this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more pressure on the uk government as thousands of doctors back the footballer marcus rashford's campaign for free school meals during the school holidays. the prime minister of spain holds a special meeting with his cabinet to decide whether to put the country into a new ”national state of emergency‘ as cases surge. uk ministers consider reducing the 1a days isolation period for those in contact with people who have the virus. as six us states see record numbers of infections, the vice president's chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus. and lee kun—hee, the korean businessman who turned samsung into one of the world's

biggest electronics companies has died at the age of 78. 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. pressure is mounting on the government over its decision not to fund free meals for vulnerable children in england during the school holidays. more than 2000 doctors, including many leading paediatricians, have written an open letter to the prime minister, urging him to reverse the decision and backing a campaign led by the manchester united and england footballer marcus rashford. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. at old trafford yesterday, marcus rashford back at the day job for the goalless draw against chelsea.

but there's work off the field — campaigning for free meals for schoolchildren over the holidays is getting him just as many headlines. with businesses queueing up to offer meals, and many local councils stepping in, too, he tweeted last night... he also condemned unacceptable abuse mps and their families had faced after days of charged debate online. the government is saying its position won't change. it isn't funding meals over the holidays, instead saying tens of millions has been given to councils to support families and billions is available for welfare support. but some conservative mps are worried about that position. the former children's minister tim lawton said on facebook he wanted a change of policy. he wrote...

this man, tobias ellwood, another tory mp, said providing meals was simple and practical in the holidays. labour has said that it will keep up the pressure and force more votes on the issue if the government doesn't change its mind. and 2000 doctors working with young people are backing a change in policy, too, writing... scotland, wales and northern ireland have set up their own schemes. in england, on the eve of half term for many, the government is standing firm, but the debate goes on. nick eardley, bbc news. earlier i spoke to paediatrician, and member of the royal college of paediatrics and child health here in the uk, dr max davie. he says food poverty is a public health issue. it's got a very big impact

and we have very good data that it impacts both on children's mental and physical health, so we feel that it's a valid issue for the college to speak on. calling it, you know, saying that we are politicising an issue that shouldn't be political seems to me to be nonsense. because the government has a responsibility to its citizens and all we're doing is asking that the government look after its most vulnerable citizens. if that is politicising an issue then we are guilty of that, but i would say that that is just doing ourjob as paediatricians who are interested and concerned for the welfare of children of the uk generally. let me just put to you what the government as saying. they are saying that they are helping children in this position, the government, they say, has expanded eligibility for free school meals to more children than any other in decades. they provided free school meals when schools were partially closed, increasing welfare support by £95 billion, giving councils £63 million more for families facing

financial difficulties and saying they provided vouchers through the covid summer food fund, in other words, they are saying that they've done a lot, but you are saying they need to do more. that's exactly what we're saying. the 63 million was injune, it was for a different category of children and has gone because local authorities are on their knees financially. there is always arguments about figures around welfare, but what i see on the ground and what i see from the figures is that people, year—on—year, the people at the bottom of the pile get less and less money and even before the pandemic, the iss were saying that 30% of low—income families were going to be unable to meet expenses if they lose income, a source of income, and that is what is happening in this pandemic. so there is pressure on everyone, i am not saying that everyone is not under pressure in this pandemic, but when there is pressure on everyone in society, those at the bottom feel that pressure most acutely and suffer the most. if the government did change its mind, is this something

you think should be for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic or is this a permanent change you want to see? i think that's an interesting question, i think it should certainly be for the duration of the pandemic. the point we are making is that there is an acute change in the pressures on families. the trussell trust, for instance, a charity that works in food poverty, have noted a huge increase of over 60% in applications for food parcels. there is a current acute crisis, but there is also an ongoing crisis of disproportionate poverty and the impact of poverty on health in this country, that does need long—term solutions to it and that is absolutely true as well. spain's cabinet is holding an emergency meeting, in which it's expected to declare a new state of emergency as the country is facing a surge of coronavirus infections. the measure, if approved, is likely to provide a framework for spain's regions to impose their own tailored restrictions. but it could also see some

nationwide measures introduced. i'm joined now by our correspondent in madrid guy hedgecoe. guy, in madrid guy hedgecoe. is this coming about beca pressure guy, is this coming about because of pressure from the regions because they want to impose their own cu rfews 7 they want to impose their own curfews? well, yes, to a certain extent that is the case because the leaders of several regional administrations around the country over the last couple of days have been saying to the central government that they want to introduce tougher measures. 0ne government that they want to introduce tougher measures. one of the measures they have been talking about is a curfew. but i think the central government itself seems to feel the need that tougher measures are needed as well. 0ver feel the need that tougher measures are needed as well. over the past few months, it has devolved the powers to introduce restrictions to these regional administrations and many of them feel they don't have enough of a legal framework to do

that. that is what the state of emergency is designed to do. it will provide a legal framework for those administrations to introduce the kind of measures that they want to implement. what is happening with the virus in spain? it isjust passed a milestone ofi million cases, the first european country to pass that milestone. yes, that's right, another very unwelcome milestone for spain. i million cases we re milestone for spain. i million cases were registered last week. we saw 20,000 or so new cases registered on friday alone. we are seeing a big increase in infections, it continues to accelerate that increase in infections, and the second wave that we are seeing has been in some ways different to the first way that we saw, there are fewer deaths that we are seeing each day, but the infections are way up and the government is worried about the situation going into the winter and

how that is going to develop. the number of infections we are seeing now is probably higher than what we we re now is probably higher than what we were seeing at the peak of the first wave. and the concern now is a pressure is putting on the health ca re pressure is putting on the health care sector which is holding up at the moment but the fears are that if this increases over the coming weeks, the health care sector could come under tremendous pressure. this state of emergency, if it is approved, how would it affect peoples everyday lives? well, what we would probably not see is the kind of national lockdown that we saw back in march, april and may, when people were staying in their homes for three months. this is going to be slightly different, this is going to be, it probably will va ry is going to be, it probably will vary depending on the region, we are likely to see measures like the cu rfew likely to see measures like the curfew that many regions want to see, that could be introduced in all i7 see, that could be introduced in all 17 regions possibly, but i think we will see measures like that. also, existing measures that we are seeing in many regions could continue stock

for example, early closure are bars and restaurants, limiting the number of people allowed into shops, bars, restau ra nts a nd of people allowed into shops, bars, restaurants and theatres, those are the types of measures we are expected to see, but ate more uniform measure could be introduced and the idea is that it will be easy at first the police to to enforce these measures and find people. thank you, guy. italy has tightened its covid restrictions, despite widespread protests. cinemas, theatres, gyms and swimming pools must close for at least a month, while restaurants and bars will have to stop serving at 6 pm. the new measures were introduced despite clashes between anti—lockdown protests and police in rome and naples. the country yesterday recorded nearly 20,000 daily coronavirus cases. the welsh government has said a ban on supermarkets selling nonessential items during the country's 2—week lockdown is to be reviewed later this week. more than a4,000 people have signed

a petition to be allowed to buy items such as clothes and electrical goods. ministers had said they wanted to be fair to retailers ordered to close. health minister, vaughan gething says the welsh government's approach aims to ensure the country's lockdown will remain short. to have an effective firebreak, we do need to reduce opportunities for people to go out and mix. and that is why we have this clarity in terms of what is essential and what not. almost all of the retailers, where people would like to go into shops, have an online offering as well. so even if you go to an entirely different retailer, there are a lot of stores that do this in any event. and online retail is permissible because it doesn't involve mixing. so we haven't cut down people's opportunity to buy goods in any form, it's about the in person activity that matters. the isolation period for those who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus could be reduced. at the moment people in england must quarantine for 14 days,

but ministers are considering shortening this to 10 or seven days. it's after senior conservative backbencher, sir bernard jenkin, joined those criticising the speed and effectiveness of the test and trace system. i've been speaking to deenan pillay, professor of virology at university college london, and a member of independent sage, a group of scientists offering alternative advice to the government on its response to the coronavirus. the adherence to current isolation guidelines is woefully poor, but of course, we have to remember that isolation is one of three critical components of the test, trace and isolate strategy. first of all, finding those to test. secondly, getting results back on time and thirdly, using that timeliness to then ask people to isolate those contacts and the current system is failing on all three accounts. so, we have to be sure

that we don't just fiddle around at the edges here of trying to improve small amounts. we need to improve all of these components in order to really improve the overall effectiveness of this strategy in reducing ongoing transmissions. do you think it is failing in the areas you have outlined 7 borisjohnson himself talked about his frustrations. what do you think has gone wrong? well, i think what has gone wrong is taking what is required, which is public health integrated approach to the pandemic and segmenting this into component parts, maybe commodifying, it with a leadership, with a ceo from talktalk by advisers from other industries such as jaguar and travelex, rather than embedding us with expertise that we have in the uk, people who have been successfully dealing with the hiv

epidemic for decades, people who have been supporting the ebola outbreak in west africa. this is the expertise we have in the uk and it does require that nuance in terms of understanding the motivations of our population, to ask to isolate, the same time as integrating testing and true public health —based contact tracing. it is not too late to re—form a consortium around that used, what has been developed in terms of testing capacity, but also ensuring that the resource that has gone into, i must say, into outsourced structures and consultancies, if that is invested within our public health structure, i'm sure that we could provide a much more effective test and trace which will be important as we come out of the lockdown procedures we have now, in order to keep us at a low level of infections.

a cabinet minister has said the government lloyds bank has asked its employees who are currently working from home to continue doing so until spring at the earliest. the bank said the decision was in line with government guidance. lloyds has 65,000 staff, about two thirds of whom are currently working remotely. as coronavirus infections are continuing to surge in the united states, with new record high daily numbers in six states, two advisers to the us vice president have contracted the virus. chief of staff for mike pence, marc short, has tested positive and is self—isolating, as is another aid. but mike pence has tested negative and will stick to his election campaign schedule. meanwhile countries around the world have continued to tighten anti—coronavirus measures, as mark lobel reports. a flag for every death.

this washington art installation capturing america's coronavirus casualties. just as six states suffer record numbers of infections. it was only three weeks ago that donald trump himself tested positive. he is fully back on the campaign trail, downplaying the dangers of the pandemic. turn on the television, it's covid, covid, covid, covid. by the way, on november four, you won't hear about it. now it is his vice president's health in the spotlight. mike pence's chief of staff marc short has tested positive, as well as another aide. but mike pence, who along with his wife have tested negative, will continue campaigning despite his proximity to his chief of staff. prior to that, the polish president andrzej duda had become the latest public figure to test positive. the 48—year—old self—isolating premier said he felt fine and was still on the job.

but there were protests as his country faces record infection rates and has instituted the partial closure of primary schools and restaurants. colombia became the latest country, one of eight worldwide, to record a million confirmed covid—i9 cases on saturday. a lot of fatigue, similar to what you are seeing to the rest of the world, but i think, in colombia, this fatigue is kind of more complex because you had this long stretch in quarantine and also mixed with a lot of economic factors where a lot of people have been hit really disproportionately here and across latin america. france, another country to have hit the million mark, just hit a record of more than 16,000 infections in a day. its government extended an overnight curfew, now affecting 46 million people.

a night—time curfew in parts of greece has also begun, covering athens and the wider region — home to almost half of the population, with face masks now mandatory there too. meanwhile, in panama, at least they are turning the tide on some restrictions. its beaches are back open. alexis pineda says his son woke him up at 6am because he wanted to come to the beach. they are delighted the beaches have reopened and hope coronavirus cases will decrease so they can continue to enjoy all these places. right now, though, this place looks and feels more like an oasis in a world full of restrictions. mark lobel, bbc news. meanwhile the us infectious disease expert anthony fauci has told the bbc‘s andrew marr show a vaccine could be ready as soon as early december.

the question is, once you have a safe and effective vaccine or more than one, how can you get it to the people who need it as quickly as possible? so the amount of doses that will be available in december will not certainly be enough to vaccinate everybody. you'll have to wait several months into 2021, but what will happen is that there's been a prioritisation set so that individuals such as health care workers will very likely get first shot at it, as will then likely people who are in the category of being at an increased risk for complications. that could start by the end of this year, the beginning — january, february, march — of next year, but when you talk about vaccinating a substantial proportion of the population so that you can have a significant impact on the dynamics of the outbreak, that very likely will not be

until the second or third quarter of the year. the chairman of the south korean multinational samsung electronics, lee kun—hee has died. mr lee, who was 78, helped grow his father's noodle trading business into south korea's biggest conglomerate, with dozens of affiliates stretching from electronics and insurance to shipbuilding and construction. by the time he stepped back from the company in 2014, after suffering a heart attack, samsung was the world's biggest maker of smartphones and memory chips. it is also a major global player in lcd displays. samsung's overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of south korea's gross domestic product, making it crucial to the country's economic health. in a statement, the company said: "chairman lee was a true visionary who transformed samsung into the world—leading innovator and industrial powerhouse from a local business,". it also said "his legacy will be everlasting." i've been spekaing to

geoffrey cain, the author of samung rising: the inside story of the south korean giant that set out to beat apple and conquer tech. the story of the life of chairman lee kun—hee is truly an incredible one. he was a visionary leader who realised early on, realised when the wheels were starting to globalise, that samsung was vulnerable. it was a small company that didn't really have a big imprint around the world. so he started this process of rejuvenation. he invited all of his executives to frankfurt, germany, and gave eight hour long speeches and gave eight hour long speeches and told them to change everything. that was his big motto. he was a man of spectacle, he would hold these big spectacles and he would, for example, organise a bonfire and they would gather all these faulty cell phones on the back in the day, this was in 1995, and hold a bonfire. set

them on fire and then bulldoze them, run them over, then he would tell his executives that they had to do better. they have to create a company that can only build quality products and so, it was with his vision that samsung really surged ahead and south korea into this obscure maker of electronics that nobody really cared about to defeat sony, to defeat japan, nobody really cared about to defeat sony, to defeatjapan, the leader at the time, and then finally take on apple and steve jobs, the time, and then finally take on apple and stevejobs, with its galaxy line of smartphones. downing street has confirmed the chief negotiators for the uk and eu will continue post—brexit trade talks in london until wednesday. michel barnier arrived in the uk on thursday to restart negotiations with lord david frost after they stalled last week, but he was due to return home on sunday. the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, described this as a "very good sign" that a deal could be done. eu sources told the bbc more

talks are also planned in brussels from thursday. more than 300,000 visitors flock to cambridge's world—famous botanical gardens each year, but the pandemic has led it's conservationist curators down a more creative path. for the first time in its history, it's entire plant collection has been made available to view online, meaning researchers, horticulturalists and the public can all now access information about their rare species, from home. here's our science correspondent richard westcott. more than 8,000 species, collected over 250 years, from all over the world. with a surprise around every corner. these tiny little flowers may not be too showy, but they think this is the first plant species to ever flower on earth. so this is a really rare specimen! for the first time in its history, the cambridge botanic garden has

put its entire collection online. sam, this is like the first data base? 1881 — fantastic entries here for the garden. and we move onto the modern database you have set up now. yep, so that would have been, they originally would have done everything by hand. the idea of keeping a record of what was going into the garden, essentially, that book in front of you is now digital. let's suppose a search for a family i know and love, you can find out how many species we have got, where they are, where we got them from, did we get them from another garden or did we get them from the wild? can find out what their conservation status is, are the threatened in the wild or not? anyone in the world can see what we have got. and so they can see our images, they can see our information, and by being visible, by being open, we are hoping to encourage more people to use it. anyone can access the portal

which is on their website, but academics and experts and other botanic gardens all over the world are also encouraged to order seeds and believes that they would like to study. there is something interesting going on here. angie, you are the assistant curator and preparing a sample. a scientist has gone on to the portal and would like to study something. chilis? yes, they need some seeds from this chilli. and what would they use these seeds for, what kind of studies with they do? from the seeds they can either extract molecules like dna or rna, and they can use the seeds to grow plants in experiments. the portal isn't about giving people gardening tips, it's more scientific than that. but it is a window on one of the most interesting natural collections in the country. richard westcott, bbc news,

the botanic garden in cambridge. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. low pressure is sticking close by for part two of the weekend, so it's set to remain fairly unsettled with sunshine and blustery showers, and some of these showers will be heavy, like we've already seen, some hail and thunder across southern england this morning — it'll affect mainly southern and western areas. it's all tied into this area of low pressure, which yesterday brought us that band of pretty heavy rain which moved through. lots of blustery showers rattling in from the west, fairly strong winds as well. the strongest of the winds tending to be across the northwest of the uk, but a blustery day wherever you are. so, like i mentioned, most of the showers will be across western areas, merging togetherfor longer spells of rain across western scotland. lots of showers across southern and western wales and into western and southern england as well. some of these heavy with hail and thunder. gusty winds for all but these

are the mean wind speeds. we'll see gusts in excess of these values, around 50 miles an hour perhaps across western scotland. probably the best of the sunshine central eastern england, north—east england probably in particular, and eastern scotland. but it's going to be a cooler day than yesterday, ten to 1a celsius. now, as we move through this evening and tonight it stays blustery, further showers at times, longer spells of rain across western areas. this is where we'll see most of the showers. some eastern areas could stay dry with lengthy, clear skies. this is where we could see temperatures dropping into low single figures there. but generally for most seven to nine celsius further west where we have the cloud, the rain and the strong wind. into monday, it stays unsettled. 0ur area of low pressure is anchored across scotland, but it's here where we'll start to see the winds turn lighter and probably fewer showers into the afternoon. that also goes, i think, for northern ireland later on. most of the showers, i think, will tend to affect parts of england and wales. some good sunny spells in between, but still a cool thing to things — 10 to 13 celsius. it's a chilly, bright start to

tuesday, but it's very short—lived because the next frontal system will sweep in from the west to bring strong winds and a bout of pretty heavy rain at times, with sunshine and showers following. those temperatures ranging from around 10 to 1a celsius. that moves through as we move out of tuesday and then we look to the west to more areas of low pressure, which will bring further strong winds and rain as we move to the end of the week. so a very unsettled, very autumnal week in store, but there are signs across england and wales, particularly in the south, something a little bit milder moving up from the south—west for a time.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... more pressure on the uk government as thousands of doctors back the footballer marcus rashford's campaign for free school meals during the school holidays. the prime minister of spain holds a special meeting with his cabinet to decide whether to put the country into a new "national state of emergency" as cases surge. uk ministers consider reducing the 1a days isolation period for those in contact with people who have the virus. as six us states see record numbers of infections — the vice president's chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus. and lee kun—hee — the korean businessman who turned samsung into one of the world's biggest electronics companies —