this is bbc news, i'm laura trevelyan live in washington. our top stories: doctors treating president trump for coronavirus at a military hospital outside washington have just given the latest information about his condition. at this time the team and i are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. thursday he had a mild cough and some nasal congestion and fatigue, all of which are now resolving and improving. mr trump spent his first night in hospital, after testing positive for the virus on friday. i think ithink i'm i think i'm doing very well but we are going to make sure that things work out. the white house says mr trump remains in charge — but his presidential campaign is postponing rallies and other events.

borisjohnson boris johnson and the borisjohnson and the president of the european commission jose borisjohnson and the president of the european commissionjose uk and eu will work intensively to overcome significant gaps in their positions ona significant gaps in their positions on a post brexit relationship. hello from washington. in the last hour, donald trump's physician said the president is doing ‘very well‘ and is in ‘exceptionally good spirits‘, after spending his first night in hospital. he was transferred there from the white house following his diagnosis with covid—i9. here‘s some of what dr sean conley had to say. at this time the team and i are extremely happy at the progress the president has made. thursday he had a mild cough and nasal congestion, fatigue, all of which are now resolving and improving. as we said before he is male and he is slightly overweight. other than that he is

very healthy. his cholesterol is great, his blood pressure is great, he is not on medication, he is up and active. your saw his activity in the days leading up to and the long hours and everything else. let‘s cross live now to the walter reed medical center — where mr trump is being treated — and speak to our correspondent lebo diseko. the president is doing well but his physician wouldn‘t say whether he has received oxygen. journalists pushed on that question but the a nswer pushed on that question but the answer was that he is not an oxygen at the moment. you will hear supporters honking. as they pass the camp outside the hospital. though supporters have been here most of the morning. i suppose it will have been quite a relief to hear such a positive update from the president‘s

medical team. something that really stood out to me was when his doctor said the president said ifeel like i could walk right out of here today. a marked difference from his tweet last night which sounded a little bit less like the president that we are all used to hearing from. he had said, "going well, i think." the president‘s team really underlying that they are pleased with his progress. they also said that he is up and about and working as well. and his chief of staff mark meadows is apparently giving him plenty of work to do. leverages serco, thank you so much forjoining us. “— serco, thank you so much forjoining us. —— lebo diseko. this has been quite the week in washington. we have just learned that the president‘s debate prep adviser chris christie has tested positive for coronavirus, the latest person in the president‘s circled to do so. here is daniela relph with the story so here is daniela relph with the story

so far. it is the only story in town. last night they master president walked out of the white house to the marine 1 out of the white house to the marine i where he was flown to walter reed military hospitaljust north of washington. before he left on social media he spoke directly to the american people. i think i'm doing very well but we are going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. so thank you very much, i appreciate it, i will never forget it, thank you. and then a follow—up tweet to reassure where he said, "going well, i think! thank you to all. love! post quotes social distancing, mask wearing were not routine at the white house. here a week ago what some describe as the super spreader event. dozens gathering to welcome the president

of‘s nominee to the supreme court and several who have tested positive, including a former adviser to the president kellyanne conway. and at that bad—tempered debate on tuesday last week the trump entourage did not wear face tuesday last week the trump entourage did not wearface masks. joe biden who shared a stage with him has tested negative and been cautious about playing politics right now. my wife jill and i pray that they will make a quick and full recovery. this is not a matter of politics. it‘s a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously. but another leading democrat was more critical. this is tragic. it's very sad. but it also is something that, again, going into crowds unmasked and all the rest, was sort of a brazen invitation for something like this to happen. the president‘s age and weight put him in the high—risk category. doctors say so far he has not needed extra oxygen but has been given the drug

remdesivir to help boost lung resilience. before he left the white house the president was also treated with an experimental antibody medication to try to dampen his covid symptoms. what we know yet is whether that strong signal, strong effect on the virus, translates into benefits for the patient. and so, for example, does it reduce the time people need to be in hospital, or reduce their need for a mechanical ventilator or improve survival? those are unknowns. these will be uncertain days for donald trump and his family. his daughter ivanka says she is praying for her father who she is praying for her father who she describes as a warrior. daniela relph, bbc news. the president announced positive test results for himself and his wife, melania, in a tweet on friday. it followed a confirmed diagnosis for his close aide, hope hicks. several of the cases have been potentially linked to a white house rose garden event last saturday introducing amy coney barrett as trump‘s supreme courtjudge nomination.

so who else has tested positive for the virus in recent days? they include the president‘s longtime counsellor kellyanne conway — who attended that event last saturday. also there was utah senator mike lee — who is on the judiciary committee. he‘s confirmed he has the coronavirus. senator thom tillis of north carolina tested positive. he was also at that event in the rose garden on saturday. and also bill stepien — the president‘s campaign manager — has also tested positive. he was reportedly spotted getting into a vehicle with hope hicks. and the latest person, another senior us politician to test positive for covid—i9, senator ron johnson, a republican who heads the senate homeland security committee, was diagnosed on friday. a spokesman said mrjohnson was feeling healthy, and not experiencing any symptons, but would now go into isolation. and they gave no indication as to where the senator may have aquired the virus.

and to add to that list, chris christie who did debate prep for the president ahead of that contentious debate, has also tested positive for coronavirus. you‘re watching bbc news.

good evening. donald trump‘s medical team has said he‘s "doing very well" — as they gave an update on his health a short time ago outside the hospital where he is being treated for covid—i9. dr sean conley said the president was not on oxygen or having difficulty breathing and was in good spirits and walking around. the white house described his admission to the walter reed military medical facility as a precautionary measure. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest. it‘s one month exactly to election day. president trump expected to be on the campaign trail, but instead woke up the campaign trail, but instead woke up in hospital. earlier in his physician gave an update from the walter reed medical centre. —— early on. the president has had no fever

for over 2a hours and we remain cautiously optimistic, but he is doing great. with that, another note, it should be clear, he has got plenty of work to get done from the chief of staff. he‘s doing it. plenty of work to get done from the chief of staff. he's doing it. last night he left for the hospital unaided but there was none of his usual bluster and show for the media and unusually for the president he was wearing a mask. the white house is trying to project a business as usual. he not transferring powers to the vice president mike pence and he is in charge, and he attempted to calm jittery nerves with a message before he left. i want to thank everybody for the tremendous support was up i‘m going to walter reed hospital and i think i‘m doing very well. but we are going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. thank you very much. i appreciated and i will never forget it. he can't have visitors

but it did not stop his supporters from turning up outside the gates. his political rival democratic candidate joe biden is his political rival democratic candidatejoe biden is on the campaign trail. he and the swing state of michigan. but he has been careful not to be seen exploiting the illness of the president. delivering a message of american unity. sending my prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the president of the united states, after they tested positive for covid—i9. my wife and i prayed that they will make a quick recovery. this is not a matter of politics. it is a bracing reminder to everyone that we have to take this virus seriously. it has been more than 2a hours since president trump announced his andy first lady‘s results, and more and more of those close to mr trump have tested positive for covid—i9. his campaign manager, is form its senior adviser

kellyanne conway, and several republican senators. they were all present at what may turn out to have been a super spreader event, the announcement of the supreme court nominee last saturday in the rose garden. the democrats are now calling for her hearing is to be postponed. president trump has been criticised for his cavalier attitude towards the virus which has killed more than 200,000 americans and infected more than 7 million. in recent history no presidential candidate has come down with an illness this close to an election. millions of voters have already casted their ballots, where the incumbent has been infected with a potentially deadly disease. for a president who did not want the virus to be the centre of the 2020 campaign, he now finds himself at the heart of it. there is some confusion tonight

about the president‘s condition and his doctor said he tested positive 72 hours ago but donald trump only let the public know about 36 hours ago so that raises major questions about the deadline and he also said he was not an oxygen but it is not clear if he ever was. the white house wants to show that president trump is in control and that this may not be the white house but he is running the country. and he is treating, he‘s got two experimental treatments, and how he responds to those over the next week will be crucial in determining the course of this election. thank you. well, as we‘ve heard president trump has been given two treatments to try to slow the impact of the virus. our health editor hugh pym looks at how effective they might be and how he could have caught the virus. even as the president walked across the white house lawn to the helicopter

which would take him to hospital, there was speculation about how the virus might have got through the white house defences. there‘s a policy of regular testing but back injuly donald trump appeared to contradict his press secretary. they‘d said he‘d been tested many times daily. the press secretary said today that you sometimes take more than one test per day, why is that? well, i didn‘t know about more than one, but i do take probably on average a test every two days, three days. i don‘t know if any time i‘ve taken two tests in one day. but i could see that happening. as well as questions over the testing regime, it‘s been noted that social distancing was not much in evidence at this recent event attended by the president. masks and face coverings appeared to be in short supply. as for donald trump‘s hospital treatment, he‘s getting two experimental drugs. he first made by the us company regeneron, involves antibodies produced in laboratories to boost covid patients‘ immune systems. scientists say early

results are encouraging but there are still questions. it‘s reduced the amount of virus that those patients then carry, but what we don‘t know yet is whether that strong signal, that strong effect on the virus, translates into benefits for the patients, so, for example, does it reduce the time that people need to be in hospital or reduce their need for a mechanical ventilator or improve survival? experts say the other drug, remdesivir, is an existing antiviral treatment which has shown positive results in one trial. the length of stay in people who have severe coronavirus infection is less, and so when you have indicators of severe infection, whether that‘s risk factors or whether it‘s actually observed lower oxygen rates, the thinking is that the earlier you can get it to patients the better. president trump has had the drugs early on but these are not cures for coronavirus. hugh pym, bbc news. borisjohnson and the president of the european commission have agreed on the importance of

reaching a trade deal when the brexit transition period ends, but they say there are still significant differences on both sides. our politcal correspondent iain watson is here. iain, what‘s changed? still no agreement? yes, but by sides have agreed to keep talking, because the formal negotiations ended without agreement yesterday. despite that, borisjohnson is not going to throw in the sponge, in his words, and they are keen to intensify talks to see if they can ove i’co m e intensify talks to see if they can overcome the remaining differences. that is important because if they don‘t, by the end of the year, when the transition period ends, there will be tariffs, taxes on goods which push prices up, but because they are talking does not mean they are closer to agreement. both sides say there are differences on fishing rights and subsidies to industry and other differences, as well, and at the conservative party conference which is now a virtual event because

of the coronavirus crisis, dominic raab said the days have been held —— the days of being held over a barrel by brussels have ended, in other words, they will not be a deal at any price. thanks forjoining us. the duke and duchess of cambridge have released a video of their children prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis asking questions to sir david attenborough about the natural world. they filmed their children at kensington palace before meeting sir david in person. sir david attenborough answering questions with prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis. football, and everton are top of the premier league after beating brighton 4—2 at goodison park. they‘ve won all four

of their matches so far this season. joe lynskey reports. in the premier league the crowds still aren‘t here. top—flight football carries on in silence. and on merseyside they may feel it hardest, everton fans are missing their best start since the ‘305. it‘s being led from the front by a young striker. commentator: calvert-lewin again! goals like this are why dominic calvert—lewin made the england squad this week. he said his mum cried when she heard the news. but his opener was cancelled out by an england team—mate‘s mistake. brighton drew level with a tap in afterjordan pickford spilt the ball, but everton now have resilience. they went back in front through yerry mina‘s header and in midfield this club now has a superstar, james rodriguez was signed from real madrid. his goals give them hope they could be at the top to stay. there are no songs in the stands but the blues are coming together. joe lynskey, bbc news.

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hello, welcome back to bbc news. i‘m shaun ley. here is a reminder of the news c0 nfe re nce shaun ley. here is a reminder of the news conference that occurred in the last half an hour involving president trump‘s surgeon. he said president trump‘s surgeon. he said president trump‘s surgeon. he said president trump is doing very well. he did point out that although it was only 72 hours into his diagnosis since it was first confirmed he had covid—i9, that it could be between

days seven and day ten that they will be much clear about the course of the virus will run. the fever he had on friday morning has apparently passed and all his vital signs are normal, according to commander connolly. let‘s hear what he had to say. as reported yesterday in consultation with this group, i recommended we bring the president up recommended we bring the president up to walter reed as a precautionary measure to provide state—of—the—art monitoring and any care that he may need. just 72 hours into the diagnosis now. the first week of covid and in particular days 7—10 are critical in determining the likely course of the illness. at this time the team and i are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. thursday he had a mild cough and some nasal congestion and fatigue, all of which are now resolving and improving. we are now resolving and improving. we are monitoring him very closely for any evidence of complications from either the coronavirus illness or

the therapies that we are prescribing to make him better. we have monitored his cardiac function, his kidney function, his liver function, all of those are normal. the president this morning is not on oxygen, not having difficulty breathing or walking around the white house medical unit upstairs. he is an exceptionally good spirits, and in fact as we completed our multidisciplinary rounds this morning, the quote he left us with was, "i feel like i could walk out of here today. " was, "i feel like i could walk out of here today." that was an encouraging comment from the president. about 48 hours the president. about 48 hours the president received a special antibody therapy directed against the coronavirus and we are working closely with the company to monitor him in terms of that outcome. yesterday evening he received his first dose of ivy remdesivir and our plan is to continue a five day treatment course with remdesivir. the big plan today since he is in great spirits and doing well is

encouraging him to eat, drink, stay hydrated and be up out of bed and working and doing the things that he needs to do to get well. it is important to note the president has been fever free for over 24 hours. we remain cautiously optimistic but he doing great. with that... one other note, it should be clear that he‘s got plenty of work to get done from the chief of staff. and he‘s doing it. sean p connolly, the president‘s doctor talking just within the last hour about president from‘s condition. —— conley. he has a reward from the romanian government for saving the life of a romanian soldier when he was serving in kandahar with the international forces there. let‘s move on other news. it is coronavirus related. restrictions have come into force across parts northern england. from today, people living in liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough can no

longer meet up indoors with anyone they don‘t live with. this includes bars and restaurants. 16.8 million people or around one in four of the entire uk population are now living under some form of increased measures. the news comes as 770 students have tested positive for the virus at northumbria university in the north east of england. this report from greg mckenzie. hi, becca! hello. a student house in a student street in newcastle. coughs. all the people in this room have tested positive for covid, and are now isolating. the neighbours have had it too. we thought we were, like, some dangerous household, saying, "we've got covid, stay away. " but they were like, "we've already had it." you think it‘s already widespread in student houses in the street? absolutely, oh, it's widespread completely. also with everybody going back out on the night out scene, or whatever's left of it. some in their second year only returned to newcastle a week ago. now, 770 students there have tested positive for coronavirus.

it has left some questioning why they were allowed back so soon. i think that they definitely had a lot of time, the planning, i think, some precautions are not quite as good as they could have been, like, students coming back to the halls. they were all just thrown back in there and it has shot back up. i don‘t regret it at the moment, we‘re still having a good time in the household and we‘re working through it quite well. with many of the isolating students miles away from friends and family, the universities themselves are having to step in and send out supplies. it‘s becoming a huge operation. we are working with partners in the students' union and the city council to make sure those students have supplies. young people have been increasingly blamed for the spike in covid infections. these were the scenes last weekend in liverpool, as pubs and bars were forced to close at 10:00pm. but as of today the city is one of many places facing even tougher measures.

in merseyside, warrington, hartlepool and middlesborough, it‘s now illegal for people to mix with anyone from another household. also on the latest watchlist for possible new restrictions in england, rotherham has been added. sheffield has moved to a higher level of support. cheshire west and chester and cheshire east have been added, along with barrow—in—furness. wakefield joins others in west yorkshire on the list. back in newcastle, these students have another week left in isolation ahead of them — and the hope that student life can at least return to some sense of normality, whatever that normal may look like. greg mckenzie, bbc news. as we‘ve been hearing, borisjohnson and the president of the european commission ursula von

der leyen have said progress has been made on brexit talks, however, ‘significant gaps‘ remain in areas such as fisheries, the level playing field and governance. the pair spoke this afternoon via a phone call and have instructed their chief negotiators to work intensively to find a solutions to the differences in the uk—eu trade talks. shanker singham is the ceo of competere a trade law and economic policy consultancy. he is also is a former trade advisor to the uk international trade secretary, liam fox. trust‘s predecessor. have i the name your organisation? it is competere. thank you, i want to try and get that bit right. let me ask you, i suppose the fact that the two of them are talking is no surprise and them are talking is no surprise and the fact they are continuing the talking, but are we now coming down to the brass tacks of what the dispute really is? is that now clearer and does that help in the possibility of, as they put it, bridging the gaps? yeah, i think the

three areas they have targeted were there are still issues, which are level playing field, fisheries and governance, we that these were the keyissues governance, we that these were the key issues that have been problematic. and there is a landing zone, i think, problematic. and there is a landing zone, ithink, and i wrote problematic. and there is a landing zone, i think, and i wrote about this as early as april, for those three areas. if you talk about level playing field, then certainly the eu has a legitimate concern about the uk subsidising its businesses for trade advantage. the solution to that would be for the uk to agree its own anti—subsidies regime, and that that would be, some high—level disciplines could be included on the agreement on that and that could be subject to dispute resolution through the ordinary mechanism of the fta. on fisheries, i think, as long as the eu understands the uk is going to be an independent port and coastal state, which means we

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