this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a heavy police presence on the streets of louisville after protests over the ruling in the breonna taylor case. two officers are shot and injured. dishing up help for the british economy — the uk chancellor is to announce new measures to try and protectjobs. more clashes and arrests in belarus as president lukashenko is sworn into office for a sixth time. sir harold evans — one of the most legendary editors in the history of fleet street — dies at the age of 92.

hello and welcome. two police officers have been shot and injured in the us city of louisville during protests that have followed a decision not to prosecute two of three officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black woman, breonna taylor. thousands of angry protesters defied a curfew to occupy the streets, demanding justice. in the hours it was announced no officer would be charged in relation to the killing of breonna taylor, hundreds took to the streets of louisville. in march, the 26—year—old had beenin in march, the 26—year—old had been in her own home when plainclothes police burst in. they're executing a search warrant but her boyfriend thought they were intruders and fired a licensed gun at them. the police fired back many times and breonna taylor was killed. no drugs or illegal weapons were found at her home.

they have since been months of demonstrations that have mainly been peaceful but two nights we re been peaceful but two nights were marred by the shooting and injuring of two officers. at 830 tonight, the officers were called into this area into a large crowd and shots were fired into the area. as they we re fired into the area. as they were deploying into investigate what was going on at first and broadway, shots rang out and two of our officers were shot. both officers are undergoing treatment at university hospital. one is in alert and sta ble hospital. one is in alert and stable and the other officer is currently undergoing surgery and is stable. we do have one suspect in custody. many arrests were made and curfews have been extended into the coming days as the anger from protesters over the apparent lack of police accountability

in the case of breonna taylor and many other cases continues to be felt. the democratic nominee for us president, joe biden, has said he will review the grand jury's decision in the breonna taylor case before commentating further but also called for the protests against the decision to be peaceful. and speaking at a news conference at the white house, president trump was asked for his reaction to the events in louisville. a really brilliant kentucky attorney general, daniel cameron, who's doing a fantasticjob. i think he's a star. and he made a statement i'lljust read. "justice is not often easy. it does not fit the mould of public opinion, and it does not conform to shifting standards. it answers only to the facts and to the law. if we simply act on emotion or outrage, there's nojustice. mobjustice is notjustice. justice sought by violence is not justice.

itjust becomes revenge." i mean, i heard that, isaid, "write that down for me, please," because i think it was a terrific statement. let's speak now to andrea ritchie, author of ‘invisible no more: police violence against black women and women of colour.‘ welcome and thank you for being with us. what you make of this decision? i know that people are in the streets expressing outrage and grief and frustration and i certainly share the current continuing grief and frustration and outrage at the murder of breonna taylor and the decision is unfortunately not unexpected and is consistent with police officers acting with impunity. and the system that sent them to the door of breonna taylor are failing to deliverjustice and accountability for the offices that killed her. the charges of wanton endangerment and the implication without charge is that it is something

that shows an extreme indifference to the value of human life. the difficulty is and neither of us are lawyers here, the difficulty is this does not come with intent, this killing? i am actually a lawyer! apologies! no worries, definitely the charges have nothing to do with intent or with breonna taylor, they have with breonna taylor, they have with placing other people ‘s lives in danger by biting into her apartment and firing shots that endangered neighbours, consistent with how it's been investigated by the police department weather report about her killing indicated that no person was injured during the incident in which she bled to death in her own bed so clear that the department that sent police officers to her door and condoned her killing is not going to be the department that

will hold itself accountable for killing her nor is the system that is justifying her killing going to being the one that will hold itself accountable. so you're seeing people on the streets expressing frustration and outrage but also doubling down on demands for systemic change that have been on the front lines in louisville across the country since the murder of breonna taylor and since the murder of george floyd. and hundreds of others since, to defund and dismantle the systems that produced their deaths and to invest in institutions and community safety that will ensure genuine safety that will ensure genuine safety a nd safety that will ensure genuine safety and prevent this kind of thing happening again. you talk about the system, the kentucky attorney general said it was a gut wrenching case and said that mob justice is gut wrenching case and said that mobjustice is notjustice and just sought by violence is not justice, it becomes and just sought by violence is notjustice, it becomes revenge and this was the quote we heard donald trump reiterated a few moments ago. do you accept that the charges you operate within the charges you operate within the law? i think unfortunately the law? i think unfortunately

the law, as i said, is not designed to produce justice for breonna taylor, the law is what killed her. given that this was the only option available? u nfortu nately, the only option available? unfortunately, and i think that's been consistent with the history of how the criminal punishment system has dealt with killings like that of breonna taylor over the past 15 yea rs, breonna taylor over the past 15 years, there have only been 110 prosecutions of officers who have killed people in the united states, the disproportionate majority who we re disproportionate majority who were black, as you know, whereas since 2014, officers have killed on average upwards of 1000 people a year. so, there has been a total number of prosecutions over the past 15 years that is 10% of the average number of police officers that they kill in a single year in the united states are single year in the united states a re not single year in the united states are not unexpected that there would be no unaccountability or healing or harm, sorry, orjustice all repair through the criminal punishment system in the us, that has proven over and over again that it will not office

justice. so to me, that statement by the attorney general and then repeated by the occupant of the white house, is not one that we are demanding, it's about what the system is offering, which is no justice, only condoning or allowing the killing of black people like breonna taylor to continue and that is why people are on the streets, saying the system itself is the problem, the criminal punishment system itself is a problem and certainly the police department itself at a systemic level is the problem. andrea, you talk about wanting systemic change. do you feel that these months of protests throughout america are making a difference? absolutely. there are now widespread, and if then the coverage that shows we are in the midst of the largest and most widespread and deepest in the longest systemic uprising in the us history, focused on black lives and police violence but also on the systemic violence of the abandonment of

communities in the pandemic and economic crisis and climate change. and people are insisting on defunding and divesting resources from institutions that are killing people like breonna taylor and investing in resources and institutions and communities that we in order to survive the pandemic, the economic crisis, the climate catastrophe that we are living through and to ensure we do not experience is ongoing police violence. that has been a all over and over again and again a press conference organisers of black lives matter louisville double down on the demands and demanded that the officers be fired immediately without pension, that the town may resign or be impeached, and that the department be defunded but they were also really demanding investment and safety in black communities — at mayor. andrea, thank you for your time today. thank you. the british chancellor, rishi sunak, is to set out measures today to help protect jobs threatened by the coronavirus pandemic

after coming under mounting pressure to extend the furlough scheme. mr sunak is expected to unveil what he's calling a winter economy plan in the house of commons. also, smartphone users in england and wales can, from today, download the official coronavirus contact tracing app after months of delays in its development. with me is our news reporter mark lobel. does everyone have to download it? this was promised to be world beating? that is right, the app is here and using apple and google technology after the bespoke version that the government brought together after being inspired by an app in singapore was trialed by the isle of wight in may and scrapped in june. this isle of wight in may and scrapped injune. this is a more decentralised app, meaning you have more information on your phone and a that used in germany, italy and denmark and this was trialed in you, london, and available to download —— in new him and you have to have a smart phone to do itand have to have a smart phone to do it and you can do it through

android google play or apple app store and search for nhs covid—19 and this is what is there when you download it. you we re there when you download it. you were told how it works here and when you get to this page, it asks if you are over 16 and in the trial only people were over 18 who could download it now government wants others to use it as much as possible that the h has changed. if you are over 01’ h has changed. if you are over or under 16 you can use it. — at agent has changed. you are asked to put in the first part of your postcode so they can tell you if your area is a threat because the coronavirus but you do not give away your address. you still remain anonymous. then it tells you how co nta ct anonymous. then it tells you how contact tracing works and asks you if you want to enable exposure logging? this is key. this is the bluetooth that contracts other phones through their bluetooth and that is how you know if you have been in contact with somebody who has

tested positive and you have to isolate for two weeks. that is how it works. but it only works if the other person has also downloaded at? exactly, that's right. they will need many people to take part and if you do take part and you get the app, if you go to the real app, this is the life app, there we go and you can see a venue go and you can see a venue check—in and if you click on that, it asked to use your camera and you would take a picture of the qr code and that is how you login. and this is all voluntary? it is and in fa ct, all voluntary? it is and in fact, 160,000 businesses have downloaded the qr code for the businesses at the moment are many more need to do that and briefly, the symptoms here, if you select the symptoms, doesn't seem to be coming up at the moment... but it asks you if you have a persistent cough and you can book a test. we know that testing has been

difficult. speaking quickly about the furlough scheme, duty and infew about the furlough scheme, duty and in few weeks. we are expecting an announcement, could replace that in the next few hours? that is right, we have heard from the government they are scrapping the autumn budget and focusing on the problem of coronavirus and do not feel they can repair the economy and dig us out of the debt held at the moment the rishi sunak will out loud measures that will replace the furlough scheme, that was paying for 80% of wages for people on leave. what they are proposing now is being used in continental europe and expect them to come up with a scheme where an employer will pay for an employee ‘s reduced hours and then with the lost wages, the government is likely to pay for a percentage of those wages going forward and learned that businesses have taken out from banks that are guaranteed by the treasury may be extended as well as vat cuts in hospitality and tourism, they may also be extended. that is in place. will bring those details to viewers as soon will bring those details to viewers as soon as we will bring those details to viewers as soon as we get them. there have been violent

clashes in belarus after the country's longtime president, alexander lu kashenko, was sworn in for a sixth time in an unannounced ceremony. in the capital minsk, protesters were struck with batons as riot police detained dozens, in an effort to stop the demonstrations, as gail maclellan reports. violence back on the streets of minsk, processes by delaying police, by the way once again. the president six inauguration reigniting anger after last month's disputed election. there is no surprise for everybody that this inauguration took place in secret because they realise that mr lukashenko is afraid of the people. they don't trust him, they don't believe him. people will never forgive him, the crimes, and they will never forget the crimes. despite the sweeping motorcade, this was not a normal inauguration. it was unannounced. free leader so

i welcome. in front of several hundred busts in loyal officials, the russian backed leader raise the military for defending the country's sovereignty and independence. with foreign dignitaries, seemingly absent. together, he told them, they had prevented a catastrophe, thwarted a revolution that sought to shatter the foundations of belushi and statehood. but on the streets, process continued into the night's as a barrage of international combination undermines lu kashenko's claims to office. as opposition calls for dialogue continue, the president seems intent on not listening. gail maclellan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the name's bond, james albert bond — the real—life secret agent who sounds kind of familiar.

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world and so, the british government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes.

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: a heavy police presence on the streets of louisville after protests over the ruling in the breonna taylor case. two officers are shot and injured. dishing up help for the british economy — the uk chancellor is to announce new measures to try and protectjobs. one of the most famous names injournalism, sir harold evans has died at the age of 92. married for almost 40 years to fellow journalist tina brown, evans forged a reputation as one of the most fearsome investigative writers of his time. our media editor amol rajan looks back at his life. lukashenko in the early 1980s, after he had left britain for america. on both sides of the atlantic, he achieved success asa atlantic, he achieved success as a brilliantjournalist and editor. but his greatest triumph had been a tooth turn

the sunday times into a campaigning newspaper. and his greatest campaign was that on behalf of victims of thalidomide. the paper won them increase compensation and scored a landmark victory for freedom of the press in the european court to the editor's the light. tremendous, it's the most important judgement, not only for the freedom of the press but for the citizens right to know in england. the most distinguished group of judges have told the british government, reform the laws. they have got to do it now. after 13 years, he was banged out by the sunday times printers, a measure of the esteem in which his staff help them. rupert murdoch asked him to edit the times and it didn't work out. years later, he resigned, claiming the proprietor didn't give him the editorial independence he was promised. he found america more genial, later becoming a us citizen. the americans are enormously welcoming and open. you wouldn't get quite the same thing in london. by now, he was

overshadowed in the public eye by his younger and more glamorous wife tina brown. she was the fashionable and sometimes controversial editor, first a vanity fair and then later of the new yorker. they we re later of the new yorker. they were a power couple. from the clinton white house down, they read all of the best parties. eventually, harold evans was noted, a fine journalist and editor who combines technical brilliance with a crusader‘s belief in the duty of the press to make the a better place. —— the world. time now to cross to the bbc sports centre for the latest. hello, i'm chetan pathak with your thursday sport briefing. we're going to start with the big news from the asian champions league, the holders al—hilal have been thrown out of the tournament after not being able to name a full team for their final group game because of coronavirus. they were hoping to play against shabab al ahli dubai on wednesday despite only naming nine players in their starting line—up and two goalkeepers as their substitiutes.

that's after 15 players were ruled out following positive covid—19 tests last week. but this was the moment in the tunnel that officials told them they were breaking the rules. al hilal had wanted the match to be postponed but that was not allowed. we managed to win the games in a very hard situation. now, is a very hard situation. now, is a time that the asian federation to reschedule. why is all of this, all of this pressure when the final of the champions league will be paid in december? —— played. stefanos tsitsipas is the favourite at the hamburg european open after getting through to the second round. the greek was up against britain's dan evans and had no problems. he took the first set 6—3 and then surged ahead. from breaking serve in the second set at one—all the number two seed didn't drop another game, taking it 6—1. and with top seed daniil medvedev already out, tsitsipas is the highest ranked player left in the tournament. he faces qualifier pablo

cuevas of uruguay next. and this from alexander bublik took felix auger—aliassime completely by surprise in their match. the kazakh‘s underarm serve winning one game on his way to a straight sets victory over the canadian. the first major european football match with fans since the covid—19 crisis takes place on thursday, when the champions league winners bayern munich take on the europa league winners sevilla in the super cup. the government in hungary — where the match will be played — insists it's safe, but opposition leaders there are accusing officials of using supporters like "experimental rabbits." the 67,000—capacity stadium can be a third full with strict hygiene measures in place for those attending the game. a pared—down version of the 2020 road world championships start in italy on thursday.

the start and finish of each event will take place on the imola motor racing circuit, but each route will break out on to the roads of the emilia romagna region. the men's road race will be held on a punishing 260km route that features nearly 5,000m of climbing, while the women's event will be held over 144km, ascending over 2,750m. and finally the welsh football team wrexham — that plays in the fifth tier of english football — is getting plenty of unexpected attention on social media after the club said hollywood stars ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney are interested in investing in them. reynolds, the star of deadpool, appeared to confirm this in a tweet. it's a reference to him possibly turning up in wrexham one day. reynolds claims he'd waited eight years to respond, saying you never know. the hollywood pair are expected to put their vision

for the club to members at a special general meeting. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, chetan pathak and the rest of the sport team, that's your thursday sport briefing. for more than 65 years he has been shaking and stirring first readers and then film—goers alike, carrying out top secret work on behalf of her majesty's secret service. i am of course talking about james bond. he doesn't really exist but it turns out there may have been a real mr bond. this report from the bbc‘s tim allman is for your eyes only. he is the world's most famous spy. 007, license to kill — you know the rest. james bond's latest adventure no time to die is due in cinemas, covid willing, later this year. that is the fiction but here

in poland's cold war archives, facts have emerged about a previously unheard of british agent with a very familiar name — bond, james albert bond. he came to poland in the early 60s working as an archivist in the british embassy but there seems to be much more to him than that. translation: we know he spent almost a year in poland. he worked at the military attache office. he showed interest in military facilities. he liked womenjust like his literary namesake but there is no word in the files about martinis. but there is information that he liked polish beer. bond was created by ian fleming, the first novel published in 1953. legend has it he was named after an author of a book about birdwatching. the character became iconic, appearing in dozens of films, perhaps inspiring his less well—known counterpart.

translation: he came to poland in 1964 at the time goldfinger was being shown in cinemas. maybe he was playing games with polish counterintelligence? maybe he had a sense of humour? felming's creation became a global phenomenon. james albert bond left poland in 1965 and, like all good spies, disappeared into the shadows. the name is allman, tim allman, bbc news. well, of course it is. a number of cougars have been spotted strolling through the suburbs of the chilean capital, santiago. scientists say coronavirus lockdowns have embolded the cougars, who have been searching for food after years of drought in the andes. local zoo workers captured one cougar that became trapped in a neighbourhood garden — it was released back into the wild after a medical. beautiful animals but you wouldn't want to cross while wouldn't want to cross while would you. that's it for me, i

will be back with all of the top business stories in a moment. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews. do estate with us. hello there. another autumnal—feeling day ahead for most of us. even in the sunshine, it'll be a cooler day than we've become used to. we had plenty of showers, though, through the day yesterday. that was whitby in north yorkshire. plenty of sunshine, that said, for parts of northern ireland and scotland. and so, where we've had the clear skies, the starry skies through the night, temperatures will start the day close to freezing in the glens. but across eastern england, we've had a bout of heavy rain and strong winds. those are starting to clear out into the north sea, but hot on their heels another

area of low pressure which will cross england through the day. so, again, a spell of heavier rain sweeping its way northwards, gale—force winds picking up following to push in or usher in clusters of heavy showers with hail and thunder in their midst. and this rain could get stuck in some areas. and even to the south of it, given that there'll be stronger winds, gusts up to 60 mph in exposed coastal areas that could cause some local damage, with gusty winds inland as well. only 15, i think, the high, compared with the 21 that we had yesterday, and some real downpours around. and cold if you're stuck under this rain band in the north east, possibly southern scotland, even parts of northern ireland, although the majority here having dry and sunny weather and so, too, for the north and west of scotland. but only 11—12 degrees, a far cry from what we've become used to in the last week or so. there'll be plenty more showers following as we go through the night, and again it'll turn chilly under the clearer skies further north. but i think friday will feel chillier still for many of us, and that's because of a change in wind direction. we've pulled the low pressure away into the north sea and the low countries, and instead we get this northerly wind. we've got high pressure starting to move in from

the west, which will quieten the shower activity down. it won't be dry altogether. we'll still see some in western areas. we could have almost gale—force winds down the north sea coasts, bringing in rain to lincolnshire, east anglia and the south east as well. so, it will feel chillier, distinct wind chill in this part of the world as well. but some sunnier skies prevailing further west eventually, and those will prevail through the weekend potentially with that area of high pressure continuing. although near the north sea coasts, there's always the chance of brisker winds ushering showers, possibly even longer spells of rain at times through saturday and sunday. so, the detail is going be difficult at this stage, but, as ever, we'll keep you updated and there's more of course on our website. bye— bye.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. rishi to the rescue again — the uk chancellor to unveil emergency measures to protect jobs as virus cases rise but can he hold back a wave of unemployment? plus, cracks in the glass ceiling — more women in britain's boardrooms but still just a fraction of top firms are female—run. we start here in the uk, with the economic impact of the pandemic

because chancellor rishi sunak is due to reveal an emergency plan to protectjobs as stricter covid—19 restrictions come into force. the chancellor's new measures are expected to replace the furlough scheme, which is set to expire next month. injuly, around five million uk workers were still receiving some or all of their income through the scheme, many in the hospitality sector. the bank of england has forecast a surge in unemployment if there's no replacement for the scheme. and business leaders are warning of widespread job cuts to come if nothing is done. we do think there needs to be a blanket situation in furlough and this is an emergency moment for firms with a have to be additional supporting plates to protect jobs and additional supporting plates to protectjobs and it needs to come in very very quickly —— to supportjobs come in very very quickly —— to support jobs because firms come in very very quickly —— to supportjobs because firms are making people redundant literally as we speak. joining me now is samy chaar, chief economist at lombard odier private bank in geneva, switzerland.

thank you for being with us. 5 million people still receiving, as ofjuly, some help from the government and rishi sunak says they are working on imaginative and creative solutions but it is costing £14 billion a month for the treasury, how sustainable is this? it will cost more if you do nothing. the economy is fragile and it needs to be supported by strong monetary and fiscal support. very clearly we have seen in france and germany the former things have been ruled and it is unnecessary risk in the uk not to do something relatively quickly and again strongly support these economic policies. do you have an idea of what that may be crazily there is a scheme in place but he is this would simply be to

roll it 2021 and that would be already i think enough so you need to give this ability to an economic agent and you will maintaina economic agent and you will maintain a safety net. the issue has been that many consider it is unviable to continue the furlough scheme when they are propping up businesses which are not going to survive. we are in an environment where interest rates are extremely environment where interest rates a re extremely low environment where interest rates are extremely low and it doesn't cost that much in terms of, if you think about the deficit, if you think about the debt, it is much too soon to worry about that. again, when you think about the interest payment as a share of gdp, it will be manageable but if we fail to recover and in this recovery we relax because there is not enough policies we would have done all this for nothing. a quick word about the markets because in the past few weeks we have seen a lot of correction, haven't we? it seems that the coronavirus knock on his having a knock—on

effect on the markets as people realise there is not going to bea realise there is not going to be a cure or viable vaccine any time soon? i think it's part of his recovery that has to go through this very heavy presence in the epidemic and with all this before in the us, cases raising up to 65,000 a day and nonetheless it has not derailed the recovery as i was put the right measures in place and as we have discussed, as long as put policy support in the system. markets have recovered a lot the lows but i think potentially they are worried about the pandemic perhaps and more seriously they are worried by the fact that policy support is not being ruled in the us and the uk. we will see what the chancellor has to say a little later today. thank you for being with us. "protect your loved ones. get the app" — that's the message to people in england and wales today as the government launches its coronavirus contact tracing app after months of delay. the software developed by apple

and google uses bluetooth to keep a log of people a user has been close to. if someone gets sick, it will notify those at risk and allow them to book a test. a qr code scanner allows people to check into venues to share their contact details. some 160,000 businesses have alreadyjoined the system. but it's all voluntary, so how effective will it be? joining me now is emma wright, partner at the law firm kemp little, which specialises in technology issues. she is also director of the institute of artificial intelligence. welcome and good to see you. starting with that question, how effective do you think this tracing app will be? it would depend on the take—up. other countries have seen that that really affects how it can be and that is ultimately down to how consumers trust the app and how consumers trust the app and how it will work. interestingly, i went to a cafe the other day and outside there was the qr code for these and it was obviously entirely volu nta ry

it was obviously entirely voluntary as we said we saw people just walk past, not paying any attention to it. do you think people will really understand the importance of it and also what about the details? people are concerned about data ? details? people are concerned about data? that is why the app was delayed because we moved from a centralised system to a decentralised system so there is not a centralised collection of data. it is now anonymous. it is part of the wider test and trace strategy of the government, so i think you can book a test through there and put your symptoms down and you can notify that you don't have to notify people if you have tested positive so there are various convenient aspects with the app and of course now it is a very useful way of businesses being able to comply with their obligations. with obviously had problems attesting over the past few weeks in the uk, people being able to access

them, and without rapid and available testing, isn't this tracing just pointless? apps, available testing, isn't this tracingjust pointless? apps, i could say absolutely, try to be a little bit more positive but ultimately we have a test and trace strategy. it is a process and this is one aspect of that process. without the rest of it operating effectively, if it turns out that people are actually being told to self isolate, they cannot get the test done or turned around within a decent timeframe and people are going to get frustrated, and at the same any transformation. but we also have to think about that this is not just also have to think about that this is notjust an app, it is pa rt this is notjust an app, it is part of a wider infrastructure. we will have to wait and see. thank you. let's turn to brexit now —

because a new survey has let's turn now to the issue of gender equality in business because, after years of chronic under—representation, women are finally occupying more seats in britain's boardrooms. according to new research, the uk's top companies are on track to reach their target of one third of board positions occupied by women by the end of this year. butt when it comes to the very top positions, just five of the ftse 100 index of top public companies are run by a woman. among them, emma walmsley, ceo, of drugs giant glaxosmithkline, alison rose, ceo of banking group natwest, and carolyn mccall, boss of itv. joining me now is dr elena doldor, reader in organisational behaviour at queen mary university of london. she is the co—author of the report. welcome. good to see you. what did you make of these findings? does it show that targets are working? absolutely. i think the landscape at the top in the boardrooms looks encouraging and were on track to hit the targets by the end of 2020. it should not be understated the

progress, the fact that we now have 35% on ftse100 boards and of course when we look at the executive ranks —— by the end of 2024. when we look at executive ranks with the bigger problem. it tells what is behind the problems behind the women in top positions?|j behind the problems behind the women in top positions? i think it is no doubt that progress has been slower in the executive roles. organisations need to have a closer look at their succession planning and talent management processes and how they recognise talent because often times is not a matter of female talent missing in those pipelines. it's a matter of having it recognised and promoted through a fair and inclusive process. we still have biased images of credible leadership looks like and we need to re—examine those collectively as a society in those workplaces. do you think

targets have gone as far as they can in the corporate world ? they can in the corporate world? no, i don't. ithink they are starting to work as a practice. i think they have been very effective in getting organisations to look more carefully at their data to make more data driven people decisions and they also force organisations to scrutinise their processes and where targets really work is where organisations start asking themselves the difficult questions of what will it take to have that gender balance at the top? five or ten years down the top? five or ten years down the line? and making the changes in how they promote, how they select and how they develop talent in junior and midcareer levels. so they work because they force organisations to put the spotlight below the more senior levels and i would also say that targets work in particular when there is leadership accountability related to achieving the targets and there

is clear support from the most senior leadership from the organisation. interesting advice. thank you, doctor, for being with us. let's turn to the us china trade war now because us car makers including tesla, ford and mercedes—benz are suing the us government over import taxes imposed on chinese—made parts. our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani is looking at this for us in singapore. karishma — what are the carmakers saying? yes, it is a situation which has come about as a result of the us—china trade war and we are seeing these major carmakers fighting back in some respects. they have sued the trump administration because of those import taxes imposed on chinese parts, companies like tesla, volvo, ford, mercedes—benz, they say they think the duties that were introduced by the trump administration were unfair and they want refunds. you will

remember that as a result of the us—china trade war over the last 18 months or so, there has been these tit—for—tat tariffs on each other‘s goods and the tensions between the two sides have really become a big problem for companies because they have had to navigate how to get around selling their products or getting products from each of these countries. the lawsuits were filed by these carmakers in the last couple of days in new york and in its filing, mercedes—benz said that washington, it accused washington of prosecution of an unprecedented, unbounded, unlimited trade while impacting over $500 billion worth of imports from china. tesla, very much the same sort of thing, thing the tariffs were arbitrary and an abuse of discretion and in fact the founder of tesla, elon musk, says he wants the tariffs cancel, along with a refund. so you are releasing a corporate pushback on the us—china trade

warand in pushback on the us—china trade war and in particular against the trump administration. thank you. let's turn to brexit now — because a new survey has found that only half of british firms who trade internationally have analysed the impact brexit will have on their business. with just 98 days until the end of the transition period and uk and the eu still struggling to reach a deal, the report from the british chambers of commerce says there are ‘too many unanswered questions‘ about the future trading relationship. our global trade correspondent dharshini david has more. remember this? tackling the spread of covid—19 means we have not been talking much about brexit recently but the gridlock has not gone away. we left the eu injanuary. but away from the cheers is pretty much business as usual as we try to hammer out a new relationship. at the moment, over £650 billion worth of stuff from cheese to medicines to insurance products cross

between the uk and the eu every year. without tariffs, taxes, or indeed paperwork because they are all produced to the same standard. just as was the case when we were members. brussels and london have been arguing largely virtually about how to find a new deal. they have reached a dead end. but the talks continue. fisheries area the talks continue. fisheries are a major stumbling block. the uk says existing rules simply are not fair on its cruise. then there is another issue, that of the level playing field. the eu wants the uk to abide by its rules on the environment, employment and indeed state aid for struggling regions or businesses. to stop the uk getting an unfair advantage. but the uk wants to flex its newfound freedom, set its own standards and its own trade deals. the us is keen for the uk to lower its animal welfare standards. that would

allow in those chlorinated chickens! and the clock is ticking, a deal has to be signed and in place by the 31st of december. even with a deal, there will be changes, more paperwork and checks at the border. businesses would need time to prepare. but what if there is no deal? from january one, goods coming in from the eu will face the same charges and formalities as those from elsewhere. from cheese to tomatoes, in fact, elsewhere. from cheese to tomatoes, infact, more elsewhere. from cheese to tomatoes, in fact, more than half of the stuff we get from the eu could be more expensive. yes, that could include steak and even champagne! boris johnson says the uk will walk away from talks if there is no progress by october. but, with so much at stake, brussels and london may yet find a last minute wait to break the deadlock. let‘s get some of the day‘s other news. australia‘s westpac

bank has negotiated to pay a record fine of over $900 million for the nation‘s biggest breach of money laundering laws. last year, australia‘s financial crime watchdog said the bank had failed to adequately report over 19 million international transactions. officials said some payments were potentially linked to child exploitation. the nation‘s second—biggest lender has apologised for its failings. uncle ben‘s rice is changing the image on its packaging and renaming itself ben‘s original after criticism that it perpetuated racial stereotypes. the change follows through on a pledge its owner mars food made injune to review the brand, amid global protests over police brutality and racism. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the chips are down — how the producers of belgium‘s famous frites are getting indigestion at the thought of a no—deal brexit. and now for some news in the uk.

pharmacists and gp surgeries are having to limit flu jabs to the most at—risk groups due to increased demand. the boots chain has suspended its appointment booking system for anyone outside of the vulnerable groups, which include people aged over 65. it said it faces unprecedented demand for vaccinations but nhs england says enough stocks are available. 600 people at glasgow university are self—isolating after more than 120 students tested positive for coronavirus. the outbreak has been linked to fresher‘s week activities at two halls of residence. the university says it‘s providing advice to any student self—isolating, but warned that those breaking the rules faced disciplinary action, including suspension from their degree. the uk could become the first country in the world to conduct so—called coronavirus ‘challenge trials‘ where volunteers are immunised with a vaccine before being deliberately infected with the disease. it‘s understood the studies could begin early next year in london.

this is bbc news — the latest headlines: a heavy police presence on the streets of louisville after protests over the ruling in the breonna taylor case. two officers are shot and injured. dishing up help for the british economy — the uk chancellor is to announce new measures to try and protectjobs. let‘s return to the subject of brexit — talks between the two sides to secure a trade deal are still in deadlock — with both sides saying next month is the deadline to do a deal. one of the countries set to be hit hardest by no deal on trade is belgium, where leading economists claim thousands ofjobs will be lost. and it would affect one of its most celebrated exports, as our brussels correspondent nick beake has been finding out. from farm to factory, to frites, belgium claims its chips are the best in the world. these potato growers feed their own country and many more further afield. written is a top customer and while

farmers here may not have followed every twist and turn in brexit, they are well aware that if the eu and the uk failed to strike a trade deal, it will affect their livelihoods —— britain. belgian potato farmers have had a really tough time. this time there was covid we have all of those bars, restaurants and stadiums close. there‘s been a really dry summer, which has been bad for the crop. and once again, huge uncertainty over brexit. thousands of jobs again, huge uncertainty over brexit. thousands ofjobs along this corridor in the flanders region are in the food production business. economists say it will be the area hardest hit in all of belgium if no trade agreement is signed before the end of the year stop this is the family run factory, one in three of these chips ends up on a british plate. but if the uk and the eu start trading on world trade organization terms, a 14% tax or tariff will be added to frozen products exported to

britain. that means fries are more expensive to make and deliver and for customers to buy. tariffs, in our opinion, is the worst which can happen for the whole of our value chain. not only for the potato grower, but for the processor. also for the retailer and the final consumer. after four yea rs of final consumer. after four years of brexit drama, philip just one certainty. i would ask all politicians, all europeans, all politicians, all europeans, all of the british to once come toa all of the british to once come to a factory and if we would work in the same way, everyone would play the same games they are playing, we would not have are playing, we would not have a stable family owned business for over 30 years. this professor is one of belgium‘s leading economists. her detailed research for the governmentjust detailed research for the government just before detailed research for the governmentjust before covid max truck suggested more than 40,000 belgians would lose theirjobs if there is no trade deal. i think people think it is over, i think there was a lot of hype around the end of january and people think it is

over but is just beginning. the time and time again, we try to expand to people, no, they‘re still not ideal. we do not know what the future relationship is going to be, the uk and the rest of europe. but i think people are fed up. theyjust wa nt people are fed up. theyjust want a solution. the eu and the uk insist they have still got the appetite to seal a trade deal in the next few months. without one, belgium and britain, and many other countries, though they may suffer. nick beake, bbc news. finally — or should i say ‘enfin‘ — or perhaps ‘finalmente‘, it seems millions of us have been using our extra time at home to learn a language. apps such as duolingo, rosetta stone and babbel have seen a surge in interest. berlin—based babbel has just hit 10 million subscribers, having seen growth of 200% in march and april as people looked to add new skills during lockdown. but with google translate just a smartphone tap away, why are we so keen to learn languages? arne schepker is ceo

of babbel — he‘s in berlin. welcome to you and congratulations on those figures. great news for you. what do you think those increased numbers are down to? is it people being actually to upskill why they are in the young? good morning. we actually haven‘t seen the change in the real motivation. when we asked, why do you want to learn a language? what we have seen is the commitment of putting the time into language learning has increased as we, we knew this wasn‘t going to be a single week affair of lot down so a lot of people started to language learning their journey. it‘s great to know that we have built a proposition that is trusted and credible in the market so people come to babbel when they really wa nt people come to babbel when they really want to learn a language. you see this as a long—term trend or something thatis long—term trend or something that is pretty specific to what the world is going through at the world is going through at

the moment? well, i think language learning in general is pa rt language learning in general is part of a global society and being global citizens, so as long as we travel, we have a global economy and language learning is going to be around. covid has led to education technology being put on the map so it is definitely a long—term trend and is only going to increase, whether it is in schools are at home. and what about the future of language learning. we have got up or who are going to add translate to its operating system. what harm could that potentially due to companies like yours?|j could that potentially due to companies like yours? i am actually 100% confident that automatic translations are going to happen and our computers and phones will take over more and more. it will ta ke over more and more. it will take away the transactional pa rt take away the transactional part of language learning which generally is not the reason why our learners come to arts at babbel. at babbel, we want to get you conversational, we want you to be able to answer the

question when you ask for directions or order something and actually have a conversation. people prefer to understand culture and none of thatis understand culture and none of that is going to go away with automatic translations. pammy languages do you know?” automatic translations. pammy languages do you know? i am going to be very careful and say i get by in about four. but with babbel, we have plenty of polyglot‘s who will snicker at me when i say four. 0k, it is three more than me so you‘re doing well. just briefly, a lot of people learn a language, or just the basics when they‘re on a trip. with nobody travelling anywhere, again, as i going to make your business suffer? we seen the motivation drop off or reduce adult —— haven‘t seen. just the time of travel has moved back and it has become more of a dream. it is still interesting to immerse yourself into a new culture and meet new people and we are going to go back to travelling one way or another. we must leave it

there. goodbye in all of the languages issues. thank you for being with us. stay with us here on bbc news. you can reach me on twitter, thank you for watching. hello there. another autumnal—feeling day ahead for most of us. even in the sunshine, it‘ll be a cooler day than we‘ve become used to. we had plenty of showers, though, through the day yesterday. that was whitby in north yorkshire. plenty of sunshine, that said, for parts of northern ireland and scotland. and so, where we‘ve had the clear skies, the starry skies through the night, temperatures will start the day close to freezing in the glens. but across eastern england, we‘ve had a bout of heavy rain and strong winds. those are starting to clear out into the north sea, but hot on their heels another area of low pressure which will cross england through the day. so, again, a spell of heavier rain sweeping its way northwards, gale—force winds picking up following to push in or usher in clusters of heavy showers with hail and thunder in their midst. and this rain could get stuck in some areas. and even to the south of it, given that there‘ll be stronger winds, gusts up to 60 mph

in exposed coastal areas that could cause some local damage, with gusty winds inland as well. only 15, i think, the high, compared with the 21 that we had yesterday, and some real downpours around. and cold if you‘re stuck under this rain band in the north east, possibly southern scotland, even parts of northern ireland, although the majority here having dry and sunny weather and so, too, for the north and west of scotland. but only 11—12 degrees, a far cry from what we‘ve become used to in the last week or so. there‘ll be plenty more showers following as we go through the night, and again it‘ll turn chilly under the clearer skies further north. but i think friday will feel chillier still for many of us, and that‘s because of a change in wind direction. we‘ve pulled the low pressure away into the north sea and the low countries, and instead we get this northerly wind. we‘ve got high pressure starting to move in from the west, which will quieten the shower activity down. it won‘t be dry altogether. we‘ll still see some in western areas. we could have almost gale—force winds down the north sea coasts, bringing in rain to lincolnshire, east anglia and the south east as well.

so, it will feel chillier, distinct wind chill in this part of the world as well. but some sunnier skies prevailing further west eventually, and those will prevail through the weekend potentially with that area of high pressure continuing. although near the north sea coasts, there‘s always the chance of brisker winds ushering showers, possibly even longer spells of rain at times through saturday and sunday. so, the detail is going be difficult at this stage, but, as ever, we‘ll keep you updated and there‘s more of course on our website. bye— bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: a plan to protectjobs, the chancellor will today unveil new measures to try to avoid mass redundancies this winter. it‘s farewell to furlough at the end of october, but a wage top—up plan, and more business loans could be on the way. after months of delay, the nhs covid—19 contact tracing app is now available in england and wales — anyone with a smartphone is being urged to download it. two police officers are shot during protests over a decision not to charge anyone with the death of black hospital worker