this is bbc news — i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. exactly three weeks to election day — both donald trump and joe biden ramp up their campaigns with the president holding his first rally since testing positive for coronavirus. just hours after borisjohnson announced new coronavirus restrictions in england, new documents reveal government scientists wanted much tougher measures brought in last month. the protests continue in belarus despite a government warning that police can use lethal force if necessary. and we hearfrom and we hear from the former

arsenal manager arsene wenger on the controversial plans to reva m p on the controversial plans to revamp the premier league. it's three weeks until americans go to the polls and president trump held his first campaign rally since being treated for coronavirus, in the key state of florida. both he and his rival, joe biden, are scrambling to secure last minute votes in the swing states. nomia iqbal has the latest from the sunshine state. they queued for hours to witness the return of their homecoming hero. covid precautions in place, but most in the crowd were mask lists. as was their commander—in—chief, a beaming president tossed out maga

themed masks to the crowd — a retrospective gesture from a leader still recovering from the virus was yellow wanting for me, that i went through it. they say i'm immune. ifeel so powerful. i walk into that audience. i will walk in there and kiss everyone everyone in that audience. i will kiss the quys that audience. i will kiss the guys and the beautiful women and everybody. i'll just, guys and the beautiful women and everybody. i'lljust, give you a big fat kiss. president trump landed at florida only hours after his death his doctor had said he tested negative on consecutive days despite questions around the validity of the test. regardless, he was keen to show strength. you know the risk groups, you know the older people. see fortunately, i'm not an old person. i'm very young and in such perfect shape. it was a provider performance that dwelt more on his own recovery with few reminders that the pandemic has led to more than 211,000 apps

in america. inevitably, he took time to go after his opponent joe biden who is consistently ahead of him in the polls. these people are crazy, we have to win. most important we've ever had. biden has made a corrupt bargain exchange for his party's nomination. he has handed control to the socialists, the marxists and the left wing. way back in the hour—long speech, his voice was hoarse at times but his performance was a crowd pleaser. very happy to know he is back and doing well again. trump isa is back and doing well again. trump is a good president. he knows what this country needs. this was classic donald trump. backin this was classic donald trump. back in the environment he feels most comfortable in. on stage, speaking directly to his faithful supporters. the question is, withjust three weeks to go before election day, can he attract enough new voters to get back into the white house?

nomia iqbal, bbc news. while the president is in florida, his opponents joe biden has been speaking in another possible swing state, the midwestern state of ohio where he continued to focus on the president's handling of the pandemic. as a consequence of months of overwhelming lying, misleading and irresponsible action on the part of donald trump, how many empty chairs are going to be around the dinner table tonight? because of their negligence? how many? how many brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, uncles, ants, mums, dads, are gone. folks, we're so much better than this. despite the crisis we face, we have an enormous opportunity like america has done like any

other country after every crisis. we have always come out of the crisis stronger than we we re of the crisis stronger than we were before we went in. that is the uniqueness of who we are and we now have an opportunity to build back and build back that up to give everyone a fair return on their work, an equal chance to get ahead, begin to reward work not just chance to get ahead, begin to reward work notjust wealth. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, joins me now. just three weeks to go and many have already voted by a postal system or what have you. is it all still to play for? 0h system or what have you. is it all still to play for? oh it certainly is still to play for. clearly, joe biden, if you look at the opinion polls has a significant lead but remember four years ago when we thought hillary clinton was going to win. she certainly did when the popular vote but donald trump managed to win in terms of the electoral college. so it is all to play for. it is a complicated election system. i think what is striking for what we have seen in the last 12 hours or so is the difference

in tone betweenjoe biden and president trump. donald trump clearly ebullient, clearly delighted that he is apparently healthy again. he says he is immune. he did test twice negative according to his doctor, talking about kissing people in the crowd. and in a much more serious note, joe biden talking about the people who died and wouldn't be around the dinner table because of the coronavirus. what is clear is that the disease that covid—19 is going to be central to the campaigning over the next three weeks. when it comes to if you vote for donald trump you get this or if you vote forjoe biden you get that, in terms of policy and what they say they will do if they get into office, what about that? it a lwa ys office, what about that? it always comes second to the hoopla. if you go to a trump rally, you see the performance of donald trump and then you eventually get down to his

politics and he talks about replacing 0bamacare, which i think is probably number two in that list of issues that are likely to come up over the next few weeks, and not least because the supreme court hearings to confirm donald trump's nominee and that continues later on today. the big concern of democrats is that one of the first issues in front of the supreme courtjust after the election, while donald trump is still in the white house, whether he wins or loses, but one of the first big issues before the court is 0bamacare and the affordable ca re 0bamacare and the affordable care act. that is one that republicans want to abolish and thatis republicans want to abolish and that is central to what the democrats say will happen if president trump stays in office, that he will eventually try to get rid of 0bamacare and replace it with something else. but that's something else still hasn't really been explained by the president in detail. thank you for now. peter bowes our north america corresponded. we will, of course, bring

you all the latest information on the election over the next three weeks and there's is also extensive coverage on our website. simply head to bbc.com/us2020, or download the news app. there you'll find explanations about what donald trump and joe biden are promising, as well as handy explanations about how the election works and analysis of the most recent polls. let's get some of the day's other news. researchers in the us have reported the country's first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection. they say the patient‘s symptoms were much more serious the second time round. the 25—year—old needed hospital treatment after his lungs could not get enough oxygen into his body. the american multinational johnson & johnson has temporarily stopped trials of a possible vaccine for covid—19 because one of the people taking part has fallen ill. in a statement, the company said the unexplained sickness was being monitored by an independent safety board as well as its own doctors. a japanese tourist stranded

in peru since march because of the pandemic has been treated to a solo visit of the incan ruins at machu picchu. jesse katayama had intended only a short trip to the country, but was caught in the country's lockdown. he was the first tourist at the site for seven months. china, russia and saudi arabia are expected to be elected to the united nations‘ top human rights body later despite facing accusations of being among the world's worst abusers of human rights themselves. campaign groups have urged un members to block the appointments. a document released by the uk government's scientific advisors shows they urged ministers to introduce tougher coronavirus restrictions three weeks ago. earlier, the prime minister, boris johnson announced details of a new three—tier alert system — under which liverpool would be subject to the toughest restrictions. helen catt reports.

life in the liverpool city region is about to change significantly, again. the only place in england so far to be put straight into the highest of the new bands of restrictions. but millions of other people will see changes too because the virus continues too because the virus continues to spread. these figures are flashing at us like dashboard warnings ina flashing at us like dashboard warnings in a passengerjet and we must act now. the new three—tier system for england will replace current local lockdown restrictions and comes into place on wednesday. most of england will be put on medium alert level with a rule of six and 10pm hospitality cu rfew of six and 10pm hospitality curfew will continue. some areas will be put at the high level. no household mixing indoors anywhere but the rule of six still applies outdoors. the most severe level of alert is very high. there will be no mixing of households anywhere. pubs and bars will be closed

u nless pubs and bars will be closed unless they provide a substantial meal. but... unless they provide a substantial meal. but. . ij unless they provide a substantial meal. but... i am not confident nor is anybody confidence the tear three proposals for the highest rates, if we did the absolute base cased and nothing more would be able to get on top of it. that is why there is a lot of flexibility. so in liverpool, local authorities have agreed they will also shut leisure centres, gyms, betting shops and casinos. residents will be encouraged not to leave the area and visitors told to stay away. but it is now emerged that the scientists advising the government had said in september that a much tougher batch of measures was needed then to slow the spread of the virus in england. labour says the government needs to explain why it ignored its own scientists. downing street says the actions it took last month like the rule of six were robust but targeted and proportionate, and it followed extensive engagement will stop and even those have drawn criticism. in parts of the west

midlands which are going into the high alert level, households will no longer be able to socialise in pubs and restau ra nts. able to socialise in pubs and restaurants. it is very disappointing. it is in my view not the right decision both for the health and the livelihoods of citizens across the west midlands. and quite simply, there is very, very little evidence that locations like this pass on the disease. a decision will be made on lockdown measures in wales and the next few days. in northern ireland, health officials are calling for decisive action stop and in scotland, nicholas sturgeon says she will draw up her own tiered framework towards the end of the month. helen catt, bbc news. in our business coverage in and around 17 minutes time, will be looking at how businesses are impacted in the new measures announced by the government yesterday. we will discuss that in detail. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: former arsenal boss arsene wenger gives us his view on the controversial plans

for the premier league. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken, democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they called the 33. and then... bell tolls. ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: three weeks to go until the us election and both donald trump and joe biden have ramped up theircampaigns. just hours after borisjohnson announced new coronavirus restrictions in england, new documents reveal government scientists wanted much tougher measures brought in last month. there have been more protests in belarus, despite a government warning that police are now authorised to use lethal force. the deputy interior minister said the anti—government protests had become

radicalised. this from aruna iyengar. they came with flowers and with bibles. it was now the turn of minsk‘s pensioners to make their heard. hundreds marches with messages like this, "grandmothers and grandfathers, let us help our children get a future." this was the response. shouting and now president lukashenko has given police extra powers to use combat weapons at protests. translation: it is obvious they are trying to plunge belarus into the chaos of the 1990s, to force us to go through the sad path of the republics that have experienced colour revolutions. i declare that we will not leave the streets and will ensure order in the country. employees of the internal affairs bodies and serviceman of eternal troops, if necessary, will use special means and military weapons. tens of thousands of bela rusians have demonstrated every weekend since the election in august. president lukashenko was declared the winner, but his opponents say the vote was rigged. the president has been in power for 26 years and has turned to russia for financial

support to keep power. translation: it hurts me that the authorities are doing god knows what to our children. i want our children to have a say, to have rights. they must be able to protect themselves. i want us to have a new, free election and political prisoners to be freed. the belarus protesters have been shortlisted for the prize of freedom of thought by the european parliament. it honours those who defend human rights. but for these people, the battle is still to be one. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the second day of confirmation hearings for president trump's supreme court nominee, amy coney barrett, will be held later, following a tense first day over what has been a politically divisive nomination by mr trump. he wants judge barrett to be confirmed ahead of the presidential election but many democrats oppose her and what they have described as an "illegitimate" attempt to fill the seat left by the late liberaljustice ruth bader ginsburg.

michael mcconnell is the director of the constitutional law centre at stanford law school. hejoins me now. we will discuss this. thank you for being on the programme. first of all, having seen that day one of the hearings, what did you make of her performance? 0h, she was fine. these hearings are really a sideshow. they have all made up their minds, this isjust better. all right. so day two of the hearings are still will get under way. how likely is it then thatjudge barrett will be confirmed before the election, in your opinion? i would say extremely likely. and that is presumably because the republicans have a majority, yes? yes, they do. and there is no reason for them not to confirm her. therefore, what you think that means given the opposition from the democrats,

given the fact this is so close toa given the fact this is so close to a general election. actually, it means very little. the oddity here is simply that we very rarely have a vacancy this close to an election and that's because mostjustices resign and they never do that in an election year, so we just don't have that. the constitution makes it clear that when there is a —— a va ca ncy that when there is a —— a vacancy the presidents can make nominations in the senate can confirm. i understand by the opposition party is unhappy, but that's politics. so that's politics. it is a given, from your opinion, a done deal, therefore we'll all this blow over or will it play out into how people vote in three weeks'

time? i don't know. i'm not an expert on how people vote. currently the polls suggest mr trump is going to be defeated handily and this has very little to do with it. and will it go away? i don't know. we have had contentious nomination battles going back to the 19805. battles going back to the 1980s. every one of them is contentious and we move on. and was at stake in terms of the law in the us, you know, she is described as very conservative, a catholic, and that is what is going to be seen in the supreme court now, a much bigger majority of conservative judges. what does that mean in terms of it all going forward and things like abortion rights, for example? welcome i think it is extremely unlikely that the court is going to reverse prior decisions, but i think going ahead the court is less likely to intervene in

contentious social issues. they are probably going to leave things to the democratic process. i think that is what conservatives stand for in the united states, is leaving things to democracy, rather than having the courts impose their will on the nation. and i think that is what amy barrett will stand for. we shall certainly keep a close eye. michael mcconnell, thank you for your time. let's catch up with the sport now. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your tuesday sport briefing. plans to revamp the english premier league are causing controversy. liverpool and manchester united are behind proposals to reduce the league to 18 clubs, and scrap two domestic competitions and allow a package to increase funding to the lower leagues. the so—called big six clubs would have more power and influence, something which the premier league itself is against. west ham are one of the teams that disagree with the plans. former arsenal boss arsene wenger feels it could ruin the game.

the premier league, at some stage, you have to help the lower clu bs stage, you have to help the lower clubs in the lower legs to make them survive. and maybe you need east tricked control management to get them financially survive at the lower levels —— strict control. although believe you have to find a financial way to support the lower leagues or they will die. the la lakers are celebrating a first nba title in 10 years today after victory in game 6 against the miami heat, in orlando's bio secure bubble at disney world. lebronjames was named mvp for the lakers and now has four national titles for three different teams. the league restarted in late july in a bubble in florida, after rudy gobert of the utah jazz was the first player to test positive for coronavirus. he feels the nba have set an example.

at the beginning it took us a few days, a few weeks to get used to it. it was maybe a little difficult early. but after that, once you just focused on the goal and you start having your routine and everything, i would think that the nba did a greatjob of putting us in a safe environment. the uefa nations league resumes on tuesday and among the big names playing from league a is spain. they're away to ukraine and look to extend their lead at the top of their group. spain breezed through their qualification section for next summer's european championships, winning nine of their 10 matches, and are unbeaten in 15 games. germany are two points behind spain in the group. they take on the bottom side switzerland. midfielder toni kroos is set to win his 100th germany cap in cologne. germany started their nations league campaign with back—to—back draws against spain and switzerland, but won 2—1 against

ukraine on saturday. and game 3 of the american league championship series, between the tampa bay rays and the houston astros, takes place later on tuesday. manuel margot, was the hero for the rays, on monday, as they take a 2—0 lead in the best—of—7 series. his 3—run homer, was followed by one of the catches of the season, disappearing over the fence here, as he kept his focus firmly on the hit from george springer, in the top of the second inning. incredible work, as tampa won 4—2. ghana warmed up for their upcoming afcon qualifiers next month, by hammering 2022 world cup hosts qatar. but the first goal caused confusion of some sort after bursting through the net. tariqe fosu opened the scoring, converting a tap in from close range. the ball squirming under the net, with officials quickly dealing with matter. ghana winning the match

5 goals to 1. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team, that's your tuesday sport briefing. it is. our thanks to gavin and the team. and before we go, there's a five day operation under way in poland that's forced more than 750 people to evacuate their homes as divers attempt to diffuse a world war two bomb. the tallboy, which is dubbed the "earthquake" — as you can see it's nose sticking out — is six metre long and weighs almost 5 and a half tonnes. it was dropped by the british air force in 1945 in an attack on a german cruiser. the bomb is embedded at a depth of 12 metres at the bottom of a shipping canal. we have got our business coverage coming right up. there sorts to discuss today, not

least the launch of apple's latest phone. as ever, there is huge anticipation about the apple iphone 12. huge anticipation about the apple iphone12. this article by our technology desk editor looks at the chip advance set to make smart phones smarter. it's really, really interesting read, really, which looks at some of the brand—new tech which will be within this new apple phone. the roll—out have several new products to be announced today. it's all about speed. it is one of the most highly anticipated gadgets. it would be 56 enabled, but, as you will find out in our business coverage, is it actually too early to get excited about 56, because could the system be undermined by 56 roll out not being ready? all that to come in around about four minutes' time. we will also look at the new three tier

system, what it means for small businesses in the uk. stay with us. businesses in the uk. stay with us. i will be with you again soon. good morning. it really wasn't the best start to a working week in terms of weather, was it? with the majority of the country seeing outbreaks of rain at times, slowly spreading its way southeast. this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many. but i can offer a glimmer of good news as we head throughout the week, gradually turning a little bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes. once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there

will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those showers pushing their way a little bit further north and west back into southern, central and eastern scotland overnight. we also run the risk of a few showers just plaguing channel coasts. sandwiched in between the two, there will be some clearer slots, and we will see temperatures dipping into single figures. so, again, it's going to be a chilly start to our wednesday morning, but wednesday shows signs of the first spot of improvement. a weak weather front will move through, but high—pressure starts to build once again, and that's going to be responsible for quieting things down as we move towards the weekend. so, there is a risk of that northeasterly breeze just driving in some showers through the morning — chiefly on the east coast to start with, but then some of those showers may well just filter a little bit further inland as we go through the day. maybe scotland and northern ireland — already under that influence of high—pressure — fairing best. top temperatures of around 15 celsius. but as we move out of wednesday into thursday and towards the weekend, you can see the dryer story kicking in. however, as we go towards

the weekend, it's going to be bright rather than sunny. but i'll take that. take care.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. making sense of the new three—tier lockdown system in england — we take a look at what impact this could have for thousands of small businesses across the country. uk theatres get a 257 million pound lifeline from the government, but will it be enough to save the show? we'll be speaking to a leading figure from the industry. and has apple bitten off more than it can chew with its latest 56 enabled phone? we find out.

we begin with the latest set of measures announced by the uk government to curb coronavirus. as expected the prime minister outlined a new three—tier lockdown system in england with three alert levels: medium, high and very high. most areas in england are in the medium alert level — meaning current restrictions continue, including the 10pm hospitality curfew. the liverpool city region — home to one and a half million people — becomes the first area to enter the very high alert level on wednesday, with the closure of pubs, bars, betting shops, gyms, leisure centres and casinos. boris johnson also announced new financial support worth £1 billion, which would be provided to local authorities in england. so how will the 5.8 million small businesses in the uk cope with

these new restrictions? mike cherry is the national chairman of the federation of small businesses. mike, good to talk to you again. give us your take on the support that is in place currently for small businesses. it would seem be government is announcing new hits and bobs as the weeks go by. it is getting a little bit confusing but let's ta ke a little bit confusing but let's take it step by step. we are finding and very much welcoming the chancellor's announcement that there would be, after the end of fellow at the end of october, new support mechanisms for businesses who are shuts down or eligible to receive the extra amount which is two—thirds of an individual‘s wages. clearfrom the prime minister's announcement yesterday that safety has to come first and as we know, thousands of small businesses who have spent a large sum of money to make sure

that there are mrs are safe, whether that be in retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and elsewhere. and they i think will be hugely disappointed with a lot of the announcements because this is going to cause huge disruption across supply chains. and as we know, the supply chains are actually not able to get the support the retail and hospitality sector has had because of the definition. many of those supply chains have not had the grant support, not have the ability to be able to get other measures. and i think it is clear from what we are hearing now that the eligibility criteria means that many of those in the supply chains will not get any of those additional, so—called, fellow support either. and i think thatis support either. and i think that is a really worrying thing. and it is going to cause disruption across the uk. further restrictions of course come into play now and it is

unclear, as you say, as the weeks go by what alert level different cities have in place or different areas have in place. for small businesses, how best can they prepare for the weeks ahead which are extremely uncertain? it very much depends whether you are in the local area which is subject toa the local area which is subject to a tier three lockdown. that will be pretty clear. if you area will be pretty clear. if you are a tiered to mark and you're and other parts of the country and other parts of the country and you are having to look at supporting your employees —— tier two. and you can't get access to the additional fellow schemes the chancellor allows, you may get some access to the grant money that is now available to local authorities but that depends on whether you are ina but that depends on whether you are in a tier three. and if you're in the rest of england, your only medium level which is the higher level, the lower tier. and it will get

confusing. businesses are going to have two supply across out of the area. they will have to find out if their customer base is open or shut. it is going to vary area to area, it will be harder in other areas and other localities which are locked down. it is going to be a very uncertain and unclear time and businesses need clarity. that is the one thing we have always said. businesses need clarity on the support that is available, the guidance that is available. most importantly, we must have this affective test and trace system fully running and trace system fully running and in—place. will have to leave it there but thank you mike cherry, national chairman of the federation of small businesses. many theatres and museums, orchestras and music venues in the uk have been under threat of closure due to the financial impact of coronavirus. on monday those who applied for financial help of less than a million from the governments 1.5 billion pound cultural recovery fund were told

what they will receive. 257 million has been allocated to save 1,385 theatres, museums, music venues and other cultural organisations. we're nowjoined from leeds by robin hawkes, who's the executive director of leeds playhouse and board member of uk theatre. good to see you. so at last, some financial aid has come theatres, museums et cetera. tell us what you're hearing. having received financial help? no, we haven't actually. we're waiting on the news from the leeds playhouse in terms of the cultural recovery plan because we are in the later waiver funding it was great to hear yesterday about that more than a thousand cultural organisations up and down the country who now have that

support to take them through to march next year. of course, but doesn't solve all of the problems in the cultural sector, most fear to still remain closed and we know that there are still real problems for the freelancers who work in our sector and are the lifeblood that makes theatre activity happen. they actually staged a protest didn't they, in westminster last week, many freelancers who, as you say, provide all of the orchestras and the musicians in theatres et cetera. what help are they getting? i think they have a range of options theoretically available to them from their governments but many have found for various reasons it hasn't been possible for them to benefit on an individual basis. and so, our approach at the leeds playhouse has been to try and support those freelancers by getting those activities back up and open again as quickly as possible to provide them with some employment opportunities. and what activities have you got back

open? after nearly six months of closure, it's brilliant. a couple of weeks ago we were able to reopen our doors to the public for a program of activity across the autumn. 0bviously, all with socially distance audiences. right now, we have got a festival called connecting voices which we are working in partnership with the operator here in leeds with a wonderful variety of activities in theatre, movies, spoken word. good luck and let's hope that that financial assistance easier through to the new year. thank you for being on the program robin hawkes. let's get some of the day's other news. the drugmakerjohnson & johnson has announced it will pause its advanced clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine, because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers. the company is yet to confirm what the illness was, but added adverse events are an expected part of any clinical study. walt disney has announced it will restucture its media and entertainment businesses to accelerate growth of disney+

and other streaming services. the firm is trying to catch up with the likes of netflix, and currently has more than 100 million streaming customers worldwide. uk retail sales rose by 5.6% in september, as consumers increased spending on improving their homes and stockpiling goods in preparation for a tightening of restrictions, according to data from the british retail consortium and kpmg. the figure was the best annual growth rate of any month since december 2009. the latest official figures for august are expected to see another big rise in uk unemployment after it hit a two year high in july. with the government furlough scheme winding down more people are finding themselves out of work as the impact of the pandemic hits more parts of the economy. andy verity reports.

for sofia royal, losing herjob could hardly have come at a more awkward time. denim last year, she and her partner bought a new home near gloucester with a hefty mortgage supported by two salaries. after lockdown, she was furloughed in may amend she found she was pregnant, then she herjob. it has been demoralising in a sense that i am not able to play my part as i had almost committed to do when we took on the house. you make these plans and you don't everfor a make these plans and you don't ever for a second make these plans and you don't everfor a second think make these plans and you don't ever for a second think that things will fall apart as much as they have done. since the summer, sofia has tried to get a job so she can return to work on health baby mortgage after the baby has been born. but searching for work while six months pregnant isn't easy even without a pandemic. months pregnant isn't easy even without a pandemiclj months pregnant isn't easy even without a pandemic. i would like to see the government have some kind of a review for that bracket of people who have found themselves fallen through the cracks a little. those people who have a ready been

made redundant now struggling to find another job made redundant now struggling to find anotherjob because of the flooded market, because of the flooded market, because of the change in the climate and jobhunting. the progressive think tank says 1.8 million jobs could be saved if there we re jobs could be saved if there were greater incentives to keep stuff on part—time. were greater incentives to keep stuff on part-time. a lot of staff could be saved. by taking the wasteful part of the program and putting it towards those jobs, to actually mean we wouldn't spend more money. it wouldn't spend more money. it would just mean targeting the resources more narrowly to those who really needed. so far, official jobless those who really needed. so far, officialjobless figures have understated the impact of the pandemic, not least because of their fellow scheme. he is that as that scheme ends, many will move onto benefits and see their incomes drop sharplyjust weeks before christmas. with partial effects on them, their families and the wider economy. andy verity, bbc news.

we will have the latestjobless numbers in an hour and a half and will update them. where taking you to a story about singapore cabin fever. they have started offering meals on one of it's a superjumbo is with the plane firmly on the ground. the original schedule of more than 900 seats sold out in less than half—an—hour apparently. if you to singapore. why would anybody wa nt to singapore. why would anybody want to sit on a plan and eat a meal? it is kind of something you endure on a flight isn't it? i mean obviously, sally there are lots of folks who miss getting on planes because of course, the pandemic has kept all of you grounded. this is something of a big treat for them and as you said, the seats on its airbus a380 airliner p°p‘up on its airbus a380 airliner pop—up restaurant sold out within 30 minutes of bookings

which opened yesterday. today, they have actually announced more date than i have since been on the site to have a look and they all appear to be sold out as well. now like other airlines, singapore airlines is trying other ways to raise money so trying other ways to raise money so they are using two of their big super jumbo money so they are using two of their big superjumbo is parked at changi airport which they have dubbed restaurants a380. the plans, as you say, remain firmly grounded throughout the dining experience but tables will set you back nearly $500 for seats in the sweet class and isjust for seats in the sweet class and is just over $30 for economy. customers can also pay using theirfrequent economy. customers can also pay using their frequent flyer miles. there is even a celebrity chef overseeing part of the menu who is actually the grandniece of the singaporean leader. you can get more singaporean than this and each meal will apparently come with two re— alcoholic drinks and a free flow of other beverages. if you turn up dressed like the singapore airline stewardess or even a sari, you get a gift. in

the course of normal flying service, the carrier's a380 could see more than 400 people. but it will all be socially distance. there will be temperature taking and it's actually going to have half the number of people in the plane each time. you can really make it up —— couldn't really. 0n cue. there you go, a night out in singapore. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a big day for apple, which is set to unveil its new sg—enabled iphone and some of its other latest gadgets. it's emerged that the government's scientific advisors called for much tougher coronavirus restrictions, including a two week lockdown, to be introduced three weeks ago in england. from tomorrow, a new three—tier alert system comes into effect, but the restrictions do not go as far as the scientists' recommendations. labour has called on the government to explain why it ignored its own scientific advisors.

doctors in the us say a man has caught coronavirus twice — with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first. the 25—year—old needed hospital treatment after his lungs could not get enough oxygen into his body. reinfections remain rare — however the study raises new questions about how much immunity can be built up to the virus. homeless charities are warning that plans to reopen night shelters could put lives at risk this winter because it's difficult to make them covid secure. the government is being urged to fund self—contained emergency accommodation as it did during the main lockdown period. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: three weeks to go until the us election and both donald trump and joe biden have ramped up theircampaigns. just hours after borisjohnson announced new coronavirus restrictions in england. new documents reveal government scientists wanted much tougher measures brought in last month.

apple is set to announce the roll—out of several new products later today in the us, with all the launches centred on the theme of speed. one of the most highly anticipated gadget would be the sg—enabled iphone. but is it too early to get excited about 56? james clayton reports. it's that time of year again, yet another apple launch. now, you might be feeling a little jaded by apple launch of an hour, we literally had one last month. this one, though, could be genuinely interesting. we are expecting a theme around speed and some surprises too. there are five things we might see. we are likely to see the release of the new iphone 12 and it is likely to be 56 ready, promising revolutionary speeds, though not for

everyone. the network is not in full coverage, right, so most users might not actually see a difference compared to their previous model. the question then becomes do i by 56, because they want to future proof my purchase? it is possible it will launch its new imax, apple said there will launch them by the end of the year, they don't launch them now that kind of running out of time. there is —— speculation they might want a gps device you can attach to your wallet and keys to find them. what a great idea. so great someone else has already thought of it. there is a very similar product already on the market called tile, with anti— competition accusations swelling, whatever accusations swelling, whatever accusations apple is eating up the small competition. china, apple has a big market there,

it sells tens of millions of iphones every year. with threats of sanctions against the us after the tiktok row, will be phone even be able to sold in china in the years to come and will be chinese people have the same appetite for american products? there is speculation about an iphone mini, this could be a more midmarket phone that could do better in a global recession. as usual, apple are keeping their cards close to their chest. you can follow all of the announcements here on bbc news. you can. that was james clayton. it will be all over our website. diversity in the tech sector still has a long way to go. figures show that only 3% of the industry's employees are black and only 1% of venture capital funding goes to black entrepreneurs. in the us, 13% of the workforce is black, but at big tech firms such as google and facebook, black employees make up less than 4% of workers.

we're nowjoined by dion mckenzie, who's the co—founder & chairman of color—in—tech and black tech fest. why the black tech fest is important? hi, sally, good morning. i think that this has been the case because we have seen, and this year has proven more like any other, that there is a real lack of diversity to the tech industry and i think it comes round to there being access, awareness, lack of awareness, and lack of a network for black individuals and tech companies have scales, primarily using techniques and processes that have been probably not as conducive to building inclusive teams. also, when it comes to young people, are they inspired, excited to get into the tech sector at all, in the black community was yellow

yeah, what i think we are seeing is there is definitely an interest from a user point of view and, in many cases, young black people are over indexing on the technologies, they are often the first to adopt and use. but we're seeing that translates into actually being in the company, whether it is starting the company or working for one. so i think there is a lot more to do from there is a lot more to do from the awareness side. but even if those who are interested, they still don't have an access point into these companies, they don't know someone who works for those companies, so we're trying to really undo some those gaps that exist. so when you say they don't have an access point, they don't know someone access point, they don't know someone who is already there, who has gone before them, as it were, what can be done to improve that, how can companies enable that or remove those barriers? i think part of it as being a bit more transparent

with how to get in and what that process looks like. you know, it has been well said that some of these companies' interviewing processes have been quite extensive and hasn't been quite extensive and hasn't been focused on the skills are not necessarily focused on other things. i think we need to get a bit more transparent with what that hiring process looks like and actually make sure we are looking, from a recruiter point, we are looking for talent and potential, rather than what we have seen before. do you think the law could play a part here, we are seeing companies have to provide data when it comes to transparency on gender and pay, that kind of thing, do we need it when it comes to diversity? i think that same level of transparency and accountability really helps and we have seen how that has played a factor within gender, for example. however, in the us we have seen

diverse variables from some of these tech companies we have still seen there is a low representation and that low representation and that low representation has existed for many years. so i think that, on the one side, there needs to be more data around it, in europe it does feel that we are kind of blind to the progress that some of these companies or non— progress that some of these companies are making, but i think they also needs to be more accountability at the senior level and at the board level to really make this business credible. thank you for talking to us, dion mckenzie, co—founder of black tech fest. before we go, let us look at the financial markets. as you can see, fairly flat, although australia bucking the trend there. i must confess, when a looked at hong kong, the hang seng, on my computer, it said it was up 2%. i am not sure if that data is the latest. they have been told it is incorrect. let's look at the next board. the general theme in asia today is stocks are

higher, just slightly, today, hoping to show the us, because we had a really strong session, particularly for the nasdaq, c we can bring it you now. the tech waited nasdaq. some of the big stocks listed, like apple, shows up 6% monday. that might be in anticipation of the launch of the new phone and gadgets. generally speaking, the textures, amazon and others did well on monday. so, if we stay on the theme of the markets, let's talk this through with craig erlam, who is able to join us now, through with craig erlam, who is able tojoin us now, i hope, thanks forjoining us. we are looking at the basic numbers. tech stocks did well, et cetera. 0verall, global market are at five highs. there is a lot of talk about investors, traders are optimistic about a us stimulus plan. why are they optimistic about that when it would seem the politics is know

when coming up with some sort of agreement? i think sometimes we arejust kind of agreement? i think sometimes we are just kind of forced to put a narrative on how these markets are moving and the difficulty we have right now is that there is just so much that is going on, whether it is the fiscal stimulus plan, the us election, movements towards a covid vaccine, there seems to be an endless amount of major talking points and i think people just have to try and pin it on something. a kind of show your scepticism. i'm not convinced by these fiscal stimulus talks. there seems to be an enormous golf between the democrats and republicans in congress and from my personal perspective i see it is —— see it as likely we won't see a plan prior to the election. i think what seeing player he is that as the polls do widen in favour ofjoe biden, i think the prospect of a messy election is decreasing. and the old adage, the old cliche goes

that the markets hate uncertainty and nothing would be more uncertain if we do see an unclear election or it is challenged in the courts. thanks. we have to leave it there. we are out of time. thank you for your company. good morning. it really wasn't the best start to a working week in terms of weather, was it? with the majority of the country seeing outbreaks of rain at times, slowly spreading its way southeast. this weather watcher picture from whitby, north yorkshire, tends to sum up monday afternoon for many. but i can offer a glimmer of good news as we head throughout the week, gradually turning a little bit drier, but staying on the chilly side for the time of year. now, for today, however, we're still under this area of low pressure. it's a bit of a messy weather story to try and tell, but here goes.

once this weather front sinks its way steadily south through the day, we will start to see an improving picture gradually through scotland and northern ireland, but a brisk northeasterly wind here will make it feel on the cool side. the low pressure sinks its way south, spiralling around that low, plenty of showers, a little bit like clothes in a washing machine spinning around. you'll probably feel it's going to dry up, and then there will be more showers flying in through the afternoon. so, it's a messy story across england and wales, and the temperatures, unfortunately, are not going to be particularly great either. top temperatures through the afternoon of around 10—13 celsius. now, as we move out of tuesday, we'll start to see those showers pushing their way a little bit further north and west back into southern, central and eastern scotland overnight. we also run the risk of a few showers just plaguing channel coasts. sandwiched in between the two, there will be some clearer slots, and we will see temperatures dipping into single figures. so, again, it's going to be a chilly start to our wednesday morning, but wednesday shows signs of the first spot of improvement. a weak weather front will move through, but high—pressure starts to build once again, and that's going to be responsible for quieting things down as we move towards the weekend. so, there is a risk of that northeasterly breeze just

driving in some showers through the morning — chiefly on the east coast to start with, but then some of those showers may well just filter a little bit further inland as we go through the day. maybe scotland and northern ireland — already under that influence of high—pressure — fairing best. top temperatures of around 15 celsius. but as we move out of wednesday into thursday and towards the weekend, you can see the dryer story kicking in. however, as we go towards the weekend, it's going to be bright rather than sunny. but i'll take that. take care.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today: just hours after borisjohnson announced new coronavirus restrictions in england — new documents reveal government scientists wanted much tougher measures three weeks ago. downing street has defended its actions as robust and targeted — but england's chief medical officer warns the new measures may not be enough iam not i am not confident and nor is anybody confident that the tier three proposals, for the highest rates, if we get the absolute base

case and nothing more, would