governing body had to say today. and it s another big night in the champions league as chelsea, looking for their first win in the competion, take on ac milan. also coming up on the programme before 7: the vote for the bbc women s footballer of the year is now open we ll tell you the five nominees you can pick your winnerfrom. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start tonight with rugby union, and the continuing crisis at worcester warriors. today the company which holds the contracts of players and some staff has been liquidated in the high court. it s been a devastating time for all associated with the club. how did we get here? on the 17th of august, worcester confirmed they remained in dialogue with hmrc over the threat of a winding up petition over an unpaid tax bill of approximately 6 million pounds. by the end of august, players and staff were warned that they wouldn t be paid on time and some handed in their notice. on the 21st of september worcester were giv
The premiership final. Going out right now to mrs teresa duncan. The dj who spent 50 years making a programme in his garage that only his wife could hear finally gets an audience of thousands in the us. All the weather details coming up very shortly. Its sunday october 11th. Our top story talks on tough new coronavirus restrictions for the worst hit parts of england will take place today. The discussions between the government and local leaders will be held ahead of an expected announcement on the new rules by the Prime Minister tomorrow. Englands deputy chief medical officer has warned the country is at a Tipping Point in what he called our national fight against covid 19. As john mcmanus reports. It has been a tough year so far and its understandable that people are keen to unwind. With further restrictions on socialisation looming, last night in liverpool, anywhere making the most of what may bea anywhere making the most of what may be a final weekend of partying. For now, at least.
Parts of england and into wales. The wind not quite as strong on sunday, but the temperatures will be lower, 1114 c. Into the but the temperatures will be lower, 11 14 c. Into the early part of next week at least, it remains wet at times but also some very windy weather on the way. A reminder of oui weather on the way. A reminder of our top story a16 day lockdown has begunin our top story a16 day lockdown has begun in wales to try to reduce the spread of coronavirus as tougher restrictions begin in greater manchester. Thats all from the bbc news at six, so its goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im jane dougall. I was irresponsible. The words of one barbarian player who breached covid rules. And now the match against england at twickenham is off. This ones definitely on, though the premiership final goes ahead on saturday with wasps against exeter. Well have all the build up. And they are back on track, but only
Years poppy appeal. The british legion has launched the appeal this year with a series of photographs taken on doorsteps and through windows reflecting the impact of covid i9 on the armed forces and veterans. As many poppy sellers are themselves elderly or shielding, the charity has come up with alternative ways people can show support this year, including donating for poppies to be sent to you in the post, or downloading a printable poppy to display in a window. Supporters are also encouraged to do a virtual poppy run or walk, to help raise funds. Time for a look at the weather. He is darren bett. Thank you very much indeed, its a quiet, drier day today, theres even some sunshine around here and there. Still pretty wet underfoot. The cloud and rain we had yesterday has swept up towards scandinavia. Weve got a brief respite today, because this is where all our weather is coming from, one band of cloud and rain followed by another so it will be turning very unsubtle. Earlier on we did h
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are polly mackenzie, chief executive director of the cross Party Think Tank demos, and claire cohen, womens editor of the daily telegraph. Thanks so much for coming back and i am pleased to say that ive got all the papers tonight, so lets start with some of the pages we have already. The metro says that test and trace is down the pan as Prime Minister borisjohnson admits the tracing system must improve. This is echoed on the front of the i, which shows front line nhs workers and the headline covid cases up to 90,000 a day and test and trace cant cope. Moving to the telegraph, we have a picture of the Prime Minister who, alongside chancellor rishi sunak, has announced an extra £13 billion of support for workers. The express call it boris and rishis show of strength with the headline together, we will protect britain. But the guardian approach the story differently, saying the chancellor was for