And a miraculous escape at the bahrain grand prix as the french formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean escapes a huge crash. A deadly attack on farmers in nigeria on saturday was the most violent assault on civilians there this year, according to the United Nations humanitarian coordinator. Islamist militants are suspected of being behind the attack. Many of the victims, possibly more than 100, were tending to crops when it happened. Some are said to have been tied up before being knifed to death. The attack was 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 gods 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 whats 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. President trump has lashed out at both the fbi and Us Department ofjustice, saying they were working against him in his efforts to overturn the result of the election. In his first interview since his defeat, donald trump repeated unsubstantiated claims the election was, in his words, rigged. This is total fraud and how the fbi and department ofjustice. I dont know, maybe theyre involved. But how people are allowed to get away with this stuff is unbelievable. This election was rigged. This election was a totalfraud. My mind will not change in six months. There was tremendous cheating here, boxes were brought in. The mail in vote is a disaster. Im joined by our north america correspondent peter bowes. And for anyone watching that interview hoping to hear some evidence behind those claims of the election being rigged to perhaps. There was certainly no evidence. Unsce nted perhaps. There was certainly no evidence. Unscented claims once again. We do not have the first indication yet that President Trump may never concede the selection. If he is saying that in six months time, he will not change his mind about as he sees it voter fraud will then perhaps he will never be in the mood to acknowledge that joe biden has won the presidency. So where are we up to than in terms of the transition . One of the next steps from here . Well, as faras the next steps from here . Well, as far as the votes are concerned, we are moving in a couple of weeks time when the Electoral College will meet finally to cast their votes in state capitals around the country. We have got states certifying their individual areas results over the next few days. In fact over the next 24 hours they will be a slew of states certifying their results, including wisconsin, which had a recount in two counties at the request of President Trump. He actually paid 3 million for that and it resulted in virtually no change of the result and in fact joe biden resulted in an extra 87 votes. So even biden resulted in an extra 87 votes. 50 even more biden resulted in an extra 87 votes. So even more ahead by that handful of votes. So would achieve nothing for the president except perhaps to open the door for yet another lawsuit for the president , and he is threatening to go to court to challenge that result in wisconsin. And pursue other legal cases but it has to be said that a more than 30 states and a more than 30 cases around the country came of those lawsuits have either been withdrawn or they have been lost in court, challenges brought by his legal team. Lost in court, challenges brought by his legal teamm seems that whenever a lawsuit fails that has been brought by the trump campaign, they simply start up another one elsewhere. Is there any chance that that could delay proceedings or is that a futile effort if that is what they are trying to do . M seems highly unlikely that any legal action is going to delay the Electoral College meeting ina the Electoral College meeting in a couple of weeks time and finalising the result. There is clearly a possibility it has to be said a slim possibility the Supreme Court of the us will ta ke Supreme Court of the us will take up one of these cases but there is no guarantee as they are not underany there is no guarantee as they are not under any obligation to ta ke are not under any obligation to take up any of these cases. And they had been going against President Trump insistently and this is, with all the lawsuits with a lack of evidence. And we hear interviews like the one that was broadcast early that we have just been talking about where he claims there is massive voter fraud but again he is not coming up with the ha rd he is not coming up with the hard evidence and more crucially his lawyers was to get inside court rooms are not presenting judges with that we have just been talking about where he claims there is massive voter fraud but again he is not coming up with the ha rd he is not coming up with the hard evidence and more crucially his lawyers was to get inside courtrooms are not presenting judges without hard evidence. 0k, peter, thank you very much for that. The British Foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the government is listening to conservative mps unhappy with planned new covid restrictions in england, but hes warned a third spike in cases is possible unless the propsals are approved. Many conservatives feel the new restrictions are too tough and dont take account of the situation in local communities. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Its been difficult finding cheer in this festive season. In glazebury in Greater Manchester, theyve been living under some form of restrictions since the summer, and whats even more cutting is theyll 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 on 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. Weve got to be careful. If were all sensible, itll all end soon enough. Not this year. The season of goodwill hasnt extended to westminster. Boris johnsons facing a growing rebellion in his own ranks. Ministers havent ruled out a third lockdown, but they say new restrictions are the best way to avoid this and that theyll reach out to those mps who have concerns. Mps say to me, we just want to understand that the measures youre taking take into account, notjust the cost and benefit of tackling the virus, but also the non covid health, economic and social implications. Well 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, hell give them a new vote on the restrictions on january the 27th. If they dont support them then, the restrictions would end on february the 3rd. And he says a review of restrictions next month means that some areas could come out of tier 3 on december the 19th, though that would depend on the evidence. Apparently, there is smoke without fire at westminster, because some very vocal potential rebels now say theyll back the government in tuesdays crucial vote on the restrictions. But for others, the Prime Minister hasnt gone far enough. Its 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 whats going on. Concessions have been made, but i would like to see more. Now, you may have to just pinch yourself a little, because wasnt 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 hes 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 im not committing to vote for these measures is because were not convinced at the moment that they are either sufficient or workable. Its 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. Another 2 million doses of the moderna Coronavirus Vaccine have been bought by the uk government. Its one of the three vaccines that are being put forward for Regulatory Approval after clinical trials. But when might the first vaccinations take place . Heres our science editor david shukman. Theres so much talk about vaccines, its easy to lose track of whats going on, so heres what we know so far. The government has ordered 357 million doses of seven different vaccines, though, crucially, none has been approved for use so far. Heres the list of those seven, and the numbers of doses ordered. Of these, the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine has now been sent to the regulators, the mhra, for approval, and theyre going through the data right now. But the Biontech Pfizer vaccine was the first to start that process, and its possible we will get an answer on that very soon. My understanding is that theres been quite an interactive process with the regulators, whilst these trials have been going on, so they have actually had sight of a lot of the information ahead of time. I wouldnt be too surprised if an announcement would be made within the next two weeks, possibly even as early as next week, but well have to wait and see. You know, it must be rushed, it has to be safe. So what are the regulators looking for . Well, three things safety, quality and effectiveness, and of these three, the regulators keep emphasising the safety of the public must always come first. So theyre working fast but carefully, because the worst thing would be for doubts to start creeping in about these new vaccines. Now, doses are already being manufactured in the hope that approval is given, so everything hinges on that coming through. So, when might we start to see the benefits . Well, if that approval is given next month, its possible that the first doses could be administered ahead of christmas, though people will need two injections, a month apart, so they wont get immunity straight away. Beyond that, the government hopes that by next spring to have vaccinated the most vulnerable people, such as residents of care homes, and health and care workers, but everything hinges on distribution and production on a massive scale, and thats a huge challenge. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come, the french formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean escapes a huge crash at the bahrain grand prix music. Its 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 feel so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i cant do anything. Charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. At 11am 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. Then, philippe cozette, a miner from calais was shaking hands and exchanging flags with, robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. This is bbc news. The latest headlines the United Nations says 110 civilians have been killed in an attack by suspected islamist militants in nigeria. Donald trump claims the fbi and the department ofjustice are working against him and again repeats un substatianted claims the election was rigged. Police in argentina are investigating the doctor who treated Diego Maradona after the footballers daughters raised concerns about his medical care. Maradona died in buenos aires last week, days after being discharged from hospital. Simonjones reports. Police raid the clinic of maradonas doctor as the footballers family raise questions about his death. Maradonas passing prompted an outpouring of emotion. He died four days ago after suffering a heart attack. Hed 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 dont 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, maraonda 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. A fresh inquest opens on monday into the death of Ella Adoo Kissi debrah, who was nine when she suffered a fatal asthma attack in 2013. The coroner will consider new evidence about dangerously high levels of air pollution, mainly from traffic, to which ella was exposed. Her mother hopes that it will make legal history by registering air pollution as the cause of death. Shes been speaking exclusively to our environment correspondent claire marshall. My name is Rosamund Adoo kissi debrah. I am ella robertas mum. Ella was incredibly active. I sometimes worry that we always talk about her being ill all the time. She wasnt always like that. Ella and her family lived in lewisham, just 25 metres from londons south circular. The little girl was breathing air so polluted it broke legal limits. She endured three years of seizures and time in intensive care. Ella coughs. This cough an early sign of the damage being done to her lungs. She was ventilated four times. She suffered greatly. Thats something i cant erase from my memory at all. In 2013, ella had a fatal asthma attack. At the time, no connection was made with air pollution. Then new medical evidence linked the harmful particles and chemicals in exhaust fumes to her death. The high court, in a rare move, eventually granted rosamund a fresh inquest. Overwhelming. I mean, she didnt want to be forgotten by her siblings and herfriends and im incredibly proud of her. She was only here for a short while but i hope shes made her mark. More and more evidence is emerging about how dangerous air pollution is to human health. We have most recently a much greater understanding of the kind of levels of air pollution that generate these Adverse Health effects and that includes levels probably quite substantially below the levels that we thought in the past. The inquest will be a gruelling time for ellas family. I still hear her voice and many of our conversations and she always wanted to know, she definitely wanted to know why shed become so ill, she used to ask me. Now its up to the coroner to provide the answer. Did air pollution help to kill ella . Claire marshall, bbc news. A british woman whos spent six years on a camper van toui of europe has gone missing while walking in the pyrenees. Esther dingley last messaged her partner on whatsapp a week ago when she was on top of pic de sauvegarde on the border between france and spain. She had been due to return from her solo walking trek on wednesday, but has not been seen. French authorities said six search teams spent the day looking for her. He was the man behind the mask playing darth vader in the original Star Wars Films, and co stars and fans have been remembering the actor dave prowse, whos died at the age of 85. Our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his journey from bristol to one of hollywoods 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 wont be there when you cross the road, so always use the. Robot . 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 bodybuilder, he eventually tried acting. For 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 when the first film came out, he found that his dialogue had been replaced by the now familiar booming tones of james earljones. Commander, tear this ship apart until youve 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. I am your father. He may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. For so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. Dave prowse, whos died at the age of 85. Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has walked away almost unscathed after a horror crash at the bahrain grand prix. The incident happened on the first lap of the race, when the haas driver lost control of his car and hit the barrier. The car split in half, with the front part bursting into flames. Grosjean was taken to hospital as a precaution after suffering minor burns to his hands and feet. Heresjoe wilson. 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 cars 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, iwasnt for the halo some years ago, but i think its the greatest thing that weve brought to formula 1. And without it, i wouldnt 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 thats 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. Matt gallagher is presenter for wt f1, a motorsports channel. He says the halo bar on the drivers cockpit was crucial. Yes, so formula 1 are always striving for Better Safety within the sport. You know, as much as everyone loves to see them go fast, you have to make sure that the drivers are as safe as possible. So the halo was introduced after we sadly lost Jules Bianchi in 2014 at suzuka. So, from there, they tried to improve the head protection, so theyve put this kind of. Well, they call it the halo, yeah, so its essentially to protect the drivers head. So, in this instance with Romain Grosjean, he actually pierced through the barrier. So without that protection in front of romain, that wouldve been his head. The crash helmet wouldve been the first point of impact for some part of that barrier. So it was hugely, hugely decisive as to whether or not he survived. I mean, ive never seen that happen before, but then we dont usually see a car go into a barrier at 140 mph at that part of the track. Thats just not usually what happens. But in terms of. Well, theres the survival cell within the car, which you would ve seen when the car split in two, which isnt usually what happens, but the survival cell within it was still very much intact. So, thats the thing thats supposed to very much encapsulate the driver and make sure that theyre safe no matter what impact happens. So that, as well as the halo, was completely fine, and that enabled romain to go through the barrier and survive. You can reach me on twitter. Im benmbland. This is bbc news. Thank you for watching. 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 thats 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 thats 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, were 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, were 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. Its a fairly quiet day on tuesday, but theres another weather front heading our way on wednesday. This one again wont bring very much rain at all. Its more a broad area of cloud thats 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 01 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. Hello, im ben bland. This is bbc news. The headlines the United Nations says a deadly attack on farmers in the borno state of nigeria was the most violent assault on civilians this year. The humanitarian agency estimates at least 110 civilians were killed by suspected islamist militants. Many of the victims were tending to crops when it happened. Donald trump has attacked the fbi and the Us Department of justice, accusing them of working against him in his efforts to overturn the result of the president ial election. He was speaking in his first interview since joe biden was declared the winner more than three weeks ago. Prosecutors in buenos aires say they are investigating Diego Maradonas doctor about allegations of Involuntary Manslaughter four days after the footballers death from a heart attack. Maradonas daughters have questioned the medical care their father received. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk