this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. our top stories. a final night out for some ahead of an announcement on new coronavirus restrictions in england. there are last minute meetings in government to iron out the details as local leaders warn more financial assistance is needed. when the state says you may not go to work, you may not trade, then people should be getting 100% compensation. a warning from england's deputy chief medical officer that the country is at a tipping point in the fight against covid—19 the white house doctor says president trump is no longer a transmission risk to others, but has not said whether he's tested negative for covid—19. rescuers search for survivors after a missile attack

on azerbaijan's second biggest city as a brief truce in the nagorno kara bakh conflict shows signs of unravelling. from schoolwork to grand slam champion, 19—year—old iga swiatek describes winning the french open as a life—changing experience. and astronomers encourage people to go outside and look at the night sky, as planet mars is at its biggest and brightest right now. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. talks on tough new coronavirus restrictions for the worst hit parts of england will take place today. the discussions between the uk government and local authority leaders will be held ahead of an expected announcement on the new rules by

the prime minister tomorrow. england's deputy chief medical officer has warned the country is at a tipping point in what he called our national fight against covid—19. meanwhile in the us, donald trump's doctor has said the president is no longer contagious for the virus, ten days after he first showed symptoms. we'll have the latest from washington, but first john mcmanus has this report on the situation in england. it's been a tough year so far, and it's understandable that people are keen to unwind. with further restrictions on socialisaing looming, last night in liverpool, many were making the most of what may be a final weekend of partying — for now, at least. it seems that for some parts of the country, a difficult winter may be on the way, and the government needs the public to co—operate. i think it could be managed a lot better. i don't think all this lockdown thing works, everybody going home at ten o'clock. i think it could be managed better. they haven't told any bars or that

what to expect, 50, as of monday, we're getting an announcement but we don't know what we're being announced to, you know, so it's kind of like, is everything going to be shut down or are you just planning on closing certain things or what? nobody has any idea. i think we would support any measures that keep people safe, but as long as business owners were supported by the government, we'd be happy with that. the expected new rules may have a particular impact on parts of the north of england, because that's where infections are rising fastest. the details are still being finalised, but they're expected to focus on a three—tier system. the worst affected areas could be subject to pub closures, restaurant restrictions and bans on indoor and outdoor mixing. but the mayors of some northern regions say the government's latest plans to support staff whose industries need to close don't go far enough. when the state says, "you may not go to work, you may not trade", then people should be getting 100% compensation. being paid two thirds your wages,

especially if you're on minimum wage, is not acceptable. the political arguments are taking place against a backdrop of renewed warnings about the virus. england's deputy chief medical officer, professor jonathan van—tam, says the country's now at a similar point to where it was in march. that was when infections were rising and there were fears the nhs would be overwhelmed. but with better testing and treatments, he says history doesn't have to repeat itself. also key, of course, is controlling the rate of transmission. the prime minister's statement on monday is expected to point to how that might be achieved. john mcmanus, bbc news. our political correspondent jessica parker is with me. what do we know about the potential restrictions? i think it is important to differentiate between what we do know and what we don't,

because there has been a lot of speculation and clearly people are confused. we know borisjohnson is going to make a statement to mps tomorrow about the latest restrictions and outline this new tier system in terms of different levels of restrictions. in terms of across england, we know local authority leaders in liverpool have been told they are going to go into tier three, which could mean pub closures, but there were suggestions yesterday from one of the local males, steve rotherham, but there was a discussion over what counts as a pub and what counts as a restau ra nt. a pub and what counts as a restaurant. he described it as a vexed issue. so that is one of the discussions going on. andy burnham, labour mayor of greater manchester, said discussions were ongoing about what was going to happen in his area in terms of restrictions, and then interestingly in the north—east, we have heard from a couple of local authorities, in gateshead, in northumberland, saying they‘ re resista nt to northumberland, saying they‘ re resistant to further restrictions. they don't want to see further restrictions at the moment. they think some areas of the north—east are very rural and case numbers are quite low, and the leader of

gateshead council were saying he thinks the current measures that are in place are beginning to have an effect, and before they go for any kind of hospitality closures, they wa nt to kind of hospitality closures, they want to see those changes keep taking effect, and he is worried about the impact on the economy of hospitality has to close. you have mentioned a lot of local and regional leaders there, and there has been a real push from them to get more involved, to be consulted more, to be a close—up part of the decision—making process. more, to be a close—up part of the decision-making process. and there has also been a push from downing street to be seen to be engaging to local authority leaders. you have had these discussions. we think there will be more discussions today as well between regional leaders and public health officials and people in government as well. and that came after accusations from local leaders that they were not being properly consulted and they were finding out things that might be happening in their area things that might be happening in theirarea in things that might be happening in their area in newspaper headlines. it will be interesting to see to what extent local leaders really do start to get a proper say in what

happens in terms of restrictions in their area, happens in terms of restrictions in theirarea, and if happens in terms of restrictions in their area, and if they do get a proper say, then of course they probably have to share more of the responsibility in terms of the impact of those decisions as well. and just a warning about how significant the situation is at the moment, and how worrying it is, from the deputy chief medical officer of england, saying we are at a tipping point once again? yes, jonathan van—tam, a well—known figure now, is sharing that statement last night, and one of the reasons that the government and public health officials are keen to remind people about this is that yes, this is partly about restrictions and rules in place, but it is also about public compliance and people sticking to the rules, and clearly there has been a lot of discussion about the amount of time the rules have changed causing confusion, and has therefore led to some public weariness with it all. but i think an effort there from jonathan van—tam to really try to encourage people to follow the rules as much as possible. jessica parker, our

political correspond that, thank you very much. we can speak now to martin greenhow, who is managing director of mojo — a chain of cocktail bars in the north of england. thank you very much indeed for being with us. just tell us, what are your worries about the current situation, and in particular these latest round of restrictions that we are expecting to be announced tomorrow. i think it is important to say that the curfew already represents a systematic execution of the hospitality sector. the proposed further restrictions we are expecting tomorrow and this week are only going to expedite that. we are looking at businesses that have had their turnover slashed to some 20% of their normal levels, a situation thatis of their normal levels, a situation that is simply not sustainable, and the proposed support packages that the proposed support packages that the government have been offering simply aren't fit for purpose. they are not going to keep tens, hundreds of thousands of people in jobs, are not going to keep tens, hundreds of thousands of people injobs, tens of thousands of people injobs, tens of thousands of businesses in operation, and that is going to be

an absolute catastrophe. but we were just discussing the warning from england's deputy chief medical officer saying that the situation at the moment is at a tipping point. absolutely, to nobody in hospitality wants to put any lives at risk, but we don't see any evidence that we we re we don't see any evidence that we were causing any harm, but we are talking about hundreds of thousands ofjobs that will disappear from our economy, and that has further far— reaching economy, and that has further far—reaching consequences for the entire country. we are looking vast swathes of our town centres which will be left vacant, revenue going to the exchequer, going to local economies, that sibley won't exist any more, and that is hurtful to everybody. the chancellor has said he can't help everybody, he is doing his best and spending a lot of money trying to help those he can. absolutely, but since when did hospitality workers become second—class citizens? why should we

be sacrificial lambs and all of this? we appreciate these times are difficult, but it will be easier for the economy —— will it be easy of the economy —— will it be easy of the economy —— will it be easy of the economy if there are a million more people unemployed, or that £39 billion that this sector generates is missing? you sound angry, and i know it is a desperate time for people like you. what is the situation with your own particular chain? we are finding things incredibly tough. we have some reserves, we are working very hard with our bank, who have been very supportive. but i'm notjust speaking for myself, i'm speaking for restaurants, bars, hotels. ifi sound angry, i am angry. we have been abandoned and it is simply not just. martin greenhow, good to talk to you, thank you for being with us, managing director of a chain of cocktail bars. i'm sure people will be very sympathetic to your plight. thank you very much for talking to

us. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. president trump is no longer at risk of transmitting covid—i9 to others, acording to the white house physician. this weekend he delivered a speech from the balcony of the white house, and told hundreds of cheering supporters that he was "feeling great". our north america correspondent, david willis has the latest. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. the defiant removal of the facemask, a message to the faithful that their man is back. first of all, i'm feeling great. i don't know about you. how is everyone feeling? cheering. a much—anticipated memo from the president's doctor confirmed the leader of the free world is no longer a risk to others. now at day ten from symptom onset, wrote dr sean conley, fever—free for well over 2a hours, and all symptoms improved, the assortment of advanced diagnostic tests obtained reveal there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus.

not that the possibility of the president's continued contagion seemed to worry those that packed the south lawn of the white house several hours earlier. there were masks, yes, but little sign of social distancing. although the sea of maga caps might tell you otherwise, that was not a campaign event, according to the administration. it was, however, part of an attempt to woo black and latino voters, a group adversely affected by the coronavirus. yet despite the president's dogged existence that it is disappearing, at least half a dozen states are now recording record numbers of cases of the coronavirus. this is the single most important election in the history of our country. get out and vote, and i love you. thank you. cheering. after more than a week's convalescence, the president is now hoping to make up for lost time,

hitting the campaign trail hard in the next few days, with events planned in the swing states of florida, pennsylvania and iowa, with just 22 days to go before the election. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. earlier the political analyst, eric ham, explained that while president trump's appearance was meant to be a show of strength, it could end up alienating vital voters that he needs to secure an election win. i think it's a show that the president is back, and even though many americans are not sure if the president is in fact still infected with the virus, the president is making clear that for these last 22 days, he is going to spend them on the campaign trail desperately trying to close that gap thatjoe biden has built in the lead heading into the election on november the 3rd. the president simply needs more than just 3rd. the president simply needs more thanjust his 3rd. the president simply needs more than just his base to actually get back into this race, and what this

does is, and at least what we are seeing based on the polling data, in a state like florida, a state that the president absolutely has to win in order to insecure re—election, he needs to secure the vote of many of those senior citizens, and right now, because it is unclear if he still is infected with the virus, thatis still is infected with the virus, that is going to be a turn—off for many of those who particularly are in that vulnerable age range where they could only contract the virus but also die from it, and i think what that is doing is that is turning away many of those seniors, and ina turning away many of those seniors, and in a state like florida, president donald trump can ill afford to lose even one more senior citizen, because the polls are really tight in that state. the humanitarian ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan is under severe strain — even as the international red cross urges both sides to respect the truce in the war over nagorno karabakh. each country has accused the other of breaking the russian—brokered deal, which began on saturday.

nagorno karabakh — in red — is officially part of azerbaijan, but it's been controlled by ethnic armenians since the collapse of the soviet union. azerbaijan says several people have died in a missile attack on its second largest city, ganja — that's well away from the disputed territory. but the armenian defence ministry has called the azeri allegations "an absolute lie" and accused it of shelling civilian areas inside nagorno karabakh. the bbc‘s orla guerin is in the residential city of ganja — and she's seen evidence of an attack there. we are at the scene of the attack which took place overnight at about two o'clock in the morning. there is damage here that took place on a massive scale and spread over a wide area. it doesn't look like shelling. it looks like some kind of large missile attack, although for now thatis missile attack, although for now that is unconfirmed. in front of me there are military troops in hard

hats and rescue teams, and they've been working with their bare hands, digging frantically, trying to lift the rubble. they thought a short time ago that they had heard a voice. there were local people saying that somebody was inside, alive, ina saying that somebody was inside, alive, in a basement and had managed to make a call asking for help, asking to be rescued. but in the last few moments as we watched, a body was brought out, human remains we re body was brought out, human remains were removed. now, the latest death toll we have from officials here is that seven people were killed in this attack overnight, and looking around, it is very clearly a residential area. it is very clearly apartment blocks. i can see bedding, ican apartment blocks. i can see bedding, i can see blankets, there is clothing strewn around in the rubble. there is a very large crater in front of me. so this was a very, very significant impact, and it happened at a time when the ceasefire was supposed to have come

into effect, but really looking around here now, it looks far more like all—out war than a ceasefire. from the other side of the front line, we are hearing also from officials in nagorno karabakh. they say that schelling has continued their too. they accuse azerbaijan of breaching the ceasefire, and they say that rural communities have been under attack this morning. so it certainly seems as if this very fragile, very shaky truce has basically collapsed in one day and one night. orla guerin reporting there. the american celebrity kim kardashian west says she's donating a million dollars to a fund for armenian victims of the conflict with azerbaijan. ms kardashian west, who's of armenian heritage, said the crisis could not be allowed to advance. in a video posted on social media, she urged others in the armenian diaspora to donate to the humanitarian fund to provide food, shelter and medical care. the headlines on bbc news.

regional leaders in england are expected to hold further talks with government today, as extra coronavirus restrictions for areas with high infection rates are finalised. donald trump is no longer a transmission risk to others, according to the white house doctor, but it's not know whether the president's tested negative for covid—i9. rescuers search for survivors after a missile attack on azerbaijan's second biggest city as a brief truce in the nagorno kara bakh conflict shows signs of unravelling. the brazilian health ministry has confirmed that more than 150,000 people have now died after contracting coronavirus. the news comes just two days after the total number of cases in the country passed five million. gail maclellan reports. out for a ride in sao paulo state

and stopping for a quick selfie without a mask and seemingly without a care. this is the president of brazil, jair bolsonaro. like the president to his north, bolsonaro has been playing down the seriousness of the virus. translation: if you catch it one day, don't worry. we try to avoid it, you know? i am 65 years old. i did not feel anything — not even a little flu. absolutely nothing at all! the president, who himself contracted the coronavirus, is encouraging a return to normality to avoid the collapse of the economy, showing himself without a mask at official events or with his followers. despite initial criticism of his handling of the crisis, his approval ratings have actually risen, thanks to generous government hand—outs to around 60 million informal workers. deaths from coronavirus in brazil are second only to those in the united states. there may be restrictions in place, but the beaches of rio and the cities are remarkably mask—free. translation: the whole problem is that people do not respect

the restrictions imposed by the country's public health system. people do not wear masks, gather in crowds, and everyone is on the beach without wearing a mask. the absolute numbers of coronavirus are still far worse than in europe, but shops, restaurants and some schools have reopened. translation: i think we are already numbed by the situation. we have been hearing bad things for so long that we have ended up getting used to it. the number can grow. but people stay like this. in fact, the numbers of cases and deaths in brazil have been falling slowly, but with confirmed cases well over 5 million and still 5,000 fatalities a week, there is little room for complacency. gail maclellan, bbc news. residents of louisiana are assessing the damage after hurricane delta wreaked havoc across the region. it's weakened to a tropical depression since coming ashore, but many of the areas hit are still recovering from the devastation caused by hurricane laura in august.

aruna iyengar has this report. widespread flooding of streets and river banks in creole, south—western louisiana. this, the result of delta — a category 2 hurricane with maximum winds of i60km/h. hundreds of thousands of residents were left without power, but it did bring out a few thrillseekers. many here in lake charles feel that delta has just added insult to injury. they were still reeling from the destruction wreaked by the more powerful hurricane laura, which hit in late august. laura's winds damaged tens of thousands of homes, leaving roofs across the region dotted with protective blue tarpaulins and more than 6,000 people living temporarily in hotels. man, my kids and my wife, man, some of them were scared. they were scared — they made me scared! i was like, "oh, here we go again".

delta dumped 40cm of rain, flooding homes and littering streets with trees and branches. there are so many houses that were not liveable after laura and, you know, most people hadn't even come back before this hurricane hit, so that's why it seems like a ghost town. it's, like, you know — and it probably will be like this for a while, because it's taking so long to get everybody's houses fixed. delta is the tenth named storm of the atlantic hurricane season to make a us landfall this year, and that eclipses a record dating back to 1916. aruna iyengar, bbc news. a0 years ago, ian curtis, the lead singer of band joy division, took his own life aged 23, after struggling with his mental health. now, a mural paying tribute to the musical icon has been painted

in his home city of manchester. kelly foran reports. # love, love will tear us apart, again...#. joy division, pioneers of the post—punk movement. but the night before their first big american tour, lead singer ian curtis took his own life after suffering from epilepsy and depression. he was only 23. his band—mate and friend says a0 years ago, mental health was, even more so, just something people didn't talk about. what he went through, you know, it must've been so difficult and, in funny way, i still live with the guilt of it, you know, survivor's guilt thing, so it's been a great help to me to realise that, these days, there's so much more help, and people need to seek it. this mural has been done for a manchester mental health festival this weekend, but will stay here for good.

it caught the eyes magnificently, which was one of ian's striking features, his eyes, which always looked so warm and friendly and then he went and looked like a demon, it was fantastic. but behind those eyes were a sadness that he didn't share with many. ian suffered greatly, and i suppose one of the odd things about ian was that he soldiered on, and it didn't do him much good, sadly. and this is street artist akse's way of getting people to talk. it was a good thing to do, especially during this when lockdown has affected so many people. it is a critical issue. his murals have been changing the face of manchester. you might recognise a few. # walk in silence...#. i think there probably still is an image to some that street art equals graffiti, graffiti equals vandalism, vandalism brings down an area but, in actual fact, it's an art gallery on the street. it's hoped that remembering this

manchester music legend in such a striking way will encourage people who walk past it or who come to see it to open up that conversation about mental health. it's nice that manchester remembers and, yeah, it's a wonderful tribute. i've just watched so many people smile and be absolutely blown away with the sight of it this morning, just parked here so, yeah, it's nice, it's lovely. to the french open now and an amazing success story. just a week ago 19—year—old iga swiatek was unsure whether she would commit to tennis long term. now the polish teenager has become the country's first grand slam singles champion. her victory makes her the lowest—ranked woman ever to win the competition — and the youngest since monica seles in 1992. for the next few days,

mars is its biggest and brightest as it lines up with earth on the same side of the sun. the positioning means the red planet will be clearly visible as the brightest object in the night sky. you are watching bbc news. the bcg vaccine has been protecting millions of children worldwide against tuberculosis for nearly a century — but scientists are now hoping it may help to save lives from covid—19. researchers believe the vaccine causes widespread changes to the immune system, which could help in the protection against other infections — like coronavirus. now, a uk based trial is being launched to test the theory. here's our health and science correspondent james gallagher. in the fight against covid, scientists are turning to one of our oldest vaccines. a new preventive weapon has now joined the battle. bcg vaccine. the bcg jab was designed to fight tuberculosis, and was first trialled in 1921.

it's since been given to hundreds of millions of people. but now doctors think its effect on the immune system may lessen the impact of coronavirus too. sam hilton is a gp. hisjob, dealing with patients, puts him at higher risk of getting covid. he's one of a thousand people in the uk, including care home staff and other health care workers, who will take part in the trial. having had the vaccine in childhood will not offer protection today. there's quite a good theory behind why the bcg vaccine might make you less unlikely to get unwell when you get covid. so i guess i see it as a potential for me to be protected a bit, which means i'm more likely to be able to come to work this winter. sam will get either the bcg jab or a dummy injection. then researchers will wait to see if the vaccine either alters the odds of getting covid or the severity of the infection. the data collected here in exeter will be combined with studies in australia, the netherlands, spain and brazil.

there's no evidence bcg will help in the pandemic, so why do researchers think it might? this seems odd. vaccines are supposed to protect against one specific infection, so why might a tuberculosis jab also have a benefit in coronavirus? well, there's some interesting science that suggests that vaccines may have a wide effect across the whole of the immune system that may give our bodies an edge against other viruses and infections too. and indeed, in trials with the bcg jab, there has been a fall in death rates from other infections after people were vaccinated. the world health organization says the bcg jab might help bridge the gap until the dedicated coronavirus vaccine is developed. this could be of huge importance globally, because bcg, whilst we don't think it is... it's not specific against covid, but it has the potential to buy perhaps several years of time for the covid vaccines to come through, and perhaps other

treatments to be developed. there are ten coronavirus vaccines in the final phase of testing, but none has yet been proven effective. james gallagher, bbc news. stay with us — in a few minutes we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers katherine forster, journalist for the sunday times, and ben chu, economics editor at the independent. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. part two of the weekend looks a little more promising with more sunshine around and certainly fewer showers than we had yesterday. there were frequent showers in the far north of scotland. look at argyll and bute at the moment, looks a perfect day for messing about on the water with just some fairweather cloud. yesterday's showers have moved off with that area of low

pressure into scandinavia. we are starting to see this influence of high pressure, albeit briefly, as the weather front comes in later, but it basically means today will be a quieter story, a few scattered showers running down the north sea coast slightly, and a few scattered showers across wales and south—west england. lighter winds from a northerly direction, so not a warm source, temperatures may well struggle, but i suspect in sheltered areas where we see the best of the sunshine we might see 15 or 16 degrees, noticeably cooler along the east coast. as we move out of sunday afternoon, we will start to see that cloud and rain gathering from the west, so western fringes of scotland, northern ireland, seeing some wetter weather through the night. claudia weather ahead of it, but we could see more across the east and south—east, temperatures here dipping down into low single figures. a bright start, not for long, clouding over quite quickly, the cloud and rain moves steadily out of northern ireland and scotland

down through northern england,