This is bbc news with the latest headlines at two. Borisjohnson calls his cabinet ahead of announcing tougher restrictions as ministers reject claims political leaders in the north have been left out of the decision making. You say that there is anger in the north. There is. But the measures we are bringing in here are universal, these apply across the whole of the United Kingdom and there is nothing that we would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. I havent felt anger like this towards the government since i was growing up here in the 19805. They now feel that the government is actively working against us. A warning from englands deputy chief medical officer
that the country is at a Tipping Point in the fight against covid 19. Margaret ferrier, the scottish mp who took Public Transport knowing she had coronavirus, says she acted out of character and refuses to stand down. Rescuers search for survivors after a missile attack on azerbaijans second biggest city as a brief truce in the nagorno kara bakh conflict shows signs of unravelling. The buildings here are clearly residential, these were apartments where people were asleep in their beds when the attack happened. And in half an hour, Boris Johnson faces mutiny in his own party as we look back at the week in parliament. The Prime Minister will hold
a telephone call with members of the cabinet this afternoon to update them on the next steps in the fight against covid 19. Tomorrow he will announce new measures, including a new tiered system of rules for england. Liverpool is expected to be one of the areas placed under the tightest restrictions. Ministers insist that the north of england is not being penalised as talks with leaders across the region continue about plans for further coronavirus restrictions. Our Political CorrespondentJessica Parker reports. Last night in liverpool. Leaders have been told the city is set for the highest level of restrictions. Police were out enforcing the rules as they are. But tougher ones could come, including further potential curbs on hospitality, pub closures. It is a disaster for the economy, for that business, but also for peoples well being because getting out, having a meal, having a couple of drinks, is very important. As of monday we are getting an announcement but we dont know what we are being announced to, you know. It is kind of like, is everything going to be shut down . Or are you just planning on closing certain things . Like, nobody has any idea. Just making things clear to the people and not patronising them and also not leaking things through the press, just tell them directly. Large areas of the north already under extra restrictions wait for whats next. Amidst the uncertainty there is anger as well, says labour, and worries that businesses are not going to get enough support. I havent felt anger like this towards the government since i was growing up here in the 1980s. People feel that they havent just been abandoned by the government, they now feel that the government is actively working against us. Downing street has emphasised it is Holding Discussions with local leaders, talking to councils about giving them more control over test and trace, and ministers insist the north of england is not being penalised. You say that there is anger in the north. There is. But the measures that we are
bringing in here are universal, these apply across the whole of the United Kingdom and there is nothing that we would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. The chancellor represents north yorkshire, i represent north nottinghamshire. Neither of us would want to do anything that hurts the north or the midlands more than any part of the country, but it is right that we take a localised approach. The government has pledged to pay two thirds of peoples wages where businesses are forced to close, but its not just labour politicians who say that is not enough. I have called and made public demands that it has to at the very least leave packages alternate to the furlough march lockdown and anything less is not acceptable. Ministers say support for affected businesses is part of an unprecedented package of measures and tomorrow well hear more on any changes to travel, new tiers of restrictions. The country, one top scientist says, is at a Tipping Point. Out enjoying themselves last night
people know change is on the way. Jessica parker, bbc news. Joining me now is leona harris, a nurse working with Covid Patients at fairfield hospital in bury. Thanks forjoining us. How bad are things there at the moment . You know, we all read the papers, we all know, we all read the papers, we all know infections are rising. Infections are now translating into hospital admissions and sadly some of them hospital admissions will translate into a loss of life. In terms of the numbers, how do things compare now with what they were like backin compare now with what they were like back in march or april . 0k, compare now with what they were like back in march or april . Ok, so we are nowhere near as bad, certainly at the hospital where i work at. We are getting more and more admissions, but we are not at the same level as in march or april at the moment. Precise . We have had
reports locally that the nhs risks being swamped. If thats accurate in terms of the numbers there at the moment and the projections . We are getting more and more every single day as they are ranging from elderly and we are getting a lot of younger admissions into hospital as well. How many people do you have an intensive care because of covid . Patients needing intensive care are usually cell to salford hospital. I could not give you a figure. There was only one patient in my hospital when i went to work last. The capacity is there, the fears are what could happen over the next few weeks. What sort of changes and preparations are you making to confront that . 0k, preparations are you making to confront that . Ok, so when we had the first wave we were not ready for it, itjust landed the first wave we were not ready for it, it just landed on the first wave we were not ready for it, itjust landed on as andrey wasnt prepared. But we are prepared, we have capacity, we have
opened extra wards, open extra beds, we have got all the ppe. Everything is ready for the second wave. And what about staff numbers . How many staff are off with coronavirus related symptoms at the moment . Are you concerned about that . M related symptoms at the moment . Are you concerned about that . It is not necessarily that they have symptoms, it may be somebody and their family that has the symptoms, so they have to self isolate. That could be an issue. If a member of their family has any symptoms, they have to stay off as well and that is having an impact on the numbers in the hospital. I think we heard from you during the first wave. It seems clear now a second wave is looming already here. How concerned are you about the next few weeks and how far the local lockdown is or is not working . So, you know, obviously we had a really tough time. Nurses are
tired, we are tired. We know it is going to be difficult in the next few weeks, couple of months. I mean, it is easy to become complacent. It is really easy, but that is what covid is thriving on, people that are not complying to what we are supposed to be doing. As a nurse what is your message to perhaps stu d e nts what is your message to perhaps students or younger age groups, younger demographics, who think it is not serious, it does not affect us, we will carry on as normal . That is the reason. It has not directly affected the young and it may not have affected anybody in their family, but it has affected a lot of people. Ourfamilies, family, but it has affected a lot of people. Our families, my father, grandparents in the war had to do this for five grandparents in the war had to do this forfive or six grandparents in the war had to do this for five or six years. We are just asking you to listen and do what they ask us to do for maybe the next couple of months and then we can get back to some sort of
normality. Leona harris, best of luck for the next few weeks. Thank you forjoining us. Thank you forjoining us. The scottish mp who refused to resign despite travelling from london to glasgow by train after testing positive for coronavirus has given herfirst interview since the incident. Margaret ferrier told the scottish sun on sunday, she had acted out of character and had made an error ofjudgment, as Connor Gillis reports. Margaret ferrier was elected as an snp mp in december and has been at the centre of a scandal for weeks now. Commitment over the last seven months. This is her speaking in the house of commons. Showing coronavirus symptoms, she had taken a test. After confirming positive, she decided to take the train back to scotland, claiming she doesnt have a flat in london and would have been forced to quarantine in a hotel. In an interview with the scottish sun, she said she panicked, it was a blip, the virus made her act out of character. She said it had been a highly stressful situation but she will continue to work. The mp also questions whether her hard work and dedication should be wiped away for an error of judgment. Despite being suspended by the snp, there is still a sense of anger here in her constituency of rutherglen and hamilton west. Also anger from the snp leader and scotlands first minister, nicola sturgeon, who described her actions as completely indefensible, reckless and dangerous. Ms ferrier has today responded, saying she feels hurt by the criticism from people she considered friends and colleagues. She doesnt want to lose the money. Everybody else would be sacked, fired or anything else and live on nothing. She should be the same and see what its like for the people. I just think shes a silly woman. She really is, because ive not seen my family. I cant see my family, and it angers me. She was irresponsible, and mps should be people who set an example to the rest of the public. She has done the exact opposite and she should go. Nicola sturgeon insists she has done all she can. No party leader has the power to make an mp resign from parliament, but i couldnt be clearer she should step down from parliament. Police are investigating this incident. For now, Margaret Ferrier clings on in the face of overwhelming criticism. Connor gillis, bbc news, rutherglen. The ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan brokered yesterday by russia has failed to last even 2a hours. The main city in the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region has been hit by shellfire overnight and there are reports of civilian deaths in azerbaijans second city, ganja. A senior azerbaijani official has told the bbc that baku is trying to stick to the ceasefire, but they have the right of self defence. Our International Correspondent orla guerin sent this report a short time ago. Well, they are still searching here by hand, with dogs, and they have brought in some heavy machinery. You can see the extent of the destruction. It is over a really wide area. The buildings here are clearly residential. These were apartments where people were asleep in their beds when the attack happened at about 2am local time. We have seen mattresses and blankets strewn around in the rubble. A local explosives expert has said that the weapon used here was a long range rocket. This was clearly a large scale attack and we have seen no sign of any kind of military targets in this area. Standing here now in the rubble, is the ceasefire dead . Actually, it is hard to assess the situation. Currently we are considering the situation. If armenia continues to attack azerbaijan civilians, then azerbaijan will be obliged to take necessary measures against
legitimate military targets. But, as we stand here now, you were saying that they have fired at you and you are also saying that you reserve the right to retaliate. So which is it, are you sticking to the ceasefire, or are you going to retaliate for this attack . At this stage, we are trying to stick to the ceasefire regime. But, of course, if they continue to do so, attacking azerbaijani civilians, as every nation, we also have a right to self defence. And we also have a responsibility to ensure safety and security of azerbaijani civilians. Now, there are accusations from across the front line that azerbaijan, too, has breached the truce. Officials in Nagorno Karabakh are claiming there has been shelling from this side towards rural districts. There is supposed to be a truce in place, mediated by russia, but when you look around here, it looks far more like all out war than ceasefire. Since the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan escalated last month, both sides have been lobbying for government and aid
support around the world. Armenia has a highly organised lobby in washington, and a louder global voice because of its large diaspora, particularly in france and the united states. Its estimated there are around 1. 5 million armenians across the us alone. And as soon as the conflict broke out, the Armenian Community in los angeles, began mobilizing to send food and Medical Equipment to the region. Reality star Kim Kardashian west who has armenian heritage, has pledged to donate a Million Dollars to armenia. Hi, everyone. Its Kim Kardashian west. I have been speaking about about the Current Situation in armenia, and having conversations with so many others to bring further awareness to the crisis that we cannot allow to advance. My thoughts and prayers are with the brave men, women and children. I want everyone to remember that, despite the great distance that separates us, we are not limited by borders. We are one global armenian nation together. President trump is no longer at risk of transmitting covid i9 to others, acording to the white house physician. This weekend he delivered a speech from the balcony of the white house, and told hundreds of cheering supporters that he was feeling great. Our north america correspondent, david willis has the latest. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. The defiant removal of the facemask, a message to the faithful that their man is back. First of all, im feeling great. I dont know about you. How is everyone feeling . Cheering. A much anticipated memo from the president s doctor confirmed the leader of the free world is no longer a risk to others. Now at day ten from symptom onset, wrote dr sean conley, fever free for over 2a hours, and all symptoms improved, the assortment of advanced diagnostic tests obtained reveal there is no longer evidence
of actively replicating virus. Not that the possibility of the president s continued contagion seemed to worry those that packed the south lawn of the white house several hours earlier. There were masks, yes, but little sign of social distancing. Although the sea of maga caps might tell you otherwise, that was not a campaign event, according to the administration. It was, however, part of an attempt to woo black and latino voters, a group adversely affected by the coronavirus. Yet despite the president s dogged existence that it is disappearing, at least half a dozen states are now recording record numbers of cases of the coronavirus. This is the single most important election in the history of our country. Get out and vote, and i love you. Thank you. Cheering. After more than a weeks convalescence, the president is now hoping to make up for lost time,
hitting the campaign trail hard in the next days, with events planned in the swing states of florida, pennsylvania and iowa, with just 22 days to go before the election. David willis, bbc news, los angeles. The headlines on bbc news. Borisjohnson calls his cabinet ahead of announcing tougher restrictions as ministers reject claims political leaders in the north have been left out of the decision making. A warning from englands deputy chief medical officer that the country is at a Tipping Point in the fight against covid i9. Margaret ferrier, the scottish mp who took Public Transport knowing she had coronavirus, says she acted out of character and refuses to stand down. The Brazilian Health ministry has confirmed that more than 150,000 people have now died after contracting coronavirus. The news comes just two days
after the total number of cases in the country passed five million. Gail maclellan reports. Out for a ride in sao paulo state and stopping for a quick selfie without a mask and seemingly without a care. This is the president of brazil, jair bolsonaro. Like the president to his north, bolsonaro has been playing down the seriousness of the virus. Translation if you catch it one day, dont worry. We try to avoid it, you know . I am 65 years old. I did not feel anything, not even a little flu. Absolutely nothing at all the president , who himself contracted the coronavirus, is encouraging a return to normality to avoid the collapse of the economy, showing himself without a mask at official events or with his followers. Despite initial criticism of his handling of the crisis, his Approval Ratings have actually risen, thanks to generous
government hand outs to around 60 million informal workers. Deaths from coronavirus in brazil are second only to those in the united states. There may be restrictions in place, but the beaches of rio and the cities are remarkably mask free. Translation the whole problem is that people do not respect the restrictions imposed by the countrys Public Health system. People do not wear masks, gather in crowds, and everyone is on the beach without wearing a mask. The absolute numbers of coronavirus are still far worse than in europe, but shops, restaurants and some schools have reopened. Translation i think we are already numbed by the situation. We have been hearing bad things for so long that we have ended up getting used to it. The number can grow. But people stay like this. In fact, the numbers of cases and deaths in brazil have been falling slowly, but with confirmed cases well over 5 million and still 5,000 fatalities a week, there is little
room for complacency. Gail maclellan, bbc news. Scientists are hoping the bcg vaccine, which has been protecting millions of Children Worldwide against tuberculosis for nearly a century, could be helpful in the fight against covid 19. Researchers believe the vaccine causes widespread changes to the immune system, which could help protect against coronavirus. A trial is now under way to test the theory, as James Gallagher reports. In the fight against covid, scientists are turning to one of our oldest vaccines. Archive a new preventive weapon has nowjoined the battle. Bcg vaccine. The bcg jab was designed to fight tuberculosis, and was first trialled in 1921. It has since been given to hundreds of millions of people. But now doctors think its effect on the immune system may lessen the impact of coronavirus, too. Sam hilton is a gp. His job dealing with patients puts him at higher risk of getting covid. Hes one of 1000 people in the uk, including care home staff and other health care workers, who will take part in the trial. Having had the vaccine in childhood will not offer protection today. Theres quite a good theory behind why the bcg vaccine might make you less likely to get unwell when you get covid, so i guess i see it as a potential for me to be protected a bit, which means im more likely to be able to come to work this winter. Sam will get either the bcg jab or a dummy injection. Then researchers will wait to see if the vaccine either alters the odds of getting covid or the severity of the infection. The Data Collected here in exeter will be combined with studies in australia, the netherlands, spain and brazil. There is no evidence bcg will help in the pandemic, so why do researchers think it might . This seems odd. Vaccines are supposed to protect against one specific infection, so why might a tuberculosis jab also have a benefit in coronavirus . Well, theres some interesting science that suggests that vaccines may have a wide effect across the whole of the immune system, that may give our bodies and edge against other viruses and infections, too. And indeed, in trials with the bcg jab, there has been a fall in death rates from other infections after people were vaccinated. The World Health Organization says the bcg jab might help bridge the gap until a dedicated Coronavirus Vaccine is developed. James gallagher, bbc news. A bus has collided with a train in thailand, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens more. The crash happened on sunday morning, 30 miles east of bangkok. Thai police have said the bus passengers were on their way to a temple to mark the end of buddhist lent. Thousands of people have fled their homes after days of heavy rain led to flooding in large areas of central vietnam. State media says in some regions roads have been destroyed and people are trapped in their villages. At least five deaths have been reported and several others are missing. Residents of louisiana are assessing the damage after hurricane delta wreaked havoc across the region. Its weakened to a tropical depression since coming ashore, but many of the areas hit are still recovering from the devastation caused by hurricane laura in august. Aruna iyengar has this report. Widespread flooding streets and river banks in south western louisiana. This is the result of delta, a category two hurricane with maximum winds of 160 kilometres an hour. Hundreds of thousands of residents were left without power, but it did bring out a few thrill seekers. Many here in lake charles feel that delta has added insult to
injury. They were still reeling from the destruction wreaked by the more powerful hurricane laura, which hit in late august. Lauras wins damage tens of thousands of homes, leading roofs across the region to be dotted with blue tarpaulins and more than 6000 People Living temporarily in hotels. It and my wife. Man, they we re hotels. It and my wife. Man, they were scared, it made me scared. I was like, here we go again. Delta dumped a0 centimetres of rain, flooding many homes and littering streets with trees and branches. There are so many houses that were not livable after laura and, you know, most people hadnt come back before this hurricane hit, so that is why it seems like a ghost town. It will be like this for a while because it is taking so long to get everybodys houses fix. Delta is the
tenth named storm of the Hurricane Season tenth named storm of the Hurricane Season to make a us landfall this year. That eclipses a record dating back to 1916. A0 years ago ian curtis, the lead singer of band joy division, took his own life aged 23 after struggling with his Mental Health. Now a mural paying tribute to the musical icon has been painted in manchester. Kelly foran reports. Love, love will tear us apart, again. Joy division, pioneers of the post punk movement. But the night before their first big american tour, lead singer ian curtis took his own life after suffering from epilepsy and depression. He was only 23. His band mate and friend says a0
years ago Mental Health was, even more so, just something people didnt talk about. What he went through, you know, it mustve been so difficult and, in funny way, i still live with the guilt of it, you know, survivors guilt thing, so its been a great help to me to realise that, these days, theres so much more help, and people need to seek it. This mural has been done for a manchester Mental Health festival this weekend, but will stay here for good. It caught the eyes magnificently, which was one of ians striking features, his eyes, which always looked so warm and friendly and then he went and looked like a demon, it was fantastic. But behind those eyes were a sadness that he didnt share with many. Ian suffered greatly, and i suppose one of the odd things about ian was that he soldiered on, and it didnt do him much good, sadly. And this is street artist akses way of getting people to talk. It was a good thing to do, especially during this when lockdown has affected so many people. It is a critical issue. His murals have been changing the face of manchester. You might recognise a few. Walk in silence. I think there probably still is an image to some that street art equals graffiti, graffiti equals vandalism, vandalism brings down an area but, in actual fact, its an art gallery on the street. Its hoped that remembering this Manchester Music legend in such a striking way will encourage people who walk past it or who come to see it to open up that conversation about Mental Health. Its nice that manchester remembers and, yeah, its a wonderful tribute. Ive just watched so many people smile and be absolutely blown away with the sight of it this morning, just parked here so, yeah, its nice, its lovely. For the next few days, mars is its biggest and brightest as it lines up with earth on the same side of the sun. The positioning means the red planet will be clearly visible as the brightest object in the night sky. This arangement takes place every 26 months. At one point on tuesday evening, mars, the earth and the sun will all be in a straight line, a moment astronomers call opposition. Now its time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. Sunday has brought most of us barely dry, autumnal weather. But the crowd is increasing from the north west ahead of a weather front which is moving in this evening and overnight. That will bring rain across scotland and Northern Ireland, with the clearest of the skies in east anglia and the south east. Here temperatures will fall lowest first thing monday morning into the mid single figures. For most of us a mild, cloudy, breezy and damp start to the day. We have the ring from the word go across Northern Ireland and scotland, pushing into northern and western parts of wales. It arrives in the south east through the latter pa rt in the south east through the latter part of the afternoon, followed by sunshine and blustery showers. Not a warm day. In the middle of the week we keep that threat of a few showers, particularly in the south east, but much of the uk stays mostly dry with some spells of sunshine around. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Borisjohnson calls his cabinet ahead of announcing tougher restrictions as ministers reject claims political leaders in the north have been left out of the decision making. A warning from englands deputy chief medical officer that the country is at a Tipping Point in the fight against covid 19. Margaret ferrier the scottish mp who took Public Transport knowing she had coronavirus says she acted out of character and refuses to stand down. The white house doctor says President Trump is no longer a transmission risk to others, but still no word on if hes tested negative for covid 19. Rescuers search for survivors after a missile attack on azerbaijans second biggest city as a brief truce in the nagorno kara bakh conflict shows signs of unravelling. Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. A week when borisjohnson faces
mutiny in the ranks