Perhaps, we were going to have a job support scheme from today but that has been overtaken by events in england because of the National Lockdown, and furlough being continued, would it help if the government said, look, were going to leave this in place until say, the end of march as denmark and we might tweak the amounts according to how many businesses need it and the scale but basically, you will have the reassurance of knowing if you go into another lockdown, let say in january or february, that scheme will still be in place . It would be welcome to see more certainty from the government in terms of economic support theyre offering for businesses. Now there has been four changes in about a month to the support. The job support scheme was introduced and then tweak and now thejob support scheme was introduced and then tweak and now the Job Retention scheme is back. Thejob support scheme, the chancellor said that would be in place for up to six months. Having some clarity on how long
Into full force this morning but have been delayed for 2h hours. They will now affect the whole of the county. A National Coronavirus lockdown in france and tighter restrictions in Germany Europe approaches a new crisis point. Two people have been killed and several people injured at an attack near a church in southern france. The suspect has been arrested. A report into the labour partys handling of accusations of anti semitism in the party is being published this morning. And coming up. The pride of britain awards may not be having a big ceremony this year but its certainly going ahead. Well be speaking to two of the winners later this hour. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The second wave of coronavirus is at a critical stage, according to experts after a major study found that nearly 100,000 people in england are becoming infected every day. Scientists at Imperial College london are warning that action taken so far to contain the virus isnt enough and in their words something
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
Morning. Not fighting for the title. Looking at a much brighte day morning. Looking at a much brighter day with more sunshine but it will feel cooler outside today. Meanwhile, the north of the uk, will continue to see some scattered showers. Join me for a full forecast a little bit later on. Its sunday november the 22nd. Our top story a plan to lift englands lockdown on december 2 will be finalised by government ministers today. The Prime Minister is planning to replace the National Lockdown with a stricter version of the three tiered system of restrictions, with more areas facing tougher rules, although pubs maybe allowed to stay open until beyond 10pm. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. What will christmas look like this year . We will soon find out. Tomorrow, borisjohnson will confirm to parliament that glenda is coming out of National Lockdown on the second of december and going back into three tiers of coronavirus restrictions. England is coming out. More areas unde
Life in such a brutal way. Debenhams is to disappear from the high street with the loss of 12,000 jobs. The fast fashion retailer boohoo has bought the brand and website, but not the stores. Chelsea sack manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge as he pays the price for winning only one of their past five league matches. Borisjohnson says he wants to see schools reopen as soon as possible amid warnings children have become the forgotten victims of the pandemic. Hes coming under growing pressure from mps to name a date chair of the Education Select Committee, robert halfon, had asked for an urgent question in the house of commons but the speaker denied his request. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister said hes actively working on a proposal requiring travellers arriving in the uk to pay to quarantine in a hotel. It comes as the latest figures show that more than 6. 3 Million People have had a first vaccine dose. And in the last few moments moderna has said its vaccine does produce antib