this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera 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. us vice presidential nominee kamala harris pauses her campaign travel after one of her aides tests positive for covid—19. twitter says it's investigating a global outage as millions of users of the platform are unable to post or read messages. a warning to the european union to impose new restrictions to save lives, as the bloc reports more covid cases than the us and india. riot police in thailand clash with demonstrators, protesting against the king and the prime minister.

hello and welcome: president trump and his challengerjoe biden will hold seperate 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. lets speak to our north america correspondent ben wright. hejoins us live he joins us live now. hejoins us live now. then, a busy night channel hopping.

that's right, finger on the remote control, flicking between these debates. this of course is meant to be the second presidential debate, but that... course is meant to be the second presidential debate, but that... coronavirus and then refused to take part in a virtual debate which the broadcasters have suggested that there is an alternative, so instead, abc jacked that there is an alternative, so instead, abcjacked up at town hall debate with biden. he will be taking questions from voters in philadelphia, and then a few minutes later, a similar town hall debate with president trump in miami. two event scheduled to broadcast and airat the event scheduled to broadcast and air at the same time, which means that american viewers will be able to see both of them answering questions, of course, they will be able to see them tomorrow on the news, but... one of the people that will not be at the rally will be kamala harris from her

travel has been stopped for the time being. yes, that's right. she has taken herself out of the impersonal part of the campaign that she's been busy doing because 2a hours or so ago, both a crew member of a flight ago, both a crew member of a flight that she'd been on and also her communications director tested positive for coronavirus. it's really extraordinary how cautious the campaigns are being. i mean, i don't think that kamala harris and these two people had been ona and these two people had been on a flight together since october the 8th, and since then, kamala harris has tested negative multiple times. but just readily cautious and safe, that she should not be doing any in person campaigning until monday. so a slight setback for the biden campaign. tell us a little bit more about the fallout from twitter in particular's decision to block a news report which was critical ofjoe biden, because a lot of repercussions now over being critical over the social media now. really interesting,

social media companies really desperate showing that they have got a grip on the material without thereby firms are hosting, that they are adjudicating to some extent, some of the misinformation and fa ke some of the misinformation and fake news that has been sweeping around, that has attracted a lot of attention. it's a story that was in the new york post concerning e—mails and joe biden‘s son and the ukraine, which has all been denied by the campaign, but both twitter and facebook intervene. twitter stopped people being able to repost and share this story. facebook changed their internal algorithm to make it more difficult for people to post this on their feet. they intervened, and both representatives have been speaking out and trying to justify why they did this. of course, there has been a blowback from republicans who see it as censorship. people are going to see a lot more of us are going to see a lot more of us in the next two have been

three weeks as we head towards election day. yes, indeed. then, as always, thank you. i will leave it to the remote control, and that we will have lots of coverage throughout the evening as these town hall events evening as these town hall eve nts get evening as these town hall events get under way. thanks so much. the european union is now reporting more covid cases than the us more than india and more than brazil. the world health organisation 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 nine pm to six am. from paris, lucy williamson sent this report. time moves slowly in the cafe around the sorbonne. but student social life, virtually unchanged for centuries, has accelerated infections in cities in cities like paris, marseille and lille. matil is studying management here, and agrees that this

curfew is for them, but will it work? i don't think that it will work. if i didn't have a test, i think i will go out with people and do parties at 21—6 am. the curfews are being imposed on frans's worst hit places, the paris region and eight other cities, including marseille, toulouse, lille. hotspots which span the length and bredth 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 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 cu rfews. "we know where infections happen," she said, "companies, "ca nteens, 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 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 houses in the capital — but the mayor of greater manchester — andy burnham — is resisting plans to place the region in tier 3 — 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. no applause from 200 miles away, though. there have been furious calls between ministers and mps, 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 tier one and business is completely dead. look at it. if we go to tier two, i don't think it will make much difference anyway. and this woman 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. we have a section dedicated to c0 nve rse we have a section dedicated to converse on our website. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how the so—called latino vote is playing an important role in the run up to the us election. parts of san francisco wheezed affected by the earthquake are returning to life but in the marine area where most of the damage was done they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 yea rs has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a

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to save lives, as the bloc reports more covid cases than the us and india. 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 correspondent johnathan head sent this report from bangkok. as the numbers built, the pushed forward against lines of police who seemed unsure of how tough they could be a consistent you for crowd. with one surge, they occupied the entire intersection. at this point, the police were pushed back against the railings, leaping over to escape the pressure, even thanking some protesters

who had helped them. 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 of "we are not afraid." 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.

let's discuss this further. with our... michael vatikiotis, asia regional director at the centre for humanitarian dialogue in singapore, joins me now. thank you so much forjoining us. given how strict the magistrate rules are, why are we not see more of a crackdown given this conversation and desire for a frank conversation about what started in august? up about what started in august? up until very recently, it seems that the government had taken a rather soft approach preparing not to use violent means or not to make too many arrests. i think in an effort to keep the lid on these protests. but that started to change three days ago when some arrests were made. and that fuelled anger among the crowd andi fuelled anger among the crowd and i think increase the number of the demonstrators. and i think the government does actually start to use more violent means, i think we are going to see more people on the street and more sustained

protest. we have had almost 20 activists arrested. will there be leniency towards them, what is the reading of what will happen next? up until now, that hasn't been the case. it hasn't been used, the charges have not been used, the charges have not been pressed but activists had not been kept for very long in jail. if that starts to change, i really do think that it will be more difficult to see an end to this without a violent confrontation. and when it comes to the king himself, he is at the moment in time and back from germany. what is your understanding of what will happen next? can he overcome this, is this something he can sort of do something to appease the people? my concern is that there is evidence that that there is evidence that that there is evidence that that there is a slow and steady build—up ofa there is a slow and steady build—up of a sort of counter conservative counter protest

with people wanting to protest loyalty a nd wa nted with people wanting to protest loyalty and wanted to sort of show anger towards the students because of some of the calls for reform. and i think that is rather worrying as well because it begins to look like a sort of confrontational situation we saw a decade ago between redshirt and yellow shirt so if we see more of those counter protests against the students, i think that's again cause for concern because it could to violence. in order to kinda bring this down a little bit, what does the government want to do? that is an important point. there were moves a week oi’ point. there were moves a week or so ago to try to get this whole process of discussion about reform and constitutional change which of course is an important part of the demand of the students into the parliament. parliament is not due to reconvene until next month. and i think it is important to try and get the process under way of dialogue

between the students, between the government, and opposition politicians to begin to talk about the process of constitutional reform leading to elections. michael vatikiotis from the centre for humanitarian dialogue, thank you so much for your expertise. 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 heads d 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 30 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. the government in tanzania says it's bringing in helicopters and planes to try to put out wildfires, that have been raging on the slopes of mount kilimanjaro. ta nzania's parks authority says, the fire could have been caused by people cooking at a mountain rest area. let's 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 battleground 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 editorjon sopel sent this report. this is donald trump's hispanic armada making a splash against miami's famous skyline. around 200 boats. it is chaotic, noisy and exuberant. if every election throws up a new way of campaigning, this is 2020's innovation — the boat parade.

the president's son eric is the star attraction. eric, are you feeling confident? how are you feeling? you tell me how it looks, right? is there love in this country or is there love in this country? 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 3rd is decidedly risky. jon sopel, bbc news, miami. for the first time since the spring lockdown, the queen has carried out a public engagement outside a royal residence. she was joined by prince william — as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. out and about again on official duty, for the first time for seven months. the queen, accompanied by prince william, was at porton down. socially distanced, of course, but without facemasks. everyone they met had tested negative for coronavirus.

they were shown the latest in bomb detection technology. machines that can detect one billionth of a gram of explosives. and sniffer dogs, which do it the old—fashioned way with a keen nose and a waggly tail. so to the subject which is dominating all of our lives, the pandemic. no one knows what's going to come next. and the scientists whose lives are spent dealing with deadly viruses. the queen listened and expressed a universal concern. now it is doubling. it's off again, isn't it? it is unfortunately on the rise. in ordinary times it would have been a routine royal visit. a plaque was unveiled to mark the opening of a new building. a visitors book was signed — "proof we have been here," said the queen. but these are not ordinary times. it's been one of the most exceptional years of her long reign. and the fact that she was there resuming her public duties, albeit with great caution, was a token of what,

as head of state, she does. to reassure people that even with all the current difficulties, a pattern of life can continue. nicholas witchell, bbc news. some breaking news: twitter say they are investigating after a global outage of the platform at around 9.30 pm gmt. users were unable to tweet, and were sent error messages including "something went wrong". twitter have said there is no evidence to suggest that it was caused by a security breach or hack, and there will be more updates to come. watch this space and it may explain why i was unable to tweet, so if it is working, please let me know. prove to me that twitter is now working. lots more on our website, of course. the team will be

keeping you up—to—date with all the latest developments. thanks for watching so far, goodbye. cooler conditions around the coast at times as we head through the course of the weekend. meanwhile, still some heavy downpours through the

heavy that cloud continues to push down across scotland heavy 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 to wet and windy conditions, maybe not quite as chilly as the weekend.

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donald trump and joe biden are about to hold separate town hall events, instead of the second tv debate which was cancelled due to the president getting coronavirus. the biden campaign has had its own virus scare, with aides to vice presidential nominee, kamala harris, testing positive. the world health organization has given a warning to the european union to impose new restrictions to save lives, as the bloc reports more covid cases than the us and india. a curfew will come into force on saturday in nine cities. in france. it's been another day of mass protests in the thai capital — as public anger spilt onto the streets. thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators have ignored an emergency decree banning large gatherings. the demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the country's prime minister.