Tougher coronavirus rules kick in today for millions of people across the uk. Tier 3 restrictions are now in force in manchester, while a firebreak lockdown starts in a few hours time in wales. Two weeks is probably. Its probably not long enough, but it depends if people adhere to it. It is very, very scary when people. Especially when they live on their own. Warrington in cheshire is the latest part of england to agree to follow the toughest tier 3 restrictions. Nottingham is expected to be next. Meanwhile, in scotland, theres a new five tiered system of restrictions. Well have the latest. Also this lunchtime no clear winner in the final us president ial debate, but donald trump and joe biden clash over claims of corruption and coronavirus. Manchester united star Marcus Rashford wont accept defeat
in his campaign to extend Free School Meals in england. And the man with dementia who became an internet sensation after playing an improvised piece of music. And coming up on bbc news, the rfu will learn later if sundays match with the barbarians can go ahead after 12 baa baa players broke covid related rules. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Swathes of britain are facing stricter coronavirus rules, with nearly six Million People affected. Ministers say the measures
are needed to get infections under control. From six oclock this evening, more than three Million People in wales will have to stay at home as a 17 day firebreak lockdown begins. Greater manchester has entered englands highest tier of restrictions, joining Liverpool City Region and lancashire. South yorkshire will move into tier 3 overnight as well. Warrington also moves to tier 3, nottingham may be next. Lets hear first on the latest from wales, and tomos morgan in chepstow. Tomos. Well, up until today, almost 80 of the welsh population have been under local measures, meaning they have been banned by law from leaving or entering those areas, and from mixing indoors with other households. I am mixing indoors with other households. Iam in mixing indoors with other households. I am in chepstow, this is an area in monmouthshire that hasnt been under those measures because the levels have remained low for the best part, but now numbers
have been rising here, as they have gcioss have been rising here, as they have across the whole of wales. There was local measures havent been enough. After over a month of local restrictions, tonight sparks the beginning of a new National Approach in wales. People will be urged to stay at home, much like in march during the two week long firebreak, which will affect over 3 Million People from cardiff to conwy. The lockdown that wales is doing just seems to be too short for anyone to know at the end of it whether or not it has made any difference. Know at the end of it whether or not it has made any differencem know at the end of it whether or not it has made any difference. It is very, very scary, especially when people live on their own. Two weeks is probably not long enough, but it depends if people adhere to it. So what will and will not be open from 6pm this evening . Well, restaurants, bars and cafes will close and will only be able to provide takeaway services. Hair salons and Garden Centres will also shut, along with all other nonessential shops and businesses. Pharmacies, post offices
and banks will stay open, along with essential food shops. And banks will stay open, along with essentialfood shops. However, big shops will not be able to sell any nonessential goods, something that has caused some confusion here. Nonessential goods, something that has caused some confusion harem we are going to be successful and slow the spread of infection, we have to reduce contact between people wherever possible. This, as we have said before, is a short, sharp shock to the virus, to turn back the clock and to ensure that oui back the clock and to ensure that our nhs is not overrun. Chepstow in monmouthshire is one of the few areas that has not been under local lockdown measures recently, and some here that the restrictions are u nfa i rly here that the restrictions are unfairly penalising businesses in those areas. When is it going to end . That those areas. When is it going to end . That is those areas. When is it going to end . That is the biggest thing, how many more lockdowns is it going to take . How many more businesses is it going to lose . Can you survive another firebreak and more lockdowns if it were to come to that . Who
knows . I cant say. It is going to be very difficult, for sure. Economists have warned that firebreak or Circuit Breaker could cost the welsh economy £500 million. The aim of this National Approach is to slow the spread of the virus and reduce the impact on the health service. With winter fast approaching, the Welsh Government are aiming to provide businesses and the public with as normal a christmas as possible given the circumstances. The first minister has yet to announce what it approach will be after the firebreak comes to an end, but im told it wont be back to local measures, it will be a new National Approach. But does that mean that all the businesses that have been closed over this period will reopen straightaway on november the 9th . We dont know at the moment. Schools will be reopening, partially, in phases, but another firebreak in the new year hasnt been ruled out by the Welsh Government. Tomos, thank you very
much indeed. So how will the lockdown in wales affect communities used to crossing the border in and out of england for school and work . Phil mackie has this report. Its always been quite hard to see exactly where the border between england and wales lies. But its been brought right back into focus by the pandemic. Hay on wye is on the welsh side, and normally it would be expecting a busy half term week with thousands of visitors. Not this year. Non essential businesses will have to close. Sally harman lives in england but works in wales and thinks its unfair. Because winter isnt good here, anyway. So itlljust, you know, pull us down even further. And weve all got massive overheads, massive rates. You know, its. Its just too much. The irony is that if you live on this side of the border in england, in herefordshire, then its seeing some of the lowest infection rates in the uk and its a tieri area, so the fewest restrictions. Cross the border into wales still similarly low infection rates in powys, but from tonight, effectively, youre back into lockdown. Sean davis lives barely 50 metres across the english side of the border. He works in wales, and unlike sally, he will be able to go into the office because hes a key worker. Weve always gone, well listen to. We listen to the welsh side. If theres a lockdown, theres a lockdown for all of us, because were close enough that it affects us because were on the border, like you said. So we wont be listening just to english rules, we listen to the welsh ones as well. Hay is famous for its festival which took place online this year and its book shops, which will have to close tonight. This year has been the first when the impact of being on the border has really been felt. Its been absolutely stark that you exist on the border, that different rules for people who live 100 yards away from where i live, you know, which is very odd. And now different rules for businesses that are on the other side of the border, as well. Its not just businesses that will be affected. A50 welsh students attend
hereford sixth form college and will still be able to do so after half term. I met ari from cwmbran and matt from abergavenny as they were preparing to catch the train home. Its really difficult, because i worry that i could potentially be bringing it home to my mum and dad, both of which are key workers, which is even harder. Itsjust so weird, because you never quite know where you stand, and particularly, obviously, me and my friends who get off at the same platform, were still close to each other, but then, all of a sudden, were not supposed to be either. And it just feels like were in this weird hyper reality. The toll of the pandemic is still being felt across the uk. Phil mackie, bbc news, on the border between england and wales. As we mentioned, Greater Manchester moved into englands highest level of coronavirus restrictions at midnight. Many pubs and bars are now closed, while household mixing is limited to parks and other large open spaces. Dan johnson reports. We are closing our doors at ten oclock. We thank you from the bottom of our
hearts for supporting bar pop. Another round of restrictions, a further tightening of the rules means life here is now that little bit tougher. And what happens next is a major question mark. Why we are here tonight, i think, is just to support our local scene, because we are concerned that some of them might not open again. Well have to see how things turn out, im not sure these changes will make a big difference but well wait and see. Good night, guys. Closing time. And nobody knows for how long. We really dont know whether well be able to open up and whether staff will have their jobs when we come back to it. They say it will be in december, but well see. Manchester has a huge, vibrant independent hospitality scene and i believe this could kill us. After a bitter row about money to support staff, people across Greater Manchester woke to the reality of tier 3 restrictions that have been imposed by the government. This is a shutdown of peoples workplaces,
their businesses and, perhaps, the focus of their social lives, and its getting more difficult to see your family and friends, but life is carrying on here. The shops are open, though its really quiet this morning, and the reality is, for lots of people, they have been living like this now for months anyway. And the high level alert zone will creep further east into South Yorkshire tomorrow, affecting more communities and livelihoods. I think there needs to be greater recognition that businesses here are already on their knees, they are lean, they have spent the bounce back loans. This virus isnt going anywhere, we have to find a way of having a functioning economy and keeping people safe and not one or the other. And concerns extend across the north, with a sense the drive behind the Northern Powerhouse is evolving as the pandemic involves. For much of the past few years, its been about northern transport and now its gone into much more important issues than that, over education, skills, livelihoods and, in this case, everybodys
health during the pandemic. And the government has got to be a lot more thoughtful. These measures are in place for at least a month, but theres a chance theyll last much longer. Nottinghamshire and the north east are likely to face this in the days ahead and theres the prospect even tighter rules could follow. Dan johnson, bbc news, in manchester. Nicola sturgeon has announced a new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions for scotland, which will come into force a week on monday. Unlike in england, it will have five levels. 0ur correspondentjames shaw is in glasgow. James, what did she have to say . Well, she did talk about these five levels, of course two more than a happening in england. Level 0, the first one, essentially, is as close to normality as you can get until there is an effective vaccine, and
then the restrictions ramp up through levels i 3, and Nicola Sturgeon explained that level 3 is similarto sturgeon explained that level 3 is similar to the restrictions that are in place, quite tight restrictions, in the central belt of scotland, so different households not allowed to meet indoors, most licensed premises closed, and then level 4, close to the kind of lockdown that we experienced in march of this year, although some activities will be able to continue, so schools will stay open, construction and manufacturing would continue. But this is how Nicola Sturgeon explained her thinking. We do not envisage returning to a situation as severe as the first lockdown imposed back in late march. And i hope that helps to reinforce an important point we are not back at square one, we have made progress in tackling the virus, and we have more tools now at our disposal to help control it. And todays framework will help us, i hope, to make further progress. Well and one other thing that the first minister was keen to stress in laying out these plans is that she wa nts to laying out these plans is that she wants to hear from stakeholders, in other words people who will be affected, in particular hospitality businesses, which we now have really felt the brunt of the restrictions in scotland, and other parts of the uk in scotland, and other parts of the uk we in scotland, and other parts of the uk we will listen, she promised, although she didnt promise that she would be able to respond to all the requests that they made. Now, the areas that will be affected, how the restrictions will affect different parts of scotland, that will be decided over the next week. The Scottish Parliament will vote on these proposals on tuesday, and they will come into effect, we expect, a week on monday, the 2nd of november. James, thank you very much indeed. Dozens of cafes, pubs and restaurants as well as several councils have stepped in to offer Free School Meals for children in england during half term, after the government refused to fund them. The footballer Marcus Rashford has used twitter to highlight the places which are now offering Children Free food, and hes promised to carry on campaigning on the issue, as ive been finding out. Marcus rashford was helping out at the Food Warehouse named after his mother, melanie, who was there with him as he loaded up supplies. He said hes been blown away by support for his campaign for Free School Meals from businesses around the country and he has this message for his critics. I know for sure that a lot of them speak in the way that they speak and it is so insensitive about the issue and theyve definitely not been through it themselves, so, for me, you know, ill take that all day long as long as we start to see improvements Going Forward for the people that are in need of it now. Its whats important to me, so i dont mind the criticism. Marcus rashford is used to scoring winning goals, but, this week, he suffered a defeat in the house of commons. Mps voted by a majority of 61 not to extend Free School Meals over holidays until next easter. So the noes have it, the noes have it. Some local councils are now promising free meals over half term. But the government says, as far as its concerned, therell be no more u turns. The issue is what is the best way of getting support to families and we have done that through the welfare system, through the support to local authorities, targeted measures in schools and, above all, trying to help as many people keep theirjobs through the package of measures weve set out. Marcus rashford has also been hard at work on twitter, retweeting offers by cafes and restaurants to give free meals to schoolchildren over the half term holiday. And hes called on people to unite to protect vulnerable children. For as long as they dont have a voice, he says, theyll have his. Ben brown, bbc news. The time is 1 15pm. Our top story this lunchtime. Stricter coronavirus rules are coming into force for nearly six Million People across britain. And how exeter european champions on the brink of a rugby double still boast local roots. Come up on bbc news, englands centrally contracted cricket players agree to a 15 pay cut as the ecb addresses its substantial shortfall in revenue. Donald trump and his democratic rival, joe biden, have clashed over coronavirus and accused each other of financial corruption in theirfinal debate before the president ial election next month. It was a calmer debate than last time, with few interruptions or insults. But millions of voters have already cast their ballots, and,
with the president trailing in the polls, its not clear whether mr trump did enough to see off his challenger. Barbara plett usher watched the debate in tennessee. Applause. Welcome to the stage former Vice President joe biden and president donaldj trump. The sequel to the most out of control president ial debate americans had ever seen turned out to be the kind of traditional election face off they would normally expect. The two men started by offering sharply different visions over how to handle the surging coronavirus pandemic. Theres not another serious scientist in the world who thinks its going to be over soon. President trump, your reaction . I dont say over soon. I say we are learning to live with it, we have no choice, we cant lock ourselves up in a basement, like joe does. Learning to live with it come on, were dying with it. President trump seem poised to take responsibility for failures with covid i9. And then he didnt. I take full responsibility. Its not my fault that it came here, its chinas fault. The much anticipated mute
button saw some action, but even when the microphones were open, President Trump held off the constant interruptions of last time. What was supposed to be a discussion on National Security got tangled up in accusations of personal corruption involving foreign governments. I dont make money from china, you do. From ukraine, you do. I dont make money from russia. I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life. We learned that this president paid 50 times the tax in china, has a secret bank account with china, does business in china. President trump got in a couple of sharp hits. He turned a question on black lives matter into an attack onjoe bidens record on race and criminal justice reform. I am the least racist person. I cant even see the audience because its so dark, but i dont care whos in the audience i am the least racist person in this room. Not since Abraham Lincoln has anybody done what i have done for the black community. Abraham lincoln here is one
of the most racist president s weve had in modern history. He pours fuel on every single racist fire. Iran because of you, iran because of barack 0bama, because you did a poorjob. If i thought you did a good job, i would have never run. Climate change got serious attention this time. He thinks wind causes cancer, windmills. Its the Fastest Growing jobs, and they pay good prevailing wages, 45 50 bucks an hour. We can grow, and we can be cleaner. The fumes coming up to make these massive windmills is more than anything that were talking about with natural gas, which is very clean. 0verall, joe biden put in a steady performance and, crucially, scored points on everyday issues that matter to americans, like health care. People deserve to have Affordable Health care, period. Period, period, period. President trump showed restraint and so didnt do himself damage, but neither did he inflict much damage on mr biden, who is the frontrunner. Voters were the winners they got a debate that was focused on substance rather than hijacked by style. Barbara plett usher, bbc news, nashville. Lets speak to our correspondent, gary 0donoghue, in nashville. Mister trump well behind in the polls, he needed to land some big blows, did he succeed . polls, he needed to land some big blows, did he succeed . I dont think he did. I mean, both campaigns will be scrutinising the polls over the coming days to see if there is any kind of movement. We saw the president take a hit after the last debate three weeks ago where he interrupted more than 70 times. That was better last night, it looked and sounded much more like a president ial debate should do, but there wasnt really a big moment, frankly, for either side. The president made a few points, there was a lot more policy disgust. I think you are looking at, really, honours even on that and, as you
say, the president is so far behind, particularly in the National Polls but also in those Battle Ground states that he needed a bit of a game change at last night. I think he is dependent on some external shock, what they sometimes go in america the autumn surprise, a bit like we had in 2016 when the fbi director relaunched that investigation into Hillary Clinton pass by e mails, which really did move the poles. The president of bit dependent on that now because, as things stand, with 50 Million People having already voted, he is losing. Gary, thank you very much, in nashville. British and eu negotiators are meeting in london to try to reach a new trade deal. But finding an agreement on fishing is proving tough, with irelands foreign minister warning that the two sides are miles apart. Ros atkins has this assessment of why fishing is so contentious. There is tension around the fishing industry right now and,
for many fishermen, brexit is about ending an injustice and taking an opportunity. Were an island nation, and lets profit from our seas. And theres a persuasive logic to the idea that a country should control its resources, but what sounds simple is proving farfrom it, in part because the uk is trying to leave a situation it helped create. Lets start with the deals done in the 1970s. Theyre the basis of the quota system still used by the eu, and this is how it works. Heres the uks exclusive economic zone, marked in red, but, if youre in the eu, its not exclusive. Everyones zones are treated as a single shared resource. Each country gets a quota based on their fishing catches in the 70s, and individualfishermen or companies can then own a part of that national quota, and that allows them to fish a certain amount. Then, in the 90s, some fishing rights changed. Some quotas lost value and some english fishermen sold their quotas to foreign businesses. They voluntarily gave up their right to fish in their own waters, and those quotas gained value. The bbc has found that, by 2019, over half of the value of englands fishing quota was controlled by vessels in foreign ownership. The same was true in wales, though, in scotland, the figure is much lower. So because of the quota system and foreign ownership, european boats have been operating in uk waters for years and, from a european perspective, they should continue. First, because a way of life is at stake. Translation if we cant enter british waters, its practically the end of our profession. And Emmanuel Macron says he wont let that happen. Translation in no circumstances will our fishermen be sacrificed to brexit. Another argument is that the uk doesnt have a domestic market for some of its fish. Take herring, for example. European Companies Argue either they catch it and sell it or. English people have to learn to eat herring, a lot of it. But, for all the european arguments, brexits a reality. The uks leaving the eus quota system and we are heading for an inevitable reset on fishing. Some argue the eu has
yet to accept this. The analyst Mujtaba Rahman says. And perhaps fishing matters because, in some ways, it is about everything about brexit promises being kept, about the eus collective strength being shown, about the broader negotiation on change. Negotiation on trade. Because of that, agreement on fishing is hard but compromises are inevitable, and that includes, to some degree, on the uks fish. Ros atkins there. Its one of the most remarkable sporting rises in recent history. Tomorrow, exeters rugby club play in the english premiership final on the brink of a famous double theyre already european champions. But, as their fame spreads, exeter still boast local roots, with almost half the team recruited from the area. Joe wilson reports. Begin in exeter and work up. Look how far this rugby clubs gone. Last weekend, european champions. This weekend, the english final. Theyve only been in the top division for a decade. The mud and thunder of humbler times. Thats recent memory, when the players all did dayjobs. But look in exeter still for the shop named maunder. There he is. For andy maunder, the butchers has always been his living. His dozen years as a rugby player were in a completely different era, but his club remains exeter. It definitely feels very much our club. It feels like it did back in the day. If i thought about it too much now, i would start crying, quite frankly, so to think that the whole team are now the best in europe, yes, it gives us all in the west country, and it is the west country, a real sense of pride. A maunder and now two more. His sons are both in the current exeter squad. Local can be powerful. Well, what a week its been in exeter. Celebrations, revelling in the new status as rugbys european champions, with the premiership final to come against wasps and consider for a moment the preparation of their opponents. So seriously was the wasps squad hit by covid, they only confirmed they could play in the final on wednesday. We cant understate the emotion thats obviously gone with it. Its the pinnacle, isnt it, of the domestic competition in this country. You work so hard to get there and everything is out of your control, it was pretty hard to take, but its going to make it even more special when it comes to the weekend. Exeters success has taken money. Some players recruited internationally, but many regionally. Heres slade. Nearly half the dressing room sings west country. Oh, the exeter boys are happy. Joe wilson, bbc news, exeter. A former music teacher living
with dementia has been reunited with some of the pupils he inspired, after video of him playing the piano became an internet sensation. The clip of paul harvey improvising went viral, and has prompted his former students to speak about his enduring influence. Graham satchell reports. This is 80 year old paul harvey doing what he loves best. Paul was diagnosed with dementia last year. His memory is slowly deteriorating. B natural. A few weeks ago, nick gave his dad four notes and asked him to improvise a tune. He plays slow, romanticstyle melody. This video has now been watched almost two million times on social media. And, yes, itjust took off. It was ridiculous. In the 70s, paul became a teacher. We set up a quick video call with some of pauls former students. Hello, there paul, hello, im dominic, dominic glynn. You did doctor who. Theres no way i would be having a career as a composer now, if it hadnt had been for you, paul. My name was griffiths in those days, alex griffiths. Oh, ido. I run a charity which brings people together through music. So i run a choir for people with and without communication disabilities. It communicates from the heart and from the soul. Its not from the brain, its from somewhere deeper. And you brought that to your students. Ijust died in your arms tonight. My name is nick eede. Oh, for Goodness Sake
ive got pictures of you. Weve been looking at pictures of you. We were so proud of you. Crikey, it was wonderful. You made it so inclusive that kids who were just sitting around, you know, not really doing great academically, would shine on stage. I find that pretty emotional myself, you know . You gave people a chance they wouldnt normally have had. Wow, wow. Its been very emotional, its been wonderful to speak to you all. It really has. Pauls improvised piece has now been adapted by the bbc Philharmonic Orchestra and will be played for the first time on sunday. We are living in a very peculiar world at the moment, and things arent good. If it gives people pleasure, or being moved is pleasure, thats great. Graham satchell with that report. Time for a look at the weather. Heres darren bett. Hello, we are moving into much more u nsettled hello, we are moving into much more unsettled weather that will continue into next week. This weekend, we have a band of rain followed by sunshine and showers, all accompanied by some much stronger winds. Everything is coming in from the atlantic and this is the cloud that will bring the wind and rain during tomorrow. This is the cloud that has been bringing the rain today and, in between, there is a narrowing gap and this is the sort ofairwe are narrowing gap and this is the sort of air we are moving into, narrowing gap and this is the sort ofairwe are moving into, with narrowing gap and this is the sort of air we are moving into, with some sunshine already arriving into
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