What i would like to do now that i am in this position is speak directly to the Prime Minister and really ask for the vouchers to be extended at least until october half term. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. A Senior Adviser to borisjohnson has written to mps representing constituencies in the north of england to confirm some areas, experiencing a rapid growth of coronavirus infections, are very likely to be placed under further restrictions. In the letter seen by the bbc, sir Edward Lister says ministers would hold discussions with local authorities in the region during the weekend. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details of the new measures on monday. The Deputy Director of Public Health england told the bbc action is needed now to ensure hospitals can cope with demand. There are still many hospital beds available in the north west and much lower numbers of a
Recognition for the uks Unsung Heroes of the pandemic as hundreds of key workers and volunteers are awarded in the delayed queens birthday honours. And england and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford gets an mbe for his work on Free School Meals and says hell keep campaigning. What i would like to do now that i am in this position is to speak directly to the Prime Minister and really ask for the vouchers to be extended until at least until the october half term. And in half an hour, click, goes behind the scenes of the video chat company, zoom. Good afternoon. Political leaders in the north of england say the package of financial help being offered by the government isnt enough to protect their communities from hardship, as parts of england face greater restrictions from next week. At a joint press conference, the mayors of manchester, liverpool, sheffield and north of tyne said the job support scheme was not enough to protect communities going into winter. The labour mayor of
Of key workers and volunteers are awarded in the delayed queens birthday honours. And england and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford gets an mbe for his work on Free School Meals and says hell keep campaigning. And polish teenager iga swiatek completes a stunning rise by becoming the lowest ranked woman to win the french open. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Local leaders in the north of england say the financial help being offered by the government isnt enough to protect their communities from hardship as parts of the country face tighter covid 19 rules from next week. At a press conference of labour mayors, andy burnham whos mayor of Greater Manchester said many businesses in the north were already on a knife edge. The government is due to announce a tiered system of restrictions on monday, with areas facing different rules depending on how quickly cases are spreading. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Eating out in 2020 hasnt been straightforward. Work
Good evening. Mayors in four areas of Northern England are calling for the government to increase Financial Support for their residents and businesses ahead of tougher coronavirus restrictions being announced next week. The labour mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, has warned that current measures dont go far enough and risk seeing people in hardship in the run up to christmas. Ministers say theyre keeping all support under review. Ive been getting reaction from Henri Murison whos director of the Northern Powerhouse partnership. Clearly the challenge is how long these restrictions will last. At the moment we are not sure what the Prime Ministers offer of more local control will look like, will it mean decisions will still be made in whitehall . Will we actually see real local choice . If these restrictions do work, even when we have the most severe ones, in the course of a few weeks we shall see a reduction in cases. If that doesnt happen, i dont think we can see places locked
And england and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford gets an mbe for his work on free school meals, and says hell keep campaigning. What i would like to do now now that im in this position isjust speak directly to the Prime Minister and, you know, just really ask for the vouchers to be extended until at least october half term. Hello. This is bbc news. A fragile ceasefire has come into effect between armenia and azerbaijan, who have been fighting over the long disputed territory good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Of Nagorno Karabakh. The hostilities have mainly stopped, political leaders in the north of england say the package although both sides have accused of financial help being offered each other of violating the truce. These pictures were released by the government isnt enough by the azerbaijan defence ministry, which says it continued combat operations overnight to protect their communities and this morning until from hardship, as parts of england face greater restr