welcome to bbc news — i'm aaron safir. our top stories: chile decides on a new future in a resounding vote — the people choose to re—write the country's constitution. fighting the latest surge — spain and italy introduce new emergency measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. translation: the freedom of movement of people is prohibited from 11pm to 6am throughout the country. it will only be possible to circulate in this timezone for the justified reasons established in the regulation. a special forces unit detains a group of stowaways who threatened the crew of a tanker off the uk's south coast. police in belarus fire stun grenades at protesters calling for the resignation of president alexander lu kashenko.

results from a referendum in chile suggest that an overhwleming majority of people have voted to re—write the country's constitution. this was the scene in santiago earlier as thousands gathered to celebrate as the results were tallied. with nearly 90% of the vote counted, 78% voted for a change to the constitution that was drawn up 30 years ago under the former dictator augusto pinochet. the referendum was called after major anti—government protests last year. president sebastian pinera acknowledged the result and praised chileans for a peaceful and orderly vote.

translation: this plebiscite is not the end. it is the beginning of a path that we must all walk together to agree on a new constitution for chile. until now the constitution has divided us. from today we must all work together so that the new constitution is the great framework of unity, stability and future. our latin america correspondent, katy watson, explains what happens next. this is just the this isjust the beginning of the process. there is a clear path forward but it will be a long drawn out process, so by april there will be the body drawn up, the draft, they will be voting for that in april, and there will be a referendum with the new draft of the constitution in 2022, so we are talking a long process. in the meantime there will also be presidential elections

and that is one of the criticisms of rewriting the constitution, those who do not want to change it said it would bring a lot of instability and uncertainty in a country that has actually flourished economically, the poverty gap has fallen, the poverty rate has followed, but it has left a lot of people behind. there are deep inequalities in the country and of course that is what has helped drive these protests and drive the demand for change. jane chambers is a journalist based in santiago. she says voting took place in large numbers right across the country. there has been a huge turnout today. when i was out there, there were cars everywhere, streams of people outside the voting stations, and people are very hopeful about what this new change will mean. it was one of the key reforms during the process, it's something people have been pushing for, and it is very

much seen as this symbol of hope that things would change in what is seen as a deeply unfair country. yes it does but also there's symbolism there, this is a constitution that was made during general pinochet‘s military dictatorship in 1990, and it has been tweaked since then but it is seen to protect the wealthy elite which goes back to this idea of inequality, businesses, their concerns, things like private water rights, so they want and feel if they can change this constitution that they can bring more equality to the country, and their daily lives will hopefully get easier. to other news: spain and italy are introducing tough new restrictions to try and bring a new spike in covid—i9 infections under control. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent in rome. but first, this report from guy hedgecoe in spain, where the prime minister's approved tighter measures that will be in place for a month. seven months after spain's government introduced a state of emergency to tackle coronavirus, it is doing so again.

in the spring, the measure was used as a legal framework to implement a strict national lockdown. this time, the measures will not be quite as tight, although a national curfew is being introduced. translation: the freedom of movement of people is prohibited from 11pm to 6am throughout the country. it will only be possible to circulate in this timezone for the justified reasons established in the regulation. for example, to acquire medicines, to carry out one's work or professional obligations, to return home or to take care of adults or minors. also local authorities will be able to restrict movement between regions and take other measures they deem necessary. spain has become the first european country to surpass i—million cases of covid—i9. there is concern that in some areas, such as the northern regions of la rioja and navarre, high infection rates are putting renewed pressure on health

care services. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. waiting, not on tables but on news of their future. worried staff at a prime roman restaurant in a crisis meeting over new measures. inside, they prepare the last suppers. from tomorrow, they'll close from 6pm, only takeaway after that. the family business was just starting to recover from the first wave. we are really, really worried about it, for sure. you know, it's a very difficult situation, and september was the first month for us that started to go in the right way. so, now we have to stop again. all our life is here. we are four families, with sons, with children, with babies and we love this job. the prime minister announced a looser lockdown than last time. a maximum of four people

at tables — gyms, pools, cinemas and theatres closed — italians advised to move around only if necessary. he knows patience is wearing thin. protests by fringe groups against restrictions turned ugly this weekend. its economy already forecast to shrink by 10% this year, italy can't afford a second shutdown. but with soaring cases, the government says italy needs another push to get the virus under control. its management of the pandemic has been widely supported here, but with venues closing again, the mood may change and there'll be no gyms to let off steam. of course, that will undermine our... just overall sanity, i think, both physically and mentally, and i think amongst the many decisions which could've been taken, i think this one in particular was perhaps, yeah, a bit rash or not really necessary.

it could've been dealt with differently. it's too serious not to act. over 1,200 are now in intensive care, up almost 1,000 since last month. the first country in the west crushed by the pandemic is seeing a grim history repeating itself, and hopes it's not too late to turn the tide. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. seven stowaways are in custody after uk special forces stormed an oiltanker in the english channel. military assistance was requested after reports that the stowaways on board the liberian—registered nave andromeda had become violent. the bbc‘s andy moore reports. late last night, and the tanker andromeda it was back under the control of its crew after what the ministry of defence called a suspected hijacking. 16 members of the special boat

squadron based on a nearby port we re squadron based on a nearby port were landed on the ship as night fell. defence secretary ben wallace said... what is good to see is that the reaction from our forces, what is good to see is that the reaction from ourforces, the coordination between our agencies, number 10 would have been fully involved in what was going on indeed. this is a good outcome for britain. drama began yesterday morning as the ship prepared to enter the refinery near southampton. seven stowaways, believed to be nigerians, were said to become violent and made verbal threats to the crew. they retreated to a safe place aboard the ship. there are few official details from the ministry of defence but it is understood several military helicopters landed heavily armed troops by rope onto the deck of the ship. faced with overwhelming force, the stowaways are said to have surrendered almost immediately. this was a very efficient

operation. it only took nine minutes from the word go to the stowaways being ground up and identified. and this reflects the training of both the fleet airarm cruise and the training of both the fleet air arm cruise and the sbs, the special boat service, undertake all the time. none of the 22 crew of the andromeda were injured in the incident. the seven injured in the incident. the seve n stowaways injured in the incident. the seven stowaways have been detained. andy moore, bbc news. france has called on countries in the middle east not to boycott its goods after protests against president macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the prophet mohammed. the french foreign ministry said the boycott calls were baseless and being pushed by a radical minority. french products have been removed from some shops in kuwait, jordan and qatar, while there've been small anti french demonstration in libya, gaza and northern syria. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the united states says armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a third attempt at a ceasefire

in the conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh. in a joint statement released with the two governments, the us state department said the truce will come into effect on monday. fighting has taken place over the territory for almost a month. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has extended his visit to london until wednesday as brexit trade negotiations continue. more talks are expected in brussels after that. meetings resumed last week after the uk walked away, saying that the eu was unwilling to compromise on key issues. however on friday, the uk said good progress has been made. demonstrations have been staged across poland against strict new rules governing abortions. a catholic mass was interrupted in the city of poznan, when a group of women held banners protesting the new rules in the cathedral. the ban is on almost all abortions, with exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or where the mother's health is at risk.

the belarussian opposition has called for a general strike to go ahead after president lukashenko continued his crack down on protestors and defied an ultimatum to resign. riot police fired stun grenades at demonstrators in the capital, minsk. the bela rusian opposition leader in exile, svetlana tikhanovskaya, said the authorities had shown they were only capable of violence, and that the threatened strike would start on monday. from moscow, here's steve rosenberg. this was the moment the centre of minsk descended into chaos and violence. banging what you can hear are stun grenades fired by the riot police. what you can see is blind panic. anti—government protesters run for cover.

they come out to deliver an ultimatum. either alexander lu kashenko agrees to resign orfrom monday there will be a nationwide strike. from the authorities, the response, as you can see, was no. police sparked terror as they hunted down protesters in apartments. earlier, tens of thousands had taken to the streets to accuse lukashenko of stealing the presidency. the strength of feeling against him seems as strong as ever. but will the belarussian people heed the call for a national strike? svetla na ti kha novs kaya, the opposition leader has been forced into exile, hopes they will. i think that the will of the belarussian people can be changed. even if we do not succeed

or do not get the effect we are waiting for, people will be looking for another kind of a struggle, protest, but we will not stop. last week lukashenko accused protesters of behaving arrogantly and warned they would face the consequences. so the use of force is no surprise. but it was a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters that helped spark the mass protests back in august. it is unlikely to end them now. alena kudzko is the director of the globsec policy institute — a think tank based in bratislava, slovakia. she told us that it would be difficult to predict how the strike could go. a lot of people are going to

strike, a lot of people are going to take off to express solidarity with the strikers, but we should also understand the difficult situation in which the people of belarus are. striking has been a very difficult enterprise in the country. that government has taken country. that government has ta ke n every country. that government has ta ken every possible country. that government has taken every possible measure to intimidate people and prevent strokes from happening. a lot of leaders of the striking committees were arrested and some of them had to flee the country. people who intended to strike were fired. workers are facing a very difficult choice, asjobs are very facing a very difficult choice, as jobs are very scarce, especially outside minsk, and the government controls most of the government controls most of thejobs are. even private companies are facing persecution for being close down on strike days, so it is very difficult to predict what will happen tomorrow, but this is by no means an implication that the protests are going to decrease in number or scale. we

have a very interesting situation in the country, we have the opposition that is very resilient and has not lost its resolve and we have a government who is not budging, so we have a stalemate on each side is trying to break it. the opposition, for its part, is trying to come up with more and more creative strategies that will keep the government off guard and forcing the government to make more and more mistakes, this deadline is set for today, is putting more pressure on the government. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: lewis hamilton wins his 92 formula 1 race — is he now the greatest driver of all time? music. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken

of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the people of chile have voted overhwelmingly in favour of re—writing the

country's constitution. spain and italy have introduced new emergency measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. a final confirmation vote on donald trump's choice for the vacant seat in the us supreme court will take place later today. amy coney barrett looks certain to take up the lifetime position on the court, despite fierce opposition from the democratic party. it will be mr trump's third appointment to the court, and comes just nine days before the us election. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. trick or treat time at the white house. an early celebration at the start of a pivotal week for donald trump. the president and first lady have returned to washington after a head few days of election rallies around the country. with joe biden still ahead in the opinion polls, mr trump is the underdog as he enters the final furlong of the campaign.

but barring a political earthquake, he will start the week with a senate decision on the supreme court to celebrate. amy coney barrett is his third nominee for a seat on the country's highest court. a rare achievement for a president during his first term in office. the final vote will take place despite the objections of democrats were furious the process is being rushed through. if this process has revealed anything, the supposedly republican principles are a fast. no principles at all and never was. naked opportunism. a transparent, cynical last dig grab for power. and, of course, the continuation of their shameful lockstep subservience to president trump, the most unprincipled president in american history. but the democrats are powerless to change the course of history.

judge barrett's appointment will cement a 6—3 conservative majority on the court and could have far—reaching implications for american life for a generation. some solace for republicans as they face the possibility of losing control of the senate under white house after the election. a lot of what we have done over the last quarter will be undone, sooner or later by the national election. we will not be able to do much about this. for a long time to come. one week after the election, the supreme court will consider a move in which republicans and the white house are trying to strike down the affordable care act, the health reform law known as 0bamaca re. it could also be called upon to decide the election itself, if the result is very close and contested by donald trump. not long until the us election.

funerals have been held for the victims of saturday's suicide bombing in the afghan capital, kabul. the number of dead has risen to 24. most of the victims were students at a private education centre. the islamic state group has said it carried out the attack in a mainly shia neighbourhood. the un has described the bombing as a callous and senseless war crime. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani has the story — his report contains some flashing images. the narrow street 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. at the scene today, abandoned textbooks and shattered glass. the suicide bomber was coming down this alley, trying to get

inside that gate to the tuition centre when he was challenged by some of the guards and he blew himself up. you can still see some of the marks left by the shrapnel in the wall and the impact the explosion had. most of the residents of this area belong to afghanistan's shia minority who have been targeted by the islamic state group. still, there is defiance. translation: i don't feel safe but i won't surrender. if the taliban or daesh fight with weapons, i will fight with my notebook, my pen and my education. i have faith that i will win. there has been a surge in fighting in the country over the past few weeks largely between the afghan government and the taliban. peace talks have started but seem to have stalled. islamic state is much less powerful than the taliban and is not part of those negotiations. they can still carry out deadly attacks. today, the young victims of this latest atrocity were laid to rest.

written on one of the placard, a simple question. what was my crime? secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. australia has raised "serious concerns" with qatar after female passengers were reportedly subjected to invasive internal examinations as they tried to board a flight from doha to sydney. it followed the discovery of a newborn baby in a public toilet at hamad international airport. australia's foreign minister had this to say about the incident. australia has taken this occurrence very seriously, taken it up directly with qatari authorities, we have been liaising with qatari authorities here in australia and indo ha. we are awaiting the outcome of the from the qatari authorities —— doh. i

understand enquiries are taking place with those people affected by this occurrence, and we also understand the matter has been reported to the australian federal police, and that will be a matter for the australian federal police. the british driver lewis hamilton has broken the record for the most formula 1 race wins after his 92nd victory came at the portuguese grand prix. the success took him beyond the mark set by the german michael schumacher. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. for lewis hamilton, this must be such a familiar feeling. 92 times now he has experienced the thrill of the chequered flag, and top spot on the winners' podium. in terms of race victories, he is the greatest formula 1 driver of all time. in eight weeks, he said today is beyond my wildest dreams, i couldn't be here without my team, continuously

innovating are pushing the barrier in this game. i'm so grateful to have you guys by my side for thisjourney. grateful to have you guys by my side for this journey. how long have you been racing cars for already lewis? one year. it was clear that lewis hamilton was something special, even from an early age. here is on children's' television is a seven—year—old boy. cool, calm and collected. when he got behind the wheel of a full—sized car, success seemed inevitable. he won his first title in 2008, the youngest driver to become world champion. he is an iconic figure, a successful role model ina campaignerforthe figure, a successful role model in a campaignerfor the black community. is a sport, formula 1 has been blessed with some extraordinary drivers down the yea rs. extraordinary drivers down the years. famous names, legendary winners. but, with so much yet to be one, lewis hamilton may already be the greatest of them

all. quite an achievement, well done lewis. you can reach me on twitter. i will be back in a few minutes with the headlines. hello there. i am sure you don't need me to tell you it was a wet weekend with persistent saturday rain giving way to hefty showers. you can see those speckled shower clouds spinning around an area of low pressure. behind me we have ex hurricane epsilon and that will continue to drift its way northwards. no longer a hurricane but still an extremely deep area of low pressure and this will dry further outbreaks of rain in our direction, very brisk wind at times although be thankful that the centre of the storm is staying well out to sea because gusts of wind in the centre of that storm will get quite close to 100 miles an hour or even more. nothing that wind here will be blustery this week with rain at times. a little milder later in the week after a cool start. through monday it is another day of sunshine and showers, the showers initially plentiful in the west but they will migrate eastwards through the day. some of them are heavy with the chance of hail and thunder, something dry developing through

northern ireland, wales and the south—west with not as many showers here by the end of the day. it stays windy the further south you are but the further north, those winds will ease, particularly across scotland. a cool field to the weather, ten degrees for stornoway, 1a the top temperature in plymouth. as we move out of monday and into tuesday, our area of low pressure from the weekend, that finally spins away and the showers fade. a temporary ridge of high pressure builds its way and so that will come things down for through the early hours of tuesday. could be the odd fog patch with a chilly start to tuesday but, so it does not last long. you can see the rain already splashing into the west through the first part of the day and the band of heavy rain will then push its way eastwards. again, some blustery wind and the wind travelling along way across the atlantic and it will whip up some very rough seas that could be big waves crashing into western coastal areas.

northern scotland is likely to hold onto some brightness through the day, 10—15 degrees and as we head into wednesday, the deep area of low pressure continues to spin to the north—west, feeding further showers and longer spells of rain across the british isles to get stays unsettled towards the end of the week the temperatures climb, 18 or 19 in the south on friday.

this is bbc news, the headlines: supporters of rewriting chile's constitution have won a resounding victory in sunday's referendum. with almost all ballots counted, 78% of people voted in favour of a new charter. the country's president, sebastian pinera, acknowledged the result and praised chileans for a peaceful and orderly vote. coronavirus measures are hardening across europe as countries struggle with rising infections. spain's prime minister has announced a national emergency and imposed a night—time curfew. all bars and restaurants in italy will close from 6pm on monday. and france has seen a record number of cases. the belarusian president, alexander lukashenko has defied an ultimatum set by the opposition which called on him to step down orface a general strike. on sunday, riot police fired stun grenades at demonstrators in the capital, minsk, as long—term anti—government demonstrations continued.

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