which other priorities do you want us to drop? do you want us to stop taking the road traffic accidents, assaults in progress, burglaries in progress and prioritise these types of deployment? this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk so this is what we are saying to government. and around the world. we are already busy, our top story... concern that the uk could lose but you have got to prioritise. control of the coronavirus. for us, for my colleagues, what do police in england warn people not to treat today and tomorrow you want us to deal with first? as a "party weekend" — residents in the uk city ahead of restrictions of birmingham and the neighbouring on social gatherings coming into force on monday. boroughs of sandwell and solihull it follows a sharp rise are the latest to face tougher restrictions, in coronavirus cases in the uk — after a rise in coronavirus cases. with infections now doubling our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn has spent every 7 to 10 days. the morning in the city. the first direct talks between afghanistan and the taliban take place in qatar. the afghans say they 1.6 million people affected want to end the war. by these new restrictions coming in from tuesday. including men, women, that is as well as the rule of six from monday as well. people's reaction is that obviously minorities and victims of war, the rates are rising and something needs to be done about it, but there are differing views about whether the right things are being done. then both sides will be public health officials the peace heroes.

boris johnson defends his here in the city say that actually, plans to over—ride parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement — transmission rates spread seems saying the eu is looking to "carve up and divide" the uk. to be across the board. and dozens of people it to be across the board. is across all age groups as are reported missing in a wave of deadly wildfires because it is across all age groups as well because we do hear about younger in the us state of oregon. people being responsible, but there greece demands maximum participation is an issue across all age groups. from the eu in running the lesbos migrant camp when it is rebuilt following they are starting to see hospital admissions and intensive care devastating fires this week. admissions. still small numbers at the moment, but there is often a two 01’ the moment, but there is often a two or three week lag between the amount of cases places icing and the hospital admissions. they're worried about that. we heard of the mayor of the west midlands that they are concerned that the data showing a lot of that transmission is occurring within houses, within households and that is one of the hello and welcome if you're big problems. that is why these new watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis guidelines, new laws are being from here and across the globe. brought in from tuesday. it means households cannot go into each police have warned people not to treat today and tomorrow other‘s homes. you can't host someone as a "party weekend", other‘s homes. you can't host someone in your home and you can't ahead of new coronavirus go and visit people unless you are restrictions which come into force in england on monday. ina go and visit people unless you are in a support bubble with them. you social gatherings will be limited area in a support bubble with them. you to six people regardless are a single adult living alone and

of whether they take place you need that practical and inside or outside. emotional support. what you can do infections across the uk are now is go and see those people in a pub doubling every seven to 10 days. simonjones reports. ora is go and see those people in a pub or a restaurant or a park. that was causing confusion yesterday. it is the last weekend before new widespread restrictions limiting similarto causing confusion yesterday. it is similar to places like in the the number of people we are allowed north—west. the reasoning behind thatis north—west. the reasoning behind that is not just north—west. the reasoning behind to socialise with come into force. that is notjust the idea of people transmitting it in the home more the police federation is urging people not to make it a "party weekend". prevale ntly, transmitting it in the home more prevalently, but also that pubs and and this is why changes are coming. restau ra nts across the uk, the r number — prevalently, but also that pubs and restaurants are covid—19 secure, that they have social distancing measures in place that people do not the number of people that one infected person will pass the virus have in their own home. some people say that doesn't go far enough, on to — on average, is thought to be between one and 1.2, others saying let us concentrate on which means the coronavirus epidemic smaller hotspots in places like is growing, but from a low base. birmingham. it is too broad an area to have a blanket restriction like the prevalence is doubling every 7—10 days. this. but the public health advice pre—lockdown, r was around is very clear that this needs to three, and cases were doubling every 3—4 days. start coming down. actually, it will be reviewed regularly. we could see we need to make sure that children further restrictions if those are at school and learning numbers don't start going in the and we need to make sure that our economy is recovering right direction. and healing, and that's why we have to accept there needs to be a degree borisjohnson has insisted his plan to over—ride parts of restraint over social of the brexit withdrawal agreement

gatherings because it has been is needed to protect the uk in social gatherings, against eu attempts to carve up particularly in households, and divide the country. writing in the daily telegraph, that we've seen an increase he accuses brussels of an "extreme in infection in some areas interpretation" of what the deal of the united kingdom. and that's why we need said about northern ireland. to take action. in parts of the midlands, last night, the prime minister had an online meeting with his mps measures will go even further. and urged them to support his plan — despite the admission that it more than 1.5 million people breaks international law. i've been speaking to our political correspondent helen catt living in birmingham, about the government's position. and neighbouring sandwell we have seen over the course of this and solihull will be banned from socialising at home with other week the steady toughening households from tuesday. up of the government's birmingham now has the second highest infection rate in england. position on this. what looks to be happening is and just to spit it back a bit, that it has got into the community this all relates to the deal that and is being passed around in household settings. has already been done. a lot of work has been done as to the divorce deal, the withdrawal agreement that was signed and agreed where the transmission is occurring. by the eu and the uk last october. it is because of that household setting that the particular measures were put in place yesterday. now, there is one bit in it that in scotland, tougher restrictions deals with special arrangements on home visits came into force for northern ireland, at midnight for people living gives it a special status in terms in north and south lanarkshire. of customs and trade to try and make and in england, there is concern sure there is no hard border, once again about care homes, as they put it, between northern with health officials reporting ireland and the republic of ireland. and while it was agreed an increase in cases, in principle, the details of how that would actually work in practice

though mainly in the workforce. were not nailed down. they have been ever since there has been this joint committee of the uk this has all been described and eu working together to try as a wake—up call — a key part of controlling and thrash out the detail coronavirus is testing and tracing, of how that would actually and the government is now work in practice. and it has hit some sticking points. considering fining people who don't self—isolate when they are told to, whatjohnson is saying, with fears that some are not he is characterising it as a serious taking the resurgence of the virus seriously enough. misunderstanding has arisen about basically what both sides simon jones, bbc news. thought they had signed up today. and he is characterising the eu's interpretation as being extreme. earlier, i spoke to brian booth, he wants to pass uk legislation chairman of the west which would change that withdrawal agreement. yorkshire police federation, and that is the thing that who told me that there aren't enough resources for the police to check up would break international law, that is the thing that is causing on people who might be flouting the new rules. this big furore. we are very busy. we are back to pre—covid police michael gove is the cabinet office issues and just adding this extra minister who is heading up those straw on the camel's back, sort of technical negotiations we're just not going to cope with demand come monday. on the detail of how and are you expecting a significant rise in demand? what is the evidence for that? the northern ireland protocol, as it is called, would work. he said that the government is committed to implementing it, though. based on last time when the protocol is being implemented the restrictions came in and the guidelines came in, by us because we believe that it we were inundated with calls from members of the public, from neighbours, saying does secure northern ireland's there was a gathering in the garden. position within the within

the united kingdom, but it is the case, as the prime minister has spelt out, that some of the actions of the eu have shown that they could be we deal with all policing incidents with threat, risk and harm, prepared in extremes to take certain so the more serious incidents, steps which would threaten the assaults, the ongoing crime the integrity of our united kingdom, and that is why we need will take priority over these calls of gatherings. to have this safety net, this, potentially, can cause a lot this long stop which we do not wish of upset with the public thinking we are not taking this seriously. to use, we do not intend to use, and it's not that my colleagues but if we have to we will because, ultimately, our responsibility are not taking this seriously. as ministers is to safeguard the security, the integrity it's just that they can't keep up and the economic life with the demand it creates. of all the citizens of the uk. and in terms of, i suppose boris johnson's article, what is different this time is that there is much more it is kind of very determined of an emphasis on the possibility of being fined. and tub thumping in its tone, we had one report overnight but there are some interesting elements in here. of a gathering in a house he talks about theoretical risks party in manchester, which was broken up in the early that the eu could, as you say, hours of saturday morning. carve up and divide and this talk the police said 30 people were there. of blockading food going the occupant, they said, from mainland britain told police he was unaware to northern ireland. that there were any restrictions and he couldn't understand why how serious a threat do he couldn't hold his party. the government really think this people were dispersing is or is this really a negotiating tactic really designed to get and he was fined. the best possible deal that's the difference this time, in the eu trade talks? presumably, isn't it? i think it is definitely putting there is a greater expectation coming from government

there will be enforcement. down a marker for what the uk thinks this agreement meant it is notjust kind of politely and what it wants. as you mentioned there, telling people to do this? they are facing significant police the issue and the reason action if they don't? my colleagues will always that he is suggesting it would carve up the uk is because if you are not try and do the best, going to have checks on the border but we have got to be realistic. between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, the country has got to pull together they have got to be somewhere else. with this, and we have and does that then all got to take our part. 00:06:21,821 --> 2147483051:39:55,626 relying solely on the police to try 2147483051:39:55,626 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and enforce this is not realistic. become in the irish sea? which, of course, is what a lot of critics said when he signed it? exactly. and so he is saying that the eu is interpreting it as that and saying there would need to be a full trade border if they can't agree. this is the key thing. if this committee which is still meeting, and that is important, cannot agree together what the details should be, he is saying, this is what the eu says should happen. we have been told they would look at imposing full tariffs on all goods going between great britain and northern ireland, and actually, perhaps, having the ability to stop food going from great britain to northern ireland. again, would that actually happen? who knows. but that is that sort of theoretical thing. he is saying that is not a risk we can take in uk law,

so we need to have our own safety net, and this is what we are proposing, which is actually to have no export declarations as they call it coming the other way from northern ireland to great britain and would allow uk ministers to decide which goods had tariffs put on them. the first formal peace talks between afghan officials and the taliban are under way in qatar. us secretary of state mike pompeo is attending, along with the taliban's political chief mullah baradar and abdullah abdullah, who heads the afghan delegation. there was cautious optimism from him and the other delegates before formal talks began. there will be no loser if the crisis is resolved to submission to the will of the people. both sides, the islamic republic of afghanistan and the taliban movement are accountable to god and we have to prevent the destruction and killing in our country. the islamic emirate of afghanistan, in the agreement of doha, we have... we are calling all those points that

were in the agreement. and we also firmly request the other side to act according those things that have been agreed in the agreement so that we can have the process without any kind of problem. today is truly a momentous occasion. afghans have, at long last, chosen to sit together and chart a new course for your country. this is a moment that we must dare to hope. as we look to toward the light, we recall the darkness of four decades of war. the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse douset is in doha — and explained the significance of the talks. it is such an extraordinary moment here in doha. such a long road to reach this. as we heard from secretary pompeo,

the four decades of war. there is not a single afghan family on any side in this war which hasn't been touched by this devastating conflict. so as you heard earlier from dr abdullah abdullah who talked about how proud he was to open these historic face—to—face talks for the first time on behalf of afghans. from the taliban, they spoke through their negotiator. there was a much more sombre message, talking about the need for patience in these talks. talking about their commitment to peace and that got him a round of applause from his taliban delegation. but as you mentioned, an emphasis too on what has already been agreed. and he is referring to the deal reached between the taliban and the united states in late february, here in doha. which commits the united states to leave, for all of its troops to leave afghanistan from next year

in exchange for taliban security guarantees. the taliban are very much emphasising that this was a deal that they made with united states. they still don't recognise the afghan government which they describe as a puppet. the headlines on bbc news... as coronavirus cases rise in the uk — police in england warn people not to treat today and tomorrow as a "party weekend" — ahead of new restrictions coming on monday the first direct talks between afghanistan and the taliban take place in qatar. the afghans say they want to end the war... boris johnson defends his plans to over—ride parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement — saying the eu is looking to "carve up and divide" the uk. fires continue to wreak havoc across the us states of california, oregon, and washington, killing at least 15 people. dozens of people are missing and tens of thousands have been displaced. 3,600 square kilometers and many homes have burned in oregon over the past three days, nearly double

the amount of land that burns in a typical year. california's governor has said the fires should end all doubt about the effects of climate change. commander bill ward from the madera county sheriff's office described the blaze burning in his area. so, ourfire, the creek fire, it started friday, last friday. so it has been going about a week now. but as of this morning, it is already up to 176,000 acres and only about 6% contained. so it's one of the worst fires we've seen around here. i've been working here for 2h years and it's definitely the worst fire i've ever seen. so in madera county, we have probably about 4000 people evacuated and then about 15,000 under warning, which is basically, you know, we've told them to be ready to leave at a moment's notice.

so what our deputies are doing is basically patrolling those areas to make sure that, you know, the looters don't come in and steal from the homes that are now abandoned. so we have been doing a lot of patrolling. we help with the evacuations. and we're just trying to keep the area safe right now. so were hoping the fire slows down and doesn't spread as much. they are forecasting some weather conditions that may not be helpful. they are forecasting some conditions that might cause the fire to get started, you know, moving more quickly again. but we're hoping not. we are hoping it slows down. cal fire are working on containment lines and even backfires. so at this point, what we're really hoping is the fire doesn't grow any larger. the greek prime minister has demanded the eu are involved in running a new migrant camp on the island of lesbos. it's being built after 13,000

people were made homeless following the devastating fire at moria camp earlier this week. but the migrants aren't keen to go to the new camp, as paul hawkins explains. the banner says no camp, no grease. these people are making it clear to the authorities they do not want to go back to another camp, but the authorities are not listening. helicopters carrying tents and equipment are being used to help the greek army built a new refugee camp on this disused military shooting range on lesbos. rebuilding the camp is not the answer. the question is what to do with the thousands of people and many thousands more. this has become a real issue for europe with the greek government being caught in the middle. they are

between a rock and a hard place. caught in the middle. they are between a rock and a hard placem is hoped this camp, along with three ships that have been sent to the island will be able to accommodate 2002 3000 migrants. stressing that they had to take an active role in running the new camp. the migrants don't seem keen to move in. they are building a new camp. this new camp is very badly done, and there is corona. please forgive us, because there is corona and we will die in this new camp. we will die. they don't want a new camp and the locals do not either. they have had enough of the scenes like this. 13,000 people without a home spending a fortnight out in the open. families with small children,

some with small babies waiting in the supermarket chiropractor bottled water and it is a desperate situation. —— car park. water and it is a desperate situation. -- car park. we don't have toilets where bath is. it is difficult for children. eight of the 35 who tested positive for coronavirus in the camp have been tracked down. right now... our correspondent bethany bell is in lesbos and told me more about the conditions for the migrants there. after four nights sleeping in the open, people are tired. they are sitting by the side of the road, some have strung up blankets as a kind of protection from the sun, others are in the olive groves, some have even slept in a cemetery. sanitary conditions are grim. there is little to no

running water available. very few toilets and people are having to struggle to wash themselves with little bottles of water. a few have made it to the sea and of course, this lack of hygiene facilities is a matter of great concern at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. the authorities say they are trying to build a new tent camp, but none of the migrants that we have spoken to say they want to go there and the local islanders as well say it is time these people were taken away from lesbos and on to mainland greece and into other parts of europe. the iranian authorities have executed a wrestling champion, navid afkari, despite international appeals for his life to be spared. mr afkari had been convicted of killing a security guard during anti—government protests two years ago. he said he'd been tortured into making a confession of guilt. mr afkari's case attracted worldwide attention. president trump called on iran to show mercy, and international sporting bodies

had campaigned on his behalf. india has reported a record daily jump in coronavirus infections for a second consecutive day. there were more than 97,000 confirmed cases on saturday. the rate of growth of new covid infections is faster in india than anywhere else in the world. the uk's defence secretary, ben wallace, has dismissed speculation that the british army could mothball all its tanks as part of the current defence review. it was reported last month that modernisation plans could see the army invest in new technologies, with a greater focus on cyber—warfare. here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale. the british army has just over 200 ageing challenger 2 tanks. as the government conducts its integrated defence review, there has speculation they could be mothballed to save money. speaking on a visit to the middle east, the defence secretary said the review would mean letting go of some old equipment to invest in new technologies. but he quashed rumours it would mean

leaving the army without tanks. we are not scrapping all the tanks of the british army. and the ones we maintain, we will make sure that they are up—to—date, lethal and defendable. ben wallace also said the review would also see a shift, with more british forces deployed all over the world. in oman, he announced a £23 million investment at the port in duqm. that has already been used to stage british army training in the region and it could, in future, be a new forward base for the royal navy's new aircraft carriers. in qatar, he also confirmed that raf typhoonjets would be based there for the 2022 football world cup. the raf is continuing to target the group calling itself islamic state, but with president trump pulling out thousands of us troops from iraq and afghanistan, mr wallace said the world still needed american involvement. we are keen the united states remains engaged in

both iraq and the region. the us still plays an important role in both enabling europe to protect its own citizensm and a lot of the work we do together against isis and al-qaeda are enabled by the us and that is important for us. the integrated defence review is due to be completed in the autumn. despite concerns that it will lead to more cuts, the government insists it will properly equip the armed forces to meet the threats of the future. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. big differences in the weather this weekend depending on exactly where in the uk you are spending it. for many places, it will be largely dry and will turn warmer particularly in

the south. some are wet and blustery weather in the forecast. where you are weather in the forecast. where you a re closest weather in the forecast. where you are closest to a band of cloud and rain, it is like a pipeline of moisture that is ploughing towards the north—west of the uk. that will bring some outbreaks of rain. that cloud starting to encroach on western scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon. some outbreaks of rain later in the day ahead of one or two showers. a little bit breezy in the south, but quite windy further north. those are the average wind speeds but we could see gusts of a0 or 50 miles an hour, places in northern scotland. temperatures 22 towards the south—east of england. much of england and wales staying dry tonight but for northern ireland, scotland, the fire north of england, heavy bursts of rain spinning in. it will be quite windy overnight. temperatures around 11, 12 or 13

degrees in most places. that pipeline of moisture tomorrow, this frontal system, it will still be close to north—west scotland, still providing outbreaks of pretty heavy rain. over some of the hills and mountains, we could see over 150 millimetres of rain. there is a met office weather warning, the risk of some localised flooding and transport disruption. the further south you are across england and wales will see some sunshine and it will be a bit warmer as well. 2a, maybe 25 degrees down towards the south—east. out of sunday and into monday, we will still have this frontal system up to the north, but what we will really start to feel the effect of is the warmer air coming up from the south. dry weather on monday, the best of the sunshine for england and wales. more cloud for northern ireland and scotla nd cloud for northern ireland and scotland with some patchy rain. but it will be warmer. perhaps up to 29

in london. four points on tuesday it is possible we could get to 30 degrees. it will turn cooler for all of us from mid week onwards.

hello, i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uk's leading commentators and bbc specialists with the foreign correspondents who try to explain this country to those back home, filing their stories with the dateline: london. the coronavirus infection rate is rising in the uk. we'll discuss that and newly imposed restrictions, but we're devoting much of this week's programme to the global impact of the pandemic — in particular what it means to those countries without the economic resilience and comprehensive health services to see it through. joining me this week: ian birrell from the mail on sunday, and ned temko from the christian science monitor.

and here in the studio, at a covid—safe distance, the bbc‘s special correspondent clive myrie. more than 27.5 million people infected, 900,000 dead. on monday, india recorded it's highest daily infection figure — close to 91,000. heroic efforts by scientists researching vaccines, the guinea pigs testing them, and those treating the sick give us hope for the future.