this is bbc news — i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us attorney general, appointed by president trump, says he's found no evidence of widespread fraud that would have changed the outcome of the election. the ayes to be right, 291. the noes to the left, 78. borisjohnson suffered his biggest backbench rebellion since becoming prime minister, but the new tiers of coronavirus restrictions for england were approved by mps and have now come into force. with the covid vaccine imminent — the world health organization warns about misinformation being spread over the safety of the jab. and — china's lunar probe successfully lands on moon in an historic mission

to collect the first lunar rock samples in more than a0 years. welcome to bbc news. let's start in the united states, where the us attorney general william barr says no evidence has emerged of widespread fraud that would change the outcome of the presidential election. this comes despite repeated claims made by president trump that the election was stolen. last month mr barr issued a directive to us attorneys across the country to pursue any "substa ntial allegations". he is one of the president's most ardent supporters, but his patience appears to be wearing thin.

our north america correspondent peter bowes in la has the latest details. he has been very close with president trump during his term in office. what he is saying now really just seems to fly in the face of everything the president trump has been saying about the election and allegations, unsubstantiated allegations, he has been making ever since the polling day. saying that there is no evidence for this systemic fraud. and when it comes from somebody who is essentially the top law enforcement officer in the country, somebody who has been close to the president, it certainly must make life extremely difficult for the president if he is to continue with this argument that he won the election. he has his personal lawyers still working on it. not sure what the response has been from the trump camp but it

will as you say affect the trajectory of these official challenges for the remaining counts. yes. i don't think it will stop the trump legal team and they have issued a fairly short statement saying that as far as they are concerned mr barr is not aware of all of the details of any investigations into these allegations of fraud, whether or not that it is true, i think that remains to be seen and he may have a different view on that, but as far as pursuing legal cases, the president even this week filing more cases and disputing the result in the state of wisconsin where he asked for a recount and the recount came up with the same result that mr biden had one that particular state. it may take some of the heat out of the argument as far as some of the president's supporters are concerned, perhaps senior republicans around the country, some of whom have still been relatively quiet about what they think of the president's attitude and when they see a

staunch ally of the president, speaking in these very clear terms that he has seen no evidence, i think it may calm things down and perhaps result in a few more republicans coming out and really disputing with the president has been saying. stay with us a moment. president electjoe biden has formally introduced key introduced key members. right now, the full congress should come together and pass a robust package for relief. to address these urgent needs. but any package passed in a lame—duck session is likely to be at best just a start. my transition team has already worked on what i will put forward in the next congress to address the crisis we are facing, especially our

economic and covid—19 crisis. a lot of women in diversity in this team. what is shaping up to be the economic policy for president—electjoe biden? you are right. a lot of women and diversity, and certainly a liberal stance to this team and many of his team members go back to the obama administration, some as far as bill clinton and i think the common theme is they are going to be supportive of strong, government spending, government stimulus spending to get america out of the economic hole that it is now in and there is a track record as far as these individuals are concerned of supporting that kind of approach, especially janet yelin, who is likely to be the treasury chief if confirmed by the senate and the confirmation seems fairly likely. she is getting support across the board in congress. she has spoken many times in the past about the american worker, worker, and how americans

a re often collateral damage when the economy takes a nosedive. and it seems the emphasis is going to be on providing those kind of stimulus measures that will help individuals and help workers get on their feet as well as american businesses and as far as that stimulus bill, a bipartisan support, and 908 billions of dollars it may or may not get through congress before mr biden becomes the president. but he says that would just be the start and we can expect more government stimulus moving forward next yea r. the cdc says health care workers in nursing residents should get the vaccine first with a pay panel but a 13—1 of the recommendations that will be made to states and other local jurisdictions if the food and drug administration grants the emergency approval to vaccines and that is expected later this

month. here in the uk the house of commons has voted in favour of the government's plan to introduce a tiered system of restrictions in england, when the lockdown ends at midnight. but the government suffered the biggest conservative rebellion of this parliament, with 55 tories refusing to support the three—tier system , which will place 99 % of the country under the strictest, top two tiers. with the details our deputy political editor vicki young has the latest. tomorrow, lancaster will wake up under the strictest covid measures. we cannot afford to relax, especially during the cold months of winter. in westminster, the prime minister makes his case for a regional tier system, but many here say it's unfair, the city has fewer cases than much of the rest of lancashire. phil is putting up decorations

at the sun pub, but is worried no—one will be coming through the door to see them. we've moved into zombie mode, we're losing money every single week. it's an area that should be tier 2, potentially pushing for tier 1, and yet due to the fact that they won't split the county of lancashire, which is a massive county, we are being put in tier 3, so, it just seems unnecessary, its economic harm for the sake of it. it's painful and it's been hugely frustrating for everybody in lancaster. because it serves food, this bar won't benefit from a new one—off payment of £1,000. borisjohnson says he understands the burden on the hospitality industry and his message to mps — the end is in sight. this is not a return to normality. i wish it was so. but it is a bit closer to normality than the present restrictions, and what we can't do is to lift all the restrictions at once, or move too quickly in such a way that the virus would begin to spread rapidly again. labour won't vote for or against the restrictions,

a decision downing street said showed a lack of leadership, but sir keir starmer wants more financial help for businesses. i accept the case for restrictions, we will not stand in the way of these regulations, we do not want the restrictions to come off, but i am not going to stand here and pretend, as the prime minister does, that this is the plan that is going to solve it all, vote for this and it will all be fine through to easter. that is not going to happen and nobody should vote on that basis today. thank you, mr speaker. and dozens of conservative mps are refusing to endorse a tougher tier system, which will last until at least february. if government is to take away fundamental liberties of the people whom we represent, they must demonstrate beyond question that they are acting in a way that is both proportionate and absolutely necessary. today, madam deputy speaker, i believe the government has failed to make that compelling case. and when it came to the vote, 55 conservative mps voted against the government,

the largest rebellion boris johnson has faced. so, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. boris johnson's plans have passed, but dozens of his own mps don't back them. many are hoping that a review in two weeks' time will move areas into lower tiers, but their real fear is that come january, the prime minister will be back here again asking for the measures to be extended for several more weeks. ministers insist they're trying to protect the nhs. back in lancaster, the local hospital is coping but under pressure. today we've got 85 patients in the hospital behind me who are inpatients with covid currently and we have to be sure that they are isolated from everybody else and the members of staff looking after them. we're actually busier than usual this year because you have to take all of that into account, you have to take the distancing into account and you have to take absences of staff into account as well. for people in lancaster

and beyond, life in a pandemic will be even more of a struggle through the winter months. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the world health organization has warned that the global fight against the pandemic is also a fight against disinformation on a massive scale. with a number of vaccines set to be delivered in the months ahead, experts say that misleading information could dissuade some from being vaccinated, while others are likely to be confused by the sheer amount of information being made available, on social media and elsewhere. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has more details. ever since this pandemic started, we've all been faced with a barrage of information about covid—19. it can lead to confusion, distrust, and in some cases, protests against proven public health advice like wearing masks. now, with vaccines well on the way, there's a fresh push to separate fact from fiction. i spoke to trainee solicitor oscar, who's taking part in vaccine trials

at imperial college london, and production designer, nina. i would like to be vaccinated because i think it's one of the only ways out of this situation. i have quite mixed feelings. i'm not sure how much i trust the vaccine yet, because it's happened so quickly. preliminary research suggests exposure to some of the most widely circulating misinformation can impact people's intention to be vaccinated against covid—19. 4,000 people took part in the study in the uk. before they were shown inaccurate claims, 54% said they definitely would be vaccinated. that figure dropped by more than six percentage points after they were shown the false information. what we want is people to have the right information at the right time, in the right format, so they can make their decisions that is good for their health and also the health of the community and their family. so the who, along with governments have teamed up with big social media companies to come up with better ways of getting accurate information to people like this whatsapp feed which anyone

can sign up to. facebook has introduced notification screens flagging false information before people choose to share it. but it still can be shared. professor heidi larsson has been studying people's attitudes to vaccines for more than two decades. what we need to focus on is building the resilience and filling that space. you can't just take away pieces of misinformation. one of the big anxieties is safety. so we can talk about the fact that safety processes are being followed carefully. we're short—cutting other parts of that long development process. scientists are taking to social media themselves to try and get accurate information out there. the battle against covid can't be won in hospitals and science labs alone. part of the fight needs to happen online. tulip mazumdar, bbc news.

stay with us here. still to come, a 70—year—old woman in sweden is arrested on suspicion of holding her son captive for up of holding her son captive for up to 30 years. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i'm feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated

britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle and then a minerfrom calais was shaking hands and exchanging flags with his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the us attorney general, appointed by president trump, says he's found no evidence of widespread fraud that would have changed the outcome of the presidential election. borisjohnson has suffered his biggest backbench rebellion since becoming prime minister, but the new tiers of coronavirus restrictions for england were approved by mps and have now come into force. in germany — at least four people —

including a young girl — have been killed and several others injured after a car drove through a pedestrian area in the city of trier. the driver, a 51—year—old man, has been arrested and police say the circumstances of the incident are still not clear. nick beake reports. the carnage inflicted at the heart of the city of trier. the driver had ploughed through shoppers in one of its busiest pedestrianised streets. the nine—month—old baby among the five who were killed. more than a dozen were injured, some critically. translation: we always see these images on tv in other countries and we always think this can't happen in trier, and now it has. and i am here as mayor and i have no words and i wonder how can such a man have this idea? on the right, the vehicle used as a weapon. police managed to ram and stop it as the attacker tried to escape. some eye witnesses described screaming as the car sped along this pedestrianised area.

they said some victims were hit with such force, they were thrown in the air. but the driver didn't stop, he continued his deadlyjourney. the suspect is a 51—year—old man. police said he had been drinking heavily and was thought to have mental health problems, but there was no evidence he had been motivated by extremist ideology. translation: all thoughts are with the victims‘ next of kin, who have to mourn the death of a loved one, people whose lives were extinguished from one second to the next by such a heinous crime. among them is a baby, a truly horrific thought that parents would have to mourn the death of their child. it's just terrible. at the roman gate, tributes for those killed. this city, claimed as germany's oldest, is tonight the latest in europe to be morning after a deadly vehicle attack. nick beake, bbc news, trier. police in sweden say they have

arrested a seventy—year—old woman on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to 30 years. local media said the man — now in his 40's — had been taken out of school when he was 12. his mother has denied charges of false imprisonment and grievous bodily harm. maddy savage has more from stockholm. details are still emerging, and police haven't officially released much information about the man's injuries. but they told me that he's so badly hurt that he remains in hospital some 48 hours after he was taken in on sunday here in sweden. they've confirmed that he is able to communicate, but there are reports in the swedish media here that he has almost no teeth and struggles to speak. other reports in the media speculate that this man may have been locked up for almost three decades but that has not been confirmed by police either. they are simply saying it was they believe a very long time and they hope to find out

more as they continue their investigation. the swedish broadcaster svt, the public service television here, they say they had information which suggests that the mother of this man pulled him out of school when he was 12 years old and we understand that he is 41 years old now. so a lot of questions being asked about what happened in between those two points in time. what we know about where he was found and where his mother was living, it's a pretty regular apartment block, like thousands of others here in sweden, in a suburb about 25 km, 15 miles outside the centre of stockholm, a grey and yellow building. we understand he was found there on a blanket although that detail has not been confirmed by police. neighbours in the area say they are incredibly shocked about what has happened and here is what one neighbour told the swedish media. translation: shock, first and foremost. one has read about these things happening in other countries

with people who have locked up children and so on. shock is the first thing. when you start to examine yourself like shouldn't we have heard or seen something or thought something? swedish police say it is incredibly rare for this kind of suspected crime to take place in sweden. imprisonment potentially over a number of decades, so they say they are very keen to get to the bottom of what happened as soon as possible. the prosecution authority are understood to be meeting on wednesday. they, we understand, want to keep the mother in custody while investigations continue. she denies falsely imprisoning her son, but if she's found guilty, she could face a maximum sentence of ten years in jail. a leading hungarian politician has admitted that his resignation as a member of the european parliament came after he was caught by belgian police at what media have described as a gay six party in brussels last friday. yoseff sayer has issued a statement admitting that he was at the party, which was held despite

a coronavirus lockdown. our central europe correspondent nick thorpe told us what the belgian media are saying. this is obviously extremely embarrassing forjozsef szajer. he is a key figure in the party, one of the founder members, a close friend of the prime minister victor orban, and he has been a member of the european parliament for 16 years. he was caught, according to belgian media reports, at a party. the media say it was a gay sex party, the prosecution in brussels simply said they were raiding the party which appeared to be breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions. there are also reports in the bulgarian media that he was trying to run away from the party by climbing down a drain pipe, and he was caught by the police in the street, and the police also said that drugs were found. a chinese spacecraft

has landed on the moon, the change five, touched down in a volcanic area. it'll spend three days scooping up samples to send back to earth. it's the first mission to take samples from the moon in over a0 years. china's had two successful landings — but this will be the first to come back with moon rocks. here's australia's official astronomer—at—large, fred watson explaining just how important this mission is for china. the complexity of the mission, when you look at it, as to what they're trying to achieve, it really speaks of a very high level of space technology. we have already seen that to some extent with the change 4 which was the first mission to land on the far side of the moon and that is still active. but what is planned for this mission, and so far it is going very well, it is staggering.

have they've done the most difficult part or is it even trickier getting it back? yes, coming back is always the tricky bit. what has happened so far, they have landed there, their landing craft is on the moon, it is a two—part spacecraft, rather like the old lunar modules of the apollo era, the bottom half stays on the moon. the top half is where the samples of rock and soil from the moon surface will be located, they will be drilled down from the lunar surface and put into a container that will go back up to lunar orbit and it will rendezvous automatically with an orbiter that is already circling around the moon. and then there will be another separation into two parts and the samples will come back in another spacecraft towards the earth about the middle of december, and to make what is really, the icing on the cake is there is a very spectacular technique for getting them back

and they bounce off the earth atmosphere once before plunging into the atmosphere with a heat shield stopping everything from burning up and hopefully landing in mongolia sometime in mid december. that all sounds very exciting. looking at what the real underlying race here is, to get to mars? and i suppose dominance of space? it is more i think, dominance is something that we don't talk about that much in space. but it is certainly true that china is emerging as a very capable space power. and their ambitions are quite clear, they have said for many years that the change programme is all about sending tychonauts to the lunar surface to exploit the moon. to explore the moon. you might look at this in the global context and perhaps suggest that this is one of the reasons that has accelerated nasa's artemis programme which is also designed to send astronauts to the moon with perhaps

2024 at the target. it is more likely in the 2030s by the time chinese tychonaouts can walk on the moon but you can see what is happening. demonstrating power in space which is a very important thing. the penguins at sea life centres across the uk have been preparing for the return of visitors on wednesday by watching a christmas movie. staff placed tvs in their enclosures and showed the film elf. the penguins at london aquarium have been left without an audience during england's month—long lockdown. staff says its been tough keeping them entertained. a spokeswoman says the penguins enjoy watching and listening to visitors as much as visitors like looking at them, so watching will ferrell is good for their elf.

that is it. will be right back. hello there. we are into the start of december and meteorological winter and it will feel very wintry for the rest of this week. we will see change behind this front, artic air will spread and some showers which will turn increasingly wintry over northern hills through the course of today. windy for much of scotland and northern ireland with gales in the far northwest and a lot of showers, western scotland particularly, where some will be heavy with hail mixed in and increasing snow to the hills. the cold front sinking to the southeast will confine to the southeast, the cloudy with rain but the skies will brighten up later on in a cold air

and temperatures in the single digits. heading to wednesday night, showery for snow on the hills in the north and we start to see it with the front being more with the front bringing more organised rain in the parts of england and wales in the night, so here because of the wind, cloud and rain, not as cold as it was further north and snow showers and clear spells. thursday, complex area of low pressure establishes up across the country, northern half of the country will see sunshine and showers, snow in the hills down to lower levels at times. across southern england and wales, it will be really cloudy, wet and pretty heavy rain at times, gales gales through the channel and even a little bit of wintry of wintryness over the high ground across england and wales. it will feel cold wherever you are and temperatures of three to 7 degrees. heading into friday, area of low pressure sticks around and we will see two centers it, one could bring some rain and hill snow, accumulating snow across parts of scotland. and we will see this front pushing into central

and eastern england to bring some heavy rain and you could see snow on the hills here in the pennines and wet sleety snow down to lower levels. the best of any dry and bright weather will be across northern ireland, wales and the southwest of england but it will be another really cold day wherever you are. our area of low pressure sticks around heading into the weekend. notice as we move to saturday and sunday it starts to weaken a little bit. part two of the week looks a little bit quieter. you can see both saturday and sunday will remain cold and further wintry showers on saturday and something a little bit drier and quieter on sunday.

this is bbc news — i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us attorney general, appointed by president trump, says he's found no evidence of widespread fraud that would have changed the outcome of the election. president trump‘s campaigns has there hasn't been any semblance ofan there hasn't been any semblance of an investigation. boris johnson has suffered his biggest backbench rebellion that the new tears of coronavirus restrictions have proved by mps and are now in force. 99% of the population is 110w force. 99% of the population is now in the strictest two tiers. this will be reviewed every fortnight. with vaccines for countries there is growing concerns to turn some people against having the drugs. the world health organisation says the world is not only fighting a pandemic but also in endemic. those are the headlines.

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