this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. europe announces new emergency restrictions in several countries, as it scrambles to stop a second wave of coronavirus infections. president trump's nominee to the us supreme court evades questions from senators, including vice—presidential candidate kamala harris, refusing to discuss laws ona number of controversial issues. were you aware of president trump's statements, committing to nominatejudges who trump's statements, committing to nominate judges who will strike down the affordable care act? as i sit here i do not re call act? as i sit here i do not recall seeing those statements. president trump tries to shore up support in pennsylvania for his

second campaign rally since his covid—19 diagnosis. as the eu prepares to discuss british proposals on post—brexit fishing rights, we meet the french fishermen worried they'll bear the brunt of the changes. across europe, many countries are imposing more extreme measures to fight the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. the czech republic has a new three—week state of emergency, schools are shut down. the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, has announced a partial lockdown, which will mean the complete closure of restaurants, hotels and cafes. and germany, which did have relatively low infection rates, has now imposed an 11pm curfew on bars and restaurants across the country. spain has declared a state of emergency in madrid,

and police are patrolling the streets to stop people leaving their neighbourhoods. let's have more on the situation in the netherlands. the country has some of the most rapidly increasing infection rates in the world. under new rules, schools and shops will stay open, but people are being asked to work from home and limit social interactions to a maximum of four people. the biggest changes apply to the hospitality industry. anna holligan in the hague has more. no more moments like these for at least four weeks, bars and restau ra nts at least four weeks, bars and restaurants in the netherlands will be closed and shops are banned from selling or delivering alcohol after apm. that want to stop traffic and there is a lot of traffic of people around going into hospitality, so i understand that we need to close down with the figures at this moment, but i think it is not the solution. of course it is tough. you want to do the thing that you love, and the whole covid—19 lockdown is really mentally really

stressful a nd is really mentally really stressful and really tough to go through. at the heart of the dutch debate, the issue is of freedom. how much people should be expected to sacrifice. the dutch cabinet has been torn between competing concerns, they need to protect civil liberties and the pressure to curtail them for the common good. it has been a challenging few weeks for the dutch prime minister, his office is based behind me at parliament and until recently it felt almost as if the virus had vanished here and now the netherlands is introducing what are among some of the toughest restrictions in europe. the u—turn could not be more dramatic. as serena it may seem, the numbers are startling. there has been nearly a4,000 newly registered cases a coronavirus during the past week, a 60% rise during the past seven days. translation: what we're doing

now is thing that there are fewer places can gather, more exceptions to the numbers in theatres and we will be enforcing the rules, like the maximum number of a group of four. some experts believe a short, sharp shock would be effective. in theory that would be better because then you can get it over with quicker but i think that brexit will be very difficult in the netherlands because we attached so much value to civil liberty and privacy. more of a lock-up in houses, i find privacy. more of a lock-up in houses, ifind it privacy. more of a lock-up in houses, i find it difficult to see what has happened in european countries, that you need a letter to go to the grocery shops. i am not sure if the dutch will accept this and they would probably also be quick to say that the government can never control that. the dutch government is struggling to control covid—i9 and further restrictions have not been ruled out if the latest ones failed to stop the virus in its tracks. anna holligan, bbc news. there's three weeks left of the presidential election campaign —

both president trump and joe biden are on the campaign trail in swing states. meanwhile, the democratic vice—presidential candidate kamala harris has challenged donald trump's nominee for the us supreme court over her beliefs about healthca re and abortion. on day two of amy coney barrett's confirmation hearing, senator harris accused the republicans of trying to rush through a trump nominee for the court, so that it could move to scrap healthcare legislation passed under barack obama. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. for more than 11 hours, judge amy coney barrett faced a barrage of questions, some from the democrats were hostile, with senators pressing the judge on issues such as abortion and same—sex marriage. but it was her attitude towards healthcare and barack obama signature law, the affordable air, known as obama care where she became much under pressure. the republicans are scrambling

to confirm this nominee as fast as possible because they need one more jump judge on as possible because they need one morejumpjudge on the bench before november ten to win and strike down the entire affordable care act. senator kamala harris running for vice president alonsojoe kamala harris running for vice president alonso joe biden kamala harris running for vice president alonsojoe biden the americans could be deprived of healthcare at a time when they most need it. people are scared of what will happen if you forego the affordable care act and it is destroyed in the middle of a pandemic. senator harris asked judge amy coney barrett whether she was aware of president trump's past state m e nts of president trump's past statements committing to nominate judges statements committing to nominatejudges who statements committing to nominate judges who strike down obama care. from my perspective the most important thing is to say that i've never made a commitment, never been asked to make a commitment and i hope the committee would trust my integrity not to even entertain such an idea and that i would violate my oath if i confirmed that case. president trump's says he watched senator harris

grilling judge amy coney barrett on tv before addressing a rally in pennsylvania. barrett on tv before addressing a rally in pennsylvanialj watched a rally in pennsylvania.” watched her and compared her to amy, the great future supreme court justice. amy, the great future supreme courtjustice. (cheering) . and courtjustice. (cheering) .and| courtjustice. (cheering) . and i will tell you, amy has made a great impression. the trump crowd planted approval. for his part, joe biden, campaigning in florida, questioned why the republicans we re questioned why the republicans were rushing to fill the supreme court featuring the pandemic. why are republicans holding a hearing instead of providing significant economic relief to those in need? but the republicans have the numbers in the senate to ensure amy coney barrett has the job, cementing a conservative majority on the court for a generation. our north america

correspondent, peter bowes, joins me now. welcome. talking more about the campaign, both candidates out in swing states, joe biden launching a blistering attack in donald trump's handling of the pandemic. bring us up to day. that is a common theme of joe biden's campaigning, we're hearing it every day, coronavirus, covid—i9 and the problems it has caused americans over the past several months now. that is the key campaigning issue forjoe biden, saying he was to older people in florida, saying seniors, elderly people in the state simply do not matter to a president. the only thing that seems to matter to president trump is himself. it was a blistering attack and this was in florida, a swing state, a crucial campaigning area especially in the older demographic. mr trump has been campaigning in pennsylvania once a trump stronghold,

winning the working class vote there and the latest polls are suggesting thatjoe biden is moving ahead quite significantly, and president trump directly appealing in his latest rally to suburban women. he said suburban women really like him! some critics and commentators have described that as a sense of desperation from the president but it perhaps reflects the reality that he is not doing well in the polls there. three weeks to 90, the polls there. three weeks to go, how many undecided voters are there still to play for? well, many of these surveys suggest that there are relatively few undecided voters and the selection is quite unusual in that respect, like you said with three weeks to 90, you said with three weeks to go, so many people seem to have quite firmly decided who they are going to vote for, which of course makes it all the more difficult for the candidates in the remaining few weeks, that they will really have to focus

their message on what they believe are those undecided voters but actually deciding who they are and where they are is really quite a challenge for these campaigns. joe biden seemingly securely a head in the polling but observers will reflect on the fact that hillary clinton, four years ago, was also ahead in the polls at this stage? yes, it is all about the delegates. the representatives from each individual state. you may well win the popular vote, like hillary clinton did, but the way that the maths work in this country does not necessarily mean that you are going to win the presidency and clearly that will be uppermost in the minds of the democrats this time. it is also interesting and worth pointing out that president trump, when he talks about opinion polls, he does not believe what the media, the mainstream media is reporting and he says he is aware of other opinion polls which they arose that the race is much

tighter and says this reflects the situation that he was aware of four years ago. he believed it was much tighter and as it turned out, well, it was tight enough eventually for him to win. in the latest example of disinformation on social media, twitter has decided to suspend a number of fake accounts which purported to be run by black supporters of donald trump. the accounts used profile pictures taken from news reports and often used the same wording: ‘yes, i'm black and i'm voting fortrump!‘ they're thought to have attracted more than a quarter of a million retweets or mentions on twitter before they were suspended. it's not known who set up the accounts. as the eu prepares to discuss british proposals on post—brexit fishing rights, france's europe minister has told the bbc that the uk's approach to the withdrawal agreement in the past few weeks was "extremely worrying". fishing has become a key sticking point in negotiations, with paris saying it won't discuss fishing in isolation from the rest of a deal. half the catch in france's

northern ports comes from british waters. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has been to boulogne—sur—mer, at the heart of france's fishing industry, to ask what compromise would mean. like negotiators, fishermen rely on shifting positions to get results. navigating the distance between france and the uk is distance between france and the ukisa distance between france and the uk is a daily commute for this man. three quarters of this man's crabs and comes from british waters, his grandfather finished off the coast of scotla nd finished off the coast of scotland and his father in the channel but he is worried that the evan flow of post—brexit trade negotiations is threatening to think boats like his. translation: we are devastated. so disappointed. it is the end of our profession. we may decide to flex our muscles and we got in trouble before for blocking the port of calais but

it is something we will discuss. written wants to reportedly change the way fish stocks are allocated and taper off the eu catches over several yea rs. off the eu catches over several years. france has refused any compromise. no deal is better than a bad deal, it says. the eu chief negotiator has pleaded for wiggle room but trust is in short supply. we do want to trust the uk but we have seen in the last weeks regarding the government is extremely worrying. there will be no agreement in the future relation and we want to have full confidence and respect in the first part of this negotiation. despite the fears of fishermen and the hard—line position of president macron, many in france believe a deal on fishing is possible but too much compromise could start trouble at home for president macron, the head of this region isa macron, the head of this region is a potential rival for presidency and after years of social unrest in france and the

pressures of covid—i9, more disruption in a sensitive area like this is the last thing that president macron needs. but many fishermen say they would compromise on the cat rather than lose access completely. translation: it would be a lot more acceptable to have 80% of the catchy british waters rather than nothing at all. 60% of the catch? that is not viable. but if there is some sort of financial compensation, may be. at boulogne-sur-mer markets, buyers choose fished for tables, and no deal risks a mutually destroyed destruction on both sides of the channel. navigation of these contested waters prove easier in boulogne—sur—mer in brussels? lucy williamson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the portuguese football star cristiano ronaldo has gone into self—isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.

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: many european countries are imposing more extreme measures to fight the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic as they struggle with rising infection numbers. president trump's nominee to the us supreme court has evaded questions from senators, including vice—presidential candidate kamala harris, refusing to discuss laws on abortion or gay marriage. health officials will meet later to discuss whether greater manchester, lancashire and other areas in england should be added to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions. so far, only the liverpool city region has been placed in the very high level of risk in the new tiered system, which came into force at midnight. our political correspondent, helen catt, has the story.

partying in the streets, after many of liverpool's pubs and bars shut their doors, not to reopen for now, by order of the government. the spread of coronavirus in the city region means it is now living under the most severe restrictions in england. is not just the most severe restrictions in england. is notjust places serving drinks that are closed by gyms, leisure centre and betting shops as well. visitors are asked not to come here, residents not to leave. other areas like greater manchester and lancashire may be in line for similar. a meeting is being held later to discuss moving those areas to very high alert as well, although it doesn't meana as well, although it doesn't mean a decision will definitely be made. what we're saying the government is of course we would put people ‘s' health first but you can't do that by destroying their jobs, first but you can't do that by destroying theirjobs, their businesses, putting people into hardship, in the run—up to christmas, that is just wrong, it should not be like that. they will be levelling down the

north—west of england, not levelling up. it is an issue that we will take a stand on. mps approved the new three tier system of local restrictions last night. some conservatives have been critical of some decisions but they do want to give the new system time to work. if we have to go to a national lockdown, and nothing could be rolled out, then that will have a very severe effect indeed on the economy, is my hope is that the measures the prime minister has announced will be successful, working hand in glove with the mers who are very important to this process. labour agrees to make disagrees. it has supported all but essential travel that would last for three to two weeks. schools would stay open. if we act now, follow the signs and break the circuit, we can get this virus under control. if we don't, we could sleepwalk into a long and bleak winter.

downing street has not ruled out such a circuit breaker entirely, saying that would be irresponsible. but for now it is backing it localised estimates if things were valid slamming the virus with protecting the economy. depression for its to work increasing. yesterday the uk reported 143 coronavirus deaths, the highest daily figure since june. it deaths, the highest daily figure sincejune. it means in the past week, 82 deaths were announced every day. all eyes will be on areas like liverpool to see if it can break the cycle of infection, and avoid pressure for tougher measures across england. united states pharmaceutical firm eli lilly has suspended their trial of an antibody treatment for coronavirus. the firm said a safety concern was being investigated, but gave no details. eli lilly are the second us company in just two days to suspend a late—stage trial of a coronavirus drug afterjohnson and johnson were forced to suspend their vaccine trial due to an unexplained illness. nasa says eight countries have

signed an international agreement that outlines the principles of future exploration of the moon and beyond. the so—called artemis accords are a series of commitments on best practice that will guide the american—led return to the lunar surface. nina nanji reports. the mission is clear. to return humans to ea rth's the mission is clear. to return humans to earth's nearest neighbour within this decade. nasser‘s artemis accords plans to put the first women in the next man on the lunar surface by 2024. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. unlike in the historic apollo missions over 50 years ago, this time, the astronaut is willing to set up a permanent presence on the moon. no mean feat, and the us space agency hasjust gained no mean feat, and the us space agency has just gained new allies to support its efforts.

eight countries have signed up toa eight countries have signed up to a series of records intended as principles for exploring safe and the moon. the so—called artemis accords cover everything from our resources on the moon are exploited, to how data is shared. it's really important, a really historic moment actually because what we have done today is really signed up to those best practice principles, those free works that will enable us to all go forward and collaborate in ourfuture all go forward and collaborate in our future exploration efforts. americo, which divides the accords, has signed them, followed by the uk, canada, italy, luxembourg and the uae. other countries have reservations about a framework they see as too focused on us interest and which could restrict their activities are. is absent from the alliance, while russia has said it would sign up. —— worked. —— won't.

australia's great barrier reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas driven by climate change, a study has found. scientists said all types of coral on the 1,400 mile long reef had been damaged. the steepest falls came after mass bleaching events in 2016 and 2017. bleaching occurs when corals turn white as a stress this response. corals can recover if normal conditions return, but it can take decades. let's get the latest sports news from the bbc sports centre. hello i'm tulson tullet an this is your wednesday sport briefing, where we start with the news that cristiano ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss portugal's nations league match against sweden. the 35—year—old featured in the goalless draw against world champions france on sunday, and despite testing positive, none of his team mates have done thus far. spain lost 1—0 to ukraine in their nations league match on tuesday, throwing their group wide open. it means luis enrique's side are top of league a group 4, a point ahead of the side

who beat them, while germany failed to capitalise as they were held to a 3—3 draw against switzerland, with chelsea duo timo werner and kai havertz scoring after they went 2—0 down early on. to golf, where world number one dustin johnson has tested positive for coronavirus the pga has confirmed. the 36—year—old is now self—isolating, and has withdrawn from the cj cup, which starts on the 15th of october at shadow creek in nevada. the american last competed in september's us open where he finished tied for sixth. andy murray was beaten in the opening round of the cologne indoor by fernando verdasco. 33—year—old murray was handed a wildcard to play in the tournament, but the spaniard, who's world number 62, progressed with a straight sets 6—4, 6—4 win. verdasco now faces us open finalist alexander zverev in the second round after the german was given a bye.

england will face denmark in the nations league later on wednesday as they look to build on the victory over belgium last time out. gareth southgate's side came from a goal down to beat the team ranked number one in the world, and marcus rashford believes there's a common goal in the squad. we all understand that, we are as one, especially in tournament football, which probably in the world cup i realised the most, you need the squad to do great things, and looking forward i think it is a big strength of ours to have so many players that can make differences on the pitch. covid—19 has also claimed the jumbo—visma and mitchelton—scott teams who've withdrawn from the giro d'italia after six positive results. general classification contender steven kruijswijk, who rides forjumbo, tested positive as did four staff members of the australian mitchelton—scott team. stage 11 heads out later withjoao almeida holding

the leader's pinkjersey. well we just looked ahead to stage 11 of the giro d'italia, which is gradually making its way through italy with several big climbs planned for the final week of the race. although the riders may struggle on the climb to the top of the stelvio — the highest point on the race this year. this was the scene at the top of the mountain earlier this week. they may need skis — not bikes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tulsun tullet and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. do stay with us here on bbc news, i will be back shortly with all the latest business stories including apple launching its latest iphone 12, launching its latest iphone12, we will take a look at whether it is value for money and how much demand there might be.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ samantha tv news. hello. some sunshine on the way for the majority of us today, albeit with some showers coming in from the east, as the day pans out. there will be quite a chilly breeze as well, again, coming in from the north—east and that is what will drive the showers a little bit further westwards through the course of the day. but overall, what we're looking at in terms of our weather pattern for the next few days is high pressure coming to dominate. though it will become increasingly quieter through the end of the week and into the weekend. first thing wednesday, a little bit more in the way of persistent rain and some stubborn cloud across southern scotland. it should get brighter here for the afternoon. but you can see the showers here, pushing into eastern england on the north—easterly breeze, even through the morning, and then they will get driven afar away westwards come the afternoon.

that north—easterly breeze a notable feature to the weather. this is the sustained wind speed — gusts could reach up to 30mph at times in some more exposed spots. best of the shelter in the west will give us the best of the temperatures — 15 or 16 degrees. in the east, 13 or 14 just about covers it. we tend to see those showers clearing though as we head overnight wednesday into the small hours of thursday. could be a few still lingering across east anglia and the south—east of england. some more general cloud speeding towards the north of scotland. overnight lows, 6—8 degrees. perhaps a little bit closer to freezing towards the far north of scotland. and then for thursday daytime, we're talking about an essentially dry day, as that high pressure establishes itself. i can't promise you though wall—to—wall sunshine. it looks like we will pull in quite a bit of cloud from the north sea, into some eastern and eventually central areas. temperatures, 12—13 degrees. stuck under the thicker cloud, it will feel chillier though with the effect of the breeze. and towards the end of the week, some of the nights will start to get colder.

that could leave us with some chilly starts and some stubborn fog by day. so, our temperatures widely on friday, 11—12 degrees, but in a few spots, if we do get lingering fog, they could struggle at the low—end single figures. and then that ridge of high pressure is going to stay with us all the way through the weekend. so, a very similar story for saturday and sunday to that of thursday and friday. it will take until the beginning of next week, i think, for us to see something a little bit wetter and more windy moving its way in from the atlantic. so, a lot of fine weather to come for the weekend, some on the chilly side for the time of year, and some rather stubborn cloud.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. apple unveils its new iphone 12 handsets, which it says will provide breathtaking speed for the 5g network. finding a cure for covid 19— the world bank approves $12 billion worth of funding for vaccines to fight the virus. and we'll look at how the pandemic has changed our fashion sense, with sales in casual clothing rising as more people work from home.

let's start with apple, which has unveiled its new iphone 12 handsets, which will be its first to work on faster 5g networks. the company has also extended the range to include a new mini model that has a smaller 5.4—inch screen. some experts are already claiming the new features give apple its best opportunity for growth since 2014, when it revamped its line—up with the iphone 6. at the online—only event, chief executive tim cook announced the iphone 12 will start at £799, which is £70 higher than last year, and will go on sale on 23 october. the iphone 12 mini will start at £699 and be released on 13 november. however, for the first time, none of the devices will be bundled with headphones or a charger. apple said the move was to help reduce its impact on the environment. joining us now from new york is daniel ives, who's the managing director

of wedbush securities. so what has been the reaction to the new iphone 12 handsets? i think it is potentially their biggest product cycle in a decade. i believe this is a super cycle between the 5g and pent—up demand, 40% installed ofa pent—up demand, 40% installed of a fine of 3.5 years and i think it is met expectations andi think it is met expectations and i think this is a massive move higherfor the and i think this is a massive move higher for the stock. will the price put some people off, given we are in the middle of a pandemic? yes, and if you look at it, it's really a scattering of price points, from £699 up and it's taken up by 10% of units given the backdrop but given the sg given the backdrop but given the 5g in china, and in the us it could be a game—changer in

terms of this release and i think for apple right now, it is the star of the next stage growth which is really, over the last 3.5 years has dominated. it is all about the sg, dominated. it is all about the 5g, so it may be 5g ready but is 5g ready for it around the world ? is 5g ready for it around the world? is a network up and running around the world? world? is a network up and running around the world7m they work in progress, in parts of china and asia definitely ahead and this will be a six, nine, 12 months round but importantly this will be a transformational technology upgrade and for apple, they have installed 950 iphones and 40% have not upgraded and i think 5g will be the catalyst andi think 5g will be the catalyst and i think we will see over the last coming months, this could be a seminal moment in the growth store. what you are the growth store. what you are the fact they were not be offering a charger or headphones when you buy one of these, it is the start of a

rollback because they are selling it as being environmentally friendly, is that what it is about? you could take that view and also the price point but ultimately if you think about it from an airport perspective, it is more ofa airport perspective, it is more of a catalyst to sell that and if you look at the air pods, thatis if you look at the air pods, that is 30 billion of annual revenue and another opportunity to cross over and been a position of strength. think that move is something that looks good but ultimately helps them make more of the top line. what did you make of the launch of this in the online event, having to take because of coronavirus but we are used to think big productions for apple. did it feel different to you? yes, a lot different. usually, when they are launching, the excitement, you can feel it, this is what makes the event is unique from apple. i think they did a greatjob that actually introducing this,

given the environment but it definitely loses its lustre that even when the phone gets released you will not have the lines in front of the apple stalls and some of the excitement is lost but it comes down to in festers, what units look like — that it comes down to investors and what units look like and this could be a picky after 2015 and if that happens we are looking at 150— 175 dollars stock. let's take a quick look at how the asian markets are faring today. well, they are down, as investors become more cautious after a number of halted covid—19 vaccine trials. and, on wall street, stocks closed lower, as hopes of new coronavirus relief package faded after us house speaker nancy pelosi rejected a $1.8 trillion relief proposal from the white house. the world bank has approved $12 billion worth of new funding for developing

countries to finance the purchase and distribution of covid—19 vaccines, for their citizens. the funding will provide a timely boost for many developing countries, who are struggling due to the pandemic. let's now cross to singapore now, where sharanjit leyl has been following this story for us. so what are the finer details of this multi—billion dollar funding? that $12 billion package is really pa rt that $12 billion package is really part of a $160 billion fund in total resources that the multilateral lender has pledged to developing countries through to june next year. pledged to developing countries through tojune next year. to help them fight the pandemic and it will include things like technical support, so developing countries can prepare for deploying vaccines at scale. it will also signal to drug companies that there will be strong demand and ample financing for covid—19 vaccines. now of course with the coronavirus savaging economies, the world bank has been warning that the 150 million more people could be

pushed into extreme poverty by the end of next year, many are also warning that getting vaccines to developing countries will be key to controlling the global spread of the pandemic. we have heard from the likes of bill gates and others warn that richer countries will get vaccines but u nless countries will get vaccines but unless poorer countries are given access to these key vaccines, the world will not be rid of the pandemic for many yea rs, rid of the pandemic for many years, so the aim is notjust to give developing countries the ability to purchase the vaccines but also to help them transport them and make sure that the medical infrastructure is in place to deliver these to the people who are infected. really, an ambitious aim by the world bank to try to eradicate the spread of the pandemic globally. let's get some of the day's other news. the world's biggest furniture business, ikea, is planning a second—hand furniture venture. the swedish firm will next month launch a scheme to buy back your unwanted bookcases,

and certain other of its furniture items you no longer need or want. under the plan, it will offer vouchers worth up to 50% of the original price, to be spent at its stores. hyundai motors has appointed euisun chung as group chairman, in a move likely to steer the world's fifth—largest carmaker towards electric vehicles and flying cars. injuly, chung set a goal to win more than 10% of the global market for electric vehicles by 2025. cyprus has announced it will suspend its golden passpor programme offering nationality to wealthy foreign individuals, after a media sting exposed politicians pledging to help the application of a fictitious chinese investor convicted of money laundering. cyprus has raised more than 6 billion euros from the scheme, which offers citizenship to foreigners prepared to pay at least 2 million euros for a property. let's now talk about the trade row brewing between the european union and the united states. the eu may impose new border

taxes on up to $4bn worth of us goods as punishment for subsidies provided to boeing, the world trade organization has ruled. the decision is the latest step in a long—running feud between the us and eu over state subsidies for boeing and eu rival airbus. joining us now is yael selfin, who the chief economist at kpmg. america's top trade negotiator, robert lighthizer, said the us had removed the offending subsidies for boeing earlier this year. so will this ruling anger the us? yes, but it was definitely expected and essentially what it shows is that it there is still a role for the who to facilitate trade globally but it is slow and needs an upgrade. the us has also warned the eu not move forward with tariffs

of its own, what products could the eu potentially raise tariffs on? it would probably be those that are going to eventually help the us more than the eu, essentially, those that are essentially, those that are essential for the production of eu goods but what we call an end product, so those that tend to compete more with eu products. and yes, inevitably there will be tit—for—tat, what will the eu reciprocate with, you think? the thing is that we have already, we have already had the first phase of it with the us increasing taxes and now this is very much the eu turn. ido this is very much the eu turn. i do not think there will be an escalation. what will we are hoping will happen as a result

of this is some sort of negotiations that would resolve the conflict. unfortunately, that was not possible without going to the who and that took a long time to put the tariffs on eu products in place. what we hope now is that will really put an end to that process. which side has more to lose from this trade war, do you think? difficult to say. in terms of quantities, it is the us that has had more allowed, in terms of the amount of taxation it could raise compared to the eu, in that sense, the us has a better hand and it has also had the permission to do that for longer. ultimately, iwould permission to do that for longer. ultimately, i would say that you could argue that the eu overall is in a slightly more precarious state in terms

of trade and that they would benefit from a relaxation from the end of this conflict earlier. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives but it's also changing what we wear. in a moment, we'll tell you what lies ahead for the fashion industry. 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.

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and restaurants as it battles to control the coronavirus in one of europe's major hotspots. so what will the new measures mean for amsterdam's celebrated bars and restaurants? joining us now from amsterdam is riad farhat, who's the founder of the 3wo horeca group. he owns and runs 21 bars a nd restau ra nts in amsterdam, with more than 450 employees. welcome and thank you for being with us. how has your business cope so far with the pandemic and restrictions? all our bars and restrictions? all our bars a nd restau ra nts and restrictions? all our bars and restaurants are located in the suburbs of amsterdam, people were not allowed to come — were allowed to come so we didn't have any problems with tourists arriving, so in the past five to six months we did quite well. and what about the new restrictions, how they impact on you? i'm sure it will

be terrible because we are closing down for four weeks, be terrible because we are closing down forfour weeks, at least four weeks, so it will be a disaster. the past months we had enough revenue to regain some strength and now everything will flow out again infour everything will flow out again in four weeks, so it will be terrible. what are you doing with those employees? how much support are you being offered in terms of being able to pay them? the support that was offered by the government was about 60— 70% of the loan costs and the rest we have to pay out of our own pocket, so in the coming 4—i of our own pocket, so in the coming 4— i expect eight weeks we will be having the same support by the local government, but still, we have to pay for the rest ourselves and of course all the other expenses that there are related

to our business, they have to be paid for, without getting any revenue, so that's a big hit for us. it must be a very stressful, difficult time, how concerned and worried are you that you will be able to keep the number of bars you have got to sustain them into the future? well, i am always a positive person, but taking a blow like this again for a longer period, we are quite a strong group in amsterdam, and also the future is depending on how much time we will be closed down, so the thing i am most afraid of is letting go of all my staff again, we have been building in the past six months, now we have to let go of all of them, of the majority of all of them, of the majority of them again, and that's the

most terrible thing i think. i think it isjust most terrible thing i think. i think it is just not fair that in amsterdam we have a partial lockdown of restaurants, but the gyms are still open. it's a bit weird for us to accept this. 0k, bit weird for us to accept this. ok, we do wish you the best, thank you very much for being with us. there has been a big surge in the number of new firms being launched during this year's pandemic. today we hear advice from one woman who started her first company in her 50s. she was inspired by looking after her mother in lockdown, and the challenges of caring for someone with dementia. this is the time, now is the time to do it. if not now, when?

with age, and experience and maturity comes that ability to kind of absorb news, so if somebody says no, i'm sure it would be the first know you have had at 50, 50 plus, so just put that your pocket, move on. you've got experience behind you, life experience as well as whatever you did for work over the years, all that comes into great use now. it does not have to be perfect to

start, just have an idea of where you would like to be ideally, and then just do what you need to do to get there, do it, don't be scared. if you're not sick of wearing leggings and sweat shirtsjust yet, be prepared. experts say ‘lounge wear fatigue' is about to set even though the fashion industry has been hit hard by the pandemic, history shows its moments like this that change how we shop. online fashion retailer asos reports its latest results on wednesday. it's been one of the success stories of the pandemic, delivering throughout the lockdown, when traditional shops were shut. so has our appetite forfast fashion grown during the pandemic? joining me now is nina van volkinburg, who's a lecturer for fashion marketing at the london college of fashion. thank you very much for being with us. so how has the pandemic changed fashion?

what we want to buy and whether or not we are going to sustain the fast fashion industry? first of all the pandemic has com pletely first of all the pandemic has completely accelerated the shift to digital commerce, and that paired with the tide of being able to empty your wardrobes and see what you need as well as the convenience of online shopping, there has been this result of the tale of two wardrobes, on one side, excessive loungewear for working from home at the on the other side, building a wardrobe based on tailoring and some more statement pieces, the terms of being a bit more optimistic of having face—to—face meetings, going back to the office hopefully, sooner than later. i think we have seen the back of cheap chic because some stores like prime mark and zara have reported people queueing outside to get in, i don't know whether that's just covid—19 restrictions on measures and

numbers. is interesting because in times of recession people are looking for good value for money and also the need for novelty to break up that monotony of working from home, but on the other side there are consumers that do want to buy less and buy better and really align their spend with companies that align with their own values. how much does the fa ct own values. how much does the fact that we're not going out really nearly much as we were impact on how we are buying on the fact that we don't need to update our wardrobe, so urgently, some people would say. that really goes back to this idea of quality and wanting to buy pieces that are more long lasting and not having to change every few months or so, so people are spending by the way we do is different, so if we look ahead towards the christmas season there will be less emphasis on there will be less emphasis on the cocktail dresses and sequin types and more so on the family

woodsy, and loungewear, be more co mforta ble. woodsy, and loungewear, be more comfortable. how does the experience of shopping online, which has accelerated digital shopping, obviously we can't browse, we can't touch, try on, do we actually buy more and then return more do you think? that has been seen that's a huge issue when it comes to sustainability. online is certainly more of a functional act, and that's what retailers are trying to figure out, how do we actually create a meaningful experience online and asos for example, they have been able to mimic a shopping experience by offering catwalk videos, and models actually wearing clothes, and you see movement, but when did this online space, building also an online space, building also an online community and having that emotional connection through a screen. as we see so many retailers now struggling

because they are not getting the football, how will they have to adapt to survive? well, again, looking at the meaningful communication, what huge area is first of all looking at omnichannel and really looking at where people could buy online and pick up in—store, so when they make that journey there in—store, so when they make thatjourney there is certainty for the product they will buy, and also that emphasis on the local community, we don't want to travel too far anymore, we all cautious, so being able to spendin all cautious, so being able to spend in our own neighbourhoods is going to be imported, looking ahead. i guess it is a generational thing as well, different age groups will shop online or locally in a different way? absolutely, especially younger consumers, they are experimenting and adopting different models, whether that is renting fashion, whether that is resell, and also buying

directly via social media platforms, whereas older generations, they would like to shop ball with trusted brands and that's a really distinction there — real distinction. and that's a really distinction there - real distinction. great to get your thoughts, thank you for being with us. united states pharmaceutical company eli lilly has suspended their covid—19 vaccine trial. eli lilly are the second us company in just two days to suspend a late stage trial of a coronavirus drug afterjohnson &johnson were coronavirus drug afterjohnson & johnson were forced coronavirus drug afterjohnson &johnson were forced to suspend their vaccine trial due to an unexplained illness. brace yourself for this would. the biggest world war ii bomber ever found the biggest world war ii bomber everfound in the biggest world war ii bomber ever found in poland the biggest world war ii bomber everfound in poland has exploded underwater as navy divers were trying to defuse it. those dramatic pictures, they had warned that this might

happen, and no—one was hurt thankfully, at least 750 had been evacuated from the area, where the british royal air force dropped it in 1945. hello. some sunshine on the way for the majority of us today, albeit with some showers coming in from the east, as the day pans out. there will be quite a chilly breeze as well, again, coming in from the north—east and that is what will drive the showers a little bit further westwards through the course of the day. but overall, what we're looking at in terms of our weather pattern for the next few days is high pressure coming to dominate. though it will become increasingly quieter through the end of the week and into the weekend. first thing wednesday, a little bit more in the way of persistent rain and some stubborn cloud across southern scotland. it should get brighter here for the afternoon. but you can see the showers here, pushing into eastern england on the north—easterly breeze, even through the morning, and then they will get driven afar away westwards come the afternoon. that north—easterly breeze a notable feature to the weather.

this is the sustained wind speed — gusts could reach up to 30mph at times in some more exposed spots. best of the shelter in the west will give us the best of the temperatures — 15 or 16 degrees. in the east, 13 or 14 just about covers it. we tend to see those showers clearing though as we head overnight wednesday into the small hours of thursday. could be a few still lingering across east anglia and the south—east of england. some more general cloud speeding towards the north of scotland. overnight lows, 6—8 degrees. perhaps a little bit closer to freezing towards the far north of scotland. and then for thursday daytime, we're talking about an essentially dry day, as that high pressure establishes itself. i can't promise you though wall—to—wall sunshine. it looks like we will pull in quite a bit of cloud from the north sea, into some eastern and eventually central areas. temperatures, 12—13 degrees. stuck under the thicker cloud, it will feel chillier though with the effect of the breeze. and towards the end of the week, some of the nights will start to get colder. that could leave us with some chilly starts and some stubborn

fog by day. so, our temperatures widely on friday, 11—12 degrees, but in a few spots, if we do get lingering fog, they could struggle at the low—end single figures. and then that ridge of high pressure is going to stay with us all the way through the weekend. so, a very similar story for saturday and sunday to that of thursday and friday. it will take until the beginning of next week, i think, for us to see something a little bit wetter and more windy moving its way in from the atlantic. so, a lot of fine weather to come for the weekend, some on the chilly side for the time of year, and some rather stubborn cloud.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: more areas of england could be put into the top tier of restrictions, as labour calls for a two— to three—week national lockdown. in greater manchester 4 million people waiting to learn what happens next. inaudible. large crowds gather in liverpool city centre, on the final night before the highest level of coronavirus measures kick in. protests take place against a state of emergency in madrid,