The furlough scheme has been extended across the uk until december to support workers who are affected by the new measures. Bond, james bond. Tributes to sir sean connery for many the definitive james bond. Worth the seven month wait. England win the six nations on a thrilling last day. A bonus point victory against italy gives eddiejoness side the title after france and ireland fail to catch them. And its another day of strong winds with rain at times across the uk today, but there is something quite on the horizon. Join me for the details on abu breakfast. Its sunday, 1 november. Our top story england is to face a new lockdown, starting on thursday and scheduled to last a month, after borisjohnson announced he needs to take action to prevent the nhs being overwhelmed by cases of the coronavirus. Under the lockdown, restaurants and pubs will close, but takeaways and deliveries will be allowed. All non essential retail will shut, but supermarkets are to stay open. Mixing with other hou