memories and thousands raised for good causes. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a heavy police response fails to stop anti government protestors in belarus, who want the president to resign. president lukashenko is no doubt hoping that by detaining key opposition leaders that these protests would run out of steam. a group of migrants rescued by a danish tanker in the mediterannean have been allowed to land in italy after nearly a0 days at sea. the ukjustice secretary defends the government potentially breaking international law over changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. and i am only faster, coming up in the sport we will have the latest from the premier league from

everton‘s win against spurs, their first in eight layers and there is a big win for leicester —— eight yea rs, olly foster. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. huge demonstrations have again been held in belarus, where protesters continue to call for the resignation of the man who's led the country for the last 26 years, alexander lu kashenko. the biggest protests have been in the capital, minsk, where more than 100,000 people are estimated to have turned out. there were scuffles in some places, as riot police and men in balaclavas tried, often violently, to snatch demonstrators. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher 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 marches against ever—present police brutality. now, after almost all the country's opposition leaders were either detained orforced into exile, this is for them too. in particular, maria kolesnikova, who this week tore her passport up to stop herself being deported. maria kolesnikova is a hero. i think we need to build a monument after we win this. do you think this will end with president lukashenko leaving? i think yes. it's not sprint, it's marathon. president lukashenko was 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 forces continue violently arresting people. this weekend, for the first time, the police targeted large groups of demonstrating women. yevgenia was detained before being released several hours later. all the men were threatened, but women, they were not treated like this until yesterday. now we're trying to, i don't know, to regain our power. i don't know what to do now. having upped the 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. let's ta ke let's take a look at that question asked of there. margarita maliukova is from bbc monitoring in kyiv. she explains why tomorrow's talks are so critical for lukashenka. the west has almost completely turned away from lukashenko at this moment. the eu has said that the election on august 9th was neither free nor fair and it has agreed to impose sanctions on belarussian officials. some baltic states have already imposed sanctions against lukashenko himself, and poland has been very active in backing the opposition, so really, russia is the only remaining country who can really provide support to lukashenko. so they're going to talk on monday, what are they going to talk about? yes, well, one possibility

is they will discuss the union state because this agreement has existed between russia and belarus for over 20 years, but lukashenko has been reluctant to sign the political part of this agreement, which would very much put belarus under russian influence by creating common currency and even supra national institutions. that sounds pretty extreme. it certainly is. and the russian prime minister was in belarusjust on september 3rd and he mentioned that there has been progress made in the union state discussions, so it's very likely that this will be something on the agenda tomorrow and i think it's also very possible that backing lukashenko is in putin's interest, because there are protests in russia going on right now in siberia and it's very much a bad example for russia when the leader

of the neighboring country gets toppled or removed by his people. it might give the russians some ideas. yeah, it's a difficult one, isn't it? because, of course, putin's side will want to stop that as a president, but of course, if he does come out and fully back lukashenko, the demonstrators that we're seeing on the screen now out on the streets, who at the moment aren't anti—russian, particularly, become, by default, anti—russian. yes, that's a good point, and that's why some experts have suggested that it would be beneficial for russia to keep lukashenko in power or sort of make him adopt certain changes to the constitution, and these changes will then allow him to hold a new election and to bring another president in. 0ur our thanks to margarito there. 27 migrants who spent nearly a0 days

on board a danish tanker that rescued them in the mediterranean have been allowed to land in sicily. the group, which included a pregnant woman, left libya at the beginning of august but were picked up by the maersk etienne chemical tanker when their boat began to sink. for more than a month, the tanker was refused permission to dock by any country. the charity mediterranea saving humans, who took the migrants from maersk‘s tanker and into sicily, has called it the "most shameful stand—off in european maritime history". and we can speak now to their head of mission. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you. tell me, these people were held on this ship, they we re people were held on this ship, they were rescued, there ship was a normal business ship, not equipped to handle them and look after them for so many days at sea. what weather conditions like for themexactly. the international

maritime law prescribes that after a rescue operation, all the ship record people have to be disembarked as soon record people have to be disembarked as soon as record people have to be disembarked as soon as possible any a place of safety —— shipwrecked people. european governments like malta, italy, other countries do not respect these basic fundamental rules of international maritime law. malta coordinated, they malta authorities coordinated the rescue operation on the 5th of august by the tanker, by the merchant vessel, maersk etienne, but did not claim herself responsible... sorry to interrupt, ijust herself responsible... sorry to interrupt, i just want to pick up herself responsible... sorry to interrupt, ijust want to pick up in exactly that point. you were saying

that normally when people were rescued, just to be clear, it is the international maritime law, the moral duty of a ship, if it can help people stranded at sea to help them. the ship did its duty and then it is over to government and other countries are to come and help, normally within a couple of days. that did not happen, it took nearly 40 that did not happen, it took nearly a0 days, what needs to change? how can this be avoided in the future. --? can this be avoided in the future. ——? we think that it will be very important that they maritime authorities, the government involved in sucha authorities, the government involved in such a situation well assume fully their responsibilities, not only in permitting merchant vessels or non—governmental vessels like the civil fleet to disembark as soon as possible they rescued people, but to realise that a new operation of

european coastguards and navies in the mediterranean sea being fit to help the people, thousands of people that try to flee the incredible hell situation, the incredible dramatic work conditions they are suffering in libya —— war. the situations of concentration camps in libya where these people are tortured by...‘ concentration camps in libya where these people are tortured by... . i am sorry to interrupt. that is a crucial point because it is notjust the physical conditions they were held on, but of course the psychological problems that they have suffered, not only been kept on that ship for so long, but also what happened to them previously. i am afraid we are out of time so we must leave it there. thank you very much for coming on the programme and talking to us. thank you.

the ukjustice secretary has defended british government plans to potentially override elements of the brexit withdrawal agreement, signed with the european union. the proposal would break international law and also give the government power to change or ignore rules relating to the movement of goods between britain and northern ireland. the britishjustice secretary robert buckland said it was an emergency brexit "insurance policy" if brussels acted in an "unreasonable" way, by insisting on excessive checks on goods. vicki young reports. a lot‘s changed since brexit day. 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 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 might 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 brexit 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. the headlines on bbc news: violent scenes in belarus as police detain more than a00 anti—lu kashenko protestors taking part in mass demonstrations in the capital. a group of migrants rescued by a danish tanker in the mediterannean have been allowed to land in italy after more than a0 days at sea. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here is 0lly foster. good evening. we have had two games in the premier league, and there's been an encouraging start to the season for everton, start to the season for everton. they've been very busy in the transfer market and they've now beaten tottenham for the first time in eight years. dominic calvert—lewin with a towering second half header to win the match. that was the only goal of the game but the three everton

debuta nts looked impressive, james rodriguez, abdoulaye doucoure and allan all started. tottenham blooded their two new signings matt doherty and pierre—emile hojbjerg, but neither really imposed themsleves. everton deserved winners. we needed this performance to improve our confidence about decision on the skin. and devise more confidence for the future. —— this game. this is for sure, but as you know in football, we have a next test that is wednesday so we have to be sure what we can do. leicester beat west bromwich albion 3—0. belgian international timothy castagne scored on his debut. jamie vardy then scored two late penalties. it was a welcome win for brendan rodgers — his side tailed off badly after last season's restart, finishing fifth for a europa league place,

lionel messi made his first appearance for barcelona since his failed attempt to leave the club. he played a5 minutes of a friendly win over gimnastic de tarragon and also retained the captaincy messi was selected from the start by new head coach ronald koeman. barca won 3—1 with goals from 0usmane dembele, antoine griezmann and philippe coutinho. messi had only returned to training on monday after trying to engineer a move away. that huge release clause in his contract was the sticking point. barcelona begin their league campaign in two weeks' time. an injury time cristian tello goal saw real betis beat alaves. valladolid drew i—i with real sociedad. same score for unai emery‘s villareal against huesca. valencia are taking on levante where its 2—2. la liga champions

real madrid begin their title defence next sunday. no draws in sunday's ligue i fixtures in france. pick your favourite team. champions paris saint—germain who are hosting marseille in le classique. it's 1—0 to marseille. lewis hamilton won the tuscan grand prix on sunday for his 90th formula one victory. that's one behind michael schumacher‘s record. but the race, which was being held at mugello to celebrate ferrari's 1000th grand prix was more like a demolition derby. eight cars crashed out and it had to be suspended twice before hamilton won to extend his championship lead to 55 points. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was second, with alex albon claiming his first podium finish. cricket now. england have levelled the one day series after an australian collapse at old trafford. england had struggled throughout their innings, losing wickets regularly, before a stand of 76 between

tom curran and adil rashid set a half competitive score 231—9. jofra archer took a couple of early wickets but 73 from captain aaron finch, and a8 from marnus labushagne gave the tourists the edge, but then they imploded, losing a wickets for 3 runs, sliding from iaa for 3 to 207 all out. 3 wickets each for archer, woakes and sam curran. england win by 2a runs. the series is 1—1 with one to play. a great comeback. and finally, just getting under way in new york is the final of the men's singles at the us 0pen. you can follow it as it unfolds on the bbc sport website. that is all your support for now. —— your support for the wildfires burning along america's pacific coastline are creating some of the worst air quality in the world. at least 30 people have been killed, and more than 20,000 square kilometres have been burned in the latest fires in oregon, california and washington state. nomia iqbal has the story.

the fires have been unrelenting. more than a million acres of land have been burned here. around a0,000 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 volunteers have been distributing food. but with the fires comes the challenge of covid—i9. we want to make sure everybody maintains social distance as much as possible. it's admittedly difficult in this environment, but we're 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 as the wildfires engulf parts of california. i'm trying to keep a positive attitude, but it's scary. 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 close, the devastation is staggering. thousands of homes have been incinerated. some who have returned home here in oregon hves been going through the rubble to find their belongings. 0thers guard 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'll 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. france has reported a record daily increase in coronavirus cases as the country struggles to contain a fresh surge in infections. on saturday, there were over 10,000 new cases which prompted the authorities to place a2 administrative departments under the red zone of high alert. the numbers of people admitted to hospital and intensive care are also increasing. france is one of several european countries to see a surge in new cases. a charity that represents elderly care providers in england says the british government's coronavirus testing regime has had "serious problems". it comes just days after the uk's department of health and social care wrote to care home providers warning of a rise in new coronavirus infections within homes. alison holt has more details. in care homes like this one in manchester, they've already had a long, exhausting fight against coronavirus. in april, they lost nine residents. but with careful infection control

like this and increased testing, they've managed to keep it out of the home over the summer. if there's 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, says in recent weeks they have had problems getting results in about a0% of their tests. at the moment, we are getting the kits for weekly testing, but the results are coming bacl five, six or seven days but the results are coming back 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 that they're ill. as the infection rate rises out here in the wider community, inevitably, care homes are going to feel the impact. on friday, the department of health and social care sent a letter to care bosses warning that they were 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's also reported in the sunday times today that infections in care homes have quadrupled since the start of the month. as the 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 really want the government to prioritise care services. we saw at the start of this pandemic that people living in care homes were the most susceptible to the virus, so i hope that they will realise that and start prioritising the testing in care homes. the department of health and social care says it's 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. 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 british 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." speaking to my colleague lukwesa burak, nazanin's husband, richard, says his wife remains caught in a game of cat and mouse between the iranian and british governments. we were expecting her to be in court this morning, so she was really terrified this morning before it happened. then she wasn't taken to court, so it was a whole bewildered process of trying to understand what went on. and in fact, as the day's gone on, she was relieved and really angry. they're not quite sure what's going on and, actually, i spoke to herjust now and a bit calmer. but i think, you know, all in all, it's clear that there's a very confusing game between two governments going on and it is taking a toll on her, certainly. do we know what the charges were that were going to be

levied against her were? what were the details? so her lawyer got to see the file. her lawyer... so she was taken to see thejudge last week, her lawyer got to see the file and go through it and prepared for the case yesterday with her. the case was spreading propaganda against the regime, so we knew that was coming. he felt confident that it was a very light file, there was nothing of substance in it, so he was confident that he was going to get her off. i think, probably, i was a bit less sanguine. we've had a number of these cases come before us and, obviously, it feels most of the time like a political stunt, but, you know, we will see what happens when she's next brought into court. how are you doing? yeah, pretty world weary today. i think it's... i mean, ifound this quite hard. you know, it came out of the blue that she was going to be in court on tuesday and the fact that it didn't happen today, we were all worked up and fearing the worst and certainly, she'd been talking about all sorts of panic attacks. and myjob, obviously, is to keep her calm, to keep her hopeful.

and, yeah, it's been... it's tough at the moment. richard, you mentioned a political stunt. what what do you mean by that? well, look, i think all along this has been a game of cat and mouse between the iranian authorities and the british government. they‘ re using nazanin as leverage to get the money that the uk owes them. that's been true for a long time. that was certainly true this past week. that doesn't mean to say that there isn't a real court case that comes with a real sentence, but yeah, it's not... it's not about us, it's about that government fight. we will pose now as we say goodbye to her viewers watching around the world. this is bbc news. —— pause. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. hot weather is on the way

to england and wales for the next couple of days, but it's been rain that's been causing a bit of a headache in the northwest of scotland. this weather front stretching thousands of miles out into the atlantic has brought some very large rainfall totals — 130 mm of rain in parts of the highlands. that's caused some localised flooding. we've also had reports of a landslide on the a83 at the rest and be thankful. now, that rain is slowly going to turn a little bit later and patchy across the far northwest of the country overnight. now, that rain is slowly going to turn a little bit ——lighter and patchy across the far northwest of the country overnight. elsewhere, it's a dry night with a lengthy clear spells, maybe an odd mist and fog patch forin some of the deeper river valleys. temperatures 10—1a. now, tomorrow, any morning mist and fog clearing very quickly. lots of sunshine from the word go for most in england and wales, and it becomes very warm, if not hot. the north and west always a little bit more in the way of cloud, prone to seeing an odd spot of rain developing through the afternoon. temperatures 20 degrees across the north, but up to 30 in the southeast. similar temperatures around on tuesday before things turn much cooler for wednesday.

hello this is bbc news... the headlines... thejustice secretary defends the government potentially breaking international law, over changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. this is a collective will on the pa rt this is a collective will on the part of the government, notjust to prepare for the worst, but also to protect the internal workings of our united kingdom. that's responsible government. concern from care home providers, over access to the government's coronavirus testing programme, as infections rise. a stretch of the ms has been closed in gloucestershire after a serious collision involving several vehicles. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — the british—iranian woman jailed for spying in iran — says there's a "confusing game" going on between 2 governments, and that it's taking a toll on her. all along, this has been a game of cat and mouse between the iranian

authorities and the british government, and they are using her as leverage to get the money, and that has been true for a long time. that was certainly true this past week. sue barker is leaving the bbc‘s a question of sport after 23 years — as part of a major shake—up at the programme. around 17,000 people have taken part in the biggest half—marathon in the uk, the great north run. but today wasn't the same as usual , with runners choosing their own routes and tracking their progress through an app. stuart whincup reports. it was supposed to be the biggest and the best, celebrating a0 years of the world's most famous half marathon, but today, the old course looked very different, though the familiar characters were still out pounding the streets. it's not the same as normal years, but it was absolutely brilliant.