this is bbc news with the latest headlines both to make progress in the future but i repeat we are determined to reach a deal but not at any cost. more english regions are put into the highest alert level of

coronavirus restrictions. the prime minister tells the mayor of greater manchester that he could intervene and impose the highest level of restrictions if no agreement could be reached with local leaders. in thailand, thousands of protesters in bangkok defy a ban on gatherings and clash with police armed with batons and water cannons. and a primetime tv show down on separate channels joe biden accuses donald trump of thinking of the coronavirus but the president said he's done an amazing job. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. downing street has said that brexit trade talks are over and "there is no point" negotiations continuing unless there's a fundamental shift

in the eu's position. the prime minister borisjohnson says the uk should get ready for leaving without a deal onjanuary ist after an eu summit in brussels insisted it is the british who should be making concessions. here's our europe editor katya adler eu leaders had a lot on their minds on the summit, the covid—i9 crisis first and foremost. but ice and cheers here were very focused today on downing street. i would boris johnson react to their demand that the uk must give way first if a trade deal is to be agreed? the a nswer trade deal is to be agreed? the answer was mike not positively. trade deal is to be agreed? the answer was mike not positivelym is clear from the site that after 45 yea rs of is clear from the site that after 45 years of membership, they are not willing, unless there is some fundamental change in the approach, to offer this country the same terms as canada. and so with high hearts

and complete confidence, we will prepare to them embrace. trade talks are over they say, unless the eu changes its tune. no chance says the french president. we are always conscious that it is the united kingdom they want to leave the european union and is leaving the european union and that needs an agreement even more than we do. after months and months of eu and uk negotiations shuffling back and uk negotiations shuffling back and forwards. many are fed up. the key sticking points still in talks, the rights of eu fishermen to fish waters after brexit, competition regulations, the level playing field and how disputes should be resolved if the trade deal is agreed. they have said today that the uk chief negotiator would head to london to launch its last ditch talks. but

this evening, the government said no, as things stand, there is no point. both sides are now probably get each other in gnash their teeth. so, is this the end of the road or political posturing before difficult compromises are reached ? political posturing before difficult compromises are reached? concessions are needed for but the government and the eu if a deal is to be found and the eu if a deal is to be found and for those who believe this deal is the right way forward, tonight feels like a case of so near and yet so far. u nless unless they're willing to change the position. instead, the pair agreed to speak early next week. philippe lamberts is a belgian mep and a member of the european parliament's brexit steering group.

borisjohnson is very clearly said to david no deal could be very likely. what is your assessment of the situation, given what he has set today? for once, i agree with boris johnson. i think this government has been driving towards no deal ever since we saw the agreement signed. i think a deal is impossible but that requires a will to strike it and i do not believe that in the prime ministers entourage that there is a will to conclude a deal with the european union stop are you have been looking at this for a number of months, dare i say, yes. how are you feeling? exhausted or is the momentum still there? not really exhausted. i am momentum still there? not really exhausted. iam not momentum still there? not really exhausted. i am not happy, momentum still there? not really exhausted. iam not happy, but momentum still there? not really exhausted. i am not happy, but i have not been happy about the developments of the uk eu relation for several years because i think internationally, it is mistaken.

lemmejust explain internationally, it is mistaken. lemme just explain to you, the way i see this. i think that for hard brexiteers, what is utterly important is national independence. and that trumps economic benefits. and that trumps economic benefits. and i think that for people like dominic cummings, you cannot reconcile that with striking a trade deal and the plot was the following. the adoption of the uk internal market bill was supposedly what i think was a case was the goal was to trigger the european union to slam the door shut and we did not do that. he continued negotiating and we made also clear that if this contentious provisions within the uk internal market bill would stand, andindeed internal market bill would stand, and indeed it would not ratify the bill, but we continued the negotiation and contrary to a boris johnson singh, the european union has, cani johnson singh, the european union

has, can i point at two... angela merkel has been speaking about the sink of the needs to be a compromise on both sides and both sides are to blame at the stagnation point that you now find yourselves and. with that in mind, do you have a timeframe of when a deal could potentially be done? i know we've got the end of the year deadline, the 31st of december. how confident are you that the eu can progress in are you that the eu can progress in a positive manner with this? are you that the eu can progress in a positive manner with this7m there's a will to conclude a deal, i think two weeks would be enough to cover up think two weeks would be enough to cover up the legal text of a deal and give respective parliaments, british parliament and the european parliament time for scrutiny. and i wa nt to parliament time for scrutiny. and i want to make clear that the european union has been compromising on fisheries, we have been clear that we cannot expect to enjoy the same benefits in the uk waters as we did with the uk was a full member of the european union. likewise. our regulatory convergence, we cannot instruct the british government to follow eu legislation but we can

agree that both of us with a regular tea an instrument and allows to avoid too much divergence, but this isa avoid too much divergence, but this is a joint effort and this link with measures that would allow any project, not just the measures that would allow any project, notjust the eu but the uk to suspend market access if indeed it believes that the other parties trying to undermine its national eu status, so we have made compromises, but the prime minister prefers. there are some moments of agreement but there is a long way to go. thank you so much forjoining us. part of the european steering group. later in the hour we'll be speaking a former trade adviser to the uk government and also to the federation of small businesses the uk prime minister has told the mayor of greater manchester that he is prepared to intervene and impose the highest level of coronavirus restrictions — tier 3 — on the region if no

agreement can be reached between local leaders and the government. the mayor, andy burnham, is seeking a bigger package of financial support for businesses that would be forced to close as a result. lancashire has now agreed to impose tier 3 restrictions — and join the liverpool city region — seen here in red — on very high alert — the tighest restrictions. the same measures will come into force in lancashire meaning no mixing between households indoors or outdoors in certain settings — like private gardens. pubs and bars will close — unless they serve a substantial meal. and people should avoid non essential travel into or out of the area. but lancashire has won some concessions — unlike liverpool — gyms and leisure centres won't have to close but soft play centres and car boot sales will from monday. borisjohnson has again rejected the idea of a national "circuit breaker" to try to reduce rates of the virus saying it would unfairly punish places where infections are low. here's our deputy political

editor, vicky young. it has taken days of negotiations, finally local leaders and make a share in ministers in london have come up with a deal with more restrictions coming across the county, alongside millions of pounds of financial support. but some shoppers here want a different approach. i think they should've done it earlier, to be quite honest. you have to tell more. i think it is good, think he needs to be put further. the way it's becoming a cross, they have not been clear on the rules anyway. there is no transparency. total, utter confusion. boris johnson is opted for a regional approach because many places have fewer covid—i9 cases than hotspots in england. there has been more delay. know what staff to implement these measures which

damage local businesses, but these decisions were necessary because of the rate of increase notjust of infections, but also in hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care. but not every area has signed up. the mayor of greater manchester and some conservative mps are fighting for plans of unless there is more money for affected. don't they have to make a quick decision about whether you imposes extra restrictions on places, including greater manchester or give them more money to persuade them, which will it be and when? it is far better to do it together because we wa nt better to do it together because we want the maximum buy—in local enforcement and the maximum local compliance and that means local leadership and i hope that greater manchester will come aboard the national government and they must reserve the right to step in and do

what is necessary. for many areas, cases and hospitalizations quickly additional measures can be on the way. one former prime minister since the government has to be more generous. at the time we are increasing the requirements on people not to do things, we are denying people the chance ofjobs and we are reducing the economic support. if i was borisjohnson, again, you could be one step ahead and what should be doing is calling the chancellor, telling him that the economic recovery package is not going to work, tell them to bring in a new economic package and i think you will build consent around that. that situation is worse worsening with every passing day. the decisions have to be taken very soon. so lancashire moves into the highest level of restrictions this weekend. our correspondentjudith moritz has been talking to residents and businesses in lancaster.

lancashire woke up to uncertainty and rumourat lancashire woke up to uncertainty and rumour at mid—morning information came are moving up to the middle and then to the highest level of tier 3. tomorrow you will not be able to along with many other food pups and the doors close tonight, it is not certain when they will reopen. is a two weeks, three weeks? three months? the information is passed so poorly, wejust weeks? three months? the information is passed so poorly, we just have not understood where we stand, really and of course, our staff are asking us questions and we cannot a nswer asking us questions and we cannot answer them. behind the bar, there is real worry about finances in the future. 80%, i is real worry about finances in the future. 8096, i was in is real worry about finances in the future. 8096, iwas in the is real worry about finances in the future. 8096, i was in the red already. and now, we are having to pay out more just for bills and things like that and so, it is going to make that even worse. like, with the going down to the two thirds.

there was late—night negotiations between regional and national government. some local leaders said they want a good deal, others said their hands of been forced. unless you go to tier 3 and accept the deal, if you don't, you will not receive any money and you will not receive any money and you will not receive the support. that felt like being bullied, to me. the origins and liverpool have closed in lancashire, under the similar level, they have been allowed to stay open. i think it is brilliant, to be honest with the rest of the gems need to stay open. sticking to the rules in the sanitising, the one with systems. i don't see why they should not be open. spirit strange, really. if it's everyone, surely must be safe over here. it's a bit ofa must be safe over here. it's a bit of a lifeline when we are three months from gems, this is going down

asa months from gems, this is going down as a result and getting more stressed, you're more anxious. the gym owner says she grateful that leaders push for her industry to stay open. the stakes are really high, the people of lobby for us to stay open, they provided us that lifeline now to keep trying to drive our business forward, if they had gone the other way engines are closed, i think we would've really struggled. high energy here because elsewhere they see their blood pressure is rising with all of the changes and the feeling that what is allowed in one place may be forbidden in the short distance away. let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson. a bone of contention in the greater manchester area. it is almost like some local authorities are doing deals with the government and others can quite get there. it is a bit like a trade off. yes, the trade-off

in lancashire, joining greater manchester would be an increased financial support package from the government and perhaps around £30 million more than what was initially on offer and they say it will help the top of local wages and so they have moved in from the highest level, the highest tier of restrictions. although interestingly, new front is open to because in lancashire, they are allowed to keep gems open and that is not the case in nearby liverpool in the region, various local authorities on merseyside and they have written to the government, demanding to see the scientific evidence that suggests that there gems should be shut and there is already a patchwork of different measures that have been introduced in the highest tier in the impasse between central and local governments and greater manchester continues tonight, the councils, most of them have written to the government and said, several things, but first of all, simply closing

down hospitality in the tightest areas of restrictions isn't necessarily the only way to tackle the virus, they say. perhaps you should look at shielding vulnerable members of the population, perhaps looking at more quickly closing noncompliant hospitality venues, rather than shedding all of them so the alternative proposals to the government, they say they are hanging around, waiting for talks to come in, but they have not heard yet from downing street despite boris johnson saying earlier this evening that time was of the essence. ian, we are securing the prime minister said that he will not hesitate to intervene and impose data restrictions on greater manchester if need be. yes, he would prefer this before effective, but to save the people of manchester, and protect the hospitals, he will have to intervene if an agreement cannot be reached. imposing new restrictions on manchester without necessarily having the agreement of local government leaders, the reason why he is reluctant to do that,

although he says he is prepared to do so is because compliance and enforcement. would people really comply with the new rules if they believed it has been opposed over their heads and interestingly, he is with labour led local authorities in that area and also this week, there was a meeting between the health minister and all the mps in the region, including conservative mps and some of the most vociferous, of imposing new restrictions on boris johnson some party. . ian watson there in westminster. rising infections. we will get the in a moment we'll get the latest on the new regional restrictions in the netherlands, but first let's go to spain where in catalonia bars and restaurants have been ordered to close down for two weeks. the measure has sparked anger in that city. these images from earlier this afternoon show members of the city's hospitality sector protesting

the new measures. spain is among the hardest hit countries by the pandemic and had one of the harshest national lockdown measures to curb the infection. for more on what measures are taking place in the country, our correspondent guy hedgecoe is in madrid. spanis span is the european country with the highest number of coronavirus cases. and it has over 9000 infections in total. for the most pa rt infections in total. for the most part right now, it's infections in total. for the most part right now, its local regional governments which is dealing with this in the localised fashion. for example, today in the northeastern region of catalonia, the local government there has closed on all bars and government there has closed on all bars a nd restau ra nts government there has closed on all bars and restaurants for the next two weeks with the exception of those which serve take away food and also, they have introduced restrictions on theatres, cinemas, gymnasiums, shops and other public spacesin gymnasiums, shops and other public spaces in the number of customers they are allowed into those places. the netherlands is under a partial lot done at the moment which means all bars, restaurants and cafes are closing completely and people cannot buy alcohol after eight o'clock in

the evening and they have some the most rapidly rising infections in the world for the first time ever with facemasks required inside all public places and a rule of four in places and to ask time and there will be assessing the situation again and they haven't ruled out a total lockdown. remdesivir was amongst the first drugs to be used to treat coronavirus, and was recently given to us president donald trump when he was in hospital. but a study from the world health organisation says that the anti—viral drug has little to no effect on covid patients' chances of survival. the drugs manufacturer gilead rejected the findings of the trial. let's speak now to professor peter openshaw —— immunologist at imperial college london and member of the uk government's new and emerging respiratory virus threats advisory group. thank you very much forjoining us

on bbc news. what is your reaction to what we are hearing about this. because so much was said in the start of the first wave of the pandemic and i we are being told that it was not as good as we previously fought. you would think that an antiviral drug, would be a good idea. you have to realise these big trials and this is a massive trial. so, this is funded by the world health organisation and only 500 hospitals in 30 countries, it is a huge study with over 11,000 patients and it shows conclusively that remdesivir does not help, if anything, there was some in this file, hydroxychloroquine, there was a trend towards a worse effect as there was, with trends that were not significant and i think it really is a massive and very conclusive study. ican imagine

a massive and very conclusive study. i can imagine that this is a subgroup of patients with early diseases that might benefit, but they have done this a massive favour ensuring that these drugs should not be used in patients with covid—19 until there is better evidence that they are actually doing any good. remdesivir was one of many treatments being used for people with early stages of coronavirus. the covid—19. one of them being met the zone, the steroid drug and what is being currently used to treat patients, what are being effective? the one truck which really does have a beneficial effect, again in the subgroup is dexamethasone. it is a standard steroid which is used for patients with asthma. used in the

same, the comment doesn't seem to matter whether it is that her dexamethasone, they have a beneficial effect in patients who have diseases which can make the oxygen levels low, it is not for everyone, not something that would hand out to patients who are at home. it is really confined to a hospital patients. it definitely works, yes. how long will it take to find ineffective treatment? what is your view of where we are at with the number of clinical trials taking place on the road was well, massive trials. this new solidarity trial is a number of different antiviral interventions and they're not working. the thing that is working is dexamethasone which damages the inflammation, inflammatory response and that is pointing in the summer direction of where future trials may

be successful. what we want is something that dampens the unionization response without all the side effects each can with steroids, but it is a relatively short treatment and it is actually remarkable that it is so successful and that result came from a british trial in the uk hospital in the nhs. so, ithink trial in the uk hospital in the nhs. so, i think that would be hugely proud that the uk has managed to contribute this so vitally in terms of determining what is useful and also it is not useful. good to give your thoughts, thank you so much for the time, thank you. police in the united states have arrested mexico's former defence minister on a warrant issued by the us drug enforcement administration. the mexican foreign ministry confirmed that general salvador cienfuegos zepeda had been detained at los angeles airport. the exact charges against him have not been announced but are thought to relate to accusations of drug trafficking and money laundering. the election commission in myanmar has cancelled next

month's poll in several townships due to what it called unfavourable conditions. many of the areas named are said to be home to ethnic minorities, where government forces have clashed with armed groups, particularly in western rakhine state. parts of kachin, shan, karen and mon states are also affected. the general election planned for november 8th is being seen as a test of myanmar‘s fledgeling democractic government led by aung san suu kyi. bollywood star sanjay dutt has confirmed he has cancer after weeks of speculation by the indian press. i will beat this. in an instagram video, the 61—year—old actor was seen getting a haircut at the salon of celebrity hairstylist aalim hakim and broke the news to his fans. sanjay dutt has acted in more

than 150 films and received several awards in india. the past few days, in fact, for a time it looked very nice on guernsey today, over the weekend, we can expect a lot of cloud and there is a ridge of high pressure that is extended across the uk. again, a lot of cloud around and still producing a bit of patchy rain and drizzle at times, although not amounting very much. a flow of air coming down from the north, so, it is quite cool out there. now, as we look at things as we go through the night, we'll be seeing some breaks in the cloud today, and we are expecting the sky to fill in with cloud, maybe still a few breaks down

towards southwest england, so some rural spots in the low single figures but for most of us, cloudy, damp and drizzly night and temperatures holding a good few degrees above freezing as we start the day tomorrow. but you can see all of the cloud across the uk tomorrow, again, some light rain or drizzle in places and more especially in towards scotland and northern england into the afternoon. only very limited breaks in the cloud so do count oyurself lucky if you get to see much in the way of sunshine, and a few heavy showers maybe affecting the channel islands towards cornwall and devon. these temperatures are a bit below average for the time of year, though the winds are very light. here's a picture for saturday evening, still damp in places, especially in parts of scotland and northern england, a few showers into northern ireland and for part two of the weekend on sunday, not much change, probably an area of thicker cloud through parts of england and wales with some light rain associated with that, pushing a bit further north, may allow wales and southern england to brighten up a bit into the afternoon. or at least a bit milder here but a cooler day into scotland and northeast england. some rain maybe to end the day, parts northern ireland was in scotland in northeast england. some rain maybe to end the day, in parts of northern ireland and western scotland as we go

in to going to monday, that's due to the developing area of low pressure, these weather fronts coming our way and a significant change in this weather pattern to something much more active into next week and on monday, bringing rain to parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland increasing cloud and breeze elsewhere. technically turning a bit milder on monday but then again, i'm not sure if we'll notice particularly in those areas that are seeing the rain. as we go through the rest of the week, low pressure remains close by, won't be rainy all the time but there will be some rain at times and some of that can be quite heavy and windy in places too. so, yes, a quieter spell of weather right now. make the most of that, if that's what you want, because it's all change next week.

will this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. downing street says trade talks between the eu and uk are "over", borisjohnson says the uk must prepare for a "no—deal" trade relationship at the end of the year. i think we should get better before january one with arrangements that are more like australians. based on simple principles of global free trade. we need to continue negotiations and i hope it will be possible to make progress in the future and we are determined to reach a deal but not at any cost. as more english regions are put into the highest alert level of coronavirus restrictions, the prime minister tells the mayor of greater manchester that he could intervene and impose

the highest level of restrictions if no agreement can be reached with local leaders. a teacher has been beheaded in a suburb north—west of the french capital paris, officials say, with the attacker shot dead by police. the anti—terrorist prosecutor has been called in to lead an investigation. in thailand, thousands of protesters in bangkok defy a ban on gatherings and clash with police armed with batons and water cannon. a prime—time tv showdown, on separate channels. joe biden accuses donald trump of panicking over the coronavirus. but the president says he's done an amazing job. more now on the british prime minsiter declaring the end of brexit trade talks between the uk

and the eu. borisjohnson said the uk should now prepare for leaving the european union without a deal at the end of the transition period. the uk government now refers to the no—deal outcome as an australia—style deal, but what does that involve? essentually it means the same thing as leaving without a deal and trading on basic world trade organization rules. wto rules are used by countries without free—trade agreements to trade with each other. in this scenario the european union would impose its tariffs on imported goods from the united kingdom. the united states, china and brazil also trade with the eu on wto rules. let us get more on what that means in terms of negotiations. shanker singham is a former trade adviser to the uk government. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. so much to talk about,

so much to pour over. what did you make of what boris johnson so much to pour over. what did you make of what borisjohnson had to say today? this is not a great surprise. i think the uk going back to the pre—coalbed world of the speech in brussels and boris's speech in brussels and boris's speech in brussels and boris's speech in greenwich in february now the uk has been very clear that they wa nt to the uk has been very clear that they want to be an independent state and they want to be an independent state for the purposes of fisheries and it would not have any problems with the eu's regulatory system or would of law over the economy have been very clear about this and i think i've been growing frustration in the uk camp and the eu is not shaking as if thatis camp and the eu is not shaking as if that is the result. they are negotiating like the uk is near states and there have been increasing frustrations and it's not as if it's not insight. with the uk

as if it's not insight. with the uk as an independent point of coastal states of the uk as an independent actor it's never said he does not wa nt to actor it's never said he does not want to have an anti—subsidy regime they can be resolved and even the fisheries issues can be resolved. the uk is not staying and has never said they would not have any european fishermen in their exclusive economic zone so there is a landing zone that's still capable of ideal but i think there is some frustration on the uk side at the eu is continuing to negotiate as if they uk is going to accept having european rules over their economy and is going to accept fisheries access and is going to accept fisheries a ccess as and is going to accept fisheries access as it has been in the past. we heard earlier from access as it has been in the past. we heard earlierfrom a number of people saying there is movement for keyissues people saying there is movement for key issues of negotiation here but we just booked a short time ago about an mvp in brussels and he said the problem is that borisjohnson

today has put nationalism ahead of the priorities of the economic concern. do you think that is the case and with that in mind that much attitude will pay the price for britain in the future? no. i do not agree with that assessment. given that the uk was saying we will not have an anti—subsidy regime we will subsidize and outcompete european companies and he will not allow any fishermen to have access to exclusive zones then i think that allegation would be fair but the problem here is that the eu needs to see that the uk is an independent actor in the moments of the eu sees that i think the momentum for a beer will be quite high and i still continue to believe notwithstanding the recent statements they are more likely to get a feel that i'm i've a lwa ys likely to get a feel that i'm i've always said i think the policies will use all the time that they have available to do the deal and in other words they have until december the 31st to do a deal and i think they will take that long to do the

deal and i think what you're seeing here is a high—level between the two policies and the eu continues to believe and has got some reason to believe and has got some reason to believe this based on the previous negotiations that the uk will colla pse negotiations that the uk will collapse at the last moment if the pressure applied is enough. i do not think that is the reality and i do not think that's the reality since the beginning of this year and the sooner the eu sees that the seminary the landing zone will come into view and the sooner we will get a beer. i would not expect ideal to be done until the final moments. that is the way bee stings unfortunately tend to work. history proven that point. thank you so much forjoining us and we appreciate your time. that is bring you an update on the breaking news at the mum has been decapitated in an attack in the paris suburb. the attacker was then shot dead by police. let's speak to our correspondent in paris hugh schofield (os)

some troubling details are emerging. the victim wasn't decapitated in this suburb of paris in the northwest of the city and the attacker was wielding a large knife and after the attack ran off he was appointed by police in a confrontation where he threatened the police he was shot and died shortly afterwards but the troubling thing is that they can was a teacher at the school, a history teacher and what had happened it seems now that he showed caricatures of the prophet muhammad in his class and this is pretty and the reason why he was attacked and killed but you can see why this has enormous symbolism across france and write their president is now going to the scene and it's something which is going to

really shock people to their core as a history teacher doing hisjob of explaining a trail because what he was doing was showing a character in the context of the trail ongoing now ofain the context of the trail ongoing now of a in the 2015 attack which published characters before and during that it seems angered somebody to be killed in this brutal way. protest organisers in the thai capital, bangkok, have told thousands of demonstrators to go home and prepare for further action, after they turned out in defiance of a ban on gatherings of more than five people. water cannons were used to clear out the demonstrators calling for democratic reform. jonathan head has been following the unrest on the streets of bangkok. here we are on day two of this

official ban on public gatherings and the mobile phone lights the beacon of modern—day protests are still shining. today the police came infor us to still shining. today the police came in for us to the location where we saw the protesters occupy yesterday and knock it off and here we are 800 metres down the road of protest there is quite simply moving here. this movement is still going and defying every attempt by the government to shut it down at in many ways these young activists have borrowed tactics as they have so much of what they have done from the people in hong kong, the protesters. move quickly, it's like a game of like a mall, wherever the authorities go to stop the protest young activists will move and have a flash mob show up in another part of the city. so the question now is how long can be people keep up his momentum and keep up the daily

spontaneous protests while the top leaders in the movement are injail and facing heavy charges but for the governments as well, how much longer can they try to suppress the view was that are being expressed here. the astonishing views about the monarchy, about the government to the deployment of huge numbers of riot police and through the use of draconian law. it is not at all clear that the government must ‘s tactics are working. might even think the police had enough and went to break it up. this time they had greater numbers and water cannon laced with chemicals. even with umbrellas and raincoats it was too much for people who in many cases we re much for people who in many cases were just much for people who in many cases werejust commuters much for people who in many cases were just commuters sharing what has become a national mode of rebellion.

well, there was no tv debate — but, there was plenty of argument, as president trump and his democratic party rivaljoe biden, took part in separate, but simultaneous televised events...with their respective moderators — also playing a role as inquisitor as much as referee. donald trump was combative as he was questioned about his handling of the coronavirus. joe biden tussled with his moderator over other key issues, such as tax and the make—up of the supreme court.david willis reports from los angeles. it was a prime time split screen showdown that presidential candidates competing for eyeballs during debates a stark reminder of how strange this entire campaign has been. and when it came to the pivotal issue of the day, a virus that has claimed more than 215,000 american lives, the two men seem to occu py american lives, the two men seem to occupy not just rival channels american lives, the two men seem to occupy notjust rival channels but competing pulpits. he said he did not tell anybody because he was

afraid americans with panic. he panicked. the president insists americans have turned the corner on coronavirus. many people are getting this disease that was sent to us by china and it should not have been allowed to happen. for his part, joe biden pledged to take a vaccine once one becomes available and said he would urge others to do the same. one becomes available and said he would urge others to do the samem the scientists say this is what is ready to be done and it's been tested and gone through phases yes, i would encourage people to take it. president trump was called upon to denounce the false conspiracy theory that democrats are part of a global paedophile ring. he declined. i know nothing about it. i do know they are very much against paedophilia. the president was also pressed on claims that he always hundreds of millions of dollars to creditors. more than anything as the debate emphasises the contrast in styles between the

two candidates with fewer undecided voters now than four years ago their impact on the outcome may be limited asi impact on the outcome may be limited as i can face is due to take place in nashville next week. republican senators have said they will issue a request to attend court for the twitter ceo jack dorsey next week, after the social media company blocked two new york post articles alleging corruption againstjoe biden's son, hunter. on wednesday, twitter prevented people from posting links to a new york post story, warning those trying to click it that the link was "potentially unsafe". however due to a political backlash the platform has announced a change of policy. a short time ago i spoke to tristam hotham, a phd student on social media from the university of bath, about why it came about. essentially they have base hacked materials policy which they enforced

strictly and since then they have basically peeled that back and gone back to basically having it so you can burn any content that is put onto a terabyte actual hackers and those working with hackers so that would allow for generalists for example to be given stories and to then put that content onto twitter. the question is why do it, why have they done that? i think there are two things here and so on the one hand it is stifling to freedom of expression well as freedom of the press and i am therefore we have gone too far and they want to go and find that correct balance and been on the other hand there is this pressure from the right and twitter has a lot of right—wing and right—leaning users and sell it they have that pressure there to accommodate them and i think they see themselves as a forum and if we just have an forum with one side which it could happen if they push off lots of their right—wing user is

that it's not going to be the forearm and they will be worse for it. what is the wider impact in terms of political context because a few days away from the us presidential election and we seem to have these conversations at that time when voting is key in countries around the world. how does that relationship with social media and politics pay—outs? relationship with social media and politics pay-outs? it makes me incredibly frustrated. every election we seem to have we have this debate about privacy versus freedom of expression and these are such important questions we should be having this debate during a lull not during election season and we should have policies that are enforced in place by social media companies and government that we know where we stand. the idea we are having this reactive system from social media organisations essentially engaging in a waccamaw reactive sort of way of dealing with really important topics and things

that really do matter. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: i'lll be talking to craig beaumont from the federation of small businesses about brexit negotiations and whether organisations are prepared for the end of teh transition period onjanuary1st. the john lewis partnership, which includes waitrose, has launched what it calls a bold new plan to transform the business and boost its profits, which have slumped in recent years. our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. this employee owned business has been going for 91 years but what about the next? nothing is guaranteed for retailers any more and these big department stores are under the most pressure. right now for every hundred pounds that spent atjohn lewis, 60 of it is done online meaning it is harderfor these stories to make money. time

for us new ideas. more virtual services for instance like the christmas shop. more affordable prices and more investments online like expanding food deliveries. but in future, this business is going to depend on more thanjust retail. in future, this business is going to depend on more than just retail. we are already in a small way but we can see big opportunity to expand in an ethical way given the trust in the brand and the are already a landlord with a number of our estimates today so how we can expand housing to be even more important to the community and outdoor living in quite a small way. by me, we are an employee owned business, we are not a conventional business and retail margins are compressing. so over the longer term, if we want, ifjam and wa nt to longer term, if we want, ifjam and want to be able to invest in my

partners and invest back into customised we have got to find new sources of growth and that our customers love that are going to provide my sustainable profitability for us. it is a big shift. stories remain important and the question is will be need as many of them in the future? more now on the brexit. borisjohnson said the uk should now prepare for leaving the european union without a deal at the end of the transition period. the uk government now refers to the no—deal outcome as an australia—style deal. today borisjohnson said businesses could "prosper mightily" in a no deal scenario. let's speak now to craig beaumont from the federation of small businesses. do you think that people will be able to prosper my tibia, the people

that you represent? this small—business movement was split right down middle on brexit and thiem not long ago we are back at the referendum so just under half of small business movement back the benefits of leaving the european union andi benefits of leaving the european union and i think it did crystallize things so now you have got them wanting a beer and that's really important so yes, we could cope with no deal but they will be said their economic damage and of course we are facing the biggest economic damage of all because we had a six—month recession and now we are looking at another six months due to covid—19 soa another six months due to covid—19 so a small business right now trying to survive and trying not to let the business by because the restrictions related to covid—19 have been so dramatic. dramatic but incredibly

sad for a number of business that had to fold during this pandemic. did your heart sank when you heard what boris johnson did your heart sank when you heard what borisjohnson have to say today ordid what borisjohnson have to say today or did you think ok there is still some kind of room for negotiation here? i think there is still room. yes, yesterday he has to say something based on that. absolutely. ifind something based on that. absolutely. i find that if you look at the situation you tend to get progress when one of the sides expresses itself strongly to the other. we are not privy to the discussions going on behind closed doors but at the same time we know there has to be movement. i think they on whether intensive talks count as trade talks i don't think small businesses care what they are called but he will be here on monday and they will be discussing the future and one of the things we think is in the text is a small business chapter. sorry to disappoint you we found out he will not be here on monday. there was a

conversation between them and they agreed they will continue conversations over the phone but see no point in a meeting in person on monday. so that leads us to a situation which is back at the drawing board and i think with that in 1980 think it's going to be harderfor in 1980 think it's going to be harder for businesses be get their ducks in a row byjanuary the 1st?|j don't think it's back to the drawing board i think everyone is adapting on the fact that the meeting is not in person and it is on zoom why skype things just happened so i don't want those talks are called. there are discussions happening and there has been some progress made and there is a landing zone. these two sides are not1 million miles apart, there are some tricky issues but we have confidence that if both sides really approach these last hurdles with good faith that i been as possible and for small businesses that view is necessary and it's the only way to make sure they get to the 1st of january because most small businesses are focused at the

moment on uk transition at all because covid—19 has dominated so much which means as we get closer to the 1st of january we meet small businesses to take time and they'll only take time if they know they would have to face onjanuary only take time if they know they would have to face on january two. take that optimism and button it up. thank you for being with us. people from areas of the uk with high levels of coronavirus — including level 2 in england — are now banned from entering wales. some parts of wales were already closed to visitors. but from tonight no—one from hotspot areas outside wales is allowed to cross the border. hywel griffith reports from the welsh border a divide defined by roads and rivers meanders north to south by 160 miles. now it's a new front in their fight against the virus. anyone living outside of wales in a covid—19 hotspot is barred unless

they are travelling for work, education or to provide care. i'm too afraid to go on the bus. for these since there is welcome. they are wary of visitors a town which passed the recorded zero cases of covid—19. because they are not doing the rules and where they're coming from and you look on the tv and they are all mingling. we don't want it. we have been trying to protect ourselves to left as much as we can and we have been lucky. the police federation says that the new laws are unenforceable. but the extra patrols have been promised with this warning. if we do travel to wales we will engage with you and encourage with you to attend your home area and anybody who is flouting the law will be issued with penalty tickets. the border ban is to protect we will cut —— communities most of wales is

already close to visitors. next week the whole nation could be told to stay at home as part of it even tougher restrictions. a decision on a so—called break will be announced on monday. the situation is so serious that we have no option but to look at new and different ways to keep wales and keep you safe. doing nothing is not an option. but doing what exactly and for how long? further down the border, mandy said she is willing to close it means saving christmas trade. it will not go away but we need to control it. i am hoping that the two weeks, three meat is claimed to see all the numbers go down and everyone will settle down and we just have to learn to live with it. there is no doubt the tide has turned and we are heading towards harder times which

may test everyone's limits. an update in the situation in northern ireland. new stricter coronavirus measures have also come into effect in northern ireland this evening. restau ra nts, pubs and hotels are having to significantly reduce services, and hair and beauty salons have had to shut. business leaders have warned that a financial support scheme set up by the devolved government is inadequate. the first passengers from new zealand have arrived in australia under new "travel bubble" arrangements between the two countries. none of the passengers on the flight from auckland to sydney will be required to quarantine in australia. however they will have to pay for their own quarantine in a hotel when they return to new zealand. and before we go ten penguins have been released back into the wild in brazil... many of the penguins washed ashore weak and hungry, in the southern state of santa catarina in july and august. animal rescue organisation, r3 animal, said the penguins werejuveniles and had most likely lost their way while embarking on their first annual migration

from patagonia in search of food. hello. october has found a spell of quieter weather for the middle of month and although there have been some sunny spells around over the past few days, in fact, for a time it looked very nice on guernsey today, over the weekend, we can expect a lot of cloud and there is a ridge of high pressure that is extended across the uk. again, a lot of cloud around and still producing a bit of patchy rain and drizzle at times, although not amounting very much. a flow of air coming down from the north, so, it is quite cool out there. now, as we look at things as we go through the night, we'll be seeing some breaks in the cloud today, and we are expecting the sky to fill in with cloud, maybe still a few breaks down towards southwest england, so some rural spots in the low

single figures but for most of us, cloudy, damp and drizzly night and temperatures holding a good few degrees above freezing as we start the day tomorrow. but you can see all of the cloud across the uk tomorrow, again, some light rain or drizzle in places and more especially in towards scotland and northern england into the afternoon. only very limited breaks in the cloud so do count oyurself lucky if you get to see much in the way of sunshine, and a few heavy showers maybe affecting the channel islands towards cornwall and devon. these temperatures are a bit below average for the time of year, though the winds are very light. here's a picture for saturday evening, still damp in places, especially in parts of scotland and northern england, a few showers into northern ireland and for part two of the weekend on sunday, not much change, probably an area of thicker cloud through parts of england and wales with some light rain associated with that, pushing a bit further north, may allow wales and southern england to brighten up a bit into the afternoon. or at least a bit milder here but a cooler day into scotland and northeast england. some rain maybe to end the day, parts northern ireland was in scotland in northeast england. some rain maybe to end the day,

in parts of northern ireland and western scotland as we go in to going to monday, that's due to the developing area of low pressure, these weather fronts coming our way and a significant change in this weather pattern to something much more active into next week and on monday, bringing rain to parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland increasing cloud and breeze elsewhere. technically turning a bit milder on monday but then again, i'm not sure if we'll notice particularly in those areas that are seeing the rain. as we go through the rest of the week, low pressure remains close by, won't be rainy all the time but there will be some rain at times and some of that can be quite heavy and windy in places too. so, yes, a quieter spell of weather right now. make the most of that, if that's what you want, because it's all change next week.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a man has been killed in a knife attack in a suburb of paris. the attacker has been shot dead by police. britain's prime minister boris johnson says the uk must prepare to leave the european union at the end of the year — without a deal. europe stands firm. we need to continue negotiations and i hope it will be possible to make progress in the future and we are determined to reach a deal but not at any cost. as the united states passes 8 million covid infections, new restrictions are implimented in areas around the uk and across europe.