impose tough new rules. crunch talks are due to take place later, as the premier league dicusses the controversial project big picture plan, with football league clubs saying support for the bail out is almost unanimous. the ii—month wait to photograph one of the world's rarest animals — we'll discover the story behind this award—winning image. good morning from south—west london, home to 320 ideas. we will have details on safety measures if you're walking through the park plus the weather forecast. —— deer. it's wednesday, the 14th of october. government health officials will meet later to discuss whether greater manchester, lancashire and other areas in england should be added to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions. the liverpool city region is currently the only area in the ‘very high' category. last night crowds gathered in liverpool city centre just hours before the new measures came into force. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, reports. parting in the streets after many pubs and bars shut their doors not to reopen for now, by order of the government. the spread of coronavirus in the region means it is living in the most severe restrictions. james and leisure centre is also close. visitors are asked not to come and locals not to leave. 0ther asked not to come and locals not to leave. other areas may be in line for similar. a meeting to discuss those decisions. what we're to the government, you cannot do that by destroying their jobs, government, you cannot do that by destroying theirjobs, their businesses, pushing people into hardship into the run to christmas. that is just wrong. it is the levelling down of the north of england, not the levelling up your promise. mps approved the new three tier system. some conservatives have been critical of some decisions but wa nt to been critical of some decisions but want to give the new system time to work. if we have to go to national lockdown, could have a severe effect on the economy so my hope is that the measures will be successful, working hand in glove with the mayors who are very important with this process. labour disagrees, backing a different system. this process. labour disagrees, backing a different systemm this process. labour disagrees, backing a different system. if we act signs and break the circuit, we can get this virus under control. if we do not, we can sleepwalk into a long, bleak winter. down the street has not dismissed it entirely but for now the local assistant thinks will balance containing the virus and protecting the economy. yesterday, 143 new coronavirus deaths in the uk, the highest figure sincejune. deaths in the uk, the highest figure since june. 0n deaths in the uk, the highest figure since june. on average, deaths in the uk, the highest figure sincejune. on average, 82 deaths we re sincejune. on average, 82 deaths were announced every day for the past week. now all i was unlivable to see if you can break the cycle of infections. helen catt, bbc news. let's get more now from our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who joins us from westminster. jonathan, what is the timetable for the government to include more areas in its highest level of restrictions? there is no strict timetable. this will be discussed and decided upon on an ongoing basis. there is a meeting between senior health officials and government ministers to decide whether greater manchester and lancashire, specifically, should be moved into the third tier of restrictions, the very high levels which sex extra limits on the number of people who can meet indoors, no household mixing at all and pubs and bars closing completely unless they serve food. they will not necessarily be a decision today. liverpool is the place that will move up before very long at all. i will x to see some movement if not this week, next week. meanwhile extra pressure on the government over its three tier system. i suspect sir keir starmer ‘s may change the dynamic but whether or not it will change the prime minister ‘s is another story. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has again warned he could close its border with england, unless borisjohnson acts to prevent people visiting from covid hotspots. mr drakeford has written a letter to the prime minister, claiming his decision not to impose a travel ban for english lockdown areas is undermining the ability to control the spread of the virus in areas of wales where the infection rate is low. plans for tough new restrictions in northern ireland will be revealed this morning, after talks went on late into the night in stormont. the measures are expected to include the closure of schools for two weeks, one of which will cover the half—term break. pubs and restaurants could be shut forfour weeks, with the exception of takeaways. the french president emmanuel macron is expected to announce further restrictions today. french media suggest cities considered to be coronovirus hotspots, including paris, could face cu rfews. it's been warned that hospitals in paris could have 90% of their intensive care beds filled by the end of the week. ba rs a nd restau ra nts in the netherlands are closed once again from today, as the country returns to a partial lockdown. public gatherings of more than four people will also be banned. schools will remain open and public transport will keep running, but will be reserved for essentialjourneys only. meanwhile some residents in madrid have been protesting against the new tougher measures they are now living under since a state of emergency was declared there last week. from there our correspondent jean mckenzie reports. this is an early night by spanish standards. last orders now at 10pm, and no one is allowed to leave or enter the city unless it is essential. but with the rules chopping and changing for weeks, people are tired and confused. all the time we are breaking the rules and nobody cares. like, even the police, they don't say anything. very soon after spain reopened, cases surged, giving madrid the highest levels of coronavirus in europe. yet thousands have come out to protest against the latest measures. many are angry their sacrifices have been squandered. people in madrid are fed up. they have already been through the strictest lockdown in europe, and here they are again, with their movement being restricted. they want instead for the government to be focusing more on other measures to control the virus, so more tracing and testing, more doctors. but getting spaniards to eat before their 10pm curfew is a tall order. many restaurants have not even bothered to open, and julian says they will just continue the night back at his. as patience erodes, it is clear countries will need much more than just rules and restrictions. jean mackenzie, bbc news, madrid. an image of one of the world's most endangered animals — the siberian tiger — pictured in the forests of russia's far east, has earned sergey gorshkov the title of wildlife photographer of the year. the duchess of cambridge revealed the winner at last night's ceremony, which was streamed live from the natural history museum. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. in the wilderness of russia's far east, taking even a blurry snapshot of one of earth's rarest creatures would be a realfeat. but with a combination of skill, luck and months of persistence, photographer sergey gorshkov managed to capture this. while the judges said it looked like an oil painting, it is a photograph of an endangered female amur tiger. it was caught by a camera trap that was triggered by the movement of the animal herself. and here, i have been inspired... like so many 2020 events, the ceremony for the wildlife photographer of the year was held online, and the duchess of cambridge announced the winner. so it is with great pleasure that i can announce this year's wildlife photographer of the year is... sergey gorshkov for his image, the embrace. many congratulations to you, sergey, and thanks to all of those who entered for showing us the magic of the natural world. the awards acknowledged photographers who had shown the impact of our exploitation of wildlife. but primarily, they celebrated some of the most captivating images of the natural world taken in the last, very tumultuous year. while we can all ponder on the photographic prowess, patience and skill, this winning image, quite simply, captures one beautiful moment. victoria gill, bbc news. we will be talking more about that later. fantastic picture. that in particular is an absolute duty. carol has the weather for us now from bushy park near hampton court palace. morning, carol. can't see much at the moment, carol. it is pretty chilly as well. it is lovely to be here at bushy park, home to 320 deer. the season starts in october until early november and the parks what to remind you that you should not approach, they are wild animals. if you have dogs and you are walking them through the park, make sure they are on the lead but during writing season it is best to leave them at home. we will tell you more about the behaviour of stags and deer an how they have physical changes, like that next get thicker and the role mean different things. —— roar. sunny spells and a chilly breeze. a weather front to the south of us but high—pressure starting to take charge of the weather and will do until the weekend. what were looking at today, north—easterly easterly breeze is coming in from the north sea. a bit of cloud, especially the further east you. some rain across central and southern scotland. turning showery through the day. drifting through the course of the afternoon. 14-15 through the course of the afternoon. 14—15 the top temperature. 0vernight, we will still have a fair amount of cloud and it will still be breezy. under clear skies temperatures could dip to freezing but generally for most of us it would be above freezing. it will be a chilly start to the date with possible patchy fog slow to clear. tomorrow, similar to today and that we're looking a fair bit of cloud in the east. it will break up and the best of the sunshine will be in shelter, west of scotland, for example. temperatures will be down attached tomorrow on what we're at today. 13, possibly 14, in the shelter in the west. lots more details in about half—an—hour. the new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions came into force at midnight, but already there's discussions around adding other towns and cities into the highest alert level. nina is in preston this morning, one of the areas that could face tougher measures. good morning. that's right. already a complex patchwork in place of this system. people waking up this morning and wondering, finding out life has changed, particularly confusing for people here in lancashire and in neighbouring greater manchester. 4 million people collectively if they will enter that top tier. people are preston market wondering if they can even sell their stock. the government told us there is support the business available. is it enough? if you run above —— bar or pub in tier—3, considered very high risk, you won't be able to open unless you serve a full food menu. gyms, betting shops and casinos must also close their doors. at the moment this only applies to the liverpool city region. some good news though, if you are forced to close the government will cover two—thirds of your staff salaries and you will be entitled to a monthly grant of up to £3000. in tier-2 entitled to a monthly grant of up to £3000. in tier—2 high risk areas you can only welcome groups from one household and across all three tiers, your customers must be out by ten o'clock. groups can be no larger than six and tables must maintain social distancing. while the furlough scheme will end come november, it will be replaced by another support scheme. it's complicated but the government pays 2296 complicated but the government pays 22% of wages if the employee works heard of their hours. boss will have to for those hours and top up a little more. is it enough though? some business owners say they can't guarantee that many hours or afford the top up and that means staff will have to go. how many, we can't be sure, but yesterday, a bleak warning. 500,000 jobs could go on hospitality if there isn't more support soon. a very tense morning for those who work in hospitality. here in lancashire and greater manchester. that's talk to the owner of the black horse pub pascal. what do you hope to learn from the meeting later today? mostly certainty. knowing hopefully at time frame, how long we're supposed to be closed. knowing what to deal with. some businesses i've spoken to said they would p refer full i've spoken to said they would prefer full closure. that would i've spoken to said they would preferfull closure. that would mean you get a monthly grant, two—thirds of your salary. is that preferable? it depends for staff, how many hours they are working. people on less hours, 20— our contract, if you want to get two—thirds from that, it's impossible to live from that. to get two—thirds from that, it's impossible to live from thatm to get two—thirds from that, it's impossible to live from that. if you close completely, they wouldn't be able to live on that salary. and what happens to your stock? you leave here to take a beer delivery, what to that. if we close in the stock runs out... straight down the drain. it's been fairly good. i've heard from a lot of pubs that it's totally different. wide people might say it's only pubs, its collateral damage so people can survive this virus. just explain to me how much this pub means your regulars? for a lot of our regulars, the pub is not only social contacts. they come to the pub. they don't come especially to drinka the pub. they don't come especially to drink a lot but they got their social contact there. when we were closed the previous time, then you see people back, the whole demographic had changed. people were happy that the pubs were open just because they had that contact back. during the previous lot down, a lot of our customers hadn't been out for three months. that emotional social connection is so important for people. the mental health issue is as big an issue as coronavirus for them because they get depressed and lonely. a lot of people, so when we are closed, and for the rest, there is nothing. hoping that it turns out well for you and your customers because your business obviously means a lot to them. the government has told us they spent £190 billion on support schemes for businesses across the uk but businesses like pascal's are telling us they need certainty as soon as possible. nina, thank you. we will be back with you. let's take a look at today's papers. many of the front pages lead with sir keir starmer‘s calls for a two—week "circuit breaker". the labour leader has accused the prime minister of ignoring the advice of scientists, and said borisjohnson's plan for local restrictions was not working. "lockdown battle begins" is the headline for the telegraph, which says the prime minister will consider a temporary lockdown if his new tier system fails to reverse the spread of the virus. the metro claims that borisjohnson made a joke about his rule of six restrictions, suggesting people might welcome it as an excuse to avoid their in—laws this christmas. he's said to have made the remark as he faced tory mps at a zoom meeting. meanwhile the daily mail warns there is "no hope of normality" untiljuly, following comments from the head of oxford university's covid—19 vaccines team. professor andrew pollard said face masks and social distancing would be needed until next summer, even if his global trial proves successful. what have you got there? i got bird news. look at this lovely beautiful bird. i'm not quite sure how you say it, it's beautiful, there it is, it arrived in west yorkshire, it is a hoopoe, lots of people wanting to go and catch a rare glimpse of this bird. i can't see it. oh, sorry. all the people on the cricket pitch. there we go. there it is. i should look at the tv while i am on the tv. this is a wader and it set a record with an11— this is a wader and it set a record with an 11— dayjourney all the way from alaska to new zealand, 11 days do carry on. thanks. i could look at some of yours. i've had some shockers. these are to be good. i got tv news for you. the crown, you area big got tv news for you. the crown, you are a big fan? are you paying attention? it returns to netflix, serious floor. it includes charles played byjosh 0'connor. this is gillian anderson who plays margaret thatcher. you see margaret thatcher breaking down. that's going to give us breaking down. that's going to give us something to do. the green vic. bbc bosses hired an eco— consultant to cut the soap was my carbon emissions. if you're going to the greasy spoon, no longer will they serve the full english. big an alternative is to try and cut down waste. this one is called a bar—tailed godwit. waste. this one is called a bar-tailed godwit. very hard to get your mouth around stop more people are now in hospital with coronavirus than before restrictions were first announced in march. government advisers say admissions are rising, with more elderly people needing urgent treatment for the virus. breakfast‘s tim muffett has been speaking to critical care staff at the royal papworth hospital in cambridge. april, when royal papworth hospital in cambridge was grappling with the biggest challenge it'd everfaced. this man was one of those admitted with covid—19. this man was one of those admitted with covid-19. i remember everything, especially traumatic experience of coming in here and having to be wheeled into the intensive care unit and lying there and looking across and seeing other people, also most of them were ventilated. we were given special access to meet those running the critical care unit as it prepares for a possible second wave of covid—19 cases. joanne has worked at royal pat that since 1989. this year has been life changing. it's been absolutely extraordinary in the fact that it's been quite devastating to work through. i have no words almost, it was incredibly challenging in terms of how we staffed, the patients we look after, looking after a disease that none of us looking after a disease that none of us had come across before. this doctor trained in the philippines and joined royal pa pworth doctor trained in the philippines and joined royal papworth three yea rs and joined royal papworth three years ago. -- nose. just seeing people dying so it's really scary prize. with winter approaching, people suspected could get busy again. how are you about that? we area again. how are you about that? we are a little bit anxious but i think this time we are much more prepared than we were. what are the key things you will do differently, having been through this already? we are much more motivated to get through it because we know it can be treated, we know that patients do get better. i think our response in the second wave will be somewhat different to the first. we have covid—19 secure zones in the hospital so we can treat patients who have covid but also maintain our traditional services at the same time andl traditional services at the same time and i think that something that is going to characterise the second response, maintaining the ability to meet our patients with services that we provide here but also our ability to respond to three. royal papworth hospital has played a pioneering role in the history of medicine. its surgeons carried out the uk's first successful heart transplant in 1979 and the world's first heart, lung and the world's first heart, lung and liver transplant in 1986. during the peak of the pandemic, the hospital was still able to carry out nine transplants, but there was concern that the number of admissions for many non— covid conditions dropped significantly. but those of us looking after patients with lung cancer, it's brought milling challenges. we found fortu nately brought milling challenges. we found fortunately that about three quarters of our referral numbers dropped off. the general public are very aware of how busy the nhs is and often there is this reticence that the nhs, to worry them, they are too busy, they have other people to look after but now the people we need to see. so you got a bit of help as well. francis has been treated for a tumour on his lung. what do you say to those people avoiding hospitals? vote, just go to hospital, see your doctor, that them sorted out. as i say, i was a bit nervous at first, but now, i would never waste time messing about. the longer you leave the sort of things, the worst it gets. like so many hospitals, lessons here have been learned the hard way. as winter approaches, its open lives will have been saved as a result. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm alice salfield. bridges across london are facing a "perfect storm" of increasing traffic and climate change. experts say this could mean that there will be more closures in the future. hammersmith bridge which is owned by the local council is already shut. and documents show transport for london's 7 bridges are showing varying degrees of detoriation. but tfl says its bridges are safe. so we've got a lot more loading on our structures than they would have initially been with designed to withstand. we also have a lot of ridges that have exceeded the design, they are at the stage that they weren't expected to still be fully operational at this stage and we also have a third element which is climate change which is putting increased stress on this infrastructure by more rainfall, floodwater and cracking from heat waves. business leaders across the capital are calling on the chancellor to agree to what they call "a sustainable funding package" for transport for london. they're warning that without it, london risks grinding to a halt. 34 organisations have signed a letter saying the funding is essential for the capital's recovery. the government says it's engaging with tfl on the impact of covid—19 on its finances. schools in london have said they are increasing their commitment to teaching children about black history beyond black history month. teachers at a senior school in stjohns wood have said different elements will now be incorporated across a number of departments. what's been ground about this, is it's been across all subject. drama have introduced across genres, the history department have made really well thought out changes, they've introduced independence in the civil rights movement in britain and these aren't compulsory units, these are decisions teachers have made because they understand how important it is. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes the piccadilly line has no service arnos grove to kings cross with minor delays on the rest of the line. it's busy around vauxhall as you can see here because of the ongoing closure of vauxhall bridge. here's the weather now with kate. good morning. while the unsettled theme continues. today it's a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers and it's quite breezy as well. we have a chilly north—easterly trees. we should get a brighter start this morning, some sunny spells out there and we will see the cloud increasing on the north—easterly breeze. some of the sharp showers as well, especially through the afternoon which could become quite frequent. temperatures today around 13 celsius the maximum but fact in that wind, it will feel a bit cooler. still the risk of showers but they will become more isolated. we will get clearer spells. we hang onto the breeze overnight. minimum between six and eight celsius. 0r thursday, a ridge of high pressure building in which beenin of high pressure building in which been in start to settle down a little. it doesn't mean there will be more sunshine. quite a lot of cloud around the next few days not picking up to produce the odd spot of light rain and drizzle but the seven temperature remains similar. and if you missed it head to our facebook to find out more about the covid marshals — who they are and what they do. see you in half an hour. hello this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: as football clubs grapple with the impact of coronavirus — one club's future is looking a bit brighter. robbie savage will be the new director of football at macclesfield town, as part of a rescue deal for the club. we'll speak to him after 7:30. this picture of a rare siberian tiger, is the winning image from this year's wildlife photographer of the year awards. we'll hear from some of those involved in the competition just before 8:00. and we'll be hearing from the sports commentator who survived lockdown by commentating on his dogs. andrew cotterjoins us with his labradors olive and mabel at 8:40. and i know they are marched loved, those dogs. send us any questions. those videos have been viewed 50 million times. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the closure of schools for two weeks. northern ireland having the highest infection rate. greater manchester, lancashire, will they be added to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions? liverpool is the only area with the highest restrictions. this isjust hours before the new measures came into force. mark dra keford before the new measures came into force. mark drakeford said he could close the border unless boris johnson prevents people from visiting from hotspots. he claims a decision not to pose a travel ban is undermining the ability to control the spread of the virus in areas of wales where the infection is low. the french president emmanuel macron is expected to announce further restrictions today. french media suggest cities considered to be coronavirus hotspots, including paris, could face cu rfews. it's been warned that hospitals in paris could have 90% of their intensive care beds filled by the end of the week. ba rs a nd restau ra nts in the netherlands are closed once again from today, as the country returns to a partial lockdown. public gatherings of more than four people will also be banned. schools will remain open and public transport will keep running, but will be reserved for essentialjourneys only. sick leave richard has shed a childhood photograph to bark his 80th birthday today. —— shared a childhood photograph to mark his 80th birthday today. he is there with his two sisters. look at the sister on the right, what is taking her attention? look at the camera! one of the questions that has come up over the last few days is whether the two million people who shielded during the height of lockdown, would need to shield again as cases continue to rise and more levels of restrictions are introduced. let's discuss this now with our gp dr rachel ward. good morning and lovely to see you as ever. more than two million people are on this list, is it clear what they should be doing?|j people are on this list, is it clear what they should be doing? i have gone through these new guidelines with a fine tooth comb and the overall feeling about the shield improvement is, if we compare it to march and april, a lot of general societal measures in place. we are very good at social distancing, hand washing, using so the message is government is not looking at present, as a general rule, to introduce shielding across the uk. they have done is in each of the different risk groups, medium, two very high, there is specific guidance. as you move up those levels, as you would expect, there's more restrictions. more guidance for the very high risk shielded patients, advice about work and school et cetera. i do not want to test it too much but, for example, if you were in the high alert area, what you meant to be doing? 0bviously nobody in that group is mixing with other households. if you are someone that had been shielding previous, you would not be mixing with other households. but everybody should be working at home wherever possible, if it is not possible for you to work at home, in this group, it says you need to be looking to making changes to yourjob, your employer making adaptations to put you ina employer making adaptations to put you in a lower risk environment. it does say children should continue to go to school and mention things like, you really need to minimise things like going to the supermarket and pharmacy. it is just things like going to the supermarket and pharmacy. it isjust being very cautious. you presumably have lots of patient shielding. how worried are they? i am in a medium risk area. as we are seeing, the numbers arising generally across the country so, yes, there is concern. i would say our shielding appellation did an amazing job back in the spring, trying to make adaptations. of course, a lot of anxiety about not seeing people again, not working the same way, being at home for lunch periods but i would say that this group has really adapted well so i think they feel more prepared this time. what is going on in their homes? a new pilot scheme is to be introduced to treat relatives and visitors like workers, they have tests a nd visitors like workers, they have tests and have ppe and then it would be allowed to visit relatives. how workable do you think that is?“ you look earlier in the year, we had a large number of cases, sadly, in ca re a large number of cases, sadly, in care homes. it is a very vulnerable population and it is a very specific environment with a large number of vulnerable people in one place and they have the same number of people caring for them. it is a very high risk to put people through that. and it lent itself to coronavirus spreading. however, we have to remember that a large number, not all, in care homes are in the letter stage of their life and actually not seeing family has a huge impact on the quality of life so what is being suggested is that you would have one person, i believe, that is your key visitor, and they would be getting regular tests, and use ppe, to minimise the risk. of course, bringing more people into care homes will increase your risks. none of these measures are completely fa ilsafe these measures are completely failsafe and i guess that is why the trial is happening but i think it is good that in this population we are looking at making it more manageable because it has been a very difficult time for carers. for both the people in care and that relatives as well. it makes a huge difference seeing that relatives. it was a couple of weeks ago to brendan who has not been able to see his wife for weeks and he will be on the programme later on. i think they have been married for 60 years and has not been able to touch for six months. we are talking big picture? talk on about this controversial project big picture. the premier league will discuss project big picture today, for the first time since plans were revealed to shake up english football. what's on offer is 25% of all future tv deals, plus £250 million for efl clubs, to stop them from going under, but it would give some bigger premier league clubs more power. these proposals have received a huge backlash from the football supporter‘s association. but after a briefing of all clubs by the efl yesterday, most said they were in favour — that has been disputed — but this is what one of them had to say.. this is a future sustainability of the english game of which the premier league plays such a big part. we are convinced that is the situation and we just have to see how the next few weeks go. we are very much hopeful this can come to a positive conclusion. england manager gareth southgate says there's no conflict with tottenham over harry kane and he hasn't been injured. kane appeared as a second—half substitute in sunday's nations league win over belgium, and spurs bossjose mourinho is reportedly against him starting against denmark tonight. but southgate says there isn't a problem. he would have started the last game but had not had enough training time, really. he was obviously fine during the game. he is fit, available, did not really understand the stories being run so where that is coming from is certainly not the conversations we have been having with spurs and not something that is affecting us in the camp. someone who's bound to be on gareth southgate's radar is the arsenal striker eddie nketiah, who became england under—21s' leading goalscorer last night, as they reached their eighth european championship in a row. he scored the winner in a 2—1 victory over turkey, with his 14th goal for the young side, who have a remarkable record — they've won seven of their eight games and finish top of their group with two matches to spare. back to tonight's internationals. northern ireland are away to norway, wales face bulgaria. and scotland take on the czech republic at hampden park. celtic have a number of players in self—isolation with coronavirus after playing for their countries but scotland manager steve clarke says their protocols are solid and there's no reason to limit the number of internationals. it is part of the calendar, club football comes back, international football comes back, international football comes back and we are doing the best we can to get the season blitz. i am the best we can to get the season blitz. iam not the best we can to get the season blitz. i am not the one to judge on the fixtures. we are here to play the fixtures. we are here to play the game and that is what we will do. another blow to the welsh with two injuries and two suspensions. northern ireland will be hoping to bounce back after a sluggish defeat against austria. they play away in norway tonight. cristiano ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. portuguese football federation say he's doing well and has no symptoms. he's in isolation so he'll miss tonight's game against sweden but the rest of the portugal squad are available after testing negative. macclesfield town went under last month, not because of the lockdown, it has to be said — but they've been given an opportunity to start again. they were expelled from the football league after being wound up by the high court but a local businessman has bought the club's assets and intends to relaunch as macclesfield fc, with former wales international robbie savage on the club's board. in rugby league, salford say two of their players have tested positive for coronavirus just days before they face leeds rhinos in the challenge cup final. two more tests were inconclusive — so all four players are now self—isolating as a precaution. salford lost hull kr in the superleague while in the late match warrington wolves moved into the top four with a 32—6 victory over leeds rhinos. leeds appeared to have an eye on saturday's final, fielding an inexperienced line up. matty ashton scored two of warrington's five tries. and finally golf‘s world number one dustinjohnson has tested positive for coronavirus, the pga has confirmed. the american is now self—isolating, and has withdrawn from weekend's cj cup at shadow creek in nevada. johnson last competed in september's us open where he finished tied for sixth. ido i do feel like i am the bringer of bad news. it felt like a coronavirus bulletin. can we bring the gp back! some members of the crew of a tv special for christmas also tested positive. it won a bafta and changed the landscape of scripted reality tv but as the only way is essex turns 10, the county's tourism board wants to move away from the stereotypes the show created. it is releasing a new film, called this is essex — to show there's much more to be ‘welljel‘ about. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has been to brentwood including a visit before lockdown in march to find out more. brentwood, essex. it's like no other. it is like no other. we are in sx and this, harry and camille. do you know what i'd love to do one day? go pink. rose bowl, baby pink. we should definite into it. you might know harry if you are a fan of the only way is essex. might know harry if you are a fan of the only way is essexlj might know harry if you are a fan of the only way is essex. i did some research on germany food. german food? research on germany food. german food ? yeah, research on germany food. german food? yeah, and i saw that you eat frogs. where did you get this from? front seats frogs and snails. i don't think i've ever been to germany and eaten frog. france. we met up earlier this year before the era of social distancing to talk about sx and what means to them. glamorous, shiny. easy-going. it's true. and i think everyone is like that. i think so. everyone i know, my family, has a glamorous outlook on life. if! know, my family, has a glamorous outlook on life. if i was going to become sx, what would you have to do to me? it's all about... we give you a spray tan. that would be the first thing. so you could be a nice golden shade. we'd sit you in the chair at camille's. are you suggesting i need a bit of work to be proper sx? maybe a bit of work to be proper sx? maybe a little bit of foundation. do your highlights. of course, it is far from the full picture because there is another sx, acquaint sx, a charming sx, are definitely not towie sx. and one they really want you to know about. thanks essex. —— essex. this film attempts to show there is more to essex than spray ta ns there is more to essex than spray tans and stilettos. we all have an essex accent. 0h, tans and stilettos. we all have an essex accent. oh, my god, this place is well nice, babes. which is what took me to meet rally driver and ambassador for essex. we spoke as work began on this film, back in the days before coronavirus struck. you are an ambassador for essex now. yes, iam, recently are an ambassador for essex now. yes, i am, recently in the last year. what does that mean? that means i promote the real essex, this kind of essex. this is the real essex. i haven't seen so many cottages and half timber houses. it's amazing. it's beautiful, but no—one ever thinks of it like this. it's a compliment of sorts to the programme to say ten years on that there is more to the county than the 0nly there is more to the county than the only way is essex. it's time for a weather update from carol who is live in bushy park in london. morning, carol. beautiful view of the moon. look at that. you are absolutely right. not just the moon, venus is right next to it. i'm sure you can see that as well, just a lot smaller. it is a chilly start to the day. the reason we are in bushy park is because it is rotting season which runs from 0ctober is rotting season which runs from october through to early november. —— rutting season and the deer are wild animals and don't approach them especially during rutting season because it proved —— could prove to because it proved —— could prove to be rather dangerous. talking about rutting season, how it works is, there are about 320 deer in bushy park at any one time and in rutting season, the mail deer is the dominant one, he is really loud, he has a loud roar, and that is in order to attract female dear and deter other mail dears from coming in and messing with him. he will have about 20 — 30 ladies in his harem at any time and his characteristics change as well. his neck will broaden, he will roll in the undergrowth to make himself look big and really powerful. that is his idea of perfume on a saturday night, trying to attract some lady friends. tell you more about this. it's so interesting. it is a chilly start of the day. the forecast for today one is ofa the day. the forecast for today one is of a sunny spells. also a chilly breeze. reese is coming in from the north—east. you can see high pressure as to the north of us. we do have a weather front making its way towards the english channel. first thing this morning, quite a bit of cloud around, some rain in central and southern scotland, through the course of the day that will tend to turn more showery in nature and to some, that will actually dry up and will have a few showers coming in from the east, drifting further west into central parts of england to east wales, for example. we're going to have more brisk winds in the south—eastern quarter of the country and lighter winds in the northern half of the country than we did yesterday with temperatures ranging from ten in the north to about 15, possibly 16 in the south and the southwest in particular, around pembrokeshire and plymouth. some patchy mist and shallow log, hanging onto a fair bit of cloud across parts of the south—east, east anglia and kent. whether cloud remains broken, it will cold in the highlands where we are looking at temperatures falling to about freezing, but generally looking to about seven or eight degrees. through tomorrow, high pressure becomes ensconced in our shores so we're looking at a fair bit of cloud around, one two showers, still the breeze coming in from a north—easterly direction so feeling cool. as we head on into friday, a similar story as well. we're still looking high pressure, a fair bit of cloud times, some sunshine, particularly in the shelter but temperatures, nothing special. into the weekend, what happens is, i pressure hangs on but out in the atlantic, we have low pressure. it looks like it is next week. through the weekend, still a fair bit of cloud around, sunny skies, one or two showers but into next week, the forecast changes and it's going to be claudia, wetter and windier. lots going on. you know, i love your description of what the stager does stop it was so brilliant. thank you very much. and a lovely shot of venus as well. put that up later. i will do my best. with the absence of sport on our screens during lockdown the commentator andrew cotter decided to refocus his skills in a different way — by commentating on the activities of his two mischievous labrador retrievers. from fighting over a bone to racing like titans to finish their food — his videos of olive and mabel have gone viral, and have been streamed over 50 million times. let's take a look. bit ofan bit of an update as to where we are. i see you both look worried but the good news from head office is that neither of you are going to be furloughed. mabel was piling on the pressure, doing nothing at all and thatis pressure, doing nothing at all and that is the beauty of it. there we are, no recognition, no recall whatsoever. a steer that says, i am doing what i want and i have zero respect for you. going to the upright, high tariff, high risk at this stage. it's gone. mabel takes it. no mercy from a younger dog who ta kes it. no mercy from a younger dog who takes this victory just as it. no mercy from a younger dog who takes this victoryjust as time runs out, a famous win, built on patience and sheer belief. the annual report, you would be much ruined the sofas, not a good return so again... sorry, mabel, if you are going to do that, could you switch off the video function so we don't have to see it. fitting it should come down to these two, 0liver, five times the champion, mabel, the rising star. can also feel the tension. as we near the start of this final. now they go away first but a problem with mabel‘s fall. having to play catch up. it's so good, isn't it?“ you are feeling a little bit down about anything, you just need to watch those videos. the great news is andrew cotter is going to be joining us. even better news, olive and mabel are going to be here. i am actually very jealous. and mabel are going to be here. i am actually veryjealous. they put and mabel are going to be here. i am actually very jealous. they put a smile on so many people's faces. there videos have kept a lot of people going. if you have any particular questions, i am people going. if you have any particular questions, iam in people going. if you have any particular questions, i am in charge of the questions. let me know what they are and i will try to ask andrew as many as i possibly can. he was commentating on the marathon. he such a brilliant commentator but just can't get olive and mabel out of your head. where have 11 mabel gone. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm alice salfield. bridges across london are facing a "perfect storm" of increasing traffic and climate change. experts say this could mean more closures in the future. hammersmith bridge which is owned by the local council is already shut. and documents show transport for london's 7 bridges are showing varying degrees of detoriation. but tfl says its bridges are safe. so we've got a lot more loading on our structures than they would have been initially perhaps designed to withstand. we also have a lot of ridges that have exceeded the orgianl design life, which means they are at the stage that they weren't expected to still be fully operational at this stage, and we also have a third element which is climate change which is putting increased stress on this infrastructure by more rainfall, floodwater and thermal cracking from heatwaves. business leaders are calling on the chancellor to agree to what they call "a sustainable funding package" for transport for london. they're warning that without it, the capital risks grinding to a halt. 34 organisations have signed a letter saying the funding is essential for london's recovery. the government says it's engaging with tfl on the impact covid—19 has had on its finances. schools in london have said they are increasing their commitment to teaching children about black history beyond black history month. teachers at a senior school in stjohns wood have said different elements will now be incorporated across a number of departments. what's been great about this, is it hasn'tjust been in phse, it's across all subjects. drama have introduced across genres, the history department have made really well thought out changes, they've introduced indian independence and the civil rights movement in britain and these aren't compulsory units, these are decisions teachers have made because they understand how important this is. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes the piccadilly line has no service arnos grove to kings cross. and it's busy around vauxhall as you can see here because of the ongoing closure of vauxhall bridge. here's the weather now with kate. good morning. well, the unsettled theme continues. today is a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, and it's quite breezy too. we have a chilly north—easterly breeze. we should get a brighter start this morning, some sunny spells out there but then we will see the cloud increasing on the north—easterly breeze from the north—east with some of the sharp showers as well, especially through the afternoon which could become quite frequent. temperatures today around 13 celsius the maximum but orfact in that wind, it will feel a bit cooler. 0vernight, still at risk of some showers but they will become more isolated. we will get some clearer spells. we hang onto the breeze overnight as well. the minimum between six and eight celsius. 0r thursday, we have a ridge of high pressure building in which been in start to settle down a little. it doesn't mean there will be more sunshine. quite a lot of cloud around the next few days not thick but the temperature remains similar. and if you missed it head to our facebook to find out more about the covid marshals — who they are and what they do. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: a four—week circuit break in northern ireland with tough new measures affecting pubs and restaurants and a two week closure of schools. large crowds gather in the centre of liverpool, as the city region becomes the first in england to enter the highest level of coronavirus restrictions. more areas of england could be put into the top tier, as labour calls for a two— to three—week national lockdown. in lancashire and greater manchester, 4 million people are waiting to find out what happens. local economies are hoping for the best and bracing for the worst. the 11—month wait to photograph one of the world's rarest animals — we'll discover the story behind this award—winning image. good morning from bushy park. we have been watching a male deer trying to round up a female deer. showers and rain on the way. i will have more in about ten minutes. it's wednesday, the 14th of october. our top story: a four—week circuit breaker is set to be announced for northern ireland this morning. pubs and restaurants will only be allowed to serve takeaways, and schools will close for a fortnight. they'll shut for two weeks from monday. talks on the decision went on into the night — the derry and strabane are has the highest infection rate in the uk. let's talk to our ireland correspondent, chris page. good morning. we know this has gone long into the night. tell us about these measures? ministers in the devolved government went on talking till midnight. schools will close for two weeks from monday. the week after next they would have been shut for a half term break so this is an extension to the halloween break. most notably, pubs and restaurants will have to close, apart from those of red takeaway and delivery services. most contact businesses will shut as well, with the exception of a few businesses, hairdressers, for examples. gymnasiums will not have to shut. a few other measures in place. the number of people attending weddings and funerals will be cut to about 25. the restrictions will be announced in the store mont assembly. stormont. compromisess between the parties involved. the democratic unionist party did not wa nt to democratic unionist party did not want to close schools. so these measures represent something of a compromise but ministers will be hoping they have gone some way to stop the infection rate in northern ireland which is the highest of the uk. thank you for bringing us up—to—date. health officials will meet later to discuss whether greater manchester, lancashire and other areas of england should be added to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions. the liverpool city region is currently the only area in the ‘very high' category. last night crowds gathered in liverpool city centre just hours before the new measures came into force. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, reports. partying in the street after many pubs and bars shut their doors, not to reopen for now, by order of the government. the spread of coronavirus in the city region means it is now living under the most severe restrictions in england. it's notjust places serving drinks that are closed but gyms, leisure centres betting shops too. visitors are asked not to come here, residents not to leave. other areas, like greater manchester and lancashire, may be in line forsimilar. a meeting is being held later to discuss moving those areas to very high alert, too, although it doesn't mean a decision will definitely be made. what we're saying to the government is, of course, we will put people's health first, but you can't do that by destroying theirjobs, their businesses, pushing people into hardship into the run—up to christmas. that is just wrong. it should not be like that. you will be levelling down of the north—west of england, not the levelling—up that you promised us. so it is an issue that we will take a stand on. mps approved the new three tier system of local restrictions last night. some conservatives have been critical of some decisions but they do want to give the new system time to work. if we have to go to a national lockdown — and nothing can be ruled out — then that will have a very severe effect indeed on the economy so my hope is that the measures that the prime minister has announced will be successful, working hand in glove with the mayors who are very important to this process. labour disagrees. it now backs an england—wide lockdown, banning household mixing and all but essential work and travel that would last 2—3 weeks. schools would stay open though. if we act now, if we follow the science and break the circuit, we can get this virus under control. if we do not, we could sleepwalk into a long and bleak winter. downing street has not ruled out such a circuit—break entirely. it says that would be irresponsibly but for now it is backing its localised system which it thinks will balance slowing the virus with protecting the economy. the pressure for it to work is increasing. yesterday, the uk reported 143 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily figure sincejune. it mean, on average, in the past week, 82 deaths were announced every day. all eyes will now be on areas like liverpool, to see if you can break the cycle of infection and avoid pressure for tougher measures across england. helen catt, bbc news. let's get more now from our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who joins us from westminster. jonathan, what is the timetable for the government to include more areas in its highest level of restrictions? there is no street timetable. decisions will be taken on a day—to—day basis. we know the gold group of the joint bio security centre which is made up of senior ministers and health officials will be discussing whether greater manchester and lancashire should be moved from tear to into tear three. given that this new system has come into force, there is an expectation that more areas will move up a level before too long so i would expect that within the next couple of weeks, we heard the mayor of london say that london could be moved into the high category this week. those decisions will be made. we did not know the exact criteria but it has to do with a number of cases and how quickly they are rising in various regions. the prime minister would wa nt regions. the prime minister would want that system to be given time to prove it is working but pressure growing on him to change tact and perhaps go for a stricter time—limited measure. perhaps go for a stricter time-limited measure. good to talk to you. let's speak now to dan johnson whojoins us from salford, in greater manchester. 0ne one of the areas considered for the highest level of restrictions and i suppose people will be waiting with bated breath to hear what happened? absolutely. people waiting to see if the restrictions will come into force and ramped up to tier three. people have been warned of greater restrictions across lancashire council and greater manchester. further restrictions seem to be inevitable and ministers are in discussion. the key questions will be what level of support will be in place for people and businesses affected. in liveable, people are waking up to the toughest tier of restrictions, further disruption to their social life and the other question how long will it last? four—week review for liverpool. the big concern has been there is no easily definable way to figure out when the measures will be reduced and people wondering how long people will be living in local lockdown and what that means for the winter. we will be speaking further on this at 8:30am. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has again warned he could close its border with england, unless borisjohnson acts to prevent people visiting from covid hotspots. mr drakeford has written a letter to the prime minister, claiming his decision not to impose a travel ban for english lockdown areas is undermining the ability to control the spread of the virus in areas of wales where the infection rate is low. the french president emmanuel macron is expected to announce further restrictions today. french media suggest cities considered to be coronovirus hotspots, including paris, could face cu rfews. it's been warned that hospitals in paris could have 90% of their intensive care beds filled by the end of the week. there's been protests in madrid against the new tougher measures people there are now living under since a state of emergency was declared there last week. police are now patrolling the streets in spain's capital city, and stopping people leaving or entering, except for essential purposes. bars and restaurants must close their doors by 10pm and social gatherings are limited to six people. ba rs a nd restau ra nts in the netherlands are closed once again from today, as the country returns to a "partial lockdown". public gatherings of more than four people will also be banned. schools will remain open and public transport will keep running, but will be reserved for essentialjourneys only. a huge world war ii tall boy bomb in poland has exploded as a team tried to remotely diffuse it. dramatic footage captured the moment the massive 12—thousand—pound ‘earthquake' bomb unexpectedly detonated, sending up a huge spout of water. no one was injured in the incident, with military divers positioned at a safe distance. but the blast from the raf device — dropped in a 1945 raid — shook houses in the nearest town. they were trying to defuse it. carol is out and about for us. carol has the weather for us now from bushy park near hampton court palace. we have seen the moon and now the sun has come up. that's right. a chilly start under closed sky but a brilliant view of the moon and venus first thing. bushy park is a deer park and it has roughly 320 throughout the course of the year. we are in writing season and that lasts until the end of the year from 0ctober. we have been listening to roar the the stacks. they physically change for the season. well developed, fully grown can wait a quarter of a ton and can run at 30 miles an hourso quarter of a ton and can run at 30 miles an hour so it is no surprise that the royal parks are wanting as they are wild animals and not to be tempted to get close and take a selfie or something like that. 50 metres away if you see them. if they are rotting, say 100m away. because of our stag running at you would be like being hit by a motorbike. the sun is coming up quite nicely. the forecast for today is a bit of a mixture. some sunny spells in it but also areas of cloud. rain in central and southern scotland currently. what is happening at the moment is we have that cloud across eastern areas and that will produce showers for the course of the morning, getting into the midlands and eastern parts of wales and the rain in central and southern scotland turning more showery. it should brighten up for some of us. the wind to date not as strong as yesterday across the far north of the country but across the south—east, the wind will be brisk. coming from a chilly direction so it will feel quite cool direction so it will feel quite cool. the temperature range from about ten in the north to highs of about ten in the north to highs of about 16 about ten in the north to highs of about16 in about ten in the north to highs of about 16 in the south—west. as we head on through the evening and overnight, once again we're looking atafair overnight, once again we're looking at a fair bit of cloud around. showers through east anglia, south—east england. shallow mist and patchy fog in some western areas. where this guys remain clear, temperatures will plummet to around freezing. but generally speaking six — eight degrees. tomorrow ball of the same with areas of cloud around, still some sunshine, the best in the west. highest temperatures likely in the west and still unnoticeable breeze. we have been listening to the roar of the stags and we have seen a few crossing the road. but live television, as soon as we come on, off they go. at least there are safety distances. relatives of care home residents in england could be treated like key workers so they can continue to visit their loved ones and be tested regularly for coronavirus. currently different rules apply dependant on where in the uk you live — and can differ between care home providers — but let's take a look at some of the general guidance. in england, the guidance states one named person is allowed to visit and it must be the same person every time. in scotland, hand holding is now allowed and visits can last up to four hours. in wales, the official guidance issued says care homes should consider limiting visits to 30 minutes with a maximum of two people from the same household. and in northern ireland, one face—to—face visit per week by one person is being encouraged. joining us now is brendan black. brendan's wife, joan, has dementia and lives in a care home. also with us isjoyce pinfield from the national care association. good morning everybody. anchorfor joining us. i can see you are surrounded by a family which is lovely. when we spoke to you, you explain to us about how difficult it's been stop for people who won't watching, you won't able to see your wife for many months? no, no. seven months now, i think. wide it's been really difficult for you, hasn't it? it has been too difficult for me. when i heard the news last night, at teatime, regarding the statement, i just got such a lift. i couldn't believe it. i thought, this is got to bea believe it. i thought, this is got to be a windup, the way we've been treated, but it seems to be true. and there is a lot of people to thank this morning, i tell you. i am so happy. and ifeel so good about it. i just hope so happy. and ifeel so good about it. ijust hope that it happens, thatis it. ijust hope that it happens, that is all i can hope, that it happens. i can't wait to hug my girl. it's such a difference from when we spoke to last. let's bring lindsay on this. it was very sad when we ‘s work to brendan and the family, talking about the conditions you had been in. does this give you real hope that things have changed? notjust for ourfamily real hope that things have changed? not just for our family but all the otherfamilies not just for our family but all the other families across the country. we just want one person, the family can go in and reassure us the relatives are doing well and they are happy. that's all we need, the extended family. it's so unfair that one person cannot go in when carers can go in, they go home every night of theirfamily, can go in, they go home every night of their family, they go shopping and probably perhaps go to the pub. and then come in the next day into work and do that to job as we all do yet my dad can't go in and see my mum in the home? it's progress, and we are going in the right direction? you been able to see how this has affected your grandad. this is a relief for everybody, presumably?“ certainly is, it's a weight set off everybody‘s ‘s shoulders. certainly is, it's a weight set off everybody's 's shoulders. to know that he is happier. every day, we worry, we cannot see my man in the home and we don't know what is going on. he is not seeing her enough. we're kind of calling it a visit because she comes outside and if he does see her, it's about two minutes and she wants to go back in and wants him to follow her in and it's cruel. she doesn't understand. let's bring injoyce penfield from the national care association. there are pros and cons. august through from your perspective, some of the challenges. from the care provided perspective on our members perspective on our members perspective of, we have this very fine balancing act. it's been absolutely awful that we cannot have visitors into our facilities, although we have an millet limited basis on more recent months, but this has been a great problem for us as well. we do have our staff who are allowed to go home to their families, they are employed by us. all taking the possible precautions. we had infection control measures and all ourcare we had infection control measures and all our care facilities. even when staff come, they are temperature tested. we are testing them regularly. we have the results coming back which is not an ideal situation, and they do undertake ppe training. 0ver situation, and they do undertake ppe training. over the most recent months, we have been having visitors mostly i believe in gardens, in a controlled situation. and with social distancing. even that has not been an ideal situation. we all have to look at our care provision. we have to do our risk assessments to make sure that we are not only looking after our staff, are very vulnerable residents, but also the visitors that come to the home. we all have adequate insurance for our normal day—to—day running of our ca re normal day—to—day running of our care facility. but on fortunately but we do have to look at this. and it has to be all for the visitors cannot come to see their loved ones. indeed, many families do come in on the daily basis in normal circumstances. we've seen the impact from brendan and so many other people. helen whately says this will bea people. helen whately says this will be a pilot. how workable is it do you think that a relative would be able to get a test, be able to get access to ppe. can it work, in your view? in my view, if the relatives tested on regular basis, we would ideally like the test results back in 24 hours. so far, i don't think many in 24 hours. so far, i don't think ma ny test in 24 hours. so far, i don't think many test results have been coming backin many test results have been coming back in without that short timescale. 0r back in without that short timescale. or as we all know, this disease and infection rate can spread very quickly indeed. 0ne disease and infection rate can spread very quickly indeed. one day you can test negative, the next day you can test negative, the next day you could test positive. so as soon as we can get the test results back ina timely as we can get the test results back in a timely fashion, that would be a great help indeed. also, if the relatives wore full ppe, that would bea relatives wore full ppe, that would be a help and of course, we would look at this on a risk assessment basis as to the personal care that will be given because it will be on an individual basis who will come in to visit the resident within care facility. and how that will be managed. brendan, you've been through a tough few months and i know many others have been in that position as well. maybe you can pick up position as well. maybe you can pick up on this. are you worried about the risks and the safety elements thatjoyce has talked us through? well, of course we are, we are worried about the risks. i am just a layman. i've been going to the home for seven, eight months now. and i'm turning up for it. i'm still fit. sometimes i look at carers, no disrespect to anybody, but sometimes a look at some carers that are getting on themselves and i look better than them. i think to myself, in fact, i said to them once, when they started testing, it was around about july. they started testing in the home. i said to them, it's fantastic, you are testing in the home, it's lovely. why can't i have a test, being as i am here with you? 0h, a test, being as i am here with you? oh, no, we can't test you, you don't have any symptoms. it seemed ridiculous to me that i am standing there, i have driven there in my car seven or eight miles each time i visited and i just seven or eight miles each time i visited and ijust thought to myself, they don't trust us. they don't trust us. they are suspicious that we might be gallivanting about. i don't go anywhere. i don't go anywhere without my joan. i don't go anywhere. i don't go anywhere without myjoan. it was just a horrible time in my life. this is a year i'd like to forget. just a horrible time in my life. this is a year i'd like to forgetlj think really, we're of missing the point where the relatives that are normally going to visit residents, the closest person and that closest person, is it elderly or later in years, they are probably not going out, he's probably on his own all the time and the odd times you pop in and do shopping and bits and pieces, they are mainly self— isolating. pieces, they are mainly self—isolating. i'm not going to pubs, are not going to shopping. they're taking all the precautions that they can. they don't want to ta ke that they can. they don't want to take any infections in and don't wa nt take any infections in and don't want to get the infection themselves. there's got to be a certain element of trust on the one person that is going into the home. we really appreciate your time on brea kfast we really appreciate your time on breakfast and hopefully we will speak to you in happier times. thank you very much forjoining us again. we had a big reaction to brendan and his family last time. let us know what you think about that story. it's something that's developing. let's talk about restrictions and that new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions. there is a ready discussion about adding other towns and cities into the highest alert level. nina is live in preston, one of those areas that could face tougher measures. nina, good morning, run us through some of those consideration. good morning. millions of people across england waking up. tiered system across the country. in lancashire neighbouring greater manchester, in all, around 4 million people will find out whether they will be elevated to that very high risk category which could mean the closure of some businesses but what you might not realise is the ripple effect that it has four peripheral businesses. adrian is a man who knows about that. if pubs close later. what does it mean for your business? why would the butchers be affected? we supply a lot of catering places. that goes out the window. we try and compensate. we start with a delivery service, everything nicely done and that has helped us to at all. so you've adapted in that way? we've adapted. i've seen your stall inside, its gorgeous, but a lot of your customers are elderly. when we have measures like this brought in, how much does it affect their confidence? we don't want to be on the bus really with somebody who is not socially covering up on things like that but they are very nervous about things like that. it gets them about things like that. it gets them a bit. because of covid. people know each other, it's a massive community. so people know people have died because the virus, they come into the market and are not necessarily feeling as safe as they were. what does that do for you as a business? we try to book them up, as we say in the north. anything like that, anything we can do. god bless them, we will say. things like that. the christian way of doing it, i suppose. sympathy for people. it's all about community at the moment, isn't it? we will find out those measures. preston, lancashire and greater manchester later today, we will find out. the government has told us they have put £190 billion into support schemes,, thank two—thirds of the salary but that leaves businesses in the middle but some ina leaves businesses in the middle but some in a really difficult position. thank you very much. we will be back with you throughout the morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm alice salfield. bridges across london are facing a perfect storm of increasing traffic and climate change. experts say this could mean more closures in the future. hammersmith bridge which is owned by the local council is already shut. and documents show transport for london's seven bridges are showing varying degrees of detoriation. but tfl says its bridges are safe. so we've got a lot more loading on our structures than they would have been perhaps initially designed to withstand. we also have a lot of bridges that have exceeded the orginal design life, which means they are at a stage that they weren't expected to still be fully operational at this stage, and we also the third element which is climate change which is putting increased stress on this infrastructure by more rainfall, floodwater and thermal cracking from heatwaves. business leaders are calling on the chancellor to agree to what they call a sustainable funding package for transport for london. they're warning that without it, the capital risks grinding to a halt. 34 organisations have signed a letter saying the funding is essential for london's recovery. the government says it's engaging with tfl on the impact covid—19 has had on its finances. schools in london have said they are increasing their commitment to teaching children about black history beyond black history month. teachers at a senior school in stjohns wood have said different elements will now be incorporated across a number of departments. what's been great about this is it hasn'tjust been in pshe, it's been across all subjects. drama have introduced black playwrights across genres and historical periods. the history department have made really well—thought—out changes. they've introduced indian independence and the civil rights movement in britain, and these aren't compulsory units, these are decisions teachers have made because they understand how important this is. let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes the piccadilly line has severe delays. and it's busy around vauxhall as you can see here because of the ongoing closure of vauxhall bridge. here's the weather now with kate. good morning. well, the unsettled theme continues. today is a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, and it's quite breezy too. we have a chilly north—easterly breeze. we should get a brighter start this morning, some sunny spells out there but then we'll see the cloud increasing down on the north—easterly breeze from the north—east with some sharp showers as well, especially through the afternoon they could become quite frequent. temperatures today around 13 celsius, the maximum, but factor in that wind, it is going to feel a bit cooler. 0vernight, still at risk of some showers but they will become a little more isolated. we will get some clearer spells. we hang onto the breeze overnight as well. the minimum between 6 and 8 celsius. so for thursday, we do have a ridge of high pressure building in which means it'll start to settle down a little. it doesn't mean there will be more sunshine. quite a lot of cloud around the next few days not thick not thick to produce the odd spot of light rain and drizzle but the temperature remains similar. earlier this week we told the story of the covid marshals. if you missed it head to our facebook to find out who they are and what they do. see you in an hour. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. the prime minister has rejected calls from the welsh first minister to legally stop people visiting wales from covid hotspots in england. mark drakeford says his efforts to control coronavirus are being undermined by the uk government, and has threatened to take action if a ban isn't imposed. daniel davies reports. coronavirus has turned the border into a political dividing line. it cuts through this holiday park and, under england rules, potential visitors could be told to stay home. it is only a guidance. it is not up to me to police it. i can only issue information i am receiving. meanwhile people in lockdown parts of wales... meanwhile people in lockdown parts of wales. .. they cannot come up, that's it. helen has been here three months and fill safer than her home in england. our area is quite high, it is better off here is low then going home and risking catching coronavirus. some fear efforts to stop the virus. business. this upmarket shop relies heavily on trade from wales and the north—west of england. if we are not asked to close but our major market errors are restricted from travelling here, thatis are restricted from travelling here, that is akin to erecting a metaphoric barrier around the business. i have got 50 staff to pay, with a big wage bill and the government is saying, do not go to the bulls head. i am not sure how i am supposed to cope with a very difficult winters business with that kind of environment. liverpool, the toughest restrictions in england but they do not include a restriction on travelling. a travel ban is threatened but it is not clear exactly how it would do it or when. and that report was from daniel davies. let's speak now to the health minister for wales, vaughan gething, who joins us from penarth. good morning and good to speak to you. what is now the next step from a welsh perspective given the plan has been rejected by borisjohnson? it is disappointing to hear there is no legal protection. we have given evidence about the links to travel events. we have talked to lawyers about how to use our powers under the public act of 1984 to introduce restrictions in any part of the uk. it is the highest prevalence area and it is to protect this area, to keep coronavirus out. our lawyers are coming back to us within —— with are coming back to us within —— with a range of options. practically, how might that work. i understand discussions are ongoing but how would you stop, for example, a family from liverpool wanting to go there? we have been through this before without local guidance and that was in force by police. they we re that was in force by police. they were able to identify cows from outside the area. they were able to engage and educate those people. —— ca rs. engage and educate those people. —— cars. there were fixed penalty notices and if they stay, further penalty notices. it can be enforced successfully. it is not an issue about enforcement because we have been here before. the disappointment is we need to do this as it individual area rather than as a connected country. we have issued restrictions and people are living with local restriction measures. we need to make a decision by the end of this week. are you still having conversations with the government in westminster about trying to make it illegal requirement to go to wales? we have not had a response to either letter from our first minister and it would have been appropriate a nswer it would have been appropriate answer so that is disappointment but we have conversation with ministers and we do not think it is appropriate that boris johnson and we do not think it is appropriate that borisjohnson does not want to protect the low infected areas, the national rate in wales is over 100 per 100,000, areas, the national rate in wales is over100 per100,000, much higher than a few weeks ago and you are reporting on areas eight times that rate within some parts of england. 0ther rate within some parts of england. other parts are indifferent positions. we need a nuanced approach that understands where the high rate areas are. we should consider a wider basket of measures to keep us safe through the winter. we saw the sage advice suggesting a circuit breaker lockdown in the uk, particularly in england. the seat northern ireland doing that, schools closing for a couple of weeks, pubs and restaurants. is that something you are considering in wales? we are considering the advice from our rain technical advice as well which tra nslates technical advice as well which translates the advice and looks at welsh data. we are having conversations with our scientist and chief medical officer. it is a potential way forward we are considering but within the coming few days, we will need to make some choices about whether will do that or not. many people have gone to school half term, that is a potential way to introduce measures. the next few days will be very important when we are getting specific advice tailored to wales and we understand what that might apply. it would have been better if we would have had a formation conversation through cobra, that was what was discussed as a broad approach because, as you would have had several times, the chief medical 0fficerfor england had several times, the chief medical officer for england does had several times, the chief medical 0fficerfor england does not think that a 0fficerfor england does not think thata minimum 0fficerfor england does not think that a minimum tier of three will be enough to reduce the r rate below one. it will not prevent exponential growth and that is why further action is necessary. it would be better if we could agree to do so but we will take our responsibilities in wales and make choices within the next few days.“ seems that what you're saying is that if you need to take it we will ta ke that if you need to take it we will take the unilateral action. we have a lwa ys take the unilateral action. we have always taken actions that we feel is best for wales. we will exercise the powers that we have to keep people safe and when it applies to wales, we need a gap in the growth of the virus but also a way forward towards the future. it is not aboutjust announcing measures. what would you do with small businesses and families ina do with small businesses and families in a different way because we need to get a consistent message that everyone can understand and adhere to. not for me or the government but to keep you, your friends and family is safe. thank you forjoining us live on brea kfast. you forjoining us live on breakfast. vaughan gething. just weeks after macclesfield town went out of business a new football club is set to emerge at the same moss rose ground. the newly named macclesfield fc is being backed by local businessman robert smethurst, and former player—turned—pundit robbie savage, as ian haslam reports. from despair tojoy in the from despair to joy in the space of a fortnight, macclesfield town has got it football club back thanks to robert smethurst. some people would think you were mad, what persuaded you to do it? my wife doesn't know i bought the club... no. i was born in macclesfield and this club is the heart and means everything to the community. i want to give back to the fans. another central figure is robbie savage, a player turned broadcaster. every time i turn on the tv, you are on it. what attracted you to this? saving the foot club was first and foremost. —— football. i live in the place. robert smethurst is amazing and when he asked me to be involved ijumped at the opportunity because i to see boys and girls at the football club. this would be the most likely entry point to the start of the season. and robbie savagejoins us now from macclesfield. we can see you are excited, delighted. how significant is this for you? it is amazing. it is not about me. it is about macclesfield fc and giving it back to the community and fans. they have been battered and used for a number of yea rs. battered and used for a number of years. he has given an opportunity for the local community to be able to watch that football club next season in a—league. it does not matter what league. it is about fans going every week to watch them. you ahead of football operation. we will probably lose a lot of games if i am the head of it. in macclesfield the best player we have ever had is going to be managing it. i have had m essa g es going to be managing it. i have had messages from different players wishing me good luck and i have great relationships with managers who are already set for next season and they will be able to load many places they would be a great journey. it is about the fans. i have people driving past my house, they will stop and i cannot believe they will stop and i cannot believe the positivity. it has been really positive. with that local connection to macclesfield it obviously means a lot to you and you have spoken about the fans and when the club went and disappeared it really hurt so many people who had been involved for generations? just singular goodwill. we turned up yesterday. we've had people cutting the grass, people who had been broken since the news was announced and now we have people involved. people who have three or fourjobs who come here and help. head of support... we wanted to bring people who cared and are passionate about the football club but it is down to one man, robert smethurst, who was born in macclesfield and went to school here. but you talk about the football, i remember playing in the local league, getting on the bus and going to watch and i can only imagine if that club was not here for me, it would have broken me so i can relate what macclesfield has been through. what robert has done, he has given their club back. you are at one end. —— and the pa rent you are at one end. —— and the parent now. from the top end of the premier league, you can look at it asa premier league, you can look at it as a power premier league, you can look at it asa powergrab, premier league, you can look at it as a power grab, those behind it are saying it's a rescue package. did it could work in terms of giving the money to the efl and giving them a slice of future revenue as well? is that a system that might work for football? i am going to say, i've not seen it. i got to be honest, you can imagine, the last seven days, i'm not even looked into it. and you know me, that's not me being negative, i've not seen enough of it to have an opinion yet. but now i've gotan to have an opinion yet. but now i've got an opportunity to look into it at the head of the weekend. a very diplomatic answer. you could be the head of a football club, you could bea head of a football club, you could be a politician. i'm going to pick you up on this, you said you've been offered loads of players. who? managers have said to me, louise, that they will give me players. we're not going to be able to start until next season. it's a building process. danny whitaker, i think that's a huge appointment for us. if i can give him all the tools to be able to com plete him all the tools to be able to complete completed whatever level. it's about the fact that this football clu b it's about the fact that this football club can now build, can now go on football club can now build, can now goona football club can now build, can now go on a journey in bands can go and watch. it's just an amazing story. i put it down to that man, roberts midhurst. there was a lot of talk who was going to get the football club. he's gone out and got it. carlos rocco, who will help me build an academy. macworld fc needs to be sustainable. it needs an academy so those players can see the stars the future. i had a team last night my under 15 ‘s, one of the best teams in the country. these are youngsters released by clubs at such an early age and told them not good enough. it was a great spectacle. these players have a real pathway to play the macclesfield fc in two or three yea rs. the macclesfield fc in two or three years. it's about creating players and people coming to watch. it's been a long night. i can't believe you didn't want to talk about project big picture when you have such a big picture behind you. we'll get that at another time. carol has the weather for us now from bushy park near hampton court palace. there is breaking news? absolutely right. look at this. this is the dominant stag with all his ladies. he has been busily trying to round them up and keep them all together in the last few minutes. it's quite a sight to see. we are a good distance from them. our cameraman has zoomed in so you get a better view. you can see the stag there in the background, trying to round them up. it is rutting season at the moment and everywhere, from october to early november. the dominant stag on the front is the one that really ta kes on the front is the one that really takes charge. he might be challenged by another stag for his hair and he will try and get around that by giving a really loud, powerful draw. if the other competitors stag thinks, ican if the other competitors stag thinks, i can match that, what happens then is, they will walk parallel to another one. here is another stag, with bracken on his thorns, they try to do that to make themselves bigger and more prominent. but they are parallel to each other, the competitor and incumbent stag. they size each other up incumbent stag. they size each other up and still think, i am a match for you, and then they will lock horns and look at that. whichever one wins within takeover the on. you might find the incumbent stag is actually shoved out by the competitor and the competitor has a whole new harry to himself. they are amazing. they are beautiful to look at. just stunning. we saw some of the little babies. 0ne we saw some of the little babies. one of them was born this summer. a little calf. the forecast for today, chilly start. the many bars, a fair bit of cloud around. also some sunny spells and noticeable north—easterly breeze. what we have this morning is just that scenario. some of the starting offer that and some with cloud. rain across southern and central scotland, the sum, it will actually dry up. but the show is coming in from the east, travelling through central and also western parts of england into east wales. not of all of us will catch a shower. if you're exposed to the key north—easterly wind, particularly in north sea coastal counties, you will notice that. the temperatures today ranging from ten in the north to about 16 ranging from ten in the north to about16 in ranging from ten in the north to about 16 in the south—west. as we head on through the evening and overnight, some clear skies around, cold in the highlands, temperatures falling to about freezing. there is some patchy mist and fog were generally again, a lot of cloud with showers across the likes of kent, east anglia and the south—east generally. tomorrow we start up of those showers like today, high pressure is in charge, a fair bit of cloud around, sunny spells, especially in some sheltered western areas but temperatures are going to be lower than today. as we head into the weekend, a bit more of the same, areas of cloud, sunshine and feeling chilly. i will get out of the way, the super stag is a behind. aren't they magnificent? that is one of the reasons why we love you. we throw to the weather and you give us two minutes of david attenborough wildlife. absolutely fantastic, carol. you explained it all and exactly what works leaned up and live on air. thank you so much. we will be back with you later. even a stag turns up with bracken on its a ntlers, stag turns up with bracken on its antlers, carol tells us what is happening. it took the recipient of this year's wildlife photographer of the year award 11 months to capture his winning image. sergey gurshkov used a hidden camera to photograph one of the world's most endangered animals, the siberian tiger. his was one of 49,000 pictures submitted for the competition, as our science correspondent victoria gill reports. in the wilderness of russia's far east, taking even a blurry snapshot of one of earth's rarest creatures would be a realfeat. but with a combination of skill, luck and months of persistence, photographer sergey gorshkov managed to capture this. while the judges said it looked like an oil painting, it is a photograph of an endangered female amur tiger. it was caught by a camera trap that was triggered by the movement of the animal herself. and here, i have been inspired... like so many 2020 events, the ceremony for the wildlife photographer of the year was held online, and the duchess of cambridge announced the winner. so it is with great pleasure that i can announce this year's wildlife photographer of the year is... sergey gorshkov for his image, the embrace. many congratulations to you, sergey, and thanks to all of those who entered for showing us the magic of the natural world. the awards acknowledged photographers who had shown the impact of our exploitation of wildlife. but primarily, they celebrated some of the most captivating images of the natural world taken in the last, very tumultuous year. while we can all ponder on the photographic prowess, patience and skill, this winning image, quite simply, captures one beautiful moment. victoria gill, bbc news. that is a truly remarkable photograph. it looks like a painting. we're joined now by one of the competition's judges rosamund kidman cox and one of this year's highly commended photographers, matt maran. you had so many thousands of entries, how do you choose? well, it's a long process. we actually ta ke it's a long process. we actually take about three weeks in the last week, we get together and we debate the sort of creme de la creme. the jury the sort of creme de la creme. the jury ‘s international, has a lot of expertise and we choose the grand title winner from all category winners and actually this year, it rose to the top very quickly. it was a picture we'd seen over and over again and every time we saw it had the same impact so it was an unanimous decision. i suppose as well as it being an amazing photograph, the time and the effort in patients that went into it all. that's part of it, but we are not judging on that. we are judging that's part of it, but we are not judging on that. we arejudging on the impact of the picture and probably the emotional impact on us and it's that glorious expression of the tiger as she grasps this ancient tree and it's in a forest setting that we've never seen pictures of wild amur tigers, or very seldom and the composition is just gorgeous, the composition is just gorgeous, the colour and texture and everything. matt, you got a highly commended and hopefully we can see your photograph as well, which is of a box and you've been photographing them for quite awhile, tells bit about the photo. the photo, entitled the rat game, which is really what it was, these foxes ten minutes from my house, behaviour like i'd never seen before. there are moments that you really have to season one exploded out of the bushes with a rat in its mouth and they really did start this game and it was displaying really catlike behaviour, tossing it in the air, having a tug—of—war, these were siblings in this picture. the intense stare was one of the best. i had about ten minutes of this action and this was by far the best picture and the energy between the two boxes really showed well. the fox on the right has this dead rat in his mouth. the two siblings playing on it. we use sort of lying in wait? this was the moment you thought, it's all been worth it? you often get you asked as a wildlife photographer about persistence and patience and that is really what it is. the more time you put in, the greater the reward and i've been going there for four years. when you get moments like this, you have to be really on it and make sure you say things right and make sure you say things right and make sure the animals are in focus. that's what makes the most impact. we've been looking at deer and stags in this programme which is incredible. 20 amateur photographers, any tips we can take away from the competition? matt said it, ina away from the competition? matt said it, in a sense because those foxes we re it, in a sense because those foxes were photographed close to home and it's only by concentrating on one area and getting to know the animals, the behaviour and the patch, that you really are there when the moment happens. it's lovely to speak to you both. i don't think isaid to speak to you both. i don't think i said congratulations to matt, congratulations. the whole point of it is, there is 49,000 entries. loads of people involved in sending them in and lots of amateur photographers looking for a picture they can share with their friends and put on social media. it's something which is particularly important for many people over the last few months. not wildlife coming up last few months. not wildlife coming up later, remember 0live last few months. not wildlife coming up later, remember olive and mabel? andrew cotter‘s dogs. the two labradors are going to be with us here on bbc have been a breakfast in about 40 minutes. if you have questions... you're not excited at all? no, at all! good morning welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: tough new coronavirus measures for northern ireland — with pubs and restaurants to shut for four weeks — and a two week closure of schools. large crowds gather in the centre of liverpool, as the city region becomes the first in england to enter the highest level of restrictions. more areas of england could be put into the top tier, as labour calls for a two to three week national lockdown. good morning, they have ordered in their stock but they are worried about how much of it will sell. across lancashire and greater manchester, 4 million people are waiting to find out if they will enter the highest risk area. we talk to traders facing the unknown. good morning from bushy park in south—west london. it is rutting season and we have been watching the deer roaming around the park this morning. hopefully we will see them again before the end of the programme. fairly cloudy for many, some sunny spells but a team north—easterly wind and a few showers. i will have it all in about 10 minutes —— 18 north—easterly wind. it's wednesday, the 14th of october. our top story. four weeks of tough new restrictions are set to be announced for northern ireland this morning. pubs and restaurants will only be allowed to serve takeaways, and schools will close for a fortnight. they'll shut for two weeks from monday. talks on the decision went on into the night — the derry and strabane area has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the uk. let's talk to our ireland correspondent chris page — how tricky has it been to agree these measures, and to include schools? yeah, that's right. i suppose this is partly the consequence of having five parties in a coalition, which is what happens at stormont, coming to decisions and important ones like this, can take a long time. they have come up with a system where schools will close on monday for a fortnight. they were due to be shut a nyway fortnight. they were due to be shut anyway the week after next for the regular halloween half term breaks. it means half term will last for two weeks. the other major measure they have decided is that pubs and restau ra nts have decided is that pubs and restaurants will close for four weeks. that will kick in on friday. pubs and restaurants won't be able to serve customers apart from take a ways and deliveries. there are a few other restrictions. for example, most closed contact businesses will have to shut but hairdressers can stay open. shops will be able to remain open. will only be open for individual training. —— gyms. this will be announced in a special sitting of stormont at 10:30am. thank you for those latest details. chris page live from belfast. health officials will meet later to discuss whether greater manchester, lancashire and other areas of england should be added to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions. the liverpool city region is currently the only area in the "very high" category. last night, crowds gathered in liverpool city centre just hours before the new measures came into force. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. partying in the streets, after many of liverpool's pubs and bars shut their doors, not to reopen for now, by order of the government. the spread of coronavirus in the city region means it is now living under the most severe restrictions in england. it's notjust places serving drinks that are closed, but gyms, this leisure centres and betting shops as well. visitors are asked not to come here, residents not to leave. other areas like greater manchester and lancashire may be in line forsimilar. a meeting is being held later to discuss moving those areas to "very high" alert, too, although it doesn't mean a decision will definitely be made. mps approved the new three—tier system of local restrictions, last night. some conservatives have been critical of some decisions, but they do want to give the new system time to work. if we have to go to a national lockdown and nothing can be ruled out, that will have a very severe effect indeed on the economy. my hope is that the measures that the prime minister has announced will be successful, working hand in glove with the mayors, who are very important to this process. labour disagrees. it now backs an england—wide lockdown banning household mixing and all but essential work and travel that would last two to three weeks. schools would stay open, though. if we act now, if we follow the science and break the circuit, we can get this virus under control. if we don't, we could sleepwalk into a long and bleak winter. downing street hasn't ruled out such a circuit break entirely, it says that would be irresponsible. but for now it is backing its localised system. it thinks it will balance loving the virus and protecting the economy. the pressure for it to work is increasing. yesterday, the uk reported 143 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily figure sincejune. all eyes will be on areas like liverpool to see if it can break the cycle of infection, and avoid pressure for tougher measures across england. helen catt, bbc news. let's get more now from our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who joins us from westminster. discussions continue about other areas and which areas may have higher restrictions? it won't be long before some areas find themselves moved up into the high or very high tier. there will be discussions at the highest levels about specifically greater manchester and lancashire but we won't necessarily have a decision today. for now, the government is trying to give the new three tier approach time to work. the pressure is increasing, though, for a different approach, as we heard. sir keir starmer with his press co nfe re nce heard. sir keir starmer with his press conference yesterday calling for a temporary circuit breaker. the questions remain about the cost of introducing that at the economic support needed and impact on people's mental health and well—being. for now, though, the government is sticking to its approach with the three tiers in place. the debate is changing all the time with northern ireland going for a short time limited lockdown and the idea under consideration by the welsh government, as well. so much to consider, thank you. let's speak now to dan johnson whojoins us from salford, in greater manchester, one of the areas being considered for the highest level of restrictions. as we just heard. as wejust heard. dan, as we just heard. dan, yesterday, you were in liverpool and today you are in salford, what is the picture there, this morning? people wondering whether they are going to see a further increase in the restrictions they live under right away. tier two applies under greater machester and part of lancashire. it has already been discussed if they need to move to tier three with the toughest restrictions like in liverpool. difficult balance to strike. with pubs and gyms closed in liverpool, it will have a huge effect on business and the economy but at least people qualify for the two thirds fellow support. that is not available in areas covered by the tier two systems. by ramping up the tier two systems. by ramping up the restrictions and close businesses, local people might get more support. it will have more of an effect on social life and the economy in those parts of the country. difficult decisions to make people wondering exactly how this will play out as the week goes on. a moving picture of more restrictions expected in different parts of the thank you. —— different parts of the country. thank you. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has again warned he could close its border with england — unless borisjohnson acts to prevent people visiting from covid hotspots. mr drakeford has written a letter to the prime minister, claiming his decision not to impose a travel ban for english lockdown areas is "undermining" the ability to control the spread of the virus in areas of wales where the infection rate is low. it's been ten years since the rescue of 33 chilean miners from underground — and yesterday they were invited to the presidential palace in santiago to commemorate the anniversary. the miners had been trapped more than 2,000 feet below ground level for 69 days in 2010 following a cave—in at a copper mine. their eventual escape made headlines around the world. you might remember the details. it is 8:09am. carol has the weather for us now from bushy park near hampton court palace. all sorts of things going on. she has become a wildlife reporter for us, this morning. good morning. what a privilege to be in bushey park. we have watched the deer and we saw a harem at 10 minutes to 8am. they have gone now. we talked about the physical characteristics that the red stag ta kes characteristics that the red stag takes on during rutting season, 0ctober until the beginning of november. its neck widens and its roar becomes big and they can weigh up roar becomes big and they can weigh up to roar becomes big and they can weigh uptoa roar becomes big and they can weigh up to a quarter of a tonne at the beginning of rutting season. by the end of it, which isjust about a 6 week period, they are so exhausted potentially they could have lost one quarter of that weight. they are exhausted because they are actually on guard all the time. trying to keep other competitors away from their harem and the shenanigans that goes on during rutting season anyway. a beautiful start to the day in london with clear skies and a chilly breeze. sunny spells in today's forecast. a brisk wind, north—easterly wind coming in straight off the north sea. we still have rain across central and southern scotland, which will turn more showery through the day. cloud coming in from the north sea, producing showers, especially across eastern england and some getting into central and western england and east wales. some sunshine here and there. temperatures ranging from 10 in the north to about 16 in the south—west. plymouth and saint davids in areas like that. the evening and overnight, the recent clear skies, temperatures in the highlands wealth be as low as freezing for some —— will be. and fog but a fair bit of cloud around. we will also have showers across the south—eastern quarter, especially in kent. temperatures away from the highlands about 7 or 8 degrees. tomorrow, patchy mist and fog slow to clear but a lot of cloud around and some sunny skies, especially in the west. 0ne and some sunny skies, especially in the west. one or two showers. still feeling cool in that breeze and temperatures will be down on today. top temperature more like 13 or 14. friday at the weekend, more of the same. areas of cloud and one or two showers, sunny skies and unsettled into next week. dan and lou. well done for avoiding all those shenanigans live on the programme, very impressive! beautifully navigated. we look forward to more shenanigans in about half an hour! laughter a brilliantjob. laughter a brilliant job. thank laughter a brilliantjob. thank you. she is an expert. the charity mnd association says it has had a huge response since our documentary with rob burrow — the leeds rhinos rugby league player living with motor neurone disease — was shown on bbc two last night. rob has spent the past year raising awareness of the condition, for which there is still no cure. in a moment, we'll speak to the charity — but first let's remind ourselves why rob's story has made such an impact. it is gorgeous, though. who needs gran canaria or la nza rote? ! iagree! the number of people, opposition parents and that, they always used to say, "0h, he's good, that rob, "but he's never going to make it because he is not big enough." cheering. theyjust knew that if he got the ball and he set off running, they weren't going to catch him. come on, tackler! cheering. rob just always treated me like a princess and if there's anybody that i was going to spend the rest of my time with, it was going to be rob. rob burrow! very lucky to be a northerner. especially the group of players in my career, this is the fairy tale ending. the challenge that has been laid down now, he will take it head on and fight it and attack it, like he has his whole rugby career. i'm still transitioning from not being diagnosed to finding out and coming to terms with having a disease where there is no cure. you know, i have too many reasons to live. i'm not giving in, right til my last breath. cheering it was an emotional watch. so important. the response to the documentary has been huge and rob burrow tweeted last night to say... "thank you for all your lovely comments "on the documentary tonight. thank you bbc breakfast "for everything. i only hope we don't "lose sight of one thing, there are people out there suffering "from mnd with no help. i love you all. "#mnd #hope". thank you for talking to us and sharing your story. we send you and yourfamily all of sharing your story. we send you and your family all of our love. safe to say a few tears over the uk watching that yesterday, i saw that on social media last night. joining us now isjonathan griffiths who has mnd. jonathan featured in last night's documentary. and chris james joins us from the mnd association. jonathan, is it right you watch the documentary for the 1st time last night? what was it like watching it go out on tv ‘s yes, we watched it last night for the 1st time. very emotional. brought back a lot of memories, and felt for rob. people who have watched the documentary will recognise you from having a conversation with him. you have got a slightly different kind of mnd. how does it affect you and impact to the fact that he has got it, and has talked so honestly about it ‘s i have got what they call progressive muscular atrophy, which is the different type of mnd. it affects my arms and legs. it has taken away the lot of the strength i had within my arms, and restricted a lot of movement. seeing rob, when he came out with the news, it was shocking to hear the news of what he had been diagnosed with. a strong, young, healthy rugby player. just shocking. it goes to show, it can happen to anyone. chris, the condition affects about 5000 people in the uk, but there are various forms of it. and having that information out in the general public and having such a powerful, well watched the documentary can only serve the cause well, can't it? it has made a huge difference to the awareness of mnd. for families who have mnd, and the people who care for them, it is really tough. it doesn't get the attention that many other diseases get. to have this level of attention on mnd is extraordinary. we send grateful thanks to rob and his family for their bravery in showing the devastating impact of mnd. you really so that in the documentary la st really so that in the documentary last night. as well as the physical impact, the psychological impact that it has! rob and those around him, that came across strongly last night. it really did. it is a powerful documentary. what has been the reaction to the charity overnight? it has been extraordinary. social media has gone through the roof. we were hoping that our website could cope with a numberof that our website could cope with a number of people wanting to go on it and find out more about mnd. it has been an extraordinary response. we are so been an extraordinary response. we are so grateful to rob's family. we wanted to tell the story about this fatal disease, and we need support to help people through what is an awful experience. jonathan, many people watching last night will have seen rob's relationship with his wife, his parents, the rest of his family. i know that you said you have a different form of mnd, but how important have your family and close knit friends been to you over the past few months? it has been tremendous support, notjust the past few months? it has been tremendous support, not just from the clinical side, the nurses, my wife has been my rock. she is like lindsay to rob. she has been there, supporting me. taking each step as it comes. and both of our parents have been a tremendous help to us as well. without my family i don't think i would have managed so well. chris, we know that there is no cure and no treatment, but there is a lot of support for people with mnd. there certainly is. the mnd association and other charities involved provide support for people with mnd, but you saw a good example in the documentary about the mnd ca re in the documentary about the mnd care centres, those are important for the care of people with mnd. 0n the research side, in recent weeks, we have been excited to be working with mnd scotland and other partners and people with mnd, and we hope to have an exciting new research initiative coming soon. that is really exciting and we are pleased to be working together with the other charities, because we really need a cure for this disease. we had mark rutte on yesterday talking about this. with the research and the money, how quickly can we move in the direction finding some sort cure? we are certainly much more positive than we have been for many years for mnd. there are trials which continue, of course, covid—19 has had an impact on that, and we we re has had an impact on that, and we were just reaching the point where were just reaching the point where we thought we could push for a cure when covid—19 hit, but we need more money for this research. it is expensive. but as people have seen la st expensive. but as people have seen last night it is a disease we absolutely have to cure and find a treatment for. jonathan, we saw you had a conversation with rob and his dad. how helpful is that for someone with mnd to be able to talk to other people with similar situations?“ isa people with similar situations?“ is a great help. the support of your family and friends is tremendous but to talk to someone else with the disease, it helped so much, because they know what you are going through and what you are dealing with, so you can talk on a parallel sort of situation, you know what i mean? you can share your worries, presumably, as well. yes, indeed, like robert was worried for his family. it does ta ke was worried for his family. it does take a toll on anybody. to talk to another person with mnd, it is a good sounding board, if you like. you can talk about what symptoms you have got, and they know what you are going through. thank you, jonathan and chris, for talking to us. the full documentary, produced by bbc breakfast and bbc sport: "rob burrow: my year with mnd" will be repeated on bbc one at quarter past one on saturday afternoon — ahead of the challenge cup final. you can also watch it now on the bbc iplayer. if you haven't watched it, prepare yourself. it is very emotional but a wonderful watch as well. have lots of tissues at the ready. more people are now in hospital with coronavirus than before restrictions were first announced in march. government advisers say admissions are rising, with more elderly people needing urgent treatment for the virus. breakfast‘s tim muffett has been speaking to critical care staff at the royal papworth hospital in cambridge. april, when royal papworth hospital in cambridge was grappling with the biggest challenge it had everfaced. chikezie was one of those admitted with covid. i remember everything, especially the significant traumatic experience of coming in here and having to be wheeled into the intensive care unit and lying there and looking across and seeing other people, also most of them were ventilated. we've been given special access to meet the people running the critical care unit as it prepares for a possible second wave of covid cases. jo—anne has worked at royal papworth since 1989. this year has been life—changing. it's been absolutely extraordinary in the fact that it's been quite devastating to work through what we've worked through. i have no words almost, it was incredibly challenging in terms of how we staffed the unit, the patients we look after, looking after a disease that none of us had come across before. buena trained in the philippines and joined royal papworth three years ago. we also have our families and we've seen in the news the number of people dying, so it's really, really scary for us. with winter approaching, many suspect it could get busy again. how are you feeling about that? we are a little bit anxious but i think this time we are much more prepared than we were. what are the key things you will do differently, having been through this already? we are much more motivated to go to work, because we know that it can be treated. we know that patients do get better. i think our response in the second wave will be somewhat different to the first. we have covid—secure zones in the hospital, so we can treat patients who have covid but also maintain our traditional services at the same time, and i think that's something that is going to characterise the second response. maintaining the ability to treat our patients with the specialist services that we provide here but also our ability to respond to covid. royal papworth hospital has played a pioneering role in the history of medicine. its surgeons carried out the uk's first successful heart transplant in 1979 and the world's first heart, lung and liver transplant in 1986. during the peak of the pandemic, the hospital was still able to carry out nine transplants. but there was concern that the number of admissions for many non—covid conditions dropped significantly. for those of us looking after patients with lung cancer, it's brought many challenges. we found, unfortunately, that about three—quarters of our normal referral numbers dropped off. the general public are very aware of how busy the nhs is and often there is this reticence, you know, to worry the nhs, they're too busy, they have other people to look after, but they are absolutely the people we need to see. so you've got a bit of help, as well. francis has been treated for a tumour on his lung. what do you say to those people who may be avoiding hospitals? don't. just go to your hospital, see your doctor, let them sort the help for you. and you've got no worries at all. as i say, i was a bit nervous at first, but now, i've come straightaway. i would never waste time messing about. the longer you leave these sort of things, the worse it gets. like so many hospitals, lessons here have been learned the hard way. as winter approaches, it's hoped lives will be saved as a result. tim muffett, bbc news, royal papworth hospital in cambridge. that is what is going on at papworth hospital. what about across the wider nhs? joining us now is chris hopson, chief executive of nhs providers. it will be difficult to give a whole picture but how are things at the moment? 0ur hospitals, and a general sense, prepared? what we know at the moment is that it is very different in different parts of the country. in liverpool and parts of the north—west, north—east and yorkshire it is really dizzy, but you're absolutely right, across the nation asa absolutely right, across the nation as a whole, everybody is getting ready for what they expect to be very busy winter. the real issue for the nhs is, we are at our most busy in the winter. we have, as you have heard on that package, most hospitals have lost between 10—30% of capacity because we have to keep covid patients separate, and as it came across in the package we have to do absolutely carry on we make sure that we carry on treating everybody who needs it so it is going to be a busy winter for the nhs but we are getting ready and preparing to do everything that you would expect us to do. the point of the march lockdown was so that the nhs was not overwhelmed. we are hearing that intensive care units in liverpool are 90% full. hearing that intensive care units in liverpool are 9096 full. what is your response to that? that is why we said really clearly the government needs to move decisively and quickly to introduce tougher lockdowns, wherever they are needed, because if you want the nhs to treat every single patient, covid and non—covid, we need to make sure we have the capacity to do that, and one way to ensure we have the capacity is to reduce the number of covid cases we have coming in and we know from that march through to june have coming in and we know from that march through tojune lockdown, that if you do this right, it really does work. i know that people are tired and frustrated, and just like everybody else i want to get back to normal, but if we want to ensure that lives are saved, people are treated, we need to go quickly and decisively into local lockdowns were needed and all of us need to observe the rules, so that we can ensure that the nhs can do the job that it must be able to do. to take liverpool as an example, that area is in the highest level of lockdown, tier three, do you think that will make the necessary difference? tier three, do you think that will make the necessary difference ?|j hope it will. the question is, one of the problems has been, i understand a vociferous group of people are arguing against lockdowns over the summer. and our worry is if i'm honest that it has become more difficult to move quickly and decisively enough. as ever, the great british public if you look at the opinion polls, are clear, we should be doing what we need to do, quickly and decisively but because of the political argument, i can understand why it might make some politicians a bit more cautious, but what we would urge them to do is follow the advice of the british public and at the point when you do need to go, quickly and decisively into local lockdown, let's do that. you talk about politics. what about this labour call for a so—called circuit—breaker? this labour call for a so—called circuit-breaker? would you back that? i don't have all the detailed data. it is difficult for me to comment. if you want the nhs to deliver what it needs to deliver to look after every patient, covid and non—covid alike, we need to go into tough, local lockdowns quickly and decisively, wherever they are needed. thank you for your time this morning. we will be back with carol in bushy park, with the date and the stacks, and we will have 0live in bushy park, with the date and the stacks, and we will have olive and mabel, the lockdown superstars, with andrew cotter coming up in 15 minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm alice salfield. bridges across london are facing a "perfect storm" of increasing traffic and climate change. experts say this could mean more closures in the future. hammersmith bridge, which is owned by the local council, is already shut. and documents show transport for london's seven bridges are showing varying degrees of detoriation. but tfl say they are safe. so we've got a lot more loading on our structures than they would have been initially designed to withstand. we've also got a lot of bridges which have exceeded their design life, which means they're at a stage which they weren't expected to still be fully operational at this stage. 0ur third element is climate change, which is putting increased stress on this infrastructure by more rainfall, floodwater, thermal cracking from heatwaves. business leaders are calling on the chancellor to agree to what they call "a sustainable funding package" for transport for london. they're warning that without it, the capital risks grinding to a halt. 34 organisations have signed a letter saying the funding is essential for london's recovery. the government says it's engaging with tfl on the impact covid—19 has had on its finances. schools in london have said they are increasing their commitment to teaching children about black history beyond black history month. teachers at a senior school in stjohn's wood have said different elements will now be incorporated across a number of departments. what's been great about this it hasn'tjust been in phse, it's been across all subjects. drama have introduced black playwrights, across genres and historical periods, the history department hace made really well thought out changes. they introduced indian independence and civil rights rights in britain. and these aren't compulsory units, these are decisions teachers have made because they understand how important this is. let's take a look at the travel situation now... 0n the tubes the piccadilly line has severe delays. and in dagenham it's very slow on the a13 in to town this morning with a broken down car earlier adding to the usual delays. here's the weather now with kate. good morning. the unsettled theme continues. today is a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers and it's quite breezy, too. we have a chilly north—easterly breeze. we should get a brighter start this morning, some sunny spells out there, but then we will see the cloud increasing, blowing down on that north—easterly breeze from the north—east, with some rather sharp showers as well, especially through the afternoon. they could become quite frequent. temperatures today around 13 celsius maximum, but factor in that wind and it's going to feel a bit cooler. now, overnight, still at risk of some showers but they will become a bit more isolated. we will get some clearer spells. we hang on to the breeze, though, overnight, as well. minimum between 6 and 8 celsius. for thursday, we have a ridge of high pressure building in, which means things start to settle down a little, but it doesn't mean wall—to—wall sunshine. we have quite a lot of cloud around for the next few days and that is thick enough to produce the odd spot of light rain and drizzle. but the temperature remains similar. earlier this week, we told the story of the covid marshals. if you missed it, head to our facebook to find out who they are and what they do. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. louise is out side. she is to dan cotter and olive and mabel outside. —— ready to speak to. the new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions came into force at midnight — but already there's discussions around adding other towns and cities into the highest alert level. nina is in preston this morning — one of the areas that could face tougher measures. yes, morning from preston market. i can smell the delicious bacon butties through my mask. a complicated tier system. preston, lancashire, and all of greater machester, which neighbours are lancashire, 4 million people are weighted to learn whether they will enter that highest risk level. a meeting will take place later today to determine theirfate. meeting will take place later today to determine their fate. traders this morning say if that happens, that will inevitably affect consumer confidence and their income. the government says there is support for businesses but how much is there and is it enough? if you run a bar or pub in tier three, considered very high risk, you won't be able to open unless you serve a full food menu. gyms, betting shops and casinos must also close their doors. at the moment, this only applies to the liverpool city region. if you're forced to close, the government will cover two—thirds of your staff salaries. you'll also be entitled to a monthly grant of up to £3,000. in tier two, high—risk areas, you can only welcome groups from one household and across all tiers, your customers must be out by ten o'clock. groups can be no larger than six and tables must maintain social distancing. while the furlough scheme will end come november, it'll be replaced by another support scheme. it's complicated, but the government pays 22% of wages if the employee works a third of their hours. the boss will have to pay for those hours and top up a little more. is it enough, though? some business owners say they can't guarantee that many hours or afford the top—up, and that means staff will have to go. how many? we can't be sure, but yesterday, a bleak warning. half a millionjobs could go in hospitality if there isn't more support soon. it's not just about it's notjust about hospitality, there is a psychological impact on consumers if they realise they live in an area of highest risk. let's talk to abdul, who has just opened a clothes store a month ago on preston market. good morning. how will it affect trade, if indeed preston enters the highest risk level? good morning. it will affect a lot. it has already been affecting all the businesses, this pandemic, since march. but if we have a higher risk, it will affect even more, a lot of people coming here. but instead of us losing business, me sacrificing everything, i would us losing business, me sacrificing everything, iwould rather go us losing business, me sacrificing everything, i would rather go for full lockdown and just get rid of this virus at once. because partially everyone is breaking. business is going down. we are losing hope. sol business is going down. we are losing hope. so i would rather finish this off at once stop 0k. and go back to normal instead of the new normal. -- at once. one of the people endorsing a full lockdown, a circuit breaker. he has a ready lost one drop in hospitality and now he is worried about his new business. 0ne is worried about his new business. one man expanding is alan. can we grab you with your pumpkins. he is doubling his floor space because of the need to maintain social distancing around his stock. good morning. double the space means double the rent. yes, i know. but the way i feel, we got a bit stronger during lockdown, the council kept us open all the time. i feel like now that we are being held back a little bit because customers feel a little bit claustrophobic. yeah. it is a bit tight. so we had a chance to move into this bigger unit, so we are going for it. you are taking a gamble at a time when the infection level is high in lancashire. are you worried about these potential extra measures today? not really because when we first went in lockdown, supermarkets struggled getting produce. yeah. i have a lot of local growers and suppliers, i was never let down and i always managed to get enough produce to keep trading. we built up a good home delivery service. so we're hoping that will keep going. even improve. we are just making an online shopping website, so we hope that will improve. you are suddenly well set for halloween with your pumpkins. thank you. —— certainly well set. there is a note of optimism on preston market with the traders we have spoken to this morning. what is abundantly clear is that they are worried about their income but they are really worried about the part they play in this community. they say when businesses are affected, that affects people mentally as well, the people who come through this market every day. it is an important part of their lives. nina, thank you very much. interesting to see what has happened at preston market this morning. with the absence of sport on our screens during lockdown andrew cotter, a well known and very good commentator, decided to refocus his skills in a different way — by commentating on the activities of his two mischievous labrador retrievers, olive and mabel. let's take a look. right, so, basically, an update as to where we are. i can see you both look, um, worried but the good news from head office is that neither of you is going to be furloughed. mabel is piling on the pressure here, doing nothing at all and that's the beauty of it. come on, out you get. there we are, no recognition, no recall whatsoever. a stare that says, "i'm doing what and i want and i have zero respect for you." and you wonder what 0live is doing here, only has to hold on. going to the upright, though, high tariff with no opposable thumbs, high risk at this stage. and it's gone and mabel takes it! no mercy from the younger dog, who takes this victory just as time runs out. a famous win, built on patience and sheer belief. ok, the annual report, you've pretty much ruined the sofas, 913 squirrels chased, none caught, so not a good return. so, again, things to... sorry, mabel, if you're going to do that, could you just switch off the video function again, so we don't have to see it? well, how fitting it should come down to these two. 0live in herfamiliar black, five—times the champion, mabel, the rising star, winner last year. you can see how excited they are and also feel the tension... get on with it! ..and hear it in the crowd as we near the start of this final and now they go. 0live away first but a problem with mabel‘s bowl, that might cost her now, having to play catch up. it has kept millions of us are well entertained over the last few months. louise has the plum job today! they're outside our studio now and louise is about to meet them. with mr cotter and the world's most famous dogs. can you believe it! here they are, olive and mabel on bbc cam! breakfast and andrew cotter as well. lovely to see you. —— on bbc breakfast. they are well. i am glad we set up this studio unless this is brazen fly—tipping and are taking advantage of it! they are well and they like having their paws on grass. they know they are on camera! they do, they are so well behaved. i want to know about what you are doing but about the dogs. tell us for those who don't know, most know about characters. 0liver first. oliver is a seven and three quarters, she is a steady and calm and mabel is three years old. i hope you don't mind me telling the audience, mabel, she is an idiot. with all fondness in my heart. mabel! you take that. they are a massive internet sensation. this started because you are at home, like many people, not able to work. and you are a commentator and started commentating on them.“ and you are a commentator and started commentating on them. it was the start of march. i have done a couple of days of sports broadcasting since the start of march, my normaljob hasn't happened this year. it is what else to do. i would commentate on anything mundane andi would commentate on anything mundane and i am insulting them in front of them! but they are mundane things around the house and i thought i would commentate on my dogs. it went from there. the first one went out and you just thought a couple of friends might see it and think it is funny. i thought my mother might appreciate it and she gave us a thumbs up emoji to everything but i don't think she knows what they are. within minutes, you could see it going mad. the next one went even madder. 20 million saw the second one. they have some really famous fans, haven't they? yeah, you see it spread out and it goes around the world. when you see... 0live came in for them. good girl. then you see ryan reynolds and mark hamill and dawn french and jennifer saunders... it goes on and on but extraordinary, the number of people who were affected by it. i think that shows the strangeness of the times we are in and still are. and also the kind of empathy that they seem to have that you give them as well. we project, we all project, certain personalities and what we think our dogs are thinking onto our dogs. i might have exaggerated what they are actually thinking at times. 0live is thinking nothing at the moment. and mabel? i don't know... when you see... this year things are grim and dogs are a bit of an escape. that is what it is, escape and a bit of fun and normality. they are companionship, not just for me and normality. they are companionship, notjust for me and for us during this time but for eve ryo ne for us during this time but for everyone who has seen them, it is a little bit... we have all felt lonely this year. that is what dogs offer, companionship. they do. and an enormous amount of loyalty. well, from this one, but not from this one! no, you do, sorry!” from this one, but not from this one! no, you do, sorry! i have some important questions from viewers for you. you have to answer on their behalf. katie louise says, what is their favourite toy and why? this is why i am staggered that mabel must be getting stage fright because this is her favourite toy! be getting stage fright because this is herfavourite toy! she be getting stage fright because this is her favourite toy! she would usually... that noise would usually... that noise would usually... she will busy herself with that for a bit my goodness me! there are too many people around. that is her favourite toy. rabbit. wendy says, do they argue over toys? they do. that made the successful second video. mabel is very possessive. she loves possessions, she wants to hoard them. whatever 0live has, mabel wants it. she would have this thing, loving it but if 0live picks up a twig, that is what she wants. who is the naughtiest? 0live, probably. she just she wants. who is the naughtiest? 0live, probably. shejust does she wants. who is the naughtiest? 0live, probably. she just does what she wants. gary says are they bringing out a christmas single? who let the dogs out? no! come on! no, they are not! we have reached the peak. in the book, you talk about feeling the pressure. that first video was amazing and it was like your second film or second album. yeah, i genuinely felt pressure. this year has been far worse for a lot of people in terms of real pressure but it was because people we re pressure but it was because people were saying i want a daily video, i wa nt were saying i want a daily video, i want more! it was coming up with the ideas. this is the brains trust. we had meetings about what we can do and they sit there and chew their tails. maybe that is a good idea! maybe i should be doing that.” tails. maybe that is a good idea! maybe i should be doing that. i love the zoom at meeting you had with them. that is what we have been experiencing this year. it was more ridiculous but in dogs in that putting dogs into human situations, like online dating, whatever it might be. the ridiculous things we do as people, let's put dogs in there! now they are getting... i don't know what they are doing. they are very don't know what they are doing. they are very calm. this is not normal at all. you have a very calming influence. not on my dogs! you have very similar ones. that was my question. in the film, could ruby and waffle play them? maybe stunt doubles. if it is particularly dangerous we could shove your dog is in. who would play you in the movie? i think somebody... i don't know! i was going to say danny devito! i don't know! nobody is going to play me because there isn't going to be a movie! we know lots of fans would wa nt movie! we know lots of fans would want it. the other thing in the book, it is very much based on the cha pters book, it is very much based on the chapters are based on films, aren't they? and things to watch, netflix for example. game of bones. possibly imight for example. game of bones. possibly i might have stolen some names. the whole book is really, again, all books are escape. we are all feeling a bit claustrophobic at the moment. i spent most of my normal time with these dogs out in the mountains. it is escaping into the world of dogs and an escape into the big wide open. it is a history of how i came to love dogs. and there have been other dogs in your life. there have been other dogsin dogs in my life. that is what happens. sadly, again, dogs aren't with us for long enough a conveyor belt of dogs and each one of them is the most magical dog you will ever have. do you find your whole life commentating from one thing to the next now? no, but! commentating from one thing to the next now? no, but i find myself co nsta ntly next now? no, but i find myself constantly thinking of ideas and what i can do next with them and 0live grows weary of it. what i can do next with them and olive grows weary of it. they are wonderful, thank you so much. they have brought us so mustjoy over the last few months. i have run out of snacks! are they allowed eight snack? i have run out. i probably have some. thanks. aren't they lovely? they are wonderful. we are getting loads of pictures of people with their dogs watching andrew with his dogs on bbc breakfast, it is happening this morning, lots of dog love going around. brilliant to see 0live, love going around. brilliant to see olive, and andrew. let's find out what is happening with the weather for the last time. she has been in bushy park near hampton court palace this morning. all sorts of activity. good morning, we are in a deer park at the moment. we have been talking about rutting because it is the rutting season, but let's talk to phil swann, who is the assistant park manager. you have invited us here to enjoy everything but also with an important safety message. what is that? the royal parks want people to come into bushy park, richmond park, all of the other london parks to enjoy the historic landscapes and the wildlife, and experience healthy outdoor activities and so on. this time in the deer parks, richmond park and bushy park particularly, it is they deer rut, the male deer are rounding up deer rut, the male deer are rounding up the females because it is the mating season. we want to get the message across to people to enjoy the scenery and a spectacle, but to stay safe, and keep at least 50 metres away from the deer during this activityjust in case there is a slight chance they might get injured by the deer running around. is it injured by the deer running around. isita injured by the deer running around. is it a hazard to be in the park at this time of the year? it is a hazard at this time of year and in spring from may through to the summer through to august, when the female deer are dropping their cards, the female deer are protective of their cars, and dog walking in the parks then can lead to problems, then repost out maps showing the areas to avoid with your dog. it is very important, because the female deer act very protectively towards their cards, and can be very defensive towards people with dogs. it has been a pleasure. thank you for inviting us here this morning. i wish we had more time but sadly we don't. the weather forecast, it is certainly a cloudy one with some sunny spells. a brisk, north—easterly breeze, and feeling quite chilly. i can vouch for that, definitely. we have a weather front clearing from the south. we have high pressure starting to build from the north. 0ver starting to build from the north. over the next few days, things will start to settle down. this morning we have showers and rain across central and southern scotland, and through the course of the day that will become more showery for some and will actually dry up, and with the cloud coming in from the north sea we are likely to see more showers across the east of england, getting into central and western areas as well, possibly as far west as eastern wales. temperatures today tempered by the wind down the north sea coast line. looking at a range from ten in the north to highs of 16 in the south, somewhere like plymouth or st david's could hit 16 degrees today. this evening and overnight, we hang onto those showers, particularly in the south—eastern quadrant. they will be quite heavy in kent, for example. under clear skies in the north—west we could see some mist and fog. there will be lots of cloud around, so for most of us temperatures will be between 6—8. in the highlands we could see something close to freezing. tomorrow, high pressure in charge. a fair bit of cloud around. some sunny spells, the best of which will be in the shelter in the west and the odd shower here and there, with temperatures getting up to about 13—14 at best. as we head into friday, more of the same. variable amounts of cloud, larger lumps of cloud, but some sunshine coming through, with temperatures nothing to write home about. in that we could see some drizzle and the odd shower. heading into the weekend, we still have high pressure in charge. but look at the atlantic, what is happening there. an area of low pressure with various points around it. heading into the weekend, still a lot of cloud and some sunshine, the odd shower, still chilly by night as well, back next week it is like it is going to be, wet and windy. and it hasjust like it is going to be, wet and windy. and it has just started to shower here, we have a classic case of sunshine and showers, dan and lou. thank you, lovely to see you down there in bushy park. we have had andrew cotter with his two dogs, and he has a book out which is called 0live mabel and me. let's get more now on what a move to tier 3, the highest level of restrictions, could mean for the people of lancashire. we're joined by councillor geoff driver, who is also in preston this morning. we have been live with nina at preston market today. lancashire currently in tier two. how do you feel about potentially moving from that to the highest, tier three?“ is an inevitability with the high rate of infection in those parts of the county area. it is inevitable that we are going to move into tier three. it is really a question of when and how. and we are working with government, trying to put together a package of measures that will mitigate the impact, the inevitable impact, on that particular sector of the economy. the mayor of greater manchester was talking about a feeling that the region was being railroaded into tier three by the government. would you agree? i don't agree that we are being railroaded. when we look at the figures ourselves, it is an inevitability. 0ur infection rates are extremely high. we recognise that parts of the county need to go into tier three, to have those restrictions imposed. in terms of the funding, something we were looking at yesterday on the programme, the money that you get from being in tier three, you don't get from being in tier two. how are you looking at that in terms of the financial backing you would get depending on whether are high or very high? we are looking for more resources than is currently on the table, the £8 per head, if you move into tier three. it is an inescapable fact, the very firm advice we are getting from our directors of public health is that closing the pubs and bars will not in itself get on top of the virus, so we will need to take other measures in addition to that. and in order to do that effectively, we need more resources. and that is the person we are making with the government at the moment. in terms of those people you have been speaking to in the locality, what is the feeling? there is concern from business owners and leaders about that support needed to keep those businesses going, but is there a wider concern about the need to look down and to have those tighter restrictions, to try to contain the virus? i think most people recognise now that we need to get on top of this virus. if we don't take proper measures now, within three weeks, hospitals in lancashire will be having the same admissions for covid as they did at the height of the first wave, and if we don't take those measures now, in another couple of weeks after that, we could be double the admissions that were occurring at the height of the, in march and april, so we really do have to take measures, and as i say, just closing the pubs and bars will not in itself bring the virus infection rate down. , great to speak to you on the programme this morning, geoff driver. i almost stayed outside, so lovely, those dogs! it won a bafta and changed the landscape of scripted reality tv, but as the only way is essex turns 10, the county's tourism board wants to move away from the stereotypes the show created. it is releasing a new film, called this is essex — to show there's much more to be "welljel" about. we're joined now by someone else who calls essex home — the presenter, dom littlewood. where on earth are you? it looks glorious. i am at the point where the thames estuary meets the river thames, near southend—on—sea. it is beautiful. what do you make of this promotion video, does essex have a reputation to protect? when programmes like towie came out we got pigeonholed into this wearing white socks and stiletto heels all the time. it is not like that. essex has over 300 cities and towns, amazing heritage, it is where queen boadicea came from, 350 miles of beaches. essex is just boadicea came from, 350 miles of beaches. essex isjust a beautiful place to be. itjust looks absolutely stunning. did it do damage, to essex, towie? my sister, teresa, has been living in hong kong for 35 years, she had a pretty high—flying job there. when she said she was from essex, people made sillyjokes. in the end she started to say she was from a little town in essex, purely because she started to get fed up with that sort of reputation. towie is a great programme stop it shows that people in essex take care of themselves, they dress well, they are smart and snappy, and it gave a little bit of a bad reputation, it is a great programme, we all enjoy it, but that is just programme, we all enjoy it, but that isjust some areas programme, we all enjoy it, but that is just some areas of essex, where people have a certain lifestyle but you look at the rest of essex, and it is beautiful. is that your dog or someone else's? i'm on the beach, people are walking their dogs. you could see the rnli out doing exercises, swimmers, joggers, you name it. there is always something going on. the air is fresh, there is no smog and pollution that you get on the big cities. it is a great place, a great place for dogs. you could work for the tourist board, i think, dom. you have sold essex to quite a few of our viewers. that view is beautiful. and you have got the sunshine as well. lovelies to speak to you. thank you very much. it is 8:59am. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the three—tier system comes into effect across england — with greater manchester, lancashire and other regions expected to learn later today whether they will be moved into the highest tier of restrictions. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the three—tier system comes into effect across england — with greater manchester, lancashire and other regions expected to learn later today whether they will be moved into the highest tier of restrictions. it comes as large crowds gathered in the centre of liverpool last night, before the city region became the first in england to enter the highest level of restrictions in northern ireland — tough new measures are expected to be announced today, with pubs and restaurants to shut for four weeks — and schools closed for a fortnight. send me your thoughts on the measures around the uk — or on any of our stories today. you can get in touch with me 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