this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. france raises its terror alert to its highest level after 3 people are killed in a knife attack at a church in nice, police are investigating a 21—year—old tunisian as the suspect. president macron who visited the scene of the attack called it an act of islamist terrorism but said it was time for people to end divisions i ask for unity from everyone that is the message i wanted to express here in nice today. as france begins its new tough lockdown there is pressure on england where new

evidence suggests nearly 100,000 people are catching the virus every day. the former british opposition labour leaderjeremy corbyn, is suspended from his party, following a report on anti—semitism. i'm yalda hakim, withjust 5—days to go i'm live president trump is due to arrive tomorrow make in its third visit this week he's hoping to secure the state. every region of france has been placed on the highest level of security alert, after 3 people were killed in a knife attack, in a church in nice. the suspect — reported to be a 21—year old tunisian national

who is understood to have traveled to france from italy last month, is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot by police. the attack happened less than a fortnight after an islamist extremist beheaded a teacher outside a school in the suburbs of paris. lucy williamson sent this report from nice. gunfire notre dame today was not a place of refuge. not for the attacker, nor for those he killed. inside these walls, a churchwarden and two worshipers became the latest targets of a terrorist attack. translation: i still imagine him, i still see him walking, lighting the candles and now i'm thinking, he's not there any more. one, a 60—year—old woman, was decapitated. the churchwarden was 55—year—old vincent loques. a colleague tonight described him as a cheerful man who took good care of people.

another of the victims managed to escape. according to local reports, she spoke a few words before dying of her wounds. "tell my children i love them," she said. around her, the panic was already spreading through the streets. president macron, arriving in nice after a crisis meeting, said attacks like this would never work. translation: if we've been attacked again, it's because of our values, our taste for freedom, the possibility there is here to believe freely and not to give in to any terror. let me say this very clearly again, we will never give in. france's prosecutor said tonight that the suspected attacker is a 21—year—old tunisian man who arrived in two just a few weeks, who arrived in europe just a few weeks ago. the treasurer of notre dame

new vincent loques well. he found his body at the entrance to the church this morning. translation: i'm utterly devastated. you dedicate your life to helping people and then this happens. it creates a big hole. it's less than two weeks since france mourned its last terrorist attack, the decapitation of a history teacher in a suburb of paris triggered a wave of secular defiance here. the message today, faith offers no protection, and france, no place of refuge from attack. this afternoon, churches across nice rang out their bells for the victims. they weren't symbols this morning, just three local people, a churchwarden, worshipper and mother whose last words were of love. lucy williamson, bbc news, nice. the investigation is at an early stage but prosecutors have established some of the details and have tracked the suspect‘s movements.

he was seen on security camera in nice's main railway station at 6.46 on thursday morning. he changed his clothes and then left the station at 8.13. he walked to the basilica, which was around 400 metres away, and went inside at 8.29. he stayed inside forjust under half an hour. in that time, he is suspected of fatally wounding two women and a man. it was the attempt to escape by one of the victims at 8.511, which alerted four nearby police officers. they entered the basilica at 8.57. here's france's anti—terrorist prosecutor, jean—francois ricard describing what happened next. translation: they advanced along a corridor and came across the suspect, who they were able to neutralise. they said he advanced on them in a threatening manner, shouting "allahu akbar".

they first used a hand—held electric shock device and then fired several shots with their service weapons. prof bernard haykel is professor of near eastern studies at princeton university and an expert onjihadism. thank you forjoining us. when we ta ke thank you forjoining us. when we take a look at some take a look at thank you forjoining us. when we take a look at some of the details we are now learning about this 21—year—old attacker, he entered france just earlier this month. 21—year—old attacker, he entered francejust earlier this month. he had this document issued by the italian red cross what does that now tell us about the security situation in france and the wider europe region? what it says is that there isajihadist region? what it says is that there is a jihadist movement that is global. it's not just is a jihadist movement that is global. it's notjust confined to france or to muslims in france who are descendents of immigrants. and that this is a movement that is

determined, that has an ideology and is determined to commit violence in europe not just france. is determined to commit violence in europe notjust france. i think all of europe is at risk from attackers like this. and that a single country cannot actually defeat this ideology 01’ cannot actually defeat this ideology or the movement. it has to be a global effort. ok, so how do you monitor and fight a threat that is not home—grown? a lot of countries have tightened their security forces focusing on trying to get a grip on this home—grown threat. if they are coming from the outside already radicalised, how do you approach that? first, the only way to really fight this movement is to bring on side the vast majority of muslims who are themselves victims of this jihadist movement. and who are against it. so this is a battle that

will require security operations, intelligence but also i think, mostly other muslims who will help you dismantle this group. many people are pointing out that recent comments both by president macron and turkeys to bond have not helped what we've seen over these last few days. yes, i think actually president ddoonn in particular has helped. i think he has agitated muslim sentiments against france and president macron. deliberately i think for purposes that have to do with domestic turkish politics was up with domestic turkish politics was up turkey itself has been a victim of this movement and will not tolerate this movement was up it is cracked on very hard. for the turks and for the president particularly to be playing with muslim sentiments on issues of blasphemy and so on is really playing with fire. and he

should not be doing that. could i justjump in should not be doing that. could i just jump in very should not be doing that. could i justjump in very quickly? i don't know if you can but insistently for us, france secularism and religion. what do we need to know? what we need to know is that if you insult islam as a religion in france you would be prosecuted. bridget bardo the famous french actress was prosecuted five time for insulting islam. in france they have a view that religious historical figures can be insulted in character is sure. that is not an attack on the religion. there's a particular specificity to france i has to be understood. it is not a state that is against islam. in fact it prosecutes people who attack islam. thank you very much for that insight. that thank you very much for that insight. authorities in europe are scrambling

to deal with a surge in coronavirus infections. new research shows nearly 100,000 people are catching coronavirus every day in england. the uk government has said they want to "try to avoid having a national blanket approach" to coronavirus restrictions but the report authors say england is at a "critical stage" and "something has to change". belgium is worst affected. it now has the highest rate of coronavirus infections per 100,000 citizens in the whole of europe and there are fears that intensive care units could be at capacity within two weeks. spain's parliament has approved a six—month extension of the nationwide state of emergency. the move spares the central government from having to renew it every two weeks. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has warned of a long, hard winter as the country goes back into full lockdown on november 2nd for a period of 4 weeks.

authorities in sweden are now recommending part of the country to limit contacts with people and avoid enclosed spaces — as the country registered an official record of 3,254 new cases in one day. meanwhile, the french prime minister, jean castex, has been outlining the restrictions which will come into force at midnight on thursday, to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. the rules will apply nationwide — but he was keen to stress that many aspects of ordinary life could continue. translation: you will only be able to leave home on certain conditions and together with a certificate. just as during the lockdown, you will be able to go out to do your food shopping, go to your place of work or to return from it or to yourjob if you're not able to work remotely, for health reasons, to go to hospital, to meet

a health professional, to go to a chemist. to the uk and former leader of the labour party, jeremy corbyn, who stepped down just 6 months ago has been suspended from the party. the decision, made by mr corbyn‘s successor, sir keir starmer, follows a report into allegations of anti—semitism, within labour's ranks. a year ago he was trying to be prime minister. today, jeremy corbyn is suspended from the party he joined more than 50 years ago. despite the years of labour fighting over anti—semitism, he was clearly taken aback by today's dramatic move. very shocked. and very disappointed. i've been in the labour party all my life and i want to make it absolutely clear, anti—semitism has no place whatsoever in our party or our movement. i've opposed it and racism in all its forms or my life.

they chant: shame on you! his time in charge was turbulent and divisive. jewish mps said it was his fault they were bullied out of the party. today, the organisation set up to legally protect equality, concluded there had been serious failings and three breaches of the equality act, including political interference in anti—semitism complaints by staff in mr corbyn‘s office, harassment, and a failure to provide adequate training to those handling complaints. when mr corbyn was leader he repeatedly said that anti—jewish hate would not be tolerated. but last year bbc panorama interviewed several former staffers who said the problem was being ignored. i do not think the labour party is a safe space forjewish people any more. labour isn't now an anti—racist party. this was the leader's office requesting to be directly involved in the disciplinary process. when he became leader,

sir keir starmer promised zero tolerance for anti—semitism. he said today's highly critical report was hard to read. it is a day of shame for the labour party. we have failed jewish people, our members, our supporters, and the british public. mr corbyn, though, had struck a very different tone, insisting he'd improved things, made it easier and quicker to kick out anti—semites, but he added that. the scale of the problem was dramatically overstated for political reasons by opponents inside and outside the party as well as much of the media. and its that statement that has prompted his suspension. i made it clear that we won't tolerate anti—semitism or the denial of anti—semitism through the suggestion that it's exaggerated, and that's why i was disappointed withjeremy corbyn‘s response and that is why appropriate action has been taken which i fully support.

for this jewish former mp who resigned from the party, mr corbyn‘s words are not enough. we can point to a catalogue of things he himself said and platforms he shared that were anti—semitic and he has shown no contrition in the response he has issued today, denying many victims' experience, jewish labour party members, who have suffered great pain and distress over the last couple of years. when he took over as leader, sir keir starmer promised to bring together the warring factions in the labour party. today's move is unlikely to do that. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. stay with us on bbc news, still to come, a new anti—viral drug trial to find a treatment for the early stages of covid—19, can it reduce the risk of people getting seriously ill? music. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's

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this is bbc news. our top story — france raises its terror alert to its highest level after three people are killed in a knife attack at a church in nice. police are investigating a 21—year—old tunisian as the suspect. to the united states, and with just five days left before election day in the us, both president trump and joe biden have been making a final push for votes in the crucial state of florida. a few hours ago, mr trump made a stop at the western city of tampa, where he appeared in front of a packed crowd. as you can see, not much social distancing or mask—wearing going on. president trump has lavished attention on florida, a clear marker ofjust how important the state is to his electoral strategy. mr biden has also been in tampa and in broward county. in contrast with president trump's

campaign style, the former us vice president's event was a socially distanced drive—in at a college campus. well, another state that could help decide the outcome of the election is wisconsin. donald trump won the state by a small margin in 2016. the latest polling average in there showsjoe biden has a solid lead, more than 7%, over mr. trump in the state. the bbc‘s yalda hakim is in the city of kenosha, wisconsin. thank you so much. we've only got about five days after this crucial election. already a record 80 million people have voted either by mailing or early voting. that is an unprecedented number. as you say, i'm in the crucial battle ground state of wisconsin and in the city of kenosha. you remember that kenosha really was thrust onto the international stage when police shot

african american man jacob international stage when police shot african american manjacob blake seven times. president trump arrive here, presenting himself as the law and order candidate after violence broke out and race riots here in kenosha. cities like kenosha in the state of wisconsin in general are crucial in determining whether donald trump remains in the white house or not. let's speak now to professor kathy kramer from the university of wisconsin. she could talk to us about another demographic here that is so important in this particular election. the noncollege educated white voter. kathy, thanks so educated white voter. kathy, thanks so much forjoining us. in 2016 the noncollege white educated, noncollege white educated, noncollege educated white voter was crucial. donald trump really ca ptu red crucial. donald trump really captured their imagination. they became part of his story. how releva nt d o became part of his story. how relevant do you think farmers and laborers, workers from wisconsin are at this time around? i think they are very relevant. it's a group of

people that for the most part they strongly support him. and they did seem strongly support him. and they did seem to make the difference for him in the state of wisconsin as well as other upper midwestern states of the us last time around. i've spoken to farmers in rural wisconsin, some say they will stay with the president that he has brought some changes. 0thers that he has brought some changes. others say that the last four years has made things worse for them. is that what you are finding as well? yeah, a bit of that. it's a bit of a mix. people who were strongly supportive of them seemed to remain strongly supportive of him. but people who are a little bit more moderate or independent they seem to bea moderate or independent they seem to be a balance tending towards former vice presidentjoe biden. ultimately, you've authored the book on the politics of resentment. that something that i found spending time in rural wisconsin that these are

people who feel betrayed, abandoned, left behind by the elites of the establishment. just give us a sense of that feeling from this group of voters. generally what it sounds like his people feeling like they are not getting their fair share. they're not getting their fair share in their minds of attention or political power. they feel as though most of the important decisions are made in the cities. they feel like they are not getting their fair share of resources. most of the wealth is in the city and the good jobs are in the city and they perceive that they are taxpayer dollars are going to the cities. they also feel like they don't get theirfair they also feel like they don't get their fair share they also feel like they don't get theirfair share of they also feel like they don't get their fair share of respect. at the people making the decisions don't know them, don't understand their lives, the challenges that they face, they perceive that the people, urban elites don't even like them. and that they are racist and sexist and so forth. and you thinkjoe biden has changed our perception?”

don't know if you change that perception. but i think for a lot of people who are not very positive, don't feel very great about president trumps behaviour at times, who might be a little bit more politically moderate thatjoe biden is in appealing candidate. honestly, for many of these folks in the demographic that you're talking about, and hillary clinton was not appealing. there was a majority of people in the state of wisconsin according to some polls close to the election last time around who were saying that hillary clinton wasn't honest, could be trusted and didn't ca re honest, could be trusted and didn't care about people like them. and that's not the case this time around with joe that's not the case this time around withjoe biden. that's not the case this time around with joe biden. a that's not the case this time around withjoe biden. a lot of those folks seem withjoe biden. a lot of those folks seem to like him a lot more than they liked hillary clinton. will have to leave it there. think it thank you very much. the important

thing for the candidate is time. president trump will be coming back here on friday it will be his third visit this week. joe biden will also be visiting wisconsin tomorrow. we will be keeping a cross of the latest updates as we get closer to election day. scientists in liverpool have started trials of a new treatment against coronavirus. the preparations are meticulous. safety para mou nt. mention clinical trials and many still remember when six volunteers in london fell dangerously ill within minutes of receiving an experimental drug. that was 14 years ago. now, doctors must wait 24 hours

after the first person is dosed. after northwick park it was recognised that we must have a pause between dosing our first individual and dosing the rest of the cohort, so 24 hours is a reasonable time period for most medicines. it gives that time for the emergence of any unusual side effects. so, we have the go—ahead. yesterday's volunteer is fine so that means catherine, a nurse, can be given the trial drug — these antiviral tablets, which are designed to prevent her covid infection getting worse. i've got it quite mild so i can stay at home. i don't need a hospital admission. so, if we could treat more people in the community with this medication, if it does work, it will reduce hospital admissions. the research team wants to see how quickly the drug — called molnupirivir — is absorbed into her blood stream and saliva, where it should get to work. when coronavirus infects human cells, it hijacks the machinery

within to make multiple copies of itself. molnupirivir is designed to incorporate into the virus' genetic code, introducing mutations which will hopefully neutralise the virus and prevent it from infecting more cells. there are several medicines against coronavirus which looked promising in the laboratory and animal trials but the only way we can know if they work and don't have unwanted side effects is through rigorous clinical trials. it will be months before we know if molnupiravir is the next big thing orjust another failed experiment. the answers will come only through the dedication of research staff and volunteers, working together to find new ways to beat coronavirus. fergus walsh, bbc news, liverpool.

you're watching bbc news plenty more to come up don't go away. hello. if the phrase it's raining again has been used rather too much this month, it will be used again before the month is done. even into the first part of november, more rain on the way. strong winds, looking quite stormy on saturday. so, a chance of further flooding and disruption as a result. and now this is friday's big picture. this weather front producing some more rain, particularly into wales to start the day. scotland and northern ireland, though, behind it will see some sunshine. a mild start to the day for many of us. for scotland and northern ireland, a few showers around to begin with. they will tend to clear. we'll get more in the way of sunshine arriving here. just a few showers towards north west scotland into the afternoon. northern england brightening up as well, and the early heavy rain in wales gradually easing. but for south east wales, the midlands, east anglia,

southern england, it will stay cloudy. there will be further outbreaks of rain at times, although actually here is where we get to see the higher temperatures. still quite windy. not as windy as it was on thursday. but overnight and into saturday, this is where the winds start to pick up once again. and we'll see more rain pushing north across the uk. ahead of its arrival in scotland, it will be quite chilly. and it does look quite stormy, then, as the weekend begins. a deep area of low pressure to the north—west of the uk, so winds picking up across all areas. gales or severe gales are possible. and another band of rain sweeping east across the uk. some of this rain will be heavy, perhaps including some torrential bursts as well and really quite squally winds as it moves on through. behind it, though, you get to see the sunshine and a few showers. strong southerly winds, a few gusts here, but widely towards the north and west of the uk — 60 mph. maybe a bit more, elsewhere 50 mph. again, maybe a bit more, particularly when the heavy rain moves on through.

it will be a mild start to the weekend for what it's worth. it's still looking windy on sunday, particularly across the north west of scotland. an early spell of rain clearing east, then brightening up to a few showers. then with uncertain timing, the arrival of some more rain pushing in from the west later in the day especially into sunday night. there are some met office weather warnings out. do get across those online for what that means for where you are. and after a windy and at times wet start to next week and of course early november, after that, something quieter, drier and calmer.

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france has raised its terror alert to its highest level after three people were killed by a man wielding a knife at a church in nice. president macron has described the incident as an islamist terror attack. police have named the suspect brahim aouissaoui, a 21—year—old tunisian who reportedly crossed the mediterranean on to the italian island of lampedusa only last month. there are now only five days left until the us election. today's focus is florida where both candidates have been out on the campaign trail. donald trump won the state in 2016 by over 110,000 votes. as europe's covid—19 crisis intensifies, france is restoring a national lockdown to curb transmission. new restrictions have also been announced in sweden and in germany where chancellor merkel has warned of a long, hard winter.