tonight at ten. the government defends allowing students to return to universities in england, despite coronavirus outbreaks. with some students confined to their rooms, ministers say their studies, must be given a chance... what happens if you can't get out of here because you're not allowed to? people are wanting to drop out. we're not getting the right uni experience, and we're not talking about that, of going out and partying, we're just...we‘re not getting the right education. we'll have the very latest. also tonight... the bbc understands a 23 year old man from south london, louie de zoiza, is the suspect in the killing of police sergeant, matt rata na. the moment cardiff went into local lockdown this evening. three more areas of wales face new restrictions, tomorrow. president trump's pick for the supreme court, prepares for a tough reception from democrats, asjoe

biden urges senators to postpone her confirmation. and a well below par, andy murray crashes out of the french open, beaten in straight sets. good evening. the government has defended its decision to allow hundreds of thousands of students in england to return to university for the new term, despite several outbreaks of coronavirus on campuses. thousands of students have had to be confined to their rooms, but the culture secretary, oliver dowden, says it's important their studies aren't sacrificed because of the virus. a member of the government's advisory body modelling the spread of the pandemic, says the consequences of allowing students back have been ‘entirely predictable‘. dan johnson reports

now, from manchester. for the student in need, there is one emergency service that always delivers, parents have stepped in when supermarket slots ran out. delivers, parents have stepped in when supermarket slots ran outm is really rough at the moment and we are is really rough at the moment and we a re really is really rough at the moment and we are really disheartened by the whole situation. these first year nursing student say they are already rationing food. people wanted to drop out, we are not getting the right experience, we are not talking about going out and partying, we are not getting the right education. we have paid so much for our accommodation and university and people are struggling with anxiety and depression because they are being locked up and they are claustrophobic. next for the family drop of on the third day of a fortnight in isolation here. drop of on the third day of a fortnight in isolation herei drop of on the third day of a fortnight in isolation here. i think there might come a time when you need to take him out? potentially. if it was an option and he wanted to

and he felt uncomfortable, yes. while case numbers are low so far, there are concerns about how this is plain out. it is not the law. they are not going to do anything. from people on the street and politicians. students have been done over on politicians. students have been done overon their politicians. students have been done over on their a—levels, politicians. students have been done over on theira—levels, done politicians. students have been done over on their a—levels, done over on freshers' week and the government is how freshers' week and the government is now threatening to lock them up at university and it is worried for them, when they graduate, they may be looking at long—term unemployment. it is no surprise that stu d e nts unemployment. it is no surprise that students living on top of each other will share the virus and scientific advisers did predict this. will share the virus and scientific advisers did predict thism will share the virus and scientific advisers did predict this. it showed clearly that the risk areas were particularly first—year students in halls of residence, as well as face—to—face teaching. this was very predictable and modelled. nine k for what, are? over fees predictable and modelled. nine k for what, are? overfees paid for courses moving increasingly online. the government says universities are doing what is needed to keep stu d e nts doing what is needed to keep students and community site. we are doing that in order to reduce the spread of the disease and enable

them to go back and it is important for students not to have to give up a year of for students not to have to give up a yearof their for students not to have to give up a year of their life by not going to university and they are going to university and they are going to university and they are going to university and paying the fees accordingly. of course this is no start to the new term for these stu d e nts start to the new term for these students and there are likely to be others who suffer similar disruption, but what is the alternative? there are no good options here really, unless everyone is to be denied even the chance of a university experience this year. and in newcastle, these are the latest arrivals. it will not be normal, but i still think i will have a good time. i am excited but quite nervous because you do not know what to expect. sunday morning i found out... at these halls of residence in glasgow, tessa has the virus. she is one of around 1000 isolated across scotland. the reason why it is spreading because people from other universities, people who do not even go to the university, were coming for a night out and it was

ridiculous. in manchester, the university asserting food and essentials as cases start to appear in other places. students had a tough time getting here and the start of term everywhere looks tricky. dan johnson, bbc start of term everywhere looks tricky. danjohnson, bbc news, in manchester. our political correspondent, chris mason is here with me... we are going to see an attempt by parliament to take more of an active role in dealing with these covid restrictions been implemented. there isa restrictions been implemented. there is a growing restlessness from around 50 conservative mps and opposition parties at what has been sidelined in the decision—making process around the coronavirus measures that the government has introduced. one mp described it as the biggest handover of power that anyone can remember to the government, to the executive from parliament and another said that mps feel increasingly helpless. on wednesday they hope they have the chance to force the government to consult parliament before any new restrictions are brought in. ministers say we have to have the

capacity to act swiftly and we sought to engage parliament but mps wa nt sought to engage parliament but mps want more than that. potentially a big week on coronavirus but also a big week on coronavirus but also a big week on brexit coming. michael gove plus lord frost are both in brussels this week, the ninth round of negotiations. time is tight and there is no breakthrough yet. yes, thatis there is no breakthrough yet. yes, that is a sentence you heard me to before regarding brexit. the main sticking points remain fishing rights and also the capacity for governments to help out companies if they seek state aid. speaking to people in government, there is some talk of some progress being made but they are talking down the optimistic briefings that have bubbled out in the last couple of days. we are now reaching the crux of this and the deadline is two and a half weeks away and yes it could slip a bit, but it cannot slip much. 0k, thank you, chris mason. the bbc has been told that the suspect in the killing of police sergeant, matt rartna,

is louie de zoisa, who's 23 and from norbury in south london. he remains critically ill in hospital following the shooting. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has the story. police memorial day commemorates all of those who died while serving. but the killing of an officer is a particularly traumatic event. today, the home secretary and the mayor of london laid wreaths, but the metropolitan police commissioner dame cressida dick was remembering an officer she had personally served alongside. matt ratana, she said, was extraordinary. firm, but supportive of those needing help. if some good can come out of this terrible incident, it would be that more people understand a little bit about the challenges of police work and see us police as who we are. you know, human beings who go to work to help people, to support people and to protect people and matt was the epitome of that. matt ratana was killed when shots

were fired by a handcuffed suspect inside a secure police custody facility. the bbc has been told, louie de zoisa, who is 23, is the man suspected of murdering him. this morning, searches continued at his family home in south london. police were also at a rural property in surrey, where early yesterday morning, local residents heard what was later described by police on the ground as a controlled explosion. this is an old pig farm, where people are living before developers move in. there are residents down there, theyjust rent a room, i think, in the main house, of this house, and they are there on a very short term basis and it's very cheap, apparently, that is the attraction. matt ratana was as dedicated to rugby as he was to policing and today several clubs were remembering him, including east grinstead,

where he was head coach. two families, rugby and police will never forget their loss. tom symonds, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 5,693 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 5,816. 17 deaths were reported, of people who died, within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, so on average in the last week, 30 deaths were announced every day. that takes the total number, across the uk, to 111,988. cardiff and swansea have tonight gone into local lockdowns, to tackle rising coronavirus infections. and this afternoon the welsh government announced that three more areas willjoin them from tomorrow. that means overall, two thirds of the welsh population, will be living under tighter restrictions.

tomos morgan has more details. as another autumn begins, so does another lockdown in another part of wales. this evening, it's cardiff. it's become the first uk nation capital to be placed under local lockdown measures. as a capital, yeah, you know, there's a particular focus and i'm particularly conscious that we are the economic dynamo of the city region. indeed, probably all of wales. so there is an impact and i am disappointed, in that regard. industries have struggled during the pandemic, with many people being made redundant as a result of coronavirus. the younger generation, those at the beginning of their careers, have been particularly affected and some have had to make the best of the situation to create their own financial security. i started a newjob and then i got put on furlough straightaway. so, it was in the back of the mind, oh, am i going to be kept on at thejob, or am i going to need to be let go because i'm new?

along with cardiff, restrictions have also come into force in swansea this evening, meaning that mixing of different households indoors has been stopped, extended households or bubbles have ended and nobody should be leaving the city area without a valid reason, such as work, school or caring responsibilities. this afternoon, the welsh government announced that another three local authorities of the vale of glamorgan, neath port talbot and torfaen would also face restrictions from tomorrow evening. figures have continued to deteriorate in those three areas over the weekend. we signalled on friday that we were keeping them under very close scrutiny, and the advice we've had is that now is the moment — we need to act. and that will mean that half of all local authorities in wales and almost two thirds of the population will be under local lockdown by tuesday. so tonight, now that the capital is under local lockdown restrictions, cases of coronavirus continue to rise across many other parts of wales

and the government here in cardiff say that they won't be ruling out another wales—wide lockdown with stricter restrictions if the situation gets any worse. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. more than 11—thousand people have tested positive for coronavirus in france, in the last 2a hours. the health minister says hospitals in the paris and marseille regions, have to now delay some scheduled operations, to free up space for covid—19 patients. the government maintains there are no plans for a nationwide, but all bars and restaurants in marseille must stay closed this week, while in paris, they need to close by 10pm. residents of a poor district of madrid, have been protesting what they say are discriminatory coronavirus lock down rules. the regional government says certain areas are seeing higher infection rates. other parts of madrid face tighter restrictions from tomorrow, with local officials resisting calls from the national government,

for a city wide lockdown. projected referendum results in switzerland, suggest nearly two—thirds of voters have rejected a proposal, to scrap the agreement for the free movement of people, with the eu. the swiss people's party had argued that ending the deal, would allow switzerland to control its borders. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, has called on republican senators not to rush to confirm donald trump's supreme court nominee, before the election in november. he said president trump wants to fill the vacant supreme court seat with conservative judge, amy coney barrett, before the election. at a news conference he urged republican senators to, as he put it, step back from the brink. our us editor, jon sopel reports from washington. yes, we can. among these demonstrators, there is a real fear that policies they fought for for years — abortion, immigration, gay rights, health care — could be rolled back by a supreme court with a marked conservative majority. we will come back here again and again to these

steps every single day. though protesters here would disagree, the choice of amy coney barrett as donald trump's pick for the supreme court is a shrewd one. she is eminently well qualified, comes from a strong conservative intellectual tradition, she has already been vetted. but do not think her appointment is going to be uncontroversial. it will not be. at the white house last night, she vowed that she would uphold the constitution of the united states. 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. the confirmation of donald trump's last supreme court pick became an absolute firestorm. this will be smoother, he says. well, maybe. this should be straightforward and prompt, confirmation

should be very easy. good luck. it is going to be very quick. i'm sure it will be extremely noncontroversial. four years ago, barack obama chose this man, merrick garland, to fill a vacant seat on the court, but republicans blocked him, saying as a matter of principle a newjustice should never be chosen in an election year. it is this apparent hypocrisy today that has so enraged democrats. the senate has to stand strong for democracy. they must not act on this nomination until the american people finish the process they have already begun, selecting their president and their congress. anonymous until yesterday, amy coney barrett's confirmation hearings will be centre stage in the final weeks of the 2020 campaign. and if the result of the presidential election is contested, then she is confirmed, her first act could be to help shape the future direction of american democracy. jon sopel, bbc news, washington.

there's been heavy fighting between armenia and azerbaijan, over the disputed nagorno—kara bakh region, with reports troops and civilians have died. the region is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan, but controlled by ethnic armenians. there are fears the south caucasus region, which serves as a corridor for oil and gas pipelines to western europe, could see a full scale conflict. in belarus, more than 200 people have been detained after riot police tried unsuccessfully, to disrupt demonstrations against president lukashenko. tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across the country, demanding he steps down. belarus has seen daily protests, since a disputed election last month. from the capital, minsk, jonah fisher reports. seven weeks after the disputed election, belarus' protests now have a certain rhythm. each sunday, there's a big march, and today there were once again tens

of thousands on the streets of the capital, minsk. with the passing weeks, the protesters' outfits have evolved, as have the jokes and the insults. why do you put a rat on a cross? it's our president. alexander lukashenko claimed victory but is widely thought to have lost august's vote to the housewife svetla na ti kha novs kaya. chanting they chant for her but a crackdown has destroyed the opposition leadership. this tractor factory worker and trade unionist is pretty much the only leader who's neither injail or in exile and he's worried. while we're with him, his wife calls twice to make sure he hasn't been picked up.

"at the moment, there is no organised opposition inside belarus", he tells me. "but if you call the people of belarus the opposition, then the opposition is stronger and more united than ever." the opposition's problem is that despite the protests, president lukashenko's security forces remain solidly behind him. so this is what we have seen repeatedly here in belarus. excuse me, sir. basically, these masked guys, nothing on them which says who they are, disrupting demonstrations... ..detaining people, taking them into vans. where are you taking these people? woman screams this was a women's march on saturday. what's happening to you? she says she was just standing outside a cafe. what's your name?

we've showed you our name. no name. no name? why not? no name, no face. why don't you show your face? yeah, i am afraid. on europe's eastern flank, the men in masks are still very much in charge. jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. now, with all the sport, here's ollie foster, at the bbc sport centre... four months later that scheduled, the french open is underway in paris. the change of season isn't to everyone's liking and the very british weather at roland garros didn't bode well for the british players. adam wild reports. tennis isn't really supposed to feel like this. wrapped up against the biting cold, here was andy murray on his paris return. drawn against stan wawrinka, the same opponent as his last match here three years ago.

but murray is no longer the player he was. the dog—eared determination, the iron will remains, but the old magic a little more elusive. like murray, wawrinka's best is perhaps behind him, but here he still found more than enough. murray one of two british men frozen out on the opening day. dan evans, british number one, took kei nishikori took five sets but that is where his french open ends. so that left british hopes on the opening day with johanna konta. taking no chances against the chill, she faced american teenage sensation coco gauff. konta never looked comfortable and whether it was the temperatures or the 16—year—old's brilliance, konta joins evans and murray out in the cold. adam wild, bbc news. highlights from today's premier league games follow the news, and the scottish premiership depending where you're watching, but here are the results. leicester city are top of the table after coming from behind to win 5—2 at manchester city. jamie vardy scored a hatrick.

that's city's biggest home defeat under their manager pep guardiola. elsewhere, there were wins for leeds and west ham. newcastle scored a late equaliser at spurs. rangers are still top of the table in scotland following a 5—1 win at motherwell. there were also wins for celtic and aberdeen. lewis hamilton is still one short of michael schumacher‘s record of formula 1 race wins. he started on pole in the russian grand prix but time penalties meant he could only finish third. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. these men control the russian grand prix. the stewards defined lewis hamilton's finish before he even began. they saw him practising starts in the wrong place — a dangerous place. park that for a second. commentator: lights out and away we go! the race itself began with the two black mercedes battling each other for the lead. hamilton lost it to valtteri bottas, and won it back. while, behind him, there was chaos. carlos sainz, and some signs.

hamilton was first when his team found out he would be punished for the prerace errors. fancy telling lewis? team radio: there is a ten second time penalty for those start infringements. 0h, bleep! where is that in the rulebook? well, ten second penalty served in the pits left hamilton 11th. he fought back to third. russia deemed it safe for thousands to attend in sochi and watch hamilton's team—mate, his rival, finish first. valtteri bottas wins the russian grand prix. never give up, was the winner's verdict. joe wilson, bbc news. essex have won the inaugral bob willis trophy, the revised county championship that's taken place over the past two months. they were facing somerset in the five—day final at lords and though the match was drawn, essex were declared the winners by virtue of having scored more runs in theirfirst innings. plenty more on the bbc sport website, including the line up for this weeks womens' fa cup semi—finals, arsenal against manchester city

is the pick of the ties. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night..

hello. this is bbc news. let's return now to wales, where two of the country's biggest cities have gone into lockdown tonight. the new measures affect both swansea and cardiff. neath port talbot, torfaen and vale of glamorgan will have tighter restrictions imposed from tomorrow. the first localised lockdown in wales, in the town of llanelli in carmarthenshire came into force yesterday. the measures mean that almost two million people in wales — or two—thirds of the population — will be under local lockdown rules by 6pm tomorrow. announcing the extension of tighter restrictions, the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, said figures in all three had deteriorated

over the weekend. there is household transmission, people not being careful enough about observing simple things like social distancing, not behaving in ways that allows the virus to spread. there are some working patterns, people living in one local authority, working in another, and the virus being spread in that way also. there is nothing unique about these three areas. the numbers are being driven by the same combination of factors that we have seen in other parts of south wales. but on that point, if it is people moving around for work, that will be able to continue to happen under these local restrictions. it will. how is that going to deal with that? it is very important we reinforce the message with people. people are able to travel for work but when you travel to work, that is what you are meant to be doing. not using that opportunity to then go and socialise, to mix with other people, to go out doing things that brings you into contact with lots more people.

it is just persuading people, the fewer people you meet, the less you travel, the safer you and other people will be. we need to keep hammering that message home to people. you will be able, for designated purposes, to continue to cross boundaries, only for those purposes please. have you got any idea, as a government, as to whether people are actually self isolating when they need to? yes, we do, because our ttp teams are contacting those people. the picture is mixed, that is why we announced the £500 help to people on low incomes, so that they do not face the pressure to go into work to earn money when the know that they may be suffering from coronavirus. i think the position is that the majority of people continue to be willing to do the right thing. although there are pressures in individual people's lives that can make that difference, as a government, we want to try

to help them as much as we can to self—isolate when they are asked to, and therefore to reduce the risk to others. the first minister of wales. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am, and george eaton, senior online editor at the new statesman. that's coming up after the headlines. but first, it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening. last night, it was northern ireland who recorded its coldest september night on record. tonight, it could be some parts of northern england and southern scotland. with some pretty stormy weather forecast for later in the week, i fancy our green landscape may look a little more autumnal by the time we hit next weekend. the cold spots tonight will be where we saw the clearer skies today, extending from the south—west of england all the way through into the east of scotland. cloud is going to be increasing across northern ireland, staying in place across eastern england, but through that clearer swathe, we could see temperatures as low as —3 or “11, particularly in south—east scotland and northern england.

it is here where we start frosty with a bit of fog but lots of sunshine. still cloudy across the south—east of england, but that will brighten up. northern ireland, cloud and rain during the morning before sunshine arrives. and then cloud spreading eastwards across scotland into wales and western parts of england through the afternoon, producing the odd spot of rain or drizzle. temperatures will be up a little bit compared with the weekend. the biggest change will be for those across the eastern part of england, as the winds ease down in the sun comes out. through monday night into tuesday, the weather front which is pushing eastwards across the country is going to introduce atlantic air, so we should see temperatures hold up in the sunny spells. a little bit of mist and fog first thing. may take awhile for the cloud and patchy rain to clear from east anglia and the south—east. a few early showers across western fringes of the country but, in fact, most of you on tuesday are dry and sunny. feeling quite pleasant in the sunshine, too, 13—18, not far off where we should be for the time of year. just a degree or so down. but then, as the jet stream wakens up through the middle part of the week into wednesday, a deepening low towards the south

of iceland throws in these weather fronts. strengthening winds across the country, bright start in the east but wet and windy in the west. winds touching gale force at times. i reckon it is going to be western areas that could see the highest of the rainfall total. some eastern areas not seeing much rain during daylight hours but the rain will arrive as we go through the evening and overnight. temperatures around 12—17, but you have got to factor in cloud, wind and rain. it will probably feel cooler than that. as we go, actually, into the end of the week, the jet stream really does make itself known, especially towards friday and into the weekend. deep area of low pressure spinning its way up, could produce some stormy conditions and one certainly to watch. in summary, we start off with the frost, but overall rather cool this week, some wet and windy weather mid week, and then that storm potential towards next weekend.

hello. this is bbc news with me, martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment — first the headlines. the government defends its decision to allow students to return to university despite several outbreaks of coronavirus, leaving many confined to their rooms. but in scotland students are told they can return home — as long as they follow the rules on self—isolating. cardiff and swansea have gone into local lockdown tonight, with another three areas in wales facing new restrictions from tomorrow. the murdered police sergeant matt ratana is remembered at the rugby club where he was head coach — as the suspect is named as 23—year—old louis de zoysa. there's been heavy fighting between armenia and azerbaijan, over the disputed nagorno—kara bakh region, with reports troops and civilians have died. more than 200 people are arrested in belarus,