Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, overnight they lost every seat they were defending. And the party has been wiped out on Councils Like lincolnshire, hampshire and essex. Their vote share is down dramatically, most of it going straight to the conservatives. In scotland the snp have managed to deprive labour of an overall majority in glasgow but we are not yet sure if they have won overall control of scotlands biggest city for themselves. Were still waiting for most of the results in scotland. Well keep a close eye on birmingham th
We want action. The labour mayor of Greater Manchester andy burnham says he will stand firm but it has to be the right action. Against plans to put the area in the very high the latest test and trace figures coronavirus alert category. For england show the highest number of positive cases since the system they are asking us to gamble our was launched in may. Residentssjobs, homes the pub chain marstons is to cut they are asking us to gamble our more than 2,000 jobs, residentss jobs, homes and saying its been badly hit businesses, and a large chunk of our by the coronavirus restrictions economy, on a strategy that their own experts tell them might not and the queen carries work. Out her first engagement outside millions of people in england a royal residence for seven months. Face tougher coronavirus good afternoon. Twenty eight Million People across england will be living under the two highest covid alert levels from this weekend, as the government announces increased restrictions acro
New laws are being put forward to make it illegalfor anyone to pick up and use their mobile phone while driving. And it ends even in an eventful Merseyside Derby liverpool were denied a late winner by var leaving it everton 2 2 liverpool. Good afternoon. Millions more people have seen covid 19 rules tighten, as areas including london, york and essex have moved up englands new three tier alert system. Theres still stalemate between local politicians in Greater Manchester and the government over the introduction of stricter coronavirus measures there. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland is in its first full day of a four local leaders deny talks have been arranged to help the row. Week circuit brea ker lockdown, with all hospitality venues closing, except to provide take aways. This is one of prestons oldest pubs. It doesnt serve food, so under the new restrictions, it will now shut. If you see how many cases are only linked to hospitality, we are not the biggest problem. Yet, for the second tim
Good afternoon. Im rebecca jones. Millions more people have seen covid 19 rules tighten, as areas including london, york and essex have moved up englands new three tier alert system. But theres still stalemate between politicians in Greater Manchester and the government over the introduction of stricter coronavirus measures there. Local leaders have denied a claim by downing street that talks have been arranged to resolve the row. Latest government figures show that 150 more people have died in the uk after testing positive for covid 19 in the past 28 days. Daniela relph reports. This is one of prestons oldest pubs. It doesnt serve food, so under the new restrictions, it will now shut. If you see how many cases are only linked to hospitality, we are the biggest problem. Yet, for the second time, we are the ones that get punished first. Its the same story across lancashire. As well as pubs closing, there is now also a ban on households mixing indoors, in private gardens and most outdoor
New zealands recovery. A Police Officer poisoned in the salisbury novichok attack quits, saying he can no longer do thejob. And coming up in half an hour, sportsday will bring you a round up of all the days sport, including leeds nail biting win over salford in the challenge cup final at wembley. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Millions more people have seen covid 19 rules tighten, as areas including london, york and essex have moved up englands new three tier alert system. But theres still stalemate between politicians in Greater Manchester and the government over the introduction of stricter coronavirus measures there. Local leaders have denied a claim by downing street that talks have been arranged to resolve the row. Latest government figures show that 150 more people have died in the uk after testing positive for covid 19 in the past 28 days. Daniela relph reports. This is one of prestons oldest pubs. It doesnt serve food, so under the new restrictions, it will now shut. If you see