this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. here in the uk, the prime minister faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. thanksgiving dinners are distributed to people across the us impacted by coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases there passes 12 million. the so—called islamic state group says it was behind a rocket attack in the afghan capital which killed eight people and left more than 30 injured.

five, four, three, two, one, zero! blastoff for a satellite that will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of climate change. 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. world leaders attending the virtual 620 summit have urged the heads of other rich nations to making sure coronavirus vaccines are affordable and available for all. the meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of coronavirus.

our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has more from riyadh. a thoroughly modern moment. many families have to meet like this these days. even the powerful 620 family. the 84—year—old saudi king presiding. everyone at their own table this year. every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. it's this summit‘s top issue. shall i take the mask off? the world's wealthiest under pressure to help the poorest. at the beginning, there was a big race between the different countries to secure ppe, equipment, medication, etc. the 620 role is definitely to make sure that everybody is safe. we cannot be safe

unless everybody is safe. from 10 downing street, a ten—point plan for a green revolution. that future will only be possible if the world's leading economies drive forward more ambitious action more quickly to prevent further catastrophic climate change. a virtual summit robs leaders of those face—to—face moments which can make all the difference. it also steals the kingdom's chance to shine on a world stage. a stage also casting a harsh light on issues not on the 620 agenda. so a light was shone on the streets of paris. on three saudi women in saudi jails. human rights groups are calling for their release and many others. and here, another light show. 0n stones three centuries old. this is the town where the saudi kingdom was born. leaders brought together

as they keep their distance. lyse doucet, bbc news, riyadh. the united states has passed 12 million cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began. it's one of the world's worst affected countries and is experiencing a surge in the virus, setting records each day for the number of new infections. about 187,000 new cases were recorded nationwide in the latest figures released on friday for the previous day. the daily death toll linked to covid—19 has passed 2,000 people for the first time since may. over the past week, there has been an average of 168,702 cases per day — an increase of 67%. and according to covid tracking project, 80,698 people are currently hospitalized across the country. 0ur washington correspondent,

lebo diseko, joins me now. this is a really difficult number to pass for the united states, 12 million cases now, a huge tragedy for the country. honestly, i look at these numbers every day and still find them really shopping. —— shocking. they are hard to believe. and to think that in the leading developed country, this is the situation that they are facing is really quite difficult to believe. we are moving into holiday season here, it is getting colder, the cdc, the top health authority saying to people not to go and spend time with theirfamilies or travel people not to go and spend time with their families or travel to do that because of the risk of spreading the infection. we are seeing hot spots all over the country from california to the midwest, really difficult

time, and various health experts and scientific experts also warning we are going into darker days, things could get more difficult before they get worse. sorry, before they get better. donald trump did not take pa rt better. donald trump did not take part in that discussion on global measures to make sure everybody gets the vaccine, he was instead golfing, soi the vaccine, he was instead golfing, so i think that really goes to show... that is the situation and position we are in in the united states and speaks to the differences in the two administrations, incoming and outgoing. and of course, looking ahead, we have the transition of power coming up on the 20th of january, it's a difficult time right 110w january, it's a difficult time right now for the current president but also for the future president elect. the lesson on going on in terms of that because there have been meetings between president trump and

legislators from various states in the last 2a hours or so, anything, those? it is a bit of an odd situation. yesterday donald trump invited legislator republicans from michigan to the white house. people think he was trying to lean on them to maybe not certify that result. they came out and said afterwards they saw no reason to do that. we have then had a statement from the republican party saying they want an audit from michigan before it certifies their results. the authorities in michigan saying it's actually illegal to do that. but i think all of these little twists and turns religious go to the trump campaign's wider strategy which is to cast doubt on the legitimacy of

joe biden‘s win and to really take up joe biden‘s win and to really take up the airways as it were with the machinations, what twists and turns and casting doubt on the whole proceedings. joe biden has been trying to be very presidential about this but he is also in an odd situation because of one particular bureaucratic office that will not sign off on the transition, he cannot get the money he needs, he cannot get the money he needs, he cannot get the money he needs, he cannot get their security briefings he needs, the classified briefings he needs, the classified briefings he needs, the classified briefings he needs, and they have had to resort to asking for money from supporters on twitter and social media to sun —— found their transition, which is unbelievable. —— fund. let's update you on some other coronavirus developments around the world. a massive coronavirus testing operation is underway in spain's autonomous community of castile and leon. 25% of the residents of the provincial capital, burgos,

are being tested as the infection rate in the city doubles the regional average. it comes as the country reported its highest weekly death toll during the second wave. events to distribute thanksgiving meals as drive—through collection services are being run across the us for families impacted by coronavirus. food banks nationwide are squeezed between short supplies and surging demand as the pandemic put millions of americans out of work. turkey has gone into a nationwide partial lockdown this weekend as part of new measures announced by president erdogan earlier in the week. people are banned from going out from 5pm to 7am. just hours before scheduled peace talks in qatar between the us secretary of state and the taliban, a barrage of rockets has hit residential areas of the afghan capital, kabul, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 30. the islamic state group said

it was behind the attack and had targeted government buildings and foreign embassies. it comes just days after the trump administration announced plans to withdraw 2,000 troops from afghanistan. secunder kermani reports. it should have been an ordinary day at school. instead, panic and fear as these children run for safety. cctv cameras captured the moment the rockets landed outside this popular bakery. translation: i was having breakfast when the rockets landed. 0ne hit a van belonging to a bakery. at least three people were wounded. they have been taken to hospital. a local resident filmed the rockets being fired from the street. this was the pick—up truck the attackers used. how they managed to get it inside the city is a major cause for concern.

the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, but fighting between the government and taliban has been flaring across the country in recent weeks despite ongoing but slow—moving peace talks in doha. us secretary of state mike pompeo arrived there today to meet both afghan and taliban officials. some progress on initial issues seems to have been made, but they haven't even begun discussing a ceasefire or power—sharing arrangement. is is not part of the negotiations. in spite of the violence, us troops are being withdrawn from here. the new american president might look for another way forward, but the fear is the bloodshed is only going to get worse. secunder kermani, bbc news. the british prime minister is facing further criticism for his decision to stand by his home secretary, priti patel, despite an independent report that found

she had bullied staff. it comes amid claims he tried to tone down a report that said she had broken the ministerial code that ministers are expected to abide by. 10 downing street has rejected the claims and insisted the conclusion, made by the report author, sir alex allan, were entirely his own. 0ur correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. she holds one of the top jobs in government. priti patel is still in her post despite an independent report into how she treated her staff concluding that some of her behaviour had amounted to bullying. yesterday, she gave this apology. i'm here to give an unreserved apology today. i'm sorry if i've upset people in any way whatsoever. that was completely unintentional. borisjohnson decided to overrule his adviser on ministerial standards, sir alex allan, who found the home secretary had broken the code governing ministers' behaviour. priti patel wasn't sacked

and instead sir alex resigned. ultimately, the decision was the prime minister's but it's attracted criticism. the system depends on the prime minister standing up for standards in public life and for taking action when his or her ministers breach those standards. for the first time, as far as i can remember, we have a prime minister who doesn't seem willing to stand up for high standards in public life. after having the report on his desk here for some time, in the end, borisjohnson rejected its findings. a source has told the bbc that in the summer there were discussions between the prime minister and sir alex allan about the challenges the report posed. another whitehall source said sir alex had resisted pressure to make it more palatable. downing street said the prime minister spoke to sir alex allan to further his understanding of the report, but that sir alex's conclusions were entirely his own. there has been an investigation, and the prime minister

has made his judgment. he is the arbiter of the ministerial code and he has determined, having reviewed all the evidence, that the home secretary did not breach the code. labour is calling for the prime minister and the home secretary to answer questions in the commons on what happened, but it's clear that downing street considers the matter closed, even though plenty of others don't. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. a deal has been reached between the uk and canada allowing both nations to carry on trading under the same terms as the current european union arrangement. the agreement covers annual trade between the two countries worth around £20 billion — equal to about 1.5% of total uk trade. talks are expected to begin next year which the government hopes will lead to an enhanced deal. the headlines on bbc news... a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia.

here in the uk, the prime minister faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the us nears 12 million, thanksgiving dinners are distributed to people across the country impacted by the pandemic. hello. spurs are top of the premier league after beating manchester city. they won 2—0 thanks to heung—min son and 6iovanni lo celso. and lead the table by two points.

leicester play liverpool tomorrow. thursday fight to win the europa league match. we will win and draw matches so this is a process, there is evolution and experts that makes me happy. after five or six minutes we conceded that goal. physicality and momentum they had, we were efficient, we had chances but we could not score. we had more chances than them but we lost because we knew it. so you lose your moment. chelsea were briefly top after beating newcastle 2—0. it's chelsea's 5th win in a row in all competitions and a relief for manager frank lampard who'd been critical of the match scheduling with several players missing after international duty. it was a tough match to come here after international break. the

players had been away. we could score more goals, but i thought generally the lads dealt with it very well. i have to be happy, the win today was hugely important, dangerous game for us, we lost it last year so a nice progression for us. elsewhere, aston villa lost to brighton and manchester united are into the second half of their game against west brom. they are leading 1—0, 58 minutes on the clock. in spain, villa real missed out on going top of la liga, held to a 1—1 draw at home to real madrid who stay 4th. atletico could still go top on goal difference if they can beat barcelona in the late kick off. they lead 1—0. elsewhere — leva nte/elche also finished 1—1. and sevilla v celta vigo is currently 11—2 to sevilla. in italy, defending championsjuventus are two nil up in the second half against cagliari.

earlier, atalanta against spezia was goalless. and lazio beat crotone. it's tight at the top of the bundesliga in germany as well — bayern munich are still leading but only by a point after a draw at home to werder bremen. leverkusen stay second — beating arminia bielefeld. leipzig drew at frankfurt. and borussia dortmund have come from behind to lead at hertha berlin thanks to hat—trick from erling haaland. rafael nadal has won the first set of his semi—final with danniil medvedevat the world tour finals. the spaniard, who has never won the event, won it 6—3. the second set is underway. medvedev does have a break of serve already and is three—love up. and the winner will face dominic thiem in the final after the austrian came through a three set thriller against novak djokovic. winning the match in a final set tie break, he'll be hoping to go one better than last year after losing

in the final. after my first big title in new york, i will be a bit more calm, there was a mistake, i guess. i was as nervous as before. well, it was so much on the edge, that match, like every single match, the best players in the world are facing off, soiam players in the world are facing off, so i amjust players in the world are facing off, so i am just incredibly happy to be through and just try to get ready for tomorrow. a satellite that's considered critical for understanding the effects of climate change has been launched into space. sentinel—6 took off on board a spacex rocket from a launch pad in california. it will measure oceans and lakes and become the primary means of tracking global sea level rises. data from the satellite will also reveal how huge masses of water are moving around the globe.

sentinel—6 was developed jointly by the european and us space agencies. rolf densing is director of operations for the european space agency. he explained the importance of the satellite. there's increasing sea levels — this has consequences for coastal areas, and these consequences will be better, more precisely mapped with sentinel—6 than ever before. obviously, the height of dykes will have to be re—evaluated, major cities like amsterdam, new york, tokyo are concerned by an increase of sea levels, and we need to protect millions of people from these effects. there are calls by the un and aid agencies for a ceasefire and the creation of humanitarian corridors as the ethiopian government says its soldiers have made further advances in the northern tigray region. it says it has seized adigrat —

the second largest city in tigray — from forces loyal to the regional government. trigrayan authorities say civilians have been killed. 0ur correspondent in addis ababa, kalkidan yibeltal, told us more about those who've had to flee the crisis. since this fighting broke out, there has been an influx, a surge, of refugees crossing borders to sudan, and it looks like the areas in sudan were ill—prepared for this sudden surge of refugees. we know that more than 30,000 ethiopians are currently stationed in makeshift camps in sudan, and it's also believed that there is a high number of people within ethiopia, so we are seeing a growing humanitarian crisis as the fighting continues. the online retailer amazon has agreed to postpone its annual black friday discounts in france after coming under pressure from the government.

french bookshops have been badly hit by a second national lockdown and feared losing key pre—christmas sales if the promotion went ahead as planned next friday. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. wanderers were always welcome at shakespeare & company. the iconic english language book shop usually has a few aspiring writers sleeping among its shelves at night. it's empty and a bit of a mess. coronaviruses sent them packing in march, along with 80% of the shop's revenue. this book shop, like many others, is now operating as an online warehouse. it's quite a long process because we have so many customisations like stamping the book or putting in a bookmark or even a spray of perfume. amazon it's not, but it's helped them stay afloat.

we had perhaps ten sales online a day pre—covid and now, you know, we've just recently had 7,000, so we are trying to scramble to trying to find a system for that, but it's, as i said earlier, it's a bit like managing a start—up right now. this is the competition for online sales. while book shops here struggle to survive, amazon sales have risen by a0—50% during lockdown. the culture minister and the paris mayor are among those now urging people not to buy from the company. but its local chief says it is misunderstood. translation: amazon accounts for about 1% of retail in france. it offers tens of thousands of companies a chance to sell their products. that's the company we are. we are not the big, mean company people describe. since coronavirus began, amazon has weathered walk—outs by french workers, protests against new warehouses and, from next month, a new french tax on digital giants. this is about more than revenues

for the french economy. it's about what to value and want to protect. a cultural war as much as an economic one. france has been late to embrace online trade and, when lockdown began, many shops didn't have working websites set up. translation: we have it in our blood, our genes, to protect the weakest. it's always very important to us when a digital platform arrives and business close. we protect our small businesses, perhaps sometimes a bit too much. sylvia's customers are fiercely loyal. but almost everyone here buys from amazon too. quicker with better service, says one. books are slow to write, slow to publish, slow to read, sylvia says. maybe it's ok for us to be slower too. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. archaeologists in italy have uncovered the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption

that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii nearly two thousand years ago. nina nanji reports. two victims of the mighty vesuvius found frozen in time. 0ne believed to be a man of high status. the other his slave. the remains were found during an excavation of the large filler on the outskirts of pompeii. the ancient city was engulfed in a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago, burying it and its residents in ash. translation: the two victims found in the last days are an incredible and extraordinary testimony of the morning of 25th october when the eruption took place. these two victims were perhaps seeking refuge when they were swept away by the pyroclastic current at nine o'clock in the morning, when the plume gets to pompeii

destroying the higher part of the city completely, killing everybody in its path. officials say the wealthy man was aged between 30 and a0. the other aged between 18 and 23. evidence shows that before the disaster he suffered from crushed vertebrae, which indicate he was a slave who did manual labour. after the remains were uncovered, casts were created using impressions the bodies had made in the hardened ash. the ruined city remains a rich source for archaeologists. it is also one of italy's most visited tourist attractions, although for now tourism has stopped due to the coronavirus measures. nina nanji, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. for most parts of the country tonight will be colder than it was last night. we have had a weak weather front bringing with it rain

and drizzle, heading its way southwards, and to the north of that chilly today in the wind across northern areas of the uk and that colder air is southwards. behind that band of cloud and patchy rain and drizzle on that weather front sinking down into southern england keeping it mod but elsewhere clearer skies. showers continue mainly in the north and west of scotland, windy northern scotland overnight but elsewhere their winds ease and in eastern scotland, temperatures could be down to one or 2 degrees. a cold but sunny start here. cloud throughout sunday and southern england, most of the rain and drizzle heads into the drizzle —— channel. after a sunny morning it clouds over, more sunshine elsewhere, showers continuing into the north—west. it will not be as windy as it was today. temperatures will be lower, struggling to 8—10 for most areas, and where we have the clearer skies on sunday evening for eastern scotland and north—east england it turns chilly very

quickly. looking ahead to the beginning of next week, we look into the atlantic. this is what is our way, atlantic and south—westerly winds bringing weather fronts. way, atlantic and south—westerly winds bringing weatherfronts. a bright start for many on monday, sunshine in the east, it will cloud over from the west, rain and drizzle, most coming into scotland, primarily western scotland, then into northern ireland as well, but with those south—westerly winds we import milder s0 gradually those temperatures are up to ten or 11 degrees. tuesday, rain around and is stuck across scotland and northern ireland. much of england and wales, dry, more sunshine as you head further east across england and wales. a southerly wind this time at those temperatures continuing to rise. we are back up to 12 or 13 degrees on tuesday. things will change after that, mind you. that weather front will take rain into england and wales, tuesday night into wednesday. 0nce england and wales, tuesday night into wednesday. once that moves away, an area of high pressure comes

in from the atlantic. rain for awhile early on in the week and then as we head into thursday and friday high pressure means it will get colder and maybe frost around and patchy fog as well.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all — as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. boris johnson faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. none of us want to see bullying or poor practices within the workplace, and the home secretary has been clear that she would never want to do that intentionally.