this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. stiff financial penalties in england for those with coronavirus who refuse to self—isolate. people are actually going out of their way to ignore the guidelines. i think it's quite fair and proper they should be punished quite severely for that. that's really not on, for them to be going out and about. and they should be fined. but i think the rules now are really, really complex. the death ofjustice ruth bader ginsburg has put the future of the country's supreme court at the heart of the us presidential election. donald trump says his choice of replacement should be "speedily approved , " setting up a bitter partisan battle. and thousands of people have gathered in the thai capital, bangkok, calling for reform

of the political system, and the monarchy. and the slovenian tadeh pogarcher is set to be crowned tour de france champion, after a dramatic turnaround. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. in a sign of the uk government's increasing determination to tackle a steep rise in coronavirus infections in england, it will introduce stiff financial penalties for anyone failing to self—isolate after a positive coronavirus test. from 28 september, those who break the rules will be fined £1,000, with up to £10,000

for repeat offences. the prime minister, borisjohnson, is considering further restrictions after warning the uk is "now seeing a second wave" of coronavirus. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. here in preston, households are already banned from meeting other households in their homes, gardens or indoor venues. from tuesday, cu rfews will be imposed and have already been imposed in other parts of northern england and in the midlands, covering around one in five of the country's population. i have close family that passed away with covid so i know exactly how this is serious. something needs to be done but it's a shame we will not see our family is as much. and as the prime minister warned of a second wave of the virus, restrictions in lancashire could be

a glimpse of the future across the whole of england. we have to be careful about making sure we can keep the r rate down so we're looking at the data, we have a far set of data now and we won't be afraid to use any restrictions necessary. the government introduced its run of six only six days ago yet this weekend, borisjohnson is pouring over the data to find out if it needs to go further. —— rule of six. he wants to avoid a full national lockdown, he knows that could shatter a fragile economy, so any plans emerging from downing street is likely to keep schools and offices open but the prime minister also wants existing restrictions to be more tightly enforced. the government's scientific advisers have suggested that as many as four out of five people could be bending or breaking the rules and self isolation. from 28 september in england, anyone with a positive coronavirus test or who has contacted by the track and trace

system will have a legal duty to self—isolate, those who don't could be fined £1000 initially and up to £10,000 for repeat offenders. but if you are on benefits or in the low income and can't work from home you will receive a £500 lump sum to encourage self isolation. in precedent there was support for the idea of finding those who tested positive and who broke the rules. the people going out of their way to ignore the guidelines it's quite fair and proper that they should get punished quite severely. that's not on for them to be going out and about and they should be fined. but i think the rules now are really, really complex. labour say they would support moves to control the spread of the virus but they wouldn't have started from here. i have to say i think this could have been avoided if the government had got their testing and tracing system in place and now we are having to look at more extreme measures because the virus is out of control. the cabinet was briefed by the governments medical and scientific officers today.

the task now for the prime minister is to balance the health of the nation with help for the economy. iain watson, bbc news. france has announced almost 13,500 new confirmed infections — another daily record since the start of the outbreak there. the spike mirrors a rise in infections in many other parts of europe too. more than 850,000 people living in and around spain's capital madrid are to be put under lockdown after a surge in the number of new infections. from monday, people will only be allowed to leave their local area to go to work and school, or fulfil legal obligations. a political battle is shaping up in america, following the death at the age of 87, of the supreme courtjudge, ruth bader ginsburg, a champion of women's, and minority rights. donald trump says, despite the presidential election being less than two months away, he should have the right to choose a conservative nominee to replace her.

but his democrat rival, joe biden, insists the decision must wait until after the november poll. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. no, not the death of a rock star or a movie legend. this spontaneous vigil in washington last night is for a judge. the supreme court plays a critical role in american life and ruth bader ginsburg, or rbg, became a cultural icon. it was beyond my wildest imagination that i would one day become the notorious rbg. i, ruth bader ginsburg... she helped define modern america with the force of her legal argument on equal pay, abortion, disabled, health care. and a determination that women should play as big a part in american public life as men. it contributes to the end of the days when women, at least half the talent pool in our society, appear

in high places only as one at a time performers. in herfinal years, despite multiple cancer diagnoses, she never missed a day of oral argument, feisty and formidable to the end. so what's the big deal? isn't this just another judicial appointment? well, no. a strong conservative majority now within sight on the supreme court will help shape america for decades to come. rbg's death has electrified the presidential election campaign and who should fill her boots and when has become political dynamite. last night donald trump, who seemed stumped by her death, was playing his cards close to his chest. whether you agreed or not, she was an amazing woman who led an amazing life. i'm actually saddened to hear that, i'm saddened to hear that. thank you very much. the flag at the white house may be

flying at half mast, but politics goes on. donald trump making clear he is going to nominate a conservative replacement without delay. democrats though, led by presidential candidate joe biden, say no decision should be made until after a new president is sworn in. let me be clear that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider. just before ruth bader ginsburg died, she made it clear she felt that her position shouldn't be filled until after the election. it seems unlikely she will get her dying wish. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. as we said, the question of whether to push through a supreme court replacement before the election, has america deeply split.

let's hearfrom eric bolling, the the anchor of america this week i believe at the end of the day, the supreme court is so powerful that the republicans will be smart enough to realise they have to place a conservative on the court right now. this may be the last opportunity to do so. gloria allred, a leading women's rights attorney and a fellow trailblazer in the legal profession, has been paying tribute to justice ruth bader ginsburg. we must fight against any nomination in any confirmation of donald trump's selection to the united states supreme court. because this will change our lives, each and every one of our lives, for decades to come. let's discuss her life, legacy, and the political reverberations being felt all around america as a result of the death of ruth bader ginsburg. jill abramson is the former editor of the new york times. . thank you

very much for being with us. for people who are not so familiar with this iconic lady, give us a sense of how her death is being reported and the sentiment that's being expressed. well, she's being deeply mourned because she was such a trailblazer on women's rights. as a lawyer before she went on to the courts, she handled and argued most of the seminal women's rights supreme court cases. then she went on the federal courts, and finally, president bill clinton nominated her to the supreme court. she had one of the easiest confirmation processes in recent history because everyone

recognised what a fabulous legal mind she had, what a good jurist she was. she was only the second woman to be nominated to the highest court in the united states. and for a while, she was the lone woman after sandra day o'connor stepped down. she enjoyed a very late in life celebrity wear, you know, the "notorious rb g" ruth bader ginsburg became an icon for much, much younger women in the us, which i think was a thrilling thing for her at the end of her life. you say enjoyed, and that really comes through, she was a really sparkly woman who had to fight so many battles to get where she got to. and at that age, to be loaded and

recognised really tickled her. at that age, to be loaded and recognised really tickled henm absolutely tickled her. you can tell from the documentary that was made about her life when she's showing off these different callers because the supreme court robes have these traditional callers. she had bejeweled ones sent to her by her fa ns bejeweled ones sent to her by her fans and whatnot. she was just delighting in showing them off. but i saw much earlier, before she went on the supreme court, i interviewed herfor a book i was on the supreme court, i interviewed her for a book i was writing with another co—author in the early 19805, another co—author in the early 1980s, and visited her in her chambers and talk to her. sparky is a perfect word for her. she did not mince words, she answered every question i asked her. she was, as

you say, the epitome of a trailblazer. well, it's great to have your reminisces. i'm sorry we don't have longer, butjill abramson, thanks very much for giving us your time this evening. tens of thousands of people have gathered in the rain in the thai capital, bangkok, calling for reform of the political system, and the monarchy. there have been a series of student—led demonstrations since mid—july growing in size as anti—government anger continues to grow. this protest, which is lasting two days, is expected to be one of the biggest — as jonathan head reports from bangkok. well, we've seen the momentum building throughout this year of this anti—government movement. frustrated by a lot of issues — the economy has been hammered by covid, the government that's in office now took power away, which most people regard as questionable under a constitution written by the military and there've been a number of scandals. and that's brought people from all generations out in opposition to the government —

this is the most ambitious rally yet, this university has long been associated with dissent. but perhaps more important, some of the students are also pushing for changes to thailand's monarchy. that is a very, very new development in a country where the royal institution has always been regarded as untouchable. so there's a sense of change and of danger here, too, about where this protest movement will lead. now i've got four young freshman here from the university who've come to join this protest. can i ask you first of all why you've come? what are the issues that you're concerned about? we came today because we want to see the change of our regime. we want to ask our government to change a new constitution. do you want changes to the military, the army? because in thailand, the army is always so powerful. yes.

i want the military to decrease their power, and the budget for the military to do something else, notjust the military. some of the student leaders have said that the monarchy must be changed. this is very new, we've never seen this in thailand before. but we all know it's a very sensitive issue and people are very nervous about speaking about it. do you feel you can talk about the monarchy and ask for change? the monarchy have lived in thailand for a long time. and we still respect them. i know the protesters have said there should be less money spent on the monarchy and less power over the army. i'm not sure that i can talk about this, it's very sensitive. even if you're nervous — some of the student today will talk about the monarchy while you're here.

your parents must be worried. we are nervous but we still want tojoin this protest because we want everyone to continue protesting. the papers are coming up for you in 15 minutes' time. now it's time for the latest sports news. hello, welcome to the bbc sportscenter, i'm kathy gna nasegaram. the tour de france has delivered late drama, with today pogacar poised to become the youngest winner in 111 years — having pegged back the favourite in one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the race's history. tadej pogacar overhauled a 57 second deficit and now has a lead of nearly a minute going into tomorrow's final processional stage to paris. nick parrott reports. it's been described as one of the greatest rides in the history of the tour de france. this was tadej pogacar‘s debut in the race.

primoz roglic is the reigning champion of the tour of spain — it was youth against experience. a 57—second gap at the start of the stage turned around in dramatic fashion. pogacar is the slovenian time trial champion and went for it from the start of the 36 km route. when he finished, taking the top spot, roglic was still on the road, but he knew he couldn't catch his compatriots. pogacar won his third stage and more importantly, the whole race by almost a minute. two days short of his 22nd birthday, his celebrations are sure to go on for weeks. nick parrott, bbc news. there was something of a surprise result in the english premier league, as manchester united lost their opening game of the new season. they were beaten 3—1 by crystal palace at old trafford. zohar scored twice for palace with andros townsend also on the scoresheet. there a debut goal for donnie vanderbeek, but united lost their opening league game. we started too slow, definitely.

the first ten minutes, they were miles sharper than us, quicker to every ball. we gave some silly fouls away cos we were too slow opening in the challenges, and you can see they were more ready than us. when we had the ball ourselves, i thought we were very dangerous, very threatening, actually created goal chances. so i don't think it was a big surprise that we scored three because the opportunities were there for us. so it was a definite tick in all boxes, as far as i'm concerned. in the late game, arsenal maintained their impressive start with a 2—1victory over london rivals, west ham. the late goal sealed all three points for mikel arteta's side. it was an afternoon that everton‘s dominic calvert—lewin will not forget as his side beat west bromwich 5—2, and his impressive performance included a first career hat trick. there were also seven goals as leeds got the better of fellow premier league newcomers.

fulham, 4—3, the final score there. tottenham have confirmed that they have re—signed gareth bale from spanish champions real madrid on a season—long loan. real madrid's forward left spurs in 2015 and went on to score more than 100 goals and win the four champions league titles with real. he remains the most expensive british player in history, as well as the top—scoring british player in la liga with 80 goals and a0 assists in 171 league appearances. bale returns to the first club he firstjoined as a 17—year—old. it is the opening weekend of the german bundesliga, borussia dortmund beat borussia monchengladbach 3—0. hertha beat werder 4—1 in their bundesliga opener to earn their first win there in 1a years. stuttgart secured an immediate return to the top flight after spending just one season in the second—tier. they were beaten 3—2 by freiburg, and the reigning champions bayern munich began the defence of their bundesliga cown with their 8—0 thrashing of bitter rivals schalke on friday. that's all the sport for now.

don't forget, you can follow the action from the third round of golf‘s us open. it's all on the bbc sport website. so we hear now from the so—called notorious rbg herself about why she became a cultural icon. here's part of an interview she did in december last year with the bbc‘s razia iqbal. and here i am, almost 87 years old, and everyone wants to take a picture with me. applause. but i should tell you how it all started. it was started by a second—year student at new york university law school. she started it when the supreme court decided a case involving the key provision of

the voting rights act of 1965. the decision was divided. it cut the heart out of the voting rights act. and this young woman was angry. and then she thought to herself, "well, what good is that going to do? me just to be angry? i have to do something positive." so she took the announcement of my dissent that i read from the bench — not the whole long dissent, just the five minutes or so in which i summarised it. and she put it in some kind of a blog. and it took off from there into the wild blue yonder. and she called it "the notorious rbg", after the famous rapper,

the notorious big, because she decided the two of us had something very important in common. what we had in common was that we were both born and bred in brooklyn, new york. applause. ruth bader ginsburg talking to the bbc. donald trump says he will approve a deal that allows tiktok to continue to operate in the united states after threatening to band the chinese owned app in august. mr trump told reporters at the white house that he was giving the deal with oracle is blessing, and that it had addressed us national security concerns. 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.

jonathan 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.