richard galpin, bbc news.the report last nightjust hours before new restrictions came into force. liverpool city region is the only area in england in the top tier with the toughest rules for the dan johnson sent this report from merseyside. no matter which side of the mercy you're on, life got tougher this morning and people are getting used to new rules that are the strictest in the country. getting used to new rules that are the strictest in the countrylj think the strictest in the country.” think it is sensible, it is the right thing to try to quash it but it is going to stay in the population. so soon as the rules are relaxed again it will come back. this was one snapshot from liverpool city centre last night. limited gatherings, over quickly but perhaps a hint of why extra restrictions are needed for the pressure on hospitals is another factor. we are in a position where intensive care units are running almost at over 90% capacity and we've got to collectively as a community act together to defeat this v

richard galpin, bbc news.ford, has threatened to ban people from covid hotspots in england from travelling to wales, if borisjohnson refuses to impose the measure himself. our correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. how close are we to some sort of ban? well, i am told that may nowjust be days away. the first minister mark dra keford has days away. the first minister mark drakeford has written again to boris johnson offering him one last chance to change the rule in england. this isa to change the rule in england. this is a row that has been brewing for weeks and the welsh and labour governments here want the uk to adopt the same travel restrictions we have in wales. in wales, lockdown is also a lock in, no one should go in or out without a good reason but that doesn't apply to people in lockdown areas in england. so someone from nottingham, where there isa someone from nottingham, where there is a case rate of 830 per 100,000 can freely go to pembrokeshire, where there are rates of less that 30 per 100,00

our first report is from our health correspondent richard galpin.tion rate here in liverpool has shot up. 13 fold increase in one month. people are not following social distancing rules, part of the problem. there has been a surge of people moving into and around the city recently, including students, but now all of that is about to change. the rules across the liverpool city region will be as follows. we recommend against all social mixing between people in different households. we will bring in regulations as we have in the north—east to prevent in law social mixing between people in different households in all settings except outdoor public spaces like parks and outdoor public spaces like parks and outdoor hospitality. people here in liverpool had been expecting tougher measures to be brought in now. liverpool had been expecting tougher measures to be brought in nowli think measures to be brought in now.” think it needs to happen because when all the students comeback it has gone higher, it has spiked definitely. nothing has really been done abou

richard galpin reports.t by a coronavirus in the country. infections have shot up in the city. it now has 529 cases per hundred thousand, last week it was 322. measures to control the disease here clearly not working. and the answer, according to local authorities, put that test and trace system in their hands, instead of it being run at the national level. we are offering to take more local control for the test and trace system, because where council teams do the contacting, they do it by doorknocking, not through call centres, they have a higher success rate and the system now needs to move decisively in this direction, from doing too much at a national level, to much more local control. other cities are also now witnessing significant increases in cases compared with last week. liverpool has a87 cases per hundred thousand, a rise of 225 from last week. newcastle, a35 per hundred thousand, a rise of 197. nottingham has 382 per hundred thousand, a rise of 331 from last week. meanwhile, the fallout from the

richard galpin, bbc news.e for extra help because of the pandemic. nearly two thirds of those who responded to a survey by carers uk say they're worried about the impact of more restrictions over the winter. the government says it recognises the vital role played by unpaid carers and it's working to support them. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. let me just stand up. the start of another long day for elaine kenyon and her partner, ian gore. he has multiple sclerosis and needs constant support. he used to spend five days a week at a day centre, but the pandemic meant that closed. so now elaine provides most of his care on her own. like many of the family carers in today's survey, they're worried about how they'll cope as covid restrictions tighten again. how's your day been, ian? boring! why has it been boring? cos i'm stuck in this house! what do you miss about being at the day centre? all my pals, all my friends. what else do you feel about today? what's today been like? it's not very goo

richard galpin, bbc news.em for older and disabled people even closer to the edge, according to regulators. the care quality commission says some care homes may go out of business, and the need for investment and reform is now urgent. our social affairs correspondent alison holt is with me now. why is the watchdog saying this? this is part of the cqc's annual look at how the health and social ca re system look at how the health and social care system is going. it praises the professionalism of staff during a pandemic but says existing inequality has been magnified by these pressures. on adult social care, it says it was fragile before covid, but the underlying problems of the need for long—term reform, better investment and the difficulties of recruiting and keeping staff, have just been exacerbated in recent months. the government has put extra money into the care system, but the report says those providing services are struggling to see the impact of that on the front line, and the report says many care busi

richard galpin, bbc news. with me now is our health correspondent lauren moss.e been enough concerns about track and trace as it is, and now this? there is a lot resting on the test and trace system. boris johnson promised it would be world beating when it launched at the start of june. yesterday he said he was frustrated with it and that it was not perfect. this data glitch if we can call that that means the contacts can call that that means the co nta cts of can call that that means the contacts of almost 16,000 people who tested positive between 24th september and 1st of october were not reached immediately afterwards. public health england says that issue has been resolved but experts say that contact should be tracked down within 48 hours and told to isolate, because of the risk that they too could be spreading the virus around. it looks like two things that happen, one is the data are not transferring to the dashboard meaning to that large increase in cases we saw over the weekend and those who tested positive were then contacted and told to isolate what t

richard galpin reports.evening for a final meal out before all restaurants, cafes and bars close down for the next four weeks, with a curfew imposed imposed from midnight until 5.00am. the staff and the manager here are distraught. translation: we don't feel considered and it hurts my heart. i'm so sorry, but i can't take it any more. the aim of this shutdown is to stop the rapid rise in infections, which has already left more than 10,000 people dead in this country. it was italy which was the hardest hit european country in the first wave of the virus. now, once again, it is facing a surge in new cases — almost 12,000 daily infections recorded at the weekend. this man in milan saying cases had gone up from around 100 a day to more than 600 or 700, and the cold weather could make it even worse. so now new restrictions are coming in, including mayors getting powers to close public areas after 9.00pm and the opening times of bars and restaurants changing. translation: these measures will allow us to face this

richard galpin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...households mixing indoors. new coronavirus cases in england jumped by 50% between october 2nd and the 8th, new figures suggest. downing street says trade talks between the eu and uk are "over". borisjohnson says the uk must prepare for a "no—deal" trade relationship at the end of the year. downing street has said trade talks with the european union are over and there's no point in them continuing unless there's a fundamental change in the eu's position. this morning, boris johnson said the uk should get ready for a no deal. eu leaders have been meeting in brussels to take stock of negotiations. mrjohnson had previously set the summit as a final deadline for a deal. nick beake reports. europe's leaders gathered once again in person, despite covid, having sent london an ultimatum. you need to give ground first if there is to be a brexit trade deal. this lunchtime, borisjohnson hit back, saying the uk should now prepare for no deal. given that this summit appears explicitly to rule out a

richard galpin reports.eas hardest hit by coronavirus in the country. infections have shot up in the city. it now has 529 cases per 100,000. last week, it was 322. measures to control the disease here clearly not working. and the answer, according to local authorities, put the test and trace system in their hands, instead of it being run at the national level. we are offering to take more local control of the test and trace system, because where council teams do the contacting, they do it via doorknocking, not via call centres, they have a higher success rate. and the system now needs to move decisively in this direction, from doing too much at a national level, to much more at local control. other cities are also now witnessing significant increases in cases compared with last week. liverpool has a87 cases per 100,000, a rise of 225 from last week. newcastle, 435 per 100,000, a rise of 197. and nottingham, 382 per 100,000, a rise of 331 from last week. meanwhile, the fallout from the revelation that almost

our first report is from our health correspondent richard galpin.tion rate here in liverpool has shot up. a 13—fold increase in a month. people partying are not following social distancing rules, part of the problem. there has been a surge of people moving into and around this city recently, including students, but now all that is about to change. the rules across the liverpool city region — warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough — will be as follows. we recommend against all social mixing between people in different households. we will bring in regulations, as we have in the north—east, to prevent in law social mixing between people in different households in all settings except outdoor public spaces like parks and outdoor hospitality. people here in liverpool had been expecting tougher measures to be brought in now. i think it needs to happen because when all the students come back it has gone higher, it has spiked definitely. nothing has really been done about it. closing pubs at early hours, i don't really see the point in it but i do think it

richard galpin, bbc news.t we are just hearing more news on travel restrictions and the government says that turkey, poland and the caribbean islands have been removed from the government's lifts of gravel corridors, meaning travellers arriving must self—isolate for 14 days. grant shapps has announced that on twitter. turkey, poland and those caribbean islands. removed from the list of travel corridors. let's speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley, in westminster. we've heard quite a few announcements in the last couple hours, and it just announcements in the last couple hours, and itjust paints a changing picture on risk. that's right. we are kind of use to every thursday at five p:m., some countries being added to that quarantine list. both poland and turkey are fairly significant because they get a fairly high number of uk travellers, although we are past the main summer season although we are past the main summer season for holidays now. i think more broadly when it comes to the domestic pictur

richard galpin, bbc news.orrespondent lauren moss explained how significant this computer error is to the track and trace system. there's a lot resting on the test and trace system. remember, borisjohnson promised it would be "world beating" when it launched at the start ofjune. yesterday, he said he was frustrated with it and admitted it's not perfect. this data glitch, if we call it that, means that the contacts of almost 16,000 people who tested positive between 24th of september and the first of october were not reached immediately afterwards. public health england says that issue has now been resolved, but experts say that ideally contacts should be tracked down within 48 hours and told to isolate for risk that they, too, could then be spreading the virus around. so it looks like two things have happened here, really. 0ne being the data not transferring over to the dashboard, leading to that large increase in cases we saw over the weekend. and although those who tested positive were then contacted and tol

richard galpin, bbc news.ck says he is the means —— that means the talks are over. iain watsonjoins us —— that means the talks are over. iain watson joins us now from westminster. so? so we are back again to update you with more vigour is. ican again to update you with more vigour is. i can give you more of what was going on behind the scenes in these negotiations this afternoon, which had failed to reach a deal in greater manchester. the first area in england have restrictions imposed on them by central government without a local deal. the first thing to say is i don't think these restrictions will imposed imminently, there will be some time for them to adjust locally to the new restrictions and we will hear more from the prime minister at 5pm this afternoon. in terms of the negotiations and why they have failed, what i was told it is initially the government offered greater manchester £55 million in what is called business support, a business support package, which could be helpful for business support packa

richard galpin reports. of this shutdown is to stop the rapid rise in infections, which has already left more than 10,000 people dead in this country. it was italy which was the hardest hit european country in the first wave of the virus. now, once again, it is facing a surge in new cases — almost 12,000 daily infections recorded at the weekend. this man in milan saying cases had gone up from around 100 a day to more than 600 or 700, and the cold weather could make it even worse. so now new restrictions are coming in, including mayors getting powers to close public areas after 9.00pm and the opening times of bars and restaurants changing. translation: these measures will allow us to face this new wave of the virus that is hitting not just italy, but the whole of europe. we cannot waste time. we have to act using all the possible measures to avoid a new total lockdown. the country cannot afford a new stop that would end up seriously harming our economy. france, like italy, is also facing record numbers of new

our health correspondent, richard galpin, is here. a sharp increase in on above cases and deaths.80 on monday and that probably is an underestimate because of the delay over the weekend and it will be a higher number. but still, it seems to be quite a significant jump, number. but still, it seems to be quite a significantjump, 241. if we go back to last tuesday, it was 143. so it has gone up by almost 100 from last week. so as you say, a significant jump up. last week. so as you say, a significantjump up. we have also got some different figures from the office for national statistics, what do they tell us? also showing us the number of deaths is increasing. that is up by 38%, these are the weekly deaths in the uk from the office for national statistics. and they say 474 deaths involved covid, that was up 474 deaths involved covid, that was up by 474 deaths involved covid, that was up by 131. essentially, that number has doubled and then quadrupled over the past month. what we have to say is that of course, if you put this in context, which is at the peak backin in context, which i

richard galpin reports. the situation across the country is increasingly bleak.visory group sage producing 400 deaths a day by early november. now they are calls for a circuit breaker, something the experts have wanted last month. it would be a short—term lockdown to slow the spread of the disease, potentially preventing thousands more deaths in the coming months. polls showing people would agree to this. the idea that perhaps we should have some kind of short—term, national lockdown, so called circuit breaker, which would focus particularly on the closure of the hospitality industry. a couple of polls have gone out about this, and most of it found about 57% in favour and only about 18—25% against. a circuit breaker 2-3 weeks could potentially involve a variety of different measures, and whilst schools would remain open, nonessential offices and the hospitality sector would be shut down. people would be encouraged to work from home. the idea of the circuit breaker which is now being floated has already been looked into by the welsh government. this week we are ha

our health correspondent richard galpin reports.increase of almost 50% on the previous week. over the course of a month, the number of deaths quadrupled. but despite this, today‘s numbers remain a fraction of what they were in the first peak earlier this year, when they reached 9,500 per week in april. numbers are still small. but even though numbers are still small, the trend is rapidly upwards. we need to play in all these figures at a local level, and we do need transparency from the government to understand how we weight for different figures on how we then weight the policies dependent on those figures. meanwhile, another important development in the pandemic. this time in the united states where a 29—year—old man has been infected by coronavirus twice. the second time was more severe. but experts are playing down the significance. there will be cases where people get reinfected. i‘m quite optimistic that after almost a year of coronavirus, i think there would have been a strong signal that people can get reinfected in the shor