this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. donald trump and joe biden prepare for duelling tv appearances, as early voters flock to the polls. europe overtakes the us in the number of new covid cases — as the continent heads into a second wave of covid infections. in northern england, local leaders resist plans for the highest level of virus restrictions. riot police in thailand clash with demonstrators, protesting against the king and the prime minister.

hello, welcome to bbc news. the european union is now reporting more covid cases than the us more than india and more than brazil. the world health organization warned today that european governments must impose tough new restrictions in order to save lives. in france, that means a curfew will come into force on saturday in nine cities, including paris and millions of french people won't be allowed to leave their homes from 9pm to 6am. from paris, lucy williamson sent this report. time moves slowly in the cafe around the sorbonne will stop at student social life, virtually unchanged for centuries, has accelerated infections in cities like paris, marseille and lille. mattel is studying management here, and agrees that this curfew is for them, but will it work? i don't think that it will it work? i don't think that it will work. if i didn't have a test,

i think will work. if i didn't have a test, ithinki will work. if i didn't have a test, i think i will go out with people and do parties at 21—6 a:m.. i think i will go out with people and do parties at 21-6 a:m.. the cu rfews a re and do parties at 21-6 a:m.. the curfews are being imposed on frans‘s was to places, the paris region and eight other cities, including marseille, toulouse, lille. hotspots which spanned the length and breath of france, these may be targeted local restrictions, but together, they add up to a national problem. what the government is desperate to avoid is a national solution — some medics are already calling for another nationwide lockdown. translation: for several months now, we have adopted a tailored strategy. we have opted for targeted measures, city by city, area by area, rather than generalised bands. we rely on trust with local officials, first and foremost the mayors. i want to say it again, without them, we would not

succeed. the government has been careful to consult local leaders come after accusations it was sidelining them last month. but there is still lots of opposition. the mayor of marseille says she's very angry about the curfews. we know where infections happen, she said, companies, canteens, public transport. we are putting the sticking plaster in the wrong place. almost half the life—support beds in paris are already full of coated patients, staff at this hospital said they were preparing for a marathon, not a sprint. one nurse we spoke to broke down as he described the past six months. for us, it's not just numbers, he the past six months. for us, it's notjust numbers, he said, it's names and faces. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. here in england, new covid restrictions have prompted differing responses from regional political leaders. the mayor of london sadiq khan has backed new rules which prevent people from visiting each other‘s houses in the capital — but the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, is resisting plans to place the region in tier three,

with the toughest restrictions. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. is it too late to stop the north—west‘s doors closing? the government wants bolton and every part of greater manchester in a limited lockdown. pubs and bars shut, travel restrictions, no household mixing. but students dominic and connor say at college, everyone's already ignoring the rules. even though we may have locked down, people are still going out, so what's the point? today i've been mixing with a load of other people, there's no social distancing, no nothing. angela's had enough. i'm sick of it. but georgia thinks a limited lockdown could be worth it. as long as it curbs the stem of coronavirus before christmas and people are able to see friends and family around the time, that's my big concern. it's not happening for now, though. listen to the resistance from the mayor of greater manchester after angry conversations with number ten. they are asking us to gamble our residents' jobs, homes and businesses and a large

chunk of our economy on a strategy that their own experts tell them might not work. greater manchester, the liverpool city region, and lancashire, are being set up as the canaries in the coal mine for an experimental regional lockdown strategy. this is an important moment. greater manchester will stand firm. no applause from 200 miles away, though. there have been furious calls between ministers and mp5, including angry tories. the government's not ready to force the north—west — still trying to persuade. so, i call upon local leaders to set aside this party politics and to work with us to put in place the measures that are needed in greater manchester, across the north—west, so that we can deal with this virus and support people through it. the reluctance of politicians on the ground to back harsher restrictions has been the concern

that that those who live there will lose out. where firms have to close, the treasury's promised to stump up two thirds of wages, and workers could pop up with benefits. but a well—respected former government adviser says that just doesn't cut it. we are looking at a period of destitution. do we want to go back to the days where people can't put shoes on their children's feet? this is what we are talking about. are we actually asking people in places like liverpool to go out and prostitute themselves so that actually they can put food on the table? but more than 20 million people do know tonight they'll face extra limits on their lives from midnight on friday. right across london, essex, york, parts of derbyshire and cumbria, meeting friends indoors is off. for sue maybanks, it's yet more time home alone. i haven't seen anybody inside my flat since march. it's lonely. so, that's why i come out, chat to friends, outside, in the fresh air. what else can you do?

martin says his dry cleaning business is already on its knees. we are in tieri and business is completely dead. look at it. if we go to tier 2, i don't think it will make much difference anyway. and this person worries about more time indoors with the kids. i had her at home with me for six months, which was so hard to keep herentertained. unlike his counterparts in the north of england, the london mayor had been pushing for tighter rules. the virus is spreading rapidly in every corner of our city. nobody wants to see more restrictions, but this is deemed to be necessary in order to protect londoners. i must warn londoners that we've got a difficult winter ahead. downing street wants to push and pull different parts of the country in and out of limited lockdowns to match the spread of the disease. but those differences mean a clash, a war of words at least between national and local leaders.

but in the end it's number ten that has the power to impose tighter rules. but remember, the tories want to keep their new—found friends in the north. there is no easy way out for either side. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. in the united states, president trump and his challenger joe biden will hold duelling town hall events in the next few hours. they're instead of the second tv debate which was cancelled due to the president getting coronavirus. the biden campaign had its own virus scare on thursday with aides to kamala harris, the vice presidential nominee, testing positive. all this, as early voters rush to the polls. let's speak to our north america correspondent ben wright. ben, i'm assuming you have a remote control in your hands, and you will be channel hopping when these events kick off. what can we expect?m will be quite a challenge for the

committed american voter wanting to see both of these programmes tonight, which began in two are as rival tv networks, so president bush on nbc in front of a studio audience, a live audience in miami, and now on abc will bejoe biden taking part in a similar town hall debate in pennsylvania, and there is some controversy particularly from people within nbc that that network decided to schedule this at the same time as abc, denying viewers the chance to see both candidates be grilled at the same time, but this of course would've been the night of the second presidential debate. that was scotch after president trump refused to take part in a virtual one. as a second—best, really. i'm not sure how may people will tune into this. it certainly it's not going to be like the fireworks was on that first presidential debate, but it is another chance for viewers and voters to see these two men, and

outcome of course, less than three weeks before polling day. do mention president bush, you meant president trump, we are sort of showing our age there. no problem, i think we all knew exactly who you meant. we are talking about president trump when he had coronavirus his running mate had her campaigning and have their own scare as well. yes, she was meant to be campaigning in north carolina today, but that was scotched after her communications director tested positive for day or two ago for the virus and somebody else who shared a plane with her in the last few days. the campaign said that she wasn't herself in close enough contact for with either to go into printing from a bout of an abundance of caution, she is really going to be out of the loop and grounded until sunday of. her own campaigning duties won't resume

until monday. but i'm sure she will continue to virtual events. when we see her, she will be doing face—to—face meetings and she won't be travelling. the fallout from the social media platform scenario, the fa ct social media platform scenario, the fact that things like twitter and facebook were preventing people from posting links to that new york post article, the follows continues. yes, it does with facebook and twitter i think struggling over the course of today to explain their decisions. facebook deciding to change their algorithms to make it the case that this new york post article concerning joe biden really wasn't featuring as prominently on people's feeds as it might otherwise have done, and couldn't be shared to the same done, and couldn't be shared to the sa m e exte nt done, and couldn't be shared to the same extent on twitter explaining why they blocked the ability of people to share this article until they had verified the contents of it and fact checked it themselves. this is something we could start to see certainly much more of in the last 2-3 certainly much more of in the last 2—3 weeks as those two social media

giants field —— feel compelled i think to be more interventionist as the final stretch of this campaign hit social media feeds and the importance that they are going to have been trying to adjudicate what is truth, what is not, what can be verified, what can. this is an interesting example of that. for the time being, i know you are going to have a busy night, enjoy. thank you so have a busy night, enjoy. thank you so much, we will come back to as and when we get more. thank you so much. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: in the key state of florida, we look at the strength of the latino vote, with the us presidential election less than three weeks away. 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 year, 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 this prestigious honour. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they called the 33. and then... bells toll. ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc news, the latest headlines.... donald trump and joe biden prepare for duelling tv appearances, as early voters flock to the polls.

europe overtakes the us in the number of new covid cases — as the continent heads into a second wave of covid infections. it's been another day of mass protests in the thai capital, as public anger spills onto the streets with thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators ignoring an emergency decree banning large gatherings. the demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the country's prime minister and for democratic reforms. our correspondentjohnathan head sent this report from bangkok. all public gatherings are now banned, said the government, plenty of young thais were prepared to come out and challenge that in downtown bangkok. "free our friends," they shouted, reacting to the news that the most

high—profile leaders of the protest movement which has shaken up this country with its radical demands for reform of the monarchy were arrested and taken out of the city in what looks like a concerted effort to shut the movement down. chanting. as their numbers built, they pushed forward against lines of police, who seemed unsure how tough they could be with this youthful crowd. this first day of the ban on the protests was not going well for the authorities. one of the few leaders to escape

arrest then led the crowd in a chant like a lot of people here, he believes what happens next largely depends on the king. do you think the king is listening to you? translation: i cannot answer that easily. we would like his majesty to address himself. we don't want to overthrow his institution. but in the future we want the monarchy to live in harmony with the people. what has been said by this movement cannot be now be unsaid. the comments they've made about the monarchy and the demands the king as well as other parts of the government must be accountable to the people, accountable electoral authority, those demands are out

there and surprising numbers of thais are now saying that they agree with him. how is the government going to get this sentiment back into the bottle, when they are suffering from a covid—i9—driven economic crisis and indeed a crisis of legitimacy? by the end of the day, the earlier stern commands of the government had crumbled into a messy scrum. a stalemate. past experience teaches us the authorities will get the upper hand — for now. but time, youth and passion are on the side of those seeking to transform this country. brian harding is a senior expert on southeast asia from united states institute of peace. let's discuss this further. when it comes to the laws regarding how

revered the royal family is in thailand, seeing those kind of demonstrations on the streets, what is your impression? i mean, there are laws, and then there is sentiments, rage? so, the previous had truly had the love of the people, and this king does not. that's being tested. he understands that he has a lot of work to do, and he's really treading carefully in some ways. really, it's amazing how what is now a generation long political struggle in thailand has clearly reached a new phase here. now, given that these calls for a frank conversation about the monarchy started in august, what is your reading? why were these... why was something not done earlier by the government? well, you know, there has been a lot of concern from people in the streets right now about all sorts of things in tyson society, the direction of economy, freedom of speech, personal freedoms, demanding constitutional

change, there is a rigged constitutional democracy. —— thai society. taking this new step since august to call for reform of the monarchy, essentially to take the monarchy, essentially to take the monarchy out of politics is really what's taken this into a new unchartered phase where the future isa unchartered phase where the future is a bit unclear. now, the king himself, he is quite an interesting character, as you referred to, his father was very different in terms of character. he spends most of his time in germany. he is right now in thailand, do you think there's anything that he can do, can you change, can he win the support of the people back? well, the monarchy, the people back? well, the monarchy, the institution is certainly essential to thai life, so there is goodwill there, and these protests have certainly caught the attention of the king. he was spending very little time in thailand, now he is back for its independence day. he is picking and choosing where they use the laws and trying to work the

political environment, because he does want to accrue love from the people, whether that's actually possible is a question. i think another important here is that as the type people who are really facing a stagnant economy even before covid—i9, and now these young people are in the streets, they are coming up into adulthood, and they just don't have the opportunities that their parents did. the thai economy was already struggling, it has been hit more than any other economy and is culpan i9, meanwhile, you have a monarch having a grand, disjointed life in germany. so, the monarch himself, he knows he has a problem, whether he can turna knows he has a problem, whether he can turn a corner here somehow is a question, of course, the protesters have put their demands right on the table and said, "stop meddling in political affairs." if they are to make some gesture there, that would be precedent—setting and potentially good for the monarch in the long—term. good for the monarch in the

long-term. fascinating. we will see what happens next. brian harding from the united states institute of peace. thank you so much. great to be with you. let's get some of the day's other news... eu leaders have agreed to continue talks with the uk to get a brexit trade deal "in the coming weeks". the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said the aim was to reach a deal around the end of october. but his uk counterpart said he was "disappointed" by the eu's approach. the post—brexit transition period is due to expire at the end of this year. at least thirty people have died in southern india — following torrential rains that triggered flash floods. the city of hyderabad witnessed a month's rain, in a single day. in one of the worst incidents, eight members of a family were swept away. some people were electrocuted as flood waters washed into their homes. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, has sacked a close ally in the senate who was reportedly caught in a police raid with money hidden on his person. local media said the police had been investigating the involvement of the senator,

chico rodrigues, in the misuse of covid—i9 response funds. he denies any wrongdoing. lets return now to the us election, and all this week we've been looking at how the us presidential election is playing out in the key battle ground state of florida. there the so called "latino vote" accounts for around a sixth of the electorate, and with less than three weeks to polling day, both the democrats and republicans are working hard to win their affection. from miami, our north america editor jon sopel sent this report. this is donald trump's spanish armada, making a splash against miami's famous skyline, around 200 boats, it's chaotic, noisy, and exuberance. if every election throws up exuberance. if every election throws upa new exuberance. if every election throws up a new way of campaigning, this is 2020's innovation, boat parade. the presidents on, pause —— the

president's son, eric is the star attraction. are you doing? is their love in this country, or is there love in this country, or is there love in this country? we are going to win this thing. tremendous love. we're going to win this thing. if you look at the polls, donald trump is facing, well, very strong headwinds. he is being outspent. in key battle ground states he is down. but among hispanic voters, his head above water and in this critical state, that could be a vital lifeline. the hispanic and latino vote in florida is critical. many of these latinos have already seen what the rhetoric is on the left side, pushing socialism, free stuff. they don't want it, they are hard—working americans that are here and they want the freedom to choose. they want donald trump. both sides are pouring millions into ads for the hispanic tv market. so i said to my people, slow the testing down please. joe biden... even on spanish language stations, there is no escape from the election. adios. for president, did you vote for biden or trump?

i voted for biden. biden? thank you. but the hispanic vote is not a monolithic block, as this democratic canvasser in little havana explains. here the community is not just the latino vote. it is the cuban vote, the honduran vote, the venezuelan vote. and so it is important to kind of understand where these people are coming from. joe biden was here earlier in the week and though he has a spring in his step, polls suggest he is doing way worse among latino voters than hillary clinton was four years ago. but why? the number two in the democratic party for the crucial miami dade district gives a brutally candid answer. the trump administration has run a playbook which has been sheer genius for the past three years and basically itjust says, democrats are socialists. and that is hurting you. so when you come from a country in latin america that everything you have had was taken away from you under the guise

that it is a socialist government which is really a left—wing dictatorship, then when you hear that the democrats are socialists, you're running away. as these trump boater voters discovered today, the climate in florida changes fast. predicting whether it will be sunshine or heavy rain come november third is decidedly risky. jon sopel, bbc news, miami. of course, we will have extensive coverage. the queen has carried out her first public engagement outside a royal residence in seven months. the 94—year—old was joined by her grandson the duke of cambridge, meeting scientists working on the uk's response to covid—i9. she ventured from hms bubble — the nickname for her reduced household of staff — for the first time since the pandemic began. 48 people who came into contact with the queen were tested before hand and all came back negative. as

always, we are on oui’ and all came back negative. as always, we are on our website, and i am on our “— you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbckasiamadera. thanks for watching. hello there. we're moving into a quieter spell of weather. it may only be short—lived, mind you. essentially we've got high dominating but again the centre of the high pressure is towards the north of the uk, hence those winds off the north sea as we've seen over the past few days bringing with them a few showers as well. probably not as many showers today compared with what we had yesterday. and more places will be dry with a little sunshine. but it will be a chilly start to the day on friday especially where we've got the clearer skies in the west. we start with a few showers mainly for the eastern parts of england. they'll run their way through lincolnshire through the midlands towards parts of wales and some showers in the extreme south—east of england, the odd one possibly in northern ireland too. but more sunshine for south—west england and more sunshine for northern england. and the best of the sunshine in scotland, i think,

will be across the western side of the country. for many parts of scotland, it looks cloudy. it's going to be a cool day as it was yesterday. that cloud continues to push down across scotland into northern england. one or two showers continuing into the night, may be a few more showers arriving in the far south—west of england as well but probably not quite as cold early on saturday morning compared with friday morning. those temperatures under the cloud around 6—7 celsius. the weekend looks quiet, little or no wind. the winds very light, we have a lot of cloud around, many places will be dry and still quite cool. got a few showers towards the south coast of england, the south west. the odd one from the cloud across england and wales and a bit of drizzle coming in across northern and eastern scotland perhaps into the north—east of england. that's going to make it feel quite cold. temperatures struggling to make double figures in northern scotland. 12—13 again is going to be a fairly typicalfigure, a lot of cloud around too. and on the whole, it looks quite cloudy on sunday but if anything, the cloud is a little bit thinner for many areas, so a better chance of seeing some sunshine. a better day for the south west

of england for example. but signs of a little rain just beginning to arrive in northern ireland, perhaps the north—west of scotland, and that's a sign of things to come really because if we look further ahead into the early part of next week, instead of high pressure dominating the weather, the pressure is falling and low pressure is going to take charge. you can see we've got a number of weather fronts on the scene as well. so, we can tidy that up really with this sort of headline because the early part of next week looks like it's going to be a big change in the weather too wet and windy conditions, maybe not quite as chilly as the weekend.

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the headlines. the democrat vice presidential candidate kamala harris has suspended travelling for her campaign until sunday after her communications director tested positive for covid—i9. a non—staff flight crew member on the campaign has also tested positive. joe biden shared several plane journeys with the crew member, but his campaign says he was not in close contact with that person and therefore there is no need for him to quarantine. europe has been toughening its coronavirus restrictions. a night—time curfew has been imposed in paris, bars have been told to shut early in germany, and in london, a ban has been imposed on visiting other people's homes. large numbers of pro—democracy demonstrators in the thai capital bangkok have ignored and emergency decree banning all gatherings of more than five people.