boris johnson is considering whether to tighten covid—19 measures in england, as the uk records the highest daily amount of virus cases since may. local lockdown restrictions have come into force in some parts of the uk — with bars and restaurants closing early in north east england. 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. seven years after he left north london for madrid — gareth bale is back at tottenham on a season—long loan. now on bbc news... iran has been hit hard by coronavirus but its government has gone to great lengths to keep the true extent of the outbreak hidden from view. now, with the help of videos posted by iranians on social media, our world reveals what life is really like inside the country during the pandemic. from illicit lockdown

parties to hospitals which are struggling to cope — this is iran as you've never seen it before. a warning — this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. iran is a mystery to many — and its rulers like to keep it that way. collaborating with foreign journalists is strictly prohibited. coronavirus has hit the country hard. and the regime has gone to great lengths to keep the outbreak hidden from view. but with the help of social media and the videos posted by its people under lockdown, we are going to take you inside. this is iran like you've never seen it before.

it's january 3, 2020 and iran's top military general, qasem soleimani, has been assassinated by a us air strike at baghdad airport. it's a huge loss to the establishment. but his death has brought millions together in mourning. a show of strength for a regime recovering after weeks of anti—government protests. a funeral tour is held across the country. among those gathering in the holy city of qom, is ali. a journalist and regime supporter who is documenting the crowd

for his youtube channel qom news. little does he know that another killer has arrived on a plane from china. in mid—february, a video emerges on social media of a patient at qom hospital. a day later, the family

announced that he has died. the government know that his death was caused by coronavirus but with an election looming, they deny it and cry fake news instead. to further suppress news of the pandemic, restrictions are placed on journalists. but ali continues to report for his youtube channel, qom news. he's backed by iran's religious establishment and wants everyone to go to the polls to show their support for the regime.

it's only after millions turn out for the election that ali turns his attention to the virus. before ali can reveal why the situation is so severe, his youtube channel falls silent. he thinks he has contracted the virus. then footage emerges on social media

showing scores of body bags lining up in the qom mortuary. with news of the fatality starting to break, lida, a young woman from tehran, is worried about catching the virus. we've changed her name to protect her identity and her words are spoken by an actor.

lida recently married her long—term partner, amir. after several years battling cancer, it was supposed to be a fresh start for the couple. still vulnerable to illness, they have no choice but to shield at home. for lida that means quitting herjob.

eventually, on march 23, president hassan rouhani announces a lockdown in all major iranian cities. the streets of tehran fall silent. music plays but after weeks of official statements downplaying the virus, not everyone is taking the lockdown seriously. music plays among those partying in tehran are lida and amir‘s neighbours.

his words are also spoken by an actor. other rich iranians flock to beach resorts on the caspian sea

to celebrate the iranian new year. among them is the parkour athlete alireza japalaghy. music plays with little else to do under lockdown, he starts posting content on his social media, including an intimate video dedicated to his girlfriend. it's a risky move in a country run by religious conservatives. and one that doesn't go unnoticed. for the first time ever, shia places of worship have been closed to the public in iran.

a move that sparks protests in the holy city of qom. while many iranians move and gather freely, shops and businesses remain closed. and the impact on the country's economy is devastating. after one month, and with an official death toll

ofjust under 5,500, the iranian government announced the easing of lockdown. by the end of ramadan, all coronavirus restrictions are lifted. according to president rouhani, the virus is under control. it's been two months since lockdown restrictions were lifted in iran and the hospitals have seen another surge of cases. coughing

a person from the biggest hospital in tehran posts videos online showing beds and medicines in short supply. the nurse's words are spoken by an actor to protect his identity.

the government admits that iran is in the middle of a second wave. they are losing their grip on the pandemic

and discontent is rising. a crackdown begins against citizens who have defied the regime. among those rounded up is parkour athlete alireza, who according to the authorities, posted indecent images on his social media account during the lockdown. he hasjust escaped bail and is now headed to turkey where he hopes to be granted refugee status.

alireza attempts to cross the border at night with a group of afghan migrants. but they are ambushed by iranian soldiers. he retreats and seeks refuge in a local village. onjuly 21, iran announces a record 229 deaths in a single day. but the official mortality rates don't add up.

having recovered from the virus, journalist ali decides to investigate for his youtube channel. as a hardliner, he wants to hold president rouhani's moderate government to account. officially, just 14,000 are said to have died from coronavirus.

they avoid scrutiny over the death toll for now. but an economic crisis is looming. the economy had already been suffering ever since president donald trump reimposed sanctions in 2018. but the currency is now in freefall after the white house placed even more trade restrictions on iran, amid the pandemic. having quit herjob at the start of the crisis, lida and her husband amir are struggling to afford their weekly shop.

with 20,000 tomans to the dollar, the goods appear cheap. but the average wage iran is just $150 per month and every cent counts. the government cannot afford to reimpose lockdown.

instead, they blame the new spike in coronavirus cases on the public, who are not obeying the rules around social distancing. but resisting the iranian regime does come at a price.

it's been a month since parkour athlete alireza tried to cross the border into turkey. there have been no social media posts since and no—one knows where he is. it's feared that he has fallen back into police custody. ali's theory about the excess mortality figures proves to be true.

the leaked documents reveal that there was already an outbreak of coronavirus back injanuary, as millions gathered to mourn the death of qasem soleimani. the first officially recorded death was exactly two weeks after his funeral. eight months later, and with the cases continuing to rise, thousands have once again taken to the streets. it's muharram, a month of remembrance that is sacred to shia muslims.

some lessons have been learned since the last period of mourning. but as the crowds grow ahead of ashoura, the 10th day of muharram, and the biggest day in the shia calendar, so does talk of a third wave.

hello. the weather pattern is looking pretty settled for the next few days across the uk. that's thanks to an area of high pressure that extends in from the atlantic. pressure that extends mid pressure that extends week onwards and autumn v knocking mid week onwards and autumn will be knocking on our door. the pressure pattern for sunday, the big area of high pressure to the south and area of low pressure. the squeeze will keep things breezy across sunday, but not as windy as it has been on saturday. a lot of centring to come, more in the way of cloud across southern scotland and the north—east

of england earlier in the day but that should break up in the afternoon. the templars will hold backin afternoon. the templars will hold back in the mid teens, in the south 24-25 . -- the back in the mid teens, in the south 24—25. —— the temperatures. the high pressure stays into monday. clear skies could make for a chilly star in some spots for the new week. some mist and fog could be forming on monday. that will burn back through the morning. a lot of centring to come to the course of monday daytime, a bit more cloud towards the far north—west as our weather fronts are to make an approach. through tuesday it will continue to try to do so with a low pressure centre that will roll towards the north—west. picking up the winds, more cloud across scotla nd the winds, more cloud across scotland and northern ireland on tuesday. warm and sunny across england and wales. mid week that the big widespread change moves in on the form of an area of low pressure

from the atlantic. quite a deep low, the winds will strengthen across the uk. some early centring across parts of england and wales on wednesday. most areas getting caught in showers, longer spells of rain at the uk. some early centring across parts of england and wales on wednesday. most areas getting cotton showers, longer spells of rain today pans out. heavy is the most persistent rain probably across eastern scotland. showers falling into england and wales, likely to be pretty potent. notice how temperatures sit away, living in aberdeen. the first signs of properly cooler air —— ii in aberdeen. amber on tuesday, blue for the latter parts of the week. on thursday the cold air, could see some wintry showers across the top of the scottish mountains. across england and wales, still sunny for many but it willjust england and wales, still sunny for many but it will just feel so different the temperatures 15 or 16 degrees and a northerly wind. for the end of the week, that chilly feel is what will come to dominate. what you think think it was 31

degrees on mondayjust gone. then oui’ degrees on mondayjust gone. then our forecasts for next week in, a bit of a headache. we have a lot of atla ntic bit of a headache. we have a lot of atlantic storms. a very active hurricane season. we have plenty of hurricanes and the potential for two more to form here. all those areas of low pleasure are clusters of energy, that the computer models are struggling to get a handle on. at the moment it looks like we will perhaps see low pressure approaching from the atlantic and the cold air retreating and authors will move back into more average temperatures would more unsettled weather. what we can see is it is a quiet start this week.

tonight at ten: £1,000 fines for anyone in england who tests positive for the coronavirus, but fails to self isolate. repeat offenders will have to pay up to £10,000, as the government considers broader national coronavirus restrictions, to stem rising infections. i do have close family that passed away with covid, so i know exactly how this is really serious. people that are actually going out of their way to ignore the guidelines, i think it's quite fair and proper that they should get punished quite severely. but some on low incomes will be given financial support, if they need to quarantine. also tonight: in america, supreme courtjudge ruth bader ginsburg dies, triggering a battle over whether she can be replaced before the presidential election. how to increase nhs cancer referrals after the lockdown —