Throughout the summer we were saying prepare for the autumn. Instead, we had the exams fiasco. President trump says he will nominate a woman within the next week as his choice to replace the Supreme Court judge, ruth bader ginsburg. Anti government protesters in thailand call for reform of the political system and the monarchy. 80 years after the battle of britain remembering the pilots and aircrew who made the ultimate sacrifice. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uks Health Secretary, matt hancock has warned that the country faces a Tipping Point in the fight against the coronavirus, and that if people do not follow the rules, more serious measures will have to be imposed. Fines of up to £10,000 are already planned to come into force in a weeks time for people in england who fail to self isolate if they test positive for coronavirus or when told to by the test and tr
To bring optimism and positivity to efforts to solve Climate Change as he launches a new environmental award with Sir David Attenborough. A further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in parts of england from early next week is being considered by the government is latest figures show an increase in infections. The bbc understands that pubs and restaurants could be closed in the worst affected areas, from monday. There could also be a ban on overnight stays away from home and a three tier system for local lockdowns could be brought in, where different parts of the country would be placed in different categories. Significant new measures are in place in central scotland, with pubs and restaurants closing for more than two weeks. Additional restrictions are in place in the derry city and strabane local authority area, which has one of the highest infection rates in the uk, and where theres been a big increase in cases. Latest figures show only 69 of people in england could be reached
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
With a three tier system expected by borisjohnson, chris whitty for the whole of england. And sir Patrick Vallance about the latest developments pubs and bars in Central Scotland in the coronavirus pandemic. Close their doors for at least 16 days as new rules come into force. Chris whitty, the chief medical officerfor england, talked through some graphs fans will need to pay to watch some which contained quite a lot premier league games on tv. Of information, some of it at the bottom of the screen. Clubs have voted to charge fans nearly £15 to view matches heres the reaction of another viewer, terry stalworthy. They cant go to, and which are not ive been disappointed yet selected for broadcast again to see the strapline used later this month. At the bottom of the screen often obscures important information. There were several occasions where there was graphs shown. I could see red lines representing what good morning. Cool and blustery with i understood to be age groups but the inform
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Tighter coronavirus restrictions are expected early next week for parts of england that could result in the closure of bars and restaurants. As new coronavirus restrictions hit scotlands hospitality sector, theres concern it could sound the death knell for some businesses. A sharp increase in covid 19 cases in countries across Europe Germany calls the rise worrying. In brussels, cafes and bars have been ordered to close this morning for at least a month. The two us Vice President ial candidates clash over Climate Change and health care and coronavirus during a televised debate
in salt lake city. The American People have witnessed the greatest failure of any president ial administration in the history of our country. If a vaccine emerges during the Trump Administration, i think it is unconscionable. And senator, i ask you, stop playing politics with peoples lives. The bbc sees evidence that livestock