Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Welcome, im philippa thomas. We start with the coronavirus pandemic, which at a time when School Pupils and University Students are returning to their places of study around the world, is regaining momentum. India has seen more than four million cases making it the third country in the world to pass that mark, following the United States and brazil. In europe, france registered 8,975 cases in the 2a hours to friday its highest daily infection rate for covid i9 since the start of the pandemic. In the uk, new lockdown measures have been introduced in bolton in Greater Manchester after the infection rate rose to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week, the highest in england. And another Northern City leeds was added to the Public Health england areas of concern. 0ur correspondent Richard Galpin reports. The new University Year is approaching
Good evening. As thousands of students are preparing their return to university, data now shows the highest number of detected infections of coronavirus, is in young people. A leading epidemiologist said today, she believes the country is at a critical moment in controlling the spread of the virus. This evening, bolton has announced tighter restrictions. The council says the towns infection rate has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people, per week the highest in england. Residents have been asked to only use public transport for essential purposes and not to mix with other households in any setting but this doesnt apply to support bubbles. In leeds, young people are being urged to take responsibility for controlling the spread of coronavirus following an increase in house parties in the city. Leeds was added to the Public Health england areas of concern as covid rates rose to 32. 5 cases per 100,000 people. 0ur correspondent Richard Galpin reports. The new University Year is approaching
Showers and some sunny spells. Its sunday, september 6. Our top story. Tougher coronavirus measures are being imposed in bolton, in Greater Manchester, because of a rising number of cases. The infection rate is now the highest in england. The increase is being driven by a spike among younger people. Our reporter simonjones has this report. Everyone in bolton must play their part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions part, thats deeply from a local council as tighter restrictions are introduced. The infection rate has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week, the highest in england, with people aged between 18 49 accounting for 90 of cases. Residents are now being told to only use public transport for essential purposes and not to mix with other households in any setting, indoors and outdoors, in this part of a support bubble. Although, some restrictions are being lifted elsewhere, a ban on people from differen
Investors taking profits ahead of this weekends parliamentary election. The motor city gets weighed down under a mountain of debt. Detroit filing for theargest municipal bankruptcy in u. S. History. Hi, everybody. Welcome to the program. We have got two hours together. Finance ministers gathering now at the g20 meeting in moscow and theyre expected to ratchet up the crackdown on Corporate Tax avoidance. Now, later today, the oecd will be unveiling an action plan aimed at tackling Profit Shifting, which has thrown some of the largest multinationals into the spotlight. Lets get the details with julia chatterley from moscow with more. Julia, a lot on the agenda and taxes definitely one of the issues theyre going to be talking about by the looks of things. Absolutely. Huge agenda. Growth, jobs and tax avoidance. As you said, the oecd just about to announce their proposals to targeting tax avoidance by the large corporations in the g20. You cut to the heart of it when you said a Profit Shif
This is bbc news. The headlines at four. A warning that the country is at a critical moment in the coronavirus pandemic. Figures show the highest number of detected infections is in young people as many students prepare to return to universities. Several more areas of england have been added to the governments watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus theyll be closely monitored, and restrictions may be re imposed. Government departments in england are told to get Civil Servants back into offices as quickly as possible following the coronavirus lockdown but one union has described the governments attitude as outdated. In france the highest rise in Coronavirus Infections is recorded since the start of the pandemic. In australia, tensions on the rise as anti lockdown protestors clash with police. Here, Extinction Rebellion activists have delayed the distribution of several National Newspapers after protesters blocked access to three Printing Presses owned by rupert murdoch. And