this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. clashes in paris as thousands demand more scrutiny of the police, following the beating of a black music producer. a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, if mps don't back new restrictions. the head of ethiopia's military says the army has entered the regional capital of the northern province of tigray. and in sport, manchester city rediscover top form, thrashing burnley 5—0 in the english premier league.

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. demonstrators in paris have launched fireworks, thrown stones and put up barricades in clashes with police. they're angry at a draft law that's seen as curbing the right of journalists to report on police brutality. tens of thousands of people have marched in lille, rennes, strasbourg and other cities. the protests have been further inflamed by a video of police beating a black music producer last week. president macron has called that incident shaming. sangita myska reports. tens of thousands gathered in paris and across france to peacefully protest against proposed laws that they say will limit press freedom and encourage police brutality. if passed, it will be a crime for the media to publish video or photographs showing the faces

of police officers involved in wrongdoing. that includes images like this, released last week. the cctv shows three french policemen, two in uniform and one plainclothed, confronting a black producer in his own studio for allegedly not wearing a mask. for 12 minutes, the music producer is badly beaten and racially abused. he was never charged with a crime. today there was at times an escalation of force on both sides as french police fired tear gas at protesters, who threw fireworks and built barricades in the capital. with president macron preparing for his next presidential run, protesters here claim his attempts to look tough on crime have backfired. sangita myska, bbc news. once the national lockdown here in england comes to an end on december the 2nd,

the country will be put into tiers. which tier you are in depends on the total number of cases, the number of cases in people over 60, and pressure on local healthcare services. some ministers are unhappy with the way the tiers have been allocated. with more, here's our political correspondent, iain watson. teignbridge has one of the lowest infection rates in the country, and yet from next week it will be in tier 2, not tier 1, because the same restrictions are imposed across the whole of devon. it's a similar story in other counties, where some areas with a low level of the virus can still face tough rules. the government's advisers say a countywide or regional approach is more effective than more local restrictions. but you can't keep politics out of a pandemic, and there is pressure from some of the government's own mps for a rethink. the big question we have to ask ourselves, we had tier version one a couple of months ago. we've just lived through lockdown version two, and yet we now have vastly more

people being moved up a phase, despite being told, "this is the last push, this is the new panacea." in the times today, cabinet minister michael gove warned wavering mps not to rebel on tuesday when parliament votes on the restrictions. he said the tougher tiers were "grimly, inevitably necessary," and without tougher action "the nhs would be broken." fears that the nhs could be overwhelmed might restrict the size of the conservative rebellion next week, but hope can also be a powerful weapon. so ministers have been hinting that some areas might get an early christmas present and move out of tier 3 when the restrictions are reviewed in mid december. this isn't guaranteed, because i'm told that government scientists are extremely sceptical about whether this could or should happen. and the government's keen to show mps it's getting on top of the virus. today the business minister, nadhim zahawi, was transformed into minister for vaccines, focusing on rolling out the inoculations

once they're approved. i don't want to make any promises at this stage. i need to make sure the whole system is working properly, and that is what your viewers and the nation will expect from any minister, to make sure that everything is in place, that the vaccine safety procedures have gone through, we need to make sure all of that work is done and then we can begin deployment. mass testing, seen as a means of exiting tier 3, is being extended to redcar and cleveland on teesside. if all this doesn't keep the rebellion down on tuesday, the government might need labour votes, but these will come at a price. there's no extra support for businesses in tier 3, and the hospitality industry will be really hard hit at christmas, so we have real concerns there. but also we want to know how different parts of the country can come out of their tiers. borisjohnson says he wants to squeeze the disease, but first he'll have to try to squeeze the rebellion in his own ranks. iain watson, bbc news, westminster.

after three weeks of fighting in ethiopia, the prime minister, abiy ahmed, has declared that the federal government army is now fully in control of the capital of tigray province. it follows a period of heavy bombardment of the capital. here's the ethiopian army's chief of staff telling a press conference they had taken mekelle. translation: we planned how to take control of mekelle without any damage. and this afternoon, we control mekelle fully. let's talk now to david shinn. he's the former united states ambassador to ethiopia and is adjunct professor of international affairs at george washington university. good to have you with us. what do you make of this claim by the government given that it's hard to confirm anything because the lines of communication also disrupted to

the province? there is virtually a blackout on information from tigray but let's assume it is accurate. it's a major step forward for the central government forces. it does not however bring to an end the conflict and by being in control of the capital, that doesn't necessarily mean you are in control of large rural areas of tigray. it's possible that the people liberation movement have moved its forces in to the mountains and this could go on for some time, depending upon the degree of support that the tplf has from the people. what of the people who have been displaced and cross the border into sudan? those numbers are still relatively modest. the last number i saw was upwards of 40,000. they will remain there until there is a certainty that it is safe to come back. but the greater issue

i think would be the internally displaced persons inside tigray itself and we have no idea what those numbers are. they could be huge. the capital mekelle is about half a million people, it sounds like may be many of the civilians left the capital and once they started shelling the city, where they went, what they are doing, we don't know. what do you think the international community, other countries could do now to best help the situation? they need to impress upon the central government that claims it has won a victory to essentially stand—down the further military movement and try to ensure that civilians are protected throughout tigray region. i there is an agreement within the international community that is the next step. it is also a question of bringing the african union leaders

into this. they have said they would like to try to conduct some sort of mediation or dialogue at this point. that would be very helpful if that could go forward now. the conflict comes down to some very deep tensions between the national government in ethiopia and the regional leaders in tigray. can it really co m e regional leaders in tigray. can it really come to an end and be solved so really come to an end and be solved so easily as a declaration from the government that they now have control, or are you slightly dubious about that? i am very dubious about that. no, it cannot be a that easily. it will be a very delicate negotiation now as to how they sought all of this out. again it all depends upon the degree of commitment by the people to was the previous leadership in tigray region, do they support the tplf or not. if they do support the tplf, this will go on for some period of

time. if they don't, it could come toa time. if they don't, it could come to a relatively good negotiated end. i have spoken to several people over the last few weeks as the conflict has been developing and one of the things that really struck me was how worried people were about this escalating beyond the borders of ethiopian and causing regional and instability. that possibility has lessened. it's unclear what eritrea has been doing in all of this. the tplf alleges they were involved in the attack in mekelle. the government in ethiopia says they we re government in ethiopia says they were not. presumably satellite photography would show whether they have been involved or not. but i think the problem is outside the borders of ethiopian have lessened and this is largely an internal ethiopian problem, but there are other issues in ethiopian that are

totally unresolved and will not be resolved even if the tigray situation is brought to an end. david, thank you very much indeed. the un has appealed for calm and restraint following the killing of iran's top nuclear scientist, after iran vowed to retaliate. president hasan rouhani has blamed israel for the killing of mohsen fakhrizadeh and he says the country's nuclear programme will continue. the scientist was shot dead on friday when gunmen ambushed his car in the town of absard, east of the capital tehran. here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. angry protests once more on the streets of the iranian capital. people here in no doubt about who was behind yesterday's killing. "we demand a hard revenge against america and israel," says this university student. the father of iran's nuclear programme is now being treated like a martyr, his assassination the subject of much debate.

"our enemies are becoming weak," he says. "assassination is the work of those who have no other options." and they point the finger at donald trump. "in his last two months in office," this man says, "he is trying to create conditions for war." yesterday's killing is not without precedent. ten years ago, israel carried out a campaign which killed four other nuclear scientists, but the death of mohsen fakhrizadeh poses a dilemma for iran's leadership — retaliate or bide their time? the supreme leader, ali khamenei, says the perpetrators and those who commanded them will be pursued and punished. the country's more pragmatic president struck a different tone. translation: this savage act shows that our enemies feel that global conditions are changing and it is important for them to make the most of the remaining few weeks that they have to create uncertain conditions in the region. but our brave nation is smarter than to fall into

the trap of zionists. but pressure is mounting. iran vowed to retaliate after america killed major general qasem soleimani in iraq injanuary. it is yet to do so. with another senior figure dead, the desire for revenge is strong. i think iran has no option but to respond to this. if it doesn't, i think this will bring a bigger danger of further actions or even conflict in future. iran's recent progress, stockpiling and enriching uranium beyond the limits allowed by the 2015 nuclear deal, may have triggered this attack on the programme's figurehead. it is a stark warning to iran's entire nuclear establishment. but it is also likely to make joe biden's already difficultjob, coaxing iran back into negotiations, that much harder. paul adams, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other

stories making the news. britain and france have agreed to double the number of police officers patrolling french beaches to stop migrants crossing the channel to england. in a joint statement, the two countries said bolstering patrols along one hundred and fifty kilometres of coastline next month would help prevent dangerous illegal crossings. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, is in london for more talks this weekend about a trade deal with britain. significant differences still have to be resolved — overfishing, competition regulations and governance. time to get a deal is limited with just five weeks to go until britain leaves the eu. thousands of people have again demonstrated across poland in opposition to a near total ban on abortion in the country. poland already had one of the strictest abortion laws in europe. but they were made tougher last month when abortions on grounds of severe and irreversible foetal defects were ruled unconstitutional. the headlines on bbc news:

tense clashes in paris as thousands demand more scrutiny of the police, following the beating of a black music producer. a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, if mps don't back new restrictions. the archbishop of washington dc has been made the first african—american cardinal in the catholic church. wilton gregory was confirmed by the pope at a ceremony in the vatican. the archbishop is known for being outspoken on many issues, including sex abuse scandals. our correspondent mark lowen has more details from rome. he has been chosen, in a sense, in the image of pope francis. he is a moderate on the wing of the catholic church, he is outspoken, an outspoken champion of racial equality, the first african—american, as you say, to become a cardinal, and he is also more welcoming towards lg btq parishioners. he is in a sense an example

of the kind of cardinal that pope francis is trying to fill the college of cardinals with, somebody who is not from europe, for example, who represents the kind of more moderate wing of the church and pope francis has now appointed the majority of the college of cardinals. he has made it less western dominated, he has chosen more people from africa, from asia, from latin america as well and from the more moderate wing of the church, which suggests that he is trying to shape the college of cardinals in his image and to influence potentially his successor as pope. more than 2.5 million vulnerable people in england will be offered free vitamin d supplements this winter. it follows scotland, which has provided free supplements to some people during the pandemic. vitamin d helps to keep bones, teeth and muscle healthy and a new clinical trial has just started looking at whether it can also protect against coronavirus.

our science correspondent, rebecca morelle reports. a dose of sunshine, helping us to make vitamin d, which is essential for our health. but at this time of year, the sun's in short supply, and with lockdowns we've been getting out less. from october to march, people in the uk are advised to take vitamin d, and now in england people in care homes and those classed as clinically extremely vulnerable will get a free supply too. but can vitamin d also help with covid? this lab is trying to find out. there's some evidence the vitamin helps with other respiratory infections. now a clinical trial involving more more than 5,000 people is looking at its impact on coronavirus. it's not going to be as powerful as a vaccine, but it might reduce the risk of covid—i9 or the severity of the disease significantly. we only need to demonstrate a modest effect for it to be worth implementing, because vitamin d is very safe and it's very inexpensive.

there are still questions about vitamin d, but we do know that it has an effect on the immune system. as soon as a virus infects as, vitamin d boosts the body's first line of defence. the barrage of molecules that kill off an invading virus. but it also plays a later role too. inflammation is vital against infection, but if it goes into overdrive it can cause damage, and vitamin d may dampen down this inflammation. so is this the case with covid—i9? the vitamins for the clinical trial have been sorted into different doses. then they're packed up and sent out to volunteers across the uk. daniel heery is one of them. there's the sort of great groundswell of public goodwill to try and beat covid, so quite a small commitment on my part could actually create the base to generate really massive benefits further down the line. the trial should give us

answers early next year. the uk government's also reviewing the existing science on vitamin d and covid and will publish those findings in the coming weeks. rebecca morelle, bbc news. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, the liverpool managerjurgen klopp has complained again about their fixture schedule and also the refusal of the premier league to allow five substitutes — that's after they drew i—all at brighton. they had two goals disallowed for offside but it looked as though they would get the three points through diogojota, but var spotted that andy robertson had fouled danny wellbeck in the box and after checking the pitchside monitor, the referee awarded a penalty that pascal gross scored in injury time. it was no less then brighton deserved, they had already missed a spot—kick. liverpool have another injury to deal with — james milner limped off with a hamstring problem. that prompted klopp to have a swipe at the sheffield united manager chris wilder, one of those who is against five substitutes as adopted in other

major european leagues. i have no problem with saturday, wednesday, saturdays are completely normalfor me. it's no problem. but some other things are problems about this world is ruled by other people. the premier league by chris wilder and the rest is because he can decide, that we don't, all of us don't need five subs because he doesn't need five subs. that's the situation, nothing will change. manchester city have been struggling for goals in the league this season, but not against burnley — 5—0, their biggest win of the campaign. riyad mahrez scored his first hatrick for the club. benjamin mendy and ferran torres were also on target at the etihad stadium. that moves them into the top half of the table. leeds beat everton 1—0 at goodison park, through a late goalfrom rafinha.

right now, the bottom two are going head to head. west brom are beating sheffield united 1—0. if it stays like that, west brom will come out of the relegation zone. england are through to the final of rugby union autumn nations cup. they beat wales 24—13 in llanelli, to make it three wins out of three in their group and as it stands, they will play france next weekend. the french are currently beating italy 10—5 in their final group match. two weeks after winning his seventh formula one world title, lewis hamilton was straight back in the groove. a 98th career pole position, he'll start from the front in sunday's bahrain grand prix. he was a quarter of a second quicker than his teamate valterri bottas. it's the 11th time this season that mercedes have locked out the front row. in the next few hours in los angeles we are going to see mike tyson, at the age of 54, step back into the boxing ring,

15 years after he quit the sport. his oppoment, another great former world champ, is royjonesjunior, he's 51. the eight round exhibition fight has had it's critics, but both have been putting in the training, tyson weighing in at 100 kilograms, that's lighter than when he won his first heavyweight title in 1986 at the age of 20. jonesjunior was a four weight world champion in his prime, and is five kilos lighter than tyson. another former heavyweight champion, lennox lewis, who beat tyson in 2002, believes there is some merit in this contest. this is something they have done for most of their career, most of their life, is a train. so the bodies are probably craving it again and they won't be the same obviously, they are older now, a little slower.

won't be able to move as much as they did when they were younger. i'm sure both of them know how to have fun. you are talking to a movie star, a guy that has his own one—man band show, mike tyson, so he knows how to entertain people and roy jones, he knows how to entertain people, he is a showboat boxer so people, he is a showboat boxer so people will be on the edge of their seats to see if he still has it. that's all the sport for now. jane fonda has been an activist for almost as long as she has been an actress. she's in her eighties now and is still taking part in mass protests. as part of this year's100 women season, she spoke to nuala mcgovern about how she was inspired by her fellow protesters. every friday, two thirds of the people there were women. most of them were older women. and i think this is very important. because we are facing a collective crisis with

the climate crisis and it requires collective solutions. women are much less vulnerable to the disease of individualism. we understand interdependence, we tend to like being in community. look at book clu bs being in community. look at book clubs and quilting bees and sewing bees, all the way back to the times of hunter gatherers. women find their strength together and that's why i think women are leading the climate movement, against the climate movement, against the climate crisis and ijust want climate movement, against the climate crisis and i just want to acknowledge that and applauded. you haven't hid your contempt for president trump but i did hear you say as i died in the wood democrat, that the clintons have failed some americans as well as the obamas in some ways. do you thinkjoe biden will make a difference considering he has been so aligned with those leaders gone before him. president biden has been moved on the climate

issue since last year. when he started was not at all what science requires. where he is right now is much more aligned with the crisis, what is needed to address the crisis and what the science is demanding and what the science is demanding and so we are encouraged by that. this is a president that can be pushed and we all would rather push a moderate then had to fight a fascist. we are happy and we're hopeful. you say you are almost 83 i'm just wondering as you age, how society or indeed hollywood, are they treating you any differently? you learn to step into your skin and own your space which was very hard for me. because i lacked confidence when i was younger. it took me a long time into my 60s, before i could really own myself fully. and that should be a good thing for people who are watching this. it's

never too late, don't give up, don't settle or give up to see because if you keep working at it, you can become who you are meant to be later in life, in fact it is easier later on. actress and activist jane fonda. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. saturday has been a cloudy day for many parts. quite cool in northern england where we have had thick cloud bringing outbreaks of rain. it has also been chilling in scotland but here we had blue skies and sunshine after a frosty start. temperatures falling away quickly right now. we do see some cloud pushing into central, southern scotla nd pushing into central, southern scotland but most will be affecting northern ireland, england and wales, so some northern ireland, england and wales, so some mist and hill fog and temperatures 5—7 . frost more likely

in scotland particularly in the north—east with the clearest skies for longer with temperatures down to -5 in for longer with temperatures down to —5 in some places by the morning. a lot of cloud around on sunday morning. the mist tending to lift in england and wales, brighter skies in west wales. dry in northern ireland, more plaid for western parts of scotla nd more plaid for western parts of scotland with sunny spells for eastern areas. temperatures tomorrow seven to 11 degrees, more likely to have double figures in the west, cooler on the eastern side of the uk. changes as we head into next week. the high pressure bringing all that low cloud starts to recede as weather fronts moved down from the north. these are quite weak, there won't be a lot of rain but we will see some rain in the morning across scotland, northern ireland, northern england. that most further south in the afternoon and eventually we may get sunshine in the northern half of scotland. temperatures beginning to drop away but elsewhere, milder,

ten, may be 12 degrees on monday. tuesday and that weather front moves down towards the whole of the country and the link back of weather front in cloud while hanging out was the worst by tuesday morning. further east particularly in scotla nd further east particularly in scotland and northern england we will find frost forming, so a chilly start here on tuesday and a chilly day in prospect because cloud will topple into that colder air across scotland, northern ireland, more cloud across wales, increasingly for the western side of england, the best of the sunshine across lincolnshire, east anglia and the south of england. 10 celsius further west. heading further into the week and things will turn much more u nsettled and things will turn much more unsettled and it will be chilly for all of us.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines — violent clashes in paris as thousands protest against a new law to restrict the sharing of images of police officers. it comes days after footage emerged of officers beating up a black man. the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, says the army has entered the regional capital of the northern province of tigray. a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases if mps don't back new restrictions. the prime minister appoints nadhim zahawi as minister for the deployment of coronavirus vaccines. iran's president rouhani blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country won't be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. now on bbc news, 2020 has seen a record number of entries