Who might need early treatment. Government borrowing jumps in september as the uk continued heavy spending to support the economy during the pandemic. Gunfire witnesses in nigeria say a number of protesters have been killed by Security Services in the countrys biggest city, lagos. Nasa says its space probe has successfully landed on an asteroid in an attempt to bring rocks and dust back to earth. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. In the last hour, its been confirmed that South Yorkshire will be moved to the highest coronavirus alert level in england from saturday. It comes as government ministers say the door remains open about a Covid Support deal for Greater Manchester. Barnsley, sheffield, doncaster and rotherham local Authority Areas will move to the tier 3 alert level which includes tight restrictions on household mixing and the closure of pubs and bars. The £41 milli
Today at six. Now its South Yorkshire that is going into the highest tier for covid restrictions. Tough rules for sheffield, barnsley, doncaster and rotherham come into effect on saturday labours city region mayor has accepted Financial Support from the government. We dont know how long we will be in tier 3 for. This crisis is going to go on for. So i see this as a damage limitation in the short term, an interim payment. The deal for South Yorkshire follows the bitter argument over money for Greater Manchester well be looking at the fall out. Also tonight. The people suffering months after they have the first symptoms of covid new research into who is most at risk. I didnt have the energy to have a conversation for very long. It would knock me out. And then id have to lie down, and then sometimes id feel a bit better afterwards. But normally if i had what i would call a relapse, it would probably go on for a couple of weeks. Shocking images from africas most populous country the Nigeri
Here. But we will start off with nato holding an emergency meeting this morning armed with what it says is new evidence of Russian Forces inside ukraine. Lets go ahead and show you this new evidence. Its essentially satellite Images Released by nato on thursday. They show a convoy of Russian Artillery units essentially setting up positions between donetsk and luhansk. Those of course are the separatist strongholds. Russia repeatedly has denied sending in troops. But this map shows moscow or really why moscows likely taking action now. The area controlled by prorussian rebels. We see it highlighted in orange. Has really shrunk in size in recent weeks as the rebels fight ukraines army. And there were exchanges at the United Nations thursday reminiscent of the cold war. The u. S. And russian ambassadors trading barbs and accusations over just who is responsible for the fighting in eastern ukraine. They talked during an emergency meeting of the u. N. Security council. U. S. Ambassador firs
Eruption continues. Welcome back to our special coverage. We want to begin with russian president Vladimir Putin. He certainly has the attention of many world leaders. Lets give our attention to him. He has drawn the ire of western leaders who blame russia for the ongoing violence in eastern ukraine. Earlier today mr. Vladimir putin asked for a limited hold to the fighting in the form of a humanitarian corridor. Thats right. He says it is needed to allow trapped ukraine troops to leave and reunite with their families. The leader of the stefl pro claimed donetsk said he agreed to it but only under certain conditions. With all respect to Vladimir Putin, the country that supports us morally, we are ready to provide humanitarian corridors for the Ukrainian Army divisions surrounded in these entrapments under the condition of handing over heavy weapons to avoid further usage of the weapons and ammunition against us. And nato has called an emergency meeting this morning, this friday in bruss
But well address all those issues coming up this hour. Isis is claiming the mass execution of at least 250 syrian soldiers, and a have iio povide online appears to prove it. Well bring you that this hour. The sunni militants have torched an oil field in neighboring iraq. Thats on the main road connecting mosul with syria. Look at that cloud there. Kurdish Officials Say the fire is an apparent attempt to disrupt their advance on isis positions. We want to bring you more now on that slaughter of syrian soldiers and the militants capture of Peshmerga Forces in northern iraq. Our anna coren has details for you now. But we have to give you a warning here. The images youre about to see are graphic. Reporter walking hopelessly through the desert, stripped down to their underwear, most with hands firmly behind their head, these syrian soldiers know the horror thats about to unfold. This grainy isis video then shows a pile of bloody bodies. Before the camera swings around to reveal this. An end