this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. diego maradona's doctor is investigated for possible negligence. he insists he did nothing wrong. translation: i would like him to be here. do i have regrets? i don't know. because he wanted a life that was bad. the united nations says 110 civilians have been killed in an attack by suspected islamist militants in nigeria. the uk government says it's "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 with taking the measures that the public need now. and in sport, the french formula i driver romain grosjean escapes a huge crash

at the bahrain grand prix which saw his car split in two and erupt into flames. 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. diego maradona's doctor has denied any medical negligence after being told he's being investigated for possible manslaughter. at an emotional press conference, leopoldo luque told reporters the argentine football legend had suffered a heart attack. police in buenos aires have searched luque‘s house and private clinic for evidence. they acted after maradona's daughters gave statements questioning their father's medical care. 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'd 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 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. in nigeria, the united nation's humanitarian coordinator says a deadly attack by suspected islamist militants on civilians saturday was the most violent assault this year. many of the victims were farmers. some are said to have been tied up before being knifed to death. the attack happened near the city of maiduguri in the north eastern state of borno. two separate groups, boko haram and islamic state, are active in the area. the governor of borno state is now asking for more young people to be recruited as vigilantes to help fight the insurgency there. tens of thousands of people have been killed in the area in recent years. eyewitnesses have been describing what they saw after the latest attacks. translation: there were six of us in the bush yesterday. we headed back into the village. we were shocked as we reached them.

we found their corpses. and that was where the main killings took place. we changed our route and went through a nearby village. we met so many people fleeing without knowing where they were going to, some were even unconscious. a huge quantity of harvested rice was set on fire. translation: boko haram killed many of our people. 32 people were slaughtered. we need assistance, we need some weapons and armed men, because we have youths who can volunteer to guard our farmers while working. please, please, for god's sake. chris ewokor is our correspondent in the nigerian capital of abuja. he explains this attack comes during the harvest season and casts doubts about whether farmers can safely access their crops. 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 what's been attributed to the nigerian authorities. earlier, we had reported that at least 43 people were killed,

but from the statement from 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, you know, 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,

you know, secure the lives of citizens in nigeria. but 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 that it has defeated boko haram, but these attacks sort of indicate that these groups are still active in the region. the british foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the government is "listening" to conservative mps unhappy with planned new covid restrictions in england, but he's warned a third spike in cases is possible unless the propsals are approved. many conservatives feel the new restrictions are too tough and don't take account of the situation in local communities. our political correspondent

iain watson reports. 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're 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. iain watson, bbc news. the leader of the rebellion in ethiopia's tigray region has said his forces will fight

on despite reports that government troops have taken control of the tigrayan capital. he said his forces were withdrawing from the city of mekelle, suggesting this would now become a guerilla war. trade negotiations between the uk and the european union are continuing 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 substantial differences remain over eu fishing rights in uk waters. human rights activists in belarus say more than 300 opposition supporters have been detained by the security forces this weekend. it's the 16th straight weekend of protests against president alexander lukashenko. tens of thousands of people across the country took part, with as many as 60 separate demonstrations in the capital minsk. president trump has given his first interview since the us election and again claimed without clear evidence 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 the 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. nomia iqbal is in washington. she has news of a fresh setback for the president in one the battleground states. because he did not provide any evidence at all and he has not done so evidence at all and he has not done so far. and just this morning

wisconsin, a state he is challenging, has reconfirmed that joe biden won the state. it was interesting then because actually donald trump had to legally pay for that recount. it was a partial recount involving two counties in wisconsin. and it actually increased joe biden's lee. he has now led in wisconsin by more than 20,000 votes so wisconsin by more than 20,000 votes so that trump eventually paid for me in the increase joe biden's lead. this is why a lot of his cases are basically not going anywhere. i already michigan has certified, his legal case they ran into the ground. the same happened in georgia were a recount reconfirmed joe biden's went. also last week there were two court decisions that went against donald trump's campaign team and he is also challenging arizona. we are expecting for the state to certify oi'i expecting for the state to certify on monday thatjoe expecting for the state to certify on monday that joe biden expecting for the state to certify on monday thatjoe biden has expecting for the state to certify on monday that joe biden has won the state there. but donald trump is not

going to give up. throughout the interview, it was an interview that was not really contested. the interview was very sympathetic to donald trump. well, it was interesting because he said in that clip that people keep throwing around dates and that somehow it doesn't matter, but it does. there are key dates coming up. december the 14th is when all the disputes to do with any election results have to be resolved. and then there's december the 23rd when all the states officially certify. then of course there's january the 20th, the key date. in the constitution, it's very clear on january the 20th when it's noon, joe biden will become the next president of the us and donald trump will be rendered powerless. he won't be the president anymore. he will have to leave the white house. he also said that in six months' time, he won't change his mind about what he's saying. but of course unless he provides some astonishing evidence to suggest otherwise, he won't be president in six months' time. the headlines on bbc news —

diego maradona's doctor is investigated for possible negligence after the footballer‘s family raise questions about his care. the united nations says 110 civilians have been killed in an attack by suspected islamist militants in nigeria. the foreign secretary says the government is "listening" to conservative mps who are unhappy with the latest coronavirus restrictions for england. formula i driver romain grosjean has walked away almost unscathed after a horror crash at the bahrain grand prix. the incident happened on the very first lap of the race, where the haas driver lost control of his vehicle and smashed into the barrier. the car split in half, with the front part bursting into flames. 0ur sports correspondent ben croucher describes what happened. 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 i. 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. it was around this time last year that a new coronavirus disease causing respiratory symptoms was first identified in china. by march 2020, covid—i9 had spread around the world and the world health organisation declared a pandemic, with cases soaring ever since. global cases have now reached more than 62.5 million, and more than 1.4 million people across the globe have died from the virus. the us continues to be the worst affected country. more than 266,000 people have died there. while the world continues to search for an end to this pandemic, researchers in australia have been busy trying to work out where the next one may come from. their study pinpoints the highest risk areas for a potential future outbreak.

we can now speak to dr michael walsh, an epidemiologist from the university of sydney. thank you very much forjoining us. how do you go about then identifying potential hotspots for a future outbreak? right chemist we took a three—pronged approach. the first pa rt three—pronged approach. the first part of this is we wanted to identify where the greatest number of humans are at sharing space with the greatest amount of wildlife. because these are the areas that we would expect there to be a higher risk of spill over of new pathogens, viruses or bacteria from animals to humans. and once we have and these high risk zones come high—risk areas for spill—over, then we wanted to say these areas, where would a spill—over likely go undetected if

you happened ? spill—over likely go undetected if you happened? and so we accounted for this by identifying where health systems a re for this by identifying where health systems are performing poorly. so where health system performance is low. and so then the third step in the final step was to identify 0k we've edified it where there is a lot of humans mixing with a lot of wildlife, then we identified where health system performance is poor and may lead to an undetected spill—over and then he wanted to identify where cities that are highly committed to the global network of air transit are located either adjacent to or even within these high risk areas. and so tell us these high risk areas. and so tell us where are the places you've been identified? surprisingly, when we look at the sort of middle tier of risk for spill—over, which is in areas even where health system performance is quite high, there are

40% of the world's cities that are close to areas where there is a lot of humans mixing with a lot of wildlife and potential for spill—over. but when we take it to the next tier of risk and say where are the areas where not only is there a lot of mixing between animals and people but there is poor health system performance, then we find that between iii—20% of the world's most gifted cities may be key conduits for future pandemics. and these are concentrated in south asia, southeast asia, some in sub—saharan africa. but most of them are concentrated in south and southeast asia. how do you hope then that this research will be used and acted upon by policymakers? well, what we want and what i think he is most important is what we would call a one health approach to any future

pandemics, which means that we are concerning ourselves with not only human health but human health and animal health and environmental health, the health of ecosystems. and we need to take a more holistic approach which actively develops surveillance methods and disease monitoring in these different contexts. but it's notjust enough to promote conservation of wildlife, which is very important in a key approach will be off need to think about that how equitable our health systems a re about that how equitable our health systems are in different parts of the world. because even if we have a situation where we are able to improve conservation and reduce animal mixing, if we don't have equal access to health care for a whole population, then we are and will remain in danger of spill—over scheduling undetected should they happen. and that's a big problem and if there are highly granted global

cities adjacent to those areas, that is just cities adjacent to those areas, that isjust a cities adjacent to those areas, that is just a ticking time bomb. cities adjacent to those areas, that isjust a ticking time bomb. doctor wallace, we went to see if the policy makers sit up and listen. thank you very much for your time. thank you very much for your time. thank you. 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 one of hollywood's most successful franchises. at 66", 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. 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 familiarjames 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) he's been described as the world's loneliest elephant after living in miserable conditions in a zoo in pakistan for the past three decades. but now, kavaan will live out the rest of his years at a wildlife sanctuary in cambodia. it follows a five—year campaign supported by the pop singer cher. secunder kermani reports. this is the story of one of the world's most famous pop stars and the world's loneliest elephant. after 35 years in captivity, at times left chained up, kaavan is being set free. tens of thousands of people signed

a petition on his behalf. his most vocal supporter — superstar cher. earlier this year, she described news of his upcoming release as "one of the greatest moments of her life". kaavan was given to pakistan as a gift by the sri lankan government back in 1985. but he's been badly treated at this zoo, enduring poor conditions. life got even worse after his only companion died eight years ago. the way kaavan is swaying his head from side to side is a common sign of distress, and it's something that he spends a lot of time doing. it's why campaigners have been so keen to move him. come here, kaavan. very good! now kaavan will be taken to a wildlife sanctuary in cambodia, after a court shut the zoo down until its facilities are improved. good boy! come here, good boy. a specialist international charity has been preparing him for the journey, trying to get him used to the crate he will fly in, using food to encourage him

to obey their commands. it's like any other dog training, or training your cat or whatever. a bit bigger than a cat! very big! it depends on the cat! i think the main deal is that he feels comfortable with whatever you do, or at least excited enough to follow and maybe to follow you somehow. because as soon as he is kind of afraid, as soon as he shows like, how do you say, mistrust? yeah, then you can go back home. # and now, the end is near...# kaavan weighs around five tonnes. moving him will be a huge logistical challenge. but the charity's leading vet has discovered how to help keep him calm, singing to him. his favourite song — frank sinatra's my way. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad.

you are watching bbc news. and we'll be taking a look at the papers with our reviewers, author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown and former pensions minister ros altmann. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. there was some sunshine around on sunday across south wales, south west england. some areas saw temperatures of 15 degrees. for many, though, it was another one those dull and gloomy sort of days. but the weather is changing and that's happening now. these weather fronts coming down from the north west bringing patchy rain southwards on monday, the breeze picking up and blowing away that area of high pressure that's brought all the gloom during recent days. so, a frost—free start, but still quite gloomy in the south. the mist and fog are lifting as that patchy rain heads its way southwards. the rain affecting the hills in the west, little rain or no rain across southern parts of england. and in the afternoon, we get some sunshine after the rain in scotland and one or two showers. here, those temperatures start

to drop away, mind you, but elsewhere, we stay in the mild air. temperatures 9, 10 or 11 degrees. that patchy rain continues to work its way southwards during monday evening, clearing away for most areas, but still a hangback of cloud out towards the west. but with clearer skies across central and eastern parts of the uk, we're going to find a frost across eastern scotland and the north east of england. that colder air has come down in a northerly breeze, behind the weather front bringing the patchy rain. but out to the west, the air is very different. this is much milder air, and it comes with a lot of cloud. and that milder cloudy air will topple its way steadily in from the atlantic into the uk and it will bring a little light rain or drizzle. but through the midlands, across lincolnshire, east anglia and the south east, we're going to hang onto the sunshine — some welcome sunshine. not a bad day here, temperatures of 8 or 9 degrees. quite a cold day across eastern scotland and the north east of england. further west, temperatures may make double figures. it's a fairly quiet day on tuesday,

but there's another weather front heading our way on wednesday. this one again won't bring very much rain at all. it's more a broad area of cloud that's moving down across england and wales. and then behind that, towards the north west, we get some sunshine, the wind picks up and we get some showers. gales in the northwest of scotland, and over the highlands, there may be some sleet or snow as it turns colder. 5 degrees here. further south and east, highs of 8 or 9. the weather is set to change later on in the week. low pressure is returning, stronger winds, some rain at times. not only that, but it will be feeling a lot cooler.

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this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. but first, the headlines: diego maradona's doctor has denied any medical negligence after being told he's being investigated for possible manslaughter. the united nations says 110 civilians have been killed in an attack by suspected islamist militants in nigeria. 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. 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.