this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. joe biden‘s team begin full—scale preparations for his time in office, making the coronavirus pandemic its priority. the european union welcomes his election expressing hope mr biden will quickly rejoin the paris climate change accord and improve foreign relations. azerbaijan's president tells the bbc he sees no end to the fighting in nagorno—karabakh. frankly speaking, with this prime minister of armenia, i don't think that there is any possibility for peace. florida braces itself for storm eta which has brought devastation to central america.

celebrations in ireland and india for the vic is biden and harris. —— victors. good to have you with us. the us president—elect, joe biden, is due to unveil a task force of experts charged with drawing up plans to tackle the virus. mr biden‘s team has already said there'll be more testing, while americans will be asked to wear masks when mixing with people outside their own household. donald trump is still refusing to accept the result of last week's presidential election. ben wright reports from washington.

if donald trump remains in any doubt about the election result, he only needs to look out of the window. joe biden supporters continue to party outside the white house on sunday while the president slipped away for another round of golf. mr trump has not conceded and yet continues to claim, without providing any evidence, that there was widespread election fraud. while some senior republicans have backed donald trump's stand, on sunday, former president george w bush issued a statement of congratulations. well, i just well, ijust had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with president—elect trump. excellent conversation with president-elect trump. four yea rs president-elect trump. four years ago, donald trump met barack obama in the white house within a week. the transference of can power that continues through to the inauguration, at least, that is how it is meant

to work. so far, mr trump has refused to a knowledge that mr biden has one. —— acknowledged. the president—elect does not need donald trump ausmat concession or congratulations to plan for power. they are busy building a transition team, choosing key appointments and yesterday launched a website outlining the immediate priorities for his administration i'm trying to repair the economy to tackling the pandemic. our work begins with getting covid under control or stop we cannot repair the economy, restore our vitality or relish life's most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, birthdays, weddings, graduations, all moments that matter most to us, until we get it under control. covid is america's most pressing crisis. deaths are rising in 27 states and the virus is surging across the country. today, mr biden will announce the make up of a new covid task force that will work on containing the

pandemic, but mr weideman will not be able to take action until he becomes president —— mr biden. despite donald trump ausmat refusal to accept the result, joe biden will be sworn into office onjanuary result, joe biden will be sworn into office on january 20th next year. his supporters have high hopes but the challenges are huge. while they talk about republicans in congress, the political divisions are deep. let's look at the implications biden‘s victory might have for the relationship between the us and the european union. sudha david—wilp is the deputy director of the german marshall fund office in berlin. welcome to the programme. from your perspective, what does this victory mean for the relationship between the eu and the us? europeans are certainly relieved thatjoe the us? europeans are certainly relieved that joe biden the us? europeans are certainly relieved thatjoe biden was elected last week but at the

same time there is a realism that trumpism is still alive as well, simply because president trump actually did edit than expected. he came up short but he seems to have created a movement in the past four yea rs. movement in the past four years. —— better than expected. i think people are looking forward to resetting the transatlantic relationship, they know that it can't return to what it once was but they do realise biden values america's alliances and is a traditionalist when it comes to foreign policy. but when it comes to that relationship between the us and europe, is trade really the key issue? and obviously trade relations between the two deteriorated quite a lot during trump's administration. i think trade is certainly one item on the agenda. if anything, that could have a positive outcome because europe and the us have such a prolific trading relationship and there are trade barriers that still exist. in fact, there was a free trade

agreements that didn't come to be when a barter —— obama was in the white house but perhaps that can be revived. and also joe biden will also want to, will recognise great britain as a special partner but not at the expense of the eu. there will be other issues on the table as well. how can the us work together to deal with china? china work together to deal with china ? china plays work together to deal with china? china plays a huge role when it comes to the world trading order and also russia, how do we confront a russia that has been disrupted through the democratic process? also something thatjoe biden has said, as soon as he is in office, he will rejoin the paris climate accord which the us just recently left officially. that will also increase or improve relations between the us and europe? certainly, like i said before, joe biden is a traditionalist

and does see that value of multilateralism and working with allies. he will work to reinvigorate and strengthen alliances and also signal that the us is back and dependable. he will rejoin the paris climate accord, he will also perhaps look to, or, he will look to having a united states play an active role in the who is the whole world confronts this corona pandemic and perhaps also look to europe to restart negotiations with iran in terms of reframing new nuclear deals. although things will be there. very briefly, who wanted to make trump in europe? i think are certainly countries in eastern europe like poland and hungary had some admiration towards trump when it comes to migration policies and the way he sort of pushed back. ithink policies and the way he sort of pushed back. i think his loss of aeon being a leader was

welcomed in certain corners of europe. good to talk to you. thank you so much for being on the programme. let's get some of the day's other news. british and eu officials will resume talks in london today on a post—brexit trade deal. both sides say there are still significant differences on competition issues and fishing quotas. borisjohnson said on sunday that the "outlines" of an agreement were clear and a deal was "there to be done". there have now been more than 50 million coronavirus cases worldwide. europe is the world's worst affected region, but the united states, india and brazil are the countries with the most infections. but the numbers are thought to be higher because of insufficient testing in many countries. gunmen have launched a deadly attack on an iraqi army post in western baghdad. they killed at least 11 people, reportedly including members of a tribal militia manning the post.

security officials are blaming the islamic state group. a search for the assailants is under way. more than 1,600 african migrants have been rescued at sea or reached spain's ca nary islands over the weekend. according to the emergency services, about 1,000 arrived on saturday alone. one person was flown to hospital by helicopter. six weeks into the war for control of nagorno—kara bakh, the president of azerbaijan, ilham aliyev has told the bbc that he does not see a possibility for peace with the current prime minister of armenia, nikol pashinyan. but, president aliyev says his forces will stop fighting immediately if armenia withdraws from occupied territories surrounding the disputed enclave. three ceasefires have failed to stop the latest fighting over the mountainous region, which is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan, but controlled by ethnic armenians. speaking in baku to our international correspondent orla guerin, president aliyev was asked if there was any compromise he could offer

for the sake of peace. what compromise is there to do? and by the way, today, the opportunities to compromise is shrinking because we're wetting those territories back by force so those territories back by force so they are losing time. and if they behave reasonably, we can work on summer forms of self—governance. that makes some forms. we're not against. but frankly speaking, with this minister of armenia, i don't think there is any possibility for peace. do you intend to fight for every square inch of nagorno—karabakh and the surrounding seven territories? isaid surrounding seven territories? i said from the very beginning that if nikol pashinyan, him personally, not his foreign minister, says, armenia withdraws its troops from the three remaining regions which they have to liberate and give

us they have to liberate and give usa they have to liberate and give us a timetable, we will stop immediately. we don't want to continue this war, we don't want. we want to stop. do you accept there is a danger now of accept there is a danger now of a humanitarian disaster now in nagorno—karabakh? you are closing in and could be in a position to besiege the area. what is going to be the fate of the civilians inside? that is the civilians inside? that is the question not to me but to nikol pashinyan to stop. and i say how to stop. but you could cut them off. if they are cut off from your forces, how will they survive? we will take care of them, we will take care of them, absolutely, no doubt about that, we will provide them with everything, with food, with water, with everything. we do not attack civilians, unlike them. they attack gunship with ballistic missiles, deliberately destroying the compound. —— —— nikol pashinyan. our own bbc collea g u es nikol pashinyan. our own bbc colleagues were stepanek hurt in the —— in nagorno—karabakh

and witnessed random shelling of the town including an emergency service centre, an apartment block destroyed was not as people tried to flee, there was a drone overhead and shortly afterwards marshaling nearby and they characterised it as indiscriminate shelling ofa it as indiscriminate shelling of a town without clear medical —— clear military targets. this is not hearsay but witnessed and filmed by the bbc.” is not hearsay but witnessed and filmed by the bbc. i doubt this witnessing, i doubt it. they were there, president. they were there, president. they can use. —— fake news. they were there, president. they can use. -- fake news. why would that be fake news? because of a biased approach. so you cannot be guilty of any wrong? everything is false news? absolutely. southern florida is bracing for the impact of tropical storm eta which has already devastated central america.

150 people are feared dead in guatemala — 17 have died in panama — while mexican officials say the storm has claimed at least 20 lives. tanya dendrinos reports. communities cut off, homes are swallowed and shelters full of residents with nowhere to go full up translation:. we need the cooperation of international companies to help us international companies to help us and support us. the houses asked —— are destroyed. translation: we have been left on the street, we lost everything. all the houses are flooded. people were asking to be taken flooded. people were asking to be ta ken out flooded. people were asking to be taken out of the houses because they were trapped. around i million people have been displaced in honduras alone. us army crews proving saviours in the sky. the

devastation is widespread. storm eta made landfall as a major hurricane on the coast of nicaragua before transitioning into a tropical depression at bringing rain into central america, triggering landslides and widespread flooding. translation: i lost my dad, i lost my mum, my brothers. 22 members of my family died. i'm the only survivor. 150 people are feared dead in guatemala. the terrain is difficult, making the rescue effort all the more challenging. the search for survivors continues in panama, too. translation: her mother and her father were hopeful that i would find her, dead or alive, but i couldn't. i couldn't. that storm eta is yet to unleash all its fury,

strengthening once again and regaining its status as a tropical storm. southern florida are now in its path. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a nervous birdy put on the 18th hole brings success for this mexican golfer. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy

the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy when the ministers who'd long felt only begrudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcome. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us president—elect, joe biden, is due to unveil a task force of experts charged with drawing up plans to tackle the virus. the president of azerbaijan has told the bbc he sees no end to the fighting in nagorno—karabakh. let's return to the us and what happens now that joe biden is the next

president. 75 million americans voted for him — 71 million for donald trump. can mr biden bring a divided country together — especially amid another surge in covid cases? in the final report of his series — here's clive myrie. america has always been an unruly place. when the sun rises, it warms a land of competing ideas, of states and minds determined to show their independence. but this fractured existence was held together by a common thread — that all are equal, that all can dream. but recent years highlight the fraying of the thread. in the years up to the era of donald trump, americans ate the same brunch but too often talked past each other, left and right on parallel roads. canjoe biden wipe away the stain of divisiveness?

eileen weisberg is a retired former hospital worker and she voted for the democrat here in philadelphia. her recollection of recent american history is wistful. they forget that when bill clinton was in office, everyone made money and people seemed to be united. now, it's... all these people coming out, these groups that are for trump and causing problems, it's just... it's a sad thing. i don't remember it being like this. tony picks up the bill — he wouldn't tell us his surname — and the sting of defeat as one of the 70 million who voted for donald trump leaves him in little mood to hear the arguments of the winning side. he got the economy going. more people are working today than ever before — forget about the covid—19, before that. he might go down as one of the best presidents for the working people.

history's judgement on this age is to come, and it won't be kind on the handling of the coronavirus. there will also be a truly damning verdict of america if this new opportunity many believe has now come with the election isn't seized to bridge the parties and divide, if this generation fails to truly reflect on the legacy it wants to leave. laurie martorano voted forjoe biden and expresses the hopes of millions. in a lot of ways, he wasn't, like, my first choice, i'll be honest. but i think to unite people, he is excellent for that. i think that he will do really well. we have to come together, we have to. as the light fades on america's election campaign, where joe biden says he wants to lead, will america follow? clive myrie, bbc news,

in philadelphia. celebrations have been taking place in ireland and india afterjoe biden and kamala harris were confirmed as the next president and vice president of the united states. joe biden has links to ireland and kamala harris' mother was indian. here's paul hawkins. celebrating one of their own. this is the village in south—east india where kamala harris's maternal grandfather came from, the historic news triggering fireworks, paintings, and prayers. thousands of miles away in the capital delhi, her uncle's celebrations are more sedate. i knew she was going to win, i was not tense, i wanted the results to come in so i could celebrate. his sister, kamala harris's mother, shyamala, passed away in 2009. her brother has this advice for the vice president—elect. do what your mother told

you to do, and you will have been doing everything correct. if she is doing something wrong, i will tell her why don't you change it? simple, ok? every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. little girls like maya. she is a big fan of the vice president—elect. this painting is kamala harris's big idea. all across india, kamala harris's ascension to america's second highest office is big news, and on this beach in eastern india, a homage to kamala harris and joe biden, whose victory is also being celebrated in the irish town of ballina. joe biden's great—great—grandfather edward blewitt left the town for new york in 1851, but some of his family are still here. laura blewitt isjoe biden's third cousin. she has been to the white house to see her cousin receive

the presidential medal of freedom but turned down an invite to join the campaign trail earlier this year. the wait was tense from the family. it was absolutely hell, it was like watching a thriller on netflix or something, it was just going on and on and then all of a sudden yesterday, itjust hit us out of the blue so it was exciting but we are absolutely thrilled and just can't really put it into words, really. but after the wait for an election result comes the wait for the current incumbent in the white house to admit defeat. w're just waiting for donald to get out of there, to move on. i think ballina saved the world last night because without ballina, there'd be no biden. almost 75 million americans are breathing a sigh of relief. paul hawkins, bbc news. time for the sport now. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your monday sport briefing. real madrid were beaten by a hat—trick of penalties as they missed the chance to go

second against valencia. carlos soler was the hero for the home side — scoring three spot kicks, as valencia won 4—1. soler‘s the third player in the history of la liga to score three penalties in a single match. zlatan ibrahimovic was less clinical from the same distance. he missed a penalty for ic milan, when they were 2—1 down to verona but the league's top scorer delivered in stoppage time, to keep their unbeaten start to this campaign. his equaliser made it 2—2 with milan top by 2 points. liverpool and manchester city's first meeting of the season ended in a one—all draw. kevin de bruyne uncharacteristically missed a penalty in the first half. mo salah gave liverpool the lead, with gabrieljesus getting the equaliser for city. liverpool are third one point behind leaders leicester. i think it's a game with the

lowest number of chances for city when we played them. even when we won they had more chances, clear—cut chances tonight. we didn't have that many. that's a proper complement. daniil medvedev is heading to london for the season ending world tour finals with renewed confidence after winning his first ttile of the year. medvedev was a set down to us open finalist alexander zverev in the final of the paris masters, but came back to take the match in three sets. the russian admitted he's been worried about his form. before the tournament i was not in my best form. played not so bad with zero finals this year andi bad with zero finals this year and i was actually, how can a sayed, i'm playing so this week's masters has come too early for carlos ortiz but the mexican has secured an invite to augusta next year. a nerveless birdie putt on the 18th hole brought his

first pga tour win at the houston open in texas on sunday, beating world number one dustin johnson and japan's hideki matsuyama by two strokes. and you'll probably see this goal over and over again. borussia moenchengladbach were 11—2 down in stoppage time to bayer leverkusen when valentino lazaro produced this outrageous scorpion kick. worth another watch! one of the best consolation efforts you'll ever see. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport team — that's your monday sport briefing. thatis that is indeed, our thanks to gavin and the team. coming up in business, we are going to be looking in detail at what a joe biden presidency means for the world's biggest economy but also, what it means for trade relations globally, but also in

particular with the uk and is that special relationship going to be so special going forward? all that and more in a few minutes. see you soon. hello there. southerly winds are going to bring us a mild start to the week but they are also bringing extensive cloud, a little bit of damp weather and we've seen mist and fog patches as well, so rather murky conditions for a time, too. now, the satellite picture shows the area of cloud responsible for the drizzle and some fog lurking underneath that. got pressure to the south—west and then a more substantial area of cloud. now, that's going to be coming in towards the middle part of the week so we are going to see some rain over the next few days as well. now, for the early risers, i think it's probably going to be a damp start to the day around the east coast of scotland, some eastern areas of england as well with mist and fog patches dotted around across scotland, england and wales, so murky conditions too. then we will start to see further bits and pieces of rain working into northern ireland and wales and south—west england, and that is all tied

in with this area of low pressure that's going to be pushing north—eastwards as we go through the course of monday. so monday, a cloudy start to the day. as i say, pretty murky across scotland, much of england and wales, with some bursts of rain for northern ireland, wales, western areas of england and through the day, this rain will gradually push its way northwards and eastwards. it will very gradually brighten up across western areas but otherwise, scotland and most of england staying pretty cloudy, really. despite that, it'll be mild — temperatures reaching a high of up to 16 degrees celsius in the south—east of england. now, through tuesday, the low pressure is still on the charts and we've still got a lot of cloud in the forecast, still with some bursts of rain slowly pushing north and eastwards. but the low pressure on tuesday is going to weaken significantly, and so the cloud will begin to break up and we should start to see some brighter weather slowly pushing in from the west, so a greater chance of seeing at least a little bit of sunshine, and it's still mild — average temperature for this time of year is about 11 in london, so 15 degrees is still four above normal. wednesday sees a more substantial area of rain move

in off the atlantic and this one will be accompanied by some strengthening winds with gale force gusts working in across western areas. so heavy rain for northern ireland, heavy rain also developing through the day for west scotland, southern wales and the moors of south—west england. a very squally band of rain, too. notice it's dry for much of the day over eastern areas of england — it'll probably have brighter spells as well — but this band of squally rain will push its way eastwards as we go through wednesday night to reach all areas.

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for viewers in the uk and around the world. what does a joe biden win mean for the worlds biggest economy — with capitol hill so split can he really make a difference? we take a look at the key economic challenges ahead. financial markets celebrate the news of a biden win — stocks in asia are surging higher — we'll be live to the region for the latest. and france first! leading figures — including the mayor of paris — call for an amazon boycott in a bid to provide more support for french booksellers. let's start with us election, where america's president—elect joe biden will be taking over responsibility for a country