this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the us president—elect, joe biden, is set to take the next steps in his plans for the white house today, by launching a task—force to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. it comes as cases rise in 27 us states, and after more than 237,000 people in the country have died with the virus. we cannot repair the economy and restore our vitality, or relish life's most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us, until we get it under control. uk and eu officials will resume talks in london today on a post—brexit trade deal, with significant differences remaining on fishing

and competition issues. a two—and—a—half—week national lockdown in wales has ended, but it won't be clear for another two weeks whether the measure has helped reduce the spread of coronavirus. and virgin successfuly tests its first ever high—speed hyperloop journey with passengers in the desert of nevada. good morning. the us president—elect, joe biden, will step up preparations for his move into the white house today by launching a task force to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. scientists and public health officials will sit on the panel, which has been asked to come up with a formal plan by the time mr biden takes office injanuary. but the transition could be hindered by donald trump's continued refusal to accept his

rival‘s election victory. the president is now planning a series of campaign rallies to build support for legal challenges to the result. 0ur correspondent ben wright reports. # oh, no, not i # i will survive...# if donald trump remains in any doubt about the election result, he only needs to look out of the window. joe biden supporters continued to party outside the white house on sunday, while the president slipped away for another round of golf. mr trump has not conceded and instead 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, the former president, george w bush, issued a statement of congratulations. "though we have political differences," he wrote, "i knowjoe biden to be a good man who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country. " well, ijust had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with president—elect trump. after winning four years ago,

donald trump met the outgoing president, barack 0bama, at the white house within a week of election day, the cordial beginning of a transfer of power that continues through to the inauguration. at least, that's how it's meant to work. so far, president trump has refused to acknowledge thatjoe biden has won. the president—elect does not need donald trump's concession or congratulations to plan for power. joe biden and the vice president—elect, kamala harris, are busy building a transition team, choosing key appointments, and yesterday launched a website outlining the immediate priorities for his administration, from trying to repair the economy to tackling the pandemic. our work begins with getting covid under control. we cannot repair our economy, restore our vitality or relish life's most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the 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 biden will not be able to take action until he becomes president. despite donald trump's refusal to accept the result, joe biden will be sworn into office in front of the capitol building on january the 20th next year. his supporters have high hopes, but the challenges are huge. and while mr biden has talked about working with republicans in congress, the political divisions are deep. ben wright, bbc news, washington. earlier, ben told us more about mr biden‘s immediate priorities. we've got an idea of what president—electjoe biden wants to do on the global stage, rejoining the world health organization and the paris climate accords, it will be a very different

presidency to donald trump's, but he has a huge immediate crisis to deal with right away. yesterday, sunday, the us surpassed 10 million cases of covid, and it's clocking up 100,000 new infections per day, it is sweeping across the us at the moment and this isjoe biden‘s number one priority, he will announce on monday, today, this new task force to try to produce a blueprint for dealing with it, but he's got a real problem because this is a country of 50 separate states run by 50 different governors with very different views about the usefulness of mask wearing, about how the economy should be restricted if necessary to contain the virus and as president, he has to begin to get a grip on that from the centre and that is going to be difficult. but we will learn more about his covid plans today. meanwhile, donald trump continues to say nothing publicly aboutjoe biden winning the election, he has not given him his approval or conceded. he has complained on twitter a lot,

of course, about what he thinks is a rigged election, which he has no evidence for at all. and his campaign manager said on sunday that donald trump planned to hold a number of rallies around the country to try to raise money for a legal fighting fund to pursue lawsuits that clearly, donald trump thinks might begin to chip away atjoe biden‘s result here. but nobody thinks that's going to make a difference, so we'll see whether at some point in the next week or so, donald trump accepts the inevitable or whether he continues to hold out and not givejoe biden his blessing. amy pope is a former deputy homeland security adviser to president 0bama. shejoins us now. good morning. thank you forjoining us. i wonder if we can start by talking aboutjoe biden‘s priorities as he prepares for the transition of power. clearly, it is the pandemic, isn't

it? number one is the covid response, covid has spread out of control in the united states and much of that is because there has not been terrific leadership from the top. there has been no consensus about very fundamental responses to the virus like wearing a mask. furthermore, every state has its own plan of action. there has not been guidance coming from the top to coordinate the plans of action. we will see a real pivot to that right from the beginning. what in practical terms can he do? how can he send that message in practical terms? some of it isjust through public engagement, sharing best practice, having the federal team at the top reach out to all of their cou nterpa rts the top reach out to all of their counterparts across the state to establish the standards for response. “— establish the standards for response. —— across the states. some of it is money, federal resources to make sure there is sufficient personal protective equipment and to make sure there are medical

countermeasures in place. some of it is just leading countermeasures in place. some of it isjust leading by countermeasures in place. some of it is just leading by example, countermeasures in place. some of it isjust leading by example, i mean, we will really see it play out when there is a vaccine, making sure there is a vaccine, making sure there is a equitable vaccine distribution across the country. there is a big role for the federal government to play, there. in the meantime, he is going to need to get through a package of measures in order to deal with the virus and also revive the economy, the two of course, interlinked. that is going to be difficult if the senate remains republican—controlled. to be difficult if the senate remains republican—controlledm will be but the republicans have been very eager to pass something, here. they know their constituents are not going to be that patient with them so they are going to feel real pressure to get something done from the get go. it is not in their interests to hold it up. from the get go. it is not in their interests to hold it uplj from the get go. it is not in their interests to hold it up. i wonder if we can look at it more broadly at joe biden and his priorities on the world stage. how likely is he, what are relations between the us and the uk going to be like now the uk has

left the eu? i think we will see a return to a much more traditional sense of american leadership and american alliances, that starts with the uk. the us and uk have always had, i know it is cliched to say it but a special relationship and there isa but a special relationship and there is a basis for that. we share so much more than just a language. is a basis for that. we share so much more thanjust a language. i think we will see a recommitment to that but also a recognition that the united states can't really successfully go it alone and we need our alliances on a whole range of issues from responding to china, to cyber threats, to the pandemic. i think we will see joe cyber threats, to the pandemic. i think we will seejoe biden acknowledge that right away. think we will seejoe biden acknowledge that right awaym think we will seejoe biden acknowledge that right away. it is interesting you say that because there are others who are advisers to president 0bama who talk about brexit being seen byjoe biden and people around him as an act of self isolation and that in fact, the priority might be forjoe biden's administration to look more to france and germany than to britain.

there is no question that britain's role in the world has been diminished by its leaving the eu. that is particularly true for the united states because the united states would often rely on its relationship with the uk as the first entry point into the eu and now it's no longer serves that purpose so the us is going to have a lot of interest in building strong relationships with the european union and germany and france are the places where it makes sense to build those relationships. that does not ta ke those relationships. that does not take away from the fact the united states will want to maintain a very strong relationship with the uk and i don't think that really is diminished by brexit. and what about the personal relationship between joe biden and borisjohnson? we know in the past, joe biden has made unfavourable comparisons between borisjohnson unfavourable comparisons between boris johnson and donald unfavourable comparisons between borisjohnson and donald trump. unfavourable comparisons between boris johnson and donald trump. joe biden is remarkable because he can get along with pretty much anyone. i think borisjohnson get along with pretty much anyone. i think boris johnson is get along with pretty much anyone. i think borisjohnson is going to have an interest in building the

relationship here. i think they are coming at it from a common point of view. there is value for both of our countries and governments if they are getting along well. i don't think thatjoe biden is going to hold anything that borisjohnson has said against him. the one thorny issue could be what happens with the border in ireland. that is the only place really where i can see the united states really saying anything. 0therwise, united states really saying anything. otherwise, i united states really saying anything. 0therwise, ithink united states really saying anything. otherwise, i think it will be quite a cordial relationship. anything. otherwise, i think it will be quite a cordial relationshiplj wonder what you think of where we are now, as joe wonder what you think of where we are now, asjoe biden prepares for the transition? it must be a very strange time because his victory has been accepted widely, but not by donald trump. does that make the transition planning difficult?m makes it very difficult. in the first instance, joe biden will have a transition team that has been put together and those folks have been working for months now, planning to implement his vision when he gets

into office. traditionally, they would start building relationships going into the departments and agencies right after the election has happened. but because the president has not conceded and the election has not been officially ascertained, all of that is on pause for the moment, which slows down the transition. so it has a practical daily effect on the transition? yes, it is very bureaucratic and kind of wonky and boring but in real terms, if the new team is unable to go in and figure out what has been happening, what they need to change, what personnel and resources they need,it what personnel and resources they need, it can slow down the whole thing and frankly, that is not good for the american people. 0k, very good to talk to you. thank you so much, amy pope, a former deputy homeland security adviser to president 0bama. thank you. 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 has insisted an agreement is "there to be done" — but that the uk will leave the single market and customs union without one at the end of next month if necessary. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. it feels as they we have been here before and here we are again. are they any further forward ? before and here we are again. are they any further forward? the soundtrack to the continuing negotiations is, as you say, this morning, very familiar, boris johnson yesterday said that a deal is there to be done and the outline is there to be done and the outline is pretty clear but significant differences remain between the sides and the sticking points are now, as they have been for some time, fisheries, specifically access to uk fishing waters by eu vessels, and also the issue of a level playing field, the extent to which the uk government can provide subsidies to

businesses through state aid. there is no outward sign of specific progress but you get the feeling that these talks, entering whatever stage they are and now, just seven or so weeks out from the deadline of the end of december when the uk is set to end the transition period it has been in for almost the last 12 months with the european union and begin trading on new terms, whether thatis begin trading on new terms, whether that is under a free trade deal which is agreed in the next few weeks, or on world trade 0rganisation rules, including the ta riffs 0rganisation rules, including the tariffs and quotas that would come with that. we got a sense this morning from george eustice, the environment secretary, about the other big question over post—brexit trade, the prospect of a trade deal with the us in future. some ground work has been done between the two side but with president—electjoe biden entering the white house in january, george eustice said it was too soon to tell whether the talks

would be able to pick up where they had left off. it remains to be seen, really, how much priority the joe biden administration would place on trade more generally. he has signalled so far that his priority is to engage with other multilateral agreements on things like the environment rather than trade. but it's too early to tell. we have done a lot of work to progress and start a trade negotiation and obviously, we'd want that to resume. george eustice also suggested that joe biden may take a slightly different approach to trade deals with other countries than donald trump has. as a businessman, of course, he has prioritised trade during his time in office, but it may take something of a back—seat to international relations through other diplomatic means and international organisations, such as the un and the world food programme

and others. some uncertain times ahead for the prospects of that possible trade deal between the uk and the us, never mind the one in the works with the eu. and jonathan, do you get the sense that the election ofjoe biden will in itself make a difference to the talks between the uk and the eu? well, i think it is undoubtedly going to be a factor, perhaps in terms of the backdrop to the talks, not necessarily changing the dynamic of the talks themselves in any way, because the uk and the eu have said from the outset that they would both prefer a trade deal but they are willing to accept a future without one. but i think it does add a new emphasis perhaps, a new imperative for the uk emphasis perhaps, a new imperative forthe uk and emphasis perhaps, a new imperative for the uk and the eu to agree a deal, becausejoe for the uk and the eu to agree a deal, because joe biden for the uk and the eu to agree a deal, becausejoe biden has made no secret of the facts during the campaign that he thought brexit was

a bad idea, and has suggested that without a trade deal with the eu, it will be very difficult for the uk to doa will be very difficult for the uk to do a trade deal with the us in future and particularly relating to the internal markets bill, a bit of legislation going through parliament at the moment, with those controversial clauses which would allow the uk government to break the terms of the eu withdrawal act and thus break international law. the president—elect made it clear that he took a very dim view of that because in his view, it could undermine the good friday agreement and the peace process in northern ireland. the government makes a different case, saying the clauses in the legislation is there to strengthen it in future. there's definitely an argument to be made and won by the uk government in order to put the incoming administration's mind at ease over the terms of the uk's departure from the terms of the uk's departure from the eu and its potential trading relationship in future, if it is to increase the chances of a uk— us

trade agreement in the further future. 0k, many thanks, jonathan blake in westminster, there. some breaking news from moscow. russia has been notably silent on the us election and joe biden's victory but we have a statement and the kremlin says today it is going to wait for the official results of the us presidential election before commenting on its outcome and that it has noted donald trump's announcement of legal challenges related to the vote. this comes from a kremlin spokesman who added that president vladimir putin had repeatedly said he was ready to work with any us leader and that russia hoped it could establish dialogue with the new us administration and find a way to normalise relations. but a clear message from the kremlin, there, that they are waiting to see how things are going to pan out in the us before making

any real comment on the election outcome. the headlines on bbc news... the us president—elect, joe biden, is set to take the next steps in his plans for the white house today by launching a task—force to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. uk and eu officials will resume talks in london today on a post—brexit trade deal, with significant differences remaining on fishing and competition issues. a two—and—a—half—week national lockdown in wales has ended, but it won't be clear for another two weeks whether the measure has helped reduce the spread of coronavirus. a two—and—a—half—week national lockdown in wales, aimed at reducing the spread of coronavirus, has ended. businesses that were forced to shut can now re—open, and up to four people from different households can meet in cafes, pubs and restaurants. wales's chief medical officer, dr frank atherton, says there are early signs the measure

has reduced the infection rate. but he said the number of cases remained too high, and it was still necessary to limit contact between people. tomos morgan reports. this time last year, 15—year—old 0sian roberts was making a name for himself playing for the cardiff blues rugby academy. but during the firebreak, he's had to train on his own. from today, though, he'll be able to practice with friends again at his local club in a group of up to 30. being able to play rugby again, going back to sort of normality, it's not going to be normal, but it's going to be more normal than it used to be. as well as outdoor sports training, gyms and indoor leisure facilities will be reopening, along with those non—essential shops that were closed during the firebreak. two households will also be able to mix and form one extended household or bubble. in an effort to help those living

alone and youngsters, the welsh government have said that four people from different households will be able to meet for a walk or in a cafe, bar or restaurant. but those different four will have to socially distance in a hospitality venue, where id checks will also be required. staff's your biggest cost. now we've got extra people to make sure that these id checks are done, that the track and trace is still being done, that the cleaning is still getting done. we're going to end up having more staff than customers, i think. measures may be eased further as we approach christmas, but it will depend on whether the firebreak has done itsjob. and we won't know that for at least another two weeks. tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. tomos spoke to us earlier from cardiff, where businesses are beginning to reopen. it is really the run to christmas

and this is when they are making most of their money, did the same format for these shops, because people will have to use masks and use hand gel when they go in. the biggest difference will be for the hospitality sector, they will have to check people's ids when they come to check people's ids when they come to sit down in the cafe, bar or restau ra nt. to sit down in the cafe, bar or restaurant. people from different house odds, four different households will be able to meet in a group of four but they will have to sit socially distanced in those places. if you live with someone, you can have a group of up to six in those places or if you have an extended household or bubble, so thatis extended household or bubble, so that is one of the household, you can meet in a group of six. that is the main difference in terms of hospitality, really. are there differences are that exercise classes will be capped to a limit of 15 in most circumstances but not quite all. groups of 30 outdoors as well and there will also be a law, banned by law, and fines for people who don't give the correct details for track and trace and the people who don't follow self isolation

protocols, the measures put in place are more stringent to make sure that people follow the rules. the plan is for these measures to stay in place until christmas and the hope is that within two weeks, as the health minister vaughan gething has told the programme, within a couple of weeks or so, we will see whether the firebreak has worked. they have not ruled out another one after christmas, in the new year, if it turns out the transmission rates increase again and they do find out the firebreak has worked and we have seen a reduction in numbers over these two weeks. tomos morgan reporting. the bbc has responded to calls for an inquiry into an interview with princess diana 25 years ago, saying it will set out the process for a robust investigation shortly. it's after the bbc‘s religion editor, martin bashir, was accused of using underhand tactics to obtain the interview. a new documentary on the controversial panorama programme will air tonight. our correspondent helena

wilkinson joins us now. helena, what can we expect from the programme? i think about how that historic —— that we are going to hear more details about how that historic interview with princess diana, which was watched by almost 23 million people, almost 25 years ago, just how that interview was secured by martin basheer. we are going to hear on camera in this two part programme, the first part being aired tonight on itv, from the graphic designer, for the first time, who alleges that he was asked by mr bashir to produce fake bank statements. he was then asked to produce those and it is alleged that those bank statements were then shown to princess diana's brother, charles spencer. he has said those bank statements were then used to secure the interview with his sister and charles spencer has claimed that

sheer dishonesty was used by mr bashir. in the programme, we expect the graphic designer to say that he had no idea why he was being asked to produce these documents but he will say that when it became clearer to him, he raised the issue but he is going to allege that he was made a scapegoat by the bbc and he was asked, he claims, not to speak to the press at the time and he also goes as far as to say that he was the bbc‘s fall guy for mr bashir‘s actions and he is demanding an apology from the bbc, as is princess diana's brother, charles spencer. what has the bbc said in response? earlier this week, the bbc had apologised for those fake bank state m e nts apologised for those fake bank statements that were produced. it says it is going to carry out, and has promised to carry out, a robust

inquiry into what happened. there have been further allegations that have been further allegations that have been further allegations that have been made by princess diana's brother, charles spencer. the issue that the bbc says it has got at the moment is it can't speak to the man at the centre of this, martin bashir, who carried out the interview with princess diana. the bbc says that he has been seriously unwell. at the weekend, mr bashir was pictured in one of the sunday newspapers, out on a friday night, having visited, the paper said, a takeaway, and that of course raises questions about just takeaway, and that of course raises questions aboutjust how seriously u nwell questions aboutjust how seriously unwell mr bashir is. we have had a further, press statement from the corporation saying mr bashir is recovering from quadruple heart bypass surgery and also complications, having contracted covid—i9 earlier this year and as a result of that, he is recovering and

has been signed off work by doctors. that is the issue, the bbc says, they can't speak to mr bashir at the moment but they promised an inquiry but clearly, a huge amount of pressure are still building on the corporation to explain exactly what happened. many thanks, helena wilkinson, there. police in manchester have condemned a 600—strong protest against national lockdown measures. four people were arrested on suspicion of public order offences and 2a demonstrators were issued with 200—pound fines. police said one group of protesters travelled by coach from cumbria to attend the protest. some officers were injured at the demonstration. more than 1600 african migrants have been rescued at sea, or reached spain's canary islands, over the weekend. according to the emergency services, about 1,000 arrived on saturday alone.

one person was flown to hospital by helicopter. tropical storm eta has made landfall in southern florida and is forecast to continue to bring hurricane conditions throughout the region on monday. the storm has already devastated parts of central america. 150 people are feared dead in guatemala and 17 have died in panama, while mexican officials say the storm has claimed at least 20 lives there. tanya dendrinos reports. communities cut off, homes swallowed, and shelters full of residents with nowhere to go. translation: we have been left on the street. we lost everything. all the houses are flooded. people were asking to be taken out of the houses because they were trapped. around 1 million people have been displaced in honduras alone. us army crews proving saviours in the sky. the devastation is widespread.

eta made landfill as a major hurricane on the coast of nicaragua before weakening into a tropical depression, bringing a deluge of rain to 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 am 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 father were hopeful that i would find her, dead or alive, but i couldn't. i couldn't. but eta is yet to unleash all its fury. it strengthened once again and regained

its status as a tropical storm crossing cuba, before making landfall in florida, with winds at 100 kilometres per hour, along with heavy rain, leading to flooding. it is heading for the gulf of mexico, and is forecast to approach the florida gulf coast later this week. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. virgin hyperloop — a futuristic transport system — has trialled its first everjourney with passengers in the nevada desert. it involves travelling in a pod through a tube at high speed. in the trial, two company staff travelled the 500—metre track in 15 seconds, reaching 107 miles per hour. virgin's ambition is to reach speeds of more than 1,000km per hour, which would mean going from gatwick to heathrow airport in four minutes. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. we have had quite a bit of mist

and fog around this morning and some of that fog is only going to lift into low cloud. today, generally speaking, it is going to be a fairly cloudy day. we have bands of showery rain moving from the west to the east across the course of the day. not all of us will see this. brightest skies for longest across the far north—east of scotland. temperatures, ten in the north to 17 in the south. this evening and overnight, we hang on to a fair bit of cloud and we also hang onto quite a few showers and we will see a return to mist and fog patches forming. some clear skies across the far north—east of scotland means that especially in sheltered glens, it will be cooler but across the board, more or less, it is going to be a mild night. that is how we start tomorrow. tomorrow, fewer showers around. through the day, it brightens up from the south—west, still a lot of sunshine across the far north—east of scotland, and temperature wise during tomorrow, we are looking at about 11 in the north to highs of 15 as we sweep down towards london.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the us president—elect, joe biden, is set to take the next steps in his plans for the white house today — by launching a task—force to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. it comes as cases rise in 27 us states — and after more than 237,000 people in the country have died with the virus. we cannot repair the economy, restore our vitality or relish life's most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren or children at birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us, until we get it under control. uk and eu officials will resume talks in london today on a post—brexit trade deal, with significant differences remaining on fishing and competition issues. a two—and—a—half—week national lockdown in wales has ended — but it won't be clear for another two weeks whether the measure has helped reduce the

spread of coronavirus. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. good morning. leicester city are top of the premier league this morning. their 1—0 win over wolves coupled with liverpool's draw at manchester city means the foxes lead the way after a weekend where spurs and southampton have also spent time at the summit. joe lynskey reports. since friday morning, four different teams have been top of the premier league. some have won it before. for others, it's a novelty. but this unique season may yet produce a new champion and the more recent winners still hesitate to get going. for 88 minutes, it looked like spurs would draw at west brom. they were rescued bya draw at west brom. they were rescued by a flick from their leading man.

and kane has won it for spurs! he is the saviour once again. every team wants to have a good position in the table. it doesn't matter what are the objectives, it needs to win matches like this. that is what we have to do. sometimes it's possible to play beautiful, other times it's more difficult. it was kane's 150th more difficult. it was kane's150th top—flight goal. he is stilljust 27. that said spurs top, but for just another hour or so, when another england striker took his side to the summit. butjamie vardy‘s goal came through controversy. wolves thought this handball was harsh. the referee had a second look said penalty. and vardy scores! leicester protected their win with extraordinary goalkeeping. this team have experience and form they —— they have now won six games in a row. great record over this period. my admiration for the players goes by

the day. liverpoolwould admiration for the players goes by the day. liverpool would have gone back top with a win at man city. they were on course to do that when mo salah scored this penalty. city are in mid—table, but not giving up on catching up. they levelled this game through gabrieljesus, then could have had more. and de bruyne has put it wide! look at the shock on his face at missing it. it finished 1—1. city are still tense and in this premier league season, unusual things are happening. well, one casualty from that game at the etihad was liverpool defender trent alexander—arnold. he limped off withjurgen klopp saying he's likely to miss england's three upcoming matches. manchester city manager pep guardiola believes with a congested set of fixtures, the decision not to allow five subtitutions per game is the wrong one. look, english player, nationalteam,

incredible player. and there are many guys in many cases. in all the teams, it happens. i don't understand how all around the world, when we have the situation in england, it's the opposite. i don't understand why the people took this decision when we have to protect the players. after back to back defeats, aston villa have returned to winning ways. they beat arsenal 3—0 at the emirates — ollie watkins scoring twice. it was another day of shocks in the first round of the fa cup yesterday as scunthorpe and burton albion were both knocked out in the first round by non—league opposition. as were 2013 winners wigan — who were beaten by national league north side chorley. wigan had led 2—0 at one stage — but chorley — who are bottom of their league, fought back to win 3—2 after extra time. rangers remain nine points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after thrashing hamilton 8—0. kemar roofe, joe aribo and james tavernier all scored twice for rangers, who have won their last

six league matches. the victory is the biggest by any team in the league since 2013. celtic stay second after beating motherwell 4—1. manchester united's women have gone top of the women's super league for the very first time. that's after they won 1—0 against arsenal. ella toone with the goal. there were wins too for chelsea, west ham and aston villa. hugh carthy ended a successful couple of weeks for british cycling by securing a third place finish at the vuelta a espana. the 26—year—old from preston, seen here in pink, won the 12th stage on his way to the podium in madrid. slovenia's primoz roglic retained his title with ecuador‘s richard carapaz second. carthy‘s success comes just a fortnight after tayo gaygan hart won the giro d'italia. that's all the sport for now.

the house of lords is due to vote on the internal market bill this afternoon, the controversial measures that would breach parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement. it's already been approved by the commons. the government says it's needed to protect the uk's integrity once the brexit transition period expires next month. we can now speak to lord falconer, who's the shadow attorney general — he joins me from westminster. so is this going to be voted down in the lords? i don't know, but there is huge opposition to the government taking powers to unilaterally rewrite the northern ireland protocol agreement that the government entered into only nine months ago. so on the basis of what happened at the second reading, i suspect these provisions are going to be taken out of the bill this afternoon in the house of lords. it's interesting that you say you don't know. it is talked about this

morning is being widely expected that the government will be defeated. are you unsure of the numbers? i say i don't know because it ultimately depends on the vote, and you can never tell. if you are saying the general view is that they will be voted out, i agree but you can never be sure. and remind people what is at stake here, why is this controversial? it's really important because the government entered into an international agreement with the european union whereby we agreed that we would in effect keep the border open on the island of ireland. the government is now, in this bill that has already gone through the commons, taking power to itself to rewrite that agreement without the agreement of the european union. in effect, it is taking power to break an international agreement. that is lawbreaking. it leads to the united kingdom's reputation for complying with its word, complying with the

law and complying with agreements, being trashed throughout the world. and that now suddenly has real significance when the president—elect of the united states of america is saying, i am not doing any deal with the uk unless it complies with the good friday agreement and the northern ireland protocol. so we are suddenly and immediately seeing the price that the uk pays for breaking the law. the government says it would only resort to this mechanism if parliament were to agree. it's ridiculous. the government is saying to the whole of the world, we are now taking powers which we will try and use if we have to to break an agreement wejust and use if we have to to break an agreement we just entered into with the european union. what country, when it sees the uk equip itself with powers to break an international agreement, with powers to break an internationalagreement, is with powers to break an international agreement, is going to trust the uk in the future? international agreement, is going to

trust the uk in the future7m international agreement, is going to trust the uk in the future? if it is defeated today in the lords, the government could still bring it back. it could. what happens is, the lords take these bits of the bill out of the bill. the bill then goes back to the house of commons and thenit back to the house of commons and then it is for the government to decide, do they want to put these lawbreaking provisions back into the bill? if they do, they have to persuade the commons to put them back in. the reason why the house of lords ta kes back in. the reason why the house of lords takes things out of bills is to give the government of the day, the tory government on this occasion, the chance to think again. the government is in a really deep hole in relation to the lawbreaking. look at the problems it is causing it with president biden. the right thing for the government to do is to stop digging. let the provisions stay out of the bill and don't seek to bring them back. and instead of posturing and breaking the law, it should get down to negotiating deals

in the national interest both with the european union and the united states of america. it is possibly just a coincidence, but it is the case that the talks between the uk and the eu are resuming in london today at the same time as this vote is going through the house of lords. i suppose the government would say, this is a negotiating tool. how much do you improve your negotiating position with the party you are negotiating with by saying the agreement i made with the nine months ago, i am not sticking by? that is not a negotiating tactic, thatis that is not a negotiating tactic, that is a massive mistake. he mentioned the president—elect ‘sjoe biden. do you think his election does make a difference to the way the uk talks with the eu?|j does make a difference to the way the uk talks with the eu? i think it should. we should never have been in the position in the first place where the uk government was trying to break the law. but it's not too

late for the government at least to try to reduce the damage that has been caused. president—elect biden has made it clear that he wants to deal with people who stand by their agreements, particularly the good friday agreement. we as a country should now do that and do it quickly. that was lord falconer, the shadow attorney general. thank you. research for the bbc suggests that 60% of disabled people who use social care have had difficulty getting hold of essentials such as medication during the pandemic. the survey by yougov was commissioned to mark the 25th anniversary of the disability discrimination act, which established legal rights for people with disabilities. the government has defended its record on support, saying it's fully considered the needs of disabled people throughout the pandemic.

i can now discuss this further with adam pearson, who's a journalist, actor and disability rights campaigner, richard butchins, who's an award—winning documentary maker and artist and victoria oruwari, a soprano singer who lost her eyesight when she was six. we are talking about two major things this morning. one is the anniversary of the disability discrimination act, and secondly about the situation as it is in the middle of the pandemic. adam pearson, what do you think that 25 yea rs pearson, what do you think that 25 years after this law was enacted, do you think we have reached equality for the disabled community? no. we are nowhere near. even the fact that the dda is only 25 years old, that is quite young compared to the other

equality legislation. for context, that means for the first ten years of my life, i had no legal rights as a disabled child. so we still have a long way to go to get equality for the disabled community. did that materially affect you when you were a child? it did. going through schools and transferring from primary to secondary, my disability could be used as a factor to say no. and even when the law came in, it was still relatively new and no one knew how to use it. and to a degree, it is still a bit toothless. disability is always at the bottom of the pecking orderfor the disability is always at the bottom of the pecking order for the totem pole when it comes to equality. richard butchins, what challenges do you face as a film—maker and a disabled person? the same challenges

as all disabled people and film—makers face, but can bind, i suppose. it's a strange question insofar as i suppose people professionally assume that i probably can't do things. it has been more difficult for me to make headway because people make assumptions about disability and disabled people. and the legislation was meant to help that. whether it did or not is debatable. why do you say that? well, it was a landmark piece of legislation when it came in. it recognised that disabled people needed legal protection and support. but it was more or less unenforceable, and nobody knew how to deal with that. it was updated in 2010, the equalities act. things have got better since then, but the

issue isn't so much legal protection asa issue isn't so much legal protection as a change of attitude within society and how it looks and disabled people. victoria oruwari, would you agree that it is cultural as much as legal? it is cultural as much as legal and equality will continue to be an oasis that we aim for until every citizen sees the matter is their responsibility. i feel like sometimes people think only the government should look after them, it's not my problem. and yes, there are laws to ensure that all public services and education facilities include access at the core of their operation, but that is not fully effective yet. and in terms of attitudes, do you think they have changed over time? to an extent. but it is still a situation

where as a disabled person, i feel like i have to constantly educate people about my needs and it puts me under pressure, especially if i'm having to work in the same environment. adam pearson, you are an actor by profession and you have highlighted the barriers facing disabled actors. can you speak a bit more about that? when it comes to being a disabled actor, disability in general is often misrepresented in films. it is used either as a trope for victimhood of villainy and tragedy. and we also must have a pandemic of able—bodied actors playing disabled characters. again, he put that on parity with other

characteristics, the idea that anyone can play anything, which is a common argument to justify able—bodied actors cripping up, you would have for example black up adam sandler to play nelson mandela and so anyone can play anything. so why is disability different? olivier blacked up and won an oscar. does that still have a place in 2020? absolutely not. and how has the pandemic affected your work? it's affected the whole industry, to be honest. everything ground to a halt. i had honest. everything ground to a halt. ihada honest. everything ground to a halt. i had a couple of projects in the pipeline that had to be rescheduled. that is fine. if it means making a film a year later than scheduled,, and we can get over this awful year we have had quicker, that is something i'm happy to do. socially,

the pandemic has had more effect on me than professionally. the amount of times i have had to pop out and go to the shops because i am also caring for my father part—time and i have general members of the public who don't know me telling me that i should be shielding or self—isolating. it's insane, the amount of people who have become doctors or immunologists over the past nine months. richard butchins, is that something that is familiar to you? not as directly as for adam, but i have noticed that i am exempt from wearing a mask, for example, but most of the time ijust wear one because it is irritating to have people coming up to you and telling you you should be, and having to explain. so it's easierjust to stick it on. work has been difficult, which is the same for

everybody. all of a sudden, we are all doing a lot less work. one of the good things that has come out of this is that suddenly, working from home is possible. we have been on about this for years as disabled people that we should be able to work from home. and as soon as the non—disabled needed it, it started to happen. that is a good thing, that now we can work from home and it is considered normal. although you sacrifice all the good things about the workplace, companionship, community, gossip? well, is gossip a good thing? i'm not sure. you sacrifice some of that, but you still have it when you need it. people are not exclusively locked in their houses. you still need to have that interaction. but i am saying it has opened up the world of work in a way that could be more useful for the disabled because people are now familiar with it and it doesn't seem

like such an impossible thing. victoria, i understand that you have decided not to go out alone during the pandemic. can you explain why? yes, i decided not to go out alone during the pandemic because as a blind person, my ability to social distance is impossible. it is highly dependent on others being aware of the social distancing rules, because i can't see if anyone is close to me tojudge how far away i can't see if anyone is close to me to judge how far away or close i i can't see if anyone is close to me tojudge how far away or close i am. sometimes people come up to you and they want to help and they grab my arm andl they want to help and they grab my arm and i am like, no, this is not the right time to do that! but it's too late by that point. so i make sure when i go out, i am with someone who can support me. so people are well—intentioned, but potentially doing the wrong thing. yeah, and it's frightening because it has tightly limited the things i can and can't do. it's amazing that

we have the intellect, because it has kept me in touch with people —— it is amazing that we have the internet because it has kept me in touch with people are i have worked with in the past and helps boost our morale during this difficult time. thank you to all three of you. victoria oruwari, richard butchins and adam pearson. celebrations have been taking place in many parts of the world sincejoe biden and kamala harris were confirmed as the next president and vice president of the united states. but communities in two countries in particular have reason to feel a bit closer to those results — 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 triggered fireworks, paintings and prayers. but thousands of miles away in the capital, delhi, her uncle's celebrations are more sedate. i knew she was going to win. 0k. i was not tense, except i wanted the final result to come in so i could go and sleep. i am planning to go to the swearing in, on january 20th. i hope to be there. 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, then there's nothing for me to tell you, you will be doing everything correct. if she was doing something wrong, i would tell her, why don't you change it? but i have no disagreement with her, ok? every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. little girls like maya.

if you like kamala... she is a big fan of the vice president—elect. this painting is kamala and maya's big idea. all across india, kamala harris‘s ascension to america's second—highest office is big news. this is india's eastern buri beach, a homage to kamala harris and joe biden, whose victory is also being celebrated in the irish town of ballina. it's kind of a historic moment, you know, for the town. he was born just up the street, or his great—grandfather, great—great—grandfather was born just up the street here. 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 the invite tojoin him on the campaign

trail earlier this year. the long wait for the election result was tense for 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. we're just waiting for donald now to move on, get out of there. 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello. we've had quite a bit of mist and fog to start that day, and some of that fog is only going to lift into low cloud. the forecast for today generally is a fairly cloudy one. it's mild and we've also

got splashes of rain in the forecast too. that's courtesy of this set of fronts coming in from the south—west, drifting eastwards through the day. the rain won't be particularly heavy, but you will notice it and again, a fair bit of cloud around. limited sunshine today, the best of which will be across the north—east of scotland, where it's been a cold start under clear skies, but you'll hang on to the sunshine for the longest. through this evening and overnight, it will once again be fairly cloudy. there will still be showers around as well and we will see a return to mist and fog patches forming. across the north—east of scotland, we are likely to hang on to clearer skies. and especially in sheltered glens, the temperature will be lower than you can see in the charts. but more or less, it will be a mild night. on tuesday, we still have our weatherfront moving west from the east, but weakening all the time and look

what is waiting in the wings. for tuesday itself, we start with mist and fog patches. most of that should lift, and through the day we will see the cloud break up across england and wales. we will hang onto clear skies across north—east scotland. but later, the cloud will thicken across northern ireland and across western scotland. that is as this system approaches, connected to this area of low pressure. you can see from the isobars that it's going to be windier, especially in the west and especially with the exposure during wednesday. for many in central and eastern areas, we start off on a dry note. some of us hang onto that dryness. still a bit of cloud around, but then we have this band of rain coming in, with squally winds around it. that clears the south—east during thursday morning.

then thursday will be largely dry, but more wet and windy weather coming from the west during the course of friday.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us president—elect, joe biden, is set to take the next steps in his plans for the white house today by launching a task—force to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. it comes as cases rise in 27 us states, and after more than 237,000 people in the country have died with the virus. we cannot repair the economy and restore our vitality, or relish life's most precious moments, hugging our grandchildren, our children, our birthdays, weddings, graduations, all the moments that matter most to us, until we get it under control. uk and eu officials are resuming talks in london today on a post—brexit trade deal, with significant differences remaining on fishing and competition issues.