this is bbc news. the headlines at 5: former british prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnson‘s brexit plans shameful as the government continues to defend plans to override parts of the withdrawal agreement. this is a collective will on the part of the government not just to prepare for the worst, but also to protect the internal workings of our united kingdom. that is responsible government. there are fresh concern in the uk over the growing spread of coronavirus after more than 3,000 cases were recorded on each of the past few days. more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon and washington and there are further health concerns for the people living there as the smoke is causing widespread pollution. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed

for spying in iran, says her case is a game of cat and mouse between governments with them living life as a piece of bait. police in belarus detain 250 anti—government protestors as around 100,000 people return to street demonstrations. good afternoon. two former prime ministers have condemned a plan by the government to override elements of the brexit withdrawal agreement signed with the eu. in a joint column for the sunday times, sirjohn major and tony blair called the proposal, which would break international law,

shocking and irresponsible. the justice secretary, robert buckland, this morning dismissed the criticism, saying the country is facing an unprecedented situation. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, reports. two former prime ministers, one conservative, one labour, both angry. they have joined forces before to speak against brexit, but now they have strong words for a government planning to alter parts of the treaty which paved the way for leaving the eu less than a year ago. writing in the sunday times, sirjohn and mr blair said the government's actions were irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice. they said... the government has defended the plan, "it is an unprecedented situation," it says, and the powers it will give itself will probably never be used.

this is all about insurance planning. is it sabre rattling and bluster? no, it's a break the glass in emergency provision if we need it. but if the uk were to break international law, where would that leave individual lawmakers? is that the moment that robert buckland resigns from the government, if we break international law itself? if i see the rule of law being broken in a way i find unacceptable, of course, i will go. ah. we are not at that stage. 0n the eu side, the anger is visible. the irish foreign minister says these actions make getting deals on anything harder. the british government, in my view, is behaving in an extraordinary way and british people need to know that because, outside of britain, where this issue is being discussed now, the reputation of the uk and britain as a trusted negotiating partner on important issues like this is being damaged in a very serious way. labour agrees. it says the government needs to stop reigniting old rows and just get on with it.

there is a deal there to be done, and it is the responsibility of the british government to do that deal. the differences that remain on state aid and fisheries, deals can be done on those things. good negotiators would be getting round the table rather than posturing, and that is what i'm urging the government to do. with the legislation due before parliament tomorrow, the chorus of concern is growing. at the moment, it looks unlikely that these will be the voices that persuade downing street it needs to change course. the uk's chief negotiator in uk—eu talks, lord frost, has said he hopes the eu will think better of their position on whether to list the uk as a third country for food imports. earlier, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said suggestions the eu was threatening to effectively block uk food exports to northern ireland by withholding the third country status were not true. but lord frost responded in a series of tweets, claiming it had been made clear to the uk in the current talks that there was no guarantee

of the uk being listed and that, if the uk was not listed, it would not be able to move food to northern ireland. the uk object to the idea by not having the status effectively it is dividing great britain from the island of ireland and specifically from northern ireland which is part of the uk. the issue now is over whether or not the eu goes ahead with its threat to sue and whether the government goes ahead with its threat to break international law by redefining in its view the terms of the eu agreement. more than 30 people have been killed by wildfires that are sweeping through the west coast of the united states. blazes have been burning in washington, oregon and california for three weeks,

affecting millions of acres. dozens of people are missing and tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes, as helena wilkinson reports. oh, my god. in oregon and california, this is what some have had to escape from. more than a dozen fires are still raging across the state. from up high, the devastation is stark. thousands of homes in oregon now reduced to charred ruins. 0n the ground, search and rescue crews look for dozens who are missing. for the tens of thousands who have been forced to flee their homes, they have no idea of when they'll be able to return, or what they will find. 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. satellite images from this week show thick plumes of smoke over

the west coast of america. nasser said the view had been unusual and grim. the smoke pollution from the wildfires has left portland barely visible. meteorologists say 0regon‘s largest city has been left with the worst air quality in the world. on monday, president trump is due to visit california to see for himself the trail of devastation the wildfires have left behind. helena wilkinson, bbc news. 3,330 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the uk, according to government data. it's the third day in a row that daily new cases reported have been over 3,000. the government has also reported a further five new deaths from covid—i9. we can talk now to our science correspondent, pallab ghosh.

the interesting thing about these figures is that it is consistent. are we now seeing a trend? that's right. for a week now, we have had a sharp increase. the increase shows no sign of stopping at the moment and we will have to wait and see whether the government's measures due to be introduced tomorrow will have any effect on trying to reduce that gradual increase in the number of cases. the real worry is that the number of new cases which primarily affected the young will all translate into cases among older people, hospitalisations and deaths. and that is the most worrying because of the time of year we are entering. we are not many weeks away from the start of the flu season, all the additional pressures on health care never mind concerns about the health of elderly people

and the threat to their lives, and on that subject the government has written to care homes in england, what has it said? leaked documents show the number of infections have quadrupled in care homes since the start of the month. there is now an estimated 1100 cases a day. matt hancock says there are 43 care homes affected, the areas most affected are in bristol, nottinghamshire, wiltshire and wolverhampton. the concern though is that cases among young people will start affecting older people and that the care home residents themselves who are among the most vulnerable to covid—19 will become infected and the death toll sadly will begin to rise. given the distribution of those cases it's a reminder what the government said earlier in the week, the people in them west midlands in the south of

england and south—west should not be complacent about thinking all the big surges in northern england, it is now spreading around the uk. is that worrying scientists? the big surges occurring across the uk. there are hot spots, but the increases across the board among young people. and last week, we heard that the real issue is the fa ct heard that the real issue is the fact that people are not observing quarantine. a report by sage found that less than 20% were fully observing quarantine when they were asked to and the report also said that unless that figure increases no amount of improvements to the testing system which has come under criticism would do any good, so the isolation aspect of it has come into effect as well as social distancing so it's down to us. the government can only do so much but unless

people are isolate when they are asked to and unless they socially distance when they are asked to, those numbers sadly will continue to increase. that is a warning and i suspect, when we try and work out how the infections got into these ca re how the infections got into these care homes, the big question people will ask is whether they have come from young relatives or others who visited care homes who perhaps brought it or whether they were older people because the issue arises for all of us regardless of our age to be aware of these things. you mention the testing system. the government announced this operation during the course of the week, the idea we get1 million tests a day. we are some way short of that, aren't? there is scepticism that it can get to that number by the end of the year or even by spring when the current testing system seems to be falling over. the government should

talk about getting the current system talk about getting the current syste m u p talk about getting the current system up and running properly. at the moment before we need it the most before it starts talking about the operation. thank you as ever for joining us. dr maria van kerkhove is the technical lead on covid—19 at the world health organization. she says that the majority of people in the world are still susceptible to the virus. what we know is that this virus has quite a long way to go. if we look at the proportion of the population that actually still remains susceptible, only about 10% of the world's population has been exposed and has evidence of infection, which means that most people remain susceptible. we're seeing some worrying trends across europe. in a number of countries, we're seeing an increase in case numbers, which is partly due to increased testing, it's partly due to improved surveillance, but it's definitely heading in the wrong direction.

so what we really need to focus on is bringing transmission under control, and we do have the tools that can put that in place. households in birmingham will no longer be able to socialise, in potent bars and restaurants have had to close. the future of the business is uncertain. we found good support. i think we will survive and be all right here. we have a smaller pub down the road which may not be as

easy to start up again and that may be the difference between the companies staying afloat or otherwise. businesses like this in england forced to close by local lockdown‘s are getting extra funding from government but any restrictions can upend the economy. even though restrictions have been lifted, the footfall is still up to 20% lower than what we would have expected it otherwise so there is a lingering effect over these local lockdown‘s and consumer confidence. and it is these sorts of closures 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 which counts as essential travel and lockdown areas. all the while trying to prevent a spike in infection that could lead to the stringent measures being seen in other areas of the uk. it's not

game overfor in other areas of the uk. it's not game over for bars in other areas of the uk. it's not game overfor bars in halifax in other areas of the uk. it's not game over for bars in halifax which can still open but in this local lockdown different households are not allowed to socialise inside which means more empty seats. now with the restrictions we have got in place it is less of a utopia to enjoy yourself. you are enjoying yourself in a controlled environment which is not what the hospitality industry is about. by sticking to the new rules all are hoping these types of closures are short lived. the headlines on bbc news... former british prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnson‘s brexit plans shameful as the government continues to defend plans to override parts of the withdrawal agreement. there's fresh concern in the uk over the growing spread of coronavirus after more than 3,000 cases were recorded on consecutive days. more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon and washington and there are further health concerns for the people living there as the smoke

is causing widespread pollution. a stretch of the ms has been closed in gloucestershire after a serious collision involving several vehicles. police were called at about five thirty this morning following reports of a ford fiesta leaving the northbound carriageway between junctions 9 and 11. police said as a lorry parked behind the fiesta to offer help, and a second lorry crashed into the back of it. highways england have reported a vehicle on fire but have yet to discolse injuries or casualties. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed for spying in iran, has not been taken to court to face new charges, as she'd been expecting. the foreign office said it welcomed the deferral of the hearing and said they call on iran to make nazanin‘s release permanent so that she can return to herfamily in the uk.

nazanin‘s husband, richard, said it was "too early to say what the postponement means except that this remains a game of cat and mouse between governments with us living life as a piece of bait." nazanin told her husband this morning, "i really can't take it any more. they have all these games, and i have no power in them. ifind myself hating everything in this life, including myself. there is no escape." tulip siddiq is the local mp for the zaghari—ratcliffe family and says the uncertainty continues to hang over her constituent‘s head. she went through all the charges against her with her lawyer from what i understand yesterday. they prepared a strong defence. her lawyer reassured her there was not much in what they were plotting against her if you like and they would be able to give a strong defence in herfavour. she waited all morning and was told she was not going to court, she was meant to be escorted

because she has got an ankle tag which prevents herfrom moving away from her parents‘ house where she is based but all of a sudden she was told the trial has been cancelled, she would not be in court today, there would be no hearing, so once again it's hanging over her head. we asa we as a country around £400 million. and nazanin herself has been told over and over again that unless that debt is paid she is not coming home. she was told herself by one of the guards in prison that she is imprisoned because of our failure to pay that debt and its promising that the government is talking about paying the debt back but in all honesty they should pay back the debt a long time ago because perhaps if they had paid the debt back my

constituent would be home right now. the one thing i would say there is promising is that the embassy in tehran is now saying that they will stand beside nazanin, attend court hearings and go to a trial and be there with her. perhaps that's one of the reasons why the child did not go ahead today. no one really knows the reason but it may be because the embassy is finally coming out and supporting nazanin that we are in this situation. she was granted diplomatic protection, a special status as a prisoner by the former foreign secretary jeremy status as a prisoner by the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt and it looks like the government is finally taking that status seriously and doing something with it which gives us doing something with it which gives usa doing something with it which gives us a bit of hope about her returning home. brazil's pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, is burning at record pace this year. animal carcasses litter the dried up swamps as drought—fueled fires devastate the area.

the wetaln sits at the southern edge of the amazon rainforest and stretches from brazil into paraguay and bolivia. experts say more than 5.7 million acres have gone up in flames so far this year, threatening the world's largestjaguar population. authorities in greece say all the migrants and refugees left without shelter after a fire that swept through their camp on the island of lesbos will be able to move into new accommodation this week. five days after the moria camp was destroyed, thousands of people are still living rough. bethany bell has this report from lesbos. another night sleeping on the streets. migrants and refugees from the burnt—out camp at moria lie among their few possessions. crowded together in squalid conditions. with little or no running water,

it's a struggle to keep clean. their fears about the spread of coronavirus. the authorities are putting up new tents to house at least some of the migrants. we've seen small groups of people entering the new camp. there have been women with little babies, children and the vulnerable. for them, it may be a relief after several nights of sleeping rough. but many migrants and refugees say they don't want a new camp. they want to leave lesbos altogether. now you can see there are some new camps they are... for this man, it's a question of freedom. there is no good for this second moria. and in moria, here is better than there because there is a prison, that people can go out from there. i think here is more better. and, as you can see, all the disabled people and vulnerable people

are in the street. pregnant women. the locals want them to leave, too. they say the greek government and europe have abandoned them. but without eu—wide agreement on these migrants, solutions remain elusive. bethany bell, bbc news, lesbos. two los angeles police officers are in a critical condition after being shot in what police are calling an ambush. video of the incident shows a figure approach the officers' vehicle, before opening fire and running away. the officers involved have not been named, but have been described as a 31—year—old woman and a 24—year—old man. the physio was released on sunday morning and led to president trump

to tweet, animals that must be hit hard. —— video. and later he said, if they die, pastoral death penalty for the killer, only way to stop this! the shooting took place in the competent area of los angeles. the authorities in belarus say they've detained about 250 people at the start of the latest mass anti—government demonstrations in the capital, minsk. as these pictures show, there have been violent altercations between the security forces, who are out in large numbers, and those heading to the protests. the demonstrators are calling for mr lukashenko to resign after presidential elections last month that were widely seen as rigged. protestors are also angry at subsequent police violence. the president has been in office for 26 years. observers say an estimated 100,000 people are now in central minsk taking part in the protests.

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, as thejustice secretary, robert buckland, explains. i'm going to be reforming the law further to end the situation where, just because you might be under 21, the law bars the possibility of a whole life order, that is somebody serving all their term in prison. i think it's right to give judges that discretion, and later in the week i will be announcing more measures in a sentencing white paper that will finally give the country a sense of what i have worked on for the last 30 years as a professional barrister and as a part—time judge that i think sentencing can be better, can be smarter and can be more

balanced, genuinely in the interests of public protection and also rehabilitation wherever appropriate. labour say increasing sentences for younger terrorist offenders is quite low down the list of issues in a criminaljustice system that is in complete disarray due to cuts. and earlier, i spoke to lord carlile, who served as the uk's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation from 2001 to 2011. he said he doesn't support this review from the government. it's completely unnecessary. judges have the full range of discretion available for 18 to 21—year—olds, as mrjustice jeremy baker demonstrated a few days ago when he gave a minimum term of 55 years to hashem abedi, one of the brothers responsible for the manchester bombing. there are very good reasons for having different rules for those under 21,

as i would have thought would be recognised by every experienced prosecutor, defender, criminologist, teacher, parent who has had teenagers and so on. this is window dressing, i'm afraid, and it will not be acceptable, particularly to many people in the house of lords who i believe willjoin me in voting against it. sue barker is leaving the bbc‘s a question of sport after 23 years as part of a major shake—up at the programme. team captains matt dawson and phil tufnell will also depart the long—running sports quiz show. their final series together will be broadcast next year before the series returns with a new team.

sue barker has been presenting since david coleman left in 1997 so good luck to her and the team for the final series. for the first time in its history, the last night of the proms saw no flag waving or mass sing—along inside the royal albert hall. the show was swept up in controversy over whether or not the words of rule, britannia! and land of hope and glory should be sung. 0ur arts editor will gompertz was watching. after the possible omission and then the indecision followed by the controversy and the accusations of wetness prompting, perhaps, the u—turn, britannia did finally rule the airwaves. and so tradition prevailed over those who thought the words too imperialistic for this day and age. but it wasn't quite business as usual at this year's last night. it was a proms without promenaders, with a pared down, socially distanced bbc symphony orchestra, and barely a flag or a hat in sight.

mozart's marriage of figaro plays some blamed — wrongly, she said — any suggested changes on the night's finnish conductor, dalia stasevska, who started the programme with mozart's marriage of figaro. she said she simply wanted to use music to bring people together. williams‘ the lark ascending plays the talking point of the night is likely to be composer errollyn wallen's radical reworking of hubert parry‘s prom favourite, jerusalem, to which she introduced dissonance and blues references — a tribute, she said, to the windrush generation of migrants who came to britain. it was sung — brilliantly — by the south african soprano, golda schultz.

# 0n england's pleasant pastures seen...# . it has been a very strange year. the pandemic proms quite different without a live audience, particularly last night's last night, in which even edward elgar‘s land of hope and glory seemed subdued, unlike some of those watching on from home. will gompertz, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schaffernaker. a lot of fine weather out there today and it will be even warmer tomorrow, perhaps up to 30 celsius, and a couple of hot days in the south—east. warm enough. this is what it looks like this evening. into the low mid 20s in the south and western scotland has been raining for nearly 24 hours, gail forced winds around the coast as well so a different picture here.

but the rain is moving away to this evening and by the end of the night pretty quiet across most of the uk, clear skies in in the midlands, amat stopped monday. the last of the rain should clear from the western isles, bits and pieces of light rain here and there but nothing more than that. sunshine for many of us in hot weather in the south—east, up to 30, mid 20s at least across yorkshire, goodbye. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... former british prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnson's brexit plans "shameful" as the government continues to defend plans to override parts of the withdrawal agreement. this is a collective will on the part of the government, not just to prepare for the worst, but also to protect the internal

workings of our united kingdom. that's responsible government. there's fresh concern in the uk over the growing spread of coronavirus after more than 3,000 cases were recorded on each of the past few days. more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon, and washington — and there are further health concerns for the people living there as the smoke is causing widespread pollution. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranian woman jailed for spying in iran — says her case is a game of cat and mouse between governments, with them living life as a piece of bait. hundreds of thousands of students are due to arrive university over the coming weeks, but what will the experience be like for freshers at what should be one of the most exciting times of their lives? earlier, quintin mckellar, vice chancellor of the university of hertfordshire, explained

what will await students at his university. the safety of our staff and our students is of paramount importance to us. but when they come onto the campus, they will see many of the things that they will see in many other public places. there will be lots of signage, signage which makes them follow one—way systems and so on. when they go into classrooms, the seats are much further apart than they would normally be. people will be wearing masks. when people go into libraries, they will be sitting significantly further apart than normal. but apart from that, they will continue as you would expect on a campus. injusta injust a few in just a few moments we will be joining viewers on bbc one. but before that, let's go back to a discussion i had about an hour ago. i've been talking to the president of the university of york students'

union, patrick 0'donnell, and university of kent student, kai mcleod, who described the end of his last term when covid first struck. it was very frantic, you know? the last week, it was very normal. the week after that, everyone was leaving, everyone was upping and leaving. no—one knew what to do. and then, you know, ijust had to come straight back home. and it was just very, very sudden. i was just very nervous and very anxious at that point. so how do you feel about going back this term? normally going back to university, i am very excited. going back now, i am very anxious. ijust feel like going to university is always a happy thing. it is always something i look forward to. i still look forward to it, but with these restrictions at this time, i'm a bit worried. i'm not surprised. i should imagine your family are as well. kai, i'll come back to you in a second. let's just hear from patrick.

patrick, kai's experience is different because he is an old lag, as it were, for university. he has done his couple of years. he is entering his final year. you are trying to help fellow students in that situation, presumably as you have been as well, but also those who are coming for the first time. let's talk about freshers, first of all. what can they expect? here at york, we are lucky to have lots of green space, so one thing we are doing is encouraging all of our students to socialise on campus, and one thing we are doing is erecting loads of marquees and teepees around our great campus. and essentially encouraging students to come and socialise in really safe ways where we can control it. so we're going over and beyond the government guidelines and we are doing things like temperature checks and obviously track and trace. so, i completely recognise, you know, there are some students who are really eager to go back and go clubbing tomorrow, and of course there are lots of students who are really anxious to come back. what we're trying to do is strike a balance between the two and ensure

a really safe return to campus. what about the all—important student union bar? we have looked at all of our revenues. we have got six venues here at york and we have managed to reopen them all in september — just in a few weeks' time. we've also actually managed to create 120 or so jobs for students, which is really important at a time when a lot of students are obviously... there's less opportunities around our city, york, and elsewhere. but we are absolutely encouraging students to return safely to campus and we are giving them tools and spaces to do so.

thejustice secretary defends the government potentially breaking international law over changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. the government says it's an insurance policy if brussels acts in an "unreasonable" way over checks on goods across the irish sea. this is a collective will on the part of the government,

not just to prepare for the worst, but also to protect the internal workings of our united kingdom. that's responsible government. but robert buckland said he'd resign if the uk broke international law "in a way he found unacceptable". also on the programme... concern from care home providers over access to the government's coronavirus testing programme as infections rise. a heavy police response fails to deter anti—government protestors in belarus who want the president to resign. at least 30 people have now died in america's west coast wildfires, burning across three states. and mayhem at mugello — pile—ups at italy's tuscan grand prix.

good afternoon. the justice secretary, robert buckland, has defended government plans to potentially override elements of the brexit withdrawal agreement signed with the european union. the proposal, which would break international law, would give number 10 the power to change or ignore rules relating to the movement of goods between britain and northern ireland. mr buckland said it was an emergency brexit "insurance policy" if brussels acted in an "unreasonable" way by insisting on excessive checks on goods. here's our chief political correspondent, vicki young. crowds can no longer gather, but once again the arguments are raging about our relationship with the eu. four years ago, these two former prime ministers campaigned against brexit. today, they criticised the government for making plans to override parts of the legally binding treaty which laid out the terms

of our departure. writing in the sunday times, sirjohn major and tony blair said that was irresponsible, wrong in principle and dangerous in practice. it raises questions that go far beyond the impact on ireland, the peace process and negotiations for a trade deal, crucial though they are. it questions the very integrity of our nation". government ministers say it's just an insurance policy in case negotiations with the eu don't work out. we hope very much never to have to use this. it's a "break the glass in emergency" provision if we need it. but they're not denying that giving uk ministers the power to change the withdrawal agreement breaks international law. how could anyjustice secretary stand by and let that happen? is that the moment that robert buckland resigns from the government, if we break international law itself? if i see the rule of law being broken in a way that i find unacceptable, then of course i will go. we are not at that stage.

eu and uk negotiators are working on two things — a future trade deal and the trade details of unique arrangements for northern ireland, which will continue to follow some eu rules. and here's a sign of how tense things have become. taking to twitter, michel barnier pointed out that borisjohnson had himself agreed to what he called the delicate compromise. david frost complained that the eu's position meant northern ireland may not be allowed to import food from the rest of the uk. ireland's foreign minister angrily dismissed that as spin and said borisjohnson's actions were undermining trust. the british government, in my view, is behaving in an extraordinary way, and british people need to know that because outside of britain, where this issue is being discussed now, the reputation of the uk and britain as a trusted negotiating partner on important issues like this is being damaged in a very serious way. tomorrow, the action returns to parliament. several conservative mps have said

they can't support a bill that breaks the law. this all echoes the arguments of a year ago. criticism from lawyers, the eu and former prime ministers is unlikely to change downing street's mind. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. a charity that represents care providers in england says the government's coronavirus testing regime has had "serious problems." it comes just days after the department of health and social care wrote to care home providers, warning of a rise in new coronavirus infections within homes. the letter acknowledged it was mainly staff being affected, but also said some residents are testing positive too. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has more details. in care homes like this one in manchester, they have already had a long and exhausting fight against coronavirus. in april they lost nine residents. but with careful infection control like this and increased testing, they have managed

to keep it out of the home of the summer. if there is a second wave, quick testing will be vital in identifying people without symptoms and keeping residents safe. but mark adams, who heads a charity that runs 18 uk care homes including this one, saysin 18 uk care homes including this one, says in recent weeks they have had problems getting results in about 40% of their tests. problems getting results in about 4096 of their tests. at the moment, we are getting the kits for weekly testing, but the results are coming five, six or seven days after the test was taken. so if someone does catch covid, they could perhaps be in the building for three or four days without even being aware. as the infection rate rises out here in the infection rate rises out here in the wider community, inevitably care homes are going to feel the impact. 0n homes are going to feel the impact. on friday the department of health and social care sent a letter to ca re bosses and social care sent a letter to care bosses warning that they were beginning to see a rise in cases in ca re beginning to see a rise in cases in care homes. the majority were staff who had become infected, but some residents had also contracted the

virus. it is also reported in the sunday times today that infections in care homes have quadrupled since the start of the month. as demand for tests rises in the general population, care providers say it's vital that the care sector is made a priority. i think the testing regime has had serious problems and i want the government to prioritise care services. we saw at the start of this pandemic that people living in ca re this pandemic that people living in care homes where the most susceptible to the virus, so i hope that they will realise that and start prioritising the testing in ca re start prioritising the testing in care homes. the department of health and social care says it has done everything it can to ensure the safety of residents and staff since the start of the pandemic and that it will publish its winter plan for social care shortly. alison holt, bbc news. well, the latest government figures show there were 3,330 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period.

that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 3,050. five deaths were reported of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, and that means on average in the last week, 11 deaths were announced every day, taking the total number across the uk to 41,628. the authorities in belarus say they've detained around 250 people as tens of thousands gathered on a fifth consecutive sunday for anti—government protests. the capital, minsk, has once again seen violent clashes, as demonstrators defied a heavy police crackdown, calling for the resignation, of president alexander lukashenko. 0ur europe correspondent, jonah fisher, has just sent this report from minsk. with each passing week, belarus's protesters add something new to

their long list of grievances. what began as a response to a disputed election turned into matches against ever present police brutality. now, after almost all the country? 0pposition leaders were either detained or forced into 0pposition leaders were either detained orforced into exile, this is for them too. in particular, maria kolesnikova, who tore her passport up to prevent herself being deported. she is a hero. we need to build a monument after we end this. do you think this will end with president lukashenko leaving?|j think president lukashenko leaving?” think yes. it is not a sprint, it's a marathon. president lukashenko is no doubt hoping that by detaining key opposition leaders that these protests would run out of steam. if that was the case, he was wrong. this is the fifth sunday in a row

that the centre of minsk has seen a huge display of people power. away from the large crowds, president lukashenko's security from the large crowds, president lu kashenko's security forces continue violently arresting people. this weekend, for the first time, the police targeted large groups of demonstrating women. yevgeniy was detained before being released several hours later. all the women we re several hours later. all the women were threatened, that women were not treated like this until yesterday. now we are trying to, i don't know, to regain our power. i don't know what to do. having up to the violence but failed to stop the protests, president lu kashenko violence but failed to stop the protests, president lukashenko heads to russia tomorrow. the key question — what will moscow demand in return for backing belarus's unpopular

leader? jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. at least 30 people have now died in wildfires that are engulfing the west coast of america across three states. more than 20,000 firefighters are trying to beat back the flames. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the full details. the fires have been unrelenting. more than1 the fires have been unrelenting. more than 1 million acres of land have been burned here. around 40,000 people have left their homes and half a million are under evacuation orders. poor visibility has made it harder to get out, but many have fled to trailer parks where volu nteers fled to trailer parks where volunteers have been distributing food. but with the fires comes the challenge of covid—19. food. but with the fires comes the challenge of covid-19. want to make sure everybody maintain social distance as much as possible. it is

admittedly difficult in this environment, but we are going to try and organise feeding lines and things like that to maintain a six foot distance. in san francisco, the grey sky has turned hazy orange is the wildfires engulfed parts of california. i am trying to keep a positive attitude, but it's scary. 0ne positive attitude, but it's scary. one of those things like, you just have to take into consideration that you have to be careful when you're breathing because you could be inhaling the smoke. california has never seen fires on this scale before. dozens have destroyed more than 3 million acres of land. even fire trucks are being shipped in to help, with the world's largest plane arriving into san francisco, carrying at least three fire engines. the smoke is so thick, it can be seen all the way from space. up can be seen all the way from space. up close, the devastation is staggering. thousands of homes have been incinerated. some who have returned home here in oregon has

been going through the rubble to find their belongings. 0thers guide theirs from potential looters. it's been a rough couple of days, but i just didn't feel right leaving home. president trump will be arriving in california tomorrow. he will be meeting firefighters as they battle to put an end to fires like these, which have been burning for weeks. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed on spying charges in iran, hasn't been taken to court to face new charges, as expected. the foreign office says it welcomes the postponement of the hearing, and urged iran to make her release permanent. nazanin's husband, richard, says "the uncertainty remains deeply traumatic." major restaurant groups have written to the government, asking for an extension of the ban on evicting tenants, which expires

at the end of this month. the bosses of deliveroo, burger king and itsu say one in three landlords are preparing evictions. after close to a quarter of a century, sue barker is leaving the bbc‘s a question of sport. team captains matt dawson and phil tufnell are also bowing out, with their final series together being broadcast next year before a new run of the programme with a new team. there was mayhem at today's formula one grand prix in tuscany in central italy. several big crashes caused the race to be stopped, started, then stopped again. when racing finally resumed, lewis hamilton went on to victory, moving to within one race of michael schumacher‘s all time grand prix record. katie gornall watched all the action. ferrari have long flown the flag for formula 1. here at their home, the

sports glamour team celebrated its 1000 grand prix. it would be a race to remember. lewis hamilton insta ntly overta ken, a nd to remember. lewis hamilton instantly overtaken, and there was drama from the very first turn. last week's winner pierre gasly found his race week's winner pierre gasly found his ra ce over week's winner pierre gasly found his race over before it began, while red bull's max verstappen was trapped in the gravel. f1 can be an unforgiving sport. but as soon as the safety car medway, the chaos resumed. four cars taken out in one huge, careless crash. that was bleep stupid of whoever was at the front. they want to kill us or what? after the restart, hamilton would regain the lead, but there would be more delays as the first tuscan grand prix continue to serve up plenty of thrills and spills. despite all the mayhem, one thing was predictable — another chequered flag for hamilton. he is nowjust one behind michael schumacher‘s all—time record of wins, and surely there is nothing that can stop him now. katie gornall, bbc news. that's it. there's more throughout the evening

on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten. you're watching bbc news. 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's aiming for 30% of workers to keep working from home, even as the threat of covid—19 decreases. it's 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 doesn't 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. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. plenty of fine weather out there today and the temperatures are expected to rise over the next couple of days. perhaps hitting 30 degrees celsius in the south—east of the country. for most of us, it won't be quite that hot, but at least there will be some pleasant sunshine on the way.

it couldn't be further from that across scotland, particularly the western isles. the last 24 hours have seen overcast and wet conditions, in fact in the western isles in one or two spots, the rainfall amounts are approaching 100 millimetres. on top of that, gusts of wind of 40 or 50 mph. quite windy across northern parts of england as well. a big contrast in the south, where we have the sunshine and temperatures are hovering around the low to mid 20s, around 6pm today. this evening, that rain will eventually move away from the western isles, so it will dry out. not immediately, but the rain will ease. for the rest of the uk, it is the case of a quiet night of weather, bit of cloud floating over the horizon, mist and fog here and there and temperatures between ten and 14 degrees. here is the weather map for monday, high pressure across central europe. fronts out in the atlantic. we are in between and we are also in for this current of warm air coming out of spain and france.

it is going to engulf much of england, wales as well, the really warm air isn't really going to reach scotland and northern ireland. always a bit more cloud closer to the atlantic weather front, so 20 degrees in belfast and in the lowlands of scotland, but 30 in london. if we hit 30 or more, that would be the first time that we have had 30 degrees in september since 2016, so very warm for the time of year. tuesday could hit 30 degrees as well, so a couple of hot days in the south—east, but across yorkshire, mid 20s, very pleasant there with some sunshine and into the low 20s for belfast and glasgow. so, after that, wednesday is a different picture. high pressure to the north will send a cooler current of air and that is going to cut off that warm supply of air from france and also spain. temperatures are set to dive, by the time we get to thursday in the south, we are talking about 19 degrees and

on the aberdeenshire coastline, it could be only around 12 by the time we get to friday. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 6: thejustice secretary defends the government potentially breaking international law over changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. this is a collective will on the part of the government not just to prepare for the worst, but also to protect the internal workings of our united kingdom. that is responsible government. concern from care home providers over access to the government's coronavirus testing programme as infections rise. a stretch of the m5 has been closed in gloucestershire after a serious collision involving several vehicles. sue barker is leaving the bbc‘s a question of sport after 23 years