this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: 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. today it is my honour to nominate one of our nation's most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the supreme court. 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 protesters defy israel's nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of prime minister benjamin netanyahu over corruption charges. thousands of university

students across the uk are forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases on campuses. hello and welcome. 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 6 to 3 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. i stand before you today to fulfil one of my highest and most important duties under

the united states constitution, the nomination of a supreme courtjustice. applause. this is my third such nomination afterjustice gorsuch and justice kavanagh. 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 was a legal giant and a pioneerfor women. her extraordinary life and legacy will inspire americans for generations to come. now we gather in the rose garden to continue our never—ending task of ensuring equaljustice and preserving the impartial rule of law. today it is my honour

to nominate one of the 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. later in his remarks, the president alluded to the confirmation hearings of his previous nominee, justice brett kava naugh. they descended into a bitter partisan battle following allegations aboutjudge kava naugh's conduct when he was a student. the president said he didn't want the same thing happening again. i further ordered ifurther ordered all i further ordered all members of the other side of the aisle to providejudge of the other side of the aisle to provide judge barrett of the other side of the aisle to providejudge barrett with a dignified hearing that she deserves and frankly the country deserves, i urge lawmakers are members of the

media to refrain from personal and part attacks and the stakes for our country, are incredibly high. rulings that the supreme court will issue in the coming yea rs court will issue in the coming years will decide the survival of our second amendment, our religious liberty, our public safety a nd religious liberty, our public safety and so much more, to maintain security liberty and prosperity we must preserve our prices heritage of a nation of laws and there is no—one better to do that then amy coney barrett. despite the president's threats, democrats have condemned the nomination. mr trump's presidential rival, joe biden, said the senate should not vote on the matter until after november's election. the democrats say mr trump is trying to force through a judge who would help to destroy public healthca re provision and abortion rights. republican senators have been accused of hypocrisy for pressing ahead with the nomination during an election year.

in 2016, they demanded president obama halt hearings for his supreme court nominee because they said it wasn't fair in an election year. let's now hear from ms coney barrett. speaking after the president's remarks, the mum of five, who will be the first justice in history to serve while still having children in school, said she was mindful of the footsteps she'd be walking in, as the replacement forjustice ruth bader ginsburg. ——mother of seven. 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. i love the united states and i love the united states' constitution. iam truly... applause. i am truly humbled by the prospect of serving on the supreme court. should i be confirmed,

i will be mindful of who came 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. 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

thejudicial serve you. i would discharge the judicial oath, serve you. i would discharge thejudicial oath, which requires me to administer justice without respect to persons, to 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. our north america correspondent peter bowes explains the next steps in the process for selecting a new supreme courtjustice. yes, what happens next is that we expect very shortly a schedule to be announced for the confirmation hearings in the senate, and we know that the republicans have a 53—47 majority in the upper house of congress, so it seems very likely

that there is really no question she will be confirmed as the latest member of the supreme court. democrats are of course strongly opposed to her, for a couple of reasons. most democrats say this decision shouldn't be being made by president trump, it should be made by the winner of the november presidential election. well, it's too late for now, that argument has been put to rest, because president trump has come forward with his nomination. but of course, on policy grounds, the democrats strongly disagree withjudge barrett and her beliefs. she is a religious conservative. she believes, or rather, she doesn't believe in abortion. she has strong views on gun rights and gun control. she believes indeed in expanding those rights to americans, and other issues as well. there will be a very lively debate over a number of days, but at the moment it seems very likely that she will be confirmed. does this matter to ordinary americans? i know that the setup

of the supreme court is important fundamentally to conservatives, republicans, in particular, but what about ordinary americans watching it on the news? what do they think about what is going on? i think it does matter to americans. the supreme court and the importance of the supreme court is, ithink, etched in the minds of americans ever since they were taught at school about us government, and the importance of that particular body, perhaps more so than anyone else in the country. that is because the supreme court decides on those crucial important issues that are very important to americans, like healthcare. a decision on healthcare will be coming up very soon, perhaps before the election, in terms of the obama law that was brought in some years ago, that president trump and his administration want to abolish the key issues, but i have mentioned, gun control, immigrants' rights, and a vast range of issues that

are important to americans because they understand the role of the supreme court alongside the executive branch, which the president controls and congress as well. earlier i spoke to joel k goldstein, professor of law at st louis university of law and asked him to explain why the selection is so contentious. well, i think it is for a couple of reasons. one is thatjustice ginsburg, whose death created the vacancy, was really one of the most liberal members of the supreme court. the vacancy has been filled by president trump, who is appointing somebody or nominating somebody who is very conservative, so it triggers a shift in the composition of the court from sort of a five

conservative, four liberals, but one of the conservatives, chiefjustice roberts, often sided with the liberals because of his concern about the continuity of law. to a 6—3 margin, when chief justice roberts can no longer be the deciding vote. the other reason it is so contentious is, as was just mentioned, in 2016, the republicans in the senate said that president obama should not be able to name a successor or to nominate a successor tojustice scalia in the last year of his presidential term — the people should decide. this year they have abandoned that, where there is a republican president, not a democratic president. so there is a lot of bad feeling about that. she has also said, hasn't she, that she will not allow her personal beliefs to impact on herjudgements. is that really possible, do you think? well, i think every judge, everyjustice, brings his or her

personal beliefs to the decision—making process. that is why we put so much energy into choosing them, that is why the republicans are so anxious to make the appointment rather than allowing the democrats to. so it is inevitable that a justice will be influenced by his or her personal beliefs, including his or her religious beliefs. what do you think is at stake here? i mean, there are a number of forthcoming rulings over issues such as abortion, such as obamacare. the liberals in america are worried, aren't they? well, i think they are very concerned. i think a number of decisions that the court has made, that have been in place for a number of years, are at stake. i mean, one is the roe vs. wade decision in 1973,

by a 7—2 decision of the supreme court saying that under certain circumstances, a woman has a right to terminate her pregnancy. that would be near the top of the list. another important issue is the status of the affordable care act, what is called obamacare. judge barrett, as an academic, criticised justice roberts' decisions, basically saving the affordable care act. now, president trump, the trump administration and his attorney general are challenging it in court, and i think that is very much an issue. some of the environmental regulations, the ability of states and localities to regulate gun possession in certain instances would be another issue that would be at stake. moving onto other news.

and, in israel, thousands of demonstrators have gathered outside the home of the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to protest about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. this, despite a nationwide lockdown that prevents large gatherings. police have fined dozens of people for flouting the rules as paul hawkins reports. more anger on the streets ofjerusalem. as thousands gathered on saturday evening, demanding the resignation of their prime minister. they're unhappy with corruption charges brought against him — charges he denies — and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. and, even though organised urged those taking part to stick to social distancing and wear masks, dozens were fined for flouting the rules. the protests coming a day after the country tightened its lockdown restrictions, aimed at stemming the surge of coronavirus cases. earlier in the day, there were long trafficjams as protesters from around the world converged on the city.

long car chain from all over israel to say what we feel about the situation in israel right now. to save israel from the current day dictatorship, to save the israel democracy from the hand of of benjamin netanyahu. i really fear that the whole people of my society and the people around me and the people that are living here will not be able to express themself, will not be able to live normal life anymore. but the prime minister insists the restrictions, brought in a week ago, are necessary. israel has the world's highest coronavirus infection rate per capita, which is why the restrictions were tightened on friday, with limits on travel abroad and indoor prayers — not that benjamin netanyahu has got everything he wanted. all chant. the israeli parliament blocking his plan to limit large protests like this to 20 people or less within one kilometre of where they live,

the pm calling parliament's move "populist". but this is a country struggling to contain the virus and a prime minister under pressure. paul hawkins, bbc news. 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 protesters defy israel's nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of prime minister benjamin neta nyahu over corruption charges. the mexican government has announced a series of arrest warrants for military and police personnel over the disappearance and presumed murder of 43 student teachers. the mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador made it a campaign promise to reopen the investigation into their disappearance in late 2014 from the town of iguala, in guerrero state. the announcement was made

on the sixth anniversary of the disappearance of the students. 0ur mexico correspondent will grant reports. almost nothing ignites popular anger in mexico like the case of the missing a3. explosion. the student teachers disappeared from this state, guerrero, exactly six years ago in late 2014. today, it is again the site of angry protests by fellow students demanding justice from the local government, who are accused of involvement in their disappearance. six years on, the molotov cocktails still fly, yet the families are no closer to finding their loved ones. away from the violence, the families themselves marked the anniversary in more sombre tones. they have called for arrests to be made at the highest levels and have been encouraged by the response from president andres manuel lopez obrador. translation: we have asked the president and he has listened to us.

he also wants to get to the truth about what really happened that night in september 2014. we are here to demand the arrest of the guilty and the authorities who were present. it seems president lopez obrador is trying to fulfil the promises he made to the victims' families while still a candidate. back then, he told them the investigation would be reopened and has now announced arrest warrants for police and military personnel. his critics say it is part of a campaign to discredit and attack the previous administration... no. ..but he denies that. and publicly, at least, insists the teachers' remains may still be found to bring their families some peace. "the conditions are excellent forfinding out the boys' whereabouts," he said. in the six years since the awful events in guerrero, the families of the 43 have had their hopes raised and dashed more times than they can remember, but this is the first time

anyone in the military has been singled out for charges or arrest over the case. the families only hope it will lead them a step closer to the truth. will grant, bbc news. 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's opened — the storm of regional and global tug—of—war, particularly between the us and iran. and this is further complicated by the particularities of power sharing in lebanon, which has made it — makes it quite easy

for the political parties to basically trump any other considerations. what's astonishing is that in the aftermath of an explosion and in the midst of an economic and financial crisis, the political leadership still thinks it can buy time and stonewall, waiting for a new president to be elected in the us, and hoping that this will perhaps change the tide of things to come. ajudge in brazil has suspended a football match involving flamengo, the current champions of the top division, after 19 of their players and their manager tested positive for the coronavirus. flamengo were due to play palmeiras away at sao paulo and have travelled to the venue as the brazilian football confederation says it will appeal against the judge's ruling. flamengo's directors were widely criticised earlier this year after leading a campaign to restart the football season early. university students

across the uk have been speaking of their fears and frustrations after being forced into lockdown. 1,700 students in manchester have been told to self—isolate in their rooms on campus for 14 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. locked down, isolated and feeling imprisoned — hardly the fun and freedom of student life expected by nadiah and her flatmates. hiya! hello! how's it going? i live, like, 4.5 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? like, we've barely got any milk and bread to last us till monday. we can't do our washing. i mean, it's a bit pathetic! ben's flat of eight has 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've just announced that we're going to have to stay here for a couple more weeks. but health officials said 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, just moved away from home, like, yeah. it is worrying, ain't it? john's daughter chloe started criminology here last week. she was supposed to be coming home for the weekend,

long weekend, and 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 and we've just brought her a few essentials. and there are concerns about the impact on students' 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, like, what they're going to do about it. so, i mean, we don't really 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 of two weeks in isolation, and they're unlikely to be the last because the scientists did warn that students were likely to bring

to coronavirus to campus with them — perhaps unknowingly — and universities are likely to see other 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. meanwhile in australia, melbourne's coronavirus curfew will be lifted after the premier of the state of victoria announced the next stage in the plan to ease the city's strict lockdown measures. the dusk—to—dawn curfew will be lifted on monday morning, but those caught breaking the rules on social gatherings could now face a fine of almost aud$5,000 — that's around £2,700. the changes will also see more than 120,000 people able to return to work, while primary school students will return to the classroom from october 12.

the people of switzerland will decide on sunday whether or not to keep their free movement of people treaty with the european union — a move that could affect their long—standing access to europe's free trade area. -- 16 —— 16 people remain in police custody in london following an anti— lockdown protest of the capital. metropolitan police say they have asked thousands of people to trafalgar square to disburse because they were not complying with social distancing rules. nine officers we re distancing rules. nine officers were injured. more on all of the stories you have been watching here on bbc news on our website and as always, the address is bbc .co .uk/ news. or you can download the bbc‘s website. plenty more on our top story, amy coney barrett being put forward as the possible supreme court judge to replace ruth bader ginsburg. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @bbcmaryam. thank you so much for your company. goodbye. 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. but so many of us further towards the west will actually have a very decent sunday. so let's have a look at the satellite picture. we're still sandwiched between two weather systems — a low pressure centred in europe there and a set of weather fronts coming off the atlantic — so we're in this gap here. and actually, the skies have remained clear and that's also leading to a touch of frost across parts of scotland, certainly where the winds are light here around the lowlands. northern ireland dipping down to around 5 degrees, but notice where the winds have remained strong — from hull down to norwich and london — the temperatures

are around double figures early on sunday morning. so you can see from the arrows, the winds are still blowing from the north. they're actually dragging in a fair amount of cloud into the north—east of england, yorkshire, east anglia and the south—east. so at times, london, norwich, hull to newcastle, it will be cloudy. 15 degrees on the thermometer doesn't seem too bad, but it will feel chilly. much better weather out toward the west where we've got more sunshine. now, on monday, there will be a change in the wind direction. we'll lose the northerlies but also come these milder, wetter westerlies — that's actually going to be the theme for the next few days and that does mean that the weather is going to turn a lot more unsettled. but i think on monday, we're just talking about a bit of cloud and rain splashing its way through northern ireland during the afternoon, maybe reaching the north—west of england and wales as well. but generally speaking, where 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. and then on tuesday, again, we are between weather fronts — one just exiting out into the north sea, another

more sort of vigorous area of low pressure heading our way — but tuesday isn't looking too bad at all. i think there'll be some decent sunny spells around. but after that, pretty much from wednesday onwards, a more powerfuljet stream is actually going to send a series of low pressures in our direction. so that means that, yes, the temperatures might be rising because this is overall milder atlantic air, but also come the clouds and the increasing winds, so i think from wednesday onwards, the weather is not looking too great for some of us. that's it from me. 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 protesters have defied israel's nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. large convoys drove to jerusalem from around the country to express their anger at mr netanyahu's handling of the pandemic and his refusal to step down over corruption charges. thousands of university students across the uk have been forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases on campuses. 1,700 students in manchester have been told to self—isolate in their rooms on campus for 14 days after 127 of them contracted covid—19.