Than a quarter of their income. Theyve done it. For the first since 1998, scotland can celebrate qualifying for a mens major tournament after a dramatic win over serbia on penalties. A spell of pretty heavy rain and gusty winds for many this morning but things will turn drier and brighter, sunshine later, details on that and the full weekend forecast coming up. Its friday, the 13th of november. Our top story. A significantjump in the daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk has led to increasing concerns about the growth of the virus. More than 33,000 new cases were recorded yesterday, a rise of almost 46 in a day. But some experts warn against reading too much into one days data. Simonjones reports. Schoolchildren in liverpool get tested as part of the citywide trial offering checks to everyone to try to stop the spread of the virus. Yeah, definitely worth doing. You know, obviously, we have to keep safe because you dont want to get coronavirus. So obviously, especially in a big school, you dont want it to spread. There were 33,470 new Coronavirus Infections recorded in the uk in the latest 2a hour period. Thats a Record Number, though Testing Capacity has increased greatly since the first wave. The average number of new cases per day in the past week is now 23,857. Its important to look at the number of cases reported over a number of days and not just take one day in isolation. But its clear that infection rates have been going up, as ive shown you. And whats really important is to get those infection rates down. Thats what will reduce deaths, its what will reduce the pressure on hospitals. Its just over a week since the second lockdown came into force across england with the hope that things will get better before christmas. The streets are certainly quieter, but one theory for a rise in daily confirmed cases is that people took the opportunity for a last night out before lockdown. And because of a delay in getting symptoms and then getting tested, its only now feeding through to the figures. The prospect of a vaccine remains tantalisingly close. 0n question time, the Health Secretary said if its approved, the government is ready to roll it out early next month. But it wont be an easy task. This thing isnt a chemical thats made. This is biological. Then it arrives and you have to keep it at minus 70, and then you have to distribute it and itll be a huge effort from the nhs. But while the wait goes on, the message is its vitalfor anyone with symptoms to continue to get tested. Qr code, please. Simon jones, bbc news. Tough coronavirus restrictions have been extended in Northern Ireland for a further week. The current measures were due to expire at midnight tonight with ministers under pressure to make a decision. Under a compromise deal reached by the Stormont Executive, some businesses will re open next friday. The Prime Ministers most Senior Adviser, Dominic Cummings, is to leave downing street by christmas. The confirmation of his departure comes amid reports of internal tensions in number ten. Lets speak now to our political correspondent, leila nathoo, who joins us from westminster. This has been rumbling now for a couple of days at least. A lot of people saying it is exposing some real issues at the heart of downing street, where are we now . There had been rumours that Dominic Cummings was going to resign following the departure of his close ally, lee cain, who was the Prime Ministers director of communications, who said he was going to stand down yesterday. This was all as a result of factionalfighting, yesterday. This was all as a result of factional fighting, personality clashes, tensions in downing street which have been exposed in recent days. Dominic cummings has said to the bbc that nothing has changed in his position, he always intended to step down really in the new year, he wrote a blog back injanuary where he said he intended to make himself largely redundant by the end of 2020 and he says nothing has changed. There is no doubt now that the balance of power in number 10 has shifted, with the departure of his ally, lee cain, they were a close tea m ally, lee cain, they were a close team of advisers that were a legacy of the brexit referendum campaign, the vote to leave team who came into number 10 with Boris Johnson. The vote to leave team who came into number 10 with borisjohnson. They 110w number 10 with borisjohnson. They now seem to be on the wane in terms of influence and it seems like the Prime Minister is willing to let them go even though they have been so them go even though they have been so crucial to his political success both in terms of winning the brexit referendum and getting him into number 10 referendum and getting him into number10 and referendum and getting him into number 10 and winning the general election. There will be lots of tory mps who have been unhappy with the way that downing street has been working under that close team of advisers who will be very happy to see the departure of those close aides, saying to the Prime Minister that it will be a chance to reset things, for him to have other influences and for him to focus on other policies. This definitely marks a big moment in Boris Johnsons leadership, that he is losing the people that have been at his side, his closest aides, since he took over. Thank you. A former nurse charged with the murders of eight babies and the attempted murder of another ten is due to appear in court later. 30 year old lucy letby was arrested following an investigation at a hospital in chester. 0ur correspondent phil mccann is outside Chester Crown court. Phil, what can you tell us . Good morning. This will be lucy letbys Second Court Appearance after she appeared in front of magistrates in warrington yesterday, she only spoke there to confirm her name, date of birth in 1990 and her dative her address in hereford. That was the first occasion which the names of those babies who she is accused of murdering were released, five of them are boys, cemlyn bennett, josephjohnson, barney gee, Joseph Gelder and eli gelder. Andthree babygirl Joseph Gelder and eli gelder. Andthree ba bygirl is, Joseph Gelder and eli gelder. Andthree babygirl is, elsie mcnall, daisy parkin and maddie freed. She is also accused of attempting to murder another nine babies who cannot be named for legal reasons. They were all on the Neonatal Unit of the countess of Chester Hospital between 2018 and 2090, these are all for babies who are born prematurely. In these investigations which have been going on for three years, lucy letby has been arrested on three occasions, and on two occasions, her former home near the hospital has been searched. She was charged with those offences, those alleged offences on wednesday these week. This week. The prosecution argued yesterday that she should be remanded in custody for her own safety, and the question of whether she should be granted bail will be addressed today at Chester Crown court. New cycle lanes and more socially distanced pavements could be introduced as councils in england receive more money from the government to support active travel. The department for transport is offering a further £175 million of funding that was initially announced in may. Measures that were introduced during the first lockdown provoked a mixed response, with some tory mps and Motorists Group saying they created problems. Barack 0bama ba rack 0bama has barack 0bama has accused senior us republicans by undermining of undermining democracy by not going against Donald Trumps claims of widespread fraud. Speaking to cbs, he said the full is allegations were motivated by mr trumps dislike of losing. The full sanitation. The false allegations. They appear to be motivated in part because the president does not like to lose and never admits loss. Im more troubled by the fact that other republican officials who clearly know better are going along with this, are humouring him in this fashion. It is one more step in delegitimising not just the Incoming Biden Administration but democracy in general. Lets have our first chat about the weather. My analysis so far from the north west in salford, is stepping down. It is tipping down. Well said it is for many people. But hold on your face, the wet and windy start will clear through to sunshine and a few showers. Let me show you where the rain is at the moment, a burly narrow band is pushing across, easing across wales and the western half of england, there will be intense bursts of rain and gusty winds, it will reach the south east by eight or 9am and then it eases away. There will be some at times after that, a few showers in the west in the afternoon, through the west in the afternoon, through the late morning from the western half of scotland. 0ne the late morning from the western half of scotland. One or two on the stiff south westerly breeze will push eastwards but many eastern parts will stay dry. Showers on and off for Northern Ireland and then a few showers in the western half of england and wales this afternoon. Compared to the rain you will see this morning, much brighter. Temperatures are a little above where we should be, 11 14 degrees. After a dry start, cloud will roll m, after a dry start, cloud will roll in, outbreaks of rain developing fairly scattered across the country, on and off across saturday. A fairly cloudy day for most on saturday but it will be very mild for the time of year. By sunday, sunshine comes back with a mix of showers, but it will be windier on sunday particularly in the south. More details in half an hour. Not to start the morning by unsettling you. Why you laughing . It is ten past six it is a nervous laugh friday the 13th. It is, a lucky day. 0k, well see. Depends how we look at it. We have three hours, lets see how it goes. A nervous laugh back the indian festival of light diwali is normally celebrated with parties and gifts. But with many temples closed and restrictions in place, traditional celebrations arent possible this year. The chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak, who is a practicing hindu, has urged those celebrating to respect the lockdown ban on meeting people outside their household. Sima kotecha, has more. Sisters chaya and maya, lighting candles by a statue of their hindu deity. 0m shanti, shanti, shanti. Like christmas and other religious festivals, diwali brings gifts, songs and traditional food. Although the sisters are excited about its imminent arrival, they know this year wont be the same. Weve still got the light and the fireworks. But you cant meet up with your family and you have to do it on zoom. Thats ok, you at least get to see them, not face to face, but still like a bit sad because we actually want to like, maybe hug them. Their grandparents live just minutes away, but arent in their bubble. They talk online and tomorrow will be no different. But therell be no exchanging of food and no dancing with cousins. Normally we would dance and perform at grandpas house as you saw. So wed dance and sing. We do a big show and weve practised online, weve got it all correct. And this year, perhaps, will be more poignant than usual. South asians have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus. The girls grandparents lost a close friend to the virus. And so this diwali, they say, will have a somber tone. We are in close contact with his wife and of course, not very far from us, you know, being a good friend, but, of course, will be missed in that respect. That one friend we have lost. The chancellor, a practising hindu, is urging those who celebrate to stay at home, even though they may be tempted to visit relatives. I know how difficult it is. I mean, its so difficult for us not to want to see each other like it is for everybody, especially at this time of year. But weve just got to stick with this for a couple more weeks and were going to get through this to keep everyone safe right now. Just follow the rules. But there are those, chancellor, who have said that theyre frustrated that the restrictions could be lifted in time for christmas but wont be lifted in time for diwali. What would you say to those people . Well, i mean, weve had restrictions all the way through this year. Theres lots of different religious and cultural celebrations that happen. We cant control the spread of the virus. The virus is doing what its doing. We have to react to that. And thats got to be the right way to approach this. This is neasden temple. Its one of britains most popular temples and it hosts the largest diwali and hindu new Year Celebrations in europe. But not this year. Therell be no packed car parks. Therell be no line of worshippers waiting to go inside. But instead, there will be virtual ceremonies for thousands of people to watch from the safety of their home. Special days like this one bring the differences caused by covid into sharp and often painful focus. Sima kotecha, bbc news. Lets take a look at todays papers. Dominic cummings, chief adviser to the Prime Minister, is pictured on the front or the Daily Telegraph. The newspapers says mr cummings is at the beginning of the end of his time in downing street, according to their sources. The daily mail is calling for ministers to relax stringent coronavirus restrictions and prioritise mass testing in care homes to ensure residents do not spend christmas by themselves. And bbc news has also been looking ahead to christmas and its reporting that a number of European Countries have warned that it is too early to plan for christmas travel, as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the continent. In the uk, discussions have taken place about the four nations taking a joint approach to covid rules over christmas, but theres no official advice as yet. And the guardian has the first british newspaper interview with the scientist behind the first covid 19 vaccine who says he is confident his product can bash the virus over the head and put an end to the pandemic. It also pictures boxer nicola adams and her dance partner katya jones, who have to pull out of strictly come dancing because katya has coronavirus. I like the scientists termination, avoiding the scientific terminology, bashit avoiding the scientific terminology, bash it on the head. What . The scientist in charge of the covid 19 terminology, use the terminology would not expect, saying it would bashit would not expect, saying it would bash it on the head. How much do you like a cheeseboard at christmas . Its a nice thing. Do you think you would use more packaging if your cheese was packaged as a square block or a rectangular block . More, if it were rectangular. I dont think theres any difference, to the size of the cheese. You wouldnt think so but apparently christmas, we are now going to see more cheddar sold in a rectangular lump, tesco has found that changing the traditional shape of cheese saves a huge amount of plastic packaging. Also the manager of cheese buying at tesco says that chunkier packet sizes make cutting, grating and slicing simpler, i dont how that works. But i have had the thing when you have the rectangle of cheese and you have the rectangle of cheese and you great the whole thing and it chunks of annual left with that chunk. And you are left with that chunk. And you are left with that chunk. These are real issues. If you have a cheeseboard, and you would like to swan up to it naturally, you have mens slippers. The friday fashion slot, the Daily Telegraph is talking about the joy of slippers. Because of so many people working from home, the rise and rise of sales of slippers, some of which are very expensive. For example, the velvet 0pera pumps. |j very expensive. For example, the velvet opera pumps. I love it they are quite raffish, £350. And they have got a little bow effect on the front which is probably where the money is. What was your fashion tip last week . Lemonjacket . Money is. What was your fashion tip last week . Lemon jacket . |j money is. What was your fashion tip last week . Lemonjacket . I cant remember. Its quite a combo we are coming up with. I am enjoying the charlie fashion slot. 18 minutes past six is the time. Throughout the pandemic weve been following the struggles for freelancers, contractors and self employed people who have been excluded from various Financial Support schemes. When we asked the business minister nadim zahawi about the fact that those people wouldnt be helped by the extension to furlough, we had a huge response. In a moment well get more on this from ben, first heres a reminder of what the minister had to say. Well, i think the self employed, the chancellor did the right thing to increase, as you quite rightly said, the amount that they are able to claim from 40 to 80 with the additional announcement on the furlough scheme extension. Im talking about those who have been excluded, though. 0n the excluded, these are people who have their own businesses, directors of their own businesses who would have taken dividends out of their businesses. They have clearly had a really difficult time and i completely understand that. But we have also put nine billion into the welfare system to try and help those people who have found it very difficult. Youre going to pick up on this. Last week we spoke to the minister. What we know from talking to individuals and people caught up in this, there is a group of people who have received nothing. That remains the case, as these various schemes are rolled out. And when ministers are rolled out. And when ministers are faced with that, they talk about other things. Thats the pattern. Good morning. Thats right. Since that interview, loads of people have got in touch, we would describe those people is falling through the cracks. They dont qualify for any of the support that was announced in march and even the new measures that take it through to next march, again, they say that they no longer benefit from that. We will hear from that