this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. one of iran's top nuclear scientists, mohsen fakhrizadeh has been assassinated after gunmen opened fire on his car. tehran points the finger of blame at israel, saying it's trying to provoke a war. 13,000 jobs at risk as topshop's owner arcadia comes close to collapse. the high street empire has more than 500 stores across britain. the toughest restrictions but some of the lowest infection rates — anger in parts of the country at england's new tier system. ahead of brexit talks in london this weekend, the eu's chief negotiator proposes that eu fleets return some fish caught in british waters if a free trade deal is agreed.

and parenting in a pandemic — a sharp rise in loneliness for those with young children is revealed in research backed by the duchess of cambridge. the pandemic has reminded usjust how much we value living in a world where people care for one another. and the importance of feeling connected to the people around us. one of iran's top nuclear scientists has been assassinated. mohsen fakhrizadeh died of his wounds after gunmen fired on his car. israel and western intelligence agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the country's covert nuclear weapons programme. iran's foreign ministerjavad zarif was quick to point the finger at israel. he tweeted. ..

neither israel nor the united states have commented officially yet but president trump has retweeted a new york times article on the news. didn't add any comment to it. with me now is our security correspondent gordon corera. how significant is this assassination of the top scientist? it is very significant. he is a big figure ina it is very significant. he is a big figure in a can have significant implications. mohsen fakhrizadeh was seen implications. mohsen fakhrizadeh was seen as a implications. mohsen fakhrizadeh was seen as a key figure in the nuclear programme and it was alleged he was a key figure in the nuclear weapons programme of iran, particularly when it was active until 2003. i ran of

course has always a night it has a nuclear weapons programme and says it is for peace. bill your purposes but he was a driving force with that —— has always denied it has. western intelligence agencies and israel have always said that made him a possible target of assassinations, they have been assassinations before a scientist. this time the assumption by almost everybody including the radius is that it is israel. because israel remains determined to stop iran developing a nuclear weapon and events have been moving relatively fast on that front in recent weeks and months and so it appears that israel has decided to act with the consequences are pretty unclear so far. he pointed to israel. a lot of conversation about who was behind this and the timing of it. what is your assessment?” think it is significant. i mentioned to have been other assassinations of scientists. most of those were about a decade ago. and again, looking to israel, israel never confirmed them. they hadn't been any in recent

yea rs. they hadn't been any in recent years. one of the reasons that iran was part an international nuclear deal, which did appear to put some constraints on its nuclear programme but then it's 2018, donald trump in the us pulled out of the deal, and so the us pulled out of the deal, and so in response to my rent has been pushing forward and enriching iranian and you can use the iranian for civilian nuclear programme we can also use it for a bomb. —— uranium. the number in the last few reports have suggested that they move forward pretty rapidly so israel clearly has been putting on pressure and wanting to do something or wanting others to do something about that. there are reports just two weeks ago that the white house and donald trump haven't looked at the option of a military strike but decided against it. now it appears israel may have acted on its own. why now? it clearly views iran is a threat but that has been the case for a long time. i think it is this window we are in in the transition from the chopper ministration to the biden administration and the chopper

ministration more likely to back israel and its actions also potentially box again the biden administration, making it harderfor iran to re—engage in that deal and thatis iran to re—engage in that deal and that is another possibility. all of that is another possibility. all of that makes it a very uncertain and potentially quite dangerous moment in the middle east now. we were speaking to a number of contributors in the last three hours with the story broke saying this is a necessarily about an individual, it is more about the diplomatic process and the threats to it. that is right i think. some individuals are crucial in the nuclear programmes andi crucial in the nuclear programmes and i think mohsen fakhrizadeh is certainly one who may well be important but it is the diplomatic context i think was we need to see this in. it may well be about trying to put pressure on iran at the moment, getting iran to respond and making it harder for moment, getting iran to respond and making it harderfor iran to re—engage in a nuclear deal if you get thejoe re—engage in a nuclear deal if you get the joe biden re—engage in a nuclear deal if you get thejoe biden administration doing that. those might be some of the calculations going on right now andi the calculations going on right now and i think one of the open questions is how does iran respond

and does impress press forward or try and retaliate and how does not just donald trump but how doesjoe biden in the incoming administration respond? there's a lot of uncertainty now at the moment which is why i think it is potentially dangerous to seek where this might go next and i think even the possibility of some kind of further action i think you can't role that out at the moment given the uncertainties of that transition in the united states. gordon, thank you very much for that. and viewers in the uk can hear more on that story in just under half an hour, we'll be getting reaction from azadeh moaveni from the international crisis group. sir philip green's retail empire — arcadia — which owns big name high street stores like topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse — putting 13,000 jobs at risk. the business has more than 500 stores and has been run by sir philip green, for almost 20 years. the group had been in talks with potential lenders about borrowing £30 million pounds to help it through the christmas period.

but negotiations have failed and it's understood administrators could be appointed as early as monday. in a statement today arcadia said the coronavirus pandemic had had a "material impact on trading" across its businesses. our business correspondent emma simpson reports they are some of the most well—known brands on high streets across the country, including topshop, the jewel in the crown. thousands of jobs have already gone in retail this year. the collapse of arcadia would be the biggest failure yet. topshop had the best inexpensive fashion, totally kept up with the trends. philip didn't manage the business brilliantly and new fashion businesses which are digital natives have found it much easier to adapt to the shopping climate now. the owner is sir philip green, colourful and controversial. he built one of the biggest clothing

empires in the country, courting celebrities along the way. but then he sold bhs for £1 and it collapsed a year later. do you mind not looking at me like that all the time? it's disturbing. leaving him facing the fury of mps and having to cough up millions to the pension schemes. he has gone from zero to hero and now it looks as though he is going back to zero again. philip's style worked really well for a while, but it's been working progressively less well. today's retail industry needs huge investment and it's never been his style to invest much in his businesses, as was exemplified by the dividend of about 1.2 billion that he and his family took out of the business some years ago. this business had been in trouble long before the pandemic, but this second lockdown now looks to be the final nail in the coffin. arcadia had been hoping to raise emergency funds to tide

it through christmas, but that is now thought to have fallen through. in a statement, the company said... they say the shops will reopen next week as restrictions are lifted. trading as normal. but tonight, this is a business on the brink. the uk prime minister has been defending england's new coronavirus restrictions that will begin when lockdown ends next wednesday. many conservative mps reacted angrily when it was revealed that almost the entire country would be placed into the two highest tiers — with many areas that have low infection rates facing tougher controls than before. they're calling for a more

locally targeted approach. borisjohnson said he realised it was "frustrating" — but insisted that the restrictions were necessary to kerb the disease. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, has spent the day in the english county of kent which is going into the toughest tier. it's not the festive reopening they had been hoping for and once again, this bar will have to adapt. customers won't be allowed to sit in and enjoy the craft beer, so owner alex is setting up as a shop. most businesses were getting prepared to get back open in some way, so too have the rug pulled from under us at the last minute is quite a shock. and it's upsetting, i guess, to be in this situation, especially when we tried so hard as an industry to be covid—secure and we put in 70 measures. in tonbridge there are few coronavirus cases, but high numbers in a couple of areas of kent have put the whole county into the toughest restrictions. it's like when you

are at school and you behave the whole lesson, and then there is just one kid at the back that hasn't behaved. we were quite shocked. we were not expecting to be in tier 3. and as new mums, we are struggling being alone, stuck in the house a lot. the government has to put a line somewhere. i mean, you put a line through the middle of kent, no one is going to know where it is. the prime minister hopes that eventually, vaccines and mass testing will help control the virus. today he told public housing and labs at porton down that for now, today he told phe labs at porton down that for now, the tier system will dictate what rules we must live with. i totally understand why people feel so frustrated, but the difficulty is that if you did it any other way, first of all, you would divide the country up into loads and loads of very complicated subdivisions. there has to be some simplicity and clarity in the way we do this. but furious conservative mps have been

lobbying for a more targeted approach. of course he is right that we need simplicity and clarity, but we also needed to be appropriate. we are asking people to make very serious sacrifices, and economic sacrifices, and that is why it's important that what we asked people to do is appropriate to the situation they find themselves in. labour is not against the tighter restrictions, which mps will vote on next week, but it wants more financial support for those who have to isolate. borisjohnson might have to rely on opposition mps to get his plans through. there have been howls of protest from many conservative mps, who are particularly worried about the hospitality trade. but the government is taking a tougher approach this time round after scientists said the tier system simply wasn't working. now mps in places like kent are pinning all their hopes on a review in two weeks' time. shops, those that have survived, will reopen across the whole of england next week.

but many pubs and restau ra nts face a n uncertain future. vicki young, bbc news, tonbridge. the uk's r numberfor covid—19 — which measures the disease's ability to spread — has fallen below one for the first time since august. but it is a varied picture depending on where you live. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports on the different approaches to fighting the spread. empty streets in belfast today, with northern ireland beginning a two—week circuit breaker lockdown to try to stem the spread of covid—19. non—essential shops are closed apart from click and collect services, and pubs, restaurants and cafes can only do take away and deliveries. we are asking people, for two weeks, to please abide by the public health advice so that we can then come together in and around that window at christmas. as northern ireland enters a new lockdown, england prepares to leave one next week.

and already, there's intense debate about the introduction of tiered restrictions. the government has set out how it decides which areas should go into which tiers. first of all, looking at case rates across all age groups, then rates amongst the over—60s, how rapidly r rates are going up or coming down, and how many tests done come through positive. finally, how much pressure is there on the nhs. but questions have been raised in some areas about the decisions. newcastle's in tier 3, for example. in northumberland, a local conservative mp's had to respond to complaints from people about being lumped in with newcastle. in sussex, which is in tier 2, officials say that with cases, the trend is increasing in several areas. and with local hospitals, things are fairly stable. in neighbouring kent, in tier 3, they say there have been big case increases and those in people aged over 60 are a particular concern and hospital admissions are increasing. for cumbria in tier 2, cases in some

areas are said to be increasing, but some of this is likely due to a large school outbreak. in neighbouring lancashire, which is in tier 3, officials say case rates in over—60s are very high, and there is still pressure on the nhs. at present, the levels of covid within the community is still very high. and that will drive admissions coming into hospital. if people are mixing in the community, that means after christmas, if people don't follow the rules, we may see a further surge. in newcastle, a specialist intensive care unit has been created for covid patients, though the latest r number for the northeast of england, showing how much the virus is spreading, is, like the northwest, below the overall uk figure. london and the southeast are higher. hugh pym, bbc news. "we are not far from the take it or leave it moment," — that's the view of europe's chief negotiator, as face to face brexit

talks resume this weekend. michel barnier is expected to arrive in london shortly. but his opposite number david frost has warned that for a deal to be possible, it must fully respect uk sovereignty. one of the main sticking points is fishing and the level of future access that eu boats will have to british waters. the uk leaves europe's trade and customs area in just five weeks' time. jon kay reports from newlyn in cornwall on problems that need resolving fast. while we sleep, they work at the far southwest tip of britain. we are catching hake mainly, and we have a bit of haddock and cod. going straight back out anyway, so hopefully we can catch a bit more. by the time they return, there could be news on brexit. british negotiators will spend the weekend trying to land a deal. now is the time for them to deliver what they say they can deliver. make no mistake, it is make or break time for the cornish

fishing industry. it is fish that the uk and eu are now scrapping over in these final talks. most of what comes into newlyn is sold and eaten in europe. so any deal, or no deal, will have a real impact here. we're in a bit of a no—man's land, really. four years after the promises of the referendum, they will soon know what brexit really means. the prize is clearfor us. it is about control of our waters, it is about exclusive rights to the 12 mile for our fishermen and fairer share of quotas. and on the risk side, if you like, we have access to traditional markets. how confident are you that you will get a deal that you're happy with? i think we're cautiously optimistic. the two sides don'tjust have to agree on fishing, but on how our ports will operate. some fear long delays and more paperwork from the new year.

we feel that we are in a dark room or a cliff where we are putting our foot out and hoping for the best, but all i can say is the people that have prepared have done all we can do so far. they have been fishing out of here for centuries, long before quotas. once a huge industry, some think it can be again. but times have certainly changed. these days, there are only about 12,000 fishermen and women around the uk. the sector contributes about £450 million a year to the economy, but, to put that into context, it is only 0.02%. some question whether that is big enough to put an entire brexit deal at risk. but in newlyn, it is not just about numbers. it is about traditions, culture. these men are going out, risking their lives, and they're feeding their communities. and in the bigger picture, actually, they are providing fish for the entire of the uk and beyond. it is something to be proud of.

and that is why it has to be saved and preserved. both onshore and at sea, crucial days lie ahead. the forecast still unsettled around our island nation. jon kay, bbc news, cornwall. we are nowjoined by naomi 0'leary, who is the europe correspondent for the irish times. good to see you. a deal then, that is the key question. do we think we're going to get one this weekend? negotiations have intensified. everybody has gotten quiet which is usually a sign that something is going on. what we are hearing is that the major sticking point, most contentious when it's fish but it is not the only one. three main areas that are really controversial. including how to keep fair competition between companies and also how do you solve disputes that

may arise in the future. we have been the sticking points on the long and from what i'm hearing, sources close to the talks, they have been resolved yet. things are moving fast. it is a complex deal so if you give him one element in might affect another. so it is quite complex to getan another. so it is quite complex to get an overview of the whole picture but we could no more in the coming days. complex issues you speak of, the elements, are there particular sticking points that are going to be crucial and perhaps creating a delay to this process? sure. i'm fisheries for example, uk in the eu fundamentally don't cii so currently the arrangement is you fishermen catch about 650 million worth of fish and water stephan britton fox economic zone. economics actually we re economic zone. economics actually were only establish pretty recently in our lifetime. —— britain

approximate economic zone. before that the seas were a wild west. if you had power over it, it was yours. but these economic zones they came in since britton was an eu member have given it a say over what the fishing grounds that have been the traditional source of livelihood for fishermen in many countries. so it is really difficult for them to lose access to those waters but if britton has a strong hand here, it is legally strong. but it is not the only question. it britton did get exclusive rights to fish in those waters commit is looking for something like 80% of the quarter that that you currently has to go back to britain. if whoever this so that fish stew, british people don't eat all the space. particularly the kind of fish that are cotton. they need to be sold to people like spain and france and other places. but thatis and france and other places. but that is the point, come is an

equipment business to say that on an improvement on the cultures. it is just the ability to be able to sell back to european countries. they believe there is a deal to be made here. —— on the quotas. believe there is a deal to be made here. -- on the quotas. that is the eu argument. you need to sell fish into the continent and the british people won't be able to eat it, so in the interest of both sides to make a deal but it is just where does that exactly land, britton is looking for something like 80% of the current catch of the eu fishermen to go back to britain in the bid from the eu is set to be somewhere they could give something between 15 and 18% which from the uk position is laughable, this been dismissed out of hand as not enough and not recognising what brexit was about. it is highly political issue not just about. it is highly political issue notjust in britain but also in eu countries, places like france where the french president emmanuel macron is looking to for reelection going

against the right wing party with marine la pen and this is a really tricky issue for him to deal with if it means giving up the cash in a french fishermen, notjust britain that it then with the domestic politics. we hear more about how the politics. we hear more about how the politics will come at the play that may jeopardise the politics will come at the play that mayjeopardise the potential cementing of a concrete deal here. you talked about that proposal of 1518% of the fish culture, that perhaps could be put forward by michel barnier, but there have been a number of leaks michel barnier, but there have been a number of lea ks today. michel barnier, but there have been a number of leaks today. i'm wondering which report you would give credibility to in terms of the numbers we should be looking out for. things are moving very fast. from what i've heard, from sources close to the talks is that there really are significant differences remaining in those three areas and a governance of the fish and really that fish is the big sticking point. 0bviously that fish is the big sticking point. obviously there is a rival bit

coming in here also very delicate questions to be answered about what kind of fish, different countries fish different grounds, so a deal could hurt some eu member states more than others so it is really quite tricky, some fish are born in some parts of the ocean and going get a bigger in other parts of the ocean so get a bigger in other parts of the ocean so it is quite difficult to manage. i think you will have a long weekend ahead. thank you so much for taking time to talk to us or showing your thoughts. let's get some of the day's other news. the ethiopian prime minister has met african union envoys who are visiting the country to try to bring an end to the conflict in tigray. abiy ahmed thanked the au for its concern, but he rejected international offers of mediation. the un has flown aid into neighbouring sudan for those displaced by the fighting.

the long—time leader of belarus, alexander lu kashenko, has said he will not be president once a new constitution is in place. mr lukashenko gave no timescale for his proposed constitutional process. belarus's opposition wants mr lukashenko to step down immediately. president trump has said he'll leave the white house if the electoral college certifies joe biden's victory when it meets next month. it's the closest mr trump has come to acknowledging his election defeat. he's yet to officially concede. you are up—to—date here on bbc news. a reminder of our main news this hour, the iran defence ministry has confirmed that a top scientist, mohsen fakhrizadeh, has been assassinated. the foreign minister

in iran has been pointing the finger at israel in saying that the international community needs to respond. more on that story to come. stay with us. hello there. it's been a cold day today where that fog lingered through parts of bedfordshire and 0xfordshire, for example, but where the fog did lift, it left us with some great sunsets, this one taken in lincolnshire. another weather watcher picture, this one in tingley in leeds. now, there's still some patchy fog around, but it is tending to lift because there's cloud moving up from the south and it's thick enough to give a little rain and drizzle here and there. that's moving its way northwards, but clearing skies will develop in northern ireland, parts of northern england, southern and eastern scotland. so, here, we're more likely to have a frost, whereas further south, it's going to be much milder by the end of the night. this weekend looks like it's going to be quite a dull one. there will be a lot of cloud around, but it's not going to be as cold as it has been of late, and that's because the

colder air is getting pushed northwards up towards scotland with this milder air coming in on a bit of a breeze from continental europe. that, though, is bringing all the cloud, of course. we start with some sunshine across many parts for scotland and also northern ireland, perhaps the far north of england, but it's clouding over from the south. these clouds moving northwards, bringing with it a bit of rain and drizzle. that's heading into northern ireland, eventually southern scotland. we keep the sunshine elsewhere in scotland, but it's going to be quite cold, temperatures of five or 6 degrees. further south where we have all the cloud, it's milder air, of course, and those temperatures will reach 12 or 13 celsius, so quite a bit milder than we've seen of late. second half of the weekend, we lose that breeze from off the continent and instead, high pressure builds back in again. the air stagnates and we're left with lots of cloud, low cloud, so some mist and some fog in the hills. a bit more breeze in northern scotland, perhaps some sunshine the northeast of scotland, some sunshine developing in west wales and the far south of england through the channel in particular. 12 degrees here, elsewhere, temperatures typically nine or 10

celsius. that's the weekend. as we head into the last day of autumn, the last day of november, we're going to find the high pressure getting squeezed a bit by atlantic air coming around the top of it and these weatherfronts as well. so, the breeze will start to pick up a bit during the day on monday, initially westerly and then northwesterly. we've got thickening cloud, patchy rain for scotland, northern ireland and pushing further south into england and wales, where it's going to be cloudy. probably not quite as misty on monday, and those temperatures not bad for the time of year at around nine or ten celsius. resolve in making the negotiations that will come in january

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this is bbc world news. assignment davida sharma. the headlines... one of iran's top nuclear scientists, mohsen fakhrizadeh, has been assassinated after gunmen opened fire on his car. tehran points the finger of blame at israel, saying it's trying to provoke a war. ——iama —— i am a babita sharma. 13,000 jobs in the uk at risk as topshop's owner arcadia comes close to collapse. the high street empire has more than 500 stores across the country. the toughest restrictions but some of the lowest infection rates. anger in parts of the country at england's new tier system.

borisjohnson said it will be frustrating, but it is a necessary measure to come. let's return now to the news that the defence ministry in iran has confirmed that one of the country's top nuclear scientists has been assassinated. iranian media outlets say mohsen fakhrizadeh died of his wounds after gunmen fired on his car. israel and western intelligence agencies had accused him of being one of the founders of the country's covert nuclear weapons programme. earlier, i spoke to azadeh moaveni from the international crisis group. this period between the us election and the acknowledged duration in january was, by everyone's expectations, going to be quite precarious. —— the inauguration injanuary.

there was a real sense that the trump administration and his top officials who had pressed this maximum pressure economic blockade campaign against iran for years, against iran for years, trying to provoke iran to the brink of collapse and regime change. they failed, they were voted out of office and there's a dangerous period now where they can seek to try and provoke iran into some sort of retaliation, some sort of behaviour in the region, that could create the pretext for a wider war. so, i think this was expected. there have been meetingsjust recently between trump administration officials, israeli officials and some of their arab partners in the gulf. clearly, there is a sense there might be something like this brewing, perhaps even military strikes against iran's installations. all clearly i think, to most observers, pointing to the aim of undermining the diplomacy between the biden administration that's to come and iranians that will come out to play injanuary. what do you think the immediate repercussions will be

of this assassination? well, i think iran has so far, in the face of all attempts in the course of this year to provoke it, starting at the very beginning of the year with the assassination of iran's top general, qasem soleimani in iraq, has resisted provocation. i think the iranian side has signalled that it wants to return to thejcpoa. i think there was actually some cautious optimism that iran was signalling as recently as the last few days that returned to the talks would be easy. the administration of president—elect biden has been packed with key officials who negotiated the iran nuclear deal. so, from all sides, except from the vantage of those who are seeking to prevent that kind of diplomacy, things were looking fairly auspicious. will iran try and play it cool? i think potentially, yes.

i think we have to bear in mind that iran has been under economic blockade for the last few years. it is a country of 80 million people facing the most severe covid pandemic in the region under sanctions in which it cannot access basic medicine and health care and medical equipment for its people. it is important to bear that in mind, and the iranian government surely is aware of the extreme pressures it's facing at home. 0n the other side, what does... israel is indeed to blame for this assassination, what does it have to lose if iran is not provoked ? it's undermined its assurance capacity, it makes iran look weak, and if it does actually resolve in making the negotiations that will come in january. that much harder over issues like iranian missiles, that will also be a su ccess iranian missiles, that will also be a success so iranian missiles, that will also be a success so unfortunately, things for those who don't want to plummet easy to succeed, this is a first.

from the international crisis group. let's return to the struggles facing the arcadia group, the retail empire of sir philip green, which is behind such names as top shop, burton, and dorothy perkins. the company is understood to be on the brink of collapse. sir philip had been in talks with potential lenders about borrowing £30m to help the business through christmas. however, these talks have failed and administrators could be appointed on monday, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. let's speak now to susannah streeter, who's an investment analyst for hargreaves lansdown. susanna, thanks very much for being with us. what's gone wrong for arcadia? well, it's notjust a pandemic, although of course it's really accelerated the trends. arcadia group was really struggling with, for example, it used to be really leading the fashion packed

with high—profile collaborations with high—profile collaborations with the likes of kate moss, for example, but its face really stiff competition online. also, high mark in the high streets. it was facing this problem before, but certainly the pandemic has accelerated those and from the group into chaos because of course, it's 500 stores had to close, notjust here, but in other parts of the world as well with lockdown ‘s enforced. and it certainly seems as though tinkering around the edges and trying to get rent productions and trying to reduce the footprint of stores is simply too little too late. and they we re simply too little too late. and they were in talks and sir philip green was trying to get, i don't think extension is the right word, but some sort of lifeline until christmas. i don't suppose you know exactly what went on with those talks and why it's got to a stage where13,000 talks and why it's got to a stage where 13,000 jobs are at risk on monday. we do know those talks are

ongoing. they've been going on for sometime, it certainly seems as though, and they haven't gone anywhere. they have and not the agreement needed to have this million pounds to tied the group over past this crucial christmas period, a time which is really vital for many retailers to try and bake those sales in, to speed up the sales and bring stores into the black. 0f sales and bring stores into the black. of course, sir philip green's empire has been suffering for some time. back in 2018, one of the last times it recorded it was facing a huge loss. it went through this restructuring drive, it's already close doors —— closed stores. the competition online is really for fears and actually, this group hasn't really ploughed the money and, the funding that its rivals have. for example, zara, which didn't have an online presence until a few years ago. since, it's really

ploughed a lot of money into making sure that it's platform is really offering online the clothes and the styles people want and it's very efficient in supplying them. there hasn't been this type of investment. if the group does survive, and there is still a chance, and hasn't yet been placed into a voluntary location, it could be that some of the brands are bought and turned around, certainly there will be further reductions in the footprint. there will have to be heavy investment into the digital offering. the retail sector has click suffered clearly. during lockdown, before lockdown, this pack down —— lockdown has been a final nail in the coffin. how do retailers ride the storm at the moment? it's absolutely been so difficult for retailers, particularly those with huge bricks and mortarfootprints,

with the latest lockdown in particular with nonessential stores having had to close. it really is about making sure that they are geared up for the digital offering. there are bright spots, for example, prime up. prime up doesn't very well —— does it very well. there has been pent up demand. people have cute around the block for prime up, but it is him in cash —— and haemorrhaging cash. it's hoping those shoppers will flood back again. most of those retailers that have done well, middle of the range retailers, have a very advanced digital offering. partnering up and offering its platform and its known to other retailers potentially in the future now because it's already done so well, so it's really getting that digital offering right. the

multichannel offering offering offering offering on social media and then delivering those styles right to the door. thanks so much for being with us. four french police officers are being held for questioning after a video showed them beating up a black music producer in paris. the video sparked outrage from the government and celebrities alike. here's our correspondent hugh schofield in paris on what happened. this was on saturday evening. what we know is what we see in the video, which was taken in the very cramped reception area of the music studio up reception area of the music studio up there, which belong to this man. what we see on video is him being beaten up for a period of about five minutes by three officers. there is

a bit ofa minutes by three officers. there is a bit of a struggle but it's clear the police are winning and they hit him with their fist and with the baton and they kicked him. what happened before, we don't know, but reinforcements came and some plum officers through a tear gas grenade into a officers through a tear gas grenade intoa building. officers through a tear gas grenade into a building. the man was held on suspicion of causing or resisting arrest and he was to be charge, but the prosecutor looked at the evidence, look at the video that became public a couple of days ago and decided police were lying, and now it's the police who are facing the possibility of charges, for officers overall have been suspended. they may well face criminal charges for what they did to the man and they did for lying about what happened. a former hospital porter has

appeared in court and admitted to taking part in dozens of child sex offences over two decades. paul farrell was working as a porter at the specialist children's hospital at great 0rmond street in london when some of the offences took place. he denies several others. helena wilkinson has been outside court. a former court heard that farrell worked at the hospital for 26 years court heard that farrell worked at the hospitalfor 26 years in court heard that farrell worked at the hospital for 26 years in various position, one is a porter. today, he came to court and stood in the dock and pleaded guilty to 33 charges of sex offences. his victims six children, the youngest being seven yea rs old children, the youngest being seven years old when farrell began indecently assaulting him. the court heard that an earlier hearing, farrell already admitted to 25 charges and the court also heard today that two victims had claimed that they had been assaulted on the grounds of the hospital site. today, thejudge said the grounds of the hospital site. today, the judge said the prosecution grounds of the hospital site. today, thejudge said the prosecution had made it clear that this is not a case where it's alleged that farrell

was targeting children at the hospital, rather the children were abused in parts of the hospital in which he had access. he today also denied a number of other charges, including rape, and he has been told he's next to appear here in court february. according to research commissioned by the duke royal foundation there's been a dramatic increase in feelings of loneliness among parents of young children during the pandemic — according to new research commissioned by the duke and duchess of cambridge's royal foundation. its surveyed more than half a million people in the uk about the challenges of bringing up children to the age of five. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports: some quiet time for becky and her son only. this has been vitalfor the well—being of them both. run by the well—being of them both. run by the charity family action for

justice —— the duchess of cambridge is its patron. it provides practical and emotional support to parents from potty training to outdoor play and has helped families managing parenting challenge of lockdown. there were times where i couldn't be bothered, no interest today. but we got through it. how did you get out of it? the stuff he comes out with. it generally is him that pulls me out of it, i sat there thinking that i struggle, can't cope. and then he'll just look at i struggle, can't cope. and then he'lljust look at me and say little things like, "you are mummy." survey isa being briefed on the research findings earlier this week, the duchess of cambridge has described

the work as a landmark public survey. we've taken your input and combined it with even more public research to produce the uk's biggest ever study on that your rate —— the early years. this year has been hugely challenging for us all and there hasn't been more important moments to talk about families. during the summer, the duchess spoke to the bbc and met families with young children, including ryan and his daughter. is a quite a daunting time? it's very scary. almost six months on, leah has taken herfirst steps. 0h months on, leah has taken herfirst steps. oh my god, yes! and enjoyed her first birthday cake. as ryan continues to cope with the pressure of being a single dad. you shouldn't judge someone or make someone feel conscious about the way they pa rents. conscious about the way they parents. not everyone is perfect. everyone makes their own mistakes, so everyone makes their own mistakes, so it's easier said than done. the survey is a vast bank of data. the

first—hand experience of parents. with the aim of improving the lives of young children and those looking after them. daniela rails, of young children and those looking afterthem. daniela rails, bbc news, peterborough. new instructions will be imposed on pubs and restaurants from next drive and restaurants from in wales from next cinemas, bowling alleys and indoor entertainment venues will also have to close before christmas. wales only came out of tough circuit breaker restrictions less than three weeks ago. hwyell griffith is in cardiff where he says there's concern about cases rising again. just a week ago, the welsh government was cautiously celebrating the success of its... but over the last few days, people have been out shopping, drinking and eating. we've seen the numbers start to rise again. we are told today that the r numberfor wales may be as high as one point for, so the first minister says something has to

change. as you said, that will mean the closure of bowling alleys and enter venues, but they have not yet been getting a date as what has —— a date as to when that will happen. we do know next friday, the hospitality sector will come under a lot more restrictions, but they don't know what they will be. potentially full closure, may be limits on their hours, maybe a ban on sales. all those have been considered. there we re those have been considered. there were meetings yesterday, more today, but they haven't decided yet. pubs and cafes will be told on monday what's happening to them. —— won't be told. up until now, mark dra keford has be told. up until now, mark drakeford has gotten a lot applauded but today admitted to the bbc that the way the whales came after the lockdown by opening up pretty much everything all at the same time may have been a mistake. the challenge for him and his government now is to find a way to dampen down the transmission again as people lead towards christmas and the freedoms that they've been promised around that they've been promised around

that period. don't play board games with your family at christmas and keep a window open — that's the latest guidance from sage, the government's scientific advisers. we asked our science editor david shukman if this detailed advice shows how worried scientists are about people mixing over the festive period. i think it is because their calculations show that over the christmas period, we could easily get a doubling in the number of infections, so the fact that scientists first recommendation is have a good think about whether you might postpone your christmas celebrations to next year or somehow do them online or out of doors where the risks are known to be lower. but if you are going to get together indoors, they say, i have a good think about all the different ways in which the virus can spread and board games is one example because if someone is infected and touches the pieces, other players touching those pieces could pick up the virus, which is why the scientists

say quiz style games without any kind of contact might well be safer. they are also worried about people spending long hours together indoors and say that we've really got to think about opening the windows to bring in fresh air, to reduce the risk. and most worried about the vulnerable, including the elderly and safe if children are going to meet their grandparents, it's well worth thinking about trying to make sure that happens out—of—doors. scientists i've spoken to say they don't mind being seen as christmas killjoy ‘s, they just want to don't mind being seen as christmas killjoy ‘s, theyjust want to keep people safe. the latest government figures show there were 16,022 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 16,725. there were 1,612 people admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last friday. and 521 deaths were reported —

that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. that means on average in the past week, a67 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 57,551. catching cancer early is crucial. now a blood test designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer at an early stage is to be trialled by the nhs in england. 165,000 patients will be offered the tests from next year, and it's hoped it could save many lives. jim reed reports. this time last year, this person was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. as with too many, the warning signs were missed. the first doctor said go and buy some prunejuice, you could be constipated.

that wasn't working and i insisted and went back to another gp in the same surgery and another one said by gaviscon, which i got, still not working. if i knew and i could ask for it and the doctor would suggest do this test that would have helped. the nhs is planning to try out a new test in england developed by a californian firm designed to detect molecular changes in the blood caused by 50 types of cancer. 165,000 participants aged between 50 and 79 will be asked to pilot the test over the next three years. the idea is to diagnose at a much earlier stage. just 40% of ovarian cancers are found at stage one and two when this trimmer is smallest. 60% are found at stage three and four. options are more limited then. this is a hugely important moment in the fight to be able to detect

cancers early when treatment can make the most difference. we want to be one of the first health services in the world to see whether the simple blood test can detect those cancers when treatment will make the biggest difference. some scientists are sceptical and see the technology is unproven and direct questions about the accuracy of blood tests for cancer. if the pilot is successful the nhs says it will be extended to another1 million people by the end this decade. one of britain's oldest zoos has this afternoon said it is permanently leaving its home of almost 200 years. generations of visitors have travelled to bristol zoo gardens on its site close to the city's famous suspension bridge. it is the oldest provisional zoo in the uk, but visitor numbers to the city location have been declining and its finances have worsened due to covid. in 2022, the animals are moving to another

site a few miles away. amanda parr has been speaking to the zoo's chief executive. here we are at bristol sue with the lions that no visitors —— bristol zoo. lions that no visitors —— bristol zoo. it's been difficult in terms of covid. this is one of the oldest zoos in the world. it's been on the site for 184 years and it really does have a firm place in the heart of many west country families who have come here and paid visits over the years. that's why today's message, supporters received telling them the site will be closing has come as quite a shock. it's going to merge with its sister site just seven miles away. here to tell us more isjustin seven miles away. here to tell us more is justin morris. seven miles away. here to tell us more isjustin morris. why have you come to this decision? we've been facing some really persistent and fundamental challenges at bristol

zoo gardens for many years. chiefly amongst those the ability to meet the needs of the species, and many families will have seen that the number of large animal has reduced quite significantly over time. but also, you mentioned the financial challenges of covid and we been suffering financially for some time as well. we've had a loss in four of the last six years because visitor numbers to the zoo have declined significantly, from over a million to down to 500,000 last year. perhaps this was eventually going to be on the cards, just a lot faster because of covid? there's no question covid has caused us to have to pretty radically rethink our plans. of course, is zoo of 12 acres, which is what bristol zoo gardens is, is increasingly challenging now in terms of meeting the needs of the animals. with the new bristol zoo on the project site,

we've got 136 acres of potential for the new bristol zoo to expand and develop over time. as we said, this place is so firmly in the hearts of so place is so firmly in the hearts of so many people. we can go to black and white pictures we seen in the old days. there were elephant rides which are very much a thing of the pats. they have the photos from the 70s. it's going to be quite a range for a lot of people. no, it is really sad and sad for me too. i've had to tell my children, my family and my parents, actually, i have my own memories of visiting as a child in the 70s and talking of my father about his memories of visiting when he was a child. of course, for lots of bristol linz, that's going to be true but what comes next is an opportunity to create some new memories with the new bristol zoo moving to the project site and is due that's really fit for purpose for the next hundred 84 years —— bristolians. we are looking forward to welcoming many generations of bristolians in the future.”

to welcoming many generations of bristolians in the future. i think now that the announcement has been made, the planning begins, both to work out exactly what happens on this site. i'm going to —— i'm told it's going to be sold for housing but many iconic elements will remain. and a big move, the move to the north of the city and the amalgamation of these two zoos into amalgamation of these two zoos into a zoo amalgamation of these two zoos into a zoo that can try to do its absolute best to become a zoo for the future. sad and to bristol zoo. that's it from me, ben bland is with you in around four minutes. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it's been a cold day today where that fog lingered through parts of bedfordshire and 0xfordshire, for example, but where the fog did lift, it left us with some great sunsets, this one taken in lincolnshire. another weather watcher picture, this one in tingley in leeds. now, there's still some patchy fog around, but it is tending to lift because there's cloud moving up from the south and it's thick enough to give a little rain

and drizzle here and there. that's moving its way northwards, but clearing skies will develop in northern ireland, parts of northern england, southern and eastern scotland. so, here, we're more likely to have a frost, whereas further south, it's going to be much milder by the end of the night. this weekend looks like it's going to be quite a dull one. there will be a lot of cloud around, but it's not going to be as cold as it has been of late, and that's because the colder air is getting pushed northwards up towards scotland with this milder air coming in on a bit of a breeze from continental europe. that, though, is bringing all the cloud, of course. we start with some sunshine across many parts for scotland and also northern ireland, perhaps the far north of england, but it's clouding over from the south. these clouds moving northwards, bringing with it a bit of rain and drizzle. that's heading into northern ireland, eventually southern scotland. we keep the sunshine elsewhere in scotland, but it's going to be quite cold, temperatures of five or 6 degrees. further south where we have all the cloud, it's milder air, of course, and those temperatures will reach 12 or 13 celsius, so quite a bit milder than we've seen of late. second half of the weekend,

we lose that breeze from off the continent and instead, high pressure builds back in again. the air stagnates and we're left with lots of cloud, low cloud, so some mist and some fog in the hills. a bit more breeze in northern scotland, perhaps some sunshine in the northeast of scotland, some sunshine developing in west wales and the far south of england through the channel in particular. 12 degrees here, elsewhere, temperatures typically nine or 10 celsius. that's the weekend. as we head into the last day of autumn, the last day of november, we're going to find the high pressure getting squeezed a bit by atlantic air coming around the top of it and these weatherfronts as well. so, the breeze will start to pick up a bit during the day on monday, initially westerly and then northwesterly. we've got thickening cloud, patchy rain for scotland, northern ireland and pushing further south into england and wales, where it's going to be cloudy. probably not quite as misty on monday, and those temperatures not bad for the time of year at around nine or ten celsius.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. one of iran's top nuclear scientists, mohsen fakhrizadeh, has been assassinated after gunmen opened fire on his car. tehran points the finger of blame at israel, saying it's trying to provoke a war. three police officers are held over the beating up of a black music producer, president macron describes the images as "shame" for france. the uk and eu will resume face to face brexit trade talks in london this weekend — with fishing stocks likely to be a majorflashpoint. and what can a japanese ninja teach us about to staying safe during the pandemic?