this is bbc news with the latest headlines... a man has been killed and seven people are injured in stabbings in birmingham overnight — police declare a "major incident" but rule out terrorism. there is absolutely no suggestion at all that this is terrorised. this is being treated as a homicide. the stabbings occured at several different locations over a period of two hours last night — police are still looking for a male suspect. obviously, nobody chased him because by the time the police were there he was at the bottom of the street. tougher coronavirus restrictions

have come into force in bolton , the area which now has the highest infection rate in england. uk foreign secretary, dominic raab, says this week is "the moment of reckoning", as the uk tries to strike a trade deal with the european union. security forces in belarus have sealed off areas of the capital, minsk, ahead of further anti—government protests. and in half an hour, we catch up on all the latest politics — that's on the week in parliament — here on bbc news. hello, and welcome. police are searching for one suspect following a series of stabbings in birmingham city centre in which one man was killed

and seven other people injured. west midlands police declared a major incident after officers were called to reports of a knife attack in the early hours of this morning, with further stabbings then reported. officers are treating four incidents in constitution hill, livery street, irving street and hurst street as linked, with the suspect thought to have moved from north to south. police say there is "absolutely no suggestion" that the stabbings were "terror—related" and that the attacks appeared to be ‘random'. our correspondent sian lloyd sent this report from birmingham. a night of violence on the streets of birmingham. a man died and seven other people were injured. two are critically ill in hospital. 1a ambulances were called to four different locations in the heart of the city centre. we have launched a murder enquiry. clearly we are still in the early stages of the enquiry, but what i can say is we are

treating all four of those incidents as a linked series. four separate locations within a mile radius. the attacks took place as people left pubs and restaurants. this morning, forensic officers were combing the pavements, gathering evidence that could help identify this attacker. police have confirmed they are looking for one suspect, a man, in connection with all of these stabbings. at the moment, they have no idea where he is, but they are asking for the public‘s help in finding him. as part of their effort to identify the attacker, officers are trawling through cctv footage and appealing to anyone who saw what unfolded last night to get in touch. they believe this was a random attack, with nothing obvious to link the victims. i have been saying for some time in the context of covid—19 that a lot of the pent—up feelings that people have and not being able to get out, and combine that with people who are now unsure

about their future and about their jobs, it was almost inevitable that we would see a growth in violence. i am not saying that this is directly related to that, but nevertheless we are seeing now a growth in violence amongst younger people, particularly younger males, we are seeing that growing across the region. extra police are on patrol today. their message, that the city is still a safe place to visit. but last night people were terrified by what they saw. multiple people at a time fighting, it wasn'tjust one on one, there was just groups, to the stage where it was just a blur for what was going on. it was people upon people, there was females, there was males, there was old people, there was young people. it was just such a mix of people that didn't seem like it was real at the time. many streets in the heart of birmingham remain cordoned off. the next 2a hours will be crucial in the police investigation to identify and track

down this killer. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham. savvas sfrantzis was working close by and described what he saw. he was rubbing the girl. everyone thought he was trying to steal the necklace. but he was stabbing her. because she screamed. it was very cold, and he wasn't even hunting or reacting. after he stabbed her, four, five, maybe seven times. he walked as if nothing happened. he worked on the footpath, the sidewalk, because the manager started screaming at him. he didn't quite run.

well, we saw david jamieson there, the police & crime commissioner for the west midlands — hejoins us now. shocking events in the city centre last night. can you just bring us up to speed with the number of casualties? one fatality, u nfortu nately casualties? one fatality, unfortunately because of how many injured? well, firstly our thoughts are with the relatives of the man who has died. it must be truly awful for them. and for those who are injured. in total, i understand that a total of eight people were treated by the ambulance service. two of those i understand are very seriously ill in hospital. but others have had sort of relatively minor injuries. but nevertheless a truly terrifying experience, and a rare but appalling events that happened last night in birmingham. we just heard that eyewitness

evidence he was talking about how calmly these stabbings seem to have taken place. how is it possible to rule out terrorism now, when you look and hear about how these stabbings were carried out? at the moment, the police are the experts on these, terrorism. they don't think at the moment is that it has terrorism connections. however, that view may be moderated in time when the person is apprehended. it may become clearer what his motives are. but there is no evidence at the moment that his motives were by terrorist motives. no evidence of that. and no evidence of anything gang related, and yet we were hearing from other eyewitnesses that it sounded like a sort of brawling free for all in the centre of birmingham last night. young people out on the streets, gangs fighting

each other, men and women fighting each other, men and women fighting each other. and somehow, out of all of this, you have a fatal stabbing. i think there may be two sets of things we are talking about here. there were about four locations where this particular man stabbed people, and what appeared to be a sort of random basis. the police are also looking into the other reports as well of violence, which is generally far less serious but nevertheless very concerning. i am very concerned about the level of violence. i don't think this particular incident was sparked by these dreadful serial stabbings, but lam these dreadful serial stabbings, but i am concerned about the pent up angerand i am concerned about the pent up anger and feelings that people have got over coronavirus, people want to get out. and the minority of people turn to violence when they've had a few drinks. and that is really quite a worry to me. and i think, as we go on into the next few weeks, the next

month or so, when more people find themselves at the end of the following scheme, they've not got a job, no money in their pockets, i think sadly we could see more of this type of violence spilling out onto our streets. but i'm not relating that to this particular incident. why aren't you relating? because it's not linked? because there is no evidence that it is linked. and that is what... what there does seem to be evidence of, though, is that the clubs and the pubs are open in birmingham right up into the early hours in the morning. ididn't into the early hours in the morning. i didn't think that was allowed?” understand that that is what is being permitted. again, we will get reports back as to whether social distancing was being carried out. but this is what police... not much social distancing of people are fighting in the streets? absolutely not. that is truly appalling, and you can see fiow

not. that is truly appalling, and you can see now the pressure that is on the police as the crackdown has been lifted and the people are coming back into action. it really is problematic. to police the sort of activity. we used to on a friday and saturday night a reasonable amount of violence, but it is often amount of violence, but it is often a altercation between two people who often sorted out quickly. but there does seem to be evidence now that there is a higher level of violence going on, people are more likely to turn to using a weapon rather than a fists or a slap. that is very, very concerning, for everybody. and for the police in particular. but, notwithstanding all that, birmingham'sa great notwithstanding all that, birmingham's a great place, it is a good place to go out. i have been out this morning in the centre of birmingham. everything is calm, people are going about their business. these are isolated but very nasty incidents. can you help us very nasty incidents. can you help us out with the lack of

identification of the suspect? we know it is a male, we don't know any more than that. surely, with some of the eyewitnesses, you have more of a description of the man believed to be behind this attack? the police have got a broad description of him from a numberof have got a broad description of him from a number of witnesses. can you give us that? no, i can't, and the reason for that is because what the police are doing is they are trying to find some really good cctv images of him and then put that out on the media. we have to be really careful, because the description we have at the moment of the person, there are a lot of people walking around to look like this man and are totally in assent of everything from stocks it is not really helpful to do that yet. as soon as they police have been through those cctv images, and talked in more detail to some of the people who have witnessed the event, then we will be in a position to put out that man. hopefully we can arrest him even before we need to put out those descriptions. thank you very much.

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. simonjones has this report. "everyone in bolton must play their part". that's the plea from the 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 and 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 — unless part of a support bubble. although some restrictions are being lifted elsewhere, a ban on people from different households meeting indoors remains in most areas of greater manchester. the evidence suggests that it's

still the home and gatherings in the home where we are seeing the most community transmission. let's be honest, people behave differently in the home, it's not as regulated as a public space, and that's why the restrictions are still there. the aim is to avoid a more draconian local lockdown, like the one seen in leicester injune, but there is a growing list of coronavirus hot spots. in leeds, students are about to return to their studies, and officials are worried young people are becoming complacent. other areas added to public health england's watchlist are south tyneside, middlesbrough, corby and kettering. last week, restrictions on visiting other households were reintroduced in glasgow. extra testing is being promised in problem areas, but the think tank, the health foundation, is warning that the public don't think official coronavirus guidelines are clear enough, especially about who they can meet and where. simon jones, bbc news. staying with coronavirus.

australian officials have extended the strict coronavirus lockdown in melbourne. the city is at the centre of australia's second wave of infections, and has already been under lockdown for 6 weeks. the premier of the state of victoria said the measures would remain until at least the 28th of september. melbourne is living under australia's strongest coronavirus lockdown. it is being extended and will stay in place until the end of the month. the victorian premier is warning that without the strict measures the state is at risk of a third wave of infections. he says a cautious approach is the only way forward. we can't run out of lockdown. we have to take steady and safe steps out of lockdown. to find that coronavirus normal. if we open up too fast then we have a very high likelihood, a very high likelihood, that we are not really opening up at all, we are

just beginning a third way. there will be some minor changes to the regulations that have seen millions of australians in melbourne essentially forced into protective custody at home. a night—time curfew will start an hour later, playgrounds will reopen, and more outdoor exercise will be allowed. but bigger changes will only come in the months ahead if the number of new daily covid—i9 cases continues to fall. dozens of people were arrested on saturday at anti—lockdown protests in australia's major cities. the demonstrations were driven largely by fringe groups promoting virus —related conspiracy theories. their actions have been described by the authorities as selfish. the victorian government says that obeying the restrictions is the only option to ultimately bringing the lockdown to an end. victory is at the centre of coronavirus prices in

australia, accounting for three quarters of total infections and 90% of all fatalities. here, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the eu "must now move" on key issues if there is to be a trade deal before the brexit transition ends in december. the next round of formal talks take place this week, but negotiators in brussels have said they are disappointed by a lack of concessions from the uk. mr raab accused brussels of "double standards" in demanding more from britain than it had in past free—trade deals. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. january the 31st, when the uk officially left the european union. since then, little has changed because of a one—year transition. but our long—term trading relationship is still being worked out. talks on that have been taking place, but for weeks they have been

stuck with significant disagreement about rules on government grants for businesses and access to british waters for fishing. this morning, in a rare interview, the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost, told the mail on sunday he was prepared to walk away. "we are not going to be a client state," he said. "we are not going to compromise on the fundamentals of having control over our own laws." a message reinforced by the foreign secretary. the eu's best moment to strike a deal with us with all the pressure they are trying amount is now. the deal is on the table. it is a strong deal, it is what they have done with other countries. why on earth would they try and apply double standards to us compared to what they have agreed with other less important and less close neighbours? there are not as many protesters around parliament just now, there is certainly not the tension there was this time last year.

but the stalemate in negotiations means a no—deal brexit, the uk severing ties without a formal trading arrangement, is back on the cards. i hope for all our sakes the government gets a deal, but i am worried that either our fishermen will be sold down the river, or that we are going to get no deal at all. we are rapidly running out of time for this. the uk wants a decision, deal or no deal, to be reached by the end of october. last—minute extensions are not unheard of. but brexit could be back at the front of the political agenda soon. the headlines on bbc news... a man has been killed and seven people are injured in stabbings in birmingham overnight. police declare a major incident but rule out terrorism. tougher coronavirus restrictions have come into force in bolton, the area which now has the highest infection rate in england. uk foreign secretary dominic raab says this week is the moment

of reckoning as the uk tries to strike a trade deal with the european union. large crowds are protesting in belarus again today, calling for the country's president to step down. it's the fourth weekend of demonstrations since alexander lukashenko claimed victory in the election that was widely seen as rigged. alexander lukashenko claimed victory in the election that was widely seen as rigged. in the past week, the belarusian security forces have intensified efforts to arrest or intimidate protesters. a leading opposition figure, olga kovalkova, has now taken refuge in poland. jonah fisher has just sent this update from minsk. this is the situation in minsk. you can see, they have entirely blocked the road with security forces. these are water cannons. they have not been used yet, but it hasn't deterred people from coming. there's a large crowd here calling on the

president who has run the country for the last 26 years to step down. it looks like a maddy moment, the crowd has decided to move off to a different part of town. but most of the centre of minsk today has been sealed off, or at least the areas where people might have gathered. there is barbed wire, there is military... they are trying to make it very difficult for the demonstrators to come together. as you can see behind me, people are still coming out, still calling for the president to go. hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated out of the path of a powerful typhoon which is on track to reach southern parts of japan, before moving north along the korean peninsula. it's the second storm to hit the region in less

another powerful typhoon, moving for, taking a similar contract. some very strong winds and heavy rain here. then on towards landfall in south korea, just to the east of busang. it will weaken a bit before breaching landfall, but still a very powerful system. it makes landfall, it will weaken further, but then taking strong winds and heavy rain northwards across the korean peninsula. this ground saturated by the recent typhoon. that will enhance the potential for problems and flooding as a result. three main impacts expected. gusts of wind up 280 mph on landfall. we are going to see some flooding rain on saturated ground. big waves, high seas, and a storm surge flooding parts of the coastline. looking at the rainfall, as it moves its way northwards, a

record—breaking season for south korea. the fifth named storm to make landfall. that has never happened before in a season. and our reporter freya cole has been looking at impact the storm in causing for communities in its path. over the kagoshima district in the south—western tip of japan, a dark sky looms over the city. below, the winds are picking up. shop fronts have been boarded, sandbags lay at the base of homes. authorities told residents to prepare and get ready for the worst. translation: typhoon haishen is very powerful. the agency urges people to be on the highest alert for record heavy rain, violent winds, high waves and storm surges. those who don't feel safe at home have been urged to seek shelter at their local emergency centre. authorities issued a staggering 5.5

million alerts across ten districts. translation: a disaster is most likely to occur. i don't want that to happen, but residents should assume the worst and act accordingly. it's a second powerful storm to hit japan and the korean peninsula in a week. the north korean coastal city of wonsan wasn't prepared for the danger of typhoon maysak. leader kim jong—un has inspected the ruins while scathing local authorities for ignoring the warnings. but there's now little time for rest and recovery. typhoon haishen is on its way, picking up speed as it moves north along the coast. freya cole, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. let's just bring you the latest information from scotland about covid—i9. scotla nd from scotland about covid—i9. scotland has 208 cases. that's the

highest number of daily coronavirus cases in almost three months. no deaths, though. but the number of new cases, 208, compares to hundred and 41 the previous day. most of these are in the greater glasgow and clyde area. restrictions due to be reviewed on wednesday. 30 new cases in nhs lanarkshire area. indications that some restrictions could be imposed due to a recent rise to the number of infections there in the lanarkshire area. let's get more on the record heatwave affecting parts of the united states' west coast. california declared a state of emergency on friday amid warnings that power cuts could be implemented to meet excessive demand. temperatures of up to 49 degrees celsius are expected over the coming days. we are still mainly in the 805

fahrenheit. we have so much 5moke we are still mainly in the 805 fahrenheit. we have so much smoke in the air, and we are only getting more. there have been more very large fire5 two our south that have broken out this afternoon. and the creek fire has exploded in size. i wa5 creek fire has exploded in size. i was actually creek fire has exploded in size. i wa5 actuallyju5t reading that it is trapped 5everal wa5 actuallyju5t reading that it is trapped several dozen people at a camp ground and they are trying to evacuate them as quickly as possible. we have the fire, the 5moke, possible. we have the fire, the smoke, the oppre55ive heat, which in some places will probably break some monthly if not all—time record5, some places will probably break some monthly if not all—time records, and we also have the potential because of so much air conditioning being u5ed of so much air conditioning being used by people, one of the major power companies has a flex alert that means that during the afternoon and evening hours we may have rolling blackout5 to try and conserve energy. and it is going to be happening at some of the times when we have some of the highest temperatures that have ever been recorded.

several boats have sunk on a lake in the us state of texas while taking(tx part in a parade to support president trump in november's election. the sheriff's office for travis county said some boats took on water, some stalled and others capsized. it said there was no evidence of sabotage, and no injuries were reported. people just got a bit wet. he created some of the most iconic images of the swinging sixties in london. now at the age of 82 — the iconic photographer david bailey has put on a new exhibition in the capital. alex stanger has been to meet him. these are the never seen before oil paintings of one of the uk's best known artists, photographer david bailey. he was saying before that you have been painting since you we re you have been painting since you were really young. yeah, it's been 80 years. instead of hanging on the

was of a gallery, his paintings are actually here in a shop in the west end of london. i like the idea. i like the idea of anything that is different. thing5 like the idea of anything that is different. things are changing rapidly now with this silly viru5 thing. thing5 rapidly now with this silly viru5 thing. things are not going to be the same as they were, which is quite exciting. and the best way to see this exhibition is apparently the number 75. one of the buses is the number 75. one of the buses is the best. when you drive up oxford street, especially if it's raining, it'5 street, especially if it's raining, it's the most exciting. it only la5t5 it's the most exciting. it only lasts for three minutes or two minutes. i do them because i like doing them. i used to 5cribble on book5 doing them. i used to 5cribble on books when i was a kid. i think being dyslexic help5, because you never know what you are going to do. "where are we going to do it?" i

don't know until i meet the person, and then when i meet the person i u5e and then when i meet the person i use them to figure out how to do their picture. in those pictures have been doing a roaring trade during lockdown, with sales of prince rocketing. i think people have time to think about things when they are on lockdown. they have thought, i have always thought about buying a david bailey print. which have always been the most popular? she is the most popular one. even if you put on the internet, 5he she is the most popular one. even if you put on the internet, she gets more hits than everybody else. the winsome david bailey, who married the famous mother, knows how to bring out the best in a woman. is there anyone you would like to photograph that you've never photographed? i was wanted to do ca5tro, but i don't have regret5 because you can't do everybody. everybody has a story to tell.

everyone has a story if you dig deep enough. the great david bailey. the great david bailey. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello there. we'll keep some sunshine for the rest of daylight today. the winds are lighter than they were yesterday, so temperatures are a little bit higher. it feels warmer but we do have some more showers around. not as many as yesterday for scotland and for northern ireland, but they're clustering and pushing southwards and eastwards across england and wales. one or two, particularly in eastern england, could turn out thundery, as well. they'll rumble on into the evening and then fade away and under the clearing skies in the south it's going to turn a bit chilly. we could even have some fog for the morning commute. all change further north and west with thickening cloud on a strengthening wind and rain. quite persistent rain, actually, by the time we get to monday morning because we've got the next area of low pressure towards iceland driving the weather fronts southwards and eastwards, but high pressure towards the south will keep those weather fronts at bay. and after the morning fog clears, it's here where we will see

the brightest weather in the southern and eastern areas. the ring turns patchier through the day and, despite the cloud for most, and the hill fog, it will actually be quite a mild day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a man has been killed and seven people are injured in stabbings in birmingham overnight. police declare a major incident but rule out terrorism. tougher coronavirus restrictions have come into force in bolton, the area which now has the highest infection rate in england. uk foreign secretary dominic raab says this week is the moment of reckoning as the uk tries to strike a trade deal with the european union. and tens of thousands of people have joined the latest anti—government protests in the belarussian capital, minsk. now on bbc news, it's time

for the week in parliament.