this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a tougher three—tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the lockdown ends in ten days‘ time, but there'll be a relaxation over christmas. pubs and restaurants could be allowed to stay open longer with an easing of the 10pm curfew. the nhs in england is to get an extra £3 billion, but the chancellor warns of tough times ahead for the economy as the country deals with the consequences of the pandemic. the economy is experiencing significant stress. we've seen that particularly in the labour market and with people's jobs. we know that 750,000 people have tragically already lost their jobs with forecasts of more to come.

the uk government is being urged to change the rules over who is eligible for financial support if they have to self—isolate. a covid curfew kicks in in california as the us passes more than 12 million confirmed cases. french police use tear gas on anti—government protestors over a bill that could make it an offence to photograph police officers. 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. here in the uk, a new plan to lift

england's lockdown from the 2nd of december will be finalised by government ministers today. the national lockdown will be lifted but a new tougher version of the three—tiered system of restrictions will replace it. even the lowest level will be much stricter than before as experts warn that it just wasn't working to control infection rates. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. what will christmas look like this year? we'll soon find out. tomorrow, borisjohnson will confirm to parliament that england is coming out of national lockdown on the 2nd of december and going back into regional tiers of coronavirus restrictions. the system will be stricter this time round with more areas under tighter rules. leicester's had tough restrictions for months and infection rates are still high. it's what it is, we've got to keep on with it and it'll be all right in the end, as they say. i'm just finding it very frustrating and, maybe i'm wrong, but ijust think, if everybody kept to the rules, it might be better. she laughs. ministers will decide on thursday which areas

will go into which tier but, across all tiers, there will be special arrangements to allow families to meet over christmas and a four—nation approach is still being discussed. we all want to see our loved ones again, but some are concerned about the consequences. do you want to expose those who are vulnerable in your home? and if you are going to go ahead, what other steps you can take, can you meet them outside or ventilate the room? can you make sure you quarantine for two weeks so you are not incubating the virus? i think we have to come back to kind of core public health principles. the virus does not care that's christmas and it will spreading regardless. it's happened in canada with canadian thanksgiving and we will see the same to the states with american thanksgiving. so i think it's just telling people

we know how the virus and you know, how much risk are you willing to take at this point of time with your family and your loved ones? the cabinet will meet today to discuss the plans and mps will vote on whether to bring in the new system. labour said it would look closely at the proposals but said the new framework must bring certainty for businesses. ministers are stressing this festive period won't be normal but hope that vaccines and mass testing will offer a route towards relaxing restrictions further. leila nathoo, bbc news. well, the chancellor, rishi sunak, has been speaking to the bbc this morning, and our political correspondent, helen catt, discussed with me a little earlier what he said. these national lockdown restrictions in england expire on the 2nd of december so there is debate about what would come after those and borisjohnson has always said he wants to return to that regional system but earlier this week the director of public health england suggested the lower tiers have not worked to stem the spread of transmission so it would look like they would need to beef them up, make this restriction stronger, that's the message we are getting this morning, so at the moment we don't know what the specific

measures are likely to be, boris johnson will set them out in parliament tomorrow, the cabinet meeting to discuss them and sign them off. we don't know exactly what those measures will be but the indication is it will be tougher, particularly if you were living in an area of england in a lower level of restrictions. there is one particular measure, though, where it seems there might be a loosening on the cards, and that is that controversial 10pm curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants, businesses don't like it and neither do tory mps, that is the understatement of the year, and we understand that borisjohnson is likely to amend it so that 10pm would become a last orders call and people would have an hour to finish eating and drinking up. the chancellor appeared to add confirmation to this suggestion that that is being looked at. it is definitely something we are looking at and one of the things we have been able to do as we learn is get data, see what works and see where we can improve things.

it's fair to say when we introduced the curfew that was something that was in common with many other countries and cities around the world but as we have learnt more there are opportunities for us to look and refine things and that is on our list. that was the chancellor talking to andrew marr, what about christmas? there has been a lot of speculation, borisjohnson wants to give people a christmas present and relax the rules for a few days. he does, and it is the question i am getting asked the most. and borisjohnson has said he will spell it out tomorrow. so far downing street has been tight—lipped about what will be allowed. there is a suggestion there will be some special arrangements, the thinking behind that, jake berry was explaining this morning that if they don't people willjust ignore the rules anyway and once people get into the habit of breaking the rules it's harder to then enforce them later so there is definitely some sense of some special arrangements although ministers have been clear it will not be a free

all normal christmas, there will be restrictions in place. they said they also want to coordinate with northern ireland, scotland, wales and england so there are similar sets of rules in place, although we don't know if that has been achieved yet. and what about the politics of this? quite a lot of tory mps have said they are not happy with a return to tough tiered restrictions. the rows brewing over christmas dinners will be nothing compared to what we will see the commons this week. tory mps have been resistant to tighter restrictions, a group of 70 have written to the prime minister and said they cannot support more tiered restrictions unless he can show it will stop the spread of the virus, but also there has been some assessment made of the impact that will be had on people on their health, for reasons not covid, so that's a big number of conservative mps and we have seen it kicking off

in the commons about this before. so if these restrictions will get through, if they will not vote for them, which is not a given, then the prime minister would have to rely on labour's vote, so would labour back them whatever? that was put to the shadow chancellor this morning. will you vote for government proposals whatever happens? no, because we need to see the detail of those proposals. we really expect government needs to have learned from what has happened previously, all the problems we have had previously, we did not have a clear system of restrictions, there was a huge amount of ambiguity, and the economic support trailed the announcement of those restrictions, meaning that there is a situation where we have seen record redundancies across our country over the last quarter, businesses have gone bust that didn't need to, because of those problems, so we expect the prime minister should provide something more robust on wednesday. there will be a lot riding on what the specifics of these

restrictions will be. we will find this out tomorrow when the prime minister addresses parliament, and i think we will have quite a lot of debate over them for the coming days. coronavirus cases in the united states continue to soar. there are more than 12 million confirmed infections — up byi million in less than a week. california has introduced a state—wide overnight curfew to try to curb the surge there. officials in los angeles warn they are close to reaching the number of daily cases that means residents have to stay at home all the time. the us is setting new records each day for the number of new infections. 195,500 new cases were recorded on friday. the daily death toll linked to covid—i9 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of more than 170,000 cases per day — that's an increase of 67% — and the covid tracking project

reports more than 83,000 people are hospitalized across the country. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. california, america's most populous state, is reeling from a resurgence of the coronavirus and its health workers are struggling to cope. the number of new infections here has more than doubled in the last two weeks, prompting an overnight curfew. this is not really surprising. i think this was sort of expected. i think there's this kind of restriction fatigue or lockdown fatigue, a pandemic fatigue that is taking place, so many of the people are not adhering to what the public health people are really recommending. a total of around 37 million people are subject to california's new stay at home order which prohibits nonessential activity outside the home during the hours of darkness. lawmakers hope the move

will curb the sudden surge in positive test results. the coronavirus turned the 620 summit in riyadh into a sort of vip webinar, one in which president trump briefly participated, but he missed a sideline event at the conference devoted to pandemic preparedness in favour of heading for the golf course, pursuing what has become a weekend routine since the election of golfing and tweeting, making this claim about how joe biden would deal with developing a vaccine. yet last week's coronavirus press briefing was the first in months and the head of the task force, vice president mike pence, left without taking questions. president—elect biden, seen

here attending church near his home, says tackling the coronavirus will be his number one priority but the longer the transition process is delayed the longer it will take him and his team to obtain the briefings they need. until the general services administration ascertains the results of the election which would allow the transition from the trump administration to the biden administration to proceed, until that happens, our hands are really tied, we're handcuffed. with discussions over another economic stimulus plan stalled and congress in recess, the forthcoming holiday season promises to be a bleak one for many. long lines have formed at food banks here and around the country and the coronavirus is promising to make this year's thanksgiving celebration unlike any other.

the trump campaign has lost one of its last remaining legal avenues in its slew of challenges to the election result, this time in the crucial battleground state of pennsylvania. judge matthew brann, a conservative republican, has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to invalidate 7 million mail—in votes. judge brann said... donald trump has tweeted that he will appeal this latest setback. in a succession of court cases, mr trump's lawyers have failed to show they have legal grounds to overturn his loss in the presidential election. counties in pennsylvania are due to certinyoe biden‘s win on monday. he leads by more than 80,000 votes.

in the middle of a coronavirus lockdown, french police have clashed with anti—government demonstrators protesting against a bill that could make it an offence to film or photograph police officers. officers used water cannons in paris and tear gas in the south—eastern city of lyon. paul hawkins reports. saturday night in the french capital, and some protesters were still on the streets. rights activists, trade unionists and journalists, just some of the several thousand demonstrators who had spent the day voicing their opposition to a new law. the piece of legislation would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face with the intention they should be harmed. translation: what this government is trying to do is for us to stop carrying out this vigilance. for citizens, whistle—blowers, forjournalists in possession or not of a press card.

to be more and more hindered in revealing the failings of the state. and if that happens, it is the end of democracy. translation: we know that police officers are victims of violence, yes. but when police are out on theirjob, they represent the french republic, they are not there as individuals. they represent the state, and so there is a kind of wide impunity and it is very serious so we can't just shut up and allow this. the new law comes after a summer of mass public protests against police brutality and accusations of systemic racism sparked by the death of george floyd in the us. activists have alleged police brutality was responsible for the killing of adama traore, a frenchman of malian origin who died after his arrest in the paris suburbs in 2016. a private autopsy said he died of asphyxiation. injune, the official health report said he died of heart failure, clearing three police

officers of responsibility. they also point to cedric chouviat, a delivery driver in paris. he suffered a heart attack and died in january after police put him in a chokehold. but supporters of the new law say police officers and their families need protection from harassment, both online and in person when off duty. those caught would get a maximum penalty of one year injail and a $53,000 fine. in light of the protests, the government has amended the law to add the phrase, "without prejudice to the right to inform". prime ministerjean castex said this would remove any ambiguity on the intention to guarantee respect for public freedoms while better protecting those police and gendarmes who ensure the protection of the population. freedom to report versus freedom from harassment. the government says both are possible. paul hawkins, bbc news. south wales police has said that there was a large scale violent disturbance in the centre

of cardiff last night. police were called to queen street just before ten o'clock. four people have been arrested. six people are in hospital, some of them in a serious condition. the uk government is being urged to change the rules over who is eligible for financial support if they have to self—isolate. people on low incomes in england can apply for a grant of £500 if they are contacted directly by track and trace staff, but those who only receive a message from the nhs app don't qualify. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. this is oliver, who lives with his family of seven in dorset. and this is the message he got earlier this month telling him to self—isolate. but because it was through the nhs app, oliver didn't qualify for support. after a lot of chasing around, it turns out that i'm not entitled to the financial support, and i want to follow their guidelines. but then they sort of leave me in the lurch a bit without the financial support.

we're a young family and this time of year, let alone just christmas, it's a rough time of year for everybody and it's been a rough year for everybody. to have that financial burden put on top of us as well, ifeel a massive injustice with it. the government does offer a grant of £500 for many people on low incomes who can't work because they've been told to stay at home by test & trace. but many people are falling through the gaps, like parents who are forced to stay at home while their children self—isolate and those using the app. we know that generally people want to do the right thing and that's why they come to us, to see what they are eligible for. but ultimately people are facing an impossible choice often. they are taking a big hit in their incomes if they can't work from home and if they do need to self—isolate, but they still have their bills to pay, they still have food shopping to do, they still have children they need to care for and that's putting them in an incredibly difficult position.

we would like the government to look again and see what else they can do to make sure people can do the right thing. ijust want to reach out to everybody... the prime minister is self—isolating just now himself. i know how frustrating it can be... here he is in a message released by number 10 yesterday. labour are calling for him to fix what they call a broken system and offer more support. other charities have raised concerns, too, saying loopholes are making it harderfor people to do the right thing. good afternoon and welcome to today's downing street coronavirus briefing. on friday, the health secretary was asked about support for parents who had to stay at home to look after the children. and we have put in place a system of support so that if you have to isolate and you are eligible for benefits and universal credit then you can access a £500 support payment for the period that you have to isolate for. the government has now told us it is looking at ways to expand

the scheme to cover the app, but others want to support to go further. the archbishop of canterbury will take a sabbatical next year for reflection, prayer and spiritual renewal. justin welby will begin his break in may 2021 and isn't expected back at work before september. lambeth palace said it was normal practice for archbishops to take time off from their official duties. ethiopia's prime minister, abiy ahmed, has refused efforts by the african union to mediate in what is fast becoming a civil war. his government forces have been battling with forces from the northern tigray region for the last three weeks. yesterday, mr ahmed in a tweet, warned that the he would do "all that is necessary to ensure stability" in tigray. since fighting began, hundreds of people have been killed and more than 30,000 refugees have fled to sudan. and in the latest development, ethiopia's military has warned people in tigray‘s capital,

mekelle, that it is encircling the city with tanks, which may open fire. the prime minsiter‘s senior advisor mamo mee—reh—too spoke to our correspondent and said negotions with tigray was not an option. we don't negotiate with criminals. when it comes to criminals, we bring them to justice, not to a negotiation table, and this has been the declared stated position of the government. i think our african brothers and sisters would play the most significant role if they put pressure on the tplf to surrender. if the envoys are not able to travel to tigray to meet with the tplf, how will they be convinced to surrender? so, just going back to that point, can they travel, once they come to addis and meet with the prime minister, can they also go to tigray? tigray is currently under military occupation. we believe that the military operation will come to an end soon.

if the tplf wants to put an end to the current conflict, all they have to do is surrender and, for that, nobody needs to go to mekelle to make that point clear to them. the controversial indian television anchor, arnab goswami, was released on bail last week. it's after he spent seven days in a jail outside mumbai over a previously closed suicide case. the matter is unconnected to the content that mr goswami broadcasts on his republic tv channels. but as the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports, the developments have put a spotlight on the network, on the dangerous trend of fake news making it to primetime television, and the issue of press freedom in india. i cry at after night. individuals or

communities are put media trial. his views, mostly echoed the ruling nationalist parties. and his broadcasts often misleading and polarising. and while the hindu monks are being lynched, the police are watching. opinion about him is also divided. sometimes he puts out false start, how do you feel about that? i don't like that. ithink false start, how do you feel about that? i don't like that. i think he isa that? i don't like that. i think he is a little pompous. at least that i have seen of him on television. and in his debates he does not allow anyone else to get a word in. recently, he became the news. after he was arrested in a case related to the death of an architect who designed his studios.|j

the death of an architect who designed his studios. i have been beaten! but it is seen by many as vendetta beaten! but it is seen by many as ve nd etta by beaten! but it is seen by many as vendetta by political rivals of the party. who he repeatedly slammed in his shows. soon after his arrest, a host of national leaders from the ruling party put out messages in his support. india's home affairs minister reported an attack on individual and press freedom, saying democracy have been shamed. now when the state has turned against him... this is a weekly critique of news television in india. while a lot of people have called this an attack on press freedom orjournalism, i would not call it that because it's the sort ofjournalism that demonises people, often people who do not have power to fight back. it is propaganda and often spreads misinformation. arnab goswami and its republic network did not respond to the bbc‘s request for an

interview. they also did not respond to allegations of airing fake news and propaganda for the national government. the ruling bjp party's response to his arrest was striking because on several occasions it has been accused of clamping down on press freedom. dozens ofjournalists have faced legal action in states controlled by the party. among them, this man arrested twice for social media post critical of the government. another man accused of uploading antinational posts for a photo she put up on social media. another person arrested on charges of sedition and terrorism while on his way to cover a story. arnab goswami was released on bail after seven days in an order that has raised questions about preferential access to justice. he

raised questions about preferential access tojustice. he represents what power today. a baby elephant has been rescued after it fell down a well in india. the female calf had to be sedated and lifted out by a crane — which took more than 12 hours — and is now said to be healthy and active. officials said the well, in the tamil nadu state in the south of the country, was covered with bushes and had no perimeter wall. you're watching bbc news. latex gloves have been — quite literally — a life—saver during this pandemic, but they also pose a serious environmental problem. standard latex takes around 100 years to decompose. now a team of scientists believe they have come up with a solution, as our science correspondent, richard westcott, reports. the world pulls on 150 billion pairs of protective

latex gloves every year. most are synthetic and end up in landfill for decades. it's a huge environmental problem and covid's making it worse, which is why scientists at cra nfield university in bedfordshire are developing a new type of natural latex that's better for the planet. this is synthetic latex, made from petroleum — it biodegrades in about 100 years. this is natural latex from rubber trees, still hangs around for a couple of years. this is the new kind of rubber latex they're developing in this lab, and they say it could biodegrade in a matter of weeks. it's a version of natural latex, but without the allergens so people won't be allergic to them. they'll also be much quicker to make, but the biggest benefit could be to our carbon footprint. there is a fantastic opportunity, richard. if we go into natural latex, which is produced by rubber trees,

from carbon dioxide, water and sun energy, we will be able to have a real impact on the environment. approximately 50% of the excessive carbon, atmospheric carbon, could be turned into rubber gloves. that's staggering, that's a staggering figure. half of the excess carbon potentially taken out of the atmosphere if we just swapped over to these gloves? yes, but we would have to turn it into natural rubber gloves, and that means quite a lot of latex to produce and deliver from the plantations. the project is funded by a big medical company about to start producing the new gloves in malaysia. it had hoped to open a uk factory next year. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. we're looking at a much brighter day

for most parts of the uk with sunny spells in the forecast, but it will feel a little bit cooler for most areas with temperatures about 3—4 lower, and there are a few showers around as well, notably for northern ireland and scotland with the westerly winds pushing those showers through the central belt. you might even find a few in edinburgh from time to time. for the most part, temperatures about 8—10 c. a cooler but brighter day for most of us. overnight, showers become confined to north—west scotland, otherwise it becomes dry. clear spells and light winds allowing a touch of frost to develop, particularly in the countryside, so it will be quite a cold start to the day on monday. a cold but bright start on monday morning with some spells of sunshine, but we'll see some further changes as the day goes by. it turns cloudier in western areas areas with outbreaks of rain getting into northern ireland and particularly western scotland. quite cool across eastern scotland and eastern england, but turning milder from the south—west later on.