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To Public Public trust. The Scottish Government extends its restrictions trust. As it prepares the Scottish Government extends its restrictions, as it prepares to announce to announce its own tier system. Its own illjust get tier system. This scanned for you. Stamping out covid queues at the post office the royal mail launches a click morning, got a parcel here for you and collect service chris. And i also got one from on your you to collect. Doorstep. Stamping out covid queues at the post office the royal mail launches a click and collect service on your doorstep. South yorkshire will move into the highest level of coronavirus South Yorkshire is to move into restrictions on saturday. The highest level of coronavirus alongside Greater Manchester, the region willjoin restrictions on saturday. It willjoin the liverpool the Liverpool City Region city region in tier 3 Greater Manchester moves to that in tier 3. Tier on friday. Under the new rules, it means pubs and bars which dont serve substantial pubs and bars, which do not meals have to close, serve substantial meals, and there are further restrictions have to close, and there will be further restrictions on on households mixing. Making the announcement this households morning, mayor danjarvis said the area will receive £41 million mixing. In extra funding. The new restrictions will apply the mayor of the Sheffield City region dan jarvis said to all four local Authority Areas South Yorkshire will receive in South Yorkshire barnsley, doncaster, £41 million in government funding. Rotherham the four local Authority Areas are all affected and barnsley, sheffield. Doncaster, lets now go to danjohnson, who rotherham and joins me now sheffield. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has from sheffield. Yes, spent the day in sheffield. Simon. This is another 1. 3 million this is another 1. 3 Million People who will now be living under people who will now be living local lockdown restrictions under local lockdown restrictions as the as the whole of South Yorkshire goes into that very high whole of South Yorkshire goes into tier that very high tier of further of further measures, measures, and thats because the very high tier of further measures, case numbers have kept rising and thats because the case numbers have kept rising here. Here. The latest figure across this the latest figure across this county county is 350 cases per 100,000 is 350 cases per 100,000 people. Not necessarily the highest people. Not necessarily the highest of all of all places, but there is concern that that has gone up in the last places, but there is concern that couple of weeks, and the mayor here, that has gone up in the last couple of weeks, and the mayor here, danjarvis, said that more older people were contracting the virus and that the numbers of people dan jarvis, said that more older people with coronavirus in the hospitals we re had doubled over the jarvis, said that more older people were contracting the virus and that the numbers of people last ten days. He said there was no sign of that with coronavirus in the hospitals who had relenting in the coming weeks doubled over the last ten days. He and that is why inaction said there was no sign of that wasnt an option. Relenting in the coming weeks and so now people here are facing more thatis relenting in the coming weeks and that is why in action wasnt an disruption to their social lives option. So now people here are and to facing more disruption to their social lives and businesses, too. To businesses too. Even the youngest lives are even the youngest lives are disrupted by the impact of the virus and the new restrictions disrupted by the impact of the virus to control it and that means here, playtime and the new restrictions will soon be over. To control it and that means here, playtime i dont understand why will soon be over. I dont understand why soft soft play is included. Soft play is included at all. Play is included at all. For a lot of us that have either had babies in lockdown, for a lot of us that have either or just before lockdown, had babies weve only just been allowed out to meet friends in lockdown, and now were being told, or just before lockdown, no, stay at home again. Weve only just been im not sure if its fair allowed out to meet friends on all the businesses, and now were being told, like for instance here. No, stay at home again. They are covid secu re, im not sure if its fair theyve put so much in place on all the businesses, and people are following like for instance here. They are covid secu re, the rules, theyve put so much in place so i dont think and people are following the rules, so i dont think its fair. Its fair. Weve worked really hard weve worked really hard to keep our bank of staff on, to keep our bank of staff on, as many people as possible through as many people as possible through furlough and keep giving everyone furlough and keep giving everyone a little bit, basically to keep a little bit, basically to keep their households ticking over. Their households ticking over. Now, were really going to struggle now, were really going to struggle to keep those staff on board. To keep those staff on board. Weve obviously worked really hard to get customers back in and sort weve obviously worked really hard to get customers back in and sort of getting the safety procedures right, so customers have confidence of getting the safety procedures in us, but were going to have right, so customers have confidence in us, but were going to have to start again with that. Grown up fun is being limited too, to start again with that. With betting shops closing, grown up fun is being limited too, along with pubs that dont do food. With betting shops closing, along with pubs that dont do food. How do i feel about it . How do i feel about it . I think i speak for most of my staff i think i speak for most of my staff and certainly the management team, and certainly the management team, that its devastating. You know, its a livelihood, that its devastating. Its a way of life. You know, its a weve had the livelihood, its a way of entire business pulled from life. Weve had the entire under us. Business pulled from under us. Tighter restrictions will apply across sheffield, rotherham, barnsley and doncaster tighter restrictions will apply from saturday morning. Gyms can stay open, across sheffield, rotherham, but people are being advised barnsley and doncaster to travel out of South Yorkshire from saturday morning. Gyms can stay open, only for work, education but people are being advised or to travel out of South Yorkshire only for work, education caring or caring responsibilities. Lindseys care responsibilities are close to home. Responsibilities. Shes got chronic asthma and her daughter is on immuno suppressant lindseys care responsibilities are close to home. Shes got chronic drugs. With the situation that my family asthma and her daughter have, im sort of pleased is on immunosuppressant drugs. That its happened, but i wish with the situation that my family it had happened sooner have, im sort of pleased that its happened, but i wish because it feels like it had happened sooner were a bit in limbo. If things are getting worse, then because it feels like why arent we shielding this time were a bit in limbo. But we were the first time round . If things are getting worse, then why arent we shielding this time, what makes the but we were the first time round . Difference . What makes the difference . Theres £41 million to support theres £41 million to support businesses here, after a deal businesses here, after a deal was done much more quickly was done much more quickly and smoothly than some other cities and smoothly than some other cities and the governments talking and the governments talking about further restrictions about further restrictions being applied being applied in more in more places. Places. Yes, this deal may not have been as difficult as some other cities, but there was a bit of confusion first thing this morning about exactly yes, this deal may not have been as what the restrictions and measures difficult as some other cities, but would be but that is now there was a bit of confusion first this this morning about what the becoming clearer. I think there is an issue restrictions and measures would be perhaps about the way some but that is now becoming clear, i of these think there is a message about restrictions are being communicated, but very much people here now how getting used to what these new some of these are restrictions will be, considering being communicated, but very much now what the impact on their people getting used to what these social lives and on the business live of a city like sheffield will new restrictions will be, considering what the impact on their social lives and on the business be, and there is further questions about how live of a city like sheffield long this will last, and one big will be, and those further questions testis long this will last, and one big test is what will the measure be of about how long this will last, and when restrictions can be loosened ain . When restrictions can be loosened again . That is something one big test is what will the measure be up when restrictions can for the politicians to work out with health be loosened again . That is something official so people arent stuck with for the politicians to work out with these extra measures right through Health Official so that people these extra measures right through the winter. That has been a concern arent stuck with these extra but the mayor here says there is a measures right through the funding package in place at least to winter. Help people for the next few weeks, that has been a concern but the mayor here is saying there is a the next few months funding package in place at least to if necessary. Help people for the next few weeks, the Prime Minister has announced that the government will be giving the next few months if necessary. The boroughs of Greater Manchester danjohnson the next few months if necessary. An extra £60 million in funding, dan johnson there. The Prime Minister has announced as the region goes into tier 3. That the government will be giving it comes after talks with the mayor the boroughs of Greater Manchester for Greater Manchester andy burnham an extra £60 million in funding collapsed yesterday. As the region goes into tier 3. Sarah corker reports. It comes after talks with the mayor for Greater Manchester andy burnham these signs in Greater Manchester collapsed yesterday. Havent aged well. Sarah corker on friday, restrictions reports. For the 2. 8 Million People living these signs in Greater Manchester here will tighten havent aged well. On friday, restrictions once again. For the 2. 8 Million People living here will pubs will close, travel in and out of the area is not advised. Local leaders have demanded tighten once more funding to help the lowest paid workers, who will be hit hardest again. By tier pubs will close, travel in and out 3 closures. Of the area is not advised. Local leaders have demanded more funding to help i think andy burnham has done the lowest paid workers, a greatjob, sticking up who will be hit hardest for the people of manchester. By tier 3 closures. I think andy burnham has done i think that its necessary. Someone needs to a greatjob, sticking up for the people of listen to the manchester. I think that its people, and so necessary. Why not manchester . Someone needs to listen to the people, and so why not manchester . For ten days, the politicians for ten days, the politicians had been deadlocked. Have been deadlocked. The labour mayor of Greater Manchester said hed accept the labour mayor of greater a support package of £65 million. Manchester said hed accept a support package of £65 million. The government offered 60. There was no agreement. The government offered 60. And this was andy burnham finding there was no agreement. Out the news during his own press and this was andy burnham finding out the news during his own press conference, conference, yesterday. So its going to be £20 million yesterday. Only, and they are going to try and pick so its going to be £20 million only, and they are going to try off individual and pick off individual councils. From crowd disgraceful boo councils. From crowd disgraceful an absolute disgrace i mean, its brutal, boo to be honest, isnt it . An absolute this isnt the way, this is no way to run the country disgrace i mean, its brutal, in a national crisis. To be honest, isnt it . In a strongly worded letter, this isnt the way, this is no some conservative mps way to run the country from Greater Manchester said in a national crisis. Mr burnham was putting his ego in a strongly worded letter, some conservative mps before his responsibility from Greater Manchester said mr burnham was putting his ego to those he represents, before his responsibility to those he represents, and accused him of putting hundreds and accused him of putting hundreds of thousands of people in jeopardy. Of thousands of people in jeopardy. Today in the commons, today in the commons, the Prime Minister announced the Prime Minister announced the £60 the £60 million million package package will be will be distributed. Yesterday, the mayor distributed. Of Greater Manchester was offered yesterday, the mayor of Greater Manchester was offered a further £60 million, a further £60 million, which he turned down, mr speaker, which he turned down, mr speaker, with no encouragement, i may say, with no encouragement, i may say, to support from the right honourable to support from the right honourable gentleman, so what i can tell gentleman, so what i can tell the house today, mr speaker, the house today, mr speaker, is that that cash will be is that that cash will be distributed to the boroughs distributed to the boroughs of greater of Greater Manchester. Workers affected by tier 3 manchester. Restrictions, so those employed by businesses forced to close workers affected by tier 3 by law, will have two thirds restrictions, so those employed of their wages paid for by the government. By businesses forced to close the hospitality sector, though, by law, will have two thirds fears some businesses may not of their wages paid survive moving into for by the government. The hospitality sector, though, fears some businesses may not this top survive moving into tier of this top restrictions. Tier of were treading water, restrictions. And we seem to be playing a game at were treading water, the moment. And we seem to be playing a game at the moment. Every day, i dont know every day, i dont know whether im opening, closing. Whether im opening, closing. Last week, i didnt know what tier last week, i didnt know what tier we were going to be in. We were going to be in. We ran all our food down, we ran all our food down, we ran all our beer down, our cask, we ran all our beer down, our cask, so it wouldnt perish, so it wouldnt perish, and then the next day im told and then the next day im told that i need to reorder, that i need to reorder, and then were ordering, and then were ordering, and then were going to shut down and then were going to shut down again, so its playing again, so its playing a bit of a game, really, a bit of a game, really, at the moment, and its at the moment, and its affecting affecting everybody. Everybody. Greater manchester is the first area to be forced into englands Greater Manchester is the first area highest level of alert, to be forced into englands against the wishes of local leaders, highest level of alert, who say theyre standing up against the wishes of local leaders, for an area already suffering who say theyre standing up after months of local lockdown. For an area already suffering sarah corker, after months of local lockdown. Sarah corker, bbc news in bbc manchester. News in borisjohnson and keir starmer have clashed over the governments local manchester. Coronavirus strategy in england. Sir keir starmer accused borisjohnson and keir starmer have the government of bargaining with peoples lives clashed over the governments local while the Prime Minister said no other country in europe had given coronavirus strategy as much support as his government. 0ur Political Correspondent in england. Nick eardley reports. Why is it so chaotic . Labour leader sir keir starmer are you short changing accused the government of bargaining with peoples lives the people of manchester . While the Prime Minister said no Big Questions for the other country in europe had given as much support as his government. Government over its local restrictions 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. Reporter why is it so chaotic . Plan. After a breakdown in are you short changing talks the people of manchester . With Greater Manchester, Big Questions for the government over its local restrictions plan. And warnings of a grim winter after a breakdown in talks with Greater Manchester, ahead, and warnings of a grim winter many have questioned what ahead, economic support will be available, many have questioned what and what the exit plan is, as many economic support will employees face weeks with their workload. Their rent and mortgage be available, will not be lower. Their food and heating bills will not be lower and that and what the exit could last for months. Plan is, as many why cant the Prime Minister and the chancellor understand this . Stop bargaining with peoples lives, employees face weeks stop dividing communities with their work closed. And provide the support their rent and mortgage will not be lower. That is needed in manchester. Their food and heating bills the government says it is offering will not be lower and that could last for months. Proportionate funding to all areas why cant the Prime Minister and the chancellor understand this . And manchester would get the money stop bargaining with peoples lives, offered yesterday, £60 million stop dividing communities distributed and provide the support that is needed in manchester. To the government says it is offering proportionate funding to all areas and manchester would get the money local offered yesterday, £60 million boroughs. Distributed to local boroughs. Theres no other country in europe, theres no other country in europe, mr speaker, where so much support mr speaker, where so much support and help has been given and help has been given to the population to get to the population to get through this crisis and we will through this crisis and we continue to do that. But will local measures be enough . Will continue to do labour is calling for a short lockdown across england. That. The Prime Minister was too slow but will local measures be enough . In the first phase of this pandemic, labour is calling for a short he is being too slow again, we cannot repeat this mistake. Lockdown across england. Will he act in the Public Interest the Prime Minister was too slow and take the opportunity to put in the first phase of this pandemic, he is being too slow again, in place a circuit we cannot repeat this mistake. Break this will he act in the Public Interest friday . And take the opportunity to put in place a circuit he cannot say how many circuit break this friday . Breakers he thinks will be he cannot say how many circuit necessary, he cannot say breakers he thinks will be necessary, he cannot say how long how long they would go on, he cannot they would go on, he cannot say how say how much damage they would do to the uk much damage they would do to the uk economy and to peoples mental economy and to peoples mental health, mr speaker. Health, mr we on the other hand want to go on with our speaker. Common we on the other hand sensical want to go on with our common sensical approach. Approach. That approach has not always been easy. That approach has not the governments policy of local restrictions was designed to allow always been easy. For Rapid Intervention to make sure that local leaders were on board, the governments policy of local restrictions was designed to allow both to share expertise and responsibility. For Rapid Intervention to make sure but, in truth, many of the talks that local leaders were on board, have proved slow and the situation both to share expertise and responsibility. In Greater Manchester shows that but, in truth, many of the talks local support cannot be taken for have proved slow and the situation in Greater Manchester shows that granted. Local support cannot getting local leaders and political be taken for opponents on the same page has not always been easy. Granted. In this phase of getting local leaders and political opponents on the same page has the pandemic, not always been easy. This phase of the pandemic, it is proving a is proving a lot less consensual. Lot less consensual. Nick eardley, nick hurd lea, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political bbc news, correspondent iain watson is westminster. 0ur political in westminster. A united front was on correspondent display early iain watson is in the year, not now. Absolutely not. You would think the last thing you would need in the midst of a at westminster. Pandemic would be squabbling. It is and it feels very, very messy now, increasing. That a National Level we have heard two different views of doesnt it . Consensus feels like a how we should be approaching long time ago. It this crisis, wasjohnson with a does, both at Regional National and local level. Clear approach, keir starmer asking for divisions between the two local a mini lockdown, a circuit parties at westminster, keir starmer breaker, to arguing very strongly that there be instigated as early as friday should be an england wide lockdown, morning across england. There is a short, sharp shock, as he would also a big divide between central see it, from as early as this friday and local government increasingly, just before the half add a few things that term holiday. Didnt quite borisjohnson come up in that report on pmqs but just before the half term holiday. Boris johnson strongly just before the half term holiday. Borisjohnson strongly defending his did come up over the session itself, regional approach to tackling the one was a fight over a crisis. Now all sorts of bailout for transport for london, and boris rancour really between central and local johnson called the Labour Government, and three examples mayor sadiq khan bankrupt. Sadiq khan then came up government, and three examples came up during the course of prime responded and said borisjohnson was ministers questions. 0ne up during the course of prime vindictive. We have heard about the ministers questions. One of them sheffield deal as well. Was over South Yorkshire itself. Looked as though it was all well, interestingly at nine oclock this sweetness and light when a deal was morning it seemed it was all sweetness and light between the announced as £41 government and the sheffield million of support, city region mayor dan jarvis, government and the Sheffield City region mayor danjarvis, the labour and journalists, dan mayor, however it would appear a few jarvis, hours later that there is a lot more saying it was not an option, and he descent, and the leader of rotherham was going along with this, council for example saying there and then we re council for example saying there were only offered a take it or leave some of the politicians from the it deal, the government wasnt listening or it would have got more area saying perhaps this wasnt such area saying perhaps this wasnt such a good deal after money. The former leader of Sheffield Council now an mp clive all for example the former mayor betts so much the same thing and accusing the government of not of sheffield listening. And then of this council, clive betts, said it was regional approach of this regional approach, given on a take it or leave there tends to be a confusion about what some of the measures are. It basis. The leader again, the labourmp of rotherham what some of the measures are. Council has said something again, the labour mp was asking a separately as well. Government Health Minister whether people could go on holiday from also at prime tier 3and got people could go on holiday from tier 3 and got three contradictory ministers questions very specifically a number of mps raised a nswe is theissue specifically a number of mps raised the issue of a bailout for 3 and got three contradictory answers during one vitriol zoom session. So that is a consequence of transport for london, and borisjohnson doing things on a regional basis but attacked the labour mayor of london, the argument the government has made sadiq khan, suggesting consistently as it is simply wrong he was to lockdown places with a low prevalence of the virus, to close bankrupt. Subsequently the sadiq khan has been attacking the prime down their economies, and what it minister, accused him of lying and is doing is having a targeted approach, said he was being vindictive. But the difficulty is that then further tension around Greater Manchester we have been concentrating on in these past that obviously inevitably involves protracted negotiations and some few days. The Prime Minister said £60 rancour. Million would be available to go to lets return now to news what he called the boroughs of that South Yorkshire is to enter the highest level Greater Manchester, he means the ten of coronavirus restrictions. Local authorities in greater Nick Fletcher is the conservative manchester, but many labour mp for don valley. Politicians in Greater Manchester believe this is simply a way of hejoins me now. Is this the trying to bypass the right labour mayor of thing to do . Yes, Greater Manchester, andy burnham, it would appear and are worried that perhaps there so. Will be a position of divide thing to do . Yes, it would appear so. I have just thing to do . Yes, it would appear so. I havejust been and thing to do . Yes, it would appear so. I have just been speaking to local leaders and to the chief rule, keir starmer took up the cudgels at Prime Ministers executive of doncaster royal questions and said borisjohnson was infirmary this morning, trying to set one council and obviously the infection is against another. To be perfectly honest, spreading, and we need to curtail this is perhaps a natural consequence of taking a regional it, and this is the thing we need to approach. You need to do at this moment in time. Its get into disappointing, and i understand protracted negotiations sometimes with political opponents but as that, but i do think it johnson very strongly sticking is the right thing. What advice are you giving people, and im to the idea, but there sure lots of is low prevalence of a people contacting you, saying that this is it because this is going to be the virus into tighter end of our business . Restrictions, but that has tended well, i think to mean dealing with authorities in the the government have given a good north of england, and again there is package, with danjarvis was to think they have been in a political challenge as to whether he is listening closely enough some good negotiations, really impressed with the way it has been handled in to the people of those areas. South yorkshire. I think there is an awful so by the time we get to the weekend there lot of support out will be millions more people in the there. The government throughout this have been tier 3 restrictions. Do you get any extremely, well, the amount of money sense there is some forward planning that has come from government going on in political circles, by is £200 million, so i do here, which i mean all this rancour and on the division we are talking about today ground, that a lot of of the scientists are saying the politicians look at this, another businesses have been pleased with the amount of support that has been available to area of england that might be in trouble scientifically with the them and there will be Additional Support coming out today numbers, our politicians and central and it will government reaching out now in advance, do we think . help. We have seen government reaching out now in advance, do we think . I think there the row in is quite a bit of work going on Greater Manchester. It is important actually behind the scenes, so we will have more than 7 Million People to carry local leaders with you, isnt it, on this . In the very tightest yes, i think it restrictions by the weekend. I think two things is, andi isnt it, on this . Yes, i think it is, and i do paid tribute to dan have been requested really of the jarvis and the other local mayors. I government, the first is to be more think by all accounts they transparent about the funding have formula they are using to give worked really well. 0bviously think by all accounts they have worked really well. Obviously an awful lot of negotiation that has support to local areas, and a little gone on behind closed doors and they bit further down the road than that, have come together with a the communities secretary robert deal. I jenrick for example saying 20 to spoke to danjarvis this morning, and he was pleased with the way it £21 per head was being used. Has gone, so i think it now there isa per head was being used. Now there sets a good is a formula that relates to some of precedence of how this can the money goes to test track and be done. Trace, and there has been arguments in terms of the geography of this, over the support for businesses, the are you, happy is the wrong local economic support, and it looks word, but are you content this as though that is targeting the right might be more areas . |j but are you content this is targeting the right areas . I was in the chamber just earlier asking formalised, which might get rid of targeting the right areas . I was in the chamberjust earlier asking a some of the rancour about some areas question about the autonomy think you may have been treated unfairly. Another area where keir of each borough within the Sheffield City starmer was looking for more reassurance was to have more open region and doncaster has the lowest rate at this moment in time. I criteria about not just do think it is right that we go in reassurance was to have more open criteria about notjust entering into a period of greater restriction because the rate is increasing but i into a period of greater restriction did press home the point that if into tier 2 and tier 3, but what local authorities needed to do to doncaster people do abide get back out again, it wasnt by the rules, the hands, face, space, and quite clear at Prime Ministers questions. Really ta ke borisjohnson said one of the rules, the hands, face, space, and really take on the guidance, factors was getting the rate of reproduction, the as the r rate comes down, doncaster can so called r come out of tier 3 into tier 2 independently of Sheffield City rate. Region, which i think is the right thing. Just looking at 0ther reproduction, the so called r rate. Other factors include icu the latest reproduction, the so called r rate. 0therfactors include icu capacity and all the rest of it. But again i figures, doncasters infection think we may get more detail from rate is 316 per 100,000. Rotherham, the government so that people can figures, doncasters infection rate is 316 per100,000. Rotherham, it have confidence that after every 28 figures, doncasters infection rate is 316 per 100,000. Rotherham, it is 370, sheffield is 415, but the days when they are in restrictions difficulty is of course and when those restrictions are reviewed they will know what they we are only need to do in order to come back out human, if you have different operations in region so close to one again, and that there is light at another, human nature is you would the end of the tunnel, rather than people assuming they might be stuck just travel to the area where the restrictions are less . In these restrictions perhaps until the spring. Thank no, ithink you for now, we have to give some iain people, during watson, keeping up the lockdown period, with everything people did behave themselves, they did do what at westminster. He mentioned dan they were supposed to do. Jarvis among others. The mayor of they need the Sheffield City region. As we to ta ke they were supposed to do. They need to take personal responsibility. There is an awful lot of things that said 1. 4 Million People in south we need to do which are yorkshire joined said 1. 4 Million People in South Yorkshirejoined greater said 1. 4 Million People in South Yorkshire joined Greater Manchester and liverpool very soon in the next just strong guidance rather than law, and i few days by going into expect the people of doncaster tier 3. Dan jarvis has just been speaking, the will abide by this mayor of the sheffield to play their city region. He has been explaining really to part, bring the infection rate backs down journalists why he agreed on the so bring the infection rate backs down so you bring the infection rate backs down so you can bring the infection rate backs down so you can get into tier 2 as soon idea of moving to that very high as possible. I cant stress how important it is that we all play our alert level. Pa rt important it is that we all play our part and we do take this it was the right move for us responsibility. It is not somebody here in South Yorkshire. Im deeply concerned about the pressures on our elses fought, we all need to take nhs but at the same time i responsibility for this. It is wanted to set myself we had achieved the right really difficult, i appreciate that, deal to support our economy, which but it will be reviewed is under huge pressure as well, every fortnight. In the chamber today so given the rate of reinfection, the number of hospital readmission is we they said it would be reviewed have here, this was the right move every 1a days, so we can really make a but clearly we will want to come out of it as quickly difference, individually we can make a difference. Nick fletcher, as we possibly can. Thank you very much for your time this i will be talking more to danjarvis after five afternoon. Thank oclock. Coronavirus restrictions you. In scotland, which saw the closure of pubs coronavirus restrictions and restaurants in the central belt area, and a 6pm indoor in scotland, which saw the closure hospitality curfew elsewhere, of pubs and restaurants are to be extended until the 2nd of november. In the central belt area, and a 6pm there will then be a tier indoor hospitality curfew system introduced. Elsewhere, are to be extended lorna gordon sent us until the 2nd of november. Therell then be a tier this system introduced. Update from lorna gordon sent us this update from glasgow. Glasgow. Those restrictions, which were due those restrictions, which were due to expire on monday, have been to expire on monday, extended for another week. Have been extended for another week. There will be Financial Support there will be Financial Support offered to businesses affected, offered to businesses affected, but the industry body, but the industry body, the scottish licensed trade the scottish licensed trade association, has commented. Association, has commented. They say theyre extremely they say theyre extremely disappointed by the extension disappointed by the extension of these restrictions of these restrictions and that they think the damage and that they think the damage could could be irreparable. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, acknowledged those be worries in her comments at her daily briefing. She said she knew the restrictions irreparable. Are very unwelcome, harsh scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, acknowledged those for worries in her comments at her daily briefing. She said she knew the restrictions businesses, are very unwelcome, harsh harsh for businesses, harsh emotionally. None, she said, are being taken lightly, but it is all emotionally. About trying to save none, she said, are being taken lightly, but it is all lives. In the last 24 hours, as you say, about trying to save lives. Theres been some extremely in the last 2a hours, as you say, sobering figures coming out. Theres been some extremely 28 people have died whove tested sobering figures coming out. Positive for the virus. 28 people have died whove tested thats the highest number positive for the virus. Of deaths since the 21st may. Thats the highest number Nicola Sturgeon said of deaths since the 21st may. That those relate, of course, Nicola Sturgeon said to people who were probably infected that those relate, of course, two or three weeks ago. To people who were probably infected she also said, although its two or three weeks ago. Still very early days, she also said, although its she does believe the restrictions, still very early days, coupled with earlier restrictions on household she does believe the restrictions, coupled with earlier restrictions on household gatherings gatherings indoors, seem to be indoors, seem to be making making a difference. A difference. I can confirm that we have decided to extend these measures for a further week. I can confirm that we have this is first and foremost decided to extend these a Public Health decision. Measures for a further week. Although we have grounds for cautious optimism this is first and foremost that the restrictions are having an effect, the clinical advice a Public Health decision. To cabinet is that it would not although we have grounds be safe to lift them for cautious optimism that the restrictions are having as early as monday. An effect, the clinical advice secondly, the extension allows us to cabinet is that it would not to transition more smoothly to the new levels system be safe to lift them that we hope will be introduced as on early the as 2nd monday. November. So, the current restrictions being secondly, the extension allows us rolled over until the 2nd november, to transition more smoothly to the new levels system when a new strategic framework, that we hope will be a traffic light system, will be introduced here in scotland introduced on second november. And we know that there so, the current restrictions being are discussions about potentially rolled over until second november, when a new strategic framework, that being a five tier system. A traffic light system, well hear will be introduced here in scotland more and we know that there about that on are discussions about potentially that being a five tier system. Well hear friday. Gyms will be able to more reopen across liverpool, about that on after the government bowed to pressure to bring it in line with other areas friday. Under tier 3 measures. Gyms will be able to they were ordered to close when the area was placed reopen across liverpool into the very high level after the government bowed of coronavirus restrictions. To pressure to bring it Liverpool Metro mayor Steve Rotheram in line with other areas said they would now be allowed under tier 3 measures. To reopen, but gyms were ordered to close when the area was placed soft play into the very high level of coronavirus restrictions. Areas would Liverpool Metro mayor Steve Rotheram said they would now be allowed close. To reopen, but protests against Police Brutality in nigeria have turned violent soft play with soldiers reportedly opening fire on demonstrators in areas would the countrys biggest city, lagos. There are reports that at least 20 people have been close. Killed, with more wounded. The Nigerian Military have denied involvement the government has appealed for calm and promised a full inquiry. Some viewers may find images in caroline hawleys report protests against Police Brutality in nigeria have turned violent distressing. We will take a look at a peaceful protest was how it began. A few other large crowds of people came out stories away from coronavirus. We to raise their voices against police start with the situation in nigeria. Brutality despite a curfew. What happened later protests against Police Brutality when the Security Forces turned out in nigeria have turned violent has shocked with soldiers reportedly opening fire on demonstrators in the countrys biggest city, lagos. The nation. There are reports that at least 20 people have been gunshots. Killed, with more wounded. The Nigerian Military have denied involvement the government has appealed for calm and promised a full inquiry. Dusk fell to you may find the sound images in caroline of live hawleys report gunfire. Distressing. Eyewitnesses say soldiers were firing directly at them. 0ne described it as pandemonium. People took shelter where they could to try to keep safe. They are shooting, they are shooting a peaceful protest was how it at us, they are shooting. Began. Large crowds of people came out this morning the governor of lagos to raise their voices against police visited some of the wounded. An investigation has been brutality despite a promised as International Condemnation mounts, curfew. Including from celebrities like beyonc, rihanna what happened later, and one man u footballer. Like beyonce, rihanna when the Security Forces turned and one man u out, has shocked the nation. Footballer. Gunshots. I cant keep quiet any more for what is going dusk fell to the sound on back home in nigeria. Of live gunfire. I would say to the nigerian eyewitnesses say soldiers government, you guys were firing directly at them. Are a shame to the world 0ne described it as pandemonium. People took shelter for killing your own citizens, where they could sending the military to the streets to kill unarmed protesters because they are protesting to try to for their rights. It keep safe. Is nigerian government. Uncalled they are shooting, they are shooting for. At us, they are shooting. This morning the governor of lagos the protests in nigeria visited some of the wounded. Began earlier this month. Young people demanding the abolition an investigation has been of a Notorious Police unit. Promised as International Condemnation mounts, including from celebrities the special anti robbery squad, seen like beyonce, rihanna here in footage posted on youtube, is accused of torture, and one man u footballer. Extortion and even extrajudicial i cant keep quiet any more for what is going on back home killings. In nigeria. I would say to the nigerian it has been disbanded, government, you guys are a shame to the world but the anger over Police Brutality for killing your own citizens, here has not gone away. Sending the military to the streets and what happened in lagos last to kill unarmed protesters night is likely to only fuel because they are protesting the for their rights. It is Anti Government uncalled for. The protests in nigeria fury. Began earlier this month. Young people demanding the abolition of a notorious he says Police Reforms are gathering police unit. The special anti robbery squad, seen pace, but the question for nigeria, africas biggest economy, here in footage posted on youtube, the continents my most populous is accused of torture, country, is what next . Extortion and even caroline hawley, bbc news. Extrajudicial Manchester Uniteds revenue has shrunk by almost 20 killings. In the year ending june. The club has blamed the impact it has been disbanded, of the coronavirus pandemic, as it posted a total revenue ofjust but the anger over Police Brutality here has not gone away. Over £500 million. And what happened in lagos last thats down from nearly £630 million night is likely to only fuel the year the Financial Year before. The Anti Government fury. Our business the president has appealed for calm. He says Police Reforms are gathering presenter pace, but the question for nigeria, sima kotecha has africas biggest economy, the continents my most populous country, is what next . More details. Caroline simon, sima kotecha has more details. Yes. When we thin hawley, football simon, yes. When we think of football matches, we think of big bbc crowds, but that hasnt been the case, has it come over the last few news. Months, because most football matches have been taking place behind closed an eyewitness who was there last nght has described seeing the dead doors. Perhaps we will talk to the correspondent in not surprising that Manchester United just a moment. Has seen its revenue an eyewitness who was there last nght has described seeing the dead and profit reduced rather significantly. Now bodies of people who had been shot, some figures for you, as you just and what he claims were actors mention them in your intro, in the paid to stir last 12 months, up to the up trouble end of amongst the june, Manchester United made £509 million in revenue, and protests. I saw over three dead bodies died the year on the spot after they previously, it was 627 million. So had been shot last to give you an idea of what sort of night. I saw them, so it was loss it has made, some of that is down to the fact that it didnt really, really terrible. And these people were not holding qualify for the Champions League, any form of weapons. But a big bulk of it will be they were only down to the pandemic, and its debt holding the nigerian has also gone up because it has less flag. There were thugs that were being money coming in, so a big figure of paid to start up trouble so that they can say that they are £471; million of debt. Now to speak part of the protests. To me those people were not about these Financial Results part of the protest. That was another strategy today, they were trying to iamjoined by employ and when they realised that, the protesters refused to fight back about these Financial Results today, i am joined by Ciaran Maguire, who isa i am joined by Ciaran Maguire, who and everyone was holding their flag. Is a financial football they refused to fight back because they were using thugs lecturer at and that strategy paid them, the university of liverpool. Thanks that was why they brought out the for coming on. This isnt military, and for particularly surprising, is it . Them to say no. That, that is a i think if you benchmark Manchester United against first of all total lie. Other major teams in europe, and we have seen the likes ofjuventus and dortmund posed big losses already for 2020, there is no great surprise, but the impact of not participating in the champions that is just one person who was at league did hit Manchester United the protest we were talking severely, and also they have spent about. An awful lot of money on players we can speak now to ishaq over the course of the last couple khalid, who is in abuja. The capital of nigeria. From where of years as we sit, there is a huge amount of well. But how confusion, it has to be said. Much do i mean, do you have the sense of the you think the team has to worry understanding that there is some about the pandemic, because this truth in what that eyewitness was could go on for a while, saying, that there are people restrictions could be in place preventing crowds from deliberately causing trouble . What is your assessment gathering. Of the latest . Well, if you take a look at Manchester United as a business, well, definitely there has been in they are generating around about some sense of £4 million a match traditionally, when chaos there. Even hosting fixtures at old the authorities are saying some trafford, so criminals have infiltrated if that goes for a full season, i the protesters, and that is why in some think we are looking at a insta nces protesters, and that is why in some instances they have to prevent decrease in revenue of £100 million from further breakdown of there. There will be refunds due to law and order. Broadcasters. We have seen the loss but in the case of of the chinese tv deal impact upon the alleged the premier league, and a firing by soldiers on the peaceful lot will protesters last night, depend upon their level of success the army in the Champions League this season. Denied that, saying those reports uefa have also said there will be a are fake, but substantial reduction in what they eyewitnesses, amnesty will be paying out to clubs because international, human rights organisation, and also the governor they too will have lagos state where this given money back incident took broadcasters and some commercial sponsois as a broadcasters and some commercial sponsors as a result of what place actually said that soldiers happened at the end of last season. So you put all of those factors we re place actually said that soldiers were there, and Amnesty International is saying that there we Re International is saying that there were casualties, some people have together and they are all negatives. Been killed, but we dont the positive for Manchester Uniteds know how point of view is that their many. Lagos governor commercial revenue, which was already the best in the premier said soldiers, there was injuries, but no death, so league, that was the one sort of saving grace for them, and whilst there was injuries, but no death, so there is still a sense of confusion about the actual death toll or they continue to have good relations the number of people who were with their sponsors, i think they are financially injured. Right, and there is a curfew very secure. In place, but it appears people are so and angry they are prepared to break that curfew . Yes, briefly, ciaran, Consumer Confidence has a part to play, there is a and we start to curfew see crowds gather again, some people in place. The shooting, mightjust feel see crowds gather again, some people might just feel they are not the alleged shooting happened when the curfew ready. How much will that hour was extended, the time the affect the sport . Cu rfew was hour was extended, the time the curfew was supposed to start was i think it wont affect manchester extended to allow people to prepare united too much, because as far as to go back their tickets are home. But later concerned, demand does exceed supply. Further down the the premier league chain, i think some report of shooting emerged and authorities are of the smaller clubs might be impacted ina of the smaller clubs might be impacted in a negative way, and i saying think everybody is looking to cut losses as best investigations will be conducted, but these protests have they can at really started to peacefully over the past two weeks, until the last present. Thank you, Ciaran Maguire there from three days the liverpool university. We can orso, only dream about those two weeks, until the last three days or so, when we see, you know, violence, some of the big crowds at football matches, im sure fans protesters around the country are waiting for allegedly infiltrated by criminals, attacked police stations, killed when they can get back to those seats and watch their Favourite Team a number of police officers, again. You are not wrong. Thank you very much. Attacked two prisons, freeing more than now, the weather 1000 inmates, according to the with stav danaos. Authorities, so the authorities are saying they would not it has been a very wet day for parts condone of england and wales, and also it anarchy, but the use of force on the has continued wet across northern other hand is also scotla nd has continued wet across northern scotland too but on thursday we roundly condemned, not only should start to see a bit of improvement for many of us as a in nigeria, but ridge of High Pressure moves in from internationally. Many people are the west, we should see some saying the use of force by sunshine into the afternoon for some authorities could not only lead to of us. This complex area of low more violence and bloodshed and there should be caution. And pressure, which contains the re m na nts of pressure, which contains the remnants of storm barbara, during the atmosphere out on the streets for way into the remnants of those brave enough to go out, it the norwegian sea. Into the norwegian must be terrifying . Sea. Should be a bit dry of england exactly full and wales, a few showers around, bit stop the situation is tense but the of cloud as well, stays pretty wet protesters remain determined and windy for the northern half to push of scotland, temperatures single figures but still quite mild across for political reforms and an end to the south. Thursday starts off Police Brutality. Nigerias rather cloudy, shower is pretty much anywhere but these will tend to ease president saying appeals for away the good portions of england calm, but of course there is a lot of and wales and Northern Ireland, and it stays pretty cloudy and wet for tension, many people are saying the much of scotland, the far north of atmosphere is tense england, quite windy here too. In and something the sunshine we could make 15 or 16 should be done urgently to prevent degrees in the south east, otherwise it from further deteriorating. And a little bit cooler for all. Remember it is not only lagos that degrees in the south east, otherwise a little bit coolerfor all. Another frontal system will make its way saw violence in recent days. From the atlantic across the country here in on friday. Very wet and windy the capital of abuja police are saying at least some of the people on saturday. Killed in disturbances, and there are other states where we have seen violence and several states have imposed a curfew, even though the cu rfew imposed a curfew, even though the curfew is not as effective as the authorities envisaged. Ishaq khalid thank you very much with the latest in nigeria plasma capital, abuja full stop thank you. Just a few more stories back clear. The latest figures show the government borrowed thirty six point one billion pounds in september. The figure is 28. 4 billion more than in the same period last year. The office for National Statistics said it was the third highest figure for any month since records began, in 1993. New figures also show the uks inflation rate, which tracks the prices of goods and services, climbed to nought which tracks the prices of goods and services, climbed to 0. 5 in september, from 0. 2 in august. The European Unions chief negotiator, michel barnier, has insisted that a trade deal with the uk is still possible, and says the eu will work right up until the last day to secure a satisfactory outcome. Mr barnier told the European Parliament that the eus door was open for future negotiations but preparations must also be made for a no deal scenario. Downing street has said it will only resume negotiations when the eu hello this is bbc news, fundamentally with simon mccoy. The headline South Yorkshire will face the toughest covid rules from saturday changes pubs and bars which dont serve food will close, and there are tight restrictions on households mixing. Its as Greater Manchester prepares to move tier 3, the government says the door is still open for further talks position. About a Financial Support deal. The Scottish Government extends its restrictions, as it prepares to announce its own tier system. Now its time for a look at the weather with stav. Ive got a parcel hello there. Its been a very wet day for parts for you here, chris. Stamping out covid queues of england and wales and also its at the post office continued wet across northern the royal mail launches a click scotland too. And collect service but on thursday, we should start on your doorstep. To see a bit of an improvement for many of us, as a ridge of High Pressure moves in from the west. We should see some sunshine sport now, and for a as we head on into the afternoon for some of us. This complex area of low pressure, full round up, from the bbc which contains the remnants of storm barbara, clearing away sport centre. Into the norwegian sea, taking the very wet weather and it is with it this evening. So it should be a little bit drier holly. Hello, simon. For england and wales. The six nations returns this a few showers around, weekend, with ireland quite a bit of cloud too, facing italy on saturday. But it stays pretty windy and wet, leinster duo will connors though, for the northern and hugo keenan will make their test half of scotland. Debuts during the game in dublin. Here, temperature single figures but still quite Johnny Sexton will captain mild across the south. The side after shaking off so, thursday starts off recent hamstring troubles. Rather cloudy, showers hes admitted his poor individual pretty much anywhere. Performance in their defeat these will tend to ease away from good portions of england to england has been playing and wales and Northern Ireland on his mind for the past eight months. But it stays pretty cloudy and wet for much of scotland, this Six Nations Campaign was called the far north of england, off on march the 7th quite windy here too. In the sunshine, we could make 15 when the pandemic first hit the sporting calendar. Or 16 degrees in the south east, otherwise a little bit scotlands final six nations cooler for all. Game is next weekend. Another frontal system will work its way from the atlantic this friday, though, they begin their autumn series across the country on friday. With a game against its very wet and windy on saturday. Georgia. South africa born duo duhan Van Der Merwe and oh kebble are set to make their scotland debuts. Glasgow Hooker Fraser brown will captain the side for the first time, in the absence of stuart hogg, whos still on club duty with exeter. Itll be browns 51st cap. And finn russell returns to the bench for the First Time Since he was sent home from the six nations injanuary for breaching team protocol. That game will be at murrayfield which will also be the venue when the british and irish lions play japan for the first time next summer. The match on 26thjune will act as a warm up for their three test tour of south africa, which starts a week later. Its been confirmed that wasps will be allowed to play in this weekends Premiership Rugby final, despite seven players and four members of staff testing positive for coronavirus in the past week. Premiership rugby reported that there were no more positives in the latest round of testing. Wasps said they were delighted they could take their rightful place in the match against exeter on saturday at twickenham. Arsenal midfielder mesut 0zil has hello. This is bbc news. Spoken out for the first time the headlines. Since being left out of their 25 Man Premier League squad South Yorkshire will face the toughest covid rules from saturday registered pubs and bars which dont yesterday. Serve food will close and there are tight restrictions he hasnt played for the club on households since 7th march and can now only play for arsenal mixing. As Greater Manchester under 23s until his deal expires next prepares to move tier 3 borisjohnson confirms a 60 million summer. He posted an emotional pound support package will be statement on social media, distributed across claiming hes been showing a lack of loyalty. The region. The Scottish Government extends its restrictions as it prepares to announce its own tier system. Stamping out covid queues at the post office. The royal mail launches a click and collect service on your doorstep. After news of a Financial Care package for clubs in the national league, we now know how it scientists believe theyve found will be divied up. A way to identify people seven former Football League clubs who are more likely to develop will receive a larger share of the £10 million so called long covid. From the national lottery, which will be distrbuted most people recover from the based virus on average attendance. Within 11 days, but a study shows chesterfield, hartlepool, that1 in 20 people are notts county, stockport, torquay, ill for at least 8 wrexham and yeovil will receive £95,000 a month, with the 16 other weeks. The Research Suggests being older, clubs receiving and having five or more symptoms £84, 000. In the first week of the infection, increased the risk of a longer recovery. 0ur Health Correspondent Catherine Burns reports. And england will play the republic of ireland vicky says she was the fittest in a friendly next month, after the irish filled the gap left shed when new zealand pulled out. Ever been at the start of this the game will be played behind year from zip lining on holiday closed doors at wembley to going to the gym several times a week. On november the but she got covid in march and says 12th. New zealand withdrew over concerns about travel she has had wave after wave and availablity in the pandemic. Englands last meeting of illness ever since. With the republic finished in a goalless draw my ankles and my wrists would certainly get in dublin very sore and swell five years up. Ago. I lost my sense of taste and smell formula one driver lance stroll says again, itjust went completely. He tested positive for coronavirus i have definitely got some brain fog. After the eifel grand prix weekend. I get really wheezy the canadian felt unwell before and breathless and i have to use an inhaler twice a day now. The race at the nurburg ring earlier this month, researchers think thousands and was replaced by Nico Hulkenberg of people in the uk are going in the racing point team. Through something similar. Stroll said his symptoms they asked volunteers were pretty mild. To log their health on the covid he returned a negative test two days symptoms app and found that most ago, so he will be able to compete said they were back to normal at this weekends portuguese grand in 11 days prix. Or less. Thats all the sport for now. They estimate that one in seven more from people who get ill with coronavirus me in will be sick for more than an hour. A month, which is how they define long covid. Time now for then longer covid, they think one your questions in 20 are affected for more than eight weeks and that one in 45 answered. Are likely to be sick for more than 12 weeks. Today the Health Secretary youve been sending in your questions about the local met doctors and patients at a restrictions coming long covid into place this week. Clinic and heard how hard some here to answer them is paul hunter, people had found it to get help. Professor of medicine theres just not enough facilities. At the university of east anglia and jillian evans, head its taken eight and a half months of Health Intelligence at nhs grampian and expert in public to be seen by a person. Yeah. Health. This is my first in thank you both for my area. Your time, lots matt hancock says the government of questions. Paul, this one does not fully know how many first. People have long 0n of questions. Paul, this one first. On tuesday, i expect to go from york which is in tier 2 to covid. We are putting the money in and i am sheffield, which is in tier 2 to sheffield, which will be tier absolutely determined that everybody can get the treatment that they need 3 for a funeral, and we are also putting retaining the same day, what the support in are the for research. Implications . I think funerals are still allowed, so yes, you can scientists have now come up with a tool that can predict travel to go to the funeral. In seven out of ten cases providing there is no more who is likely to go on to develop long covid. Than 30 people in the funeral and 15 people more than five different symptoms in the wake but when you are there in the first week was one of the key you still need to risk factors. Practice strict social distancing. It is not clear the other ones were actually from your answer whether you age and older people being slightly are in a particularly Vulnerable Group but more likely to have long if you are extremely vulnerable, covid, particularly the over 50s i would certainly think group. The last thing was being about whether 01 would certainly think about whether or not it is worth going to female. Well done, nick the funeral, if you are in not everyone fits the profile. A particularly Vulnerable Group. We nick, seen here in the black had this yesterday, a lot and white top, runs about 50 races of questions, people really dont a year and is in the top 1000 understand the implications of runners in the country, or was. Moving from one tier now he cant area to another. Indeed not. Run 5k. It has definitely made me feel partly its that sort of weakness because if people are moving from and that inability to high risk areas into lower risk areas, then they are cope with my day to day life going to be and. Potentially spreading the infection its been hard to take that into areas where its potentially as a 28 year old man, really, still a relatively low risk because you are expecting to be and thereby increasing the speed of the at the peak of your life epidemic. But also, and i was at the best running for the other level i had ever been, way round, people moving into i was really enjoying it and suddenly it all gets areas that are high risk, there is a taken away from you. Chance that actually you could then he says the hardest part is not get the infection and take it back knowing when or if he is going home to an area which is, to get back the at the health and fitness moment, a low risk. That he so its all about stopping infection moving from lost. The uk did not have the exact measures in place to deal high risk areas into low risk with the coronavirus pandemic, areas. Thank you that, paul. According to the former head of the civil jillian, this from sheffield. I am from service. Lord sedwill, who left his job last sheffield, i have a holiday booked flying from month, said there is a genuine question about whether the uk manchester to cuba, can i still could have been better prepared. Go . In his first tv interview hmm, my reading of the rules were to since leaving number 10 hes been speaking to our be this Political Editor laura is a kuenssberg. Holiday. The rules leaders everywhere have been about travel are quite specific. Challenged by the pandemic that what they are about education, they are you think the government got about work, they are not about wrong . Holidays or leisure so my we dont yet know, understanding of the situation is the enquiry ends you should not be whenever it comes will have to address to Big Questions i think. Taking that trip, sorry. Right, we will 0ne address to Big Questions i think. One is, whether our decisions were move on. Sorry taken at the right time and the about that, maria paul, this one second question which has also from sheffield. I work away been less from home, which could be anywhere exposed, what with in the united kingdom. 0nce the capabilities from home, which could be anywhere in the united kingdom. Once at work, that the state had to deploy we mix with other people from around the country. Are we permitted to against this . Is the government really travel to other parts of the country robust going into for employment . Yes, this . What were you are. The our capabilities as a advice explicitly allows whole . And travel for clearly, although we had exercised and prepared for employment, for work and for education and for caring for people. Pandemic threats, so yes, you are allowed to travel we didnt have in place, the exact but i would say that when you are measures and we havent travelling, you should do everything rehearsed you can to make for the disease of the kind that the sure you maintain social distancing and that you work covid presented. Ina social distancing and that you work in a covid safe manner when the prime you are away. Right, now, i minister have a message is chief adviser went to county here from steve. Durham and people were outraged by when do tier that. Do you think that Dominic Cummings should quit . 3 restrictions come into force . He it was a has obviously not been watching today. Mistake. Whether everyone should remind him when tier 3 restrictions quit every time that they make a come in. I believe mistake i dont think is right. But it is on it clearly saturday. Why wait until saturday . I undermined the can understand there are many reasons why people wouldnt want to governments coherent narrative wait until the weekend but we are in about people following the the middle of the laws. During that period and the immediate weekend there as a aftermath of phase one of Public Health professional, my advice would be let start acting now the pandemic, there was briefing against you and then you left government. As much as we possibly can. But i believe the rules are from saturday. What really happened and what was that like . Everything of that that cleared that one kind up. Paul, this is very damaging. It is next one from damaging to trust between ministers. Cambridge. She says my and what it daughter is at Sheffield University means is, it undermines and is disabled. Sheffield, as we the candour know, is tier 3. As her parents, with which people ill be able to visit can operate. Those her as carers . Responsible should recognise the we are in cambridge in damage that they are doing even if tier 1. Again, this is a difficult question. They are indulging themselves in some tactical you are allowed short term ploy. To visit, move into they are indulging themselves in some tactical shortterm ploy. What you think the government is trying different tiers for the to do with the Civil Service, and purposes of are you comfortable with how they caring responsibilities, is the are you comfortable with how they are going about it . There exact phrase. Is i think. Definitely a narrative out there the particularly around the civil difficulty is how much service. Of course i am troubled caring responsibilities count. So when we see a tax on the if you Civil Service and a tax on are using it as an excuse just its integrity and its capability. I dont believe to visit your daughter, then probably that that is fair and we cant the answer is no. But if your really a nswer that that is fair daughter really does need you to go and we cant and care for her then certainly really answer back. I would, in that context, continue to that was his visit my daughter. First Television Interview since but you cant leaving number ten. We are very much pretend its for caring staying with coronavirus. Lots and actually of its a social visit. I think to be talk about year three today fair, she says we want to visit with Greater Manchester heading into that as carers, so fair, she says we want to visit as carers, so i think we give her on friday and South Yorkshire region heading into that high level, the benefit of the doubt. Yes, with the the highest level, tier 3 benefit of the doubt. Yes, with the benefit of the doubt, absolutely she on saturday. Can visit. But with the proviso that lots of focus today it actually has to on that. Lets be for caring. Talk to the labour leader of right. Jillian, this ba rnsley Barnsley Council good from sheffield after you. Again. My 18 year old daughter and what are your thoughts as the herfriend were again. My 18 year old daughter and her friend were planning to go to london at half time to do some people you represent heading to filming for their a level film tier 3 this project. It has just been announced weekend . Obviously it is not a place were moving into tier 3. Does that that we want to be but mean they can as we look at the cases in the rising numbers of longer go . Well, its people going into hospital, from a in a level project so you could say Public Health perspective, this is education and the rules going into tier 3 was inevitable. I would allow you to travel in and think out of the tier 3 area for most people will recognise that we do need extra measures to get our educational purposes. However, it sounds virus under control. As if given that, how it could be discretionary. Happy are you with the financial it could support that is on possibly be delayed or deferred offers clearly, so i we would like more. Would think it best in this situation to do Something Else we cannot adjust or consider postponing it. Sorry, you the new have given me the bad measures. Coronavirus ones |j has consider postponing it. Sorry, you have given me the bad ones i am sorry about this. Its also worth had a huge effect on the saying, dont mention to anyone in Business Community and on local residents. London you have just come but given what we have seen on Greater Manchester in the last few from sheffield . Yes, absolutely. Days, i think the package that we the have got is as good as we can stigma of that. That is the worry, out of isnt it . It is a the framework that the government serious point. A has set and they have also given lot of people yesterday saying we there is flexibility on how to are travelling from high risk areas, deploy that so hopefully we can minimise some of the impact that areas reporting big figures, travelling to places like cornwall going into tier where figures are much lower. And 3 is going there is a problem if you had to to have. Areas like that, you can expect you mentioned manchester, you people to be opening their know andy burnham, said that the package arms and saying its great to see you. Yes, i of support that was offered there worry about travel, would be certain to increase levels period. I do of poverty, homelessness and hardship. How concerned that think it would be best for people to that also applies to your try and stay within their own areas area . We are as much as possible, notjust not Greater Manchester, south because people. You are worried about other peoples reaction but yorkshire for separate places. realised that he is making the point just because, as about the many that paula said on offer. think we have the flexibility that paul isaid, you just because, as paula said paul i said, you are possibly moving the the many that we have virus from one place to another and got to try and moving it on trust minimise that. And we are committed of the simplest is for local authorities as well to do whatever we can on top of that to advice and common sense advice minimise some of those issues. The is try and stay local where you primary driverfor us has possibly can and practice all of the minimise some of those issues. The good Public Health messages we have primary driver for us has to be those Public Health demands. We all been hearing. Didnt want to spend days and debating with the wayne has written, government about pubs in tier3 getting in extra million or two when all been hearing. Wayne has written, pubs in tier 3 areas have to close clearly a nd getting in extra million or two when clearly and South Yorkshire with the u nless pubs in tier 3 areas have to close unless they serve substantial meals. Numbers going up we needed fast and does this mean the customer has to effective action. Although actually have a meal with their that you drinks orjust that actually have a meal with their drinks or just that the make the point that you would have establishment serves food . Liked more many, you felt that drinks or just that the establishment serves food . Im not suggesting rain is trying to get around this. Arguing and debating for more many would have dragged out the debate what other for days and days and you factor . Felt from suggesting rain is trying to get around this. What other factor7m is absolutely clear. I would say at a science, or Health Perspective this point i do appreciate you that you didnt have that giving me the easy ones and jillian time . That is exactly what we thought, we had a the harder ones it is absolutely meeting with the deputy chief clear, this. You can only drink medical officer last week who made it clear to us that the trends were alcohol in a pub if it all in the wrong direction and we is with a had to act sooner rather meal, such as a than later. Main lunchtime or thats financial package needs to be evening meal. So, yes, it is going as good as we can to support our to it as a restaurant and then you businesses but when you get some stark messages like that, i think we can have alcohol with your meal that you cannot go unless you had to move and move as are having we did. You a full meal. That probably excludes mention that you feel that youre bar stacks and packets of crisps getting flexibility. Im not trying to put words in your mouth but you and peanuts. They standard that was a positive thing dont count. But what does that actually mean on nice try a practical level . How jillian, next one for you, does that help you help the people of the im sorry. Fiona says, i was advised businesses that you look after . To isolate in march as i have a there is many that a business serious lung condition, should i be and out of that £41 million but isolating now . We will be receiving, 30 is for business hmm, well, support and 11 is to help if you with track received a letter then you and trace and all that goes with that. What the government has said may be in to us is that they do recognise the clinically extremely vulnerable there may be hardship out there and group, the shielded group. There is fio they are prepared to talk to us group, the shielded group. There is no advice at the moment for people about how some of that many could be to isolate themselves. So flexed within reason to help some of the rules those hardship cases would allow you to behave plus the extra in the same way and under the same restrictions as everyone else. We may be able to bring local authorities as part of that debate. However, the most important thing is flexibility is the name of to be extremely the game. Yes more many but if we can manage vigilant in your that in our own way then we can make sure that we get case, the owner. Minimise social contacts. I cant minimise the best effect. That that in our own way then we can make sure that we get the best effectm that because a Business Owner could enough, reduce the size of come to you with a particularly your contacts, your bubble, maintain difficult, perilous situation that they are in engine might be able to really strict social distancing, wash your hands and dont mix with help them and you might for people who are not in your example be able to top up the wages that social bubble. The other thing is try to they will get from central government, for example . Avoid going to public transport if you possibly can and go shopping we want to when it is less busy. These are do that we common sense things can to help to do. So them. We have in answer, in short, yes, you can a duty to try and do everything that behave in the same way as everyone we can without many and our own else but please be extremely vigilant. I am sure you resources to help them through this. What you think that the public are being already. Jillian, ijust are vigilant. I am sure you are being already. Jillian, i just want to ask to make of the breakdown you for my own of question, really. Political consensus over all of with scotland now considering it this. The fact that in sounds like five tiers as their some parts of system, wont it make things even the country, local leaders agree more complicated . With what the government is saying system, wont it make things even more complicated . Do you know what, and some other parts it is complicated, isnt it . I dont dont. Does that play a part in know the information within each of public the five tiers but as someone who confidence . Government has to recognise if it is going tries to keep on top of the rules, and perpetually in a state of to people more in some areas we are going to nervousness about am i behaving in get more discussion and debate like the rules or not . The best we have in the last few weeks. Advice i people in local areas to can give to anyone, including myself, is try to do the right look for their local politicians. I think thing. Think of the messages that are simple and out there most of them will say, let us make about face our own decisions in and around this coverings, about keeping your where we can. I distance, avoid crowding, keep your think the book room is well ventilated, try not to challenge i think the go on public transport and try not big challenge i think the big to move around as much as you challenge is to make sure that the rules that are out there, whether usually do and keep within they are in barnsley or in a manchester or in london, that reasonable. Within the social bubble that is smaller manageable and within the there we are delivering those clearly to people and that they can have rules. Following that confidence in them. Is the best advice i can possibly if anything last give people. I realise there are week, did damage that nuances and people want to find ways communication, to perhaps work around as much as week, did damage that communication, we have to put that back they can but really this on track. Is about thank you for reducing transmission. So it is actually really quite your time. Talking straightforward. I would advise try about those restrictions that we to rememberthe straightforward. I would advise try to remember the important messages have been reflecting on so much that we have got good today. Lets stay with restrictions evidence for now. Thank you because across england, we are seeing a variety of for that. With that infections figures. Lets in mind, paul, the last question from rochdale. As my area has look at moved into tier 3, from rochdale. As my area has moved into tier3, can from rochdale. As my area has moved into tier 3, can i go on half term these areas. Break as it is apparently not with me is gill dummigan, illegal but advise not Health Correspondent for bbc north west tonight. To. The Andrew Sinclair, bbc east Political Correspondent and elizabeth glinka, location is center parcs near bbc midlands Political Editor. Penrith. Indeed. First of first to gill and weve heard all, i a lot from your region will say whatjillian just said i in the past totally 100 go along with what few days. She has just totally 100 go along with what she hasjust said. She is talk is through a bit more about totally 100 go along with what she has just said. She is absolutely right and has just said. She is absolutely rightandi has just said. She is absolutely right and i infection rates where you are. The agree totally. Yes, infection rates where you are. The infection rates where you are. The infection rates have been really the high here for some guidance is very clear. Time. Yesterdays you should figures, out of the 20 not be travelling from a high risk top authorities of people testing area, from a very high positive, 18 of them when the risk area into any other area, medium or northwest. Some of those figures are starting to come down from the low risk. And absolute peak a couple of weeks ago that. Sorry, following the schools and the my phone university is coming back. The city of manchesters rate has fallen thought i was somewhat. Liverpool slightly less. Talking to it there is still a lot of places where chuckles this rate is still going up. And so, no, you should and Something Else very worrying to. The not go. There age profile of people going is another issue, as well. If i was the manager in a being affected is going up to. Before it business and i was was young people are now there are lots of people in their 50s and 60s. Wanting to keep my clients safe, we know that one of the main i would not want people from determinants of how people do with higher, very high risk areas coming this disease is age so it onto my is no premises. So i think surprise that hospitalisations are going up to. It was there is a duty a handful at the beginning of september but it of responsibility for the owners of is these premises, to make sure around 250 people a day now. That the number of beds being they are not encouraging people from high risk areas to break the occupied by Covid Patients here, it is guidance, as well. But no, around 1800. That is far more he shouldnt be travelling to penrith. Good to talk to. I better let you than london, the south west, the south east and get back to your phone if it is the south west, the south east and the of england combined. I was in trying to get hold one of the worst affected hospitals, of you no, its the Royal Liverpool on friday, this stupid. Dont even they have already surpassed the height of mention it. Iam rather glad the last wave and they have this stupid. Dont even mention it. I am rather gladjillian isnt called alexa. Paul hunter, very good cancelled most elective surgery, they are really worried about what is going to happen next as are all to talk to you. Jillian evans, thank hospitals in this you very much for your time. Region. 0ver is going to happen next as are all hospitals in this region. Over to my colleague, Andrew Sinclair in norwich. The cases in east anglia are much lower than anywhere else in the headlines on bbc the country. Thats one reason news why South Yorkshire will mps in the part face the toughest covid rules from saturday of the world are pubs and bars which dont serve food will close, and there are tight restrictions putting pressure on households mixing. On local as Greater Manchester prepares to move tier 3, lockdowns. The government says the door places like kingsley is still open for further talks about a Financial Support deal. Were close to the Scottish Government the bottom but they extends its restrictions, as it prepares to announce are starting to its own tier system. See their cases grow. Norwich is the big concern for local Health Officials here because case numbers have doubled in the last week. Around half of those cases are coming from the university of east anglia but there are also fears that at midday today, coventry uk city of culture announced the first the virus is spreading in events that will take place the wider from may 2021. Community particularly among white events were originally due to start people younger at the beginning of next year people. We have but were delayed learnt this afternoon that a large due to the coronavirus pa rt of learnt this afternoon that a large part of the lightship crisis. Chenine bhathena is the creative director for coventry uk city of culture. Have been told she joins me to her now from the self i city. At the time, this must have late. Told been to thrilling to have been awarded this. Self isolate. 0ne something of a poisoned chalice in to her self i late. Told to retrospect. I wonder how you will self isolate. One more code given that we still dont know to her self i late. Told to self isolate. One more thing, to say what will be about east anglia is that essex went into tier2at happening next year . About east anglia is that essex went into tier 2 at the weekend after hello, simon. Yes, its been a local league at very challenging period of time local leaders asked to be put into your too. Even but you know what . I think the creativity though that these cases are and innovation and flexibility that well we are having to below 100,000 but they are still concerned enough to be put into tier bring together and 2and to concerned enough to be put into tier 2 and to start to have restrictions show in reimagining what our put in. Lets city of culture year is like is actually. Go to the i think it will actually mean midlands now. Thanks andrew, our year is even more incredible than it would have been because we will the picture be doing things very differently and across the West Midlands is a we varied one. The rates a lwa ys doing things very differently and we always said the focus of our programme is going to be on our are going up. Communities and for our city. Most of the West Midlands remains in tier1 so on but there is a cluster which the one hand, its challenging, on the one hand, its challenging, on the other hand, i think there is a covers about 2. 4 Million People in Silver Lining there. Well, five areas including birmingham in the this is ce ntre areas including birmingham in the centre of this region where they are your moment to sell it in tier2. The to me. As you centre of this region where they are in tier 2. The rates are going up mentioned, we were supposed to be there as well. If starting in january. Mentioned, we were supposed to be starting injanuary. We will now be we centre in on opening on may the 15th in 2021. Birmingham, the city with the highest rate of infections in we will run for a year. We the region. The figures there are building a programme that really turns the are whole notion of being currently 210 cases per 100,000. A uk city of that equates to about culture on its head, that puts 389. It is well below the figures that we are our communities, our people and local seeing in other parts of artists right at the centre the country, for instance in greater but also manchester or nottingham but those invites in artists and arts organisations from across the nation figures are going up despite the fa ct figures are going up despite the fact that even before the and internationally, to come and join us, to really do introduction of the governments tier system, People Living in those some incredible storytelling about areas have already been in areas of coventry. As you know, coventry Government Intervention and so have is been prevented from doing household the uks only city of mixing in their home. Peace and culture, peace and reconciliation in terms of the impact on health andi culture, peace and reconciliation and i suppose we have always been a services, symbol of kind of defiance. Admissions are also going out. We have if we a lwa ys symbol of kind of defiance. We have always been known as the city sent in on birmingham, university with the Phoenix Rising from the ashes hospitals then after the blitz. Birmingham i think this is the they time to show the world we are a currently have 214 covid mac patients admitted. Beacon of creativity in that culture that rate connects us and helps us to of get through these difficult times. Connects us and helps us to get through these difficult timesm connects us and helps us to get through these difficult times. It is intensive care patients has not been funny you say that because whilst i going up on an alarming said some would see this as a poisoned chalice, others might see rate. But what how forces here are warning of this is quite an opportunity, given is that there is always that you could be doing this just a delay as people are able to get between people being out and about diagnosed with and for the first time in a long the disease, being admitted to time, and it seems a long way away hospital and then also there can be at the moment, but might be able to a delay of one to two weeks whilst people are in hospital before they get out and enjoy themselves like they used to . I think its are then admitted to intensive care. Interesting because most what Public Health england are of the uk telling us today is that cities of culture or capitals of as we have culture would begin in a january heard, in Greater Manchester there is real concern that people period, which is the colder and darker month of the year. But being infected here, the actually, opening in the summer, it age profile is gives us a great opportunity, most of our programme is outside going out. The older people are, in the locations all over the city. More likely they are to be the hospitalised and then to need also city is our stage. So we will intensive care be inviting people to stay outside, treatment. We to remain social distancing but we are really wa nt remain social distancing but we really want people to understand expecting more areas to go into what they can do in this pandemic. The tier2 we hear a lot about what we are expecting more areas to go into the tier 2 restrictions later this week. We think staffordshire and perhaps not allowed to do but what we dont hear also coventry but that have about is what we can do. So i not been concerned yet. That suppose we want to really has not been build that confidence again with communities cove red concerned yet. That has not been covered yet. We are and do something extraordinary. I think also its a chance for not in the position of Greater Manchester yet. Us to work with our Business Community and the city more generally, you know, but warnings to the population that they need to be as we move through the careful. Thank you pandemic and try and find a bit of very much to all of you. Good to have you light at the end of the tunnel. Yes. With us. We all need that and support the art its been nearly five months since george floyd sector, as died gasping for air, well. On that point, pinned to the ground with a policemans knee on his neck. As creative director, what is that you the killing in minneapolis put racialjustice on to the us election particularly, personally, im most looking forward to . For agenda, and built National Momentum for reforms to end police violence. Me, there but in the city where it are some amazing events in the air. All started, its been difficult to turn political opportunity we have announced our Opening Event today, which is going to be into fundamental change. A Barbara Plett usher fantastic moment when we really get returned to minneapolis to tell the story of to find out coventry, told why. With and by our citizens in the neighbourhood where george floyd died, and using a locals who know the streets whole range of have stepped in to secure them. Dividend kind of platforms. Using tv and radio with regular patrols to try and prevent crime before it happens, and digital platforms, as well as live to safeguard the Community Elements to really kind of engage without relying on the police. And connect with people across we are just helping our community feel safe against people that the uk and globally. So that is going to were supposed to protect bea uk and globally. So that is going to be a great moment to really us. Kick start our year. Then we are i mean, they havent been protecting us like we should be protected working with schools and libraries so we take it upon ourselves and faith leaders. We have a great to protect ourselves, without using weapons and whatnot. Project with the Royal Shakespeare we are peacemakers. Company. We are working with this is a war. Minneapolis was ground zero faith for a movement to change the way leaders in the city to really explore notions of faith, what the country is policed and, with the eyes of the world watching, people have faith in and what a the city was great period to be having that going to set an example. Discussion when our faith that has but its struggling with just how probably been slightly shattered a to do that and facing a backlash. Little bit by this pandemic. But this will be a one off event our commitment is to end our citys never toxic relationship with to be repeated and hopefully people will want to come and the Minneapolis Police department, to end policing as we know it. Experience that. It is really nice to even in the charged atmosphere think about let alone talk about light at the end of this long after the floyd killing, and gloomy tunnel. Great to talk to you these City Council Members pledged to dismantle a policing system about it. Wish you well, chenine long accused of racism and build something new. Bhathena. We will talk about it once but things got it is under way next year but thank you for now. Complicated quickly. Thank you so in this northern suburb, much. There was a dramatic rise in gun royal mail has launched crime, shots ringing out nightly, a new parcel pick up service, whizzing through windows in which it will collect parcels and hitting houses. And mailfrom peoples doorsteps. The firm is trying to capitalise residents are so fed up, on a rise in Online Shopping they are suing the city. Which has been accelerated they believe the councils declaration emboldened by the coronavirus crisis. Criminals and demoralised though not the only company the police department. To offer the service, whatever the case, dozens royal mail hopes the new scheme will help deliver a brighter future. Of officers have left the force, fiona lamdin reports. Posties have been quitting or claiming medical leave. Delivering we have historically for decades, but for had victims of violence by police, thats not new. The first time in 168 years, from today, we live in an urban community. But the siege that we are they are now collecting parcels from your doorstep as well. Under right now, with gunfire every single you have got something for me to collect today . Night, you bring in extra force a direct swap. To stop this from happening chris went online, paid an extra 72p and the parcel he is sending in our community. Is now already on its way. Bureaucratic obstacles have slowed bristol has been trialling this the councils plans. For over a month and they have been critics say there are too many getting on average about 100 Unanswered Questions and advocates acknowledge that, anyway, this wouldnt parcels a day. Happen overnight. The largest they can take is twice bullets are not theoretical. The size of cabin luggage. We are seeing a rise in gun violence its easy to be at home and get someone to collect it. In our city and we have because you have to queue with two to figure out that question. Metres distance and Everything Else, thats precisely the problem so its a bit difficult if you have we need to be able to solve to stand half an hour, 40 minutes, if we want to divest just to deliver one parcel. From our current policing system its easy to come to the door, and invest in something two minutejob, pick it up and go. New. In the meantime, activists have what sort of people have staked a hold on territory taken it up so far . We have had a whole as leverage to press their case. Range of customers. They have created their own we have had young students, alternative, a Police Free Zone we have had the elderly and we have also had new parents who just cannot around the spot where a get out of the house for covid dying george floyd gasped for reasons or disability reasons. Air. They absolutely love the service the conversation has changed since that pivotal moment, that we are providing. But the police force hasnt, not yet. It feels a bit weird and little has been done to take parcels off people to prevent Something Like this when we are normally giving them, from happening again. So to take them off them Barbara Plett usher, is a bit of a change, but its a nice change bbc news, minneapolis. For the customers as well as us. Since the advent of e mail, royal mail has launched the number of letters this sorting office has seen has halved. A new parcel pick up service we were always looking at change in which you can request parcels and post be collected before covid hit and we were very from your doorstep. Much slowly becoming the firm is trying to capitalise a parcel company. On the rise in Online Shopping, now, since covid, as you can see, which has been accelerated we have lost a lot of letters and we are now moving by the coronavirus crisis. Into what are classed as parcels. Though not the only company to offer it will give the customer many more this sort of service, options for us to come and collect royal mail hopes the new scheme will help deliver a brighter future. It direct from them and we can fiona lamdin reports. Obviously now put it into the system and we will send posties have been delivering for decades, but for the first time it on its journey. In 168 years from today they but royal mail isjoining are now an already crowded market, collecting parcels with rivals like dpd, from your doorstep as hermes and dhl offering collections as well. Well. You have got something for me to collect today . A direct swap. It is a huge day for the postal service, arguably some chris went online, paid an extra of the biggest changes seen 72p and the parcel he is sending since the launch of the postbox back is now already on in 1852. Its way. Fiona lamdin, bbc news. Bristol has been trialling this for over a month and they have been getting on average about 100 now, the weather with stav. Parcels a day. The largest they can take is twice hello there. The size of cabin luggage. Its been another very wet day its easy to be at home and get for northern scotland but also very someone to collect it. Wet weather across a good swathe of england and wales, because you have to queue with two fairly gusty winds in places. Metres distance and Everything Else, but as we head on into thursday, so its a bit difficult if you have a ridge of High Pressure to stand half an hour, 40 minutes, will start to move in, just to deliver one parcel. So it will turn drier for many of us its easy to come to the door, with some sunny spells developing. Two minutejob, pick it up and go. There will still be a few showers what sort of people have or patchy spells of rain around. Taken it up so far . Now, as we head through the latter we have had a whole range of customers. Part of today, you can see the area we have had young students, of low pressure which contain we have had the elderly and we have the remnants of storm barbara, clearing away into the north sea. Also had new parents who just cannot we still have this area get out of the house for covid of low pressure affecting the northern half of scotland, reasons or disability so here, wet and windy through the course of the night. Reasons. They absolutely love the service a lot of cloud further south, one or two showers around that we are providing. But theres also some clear spells it feels a bit weird developing by the end of the night. To take parcels off people when we are normally giving them, it will be another fairly mild night so to take them off them across the south, not quite as mild is a bit of a change, as it was the previous night. But its a nice change for the customers as well as us. Further north, 7 9 degrees, so here a little bit cooler. Since the advent of e mail, the number of letters this sorting complex area of low pressure continues to slip away office has seen has halved. Into the norwegian sea. We were always looking at change before covid hit and we were very still a hang back, though, much slowly becoming across the northern half of the country, where well see a parcel company. Now, since covid, as you further spells of rain and wind, but a ridge of High Pressure can see, will continue to move we have lost a lot in from the west and thats whats going to settle things down. Of letters and we are now moving we start off with quite a bit of cloud around, into what are classed as parcels. Though, thursday morning, it will give the customer many more a few showers dotted around. Cloudier skies generally options for us to come and collect across scotland and the far north of england, with outbreaks of rain. It direct from them and we can fairly gusty winds which will slowly obviously now put it into the system ease down and then well see and we will send it increasing amounts of sunshine starting to build in from on its journey. The west as that ridge of High Pressure moves in. But royal mail isjoining it will be a cooler air mass, an already crowded market, though, for all of us on thursday. With rivals like dpd, so it will be noticeable, generally hermes and dhl offering collections as the low teens for most of us. We could make 15 or 16 well. In the south east given theres some it is a huge day for the postal good spells of sunshine. Service, arguably some it doesnt last long, though, of the biggest changes seen because the next frontal system will work its way in off since the launch of the postbox back in the atlantic for friday, initially pushing into northern 1852. And Western Areas with the winds fiona lamdin, increasing here as well and we could see a band of fairly heavy rain working its way eastwards bbc news. Through the course of the day. Behind it, well start thats the tory we are all talking to see blustery showers, about today. Thats right thats some of them merging together to produce longer spells of rain the story we are talking about but there will be some sunshine following on behind. Today. Now its time for a look but it will be a windy day at the weather with stav. For all of us, gusting in excess hello there. Of 30 miles an hour, its been a very wet day for parts in fact, across the north west of scotland as those of england and wales and also its blustery showers arrive. Continued wet across northern temperature wise, scotland too. On the cooler side. But on thursday, we should start to see a bit of an improvement again, i think single figure values across the north of scotland, for many of us, as a ridge of high the low teens for pressure moves in from the west. Much of england and wales. We should see some sunshine as we head on into the as we head on into the weekend, afternoon for some of us. This complex area of low pressure, it stays unsettled. Low pressure will bring a very windy which contains the remnants day, widespread gales on saturday. Of storm barbara, clearing away into the norwegian sea, some spells of heavy rain. Taking the very wet weather mild on saturday, then it turns with it this evening. A bit cooler again on sunday. So it should be a little bit drier for england and wales. A few showers around, quite a bit of cloud too, but it stays pretty windy and wet, though, for the northern half of scotland. Here, temperature single figures but still quite mild across the south. So, thursday starts off rather cloudy, showers pretty much anywhere. These will tend to ease away from good portions of england and wales and Northern Ireland but it stays pretty cloudy and wet for much of scotland, the far north of england, quite windy here too. In the sunshine, we could make 15 or 16 degrees in the south east, otherwise a little bit cooler for all. Another frontal system will work its way from the atlantic across the country on friday. Its very wet and windy on saturday. Hello, youre watching this is bbc news. Bbc news at 5pm. The headlines. Im simon mccoy. South yorkshire will the headlines face the toughest covid rules from saturday. Pubs and bars which dont South Yorkshire will serve food will close, face the toughest covid rules from saturday and there are tight restrictions pubs and bars which dont on households mixing. Serve food will close given the rate of reinfection, and there are tight restrictions on households mixing. The Prime Minister says there will given the number of hospital be money for Greater Manchester. Admissions weve currently got the mayor of Greater Manchester here in South Yorkshire, this was the right move for us. Was offered a further £60 million, which he turned down, but clearly, we want to come out mr speaker, with no encouragement, i may say, of support of it as quickly as we possibly can. From the right honourable gentleman, the Prime Minister says there will so i can tell the house today, be money for Greater Manchester. Mr speaker, that that cash will be the mayor of Greater Manchester distributed to was offered a further £60 million, the boroughs which he turned down, of greater mr speaker, with no encouragement, i may say, of support manchester. From the right honourable gentleman, labour accuse him of so i can tell the house today, pitching mr speaker, that that cash will be region against region. I really think the Prime Ministers crossed the rubicon here, not just with the miserly way he has treated Greater Manchester but the grubby take it or leave it way that these deals are being done. Its corrosive to public trust. The Scottish Government extends its restrictions as it prepares to announce its own tier system. Pass all here for you chris. And ive also got one to collect for you today. Stamping out covid queues at the post office the royal mail launches a click and collect service on your doorstep. South yorkshire will move into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions on saturday. Alongside Greater Manchester, the region willjoin the Liverpool City Region in tier 3. Under the new rules pubs and bars which do not serve substantial meals have to close, and there will be further restrictions on households mixing. Making the announcement this morning mayor danjarvis said the area will receive £41 million in extra funding. The new restrictions will apply to all four local Authority Areas in South Yorkshire barnsley, doncaster, rotherham and sheffield. 0ur correspondent dan johnson sent this from sheffield. This is another 1. 3 Million People who will now be living under local lockdown restrictions, as the whole of South Yorkshire goes into that very high tier of further measures, and thats because the case numbers have kept rising here. The latest figure across this county is 350 cases per hundred thousand people. Not necessarily the highest of all places, but there is concern that that has gone up in the last couple of weeks, and the mayor here, dan jarvis, said that more older people we re jarvis, said that more older people were contracting the virus and that the number of people with coronavirus and the hospitals here had doubled again over the last ten days. He said there was no sign of that relenting in the coming weeks and that is why inaction wasnt an option, so now people here facing more disruption to their social lives and to businesses, too. Even the youngest lives are impacted by the youngest lives are impacted by the virus and that means here playtime will soon be over. |j the virus and that means here playtime will soon be over. I dont understand why some play is included at all. For a lot of us that have either had babies in lockdown or just before, we have onlyjust been allowed out, and now we are being told no, stay at home again. Im not sure if it is fair on all the businesses, like for instance here, they are covid secure, they have put so much in place. And people are following the rules. So i dont think it is fair. We have worked really ha rd think it is fair. We have worked really hard to keep our bank of staff on as many people as possible through furlough. And keep their households taking over, now we will struggle to keep those staff on board. We have worked really hard to keep customers on board and getting safety procedures right so customers have confident in us but we will have confident in us but we will have to start again with that. Greg knapp fun as being limited too with betting shops closing along with pubs that dont do food. How do i feel about it . I think i speak for most of my staff, and certainly the management team, it is devastating. It isa management team, it is devastating. It is a livelihood, it is a way of life, we have had the entire business pulled from under us. Tighter restrictions will apply across sheffield, rotherham, barnsley, doncaster. People are being advised to travel out of South Yorkshire only for work, education or caring responsibilities. Lindseys care responsibilities are close to home. She has chronic asthma and her daughter is on immunosuppressant drugs. With the situation my family have come i am sort of pleased it has happened but i wish would happen sooner. It feels a bit like we are in limbo. Things are getting worse, then why were we shielding now than we were first time round . What makes the difference . There is £41 million to support businesses here after a deal with than much more quickly and smoothly than some other cities, and the government is talking about further restrictions being applied in more places. Yes, this deal may not have been as difficult as some other cities, but there was a bit of confusion, exactly what the restrictions and measures would be but that is now becoming clearer. I think there is an issue perhaps about the way some of these restrictions are being communicated. But very much people here now getting used to what these new restrictions will be, considering what the impact on their social lives and the business live of a city like sheffield will be, and there is further questions about how long this will last, and one big testis long this will last, and one big test is what will the measure be open when restrictions will be loosened again . That is something for politicians to work out with Health Official so people arent stuck with these extra measures right through the winter. That has been a concern but the mayor here is saying there is a funding package in place at least out people for the next few weeks, the next few months if necessary. The Prime Minister has announced that the government will be giving the boroughs of Greater Manchester an extra £60 million in funding, as the region goes into tier 3. It comes after talks with the mayor for Greater Manchester andy burnham collapsed yesterday. Sarah corker reports. These signs in Greater Manchester havent aged well. On friday, restrictions for the 2. 8 Million People living here will tighten once again. Pubs will close, travel in and out of the area is not advised. Local leaders have demanded more funding to help the lowest paid workers, who will be hit hardest by tier 3 closures. I think andy burnham has done a greatjob, sticking up for the people of manchester. I think that its necessary. Someone needs to listen to the people, and so why not manchester . For ten days, the politicians had been deadlocked. The labour mayor of Greater Manchester said hed accept a support package of £65 million. The government offered 60. There was no agreement. And this was andy burnham finding out the news during his own press conference, yesterday. So its going to be £20 million only, and they are going to try and pick off individual councils. From crowd disgraceful boo an absolute disgrace i mean, its brutal, to be honest, isnt it . This isnt the way, this is no way to run the country in a national crisis. In a strongly worded letter, some conservative mps from Greater Manchester said mr burnham was putting his ego before his responsibility to those he represents, and accused him of putting hundreds of thousands of people in jeopardy. Today in the commons, the Prime Minister announced the £60 million package will be distributed. Yesterday, the mayor of Greater Manchester was offered a further £60 million, which he turned down, mr speaker, with no encouragement, i may say, to support from the right honourable gentleman, so what i can tell the house today, mr speaker, is that that cash will be distributed to the boroughs of Greater Manchester. Workers affected by tier 3 restrictions, so those employed by businesses forced to close by law, will have two thirds of their wages paid for by the government. The hospitality sector, though, fears some businesses may not survive moving into this top tier of restrictions. Were treading water, and we seem to be playing a game at the moment. Every day, i dont know whether im opening, closing. Last week, i didnt know what tier we were going to be in. We ran all our food down, we ran all our beer down, our cask, so it wouldnt perish, and then the next day im told that i need to reorder, and then were ordering, and then were going to shut down again, so its playing a bit of a game, really, at the moment, and its affecting everybody. Greater manchester is the first area to be forced into englands highest level of alert, against the wishes of local leaders, who say theyre standing up for an area already suffering after months of local lockdown. Sarah corker, bbc news in manchester. Borisjohnson and keir starmer have clashed over the governments local coronavirus strategy in england. Sir keir starmer accused the government of bargaining with peoples lives while the Prime Minister said no other country in europe had given as much support as his government. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. Reporter why is it so chaotic . Are you short changing the people of manchester . Big questions for the government over its local restrictions plan. After a breakdown in talks with Greater Manchester, and warnings of a grim winter ahead, many have questioned what economic support will be available, and what the exit plan is, as many employees face weeks with their workload. Their rent and mortgage will not be lower. Theirfood and heating bills will not be lower and that could last for months. Why cant the Prime Minister and the chancellor understand this . Stop bargaining with peoples lives, stop dividing communities and provide the support that is needed in manchester. The government says it is offering proportionate funding to all areas and manchester would get the money offered yesterday, £60 million distributed to local boroughs. Theres no other country in europe, mr speaker, where so much support and help has been given to the population to get through this crisis and we will continue to do that. But will local measures be enough . Labour is calling for a short lockdown across england. The Prime Minister was too slow in the first phase of this pandemic, he is being too slow again, we cannot repeat this mistake. Will he act in the Public Interest and take the opportunity to put in place a circuit break this friday . He cannot say how many Circuit Breakers he thinks will be necessary, he cannot say how long they would go on, he cannot say how much damage they would do to the uk economy and to peoples mental health, mr speaker. We on the other hand want to go on with our common sensical approach. That approach has not always been easy. The governments policy of local restrictions was designed to allow for Rapid Intervention to make sure that local leaders were on board, both to share expertise and responsibility. But, in truth, many of the talks have proved slow and the situation in Greater Manchester shows that local support cannot be taken for granted. Getting local leaders and political opponents on the same page has not always been easy. This phase of the pandemic, is proving a lot less consensual. Nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. 0ur Political Correspondent, iain watson, says there is no sign of the united political front, that was once on display between labour and the government. You would think the last thing you would need in the midst of a pandemic would be political squabbling. It is increasing not decreasing. At a National Level we have heard two different views of how we should be approaching this crisis, wasjohnson with a regional approach, keir starmer asking for a mini lockdown, a circuit breaker, to be instituted as early as friday across england. There is also a big divide between central and local government increasingly, add a few things that didnt quite come up in that report at pmqs but did come up over the session itself, one was a fight over a bailout for transport for london, and borisjohnson called the labour mayor sadiq khan bankrupt. Sadiq khan then responded and said borisjohnson was vindictive. We have heard about the sheffield deal as well. Well, interestingly at nine oclock this morning it seemed it was all sweetness and light between the government and the Sheffield City region mayor dan jarvis, the labour mayor. However, it would appear a few hours later that there is a lot more descent, and the leader of Rotherham Council for example saying there were only offered a take it or leave it deal, the government wasnt listening or it would have got more money. The former leader of Sheffield Council, now an mp, clive betts saying much the same thing and accusing the government of not listening. And then because of this regional approach of this regional approach, there tends to be a confusion about what some of the measures are. Again, the labour mp was asking a government Health Minister whether people could go on holiday from tier three and got three contradictory answers during one virtual zoom session. So that is a consequence of doing things on a regional basis but the argument the government has made consistently as it is simply wrong to lockdown places with a low prevalence of the virus, to close down their economies, and what it is doing is having a targeted approach, but the difficulty is that that obviously inevitably involves protracted negotiations and some rancour. Coronavirus restrictions in scotland, which saw the closure of pubs and restaurants in the central belt area and a 6pm indoor hospitality curfew elsewhere are to be extended until the 2nd of november. Therell then be a tier system introduced. Lorna gordon sent us this update from glasgow. Those restrictions, which were due to expire on monday, have been extended for another week. There will be Financial Support offered to businesses affected, but the industry body, the scottish licensed trade association, has commented. They say theyre extremely disappointed by the extension of these restrictions and that they think the damage could be irreparable. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, acknowledged those worries in her comments at her daily briefing. She said she knew the restrictions are very unwelcome, harsh for businesses, harsh emotionally. None, she said, are being taken lightly, but it is all about trying to save lives. In the last 24 hours, as you say, theres been some extremely sobering figures coming out. 28 people have died whove tested positive for the virus. Thats the highest number of deaths since the 21st may. Nicola sturgeon said that those relate, of course, to people who were probably infected two or three weeks ago. She also said, although its still very early days, she does believe the restrictions, coupled with earlier restrictions on household gatherings indoors, seem to be making a difference. I can confirm that we have decided to extend these measures for a further week. This is first and foremost a Public Health decision. Although we have grounds for cautious optimism that the restrictions are having an effect, the clinical advice to cabinet is that it would not be safe to lift them as early as monday. Secondly, the extension allows us to transition more smoothly to the new levels system that we hope will be introduced on 2nd november. So, the current restrictions being rolled over until 2nd november, when a new strategic framework, a traffic light system, will be introduced here in scotland and we know that there are discussions about potentially that being a five tier system. Well hear more about that on friday. Gyms will be able to reopen across liverpool, after the government bowed to pressure to bring it in line with other areas under tier 3 measures. They were ordered to close when the area was placed into the very high level of coronavirus restrictions. Liverpool metro mayor Steve Rotheram said they would now be allowed to reopen but soft play areas would close. The headlines on bbc news. South yorkshire will face the toughest covid rules from saturday pubs and bars which dont serve food will close and there are tight restrictions on households mixing. As Greater Manchester prepares to move tier 3 the government says the door is still open for further talks about a Financial Support deal. The Scottish Government extends its restrictions as it prepares to announce its own tier system. Protests against Police Brutality in nigeria have turned violent, with soldiers reportedly opening fire on demonstrators in the countrys biggest city, lagos. There are reports that at least 20 people have been killed, with more wounded. The Nigerian Military have denied involvement the government has appealed for calm and promised a full inquiry. Some viewers may find images in caroline hawleys report distressing. A peaceful protest was how it began. Large crowds of people came out to raise their voices against Police Brutality despite a curfew. What happened later, when the Security Forces turned out, has shocked the nation. Gunshots. Dusk fell to the sound of live gunfire. Eyewitnesses say soldiers were firing directly at them. 0ne described it as pandemonium. People took shelter where they could to try to keep safe. They are shooting, they are shooting at us, they are shooting. This morning the governor of lagos visited some of the wounded. An investigation has been promised as International Condemnation mounts, including from celebrities like beyonce, rihanna and one man u footballer. I cant keep quiet any more for what is going on back home in nigeria. I would say to the nigerian government, you guys are a shame to the world for killing your own citizens, sending the military to the streets to kill unarmed protesters because they are protesting for their rights. It is uncalled for. The protests in nigeria began earlier this month. Young people demanding the abolition of a Notorious Police unit. The special anti robbery squad, seen here in footage posted on youtube, is accused of torture, extortion and even extrajudicial killings. It has been disbanded, but the anger over Police Brutality here has not gone away. And what happened in lagos last night is likely to only fuel the Anti Government fury. The president has appealed for calm. He says Police Reforms are gathering pace, but the question for nigeria, africas biggest economy, the continents my most populous country, is what next . Caroline hawley, bbc news. An eyewitness who was there last nght has described seeing the dead bodies of people who had been shot, and what he says were paid actors stirring up trouble amongst the protests. I saw over three dead bodies died on the spot after they had been shot last night. I saw them, so it was really, really terrible. And these people were not holding any form of weapons. They were only holding the nigerian flag. There were thugs that were being paid to start up trouble so that they can say that they are part of the protests. Those people were not part of the protest. That was another strategy they were trying to employ and when they realised that, the protesters refused to fight back and everyone was holding their flag. They refused to fight back because they were using thugs and that strategy paid them, that was why they brought out the military, and for them to say that, that is a total lie. The latest figures show the government borrowed £36. 1 billion in september. The figure is £28. 4 billion more than in the same period last year. The office for National Statistics said it was the third highest figure for any month since records began, in 1993. New figures also show the uks inflation rate, which tracks the prices of goods and services, climbed to nought point five percent in september, from 0. 2 in august. The European Unions chief negotiator, michel barnier, has insisted that a trade deal with the uk is still possible and says the eu will work right up until the last day to secure a satisfactory outcome. Mr barnier told the European Parliament that the eus door was open for future negotiations but preparations must also be made for a no deal scenario. Downing street has said it will only resume negotiations when the eu fundamentally changes its position. The government has said it wont change its policy despite Marcus Rashfords campaign for Free School Meals in england. It comes after the campaigning footballer said child hunger is worse now than it was in the summer, when the government agreed to extend Free School Meals. Ahead of a vote in the commons tonight on a labour plan to offer food support to poorer families until after easter, rashford said he would be looking out for those prepared to turn a blind eye to vulnerable childrens needs. The government says it already supports families through the welfare system. Laura farris is a conservative mp for newbury. She supports the governments position. I think it is fair to say, is that right . Yes, thats right. So you will be voting against the labour proposal tonight . Yes, will be voting against the labour proposaltonight . Yes, i will be voting against the labour proposal tonight . Yes, i will, will be voting against the labour proposaltonight . Yes, iwill, i mean, i supported Marcus Rashfords campaign in the summerfor a number of reasons, actually, primarily it was because i spoke to heads in my area who told me that the children from poorerfamilies area who told me that the children from poorer families were the ones they found hardest to access during they found hardest to access during the summer term and i was really concerned about the experience they we re concerned about the experience they were having, you know, absent from school, very intermittent contact with their teachers, and i thought it was appropriate that Free School Meals were funded for the six weeks over the summer months and i made a speech on that, actually, when it came to the debate. Bacca what you said was you said it is now incumbent on the government more than ever to support the Simple Yet Effective Solutions for the children in our society. Im just wondering what has changed since then. In our society. Im just wondering what has changed since thenlj in our society. Im just wondering what has changed since then. I thank you for reminding me of that because thatis you for reminding me of that because that is exactly the principle i have applied to the governments position now, and the two things the government is doing, the principle here is do we think that the poorest families in society require extra support, and the answer on which we com pletely support, and the answer on which we completely agree with labour is yes. The only difference is how we operate the leaders of the welfare state to achieve that and what the government is doing at a sort of National Level is it has topped up universal credit by £1000 for every recipient. That began on 6th of april but the most significant thing, which i wasnt satisfied was working well enough in summer but i know from talking to my own local council is, is the government emergency money it has made available through hardship funds to local councils. When i speak to my counsel, they are very confident they have access to those vulnerable families, notjust they have access to those vulnerable families, not just actually supporting them with food, but with rent, council tax, if supporting them with food, but with rent, counciltax, if they supporting them with food, but with rent, council tax, if they need replacement white goods. They have got a really structured plan. So it is not that i dont think those families dont need support, it is not that i am turning a blind eye. So it is Marcus Rashford wrong when he says child hunger was worse now thanit he says child hunger was worse now than it was in the summer . he says child hunger was worse now than it was in the summer . I dont disagree. Im not sure what the empirical basis is for him saying that but i dont disagree this is a particularly ha rd that but i dont disagree this is a particularly hard time and i am a new independent minded mp who always ta kes new independent minded mp who always takes my own view and direction on this, and takes my own view and direction on this, and i am absolutely satisfied that the emergency package is the government has put in place are going to be able to reach the poorest families, the ones who most need support with food and other essential. So you do think that Marcus Rashford is wrong when he says child hunger is worse than it was in the summer . I didnt say that any noi was in the summer . I didnt say that any no i didnt. I agree the most vulnerable families need extra support and i am satisfied the government has put into place through the universal Credit System and also through the local authority targeted hardship funding the money that goes to support those families and it is notjust actually child hunger, it is written, rent, heating, council tax, and i have taken quite a lot of time to scrutinise that within my own constituency and local authority. Perhaps it is different in newbury but certainly in other parts of the country people have been through the worst year in their lives. They are struggling, many of them have been on furlough, of course that ends, has just on furlough, of course that ends, hasjust come to on furlough, of course that ends, has just come to an end, many people have lost their jobs. Has just come to an end, many people have lost theirjobs. You dont have to ask too many people before you ask stories where people are really struggling to feed their children. Things have got far worse than they we re things have got far worse than they were before. The government was pushed into a u turn back then, a u turn that you welcome, im just wondering why you are prepared to vote with them against this policy now . Well, i think your analysis is correct, but one of the things you havent sort of cover at all is for example those who have moved on to universal credit because they have lost theirjob, say, and you are right to point that out, are now receiving £1000 a year more than they would have done over the previous universal credit scheme. You are not reflecting the fact that local authorities have another 63 million in recognition of the fact that there will be families in particular times of hardship, and that money has been allocated for that money has been allocated for that purpose. I have to say, i havent heard any of this from the labour opposition so it is almost for example in the context of universal credit, it is almost like that extra £1000 didnt happen because nobody is prepared to offer an analysis of whether helps or does not help families who are out of work. Respectfully i would say it does make a significant difference and it is absolutely right that government makes a decision. But the fa ct government makes a decision. But the fact it is not simply going to the free School Voucher system doesnt mean it is not providing supplementary funding for those families, and in recognition of the points that you just made, and that are true, which is that a lot of families are going through hardship. 0ne families are going through hardship. One of your colleagues, paul scully, at labour, and wanting an apology for this. Speaking of opposition to labours motion to extend these Free School Meals, he says children have been going hungry for years. school meals, he says children have been going hungry for years. I think he also went on to say that wasnt a desirable state of affairs but i think the point that he was making is the extension of Free School Meals through the holiday period is something that no government of any stripe, whether it was the Labour Government between 97 and 2000 or the conservative government weather in coalition or beyond, it hasnt been an established government policy to pay for lunch. But shouldnt it be . The very reason there was a u turn in the government suggested that some of your collea g u es suggested that some of your colleagues realise that perhaps it should be. You have touched on a very good point and it wasnt actually just the summer very good point and it wasnt actuallyjust the Summer Holiday where Free School Meals were provided, they were also provided through the summer half term and the easter holidays, but you will recall that has because that moment in time the schools were closed, so that was an Emergency Response to an emergency situation. Never in my lifetime have children been required to remain at home and do all of their learning from the home environment, and we know that would have been a hugely variable experience and particularly hard on the children who were at the lowest end. So that was that sort of package of Emergency Support but the reality is that all the schools are open now, i think 99 of schools across the country are open. We are digressing a bit because what labour are saying, and the point about this is child hunger, lets be specific about this, labour says 900,000 children in coded hotspots will go hungry unless there is an extension to the food scheme. Is that figure nonsense . I dont disagree with the way the figures are being presented, what i am simply saying is the manner to support those families is available and when i look to my own local council, it is the revenue benefits team who keeps them connected to those families. Forgive me, i dont want to interrupt but what you are saying, the suggestion would be the money is there, if children are going hungry it is because their parents are spending it on Something Else. Do you believe that . I dont think i have said that andi that . I dont think i have said that and i think that distorts the a nswe rs and i think that distorts the answers i have given before. What it saysis answers i have given before. What it says is that money has been made available this year so the £1000 extra in universal credit isnt a long standing feature. It was made available from the beginning of the tax year, from the 6th of april, so families on universal credit will only just be receiving families on universal credit will onlyjust be receiving the benefit of that. Secondly, the Emergency Hardship Fund that was given out to councils was done so over the summer, and the reason i supported Free School Meal vouchers before was i wasnt sure the kind of synapses of that network were sufficiently well developed at the time and it wasnt appropriate instead to give those families a voucher. But i now know that the time that has elapsed has allowed local authorities to get that extra funding in place and targeted and available, and as i say, it is notjust about hunger, it is about heating and rent and council tax and the provision of white goods. If a struggling familys washing machine breaks, the local authorities now have emergency funds to replace those in those circumstances. So in fact it is a holistic approach to poverty, and ive done quite a bit of work scrutinising the figures in the breakdown and the allocation mechanisms with my own local authority before i make my decision on this vote and in relation to what the government was saying, so i feel like i have tested it quite thoroughly before reaching this view. Forgive me, but listening to you here now, and you clearly have done a lot of work on this, yet there is Marcus Rashford, who has been through this, who as a child himself knows exactly what going hungry actually means, and if he says it is still going on, that Free School Meals make such a difference to the point that the government was dissuaded of this in the summer, therefore the principle was argued, and won over successfully, im just wondering, do you feel you are right now and wrong then, or were you wrong then and you are right now . think im right both times, and i hope, the fact that i have taken a different view, i am perfectly capable of exercising my own judgment on this and notjust passively doing what im told. You havent been got at . passively doing what im told. You havent been got at . I have considered very carefully the arguments on each occasion. I used to be the governor of an Inner City School in london, and Child Poverty is something i feel very strongly about. But, you know, the distinction between the summer period and now, there are two distinctions. First of all that those children have been completely out of the School System for a whole term, and even though these schools we re term, and even though these schools were in principle open for vulnerable people, i think the reality was the take up was very low, so there has been an incredibly dislocated education experience, and the second thing which actually pushed me in the summer was that although i knew hardship funds had been made available to councils, i wasnt sure that they had yet got to a position where they had sort of devised a scheme for getting that money to families, and so i thought in order to stave off child hunger, we needed to return to the Free School Meal voucher system over the six week summer break, and i supported it for that reason. But coming to this period in time, time has elapsed, all those children are backin has elapsed, all those children are back in school and the local authorities have had time to develop their schemes to help those families particularly during the christmas holiday, and as i say it is notjust food, there is a number of other critical categories of support. I have mentioned utilities and rent and council tax, and i have scrutinised all of those, and i am satisfied that the leaders of the welfare state are operating in such a way to give those families the support they will need over these particularly difficult months. But ina particularly difficult months. But in a different context, because the children are now back in the school setting. Thank you forjoining us. This sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres. The longest six nations in history will finally reach its conclusion this month with irelands game against italy restarting the tournament again on saturday. Leinster duo will connors and hugo keenan will make their test debuts during the game in dublin. Johnny sexton will captain the side after shaking off recent hamstring troubles. Hes admitted his poor individual performance in their defeat to england in march has been playing on his mind for the past eight months. Ireland were beaten 24 12 at twickenham in their final game before the six nations was suspended. Against wales we got to show some really good stuff and we try to do the same thing against england. Its about picking the tournament where we need to attack and picking the time when we want to kick and playing the conditions and defences. As we see, we are not thinking of putting on a show. We want everyone to enjoy the game but the most important thing to us is that we win. Important thing to us is that we win. The last round of the competition, involving all six teams, will take place the following weekend. Before that, though, scotland begin their autumn series with a game against georgia on friday. South africa born duo duhan Van Der Merwe and oh kebble are set to make their scotland debuts. Glasgow Hooker Fraser brown will captain the side for the first time, in the absence of stuart hogg, whos still on club duty with exeter. Itll be browns 51st cap. And finn russell returns to the bench for the First Time Since he was sent home from the six nations injanuary for breaching team protocol. Staying with rugby, with the Premiership Rugby final taking place this weekend wasps have been given the green light for the game, despite seven players and four members of staff testing positive for coronavirus in the past week. Premiership rugby reported that there were no more positives in the latest round of testing. Wasps said they were delighted they could take their rightful place in the match against exeter on saturday at twickenham. Bad news for the super league, though, afterfive catalans players, and two members of staff, received positive tests for covid 19. It means tomorrows game against hull fc in perpignan has been cancelled. The catalans will now have three outstanding fixtures, following the previous postponement of fixtures against leeds rhinos and wigan warriors. The club will undergo a further round of testing in the coming days. Arsenal midfielder mesut 0zil has spoken out for the first time, since being left out of their 25 Man Premier League squad registered yesterday. He hasnt played for the club since 7th march and can now only play for arsenal under 23s, until his deal expires next summer. He posted an emotional statement on social media, claiming hes been showing a lack of loyalty. He says hes deeply disappointed, and that, upon signing my new contract in 2018, i pledged my allegiance to the club and it saddens me that this has not been reciprocated. Loyalty is ha rd to come by nowadays. No matter what, i will keep fighting for my chance and not let my eighth season at arsenal end like this. England will play the republic of ireland in a friendly next month, after the irish filled the gap left when new zealand pulled out. The game will be played behind closed doors at wembley on november the 12th. New zealand withdrew over concerns about travel and availablity in the pandemic. Englands last meeting with the republic finished in a goalless draw in dublin five years ago. Australias ben 0connor has won stage 17 of the giro ditalia. After missing out on victory yesterday by just seven seconds, the ntt rider made his move with five miles to go for the biggest win of his career. Britains Tao Geoghegan hart remains fourth overall after finishing alongside race leaderjoao almeida. Dont forget you can keep up to date with the latest on the second stage of the vuelta a espana, plus all of todays other stories on the bbc sport website. But thats all the sport for now. Borisjohnson has claimed transport for london was effectively bankru pted, even before the outbreak of covid 19. The Prime Minister made the comments in the house of commons, after the mayor of london sadiq khan accused the government of draconian demands in return for a second bailout. Mrjohnson said that any need to increase fares was entirely the responsibility of sadiq khan. We can talk to the london mayor, sadiq khan, now. Good afternoon. What did you make of what Boris Johnson had good afternoon. What did you make of what borisjohnson had to say in the houseit gives me no pleasure in saying so but our Prime Minister has lied. He will know that before the covert pandemic hit our city, tfl has reduced its operation deficit by more than 86 and we have managed to increase our cash balances by more than 31 and reduced out rating costs by each year. Londoners have done the right thing is asked to do so by the government by staying at home are not using the public transport. We, as a transport authority, rely hugely on fares from londoners and more than 90 of that has dried up. This is why we need a covid bailed out from the government. What the government is doing instead is punishing government it is shown londoners that they are trying to set us up for fools by lying to the house of commons. Unlike any other transport authority in the world, about 80 of our income comes from passengers. Paris is 38 , new york and madrid by 48 . Since march, we have had more than 90 of our affairs income drying up. I increased our cash bala nces drying up. I increased our cash balances during the four years that we have been there. We have used these to provide 100 services and we only have 35 of people using the tube and only 30 of people using our buses. The government has given a blank cheque for 18 months with no condition but they want to punish londoners. We want borisjohnson to explain why that is rather than lying on the floor of the house of commons. He points his finger at you. Let me explain the importance of tfl to our city. It is integral. 0ur city contributes about a quarter of our countrys gdp. Because of the covert or pandemic, we have fewer passengers using our tube so for a short period, we do need assistance from the government. They have been willing to give assistance to privatised train operating companies. They are still willing, the problem is that they have you over a barrel. What they are suggesting is an increase of the congestion zone and they want to increase council tax or suggest that this should be increased to cover this. They want to raise fares. Something that you fought against but you are again you are in no position to argue. What londoners will be angry about is that the government appears to be punishing londoners to do the right thing by extending the congestion charge. By making all londoners pay Additional Council tax and by increasing fares well above inflation in london but also by removing free travel from some of the poorest children and some of the poorest children and some of the poorest children and some of the poorest londoners above the age of 60, the question that the government has to answer is why are they punishing londoners . Why are they punishing londoners . Why are they bullying londoners when we have done the right thing which is not to use public transport since march . M has not worked given that you are now in so much trouble stop they wrote a letter to you explaining that the possibility of government taking over tfl, what is your reaction to that . The question that the government has to answer is that how is it that a world class transport authority has managed to reduce transport deficit and increase our cash balances by more than 31 , reduce our base cost by more than £1 million and reduce our year by year cost by £150 million and the government thinks that they can doa and the government thinks that they can do a betterjob than we have done when in fact, the only reason that we have financial challenges is because there are fewer passengers using public transport for a very good reason. In future we will have fewer passengers on transport as well. What i would say to the Prime Minister is lets not play the silly games. Let us make a deal that is right for london and right for our country because our country needs lending to contribute to its wealth and prosperity. 0ur city needs tfl to run well. Lets not do this by lying in the house of commons. Let s get around a table and sort this out. You are still in the position that you are in. What about expanding the congestion zone, is that going to have to happen . expanding the congestion zone, is that going to have to happen . I am not willing to accept these draconian conditions that the government is imposing on some of the poorest londoners. What i propose to borisjohnson is, meet with me and lets get around a table to find a way that we can in the short term. That is quite clear that that is not going to happen. Given the significant rise in condition, he has also gone into other options, none of which that you favour. There is no discussion to be had, you are so far apart that the only thing that appears is likely is that the government will step in and take over from you. Londoners have the experience of the government running a privatised Train Company which they experience cancellations, delays and a huge amount of strikes. Compare that to london where we have reduced rights by 74 and we have managed to free freeze fares over the last four yea rs freeze fares over the last four years and provide a world class transport system, londoners would prefer tfl transport in london. Can i move onto a coronavirus and the restrictions . I have had a tweet from one person asking, why did you push hard for the 10pm curfew and then one month later a call for it to be strapped scrapped immediately . I supported the government a month ago when they introduced the 10pm curfew as a way to reduce social interaction and to reduce the spread of the virus. 0nce the 10pm curfew was introduced, what we have realised quickly is that there is a lot of congestion outside pubs, bars and restaurants after 10pm but also in public transport so i first asked for 10pm but also in public transport so ifirst asked for a 10pm but also in public transport so i first asked for a rapid review of the 10pm curfew. Now that we have adhered to in london, where household mixing is not allowed indoors and not allowed in pubs, bars or in homes, what i would say to the government is that in addition to hospitality sector with Financial Support, they should remove the 10pm curfew and that would allow the pubs and restaurants to have additional sittings at a time where they are not viable and they need the income. If the measure is not working, you change that measure. Back on the issue of tfl, you resigned to fact that you may well lose control of this . you resigned to fact that you may well lose control of this . I am clear in my mind that i will not accept draconian conditions. You have said that. But given where you are, given the position that the government has taken, there is a com plete government has taken, there is a complete and pass here impasse here. My door is open, and rather than negotiating on the floor of house of commons or by government ministers lying on tv and they get around the table with myself and tfl and dst and work out a deal. The government is in danger of damaging the countrys wealth and prosperity by seeking to punish londoners with these conditions on tfl. This is all about politics, it is not really about politics, it is not really about londoners . Yes i agree, the government is playing Party Politics and being vindictive. I said to the government, stop it. We need to tfl to work properly for our city. I am happy to reach and work with me how long will it be before the government steps and you think the many that we have will run out at the end of this month. Unless the government does a deal with the tfl by the end of this month, we will have no choice but to reduce services as we are required to do by the legislation. This means fewer tubes, fewer buses which will lead to more congestion and which could lead to social distancing not being able to happen on public transport and that will lead to the virus spreading. It is in all of our interest for the government to do a sensible deal with tfl to avoid that happening. Thank you for your time. The royal mail has got a new parcel pick up service. They are not the only company to offer the surface, royal mail hopes the new scheme will help deliver a brighter future. Posties have delivered since decades. I direct idirect swap, i direct swap, chris went online and paid an extra 72p and the parcel he is sending is now already on its way. Bristol has been trialling this for over a month and they have been getting on average about 100 parcels per day. The largest they can take is twice the size of cabin luggage. It is easy to be at home and get someone to collect it because you have to queue up to metres and Everything Else so it is difficult. It is easierfor us Everything Else so it is difficult. It is easier for us to come at the door, two minutejob and pick it up and go. We have had a whole range of customers such as students and elderly people and we have also had new parents who cant get out of the house for covid reasons or disability reasons. They absolutely love the service that we are providing. It feels weird to take parcels from people when we are delivering them. It is a nice change for the customer as well as us. The number of letters this sorting office has seen has half. We are a lwa ys office has seen has half. We are always looking a change before covid hit and we were very much becoming a parcel company. Now because of covert we have lost the lift a lot of letters. We are now moving into what we class parcels. We are giving the customer more options. And we can now put it into the system and we will send it on its journey. The royal mail is joining an already crowded market. With rivals like hermes offering collection two. It is a huge day for the postal service, arguably some of the postal service, arguably some of the biggest changes seen since the launch of the postbox back in 1882. Harry gration has announced hes leaving the bbc after 42 years. Hejoined the beeb back in 1978 and then look north in 1982 which is where hell present his final show this evening. In a quote he said for the past four decades, its been a privilege to meet the people of the county i love. Make no mistake, these good folk are the heartbeat of the programme. And hes not only won the hearts of the viewers of look north but here on the bbc news channel, too. Heres a quick look at how he told me he prepares for his appearances with us. I dont know how you prepare simon for your broadcast for news 24 during the afternoon but i listen to opera. It gets me in the right mood and it gets me psyched up to do all that we should do when we have guests in the studio. It is what we do. Oh my word, go on what do you do . Ijust sing, i am well known for singing in fact i have got a ditty that i will give you later on. But what is smashing about this particular opera is that it is written by the great ian mcmillan. Barnsley lad through and through. It is a South Yorkshire opera and i think it will take off. It is going to take off big. I think it is something that we are rather proud of. This is my ditty, forgive the singing that im going to do my best. Welcome to the north, we have got the news and sport, throw in some weather too and that is the cheapest we can do. As for news 24, they have that good old boy, he is called simon mccoy. He knows about royaljoy. I still dont know what to say. It isa i still dont know what to say. It is a great pleasure to say that harry joins is a great pleasure to say that harryjoins me now. What a day this is. You are going on airing a couple of hours for the last time. How are you feeling . I am feeling very emotional simon, i have to say. I feel a bit none and i feel excited at the same time. I am not going to be in the studio. I am heading off as soon as i have finished with you and im going down to barnsley. South yorkshire is in tier 3 now. I am presenting the programme from there. It is what we do with Regional News and its what you do every single day. We go where the new story is. I think news comes first. It is about the viewers isnt it harry . And the relationship that the regional presenter has with these viewers is something that you found, not just where these viewers is something that you found, notjust where you are now but in other parts of the country where you worked before, and no coincidence in the middle of a pandemic like this, the biggest rating programmes at the moment are the Regional News. I have been the luckiest enough to work down with sally taylor in southampton as well forfour sally taylor in southampton as well for four years sally taylor in southampton as well forfour years and sally taylor in southampton as well for four years and i sally taylor in southampton as well forfour years and i think sally taylor in southampton as well for four years and i think people tune in to us because they trust us and it is that trusted service that we give every single day and the figures have been remarkable as a result of that. I am so proud and i mean its genuinely. I am privileged to have presented venues 40 years. It is going to hurt. We are looking at pictures of you now. You look a lot better now. A colleague of ours sent a photograph from the Grammar School in leeds and it shows you and it is from a man of a red arrow pilot. Im going to get you in tea rs, pilot. Im going to get you in tears, i dont want to but i can see what is going to happen here. Is there a particular moment in your mind that sticks out . In all these yea rs mind that sticks out . In all these years that you have been broadcasting which really epitomises thejob broadcasting which really epitomises the job that you have done and the relationship that you have with people . If i have to relationship that you have with people . Ifi have to be honest, i have to turn round and say that when i got the mbe and the reaction from the people who watch up north got me going. I broke down uncontrollably on look north at night. I feel even now when i talk about it, it is something which has notjust been a job. It has been my life. When i woke down the street and people talk to me and asked me how i am and yorkshire going to win the championship this year and that kind of thing, it gets to me significantly. I dont think i can ever forget it. I significantly. I dont think i can everforget it. I have significantly. I dont think i can ever forget it. I have loved working with you simon. Going back to that song, that was probably the first broadcast that we had had when he went round the region and you said do something different. I nearly got the sack and i think you probably did as well. Id i do want to show this programme. It is that thing about the generations and regional presenter is particularly, people remember growing up at home and whoever presented the programme, i remember mine in bristol. It is a unique thing isnt it, you are going to miss this . Dont i look silly there . I work with sally and i have had a wonderful relationship with her in southampton. Peter on look north and nick 0wen down in the midlands and stuart white at look east as well. We are all sort of of a certain age, sorry sally, you are not know youre as old as the of us. Maybe experience helps, it does help to do the serious story and be able to do the serious story and be able to relate to people in a better way. I have to say that ive done some stupid things in my time as well and some of the charity things and stuff that we have done for look north have been cringingly embarrassing. But i dont take myself that seriously. Do you remember the morris dancing . I cannot believe i did this. I will not show pictures of this now. Anybody who saw this is still in treatment i think. Lets not be sad about this because you are going to be busy, you have a young child at home . Yes, he is one and she is absolutely adorable she is absolutely adorable. I hope to be watching whenever we are allowed to. I love my sport. I will be watching cricket. And as much football as well. I want to be able to be back in that frame because i love it. You have a huge story in the region tonight. Life does go on, we wish you all the luck in the world with your future and i know that we have not seen the last of you. I would sing you a song that i will not. Dont ask me to either. have sent you £20 not to. On behalf of the viewers, a huge thank you. Jane hill is a long necks with all the latest International News on the coronavirus restrictions but now lets catch up with the weather. Hello there. Its been a very wet day for parts of england and wales and also its continued wet across northern scotland too. But on thursday, we should start to see a bit of an improvement for many of us, as a ridge of High Pressure moves in from the west. We should see some sunshine as we head on into the afternoon for some of us. This complex area of low pressure, which contains the remnants of storm barbara, clearing away into the norwegian sea, taking the very wet weather with it this evening. So it should be a little bit drier for england and wales. A few showers around, quite a bit of cloud too, but it stays pretty windy and wet, though, for the northern half of scotland. Here, temperature single figures but still quite mild across the south. So, thursday starts off rather cloudy, showers pretty much anywhere. These will tend to ease away from good portions of england and wales and Northern Ireland but it stays pretty cloudy and wet for much of scotland, the far north of england, quite windy here too. In the sunshine, we could make 15 or 16 degrees in the south east, otherwise a little bit cooler for all. 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