this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. calls for the uk government to force social media companies to remove anti—vaccine content from their platforms. clashes in washington — with one person stabbed — as thousands march through the streets to show their support for donald trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. thousands of ethiopians flee their country amid fighting between their government and forces in the tigray region — with the conflict now spilling across the eritrean border. and the promise of an extra forty million pounds for green spaces in england as part of a plan to restore species and combat climate change. the british entertainer des o'connor — known for his prime—time tv shows — has died at the age of 88.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. in britain, the labour party is calling on the government to bring forward legislation that would impose financial and criminal penalties for social media companies that fail to remove anti—vaccination content — ahead of the expected roll—out of a jab against the coronavirus. under the plan, social media platforms would have to create filters to prevent such content from being published, and to remove anti—vaccine messages if they do appear. katherine da costa has more.

with hopes rising of an effective coronavirus vaccine being rolled out by the end of the year, labour is calling for the government to fast—track emergency legislation to stamp out what it calls "dangerous anti—vax content online". the party claims dedicated groups with hundreds of thousands of online followers are still spreading disinformation, which it says poses a real threat to the take—up of the vaccine. labour says it would back legislation which includes financial and criminal penalties for social media giants that failed to act. it's urgent because we have the vaccine on the horizon, thank goodness. and we cannot have anything that is going to prevent or undermine the roll—out of the vaccine programme and create dangers for public health which is what this anti—vaccination content does. the government insists it takes the issue extremely seriously. in a statement it said it had...

but labour has warned the measures do not go far enough and has questioned why anti—vaccine groups are not being closed down. katherine da costa, bbc news. talks between the uk and the european union about a post—brexit trade deal will continue this week in brussels. ireland's foreign minister has said negotiations have to make progress this week, but that a deal is doable. our political correspondent jonathan blake said there was significant pressure on both sides for movement. yeah, familiar talk of a crunch week, make or break moment for brexit negotiations, all that talk has become foolish but there is an immovable deadline at the end of this year, when the december 31 transition period in and since the end of last year comes to an end in the uk and eu will have to trade with each

other on a different basis. that is either a free trade agreement with both sides are attempting to negotiate at the moment or on world trade organisation rules which will see tariffs and charges imposed, and quotas or limits or the amount of goods that can be traded between both sides but crucial for both sides, trade negotiations due to continue and the foreign minister who has talked up the prospects of a deal and is keen for one to be done has said it is difficult but doable, and that we are running out of time now, talking about this being moved week on a sporting metaphor in an interview with sky news this morning so pressure for both sides to come to an agreement. and for the uk site, they have accepted there has been very little progress over the last week or so, with the eu's position on fishing which is one of the key sticking point remaining is completely unrealistic. it doesn't seem like there has been any progress there are on the other

areas of contention which is of a equal playing field and of governance of any agreement that does emerge. this morning, speaking on the andrew marr programme, the environment secretary said he felt upbeat about the prospect of a deal. the prime minister said he really had to re—energise and focus, refresh a mandate any final weeks because, yes, in many areas, progress has been made and agreements exist with a lot of text being drafted but there are the sticking points earned fisheries and state aid rules that can be resolved. you're not for anything miraculous, just what other countries like norway and canada have and it should be possible to reach that agreement. in terms of what we can do in the uk, the irish prime minister has said if we don't

drop the internal market bill, there will be no deal, do you accept that is reality? now, he said that they would fall away, which is correct. the measures we took in the internal market bill really a safeguard to give effect to some of the force majeure closes in the agreement, should the joint committee process not come up with the result. church used is talking about the other —— george eustice talking about the other element to this process which is the controversial legislation that would give the power to break international law and set the exit terms of the eu, talk that eu countries would not ratify a deal of that legislation remained in play. a few weeks before that comes back to you how to cope with so we will see what happens there but some crucial days ahead for the trade

negotiations for the uk and eu. just some news coming into us from the world of formula i motor racing, we are hearing that the british driver lewis hamilton has won the turkish grand prix and that means significantly that he has won seven formula i world title that equals the record set by michael schumacher, so lewis hamilton equalling the schumacher record of seven formula i world titles and he has just won what sounds like a thrilling race in the turkish grand prix. more on that as it comes in. thousands of people have marched through the streets of washington dc to show their support for donald trump's unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the presidential election. protesters chanted "four more years" as they marched toward the supreme court. counter demonstrators heckled the trump supporters. david willis reports.

they london fracture selection campaign long simmering tension the surface. —— a long and fracture us. many donald trump supporters, also members of the far—right group the proud boys turning out a niche in plasma capital, being met by a smaller crowd of counter protesters and members of the black lives matter movement. and the police sometimes struggled to keep the two sides apart. the president had said he may stop by and say hello, and he was seen smiling and waving his motor on pennsylvania avenue. he continues to claim voter fraud and is refusing to eat, and many indycar believe my crowd believe you're right to do so. are not conceding because we won. i believe we will

likely end up at the supreme court andl likely end up at the supreme court and i have to correct you. he is not president elect because the media does not call the la full but there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and election officials have found that the most your election in america's history. nonetheless as they marched on the supreme court, they marched on the supreme court, the president's supporters call for four more years as his democratic rival to through his bike in his home state of delaware during a breakfrom home state of delaware during a break from deciding the shape of his new cabinet. the president elect continues to display an air are you any closer to making a cabinet decision? sign my guest. now, even in absence of the funding needed. tensions between the drum supporters and opponents started to grow. while and opponents started to grow. while a short distance away, it was

treated... and he went on to claim that republican poll watchers were barred from counts in several key states. the scene here is a two versions of america, each with using to a cce pt versions of america, each with using to accept what the other considers to accept what the other considers to be irrefutable fact, that their side won the selection. it doesn't bode well for an easy transition or for a peaceful handover of power. the leader of ethiopia's tigray region has confirmed his forces have bombed the airport in the eritrean capital, asmara. the attack widens the conflict which erupted between the ethiopian government and the governing party in tigray last week. leaders in tigray have accused eritrea of siding with ethiopia. tens of thousands of people have been displaced to sudan. our africa regional editor, will ross, has this report. escaping from war, these ethiopians are making the difficultjourney

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 in 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 and 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 the 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. fifteen asia—pacific countries have formed the world's largest free trade grouping in a deal which is seen as an extension of china's influence in the region. it includes ten south—east asian countries, along with china, japan, south korea, new zealand and australia. vietnam — which hosted the signing ceremony — said the group would account for thirty per cent of the world economy, reaching more than two billion consumers. 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 handover of a district was due today, but it has been postponed by ten days. jonah fisher reports. the war over, its dreadful human cost is becoming clear. this is a road near 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 notjust about lives, but territory. in kelbajar, 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 kelbajar after they'd won the war. having negotiated this week's peace deal, russia 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—karabakh enclave. this war has been a victory not just for azerbaijan, but for russia, too. jonah fisher, bbc news, yerevan. the headlines on bbc news... calls for the uk government to force

social media companies to remove anti—vaccine content from their platforms. clashes in washington — with one person stabbed — as thousands march through the streets to show their support for donald trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. thousands of ethiopians flee their country amid fighting between their government and forces in the tigray region — with the conflict now spilling across the eritrean border. the british comedian, singer and tv personality des 0'connor has died — at the age of 88. for decades, he was one of the best known faces on british television, both on the bbc and itv. david sillito looks back at his life and long career. i've kept a list of the insults against des 0'connor. des 0'connor was in the ‘70s famous, a star, and on morecambe and wise, the butt of hundreds of gags. but the singer and comedian took it all with grace.

number one: eric — i've just heard some good news. ernie — what good news? eric — des 0'connor has got a sore throat. nothing seemed to dent that clean—cut, deep—tanned optimism. number two. ernie — des 0'connor is a self—made man. eric — i think it's very nice of him to take the blame. # be sure it's true when you say i love you, love you, love you. # his interest in show business had started in the raf and he had been a butlin‘s red coat and learned his craft struggling to get laughs in theatres such as the windmill with an audience that had come for the naked flesh more than the comedy. this fellow was always in everyday in the front row and on about the third house of the fourth day iforgot, i dried, just couldn't remember what was next. he said, "you tell the one about the parrot next. "oh, thank you very much. # loneliness # alone you'll always find me. # by the ‘60s he had star billing.

he made more than 1,000 appearances at the palladium and recorded 36 albums. the son of a dustman from the east end of london he had gone to a childhood blighted by rickets to tv stardom but he was never going to be one of the cool gang. an old lady came up to me one day to the stage door and said, "mr 0'connor, i have enjoyed your show. "here is £5. could you send me your new lp?" i said, "you can get it for £3 in the shop, you "don't have to give me five." she said, "no, the last time i went into the shop "and asked for a des 0'connor lp the guy said, "you're kidding." laughter. as the decades rolled by he remained an almost ageless fixture in the schedules. he married four times, his fifth child arrived when he was 80. he was never really fashionable and so never fell out of fashion. it was a career of 60 yea rs of professional, unflappable, good—natu red charm.

you have my word. well, that's good enough for me. and when the joke was on him he was always the first to laugh. laughter and applause. there's 0'connor there's o'connor who has died at the age of 88. we will remember him a little bit more now. joining me now is the tv presenter gyles brandreth. we were getting flavour about how self—deprecating he was. the match he was hugely self—deprecating, he really was a very, very... and he

started to resent the morecambe and wise joke because it started to resent the morecambe and wisejoke because it made him even more famous and he was very lovable about it but in some ways, it will return because of meeting think people don't realise i really was a singer. it was nine top 40, he sang with sinatra, he sang with dry sand. he was a good singer but also the most extraordinary all—round entertainer and he was effortlessly relaxed. he was the ultimate professional and that is why he worked from his time as a red coat until a year or two ago when he was still touring with his one—man show and this two—man show aged 85, still up and this two—man show aged 85, still up there singing, dancing, telling jokes, being easy, being self deprecating. yes, and the kind you don't really make any more, that versatility of singing, telling jokes, running chat

shows and quiz shows, extraordinary range. she was particularly brilliant at chat shows. his television career began in the des 0'connor show. then 40 or more years on, he had lots of chat or variety shows, bringing out the best in people and was so generous and relaxed and you relaxed with him and he wanted you to succeed. he was such a decent and nice guy. incredible. i don't think you'll find anybody on the world of entertainment he has a thing to say against him except for morecambe and wise who both loved him. on that show got such a huge audience but he was starring on end with a time with was starring on end with a time with was getting massive audiences. a lot of people watching this would have been brought up with him because he first at the des 0'connor show in the night and six there are literally only two channels to watch

so literally only two channels to watch so you could regularly get 15-20,000,000 so you could regularly get 15—20,000,000 people tuning in for you, and he was so easy to be with and pleasant to be with, he was in a sense the entertainer from next door but because you made it seem so easy, it's difficult to remember that actually he could play glasgow to las vegas, to the london palladium in pantomime, he could do it all apparently effortless button fa ct it all apparently effortless button fact he was very skilful. lovely tribute. thank lawyers have begun legal action on behalf of two—hundred women in england who say a sterilisation device has left them facing severe side effects. the women are claiming damages against the makers of a metal coil, called essure. the manufacturer, bayer, insists the device is safe, but it's set aside one—point—two billion pounds to settle claims in the us.

a charity that works to combat poverty is urging the government to offer renters more protection over the winter. thejoseph rowntree foundation says that in a survey of nearly three thousand tenants, about three in ten were worried about whether they will be able to pay their rent over the next three months, because of the pandemic. the well—known indian actor soumitra chatterjee has died of complications related to covid i9. the eighty—five year old was a legend in his native bengal, where he starred in more than three— hundred films — most famously in those of the oscar—winning filmmaker, satyajit ray. described as a sensitive, intellectual actor, soumitra chatterjee also wrote plays and edited a literary magazine. the british government has announced 40 million pounds of extra funding for green projects, which it says will enhance england's natural environment and create

or support thousands of jobs. some of the money will be invested in the creation of new national parks. the funding is part of a plan for a green recovery from the pandemic. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. there were undoubtedly thousands of people there today, newelike district, the habitats of the species has been disputed over centuries by overgrazing she. the government wants to bring back the wildlife future is state. it also wa nts to wildlife future is state. it also wants to restore peat bogs and woodlands to capture carbon emissions that are over heating the planet. £40 million is being provided for charities to put thousands of boots on the ground to bring back to nature. green campaigners welcomed the cash but they say the last chunk of 40

million was oversubscribed seven times. every little helps but let's be clear, 40 million is a drop in the ocean can go to the £1 billion investment needed every year, year on year, to rebuild our natural infrastructure and unless we do that and turn the declines of our species and turn the declines of our species and habitats in this country, we will see the foundation, to see health and our economy eroding i. we will also see the designation of new national parks with long—standing recovery projects being initial lead back initiated to restore landscapes. the prime minister said to be turning towards initiatives like this to signal a move to these kind of policies. just a reminder of our breaking news a sour, lewis hamilton, british racing driver, as when turkish grand

prix meaning he has equalled michael schumacher‘s record of seven formula 1 schumacher‘s record of seven formula i world titles, quite an achievement. you're watching bbc news... now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. the weather is set to cause some disruption, really heavy rain at times for many of us and also some strong with, especially towards the sound, so that deep area of low pressure has been moving its way in from the us, but it is to the south that you see all the isobars in the strongest of the wings, and a couple of weather fronts moving their way through as well, so heavy rain earlier across the south—east which we are clearing away into the afternoon but more showers rattling around that area of the russia with nowhere really immune. the rain will not be quite as heavy but it will be

persistent and slow moving in places with wind gusts further south, up to 60-70 with wind gusts further south, up to 60—70 through the english channel, even inland, gusts of 45 mph, enough to bring more trees and they agree as well. temperatures of 8—11 c. into this evening and tonight, still at of showery rain lingering for some of us, tojolie in scotland, northern england as well, mainly dry the self, and things frost free with overnight temperatures falling to 5-9 c. overnight temperatures falling to 5—9 c. tomorrow's weather will be in between areas of low pressure, such mac low pressure clearing to the east, the next lining up in the atla ntic east, the next lining up in the atlantic but a bump of low pressure so atlantic but a bump of low pressure so high chance of some showers and they will fade away with some drier and brighter weather tomorrow with breezy but not as breezy as today but more cloud and outbreaks of rain moving on from the us later in the

day and again those winds pick up later on. importers of 10—13 c on monday, reasonably mild but u nsettled monday, reasonably mild but unsettled into the middle part of the week so tuesday into wednesday, the week so tuesday into wednesday, the next area of low pressure and this act of culture and eastwards with another spell of windy conditions, then all change towards the end of the week. the mild u nsettled the end of the week. the mild unsettled conditions are cleared away with the doors opening on this cold air flow to move on from the north. stormy times, too, and colder as we look towards the end of the week. goodbye for now.

hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... calls for the government to force social media companies to remove

anti—vaccine content from their platforms. clashes in washington, with one person stabbed as thousands march through the streets to show their support for donald trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. thousands of ethiopians flee their country amid fighting between their government and forces in the tigray region with the conflict now spilling across the eritrean border. the government is promising an extra £40 million for green spaces in england as part of a plan to restore species and combat climate change. the british entertainer des 0'connor, known for his prime—time tv shows, has died at the age of 88. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week... protecting children from online harm.