this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a warning from england's deputy chief medical officer that the country is at a tipping point in the fight against covid—19. borisjohnson will make a statement to the commons tomorrow outlining new restrictions as ministers insist they are working closely with leaders in the north of england. you say that there is anger in the north. there is. but the measures we are bringing in here are universal, these apply across the whole of the united kingdom and there is nothing we would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. i haven't felt anger like this towards the government since i was growing up here in the 19805. people feel that they haven't just been abandoned by the government, they now feel that the government is actively working against us.

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. astronomers encourage people to go outside and look at the night sky, as planet mars is at its biggest and brightest. and in half an hour, click goes behind the scenes of the video chat company, zoom, and examines the future of home working. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around

the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. one of the uk government's most senior scientific advisors has warned that the coronavirus pandemic has reached a tipping point, with infection rates at a similar level to march, when the government imposed a national lockdown. england's deputy chief medical officer professor jonathan van—tam said that more deaths would follow, "as night follows day", as he urged people to limit social contact in order to safeguard the nhs. talks on tough new restrictions for the worst hit parts of england are continuing, ahead of tomorrow's statement by boris johnson. 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. more on that shortly, but firstjohn 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, so, 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. let's examine in more detail the warning from one of the government's senior scientific advisers that the pandemic has reached a tipping point in some parts of the north of england. the bbc‘s andrew marr asked epidemiologist professor peter horby if he agreed with that statement. unfortunately, i have to agree with that. the numbers are not looking good at all, we have increasing cases, increasing hospitalisations, both in the young and the elderly. we are starting to see the number of deaths increase as well. it is a rather precarious point, i am afraid. it is a precarious point but we are in a better situation when it comes to treatment and how much we know about the disease presumably?

there's a number of things that put us in a better situation, we have better testing and tracing capabilities and we have a much better understanding of the disease. what is great to see is it appears the risk of death in hospitalised patients is coming down. it was very high at about 25 to 30% in the last wave. although the data, a preliminary it looks like it is coming down. that is good news but turning back to the tipping point question, mr van—tam has suggested we might be close to having to cancel or delay nonurgent operations across the nhs to stop hospitals being overwhelmed this autumn? what is your view? our critical mission is to protect the nhs. because we can't have a situation like we did in march where all of the nonessential services were cancelled and we now have a backlog. we need to provide care for everybody, those with covid and those without. the way to do that is to

keep the prevalence, the number of infections down so the hospitals can cope. we're already seeing in some parts of the north, that some hospitals are starting to see the pressure. we have a doubling time of eight to 15 days, so it is not before those intensive care beds could be full and we could be in very difficult situation. i am afraid we will have to make some difficult choices and act very quickly. ahead of the prime minister's announcement tomorrow about further restrictions for the north of england, i spoke to our political correspondentjessica parker about any additional financial support expected for businesses. rishi sunak, the chancellor, said that where businesses are legally forced to close in the coming weeks and months, and there is a lot of speculation for example around pubs, the government will step in to pay two thirds of people's wages where they are off for seven consecutive days and where those businesses have

been forced to close. we heard from a group of labour mayors yesterday in the north of england saying, that's not good enough, especially for people who are on the minimum wage. how are they going to make ends meet? and it's a view being reflected this morning by the shadow foreign secretary, lisa nandy who says that her party are going to try and force a vote on this issue in the commons over the coming week. i haven't felt anger like this towards the government since i was growing up here in the 1980s. people feel that they haven't just been abandoned by the government, they now feel the government is actively working against us. the rates are still going up, we've been under lockdown restrictions, as david said, we are into our third month now of restrictions, that means you can't go round to your parent's house, so grandparents are not seeing grandchildren and businesses are really feeling this is death by a thousand cuts. now, it's not exactly clear if there will be some kind of vote on this financial package, but clearly i think that row is going to continue over the coming days

as to whether the support is sufficient. what are the government saying in their defence on this? they are saying this measure is part of an unprecedented package of support. they've spent billions of pounds, there was the furlough scheme and they have evolved that scheme and what they are reintroducing now, and it kicks in in early november in terms of paying two thirds of people's wages where the businesses are forced to close, that is basically a renewed furlough scheme, but the argument is it's less generous than the initial one. let's listen to the communities secretary, robertjenrick. we've put in place these measures, they need to be seen in the context of everything else we've done. you know, this country has put in place measures that compare extremely favourably with other countries. we can't do everything. there is a limit to what the state can do here, but we are trying to support these communities. we are also supporting the local councils, we've already given £4 billion to local authorities like david's in bolton. and there's more we are discussing over this weekend to help them to protect the most vulnerable

people in society. so i think robertjenrick there emphasising conversations are going to continue and we know they have been going on since friday with local leaders, between them and the government and we are going to hearfrom boris tomorrow about exactly what these restrictions will look like for england. and what do you think they will look like? three tiers, we are told? and look, it has to be said we haven't had confirmation in terms of what these three tiers will look like. but there seems to be a general discussion around tier one being the current national restrictions that you see, so things like the rule of six and the 10pm curfew for bars and for pubs. tier two, possibly no kind of household mixing. tier three looking at extra curbs on hospitality but really important to emphasise, this hasn't been confirmed and there has been an awful lot of speculation around this. in terms of where those tiers might apply? i think the most solid information we've had is both the mayors of liverpool have said that they've been told liverpool will be in tier

three, the strictest type and because of course the huge concern about infection rates in that area. nicola sturgeon has repeated her call for disgraced mp margaret ferrier to quit for repeatedly breaching coronavirus rules by travelling after developing symptoms. in an interview with the scottish sun on sunday, margaret ferrier said the virus made her "act out of character". she added that her "hard work and dedication" shouldn't be wiped away by what she described as an error ofjudgement. but speaking on sophie ridge on sunday, nicola sturgeon said she hasn't been swayed by ms ferrier‘s account. i cannot unilaterally decide to expel somebody, we have a process in the snp and that will take its course. we've done everything in terms of her snp membership that we are able to do at this stage, pending that due process. i don't have the power, no party leader has the power to make an mp resign from parliament. but i could not be clear, she should

step down from parliament. the lapse ofjudgment in travelling hundreds of miles knowing she had tested positive for covid was so significant and so unacceptable, that i don't think there is any other acceptable course of action for her. so i have read her comments in the media today but i still hope she will do the right thing. 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 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 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. 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 is officially part of azerbaijan, but it's been controlled by ethnic armenians since the collapse of the soviet union. more than 300 people have been killed and tens of thousands

displaced in the past two weeks of violence. azerbaijan says seven 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 city of ganja, where she witnessed the aftermath of an attack and the search for survivors. they are still searching here by hand, with dogs, and they have brought in heavy machinery. you can still see the extent of the destruction, and it is over a really wide area. the buildings here are clearly residential. these were apartments where people were asleep in their beds when the attack happened at about 2am local time. we have seen mattresses and blankets strewn around in the rubble. a local explosives expert has said

that the weapon used here was a long—range rocket, and he believed it came from armenia rather than from nagorno—karabakh. for now, that is unconfirmed. this was clearly a very large scale attack, and we have seen no sign of any kind of military targets in this area. there are accusations from across the front line that azerbaijan too has breached the truce. officials in nagorno—karabakh are claiming there has been shelling from this side towards rural districts. but there is supposed to be a truce in place, mediated by russia, but when you look around here, it looks far more like all—out war than ceasefire. orla guerin reporting there. since the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan escalated last month, both sides have been lobbying for government and aid support around the world. armenia has a highly organised lobby in washington, and a louder global voice

because of its large diaspora, particularly in france and the united states. it's estimated there are around 1.5 million armenians across the us alone. and as soon as the conflict broke out, the armenian community in los angeles, began mobilizing to send food and medical equipment to the region. reality star kim kardashian—west who has armenian heritage, has pledged to donate a million dollars to armenia. hi, everyone. it's kim kardashian west. i have been speaking about about the current situation in armenia, and having conversations with so many others to bring further awareness to the crisis that we cannot allow to advance. my thoughts and prayers are with the brave men, women and children. i want everyone to remember that, despite the distance that separates us, we are not limited by borders. we are one global armenian nation together. 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. across much of europe — the coronavirus appears to be taking hold once more. there have been a record number of cases in both france and poland. madrid is now in lockdown — and new or tighter restrictions are being introduced in several countries. the bbc‘s tim allman assesses the renewed spread of covid—19. in berlin, closing time is now that little bit earlier. a new curfew has been introduced. restaurants and bars will have to shut at 11pm. germany, for so long a shining example of how to deal with this pandemic, is seeing what's been described as a worrying jump in cases. i've just moved to berlin, this woman tells me. it's a pity there was this curfew, because i was looking forward to partying. but on the other hand,

it's also very good, because you shouldn't underestimate the coronavirus. because of this measure, the world is watching berlin, says this bar owner. i don't understand how the mayor can destroy the largest economic sector of his city. it is unbelievable. in france, the situation's even worse. the country has seen nearly 27,000 cases in a single day, the highest figure since the pandemic began. a similar story in poland, a record number of infections has been recorded there for four days in a row. masks must once again be worn in all public places. spain's prime minister has pleaded for unity after the far right vox party threatened legal action against the lockdown imposed in madrid. translation: we have always put public health above any other consideration to save lives.

we ask all governments to do the same, to think of the sick, health professionals who face covid again. to think also of the victims and their families. some say these measures are too strict, while others say they're not strict enough. it seemed europe had, for the most part, the virus under control. the fear is, that may no longer be the case. tim allman, 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 wide—spread 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 a 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. just some news coming in from westminster. we know the government are having meetings today to discuss the new restrictions that will be announced tomorrow by the prime minister, borisjohnson. just hearing he will be holding a cabinet call this afternoon to update the ministers in the cabinet on the next steps in the fight against covid—19. we are hearing there will be three tiers of restrictions around england

announced by the prime minister tomorrow and the cabinet call this afternoon to update ministers on that plan. you are watching 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 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. now, the weather with louise lear. hello there.

lighter winds, fewer showers, more in the way of sunshine. that is the story for the rest of the day. most of the showers will be coastal and the more frequent ones will run in off the north sea. head a little bit further inland, with some sunshine and it will feel pleasant. lighter breezes further west but the temperatures are struggling on the exposed east coast and we could see a maximum of 15 or 16 degrees in the best of any sunshine. in the latter stages of the day cloud will come and rain arrives into western scotland and northern ireland as the weather front that will sink south and east. clearing skies in the south and east through the night could mean low single figures on monday morning. it will not last, the early morning brightness, as the weather front will bring more wet weather as it slowly pushes its way steadily south and east. monday could be a disappointing day with a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain and if it lingers, temperatures are really struggling.

this is bbc world news, the headlines... there are signs a truce between armenia and azerbaijan is unravelling. an apartment building has been destroyed in the region's second city. azeris blamed an armenian missile strike and said seven people were killed. ten days after testing positive for covid—19, president trump has been medically cleared to return to an active schedule. his doctor, sean conley, said in a statement mr trump had been fever—free for over 2a hours and was no longer a transmission risk. brazil's health ministry says more than 150,000 people have now died from covid19 in the country — the second—highest number after the united states. a collision between a train and a bus has killed at least 18 in thailand. the bus was taking passengers to a temple, the crash happened 50 kilometres east of bangkok.