announcement tomorrow applying of the uk but the uk government is speaking to the scottish and welsh governmentection rate is much lower there, below the uk government benchmark of 20 cases for every 100,000 people, unlike portugal right now. but the scottish government late last night announced that they will impose the quarantine for the whole of greece from tomorrow in the welsh government has said that we are just going to do that for the island of zante weather seems to be a problem you remember that tui flight that came back last week the 16 passengers on board infected with the virus. the welsh government are going for a more original quarantine approach by doing that and also talk about testing passengers on arrival. things which aviation bosses and calling in the uk government to do for months. they're pleading with uk government quite literally to do that. and so far they have not had a kind of ringing endorsement publicly on those ideas. ministers in london say this is about public health and about making sure all cases of virus do not want mitigate the risk that cases of the virus c

it is the first localised lockdown in wales, and the welsh government says it is essential because ofsocial distancing. they say it is a combination of people travelling abroad and then coming back and failing to abide by the guidelines, mixing in each other‘s houses. we are told that most of the cases, as we heard in the report, are amongst young people, and i raise a fear that while cases are mild at the moment, they could soon become serious and we will start to see hospital admissions within two weeks. hywel griffith is, many thanks. as promised, hugh pym is with me, when we hear the statement that we heard from the deputy chief medical officer, today, our people right to read into that that there is now a growing degree of alarm about the spread? i think it is a very significant moment. we expected an increase in cases as lockdown restrictions were eased, and indeed that happened from about the end of august, but the sudden jump to nearly 3000 people yesterday and today was quite a shock, and now we hear from the deputy chief medical 0fficerfor england hear from the deputy chief

one member questioned the welsh government's whole approach.stituents in the caerphilly council area and even talked about the possibility of curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales as potential measures you may consider. having taken people's summer away, only for cases to rise again, do you accept that lockdown fatigue has taken hold and that you cannot keep people locked down forever? how much longer do you expect to drag out this pandemic in wales through your restrictions? very far from the welsh government denying people freedoms which they should have experienced, we have done our very best to restore freedoms whenever it has been safe to do so. and i am saddened by the fact that, at the moment, we are faced with a position where the welsh experience of coronavirus, instead of improving, is worsening. and we may all have to make those efforts again that we made earlier this year unless we are able to persuade all of those people, in the member's constituency and otherwise, to act in a way that protects themselves, protects others and h

but the welsh government has decided that second pass and five other greek islands pose a risk.ly have to self—isolate if they return from this part of the country. there is still no quarantine for the whole of greece if you live in england or northern ireland. as travelling abroad gets more complicated, it is merely quiet at heathrow, but aviation bosses say the government could change that by bringing in testing for covid at airports. but the facility already built at heathrow is not being used because it does not have the government's backing. a passenger arriving into the uk will have booked a test online and would then provide a saliva swab test to a trained nurse. they should get the result of that test within 2a hours and will be given a kit so they can do a second test at home in several days. two negative results would cut your quarantine period short. the uk government says tests can give false results. week in, week out, we look at more destinations. the man in charge at airport at glasgow, aberdeen and southampton says without a policy to kick—start some trouble, the

and while we were on the welsh government has announced a local lockdown in parts of caerphilly in south wales. there were 31 new cases in caerphilly today with a total of 98 reported in the last seven days. time for a look at the weather here's nick miller. for those who didn't get to see the sunshine today, some blue skype from the channel islands, there might be a light rain to end the day but many of us have seen light rain at some stage and there will be further patchy drizzle tonight especially in parts of wales and western england and poor visibility on the hills. for scotland a few clear spells but it will be a mild night, first of a few of these as temperatures hold up in the mid teens and tomorrow still quite humid with a lot of cloud, some sunny quite humid with a lot of cloud, some sunny spells initially in scotla nd some sunny spells initially in scotland but clouding over with rain returning to north—west scotland in the afternoon, for northern ireland plenty of cloud, light rain and drizzle but for england and wales to the east of high ground you may see some sunny the eas

but as prime minister borisjohnson aims to get the public back into the office, the welsh governmente, even as the threat of covid—i9 decreases. it is a decision based on stopping the virus and reducing congestion into town centres and improving air quality. ministers are adamant that this is a proposal that can rejuvenate and not hinder town centre economy. we can breathe life back into town centres plus give people the option of continuing the flexibility they have had through the coronavirus. we don't want people to return to their offices, we think covid has shown us a better way of doing things. it does not work for everyone but for those it does work for, there could be multiple benefits for the whole of society. but some unions suggest local small businesses could suffer if this becomes a long—term reality. the people who are going to be potentially losing out in all of this are going to be the lowest paid workers, more often than not, people who cannot work from home, theirjobs are somewhere else, they physically have to go to work so you're talking about cleaning, you're tal

it of the situation of the santee flight, it looks like cardiff is trying to do that with the welsh government sturgeon has announced a tightening of restrictions on glasgow, and west dunbartonshire. what more can you tell us? the last 24 hours we have had 66 new confirmed cases in the greater glasgow and clyde area. the three council areas that are affected are glasgow, east renfrewshire and west dunbartonshire. the restrictions will come in from midnight tonight, meaning that there will be limits on household meetings. nobody will be allowed to meet other households indoors. the other restriction coming in is that anyone who is identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive, the whole household will now have to isolate and there will be limits on ca re isolate and there will be limits on care home and hospital visits. they will be restricted to essential visits only. relief for the hospitality sector, buyers will stay open, unlike the situation in aberdeen last month. we expect these latest restrictions to be reviewed in the next week. katie hunter with the latest. katie hu

and this afternoon the welsh government announced that three more areas willjoin them from tomorrow. thirds of the welsh population, will be living under tighter restrictions. tomos morgan has more details. as another autumn begins, so does another lockdown in another part of wales. this evening, it's cardiff. it's become the first uk nation capital to be placed under local lockdown measures. as a capital, yeah, you know, there's a particular focus and i'm particularly conscious that we are the economic dynamo of the city region. indeed, probably all of wales. so there is an impact and i am disappointed, in that regard. industries have struggled during the pandemic, with many people being made redundant as a result of coronavirus. the younger generation, those at the beginning of their careers, have been particularly affected and some have had to make the best of the situation to create their own financial security. i started a newjob and then i got put on furlough straightaway. so, it was in the back of the mind, oh, am i going to be kept on at thejob, or am i going to need to be le

but the welsh and scottish governments are adding mainland portugal to the quarantine list.solate after a trip abroad isn't a relaxing affair. tom burridge, bbc news. at southwark crown court, a convicted sex offender has been jailed for life for the murder of two women whose bodies were found in a freezer at his home. the remains were discovered at zahid younis's flat in east london in april last year. younis refused to appear in the dock for sentencing. the judge at southwark crown court called him a heartless narcissist and said he should serve a minimum of 38 years, as our correspondent danny shaw reports. hello, police! police officer, make yourself known! this is the moment police make a grim discovery. hello, police. they are searching for zahid younis at his flat in canning town. he had been reported missing. there's a freezer here that i want to get into. it's locked but... officers are suspicious about a locked freezer with flies around it, but when they force it open with a crowbar, it isn't younis they find. inside the freezer were the remains of two women zahid

they were announced earlier on by the welsh government's health minister.d to say. the local restrictions mean that when in force, people living in llanelli, cardiff and swansea will not be able to enter or leave the area without a reasonable excuse. they will not be able to meet indoors with anyone they do not live with for the time being, so extended households, sometimes called bubbles, will be suspended for the time being. there was questions why the rest of wales isn't being put under similar measures. if we wales isn't being put under similar measures. if we are wales isn't being put under similar measures. if we are seeing the virus spread. the answer was local intelligence suggesting north and west wales, that rates are far lower, however this will be a warning to people there that rates are rising across the country. hywel, thank you. leeds is expected to be the next city in england to face new coronavirus restrictions. phil bodmer is there. tell us more. leads is home to more than three quarters of a million people with a substantial student popul

up until now the welsh government have adopted an approach that to me to do with the best way to deter places but with the r rate increasing here, they have said they want everybody to wear a mask when they go into a public space like shops and you might be able to see people behind me wearing them here in tardis. they have a lwa ys them here in tardis. they have always believed that was the better approach and have been reluctant to introduce masks until now but they feel they have to do that —— here in cardiff. with one area of wales already in a local lockdown and another to a final warning and now a fourth area increasing their rates significantly, the question for the welsh government and other devolved governments really as well is how far they will have to roll back on easing and will they work more so together in a joint approach to make sure the message to the public is simplified so that everyone across the uk nations is doing the same thing to deter the spread of the virus? tomos, thank you very much. mps will debate the controversial tomos, thank you very much. internal mar

the welsh government says it doesn't want to set an arbitrary rate for when shielding should be introduced. uk government says it should be a last resort. for derek, who lives in the area, it feels like his left to make his own mind up on how best to protect yourself. i do think they 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 has been 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 can bring, but for some, that now feels like the safest way ahead. hywel griffith, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world. this film contains scenes which some viewers might find upsetting. in iran is a mystery to many. and its rulers would like to keep it that way. collaborating with foreign journalists is strictly prohibited. coronavirus has hit the country ha rd stop coronavirus has hit the country har

however, the welsh government has made the unexpected announcement this sunday afternoon that anothergures have continued to deteriorate in those three areas over the weekend. we signalled on friday that we were keeping them under very close scrutiny, and the advice we have had is that now is the moment we need to act and local restrictions will apply in those three areas, the vale of glamorgan, and neath port talbot borough councils, from 6pm tomorrow evening. that will be in by tuesday that almost 2 million people, two thirds of the population in wales, will be under local lockdown. with cases continuing to rise and the first minister refusing to rule it out, the prospect of another wales wide lockdown becomes even more of a realistic possibility. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. the latest government figures show there were 5,693 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 2a period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 5,816. 17 deaths were reported, of people who died, within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, so on average in t

but from greece, the welsh government only requires you to quarantine if you're coming from specific. in england and northern ireland, there are no restrictions. portugal has seen a rise in coronavirus cases in recent days, going just above the uk's margin of safety of 20 cases per 100,000 people. but the tourist destinations of the algarve aren't the problem. so why are politicians taking such different approaches? we look at the data, and then we do speak, but i'm afraid quite often coming to slightly different outcomes. hugs and relief at glasgow airport this afternoon as travellers made it back before their isolation deadline. but few are smiling about the decision here. we had to change our flight. we were just disappointed that scotland obviously had to quarantine but england don't. it was a risk. we knew that we were making a risk anyway, so we only lost a day. it is annoying, but i'm just glad we made it home in time. it's estimated that more than 30,000 uk holiday—makers have headed out here since the travel corridor opened two weeks ago. golf and good weather — a magnet for

they say that the welsh government rules are just guidance and don't have the full force of law.e able to come forward with a resolution to this issue, sooner rather than later. of course the welsh government is the legitimate body that makes the rules in terms of the local measures in place in wales. that is the devolution settlement, as we have discussed many many times in the last six months. people should respect that. mr speaker, if ican should respect that. mr speaker, if i canjust should respect that. mr speaker, if i can just make should respect that. mr speaker, if i canjust make some progress, the fourth part of the act contains measures for managing the deceased. this is a devastating virus that has caused pain and suffering for many and that tragically it has taken away and that tragically it has taken any and that tragically it has taken away many loved ones before their time. we have worked hard to treat them with the utmost dignity along with protecting public health and respecting the wishes of the families and bereaved. the act expands the list of people who can

the welsh government says it doesn't wa nt to welsh government says it doesn't want to set an arbitrarywho lives here, it feels like he is being left to make up his own mind on how best to make up his own mind on how best to protect his health. to make up his own mind on how best to protect his healthlj to make up his own mind on how best to protect his health. i don't think they got a handle on it. 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 is being given because i don't think enough advice is being given, to be honest with you. shielding means isolation, and the loneliness that can bring. but for some, that feels like the safest way ahead. next on bbc news it is time for a news watch. hello, and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed. amid the controversy over numbers, how should the bbc be counting covid—19 cases and tests? we ask the head of statisitics for bbc news. and the bbc backtracks after an outcry over its plans to sto

can you say whether you as a welsh government are considering taking pa rt government are considering, would you be considering what they call a circuit breaker, this idea that there could be a two—week period of very intense restrictions? there isn't a significantly advanced agenda for that call and i look forward with interest to the conversation with the first minister on what takes place. i think it is a helpful step forward, that the prime minister will speak to the first minister will speak to the first minister of wales, but as we have reiterated, the best way to have four nation engagement is for all four nation engagement is for all four nations to speak with each other at leadership level at the same time. so the prime minister, the first ministers of wales, scotla nd the first ministers of wales, scotland and northern ireland, they should have a joined up conversation because i do think thatjoint uk messaging will have all of us, those of us in government, the health service and crucially the public, to understand the rules and expectations and to understand from the outset

that is why the scottish and welsh governments have brought in the restrictions. is why the government at westminster is not ruling out the possibility of tighter rules on those who can visit other people's houses. >> today is all abt brexit. the chief executives of the world's biggest drug companies have signed a pledge agreeing to uphold the integrity of the scientific process for obtaining a covid-19 bactine -- vaccine. it says they will only approve for use after establishing safety and at risk -- efficacy through a phase three vaccine test. astrazeneca and pfizer, which both have candidates for the vaccine in phase three trials. given the huge him andost, the race to find a vaccine is paramount and there are signs that some governments may be willing to cut corners or fast-track the process. russia has already licensed its vaccine. before test results were published, it was given the go-ahead. experts say it wasn't large or regular -- rigorous enough to meet standards. in the u.s., the presidential election in november is giving president trump an incentive t

they were announced earlier on by the welsh government's health minister, vaughan gething, this is whatn enforced, people living in llanelli, cardiff and swansea will not be able to enter or leave the area without a reasonable excuse. they will not be able to meet indoors with anyone they do not live with for the time being, so extended households, sometimes called bubbles, will be suspended for the time being. there was the question of why the rest of wales isn't being put under similar measures if we are seeing this virus spread. the answer was that at the moment, local intelligence suggest in north and west wales, the rates are far, far lower, however, this will be a warning to people there that rates are rising across the country. the boss of the clothing store next has warned that thousands of retail jobs may become "unviable", because the coronavirus pandemic may have caused a permanent shift to online shopping. lord wolfson welcomed the newjob support scheme announced yesterday by the chancellor, which will see the government top le unable to work full—time. but he said it was im

if you're arriving back in wales from portugal, self—isolation starts today, but the welsh governmentes you to quarantine if you're coming from specific greek islands. in england and northern ireland, there are no quarantine restrictions. portugal has seen a rise in coronavirus cases in recent days, going just above the uk's margin of safety of 20 cases per 100,000 people, but the tourist destinations of the algarve aren't the problem. so why are politicians taking such different approaches? we look at the data and then we do speak, but i'm afraid quite often, coming to slightly different outcomes. hugs and relief at glasgow airport this afternoon as travellers made it back before their isolation deadline. but few are smiling about the decision here. we had to change our flight. we're just disappointed that scotland obviously had to go into quarantine, but england don't. so it seems ridiculous. people are all going to fly into england now and drive up the road, know what i mean? it was a risk. we knew that we were making a risk anyway, so we only lost a day. it is annoying but i'm jus

if you're arriving back in wales from portugal, self—isolation starts today, but the welsh governmentf you're coming from specific greek islands. in england and northern ireland, there are no quarantine restrictions. portugal has seen a rise in coronavirus cases in recent days, going just above the uk's margin of safety of 20 cases per 100,000 people, but the tourist destinations of the algarve aren't the problem. so why are politicians taking such different approaches? we look at the data and then we do speak, but i'm afraid quite often, coming to slightly different outcomes. hugs and relief at glasgow airport this afternoon as travellers made it back before their isolation deadline. but few are smiling about the decision here. we had to change our flight. we're just disappointed that scotland obviously had to go into quarantine, but england don't. so it seems ridiculous. people are all going to fly into england now and drive up the road, know what i mean? it was a risk. we knew that we were making a risk anyway, so we only lost a day. it is annoying but i'm just glad we made it home

if you are arriving backorn wales fromgal, self-isolation starts today, but the welsh government onlys you to quarantine if you are coming from specifi. greek islan in england and northe n ireland, the no quarantine restrictions. portugal has seen a rise in coronavirus cases in rent days going just above the u.k.'s margin of safety of 20 cases per 100,000 people. but the taurus destinations -- tourist stinations are not the problem. why are politicians taking such different approaches? >>e ok at the data, andaf i'm id quite often, where coming coto slightly different os. and relief at glasg airport this afternoon, as passengers made it back before the isolation deadline. >> we wereust disappoied that scotlandce will quarantine, but england does not. >> we knew we were making a risk anyway. we only lost a day. i'm just glad we made it home in time. >> it is estimated that more than 30,000 u.k. holidaymars have headed out here since the travel core doorspened two wego. -- corridor opened two weeks ago. but today, there have been notably fewer arrivals than usual. the financial and large

parliamentary stage, to take full responsibility for and work collectively with us to hold this government to account. the welshture of the union by stealing powers from devolved administrations. —— the welsh labour government. it's an attack on democracy in the front on people of wales, scotland and northern ireland to voted in favour of devolution. madam deputy speaker, that statement and its analysis comes to the very co re and its analysis comes to the very core of this argument. 0ver and its analysis comes to the very core of this argument. over the course of the last 21 years of devolution, scotland's people have benefited from the progressive and diversion priorities that our own government's has given us to pursue. they have seen it, they've experienced it, and they have come to fiercely valuate. even with limited power, scotland's parliament and our government has always sought to mitigate and reject the conservative path set out in westminster. we have forged our own path. if this legislation had been enforced previously, it would've presented many progressive policies and divergent choices. 0ver rece

the welsh government has announced new coronavirus restrictions to be introduced in cardiff, swanseathe latest from cardiff. so these restrictions will come into force over the weekend. there are already six council areas in wales under local lockdown measures. this adds three more, cardiff, the capital, and swansea, the second largest city in wales, will both commence the local lockdown measures as of 6pm on sunday, but before that, the west wales town of llanelli will also come under measures at 6pm tomorrow. what does it mean for people living there? they can no longer travel in or out of the council area without good reason, like going to work or travelling for education. vitally, people shouldn't go into anyone else's house, so extended households, or bubbles, come to an end in those areas at those times. already, closing time has been fast forwarded to ten o'clock here in wales and across the uk, so the other restriction that we saw in the other areas aren't so relevant, but it will now mean once those measures are in place, that almost half the welsh population, 1.5 million pe

speaking at the daily government briefing, the welsh finance minister, ken skates gave more details aboutmillion of that funding will be used to support a new local lockdown fund, to help businesses and individuals in those areas experiencing local restrictions. today, we have nine local authority areas under restrictions. by midnight, that number will have increased to 12. it is likely that over the next few weeks and months we will see a rolling programme of restrictions to help us respond to local increases in cases. we need to be dynamic in our approach to responding to coronavirus. none of us would wish to see a national lockdown if we can avoid it. but we know that businesses in containment areas will need extra help. so grants of £1500 will be available to retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with a rateable value of between £12,001 and £51,000 that have seen a material impact on their businesses as a result of local restrictions. grants of £1000 will be available to small businesses with a rateable value of £12,000 or less and who, again, can demonstrate a material impact on

government new spending powers in devolved areas, such as transport, which the scottish and welsh governments for the snp, alison thewliss said the legislation would allow the uk government to build projects and send scotland the bill with interest. it's the skye bridge all over again, the first pfi project in the uk, opened in 1995 and notorious for its tolls. the then—scottish executive had to buy the bridge back a decade later in order to abolish the tolls, which themselves raised more money than the bridge cost in the first place. do we really want to return to that level of generous investment in scotland ? but the conservative former welsh secretary stephen crabb disagreed. she's making an interesting speech about what is the appropriate level of government for making decisions about projects and what projects constitute value for money or not, but at the heart of her argument is a really serious proposition which i think every unionist in this house should find objectionable, and that's that this elected uk government should never have the ability to spend money in all corners of the u

we are working closely with the welsh government to make full use of the domestic capacity.esting facilities deal had the moment? several places will go into lockdown tomorrow. how many will go into lockdown tomorrow. how ma ny tests will go into lockdown tomorrow. how many tests have you got? we have been consistently testing in the range of 10,000 individuals every single day. that testing capacity is a combination of testing capacity available here for us domestically, as well as capacity that is being made available as part of the uk wide arrangements. how many tests do you need? it depends very much on the percentage of population that is showing symptoms. at the moment, we know there is not a backlog for cases in wales that we know some people have had to wait a couple of days longer than they would have wanted. we were speaking to a woman earlier, about an hour ago, whose mother was in a care home in swa nsea. mother was in a care home in swansea. she has dementia. she had four months without being able to see any of her family because of the initial lockdown and now

everybody else in the welsh government the way we are working to gather to defeat the virus. there will be differences and illogic allergies. that is inevitable, inevitable in tackling the pandemic. i'm grateful for the cooperation. >> my constituents will be worth affected by the construction of phase 1, the best mitigation would be a tunnel. does my right honorable friend agree with this decision. constructively with the window of hs 2 group minimize noise. in, and by other means. >> i totally support hs 2 and as a local mp i feel the pain and understand where he is coming from. we are having extensive engagement, and i will ask the relevant minister to make contact. >> thank you, mister speaker. the prime minister is that improving the lives of disabled people is a personal mission. his coronavirus act, the right to care for the most vulnerable particularly the disabled, children with special needs and those struggling with mental ill health. how does renewing the act today with his personal mission, nevermind his conscience and will he finally commit to working prosperity

but tonight, news that greece is going back on the scottish government quarantine list and the welsh governmente after passengers on a flight into cardiff tested positive for covid last week. tom burridge, bbc news. tui says it will stop offering holidays to the resort of lagunas on zante, a popular destination for large groups of young people. the company said its primary concern was the health and safety of customers and staff, and recent cases had shown that some people weren't observing covid restrictions. 0ther resorts on the island so far not affected. new restrictions are being imposed in scotland, after a rise in coronavirus cases. more than a million people living in glasgow, west dunbartonshire and east renfrewshire are being ordered to avoid indoor meetings with people from other households. to mauritius, now. the oil spill caused by a japanese ship running aground has had further tragic consequences. on tuesday, three sailors died when their tugboat capsized. they were helping with the clean—up. four other men were rescued, although one other sailor is still missing. rebecca bailey

tonight, news that greece is going back on the scottish government's quarantine list and the welsh governmentrom there, after passengers on a flight into cardiff tested positive for covid last week. tom burridge, bbc news. tui says it will stop offering holidays to the resort of lagunas on the greek island of zante — a popular destination for large groups of young people. the company said its primary concern was the health and safety of customers and staff, and recent cases had shown that some people weren't observing covid restrictions. other resorts on the island are not affected. about 800,000 people in glasgow and surrounding areas are now living under increased coronavirus restrictions. the measures were imposed after 135 new cases were detected over the past two days. the scottish government has also announced that anyone returning to the country from greece will need to quarantine for two weeks. the restrictions apply from thursday. australia is officially in recession for the first time in 30 years. the economy shrank by 7% in the april—to—june quarter as the impact of the coronavirus

the welsh government says the restrictions could last until october.orrespondent hywel griffith in caerphilly for the latest. the lockdown came into force four hours ago and it could stay in place for 3—4 weeks, we are told, and the police say they won't hold a chord in here at the county border, people no longer able to travel in and out of caerphilly county unless they have a valid reason like going to work. plans to see friends and family are now off and people with holidays booked have been told they should cancel, or because of the very recent, very rapid rise in cases which shows no sign of slowing -- all cases which shows no sign of slowing —— all because. back under lockdown, tonight people in caerphilly risk a fine if they venture out of the county without a valid reason. just six weeks ago the area was covid free, so what went wrong? house parties and people mixing in each other‘s homes has been blamed for a spike in cases, most amongst young people, who stand accused of flouting social distancing rules. we're more likely to go out and see fr

that's why we have seen the tough new rules being imposed in bolton, that is why the scottish and welsh governmentsstminster isn't ruling out the possibility of tighter new rules on the numbers who can visit other people's houses, possibly even being announced tomorrow. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? a british minister admits that uk plans to change the brexit agreement would ‘break international law'. the chief executives of the world's biggest drug companies have signed a joint pledge promising to "uphold the integrity of the scientific process" for developing coronavirus vaccines. the pledge says they will "only submit for approval or emergency use authorisation after demonstrating safety and efficacy through a phase three clinical study." the statement goes on to say: "we believe this pledge will help ensure public confidence in the rigorous scientific and regulatory process by which covid—19 vaccines are evaluated." among the signatories are astrazeneca and pfizer, who both have candidate vaccines in those phase three trials. given the huge human cost of

for now, the welsh government says just those coming in from the island of zakynthos have to self—isolate concerned by portugal, where the infection rate is worse than greece. but some of the biggest names in uk aviation are warning that if travel abroad doesn't open up significantly soon, then the economic fallout will be huge. i fear that if we don't act now, more jobs will be lost. 500,000 people in the uk rely on travel and tourism so action and leadership by the uk government and industry, which has always been at the forefront, is essential. week in, week out, we lose more destinations. with the travel quarantine tightening again, the man running glasgow, aberdeen and southampton airports says the sector faces ruin. frankly, i think at this moment in time, the uk government is overseeing the demise of the aviation industry in the uk. we are seeing more job losses than with the demise of the coal industry in the '805. that surely can not be an accolade that any government would like to have. it's really quiet at heathrow right now, but aviation bosses say the government could change

four more counties in south wales will be placed under a local lockdown, following what the welsh governmenta worrying and rapid" rise in coronavirus cases. the health minister vaughan gething made the announcement at the daily government briefing. the rise in cases in bridgened, merthyr tydfil and newport means we have made the difficult but necessary decision to introduce local restrictions in all of these areas to protect people's health, and to prevent the spread of coronavirus. these measures will be the same as those that are already in place across rhondda cynon taf. they will come into force from 6 o'clock on tuesday evening. and they will apply to everyone living in bridgened, merthyr tydfil and newport. hywel griffith is in cardiff. we heard those that are already in place across rhondda cynon taf. they will come into force from 6 o'clock on tuesday evening. and they will apply to everyone living in bridgened, merthyr tydfil and newport. we heard there will be a phone call between borisjohnson and mark drakeford phone call between borisjohnson and mark dra keford and phone call bet

the welsh government says it is trying to get ahead of the gathering storm, moving towards more restrictionsws, cardiff. the government's long—awaited coronavirus contact—tracing app will be launched in england and wales later this month. people are being urged to display qr code posters so people can scan bar codes with the app when they arrive at venues. —— businesses are being urged. previous versions of the app were abandoned after problems emerged during trials. the police say three children who were hurt when a school bus hit a railway bridge have suffered "potentially life—changing injuries". a further 12 suffered minor injuries when the double—decker‘s roof was torn off in the crash in winchester yesterday. parents have questioned why the bus was not on its designated route. the uk economy grew by 6.6% injuly — as hairdressers, pubs and restaurants re—opened. it is the third month in a row that the econmy has expanded. but the latest figures show it is still almost 12% smaller than it was in february before the pandemic began. with more, here's our economics editor faisal islam. in s

the welsh government says it's trying to get ahead of a gathering storm, moving towards more restrictionspass. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. the government's long—awaited coronavirus contact—tracing app will be rolled out in england and wales later this month. businesses are being urged to display signs with qr, or quick response codes, so that people can scan them with the app. previous versions were abandoned after problems emerged during trials. 0ur health editor hugh pym is with me. the r number across the uk is above one, we have more local lockdowns, infections are doubling every seven to ten days, it seems the battle against coronavirus, it seems to be getting harder, not easier whether yellow well, what is concerning is just as cases are going up around the uk, especially in cities like birmingham you have a testing system which seems to be struggling and it's really stretched, with people reporting every day they are finding it difficult to go online and book a slot or find it difficult to go online and book a slot orfind something it difficult to go online and book a slot o

the welsh government says it is down to the actions of an irresponsible minority, not as we have heard, and one example given by the health minister was a cluster which was down to a group of members from a social club in the county who had gone on a jolly, on a bus trip to the doncaster races, stopping at several pubs along their way, and it is said they are responsible for a significant cluster and transmission within this community. from 6pm tomorrow the community will have to be on pause, no one allowed in or out on as they have a valid reason. this is the second local lockdown in wales and the first was in the neighbouring county of caerphilly, and a small glimmer of hope, possibly the numbers they are slowing down. then again, there are other counties in wales where they are watching and waiting to see four numbers there. —— for. are watching and waiting to see four numbers there. -- for. thanks for joining us. gavin williamson, the education secretary for england, told mps today that children should only be given a coronavirus test if they display the known symptoms. the governm

it is a significant change on welsh government policy, who have, until now, stuck to two metres socialagainst the virus. it is a welcome decision here in pontypridd, but one that has also raised questions about why the devolved nations could not have been more unified from the start. i think it is ridiculous. the countries, they are not sticking together. everybody is doing a different thing and they shouldn't, it's wrong. there is no wonder this is not going away. why is it different in one country to another? we are all going through it. everyone has got covid in different areas, so why should wales be different to england? also announced today is a limit of six people from four different households meeting up indoors from next week. there will be no change on a limit of 30 meeting up outdoors. children under 11 will not be part of either of those restrictions. from monday also, in scotland, the rule of six applies, but from two households, and that is for both site inside and outdoor spaces, with children under 12 not part of the total. in england, social gatherings of more than six

taf has recorded the highest number of positive covid tests across the whole of wales so the welsh governmentption but implementing these measures. measures that will be in force for at least another two weeks. tomos morgan, bbc news, rhondda cynon taf. we can speak now to our political correspondent jonathan blake at westminster. further regional restrictions now in place, how does this affect the government's national response? well, i think these are the latest local restrictions are another sign of just how local restrictions are another sign ofjust how much pressure there is on the government, and on the country in general, posed by coronavirus. it's a sign that there isa coronavirus. it's 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. now, not back to the darkest days of lockdown when people's movements we re 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 capa

the welsh government has pointed to what it calls an irresponsible minority.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, but now it is more about older people in their 40s and 50s, the health minister says, not taking responsibility. what will it mean for people living here? from this time tomorrow they would be allowed

there is a mix, there is generally speaking a lot of faith in the welsh government.he moment. it is there a sense of fatigue? we're hearing that from a lotta people. they have had enough these restrictions. i think so. there is an element of behavioural fatigue. 0ne there is an element of behavioural fatigue. one of the main things about adherents is it is required that you have clear communication about what the regulations are. not so about what the regulations are. not so much the regulations which are confusing to people but the fact they are changing over time. this is something we did see back in late march and early april. the overall concern if they did had to go back into lockdown, the motivation may not be there. do you think people are not be there. do you think people a re clear not be there. do you think people are clear about the restrictions? are you clear about the restrictions? i think that is something we're definitely seeing. a recent survey suggested over half the population in the uk, including obviously wales, felt regulations we re obviously wa

the welsh government wants everyone to show restraint.everybody to do what they can to minimise the risk of the infection spreading. so, if anybody has to travel, then they should do so considering every particular risk that it involves. few here in barry expect they'll be taking off anywhere soon. most are resigned to living under these new limits for weeks, if not months. hywel griffith, bbc news in the vale of glamorgan. the time is up to 6:20. our top story this evening... the north east of england is facing a new level of restrictions. for the first time, you could be fined for meeting other households anywhere indoors. and tributes are paid to the sergeant who died after being shot while on duty in south london on friday. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: taking the hand out of football, but is it ruining the game? another weekend of controversial decisions in the premier league has some critics calling for the handball rule to change. a government—backed loan scheme to help small companies keep afloat during this pandemic is bein