tonight at ten, the united kingdom is now said to be at a "critical moment" in the battle against coronavirus. as more regions get used to tougher restrictions, the prime minister warns that he'll go further if people don't comply. no matter how impatient we may be, how fed up we may become, there is only one way of doing this, and that is by showing a collective forbearance, common sense and willingness to make sacrifices for the safety of others. as intensive care units prepare for a possible influx of patients, government advisers spell out the basis of their rising concern. numbers of cases are going up, hospitalisations are going up, icus going up and unfortunately, very sadly, so are deaths.

and that means that this is headed in the wrong direction. there's no cause for complacency here at all. we'll have the latest as the number of recorded new infections has topped 7,000 for a second day. also tonight... i'm not going to answer the question. why won't you answer the question? will you shut up, man? an abusive and chaotic debate between the two us presidential candidates brings calls for the rules to be changed. why the british motor industry is set to lose out, even if there is a trade deal with the eu. the greater manchester fire service has apologised for its slow response to the manchester arena attack, three years ago. and we come face to face with the female italian artist whose work challenged conventions more than four centuries ago. and coming up in the sport later on bbc news, heartbreak for newport.

they lose on penalties to premier league newcastle in the league cup. all the other results on the way. good evening. the united kingdom is at a "critical moment" in the battle against coronavirus, according to boris johnson, who's warned that he won't hesistate to put further measures in place if necessary. and the government's chief scientific adviser has warned that hospital admissions and intensive care cases are "heading the wrong way" as the number of reported new infections topped 7,000 for a second day. the government has renewed the exceptional powers it gained in march under the coronavirus act, but only after promising mps they would be able to vote "wherever possible" on new regulations before they come into force. the speaker of the commons also warned the government against treating parliament "with contempt", as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports.

this is sital. coronavirus has changed her and her family's life. she and her husband both had the disease. his lungs are still scarred and things are different now. my husband was one of those people who, when covid first came on the scene, he was a believer that it wasn't going to effect him, it wasn't going to touch him. he was under a5, fit and healthy, and it wasn't going to effect him. my husband nearly died and it is really real. we found ourselves being more isolated at home. and in that melee, borisjohnson. coronavirus has changed his life, and his leadership, too. cases are rising again, political pressure mounting, winter on the way. no matter how impatient we may be, how fed up we may become, there is only one way of doing this and that is by showing a collective forbearance, common sense and willingness to make sacrifices for the safety of others.

he can't say enough. he doesn't want another national lockdown but it is plain it could yet happen. if the evidence requires it, we will not hesitate to take further measures that would, i'm afraid, be more costly than the ones we've put into effect now. we can see today that the limits already in place on millions of people have not stopped the spread and you even had to apologise for failing to explain the rules properly. how can people have confidence in your government's approach, and can you give people your honest assessment — how high is the chance of more restrictions coming in for everyone, everywhere? the answer is, i'm afraid, entirely dependent on how effective we are now, collectively, in driving down the virus. and we know we can do it because we did it before. our success will have to be judged, i'm afraid, in the days and weeks ahead. we have got a long winter ahead of us and a lot could happen over that time so i think to predict

forward from here would be a big mistake. numbers of cases are going up hospitalisations are going up, icus going up and unfortunately, very sadly, so are deaths. and that means that this is heading in the wrong direction. there is no cause for complacency here at all. and the disease has changed the balance between ministers and mps, too. at the start of the epidemic, the tories seemed the masters of parliament. now ministers have given ground to backbenchers who will have more of a say over extra restrictions being rushed through, but not before a serious ticking off from the speaker... shows a total disregard for the house... ..for cutting mps, who represent all of us, out of the process. i now look to the government to rebuild the trust with this house and not treat it with the contempt that it has shown. and just as the tory backbenchers are proving less reliable than the government might hope, the opposition too is sharpening their attacks. the government's side of the bargain here is to have a very clear

strategy for keeping that infection rate down and we don't see that strategy. very clear communications, and the byword for this week has been yet again confusion. but even with the current limits, things are different for how the country makes a living, too. this is the business design centre. this is dominicjones, the boss of this vast venue. coronavirus has changed everything for him as well. so, normally it would be a thriving, buzzing environment with thousands of people. these empty halls would normally be packed with 90,000 people a year. this complete unclarity on people's futures, their livelihoods, is causing absolute distress. we have so many people that are allied to our industry, that rely on our industry. it feels desperately unfair that we are being told, and targeted as a sector, simply told that we cannot open. with rising cases come rising worries and rising concern about the government's grip. everything feels different second time round. laura kuenssberg, bbc

news, westminster. let's have our nightly look at the latest government figures. they show there were 7,108 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 6,220. and, as new cases have climbed, so have daily hospital admissions, with 348 people being admitted on average each day over the past week. this number doesn't include scotland. 71 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week a0 deaths were announced every day, which takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 42,143. the nature and extent of restrictions vary around the uk depending on the specific set of circumstances.

there are a number of local and regional outbreaks and ministers stress that people need to check what the position is where they live. at the same time, there are some measures which apply to everyone. there's the hands, face and space guidance — washing hands, wearing masks in shops and on public transport, and keeping a social distance. and wherever people are, they should work from home if possible. here's our health editor, hugh pym, on just how critical a moment this is for the nhs, and the attempts to control the virus. hospitals preparing for winter. at southampton general they have opened a new intensive care unit. and the prime minister set out the government's plans — a four month stockpile of ppe and thousands more ventilators for the sickest patients. but already the nhs is feeling the pressure. the number of patients with covid—19 needing ventilators remained fairly low throughout august, but since the middle of this month

it has been rising consistently, though at the peak of the epidemic the number was much, much higher. we are receiving a picture of increasing pressure on the front line, so in some places the levels of covid patients are going up and down, in other places they are doubling every fortnight and in some places they are telling us the pressure really is mounting. admissions to intensive care in england have risen sharply since mid—september, with the steepest increase for people between the ages of 65 and 85. those who become seriously ill usually do so a couple of weeks after being infected with the virus. at this hospital, royal glamorgan in south wales, eight people have died after 82 coronavirus cases were identified. all nonurgent surgery has been suspended — adults needing emergency care are being taken to other hospitals.

to curb the spread of the virus, much will depend on testing in local communities. in some parts of the uk, people have struggled to get tests, with the system severely stretched. here's what's been happening with testing since the end of august. the number of tests processed each day did rise through the middle of this month, as demand increased, but it has been fairly flat since then. as for capacity — the ability of labs to process the tests — it went up earlier this month but at times struggled to keep up. it has gone up a bit more in recent days. care and nursing homes like this one in yorkshire are still concerned they are not getting the service they need, with delays getting results back for residents and staff. i would say the government's response so far is inadequate. we have to do better, because testing is the key to solving this pandemic. we have to test better. i am still hopeful the government will learn and the capacity will grow.

people's behaviour is all—important, according to ministers and health officials. they'll argue that scenes like this, an illegal party in a student hall of residence in coventry, can only fuel the spread of the virus and potentially put more people in hospital. hugh pym, bbc news. and to find out more about which restrictions affect you, visit the bbc news website — bbc. co. uk/news/coronavirus. it will take you to that section and the guidance is there for you. with around one in four people already living under tighter coronavirus restrictions and the prospect of more local interventions, how are people feeling about the coming weeks? 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports from warwickshire. this town is bracing itself for what may come. for now alcester is not under any local lockdown but everywhere

there are signs life is far from normal. at the high street deli they made hot meals to help out at the height of the pandemic. for their business and well—being they are wary about the next few months. we'rejust anxious, we just don't know. we've got christmas just around the corner. we do not know if it is going to get better or worse. i know we will all come together again as a community and we will do what needs to be done. this market town saw volunteers step up, like so many places, and with fresh warnings about rising cases across the country today, they are prepared to do so again, if needed, sensing now emotional support may be in demand. back in march and april everything just kind of felt like the world was turning upside down. i think there is probably less fear about the virus itself but a little bit of fear about what the next six months is going to be like. hello! bill is certainly apprehensive. he was shielding with a lung condition, helped by local volunteers. he worries about new restrictions.

to be honest, lam rather scared because i don't fancy a winter of being shielded, but i think the country is much better prepared, the nhs, the supermarkets, although i still understand there's a shortage of toilet rolls already. some of the town's teenagers at a local community cooking class are resigned to rules for the long haul but it's not without frustration. it kind of annoys me because it ruined all the things we love. there's too many restrictions, but i would much rather stay safe. i hope it goes well. studying for a—levels, i do not want the schools to close down again. if we are in another lockdown over christmas, i will be absolutely devastated. there is uncertainty here but for paul and joe, members of a bridge club unable to meet since march, it is time to stay positive. 0ptimistic. we will come through. about the distant future if not the immediate future. i have my first grandchild on the way at the moment.

congratulations. thank you. i only found out last week. it is something to look forward to and life continues. despite having to keep apart, this community seems determined to stick together, knowing there could be tough times ahead. alex forsyth, bbc news, alcester. and our health editor, hugh pym, is here. given what was said today at the news c0 nfe re nce given what was said today at the news conference and what experts have been saying about the local measures and more national measures across the uk, where do you think we stand now? a couple of quite striking things from the media conference. firstly borisjohnson stating this was a critical moment and he meant it would still take time for the impact of measures to feed through the root of six for example, the 10pm curfew on pubs and bars, other restrictions in different parts of the uk. cases are going up, hospital numbers are going

up going up, hospital numbers are going up so he said success or otherwise would have to bejudged in the up so he said success or otherwise would have to be judged in the days and weeks ahead. that is a pretty significant statement. the other key point was made by chris whitty i think, the chief medical adviser, when he said this could be different from march. he said then the uk was rather unusual with a uniform spread of the virus whereas in italy and spain it was concentrated in certain areas and they cracked down on them. he said this time, certainly in england, there was quite a concentration and acceleration of cases and hospital numbers in the north—east and north—west of england in particular, and the midlands. he said however difficult it might be for people in those areas, if eve ryo ne for people in those areas, if everyone worked together, the virus could be brought under control given that localisation. certainly measures in london have not been ruled out, national measures have not been ruled out either and as chris whitty said, it was going to bea chris whitty said, it was going to be a long winter ahead. many thanks. tens of millions of americans tuned

in to the first us presidential debate between donald trump and joe biden which turned out to be one of the most ill—tempered and chaotic debates ever seen. both the republicans and the democrats are claiming their man won the debate, during which mr trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent, prompting mr biden to tell him to "shut up." the debates commission said that changes should be made to the way the remaining two debates will be run, as our north america editor, jon sopel, reports. coming out on stage and not hitting each other was more or less of the most dignified thing about last night. this was an exercise in ugliness, with donald trump determined to trip his opponent, joe biden, up by repeatedly interrupting him. number one... joe, you agreed with bernie sanders and his far left on the manifesto. socialised medicine. look, hey... are you saying you didn't agree? and then, as the moderator tried to regain control... let me ask my question. i'll ask joe.

picking fights with the umpire. i guess i'm debating you, not him. lagging behind in the polls, the president was clearly going for a knockout blow, something that would turn this election around. but biden didn't go down. instead, he grew exasperated. radical left... will you shut up, man? who is on your list, joe? this is so... don't ever use the word smart with me. don't ever use that word. 0h, give me a break. because you know what? because you are a president screwing things up. you are a senator... you are the worst president america has ever had. biden‘s clear strategy was not to get too embroiled and keep speaking to the american people. this is not about my family or his family, it's about your family, the american people. trump's best moment came when he talked about law and order and how the police and sheriffs were backing him. name one group that supports you, name one group that came out and supported you. go ahead. we have time. we don't have time to do anything... no, no, think about it. but then the president was asked to condemn the white supremacist

militias that have appeared on the streets. he wouldn't. what do you want to call them? give me a name, give me a name. white supremacists... who do you want me to condemn? proud boys. proud boys? stand back and stand by. the white supremacist proud boys group have welcomed the president's comments and said they have had many new recruits as a result of the debate. at this trump watch party, they liked what they had seen from their man, but biden had done better than they had expected. he actually surprised me a little bit, but it wasn't enough to impress me either way. he lasted the whole night. i'm surprised. his dementia didn't show. his dementia didn't show up. i say trump has done a hell of a job considering what he was dealt with, but i would have liked to have seen a stronger performance tonight by trump. the clear strategy of donald trump is to be aggressive, to interrupt as much as possible, to destabilise joe biden. with this audience,

it's going down well, but what about independents? the disaffected republicans, people in the suburbs? that will be the acid test of this debate. at the end, the two wives came onto stage to congratulate their partners, with varying degrees of warmth. this was a victory for heat rather than light. the next five weeks are not going to be edifying. jon sopel, bbc news, cleveland, ohio. back home, there were several pointers to the state of the economy today. britain's economy shrank by a record i9.8% in the second quarter of 2020, when coronavirus lockdown measures were in force. it was a slightly smaller decline than the initial estimate of a fall of 20.4%. tsb today announced it will close 164 of its branches and cut 960 jobs, blaming "a significant shift in customer behaviour," as more customers bank online. the announcement is in addition to the 82 branches the bank said it

would close in november, when it set out plans to save £100 million by 2022. shell has said it plans to cut up to 9,000 jobs worldwide, following a collapse in demand for oil, because of the effects of the pandemic. the proposed cuts are equivalent to about 10% of shell's workforce and would be implemented by the end of 2022. but morrisons is creating over 1,000 jobs to help fulfill its fresh food orders on amazon. it is the latest supermarket to hire extra workers to meet the demand for home grocery shopping, which has seen a significant increase during the pandemic. talks between the uk and the eu to try to agree a future trade deal are continuing this week, and it's now emerged that britain's car industry could be a loser. the bbc has seen a leaked document in which the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost, concedes that one of the industry's key demands, to treat foreign car parts used

in the uk as british, won't be met. as our economics editor, faisal islam, explains, it means some car makers could face export tariffs, even if there is an overall trade deal with the eu. it is a tough time right now in the car industry. last friday, the ford engine plant at bridgend closed its doors. the industry as a whole facing a perfect storm of pandemic, the end of the engine and, in the uk, barriers with its main markets. the industry wants a deal but has been told, even if there is one, some of its key priorities can't be negotiated. that's in a number ten letter obtained by the bbc. in it, chief uk negotiator david frost acknowledges the industry's need to count non—european parts, particularly from japan and turkey, as british, will not be agreed in any circumstances by the eu. and obviously we can't insist on it. this effectively means the deal might not apply to some factories' exports.

it's pretty critical for the cars that are produced here to be exported not only to europe but to other countries around the world. if it's not going to be done, what is the consequence for the industry? i think one of the big ones would be japan, because the japanese manufacturers in the uk bring components, engine components and so on and so forth, in from japan, so that could have quite difficult circumstances. this is especially the case for electric vehicles with expensive foreign batteries. even if there is a deal on post—brexit traid with the eu in the next few weeks, the compromises made will create winners and losers in different sectors of the british economy at a tough time. and so this leaked letter gives a unique insight into that black box of what the uk government is asking for and what it is willing to insist on. and the car industry thinks that it might be being traded off against other industries.

the automotive sector is fundamental to uk trade, the biggest exporter of goods, so we need to make sure that automotive is at the top of the level of priorities, not traded off against other sectors. the government argues it has asked the eu for these concessions and most are supported by the eu's own car industry, but the eu says such concessions would allow the uk to become an offshore manufacturing hub with free access to its single market. other industries told mps today that both sides were missing chances for negotiation wins. it's still not too late to agree the bare minimum, and i am still glass half full, and i hope that will be agreed by both sides. today the government was celebrating a new deal struck with norway on the issue of fishing. other, larger, land—based industries say they now need to be the centre of negotiations. faisal islam, bbc news.

the greater manchester fire and rescue service has apologised for its response to the manchester arena attack three years ago, saying it was neither "adequate nor effective." speaking at the public inquiry the lawyer representing fire fighters admitted that it was unacceptable that it took two hours for them to arrive at the scene. 0ur correspondent judith moritz reports. it looks real enough, but this was a fake terror attack, a training exercise at the trafford centre a year before a real bomb exploded at manchester arena. during this rehearsal, the police failed to contact fire and ambulance teams, who took an hour and a half to arrive on the scene. lessons should have been learned. but when the attack happened for real, similar mistakes were made again. it took two hours for firefighters to be sent to the arena. we would like to say to the families and victims that we are sorry that this happened.

the inquiry will hear evidence from many individual gmfrs witnesses who still have profound feelings of frustration and deep anguish that they were not there to help. none of the senior fire officers thought they were in command on the night, and no one took charge. i've spoken to the family of saffie roussos, who was murdered at the arena, and they told me that the fire service apology was painful to hear, but they say they feel it's the only organisation which hasn't passed the buck, and they say they want other authorities to be as open and transparent, adding that they believe m15 hasn't accepted any failures. the government has said that there was a missed opportunity to stop and search the bomber, salman abedi, when he returned to the uk from libya four days before the attack. they have also revealed that he had links to at least six people who were being investigated by m15

for connections to terrorist groups. on two separate occasions in the months prior to the attack, intelligence was received by m15 about him. the intelligence was assessed at the time to relate to possibly innocent activity or to non—terrorist criminality on his part. in retrospect, this intelligence was highly relevant to the planned attack, but the significance of it was not fully appreciated at the time. 22 people were murdered at manchester arena. the public inquiry will have to decide what, if anything, could have prevented such tragic loss of life. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the president of azerbaijan has said his forces will fight on until armenian forces have left an area of disputed territory. it's the fourth day of fierce fighting in the region, and dozens of people have been killed. it's the heaviest fighting between the two sides in more

than a quarter of a century. the two former soviet republics fought a war between 1988—1994 over the region of nagorno—karabakh, which is officially part of azerbaijan, but governed by ethnic armenians. there are fears that two global powers could be drawn into the conflcit, turkey has close ties to azerbaijan, while russia is allied mainly with armenia. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher reports from yerevan in armenia. nagorno—karabakh is one of the world's open sores. 0n the map, part of azerbaijan, but dominated and run by ethnic armenians. in the last four days, a decades—old conflict has roared back to life... ..as azerbaijan has gone on the offensive. here, armenians are trying to shoot down drones that are targeting them.

dozens, probably many more, have been killed, including civilians. war with the old enemy has led to an outpouring of patriotic fervour in the armenian capital, yerevan. donations are being brought to a theatre, ready to be taken to troops on the front line. some civilians have already fled in the other direction. this family left their hometown on the first day of the war. "i remember being shelled," she says. "we were so afraid that we just cried all the time." for both azerbaijan and armenia the long struggle for nagorno—karabakh has become an integral part of their national identity. what appears to be different now is the willingness of other countries to get involved. in particular, turkey. this is the wreckage of a plane which armenia says was shot down by a turkish f—16 jet. turkey denies that but it has made no secret of its support

for azerbaijan's ambitions. translation: we have only one condition. the armenian armed forces must immediately and definitively leave our land. if they comply, the fighting will stop. when people look at the map tonight and they see that this piece of territory, nagorno—karabakh, is inside azerbaijan on the maps, why should they believe that you're in the right? because those who are slightly familiar with the history of this land will know about the transfer of this territory. so historically... historically this was the land in which the armenian population resided. across the border in azerbaijan, a soldier is being buried. a conflict that has long blighted the region is claiming new casualties on both sides of the line. jonah fisher, bbc news, armenia.

artemisia gentileschi was a trailblazing artist who challenged conventions and achieved success in 17th century europe. the italian painter is also regarded as one of the greatest storytellers of her time. now for the first time in the uk, a major exhibition of her works goes on show at the national gallery in london, as our arts editor will gompertz reports. meet artemisia gentileschi, who would be well over 400 years old now but was only in her early 20s when she painted this self—portrait as st catherine of alexandria. she was considered one of the greatest artists of her age in florence, revered by everybody, including the mighty medici. so she was incredibly successful incredibly early. but she had had the most terrible start to her career. artemisia gentileschi produced this painting