Adapting to the new normal. The chancellor unveils his plans to try to protect jobs and the economy over the next six months. Rishi sunak says the government will top up the pay of workers whove been forced to cut their hours with the focus on viable jobs. I cannot save everyjob no chancellor could. But what we can and must do is deal with the real problems businesses and employees are facing now. The newjob support scheme that will replace furlough has been welcomed by many businesses, but there are still deep fears for the future. Being able to work one third of the time and being supported for the other two thirds of the time makes a massive impact for our business. Weve got to get through this next six months and the measures
the government have announced today arent helping us as a hotel because we still have no trade. Well be explaining the chancellors new plans and how they could help you. Also tonight the nhs new Contact Tracing app is launched in england and wales, as new daily Coronavirus Infections rise again. After an outbreak of coronavirus at Glasgow University, students in scotland are warned theyll be breaking the law if they leave their accomodation and return home to their families. And scaling great heights the difficult way. Its 45 years since the first britons conquered the treacherous south face of everest. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news the start of the National League season next weekend is in the balance. Can non league side really survive without crowds . Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. The chancellor has set out new measures to try to protect millions ofjobs and the economy over the next six months. Rishi sunak has been under pressure to come up with a suitable replacement for the furlough scheme, which ends in october. The newjob support scheme will top up salaries for people whose companies cant take them back full time, with the focus on viable jobs. Employees will be paid more than three quarters of their salary. It starts in november. All small and medium sized businesses are eligible. Largerfirms must show their turnover has fallen during the pandemic. The scheme means people can return to work part time, as long as they do at least a third of their normal hours, which will be paid as normal. The government and the employer will cover two thirds of lost pay
with the employee losing up to 22 of theirfull time wages. For those who are self employed, the chancellor is extending the self employed income grant on similar terms to thejob support scheme. Theres more help for businesses including greater flexibility and more time to pay back various government loans. And for hospitality and tourism, vat will now stay at the lower rate of 5 until the end of march. Our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has more. Everything closed, everything emptied around margate beach. Since march, nearly 13,000 people had their wages paid by the taxpayer. In this one part of the world. Jobs are already hard to find by the seaside and as winter comes, there is worry about whats coming next. Are you will unite behind this plan . With a union and a Business Boss alongside him, the tory chancellor was determined he wouldnt bankroll millions ofjobs forever. Determined he wouldnt bankroll millions of jobs forever. How are you going to pay for all of this,
chancellor . So support for incomes will decline but it wont disappear. No promise of bounce back any more. 0ur no promise of bounce back any more. Our economy is now likely to undergo a more permanent adjustment. As the economy reopens, it is fundamentally wrong to hold people injobs that only exist inside the furlough and that means supporting people to be in viablejobs that means supporting people to be in viable jobs which provide genuine security. A more diplomatic way of saying the government wont spend public money on jobs that might not have a future. No more one size fits eve ryo ne have a future. No more one size fits everyone furlough. Im announcing today the newjob support scheme. The government will directly support the wages of people in work, giving businesses who face depressed demand the option of keeping employees in a job on shorter hours, rather than making them redundant. Job on shorter hours, rather than making them redundantm job on shorter hours, rather than making them redundant. If bosses bring back workers part time, the government will help top up their wages with employers to at least three quarters of their full time pgy three quarters of their full time pay. They will extend backing for loa ns pay. They will extend backing for loans and the lower rate of vat but there is a big cut in support for there is a big cut in support for the self employed. There is a big cut in support for the selfemployed. We had so often spoken about this virus in terms of lives lost. But the price our country is paying is wider than that. What was true at the beginning of this crisis remains true now it on all of us and we must learn to live with it and live without fear. But living means closing the doors for the winterfor but living means closing the doors for the winter for the First Time Since the Bishop Family have run margates whirlpool hotel, since 1914. They had furloughed their staff and took a government backed loa n staff and took a government backed loan but with restrictions coming back, business has just
loan but with restrictions coming back, business hasjust disappeared first up theres no point keeping their staff are now. Sadly, there is no trade and all our staff have been given their redundancy notices that the 31st of october and some have been with us 24 years and we feel terrible we are letting everybody down but there is no other solution. 0pposition parties had been pushing the government to keep the furlough going forfirmsjust like the government to keep the furlough going for firms just like janes. The real question is in particular if that wage support scheme will incentivise if that wage support scheme will ince ntivise employers to if that wage support scheme will incentivise employers to keep employees on and im not convinced yet. There have been missed opportunities with what the chancellor announced today. Some of its good, some of it we welcome but this is not as good as the furlough wells before and there are other opportunities his left hand address. Too late for many people, three quarters of a million jobs too late for many people, three quarters of a millionjobs have already gone. Carols disappears tomorrow. After months on furlough, she is now one of 5000 people in this area looking for work. She is now one of 5000 people in this area looking for workm she is now one of 5000 people in this area looking for work. It is actually difficult, i think it knocks your confidence a little bit. There are very fewjobs out there for me to actually apply for. Im really positive person but it is really positive person but it is really bleak, you know, notjust for me but for many people that find themselves in the same position as me. How much difference does the chancellor really expect to make . Many people are very worried about this. How many jobs many people are very worried about this. How manyjobs do you think this. How manyjobs do you think this scheme can save . My expectation and hope is that this new scheme will be able to benefit a large number of people and help protect theirjobs through the difficult winter months. This is all designed to stop the country waking up to a real nightmare of mass unemployment. In normal times, this would be a huge step, with a potentially very hefty price tag. But nothing is normal right now and its a Political Choice to shrink the support thats been available and at the breathtakingly expensive furlough. There is no pretense tonight thatjobs furlough. There is no pretense tonight that jobs wont furlough. There is no pretense tonight thatjobs wont go. The call tonight thatjobs wont go. The call to stem unemployment has been partly a nswered
to stem unemployment has been partly answered that with the virus rising, it could be a long wait for brighter skies. And its the kind of thing that a year ago would have been almost impossible to imagine, a conservative government bringing in Something Like this. It is a big set of plans. It will be expensive but it is hard to knowjust how successful it will be. Inside government, there is an expectation there could be a take up of anywhere between 2 5,000,000 people. That spectrum of numbers gives you a sense of just how spectrum of numbers gives you a sense ofjust how uncertain it all is that it is clear also this will not help everyone. It is a complicated set of measures and it wont touch every part of the economy, so theres still a lot of concern about the fact that many, manyjobs may go and there is no inkling right now of how this will all be paid for, whether through cuts or tax rises in the years to come. So either way, cuts or tax rises in the years to come. So eitherway, im cuts or tax rises in the years to come. So either way, im afraid there is, despite all of this, an
awful letter of hardship ahead. Laura kuenssberg, thank you. The chancellor was clear that he wont be able to save every job or every business. Faisal islam looks at what these new measures will achieve. The pandemic changed everything in our workplaces, shops and transport hubs and rescue packages were put in place. But normality has returned and it went on the chancellor had to promise billions more as long as employers pay their share. The stuart mclaren, a print factory owner, some ongoing help for part time work will help him keep more staff. It definitely helps, todays announcement, with regards todays announcement, with regards to the fact staff would have had no choice but to be made redundant at the end of the month. As furlough comes to an end and the live events industry. So being able to work one third of the time and be supported for the other two thirds of the tie makes a massive impact
for our business. The package of measures to lay vat payments and repayments of government guaranteed loa ns repayments of government guaranteed loans is designed to help companies with cash flow at tricky times. At no extra help for hospitality workers like michael from manchester. Having been made redundant a couple of days ago now, theres basically been no support, theres basically been no support, theres been nothing announced. Im a bit disappointed this announcement couldnt have come sooner, as it has put everyone in limbo. The chancellors plan is highly innovative but it is also a fraction of the support we have seen over the past few months, concentrating it on those jobs past few months, concentrating it on thosejobs deemed past few months, concentrating it on those jobs deemed viable. So it wont stop a sharp rise in unemployment. It is a shot in the arm worth several billion but likely to be outweighed, in terms of economic impact, by the message these social restrictions could last six months. In october, the final month of the furlough scheme, the
government will be paying 60 of the salaries covered and the employer 20 . Under this new scheme, the company pays a minimum of 55 and the government a maximum of 22 . And instead of receiving these payments we re instead of receiving these payments were not working at all, employees now have to work at least a third of their normal hours. So that is why compared to the 6 billion a month cost of the furlough scheme to date, this scheme is much smaller. The treasury didnt give a number, estimates put it at £500 million a month. Todays movies based on a successful german scheme to encourage shorter hours in fewer sackings during financial crises. This boss said it needed to be bigger. What we didnt see enough of a support and financing for retraining and a very significant level, to help those people where, u nfortu nately, level, to help those people where, unfortunately, there is no sustainable job unfortunately, there is no sustainablejob for unfortunately, there is no sustainable job for the future. The
big picture here, the chancellor sees us big picture here, the chancellor sees us that the limit of how much extra borrowing could be added to already extraordinary amounts. Plan to signal tax rises on a budget for now shelved. Even if we hadnt had these additional measures over the la st these additional measures over the last few days, we know the economy is struggling and will continue to struggle for some period. I presume that off the budget until this spring is really about trying to put whatever measures are in place then when there is a little more certainty. As society and the economy awaits a vaccine, the chancellors bridge of the support extended by six months for some, but not for those in non viablejobs. Faisal islam, bbc news. And you can find more details about the measures the chancellor has announced today on our website. Just head to bbc. Co. Uk news. The new nhs Contact Tracing app has been launched in england and wales. Anyone over 16 is being encouraged to download it on to their smartphone. It can warn you if youve been in close contact with someone who is infected. But the Health Secretary for england matt hancock says it wont be a legal requirement for people to isolate if the app tells you to. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. Now based on apple and googles privacy preserving technology, the app privacy preserving technology, the app will help us safely live our lives, protecting you and others. Much delayed but finally available for download in england and wales. The nhs covid 19 app can be used to scan qr codes, check in at bars and restau ra nts a nd tell scan qr codes, check in at bars and restaurants and tell you the coronavirus risk level where you live but its main function is Contact Tracing. The app uses bluetooth and if you come into contact with others who have downloaded it, that will be recorded on each of the phones. Lets say i test positive. That result will be sent anonymously to the nhs. If id been within two metres of someone
for at least 15 minutes, perhaps sat near them on a train, they will be sent an alert telling them to self isolate. The app keeps secret whos received those alerts, so self isolation will be voluntary, unlike those contacted through nhs test and trace, where it is mandatory. This allows us to find all of us to find contacts that we wouldnt otherwise know. Because if you have been sitting near somebody ona bus, you have been sitting near somebody on a bus, for instance, you might not know who they are, so if you test positive, you couldnt tell the contact traces that that your phone will be able to tell you. A Million People downloaded scotlands tracing app within a week of its launch. Nearly one in five of the population. New figures show that fewer than one in three people in england who attended a covid testing site are getting their results within 24 hours. It was a return to
home schooling for the Maguire Family from cambridgeshire last week, after two year old sian got a fever. They managed to book a test slot. Getting a test like that and one that we didnt have to travel 150 miles for, it was a half an hour drive so i thought this is really good. Sian feels fine but a week on, theyve never heard back from the nhs. We still dont have the government plasma test and trace result, day eight. Its so frustrating, it felt so much worse than the original lockdown. In the end, they paid £150 for a private test and got the result last night. Got the e mail. Negative test and got the result last night. Got the email. Negative yes you can go back to school. The government set a target of 500,000 tests a day by mid october, double the amount done now but making sure people get their results back quickly will be another challenge. Fergus walsh, bbc news. The latest government figures show another rise in new cases in the last 24 hours with 6,634 new Coronavirus Infections recorded across the uk it is the highest daily figure ever recorded, but remember at the peak with far fewer tests, its estimated there were around 100,000 new cases a day. In the past 24 hours, 40 deaths have been reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. Taking the total number, across the uk, to 41,902. Denmark, slovakia, iceland and the caribbean island of curacao have been removed from the governments list of travel corridors. The change means that travellers arriving into all the uk nations from those countries after 4am on saturday morning must self isolate for a fortnight. Scottish students at universities in scotland have been told they will be breaking the law if they leave their accomodation and return home
to stay with their families. It comes after a major coronavirus outbreak at Glasgow University 172 cases have been confirmed. Further outbreaks in dundee, st andrews and aberdeen, mean there are now more than 1000 students self isolating. Heres our scotland editor, sarah smith. University is all about new experiences. Queueing for a coronavirus test wasnt exactly what these Glasgow University students were looking forward to. More tests mean more positive results, and each one then puts a whole flat of ten or 12 students in these halls of residence into total lockdown. Just down there behind this cordon are some of the first year students who are now confined to their flat. This is a 12 person flat. This is the kitchen. All our occupants here. Tuition continues with online lectures, three of the students have confirmed coronavirus, so they cant even get
out to the launderette. 0bviously, staying inside for two weeks after moving to this flat, like, ive only been here for a week and meeting these people and knowing these people for a week and then having to stay with them for two weeks not able to leave the place is quite challenging. This is really tough for teenagers away from home for the first time. But students cannot go back to families who live in scotland, as two households arent allowed to mix. The Authorities Say they cant point to one Single Source of this outbreak. They do know there were quite a lot of block parties in these halls of residence early last week. Now, although that is against the rules, given that it was the first few days of freshers week, its probably not a total shock. Glasgow is not the only university with a coronavirus outbreak and critics say these problems should have been anticipated. Tougher measures to restrict students movements and enforce the social distancing rules are now being introduced. I cant imagine just how awful this is for students right now. My own nephew has just started at university in edinburgh and is living in halls of residence. I think we all know from relatives, we dont want our young people to be living with this, but its really important that students recognise the risk to themselves and the risk to others and follow all the guidance. 500 students at dundees Abertay University are isolating, as are students in aberdeen, edinburgh and st andrews. As universities start back in england and wales, whats happening in scotland could well be replicated. Cases have been confirmed on campuses across the uk. The university and College Union says students should be staying home and learning online instead. And no one can say whether students might find themselves confined to their halls of residence over the christmas holidays. Sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow. Our top story this evening the chancellor unveils his plans to try to protect jobs and the economy over the next six months. And still to come. Remembering one of the giants of fleet street sir harold evans, whos died at the age of 92. Coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, a horror crash on the first day of the road World Championships in italy. Reigning champion chloe dygert loses control of her bike in the time trial. At any other time, the prospect of the biggest change in the uks trading arrangements with its biggest economic partner would dominate the thinking of almost every business. But covid ravaged firms who have had a fight for survival for the last six months have found it hard to find the time, money and space to give much thought to brexit. The bbcs business editor, simonjack, reports from the north east of england the region most dependent on eu exports. The north east of england is home to thousands of manufacturing businesses who count the eu as their most important customer. Two thirds of all exports from this region go to europe
and covid battered businesses like this maker of Electric Vehicle components, have less than 100 days to get ready for the biggest change in that trade for decades. Its been an absolute nightmare, the last six months, to try and run the business and keep the business going. Its been really, really difficult, but weve also now got brexit as well coming. The stress in the situation for us, for me anyway, comes from, like, i think that i should be planning and doing more but i dont know what i should be doing. That lack of readiness is not surprising, according to the local chamber of commerce. Businesses arent as prepared as they should be in this region, primarily because they havent got the information they need to prepare fully and properly. Theres so many Unanswered Questions and really fundamental ones. Its never too late to offer support and make sure businesses have access to that support, but that communication needs to be ramped up now. Its a Beautiful Day here in the port of blyth, a few miles from newcastle. The netherlands is directly that way and the north east is the part
of the uk most reliant on exports to the eu, so potentially has the most to lose in a no deal scenario. But its also a prime candidate for the kind of direct investment the government wants to make in the regions, free of any eu interference. So is the north east a potential loser, or a potential winner in a post brexit world . Tharsus robotics makes high tech equipment for 0cado, among others, and its just signed a new deal with bmw. Brian palmer says that proves the uk remains competitive and he thinks Government Investment can help if done right. Well targeted state aid can really help growing businesses be brave, make Investment Decisions ahead of time and stretch themselves. So if the government has a really clear policy and uses the state aid wisely, i think that can be of benefit, but it cannot be at the risk of the reputation of the country as a trading nation. Government backing can give companies an unfair advantage, say the eu. If trade talks collapse on this point, it means no deal which means extra costs on goods made in the uk, which means some production may move. I love the north east, i want the business to be firmly rooted here. But if we end up with a bad brexit situation, well have no choice but to move some significant activities from the business into mainland europe. As if businesses havent been through enough this year, 98 days of uncertainty and urgency lie ahead. Simon jack, bbc news. There have been angry demonstrations across the United States against a decision not to prosecute the police for killing a black woman, breonna taylor, during a raid on her home in louisville in march. Two Police Officers were shot in protests in the city last night but do not have life threatening injuries and a suspect has been charged with assault. A state of emergency has been declared and the National Guard has been deployed. Two men have died after a police chase in salford ended
in a collision last night. Three people have also been admitted to hospital with serious injuries after officers pursued a speeding car which collided into two other vehicles. The independent 0ffice for Police Conduct has started an investigation into the crash. Tributes have poured in from campaigners, journalists, and politicians, following the death of the former sunday times editor and fleet street legend, sir harold evans. He died in new york, aged 92. He was best known for championing investigative journalism, but his 70 year career also saw him work as a magazine founder, book publisher, author and at the time of his death as reuters editor at large. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, looks back at his life. They looks back at his life. Dont make them like harry evans they dont make them like harry eva ns a ny they dont make them like harry evans any more. As the most celebrated british editor of his generation, he personified the noblest possibilities ofjournalism
and social mobility in the 20th century. The son of a railwayman and Grocery Store owner, he came up through local papers, first on the manchester evening you is, then as editor of the northern echo in darlington, aged just 32. Harry evans darlington, aged just 32. Harry eva ns fell darlington, aged just 32. Harry evans fell out with rupert murdoch, but not before in 13 years at the sunday times, he redefined journalism itself. A master craftsman, he pioneered a form of brave, investigative campaigning journalism, famously winning compensation for the survivors of thalidomide, a drug given to pregnant women who gave birth to children with serious birth defects. It was a landmark victory. The most important judgment, not only for the freedom of the press but the citizens right to know. And most distinguished group of judges citizens right to know. And most distinguished group ofjudges have told the british government, before the laws, they have got to do it now. David mason was the parent who
first interested evans in the story. His daughter louise was one of those affected as a baby. She died two yea rs affected as a baby. She died two years ago after many years of poor health. I went along to the offices of the sunday times and harry evans got up from the far end of the table, all the board were in there. He said, david i want to pledge the support of the sunday times and the power we can muster to take these people on and get the compensation to which the victims are entitled. He was invaluable, he was invaluable andi he was invaluable, he was invaluable and i will miss him greatly. Evans moved to america with his wife, the journalist tina brown, shifting from a golden era in newspapers, to one in magazines. Now in a new york power couple, he was a long way from his north of england roots, but remained forever, and use man at heart. He excelled at everything journalism required. He was a fine writer, had a fine eye for layout
and design, but an instinct for a story and he believed in investigative journalism. Story and he believed in investigativejournalism. He took all that and he used it to create the modern sunday times. The embodiment of a humble hacker, taking on mighty forces with nothing but the truth, harry evans put journalism itself in a debt to him that will never be serviced. Sir harold evans, whos died at the age of 92. Today marks 45 years since the first britons conquered the treacherous south face of everest. Doug scott was the first of them to stand on the summit, along with his team mate, Dougal Haston. Fiona trott has been to carrock fell in the lake district, where doug used to train for all his expeditions. Congratulations, well done. Joy, but also relief. Sir Chris Bonington led the 1975 expedition. I was before,
he thought it might be a rescue mission, but doug scott and Dougal Haston had made it, they were the first to ascend the south west face and reach the summit of everest. Today, a summit in cumbria sets the scene today, a summit in cumbria sets the scene for a different kind of everest challenge. Some of these climbers want to match its height. It will take several trips. Among them, doug scotts son ewan. This is even hitting the high point. Number one, done. Back at base, just as he did 45 years ago, sir Chris Bonington keeps a watchful eye. The concept and the achievement of what we did and what doug particularly did,| we did and what doug particularly did, ithink we did and what doug particularly did, i think in a way to actually be able to celebrate the climb and celebrate what he achieved then is particularly meaningful. People around the world have been marking
this everest anniversary, climbing the stairs to raise money for the charity doug scott set up. It helps the nepalese community, who supported the expedition. Doug himself took part and has recently been diagnosed with cancer and is at home. Back at carrick fell, his son ewa n home. Back at carrick fell, his son ewan and his friends finally make their descent. Very tired and very happy for it to be over. The gruelling task of climbing everest is so much more. He is very inspirational and i think he would be very proud and very happy with what we have done today. Carrick fell is where doug scott used to train. Todays climb has been a fitting tribute to his achievements, 45 years ago. Fiona trott, bbc news, cumbria. Time for a look at the weather, heres tomasz schafernaker. This is after a hail storm today in yorkshire. Not that unusual in
autumn, spring or even in the summer. But certainly the last 48 hours, we have seen a dramatic change in the weather and temperatures in the 20s to Something Like 10 degrees lower. This is an autumnal atmosphere across the atlantic. We really have changed gear. The cold air is streaming in from the north, it is a cold plunge ofairfrom from the north, it is a cold plunge of airfrom the from the north, it is a cold plunge of air from the arctic that has reached us and it is here to stay for a little while. Very chilly out there. This morning in northern scotla nd there. This morning in northern scotland it was minus five celsius. The coldest september night in over two decades, such is the extent of the cold air over us. It is single figures. The weather on friday is going to be a tale of two halves. Across the eastern half of the country, it is a very strong wind and close to the north sea