this is bbc news — i'm james reynolds. our top stories: speaking out to their supporters —joe biden holds a campaign rally in north carolina, as president trump attends his second rally of the day in nevada. on the up — china's economic growth figures show a continued recovery from the pandemic. thousands gather in cities across france in support of the school teacher beheaded after showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed to pupils. and churches are set on fire and people injured in the chilean capital, santiago, as a day of peaceful protests turns violent.

there are just over two weeks to go before main voting day in the us presidential election. both president trump and his challenger, joe biden, have been campaigning in states they believe they can win. joe biden has been in north carolina, where the democrats lost to trump four years ago. and president trump hasjust finished a rally in nevada, which hasn't voted republican since 200a. it's a choice between a strong borders or no borders, between supporting the police or defunding the police, between delivering a vaccine in record time to kill the virus or a biden shutdown to kill the economy. he will surrender yourjobs to china, he will surrender your future to the virus, he's going to lock down, this guy wants to lock down. mimicking biden: he'll "listen to the scientists". if i listen totally to the scientists, we would right now have a country that

would be in a massive depression. trump said at one of his rallies, "we've turned the corner". my grandfather would say, this guy's gone around the bend if he thinks we have turned a corner. car horns blare. we've turned a corner? things are getting worse, he continues to lie to us about the circumstances. experts say we're likely to lose as many as 200,000 additional lives nationwide between now and the end of the year all because this president cares more about his park avenue perspective on the world, the stock market, than he does about you. because he refuses to follow the science. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has been monitoring the rallies by both candidates in battleground states. and i think both candidates are really showing us their style in this final couple of weeks and you're absolutely right, they're both focusing on those states that could ultimately be crucial in terms of the number of electoral college votes.

like nevada, not so many votes, but every vote will count, i think, if the election is very, very close. and president trump seems to think that he's in with a chance here in nevada — nevada's a state with high unemployment problems at the moment, in part because of the coronavirus. hillary clinton won the state narrowly last time and the president has made a number of visits to that area. the speech that he's been giving, though, i've gotta say, has been all over the place in terms of his focus, he's been riffing on everything from how handsome he is to how he felt like superman when he recovered from coronavirus in hospital to how california should be better managing its forest to prevent wildfires and it's interesting, i heard a senior republican earlier today suggesting that president trump should be focusing more on the economy than he is in a lot of these campaign speeches. the republicans believe that the economy is the president's strongest point, especially

going back to where the us economy was before coronavirus. he clearly mentions the economy but it isn't a major focus in the same way that coronavirus is a key focus from joe biden. we hear time and time again what he thinks about the president's failings in that respect. we've heard about the president. expand then on what mr biden‘s closing strategy is. mr biden‘s strategy is again, i think, to visit those key states, those states that could actually swing the election in his favour. he talks more about criminaljustice reform, whereas we might hear from the president about law and order and i think that goes back to what we saw during the summer months and the disturbances around the country. butjoe biden‘s strategy really is i think to focus on covid—i9, to explain his policy moving forward and how he would be different if president trump remains in the white house. issues like the wearing of masks that we talk about repeatedly.

butjoe biden believes in a much firmer message around the country, suggesting that americans should be wearing masks at all times whereas the president's messages is clearly much more relaxed in that respect. here's taylor griffin, republican strategist. earlier i asked him how trump can win the election. the president really needs right now to see some sort of polling error or major shift in the race, like he did in 2016 but perhaps even more. i think the president needs to maintain states like north carolina that are really tight right now. he definitely needs to win florida where the race is tight, i think most polls have a biden up by about three points. and then maybe pick up some other states that people might think are in biden‘s camp and maybe they actually aren't. nevada, the polling shows biden ahead but there hasn't been a lot of high—quality polling so perhaps they're seeing

something in their internal polls that tells them they have a chance of picking this state up. but it will take a lot of things to go in trump's favourfor him to pick up a win here on election day. generals often get trapped in the mistake of re—fighting the previous war instead of the current one. is there a danger that pollsters, analysts, everyone is re—fighting 2016 as opposed to 2020? maybe. so, if you had the same sort of polling error that we saw in 2016, you'd still see joe biden winning the election, as things stand. if all of the same states were just as wrong as they were in 2016, you'd see biden winning by over 300 electoral votes — still a pretty convincing win. so, every election‘s different, this one's certainly very different. in the wake of coronavirus, biden is a more popular candidate than hillary clinton was. hillary clinton was one

of the most unpopular candidates we've ever seen run for presidential office, so there's a lot different about this race and unfortunately, for trump, right now that's breaking pretty strongly in vice president biden‘s favour. we don't know who will win or lose, of course, we really don't. but looking back on previous campaigns you know about or were involved in, what's it like to be on the inside of a campaign which might be struggling? do people tell each other truth? do they hope for miracles? how does that work? it's rough, i was on mccain's campaign in 2008 and we knew from aboutjuly on, mid—july on, that we were really going to have a hard time winning this race and so you start thinking about how can i throw hail mary passes that are going to change the dynamic of the race it meaningful way. and i think the choice of sarah palin

as vice presidential candidate in 2008 is a great example of that thinking, and in fact, the race did change. in the early days after sarah palin was named, it didn't end up winning the election but the idea was to change the narrative. i think that a lot of the trump campaign needs to be thinking in the same way if they want to win. trump's pretty set in his ways, it doesn't seem like that's really something they're looking towards right now. and you can find more news and analysis about the us election on our website: just go to bbc.com/us2020 where you can find the latest details of the elections and analysis by our correspondents. let's get some of the day's other news. italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. mayors will get powers to close public areas after 9pm and the opening times of restaurants and the size of groups allowed will tighten. the moves come as italy recorded over 11,700 new cases — its highest daily infection rate for the second day in a row.

thousands of protesters in belarus have taken to the streets for the tenth consecutive sunday after a disputed presidential election in august. they are demanding the resignation of long—term leader alexander lukashenko. authorities say more than 100 people have been arrested. palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat is being treated in an israeli hospital for coronavirus. he was taken to the hospital in tel aviv by ambulance after his condition worsened. mr erekat had been receiving medical care at his home in the occupied west bank since revealing that he had the virus on october the eighth. he's 65 and received a lung transplant three years ago. the french prime minister, jean castex, has told huge crowds rallying around the country that france is not afraid and will not allow itself to be divided by the decapitation of a teacher by a suspected islamist. people gathered in towns and cities across france, including paris and marseilles, to show their support for the country's secular values, and their revulsion at the murder on friday. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. applause

once again, around the figure of marianne, a sea of defiance. this statue, this square, a homing point for a nation whose values have come under attack. since his death on friday, samuel paty, like others before him, has become a symbol of france itself. translation: it's important to be here today to show our collective strength because that's what can help us follow our principles during tough times. translation: we're here to defend the values of the republic — liberty, equality, fraternity and secularism. the government is too inactive. something must be done. the prime minister, jean castex, arrived in place de la republique in a mask printed with the french flag. his message on twitter today read, "you won't scare us, we're france." the newest slogan on posters here, "i am samuel" or, simply, "i am a teacher", an echo of the rallying cry sparked by the attacks on charlie hebdo five years ago. this sombre rally is a show of unity in the wake of

samuel paty‘s death, but it's also proof of the power of social media to deliver a message and bring people together. the same power that enabled a one—man campaign against a local teacher to spiral out of control. samuel paty was killed by a man who knew him only through social media, the result of an online campaign launched by an outraged parent that spread quickly outside conflans. across france, tens of thousands of people have joined the rallies in his name. a man who stood for the values of the nation, remembered today by a nation standing with him. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. china's released its economic growth figures for the july to september period, showing a continued recovery from the pandemic with gdp growing by 4.9% on a year earlier. our correspondent in shanghai robin brant has more details. it's the world's

second biggest economy and in the past, ——what we've seen from the country's national statistics authority are figures that show growth at around 4.9% for the three months ofjuly, august and september, that's compared to figures in 2019, and the trend certainly is an upwards of one. so we had that calamitous first three months of the year when covid first struck, when the economy here contracted by 6.8%. it grew byjust over 3% in the following three months and now, according the statistics authority, it's grown by a further 4.9%. that is coming in slightly below what expectations were and the government authority releasing the figures this morning, talking of the economy still be in a process of recovery, and huge uncertainty globally. of course, remember, china remains an economy focused on exporting. it is trying to change that. but it remains focussed on exporting and you look to the us, you look to the eu and the state economically of those places and it is almost miraculous maybe

that we see china's economy growing at the level it is growing at but nonetheless the figures have come in slightly below expectations. and just one other thing, let's break it down slightly, retail sales, a good barometer of consumption here, they grew by about 3%— that's coming slightly below what the expectation was but industrial output, that is dominated by state—owned companies, that grew by over 6% so a slightly crude analysis but nonetheless the government continues to put its pedal to the floor in terms of stimulating the economy a bit on industrial output but retail sales, the consumer, that's the way china is trying to go, are growing but not perhaps by quite as much as people expected. when you go about shanghai or other cities in china, what kind of sense do you get of the economy? it's really interesting. shanghai, the second biggest most significant city in this country, the biggest, really, by size — 94 million people — "24 million people — it's on the coastal spine of china,

one of the richest cities and among the richest — beijing, tianjin, shanghai, we go down to guangdong — the recovery is well up and running here, there is no doubt about that and you look to consumers and you saw them bouncing back, certainly, three months ago after that calamitous period. but there is definitely another side to the recovery here, and that's if you head west and go inland and things don't seem to be quite as resilient there. some figures recently pointing to a dip in companies applying for credit, applying for loans, and that may be because they do not feel quite so optimistic about the future. so the recovery is a strong one but it is not equal. on the eastern coast, it seems to be much more healthier, in the far richest cities. in some other places it's not quite as resilient, it appears to be more fragile. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: dancing the night away whilst social distancing, brazilian style.

a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion, in argentina today, it's actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends, we've always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time.

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: joe biden‘s supporters see their candidate's campaign rally in north carolina, as president trump is in nevada to address his second rally of the day. thousands gather in cities across france in support of the school teacher beheaded after showing cartoons of the prophet mohammed to pupils. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has urged armenia and azerbaijan to observe their latest ceasefire, saying indiscriminate attacks on civilians are totally u na cce pta ble. both countries have accused each other of violating a humanitarian ceasefire in the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh. but clashes continue, as rayhan demytrie reports from tbilisi in neighbouring georgia. an azeri officer announces to his country's president the liberation of another piece of territory, which for the past 26 years had been under armenian

control. the ancient bridge leads to the border with iran. "kara bakh is azerbaijan," he declares. the armenian defence ministry released this footage, which it claims shows the azeri forces advancing on armenian positions early on sunday, in violation of a ceasefire agreed the day before. but things were quieter on sunday in civilian areas in the disputed nagorno—karabakh region. they have been under constant bombardment from azerbaijan in recent days. dozens of civilians and more than 700 armenian servicemen, many of them young recruits, have been killed. translation: there are children dying, women, elderly people. our guys die who are 18,19 years old. stop this war. azeri people have also suffered. this was the scene in ganja, azerbaijan's second largest city, that was struck by armenian missiles on saturday, killing at least 13 civilians

and destroying more than 20 houses. this woman lost her home. translation: our people are humanist. we have a beautiful nation. armenia should know that we will not bow to them as people of ganja. we will take back kara bakh from them if it comes to that. azerbaijan's military casualties remain a secret, but it's been very public about its territorial gains. this is jabrayil, another town re—taken from armenian forces. the more azerbaijan advances, the less incentive it has to stop fighting. rayhan demytrie, bbc news, tbilisi. two churches have been burnt and several people injured in the chilean capital, santiago, as a day of largely peaceful protests against economic inequality turned violent. a police headquarters was firebombed and shops were looted. gail maclellan reports.

a year on and once again violence spread quickly as protesters and police faced off. the demonstrators had come to mark the first anniversary of a protest movement that demanded greater equality in chile. the unrest last year saw the military take to the streets, for the first time since the rule of dictator augusto pinochet and resulted in 30 deaths. sunday's anniversary had begun very differently. there was an atmosphere of fiesta as demonstrators, including whole families, demanded reforms such as better public services and pensions. many were wearing masks against covid, as they sang and danced, with a sense of optimism in the crowd. translation: it is something wonderful, the feeling ofjoy that there is for the possibility of advancing and achieving a fairer and more democratic chile. but later in the

afternoon, the mood changed. one church was burnt to the ground, and a second looted and set on fire. police responded to rock—throwers with tear gas and water cannon. in a week's time the chileans will vote in a referendum on replacing the dictatorship—era constitution. it seems change can't come soon enough for some. gail maclellan, bbc news. polls in bolivia have closed in the first round of presidential elections that are being re—run after last yea r‘s vote was annulled over allegations of fraud. for many voters, the election is being seen as a referendum on evo morales — the former leftist president who stepped down after nearly fourteen years in power. his former economy minister, luis arce, is expected to win most votes, closely followed by his centrist opponent, marlos mesa. but neither candidate is likely to gain enough of the vote to avoid a run—off in late november. israel and bahrain have formally established diplomatic relations — a move condemned by the islamic state group,

which has called for retaliatory attacks in saudi arabia. the new agreement was signed in a ceremony in the bahraini capital manama on sunday. it's part of a us brokered normalisation deal established last month, which has also seen israel and the united arab emirates set up close ties. mark lobel reports. flying in to formalise their friendship. israel's national security adviser sets foot on bahraini soil, with a key american officialalongside, ushering in a fresh wind of diplomacy. translation: israel is offering its hand for real peace to the bahraini people and their courageous leadership. together we will change the face of the nation for our people and neighbouring countries. we do so with the optimism that such a peace will bring a new stability and prosperity to the region, allowing our young people across the middle east to achieve the potential and aspirations which they

have been denied for too long. it was incredible experiencing the first commercial flight coming from israel to bahrain, and i know we will look forward to many more trips in both directions. an elbow bump, a visual proclamation of diplomatic ties following egypt and jordan's bilateral agreements with america's biggest ally in the region. it was at donald trump's white house last month that the world first witnessed both bahrain and the united arab emirates' public declaration of support after decades of disputes. standing shoulder to shoulder with the israeli prime minister. sunday's ceremony marks an important shift for the former

foes that have come so far. the use of el al flight 973 was a friendly nod to bahrain‘s dialling code — the use of saudi airspace to get here a suggestion of potentially bigger things to come. but this latest agreement is "a stab in the back," according to palestinian officials. arab states had said they would boycott israel until the palestinian dispute was settled. bahrain is still calling for a two—state solution, but it's no longer its price for cooperation, instead siding with a country also at odds with iran. this new chapter in bahrain‘s relationship with israel could be lucrative, as the gulf kingdom says it will be looking forfruitful bilateral cooperation with its new ally in every field. mark lobel, bbc news. brazil is one of the countries

that's been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. more than 150,000 people have lost their lives — a death toll second only to the united states. restrictions are being eased — although things are still far from normal as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. samba music. this is probably the sort of thing that comes to mind when you think of rio de janeiro. beautiful beaches, stunning scenery, and a carnival like no other. the virus brought everything to a halt, but it seems that was only temporary. this is how you go to a concert in rio these days. the audiences out in the open air, socially distanced and separated into boxes. entertainment and therapy, all at the

same time. translation: what we do here is notjust a party. we are promoting mental health. people can't stand staying at home anymore. there's 150 of these boxes, with up to six people allowed in each one. you're never going to break any attendance records, but no—one here's complaining. translation: it's the second time i've come to this great event. i love being here, in the open air with my friends. as restrictions are raised further, these unusual music boxes may no longer be necessary. but they are proof, if proof were needed, that brazilians will always find a way to party. dancing boxes, perhaps there is an upside to 2020? don't forget, you can get in touch

with me and some of the team at twitter. i am at james at with me and some of the team at twitter. i am atjames at bbc news. do stay with us. hello. this spell of quieter weather continued on sunday, but with all the cloud around, the brightest thing many of us saw was the autumn colour, here on view in staffordshire, though competing with a postbox. it's all change now. we've had some quiet weather, but low pressure is taking over. the weather fronts are gathering, and although there will be some sunnier days in the week ahead, there'll be some very wet days around as well. and it's getting windier, too. and for monday, some of the heaviest rain will be in scotland and northern ireland. this is how it looks as the day begins. some outbreaks of rain into parts of northern england, particularly, to begin with. and there may be a bit of a lull in the rain first thing in northern ireland, but it will come back.

heavy, persistent rain. outbreaks of rain across scotland, heaviest and most persistent in the west. so, through western scotland and northern ireland, as the rain continues into monday night, there is a risk of some flooding and some travel disruption. see some rain pushing back in towards north—west england into the afternoon. patchy rain reaching into parts of wales, whereas elsewhere a bit of hazy brightness around. temperatures just creeping up a few degrees, but it's getting windier. as we just look into monday evening, this area of rain will start to just push in across parts of south—west england. overnight monday into tuesday, well, it's this weather front that will bring a splash of rain across those parts of england and wales that stayed dry during monday. and the rain continuing in scotland and northern ireland, though by end of the night, it should be easing from northern ireland. so, on tuesday, then, some early rain affecting parts of eastern england slowly pulling away. further heavy and perhaps prolonged downpours running in towards particularly northern ireland and scotland, just fringing north wales and north—west england as well. windy and wet still across the far north of scotland and northern isles, easterly winds here. mild south—westerlies elsewhere, and temperatures, particularly across much of england and wales,

into the mid to high teens with sunny spells and a few showers. but gales through the irish sea. as we look through tuesday night and into wednesday, focus for the heaviest rain will be shifting into parts of england and wales. could well be some quite heavy rain moving through, exact position of this uncertain at this stage, but some of that may fringe northwards towards northern ireland and scotland again as we go through wednesday. so, we'll keep an eye on that. it could be quite windy again with that, too. so, again, it is all change. our weather's been quiet. it isn't any more. some of the rain this week is going to be quite heavy. windier conditions at times, too. milder at least to start the week.

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the headlines: president trump has addressed his followers in carson city, nevada, on the latest stage of his re—election campaign. his democratic opponent joe biden has addressed a rally of his own in the state of north carolina, where he accused the president of lying to americans about the state of the coronavirus pandemic. vigils and rallies have been held across france after a teacher was beheaded in an islamist attack close to his school in a paris suburb on friday. prime minister, jean castex, says france is not afraid and will not allow itself to be divided. two churches have been burnt and several people injured in the chilean capital, santiago, as peaceful protests against economic inequality turned violent. a police headquarters was firebombed and shops were looted. demonstrators were marking the first anniversary of mass protests last year that left more than 30 dead.