this is bbc news with the latest headlines and around the world. tough new fines for anyone in england, who tests positive for coronavirus or is traced as a contact — but fails 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. president trump says he will nominate a woman within the next week — as his choice to replace the supreme court judge, ruth bader ginsburg. anti—government protesters in thailand call for reform of the political system — and the monarchy. and with london fashion week under way, we speak to the paralympian and designer trying to promote

inclusivity in the industry. 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. the british government says people in england who fail to self—isolate if they test positive for coronavirus — or when told by the test and trace service — could be fined up to £10,000. meanwhile in france, 13,500 new infections were confirmed — another daily record since the start of the outbreak there. the spike mirrors a rise

in infections in many other parts of europe. 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 there. with more now on the situation in the uk, rich preston reports. the government's own scientific advisers have suggested that as few as one in five people may be fully following the current self—isolation guidelines. so downing street is taking action. it's placing a legal obligation on those who test positive, or who are contacted by nhs test and trace, to self—isolate. anybody who doesn't can be fined £1,000, increasing to £10,000 for repeat offenders and what the government calls the most egregious breaches. the fines can also be given to someone for preventing another person from self—isolating, like an employer forcing someone to come into work. the new measures come into effect on september 28. there are to be discussions with the devolved administrations with the aim of making these rules uk—wide. and there is acknowledgement, too, that self—isolating is easier for some than for others.

the government says money will be available for people on low incomes and who cannot work from home — a lump sum of £500 to incentivise self—isolation. the government says some four million people in england will be eligible. in preston, which sees even tighter local restrictions coming into force this week, support for these new national measures. if people are actually going out of their way to ignore the guidelines, i think it's quite fair and proper that they should be punished severely for that. that's really not on, for them to be going out and about, and they should be fined. the number of confirmed infections in the uk has been steadily rising, with infections in england doubling every 7—8 days. there were over 4,000 new cases reported on saturday, the highest the number has been since the beginning of may. 27 deaths were also reported, bringing the total uk death toll from covid—19 to more than 111,700.

prime minister boris johnson has said the uk is now seeing its second wave, and is taking the weekend to consider if and when new nationwide restrictions across england may need to be introduced. but the government is walking a delicate tightrope, keeping coronavirus infections down whilst not causing too much further damage to an already battered economy. rich preston, bbc news. we can speak to our political correspondent jonathan blake. £10,000 fine sounds pretty tough. £10,000 fine sounds pretty toughm does and i think that is the intention here from the government who up until this point have relied on guidelines which people have been required to follow. but they haven't been backed up by any legal requirement or any enforcement to speak of, really. but there is a change here and the requirement to self—isolate if you test positive for covid—19 will have come into close contact with someone who has will now be a legal requirement and the penalty for breaking that will

bea the penalty for breaking that will be a £1000 fine in the first insta nce be a £1000 fine in the first instance rising to £10,000 fines for, as the government puts it, the most egregious offenders, repeat offenders, not just most egregious offenders, repeat offenders, notjust finding individuals but employers who don't let their staff have time off work to self—isolate or force them to come in when they should be staying at home. recognising the fact that a lot of people are flouting the rules, the government clearly has decided to attempt to show that it is getting tough here with that enforcement, but also the incentive, that £500 payment to people who are ona that £500 payment to people who are on a low income or on benefits and may not be able to afford to take the time off required. the bigger picture, borisjohnson the time off required. the bigger picture, boris johnson and the time off required. the bigger picture, borisjohnson and his ministers having to make some pretty tough decisions, may be this weekend, about what happens next with the cases rocketing upwards, once again talk of may be a circuit breaking lockdown. yes, there are plenty of plans on the table and being discussed within government. 0ne being discussed within government. one is the idea of a circuit

breaker, a temporary, time—limited period of time tighter restrictions ata period of time tighter restrictions at a national level in england which the government hopes would slow the spread of coronavirus and avoid a second peak as severe as the one as we saw earlier in the year. the sorts of measures we could see, perhaps pubs, restaurants and hospitality businesses having their hours restricted and making social —— limiting social contact between households and also the idea of a phased approach, a three tier approach, different severity of restrictions being applied nationally at any one time. nothing is decided as yet. it may be that the rule of six which is in place at the rule of six which is in place at the moment has enough of an effect for the government not to go further nationally but certainly there is concern about the rising number of cases and we could see big decisions made in the coming days. jonathan, for the moment, thank you very much. jonathan blake, our political correspondent. president trump has said his nominee to replace ruth bader ginsberg on the us supreme court will be a woman, and he'll make the announcement next week.

justice ginsberg died on friday, triggering a huge debate over whether her replacement should be announced before, or after, november's presidential election. paul hawkins has more. america's election in a microcosm. a divided nation, liberals vs conservatives, arguing over what is important, and now who gets to decide. replacing the latejustice ginsburg on america's top court was never going to be straightforward in the run—up november's vote. but now we know a little bit more about the president's pick to replace her. it will be a woman, a very talented, very brilliant woman. applause who i haven't chosen yet, but we have numerous women on the list. but these are two favourites. but these are the two favourites. amy coney barrett on the left and barbara lagoa on the right, both highly respected by the president, who nominated both to the lower circuits.

either would become the youngest serving justice in america's top court. barbara lagoa, a cuban—american, the first hispanic judge on florida's supreme court. she's an extraordinary person. i've heard incredible things about her. i don't know her. she's hispanic, and highly respected in miami. amy coney barrett, meanwhile, is a favourite of religious conservatives, known for her anti—abortion views. she also said thatjudges should not be strictly bound by supreme court precedents, so she could vote to overturn roe v wade, the landmark decision that gave women the right to choose. and then there is the question of when the republican—controlled senate should vote to confirm the nominee — before the election, or after. however, the democrats have started to threaten that if they win the senate and already controlled the congress and when the white house, thanif congress and when the white house, than if the republicans play dirty then they are going to vote to

expand the supreme court and add two more seats which would give biden two more nominations. but if the president's choices and still before the election than the nine judge supreme court would have six conservatives and three liberals meaning a strongly conservative interpretation of the constitution on big issues like abortion and gun control and civil rights. the future of american society for generations to come is at stake. paul hawkins, bbc news. a package containing the deadly poison ricin, that was addressed to president donald trump, has been intercepted. officials say the letter was discovered at a screening facility before it reached the white house. the fbi and secret service are now investigating the source and whether others have been sent through the us postal system. anti—government protesters in thailand have installed a plaque near bangkok's grand palace proclaiming that the country belongs to the people and not the monarch. protests calling for the resignation of the government and reform

of the monarchy have been continuing. activists camped out overnight in a field near the royal palace after tens of thousands joined demonstrations demanding reform. let's talk about these protests now. i'm joined now from copenhagen by professor duncan mccargo, an expert in contemporary thai politics. thank you forjoining us. how do you read the significance of these demonstrations? the demonstrations, in many ways, are a follow—up from the election held in thailand last year, that election was the first to be held in several years after the military coup in 2014 and lots of people hoped that thailand at that point would revert to something much more resembling parliamentary democracy. but there has been a lot of frustration amongst different groups in society since then because toa groups in society since then because to a large extent the same people who seized power in the 2014 coup, the military generals, has been exercising continuing authority, you

have the same prime minister, and two opposition political parties have been banned, one during the election and one after it, leaving people with a feeling that they didn't really have a voice, they are frustrated, and particularly the people who are most exasperated and most sort of pivotal to this protest are the younger generation of students, high school students, who feel that they are excluded from the political system. for the moment, are the authorities tolerating these demonstrations? that's right, yes. there has been obviously a lot of concern about the possibility of violence, numerous political protests in thailand in previous decades have culminated in violence, often at the hands of the authorities. it seems at the moment the authorities have decided to let this movement run its course. first we we re this movement run its course. first we were told the students wouldn't be allowed into the university and wouldn't be allowed onto the royal ground in front of the grand palace. in the event, they were able to move into those places unchallenged. so although there has been certain

kinds of harassment, books were confiscated and barricades were set up confiscated and barricades were set up and so forth, in the end the authorities have decided it is better to play along with this protest a nd better to play along with this protest and let it run its course, and divert it into more manageable secondary debates into political reform instead. it sounds to me like you are saying the authorities don't believe these demonstrations are much of a threat. well, they are very much hoping they won't become too much of a threat and the strategy is to sort of play along, playthings down and focus on a different kind of activity, which is an activity now taking place in the parliament whether parliament has agreed that the constitution that was drafted after the military coup isn't very satisfactory and needs to be reformed, and so we are now going to have an amendment of the constitution, or more likely the drafting of a completely new constitution. thailand has already had more constitutions in the last few decades than any other country in the world so there is a bit of a

familiar process to a lot of people and the younger students are saying, hang ona and the younger students are saying, hang on a minute, this isn't going to be enough, we cannotjust go down that road and we will push on for something more radical and more critical. professor duncan mccargo, joining us live from kevin hogan, thank you. —— co ben fire has engulfed part of one of africa's best—known universities, makarere, in the ugandan capital kampala. flames have swept through the main administration block, which dates back to the nineteen— forties, and destroyed the roof. the building, which is known locally as the ivory tower, is a prominent landmark in the city. there's currently no word of any casualties. the headlines on bbc news. tough new fines for anyone in england, who tests positive for coronavirus or is traced as a contact — but fails to self—isolate. president trump says he will nominate a woman within the next week — as his choice to replace the supreme court judge, ruth bader ginsburg.

anti—government protesters in thailand call for reform of the political system — and the monarchy. london's fashion week is under way and with coronavirus cases on the rise, brands are pushing to showcase their wares online. but the new format has done little to address the long—standing question of how different body types can be included. now the paralympian designer samanta bullock has released a video featuring models with disabilities. we'll speak to her and the paralympian anne wafula—strike, who modelled in the video, in a moment, but first let's take a look at a clip. there is

good of you both to join us. samanta bullock and anne wafula—strike. thank you very much. what gave you out the idea for this video and what you hope to achieve? as you have seen, disabled people are excluded from fashion and what you really wa nt to from fashion and what you really want to achieve is to bring more diversity to the fashion industry, and as you can see, it is possible. why not? why not indeed. tell us more about how you got involved with

the project and why you wanted to be involved with it. i was asked by samanta to take part and when she explained to me what the idea was all about and because i'm so passionate about inclusion, i decided to take part. and also realised that we need to be asking people now, what are we doing to challenge the dynamics of everything, when disabled people are being excluded, what are we doing to actively interrupt that? that is what samantha is doing. and i was so pleased to get involved in this project. samanta, london fashion week is under way, how the fashion industry got to go in terms of inclusivity? i was reading the percentage representation of people with disabilities in the fashion sector is something like 0.1%. yes.

so it is almost nonexistent. it's going to be a long journey for fashion. it is not only about disability. as you can see in the video we made, we are talking about diversity as a whole. kohler, plus size, fashion should be... we need to see fashion as something that is going to make a social difference. —— colour. not just going to make a social difference. —— colour. notjust something that is about beauty or... it is more. we need to get to the root of things. we need to make a transformation, something deep, a social transformation. would you agree with that? this is about inclusivity of all types, not just about that? this is about inclusivity of all types, notjust about people with disabilities? it's a very wide

ranging campaign. it needs to change in quitea ranging campaign. it needs to change in quite a substantial way. it certainly needs to change. i think we shouldn'tjust certainly needs to change. i think we shouldn't just be certainly needs to change. i think we shouldn'tjust be talking about that perfect body, or that perfect human being. we are all so different and that is what makes life so beautiful because i don't look like you, i don't look like sam, you know, and we need to be accepting. i think there is a lot of prejudice thatis think there is a lot of prejudice that is attached to certain people, certain sizes, certain abilities. when you are in a wheelchair or you have body scars, or a different type of body image, people exclude you. but i think what sam is trying to do is sort ofjust send a message out there to say that we are all so connected, our differences, we can bring our differences together and

create this very beautiful community of human beings. that's a great message. samanta, how confident are you? how optimistic are you that change is coming? it is coming. i was part of london fashion week a few years ago. you can see nowadays we have models, we came to make this social change. the clothes need to be adapted, so the designers need to learn about that. the brands also need to have this shift. they need to see this universally and inclusive for all. it is not something... fashion had that thing, we had young models, white, skinny, young, but life is different. we are all different. we age, we have

different sizes, different bodies, and we don't see any minority naked any more. fashion needs to cover 100% of the population. we need to make this transformation as a whole and we need to see ourselves represented. representation is a big thing. you never see yourself there. you open a magazine and you are not there. like you said, it is 0.1%. people get depression. they get anxiety. they feel that they don't belong. this is wrong. we need to do what is right, so fashion has this power and we need to use this power on our side, you know. power and we need to use this power on ourside, you know. no power and we need to use this power on our side, you know. no one is the same, we are all different. why don't we celebrate this? the video was made for that, it is a

celebration, a celebration of diversity. it has been great to talk to both of you, anne wafula—strike and samanta bullock. the slovenian cyclist tadej pogacar is to be crowned the tour de france champion later today, following a remarkable turnaround on the penultimate day of the race. atjust 21—years—old pogachar is set to become the youngest winner of the race in 111 years. i'm joined now by the former former olympic and tour de france cyclist adrian timmis. thank you forjoining us. put into context the scale of this achievement for a 21—year—old. context the scale of this achievement for a 21-year-old. just unbelievable. just going into the last time trial it looked like roglic just last time trial it looked like roglicjust had to get on his bike and he was going to win the tour. his team had controlled the race for

two weeks but it all fell apart yesterday. i mean, it has made for a fantastic spectacle, hasn't it? tadej pogacar trick, tell us a bit about him, he could be a champion for yea rs about him, he could be a champion for years to come because he is so young, isn't he? he's already achieved a lot, i think he is 22 tomorrow. he has won stages in grand tours, before he had already won two stages before yesterday. it's how he can get through this next winter because he's going to be just a superstar in the world and in his home country. he's not exactly a household moment at the moment, i have to say, but he is probably going to become one. what are his assets? what are his unique capabilities, do you think? he is young, he is ambitious, he can climb

and yesterday, he can time trial. he had already beaten roglic in their national championships. so the only thing he is lacking is a team behind him because basically for the last three weeks he is more or less had to do everything on his own when it came to the mountains where roglic had his whole team just bare around him all day every day. yeah, great achievement. adrian, thank you very much for being with us, adrian timmis, former olympic and tour de france cyclist, thank you. the engineering firm rolls—royce is considering plans to raise up to £2.5 billion to shore up its balance sheet. last month the firm announced a pre—tax loss of £5.4 billion for the first half of this year. that's

after the coronavirus pandemic because demand for air travel to slump. a memorial service is to be held at westminster abbey in london this morning marking 80 years since the battle of britain. the battle, fought entirely in the air, was a major turning point in the second world war. the abbey has held a service of thanksgiving on battle of britain sunday every year since 1944. today's service is the first at the abbey since lockdown and attendance will be significantly reduced. our correspondent at westminster abbey, ben bland, explained that the battle — fought entirely in the air — was a dramatic turning point in world war two. it was a decisive moment in the second world war. it was at a time when britain was standing alone against nazi germany, america hadn't yetjoined the war effort, and the british army had been pushed out of occupied france. and the german air force had been bombarding britain. london had been enduring the blitz,

57 nights of bombing, and then came 15th september, a crucial moment when two massive attacks by the german air force were successfully defended by the british royal air force. but it was not without significant losses. 1,497 pilots and aircrew died during it. it was the battle about which winston churchill famously said, "never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few". and the names of those who fought and died will, as they have been over the decades, honoured here at the abbey. the roll of honour will be paraded along with the colours, the flags of the squadrons of the air force that took part in that battle. that's ben bland reporting. a reminder of our main news today so far. the british government says people in england who fail to self—isolate if they test positive for coronavirus, or when told to

bite test and trace, could be fined up bite test and trace, could be fined up to £10,000. you've been watching bbc news. hello. we've had rather more low cloud, mist and fog this morning, but it is clearing away, there's just a few areas where it will linger. this is how it looked in bradford to start the day. but as i say, for most, the warm sunshine will come through. we still have low pressure circulating towards the south, throwing up some cloud into southern coastal counties of england, the channel islands, those areas at risk of a few showers, this mass of cloud, an approaching weather front, which will bring behind it some quite big changes into the middle of next week. but for the rest of the day, as i say, the mist and fog inland clearing away. this inland mist, low cloud and fog will take a while longer. and it may well linger for some north sea coasts, but it's going to clear away from the east of wales

and the midlands. however, the thicker, low cloud that we have across the western and the northern isles is producing a bit of drizzle, it's sea fog in some areas. so really quite poor visibilities here around northern scotland and into southern eastern scotland and the north—east of england. some could linger all day. but inland away from there and through northern ireland, plenty of warm sunshine. still a keen north—east breeze across the southern half of england and wales. but with all that sunshine around, temperatures again responding and getting in towards the mid—20s, as we had yesterday, but dropping quite quickly overnight as will the winds in the south, finally. we've had three or four days of really quite brisk winds. as they ease away, we'll have the return of some mist and low cloud, but this time some fog as well at lower levels. so it's going to be quite a problem, i think, through the rush hour tomorrow morning across the southern half of the country, northern areas as well, having seen fog recently, will see some tomorrow morning. once it clears, and we should have an abundance of sunshine again for england, wales, northern ireland, central, southern, and eastern scotland. but the far north has thicker clouds

and some rain and drizzle tomorrow as that weather front that we saw on the satellite picture approaches. but for the rest of us, temperatures, high teens, low 20s. then, as i say, it's all change midweek. some uncertainty on the timings of these areas of low pressure. but needless to say, as you can see, some wetter, some windier weather and also some much colder weather. temperatures at the moment are well above where they should be for september. as we tap into this northerly wind, we're going to pull down some air from the arctic and temperatures will drop quite dramatically to below average, actually, as we head towards midweek and beyond, where it looks much more unsettled. but you can, of course, as ever, keep up to date on the website.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. tough new fines for anyone in england, who tests positive for coronavirus or is traced as a contact — but fails 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. president trump says he will nominate a woman within the next week — as his choice to replace the supreme court judge, ruth bader ginsburg. anti—government protesters in thailand call for reform