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 — with new measures coming into force in parts of northern england and wales from today. it comes as 1,700 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 centre of a second wave of coronavirus infections. tributes are paid to a popular and talented british police officer killed at a custody centre in south london. sergeant matt ratina was shot, as a suspect in handcuffs was being checked in. 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. 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. 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. john gearing's daughter chloe is a students at manchester metropolitan university which has had to lockdown. she was due to be going back to the west midlands this weekend, but now has to stay in her halls of residence. she was supposed to be coming home for the weekend. we travelled up last night, we got here, she said, we've been put in isolation for two mega weeks. so she can't come home. we have just brought her a few essentials from asda, and now we are going back now without her. she hates it, yeah. she loves her unique, but the isolation is really upsetting her. she was already to go last night. there were people there with letter saying you are in isolation for two mega weeks. she is a sensible girl. so i think she'll

be all right. france's public health agency is warning that the country's coronavirus epidemic is in an "ascending phase". about 16,000 new cases were recorded yesterday, while new virus deaths rose by a quarter last week. this was the scene in marseille on friday, is hundreds of bar and restau ra nt friday, is hundreds of bar and restaurant owners protested at new lockdown measures. the city and the surrounding area has been placed on maximum alert level. bars and restaurants in paris and 10 other cities will have to shut by 10 pm from monday. 0ur correspondent in paris, hugh schofield, told us the direction of the trend is clear: 0h, oh, you are with us! i'm terribly sorry, i was expecting here is one we prepared earlier. much better to have you here live. tell us about the restrictions, first, the new

restrictions extending to paris and a number of big cities. what sort of impactare a number of big cities. what sort of impact are the authority is hoping that will have on the infections? well, the authorities have been looking on aghast as the figures keep climbing up. every week, they have a reassessment. in this week's reassessment, they have decided to get tough, or at least tougher. in particular, directing the new measures at the big cities. they have recalibrated all of the levels of circulation of danger of risk and so on, and now there is a maximal risk level which applies in metropolitan france, to marseille. and marseille is regarded as the place which is really where things are place which is really where things a re closest place which is really where things are closest to getting out of hand. and that is where there is this order applied, in theory from today, for all bars and restaurants to shut. that provoked a backlash. when you have shown pictures there from

yesterday protests. there is a real worry in government that if they push too hard they will get a backlash from restaurant is, bar owners, who are absolutely fed up. there was a bit of negotiation yesterday, meaning the bars and restau ra nts yesterday, meaning the bars and restaurants in marseille can open tonight, then they will have to shut from tomorrow. in theory for two mega weeks, but there will be a reassessment in a week from now. and the other big metropolitan areas, including paris and many others like lyon, bordeaux and so on, it isjust one notch down. there, from monday, bars will have to shut at ten. a bit like what we have been hearing about in britain. and no alcohol can be sold in shops either from ten in britain. and no alcohol can be sold in shops eitherfrom ten in in britain. and no alcohol can be sold in shops either from ten in the evening. the idea being that it is mainly the fault of young people carousing in bars or on the streets, or wherever, that is the reason

behind all this. there has to be said, there is this sensitivity on this issue, and a fear that if they push too hard there will be a backlash which could lead to protests. what confidence is there on the french authorities about the capacity of the health system to cope with the rising level of infections, and potentially the rise, as we have seen, hospital admissions and, sadly, with people that have the more serious side effects of this virus. well, they are obviously worried. but i think there is a certain putting in perspective as well. while the infections, or the detection of the virus are certainly going up, and show that things are on an upward scale, the number of dead is still relatively small. certainly compared to before, in the first wave of the virus. and the system has adapted. i don't think there is any imminent

sense that the system can't cope. certainly, marseille, there are tensions down there. but even there, one senses that it is not nearly as likely to be at overcapacity, and people having to be shipped around the country as yet. they are worried, because things are moving in the wrong direction. and if that continues, then there is certainly a fear that the whole system will once again come under immense strain, with many more dead. the fact is, as in britain, the vast majority of those affected are younger people, and the number of dead, the increase in the number of dead, has not been keeping pace in the increase of detections of the virus. hugh schofield in paris, thank you. 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 organisation. 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 it will be. joining me now is the university of birmingham's professor scott lucas. scott, good to speak to you again on bbc news. we talk a lot about us

politics. we talk about us supreme court justices. why is politics. we talk about us supreme courtjustices. why is this nomination, now, particularly controversial? two reasons, one, at any time it could take place, amy coney barrett is an archconservative. in part based on her legal record, in part based on her legal record, in part based on herface, which is a particular segment of catholicism. she is very firmly opposed to abortion. that means, as a justice, she is likely to try to restrict access to it. but it is not just to try to restrict access to it. but it is notjust abortion. there is also the issue of immigration, where she has rolled back the rights of immigrants, which had been hundreds of thousands are at threat of deportation if the court swings her way. she has rolled back rights, for example, for the lesbian, gay and transsexual community. she has also said that chiefjustice john roberts, who helped protect 0bama

care, was mistaken in his legal opinion, which bodes for if donald trump is re—elected, another push to scrap the national health care system. in other words, scrap the national health care system. in otherwords, it scrap the national health care system. in other words, it would be a significant swing in the court in terms of social issues, which would have an effect on millions of americans. beyond that, your correspondent nailed it. donald trump is almost certain to defy the result of the election if he loses, and he is counting on the supreme court to have his back, if he tries to stay in office, even though joint tellyjoe biden might win the electoral college —— even though tellyjoe biden might win the electoral college —— even thouthoe biden might win the electoral college. if there is a contested election result, as you say, but on her role in the supreme court, she co—wrote a book a couple of decades ago where she said, catholicjudges should not allow their private conscience on issues like abortion to influence theirjudgments. 0n

that basis, if she holds to that view, is in some of the criticism of her rather overblown? well, she has said contradictory statements. for example, i take commencement address at the university where she was a faculty member, she told students that their approach to the law was guided by herfaith. in other words, it was answering to god, which defies, of course, the idea of the us that church and state should be separated. in all of her... sorry, also at notre dame, she was a very prominent member of the anti—abortion group faculty for life. so she has taken political positions on this and her legal positions on this and her legal positions have consistently try to restrict abortion rights, to the point where she said that women who go into abortion clinics cannot legally be protected from protesters. i think you have to take her both on her record and on the fa ct her both on her record and on the fact that she has made that expression of faith —based approach in the past. we will be talking more

about the nomination of the us supreme courtjustice about the nomination of the us supreme court justice in about the nomination of the us supreme courtjustice in dateline, which follows this. tributes are being to a long—serving british 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 reports. 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 are 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. there must be a real sense of shock among police officers and also people living in the area? that's right, there has been a steady strea m right, there has been a steady stream of people coming to lay flowers. police officers in uniform, former police officers, and simply members of the community. behind the gates there are hundreds of bouquets of flowers, there is a rugby ball, he was very passionate about his by. he was very passionate about his rugby. there is a police helmet. i've been speaking to a view of the people that have been here this morning, and some said they were just members of the community, they

didn't know him personally but they wa nted didn't know him personally but they wanted to pay tribute to a police officer who worked in their area. i did speak briefly to one person who said he knew matt, he said he was a lovely guy, always involved in the community, the right sort of police officer, he said, to build bridges in the community. so, certainly a well loved, well respected officer. the investigation into what happened here carries on. a murder investigation, being led by the metropolitan police. another investigation into the shooting incident by the independent 0ffice of police conduct. they haven't been able to interview the officers who we re able to interview the officers who were here at the time. they say, obviously, it is a very traumatic event and they will wait until next week to speak to those officers. but they will have a lot of video evidence. there will be security cameras in the custody suite. there will be the body worn cameras from the offices that were there. meanwhile, the suspect, the 23—year—old, is still in a critical condition in hospital. thank you

very much. lebanon's prime minister designate, mustapha adib, says he's given up his attempt to form a government and is stepping down. mr adib was appointed after the explosion that destroyed much of the centre of beirut, and he was trying to put in place an administration that would tackle lebanon's extremely grave financial crisis. 0ur correspondent lina sinjab is in beirut. bad news for the political stability, but is it such a surprise? yes, indeed, bad news, but not unexpected. you know, everyone is looking at how political factions here are adamant to stay in power, to stay in control and to defend their own interests and the interests of the country. mr adib, though he came with lots of support,

and even support a french president emanuel macron, who is also coming with an initiative to solve lebanon's problems, he wanted to find a garment of experts, not a government of partisan, who are affiliated to the different parties here in lebanon. but his efforts have failed. today, he said he wants to recuse himself from forming the government, because it has reached a deadlock. it is coming at a time of not only political problems in lebanon, but severe and dire economic problems. the country is just going from bad to worse. the main issue is the shia bloc are insisting on staying in control of the finance ministry under other ministries that they want to control, and control the interests of being in power, and in charge of these ministries. this is what has pushed mr adib to resign, and will probably make anyone who comes soon to be appointed hesitant of forming

a government in the light of these problems that are taking place in lebanon. many here are wishing that the international community would add more pressure, or threaten to freeze assets of politicians inside lebanon. that is the only way that will pressure them to make concessions. seven people are in custody in paris in connection with an attack yesterday in which two people were stabbed near the former offices of the satirical magazine, charlie hebdo. the victims — a man and a woman who are employees of a television company — were seriously wounded, although both are reportedly out of danger. the attack is being treated as a terrorist incident. 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's where you come. chile's atacama desert, with its bone—dry air and crystal clear atmosphere is the perfect place to look up. 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 the sky has got worse and worse every year. we have to understand light pollution is a serious problem for astronomers. new buildings, roads and shopping centres all bring illumination or pollution — depending on your point of view. for some this is not just about science, it is about national pride.

translation: in chile we have a natural heritage, which is this natural laboratory in the atacama desert which is unique in the world, it is the place where humanity studies the universe and tries to understand the origins of 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 they've exceed limits on light emissions and the government is considering new laws with stricter enforcement. not a moment too soon, say the astronomers, who insist action is needed before the stars fade out of sight. spectacular view. you're watching bbc news. now for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas.

hello, we've got a fairly fresh, autumnal feeling weekend ahead. and something of mixed fortunes in terms of the weather, too. it's still quite windy, with some showers across some eastern parts of the uk, particularly eastern england. and for all of us, it's staying fairly chilly. but there will be some blue sky and there will be some sunshine on offer for many places. we've got an area of low pressure, which is slow—moving, out towards the east. it's been with us a couple of days and are still driving some showers into parts of eastern england as well. quite a brisk, northerly breeze. any showers for scotland and northern ireland will fade away into the afternoon hours. so, some sunshine for many northern and western parts of the uk, but cloudier through the midlands and eastern england, with showers affecting lincolnshire, into east anglia and down towards kent and sussex as well, later on this afternoon. temperatures for most of us, about 13 to 16 degrees, but feeling cooler where you're exposed to that wind around the east coast, and average wind speeds here will be about 10—20 mph, but if we focus in on the gusts of wind we are likely to see in the east, they will be quite significant. these numbers in the black circles, 40—50 mph gusts of wind

coming in from the north, driving some big waves into parts of east yorkshire, down towards norfolk for instance as well. now, through the course of this evening and overnight, most places become dry. any last showers fading away from the south—east through the evening. still quite cloudy across the eastern half of england in particular. clearer skies for scotland, northern ireland and western parts of england and wales. it's here that temperatures will fall though. could be a touch of frost to start your sunday morning, especially for rural scotland. after that fairly cold start the day, it is looking, again, like an east—west split. through the midlands and eastern england, you're keeping the cloud through the day. perhaps the odd light shower coming out of that. still breezy, but not as windy as recent days, but for the rest of the uk, we've got lighter winds here and more in the way of sunshine. so another dry day to come for the bulk of scotland, northern ireland, wales, the south west of england, too. temperatures in the warmer spots in fact a little bit warmer than recent days, 18 degrees or so, but still feeling cool for the likes of eastern scotland and eastern

england, too. and then looking ahead into the new working week, we've got an area of high pressure trying to build in, but then this week weather front just starts push across the uk. it will fizzle as it does so. so mostly dry through the course of monday and tuesday, and then things turn to more unsettled and autumnal conditions from midweek onwards. bye for now.

hello. i'm shaun ley. welcome to the programme, which brings together some of the uk's leading political commentators, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who file their stories under the dateline london. this week, new pandemic restrictions in the uk as a sharp rise in infection herald what borisjohnson says will be a difficult six months. in the us, donald trump hogs the headlines again, this time by suggesting he might not bide by the result. see you in the supreme court, mr president? well, in the words of rowan and martin's laugh—in, "here come da judge". judging the week's events for dateline london two podcasters — steve richards of rock n roll politics, and michael

goldfarb of frdh — the first rough draft of history. and here in the studio, his hands sanitised but certainly not hisjournalism, mark urban, diplomatic editor with the bbc‘s newsnight programme. hello tmo: and to both of you, michael and steve. good to have you back with us. steve. good to have you back with us. we are just as it's shaken up every aspect of daily life, so the pandemic has disrupted the pattern of british politics. the conservatives, the "party of business", instinctively sceptical of the state and, in the 2010s, champion of austerity, had, at one point this summer, half the nation on the government payroll. labour, traditionally more comfortable with spending taxpayers' money in times of economic crisis, has been chiding the chancellor for being "cavalier", of having "splurged" the voters' money not spent it wisely. this week, just before the main scheme of state support — the furlough — was due to end, the british government cancelled next month's budget and announced a fresh wave of public subsidy for private business for the next six months.