this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british government says the country is at a tipping point as it prepares to introduce tough new fines for anyone in england who is told to self—isolate but fails to. it is absolutely critical at this moment that everybody stops, takes a step back and realises we have all got a part to play. but the labour leader says sorting out the problems were testing should be boris johnson's number one priority. if i was the prime ministerl priority. if i was the prime minister i would apologise for the fa ct we minister i would apologise for the fact we are in this position with testing. throughout the summer we we re testing. throughout the summer we were saying prepare for the autumn. instead, we had the exams fiasco.

president trump says he will nominate a woman within the next week as his choice to replace the supreme courtjudge, ruth bader ginsburg. anti—government protesters in thailand call for reform of the political system and the monarchy. 80 years after the battle of britain, a memorial service takes place to remember the pilots and aircrew who paid the ultimate sacrifice. this is the scene at westminster abbey where guests are arriving for a memorial service. 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 uk's health secretary, matt hancock has warned that the country faces a "tipping point" in the fight against the coronavirus, and that if people do not follow

the rules, more serious measures will have to be imposed. fines of up to £10,000 are already planned to come into force in a week's time for people in england who fail to self—isolate if they test positive for coronavirus or when told to by the test and trace service. labour leader, sir keir starmer, said he didn't believe a national lockdown was inevitable but thought it was more likely because testing was as he said all over the place. rich preston has this report. 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. anyone 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 28th. 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. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake, who gave us the latest. the health secretary has said the country is facing a tipping point and has urged people to follow the rules that are now in place and observe the new legal requirements to self—isolate,

which have been backed up by fines, as we have heard, to avoid further restrictions. he has said that they may be necessary if people continue to disobey the rules, or flout the social distancing guidelines that are in place. speaking on the andrew marr programme on bbc one this morning, mr hancock said that a further national lockdown couldn't be ruled out. we face a choice. if everybody follows the rules, everybody follows the rules, and we will be increasingly stringent on the people who are not following the rules, if everybody follows the rules then we can avoid further national lockdowns. but we, of course, have to be prepared to take action if that is what is necessary. very interesting to hear mr hancock asked about this enforcement policy as well and whether people should report others to the police if they see them either breaking

social distancing rules or not maintaining self—isolation when they are required to. he was very clear that people should report others to the police, saying that that was necessary to ensure people followed the rules. that does contrast slightly to what we heard from the prime minister in an interview with the sun newspaper earlier this week when he said he wasn't a fan of so—called sneak culture, and only in more extreme cases for example where there were house parties and hot tubs involved, as the prime minister said, should people report others to the police. so a different tone this morning from the health secretary, a tougher tone and perhaps something the government will find itself criticised again for mixed messaging over. what about what the labour party are saying about all of this? the labour party is in a tricky position here because it wants to appear to be supporting the government in the national interest following scientific advice to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but it also wants to highlight what it perceives to be the government's failings.

speaking on the andrew marr programme again this morning, the labour leader keir starmer said he was ready to support whatever measures the government felt necessary to contain the virus amid the current rise in cases. whatever measure the government takes, we will support it. we did that with lockdown, we did that with local restrictions, and i have said that whatever measures are taken. but listen, if i was the prime minister i would apologise for the fact that we are in this situation with testing. throughout the summer we were saying prepare for the autumn. instead we had the exams fiasco. i would make fixing testing the number one priority and reinstate the daily press conferences so we all know what's going on. so, a challenge there to the prime minister from the labour leader sir keir starmer. national daily briefings should restart and there should be an apology to the public over the way the government has handled the test and trace programme. i think that is unlikely but it is very clear labour is trying to keep up the pressure

on the government there over the handling of test and trace, saying that if that had been handled better and was more efficient then we wouldn't be in the position of rising cases and the potential need for further restrictions. jonathan blake there, 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 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 control the congress and win the white house, then 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 choice is installed before the election then 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. 0ur correspondent jonathan head reports. they had camped overnight under the shadow of the old palace. protesters of all ages from the city and the countryside with a message for the government, the military and the king. they want sweeping changes to how power and resources are allocated in thailand. here, in what you might call

king vajiralongkorn‘s backyard, they laid a brass plaque with an inscription that the country belonged to the people, not the monarch. theyjoined in singing the national anthem. we are patriotic, they say, not nation haters, an accusation made by some royalists. but their hunger games salute has become a potent symbol of dissent in one of the world's most unequal societies. they have been allowed to occupy this park, site of the most illustrious royal ceremonies, but as the protest moved towards the grand palace, they found their way blocked by the police. 22—year—old student panusaya sithijirawatta na kul, who last month stunned thailand by reading of a ten—point manifesto for royal reform, was left to deliver her letter, addressed to the king, to the police commander with instructions to pass it on.

the party—like atmosphere we have seen her belies the seriousness of the challenge that these protesters are throwing down to the monarchy, notjust the occupation of one of the most important royal sites here in bangkok, but also some of the critical comments made about king vajiralongkorn from the stage. stronger than anything i think most thais have heard said in public before. what we cannot guess yet is how the palace and the authorities are going to react. in the two months since these protests began, they have transformed the political debate in thailand, saying things once thought unsayable. there is an understandable sense of elation in watching taboos being broken, but there are plenty of risks, too, when a near sacred institution is confronted and questioned like this for the first time. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok.

professor duncan mccargo is an expert in contemporary thai politics. he explained the significance of these demonstrations. the demonstrations in many ways are a follow—up from the election which was held in thailand last year. that was held in thailand last year. that was the first election to be held in several years after a military coup in 2014 and lots of people thought at that time it will revert to something much more resembling parliamentary democracy, but there has been a lot of frustration amongst different groups in society since then, because to large extent the same people who seized fire in the same people who seized fire in the 2014 military coup had been exercising a continuing authority under the same prime minister and two oppositional political parties have been banned, one during the election and one after it. people we re election and one after it. people were feeling they did not really have a voice, they were frustrated and particularly the people who are most pivotal to this protest art the younger generation of students, high

school students, who feel that they are excluded from the political system. for the moment, are the authorities are tolerating these demonstrations? that is right. 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, at first were told the stu d e nts course, at first were told the students would not be allowed into the university, would not be allowed on to 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 and so forth, in the end, the authorities have decided it is better to play along with this protest and let it run its course and divert it into more manageable secondary debates about

constitutional political reform. which sounds to me like you say the authorities do not believe these demonstrations are too much of a threat? well, they are very much hoping that they will not become too much of a threat and the strategy is to play along, playthings down and focus on a different kind of activity which is an activity now taking place in the parliament when the parliament has agreed that the constitution that was drafted after the military coup is not very satisfactory and needs to be reformed and so we are now going to have either an amendment of the constitution or more likely drafting ofa constitution or more likely drafting of a completely new constitution. but they have already had more contusions in the artery deck than any other country in the world, is a bit of a familiar process so many people. —— more constitutions and amendments than any other country. people. —— more constitutions and the headlines on bbc news...

tough new finds anyone in england who test positive for coronavirus who test positive for coronavirus who 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 ruth bader ginsburg. and as you have just been replace ruth bader ginsburg. and as you havejust been hearing, anti—government protesters in thailand call fair reform of the political system and the monarchy. the saturday, and anti—government protest in the belarussian capital, minsk. women marching against

president lukashenko, against the allegedly rigged election which he claims have won legitimately six weeks ago. people united will never be defeated, they chant, and then the men in balaclavas arrived. men from the government taking away its own people. let them free! these women shouted, trying to stop their fellow demonstrators being taken away. 0thers shouted only cowards beat women. the police would not say how many were detained, but one says it was 300. and activist and now an icon for this protest movement. she was taken to a police station and later released. so, too, many others. pick of the police simply

did not have enough vans to take them away. assign the authority's crackdown is having little effect. with more protest planned for sunday, the sixth consecutive weekend. the latest there on the crisis in belarus. 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 1940s 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. one in seven indigenous plant species in the uk is threatened by extinction, according to research from the woodland trust charity.

that's why 24—year—old botanist, joshua styles, has made it his mission to bring back local flora. he's already re—introduced 19 endangered species to north west england, some of which disappeared during queen victoria's reign. abbiejones has been to meet him. in the wilderness here, plants extinct for over a century of thriving once again, thanks to a remarkable young man. might not look but this ditch is very, very exciting. this used to be extinct, it was extinct in greater manchester for over 150 years. introduced it in 2018, now there are over 185,000 pla nts 2018, now there are over 185,000 plants for this whole site, which is amazing. yes, watch your step. a few minutes walk away, another ofjosh's success stories. there they are! they are looking really good. this is great son do, endangered until he reintroduced to take a month ago. is great son do, endangered until he reintroduced to take a month agom is very sad because it is an

endangered species in england and there are less than 20 sites where we can see it. it feels incredible to see this endangered species back here in its rightful home after 150 yea rs of here in its rightful home after 150 years of being extinct, so yes, it feels wonderful. —— macro this is great sun dew. he has introduced the common butterworth and the orchid in cheshire. he grows in his garden in southport. his work is supported by organisations such as lancashire wildlife trust. into yet he has introduced nine speciesjust in this one site, increasing the biodiversity more than we would be able to buy ourselves. and until that we have the right plants, we cannot reintroduce animals either. what do you want to see? what point do you want to get to in the

north—west? do you want to get to in the north-west? my overriding aim is to see over 40 target species that are on the course of extension in the region come back. so that other people can enjoy them as much as i do. abby jones, bbc news, manchester. london's fashion week is underway 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 hear from her and the paralympian anne wafula—strike, who modeled in the video, in a moment, but first let's take a look at a clip.

earlier i spoke to samanta bullock and the paralympian anne wafula—strike. as you have seen, disabled people are excluded 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. anne, 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 samanta is doing. and i was so pleased to get involved in this project. samanta, london fashion week is underway, how far has 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 forfashion. it is not only about disability. as you can see in the video we made, we are talking about diversity as a whole. we have from colour, plus size, everything fashion should be... we need to see fashion as a tool, as something that is going to make a social difference. not only 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. a memorial service is being 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. there has been more mist and fog around and low cloud to start the date. for many it will clear away, giving some warm sunshine, but it is going to linger, more so today across eastern parts of northern england and the south—east of scotla nd england and the south—east of scotland as well as the north and western isles. it is quite low, so it there will be some fog around. but the inland mist and fog is clearing, warm sunshine will prevail, light winds in the north will make it feel pretty woman at the time of year. in the south, still a keen north wind. cut pretty warm. 24, 25 and if you spot and wa rra nty warm. 24, 25 and if you spot and warranty showers across the south of

england and the channel islands. they fade way through this evening and overnight in the mist and the low cloud and fog return. quite chilly under the starry skies as they went start for light and we will see increasing amounts of low—level fog, even in southern areas, so that will hamper those for the rush—hour. 0therwise, fine day for many on monday, tuesday and wednesday all change.

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the headlines: the british government says the country is at a tipping point, as it prepares to introduce tough new fines for anyone in england who is told to self—isolate but fails to. it is up to critical at this moment that everyone stops, takes a stepped back and realises we all have a part to play at. but the labour leader says sorting out the problems with testing should be boris johnson's number one priority. five the prime minister, i would apologise for the fact we are in the situation with testing and throughout the summer we were saying prepare for the ultimate. —— if i we re prepare for the ultimate. —— if i were the prime minister. instead we had the exams fiasco. 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. 80 years after the battle of britain — a memorial service is under way to remember the pilots and aircrew

who made the ultimate sacrifice. there are our headlines. now on bbc news... dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london with me geeta guru—murthy. this week, all the uk government's problems seemed to assemble at once. even the prime minister's supporters in the conservative party and the press have started to ask searching questions about the government's handling of the pandemic. as borisjohnson warns of a second wave, more restrictions and the tracing regime is clearly struggling to cope, the labour party says the government has lost control of events. also today, from the rule of six to the rule of law as brexit