this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk becomes the first country in europe to pass 50,000 coronavirus deaths, as a further 595 people die from covid—19. every death is a tragedy. we mourn everybody who is gone and our feelings are with their families and friends as well. feelings are with their families and friends as well. 26—year—old khairi saadallah pleads guilty to the murder of three men who were stabbed to death in a park in reading. plans are outlined today at six, the new vaccine should to get students home be for people who need it, for the holidays across the uk with many set to be offered not those who can pay for it, rapid result covid tests, and allocated travel slots for them to leave. so says england‘s medical adviser. reassurance from government from the research lab scientists that any covid vaccine to a gp surgery near you, it could be ready in weeks will undergo vigorous safety checks— but there are no guarantees given over when things but is the new vaccine safe?

might get back to normal together we stand! i think is very important. 78, she no dissenting voices. pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong will be 79 shortly, and i have have resigned, en masse, after four of its members already said, mum, make sure that are labelled by china as unpatriotic and expelled. when you are cold, you are ready. the vaccine can‘t come soon enough, as armistice day is marked the total number of covid across the country, the deaths hits 50,000 today. also tonight... centenary of the burial of the unknown warrior getting students home is commemorated at for christmas — plans for a covid testing programme before they leave their universities. a special service. the uk has passed over 50,000 deaths from coronavirus. in the past day, 595 people have died within 28 days

of a positive test, that's the highest figure since the 12th of may. it takes the total number of 50,365. 22,950 people testing positive for covid—19, according to the latest daily figures, up by more than 2,500 on yesterday. a short while ago, the prime minister reaction to the news that the uk had passed over 50,000 deaths from coronavirus. every death is a tragedy. we mourn everybody who's gone and our feelings are with their families and friends as well. it is a global pandemic whose effects, whose treatments, whose implications for the economy, you know, all those becoming clearer and clearer as the months have gone on. i do think that we've got now to a different phase

in the way we treat it. and after the tough measures which i hope people will stick to really, really rigidly as far as they possibly can. we are very much hoping that two things will start to come to our aid. number one, the mass testing, the rapid turnaround testing and the other thing is now the prospect, the realistic prospect of a vaccine. so you have a kind of, to boxing gloves to pummel the disease in the weeks and months that followed. but i've got to stress that we are not out of the woods yet. it does still require everybody to follow the guidance, do the right thing to suppress the disease in the way that we all understand. our health editor hugh pym told us more about today's figures. we have to say that

50,365 is a large total. but it covers those who died within 28 days of a positive test. there is a broader definition which includes those with covid—19 on their death certificates who hasn't necessarily had a test. and that is more than 60,000. and just to put it in an international context in terms of deaths per 100,000 of population, death was belgium and spain and brazil amongst other economies are ahead of the uk. but the uk with 7a deaths per 100,000 is ahead of the us. and france and a long way ahead of germany. so questions will continue to be asked about what was and wasn't done in the way it should bend. hindsight being applied to that. what mistakes may have been made early on with the timing of lockdown. we should say that very tragically,

deaths are a lagging indicator. so these reflect people who got infections maybe three or four weeks ago. if you look at the latest reported new cases and new hospital admissions, the rate of growth is certainly flattening out a bit. it's very possible that that may continue. but the deaths will continue to rise of the next week or so because of this lagging effects on top whatever impact lockdown has. a 26—year—old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of three people in a park in reading. the attack took place in forbury gardens and was treated as a terrorist incident. khairi saadallah, who is from reading, also pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted murder. earlier our home affairs correpsondent, daniel sandford reminded us of the case. remember this horrendous attack in redding on the 20th ofjune on a saturday summer evening at around seven o'clock in the evening. this

was while lockdown was still ongoing. the first lockdown so people were out drinking in the park, they were allowed to socialise with two country compounds. there was a group of gay men socialising their in the gardens and he killed three of them and tried to kill three of them and tried to kill three others who were also present in the park. today he came into the dockin in the park. today he came into the dock in the court at the old bailey wearing a red and a white woolly hat in this grey, green facemask and the charges were brought to him one by one. and he pleaded guilty to the murder of a schoolteacher, and the american customer service manager. he killed both of them with a single sta b he killed both of them with a single stab wound to the back of their neck. he also pleaded guilty to the murder of scientist david wales who he killed with just two stab wounds he killed with just two stab wounds he also pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of stephen young,

patrick evans and one other. this is a complicated case and there are arguments with the defence of the prosecutions about it exactly the basis on which he is pleading guilty. for example, the prosecution argued this was an ideologically motivated attacker, terrorist attack in other words. there was a substantial degree of premeditation about it. and the defence don't agree with that. defence also want his mental health to be taken into account. there is going to be what's called a newton hearing. perhaps up toa called a newton hearing. perhaps up to a week to argue before the judge only this becomes very important because the prosecution our argument that he should be given a whole life. should be given a life sentence, i should life. should be given a life sentence, ishould never life. should be given a life sentence, i should never be released from prison for top defence are trying to argue that that should not be the case. we won't get sentencing quickly put up a week—long hearing may be next month. and then

sentencing thereafter. there were relatives present in court today of two of the men who were killed and also that there was a link to an fbi building in america allowing the family ofjoseph bennett to listen in on the hearings. they are hoping to be able to also attend for the sentencing hearing when that comes into course. let's go back to that news that the uk is the first to pass 50,000 coronavirus does. we can speak to mr king who was the chief scientific between 10,006 and seven he is the chair of independence day. good afternoon to you thank you so much for joining afternoon to you thank you so much forjoining us again on bbc news. this is a very sobering moment. passing 50,000 coronavirus deaths. why has the uk become the first country in europe for this to happen in your opinion? it is astonishing

and it's really bad news. i think what happened was, we didn't is a government keep our eye on the ball. particularly in the early days. we should have been already started preparing for the pandemic as for example, greece did in europe. and by that time we got to march we should have been in a position where oui’ should have been in a position where our hospitals had all the equipment they needed to handle it. particular, we should have been refinancing the public health service to do a full test and trace analysis. quite simply, when you have a virus that is as infectious as we knew this one was, you need to catch everyone who has the disease to isolate them from the rest of the population. and isolate all of their contacts with top that should have beenin contacts with top that should have been in place. in march. reaching

out to every case if possible. if you do that, the disease has isolated itself from the rest of the population and we keep on with our business. instead, we are into a second lockdown. quite simply, we haven't yet seen in and strategy from the government to deal with this. an end strategy is precisely what i've just described. you separate the infected people from the rest of the population who can go about their business normally. and yet there is something specific about the number of deaths. we are seeing a second wave in many countries, and many developed economies. but our health editor was saying a little earlier that britain is sadly a head of the us and france and a long way ahead of germany in terms of the number of deaths per hundred thousand people. and the

question again is why so specifically in terms of the number of daz? have we done so badly? quite simply it goes back to what i've been saying. if we compare ourselves with germany, germany was roughly one fifth of the number of deaths we would have saved 40,000 lives if we have done what germany did. they had a test entry system which was operating locally. it wasn't a national system introduced by giving this contract to private sector companies to carry through. it was done locally through their own health services. our gps haven't been involved. we haven't involved oui’ been involved. we haven't involved our local health services until very recently. and they know how to deliver this. the big fault in my view, was very slow reaction in the first place. and then as we went into lockdown we went into lockdown

on march the 23rd, we didn't develop anything like a test, trace, isolate and support system until we got into may. it was just incredible. and support system until we got into may. it wasjust incredible. i don't know what we were thinking going into lockdown without in and strategy when we remove the lockdown. if there were significant number of cases to present in the country when we came out of lockdown it was bound to lead to a second wave because only a small proportion of us then had the antibodies needed to protect us. we do now have a national test entry strategy. it is open to criticism, we've all seen the various things that have been set about it. we do now have one. would you therefore expect us to be able to weather the second wave rather better than we did the first? no, not at all. the reason is very simple. as we come out of this lockdown what you're saying we do

have a test entry system, how many people are actually being isolated asa people are actually being isolated as a result of being tested positive? and how often are they checked to see they are in isolation? which does happen in germany and greece. and what happens to those who have been in contact with them, are they isolated, are there checks may? is there locally people on the streets using delete not going around making sure that this is happening? if we don't isolate the remaining cases from the rest of the population we will simply go into a third lockdown. and frankly, a lockdown is a very blunt instrument. we should have avoided this completely. we are going to have to leave it there. thank you so much. former chief scientific adviser to the government. former chief scientific adviser to the government. more than a million university students in england, wales and scotland will take part in an evacuation operation to get

them home for christmas. student life has been dramatically different because of coronavirus and some universities have already raised concerns about the plans. under the proposals universities will allocate travel slots and as many students as possible will also be offered rapid result covid tests. meanwhile, england's deputy chief medical officer said he cannot say whether life will be back to normal by easter and there will be no compromise on safety when a vaccine is rolled out. there's also new evidence that the north of england has been hit harder than the rest of country during the coronavirus pandemic. we'll have more on all of these developments. first, the plans for students to return home for christmas. danjohnson reports from leicester. if you could please take this swab, and follow poster one on the wall swabbing your throat and your nose. take a test before heading home, that is the message to students and these are the quick turnaround swabs being trialled. they take their own sample here and hand it over to be analysed.

it is the same sort of mass testing rolled out in liverpool last week, giving results in around an hour, and it is planned for all university campuses by the end of the month. it is really important for me to get home for christmas. i think it would be a shame to be stuck here on my own. i am in a studio flat, so it would be nice to see other people, physically, and see my family. i do truly think this is the key. i think students, not only in leicester but across the country, are in a real predicament right now, i think. i have been going on about it but mental health is at an all—time low and students are really, really struggling and it's so, so important. these tests will be voluntary but the government expects large numbers to come forward. we have seen that the majority of students have abided by the rules and regulations, so i fully expect that students will take up any offers that we put on the table because they too don't want to endanger their families in any way and we have outlined a programme,

a plan, that is as safe as possible for them to be able to do that. if they are clear, a week has been set aside, right after england's lockdown, being called a student travel window, when universities will stagger departures to limit transport pressure and stop a sudden exodus. first, they need to scale up this pilot project and make enough tests available. being able to offer testing is a key step to making students feel reassured that they can go home at christmas. i guess this white flatpack structure could be rolled out almost anywhere and the training can hopefully be given to staff so every university can do this. the same sort of testing will be offered in wales. scotland and northern ireland are expected to set out similar guidance. students testing positive will have to follow normal isolation rules, but the idea is they can do that, recover and still make it home in time. if not, there is a promise they will be looked after. it is really, really important that we stress that students who are still with us

will be looked after. we feed our students, we do their laundry for them, we provide learning spaces, we provide activities for them when they are self—isolating. we are going to keep all of our libraries and study spaces open over the christmas period. any teaching that isn't already online will be, so that learning can continue from home, but there are other big challenges, getting more than a million young people on the move again across the country. in the last few hours, scotland's further education minister richard lochhead confirmed details of the scottish government's testing plan for its students. he told msps that as many students as possible will be offered two coronavirus tests, five days apart, before they travel. we intend to offer testing of all stu d e nts we intend to offer testing of all students raise local and logistical circumstances. that is as previously indicated between 60 and 80,000 students. but to be clear, precise

numbers will obviously depend on how many choose to go home and further who choose to take up the offer of a test. we a re who choose to take up the offer of a test. we are currently planning on the basis that to test will be necessary , the basis that to test will be necessary, five days apart. with pcr confirmation for positives where appropriate. but that position may change as public health possession 01’ change as public health possession or professionals take into account the new evidence i can forward from england where there has been a number of pilots. and to be clear, that ‘pcr' confirmation that the minister refers to means that if a students gets a positive result via the rapid—result test, they will then be expected to have a pcr test to confirm the infection. a pcr test is the type you get in nhs testing centres. let's speak now to tim bradshaw, ceo of the russell group which represents 24 leading uk universities. what do you think of the governments end of term plan? please to get the clarity from the government from whitehall and also from the scottish

government. at the challenge now is i would put this into operation and that will be tough for a number of reasons. we have to start at the end of term and work out how to make sure that students continued with the learning outcomes that are expected. we got to communicate these arrangements to ineffectively and we've also been asked to be much more involved in helping set up secure travel plans so that students can get back to for the first period. so, secure travel plans means what? hiring coaches?” period. so, secure travel plans means what? hiring coaches? i think more of a case of working with other institutions nearby so we know who is going on what date and what the capacity is light for trains and coaches and other forms of transport that students might need. just for viewers who don't know, how is the end of term been brought forward? has the term been short in? not for every university. some were already planning, they have a different term ora planning, they have a different term or a semester system and they may well have planned anyway to be ending earlier in that way. for many

others, yes, it will affect them because there are others who are planning to keep on running until often up until the 18th of december. so this means that it will affect la bs so this means that it will affect labs and practical tools and face—to—face teaching at that time. basically, we will have to find ways of making that up for students in the new year. so you welcome the fa ct the new year. so you welcome the fact that there is a plan. could you have done with this plan earlier? fact that there is a plan. could you have done with this plan earlier7m certainly would have been nice to have this earlier because a lot of this comes down to time tabling and making sure we have enough space in la bs making sure we have enough space in labs and other facilities for students. where the in person element is absolutely crucial. we are talking about courses which many of them have professional qualifications attached. physiotherapy medicine, dentistry, engineering where a certain number of face—to—face hours have to be delivered for students. we will now be looking at how we can do that in the new year and probably adding to teaching time through the rest of

the academic year. you have preempted my next question. this is all about the getaway for christmas. what about getting everybody back at new what about getting everybody back at new year? that is also the key thing. testing i'm sure it will be pa rt thing. testing i'm sure it will be part of this. we will have but with the government to develop a plan as soon as possible so we can tell stu d e nts soon as possible so we can tell students what are the plans, what will happen for them in 2021. at the moment do you feel that there is a plan they are forgetting students back at christmas and something you feel confident of us, something you feel confident of us, something you feel universities will be able to implement? i think there will be a plan and we are confident we can implement it. look at start of the cases we've seen on campus that have gone down very substantially over the last couple of months. we've managed that very well. i think all universities have done brilliantly. actually the students themselves have done brilliantly. we should give them more credit, the majority have really engaged with the blended

online learning that we have provided. they've engaged in terms of restricting their social activities during the second period of lockdown here and the fire break in wales. thank you very much. senior medical experts are insisting safety standards won't be lowered in the pursuit of a coronavirus vaccine. pfizer announced on monday that trials had shown its vaccine to be 90% effective. but speaking this morning, england's deputy chief medical officer, wasn't able to say when a vaccine might help people return to life as normal. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. an effective vaccine for the coronavirus is the news the world has been waiting for and, assuming the vaccine developed by the drug companies pfizer and biontech, receives the final approval for use, attention is turning to the practicalities of delivery. far from simple, with a vaccine that needs to be stored at 70 degrees

centigrade below freezing. the logistical challenge was recognised at a briefing today by senior nhs leaders. so there will be some form of mass vaccination approach. there will be some form of mobile, pop—up vaccination centres. there will be the standard methods of delivery that we've seen that we see and work successfully every year for flu, and there will also have to be some domiciliary and home visits. there are some concerns, too, from gps who are expected to deliver the vaccine. with services already strained by the pandemic, gp leaders worry about how they will cope. there is talk also of training up, say, our receptionists, so we've got a larger workforce who can give the vaccines. there may well be a call go out for retired gps, retired nurses, come in and help us. we are going to need a massive workforce for this. we've never done anything like this before, so it's going to be all hands to the pump. communities across the uk have suffered.

later today, it's likely the number of deaths linked directly to covid—19 will hit 50,000. the wider number for all deaths related to the pandemic, including those who died as a result of missing out on treatment during lockdown, will be much bigger. but a report today says the north of england has seen a disproportionate burden in terms of deaths, mental well—being and financial security, an existing health and wealth gap made worse by the pandemic. in the longer term, we do need to think very much about how a we properly level up the regions and reduce regional inequalities, particularly in the economy and in terms of how we improve public health, particularly in the north. there is now some hope that a corner has been turned in the fight against covid—19 and, from england's deputy chief medical officer, reassurance that a vaccine developed in record time was notjust effective, but safe, too. my mum is 78 and i have already said to her, mum, make sure when you are called, you are ready, be ready

to take this up, this is really important for you, because of your age, and just be ready to be called. the challenge now is to get this new vaccine and others that may soon follow, out into the communities that need them so badly. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's go back down to that sobering news that the uk has not recorded 50,000 covid does. and last few hours or keir starmer have given his reaction. it is a grim milestone with the first in europe to hit it. behind these numbers is a devastated family for every death. they have to be uttermost in our mind. the government was slow at phase one, they haven't learned their lessons into phase two. and we owe it to all of the families who are grieving. to get on top of the virus and headed towards a vaccine. that is what the government must absolutely focus on

now. does that mean that labour would potentially vote in favour of extending the lockdown if you think it's necessary on december the 2nd? we will have to see what the possession is on the december two for my frustration is had there been a circuit breaker earlier on, we would be out of that by now. and would be out of that by now. and would have a better chance of controlling the virus. we will work the government in this lockdown everybody wants to get the infection under control. we owe it to all of those families to do so. but if cases haven't declined by december two if it's still the case that hundreds of people are dying every day, would labour vote in favour of extending the lockdown? we will have a look on the second day of december. i think at the moment we all have to follow the government advice and do everything we can to get the infection under control. would you be happy to be one of the first in line for a vaccine? look, i would be first in line at that's what other people want. but i don't wa nt to what other people want. but i don't want to go to the front of the queue. i will take my place like everybody else. but i will also do anything i can to encourage as many people as possible to have the

vaccine. because i think it's really important that everybody does have the vaccine. and lastly, on the question of personnel and number ten. what do you make of the power struggles going on behind the door of numberten? struggles going on behind the door of number ten? i think on a day when we reach this grim milestone in relation to the number of people have died from covid—19, the idea of power struggles going on behind the doors at number ten is not what the public wants to hear. they want to know that everybody in number ten, everybody in government is focusing on getting the virus under control. well, listening to that was our political editor vicki young. various things covered there. interesting that he was asked about the prospect of lockdown and ending in early december. what did you make of that? because what's going on here is these national measures for england will expire come what may on the 2nd of december. that has been written

into the law, if you like. of course, borisjohnson into the law, if you like. of course, boris johnson is into the law, if you like. of course, borisjohnson is under a lot of pressure for some of his conservative mps not to continue to be on that with these national measures. downing street and says that they will return to the regional approach was up at tier system with three different tiers. that's what they say they are going to do. they say they will lay out exactly how that is going to work. the week before the 2nd of december. the week before the 2nd of december. the key question of course is, what happens if cases are going up, what happens if cases are going up, what happens if cases are going up, what happens if the r rate is below one. what happens if tests are still rising? what does the government do than? they do insist they will still return to the tier system because we i know from before they feel that some parts of the country the rates are far lower than others. that is their plan at the moment. labour seemingly taking a different point of view. they feel the government should've acted sooner and done a shorter two or three week what they

called a circuit breaker. but the question i think is to be, how does the government decide what it's going to do and which area goes into it which tear? we go back to all that again for some it was a cumbersome approach was that it wasn't very quick because they were doing these negotiations which each different region. that is slightly changed because a furlough system which supports peoples wages, that is going to continue introduction. the government is hoping it will be a little more straightforward. there will be i think still a lot of fights about that. i think labour you can tell from keir starmer to top klingon tone, they think that if the r rate is still above one and certain places then they will clearly be calling for tighter restrictions to continue. many thanks, vicki. time now for a look at the weather. hello. we've got a spell of very unsettled, autumnal weather for you in the forecast, certainly over the next couple of days. today is no exception, it's quite windy where ever you are. there is some fairly heavy rain

around, particularly in the north and the west. we've already seen that rain working in on this really active weather front here. lots of isobars on the map as well. the heaviest of the downpours will be across northern ireland, western scotland, western fringes of england and wales later on and the wind gusts — up to about 50, even 60 mph through exposed parts of the irish sea. the squally winds and the heavy rain work eastward through this evening and overnight so we're all going to see some wet weather and some gusty winds overnight. most of itjust clearing away towards the east early on thursday and it'll be frost free with temperatures between about seven to ten degrees for most of us first thing thursday. through the day tomorrow, a brief window of slightly quieter weather, some sunshine around, less windy conditions but cloud and rain moving in from the north west later in the day and temperatures a little cooler — around 11 to 13 degrees. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk becomes the first

country in europe to pass 50,000 coronavirus deaths, as a further 595 people die from covid—19. 26—year—old khairi saadallah pleads guilty to the murder of three men who were stabbed to death in a park in reading. plans are outlined to get students home for the holidays across the uk, with rapid result covid tests and time slots for them to travel. reassurance from government scientists that any covid vaccine will undergo vigorous safety checks, but there are no guarantees given over when things might get back to normal. together we stand! no dissenting voices. all of hong kong's pro—democracy lawmakers resign after beijing disqualified four of their colleagues. as armistice day is marked across the country, the centenary of the burial of the unknown warrior is commemorated at a special service.

sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. there's been another blow to liverpool's defence following confirmation that joe gomez has been injured whilst on england duty. the severity of the injury is not known, and the fa won't be making any comment until manager gareth southgate speaks to the media later. however, it's understood gomez was training with the england squad in preperation for their match against the rpublic of ireland when the injury occured. it could prove to be problematic for liverpool as the club have already lost defender virgil van dyke to a knee injury he sustained in october. northern ireland are looking forward to playing in front of around a thousand fans when they take on slovakia at windsor park tomorrow night. they have the chance to build

on the achievement of five years ago when they reached euro 2016 to end a 30—year wait for a trip to a major championships. jonny evans says having a crowd, albeit a small one, will give northern ireland an advantage. it is great to have them here. i think everyone was worried it might be the case where we did not have any. i think the last international break when we were together, i think there were 600 year for the austrian game. we played a game in bosnia where they were about 2005. we know the importance of having fans in the stadium and it can create an atmosphere and a bit of tension through the match. meanwhile, caretaker coach robert page says the lines of communication to absent wales manager ryan giggs are always open. giggs will miss thursday's friendly against the united states and the nations league double—header against the republic of ireland and finland. giggs agreed with the football association of wales that he wouldn't be involved after denying an allegation of assault made against him.

as goes, i know he is a phone call away if i need a chat, if i need to talk about anything that has been brought up in the camp and other staff feel the same. with regards to the squad, nothing changes we are in such a good place the minute. we are ina good such a good place the minute. we are in a good place with regards to coming into these last two qualifiers. if it is not broke, don't fix it. the fa's chief executive mark bullingham has said the process for recruiting a new chair of the football association would conform to the organisation's diversity code. it comes after the resignation of greg clarke following his use of outdated and offensive comments in a parliamentary select committee hearing. iffy 0noura, the professional footballers‘ association's equalities executive, says it's imperative that those from bame backgrounds are given an equal opportunity in the process. no one wants to be parachuted into the job. you want to have the best opportunity to present yourself

as the best man or woman for thejob. i think it's an opportunity for people who haven't had that opportunity before so let's see what happens. it's maybe a chance for the fa to stick to the remit of the code they set up only two weeks ago. countdown is on to a very different masters. this time tomorrow, the final men's major of the year will be under way. the event has been rescheduled from the spring to the autumn and the first round which starts tomorrow will have a similar atmosphere to the practice rounds because, of course, no spectators are allowed in due to coronavirus restrictions. four—time major winner rory mcilroy says it will affect players, but that this major is always a test of form. you have to go out and earn it. you cannot just rely you have to go out and earn it. you cannotjust rely on people saying you are going to win one. greg norman never did. ernie els never

did. there are a lot of great people that have played this game that have never won a green jacket. that have played this game that have never won a greenjacket. it that have played this game that have never won a green jacket. it is that have played this game that have never won a greenjacket. it is not a foregone conclusion and i know that. i have to go out and earn it and play good golf and i think nowadays without many great players there are, i need to play my very best golf to have a chance. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. in the us, president trump has made his first public appearance in many days, as he attended a veterans day memorial at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington cemetery outside washington. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue was watching.

he attended the event with his wife and the vice president, mike pence. 0ur correspondent gary 0'donoghue was watching. this is really one of the few appearances we have seen of the president in the last week also. you will remember the famous press conference he on the night of the election, he had another one a couple of days later and really has not been seen much out in public. they have been no scheduled events that the press have had access to on the sort of daily wrote he has played golf a couple of times, we do know that, since election day but this is one of his first public appearances really since the election. and as you say, at a time when he is refusing to accept the outcome of the election and many in

his administration are also refusing to co—operate with the president—electjoe biden and his transition team. and we have had some news from georgia. yes, georgia is one of those states that is very close, in the low thousands in terms ofa close, in the low thousands in terms of ajoe close, in the low thousands in terms of a joe biden majority. close, in the low thousands in terms of ajoe biden majority. most close, in the low thousands in terms of a joe biden majority. most of the networks have called that, including the bbc, forjoe biden. but it is only marginal, so they are going to have a full hand recount, all the ballots, which will take some time. joe biden can afford to lose that, he can afford to lose georgia, he is sufficiently ahead on the other states, but there are of course a whole bunch of legal challenges in these other states that the president and his team are pursuing, many... you would have to have multiple victories for anything to change the outcome of the election of this stage. all opposition lawmakers in hong kong are resigning — after four of their members were expelled from the

territory's legislature. beijing has given the hong kong authorities the power to remove anyone deemed a threat to national security. the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, has said the expulsions are ‘lawful and reasonable' — but opposition politicians say the legislature is now ‘fake'. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has called the developments a ‘further assault on freedom‘ which ‘undermines hong kong‘s long—term stability‘. stephen mcdonell reports. the pro—democracy camp is leaving hong kong‘s legislature en masse. from tomorrow, there will only be a couple of potentially dissenting voices left in its mini parliament. my mission as a legislator to fight for democracy, freedom in the chamber cannot be continued. but i would certainly promise that i would go along before the people in hong kong, continue to fight for the core values of hong kong, freedom, democracy.

and we should never give up. the mass resignation was triggered by the hong kong government‘s dismissal of four legislators judged to have been disloyal to the motherland. they were removed using new powers granted by beijing. only half the members of the legislative council were ever directly elected. the other half selected by a stacked pro—beijing committee. this has led to tensions with pro—democracy politicians struggling to find ways to oppose ever more draconian laws. hong kong‘s leader says the new powers given to her by beijing to remove opposition politicians deemed to be unsuitable will pave the way for a political system dominated by patriots. translation: if they are unable to uphold the basic law and to support the hong kong sar, of course they are not qualified to be legislators. here in beijing today,

the communist party leadership passed a law allowing their surrogates in hong kong to remove undesirable opposition politicians. within hours, it was being used and like so many changes recently, it will alter that city forever. from now on, the executive branch of government can remove members of the legislative branch at will and what‘s more, under this law, it is all without the involvement of the courts. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. at least two people have been injured in a bomb attack in the city police are warning that the second lockdown in england is making more young people vulnerable to being groomed and recruited by extremist groups. the north east counter terrorism unit says extremists have used the pandemic to spread hate, disinformation and encourage violence online. emma glasbey reports from bradford on the efforts there to stop young people being radicalised. lockdown part two. again, we‘re told to stay at home. again, some will be isolated.

as the pandemic continues, people have so many more questions, more concerns. 0nline activity is soaring. but there‘s now a warning of a growing risk online — that vulnerable people could be targeted by extremists and radicalised. i am concerned. the first lockdown shows us that there was an increase. and i‘ve got no doubt that that will repeat this time. counterterrorism police say they‘re seeing more extremist groups online exploiting the pandemic. misinformation from a raft of groups with different backgrounds. so extreme right wing groups talking about accelerationism — this is the concept that society is breaking down and that they‘re going to call to people to come out and commit more crime in order to accelerate that. similarly, daesh and al-qaeda have used this as an opportunity to say, look, emergency services are really stretched right now, so let‘s go forward, this is the time for attack. and calling for activists to actually arm themselves and attack members of the public. in the midst of coronavirus, it‘s

harder to work with communities, but it‘s also vital. we can't close our eyes to what's going on around the world. and unfortunately, tensions are rising in communities. this is the mothers against radicalisation programme in bradford, part of the government‘s prevent strategy. these mums are ambassadors in their communities. they‘re talking about the risks of extremists targeting young people. we've seen things that have been circulating on whatsapp. posted out to people. we've seen things on social media platforms. and we've seen that division. i think we need to continue having honest conversations, because if we don't have these conversations now, that hate and that concern isjust going to fuel up in people. syca tells me the course is about raising awareness with mums and communities, especially around the risks of young people being groomed. i have a good, strong bond with my children, but that brought me closer, because my two sons, they have special needs.

something you don‘t think of as a mum with children especially, you don‘t think, wait a minute, anybody can take advantage of my child. talk of divisions and tensions can add to anxiety at a difficult time. but those tackling extremist views say we have to confront it and make sure people look out for those at risk. emma glaseby, bbc news, bradford. people across the uk have observed a two minute silence to mark armistice day. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall led the country‘s commemorations with an appearance at a special service to mark the centenary of the burial of the unknown warrior. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports.

it occupies a place of honourjust inside the main entrance to westminster abbey. it is the grave of the unknown warrior, and for 100 years it has symbolised a nation‘s loss. it was on this armistice day anniversary in 1920 that the body of an unidentified serviceman was brought from the first world war battlefields of northern france. it was carried through london on a gun carriage and borne into the abbey for burial among the kings, watched by a congregation of 1,000 bereaved wives and mothers. 100 years later, social distancing had limited the abbey congregation to just 80. everyone wore a mask. led by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, they gathered to honour the one grave which represents every husband, son, or daughter, lost in war. here, words fail us. here, we remember. here, we dare to hope. big ben chimes the hour in westminster abbey and at different places around the nation, at 11 o‘clock,

silence was observed. big ben chimes music: last post. as a bugler sounded the last post at the cenotaph, the prince of wales placed a wreath of laurel leaves at the grave. choir sing the poet laureate read from his tribute to the unknown warrior. all this for a soul without name or rank or age or home. because you are the son we lost

and your rest is ours. in his sermon, the archbishop of canterbury spoke about comradeship and shared sacrifice, whether in a world war or a global pandemic. when, as we have this year, we‘ve faced deep uncertainties and difficulties, we do notjust look after ourselves. we make a stand for our families, for our friends and neighbours. we look out for our loved ones, close and far, because we know that none of us are safe... ..until all are safe. the union flag which had covered the warrior‘s coffin, was borne to the abbey‘s altar, and a prayer was said for all those who have served others during the pandemic. from the aftermath of a world war and the grave of an unknown warrior, a reminder of individual sacrifice and a nation‘s resilience. nicholas witchell, bbc news.

actors, sports stars and comedians in the uk have come together to support a campaign to try and raise £1 million for the intensive care society which supports the nhs intensive care units across the country. famous personalities including emma thompson and olivia coleman have starred in a film for the campaign. well i spoke to the producer, writer and director of that film, collette cooper and one of the stars who took part... the actress, producer and fashion designer, sadie frost. i began by asking collette why she‘d embarked on the project i wanted to do my bit for the nhs, i did not know what i was going to do. ijust did not know what i was going to do. i just wanted to did not know what i was going to do. ijust wanted to do something. a good friend of mine sent me the american version and i thought, this is great. it was so great. i thought, we can make something really funny. a real spoof on it and get all the british star is involved. i thought, get all the british star is involved. ithought, this get all the british star is involved. i thought, this is a great way to raise money and raise

awareness. and that is why i wanted to make it. and do you have any... do you know anyone who has ever needed intensive care? was there a personal motivation?” needed intensive care? was there a personal motivation? i have had quite a few friends, actually, recently at the royal free hospital in intensive care, you know, contracting the virus. and that was, you know,... that is really telling. you are part of the video, why did you want to be part of it? early on, colette mentioned it to me and at first it seemed like such a kind of huge kind of project and of course i wanted to put my name to a tan 20 came to me and said about filming it, iwas came to me and said about filming it, i was confused as to what it would be. but then ijust saw it the

other day and i wasjust so would be. but then ijust saw it the other day and i was just so blown away. the amount of people involved, the message, the impact, she has done something so amazing and got them, you know, brilliant actors and musicians and people involved in it and it is going to raise money for the nhs and it brings awareness and it has a fantastic message and i am just so glad i am part of it but it was at first very hard to kind of know what we were actually doing and some of the people asked to sell did not really know how to do it. i had eaten too much banana bread. i did not want to be filmed. but there are a lot of different things going on. it is funny and she has done a brilliantjob. it is funny and she has done a brilliant job. viewers will be wondering what does it look like. we are able to show a little bit from the clip. can you tell us what we ask? we are seeing a whole load of

people falling into hedges? that is just the trailer. you cannot see anyone‘s faces, to keep people guessing. but it is a message, keep fighting, and it is like a domino effect. someone is heading someone ina very effect. someone is heading someone in a very funny, nice way, not a violent way! you have to go and watch it, rita! what do you have to fall onto? i am minute. you are basically told... you are told to react to the screen and then imagine you are kind of doing something... an aggressive move. that has an impact on falling back. you have to be quite good with reactions and you feel a bit silly. you feel like you have overreacted. but you just do what you kind of... i kind of panicked and i started crying.

everyone did different things. panicked and i started crying. everyone did different thingsm panicked and i started crying. everyone did different things. it is all very... it is quite scripted, so everybody did some... everyone is doing something different. i guess you just have to watch it and find out who is fighting who. yes, indeed. everybody filmed this by themselves alone, didn‘t they? we should say that. they did. they got little scripts and a bit of direction here and there and ijust found it on their mobile phones. and they have done a greatjob. everybody involved is just brilliant. and whoever donates the most money gets to go out for dinner with sadie frost. does she know that? i did not realise it was going to be... how long is it, 20 minutes? it is around 12 minutes. to be... how long is it, 20 minutes? it is around 12 minuteslj to be... how long is it, 20 minutes? it is around 12 minutes. i thought it was going to be... there are some any people involved, i think that

people just kept coming and coming and everyone has been a part of it and everyone has been a part of it and anybody who is anybody is innate and anybody who is anybody is innate and so it is 12 minutes and not like... it started off you wanted to be three minutes long.|j like... it started off you wanted to be three minutes long. i always wa nted be three minutes long. i always wanted to be longer. i wanted to be very different from the american one. that american one is brilliant but i wanted ours to be, you know, a typical british humour, carry on films, shameless, and just a spoof and make fun. brits are great at making fun of themselves. that is basically what it is. everyone is having a laugh. having a laugh but ata time having a laugh. having a laugh but at a time that is not a humorous comic time, it is a difficult time, it is grim, the reason that you are raising money for intensive care units, you know, it is a very worthy one, but this is not a time of many laughs. sadie, is that partly what

attracted you to it? a bit of light? definitely, we need a bit of light. for me, it was, you know, you are doing something entertaining that is going to get people's attention and they will put their hands in their pockets and donate money to this amazing charity and help the intensive care units. ijust wanted to be part of it. i believe in it andl to be part of it. i believe in it and i believe in what colette is doing. we wanted to do something funny, which will, you know, gain attention, to get... convey that strong message out there and i think the best way to get a message out there is to do something funny. we cannot wait to watch it. thank you both so much. thank you, both. hello. we are seeing a real transition in weather types throught he early part of this week. earlier in the week we had high pressure bringing quite a bit

of mist and fog for many of us. but it seems like this through wednesday we had a lot of cloud around. that cloud has prudent producing outbreaks of rain we are also seen fairly windy conditions too. it remains pretty unsettled for the rest of the week. which can be a little bit up and down in terms of strong winds. rain at times too. what we have got is mild air in chart. that‘s been with us since the start of this week. stay with us at the moment but we are can be seeing this cold front introducing some slightly cooler air for a time at least a course on thursday. still temperatures are above average for this time a year. a ridge of high pressure holding on for a time on thursday. after all the wet and windy weather through wednesday night it is less windy and there is a little bit more sunshine. especially in the east. cloud will increase in the west later in the day ahead of the next frontal system which will push rain into northern ireland and western scotland was up later in the afternoon into the evening. temperatures still about ten to 13 degrees without that is about average for this time year. not quite as mild as was early in the week.

through thursday night into friday that‘s when there next letter front moves its way eastward across all of the uk. another spell of pretty windy weather to start our friday morning. that front rain clears towards the east and then it is clear skies and scattered showers. most of the showers in northwest can be quite heavy. and thundery at times two. temperatures still about nine to 13 degrees on friday a little above average. not expecting frost overnight because of too much wind around, cloud and outbreaks of rain. looking towards the weekend and saturday season the next fairly complex area of low pressure moving in from the atlantic. quite eight messy weather story for saturday. lots of showers around, windy conditions especially in the south. squally, heavy showers through the day. still mild, could see 16 degrees or so down towards the southeast. we are all well in double figures. moving through into the second half of the weekend and the next area of low pressure moves in on that conveyor

belt. not much rest, further heavy downpour through the day on sunday for top it is further south in particular that you‘ll see the widest and windiest weather. most of that rain leaving slightly brighter condition still with scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms possible later on in the day. all in all, an unsettled weekend ahead. temperatures on sunday a little cooler than saturday about ten to 14 degrees. towards the next week the next working week we just see this little ridge of high pressure building heading onto the monday. a bit of a quieter day on monday certainly after that fairly wet weekend for many of us. sunshine breaking through more cloud building for the west once again later on. and a few showers towards the northwest of the uk felt up a little bit cooler about nine to 13 degrees again through the day on monday. next week the jet stream. it is going to be pointing to the north of the uk for time. see the orange colour is not this is a mild air not far away a tickly holding on in the south and as we head through the course of next week it does look

like higher pressure will try to nudge in towards the southern half of the uk. lower pressure likely will stay in charge for the north. likely to see some slightly settled whether particular insults through the course of next week but will remain wet and at times quite windy in the north and northwest was up things are set to stay mouth at this time of year. 00:58:17,609 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 bye for now.