Good evening. Mayors in four areas of Northern England are calling for the government to increase Financial Support for their residents and businesses ahead of tougher coronavirus restrictions being announced next week. The labour mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, has warned that current measures dont go far enough and risk seeing people in hardship in the run up to christmas. Ministers say theyre keeping all support under review. Ive been getting reaction from Henri Murison whos director of the Northern Powerhouse partnership. Clearly the challenge is how long these restrictions will last. At the moment we are not sure what the Prime Ministers offer of more local control will look like, will it mean decisions will still be made in whitehall . Will we actually see real local choice . If these restrictions do work, even when we have the most severe ones, in the course of a few weeks we shall see a reduction in cases. If that doesnt happen, i dont think we can see places locked
And england and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford gets an mbe for his work on free school meals, and says hell keep campaigning. What i would like to do now now that im in this position isjust speak directly to the Prime Minister and, you know, just really ask for the vouchers to be extended until at least october half term. Hello. This is bbc news. A fragile ceasefire has come into effect between armenia and azerbaijan, who have been fighting over the long disputed territory good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Of Nagorno Karabakh. The hostilities have mainly stopped, political leaders in the north of england say the package although both sides have accused of financial help being offered each other of violating the truce. These pictures were released by the government isnt enough by the azerbaijan defence ministry, which says it continued combat operations overnight to protect their communities and this morning until from hardship, as parts of england face greater restr
Heroes of the pandemic as hundreds of key workers and volunteers are awarded in the delayed queens birthday honours. And england and Manchester United footballer, Marcus Rashford, gets an mbe for his work on Free School Meals and says hell keep campaigning. What i would like to do now that i am in this position is speak directly to the Prime Minister and really ask for the vouchers to be extended at least until october half term. And in half an hour, we mark five years since more than more than one Million People escaped conflict and crossed into europe searching for a better life. That is at 2. 30. Good afternoon. Political leaders in the north of england say the package of financial help being offered by the government isnt enough to protect their communities from hardship, as parts of england face greater restrictions from next week. At a joint press conference, the mayors of manchester, liverpool, sheffield and north of tyne said the job support scheme was not enough to protect com
The delayed queens birthday honours. And england and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford gets an mbe for his work on Free School Meals and says hell keep campaigning. What i would like to do now that i am in this position is speak directly to the Prime Minister and really ask for the vouchers to be extended at least until october half term. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. A Senior Adviser to borisjohnson has written to mps representing constituencies in the north of england to confirm some areas experiencing a rapid growth of Coronavirus Infections are very likely to be placed under further restrictions. In the letter seen by the bbc, sir Edward Lister says ministers would hold discussions with local authorities in the region during the weekend. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details of the new measures on monday. Its thought they could include the cl
England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford gets an mbe for his work on Free School Meals, and says hell keep on campaigning. What i would like to do now now that im in this position isjust speak directly to the Prime Minister and, you know, just really ask for the vouchers to be extended until at least october half term. Polish teenager iga swiatek completes a stunning rise by becoming the lowest ranked woman to win the french open. Atjust 19, shes the youngest winner since monica seles. Local leaders in the north of england say the financial help being offered by the government isnt enough to protect their communities from hardship. Isnt enough to protect parts of the country face tighter isnt enough to protect covid 19 rules from next week. Isnt enough to protect at a press conference of labour mayors, andy burnham whos mayor of Greater Manchester said many businesses in the north were already operating on a knife edge. The government is due to announce a tiered system