Showers and some sunny spells. Its sunday, september 6. Our top story. Tougher coronavirus measures are being imposed in bolton, in Greater Manchester, because of a rising number of cases. The infection rate is now the highest in england. The increase is being driven by a spike among younger people. Our reporter simonjones has this report. Everyone in bolton must play their part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions are introduced. The infection rate has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week, the highest in england, with people aged between 18 49 accounting for 90 of cases. Residents are now being told to only use public transport for essential purposes and not to mix with other households in any setting, indoors and outdoors, in this part of a support bubble. Although, some restrictions are being lifted elsewhere, a ban on people from different households meeting indoors remains in most areas of Greater Manchester. The evidence suggests that it manchester. The evidence suggests thatitis manchester. The evidence suggests that it is still the home and gatherings in the home where we are seeing the most community transmission. Lets be on is, people behave differently in the home, it is not as regulated as a public space, and that is why the restrictions are still there. The aim is to avoid a modric only local lockdown, like the one seen in in june, a more draconian, but there isa june, a more draconian, but there is a list of growing coronavirus hot spots. In leeds, students are about to return to their studies and officials are worried young people are becoming complacent. Other areas added to Public Health englands watchlist are corn b, middlesbrough, and catering. Restrictions on other households were reintroduced in glasgow. Extra testing is being promised in problem areas, but the think tank, the health foundation, is worried the public dont think coronavirus guidelines are clear enough, especially about who they can meet and where. Simonjones, bbc news. Lets speak to our correspondent mairead smith, who is in bolton. Mairead, whats been reaction to this news that the town now has the highest infection rates in the country . It was only last week restrictions we re it was only last week restrictions were lifted and then reimposed only a few hours later . That is right. You could be forgiven for being really confused about where you stand in Greater Manchester. The message is very clear, here in bolton you are not to take public transport unless you really need to. You are not allowed to mix with households outside of your support bubble anywhere. So that message is really, really clear and driving into this area this morning there we re into this area this morning there were mobile signs asking people to do their bit to avoid a local lockdown. The plea is to please take this seriously, adhering to those really important Public Health m essa 9 es really important Public Health messages that we all had at the start of this pandemic. Good hand hygiene, social distancing, and of course, Face Coverings where they are necessary. In the reaction from leaders here who have been guarding the people to this pandemic is to ta ke the people to this pandemic is to take it seriously guiding people through this pandemic. Even more serious measures. Lots of Greater Manchester on tuesday will enjoy some freedom of more businesses opening, such as gyms and indoor play areas, casinos, as well, but bolton was excluded from that announcement on friday because the rate of infections was too high. It has increased again, it is now at 99 new cases per 100,000 of the population. It was well over 100 when leicester was placed into local lockdown sometime ago. Those measures are but here in bolton, the plea is very clear, take it seriously to avoid local lockdown here. Mairead smith in bolton, thank you very much. Britains chief brexit negotiator, lord frost, has warned the European Union that the uk isnt scared of not having a trade deal at the end of the transition period. Lets get more on this from our political correspondent, nick eardley. Good morning. Its nice to see you. This is lord frosts first interview since the latest round of talks got under way. Are these strong words pa rt under way. Are these strong words part of the negotiating strategy . Yeah, ithink part of the negotiating strategy . Yeah, i think that is probably about right. Good morning, guys. I got here, you can from the headline, what hes trying to get the European Union to think. The uk isnt going to blink. Hes a bit critical of the way it has been negotiated in past, bang in the past the eu have called the uks laugh Strong Language from him, saying the uk isnt going to be a client state the uks bluff, and they wont be pressured into doing a deal. Although the uk has left the eu, we are still in the transition period where basically nothing has changed. Teams have a few weeks left to try and figure out a trade deal, which will figure out how the uk trade with europe. There are some real sticking points on things like state aid and on fishing. Those sticking points have been there for a few weeks now. I think what lord frost is trying to get the European Union to believe is that he is serious on this and they are not going to compromise on what they see as some of the fundamentals. The European Unions sides as they had heard this before and this is all about muscle flexing ahead of those final rounds of negotiations. Another political story doing the rounds this morning, going back to coronavirus. Labour for more testing at airports, not something that is particularly new in itself, but they think this is a way of helping the travel industry . Yeah, we have spoken so many times over the last few weeks, havent we, but warranty 90 changing rules over who has to self isolate when they return from holiday about quarantine and changing rules. Labour say they want a rapid review into the rules, make them clear as they are creating uncertainty. It has kinda been set for a while now andi has kinda been set for a while now and i think part of the problem with this demand is they are not coming up this demand is they are not coming up with a plan. They are saying testing should be one of the options, there are many tory mps who have gone a lot further than that, they have a lot of pressure on Boris Johnson to come up with that testing regime at airports. Ministers arent convinced yet, saying theyre not totally sure it will work, but they certainly have it as one of the things on the table. He, thank you, we will stay with coronavirus. It is not just we will stay with coronavirus. It is notjust an we will stay with coronavirus. It is not just an issue we will stay with coronavirus. It is notjust an issue here, as we know. A Strict Lockdown in melbourne is being extended by two weeks as the city battles a spike on covid 19 infections. The authorities have said the restrictions will be eased in the months ahead if rates of new cases continue to fall. Lets speak to our correspondent phil mercer. Hes sydney. Good morning, this is disappointing news for residents who we re disappointing news for residents who were hoping to enjoy freedom again . Spring has started here in australia, that certainly the people of melbourne, 5 million of them, 5 Million People will be disappointed the lockdown is to be extended. I dont think people will be surprised. The authorities in australias second most populous state say the number of new daily infections will have to fall significantly for the lockdown to end. The State Government has drawn up end. The State Government has drawn upa road end. The State Government has drawn up a road map to that end, but as it stands, the current lockdown in the city of melbourne is due to expire on september 28. There will be some easing of australias toughest coronavirus restrictions, the night time curfew is going to be made and hours shorter, playgrounds will reopen and people will be allowed to do more exercise outside curfew one hour shorter. But for millions of people in australias second largest city, they have felt like they have been in months of protective custody at home. This lockdown began in melbourne injuly, it is now slinking towards the end of september, and the government is saying compliance is the only way that the city will see the restrictions lifted. On saturday, we saw dozens of arrests at 80 lockdown protests across the country, so the Australian Authorities are urging people to do the right thing at anti lockdown protests, as they continue to about all this is like a cases in the state of victoria. Phil mercer in sydney, many thanks. Do something more light hearted. Now to something more light hearted. If youre feeling a bit sluggish this morning, this man might have an idea that will definitely make you feel more alert. Austrian athletejosef koeberl has set a new world record for standing in a box of ice cubes he kept his cool for two hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds, beating his own record by half an hour 0h, oh, why, though . Why . Laughter he wore only a pair of swimming trunks but said his positive thoughts kept him warm. That expression on his face it looks like hes having a lovely time. He must have been cold when he came out. An incredible performance. Wow a hospital injerusalem is carrying out a programme which it says is a world first in supporting covid 19 patients. Those who have recovered from the virus are volunteering to access the wards and help those currently being treated. Our middle east correspondent tom bateman has this report. In the sealed world of a coronavirus word, the sick feel better pondered. In the sealed world of a coronavirus ward, the sick fill bed upon bed, and fight illness alone. Shuki knows how the isolation feels. He had the disease in april. Now recovered, he is one of a small army volunteering to help those suffering now. I looked at this together with my wife, and i, we said, thats what weve been waiting for, i guess. Its a chance to give something back. Hadassah hospital started the trial last month, thought to be one of the first of its kind in the world. The volunteers are all survivors of the disease. Now reassuring current patients, feeding them or helping them call relatives. Foi under pressure nurses, its been vital support. All the patients are very lonely. They have nobody inside. No family, no friends, no one. Only the staff, and the staff are dressed like aliens, so its very important for them that someone can come, sit near to them and talk to them. There was this one person i walked into the room, and they were like hello, how are you . I said how you feeling he looked up when is that how you feeling, and he looked up when i said that, and he burst into tears, describing frustration of not knowing what was to be. They have about 30 volunteers who are the wards, they have all been tested to ensure they have the antibodies triggered by the virus, they have also donated blood in case that can help others. But the science is still unclear about just how much help others. But the science is still unclear aboutjust how much or even how long people may have immunity from having had the virus. And that is why all the volunteers here we are exactly the same protective gear as the nurses. Wear the same protective gear. Shuki says he knows the risks but feels safe enough. He hopes the project can help others overcome the desperate isolation coronavirus can bring. My assumption is that im geared up just like any other staff member. And then i have another layer of protection, these antibodies, you know, so the worst case, im like anybody else that goes in. Try to keep it simple and do whatever i can. Tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. It is 6 13am. Lets take a look at this mornings papers. What are they saying the sunday morning . The sunday telegraph say their paper is thinner this morning after Climate Change protestors blockaded their printing works on friday night. The paper adds the organisation behind the protest, extinction rebellion, could be treated as an organised crime group in the future. The mail on sunday has an exclusive interview with the Prime Ministers chief negotiator lord frost, which he says the uk will not blink in brexit negotiations. The observer reports on a leaked Public Health england document which suggests that covid 19 could be endemic in parts of the uk with a combination of severe deprivation, poor housing and large minority ethnic communities. And the most watched on bbc news online site is a story about a team of japanese scientists who have discovered a strain of bacteria which has managed to survive for three years after it was attached to the outside of the International Space station well. And one story we will be talking about is the right to get people back into offices, something the government is quite keen to promote, especially in regards with the servants. The kerry allen could have the solution for people who are able continue working from home ca nary islands, trying able continue working from home canary islands, trying to get people to log on and chill out and go to the canary to log on and chill out and go to the ca nary islands, to log on and chill out and go to the canary islands, because they see the canary islands, because they see the Internet Connection will be good enough and if you are able to work remotely, why not work with a bit of sunshine . Good question, isnt it, if you can exclusively work from home, why not do it somewhere lovely . The government report from last week argues we miss out on a lot of cross pollination of ideas and creativity. Well be talking to the former head of the Civil Service about that later. At the start of a new career you learn from people you work in the office with. Things you do wrong and it happened a lot in my case. Have you ever bought anything for mrsjohnson that have you ever bought anything for mrs johnson that she have you ever bought anything for mrsjohnson that she has never appreciated . I think we better move on. I bought a breadmaker. The first inclination was really not appreciated. 0k, inclination was really not appreciated. Ok, you got it wrong. A husband told by his wife to buy a gnome for the garden started screaming in fear after he bought a t rex. He spent 1600 quid on the model which is 11 foot tall plus 500 quid to winch it into position. He thought nothing could look nicer than the replica of a rampaging t rex. The neighbours love it, his wife less so. Not surprised. This is a extra story. Red hot silly peppers. Some of the faces is the your purpose when you slice them off in your kitchen. It is a bit like halloween. Heres tomasz with a look at this mornings weather. Good morning. That is unless scary face to look at thank you. It was a different story this morning when i got up at three oclock. Crikey, look at the mirror. The weather is not too bad, i guess. We may run into some show was or they may run into some show was or they may run into you, depending on your perspective but on balance not a bad day. A stream of air streaming of the north atlantic, north westerly breeze across the uk but the cloud not desperately think so for sure some sunshine around this morning. Showers across england and wales. I would not be surprised if there is the odd downpour in the afternoon across the south we are talking locally, a small town gets it and then miles down the road, you dont get it. But on the whole, sunny spells and scattered clouds today. Today, rain reaches scotland and Northern Ireland. If you have your washing out here, take it in, it is going to get wet. That takes us into monday, High Pressure to the south, just about influencing the weather for the southern part of the uk but for the southern part of the uk but for most of us a case of weather fronts sweeping off the atlantic so a lot of cloud, more cloud tomorrow, certainly across northern areas. The north west of england, wales as well but in the south east, monday is looking fine. Temperatures around 21 degrees with sunshine. Over the next few days, this moisture, buggy air heading our way. On tuesday, with the south westerly current, it will turn off and cloudy and murky, drizzly and raining especially in western coasts. If the clouds break across england, in particular, temperatures up to 25 celsius some time during the middle part of the week. Towards the end of the week, were back in the yellows which means it will cool off just a tater. A bit pessimistic on the temperatures. It depends on how much sunshine you will get. Even in belfast it could not up to 20 degrees. On the whole, not bad. Belfast it could not up to 20 degrees. On the whole, not badm could be worse but autumn definitely on the way. Some breaking news for you. We have now had a statement from west Midland Police who confirmed that at approximately 4 30am a report of a stabbing in birmingham is city centre. Police said that ended immediately along with colleagues from the Ambulance Service however, after that, a number of other stabbings reported in the area shortly afterwards. They have added, they know they there a number of injured people but they have not said how many or how serious. They are making sure they receive medical care. Confirmation that at approximately a 30am, reports of a stabbing. A 30am. In birmingham. Its time for this weeks travel show. This week on the travel show, castles in lockdown. Bagpipes skirl. He is walking like a man whos walked a very long time. Social distancing lessons from medieval italy. This week, im in scotland, a country famous for its hundreds of incredible castles. Its only the second time ive been here, but its a place that is close to my heart. Im canadian, and my name is mike corey, but my middle name is mcleod, and thats a scottish name, and thats whats brought us here today. Im beginning myjourney in skye, scotlands second largest island. This is dunvegan castle, the oldest inhabited castle in the country and, for the past 800 years, the ancestral home of the macleod clan. Hug