mark lobel herfirst interview. mark lobel, thank you for talking us through that. thank you. let's bring you up—to—date with some of the day's other new stories. nato has welcomed the establishment of a military hotline between turkey and greece, in a development which it's hoped will ease tensions in the eastern mediterranean. a dangerous maritime stand—off between turkey on the one hand, and greece and cyprus on the other, had prompted fears of a full—blown conflict. french authorities have warned they may place paris on maximum virus alert as soon as monday, potentially requiring all bars to close, and drastic limitations on social interactions. artist delphine boel has won a seven—year legal battle to be confirmed as a princess and the official daughter of former belgian king albert ii. boel, a sculptor, had been reported to be albert's illegitimate daughter since the 1990s, but only last year did a court oblige the former monarch to submit a dna sample. boel will now bear the patronym of saxe—cobourg and be treated on the same footing as her royal siblings. a

mark lobel new ally in every field. mark lobel, bbc news. the presidential run—off election in turkish controlled northern cyprus has been won, according to preliminary results, by the challenger, who is the current prime minister. he has won nearly 52% of the vote to defeat the incumbent. the results would appear to damage prospects for the island's reunification. there are just two and a bit two weeks to go to till main voting day in the us presidential election. president trump has been campaigning in the battleground states that will decide this contest. one of the most important areas is the so called rust belt — that's america's old industrial heartland in the north—east of the country. four years ago the state of pennsylvania was unexpectedly won by donald trump. it was the first time the state had voted for a republican candidate in almost 30 years. nick bryant reports now on how pennsylvania could play a critical role in this year's election. an ugly american election is being fought amidst this beautiful american landscape. w

mark lobel reports. last orders have been called in belgium's bars, now closed for four weeks, with alcohol sales elsewhere banned after 8pm each night. asked how he feels now, this pub owner says, not so good. restaurants are shut, too. real catastrophe, because there is not a proven reason, medical reason, that it was in restaurants. belgians must work from home if possible, leaving offices empty. having been one of the worst hit countries during europe's first wave of coronavirus earlier this year, this second scare, with cases up 80% over a week, and hospitalisations up, it means that belgium's residents are now only allowed to see one other person from outside their household. and a curfew is in place until 5am, as the government wrestles to get on top of a looming health crisis. that's life, that's how it is. there are some people who don't ta ke there are some people who don't take enough precautions. in italy, there are also new rules for restaurants, alongside new restrictions that allow mayors

mark lobel reports. last orders have been called in belgium's bars, now closed for four weeks, with alcohol sales elsewhere banned after 8pm each night. asked how he feels now, this pub owner says not so good. restaurants are shut, too. real catastrophe, because there is not a proven reason, medical reason, that it was in restaurants. belgians must work from home if possible, leaving offices empty. having been one of the worst hit countries during europe's first wave of coronavirus earlier this year, this second scare, with cases up 80% over a week, and hospitalisations up, it means that belgium's residents are now only allowed to see one other person from outside their household. and a curfew is in place until 5am, as the government vessels to get on top of a looming health crisis. listen, that's life, that's how it is. we have no choice but to follow the rules. in italy, there are also new rules for restaurants, alongside new restrictions that allow mayors to close public areas, and changes to secondar

mark lobel reports. last orders have been called in belgium's bars, now closed for four weeks, with alcohol sales elsewhere banned after 8pm each night. asked how he feels now, this pub owner says, not so good. restaurants are shut too. real catastrophe, because there is not a proven reason, medical reason, that it was in restaurants. belgians must work from home if possible, leaving offices empty. having been one of the worst—hit countries during europe's first wave of coronavirus earlier this year, this second scare, with cases up 80% over a week and hospitalisations up, it means that belgium's residents are now only allowed to see one other person from outside their household. and a curfew is in place until 5am, as the government wrestles to get on top of a looming health crisis. translation: that's life. like some people say, there are quite a few people who don't take enough precautions, i would say. in italy, there are also new rules for restaurants, alongside new restrictions that allow mayors t

mark lobel, bbc news. in the last few hours, colombia has become the eighth country in the world to reach more than one million confirmed coronavirus cases. the number of deaths from covid—19 is now above 30,000 there. megan janetsky, a journalist in the country, told me more. we saw an aperture in columbia after five months of quarantine, and now we are starting to get back to the new normal. so we are seeing restaurants, we are seeing bars, we are seeing x, y or z. people mixing large groups, often. so it is a variety of factors, all contributing. but the basic factor of it is just a lot of the country being more open. we have heard from the start from the who and others about the importance of testing. test, test, test, is what we have been told. how easy is it to get a coronavirus testing colombia? it depends. i think it depends especially on where you stand economically, so, a lot of poor populations in the country really do not have access to tests, and especially, in more rural and far—off zones

mark lobel reports. catastrophic scenes for this french commune, and intense rescue effort to get out in time. roads, bridges and homes washed away. an elderly couple took refuge on the roof of this house but their home was swept down the river. translation: we tried to convince them to come out and unfortunately, we didn't succeed. the road manager managed to reach his hand up to the lady and tried to tell her to come out but nothing, and in the end the welby and crashed right through the house and the house floated away and then with it. from's prime minister has announced financial support and deployed the army to help these crushed communities. translation: the priority is to find the victims and provide accommodation for those affected. as well as restore the means of communication for those hardest hit. in northern italy, roads and bridges were swept away too. residents rescued from their roofs. but not everyone was so their roofs. but not everyone was so lucky. a firefighter lost his life and man

mark lobel reports. in defiance of calls for calm, authorities are overwhelmed as sporadic looting continues. this government warehouse in central nigeria is now emptied of food aid earmarked to help during the pandemic. but that's not how the people here see it. translation: during the lockdown they were just hiding the food. it makes me wonder what kind of government we have. we've been suffering and many people have died from hunger. responding to the looting, the state's governor reinstated around the clock curfew. he said in a statement: the looting comes after two weeks of angry calls for change from young nigerians. it has become necessary for me to address you... president buhari's initial response on thursday failed to placate them. on saturday night he blamed hooliganism for dozens of civilian deaths. but amnesty international says they include at least 12 peaceful protesters who were killed by the nigerian army and police at two sites, including at this toll—gate in lagos on tuesday night du

mark lobel, bbc news. brazil is one of the countries that's been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. more than 150,000 people have lost their lives — a death toll second only to the united states. restrictions are being eased, although things are still far from normal as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. samba music. this is probably the sort of thing that comes to mind when you think of rio de janeiro. beautiful beaches, stunning scenery, and a carnival like no other. the virus brought everything to a halt, but it seems that was only temporary. this is how you go to a concert in rio these days. the audiences out in the open air, socially distanced and separated into boxes. entertainment and therapy, all at the same time. translation: what we do here is notjust a party. we are promoting mental health. people can't stand staying at home anymore. there's 150 of these boxes, with up to six people allowed in each one. you're never going to break any attendance records, but no—one here's complaining. tr

mark lobel, bbc news. emmanuel "onry" henry is one of the few black opera singers in the north—western united states. injune, he and portland state university student madisen hallberg went viral for their impromptu duet of the national anthem. it marked a moment of racial unity amid nationwide black lives matter protests. here's onry‘s story. one day towards the end of may, i left my house. i began to walk down the street, and i hear this vocalist. # 0 say, can you see. it's a friday in may. i had been singing in the park blocks for maybe 20 minutes, just the national anthem over and over again, getting different takes. out of the corner of my eye, i see this guy. he kind of passes and keeps going down the block. # were so gallantly streaming. i thought to myself, "you know, it's been a really, really long time since you sang with somebody." and hejust asked. "would you mind if ijoin you?" and she said. "sure," because i'm always down for anything. when he first came in with his voice, i was like, "oh

mark lobel, thank you for that. —— extremely powerful. us model chrissy teigen and her musician husband john legend have received widespread support for opening up about the loss of their baby during pregnancy. taking to social media, teigen posted this picture of her in the hospital in the immediate aftermath. she and legend have two children already, and the baby, who they were planning to calljack, was expected to be their third. in a very moving instagram statement, she wrote... she continued... this is an issue that affects one in four pregnancies, so what impact will teigen and legends frank outpouring of emotion have in terms of raising awareness and reducing the stigma surrounding miscarriage? ruth bender—atik, national director of the miscarriage association, says teigen‘s frankness will provide some comfort for those who are going through similar experiences. i think it's already had a major impact on people who have seen the post, read those words and taken them to heart. for many people who have already been through miscar

mark lobel, bbc news. brazil is one of the countries that's been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. more than 150,000 people have lost their lives — a death toll second only to the united states. restrictions are being eased — although things are still far from normal as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. samba music. this is probably the sort of thing that comes to mind when you think of rio de janeiro. beautiful beaches, stunning scenery, and a carnival like no other. the virus brought everything to a halt, but it seems that was only temporary. this is how you go to a concert in rio these days. the audiences out in the open air, socially distanced and separated into boxes. entertainment and therapy, all at the same time. translation: what we do here is notjust a party. we are promoting mental health. people can't stand staying at home anymore. there's 150 of these boxes, with up to six people allowed in each one. you're never going to break any attendance records, but no—one here's complaining.

mark lobel, bbc news. at least 18 people have died following a suicide bombing in kabul. the islamic state group said they carried out the attack. the bbc‘s secunder kermani has the latest. according to officials, this suicide bomber was trying to get inside the tuition centre when he was challenged by the security guards and blew himself up. their bravery really preventing an even greater loss of life. the vast majority of these students would have been in their late teens and early 20s, many of them preparing for a university entrance exam. the islamic state group carried out a similar attack on another tuition centre two years ago. in fact, a tuition centre quite close by to this one in which more than a0 students were killed. the area in which these attacks have happened is largely populated by afghanistan's shia minority, which has been repeatedly targeted by is. in recent weeks, there has been an upsurge in fighting in afghanistan, but that's actually largely between the afghan government and the taliban, despite the fact that the two sides are engaged in peace ne

mark lobel, bbc news. polls in bolivia have closed in the first the presidential run—off election in turkish—controlled northern cyprus has been won, according to preliminary results, by the challenger ersin tatar, who's the current prime minister. he's won nearly 52% of the vote to defeat the incumbent, mustafa akinci. the result would appear to damage prospects for the island's reunification. the dutch prime minister has acknowledged he made the wrong assessment by not intervening to stop a controversial foreign holiday by the royal family, when coronavirus restrictions in the netherlands were tightening. king willem—alexander and queen maxima returned to the netherlands on saturday after less than 2a hours in greece, acknowledging what they described as an "intense" reaction from the public who had been told on wednesday they should avoid travelling abroad. speaking to reporters, mr rutte said he bore full ministerial responsibility for the affair. translation: sol translation: so i just translati

mark lobel, bbc news. this is bbc news. our top story: donald trump has tweeted a video from hospital saying he's doing well but still expects to remain at the walter reed medical centre for a few more days. so i just want to tell you that i'm starting to feel good. you don't know, over the next period of a few days, i guess that's the real test, so we will be seeing what happens over those next couple of days. so we know that president trump has been given two treatments to try to slow the impact of the virus. our health editor, hugh pym, looks at how effective they might be. as the president walked across the white house lawn to the helicopter which would take him to hospital, it wasn't clear what sort of treatment or care he'd require. today, doctors revealed they'd carried out extensive monitoring of donald trump's condition, and the state of his health. we have monitored his cardiac function, his kidney function, his liver function — all of those are normal. and the president this morning is not on oxygen, not having

mark lobel, bbc news. meanwhile the us infectious disease expert anthony fauci has told the bbc‘s andrew marr show a vaccine could be ready as soon as early december. the question is, once you have a safe and effective vaccine or more than one, how can you get it to the people who need it as quickly as possible? so the amount of doses that will be available in december will not certainly be enough to vaccinate everybody. you'll have to wait several months into 2021, but what will happen is that there's been a prioritisation set so that individuals such as health care workers will very likely get first shot at it, as will then likely people who are in the category of being at an increased risk for complications. that could start by the end of this year, the beginning — january, february, march — of next year, but when you talk about vaccinating a substantial proportion of the population so that you can have a significant impact on the dynamics of the outbreak, that very likely will not be until the se

mark lobel, bbc news. heavy rain has brought flooding and travel disruption to parts of the uk — with more than a0 flood warnings in place. these are some of the pictures from somerset which has been particuarly badly hit. homes have also been flooded in hampshire, hertfordshire and northumberland. in scotland, safety checks have been carried out during today on railway lines and bridges following heavy overnight rain. hundreds of muslims are being welcomed back into saudi arabia's great mosque in mecca to perform the pilgrimage of umrah — after a seven—month pause because of coronavirus restrictions. the numbers will be limited but saudi nationals and foreign residents will be allowed to perform the ritual. millions of muslims from around the world would normally arrive in saudi arabia for the pilgrimage. the home secretary has announced the ‘biggest overhaul‘ of the uk's asylum system ‘in decades'. speaking at the conservative party conference — priti patel said the current system is ‘fun

mark lobel, bbc news. a long—delayed barrier system to protect venice from high tides has been used for the first time. the network of 78 yellow barriers that guard the entrance to the venetian lagoon lifted from the sea bed as the tide, driven by strong winds and rain, started to climb. the multi—billion dollar defence system is nine years overdue. it's hoped it will help the historic city avoid the devastating floods it has seen in past years. in unique circumstances, and pouring rain, the london marathon has been taking place. there was a shock result in the elite men's race, with the world record holder defeated. the women's event, meanwhile, went to script. joe wilson was watching it all. brigid kosgei, of kenya. 7:15, try not to shiver. so began london's first autumn marathon. it's also the start of this year's race. covid changed everything and changed nothing. no mass gathering, the course was contained. just laps of saint james' park. but it was still 26.2 miles and, in this weather, it requir

thank you, mark lobel. there's yet more outrage in india following the alleged gang rape and killing of a second young woman. it follows the death of a 19—year—old woman on tuesday. both women were from the lower—caste dalit community. despite laws to protect them, they face widespread discrimination. their deaths have sparked a series of protests. 0pposition congress party leaders rahul and priyanka gandhi were detained by local police for a time in scuffles in the hathras district of uttar pradesha in northern india. they had set out to meet the parents of the teenager who was allegedly attacked by four men. and you may remember in 2012 there was a similar wave of anger following the gang rape and murder of a 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. the bbc‘s arunoday mukharji has this report from delhi. she sobs devastated and heartbroken. another indian mother torn apart by grief. under i

mark lobel reports. catastrophic scenes for this french commune. yelling. an intense rescue effort to get out in time. roads, bridges and homes washed away. an elderly couple took refuge on the roof of this house but their home was swept down the river. translation: we tried to convince them to come out and unfortunately, we didn't succeed. the road manager managed to reach his hand out to the lady and tried to tell her to come out, but nothing. and in the end, the whirlwind crashed right through the house and the house floated away, and them with it. france's prime minister has announced financial support and deployed the army to help these crushed communities. "the priority is to find the victims," he says, "and provide accommodation for those affected, as well as restore the means of communication for those hardest hit." in northern italy, roads and bridges were swept away too. residents rescued from their roofs. but not everyone was so lucky. a firefighter lost his life, and a man in his 30s, whose car was swept into a river. beach clubs were flooded, t

mark lobel, bbc news. heavy rain has brought flooding and travel disruption to parts of the uk — with more than a0 flood warnings in place. these are some of the pictures from somerset which has been particuarly badly hit. homes have also been flooded in hampshire, hertfordshire and northumberland. in scotland, safety checks have been carried out during today on rail lines and bridges following heavy overnight rain. the spanish capital madrid has been put back under partial lockdown because of an increase in the number of coronavirus cases. spain has the highest infection rate of any country in europe, but the re—imposition of the controls is proving controversial. damian grammaticas reports. in spain's capital, what every government, what every scientist has feared — covid—19 surging again. 10,000 new infections every day, a second wave breaking over an already battered country. so what's the reason for this resurgence? it seems spain may have been too hasty to lift the original lockdown that brou

mark lobel reports. catastrophic scenes for this french commune. an intense rescue effort to get out in time. roads, bridges and homes washed away. an elderly couple took refuge on the roof of this house but their home was swept down the river. translation: we tried to convince them to come out and unfortunately, we didn‘t succeed. the road manager managed to reach his hand out to the lady and tried to tell her to come out but nothing. and in the end, the whirlwind crashed right through the house and the house floated away, and them with it. france‘s prime minister has announced financial support and deployed the army to help these crushed communities. "the priority is to find the victims," he says, "and provide accommodation for those affected, as well as restore the means of communication for those hardest hit." in northern italy, roads and bridges were swept away too. residents rescued from their roofs. but not everyone was so lucky. a firefighter lost his life, and a man in his 30s, whose car was swept into a river. beach clubs were flooded

mark lobel reports. catastrophic scenes for this french commune. yelling. an intense rescue effort to get out in time. roads, bridges and homes washed away. an elderly couple took refuge on the roof of this house but their home was swept down the river. translation: we tried to convince them to come out and unfortunately, we didn‘t succeed. the road manager managed to reach his hand out to the lady and tried to tell her to come out, but nothing. and in the end, the whirlwind crashed right through the house and the house floated away, and them with it. france‘s prime minister has announced financial support and deployed the army to help these crushed communities. "the priority is to find the victims," he says, "and provide accommodation for those affected, as well as restore the means of communication for those hardest hit." in northern italy, roads and bridges were swept away too. residents rescued from their roofs. but not everyone was so lucky. a firefighter lost his life, and a man in his 30s, whose car was swept into a river. beach clubs were floode

mark lobel, bbc news. italy was for some weeks the global epicentre of coronavirus — the first country in the west to be deeply affected by the pandemic and the first in the world to impose a national lockdown. but now its infection rate is considerably lower than others in europe — 38 cases per 100,000 people, compared to more than 100 in the uk, 230 in france and 330 in spain. so what we all want to know is how it has managed to stay on top of the virus. our rome correspondent mark lowen reports. covid's once global epicentre is not letting down its guard. spot checks by italian police to ensure rules on overcrowding and mask—wearing are followed. it's one of the tools italy has used to get infection rates down to some of the lowest in europe, keeping the virus in check while others struggle with a fresh spike. "we issue fines when needed," says giovanni. "but none today. usually, everyone wears masks. awareness of the consequences of breaking the rules has helped instil a sense of discipline here

mark lobel scrambling to reach. mark lobel, bbc news. after being praised for its swift response back in spring, the czech republic now has the highest number of cases by the proportion of its population in europe and the second highest number of deaths in the world. fearing the country's health system could be soon overwhelmed, the czech army has built a field hospital in prague. from there, our correspondent rob cameron sent this report. these exhibition halls are usually where people come to check out the latest caravans oi’ check out the latest caravans or fitted kitchens, but check out the latest caravans orfitted kitchens, but they've been transformed into a 500 bed army field hospital to cope with the eventuality that the regular hospitals become overwhelmed with covid patients. a few weeks ago, the authorities were saying this facility may not ever even be used. the motto here is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. it is primarily meant for convalescent patients, or those who are still infectious. the army built it inj

mark lobel reports. after nearly two weeks of fighting, a diplomatic breakthrough to allow a swap of prisoners and the deceased on the road to peace — thrashed out in moscow. announcing the humanitarian ceasefire after ten hours of talks, russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said substantive negotiations are ongoing, with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible. if russia intervened militarily to defend its treaty ally, armenia, it would have severed its bilateral relationship with azerbaijan forever. and russia sells a lot of weapons, hundreds of millions of dollars of weapons to azerbaijan every year. if moscow continue to stay out of this conflict militarily, then armenians, on their part, would have started to question the value of the alliance. but for those on either side of this dispute over land, it is not yet clear where this proposed pause in the fighting will lead or how long it will last. there have been tactical successes for azerbaijan, but no major significant b

mark lobel city some kind of respect. mark lobel, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. don't get soaked in the showers, heavy and thundery, a chance of hale, most frequent in the south and west, although some push further east in the strong gusty winds and north east england and north east scotla nd north east england and north east scotland seem fewer showers compared to elsewhere. a cooler day into england and where is, winds gusting widely 30 to 40 mph, 15 era southern and western coasts, rough and high seasin and western coasts, rough and high seas in the west a to western scotla nd seas in the west a to western scotland where showers merge to give a long spell of rain into the first pa rt a long spell of rain into the first part of tonight. clear spells to the east overnight allowing temperatures to drop into low single figures. look at the rain coming into northern ireland, wales, south—west england by the end of tonight. this push north and east across the uk during thursday, some of it on the heavy side

mark lobel, bbc news. heavy rain has brought flooding and travel disruption to parts of the uk — with more than 40 flood warnings in place. these are some of the pictures from somerset which has been particuarly badly hit. homes have also been flooded in hampshire, hertfordshire and northumberland. in scotland, safety checks have been carried out during today on rail lines and bridges following heavy overnight rain. hundreds of muslims are being welcomed back into saudi arabia's great mosque in mecca to perform the pilgrimage of umrah — after a seven—month pause because of coronavirus restrictions. the numbers will be limited but saudi nationals and foreign residents will be allowed to perform the ritual. millions of muslims from around the world would normally arrive in saudi arabia for the pilgrimage. more than 5,000 jobs at the uk's largest cinema chain cineworld said it was considering the temporary closure of all its venues. cinemas have been hit hard by the release of big budget films being del

mark lobel reports. the russian foreign minister thurgate lovegrove, now self—isolating after coming into co nta ct self—isolating after coming into contact with somebody who tested positive for coronavirus. his country has reached over 16,000 daily cases of coronavirus. the government is prohibiting restaurant openings at night and making wearing a smile smattering public. a similar measure now enforced in the czech republic which is witnessing a huge surge in coronavirus cases, and is introducing a nighttime from wednesday evening. with the number of cases also rapidly growing in lithuania, there are fears hospital wards will not be able to cope. translation: the number of patients is increasing every day. the situation is critical as we are already exceeding our usual maximum capacity of 70% having 110w maximum capacity of 70% having now reached a bit occupancy level of 80%. with hungary reporting over 2000 new infections in 48 hours, fines for breaches of quarantine are increasing. to tackle a su

mark lobel reports. police closed down this flea market in italy's north. 0nce europe was not the epicentre of the virus. now part of another surge, which is this time spreading right across the country, too. 11,705 new coronavirus cases were announced on sunday, beating the previous daily record just 2a hours before of 10,925. prompting this rallying cry from the prime minister. translation: these new measures will allow us to face this new wave of infections that is severely affecting not only italy, but all of europe. we cannot waste time. we have to act by putting in place all the necessary measures to avoid a general lockdown. the new measures include giving mayors the power to close public squares and roads after 9pm, restricting restaurants and bars to table service after 6pm, and closing by midnight. and later starting time is for secondary school students, encouraging more distance learning. elsewhere in europe, the irish cabinet is expected to introduce new restrictions on monday, as it looks t

police as mark lobel reports. close down the flea market police close down the flea market in italy's north, once europe's epicentre of the virus stopping a part of another surge which is this time spreading right across the country too. 11,705 new coronavirus cases were announced on sunday, beating the previous daily record, just 24 the previous daily record, just 2a hours before of 10,925. prompting this rallying cry from the prime minister. translation: these new measures will allow us to face this new wave of infections that is severely affecting not only italy but all of europe. we cannot waste time, we have to act by putting in place all the necessary measures to avoid a general lockdown. the new measures include giving mayors the power to close public squares and roads after 9pm, restricting restaurants and bars to table service after 6pm and closing by midnight, and later starting times for secondary school students, encouraging more distance learning. elsewhere in europe, the irish cabinet is expected to introduce new restrictions on monday as it looks to control the virus. i

mark lobel, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. new figures reveal that more migrants reached the uk by boat in september than in the whole of last year. the data compiled by the bbc shows that more than 1,900 people made the crossing, compared with 1,800 last year. the lack of agreement on an aid package for the airline industry in the united states is leading to some of the country's biggest carriers to furlough employees. united airlines says it will put 13,000 employees into furlough, and american airlines 19,000. united left the door open for a reversal, saying it would cancel the furloughs if congress' aid programme is extended in the next few days. more on that in the business section. the largest study yet of coronavirus cases in england facebook is seeking to ban those having an impact on the presidential elections. its director of product manager says the policy would apply across facebook and instagram. it will predict any adverts that cause specific methods of voting, for example by mail, as being inherently fraudulent

mark lobel reports. last orders have been called in belgium's bars, now closed for four weeks. with alcohol sales elsewhere banned after 8pm each night, asked how he feels now, this pub owner says not so good. restaurants are shut as well. the real catastrophe is there is not a proven reason, a medical reason that it was in restau ra nts. belgians must work from home if possible, leaving offices empty. having been one of the worst hit countries during europe's first wave of coronavirus earlier this year, this second scare, with cases up 80% over a week, and hospitalisations up, it means that belgian‘s residents are only allowed to see one other person from outside their household. and a curfew is in place from midnight until 5am as the government wrestles to get on top of a looming health crisis. translation: that's life. like some people say, there are quite a few people who don't take enough precautions i would say. in italy, there are also new rules for restaurants, alongside new restrictions that allow mayors to close public areas and changes to secondary school hours. an

mark lobel reports. 0n on monday afternoon in the neighbourhood of west philadelphia, this happened. two officers respond to a report of a man with a weapon. he breaks free from his mother after she says she tried to shield him. police say they then tell the 27—year—old to drop his weapon. then there's. he was pronounced dead at hospital. his father asked later why police did not first use a later why police did not first use a taser. mr wallace's family lawyer said they had called for an ambulance, not the police. this was an unjustified shooting. we have a person who had mental health issues. we are going to get those out as the process continues, but we have officers who i think i not probably trained to deal with those mental health issues. philadelphia's mayor called it a tragic incident, pledging a full investigation. this is not only a matter which is being carefully considered by the head of our special investigations unit and the assigned prosecutor, it is a matter i am looking at personally and carefully. this office has made clear that we believe in fairness, we believ

countries around the world have continued to tighten anti—covid measures, as mark lobel reports. a flag for every death. this washington art installation capturing america's coronavirus casualties. just as six states suffer record numbers of infections. it was only three weeks ago that donald trump himself tested positive. he is fully back on the campaign trail, downplaying the dangers of the pandemic. now it is his vice president's health in the spotlight. mike pence's chief of staff marc short has tested positive, as well as another aide. but pence, along with his wife who have tested negative, will continue campaigning despite his proximity to his chief of staff. prior to that, the polish president had become the latest public figure to test positive. the 48—year—old sci—fi slating premier said he felt fine and were still on the job. but there we re and were still on the job. but there were protests at his country faces record infection rates and has instituted the partial closure of primary schools and restaurants. columbia became the latest country, one of eight worldw

mark lobel reports. the protesters‘ latest move — to paralyse the country with strikes, urged on by exiled opposition politician svetla na ti kha novs kaya to topple, in their eyes, an illegitimate president. the strike action spread to several cities across belarus, students taking to the streets almost three months after a disputed election. translation: first, we have to address the freedom problem and then it will be possible to get a good education because until we have solved the country's problems, how can we study? translation: we want just one thing, the man who rules our country, who pronounced himself the king or tzar, to leave us alone. we want competent people to lead our country and for our economy to grow. translation: perhaps there isjust no peaceful way. i don't know. it's a horrible thing to say, but probably only resistance fighters can help us. as the government insisted businesses weren't affected, masked officers dragged people away, the security services warning the protesters

our news reporter, mark lobel, has more on what the eu has decided. well, it's clear the eu has not accepted the election result in belarus and they said it was an illegitimate inauguration. for pro—democracy protesters on the streets of minsk, they wanted more concrete steps. finally they have this. sanctions on a0 officials following those september 9 elections and the crackdown on the protests that followed. as you said, president lukashenko isn't that list. the president of the european council's reasoning he's not on the current list, and is following the situation closely. his aim is to have dialogues, presumably his implying if they don't happen, he might be put on the list. so, other options open for the european union, and the delay, this happened a while ago? britain and canada have already imposed sanctions. the eu have to come to an agreement with all of their member states. cypress was saying if we're going to have sanctions on belarus, why don't we have on turkey? they are furious at them for drilling for gas in their waters. this is a

meanwhile countries around the world have continued to tighten anti—covid measures, as mark lobel reports. a flag for every death. this washington art installation capturing america's coronavirus casualties. just as six states suffer record numbers of infections. it was only three weeks ago that donald trump himself tested positive. he is fully back on the campaign trail, downplaying the dangers of the pandemic. now it is his vice president's health in the spotlight. mike pence's chief of staff marc short has tested positive, as well as another aide. but mike pence, who along with his wife have tested negative, will continue campaigning despite his proximity to his chief of staff. prior to that, the polish president andrzej duda had become the latest public figure to test positive. the 48—year—old self—isolating premier said he felt fine and was still on the job. but there were protests as his country faces record infection rates and has instituted the partial closure of primary schools and restaurants. colombia became the latest country, one of eight worldwide, to record a million

mark lobel, what is happening? they said that you didn't recognise the election result and they called his inauguration illegitimate. now under renewed pressure from pro—democracy protesters in minsk to see some concrete action, they have come up with the sanctions on a0 officials accused of rigging the elections on september nine. that will be good news for those protesters to see the eu doing that. no reason is given as to why alexander lukashenko isn't on that list. and this action was a while ago. what has taken so long? britain and canada have put sanctions on belarus, but what has happened here is the eu needs alter the seven countries to agree. and cyprus had been holding out because of their own problems with turkey. they are upset with turkey. they are upset with turkey. they are upset with turkey because of their oil and gas exploration activities around there. they we re activities around there. they were pushing for sanctions for territory. the u have compromised, they said they are going to announce

mark lobel reports. on monday afternoon in a neighbourhood of west philadelphia, this happened. two officers respond to a report of a man with a weapon. he breaks free from his mother after she says she tried to shield him. police say they then tell the 27—year—old to drop his weapon. then this. gunshots, screaming he was pronounced dead at hospital. his father asked later why police did not first use a taser. mr wallace's family lawyer said they had called for an ambulance, not the police. this was an unjustified shooting. we have a person who had mental health issues. we are going to get those out as the process continues, but we have officers who i think are not probably trained to deal with those mental health issues. philadelphia's mayor called it a tragic incident, pledging a full investigation. this is not only a matter which is being carefully considered by the head of our special investigations unit and the assigned prosecutor, it is a matter i am looking at personally and carefully. this office has made clear that we believe in fairness, we believe in evenhanded ju

mark lobel reports. the protesters' latest move — to paralyse the country with strikes, urged on by exiled opposition politician svetla na ti kha novs kaya to topple, in their eyes, an illegitimate president. the strike action spread to several cities across belarus, students taking to the streets almost three months after a disputed election. translation: first, we have to address the freedom problem and then it will be possible to get a good education because until we have solved the country's problems, how can we study? translation: we want just one thing, the man who rules our country, who pronounced himself the king or tzar, to leave us alone. we want competent people to lead our country and for our economy to grow. translation: perhaps there isjust no peaceful way. i don't know. it's a horrible thing to say, but probably only resistance fighters can help us. as the government insisted businesses weren't affected, masked officers dragged people away, the security services warning the protesters th

mark lobel reports. last orders have been called in belgium's bars, now closed for four weeks. with alcohol sales elsewhere banned after 8pm each night, asked how he feels now, this pub owners is not so good. restau ra nts this pub owners is not so good. restaurants are shut as well. the real catastrophe is there is not a proven reason, a medical reason that it was in restau ra nts. medical reason that it was in restaurants. belgians must work from home if possible, leaving officers empty. having been one officers empty. having been one of the worst hit countries during europe's first wave of coronavirus earlier this year, this second scare, with cases up this second scare, with cases up 80% over a week, and hospitalisations up, it means that belgian‘s residents are only allowed to see one other person from outside their household. and a curfew is in place from midnight until 5am as the government wrestles to get on top of a looming health crisis. translation: that's life. like some people say, there are quite a few people who don't take enough precautions i would say. in ita

mark lobel reports. 0n on monday afternoon in west philadelphia, this happened. two officers respond to a report of a man with a weapon. he breaks free from his mother after she says he tried to fit shield him and please say he then told the 27—year—old to drop their weapon and then this:. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. his father asked later why police did not first use a taser. the family of mr wallace that he called foran ambulance, of mr wallace that he called for an ambulance, not the police. it was an unjustified shooting. we have a person who had mental health issues. we have officers who i believe are not properly trained to deal with those mental health issues. philadelphia's town mare phil kelly calls it a tragic incident, pledging a full investigation. it's a matter not only carefully considered by the special investigations unit and the assigned prosecutor, it is a matter that i am personally looking at carefully. this office has made clear that we believe in fairness. we believe in evenhanded justice. we are not out to cover for anybody

mark lobel reports. the protesters' latest move — to paralyse the country with strikes, urged on by exiled opposition politician svetla na ti kha novs kaya to topple, in their eyes, an illegitimate president. the strike action spread to several cities across belarus, students taking to the streets almost three months after a disputed election. translation: first, we have to address the freedom problem and then it will be possible to get a good education because until we have solved the country's problems, how can we study? translation: we want tojust one thing, the man who rules our country, who pronounced himself the king or tzar, to leave us alone. we want competent people to lead our country and for our economy to grow. translation: perhaps there isjust no peaceful way. i don't know. it's a horrible thing to say, but probably only resistance fighters can help us. as the government insisted businesses weren't affected, masked officers dragged people away, the security services warning the protesters

with me is our news reporter mark lobel. talk us through what we know. a big development announced by the foreign minister of russia, survey lavrov. mediating these talks between azerbaijan and armenia about this enclave. a ceasefire of sorts, we have the prospect of an exchange of both prisoners and of deceased bodies is meant to start at midday noon on the 10th of 0ctober, local time. an agreement was reached at around 4am at around —— after around ten or 11 hours of talks, and this is what they are calling a humanitarian ceasefire, mediated by... she says she saw a different sergei lavrov that she had seen before. let's have a listen to what he said at the end of this marathon meeting. translation: after lengthy negotiations between russia, armenia and azerbaijan, the policies —— parties have agreed on the following steps. first a ceasefire is announced, declared from midday on october ten, 2020, humanitarian purposes, the exchange of prisoners of war and other detained persons, and the bodies of the dead. mediated and in accordance with the c

mark lobel reports. the night—time fbi raid to stop the wolverine watchmen militia in their tracks. it is alleged the plan, part of which was hatched inside this house, was to attack a police building, kidnap michigan's governor and put her on trial. their message could have been, "stop violating our rights with tough coronavirus restrictions." they were unhappy with the state political leadership, and some of them made the point in relation to taxes or in relation to the quality of the road infrastructure around michigan. so, you know, to what extent we can make a link between the group, if it's one and the same group or not, we're not sure. but what we can be certain of is the fact that the state political leadership was on their minds 1.5 years ago when i met them. now 13 suspects are being investigated, six facing federal accusations of plotting to kidnap, seven facing state charges of terrorism and gang—related offences. the individuals in custody are suspected to have attempted to identify the home addresses of law enforcement officers in order to target them, and made threa

mark lobel reports. hurrican delta. rushing past the texas coast on its way to louisiana. an eye—opener for some. you get to see exactly what can happen, what a hurricane's life. we are not evenin hurricane's life. we are not even in the major past. in louisiana, conditions are worsening. residents brace themselves. less than two months after the last defecating storm here made its own mark —— devastating storm here made its own mark. in this new 0 rlea ns here made its own mark. in this new 0rlea ns neighbourhood, flooding. ahead of warnings of winds up to 175 kilometres an hour, ina winds up to 175 kilometres an hour, in a life—threatening storm surge. there will be a window of time where public safety cannot respond to you. though they may want to, and though it is in their dna to respond, there is going to be a period where it is just not safe to get out on the roads. new arrivals in san diego, as dog shelters are emptied in louisiana to make space therefore any new casualties of therefore any new casualties of the storm. 0il facilities therefore any new casual