this is bbc news. the headlines at five: conservative mps urge the prime minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser, dominic cummings. president trump has insisted he won't put the us into lockdown, and comes close to admitting he could leave the white house next year. i will not go... this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the... whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. ethiopia's government warns that fighting with local forces in the tigray region appears to be spreading into neighbouring areas. and in half an hour, as coronavirus swept across the world earlier this year, we visited new york city's most populous borough to see how the pandemic took hold.

good afternoon. the prime minister is being urged by conservative mps to use the departure of his chief adviser dominic cummings to "reset government". mr cummings left downing street for the final time last night after internal battles about his role. former brexit secretary david davis told the bbc that senior ministers are hoping for "more of a say" in how the country is governed. a warning — this report from our political correspondent jonathan blake contains flashing images. stepping out of number 10, but staying in the spotlight until the last possible moment. dominic cummings left downing street for the final time last night at the end of a torrid week. after a meeting yesterday afternoon at which the prime minister, we're told, wanted to clear the air

and move on, mr cummings, already due out by christmas, was gone for good by the end the day. with that, say many, comes a chance for change. it does give the government a chance to reset all sorts of things. its relationship with parliament, the way it deals with the press, i'm told, its relationship with cabinet. so that, in one respect, is an advantage for the prime minister, but i do hope in doing it he doesn't forget the things where mrcummings was right, which is that many of the failures of the last nine months have not been mr cummings‘ fault but have been intrinsic in the system. seen here with the prime minister last night, lee cain, another close aide, resigned in a tussle over becoming boris johnson's chief of staff. all smiles by the end, perhaps, but he didn't go without a fight. with his two closest aides gone, borisjohnson must now decide who to put in their place. yourjob as chief of staff, i think, is to make sure the prime minister is getting advice from all the different voices

that he or she needs to hear from, and to try to build an effective team in downing street that unites the political advisers, who will often come from a range of views within their political party, and the civil service team that works there as well. friends of both men continue to blame carrie symonds, boris johnson's fiancee and former party official, for their downfall. she is said to have been unhappy with some of the team in number 10. as the drama of the past week subsides, there are pressing issues for the prime minister, and he can't afford for downing street to stay in limbo for long. and earlier, jonathan recounted the conflicting accounts of the events leading up to the departures of dominic cummings and lee cain. we know there was that meeting with the prime minister around lunchtime at which, we're told, borisjohnson wanted to clear the air and move on. what happened next has been the subject of debate. but again today, allies of dominic cummings and lee cain have insisted that this

was an amicable departure and all was well in the end. i think whether that was the case or not, it doesn't really matter, because the tensions in number 10 had got to the point where they had boiled over, things had spilled out into the public domain. we had this briefing and counter—briefing going on and something, frankly, had to give. and the prime minister, whether he forced them out in anger or let them go reluctantly, has drawn a line, to an extent, under a very torrid time in number 10, with the hope, perhaps, of bringing in some new people and having something of a fresh start. that's, at least, what a lot of conservative mps would like to see who feel that they have been, to an extent, sidelined by the downing street operation recently. i mean, i suppose some people might be asking themselves why now? why not a few months ago when the whole barnard castle controversy happened, where, you know, tory mps, the public and the press were so dead against how the prime minister was sticking by his man?

well, one conservative mp i spoke to yesterday suggested that he should have let him go much sooner, back when that controversy was at its height during the lockdown at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. boris johnson, though, clearly made a calculation at the time that it was better for him, on balance, to keep dominic cummings on board with the benefits that, as he saw it, he brought to his administration, than let him go over what was, clearly in most people's eyes, a serious mistake, an error of judgment. but as things stand, dominic cummings was, until yesterday, planning to leave at the end of the year anyway, so he's essentially gone a few weeks earlier than he had intended and not without some fireworks. so what happens next for borisjohnson, for his premiership, for the decisions he has to make in the coming weeks and months? well, i think it'll be really interesting to see what happens in the coming days. borisjohnson‘s downing street operation is in something of a limbo

period at the moment, although there are still many key staff in place and, of course, the prime minister himself remains in charge. he was heavily influenced and, to an extent, the whole operation was, in tone and substance, influenced by dominic cummings and lee cain and the methods that they brought with them, the combative, at times confrontational, certainly unconventional methods of doing things that rubbed so many people up the wrong way. but you can't argue weren't, in many ways, effective. now that has gone, borisjohnson will have to make some decisions for himself about who to bring in, and that will, in itself, tell us the shape and style of the government that will operate from here on in. there has been a further 26,860 new cases of coronavirus in the uk recorded in the past 2a hours, down from 27,301 on friday.

the number of new deaths reported within 28 days of a positive test was 462, up from 376 on friday, taking the total number of deaths to 51,766. the us president—electjoe biden has hit out at donald trump with strong criticism of the way the coronavirus pandemic has been handled. he said the surge in infections and deaths had alarmed him, and that the federal response had been woefully lacking. mr biden tweeted... here's what he's basing his criticism on. america has had over 10.7 million cases and 244,000 deaths. currently an average of more

than 900 people are dying from covid—19 every day. states like 0regon, new mexico and california, which has seen long queues of people waiting to have drive—through tests, have jointly called for a halt to nonessential travel. the governor of oregon has taken the additional step of ordering social gatherings limited to no more than six people — effective immediately. mr biden‘s tweets came just hours after president trump held his first news briefing at the white house since he was projected to have lost the election — something he has not yet accepted. mr trump wanted to talk about the success of 0peration warp speed — the name he gave to the search for a vaccine — but while doing so, appeared to hint he might not be in the white house for much longer. i will not go... this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the... whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell, but i can tell you this

administration will not go to a lockdown. the row comes after us president—electjoe biden won the state of georgia — the first time a democratic candidate has done so since 1992. the win strengthens biden‘s victory, giving him a total of 306 electoral college votes, well over the 270 he needed. since election night, president trump has tweeted more than 90 times promoting claims of voter fraud without providing any evidence. experts now fear disinformation has undermined faith in democracy for millions, as marianna spring reports. even beforejoe biden was declared the us president—elect, people took to the streets to claim the vote was rigged. this is why. this is a case where they are trying to steal an election. they are trying to rig an election, and we can't let that happen. #stopthesteal went viral after unsubstantiated allegations

that the democrats had rigged and stolen the election. but seeds of mistrust in the democratic process were sown long before election night. trump tweeted allegations of voter fraud and election rigging over 70 times in the build—up to polling day. it's not a new theme — he made claims about fraud back in 2016 too. the difference this time is that lots more people have been seeing it all over their social media feeds for weeks and joining big facebook groups. i'm an admin of the stop the steal group on facebook. 0ur movement believes that fraud has occurred, and we are angry. ijust think the voter fraud in this election, just with the mail—in ballots, those have been a concern. president trump will be the winner after there is an honest recount in the states, and fraudulent votes are thrown out. the democrats have said since the beginning of all this covid stuff that they are going to do

whatever it takes to get trump out, and i believe that they think they've succeeded. the experts are worried about its imminent and lasting impact. there were all of these breadcrumbs and a whole narrative framework that it was a forgone conclusion that the democrats were going to steal the election, and now we just have to watch the ways they are trying to do it. so people were primed to accept this narrative, to then propagate this narrative well before any votes were even cast. back at the source, social media sites have been trying to stamp out false and misleading posts, but they are struggling to keep pace. this weekend, more stop the steal protests are happening in the us. 0ne worry going forwards is that this online movement could provoke unrest, as viral disinformation risks seriously undermining the faith of millions in democracy. marianna spring, bbc news.

in a few moments, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round—up of the news with reeta chakrabarti. but before that — the armed conflict between the federal government in ethiopia and forces loyal to the regional power in the northern tigray province appears to be deepening. in the latest incident, the government has accused the tigray side of firing rockets at two airports to the south. tigray officials say the missile attacks were in retaliation for government air strikes in the region. addis ababa says the rockets targeted the cities of gondar and bahir dar. tens of thousands of ethiopian refugees have crossed the border into sudan to escape the fighting. amnesty international says there have been mass civilian killings. both sides accuse each other of targeting civilians. the un human rights office has also expressed concern. while the details of the alleged mass killings reported by amnesty international in may cadera in south—west tigray

have not yet been fully verified, the high commissioner is calling for a full inquiry. if confirmed as having been deliberately carried out by a party to the current fighting, these killings of civilians would, of course, amount to war crimes. kalkidan yibeltal, our correspondent in ethiopia, has this update from the capital. the rocket attacks, they were fired from the northern state of tigray, which is in fighting with the federal army, and they happened in its neighboring state of amhara. they shot these rockets at two airports in that state, in two different cities. the federal government said that one of the airports sustained some damage. the tplf, that's the political force in the northern state of tigray. they took responsibility for the attacks. and they say that they are in retaliation for previous air strikes by the federal army in the state of tigray. so this seems to be pretty much an escalating situation.

it's a story that's developing every day. but unfortunately, we are seeing tensions escalating and the situation getting worse rather than better. since the fighting broke out last week, there has been a communication breakdown. so clear information is hard to come by. so we don't know exactly what's happening there. but as per the reports by amnesty international, it seems that scores and even hundreds might have been killed. these are civilians. amnesty international is calling it a massacre. and the un is saying that if this report is true, that could amount to war crimes. eyewitnesses told amnesty that the killings happened by retreating forces loyal to the tplf, but they denied those claims. in addition to killings, we are also seeing refugees, an increase in refugees into neighboring sudan and also internally displaced people and humanitarian agencies and not

being able to provide assistance to this area because of the fighting, and since transportation is interrupted. so we are seeing more and more dire reports of the cost, the human cost of this conflict.

good evening. several senior conservatives have urged the prime minister to use the departure of his chief adviser dominic cummings to "reset government". mr cummings walked out of downing street last night after the resignation of another seniorfigure, the director of communications lee cain. the former brexit secretary david davis told the bbc that ministers are now hoping for "more of a say" in how the country is governed. a warning — this report from our political correspondent nick eardley contains flashing images.

the dominic cummings era in government is coming to an end. borisjohnson wants to clear the air in downing street and that means his chief aide, seen here this morning leaving home, won't be returning to number ten. the way this place works matters to us all, from how the decisions are made to the direction of policy. after the very high—profile departures of recent days and some of the drama inside, some tories are hoping for a change. it does give the government a chance to reset all sorts of things, the relationship with parliament, the way it deals with the press. many of the failures of the last nine months have not been mr cummings' fault, they have been intrinsic in the system. there have been many unhappy tory mps in recent months, angry at high—level u—turns, worried the prime minister wasn't listening to them. one of them told me changes in the top team would be important. it's going to make an enormous difference. over the past year there has been

a significant and growing gap between the number ten operation and the parliamentary party. we are enormously fond of him and we felt we were losing him and some colleagues felt he had been lost altogether, but now we are looking forward to marching in lockstep alongside our prime minister. this is the prime minister last night with another key aide, lee cain. mr cain quit after a power struggle over whether he would be mrjohnson‘s chief of staff. allies say his departure was amicable, but many of those were unhappy with his role, including the prime minister's fiance carrie symonds. the man who ran number ten for theresa may says the prime minister now has a chance to get things back on track. it is a big opportunity for him depending on the decisions he now makes. but in terms of the chief of staff role i would say the most important word in the job title is staff, not chief. you are there not to try and deliver your own political views

about what should happen to the country, but to make the government machine work for the prime minister. and there are big decisions to be made. the government has to decide in the next couple of weeks whether to sign up next couple of weeks whether to sign up to next couple of weeks whether to sign uptoa next couple of weeks whether to sign up to a trade agreement with europe and what happens when the lockdown in england ends on the 2nd of december. ultimately those decisions are for the prime minister, not for his aides. but after the departures in recent days some tories are hoping the process might be a lot smoother. nick, many thanks. nick, many thanks. the latest government figures show there were 26,860 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 24,702. 1,617 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last tuesday. and 462 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28

days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week 411 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 51,766. the government's decision to extend the furlough scheme and to increase help for the self—employed has brought relief to millions of workers. but many others are still falling through the gaps. it's thought that 2.9 million people, from freelancers and contractors to small business owners, are still excluded in some way from the chancellor's income support schemes. rishi sunak says he's doing all he can, but as emma simpson now reports, the financial pressure is building for those who've missed out. 98% of our earnings have gone. the rug was pulled from under our feet. now it is sleepless nights. ian and lindsay run a successful corporate catering business. they should be flat out right now, instead they are not sure if any

of these dishes will be made. ian is a limited company director, so they are only entitled to £480 each a month on furlough. they have been using savings set aside for tax bills and a bounce—back loan to keep going. it's not going to last forever. there will come a point in time when... there will be no money. the pot is empty. the pot is empty and we've got nowhere to hide then. and then it doesn't make sense why we kept our staff on if the business goes under, because why support businesses by giving staff furlough, keeping them employed, only for them to lose theirjobs because the business wasn't supported in the first place? they want the chancellor to give them the same support as everyone else. i'd like to beg him if necessary to help those that need it because at the moment people are suicidal.

ian and lindsey feel as if they are on borrowed time, but for others the time has already run out. some have lost everything they worked for because they've fallen between the cracks. at the beginning of the lockdown in march it was really about getting support out quickly to those who needed it and there wasn't much time for the government to think about how best to target support. but now that the support packages have been extended once again, the government should be thinking about how best to target support to those who need it. there is always a cast of thousands at the end of a blockbuster movie, many of them are self—employed like louise burton. but this contract ruled her out for self employment job support. i pay tax, why shouldn't i be eligible for any kind of support? itjust makes me furious. and, you know, my mental health has been suffering because of this crisis.

i know self—employment is hard and i know the industry is hard, but you never expect to be left out like this. the treasury says it has delivered one of the most comprehensive packages of support in the world. but eight months on, the pressure is increasing to do more to help the millions who missed out. emma simpson, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. we've had two more matches in rugby union's new autumn nations cup. scotland had a scare in italy but won 28—17. it was far more straightforward for england, 40—0 winners against georgia at twickenham. ben croucher reports. rugby at twickenham in 2020 it looks a bit different. england are playing in blue for starters. the kits and players may change, the form has stayed constant, with jack willis on debut opening his international account for the six nations

champions. it is a competition georgia harbour hopes ofjoining, but three more first—half tries demonstrated the gulf between them. they knew what was coming. it did not mean they could do anything about it. jamie george had already scored two tries like this when he became the first english hooker to score a hat—trick. the close range tactic worked for dan robson as well. georgiamy first visit to twickenham was a pointless one. there has been a change in the air in scottish sport of late. their by in scottish sport of late. their rugby counterparts are on the best run this century. it was a tepid start in tuscany as italy found some florence flair to lead at half—time. scotla nd florence flair to lead at half—time. scotland needed something a bit different to turn in their favour. zander ferguson, a former chorister and mountain biker turned prop forward found his path through the italian try line similarly unique. scotla nd italian try line similarly unique. scotland ecstatic, italy just static. and even when they were not, there was no stopping scott cummings there was no stopping scott cummings the try line, a tried and trusted

method when george turner bundled over to repeat a record equalling fifth straight win. there was a huge upset in the rugby championship. argentina beat new zealand for the first time in their history. fly half nicolas sanchez scored all their points as they stunned the all blacks 25—15 in sydney. the result was all the more remarkable because it was the pumas' first match in over a year. the women's six nations champions england have gone 1—0 up in their test series against france. they won 33—10 in grenoble. jess breach scored one of their three tries. the two sides meet again at twickenham next saturday. a very wet qualifying session didn't suit lewis hamilton ahead of tomorrow's turkish grand prix. he'll start from 6th on the grid in istanbul. but he was still faster than his mercedes teamate valterri bottas, his only championship rival, and if he finishes ahead of him tomorrow he'll clinch a record equalling 7th world title. the canadian lance stroll took a surprise maiden pole position.

dustinjohnson dustin johnson has just dustinjohnson has just gone two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard at the augusta masters. bad weather at augusta has disrupted the final major of the year. jon rahm had to complete his second round this morning. he missed that putt to take the outright lead on ten under. the third round is now under way, and you can follow the masters on the bbc sport website, and also check on all the results and watch the goals from the women's super league. that's all the sport for now hundreds of millions of people around the world are celebrating diwali, the hindu festival of lights. coronavirus restrictions have limited celebrations but there have still been some spectacular displays, including this one in the indian city of ayodyha. 584,572 lamps were lit, a new world record. and to anyone celebrating, happy diwali. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

hello. no rest for the weather this weekend — more spells of rain swinging their way across the atlantic, pushed through on strong and gusty winds. every now and then, between the spells of rain, perhaps the odd glimmer of brightness. but unfortunately, no really sustained spells of dry and sunny weather, i'm afraid. the reason for this is this big area of low pressure that will stay with us throughout the next 48 hours, feeding in weatherfronts and clusters of showers. through the remainder of the afternoon, as the centre of the low rolls across ireland, particularly strong winds on irish sea coasts. high spring tides as well bring the risk of coastal flooding here. further rain pushing into the south—east of england, another band stretching its way from the west all the way across england and wales. we'll see wetter weather getting into southern scotland and a wet start to the evening in northern ireland. the numbers in black are the gust strengths, gusting up to 50 mph in some spots on the coasts. through the evening and overnight, some of the wetter weather does tend to retreat to the coasts

across england and wales. scotland looking at wetter weather coming into the south, however, and also for northern ireland. a mild enough night. in the far south—east, we need to keep an eye on rain approaching the end of the night and early sunday morning — could be very wet in the south—east of england. further fronts run their way across the uk through the day, so pretty much rain for all areas at some stage — perhaps northern scotland driest and brightest for the longest period, the rain staying out of the way until later on in the day. the risk of gales more towards the south coast through sunday and, with that, some coastal flooding possible. gusts up to 70 mph in some of the more exposed coastal spots, but inland, 40—45mph possible and some heavy showers focused on the south—west later in the afternoon. rain also in northern england and southern scotland by this point, but it stays mild, as it will next week as it stays unsettled. but the end of the week, we pull down a northerly dig of colder air —

looks like an area of high pressure will start to build on thursday and friday, so the story changes in two quite dramatic ways for the end of the week. it will become calmer, but it will consequently become much colder as well. we're talking about the return of overnight frosts from the end of the week into next weekend.