nottinghamshire becomes the latest region to enter the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions. drinkers gathered in the city centre before the measures came into force at midnight. health officials are urging people this is bbc news with the latest headlines to follow the rules. for viewers in the uk and around the world. how do you get it through 11 million people in england will be to people, you know? living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week — nottinghamshire moves into tier i‘m disappointed to see those scenes three, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. and what we really need to do is for everybody to play their part in when you've got this focused bringing this virus down. approach we really need full it comes as the latest figures show 1 in 100 people had the virus compliance, full cooperation and we last week in england. really need to lean into this and also this lunchtime... the labour leader defends that is the way we avoid his decision to suspend the more drastic measures. jeremy corbyn over anti—semitism, gridlock in paris saying there‘s no need for the party as thousands rush to to descend into civil war. leave the capital before a new nationwide lockdown. remembering the three people who died in a knife attack in nice — thousands of soldiers and police are now protecting places the labour leader, of worship in france. sir keir starmer, rejects warnings from a union leader that the suspension ofjeremy corbyn could split the party. i don't want a civil war in the

labour party, i don't think there is any need for one. i am not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. people gather to lay flowers and light candles outside the church in nice were three people were killed in a knife attack. as the us election campaign enters its final weekend, president trump and his rival joe biden hold rallies in the crucial swing state of florida. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. i'm martine croxall.. good morning and welcome to bbc news. nottinghamshire has become the latest county to enter the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in england.

groups of drinkers gathered in nottingham city centre — some in fancy dress — before the tier 3 measures came into force at midnight. shops in the county will have to stop selling alcohol at nine o'clock, pubs that don't serve meals will close and households can't mix in some outdoor settings. west yorkshire will also move into tier 3 on monday. the five councils covering the region — leeds, bradford, calderdale, wakefield and kirklees — say infection rates are now at a critical level. from monday, it will take the total number of people living in very high restrictions to just over 11 million — almost a fifth of the population. our reporterjon donnison has more. people in nottinghamshire, the latest to be waking up to life under tier 3 restrictions. the measures, the toughest in england, were due to come into force in nottingham yesterday, but were delayed for 2h hours, so the whole county could be added. although these are quite a stringent set of measures, it's what we're planning to do

for a 28 day period, to give nottinghamshire the very best chance of turning things around, so that in the four weeks running into christmas, we hope to be in a better place. doctors say it comes after a sharp rise in infections in people aged over 60. on wednesday, there were more than 400 people being treated for covid—i9 in nottinghamshire's hospitals, up 40% from the peak during the first wave of the virus. further north in leeds, people know they, too, will soon be facing tighter restrictions on their lives. from monday, the whole of west yorkshire will be put under tier 3 measures, with no end in sight. what no one can tell us at this moment in time, is exactly what the criteria are for coming out of tier 3. this is something that all areas are pressing government in terms of clarification. everyone is concerned

going into the winter. for many, that winter looks set to be a long one. by next week, 11 million people, nearly a fifth of all those living in england, will be under the toughest coronavirus restrictions. john donnison, bbc news. speaking on bbc breakfast earlier, the foreign secretary dominic raab said the public would find it "desperately unfair" to impose a national lockdown while rates vary across the country. the targeted measures are targeted in the right place and we never said this will be easy. even at level three, the very high level, schools are being kept open, businesses are being kept open. we leave in reserve the option of taking further measures but actually, what we really need now and what i think the domestic and also the international experience shows, is when you have got this focused approach, we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this and that is the way we avoid the more drastic measures

which we don't want to take because of the impact they would have on the economy. it must be right to take a focused, localised approach where the virus is the strongest than to have the rather blunt tool of a nationwide blanket lockdown. healthcare systems in the european union are at risk of being overwhelmed by the number of coronavirus cases — unless authorities act quickly. that's according to the head of the european commission — ursula von der leyen. she has called for work to start now on preparing the infrastructure for a mass—vaccination programme across the entire region. her comments follow those from the german chancellor, angela merkel, who warned four hard months lie ahead for the continent. paul hawkins reports. gridlock on the streets of paris as thousands tried to get out of the capital before a nationwide lockdown kicks in. some, though, prefer to spend lockdown eve making their feelings known.

translation: we do not want to be locked down. we're sick of the curfew and everything. we understand that it is for the disease but we should not get carried away. from midnight tonight we all have to stay at home. it is too much, i am not going to. i will stay here. from friday, no—one can leave home unless it's for essential work or medical reasons. france limiting the liberty it is famous for embracing. this woman goading the authorities, telling them she does not care if she is fined for breaking lockdown. the french president insists a national lockdown is essential to drive down infection rates before hospitals are overwhelmed. meanwhile, germany's new measures, which come into force on monday, are not as far—reaching as france but they do include the closures of gyms, theatres, restaurants and bars. translation: for the coming times i wish for one thing —

that we all show solidarity and empathy to one another and with one another. this is the only way we will get through this historical crisis. this winter will be hard. it will be four long difficult months but it will end. spain's parliament, meanwhile, has approved a six—month extension of a countrywide state of emergency. 80% of the population is now limited in what it can do and where it can go. infection rates are soaring across europe and with that in mind, the president of the european commission has said that preparations should begin for a mass vaccination programme across the eu. the member states will all get vaccines at the same time and at the same conditions, based on their share of the eu population they have and this is already fixed with the member states, we have already agreed on that. until then, it is a return for some europeans to almost empty streets. paul hawkins, bbc news.

as the second wave of coronavirus brings new travel restrictions, air france—klm has said it made an operating loss of nearly 1.25 billion euros and has warned of worse to come. air france and klm combined have said they will cut 9,000 full—time jobs this year, with a further 4,500 to follow at the french carrier by 2022. now, to the uk labour party. allies ofjeremy corbyn have rallied to his defence following his suspension, warning the move risks splitting the party. the head of the unite union, len mcclusky, has condemned the decision, warning it risks splitting the party. and momentum — the campaign group which backs mr corbyn — described it as a ‘naked attack on the left‘. the former labour leader was suspended after he refused to accept the findings of a damning report into anti—semitism

in the party. let's look at what else mr mccluskey said. he warned the decision was "an act of grave injustice which, if not reversed, will create chaos within the party and in doing so compromise labour's chances of a general election victory". a split party, he said, will be doomed to defeat. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, told me questions are being raised now, about unity within the labour party. there are obviously, claims that there is going to be a civil war in the labour party, we are starting to see a few more labour mps, allies of jeremy corbyn in parliament, come out in support of him, calling for him to be brought back into the party. saying, echoing that line from len mccluskey, the unite union leader, this is a divisive move, party unity is being threatened. clearly that is a risk for sir keir starmer. there is now going to be a formal labour party process, disciplinary process, no more details about that being released by labour but there will be a formal investigation and it is related to those comments

thatjeremy corbyn made in response to the findings of the equality watchdog, not their report, the conclusions of that report themselves, butjeremy corbyn‘s claim that the scale of anti—semitism in the labour party under his leadership had been dramatically overstated by his political opponents. have a listen to what sir keir starmer had to say. it is not for me to say what process should be followed — that is for the general secretary — or what sanction is in order. i don't want a civil war in the labour party, i don't think there's any need for one, i want to unite the party but i'm not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. i think this suspension ofjeremy corbyn, although sir keir starmer is at pains to stress it was not his decision, it was a decision taken by the general secretary of the labour party, not something that the leader's office wants to get involved and especially because that was one of the key criticisms of the equality report yesterday, saying the

leader's office underjeremy corbyn had actually interfered in complaints about anti—semitism, sir keir starmer very keen to be seen to be distancing himself from this process but it allows him to prove the party means business when it comes to stamping out anti—semitism in the party. he said he wants a zero tolerance approach. this action certainly shows that and it also allows him to put some clear water between him and his predecessor in whose shadow cabinet, remember, he served. the uk consumer organisation, which, has warned there are big differences in the effectiveness of reusable face coverings. in tests, it found that the best performing masks blocked out more than 99% of potentially harmful bacterial particles — but the worst stopped only seven per cent. harry rose is the editor of consumer publication — which magazine. hejoins me now from south london.

harry, thank you forjoining us. first of all, which products did you put to the test? read tested a range of reusable facemasks. —— we tested. from major retailers, masks being sold byjohn from major retailers, masks being sold by john lewis, from major retailers, masks being sold byjohn lewis, lloyds pharmacy, asda, puts, a range of supermarkets. we have a range and a good cross—section. i really need to stress, big differences between the best in the worst. as you said, 99% of particles being filtered by the best, 7% at the other end of the scale so it matters what kind of facemask you buy. what sort of quality should we look for in a mask if it's going to be effective? there's a few things to look for, look for multiple layers firstly, the best masks in the test have three layers of material or two rather than just one, the

three layers of material or two rather thanjust one, the bottom end of the table it's very much one layer of polyester which is breathable, but not very effective. you want a combination of layers and materials, cotton masks, masks that have a combination of different materials, predominantly cotton, tend to be breathable and more effective, especially if there's multiple layers, they actually tend to be better after you've washed them, everything tightens up. multiple layers, make sure it's co mforta ble, multiple layers, make sure it's comfortable, make sure it's breathable. you need those things to be right because otherwise you will be right because otherwise you will be fiddling with your mask and touching it or taking it off and thatis touching it or taking it off and that is not effective at all. what effect did washing these reusable masks have? yes, they tend, broadly, to make it more effective after you've put a mask through the wash. so, especially those that have done better at the top end of the test. washing, in fact, straightaway is not a bad idea. everything

co m presses not a bad idea. everything compresses a bit and it's more effective in terms of filtering out the particles. 0bviously, effective in terms of filtering out the particles. obviously, you need to make sure the mask bits, they may shrink slightly in the wash, look for masks that come in a range of sizes or are adjustable. when we talk about effectiveness, what do we really m ea n talk about effectiveness, what do we really mean because it's not necessarily you, the wearer, that gets the protection? no, it's not, really crucial point with face coverings. they are there to protect others, you are wearing it and what we tested for is when particles, bacteria are projected outwards by the person wearing the mask, help many of those particles are filtered out by the massacre? so, you are wearing it for the benefit of those around you and ultimately, to reduce the impact of the virus in the atmosphere. to what extent is price, how much you pay for a mask, a good indicator of what you get? well, it isa indicator of what you get? well, it is a bit ofa indicator of what you get? well, it is a bit of a mixed bag, really, we

have certainly found decent masks at the cheaper end of the spectrum, all the cheaper end of the spectrum, all the test results are free on the witch website, by the way, but the best buys on the list come in at around £15 or three, obviously you have a three pack and they are washable, you can rotate them. worth paying for those but there are cheaper options as well. worth noting that the disposable, surgical masks, are very effective but they work out at about 45p ago so that will mount up over time and then of course they are not great for the environment. we were talking in the introduction about bacterial particles but of course covid is a virus. yes, absolutely. we should be clear that we have not been able to test coronavirus specifically. but this is the standard, the test that disposable surgical masks are put through internationally so it is a good measure of how much larger

particles and larger droplets are emerging from some in ‘s face if they are wearing a mask. it does test that effectively so we do get a goodidea test that effectively so we do get a good idea of which masks are better than others at serving the purpose, ultimately, the face coverings are designed to implement. they are not the same as surgical masks, respiratory masks, we should be clear about that, they serve a different purpose which is to reduce the amount of droplets, the amount of aerosols that are projected out into the atmosphere. and some are very good at that, others, not so much. you have very decently put it free for us all to read online. harry, thank you very much. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid

restrictions by next week. nottinghamshire moves into tier 3, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. traffic around paris hit record levels just hours before a new national lockdown came into force across france. the uk labour leader, sir keir starmer rejects warnings from a union leader that the suspension ofjeremy corbyn could split the party. a study has revealed that a version of the coronavirus that originated in farm workers in spain injune accounts for the majority of new covid—19 cases in several european countries — including this one. dr emma hodcroft, a evolutionary geneticist at the university of basel is lead author of an international team that worked on the study. thank you forjoining us. tell us, we re thank you forjoining us. tell us, were you setting out to look for a variant? this is part of what we do

ona variant? this is part of what we do on a day—to—day basis. part of our work is that we are constantly monitoring sequences, the genetic material of the virus, to see how it's moving between different countries and over time. i actually discover this new variant while i was inspecting our build, art run, are analysis of source for switzerland and i noticed a cluster of sequences that seemed interesting and when i investigated further i realised the variant was present in many european countries and we needed to look at it more closely. how did you work out this had originated amongst farm in spain? the earliest sequences that you find that are part of the cluster came from samples in spain and when we got in touch with our collaborators at the spain consortium they looked into this further and identified that this was linked to a super spreading event amongst agricultural workers in the north—east of the country. it then seems the virus was able to move into the local

population and spread around spain as people were eager to visit friends and family after the long lockdown. when travel then picked up over the summer, the variant was able tojump into other over the summer, the variant was able to jump into other countries. what are the differences between this particular type of coronavirus and others? one of the most important things to note is that we don't have any evidence this new variant is more transmissible or it impacts clinical outcomes so it's not any more dangerous but we do think with this variant one of the things we see quite clearly is how summer travel allowed this variant to move so effectively into other countries and spread in quite a wide fashion and we think this can give us fashion and we think this can give us real insight into make sure when travel resumes again, hopefully soon, we don't get into the same situation where we allow the virus to move around with holiday—makers and travellers. what do you know about why and how this new variant

emerge? it's important to keep in mind that viruses mutate all the time, it is a really normal part of the virus life—cycle so there are slightly different variants of the virus emerging everyday. but for the most part, we don't pay much attention these as they behave exactly the same as every other variant out there. it's only when a variant out there. it's only when a variant can get into a particular population, here, for example, these agricultural workers are probably living very closely together and working very closely together, the virus can get a foothold when it sta rts virus can get a foothold when it starts expanding widely and combined with those conditions, the summer holidays, travel in the summer, we think this really allowed the virus to spread in a really distinct way. many scientists around the world are in pursuit of a vaccine. when we see different variants of coronavirus does that mean we will need as many different vaccines as there are variants? thankfully, no. there is a lot of research going into these

vaccines and they are tested incredibly extensively to make sure that they will work across the spectrum for different versions of the virus. we actually use onlyjust a few parts of the virus to develop vaccines, these are the parts your body recognises most easily and the mutations that we see in the variant we focus on in our paper, they are not in any of these regions will we are not in any of these regions will we a re really not not in any of these regions will we are really not concerned this will have any impact on a vaccine. you put many minds at rest sure with that last answer. thank you very much. a picture is now emerging of the movements of the tunisian suspect before the attack in nice. italian investigators say he arrived on the island of lampedusa as a migrant last month, and had been ordered to travel on after quarantining. french prosecutors say he arrived in nice by train on thursday morning carrying three knives. two hours later, three victims were dead. yan st—pierre is a counter—terrorism advisor and is chief executive

of modern security consulting group. he explained to me what the mood in france is like at the moment against which this attack happened. right now it's very similar to what we saw in 2015, 2016. because it occurs in a situation where it's very polarised and the trial related to the attack of charlie hebdo starting late august, the republication of the characters, in september, the attack two weeks ago. it feels like, for many, flashbacks of 2015, 2016, a lot of anxiety. the divisions are also a lot greater than before, we see a rise in the far right movements that are also escalating the situation. it is a very difficult situation for france now, both changing but at the same time very reminiscent of the recent past. we know security is heightened in france and it has been for some time, we know the intelligence

services share information but how has that affected the nature of these attacks? this is the biggest change over the last three or four years. we are noticing that the attacks are less coordinated now. it involves less people, at least formally, that meet up, plan, coordinate and carry out an attack, it's more about launching calls from extremist organisations, regardless of the spectrum, to ask sympathisers and supporters to act on their behalf and a lot of people will do this on their own initiative, will meet other people online or off—line. but carry out the attack on their own. that complicates matters so much for the security forces. add to this, since the pandemic began, the online extremist content has increased which puts a strain even more on the resources of the security forces to try and filter out who could attack and who would not and therefore it complicates the work for the security forces even more.

emmanuel macron has said he will crack down on islamist extremism. what might he mean by that? what more can they do in france that they haven't already done? the debate right now, and many were calling for restrictions on human rights yesterday following the attack, prominent politicians, right now the issue is about preventative measures in france. will measures now be allowed to try to determine, perhaps, guilty until proven innocent type of mentality, approach, that would allow security forces to detain people in advance, to obtain very personal information, data protection is a major issue in france as well. so a lot of the focus is on preventative measures right now to see if it is possible in any way or form to weed out any possible attackers before they even intend to attack. but what might this do for relationships between france

and muslim countries across the world? it will indeed strain those relations even more. right now, we saw over the last few weeks, they are very strained and historically speaking, france has very tense relationships with its own muslim community, for various reasons. right now, the suspicion that any muslim could unfortunately be considered a terrorist in the minds of many french people, that is a serious issue and right now, you were noticing yesterday, a lot of muslim organisations have tried to immediately distance themselves from these attackers and so there is a form of compromise right now, to see where trust can be built but it's very difficult and until france recognises there is a problem, tries to isolate possible attackers, it will be difficult to mend these issues. an overwhelming majority of people

in new zealand have voted to legalise euthanasia. according to preliminary results of a referendum held earlier this month more than 65% of voters backed the proposal to allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live the opportunity to choose assisted dying, if approved by two doctors. the us election campaign is entering its final weekend. with four days to go, over 80 million americans have already cast their ballot. donald trump and joe biden are focussing their efforts on the battleground states — like florida — that could swing the election in their favour. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. back in his home state again, and another push for votes in florida. donald trump narrowly won here in 2016, but the democrats have gained ground and the race withjoe biden is neck and neck. we are going to win four more years in the white house. applause.

and we are going on to win a record share of the hispanic—american vote. you see what's happening? the president attracts large crowds, but with little social distancing and few masks. donald trump is confident he can defy the opinion polls by focusing on the economy rather than the coronavirus. this is historic prosperity. another major tax cut to go along with the biggest tax cut in the history of our country. and record job growth. and joe biden‘s plan is to deliver punishing lockdowns. he's going to lock you down! forjoe biden, there is no issue more important than taking control of the virus. he's also been campaigning in florida, but with smaller drive—in audiences and a tone that mocks the president's approach to covid—19. donald trump has waved the white flag, abandoned our families and surrendered to this virus, but the american

people never give up! we nevergive in! and we surely don't cower. and neither will i. donald trumpjust had a super spreader event here again, spreading more than just coronavirus. he is spreading division and discord. in this divided nation, the coronavirus pandemic is not only polarising, but getting much worse. the country has just recorded its highest number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak began, and tensions are running high. with many people nervous about the outcome of the election and the possibility of civil unrest, the retail giant walmart has decided to take guns off its store shelves, although they will still be available to buy. a spokesman said...

the final four days of the campaign will see donald trump and joe biden making repeat visits to the handful of states which will decide the election. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. as part of our coverage of the us election, we are tracking how the candidates are faring in the national polls, and as you can seejoe biden is currently ahead with 51 per cent while president trump is on 42 percent. you can find all of the details on the bbc news website. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines... 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe nottinghamshire moves into tier 3, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. traffic around paris hit record levels just hours before

a new national lockdown came into force across france. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, rejects warnings from a union leader that the suspension ofjeremy corbyn could split the party. i don't want a civil war in the labour party, i don't think there's any need for one. i want to unite the party but i'm not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. people gather to lay flowers and light candles outside the church in nice were three people were killed in a knife attack. covid—19 has led to turmoil in nations worldwide, shutting down economies and throwing millions of people out of work. since april, the bbc‘s population reporter stephanie hegarty has been following three people, in three different parts of the world, who lost theirjobs to the pandemic. their stories expose an emerging global crisis of evictions. the un's special rapporteur

on the right to housing has said the eviction crisis will be a matter of life and death in the coming months if governments don't step in to help. here's stephanie's report. baby ramina came as a surprise. in august, gabi found out she was pregnantjust a few days before ramina was born, and the timing could not have been worse. i'm worried that the house has a lot of humidity. it's not good for her. on monday i have to pay the rent. i don't have money because i had to pay for some tests and now we start a countdown because we don't have much time before we have to leave. and we can't find a place because there are too many of us. when we first met the family six months ago, gabi and her mother had just lost theirjobs as mexico went into lockdown. she was worried about supporting her two teenage children. now her mother rosa is the only one working but she only gets a few days work a week.

translation: now, because we are late with the rent, the landlady is hassling us. she wants to take the house from us and with this baby, where are we going to end up? in lagos, seun is in a very similar position. he lost his job as an uber driver and was evicted from his home. he is squatting with a friend. the rent is much. and i sent my daughter back to the village to see my grandmother. maybe then i can get an apartment for myself and bring her here. so we can stay together. when we first met anju in april, the garment factory where she worked had closed. she is back at work now but her roommate was not as lucky. she lost herjob and had to move out. when she left, it was really hard for me. i didn't get luck from my mother but i got luck from her. these families and millions of others are the victims of a global housing crisis made

critical by this pandemic. it's really a question of life or death that someone actually has a safe and secure and adequate home. the main issue is that we are seeing a lot of evictions happening right now but also that there may be a whole lot evictions coming down the line. in the report i'm calling for eviction bans to continue but in this context also, poor countries need additional help, development financing in order to make sure they are able to deal with the housing challenges. as baby ramina comes home for the first time, her family are still trying to figure out where home will be. she has my colour. looks like chocolate. stephanie hegarty, bbc news. we can speak now to leilani farha, former un special rapporteur on the right to housing, now global director of the shift,

which describes itself as a new worldwide movement to reclaim and realize the fundamental human right to housing. thank you forjoining us. how quickly did you realise the precarious nature of housing and the likelihood of becoming homeless when the pandemic struck?” likelihood of becoming homeless when the pandemic struck? i realised it right away. as soon as the world health organization issued its directive in the face of this pandemic to stay at home, wash your hands, physically distance, and immediately all governments around the world adopted that policy, i knew we were going to have some pretty big problems on our hands because i knew there was a global housing crisis before the pandemic homelessness was a real problem, people were struggling to pay rent in cities around the world. the global north and south. i could actually see it all playing out,

u nfortu nately. actually see it all playing out, unfortunately. what has the global pandemic done to those who were already homeless, who had no home to stay in? it has obviously put them at huge risk and as we heard the current special rapporteur saying, there is no doubt that homelessness at any there is no doubt that homelessness atany time there is no doubt that homelessness at any time is always a matter of life or death but in the face of the pandemic, obviously it puts people at huge, huge risk. and obviously of getting covid—19. but of course homelessness itself is very precarious living, there is no more precarious living, there is no more precarious living, there is no more precarious living than homelessness which is why we would want to see governments moving in and making sure that evictions do not happen because evictions are a direct line to homelessness. how do you stop evictions happening if, certainly in the rental sector for example,

housing is a commodity, the landlords themselves have overhead to pay which they charge a rent for? yes, it's a good question. most government moved immediately to impose some kind of moratorium on evictions and that was a super important and of course i would say that in light of the ongoing nature of this pandemic, those moratoriums have to be maintained. and of course there will be struggling landlords andi there will be struggling landlords and i have real sympathy for them. many landlords have their own mortgages to pay, as you said, and rely on rents to pay them. governments are going to have to support those landlords as well but let's be very clear, there is a whole swathe of landlords that actually have fairly deep pockets, they are private equity firms, insurance companies, pension funds, and those landlords may be able to absorb some losses because they are making huge profits off of tenants

and these units. i'm not going to say that all landlords should be treated equally, it is obviously depended on the availability of resources . depended on the availability of resources. your organisation the shift recognises housing as a human right rather than a commodity or an extractive industry. how many governments agree with you around the world? martin, i am seeing a real increase in take—up this idea. —— martine. more than 170 governments around what had committed themselves by signing international law to the idea that housing is a human right. more than 100 have certainly committed to the idea but i am starting to see permits actually trying to implement that and where i am seeing it most is at local level because really on the front lines of the housing crisis, they are starting to realise, wait a second, if we allow

for housing to continue in this uber commodified way, that is unsustainable. housing is unaffordable in almost every city in the world so did cities are scrambling and looking for new ways and methods to ensure access to adequate housing for their populations and they are finding that by treating it as human right, asa that by treating it as human right, as a social good, they are able to move forward with that goal. do we have any examples of where tenants who are perhaps recognised they are at risk of eviction can act together to try to prevent it and protect themselves and support each other? it's an interesting question. there are movements around the world right now, we are seeing them, i will give you an example, in berlin, it was actually considered a fairly affordable european city for a long time but has become increasingly

unaffordable especially in terms of rent. tenants have come together there and really immobilised and we re there and really immobilised and were making certain demands, one of which was rent freezers. in other words, where rents would be maintained or stabilised over several years —— rent freezes. they we re several years —— rent freezes. they were asking for 7—10 years, through their commitment to this movement, taking to the street and mobilising, they managed to get legislation that would freeze rents to five years and it has been challenged but has met every legal challenge and is now considered good law adds upjust yesterday i think. that is an example of yesterday i think. that is an exa m ple of te na nts yesterday i think. that is an example of tenants coming together and saying, what would really help us isa and saying, what would really help us is a stabilisation of our rents because our wages are not increasing in the same way that rent is. and they have had that victory. folks in barcelona as well have been really leading the charge on similar issues

around airbnb and touristic occasion of that city and have had real gains in barcelona as well in terms of legislation. leilani farha, former un special rapporteur on the right to housing and now global director of the shift, thank you for your time. hundreds of thousands of women in poland have been protesting for more than a week against a court ruling which means almost all abortions are now banned. the country already had one of the strictest laws in europe. but last week's constitutional court ruling made it even more restrictive. from warsaw, adam easton reports. angry protests despite the coronavirus. there's been a massive response to what amounts to a near total ban. abortion will only be allowed in cases of rape and incest, or when the pregnancy poses a risk to the mother's health. the government says no, you have to give birth no matter how sick your baby will be. we have to go to the street and show our anger and protest because this is something that

shouldn't happen in the 21st century in the middle of europe. protests like this one have been taking place every day in towns and cities across the country. there is enormous anger here, protesters have just been chanting "this is war." and they are blaming the government and the catholic church for taking away a woman's right to choose. poland is one of the most catholic countries in europe. so protests inside churches like this one are unprecedented. some conservative catholic groups lobbied the government to outlaw abortion in cases where tests indicate the baby will be born with severe disabilities. abortion for eugenic reasons is one of the most cruel, one of the most tragic examples of discrimination. people are deprived of their right to life, only because it is thought that they might be disabled or sick in the future.

that's a view shared by the country's socially conservative leadership, now endorsed by a court dominated by pro—governmentjudges. protest organisers say their ultimate goal now is to overthrow the governing coalition. maybe abortion is not the issue that will bring this government down but the things happening now, the young people on the streets, the thousands and thousands of people on the streets, means after it all ends, we will have poland of our dreams. this is the hard way to achieve that, but we are ready to go all the way. the government is not backing down. the country's most powerful politician, jaroslaw kaczynski, has called on his supporters to defend churches from protesters who he said want to destroy poland. a country already grappling with the pandemic now has a cultural war playing out on its streets. adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. it's been just over eight months since britain first went into lockdown, and while many of us were able to enjoy at least a little bit

of the summer as restrictions were relaxed, we're now facing further measures to stop a second wave of coronavirus. nottinghamshire is the latest area to move into the toughest level of restrictions. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has spent time with some people coming to terms with consequences of having yet more limits on what they're allowed to do. st ann's, where so many have it tough. and the rules are now the strictest in england. honestly, they are good, because it's for our benefit, so i think it's fine. after seven months under one set of constraints or another, life here just got harder again. sorry, the rules are "stay safe". simple really. and they're not doing it. and the outlook couldn't be much bleaker than simon's. people are getting lonely. people are getting rather depressed. in his 60s, living with diabetes, only going out for shopping or the hospital.

i'm not afraid to go out, but i'm concerned. and his wifejean is in bed with terminal cancer. there's lots of things we want to do. we're wanting to go out, to travel the country. see the things that we want to be able to do. erm, let her enjoy life. we can't. all she can do is sit in the flat. we don't seem to have any hope at the minute. it'sjust all doom and gloom. and those who look out for people here, fearfor them too. with more restrictions coming into place, i think the old people will feel it more because a lot of them are towards the end of life as well, aren't they? a lot of them have said they don't want to spend the last years of their life being confined to their flat, not seeing family. stonebridge city farm is one of many surprises in st ann's. it's a refuge for families,

especially in the half term holiday. it's hard to find things to do when you're locked in the house and you've done every activity inside that you can possibly think of. we've been to every park. i think months more of this and it's just... it's not going to be very nice. many volunteers here, like karen, have disabilities. and first time round, the shutdown really hurt. i was a bit fed up because i was in the house and i missed the farm that much. so listen to what it means being back in the kitchen. i'm learning to be independent. coming here is really good because i'm meeting new people and new staff, and everyone's great. people on the trams, they're not social distancing. you see some of them not wearing masks. but thoughts are turning to young futures. yeah, it's just been stressful. i don't think it's fair

for the kids, because obviously they get missed out on things like goose fair, halloween coming up this weekend. then they're getting told, or they're hearing stories that christmas is getting cancelled. this is a runner bean... but there are celebrations before christmas. and at the hindu centre they're making sure that everyone gets fed during diwali. people are very frightened. some of the regular devotees at the temple we haven't seen for months and months. some of them who started to come out, that's it, they've stopped again. how big a deal is that during diwali? well, of course it is. diwali is the most auspicious time of the year. it's been tricky, but we've got through it. covid cases closed the primary school early for half term, and there's no holiday for the head teacher. and for a community like we have, where people are fiercely proud of their community, it's a strong community, they thrive on those social interactions,

as a school we thrive on, our doors are normally open, our parents come in every day, we chat every day, and those things have been taken away from us. that is the thing that people find the hardest. so there is a month now of the toughest restrictions across the county. but then what? how will we know if it's safe for the measures to be relaxed? and if life has to carry on like this, what will that do for people in the city and here in this community? how do you get it through to people? it is a killer disease. isolate, follow the rules. they're there for a reason. as hospital beds across the city keep filling up, the view from here gets darker. and with every day now, the vitality, the community, the life of our streets is restricted even more. dan johnson, bbc news, st ann's in nottingham. eight months since it was first introduced, thejob retention scheme —

orfurlough, as it's known — comes to an end tomorrow. during the height of lockdown, nearly a third of the uk workforce was being supported by the project, with the government paying part of people's wages. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to crawley, to find out how those working at gatwck airport and within the travel industry are feeling. gatwick airport dominates the landscape, and the local economy depends on it — so when the planes stopped flying, the impact was dramatic. horrendous, scary. we suddenly became just very unsure of our future. at this hotel, bookings collapsed, weddings postponed. we've got a plane just going over and we now get quite excited when we hear a plane. the owners kept things going — the furlough scheme saved them. i don't think we would have survived without it because... i assume my only other option would have been to make everybody redundant. some workers he had to let go,

and he still has five on furlough. now that the new employment support scheme has been revised and improved, we're hoping that we can keep them going — it's our intention, simply because we're going to be very busy next year, as well. so we don't want to have to make any further redundancies. down the road in crawley, more than 40% of the workforce was on furlough in august. this town was doing pretty nicely before the pandemic — unemployment was low. but there are now more than three times as many people claiming benefits compared to this time last year — the furlough scheme couldn't save every job. chris worked as a security manager at gatwick airport and was furloughed, before being made redundant. started there when i was 18, so almost all of my adult life has been in the airport working, so it was tough. but chris used his time off to grow his new business —

a comic shop with his former colleague. they've now taken on two other ex—airport staff. we will come back from it. i think the town's strong enough to survive. yeah, absolutely. until things get back to normal. this beauty clinic used to get lots of cabin crew and holiday—makers through its doors. as a limited company director, melissa had to survive off her savings instead of furlough. she's found new clients now — there's just one problem. i'm really worried about another lockdown because we were the last to come back last time. so... well, because we're close contact and everything that we're doing is so close to the face, you know, it did take so long for us to come back. i just... yeah, pray — pray there's not another lockdown. an airport town trying to weather the storm, and hoping for brighter days ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, crawley. a report into australia's deadly bushfires has warned that the country must prepare to tackle more than one

simultaneous natural disaster. the royal commission says it's likely that there will be an increase in extreme weather events happening in quick succession or at the same time. two same—sex couples have been married in the taiwanese army's annual mass wedding ceremony. the marriages are the first to be included in thejoint military wedding service since same sex marriage was legalized in taiwan last year. the army said the inclusion of the two lesbian couples reflected its enlightened and progressive attitude. taiwan is the first country in asia to legalized same—sex marriage, although gay couples were not granted the exact same rights as heterosexual couples. a nasa probe sent to collect rock from an asteroid is back on track after some technical issues. 0fficials behind the osiris—rex craft were worried after a rock wedged open the door of a container. nasa says the rock samples have now been safely sealed inside and the probe is ready to return to earth.

the pumpkins are being carved and trick or treaters are almost ready, but there's no doubt this year's halloween will feel very different. the bbc‘s fiona lamdin has been to bristol where people are determined to make halloween 2020 special despite the coronavirus. love it or loathe it, halloween is very nearly upon us. well, i really like the sweets and the decorations. here in bristol, this mum, tasha, has set up a spooky trail around the city. they're in tier1 here, so households can meet indoors and outdoors in groups of six. well, as you can see, i absolutely love halloween. i do a display every single year. i want a safe way to people to come and see houses that are still decorated for halloween and spread a little bit of cheer in this time. and, so far, 250 families have signed up.

my husband is very clever when it comes to seeing things how they could look and then he makes them look like that! just around the corner, we meet the coles family. obviously, the year that everyone's had — especially children, it's been pretty rubbish for them. everything's been cancelled — holidays, other events. 0bviously, halloween is something that i suppose they can't kind of stop. and a few streets away, the pirates have taken over. it may not surprise you this took six months of planning. this is my christmas — i love halloween so much. the house is decorated all year round as halloween, so i like to put it out in the garden and show people. well, people are coming up with all sorts of imaginative ways to try and keep everybody safe. captain hook here has designed this socially distanced tube for the sweets to shoot down. so what are the rules?

downing street has stopped short of banning trick—or—treating for people living in tiers 1 and 2 in england — as long as you stick to local restrictions, social distancing and the rule of six. but in tier 3, where socialising is banned in gardens, it looks like trick—or—treating is off. as it is in wales, scotland and northern ireland — where it's also not allowed. in locked—down cardiff, welsh households have been told to stay at home but danny is still determined to celebrate. so what i want to try and say is halloween is not cancelled. we can't go trick—or—treating, but we totally endorse children dressing up. we definitely would like you all to dress up your houses. probably don't need to go as crazy as this but, really, it's about having fun and being with your family. i sort of thought twice about doing it this year due to the pandemic. was it the right thing? we actually ran a poll on facebook to say, should we do it, should we not? and we had, like,

a 97%, like, "do it." and in north yorkshire, professional pumpkin—sculptors are working flat out despite all the restrictions. 100 this this week, because most people want their pumpkins for halloween. and so, yeah, we've been pretty busy, i would say. it looks really scary. will it give you nightmares? you think it will? it seems the real trick this year is to keep the magic alive but from a safe distance, as many choose to halloween at home. we have all heard the phrase, ‘dogs are man's best friend'. well, it isn'tjust a saying, it's the honest truth. a new study of the canine's dna has shown that human beings have been close friends with them for so long that by the end of the ice age there were five different types of dog. scientists says the data confirms that dogs were domesticated before any other known species.

traces of these ancient breeds survive today in every corner of the world. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. something sunnier for the northern half of the country this afternoon, staying a bit cloudy and damp in the south but through this weekend we are all set to see more bouts of heavy rain at times and some rather strong winds, particularly on saturday. that could lead to a bit of travel disruption. the winds a little on the brisk side today across some southernmost counties and the north—west of scotland. lighter winds in between. as i said, sunshine for scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales through the afternoon developing, one or two isolated showers. through south wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england and the channel islands staying fairly cloudy for the majority, rain or drizzle at times but mildest here, 16 or 17 degrees in the south—east corner. the milder air wings its way back northwards tonight as the cloud spreads north. there could be a chill in the air

to begin with before temperatures rise later on across parts of scotland and northern england. these are the sort of temperatures we are expecting as we go into the start of tomorrow. notice we have temperatures higher by night than they should be by day at this time of year across england and wales. but with it comes a spell of the wettest and windiest weather this weekend. a deep area of low pressure to the north—west of the country, weather fronts pushing eastwards but around that, widespread gales across the uk on saturday. bouts of heavy rain, particularly across the west. we will see one zone of rain spread its way northwards and eastward and it is on that the winds will be especially squally and the rain especially heavy. but it does mean it goes through quite quickly and across a good part of england, wales and southern northern ireland, sunshine developing in the afternoon but across the west we see the strongest gusts, touching 60 or maybe 70 mph. those winds coming in from the south, it will be reasonably mild but it might not feel that way in the breeze and rain and that rain lingers towards the end of the day in north—west scotland. eventually easing for

a time on saturday night. towards the west, the next area of low pressure. it is one after another at the moment. the centre of this one is a little further away so the wind is not quite as strong on sunday though the rain pushes through quicker. a wet start for many, particularly across scotland and eastern england. brightening up for many in the west during the middle part of the day but more outbreaks of rain developing through the afternoon, particularly in western areas. rainfall totals totting up in the west, an ongoing risk of some minorflooding here. a little bit drier towards the end of the day in the east. it stays mild as it does on monday, more wet and windy weather then but beyond that, things turn drier and quieter later in the week.

this is bbc news. 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week — nottinghamshire moves into tier three, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. when you've got this focused approach we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this and that is the way we avoid the more drastic measures. gridlock in paris as thousands rush to leave the capital before a new nationwide lockdown. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, rejects warnings from a union leader that the suspension ofjeremy corbyn could split the party. i don't want a civil war in the labour party, i don't think there's any need for one.

i want to unite the party but i am not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. people gather to lay flowers and light candles outside the church in nice were three people were killed in a knife attack. and as the us election campaign enters its final weekend, president trump and his rival joe biden, hold rallies in the crucial swing state of florida. good morning and welcome to bbc news. nottinghamshire has become the latest county to enter the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in england. groups of drinkers gathered in nottingham city centre — some in fancy dress — before the tier 3 measures came into force at midnight. shops in the county will have

to stop selling alcohol at nine o'clock, pubs that don't serve meals will close and households can't mix in some outdoor settings. west yorkshire will also move into tier 3 on monday. the five councils covering the region — leeds, bradford, calderdale, wakefield and kirklees — say infection rates are now at a critical level. from monday, it will take the total number of people living in very high restrictions to just over 11 million — almost a fifth of the population. 0ur reporterjon donnison has more. people in nottinghamshire, the latest to be waking up to life on the tier three restrictions. the measures, the toughest in england, were due to come into force in nottingham yesterday, but were delayed for 2h hours, so the whole county could be added. although these are quite a stringent set of measures, it's what we're planning to do

for a 28—day period, to give nottinghamshire the very best chance of turning things around, so that in the four weeks running into christmas, we hope to be in a better place. doctors say it comes after a sharp rise in infections in people aged over 60. on wednesday, there were more than 400 people being treated for covid—19 in nottinghamshire's hospitals, up 40% from the peak during the first wave of the virus. further north in leeds, people know they, too, will soon be facing tighter restrictions on their lives. from monday, the whole of west yorkshire will be put under tier 3 measures, with no end in sight. what no—one can tell us at this moment in time, is exactly what the criteria are for coming out of tier 3. this is something that all areas are pressing government in terms of clarification. everyone is concerned going into the windsor.

for many, that winter looks set to be a long one. by next week, 11 million people, nearly a fifth of all those living in england, will be under the toughest coronavirus restrictions. john donnison, bbc news. speaking on bbc breakfast earlier, the foreign secretary dominic raab said the public would find it "desperately unfair" to impose a national lockdown while rates vary across the country. the targeted measures are targeted in the right place and we never said this will be easy. even at level three, the very high level, schools are being kept open, businesses are being kept open. we leave in reserve the option of taking further measures but actually, what we really need now and what i think the domestic and also the international experience shows, is when you have got this focused approach, we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this and that is the way we avoid the more drastic measures which we don't want to take because of the impact they would have on the economy.

it must be right to take a focused, localised approach where the virus is the strongest than to have the rather blunt tool of a nationwide blanket lockdown. healthcare systems in the european union are at risk of being overwhelmed by the number of coronavirus cases — unless authorities act quickly. that's according to the head of the european commission — ursula von der leyen. she has called for work to start now on preparing the infrastructure for a mass—vaccination programme across the entire region. her comments follow those from the german chancellor, angela merkel, who warned four hard months lie ahead for the continent. paul hawkins reports. gridlock on the streets of paris as thousands tried to get out of the capital before a nationwide lockdown kicks in. some, though, prefer to spend lockdown eve making their feelings known. translation: we do not want to be locked down.

we're sick of the curfew and everything. we understand that it is for the disease but we should not get carried away. from midnight tonight we all have to stay at home. it is too much, i am not going to. i'm going to stay here. from friday, no—one can leave home unless it's for essential work or medical reasons. france limiting the liberty it's famous for embracing. this woman goading the authorities, telling them she does not care if she is fined for breaking lockdown. the french president insists a national lockdown is essential to drive down infection rates before hospitals are overwhelmed. meanwhile, germany's new measures, which come into force on monday, are not as far—reaching as france but they do include the closures of gyms, theatres, restaurants and bars. translation: for the coming times i wish for one thing — that we all show solidarity and empathy to one another and with one another.

this is the only way we will get through this historical crisis. this winter will be hard. it will be four long difficult months but it will end. spain's parliament, meanwhile, has approved a six—month extension of a countrywide state of emergency. 80% of the population is now limited in what it can do and where it can go. infection rates are soaring across europe and with that in mind, the president of the european commission has said that preparations should begin for a mass vaccination programme across the eu. the member states will get all vaccines at the same time and at the same conditions, based on their share of the eu population they have and this is already fixed with the member states, we have already agreed on that.

until then, it is a return for some europeans to almost empty streets. paul hawkins, bbc news. air france, klm has said it has made an operating loss of a quarter of1 million euros and will cutjobs this year with a heart for the four and half those into follow by 2000 and 2022. allies ofjeremy corbyn have rallied to his defence following his suspension. the head of the unite union, len mcclusky, has condemned the decision, warning it risks splitting the party. and momentum — the campaign group which backs mr corbyn — described it as a ‘naked attack on the left‘. the former labour leader was suspended after he refused to accept the findings of a damning report into anti—semitism in the party. let‘s look at what else mr mccluskey said — he warned the decision was "an act of grave injustice which, if not reversed, will create chaos

within the party and in doing so compromise labour‘s chances of a general election victory". a split party, he said, will be doomed to defeat. let‘s get more on this with our political correspondent, helen catt. we are looking at front pages warning of a split labour party with jeremy corbyn, a huge move by the current labour leadership to suspend the formerly do. there is certainly anger and disappointment among some of the allies ofjeremy corbyn. you heard from len mccluskey and we have seen mps such asjohn mcdonald and diane abbott coming out on social media and expressing their disappointment. i think it will be really instructive to watch what happens over the next few hours is to where the party is now. we have seen over the last two years this sort of fight for the soul of the labour party, the civil war that raged for years that was driven by a huge influx of new members that came

in withjeremy corbyn under his leadership. we saw that sort of power struggle if you like between the two wings of the labour party over those few years. since then they have gone to the electorate twice and have not managed to wind there. the election of sir keir starmer last year, he was not the favoured candidate of that wing of the left, that was rebecca long bailey, so it is already felt like a weakening power shift even though he was part of the shadow cabinet of jeremy corbyn, he was not the preferred candidate. it is felt like there has been this weakening of power so what the reaction is now to jeremy corbyn being suspended over the next couple of days i think will be really instructive as to where the power balance currently lies within the party. that decision as you said to suspend jeremy corbyn was a really big one to make and it came off the back of those findings

from that report into anti—semitism in the labour party. important to say, though, it was not because of what the report said it was the reaction ofjeremy corbyn to it, the fa ct reaction ofjeremy corbyn to it, the fact that he said that‘s the scale of anti—semitism had been overstated by political opponents. that is the reason he has been suspended because sir keir starmer later went on to say there was no place in the party for people who said it was all exaggerated orfactional. for people who said it was all exaggerated or factional. 0ne for people who said it was all exaggerated orfactional. one of the other key findings of the report yesterday was there had been political interference by the then leader of the opposition is office in anti—semitism complaints so we have also seen from sir keir starmer today making it very clear he is not going to be personally involved in this complaints process. this is what he had to say. it's not for me to say what process or what

sanction, that is for the general secretary. i want to unite the party. i am not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. this is very clear indication from labour that it is going a new direction and sir keir starmer has been very keen to put his stamp on the party and it makes a real break with what has gone before. let‘s talk some more now on the protocol and diciplinary proceedure in the labour party with the former director of audit & risk management for labour, mike creighton. mike is one of the antisemitism whistleblowers and since he stood down from his role has been critical of some aspects ofjeremy corbyn‘s leadership. your reaction to yesterday‘s report? it was a long time coming but i am

pleased it was such a balanced and thorough report has emerged and i believe that not only sir keir starmer but the whole of the labour party will begin the very tortuous process of rebuilding the trust with these communities. it did not find jeremy corbyn personally responsible are name him in away that some might have expected, it did not find the labour party guilty of institutional anti—semitism. labour party guilty of institutional anti-semitism. no, and to a certain extent i guess we are all relieved at that. we were all part of the process in those terms, but it did find the labour party had committed unlawful acts and it pointed on several occasions to a failure of leadership throughout the labour party and it is those areas which need now to be addressed. what do

you make now of the fact thatjeremy corbyn has been suspended after his reaction to the port? i have to say it was largely inevitable. i heard with interest sir keir starmer press conference immediately after the publication of the report and he was very clear in that what he expected from labour party members and then i read and complete bafflement the statement byjeremy corbyn a few minutes later where he effectively through the words of sir keir starmer back on his face and it seemed to me at that time that it was inevitable that this would lead to disciplinary action. the thing, if anything, that surprised me was the speed that decision was taken by

the speed that decision was taken by the general secretary and i have to say that swift and decisive action was not a hallmark of the previous leadership and hopefully will be of this one. i think the statement by jeremy corbyn was released just before the press conference by sir keir starmer. many people will say you are politically motivated as defenders ofjeremy corbyn, what is the process of deciding know what happens to the formerly do? in technical terms and i will try to keep this as nontechnical as possible, the general secretary will be responsible for producing a report on the issue. that will be presented to the national executive committee which is responsible for the day today management of the labour party. they have a limited range of options before them. they could say that there is no case to answer, they could see that this

case merits a slap on the wrist, a warning of some description, they could say we believe this is a contentious and serious matter and we will therefore refer it to the national constitution committee of the labour party and that is a body made up of 25 elected individual members of the party who would hear the case with a proper sharing of evidence between both sides and they would determine the matter and that is the body that looks at the most serious cases and their decision, whatever it is, is final and binding on all parties. do you think that process will be thorough and fair? people are appointed to those committees, aren‘t they, and a political basis? no, the national constitutional committee, the people elected to it and actually people who have not had responsibility

within other elected areas of the labour party and when people are elected to these committees within a political party that is always a political party that is always a political side to how to get elected. we have seen that recently in the states with the supreme court judge. in our terms, in the states with the supreme court judge. in ourterms, we in the states with the supreme court judge. in our terms, we are a political party and there will be a political party and there will be a political analysis when you are electing these bodies but they are independent of both the leaders office and the office of the general secretary and indeed of the national executive committee. if there is a long drawn out process are you worried that will cause a huge civil war which will damage the labour party? it is better that it is done right then it is done rust. ——

rushed. eight months since it was first introduced, thejob retention scheme — orfurlough as its known — comes to an end tomorrow. during the height of lockdown, nearly a third of the uk workforce was being supported by the project — with the government paying with the government paying part of peoples‘ wages. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to crawley, to find out how those working at gatwck airport and within the travel industry are feeling. gatwick airport dominates the landscape, and the local economy depends on it — so when the planes stopped flying, the impact was dramatic. horrendous, scary. we suddenly became just very unsure of our future. at this hotel, bookings collapsed, weddings postponed. we‘ve got a plane just going over and we now get quite excited when we hear a plane. the owners kept things going — the furlough scheme saved them.

i don‘t think we would have survived without it because... i assume my only other option would have been to make everybody redundant. some workers he had to let go, and he still has five on furlough. now that the new employment support scheme has been revised and improved, we‘re hoping that we can keep them going — it‘s our intention, simply because we‘re going to be very busy next year, as well. so we don‘t want to have to make any further redundancies. down the road in crawley, more than 40% of the workforce was on furlough in august. this town was doing pretty nicely before the pandemic — unemployment was low. but there are now more than three times as many people claiming benefits compared to this time last year — the furlough scheme couldn‘t save every job. chris worked as a security manager at gatwick airport and was furloughed, before being made redundant. started there when i was 18, so almost all of my adult life has been in the airport working, so it was tough.

but chris used his time off to grow his new business — a comic shop with his former colleague. they‘ve now taken on two other ex—airport staff. we will come back from it. i think the town's strong enough to survive. yeah, absolutely. until things get back to normal. this beauty clinic used to get lots of cabin crew and holiday—makers through its doors. as a limited company director, melissa had to survive off her savings instead of furlough. she‘s found new clients now — there‘s just one problem. i‘m really worried about another lockdown because we were the last to come back last time. so... well, because we‘re close contact and everything that we‘re doing is so close to the face, you know, it did take so long for us to come back. i just... yeah, pray — pray there‘s not another lockdown. an airport town trying to weather the storm, and hoping for brighter days ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, crawley. let‘s get more on this with our business presenter,

sima kotecha. that furlough scheme comes to an end tomorrow and when the government is paying 80% of peoples wages for businesses that have been forced to shut down and we know for the first two weeks of this month 7.5% of the net kingdom workforce were still in that scheme. and it is going to be replaced by the less generous job support scheme with the government will pay up to 67% of workforce pay where the business has been forced to close. the government has argued that can be topped up with universal credit however as we know not eve ryo ne credit however as we know not everyone is entitled to universal credit for various reasons such as having more savings than the threshold allows. to speak to us about how effective the furlough scheme has been an companies will survive once it has gone away is daniel tomlinson from the resolution

foundation, a senior economist. the true scale of the job crisis will only become clear to us in the couple of months ahead now, want to? yes, throughout this crisis the furlough and the new scheme coming in on the 1st of november, the job support scheme, have been holding back quite large rises in unemployment that would have happened if businesses that had been forced to close or effectively been pushed into closing by social distancing lows had to let staff go. because of the furlough scheme businesses have been able to keep staff on their books and a lid has been kept in unemployment and also families up and down the country have had their income is protected but your right to say in the months ahead as this new scheme which is not as full in its coverage as the old one, as it is rolled out and as potentially we go into more lockdown

is across more of the country there is across more of the country there isa is across more of the country there is a risk that we do see this rise in unemployment. there is also talk about another national lockdown. government saying they are really doing everything they can‘t avoid that. if another one does happen, what impact will happen businesses? in this new scheme, the job support scheme, if your business has been told to close by government, you get the option of using the full furlough scheme, the employee gets less a port, two thirds of their wages replaced rather than 80%. from a business perspective, if you're forced to close by the government the scheme is pretty much the same so the scheme is pretty much the same so those jobs should be relatively well protected but the risk is there isa gap well protected but the risk is there is a gap at the moment. if you are a business like a music venue or co nfe re nce ce nt re business like a music venue or conference centre you're not forced into closing and lockdown in tier 3 but in effect you have to close

because no one is going to your business any more and social distancing means your business is viable during lockdown is and economic restrictions, you still have to bring your staff back for a fifth of the normal hours, so one day a week if they are used to working full—time, for the pandemic. for those businesses that can be very difficult if not impossible so there is a risk that people that work in those parts of hospitality and leisure are more at risk of unemployment in the months ahead. what can the government do? do you have any idea of what could be more helpful? i have said this before and i will say it again, the government has kept on saying it simply cannot save everyone. we can already see that. the government, even with its fulljob retention that. the government, even with its full job retention scheme that. the government, even with its fulljob retention scheme was not able to save everyjob and we know around 10% of those who were on

furlough between march and september did not return back to work and ended up moving to unemployment when they came off the furlough scheme and that is because businesses have lots of other gusts as well as the gust of employees so it is good to see the government increasing grants for businesses in different conditions across the country and there are particular groups were affected in this crisis. we know that young people in particular and those on more insecure terms of contract like zero— hours those on more insecure terms of contract like zero—hours contracts are more likely to work and sectors more heavily affected and likely to continue doing so such as those people government should particularly seek to support and in doing some of that through the kick—start doing some of that through the kick—sta rt scheme to doing some of that through the kick—start scheme to help young people into work but there could be a broader programme ofjob creation from the government, for example supporting employment and social ca re supporting employment and social care where we know they need more jobs in months and years to come.

thank you, daniel tomlinson. we saw yesterday that pizza express cut 1300 jobs. yesterday that pizza express cut 1300jobs. it yesterday that pizza express cut 1300 jobs. it is inevitable many other retailers, restaurants, hospitality, bars will cutjobs in the coming months ahead because the sums simply don‘t add up for many of them as these further restrictions are put in place. thank you very much. a study by a criminaljustice research organisation has predicted that the number of cases waiting to be dealt with in crown courts in england and wales could quadruple to almost 200—thousand by 202a. the existing backlog has grown further during the pandemic, as social distancing requirements have led to fewer courtrooms operating. with me now to take a further look at this isjo sidhu, who‘s the vice chairman of the criminal bar association, and stephanie gowland , from the domestic abuse charity, harbour, is in consett in county durham. and stephanie gowland , from the domestic abuse charity,

stephanie, what are you seeing in terms of the women that you support and cases they might be trying to bring? typically domestic abuse cases are very complex to begin with so there tends to be a period of time before we even get to the court in this area. trials that were listed earlier in the year, even around may, have been delayed by several months which is really disheartening to the victims and people who are living this reality because it has taken them a long time to even get to the stage. extra delays naturally frustrate the clouds. it is inevitable that in some cases they can fully retract or decide not to go. —— clouds.

——clients. we have to explain this will not be done probably before the end of the year and there will be further delays. why can't the courts operate online? to some extent the government has invested in technology but the real problem we have got here is a huge backlog in the numberof have got here is a huge backlog in the number of trials waiting to be heard. it is not a problem that has only come about because of covid earlier this year. this is a pre—existing problem and the chickens are coming home to roost. for many years we who work in the legal profession have been urging the government to take absolutely important action to deal with this backlog which has been growing right until the commencement of covid. there were nearly 40,000 cases before the backlog and worsened because of the shutdown. the justice budget has been slashed

consistently, over 20% over the last decade. the selling off of courthouses and closing down of courtrooms and many judges courthouses and closing down of courtrooms and manyjudges have been left idle and not working because of money—saving ideas brought about by the treasury and ministry of justice. this has to be addressed and the problem stephanie is referring to are acute and immediate and urgent. we have victims waiting to have justice done in court on defendants languishing in custody in prisons and the prison population is burgeoning and will get your point where it will become unmanageable. there are witnesses giving up who are trying to help with prosecution cases but simply cannot stay the course if they are expected to wait another two to three years and that is the reality of the situation. we have defendants now who are remanded in custody, a huge number of them, recognise, some 12,000 a banged up in custody, an increase of 20% of the past year. the amount to one in five of all inmates. more than half

the defendants who are tried at a crime caught by a jury, by people who represent the public, are actually acquitted and a sizeable numberof actually acquitted and a sizeable number of that half will be people in custody. they will not get that time back. explained to me how difficult it is for them to cope what they are going through and also bring about legal action and wait for these delays. what does it all add up to?m action and wait for these delays. what does it all add up to? it is a very difficult process for those who are involved. statistically, they could be 35 incidents before somebody is prepared to pick up the phone and ask for support and help. that is there, that is there from that immediate incident and my role is to see that through. see through toa is to see that through. see through to a conviction or until it is resulted. but the delays make it

very difficult and people are aware, they know if they‘ve only police, they know if they‘ve only police, they will be delays. does it mean people are just putting up with violence or abuse at home? what sort of things are they having to continue to put up with? at the end of the day, the point they are contacting for support, they want to be free from abuse and want to be saved and move on. this delay means that they could be a year down the line from the end of this situation and have that all dredged back through again. lockdown means we have seen an increase in referrals to start with. this has been people‘s reality drier to covid. it really does exasperate it for the people involved. it is having a massive detrimental effect. we have heard a lot about the effect on

mental health generally. the stress of this domestic abuse issue on top of this domestic abuse issue on top of that in these cases makes it all difficult for the people going through it. just briefly, people will think barristers, we do not have to feel too sorry for them because they are earning a decent wage, but they have not been able to practice what he fumed and people are leaving the profession, aren‘t they? yes, and we need to deal with they? yes, and we need to deal with the myth of barristers earning a lot of money. the impression given by some parts of the press is that barristers are doing very well. that is not true. if you speak to many young men and women who have sacrificed a great deal to be able to practice as a barrister and want to practice as a barrister and want to do their bit for society, working in legal aid work that has been slashed over a number of years, they all leaving the profession. hundreds of them have left because they simply cannot cope with the conditions any more. the pay they are receiving, the conditions are appalling and we are now facing this huge backlog that means a lot of

people across this year have not been able to work. barristers are largely self—employed and if our not not earning. many will live off their savings and we are talking about young people in their 20s and 30s having a difficult time. the main focus is we want to get the syste m main focus is we want to get the system back up and running and we need to take urgent action so the many issues that stephanie has touched upon, and we are talking about real people, real lives, real suffering, they are addressed quickly. we need to get the backlog reduced and get the courts back up and running and that courts are reopened and we need to have nightingale courts in sufficient numbers to deal with that backlog so that victims who are suffering in limbo do not have to imagine that they will be there for two or three years more before they get there day orjustice is done. thank you both.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s sarah mulkerrins. good morning. tottenham players certainly won‘t have been looking forward to training this morning — managerjose mourinho didn‘t attempt to hide his fury after their europa league defeat at royal antwerp. the only goal came after a defensive blunder, allowing lior refaelov to shoot past hugo lloris. mourinho made four changes at half—time, including dele alli, who‘d been given his first start of the season. mourinho said he wanted to change all 11, and he hopes questions over his team selection will now stop. it's not for me to individualise and to bring some names to the table. you prefer to do that than myself. you always ask me before matches, why this player is not playing, why this player is not selected. maybe now for a few weeks you won't ask me that because you have the answer.

west ham will be without striker michail antonio for tomorrow‘s premier league game at liverpool. he‘s been in good form, scoring three goals this season and 11 since the restart, but he suffered a hamstring injury in the draw against manchester city last weekend. it‘s a blow for manager david moyes but he said he was hopeful he wouldn‘t be out for long, despite reports that it could be at least a month. rangers manager steven gerrard will assess alfredo morelos ahead of their trip to kilmarnock on sunday, as they look to take their unbeaten run to 18 in all competitions. morelos scored the only goal in their europa league win over lech posnan last night but he took a knock to the calf during the match. victory over killmarnock would take them nine points clear of celtic at the top of the premiership, but celtic will have two games in hand — they play aberdeen in the scottish cup

semi—finals this weekend. england scrum—half natasha hunt will miss theirfinal women‘s six nations game after testing positive for coronavirus. the gloucester—hartpury captain will isolate for ten days before a further week in a return—to—play programme. wasps‘ claudia mcdonald starts for the red roses, with harlequins‘ leanne riley brought in to cover the bench. england are already champions going into the match against italy. they‘ll complete back—to—back grand slams if they win in parma. the weekend‘s other two six nations matches have been postponed because of coronavirus. england rugby union head coach eddiejones says the sport has become a laughing stock and now prop mako vunipola has questioned the behaviour of 13 barbarians players, who‘ve been officially charged for breaking coronavirus protocols. his cousin manu vunipola was among them. former england captain chris robshaw was also in the group

and he apologised for the breach, after they left the squad team hotel bubble and went out to dinner. the players face the prospect of fines and suspensions and some have also been charged with giving false statements during the investigation. being in a bubble here, it‘s very easy to kind of know where you need to be and know what you can do. and last week was also a timely reminder of the responsibility we have, notjust for the community in general and being safe and protecting ourselves and each other and people around us, but also a responsibility to the rugby community. i think it‘s disappointing whenever a game is cancelled, but to be cancelled on those terms is unfortunate. scotland rugby league international ryan brierley will rejoin leigh centurions next season for the start of the championship. he started his career at the club before moving to huddersfield giants

and then toronto wolfpack. he spent 2019 on loan at leigh and signed for hull kr this year. brierley said it was a major regret that he wasn‘t part of the leigh team that won promotion to super league in 2016 and he wanted to put that right by helping them get back into the top flight. england‘s netballers have lost the second test against new zealand, and with it the series. the roses started well in hamilton, and they had a two—goal lead at half—time. but the world champions came back in dominant style, winning by 54—47. this is a young, inexperienced england squad, including seven players with fewer than ten international caps, and acting head coach kat ratnapala said there were massive positives to take from their performance. the third and final match is on sunday. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. lovely you in the next hour. to see you, sarah. thanks very lovely to see you, sarah. thanks

very much. it‘s beenjust over ten months since we first went into lockdown, and while many of us were able to enjoy at least a little bit of the summer as restrictions were relaxed, we‘re now facing further measures amid a second wave of coronavirus. nottinghamshire is the latest area to move into the toughest level of restrictions. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has spent time with some people coming to terms with further limits on their lives. st ann‘s, where so many have it tough. and the rules are now the strictest in england. honestly, they are good, because it‘s for our benefit, so i think it‘s fine. after seven months under one set of constraints or another, life here just got harder again. sorry, the rules are "stay safe". simple really. and they're not doing it. and the outlook couldn‘t be much bleaker than simon‘s. people are getting lonely. people are getting rather depressed. in his 60s, living with diabetes, only going out for shopping or the hospital.

i‘m not afraid to go out, but i‘m concerned. and his wifejean is in bed with terminal cancer. there‘s lots of things we want to do. we‘re wanting to go out, to travel the country. see the things that we want to be able to do. erm, let her enjoy life. we can‘t. all she can do is sit in the flat. we don't seem to have any hope at the minute. it'sjust all doom and gloom. and those who look out for people here, fearfor them too. with more restrictions coming into place, i think the old people will feel it more because a lot of them are towards the end of life as well, aren't they? a lot of them have said they don't want to spend the last years of their life being confined to their flat, not seeing family. stonebridge city farm is one of many surprises in st ann‘s. it‘s a refuge for families, especially in the half term holiday. it‘s hard to find things to do

when you‘re locked in the house and you‘ve done every activity inside that you can possibly think of. we‘ve been to every park. i think months more of this and it‘s just... it‘s not going to be very nice. many volunteers here, like karen, have disabilities. and first time round, the shutdown really hurt. i was a bit fed up because i was in the house and i missed the farm that much. so listen to what it means being back in the kitchen. i'm learning to be independent. coming here is really good because i'm meeting new people and new staff, and everyone's great. people on the trams, they‘re not social distancing. you see some of them not wearing masks. but thoughts are turning to young futures. yeah, it‘s just been stressful. i don‘t think it‘s fair for the kids, because obviously

they get missed out on things like goose fair, halloween coming up this weekend. then they‘re getting told, or they‘re hearing stories that christmas is getting cancelled. this is a runner bean... but there are celebrations before christmas. and at the hindu centre they‘re making sure that everyone gets fed during diwali. people are very frightened. some of the regular devotees at the temple we haven‘t seen for months and months. some of them who started to come out, that‘s it, they‘ve stopped again. how big a deal is that during diwali? well, of course it is. diwali is the most auspicious time of the year. it's been tricky, but we've got through it. covid cases closed the primary school early for half term, and there‘s no holiday for the head teacher. and for a community like we have, where people are fiercely proud of their community, it's a strong community, they thrive on those social interactions,

as a school we thrive on, our doors are normally open, our parents come in every day, we chat every day, and those things have been taken away from us. that is the thing that people find the hardest. so there is a month now of the toughest restrictions across the county. but then what? how will we know if it‘s safe for the measures to be relaxed? and if life has to carry on like this, what will that do for people in the city and here in this community? how do you get it through to people? it is a killer disease. isolate, follow the rules. they‘re there for a reason. as hospital beds across the city keep filling up, the view from here gets darker. and with every day now, the vitality, the community, the life of our streets is restricted even more. dan johnson, bbc news, st ann‘s in nottingham. police have confirmed they have arrested a man wanted over the deaths of three people

in coventry and leamington. 0fficers looking for anthony russell say they found a man in a staffordshire village this morning. the 38—year—old was being sought in connection with the deaths of julie williams, who was 58, and her son david williams, who was 32, in coventry. detectives have also linked the suspect with the death of nichola mcgregor after a body was found near leamington yesterday. the us election campaign is entering its final weekend. with four days to go, over 80 million americans have already cast their ballot. donald trump and joe biden are focussing their efforts on the battleground states — like florida — that could swing the election in their favour. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. back in his home state again, and another push for votes in florida. donald trump narrowly won here in 2016, but the democrats have gained ground and the race withjoe biden is neck and neck. we are going to win four more years in the white house. applause.

and we are going on to win a record share of the hispanic—american vote. you see what‘s happening? the president attracts large crowds, but with little social distancing and few masks. donald trump is confident he can defy the opinion polls by focusing on the economy rather than the coronavirus. this is historic prosperity. another major tax cut to go along with the biggest tax cut in the history of our country. and record job growth. and joe biden‘s plan is to deliver punishing lockdowns. he‘s going to lock you down! forjoe biden, there is no issue more important than taking control of the virus. he‘s also been campaigning in florida, but with smaller drive—in audiences and a tone that mocks the president‘s approach to covid—19. donald trump has waved the white flag, abandoned our families

and surrendered to this virus, but the american people never give up! we nevergive in! and we surely don't cower. and neither will i. donald trumpjust had a super spreader event here again, spreading more than just coronavirus. he is spreading division and discord. in this divided nation, the coronavirus pandemic is not only polarising, but getting much worse. the country has just recorded its highest number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak began, and tensions are running high. with many people nervous about the outcome of the election and the possibility of civil unrest, the retail giant walmart has decided to take guns off its store shelves, although they will still be available to buy. a spokesman said...

the final four days of the campaign will see donald trump and joe biden making repeat visits to the handful of states which will decide the election. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. as part of our coverage of the us election, we are tracking how the candidates are faring in the national polls, and as you can seejoe biden is currently ahead with 51 per cent — while president trump is on 42%. you can find all the details on our website — bbc.com/news — or you can downlod the bbc news app. officials in france say the man accused of killing three people after entering a church in nice yesterday was carrying three knives and a copy of the koran. the 21—year—old tunisian man was shot by police and is in a critical condition in hospital. a picture is now emerging of the movements of the tunisian suspect before the attack. italian investigators say he arrived on the island of lampedusa as a migrant last month,

and had been ordered to travel on after quarantining. french prosecutors say he arrived in nice by train on thursday morning carrying three knives. two hours later, three victims were dead. we can speak now to raffaello pantucci — a senior research fellow at the royal united services institute. thank you forjoining us. you have written that this problem of extremism has been with us for many yea rs extremism has been with us for many years now. but that perhaps the pandemic, the lockdowns, are not helping. i think it is very difficult to draw a direct causal link between these, but i would point to the fact we are clearly seeing these incidents coming and staring up racial tensions in france in particular. if we think about the last few attacks in france and the terrible murder of the teacher in paris, or in the outskirts of paris,

which was followed the next day by an attack on two arab women who were walking around with their families under the eiffel tower, and here where we saw this terrible attack in nice followed the next day of another incident seemingly inspired by right—wing ideology. that says to me that tensions there are very high. we are seeing this anger expressed itself in ever more brutal ways. when we play that against the broader political tensions that we see with the political wings coming out from various leaders about what is happening in france and what macron is saying, we are seeing a very intense environment and it is expressing itself in these horrible attacks. is there evidence that this is linked to people being isolated and more lockdown all over the world ? and more lockdown all over the world? is there any evidence for that? it this is where it becomes difficult to draw a link. in the uk,

you could look at some of the incidents over the summer when lockdown was lifted and soon afterwards we had a number of attempted stabbings in the country. it is possible in france we are seeing a hot summer and political debate and things getting set up and a sense of tension, and that escalating in this way. in the united states there is a strong sense that as we get towards the election, we are going to more violence and clearly that is partially by right—wing groups that have been stirred up by what is happening and clearly covid and the response to covid, wearing masks or not, has become a political and complexity issue. there is a strong sense of tensions and it is increasingly articulating itself. a lot of these incidents seem to be done by individuals who don‘t seem to be linked to larger networks. people are getting very angry and deciding to do something. while it may be in contact with people, it is not clear they are being told to do

this. so it is observational, but not necessarily proven. 0bviously the tension in france has really ratcheted up. what are the other causes, do you think, in terms of the increase in islamist violence? the language between president macron and middle east governments, the escalation has been tough, but understandable political debate. is there any danger that you excuse militant behaviour by saying, 0k, people are locked up and they are bound to be more stressed? element i think that is true andlj bound to be more stressed? element i think that is true and i think we are seeing an environment that is creating a high attention and we are seeing it expressed in this way. i don‘t want to detract from the terrible atrocities and ideology behind it, it is clear there is these ideas out there and they are being picked up by these individuals. the real issue in some ways is that this problem has not gone away at all. the point is that

generally governments and security forces have been looking elsewhere because they have been distracted. i suspect in some cases that is where we are seeing cases fall off the radar and then suddenly erupting in this way. generally, we are not thinking about these problems. we have stopped focusing so much on terrorism as a big problem and we are thinking more about covid or big security politics. but all of these issues that drive people towards terrorist ideologies are still there and the still bubble in the background. and while security forces are getting better at controlling big networks controlled by big groups, the other end, the isolated individuals or people of the immediate radar, slipping through the cracks. we haven‘t been able to get a grip on that and it has not gone away and it is bubbling up has not gone away and it is bubbling up now. the other problem is that we increasingly see people being

inspired byjava. increasingly see people being inspired by java. the increasingly see people being inspired byjava. the attack increasingly see people being inspired by java. the attack causes a lot of attention and inspires people two in that way. —— inspired by each other. thank you for your time. the scottish government has put out new guidance on wearing masks in schools on monday. scottish pupils in the top tiers of restrictions and their teachers should wear face coverings in class if their local authority is under level three or level four restrictions. if they are in the top two levels, that is what they must do. they must wear facemasks inside lessons. at all levels, adults in secondary or primary schools should wear face coverings when not possible to maintain social distancing. that comes from glasgow and we think that includes glasgow and edinburgh in those top restriction levels. of course that means children when in school in the classroom must wear

masks along with their teachers. we will have more on that as it comes. we will have more on that as it comes. the pumpkins are being carved and trick or treaters are almost ready, but there‘s no doubt this year‘s halloween will feel very different. fiona lamdin has been to bristol in the south west of england where people are determined to make halloween 2020 special despite the coronavirus. love it or loathe it, halloween is very nearly upon us. well, i really like the sweets and the decorations. here in bristol, this mum, tasha, has set up a spooky trail around the city. they‘re in tier1 here, so households can meet indoors and outdoors in groups of six. well, as you can see, i absolutely love halloween. i do a display every single year. i want a safe way to people to come and see houses that are still decorated for halloween and spread a little bit of cheer in this time. and, so far, 250 families have signed up. my husband is very clever when it

comes to seeing things how they could look and then he makes them look like that! just around the corner, we meet the coles family. obviously, the year that everyone‘s had — especially children, it‘s been pretty rubbish for them. everything‘s been cancelled — holidays, other events. 0bviously, halloween is something that i suppose they can‘t kind of stop. and a few streets away, the pirates have taken over. it may not surprise you this took six months of planning. this is my christmas — i love halloween so much. the house is decorated all year round as halloween, so i like to put it out in the garden and show people. well, people are coming up with all sorts of imaginative ways to try and keep everybody safe. captain hook here has designed this socially distanced tube for the sweets to shoot down. so what are the rules?

downing street has stopped short of banning trick—or—treating for people living in tiers 1 and 2 in england — as long as you stick to local restrictions, social distancing and the rule of six. but in tier 3, where socialising is banned in gardens, it looks like trick—or—treating is off. as it is in wales, scotland and northern ireland — where it‘s also not allowed. in locked—down cardiff, welsh households have been told to stay at home — but danny is still determined to celebrate. so what i want to try and say is halloween is not cancelled. we can‘t go trick—or—treating, but we totally endorse children dressing up. we definitely would like you all to dress up your houses. probably don‘t need to go as crazy as this but, really, it‘s about having fun and being with your family. i sort of thought twice about doing it this year due to the pandemic. was it the right thing? we actually ran a poll on facebook to say, should we do it, should we not? and we had, like, a 97%, like, "do it."

and in north yorkshire, professional pumpkin—sculptors are working flat out despite all the restrictions. 100 this...this week, because most people want their pumpkins for halloween. and so, yeah, we've been pretty busy, i would say. it looks really scary. will it give you nightmares? you think it will? it seems the real trick this year is to keep the magic alive — but from a safe distance, as many choose to halloween at home. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. some pretty wild winds on the way this weekend, especially on saturday. and lots of heavy rain, too. 0ut there today, relatively quiet by comparison.

for the northern half of the country — north wales, northern england northward —, well, a good deal of sunshine around at times. just one or two showers. but from the midlands southwards, this is where we will continue to see cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heaviest towards the south and west. but here the mildest of conditions, 16 or 17 the high. that milder weather will push its way back northwards tonight. an initial chill, though, across the north. there could even be a temporary touch of frost before the temperatures rise later and into the morning. and then, for tomorrow, a very mild start for england, wales and northern ireland. but it is going to be a windy one. outbreaks of rain across many areas, too. some of the heaviest rain sweeping its way northwards and eastwards through the day with the gustiest of winds on that. widespread gales, winds could touch 60 or 70 miles an hour around some irish sea coasts for a while. brightening up across many southern and western areas later, staying wet in western scotland. mild, yes, but the winds will make it feel cooler. bye for now.

this is bbc news the headlines: 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week — nottinghamshire moves into tier three, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. when you‘ve got this focused approach we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this and that is the way we avoid the more drastic measures. gridlock in paris — as thousands rush to leave the capital before a new nationwide lockdown. the labour leader, sir keir starmer rejects warnings from the union leader, len mccluskey, that the suspension ofjeremy corbyn could split the party. i don‘t want a civil war in the labour party, i don‘t think there‘s any need for one. i want to unite the party

but i am not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. i hope you will be able to resolve the matter and my message to our hundred thousand members is to hope we will be able to stay in the party. people gather to lay flowers and light candles outside the church in nice were three people were killed in a knife attack. and as the us election campaign enters its final weekend, president trump and his rival joe biden, hold rallies in the crucial swing state of florida.

hello and welcome to bbc news. nottinghamshire has become the latest county to enter the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in england. groups of drinkers gathered in nottingham city centre — some in fancy dress — before the tier 3 measures came into force at midnight. shops in the county will have to stop selling alcohol at nine in some outdoor settings. west yorkshire will also move into tier 3 on monday. the five councils covering the region — leeds, bradford, calderdale, wakefield and kirklees — say infection rates are now at a critical level. from monday, it will take the total number of people living in very high restrictions to just over 11 million — almost a fifth of the population. 0ur reporterjon donnison has more. people in nottinghamshire, the latest to be waking up to life on the tier 3 restrictions.

the measures, the toughest in england, were due to come into force in nottingham yesterday, but were delayed for 24 hours, so the whole county could be added. although these are quite a stringent set of measures, it‘s what we‘re planning to do for a 28—day period, to give nottinghamshire the very best chance of turning things around, so that in the four weeks running into christmas, we hope to be in a better place. doctors say it comes after a sharp rise in infections in people aged over 60. on wednesday, there were more than 400 people being treated for covid—19 in nottinghamshire‘s hospitals, up 40% from the peak during the first wave of the virus. further north in leeds, people know they, too, will soon be facing tighter restrictions on their lives. from monday, the whole of west yorkshire will be put under tier 3 measures, with no end in sight. what no—one can tell us at this moment in time, is exactly what the criteria are for coming out of tier 3. this is something that all areas are pressing government in terms of clarification.

everyone is concerned going into the winter. for many, that winter looks set to be a long one. by next week, 11 million people, nearly a fifth of all those living in england, will be under the toughest coronavirus restrictions. the toughest coronavirus john donnison, bbc news. the toughest coronavirus speaking on bbc breakfast earlier, the toughest coronavirus the foreign secretary dominic raab said the public would find it "desperately unfair" to impose a national lockdown while rates vary across the country. the targeted measures are targeted in the right place and we never said this will be easy. even at level three, the very high level, schools are being kept open, businesses are being kept open. we leave in reserve the option of taking further measures but actually, what we really need now and what i think the domestic and also the international experience shows, is when you have got this focused approach, we really need full compliance, full cooperation and we really need to lean into this

and that is the way we avoid the more drastic measures which we don‘t want to take because of the impact they would have on the economy. it must be right to take a focused, localised approach where the virus is the strongest than to have the rather blunt tool of a nationwide blanket lockdown. kay cutts is the conservative council leader for nottinghamshire county council. shejoins me now. why has nottinghamshire accepted slightly different restrictions as pa rt slightly different restrictions as part of t3 than other areas, for example alcohol not being sold after nine o‘clock? example alcohol not being sold after nine o'clock? the government put out a suite of measures which are mandatory which everyone accepts and there is a sort of many which you pick through and on good advice from our health professionals and police who are part of this organisation they are seriously concerned about they are seriously concerned about the amount of drinking taking place in the street are peoples homes, partying, for example. this measure was taken to try to curb that spread

of the moment when you are likely to go out to the pub and somewhere and into the off—licence and continue drinking perhaps in the street. we did seea drinking perhaps in the street. we did see a good deal of this in the summertime and the police were having to break up quite large parties in the early hours of the morning so we had to get round this again by saying if off—licences and supermarkets that sell drink close people will have less opportunity to go and buy more drink when they probably should not and should go home. this was decision the council made itself, it was not imposed? this was a decision the council made between nottinghamshire county council and nottingham city council and police and health professionals, not just my and police and health professionals, notjust my decision on the decision of any one person. we did it for the best of reasons and i have to say having looked at some of the pictures from last night when kids are on the streets it is really quite naughty of them. they might

not be affected by the virus but there are a lot of older people and it isa there are a lot of older people and it is a serious problem and it is a very serious and nasty disease people are dying from and i think this is a very small measure to take to try to keep all the people safe and that is their parents and grandparents as well. so really making an appeal to people to behave ina making an appeal to people to behave in a sensible fashion but also making it just a in a sensible fashion but also making itjust a bit easier to comply. is at the same for the personal kill services such as nail bars which might not be able to operate no because some of these can open and some cannot? in the market was part of the government agenda kept hairdressers open. you must remember two metres distance face—to—face is the mantra, you cannot deliver many personal services without getting very close to someone such as painting nails are giving a facial. we decided it was the best thing to close them

down but there are competition packages which need to be remembered. everyone in a business which is close down and unable to operate will be able to claim some sort of competition package which will be up on the website. because we are in a two tier area the district councils will administer this. my understanding was this will be in place by the beginning of next week and on the website can see if you can claim for losing your business within 28 days. do you think these very complex regulations and different rules and even areas with the same tier structure is the best way forward or should there be a national lockdown so that is a sense of solidarity for everyone and it is easier to follow the rules?m the government put a blanket one on people complain or we can have what we have chosen from the menu to have because there are some things in place government expect of us and we are trying to tell others to our

local circumstances. we are doing our best in the face of a very severe virus. none of us want to be in this position and i have no personal pleasure seeing in this position and i have no ersonal leasure seein an one‘s business and livelihood close down. do you think it would be easier to enforce it if it were imposed nationally? i don't think would make a good deal of difference, frankly. the government have said this is tailored locally and we are talking about nottinghamshire with its boundaries and people can go to the website and find it all the information. the important thing to remember is people will receive compensation, it‘s not a question of them losing their livelihood and having no income. it is a question of trying to get in front of the virus which is what we are doing. i sincerely hope after 20 days we are sufficiently head of this that we can bring all these businesses back well before christmas so everyone can enjoy the run—up to christmas and have as normal as possible.

the office for national statistics has just published its latest weekly coronavirus infection survey for england, wales and northern ireland. it estimates 568,100 people had the virus the bbc‘s head of statistics, robert cuffejoins me now to tell us more. around 570,000 as the number of people who have it in homes around in england and that is roughly consistent with the pattern we have been saying of the epidemic growing somewhere between 30 and 50% every week so it is broadly consistent with the long—term trends. the 0ns estimates just over 50,000 people per day and homes in england are being infected with the virus. that is up bya

being infected with the virus. that is up by a half on the figures the previous week. the big trend is that the epidemic is still growing in england and the court figures and where the hotspots are and where the hot virus is most prevalent. the court figures. it is a little higher in northern ireland and a little lower in scotland and wales but it is in the north of england where most people have the virus, not 1% but 2% plus of people have it there. and the highest rates amongst young adults. i do not know if you‘ve had time to dissect the shed is the date has just time to dissect the shed is the date hasjust come time to dissect the shed is the date has just come out but doesn‘t look like the restrictions are working in the tighter tier areas? are the rates of growth coming down? there are some glimmers of hope in the data but i am not sure we will be able to tie it directly to the tier 3 restrictions. we have seen in the north—east of england the rates are flattened out recently and that is

not just flattened out recently and that is notjust apparent flattened out recently and that is not just apparent in flattened out recently and that is notjust apparent in these data, it is apparent in the similar study that came out yesterday called the reactor study that showed much slower viral growth in the north—east of england and also we have been seeing the case numbers flatten out their so there is a pattern starting to build. we have also seen falls in virus rates in liverpool and in parts of northern ireland that were very high while ago but tying them directly to tier 3 being implemented specifically in one area, it is properly too soon to do that in the data do not go down to that level of detail. greece has been hit by a strong 6.6

as quick off the aegean island of samos. —— earthquake. we will bring you more than that as soon as we can. healthcare systems in the european union are at risk of being overwhelmed by the number of coronavirus cases — unless authorities act quickly. that‘s according to the head of the european commission — ursula von der leyen. she has called for work to start now on preparing the infrastructure

angela merkel, who warned four hard months lie ahead for the continent. paul hawkins reports. gridlock on the streets of paris as thousands tried to get out of the capital before a nationwide lockdown kicks in. some, though, prefer to spend lockdown eve making their feelings known. translation: we do not want to be locked down. we‘re sick of the curfew and everything. we understand that it is for the disease but we should not get carried away. from midnight tonight we all have to stay at home. it is too much, i am not going to. i will stay here. from friday, no—one can leave home unless it‘s for essential work or medical reasons. france limiting the liberty it is famous for embracing. this woman goading the authorities, telling them she does not care if she is fined for breaking lockdown. the french president insists a national lockdown is essential to drive down infection rates before hospitals are overwhelmed. meanwhile, germany‘s new measures, which come into force on monday, are not as far—reaching as france but they do include the closures of gyms, theatres, restaurants and bars. translation: for the coming times i wish for one thing — that we all show solidarity and empathy to one another and with one another. this is the only way we will get through this historical crisis.

this winter will be hard. it will be four long difficult months but it will end. spain‘s parliament, meanwhile, has approved a six—month extension of a countrywide state of emergency. 80% of the population is now limited in what it can do and where it can go. infection rates are soaring across europe and with that in mind, the president of the european commission has said that preparations should begin for a mass vaccination programme across the eu. the member states will all get vaccines at the same time and at the same conditions, based on their share of the eu population they have and this

is already fixed with the member states, we have already agreed on that. until then, it is a return for some europeans to almost empty streets. paul hawkins, bbc news. new guidance on wedding mass in schools has been set up at the scottish government. senior pupils in fourth year and the teachers will have to wear masks from monday if their local authorities and under level three or four restrictions and at all levels adults in the primary and secondary schools will be told to wear face coverings what it is not possible to maintain physical distancing. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, (here‘s sarah . england scrum—half natasha hunt will miss theirfinal women‘s six nations game after testing positive for coronavirus. the gloucester—hartpury captain will isolate for 10 days before spending a further week

in a ‘return—to—play‘ programme. wasps‘ claudia mcdonald starts for the red roses in her place. england are already champions going into the match against italy they‘ll complete back—to—back grand slams if they win in parma. head coach simon middleton said he was relieved the game will be going ahead after the two other women‘s six nations games were called off due to cornoavirus, and he praised hunt for the way she dealt with the situation. she got a phone call and off the back of that she reported it straightaway. i think the girls were really well briefed in terms of if anything happens make contact by phone and do not make contact with anyone else in the squad and don‘t leave your room and she did exactly what she was asked and full credit to her. england men‘s head coach eddiejones says the sport has become a laughing stock and now prop mako vunipola has questioned the behaviour of 13 barbarians players, who‘ve been officially charged for breaking coronavirus protocols. his cousin manu vunipola was among them. former england captain chris robshaw

was also in the group and he apologised for the breach, after they left the squad team hotel bubble and went out to dinner. the players face the prospect of fines and suspensions and some have also been charged with giving false statements during being in a bubble here, it's very easy to kind of know where you need to be and know what you need to do. and last week was also a timely reminderof the responsibility that we have — not just for the community in general and being safe and protecting ourselves and people around us, but also our responsibility to the rugby community. i think it's disappointing whenever a game is cancelled, but to be cancelled on those terms is unfortunate. england‘s netballers have lost the second test against new zealand — and with it the series. the roses started well in hamilton, and they had a two goal lead at half—time but the world champions came back

in dominant style, winning by 54—47. this is a young, inexperienced england squad, including seven players with fewer than ten international caps, and acting head coach kat ratnapala said there were massive positives to take from their performance. the third and final match is on sunday. that‘s all the sport for now. we are getting more on the earthquake that seems to have struck in waters between greece and turkey and it was in the aegean close to the third largest city in turkey. no reports of casualties but there are concerns to the greek island of samos. we know turkey is on a number of active fault lines and has been hit by earthquakes in the past with some very difficult consequences and it does seem that this 6.6 magnitude earthquake has shaken the western

turkish province according to their news channel. and the epicentre was earthquake continued for a long time and the earthquake could be a magnitude of 6.8 and witnesses said some buildings have been damaged and social media says there has been an earthquake in istanbul also. we are trying to get as many details from that as soon as we can. and we will update you. allies ofjeremy corbyn have rallied to his defence following his suspension. the head of the unite union, len mccluskey, has condemned the decision, warning it risks splitting the party. and momentum — the campaign group which backs mr corbyn — described it as a ‘naked attack on the left‘. the former labour leader was suspended after he refused to accept the findings of a damning report into anti—semitism

in the party. well in the last few minutes, we‘ve heard from the general secretary of the unite union, len mccluskey who has reiterated his support forjeremy corbyn and said that labour need to embrace what the ehrc said and try to move on. well, obviously this is a sensitive time. i thought it was wrong what has happened but now is the time for some calm so we has happened but now is the time for some calm so we can see has happened but now is the time for some calm so we can see if we can resolve this. yesterday should have been about moving on from anti—semitism and embracing what the hrc said which he did and unfortunately now we have all been knocked off the rails a little bit by the suspension ofjeremy. i think it was unjust and hopefully with discussions that can take place we can resolve it and all move on. do you think this will be resolved?”

hope we can resolve the matter and my message to literally hundreds of thousands of our members who are already expressing their anger is to stay in the party, we need the party to be united. working people out there need us, need a labour government, so stay in the party and lam hoping government, so stay in the party and i am hoping that we will be able to get through this fairly quickly to everybody's satisfaction. earlier the labour leader, sir keir starmer spoke to radio 4‘s today programme and stressed that his aim is to unite the party. it's it‘s not for me to see what process should be followed, or what‘s action. that is for the general secretary. —— sanction. i don‘t want a civil war

in the labour party, i don‘t think there‘s any need for one. i want to unite the party but i am not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. well our political correspondent helen catt analysed what all this means, and what could come next. that decision as you said to suspend jeremy corbyn was a really big one to make and it came off the back of those findings from that report into anti—semitism in the labour party. important to say, though, it was not because of what the report said it was the reaction ofjeremy corbyn to it, the fact that he said that‘s the scale of anti—semitism had been overstated by political opponents. that is the reason he has been suspended because

sir keir starmer later went on to say there was no place in the party for people who said it was all exaggerated orfactional. one of the other key findings of the report sir keir starmer later went on to say there was no place in the party for people who said it was all exaggerated orfactional. one of the other key findings of the report yesterday was there had been political interference by the then leader of the 0pposition‘s office in anti—semitism complaints so we have also seen from sir keir starmer today making it very clear he is not going to be personally involved in this complaints process. eight months since it was first introduced, thejob retention scheme — orfurlough as its known — comes to an end tomorrow. during the height of lockdown, nearly a third of the uk workforce was being supported by the project — with the government paying part of peoples‘ wages. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to crawley, to find out how those working at gatwck airport and within the travel industry are feeling. gatwick airport dominates the landscape, and the local economy depends on it — so when the planes stopped flying, the impact was dramatic. horrendous, scary. we suddenly became just very

unsure of our future. at this hotel, bookings collapsed, weddings postponed. we‘ve got a plane just going over and we now get quite excited when we hear a plane. the owners kept things going — the furlough scheme saved them. i don‘t think we would have survived without it because... i assume my only other option would have been to make everybody redundant. some workers he had to let go, and he still has five on furlough. now that the new employment support scheme has been revised and improved, we‘re hoping that we can keep them going — it‘s our intention, simply because we‘re going to be very busy next year, as well. so we don‘t want to have to make any further redundancies. down the road in crawley, more than 40% of the workforce was on furlough in august. this town was doing pretty nicely before the pandemic — unemployment was low. but there are now more than three times as many people claiming benefits compared to this time last year — the furlough scheme couldn‘t save every job. chris worked as a security manager at gatwick airport

and was furloughed, before being made redundant. started there when i was 18, so almost all of my adult life has been at the airport working, so it was tough. but chris used his time off to grow his new business — a comic shop with his former colleague. they‘ve now taken on two other ex—airport staff. we will come back from it. i think the town's strong enough to survive. yeah, absolutely. until things get back to normal. this beauty clinic used to get lots of cabin crew and holiday—makers through its doors. as a limited company director, melissa had to survive off her savings instead of furlough. she‘s found new clients now — there‘s just one problem. i‘m really worried about another lockdown because we were the last to come back last time. so... well, because we‘re close contact and everything that we‘re doing is so close to the face, you know, it did take so long for us to come back. i just... yeah, pray — pray there‘s not another lockdown.

an airport town trying to weather the storm, and hoping for brighter days ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, crawley. an update on the news of the earthquake that is affected both turkey and greece, it was found in the aegean sea in between turkey and greece and the magnitude of 6.6 reportedly and it is shaken the western turkish province and we are hearing that the earthquake continued for a long time and there are videos on social media of buildings collapsing.

izmir in. we are also hearing that a 6.6 earthquake hit the greek island of samos so an earthquake in that zone. turkey is known to be along the fault lines. we will keep you updated. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there. some pretty wild winds on the way this weekend, especially on saturday. and lots of heavy rain, too. 0ut there today, relatively quiet by comparison. for the northern half of the country — north wales, northern england northward —, well, a good deal of sunshine around at times. just one or two showers. but from the midlands southwards, this is where we will continue to see cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle, heaviest towards the south and west. but here the mildest of conditions, 16 or 17 the high. that milder weather will push its way back northwards tonight. an initial chill, though, across the north. there could even be a temporary touch of frost before

the temperatures rise later and into the morning. and then, for tomorrow, a very mild start for england, wales and northern ireland. but it is going to be a windy one. outbreaks of rain across many areas, too. some of the heaviest rain sweeping its way northwards and eastwards through the day with the gustiest of winds on that. widespread gales, winds could touch 60 or 70 miles an hour around some irish sea coasts for a while. brightening up across many southern and western areas later, staying wet in western scotland. mild, yes, but the winds will make it feel cooler. bye for now.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... 11 million people in england will be living under the most severe covid restrictions by next week — nottinghamshire moves into tier 3, west yorkshire prepares to follow suit. traffic around paris hit record levels just hours before a new national lockdown came into force across france. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, rejects warnings from a union leader that the suspension ofjeremy corbyn

could split the party. i don‘t want a civil war in the labour party. i don‘t think there‘s any need for one. i want to unite the party, but i‘m not going to renege on my commitment to root out anti—semitism. people gather to lay flowers and light candles outside the church in nice where three people were killed in a knife attack. michelle barnier has tweeted on the exit talks saying they are continuing with david frost for the uk government and that they are working hard for an agreement. much remains to be done. we know those talks of course have been ongoing and we keep hearing about closing deadlines, but clearly with the end of the year date taking forward, there is clearly some urgency and we know that all sides want to get a

deal but the obstacles, as we know, remain on fishing and state aid in particular. remain on fishing and state aid in particular. it‘s beenjust over ten months since we first went into lockdown, and while many of us were able to enjoy at least a little bit of the summer as restrictions were relaxed, we‘re now facing further measures to stop a second wave of coronavirus. nottinghamshire is the latest area to move into the toughest level of restrictions. 0ur correspondent dan johnson has spent time with some people coming to terms with further limits on their lives. st ann‘s, where so many have it tough. and the rules are now the strictest in england. honestly, they are good, because it‘s for our benefit, so i think it‘s fine. after seven months under one set of constraints or another, life here just got harder again. sorry, the rules are "stay safe". simple really. and they're not doing it. and the outlook couldn‘t be much bleaker than simon‘s. people are getting lonely.

people are getting rather depressed. in his 60s, living with diabetes, only going out for shopping or the hospital. i‘m not afraid to go out, but i‘m concerned. and his wifejean is in bed with terminal cancer. there‘s lots of things we want to do. we‘re wanting to go out, to travel the country. see the things that we want to be able to do. erm, let her enjoy life. we can‘t. all she can do is sit in the flat. we don't seem to have any hope at the minute. it'sjust all doom and gloom. and those who look out for people here, fearfor them too. with more restrictions coming into place, i think the old people will feel it more because a lot of them are towards the end of life as well, aren't they? a lot of them have said they don't want to spend the last years of their life being confined to their flat, not seeing family. stonebridge city farm is one of many

surprises in st ann‘s. it‘s a refuge for families, especially in the half term holiday. it‘s hard to find things to do when you‘re locked in the house and you‘ve done every activity inside that you can possibly think of. we‘ve been to every park. i think months more of this and it‘s just... it‘s not going to be very nice. many volunteers here, like karen, have disabilities. and first time round, the shutdown really hurt. i was a bit fed up because i was in the house and i missed the farm that much. so listen to what it means being back in the kitchen. i'm learning to be independent. coming here is really good because i'm meeting new people and new staff, and everyone's great. people on the trams, they‘re not social distancing.

you see some of them not wearing masks. but thoughts are turning to young futures. yeah, it‘s just been stressful. i don‘t think it‘s fair for the kids, because obviously they get missed out on things like goose fair, halloween coming up this weekend. then they‘re getting told, or they‘re hearing stories that christmas is getting cancelled. this is a runner bean... but there are celebrations before christmas. and at the hindu centre they‘re making sure that everyone gets fed during diwali. people are very frightened. some of the regular devotees at the temple we haven‘t seen for months and months. some of them who started to come out, that‘s it, they‘ve stopped again. how big a deal is that during diwali? well, of course it is. diwali is the most auspicious time of the year. it's been tricky, but we've got through it. covid cases closed the primary school early for half term, and there‘s no holiday for the head teacher.

and for a community like we have, where people are fiercely proud of their community, it's a strong community, they thrive on those social interactions, as a school, we thrive on, our doors are normally open, our parents come in every day, we chat every day, and those things have been taken away from us. that is the thing that people find the hardest. so there is a month now of the toughest restrictions across the county. but then what? how will we know if it‘s safe for the measures to be relaxed? and if life has to carry on like this, what will that do for people in the city and here in this community? how do you get it through to people? it is a killer disease. isolate, follow the rules. they‘re there for a reason. as hospital beds across the city keep filling up, the view from here gets darker. and with every day now, the vitality, the community, the life of our streets is restricted even more.

dan johnson, bbc news, st ann‘s in nottingham. richard taylor, chief operating officer at loughborough university, said he has been "pleasantly surprised" at how well students are been behaving. hejoins me now. is that the case? many people feel they have been responsible for spreading the virus in many parts of the uk. that afternoon. i can only speakfor the uk. that afternoon. i can only speak for loughborough university. the uk. that afternoon. i can only speakfor loughborough university. i have to say, we set out a clear expectation for our students about what we expected in terms of their behaviour and i have to say, hand on heart, they have behaved reasonably well. i am pleasantly surprised. there are more of our students delivering food packages and helping neighbours then having —— than having wild parties out there. we do have cases at this university, like all universities, but young people have had a really hard time over

lockdown and i think it is down to us to give them the opportunity to recommence the education but their responsibility is to behave well and appropriately and so far, i am reasonably pleased with how that has gone. is it right that your university falls between two tiers, and if so, how difficult is that? we are about to move from tier 1 and if so, how difficult is that? we are about to move from tier1 to tier 2 are about to move from tier1 to tier2 in are about to move from tier1 to tier 2 in the charnwood area. in campus, however, we have imposed our own restrictions and our students have been operating sta to since ten started. they have not been permitted to move between households on campus. “— permitted to move between households on campus. —— operating on tier 2 since term started. we have heard stories of isolation and misery from students, many feeling paying their fees which were high was a waste.” think our students can see what we

are doing for them. we are working really closely with our students and our students union. 0ur vice chancellor has been on his bicycle and has personally visited an overwhelming majority of students who are having to isolate through this. we are providing food free of charge. we have put on additional mental health support for students. we are providing social activities online. we have provided a safe exercise of space for them. we are acutely aware of the pressures young people on here and it‘s our responsibility to support them at this challenging time. do you think it is right for students to come back after the christmas break or would it be betterfor them back after the christmas break or would it be better for them to learn online from home? i think students should return after the christmas break and recommence their education. i think what we are planning to do here is phase that return more gradually and i think what we are planning to do here is look at the a symptomatically testing regimes that we are speaking

to health officials about so we can be more proactive with that return and manage that with local partners. how can you be sure that when you say students are behaving and managing 0k say students are behaving and managing ok that that is the case? you can‘t possibly be policing people individually. we talk to our stu d e nts people individually. we talk to our students and our vice chancellor has literally been on his bicycle cycling around loughborough and the campus speaking to pretty much all stu d e nts campus speaking to pretty much all students that are having to isolate. i think we have got a pretty good idea about what is going on out there. when the fight chancellor visits the students, they are in isolating, not out partying somewhere and we are able to check in on them with regular phone calls, meetings online and follow—up with our students. clearly it is not going to be a brilliant experience for everybody, but i think we are straining every sinew to support our stu d e nts straining every sinew to support our students and provide them with the best experience. richard taylor,

thanks very much forjoining us there from loughborough university. just want to let you know that information coming out of the daily briefing from scotland, john swinney has said that there are 28 deaths after a positive coronavirus test recorded in scotland since yesterday. 0ne recorded in scotland since yesterday. one thousand 281 tested positive yesterday, 6%. talking of the new guidance on wearing masks in schools, the devey first minister said there was evidence of a slightly higher risk of transmission amongst young people aged 16 to 17. from monday, senior secondary school pupils and their teachers should wear masks if their authorities under level 304 restrictions. all adults in secondary schools should wear facemasks when it is not

possible to maintain social distances. —— level three orfour. —— the deputy first minister. the us election campaign is entering its final weekend. with four days to go, over 80 million americans have already cast their ballot. donald trump and joe biden are focusing their efforts on the battle ground states — like florida — that could swing the election in their favour. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. as part of our coverage of the us election, we are tracking how the candidates are faring in the national polls, back in his home state again, and another push for votes in florida. donald trump narrowly won here in 2016, but the democrats have gained ground and the race withjoe biden is neck and neck. we are going to win four more years in the white house. applause. and we are going on to win a record share of the hispanic—american vote. you see what‘s happening? the president attracts large crowds, but with little social distancing and few masks.

donald trump is confident he can defy the opinion polls by focusing on the economy rather than the coronavirus. this is historic prosperity. another major tax cut to go along with the biggest tax cut in the history of our country. and record job growth. and joe biden‘s plan is to deliver punishing lockdowns. he‘s going to lock you down! forjoe biden, there is no issue more important than taking control of the virus. he‘s also been campaigning in florida, but with smaller drive—in audiences and a tone that mocks the president‘s approach to covid—19. donald trump has waved the white flag, abandoned our families and surrendered to this virus, but the american people never give up! we nevergive in! and we surely don't cower. and neither will i. donald trumpjust had a super spreader event here again, spreading

more than just coronavirus. he's spreading division and discord. in this divided nation, the coronavirus pandemic is not only polarising, but getting much worse. the country has just recorded its highest number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak began, and tensions are running high. with many people nervous about the outcome of the election and the possibility of civil unrest, the retail giant walmart has decided to take guns off its store shelves, although they will still be available to buy. a spokesman said... the final four days of the campaign will see donald trump and joe biden making repeat visits to the handful of states which will decide the election. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.

as part of our coverage of the us election, we are tracking how the candidates are faring in the national polls, and as you can see, joe biden is currently ahead with 51% — while president trump is on 42%. you can find all the details on our website — bbc.com/news — or you can download the bbc news app. just want to bring you more details now of that earthquake that has hit the aegean sea affecting greece and turkey. we have had some images coming into us and it looks as though the third largest city in turkey has been hit. these pictures just coming in. the quake we believe measured 6.6 and it shocked that a turkish province of izmir and there are reports of buildings being damaged. not sure what the

casualties rate might be yet. unverified footage shows people searching the rubble. piotr zalewski is the turkey correspondent for the economist — and while he is almost a three—hour drive away from izmir, his house shook with the earthquake. hejoins me now. iam i am currently in a town near bodrum, and that is about a four hour drive from izmir, which seems to be the city hardest hit by the earthquake. even here our house shook violently enough we had to run out and everyone ran out onto the streets. we have had some small earthquakes here before, on previous occasions i was here, but nothing approaching what we felt. i imagine the impact in izmir, which is four hours away by car, is even greater than we are seeing. we are seeing

footage on social media and turkish television of collapsed buildings and plumes of smoke above izmir and we have had some reports of flooding and perhaps a soon army and part of the city. this has now been upgraded toa 6.8 the city. this has now been upgraded to a 6.8 earthquake. —— tsunami. have you spoken to anybody in izmir? no, initial reports that this was an earthquake in istanbul only istanbul, so my first instinct was to call friends in istanbul. a p pa re ntly to call friends in istanbul. apparently there the earthquake was felt, but not nearly as severely as on the aegean coast and obviously, not as strongly as in izmir. we are seeing pictures coming in as you mentioned, the plumes of smoke above the city and it looks like a densely

packed city. tell us more about the city itself, izmir, the population levels and the risks to anyone there at the moment. this is a city of about 4.3 or4.4 at the moment. this is a city of about 4.3 or 4.4 million people. the biggest risk comes from an infrastructure or housing that is not built to withstand similar earthquakes. they have been major earthquakes. they have been major earthquake in turkey in the past, the biggest and most recent one was in 1999. it caused major devastation ina in 1999. it caused major devastation in a town in the istanbul area. the buildings that were damaged were largely buildings that were built decades ago and not up to earthquake

standards. so a lack of earthquake proofing is a major concern and that isa proofing is a major concern and that is a concern across all of turkey and tenth remake is certainly no exception. and given turkey, as you said, is sadly used to these big earthquakes, what state of emergency services likely to be in now, no doubt very busy the city? turkey does have an emergency response directorate and i imagine that they are poring over resources into izmir at the moment. turkey response quite prom ptly at the moment. turkey response quite pro m ptly to at the moment. turkey response quite promptly to these earthquakes and i can only hope that the casualties count is low enough where this is not going to be on anything approaching the 1999 earthquake. ok,

many thanks indeed for your time today. thank you. a study by a criminaljustice research organisation has predicted that the number of cases waiting to be dealt with in crown courts in england and wales could quadruple to almost 200,000 by 2024. the existing backlog has grown further during the pandemic, as social distancing requirements have led to fewer courtrooms operating. earlier i spoke tojo sidhu, who‘s the vice chairman of the criminal bar association, and stephanie gowland, from the domestic abuse charity, harbour — who told me how the delays impact victims. typically domestic abuse cases are very complex to begin with, so there tends to be a time period before we even get to court. in this area, the we re even get to court. in this area, the were not trials going ahead. so trials listed in april and may have been delayed for several months. that is disheartening to the victims and the people living this reality

because it has taken them a long time to even get to this stage. extra delays, naturally, frustrate the clients. it is inevitable that in some cases, they can fully retract or decide not to go. it will have a big impact going forward and we have to be very transparent and explain to people who are coming through the service that, you know, this is not going to be dealt with now, properly this side of the year. there will be further delays, which does prolong the agony for that client at that time. why is the backlog so buy? why couldn‘t courts operate online as so many industries have? to some extent, the government has invested in technology to make most hearings possible. the problem we have here is a huge backlog in the numberof we have here is a huge backlog in the number of trials waiting to be heard. it's not a problem that has only come about because of covid earlier this year. this is a pre—existing problem. the chickens

are now coming home to roost. for many years, we in the legal profession have been urging the government to take urgent action to deal with this backlog growing right up deal with this backlog growing right up until the commencement of covid. they were nearly 40,000 cases before the backlog, being worsened because of the shutdown. at the justice budget, i am afraid, has been slashed consistently. 0ver budget, i am afraid, has been slashed consistently. over 20% over the last decade. there has been selling off of courthouses, closing down of courtrooms, and manyjudges have been left idle not working because of money—saving ideas brought about by the treasury and the ministry ofjustice. this has got to be addressed. the problems stephanie is referring to are acute and immediate and urgent. we have victims waiting to have justice done in court. we have defendants languishing in prisons and the prison population is burgeoning and will get to a point where it will become unmanageable. there are witnesses giving up, who are trying

to help with prosecution cases but cannot say the course and are expected to wait another two or three years. that is the reality of the situation. we have defendants now remanded in custody, a huge numberof them, now remanded in custody, a huge number of them, record numbers of them. 12,000 are banged up in custody. an increase of 28% over the past year. they amounts to one in five of all inmates. they are waiting to be heard. they're in mind, nearly half of defendants tried in crown court by a jury, that is the same by a jury of people selected by the public, nearly half are acquitted. they will never get that time back when they are in custody. stephanie, you help people who are going through a really tough time. explain to me how difficult it is for them to cope with what they are going through and also to about finding legal action and these delays? what does it add up to?m

isa delays? what does it add up to?m is a very difficult process for those involved. statistically, there could be 35 incidents before somebody is prepared to pick up the phone and ask for support and help. that is there from that immediate incident, that my role is to see that through to a conviction or however it is resulted. but again, the delays make it very difficult. people are aware of them. people are aware if they really police, there will be delays. does that mean people are just putting up with violence or abuse at home? what sort of things are they having to continue to put up with? welcome at the end of the day, the point of them contacting the support, they wa nt to them contacting the support, they want to be free from abuse and move on. this massive delay, particularly around trials, means that they could bea around trials, means that they could be a year down the line of ending the situation and how that all dredged back up and really have to

go back through that again. lockdown has meant we have seen an increase in referrals. this has been people‘s reality prior to covid. it really does exasperate things for the people involved and it is having a massive detrimental effect. we have heard a lot about the impact on mental health generally, so the stress of having this domestic abuse issue on top of that in these cases makes it all more difficult for the people going through it.” makes it all more difficult for the people going through it. ijust want to bring you up—to—date with what is going on in turkey and greece, reports of a big earthquake in the gnc between those two countries. magnitude 6.8, it seems to have struck issue here —— struck izmir. in the agency. report of collapsed

buildings and people looking in the rubble there. also, we are hearing that the quake was heard as far away as istanbul and bodrum. that the quake was heard as far away as istanbuland bodrum. i that the quake was heard as far away as istanbul and bodrum. i spoke to somebody for hours away from the quake but they did feel the quake there. the emergency services are used to quakes in turkey, but i spoke to a journalist who said that the main problem is the lack of good infrastructure in turkey and that puts people at great risk. we will update you on that next couple of hours. jane is herewith the one o‘clock news and the weather now with matt taylor. hello. something sunnier for the northern half of the country this afternoon. staying a bit cloudy and damp in the south. but through this weekend, we are all set to see more bouts of heavy rain at times and some rather strong winds, particularly on saturday. that could lead to a little bit of travel disruption. the wind‘s a little bit on the brisk side today across the southernmost counties

and the north—west of scotland. lighter winds in between. as i said, though, some rain for scotland, northern ireland, northern england and north wales through the afternoon developing, one or two isolated showers. but through south wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england to the channel islands, staying fairly cloudy for the vast majority. further rain and drizzle at times. but mildest here. 16 or 17 degrees towards the south—east corner. the milder air winds its way back northwards, though, through tonight, as the cloud spreads its way north. could be a chill in the air, though, to begin with before temperatures rise later on across parts of scotland and northern england. these are the sort of temperatures we expect as we go into the start of tomorrow. notice we have got temperatures actually higher by night than they should be by day at this time of year across england and wales, but with it comes a spell of wettest and windiest weather this weekend. deep area of low pressure to the north—west of the country. weather fronts pushing their way eastwards, but around that, widespread gales across the uk on saturday. bouts of heavy rain, particularly across the west. we will see one zone of rain spread its way northwards and eastward and it is on that the winds will be especially squally and the rain especially heavy. but it does mean it goes through quite quickly,

and of course, a good part of england, wales and southern northern ireland, sunshine developing into the afternoon. but it‘s across the west where we are seeing some of the strongest of the gusts, touching 60, maybe 70 miles an hour. those winds coming in from the south. it‘s going to be a reasonably mild one. it might not feel that way in the breeze and the rain, though, and that rain lingers towards the end of the day in north—west scotland, eventually easing for a time during saturday night. but towards the west, our next area of low pressure. it‘s one after the other at the moment. this one, well, the centre‘s a little bit further away, so the wind‘s not quite as strong on sunday. the rain pushing through quicker. a wet start for many, particularly across scotland and eastern england. brightening up from the west for a time during the middle part of the day, but then more outbreaks of rain developing through the afternoon. particularly across western areas. rainfall totals totting up in the west, and the ongoing risk of some minorflooding here. a little bit drier towards the end of the day in the east. stays mild, as it does do into monday. more wet and windy weather then. but beyond that, things turning drier and quieter 02:58:59,836 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 later on in the week.