The eu begins legal action against the uk government because of its plans to override parts of the brexit withdrawal deal. The commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to the uk government. This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy, once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. And at the start of black History Month, we hear from the director of the uks leading race equality think tank on why this year its more important than ever. Hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. Restrictions on households mixing indoors already in place in parts of the north east of england are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. The announcement from the Health Secretary matt hancock means about a quarter of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as official figures show the governments test and tra