this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as coronavirus infections surge again in europe, the world health organisation issues a new warning. we are at a criticaljuncture in this pandemic. particularly in the northern hemisphere. the next few months are going to be very tough. in the uk, a national lockdown hits 3 million people in wales, the country is under full restrictions now for 16 days. sudan will normalize diplomatic relations with israel , the third arab state to do so in two months. it was a better tempered than their first debate, but donald trump and joe biden still clash over climate change, race relations and coronavirus.

we are about to go into a dark winter, a dark winter and he has no plan. we're learning to live with it. we are learning to live with it, we have no choice. we can't lock ourselves up in a basement. and the manchester united footballer marcus rashford tells the bbc why he's campaigning forfree meals for the poorest children during the upcoming school break. governments across europe are sounding the alarm as the continent suffers a sharp increases in coronavirus infections. several countries in europe are reporting infection rates higher than during the first wave of the pandemic in march and april. italy has recorded more than 19—thousand new coronavirus cases in the last 2a hours. northern regions such as lombardy are again worst affected.

in neighbouring france, it's a similar picture. from midnight — more regions will be added to a strict overnight curfew. impacting more than 46 million people. and wales has begun a lockdown that will last for 16 days. we'll have more on the uk in a moment, but first freya cole reports on the situation in europe. temperature checks and public hand sanitizer. it's a new norm in the centre of rome. but these measures are no longer enough. italy has recorded more than 19,000 new coronavirus cases in the last 254hours. the highest daily tally since the start of the countries outbreak. translation: the situation is very worrying, very worrying i hope for the best but it doesn't look good. i'm worried about the spread of the illness. the northern region is again

the countries worst affected district was up a night—time curfew has been enforced in an attempt to stop the contagion. in neighbouring france, it's a similar picture. from midnight more regions will be added to a strict overnight curfew. it will impact more than 46 million people. but authorities say the health system needs protection. doctors say they live in fear of the powerful surge of the second wave. translation: helped us to avoid the tsunami. we don't want to relive the situation. hospital staff did not come out unscathed in the first crisis. would like to avoid getting back into that situation which was inhumane for everyone. the virus is also rampant in the czech republic where outrage is pointed towards the countries leaders. the press snapped the health minister breaking his very own rules. he was caught without a mask at a restaurant

in prague with appeared to be illicitly open. the cost of dinner, his career. he's been ordered to resign. translation: i don't care who they invited they are and why we can't preach water and drink wine. i think the minister should lead by example without exception. when our medics are fighting the front line to save our lives of our fellow citizens such a thing is inexcusable. spain has been grappling with the virus since the beginning of the outbreak. more than a million people have now tested positive to the virus. but there has been a lack of testing and leaders believe the actual tally is closer to three million. too many countries are seeing exponential increase in cases and that's not leading to hospitals and icus running close or above capacity. and we are still only in october. the pandemic has created a vacuum

of grief in society. families torn apart by a virus which again is out of control. a series of new coronavirus measures is coming into force across the uk, in england, greater manchester has entered tier 3, which has the toughest restrictions — and four council areas in south yorkshire will join them at midnight. in scotland, a new 5 tier system of restrictions has been announced for november. meanwhile in wales the first full national lockdown since march is beginning. from there, hywel griffith reports. a short, sharp shutdown. wales now has the most severe restrictions anywhere in the uk. some feel already pushed to their limit. louise has spent thousands of pounds making her gym safe, but like all cafes, bars, pubs and places of worship in wales, she too has to close the doors.

it's just totally devastating, if i'm perfectly honest with you. you know, waking up this morning, it was really difficult not to have a wobble. the fire break covers the school holidays. for parents like bethan, staying at home makes for a tough half term. it really is difficult, just trying to get them out for short, sharp bits of exercise, you know, that social aspect that they are missing as well going to their sports club. here in caerphilly, there was a last—minute shopping rush before six o'clock. nonessential retailers are closing, supermarkets stay open for essential items only. it's not clear what they are. i'm not sure on things like books or newspapers. clothing, we are not going to be allowed to buy, anything like that, footwear and all that, i think, is on the forbidden list. who deems what is essential? i suppose it's a little unsure. i'm thinking small items might be fine but large items may be not.

asda has already been closing off some aisles. it says it is deeply concerned about having to police purchases. there is a bigger prize at stake here than whether you need to buy a candle or not, which is a straightforward matter of fairness. we are in this together here in wales. no individual and no organisation is above the effort that we are all required to make. and that means the whole nation, regardless of local covid rates. here in ceredigion, they have the lowest in wales, just a fraction of those in caerphilly. haney isn't happy that this national lockdown means shutting down her salon. to compare us to cardiff or merthyr tydfil is ridiculous, i think. england are doing like the tiered lockdown, which makes more sense to me. but others feel it will protect them. sandra would be prepared to close her book shop for even longer. it's not the greatest thing to say as a business owner, but i think we probably need

a longer, more meaningful lockdown. i think the localised measures aren't working. you know, we can see people crossing borders. who can open once this fire break ends still isn't clear. the hope is to save trade ahead of christmas. it's already feared that the new year may see wales closing down again. hywel griffith, bbc news, caerphilly. sudan has become the third arab country in two months to recognize israel. it follows talks brokered by the united states. president trump could not resist taking a dig at his presidential rivaljoe biden as he made the announcement from the oval office, while on the line to israel's leader benjamin nethanyahu. do you think sleepyjoe could've made this deal? maybe? sleepyjoe. do you think he would've made this deal somehow? i don't think so. mr president, one thing i can tell you is that we appreciate that for peace from anyone in america and we appreciate what you have done.

yeah. a diplomatic answer there from the israeli leader. nomia iqbal is our washington correspondent. she says today's deal will continue sudan's path away from international isolation. this is the third arab league country to recognise israel joining the united arab and bahrain. early in the week donald trump is actually removed sudan from a list of terrorism. it was a list that sudan really wanted to come off because it'd been stopping it from getting much needed economic aid and investment. sudan has been in internationalization for quite a while. it was sanctioned back in the 90s by the us for harbouring the then al-qaeda leader osama bin laden. this deal today has been in the making for quite a bit. earlier in the year sudan head opens up its airspace to israeli aircraft. the secretary of state had visited a few months ago making

the first secretary of state to do so in a decade. i think any country that has not recognised israel previously not recognising israel is a huge moment. what does it mean in the context of middle east peace? it doesn't mean a huge amount in direct terms. of course sudan is not in the middle east. history sometimes goes in small tech steps. what it does is pay the way for other arab countries to recognise israel. i imagine the ultimate goal will be for the president saudi arabia to recognise israel. both countries not at war that would be a huge moment. it's not the deal of the century that donald trump had promised the campaign trail that that was about bringing peace between the israel's and palestinians was up of course iran is nowhere to be seen in any of the deals. the palestinian officials have viewed all these deals so far as a betrayal. let's look at some of

the day's other news. the pentagon has tested that missile defence sense some. turkeys confirmed the test but said he was not bound by what the us thought on the matter. the pentagon threatened the nato member with serious consequences. threatened the nato member with serious consequences. police in poland have used pepper spray on hundreds of people protesting in warsaw against a court ruling to almost completely ban abortions. on thursday, the constitutional court ruled that ending the life of a deformed foetus was unconstitutional making abortion only valid in cases of rape or incest, or to protect the mother's life. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is holding separate talks in washington with the foreign ministers of azerbaijan and armenia, in an attempt to stop nearly a month of fighting over the nagorno—karabakh region. it marks the first high—level diplomatic effort by the united states to try to bring about a ceasefire there. nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has said at least 69 people

have been killed during days of protests against police brutality. the deaths were mainly civilians but include police officers and soldiers. a curfew in the country's commercial hub — lagos — will be eased from saturday — but as our west africa correspondent mayeni jones reports, tensions remain. the day after the presidents television addressed that very few people here and the lack of tollgate the scene of the shootings. many nigerians have been frightened by the scenes of violence they've seen in the last few days the president has also said that any future demonstrations will not be tolerated. but many people here unsatisfied with how it all turned out. it's a government that does not care. we see it was up we have a government that does not care for the life of the people. it's just for their own selfish pockets. before we knew for that we started on people saying they hear,

they here their only way we knew they were here it was gunshots. lucky here is the most useful protest in nigeria. these are the most peaceful protest in nigeria. it's unclear what the future holds for the movement. the protests main architects thave called to stay home and say they will no longer be accepting donations. some demands have been met but many are still dissatisfied was at one thing is clear, it's been a political weakening among nigeria's young people. there's already talk about how to organise themselves and head of the next elections. something has started here that won't be easily extinguished. extinguished. stay with us on news, still to come, they more still to come, they on president trump and joe biden more on president trump and joe biden as they clashed in the final time for their debate.

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this is news, the latest headlines... italy has seen a record number of coronavirus infections in a single day, as cases increase across europe. president trump has announced that sudan will normalize diplomatic relations with israel, the third arab state to do so in two months. there was far less shouting and far more policy, the second and final presidential debate in nashville last night was a far cry from the chaotic shouting match last month. with just twelve days to go before november's election, joe biden and donald trump argued about the white house's handling of the pandemic, the economy, healthcare, race relations and climate change. they also accused each other of corruption. from nashville our north america editor, jon sopel reports. joe biden emerged onto the stage masked. the president maskless.

this was identical to the first food fight of a debate, but this was altogether more restrained, and all the better for it. yes, the shouting had been replaced by a series of emoji faces, eye rolling, mock indignation, derisive laughter, but the exchanges were still sharp. the president claimed coronavirus was turning a corner. we have a vaccine coming, it's ready, it's going to be announced within weeks. we are learning to live with it. we have no choice, we can't lock ourselves up in a basement likejoe does. he says we are learning to live with it. people are learning to die with it. the president went after the biden family and the son of the former vice president, hunter, and the money he made abroad. you got $3.5 million, your family got $3.5 million. and some day you will have to explain what you got it. i never got any money from russia. butjoe biden wasn't going to take lectures from the president about transparency. you have not released a single solitary year of your tax return.

what are you hiding? there were exchanges over the controversial child separation policy at the mexican border. there are 500 children who have become orphans because the us authorities don't know where the parents are. the president defended what they had done. they are so well taken care of, they are in facilities that were so clean. but some of them haven't been reunited. they got separated from their parents, and it makes us a laughing stock and violates every notion of who we are as a nation. joe biden sought to portray himself as the healer and unifier, donald trump as the outsider who would fix america's broken politics. i went to a bar in nashville where trump supporters had gathered. most striking was how empty it was. three weeks ago for the first debate it was rammed with a few hundred people there. last night, there

were around a dozen. will this final debate make a difference to the outcome of the election? i think most americans are already decided. it may change a few people's minds, but statistically, it just change that many. still pretty much undecided. i think i am just disappointed about the candidates. donald trump was more disciplined and effective in the debate last night, but is it too little, too late, with only 11 days to go until polling? and already in the united states, it seems that probably over a third of the electorate have already cast their ballots. jane dougal has all the sport. leads fill it will go top of the league if they win tonight. at the moment that's not looking likely because leads have just scored. they scored in the 55th minute patrick bamford with the

goal. before that it was neil neil up goal. before that it was neil neil up to 55 minutes. just before half—time to were screaming for a penalty brought down by koster but a va jacket confirmed no penalty. one mill to leads. scotland women are back in action for the first time in seven months. they're playing albania at tynecastle in a european qualifier. just got into extra time to nail scotland. first: first half where with the strike for the second in the second half. sherry to l. manchester united manager says the media are targeting 19—year—old striker after the player was sent home by england for breaching these strict bio bubble rules while on international duty. he praised the professionalism amid speculation that he's turned up late for training. he's made a mistake this summer with england, and suddenly the whole english press go after him. that's something that we've got to look after.

he's a fantastic boy to work with. i have to disappoint you — he's never ever late for training, he's never a problem in the training ground, he's always on time. i've seen some of the stories, some ex—united players talking about him and they don't really know what they are talking about. anyway, that's something we have to deal with with many other players at united. rugby they have apologised for breaking the barbarians bubble and commencing the forcing the cancellation. they reach of second rules resulting in the fixer being called off. andy reports. got this really interesting statement they we re really interesting statement they were already investigating a breach of the covid rules on wednesday. when it emerged the number of barbarian players have left their hotel bubble without permission and

gone out for dinner at a restaurant in london. well, during their investigations they discovered they had actually been in earlier breach of the covid rules on tuesday when againa number of of the covid rules on tuesday when again a number of barbarians players had gone out from the hotel without permission. they say because those players didn't isolate afterwards they've had no alternative but to cancel the game against england. sweeney the head of the rf you said they were all incredibly frustrated and disappointed that the actions of and disappointed that the actions of a number barbarian players no longer feel it safe for the game to go ahead. we've also had statements for some of the players involved. the form england captain was one of the barbarian players who went out for dinner without permission on wednesday. he said he wanted to ask bryce's deepest apologies. he said his actions were irresponsible and he was sincerely remorseful for what had done. wiggles with another of the barbarian players who broke the covid rules said he was embarrassed

and beyond guarded. i let a lot of people down he said including myself. and i wish i'd done it differently. england of course would've been looking forward to a warm—up game against the barbarians ahead of their crucial match against italy next weekend. all their plans come all the hopes of now been thrown into utter disarray. the legendary cricket player has undergone. admitted on friday is in sta ble undergone. admitted on friday is in stable condition. dave captain indians world cup winning team in 83 when he was named indian cricketer of the century in 2002. that is all the sports for now the i will have more sports for you. conservationists are sounding the alarm after thousands of dead seals have washed along the shore of ne namibia. they've estimated that

10,000 may have died in few weeks. premature pups, exact reason for the die off of the seal colony isn't fully clear one of the most likely causes is thought to be lack of food. lets speak now to no—dia dreyer, he's the cofounder of the ocean conservation namibia which has been monitoring the situation at pelican point. bring us up to date on how many seals are known to have died. hi. we we re seals are known to have died. hi. we were out there this morning again and our estimation, we may have been and our estimation, we may have been a little conservative on our initial count of a five to eight around 5000. just the colony where dealing with for estimating in excess of 7000 dead pups. these are premature pups. there are tiny little aborted fetuses. that is not counting the adults, the adult females and other pups adults, the adult females and other pups lying dead on the beaches too.

what is the likely cause thought to be? in history this has played out a few times before. it's normally shot down to food availability. it is the most likely because right now. because the animals are very emaciated. they are very thin line on the beaches. obviously very malnourished. females don't have a huge range because there all with current pups on the couch. at the fish looks far away they just don't have a means to get the food and come back and nursed the pups. so they abort the foetus in an attempt to save themselves. can anything be done by humankind to help them? it's on such a big scale. if you had a couple of isolated individuals you could set up rehabilitation centres and try to feed them. but given also the other big factor is is that we

can't say for certain that it is starvation. there could be toxins involves, sickness, disease until we have a clearer picture of what the potential threats are, it's very difficult we also want to avoid too much human, animal interaction you have suggested that this has happened in the past. it has. we had a major die off in 19 9ath. we lost about a third of the entire seal population which at that stage was more or less the same that it is now at 1.3 million seals. thank you very much forjoining us and telling us a bit more about the deaths of those seals. and the likely cause. very sad story there. that's it for me there. plenty more detail on our websites. you can reach me on twitter we will be back shortly. do stay with us thanks very much for

watching. we had some rain today and it looks unsettled into next week. it unsettled into next week. looks very unsettled intt week. it looks very unsettled into next week. this weekend with yet another band of rain coming and followed by sunshine and showers. this time we will have stronger winds. all our weather is going to be coming in from the atlantic. this is what heading our way. hook of cloud signifying a deepening area of low pressure bringing wind and rain from the west. earlier cloud and rain is moving away. clearing skies for a wild for eastern areas. cloud ticketing out to the rest more rain coming into northern ireland later into western scotland. almost a repeat performance of last night for the rain will be heavier and the winds and rain will be stronger. i had a flat in the clearest guys temperatures again to four or 5

degrees. sunshine perhaps across the midlands and eastern england before that rain moves eastward. the rain is going to be have a full stop may bea is going to be have a full stop may be a short sharp bursts of very heavy rain accompanied by squalling wins. as it clears the sunshine comes out and there will be a few showers in the northwest. it will be a windy day. the strongest winds on that band of rain. winds do ease down a bit later in the northwest as we get that sunshine following on. temperatures 11 or 12 degrees. ahead of the rain in the southeast could be up to 16 or 17. we get the rain here during the evening still quite heavy. that moves away but we still keep an area of low pressure in the northwest. another thing that will change overnight in the early hours of the morning of course, the clocks go back in our. don't forget that. as you head into early sunday, we've got wetter, windy or whether continuing towards the northwest of the uk. sunshine around elsewhere and some showers pushing in land but most of them southern and western parts of england and into wales. not

quite as windy for some on sunday but the air is cooler temperature will be a bit lower. into the early pa rt will be a bit lower. into the early part of next week and we still keep that area of low pressure around on sunday. perhaps not quite as deep. the winds not quite as strong. still some blustery showers for a while blowing into northern ireland across scotla nd blowing into northern ireland across scotland and into england and wales was up these could be heavy possibly thundery. sunshine away from the showers in the shower should tend to ease down a bit during the afternoon. nevertheless, not particularly warm out there. temperatures around 12 to 1a c.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. several countries in europe have reported coronavirus infection rates higher than during the first wave of the pandemic in the spring. in france, the government has imposed an overnight curfew on two—thirds of the country which will operate for the next six weeks. in the uk, a national lockdown has hit 3 million people in wales in an effort to reduce coronavirus. the country is under full restrictions now, for the next 16 days. us president donald trump has announced that sudan will normalize diplomatic relations with israel — the third arab state to do so in two months. mr trump also said he expected saudi arabia to follow soon. nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has said at least 69 people have been killed during days of protests against police brutality. the deaths were mainly civilians,

but also include police