this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: a new humanitarian ceasefire comes into effect between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh. tributes are paid to samuel paty, the teacher beheaded in paris on friday, in what the french president has called a cowardly attack. countries across europe see record highs in confirmed covid—19 cases, as the continent becomes the new epicentre of the pandemic. and thousands of lebanese mark the anniversary of a mass protest movement against a political elite, now blamed for august's deadly blast in beirut. people have no means to survive or continue, and the ones who came here today are sending one message: they are here to stay,

and waiting for the change. hello and welcome to bbc news. a new ceasefire has come into effect in the bitter conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno—kara bakh. the humanitarian truce was announced in identical statements from armenia and azerbaijan, and came after the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, spoke to both sides. over the past couple of days each side has accused the other of fresh attacks violating another truce, including an azeri claim that armenia had shelled its second city ganja, killing civilians. our correspondent rayhan demtyrie's report contains distressing images from the start. three weeks of fighting has left a heavy toll. hundreds of people have been killed on both

sides. a new ceasefire, if it holds, has come to later. the is very authorities say there we re is very authorities say there were at least 1a civilians killed, when armenian missiles struck a building in ganja, the second largest city. works continued late into the evening for rescue, there may be more people trapped under the rubble. as the azerbaijan prosecutor general said, i mean oui’ prosecutor general said, i mean our will be held responsible for the attack. this is a serious crime, this is a war crime against civil people. people who are not involved in water, infighting in east armenia. this is a crime against humanity. the armenian government denies the —— maintains the fighting is

between forces. it's as is the giant continues to bomb nagorno—kara bakh‘s capital. this resident describes what he saw. don't let it was a plane that he does because the damage is so great. they hit us with one of those small missiles over there, the main area. now armenia and azerbaijan have agreed to a new humanitarian ceasefire, the same pledge was made last week. it didn't hold. rayhan demtyrie, bbc news. dr artyom tonoyan specialises in the south caucasus region. he's a research associate at the centre for holocaust and genocide studies at the university of minnesota. we saw that last week's announcements of a ceasefire didn't hold. do you expect this one is a hold? they give having me on your programme. going in,

i actually hoped that this is i would hold. as many people did, but about 30 minutes ago, the spokesperson of the armenian ministry of defence announced that actually immediately after the ceasefire was supposed to be in effect, she accused as of the giant of violating this ceasefire stop there are effo rts ceasefire stop there are efforts to verify how true this is, but, let's — let us say my optimism, if the report holds true, is shattered on this matter. to what extent do regional powers, russia and turkey, play the key roles in this conflict? can you repeat the question? to what extent do regional powers, russia, and turkey, play vital roles in this conflict? both the roles of russia and turkey are critical. turkey, as your view

is probably already know, has sort of tipped the scale of the balance in favour of azerbaijan, there are credible reports that turkey has been sort of helping in more ways than one to wage this war against armenia. russia has been different. it had tried to beast sort of an aloof imperial army arbitrator, to have the warring parties stop playing war. it has been at the forefront of this newmatic initiative to have war stopped, at least on humanitarian grounds, for the exchange of prisoners war and recovery of the dead and wounded. so, russia's role is absolutely critical at this moment and the western partners realised that and hopefully russia at the

forefront, with maybe the help of the united states and france, its co—chairs, the blue matic initiative will get a further impetus, a graver impetus to have the war stopped. is there any agreement between armenia and azerbaijan as to what a lasting solution would look like? there isn't, u nfortu nately. would look like? there isn't, unfortunately. there are overlapping issues that could be finessed here and there, but overall, the parties are so entrenched in regarding where the solution lies, they it this point, iam not the solution lies, they it this point, i am not that optimistic whether the solution can be found in the near term. doctor artyom tonoyan, thank you so much forjoining us. thank you, sir. in france, tributes have been paid to the teacher who was killed in a paris suburb on friday in a suspected islamist attack.

the police say that samuel paty was targeted because he showed pupils controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed, in a lesson on free speech. the french authorities have named the attacker — who was himself killed by the police — as abdoullakh abouyezidvitch, an 18—year—old from the russian region of chechnya. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. this is the moment police confronted the man who beheaded a teacher on a suburban street. "drop your weapon", they shout. the suspect shoots at them with a bb gun. the next sound you will hear is police firing back. shots fired today, france's counterterrorism prosecutor named the suspect as abdoulak abouyezidvitch a, an 18—year—old chechen man with refugee status in france. he lived an hour's drive away from conflans, the prosecutor said, and had to ask school pupils to point his target out.

samuel paty was a 47—year—old teacher of history and geography who decided to use two cartoons of muhammed as part of a class on freedom of speech. investigators say it sparked a social media campaign by one outraged parent and that there had been threats against the school. translation: yesterday there was a state of shock and now the priority for us is to look after the children, because i think it was very hard for them and it still is. translation: memories are going to come back, he's going to say my teacher's not there. and apparently there are photographs going round of the scene. i hope they don't see those, because i think they're already going to be affected by this for life. flowers mark the places where lives are shattered. in france that list has grown a little longer this week. confla ns now remembered alongside paris, nice, all the other places where hatred of french values has left blood on the country's streets. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

earlier, monia bouguerra who's a member of the union of french muslim democrats political party, told bbc world news why she fears muslims could be unfairly tarnished. so, the mizzen community is concerned because we are — we fear that it might increase islamophobia. we are in a country where muslims have the impression that they are treated differently from the rest of the society, and we — what happened yesterday has nothing to do with our faith. we deeply condemn what happened yesterday, this terror act does not represent what we believe in. and, yes, indeed, we are afraid and concerned about what will happen after this, because it's not the first time that some people, some disoriented and — people with mental issues

kill people without — in the name of islam. the muslim community is held responsible for that. daily global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time on friday — a record one—day increase — with europe emerging as the new epicentre of the virus. the french health ministry has reported a record number of new confirmed cases of covid—i9 on saturday — at more than 32,400. it comes as a night—time curfew affecting 20 million residents across major cities has been implemented — set to last for at least four weeks. the czech republic saw more than 11,000 new cases. in response, the army is to build an emergency field hospital in prague. and more than 7,000 cases have been recorded by germany in the latest 24—hour period. in response to germany's record—breaking figures, chancellor angela merkel has appealed for people to reduce social contact and keep non—essential travel toa minimum. translation: we are now in a very serious phase of the coronavirus pandemic.

new infections are jumping day by day, the pandemic is spreading again rapidly and faster than at the beginning, six months ago. in the uk, more than 28 million people in england have spent their first day under tighter coronavirus restrictions. it's also 2a hours since northern ireland started a four—week "circuit—brea ker" lockdown — closing all hospitality venues, except to provide takeaways. daniela relph looks at the impact of the tightened restrictions. london, now under tier two restrictions. meeting outside is ok with distancing and no more than six of you. socialising indoors is banned, except with your own support bubble. freedom! but not everyone is toeing the line. a demonstration by a few hundred people in central london today protesting at the covid rules, and not abiding by them either. freedom! the police said protests can be exempt from the restrictions, and organisers here had met the conditions to allow

that to happen. in wales, a full lockdown remains a possibility, with a decision due on monday. the first minister believing that a circuit—brea ker for two weeks could slow the virus. and in caernarfon today, there was caution but acceptance. it's a hard situation. it is needed to get things under control but it is not going to fix it. i support it, i feel that health comes before the economy. northern ireland has already introduced its own form of circuit—brea ker. beauty businesses are now closed for four weeks, along with hospitality venues. schools have an extended half—term. there is, though, frustration. we've adhered to everything, we've done everything we should. we put all our hygiene practices in place. but yet we still come away feeling punished. at the royal liverpool hospital, staff believe these tougher restrictions in their city and others are the only answer. this time last month the trust was looking after 33

patients with covid. today that figure stands at more than 300. we are overwhelmed, and it's not winter. it's not even winter yet. and look at us. you know, it'sjust really tiring and really upsetting. ensuring hospitals can cope in the weeks and months ahead is why the government says these restrictions are necessary, to control the spread of the virus and ultimately, save lives. daniela relph, bbc news. hundreds of women's march events are taking place across the us to mobilize opposition against donald trump, and his appointment of amy coney barrett to the supreme court. this was the scene a short while ago in washington, dc, where demonstrators gathered at freedom plaza. drumming and this is chicago. the protests come just days before the senate holds its first vote to confirm ms barrett to replace the late

justice ruth bader ginsburg, a liberal leader and feminist icon. emiliana guereca is the director of women's march foundation la and is spearheading the initiative. we should all be worried when the supreme courtjustice eat is filled in a rush in the middle of an election, in the middle of an election, in the middle of a pandemic, what is the administration hiding, why didn't we see more candidates? this is a very rushed process by the conservative republican party, which should alarm all of us. amy comb me states she is an original list, an original list by men would not even be voting, because as an originalist, women didn't have the right to vote at that time, so it's dangerous for women. she is dangerous for women. this is bbc news. our main headlines: a new humanitarian ceasefire comes into effect between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh. france plans a "national tribute" for a teacher brutally

murdered on the outskirts of paris, in a suspected islamist attack. new zealanders are waking up to the largest victory by any political party since 1996. jacinda ardern's labour party has won 49.4% of the vote, bringing them a projected 64 seats — a rare absolute majority in parliament. the opposition centre—right national party won 26.8% of the votes, winning a projected 35 seats. labour campaigned on tackling climate change, reducing poverty and their record on handling the coronavirus pandemic. ms ardern spoke after her victory was confirmed. thank you to the people who worked so hard to share oui’ message. who volunteered for us in what felt like an endless campaign. thank you to the candidates and members of parliament who worked notjust for six weeks but for three years to earn their communities' support. cheering and applause

but most importantly, thank you to the many people who gave us their vote, who trusted us to continue with leading new zealand's recovery, who backed the plan we are already rolling out. and to those amongst you who may not have supported labour before, and the results tell me there were a few of you... laughter to you — to you, i say thank you. we will not take your support for granted. and i can promise you we will be a party that governs for every new zealander. in beirut, demonstrations have taken place to commemorate the first anniversary of a mass protest movement demanding political reform in lebanon. thousands of protesters also held a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the devastating blast at the port in august. lina sinjab reports from beirut.

one year since the protests began in lebanon. one year of rising and fading hopes. people came from different backgrounds and sects, commemorating a pivotal moment in lebanon's modern history. a moment when the lebanese people pushed for change but were faced with devastating economic, health and security challenges. the power is to the people and we are the change here. we are going to fight for this country because we deserve a better lebanon. this is what is left of the momentum of the protest that erupted last year across the country. the ones who came here today are defiant and they want to send a message to their government, but also to the world, that they want to keep up the hope and they want change, even if it takes a long time. people are tired and exhausted.

it's economic collapse, it's coronavirus, and it's the blast. people have no means to survive or continue and the ones who came here today are sending one message. they are here to stay and waiting for change. as they continue their march, they raise their voice with anger. anger over corrupt and impotent government who not only made the country poorer, but fails to protect lives. the day ended with a moment of silence for the lives lost in august's deadly blast. but it will be long before lebanon heals its wounds and rises again. young nigerians have continued to protest to demand an end to police brutality, saying they've been abandoned by the authorities. the demonstrations began two weeks ago. young people came out onto the streets again on saturday despite an official apology and promises of police reforms by the government. ishaq khalid reports from abuja.

it is yet another day of protest in nigeria. these protesters held a vigil last night, but they are out again today protesting. not only here in abuja, the country was ‘s capital, but also the emotional hub, lagos. they are angry about deep—rooted, systematic police brutality which they say has been happening for so long but the police ignored. the nigerian vice president has apologised on behalf of the government, saying, indeed, they have not at did vast and early enough on alleged widespread violations of human rights by security forces. but now the nigerian authorities have announced a number of decisions to try to pacify these protesters, including panels to investigate alleged brutal acts by the police, compensation for victims of police brutality, and punishing perpetrators, as well as

promising wider police reforms. the government last week also disbanded the notorious blues unit whose officers allegedly committed gross human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and extortion. at the protesters remain unsatisfied. as long as there is no positive change we will be here, even if it takes us two years to get us a better nigeria. the youth of the future of the country. we are the future! the leaders, the elders, they have failed us, the system has failed us. so we need to begin a process by coming out like this. we wa nt by coming out like this. we want security, yes. we don't need people to harass and terrorise us. we need people to work for our peace and work with us so we know we are altogether. the government we have right now is very insensitive and we are tired. youth are crying out. we can't be dying like chickens. in the initial days of the demonstrations, at least ten protesters were killed by the

police, according to amnesty international. but the authorities say two officers we re authorities say two officers were killed two, allegedly by the protesters. but now the police are responding cautiously. for example, they are not even here. after the inspector general of nigeria police ordered them not to use force against this peaceful protest, whose determination is growing by the day, mounting pressure on the government and police brutality. and some of them also mention issues related to governance and the economy. ishaq khalid, bbc news, abuja. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. hundreds of residents of the chinese city of yiwu have queued to be vaccinated against coronavirus. that's despite the fact that it is yet to receive final approval. the shot, offered at a community hospital, cost each recipient the equivalent of $60. they had to sign a form acknowledging the risks of taking the unapproved vaccine. tens of thousands of thai pro—democracy protesters have rallied across the capital bangkok, defying an emergency decree banning gatherings for a third consecutive day. they‘ re demanding the resignation of the prime minister and reform of the country's powerful monarchy.

protesters say they‘ re not intimidated by the escalation in tactics after police used water cannon against peaceful demonstrators on friday. in south korea, nearly 90% of victims of violent crime are women. and in recent years crime, including breaking and entering, has been on the rise. meet korea's all—female repair service, created for women who feel nervous about repairmen knocking at their doors.

the repair women of south korea. the peruvian culture ministry says a new figure of a reclining cat has been found in the nazca desert

in the south of the country. the un world heritage site contains several large geoglyphs, mostly depicting animals created around 2,000 years ago. like the other figures, scientists believe the cat was created by making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and exposing coloured earth. the cat is around 37 metres long. the graffiti artist banksy has confirmed that he created a piece of art which has appeared in the english city of nottingham. the work shows a girl hula—hooping with a bicycle tyre. it appeared on tuesday, next to a bent bicycle frame which is missing its back wheel. a plastic screen put over the mural to protect it has already been vandalised twice. a reminder of our top story. a new ceasefire has come into effect in the bitter conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno—kara bakh. the humanitarian truce was announced in identical statements from armenia and azerbaijan, and came after the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, spoke to both sides. over the past couple of days each side has accused the other of fresh attacks violating another truce, including an azeri claim that armenia had shelled its second city ganja, killing civilians. more on all our stories on a

website. please do stay with bbc news. —— on our website. hello, so i will be the last day in this day of weather. there will be patchy rain in a few spots as we go through the day. some of us will end up being a little bit brighter than we were on saturday. we're just in this weather pattern waiting for something to come along and the signs are there in the atlantic as low pressure starting to form and going to bring some very different weather in the week ahead. this is how we start off on sunday morning. the figures slough through northern ireland, scotland, through northern and eastern england giving some outbreaks of mostly light rain. some of us getting off to a damn start. there may be some early sunny spells the far noth east of scotland. that will cloud over. as all of this

sta rts cloud over. as all of this starts to push north again it will stay down for some. northern ireland will brighten up northern ireland will brighten upfora time. northern ireland will brighten up for a time. parts of wales, the midlands, in southern england, a great chance of seeing sunny spells on sunday compared with saturday. it will still be another rather cool day. for now the winds are light. rain will put across northern ireland on through sunday evening, on across the northern isles to, more widely into scotland, parts of northern england as the night goes on. south of that there will be a few clear spells around. all parts of the breezes starting to pick up. starting to come in from the south. look at this. it has been so quiet, it is much more active on the big ritualfor monday. weather fronts out towards the north and west. , low pressure taking over. and during monday there will be some further heavy rain, particularly into northern ireland and scotland. at some outbreaks of rain also affecting some of us towards the west of wales and western fringes of england. where as elsewhere cloud is going to

increase to hazy brightness. again the wind is starting to pick up as well. it is a southerly breeze, the temperatures are higher. as bellerin what was his across all parts in monday night. on tuesday, further heavy rain in northern scotland, further heavy showers elsewhere in scotla nd heavy showers elsewhere in scotland and northern ireland. if you elsewhere on the risk sell selflessly win. but that flow of air will bring some milder weather in, particularly into england and wales were some will reach towards the high teens. temperatures trail off again later in the week. as the week goes on there will be further spells of rain clearing tushar was to end the week. bye— bye. tushar was to end the week. bye—bye. —— clearing two showers.

this is bbc news. the headlines: a new ceasefire has come into effect in the deadly conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno—kara bakh. the humanitarian truce was announced in identical statements from armenia and azerbaijan, and came after the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, spoke to both sides. a number of countries across europe have reported new record highs in their daily coronavirus cases. france, poland, cyprus and belgium are among them. the continent is now once again the epicentre of the pandemic. french officials say that the man who beheaded a teacher in paris on friday had been waiting outside the school and had asked pupils to identify his victim. it's thought the teacher, samuel paty, was targeted for showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed. a national tribute will take place for him on wednesday.