seven battleground states. meanwhile, president biden will meet donald trump at the white house as the transition of power begins. and in spain, tens of thousands protest on the streets of valencia at the authorities�* handling of the catastrophic floods. hello, i'm lukwesa burak. remembrance services will take place across the uk today to mark the sacrifice made by military personnel and civilians in the two world wars and later conflicts. king charles will lead a two—minute silence at the cenotaph in london, although queen camilla won't be there, as she recovers from a chest infection. our correspondent

sarah campbell reports. a commemoration of the fallen, of those who've served and those who continue to do so. in attendance — catherine, princess of wales, who joined her husband at the royal albert hall. prince william has described the past year as probably the hardest of his life, with both his wife and father diagnosed with cancer. as commander—in—chief of the armed forces, the king watched on from the royal box, surrounded by family. missing, though, was the queen. the palace revealed earlier in the week that queen camilla, seen here on the recent tour of australia, was unwell with a chest infection. although it was hoped she would be well enough to attend this weekend's events, doctors advised against it. a palace spokesman said... while this is a source of great disappointment to the queen, she will mark the occasion privately at home and hopes

to return to public duties early next week. remembered this weekend as it was onjune 6th, the 80th anniversary of d—day, the campaign, which proved so pivotal in bringing about the end of the second world war. the king travelled to normandy for the ceremony at the british memorial. afterwards, he and the queen spoke to veterans who had also made the journey. there are just a handful of d—day veterans left to tell future generations what they went through, and those who are able will march past the cenotaph. they will be watched by thousands of people lining the pavements, and at 11 o'clock, all will fall silent, remembering those who put their countries before themselves. the king will be the first to lay his wreath on the steps of the cenotaph.

sir keir starmer will do so for the first time as prime minister. this weekend is the time to pause and silently remember the sacrifice of so many. sarah campbell, bbc news. donald trump has won the final state to declare its result from tuesday's presidential election, arizona. this gives the president—elect a clean sweep of all seven battleground states — and leaves him with a final electoral college total of 312 votes — nearly 100 more than kamala harris. mr trump lost in arizona four years ago. it shares a border with mexico, where he's promised to clamp down on illegal crossings as president. here's latest from our north america correspondent peter bowes. this is the clean sweep that donald trump had been hoping for, all seven of the swing states, now taking arizona's

11 electoral college votes, which gives him a grand total of 312 to kamala harris�*s 226, a convincing victory, with the winning post at 217. and if you look at what happened four years ago when he was competing againstjoe biden, mr biden getting 306, donald trump then getting 232, so really this year a complete reversal of fortunes. and this means that donald trump is in a very strong position, with the republicans on course to keep their majority in the house of representatives. we already know that they have taken the senate, so the new president can take office and really without any political opposition from congress, he is in a very strong position to implement the policies that he promised during his campaign. let's speak to warren petersen, president of the arizona senate — who is himself a republican arizona senator.

hello and welcome to the programme. first off, as expected? hello, can you hear me? i wasjust expected? hello, can you hear me? i was just wondering, expected? hello, can you hear me? i wasjust wondering, the results, no surprise there then? ., ~ ., results, no surprise there then? ., 4' ., then? you know, he was poling really well. _ then? you know, he was poling really well, he _ then? you know, he was poling really well, he peaked, - then? you know, he was poling really well, he peaked, was - really well, he peaked, was speaking as we got ballots and polling really well so not really surprised, we expected him to win, it was a question of how much, i was telling people over 75,000 votes and he is doing better than that. i wonder if you can take us through your thoughts of why arizona voted for mr trump. what is going on in a state of arizona and does it reflect what is going on across the united states?— what is going on across the united states? yes, arizona is a ureat united states? yes, arizona is a great bellwether _ united states? yes, arizona is a great bellwether state - united states? yes, arizona is a great bellwether state to - united states? yes, arizona is| a great bellwether state to see where the rest of the country

is. it really boiled down to inflation, crime at the border, alsojust the fact inflation, crime at the border, also just the fact of always —— boys playing in girls sports and teachers being forced to call girls boys and boys girls, i think people are fed up with it, the extreme nature of the democrats, you had all these former democrats join his campaign, he put together a really broad coalition that boiled down to common sense and let's fix the inflation in the economy and let's do it quick. all right, let's discuss border and mexico. an expected promised deportations. just take us through that.- take us through that. yes, well, ithink— take us through that. yes, well, i think everybody, i take us through that. yes, | well, i think everybody, the whole country, especially arizona being a border state, were extremely impacted by a wide—open border and, you know,

it is a truly incredible, arizona, wejust it is a truly incredible, arizona, we just put something on our ballot to enforce federal law because president biden, the harris administration were not enforcing the law, as you can only enter the country through league ports of entry so we passed our own state law that basically mirrored federal law but now that president trump has taken office, we know that he's going to enforce the federal law, it sounds like he's working on deportations. if you come to this country illegally, that should not come as a surprise that risk deportation.- as a surprise that risk de ortation. ~ , ., deportation. mr pietersen, a second time _ deportation. mr pietersen, a second time around - deportation. mr pietersen, a second time around for- second time around for president—elect trump, what are you hoping to see from him this time? many people say she would have certainly learnt a lot and we are all waiting to see who he is going to put in the key cabinet positions, what are you hoping to see this time around? i think he has learned a lot, i

think is a lot more politically savvy, obviously a politically —— a successful businessman but i think he knows how to manage politics a lot better. i think what we hoping for is he balances the budget, reduce government spending, reduce dashes let's secure the border, let's not telegraph to the whole world that they can run into this country illegally, and i think we are going to see things turn around really, really quickly. i think she's got great energy policy, low energy drives down the cost of everything. and quite frankly, world peace. we are already seeing it. he hasn't even taken office, not until late january, and we have already seen his influence on the world promoting peace.- influence on the world promoting peace. influence on the world ”romotin eace. ., .,, promoting peace. one of those influences _ promoting peace. one of those influences is _ promoting peace. one of those influences is the _ promoting peace. one of those influences is the talk _ promoting peace. one of those influences is the talk of - influences is the talk of tariffs. he brought up the economics and what you are hoping to see, do you get the

sense that americans understand that tariffs placed on countries abroad will also increase the cost of key items that they rely on at home, which in turn could well raise the cost of living?— which in turn could well raise the cost of living? look, here is what i _ the cost of living? look, here is what i know _ the cost of living? look, here is what i know for _ the cost of living? look, here is what i know for sure. - the cost of living? look, here is what i know for sure. if - the cost of living? look, herej is what i know for sure. if you stop spending money that you haven't received and you stop devaluing everyone's currency, inflation is going to go down. if you lower energy prices, then everything is going to go lower, you are going to drop the prices of everything. there's two things right there are going to dramatically decrease inflation. what does he do with terrace? he used tariffs before and the biden and demonstration kept them. i don't think he's going to do anything drastic. she did good things with it before, i think we can trust him this time, i think he will be measured in how he uses these tariffs,

let's not forget, donald trump is a fantastic negotiator. this message that he is sending about tariffs, whether he does it or not we will see, but it is certainly a great tool that he can use to negotiate with other countries.— meanwhile, the white house has confirmed that president—elect donald trump is set to meet joe biden in the oval office on wednesday, their first encounter since the us election. president biden�*s invitation to mr trump is a tradition between the outgoing and incoming presidents. in the wake of kamala harris's election defeat, one of the most senior democrats nancy pelosi has suggested the result could have been different had joe biden ended his campaign sooner. let's get the latest from anna foster in washington. the noise and fury this election generated isn't quite over yet. here in washington, police sealed off roads around

a conservative think tank as several hundred protesters gathered, anxious about what donald trump's new government means for them. i think it puts me in a position where i feel like i'm not being accurately represented. it's frustrating, i feel a little powerless. i think that society was moving towards a direction that was much more open and progressive and inclusive of people like us, and it's scary to think we might be going back in the next couple of years. the different branches of the us government are often held by different parties, which builds in checks and balances to stop one from becoming too dominant. but as the final votes from tuesday's election are counted, it isn't looking that way. the republican party now controls the senate, which is half of the us congress, and as the final votes are being counted, they are getting closer all the time to having control of the house of representatives as well, and they've also got a majority on the supreme court — and that is making people nervous about the amount of power that they could eventually hold. not the majority of americans, though, who got

the comprehensive republican victory they voted for. now, one of the most senior democrats, nancy pelosi, has conceded thatjoe biden�*s late withdrawal from the presidential race harmed kamala harris's chances of winning it. donald trump remains at the mar—a—lago estate in florida, assembling his top team. and on wednesday, he will fly to washington to meetjoe biden and return to the west wing for the first time, ready for his big comeback. anna foster, bbc news, washington. as anna mentioned there, president elect trump is working on forming his top team for a second term. two people we now know who won't be part of the trump administration is his former secretary of state mike pompeo, and former us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley. ms haley had been mr trump's main opposition to the republican presidential nomination. on saturday, he announced the committee in charge of his inauguration,

which is scheduled for 20th january. it will be led by steve witkoff, a real estate investor and close friend of donald trump — and kelly loeffler, a former senatorfrom georgia. the two were among his biggest fundraisers during the election campaign. let's speak to anneke green, a republican strategist, founding partner of reach global strategies, and former speech writer for george w bush. i must apologise, it is an echo. welcome to the programme. i want to get your reflections on this news coming from arizona. i on this news coming from arizona-— on this news coming from arizona. ~' , ., , arizona. i think the previous interview — arizona. i think the previous interview was _ arizona. i think the previous interview was correct, - arizona. i think the previous i interview was correct, arizona are not consistently conservative democratic. famouslyjohn conservative democratic. famously john kane conservative democratic. famouslyjohn kane was from arizona, he was the war hero

veteran long—time who ran against president 0bama, lost with his running mate sarah palin in 2008 but even in the senatejohn mccain was not known for being the most conservative senator, he was known for being a maverick so arizona going for a tramp shows this is indeed the direction the country at large is going, if we couldn't tell what was happening with the senate races in the house races. in happening with the senate races in the house races.— in the house races. in terms of the figures. — in the house races. in terms of the figures. i — in the house races. in terms of the figures, i understand, - in the house races. in terms of the figures, i understand, we l the figures, i understand, we are now five short, in terms of gaining control of the house. should the republicans have both, what does that signify to you? it both, what does that signify to ou? . , both, what does that signify to ou? ., , , ., , , both, what does that signify to ou? you? it really shows it is a mandate _ you? it really shows it is a mandate that _ you? it really shows it is a mandate that the - you? it really shows it is a mandate that the majority you? it really shows it is a i mandate that the majority of the country wants change, once the country wants change, once the direction of the country to be turned around, it is a rejection of the radical progressive society that the radical left has been pushing on people, that is not how the democratic party has always

been. it shows that americans are really tired of being told that if they disagree or question the orthodoxy that they are racist, transphobic, homophobic, insults are being thrown at them which is a bit ironic considering it is president trump who was labelled in the mainstream media as rude. it shows our mainstream media is out of touch. joe rogan has an audience of 16.1; million people, and he'sjust a podcaster, contrast that with the new york times that has eight point 8 million, it really shows the direction of the country. fist really shows the direction of the country-— really shows the direction of the country. really shows the direction of the count . �* ., ., the country. at the moment, all e es are the country. at the moment, all eyes are on _ the country. at the moment, all eyes are on mar-a-lago - the country. at the moment, all eyes are on mar-a-lago and - the country. at the moment, all. eyes are on mar-a-lago and what eyes are on mar—a—lago and what takes place there, a lot of discussions, i imagine. we do know some of the plans for the

inauguration. what you make of mr trump? you inauguration. what you make of mrtrump? you talk inauguration. what you make of mr trump? you talk about what americans want and the realities on the straight, what do you make of him announcing who wouldn't be attending? i5 who wouldn't be attending? is that conventional behaviour? it is not conventional for him to creatively say nikki haley is not coming into the administration, or mike pompeo, it does signal to me that loyalty is going to continue to be very important to him and to his administration. 0ne be very important to him and to his administration. one of the issues that the previous administration had, including his chief of staff, his new chief of staff will contend with, is that at that time, donald trump tended to listen to the last person he spoke to but this loyalty issue, and i heard from friends of mine who worked for him, they had to take interviews and their loyalty was questioned and what that lead to, unfortunately, was people who would feign a loyalty they didn't have which contributed to some of the

chaos we saw and so many of his former staffers would speak out in favour of paris because they were back conservative to begin with, and i think that this point he would have had to learn that that can't be the main test of somebody who works for home, are they conservative? are they going to be instituting his agenda? not how much did they seem to publicly support him recently. thank you very much. over 100,000 people demonstrated on the streets of valencia on saturday over the authorities' emergency response to devastating flash floods which killed at least 217 people. the protesters, who include members of various civil groups and unions, are demanding accountability, with some chanting "murderer". among their demands is the resignation of the president of the valencia region — carlos mazon — who they hold responsible for the perceived mishandling of the disaster.

riot police had sealed off the entrance to the city hall where there were clashes with protesters. 0ur correspondent in valencia, guy hedgecoe, explains the events that led to last night's demonstrations in the city. well, there is certainly a great deal of anger here. the protest is continuing right behind me in central valencia. although this was initially called as a silent protest in tribute to the many people who died on october 29th, there has been a huge sense of anger in the air throughout the protest. people do, certainly at this protest, do seem to blame carlos mazon, the regional president, for mismanaging this crisis. they say that he didn't respond in time when the floodwaters were already rising, he didn't react quickly enough or decisively enough on the day itself. some people are also angry with the central government as well, and at the lack of resources being rolled out.

but today at this protest in particular its carlos mazon who's really bearing the brunt of people's anger. well, in terms of the notice on the day of the floods, october 29th, the national weather agency did issue an alert at around seven o'clock in the morning but the big criticism of mr mazon and his administration here in valencia is that they did not issue their own alert and alarm to the people of valencia's phones, warning them to stay off the streets, for example, to stay at home. they didn't do that for another 12 hours or so. also, it has emerged that mr mazon wasn't present, for example, at a crisis meeting in the afternoon. he was having a long lunch with a female journalist. this emerged just yesterday. so there's a lot of anger over that. now, in terms of the response itself, other people say that the coordination between the central government and the regional government

here was not what it should have been either. so they say that the central government could have been more decisive as well. so there has been a lot of criticism all around. in the middle east, qatar has suspended its work as a key mediator in talks between israel and hamas. a statement from qatar's foreign ministry says the parties were "exploiting the continuation of negotiations to justify the continuation of the war, to serve narrow political purposes." adding that qatar won't resume its role until both sides show — "willingness and seriousness" to end the war. it comes after reports suggested the us had called for hamas to be expelled from qatar — an appparent att