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By Victoria King

 
 

President's hospital 'drive-by'

 
 
Coronavirus latest

Donald Trump remains in hospital with Covid-19 - and continues to try to project an image of strength in the face of the virus. He tweeted pictures of himself appearing to work from Walter Reed medical centre. And on Sunday night, the president, wearing a mask, surprised what he called the "patriots" outside with a drive-past. The move was strongly criticised by his political rivals and by one doctor at the hospital, who called it "insanity" to put others inside the vehicle at risk. We've spoken to some of the well-wishers keeping vigil.

Questions remain about the severity of Mr Trump's illness and the likelihood of him being well enough to go home on Monday, as suggested by his doctors. The White House originally said he was experiencing "mild symptoms" of Covid-19, but later it emerged he twice needed to be given oxygen and has received the steroid dexamethasone, normally reserved for serious cases.

The illness has upended Mr Trump's re-election efforts with less than a month to polling day. But his camp said "surrogates", including sons Donald Jr and Eric, would "carry the campaign forward" for now. Meanwhile, the BBC has spoken to small business-owners about their feelings on the president's economic record.

 
 
 

Test and trace error

 
 

Public Health England has admitted that nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus diagnosed last week weren't entered into the test and trace system because of a technical glitch. It means daily case figures for the end of last week were actually nearer 11,000, rather than about 7,000 as reported. Importantly, although the people who tested positive were informed promptly, there was a delay in tracing their contacts, who may also have been exposed to the virus.

Labour called the situation "shambolic". BBC health editor Hugh Pym said the admission could not have come at a more awkward moment for the government, given the criticism the system was already facing. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham also warned the country was "over-relying" on lockdown restrictions because of test and trace troubles. There's certainly a patchwork of rules in place - look up the situation in your area with our postcode tool.

Elsewhere on Monday, those out of work for three months or more because of the pandemic will be offered coaching and advice on moving into "growing sectors" under a new government scheme - sectors like these. Labour, though, said it was "too little too late". And finally, with much focus placed on universities in recent weeks,  one student in Manchester has told us what life on campus is really like right now.         

 
 
 

Diversity in the courts

 
 

The president of the UK Supreme Court has told the BBC the lack of any minority ethnic judges on the court should not be allowed to continue. In his first interview since taking the job, Lord Reed also called the treatment of black barrister Alexandra Wilson, who was mistaken for a defendant three times in the same morning at a magistrates' court, "appalling". Examples of "ignorance and unconscious bias" like that within the court system must be addressed, he added. 

The Supreme Court has huge power in British life, serving as the final court of appeal, and with the ability to scrutinise the legality of actions carried out by ministers and other public bodies.

 
 
 
 

The troubled history of the N-word 

 

"It's the filthiest, dirtiest, nastiest word in the English language." That was the view of prosecutor Christopher Darden when the issue of saying the N-word came up in the 1995 murder trial of US football star O.J Simpson. And it's a view that many people still share today. The BBC received more than 18,600 complaints for using the word in full in a report about a racially aggravated attack in July. It initially defended the decision but the then-director general Tony Hall later issued an apology, saying it was a "mistake".

 
 
 
 
 
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What the papers say

 
 
Paper review

Many front pages carry pictures of President Trump in hospital, alongside a range of coronavirus-related stories. The Guardian has seen a draft of a plan for a three-tier lockdown system being drawn up by the government. "Alert Level 3" - the most serious - would include the closure of pubs, but a source says the document hasn't been finalised. Elsewhere, the Daily Mail calls the test and trace computer error a "fiasco", while the Daily Telegraph says it means some contacts of those testing positive weren't informed until 10 days after transmission may have occurred. The Financial Times leads with a warning by the head of the government's vaccine task force that less than half of the UK population can expect to receive a jab. Finally, the Times reports that paedophiles, burglars and drug dealers are among the criminals who've received shorter sentences since judges began taking into account the harsher regime in prisons during the pandemic.

 
 
 

Daily digest

 
 
   

Home working Shift is here to stay, say businesses

 
   

Paris All bars to close as virus spike continues to grow

 
   

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in disputed region escalates

 
   

Ola Uber rival banned from London

 
 
 

If you watch one thing today

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If you listen to one thing today

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If you read one thing today

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Need something different?

 
 

No-one knows for certain what happened to US aid worker Kayla Mueller after she was taken hostage by Islamic State in 2013. Her parents have told the BBC they won't stop fighting until they find out. Elsewhere, The Boss speaks to Romi Savova, the woman behind London-based company PensionBee. And finally, what does touch mean to us, and has coronavirus changed that? BBC Radio 4's Claudia Hammond speaks to people about the importance of touch in their lives.

 
 
 

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