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

south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering and norfolk are also now on the list afteris another busy day here at the flamingo's coffee house in leeds. social distancing, as in all cafes, pubs and restaurants is vital. but the owner here says there are still people who ignore it. 99% of people want to do the right thing and they want to follow the rules and keep everyone safe. people are getting fatigued from coronavirus, everyone, me included, we slip up a bit, it's hard to keep everything going, and also there are some people that don't want to socially distance. and as long as that continues, then leeds like other affected cities and towns will not be rid of the virus. richard galpin, bbc news. corby in northamptonshire is one of the places added to public health england‘s covid watchlist as an ‘area of concern‘. corby borough council‘s leader, tom beattie, says he wants to avoid a local lockdown. i think it would be very damaging, it would affect business confidence, it would affect business confidence, it would affect the ability for local businesses to get back on

south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering and norfolk are also all now on the listfter increases in cases. it is a particularly big challenge the country faces as winter approaches — ensuring young people stick to the rules to prevent infections rising will be critical. corby in northamptonshire is one of the places added to public health england's covid watchlist as an ‘area of concern‘. i asked corby borough council's leader, tom beattie, what a local lockdown would mean for the town. i think it would be very damaging. it would affect business confidence, it would affect the ability for local businesses to get back on their feet after having spent time in lockdown already, and it would be a knock to the confidence of people in the town if we had to go on lockdown again, so i would want to avoid that very much, and we do see it as a damaging thing and we are trying to avoid it. why do you think corby has been put on this watchlist? it is because the incidents in corby have risen and they have been rising for the last couple of weeks. this week we will put on a watc

people living in northumberland, newcastle, sunderland, north and south tyneside, gateshead and countywill now not be able to socialise with other households outside their own homes or support bubbles. leisure and hospitality venues will have to close between the hours of 10pm and 5am. and restaurants and cafes will be required to provide table service only. the health secretary matt hancock told mps the government did not take these decisions lightly, but the data said they must act now. it comes as new figures show the uk has recorded its highest daily covid19 cases since may. our correspondent fiona trott reports. northeast night out. during the pandemic. like many towns and cities gci’oss pandemic. like many towns and cities across england, enforcing social distancing has been hard and now it seems there are consequences. unless we act now, act swiftly and decisively, we are going to see ourselves in the kind of really challenging position that we were in march and april, with exponentially rising cases and hospitals packed to capacity with a very ill people. none of us want to see

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

in south tyneside, gateshead and newcastle, the figures are all above 70. in northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastle upon tyne, gateshead, sunderland and county durham, residents should not socialise with other people outside their own households or support bubble. hospitality for food and drink will be restricted to table service only, and late—night restrictions of operating hours will be introduced, so leisure and entertainment venues must close between 10pm and 5am. mr speaker, i know, the whole house knows, that these decisions have a real impact on families, and businesses, and on local communities, and i can tell eve ryo ne local communities, and i can tell everyone affected that we do not ta ke everyone affected that we do not take these decisions lightly. we agree with the local councils that we must follow the data and act, and the data says that we must act now. so we can control the virus and keep people safe. and i know that the people safe. and i know that the people of the north—east will come together to defeat this virus,

south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering and norfolk are also all now on the lister increases in cases. and this evening, bolton has announced a further tightening of restrictions. people here being asked to avoid mixing with other households and only use public transport if essential, because, the council says, its infection rate is the highest in england. back in leeds, another busy day at flamingo's coffee house. social distancing vital, but the owner says people are still ignoring the rules. 99% of people want to do the right thing. people are getting fatigued from coronavirus. everyone, me included, we slip up a bit, it's hard to keep everything going and also there are some people that don't want to socially distance. and as long as that continues, then infection rates will not come down. richard galpin, bbc news. more now on france's highest daily infection rate since the start of the pandemic. 0ur europe correspondent damien mcguinness is following the story. the rate of testing has shot up massively in france, so that means that a lot of people who maybe a

south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering and norfolk are also now on the list afterday here at the flamingo‘s coffee house in leeds. social distancing, as in all cafes, pubs and restaurants is vital. but the owner here says there are still people who ignore it. 99% of people want to do the right thing and they want to follow the rules and keep everyone safe. people are getting fatigued from coronavirus, everyone, me included, we slip up a bit, it's hard to keep everything going, and also there are some people that don't want to socially distance. and as long as that continues, then leeds like other affected cities and towns will not be rid of the virus. richard galpin, bbc news. more now on france‘s highest daily infection rate since the start of the pandemic. 0ur europe correspondent damien mcguinness is following the story. the break of testing has shot up massively in france so a lot of people are maybe not exhibiting symptoms that are showing up as positive so we are getting a better idea of the real situation but undoubtedly the infection breaks have also risen

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

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

well as leeds, several other places have now been put on the public health england watchlist — south tyneside corby, kettering and norfolk have all seen an increase in cases. but other places where infections are down have been removed — wakefield, newark and sherwood, and slough. in luton, extra restrictions were imposed after a rise in case numbers, but they were relaxed last month after action by the local council. this included intensive testing of people without symptoms to locate problem areas. we have seen a lot of asymptomatic spread, so a lot of people who don't have symptoms have been tested positive, and that's helped us track those outbreaks and work out how we can try and stop them before they become a wider cluster. but she told me that recent testing capacity problems had affected their efforts. we are asking, just for the next week or so, for people only with symptoms to be tested in luton to make sure we have enough capacity. it is proving to be a challenge for us, as it is for other areas. there is a sense here in luton that things are moving in the right direction with tack

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

south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering, norfolk, are also now on the list after. it is a particularly big challenge the country faces as winter approaches — ensuring young people stick to the rules to prevent infections rising will be critical. yunus lunat lives in batley in west yorkshire 7 and works in leeds as an employment lawyer. you work in leeds. you live in batley. are you worried about lockdown restrictions being returned to the area was i do not know about being worried, because i live in correctly is where we had this lockdown in place probably over a month. what concerns me is the attitude of people in power, government, mixed messages. i do not think people are taking this seriously, their message is not getting through. what evidence do you have that tells you the message is not getting through. in the report i have listened to, there was mention about increasing music events, street parties. i made a note about those particular items. there is increasing numbers of music events. i think it is staggering. i go running at the weekend. in the daytime,

south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering, norfolk, are also now on the list afterrticularly big challenge the country faces as winter approaches — ensuring young people stick to the rules to prevent infections rising will be critical. speaking earlier, dame anne johnson from university college london said it wasn't surprising that we were seeing an upturn in cases among young people in the uk. this is indeed a critical moment and what is happening in leeds if you look at the data across the country from phe we are seeing the highest number of infections, or at least detected infections in younger people aged 28—29 and also going up to a5. 0n the one hand the good news is we are not at the moment seeing the uptick in cases in but that reflects where the transmission is going on. it is young people who are probably all pleased to come out of lockdown and see friends and family more, probably they have availed themselves more of those things rather more than the older people it is not surprising this is where we're seeing an upturn. the government is urging civil serv

other areas added to public health england's watchlist are south tyneside, middlesbrough, corby and ketteringon visiting other households were reintroduced in glasgow. extra testing is being promised in problem areas, but the think tank, the health foundation, is warning that the public don't think official coronavirus guidelines are clear enough, especially about who they can meet and where. simon jones, bbc news. australian officials have extended the strict coronavirus lockdown in melbourne. the city is at the centre of australia's second wave of infections, and has already been under lockdown for 6 weeks. the premier of the state of victoria said the measures would remain until at least the 28th of september. phil mercer reports. melbourne is being extended and will stay in place until the end of the month. the victorian premier is warning that without the strict measures the state is at risk of a third wave of infections. he says a cautious approach is the only way forward. we can't run out of lockdown. we have to take steady and safe steps out of lockdown. to find that covid normal. if

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

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

the places added to england's public health watch list are leeds, south tyneside, corby, middlesbrougher areas, restrictions are being eased — in greater manchester, except bolton where infection rates are still high, and west yorkshire and lancashire. skating rinks and bowling alleys will be allowed to reopen on tuesday in these areas in line with the rest of the country, but there will still be a ban on social gatherings. it is social gatherings of a different type in universities that is causing concern for government scientific advisers. they believe that the beginning of the autumn term will almost inevitably lead to significant outbreaks. the fact that many students will not show any symptoms will make those outbreaks more difficult to pinpoint and they believe the biggest risk will come when students head home for the christmas break. they are going to be travelling, potentially to other parts of the country which may not necessarily be seeing outbreaks at that point in time. and, of course, they may be carrying the infection with them and potentially infect more elderly relativ

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

understand, these local authorities have asked for, they are newcastle, gateshead, north and south tynesidellion people might be affected, and there has been a sharp increase in cases over the last couple of weeks, and sunderland at the moment has the highest number in the moment has the highest number in the region. 72.8 new cases over the past seven days per 100,000 people. what they are saying also is that although the age of people that they have seen recently, that number of young people with the virus has dropped, it is going up again, the average age is increasing and they are saying that is a cause for concern. any measures introduced are expected to be midnight on thursday. many thanks for the latest in northumberland in the north—east of england. in south wales around a quarter of a million residents in the borough of rhondda cynon taf are also facing tougher coronvirus restrictions following a rise in infections. from tomorrow evening people will only be able to leave the area for work or education purposes and all bars and restaurants will have to shut by 11pm. 0ur correspondent

there are concerns about sunderland and south tyneside with hospital suspending visiting.ditional resources including extra testing. an increasing demand has led to local shortages with some people being directed to sites hundreds of miles away. one man in scotland was told to travel to ireland. the rise in covid cases has not yet translated to a significant increase in hospitalisation or deaths, but it is hoped people who think twice about what they get up to this weekend ahead of tighter measures being introduced on monday. anna collinson, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, phil mackie, is in birmingham. the situation in birmingham has been for some concern for some time. we saw figures rising in the beginning of august and there was a creep to a level of about 20—30 cases per 100,000 back in the last ten days that has rocketed to 80 cases per 100000 and we have been told by all the local authorities that there will be an announcement today of greater restrictions. i understand that will be around households meeting so going further than the rule of six, which is going to be i

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

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

the new lockdown measures will affect seven areas — northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastleteshead, sunderland and county durham. in those areas of the region, the new restrictions will mean there'll be a ban on socialising with people outside your own household or support bubble. there will be table service only in restaurants, and they, along with pubs and bars, must close by 10pm. matt hancock, the health secretary, said the government was acting after seeing concerning rates of infection in the region. it means that one in seven people across the uk now faces some kind of extra restriction to their lifestyle. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. hello? hello, grandma, just to speak to you about the new lockdown rules and see what you think about it. lives are about to change once again. isolating people in and outside of home, i think it's crazy. we we re outside of home, i think it's crazy. we were told to eat out to help out and now we were told it is young people's fault, and it'sjust like what you want us to do, really? people's fault, and it'sjust like what

other areas added to public health england's watchlist are south tyneside, middlesbrough, corby and ketteringk, restrictions on visiting other households were reintroduced in glasgow. extra testing is being promised in problem areas, but the think tank, the health foundation, is warning that the public don't think official coronavirus guidelines are clear enough, especially about who they can meet and where. simon jones, bbc news. australian officials have extended the strict coronavirus lockdown in melbourne. the city is at the centre of australia's second wave of infections, and has already been under lockdown for 6 weeks. the premier of the state of victoria said the measures would remain until at least the 28th of september. earlier our correspondent phil mercer said the move wasn't a surprise. this will add to the frustration of 5 million people in australia's second most populous city, who are facing even more time, essentially, in protective custody at home. what this means is that hundreds of thousands of workers and schoolchildren will remain at home. and the state premier, daniel an

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

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

other areas added to public health england's watchlist are south tyneside, middlesbrough, corby and ketteringiting other households were reintroduced in glasgow. extra testing is being promised in problem areas, but the think tank, the health foundation, is warning that the public don't think official coronavirus guidelines are clear enough, especially about who they can meet and where. simon jones, bbc news. 0ur correspondent gerry jackson is in bolton. some reports suggesting it could be even higher, this figure of 100 in 100,000. indeed. the goal posts seem to be shifting. bolton was one of the places where the disease micro regulations were due to be relaxed earlier this week but with a rising infection rate, somewhere around one in every 1000 people in the borough a p pa re ntly in every 1000 people in the borough apparently being infected, that move was cancelled and now the new measures have been introduced. indeed today the borough council had teams of people out and about giving home testing kits to young people who may not be showing symptoms, and explaining to them what the new rul

south tyneside, middlesbrough, rossendale, corby, kettering and norfolk and now also on the list after increases in cases. it is a particularly big challenge the country faces as winter approaches, ensuring young people stick to the rules to prevent infections rising will be critical. richard galpin, bbc news. the government is urging civil servants in england to return to work in the office. in a letter seen by the bbc, it wants 80% of civil servants to be at their workplace at least once a week by the end of the month. but unions have described the government's attitude as outdated. our political correspondent nick eardley has more. just a few months ago, this was almost unthinkable, but now, quiet, sometimes deserted office districts have become a common sight. many people have got used to working from home. now, though, when esters want that to change, encouraging more of us that to change, encouraging more of us to think about returning to the office and the government is seeking to lead by example with the head of the civil service saying government staff should be back where pos

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