this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm maryam moshiri. as the number of covid cases tops 30 million worldwide, the uk puts forward new plans for a circuit break against the virus. new lockdowns are to be announced in madrid, and it's the poorest neighbourhoods that are hit the hardest. after a month of protests, an official investigation will be opened in to the presidential election in belarus. hello and welcome. the number of officially recorded coronavirus cases

across the globe has climbed above 30 million. and according to figures from johns hopkins university in the us, more than 940,000 people worldwide have died with the disease since it first emerged in china late last year. there's been a surge in positive test results across europe in recent weeks. figures from the world health organization show that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. let's look at europe — spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. almost 2,000 were in the madrid region, which is planning new targeted lockdowns. in france, 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday — marking the highest single—day count since the pandemic began. in the uk, the government announced almost 3,400 new infections on thursday.

and now, almost 2 million people living in the north—east of england are living under new restrictions that came into place at midnight local time. and with those restrictions now in place, the latest from the uk government is that it's now considering taking further measures for england, including what's been described as a circuit break. simonjones starts our coverage. this is what borisjohnson is desperate to avoid another full—scale national lockdown which, he says, would be a disaster for the economy. instead the government could introduce what is being called a circuit breaker, just for a fortnight, of tighter restrictions in england. schools would remain open, as would workplaces, pubs and restau ra nts would workplaces, pubs and restaurants could have their opening hours cut, and public premises would have to close. no final decisions have been taken as the government waits to see the effect of the new

rule of six. nearly 10 million people are living under stricter restrictions already, and at midnight people in large pa rt and at midnight people in large part of the north—east of england were told they could no longer socialise with those outside their own household or support bubble. inaudible take notice of the other rules. they keep changing them all the time that you don't know what you know when you come out. it is better than across the board, if we can try and do it where it is, it might stop it spreading. lancashire with the exception of blackpool is expected to be the next area to face a local restriction with similar controls to the north—east on socialising and 10pm closing time for pubs and restau ra nts. 10pm closing time for pubs and restaurants. but criticism remains of the testing system. there was frustration in sunderland yesterday when turned up a to find no sign of any testing. ministers did not increase testing to levels that we re increase testing to levels that were needed so it is not world beating, it is a shambles. were needed so it is not world beating, it is a shambleslj would beating, it is a shambles.” would not sit here and claim that this is, you know, we are

absolutely going, you know, exactly as i would hope to go. but we are constantly improving. in the latest 24—hour period, new coronavirus infections were recorded, slightly higher than the average for the past week. and with the prime minister warned by his advisers that there could be a significant number of deaths by the end of october without further interventions, there are some tough decisions ahead. simon jones, bbc news. in spain, authorities are set to reveal details on friday about localised lockdowns in madrid, where more than 1,600 new cases have been reported in the last 2a hours. and as our reporter freya cole explains, the poorest neighbourhoods in both the capital and barcelona are suffering the most. it's the final hazy days of summer in spain but for health workers, they hardly caught a break from the pandemic, which is flaring up again.

since restrictions were lifted in latejune, infections have risen in spain from a few hundred a day, to thousands. madrid's working class neighbourhoods have the highest volume of new outbreaks. many people don't have the luxury of sick leave or a place to self—isolate. it's a problem, authorities say, needs to be addressed. translation: i must tell the people of madrid that the situation in our region is not good. in reality, it is getting much worse and we are going to need to make more effort. it's a similar picture in barcelona. people in working class el raval line up for a test, but there are fears about the consequence. translation: if a woman who has a job off the books, tests positive, she will have to leave and could lose that job for good. so if an entire family depends on that income, it makes sense that people are afraid.

translation: i think it's very important that tests are done to identify the asymptomatic cases. but it's true that not everyone is coming here, because they could lose theirjobs. like in many countries around the world, the pandemic in spain is creating deeper divides. and as the outbreaks worsen in the poorest neighbourhoods, it's evidence that the virus does not treat everyone equally. freya cole, bbc news. portugal's government has approved legislation allowing it to oblige big employers to organise their working hours in order to reduce contact between employees, as part of efforts to halt a wave of new coronavirus cases. the measure comes as the country reported a further 770 new confirmed coronavirus cases on thursday — the highest daily figure since april 10, at the peak of the country's outbreak. israel is the first country

to return to a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second wave surge of new cases. the closure, which begins later today, will last for the jewish high holiday season. israelis will mostly have to stay within a kilometre of their homes, and there will be tight restrictions on the number of people at indoor gatherings. the cost to the economy is estimated to be nearly $2 billion. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. getting ready for the jewish new year. and a new lockdown. crowded ultraorthodox neighbourhoods in israel are among the hot spots where covid cases have jumped. pushing among the hot spots where covid cases havejumped. pushing the infection rate up to one of the highest in the world. synagogues are at the heart of religious communities. we are only allowed to have sometimes

ten sometimes 20, depending on the regulations. but strict rules now mean few can gather inside. it is a remarkable time of the year, most exceptional time of the year in thejewish calendar, and people are not going to be able to pray in their usual prayer areas, the synagogues, they will not be able to be with family. she alone. soldiers have been drafting into lead the battle against the virus. -- shalom. this is the new war room, an arab town. trains are very different security threats, is drop—off literary is taking over testing and contact tracing. same system that goes with the results from gaza, the same people are working in assessment every day in order to bring all the information as quickly as we can to the city, in order to stop all the sicknesses and the covid—i9. stay at home is again the

message here. but the new lockdown to deal with the public health emergency is only going to deepen israel's economic crisis. unemployment is ata economic crisis. unemployment is at a record high, many businesses are failing, leading to mounting criticism of the government. this closure, i hope they are going to end this story once and for all. this new mother, who has already lost herjob, does not believe it will. it didn't work in the first time, it is not going to work and the second time. when israel's tight controls quickly curbed the first wave of covid—i9 earlier this year, it was seen as setting a world example. now, as it is forced into another painful shutdown, many other countries will be hoping to avoid following its lead. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.

the worst—affected continent still remains south america with brazil seeing another surge in cases, registering more than 36,000 on thursday, bringing the country's total number of cases to more than 4.5 million as the government struggles to contain its outbreak. and neighbouring argentina, one of the worst—affected countries in latin america, is also seeing a huge surge in cases, reporting a record daily rise on thursday with nearly 13,000 more infections registered in the latest 24—hour period. let's get some of the day's other news. more than 15,000 fires in brazil's pa nta nal wetlands this year. triple the number recorded in the same period last year — that's according to data collected by brazil's national institute for space research. the fires have caused widespread destruction in one of the world's most biodiverse areas, as mark lobel now reports. fires crackle.

the world's most enviable wildlife up in flames. fires visible to astronauts in space ripping apart one of the most biologically diverse habitats on earth. flames spreading at record rates from often deliberate fires amidst a devastating drought, causing carnage, killing thousands of rare creatures, some at risk of extinction. sandwiched between the country's rainforest, vast grasslands and paraguay‘s dry forests, brazil's pantanal should be a haven for animals. there was one rescue to smile about — this armadillo pup, with burns to its body, seen fleeing from a fire. it's a race against time for others to save the wounded wildlife, catching jaguars and porcupines before it's too late. but it's also a sad story of creatures desperate to cool off instead consumed

by the flames. environmentalists are blaming cattle farmers and ranchers. changing ocean temperatures have also contributed to dry conditions, as has accelerated deforestation in the amazon. all catastrophic news for the world's largest wetlands, home to animals, birds and plants which thrive off the annual flooding that usually follows torrential rains. translation: the rains we get in the state of mato grosso, including the pantanal, comes from the amazon. with increasing deforestation in the amazon, other regions in south america will also suffer, as we are seeing this year, this extreme drought has caused many more fires than we have ever seen. brazil's president has been accused of not doing enough to put out the fires in his country. he's depowered environmental groups and called them "a cancer", hitting out at accusations he's not doing enough.

translation: brazil is the country that preserves the environment the most. some don't understand that. it's the country that suffers the most attacks from abroad regarding its environment. but there's no doubt he is providing over —— but there's no doubt he is presiding over an ecological crisis, with economic development being prioritised over environmental protections and now, for many residents of this former sanctuary, it's too late. mark lobel, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: america'sjustin thomas has a one—stroke lead at the end of the first day of the us open. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and

give whatever we got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco, at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case has been forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businesses regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: as the number of covid cases tops 30 million worldwide,

the uk puts forward new plans for a "circuit brea k" against the virus. new lockdowns are to be announced in madrid, where more than 1600 cases have been reported in the last 2a hours. the un human rights council will hold urgent talks on belarus, amid continuing reports of abuses in the wake of president lukashenko's disputed election win. it comes as the world's largest regional security organisation announces an investigatigation. seventeen countries of the osce voted to trigger the probe into allegations of intimidation, election fraud, abductions and other crimes. it's unclear if belarus, an osce member, will cooperate. meanwhile, the european parliament has said alexander lukashenko should no longer be recognised as president from november, when his previous term of office should expire. lukashenko claims he won re—election fairly and

on thursday announced belarus needs to close its borders with poland and lithuania, and strengthen border controls with ukraine. dr alexey muraviev, associate professor of national security & strategic studies at curtin university, joins me live from perth. thank you very much for talking to us. what do you think belarus is hoping to achieve or alexander lu kashenko is belarus is hoping to achieve or alexander lukashenko is hoping to achieve when he says he wa nts to to achieve when he says he wants to strengthen these borders? one is a part of the pr campaign to take the attention of citizens away from domestic problems by exacerbating external tension. that is one of the clear tactics that are often used when you want to drive people

away from attention from some issues, that your country is under threat. another element is more pragmatic. alexander lukashenko is more pragmatic. alexander lu kashenko announced the shutdown and reinforcement of strict border regimes with lithuania and poland and these are the two countries that both alexander lu kashenko and russia's president vladimir putin were accused of posing... it prevents them from getting back into belarus or prevent anyone fleeing to either of these countries. what about the osce? they have placed themselves in a very delicate position because, on one hand, they tried to exercise a

balanced approach was belarus in order to avoid imposing sanctions because it would force belarus to be drifted further into russia's influence but could not believe what was happening on the ground, particularly with violations of human rights, so effectively what they have done is they have posed sanctions in order to quarantine the regime from at least the rest of europe and perhaps us effectively saying, ina perhaps us effectively saying, in a month or so, alexander lukashenko in a month or so, alexander lu kashenko cannot use in a month or so, alexander lukashenko cannot use his apparatus and his ministers will become illegitimate subsequently we do not need to talk to them and we will effectively impose political vacuum over belarus for as long as the current president stays

in place. thank you very much indeed for talking to us. thank you. well, daily demonstrations against president lukashenko are still continuing, with clashes between protesters and security forces a frequent occurrence. fed up with the constant harassment, this week, female protesters started taking matters into their own hands, by trying to identify the men and make them accountable for their actions. jonah fisher reports from the capital, minsk. alexander lu kashenko has alexander lukashenko has tried to crush the protests against him using groups of mast men. it is not what, the demonstrations are still continuing but, every day, in the streets around here in central minsk people have been dragged off the pavement and put in unmarked vans. translation: it is a scene we have witnessed countless times, the men operate in complete

secrecy and act with impunity. but this last week the tables have been turned. groups of people demonstrators have started grabbing at the masks that height demands faces. what is the message these women are sending? we know you and we will know your face and eve ryo ne will know your face and everyone should know your face and who is doing such things to peaceful people. so you can identify him by his eyebrow... the pictures and videos are shed on telegram channels. this man says he does not do the identification himself but monitors it closely. so here, the guy is kidnapping this woman. this woman tried to fight back and she grabbed these two guys... that is him, having his mask pulled down.

that is his name, date of birth. they have identified him but they do not know where he works. maybe when belarus is free again, when we have working courts, this guy will face justice. this is the mother of the mast puller in that last video. she is waiting for news from her daughter. she was dragged to a detention centre. she is now reunited with her daughter. she will have to go to court and could face up to five years imprisonment. translation: they threatened me, they told me i will be criminally charged with

attacking a policeman. if she wa nts to attacking a policeman. if she wants to go in another demonstration, what will you say? translation: i will go with her. jonah fisher, bbc news, minks now for the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello, i'm jane dougall and this is friday's sport briefing. justin thomas leads the way at the us open. the american is five under par going into the second round. the second major of the year is taking place at wingfoot, in new york. the course is known for being one of the toughest, but it didn't stop thomas posting a round of 65. imean, 65 i mean, 65 is fine no matter where you play but especially at winged foot. i was in a good frame of mind, i was focused and sticking to my routine and playing every shot as opposed to getting ahead of myself and it is one of those rounds went

next thing you know you make the 18 and you are done for the day. patrick reed is one of three players just a shot behind, on four under. he was helped by his hole—in—one eagle at the 7th. the reaction, without fans attending, was a little subdued at the time, but he was very happy with his day. up up here in new york, the fans are amazing and you go ahead and you make a hole in one, the fa ns and you make a hole in one, the fans would just go crazy. it is u nfortu nate fans would just go crazy. it is unfortunate the fans were not here but either way and ace ‘s an ace. “— here but either way and ace ‘s an ace. —— and ace is. us open champion naomi osaka won't be at the french open next week. the japanese player says she has a tight hamstring and can't make the switch to the clay so quickly. the woman she beat in the final, victoria azarenka, continued her great form at the italian open in rome. the belarussian knocked out australian open champion, sofia kenin, without losing a game. 6—0, 6—0 making a double bagel.

eighteen—year—old lorenzo musetti has knocked out world number four, kei nishikori. the teenager is 249th in the world but beat his japanese opponent 6—3, 6—4. it's the second big scalp musetti has claimed in the tournament, after putting out three time grand slam champion, stan wawrinka, in the first round. tottenham won their europa league tie in bulgaria on thursday, coming from behind to beat lokomotiv plovdiv 2—1. and there could be more good news for their fans on friday. gareth bale is expected to fly to england, to re—sign for his old club spurs from real madrid on loan. bale left tottenham in 2013 to go to real madrid, and has won 4 champions league titles whilst in the spanish capital. three stages to go in the tour de france, with primoz roglic still holding the yellowjersey heading into stage 19. he still leads by 57 seconds over fellow slovenian, tadej pogacar.

they tackle a relatively flat 165 kilometres on friday, before a time trial in saturday's penultimate but final competitive stage. and finally, we showed you the tennis earlier — this clip has gone viral. not because of the quality of play but because the lights went out while they were on court. dominik koepfer was beating gael monfils at the time and when the lights came back on he did manage to claim victory. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, goodbye. it is not only spot, of course, that you can get on our website. all the news can also

be available on the website. a lot of business news coming up for you in lot of business news coming up foryou ina lot of business news coming up for you in a few minutes so stay with us. hello. the current spell of settled weather is expected to continue for a few more days yet and friday promises to be another beautiful day across the uk. for some of us, clear blue skies, may be hazy at times, but on the whole, a fine day. so, high—pressure is in charge of the weather, notjust on friday but through much of the weekend. the south of the country is a little bit closer to the low pressure that may bring a few showers on the weekend. but the short term is certainly looking dry. across most of the uk, friday morning, sunshine pretty much from the word go. a little nippy first thing in the north of england, getting in as low as five degrees early in the morning. so, here is the forecast for friday afternoon. lots of sunshine, that breeze is quite strong,

despite the breeze still 22 degrees in london, 19 in the midlands, 21 degrees in glasgow and edinburgh, and on those winds, gusts possibly up to a0 miles an hour in the south coast of england. that will take the edge off the temperatures. a bit of a bluster there if you're walking along the channel coast. the evening is promising to be fine across most of the uk. here's saturday's weather forecast. notice the weather front just to the south of us linked to this low pressure close to spain and portugal, the weather front will approach the channel coast during the course of the weekend. the initial thinking is that there might be some showers around on saturday, may be cornwall, devon, but the vast majority of the uk will be in for a fine day and again, that breeze quite nagging on some of the coasts, blowing out of the east northeast. but still, 23 in london, a bit fresher in the north around 16 for glasgow and edinburgh and belfast. those showers continue through the course of sunday clipping the south coast of england, again, midlands is looking pretty much dry and sunny. 20 degrees in birmingham,

a little bit fresher there on the north sea coast, newcastle at 15 on sunday. monday and tuesday is expected to be settled again, with high—pressure close by, beyond that, it looks as though the atlantic is turning a little more unsettled and the weather fronts will be heading our way, so that does mean the weather will slowly turn more unsettled later, but until then, friday and into tuesday next week, for most of us, the weather looks fine with hints of that unsettled weather in the north.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. tiktok! the clock ticks for the chinese social media giant as it faces being banned from the us as early as sunday without a deal to appease the white house. we are on a flight to nowhere, why asian airlines are embracing the sightseeing trip. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with tiktok. the chinese short video app has become a global phenomenon, and the latest trade battleground between the us and china.

last month, president trump ordered a ban on tiktok in the us — calling it a security threat to the 100 million americans that use it — unless it sells off its us operations. that ban kicks in this sunday and as yet, no such deal has been announced. so, as katie silver reports, the clock is really ticking. many of us here in asia woke up expected to hear that a deal had been struck but not so. what we are hearing is reports of treasury secretary steven mnuchin have written to both oracle and bytedance and asked for a new set of terms that they would need to agree with and both have agreed so what other terms? there need to be american headquarters of the company needs to be headquartered in the us with the board made up entirely of american citizens, subject to washington's approval and on the board they would need to be a security chair who would oversee elements of national security which has been a vital

pa rt security which has been a vital part of this, vital concern of president trump. it would also have oracle as the trust, the so—called trusted tax partner would have oversight of the source code, something that has been tinkering away this week isa been tinkering away this week is a fundamental issue. all of this comes at the same time as the treasury department has a p pa re ntly the treasury department has apparently written to gaming companies across the us, asking them to provide information for how they make their data private on the likes of 10 cents, the world's largest gaming company. these letters reportedly went to the likes of epic games and riot games among others and both these companies are either owned or partly owned by tencent, headquartered in shenzhen in china. this all forms part of a wider war that president trump is waiting on chinese technology which is ruffling the features of beijing but —— feathers. but when it comes to tick—tock and whether a deal can be struck as we approach the 11th hour, any a nalysts we approach the 11th hour, any analysts expect that president trump may act in president

trump may act in president trump fashion and strike a deal right at the last minute —— tiktok. joining me now is pat walravens, director of technology research atjmp securities in san francisco. good to talk to you and thank you for taking the time to speak to us. the clock really is ticking on this, isn't it? we have until sunday! what do you think will happen between now and then? supposedly we're to find out tomorrow and my guess is that they will be able to pull it off which is something that would be a huge relief to the hundred million or so tiktok uses, including my daughters. what do you think the main stumbling blocks are going to be if they are going to be any, over the next few days? i think this deal has been changing so rapidly, even just today it is hard to keep track of it all but i think the big theme that is underlying all of this is governments around the world are increasingly mandated,

mandating that information that is generated about their citizens remain in the country where those citizens are. and so the united states is very focused on this but india, europe, china itself, ithink are all increasingly focused on making sure that the user generated data and the information about those users stays in the country. what you are saying is it is not necessarily tiktok china, us thing, it is a trend are seeing globally? i think we will see, in europe where i was mentioning this earlier, you will see this coming up a lot. particularly when you are tracking people's browsing behaviour and what devices they are using and where their location data, not allowing that data to be stored outside of the country where it is generated. talking about the deal itself, oracle moving forward. talk me through why the deal would be important to oracle? what would they get out of it? three things really and for oracle, what you have to

keepin for oracle, what you have to keep in mind is this really —— it is about their cloud business and so oracle is far behind amazon web services, microsoft is you are and the google cloud in terms of that pa rt google cloud in terms of that part of the business and they need big wins —— azure. this will be a huge deal for oracle, sap is paying $2 billion a year to google cloud and tick—tock reportedly was paying $800 million deal with the google cloud so it would be a big deal and from number two, cloud so it would be a big deal and from numbertwo, a cloud so it would be a big deal and from number two, a great reference customer, oracle got zoom reference customer, oracle got zoom in april and adding tiktok to that would be terrific and a lot of people don't realise the federal government is oracle's biggest customer and was the first customer and so it would deepen oracle's relationship with her biggest customer.” know your daughters are into tiktok and i know many people are but do you think this deal and all of this talk is making it lose popularity at all?” have not seen a lot of evidence of that yet! ok, pat, thank you

very much indeed. let's go to brussels now, where european union ministers will be meeting in the next few hours to weigh up the economic damage from the pandemic. once again, it's a tale of two europes. while germany is recovering relatively strongly, spain is among those struggling to catch up lost ground, and that divide is likely to increase as spain faces spiralling numbers of new virus cases and the prospect of renewed lockdowns. joining me now is yael selfin, chief economist at kpmg. yael, talk us through the difference between northampton south, the re—emerging difference. how serious is it? well, it's likely to be quite serious, just because there are a number of factors involved here. one is the fact that as you said, the number of cases has shot up in spain compared to germany and a few other countries but also, it is about

the fact that the spanish economy is more dependent on tourism, about 15% of the economy relies on tourism and travel compared to germany's 10%, and that is a sector that has been impacted almost more than any other sector. and then we also have public finances in spain butare we also have public finances in spain but are a little bit more under strain and the difference of spending the government has done so far to protect the economy has been much lower than in countries like germany. so what is that, apart from the spending, that germany is doing differently? there are a number of things, in terms of the preparation, in terms of the testing, in terms of the infrastructure, you could argue germany has been very good. compared to quite a few other european economies. but also in terms of putting money on the table, germany has put a lot of money to support the economy,

much more than many other european economies, even a little bit more than in the uk and we have seen a lot of money spent by the uk government so far, so it will be potentially cut back a little bit now. how much appetite is there amongst those northern eu nations, and the nations that have done better, to help those who have not? well, we have seen a big package of support that has been prepared by the european union and that will help countries like spain but it is going to take time until that money comes through and it is a package over five years so as you know it will take time to actually be put into the ground. and of course we have seen rising debt levels in the south, yael. how much of an impact will that have on holding back spending? so debt

levels are likely to increase significantly, in the case of spain, well above 100% of gdp, and it would mean the government is likely to be a little bit more reticent to increase it further but the government has already spent less tha n government has already spent less than in, say, germany and uk so it is likely to continue. in those countries. yael, good to talk to you and thank you for your analysis. would you take a flight to nowhere for $600? that's exactly what australian airline qantas is offering — a flight that takes off and lands in sydney, taking in some of the country's most famous landmarks. and it's not the only airline that's doing it. sharanjit leyl is looking at this for us in singapore. sharanjit, this is pretty interesting. what exactly does the flight do? do you go? it interesting and i should say airflight interesting and i should say air flight apparently sold out in ten minutes! obviously a lot of people on board with this

idea. over here in singapore you have singapore airlines who are said to be considering a flight are said to be considering a flight to nowhere and to launch next month but the question is will it take off? it is singapore, look at the city, it isa singapore, look at the city, it is a tiny city, really nothing as exciting as australia's or and other landmarks but there area and other landmarks but there are a bunch of airlines doing this, —— uluru. passengers were itching to get on board in thailand is specially designed hello kitty plains. that's right! a trip that apparently took nearly three hours. japan's all nippon airline carried out 90 minute sightseeing flights on one of their a380 planes, allowing passengers to experience a hawaiian resort feeling on—board, and it included serving drinks pineapple juice. why are these airlines doing all of this? the obvious reason is they are trying to make money at a time when

coronavirus lockdowns and water restrictions has meant they are losing massive amounts in singapore airline for one has cut over 4000 jobs and says it expects to operate at under half its capacity until the end of this financial year, and bearin of this financial year, and bear in mind it is one of the more successful airlines in the region! another reason is airlines like king to keep their planes shipshape flying them regularly so they do not malfunction because apparently also pilots staying in top form to keep that in account but of course all of this has environmental groups up in arms. already we know the aviation industry is responsible for a big proportion of global carbon emissions and one group right here in this city are saying it encourages carbon intensive travel for no good reason. so i don't know about you but i would like to take a flight that actually takes me somewhere! hello kitty and pineapplejuice, not somewhere! hello kitty and pineapple juice, not my somewhere! hello kitty and pineapplejuice, not my idea of afun time! pineapplejuice, not my idea of a fun time! my idea of a fun timei a fun time! my idea of a fun time i will tell you later via

e—mail. thank you very much, sharanjit. let's stay with the aviation industry, because the boss of the world's busiest airport has warned airlines against cutting too manyjobs. john selden, who runs atlanta's international airport, told the bbc that carriers need to be ready to respond as demand picks up, as he explained to the bbc‘s aaron heslehurst. we received $338 million from our us government here to support the transportation network around the united states so we are able to sustain the business and keep the airports are safe and running. these furloughs coming are being mitigated by early retirements, buyout packages, and people in the airline business are, their salaries are being reduced and they are sharing the burden of the industry amongst the hundreds of thousands of airline employees around the nation. so they are trying to balance it out because we truly believe that there will be a snap back in air travel. we see it now, our businesses are already back forflights, back

our businesses are already back for flights, back over 60%, our businesses are already back forflights, back over 60%, and our passenger traffic has recovered 40%. and those numbers are strong and those numbers are strong and those numbers are strong and those numbers are good, as we approach a vaccine and a reduction in cases of covid due to all of the safety precautions we are taking. the airlines cannot let go of so many people that they cannot respond correctly when the business comes back, and it is coming back fairly quickly at this point, aaron. and viewers on bbc world news can see more of that interview withjohn selden, the general manager of atla nta's hartsfield—jackson airport, on talking business with aaron heslehurst this weekend. the times are on your screen now, with the first airing at 2330 gmt on saturday. not to be missed! to wall street now, where the soaring investor confidence of the summer appears to be long gone. technology shares have fallen for a second day, pushing the main indices to close lower again. despite a bit of a recovery earlier this week, the tech—dominated nasdaq index is down 10% from its record close at the beginning of the month.

in traderjargon, that's officially a "correction". if it falls 20%, that's a "bear market". so is that where we are heading? joining me now craig erlam, senior market analyst at oanda. craig, good to talk to you. is that where we are heading?m could be. i do not think it would be the worst thing in the world. many of these valuations became extremely overstretched. the evolution we have kind of scene in the way that the world works massively favoured technology. when you are trying to then value what the long—term benefits are going to be and how sustained it will be, becomes extremely difficult andi be, becomes extremely difficult and i think you've seen that evidence in many of technology stocks. for some perspective, we saw these 10% corrections which isn't particularly common and yet, we were only trading at levels we have seen up to one month earlier so we're not exactly talking about extreme downside is so even the 20% correction will leave us well above the levels we were trading back in march so still

a long way to go before we can potentially be starting to see worrying signs and i think this is just worrying signs and i think this isjust a worrying signs and i think this is just a little bit of the heat coming out of the market. what do you think about the uncertainty, especially in the us, given the election coming up us, given the election coming up and the returning second corona spike of virus in europe? uncertainty is the keyword. there is upside down downside potential risk. the stimulus package not getting through congress is a massive headache. the presidential election where the poles seem to be closing a little bit so certainty about the outcome. we could have a vaccine later this year or later next year. as far as growth is concerned, it is

affected. spike in coronavirus cases around the world, that is a massive growth risk as far as of the fourth quarter is concerned especially when the consumer does not have as much money to support them through that period. massive risks for the economy and having an effect on sentiment. if you are an armchair trader, what advice you have for them now smoke the only advice is to be careful. these are extremely exciting markets. it has been a wild year and the markets have reflected that so careful is the one thing i would say. a huge amount of volatility and traders love volatility because it presents opportunity the volatility we have seen, it can bea volatility we have seen, it can be a little bit dangerous so be

careful and enjoy these markets fall but they. tread carefully, good advice. the boards of spanish banks caixabank and bankia have approved terms for a merger, according to reports. the deal, which would create the country's biggest lender with assets of more than $700 billion, is due to be announced formally on friday. it's expected to trigger more mergers among european banks struggling with the downturn caused by the covid—19 pandemic stay with us on bbc news. still to come, back on the catwalk: models strut their stuff at london fashion week once more, but will the business ever be the same? 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give whatever we got.

a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco, at the church where she married prince rainier, 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war. but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case has been forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businesses regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: as the number of covid cases tops 30 million worldwide,

the uk puts forward new plans for a "circuit brea k" against the virus. new lockdowns are to be announced in madrid, where more than 1600 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. finally, let's turn to cricket — of the big money variety. the multibillion—dollar indian premier league starts tomorrow, not in india, but in the united arab emirates which is hosting the tournament because of the rising number of coronavirus cases on its home territory. sameer hashmi reports from dubai. hitting the ground running after months of uncertainty, the capital is gearing up for the capital is gearing up for the ipl which will kick off after five months delay. the ipl which will kick off afterfive months delay. this year, the circumstances are very different. the games will be played behind closed and

miles away from india, grappling with mounting coronavirus cases. the uae is grabbed the opportunity to host the tournament. it has become one of the fastest growing leagues in the world. but, like most sport tournaments, it has been financially hit and even ipl clubs are feeling the impact. the rising political tension between india and china, and a recent border dispute is also dealt a blow to finances. last month, the main sponsor moved out. it was replaced but for half the money which meant a significant drop in avenue for the teams.” would say there is about a 25%— 30% drop in revenue for each

ipl franchise. if this prolongs, how to create content to engage our fans and keep the passion alive is going to be truly a challenge. we are having conversations with netflix, amazon prime. experts believe ipl clubs need to change their business strategy, adding more revenue streams. three months alive and nine months dad, you have to make up and be alive right through the 12 months. i think the ability for franchisors to have advertisement in fantasy cricket is yet another format thatis cricket is yet another format that is possible. despite the challenges, both players and fa ns challenges, both players and fans are relieved the league was not cancelled but organisers know that to make the tournament a success, they cannot afford to put a foot wrong. sameer hashmi, bbc news.

let's talk fashion now because london fashion week got underway on thursday, amid tough times for an industry normally worth $2.5 trillion a year. three quarters of fashion businesses say they have had orders cancelled because of the pandemic. and sales at the luxury end of the market are expected to fall 40% this year. last time the event was held, injune, it was online only. but this time there are a limited number of physical events including catwalk shows. erdem moral oglu is founder of the fashion label, erdem — you've just been seeing some of his designs — they are worn by the duchesses of cambridge and sussex, otherwise known as kate and meghan, as well as nicole kidman and scarlett joha nsson. you have a vast amount of experience in the industry. how do you see the industry in these global pandemic era?m isa these global pandemic era?m is a very interesting time. more than anything it is about being agile and able to connect to your client in a more innovative way. have designed

changed? innovative way. have designed changed ? less formal wear, innovative way. have designed changed? less formalwear, more co mforta ble changed? less formalwear, more comfortable where? it is interesting, we find a rise in the sales of very special pieces and also arise in the sale of more casual pieces. i think definitely the pandemic, it has definitely forced me at least, to really look at what i design in terms of her life from the beginning to the end of her day but there is still a need for very special pieces.” wa nted need for very special pieces.” wanted to ask you about global trends stop what is being bought in terms of fashion and in particular high—fashion?” can only speak for myself but definitely there is still that need for very special pieces, things that have a very human

hand to them but there is definitely an increase in meat where, things that feel more relaxed. —— mitt. in terms of scottish cashmere and things like that increasing. and fashion week has been different? yes, it is com pletely different? yes, it is completely surreal. in the past 15 years i have never seen anything like it. but we have been able to do for this show is pretty recorded and we fielded on the outskirts of a forest. we will instrument at 1pm on monday, which would be our normal spot. erdem moral oglu thank you for talking to us and good luck with your show on monday. thank

you, thank you for having me. that is the business news from me bye—bye from us. hello. the current spell of settled weather is expected to continue for a few more days yet and friday promises to be another beautiful day across the uk. for some of us, clear blue skies, may be hazy at times, but on the whole, a fine day. so, high—pressure is in charge of the weather, notjust on friday but through much of the weekend. the south of the country is a little bit closer to the low pressure that may bring a few showers on the weekend. but the short term is certainly looking dry. across most of the uk, friday morning, sunshine pretty much from the word go. a little nippy first thing in the north of england, getting in as low as five degrees early in the morning. so, here is the forecast for friday afternoon. lots of sunshine, that breeze is quite strong, despite the breeze still 22 degrees in london, 19 in the midlands, 21 degrees in glasgow and edinburgh, and on those winds, gusts

possibly up to 40 miles an hour in the south coast of england. that will take the edge off the temperatures. a bit of a bluster there if you're walking along the channel coast. the evening is promising to be fine across most of the uk. here's saturday's weather forecast. notice the weather front just to the south of us linked to this low pressure close to spain and portugal, the weather front will approach the channel coast during the course of the weekend. the initial thinking is that there might be some showers around on saturday, may be cornwall, devon, but the vast majority of the uk will be in for a fine day and again, that breeze quite nagging on some of the coasts, blowing out of the east northeast. but still, 23 in london, a bit fresher in the north around 16 for glasgow and edinburgh and belfast. those showers continue through the course of sunday clipping the south coast of england, again, midlands is looking pretty much dry and sunny. 20 degrees in birmingham,

a little bit fresher there on the north sea coast, newcastle at 15 on sunday. monday and tuesday is expected to be settled again, with high—pressure close by, beyond that, it looks as though the atlantic is turning a little more unsettled and the weather fronts will be heading our way, so that does mean the weather will slowly turn more unsettled later, but until then, friday and into tuesday next week, for most of us, the weather looks fine with hints of that unsettled weather in the north. and feed

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: tougher england—wide covid rules are discussed by the prime minister, after scientific advisors warn him of a significant rise in the death rate. options include closing parts of the hospitality sector and limiting pub opening hours. two million people in the north—east of england come under new local regulations from today — similar rules could now be enforced in lancashire. the welsh wizard is returning.