this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. tributes are paid as the pioneering us supreme court judge and champion of women's rights — ruth bader ginsburg — dies at the age of 87. resident trump is expected to nominate a conservative replacement as soon as possible. borisjohnson is holding urgent talks this weekend — to decide whether to impose lockdown restrictions on the whole of england. local lockdown restrictions come into force in some parts of the uk — with bars and restaurants closing early. i think people are going to go out during the day instead of going out at night. it is good because it is saving peoples lives, bad because it is impacting on my night out. more than 800,000 people living in the spanish capital madrid will go into lockdown —

after a surge in the number of new infections. and the uk government is to allow dozens more afghan interpreters — who risked their lives working for british forces in helmand — to settle in the uk. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. tributes are being paid to supreme courtjustice ruth bader ginsberg who has died. an iconic champion of women s at the age of 87 at her home in washington dc last night. her death comes at a pivotal moment in the country — with just weeks to go before the us election. it could change the focus of the campaign — and set up a fierce battle over who replaces her. as nomia iqbal

reports from washington. ruth bader ginsburg, do solemnly swear. . . ruth bader ginsburg was a powerful figurehead for liberals in the us. as a member of the highest court she had a say on contentious laws that profoundly impact the lives of americans. when the supreme court ruled in favour of george w bush in 2000, effectively deciding the presidential election in his favour, she famously said, i dissent. she would go on to frequently use that phrase, cementing her as a cult figure who became became the subject of books, t—shirts, documentaries and even parodied on late—night tv. it is amazing. i am soon to be 87 years old and everyone wants to take a picture with me. her declining health was closely watched by americans. now the confirmation

of her death due to metastatic pancreatic cancer brings huge unpredictability in an election year. i did not know that. you are telling me now for the first time. she led an amazing life. what else can you say? she was an amazing woman. whether you agreed or not, she was an amazing woman who led an amazing life. president barack 0bama also reacted. in a statement he said... justice ginsburg's full legacy however will be defined by who replaces her, which is likely to be a conservativejudge. that would tip the court ideologically more to the right, altering american society

for a generation to come. let me be clear that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider. republicans say they will fill her seat but have been accused of hypocrisy after denying president 0bama the chance to pick a justice in 2016. they say it is a different time now because republicans control the senate. it is there where a judge is confirmed to the bench for life. the battle to replace ruth bader ginsburg has already started but for now hundreds of people have gathered here tonight to pay their respects to a feminist icon, a cultural heroine, known to many by her initials, rbg. the political repercussions from the death of ruth bader ginsburg are already beginning to echo through washington.

the senior republican and leader in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, said the house would vote on any nominee put forward by donald trump — possibly before november's presidential election. he said americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with president trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. once again, we will keep our promise. ijust want i just want to show your live pictures we are getting in from washington at the moment. you can see outside the supreme court, people gathering to pay their respects and leave bouquets of flowers a nd respects and leave bouquets of flowers and messages in honour of ruth bader ginsburg. 0f flowers and messages in honour of ruth bader ginsburg. of course, this is also triggering a huge political debate already. let me assure you the pictures of the white house today. it is showing the flag at half mast, also in respect to our

bg. half mast, also in respect to our b6. the half mast, also in respect to our bg. the immense esteem that she was held in across the political divide, but she had become, of course, swept up but she had become, of course, swept up in the very polarised political debate within the us to a degree. what happens next, how quickly the next appointment is made, whether it is before or after the us election, at the beginning of november, is going to be keenly fought over. let us move on from that. borisjohnson is holding urgent talks this weekend to decide whether to impose lockdown restrictions on the whole of england, to tackle the current surge in coronavirus cases. the prime minister says the uk is now ‘seeing a second wave', with the number of new infections doubling every week and hospital admissions rising. at least 13.5 million people, roughly one in five of the uk population, are already facing local restrictions.

in london, additional measures are "increasingly likely", according to the mayor sadiq khan, who says he's extremely concerned by the speed with which the virus is spreading in the capital. it comes as governments across europe have announced new restrictions to tackle the surge in infections, including a lockdown in parts of the spanish capital madrid. spain has the highest number of coronavirus cases in europe, and madrid is once again the worst—hit region. the uk government is understood to be considering a short period of tighter rules across england — a so—called "circuit break" which could include a ban on households mixing, and reduced opening hours for pubs and restaurants. simonjones has this report. closing time came early last night in newcastle. a10:00pm finish, part of new restrictions for much of the north—east, which also saw people from different households banned from socialising at home. i mean, if that's the law, it's the law. but if people would behave themselves it wouldn't be like this. ijust think people are going to go

out during the day now instead of going out at night, so it's not going to really change anything. it's good 'cause it's saving people's lives, bad because it's impacting my nights out! a slow night and an early finish, too, for this fast food business. i don't think it's going to make any difference. the virus doesn't die at ten o'clock. but with infection rates rising, more than 13 million people in the uk are now facing lockdown measures. take a seat and i'll be with you in a moment. life is starting to look different, with new test centres opening up in places like glasgow. new restrictions come in next week in merseyside, parts of the midlands and west yorkshire. and in lancashire, like here in accrington — though blackpool is exempt due to low infection rates. the latest government figures show the highest daily number of new cases since the current surge began, with more than 4,300 in the last 24—hour period. that means the average number reported per day in the past week is 3,466.

yesterday the prime minister met scientists trying to develop a vaccine. that's fantastic, that's likejurassic park! today he'll be in downing street, where he'll consider stopping people who don't live together meeting and making all bars and restaurants in england close at 10:00pm. we are now seeing a second wave coming in. and i don't think anybody wants to go into a second lockdown, but clearly, you know, when you look at what is happening, you've got to wonder whether we need to go further. here in london, this is the first weekend that the so—called rule of six has been in place, limiting the number of people who can gather in groups. the government will be looking very closely at the effect that has on coronavirus rates. but the mayor of london says it's increasingly likely that further restrictions will be needed here too, and he says the government shouldn't wait until the virus spirals out of control. borisjohnson is desperate to avoid

a second full national lockdown, but he knows that the time for tough decisions is fast approaching. simon jones, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake explained that the uk government is very keen to avoid a full lockdown so is urgently considering other measures. i think it is likely that there will bea i think it is likely that there will be a decision in the coming days, which will see a tightening of restrictions, potentially in more regions across england, which of course the westminster government has responsibility for, and potentially even at a national level. what the government is desperate to avoid is a return to the lockdown which we saw earlier in the lockdown which we saw earlier in the year, which sought most workplaces close, public transport severely reduced, schools, universities, clock college is closed. but the number of cases is doubling every 7—8 days at the moment, and from what the prime minister said yesterday, it is clear

that the government is considering taking action at a national level. sol taking action at a national level. so i think it is more a case of wine and not if we see that. what would it look like? there are a number of plans under discussion at the moment. 0ne plans under discussion at the moment. one possibility is a three tiered approach where you have at one end, basic social distancing measures, what is in place at the moment across most of england, the so—called rule of six. beyond that, you stop households mixing in circles and hospitality businesses and restricting their hours. beyond that, there is the strictest form of lockdown, which we saw earlier this year. then there's the other option of what has been described as the circuit breaker. a time—limited, perhaps too temporary period of tighter restrictions at a national level to attempt to slow the reinfection rates, slow the spread of the virus down so that further restrictions are not necessary. and answering whether labour would support that this morning, the pa rty‘s

support that this morning, the party's deputy leader said that they would support the government if it we re would support the government if it were to go down that route but those restrictions, at this point, should not be necessary. labour will do whatever it takes to keep british citizens say. if the sign says that is what needs to happen, then we are willing to support that. this could have been avoided if the government had got their testing and tracing syste m had got their testing and tracing system in place. now we are having to look at more extreme measures because the virus is out of control and that could have been avoidable. it is pretty damning criticism we are hearing from labour. we heard it from the welsh health minister yesterday, the vacuum at the heart of the uk government because of a lack of communication with other senior political figures, lack of communication with other senior politicalfigures, lack lack of communication with other senior political figures, lack of proper communication with the public. we are hearing criticism from the conservative press and from members of boris johnson's from the conservative press and from members of borisjohnson‘s own party. this is a critical point, isn't it? it is a very important phase because, as the prime minister admitted yesterday, there is a second wave of coronavirus cases in

the uk. the government has been criticised earlier in the pandemic for not acting quickly enough, and there has been confusion and a lack of clarity, some have said, around the guidance at various stages, which of course has changed periodically as we have gone on. yes, there are strained relations between westminster and some of the other devolved nations, who of course it their own policy on public health, leading to mixed messages and perhaps confusion and a lack of clarity around the guidance. this morning, the business minister has been talking for the government. he has told us that when it comes to the economy, it is still important for people to go out and support businesses where they can, and appear to play down the prospect of any further restrictions at a national level. what the prime minister said was that we have got to be really careful about making sure that we can keep the rate down, the transmission rate down, so we are looking at the data, we have got are looking at the data, we have got a far better set of data then we had a far better set of data then we had a few months ago and we will not be

afraid to use any restrictions necessary to keep the rates of transmission down. we will look at it at local level, each particular area in turn. the government looking ata area in turn. the government looking at a local level. the minister saying taking each area in turn. that may only be possible for so long before we see the picture changing nationally. let's speak now to linda bauld, professor of public health and behavioural science at edinburgh university. professor, some people who are really, really opposed to having further restrictions say that the mortality rate is still quite low, thankfully, even if infection rates are rising, and therefore we are panicking unduly. a few weeks ago, those groups of people were saying it is just cases, are now some of them are conceding that we are seeing a slight uptick in hospitalisations. and we know what follows that. if we look at what france is experiencing now, they have seen a 13% increase in hospital

admissions and a 44% increase in the number of cases in the over 75 is over the last week or two. that is really worrying. we are a little bit behind them, but unfortunately we have learned the hard way from earlier in the pandemic how these numbers stack up. most of us working in public health now realise that more action needs to be taken, probably across the uk, and that needs to be taken quickly. what should happen and when in your view? a couple of things. there have been some discussion about that circuit breaker happening over half term, which would be in the middle of 0ctober. which would be in the middle of october. in my view, that is far too late. we have already got 13.5 million people facing new restrictions across the uk. i would imagine that restrictions on household mixing will be introduced more broadly. i also think curfews in relation to hospitality is needed, because it has a fine balance about keeping businesses open if we can. the final for balance about keeping businesses open if we can. the finalfor me is from behavioural science point is that we need clearer, more

consistent messaging from government at uk level to take the people with the government and engender trust. that is waning. if we have more restrictions, potentially people could be very unhappy and some may not follow them. the government has obviously changed its message, trying to balance the economic need with the health need, but how much adherence was there at the initial stages when the government was doing more clear messages, daily briefings pressure might do you think we need to go back to that and fast? absolutely. we have kept the daily briefings in scotland. they were going to be off the main tv, that happened a week ago, but they are 110w happened a week ago, but they are now back on. for me, they are absolutely essential in terms of communication. we need more daily briefings at uk level so people know what is happening and they understand what is happening and what they need to do and also why they need to do it. using the rule of six as an example, it is good, it is simple, but it was not explained

to people why children were included, why it was indoors and outdoors, all these things need explanation. communication is helped by daily briefings. thank you very much for your time today. hundreds—of—thousands of people living in and around madrid are to be put under lockdown after a surge in the number of new infections. from monday, people will be allowed out only to go to work and school or fulfil legal obligations. officials have also set out plans to carry out a million coronavirus tests across the region. spain now has the highest number of cases in europe. the uk government is to allow dozens more afghan interpreters who risked their lives working for british forces in helmand — to settle in the uk. it follows criticism of a previous relocation scheme which put stricter limits on those who could apply to live in the uk. but even these latest measures mean hundreds of former interpreters who worked for the british military will be left behind facing threats and danger.jonathon beale reports. it wasn'tjust british troops risking their lives in afghanistan.

hundreds of locally hired afghan interpreters often faced the same dangers. and the threats didn't go away when the british left helmand in 2014. some afghan interpreters have been allowed to settle in the uk, but under strict criteria. they had to be on the front line for at least a year before being made redundant. this isn't afghanistan, but a military training area in norfolk, where some of those afghans are still working alongside british troops, helping train the next rotation who will provide security in kabul. it's where ministers announced the relocation scheme will be expanded. the new rules will apply to those who worked on the front line for more than 18 months, but who resigned, often because of threats from the taliban. so we will continue to look at making sure we look after those people who looked after us, looked after our soldiers that you see here today,

and stand by them, because that is the honourable thing to do. it is right that we do right by them, the very people that have served alongside our forces in one of the most hostile and difficult places in the world. around a50 afghan interpreters and their families have already settled here in the uk. the expansion of this relocation scheme will allow dozens more to live here. but that still leaves hundreds of afghan interpreters who worked for british forces behind in afghanistan, living in potential danger. back in kabul, we spoke to one former afghan interpreter who does not meet the new criteria. we've protected the identity of both him and his young family, because they've received threats from the taliban. he worked as a translator for the british army in helmand for seven months. but he says his length of service is irrelevant. he is still a target.

the taliban or the is group don't have any criteria. whether you've done a one—dayjob or a ten—month job or a ten—yearjob. they're just waiting for an opportunity to get anyone. a translator or a labourer, anyone who has done a job with the western countries. ministers say they'll still consider relocating former afghan interpreters under a separate intimidation scheme on a case—by—case basis. but as yet, no one has been resettled in the uk under that scheme. today's announcement may be good news for some, but not for everyone who worked for the british. jonathan beale, bbc news. lets speak now to rehana popal, a british—afghani barrister who has campaigned for the right of afghan interpreters to settle in the uk after serving with british forces. thank you forjoining us. why are some people ineligible to come here? it is because of the government criteria. previously, it required those individuals who had worked for

a minimum of a year and then were made redundant. now the are changed, so it is those who worked for a of 18 months and subsequently left. those who worked for less than 18 months will no longer be eligible under the new criteria. and are they facing real threats at the moment? absolutely. in the last year, there has been a minimum that we know from national statistics of 10,000 civilian deaths. these individuals have a target on their back because they worked alongside british forces. according to the taliban, they see no distinction between an afg ha n they see no distinction between an afghan who assisted the british forces as an interpreter or a british altar. to them, it is all the same. these people are targeted and they have a target on the back. there is no way of britain or anyone else helping them to move to another pa rt else helping them to move to another part of the country survey their identity is protected ?

part of the country survey their identity is protected? not in afghanistan. these individuals predominantly worked in the most dangerous parts of the country. the only place where they could possibly internally relocate is cabriole. even then, campbell has seen the highest level of civilian casualties than the rest of afghanistan. the only place they could relocate is more dangerous than ever. how do they feel? they have put their lives on the line for britain and they do not feel that loyalty is reciprocated. i think they feel abandoned. by the government. because they did work alongside us, and they saw themselves in the same way as the british forces did. they felt that they were doing an importantjob felt that they were doing an important job and a job felt that they were doing an importantjob and a job that would hopefully bring peace and stability to the country, ensuring their nation's security and britain's security. and i must say, whilst the expansion of the protection for afg ha n interpreters expansion of the protection for afghan interpreters is a welcome move, and i'm glad to say there has

been a positive policy change, i do believe more can be done.|j been a positive policy change, i do believe more can be done. i guess the argument will always be there have to be limits on the number of people coming to the uk, there are calls from all sorts of different quarters, and therefore there has got to be a line drawn somewhere. you'll like the total number of afg ha n interpreters you'll like the total number of afghan interpreters who assisted during the war was 3500. it is a very small number. it is a drop in the ocean. it is not a significantly large number. that there would be families as well presumably? you yes, it would be including their families. but even if you multiply it all by two, even then it is not a significant number. it would be tens of thousands at most. but nonetheless, these are individuals who but for their service that they provided to our country, they are more likely not soldiers who would have survived today or be here with theirfamilies. we

have survived today or be here with their families. we are have survived today or be here with theirfamilies. we are in deep debt to these individuals and the least that we can do, as i agree with the secretary of state, is to protect these individuals. where do you think the blockages from? the blockage is entirely with the government because of the threshold that they have put in, which is a minimum of 18 months. what i would suggest or what would be ideal, is it that 18 month requirement is removed. it is a totally arbitrary number. iam removed. it is a totally arbitrary number. i am not sure where they have picked it from. for instance, if there was a persons who worked for 17 months, suddenly that person becomes ineligible. maybe they worked for 17 months and 25 days, meet they are still ineligible. the number in this instance makes no sense. it should be anyone who served alongside british forces on the front line, and that should be it. there should be no timeframe or requirement in that sense. thank you for your time.

police in the us city of rochester say a man and a woman have been killed and fourteen other people injured in a mass shooting at a what they described as a backyard party. police said they arrived to find a chaotic scene, with people running to and from the site. an officer said the tragedy had taken place at an illegal house party. this is yet another tragic, where individuals are having these illegal and unsanctioned house parties taking place in these properties. number one, it is not safe because of covid, because of the conditions, and then you add in alcohol and violence, and it just and then you add in alcohol and violence, and itjust becomes a recipe for disaster. the russian opposition politician, alexei navalny, has posted a picture on instagram of himself walkingdown stairs and said his path to recovery was "clear, although long". he said he still has difficulties going down steps as his legs tremble. navalny, the leading opponent of president putin, fell ill in siberia last month

and was airlifted to berlin. germany says lab tests in three countries have determined he was poisoned with a novichok nerve agent, and western you're watching bbc news. its thought more than 300 thousand private renters in england, who weren t in arrears before coronavirus, have fallen behind on payments in recent months. a ban on evictions in england and wales, ends tomorrow — having previously been extended twice. the government says its brought in protection to ensure tenants won t be evicted over the winter. but housing and landlord groups are calling for more support. here s our business correspondent katy austin. just seems like so long ago i last did something like this. it isjust a greatjob, i can't think of a better job to do. for this sussex dj, the music stopped in march. coronavirus restrictions means there is still no work and he owes £3000 in rent. they were happy for me to pay 50% until july, when they contacted me

to start asking if i could pay more. can you? no. he will now get a payment from the local council to help but will still owe his landlord. my future here is in the balance. it is worrying. it is a big strain on mental health, absolutely. a temporary ban on evictions in england and wales is now coming to an end, so possession hearings will be able to start again in the courts. cases that are really serious, like those involving anti—social behaviour or rent arrears that go back a really long way will be prioritised. the notice period has been extended to six months. evictions still cannot take place in areas under local lockdown where gatherings and homes are restricted. the housing charity shelter says emergency measures have stopped an immediate wave of homelessness, but more support is needed. if the government wants to solve the problem instead of

continually buying time, build social housing. it does need, in the short—term as well, to help people with this level of debt that has built up during the pandemic. 0ne landlord group says its members have supported struggling tenants wherever possible, but they cannot afford to lose income forever. it also wants the government to help people in england pay back missed rent, similar to measures announced in scotland and wales. we would like to see the government step in and support those households to pay back some of the arrears they have built up and secure the tenancy is that nobody wants to see fail, but inevitably if debts continue to increase, well. the government says a six—month notice period and the so—called truce on evictions over christmas will help keep people in their homes over the winter. ian fears he cannot afford to stay in his furlong. katie austen, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts hello. the dry and quite sunny

weather will continue for most throughout the rest of today, in fa ct throughout the rest of today, in fact through the rest of the weekend. there is a little bit more cloud in the south and the chance of a shower or two and it is still breezy across southern really noticing that breeze are gusting around 30 mph. there could be some heavy showers pushing into southern england and the channel islands, even the odd rumble of thunder. the mist and fog is clearing away for the north but we do have an increasing risk of low cloud coming on to the eastern coast of england it is with us for the northern and western isles. that is a subtle change. the showers start to pull away in the south, temperatures to hold in double figures for the most part. still feeling quite chilly if you're out and about. there is that breeze in southern area still with us tomorrow. fewer showers. then it is all change, as you can see, as we go into next week. still a lot of dry and settled weather for the rest of the weekend.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a politicalfight has begun in the united states over the replacement for the liberal supreme court judge ruth bader ginsburg who has died at the age of 87. a prominent feminist, she became a figurehead for liberals. china has announced that it will sanction foreign firms deemed to have harmed the country's interests. it's being seen as a way to retaliate against the us, which uses similar sanctions to target chinese firms and individuals. the world health organization has warned that the coronavirus pandemic is "not burning out or going away". and northern hemisphere countries need to do far more to combat the disease over the coming winter. the peruvian president, martin vizcarra, has survived an attempt to impeach him. members of congress in lima voted against removing mr vizcarra. he's denied misusing public funds and then lying as part of a cover—up.