The us democrats formally choose joe biden as their president ial candidate at the partys online convention. And hands free driving could arrive on uk roads by spring next year as the government launches a consultation on the technology. Theres going to be a big expansion in free coronavirus testing to help monitor the spread of covid 19 across the uk. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fornight as part of the 0ns household survey. The health secretary, matt hancock, has said the expansion of testing in the community will give the government a better understanding of where the virus is spreading. To be more accurate, to get more localised information, to have more nuance in the information we get, we are going to expand it, essentially by almost ten times, so that we get more detailed information about where the virus is taking root, about whether thats men or women, about which parts of the country, so that we can better manage in a more targeted way the measures that w
The furlough scheme has been extended across the uk until december to support workers who are affected by the new measures. Bond, james bond. Tributes to sir sean connery for many the definitive james bond. Worth the seven month wait. England win the six nations on a thrilling last day. A bonus point victory against italy gives eddiejoness side the title after france and ireland fail to catch them. And its another day of strong winds with rain at times across the uk today, but there is something quite on the horizon. Join me for the details on abu breakfast. Its sunday, 1 november. Our top story england is to face a new lockdown, starting on thursday and scheduled to last a month, after borisjohnson announced he needs to take action to prevent the nhs being overwhelmed by cases of the coronavirus. Under the lockdown, restaurants and pubs will close, but takeaways and deliveries will be allowed. All non essential retail will shut, but supermarkets are to stay open. Mixing with other hou