this is bbc news. the foreign secretary says the government is "listening" to conservative mps who are unhappy with the latest coronavirus restrictions for england. having a vote on the regulations injanuary, with the sunset in february if that doesn't pass again, i think is the right combination of accountability and transparency. we're taking the measures that the public need now. diego maradona's doctor is investigated for possible negligence after his family raise questions about his care. president trump says he will continue to fight the results of the us presidential election, telling fox news his "mind will not change in six months". the french formula 1 driver romain grosjean escapes a huge crash at the bahrain grand prix which saw his car split in two and erupt into flames.

good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the government is "listening" to conservative mps unhappy with planned new covid restrictions in england, but that a third spike in cases is possible unless they are approved. the system would replace the lockdown when it ends this week and would place most of england in the two highest levels. a vote is due in the house of commons on tuesday. our political correspondent iain watson reports. it's been difficult finding cheer in this festive season. in greater manchester, they've been living under some form of restrictions since the summer. what's even more cutting is they're being placed in tier 3, the highest form of restrictions,

from next week. if you look at some of the figures and things like that, if you study it, they seem to have cracked down a bit harder on greater manchester in my opinion. just speaking amongst the people, they seem to be kind of fed up. but some are putting a brave face on it. they're correct what they're saying, we've got to be careful. if we're all sensible, it'll all end soon enough — not this year. the season of goodwill hasn't extended to westminster. boris johnson's facing a growing rebellion from his own mps, but government ministers say they are reaching out to those concerned. mps say to me theyjust want to understand the measures taking into account notjust the cost and benefit of tackling the virus, but the economic, health and social implications, we will publish more analysis on that and we do take seriously the principle of parliamentary accountability. and the prime minister himself has written to mps promising that if they back him this week, he'll give them a new vote on the restrictions

on january the 27th. if they don't back them, then the restrictions would end in february the 3rd, and he says a review of restrictons next month means that some areas could come out of tier 3 on december the 19th, but that will depend on evidence. apparently there is smoke without fire at westminster, because some very vocal potential rebels now say they will back the government in tuesday's crucial vote on the restrictions, but for others the prime minister hasn't gone far enough. we have a couple of days. it's absolutely right that mps are scrutinising what the government does, that is theirjob, all the more important to take place during an emergency and we have a couple of days to get this right. that is what's going on. concessions have been made but i would like to see more. you may have to just pinch yourself a little, because wasn't itjust a year ago that borisjohnson won a stonking 80—seat majority? but such is the level of unease with the new restrictions he wants to introduce in england, he is going to have to meet a whole

range of mps tomorrow to keep them onside. he wants to avoid relying on labour votes because their support would come at a price. the reason i am not committing to vote for these measures is because we are not convinced at the moment that they are either sufficient or workable. it's not too late for the government to convince us of that. political measures have led the prime minister to consider a new vote on his measures injanuary, so at best he may be postponing the rebellion beyond christmas, rather than avoiding it entirely. iain watson, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 12,155 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that takes the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week to 15,224. 152a people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last wednesday. another 215 deaths have been reported. that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test.

it means an average of 460 deaths per day in the last week. the total number of uk deaths is now 58,2115. the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, has defended her government's handling of the pandemic as statistics show scotland's covid death rate is higher than england. official figures show there were 50.5 deaths per million in scotland in the week up to the 15th of november, compared to 40.6 in england. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, the first minister said it was too soon to be comparing statistics. the number of deaths in scotland is far too high. you won't hear me say any different. i don't think there is an acceptable level of deaths. what i would say is firstly, and, you know, i don't think it should be seen as a competition, but you've asked me the question in a comparative sense. we've got a lower death rate, if i can use that term, than england and wales. there are particular issues in scotland, which will not

be unique to scotland, different demographics, some, you know, intergenerational issues of long—term health conditions, but perhaps the most fundamental point, which applies to all countries, is this one. we are still in the teeth of this pandemic. so i think it's premature for any country to be declaring victory or assessing performance against others. every single day right now, my focus is on trying to do the best i can with my scottish government colleagues to suppress the virus, to drive levels of the virus down. we're not complacent about that, but we do have a lower prevalence of the virus at the moment than the other nations of the uk. but, of course, we've got to work on that every single day. none of us are finding it an easy challenge to face. and we'll find out how coronavirus and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at around 10:45pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown and former pensions minister ros altmann. police are investigating the doctor of the footballer diego maradona for possible negligence

after his death in argentina last week at the age of 60. it comes after maradona's daughters questioned their father's medical care. 0ur correspondent simonjones gave us more details about the police investigation. there were questions about his death. we know that he had recently had surgery to remove a clot from the brain. that was considered to have gone well, so he was allowed home, but his three daughters are now asking questions about what sort of treatment he was getting, what medication he was on, how often he was being seen by his doctor. now, his doctor, in a news conference, had said that he's devastated about what happened. he said he's fully cooperating with the police investigation, and he said he did everything he could to save the life of his friend. diego maradona had had a troubled life and ill health, though, for quite some time. yeah, that was putting it mildly. very much you saw that on the pitch, that famous world cup game

against england when england were knocked out and he scored a goal that was voted the goal of the century, but in that same match, there was that infamous hand of god incident where he used his hand to put the ball in the net and that very much typified his character. now, he was seen as part angel, part devil by people who knew him and he had problems with drug addiction. he retired from the game, he tried management, he had problems with his weight, so very much a life lived in the limelight, but a difficult life and tonight those difficulties continuing for his family with the questions that they're raising. president trump has given his first interview since the us election and again made unsubstantiated claims that the election was, in his words, "rigged". in a telephone interview with fox news, he refused to give a deadline for when he might drop his legal challenges or concede the election. well, i don't want to give you an actual date. a lot of people say the 18th or they say the 14th or they say january 20th. i'm not going to say

a date, but i will say, we have to move very fast. we have been moving fast and, you know, look, when you say, "is it tainted?" everyone knows it's tainted. everyone knows that poll—watchers were thrown out of buildings. everyone knows that people were not allowed to vote when they walked in so preciously, so beautifully to vote. meanwhile, the us president—elect joe biden has twisted his ankle after slipping while playing with his dog. in a statement, biden‘s office said the incident happened yesterday and that the 78—year—old democrat would be examined by an orthopaedist "out of an abundance of caution". trade negotiations between the uk and the european union have been taking place after talks stretched over the weekend. with only a month to go until the end of the transition period, the british government says a deal could soon be concluded, although differences remain overfishing rights. the united nation's humanitarian coordinator in nigeria says 110 civilians were killed in an attack by suspected islamist militants near the city of maiduguri yesterday.

some of the victims, many of them farmers, are said to have been tied up before being knifed to death. maiduguri is in the north—eastern borno state, where islamist militants have long been active. 0ur correspondent in abuja, chris ewokor, has more. what we do now know from the united nations resident humanitarian coordinator in nigeria is that the figure of casualties is now far higher than was attributed to the nigerian authorities. earlier we reported that at least 43 people were killed, but from the statement by the un in nigeria, 110 people have been killed. and earlier, we also were told when the governor visited the community of the victims that there were so many other people that were still missing, so the number is likely to go higher.

now, at this rate, what the governor said is that the communities and residents of borno state are in a dilemma because they are faced with the risk of having to stay at home and live in hunger or risk going to their farms and then be killed by insurgents, and this is driving a lot of fear into farmers and residents, especially in the north—east of nigeria. but the president himself has condemned the attack. he said it is insane, he also said that the government has given the army all the resources and what they need to secure the lives of citizens in nigeria. this killing is now likely to raise more questions about how far and the capacity of the nigerian army, in fact all the security agencies to deal with the insurgency. of course, the nigerian army has often claimed it had defeated boko haram, but these attacks sort of indicate that these groups

are still active in the region. a mother who killed six of her children in an arson attack has been freed after serving half of her 17—yearjail term. the release of mairead philpott has been criticised by an mp who says she'll be raising the matter with the attorney general. carol hinds reports. a crime that still shocks. in 2012, six children died in a fire at this house in derby. their parents, mairead and mick philpott, appeared in public to appeal for witnesses, but were later convicted of setting the fire themselves. mick philpott was sentenced to life for manslaughter. mairead got 17 years. today, it's been revealed that at her first parole hearing, she's been released to a halfway house and given a new identity. 0ne local mp is incensed. those children are dead and they will never come back, but she will be walking a free woman.

just think about those children. the ministry ofjustice say they won't comment on individual cases. carol hinds, bbc east midlands today. young people in east london are stepping up as volunteers to help prepare graves to ease the pressure on cemeteries which have become busier due to the coronavirus pandemic. some of those volunteering say they're doing it after having attended the funerals of covid victims themselves. shabnam mahmood reports. row upon row of muslim graves. 22 people have been buried in woodgrange park cemetery in just the last four weeks. according to islamic tradition, burials should be carried out within 24 hours. but funeral services are struggling to keep up. 95% of the burials over the last six months have been covid—related burials. it's been very important for families to bury their loved ones as soon as possible, and they needed our help. and across the board, cemeteries have needed our help.

and a lot of that help has come from local teenagers. some here are as young as 12 years old. i thought, "why not give it a try?" i like working here because it's something to do during my time that i don't have anything to do and help around with the community. just by coming here, it kind of, you know, makes him realise about death, what the protocols are, you know, in terms of what actually happens, how the bodies are actually put into the graves. and not only that, what happens afterwards in terms of maintaining the graves, etc. it kind of makes him realise it's not a scary thing. some of the work at the cemetery involves preparing graves for muslim burials. it'd be lowered down here. we've got no coffins. so that's one of the main things about islam, basically, we don't use no coffins at all. many from the ethnic minority communities have been impacted by the virus. the borough of newham had one of the highest death rates in the uk from covid—19 this year. this man lost his grandma to the disease. throughout my whole life, she was like my mother. and through coming and helping out

at the graveyard, volunteering, it's part of the grieving process of me giving back, showing love, supporting others, elders who aren't able to do the physical work. a young generation upholding traditional religious practices to help a community that's been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. shabnam mahmood, bbc news. more than 10,000 turkeys at a farm in north yorkshire are to be culled after an outbreak of avian flu. a control zone has been put in place around the infected site at sowber hill farm near northallerton to limit the risk of the disease spreading. public health england say the risk to public health from the virus is very low and properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, are safe to eat. an investigation is in progress to determine the most likely source of the outbreak. in a moment, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round—up of the news with mishal husain.

formula 1 driver romain grosjean has managed to walk away from a significant crash at the bahrain grand prix, which saw his car burst into flames. the 34—year—old hit the barriers in the opening lap of the race. grosjean's team have said he appears to have light burns on his hands and ankles. they've also thanked the marshals and other officials for their quick reactions when coming to his rescue. there has been lots of reaction on social media. the official formula 1 twitter account said... and the british formula 1 driver lewis hamilton tweeted before winning the race...

jody scheckter was a formula 1 world champion in 1979. he told my colleague tim willcox how the difference in safety standards compare today from when he was racing. there were a lot of responses that were different in our day. even today, i think he was so lucky to get out of the car so quickly. but in our day, going through the guardrails killed a lot of people. and the fires, also a little bit before my time, more so, but things so much safer now. it must make you shudder when you see images like that, just remembering your own racing time. ijust wonder how much recent change has saved lives as well, because i think the halo system, perhaps you can describe it to us, was also only imposed a year or two ago. yeah, that saved his life, for sure.

when they first brought it out, you thought, "well, would it become a closed cockpit," and stuff like that, but absolutely, the cars are so safe now compared to what they were. and the tracks are so much safer. it's the first time i've seen a car go through the guardrails for a long, long time, and that used to happen quite often. the fact it burst into flames, the fact he managed to get out so quickly, is that perhaps because the car split into or is there a quick release belt now for these drivers, because they slot into those cars so snugly, don't they? yeah, i think it's a lot of luck. how he got out so quickly, because if he didn't, he would have been...it would have been tough to stay alive much longer in that fire. yeah. lucky as well as a lot of good technology around. does that mean, though, that drivers, potentially because they have more back—up behind them, take more risks now?

i think they do, i think in our day when you touched wheels and you crashed, you know, there was a good chance you didn't come out of it. today, the cars are so safe because of the carbon fibre, the construction is so strong, and also the tracks are a lot safer than they were. when you look at the impact, the speed of the impact, isn't there an element of damage and almost ptsd for drivers after something like that? it really depends how much g force he got. if he went into a wall and the wall stopped, that's a lot of g force. if things break, which they did, it actually limits the amount of g force that he gets in his head. so i think he was lucky to get out of that. there's no question. it's a bad accident, that i've seen for a long time.

you won back in 1979. when something like this happened and drivers saw the repeated images, how much impact did that have on other drivers, do you think? about going into the next race? in my day, one to two drivers were killed every year, so that puts it in perspective. you have to get back in the car and forget about it in the car because if you are thinking about that when you are driving then you shouldn't be driving. hello again. there was some sunshine earlier today across more south—western parts of the uk, but these areas will see some dense patchy fog overnight. pretty grey and gloomy actually, elsewhere, mind you. and cold at the moment in north—east scotland. but we've got the wind picking up, cloud and rain moving down from the north—west, so temperatures will probably tend to rise. ahead of that, temperatures will be around 5—6 degrees. we've got rain in the morning across northern ireland as well as scotland, into northern england, heading into north wales. as that rain moves southwards, it's going to be very light and patchy. it will be misty and murky for a while across southern areas. but then, after the rain clears away from scotland, we get some cooler air moving in —

that means some sunshine at least. elsewhere, with the cloud, patchy rain, temperatures mild — 10 or 11 degrees. a chilly start, though, for east scotland, north—east england on tuesday. maybe a frost to begin with. it's going to be a cold day as this cloud comes back in from the atlantic, but we hang onto some sunshine across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. not a bad day here. 0ut towards the west, in the cloud, temperatures in double figures.

with christmas around the corner, the new system would begin this week, putting tens of millions of people into the top two levels of restrictions. it will all end soon enough. not this year, thinking around about when it comes into spring next year. as long as we're all careful, do what we're told, be sensible. we'll be exploring the political balancing act for boris johnson, ahead of a parliamentary vote. also tonight: diego maradona's doctor is investigated, after the footballer‘s daughters question his medical care. the man who became darth vader — the actor dave prowse has died, at the age of 85.

and a miraculous escape at the bahrain grand prix, after roman grosjean manages to jump clear of the wreckage of his crashed car. good evening. a senior minister has warned that a third spike of coronavirus infections is possible, as the government seeks to win over conservative mps, unhappy with its plans for the system that would replace the england lockdown this week. most areas will be placed into the top two tiers of restrictions. the government says it is listening to the criticism, and will publish an analysis tomorrow to support the measures. with a vote due in the house of commons on tuesday, here's our political correspondent iain watson. it's been difficult finding cheer

in this festive season. in glazebury, in greater manchester, they've been living under some form of restrictions since the summer, and what's even more cutting is they'll be placed in tier 3, the highest form of restrictions, from next week. if you look at some of the figures, and things like that, if you study it, they seem to have cracked down a bit hard in greater manchester, in my opinion. just speaking amongst the people, they seem to be kind of fed up. but some are putting a brave face on it. we've got to be careful. if we are all sensible, it'll all end soon enough. not this year. the season of goodwill hasn't extended to westminster. borisjohnson is facing a growing rebellion in his own ranks. ministers haven't ruled out a third lockdown, but they say new restrictions are the best way to avoid this, and that they'll reach out to those mps who have concerns. mps say to me, "we just want to understand that the measures "you're taking take into account,

not just the cost and benefit "of tackling the virus, but also the non—covid health, "economic, and social implications." we'll publish more analysis on that, and we do take seriously the principle of parliamentary accountability. and the prime minister himself has written to mps to say that, if they back him this week, he'll give them a new vote on the restrictions onjanuary 27th. if they don't support them then, the restrictions would end on february 3rd. and he says a review of restrictions next month means that some areas could come out of tier 3 on december 19th, though that would depend on the evidence. apparently, there is smoke without fire at westminster, because some very vocal potential rebels now say they'll back the government in tuesday's crucial vote on the restrictions. but, for others, the prime minister hasn't gone far enough. it's absolutely right that mps are scrutinising what the government does, that is theirjob. all the more important to take place during an emergency, and we have a couple of days to get this right, to advance what's going on.

concessions have been made, but i would like to see more. now, you may have to just pinch yourself a little, because wasn't itjust a year ago that borisjohnson won a stonking 80—seat majority? yet such is the level of unease with the new restrictions he wants to introduce in england that he's going to have to meet a whole range of mps tomorrow to try to keep them on side. what he wants to avoid at all costs is relying on labour votes to get his new measures through parliament, because their support would come at a price. the reason that i'm not committing to vote for these measures is because we're not convinced at the moment that they are either sufficient or workable. it's not too late for the government to convince us of that. political pressures have led the prime minister to concede a new vote on his measures injanuary, so at best, he may be postponing a rebellion beyond christmas, rather than avoiding it entirely. the contents of one document could

determine the size of this week's conservative rebellion, because tomorrow the government is conceding a key rebel demand, to produce an assessment of the social and economic impact of their measures, 01’ economic impact of their measures, or to put it very, very crudely, mps wa nt to or to put it very, very crudely, mps want to know whether saving lives will outweigh the damage these restrictions will cause two livelihoods. now, speaking to some of the potential rebels tonight, it looks as though they are willing to be convinced by the government, but they say they are withholding the support until they see the hard data behind borisjohnson‘s support until they see the hard data behind boris johnson's decisions. iain watson at westminster, thank you. the latest government figures show there were 12,155 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that takes the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week to 15,224. 1,524 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last wednesday. another 215 deaths have been reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test.

it means an average of 460 deaths per day in the last week. the total number of uk deaths is now 58,245. another two million doses of the moderna coronavirus vaccine have been bought by the government. it's one of the three vaccines that are being put forward for regulatory approval after their clinical trials. but when might the first vaccinations take place? here's our science editor david shukman. there's so much talk about vaccines, it's easy to lose track of what's going on, so here's what we know so far. the government has ordered 357 million doses of seven different vaccines, though, crucially, none has been approved for use so far. here's the list of those seven, and the numbers of doses ordered. of these, the oxford astrazeneca vaccine has now been sent to the regulators, the mhra, for approval, and they're going through the data right now.

but the biontech pfizer vaccine was the first to start that process, and it's possible we will get an answer on that very soon. my understanding is that there's been quite an interactive process with the regulators, whilst these trials have been going on, so they have actually had sight of a lot of the information ahead of time. i wouldn't be too surprised if an announcement would be made within the next two weeks, possibly even as early as next week, but we'll have to wait and see. you know, it must be rushed, it has to be safe. so what are the regulators looking for? well, three things — safety, quality and effectiveness, and of these three, the regulators keep emphasising the safety of the public must always come first. so they're working fast but carefully, because the worst thing would be for doubts to start creeping in about these new vaccines. now, doses are already being manufactured in the hope that approval is given, so everything hinges

on that coming through. so, when might we start to see the benefits? well, if that approval is given next month, it's possible that the first doses could be administered ahead of christmas, though people will need two injections, a month apart, so they won't get immunity straight away. beyond that, the government hopes that by next spring to have vaccinated the most vulnerable people, such as residents of care homes, and health and care workers, but everything hinges on distribution and production on a massive scale, and that's a huge challenge. david shukman, our science editor, reporting there. police in argentina are investigating the doctor who treated diego maradona, after the footballer‘s daughters raised concerns about his medical care. maradona died in buenos aires last week, days after being discharged from hospital. simonjones reports. police raid the clinic of maradona's doctor, as the footballer‘s family raise questions about his death. maradona's passing prompted

an outpouring of emotion. he died four days ago, after suffering a heart attack. he had recently had surgery to remove a clot from his brain, and returned home. but his daughters are asking what treatment he was receiving there, what medication he was on, and how often his doctor, leopoldo luque, went to see him. he faced the cameras, saying he had done all he could to save the life of his friend. translation: i think about it all a lot. i wish he were still here. do i have regrets? i don't know, because he wanted a lifestyle that was bad for him. i tried to accompany him to everything. i even took him out to play football. a tempestuous talent, maradona's skills never greater than when he scored this sublime goal against england in the 1986 world cup. commentator: 0h! you have to say that's magnificent! but in the same match,

the infamous hand of god moment. maradona! he led a troubled life, struggling with drug addiction, and as the police investigation into his death continues, so do the troubles for his family. simon jones, bbc news. senior sources at arcadia, the group whose brands include top shop, evans and dorothy perkins, have told the bbc they do not expect any last—minute rescue of the business. sir philip green's clothing empire could go into administration tomorrow, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. our business correspondent, katy austin, is with me. what would happen, then? well, we understand that stores would likely continue to trade, while a buyer is sought for the brands, which also include evans and wallace, but of course it would be a very concerning time for staff nonetheless. could it be prevented? mike ashley's fresia group has written to arcadia to say they could provide a £50 million loan to keep

things going but it is unclear at this point whether that offer will be considered, let alone excepted. arcadia would be the biggest retail colla pse we arcadia would be the biggest retail collapse we have seen during this pandemic, although its problems have been going on for much longer than that, and it could have other implications as well. debenhams, which employs 12,000 people, is in administration at the moment. jd sports has been closing in on a deal to buy it but a source close tojd sports said they would have more to think about if arcadia, which is debenhams's biggest concession holder, does go into administration. thank you, katie. 110 ten civilians have been killed in an attack by suspected islamist militants in the nigerian state of borno. the un says farm workers were targeted near the city of maiduguri. they're said to have been harvesting rice, when they came under attack from armed men. a fresh inquest opens tomorrow into the death of ella adoo—kissi—debrah, who was nine when he suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013.

of ella adoo—kissi—debrah, who was nine when she suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013. the coroner will consider new evidence about dangerously high levels of air pollution, mainly from traffic, to which ella was exposed. her mother hopes that it will make legal history by registering air pollution as the cause of death — she's been speaking exclusively to our environment correspondent claire marshall. my name is rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah. i am ella roberta's mum. ella was incredibly active. i sometimes worry that we always talk about her being ill all the time. she wasn't always like that. ella and her family lived in lewisham, just 25 metres from london's south circular. the little girl was breathing air so polluted it broke legal limits. ella coughs. she endured three years of seizures, and time in intensive care. this cough, an early sign of the damage being done to her lungs. she was ventilated four times. she suffered greatly. that's something i can't erase

from my memory at all. in 2013, ella had a fatal asthma attack. at the time, no connection was made with air pollution. then, new medical evidence linked the harmful particles and chemicals in exhaust fumes to her death. the high court, in a rare move, eventually granted rosamund a fresh inquest. 0verwhelming. she didn't want to be forgotten by her siblings and her friends and i'm incredibly proud of her. she was only here for a short while but i hope she has made her mark. more and more evidence is emerging about how dangerous air pollution is to human health. we have most recently a much greater understanding of the kind of levels of air pollution that generate these adverse health effects and that includes levels probably quite substantially below the levels that we thought in the past. the inquest will be a gruelling time for ella's family. i still hear her voice and many of our conversations

and she always wanted to know, she definitely wanted to know why she'd become so ill, she used to ask me. now it's up to the coroner to provide the answer. did air pollution help to kill ella? claire marshall, bbc news. there were some very dramatic scenes at the bahrain grand prix today. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. lewis hamilton has praised formula 1 chiefs for the huge safety improvements in the sport, after romain grosjean walked away from an horrific crash at the bahrain grand prix. hamilton, who took the chequered flag, said it should never be forgotten that drivers ‘put their lives on the line'. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. the bahrain grand prix begins. 20 cars race, each with a halo — a titanium bar protecting the cockpit, protecting romain grosjean. and a big fire there! fla mes insta ntly surrounded the driver. that should not happen. it will be part

of the investigation. but with medics attending, grosjean, hands burning on the metal, was able to force his own way out — an escape which seemed miraculous. grosjean was able later in hospital to reflect how the car's improvements had saved his life. just wanted to say i am 0k — well, sort of 0k. thank you very much for all the messages. i mean, i wasn't for the halo some years ago, but i think it's the greatest thing for formula 1. and without it, i wouldn't be able to speak to you today. at the circuit, the teams watched the replays. lewis hamilton tweeted that the crash was a reminder of the risk, the extreme danger that's still there. as soon as the grand prix resumed, another collision, a car upturned. lance stroll was the driver pulled out unharmed. a safety car finally led the racers home after another incident. lewis hamilton won, but

20 drivers came to bahrain, 20 lived to drive again. joe wilson, bbc news. england's cricketers have won their t20 series against south africa, with a game to spare. they were chasing 147 for victory, in paarl. they made hard work of it, the game going down to the final over, but chrisjordan got them over the line, as they won by four wickets. all the day's premier league goals are coming up on match of the day 2 after the news, but here come the results, if you want them. wolves won 2—1 at arsenal, but the game was stopped for ten minutes, after a clash of heads. wolves‘ rauljimenez was taken to hospital, where he is currently being assessed. manchester united came from 2—0 down to beat southampton, 3—2. half—time substitute edinson cavani scored twice. elsewhere, spurs returned to the top of the table, after a goaless draw at chelsea. one of the lowest—ranked sides left in the fa cup, marine, from the eighth tier of english football, are through to the third round. the club in crosby, just outside liverpool, beat another non—league side, havant and waterlooville, 1—0.

niall cummins with the winner, deep into extra time. lot's more fa cup goals on the bbc sport website. he was the man behind the mask — playing darth vader in the original star wars films, and, today, co—stars and fans have been remembering the actor dave prowse, who's died at the age of 85. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his journey from bristol, to being part of one of hollywood's most successful franchises. at 6‘ 6", with a towering figure, dave prowse was physically perfect for the part of darth vader in the original star wars trilogy in the 1970s and 1980s. looks like you two need a lesson in crossing the road. at the same time, he was also the face of road safety, presenting videos and visiting hundreds of schools as the green cross code man. we won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the green cross code. when i became darth vader,

or at least when the star wars film came out, i almost got the sack from the government, because they thought that my image as darth vader would have a detrimental effect on my image as the green cross code man. a champion body—builder, he eventually tried acting. as darth vader, he had the bulk, he had the build, but he also had a bristol accent. bristol accent: you are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. take her away. he maintained that he was unaware at the time that the words he spoke on set would be re—recorded. audiences eventually heard the voice of the now familiar james earljones. prowse: start tearing the ship apart... jones: ..until you've found those plans, and bring me the passengers. i want them alive. mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as "actor, husband, father, "member of the order of the british empire

"weightlifting champion, safety icon, "a man who loved his fans as much as they loved him." ..i am yourfather. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. music: the imperial march (slow version) dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. charities and community groups are launching a campaign to combat loneliness over the festive season, encouraging people to find covid—friendly ways to connect with others who might be isolated, and in need of human contact. the great winter get—together says more than nine million people in the uk report being often or always lonely, and this christmas will come after many months of social distancing. our home editor, mark easton, reports. seven—year—old james is on a mission. stepping outside his north london bubble, he is on a space walk in the lockdown void —

destination, next door. objective, the delivery of seasonal goodwill. hello, james. 0h, you've got my card. 95—year—old mick lives on his own, but feels connected to his community by small acts of covid—safe kindness from neighbours, friends, and visiting astronauts. how important is it to have people looking out for you over christmas? very important, very important, because if i was sat here all day at home and i couldn't get out, i don't know what i would do. feelings of loneliness and isolation are always particularly acute at christmas, but in the midst of a pandemic, a survey suggests that one person in six in britain is dreading the festivities this year, so the great winter get—together is encouraging the country to rediscover the community spirit that blossomed during lockdown in the spring. the together campaign helped organise this year's birthday clap for the nhs,

and is supported by volunteering groups, like the scouts and guides, religious leaders, businesses, charities and political leaders, all aiming to heal divides and bring the country closer together. the christmas campaign is asking people to be like james, send a neighbour a card, give them a call, or deliver a socially—distanced knock on the door. why did you want to deliver a card to mick? to keep him happy, and to know we're thinking about him. in west yorkshire, sharon is encouraging local people to write a letter to someone they've never met. with positive messages, and no reply expected, her postal scheme is addressed to reducing loneliness. actually, we are all, you know, together in this, so it's like a gift, really, it's like a gift that you give to somebody, with nothing expected. the residents of this care home are among those receiving upbeat letters from complete strangers. "so keep smiling and laughing

and look after yourself. "you are..." 0h, "amazing"! 0h, heck, how does she know i'm amazing? laughter. well, that's really nice. 0ur covid christmas must be celebrated in bubbles, but for those feeling left out, it's hoped some spontaneous seasonal cheer might bring us all a little closer together. mark easton, bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye.