On twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. As more people reached the uk illegally by boat in september than in the whole of last year, the government is understood to be considering plans to house Asylum Seekers on disused ferries while their claims are assessed. And the impact of the pandemic on wildlife how a lack of funding for zoos could threaten the future survival of rare species. Good morning. The growth in cases of coronavirus may be slowing down, according to the largest study of its kind in england, in one of a series of developments this morning. The react study, at Imperial College london, analysed samples from 84,000 random people. It found that the r number appears to have fallen to around 1. 1 since the rule of six was introduced. In late august to early september, it was estimated to be as high as 1. 7. Merseyside could be the next area to face new local lockdown measures. Its expected new rules such as a ban on household mixing will be announced today. There
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