Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is preparing to ask mps to support a new National Lockdown in england to last four weeks. In the commons later this afternoon, hes expected to warn that covid i9 deaths could be twice as high over the winter as they were in the first wave of the pandemic. He will say there is no alternative to the measure, which is due to start on thursday, and to end on the 2nd of december. He is expected to stress that he intends to ease restrictions after a month. From thursday, people will be told to stay at home, except for specific reasons. Pubs, restaurants, gyms and nonessential shops will close. But takeaways will be permitted, and meeting indoors or in private gardens will not be allowed. But you will be able to meet one other person from another household outside in a public place. Labour is supporting the move, but have criticised the delay in bringing it in. Meanwhile, some conservative mps say theyll oppose it. Our Political Corre
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Set to remain closed. And well ask why the uks black and ethnic minority communities seem to be more likely to become infected with, and die from covid 19. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments, both here and globally. The uk government says its doing all it can to get as much personal protective equipment as possible from around the globe to Front Line Health Workers here. It comes as a further 596 people have died in the uk from coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths tojust over 16,000. Over 120,000 people have tested positive for the virus in the uk. A delivery of vital protective equipment for Health Care Workers to the uk has been delayed. The government said it was working to ensure the shipment from turkey which includes 400,000 gowns would reach front line staff in the coming days. The education secretary has said he cannot give a date for when schools in england might reopen and argued that