this is bbc news, the headlines... joe biden says his win in the american election as a convincing victory for "the people" — and promises to unite and heal the country. i pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but to unify. who doesn't see red states and blue states, only sees the united states. the victory for mr biden and his running mate — kamala harris — who will make history by becoming the first female vice president —sparked nationwide celebrations among democrat supporters.

donald trump has not conceded — the white house said he would accept the results of a fair election. manchester united footballer, marcus rashford, describes a government u—turn over free school meals in england as a "ma the uk government is urging people to mark remembrance sunday at home this year — by taking part in the two minute silence, watching events on television and sharing personal stories over social media. many remembrance sunday events have been scaled back or cancelled this year, but the annual service at the cenotaph is going ahead today, in a covid—secure way. our royal correspondent sarah campbelljoins us from whitehall. sarah — what's happening there today? how will that differ from the sort of event at the viewers around the world will see life from london when

the queen of paid her respect? good morning, final preparations at the cenotaph. the main difference is normally at this time i would be surrounded by lots of members of the public. they have been asked to stay away today. one of the big events is normally the veterans march past involving around 10,000 veterans. that cannot go ahead due to covid restrictions so that will be limited to 25 individuals were asked to come. in terms of the service itself, it has been planned. there will not be so much difference. everyone will have to be socially distanced, but the queen will be watching from the foreign office balcony as the prince of wales lays a wreath on her behalf, senior members of the royal family will follow and there will be before that the two minutes' silence. and being

remembered today, not just the two minutes' silence. and being remembered today, notjust the members of the british armed forces who sacrificed over the years, but also the countless numbers of people in the commonwealth countries who continue to give such a huge contribution to the british armed forces. there has been a small number who have been invited here today to watch. i am free to say —— iam today to watch. i am free to say —— i am pleased to say you are one of those. people might not know fiji has a long association with the british armed forces. if you look backin british armed forces. if you look back in history, and fiji being a memberof the back in history, and fiji being a member of the commonwealth organisations, the ties between fiji and the british empire goes back to the early 18th century. we have had generations of soldiers serving alongside our british comrades and

fighting in the war in oman and re ce ntly fighting in the war in oman and recently iraq and afghanistan. and even yourself? i served in iraq and afghanistan back in 2003. i am here today to pay my tribute to lost friends, very close man's relatives of mine, and not forgetting those who have served in the past. you are one of a very few number of people who have been invited to watch. you haven't been to the cenotaph a service before, this is yourfirst time. it is going to be a strange a nyway time. it is going to be a strange anyway without so many other people, but all the more special for that? it is, it is unique. as you mentioned, i have never been here physically. i have always been watching it on tv. i am really glad to be here and watching it from the

sidelines. it is a great opportunity, and i am really honoured to be here today. what specifically will be in your mind during that two minutes' silence at 11 o'clock? close relatives and friends that i have served with in iraq. and for our parents back at home who have recently lost their loved ones as well. thank you very much for speaking to us this morning. so, the service is going ahead as normal. there will be the two—minute at 11 o'clock, the wreaths will be laid on the cenotaph stone steps. it is a special year for the monument itself. it was 100 yea rs for the monument itself. it was 100 years ago this year it was unveiled by king george v, the queen's grandfather on his way to bury the body of the unknown warrior in

westminster abbey, so significant this yearfor so westminster abbey, so significant this year for so many reasons. 75 yea rs this year for so many reasons. 75 years since the end of the second world war. an 80 year anniversary since the battle of britain. so many anniversaries to remember, and although the ceremony here and across the country will be scaled back, it will be no less significant for that. sarah campbell, thank you very much. he was here on bbc news canjoin the very much. he was here on bbc news can join the audience in the uk on the bbc national television channel and viewers around the world for the remembrance ceremony which will begin later this morning. freight drivers have been added to the list of people who must self—isolate upon arrival to the uk, if they have travelled from or through denmark. millions of mink are being culled in the country, after a mutated strain of coronavirus found on mink farms infected around 200 people. flights and ferries between the uk and denmark have been stopped and foreign visitors travelling from denmark will be denied entry to the uk.

free meals will now be provided to disadvantaged children in england during the holidays, despite mps voting against the motion last month — following a climb down by the government. the 400 million pound package of support comes after a successful campaign led by the footballer marcus rashford. our political correspondent chris mason reports. marcus rashford's campaign has prompted the government to act before. now, he's done it again. the prime minister phoned him yesterday afternoon to set out his plans, and the footballer‘s told bbc breakfast he's delighted borisjohnson has changed his mind, and will talk to his task force, trying to reduce child food poverty. i've been sort of excited to speak to him, really, because i want to let him know, like, on our half of things, like, it's never , we're not, like, against him. and i think that's like, the main reason why i was happy

to talk to him since the last time i spoke to him. because obviously a lot‘s happened since then, i just wanted to reiterate the fact that, you know, the perfect situation for me is that the government actuallyjoin the team or sits down and has a conversation with the team and then they can make decisions from there. you know, now that he's willing to do that, it's a massive step in terms of what the future looks like. here is what is going to happen now in england. a new covid winter grants scheme in england, run by councils will focus on providing support with food and bills, and will receive funding from the beginning of next month until the end of march next year. the existing holiday activities and food programme, which helps disadvantaged children, will be expanded across england next year. and payments under the healthy start scheme,

which helps poor pregnant women and those with children under four, will go up to £4.25 a week from april. it's obviously most important for the families and, you know, on the phone he kept thanking me. but then in the back of my mind it's the families that deserve the u—turn, and i actually thanked him on behalf of the families. because i know 100% they would have wanted to say thank you to him if they had the chance. help had already been announced in scotland, wales and northern ireland. marcus rashford has praised the government's climb down in england as nothing but positive. he added, though, 1.7 million children still missed out on support because their family income wasn't deemed low enough for help. chris mason, bbc news.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are education editor of the sunday times, sian griffiths and features writer for the independent, james rampton. welcome to both of you. good to have you with us on this interesting weekend. ‘it‘s time for america to heal‘ is what leads the sunday telegraph, asjoe biden is elected as the 46th president of america, but trump warns the ‘election is far from over‘ the sunday times has a poignant image of the ‘joyous scenes‘ as biden voters celebrate — it says ‘sleepyjoe‘ wakes up america. president elect biden and the new vice president elect kamala harris feature on the front of the sunday mirror. ms harris made history by becoming the first black and female elected vp.

the sunday people calls mr trump a ‘loser‘ as mr biden gained 270 electoral college votes to win the presidenchoe biden tells the states to ‘unite and heal‘ in his first president—elect speech but the paper warns about trump‘s fury as he claims ‘this isn‘t over‘. the sunday express also features a photo of the queen paying her respects ahead of today‘s remembrance sunday events. and in uk politics, the mail on sunday says the prime minister sent security experts to examine minister‘s phones — in a bid to track down the person who leaked the information about a second lockdown. so let‘s begin... do you want to kick us off at the front of the observer. joe biden in

sunglasses. yes, he is a cool dude. he really looks euphoric and i think his feelings will be echoed across the world. i noticed a couple of street parties in london last night, socially distanced obviously. it seems there is a great sense of euphoria about his victory and i can only echo that terrific headline in the sunday people. it is hard to contain my satisfaction, if not gloating, i am attaching the word to donald trump today, he hits it most in the world, loser. many people will be celebrating today because his reign has been so catastrophic. it has been so divisive and possibly has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths through his carelessness of his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic. i think there is massjubilation coronavirus pandemic. i think there is mass jubilation oliver the world.

joe biden talked about runabouts as his number one challenge when he addressed his supporters in delaware on saturday night. notwithstanding what james said, trump on saturday night. notwithstanding whatjames said, trump may be going to depart this stage come the 20th of january, but the to depart this stage come the 20th ofjanuary, but the number of to depart this stage come the 20th of january, but the number of votes and the support he got this time was significantly higher than 2016. it is something of a legacy from donald trump in us politics, particularly in the republican party? yes, i think so. huge numbers of votes were cast in the selection, historic highs on both sides. i think one of the things thatjoe biden is keen to do, it seems to me, in his speech yesterday, is to try and heal the nation. bitterly divided between tom 's followers who are still protesting that election isn't one, and biden's people. and this idea that he set up a task force on the media on monday to look at the

pandemic, to try and figure out ways with scientists of controlling the virus in america, which has caused nearly a quarter of a million deaths. it is a good way of trying to unite these two bitterly opposed factions in america, which is devastating the country. i think thatis devastating the country. i think that is one of the legacies of trump, it is this sense almost... his followers are so fanatical, though does need to be some sort of sense that they are not enemies of the democrats and that they can be unification of the country. i think biden is set out very clearly in his speech yesterday that he wants to try and do that. every we take a look at the front of the sunday times, a striking image and so many ways. black american women celebrating biden‘s victory. wrapped in the stars and stripes, so it is a patriotic gesture she is making as

she raises her right hand. but also that little detail, the facemask just under the chin, it has been pushed down so she can scream at her jov- pushed down so she can scream at her joy. sleepy gill wakes up america is the headline, but it sums up a lot that photo, doesn‘t it? the headline, but it sums up a lot that photo, doesn't it? it is a wonderful image and i am sure it will be shown many times as historians look back on this historic day. it does underline the differences between the two sides, i agree. i heard some very alarming news this week that walmart, the big supermarket chain in the us, had stopped selling ammunition because they were so worried about people stockpiling for an imminent potential civil war. they have sold more guns in the us this year than any other year in history. that is worrying, that sense that the die—hard trump supporters are not going to go without a fight. and his idiotic tweets saying, in locked

caps, i wonder selection by a lot, as though he is five years old having a playground fight —— i won this election by a lot. it reminds me of that wonderful image of trump ina me of that wonderful image of trump in a kindergarten bouncing on a space hopper and the teacher tries to ta ke space hopper and the teacher tries to take it from him, and says it is someone to take it from him, and says it is someone else‘s turn and he has a massive tantrum. for me, that sums up massive tantrum. for me, that sums up the completely puerile reaction of trump. he lost, but he hasn‘t got the gravitas or dignity to accept that. i was struck by a video circulating from the university of virginia centre for elections on saturday, before the announcement came which was a series of videos of concession speeches by previous one term president. jimmy carter conceded to ronald reagan and george hw bush considered in very generous terms to bill clinton despite a

bitter campaign between them. time to heal is the message on the front of the sunday mirror. it is easier said than done, isn‘t it? and also, doesn‘t there have to be a little bit of caution among democrats, the danger of them perhaps being to triumphalist isn‘t necessarily going to bea triumphalist isn‘t necessarily going to be a way of drawing people into towards them. i think they are trying very hard not to be triumphalist, and just to go back to that picture on the front page of the sunday times, which speaks to the sunday times, which speaks to the story as well. there is the sense that america needs to unify, andl sense that america needs to unify, and i think both kamala harris and joe biden in their speeches made it clear that they do want to do that. i think harris in particular, historic victory for her, the first woman to become vice president, the first women of colour in that position, and that is a way that they can unify the nation, because she... it is notjust a symbolic

appointment, a very powerful position now for a black woman. she referenced that in her speech. we have seen in the black lives matter protest how angry sections of the american public are, and now they have a representative in kamala harris who actually went on some of those matches after the death of george floyd, and as such an important and historic person in that position for the first time. that will be a way of trying to unite america as well. her role and what she says will be very important. james, picking up on the telegraph which has a very simple large front page photo ofjoe biden during that speech, and again the quote, it‘s time for america to heal, but then you flip over the front page and you find the words,

of the trump supporters and trump‘s message that the election is far from over. and a striking cartoon. it is combining borisjohnson‘s close links with trump to say to stop the account, stop the account, but in this case, it is stopping the account of coronavirus infections. matt, the cartoonist, is invariably brilliant. i believe david cameron said when he was pm, he would always turn to matt first thing because he knew he would have the most trenchant knew he would have the most trencha nt commentary of knew he would have the most trenchant commentary of the day. kamal harris is a wonderful element of the diversity of that wonderful country of the us, and i thought it was beautiful that she referenced her mother in her speech last night. her mother came from india when she was just her mother came from india when she wasjust 19 her mother came from india when she was just 19 years old and met her father, who is from jamaica. what an incredible melting pot she represents in that way, and now she is going to be vice president. she

is going to be vice president. she is no mere tokenistic figure, she has a brilliant mind. he saw that in the forensic weight she dismantled brett kava naugh the forensic weight she dismantled brett kavanaugh and the supreme court meetings. she was superb. the way she dismounted his philandering arguments. i think she is a formidable person. i would hope that if biden retires after one term, she would be in prime position to take over. i can only echo the wonderful airdaily over. i can only echo the wonderful air daily news headline that says south ayrshire hotel owner loses presidential election. i think that sums it up. a reference to his golf resort in scotland, which i guess he will have more time to spend in, if he chooses to do so. he played as a round of golf yesterday and for someone who criticised president obama for playing too much, that is

pretty rich, i must say. —— is 14ath round of golf. i want to talk briefly on the front of the express. they haven‘t got a lot of room on the front of the express, it is a third of the space but they managed to get united, heal, biden, and trump seems this isn‘t over. it is a neat bit of layout stop that was clever. we do know that donald trump has clever. we do know that donald trump ha s vowe d clever. we do know that donald trump has vowed to fight on in the courts, he has launched a series of legal challenges and they are not over, but on the whole, i don't think they are really going anywhere. and he is in post until january. are really going anywhere. and he is in post untiljanuary. i think it is going to be a bumpy ride until january because i don't think he is going to concede gracefully for quite a long time. yes, the express does sum it up. it is an ongoing

situation, there will be more reporting of this to come. situation, there will be more reporting of this to comelj situation, there will be more reporting of this to come. i saw a reference this morning, the three supreme court justices appointed under president trumbull happened to have served as republican lawyers in florida during the 2000 the battle. they know of what they speak, but that may have no bearing of the view they take of this contest if it even gets to the supreme court, given that a lot of lawyers seem to think it isa that a lot of lawyers seem to think it is a one off and will never set a precedent. we will see. let‘s return to the express front page. they wa nted to the express front page. they wanted to get this terrific photograph of the queen at the tomb of the unknown soldier. yes, isn't that a wonderful image? there is a plethora of superb images on the front page today and that is incredibly moving. she is wearing a mask which is very sensible and sets

a great example, a wonderful picture ofa a great example, a wonderful picture of a soldier in kneeling in front of her, laying the wreath. i wanted to ta ke her, laying the wreath. i wanted to take a moment to reflect on her incredible rule over the years. she is 94 years old but she is still determined to be at the remembrance sunday commemorations today. she will be at the laying of the wreath at the cenotaph. she is so important asa at the cenotaph. she is so important as a symbol of unity and continuity and resilience in this country. we are going to a dreadful time, and when she gave that speech earlier, she really routed the country. she has an incredible potency still as a figurehead, and i think that shouldn‘t be forgotten. that will be underlined to date with the very much reduced service, but everyone will be thinking about people they might have lost in these terrible times. i am actually going to jump ahead, and ask it since you are

educator editor of the sunday times, what is going on with the free school meals for children? we got the press release yesterday, and it was quite confusing because there we re was quite confusing because there were a was quite confusing because there we re a lot was quite confusing because there were a lot of figures in there. is this a government u—turn or isn't it? it is. marcus rashford, absolutely fantastic campaign to make sure that children get fed over the school holidays, has been successful. he had a petition, more than signatures and has won essentially. there is still some things the government has not conceded on, but it has announced and written £70 million, a covid winter grant which will go to councils to provide food and activities for struggling families from the start of december until march. there is an uptake in vouchers which are given to new mothers to provide food. and overall, it is a victory for marcus rashford who has campaigned, he

himself was a free school meals child and he knows how difficult it is for many families on low incomes trying to feed their children, especially any holiday when the schools are not open and children cannot get free lunches. this is fantastic. the difficulty these families have been struggling under have been made worse on the pandemic with more people losing theirjobs. ijust think today, with more people losing theirjobs. i just think today, congratulations to marcus rashford, he would say congratulations to all the businesses and families and everybody who has supported him, but ido everybody who has supported him, but i do think this is going to make a huge difference to youngsters and to their parents. thank you very much to you both. lovely to end on a positive note in the papers. pleasure to have you both with us. i know you will be showing the two—minute silence at the top the 11 o‘clock hourin silence at the top the 11 o‘clock hour in the uk as we have mark remembrance sunday. thank you for being with us. and thank you for

being with us. and thank you for being with us for the papers. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with tomas shafernaker. it has been pretty grey and drizzly out there today. the rain has also been quite heavy, for example, in northern ireland. and it looks as though it is going to stay like it for most of the day across much of the country. but the weather will improve somewhat a little bit later on in south—western parts of england, wales and also northern ireland. and the reason for it is because the weather front is starting to clear these areas here. see this gap in the cloud here? the clearer weather is just starting to filter into south—western parts of england. just like yesterday, also this weather front has brought very mild air. it is coming all the way from the mediterranean. the air has been moving from france northwards and spreading right across the country, so i know if you are looking out

of the window, it may look really unpleasant, grey and drizzly, but it is actually quite mild out there. the temperatures this afternoon will probably peak around about 16 degrees, 15 or 16 in the south of the country, and double figures right across the board. belfast at around 14. that is way above the average. let‘s have a look at the forecast for this evening and overnight. not an awful lot of changes. again, a lot of cloud across the uk. bits and pieces of rain into tomorrow, we can see showers developing by the end of the night across the south. and these are the overnight lows, so double figures across a large part of the country. just about dipping to 8 degrees maybe in the lowlands of scotland. here is the weather map for monday, and another weather front moving in across south—western parts of the country. i think here right from the morning onwards, a good chance of running into some showers. some of them could be heavy. the best chance of some bright, if not sunny weather, at least for a time, is across parts of scotland,

maybe aberdeenshire here, across inverness, there could be some sunshine around. look at the temperatures. 16 in the south, 14 in liverpool, 14 in belfast and double figures as far north as ourfriends in lowick. now, into next week, so monday, tuesday and wednesday, we are expecting by wednesday this weatherfront to move in. you can see some more substantial rain here sweeping across ireland, moving into parts of wales and other areas of england and scotland. so, western areas. i think western areas on wednesday will have at times gale—force winds around coasts, and also outbreaks of rain. that‘s it from me, bye.

this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. our top stories... joe biden says his win in the american election as a convincing victory for "the people" — and promises to unite and heal the country. for all those of you who voted for president trump. i understand the disappointment tonight. we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. they are not our enemies, they‘re americans. the victory for mr biden and his running mate, kamala harris, who will make history by becoming the first female vice president — sparked nationwide celebrations among democrat supporters.