All sorts of people where a little bit of hope will do a lot of good. How is retail reacting to changes in the way we shop . Weve updates from next, john lewis and co op group later this morning. Its been a summer of International Cricket like never before, but australia win the one day series against england the first series defeat inside the bio bubble. And i have come to kent in search of the elusive animal, the red squirrel. A lot of dry and sunny weather in the next few days. It is all coming up here on breakfast. Its thursday the 17th of september. Our top story. More than 2 million more people across england and wales will face stricter restrictions in an attempt to halt the rise in coronavirus cases. New measures for the north east of england will be announced later today, while residents in south wales will face local lockdown from this evening. Greg mckenzie reports. The northeast is set to become the latest area in england to come under local restrictions as coronavirus case
Borisjohnson is due to hold a Conference Call in the next hour with conservative mps amid growing anger about his plans to override part of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. In the last few minutes weve learned that a total of 3,539 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the uk thats the highest daily figure since may the 17th. This comes as data released by the governments Scientific Advisory group has confirmed that the reproduction number, or r value, of coronavirus transmission across the uk has risen above one, meaning the epidemic is growing. Meanwhile the uks largest study of Coronavirus Infections has found the number of cases is now doubling every week. New lockdown restrictions have been announced in parts of the West Midlands which have seen a sharp rise in covid 19 cases. From tuesday, households in birmingham, sandwell and solihull will be banned from mixing together. Meanwhile, wales will follow england and scotland and ban indoor gatherings of more than six people fr
Us President Donald Trump denies downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Drinking when youre pregnant official advice in england is dont drink at all now its being proposed that even one glass of wine should be marked on your childs medical records. The uk government says it will announce details in the next few days of how it will limit access to coronavirus tests as the system struggles to cope with the surge in demand. Staff and patients in the nhs and social care sector will be given priority after the Health Secretary, matt hancock, said it might be weeks before the problems are resolved. Another cabinet minister, Robert Buckland, acknowledged the government is facing real challenges and insisted it will do whatever it takes to increase laboratory capacity. Greg mckenzie reports. The signs are clear, the testing system is struggling to cope, with reports that some in desperation are turning up at accident and emergency seeking coronavirus tests. It has led to this wa
Senator, ijust history of our country. Senator, i just ask you, history of our country. Senator, ijust ask you, stop playing politics with peoples lives. Conned out of £63,000 one womans story about being a victim to romance fraud. They know how to pull every single string, how to emotionally blackmail you, because that was what was happening. A plan for travel testing could be weeks away but is it too little, too late . The government will try to cut time spent in quarantine the travel industry says thats too late for thousands of jobs. A blow for scotland, ahead of their euro 2020 play off theyll be without three of their most important players for tonights game against israel, after one of them tests positive for coronavirus. Good morning. We have had some heavy rain and gusty winds overnight. The rain and gusty winds overnight. The rain will quickly clear to the east by the chloe slowly clear away from the south. Details on about ten minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, the 8th of
To increase the pressure on their manager. It wouldnt be a lockdown without captain tom. Hes back with a new Walking Campaign to help the lonely. Good morning. Mr and good morning. Mrand wagnerto good morning. Mr and wagner to watch out for this morning, particularly in southern areas but there will be some brightness and i will put that altogether in about ten minutes and fog to watch out for. Its thursday the 5th november. Our top story. The result of the us election remains in the balance, as votes continue to be counted in key battleground states. This joe biden is inching closer to victory after claiming michigan overnight, with reports suggesting he will take more key states today. But the Trump Campaign is taking legal action in several areas, calling for counts to be stopped as our north america correspondent, ben wright reports. There are still millions of votes to count, and this president ial race is not decided. In georgia, donald trump kept the narrowest of leads overjoe b