the royal british legion urges us to pay tribute to the armed forces this year in alternative ways.oming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news... after a difficult week for manchester united we hear from ole gunnar solskjaer with his future at the club being questioned. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. joe biden is closing in on the white house, with just a handful of states still counting votes. donald trump has repeated his assertion that he won tuesday's presidential election, and accused his opponents of trying to steal it, through voterfraud, without providing any evidence for this. joe biden, the democratic candidate, is currently projected to have 253 electoral college votes, and donald trump for the republicans 214. 270 votes are needed to secure the presidency. in georgia, joe biden has pulled narrowly ahead — with 99% of the votes counted. if he does win the state, there's no pathway for donald trump to achieve the required 270. with both candidates on 49.1; per cent of the vote, there are currentlyjust over 1,000 votes between them. the other key

the royal british legion says it fears it could lose millions of pounds in donations to its annual poppyppeal because it cannot carry out street collection due to covid—19 restrictions. rotavirus also means the cenotaph this year will be close to the public for the first time on remembrance sunday. they will be just a handful of sunday. they will be just a ha ndful of vetera ns sunday. they will be just a handful of veterans president, and no traditional march past. sarah campbell reports. once again, the king's act of homage is the symbol of the homage of his people. it's the moment the nation pauses in remembrance. in100 years, the event has barely changed, but this year it will be different. here we go, come on, up here. good boy! former army major jon giemza—pipe and his assistance dog, baxter, were due to be among the veterans march past the monument. instead, he will now remember fallen comrades from home on the isle of wight. bearing in mind that a lot of the folks who would march, we don't want them to get sick, we want them to be around for a lot, lot longer — i think the right

what sort of impact or that have on the royal british legion?he streets providing poppies that the nation can wear with pride. the target last year was 50 million, this year we just the target last year was 50 million, this year wejust do the target last year was 50 million, this year we just do not know so we are this year we just do not know so we a re really this year we just do not know so we are really calling on the public to support us because for the first time and 100 years we have had to pull that face—to—face collection and rely solely on the internet and downloadable poppies so if we can drive people to our website, download the poppies, get them up and your windows before the 11th. we look at remembrance day and remember vetera ns look at remembrance day and remember veterans of the second world war in the past decade, but they are getting older and this isjust as releva nt getting older and this isjust as relevant presumably for people who have served in iraq and afghanistan asi have served in iraq and afghanistan as i think you di

and there's a plea this year from the royal british legion, whose ability to raise funds through poppyc. still the focal point for the nation's remembrance, sunday's service will be scaled back, but no less significant. sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster. the states that are set to decide this race are called battleground states for a reason. that's where both parties fight it out for each and every vote. the bbc‘s clive myrie has been travelling to some of those key areas over the past two weeks, and he wound up in pennsylvania. from there, clive looks at how this election has affected the very fabric of america. birdsong. it's morning again in america. past presidential elections here heralded a sense of hope, a peaceful dawn. but this is now america. chanting: count every vote, count every vote! a land of ambient ugliness. divided, angry, frustrated. primed for trouble. there are many whose opinion we've canvassed in this disunited states of america in recent weeks. 0rdinary voters. i looked to track my ballot, and it wasn't there. now wondering, can the nation meet this moment t

and there's a plea this year from the royal british legion, his ability to raise funds through poppyis extraordinary year, the first year for 99 years that we don't have poppy collectors out on the street, we are asking the british public to join us online, to download a poppy, to donate. and the presence of the all—important veterans will be felt at the cenotaph on sunday. 26 of them will march past, among them this former officer with the women's royal navy. it's a great honour. i feel very humble and very privileged. yes, it will be small in scale, but i think it's more important than ever that we remember and be united. still the focal point for the nation's remembrance, sunday's service will be scaled back but no less significant. sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster. now, back to the us election. clive myrie has been reporting on the battle for the white house over the past few weeks, travelling through some of the key states that are deciding who wins the presidency. he reports tonight from pennsylvania and looks at what this election has done to america. birdsong it's mornin

the royal british legion is urging everyone to gather on their doorsteps at 11 o'clock on sunday morningp later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. just good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. more than a hundred people have been arrested during anti—lockdown protests in central london. 0fficers urged demonstrators to go home as they took to the streets near trafalgar square. the met said the majority of arrests were for breaches of coronavirus regulations. an inquiry is to examine racial inequalities among low—paid health and social care workers. the equality and human rights commission will also look at how workers have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus. it comes after a study commissioned by the mayor of london found that black people are at almost twice the risk of dying from covid—19 as white people. hammersmith and fulham council has said it's planning to introduce mass coronavirus testing for those living in the borough. following in the footsteps of liverpool, the council says it will be offering more tests which can be turned around

praising the remarkable work of the veterans charities such as help for heroes of the royal british legion. like many other charities help for heroes see significant drop in funding during this pandemic and they take difficult decisions about redundancies, keeping open recoveries like that so can the prime minister, today the government will do what it can to make sure our charities have the support they need so they can carry on supporting our veterans? >> i echo what the right honorable gentlemen said. a quite remarkable charity and does wonderful things for veterans and in these difficult times, in addition to what the government is doing to support charities with business rates and their shops. i would urge everybody to make online contributions to charities that are currently struggling. >> the truth to force these charities, in this pandemic. >> this weekend, the government can find 670,000 pounds for pr consultants. that is the tip of the iceberg. new research shows the government has spent 130 million pounds of taxpayer money off of pr companies and that is this year alone. does th

wherever, socially distanced, remembrance events are taking there is a plea this year it the royal british legionaise funds for poppy sales has been hampered. this is still the focal point for the nations remembers, sunday's service will be scaled-back, but no less gnificant. sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster. ♪ katty: the state that are set decide this race are battleground states because thaa is where eacy fights out for the vote. our -- cve looks at how the election has affected the very fabric of america f.m pennsylvan clive: it is morning again in america. pastorresidential elections here have heralded the sense of hope and a peaceful dog.am this is noerica. [shouting] a land of ambient ugliness. divided, angry, frustrated. [shouting] primed for trouble. there are many whose opinions with counted in this last few week board we voters. -- upset voters. >> i look to track my ballots,he and it was not. clive: can this nation take this moment to heal? bridget this chasm between red and blue. >> you cannot just find thousands of votes. clive: we spoke with these who were supporting trump befo

remembrance day services may have been cancelled this year — but the royal british legion is callingstory, there won't be any collectors on the streets and people will be observing the two minute silence from their doorstep. graham satchell reports. this was armistice day in bedworth in warwickshire last year. they've held a parade here since 1921 but this year, in lockdown, things will be different. we have produced 19,000 of these documents — these flyers — to put in people's windows, asking them to remember the fallen on armistice day at 11 o'clock along with us on their doorstep. the ceremony in bedworth normally ends with thousands of poppies dropped from the sky over the war memorial. it is one tradition they're determined to maintain with a slight change. we're going to take the poppies to the people. we're going to direct it around the town — the perimeter of the town, so that people, on their doorsteps, will get the poppies, hopefully. the parade is coming to you, or the poppies are coming to you. can you see that all right? yes. how lovely! must be a very proud moment for y

the royal british legion is urging everyone to gather on their doorsteps at 11 o'clock on sunday morningto come together as a nation, to remember. graham satchell, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. when i think of the month of november i think of fog and fireworks. we may not have had the organised displays last night but we have had a display of fog over the last few days, some of it quite dense this morning in places. some of us had some beautiful november sunshine. look at aberdeenshire, not as warm but nevertheless glorious. the cloud is picking up on the far north—west of scotland to produce a little bit of drizzle. and a bit of a breeze for the rest of the afternoon. elsewhere lots of sunshine coming through. breezy into the as well. stronger winds here but in terms of the feel of things fairly uniform across the country with temperatures peaking between ten and 13 degrees. through this evening once again we can see yet more fog returning. it looks as though the drizzle will linger and they will be a little more cloud generally through the far north—west

labour leader began by praising the work of veterans charities such as help for heroes and the royal british legiony other charities, they have seen significant drops in theirfunding during this pandemic and not have to take very difficult decisions about redundancies and keeping open recovery centres for veterans. so, can the prime minister commit today that the government will do whatever it can to make sure our armed force charities have the support that they need so they can carry on supporting our veterans. in these difficult times, many charities are, of course, finding it tough and in addition to what the government is doing to support charities through cutting business rates in the premises and on their shops, mr speaker, i would also urge everybody whenever possible to make online contributions to charities that are currently struggling. sir keir starmer moved on to draw attention to some of the ways the government was spending money. specifically the way millions of pounds of government contracts have been awarded during the pandemic. he pointed to the news that more than £600,000 had bee

it is organised by the royal british legion and i am pleased to say that from the charity, i have gotfferent, they we re it would be quite different, they were deeply disappointed but most clearly recognised the situation that the country finds itself in and the idea of bringing veterans to the four corners of the country into london was perhaps inappropriate. what will happen instead? because they will still be represented as you say, 10,000 march in most years. they represent about 300 different associations that are connected to the military. this year there will be 25 representatives on parade, covering the complete government, the only comedy navy, the raf, the civilian services, the commonwealth. all of those groups come together, including bereaved families, and we have a small representative group that basically speaks for the 10,000 that basically speaks for the 10,000 that would normally be here. and of course there are normally events happening across the uk today, many of those eyed are not allowed to happen, i will be going ahead at a very small scale. what is the message

it was a really impressive to see the way the royal british legion across the country organised covida ns, insurance break for employers of veterans, mr speaker, in theirfirst year of employment. thank you, mr speaker. every day, there is a new story about dodgy contracts signed by this government. the search by trussell, the greater provider shows the government takes 02:31:42,158 --> 2147483052:52:37,021 an average of two and a half months 2147483052:52:37,021 --> 00:00:01,187 to - on armistice - as we vaccine. on armistice day, as we remember those who gave their lives for our country and those who still serve, will be prime minister give a positive response to the living in our shoes report to make life better for armed forces families? these wonderful people put up with more separation, moving family homes, and worry about the safety of their loved ones and anyone else and looking after them should be a national priority. our armed services simply could not function without the support of their families and i thank him for what he's doing and also to raise this issue and the comp

you can watch the royal british legion's festival of remembrance tonight, on bbc one, at 9:10. morning's weather. good morning to you. little bit cold out there this morning for some of us. mist and fog but overall, the weekend is actually going to be relatively mild, particularly across southern and central areas of the uk. today is mostly dry. tomorrow we have some rain. you can see where the rain clouds are. this low pressure and area of cloud that is heading in our direction. this is to the south of us to mostly today and tomorrow it will be over the uk. rain heading ourway and tomorrow it will be over the uk. rain heading our way but not today. with this low pressure, we have a wince over the south and south—east —— wind. keeping the cold air to the north at bay but this time of year when the skies clear, it turns chilli overnight anyway and we have had mist and fog forming overnight. you can see the fog is through this morning to stop some of the stubborn fog may linger into the afternoon so actually, mild in the headline but where it is foggy, it does look pretty raw out

been a tough first weekend of these autumn restrictions and i am especially grateful to the royal british legion yesterday from honouring the memory of those who gave their lives for our freedom, but we must get through this, until the 2nd of december when these measures expire, and we plan to move forward with a tiered approach. remember the basics, hands, face, space, and follow the rules and that is how together we can protect the nhs, save lives and get the virus backin nhs, save lives and get the virus back in its box, that is what we will do. i will now hand over to brigadier fossey who will talk about the unrivalled logistical expertise of the british army which is helping to deliver mass testing to liverpool. over to you, to deliver mass testing to liverpool. overto you, brigadier. thank you, prime minister and good evening, everyone. as the prime minister said, i evening, everyone. as the prime ministersaid, iam brigadierjoe fossey and i am coordinating the military support to mass testing in liverpool. it is a privilege to be invited to help the great city of liverpool in its hour of n

the royal british legion urges us to pay tribute to the armed forces this yearin tribute to the armedof the stories. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. ole gunnar solskjaer says speculation about his position is just part of being the manager at manchester united. solskjaer was questioned about his future following the team's defeat in the champions league this week. they also lost at home to arsenal in the league last weekend, leaving them 15th in the table. they play everton tomorrow lunchtime. sources at the club have denied that they have been courting mauricio pochettino as a possible replacement. you have to be mentally strong, you have to be, of course, there are demands on a manchester united player and coach and manager. there is also an expectation, because you don't expect to have anything but criticism then, it is just how you deal with that setback and, from we are the best and biggest in the world. what i have seen from the boys, they have been very focused since we came back, ready to give a response.