this is bbc news — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. struggling with the latest surge — europe tries to prepare itself for the renewed onslaught of coronavirus. was it to weeks ago, i don't know, i felt very angry because all of the effort from the springtime just all of the effort from the springtimejust seems to all of the effort from the springtime just seems to have gone down the drain. seven stowaways are in custody after uk special forces stormed an oiltanker in the english channel. calling for change — the people of chile vote to re—write the country's constiution. and lewis hamilton wins his 92nd formula i race — is he now the greatest

driver of all time? hello and welcome. millions of people across europe are waking up to life under new restrictions as governments battle to suppress a second wave of coronavirus infections. several countries across the continent saw record numbers of people diagnosed with covid—i9 over the last few days. but the resurgence of the virus also extends beyond europe, as mark lobel reports. restrictions now surge in rome. no table service after six p.m.. translation: sadly, this situation is what it is. we

need to take this more seriously. if you closing times help us move forwards, we accept that. there is nothing else to do, sadly. gyms, pools, cinemas must also close. madrid's plaza at their centre and deserted. barcelona, also baron. spain's second state of emergency is in full swing was not a nationwide curfew, restricted movement between regions, and gatherings limited to six. translation: it's com pletely to six. translation: it's completely necessary because people downplay the pandemic. translation: it is one thing in one community and a number in another. i am so confused was white as cases rise across europe, most notably in france, governments acting fast. aware winter is yet to kick in, with vaccine trials ongoing, there has been a sudden escalation of

cases beyond europe too. hello north carolina! america's vice president mike pence out campaigning despite several of his closest aides testing positive to coronavirus. with just eight days until election day, the handling of the pandemic remains a contested issue. coronavirus struck from china. but i can tell you, the first documented case of the community spread anywhere in america, president trump's leadership shone for. we are breaking records for the number of people contracting a deadly virus, and this administration fails to take personal responsibility. in iran, a surge in cases is stretching intensive care. with stage tv revealing patients being treated in hospital car parks. —— state tv. but in australia, after a severe lockdown that

many found infuriating, the hotspot state of victoria on monday reported no cases or deaths over 2a hours. the kind of clear blue water many other countries are currently scrambling to reach. mark lobel scrambling to reach. mark lobel, bbc news. after being praised for its swift response back in spring, the czech republic now has the highest number of cases by the proportion of its population in europe and the second highest number of deaths in the world. fearing the country's health system could be soon overwhelmed, the czech army has built a field hospital in prague. from there, our correspondent rob cameron sent this report. these exhibition halls are usually where people come to check out the latest caravans oi’ check out the latest caravans or fitted kitchens, but check out the latest caravans orfitted kitchens, but they've been transformed into a 500 bed army field hospital to cope with the eventuality that the regular hospitals become overwhelmed with covid

patients. a few weeks ago, the authorities were saying this facility may not ever even be used. the motto here is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. it is primarily meant for convalescent patients, or those who are still infectious. the army built it injust still infectious. the army built it in just over a week. there is no time at this moment to think about any emotions but i'm sure they are coming because it is a really unusual situation. but i think since the first world war when this type of facility was deployed for the last time. but a short drive away and there is a surreal sense of normality in this city. the farmers markets are infull this city. the farmers markets are in full swing and people are in full swing and people are in full swing and people are in drawing the autumn sunshine. i mean, it is like a general sickness we believe. so like, a strongerflu. we studied that since march and it will just studied that since march and it willjust spread over studied that since march and it will just spread over and studied that since march and it willjust spread over and will stay with us we think. we are young, we're not afraid of it.

we are doing everything for our health, we can. we have active lives. we eat properly and i think that is the good weapon for it. and it is precisely that attitude, so different from the spring, has so many health professionals worried. doctor maria, qualified in the uk, and worked for 15 years in the nhs. she returned to her home country in february. it is really disappointing. i felt, was its two weeks ago... i don't know, i felt very angry because all of the effort from the springtime has just seemed to gone down the drain. antivirus is still here and yeah, things have gone pretty badly since then. and they have only been made worse by a political scandal involving the health minister, pictured emerging from a restaurant when all the term should have been closed. in a sense, spring was a dress rehearsal. this is the

beginning of the covid crisis in this country, not the middle oi’ in this country, not the middle or the end. rob cameron, bbc news prague. seven stowaways are in custody after british special forces stormed an oil tanker in the english channel. military assistance was requested after reports that the stowaways who were thought to have boarded in nigeria had become violent as the ship headed in to dock in the uk. the bbc‘s andy moore reports. late last night, and the tanker andromeda 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 at nearby poole were landed on the ship as night fell. defence secretary ben wallace said: what is good to see is 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. the drama began yesterday morning as the ship prepared to enter the fawley oil refinery near southampton. seven stowaways, believed to be nigerians, are said to have 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's 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 rounded up and identified. and of course this reflects the training of both the fleet air arm crews 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 stowaways have been detained. andy moore, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the belarusian president, alexander lu kashenko, has defied an ultimatum set by the opposition. it called on him to step down before midnight on sunday orface a general strike. on sunday, riot police fired stun grenades at demonstrators in the capital, minsk. the us says armenia and azerbaijan have agreed a third attempt at a ceasefire in the conflict over the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh. it came after what was described as ‘intense negotiations' between the countries' foreign ministers in washington. fighting has taken place over the territory for almost a month. police have made their first arrest in relation to the grenfell tower disaster in london three years ago. a 38—year—old man was taken in for questioning on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. 72 people lost their lives in the fire at the residential block.

the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has extended his visit to london until wednesday as brexit trade negotiations continue. meetings resumed last week after the uk walked away — saying that the eu was unwilling to compromise on key issues. but the sides are said to have made good progress on friday, prompting the extension. we'll have more on that in our business update. results from a referendum in chile suggest that an overhwleming majority of people have voted to re—write the country's constitution. it was drawn up 30 years ago under the former dictator augusto pinochet. the referendum was called after major anti—government protests last year. chileans were out on the street

celebrating even before the results had come in, so sure they were of a resounding "yes" vote. projecting onto a building was the word "rebirth" because this is how people feel. this referendum has said goodbye to a dictatorship era constitution and leads to a new beginning naturally and say is more fitting for a modern democracy translation: . more fitting for a modern democracy translation:. this is a foundation for everything and we will keep going and fighting for this, always. when the results came in, the president said the people's voices had been heard but the hard work was still to come. 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. this has been a turbulence year for chile, a country praised for chile, a country praised for its stability yet won that masks deep inequalities within society. mass anti—government protests that erupted a year ago called for that access to services, including health and education. from the very beginning, protesters called for the constitution to be scrapped and replaced with wine that would respect all chileans, not just the privileged few. sunday was a day of hope, an historic moment for millions of chileans who waited in line to cast their vote. hughes made longer because of social distancing in these times of coronavirus. translation: this is notjust any sunday, it is an historic sunday. today is the day that chile literally writes that it

has awakened. this though is just the start. next april, chile will vote for the people who will work on the new constitution. in an aircraft will be put to another referendum in 2022. it is a long process and while not eve ryo ne long process and while not everyone is convinced will be good for the chilean economy and stability —— a draft. translation: there is a feeling that fixing the constitution could solve everything but i don't know, i have doubts. chile now needs to form a new future. nobody is under any illusions about how hard these next steps will be but there is a real desire to fix this troubled country. katy watson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: with little more than a week to go until the us presidential election, we examine how important the youth vote may be. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only 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 news. the latest headlines: millions of people across europe are waking up to life under new restrictions as governments battle to suppress a fresh wave of coronavirus infections. seven stowaways are in custody after british special forces stormed the container ship they hijacked in the english channel. 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 eight days before the us election. our 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. what has been revealed is the suppose that republican principles are a farce. 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 obamaca re. it could also be called upon to decide the election itself, if the result is very close and contested by donald trump.

barry mcdonald is a professor at the pepperdine caruso school of law. he joins us from westlake village, in california. welcome to the programme. from your perspective, how damaging is this, amy coney barrett's appointment so close to a presidential election? well, i don't know if they would use the word damaging. a lot of people argue, and eye and probably in that, that with a presidential election so near that perhaps we ought to see which president is going to win before they are able to appoint another justice to the before they are able to appoint anotherjustice to the court. u nfortu nately, anotherjustice to the court. unfortunately, the court has become known for many sort of political or partisan decisions and, you know, if thejudges

we re and, you know, if thejudges were to sort of fulfil their offices as the founders had originally envisioned, to judge matters impartially, objectively, you really wouldn't have this issue. it's just that the supreme court has become, you know, another political institution in our country. that's what's causing all this controversy. and, therefore, obviously depending on who wins the presidential election, if it were to bejoe biden, do you think you would call for reform? you know, it's very possible. in the new york times a few days ago ronald reagan, the noted conservative president, his solicitor general, who was a professor at harvard and known as a traditional conservative, even he called for the possibility of court packing to sort of counter there, as he called it, reactionary decisions that the

conservative block in the supreme court has been issuing in recent years. and when i say court packing, i'm in congress has the ability under the constitution to increase the size of the supreme court and so size of the supreme court and so many democrats are arguing that if they win big in november, it is sort of their turn now to increase the size of the court and put appointees on the court that would swing the balance of power back into their favour. do you think this is necessary, that a larger court is needed, morejustices sitting in order to avoid partisan voting blocks?|j sitting in order to avoid partisan voting blocks? i think it is not going to prevent it. but i think it would help. i think the morejustices but i think it would help. i think the more justices you have looking at a particular issue, i think that the more it's going to minimise the risk that these political voting blocks will form stop i think you get better decision—making the morejudges you have looking at a particular issue and issuing a decision. and in

terms of, actually, have been told we are out of time. why was going to ask another question but we don't have time. make you so much for being on the programme. really appreciate it. we shall let you know here on bbc news the outcome of what happens in the us later. early voting turnout continues to shatter records in the us. in key battleground states, democrats could benefit significantly more than republicans if youth show up to the polls in large numbers. there are more than 23 million eligible gen z voters — those born after 1996 — in the us. so will this year be the year of the young voter? the bbc‘s nada tawfik went to the battleground state of pennsylvania to see how engaged the younger generation is. in the contest for pennsylvania, philadelphia and its suburbs will be key. democrats are counting on high

turnout in this densely populated area to counter president trump's advantage across republican red towns. lining upfor across republican red towns. lining up for the election are young voters who are leaning toward joe biden by an even larger margin than they did for barack obama in 2008, even though they are less excited by the former vice president. i'm not super enthusiastic. they prefer one candidate so much over another one and it is basically, this point for me, it is about getting trump out of office. i don't like trump, to put it lightly. they want to get biden in, get dropped out, make sure it is signed and sealed. we deserve a better candidate. he is going to do the things we need him to do now, but he is not going to do everything we will need in the future. more than half of the nation's population ah—nau millennials or younger. and for the time in a presidential election they make up the same share of the elected as baby boomers and could even surpass them. that means they goodwill significant political power if

they turn out stop now it's election season and the next hero is you... there are numerous social media initiatives to get the group more engaged in the process. the hero project... dipol hero project is something i'm very curious about. this one, has signed up thousands of college and high school students to ove i’co m e and high school students to overcome barriers caused by covid. it is so important that we participate as much as the boomers do, as much as our own pa rents boomers do, as much as our own parents too. i think it is about correcting the strand of voter, young people not participating. activists hope that energy on the streets moves to the ballot box. young kids should not have to be sure —— scared of what their future will look like. millennials and jen said a more educated than the boomer generation that has dominated politics and they have grown up with a different set of priorities. our generation hasjust been set of priorities. our generation has just been crisis after crisis after crisis. young people want, light,

radical change to every fact of oui’ radical change to every fact of our society, because none of it is working for us. 2020 could be their chance to finally have their scene. nada tawfik, be their chance to finally have theirscene. nada tawfik, bbc news, in philadelphia. the british driver lewis hamilton has broken the record for the most formula one race wins after his 92ndd victory came at the portuguese grand prix. the success took him beyond the mark set by the german michael schumacher. hamilton also holds the records for most career points, poll positions and podium finishes. 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 i driver of all time. in a tweet, 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 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 as 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. but he is more thanjust but he is more than just a sporting superstar. he is an iconic figure, a successful role model and a campaignerfor the black community. as a sport, formula i has been blessed with some 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. tim allman, bbc news. incredible, really. iwill incredible, really. i will be backin incredible, really. i will be back ina incredible, really. i will be back in a moment. 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, iii 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 with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. brexit talks are extended in london, as the uk and eu try to thrash out a trade deal. as america heads towards the polls, we hearfrom businesses in the key battleground state of pennsylvania. and fighting back against the pandemic closure — we'll tell you how wildlife parks are roaring back into business.

if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, you are in the nick of time for the top business stories. let's start with the news that talks between the uk and the european union over a new trade deal have been extended until wednesday. the eu's chief negotiator — michel barnier — arrived in london on thursday to restart negotiations with lord david frost, after they stalled last week and was due to return home on sunday. eu sources have told the bbc more talks are also planned in brussels from thursday. while negotiations appear to be progressing, some major sticking points remain — such as competition rules and fishing rights. french president emmanuel macron has raised concerns that 20% of french fishermen risk losing theirjobs if quotas are drastically reduced. also, the uk's post—brexit collaboration with european scientists hangs in the balance. there are fears borisjohnson is preparing to walk away from horizon europe — which is a science funding

programme that could leave london with a three billion pound deficit. joining me now is professor elaine fahey, who's a reader in law at city university, london. nice to see you again. how optimistic are you that these extended talks are likely to bear fruit? these are very significant developments today. both parties are moving towards the nitty—gritty of the legal tax and that is very important to the organising principles being adopted in the last few days. and it looks like from the readout of the eu chief negotiator, who has given a feminist amount of detail, that there is very significant progress in a range of areas, including very sensitive areas like police cooperation. it also as you say, in areas of considerable disagreement but progress insight which appears to be trade and goods, energy,

services and social security. we are looking like moving at a very different pace and stage in negotiations, certainly from a legal perspective. despite the comments we hear from politicians to the media, do you think both sides, the uk and the eu, are determined to get a deal before december 31? l. get a deal before december 31? l, it would certainly need a huge amount of work to be done. the three major sticking point seemed to be governance and fisheries. they seem to be no small issues, links to find mental issues ofjudiciary and independent review. people settled to bits? there's a really fundamental. so certainly a lot of positive noise has come out from all directions about how far this is going in terms of tax and the drafting of it. these are no small sticking points —— legal texts. there is certainly a feeling that the tide has turned its terms of the animosity. it has been some difficult issues but this

appears to have turned. by the end of the year, from your perspective, as a lawyer, is it possible for them to sign and seal something so that on the first of january, we are operating in a new way with a new deal? is incredibly difficult legally to see how this is possible. if you look at the agreement, almost a decade of negotiations. agreements between the eu and japan. all of the work that has to be done in the role of december. the role of the european parliament. there is a huge amount of activity there has been such an extraordinary effort to move this along the last few days, i would say nothing is impossible but certainly there is no precedent for this was no precedent for a40 for this was no precedent for aao year relationship being pushed towards diversions rather than convergence. a lot of parties have been pushed towards that deadline so we see many commitments to see the deal pushed towards that area,

towards progress. thank you. let's take a quick look at how the asian markets are faring today. as you can see, the picture is pretty mixed. no dramatic swings in either direction. the markets are very subdued in asia this monday with soaring cases of covid—19, cases in europe and the us threatening the global outlook. there is a real sense of concern about that. in the us for example, it has seen the highest number of new cases in the past couple of days. also, there is no clear progress in the us when it comes to a new stimulus plan for the world's biggest economy. so there is nothing really exciting traders and investors yet but we will see how the week progresses. at the moment, i would how the week progresses. at the moment, iwould have how the week progresses. at the moment, i would have to say that the fear factor is with us. india's biggest retail chain, reliance, has said its planned $3.1; billion takeover of rival future group's assets is fully enforceable under indian law and it intends to complete the deal "without any

delay." the company issued the statement after amazon won an emergency order on sunday from a singapore arbitration court to temporarily halt the proposed deal. sharanjit leyl now joins us from singapore. does this mean reliance can plough ahead? yes, i mean, they certainly get a temporary option to do this. really, eve ryo ne option to do this. really, everyone is looking at this and think it is a must on versus reliance because if they do go ahead and buy future group's assets, it would be india's biggest retail deal ever. reliance, as you said, its ta keover of reliance, as you said, its takeover of future group's assets is fully enforceable under indian law. this is after amazon won an emergency order

from a singaporean arbitration court to try and scupper the deal. it really is only temporary relief i was on because the deal between reliance and future group is still awaiting indian regulatory approval which crucially, it won't necessarily be delayed by the singaporean court's order. amazon had really drawn these battlelines earlier this month when it accused its partner future group of violating a contract by agreeing to a buyout buyout reliance, and essentially it hopes to hold a deal which could give the ceo, who is asia's richest man, dominance in the race for india's estimated $1 trillion of the retail market. it is how much it is work. reliance is already india's biggest brick and mortar retail and now it has big plans for online where it is going to take on amazon. this arbitration court in singapore may help others on in restraining them from selling the assets in the future but it is really just the assets in the future but it is reallyjust a single step in these proceedings before the

main tribunal proceedings start. thank you, sharanjit. all this week in the run—up to the us vote, we'll be taking a look at the mood in america — how businesses are dealing with the pandemic, what they think of the trade war with china and the jobs that are being created and lost. we start in pennsylvania, one of the key battleground states, whose votes both sides need to win. samira hussain reports. york county pennsylvania, part of america's industrial heartland. the fortunes of this region were built on manufacturing and it is a big reason why us president donald trump carried the state in 2016. but the voters who gave mrtrump his first 2016. but the voters who gave mr trump his first term are not guaranteed to give him a number. for the last three yea rs, number. for the last three years, the construction company in charge of this $10 million renovation was one of the fastest growing businesses in central pennsylvania. by david cross's own admission, part of

his compa ny‘s success cross's own admission, part of his company's success is owed to the president's economic policies. he doesn't know who he will vote for in november despite fighting for mr trump four years ago. his economic policy has been good, it has been good for my business no doubt about it. but it isn't all about business. i'm not going to be the selfish business owner that is all about profits. if it were all about profits. if it were all about profits, sheet metal workers like tom mckay could be against president trump even though it has become more challenging for him to source the raw materials he needs, he remains steadfast in his support of mr trump's trade policies, and the president himself. we need to become less dependent on china and become more dependent on our workforce and what is happening in the united states right now. morning going? the tariffs have also meant higher costs for jennifer schreiber. because her coffee shop is so small, she doesn't get some of the perks that other businesses do, and it is part of the reason why she is voting for biden.

it is part of the reason why she is voting for bidenlj don't see any of those tax cuts that they talk about so, i mean, that doesn't really affect me. what affects me is things like tariffs on coffee that i get shipped in from other countries stop shipping costs, . other countries stop shipping costs,. before the coronavirus pandemic, york county have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, but the economic benefits were not evenly spread out. president trump's promised to bring back americanjobs trump's promised to bring back american jobs through trade, tax and regular tory policies, ended up hurting some local businesses. pennsylvania is arguably the most important state on the electoral map. if mrtrump wants state on the electoral map. if mr trump wants another term in the white house, this is a must when. but the economic pitch that sealed the deal four years ago is farfrom a sure bet that sealed the deal four years ago is far from a sure bet this time around. samira hussain, bbc news, york. the pandemic has changed working patterns for millions

across the world. many big firms have been forced to reorganise their operations to assist their staff. one of them — lloyds banking group — has announced it will ask staff currently working from home to continue doing so until at least april of next year. lloyds has 65,000 staff, the majority of whom are presently working remotely. or working at home, as it were. joining me now is simon french, who's the chief economist at panmure gordon. nice to see you, simon. have you been working from home for a long time and are continuing to do so, i presume you are? yes, good morning, sally. i have been doing a mixed model which is increasingly common in the city. that is the city of london. two — three days at home and the rest of the office depending on what clients are in and what meetings are available. and how have you found it because it is becoming

daily news story, another organisation, a number owner of a company saying all of our staff must work from home until definitely january, maybe even beyond that? i think we're seeing real split between the very largest companies who have done the block things with lloyds, and extending into the summer of 2021 and saying look, universal working from home rule. i think small to mid—sized companies have been more flexible. partly because they can be and they know the individual circumstances of their personnel. but i think their personnel. but i think the long—term legacy of this in terms of the degree to which commercial real estate requirements in our major cities are fundamentally changed is going to be something that covid—19 has not just accelerated but also propagated in the minds of a lot of workers. i mean, as you say, in the cities, they will

probably change forever because although companies are able to say what they are going to do until the new year, beyond that it is clear that many mayjust com pletely it is clear that many mayjust completely change their work—life balance in the sense that they will work from home some days of the week and be in the office other days. whereas prior to covid, they were probably in the city five days a week. yes, a fundamental change to the way the office economy runs is change to the way the office economy runs is our change to the way the office economy runs is our base case actually. and the fallout for ancillary businesses, thinking about hospitality and commercial real estate sectors, there is a direct impact on companies who are going to try and find whether they can maintain current levels of productivity by working from home even as the workforce changes, which i think is a big challenge. but even though secondary ancillary businesses, how they react. potentially a lot of stranded assets in commercial real estate that will need large investment to repurposed them. this is a big economic challenge living even

ifa economic challenge living even if a vaccine comes along. all right, simon french, good to see you and have a good day. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: charities across the uk are likely to lose billions of pounds in donations due to covid—19. we'll be speaking to the head of one of the country's biggest to find out what support the industry needs. in other news this morning: investigations are continuing into the suspected hijacking of an oil tanker off the isle of wight which ended when british forces stormed the vessel. seven people were detained on sunday evening when stowaways on board the liberian—registered vessel reportedly became violent. all 22 crew members, who were locked in the ship's citadel for a while, have been safely released. the former bbc television presenter frank bough has died at the age of 87. he gained prominence in the uk for presenting shows like grandstand

and breakfast time. but his career was brought to an end after a scandal involving prostitutes and drugs. he died on wednesday in a care home. the government is continuing to insist it will not fund free school meals for children during the half—term in england despite calls for a rethink by some conservative backbench mps. those are some of the key stories in the uk. you're with bbc news. let's talk you through the top stories. millions of people across europe are waking up to life under new restrictions as governments battle to suppress a fresh wave of coronavirus infections. seven stowaways are in custody after uk special forces stormed an oiltanker in the english channel. the pandemic has hit every

business, and charities have been no exception. in the uk, the sector is facing a funding gap ofjust over £10 billion as a result of covid—19. charities who run shops have been able to reopen them, but some are reliant solely on fundraising events. macmillan cancer support is one of those charities. it gets 98% of its income from events that have been unable to happen or postponed like the london marathon. the charity is currently expecting an income drop of £175 million by the end of 2022. joining us now from north london is lynda thomas, who's the ceo of macmillan cancer support. thank you for being on the programme. just tell us how you have had to adapt to trying to raise funds in this unprecedented time. so, thanks very much for the opportunity to talk about the impact the

pandemic has had on charities asa pandemic has had on charities as a whole. the charities like mine we rely on the general public for our income. thank goodness the general public have been absolutely fantastic. but sadly we will still see a huge drop in income over the next three years, up to £175 million. we have had to do loads of adapting. as you might imagine it is all about digital now. we have ms —— moved a face—to—face fundraising to online events, things like games nights in, in the autumn we have a virtual escape room, we have a virtual escape room, we also have a horseracing note full up we also have a horseracing note fullup our we also have a horseracing note full up our wonderful macmillan coffee morning was pretty good this year, but we are expecting to see £8 million, which is not an insignificant sum, but when you think last year it raised £27 million for us, solely because people could not get together in the numbers they had been able to do in the past. what they would say is so many people have gone above and beyond for macmillan and that is one thing i would does the general public to do, keep supporting charities like ours because we need to be there for

people living with cancer. a great story last week about someone great story last week about someone who had run a half marathon on a plane which is coming back, a cargo plane from atla nta coming back, a cargo plane from atlanta to london, in an eight hour flight atlanta to london, in an eight hourflight henry atlanta to london, in an eight hour flight henry from london and a half marathon. it is thanks to bibra like that we are continuing to be able to support people living with cancer “— support people living with cancer —— people like that. support people living with cancer -- people like that. as you say, many people have done extraordinary things during this time to help raise funds for organisations like yours. we mentioned the london marathon was postponed but many ran the marathon still and raise vital funds. but in terms of going forward, what does this funding gap mean? u nfortu nately, this funding gap mean? unfortunately, it means for many charities we are having to look at what we can do with our money. at macmillan we have had to completely re— forecast and re— budget for the next three yea rs. re— budget for the next three years. what we have done is we have tried to make savings where ever we could they didn't affect our front—line services.

that has, unfortunately, have significant consequences for us. significant consequences for us. we have a number of stuffing consultation around redundancy at the moment are expecting to make around 310 staff redundant. so some really difficult decisions. i think foran difficult decisions. i think for an organisation like macmillan alcohol reason for being is to be out there supporting people living with cancer. the important thing we have to do is to continue to do that. and certainly during the pandemic when there has been a danger that cancer has been the forgotten c, we have to make sure we are visible and people know they can come to us for our services. that has been the major significant shift, to make sure we cut everything we possibly can in order to be able to support people living with cancer. those living with cancer have not had the treatment or the appointments of the checkups they normally would because of coronavirus. so it has been an added worry and delay, which you just don't need when you are dealing with this. definitely not. that has

definitely been our biggest worry over the last seven months is making sure that people get the care and treatment that they need. cancer doesn't go away during a pandemic. we know that if it get a pandemic. we know that if it geta grip pandemic. we know that if it get a grip on your body can move get a grip on your body can m ove very get a grip on your body can move very quickly. so we have been working with government, health leaders all around the country, to ensure that those vital services to cancer patients both stay open and deliver the high—quality care we are deliver the high—quality care we a re really deliver the high—quality care we are really capable of in this country. one thing i would say is we are still seeing referrals, slightly below rates they were in 2019. so if any of your viewers are out there thinking something doesn't feel quite right, the most important thing is to get it checked out with your gp. absolutely. lynda thomas, thanks for getting up so thomas, thanks for getting up so early. and good luck going forward. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. royal mail is looking to fill a record number of temporary seasonaljobs due to a surge in online shopping during the pandemic. it aims to hire 33,000 additional workers for the christmas period — two—thirds more than usual. the temporary workers will mainly work in sorting offices, delivery vans,

and data centres. coca cola european partners has made a $6.6 billion offer for its australian peer coca—cola amatil. the deal has already been backed by amatil and would be the biggest involving an australian firm this year. amatil‘s profits has been hit hard by shutdowns of restau ra nts and pubs since march. france has urged middle eastern countries to end calls for a boycott of its goods in protest at president emmanuel macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the prophet muhammad. french products have been removed from some shops in kuwait, jordan, and qatar. meanwhile, protests have been seen in libya, syria and the gaza strip.

in march, the aspinall foundation's wildlife parks — which is based here in the uk — was looking forward to thousands of people visiting their animals over the summer months. instead, covid—19 forced the parks to close, leaving the owners with more than 1,300 animals to feed, but with no income to pay for it. the wildlife parks reopened injune and they've seen a surge in visitors seeking a covid—safe day out. a tale with a happy ending, then? joining me now from kent, is tony kelly who's the managing director of the aspinall foundation. it's expensive to look after all those animals. tony, welcome to the programme. i understand you have seen a flurry of visitors since you reopened. has this meant you have made enough money to cover the shortfall, the cost of being closed? good morning, sally, thanks for having us on.

i think at the moment and, touch wood, it is a story with a happy ending, as i said we opened the parks in mid june and we were just astounded by the amount of people that wa nted the amount of people that wanted to come out. clearly we were, 600 acres at onepoll, 100 acres at another one, so it was acres at another one, so it was a safe covid day out. that continue through the summer. july was stronger than we would normally have expected, august and september were stronger. and the weather having been as bad as it is in october we have not had a strong job —— october. that probably goes with the territory. we are a bit whether relied in that respect. i guess you will have benefited from the fact that a lot of people who would have gone overseas for a holiday or stuck in the uk and for things to do stop —— weather. i understand you have record bookings going forward for staycations, for holidaying at your safari park. it is not a

day out, it is a weekend or that kind of thing, and you are fully booked. yes, absolutely. we have 81 units with accommodation. they range from family camping to very lock serious lodges. the reaction there was incredible. we did benefit hugely from the staycation market. at 19i.7% occupancy in august and that has continued. but business on foot going forward, looking into 2021, which i expect to continue, is about three times ahead of where they would have been last year. and with the government's vat scheme that helps us immensely as well. so we're seeing it slow down a little bit recently, but i suspect 2021 will continue in the same trend, really. we shall keep an eye. tony kelly, good to hear a good news story about a business that is doing well. the aspinall foundation. that wraps up this programme. thanks so much for your company. don't forget there is a lot more detail on all the

stories we have covered and others we haven't had time to mention on our website. if you wa nt to mention on our website. if you want to follow me on twitter i am that sally bundock bbc. goodbye and have a lovely day. 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.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today. special forces board an oil tanker and detain seven stowaways after a suspected hijacking off the isle of wight. frank bough — the original host of breakfast time and the face of the bbc for decades — has died. aged 87. the government's original furlough scheme ends this week — i'll have more details about what's replacing it. an historic day for british sport. lewis hamilton breaks michael schumacher‘s all—time record for race wins, whilst tao geoghegan hart is victorious at the giro d'italia.