this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: supporters ofjoe biden gather near the white house, to counter a rally by thousands of supporters of donald trump. growing conflict in ethiopia, with rocket attacks on two cities and reports of fighting across the eritrean border. egypt discovers a new ancient treasure trove including hundreds of mummified animals, birds and crocodiles — the biggest find this year. and is it game overfor anyone trying to get their hands on a newly—released xbox series x and sony play station 5 console. and sony play station 5 console?

supporters of president trump have been rallying in washington dc to back his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the us election. the demonstrations came after projections gave the state of georgia to the president—elect joe biden. since election night, president trump has tweeted dozens of times promoting claims of voterfraud, without providing any evidence. experts now fear that online disinformation has undermined faith in democracy for millions as marianna spring reports. chanting: stop the steal! stop the steal! in washington today, protesters took to the streets making unsubstantiated claims that the election was rigged, with donald trump even driving through the crowds. small demonstrations started before joe biden was declared us president—elect. this is why. .. this is a case where they're trying to steal an election. they're trying to rig an election. and we can't let that happen.

#stopthesteal went viral after unsubstantiated allegations that the democrats had rigged and stolen the election. but seeds of mistrust in the democratic process were sown long before election night. trump tweeted allegations of voter fraud and election rigging over 70 times in the build—up to polling day. it's not a new theme — he made claims about fraud back in 2016, too. the difference this time is that lots more people have been seeing it all over social media for weeks and joining big facebook groups. i'm an admin of the "stop the steal" group on facebook. our movement believes that fraud has occurred, and we're angry. ijust think the voter fraud in this election — just with the mail—in ballots, those have been a concern. president trump will be the winner after there is an honest recount in the states and fraudulent votes are thrown out. the experts are worried

about its imminent and lasting impact. there were all of these breadcrumbs and a whole narrative framework that there was a foregone conclusion that the democrats were going to steal the election. and now, we just have to watch the ways they're trying to do it. social media sites have been struggling to keep up with a new wave of misleading posts. chanting: where's our votes? the big worry going forwards is that viral disinformation risks seriously undermining the faith of millions in democracy. marianna spring, bbc news. candace hollingsworth is national co—chair of our black party. it is a political organsation that tries to advance policy for black americans. she's in hyattsville maryland where she is the first african american mayor in its 134—year—old history. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. if trump supporters wanted to protest in your centre, would you welcome them? first, thank you for having me on

today. contest is part of our nation origin study and it is a right that we have worked fearlessly to protect and, at the same time, what the protest guessing in washington, dc is a lack of understanding of the electoral process and how democracy works and truly undermining democracy for millions of americans. and it is important we acknowledge exactly what it is. it is not truly a protest, this is a celebration of a person, a celebration of a person, a celebration of a person, a celebration of white supremacy and a celebration of its commander—in—chief. and a celebration of its commander-in-chief. when was the last time you had a really extended conversation with a trump supporter and how did it go? this is really interesting, actually. one of my classmates from high school is a strong trump supporter and they voted for truck because they were

trying to secure space under the supreme court and i have honestly just exhausted the supreme court and i have honestlyjust exhausted myself in conversations over the years and at this point it is either you believe in the rights of all americans to live full and healthy and supportive life or you don't and at this point we do not have time for conversations like that anymore. everyone to remedy and heal this country we need to carouse around the people who believe in the possibility of america and move that forward, not catered to having these conversations to win over those who have demonstrated cannot be one. does founding a party based on a single race risk setting and stand some of the country's divisions? i do not believe it does. it is important, as part of the trip reconciliation, the first part is truth and we have to recognise that this country is

fundamentally antiblack. —— true reconciliation. it was built on people being segregated and undermining their existence so our goal is to undo that. elect individuals that work in a concerted way able to undermine our existence. that is necessary related. african-americans have risen in the existing system, i'm thinking of kamala harris, barack obama, tim scott into the republican party, is it not enough to grow in at the two main parties? we have demonstrated over the years, it has been shown to us that, just because we elect black faces or support a certain party, does not mean we see policies that improve the quality of life of black people so our black party

is here to advance policies, to join in the ecosystem of builders across this country to help us policies, to elect candidates that are actually going to be committed to improving the lives of black people. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. rockets have been fired at the eritrean capital, asmara, from neighbouring ethiopia, in a major escalation of the conflict between the ethiopian government and local forces in the tigray region. the attacks came hours after a senior official in tigray threatened missile strikes on eritrea. earlier there were reports of clashes along the border between ethiopia and eritrea. the tigray people's liberation front see eritrea as supporting ethiopia's federal government. in an earlier attack, the tplf fired rockets at two ethiopian airports in retaliation for government airstrikes in the region. let's take another look at the territory let's take another look at the territory — in the north — that's at the heart of the dispute.

the ethiopian government says the rockets targeted the cities of gondar and bahir dar. our africa regional editor, will ross, reports. escaping from war, these ethiopians are making the difficult journey across the border into sudan after fleeing the fighting in the tigray region. they were stuck between the opposing forces, and fearing for their lives abandoned their homes and a hurry. the un says thousands of refugees have made it to this very remote area of sudan where the conditions are tough. as the fighting intensifies, camps are springing up for displaced civilians. they spoke of the dangers that forced them to flee. in the chaos, many have been separated from their family members. translation: i went out with my father, my mother, and my child with only what we wore and now we have no money or anything. we fled from death. translation: forces entered burned our homes and killed people. they left nothing.

we fled to sudan. this is a conflict between ethiopia's army and fighters who are loyal to the politicians in charge of the country's tigray region. the government says the fighting was triggered by an attack on a federal military base last week. with telecommunications switched off in tigray, it's hard to know what's happening on the ground but there have been reports of hundreds of soldiers being killed on both sides. and the conflict has heightened ethnic divisions. dozens of civilians were killed on monday night in what amnesty international describes as a massacre. ethiopia's been through big changes since its prime minister abiy ahmed came to power in 2018. he was awarded the nobel peace prize last year after reaching out to make peace with neighbouring eritrea. but the widespread reforms he pushed through sidelined the tigrayans of tplf party who had long dominated the political scene. they accuse mr abiy of teaming

up with his new friend the eritrean president to attack the tigrayan forces. earlier came the threat to target eritrea with air strikes. translation: whether they go from asmara or bahir dar to attack tigray or other places, whether it is by plane or other attacks, as per our statement that we'll commit retaliatory measures, we will undertake missile attacks on selected targets in addition to gondar and bahir dar airports. ethiopia's prime minister had predicted a swift win, but he may have underestimated the enemy. the impact of a drawn—out regional conflict would be devastating for the horn of africa region. will ross, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: at least 10 people have been killed and several others seriously injured in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in romania. the blaze broke out in the intensive care unit of the public hospital in the north—eastern city of piatra neamt.

one doctor who tried to rescue patients is said to be in a critical condition after suffering serious burns. the emergency services on the spanish island of la gomera are looking for possible victims, after part of a cliff fell onto campervans parked below. five people who'd been stranded by the landslide on argaga beach were rescued by a helicopter crew. two people were reported missing, but further helicopter sorties were suspended due to fading light. people living in the falklands have been celebrating after all landmines were cleared from the islands, four decades after the war between britain and argentina. 13,000 explosives were scattered by argentine forces in the 1982 conflict. beaches near the capital, sta nley, which had been out of bounds have re—opened for the first time since 1982. austria has ordered a national lockdown lasting 2.5 weeks, to try to bring soaring infection rates under control. schools will teach pupils remotely, and non—essential shops will shut.

bethany bell reports from the capital, vienna. a partial shutdown is already in place here in austria. restaurants, cafes and bars are closing and only doing takeaway services and high school students are already doing distanced learning but these measures have not been enough to bring down the soaring number of new cases of coronavirus here. and now the government is taking stricter action. it is imposing a nationwide lockdown for the next three weeks. non—essential shops are being shut. all schoolchildren are now being told to have distanced learning although childcare will be provided if it is strictly necessary. and the government is hoping this will be enough to allow the shops to open at the beginning of december at midnight on the sixth of december this lockdown should end and there should be some christmas shopping and the people will be able to meet for christmas. but they say it all depends on whether they can flatten the curve.

the bodies of a kurdish family that drowned whilst trying to cross the english channel have been repatriated and buried in iran. an iranian man who is accused of being the captain of the boat, has appeared before an investigating judge in france, with a view to being charged with manslaughter. bbc persian‘s jiyar gol has been retracing the family's footsteps and talking to people who were on the boat with them. a warning, you may find some of the testimony distressing. n0 audio translation available nine—year—old anita auditioning to be a movie star. she can do happy... ..and sad. "say it, ‘i want to be an actress,”' her dad tells her. the video captures a father's ambition to see his child pursue her dream. but a year later, that dream was fatally dashed in the cold

waters of the english channel. n0 audio translation available ebrahim and his friends were on the same boat. when it capsized, he tried to save anita. translation: the boat was turning upside down and rolling. i noticed the child was in the water. i held her. i kept shaking her. i wasn't sure if she was alive or dead but she felt limp. all i could do was to cry. anita, her parents, and her brother armin all died. baby artin is still missing, presumed dead. all passengers on board were from sardasht,

an economically impoverished and politically oppressed kurdish border town in western iran. alex met the family in france. those regions, they have less opportunities definitely. the governments, iranian governments or even on the other side of the border, iraqi government, they fail this community. the governments do not consider them as a first—class citizen in these countries. on an early october morning at this beach, the family crammed onto an eight—man boat with 18 others. anita took shelter in the cabin with her mum and brothers. but when the boat sank, they were trapped. translation: we tried to break the glass of the cabin but we couldn't even crack it. i saw baby artin floating inside, and his dad outside crying for help.

hundreds of kurdish refugees are waiting in france to cross. the tragedy of anita's family has not persuaded them to give up on their dream — whatever the cost. jiyar gol, bbc news. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: supporters of us president—electjoe biden have gathered near the white house to counter a rally by thousands of supporters of donald trump. growing conflict in ethiopia with rocket attacks on two cities and reports of fighting across the eritrean border. armenia says it has uncovered a plot to stage a coup d'etat. the alleged plot involved several of the opposition leaders who were detained earlier this week after they organised demonstrations against the prime minister, following his decision to sign a controversial peace agreement with azerbaijan. as part of the peace deal agreed a week ago, several territories will be returned to azerbaijan. they were part of the country until the karabakh war

in the early 1990s when they were taken by armenia's forces. this map shows how territory has once again changed control following several weeks of fighting. the first region to be returned to azerbaijan will be kalbajar on sunday. from yerevan, jonah fisher reports. the war over, its dreadful human cost is becoming clear. this is a road near stepa na kert, the largest town in nagorno—karabakh. it was the site of armenia's last stand a week ago. and there are scores of bodies and destroyed vehicles on the ground. armenia now says at least 2,300 of its soldiers died during the six weeks of fighting. azerbaijan has declined to publish its casualty figures. for armenia, this loss is not just about lives, but territory. in kalbajar, just outside nagorno—karabakh, the villagers

are packing up their things to leave before the land is handed to azerbaijan on sunday. some chose to burn and destroy their homes, rather than let them be taken over by their enemy. 27 years ago, it was the other way around — armenians driving out azerbaijanis from kalbajar after they'd won the war. having negotiated this week's peace deal, russia already has troops on the ground, overseeing its implementation. several thousand have been deployed to keep the warring sides apart and to maintain a land corridor between armenia and what's left of its nagorno—kara bakh enclave. this war has been a victory not just for azerbaijan, but for russia, too. jonah fisher, bbc news, yerevan. egyptian officials have announced the discovery of more than 100 ancient coffins dating back more than 2,500 years. it's the latest stunning find from the famed saqqara necropolis and went

on display on saturday. tanya dendrinos has more. in the shadows of the ancient pyramids, a discovery to help unlock more of the secrets of an ancient civilisation we have long since been fascinated by. today, we are announcing the discovery of more than 100 sealed, intact, human coffins. all coming from the area only hundreds of metres away from here. the colourful sarcophagi along with more than a0 funerary masks, statues and cannot be guys were buried more than 2500 years ago and were unnerved by archaeologists in an ancient egyptian acropolis in saqqara, south of the capital cairo. the sheer size of the find is of incredible significance, along with the

nature of the items. pitifully painted, and remarkably well preserved, offering a hint as to who these people were and where they sat in society. the standard of living, hiring to people, that is why the condition of the coffins, not like the ones that we did announce october three. with those 59 coffins, though, this time, most of them were littered with riches or richer than the other one. a little bit higher rank than the other one. there is still plenty more to learn from this whole, and plenty more to find in the treasure that is saqqara. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. avid gamers had been counting down the days until the new xbox series x and sony's playstation 5 console went on sale across the world. in the past 25 years versions of both consoles have sold over 100 million units. the manufacturers made the sales online only to maintain social distancing during coronavirus but only

the most quick off the mark were able to secure one of the consoles — which nornally sell for around $650 us as stocks were sold out within minutes. the new units are now on sale on some auction sites for over $30,000. the manufactures say they're hoping to have fresh stocks available before the end of the month. we can now speak to imran khan who's a tech journalist and former senior editor at game informer. hejoins us from san francisco. i have a full confession, for some reason, i am not a videogame player, i do not know why. i apologise. videogame player, i do not know why. iapologise. but videogame player, i do not know why. i apologise. but please explain to me, an entire novice, wavy sales are such a huge phenomenon. so, what of the reasons is that it a strange year. usually, we have new generations and new consoles every seven years or so. consoles every seven years or so. this year's, videogame sales have gone up because people are stuck at home and it

is one of the few entertainment industries that is doing a lot better in the era of covid and save movies or other things. so, when new consoles, it's usually a large event in and of itself, usually come out of this kind of context, they are doing a lot better in terms of sales than they previously have been. and has also been coupled with the fact that they are harder to manufacture in the same kind of context. so there are smaller numbers and harder ability to get them, combined with a greater demand. have you played with the new consoles?” have, yes. any good? so far, yes. iam have, yes. any good? so far, yes. i am enjoying them. there have been some... wannabe major questions about the playstation five is a sequel to 2018's spider—man. because the game was so popular and so, one of sony's bestselling games of the year, they have found a lot of success in the follow—up for the game. so because it is such

an interesting thing to come from that to a major superhero thing in an age when there is not a whole lot of mother. coming out right now. i am not shocked that people are excited for that game —— marvel. shocked that people are excited for that game -- marvel. tell me about the robberies between videogame companies. it has been... in the early 90s, it was sega, nintendo rivalry which was the big thing. it created interesting competition and a lot of tribalism between people who may be had a seagull but not a nintendo or vice—versa. over time, but not a nintendo or vice—versa. overtime, it has evolved a lot over that time between xbox, sony and nintendo. sony and microsoft, they tend to work together and a lot of things and they are similar ina a lot of things and they are similar in a lot of ways so it is not quite as bad as it used to be in terms of the two companies talking and collaborating and working together. but there is still a good old—fashioned together. but there is still a good old —fashioned slug together. but there is still a good old—fashioned slug out between the fans of those things so some people like, playstation is a console. that

has been around for 25 years and they love it and identify as playstation fans and they will never touch anything xbox. the same is true for microsoft fa ns the same is true for microsoft fans as well. games, i understand, getting better and better. will we ever reach a point where a game look exactly the same as real—life? point where a game look exactly the same as real-life? we are getting close, yes two. 20 yea rs getting close, yes two. 20 years ago, sony made a statement that we were at a point where we can make toy story graphics in real time and we have long since passed that. many ona we have long since passed that. many on a game's budget for example, a really expensive game can get close to photorealistic. but also, does not necessarily what people want. you can get a game that looks really good and looks really close to real but people wa nt really close to real but people want better lighting than that, they want better... in real life you're not going to have particle effects everywhere. in a videogame, you can, you can't have things reflecting off water in a way that is not necessarily matched by what you would find in real life. so i think we're going to actually blow past photorealistic

graphics fairly soon. now i am interested in playing. thank you so much. i really appreciated. diwali — the festival of light — is being celebrated today by hundreds of millions of hindus, sikhs and jains around the world. festivities this year have been limited by the pandemic, but people have found new ways of coming together. if you have been celebrating diwali, do let me know how it is going on. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @jamesbbcnews. more on the bbc news website. stay with us. hello. if you think this weekend has already delivered enough rain, well stand by — there is more to come. and along with heavy downpours during sunday, for some of us, it will be even windier particularly along the english channel coast and for the channel islands, and that's as this area of low pressure stays close by as around it spiralling will be these bands of rain or showers. so, it really is the case of rinse and repeat with the occasional blow—dry. and some of the rain will be heavy particularly across southern and western areas as we start the day. nowhere starting particularly cold but particularly wet across south east england during the first part of the morning where some of the rain here could be torrential with a risk of flooding. now, a lot of the early rain will push on eastwards allowing many of us to brighten up for the afternoon with sunny

spells, but with further showers. more persistent rain continuing in south—west scotland. and then through the afternoon, another spell of heavy rain runs along southern england accompanied by very squally winds as particularly along the english channel coast, 50—60 mph, maybe be a bit more in exposure and perhaps a bit more than that — maybe near 70 mph in the channel islands. it will be a cooler afternoon, there's a risk of coastal flooding in the south and west as these big waves and strong winds combine with high tide. and then as we go on through the night and into monday morning, still plenty of showers running down in towards the north—west in what will be a cooler start on monday. now, there is a very brief ridge of high pressure building in on monday, this little bump in the isobars. that promises something quieter for a short space of time before another weather from comes in from the west connected to yet another

area of low pressure. so, there will be some sunshine. some of us will stay dry on monday especially in the east but then we see the thicker cloud or rain spilling in towards wales, western england and northern ireland and then into south—west scotland and as monday comes to an end and the breeze will start to freshen once again. so, the next area of low pressure in no hurry to move away drawing out mild air ahead of it for a time bringing more rain across the uk but then as it does pull away later in the week, look what happens. behind it we drag in some much colder air from the north. so it may be drier by friday, but it is going to feel colder and there may be a frost to start the day. so, wet, windy at times, milderfor a time, but look at the temperature change as the week comes to an end.

this is bbc news, the headlines: supporters of us president—electjoe biden have gathered near the white house, to counter a rally by thousands of supporters of donald trump. mr trump's motorcade passed the demonstrators and did a circuit of freedom plaza, before carrying on to his golf club in sterling, virginia.

there's growing conflict in ethiopia, with rocket attacks on two cities and reports of fighting across the eritrean border. it's a major escalation of the conflict between the ethiopian government and local forces in the tigray region. the attacks came hours after a senior official in tigray threatened missile strikes on eritrea. austria has ordered a national lockdown lasting 2.5 weeks, to try to bring soaring infection rates under control. schools will teach pupils remotely, and non—essential shops will shut. it's a far cry from the tropical climate of the australian jungle, but the producers of this year's i'm a celebrity, get me out of here are still doing their best to make sure the celebs have a suitably uncomfortable experience. it all starts on itv on sunday night. shane ritchie, sir mo farah and the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire, are just 3 of the 10 celebs heading into camp.