at six, we're live in washington as america goes to the polls. millions of voters up and down the country are casting ballots to elect their 47th president. after voting today in florida donald trump says he's feeling confident. while kamala harris, after wrapping up her campaign last night, says she'll be spending polling day with family and friends. also tonight, the olympic cycling champion sir chris hoy describes his shock at discovering he has terminal cancer. i've got stage four prostate cancer completely out of the blue, no symptoms, no warning, nothing, all i had was a pain in my shoulder. a gang of people smugglers are convicted in france. long jail sentences for 18 people thought to be behind 10,000 small boat channel crossings.

and £2,000 for this piece of cake which is almost 80 years old. it's a taste of what's to come for incoming manchester united boss ruben amorim. hello to you, on this election day in america. we're in washington with the white house bathed in sunshine, and as i speak, millions across the land are choosing their next president. the polls have been tight with kamala harris and donald trump neck and neck for many weeks now but the result, when we get it, will chart two very different courses for the future of this country.

an average of the national polls suggested kamala harris was stilljust a single point ahead of donald trump, leading into this election day. but the result could well depend on what happens in the seven so—called swing states, the key battlegrounds where it's difficult to predict the outcome. and here the polls have tightened further. if you look at arizona for instance, you can see donald trump's edge there is down nearly a point since yesterday. in some of the other swing states, the race is even closer. neither candidate can bank on a win. well, kamala harris and donald trump campaigned right up to the last minute to try to win over undecided voters, as sarah smith reports. everybody, let's go, kamala harris! into the early hours of this morning the stars came out for kamala

harris. it is obviously not a victory party, but the harris campaign is sending a deliberately optimistic message.— campaign is sending a deliberately optimistic message. tonight, when we finish as we started, _ optimistic message. tonight, when we finish as we started, with _ optimistic message. tonight, when we finish as we started, with optimism, . finish as we started, with optimism, with energy, with joy, finish as we started, with optimism, with energy, withjoy, knowing... cheering. knowing that we the people have the power to shape our future. she is said herself _ power to shape our future. she is said herself to _ power to shape our future. she is said herself to be _ power to shape our future. she is said herself to be notionally - said herself to be notionally optimistic, which doesn't sound comfortable, and there are still menacing warnings about re—electing donald trump. if menacing warnings about re-electing donald trump-— donald trump. if we don't show up tomorrow. — donald trump. if we don't show up tomorrow. it _ donald trump. if we don't show up tomorrow, it is _ donald trump. if we don't show up tomorrow, it is entirely _ donald trump. if we don't show up tomorrow, it is entirely possible i tomorrow, it is entirely possible that we will not have the opportunity to ever cast a ballot again. figs opportunity to ever cast a ballot aaain. a ., , ., ., again. as donald trump, along with his wife, again. as donald trump, along with his wife. cast _ again. as donald trump, along with his wife, cast their _

again. as donald trump, along with his wife, cast their votes _ again. as donald trump, along with his wife, cast their votes in - his wife, cast their votes in florida, he said he doesn't expect any major disruption, not from his supporters. my any major disruption, not from his summers— any major disruption, not from his supporters. my supporters are not violent people- — supporters. my supporters are not violent people. i— supporters. my supporters are not violent people. i don't _ supporters. my supporters are not violent people. i don't have - supporters. my supporters are not violent people. i don't have to - supporters. my supporters are not violent people. i don't have to tellj violent people. i don't have to tell them that stop and i certainly don't want any violence, but i certainly don't have to tell you these are great people. these are people that believe in no violence, unlike your question, you believe in violence. donald trump has been battling for four years to get back into the white house ever since he was evicted after the last election. glamour harris has delivered soaring prices at home, war and chaos abroad, a nation destroyed, invasion on our southern border like nobody has ever seen before. she is actually a disaster.- has ever seen before. she is actually a disaster. staying on messaue actually a disaster. staying on message has _ actually a disaster. staying on message has been _ actually a disaster. staying on message has been his - actually a disaster. staying on l message has been his problem. actually a disaster. staying on - message has been his problem. his campaign managers worry he could lose himself the selection for some of the things he says. a; lose himself the selection for some of the things he says.— of the things he says. a beautiful ounu of the things he says. a beautiful young lady. _ of the things he says. a beautiful young lady. which _ of the things he says. a beautiful young lady, which i— of the things he says. a beautiful young lady, which i am _ of the things he says. a beautiful young lady, which i am not- of the things he says. a beautiful l young lady, which i am not allowed to say, and she was a beautiful

young lady. in politics you are not allowed to call a young woman beautiful any more, so please delete the word beautiful. the beautiful any more, so please delete the word beautiful.— the word beautiful. the polling stations are _ the word beautiful. the polling stations are now— the word beautiful. the polling stations are now open - the word beautiful. the polling stations are now open and - the word beautiful. the polling| stations are now open and busy the word beautiful. the polling i stations are now open and busy in all 50 states and six time zones across the us. voters are making their choice in what many say they think is the most consequential election of their lifetimes. i am very thrilled — election of their lifetimes. i am very thrilled that _ election of their lifetimes. i am very thrilled that it _ election of their lifetimes. i am very thrilled that it is _ election of their lifetimes. i am very thrilled that it is over - election of their lifetimes. i —n very thrilled that it is over and i am really excited that the day is here and our voices can be heard, so i am excited. the here and our voices can be heard, so i am excited-— i am excited. the main reason i voted for _ i am excited. the main reason i voted for donald _ i am excited. the main reason i voted for donald trump - i am excited. the main reason i voted for donald trump is - i am excited. the main reason i. voted for donald trump is because i am excited. the main reason i- voted for donald trump is because of my faith _ voted for donald trump is because of my faith and my belief that abortion is wrong _ my faith and my belief that abortion is wronu. ., , my faith and my belief that abortion iswron.. ., , ., ., ., is wrong. donald trump has had a lot of divisive and _ is wrong. donald trump has had a lot of divisive and incisive _ is wrong. donald trump has had a lot of divisive and incisive things - is wrong. donald trump has had a lot of divisive and incisive things that - of divisive and incisive things that i reallyjust don't support, like morally as a human.— i reallyjust don't support, like morally as a human. amidst fears they could — morally as a human. amidst fears they could be _ morally as a human. amidst fears they could be attempts _ morally as a human. amidst fears they could be attempts to - morally as a human. amidst fears i they could be attempts to intimidate voters at polling stations, the authorities have a succinct message. anybody who thinks it is time to play militia, hang around and find

out. anybody who takes his time to insult, to deride, to mistreat, to threaten people, find out. the first results are already _ threaten people, find out. the first results are already in _ threaten people, find out. the first results are already in from - threaten people, find out. the first results are already in from tiny i results are already in from tiny decks will not where there are only six voters. they were split evenly, three for harris and three for trump. the results from the first of the key swing states will be known in the next few hours. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. before today, more than 82 million americans had already voted early. but in the end, the result could come down to just a few thousand voters in a handful of states. so what is the path to the white house? well, who becomes president is decided by something called the electoral college, with each of the 50 states having a certain number of electoral college votes depending on the size of their population.

so, for example, california, which traditionally backs the democrats, gets 5a votes. that means all 5a of those votes will go to kamala harris. whereas texas, which is largely republican, gets a0 votes. so all of those votes go to donald trump. overall, the total number of votes up for grabs is 538, and the magic number to get to the white house is 270. so keep that important number in mind. 270 electoral college votes with the seven crucial swing states the main battlegrounds, because we simply don't know which way they'll go. in most of them georgia, north carolina, pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. we could have a result by the end of tomorrow. pennsylvania is the biggest prize with 19 electoral college votes. nearly 13 million people live in pennsylvania, but in 2020, joe biden won byjust 80,000 votes.

other states like arizona and nevada could take some days to count their mail in ballots, so we might not know who's become the 47th president for some time. i hope you were listening carefully, that was your crash course on the electoral college. we are going to a couple of the swing states now. but first, anna foster is live in pennsylvania. anna, both donald trump and kamala harris were in the state yesterday, signposting just how important a win there is. it really is, absolutely. as you are saying, i9 it really is, absolutely. as you are saying, 19 of those precious electoral college votes belong to the state of pennsylvania. last time round they voted forjoe biden. in 2016 they voted for donald trump, so it really could be anybody�*s. that is why you have seen both candidates

spend so much time, effort, energy and money on this date. they have visited, their running mates have visited, their running mates have visited, their running mates have visited, theirfriends, family, visited, their friends, family, party visited, theirfriends, family, party grandees, have all been here in the last few weeks and months trying to pull those voters on side. even last night i was watching new posters go up on the lamp post here, and on the trees. there was really quite bullish messaging as people try to grab those last few votes in the last few hours because it could all come down to a state like this one. both sides desperately wanted, both candidates desperately want pennsylvania because it is very hard to win the white house without taking this state. it is to win the white house without taking this state.— taking this state. it is indeed. let's to taking this state. it is indeed. let's go to — taking this state. it is indeed. let's go to john _ taking this state. it is indeed. let's go to john sudworth i taking this state. it is indeed. let's go to john sudworth in l let's go tojohn sudworth in georgia. that state was won by less than 12,000 votes in 2020 byjoe biden. donald trump has a slight lead in the polls there. what are voters saying to you?— lead in the polls there. what are voters saying to you? well, whatever

the advantage _ voters saying to you? well, whatever the advantage of— voters saying to you? well, whatever the advantage of course, _ voters saying to you? well, whatever the advantage of course, it is - voters saying to you? well, whatever the advantage of course, it is well i the advantage of course, it is well within the margin of polling error, clive. so this is on a knife edge like the other swing states where the selection will be decided. i am in atalanta, the biggest city in fulton county, which is one of the most reliably democratic counties in the whole of america, so no surprise that the voters we have been speaking to today are in large part backing kamala harris. but it would be an opposite picture out in some of the rural areas of this state. one interesting thing, there have been some small technical changes to the way people can cast their votes this year. those who were turning up at the wrong polling stations where they are not registered to vote used to be able to cast provisional ballots. that is not the case this year. we have seen a few voters being turned away, one them furious, and echoing democratic party concerns that these changes are designed to prevent hard—working,

middle—class people from getting to the polls. some people say the republican party denies it. whatever the truth, we know every single vote here counts. as you say, just a few thousand votes in it last time. one other interesting thing to note, because of the way georgia counts its votes and because many people have cast their ballots early, it is certainly more than possible that we may get a good indication of the result here later tonight, giving as perhaps a good, early sight of where this contest is going to end up countrywide. thank you, john sudworth in atlanta and anna foster in pennsylvania. sarah smith is with me. both camps have spent millions, tv has been flooded with their ads, this is saturation coverage. now it is the big day and one wonders how both camps are feeling. thea; is the big day and one wonders how both camps are feeling.— both camps are feeling. they both sa the both camps are feeling. they both say they are _ both camps are feeling. they both

say they are confident _ both camps are feeling. they both say they are confident of - both camps are feeling. they both say they are confident of victory, i say they are confident of victory, but they would, wouldn't they? of course, they are deeply anxious because they have done everything they can for months and months, and in donald trump as mckay's four years he has been at this. they have spent $16 billion in total on this campaign with the endless e—mails, the text messages, the door knocking, and now all they can do is sit and wait and it comes down entirely who can get their vote out. you bother to turn up to the polls? it is so tight, as you have already said, itjust takes a few voters to be a little bit and enthuse, not bother to get out to the polls, and that could make all of the difference. we have got both of them are waiting to see if there voters actually turn up today.— are waiting to see if there voters actually turn up today. sarah smith, thank ou. we'll have full coverage of the us election as it unfolds straight after the ten 0'clock news tonight with catrina perry and sumi somaskanda on bbc one and the iplayer. 0ur live page will have all the results as they come in. and nuala mcgovern and ros atkins

are leading the coverage on radio. and don't forget the americast podcast, on bbc sounds whenever you want it, there's much more analysis there too. more from us here at ten, but for now it's back to sophie in the studio with the rest of the day's news. the olympic cycling champion sir chris hoy has called for the age at which men with a family history of prostate cancer are tested in the uk to be lowered. two weeks ago sir chris, who's a8, revealed that his cancer is terminal. both his father and grandfather had the disease but currently men can't ask for the test on the nhs until the age of 50. the government now says it will review this. patrick gearey reports. sir chris hoy has never shirked challenges. in fact, he sought them out, chased them, conquered them. but now one of our greatest 0lympians's greatest challenge is one that has found him. it has been the toughest year of our lives so far by some stretch.

september 2023 i got the news that i had a terminal illness. so i've got stage four prostate cancer, completely out of the blue. no symptoms, no warnings, nothing, all i had was a pain in my shoulder. i remember the feeling ofjust absolute horror and shock. how on earth am i, are we, going to tell the kids? and i think the key was telling them about the treatment and saying i am about to get chemotherapy, it's going to make me quite unwell, it's not the cancer that is making me unwell but this is going to knock me back, but it is medicine that is going to push back the cancer for as long as possible and make me feel better for a while. even for someone with his legendary strength and resilience, chemotherapy would be tough, not least the icecap sir chris had to put on so that his son callum wouldn't see him lose his hair. so for him and i thought, "well, this is something i want to do and it is important to do," but that was the biggest pain, that was the biggest challenge,

it was excruciating. it's like torture basically. i rememberjust thinking, "i am sitting here in a warm hospital room with a cold cap on my head. come on, i know this is going to end, it is going to end in a couple of hours' time, this isn't that bad." it seems horrendous when you think it's two more hours, i can't cope. don't do it for two hours, do it for one minute. the strategy was just taking one step at a time. prostate cancer can be spotted using a blood test called a psa test. sir chris hoy wants more men to request them even if, like him, they don't have symptoms. if you got a family history of it, like i have, if you are over the age of a5, go and ask your doctor. just get the test a little bit earlier, catch it before you need to have any major treatment. for me it seems a no—brainer. why would they not reduce the age, bring the age down? sir chris doesn't stay still for long. next year he wants to stage a charity bike ride, the tour de four, hoping to get others with stage four cancer in the saddle.

this master of speed knows the power of the present. you know, if somebody is watching this right now and has just had a horrendous diagnosis like me to sort of looking and thinking, "well, blimey, i didn't think you could look like that or be still living a full life a year on from getting the diagnosis," there is hope out there. sir chris hoy. 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, is here. there's no actual screening programme currently for prostate cancer is there? that's right, men over 50 can go and ask their gp for a blood test looking for psa levels, and that can pick up cancer, but it's very unreliable. the health secretary from england and scotland have both said they will ask for a review of the benefits of screening. chris hoy saying he would like to see men as young as 45 and those with a family

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