this is bbc news, with the latest headlines joe biden has, for viewers in the uk in the last half hour, and around the world. addressed the american people, i'm lewis vaughan—jones. joe biden has addressed saying he will win the race the american people, for the white house. saying he will win the race he's inching ahead of donald trump in crucial states. for the white house. overall, mr biden needsjust 17 more electoral college votes in order to reach the the numbers tell us it is magic number of 270. clear, it tells us a clear and convincing story. we're going mr biden is leading in arizona and nevada. to win this race. but a recount has been announced in georgia, wherejoe biden‘s lead over donald trump is just mr biden isjust ahead 4,000 votes. the mayor of atlanta has in arizona and nevada. said she is positive but, a recount is announced that the results will stand. in georgia, wherejoe biden's lead over donald trump isjust four thousand votes. joe biden has a lead of more than 20,000 votes over in pennsylvania, joe biden has built up a lead donald trump in the crucial of more than 20,000 state of pennsylvania. votes over donald trump the city's mayor says in the crucial count there. the city's mayor says trump must admit defeat. i think what the president needs to do is, frankly, put his big boy pants on. trump must admit defeat. he needs to acknowledge the fact that he lost pennsylvania is hugely important to both candidates as it's worth 20 electoral college votes.

the royal british legion says it fears it could lose millions of pounds in donations to its annual poppy appeal because it cannot carry out street collection due to covid—19 restrictions. rotavirus also means the cenotaph this year will be close to the public for the first time on remembrance sunday. they will be just a handful of sunday. they will be just a ha ndful of vetera ns sunday. they will be just a handful of veterans president, and no traditional march past. sarah campbell reports. once again, the king's act of homage is the symbol of the homage of his people. it's the moment the nation pauses in remembrance. in100 years, the event has barely changed, but this year it will be different. here we go, come on, up here. good boy! former army major jon giemza—pipe and his assistance dog, baxter, were due to be among the veterans march past the monument. instead, he will now remember fallen comrades from home on the isle of wight. bearing in mind that a lot of the folks who would march, we don't want them to get sick,

we want them to be around for a lot, lot longer — i think the right call was made. on november 11th 1920, the day the unknown warrior was buried in nearby westminster abbey, the stone cenotaph was unveiled by king george v. this sunday, his descendants will lay wreaths on the cenotaph's stone steps, after the two minutes‘ silence. whitehall‘s pavements are usually packed with members of the public. instead, they'll be asked to remember at home, online, or wherever socially distanced remembrance events are taking place. and there's a plea this year from the royal british legion, whose ability to raise funds through poppy sales has been severely hampered due to the pandemic. in this extraordinary year, the first year for 99 years that we don't have poppy collectors out on the street, we're asking the british public tojoin us online, to download a poppy, to donate. and the presence of the all—important veterans will be felt at the

cenotaph on sunday. 26 of them will march past. among them, this former officer with the women's royal navy. it's a great honour. i feel very humble and very privileged. yes, it will be small in scale, but i think it's more important than ever that we remember and be united. still the focal point for the nation's remembrance, sunday's service will be scaled back but no less significant. sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster. now on bbc news, our world. the american assassination of iran's top general earlier this year set the world on edge. qasem soleimani commanded the shutter we quds force. tehran has vowed to take revenge. the iranian regime can strike

anywhere. for the past two yea rs, anywhere. for the past two years, i have been investigating bomb plots and assassinations on european soil. what concerns me in this city, and assassination was conducted. the trail of destruction leads from denmark to the netherlands. we saw my dad lying on the ground covered in his blood. this is the extraordinary story of iran and the mystery murders. my my investigation starts here, in the small dutch city of almere, near amsterdam. 0ne

quiet morning, five years ago, two hitmen lie in wait. shots rang out. killing the target insta ntly. rang out. killing the target instantly. the assassins escaped in a stolen black bmw. later found abandoned and burned out, just a few blocks away. the victim was a middle—aged electrician, but who was he, and why did he have to die? normally, assassinations are one criminal assassinating another criminal, but this time it was an electrician. that is why i kept asking questions. how come? paul is an investigative journalist known for his inside stories on amsterdam's gang violence and drugs trade. this assassination was a big surprise for the police, and so people thought maybe he was in the world of growing weed,

hashish, maybe as an electrician, if you grow we do need electricity and power and don't want to be seen. so that was the first thought. but there was no evidence of any drugs linked. then a few months later, the police released to the victim's name and a photograph. he was a 56—year—old uranian called ali not honoured. —— ali motamed. this was the street when ali motamed lived. those who knew him, they say he was a family man. but what they didn't know was that he was being watched by two men sitting in a car for days. cctv recorded appears to show ali motamed's white van and repeated appearances by the assassins' black bmw. but why would professional hitmen target a seemingly innocent electrician? monitor study is

an opinion as who lives in the netherlands. in the dutch uranian community, there were rumours that the victim had a dark past. —— iranian. and investigative journalist paul was hearing the same thing. someone tipped me that the victim of the assassination was called ali motamed, was not really ali motamed, was not really ali motamed but was mr kolahi. paul was right. within hours of the killing, ali motamed's wife told police he had another identity. his real name was

mohammad—reza kolahi somebody. he was considered both a terrorist and a wanted man by the uranian regime. —— iranian. in 1981 the uranian regime. —— iranian. in1981 a the uranian regime. —— iranian. in 1981 a massive bomb destroyed the headquarters of the iranian regime's ruling party, killing more than 70 people, including high—ranking officials. the bombing was carried out by the mek, a dissident faction that launched deadly attacks against the uranian regime. —— iranian. and is still considered sworn enemy. sayed was a senior member of the mek at the time, and he knew mohammad—reza kolahi or ali motamed had personally.

iran's revolutionary court sentenced kolahi samadi to death in absentia. in 1991 he cut his ties to the mek and claimed asylum in the netherlands. he changed his name toa netherlands. he changed his name to a limit on, got married, and settled down to what he thought would be a quiet life in almere. —— changed his name to ali motamed. so could be uranian regime have ordered his killing? local politicians who we re killing? local politicians who were horrified at the prospect. everybody is keeping their mouths shut. what concerns me in this city, though, and assassination was conducted, maybe by a foreign country, this is of course, people deserve to know what happened.

and especially of course iranian dissidents. 0f and especially of course iranian dissidents. of course i can imagine they are frightened now. two months after the assassination, a dutch intelligence officer conducted to be dutch uranian human rights activist with a warning for other iranian dissidents living in the netherlands. but within months, there was another matter. —— murder. in november 2017, iranian dissident ahmad was walking home in the hague. two men in a

black bmw were following him. 0ne got out of the car and shot him at point—blank range. this mobile footage apparently shows killers escaping. he died on the spot. his daughter was home at the time. i went downstairs with my brothers and sisters, and my mum, and we saw my dad lying on the ground, covered in his blood. it was very difficult, very shocking, even to this moment. it is something that i wish nobody can experience. nissi was the

leader of the aslma, a separatist group fighting for a homeland for the arab minority. tehran regards it as a terrorist group. he was threatened a couple of times. he threatened him, we don't know. we don't have any information. but we know that asa information. but we know that as a charismatic leader, he brought the resistance group together. he was a target for his enemies inside iran and outside iran. so within months of each other, there were two mysterious murders where the vic terms were both opponents of the uranian regime. the matter of the factors they were both assassinated mafia style. there was a bmw, i think it was a hit done by proxy. i think a professional criminal like as eight —— organisation was hired to do the assassination. who

did the normal order is unclear yet, but there are some indications that the state of iran was responsible. in early 2018, dutch police arrested two associates of this man, amsterdam crime boss noel fesi in connection with the first killing, but of a limit on it. those who had followed the case we re those who had followed the case were baffled at first. —— that of ali motamed. from what i understand of the police investigation, there are no connections whatsoever connecting this man to criminal activity, money—laundering, drugs. nothing. noel fesi and his associates were found guilty of ali motamed's matter. the prosecution claimed the hitmen were each played 10,000 euros for pulling the trigger, and he got 130,000 euros for organising the killing. but he refused to say who had paid

him. if that kind of money is paid toa him. if that kind of money is paid to a criminal organisation foran paid to a criminal organisation for an assassination, for a political assassination, that isa political assassination, that is a clear indication that a state is responsible here. the eu stayed silent on any link between the murders of iran. in 2015, it had helped negotiate a major deal with iran to limit its nuclear ambitions. the priority that the european powers gave to preserving the nuclear deal above all other outstanding issues, which includes uranian activities on european soil, really gave iran a bargaining chip. because each time it stepped out flying, such as activities in europe, you know, terror plots and assassinations, europe would bite its time. but in the summer of 2018, donald trump announced the us was walking away from the nuclear deal, and

away from the nuclear deal, and a key trumpeter tenant had no problem with calling out iran in public. the uranian quds force conducts covid assassination operations in the heart of europe. something was about to happen, which would add fuel to the fire. in the summer of 2018, the uranian government, the mek conference, opensjust outside government, the mek conference, opens just outside paris. government, the mek conference, opensjust outside paris. the group was still pushing for regime change in iran, and by now, they had one son powerful friends, including members of presidentjohn's in a circle. thank god my president turned its back on that very dangerous agreement with iran. butjust asa agreement with iran. butjust as a conference open, belgian police acted to stop what they said with a plot to bomb the event, masterminded by iran. france has accused iran of attempting to set off a bomb in

paris. iranian belgian couple that was with explosives in theircar. that was with explosives in their car. a couple were arrested at the scene, allegedly with a detonator and half a kilogram of explosive. this man a serving diplomat based in vienna was later detained in germany. the foreign minister of iran took to twitter to deny involvement and suggested it was fake news. four people, including the couple will stand on trial in belgium for terrorism charges this month. they are expected to deny the charges. by now, there were allegations of iranian involvement were out in europe and i was in the chal of the story. in september, 2018,

a gunman opened fire on a military parade in the iranian city, killing 25 and injuring 60. the iranian regime blamed arab separatists and its foreign minister promised to hit back hard. now, the plot thickened in an unexpected place, denmark. it was one of the most visible manhunt in denmark in decades. alleged assassination plot in denmark and france. after a tipoff, the danger shut down major bridges and motorways as they hunted for a terrorist suspect. at the time, denmark is intelligence chief told me why. the case you're talking about is a highly unusual case and in my view a very serious case. in brief, it involves iranian intelligence activities in

denmark and in our assessment, aimed at planning and assassination of a person living in denmark. the target of this affectation attempt was the leader of the asml a, a separatist group. until now, the eu had said nothing about the eu had said nothing about the rounds alleged involvement in terror attacks on european soil but events forced their hand and they imposed targeted sanctions on iran's intelligence and iran went further. intelligence we got was so strong that it made us this urge to expel iranian diplomats. the european country tolerated iranian activities on european soil because the nuclear deal with iran and the economic benefits of it were more important for them, is that the case? that is nonsense. the question is you

waited so long? the activities we are speaking about now, murdering or trying to murder in many nationals on european soil are acceptable. at the same time, we think the nuclear deal was and still is a just measure to avoid nuclear proliferation in the middle east —— iranian. proliferation in the middle east -- iranian. supporters of iran blame rogue elements inside the regime for trying to undermine the government. inside the regime for trying to undermine the governmentlj would undermine the government.” would be really sorry for my country when my supreme leader, my president, the national security, the parliament, they all decide to build an excellent relationship with europe, and some rogue elements, they undo. but you cannot blame the government. we cannot blame the government. we can very, very confidently

assert that any activity beyond iran's borders, whether that is terrorist activity, the assassination of political dissidents, that will have come from top—down. iran's regime is after all and authoritarian regime. it is very tightly controlled. and all of these activities are very, very well—planned, activities are very, very well— planned, carefully co—ordinated and executed, using the iranian state's privileges abroad. for almost a year, the trail went cold. then, in november 2019, year, the trail went cold. then, in november2019, i received a tipoff about a threat against another iranian dissident, based in the netherlands. i'm on my way to a tv station in the hague on one of the presenters has been threatened. he is under the dutch police protection.

heading the way of these backstreets a re heading the way of these backstreets are the tv, broadcast to the arab minority population and has close links to the asml a group, their message is uncompromising, they wa nt message is uncompromising, they want and independent homeland for iranian arabs and actively encourage people to rise up against the regime in tehran. this man hosts the most popular programme. it is called" my words are my sword". is links to the asml i have placed his life in real danger.

this man was an iraqi journalist based in sweden and someone journalist based in sweden and someone the report knew well.

the iranian threat it was seen so serious, the journalist and his colleagues were issued with panic buttons. story was confirmed by the swedish authorities. in

december 2019, mohammad—reza kolahi samadi was jailed for 2.5 years for conducting surveillance on the iranian regime and the court that his activities may have caused a number of opposition or their relatives to be persecuted, seriously injured or killed. the evidence against them was beginning to mount. in denmark this summer a man was convicted of events leading to the police mayhem in 2018, that shut denmark's roads and bridges. he was found guilty of spying for iran and an accessory to murder and jailed for seven years. the man who was convicted is now appealing. but in another extraordinary twist, the

targets of his espionage with themselves charged by danish authorities for spying for saudi arabia. they deny the charges and are awaiting trial. now, we have discovered that the man with the panic button, has himself been arrested in the netherlands and charged with planning an act of terrorism in iran. he denies the charges and is in prison, awaiting trial. two years ago, i set out to investigate two mysterious murders with links to iran. at the time when she wa nted to iran. at the time when she wanted to talk to me. now, a serving iranian diplomat is about to go on trial for terrorism offences and there have been a series of other convictions across europe. this

extraordinary story still has a long way to run. hello there. after a couple of cold and frosty mornings with a bit of mist and fog around, we'll start to see some changes to the weather this weekend. that's because lower pressure will be moving in, bringing milder weather to all areas by the end of the weekend, but also outbreaks of rain mostly across southern and western areas. 0ur big area of high pressure which brought the settled weather will be dominating the scene this weekend across the near continent. this area of low pressure will start to push up into southern and western areas, and the breeze will be increasing as well. already a breezy start across the far south west. elsewhere, it's a chilly start to saturday with some mist and fog through central

scotland, north east england, eastern wales and the midlands. the best of the sunshine will be across northern and western areas, and some sunshine also pushing into southern counties of england by the end of the day. we'll also see some rain arriving across cornwall and devon, too, the first of a series of weather fronts. here, it will be windy. elsewhere, the winds light, but certainly stronger than they have been of late. so it will be a milder day across southern areas, 14—16 degrees. another chilly one further north. now, through saturday night, looks like it'll be chilly and dry to start with across northern areas, where that band of rain spreads its way northwards. and by the end of the night, it'll be lying across northern ireland, wales, the midlands and into the south east. here, it will be milder because of the rain. fairly chilly in the north for a while, but those temperatures will start to rise as we move into sunday morning. that band of rain moves northwards across the country on sunday, and this next one will arrive later on sunday into monday. so, it'll be much a cloudier day across the country. that band of rain across central and northern areas will push into scotland, turning lighter and patchier. behind it, we could start

to see some sunshine developing across northern ireland, wales and the south west. but here, it will be breezier, and in fact further north the winds will be a little stronger than they have been of late. the milder air reaching as far north as northern ireland, so northern ireland up to northern england, southwards, 14—16 degrees. 10—11 degrees across scotland. but the mild air reaches scotland as we move into monday. we'll see more weather fronts pushing into mainly southern and western areas to bring outbreaks of rain. some of it could be on the heavy side. but the theme as we move through the week is for higher pressure to keep eastern areas generally drier. the further west that you are, likely to see the influence of that area of low pressure, which will bring further spells of rain at times. 00:29:02,150 --> 2147483051:51:15,790 friends, including members of 2147483051:51:15,790 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 presidentjohn's in a circle.