And maybe no gushing speeches its the bafta tv awards but not as we know them. Coming up on bbc news, fans will no longer be permitted into sports test events. Snookers world championship, starting today, had allowed spectators inside. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. In the past hour, borisjohnson has announced that some of the easing of coronavirus restrictions in england which were due to start tomorrow have now been postponed for at least a fortnight. Indoor venues such as bowling alleys and casinos will not reopen, and some wedding receptions will not be permitted. He also defended the governments decision to introduce new lockdown rules in parts of Northern England, because of a rising number of coronavirus cases. He said that for the First Time Since may, the prevalence of the virus in england is rising. The changes in Northern England, announced late last night, affect four Million People living in Greater Manchester, east lancashire and parts of west yorkshir
Falls by the largest amount in over a decade, more evidence of the impact of the lockdown. They are laying off more people like myself who have got years of experience looking injob adverts every day and thinking, there is just nothing there. There is no end in sight. Obviously we want to see is a return to Economic Vitality and health and some parts of the economy undoubtedly showing great resilience but clearly there are going to be bumpy months ahead and a long, long way to go. Back to school in scotland, as the government there sets out what its doing about thousands of pupils whove had their exam results downgraded. The uk and france meet to discuss a new plan to deter migrants from crossing the channel to the uk. We have reaffirmed our unshakeable, shared commitment to making sure this rate of crossing the channel is made on viable. This route of crossing the channel is made unviable. Russia claims to have produced the worlds first Coronavirus Vaccine and president putins daughte
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
Sir Terence Conran, the british designer who revolutionised retail and decor, has died aged 88. Coming up at 5. 30 global questions. A month after lebanons catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the countrys crisis hit economy and political system 7 a leading scientist has warned that the uk is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus as infections rise. Professor sir mark walport, a member of the governments sage advisory committee, said people needed to limit their socialising, to ensure children can remain at school and students at university. It comes as the latest Government Data shows the uk recorded 3,497 new confirmed cases of covid 19. This report from our Health Correspondent, lauren moss. Its the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced across the uk. From monday, the rule of six will limit the number of people that we can socialise with. Yesterday, there were 3500 new confirmed covid cases, and scientists have warned the rate of infectio
These restrictions, keep washing your hands, keep your distance from other people, will wear a face coverings, download the stock covid app. Its also crucial employers and Business Owners comply with all the regulations and guidance to protect workers and customers. They can only operate if they should do so safely. The decision to focus the restrictions at this point is guided by the scientific advice and evidence. It currently indicates that the majority of cases are being acquired to household interactions or other informal interactions it. Studio that was a News Conference, Michelle Oneill announcing restrictions, no mixing of households in homes. Youre watching bbc news. A second wave of coronavirus. The countrys top Scientists Say failure to act could lead to 50,000 cases a day by the middle of next month. You cannot in an epidemicjust take your own risks. Unfortunately, you are taking risks on behalf of everybody else. Its important that we see this as something we have to do co