this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a powerful earthquake hits turkey and greece — the devastation leaves at least 1a dead and hundreds injured. it's a race to find survivors — as rescue teams search through the rubble. experts warn coronavirus spreading "significantly" faster through england than even the government's own "worst case" scenario. it's four days to go. donald trump and joe biden crisscross the us midwest battle ground states, in their final push for votes. tributes in nice for the victims of thursday's church attack, france's interior minister warns

more militant attacks are likely. a major earthquake has struck off the coast of turkey, north of the greek island of samos. at least 1a people are dead. hundreds were injured when buildings collapsed in the turkish city of izmir, and the quake was felt from athens to istanbul, from where orla guerin reports. amateur video captured the awful power of the quake. this multistorey building disintegrated into dust. on the streets of izmir, there was fear and panic.

shouting. i saw people crying, trying to reach out to their loved ones. everyone was shocked and it was a very chaotic moment. about 20 buildings were brought down, but newer ones stayed standing — built after the last earthquake here in 1999 that claimed about 17,000 lives. soon, local people were clambering over the rubble — dazed, barehanded, searching desperately for neighbours and loved ones. and there were extraordinary moments. here, a woman emerges from the wreckage. initially, she comes walking out in her bare feet. then she's helped

the rest of the way. more than 70 people have been rescued, lucky to be alive. for some, emotional reunions. turkey sits on active fault lines. there's always a fear here of the next big one. and this was big enough to be felt in istanbul and the greek capital, athens. and danger came from the aegean, which surged onto the streets. sea levels rising because of a mini tsunami, the impact felt in turkey and the greek islands — two nations normally deeply divided but sharing this moment of loss. the greek island — samos —

was flooded by the tsunami shortly after the tremor. this video posted to social media shows the moment people were forced to run from the deluge of water. which quickly inundated the town. authorities say the damage is widespread. i'm joined now by fareid atta — a journalist based in samos — who was there when the deluge hit. thank you for speaking to us. tell us thank you for speaking to us. tell us what happened when you felt the earthquake in houston water came through? -- how soon. as a 230 local time here. and shortly after, i made my way to the sea frontier and realised that the ground was wet and there had already been a splash in about ten minutes after that, the

sea started to rise and little waves we re sea started to rise and little waves were and that was when it all started, really. where you are, you are on the fault line. as this ever been experienced before on the island in recent history? this is the biggest earthquake since the early i900s, i believe. the biggest earthquake since the earlyi9005, i believe. it the biggest earthquake since the early i900s, i believe. it is a real shock because there are many different issues going on on this island and first covid—i9 and now this. the locals in the refugee population are absolutely in shock. we can see the flooding, so just talk us through the damage. the damage is quite extensive along the sea front as you walk through the

centre of town, the smashed glass everywhere in the interior building, you can see visible cracks and walls falling in. so, yes, the actual way that it's made its way up the town itself and it was stopped from going uphill because that is on quite an incline, it would've gotten a lot further if it was not for the incline, but the dems quite extensive for many businesses would be going under after this, i'm afraid. quite literally —— damage. and those who have had to leave buildings? as of yet, there been two fatalities. in terms of how many

people have had to leave buildings, it is in the hundreds. there are still a lot of information coming back at the moment from the field explaining that but, yes, it is not clear at the moment the number of people that had to leave. there was a wall that collapsed onto young men and earlier on in the day, that was confirmed. yes, in terms of how many people have had to be evacuated, that number is not available yet, i'm afraid. will leave it there for now, but thank you very much for that update. thank you very much. in the uk, coronavirus is now spreading faster through england than the government's own worst case scenario. that's according to a report by the scientific advisory group for emergencies, or sage, which says there are around four times as many people catching

covid—i9 than it was prepared for. it comes as the office for national statistics estimates that one in 100 people in england have had coronavirus in the last week. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. tracking the virus. mr palmer, it's rachel. hello, rachel! testing of more than 150,000 people with and without symptoms gives the office for national statistics a feel for how widespread the virus is in local communities — and the data from the most recent week's survey suggests it's still increasing. the uk's national statistician gave me his assessment of where things now stand with covid—19. i've got to be fairly gloomy, and i do believe that we are continuing to increase. i think we need to be absolutely tireless

in everybody across the country following the rules, because if not, then i fear that the virus is going to exponentially increase. the ons estimates how many people in the community had the virus in the period leading up to october 23. the most — relative to the local population — were in northern ireland, the least in scotland, but there were many variations in england, with many more in the north—west relative to the population than in the south—east of england. the ons did say that in the north—east of england, there was evidence of a slow and slight reduction in case numbers and a bigger gap with the north west and yorkshire and the humber region. but officials say overall, things are going in the wrong direction, and minutes of meetings of the government's sage advisory committee reveal a pessimistic mood. a paper on october 1a from a group tracking the spread of the virus says that in england, the number of daily deaths is now in line with the levels in the reasonable

worst—case and is almost certain to exceed this within the next two weeks. that worst—case scenario is 85,000 covid deaths over the winter, though officials say government interventions can reduce that. policymakers around the uk are under increasing pressure to come up with a plan to allow families to meet at christmas, and the first minister in wales had a message for downing street. we need to share that information, we need to share ideas and, wherever we can, particularly around that christmas period, i would like to see as common an approach as we can craft together while recognising that the state of the virus and the response that's being made does differfrom one part of the uk to another. in parts of scotland, face coverings will be required for teachers and older pupils in classrooms from monday, described by ministers as strengthened guidance produced in the light of updated health and scientific advice.

the latest government figures for the uk show, there were 274 deaths reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week, 237 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 46,229. a short time ago belgium announced tough new restrictions to curb a rising number of coronavirus cases. the bbc‘s gavin lee joins us from brussels. hello there. tell us, what has been announced ?

hello there. tell us, what has been announced? a couple of days after the decision in france to have a second lockdown, we are seeing the same in belgium and the second locked on for six weeks, starting from monday or midnight on sunday night. in which all nonessential shops will be closed, hairdressers, beauticians, gyms, hotels serving drinks that could still be open because cafes and bars, close a number of weeks, schools, half term next week, they'll extend the time the children are on holidays for two weeks now, effectively closed and the prime minister saying that this isa the prime minister saying that this is a last ditch attempt to make sure that they do not keep rising. because if you look at the figures, the size of the population, belgium has the highest infection rate in the whole of europe. cases on average a day, 23,000 in the past 2a hours and if you go backjust a

couple of weeks, looking at this case is permanent thousand, belgium is right around 500 now, it is 1600 cases per hundred thousand people the health minister said tonight that there is no where you can go where you do not come into contact with people and belgium where you do not risk being exposed to the virus. he heard earlier this week but if you're a doctor working in one of ten hospitals in the area which is said to be the worst of all for europe, that eastern region, if you test positive for covid—19 there and you're a doctor or a nurse you do not show symptoms, you have to go in anyway. that is how bad it has been getting. they're expected to be enforced until the 13th how did they react to this? it's been expected, so much so that supermarkets have seen not to the same extent, but an increase in panic buying increase in

the likes of toilet paper, rice, pastas, we were out today reporting to the bbc and we saw huge numbers of people on the high street, massive of taking people we have yet to see the scenes we saw in paris, where there were groups of protesters on the street and people sink it will not stick to these the, we have seen this in the uk and all over europe, wrote in the evening, he would ask people to light a candle in the windows to show that there is light at the end of the tunnel ahead of hopefully stay with us on bbc news, still to come... belgium is the latest european county to return to a total national lockdown until december to try

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born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. a search and rescue operation is under way in the turkish city of izmir, which has been hit by a massive earthquake. at least 1a people have been killed. experts in england warn that covid—19 is spreading faster even than the government's predicted "worst—case" scenario. we're heading into the final weekend of campaigning in the us presidential election. and on friday, both candidates are in the midwest which is being seen as the decisive battle ground — it has a lower rate of early voting than the us national average — meaning more votes still upforgrabs. the coronavirus pandemic has

remained a key issue in this election — with both trump and biden taking swipes at each other over their strategies. joe biden is promising a long, dark, painful winter. did anyone see the debate by any chance? no, he said long, dark, winter. that's great. that's wonderful. that's just what our country needs is a long dark winter and a leader that talks about it. meanwhile, joe biden accused president trump of giving up on controlling the pandemic. the debate last week with donald trump, he said we are rounding the corner. it is going away. and all he could say was we are learning to live with it. i remember, i told him, we are not learning to live with that we are learning to have to

die with it because of you! donald trump has waved the white flag. he surrendered to this virus. i'm joined now by the bbc‘s will grant in washington. what the two candidates have been talking about. if you think it's been all about the midwest and trading blows over the coronavirus and the response to coronavirus, i would say the next couple of days are going to be about everywhere else that is a swing state and certainly president donald trump is going to launch a very aggressive couple of days. he is going to hold more than a dozen rallies, including north carolina, pennsylvania, georgia, florida, wisconsin. a whole series of important swing states and joe biden will be equally aggressive in these final days. you'll be appearing on stage next to barack

obama and the two have not been on stage in this campaign period and that will anger present donald trump who always seems to be give very ruffled by his predecessor. but, i can't imagine his tone will change these final days and no new messages, what we will safely say that both candidates are simply going to continue to underscore these points that they have made it on one hand, president trump saying that he is the man to bring the economy out over the winter and to improve things and question biden saying that president trump is created this situation with his poor management of the coronavirus pandemic. thank you very much. france's interior minister has warned that more militant attacks are likely and said the country was at war with islamist ideology. his comments follow the fatal stabbing of three people in a knife attack at a church in nice. a memorial has been set up

outside the basilica, with flowers and candles lit for the victims. it's the second such attack in france in two weeks, and president macron has held an emergency meeting with senior ministers. nick beake reports. at the notre dame basilica, they mourn the murders — a place of worship that became the site of killing. simone barreto silva arrived from brazil more than 30 years ago. the mother of three's last words — "tell my children i love them." translation: i want to remember her smile. what characterised simone was her smile. that's what she'll leave to her children and to all people of nice. vincent loques was the churchwarden. he dedicated his life to keeping the place safe. but both they and a 60—year—old woman were defenseless yesterday morning. this was the moment police confronted their attacker. he's been named as 21—year—old

brahim al—aouissaoui. he arrived in europe only recently from tunisia, where today his family said they had no idea what he would do. translation: when we talked that night, he said he'd just arrived in the area and it's getting very late here. just hours before the attack. an extra 4,000 officers have been protecting french churches and schools, although many streets are deserted after the highest covid restrictions were brought back. france is once again in lockdown, and yet again in grief. this is the third terror attack in barely a month. the country is fighting an invisible virus. and today, the government said it's a war against another enemy — islamist ideology. and the extremists are a shared enemy of the millions of muslims in france, according to one prominent community leader. translation: this terrorist act is an affront to our faith

and our religion. i have asked the muslims of france to cancel all celebrations marking the prophet's birthday today and to mourn the victims. but in lebanon, france was condemned — elsewhere too, including in bangladesh, where there's still fury over president macron‘s defence of the right to publish cartoons of the prophet muhammad. back in france, no explanation for this latest attack, just a profound sadness that has become all too familiar. i'm joined from london by nabila ramdani, a french journalist who specialises in islamic affairs. we have heard some strong language today, talking about not being able today, talking about not being able to wina today, talking about not being able to win a war using the loss of peacetime, we are at war. what do you make of that language coming

from senior french politicians. indeed, at the moment, the french president and his interior minister is all about france being involved ina waragainst is all about france being involved in a war against these terrorists and the only way to defeat them is through military solutions, which means through military solutions, which m ea ns extra through military solutions, which means extra thousands of extra soldiers on the streets to protect people and places, including the churches and schools by deploying more police and security forces and clearly, the president is in charge of the vast majority of armed forces in the french republic and he can use this to win the war against these terrorists. but one think he is very noticeable is that his comments are perceived very negatively by 6 million muslims living in france. the president, his bravado and his military type of language distinctly projects the impression that he is at war with

muslims and notjust the kind of criminals turn to terrorists. that he is fighting an enemy with an in his policing all muslims and this is especially so since we have seen many rates carried out on muslims places, shops, homes and places of work and indeed, we have seen some mosques and institutions being shut down in the interior minister talking about an assault on supermarkets and there is say that the non—muslim population did not feel particularly secure and on the contrary, the feeling is that emmanuel macron has part of the war thatis emmanuel macron has part of the war that is brought up the turmoil that is intensifying. we would like to see all of this reflected in a change in immigration policy because we are already curing murmurings of

something to be done. of course, this terrible scenario plates and calls to control immigration and the arrival of very violent young men from turbulent countries of the any control, which if it turns into a problem, it's when the horror caused by these criminals is conflated with the more general issue of non—immigrant muslims living in france as well as establish french citizens. there is delay her in this viewing that if you are from the muslim country or a muslim background, you're by definition, a foreigner who can easily be deported and this one of the major problems in this. thank you very much for this analysis and speaking to us from london. you're watching bbc news and there is plenty of news

coming up, good hello there. after a relatively quiet end to the working week, this weekend is looking very unsettled. we've got rain and gales in the forecast both saturday and sunday, likely to lead to some problems with minorflooding in places and also the risk of some disruption from the strength of the winds. now, through tonight, this rain will start to pile its way northwards associated with a first area of low pressure. some of that rain will turn out to be quite heavy and persistent across northwestern areas by the end of the night, the winds picking up too. it will turn much milder across england and wales, but still quite chilly across the north of the uk. now, this deep area of low pressure has been named storm aiden by the irish met service, a real squeeze in the isobars across the republic of ireland.

this is where we're likely to see the biggest of the impacts, but there will be impacts as well further east, around western britain, as this storm system continues to move northwards and eastwards. it'll send a band of heavy, in fact, at times torrential rain eastwards, very squally winds with it. behind it, skies brighten up. it stays wet for the northwest corner of the uk. gales widespread across the country, touching 70 miles an hour, though, around some irish sea coasts, so there's likely to be some disruption. despite all that, it's going to still be fairly mild, although it might not feel like it. temperatures hovering around the mid—teens for many of us. now, that wind and rain spills northwards. it's quiet very briefly before the next area of low pressure goes running into southern and western areas early on sunday. again, those overnight temperatures range from seven to 11 degrees, not quite as mild as what we're expecting tonight in the south. now, this next area of low pressure will bring another spell of rain and gales, which will tend to clear away from northern and eastern areas fairly quickly through sunday morning. and then skies brighten up again

and we should see some sunshine, but there will be some heavy and blustery showers in the north and the west — in particular, some merging together to produce some longer spells of rain. and it really will be very windy with even severe gales for western scotland. mild again in the south east, but turning a bit cooler further north and west. so, a very unsettled weekend to come. the combination of rain and gales has prompted several yellow met office weather warnings, so stay tuned to those and keep up—to—date with the weather forecast. however, as we head on into next week, it looks like high pressure will start to build in, and that will settle things down nicely. but it will turn cooler.

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at least 17 people have been killed by a major earthquake that has hits turkey and greece. rescue teams are searching for survivors in the turkish city of izmir, where at least 20 buildings collapsed. coronavirus is now spreading through england faster than the uk government's own worst case scenario. the scientific advisory group for emergencies says there are around four times as many people catching the virus than it was prepared for. france's interior minister has warned that more militant attacks are likely and said the country was at war with islamist ideology. his comments follow the fatal stabbing of three people in nice. president donald trump and his democratic rivaljoe biden are campaigning in a key election battleground — america's midwest. you are watching bbc news.

the city of carlisle will be entering tier 2 covid restrictions — that's high alert — from tomorrow. households in the city will no longer be allowed to mix indoors in any setting from midnight. the move was only confirmed this afternoon, taking the council by surprise — its leader called it an omnishambles. mark mcalindon has more. well, carlisle survived under tier1 restriction for some time and since the new system was brought in something of an oasis in the north, given tighter restrictions elsewhere, but because the infection rate is rising in the city and is above the national average, from one minute past midnight tonight the city will be placed under tier 2 restrictions. that means primarily two things. one, you can't socialise with people from outside your household or your support bubble indoors and you can't mix with groups of more than six outdoors. in the city today, there has been some confusion about the way this

decision has been handled. there were rumours it was coming on this morning, rumours it was being brought into night and it was only confirmed this afternoon by the city's conservative mp, john stephenson, he acknowledged it was short notice, but said people were prepared because they could see which way the situation was going. he said the priority for carlisle is to be the protection of the local health service and to make sure that hospitals here aren't overwhelmed with covid—19 numbers. there has been angerfrom the labour councillor here in carlisle, who has described the situation as an omnishambles. he said he has never experienced a day like it and he likened it to the eagles song, hotel california. you can check in, but you can never leave. he says now we earn in tier 2 there is no clear exit plan of when the city confined themselves getting out of these restrictions. people are shocked to hear this afternoon at the suddenness of this decision, but some people expected it and realise that if the city is to get the numbers down tighter restrictions are needed.

the numbers down tighter some people accept it. but having had just 12 hours' notice, it is all change here in carlisle. it is now in tier 2 lot, like many other parts of the north. a murder suspect, wanted in connection with the deaths of three people in coventry and warwickshire, has been arrested in staffordshire. anthony russell was found this morning in the village of rolleston—on—dove near burton—upon—trent. jennifer meierhans reports. the manhunt came to an end in this peaceful staffordshire village. police investigating a triple murder found the man they'd named as a suspect in a stolen car in the early hours of this morning. anthony russell was arrested on suspicion of murdering julie williams and her son david. their bodies were found at separate flats in coventry on sunday and monday. the 38—year—old suspect is also being questioned over the murder of 31—year—old nichola mcgregor.

her body was found on grassland on newbold comyn in leamington spa last night. police have thanked everyone who responded to their appeal. it is incredibly unusual for us to have two murders, let alone three, linked to the same individual. the public have been incredibly helpful. we've had information from a number of individuals supporting this investigation. anthony russell is also accused of robbery in relation to a red ford c—max car, which police said was stolen in a car—jacking in leamington on wednesday. jennifer meierhans, bbc midlands today. the government's furlough scheme to help businesses and employees ends tomorrow, to be replaced by the less generous job support scheme. there are fears that the end of furlough will create more problems for some communities already hit hard by the pandemic‘s economic consequences. in wales, which has been in national lockdown for a week, the government has said people will be fined if they lie to coronavirus contact tracers.

our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports now from pontypool. the character of the community shines brightest in times of need. and here, these volunteers are displaying the best of us. whatever the weather they collect food parcels that neighbours have left out for the local food bank. coronavirus has exacerbated existing economic problems and kindness of strangers is needed more than ever. i think in times of adversity we need to pull together more than ever. the numbers of people who need our help our growing which is why we cannot stop. we have been doing this for 22 weeks and we think it is probably going to get worse so there is no suggestion we are going to stop doing this and we will carry on.

the furlough scheme's demise tomorrow may create more pressure. on the same day that i had my redundancy notice i had notice of eviction because my landlord is selling. it has been a bad fortnight for haley. her employer was unable to afford her wages. it is going to be hard. it is going from living off your wage, you live by your means, to then going to level of universal credit. it is all good people saying you should not have phone bills or netflix if you cannot afford it, but nobody knew they couldn't afford it before this happened. there have been 70 covid deaths in the local council area and the impact of the pandemic has ripped through other lives. more adults have become homeless, more children need a social worker, rent arrears have increased, applications for universal credit

have surged and for every job vacancy there are 13 unemployed people. it is a health crisis that is causing a lot of human suffering but it is also a mental health crisis and an economic crisis. there is no shame in struggling especially at a time like this. groups like this food co—op are likely to be needed in the months to come. the uk government will continue to support employers. some charities will be needed. as the more generous furlough scheme is ended. michael buchanan, bbc news, pontypool. a 22—year—old man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his housemate in what the judge described as a "drink—fuelled frenzied attack". at the trial at chester crown court,

arkadisuz kaczmarek. denied fatally stabbing slawomir kulesza at their home in ellesmere port. the arrest and discovery of the body was caught on the police bodycams. juliet phillips reports. see the blood, is that off your hand? this was the moment the police stopped a drunk and blood—soaked arkadisuz kaczmarek. he'd just stabbed his housemate slawomir kulesza multiple times, leaving him bleeding out on their kitchen floor. he stabbed them in the head, in the chest, in the side of his body. there were signs that slawomir had tried to defend himself. so, yeah, it was very violent indeed. the night hadn't started like that though. earlier on, the two men had visited a shop together to buy vodka. the next time kaczmarek was picked up on cctv though, he was leaving their house after stabbing the father of two 10 times. after dumping the knife in an alleyway, he drunkenly stumbled towards westminster bridge where police picked him up and took him home.

when they arrived, kaczmarek claimed his housemate slawomir was asleep upstairs. can we speak with your friend very quickly? slurred: my friend is upstairs sleeping... where is he? but police soon found him lying in a pool of his own blood on the kitchen floor. can we have another patrol in, an ambulance, urgently? there's a male here, unconscious. i don't think he's breathing... an officer desperately tried to revive him with cpr but he was unresponsive. a weeping kaczmarek was arrested on suspicion of murder. you don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence... yesterday, he was convicted. today, he begins a life sentence. kaczmarek claims that he can't remember anything about what happened that night. so, slawomir‘s family may never get the answers that they're looking for. he's never provided an account for what's happened, why, so they're never going to know why that happened on that night. arkadisuz kaczmarek will serve a minimum of 19 years. juliet phillips, bbc north west tonight.

one of england's best—loved footballers — the 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles — has died at the age of 78. his death follows a long illness. the tough—tackling midfielder — who spent most of his playing career at manchester united — was one of only three englishmen to win both world cup and european cup winners' medals. it was his ball—winning qualities that won him a place in sir alf ramsey's 1966 team — but it was his gap—toothed smile and his dance around the wembley pitch holding thejules rimet trophy that endeared him to millions. our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back at his remarkable career. he was one of sport's more unlikely heroes — the world cup winner with the toothless grin and the dancing feet. i have never seen nobby stiles like this before. thatjig of delight on thatjoyous day in 1966 ensured nobby stiles' place in footballing folklore.

but his talent had been a long time in the making, from his early years growing up in manchester through to a debut for england's schoolboys at 15. and in 1960, manchester united came calling. goal! what a goal! i used to walk over the bridge at old trafford when i was a kid with my uncle peter and be there, and also with my brother when we got older, and imagine that the tannoy was going to announce that there was a player short and "would norbert stiles come and get changed?" i could imagine it. stiles onto it now, and can he get a shot? he gets it! while stiles certainly had his attacking qualities, it was his defensive steel that marked him out. but his fearlessness brought him to england's attention. in 1965, he was called up by sir alf ramsey — and in february 1966, he scored his first and only international goal. but stiles scored! a few months later, he was part of the team hoping to take england to world cup glory.

and stiles' brave and often brilliant challenges helped england to become champions. the image of him dancing around wembley — trophy in one hand, false teeth in the other — is one he, like everyone else, could never forget. it's nice because people remember you for it. and they say, "oh, yeah, i remember yourjig," and they pass it onto their children and whatever. and so when it's seen, it's nice because, teeth or no teeth, it doesn't matter. you know, it was just the total enjoyment which i was doing. stiles never enjoyed the riches his achievements deserved, ultimately selling his medals to raise money for his family. but while others may have attracted more headlines, few inspired as much affection as nobby stiles, the man whose pure euphoria once captured a country's imagination. former manchester united goalkeeper alex stepney has been paying tribute to his friend.

it's a very sad day. you know, nobby was a great pal of mine. we were all great pals on the team, but he was one the players you, sort of, stick with in those days and you know, i know he has been ill for a very long time. his family have always kept in touch with me about how he was doing and obviously the worst thing has happened. it is a sad day, not only for me as a team—mate of his, but for the whole world in football. we called him happy — that was his nickname. although he probably didn't show that on the pitch, but in the dressing room and in training and whenever or wherever we were in the world, you know, he made us laugh and he kept us going. he was one of those sort of guys. and i can remember him in that way most of all because, you know, he was fun to be around and on the pitch it was

a different matter. you know, it is all about winning the game and he was a bit of a jekyll and hyde, really, if you think about it. when on the pitch he sort of changed and he had a job to do and he done it so well. a lot of people didn't think that nobby would ever be a professional footballer, but my word, he was probably one of the greatest halfbacks and markers in the game, in respect of doing a man for man job on somebody, and winning the ball. ok, he'd done hisjob to perfection. that was alex stepney talking about his team—mate and workup hero, nobby stiles who died at the age of 78. now, it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed.

with only a few days to go before the us presidential election, how has the americast podcast — now also on tv — approached this stra ngest of contests ? next wednesday morning we'll wake up to the news thatjoe biden is the next president of the united states, or that donald trump has four more years in the white house or that votes are still being counted, and we're weeks away from having a final result. pouring over the numbers will be jon sopel, emily maitlis, and anthony zurcher from americast. here are the three of them on last week's show, dissecting the final debate between the two candidates. yes, donald trump did have a better debate. i think the mute button helped tone him down — in addition to all the advice he was getting about not interrupting, but the debate kicked off withjoe biden hammering home that message and when you look at polls, a majority of americans are mostly focused on the coronavirus when they're voting.