welcome to bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: boris johnson announces a four—week national lockdown in england. he says "no responsible prime minister" could ignore the surging rates of coronavirus infection. the virus is doubling faster than we can conceivably add capacity, and so now is the time to take action, because there is no alternative. as the last weekend of campaigning hots up, trump and biden make a last bid to voters in swing states that could be key to winning the white house. bond, james bond. the film world pays tribute to sir sean connery, the originaljames bond, who's died at the age of 90. and despite coronavirus fears,

the people of beijing and wuhan flock to theme parks to celebrate halloween. hello and welcome. england is to face a new month—long lockdown across the nation, starting on thursday. under the lockdown, restaurants and pubs will close, but takeaways and deliveries will be allowed. all non—essential retail will also close, but supermarkets are to stay open. mixing with other households inside homes or in private gardens will be banned — except for childcare and other forms of support. but unlike the first lockdown in march and april, schools, colleges and universities will stay open, while travel will be discouraged, except for work. here's our political

editor, laura kuenssberg. misery — the prime minister's own prediction of what a return to lockdown would feel like. the step he never wanted to take, the instruction again for england to close its doors. reality kicking in. we've got to be humble in the face of nature. and in this country, alas, as across much of europe, the virus is spreading even faster than the reasonable worst—case scenario. and so now is the time to take action, because there is no alternative. the plan, perhaps the hope, is that a month will be enough in england, and even then, the country's time of celebration won't be the same. christmas is going to be different this year, perhaps very different. but it's my sincere hope and belief that by taking tough action now, we can allow families across the country to be together. this about—turn from the prime minister, this familiar phrase. we will get through this,

but we must act now to contain this autumn surge. we're not going back to the full—scale lockdown of march and april but i'm afraid, from thursday, the basic message is the same. stay at home, protect the nhs and save lives. the prime minister didn't want to be back at the lectern, but this is some of what confronted him in recent days. a range of projections from several groups of scientists made public tonight of the number of people who could die each day if nothing changed. 0ne suggested more than 4,000 people. all of the projections more serious than what had been the current worst—case scenario shown in black, dwarfing what happened first time round, shown here in blue. the fear shown in this separate document leaked to the bbc, which suggests that the nhs in some parts of england could be full within a fortnight, and if things continue unchecked, the nhs

will not be able to accept any more patients by christmas week. you were told by your own scientists many weeks ago that you would have to take national action in order to save lives. prime minister, what took you so long? this is a constant struggle and a balance that any government has to make between lives and livelihoods. i do think it was right and rational to go for the regional approach. the course of the pandemic has changed and it's also right that the government should change and modulate its response in accordance, and i make absolutely no apologies for that. thank you all are very much, stay safe, thank you. until now, the prime minister had resisted the opposition‘s demands. a delay now will cost, the lockdown will be longer, it will be harder and there's a human cost that will be very, very real. now, there's no denying these measures are necessary and i'm

glad the government has finally taken the decision it should have taken weeks ago. the prime minister can't say he wasn't warned. the opposition, some of his own ministers and some of his own advisers were pushing for a limited lockdown many weeks ago now. but he chose instead to hold out, under pressure from the treasury and tory backbenchers, choosing instead to try and keep the disease at bay with a patchwork effect. different regulations in different parts of the country, an effort to try to guard the economy, too. but thatjudgement now looks like it was a political accident waiting to happen. there was always a risk this would happen again. that doesn't make the reality less painful for the public, or problematic indeed for a prime minister who's spent weeks resisting the move, who's once again tonight has told england to live life behind closed doors. laura kuenssberg reporting.

let's move to the united states now. with three days to go until election day in the united states, donald trump and joe biden are vying to sway the few undecided voters in crucial states. president trump is holding four events in pennsylvania, telling crowds that his rallies are the only polls that count. for his part, mr biden, who's ahead in the polls, is out in michigan, with his former boss, barack 0bama. a record 90 million americans have now cast early ballots. an ‘ipson‘ poll showsjoe biden leading president trump by five percentage points in pennsylvania. but mr trump is still confident of a win there. here he is speaking before boarding air force one. we're going to have a great day and i think we're doing extremely well with the votes. i think it's going to be a very interesting three days, it's going to be a very interesting tuesday. we have a big red wave that has formed, as you probably noticed. well, joe biden has been speaking in flint, michigan. here's some of what he said. three days! we can put an end to this presidency that has fanned the flames of hate all across this nation and made us a laughing stock around the world.

millions of americans have already voted. millions more are voting today, tomorrow, and god willing, all the way through to the close of the polls on tuesday. joe biden wasjoined by barack 0bama at that rally. the former president said donald trump didn't take the job seriously. he hasn't shown any interest in doing the work. 0r helping anybody but himself and his friends. 0r treating the presidency as anything more than a reality show to give him the attention that he craves. cars honking but unfortunately, the rest of us have to live with the consequences, almost 230,000 americans are dead. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. i asked what he made of the biden—0bama double act. it is certainly a powerful double act, it remains people what was if you years ago, of

course, when they were both in the white house, and i think joe biden is relying on the energy, to some extent, from resident 0bama, certainly, he brings that to the campaign. president 0bama, not afraid to get in there and be very personal about president trump in the way that he has, well, let's say, on the coronavirus, not done thejob let's say, on the coronavirus, not done the job properly from the beginning of the outbreak, and president 0bama ridiculing mrtrumpfor his and president 0bama ridiculing mr trump for his performance in thejob, not mr trump for his performance in the job, not taking mr trump for his performance in thejob, not taking it seriously, perhaps ridiculing the president in a way we don't really see joe biden the president in a way we don't really seejoe biden doing. so i think it was a powerful performance by both men and of course, stevie wonder was there as well to provide some entertainment for that particular crowd in michigan, which is, as you have been sang, one of those crucial states that both candidates need to win. and the president himself in pennsylvania. could you sum up for us the

importance of pennsylvania, please? pennsylvania is in what is often described as the rustbelt of the united states, it is to the east of those midwestern states, again, crucially important, an industrial heartland and important because there are a significant number of electoral couege significant number of electoral college votes at stake, and it seems to be on a knife edge. it seems to be on a knife edge. it seems from some of the opinion polls, joe biden has the edge, but it is one of those states president trump one last time and help him win the presidency last time. he really does need to win it this time. if it comes down to that mathematical equation, you could say, when you add up all the different states, the number of electoral couege states, the number of electoral college votes from pennsylvania could be the most important in terms of getting mr trump to that vital 270, the winning number of electoral college

votes. we call next tuesday election day, it's not quite accurate this time, even the millions of people who have already had their own early election day. can you tell us about the importance of early voting this time? it's crucially important, and maybe we won't ultimately know the importance of early voting until after the election, and when the dust settles, because we're uncharted territory, this isa we're uncharted territory, this is a very different situation. this isn't polling day, it is polling several weeks until next tuesday, we are living in different times. people don't wa nt to different times. people don't want to be in crowds, they are voting through mail and turning up voting through mail and turning up at polling when they are a little quieter. i voted in a —— i turned up to a rural part of los angeles county, it was in a school gymnasium, people were very comfortable voting in those circumstances, that is why people are getting out earlier, because they feel it

is easier. what i also is different is the sheer numbers are voting, some two—thirds of the total number of people who voted in 2016 have already voted in 2016 have already voted this time around and we still have a couple of days to go. rescue workers in the turkish city of izmir say they will work non—stop to pull survivors out of the rubble of buildings which collapsed during friday's powerful earthquake. turkey's red crescent team says it has a critical life—saving window. the mayor of izmir told the bbc that rescuers could still hear voices beneath mounds of concrete, and that miracles could happen. 38 people are known to have died. more than 100 have been pulled out alive. a greek orthodox priest has suffered life—threatening gunshot wounds while closing his church in the french city of lyon. police have arrested a suspect. president macron has deployed an extra 4,000 soldiers to protect public sites, including places of worship. this is bbc news. the headlines: boris johnson confirms a four—week national lockdown in england to try to halt the rising number

of coronavirus cases. from thursday, non—essential shops will close, and bars and restaurants will shut. as the last weekend of campaigning hots up, donald trump and joe biden make a last bid for votes in swing states that could be key to winning the white house. super typhoon goni has made landfall in the philippines with sustained winds of 225 kilometres an hour. parts of the main island of luzon are expected to be hit in the coming hours and goni is likely to pass directly over the capital, manila. almost a million filipinos sought refuge as goni approached. many have gone to covid—secu re refuge centres. 0fficials warn that the most powerful storm this year could cause catastrophic damage. i'm joined by our philippines correspondent, howard johnson. howard, we hear huge wins are on their way, what is going on right now? —— winds. on their way, what is going on right now? -- winds. you may be able to hear the wind, you can

see this fog hanging over manila at the moment, persistent rain here at the moment and they are waiting for the storm to hit sometime this afternoon. at the moment we are hearing news from where it did hit, in the central philippines at 5am this morning, super typhoon, the biggest this year the world has seen, striking the world has seen, striking the small island. there is a nearby town with around 70,000 people in that municipality. the concern is what is happening there at the moment. we are seeing social media images from other provinces and surrounding areas showing flash floods, water running down streets, overwhelming dams, we have seen houses with ribs ripped off, the usual stuff you see in the philippines, because many of the structures here are makeshift with ten rooms. what they are doing here is telling people to stay in, they have cancelled the metro system here in manila and flights have been suspended from the main

international airport. talking about where you are, in manila, what is it local people knowing and potentially a few hours the weather could get an awful lot worse? are people buying supplies? either used to this? this is a country that receives many storms every year, and let's not forget back in 2013, a similarsuper let's not forget back in 2013, a similar super typhoon hit this country and more than 6000 people perished. the town by the sea was absolutely flattened, you may remember the images. there was absolute devastation for miles doozy. this is a country that is to these storms rolling through and there have been a lot of warnings in place, signalfour up warnings in place, signalfour up at warnings in place, signalfour upata warnings in place, signalfour up at a maximum of five, winds of up to 220 commoners in our could be hitting manila later today but signal five up on the coast, people are being smashed by the wind at the moment, as it drags across the land it reduces in power, but people are relatively used to staying

in at the moment because of the covid—19 pandemic. these now evacuation centres are social distancing, they are advising to have as people in evacuation centres to decrease the risk of spread. people are wearing masks and face shields, a prerequisite if you are in a public space or using public transport. does the country have enough resources to deal with this? well, this is a country that allocates a lot of resources to each province, they each have a strategy in place and we have seen many in my time here. i have seen many provinces with their evacuation centres and they are always well resourced. howard johnson in the philippines. thank you so in the philippines. thank you so much. the james bond star sir sean connery has died at the age of 90. he was the first screen actor to play 007 — it was a role that brought him global stardom — and was followed by decades as one of hollywood's leading actors. 0ur arts editor will gompertz looks back at his life. sean connery was the first and, for many, the pre—eminent... bond.

james bond. with the inner snarl of humphrey bogart and the outward charm of cary grant, connery created a charismatic screen legend. a ladies' man... looking for shells? no, i'm just looking. ..with a killer's instinct. he went from being a jobbing actor in his early 30s to an international movie star and instantly recognisable global celebrity. the attention and fuss that came with the fame did not sit comfortably with the no—nonsense working class scot who had once been a milkman, a model and, briefly, a coffin buffer. i had no awareness of that scale of kind of reverence and pressure and what have you. i never had a press representative or anything, and ifound ita bit of a nightmare. bond was universally popular, but not with the man playing him.

connery felt trapped in 007‘s gilded cage. he wanted out, to test his talent with more challenging roles. he won plaudits for the man who would be king, playing alongside his old friend michael caine. we've been all over india. we know her cities, herjungles, herjails and her palaces, and we have decided that she's isn't big enough for such as we. he won an oscar for the untouchables... you want to get capone? here is how you get him. he pulls a knife, you pull a gun. he sent one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. that's the chicago way! i suddenly remembered my charlemagne — "let my armies be the rocks and the trees and the birds in the sky." ..and won legions more fans in indiana jones. (bagpipes skirl). he was a proud scot and a committed member of the snp. he came from humble beginnings but through charisma, talent, sheer hard work became

one of the world's greatest actors and, you know, his achievements are absolutely legendary. and i know that across scotland today, we are mourning one of our best—loved sons. tell me, miss trench, do you play any other games? you will always be remembered for playing 007, butjames bond didn't make sean connery — sean connery madejames bond. my name is pussy galore. i must be dreaming. a movie icon established by an intelligent, versatile, exceptionally talented actor. sir sean connery, who has died aged 90. we can now speak to david mcgrath, who was a very close friend and neighbour of sir sean connery in the bahamas, where he is panama's honorary consul to the bahamas. hejoins us from miami. we were speaking earlier and you said you first met sean connery back in 1978? yes. and it isa connery back in 1978? yes. and it is a joy to speak about what a wonderful human being he was.

and he will be missed sorely. i had told you a little story about him and how kind he was to strangers on occasions. i had another great little memory ofan had another great little memory of an opportunity we had to go downtown. he wanted to see a doctor, a specialist, for a routine check and i happened to have another doctor in the same building soi have another doctor in the same building so i said i'll take you down and will go to lunch after. and so we went through the gruelling thing, it was a hot august day, about nine yea rs hot august day, about nine years ago, and we both finished at the same time with our doctors and then we went around town, bought a few things that he wanted, but it was like 96 degrees and a killer temperature. we were both sweating profusely. and we went toa sweating profusely. and we went to a little bohemian restaurant on the harbour and while

sitting there and getting ready to order, a gentleman come over to order, a gentleman come over to the table and said that he was from indiana and he and his wife got married yesterday and they had just arrived a few hours ago in the bahamas for their honeymoon. and sean said fine. and he said ijust wanted to shake your hand because i don't travel very much and i've never seen a don't travel very much and i've never seen a celebrity. and to see sean connery on my first trip abroad, as the first celebrity, i just had trip abroad, as the first celebrity, ijust had to just shake your hand. thank you. and s0 shake your hand. thank you. and so he walked away and sean said that was very nice. we finished oui’ that was very nice. we finished our lunch, still hot as whatever, and we got up to leave the restaurant and as we we re leave the restaurant and as we were walking out, i said oh, there is that gentleman over there is that gentleman over the other side of the restau ra nt, the other side of the restaurant, on the terrace where we were, the other side

with his wife. and i said why don't you waive to them? and he said better yet, let's go say hello and have a coffee —— wave. and i thought that was unusual and strange because everybody in the restaurant was staring at him and he went up and introduced himself to the wife and asked her name and he said can wejoin wife and asked her name and he said can we join you for a wife and asked her name and he said can wejoin you for a cup of coffee ? said can wejoin you for a cup of coffee? i think she almost fainted. so we sat down and enjoyed a nice cup of coffee with them and then he said i guess we should be going, we don't want to ruin your honeymoon. and i said sean, they would probably like to have a picture of you. and he said sure! so i took the camera and they surround, they stood either side of him, and i took four or five pictures of them looking at him, arms around them, and i'm sure that picture

is bigger than their fireplace. laughs. and they were so thrilled and i thought it was one of the kindest human acts that i've ever seen and that showed his humble side, his kind side. and what i'm most exposed to. i understand when he is working very hard or filming he gets very serious about his work but when he's relaxing, you want to be with him, allaround relaxing, you want to be with him, all around the clock. he is so much fun. david, you spent time with him obviously in the bahamas. did he ever miss scotland and the uk? more scotland, i'm afraid. laughs. but yes, and i travelled a lot with him, i have been to europe with him, i have been to europe with him, i have been to europe with him quite a bit and i travelled took him down to panama and we were guests of the governor and we toured the

country and he loved it down there and he loved the food, there and he loved the food, the people, and the president of panama swooped us down on an army corps engineer project, the americans were doing, and he went and he talked to them foran he went and he talked to them for an hour, the people, the soldiers and everybody. work stopped for a whoa! i can imagine it did. david, we could listen all night, thank you so much for your memories of your close friend sir sean connery. i'm gratefulfor close friend sir sean connery. i'm grateful for that —— for you bringing them up to me on such a tough day. thank you so much. thank you so much. any time. finally, how did you celebrate halloween with the threat of a virus that thrives on us socialising? some of us might be under national lockdowns or living with some kind of restrictions, but that hasn't stopped everyone partying, as paul hawkins reports. seems like this might seem like

a lifetime ago for some of us but this is halloween covid style in the chinese city where the pandemic began, a parade in wuhan attracting thousands of revellers with confirmed cases here now ultra low. even then, almost all those cases are imported. but face masks are still being worn. and it's a similar story in the capital beijing. china's aggressive strategy against the virus meaning events like this can still take place. i'm not afraid because china's antivirus measures are very good now. also, everyone has to show their health kit up and all kinds of checks to be able to get in. despite that, some are still a little anxious. translation: in fact i am a little scared but this is a rare chance to take part in a festival like this i decided to ta ke festival like this i decided to take the risk of coming here to check it out. translationmac be honest i am very scared, i have not even ta ken honest i am very scared, i have not even taken of my mask underneath this thing. with low

numbers of confirmed cases in hong kong, the authorities eased social distancing measures. bars, restaurants and clu bs were measures. bars, restaurants and clubs were allowed open until two am and they could increase their seating capacity to 75%. the police, however, were still on hand to remind party—goers to avoid gathering or crowding in one area. we have to protect ourselves, of course it is less fun but i think it is better to wear a mask to come out and have fun together than to do nothing and stay at home. the national lockdowns should not mean the animals miss out on trick—or—treating, the keepers that the zoo in belgium dishing out pumpkin treats for their 4000 residents. some of them could not get enough of it. 0thers preferred pumpkin squash. paul hawkins, bbc news. did you celebrate halloween this year? were you allowed to go out wherever you are? please let me know. i'm on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews.

to stay with us. we will bring you more news across the evening, including use of the lockdown. see you later. —— please do stay with us. hello. storm aiden brought torrential rain and gales to a large swathe of the uk on saturday. those strong winds really whipping up the waves, particularly across southern and western coasts. but as the rain eased and the skies cleared, it's been an opportunity through the night for many to see the blue moon — a second full moon this month — but it's only a brief respite from the rain. there's more to come overnight and into sunday. still a number of met office warnings in place for both the rain and the wind, and all the details are on our website. so this is how sunday shapes up. this is the area of low pressure responsible for storm aiden, now pulling away northwards. a second area of low pressure to the north—west of the uk, and notice how the isobars are tightly packed together. so it's another windy day as we start the day. for many, very wet as well. that rain will clear away eastwards and behind it, some spells of sunshine,

although also some showers piling in from the west. and then another band of more persistent rain arriving into northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales, maybe south—west england later in the day, some heavy and persistent rain and also across the western side of scotland. temperatures in a range from ten to 17 celsius. it may not always feel that way, given the wind and the rain. and those winds still very much a feature, particularly across western scotland, where they could still exceed 70 miles an hour in terms of gusts. and that rain keeps on falling to parts of northern england, wales and the midlands as we go through sunday night and into monday, also pushing into parts of south—west england as well, slowly starting to ease. and we start the new week very mild indeed — overnight temperatures not that much different from what we will see in the daytime. so this is where we are on monday. that frontal system starting to pull away but still showers or longer spells of rain pushing in from the west and still another windy day, so it's quite a messy picture to start the new week. if you like the weekend weather, it'sjust lingering into the new week. some places may manage to stay dry but those showers never too far away.

and temperatures again in a range from 10 to 17 celsius, so we are still fairly mild, but not for much longer. the winds definitely are still a feature, still quite gusty but gradually easing down, and that process will continue as we go through tuesday and into wednesday because, finally, we start to see an area of high pressure starting to build across the atlantic and heading our way, so that will start to settle things down. the winds will become lighter, it will generally become drier but with that, it will also turn colder, both by day and by night.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the british prime minister has confirmed a four—week national lockdown in england to try to halt the rising number of coronavirus cases. from thursday, people will be largely restricted to their homes. schools and universities will stay open but non—essential shops, including bars and restaurants, will close. the us presidential candidates are making a final weekend dash around swing states. donald trump is in pennsylvania and joe biden is in michigan — both states that could be key to winning the white house. rescue teams in turkey are working through the night to pull survivors out of the rubble of buildings, crushed in friday's earthquake. the mayor of izmir confirmed that 38 people had died