there has been agreement and south yorkshire so in terms of local a cce pta nce yorkshire so in terms of local acceptance of what is going on and feeling part of a process, what is the sentiment there?” feeling part of a process, what is the sentiment there? i don't think anyone is under any illusions of how cdc situation is, south yorkshire has one of the highest rates in the country so it is not a surprise these restrictions have been brought in. one of the interesting points to make as i cross the border in west yorkshire they were staying in tier 2 destructions and in some ways that is actually not any better because it means they do not have access to this money, this support but rates aren't still high although coming down in some areas, rates are still high so! down in some areas, rates are still high so i think that is a perception that may be areas are better off being ina that may be areas are better off being in a tier 3 restrictions effie is deals can be agreed to at least get the support on offer even effort is not quite what people like andy burnham would have wanted.

gems will close in west yorkshire. gems will stay open but they are advising against indoor classes. we have been told by leaders in west yorkshire this will be accompanied by what they see as a significant package of support £146.6 million but after all the speculation about west yorkshire moving into tier 3 there will be lots of businesses and families waiting for the exact detail about how tier 3 will be implemented. thank you. our top story this evening. jeremy corbyn, the former labour leader, is suspended following a report on anti—semitism. and coming up... we have a report on the row on the government‘s planned housing reforms. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... plotting an upset. irish side dundalk take on arsenal in the europa league later. just the second time in the club‘s history they‘ve featured in the group phase of the competition. scientists in liverpool have started trials of a new treatment against coronavirus. the antiviral drug is one of several potential treatments aimed at curbing inf

south yorkshire will face the toughest covid rules from saturday. pubs and bars which don't serve food will close, and there are tight restrictions on households mixing. given the rate of reinfection, given the number of hospital admissions we've currently got here in south yorkshire, this was the right move for us. but clearly, we want to come out of it as quickly as we possibly can. the prime minister says there will be money for greater manchester. the mayor of greater manchester was offered a further £60 million, which he turned down, mr speaker, with no encouragement, i may say, of support from the right honourable gentleman, so i can tell the house today, mr speaker, that that cash will be distributed to the boroughs of greater manchester. but labour accuse him of pitching region against region. i really think the prime minister's crossed the rubicon here, not just with the miserly way he has treated greater manchester, but the grubby take—it—or—leave—it way that these deals are being done. it's corrosive to public trust. the scottish

i want to talk about greater manchester and also south yorkshire, ifi manchester and also south yorkshire, if i may. first of all, how fast are infection rates and hospital admission is rising in manchester? so, we have seen an increase, a fairly substantial increase over the last two weeks of hospital admissions. i see you admissions —— icu admissions are rising, but at a rate that is under control. there is search capacity, and if anything, it isa search capacity, and if anything, it is a slow growth, and to emphasise that greater manchester is aware of this and has plans to manage it across the system at the moment. do you think manchester should have locked down sooner and gone into tier 3 restriction sooner?” locked down sooner and gone into tier 3 restriction sooner? i think the important thing is to ensure that the tier 3 restrictions, as they are sustainable, that it is important that we understand how we make this effective, and also the support for local businesses that will be affected by this is absolutely critical, because otherwise it is very, very difficult for people

let's go to south yorkshire. it is being reported that the deal went quite smoothly, but not as smoothly as all that. a leader of the rotherham council area has suggested they were given a take it or leave it deal and had the government been listening they would have got more support. in a meeting between health minister and labour leader in the area people were asking for clarification as to whether people should go on holiday. first they said yes, then no, then they would get back to them. it tends to lead to confusion and it leads to wrangling. but what boris johnson says as we take a national approach, we will end up punishing areas with the low prevalence of the virus and that is the wrong way to deal with the crisis. virus and that is the wrong way to deal with the crisis. coronavirus restrictions in scotland which saw the closure of pubs and restaurants in the central belt area and a 6pm indoor hospitality curfew elsewhere are to be extended until the 2nd of november. lorna gordon is in glasgow. worrying f

as mayor i think this is the right action for south yorkshire. the financial support will provide some help for our people and our economy. but we all understand it will mean sacrifice. families will be separated, workers will suffer, and businesses face uncertainty. i need to the minister and the government to the minister and the government to repay that sacrifice by working closely with us, with our local authorities, and with our nhs. together we need to do everything we can to get a grip of this disease so that our region can move out of these restrictions as soon as possible. mr speaker, i reiterate the tribute ipaid to mr speaker, i reiterate the tribute i paid to the honourable gentleman for his approach throughout this. it is abundantly clear that he, like all of his colleagues, have the best interest of his region at heart. and have worked constructively throughout this process to get the right health and —— right help and economic support in that area. i look forward to working in close co—operation with him as we move forward to

as we have been reporting, south yorkshire moved into england's top tierjust after yorkshire moved into england's top tier just after midnight. let's speak to councillor shaffaq mohammed, who leads the lib dems on sheffield city council. good to have you with us on a bbc news, thanks forjoining us. i want to ask you first, do you think tier macro three is the right place for sheffield? i mean, sheffield has been very difficult place for the last two weeks in terms of our infection rates. clearly, something had to be done. i'm not really convinced by these tiers, to be honest with you and what is the difference between tier 2 and three? how do move from tier 2 to three? no one has yet explained that me and i think we do need some action in sheffield which is why i plea to save lives and actually bring that certainty to people, because this has been hanging over us the last ten days, whether we were going to go from tier 2 to tier 3. you mention the uncertainty, how confident are you that people not only understand the rules and restrictions, but also will comply with them? at the moment,

one of them was over south yorkshire itself. looked as though it was all sweetness and light when a deal was announced as £41 million of support, and journalists, —— dan jarvis, saying it was not an option, and he was going along with this, and then some of the politicians from the area saying perhaps this wasn't such area saying perhaps this wasn't such a good deal after all for example the former mayor of sheffield council, clive betts, said it was given on a take it or leave it basis. the leader of rotherham council has said something separately as well. also at prime minister's questions very specifically a number of mps raised theissue specifically a number of mps raised the issue of a bailout for transport for london, and borisjohnson attacked the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, suggesting he was bankrupt. subsequently the sadiq khan has been attacking the prime minister, accused him of lying and said he was being vindictive. then further tension around greater manchester we have been concentrating on in these pas

we have been waiting all week to hear what will happen in west yorkshire after south yorkshire moved into the highest level of restrictions, tier 3, and it felt like it was a question of when and not if the same thing that happened in west yorkshire and in the last few minutes the leader of leeds city council has confirmed west yorkshire will move into tier 3, the highest level of restrictions, from one minute past midnight on monday. she described this as a very difficult decision and said this is a significant moment for leeds in west yorkshire. the usual tear to another but they said the usual territory restrictions would apply in regards to household mixing and added that casinos, car—boot sales and adult gaming centres and soft play areas will close in west yorkshire. gems will stay open but they are advising against indoor classes. we have been told by leaders in west yorkshire this will be accompanied by what they say, as a significant package of support £146.6 million but after all the speculation about west yorkshire moving into tier 3 there will be lots of businesses and

west yorkshire is the latest english county to be put into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, tier three, from monday. in texas, the drive—through polling stations help to break the early voting records, but there are claims of voter suppression targeting minorities. and in liverpool, we talk to those involved in a new drug trial to find a treatment for the early stages of covid—19. and coming up on later on bbc news, tottenham hotspur beaten in belgium as they lose for the first time since the opening weekend of the season. good evening. jeremy corbyn, who stepped down from the labour leadership just six months ago, has been suspended from the party. the decision, by mr corbyn‘s successor sir keir starmer, follows a report into allegations of anti—semitism within labour's ranks. the report, by the equality and human rights commission, found that the party under mr corbyn‘s leadership has been responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination. but it was mr corbyn‘s response to the report which led to his suspension. he said that the problem of anti�

in barnsley that has the highest figure in south yorkshire, 415. the new measures come into place on saturday. they will be reviewed on 28 days' time and those numbers need to come down. thank you very much. unlike south yorkshire — where a deal over a financial support package was agreed with local leaders — there's a continuing argument over a similar deal for greater manchester. ministers say the £60 million that was offered to the mayor, andy burnham, will now be distributed through council leaders. at prime minister's questions the labour leader, sir keir starmer, accused the government of pitting regions against each other and of bargaining with people's lives. our deputy political editor vicki young has more. four months life hasn't been normal anywhere in the uk, but slowly more and more of us are being told to live once again under very tight restrictions, telling us who we can see, where we can travel, what stays open and what must close. boris johnson insisted today that the sacrifices are paying off, that the coronavirus isn't spre

as we've been also saying south yorkshire is in the highest tier 3 restrictions. good to speak to you today but it is a strange day to be talking to you about hopefully your theatre is reopening in the early parts of next year but you're the opening scene of the night, and you can in the ape at the night, and you can in the ape at the next year. how much difference will this money may? i think it is great to tell everybody the news today, to wake up to knowing that we have got just today, to wake up to knowing that we have gotjust over £2.2 million in the government's culture recovery fund is absolutely fantastic news. we have started to reopen very slowly and this will enable us to kind of grow and sustain us out of the tour match, the end of march. but does it mean in terms of people are needed at the opportunity to come into your venues, how different that experience has been for those who have been coming back, as you say, to some of the event you have been holding already? we have been working really hard with sheffield city council and public health england

glorious morning in north yorkshire, suchis glorious morning in north yorkshire, such is the beauty of a bit of shelter from the pennines. such is the beauty of a bit of shelterfrom the pennines. plenty such is the beauty of a bit of shelter from the pennines. plenty of sharp showers to the west across north—west england and wales and some have been merging togetherfor longer spells of rain and will drift east accompanied by a rather stiff wind as well. still under the influence of low pressure at the moment, showers rattling through this afternoon but they will do at quite a pace, particularly around south wales and south—west england accompanied by gale force winds. north—east england and scotland seek the best sunny breaks and 14—16 widely. this evening and overnight, the showers in england and wales tend to ease away but the north—westerly wind continues to drive in some showers to the north—west of the great glen and thatis north—west of the great glen and that is how it will stay moving into wednesday. under clear skies, we might see temperatures down into single fi

warrington will follow south yorkshire from thursday. and coventry, stoke and slough are now under tier 2 rules. nottinghamshire, which is also in tier 2, is in talks about whether it should move to the very highest alert level. pulling down the shutters and hanging up the closed sign. wales has begun its first full day of a national lockdown, which the cardiff government hopes will slow the spread of covid—19. all but essential businesses have closed. that means no more indoor exercise for a while. people can no longer meet others they don't live with, either indoors or outdoors, and they are discouraged from leaving home, except to buy food and medication, provide care or go to work. and, although supermarkets remain open, they have been told not to sell nonessential items. over the border, police in gloucestershire say they are going to check that drivers heading out of wales have a good reason to be travelling. meanwhile, the scottish government has unveiled its own five—tier alert system. restrictions will vary across the countr

the uk face tighter covid—19 restrictions, as residents in wales begin a 17—day lockdown and south yorkshire comes under tier 3 rules. countries across europe take action as infections surge, with some imposing more social limitations than during the first wave of the pandemic. as us coronavirus cases hit a new daily record — democratic presidential candidate joe biden makes his pledge to provide free vaccine for all — but president trump accuses him of overstating the crisis. and dozens of businesses and community groups come forward to back footballer marcus rashford's campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. and 5,000 leaf fleas are being released in amsterdam — with hopes they will tackle the threat of japanese knotweed in the netherlands. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. millions of people across the uk are experiencing their first full day of tighter coronavirus restrictions. people across wales are now in a so—called ‘f

west yorkshire will also move into tier 3 on monday. the five councils covering the region — leeds, bradford, calderdale, wakefield and kirklees — say infection rates are now at a critical level. from monday, it will take the total number of people living in very high restrictions to just over 11 million — almost a fifth of the population. our reporterjon donnison has more. people in nottinghamshire, the latest to be waking up to life under tier 3 restrictions. the measures, the toughest in england, were due to come into force in nottingham yesterday, but were delayed for 2h hours, so the whole county could be added. although these are quite a stringent set of measures, it's what we're planning to do for a 28 day period, to give nottinghamshire the very best chance of turning things around, so that in the four weeks running into christmas, we hope to be in a better place. doctors say it comes after a sharp rise in infections in people aged over 60. on wednesday, there were more than 400 people being treated for covid—19 in notti

yorkshire is a divided county. all of north yorkshire, apart from york, is subject to medium covid alert level restrictions. come to tier1 land, and you can meet your friends in the pub, where the rule of six table service and 10pm closing are the only restrictions on hospitality. but don't be fuelled into thinking that's going swimmingly. if we start putting barriers up to say you can't come from here, here and here, i genuinely think people will just lie. hotelier simon cotton says policing guidelines is difficult. he runs places in york as well, which has a high alert level. we've got track and trace, but there is an element of reliance on the customer, on the individual travelling to tell the truth in that as well. yorkshire highlights the issues of having different alert levels in a relatively small area. wakefield is in tier two — restrictions are tighter than harrogate. that means no meeting up with friends indoors. we hope it's going to end pretty soon, but realistically i think we're going to be into nex

it reports that south yorkshire is expected to agree to tier 3 measures today, while west yorkshire, the north—east of england, teesside and nottingham continue with talks. and the daily mail has a different lead story. it reports on what it calls a "chilling" letter from the metropolitan police to pub landlords in london, demanding they collect the ids and addresses of drinkers to prevent households mixing and breaking coronavirus regulations. it also carries a picture of the actess naomie harris, after a man was convicted yesterday of stalking her. shall we go for the inside pages? i'm going to talk about tea. drinking a lot of tea, this is good news for tea drinkers out there. i expect there are quite a few of you having a cup right there. it can lower your blood pressure, a study found that diets rich in flavinols and found that they had similar changes to those on the mediterranean or low pressure diet. you like i have recently put up my cups of tea from one day to two a day! i have one before i start this programme, andi day! i have one before i start this programme, and i ha

south yorkshire is the latest region to move to england's top level of restrictions. local leaders in sheffield call for an exit plan. the question is, at what point will come out of tier 3? no one's able to answer that question. even the mayor is asking that question and, well, the mayor should have asked that question when he was negotiating with the government for the last ten days. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop nonessential travel as wales begins its first full day of a ‘firebreak‘ lockdown. marcus rashford says he is proud of the community response to his campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. i voted for a guy called trump. president trump casts his vote for the us election in the key state of florida, where early voting is under way. strictly come dancing returns this evening with stringent measures in place to ensure it's covid—safe. and at 6.30, sportsday will bring you the latest on the six nations after ireland beat italy 50—17. good evening — welcome to bbc news. millions more peopl

talk us through the yorkshire post. it's a common it's a common refrain we have heard from local leaders that while many understand tougher measures need to come in, the devastating impact this could have on local businesses is really what this front page is all about. many parts of yorkshire affected, particularly in the south. there are concerns that is cases rise, it will have to go to further measures. the hospitality industry will be hit with a couple of bar closures. i think a key tenet of what the prime minister has unveiled today is that local leaders will be allowed to and indeed may need to go further, even in the mandatory measures. which would dissipate perhaps some of the blame that might get assigned to the government. of course. ithink blame that might get assigned to the government. of course. i think that is what the government wants. they wa nt is what the government wants. they want local leaders to have a bit of accountability, and that makes sense from the politics of it. but boris johnson also warn

south yorkshire is the latest region to move to england's top level of restrictions — local leaders in sheffield call for an exit plan the question is, at what point to become out of tier 3? no one is able to a nswer become out of tier 3? no one is able to answer that question. even then they now is asking that question and, well, the mayor should have asked that question when he was negotiating with the government the last ten days. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop nonessential travel as wales begins its first full day of a ‘firebreak‘ lockdown. i voted for a guy named trump. president trump casts his vote for the us election in the key state of florida, where early voting is under way. marcus rashford says he is proud of the community response to his campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. shakespeare's globe, newcastle theatre royal and birmingham hippodrome are among the latest venues to receive emergency cash from the government's £1.5 billion culture recovery fund. and at 5:30, nick bryant explores how president tr

the south yorkshire town which gave us one of the soundbites of the week. when the bbc asked maureen what she thought. iam 83. i do not care, i look at it this way, i don't have that many years left and i will not be stuck in the house. she has become a bit of a celebrity since, remaining sceptical about further measures in her hometown. lockdown will finish and then we will be back again for a few weeks and then we will be back to lockdowns. is it not worth it to save lives? but you are not saving lives because there are people dying on with other things. the virus is on the increase here. 433 cases where recorded last week. south yorkshire moves into tier 3 restrictions by midnight tonight bringing the total number of people living under the tight rules to more than 7,000,000 and on streets like this that means every business is affected. it means i'm out of a job which is tough around this time. 22 —year—old holly works all the hours she can hear but after tonight, will not be working at all. there is customers as well. they are going to miss coming

in england, south yorkshire will at midnight go into the toughest tier. the final presidential tv debate sees cooler tempers but still plenty of political and personal attacks. and we hearfrom nicole kidman and hugh grant on their new project and their industry's progress on diversity. and coming up on bbc news... aston villa will go top of the premier league tonight if they beat leeds. they're the only club with a 100% record in the league so far. good evening. millions of people across the country are tonight facing tougher coronavirus measures. the whole of wales has entered a lockdown for the next 16 days, the first full national lockdown since march, to try to slow the spread of the disease. in england, greater manchester has already entered tier 3, which has the toughest restrictions and the four council areas in south yorkshire willjoin them at midnight. in scotland, a new five tier system of restrictions has been announced. it's starting from november 2nd. the lockdown in wales will mean that people can only leave home for food or exercise, to pro

south yorkshire will face the toughest covid rules from saturday. the new restrictions will apply to all four local authority areas — barnsley, doncaster, rotherham and sheffield. undertier3, pubs and bars which do not serve substantial meals have to close, and there are further restrictions on households mixing. mr speaker, we know that some of the measures i've announced today are challenging and will have a real impact on people and businesses in south yorkshire, so we will be putting in place substantial support. but through bearing down hard on the virus wherever and whenever we see it emerge, we can help to slow the spread of this virus and protect our loved ones and our local communities. labour focused on the financial package on offer and called for more support. this afternoon, families across south yorkshire who work in hospitality — whether in doncaster or sheffield, or in places like penistone or rother valley or don valley — will be asking if it was fair to pay 80% of wages in march, why they should now be expected to get by on j

tonight at ten — south yorkshire agrees to move into the tighest coronavirus restrictions on saturday. local leaders have accepted more than £40 million from the government to help businesses — the region's mayor says it was the right decision. we don't know how long we will be in tier 3 for, we don't know how long this crisis is going to go on for. so i see this as damage limitation in the short term, an interim payment. barnsley has the highest number of cases in south yorkshire — but opinion‘s divided on being put into tier three. i'm 83, i don't give a salt. i've not got all that many games left and iare not got all that many games left and i are not going to be softened in a house when the government have it all wrong —— i have not got all that many years in the and i not going to be. more than seven million people in england will be living under the tighest alert level by the weekend. also tonight. the victims of long covid — scientists say if you're a woman, over 50 or overweight you're more likely to feel the effects of coronavirus for much longer. protestors unde

warrington will follow south yorkshire from thursday. and coventry, stoke and slough are now under tier two rules. nottinghamshire, which is also in tier two, is in talks about whether it should move to the very highest alert level. meanwhile, the scottish government has unveiled its own five tier alert system. restrictions will va ry tier alert system. restrictions will vary a cross tier alert system. restrictions will vary across the country. and all parts of the uk are now watching closely to see if anyone nation has discovered the magic formula to stop covid—19 in its tracks, or at the very least find a way to live with it. don mcmanus, bbc news. let's get the latest now from our reporter luxmy gopal in barnsley, which moved into tier three at midnight. so, the changes have come into place, so people that are waking up toa place, so people that are waking up to a different set of restrictions? absolutely, charlie. iam to a different set of restrictions? absolutely, charlie. i am a barnsley this morning, and barnsley is really the e

people admitted they'd come across the border from south yorkshire out ofa the border from south yorkshire out of a tier three area to get a drink so that might be why tighter restrictions are applied across the county. things like beauty parlours closing means things are going further than elsewhere and there is some discomfort about that but the big question is how long will these measures last, when will they be relaxed? measures last, when will they be relaxed ? dan measures last, when will they be relaxed? dan johnson, thanks measures last, when will they be relaxed? danjohnson, thanks very much. scotland's first minister has announced that no local authority area will be moved into the highest level of coronavirus controls when the new system comes into effect on monday. it had been expected that north and south lanarkshire would be moved up to level four restrictions, but nicola sturgeon said there is evidence that the situation in both areas is stabilising. but the first minister did what she could not rule out putting the whole of scotla nd could not rule out putting the whole of

south yorkshire is the latest region to move to england's top level of restrictions. local leaders in sheffield call for an exit plan. the question is, at what point will come out of tier 3? no one's able to answer that question. even the mayor is asking that question and, well, the mayor should have asked that question when he was negotiating with the government for the last ten days. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop nonessential travel as wales begins its first full day of a ‘firebreak‘ lockdown. headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has been cut by 80%. i voted for a guy named trump. president trump casts his vote for the us election in the key state of florida, where early voting is under way. strictly‘s back — but it's all socially distanced and covid—safe. and at 7:30, click talks exclusively to uk rapper stormzy. good evening — welcome to bbc news. millions more people are now living under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in englan

a review on the south yorkshire measures is expected in 28 days. until then it's about making the most of what they can do. it's just nice to come out and try and have, you know, family time, and a sense of normality, especially for little ones. while some are used to the cold weather, others are now embracing it — the new way to live life in south yorkshire. fiona trott, bbc news, doncaster. in wales, more than 35,000 people have signed a petition calling for the welsh government to reverse a ban on supermarkets selling "non—essential" items, such as clothing. there's also political pressure to hold an "urgent debate" on the measure in the welsh parliament. it comes as wales passed 2a hours under a new national lockdown. tomos morgan, reports. aisles shut and items covered. the norm now in welsh supermarkets. as nonessential goods like toys, clothes and electrical items are banned from being sold. we've got things like hardware, there is a little bit of gifting, cards. all the usual things you'd expect to see in a supermarket. not only are we

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the yorkshire post headlines warnings that holiday clubs trialed across the summer well not be enough to solve their free school meals crisis. so let's get started straightaway. we are going to start with the story in the front page of the daily telegraph because it's a real startling one. the headline is pretty simple. it says the second wave forecast to be more deadly than the first. if you can see the graph they are behind the picture of the medical professional in the mask they are, you can see the spike on they are, you can see the spike on the left—hand side which is the first wave, then the red line going across is the second wave, which goes to about halfway up the first wave, but goes on for a longer period. and that's why they seem to be warning that the second wave is forecasted to be more deadly than the first. rights, shall we come to you first on this, so just explain exactly how the daily telegraph i've got to these finding. well, what the daily telegraph is quoting is a scenario that has been apparently put in front of the prime minister by his advisers, this age gro

the headlines: residents of south yorkshire face tighter restrictions as the region enters tier 3 rules — more than seven million people are now living under england's strictest covid alert level. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop non—essential travel as wales begins its first full day of a firebreak lockdown. marcus rashford says he is proud of the community response to his campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has been cut by 80%. it destroyed me, it flattened me when i have seen that it has actually been cut to 13. i3 laptops! ina actually been cut to 13. i3 laptops! in a worst—case scenario, to share amongst 380 children. i thought it was absolutely scandalous. shakespeare's globe, newcastle theatre royal and birmingham hippodrome are among the latest venues to receive emergency cash from the government's £1.5 billion culture recovery fund. more headlines at lipm. now on bbc news it's time for

so that's parts of the north west, yorkshire, the north east and the midlands. today, the whole of nottinghamshire, south yorkshire, parts of cheshire and a small area of the peak district are among new areas put into tier two. the highest level is tier 3, at very high risk, there'll be no mixing of household anywhere indoors or in private gardens. pubs and bars will be closed unless they serve what's being called a substantial meal. liverpool city region is the first to be placed under tier three. in the rest of the uk, a decision will be made or new lockdown measures in wales and the next few days. in northern ireland, health officials are calling for decisive action. scotland's nicola sturgeon says she will draw up her own tiered framework towards the end of the month. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg.? standby. we cannot see clearly what is ahead. at the prime minister is, relu cta ntly, is ahead. at the prime minister is, reluctantly, marking the way to a tighter phase. the lectern is back in its place, despite repeated rule changes, coronavirus

south yorkshire will move into tier 3. covid restrictions on saturday — labour's city region mayor has accepted financial support from the government. we don't know how long we will be interior, three, four, we don't know how long this will go on for. i see this is damaging the short—term and interim payment. the deal follows the bitter argument over money for greater manchester — a £60 million support package for affected businesses will be distributed across the region. mps reject a labour call forfree school meals to be extended through the holidays for children in england. the people suffering months after they have the first symptoms of covid — new research into who is most at risk. i didn't have the energy to have a conversation for very long. it would knock me out. and then i'd have to lie down, and then sometimes i'd feel a bit better afterwards. but normally if i had what i would call a relapse, it would probably go on for a couple of weeks. gunfire shocking images from africa's most populous country —

we need to make sure those areas like you're in west yorkshire can run the track and trace yorkshire can run the track and tra ce syste m yorkshire can run the track and trace system for themselves and put them in the driving seat of controlling the virus. we also need to see the power areas out of lockdown. even if the most severe restrictions were, the restrictions will be needed any more. in those areas where the restrictions are tried and don't make any manageable difference, to avoid the north turning into a big open prison, we need to see those areas taken out of this restrictions because if they are not working, they are no longer the right solution. the government need to be very clear that if the and these things even with some consultation, that the leaders of the councils involved should be able to ta ke the councils involved should be able to take those areas out of the restrictions do not work. central government through matt hancock has been working very productively and many of the council leaders and mayors in recent days and weeks, including the mayor of london, wher

emma glasbey, bbc look north, north yorkshire. coronavirus restrictions have made many aspects of life harder, not least dating. but one couple have defied the odds and managed to find love in lockdown. sultan akhtar and aisha rosalie had their islamic wedding ceremony injuly, four months after meeting. they've been speaking to bbc asian network's anisa kadri about finding love during a pandemic. so, we met on muzmatch, which is a muslim dating app. we knew we liked each other pretty much straightaway, and lockdown happened exactly seven days after we met and we were just destroyed. it made things moving quite quickly, i guess, because we started panicking and things started getting restricted. we pretty much had most of our dates in service stations because we were meeting during the prime of lockdown, like when it was at its worst. and there was no restaurants, there was no cafes, there was nothing. we couldn't go to cinema. we were literally meeting halfway. he was near leeds and i was in london, so we were driving a long way,

the headlines: residents of south yorkshire face tighter restrictions as the region enters tier 3 rules — more than seven million people are now living under england's strictest covid alert level. president trump casts his vote for the us election in the key state of florida, where early voting is underway. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop non—essential travel as wales begins its first full day of a ‘firebreak‘ lockdown. i voted for a guy named trump. marcus rashford says he is proud of the community response to his campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. headteachers in england say they're "bitterly disappointed" that the number of laptops they're given for deprived children has been cut by 80%. it destroyed me, it flattened me when i have seen that it is actually being cut to 13. 13 laptops! in a worst—case scenario, to share amongst 380 children. i thought it was absolutely scandalous. more headlines at 5pm. now on bbc news, global questions. join zeinab badawi, her panel of experts and audience questioners from a

south yorkshire will move into tier 3. covid restrictions on saturday — labour's city region mayor has accepted financial support from the government. we don't know how long we will be interior, three, four, we don't know how long this will go on for. i see this is damaging the short—term and interim payment. the deal follows the bitter argument over money for greater manchester — a £60 million support package for affected businesses will be distributed across the region. mps reject a labour call forfree school meals to be extended through the holidays for children in england. the people suffering months after they have the first symptoms of covid — new research into who is most at risk.

cases are still rising sharply in places like the north—west, yorkshire and humber. today, the estimated r number — so that's how many people infected, one infected person passes onto — that is1.1 or1.3. it is slightly down on last week, but anything over one means the virus is growing. the government's chief medical and scientific advisers, chris whitty and patrick vallance, have both warned restrictions in tier 3, the highest alert level in england, wouldn't be enough to bring the r number down. today, chris whitty tweeted that deaths and pressure on the nhs are increasing and sage, the advisory committee, wanted a two—week circuit breaker back in september to try to buy time to fix the test and trace system. labour wanted that in place over half term. we have seen wales has currently got a short fire breaker system in place. northern ireland and scotland have got their own controls in place, but the government is still sticking to a targeted approach for england in an effort to try to balance lives with the economy, but experts say the longer you leave it, t

the headlines: residents of south yorkshire face tighter restrictions as the region enters tier 3 rules — more than 7 million people are now living under england's strictest covid alert level. police in gloucestershire begin border patrols to stop non—essential travel as wales begins its first full day of a firebreak lockdown. businesses and community groups come forward to back footballer marcus rashford's campaign to feed disadvantaged children in england during the school holidays. more headlines at 3pm. now on bbc news, emily maitlis and jon sopel dissect the latest news and analysis from the campaign trail of the 2020 us presidential election race — in americast. i got an e—mail from an americaster who was listening to my report last night on the radio 4 six o'clock news. the woman is from wiltshire, and she writes, "i was in the "sitting room. "my husband was listening in the kitchen and i "heard him guffawing with laughter. "sopes just said, "the stakes are high and the audience "is huge. "this is nashville. "surely, it should be the stakes are huge and the audience is hi

, west yorkshire, nottinghamshire and the north east. i hope and expect central and local government will continue to work closely together as we are seeing in merseyside, london, lancashire and in many other parts of the country. because ultimately, all of us want to protect the nhs and, in doing so, to save lives. thank you, i am now going to go to questions from the public. can we have our first questions from the public. can we have ourfirst question, questions from the public. can we have our first question, please? how many places under tier 3 restrictions would be needed before implementing a national lockdown?” think what we are trying to avoid is a national lockdown at all. that is jake, from chester on the video. we don't rule anything out, jake, but the difficulty is that the distribution of the virus this time round is very uneven by comparison with march and april. so the right response, as many other countries are doing, is to go for this local and regional approach. that is what we are going for. let's go next to vicky,

connie‘s feeling it after months of shielding in west yorkshire, where tier 3 will extend from monday. social isolation... you know, it‘s very damaging. it‘s very... it‘s wearing, it‘s tiring, it‘s stressful. back in north nottinghamshire, some want to see more rules. national lockdown. just lock down everything at the minute, just clear the virus up. there is no point in closing down cornwall if they are fine, but overall, i don't know, i think we need a circuit breaker. with the virus still spreading, the patchwork of rules will roll out further, constraining more communities, more families and more lives. danjohnson, bbc news, mansfield. the government‘s furlough scheme to help businesses and employees ends tomorrow, to be replaced by the less generous job support scheme. there are fears that the end of furlough will create more problems for some communities already hit hard by the pandemic‘s economic consequences. in wales, which has been in national lockdown for a week, the government has said people will be fined if they lie to coronavirus contact tracers. 0ur soci

the chancellor is a conservative but he is also an mp in richmond in north yorkshire. how much more inclined might he be to help the north of england because that is where his constituents are, too? i think you heard in the piece there from jake berry who is one of the leaders of the group of conservative mps who now are organising the northern research group. it is notjust labour politicians who make the case in the north of england or in normal, better times for the northern powerhouse and wider projects to close the north south divide. i think the real opportunity for rishi is as well as providing the support that is needed in the recovery phase, there is a lot that could be done to rebalance that north—south divide that we talk a lot about in happier times whilst we deal with the impacts of the virus in terms of its economic damage. i think the point where labour and conservative politicians are united in the north of england is about the need for the recovery to genuinely work to close that north—south divide. criticism from labour leaders in the north of engl

you can see it in the north—east and you can see it in yorkshire and humberjust you can see it in yorkshire and humber just beginning, but you can see it in yorkshire and humberjust beginning, but at an earlier stage. next please stop that is the direction of travel in terms of the creeping of the infection up through the age band in a given local or regional area. that brings my slides to a conclusion. i will 110w pass my slides to a conclusion. i will now pass to professor paris to prevent some further data on hospitalisations —— professor powis. thank you, jonathan. rising levels infections in the community are now leading to a rising level of hospital admissions. as a country, we can limit the impact of the virus using our three lines of defence — the first of these is the personal measures we all individually take to limit transmission, washing our hands, wearing masks, and keeping an appropriate distance from each other. these come along with other measures introduced by the government, such as the rule of six, have helped slow the transmission of the virus at the summer, as you

south yorkshire follows on saturday. i'm 83. i don't give a sod. i look at it this way, i've not got all that many years left of me and i'm not going to be fastened in a house when the government have got it all wrong. mps vote against free school meals being extended through the holidays in england but footballer marcus rashford vows to carry on campaigning. inside europe's largest cancer unit — how patients at manchester's christie hospital continue to receive lifesaving care during the pandemic. we had an unexpected early phone call and i have no more cancerous cells in my body. it's the trophy that keeps getting away but manchester city, get off to a flyer, in their 10th attempt to win the champions league, with victory, in a fiery fightback. good morning. some heavy rain across parts of northern and eastern scotland. that will clear. for most of us it will be a drier day than yesterday with some sunshine. all the details in about ten minutes. it's thursday, the 22nd of october. our top story... the chancellor rish