this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. donald trump and joe biden campaign in the midwest — where polls suggest several us states could still go either way. experts warn coronavirus spreading "significantly" faster through england than even the government's own "worst case" scenario. a powerful earthquake hits turkey and greece — the devastation leaves at least 17 dead and hundreds injured. it's a race to find survivors — as rescue teams work through the night. tributes in nice for the victims of thursday's church attack, france's interior minister says

the country is at war with islamist ideology. hello and welcome to bbc news. 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 are still upforgrabs. let's take a quick look at the latest polls which putjoe biden nine points ahead of donald trump. but that's based on national polling and it's the results in key swing states that will decide the result. the coronavirus pandemic is at

the forefront of this election. in the last few hours the us has surpassed nine million cases. at each rally, both trump and biden have been 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 n 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, itold 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. our north america editorjon sopel is in washington with more on how this election is looking across the us. everyone is now kind of it's groundhog day deja vu all over again. these are the year stump speeches these are their attacks they were making day in, day out. i think you've got to stand back from the noise and what they are given their supporters some of which will feed through to cable television. and the broader picture that is happening. donald trump had some very good economic news yesterday with the growth figures, he would love to be concentrating on the economy. that said, the dowjones has just closed and it's had economy. that said, the dowjones hasjust closed and it's had its worst week cents march. the president follows the rise and fall of the dowjones the markets very closely. he sees that as a barometer

of us economic health. and the fact that you've got the worst week cents march, and you've also got terrible coronavirus figures, i don't think that's what he would have scripted ideally going into the final few days of this election. so once they're done with the midwest, what next on the agenda for both gentlemen? they are going to be going to the same states that they all go to. they are going to be in the midwest which is where donald trump push through to victory or yea rs trump push through to victory or years ago in wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania. but the map is wider than that. they will be in arizona, florida, north carolina, possibly iowa as well. these are the states that they think are up for grabs come next tuesday. so you're just going to see a repeat, hitting those same targets again and again. a lot of people are saying, don't write presidentjump of people are saying, don't write president jump off yet. of people are saying, don't write presidentjump off yet. no matter what the polls are telling us, is that the general feeling there in the united states? the polls give

you some indication of what is going on. but polls can be wrong as we know. in the polls can be wrong that donald trump wins on tuesday, the polls could be wrong in the opposite direction and it could be a very big joe biden victory. we simply don't know at this stage. there's been a huge amount of early voting foot up the one prediction i would make is that turn up will be up on four yea rs that turn up will be up on four years ago. that was john sobel speaking earlier. that was john sobel speaking earlier. 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 covidi9 than it was prepared for. there are reports in the british press that a new national lockdown could be announced in the coming days. it comes as the office for national statistics estimates

that one in a hundred people in england have had coronavirus in the last week. our 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—i9. 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 0ns 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 big variations in england, with many more in the north—west relative to the population than in the south—east of england. the 0ns did say that in the north—east of england, there was evidence of a slow down 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 14 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 differ from 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. a major earthquake has struck off the coast of turkey,

north of the greek island of samos. at least 17 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 0rla guerin reports. amateur video captured the awful power of the quake. this multistorey building disintegrated into dust. 0n 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

the danger always lying beneath. rescuers pick their way carefully through the rubble. here finding a survivor and gently cradling his head. the man was brought out alive like dozens of others. and for some emotional reunions, social distancing swept away by the chaos and the relief. is me or bore the brunt of this earthquake but two teenagers died in the greek islands. in the midst of loss has been a rare display of solidarity between two nations that are deeply divided. turkeys president erdogan thanked greece of offering its help and said turkey was standing with its neighbour in difficult times. this

isa neighbour in difficult times. this is a glimpse of one mothers tara today. she sprints to the next room for her only child, 18—month—old asleep in his cot. she gets them a to safety. but danger also came surging from the ign will stop sea levels rising because of a mini tsunami, tonight the rescue effort is continuing. searching for life under layers of crushed concrete. in turkey there is grief and shock. and the knowing they are of when the next big one is coming. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: america's coronavirus killing fields.

four days before the us election, we report from one of arizona's worst—hit communities — the navajo nation. music indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute to the "growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. enjoying the show is right, this is beautiful. a milestone in human history.

born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... with four days to go before the us election donald trump and joe biden campaign in the us midwest — where polls suggest several states could still go either way. a search and rescue operation is underway in the turkish city of izmir, which has been hit by a massive earthquake. at least 17 people have been killed. 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 mourned the murdered — a place of worship that became the site of killing. the last words of mother of three simone barreto silva were, "tell my children i love them." she'd moved to france from brazil 30 years ago. here, she's filmed taking a cookery course, enthusing about the secrets of southern french cuisine. a friend, miriam, said she would be hugely missed. 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 the people of nice.

vincent loques was the churchwarden. he dedicated his life to keeping the place safe. but he and the other victims were defenceless, yesterday morning. this was the moment police confronted their attacker. he's been named as 21—year—old tunisian brahim al—aouissaoui. prosecutors said he arrived last month before moving onto needs. at the family home relatives told the bbc he was looking for work in france. his brother said he had previously struggled with drink and drugs. drink and drugs. translation: his answer was he was quiet when god wanted him to. then nearly two and a half years ago, he began to pray. he would leave home to go to work and back. he stopped using drugs. france is once again in lockdown and once 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 is a war to another enemy, is a islamist ideology. and the extremists are shared according to one prominent leader. translation: this terrorist attack is an affront to our faith and 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 today, anti—french protests. elsewhere also, including bangladesh, where there is 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. nick beake, bbc news, paris. let's get more on the coronavirus pandemic in europe.

belgium is the latest county to return to a total national lockdown. our brussels correspondent gavin lee explains how the country plans to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus from monday. 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, closed for 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 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 per hundred 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 is per hundred 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. let's return now to our top story, the us election campaign. in the last few moments president trump has landed in minnesota, wherejoe biden is also due to arrive imminently. as i mentioned earlier, it's the results in the so—called swing states — the the vote could go either way — that will decide this election. one of those states is wisconsin in the midwest. both donald trump and joe biden have been there today. yalda hakim is also there — at a joe biden campaign event. early voting is quite low could you explain that for us. it is now four days until the election. actually, a record 85 million americans have voted across the country. the biden camp is slightly worried. they've issued some alarm bells saying that they are concerned about some of the voter turnout from the african—american community and the latino communities in certain parts of the country. here at the biden

rally today we are waiting for him to arrive, probably in the next 30 minutes also. you can probablyjust see some of the biden supporters behind me. as well asjump supporters who have come to counter the rally and they are chanting four more years. here in wisconsin there has been about 1.5 million people who have already voted either by mail in or early voting. so it really depends which part of the state that you are in in terms of who is voting and who is not. but both sides are trying to bleed into the traditional voters of the other side. for example, republicans are trying to bleed into the traditionally african democratic voters was a betting strategy that both are using in these crucial swing states. obviously, the coronavirus is at the top of the agenda for everyone for that i understand that president trump was just arrived in rochester, as soon as he arrived took a swipe at attem pts as he arrived took a swipe at atte m pts to

as he arrived took a swipe at attempts to put social distancing in place. very different though forjoe biden. and considering they are now campaigning in the so—called red zones that the cases are so high, this is still a key issue is in a? hugely. it's going to be on the ballot. how president trump has handled the pandemic. that is something thatjoe biden wants to keep on peoples minds and make it a focal point when people go into cast their votes. of course a state like wisconsin is one of the worst affected states. cases are going up by the thousands on a daily basis. as you just said there, it's a record 1 million cases in the last fortnight. it is hugely problematic here. we are going to leave it there. thank you very much indeed. speaking to you later i'm short once mr biden lands for that campaign. the coronavirus pandemic as we said is an issue that is dominated the us

presidential race. america has suffered more dust by far than any other country in the world. in the last report looks at how covid—19 has devastated the crucial state of arizona. in our culture, as a navajo, as a native american, it's something we're not even supposed to do, to deal with death. but dealing with death is michael begay‘s calling, in the worst corner of the worst country for covid—19. with covid patients, we normally don't embalm. we usually just keep them in the body bag. an undertaker, he prepares bodies for burial on the navajo lands of northern arizona. living in the largest of the native american territories, the navajo have suffered

more coronavirus deaths per head of population than any of the 50 states of the union. many hundreds of people. there was that point when i went into our storage unit and ijust saw all those bodies laying there. and i knew two of them. it was a hard time for me, you know, knowing that those people are laying there, people that i've known, and they're here because of covid. it was heartbreaking. navajo nation is one of the poorest parts of america. and mask mandates and curfews were introduced early in the pandemic. but the virus had already taken hold. and with few health care facilities, many were left at covid's mercy. this is tent city in phoenix —

thousands homeless, some losing theirjobs due to the pandemic and now losing their lives. this pandemic is instant death. meet james wright. he's 62. if you look to your right, they have a big—ass medical centre but when you got covid—19 so bad ain't nothing that can help you, it's death, man. social distancing is tough in tent city. # macho, macho man... # it's tough here too at this trump rally. but why? what a crowd! but in this deeply polarised country, wearing or not wearing a face covering has become a political statement. this is chris and his family. but the pandemic is still out there. that didn't worry you, being with all those people yesterday? no. it didn't bother me one bit. do you think it's un—american to be forced to wear a mask? i do.

i think it's un—american to force anybody to do something that there's no medical reason if you're not sick. individualism versus collective responsibility. it's part of our culture to take care of one another. it's always the natives that are wearing masks. and you see that, and a lot of non—natives are not that diligent, but we as a people are. so, this is really the start of covid. they opened this area here. in navajo nation, they had to build a new cemetery to take all the dead. the presidential election is above all a referendum on donald trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. whoever wins must guide this country out of the darkness to a better shore reachable from here.

there is of course plenty more coming up on bbc news. hello. by midweek next week, our weather will finally have turned drier and calmer, but for the weekend, it is far from it. and for saturday, storm aiden — as named by the irish weather service for impacts there, but even across the uk — will be very windy and, at times, very wet. here's that area of low pressure passing to the north west of scotland. another will come along on sunday, as it stays windy and there will be more rain. now, saturday begins already with some outbreaks of heavy rain towards the west in particular and, for a time, clearing north across scotland, but then further heavy, even torrential bursts of rain sweep east across the uk with very gusty, squally winds, although for many of us, that will clear to some sunshine. it is in the west where we'll see

the strongest gusts of wind — 50, 60 miles an hour — but closer to 70 on exposed coasts and hills. but even elsewhere, as this torrential rain moves on through, could well see some gusts of 50—60 mph. it's going to be a mild start to the weekend. many of us see the rain clear to sunshine, but there will be further rain or northern ireland into western scotland in the afternoon. and still very strong winds. parts of western scotland could for a time gust in excess of 70 mph. the winds ease a touch overnight and into sunday morning, as more rain comes on through from the west. now, sunday will be a very windy day. this area of low pressure contains the remnants of what was once hurricane zeta. so, yes, closer to that, we'll see the strongest winds, but all parts will have another windy day. and after some early rain clears through, some will brighten up in scotland and northern ireland. further outbreaks of rain in england and wales. some of that mayjust push for the north as we go on through the day. those winds still very gusty, particularly in northwest scotland.

the chance of seeing some gusts above 70 mph for a time, and sunday is still looking mild. now, it does turn colder next week, but that's part and parcel of a significant change in the weather. still some rain or showers around to start the week, still quite windy. but from midweek, it's drier, it's calmer, yes, it's colder, and there could be frost and fog overnight. but for the weekend, a focus on very wet and windy weather. if there are some problems because of the weather, bbc local radio can keep you updated, and do check out the latest met office weather warnings online.

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the headlines: president donald trump and his democratic rivaljoe biden are campaigning in a key election battle ground — america's midwest. some 84 million people have already voted in the us, ahead of election day on 3 november. 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. at least 17 people have been killed by a major earthquake that has hit turkey and greece. rescue teams are searching for survivors in the turkish city of izmir, where at least 20 buildings collapsed. 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. plenty more coming up here on bbc world news.