this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm nancy kacungira. donald trump comes close to acknowledging election defeat — says he will leave the white house if the electoral college formally confirmsjoe biden as next us president. football fans line the streets of buenos aires to say goodbye to a true legend of the game, diego maradona, before he was finally laid to rest in a private ceremony. british prime minister, boris johnson, comes under fire as 55 million people in england face tough new coronavirus restrictions. and how to vaccinate 1.3 billion people — the challenge facing health workers in india.

hello and welcome. president trump has made comments that seem to come the closest so far to conceding the election held three weeks ago. while insisting on his unsubstantiated claim that the poll was fraudulent, he said he would leave the white house if the electoral college certifies joe biden‘s victory. mark lobel reports. welcome to america's just as well so this public hearing on the election in pennsylvania, donald trump's lawyer rudy giuliani revealed his team were checking graveyards to check their unsubstantiated claims that thousands of mail in ballots were submitted by dead

people. president trump on the phone was sounding jubilant. this was an election that we won easily. we wanted by a lot. applause . terry is a mere 2a hours later, when a reporter asked the question on everybody‘s mind. if the electoral college... certainly i will. certainly i will. and you know that. i think there will be a lot of things happening between now and the 20th of january. things happening between now and the 20th ofjanuary. a lot of things. massive fraud has been found. we're like the world country. so what does donald trump focus on between now and inauguration day? on thursday, he took to the golf course. on saturday, he's planning another one of his now familiar outdoor airport rallies in georgia, head of a senate run—off there. and next

week donald trump says the distribution of coronavirus vaccines in america will begin. given first to frontline workers, medical personnel, and senior citizens. striking an altogether different tone this thanksgiving is joe biden. altogether different tone this thanksgiving is joe biden. it's a personal sacrifice that each of ourfamilies a personal sacrifice that each of our families can a personal sacrifice that each of ourfamilies can make an should make to save somebody else's life. but is also a shared sacrifice for the whole country. the statement of common purpose that says we ca re common purpose that says we care about one another and we are all in this together. as he prepares to enter the white housein prepares to enter the white house in less than two months' time, he and his wifejill appealed to americans to stay—at—home. but america has only one president at a time and this unconventional one still wa nts and this unconventional one still wants everyone to know who is still in charge. don't talk to me that way. you're just a lightweight. don't talk to me that way... i'm the president of the united states. don't ever talk to the present

no way. all right, i'm going to go with another question. we had. mark lobel, bbc news -- go ahead. the argentine football star diego maradona has been buried next to his parents on the outskirts of buenos aires. it followed scenes of chaos and emotion in the argentine capital, as tens of thousands of people queued up to view his coffin in the presidential palace. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from the city. followed to the end by his loyalfans, so many of whom could not believe or accept that their superstar footballer was dead. in the end though, maradona, a man so often in the limelight, had a very private burial, laid to rest next to his beloved mum and dad. these past few days have been emotional in argentina. there has been a very public outpouring of grief for a man people saw notjust as the world's greatest footballer but the country's

finest ambassador too. translation: it is a loss notjust for argentina but for the entire world. there will not be anyone like him ever again. as a kid we all wanted to be maradona. i was born in the same hospital as him. translation: for me he is not dead, he is still alive. he will be in my heart forever. it was such big news, i wanted to come here no matter what. i managed it and i am really happy. amid tears and sadness, they were lighter moments, chanting and singing to remember the good times. but as the day went on, emotions ran high as fans waited in line. at one point, they broke down the barrier and riot police were drafted in. the coffin had to be removed from public viewing to keep the peace. maradona was not perfect —

he battled drug addiction, he had his flaws, but he came from nothing and never forgot his roots, and argentinians say that he will not be forgotten either. katy watson, bbc news, in buenos aires. let's get some of the day's other news. the australian state of victoria has recorded no new coronavirus cases or deaths for 28 consecutive days. officials say it has set a benchmark for halting infections. victoria has relaxed some of the world's most stringent lockdown restrictions. saudi arabia says it's opened a criminal investigation following the anti—corru ption drive launched by the de facto saudi leader, crown prince mohammed bin salman. it follows the arrest of hundreds of the country's elite in 2017, who were rounded up and held in the ritz—carlton hotel. around 50 suspects at the defence ministry are accused of fraud, and wasting public funds —

amounting to more than $325 million. poland's prime minister has again warned of the possible disintegration of the european union if it attempts to make access to funds conditional on member states' upholding the rule of law. poland and hungary have vetoed the bloc‘s budget and covid recovery package over their objections to the proposed clause. the british government is facing a backlash from some of its own mps following confirmation that england will come out of its national lockdown next week. the prime minister admits news measures being readied for them would bring "heartache and frustration". but he said they would cut the rate of infection and the danger posed by covid had not gone away. here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. the end of the national lockdown may be inside, but there are still hard times ahead. the prime minister warned yesterday that most parts of england would face

tighter restrictions than before when the three tier system returns. i know that this will bring a great deal of heartache and frustration, especially for our vital hospitality sector, our pubs, restau ra nts, hospitality sector, our pubs, restaurants, our hotels. that in so many ways this all of our communities and which continue to bear a disproportionate share of the burden. from next wednesday but the majority of england will be under the high or very high covid alert level, tiers two and three. in all those places no household mixing will be allowed indoors. only cornwall, the isle of wight, and the isles of scilly will be placed under looser restrictions in tier one, or medium risk. less than 2% of the population. many conservative mps are angry about the new system, arguing it's unfair that areas with relatively low numbers of cases have been lumped together with places where the virus is more

widespread. some have called for a rethink and want to see more of the evidence decisions have been based on. even tier two was going to be immensely damaging for a lot of businesses and limits people's freedom to meet their family and friends stop tier three, of course, even worse. but by forcing so much of the country into those really tough restrictions, especially places where the rates of infection have been falling to much lower levels, i think the government has given itself a much harder job. while the rules will be relaxed over five days christmas, across the uk, allowing three households to mix indoors, there is a warning for anyone hoping for a hug from grannie or grandad. would either encourage someone to hug and kiss the elderly relatives? no, i would and kiss the elderly relatives? no, iwould not. it's not against the law, and that the whole point, you could do it within the rules are there, but it does not make sense because you could be going the virus

and if you got a elderly relative that would not be the thing you would want to do. the hoping government's that mass testing will help some areas move down 80 before too long. but there is little expectation of much change before at least the new year —— move down a tear. jonathan blake, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: desperate measures in denmark — i7—million mink culled in the battle against coronavirus. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor,

easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: president trump says he will leave the white house if the electoral college certifiesjoe biden‘s victory — even as he continues to deny the reality of his defeat. diego maradona has been laid to rest on the outskirts of buenos aires after a day where thousands paid tribute to the football legend.

the french police authorities have suspended three officers who are now being investigated after they were seen in an online video beating up a black music producer in paris. police have also been accused of using unnecessary force at a demonstration on monday for migrants' rights. the two incidents come as the government tries to bring in laws that would make it illegal to broadcast the faces of police officers. tanya dendrinos reports, and a warning of graphic scenes from the start. beaten for not wearing a face mask. newly released sped up cctv footage shows three french police officers, two in uniform, and one plainclothes, and finding a black music produce in his own studio. 12 minutes go by as he is punched, kicked, hit with a trojan, and

allegedly racially abused, leaving him in a bloodied state. now released without charge and filing a complaint against the officers involved, the music artist says police should have been protecting him, not attacking him. translation: i have appointments with doctors, so i'm going to see what they say. i don't know what to tell you. i'm really exhausted. they haven't slept much for days. what should have been a routine police stop and in disgrace, with searing questions for the now suspended officers involved. translation: i would like to say to police officers that i've supported them unfailingly, but they must respect the law and ethical code absolutely and when people screw up code absolutely and when people screw up they should leave the uniform of the republic behind them. they should be sanctioned. they should stop this work and they should be punished by the courts. it's been a bruising week for french police who are also being

investigated after using tear—gas and allegedly brutal tactics to disperse this camp set up by volunteers in paris for previously evacuated migrants. many are moving on as they continue to face a crackdown and parts of france. some suspecting the once centrist president macron is trying to appear tougher on law and order ahead of presidential elections in 2022. there are also protests surrounding reform is currently going through parliament to ban the publication of photos or videos of on duty police. some argue the bill woods sensor seems like this. the officers involved have been reprimanded and for many it was the only way to ensure the correct culprits were identified. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. an iranian diplomat is among four people who will go on trial in belgium today, charged with attempting to bomb an opposition rally in 2018. prosecutors allege that

assadolah assadi, who was based at iran's vienna embassy, was the mastermind behind the plot to attack the rally attended by thousands of people in paris in 2018, including a number of british mps and president trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani. this is the first time an eu country has put an iranian official on trial for alleged terrorism. mr assadi denies the charges, as does tehran, which has described the allegations as a ‘false flag'. tens of millions of doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, proved to be highly effective against covid—19 are already being produced by a manufacturer in india. the serum institute of india has said its home country will get first priority, but it will also provide hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine for global supply in due course. but how do you roll out a vaccination programme for 1.3 billion people?

the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports. the limaye reports. women integral to immunisation the women integral to immunisation programmes in india. this woman is one of hundreds of thousands of female health workers in the country. on daily rounds, she goes door to door, explaining why vaccines are important and reminding new mothers to get their babies inoculated. these women have been crucial in tracking the spread of covid-19, and it is tracking the spread of covid—19, and it is inevitable they will play a key role once vaccines come out. translation: right now we focus mainly on babies and pregnant women but for every three vaccines we have to track each person in the village and it is often very ethical to convince people to get inoculated. so far, we have not been told anything about covid vaccines. one big

advantage for india is that at this facility, tens of millions of doses of oxford astrazeneca's vaccines are already being produced. cheaper and easier to store than other alternatives, these vials are currently the only feasible option for populace and developing nations. it's from these machines that a significant part of the solution to the pandemic is likely to come from. for millions of people here in india and around the world, this country is the second worst affected by covid—19 and a surge in cases has been reported once again from across the nation. the company said it is waiting for an emergency use license and hope these doses will be available for priority groups from february next year. we are planning to produce a few hundred million doses by july 2021, both for india and global supply, with india

naturally taking some initial priority but we are trying to equitably balance supply with india and the other countries as well, to the extent of a 50-50 as well, to the extent of a 50—50 ratio. as well, to the extent of a 50-50 ratio. india has a lot of experience conducting maths inoculation. most recently, it has had great success in its fight against polio, but the scale for covid will be far larger and more complex than anything done before. remember polio vaccine would be given as two drops on the tongue, and any untrained person could do that. this vaccine has to be administered through an injection, so somebody has to injection, so somebody has to inject people. do we have that capacity in the country? are you worried about the equitable distribution is? i am worried about equity notjust in india but globally. if you talk of equity, the uk and canada have

pre— ordered vaccines to cover anywhere from 3— five times their current population. and while many in the developed world a re while many in the developed world are hoping for a return to normal life by spring or summer, for india, it could ta ke yea rs. countries around the world have gone to great lengths to try and combat the spread of covid—nineteen. in denmark, the government has ordered the culling of 17 million mink, over fears they could help spread the virus. other countries in europe have been testing their mink population, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it is a controversial but profitable industry. denmark is the largest breeder of mink in the european union but when the authorities discovered a mutated form of the virus that seemed to spread from animals to humans, a mass cull was ordered. the country's prime minister,

mette frederiksen, saw the impact of that decision for herself. visiting a mink farm where the entire livestock had been destroyed, she seemed almost overwhelmed. translation: we have had two generations of really skilled mink farmers, father and son, who in a very, very short time have had their lifework shattered. it has been emotional for them. sorry...for me, as well. and it is notjust denmark that is worried. other mink farming countries, like poland and lithuania, have diagnosed cases of covid—19 but so far no sign of the virus jumping between species. translation: in lithuania, the infection has apparently not reached the level where the sick mink would infect people. also, measures are being taken and the infected animals

will be destroyed. it is a grim business. the danish government has been criticised for the way it's handled the crisis but the harsh truth is, these animals would eventually have been culled for their fur, even without coronavirus. tim allman, bbc news. crowds have taken to the streets in argentina to mourn the death of one of the most famous footballers in the world, diego maradona. this was the scene a short time ago in buenos aires. the great brazilian player, pele, said the world had lost a legend. my colleague mark edwards has all the latest reaction now in the sports news. hello, i'm marc edwards and here is your friday sport briefing. the world of sport continued to mourn the loss of diego maradona, who died on wednesday at the age of 60. one of his former clubs, napoli, were in action in the europa league on thursday and before kick off

thousands celebrated his life outside the ground while inside before the game, players paid a special tribute to the man who broke the world transfer record at the time to join the italian club. all the players wore his iconic number 10 jersey before their win against croatia's hnk rijeka. maradona led napoli to the only 2 serie a titles in their history, they are planning to rename their stadium after the argentine legend there were similar tributes across europe a minutes silence held before all the europa league matches including in london asjose mourinho's tottenham crushed ludogorets 4—0, carlos vinicius with his first goals for the club. he scored twice in a dominant spurs display. afterwards mourinho talked about his relationship maradona. in my big defeat, he would a lwa ys in my big defeat, he would always call me. in my victories, never. never. buti

will miss diego and i still, of course, iam will miss diego and i still, of course, i am very sad but i have a smile because every minute i've spent with him was to laugh. and there's a full round up of results from the europa league on our website. now to the usa where on thanksgiving thursday in the nfl, deshaun watson threw four touchdowns to help the houston texans beat the detroit lions 111—25. south africa are set to face england in cape town on friday, the first of three 2020 internationals. and a lot at stake according to england captain eoin morgan who has told his team mates that places in next years t20 world cup side are still up for grabs. the competition due to start in australia last month, was postponed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. i think we have a huge amount of, we have a group of players

at the moment that, both are very good at batting in the top three but also in reality we are extremely strong up seven in order to win or compete at a world cup. this man robin roussell of france will take a share of the lead into day two of golfs alfred dunhill championship at leopard creek in south africa. roussel reeled off five straight birdies at the start of his back nine to shoot a 7—under 65 in his opening round, alongside poland's adrian meronk who had two eagles. they're a shot clear of the field. and finally, here's some footage thats been doing the rounds on social media. as you can imagine, still dominated by diego maradona's death. look at this though — napoli fans made a wall of fire to pay tribute to their iconic former player, chanting his name,

having gathered outside the san paolo stadium before their europa league match with rijeka. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me mark edwards and the rest of the sport team, that's your friday sport briefing. and just before we go, some good news, particularly of fans of rocky the owl, the bird found in the rockefeller centre christmas tree, he has been rehabilitated and released back into the wild. it is believed the feathered stowaway hitched a ride when the tree was being exported to new york city. she had gone three days without food or drink when she was rescued and nursed back to health, with plenty of fluids and all the mice that she could eat. that is a good end to that story. remember, there is much more on that and all the day's stories on our website.

you can reach me on twitter, i'm @kacungira. thank you for your company and stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. if you need to head out on the roads on friday morning, fog could cause one or two problems, certainly some poor visibility in places particularly across parts of england and wales. the fog slow to clear through the day and it will feel cold out there. two weather fronts, one to the northwest, one to the south bringing some cloud and patchy rain. but in between, very light winds, temperatures have been dropping, it's going to be a very cold start to friday morning. widely around freezing, some spots below and we will also see some fog. indeed, some freezing fog across parts of england into east wales as well. these are the areas most likely to be affected. slightly different

across the far southeast, here it's more likely cloud bringing the odd spot of rain. some early sunshine through wales, parts of northern england, and then for northern ireland and scotland, it's a slightly different story again. this band of cloud and weather front bringing some outbreaks of very patchy rain, and that band of cloud with those bits and pieces of rain not moving far at all through the day. the fog struggling to shift as well across those parts of england and wales starting off so murky. i think in many places, it willjust linger as low cloud all day long. a bit of rain creeping in towards the english channel coasts. temperatures, if you stick with fog all day long, maybe just 3—4 degrees. even in some brightness, 8—9 the best we can expect. and then through friday night, the fog will once again reform with a lot of low cloud and some spots of rain and drizzle working northwards across england and wales. lowest temperatures likely to be across the far north of england, also southeast scotland — some spots here will see a frost because of clear skies overhead. and there will be a slice of sunshine for some on saturday. particularly across scotland, perhaps northern ireland as well. but for england and wales a lot of cloud, some

misty, murky conditions. temperatures just a little bit higher, though, down towards the south, 11—12, possibly 13 degrees. the milder airjust trying to sneak its way in. now for the second half of the weekend, high pressure remains in charge — this frontal system up to the far north—west might just bring a little bit of rain in northern and northwestern scotland. otherwise a lot of drier weather, but again a lot of cloudy weather and any fog for the morning will struggle to clear during the day, and those temperatures for most of us in single digits, at best around ten degrees.

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