On twitter its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. Strict new rules in madrd residents will only be allowed out of the restricted zones for work, doctors visits and shopping, as the authorites fight a resurgence in coronavirus cases. The European Commission president is about to make an announcement about taking legal action against the uk over its brexit withdrawal plans. New measures are promised in an attempt to avoid repetition of tuesdays angry and disorderly encounter between donald trump and his challenger, joe biden. And is there a canine way to combat covid . New Research Suggests dogs can detect the disease through their sense of smell. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The growth in cases of coronavirus may be slowing down in england, according to the largest study of its kind, in one of a series of developments this morning. The react study, at Imperial College
For furloughed workers. Theres one month left of the multibillion pound scheme. More than 10 of the whole workforce still relies on it. What has it meant . And what comes next . A total ban on Plastic Straws, stirrers and cotton buds comes into force in england. Good morning. Will Gareth Southgate give his misbehaving youngsters a Second Chance . Phil foden and Mason Greenwood find out today if theyve made the england squad, just a few weeks after being thrown out of the last one for breaking covid 19 rules. We meet the sniffer dogs being trained to detect whether someone has coronavirus in less than a second. Good morning. Today is going to be drier and brighter than it was yesterday when we lose this mornings ran, but this is the calm before the storm. Tomorrow and the weekend looking very wet and very windy. Ill have all of the details later in the programme. Good morning. Its thursday, october 1. Our top story. Residents in another densely populated area of england have been told t
This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. Protestors demonstrate against the decision to cut down almost half an ancient woodland to clear the way for hsz. And, at the start of black History Month, its organisers say its more important than ever, in the wake of the black lives Matter Movement. Restrictions on households mixing indoors, already in place in parts of the north east of england, are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. The announcement from the Health Secretary matt hancock means about a quarter of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as official figures show the governments test and trace strategy in england is still failing to reach nearly 30 of the contacts of people whove become infected. But there has been some hopeful news. A major study by sci
On twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. As more people reached the uk illegally by boat in september than in the whole of last year, the government is understood to be considering plans to house Asylum Seekers on disused ferries while their claims are assessed. And the impact of the pandemic on wildlife how a lack of funding for zoos could threaten the future survival of rare species. Good morning. The growth in cases of coronavirus may be slowing down, according to the largest study of its kind in england, in one of a series of developments this morning. The react study, at Imperial College london, analysed samples from 84,000 random people. It found that the r number appears to have fallen to around 1. 1 since the rule of six was introduced. In late august to early september, it was estimated to be as high as 1. 7. Merseyside could be the next area to face new local lockdown measures. Its expected new rules such as a ban on household mixing will be announced today. There
You shouldnt be doing that, because ididnt you shouldnt be doing that, because i didnt understand it. Itsjust very confusing about what to do. Its changing every single day. Just trying to understand one rule, and then another one comes in. Well have the latest from the north east of england and from wales where the vast majority of the population will be under restrictions by the end of the week. Also tonight. Some 50 universities in the uk have now recorded cases of coronavirus as students complain again about the authorities handling of the crisis. Heading for ohio. Joe biden and donald trump are within hours of facing each other in the first us president ial debate. With a donald trump trailing in the polls, there is a huge amount at sta ke polls, there is a huge amount at stake as the two men go head to head for the first time. Amnesty international suspends its work in india, accusing the government there of freezing its Bank Accounts in a witch hunt. And pressure mounts on the p