Hashtag. The other headlines. Care home staff in england are to be given personal protective equipment until march as part of government plans to protect them and patients over the winter. A group of uk mps say the home office has no idea what its £400 million a year Immigration Enforcement unit achieves, meaning it is unprepared for brexit. Us president ial candidatejoe it is unprepared for brexit. Us president ial candidate joe biden condemns trumps handling of the pandemic is close to criminal, accusing him of deliberately playing down the impact of the virus, leading to thousands unnecessary deaths. And seven years after leaving the club, gareth bale is expected to fly to london today to com plete expected to fly to london today to complete a season long loan from real madrid to tottenham. Hello and a warm welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uk government is considering taking
Move back to tottenham today. We are talking all autumn bulb planting. A dry start to the day and many of us should see a fine and dry day ahead with more details in ten minutes. Its friday the 18th of september. Our top story. Tighter National Restrictions across the whole of england are being discussed by downing street to try and slow the surging number of coronavirus cases. The measures are being described as a circuit rate after a warning from the governments teeth scientific advisers that there would be a significant rise in the death rate without further intervention. This is what borisjohnson is desperate to avoid another full Scale National lockdown, which he says would be a disaster for the economy. Instead, the government could introduce whats being called a circuit break perhaps just for a fortnight of tightened restrictions in england. Schools would remain open, as would workplaces. But pubs and restaurants could have their Opening Hours cut. Some public premises would hav
The 90 minute covid test that doesnt need a lab for analysis. And the return of gareth bale. Hes on his way to tottenham, on loan for a season from real madrid. Further large areas of the north of england and the midlands are to face tighter coronavirus restrictions, to try to tackle rising infection rates. The stringent measures are in response to what ministers say are major increases in covid 19 rates. People in the north west, including merseyside, warrington, halton and lancashire will face limits on socialising, and a 10pm closing time for hospitality and leisure venues from next tuesday. In parts of the midlands such as wolverhampton, there will be new restrictions on socialising with people outside your own household or support bubble, and similar measures will be enforced in West Yorkshire, in bradford, kirklees, and calderdale. The measures cover a wider area than had been expected. Latest figures suggest an average of 6,000 new cases a day in england between the 4th and 10th
Says the government, after mps call for a roadmap for their reopening. A report into mother and baby homes and magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland is expected to be published within the hour. Survivors say they were emotionally abused and had to give up their babies for adoption. The supply of coronavirus vaccines is now a critical issue as countries try to stem high infection rates. And the eu is angry because it says its not getting its fair share. Its threatened to impose controls on the export of vaccines made within the bloc, and that could affect the uks supply of the pfizerbiontech jab. The eus Health Commissioner has criticised astrazeneca, saying the company hasnt delivered the number of vaccines it promised. The company says its because of supply problems. What does it mean for us . Well, the British Government says supplies of vaccines are tight, but is confident it will receive enough doses to meet its targets. All this comes as weve just learned the downing street news