this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the us there are just 48 hours to go to the presidential elections — and joe biden and donald trump are making a last weekend dash around states that could be the key to winning the white house. the government says that england's a—week lockdown could be extended for longer, if coronavirus infection rates don't come down enough. we need to recognise that we do need to get the infection rate, the r—rate, below one. we believe, on the basis of the evidence that we have, that we will be able to do so. authorities move in in belarus — using force to disperse the latest mass protests against the disputed re—election

of president alexander lukashenko. the third day of a major search and rescue effort in the turkish town of izmir — after an earthquake hit the coast — killing at least 50. it's hard to imagine that anyone else could be brought out alive, but the teams are still searching by hand, with heavy equipment, and with dogs. 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. with the us election just two days away, president trump is campaigning in five states that he needs if he's to stay in the white house. he's trailing the democrat candidate joe biden in opinion polls, but hopes promises of massive tax cuts will sway undecided voters.

joe biden meanwhile is speaking at a rally in philadelphia, let listen in... i knelt down to say hi to her and she looked at me and she said, daddy is going to change the world. daddy. that's what she said to me, six years old. daddy. look, we can change the world. we can change it. we all know this country has to come together. we cannot afford four more years of anger, hate, and decision that we've seen under this president. folks look from the day he announced, from the moment he came down the escalator, what did he say new york? he said, were going to go out and get those rapist mexicans. rapist mexicans. he put a ban on all muslims coming into the

united states, and the way he talked about the african—american community, the way he talked about the hispanic community, look, folks. we've got to come together. i'm running as a proud democrat, but i will govern as an american president. for everybody. iwill work as hard as those who don't support me as those who do support me,| support me as those who do support me, i mean it. that's the job of the president. the duty to care. the duty to care for everyone. joe biden in philadelphia there. meanwhile, president trump has already spoken to two rallies in the mid—west and is now heading to north carolina. let's get a flavour of what he's been saying. we have the number one economy in the world right now by far, and we're not losing it on my watch, i can tell you that. joe biden, sleepyjoe, spent 47 years outsourcing yourjobs,

opening your borders and sacrificing american blood and treasure in endless foreign wars. michigan lost half of its auto jobs thanks to biden‘s nafta and china disasters. our correspondent gary o'donoghue was at donald trump's first rally today in michigan. tour of five battle ground key states over the next few hours. these are the key states he has to win if he wants to retain his place in the white house. his message today has been one of economic nationalism — that message that took him to the white house in the first place in 2016. warning people here in michigan that they will lose their jobs, lose their industries, ifjoe biden is elected. he even claimed that there were no auto plants here in michigan, really the home of the us car industry.

no plants here, he said, four years ago. that is not true. now, also donald trump has been talking about his opponent joe biden, criticising him for his supposed gaffes and lapses of memory, they've been playing videos of that, in donald trump's been complaining about the weather in michigan as well. it is cold and he was clearly suffering from that during the speech. he even chose to make a joke about refugees from syria, saying they wouldn't want to come to michigan, they'd rather go back to syria because it's too cold. so this is the beginning of a multistate push in the last couple of days for donald trump. possibly a dozen or 13 states in these last couple of days as he battles to overcome his lagging in the opinion polls. donald trump's last rally of the day will be just before midnight in florida. it's also the last day of pre—election voting in that state.

our correspondent nomia iqbal is in miami... this is the last day of in—person voting in florida is one of those really key swing states, 29 electoral votes up for grabs, donald trump really needs florida and he needs people to vote for him. one person's vote he definitely doesn't have is ellie's. ellie lives here in miami. ellie, tell me why you want joe biden to be president. one of the reasons that i wantjoe biden to be president is my brother patrick died in march, march 2nd, very suddenly and unexpectedly at 41 and it wasn't until much later that we find out that he died of an acute lung injury likely caused by covid, and so for me and my family, we've been suffering so much and we realised, oh my goodness, we need a president and an administration that will take this disease very seriously, that will better unite the country to fight this disease and get the economy back on track and protect lives, protect lives like my brother's.

and we are both here in miami, and we know miami is such a cruicial county and has that a large cuban—american population, you are cuban—american and one of the messages that don't will be trying to get out there is that he claimsjoe biden is a socialist, a communist. that message does work with some cuban—americans but it doesn't work with you, right? no — in fact i'm very scared of his authoritarianism and my mother, she passed away two years ago but she got to see donald trump for two years, my mother fled cuba, and when he saw house he started attacking the media relentlessly it really triggered her. she said, "oh my god, this reminds me of fidel castro." that's what he did when he first came into power, he attacked the media relentlessly and so for me, his message, you know, i'm scared of him. i'm scared of his authoritarianism. and just quickly, ellie, what is it like to live in a

state where everybody wa nts your vote ? right, like, politicians come down here wanting you to vote for them. what is it like? you know, you realise that every vote matters, every vote counts, and that this is a state where we are really battling ideas and really trying to have conversations, trying to have honest conversations. it was difficult when people start telling us things that aren't true so for me it's like sifting through the untruth to really get at what's true, what's going on, and forming my conscience, for me my faith is very important to me so forming my conscience as a voter in deciding to vote especially to protect lives around this pandemic. the affordable care act so that people are not losing their health insurance during this pandemic and also climate change. i care very much about god's creation and protecting all of god's creation. it's really great to talk to you. thank you so much, ellie. as you heard from ellie, every vote

matters and it definitely matters here in florida. back to you. joining me from our washington bureau is our correspondent, lebo diseko. welcome to you. just a couple of days of campaigning left and it is getting a bit heated, isn't it? yes, we saw yesterday evening in texas a situation where a biden campaign bus was founded by tom voters, people with flags, the biden campaign is feel they are being forced on the road on the tongue campaign representative was on tv networks here a short while ago saying they wouldn't do anything that was unsafe and that wasn't their intention. interestingly, the president himself tweeted saying i love texas with a video of the actual incident, but i think what the takeaway is from this was that there was a reason that the democratic campaign was there and thatis democratic campaign was there and that is because texas is actually in play now. it's usually a very republican state but in this

election it is now in play and that is why kamal harris was there yesterday and equally it's why it matters to the president, there are of up whopping 38 electoral college votes that are up for grabs there so it is quite something that democrats think they have a chance there in that state so close to the election. it is about 2% between the two candidates according to average polls. and also in texas we have been reporting on attempted voter suppression in the past few days just explain what has been going on with attempts by the republicans to thoughts and votes of any cast. interestingly, what the public and says that what what they want to do is make sure this is a fair election, that votes cast are cast properly and they would point to their get out and vote efforts in black and learnt to know neighbourhoods and they will say they want everybody to vote, just to do it properly, so they brought a

challenge to votes that were cast in a drive through voting kind of setup, and they, that was knocked out by a court today, but there is a very similar case that is going to be heard by a federal court tomorrow and that will say whether those boats are allowed to be counted. there's 127,000 votes in boats are allowed to be counted. there's127,000 votes in that case up there's127,000 votes in that case upfor there's127,000 votes in that case up for glut grabs although they have been placing in question but i think it speaks to there have been cases, hundreds of cases up and down the country, challenging what the rules are around voting. as they say, republicans say that this is about making sure that the boat is fair, that the election is run properly, democrats, as you say, say this is simply voter suppression. here in the uk — the four—week lockdown in england that begins on thursday could last longer

than the scheduled end date — december the 2nd. the cabinet minister, michael gove, said ministers will be "guided by the facts". he said the government wanted to get the coronavirus reproduction rate, below the critical level of 1. the main opposition labour party say they will support the plan, but said the government should have listened to its plan for a two—week lockdown last month. this report from our political correspondent, jonathan blake, contains flash photography. a round of golf while it's still allowed. here in hertfordshire, only the minimum restrictions are currently in place, but like the rest of england, people are now preparing for a new national lockdown. i think it's frustrating here, because the cases aren't that bad, and we've all been, you know, following the rules that we were given. golf's just been so fantastic for so many people. so, while people may not agree with it, we've got to stick with it. so it's a bit frustrating, yes, but rules are rules. well, i wasn't surprised. i think it was inevitable. i'm glad that they're keeping the schools open, but i think it was needed, really.

the lockdown is due to last until the 2nd of december, but a senior government minister said that was a hope, not a guarantee, and left open the option of restrictions staying in place for longer. if we ensure that all the steps that we're taking now are taken appropriately, we'll have an opportunity — in advance of december 2nd — to review the progress that we're making, and in advance of december 2nd, we can then communicate to those areas where some restrictions may be required what they will be and also other areas where we've managed to beat back the virus, we can explain where liberties can be restored. labour say they'll support the plan, but their leader is adamant it should have happened sooner. if what they announced yesterday had been announced when i said it should have been, two or three weeks ago, we could've had the lockdown and schools shut because of the natural break of half term. and, you know, people will be waking up this morning and thinking, how on earth did it get to this? the government has to keep its side of the bargain here, because if they don't use this time to fix test, trace and isolate,

then i think the 2nd of december will be a review date, not an end date. some conservative mps remain unconvinced that a lockdown is needed now and may yet vote against it in the house of commons this week. with labour's backing, the plan is likely to pass, but that won't end the debate about whether this month—long lockdown is the right thing to do and where england will be at the end of it. 0ne scientist advising the government said a return to regional restrictions may be unrealistic. what must happen is, whenever that data comes, the 2nd of december or a little bit later, that suddenly the world goes back to normal. it's not going to go back to normal immediately. i think it will be at least what is currently called tier 3, or tier 3+, across the country. i don't think it makes sense to go back into regional variation in the restrictions that are in place immediately after this set of more draconian measures are lifted. schools are staying open, unlike during the national lockdown early in the year.

some argue that means it may take longer to bring the virus back under control. although some areas have been living under tighter restrictions for some time, this week will bring new limitations for everyone in england. what was the government's last resort has become a reality. jonathan blake, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... there's just two days to go to the us presidential election asjoe biden and donald trump each visit key battle ground states to try and shore up their supporters ahead of polling day. a senior government minister warns the second national lockdown in england could last more than a month, amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. a major search and rescue effort is now into its third day in the turkish coastal town of izmir following a major earthquake that hit the agean on friday, killing more than 60 people. rescue teams are continuing to search for around a hundred people — missing since friday's earthquake which struck turkey's aegean coast and several greek islands.

at least 62 people were killed — and thousands have been made homeless. in the turkish city of izmir survivors have been pulled out of the rubble of collapsed buildings — including a 70—year—old man. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the scene.. they have been praying here for miracle rescues. 0vernight, they got one — a 70—year—old man called ahmet citim who had been buried for 33 hours, carried out alive. he was reclaimed from this — the wreckage of an eight—storey apartment block, now all but erased from the landscape. a local official told us residents were worried and asked for an inspection over a year ago. it concluded the building wouldn't

survive an earthquake. well, the search is continuing here, hour after hour. the rubble is several storeys high, and standing here, seeing all of these crushed concrete, it's hard to imagine that anyone else could be brought out alive. but the teams are still searching by hand, with heavy equipment, and with dogs. nearby, relatives are keeping an anguished vigil. many haven't left the site since the moment of the earthquake at 2:51pm on friday afternoon. erdil is one of them — waiting for news of his beloved sister. she worked in a dental office on the ground floor of the building. my sister's university and other friend, every time call me,

every time calling me, writing, on instagram, on the phone, every time, writing, calling, every people call me. we arejust waiting. some here are still clinging to hope, but the death toll is rising, and across this ea rthquake—prone country, many are now asking, could we be next? 0rla guerin, bbc news, izmir. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. lewis hamilton stands on the brink of a record equalling seventh formula one world title as a mercedes one two at imola hands the team a seventh straight constructors championship. hamilton finished ahead of his team mate valteri bottas and will win the drivers title at the next race in turkey, as long as his team mate doesn't outscore him by more than seven points.

hamilton now 85 points clear of bottas, who was promoted to second when red bull's max verstappen suffered a puncture. we really worked hard to figure out where we wanted to go, figure out what the limitations are, and no short cuts were taken, it was just... every year, even though we have won multiple championships, every year we continue to do the same with the same approach. and i believe we could continue for a long time if we wanted to. and there will be multiple obstacles ahead, but i am definitely looking forward to that. it was a first win at old traford in 1a years as arsenal beat manchester united 1—0. united are still to win at their home this season. by pierre emerick aubameyan‘s penalty, awarded after paul pogba fouled hector bellerin. that's three defeats at home for 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s men in the premier league who are 15th in the table. so four games during sunday —

the last of which saw spurs beat brigton 2—1. gareth bale grabbing the winner to send his side second in the table. in italy, leaders ac milan continue their fine form, they won 2—1 away at udinese, zlatan ibrahimovic with an acrobatic winner. juventus beat newly promoted spezia 4—1, cristiano ronaldo with two goals on his return following his recovery from coronavirus. there were also wins for roma and sassuolo. manchester city retained the women's fa cup after beating everton 3—1 in extra time at wembley. despite a string of excellent saves from everton goalkeeper sandy mckever, georgia stanway put the holders ahead, before janine beckie sealed the victory. as city lift the trophy for a third time. england world cup winner, and manchester united legend sir bobby charlton — has been diagnosed with dementia. sir bobby spent 17 years at old trafford, winning

three league titles, a european cup and an fa cup... his wife norma said she hopes the diagnosis could help others. the news follows the deaths of his older brother jack injuly and fellow world cup—winner nobby stiles on friday — both of whom had also been diagnosed with dementia. plenty to celebrate for english rugby all round. head coach eddie jones has praised the efforts of his players in the wake of their six nations success yesterday. players received their medals and there were also some fireworks at their london hotel base earlier today. a bonus—point victory against italy proved to be enough to win i'm really proud of their efforts. i really liked the way the team conducted themselves during this

turn on particularly. i prepared the tea m turn on particularly. i prepared the team poorly for the french game, which was widely documented, and then their approach to the rest of then their approach to the rest of the tournament has been outstanding. got on with the job, not looked for any sort of excuse, regardless of what's happened, and played good, tough, hard rugby, which you have to do to win a six nations. and there has been double success as england claimed a second successive women's six nations grand slam with a huge 54—0 win over italy. the red roses were already champions after four games but didn't hold back in parma. the weekend's other two women's six nations matches were postponed because of coronavirus that's all the sport for now.

let's go to belarus now, where security forces have been using flash grenades and firing warning shots as they try to disperse protesters in minsk. the protesters have been taking part in the latest mass demonstrations against the country's long—term leader, alexander lukashenko. the security forces tried to prevent the protesters from gathering at a site on the outskirts of the capital linked to stalinist repression. it's the twelfth successive sunday of mass demonstrations since august's widely discredited election. franak viacorka is the advisor to exiled opposition politician sviatla na tsikhanouskaya. he spoke to me earlier from lithuania. she is inspiring the poetess. she is showing the bella visions can manage to change the system and conduct free and fair elections. she represents the ambitions of elevations who were protesting the

three months. can the protests succeed, do you think, without her 01’ succeed, do you think, without her ora succeed, do you think, without her or a figure like her there to lead them? actually, protesters do not need a leader. this protest in belarus, this revolution is leaderless, i would say. it is very grassroots and decentralised and people organise themselves into smaller communities, smaller groups, they prepare posters, flags, they help each other, and the only goal that unites everyone is the will of the changes. and each time when they gather the police brutally crack down on the protest and this motivates even more it motivates people to go out and right now we can see pensioners, students, pupils, all of them protesting together. let's see where it would go. the regime is making more and more mistakes and when the covid

crisis will approach lu kashenko more mistakes and when the covid crisis will approach lukashenko will not be able to keep things as under control as before. do you think that the protest will continue on the strength of numbers that we have seen strength of numbers that we have seen over strength of numbers that we have seen over the last few months as winter sets in, as it gets colder, perhaps as the security forces cracked and harder, possibly?|j think cracked and harder, possibly?” think there will be less people attending because the belarus winter is very hard. it is very difficult to sustain the number of protesters but i think the form of protest will change, people will resist economically, we can expect some sabotage or state enterprises, people are going to not pay taxes in order to cut lu kashenko's people are going to not pay taxes in order to cut lukashenko's regime from funding and we can also expect some new initiatives to appear, something like local government where people organising communities, organise events and protests in their neighbourhoods. but definitely

i don't believe lukashenko will survive till spring because the regime is very weak and vulnerable right now and it seems that even russia doesn't see lukashenko as the leader. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. for some of us 0ctober has been a very wet month but there are signs that things looking guy and quieter through the first week of november. notjust quieter through the first week of november. not just yet, quieter through the first week of november. notjust yet, more rain in the focuses evening and overnight, courtesy of this frontal system. to the north of this we have got plenty of shows across scotland and northern ireland. they will tend to fade the nightwear that comes as some clear spells in between. that rain keeps going along the front will tend to ease off of the night wears on and further south we will keep a lot of cloud and it will produce some outbreaks of rain. very mild, though, further south, 15 or 16 celsius, more like four to six celsius further north. it slides its

way south end eastwards through sunday morning, further south along the main pushing from the west, and it is the squeeze on the ice above, once again it is another windy day of the wind is not as strong as we go through the weekend. it is the mixture, really, sunshine and showers but they showers will tend to merge particularly the part of northern england and southern scotla nd northern england and southern scotland to give ace longer spell of rain at times. still some gusty winds, 50 to 60 mph, particularly for southern and western coasts and also fix motels as well and just starting to feel a little bit cooler. eight to 1a celsius the top temperature on the afternoon. and still those showers are longer spells of rain continuing through monday evening, to northern ireland, parts of southern and western scotland, and into northern england as well. as we go for monday into tuesday tuesday some of transition day. it's still when you are those winds will be easing down and i will still be some showers around. we sat the sea that colder air flooding across uk as a way of recently it has been very mild quite a difference in temperature and also some outbreaks of rain affecting

parts of southern and south—eastern england for a time. some of that can be heavy, elsewhere some sunshine but also some showers, particularly the further north and west. the winds will be lighter but still quite noticeable particularly across western and north—western coast. look at the temperatures on tuesday, more like nine to 11 celsius. that was my definitely the theme as we head through the latter half of the week. what we do start to see is this area of high pressure stuck to building from the west and that was not going to quieten things down so wednesday morning will be cold and for many it will beef frosty as well, could even see some patchy mist and fog, but were recently it has been very wet the week ahead is looking much drier but it will be feeling much colder both by day and by night. goodbye.

hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: a senior government minister warns the second national lockdown in england could last more than a month, amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. from thursday non—essential shops, restaurants, pubs, gyms and hair and beauty salons will be forced to close.

the uk opposition leader has welcomed the new measures, but is calling on the government to use the time to ramp up ‘test and trace'. with just two days to go until election day, the us presidential candidates are making a "final weekend" dash around key swing states. a major search and rescue effort is now into its third day in the turkish coastal town of izmir, following a major earthquake that hit the agean on friday, killing at least 60 people. typhoon goni, has made landfall in the philippines with sustained winds of more than 140 miles an hour. the most powerful storm this year has caused the evacuation of over 200,000 people. now on bbc news, our world asks has coronavirus changed the way we buy clothes forever, and what about those who are being left behind?