this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump nominates the conservative judge amy coney barrett for the us supreme court in a move that could have a major impact on landmark legal rulings. today, it is my honour to nominate one of our nation's most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the supreme court. i fully understand that this is a momentous decision for a president, and if the senate does me the honour of confirming me, i pledge to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability. thousands of university students across the uk are forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases

on campuses. some say they feel trapped and are worried they'll run out of food. we've barely got any milk and bread to last us until monday. we can't do our washing. we lost our laundry room. people have tried, but i do think this is inevitably going to happen. one of india's biggest film stars, deepika padukone, is questioned as part of an investigation into illegal drug use in bollywood. and how will any potential coronavirus vaccine will be fairly distributed around the world 7 hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. in the last few hours, president trump has announced federal appeals court

judge amy coney barrett as his nominee to fill the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of the liberaljudge, ruth bader ginsburg. ifjudge barrett is confirmed by the senate, conservative—leaning justices will hold a six—to—three majority on america's highest court for the foreseeable future. speaking in the rose garden at the white house, the president said he was honoured to be announcing the 48—year—old as his nomination to the court. now we gather in the rose garden to continue our i stand before you today to fulfil one of my most important duties under the united states constitution, the nomination of a supreme court justice. applause this is mike third such nomination after justice

cavanaugh, and it is a very proud moment indeed. over the past week, our nation has mourned the loss of a true american legend, justice ruth bader ginsburg. she was a legal giantand a bader ginsburg. she was a legal giant and a pioneerfor women. her extraordinary life 11 busy —— legacy will expire in americans for generations to come. “ americans for generations to come. -- will now we gather in the rose garden to continue our never—ending task of ensuring equaljustice and preserving the impartial rule of law. —— will inspire. today it is my honour to nominate one of our nation's most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the supreme court. she is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the constitution, judge amy coney barrett. applause

after the president's comments, amy coney barrett said she was mindful of the footsteps she'd be walking in, as the replacement forjustice bader ginsburg, whose death has created the vacancy on the bench. i fully understand that this is a momentous decision for a president. if the senate does me the honour of confirming me, i pledge to discharge the responsibilities of this job to the very best of my ability. i love the united states and i love the united states constitution. lam truly... applause i am truly humbled by the prospect serving on the supreme court. should i be confirmed, i will be mindful of who became before me. the flag of the united states is still flying at half staff in memory ofjustice ruth bader ginsburg to mark the end of a great american life.

justice ginsburg began her career at a time when women were not welcome in the legal profession, but she not only broke glass ceilings, she smashed them. for that, she has won the admiration of women across the country and indeed, all over the world. she went on to say that she would carry out her role without her personal beliefs impacting on herjudgements. the president has nominated me to serve on the united states supreme court, and that institution belongs to all of us. institution belongs to all of us. if confirmed, i would institution belongs to all of us. if confirmed, iwould not assume that role for the sake of those in my own circle, and certainly not for my own sake. i would assume this role to serve you. i would discharge the judicial oath, which

requires me to administer justice without respect to persons. do equal right to the poor and rich and faithfully and impartially discharge my duties under the united states constitution. i have no illusions that the road ahead of me will be easy, either for the short term or the long haul. i never imagined that i would find myself in this position, but now that i am, i assure you that i will meet the challenge with both humility and courage. speaking a short time ago, our north america editor said that if confirmed, amy coney barrett's ascension to the court could change social direction of the united states for at least a generation. donald trump is now appointing his third supreme court justice in his first term, and if you want to find back in history where first—term president has appointed three supreme courtjustices, you have to go back over 50 years to president eisenhower.

so hugely significant. this is exactly what conservatives wanted, they might not have liked everything about donald trump or what he stands for, but his promise to deliver a conservative court has been repaid handsomely. do justices have already been appointed and he believes he's two justices have already been appointed and he believes he's got the votes to get amy coney barrett onto the supreme court, perhaps before they go to the third election. she is a conservative jurist and her views on a number of matters are well known that she has expressed in legal opinions that she is given, and it is going to take the court in a much more conservative direction. remember in the united states, the supreme court rules on all the key issues, abortion, lgbtq rights, immigration, gun laws and the election in november if it is contested, and it's hard to see that it won't be. donald trump is given very equivocal answers on whether he would accept the results come november, so if he doesn't, and if there is a legal ramble, who sorts it out?

the supreme court. jim hobart is a veteran republican pollster. he says republican lawmakers in the senate will want to work as fast as possible now to get coney barrett confirmed to the bench. next they will try to move very quickly to get her to the us senate to confirm her. that's the way it works, the president nominates someone the way it works, the president nominates someone and it's up to the senate to confirm and vote, whether to confirm her or not. it used to take 60 votes to confirm a supreme court justice, now is only 50. with a majority of republicans of the senate, it likely she be confirmed. the hope for the trump campaign it will do a whole couple things. one, it will fire up the conservative base even more than they already are. i personally think that what we will have, already record—breaking that what we will have, already record— breaking turnout in that what we will have, already record—breaking turnout in the united states, and the hope is that more conservatives will come out to vote now. from the democratic perspective, this is

going to term or the focus on the affordable care act and roe versus wade, two very strong issues for them. i think both parties see some potential in this issue for how it can affect things and how it could potentially help them. next, emily bazelon is a senior research fellow at yale law school and host of the podcast ‘political gabfest‘. she says the appointment of coney barrett could have a massive impact on issues like gun ownership in the us. i think that amy connie barrett is going to be a deeply conservative justice, and the sta kes a re conservative justice, and the stakes are enormous “— conservative justice, and the stakes are enormous —— amy connie barrett. some of the views she has about reproductive rights, about striking down laws that prevent people from having guns, certain kinds of guns. there are certain kinds of guns. there a re lots of laws certain kinds of guns. there are lots of laws that she's going to have a big impact on and she's going to move the law

ina and she's going to move the law in a conservative direction. last year, she was part of a 3—judge panel that heard an appeal of someone who had been convicted of crimes, and as a result, lost his right to have a gun. all three judges result, lost his right to have a gun. all threejudges were republicans. the other two republicans. the other two republican appointed judges said that the statute was bad. judge barrett said it was not valid. —— statute was valid. she said to restrict this person's and rights, someone convicted of a crime, albeit no myla nta, convicted of a crime, albeit no mylanta, she said that would make the second amendment into a kind of second class constitutional right —— albeit nonviolent. that's a big shift from right now in american law. the supreme court found in 20 twin that there was a right to bear arms twin that there was a right to beararms in twin that there was a right to bear arms in the —— second amendment. —— 2010. judge

ba rrett‘s amendment. —— 2010. judge barrett's ruling to suggest a lot of those laws were flawed. finally to the supreme court itself, where mary kate knorr,who's president of a pro—life student group, has been celebrating trump's announcement. she said the nomination was a once—in—a—generation moment. we're obviously so excited. we have literally waited half a century for this opportunity. president trump, for him to nominate a candidate as strong as barrett is pretty incredible. we are thrilled about it. we know the democrats really have not had much by way of criticism of her, and they really can stand on, which is a really can stand on, which is a really good sign. this is a really, really good sign for us and huge encouragement. we know there it, based on her experience, she is devoted to the constitution of the united states. she is devoted to saying this is what we have to apply the letter of the law

from a judicial perspective. we expect she will have that same mentality towards roe v wade if the opportunity is presented towards her. potentially a very significant day. in other news now, university students across the uk have been speaking of their fears and frustrations after being forced into lockdown. 17 hundred students in manchester have been told to self—isolate in their rooms on campus for 1h days after 127 of them contracted coronavirus. in scotland, thousands of students have been told not to go to pubs or parties this weekend after hundreds tested positive for the virus at universities across the country. the bbc‘s education correspondent dan johnson reports from manchester. 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. 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? his 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. these manchester students

are starting their second night in isolation and they are unlikely to be the last because scientists did warn the students were likely to bring to coronavirus to campus with them and universities are likely to see significant outbreaks. they say they have plans to respond so the virus doesn't spread and communities are protected. young people may be at lower risk of getting ill themselves but they still face disruption to their learning and their social lives. dan johnson, bbc news, manchester. this is bbc news, the headlines.... president trump nominates conservative judge amy coney barrett to the us supreme court in a move that could have a major impact on landmark legal rulings. thousands of university students across the uk are forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases on campuses.

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 centre in beirut. she explains what has led to the situation in lebanon today. i think it's a mix of internal and external factors. 11 i think it's a mix of internal and externalfactors. 11 on todayis and externalfactors. 11 on today is in the eye of the storm. it's open the storm of regional, global war, particularly between the us and agon —— lebanon today. this is complicated by the power sharing in lebanon, which has made it quite easy for the political parties to basically

trump any other considerations. what's astonishing that the midst of a crisis, the political leadership still think they can buy time, waiting for a new president to be elected in the us and hoping this will perhaps change the tide of things to come. 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 half—a—billion—pounds to a new global vaccine sharing scheme, but he warned against rushing vaccine development. even as we strive for a vaccine, we must never cut corners, slim down the trials, sacrifice safety to speed. because it will be an absolute

tragedy if we were to boost the nutjobs, the anti—vaxxers, dangerous upsetters who campaigned against the whole concept of vaccination and would risk further millions of lives. well, reacting to that speech by the british prime minister and the announcement of the new funding initiatives the uk will be contributing towards was professor peter hotez, dean of the us national school of tropical medicine. the fact that the uk government is going to commit £500 million to the covax facility, if i made, let me say what that really means. i'm a vaccine developer, we have a low cost covid—19 global health vaccine, we hope to produce a billion doses. but what's happening is we're also in conversations with leaders of the latin american countries, and they are telling us right now that because covax

has been so terribly underfunded, that only 20% of the populations of these countries can be guaranteed access to vaccines, leaving 80% without any hope of being protected against covid—19. that is humanitarian tragedy with how the british prime minister hopes to correct. the only outcome that i'd love to see now that hasn't been done is for boris johnson leverage this important step, and by leveraging, i mean now pick up the telephone and call our us president, call president trump and say "we need you to match uk commitment, particularly a two to one match, because of you us government attributed $1 billion, which is a relatively modest sum for our government, it will be a game changer. that's the next step i think, if the british prime minister can use his excellent, outstanding relationship

with the us president and make that next move. on sunday, the people of switzerland will decide whether or not to keep their free movement of people treaty with the european union, a move that could affect their country's 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 lived with free 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, wherever we want in europe. opinion 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. imogen foulkes, bbc news, bern. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. arrest warrants have been issued for members of the mexican military who may have been involved in the disappearance of 43 students in the state of guerrero six years ago. parents of the students have been calling forjustice outside the attorney general building in mexico city. so far, only the remains of two students have been found.

the us peace envoy to afghanistan, zalmay khalil—zad, says taliban negotiators will not accept a ceasefire until after a political settlement is reached. the afghan government and taliban have been struggling to agree a framework for the first round of peace talks in doha. the move dashes hopes of a comprehensive ceasefire as an interim or goodwill measure. the security forces in belarus have again arrested protesters at a weekly women's march against president alexander lu kashenka's disputed election victory last month. half a million people have signed an online petition to negotiate a transition of power. drugs investigators in india have questioned one of bollywood's best—known actresses, 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. here's bbc asian network's senior entertainment reporter haroon rashid. as you mention, actor sushant singh rajput was found dead in his mum by apartment injune. at the time, police that he killed himself, but a few days later, his father accused his girlfriend rhea chakraborty of age and suicide. he believed that she actually but have been taken his money and went as far as accusing him —— his mumbai apartment. yet, there are multiple federal investigations actively looking into the circumstances around susha nt singh rajput‘s death. one of those being a inquiry learned

by the countrynarcotics board. they have taken rhea chakraborty into connection allegedly because she is supposed to have arranged drugs for rajput, but it's also opened up a larger conversation and investigation of how widespread the use of drugs is across bollywood. before i go, ijust want across bollywood. before i go, i just want you to bring across bollywood. before i go, ijust want you to bring you some pictures of the last few minutes of so. this is the scene on the lawn of the white house a short time ago — president trump leaving on marine one. he confirmed his third appointment to the supreme court, describing her as a towering intellect with loyalty towering intellect with loyalty to the constitution. if she is a great up by the senate, she

will have a huge impact on the future life of many americans. that's it for me, i'm louis mannjones, that's it for me, i'm louis mann jones, and this that's it for me, i'm louis mannjones, and this is bbc news. goodbye. —— louis von jones. the cold winds are still with us on sunday, especially if you live close to the north sea coast. another very brisk day on the way, and at times cloudy. so many of us to the west will have a fairly decent sunday. let's look at the satellite picture. we are still sandwiched between two weather systems, a low pressure centred in europe there. we're in this here and actually the skies that remain clear, that's also leading to a touch of frost across parts of scotland. northern ireland dipping down around 5 degrees, but notice by the winds remain strong from

hull and london, the temperatures are around double figures. you can see from the arrows the winds are still blowing from the north. they are actually dragging in a fair amount of cloud into the northeast of england, yorkshire, east anglia and the southeast. london, nor rich, it will be cloudy. 15 degrees on the thermometer doesn't seem too bad, but it will feel chilly. much better weather to the west with more sunshine. monday, there will be a change. we lose the northerly ‘s but also come these milder, wetter, weste rli es. also come these milder, wetter, westerlies. that will be the theme for the next few days. that means a weather will turned a lot more settled. on monday, a bit of cloud and rain splashing through northern ireland through the afternoon, may be reaching the northwest of england and wales as well. but generally speaking, with the sun comes out on monday, having lost that northerly wind, temperatures get up to around 17 or 18 degrees.

shouldn't feel too bad at all. on tuesday, again we are between weather fronts, one just exiting out of the middle cand just exiting out of the middle c and another area of low pressure heading our way. tuesday isn't looking too bad at all. i think there will be some decent sunny spells around, but after that, wednesday onwards with powerful jet springs —— jet streams sending a series of low pressure. temperatures might be rising because his overall milder atlantic air, but also come the clouds and the increasing winds. i think from wendy onwards, the weather is not looking too great. bye—bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has formally nominated the 48—year—old conservative judge, amy coney barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us supreme court. mr trump appeared alongside the judge at the white house, describing his nominee as one of the country's most brilliant and gifted legal minds. thousands of university students across the uk have been forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases on campuses. 1700 students in manchester have been told to self—isolate in their rooms on campus for 1h days, after 127 of them contracted coronavirus. one of bollywood's best known actresses, depika padukon, has been questioned by police in mumbai — in connection with an escalating investigation into illegal drug use. the inquiry was sparked by the death of the actor, sushant singh rajput, injune. tributes are being paid

to matt ratana, the police officer shot dead at a south london custody centre