hello this is bbc news. a quarter of the uk population is under extra lockdown rules — with new measures coming into force in parts of northern england this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a quarter of the uk population is under extra lockdown rules — wih new measures coming into force in parts of northern england and wales from today. it comes as 1700 students in manchester are put into lockdown at their halls of residence for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases. in france — protests from hospitality workers as new covid restrictions come into effect in marseille, the epicentre of a secondwave of coronavirus infections. us media say donald trump has decided to nominate conservative federaljudge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. a formal announcement from the white house is expected later today. tributes are paid to a popular

and talented british police officer killed at a custody centre in south london. sergeant matt rartna was shot, as a suspect in handcuffs was being checked in. switzerland heads to the polls in a referendum on whether to end free movement between it and the european union. 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. more than a quarter of the uk population are living under stricter coronavirus lockdown rules, as new measures come into force this weekend. it comes as the rate

at which the virus is spreading in britain, appears to be speeding up. from today, households in leeds, wigan, stockport and blackpool are banned from mixing in each other‘s homes or gardens. and in manchester, 1,700 students have been told to self—isolate for two weeks, after a spate of positive tests. households will also be banned from mixing in the welsh town of llanelli from 6pm, with cardiff and swansea following suit tomorrow. elsewhere the worrying trend of rising cases in france continues, with almost 16,000 new cases. there are also just under 1100 people being treated in intensive care. the dutch prime minister has described a second wave of coronavirus in the netherlands as "very worrying", after it recorded a record number of cases yesterday. more on the picture across europe in a moment, but first with the latest on the uk here's richard galpin. manchester metropolitan university — one of the growing list of universities across the country where students have had

to go into lockdown in their accommodation blocks. this the result of a significant spike in coronavirus cases. 1,700 students here having to self—isolate for two weeks, the aim to suppress the outbreak. it is a bleak start to the new academic year. we've just been told we have to stay in our flats for two weeks. bearing in mind, like, a lot of us have already been isolating for the past two weeks or ten days because a lot of us have had coronavirus or been in contact with somebody with it. we've not been given any indication of how we're going to get the supplies we need, like shopping, and we have no access to washing machines to wash our clothes. the situation‘s also increasingly bleak here in south wales. the town of llanelli is today being added to the areas that have already been sealed off — no—one able to enter or leave without a specific excuse.

cardiff and swansea also due to join the list on sunday. all this bringing almost half the population of wales under lockdown. meanwhile, from today, people in leeds as well as stockport, wigan and blackpool are banned from gathering in a private dwelling or garden with any other household unless in a support bubble. i don't think people take notice, personally. i think people are just going to do what they want, really. you can't police it, it's impossible. i imagine if it's got to be done, the measures have got to be done, so... safety first, so, whatever it takes. if we have to do it we have to do it. yeah, i am worried, because my grandma's by herself so, like, i do worry about her. but everybody's got to do their part, really. the latest official figures clearly show infection rates are increasing across the country, with 6,874 new cases and 3a new deaths. and now london has been put on a watchlist as cases increase.

the mayor, sadiq khan, calling on the government to increase the availability of tests, and asking londoners to act with caution and follow public health guidelines. richard galpin, bbc news. let's speak to our correspodent luxy gopal, who's in manchester. what has been the reaction in manchester? this is onlyjust the start of the new academic year. did is after all the disruption early in the year. for a lot of them this must be a huge frustration. absolutely. when students applied to university this was not probably what they had in mind for the start of the academic year, all of their face—to—face courses online, a socially distance a freshers week, and here in manchester 1700 student at manchester metropolitan

university starting at their year in itself a solution for two weeks. behind me is one of the student halls that has been affected. down the road is another. students here are in lockdown for 1h days self isolating after an outbreak of more than 100 coronavirus cases. a little while ago i spoke to parents of one of the students who drove all the way from the west midlands and spent his bent 1.5 hours driving last night to see their daughter only to find out they could not see her. —— of eight spent one and a half hours driving. they dropped off some supplies this morning and they are really worried for her. a few minutes ago before i spoke to you we saw a student who had left his lockdown, he had left to go and get tested because he had coronavirus symptoms and one of his housemates had also been tested positive. he

was saying he felt a bit let down, a bit betrayed, because this is not what he and —— what he had expected. spending thousands of pounds on rental fees and tuition fees only to have the start of his term with online courses and being stuck in this building here for the next two weeks. it is going to be a tough time for many of them. thanks very much. france's public health agency is warning that the country's coronavirus epidemic is in an "ascending phase". around 16,000 new cases have been recorded in the past two days, while new virus deaths rose by 25% last week. hundreds of bar and restaurant owners protested in marseille on friday at new lockdown measures there, as the city and surrounding area were placed on maximum alert level. bars and restaurants in paris and ten other cities will have to shut by 10pm from monday. 0ur correspondent in paris, hugh schofield, told us the direction of the trend is clear.

yesterday the figure was 16,000 new cases detected in a day. that's not quite a new high because the day before was a little bit more but it is none the less a sign things are accelerating here. we must never forget these big numbers are because of much more testing, and so if they are record figures it does not mean at the start of august there wasn't a lot more people back then who were infected but, none the less, the path is upwards and there are these new measures coming in, not necessarily today, because there has been a negotiation over the past few hours. and in marseille, which is the hot spot, where bars and restaurants were told to shut from today, there has been a dispensation and they are actually going to shut tomorrow. a lot of public anger down there at what they say is marseille being picked out as a sort of hotspot unfairly. but it is also true in other cities, particularly

paris, lille, on monday, new restrictions will come in as well which will require bars to shut at ten o'clock, and no alcohol to be sold from that point in the evening either. the idea being the main cause of this big spike is young people getting together and socialising. and they want to put a stop to that. britain's health secretary, matt hancock, is appealing to people who have recovered from coronavirus to donate blood for a new study. it will examine if there are genetic factors which determine whether those infected with covid—19 have mild or severe symptoms. the uk will give half—a—billion pounds to a new global vaccine—sharing scheme, which is designed to ensure that covid—19 treatments are fairly distributed. boris johnson will make the announcement in an address to the united nations general assembly, where he'll also promise a significant increase in funding for the world health organization. bbc news has obtained a leaked

recording in which an official from the pilots' union, balpa, says he believes the airline, easyjet, is "hanging by a thread". his comments followed a meeting with the company's chief financial officer. easyjet has denied that the claims reflect what either the airline or its executive had said. president trump is expected to formally announce his nominee to fill the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of ruth bader ginsburg later today. us media reports say he will nominate federal appeals courtjudge, amy coney barrett. she's known for her conservative religious views and has called abortion immoral. supreme courtjustices are nominated by the us president, but must be approved by the senate. david willis reports. amy coney barrett is an outspoken conservative and the ideological opposite of the woman she is expected to replace.

a devout catholic and mother of seven, she was the early favourite to take the place of ruth bader ginsberg, a liberal icon and the first woman ever to lie in state in the us capital. and her nomination will come before miss ginsberg has even been laid to rest, with what is already becoming a highly contentious presidential election only weeks away, president trump clearly believes time is of the essence. i think this will end up in the supreme court, and i think it's very important that we have nine justices, and i think the system is going to go very quickly. i'll be submitting at five o'clock on saturday, the name of the person i chose for this most important of all positions. and i think we should go very quickly. at the age ofjust a8, amy coney barrett would be the youngest justice on the supreme court bench. appointments are for life and hers would cement the 9—member panel's shift to the right, possibly for as long as a generation.

its sharpest ideological swing in nearly three decades. shortlisted in 2018 for the supreme court nomination that went to brett kavanagh, it is amy coney barrett's views on abortion that most worry liberals. she has called abortion immoral, and some believe her appointment could imperil the landmark roe versus wade ruling back in 1973 which legalised abortion here nationwide. asked about his reported choice, president trump was giving little away ahead of the formal announcement later today. you'll find out tomorrow. she's very... look, they are all great. it could be anyone of them. but he's made clear he would like to see his nominee confirmed before the presidential election in november. that could prove significant because as well as issues such as abortion, the supreme court might also be called upon to adjudicate the outcome of the election itself, should the result be disputed, as there now seems every

chance chance it will be. tributes are being paid this morning to long—serving police officer, matt ratana who has been named as the man shot dead in a south—london custody centre. an investigation is under way after the new zealand—born sergeant was shot in the chest, as a suspect — who was still in handcuffs — was being checked in. jon donnison has this report. sergeant matt ratana, almost 30 years in the metropolitan police, now the first british officer to be shot and killed in duty since 2012. he leaves behind a partner and a grown—up son from a previous relationship. welcome to east grinsted rugby football club! originally from new zealand, outside of work he was a first—class rugby player, and the coach of the east grinsted club in sussex. i don't know anyone that dislikes the bloke. you know, he was just — yeah, he was a great bloke.

and pretty sure he was a great sergeant, he was great in what he done. he had a positive impact on anyone that he ever, anyone who ever got to meet matt, and he'll be... yeah. at the moment, still numb, it still hasn't really sunk in. but it's, yeah, he will be missed. and the commissioner of the metropolitan police said sergeant rata na's service would never be forgotten. his colleagues knew him as a big guy. big in stature, big in heart. friendly, capable, a lovely man, highly respected by his colleagues — officers, staff, and of course by members of the public. the independent 0ffice for police conduct is now working to establish exactly how sergeant ratana came was shot dead as a handcuffed suspect was being checked into the police custody centre in croydon. the 23—year—old suspect is in critical condition in hospital. it is believed he turned the gun on himself.

he had originally been arrested on suspicion of possessing class b drugs and ammunition in the early hours of friday morning. for sergeant rata na's colleagues, and for police officers across the country, it's a reminder of the risks they take each dayjust turning up for work. jon donnison, bbc news. let's speak to our correspondent andy moore who's in croydon. it is particularly poignant, this news comes with it being the national police memorial day tomorrow, when officers and their families and friends commemorate those who have lost their life in service. that's right. as you say, very poignant, especially in croydon. behind the gates there are hundreds of bouquets of flowers that have been brought in to the station and are being laid out sidejust

behind the railings there. also in tribute to matt ratana a rugby ball, by tribute to matt ratana a rugby ball, rugby a great passion of his, and a police helmet. i spoke to a couple a short time ago who came along with flowers a nd short time ago who came along with flowers and i asked if they knew him personally and they said no, we are just members of the public who live in croydon and we wanted to remember him. we heard from the metropolitan police commissioner about him, 5a yea rs old police commissioner about him, 5a years old come to two years away from possible retirement, a man big in stature, bacon heart, she said. well respected, well loved by his collea g u es well respected, well loved by his colleagues —— big in stature, big in the heart. investigation under way into the suspected murder, also an investigation by the independent 0ffice investigation by the independent office of police conduct. they have not been able to speak to the officers who were in that custody suite, obviously that's a very

traumatic event for them, they will white a few days to speak to them. but they will have a lot of video evidence, security cameras in the custody suite, they will also have the body cameras of quite a few police officers who were there. they suspect himself, 23 years old, he managed to shoot himself in the neck, whether that was deliberate or there was a struggle with the other police officers we just don't know but he is in a critical condition in hospital. thank you. let's speak now to the former met chief superintendent dal babu, who served the force for 30 years. this is terrible and shocking news when it emerged on friday, and reaction over the past 2a hours has been shocked by what happened but also by the circumstances. what are the sorts of questions the independent investigation that is 110w independent investigation that is now being carried out into the shooting will look to establish?

you're absolutely right, this is a unique and tragic situation and all oui’ unique and tragic situation and all our thoughts go out to matt's loved ones family. to have a weapon go into a police station undetected is a very unusual. when i was on patrol i recall on occasions if you take over a vehicle sometimes suspects will have secreted drugs are knives in the back of a police car when being transported to the custody area. the first thing that would be done when you're a somebody is to do a search and you would make a decision whether the extent of that search at the time of the arrest. it could be a cursory search or a more substantial one. what is more troubling is the individual was able to ta ke troubling is the individual was able to take a weapon undetected into the custody area and unfortunately when a metal detector was going to be used on him he then took the gun out and used it to sadly kill the

sergeant. i think there will be a lot of questions around searching, what the procedures were, whether they had searched him sufficiently. sometimes when you are dealing with unsavoury individuals, dealing with criminals, they are not going to be offering up these kinds of weapons that they are secreting around themselves and matt was an incredibly talented and very experienced officer, he was on the territorial support group, he had been policing football matches at chelsea and other big grounds, so he would be a very experienced individual who would be supervising the search, additional search of this individual. in terms of the responsibilities as custody sergeant, what does that role involved? i was a custody sergeant, it's the stepping stones for police officers as they the ranks that you perform that role. you are basically there to ensure the police and

criminal evidence act 1984, in relation to the welfare of individuals arrested, is adhered to. you are acting independently when officers bring any prisoner, you will want to make sure those officers have got the right grounds for arresting this individual. i understand this individual was in possession of drugs and ammunition. that would have been taken into account when matt was making a decision whether to detain this individual. you would also want to ensure the individual is searched, andi ensure the individual is searched, and i understand from reports he was still handcuffed at that stage. the understanding, as you say, we are limited with what information has emerged, but the understanding is ammunition had been found on him already an alleged drugs as well. in those circumstances it makes it perhaps doubly troubling that was not a suspicion of a firearm. it does. we will have to ask some very

difficult questions. 0n the one hand you have officers who have done an exceptionaljob in stopping and identifying somebody with ammunition and drugs, but then it's about managing that individual and you are right, if you've got ammunition, you perhaps want to call the firearms units to make sure ammunition is safe. a lot of suspects are now making their own ammunition, we have very strong firearms restrictions so the ammunition itself could be unstable. i don't know if those calls were made. but it appears the gun was secreted on this person. it was only when he was going to be searched with a metal detector that he pulled out the weapon. in the context of the risks that police officers run every day, this must have been thought of as kind of a low risk situation, inside the custody suite, the suspect is

handcuffed and under arrest, it will presumably raise questions that officers and their families will wa nt reassu ra nces officers and their families will want reassurances about now before this investigation reports. what can the metropolitan police do to ensure that happens? you're absolutely right. people talk out back of his role sometimes and perhaps custody is seen as that but itjust shows every role in the police has the potential for danger. the met will be doing some very quick assessments of processes and procedures they have for individuals being searched, there has been some controversy about individuals being handcuffed, they will review all those decisions. even though the suspect was him, he still unfortunately managed to access his weapon. they will also be some questions asked around the individual‘s background. i understand he was known to counter terrorism and had been on the prevent programme, which is a controversial government programme on deradicalisation which a lot of

people question the value of. all of these things will be looked into, as well as the independent police officer doing their investigation, the health and safety executive will do an investigation, there will be eight murder investigation on top of that the metropolitan police but one scrutiny around the decisions made by officers to make sure that the processes and procedures are not putting people at risk, particularly police officers in custody suites. thank you very much. now, it's being called the swiss brexit — except, switzerland isn't actually in the european union. but on sunday the swiss will decide whether to keep theirfree movement of people treaty with the bloc, a move that could affect their long—standing access to europe's free trade area. imogen foulkes reports from bern. switzerland is becoming too crowded, or that's what supporters of ending free movement say. the population has increased 30%— from 6.6 million to 8.6 million — injust 30 years.

the blame, some say, is immigration from europe. the campaign message is blunt — the european union is crushing switzerland. translation: we are heading straight towards 10 million people in switzerland. many of these immigrants stay here, even if they become unemployed. it's clear that we just can't take it. it can break switzerland up. but this vote could be tricky — switzerland isn't in the eu but it has a complex set of treaties with brussels. swiss access to europe's free trade area is tied to keeping free movement. 60% of all swiss exports go to europe. opponents of abandoning free movement say it risks recession and unemployment. and that's why the government, most political parties, and business leaders here are hoping voters will say a big yes to keeping free movement. they fear switzerland just has too

much to lose abandoning it. and there is something else — the swiss have left with the movement for more than a decade. half a million swiss live and work in the eu, young people especially are used to it. the free movement of persons agreement is a right of freedom for us swiss citizens. thanks to it, we can work, live, study, or love, whenever we want in europe. 0pinion polls suggest the swiss will hang on to those close european ties. that would be a relief to the government. but a yes to keeping free movement from non—eu member switzerland could have wider implications too, a signal to other countries. like the united kingdom, perhaps, of the kind of compromises brussels expects from countries hoping

for a free trade deal. you are watching bbc news. environmental regulators in chile are threatening legal action — to try to reduce the level of light pollution in the country. the growing urban landscape has a potentially damaging effect on astronomy. chile has become an international hub for scientists wanting to explore the cosmos, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. if you want to gaze at the stars, here is where you come. surely‘s atacama desert with its bone dry air and crystal clear atmosphere —— chilly‘s atacama desert. nearly half the world's astronomical observatories are based here but there is a problem, the growing urban sprawl of nearby cities is making stargazing just that little bit more difficult. translation: when i arrived here that were around

2000 people living in san pedro, there are around 12,700 in the last census. the city has grown and this quy census. the city has grown and this guy has got worse and worse every year. we have to understand light pollution is a serious problem for astronomers. new buildings and new roads and shopping centres all bring elimination or pollution, depending on your point of view. for some this is not just about science, on your point of view. for some this is notjust about science, it is about national pride. translation: in chilly we have a national —— in the first two we have a national heritage in the atacama desert which is unique in the world, where humanity studies the universe and tries to understand the origins of life and we have a very strong duty to ca re life and we have a very strong duty to care for our country's heritage. lawsuits have already been filed against some companies, with claims that exceed the limits on lights emissions and the government is considering new laws with strict

enforcement. not a moment too soon, say the astronomers, who insist action is needed before the stars fade out of sight. if you fancy owning a piece of pop history, sotheby‘s is hosting an online auction this month of beatles memorabilia to mark the 50th anniversary of the british band breaking up. the sale offers items spanning the band's entire performing career, including a signed copy of the fab four‘s first single from 1962, love me do, valued at yp to $20,000. other items on sale include a pair ofjohn lennon's unmistakable glasses, valued at 30,000 to 40,000. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. it is staying chilly for many throughout the weekend but sunshine on offerfor throughout the weekend but sunshine on offer for many, except eastern

england were cloudy and windy conditions, northerly wind driving showers in for lincolnshire, east anglia and the south east. away from that most other places are dry and fine with sunshine and temperatures between 12 and 15 celsius or so. those gusts we will see down coast 40 and 50 mph, driving in big waves. showers for east anglia and the south east should fade into the evening with most places dry over night but more cloud for central and eastern england, temperatures not for too low here but elsewhere under clear skies could be a touch of frost, particularly rural scotland. east — west split again tomorrow, cloudy and breezy for central england but away from this it's largely dry day with temperatures 00:29:49,465 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 between 11 and 18 celsius. goodbye.