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The government warning to hauliers if they dont get ready for brexit. A desperate race against time to save hundreds of pilot whales that have stranded themselves off the coast of tasmania. And coming up on bbc news. There are fears over the viability of non league football, as clubs speak out over the impact of not having fans at matches. Good afternoon. Welcome to the one oclock news. Borisjohnson has been defending the latest restrictions aimed at tackling the rising number of coronavirus infections. As some critics warned that not enough was being done to help business as furlogh comes to an end, the labour leader accused him of being out of touch. Sir keir starmer said the Prime Minister had lost control of testing and that he said was a major reason he is losing control of the virus. It followed the announcement of tighter restrictions in all four uk nations with stricter measures in scotland and Northern Ireland where households are not allowed to mix. The Prime Minister warned the changes could last up to six months. In england, people are being told to work from home if they can. Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues will have to close by 10pm from tomorrow night. The number of people allowed at weddings has been halved to 15 from monday. Meanwhile, the fines for breaking the rules will also increase to £200 on the first offence. Borisjohnson also warned of tighter measures if cases continue to rise. Our correspondent Naomi Grimley reports. It is six months since our streets became deserted in a way none of us, bara became deserted in a way none of us, bar a sci fi movie producer, could ever have imagined. Now as we head into winter the big question is are these latest measures enough to stop us these latest measures enough to stop us going in to lock down again . This couple knows to their cost how quickly the rules keep changing. The government has slashed the number of people at weddings from 30 to 15. My partner said to me we married for love not for show. Thats quite right, we love each other, so we will go ahead and marry. We are just confused to the new rules. And the venue confused to the new rules. And the venue has said it is covert secure and we could have 30 guests but all ofa and we could have 30 guests but all of a sudden the change. Its literally going to be us, our two children, parents and grandparents and thats it. The other changes include a 10pm curfew on bars and restau ra nts include a 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants which the government claims has worked well in belgium. As these people in glasgow discovered when they listened to Nicola Sturgeons announcement, there is now a ban on people in scotla nd there is now a ban on people in scotland visiting other peoples homes unless for good reasons, like childcare. The single greatest weapon. Boris johnson has held off going that far but some scientists who advise number 10 think tougher measures are inevitable. Who advise number 10 think tougher measures are inevitablelj who advise number 10 think tougher measures are inevitable. I dont think the measures have gone anywhere near far enough. In think the measures have gone anywhere nearfar enough. In fact, i dont think the measures in scotland have gone far enough and i suspect we will see very stringent measures coming in place throughout the uk at some point but itll be too late again, we will have let the epidemic double and double and double again. At this University Campus in dundee, they are finding out just how disruptive things can get after an outbreak meant 500 students had to self isolate. Ministers are under intense pressure to get testing sorted after it became apparent the system cant keep pace with the demands of autumn. The nhs test and trace app. Tomorrow will see the new tracing app which had its launch delayed from the summer. In the meantime the message is do your bit to prevent a second lockdown. Meantime the message is do your bit to prevent a second lockdownm everyone follows them and no one thinks they are immune or they dont have a role to play, if we pull together as we did during the peak of the virus, we will get through this, i of the virus, we will get through this, lam of the virus, we will get through this, i am confident about that, we will get to christmas with schools, the economy open, view social interactions that we all need as individuals and then we can look forward in the new year. The flurries of meetings between the scientists and politicians will continue as they wait to see if our collective action does the trick. Naomi grimley, bbc news. 486 people have tested positive for coronavirus in scotland since yesterday. Ms sturgeon said it was the highest daily figure recorded so far. People in scotland are banned from visiting other households, with some exemptions. Nicola sturgeon says she was advised that a curfew on pubs and restaurants wouldnt be enough to curb infections. The first minister also urged people not to book overseas travel for the october school holiday. Our correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow. It is six months since the country was put into lockdown and today in scotla nd was put into lockdown and today in scotland people are being asked to adhere to some pretty tough measures once again. It isnt a full lockdown but people are being told they mustnt visit each other for social reasons in their homes. There are some limited exceptions, for child care, for couples living apart, for instance, but everyone else, if we dont adhere to the rule, we will ultimately face a fine. This comes ina day ultimately face a fine. This comes in a day when 486 people tested positive for the virus in scotland representing 7. 8 of those newly tested, the highest figure so far for the number of people testing positive albeit with a heavy caveat that more people are being tested than back at the height of the pandemic in march and april but nonetheless Nicola Sturgeon says this underlines why the Scottish Government has taken the action it has tried to stem the spread of the virus between households. We are in the phase of a pandemic, of a virus, that as yet has no vaccine. With that virus on the rise again and winter ahead of us, if we are to achieve these priorities, we have to make sacrifices elsewhere. No country right now is able to have 100 normality. So the measures we announced yesterday are tough but they are absolutely essential. And they are targeted to deal with some very specific factors, which we know are helping to drive transmission. 0f of course the other measure thatll come into force in scotland on friday is a curfew on the Opening Hours of pubs and restaurants. Theyll have to close at ten p m. Nicola sturgeon said she might have gone further in restricting the Hospitality Industry if shed been able to offer better Financial Support and she said shed be writing to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for urgent discussions on extending the furlough scheme or allowing the devolved administrations greater financial flexibility. At Prime Ministers questions Boris Johnson was forced to defend his test and trace programme, and government measures to supportjobs. The labour leader sir keir starmer challenged him to announce new measures to help business. Our Political Correspondent jess parker reports. Emerging into a new phase of this fight, borisjohnsons warning that if people dont follow the rules, he reserves the right to go further. We are now going to move on to Prime Ministers questions. In a subdued chamber, labour attacked the governments record on test and trace. Losing control of testing is a major reason why the Prime Minister is losing control of this virus. As a result, as a result, he is phasing in health measures, restrictions which we do support, but at the same time he is phasing out economic support. Health measures and economic measures are now dangerously out of sync. Borisjohnson said his government had provided unparalleled support for business. We will go forward with further creative and imaginative schemes to keep our economy moving, and that is the essence, mr speaker, of the plan, of the proposals. He has talked about them, he supported them last night, he supported them yesterday, mr speaker. I hope he continues to support them. The essence of what we are saying, mr speaker, is that we want to depress the virus but keep pupils in school and keep our economy moving. That is the single best thing we can do to support firms across the country. No one is suggesting that being in government right now makes for an easy life. But Boris Johnson isnt just facing questions from the opposition about his strategy. Too far . Not far enough . The inevitable debate as a new set of restrictions are announced. But either way there are some tory mps who feel the Prime Minister has already overstepped the mark and they want more of a say over what happens next. Is the economy to be considered . The devastating consequences of these measures on our economic activity. And the long term impact on the price that we will pay in terms of peoples lives from increased cancer deaths and increased heart conditions as a consequence of skewering the nhs to covid 19. And you take all these things into consideration and come up with a politicaljudgment. I think we have made the wrong one. Things are changing and with autumn and winter, ministers are warning it could be a long slog ahead. So much has already moved, but it is all part of life now, adapting to new changes, waiting to see if there will be more. Jessica parker, bbc news. Our Political Correspondent helen catt is in westminster. So, criticism of the test and trace and referred it before but growing concerns about fellow as it comes to an end. It is interesting it wasnt the substance of the new restrictions the Prime Minister was being pushed on there but the context around them in particular the furloughs scheme coming to an end and lots of questions about having announced these curbs on the hospitality sector, that closure at 10pm, what was the Prime Minister going to put in place to help those businesses through it . We heard labour and the businesses through it . We heard labourand the snp businesses through it . We heard labour and the snp calling for extensions of the furloughs scheme in some form. Borisjohnson resisting that although he said the chancellor would be bringing forward creative and imaginative measures to get through this crisis. And a reminder from get through this crisis. And a reminderfrom the get through this crisis. And a reminder from the snp when it comes to things like the fellow scheme while the devolved governments in scotla nd while the devolved governments in scotland wales and Northern Ireland can set rules to public health, when it comes to fellow, it is the treasury in westminster that does it for the rest of the uk. As you said, pushed on the test and trace scheme, keir starmer suggested these Health Restrictions were being phased in because of a failure of that system. Borisjohnson defending because of a failure of that system. Boris johnson defending it, because of a failure of that system. Borisjohnson defending it, gest, saying particular with children going back to school the government hadnt foreseen the inevitable of kids getting coughs, colds and flu. Borisjohnson said kids getting coughs, colds and flu. Boris johnson said capacity kids getting coughs, colds and flu. Borisjohnson said capacity was at a record suggesting this was a tool to help the government target things like local lockdown is. Thank you. The first minister of wales, mark drakeford, says he has no plans for further lockdowns, and will give existing measures time to work. Mr drakeford said efforts were being concentrated on the six welsh counties already in lockdown but they could be extended to new areas if necessary. People are also no longer allowed to visit each others homes in Northern Ireland. The restrictions were brought in last night. First minister Arlene Foster called it a wake up call. Northern ireland is the only part of the uk not to introduce curfews for bars and restaurants. The Northern Ireland executive will meet tomorrow to consider further measures. From tomorrow, pubs, bars and restaurants will be Table Service only and venues will have to close at ten. Firms are now wondering what impact the new rules will have on them. Our correspondent Ramzan Karmali has been speaking to some of those affected. Businesses like this restaurant in liverpool are bracing themselves for new restrictions coming into force tomorrow. The owners say theyve benefited from the eat out help out scheme but fear the recent pick up in trade will be short lived. Business wise, a huge concern that having just re established ourselves andi having just re established ourselves and i think the industry has, theyve had a good july, august and early september, we are at risk of that being set back, going back to the last lockdown. From tomorrow, pubs and bars and restaurants will have to close at 10pm and they will be restricted to Table Service only. On top of this, waiting staff, bar staff, non seated customers and shop workers will have to wear a face mask in the penalty for not doing so has doubled to £200 for a first offence. Many in the Hospitality Industry are calling for more government aid like this pub in south london. The landlord fears there will be huge financial implications especially if the new rules are in place for six months. What will the government give us now in terms of not necessarily arguing about the extension of fellow but what is the neck support scheme in place for millions of people about to lose theirjobs because of the impact of 10pm to lose theirjobs because of the impact of10pm and to lose theirjobs because of the impact of 10pm and the impact of increased check ins and the legality of that which is really important and Table Service. Only last month the government launched a campaign to get people back into offices but now we are being asked to work from home where possible. Quite a city centres could have big implications for those who run businesses there. Big businesses can work pretty well from home and weve seen their resilience and ability to adapt but it is the small, supporting infrastructure, the ecosystem, the coffee shops and bars which are so special and which will really struggle if we see another prolonged period of closure. There is growing pressure on the chancellor to change course on how the furloughs and various other schemes are phased out with even the governor of the bank of england calling on him to stop and rethink. As business groups and unions fear without action there could be a spike in unemployment when the unemployment scheme and next month. Ramzan karmali, bbc news. Mps have warned of an emerging crisis in nursing. The Public Accounts Committee says nhs england is short of 40,000 nurses and more than a third of the existing workforce is considering leaving soon. Ministers say they are on track to hire 50,000 more nurses by 2025. Ministers have warned there could be queues of 7,000 lorries in kent at the end of the brexit transition period on 1stjanuary if Haulage Companies dont prepare for new customs arrangements. In a letter seen by the bbc, the Cabinet Office minister michael gove says it could result in delays of two days for cargo travelling into france. Lets speak to our economics correspondent andrew walker. It isa it is a warning from government, what did they say that hauliers need to do . It is a striking morning and they think the concern is about documents that would be required for goods going from Great Britain into the eu and michael gove is concerned that some hauliers they not be adequately prepared with the necessary paperwork. Worst Case Scenario he describes he thinks it could affect as much as 70 of freight in total, 50 of freight on the busy dover crossing and the eurotunnel and then we would be looking at very long queues as you mentioned in kent. That would also affect imports because a truck stuck ina affect imports because a truck stuck in a queue in kent cannot load up with good support the return journey so michael gove said that hauliers should make use of the government it system which he says will be tested in october and be up and running for the new year. It will give them the opportunity to make checks to make sure they have the paperwork that they need. It is fair to say that they need. It is fair to say that the road haulage industry has been critical and especially the Road Haulage Association who said they warned government consistently and said that the help that theyve had has been inadequate. If we have a trade agreement that would deal with ta riffs trade agreement that would deal with tariffs but not necessarily paperwork. Our top story this lunchtime. Boris johnson has defended the latest package of coronavirus measures, aimed at curbing a rise in cases across the uk. And a famous Bristol Music venue gets a new name. Coming up on bbc news. Exeter chiefs chairman tony rowe says they are losing around £1 million a month and that other Rugby Union Clubs are in the same position since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. They are horrific scenes, nearly 400 pilot whales dead or dying, beached on the west coast of tasmania. Its thought to be australias largest ever stranding and scientists dont know why its happened. Rescuers are racing against time to save dozens of the animals that remain stuck, but still alive. Shaimaa khalil reports. More beached whales found on tasmanias west coast. And for most of them, it was already too late. Most of them appear to be dead. But we are waiting on advice from the ground crew before we make a final call on what we do. But you know, if they can be saved, we probably will send crews over there to do that. The second group was spotted just over six miles from the area where 270 pilot whales have been stranded since monday. Rescuers have been working furiously to try to help as many as they can. But it has been difficult moving the animals in rugged waters. 50 have been saved so far. But some had beached themselves again after being brought in by the tide. Now, with any sort of stranding you do sometimes see the re stranding of some individuals. In this case, this has happened. But the operation is still very much under way with people going back tomorrow morning, it is now night time here in australia, so hopefully they will be back to save the remaining 30 live animals. With 30 pilot whales still alive, crew members hope that more can be helped back into the sea. Nearly 400 have now died on the tasmanian coast. Scientists dont know exactly what drew the animals to the shore. And while whale beachings are not uncommon in the region, the authorities believe this is the largest stranding in australia please make history. Shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. Its taken years of legal wrangling but the high court has cleared one of the last obstacles for two men from london, to face trial in the us. They are accused of being part of the so called Islamic State group, and carrying out atrocities against british and american hostages. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner has been talking to the sister of a british journalist who was held hostage by is. The isis suspects, former londoners Alexander Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh in us custody and accused of carrying out atrocities against western hostages in syria, which they deny. Evidence of their time with isis has been gathered by british intelligence. But until a court ruling yesterday, a judicial review brought by one of the mens mothers had prevented it from being passed to the us for prosecution. Among the british and american hostages the men allegedly guarded were alan henning and david haines, both murdered by isis. The british photojournalist john cantlie was kidnapped in 2012 and was last seen in an isis propaganda video four years ago. Now his sister has spoken for the first time of her relief thatjustice may soon be served. We have only ever wanted these two to face justice. We feel, as everybody i think feels, that we all have to stand accountable for our actions. And these two hopefully, finally, will stand accountable for some of the things that they did to at least some of the people that they held hostage. So the only thing that we really can hope for is that these two will get to america and there will be a proper, fair trial and that all the evidence will be heard. John cantlie was kidnapped twice. After he escaped the first time, he went back to syria with us journalist james foley. James foley was murdered and the whereabouts of john ca ntlie james foley was murdered and the whereabouts ofjohn cantlie are still unknown. He felt absolutely that he had to go back to aleppo, to tell the story that he hadnt managed to tell when he was first kidnapped. And he felt absolutely that it was his duty to go back and to talk about what was happening on the ground there at the time. The two isis suspects, nicknamed the beatles by the captives, were caught in syria over two years ago. Yesterday britain handed over the final evidence in their cases to the us embassy, pending an expected trial. Relatives of the murdered hostages have expressed their enormous relief. Frank gardner, bbc news. The poisoned russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been discharged from hospital in germany. Doctors say its possible he could make a full recovery. Our correspondent, jenny hill, is in berlin. Remarkable given he was poisoned with another choc . Quite right, it is clear now that Alexi Navalny has survived an apparent assassination attempt on doctors in berlin so he could make a full recovery although they say it is still too soon to gauge the long term effects of the poisoning. Its just gauge the long term effects of the poisoning. Itsjust over gauge the long term effects of the poisoning. Its just over a gauge the long term effects of the poisoning. Itsjust over a month since he collapsed on a plane over russia and his supporters brought him here to britain for treatment. A German Military laboratory subsequently confirmed he had been poisoned with another choc nerve agent. His discharge from hospital today will delight his loved ones and his supporters and could also intensify pressure on Angela Merkel who has demanded a full explanation from the kremlin and the kremlin deny all involvement. As for Alexi Navalny it is clear that his road back to full health may be long and potentially difficult. He has posted on social media that he will require daily physiotherapy and still does not have full control over all of his limbs. A spokeswoman has told one news agency that he intends to stay in germany for now but longer term he has indicated his intention to return to russia. Jenny hill, thank you. A deputy head teacher has been killed by cows while walking in fields in north yorkshire. Dave clark, who was in his 50s, died on monday evening. Police are trying to establish exactly what happened. The head of richmond school, where mr clark worked for 23 years, described him as a lovely man whod enriched the lives of everyone he met. A new name has been announced for the Bristol Music venue colston hall, following decades of protests and boycotts over its association with the slave trade. Itll now be known as the Bristol Beacon. The search for a new name began back in 2017 before the black lives Matter Campaign asjohn maguire reports. When the statue of the 17th century slave trader Edward Colston was torn from its plinth. These images were viewed around the world. His name, hardly known beyond bristol, was now synonymous with the campaign to remove physical reminders of a barbaric past. Colstons name was lent to roads, schools, and even the main music venue in the city where slavery had made his fortune. But three years before the most recent demonstrations, in 2017, the organisation behind the colston hall decided it should be renamed. We were clear about the decisions we made, it was a unanimous decision by our board of trustees. I think the world has moved on a little bit since weve done that. So we remain really confident in the decision that weve taken for us. Other people may take different decisions, but some people felt excluded because of the associations with Edward Colston, we had to change it. The new name for the hall will be Bristol Beacon. As a city, bristol has decided to change the name of this iconic venue. It is not the specific name that matters, it is the fact that the city has gone through a process to think about what it calls its venues. Following the statues removal, its subjects name followed suit. From the concert hall, from the office tower next door, and elsewhere. Recent months have seen a rebranding exercise. The physical manifestation of a decades long debate. This was the spot at Bristol Harbour side where colstons statue was dumped into the water by the protesters. But what gives you an indication of how long theres been a debate in this city about the slave trade, is this bridge. Built more than 20 years ago, its named not after a slave trader like Edward Colston, its called peros bridge and its named after a slave. When the idea of changing colston halls name was proposed, many argued against what they saw as a rewriting of history. But others say its not about changing the past, but confronting it. Were not revising history in the sense of creating a false version, what were doing is trying to get closer to a truer version. In that process, of course, we might feel that things are being lost or over prioritised, but i think thats part of the journey in which then we come to a narrative which is more warts and all, more a mature version. As we reconsider our past, the name Bristol Beacon has been chosen to look to the future. To unite, not divide. To represent hope, not despair. John maguire, bbc news, bristol. The planned return of spectators to sporting events will not now go ahead because of the rise in covid infections. There had been plans for a return next month and many clubs and venues now fear for their survival. Our Sports Reporter laura scott joins us from south west london. There was a stark reaction and collective sense of concern from the sports yesterday and the numbers arent significant, for example the premier league said they were disappointed by the news as the game is losing £100 million per month. The rfu say they could lose £60 million at the cannot have fans at the autumn internationals and six nations at the start of next year and the language also highlighted the seriousness of the situation with the sports warning of severe and profound consequences and potentially irreparable damage. This is not just about the elite potentially irreparable damage. This is notjust about the elite level of the game but it is about the trickle down to the grassroots and Community Sports and the participation impact that could have and also investment in womens sport as well. Pubs also dealing with real challenges brought about by coronavirus and west ham announced that manager david moyes and two players had tested positive for coronavirus just 70 minutes before kick off at the carabao cup fixture. There is talk of a rescue package from government for sport but we understand it is unlikely to be at the level of the arts funding package but this morning the fa welcomed the government committing to financially helping clubs and thatis to financially helping clubs and that is likely to be directed to indoor team sports, women sports, indoor team sports, women sports, Indoor Sports also having been dealt a blow yesterday. They have been six months without fans. Now with a whole raft of new measure being announced in the past 24 hours weve been getting lots of questions from you. With me now to answer a few of the questions is our health correspondent, catherine burns. Can you explain how lockdown reduces the spread of the virus in the long term . The virus in order to spread leads us the virus in order to spread leads us to be in contact with other people and lockdown cuts down those contacts and we know that it works. Cases did come down during lockdown but it does not work but merely buys us but it does not work but merely buys us time. You would expect cases to rise again once things go back to normal. Please clarify the rule of six. Can you meet with five people one day and a different five people another day . Or do you always have to stay within the same bubble of six . Do children sleeping upstairs count as part of the group of six . This is complicated, every bit of uk will do it so england indoors or outdoors you can meet up to five people at a time and in theory when they gone you could meet up with another five. Everyone else they gone you could meet up with anotherfive. Everyone else has restrictions with exceptions for things like bubbles for meeting people within your home and beyond that there are also differences so in scotland the rule of six, two hassles at a time but not the same two hassles every time. In wales it has to come from asset bubble of no more than four hassles and in Northern Ireland you could have the rule of six in your garden but in public you could meet up to 15 and children, if your children are asleep, perhaps a couple

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