west cheshire in a small part of the peak district.ctions on hospitality, people now unable to meet other people from outside their households, but the financial support in place really is the worst of all worlds. a levels and gcses and england will go ahead next year, but most will be delayed by three weeks. in the light of today's press conference and that statement by the prime minister of the new tiered system, at the time now for your questions answered. and for your question answered, we are joined and for your question answered, we arejoined by doctor and for your question answered, we are joined by doctor chris smith, and for your question answered, we arejoined by doctor chris smith, a virologist at the university of cambridge. chris, thank you for joining us. we've got a load to get through. look at all from one from margaret. my husband of 50 years passed away sadly in april. i'm now ina passed away sadly in april. i'm now in a support bubble with my daughter and family making bubble five. can we meet up on doors —— indoors

as a result of rising infection rates, nottinghamshire, east and west cheshire and a small area of highl. the very high alert level will apply where transmission rates are rising most rapidly, and where the nhs could soon be under unbearable pressure without further restrictions. in these areas, the government will set a baseline of prohibiting social mixing indoors and in private gardens and, i'm sorry to say, closing pubs and bars. we wa nt sorry to say, closing pubs and bars. we want to create the maximum possible local consensus behind this more severe local action, so in each area, we will will work with local government leaders on the additional measures which should be taken. this could lead to further restrictions on the hospitality, leisure, entertainment or personal care sectors. but retail, schools and universities will remain open. as my right honourable friend the chancellor has set out, the government will expand its unprecedented economic support to assist those affected by these decisions, extending ourjob support scheme to cover two thirds of the wages of those in any b

in addition, nottinghamshire, east and west cheshire and a small area of the peak district will alsohis tier. tier 3 is the very high level of restrictions. it prohibits any mixing of households either indoors or outdoors and pubs and bars close. in tier 3, additional measures can be put in place with support from the local authorities. the liverpool city region is the only area so far to enter this tier. meanwhile in wales, the health minister there says a decision will be made in the coming days on new lockdown measures and in northern ireland, health officials are understood to be urging ministers to take decisive action. scotland's nicola sturgeon says she will draw up her own tiered framework towards the end of the month. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has been examining the detail. hence from behind whitehall‘s close doors have haunted towns and cities, waiting to know precisely what the next few weeks might hold. after days of wrangling, the prime minister is now ready to put england into three levels of alert. prime minister, have you lost control of this pandemic? i

as a result of rising infection rates, nottinghamshire, east and west cheshire and a small area will where transmission rates are rising most rapidly and where the nhs could soon be under unbearable pressure without further restrictions. in these areas, the government will set a baseline of prohibiting social mixing indoors and in private gardens and, i'm sorry to say, closing pubs and bars. we want to create the maximum possible local consensus behind this more severe local action, so in each area, we will work with local government leaders on the additional measures which should be taken. the labour leader sir keir starmer said that while his party recognised the need for action to be taken, it seemed that the government was reacting too late. we are at a critical moment. we have all seen the clear and alarming trend in infection rates. the virus is now spreading in all areas of the united kingdom. the much faster in some areas than others. as the prime minister said, the deputy chief medical officer said, they are now more patients in hospital with covid—19 today than when the cou

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. prime minister boris johnson and the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen have said progress has been made on brexit talks however ‘significant gaps‘ remain in areas such as fisheries, the level playing field and governance. the pair spoke this afternoon via a video conference and have instructed their chief negotiators to work intensively to find a solutions to the differences in the uk—eu trade talks. in the last few minutes, the uk's chief negotiator lord frost said he would work extensively with his eu counterpart, michel barnier to bridge the gaps in fishing rights and state aid, and that work would begin early next week. the language of david frost put my tweet is echoing what was certain the statement from downing street, saying the agreed statement underlines myself an

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. as we‘ve been hearing, borisjohnson and the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen have said progress has been made on brexit talks, however, ‘significant gaps‘ remain in areas such as fisheries, the level playing field and governance. the pair spoke this afternoon via a phone call and have instructed their chief negotiators to work intensively to find a solutions to the differences in the uk—eu trade talks. shanker singham is the ceo of competere a trade law and economic policy consultancy. he is also is a former trade advisor to the uk international trade secretary, liam fox. trust‘s predecessor. have i the name your organisation? it is competere. thank you, i want to try and get that bit right. let me ask you, i suppose the fact that the two of them are talking is no surprise and them are talking is no surprise and the fact they are continuing the talking, but are we now coming down to the brass tacks o

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. ck in newcastle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. martin greenhow is the owner of mojo bar — which has a number of cocktail bars across the north of england, including one in liverpool. how will these restrictions affect you and your business? it's important to say they are already affecting us. to paint a picture to you to understand it, there has been a preconception that the curfew first off has ceased trading and for the vast majority of our industry, more than that. my business alone, 60% of the opportunity for us to trade, which if you take it on top of the 60% reduction in physical capacity we were already struggling with, it's pretty catastrophic. to further explain it, they will be trading at 80—85% of our pre—lockdown trading levels and since this introduction of the cu rfew, since this introduction of the cur

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. n west yorkshire on the list. back in newcastle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. and, if you're in the uk and want to find out exactly what the restrictions are where you live and how many people have tested postive you can put in your postcode on the bbc news website's coronavirus section. there are basic rules that apply to all of us but there are additional restrictions. do you use our coronavirus section for information on that. updated infection figures we have just received for scotland for coronavirus. in the last 2a hours, 12.196 coronavirus. in the last 2a hours, 12.1% of newly tested individuals have infections. 764 new infections. four people are registered to have died. they have been people who had tested positive for coronavirus in the previous 28 days at some point and have now died, whether the dea

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. tle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. and if you're in the uk and want to find out exactly what the restrictions are where you live and how many people have tested postive you can put in your postcode on the bbc news website's coronavirus section. the uk prime minister and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, will hold a video call later to try and break the deadlock over a brexit trade deal. borisjohnson said the chances of getting a deal are "very good" if both sides "exercise some common sense". the eighth and final round of trade talks broke up yesterday without agreement with disagreements remaining overfishing rights and state aid. our political correspondent nick eardley said relations between the two sides remain strained after the eu began legal proceedings against the uk after m

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. hese students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. police are investigating the actions of mp margaret ferrier, who travelled from glasgow to london with coronavirus symptoms and then returned home after testing positive. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she's made it crystal clear to ms ferrier that she should stand down as an mp. she has already been suspended from the snp. the uk prime minister and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, will hold a video call later to try and break the deadlock over a brexit trade deal. borisjohnson said the chances of getting a deal are "very good" if both sides "exercise some common sense". the ninth and final round of trade talks broke up yesterday without agreement with disagreements remaining overfishing rights and state aid. speaking ahead of the start

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. newcastle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello there. we've got lots of rain coming our way over the course of the weekend with cause for concern we could see some localised flooding. the met office have issued amber weather warnings for wales, the west midlands and parts of south—west england and also across eastern areas of scotland. over the high ground we could see as much as 120 millimetres of rain so we are likely to see some flooding impacts due to the accumulations of rain that build up. if it is not raining where you are at the moment across scotland, england and wales the chances are it soon will be because this is the state of play as we head into the afternoon. rain will be extensive and heavy, perhaps clearing away from south—east england and the r

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow in furness. vernment, meanwhile, will allow people living alone in areas with tougher restrictions to meet one of the household indoors. the first minister has also called on people from areas of england with restrictions not to travel to parts of wales without extra measures. hugh pym, bbc news. some breaking news in the last couple of minutes or so. we have been hearing that president trump is 110w been hearing that president trump is now on his way to the walter reed military hospital. this is after his diagnosis of coronavirus. our north america editor atjon sopel is there. just explain why this is happening, jon? it is a dramatic development, you may be able to of the rotor engines behind me, because marine one has just come to land on the south lawn of the white house, and we understand that it is to take the president to walter reed medical centre about 15 miles north of here in washington. it is being stressed that this is a precautionary measure, and i'm struck by the similarities by what

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. o some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. just going to bring you the latest from washington, this is a trump tweet from the president. he says that doctors, nurses and all at the great walter reed medical center, and others from likewise on credible institutions who have joined them, are amazing. so there you go, combative stuff from the president. he says the walter reed medical center in bethesda in maryland, just a few miles from washington, dc, we can see the outside of that building. we actually heard from his doctor sean p connolly at a news conference a couple of hours ago with a very upbeat message from him, and also making the point that we are only 72 hours into the diagnosis and the key days are 7—10, when you know it there it is likely to get very serious or whether the worst has passed. —— sean p conley. his fever has gone and the president tweeted doctors, nurses and all at the walter reed medical center are all amazing, as a

and nottinghamshire, including nottinghamshire, including nottingham itself, east and west cheshire,all area of high peak, will also move to this level. over the weekend, we have been working with local leaders in areas where the data are most worrying, and from wednesday local authorities in the liverpool city region will move to the very high alert level. in addition to pubs and bars, we have agreed with liverpool city mayor steve rotherham that gymnasiums, adult betting centres and casinos will close. we are still working with other local leaders to determine how best to target the resurgence of the virus in their areas, but tackle it we will. no—one wa nts to areas, but tackle it we will. no—one wants to impose, least of all me, these kinds of restrictions, erosions of our personal liberty, but i am as convinced as i have ever been that the british people have the resolve to beat this virus and that, together, we will dojust that. with that, i'm going to hand over to the chancellor, who has some more details on how we will be supporting these businesses, employees and areas affec

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. list. back in newcastle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. we have had a joint statement out of those discussions taking place by video conference between ursula von their lion president of the european union and boris johnson. their lion president of the european union and borisjohnson. the two leaders say they have agreed on the importance of finding agreement if possible. progress has been made in recent weeks but significant gaps remain. notably but not only in the areas of fisheries, level playing field, that is another way of seeing the argument about state needs, whether governments can provide additional companies —— provide additional companies —— provide additional support to companies. and governance, in other words, the rules and how they will be enforced. they have agreed to speak on a regular basis. me

as a result of rising infection rates, nottinghamshire, east and west cheshire and a small area of willnsmission rates are rising most rapidly and where the nhs could soon be under unbearable pressure without further restrictions. in these areas the government will set a baseline prohibiting social mixing indoors and in private gardens and i'm sorry to say closing pubs and bars. we want to create the maximum possible local consensus behind this more severe local action, so in each area we will work with local government leaders on the additional measures which should be taken. this could lead to further restrictions on the hospitality, leisure, entertainment or personal care sectors. but retail, schools and universities will remain open. as my right honourable friend the chancellor has set out, the government will expand its unprecedented economic support to assist those affected by these decisions, extending our job assist those affected by these decisions, extending ourjob support scheme to cover two thirds of the wages of those in any business that is required to close and providing

over 20 years, manni hussain bought properties in london, cheshire, and west yorkshire.y were paid for with profits from the violent gangs he acted for. today, he has handed 45 properties to the nca, including this modern apartment block in leeds, and this seven—bedroom home, which he once lent to an armed robber rent—free. and that's because he faced an unexplained wealth 0rder from the courts to reveal the origins of his mysterious riches. this is a really important case for the nca. it's the first time we have recovered assets in relation to an unexplained wealth 0rder. he was laundering on behalf of high—level criminals in the leeds—bradford area, so ensuring that their assets and his assets were clean assets and couldn't be taken away. when investigators looked into manni hussain's life, they didn't find enough evidence to charge him with money—laundering, hello but the unexplained wealth 0rder forced him to hand over his books. and when he couldn't show how he'd made his money, the game was up. yes we do believe there is a lot more that could be pursued by the poli

drilling down a little bit, into the north—west, you can cheshire, greater manchester unlike usher is, prime minister. thank you very much, jv t. the presentation you have just seen shows clearly why we must act. and as we act, i don't wa nt we must act. and as we act, i don't want anybody to think that your actions, our actions, are want anybody to think that your actions, ouractions, are in want anybody to think that your actions, our actions, are in vain, or the effort is in vain, because our collective action across the country has bought the r number well below its natural rate of about three. as a result, the virus is not spreading as quickly as it did in february and march. however, while the r is below its natural level, it does remain above one, meaning that the virus continues to spread, so we need to take action to reduce the r, control the virus, especially in those parts of the country, as you've just seen, where the virus is most prevalent. this evening, informed by the data that we've just seen, ican informed by the data that we've just seen, i can announce informed by

cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow in furnas, wakefield joinsnse of normality, whatever that is normal may look like. police are investigating the actions of mp margaret ferrier, who travelled from glasgow to london with coronavirus symptoms and then returned home after testing positive. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she's made it "crystal clear" to ms ferrier that she should stand down as an mp. she has already been suspended from the snp. the prime minister and the european commission president ursula von der leyen will hold a video call later to try to break the deadlock over a brexit trade deal. a ninth and final round of negotiations ended without agreement yesterday, with both sides calling on the other to compromise further. our brussels correspondent nick beake joins us now. good to see you this morning. compromise, how likely are we to see this happen? good morning. i think here most people think it is quite a positive sign that these two people are having a phone call this afternoon, borisjohnson are having a phone cal

west, yorkshire, the north east and the midlands. today, the whole of nottinghamshire, south yorkshire, parts of cheshire and a small area of the peakput into tier two. the highest level is tier 3, at very high risk, there'll be no mixing of household anywhere indoors or in private gardens. pubs and bars will be closed unless they serve what's being called a substantial meal. liverpool city region is the first to be placed under tier three. in the rest of the uk, a decision will be made or new lockdown measures in wales and the next few days. in northern ireland, health officials are calling for decisive action. scotland's nicola sturgeon says she will draw up her own tiered framework towards the end of the month. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg.? standby. we cannot see clearly what is ahead. at the prime minister is, relu cta ntly, is ahead. at the prime minister is, reluctantly, marking the way to a tighter phase. the lectern is back in its place, despite repeated rule changes, coronavirus is not in retreat. the number of cases has gone at four times in former weeks, and is once again spreading among the elderly and v

cheshire gap as well. it'll feel chilly in the breeze, particularly breezy i think near northern and eastern areas, starting to ease a bit further weste, low pressure bulging there in the north sea towards the east coast, bringing with it the risk of showers, high pressure keeping these weather fronts at bay further west. so still a lot of dry weather on sunday, so just a question mark as to how many of the showers will come into eastern parts of england, but you've still got that key northerly breeze, so it'll still feel cool of course, and a chilly start. it could well be some local ground frost as well, but temperatures and may just with lighter winds frost as well, but temperatures and mayjust with lighter winds creep up a little bit on sunday. what about next week? well, that high pressure looks set to take hold for a times are probably mainly dry, probably feeling a bit colder, but still some question marks. all to do with the jet stream, and as you can see it's meandering southwards, just blocking those low pressure systems and strengthening towards the north. for the most part as you can see, keeping us under the influence of