this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. bahrainjoins the united arab emirates in normalising relations with israel, a move which further erodes the arab world's boycott of the jewish state. this is now the second peace agreement that we've announced in the last month, and i am very hopeful that there will be more to follow. protests in lesbos against conditions on the greek island with migrants demanding to be allowed to travel to mainland europe. coronavirus is back on the rise in the uk, with the r number showing how many people each patient infects above one for the first time since march. dozens of people are reported missing in a wave of deadly

wildfires in the us state of oregon. many more evacuation orders have been put in place, including right here, such that now, more than half a million people in the state have been told to leave their homes. and will liverpool remain the english premier league team to beat this season after their first title in 30 years? hello and welcome, i'm nancy katzen guerra. bahrain has agreed to normalise its relations with israel, further eroding the arab world's boycott of the jewish state. president trump tweeted the news after phone conversations with the leaders of the two countries.

he said: he also posted this joint statement that says bahrain and israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. for decades, most arab states have boycotted israel, insisting they'd only establish ties after the palestinian dispute was settled. but these pictures are from last month, when the united arab emirates broke with that tradition, and agreed to normalise its relationship with the israelis. well, in the last few hours, hamas, the militant islamist group that controls gaza, has put out a statement condemning the deal. their spokesperson, hazem qassam, said: "bahrain after the emirates joins the path of normalization

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu released this video statement responding to the news. took us a a26 years from israel ‘s second peace agreement to the third. now, it's taken us only 29 days from the third peace agreement to the fourth. what a change. i want to express my appreciation to his majesty, the king, forjoining the circle of peace, and my appreciation for crown prince from the united arab emirates for working with israel and the united states to expand the circle of peace. i'm looking forward with enormous anticipation to meeting all four countries in this great, historic moment of peace next tuesday in washington, dc. well, our middle east

correspondent tom bateman told me how this deal is being received in the region. it isa it is a significant moment, because remember, it's been a historic ambition of the israelis to gain regional recognition. from the arab countries. that last month took a to significant term when the immoralities normalised at their ties with the israelis —— the emirates. it's the fourth arab state in history to make formal ties with israel, so it's been championed by the israeli prime minister, who calls it a pivot towards peace. it is perhaps not being trumpeted by the bahrainis, but of course a huge boom for president trump son—in—law

jared kushner has been pushing for the stuff ever since he was in office to get the israelis on board with normalised elation chips. it allows him in this, that we always knew would have the emirates signing in front of the white house on tuesday, now the bahrainis with prime minister netanyahu. tom bateman in jerusalem. migrants on the greek island of lesbos have been protesting on the streets demanding the freedom to travel on to mainland europe. more than 10,000 migrants were left without shelter this week after europe's largest refugee camp was gutted by fire. protesters approached riot police cordoning off the road out of the moria camp. four hundred unaccompanied children from the camp are to be taken in by eu countries. the european commission says the destroyed camp will be rebuilt, a plan strongly opposed by authorities on the island.

0ur correspondent bethany bell is on lesbos. many, many migrants are still sleeping and living rough after the moria can't berm down. some of them are sleeping in cemeteries or under the trees and all grows —— moria camp burned down. sanitary conditions are graham. there is little to no running water and it's very difficult for people to wash himself —— conditions are grim. people here have been holding protests. migrants have been marching up and down, demanding freedom to move away from lesbos and away from greece. freedom, not food, one person said. we want to go somewhere else. we want europe to help us. the local greeks here also

wa nt help us. the local greeks here also want the migrants to go somewhere else. they say that lesbos has borne the brunt of europe's migrant crisis for too long. at the moment, and agreement by the eu looks very difficult. bethany bell reporting. earlier, i spoke to gerald knaus. he helped devise the eu—turkey refugee deal. he 5 author of a book called what kind of borders do we need'. what we are seeing now, this complete loss of control with people without a home, out in the street, unable to charge their phones or ta ke unable to charge their phones or take care of their children. what's probably the best announced unitarian crisis in europe, everyone has been warning there have been countless reports, and yet nothing was done. we've had people who arrived mainly last year in autumn. many of them have been on the island for more than a year. a squeeze

together in quarantine because of the epidemic, without being able to ta ke the epidemic, without being able to take care of themselves, to wash, with not enough medicine and in the panic of some of them contracting the virus. so this was predictable, it was predicted. what is worrying is that the right conclusions are not being drawn from this, because ideas of building new camps for these people and keeping them all on these people and keeping them all on the islands, in this case, on lesbos, are certain to increase the tensions even further. talk to us a bit more about that solution that's been floating around, the idea of rebuilding of the camp. could we see this drama play out much longer? will be thousands of people be stuck on this island indefinitely was blue? remember when the eu and turkey reached an agreement in march 2016. the idea was if people arrive on the islands, there would be a process to determine where they would go from the island. if they

would go from the island. if they would be safe and turkey, they would be returned to turkey. if they were not safe and turkey, received refugee status and would stay in europe. they would move to the mainland. at the time, they would also process relocating refugees from greece to other european countries. this is all broken down. the turks are no longer talking about migration with the greeks. they are not taking back anyone since early march. the agreement is gone. so the big question is, what exactly the point of keeping these 12,000 people on an island with a population is frustrated from years of being neglected, where there is a lot of tension and no accommodation? if these people at the moment cannot be returned anyways. the suspicion one must develop is that they are there under bad conditions to send a very simple and brutal message,

which is stay where you are because it's better there for you than inside the european union. that is notjust immoral, inside the european union. that is not just immoral, it's inside the european union. that is notjust immoral, it's illegal. it breaks the european union because my commitments to its own laws —— the european's commitments. it explains the frustration around the camp of the frustration around the camp of the people on the island and migrants because it's not clear how long they want to stay there. gerald knauss speaking to me earlier. up to half a million people have been ordered to leave their homes in the american state of oregon as wildfires continue to spread across the country's west coast with around 3,000 firefighters tackling nearly a hundred blazes. from portland, our north america correspondent aleem maqbool has just sent this report. the scale of these wildfires is staggering and, as they burn, more lives are being lost.

seven bodies were recovered from this community alone, after the flames were fought back. but around 100 major fires are now burning across the north—western united states. they are doing what they can, but erratic winds are hampering efforts and its threatening many communities in three efforts and it's threatening many communities in three different states. well, overnight, two of the biggest fires in oregon emerged and many more evacuation orders have been put in place, including right here, such that, now, more than half a million people in this state have been told to leave their homes. those who fled medford, in oregon, told of having just minutes to grab what they could before their homes were completely engulfed and destroyed. in the last ten years, we see an average of 500,000 acres burned in an entire year. we've seen that nearly double

in the past three days. we have never seen this amount of uncontained fire across our state. the governor talked of this being the acute impact of climate change and warned that, as unprecedented as these fires have been, to expect more of the same kind of devastation in the future. and there is still such a long way to go in the fight against this disaster and fears of many more deaths to come. aleem maqbool, bbc news in sandy, 0regon. britain's coronavirus epidemic is once more on the rise. for the first time since march, the r number for coronavirus infections has risen above the crucial level of one, meaning the virus is now spreading again. that appears to be backed up by the latest daily figures for the last 2a hours which show the highest number of new infections in almost four months. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh

reports on the rising coronavirus levels. how do you ensure people have the freedom to socialise and spend money, as in london tonight, while keeping coronavirus in check? more and more evidence is showing the virus is on the rise, including a massive study by imperial college london, testing people at home. this monthly survey acts like an early warning system for the prevalence of coronavirus throughout england. 150,000 volunteers do home swab tests. now, the results for the end of august show there were 136 positive cases, sharply up on the previous month, but still lower than when the survey was first carried out in may. 65% of those who were positive had no symptoms on the day they were tested, which underlines the importance of social distancing.

across the uk, the r number is thought to be between1.0 and 1.2, which means the epidemic is growing, but from a low base. it's thought the prevalence is doubling every seven to ten days. now, back pre—lockdown r was somewhere about three and cases were doubling every three to four days, so we are in a much better position than back then. with the virus robustly turning up, the prevalence is still quite low, it's a chance for us to nip this in the bud. most of them testing positive now are young, but there are concerns about the virus spreading to the elderly and

vulnerable. if we look at the number of patients with covid—19 in hospital, that peaked in around 20,000 in mid april and then fell sharply several months before leveling off. it's now above 800 patients, and may be creeping up again. i'm a lot less optimistic thanl again. i'm a lot less optimistic than i was a few weeks ago, partly because of the very rapid and unexpectedly rapid increase in case numbers this last week. also the reports of the difficulties that we are in actually providing enough testing facilities. those tracking the epidemic say the latest figures area wake—up the epidemic say the latest figures are a wake—up call and a reminder that the threat from coronavirus has not gone away. fergus walsh, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come:

we report on the philippines government's war on drugs, which is killing more people than the coronavirus pandemic. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough. the difficult decision we reach together was one that required great and exceptional courage.

it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is bbc news. the latest headlines... bahrain says it is normalising relations with israel, in a move that further erodes the arab world's boycott of the jewish state. migrants on lesbos demand to be allowed to leave the greek island, as european officials promise to rebuild their burned camp. the british prime minister boris johnson has tonight told his conservative mps to back his plan to override part of the brexit withdrawal agreement with the eu, saying it's necessary to protect the integrity of the uk. the government's decision

to introduce legislation it's already admitted will breach international law has provoked angerfrom some in his party, and a stinging response from brussels which threatening legal action. here's our chief political correspondent, vicki young. i'm not quite sure it was the meaning that many of them were hoping for, notjust because it was a remote meeting with a dodgy internet single. they weren't allowed to ask any questions. they we re allowed to ask any questions. they were looking for a sign of compromise. they simply can't believe the government is prepared to break international law, but that is not what they got from the prime minister. he dug his heels in, no compromise and no backing down on this. he says the eu is interpreting what was agreed in that brexit deal, and he said that could lead to the break—up of the united kingdom. he's referring to the different trade laws between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. i'm not sure we should be too surprised that the government is going ahead with this. there's plenty of evidence that they

actually relish the unpredictable. river last year, the brexit smell —— brexit stalemate. now they are caught up in this very, very long chess game. more negotiations with the eu, and today they've done the equivalent of tipping out the entire table. i think even they can't be sure where the pieces will land. vicki young, our chief political correspondent. the president of the philippines is facing fresh criticism over his " war on drugs' as the number of drug related killings continues to rise during the coronavirus pandemic, with the united nation's human right‘s council set to discuss the issue on monday. howard johnson reports. this is pinyahan, the seemingly bright and breezy suburb of manila. but, at night, death stalks the streets. the war on drugs here is a very public spectacle. 11 people have been killed this year, all allegedly involved in drugs. 0ver recent years, the police have killed thousands of mainly poor low—level drug suspects, during

operations across the philippines. the government say it's made streets safer, but communities like this one sayjustice isn't being carried out. father robert reyes is pinyahan‘s parish priest. he shows me to the spot where jeselyn 0rdono, a 39—year—old mother of five, was shot dead injuly. it's said that bullets were sprayed across here. yes, they shot her here. there a bullet hole there's another bullet hole in one of the motorcycles. the residents are already reeling from the threat of a pandemic and so they don't need something even worse than that. all kinds of murders are happening, they are spreading faster than the virus. the vast majority of drug—related killings in the philippines remain uninvestigated. jeselyn‘s brotherjeffrey says he feels powerless to find out who killed his sister. translation: is still hurts because there is nojustice.

there is a cctv camera here but the camera wasn't recording. the police line, when i came across here, i already saw the body. photojournalist vincent goh has been covering the drug war killings for four years. i document it may be more than a thousand cases. recently, it's more of there are less police operations and more of motorcycle gunmen and abductions and dumping of dead bodies. the government's drug war death toll, published on facebook, shows that, during the covid—19 pandemic, the number of suspects killed during police operations increased by double digits, bringing the total to nearly 6,000. but human rights groups say that doesn't include the thousands more shadowy killings by masked gunmen, like the ones taking place in this neighbourhood. despite the gory killings, president duterte continues to have broad support in the philippines. but the united nations are considering sending an investigation team

to the country, following a damning report by human rights observers. the government say they have already established a panel to look into the killings during police operations. if there have been certain lapses orflaws in the procedure implemented, then certain recommendations on how to correct those flaws will be made. but rights groups say they believe the government's actions are a smoke screen to prevent un intervention. you have to keep in mind that the drug war is entering its fifth year and the government has not done anything, so that's why we are very sceptical about the actions of the government right now in relation to what is happening at the human rights council. back in pinyahan, some of the families of the 11 killed join father reyes for a candlelit vigil to remember the dead. to date, there have been ten covid—19 deaths in pinyahan, making the masked killers more

deadly than the coronavirus here. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. friday marks 19 years since the world stood still, and watched two hijacked airliners crash into the twin towers of the world trade centre. ceremonies took place across the us today to honour the almost 3,000 people who were killed on 9/11. the days events began with the unfurling of the stars and stripes from the pentagon, the site of the third aircraft collision. this was followed by events at ground zero, due to covid restrictions the names of those killed were not read out live, but instead pre—recorded and broadcast during the ceremony and president trump attended an event at the crash site of flight 93, which crashed in a field in pennsylvania after the passengers prevented hijackers from reaching the us capitol building. the new premier league season gets under way on saturday

with the champions liverpool hosting newly promoted leeds. here's our sports correspondent patrick gearey. cheering the show must go on, even if there's still no one there to see it. liverpool had little time to enjoy their first tackle in 30 years. they can always look at the pictures later. standing still isn't an option for liverpool now, the team to be caught. last season, that proved tricky. in modern football, the answer is often spending money, but unlike their rivals, liverpool have stayed largely clear of the summer sales. we live in a world at the moment with a lot of uncertainty, obviously. for some clubs, it seems to be less important how uncertain the future is. owned by countries, owned by oligarchs, that's the truth. we are a different kind of club, it was always the same.

£200 million spent, six players and. frank lampard has been backed with the greater expenses and fevered excuses. i didn't come here to bring academy into the team. it changes the landscape, and i'm excited by thatis the landscape, and i'm excited by that is much as feeling the pressure. we're ready to go, ready to work. leeds will be starting from a lower base, but that's where marcello likes to be. the crouching tiger of management, he often watches games on a bucket. he it's got leeds out of their six—year long hold. he expects more. he isn't big on resting. he'sjust religion less, he's passionate about football. —— relentless. to produce what we can on the pitch, i think that's what he's one of the greatest managers. do stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. the weekend is upon us and the weather is looking a bit mixed. something of a north, south split. across much of england and wales we've got a fairly decent weekend ahead. and wales we've got a fairly it's looking largely dry, pretty warm as well with some sunshine on offer. but for scotland and northern ireland, a different story. here, things will be turning increasingly windy particularly through saturday and there'll be some rain at times. heaviest northwest of scotland on sunday. but that here and we've got this week weather front that's been slipping its way slowly south of the past 25 hours or so. a more active weather front waiting out in the atlantic. that is what will bring the rain to the northwest. saturday morning, we just got a band of cloud on this weak weather front pushing south could be the odd spot of drizzle

for southern england first thing. much of the uk looking bright with some long spells of sunshine but there will be more of those blustery showers for scotland and northern ireland. more rain arriving by the weekend. temperatures on saturday will move to about 13 to 21 degrees. as we move through saturday overnight we see that system of rain arriving across northern ireland and scotland to really heavy around those hills in west in particular. the south should stay dry overnight. and for all of us it is going to be mild. most places temperatures are in the low teens to start sunday morning. through the day on sunday high pressure to the south keeping things settled but we've got this weather front, this warm front which is going to be quite slow moving through the day. on sunday, more heavy persistent rain which could lead to some flooding and disruption of course northern highlands in particular with a weather warning for that. the best of the sunshine towards the south and east when temperatures will be up to about 2a degrees on sunday. that warming trend is going

to continue to your working week. moving on to monday is that warm front pushing its way through further north it is pulling in this warmer air from spain, france. it will feel quite warm for many of us on monday long spells of sunshine. could be more cloud and perhaps the odd shower along some northwestern part of the uk. most places are avoiding it. for the sunshine, those temperatures in the southeast 29 to mid 20s on monday. stays warm to the middle part of the week, gradually turns a bit cooler and fresher as we head towards the end of the coming week. bye— bye.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. bahrain hasjoined the united arab emirates in agreeing to normalise relations with israel. hamas — which controls the gaza strip — says the move does grave harm to the palestinian cause. there have been protests by migrants stranded on the greek island of lesbos after europe's biggest refugee camp was gutted by fire. they're demanding to be allowed to travel on to mainland europe. britain's coronavirus epidemic is once more on the rise. for the first time since march, the r number for coronavirus infections has risen above the crucial level of one, meaning the virus is now spreading again. more than half a million people in the us state of oregon are fleeing deadly wildfires raging across the pacific northwest. hundreds of homes have been destroyed.