i'm kasia madera in london. also in the headlines. here in the uk the prime minister says its too early to tell if the latest covid restrictions are working — and urges people and urges people to keep following the rules. i have to tell you, in all candour, it will continue to be bumpy through to christmas, it may even be bumpy beyond. but this is the only way to do it. russia calls for an immediate ceasefire in nagorno karabakh as the fighting escalates between azerbaijani and armenian forces. coming up on sport today in 15 minutes‘ time. goals galore in the premier league. mourinho has a happy return to old trafford, and there are nine more goals in one other game. hello, and welcome to bbc news. doctors treating president trump for coronavirus say he is continuing to improve and could leave hospital for the white house as early as tomorrow. they also gave more details about his treatment, revealing that he is on the steroid dexamethasone and a five day course of the anti viral drug remdesivir. after confusion yesterday about the pr

i'm kasia madera.ride to greet his supporters. and the convoy comes back in this direction about six feet away from me. the president is waving. mr trump is being treated for coronavirus, earlier doctors said they were pleased with his progress. at this time the team and i are extremely if he continues to look and feel as well as he does today oui’ feel as well as he does today our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the white house where he can continue his treatment course. nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus have not been added to the uk daily to total over the last week.

i'm kasia madera. remarkable scenes outside the walter reed medical center, as president trump takes a short ride to greet his supporters. and the convoy comes back in this direction about six feet away from me. the president is waving. mr trump is being treated for coronavirus, earlier doctors said they were pleased with his progress. at this time the team and i are extremely if he continues to look and feel as well as he does today oui’ feel as well as he does today our hope is that we can plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the white house where he can continue his treatment course. nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus have not been added to the uk daily to total over the last week. armenian and azerbaijani forces exchange heavy rocket and artillery fire as fighting intensifies over nagorno—karabakh. russia calls for an immediate ceasefire. and it could be the end of the big screen for the world's second largest cinema chain, cineworld, as it becomes a casualty of the coronavirus. hello and w

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the headlines.its too early to tell

i'm kasia madera.president, emmanuel, macron has ordered a night—time curfew for paris and eight other french cities to contain the rising spread of covid—19. speaking on french television in the last few hours, mr macron said, "we have to act. we need to put a brake on the spread of the virus." in addition to paris, the measures apply to grenoble, lille, lyon, marseille, montpellier, rouen, saint—etienne and toulouse. residents will be banned from going outdoors between 9pm to 6am, from saturday. france reported 22,591 new confirmed coronavirus cases on wednesday. and it's become the ninth country in the world to pass 33,000 deaths. this is president macron from that tv appearance just a few hours ago. translation: if during these six weeks we follow the curfew and act collectively to reduce the number of contacts, that's the point at which we think we can progressively start up again. dashed start to open up again. i'm being very careful here because experience has shown we can't control everything.

i'm kasia madera. anger in india, after the death of a second woman in a few days from an alleged gang rape. the sister of george floyd breaks her silence, accusing donald trump of actively emboldening the far right. the european union launches legal action against the uk over its plans to over—ride parts of the brexit agreement. and us model chrissy teigen opens up about the loss of her baby during pregnancy. we'll hear how her comments could help thousands of other women going through the same ordeal. hello and welcome. we start in india, where the country is once again going through grief and outrage, following the deaths and alleged gang rapes of two young women. in 2012, there was an outpouring of anger after the sexual assault and murder of a female student in delhi. tougher laws against rape in india have been brought in, but the country's still struggling to tackle sexual violence against women. bbc‘s arunoday mukharji has this report from delhi. she sobs devastated and heartbroken. another ind

i'm kasia madera. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe.e begin with an alarming announcement from the world health organisation. it says more than 338,000 people around the world have been infected with coronavirus in the past day. this is the highest daily number since the pandemic began. the worst figures in europe are from the czech republic, a small country, but it now has the highest infection rate in the eu at 327 cases per 100,000 people. thursday saw a record number of infections in the uk. the prime minister, borisjohnson, says it means the country is heading into a danger zone. and officials in germany say they are worried after cases there rose by almost a third in one day. and the united states has the largest total number of cases and deaths in the world. let's assess some of these figures. dr krutika kappalli is an infectious diseases physician and biosecurity fellow at the johns hopkins centre for health security. what do you make of this rise? is a record rise in just what do you make of this rise? is a record rise injust o

i'm kasia madera. a record rise. 338,000 people have been infected with coronavirus in the past day, the highest daily number since the pandemic began. in michigan, the fbi arrests six men in an alleged plot to kidnap the state's governor, gretchen whitmer. when i put my hand on the bible and took the oath of office 22 months ago, i knew this job would be hard. but i'll be honest, i never could have imagined anything like this. the debate over the debate. it won't be virtual, but will the next us presidential match—up still go ahead? and the royal ballet gets ready for its first performance with a live audience in seven months. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we begin with an alarming announcement from the world health organisation. it says more than 338,000 people around the world have been infected with coronavirus in the past day. this is the highest daily number since the pandemic bega

i'm kasia madera.resident trump goes into his final tv debate withjoe biden in just three hours‘ time having received a boost, with the senatejudiciary committee approving his nominee for the supreme court, amy coney barrett. angry democratic senators boycotted the hearing. the move clears the way for a full senate vote next week. earlier, the president took the unorthodox step of making footage from an interview with the cbs network public. mr trump was pushed on several subjects, but the most notable part of that interview was the way that it ended. let's take a look. your first statement was... mr president, don't you think you should... excuse me, no, no, no. ..accountable to the american people? listen, your first statement to me, "this is going to be tough questions." i don't mind that. when you set up the interview, you didn't say that. you said, "oh, let's have a lovely interview." ..had the vice president step in, is that about right? well, i think we've had enough. we've had enough... i think

i'm kasia madera... teacher who showed pupils cartoons of the prophet muhammad is decapitated north of paris — france's president condemns it as a cowardly attack. translation: our fellow citizen was attacked in a cowardly way. he was the victim of an islamist terrorist attack. a no—deal brexit looks to be on the cards — as the uk calls off further trade talks with the european union. we need to continue the negotiations and i hope but i repeat, we are determined to reach a deal, but not at any. the united nations warns of a new wave of violence in afghanistan — that could threaten fragile peace talks. in thailand — thousands of protesters defy a ban on gatherings and clash with police armed with batons and water cannon. a teacher who showed his pupils cartoons of the prophet muhammad has been decapitated outside his school in france. he was attacked by a man at around five o'clock local time in a suberb north of paris. the french president, emanuel macron visited the scene tonight and called it an islam

this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worlddonald trump and joe biden prepare for duelling tv appearances, as early voters flock to the polls. us vice presidential nominee kamala harris pauses her campaign travel after one of her aides tests positive for covid—19. twitter says it's investigating a global outage as millions of users of the platform are unable to post or read messages. a warning to the european union to impose new restrictions to save lives, as the bloc reports more covid cases than the us and india. riot police in thailand clash with demonstrators, protesting against the king and the prime minister. hello and welcome: president trump and his challengerjoe biden will hold seperate town hall events in the next few hours. they're instead of the second tv debate which was cancelled due to the president getting coronavirus. the biden campaign had its own virus scare on thursday with aides to kamala harris, the vice presidential nominee, testing positive. all this, as early voters rush to the polls. lets speak to our

i'm kasia madera. all eyes are on the us state of utah, as mike pence and kamala harris take centre stage at the vice presidential debate. a us court charges two members of isis — nicknamed the beatles — with murder, for killing american hostages in syria. life in a warzone — we report on the families trapped by fighting between azerbaijan and armenia. people here tell us this is the way it's been for the last few days. it's become the normal routine to have indiscriminate shelling. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. in the united states, it's the turn of the us vice president mike pence and democratic vice presidential nominee kamala harris to take the stage tonight. the pair will face off for their one debate at the university of utah in salt lake city. sophie long is there for us. sophie, over to you. thanks. i think the sense of excitement here in salt lake city is now potable. we can see

i'm kasia madera, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a strict night—time curfew is imposed in paris and eight other french cities, as the president tries to contain he rising spread of coronavirus. tough new restrictions in the uk, with schools closing in northern ireland and pubs and restaurants also clamping down. could grey power he the by factor in the presidential election? we'll report from a retiring — but not shy — battle ground in florida. four years ago, donald trump won a huge victory here in the villages. but the latest polls suggest thatjoe biden is well ahead amongst the over—65s. how black voters in the us presidential election are being affected by voter suppression in the state of georgia. hello, and welcome. the french president emmanuel macron has ordered a night—time curfew for paris and eight other french cities to contain the rising spread of covid—19. speaking on french television in the last few hours, president macron said, "we have to act. we need to put a brake on the spread of the virus." in addition to paris

i‘m kasia madera.nor, gretchen whitmer. when i put my hand on the bible and took the oath of office 22 months ago, i knew this job would be hard. but i‘ll be honest, i never could have imagined anything like this. the debate over the debate. it won‘t be virtual, but will the next us presidential match—up still go ahead? and the royal ballet gets ready for its first performance

i'm kasia madera...ndemns it as a cowardly attack. translation: our fellow citizen was attacked in a cowardly way. he was the victim of an islamist terrorist attack. a no—deal brexit looks to be on the cards — as the uk calls off further trade talks with the european union. we need to continue the negotiations and i hope but i repeat, we are determined to reach a deal, but not at any. the united nations warns of a new wave of violence in afghanistan — that could threaten fragile peace talks.

i'm kasia madera.ala harris take centre stage at the vice presidential debate. a us court charges two members of isis — nicknamed the beatles — with murder, for killing american hostages in syria. life in a warzone — we report on the families trapped by fighting between azerbaijan and armenia. people here tell us this is the way it's been for the last few days. it's become the normal routine to have indiscriminate shelling.

this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldesidential nominee kamala harris pauses her campaign travel after one of her aides tests positive for covid—i9. twitter says it's investigating a global outage as millions of users of the platform are unable to post or read messages. a warning to the european union to impose new restrictions to save lives, as the bloc reports more covid cases than the us and india. riot police in thailand clash with demonstrators, protesting against the king and the prime minister.

i'm kasia madera.oyd breaks her silence, accusing donald trump of actively emboldening the far right. the european union launches legal action against the uk over its plans to over—ride parts of the brexit agreement. and us model chrissy teigen opens up about the loss of her baby during pregnancy. we'll hear how her comments could help thousands of other women going through the same ordeal.

i'm kasia madera. the headlines at 8pm. south yorkshire will move into tier 3.g the short—term and interim payment. the deal follows the bitter argument over money for greater manchester — a £60 million support package for affected businesses will be distributed across the region. mps reject a labour call forfree school meals to be extended through the holidays for children in england. the people suffering months after they have the first symptoms of covid — new research into who is most at risk.

i‘m kasia madera. the headlines at eight.l cost lives. i call upon local leaders to set aside this party politics and to work with us to put in place the measures that are needed in greater manchester across the northwest so that we can deal with this virus.

i'm kasia madera. the headlines at 8pm. south yorkshire will move into tier 3. covid restrictions on saturday — labour's city region mayor has accepted financial support from the government. we don't know how long we will be interior, three, four, we don't know how long this will go on for. i see this is damaging the short—term and interim payment. the deal follows the bitter argument over money for greater manchester — a £60 million support package for affected businesses will be distributed across the region. mps reject a labour call forfree school meals to be extended through the holidays for children in england. the people suffering months after they have the first symptoms of covid — new research into who is most at risk. i didn't have the energy to have a conversation for very long. it would knock me out. and then i'd have to lie down, and then sometimes i'd feel a bit better afterwards. but normally if i had what i would call a relapse, it would probably go on for a couple of weeks. gunfire shocking images from africa's most populous country — the nigeria

this is bbc news i'm kasia madera. the headlines at 8pm.s perhaps the starkest warning in today's evidence paper, we are likely to return to the peak level of infections we had in the spring by the end of this month. and, the new restrictions mean no unnecessary journeys on public transport and face coverings will soon be mandatory when moving around workplaces in scotland. as infection rates soar in some cities — there are warnings that some hospitals in northern england are already seeing admissions levels similar to those back in april. four men have gone on trial over the deaths of thirty nine

i'm kasia madera. the headlines at eight. greater manchester refuses to accept the highest covid alert level. the city's mayor and other local leaders say number ten's plans are flawed and unfair. this is an important moment. greater manchester will stand firm. we are fighting back for fairness and for the health of our people. as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, ministers say any delay will cost lives. i call upon local leaders to set aside this party politics and to work with us to put in place the measures that are needed in greater manchester across the northwest so that we can deal with this virus. from saturday, london, york, essex, parts of derbyshire and other areas will be placed on high alert, meaning no household mixing indoors. the brand new covid mega—lab in milton keynes. a bbc investigation into allegations that there have been safety breaches. out and about after seven months — the queen's first public engagement outside a royal household since the march lockdown. and coming up,

hello, this is bbc news with kasia madera. the headlines... were recorded today. tighter restrictions to control coronavirus are expected in the worst—affected areas of england next week. nottingham now has the highest rate of covid—19 cases in the country, moving above manchester, liverpool and knowsley. i think this was a blessing from god that i caught it. president trump claims he's no longer contagious, but refuses to take part in next week's presidential debate after it's made virtual. the older brother of the manchester arena bomber refuses to say why he won't co—operate with the public inquiry into the attack. and prince william says he wants to bring optimism and positivity to efforts to solve climate change as he launches a new environmental award with sir david attenborough. local councils in england are to receive 30 million pounds to fund measures including covid marshals, to ensure the public and businesses follow coronavirus rules. a further 30 million pounds in government funding will be split between police forces in england a

this is bbc news i'm kasia madera. the headlines at 8pm. tougher restrictions in scotland — as pubs, restaurants and cafes that sell alcohol across the country's central belt — including glasgow and edinburgh — are ordered to shut to slow the spread of coronavirus. without action, and this is perhaps the starkest warning in today's evidence paper, we are likely to return to the peak level of infections we had in the spring by the end of this month. and, the new restrictions mean no unnecessary journeys on public transport and face coverings will soon be mandatory when moving around workplaces in scotland. as infection rates soar in some cities — there are warnings that some hospitals in northern england are already seeing admissions levels similar to those back in april. four men have gone on trial over the deaths of thirty nine vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry in essex. two ex—british alleged islamic state militants are charged in the united states over the killing of four american hostages. could tonight be the most important us