Greater Manchester and Lancashire are among the areas at risk of being placed under "very high alert".
Read moreBBC News England
![A woman wearing a mask walks past a mural in Manchester](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/490/cpsprodpb/FFBF/production/_114917456_hi063796993.jpg)
Talks continue over new curbs for parts of England
Greater Manchester and Lancashire are among the areas at risk of being placed under "very high alert".
Top Stories
![A woman wearing a mask walks past a mural in Manchester](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/490/cpsprodpb/FFBF/production/_114917456_hi063796993.jpg)
Talks continue over new curbs for parts of England
Greater Manchester and Lancashire are among the areas at risk of being placed under "very high alert".
![Dairy at Cobham Hall](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/DF71/production/_114910275_cobhamspring-15-2.jpg)
Heritage sites: What's been saved, what's at risk?
Historic England's "at risk" register includes 216 new entrants deemed in danger of neglect or decay.
![Ambulance outside William Harvey Hospital](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/D5AA/production/_114589645_buchanandementia.jpg)
'Toxic hospitals culture risks patients' lives'
"Bullying" senior management left staff fearful at East Kent Hospitals Trust, the BBC has been told.
![John Leslie](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/3E21/production/_102450951_leslie1_pa.jpg)
John Leslie says sex assault allegations 'crazy'
The former Blue Peter presenter is accused of grabbing a woman's breasts at a party in 2008.
![Isolating students peer out of their accommodation window in Manchester](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/11919/production/_114916917_gettyimages-1277136350.jpg)
Decision on pausing in-person lectures due 'soon'
The move will help students return home for Christmas safely, the Department for Education says.
![Kent Police headquarters](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/50F7/production/_114872702_kentpolice.png)
Detective sacked over 'flirty' messages to victim
Det Sgt Jonathan Pearce asked a victim of attempted rape about becoming her "sugar daddy".
Featured Contents
![A woman wearing a mask walks past a mural in Manchester](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/490/cpsprodpb/FFBF/production/_114917456_hi063796993.jpg)
Talks continue over new curbs for parts of England
Greater Manchester and Lancashire are among the areas at risk of being placed under "very high alert".
![Dairy at Cobham Hall](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/DF71/production/_114910275_cobhamspring-15-2.jpg)
Heritage sites: What's been saved, what's at risk?
Historic England's "at risk" register includes 216 new entrants deemed in danger of neglect or decay.
![Ambulance outside William Harvey Hospital](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/D5AA/production/_114589645_buchanandementia.jpg)
'Toxic hospitals culture risks patients' lives'
"Bullying" senior management left staff fearful at East Kent Hospitals Trust, the BBC has been told.
![John Leslie](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/3E21/production/_102450951_leslie1_pa.jpg)
John Leslie says sex assault allegations 'crazy'
The former Blue Peter presenter is accused of grabbing a woman's breasts at a party in 2008.
![Isolating students peer out of their accommodation window in Manchester](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/11919/production/_114916917_gettyimages-1277136350.jpg)
Decision on pausing in-person lectures due 'soon'
The move will help students return home for Christmas safely, the Department for Education says.
![Kent Police headquarters](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/50F7/production/_114872702_kentpolice.png)
Detective sacked over 'flirty' messages to victim
Det Sgt Jonathan Pearce asked a victim of attempted rape about becoming her "sugar daddy".
![Dairy at Cobham Hall](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/DF71/production/_114910275_cobhamspring-15-2.jpg)
Heritage sites: What's been saved, what's at risk?
Historic England's "at risk" register includes 216 new entrants deemed in danger of neglect or decay.
![Ambulance outside William Harvey Hospital](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20201015060905/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/D5AA/production/_114589645_buchanandementia.jpg)
'Toxic hospitals culture risks patients' lives'
"Bullying" senior management left staff fearful at East Kent Hospitals Trust, the BBC has been told.
Coronavirus explained
Features & Analysis
Watch/Listen
Latest Updates
By Michael Buchanan
Social affairs correspondent, BBC News
Video content
Video caption: I Am Greta: Movie tells climate activist's 'coming of age' story A new documentary follows the teenage climate change activist through her rise to fame.
Video content
Video caption: Covid-19: Life under Tier 2 lockdown Preston, Lancashire, has been categorised as "high risk" under the government's new three-tier system.
Video content
Video caption: Down's syndrome: Mum creates guide to language A mum helps people use the right words for children with Down's syndrome.
Video content
Video caption: Baby loss: 'Being a black woman the odds were stacked against me' Genelle Aldred was 19 when her baby girl was still born. She believes racial bias within the maternity care sector played a role in her daughter's death.
By William McLennan
BBC News
Video content
Video caption: Oxford post office managers describe "decade of hell" A mother and son accused of stealing from the Post Office say they endured "a decade of hell".
By Phil McNulty
Chief football writer at Wembley
England struggling to create
England 0-1 Denmark
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley
Life is hard for England here. They are at a numerical disadvantage and are simply not firing up front. Harry Kane looks to be really labouring - which will obviously be his cue to score.
Copyright: Getty Images