this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. former prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnson‘s brexit plans ‘shameful‘ and urge mps to reject plans to override parts of the withdrawal agreement. more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon, and washington causing widespread pollution. there's fresh concern in the uk over the growing spread of coronavirus after more than 3000 cases were recorded in the uk on consecutive days. the afghan government calls for a ceasefire with the taliban — as the first—ever peace talks between the two sides get under way qatar.

six west end curtains prepare to rise again — but many theatres still face an uncertain future. and for viewers in the uk in half an hour — we'll take a look at the sunday morning papers — we'll bejoined by the sunday times‘ rosamund urwin and ben chu from the independent. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. two former british prime ministers have condemned plans by the government to override elements of the brexit withdrawal agreement using domestic law, something ministers have admitted will break international law. boris johnson says the european union is threatening to impose a customs border in the irish sea, separating northern ireland from the rest of the uk. but writing

in the sunday times, sirjohn major and tony blair say "what is being proposed now is shocking...is irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice". they go on to say "this government's action is shaming itself and embarrassing our nation." more than 30 people have been killed by wildfires that are sweeping through us west coast states, officials say. dozens of people are missing in oregon alone, with one emergency official saying the state should be preparing for a "mass fatality incident." kathryn armstrong reports. the city of portland, almost invisible under a thick layer of smoke — the result of deadly wildfires that have been raging on the west coast for weeks. meteorologists on saturday said that the air quality here and in neighbouring states was the worst in the world, and warnings are in place in canada as the smoke travels

north. so awfully kind of you guys. thank you so much. elsewhere in oregon, these residents are now relying on the kindness of strangers after having to flee their homes, unsure when they will be able to return and what they will find when they get there. to be honest, if we have to rebuild, we have to rebuild. if we don't have to rebuild, we still have so much clean—up to do because of the ash. because when we left, like i said, the last time we pulled out, there was almost two inches, so it is what it's going to be and i am just thankful that we are alive, we are together. oh, my god! and scenes like this are what they have escaped. this part ofjust one of the more than a dozen blazes in the state that firefighters are working to contain. oh, my god, babe. more than 900,000 acres have burned in oregon this week alone — more than twice the average area burned over the last decade.

officials are warning the death toll could rise significantly in the coming days. meanwhile in california, where some of the largest fires the state has ever seen have been burning, there has been some cause for optimism — a break in the hot, dry weather on saturday enabled firefighters to make important headway in containment efforts. the president is due to visit the state on monday to see first—hand the devastation the fires have caused. donald trump has said that western governors bear some of the blame for intense fire seasons in recent years, claiming that poor forest management has enabled the fires to spread. applause. his political opponentjoe biden, meanwhile, hasjoined some state officials, including california's governor, in linking the current situation to climate change. he tweeted: while the cause and strength of the fires remains open for debate, the arduous task of trying to contain them continues. it is hoped that in the coming days,

parts of the west coast will see the first signs of rain in weeks, bringing some relief to a desperate situation. however, officials are warning that some fires are likely to continue burning until winter arrives. sirjohn major and tony blair have joined forces to criticise borisjohnson‘s plan to override part of the brexit withdrawal agreement. it is not standard practice for two prime ministers to come out and so particularly criticised government policy.

they voiced some of those concerns we have heard from other senior conservatives in recent days about what it would do to britain's international standing. but they also really pick apart boris johnson justification boris johnson's justification for doing it in quite strong terms. he has said it is quite a necessary move to protect the integrity of the uk and peace process in northern ireland. they say they disagree and it places the good friday agreement in peril instead of protecting it. they said it has not just become apparent because it was the prime minister himself who negotiated it and it was him who made changes to the arrangements for northern ireland and the withdrawal agreement that borisjohnson said his version of the withdrawal agreement had been made acceptable whereas theresa may's had not.

keir starmer is saying that this move is turning the clock back and reigniting old wounds and it's important to focus on getting a deal and looking at what is dealing with coronavirus in the uk. this has been a tricky subject for the labour party and they are a bit split on this sort has been quite tricky for them to come forward in this so it is quite different from keir starmer and he is saying the labour party will support the legislation if it fixes the substantial cross—party concerns raised. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who is serving a five —year sentence in iran, is due in court later today to face a new charge.

she has already been convicted of spying charges that she vigorously denies. the latest we're hearing is although this new is expected to help today her husband richard is saying she was not picked up for court today and the lawyer was told that the trial is not happening today. nazanin called the prosecutors office and was told she would be brought in the next couple of days for a discussion and the lawyer is saying they don't quite know what is going on at the moment. maybe a sort of game of cat and mouse. she is certainly very stressed say those close to nazanin an pretty angry at what is going on

and feeling she is being treated as and feeling she is being treated as a political diplomatic barn. —— pawn. there's fresh concern over the growing spread of coronavirus after more than 3000 cases were recorded in the uk on consecutive days — for the first time since mid—may. it comes as the government sends an alert to care providers over growing concerns over an increase in covid—i9 cases in care homes. in towns and cities across the uk last night, many people took the opportunity to enjoy a night out, before new covid restrictions come into force tomorrow. here's simonjones.

a busy saturday night in liverpool. the last chance for large groups to meet before the so—called rule of six comes into force. in england only six people will be allowed to get together in certain situations. this weekend everybody is just going wild, which makes zero sense, but i think everyone is going wild because they want to have the last party because everyone is terrified of going into another lockdown. there's four people in our house and there's four people in her house so there's been eight. the majority of people have got two kids. the majority of couples have two children so it's preventing families from getting together. coronavirus is not going to stop this weekend, it's still going to be here so why wait till monday? if there's going to be a lockdown, do it now. in soho in central london there is concern at the rate coronavirus is spreading. r number has gone over one now. i think we are approaching this second wave that everyone is talking about. i think it will be quite a good thing. when you go to places like this you do see big groups of people.

certain areas are not monitored like house parties and that is down to responsibility for the host of the house party. hopefully people listen. i don't know if they do, though. yeah, be sensible. from monday police in england will have the power to fine people who don't stick to the rule of six £100 for a first offence doubling each time to a maximum of £3200. the big question is whether police will initially try an approach of engagement or move straight to enforcement. in england the rule of six will apply indoors and outdoors and in scotland the six can only be from two households and young children aren't counted and in wales up to 30 can still meet outdoors. this is why the government is acting. there were 3497 new coronavirus cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week isjust over 3000. nine deaths were reported of people who died within

28 days of a positive covid—i9 test and that means on average in the last week 11 deaths were announced each day, taking the total number across the uk to 41 , 623. in scotland new cases diagnosed have hit a four—month high —the message from politicians —keeping coronavirus under control requires care and vigilance from all of us. the welsh government says nearly a third of people should still be working from home, even when coronavirus restrictions have eased. ministers say their ambition is to see about 30% of the workforce in wales staying at or near home in the long term. they argue the move could reduce congestion and pollution, and improve work—life balance. tomos morgan reports. a sign of coronavirus times, workspaces across the uk near empty. but as prime minister borisjohnson aims to get the public back into the office, the welsh government says it is aiming for 30% of workers to keep working from home, even as the threat

of covid—i9 decreases. it is a decision based on stopping the virus and reducing congestion into town centres and improving air quality. ministers are adamant that this is a proposal that can rejuvenate and not hinder town centre economy. we can breathe life back into town centres plus give people the option of continuing the flexibility they have had through the coronavirus. we don't want people to return to their offices, we think covid has shown us a better way of doing things. it does not work for everyone but for those it does work for, there could be multiple benefits for the whole of society. but some unions suggest local small businesses could suffer if this becomes a long—term reality. the people who are going to be potentially losing out in all of this are going to be the lowest paid workers, more often than not, people who cannot work from home, theirjobs are somewhere else, they physically have to go to work so you're talking about cleaning, you're talking about people who work in maintenance and so forth, people who may work in the hospitality sector,

and the retail sectors as well. this is a bold announcement from a devolved government that has been cautious in its approach in easing lockdown but a decisive one in implementing what it feels is best for wales. tomas morgan, bbc news, cardiff. local restrictions have been bought into force for some businesses and households across the uk — and with it a familiar feeling of uncertainty. unsurprisingly, areas subject to stricter measures — like bolton and birmigham — have seen businesses suffer the most. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. grisly news for the hospitality industry here in bolton. the local lockdown forcing bars and restaurants to close. and friend to keep apart. for this publican, the new restrictions have turned his business upside down.

he started telling takeaways and re—furloughed all his staff except the chef to keep the business ticking over. we won't make any money. we won't make a profit from it necessarily, but it keeps it in the public eye, it us focused and certainly, it's a small community where we are, so we can try and service the community as much as possible, support them and they support us. and it is these sorts of closures like we are seeing here in bolton that businesses say they really fear. but there is a catch—22 going on between trying to open up the economy and get people back to work and indeed going to work counts as essential travel in lockdown areas. all the while trying to prevent a spike in infection that could lead to these sorts of stringent measures being seen in other areas of the uk. it is not game over the bars in halifax, which can still open. but people from different households in this local lockdown aren't allowed to socialise inside. that is meant as bar manager has had to become, in his words, a bit of a tyrant.

now, obviously, with the restrictions we have in place, it is less of a utopia for you to come and enjoy yourself. you are enjoying yourself in a controlled environment which is not what the hospitality industry is about. that means fewer customers. the fear and uncertainty that these local lockdowns trigger has an ongoing impact on businesses. we saw in leicester that even though restrictions have been lifted, the footfall is still around 20% lower than what we would have expected it otherwise, so there is a lingering effects of these local lockdowns on consumer confidence. and a ripple effect as well. this dog—grooming business based just outside the leicester lockdown

area saw customers cancelling appointments when restrictions were at their height. when the second lockdown came to leicester, we had, obviously, lose quite a lot. it was probably around ten a week, wasn't it? which we then can't fill at such short notice. here, this horse has already bolted. businesses like these in bolton, forced to close by local lockdowns, are getting extra funding from the government. but even open businesses in these situations can suffer. all now are hoping that by sticking to the new rules, these closures are short—lived. all now are hoping that by sticking to the new rules, these closures are short—lived. representatives of the afghan government and the taliban begin their first formal day of peace talks in qatar later, following saturday's opening ceremony. the head of the government delegation, abdullah abdullah, said that one of the first issues to be discussed would be government calls for a reduction in violence and an eventual ceasefire. the taliban political chief, mullah abdul ghani barader, repeated that afghanistan should be governed under stricter islamic law. the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in doha. she says the mood is positive, going into the first real day of talks. after the opening ceremony, afghans on both sides of this divide

and their allies all use the word hope. cautious hope, but hope nonetheless. then, when they had just said, right, now just afghans are going to sit in the room to discuss procedural issues. how are we going to proceed with the talks? what will be the framework? after that, they said it had gone better than expected. today's talks are expected to focus on what issues will be on the agenda. the afghan government wants ceasefire to be at the top of priorities. that is not so for the taliban, but this will be the first test of how they can find a way to move forward and they have a long way to go. in greece, thousands of people from the destroyed moria migrant camp ,the majority of them from afghanistan, have spent a fourth night sleeping rough. the authorities in lesbos are working to set up tents to re—house them, but they face strong opposition from some greek islanders who want the migrants to be sent elsewhere. more than 10,000 people were left without shelter when fires devastated the camp last week. greek authorities say the most vulnerable asylum seekers, including families, will be given priority housing. on saturday, police

on lesbos fired tear gas during a protest by migrants. 0ur correspondent bethany bell is in lesbos and has been talking to many of the migrants there. the authorities are building a new tent camp not very far from here. tents have been going up, we have seen bulldozers around, but that tent itself, as we understand, has the capacity for 2000 to 3000 people, but there are 11,500 people here it is estimated, who have been sleeping rough, so there needs to be an enormous effort to try and get these people some shelter. the thing is, there is quite a lot of opposition among the migrants and refugees themselves.

they don't want to go into a new temporary camp. they say they want to move away from lesbos. they want to go on to mainland greece and other parts of europe. anywhere, one of them said to me. anywhere that we can have a new chance of a better life. the locals here don't want to see new camps either. they say that they have been bearing the burden of europe's failure to come back to some kind of agreement on dealing with these people for long enough and that other countries should now shoulder the burden. they said that, for now, there is the urgency to try and get the people who are living in these terrible conditions some basic kind of shelter. thousands of women are enduring the unimaginable anguish of having to give birth alone due to covid—19 rules, according to a group of mps. more than 60 of them have written to nhs trusts in england, calling on them to stop making pregnant women go through parts

of their labour alone due to coronavirus restrictions. last week, new guidance was published by the nhs on how hospitals could safely reintroduce partners to maternity services. but the mps say some trusts have been dragging their feet. teenagers convicted of terrorism in england and wales could receive whole—life terms under sentencing reforms described by the government as the most radical in almost 20 years. currently, a life tariff can only be given to those over the age of 21, but ministers plan to reduce this to 18 for exceptional cases, such as terrorism. the curtain is set to raise on the west end again — as six theatres look to set reopen from october — with social distancing. while some theatre owners have said they won't reopen until 2021, nimax say they can start showing a programme of special performances this year, before the return of their long—running shows like harry potter and the cursed child and the play that goes wrong. joining me now is nica burns,

chief executive of nimax, who are due to open all six of their west end theatres from october. there has been will concern the west end has been closed for so long to this is a glimmer of hope. it is. we made a very careful decision and are ready to deliver undertaking off with an ex national health service doctor adam k giving a free performance for nhs staff on october 22 at the apollo theatre. how are you doing it in terms of social distancing? i know a lot of theatres and people like andrew lloyd webber have been saying with social distancing reducing capacity they cannot afford to re—stage productions. that is correct. we are

smaller. we are putting on this special programme interim shows which is fun entertainment and the shows are smaller. a 50% capacity which we can just about get to with our new algorithm and we are also relaying out, reconfiguring our theatres so we can space the stoles owed better and get a few more seats in and —— stalls out better and still get some seats in while maintaining social distancing so it must be safe for the customers. we are having a loss, not a huge loss hopefully if you're come to see the shows but we will wait to start up the big engines on stage because we have to sort out all the safety procedures for audiences first for front of house and when the big companies come back we will have had

time to reconfigure the back stages so time to reconfigure the back stages so it is a bold step but we know we can deliver and we think there is quite a lot of audience demand out there waiting to come back. in terms of audience demand, people miss the theatre very much indeed. do you think they will want to go back when it is rather different? you have not got a full auditorium with social distancing and you have necessarily big gaps. maybe it is not quite the same atmosphere. more people mind that? i think coming back with social distancing rather than not coming back at all is a great deal better for a lot of people. we are going to make it fun. i have been to quite a few events since the outdoor theatre started and i had a fantastic night out with a socially reduced audience. we, the audience, came to the table and had a great time and there is a real will to do it and to be honest when the music started and lights came on it was so

exciting. you cannot beat a live experience. i agree with you entirely. you said you might lose a bet. are you thinking of raising ticket prices will they stay the same? no, the ticket prices will be the same pre—covid. we will take the hits because i have been a few triggers that have started this timing and there is a sense that it is time and part of it is thank you to the government because things have been pushed on and we are on stage for now. stage five is critical because that means we can open theatres without social distancing and we felt that we looked at furlough ending on the 3ist looked at furlough ending on the 31st of october. we have a fantastic workforce a full—time permanent staff and i don't want to lose them.

i thought, what would it cost me if i had to make all these wonderful people redundant?” i had to make all these wonderful people redundant? i am afraid we are out of time but very good luck to you and thank you so much for being with us. you have been watching bbc news. temperatures are set to climb over the next few days and a best of september heat on the way. the best of the sunshine towards the south and east but towards the north—west of scotla nd and east but towards the north—west of scotland more rain in the forecast, potential enough to give localised flooding and travel disruption. for southern scotland and northern ireland and northern england a windy day with gusts of around 45 mph. 19 degrees in glasgow, 21 in belfast and the highest temperatures across eastern england, up to 2526 this afternoon. this evening and tonight the rain

was slowly peter out in the north—west of scotland. a lot of cloud around and patches of fog. it will be a mild night, 11 to 1a degrees. monday and tuesday temperatures in the south could get close to 30 degrees but warming up for the north as well. it will then turn cooler but mostly dry from mid week onwards.

former british prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnson's brexit plans ‘shameful‘ and urge mps to reject plans to override parts

of the withdrawal agreement. more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon, and washington causing widespread pollution. there's fresh concern in the uk over the growing spread of coronavirus after more than 3000 cases were recorded on consecutive days. the afghan government calls for a ceasefire with the taliban — as the first—ever peace talks between the two sides get under way in qatar. six west end curtains prepare to rise again but many theatres still face an uncertain future. sport now and let's cross to the bbc sports centre and holly hamilton.

you will be happy as a liverpool fan. day two today of the premier league season. two matches to keep us league season. two matches to keep us entertained this afternoon but after yesterday's curtain raiser between liverpool and leeds united, let's say there's plenty to live up to. a 7 goal thriller at anfield. with the champions liverpool edging it 11—3 over newly promoted leeds. but they certainly kept us entertained. as alex gulrajani reports jorgen klopp said it best, "the premier league came back came back with a bang". only four minutes into their game with leeds, and mohamed salah had won liverpool a penalty. he didn't make any mistake from the spot. marcelo bielsa's side had waited a long time to be back in the top flight but they did not have to wait too long to be level. kalvin phillips, fresh from an england debut last week, with a pass, jack harrison with the finish.