this is bbc news, the headlines at four. people take to the streets in celebration as the ukrainian city of kherson is retaken after months of occupation. while after months of occupation. the russians have left a while the russians have left behind a great deal of damage, for now the ukrainians are not focusing on that because they believe they have taken a giant step forward to victory. allies of the justice secretary dominic raab have defended his conduct, after reports he behaved aggressively towards staff during his previous stint in the role. meanwhile, former health secretary matt hancock has expressed regret for his actions as health secretary during covid on the reality tv show i'm a celebrity get me out of here. what i am really looking for is a

bit of forgiveness, that is what i'm really looking for. a petition on childcare ratios, created by the parents of a boy who died in nursery, will be debated in parliament after getting more than 100,000 signatures. and in the rugby union world cup final heartbreakfor the red roses — england's women are pipped at the post by new zealand. good afternoon. the ukrainian government says recapturing the city of kherson means that victory in the war against russia is "only a matter of time". ukraine regained control of the southern city after officials in moscow said some 30,000 russian troops were pulled out of the region yesterday. sources close to the ukrainian president have warned though that the kremlin�*s forces are making new fortifications on the left bank

side of the dnipro river. fears have also been expressed after satellite images show significant new damage to a major dam in the area. 0ur correspondent catherine byaruhanga sent this report from the capital kyiv. cheering. jubilation and tears of happiness in kherson as ukrainian special forces entered the city. people here have lived under russian occupation for more than eight months, but the fight is far from over. retreating russian forces still pose a big threat from across the dnipro river. we have been warned yesterday by our general staff of the ukrainian armed forces that the russians are making new fortifications on the left bank side of the dnipro river and there is a likelihood of massive artillery shelling from that side on khersn. at the moment we are quietly optimistic, but of course we understand there are future battles which we have to win.

the damage caused as the russians withdrew is becoming clearer. they blew up the bridge, the key route over the dnipro river, and now new satellite images show damage to the nova kakhovka dam north of kherson. if it collapses, it could flood over 80 settlements, including kherson. it could impact water supply to the russian occupied territory of crimea. 0n the global stage ukraine is savouring its victory in kherson, but warns it needs continued international support as it heads into a difficult winter, with an increased risk of retaliatory attacks. violation of borders, the use of force, committing mass atrocities against a civilian population, if anyone in the world sees that russia can get away easily with all of this,

then this someone will be tempted to follow suit. winning back kherson has boosted national morale, but a complete victory over russia remains elusive. 0ur international editor has been reporting around the frontlines in kherson and gave us this analysis of what lies ahead in the wake of russia's retreat from kherson. the ukrainians have got a lot to celebrate because they have scored a major victory over the russians, much more quickly and smoothly than they expected. and while the russians have left behind them a great deal of damage, for now the ukrainians are not focusing on that because they believe they have taken a giant step forward to victory. now, they will have to deal with a changed, strategic situation because by withdrawing across the river the russians have stabilised this section of the front and they say they have taken more

than 30,000 troops out with them. those are troops who could have been killed fighting to stay in kherson who now can be deployed elsewhere. so that is why ukraine will continue to push nato for more and better weapons for the battles they face in the forthcoming winter months. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen. the government insists that the deputy prime minister dominic raab "values civil servants" after claims he was rude to staff. reports suggest staff have been anxious about his return to thejustice department and had been offered the chance to transfer out because of his behaviour. the news once again puts the spotlight on prime minister rishi sunak�*sjudgement after he appointed raab over two weeks ago. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest.

rather than specific accusations about dominic raab�*s behaviour there is talk of him creating a culture of fear as far as sources who have spoken to the guardian put it. they talk in terms ranging from demeaning, to rude, to aggressive, to describe his behaviour. the paper reports that when he was reappointed as deputy prime minister and justice secretary by rishi sunak as prime minister, civil servants at the department ofjustice were given the option to be transferred elsewhere, given concerns they might have had about working under him previously. none of that is denied by a spokesperson for dominic raab, who has issued a statement saying he has high standards, he works hard and expects a lot from his team as well as of himself. but they deny and reject any accusations of bullying. a statement from the department forjustice said there was zero tolerance of bullying across the civil service and it is a place where civil servants are valued and the level of ambition is high. 0pposition parties are calling for an investigation into this. how likely is that to happen?

0n the face of it at the moment unlikely because there has not been any formal complaint made by any individual or individuals about dominic raab�*s behaviour. these are general claims. but they do pose a bit of a problem perhaps for rishi sunak, there are further questions about another cabinet minister's conduct after gavin williamson had to resign. the home secretary suella braverman was appointed by rishi sunak and less then a week after she resigned for completely as a question of rishi sunak, the prime minister's integrity, and want to ask him about what he knew about dominic raab or anyone else in his cabinet. the more that these instances crop up, the more difficult it will be for him. that is our political corresponded jonathan blake. meanwhile, on the itv programme i'm a celebrity get me out of here" former health secretary matt hancock has reiterated his regret for breaking social distancing guidelines during the covid pandemic

and said he was looking for "forgiveness". it followed him facing some critical questions from his celebrity campmates about his role as health secretary at the time. let's take a look. my aunt died from covid in the first wave. we couldn't go to hospital to visit her. i had to sit by myself in the church at her funeral. we couldn't hug each other because we were following guidance. yeah. and i get that you fell in love, i understand all of those things, but sorry for a lot of families like mine doesn't really cut it. well, there you go, that is one of the reasons that i, um... that i regret it as much as i do. do you have any regrets regarding the way that as health minister you dealt with the pandemic as a whole? so the pandemic as a whole, no, i'm much, much more robust in my defence of it. even with ppe and with carers? yeah. and with old people's homes?

yeah, ppe for instance, of course i know, i saw it happen, but that's because we suddenly needed much more ppe and so did everybody else in the world and care homes, the reasons for the decisions that were taken and ultimately those problems were caused by the virus, not the people who were trying to solve the problem. well, earlier i spoke to a member of the covid—19 families forjustice group who lost her uncle during the first wave of the pandemic, helenjeffries, for her reaction to matt hancock's latest comments on the programme. i haven't watched i'm a celebrity, deliberately because of matt hancock, butjust hearing that really hurts and my experience was similar. i lost my uncle at the peak of the first wave and could not go and see him. he saw nobody close to him in the ten days before he died. and his funeral was on may the 20th, which was the day of the infamous party in the rose garden at downing

street. again, ourfuneral was very much socially distance. i did not hug my dad. it is still there, it still hurts and i watched a little bit of the jungle for this piece now and chris moyles is right, what does he want forgiveness for? if it is for having an affair, i don't care. did that change your view of him even slightly, the fact that he has expressed a wish for forgiveness? has that changed your view on him at all? if we leave aside the fact that it was on i'm a celebrity, and there are questions around the fact he went on reality tv to do that rather than expressing it in any other forum, but does his wish for forgiveness change your view? no, not at all.

in fact, it almost makes me more, it refreshes all of that anger and upset that ebbs away over time, and then itjust comes back up. forgiveness is not helpful at this stage. he has also said in there that he is committed to the right answers coming out as a result of the inquiry. i think as far as the bereaved families are concerned, the right thing for him to do would be to engage fully with the inquiry. helenjefferies from the covid—19 families forjustice group speaking earlier. the headlines on bbc news... people take to the streets in celebration as the ukrainian city of kherson is retaken after months of occupation. allies of the justice secretary dominic raab have defended his conduct, after reports he behaved aggressively towards staff during his previous stint in the role. meanwhile, former health secretary matt hancock has

expressed regret for his actions as health secretary during covid on the reality tv show i'm a celebrity get me out of here. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah. looking very colour coordinated with your backdrop. looking very colour coordinated with your backdrop. there was heartbreak for england women, as new zealand won the rugby world cup for a sixth time after a dramatic final at auckland's eden park. the red roses led for much of the game, until the black ferns scored a late try with nine minutes to go, putting them ahead by three points. 0ur sports correspondent jo currie was watching. it is an all black night in auckland. battered and bruised, the unbeatables beaten.

for some of these players the too familiar tiers of world cup heartache. fans were turning up to see the world number one, england, unbeaten in over 30 games... england! face a team who broke their hearts five years ago. we landed yesterday and the final is today and we fly home tomorrow. being held on the other side of the world, there is not many who would have been able to make the trip across. it could feel like they are not taking on just 15 players on the pitch, but an entire stadium. if england had nerves, they did not show, a dream start, which continued as england quickly built up a healthy lead before a moment which would change the game. oh, my goodness. lydia thomson's reckless tackle and she was shown a red card. the black ferns made use of their extra player almost immediately, but england regathered and dotted down twice. there was a change of ends but no change ofpace. a huge moment in the world cup final. england look to their driving maul and once again it proved unstoppable.

amy with a hat—trick of tries as the lead changed hands once again. but the black ferns still had magic up their sleeve. the perfect kick and some quick thinking as they set up a nail—biting finish. but as the final whistle went at those hopes were over. sport is pretty cruel and it doesn't always go the way you want. it is won or lost on fine margins and that is what happened this evening. england came to new zealand as heavy favourites, but they leave with only questions about how this trophy got away from them once again. joe currie, bbc news, auckland. plenty of men's rugby union today, with five autumn internationals. ireland beat fiji 35—17 in dublin. the world number one ranked side didn't have it all their own way, but were helped that fiji had a man sent off, and eventually ran in five tries, including this from mack hansen. and there was a real shock in florence where italy beat australia for the first time. ange capuozzo scored two tries

in a memorable 28—27 win. england are up againstjapan at twickenham, and are 2a—6 with first—half tries from freddie steward, marcus smith and guy porter. and after losing to new zealand last week, wales face argentina at 5.30. it is all to play for for england against samoa. england had led at half time but went behind again to a great samoa try — the england defence powerless to stop stephen crichton. samoa piled on the pressure — tim lafai's second try of the match put them 20—12 ahead, leaving england needing to score twice. but then her farnworth wriggled his

way through the samoa defence to bring england back into it and that was converted. it is 20—20 at the moment and you can watch it live right now on bbc one. the closing stages of that semifinal, england looking to reach the final in the world cup. eight minutes to go to see if england can make a breakthrough. it is on bbc one if you want to follow that. brentford pulled off a shock victory at the etihad to beat manchester city 2—1. ivan toney gave the visitors the lead after 15 minutes, but city found the equaliser early in the second half through phil foden. an injury to aymeric laporte meant there was ten minutes of stoppage time, enough for toney to double brentford's lead and secure all three points. there are five three o'clock kick—offs today. bournemouth are 2—0 up against everton.

it's nathanjones' first game in charge of southampton, they're losing 3—1 at anfield against liverpool. forest v palace is goalless, spurs are drawing 2—2 with leeds, and leicester are leading at west ham 1—0 but concern for england in that one afterjames maddison was taken off with an injury. celtic could extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to nine points this afternoon — that's after rangers were held to a 1—1 draw at st mirren. the home side took the lead just after half—time from declan gallagher's long throwjonah ayunga scored at the second time of asking. rangers equalised with six minutes to go after ryan kent was brought down, captain james tavernier put away the resulting penalty. celtic are looking to stretch the lead

but ross county are 1—0. kilmarnock have also taken the lead against hibernian. harriet dart levelled great britain's semifinal against australia at the billiejean king cup in glasgow. heather watson lost the opening singles, but british number two, dart, beat ajla tomljanovic in straight sets in under two hours to set up a doubles decider. it's great britain's first semifinal in this competition since 1981. you can watch that doubles decide alive right now on the bbc. 0livia nicholls and alesiha barnatt, storm sanders and sam stosur in the doubles. went all the way to a tie break in the first, with gb battling back from 5—3 down to force the tie—break that australia won 7—1.

just before we go, i am going to say samoa have scored a try in that semifinal in the rugby league world cup against england, so it is samoa at the moment who are leading 26—20, six minutes to go and that one and thatis six minutes to go and that one and that is live on bbc one. i will have all the updates later on in sports day at half past six. that is it for the moment. thank you, sarah. a petition launched against the proposed relaxation of rules on the ratio of staff to children in childcare settings will now be considered for debate in parliament. the government said it was considering changing the rules in england to reduce costs for parents and give nurseries more flexibility. ellie price reports. cheeky, funny, little terror at times, but not too much. he wasjust a perfect baby in the sense that he only cried when he really wanted something. 0liver steeper was nine months old when his mum, zoe, got a call from the nursery to come straight away. i remember thinking at the time,

well, they wouldn't have sounded so vague if something bad had happened. so i kind of got myself down there. that's when i knew that it was bad because there were two ambulances there. so i thought, hmm, this isn't good. 0liver had choked. he never regained consciousness and died a few days later in hospital. what happened that day at 0liver�*s nursery is yet to be established. a police investigation is ongoing. but his death has turned his parents into campaigners. their petition is against proposals to increase the number of two year olds and over a member of staff can look after in a childcare setting. while there are no plans to change the ratios for the under twos, as 0liver was, they feel once one age group is changed, all could be. we've gone through such a traumatic experience. we can only sit there and think that if they do change the ratio, it makes it more unsafe than it is already. and another set of parents potentially have to go

through this nightmare, what we've gone through. and we just couldn't sit there and feel comfortable with that. and that's why we had to start the petition. it received 100,000 signatures, the point at which parliament will consider a debate on the first anniversary of 0li's death in september. # the wheels on the bus go round and round...# at the moment, for every four two—year—olds in a childcare setting in england there needs to be one member of staff. the government is looking to increase that, as it is in scotland, to one adult in every five children. we need key persons for children. that's the very fundamental part of ourjob, is to make sure - that their social and emotional needs are being met. - once a child is happy- and the environment is right, then they will learn. i if you haven't got the staff there. to even begin those conversations, that communication and interaction, . then that opportunity is missed. . according to the early years

alliance, a recent survey suggested around 90% of childcare settings were against the changes. only 2% said it would lower fees for parents. the government says no decisions have been made, and it's looking at ways to improve the availability and affordability of childcare, and the welfare and safety of children remains a priority. ellie price, bbc news, new romney. joining me now is neil leitch, chief executive of the early years alliance. he led the successful rewind on ratios campaign in 2013. thank you forjoining us. the ratio in scotland is one adult to five children. why do you think england should not follow that model? i think there is a huge assumption that everything is fine in scotland and that is not necessarily the case. talk to the people who do this job on a daily basis and they will tell you they would rather in fact looked after and educated less

children rather than more. ministers have been talking about looking at other countries for good examples, but it seems they want to drive us down to the bottom of the standards. they have not taken anything else from any other countries other than why don't we let people look after more children? that is not the answer, it is not in the best interest of children, it is not in the best interest of people who work in this sector, so scotland is not a perfect model. the in this sector, so scotland is not a perfect model-— in this sector, so scotland is not a perfect model. the government says this will help — perfect model. the government says this will help reduce _ perfect model. the government says this will help reduce the _ perfect model. the government says this will help reduce the cost - perfect model. the government says this will help reduce the cost of - this will help reduce the cost of childcare and on the face of it, it seems logical, but you believe that is not the case? we seems logical, but you believe that is not the case?— is not the case? we know it is not the case. is not the case? we know it is not the case- it _ is not the case? we know it is not the case- it is _ is not the case? we know it is not the case. it is interesting - is not the case? we know it is not the case. it is interesting that - is not the case? we know it is not the case. it is interesting that on | the case. it is interesting that on the case. it is interesting that on the very same day as this proposal was leaked from number ten you had her majesty's chief inspector from 0fsted on the radio waves telling anybody and everybody basically that young children's development had stalled and they needed more time, more effort than ever before. we did

a survey immediately, 9000 responses, the biggest response to any survey we have had in one week, nine out of ten, as you have alluded to in your report, nine out of ten provider said they felt it would reduce the quality. nine out of ten provider said they would not adopt the new ratios. 0nly provider said they would not adopt the new ratios. only 2% said that if they did actually generate more revenue, they might possibly back to parents. more importantly, 75% of the people that work in settings, the people that work in settings, the educators, who do this job, the people that work in settings, the educators, who do thisjob, said they would leave their setting if they would leave their setting if they adopted the new ratios. government knew all of this before they even launched the consultation. this is nothing more than a strapline to try and appease parents. strapline to try and appease arents. �* ~' ., strapline to try and appease arents. �* ~ ., _,, ., parents. but we know the cost of childcare is _ parents. but we know the cost of childcare is crippling _ parents. but we know the cost of childcare is crippling for - parents. but we know the cost of childcare is crippling for many . childcare is crippling for many families. what do you think should be done if not changing the ratios? it is crippling. if you look at the

league tables of 0ecd countries, the one table we to top is the percentage of a woman's salary that is spent on early years care and education. 0ne table we are right down at the bottom of is the amount of investment that is basically put through. the reality is, it is government that has offered all the so—called free childcare hours to parents, the government knows they are underfunding parents, the government knows they are under funding these hours and you can't have it always. back in 2018 in december when we were tired of hearing the government trot out the same old lies about we invest £4 billion into the sector, etc, we said, if you think you pay enough money for the so—called free entitlements, show as your calculations. two and a half years later after an appeal and a battle they were forced by the information commissioner's office to give us that information. what did it say? you will not be surprised, that to adequately fund these entitlements would require an additional £2 billion. their words, that is not

affordable. they also said they expected prices, for example parents with two—year—old who may not require to these entitlements, may rest up to 30%. so don't make promises unless you can fund it. if we don't treat and value early years as other countries do, it should be part of our societal offer. it is investment, you can't have it both ways. even our two—year—old could work that one out. the ways. even our two-year-old could work that one out.— work that one out. the chief executive — work that one out. the chief executive of _ work that one out. the chief executive of the _ work that one out. the chief executive of the early - work that one out. the chief executive of the early years | executive of the early years alliance. the democratic senator for arizona, the former astronaut mark kelly, has beaten his republican rival for his seat in the us congress. his defeat of blake masters means the two parties now have 49 seats each in the senate. there are two races still to call — georgia and nevada. if the democrats win either, they will retain control of the senate. the anonymous street artist banksy has confirmed that he's been at work in parts of ukraine that have been

ravaged by the war. he's posted images on his instagram account of a mural on a building damaged by shelling in the town of borodyanka, west of kyiv. it features a gymnast doing a handstand. various murals in banksy�*s signature spray—painted style have been spotted around the capital in recent days. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powelll. hello, it is unusually warm across the uk at the moment, yesterday was the warmest armistice day on record, tomorrow for remembrance sunday we may see temperatures higher still. it is going to be very mild through the remainder of the day, southerly winds bringing air to us from a long way south. generally drying out, patchy cloud around in the west, low cloud coming in from the north sea, mist and fog potentially down the eastern side of scotland, for the north—east of england and east anglia, these overnight lows more like the daytime highs we would see at this point in november.

remembrance sunday could see some low cloud, mist and fog persisting across easternmost areas, rain in the west, winds picking up later, rainfall arriving into northern ireland and the south—west by nightfall. take a look at the temperatures — highs widely16—18 celsius, potentially even 19 in the south.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... people take to the streets in celebration as the ukrainian city of kherson is retaken after months of occupation. while the russians have left behind a great deal of damage, for now the ukrainians are not focusing on that because they believe they have taken a giant step forward to victory. allies of the justice secretary dominic raab have defended his conduct, after reports he behaved aggressively towards staff during his previous stint in the role. meanwhile, former health secretary matt hancock has expressed regret for his actions as health secretary during covid, on the reality tv show, i'm a celebrity, get me out of here. what i'm really looking for is a bit of forgiveness. that's what i'm really looking for. a petition on childcare ratios, created by the parents of a boy who died in nursery, will be debated in parliament after getting more

than 100,000 signatures. now on bbc news, the media show. hello. what will the bbc�*s plans to do more local news online mean for the likes of the sunderland echo or bradford's telegraph and argus? the biggest newspaper groups say the plans announced last week are totally misguided. the boss of one of them is here, but we'll start with the world cup in qatar, which opens in less than a fortnight. "the worst world cup ever" is how pr week headlines it. the latest controversy was just yesterday. the tournament's ambassador said being gay was damage in the mind. human rights groups have been calling on players to protest on the pitch. meanwhile, the disgraced former fifa boss, sepp blatter, said again this week that qatar should never have won the bid. so how did it happen? have a listen to what the liverpool manager,

jurgen klopp, said last week about where he thinks the blame lies for the decision to go to qatar.