From saturday, london, york, essex, parts of derbyshire and other areas will be placed on high alert, meaning no household mixing indoors. The brand new covid mega lab in Milton Keynes. A bbc investigation into allegations that there have been safety breaches. Out and about after seven months the queens first Public Engagement outside a Royal Household since the march lockdown. And coming up, the cliffside camping that requires a head for heights and nerves of steel. Boris johnsons strategy to tackle the coronavirus pandemic with a series of regional restrictions faces its toughest political test yet. Earlier today, the mayor of Greater Manchester, labours andy burnham, refused to accept the terms on which ministers want to place his city on the very highest alert level. He said his constituents livelihoods were being sacrificed. The Health Secretary for england, matt hancock, hit back saying any delay would cost lives. Lets just look at whats happening in england. The grey area is on
This is bbc news. The headlines the talking continues as the noon deadline to agree a financial package for tier 3 restrictions in manchester passes. The Prime Minister will hold a News Conference later. Health is about more than controlling the virus. If we leave people in a tier 3 lockdown that could go on through the winter, where people cant go to their normal place of work, i think we could end up with a Mental Health crisis. The number of weekly registered deaths involving coronavirus across england and wales rises by a third in just seven days. Some passengers flying from heathrow will be the first to have the option of paying for a 20 minute covid test before checking in. Healthy volunteers in the uk will be infected with coronavirus to help the search for a vaccine the first study of its kind
in the world. And coming up, the care home residents taking to tiktok to help pass the time during lockdown. Good afternoon. A deadline passed at noon for local leaders in Greater Manches
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