also concerns in 0ldham — a star of the tv show the inbetweeners has been recruited to try to get key messages across to a younger audience. hello, residents of 0ldham, how's it going? 0ldham council — for some reason — have decided to trust me. here is a coronavirus guidelines reminder to 0ldham residents. meanwhile, a lockdown in aberdeen after a large outbreak, seen here in the darker shades of red where there are spikes in the disease. pedal, 0ldham and blackburn with darwen are still areas of concern. partly because of the rate of increase in cases. ian was removed from it after seeing a drop in infections. experts say the more detailed data now available allows a more focused response to variations and outbreaks. if we go back to the beginning of march, all we had was a national average. but by having these more precise local areas because of the more testin

we are introducing it in 0ldham and pendle and blackburn in the first insta nce pendle and blackburnthese people through nhs test and trace. we are in contact with them and so we get a very good feedback on how the system is working. 0ne very good feedback on how the system is working. one of the pieces of feedback was we need to put an extra support for people who are asking to self—isolate and we will find out how that goes. it's only going to be donein how that goes. it's only going to be done in areas with local lockdown is. why? people across the country wa nt to is. why? people across the country want to contribute, want to help, wa nt to want to contribute, want to help, want to keep others safe, why can't eve ryo ne want to keep others safe, why can't everyone be entitled to this? this is where we are doing it in the first instance to firstly to make sure that the systems work. that we can get the money fast to people because obviously if you're asking somebody to self—isolate for a fortnight we want to get the money to them at the start of that rather than afterwards. and so

a different story again in 0ldham, pendle and blackburn where infections have been stubbornly high.rters of all local authorities in the uk have infection rates below ten per 100,000 so they have been high for a long time and the announcement has been made they could no longer socialise with people they do not live with, so i further tightening of restrictions, because even though cases have been coming down it is not enough. thank you. sources have told the bbc that the government will extend the ban on evictions in england and wales until 20th september. cases were put on hold at the start of the coronavirus crisis. the charity shelter has warned that more than 200,000 tenants are behind with their rent, and could be at risk of losing their homes. surfing in the uk was once a sport for the hardy few, but its popularity has rocketed in recent years. more and more of us are pulling on a wetsuit and getting out on the waves. now, new research shows the sport is also beneficial to mental health and wellbeing, as john maguire has been finding out. believe it or not, ten years ago, char

and shows and fight to the figures we have been told a continued rise number of cases in oldham and pendleous local restrictions continuing, it will be reviewed again next week. any changes certainly not before next week. the scottish response that has said people should not be served for do not give the details was top nicola sturgeon said a recent spike in cases in aberdeen should how coronavirus is of spread in places like pubs and said action is to be taken. it is mandatory for hospitality businesses including caffeine and caffeine and restaurant and pubs and bars to collect customer and visitor contact details. that requirement already exists and i know many businesses are already doing this but it is now the law, an essential step to ensure a tester protect system can function as effectively as possible. all hospitality business must collect contact details for all visitors to the premises including customers and staff but also people such as clea ners staff but also people such as cleaners and delivery drivers. let me make this point clear as well particularly to memos of the public

so some areas like blackburn, 0ldham, pendle and leicester, parts and west yorkshire, remain under tougherrmingham, swindon and stoke. while most of greater manchester remains under stricter measures, three boroughs are exiting those tougher restrictions, as well as parts of lancashire and west yorkshire. the government hopes that local councils and mps can work together to reach a consensus on how to deal with the lockdown measures. but in trafford in greater manchester councillors feel they haven't been listened to. it's clearly the case here that we have been overruled. nobody‘s had the courtesy to explain to us the reasons why. actually, in the grand scheme of things, that doesn't matter, this what is about what is best for our residents. and i really feel that we could have done with seeing this for another week or two. a reliable vaccine remains the key to lifting restrictions across the country. even as clinical trials are under way, plans are being announced for the training up of what's described as an "army" of health professionals to deliver it, including pharmacists, midwives a

residents in 0ldham and pendle have been warned that they could face even stricter measures if they don'tngland correspondent, judith moritz, has travelled across the region to see how affected communities are trying to reduce the spread of the virus. thank you very much, everyone. this is 0peration 0verlap... this is how covid is being policed, officers briefed at the start of their shift... more and more calls that is leading to more and more enforcement... ..trying to keep on top of the volume of work which the virus is creating. saturday night and the officers of trafford division are on their way to the bars and restaurants of altrincham. the town is one of those under tighter restrictions and they're checking that the latest coronavirus rules are being followed. you guys all right making a loop round that way? there's definitely confusion. people don't know which restrictions are still in place, if any have superseded others. it has given us a different challenge in terms of the numbers that are allowed into these premises. the way they're allowed to serve them and stuff has changed

we are introducing it in 0ldham, pendle and blackburn with darwen in the first instance.ates are the highest and we have the highest level of intervention, the strongest, local lockdown, if you like. and we'll roll it out from next week and then obviously monitor it very closely. now, he said this measure had been introduced after feedback and it would strengthen the test and trace system, which he said had come under scrutiny, but is now working well. that is why they have introduced it but there are those who are concerned about the level of money saying it isn't enough and among them, the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who says this move doesn't go far enough and the government should be looking at reimbursing people on full pay. helen, thank you very much. the new leader of the liberal democrats will be announced later this morning. sir ed davey and layla moran are vying for the leadership. the vacancy arose whenjo swinson resigned after the pa rty‘s disappointing results in last year's general election. and from 11:30 this morning you can see coverage of

i was invited over to a secret police location in pendle to see the full extent of the hold they recoveredtude and the rarity of the animals has been encompassed in one case before. these large tusks, this, i believe, is one of the biggest seized this century. there is no artistic value to them, carved, they are just tusks. you have got here, this is just a single horn. can i hold it? yes, go ahead. it is quite heavy? they weigh around five kilos, a significant amount of money. we know he sold two horns previously and he received around 80 , 000 he sold two horns previously and he received around 80,000 euros and avidly, that wasn't a single sale, there were others. many may struggle to find what is driving the demand for these items, but for andy, it comes as no for these items, but for andy, it comes as no surprise. for these items, but for andy, it comes as no surprise. it is the commodity, criminal activity. these are people profiting significantly from trading in our natural heritage. jc norman, bbc news. sometimes you get that moment in tv, you have got to be honest with the viewers.

andy invited me to a secret police located in pendle to see the full extent of the haul they had recovered to sell, what is illegal to sell, what you need permits for. have you ever dealt with anything like this before? no, i don't think in lancashire anything of this size and magnitude, the rarity of the animals, has been encompassed in one case before. these large tusks, this, i believe, is one of the biggest tusks seized this century. there is no artistic value to them. carved. they are just tusks. so you've got here a single horn. can i hold it? yeah. it's quite heavy. they weigh around five kilos. you are talking a significant amount of money. we know that he sold two horns previously and he received around 80,000 euros for those. obviously that was not a single sale. there were others. many may struggle to understand what is driving the demand for these items. but for andy, with nearly 50 years police experience, it comes as no surprise. it is criminal activity. these are people who are profiting significantly from trading in our natural heritage. the economic impact of the pandemic

so some areas — like blackburn, oldham, pendle, leicester and parts of west yorkshire — remain underpeople who find themselves in this broad area of the north of england in the first place.” this broad area of the north of england in the first place. i think so. and this is the challenge of releasing these restrictions. we had a situation in greater manchester where it was clear to us that bolton and stockport really needed to come out because the position there was much better than a few weeks ago. but trafford was much more finely balanced and we erred on the side of caution, the leader of the council was clear, felt with the school is coming back we should take more time. the worry for us is not so much how this decision was reached but what decision, more how. they we re but what decision, more how. they were against us and effectively have imposed their decision with minimal consultation on trafford council. we think that imposition of decisions like this without agreement or negotiation is absolutely the wrong way to go. with the health secretary warning today of extensive lock

lockdown restrictions are tightened in oldham, blackburn, and parts of pendle from midnight on saturdayople are told not to socialise with anyone from outside the household. the bbc understands the government is to extend the ban on rental evictions in england and wales until the 20th of september. a doctor treating the russian opposition activist alex a says no traces of poison have been found in his body. and taylor swift makes a student's wildest dreams come true. the singer's donated £23,000 to an 18—year—old in the uk trying to raise enough money to go to university. to donate more than 5096 of what i needed itjust blew my mind, because i never expected that happen. it was really different. hello, good afternoon. thousands of british holiday—makers are racing to get home before the new coronavirus travel rules come into fourth in the early hours of tomorrow morning. from liam, anyone returning from croatia, austria, trinidad and tobago will have to isolate for two weeks because of an increase in kvaerner cases in those countries. croatia's and bustard to the uk has called on the go

the prohibition on household gatherings will continue in other parts of northern england, including pendle has been introduced. kirklees and west yorkshire is still under restriction, but one of its mps feels that within its boundaries the rules and some low infection areas should be eased. we need to have the confidence of the people that are making sacrifices that they are doing it to reduce transmission, and because there are cases, so in areas where there are no new cases, we need to take them out of restrictions as soon as possible. the restricted areas will be reviewed again next week. in preston, the council has warned that if people look nor the new rules, it is highly likely that even more stringent measures may follow. judith moritz, news, preston. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. any more detail on what will be happening in preston? preston has been added to the list published at the end of last week, greater manchester, parts of west yorkshire and east lancashire, where two or more households were banned from gathering in one house or garden, so preston is now on that list

the prohibition on household gatherings will continue in other parts of northern england, including pendleoduced. kirklees and west yorkshire is still under restriction, but one of its mps feels that within its boundaries the rules and some low infection areas should be eased. we need to have the confidence of the people that are making the sacrifices that they're doing it to reduce transmission, and because there are cases, so in areas where there are no new cases, we need to take them out of restrictions as soon as possible. the restricted areas will be reviewed again next week. in preston, the council has warned that if people ignore the new rules, it is highly likely that even more stringent measures may follow. judith moritz, bbc news, preston. we can speak to dr muhammad munir, a virologist at lancaster university. what do you make of what is happening in preston? do you think the tighter restrictions they put in place today will suffice? what we have been watching preston for the last couple of days, the number of cases were increasing and it was on a watchlist, and i think if we lo

hi, i'm aisha, from pendle in lancashire.ity to study politics at leeds. however i know that was not the case for many students. when i opened it i was in complete shock because i got a c in my coursework and i was predicted a c throughout, so it made zero sense to me as to why i got a u. so now i am in a very difficult situation now where i have eight weeks to revise for two a—levels and two medical school admission exams and read over my entire application. i have never felt so let down by the education system and the government. i feel as though students like me are owed a good appeals process and a way for us to get the offers that we deserve, that we have worked for. we're joined now by the chair of the education select committee, robert halfon. good morning. thank you forjoining us. 0fqual released appeals guidance then got rid of it yesterday. what do you make of what is going on? that is a huge mess, goodness knows what is happening. it is confusion amongst pupils, head teachers, school teachers and it is the last thi