let us know on twitter using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. as the virus continues to spread, business groups ask for more government help as customers cancel bookings. schools says they are prepared to switch to online learning if they have to next term as more pupils stay at home because of covid. four children have died and five others are injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in australia. pulled away and pulled away with disdain. and, in the ashes, england under pressure as australia start well in the second test. think carefully before going to pubs and restaurants this christmas and don t mix with people you don t have to. that was the message from the prime minister and england s chief medical officer, as covid cases soar. borisjohnson and professor chris whitty made the warnings as the uk recorded more than 78,000 new infections yesterday the highest figure since the start of the pandemic. but the hospitality and entertainment in
new music from an unmistakable voice adele is back. good morning. racing to the top of the tennis charts cameron norrie will be the new british number one, after reaching the semi finals, in indian wells. he has now won more matches this year than novak djokovic. it isa it is a cold and in places frosty start for the northern half of the uk. things get milder and cloudier this weekend. good morning. it s friday, 15th october. our main story. foreign lorry drivers will be allowed to make more deliveries in the uk, under new government measures to ease the pressure on supply chains. currently, overseas workers can only make two trips to britain a week. under the new rules they will be allowed to make unlimited journeys in a two week period. meanwhile, 800 temporary visas for butchers and abattoir workers will also be granted to help with the backlog at pig farms. our political correspondent jonathan blake has more. thousands of extra visas have been offered to hgv drivers f
show panicked subway riders coming out of a train. the suspect had on a gas mask and set off a gas canister that filled the subway car with smoke. that was before he opened fire with a handgun. sources tell nbc news that the suspect left that gun and a bag seen right here filled with fireworks and smoke canisters at the scene. and this video posted on twitter appears to show the gun shots ringing out from the next subway car. witnesses described scenes of chaos as that shooting unfolded. i just saw there was three people that were injured. i was coming off the train and i saw a lot of smoke and smelled it. it was a really strong smell. it was nothing like fire. it was a lot different than what the smell of fire is and i saw maybe a 16-year-old kid, he was sitting on the steps, coming out the train station and he had a bullet in his knew. what did you make of that? what were you thinking? well, i was speechless, as i am now. it s a very scary sight to see. he looked very
i followed people out to one of the most popular destinations, turkey. and most people seem to have a great experience. but i ve learnt that there are things you need to know first. it s a stock image, and they re leading people to believe that it s the truth. we were getting one patient near enough a week. - some straight off the plane from istanbul. i they said, are you the father ofjoe thornley? i says, yeah . got some news for you that he s passed away in turkey. so, is it really safe to put your life in the hands of a surgeon abroad? i m alex. and three years ago, i had weight loss surgery in the uk with the nhs. it s made me healthier, happier and more confident. but these. . .jeans used to fit me. and ifeel like now, i d probably fit in one leg. yeah, i can fit in one leg. she chuckles. yeah. like.how can you look at this and not realise how much the surgery has changed my life? my whole body fits in my old jeans. so what if it s left me with a little excess skin