This is bbc news. The headlines at six. Conservative mps urge the Prime Minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser, Dominic Cummings. A thumbs up from President Trump as thousands of his supporters line the streets of the us capital. This is the scene live in washington, as crowds march in support of the president s unsubstantiated claims of voterfraud. Financial pressure builds for the 2. 9 Million People in the uk who are still excluded from the chancellors coronavirus income support schemes. And diwali with a difference the festival of lights is celebrated in a socially distanced way by hundreds of millions of people around the world. Good evening. Several senior conservatives have urged the Prime Minister to use the departure of his chief adviser Dominic Cummings to reset government. Mr cummings walked out of downing street last night after the resignation of another seniorfigure, the director of Communications Lee cain. The former brexit secretary david davis told the bbc that ministers are now hoping for more of a say in how the country is governed. A warning this report from our Political Correspondent nick eardley contains flashing images. The Dominic Cummings era in government is coming to an end. Borisjohnson wants to clear the air in downing street and that means his chief aide, seen here this morning leaving home,
wont be returning to number 10. The way this place works matters to us all. To how decisions are made, to the direction of policy. After the very high profile departures of recent days, and some of the drama inside, some tories are hoping for a change. It does give the government a chance to reset all sorts of things, its relationship with parliament, the way it deals with the press and many of the failures of the last nine months have not been mr cummingss fault, they have been intrinsic in the system. There have been many unhappy tory mps in recent months. Angry at high profile u turns, worried the Prime Minister wasnt listening to them. One of them told me changes in the top team would be important. Its going to make an enormous difference. Over the past year, there has been a significant and growing gap between the number 10 operation and the parliamentary party. We are enormously fond of him, and we felt we were losing him. And some colleagues felt he had been lost altogether. But now, we are looking forward to marching in lockstep alongside our Prime Minister. This is the Prime Minister last night, with another key aide, lee cain. Mr cain quit after a power struggle over whether he would be mrjohnsons chief of staff. Allies say his departure was amicable, but those unhappy with his role included the Prime Ministers fiancee, carrie symonds. The man who ran number 10 for theresa may says the Prime Minister now has a chance to get things back on track. There is a big opportunity for him here, depending on the decisions he now makes. But i think in terms of the chief of staff role, the key thing i would say is that the most important word in the job title is staff, not chief. You are there not to try and deliver your own political agenda, your own views about what should happen to the country, but to make the government machine work for the Prime Minister. And there are big
decisions to be made. The decisions to be made. Government has to decide o next the government has to decide on the next couple of weeks whether to sign a trade agreement with europe and what happens when the lockdown in england and is on the 2nd of december. Ultimately, those decisions are for the Prime Minister, not for his aides. But after the departures of the last few days, the tories hoping it will be a lot smoother. The latest government figures show there were 26,860 new Coronavirus Infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. That means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 2a,702. 1,617 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last tuesday. And a62 deaths were reported thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. It means on average in the past week, a11 deaths were announced every day. It takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 51,766. The governments decision to extend the furlough scheme and to increase help for the self employed has brought relief to millions of workers. But many others are still falling through the gaps. Its thought that 2. 9 Million People, from freelancers and contractors to Small Business owners, are still excluded in some way from the chancellors income support schemes. Rishi sunak says hes doing all he can, but as emma simpson now reports, the financial pressure is building for those whove missed out. 98 of our earnings have gone. The rug was pulled from under our feet. Now it is sleepless nights. Ian and lindsay run a successful corporate catering business. They should be flat out right now
instead they are not sure if any of these dishes will be made. Ian is a limited company director, so they are only entitled to £1180 each a month on furlough. They have been using savings set aside for tax bills and a bounce back loan to keep going. Its not going to last forever. There will come a point in time when. There will be no money. The pot is empty. The pot is empty and weve got nowhere to hide then. And then it doesnt make sense why we kept our staff on if the business goes under, because why support businesses by giving staff furlough, keeping them employed, only for them to lose theirjobs because the business wasnt supported in the first place . They want the chancellor to give them the same support as everyone else. Id like to beg him if necessary to help those that need it because at the moment people are suicidal. Ian and lindsey feel
as if they are on borrowed time, but for others the time has already run out. Some have lost everything they worked for because theyve fallen between the cracks. At the beginning of the lockdown in march, it was really about getting support out quickly to those who needed it and there wasnt much time for the government to think about how best to target support. But now that the support packages have been extended once again, the government should be thinking about how best to target support to those who need it. There is always a cast of thousands at the end of a blockbuster movie, and many of them are self employed like louise burton. But this contract ruled her out for self employment job support. I pay tax, why shouldnt i be eligible for any kind of support . Itjust makes me furious. And, you know, my Mental Health has been suffering because of this crisis. I know self employment is hard
and i know the industry is hard, but you never expect to be left out like this. The treasury says it has delivered one of the most comprehensive packages of support in the world. But eight months on, the pressure is increasing to do more to help the millions who missed out. Emma simpson, bbc news. Talks on a post brexit trade agreement have made less progress in the past week than the eu had hoped for. An eu source said one of the meetings was short and brutal. One of the uk contingent said big gaps still remained between the two sides, with sticking points around fishing quotas and trading standards on goods. There are just seven weeks for any deal to be agreed and ratified, before the end of the transition period on january the first. The bakery chain, greggs, has announced plans to cut more than 800 jobs because of a fall in sales due to the coronavirus restrictions. Managers have warned staff the firm may not be
profitable if sales continue at lockdown levels. A woman killed in a hit and run crash in bolton has been named as former town mayoress gay wharton. Greater Manchester Police say she was crossing a road when she was struck by a car on friday and was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. The driver of the car failed to stop. A 23 year old man has been detained on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The Armed Conflict between the federal government in ethiopia and forces loyal to the Regional Power in the northern tigray province appears to be deepening. In the latest incident, the government has accused the tigray side of firing rockets at two airports to the south. Tigray Officials Say the missile attacks were in retaliation for Government Air strikes in the region. Addis ababa says the rockets targeted the cities of gondar and bahir dar. At least 17,000 ethiopian refugees
have crossed the border into sudan to escape the fighting. Amnesty International Says there have been mass civilian killings. Both sides accuse each other of targeting civilians. The Un Human Rights Office has expressed concern. While the details of the alleged mass killings reported by Amnesty International in may cadera in South West Tigray have not yet been fully verified, the high commissioner is calling for a full inquiry. If confirmed as having been deliberately carried out by a party to the current fighting, these killings of civilians would, of course, amount to war crimes. Kalkidan yibeltal, our correspondent in ethiopia, has this update from the capital. The rocket attacks, they were fired from the Northern State of tigray, which is in fighting with the federal army, and they happened in its neighboring state of amhara. They shot these rockets at two
airports in that state, in two different cities. The federal government said that one of the airports sustained some damage. The tplf, thats the Political Force in the Northern State of tigray. They took responsibility for the attacks. And they say that they are in retaliation for previous air strikes by the federal army in the state of tigray. So this seems to be pretty much an escalating situation. Its a story thats developing every day. But unfortunately, we are seeing tensions escalating and the situation getting worse rather than better. Since the fighting broke out last week, there has been a communication breakdown. So clear information is hard to come by. So we dont know exactly whats happening there. But as per the reports by Amnesty International, it seems that scores and even hundreds might have been killed. These are civilians. Amnesty international is calling it a massacre. And the un is saying that
if this report is true, that could amount to war crimes. Eyewitnesses told amnesty that the killings happened by retreating forces loyal to the tplf, but the tplf denied those claims. In addition to killings, we are also seeing refugees, an increase in refugees into neighboring sudan and also internally displaced people and humanitarian agencies and not being able to provide assistance to this area because of the fighting, and since transportation is interrupted. So we are seeing more and more dire reports of the cost, the human cost of this conflict. The bbc understands borisjohnson is poised to announce that the government is bringing forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by a decade, from 2040 to 2030. It is understood that new hybrid cars those with electric motors as well as engines wont be banned until 2035. Heres our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, whose report was filmed prior to the current lockdown. Cars have changed surprisingly little over the years. Yes, the design and the performance have improved. But what happens under the bonnet hasnt. I cant believe it, racing at brooklands engine roars. Listen to that she sounds and she looks magnificent but, remember, the basic principle of the internal Combustion Engine hasnt changed since this car was built 110 years ago and, remember, it relies on blowing up explosive gases. And we know that produces Carbon Dioxide and other pollutants. It really does accelerate fast which is why the government isnt saying get rid of cars. Just the engines. This is the race version ofjaguars
latest electric offering, proving the performance of Electric Vehicles, even at the top end, is at least the equal of petrol. Most of the big Car Companies now have at least one Electric Vehicle in their range, but they say the 2030 target is very ambitious. We have been an industry built on petrol, diesel engines for over a century. Shifting that, with all the embedded investment, to a Brand New Technology in the space of what is a few years is an incredible challenge. There are lots of questions. Will Electric Vehicles be affordable . Will they have the range we need, and where will we charge them . We really do need more charge points on city streets and in towns to cater for the people who dont have off Street Parking opportunities. They need to be around, where people can see them, to give them confidence they are going to be able to charge their vehicles, and they also need to work. Back at the museum, theyre putting the cars away for the night. It now looks like, from 2030, our petrol and diesel cars will be on their way to being museum pieces, too. Justin rowlatt, bbc news, brooklands museum. The headlines on bbc news. Conservative mps urge the Prime Minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser, Dominic Cummings. A thumbs up from President Trump as thousands of his supporters line the streets of the us capital in support of his unsubstantiated claims of voterfraud. Financial pressure builds for the 2. 9 Million People in the uk who are still excluded from the chancellors coronavirus income support schemes. The World Health Organization has told the bbc its really
concerned that some young people are qustioning whether to get vaccinated against covid 19. Experts say a vaccine is the only way to rapidly stop the pandemic. But with misinformation online, Research Shows that a number of young people may choose not to get the jab. As Olivia Le Poidevin reports. I would definitely take it. I would not get vaccinated. Im on the fence. Vaccination is the only thing that can get us out of this situation. The Covid Vaccine is looking more like a reality, with some trials showing promising results. Its the only thing that can rapidly stop this pandemic. Vulnerable and older people will be first in line. But young people will need vaccinating eventually to stop covid spreading. But some are questioning whether they would want one. This Kings College london study suggest 16 to 3a year olds in the uk are twice as likely as 55 to 75 year olds not to want
a covid vaccination. Meanwhile, in the us, one poll by pew Research Found only 56 of 18 to 29 year olds they asked said they would definitely get a vaccine. Some young people question why they would need to get a vaccine if theyre low risk. And this has got the World Health Organization worried. Young people are an incredibly important part of ending this pandemic. It will be really important for young people to be vaccinated because we know from whats going on now, lots of transmission is going on among young people. So where is this concern coming from . Well, partly its about the volume of misinformation were being exposed to. Hashtags like vaccinesaredangerous and tiktok videos are wrongly suggesting the vaccine could be dangerous to us. And some people are worried about the speed at which things are moving. I believe in the power of vaccines, but im having some trouble right now trusting the federal government,
and believing that anything pushed out in the short timeframe has had rigorous tests applied to it to make sure that its safe long term. We are concerned that there are some people who are questioning whether the vaccines are safe. There is absolutely no compromising on Scientific Evidence thats being collected and is being scrutinized around the safety of these vaccines. Even at this speed . We get speed because theres so much support and funding that we can move quite quickly from one stage to the next without having to pause for several years and search for Additional Support and funding. So here are the key points if youre under 35, dont forget, you can still get covid and become very ill. Even if youre not worried about getting the virus yourself, you can still spread it by not getting a vaccine, and that would stop herd immunity from developing. And finally, all Covid Vaccines would have been tested on tens of thousands of people and gone through tough safety checks
before you even get one. A grandfatherfrom oldham who spent nearly eight months in hospital being treated for coronavirus has finally returned home. Garry dissington spent several weeks in an induced coma and had to learn to walk again. Many of his family and friends havent been able to see him since march, so th