this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7.00. a manhunt is under way after one man is killed and seven people are injured — in a two hour stabbing rampage in birmingham. there's absolutely no suggestion at all that this is terror related. this is being treated as a homicide being investigated by west midlands police. the stabbings were at several different locations. police are hunting for a male suspect — an eyewitness describes what he saw. the police were reacting straight away. they came here within seconds. obviously, nobody chased him because, by the time the police were there, the guy was already at the bottom of hurst street.

the uk records its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late may — with almost 3,000 more positive tests. the health secretary says the situation is worrying. the 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 there's the big shot. england win the the second t20 game against australia — joss buttler hit an unbeaten 77, including this 6, to seal the series win.

good evening. a police manhunt is under way for a man who killed one person and injured seven others in a series of stabbings at different locations in birmingham city centre last night. west midlands police say it appears to be a random attack — and is not terror— or gang—related. they've appealed for anyone who might have information or evidence to come forward. 0ur correspondent sian lloyd reports. a night of violence on the streets of birmingham in which one man was killed. 1a ambulances were called to four locations in the heart of the city centre. a woman and a man are being treated in hospitalfor serious injuries. five other people were also hurt. police are looking for one man. they lost him there. but before they lost him, they spoke to him. the manager says, "i'll never

forget yourface, you know? you stabbed a girl." and he says, "whatever." that's the answer. he wasn't even panicking. he wasn't, you know, reacting or anything. hejust, after he stabbed her, four, five, maybe seven times, i think. i'm counting... between five and seven times, he walked as if nothing happened. passers—by tried to do what they could. me and my friend ran towards the lady that had been stabbed a few times, and my friend put his hands — jay, is his name — my friend put his hands underneath her head and reassured her everything was going to be ok, and the paramedics were trying to do theirjob. four separate locations within a mile radius. the attacks took place as people left pubs and restaurants after a night out. the first call was made at half past midnight, with the focus of the investigation moving to livery street, nearby. the attacker was still on the move. his next victim was assaulted in irving street, where sadly he died. the man then fled to hurst street.

we have launched a murder enquiry. clearly we're still in the early stages of that enquiry, but what i can say is we are treating all four of those incidents as a linked series. specialist forensic teams have continued to gather evidence. officers are appealing for anyone who filmed what unfolded last night to upload footage to a specially dedicated web page. they believe this was a random attack, with nothing obvious to link the victims. their message — that the city is still a safe place to visit, but people have been left shocked by what they saw. i was on the street around 2:15am, 2:20am, and we heard somebody shout down the street, "stop him, he's just stabbed somebody." and initially it was a guy with a black hoodie on, with the hood pulled up over his head, who was walking relatively casually in the first instance. and as soon as somebody shouted, "stop him, he's stabbed somebody," that's when he ran off into the area of sherlock street. police officers are examining cctv

footage as they try to identify an attacker who walked through the streets of this city for almost two hours, and whose whereabouts are still unknown. police have not yet released any information about the man who lost his life here in the early hours of the morning, but we understand his family are being supported by specially trained officers. within the last minute west midlands police have uploaded onto their social media feed a cctv image of the suspect. the man they desperately wa nt to suspect. the man they desperately want to question in connection with this murder and stabbings here in birmingham. from quickly looking at these pictures it matches the description we heard from the eyewitness in my report of a man in a dark hoodie, wearing a cap, with his head covered. that hasjust gone live on west midlands police twitter

feed. thank you very much for that update. data on coronavirus transmissions recorded for the uk over the last 2a hours has revealed there were nearly 3,000 new cases — which is the highest daily number reported since may. the health secretary matt hancock says the increase is concerning, and has called on younger people to socially distance. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said the latest figures are a reminder of the need for measures to counter the virus. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. bolton today coming to terms with a sharp increase in coronavirus cases. almost all amongst those aged under 50, with the infection rate now the highest in england. joint action by the council and government has resulted in new restrictions. local people have been told only to use public transport for essentialjourneys and not to mix with other households indoors or outdoors. some are frustrated at another change in the rules. people make plans.

we can'tjust keep stopping our lives and going backwards. it's just confusing. i think it's everyone, it's notjust young people in general, ijust think it's everyone. you can't put, you know, an age on it, really, i don't think. people are not respecting the rules and not respecting social distances. over the last week, the number of new uk cases reported each day has been rising steadily, but today there has been a dramatic rise to 2,988 — an increase of more than 1,000 on yesterday, and the biggest daily rise since may. the average number of new cases per day in the last week now stands at 1,812. case numbers can be affected by the number of tests carried out and there is a lot more testing in areas with local outbreaks. even so the health secretary today acknowledged the latest figures couldn't be dismissed. we are concerned about this rise in cases, of course we are. and it's predominantly

amongst younger people. but of course, younger people can pass on the disease to their grandparents, and we do not want to see that. people will be understandably worried when they see the news of this significant increase in the virus. they will be concerned about what it means for them and their loved ones and they will be worried that they can't get a test if they want a test. so i really think matt hancock, it's his responsibility and duty to come to the house of commons tomorrow and update mps on the government's approach. but the number of patients seriously ill in hospital with covid—19 has fallen. today there were only two new reported deaths. health officials will hope the recent increase in cases don't result in another spike in hospital admissions. hugh pym, bbc news. dr muhammad munir is lecturer in molecular virology at lancaster university.

thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. first, this obviously not coming as quite a surprise butjust break down what we are seeing. coming as quite a surprise butjust break down what we are seeinglj think this number that we have seen is to some extent surprising because we have been seeing an increase in the number of cases for the last two 01’ the number of cases for the last two or three days, but compared to what has been happening in the rest of europe, it was expected because what we have seen in the rest of the european countries is a 700 to 900 cases for the last two weeks, and today in france it has been 7000 cases. so it is pretty remarkable andi cases. so it is pretty remarkable and i think it is worrisome for many aspects, first because the disease is part of the same trend as in the rest of europe with the younger population but it is able to move into older people in the coming days. is this what we have been talking about, the build—up to the second wave? that is true. if we

look into the definition of the second wave, it is a sustained suppression and you'll start to see an increase in a number of cases and that will remain so for a certain period of time, at least two weeks. that is what we are seeing in europe. it is now becoming very obvious that the uk is not an exception and probably in the coming days the number of cases will increase. that will depend on how swiftly we open up and people are trying to get back to normal and also if the number of cases increase in the coming days, it is a trend in the community, then it is certainly up the community, then it is certainly up to the second wave which is certainly inevitable now. you mentioned a time period of two weeks. there has been a lot of concern that we would be seeing peak numbers as we head into autumn. is that still a concern? certainly it isa that still a concern? certainly it is a concern and especially at a time when schools are open and there isa time when schools are open and there is a strong temptation to get back

to work and universities are about to work and universities are about to open. all these together are pushing us. i think this is a critical time that we suppress this as much as we can before we enter into the winter, where we have to tackle other infections which are already increasing and indications are coming back. 0k, doctor muhammad munir, thank you for your expertise. thank you. thank you. moving on to our next story. we are actually going to return to our top starry. just to go back to that. the stabbings that took place last night in the early hours of sunday morning. the latest information we have from the west midlands police concerning that a series of stabbings is that they have released some cctv. you heard earlier reference to that at the top of the

programme. there we have the suspect. police of course are still looking for him. as you can see, he looks dark skinned, wearing a hoodie. walking around. as we have heard, descriptions from today from witnesses, very calm. that is the cctv that west midlands police have released. they are asking for the public to get in touch with any information and if you want to see more of that, just to study what is on that cctv footage, just head to the west midlands police social media feeds and that will be updated and uploaded shortly. more as we get it, of course. the foreign secretary dominic raab says the eu should move to a compromise on key issues in order to get a trade deal in time for the end of the brexit transition period in december. another round of talks will take place this week — eu negotiators have said they are disappointed

by a lack of concessions from the uk. this report by our political correspondent, chris mason, contains some flash photography. on january 31st the uk left the european union. since then, little has changed because of a transition period that runs until the end of this year. but our long—term trading relationship is still being worked out, and these are the two men trying to do it. michel barnierfor the eu on the right here, and lord frost for the uk. lord frost said today, "we are not going to be a client state. we are not going to compromise on the fundamentals of having control over our own laws." 0ne eu official described the remarks as unsurprising muscle flexing. so, what is standing in the way of reaching a deal? one issue is fishing rights. who can catch what, in whose waters,

and the terms on which it is sold. another is what's known as state aid. the uk wants to be able to give financial help to companies if it chooses to. the eu says that would be unfair. the foreign secretary told the bbc the coming negotiations were vital and the uk's position was clear. it's a wake—up call for the eu side. we've got to a position where there's only two points really that are holding us back, but we can't accept that the eu will control our laws — that's the reason we are leaving. no other country goes into free trade negotiations with the eu or with anyone else on that basis. and the eu wouldn't accept that if we insisted on it. the rows about brexit are not as noisy as they were. the ever—present tension at westminster and beyond has eased. whatever happens this autumn, how we trade with the eu will change next year. a trade deal may be struck, or may not be. labour say it's vital an arrangement

with brussels is arrived at. it's the clearest sign yet of this government's monumental incompetence. if we get to the end of the transition period and we haven't negotiated a deal with our most important trading partners. the government continually promised they had an oven ready deal. and yet it still looks like they are unprepared. you may have got used to brexit having wandered out of the headlines, but it's making a comeback between now and the new year. chris mason, bbc news. 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 six weeks. the premier of the state of victoria said the measures would remain until at least the 28th of september. phil mercer reports.

melbourne is living under australia's toughest coronavirus lockdown. it's being extended and will stay in place until the end of the month. the victorian premier daniel andrews 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 covid 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're just beginning a third wave. 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—19 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. victoria is at the centre of coronavirus crisis in australia, accounting for three quarters of total infections — and 90% of all fatalities. the headlines on bbc news... a manhunt is underway after one man is killed and seven

people are injured in a two—hour stabbing rampage in birmingham. the stabbings were at several different locations — police are hunting for a male suspect. the uk records its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late may, with almost 3,000 more positive tests. the health secretary says the situation is worrying. tomorrow is the start of a public inquiry into the terror attack at manchester arena in may 2017. 22 people died when a suicide bomber detonated a homemade device as an ariana grande concert came to an end. the youngest of the victims was eight—year—old saffie rose roussos — whose parents believe the inquiry will not be sufficiently transparent. andrew and lisa roussos are calling for lawyers for bereaved families to be allowed access to hearings scheduled to take place in private —

because they concern national security. they spoke to our north of england correspondentjudith moritz. she never sat still. she was like that from the minute she was born. properfidget. she'd have been the best at whatever she was going to become, whether it be a housewife or an astronaut. her smile, her eyes... herfun for life. how funny she was. it's three years on, more than three years. how much has life changed? how are you feeling in yourselves? it still feels like yesterday, every day. every morning you wake up, it happens again. she died that day, every day. i don't want to go back over stuff which is unnecessarily painful

but i know you want to talk about this, so what do you remember from that night, andrew? it was like a horror movie. there were kids screaming. there were kids injured on the floor. there were people around and they were all crying. i had xander with me, he had hold of the dog, and i believe there is a photograph of us both. both with shock on our faces because of what we were watching. because of what we were looking at. that's the one i've seen. i'm going to tell you, and describe through this photograph, what's happened that night. are you all right, lisa? everybody froze. nobody had any control of what to do. you don't feel they were in command of it? they weren't in command of it. i was walking round with an 11—year—old child and a chihuahua. i asked every police officer that i went past, theyjust said, just keep looking. you didn't know that they were just yards away inside? yeah.

my daughter and my wife were lying on this floor. do you know how that feels? i could have been with them, particularly saffie. i could have been holding her hand, instead of a stranger. imagine how she was feeling, lying there. you were inside? i was inside. i had a bolt in the back of my neck, which completely paralysed me. all i could do was blink. i remember lying there thinking, it's ok, help will be here soon. and in the end, it felt like i was lying there for hours. why is nobody coming? i've been up all night, looking around, searching everywhere, to find where saffie is. i said, could you please let me know what's happened to saffie? the worst thing for me was — is — if saffie could have been saved. do you go over that? i have done, yeah. to think that, notjust saffie, the other people, how

could they leave injured people in the arena for hours? that's your main question? yeah. i mean, it'sjust madness. some of these hearings are going to be held in private. mm—hm. because of national security. of course. are you worried that you won't be able to ask the questions there that you'd like to? yes. we've got five or six law firms representing all the families, so if there's five firms, six firms, let's have one barrister from each firm in that room. 0bviously you're having to put your full trust in the chairman, but this inquiry‘s not about trust, it's about transparency. it should be about transparency. i mean, this could have happened to any family. it could have happened to anyone. it can happen to any family in the future. this is why it's so important for things to change. lisa roussos — mother of eight—year—old saffie — ending that report byjudith moritz.

police in belarus have arrested dozens of protesters across the country following demonstrations calling for the country s president to step down. large crowds attended the fourth weekend of protests since alexander lukashenko claimed victory in an 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, 0lga kovalkova, has now taken refuge in poland. jonah fisher is following developments in minsk. minsk saw another big very rally here today. minsk saw another very big rally here today. this is where it has ended up, that building over there. that is president alexander lukashenko — the man who has run this country for the last 26 years — that is his palace. you can see it's being defended, not just by what looked like military on the roof of it, but also by riot police

here, by barbed wire. and here we have a small part of what was a pretty huge crowd that gathered for the demonstration today — probably in excess of 100,000. sunday is the big day for demonstrations here in belarus. once again, despite some pretty awful weather, people turned out. it's now four weeks since that disputed election, when president lukashenko claimed he got 80% of the vote, and there is no sign at the moment that the demonstrators are at losing heart. are losing heart. in fact, people who come here today are talking notjust about having a grievance about the election itself, but many have turned out because they are so upset about the way demonstrators are being treated. people have been dragged into vans, taken to detention centres, beaten up. but in part, the crackdown, the response to the demonstration seems to have motivated more people to come out. when i've been speaking to people today, one thing which seems pretty constant is that they are determined to keep coming out week after week, and it might take quite a long time because president lukashenko shows no sign of going, shows no

sign of wanting to talk to the opposition, and for now it also seems that he has that crucial support from moscow, as well. so this might be a scene that we see repeated week after week for quite a long time. the bangladeshi prime minister, sheikh hasina, has ordered an investigatation into the reasons behind a gas explosion in a mosque that killed at least 2a people. the blast took place when dozens of worshippers were performing friday evening prayers at the mosque near the capital dhaka. investigators suspect that a spark from an air—conditioning unit could have set off the gas. the prime minister said it was necessary to find out whether mosques were being built without proper planning and design approval. the man shot seven times by police in the us state of wisconsin has urged supporters to be careful, and told them they have a lot more life to live.

jacob blake was seriously wounded when he was shot, and could be paralysed for life. the shooting in kenosha triggered a new wave of demonstrations in several cities across the united states. mr blake said he was in constant pain and urged protesters to stick together. ijust want to say, man — to all the young cats out there, and even the older ones, older than me — there's a lot more life to live out here, man. your life, and not only just your life — your legs, something that you need to move around and move forward in life — can be be taken from you like this, man. it hurts to breathe. it hurts to sleep. it hurts to move from side to side. it hurts to eat. please, i'm telling you, change your lives out there — we can stick together, make some money, make everything easier for our people out here. there's so much time that has been wasted

that was jacob blake there speaking from america. let's just return to our top story — the stabbings in birmingham which left one person dead and seven injured. in the last half hour, west midlands police have released this cctv footage of a man police want to speak to in connection with the stabbings. you can see him there. he is a tall man, dark, wearing a hoodie, with what looks like a jeans and some dark trainers. the footage was released on the west midlands police twitter feed, so if released on the west midlands police twitterfeed, so if you released on the west midlands police twitter feed, so if you would like to access that, you can do that. just head to their twitter feed. cctv footage has been released by west midlands police, showing a man they would like to speak to in connection with the murder, and the stabbings of seven other people that

took place in birmingham in the early hours of sunday morning. 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 rain 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... police hunting for the knifeman

who went on a two—hour stabbing rampage in birmingham last night release cctv footage of a man they want to speak to. one man was killed and seven people were injured in the stabbings that took place in several different locations. the uk records its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late may — with almost 3000 more positive tests. the health secretary says the situation is worrying. the 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.