tomos morgan, bbc news, rhondda cynon taff.nt, jonathan blake, explained how these regional restrictions could affect the government's national response. i think these latest local restrictions are another sign ofjust how much pressure there is on the government and on the country in general posed by coronavirus. it is a sign that there is a resurgence in the number of cases, and large parts of the uk are now living under tighter restrictions than they were. we are not back to the darkest days of lockdown when people's movements were heavily restricted, but we are no means back to anything like life as normal. we had more bold claims from the government today about increasing the capacity for testing to 500,000 per day by the end of october, £2.5 billion of extra funding for the health service over the winter to try and help it cope. there is no shortage of bold ambition from this government in tackling the virus, but as we have seen, that hasn't always matched reality. there are more signs today that the situation around testi

the county of rhondda cynon taff is to become the second area in wales, after caerphilly, to return to 6pm this evening, its population of nearly a quarter of a million will have strict rules imposed on their daily lives. tomos morgen reports. a brand—new mobile testing centre in abercynon, rhondda cynon taff, full this morning after it was announced that from 6pm this evening this local authority will be back under local lockdown. we are we a re really we are really disappointed we have got to this point because over the last week to ten days, we have tried to ta ke last week to ten days, we have tried to take measures and encourage people to do things differently. but u nfortu nately over people to do things differently. but unfortunately over the last few days and five days, the number of cases and five days, the number of cases and the positive rate in rhondda cynon taf is growing. the rate of transmission in walk—in centres here is now at 7% and part of the blame for the higher rate of transmission is down to members of this social club going on an outing to doncaster last week. a

these measures will be the same of those that are already in place across rhondda cynon taff., blaenau gwent, merthyr tydfil and newport. restrictions mean people will not able to leave or enter those regions without reasonable excuse such as travel for work or education. people will only be able to meet outdoors for the time being. people will not be able to meet members of an extended household indoors, or to form an extended household for the time being. all licensed premises in these areas will have to close at 11pm. everyone over the age of 11 must wear face coverings in 11pm. everyone over the age of 11 must wearface coverings in indoor public places, as in the rest of wales. we will also be extending the requirement for all licensed premises to close at 11pm to caerphilly county borough area, following a request from local partners in gwent for such action. it is easier to understand what you can and cannot do on any of the areas are subject to local restrictions because the rules were that will be the same. guidance and frequently asked questions will be published on t

people in rhondda cynon taff, north of cardiff, will not be able to enter or leave the area without ar education. pubs, bars and restaurants will have to shut by 11pm, and there's a tightening of restrictions on meeting indoors. earlier in the week at first minister's questions, plaid cymru's leader had asked for any changes to be very specific. can i ask that the first minister examines the case for introducing wherever possible a targeted approach adopted by some countries based around smart lockdowns focused on high infection spikes at a community or neighbourhood level rather than lockdowns across a whole local authority area. the more we are able to target our interventions so that they respond to the nature of the problem we have in front of us and don't restrict therefore the lives of people who are not directly caught up in that, the better i think we will command public confidence when those measures need to be taken. mark drakeford. away from covid, the government faced a second storm, one that saw it having to reach a compromise with its own backbench rebels and brought the

those living in rhondda cynon taff aren't allowed to leave the area without good reason for at leasteing anyone indoors who's not from their own household. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. back in to lockdown afterjust a few weeks of freedom, tonight people here are dealing with the consequences of new clusters of covid—i9. one is here in abercynon, where members of this social club went on a coach trip together to doncaster last week. donna's partner was on board. she says some of the group had been tested for covid just before the outing, but hadn't had the results. there was about 15 of them on the bus. they'd done the same as they'd done every year. they didn't take precautions, because nobody had covid, so you wouldn't take precautions. they had a bet, they had a pint — same as what happens every year. nothing was done any different. the spike in cases has triggered new, tougher rules — an iipm curfew and a ban on meeting anyone not in your household indoors. for sian, it's all deeply frustrating. she'd managed to bring all her bar staff back from furlough, and ev

a similar story in south wales — where almost half a million people in rhondda cynon taff will have stricterockdown rules from 6pm this evening. the head of nhs test and trace admits there aren't enough coronavirus tests available. it's clear from today that demand is significantly outstripping the capacity that we have. and, so, we are all going to need to work on this together. a warning from the bank of england — that the rising rate of coronavirus infections and a lack of clarity over brexit, could threaten economic recovery. and coming up — cold, flu, or coronavirus? we'll help you recognise the symptoms for each. almost two million people in north east england will be banned from meeting other households, as new local restrictions are introduced. health secretary matt hancock announced the temporary restrictions will be in place from midnight due to "concerning rates of infection". the rules affect newcastle, gateshead, sunderland, northumberland, south tyneside, north tyneside and the county durham council area. matt hancock, the health secretary, said the government was acting after

from 6pm tomorrow, nearly a quarter of a million people living in rhondda cynon taff will have restrictionses correspondent hywel griffith is there. do we know what has caused this latest spike? the welsh government has pointed to what it calls an irresponsible minority. remarkably singling out some groups, for example one group we are told who travel together from a local social clu b travel together from a local social club and went on a coach party to the doncaster races. stopping at several pubs along the way. one example of a cluster that has ended up example of a cluster that has ended up with community transmission of this disease taking off again. the latest cases today the highest within wales. they have also spoken about pubs and bars's failure to impose social distancing, as a result one of the measures that will come into place tomorrow in this local lockdown is an 11pm curfew. this is the second local lockdown in wales, last week we had the first imposed in caerphilly which is a neighbouring county. then it was younger people being accused, but 110w younger people being accused

a similar story in south wales — where almost half a million people in rhondda cynon taff will have stricterronavirus tests available. it's clear from today that demand is significantly outstripping the capacity that we have. and, so, we are all going to need to work on this together. a warning from the bank of england — that the rising rate of coronavirus infections and a lack of clarity over brexit, could threaten economic recovery. and coming up — cold, flu, or coronavirus? we'll help you recognise the symptoms for each.

new measures coming in there tomorrow at 6pm, joined with caerphilly and rhondda cynon taff, it meansugher lockdown rules. it means that people aren't allowed to travel in or out of their local council area without a good reason, going to work or to education. people aren't allowed to meet indoors with anyone from another household, and there is an 11pm curfew for pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants. but even now, already, there is talk of a much wider lockdown area across all of south wales. police officers, the nhs and council leaders are meeting tomorrow. and even what they decide might be overtaken by anything agreed by the four nations at tomorrow's cobra meeting. here in scotland, nicola sturgeon says fast and urgent action is required. and she's going to make an announcement tomorrow afternoon about new restrictions across scotland, because it is up to the scottish government, of course, to set its own distinct rules. but the first minister says, in these circumstances, it does make sense to have a broadly similar approach across the whole of the uk, even if the rules are not ide

a similar story in south wales — where almost half a million people in rhondda cynon taff will have stricteraround time for testing — as the system struggles to keep up with demand. the british people honoured their side of the bargain. in return, the government was supposed to deliver effective testing and tracing.

local lockdown areas like leicester, shielding has been retained, but in others, like here in rhondda cynon taffked to shield again, which leaves room for uncertainty. the welsh government says it doesn't want to set an arbitrary rate for when shielding would be introduced. the uk government says it should be a last resort. to derek, who lives in the rhondda, it feels like he's left to make his own mind up on how best to protect his health. i don't think they've got a handle on it, you know? i don't think they know what to do. they seem to be making it up as they go along. i think it comes down to people like me using their own common sense, because we just can't follow the advice that's being given because i don't think enough advice is being given to save our lives, to be honest with you. shielding means isolation and the loneliness that can bring, but for some, that now feels like the safest way ahead. hywel griffith, bbc news. when gareth bale left tottenham hotspur for spain seven years ago, he became the world's most expensive footballer. but after falling out of favour at real madrid, he'

meanwhile, in the county of rhondda cynon taff in wales, further restrictions will be put in place thisng, 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 under tighter measures, and the government says it is co nsta ntly and the government says it is constantly assessing infection

local lockdown areas like leicester, shielding has been retained, but in others, like here in rhondda cynon taffteria for when people might be asked to shield again, which leaves room for uncertainty. the welsh government says it doesn't want to set an arbitrary rate for when shielding would be introduced. the uk government says it should be a last resort. for derek, who lives in the rhondda, it feels like he's left to make his own mind up on how best to protect his health. i don't think they've got a handle on it, you know? i don't think they know what to do. they seem to be making it up as they go along. i think it comes down to people like me using their own common sense, because we just can't follow the advice that's being given because i don't think enough advice is being given to save our lives, to be honest with you. shielding means isolation and the loneliness that can bring, but for some, that now feels like the safest way ahead. hywel griffith, bbc news. downloading the chinese—owned social media apps tiktok and we chat will be banned in the us from this weekend because president trump

in wales, merthyr tydfil and rhondda cynon taff are being watched closely., northern ireland took the decision to impose restrictions on ballymena and parts of belfast. so we have the opportunity now to push down on this rising curve of infection and we must take that opportunity. we all know that we are facing into the difficult autumn and winter months which traditionally see pressures on our health services and our decisions today will protect those services and we believe also save lives. this morning, wales has announced it's limiting the number of people who can meet indoors at any one time to six and all must belong to the same extended household group. yesterday, scotland joined england with its own rule of six, no more than half a dozen people from two households can meet, although children under 12 are exempt. jon donnison, bbc news. with me now is the first minister of wales mark drakeford. good morning to you, mr drake third. thank you for your time. as we have mentioned, six is the key numberfor people in wales as well, indoor gatherings of more

in south wales, rhondda cynon taff and caerphilly are in local lockdown, and people in these boroughsen we know that we haven't yet got the world beating track and trace system, and we have not got enough test because of logistical problems, why is the government excluding senior military commanders from the key decision—making that would enable them to bring to bear their logistical capabilities? on the country, mr speaker, we have military support who have been absolutely brilliant in expanding the testing system, test and trace, and indeed, they are engaged in the development of our vaccine roll—out plans. —— on the contrary. and i think that the work that has been done by senior military personnel is absolutely first rate. 33 and obtainable. straight to 34 with duncan baker. we will leave the commons there, where we were hearing health secretary matt hancock announcing, amongst other things, that people on low incomes who need to self—isolate with covid—19 will be eligible for £500 payments from next monday. in the meantime, let‘s get more on the latest news on the figures that ar

there is in the carefully bullet, in merthyr tydfil, in rhondda cynon taff, and newport.ors without social distancing and imported cases from holiday travel. let's return to the news that a new antibody treatment is to be trialled on coronavirius patients at uk hopsitals in coming weeks, as the hunt for covid—19 treatments continues. a little earlier martin landray, who is co—leading the trial at the university of oxford, told us more about what this means... we are already seeing rising his numbers in the community, we are seeing lots about that, and as we have seen in other parts of the world it is usually three to four week lag between cases appearing in the community and seeing a rise in hospital cases, so this is good timing. how single you know if this can be an effective treatment? welcome to really understand whether these treatments work we need to study a couple of thousand people. to understand whether these treatments lower the risk of death, reduce the time in hospital, reduce the need for ventilators. 0f reduce the time in hospital, reduce the need for venti

in wales, merthyr tydfil and rhondda cynon taff are being watched closely.esterday, northern ireland took the decision to place restrictions on ballymena and parts of belfast. 50 we have the opportunity now to push down on this rising curve of induction and we must take that opportunity. we all know that we are facing into the difficult autumn and winter months which traditionally see pressures on oui’ which traditionally see pressures on our health services and our decisions today will detect those services and we believe also save lives. this morning, wales has announced its limiting the number of people who can meet indoors at any one time to six and almost belong to the same extended household group. yesterday, scotland joined england with its own rule of six, no more than half a dozen people from two households can meet, although children under 12 are exempt. jon donnison, bbc news. we're speaking to the welsh first minister mark drakeford about these changes. that's after six thirty. the european union is demanding the uk government ditches plans to ch

a similar story in south wales, where almost half a million people in rhondda cynon taff will have stricter lockdown rules from 6pm this evening. and bailing out of real madrid — gareth bale is due to fly to england on friday, when he's expected to complete his return to tottenham hotspur. good afternoon. the head of nhs test and trace, baroness dido harding, has admitted to mps that there are not enough coronavirus tests available in england to meet the current spike in demand that has led to long queues outside testing centres and many people self—isolating whilst unable to book a test. speaking in the last hour, dido harding told a committee of mps that current levels of demand were outstripping capacity multiple times over. she revealed they'd seen a "doubling" in the number of children under 17 being tested for coronavirus since schools returned. and she repeated the pledge that the service would deliver 500,000 tests a day by the end of october. let's listen to some of what she had to say. i really understand the frustration and worry that people have who are trying to come forward fo