Also going into local lockdown tomorrow evening. Police investigating the murder of Sergeant Matt ratana at croydon in south london on friday have arrested a man on suspicion of supplying a firearm. President trump nominates the conservative judge, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us Supreme Court. More arrests at an Anti Government protests in belarus, as protest leaders claim they will succeed in replacing alexander lu kashenko. And in half an hour here on bbc news, as fresh protests take place. Global questions takes a look at the belarus crisis, where the stakes are high for president putin as well. Good afternoon. The government has defended its decision to allow hundreds of thousands of students to return to university. Thats despite several outbreaks of coronavirus which have seen many students confined to their rooms on campuses. The culture secretary Oliver Dowden said today its important that students didnt give up a year of their lives by not returning to th
Will be. Its this. And if they arent persuaded its important, we arent persuaded its important, we are wasting our time. Theres plenty of stock, so dont panic buy. Thats the message from supermarkets as tesco and morrisons reimpose rationing of essentials. Asdas also getting tough on shoppers without masks, as retailers react to the latest coronavirus restrictions. Good morning from the seville garden in surrey where it is a chilly start to the day. For many of us it is generally, we have a weather front coming in from the west bringing in some rain, in the east the cloud will clear and there will be some sunny spells. I will have all of the details in about ten minutes. Its monday, september 28. Our top story. New laws come into force in england this morning, which mean that anyone who tests positive for coronavirus, or has been told they have been in contact with someone who has, now has a legal duty to quarantine, orface a fine. The government says that the police will check up on t
Money from a government backed loan scheme to keep Small Businesses afloat we have an investigation the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, promises to be the voice of the uks nine million carers in a deeply personal address in his first speech as party leader the cross party talks on social care long promised by borisjohnson cannot wait any longer. The covid crisis makes the need to fix social care more urgent, not less. Appealing to the young Sir David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Anistons record for the fastest time to reach a million followers on instagram. This is my first time on instagram. And im making this move and exploring this new way of communication to me, because, as we all know, the world is in trouble. In the past hour, the Health Secretary matt hancock has announced further restrictions for the north east of england including restrictions on indoor mixing between households in any setting. He says the number of cases in the region continues to rise sharply. It come
Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. The government has defended its decision to allow hundreds of thousands of students in england to return to university for the new term, despite several outbreaks of coronavirus on campuses. Thousands of students have had to be confined to their rooms, but the culture secretary, oliver dowden, says its important their studies arent sacrificed because of the virus. But a member of the governments advisory body modelling the spread of the pandemic, says the consequences of allowing students back have been entirely predictable. Dan johnson reports now, from manchester. For the student in need, theres one Emergency Service that always delivers. Parents have stepped in when supermarket slots ran out. Its just really rough at the moment, and were really disheartened by the whole entire situation. These first year Nursing Student say theyre already rationing food. People wanted to drop out, were not getting the right uni experience. And were not talking abou
And see us police for who we are. Armenia has mobilised its male population and declared martial law as violence continues between the former soviet nation and its neighbour azerbaijan. President trump nominates the conservative judge, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us Supreme Court. And Sir David Attenborough attends a private viewing of his new documentary at kensington palace, hosted by the duke of cambridge. 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. Thousands of students across the uk are being forced to self isolate after a rise in Coronavirus Infections. The Health Secretary for england, matt hancock, has refused to rule out a ban on students returning home for the christmas holidays. The government says its monitoring the situation closely. The bbcs Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake has more. It has been a hard start to University Life for many this y