good afternoon. a government minister has defended the decision not to extend free school meals to disadvantaged children during school holidays. brandon lewis said providing support through local councils was ‘the right way to do it.‘ pressure is mounting on the government from many sides, including more than 2,000 paediatricians who have signed a letter saying england should follow scotland, wales and northern ireland in funding meals outside of term time. here's our political correspondentjessica parker. castle beach cafe in falmouth,

cornwall, and owner fiona has said she will make free lunch bags this half term for any child who would normally get a free school meal. she says she's angry at the government's spending priorities. i know the country's under pressure, everybody‘s under pressure but we're a wealthy country and if we've got hungry children, i think it's obscene, frankly. under scrutiny, ministers insist they are providing support for low—income families, billions extra in welfare and over £60 million via local councils, and congratulate organisations and businesses who are stepping in to help feed children this half term. i think it's complementary to what we are doing as a government. we are supportive of that, we support local authorities to do it, that's what the £63 million is there for and it's notjust £63 million, it is on top of the hundreds of millions we have put into local authorities to support those most in need. so no u—turn, no change in a word? i think we have the package in place so people have the support they need

during school holiday. estimates suggest a food voucher scheme like the one which ran over summer could cost around £20 million for half term. in scotland and wales, provision has already been extended until easter. for england, labour says cash distributed by councils might miss some families. not every council has stepped up, which means it becomes a postcode lottery for some children so some children will benefit from sitting and living in a council where they have decided to prioritise free school meals but other councils, for various reasons, might decide that money needs to go elsewhere. labour is promising to push for another vote on the issue before christmas and some conservative mps also want a rethink. if there is another vote brought by labour in the next few weeks in parliament, will you rebel against the government next time? yes, if there is another vote that says we need to bring the concession back for the christmas holidays, i will vote for that.

0n the pitch last night, marcus rashford, who won a government u—turn in the summer. campaigning against child poverty, he's built up momentum again. where that leads, it's still playing out. jessica parker, bbc news. there could be a reduction in the length of time people have to self—isolate if they've been in contact with someone who's tested positive for covid—19. the government has confirmed it's looking at the period of self—isolation period amid criticism of the test and trace programme. writing in the sunday telegraph, the conservative mp sir bernard jenkin said a vacuum of leadership in test and trace is affecting how far people comply with it. catherine burns reports. write to the back of the throat, both sides. if you have been in contact with someone with coronavirus you need to self—isolate for two weeks but now confirmation that time might be shortened. there

is no decision, i'm not here to make an announcement, teams are looking at this as we learnt more about the virus and how we can live with it, we are always assessing these. the test and trace system is not fast enough. latest figures show 15% of people tested are getting results in 24 people tested are getting results in 2a hours. it's not getting hold of enough people. tracers are reaching about 60% of close contacts of people who have had a positive test and now its boss, dido harding, is being criticised by a senior tory backbencher. i mean this as kindly as possible, she has been a tremendous asset but the test and trace capability clearly needs to move up several trace capability clearly needs to move up several gears trace capability clearly needs to move up several gears and it's what leadership does, not who it is, that matters. a study by king's college london bound just 11% of people who had been in close contact with the

positive case so had to isolate actually fully stuck to it. the key question is would it be safe to cut the time people are asked to self—isolate for? the time people are asked to self-isolate for? within the 14 day period the first seven or eight days are those most likely to become infected so the use of testing could be used if someone is negative at that point to reduce the need for them to do the full 14 days isolation. for now this isjust an idea that's being locked up. the rules haven't changed and people are still being asked to self—isolate for two weeks. catherine burns, bbc news. a ban on supermarkets selling nonessential items during the 17—day lockdown in wales is to be reviewed "for clarity" according to the welsh government. more than 50,000 people have signed a petition after supermarkets were forced to close parts of their stores selling products such as clothes, shoes and toys. it is hard for people, i know,

to see some aisles stocked in some shops and not in others but we are still having to take a step back and look at the great national effort we all need to make because more people are dying and that's why we are having to intervene yet again. let's speak to tomas morgan, who's in cardiff. there has been a lot of criticism of this policy by the welsh government. will they stick to it, do you think? they face a big public outcry here, there was a big backlash on social media yesterday, if few hours after oi’ media yesterday, if few hours after or the first day after this fabric started. if you go into a shop like the supermarket behind me you will see isles clues, coverings on certain items, they are items that will not be sold in any other shop, the nonessential items and that's

been done by the welsh government because they say it has to be fed to other businesses like toy shops and electrical shops that have had to close but also to reduce the people going to the shops but there is confusion between the welsh government as to what happens tomorrow, will they change their mind? that is still unclear at the moment. spain's government is expected to approve a new state of emergency, following a surge in the number of coronavirus cases. but it's thought the country won't return to the highly restrictive lockdown seen earlier in the year. meanwhile, all bars and restaurants in italy will close from 6pm tomorrow for a month. the tighter restrictions will also mean mostly online learning in secondary schools and cinemas and gyms closing. the number killed in a suicide bomb attack in the afghan capital kabul has risen to 24. most of the dead were students at a private education centre. the islamic state group has said it carried out the attack in the predominately shia muslim neighbourhood.

the un has described the bombing as a callous and senseless war crime. secunder kermani's report contains some flashing images. the alley outside the tuition centre was packed when the suicide bomber struck. fear, panic and shock amongst the students. like this 18—year—old, many were preparing for their university entrance exam next year. translation: i was walking towards the centre when there was a huge bang. i fell unconscious. when i woke up, i saw my classmates and friends wounded and lying on the ground. everyone was crying. this was the scene today. the suicide bomber was approaching the entrance when he was challenged by a guard and blew himself up. most of the residents of this area belong to afghanistan's shia minority, and they've been repeatedly targeted in brutal attacks like this by the islamic state group.

two years ago, more than 40 students were killed in another suicide bombing on a tuition centre not farfrom here. is is much less powerful than the taliban, but it's carried out dozens of deadly attacks in recent years. there's also been an upsurge in fighting between the afghan government and the taliban in recent weeks, despite the start of peace talks. is are not part of those discussions, which in any case seem to be making little progress. for now, whether it's through suicide attacks, roadside bombs or being caught in the crossfire, ordinary afghans are dying while simply trying to live their everyday lives. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. cycling, and britain's tao geoghegan hart has a chance to win the prestigious giro d'italia. he won yesterday's stage 20 to share the overall lead with australia's jai hindley. today's final stage, which is getting underway this lunchtime, is an individual time trial.

that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 5.35pm. bye for now. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. afternoon, i'm john watson, live from the bbc sport centre. we start breaking news in the last hour or so that a positive coronavirus test in the england women's camp has forced the cancellation of tuesday's friendly with germany it came from a member of the squad's backroom team. the fa say the decision is a precautionary measure.

the match was set to be england's first game since march. it means they wont return to action until december the 1st against norway in a friendly at sheffield united's bramall lane. to a big day of action then and in the scottish premiership.. steven gerrard's rangers take on livingston at 3 o'clock as they look to extend their lead at the top of the table. right now — champions celtic — who are 4 points behind their rivals with a game in hand, are playing aberdeen. aberdeen led just before half time through lewis ferguson's penalty. but calum mcgregor has just levelled it. 1—1 with 53 minutes gone premier league leaders everton feature in the first of three matches today. carlo ancellotti's side taking on southampton at two o clock knowing a win would move them three points clear of the champions liverpool, having held the champions to a draw last weekend. we

to a draw last weekend. showed a good spirit. goo football we showed a good spirit. good football against one of the best team, against liverpool and we would like to show the same. this is how you canjudge like to show the same. this is how you can judge the consistency of the team. game by game, you have to show a lwa ys team. game by game, you have to show always the same quality, the same spirit, the same football. responsible to improve. show some improvement sometimes. such has been the unpredictabale nature of the season so far, a win for either wolves or newcastle will move them into the top four. they play at 4.30, and then it's arsenal v leicester this evening, the latter are missing leading scorerjamie vardy, and have four other players injured. the fixtures are coming thick and fast for both clubs as theyjuggle european and league commitments. these types of games, the

consecutive games, that's what builds your robustness and mentality. 0bviously, for your players, that's what we want. you come in, you play well, you get a good result, but it's very quickly forgotten. you get onto your next game. the rfu are counting the cost of the cancelled international fixture, between the barbarians and england which was due to be staged at twickenham today. the former england captain chris robshaw one of 12 players for the invitational side who broke covid related rules by leaving the team's hotel. ex england skipper — kyran bracken says the impact of their actions are far reaching. a lot of money lost, i think it's over £1 million. we are losing 150 million this year, we desperately needed that money. the barbarians needed that money. the barbarians need the money and the public wanted to see them play. so it is a black mark on tries to stand on a pedestal against other sports and their values and they have let themselves

down. from eddie jones's values and they have let themselves down. from eddiejones's points of view, he would have had to watch all the nations play this weekend and he didn't have a chance of a warm up game which he desperately needed before they play against italy next weekend. to a huge and emotional moment in the ufc last night, as one of the sport's biggest names and arguably the best the sport has seen announced his retirement. khabib nurmagomedov revealing his decision after retaining his lightweight title his 29th consecutive victory. that would be his last, he was rather emotional afterwards after deciding to quit the sport. and he posted this picture on instagram, explaining why. it's because of the death of his dad following complications arising from covid—19. he said he promised his mother this would be his last fight.

plenty more sport taking place, you can plenty more sport taking place, you ca n follow plenty more sport taking place, you can follow it over on the website. a reminder on the website there's lots more including the latest from the portugal grand prix as lewis hamilton aims to break the formula one record for most race wins. and cycling as britain's tao geoghegan hart bids to win the giro d'italia. more from us at 3.15. let's get more on the news that the government has defended the decision not to extend free school meals in england into the school holidays, saying other welfare support was "the right way to do it". pressure is mounting on the government to reverse its decision, with several conservative mps opposing the move and labour have called for a new vote. earlier i spoke to paediatrician, and member of the royal college of paediatrics and child health, dr max davie, one of the 2,000 doctors who've back the footballer marcus rashford and his campaign. dr davie said 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 £9.3 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. doctor max davey there. one of the signatories of the open letter to

the prime minister. 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. 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. the top us infectious disease specialist has contradicted president trump's claim that the country has turned a corner on the pandemic. anthony fauci said infections were still rising sharply, and although a vaccine could be

ready as early as december, mass vaccination of an entire country will take longer. 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. let's go to spain. we are hearing that the spanish government have just approved that decision to announce a new state of emergency. that's an attempt to try and curb the soaring coronavirus infection rate. spain has passed 1 million cases, the first european country to do so. the state of emergency will give regions which decide on their own health matters the powers to impose stricter restrictions, particularly cu rfews. impose stricter restrictions, particularly curfews. some of these regions had been asking for a state of emergency. the cabinet has been meeting and now the cabinet and the spanish government has agreed to a state of emergency in spain, so that

new and tougher restrictions can be imposed. the eu has condemned turkish president erdogan for suggesting french president macron needed psychological treatment for his policies towards muslims. earlier this month president macron described islam as a religion in crisis and said the government would present a bill in december to strengthen a law that separates church and state. he also pledged to fight islamist terrorism after the beheading of a teacher. the french ambassador to turkey has been recalled in response to president erdogan's comments. what can one say about a head of state who treats millions of people from a different faith group in his country this way? first of all, check your mental health. 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 speaking to geoffrey cain, the author of samung rising.

the story of the life of lee kun—hee is an incredible one. he was a visionary leader who realised early on, when the world was 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 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 from 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, the leader at the time, and then finally take on apple and steve jobs, with its galaxy line of smartphones. and so, having done all of that and built up samsung to such an extraordinary level, what happens now? how big is this loss?|j extraordinary level, what happens now? how big is this loss? i would say it is a pretty big loss. the samsung chairman, he has been in a hospital suite for six years leading up hospital suite for six years leading up to his death today. so there have been other people running the show since then but in his absence, it has been unclear a lot of the time what the next big business area is going to be. you have to understand that samsung makes just about everything you can imagine in the world of technology. it makes conductors, displays, smartphones, all kinds of components that are supplied to companies all over the

world and so the big question now, as samsung prepares to pass the company to the chairman's son is, what comes next? because samsung now exists in a world of trade wars, of de—globalisation of china versus the us, of sanctions, technology sanctions. so, where does samsung fit into this new world that is emerging? they have announced big measures in the area of 5g data networks and telecommunications. recently, they published a white paper in which they promise to make a6g paper in which they promise to make a 6g network by 2028, and the goal behind this is to supply american companies, the american governments, european union, with the big data networks of the future. that's one area that we are betting on, but we area that we are betting on, but we are still not totally clear as to where this massive corporate empire is headed.

from jason and the argonauts to clash of the titans, ray harryhausen was the special effects pioneer who brought to life the monsters, aliens and mythical creatures in some of modern cinema's classic films. now the largest exhibition of his stop—motion animation is finally arriving at the scottish national gallery of modern art. christopher bobyn has been taking a look. whirring. movie trailer: flying saucers have invaded our planet! never before has the screen reached such heights of excitement! you may not know his name, and his films could be dismissed simply as b—movies, the stuff of matinee monsters and damsels in distress. a world of primeval terror and savagery! but if you've watched lord of the rings, or even wallace and gromit, you've seen his legacy at work. from ray harryhausen. ..

ray harryhausen was a special effects pioneer, an artist whose ground—breaking stop motion animation changed cinema. and now at the scottish national gallery of modern art, an expansive exhibition collects harryhausen's previously unseen illustrations, stop motion models and items from his archives. what you're seeing in this exhibition is notjust somebody who created special effects, you're seeing a living, breathing archive. ray kept everything, he kept all of his drawings, all of the storyboards, all of his artwork. what ray was doing was bringing the world of fine art and classic myth and interpreting it for a new generation, interpreting it for a mid—20th century cinema—going audience. and it's incredible to see the gestation of these ideas from the simplest sketch right the way through to the final movie.

a career spanning four decades is on display, but also on show is an artistic innovation, that, using limited technology, managed to capture worlds of fantasy in a way that modern techniques still fail to do. now with c61 it's kind of losing the special effect—effect. it's so easy to make special effects, that they are not special any more. whereas in a ray harryhausen film, you just wait for them and they are incredible when they occur. moving balljoint armatures incrementally frame by frame by frame, one day of painstaking work would produce at most two seconds of finished film. it's not by chance that the work of an american film—maker is being displayed in edinburgh. his wife was the great—granddaughter of famed scottish explorer

david livingstone, and his daughter, vanessa harryhausen, has made scotland her home. he's notjust a film producer, he was an artist in himself. and he always wanted youngsters and young film—makers and artists to be able to get access to this, and get enthused. so i think the galleries here have done a superb job. the new titan of cinema exhibit runs until september 2021, allowing visitors to see over 400 items, including his childhood models, teenage animation tests, and showing where all of that hard work would lead — there's one of these too. christopher bobyn, bbc news. no special fs with the weather forecast. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello, some sunshine around today,

but heavy showers as well,