this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. clashes between police and protesters in paris — during demonstrations against a proposed security law. 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 just why is jane fonda getting arrested at climate change protests? we talk to the hollywood actress — who became a veteran activist. if you keep working out it's, you can become who you are meant to be later in life. in fact, it's much

easier later on. it's much harder to be young than it is to be old. let me tell you. 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. clashes have broken out in paris as tens of thousands of people marched through the city in protest against a new law, which restricts the right to publish images of the police. the demonstrations — which took place across the country — follow widespread outrage at a video appearing to show a black music producer being attacked by three white police officers in his studio in paris. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports.

police are always a target at protests like this. today, they were the reason for them. the edges of a peaceful march through paris, frayed by clashes between hardline groups and the police. water cannon and tear gas following the path of the unrest. among the buildings set on fire, one belonging to the bank of france, an anarchist sign scrawled on the wall outside. tensions have risen quickly here, thanks to a small group of agitators. most of this march has been peaceful, but this new law banning the malicious dissemination of police identities has touched a raw nerve in france. translation: they have created a bill that would forbid us from filming while we are filming unbelievable things. so, here i am in the street for my freedom, as you can see written on my mask. translation: obviously the ban on recording audio and video of the police and not to be able to film what happens,

that's obviously an attack on press freedom, simply put. a video of music producer michel zecler being beaten in his studio by police has sparked a furious reaction in france. recorded by a security camera and published on social media this week, many are asking whether it would ever have come to light under the new law. four police officers are now being investigated. last night on social media, president macron said the attack on michel zecler was unacceptable. "these images make us ashamed", he said. mobile phone cameras trained on police lines today reflected the placards calling on people to film them as part of the protest. the last time so many people gathered for a protest here it was to defend the right to publish blasphemous cartoons. after months of lockdown and curfew because of coronavirus, france has shown this year that it will tolerate restrictions

on many things, just not on freedom of speech. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. 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 health care 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 i, 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 hard work is done and then we can begin deployment. nass testing, seen as a means of exiting tier 3, 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. there's been no independent verification of the claim and tigray‘s leader has indicated his forces will continue to fight. the development follows a period of heavy bombardment of the tigray 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. the united nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis as people flee across the border into neighbouring sudan. our correspondent kalkidan yibeltal is in addis ababa. though he might have had a crisis in the past, almost four weeks has been very tragic. we have heard stories of killings of civilians, more than 40,000 refugees crossing borders into sudan and high numbers of displaced people. earlier in the week, the ethiopian government announced that they are opening a humanitarian corridor in which national emergency aid is going to be provided, and also say they are providing that aid in the areas that they control. now, if as they say, they control the city of mekelle, that might be good news for the refugees and other people trapped in this conflict as well.

we have been hearing for weeks how difficult it is to get information from tigray. communications have been shut down. can you compare for us what it's like now versus what it was like before the violence began? yes, before the violence began, tigray has been one of the ten states in ethiopia. it's been a stronghold of the that's been a dominant power in ethiopian politics in the past for almost 30 yea rs, and the city of mekelle, the military claims to control is one of the major cities in ethiopia. it has significant development in the past three decades, and it's a bustling city. that's what we know. but since there's a communication breakdown now, we don't know for sure what is exactly is happening, but we might find to come if the government allows access to information in the city. david shinn is the former

united states ambassador to ethiopia and is adjunct professor of international affairs at george washington university. he says this doesn't signal the end of the fighting. there is virtually a blackout on information and tigray, ——there is virtually a blackout on information in tigray, but let's assume for the sake of argument, that it's accurate, and it certainly is a major step forward for the central government forces. it does not, however, bring to an end the conflict and tigray. indeed, by being in control of the capital, that doesn't necessarily mean that you are in control of large rural areas of tigray. it's possible that the tigray people liberation movement has simply moved its forces into the mountains, into the rural area, and this could go on for some time — depending upon the degree of support the tpll has from the tigray people. the tplf has from the tigray people. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... 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. more than 150 people have been arrested at an anti—lockdown demonstration in central london. many protesters were not wearing face masks and refused police requests to go home. protests are currently not permitted under lockdown rules in england.

iran has vowed to retaliate in its own time for the assassination of its top nuclear scientist. president hasan rouhani has blamed israel for the killing of mohsen fakrezade. 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. "0ur 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. 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 uk and france have agreed to double the number of officers patrolling french beaches, in a bid to stop migrants crossing the channel to england. the home secretary, priti patel, and her french counterpart, gerald darmanin, said they wanted to make the route — used by more than 8,000 people this year —unviable. simonjones reports. destination dover, despite commitments by both britain and destination dover. and france to stop these dangerous crossings, the attempts have now, britain will give france £28 million, some to france to stop these dangerous crossings, the attempts have continued. now, britain will give france £28 million, some to pay for extra

french officers to patrol the beaches, and their equipment. the home office won't say how many patrols there will be but it is being described as a major uplift. people are putting their lives at risk and sadly we have seen fatalities this year in the channel and we have to stop that. here at the home office this new agreement is being described as significant but there have been a number of deals over the past couple of years with britain and france pledging on each occasion to work more closely than ever before but the number of people arriving has continued to go up. so far this month around 700 migrants have reached the uk in small boats, which brings the total for this year to more than 8000 people, more than four times the figure for last year, but officials say that a greater proportion are now being thwarted. groups supporting refugees say the uk needs to provide a safe and legal way for asylum claims to be made from abroad. we must learn that shutting the door in people's faces doesn't make this issue go away. and it's about time the home secretary took a fresh approach to this situation which accepted that you are not going to stop people

from making this crossing. and the un refugee agency says, in the context of european migration, the numbers reaching the uk are manageable. simon jones, bbc news. 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. la times journalist tracy wilkinson was the paper's rome correspondent for six years. she says wilton gregory has been described as being diplomatic but has also taken some courageous stands in the past. he's often described as being sort of middle—of—the—road, very diplomatic, but in fact, as you mentioned, he's taken some very strong, even courageous stands in the past over the years, including as you also mentioned,

the sexual abuse scandal long before anybody else, he was talking about 0—tolerance, meaning a priest abuses, he must be punished or removed from the priesthood, even criminally prosecuted, which back then, as you recall in the 90s, the vatican still preferred to handle these matters internally by transferring priests, counselling them and not necessarily defrocking them. so gregory was really ahead of the curve in that, and his very first assignment as bishop in the 90s was in rural illinois diocese that had terrible sexual abuse problems by priests. several priests were eventually forced to resign or were fired. so he earned a strong reputation then and carried that into the 2000s when he was president of the us catholic bishops conference you know, the ruling body of the bishops. and again, pushed forward programmes

to actually punish these priests. it should be noted that also earned him quite a few enemies within the church because as i said, the vatican still was not there yet in terms of such open airing of the problems. and some say it even sidelined his careerfor a while, or at least stalled his rise within the church. tracy williamson of the la times. 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. 0ur 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. polar scientists are worried that the only two satellites dedicated to observing the earth's poles are almost certain to power down permanently before they can be replaced. experts warn that it will badly limit their ability to monitor both regions at a time of rapid ice melt from climate change. the next dedicated satellite isn't due to take off until 2027. here's our science correspondent jonathan amos explaining why the sattelites are so important. well, these two satellites, one is european, one is american. they are different to most satellites in that they fly very close to the polls. very close to the poles. so, they fly to within a couple of degrees of the pole itself. so they leave a little gap at the pole of about 400 — a50 km, and no other satellite's do that, and that means they see a great swathe of the arctic ocean

and they are able to measure the thickness of the sea ice there, which has lost something like 40% of its volume in the last few decades, and they also have the fidelity to see those places in the antarctic where the glaciers are losing most ice as well. and really, there are no other satellites in the pipeline in time to pick up the baton when these satellites die, because everything comes to an end and we will be very lucky if they are still working by 2025. as you said, the next one is not due to go up until 2027, may be 2028 — maybe even later — if the various governments and the space agencies can't come together with a plan and the funding to make up for that gap. 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 as part of this year's 100 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 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 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 0bamas 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 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 ——it‘s never too late, don't give up, don't settle or give up too soon 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. it's much harder to be young than it is to be old. let me tell you. so true. jane fonda speaking there. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers joe and nigel that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for a look at the weather.

go on, darren. go, darren.

hello, sunday looks like a gloomy day. some sunshine in scotland and a lot colder and only three or four in central areas after a frosty star and sunday season frost in many parts to start the day particularly the northeast could be down to minus five degrees. milder to start sunday for northern ireland, england and well because we are underneath a

blanket of low cloud. misty is murky for most of the day but could brighten up across western wales and it perhaps it will be his way in northern england. more cloud into western scotland but still sunny spells for the east end temperatures in the range of 7—11 with the higher temperatures more likely across western parts of the uk. some changes as we head into the evening and overnight because the breeze picks up towards the northwest in the cloud thickens and we begin to push and rain as well. that means it will be a much milder not across scotland. as we head into monday morning, it should be frost free but we start with a lot of cloud. however the weather will change a little bit because all that mist will get pushed away as these weather fronts push their way southwards. with a bit more of a breeze as well. most of the rain affecting scotland, northern ireland and pushing into the high ground in northwest england and wales but not much ring heading southwards into southern england in the afternoon. and to the afternoon we could get some sunshine is the rank leaders

from scotland. here it turns cooler but otherwise quite mild with that patchy rain and temperatures of 10-11. that patchy rain and temperatures of 10—11. that was the front pushes southwards out of the way and we just hang around a bit into the western side of the uk by tuesday morning. but in between those with the fronts we have a northerly breeze and that's bringing in some clear skies overnight and dropping the temperatures in eastern scotland and northeastern so i frosty start here ina and northeastern so i frosty start here in a cold day for these parts because a cloud that starts toppling and across scotland and we will see the cloud increasing in wales in western parts of england and sunshine for most of the day i think for the midlands, east anglia and the southeast with eight or 9 degrees temperatures and more cloud out west to making tan in northern ireland. thus turn chilli later on the week and that only that but the winds pick up and it turns much more u nsettled. hello.

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