More people are going into critical care. And coming up in half an hour, get your questionns in on the covid restrictions wherever you are in the uk. If youre unsure about something or uncertain about what the new three tier system means for you if youre in england, do send us your questions on twitter, use the hashtag bbcyourquestions, or email yourquestions bbc. Co. Uk. We will have a couple of experts to help answer you. The uk Unemployment Rate rises to its highest level in over three years as the pandemic continues to hitjobs. And Donald Trump Holds his first rally since testing positive for covid. With exactly three weeks to go, both the president and his rival joe biden are ramping up theircampaigns. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Its emerged the governments top scientific advisers called for much tougher coronavirus restrictions, including a two week lockdown across england, at a meeting on the 21st of september. The experts said an immediate Circuit Breaker was the best
Those measures will work and what Financial Support will be available to affected areas are still on going. Now its time for the papers. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are comment and features editor of cityam Rachel Cunliffe and the daily mails deputy political editorjohn stevens. Tomorrows front pages, starting with. The telegraph says the Prime Minister is to unveil tough new regional lockdowns which are expected to see closing time called for hundreds of pubs in the north west of england for four weeks from 5pm wednesday. The metro are calling it locktober. The paper says a new three tier system of local covid alerts will be announced, with some areas to see pubs and bars shut, along with beauty salons, gyms and betting shops, for up to six months. The mirror says up to 85 of workers fearjob cuts as new restrictions on peoples freedom are brought in. The mail says the Prime Minister is facing growing criticism. One f
Shares soar at the news markets around the world are up dramatically. Airline shares benefit too. The government confirm they have ordered a0 million doses of the vaccine. If all goes well, 10 million could be available to the uk by the end of the year. Good afternoon, and welcome to this coronavirus update as we await a downing street briefing by the Prime Minister on what has been described as, a great day for science and humanity in the fight against covid 19. Those words are from the head of one of the Drug Companies jointly developing a coronavirus vaccine, as trials suggest it is more than 90 effective in preventing infection. That news has lifted hopes and sent stock markets soaring, although challenges remain and the World Health Organization has warned that the news alone will not be a complete game changer. The vaccines developers now want to apply for emergency licensing so that it can start to be given to people in the general public outside of trials, possibly before the e
Lets start the fightback against covid. So how have people here handled the crisis . Looking forward to going back to school . It feels so, so good to be out. And will their sacrifices be worth it . I plead to people, beg people, beg them, to follow the rules. Liverpool. A vibrant capital of culture. A Tourism Industry worth nearly £5 billion. And officially the best Football Team in the world. Radio Liverpool City Region is to be placed under tougher restrictions as the area is classed as high risk. Our area will be the first to face the tightest rules. In this city, and probably most cities, the taxi drivers and cabbies are the litmus test of how well the city is doing. The taxi ranks are full and the shops are empty. Garys customers are few and far between now liverpools under tight restrictions. On a normal day, even, you know, late october, this area would be absolutely full of people. A sort of hive of activity. Yeah. So, its dead. Its absolutely dead at the moment. Its all come
Going back to school . It feels so, so good to be out. And will their sacrifices be worth it . I plead to people, beg people, beg them, to follow the rules. Liverpool. A vibrant capital of culture. A Tourism Industry worth nearly £5 billion. And officially the best Football Team in the world. Radio Liverpool City Region is to be placed under tougher restrictions as the area is classed as high risk. In this city, and probably most cities, the taxi drivers and cabbies are the litmus test of how well the city is doing. The taxi ranks are full and the shops are empty. Garys customers are few and far between now liverpools under tight restrictions. On a normal day, even, you know, late october, this area would be absolutely full of people. A sort of hive of activity. Yeah. So, its dead. Its absolutely dead at the moment. Its all come as the city once a great port has reinvented itself as a cultural and tourist destination. So this is the baltic area of liverpool. Its been redeveloped over