Will set off on the trip of a lifetime across the atlantic and into a new chapter in the history books. How are you feeling about that big trip ahead of you . Very good. So excited. Good luck to her. Sarah farmer with that report. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Our weather is set to get much hotter with temperatures surging over the next 2a hours, high is expected of 36 celsius across south east england tomorrow. Thats the kind of heat we saw last week, not far off those temperatures in any case. Today, a lot of cloud in the south west, thick enough to bring drizzle and mist, it feels humid as well. In scotland, plenty of sunshine and a fresh feel to the weather. He is the satellite picture which shows how extensive the cloud is across england and wales. Across the south east of england we are starting to see the cloud break up and across the south east we should see some sunshine getting on here and when sunshine comes out ten pictures will rocket up quickly. It w
The government says it will ensure all students will be able to return home for christmas. We are going to work with universities to make sure that all students are supported to return safely and spend christmas with their loved ones if they choose to do so. Its the first us president ial tv debate with donald trump likely to face questions, about his tax affairs. And the jetpack paramedic whose speed mayjust save your life. New figures from the government released in the last hour reveal there have been a further 7,143 cases of coronavirus in the uk the highest daily figure recorded since the outbreak began. Government figures also show a further 71 people have died in the uk within 28 days of testing positive, the biggest deathtoll since the start ofjuly. This brings the total number of deaths to 42,072. 0ur Health Correspondent lauren moss has been looking at the figures. We have been told that the cases arising that is agreed across the board in all areas of the country. Some more
Of wales as Northern Ireland introduces a curfew. Boris johnson will update the public later. Could Energy Going Green costjobs . As shell moves from oil to renewable sources and assesses the impact of covid could more redundancies be on the way . A dramatic penalty shootout with tottenham coming out on top. Chelsea miss the last spot kick to put spurs through to the league cup quarterfinals, increasing their fixture pile up. A yawning rabbit, goat in a hammock dog that can walk on water. The contenders fighting for top place at the comedy pet photography awards. From the temperate house and two gardens, the state of the worlds plant infungi gardens, the state of the worlds plant in fungi report is released showing extinction rates might be higher. We will have more stats through the programme but for the forecast is for wet and windy weather in the north west spreading east through the course of the day. More details in ten minutes. Its wednesday september 30th. Our top story. The us
Clearer. So, what they are doing is meeting other households. To try to get the government to give banaz mahmod from south London Parliament more of a say before new was killed aged 20 by her father coronavirus restrictions come in. And uncle after they said shed ideally what they want is a vote on shamed their family. Any new restrictions. The way 13 years on, still in hiding in witness protection after giving theyre trying to do that is by evidence against her own family, using the six month renewal of the coronavirus act, which was passed her sister has this warning. Just a few days after we went into do you think what happened lockdown and it gave the government to your sister could yet happen now . Absolutely. Lots of emergency powers, but every maybe not down to the t, six months the house of commons has to say, yes, we are happy for those how my sisters situation went, but i think there is still space for error. Powers to continue. That vote is today, and so, a group of mps are
Of tighter restrictions will be in bringing the number of cases down. On twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. The other headlines. The two us Vice President ial candidates clash over coronavirus, Climate Change and health care during a televised debate in salt lake city. Prince william and Sir David Attenborough join forces to launch what they hope will become the nobel prize for environmentalism. The bbc sees evidence that livestock from the uk is being shipped to the middle east for slaughter in abattoirs described as dreadful and terrifying. And the boeing 7a7 is noticeably absent from the British Airways fleet here at heathrow. We have just watched the last two planes fly off one last time. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Ministers are expected to tighten the coronavirus restrictions in parts of england on monday as they struggle to contain the surge in new infections. Pubs and restaurants could be forced to close in the worst affected areas in another blow to the hard p