this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than 100 people are detained in belarus during the latest protests against the disputed re—election of president lukashenko. people who've 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 crackdown, the response to the demonstrations. uk police hunting a man who went on a 90—minute stabbing rampage in the city of birmingham release cctv footage of a suspect. as the world battles to curb rising coronavirus cases, the uk records its highest daily infections since may. the health secretary says

the situation is worrying. the rise in the number of cases that we've seen today is concerning. the cases are predominantly among younger people. in yemen, the hidden toll of the virus in a country already scarred by war and a humanitarian disaster. and novak djokovic is disqualified from the us open after hitting a line judge with a ball. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. at least 100 protesters have been arrested across belarus after tens

of thousands of anti—government demonstrators took to the streets for the fourth weekend in a row. they‘ re demanding that president alexander lukashenko step down following his re—election last month in a poll widely seen as rigged. in the past week, the belarussian security forces have intensified efforts to detain or intimidate protesters. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher spent the day among the crowds in the capital, minsk, and sent this report. for the fourth sunday in a row, the people of minsk defied their president. riot police had been deployed on every street corner. razor wire used to block off squares and monuments. but the people here are no longer scared of alexander lukashenko,

or the balaclava—clad riot police who carry out his orders. four weeks on from the disputed election, there's no sign of belarus's demonstrations running out of steam. this is another huge protest, brought here notjust by that vote, but by the brutal, violent crackdown that followed. why have you come out here today? because my heart was broken when i saw all this violence on instagram. i felt i must do something. the violence this week has been particularly aimed at students. groups have been seized from the streets while out demonstrating. others, like this 21—year—old, were detained on university premises. so, the police dragged you out of here? yeah, yeah. his crime, singing a revolutionary song from the musical les miserables.

released from detention, he was at the demonstration today. philosophical about recent events. i can even say, "lukashenko, thank you." because he made us united, and we are what we are now. as their numbers dwindled at the barricades this evening, the riot police had their revenge. beating and detaining dozens. the security forces are still with the president. but he has clearly lost the people. jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. a police manhunt is under way after a series of knife attacks in birmingham city centre last night in which one person was stabbed to death and seven others were wounded. in the last few hours, west midlands police have released cctv footage of a suspect and are appealing for anyone who might have information or evidence to come forward. 0ur correspondent sian

lloyd has this report. this is the man police want to question in connection with the attacks, the man they hope someone will recognise. this footage, captured just before 2am this morning, shows him casually walking along a birmingham street. by this time, a number of people had already been stabbed. 14 ambulances were called to four locations. a 23—year—old man died. a 32—year—old woman and a 19—year—old man are critically injured, while five other people were also hurt. 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 herfour, 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. 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 that 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'sjust 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. tonight, streets remained closed in the city centre as police try to track down a killer who struck as he wandered among people who were enjoying a night out. sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham. the uk health secretary, matt hancock, has said a sharp rise in the number of new coronavirus cases recorded in the last 2a hours is concerning and urged young people

in particular to be mindful of social distancing. the latest daily figures showed nearly 3000 new infections, as our 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 the 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, i don't think it'sjust 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 they're not respecting social distances. over the last week, the number of new uk cases reported each day has been rising steadily, but today there's been a dramatic rise to 2988, an increase of more than 1000 on yesterday, and the biggest daily rise since may. the average number of new cases per day in the last week now stands at 1812. 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. labour, though, say mr hancock must make an urgent statement in the commons. people will be understandably worried when they see the news of this significant increase

in the virus. they'll be concerned about what it means for them and their loved ones, and they'll be worried that they can't get a test if they want a test. the question now is whether an alarming new trend might be developing. we shouldn't overreact to a single day's numbers. what we need to do is wait and see how things play out over the next several days. this is a really critical time, the next couple of weeks. i think as we move towards the winter and towards the flu season, the risk of a surge is going to increase. the number of covid patients in hospital has fallen. today, there were only two new reported deaths. health officials will hope that recent increase in cases don't result in another spike in hospital admissions. hugh pym, bbc news. nearly six months on from covid cases starting to be reported in yemen, the bbc has become the first international broadcaster to reach there and gauge the impact of the virus. yemen is divided between the houthi

group based in the north and an internationally—recognised government in the south. even amid the pandemic, fighting between the two sides has continued. bbc arabic‘s special correspondent nawal al—maghafi reports from sanaa in northern yemen. here in sana'a, there is a sense of hopelessness. as we arrive, another victim of covid—19 is being buried. the people here are faced with the evidence of what this virus does. but this is a country already battling the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. years of war and starvation have made people indifferent to the threat that is a deadly pandemic. we are the first international broadcaster to get to yemen since coronavirus arrived here. and this is what we've found.

there is no social distancing, no—one is taking any precautions. i go to a local market. the people tell me corona doesn't exist here. so, i ask them if they've had flu symptoms recently. translation: i did. translation: me, too. i couldn't smell or taste anything. but do they go to the hospital? translation: no way. people die in hospitals. they kill people in there. but for those in the covid wards, the pandemic is real and has taken its toll on an already broken health system. doctors in yemen have been working with no government salary for years. this is sana'a's main coronavirus hospital. this doctor tells me because of the high mortality rates, they've been accused of killing the patients who come in. translation: the patients arrive here in the final stages because of the rumour that we give people sick with covid a mercy injection. the scars from working in these

difficult conditions run deep. translation: the patients are our responsibility. they depend on us to live. and we do want them to get better. it is so hard. rumours, panic and grief — they all take turns amid an information blackout. we go to a houthi ministry of health conference to find answers. 0ur crew are the only ones wearing masks. until today, the authorities here have only announced four covid cases. translation: thanks to god, we have been able to overcome it. we followed the plan, and the numbers decreased. i ask the houthi minister of health about fatalities. translation: of course, there are fatalities. how many, we will issue the numbers. we have our own strategy.

we left with no answers. away from covid hospitals, it's easy to see why a pandemic can seem the least of problems. during our time here, fighting continued. so did airstrikes on civilian homes. that's not all. a saudi—led coalition blockade has caused a fuel crisis that has left food prices skyrocketing. driving towards sa na'a, we've seen hundreds of lorries queueing for petrol. these lorries are carrying food and aid supplies to be distributed across the north, and because of the blockade, barely any fuel is getting in. and this is the result. hassan is eight years old. he's one of millions of children in yemen who are facing hunger. his doctor tells me that aid is getting so scarce lately that hassan and other children can't have their basic needs.

it's another face of the unfolding catastrophe in yemen. the world remains consumed in fighting covid—19, but for the people here, the pandemic is yet another deadly threat for them to survive. nawalal—maghafi, bbc news, sana'a. there are reports tonight that the british government is planning new legislation that will override key parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement, risking the collapse of trade negotiations with brussels. the financial times says it's been told that the move could undermine the agreement on northern ireland that borisjohnson signed last october to avoid a return to a hard border in the region. so, how is the eu reacting? 0ur europe editor katya adler has been explaining. if you have this international treaty, which was only recently signed a few months ago, between the uk government and the eu now being undermined by uk domestic legislation, you can expect a very

strong reaction, notjust here in brussels but in paris, berlin and elsewhere. we've heard time and again during the current trade negotiations, which we know aren't going well anyway, but we've heard from the eu's chief negotiator that implementing the withdrawal agreement, the northern ireland protocol, is a key trust issue between the eu and uk, and he said it's also key to having successful trade negotiations. this news isjust breaking tonight, but i've been speaking to sources in brussels, and one key eu diplomat said it's notjust about trust, it's notjust about credibility, but if this uk legislation undermines the irish protocol, this could lead to the unravelling altogether of these trade negotiations. he called it "a self—defeating strategy" by the uk. and, of course, this comesjust on the eve of the eighth round of trade negotiations. the eu trade negotiators are about to pop onto the eurostar and join their uk counterparts

in london this week. this report will not help ease the atmosphere. the headlines on bbc news — more than 100 people have been detained in belarus during the latest protests against the disputed re—election of president lukashenko. police hunting for the man who went on a two—hour stabbing rampage in birmingham last night release cctv footage of a suspect they want to speak to. 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. typhoon haisen is battering the southern islands of japan with high winds and heavy rain. hundreds of thousands of homes are without power. there were mass evacuations from the region ahead of the storm, with the japanese weather agency warning of record rainfall, potential mudslides and a risk

of rivers flooding. the storm is forecast to pass across japan before moving north along the korean peninsula. it's the second typhoon to hit the region within a week. almost every year, a thick blanket of haze settles over parts of southeast asia during the july to october dry season. it's caused by farmers and companies burning land across indonesia and, to a lesser extent, malaysia. although the 2020 season is set to be milder than previous years, there are grave concerns the haze issue will be exacerbated by covid—19. joining us from singapore to make sense of it all is aninda dewayanti. she is a researcher at the iseas?yusof ishak institute,

a leading research centre. thank you forjoining us. why are companies burning the land, first off? so basically they are burning the land to clear the land. it is one method in forest clearing, land clearing, so they cut and slash down the forest to clear the land to build up an oil plantation. so this creates haze. this is an inland areas and it creates haze. it will be worse when it happens across the island. 50 be worse when it happens across the island. so why are there concerns that the effects of this phase could be exacerbated during this pandemic? 0k, be exacerbated during this pandemic? ok, so haze is actually affecting the respiratory system because it is

air pollution. and with coronavirus and hayes, if it happens together combined, coronavirus and hayes, it will be a devil any for the people because it will attack the respiratory system. it will create respiratory system. it will create respiratory problems. and for a year since 1997, indonesia, indonesians have been suffering from these respiratory problems that happen every year because of the haze that happens every year. so... so our governments prepared to tackle this in terms of the health systems, hospitals? they are dealing with covid—19 as it is up with this on top of it, all the resources they are? are they planning? 0k, all right, so because of the areas that are outside jakarta, out right, so because of the areas that are outsidejakarta, out of the

capital. so in relation, government has been struggling to take care of the coronavirus and when haze hits this year, they will be, i don't know, they were handicapped with dealing with that. now the government has been taken a setback, looking at real argument —— relocating the budget from combating to the fire to instead combat the coronavirus. so there is a limited resource issue on the ground to combat the haze, the fire now. so government now has been struggling, coronavirus is definitely putting a strain on the public health system and in indonesia hospitals are overca pacity and in indonesia hospitals are overcapacity and now the focus in

jakarta. so the other island has been overlooked and there is a disparity of testing capacity in the region across the other islands. 0k, thank you very much for giving us that update. talking to us from singapore, thank you. authorities in california say more than 150 people have been airlifted to safety after a fast—moving wildfire blocked the only way out of their campsite, a popular lakeside destination. at least a dozen evacuees are said to be hurt, some with serious burns. the blaze, dubbed the creek fire, began on friday in the sierra national forest and has now set thousands of acres alight northeast of the city of fresno. the latest rescue comes as some areas of california are experiencing a record heatwave. there have been nearly 1000 wildfires in the state since mid—august,

often started by lightning strikes. 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. joining us now from melbourne is professor catherine bennett. she's the chair in epidemiology at deakin university in the australian southeastern state of victoria. thank you forjoining us. first off, what is going wrong in melbourne then? we have actually done really well. we have got the second wave really in check now. we are down from mid 700 cases per day two we had 63 reported yesterday. so in fa ct had 63 reported yesterday. so in fact it is a good news story. this isi fact it is a good news story. this is i guess a step to try and make sure that we keep those gains that

we have made and continue to suppress community transmission while we focus on the two thirds of these cases linked to health care and aids care workers. so you know it is quite an extreme in terms of that step to keep things workers but the aim and we all agreed that it is is to make sure that we keep the numbers dropping down and actually shut down the second wave and get to a point where we have very little or no community transmission. a point where we have very little or no community transmissionlj a point where we have very little or no community transmission. i know wen—jun the rise in the cases was put down to these clusters that were often taking place within families. you are saying now it is within the health care system and especially within the elderly care system. how difficult is that then to tackle? the government is doing some really good work in that space government to eagerly try to look at areas where staff to staff contact has put people at risk in the workplace. so these are some of the few workers still at work. these are the essential workers, so people with

infection control in all aspects of work is critical. and aids care has been a real challenge and again working —— age care. anyone working in those facilities. national stop. they're making in those facilities. national stop. they‘ re making health in those facilities. national stop. they're making health headway. we don't want to take off in the community, so we are still being a few unity cases we are seeing 20 or less now that we that are outside those known clusters. 0k, we have to leave it there but thank you very much. thank you. you're watching bbc news. now let's turn to tennis, where the world number one novak djokovic has been disqualified from the us open after accidentally hitting a ball at a linejudge. the serbian took a ball out of his pocket and hit it behind him, striking the female line judge in the throat.

she collapsed to the floor. the 17—time grand slam champion moved quickly to apologise, but after a lengthy discussion, he was defaulted by tournament officials. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, parliamentary journalist tony grew and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. hope you can join hope you canjoin us hope you can join us for that. chris fawkes has the weather. hello there. on sunday, we had quite a bit of cloud that developed through the afternoon, notably across parts of eastern england, where we had showers, especially for yorkshire and also parts of lincolnshire, bringing us some rain here through the course of the afternoon. now, talking of rain, got more of that on the way right now,

with rain already spreading into scotland and northern ireland. here, it's going to turn increasingly windy over the next few hours. but for many of us at least, temperatures holding up into double figures as we head into the first part of monday. now, the rain is all associated with this area of low pressure that's up near iceland, weatherfronts pushing into high pressure and weakening as they reach towards the south east. and that means, actually, we'll see rain across northern and western areas, where it's going to be quite windy. but through the day on monday, it will probably stay dry with sunshine across the south east of england, turning increasingly hazy. so, this is how the charts look through monday. you can see the rain spreading from scotland and northern ireland into the north of england, across wales. but after a sunny start elsewhere in england, yes, it will tend to cloud over, with the best of any sunshine through the afternoon hanging on across east anglia and south east england, where it will be relatively warm, with temperatures into the low 20s. brighter skies, eventually, late in the day edging into the far north west. now, for tuesday, we have another

weather front crossing the uk, this one bringing a broad warm sector. and this wadge of warm air will be pushing right across the country, so it will start to feel a little bit more humid. mind you, it's also likely going to be quite cloudy, particularly across western areas, with the cloud thick enough for some patches of drizzle around some of our coasts and hills, particularly through the morning. a little bit of rain at times across the north west as well, but where we do see some cloud breaks and a bit of sunshine coming through, it certainly will feel on the warm side. and actually, for many of us, those temperatures will lift into the low 20s on tuesday. tuesday promises to be the warmest day of the week. now, that warmer air is going to get shoved southwards as a cold front moves in. now, this boundary is the cold front. it's going to be bringing cloud across england and wales with outbreaks of rain. again, the rain not really amounting to too much across south east england. it is a weak front. but eventually, we'll get fresher air blowing into the northern half of the uk. sunshine, a few showers in the north west. temperatures for most of us into the mid—to—high teens, though feeling pleasant in the sunshine. but across the south east, before the front arrives, we'll still see temperatures running into the low 20s for

wednesday afternoon.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, a quick reminder of our headlines this evening. police hunting for a man who killed one person and injured seven others in birmingham have released cctv footage of a man they want to speak to on suspicion of murder. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says this week is "the moment of reckoning" on brexit, as the government announces it's planning new legislation which would override agreements already made with the eu. the uk records its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since late may, with almost 3,000

more positive tests.