In parliament. Hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the governments under fire over the shortage of coronavirus tests. The system is broken. We risk losing control of the virus, and will he issue a public apology . Borisjohnson reckons the eu could have de escalated the trade talks impasse and stopped him bringing in his controversial internal market bill. They have singularly failed to do that. Are they negotiating in good faith . Im afraid. You dont think so . I dont believe that. You dont . Also on this programme, theres a warning for wild swimmers about toxic materials in our rivers. And an mp reckons we ought to be told when images have been artificially enhanced to stop. Creating a digitally warped reality, striving for bodies that can never be achieved. But first, chaotic and dangerous, one mps view of the current state of the testing system for coronavirus. All week, ministers have faced anger from the public and parliamentarians as People Struggle to get t
Good afternoon. Weve got to get control of this. That was the uncompromising message from the countrys top scientists as britain enters a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. At a televised briefing, professor chris whitty and sir Patrick Vallance said the country could see 50,000 new coronavirus cases daily by mid 0ctober if the infection rate isnt brought down. But they stressed that outcome is not inevitable as long as people follow the rules to stop the spread of the virus. On that, the Prime Minister had meetings with senior ministers at the weekend to discuss whether further restrictions are necessary, and within the past hour, its emerged that there will be a meeting of cobra tomorrow morning. Richard galpin reports. Six months after the government ordered a full lockdown across the country to try and stem the rapid spread of the virus, its now clear we are facing a serious second wave. Case rising rapidly. This morning, the uk governments chief medical adviser warning it co
Clearly, when you look at what is happening, you have got to wonder whether we need to go further. Nightingale hospital is back on full alert with more than 4,000 new infections in the past 24 hours. And when he left spurs for spain, he became the worlds most expensive footballer now gareth bale flies back to london to reunite with his old club. And coming up on bbc news details of another big signing in the premier league. Fresh from winning europes biggest with bayern munich, thiago alca ntara makes the move to liverpool. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. More than three Million People in england have been told theyre facing tighter restrictions from next tuesday after a significant rise in coronavirus cases. Merseyside, lancashire and parts of the midlands and West Yorkshire will be under the same restrictions that came into force in the north east of england today. Tonight, the Prime Minister said he didnt want another full Scale National lockdown and that he is dete
And scotland theme more cloud and Northern Ireland, some spots are starting to brighten up. Its such sunny, unsubtle picture because we have High Pressure although the flow ofairaround have High Pressure although the flow of air around that especially the further south you are is coming in from the east on what is a strengthening easterly wind over the next couple of days and thats more noticeable here today compared with yesterday. This is how things are shaping up. Some high cloud and Eastern England making this an hazy, some cloud lingering in Northern Ireland especially the further south you are, and in the far north of scotla nd you are, and in the far north of scotland temperature is close to average for the time of year but still that little bit above in places with the breeze coming in towards these north sea coasts, its a bit cooler than elsewhere where the breeze continues overnight dragging ona the breeze continues overnight dragging on a bit of high cloud again, low cloud r
Borisjohnson will open the debate into a bill which would allow the government to break International Law as it seeks the power to override part of the brexit treaty. Fires burn across three states on the west coast of america devastating the land, and the lives, of tens of thousands of people. And britain in lockdown a new exhibition of portraits chosen by the duchess of cambridge, goes live. Good afternoon. The rule of six has come into force today in different forms across the uk in an effort to tackle rising Coronavirus Infections. The rule places further restrictions on social gatherings, with a limit of six people in england, and similar limits in scotland and wales. The policing minister has encouraged people to report those who break the rules. It comes amid more complaints about the difficulty of getting tests for the virus. Matt hancock says they are dealing with the problems. A further 3,330 positive cases were recorded in the uk on sunday the third consecutive day with more