this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president donald trump is widely expected to nominate conservative judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. his choice will be announced in the next hour a quarter of the uk population will be under extra lockdown rules, as new measures come into force across parts of northern england and wales over the weekend. it comes as 1,700 students in manchester are told to stay in their halls of residence for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases. one of india's biggest film stars, deepika padukone, is questioned as part of an investigation into illegal drug use in bollywood. and we'll be looking at how any potential coronavirus vaccine will be fairly distributed around the world.

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. in the next hour, president trump will announce his nominee to fill the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of ruth bader ginsburg. it's widely expected 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. our north america editor jon sopel reports. unknown outside conservative legal circles, amy coney barrett has today

made a 600 milejourney circles, amy coney barrett has today made a 600 mile journey from circles, amy coney barrett has today made a 600 milejourney from indiana to washington with her family, a journey that will take her from experiencing to unsparing national prominence and this mass to time. when ruth bader ginsburg died, donald trump vowed he would replace her with a woman but that is all they have in common, wherejustice ginsburg devoted her life to liberal causes, amy coney barrett is a devout catholic and social conservatives opposed to abortion. devout catholic and social conservatives opposed to abortionlj see no conflict between having a sincerely held faith and duties as a judge. thousands have paid their respects to ruth bader ginsburg these past few days, the supreme court plays a critical role in american life, deciding all the most contentious issues like abortion, immigration, lgbt cue rights and gun law. if amy coney barrett is confirmed, the court will have a decisive majority. but there is a bitter opposition, too. this is how

donald trump was greeted when he went to visit the coffin of ruth bader ginsburg this week. a chorus of boos and chance to vote him out rang out. but if americans did vote donald trump out, would he accept their verdict? will you commit to it peaceful tra nsfer of their verdict? will you commit to it peaceful transfer of power after the election? we will have to see what happens. at the rallies, then our chant fill that seat. we will. if donald trump succeeds in getting this through the senate, it will be his third supreme courtjustice he has appointed in just four years. dahlia lithwick is the senior editor of the left of centre us political news site slate.com. what difference does this appointment, if we are expecting it in the next hour or so, if the name is right and it is expected to be announced, what difference does that make to the court and also to american life in years to come?”

think it will last a few years. the centre vote on an otherwise full court has been very conservative, chiefjusticejohn court has been very conservative, chiefjustice john roberts glad court has been very conservative, chiefjusticejohn roberts glad he has very, very carefully steered himself so he defects from one side of the other one important cases this year, in terms of abortion rights, in terms of lgbt rights, in terms of gun rights, he hasjust tried to steer a middle ground. if she is confirmed and with respect to ginsburg now gone, it will now be a solid six majority. in other words, it will not matter whatjohn roberts does, whether he changes his vote one way or another, he will now be, to the extent he votes with the liberals in the minority undone rights, on abortion, on deregulation, getting rid of the government. so, neil gorsuch, where the most conservative justices in the most conservative justices in the last 100 years will now be the swing voter, the centre vote on this

court. and as you picked up there, many liberals, many democrats are not happy that this appointment. is there any chance, is there anything they can do to block it or is there isa they can do to block it or is there is a done deal now? i think it is probably a done deal. senate leader mitch mcconnell has announced he has the votes to confirm, even if we knew who the nominee was, he said he had the votes, so i don't think any parliamentary manoeuvre is going to keep her off the bench, they are determined to push this through before the election. i think the question now the democrats is can they use this very polarising, very, very fractious procedure in order to pick off some senate seats in very vulnerable districts? just explain for our viewers is not in the us, it seems extraordinary that this much attention and focus is put on a supreme courtjudge. attention and focus is put on a supreme court judge. most attention and focus is put on a supreme courtjudge. most people don't know the names of theirjudges in their own countries, why is it so

significant? it is such a good question and the answer is that simply over the last few decades, the united states supreme court has really arrogated unto itself the power to do virtually anything, and there is no overturning a supreme court decision. in other words, they are the ultimate decider. unlike most supreme courts, there is no next place to go. and because they have put themselves at the centre of so have put themselves at the centre of so many hot button question is, the fa ct so many hot button question is, the fact that an 87—year—old justice can die and a week later can be replaced bya die and a week later can be replaced by a 48—year—old who intends to reverse her hold doctrine, her whole entire jurisprudential history really m ea ns entire jurisprudential history really means that abortion rights, environmental rights, workers' rights can turn on one vote, on one stroke of the pen from one person. indeed, usually significant moment. thank you for talking to us. thank you for having me. to the uk now and 1,700 students in manchester have been told

to self—isolate after 127 of them tested positive for coronavirus. young people in two halls at manchester metropolitan university have been told to stay in their rooms for 1h days even if they have no symptoms. it comes after all students in scotland were told not to go to pubs, parties or restaurants this weekend, to prevent outbreaks in universities spreading to the wider population. 0ur education correspondent dan johnson reports. locked down, isolated and feeling imprisoned, hardly the fun and freedom of student life expected by nadia and her flatmates. i live, like, four—and—a—half hours away. if they knew this was going to happen, what was the point of making us all come here if we're going to do online lessons? we've barely got any milk and bread to last us until monday. we can't do our washing. i mean, it's a bit pathetic. ben's flat of eight‘s been cut off for a week already after one of the first cases here. three more days left and we were going to be out and being able to leave, and then they have just announced we're going to have to stay here for a couple more weeks.

but health officials say they had to move quickly to keep this under control. we've been really concerned about the rising number of positive cases over the last few days. it went from a very small outbreak to over 120 cases, as you have identified, and we knew it was time to take swift action just to limit the spread amongst the student population, but also the spread in our local communities in manchester, where there are more vulnerable people. this morning, worried parents were running resupply missions. she hates it. she loves the uni, but the isolation is really upsetting her. she's our youngest daughter who has moved away from home. it is worrying, ain't it? john‘s daughter chloe started criminology here last week. she was supposed to be coming out for the weekend, long weekend. we travelled up last night and got here and she says, we have been put into isolation for two weeks so she can't come home. we've just brought her a few essentials from the asda and we've got to go back now without her. and there are concerns

about the impact on students's well—being and teaching. perhaps the universities should consider a discount to the students where their learning is interrupted and they are not having significant face—to—face learning with lecturers or tutors. glasgow university said after an outbreak there put halls of residence in lockdown, it will refund a month's rent. it also promised food parcels, clean bedding and a way to wash clothes. it's only really been today we've kind of been given information about how the uni are going to help, and what they're going to do about it. so, i mean, we don't know so far, but it's looking a little bit more positive that they're going to help us. more cases will come, and universities say they have plans to respond. young people may be at lower risk of getting ill, but stopping the virus spreading means there will be further disruption to their learning and social lives.

the latest government figures show that there were 6,0a2 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 2a period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 5,560. 3a deaths were reported, of people who died, within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, and that means on average in the last week, 30 deaths were announced every day, taking the total number, across the uk, to 41,971. 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 nominated after the explosion that destroyed much of the centre of beirut. he was trying to put in place an administration to tackle lebanon's grave financial crisis. dr maha yahya is the director of the carnegie middle east center in beirut. she explains what has led

to the situation in lebanon today. i think it's a mix of internal and external factors. lebanon today is in the eye of the storm. it has opened the storm of regional and global tug of war, particularly between the us and iran. and this is further complicated by the partivcularities of power—sharing in lebanon, which makes it quite easy for the political parties basically trump any other considerations. what is astonishing is that in the aftermath of the explosion and in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the political leadership still thinks it can buy time and stonewall a new president waiting to be elected in the us and hoping that this will perhaps change the tide of things to come. we saw demonstrations,

people across the country desperate for politicians to get together, get their act together and try and move things forward, but the old institutionalised set pieces arejust difficult to roll out of the way, and it doesn't seem like progress is easy at all? it is not. the system is bottlenecked and everybody has veto power in one way or another. the only way that the french initiative, president macron‘s initiative to put together an independent, or to get the lebanese to put together an independent government that is made up of people who actually know what they are doing, who have experience in dealing with financial crises around the world and with the kind of portfolios they've been handling, the only way this could have worked is if the lebanese leadership and the different political parties had agreed to let it work. and they had actually given their assurances to president macron

during the meeting, their meetings here at the french embassy, that they were indeed, they recognised the importance of the initiative, they recognised the need to stabilise lebanon through a government of independence that can put the country on a track of recovery, that can begin to negotiate with the imf for an economic recovery plan... so, without the support, without the support of the political parties, it is impossible for such a government to be formed or to be able to act. what is very clear... given that, given exactly what you have just said, i don't want you to put a percentage on it or anything but how likely do you think we are going to see some proper progress in the near future? how optimistic are you? i'm not optimistic at all because for the very same reasons that thwarted the formation of this particular government are going to thwart any other...

unless there is some deal struck somewhere, and i don't see one being struck. either between the americans and the iranians, they are playing a big role also, and they played a role in derailing this. no, you know, internally, within lebanon. lebanon is open to all sorts of interferences right now, and this is partly because of the political leadership itself. they are all aligned with one group or another. here in the uk, tributes are being paid to the police officer shot dead at a south london custody centre yesterday morning. a friend of matt ratana said he moved into working as a custody sergeant because he thought it was safer. an investigation is underway into how the handcuffed suspect, who is in hospital with a bullet wound, was able to take the weapon inside. from croydon, tom symonds reports. the stream of well—wishers

with flowers hasn't slowed here all day. and the death of this respected police officer was marked as far away as his native new zealand by the country's prime minister. donna murray—turner worked with sergeant rata na in community policing. he had a very live professional experience of dealing with communities and that was evident in the way he policed and spoke and the way he engaged and as a friend when my own mother died in 2018 he spent the day with us as a family, he held my hand while i cried. a mile away the busy road where this incident began, a 23—year—old man stopped in the early hours by a police patrol. what happened next is at the heart the inquiry. as the suspect was arrested, he was handcuffed. he was also patted down we have been told. but that is all they can do here on the roadside.

if a gun was concealed it might well have required an intimate search to find it and that can only be done back at the police station. there, officers were about to begin the search process with a metal detector when the shots were fired killing matt ratana and critically injuring the suspect. cctv footage will be vital in understanding what happened. the gunman was referred to an anti—radicalisation programme but was not seen as a risk. mental health issues will be considered. discovering a motive is key. what is much easier to explain is the respect for this police officer and rugby coach. he put so much into everyone else, he didn't expect anything in return apart from your best. he embodied what the club meant. it was a great honour, he was a class guy, he will be really missed by everyone in the community. the shock deepened by the fact this was a police officer shot by a handcuffed man in a police station. the police now have to work out how

and why it happened. tom symonds bbc news, croydon. everton‘s perfect start to the premier league season continues. they are top of the table after three wins out of three. the latest came at selhurst park, where crystal palace were also looking to go top of the table. richarlison scored the winner from the penalty spotjust before halftime after a very contentious handball decision. dominic calvert—lewin had given the everton the lead with his fifth league goal, and though cheik koyuate equalised for palace it was everton who came away with the points, the palace manager felt very hard done by. that was what decided the game.

i cannot understand how we have allowed this rule to come into existence. i don't blame the referee, the referee is under instructions but as you are walking off, the opposing manager agrees with you, the referee agrees with you, but he has to give a decision that acai is the game, and i think that acai is the game, and i think that it's a pity. a late late var penalty saw manchester united pick up their first points of the season the referee had blown the final whistle at brighton with the score 2—2, but the united players had spotted a handball and that was confirmed by var, the game restarted and bruno fernandes stepped up with the winner in the 100th minute. brighton had onlyjust equalised in the 95th minute and deserved something from the game, they hit the woodwork 5 times, the united manager knows that they got away with one. the handball was before he blew the whistle and then he was right to

pull it back. it was a handball, and iam very pull it back. it was a handball, and i am very pleased with the reaction. 0ur plays showed after they scored because you could easily end upjust lying on the floor, taking a 2— to draw. and i'm very pleased with that. two other matches on saturday in the premier league. chelsea were 3—nil down at halftime against west bromwich albion but tammi abraham scored an equaliser in the 93rd minute. one match still underway, southampton are beating burnley1—nil. lewis hamilton can equal michael schumacher‘s record of 91 formula one race wins on sunday, despite a scae in qualifying he's on pole for the russian grand prix. after scraping into the final session, he set a new track record at the sochi autodrome and was more than half a second quicker than the red bull of max verstappen, who'll line up alongside him. his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was third.

it's nice to be on pole but it is probably the worst place to be on pole with the draggy cars this year. iam most pole with the draggy cars this year. i am most likely to get dragged past tomorrow. both the cars i am racing against both in the medium tomorrow so against both in the medium tomorrow so it is definitely going to make it ha rd to so it is definitely going to make it hard to winds the race. england's women have won the t20 series against west indies with two games to spare. nat sciver‘s 82 from 61 balls proved to be the difference as england made 1511—6. the tourists fell 20 runs short, reaching 134—5 as england secured a comfortable win in derby to go 3—0 up in the series. the fourth and fifth matches are next week. it felt like a good game today. wendy anderson in there, it could be again on all the time, she could do something very special because she hits a long ball. it was nice that oui’ hits a long ball. it was nice that our bowlers were put under pressure today and had to perform, despite that, so that was really pleasing. we are looking to win the series 5—0

if we can we have to keep on top of oui’ if we can we have to keep on top of our game if we can we have to keep on top of ourgame to if we can we have to keep on top of our game to try to do that. that's all the sport for now. the world must overcome the extraordinary divisions created by coronavirus and unite to defeat the pandemic, the british prime minister has told the united nations general assembly. in his virtual address to the assembly, borisjohnson announced a series of new measures to help lead the world out of the crisis including providing over £0.5 billion. to a new global vaccine sharing scheme but he warned against rushing vaccine development. but even as we strive for a vaccine, we must never cut corners, slim down the trials, sacrifice safety to speed because it would be an absolute tragedy if, in our eagerness, we were to boost the nut jobs, the antivaxers, dangerous obsessives who campaign against the whole concept of vaccination and would risk further millions of lives.

lawrence gostin is the director of georgetown university's 0'neill institute of health law, and director of the world health organisations center on public health & human rights. thank you for coming on the programme. where is your assessment of where we are on trying to get vaccines equally spread and shared around the world ? vaccines equally spread and shared around the world? well, first we have to get a safe vaccine. we've got nine vaccine candidates from around the world in what is called phase three, these final clinical trials. so to get a safe and effective vaccine, the next step is to make sure that everybody has a fair shot at it, no matter whether you are rich or poor, in a low income country, and a higher income country. so the wh 0 and a vaccine alliance have formed a facility

called kovacs and it is designed to try to equitably allocate safe and effective vaccines to lower income countries. it is a great initiative. the problem is that the us, china and russia have all abstained, and thatis and russia have all abstained, and that is a tragedy for global solidarity and equity. why have they done that and what is your message to them? well, you know, i havejust wrote an article on my own country in thejournalforeign wrote an article on my own country in the journal foreign policy, wrote an article on my own country in thejournalforeign policy, the message is that it is bad for your own population and for your own national security, and it is also bad for the world. so, why hasn't donald trump joint? because bad for the world. so, why hasn't donald trumpjoint? because he has an antipathy to the world health organization which is entirely unjustified, in my view. but, you know, what this means is that he is betting that the us vaccine will be first and best. i don't know that we

can assume that at all. there are four to five of the nine vaccines and final phase trials that are chinese. so, china might be first. and so by not being a good global citizen, i think the us could be on the outside looking in, and will be at the bottom of the queue when it comes to vaccines, and that is bad for america and bad for the world. the british prime minister boris johnson committed funding to the effort today. is that enough? will it make a difference? well, you know, it's really great. all credit where credit is due. you know, he stepped up to the united nations general assembly, he announced an increasing funding to the world health organization, he joined the kova cs health organization, he joined the kovacs facility for equitable vaccines, i mean, this is good the british people because it means that

if the oxford vaccine isn't truly effective all the best one, that you will have shown goodwill, and there will have shown goodwill, and there will be much more likely that other countries will share with you. but it is also good for the world. it basically shows that, you know, britain has a heart. unfortunately, my own presidentjust doesn't seem to have, you know, that gene for empathy and compassion. 0k, lawrence, i'm afraid i have tojump in there because we are running out of time but thank you so much for your analysis and your time. thank you. drugs investigators in india have questioned one of bollywood's best— known actors, deepika padukone. for more than five hours in connection with a widening investigation into illegal drug use. it was sparked by the death

of another bollywood actor, sushant singh rajput, injune. police originally said that mr rajput killed himself but his family publicly accused his girlfriend, rhea chakraborty, also an actress, of involvement. ms chakraborty denies wrong doing. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz for many of us, the chilly weather is going to continue for the rest of the weekend. we have had a couple of days now of that strong, northerly wind, especially noticeable along the north sea coast. gales yesterday, gales as well today. you can see the weather pattern is actually stuck at the moment across europe. we keep seeing the same pattern, the same clouds, the same air stream across the uk and there is a bit of a gap in the weather there in the clouds across western and north—western areas, so that is where the best of the weather is going to be. that will continue through the weekend. this is what it looks like through the early hours, that cold northerly wind blowing across the north sea coast, but ironically never turns that cold at night, so 12 at norwich where you have got

the light winds in scotland, so a touch of frost on the way here and there. here is tomorrow's weather. notice the northerly winds have dragged in by then a lot of cloud into many eastern and central areas of england, so i think for some of us, for newcastle down to hull and london, it could be at times quite cloudy. some sunny skies therefore in cornwall, devon, wales, northern ireland and many parts of scotland, so a sunny sunday on the way in the north—west. then it is going to be a change in the western areas, a change in wind direction coming, meaning much milder conditions spreading across the uk. you can see we have lost that cold northerly wind and instead we get this atlantic westerly, so a milder air, but with that comes a price, cloud and rain. but when the sun comes out on monday, temperatures back up to 18 degrees in london, 17 in hull, 15 in newcastle.

again, another bowl in the weather on tuesday, in between weather systems, but this next low pressure here again out in the atlantic will be racing from the west, pushed by an increasingly powerful jet stream, so that does mean around about wednesday onwards the weather really is going to go downhill across many parts of the uk. we are expecting outbreaks of rain and stronger winds and you can see from the icons here from wednesday onwards pretty much all areas are in for an unsettled spell of weather, which will take us into the following weekend as well. goodbye.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a quarter of the uk population will be under extra lockdown rules, as new measures come into force across parts of northern england and wales over the weekend. it comes as 1,700 students in manchester are told to stay in their halls of residence for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases. the department of health say an issue preventing users of the nhs test and trace app in england

and wales logging a positive test result has now been resolved. tributes are paid to a popular and talented police officer killed at a custody centre in south london. sergeant matt ratana was shot, as a suspect in handcuffs was being booked in. us media say donald trump will nominate conservative federaljudge, amy coney barrett, to the supreme court. a formal announcement from the white house is expected later. now on bbc news, the killing of george floyd, caught on camera by eye—witnesses, has led to an outpouring of anger in america. but what happens when the cameras are turned off — or if there are no cameras at all? our world tells the stories of witnesses to police brutality who say they've been intimidated and even threatened with incarceration. what chance is there of lasting change if witnesses are scared to speak out? a warning — this film contains scenes which some