this is bbc news. the headlines. as hospital beds in some areas start to come under pressure from covid—19 — experts call for tougher action to prevent more deaths a 2a hour delay in nottinghamshire going into tier 3 restrictions — and now they'll apply to the whole county four people who drowned in the english channel yesterday trying to cross from france have been named as members of the same family — a fifth person, their baby artin, has not been found. the family were at a camp in dunkirk while waiting to cross — people there knew them and are in shock very sad but i cannot show, inside i cried. it was very sad. but what can

ido? france is to enter a second national lockdown from friday — people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons and applause for the coronavirus patient who's finally left hospital after 209 days as the number of covid—i9 infections rises, there are new calls from scientists for more action to protect people — and to prevent a much worse second wave. one expert has warned of at least five hundred deaths a day by the end of next month. the latest government figures show that in the last twenty four hours, 310 people are reported to have died with the disease, with an overall total of 45,675

deaths across the uk from coronavrius so far. our health editor hugh pym has been looking at the figures across the uk. a hospital at the heart of one of the virus hotspots. case numbers in the local derry city and strabane council area relative to the population were among the highest in the uk. sandra is one of 20 seriously ill patients in this covid ward. she was admitted as her condition worsened eight days after testing positive. i thought i was going to die. that's how bad i was. the hospital, doctors and nurses, worked round—the—clock to try and save you. that's what they done with me. but new daily infections in the area have dropped by nearly half. doctors say the imposition of tough local restrictions three weeks

ago was a major factor. we are all in this together. if all of us are not in together, there will be lives which will be lost, and you can see as soon as the lockdown happened the hospital admissions did come down. as northern ireland assesses its widespread restrictions, there is renewed debate about whether a further tightening of the rules in england is required, with expert government advisers warning that the uk's covid numbers will get worse. things do look serious indeed. i mean, i have been looking at the death, we had a very large number reported yesterday but they are going over 150 a day, and doubling every to to three weeks and that means that it is plausible and doubling every two to three weeks and that means that it is plausible that by the end of next month there would be 500 deaths a day. deaths within 28 days of a positive death are reported daily, the previous peak back in april, when sometimes more than a thousand were reported on a single day. the solid line shows the rolling seven day average. there was a decline

through until august. since then, the total has picked up, but it is still well short of that april peak. some argue we shouldn'tjust look at covid number, with more illness each winter, what matters is the overall number of excess deaths. in effect, watching the excess deaths give us a much understanding of whether the disease is having a significant impact, notjust on covid, but on all of the diseases. in fact, it's generally worse this december and january. when we see most hospitalisation, and most deaths occur at that point. further moves to curb the virus or protecting the economy, ministers are faced with some very tough decisions as winter approaches. i can discuss this further with professor sir mark walport who's a former government chief scientific advisor and is now a member of sage — the committee that advises the government.

so, how bad do you think the second wave is going to get? we are difficult phase and if you look across europe, cases arising in their taking very strong measures with the angle of merkel in germany is at the lower level in their 15,000 cases earlier in the week. it is putting them into a four—week lockdown. . given that, do you think something similar should happen in england was shallow i think that is for policymakers to decide, but it is clear that the numbers are going up is clear that the numbers are going up very fast at the moment. and while there was at the highest, there was 300 today, which is a seven day average of 20 before and hospital admissions are going up quite sharply as well. the evidence suggests that although it is much worse in some parts of the country, the test numbers are rising in all

parts of the country. the reproduction number is greater than one, which is ten people are affected maybe 13 or 1a on average. and so, the numbers are going up. surely showing that the existing restrictions to start working? surely showing that the existing restrictions to start working7m early days to be sure but the cases are continuing to grow and the heaviest restrictions are in a limited part of the country. but it is also interesting that angela merkel commented that the test and system is now overwhelmed and they do not know where 75% of their cases are coming from and where we are going to get dressed and traced at work and will only work properly if you get a grip on the number of cases. let us turn to the effects. we have had since the first wave, much better understanding of treatments, procedures within the hospitals, how much of a difference,

how much health do you think they can actually be —— help? how much health do you think they can actually be -- help? it is helping with the intensive care meds andi helping with the intensive care meds and i think people are being ventilated and so, doctors who know nothing of this disease before other than the year are learning how to manage it better, so fewer patients needing ventilating. better drugs, so we needing ventilating. better drugs, so we know that it has an effect that preaches the mortality by about a third in patients with severe lung disease. in the clinical trial was carried out here. so, yes, it is better on that front, but there still a very large percentage of the population that has not been affected that is vulnerable and that wave started predominantly in young people, but it is now spreading to all generations and again, that is being mirrored elsewhere in the world. some of the predictions look more like a flat line graph essentially. that huge spike in the first wave may quite quickly back

down when lockdown came in, some of the predictions said that actually, we will not reach the heights of that death rate of the first week, but it was a stand for a longer period. is that something that you subscribe to? the whole point about all of these models is that they are projections based on certain data inputs and that model which will have basically the reproduction number being around the one mark, will mean that ten people will pass the infection on to ten of the people on average because it is a very broad spread, some people spread a lot and some spread far less. but, if you have a large number of cases, then if everyone on average, as it were, spreading to one more, just at a very large numberfor a one more, just at a very large number for a very long time. one more, just at a very large numberfor a very long time. and so, our number of reproduction in the one when you have from 211,000 cases measured and the estimate is that,

by 400,000 people. those in the country that may have the infection. so, that would mean that it would be propagated to very large number of people. thank you very much for coming on. the next area to move into the top tier of coronavirus restrictions has been expanded, to take in the whole of nottinghamshire. the city of nottingham, and some surrounding boroughs, were due to enter the very high risk category tomorrow — but that's now been pushed back until friday. alcohol sales will be prohibited after 9pm where alcohol is bought to consume off premises, for example in shops. alcohol can continue to be purchased in hospitality venues, restaurants and pubs when accompanying a substantial meal, up until 10pm. tattoo parlours, tanning and nail salons must shut. betting shops, car—boot sales and auction houses will close.

gyms and hairdressers can stay open. with reaction to the restrictions, here's navtej johal. all of nottingham sure it will be in the very high covid—19 alert level. also known as tier 3. the news is not exactly welcomed, but it's not exactly surprising either. came back a couple weeks after. i do not think things are very different and to be honest, to be upfront with you about this, the more more those figures are similarand we this, the more more those figures are similar and we have seen more in the same of those numbers, it becomes increasingly difficult to make that case. in the constituency up make that case. in the constituency up until today, expected to remain in tier2, the up until today, expected to remain in tier 2, the news was met with dejection and acceptance. in tier 2, the news was met with dejection and acceptancelj in tier 2, the news was met with dejection and acceptance. ijust think it's quite sad. i didn't think we would get to this but people do not listen, do they? ithink we would get to this but people do

not listen, do they? i think we should have listened a long time ago. i a vulnerable age group, so i will be even more cut off from family. we have to protect people in the nhs and protect ourselves as well. ashfield, they join the city of nottingham and the rest of the cou nty of nottingham and the rest of the county in tier 3. extra restrictions are on the way. beauty salons, nail bars, so bad places, they'll be asked to close a well and so, there are going to be different from what we just google so i advise residents to check your local council websites because the things nottingham sure of going to be different. the confusion has left many upset and questioning why there has not been more urgency in agreeing the details. i think it's been disrespectful and frankly, outrageous. i don't want to be rude but the ministers effect communicating with nottingham have

not been cabinet ministers or senior ministers. it feels like we were an afterthought. councillor david mellen is the labour leader of nottingham city council — hejoins me now. let's just talk about the way this is been handled. some areas and in some areas out, delaying different distractions, some people are saying is been pretty chaotic we have going out —— restrictions. is been pretty chaotic we have going out -- restrictions. started talks last thursday with nottingham city and we mentioned that offer three meetings should be considering the rest of the county and that was knocked back by the minister and by civil servants and we are just working with you and on tuesday, this week, they suddenly decided that i think it was the intervention of the health secretary that the other boroughs would have to come in

and that required a whole round of talks with four other council leaders, so it has delayed things as a means that we don't want to tier 3 until friday. on friday, new restrictions happened and what do you make up a list of restrictions themselves? well, i think it is u nfortu nate themselves? well, i think it is unfortunate that we are where we are in this restriction will restrict people's movement, it will mean that they're able to meet from other households much more rarely and it does mean that some businesses will be affected by this, but we have an increasing number of people and are hospitals nottingham who have tested positive for covid—19 and these numbers are going up quickly. you have to protect the nhs and i am sad to say that these restrictions, i believe, are necessary. and how willing do you think people are. do you sense a sense of fatigue? that

your role as a rallying call to try to urge people to obey the restrictions? i would urge people to do that and they understand why people are weary after the school year and people in nottingham did observe these restrictions earlier on in the year to a large extent and i would encourage them to do that again and so we cannot protect —— can protect our hospitals will stub our hospitals are not in their business period of the year and yet, there many people in the hospital with covid—19 the need to do everything we can to help our doctors and nurses and or other health workers. and coming out of these extra restrictions, but if you been toward? we have been told that this is only for 28 days and that there will be an opportunity to review restrictions and how they're working in four time. we have not yet been told exactly what are the measures that will determine whether

or not we come out. we have been told it's a basket of measures and get to be defined but i expected to be the infection rate in our city and in our county. and also the number of people in the hospital. what about the finances. but money has been allocated to try to mitigate some of the downsides to this? there was no negotiation of refinance, i'd argue for more but we are told that the arrangements for the other areas of ghana to tier 3 will also be applied to nottingham. thank you so much for coming on the programme and talking us through that. the headlines on bbc news. hospital beds, depression to the covid—19 and experts call for tougher action to prevent war debts. for people who drowned in the english channel yesterday trying to cross from france have been named as members of the same family. a fifth

person, that baby, has not been found. francis to enter a second national lockdown from friday and people will only be allowed to leave home first essential medical reasons. the bbc has established that four people who drowned while trying to cross the channel in a dinghy from france yesterday were kurdish iranian, and members of the same family. the bodies of rasoul iran—nejad, shiva mohammed panahi, and their children — 9 year old anita, and 6 year old armin were recovered yesterday. another child, artin — who was just 15 months old — has yet to be found. their vessel sank in rough conditions off the coast of dunkirk. 15 other migrants were rescued and taken to hospital. the french coastguard today confirmed that it hadn't resumed its search operation, as it's unlikely any more survivors will be found. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has this report from dunkirk. just 15 months old. baby artin was the youngest of those

who drowned in the english channel. a family friend took this photo last weeker before a family friend took this photo last week before the final fatal journey. artin's body has not been found. when you look at that photo now what goes through your mind? very sad but maybe i cannot show my feel, i love him but inside i cry. artin is seen here on the left. being held by his father who also drowned yesterday, along side his mother, his nine—year—old sister anita, and six—year—old brother armin. the family were living in this bleak migrant camp in northern france after travelling from western iran. today, a british charity were offering hot drinks and warm clothes. but there was nothing that could be done for the grief that many people told us they felt.

i am feeling frustrated, angry and heartbroken. my heart is really broken, because of this family. i mean i used to know the family. i played with the kids so, it is heartbreaking. this 20—year—old man fearful of revealing his identity told us he came from the same city if iran where kurdish people have been persecuted. why did they want to get on a boat and try and get to the united kingdom? they had to make, they really had to, they were frustrated here, they couldn't apply for asylum anywhere else, they had family, family in the uk. i think the father had a brother there. today, a close relative spoke to the bbc. they paid a lot of money. i don't know exactly how much. 0urfamily here is desperate. my father, mother, and sisters are crying their eyes out. these deaths have clearly had a big impact on the people living in this community that's built up here.

people living in such desperate conditions, the question is will they now be put off from attempting the perilous journey to the united kingdom? sisters have been staying here in dunkirk for less than a week. their dad says he is shaken by the grim news. but it hasn't changed his mind. translation: there is no other way, i have to go there, take my daughters there. i have to risk their live, whether it is by boat or lorry, there is no other way. and so they battle the onset of winter, and the invisible threat of covid. for many, it has already been an exhausting journey but they are determined to take the final step to britain, no matter how dangerous that may be.

i'm nowjoined by kamran ma—teen who is a senior lecturer in international relations at the university of sussex. he specialises in iranian kurdish issues. good evening to you. so, we dove —— don't clearly know why they decided to leave, let's talk a little bit more generally about persecution clearly being the reason why they choose to make this really dangerous journey. what kind why they choose to make this really dangerousjourney. what kind of persecution could they have been subjected to? the truth is that the iranian state street these regions asa iranian state street these regions as a threat. hundreds of bases dodging across the areas in iran and the entire social and economic life of the region is securitized. no officials from the other parts of iran, thejobs and public

officials from the other parts of iran, the jobs and public services are subject to very stringent vetting based on ideological commitment to the regime and, economic also leave the region is underdeveloped and neglected. and doing dangerousjobs underdeveloped and neglected. and doing dangerous jobs is underdeveloped and neglected. and doing dangerousjobs is cross—border transporting good and the guards opened fire on them on a daily basis, killing a lot of people in last year, basis, killing a lot of people in last yea r, two basis, killing a lot of people in last year, two people. and they are persecuted on the grounds of their kurdish identity as well as their religious identity, which is sunni islam which is different from the majority. there is opposition groups in the neighbouring iraq and they have armed branches which

occasionally get into clashes with the iranian regime which has heightened the sector to cessation of the regents. what other options are available to them? and very little indeed. they may get by with the help of relatives and family but, many, like this family which at this very tragic accident choose to leave iran and take a very dangerous route in the hope that they reached the uk for some european country to build a future for their kids. and how common is that? it is quite common. if you compare it to the population, it is not a huge number. but, there are considerable numbers of people who choose to do that in this particularfamily of people who choose to do that in this particular family seems to have actually got borrowed money to do

this journey to the uk. thank you very much forfilling this journey to the uk. thank you very much for filling the some of the bit of the context. really appreciate your time. you. in the past hour, president macron has announced that france will enter a second national lockdown from friday, with non—essential businesses closed, but schools staying open. and a month—long partial lockdown will come into force in germany next week which will see bars, restaurants, gyms and cinemas close their doors. the rise in coronavirus cases is being seen right across europe — the areas in dark red show where infection levels are over 240 per 100,000 of the population. in a moment we'll get the latest from france, but first, with the latest in germany, here's our correspondentjenny hill. as of monday, this country entered another partial lockdown. bars, restau ra nts, another partial lockdown. bars, restaurants, arts and leisure facilities will close for a month not the restrictions we saw earlier in the year, schools, nurseries will

still stay open. private gatherings are to be restricted with a number of ten people from two households with our professional sporting events will go ahead, but moments can be played empty stadiums. all coming relatively close successfully to the first of the pandemic. the case numbers, they are still lower than many other parts of europe in france and even britain too, but the authorities here in berlin a sketch for two reasons. the speed with which the virus seems to be spreading and secondly, this country has relied on track and trace. identifying the source of an outbreak and increasing predicting the subsequent chance of infection. that is no longer working in many parts of the country, she warns that in the current trajectory, health facilities will be at capacity within weeks. it is not the news that any german wanted to hear

tonight. angola merkel admitting that this difficult day. just announcing the restrictions across the country. in paris for us. what has the presidentjust announced? he announced that another lockdown, not quite the same as the lockdown that we had in march and april, but it will feel like that because once again, we are going to be told to stay at home if you venture outside we need to have a piece of paper to show the police will be able to stop us show the police will be able to stop us and find us if you don't have that piece of paper and there is a document they need to take a box on and for professional reasons for medical reasons orfor and for professional reasons for medical reasons or for much shopping for a variety of reasons. this'll feel depressingly like they're moving backwards in time to the very beginning of all of this with or two

slight changes, which makes it quite a bit easier, schools are going to stay open back in march, april, they we re stay open back in march, april, they were shut and also the real difficulty forfamilies were shut and also the real difficulty for families and the economy too, but fresh schools will stay open and universities will have to provide online courses and other than that, they said it will encourage businesses to stay open more than back in the original lockdown, but it is hard to see where they're going to draw the line in towns and cities, bars and restau ra nts in towns and cities, bars and restaurants will not be able to open, so i guess that means book shops, hairdressers and such, those people who really suffered a point to be suffering again. why has the president decided to take these actions? because the situation here is grievous, it's getting worse and the figures are alarming and if nothing is done, and everyone seems

to be saying that couples from now, we'll have a situation where hospitals are having to make choices which, ina hospitals are having to make choices which, in a modern western democracy, no doctors will be asked to make. they'll be faced with overcrowded units with people coming from car crashes, heart attacks and salon, competing for places with people who've got covid—19. and it is that kind of terrible choice which the president wants to avoid by making sure the current rights stopped in its tracks right now. and there is so much of this about hospitals and about the fact that as societies, we cannot accept will be will see, we will see in previous entries, but would not of seen the reality of life and death in the intensive care unit whether there too many people but too few beds. if nothing is done now, that will come to pass is what is being told in

this action, drastic as it is in a terrible blow to so many people, it is essential. thank you for that. good evening. today has been a day of sunny spells and sharp squally showers across the country. the showers will tend to ease away over the next few hours but we are going to see more wet weather arriving into northern ireland and western fringes of england and wales by the end of the night. clearer skies to the east allow for a chilly start but it will quickly cloud over as we go through thursday with that rain spreading its way steadily north and east. the heaviest of the vane across south—west scotland, north—west england and north wales accompanied by gusts of wind potentially close to 50 mph at times. further south, dryer and brighter into the afternoon and the rain not reaching the northern isles until the the end of the day. as we move out of thursday, that wet weather clears away. we will see further spells of rain pushing into wales potentially on friday but it should be

a slightly quiter story. make the most of it. there's more wet and windy weather on its way for the start of the weekend with heavy rain and gales for all.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines. as hospital beds in some areas start to come under pressure from covid—19 — experts call for tougher action to prevent more deaths. 24 hour delay in nottinghamshire going into tier 3 restrictions — and now they'll apply to the whole county. four people who drowned in the english channel yesterday trying to cross from france have been named as members of the same family, a fifth person, their baby artin, has not been found. the family were at a camp in dunkirk while waiting to cross, people there knew them and are in shock.

france is to enter a second national lockdown from friday — people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons. in the first weeks of the pandemic, at least 78 patients were transferred from scottish hospitals to care homes despite having tested positive for covid19 — that's according to a report by public health scotland. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said she takes the issue very seriously, but added that the report concluded that hospital discharges didn't have a significant impact on the risk of an outbreak. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. helen mcmillan enjoyed life in her care home just outside glasgow. she died there, days before her 85th birthday, showing symptoms of coronavirus, her family unable to visit in her last days. helen's daughter is convinced another resident, who had been discharged from hospital, unwittingly brought the virus into the home.

the way i see it is there wasn't enough tests at the time, so the elderly were not being tested, and to make space in hospitals they were sent back, and really, the most vulnerable were, you know, presented into the most vulnerable scenario of being all together. from the beginning of march, to 21st april most patients released into care homes were not tested for coronavirus. 78 are known to have tested positive. between the 22nd april and the end of may, nearly all patients were tested. 45 who had previously tested positive were released into a care home without having had a negative test. over 2,000 care home residents across scotland have so far died of coronavirus. today's report says hospital

discharge is released outbreak. it concludes if you look at the whole picture it's not statistically significant. nicola sturgeon has said she did not know that infectious patients were being sent to ca re infectious patients were being sent to care homes. for as long as i live, agonising over decisions in these pandemic but particularly those affected, peopling care homes will live with and that's right and proper. because that's a significant responsibility. at the idea that i wash my hands of any others could not be further from the truth. some bereaved families are taking legal action. and there are calls for a few limit fulljudicial inquiry. hundred patients known had the disease would be incentive to care home but the care homes were being told. the risks involved in that are astronomical. if i was a family member who ended up dying in a care home i would want more answers than today's report gave me. hospital

patients in scotland are now required to have two negative coronavirus required to have two negative coro navi rus tests required to have two negative coronavirus tests before their discharge. the scottish government says they will take forward further recommendation from today's reports. now if you live in yorkshire you could be living under any one of the uk's three covid alert levels. if you live in a very high alert level area, there is government guidance against travelling in and out. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been looking at what this means for people living and working in the area. yorkshire is a divided county. all of north yorkshire, apart from york, is subject to medium covid alert level restrictions. come to tier1 land, and you can meet your friends in the pub, where the rule of six, table service and 10pm closing are the only restrictions on hospitality. but don't be fooled into thinking that's going swimmingly. if we start putting barriers up to say you can't come from here,

here and here, i genuinely think people will just lie. hotelier simon cotton says policing guidelines is difficult. he runs places in york as well, which has a high alert level. we've got track and trace, but there is an element of reliance on the customer, on the individual travelling to tell the truth in that as well. yorkshire highlights the issues of having different alert levels in a relatively small area. wakefield is in tier 2 — restrictions are tighter than harrogate. that means no meeting up with friends indoors. we hope it's going to end pretty soon, but realistically i think we're going to be into next year, that's for sure. it's a difficult trading period is the wintertime. it's important that places give you the correct space, so that you can socially distance and still meet your friends. a few miles away in a very high alert level tier 3 area, this is how they are coping. people in rotherham sent us these pictures from their homes. the christmas decorations

have gone up in october, to try and lessen the misery. the husband says we're not allowed to start before bonfire night, so as a rule it's always the weekend after bonfire night, but even he didn't argue this year, even he knows we need a good end to a bad year, and he were quite happy to go in the loft and get them for me. i've not finished yet, i'm still adding to them. we've still got more coming in the post. finding some light in the darkness of the coming winter is the challenge. watch out for this happening earlier than usual. danny savage, bbc news, rotherham. one of the uk's covid hotspots derry and strabane, was one of the first to introduce local restrictions three weeks ago to try and stop the spread. the bbc‘s northern ireland health correspondent marry—louise connolly has been given exclusive access to altnagelvin hospital's covid and icu wards, hearing how people there have been dealing with the virus. sandra kelly tested positive for covid—19 almost a fortnight ago.

on day eight, her condition worsened and the 58—year—old grandmother was admitted to altnagelvin hospital. sandra is one of 20 seriously ill patients being treated on ward 21. this used to be where patients recovered after hip and knee operations, but the pressures of the pandemic mean it was scaled up into another covid unit just a few weeks ago — and patients like sandra say they feel lucky to be here. i thought i was going to die. that's how bad i was. the hospital, doctors and nurses, work round the clock to try and save you, and that's what they done with me. it was horrendous. for the staff, it's relentless work, as one 12—hour shift rolls into the next. most have families. laura here has two young boys. i'm exhausted here at the minute. i came on from half seven last night, just finishing.

we came in to 15 patients at the start of the night. we had patients moved to another ward to try and accommodate room in here. we've now 20 patients this morning. this is us full. what really stands out here is the tremendous sense of calm and dedication from every single member of staff. of course, in every case, they're helping people, helping patients, but particularly here in the intensive care unit, they're trying to save lives. so, we had 68 patients this morning here positive on—site and one patient in ed. the bbc was invited in to altnagelvin hospital to highlight the pressures on all aspects of care. at the morning management meeting, the scale of the challenges are laid bare. but there's no real signs that the pressures are going off. 0nly last week, the number of positive cases was so high, derry and strabane was considered one of the uk's hotspots. but as a result of the local restrictions imposed,

the bbc can now reveal that the cases of covid—19 have dropped by almost a half. i'd like to say thank you because, er, we are all in this together. if all of us are not in together, there will be lives which will be lost. and you can see it that as soon as the lockdown happened, the hospital admissions did come down. that does not mean we are out of the woods. so, for now, those working the front line in altnagelvin can cope. the hope is that will continue in the weeks ahead. marie—louise connolly, bbc news. now, one man's good news story. after 4 months in an induced coma and a staggering 209 days in hospital, esse khanzadeh from greater manchester has come out of hospital after battling coronavirus. he says it's good to be out to see his family and breathe fresh air as alison freeman reports. applause. steps esse khanzadeh says he came close to never taking. thank you everyone. as he walked out of wythenshawe

hospital, he was applauded by the doctors and nurses who'd treated him for covid—19 for the past seven months. forfour of those, he had been in an induced coma. it should be the other way round. i should be applauding for them, for all the people at wythenshawe hospital. they saved my life, basically. esse had no previous underlying health problems but the road to recovery has been long. i never thought for a minute that i would catch it. yet alone, being that close to not coming back. esse may not be fully fit yet, but his recovery so far, a symbol of hope for the well—wishers who welcomed him home with even more applause. alison freeman, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...

as hospital beds in some areas start to come under pressure from covid19 — experts call for tougher action to prevent more deaths four people who drowned in the english channel yesterday trying to cross from france have been named as members of the same family — a fifth person, their baby artin, has not been found. france is to enter a second national lockdown from friday — people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons in the us, hundreds of protesters have marched through philadelphia for a second night, in protest at the police killing of a black man. this after the death of george floyd, race has been one of the key issues in the presidential election campaign. both donald trump and his democratic party rival joe biden have claimed that they have the right policies to improve the lives of african americans. in the second part of his series on the election, clive myrie spoke

to black activists in the crucial state of arizona, where black votes could decide who wins. his report contains some distressing images. and after november third, we're not going to rest! it's hard to steer a middle course in modern america. cheering. the united states will never be a socialist nation. the loudest voices force the taking of sides. chanting: black lives matter! i cannot breathe! 0n race and discrimination, the conversation is insanely partisan and painfully deep. the unfortunate roots, the dark roots of our country, the dark side of our country is really starting to show itself, and that's because of this election, because there'sjust so much divide right now, so much divisiveness, there's a lot of tension. crowd: i!

i believe! crowd: i believe! the election comes amid a reawakening of black activism not seen since the 1960s. i know that we will win! crowd: i know that we will win! you know, we are the people. and with a third of all american voters being non—white, how will these new civil rights foot soldiers cast potentially decisive ballots, as they fight for a more equal and just america? we tried to reform the police after the civil rights, we tried to reform the police after rodney king, we tried. bruce franks cuts the stillness of evening in phoenix, arizona. ..and after dion johnson and breonna taylor. the light is dimming, but not the memory of those beaten or killed at the hands of police officers. his words, a powerful, poetic rage. ..because we're not going nowhere. he was arrested in august for taking part in a peaceful civil rights march, and now he leads a protest outside the courthouse, after the jailing of another protester. when we fight, we are building a legacy.

fighting a battle in a war we will never get to see the outcome. if i continue to fight, hopefully that passes along to my five kids, and if they continue to fight, it passes along to their kids, and it will get to a point where maybe we can. why are you doing this? until then, this is what must be overcome. before george floyd, in 2017, there was muhammad muhaymin, here in arizona. officer. relax, dude. the unarmed black man died after being held down by four police officers, one of whom put his knee on his neck for close to eight minutes. i cannot breathe! no one was disciplined, and you're only hearing about this case now because of the controversy over george floyd. and it was in this area where he was pinned down and was clearly heard to say, "i can't breathe" ? he knows that his life is about to be taken

from him, and he knows. jaslyn is 21 and part of a new younger breed of civil rights activists, spurred by the urgency of the moment. it makes me feel like my life can be taken at any given time, just because i have brown skin, because i'm black, because since i was a little girl, i've seen the way black people in america and just all over the world are treated. it's a really unsettling state of mind to live in. please do your research, please don't feel discouraged, but please. and that psychological distress, central to the black american experience, will be tolerated no more. use your voice to create change. that's important. not far away, a reunion. a proud father embraces a relieved son, who's fresh out ofjail. his name is percy christian and he's 27... you know, jail is a place where

they want to rob you of your hope. ..the subject of the courthouse protest to get him freed. he served seven days, arrested during a demonstration against police violence. i'm willing to do whatever it takes. i'm willing to put my life on the line to bring awareness to the issue, and that's that police brutality is real, that's that our police system is set up and designed to hold a certain group of individuals back, and that's my people. and what of the dreams of the father, a pastor, having seen his son fight the same battles he fought years ago? the battle hasn't changed, but what has happened is that there is a denial of the reality that people of colour

experience in this nation, and so we are proud of our son. i would not be ok if he decided to shrink back. he can't shrink back now. gentle tales of african—american manhood, rarely reported, but they're the norm, and while both the candidates for president say they want to banish racial injustice, bruce franks says he won't wait for others to act. his own son's future is on the line. i have just got to make sure he's equipped for it, and he's ready for it. i'm not fearful, because i teach him how to love and what love is, and how to have love for his people. clive myrie, bbc news, phoenix, arizona. and for our clear and simple guide to the us election, explaining how it works, and allowing you to enter certain

words and phrases to find out more, please go to bbc.co.uk/news or to the bbc news app. the last few months of the year traditionally bring with them times to celebrate and get together with family and friends. but this year, many cultural and religious celebrations have been hampered by coronavirus restrictions. each november, the english city of leicester hosts one of the largest diwali celebrations in the uk. geeta pendse has been to find out how the festival of lights will be different this year. the lights are up, but the hindu, sikh and jain festival of diwali will be very different this year. here in leicester, which is currently in tier 2, no official lights switch—on and no large gatherings. a world away from what the city's golden mile is famous for, usually attracting around 45,000 people for one of the largest celebrations outside of india. from decorations to fireworks, this family business has

been going for 40 years, and things are very slow. people are scared to come out. and obviously, people that do come out, it's a lot less than it usually was. i mean, compare that to last year, diwali time the last two weeks, you know, we have so many people who have stopped coming in. obviously, this year is far different. you'll see on the road. i think every store here is kind of struggling a little bit in terms of just with the footfall itself. next door, arinda's boutique is also suffering. she says it's notjust about profit, but the way people are feeling. honestly, there is such a buzz on this road at diwali time, and there's now virtually no—one on the roads. so, yeah, it's affecting our business quite a lot. in a cafe close by, three generations enjoying a meal out. normally, this time of year would be a chance to connect with family from all over, but with households not allowed to mix indoors, that's not happening and plans are compromised.

well, we're a little bit deflated because we can't do all the things that we would normally do and, erm. well, we can still put candles around the house. we could still put candles around the house. the family that are abroad, we had a virtual get—together to celebrate, whereas previously, we've never done that. a lot of families are going virtual celebrations, so maybe a new way of celebrating. it's about spending time with your immediate family. you've just got to adapt and stay safe. so, us mixing and all of that, it's all well and good, but we have to look out for ourselves and be safe and make sure other people don't catch the virus, because that would be devastating. normally, this community centre would be at the heart of the diwali celebrations, showcasing a form of indian artwork known as rangoli, but this year, it's a covid testing centre — a real sign of the times. but despite this, the city council here are trying to keep the diwali spirit alive by encouraging people

to take part in a virtual event. this year, we are unable to offer diwali as we would have liked. so, therefore, we are offering a virtual diwali — a recorded programme, a one—hour video for the people of leicester, so that they can enjoy diwali in their homes, with theirfamilies. but leicester has brought back the wheel of light, a familiar part of diwali celebrations, now made covid—secure. a much quieterfestival, reflecting the world as we know it now. geeta pendse, bbc news, leicester. we've all been valuing our green spaces a little bit more this year, and as autumn gets underway you may have noticed a spectacular array of colours on our trees. it's particularly vivid this year thanks to the sunny weather of the spring and the rain in september. one beautiful display is in stourhead in wiltshire, so we sentjohn maguire to take in the views. at this time of the year the lake

at stourhead offers one of the finest views in the whole of the national trust. but we're in search of a different perspective. one from above. so the best way to appreciate the autumn leaves is to get right in amongst them, 100 feet high, up this tulip tree. i've never climbed a tree this way before. the foot extenders go a little bit longer. there is a little buckle on it. well, it's a lot harder than i thought it was going to be. i'm absolutely exhausted. but as with a lot of things in life, the hard work is met with a great reward. the view above the tree tops here is just absolutely stunning. look at that. joe ashman is a tree surgeon and looks after the estate's most precious resource. joe, so this is your office, this is where you hang out? it is, yeah. i look after the trees, basically. managing trees and managing the form and the structure of the trees, you can

prolong its life considerably really. so as they grow older, they do kind of get too big for themselves. they can start falling apart as they get older. so we can reduce weight here and there. the trust had predicted a spectacular autumn for leaf colour and the trees haven't disappointed. the weather this year, so problematic for so many, has proved golden for leaves. very often it's quite difficult to predict autumn colour, but it tends to be the years when the trees are happy. i mean, it's a strange word to use for trees, but when they have had a lot of sunshine during the summer, there is plenty of water in the soil, so they're not stressed. you get that complex chemistry going on in the leaves, creating all these lovely pigments that we've got around us now. the tree is shutting down for the winter. and part of that process is a controlled loss of leaves, and it needs to withdraw some of the valuable chemicals and sugars back into the tree before it loses them.

covid has meant a cap on numbers here at stourhead, and at properties and gardens across the trust's estates. it'll mean a fall in revenue of around £200 million. and there is another disease causing major problems. ash dieback is ravaging ash trees throughout the uk. we are climbing again, this time using the 205 steps inside king alfred's tower to give us a bird's eye view of the forest. oh, you can see forever! you can. if we look outside of the tower you can see the effect it is having to the surrounding landscape. i don't think it's going to be particularly devastating to the garden. but where it will make a big difference is on our tenant farms. for the last 30 or 40 years, it's been used as hedgerow planting, because it doesn't shade out the crops, so it's been very useful for that. it's going to be as bad as dutch elm, i think. that's what the prediction is going to be. green spaces have been vital in helping so many people

to cope with the pandemic. and as some of the green turns golden, or red, there is still so much solace thanks to the beauty of nature. john maguire, bbc news, wiltshire. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise leah. good evening. it's been a day of rough seas, sunny spells and squally showers across much of the country. just look at this stunning weather watcher picture. really quite dramatic, but it shows you the fierceness of the winds whipping the sea into action. low pressure will gradually drift away but it's only going to be replaced by another, bringing yet more wet weather across the country as we go through tomorrow. for the next few hours, though, today's showers will slowly fade away. we'll see rain gathering into northern ireland and western fringes of wales and south west england by the end of the night. ahead of it, with some clear skies, we could see low single figures across much of the eastern half of the uk.

but some of that rain will really be quite heavy and it will be with some of us for much of the day on thursday, so starting off with a spell of wet weather sweeping its way steadily north and east. by the middle of the afternoon, taking a snapshot from three o'clock, the heaviest of the rain will be across south west scotland, northwest england and north wales with gusts of wind on exposed coasts potentially up to 50 mph in places. the rain will have eased in the bulk of england and wales, so by the middle of the afternoon, still going to be a windy affair, particularly on exposed coasts. a lot of cloud around, but a slightly drier, quieter story. and with the wind direction coming from a south—westerly, we're starting to drag in slightly milder air, temperatures may well peak at highs of 60 degrees through the middle of the afternoon. rain will ease away and friday will be a little bit quieter, a little bit warmer as well with 18 degrees, the potentialfor some wet weather lingering into wales, but it's low pressure that's going to sit in the driving seat for the start of the weekend. there's more wet and windy weather to close out

the month of october, u nfortu nately, with gale force winds on exposed coast continuing. so again, some of that rain really quite heavy the further west you are. it's to use sweeps it weighs steadily when still likely to cost in excess of 40 to 50 mph on exposed coast. but the wind direction still coming from this southerly so those temperatures a little warmer than they have been of late. you should see 17 possibly 18 degrees and one or two spots despite the rain around on saturday. more wet and windy weather to come on sunday. but there are indications that as we move into the start of next week things will quiet downjust a the start of next week things will quiet down just a touch.

i'm laura trevelyan in washington and this is bbc world news america. with just six days to go before the us election, more than 70 million and counting. early voting is all the rage across the united states. germany and france impose a second national lockdown — as covid—19 cases in europe continue to rise. and we'll meet the guitar girls of kabul — who are using music to change their lives. one day i will be famous. notjust in afghanistan.