This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk chancellor is expected to announce new support for businesses affected by coronavirus restrictions, after criticism that more needs to be done for those regions in the second highest level of meaures. Level of measures. People are filling mps inboxes with e mails of distress and concern, that is all being fed in, so, hopefully, this afternoon we will see the chancellor, as i say, tack a little bit, trim the sails, to make sure we are getting the right balance in terms of the support we are offering across the economy. A police chief in england is urging the government to make the three tier system easier to follow as more parts of the country prepare to enter the very high alert level. Geater manchester moves into tier 3 from midnight tonight. South yorkshire follows on saturday. The fbi says us Voter Registration
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The defences. I raised this every week, the Prime Minister pretends it is getting better, but it never does. The Prime Minister has almost given up on this now, put mass testing in its place. Blind optimism, not a testing in its place. Blind optimism, nota plan. Testing in its place. Blind optimism, not a plan. The idea we can go through the next few months and successfully keep the virus under control when 500,000 people a month are wandering around when they should be self isolating is not a sensible plan going forward. My my four point is to come to the level of economic support provided. I have to say to the Prime Minister, it is hard to overstate the level of anger is about this at their in our communities. Many of whom have been in restrictions for months on end. Yesterday, i did a virtual visit to the north west, to businesses there. Their emotions ranged from deep disappointment with the government to raw anger that the Prime Minister and chancellor just are to raw anger that t
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Still no final result in the us president ial election as counting continues in a handful of Battle Ground states. But Democratjoe Biden is inching closer to the white house after winning michigan. Im not here to declare that weve won, but i am here to report, when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. Meanwhile, the Trump Campaign launches multiple legal challenges to try to stop the counting in four states and wants a recount in wisconsin. Protestors have been gathering outside election centres in phoenix in arizona, and detroit in michigan, claiming some votes werent counted properly. A month long lockdown begins today in england to combat the spread of coronavirus. More plans to boost the uk economy. An extra £150 billion is available to help with the pandemic and the chancellor will give details later of extending the furlough scheme. Supemarket sainsburys announces it is cu
Hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. Here are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. A warning of tougher measures in england if people dont stick to the latest coronavirus rules announced yesterday by the Prime Minister borisjohnson. We want to make sure that as we go into christmas, weve got the virus under control, we dont have the risk of a further National Lockdown with all the impact on businesses, on families, on our society, and this is the targeted approach, meanwhile indoor visits between households in scotland are now banned until further notice russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is discharged from hospital following novichok poisoning. Doctors believe a complete recovery is possible. A warning there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries in kent waiting to travel into the eu after the brexit transition period ends. Stella moris, the fiance ofjulian assange speaks out in her first bbc interview,
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Now on bbc news monday in parliament hello again and welcome to monday in parliament. Ministers under pressure over the lockdown, an mp demands a debate. About the ethics of trading lives tomorrow to save lives today. Senior mps tell the big banks, were watching you. I dont need to remind you the absolutely Critical Role that you now play in this crisis. And a challenge for the work and pensions secretary over welfare payments. Does she think that the current universal credit allowance ofjust under £5,000 per year for over 25s is enough to live a dignified life on. All that to come and more. But first as the uk entered week six of lockdown, ministers have come under growing pressure from conservative mps over the Economic Impact of its stay home, protect the nhs, save lives message. The eerily silent streets of our major cities may be a key part of keeping us all safe but at what cost to our long Term Financial Health and our sense of well being . A Health Minister said the regulation