so he's semi—conscious. all's good, all's good. in this country's darkest hour, its humanity still endures. here at the front, ukraine's soldiers are in safe hands. quentin sommerville, bbc news, donbas. there's more updates, news and analysis on bbc news online — that's bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. as we heard, the england team flew into qatar this afternoon on a plane called "rain bow", which features a cartoon figure holding a union flag and wearing rainbow—coloured trainer — to highlight their support for lgbtq+ rights.

the world cup kicks off on sunday with england and wales playing their first matches in just six days�* time. our sports editor dan roan has the latest from doha. young fans giving wales the fondest of farewells in cardiff today at a final training session before leaving for the world cup — a journey this team has waited 64 years to make. for the kids to have wales, their country, being able to watch them and have the actual kind of poster up on the wall to mark out each game will be incredible. earlier this evening, england landed here in doha on the "rain bow," a virgin atlantic plane displaying oscar, its lgbt icon, in a show of support for inclusivity at a tournament that this team are amongst the favourites to win. we try not to think that far ahead, but, of course, that's the dream. that's what we are aiming to do. we will have to wait and see.

it'll be a tough tournament. starting monday, it'll be a tough game, and we know that, so we have to prepare for that, but i'm really excited to get going. this, meanwhile, is where england will be based as they bid for world cup glory. this luxury seaside resort in al wakrah on the outskirts of doha the team hotel. but some in the squad are already making a big impression here. harry kane among the top players whose images tower above this city as it prepares to welcome more than a million fans. both british teams get their world cup campaigns under way on monday but england will be the first to kick off, here at the khalifia international stadium against iran. this the only one of the eight venues that isn't new. this first ever world cup in the middle east, costing the hosts an estimated £180 billion. this an expression of their wealth and their ambition. after a build—up mired in controversy, fifa has launched a star—studded pre—tournament video with a message of unity. today its president even telling the 620 summit in bali

that the event could help peace in ukraine. my plea to all of you is to think of a temporary ceasefire, for one month, for the duration of the world cup, or at least the implementation of some humanitarian corridors. fifa has urged teams to focus on the football but in a country where being gay is illegal, the us squad have shown their support for the lgbtq community with a rainbow themed team logo at their base. and tonight they invited migrant workers to their training session in another gesture that shows how determined some sides are to champion human rights as well as the sport. dan roan, bbc news, doha. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. the last 2a hours we have had about two, three inches of rain, even

across the south—east some places have had a0 millimetres. means flood warnings across the south—east and scotland. this is the weather front, this band of cloud responsible. you can see the bans of cloud queueing up can see the bans of cloud queueing up in the atlantic. more of the same in the next couple of days. this is the rainfall accumulating. by the end of the week in many places seeing 15 to 16 millimetres and even higher across the scottish mountains. this is because of the slow—moving band of rain still with us. a wet night in shetland and a windy one, severe gale force winds persisting here for the next day or two. scattered showers after, quiet inland, a little cooler, touch of ground frost possible in the glens of scotland. the odd pocket of mist and frost. but there will be a wind of dry weather. we will have a few showers scattered around, some heavy ones as well, and a severe gale blowing in shetland still. then the next batch of rain pushes into the

south and west. cooler, ten to 12 celsius. tomorrow evening and night, really concerned about another a0 millimetres of rain in some southern areas across england and wales. by the time we get to thursday, that is moving north across northern england, north wales, scotland, possibly northern ireland. again, still those winds up to severe gale force for parts of shetland. temperatures fairly irrelevant on wednesday given all of that range. it might be that we finally clear that a low pressure out the way by the end of friday but we do have more waiting in the background for the weekend. thanks, helen. and that's bbc news at ten on the 15th of november. there's more analysis on the situation in ukraine and poland on newsnight with kirsty wark which is just getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc 1 as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it's goodnight.

we welcome our reviewers on bbc news channel. you are watching bbc news with me, shawn lay, rolling tonight on the breaking news of the allegations of a rockettes in poland. —— shaun ley. two people

have died. suggestions that it may have died. suggestions that it may have come from the conflict in russia — ukraine. some reports suggesting that it was a russia missal of some kind. those have been flatly denied by the kremlin and by the russian military, and indeed, president putin's spokesperson is just that in the last three minutes that he has no knowledge of the claims. joining us now is the former cia russia analyst chief. thank you very much for being with us now at the quincy institute ray you have responsibility for what's called grand strategy, and other words, trying to work out what did he mean by that to claim the phrase that they used in the 19th century, he always meant something by what he did, he must�*ve been something by that. is it being left out as a conscious act of being the wood as an accident? i conscious act of being the wood as an accident?— an accident? i think at this point, we 'ust an accident? i think at this point, we just have _ an accident? i think at this point, we just have to _ an accident? i think at this point, we just have to ascertain - an accident? i think at this point, we just have to ascertain what. an accident? i think at this point, l we just have to ascertain what the facts are. we have allegations that these are russian missiles that struck polish territory. the

russians say no, in fact, they are not. that's an answerable question. we allegedly have missile fragments on the ground in poland, so one of the first things we need to do is figure out what missiles are they. if they are in fact russian missiles, than the next question is intentionality. was this a case of the russians deliberately attacking polish territory because macro was at the case of accident? missiles that went off course and struck poland by mistake. at this point, i would lean against an intentional attack on poland for a very simple reason. these are not military targets that were struck, and the notion that the russians would deliberately fire missiles of which they have a limited quantity to use act polish farmland is striking me as a bit far—fetched. so there is a lot to be investigated at this point, and until we have some answers to these questions, i think

the atmosphere in washington is one of caution. . ,., , of caution. there are reports toniuht of caution. there are reports tonight that _ of caution. there are reports tonight that a _ of caution. there are reports tonight that a meeting - of caution. there are reports tonight that a meeting of. of caution. there are reports i tonight that a meeting of nato committees presumably involving foreign ministers will be convened presumably a meeting that is remotely sometime tomorrow, one would assume, though it's possible i've bronn could fly to brussels. in terms of what that is design. is that to meet the requirement that before you can determine whether there has been kind of an attack on a nato member, an attack on one means an attack on all, you have some, some requirement for a formal process involving the nato member countries. �* . ., process involving the nato member countries. . ., . ., , countries. article four allows any nato member— countries. article four allows any nato member state _ countries. article four allows any nato member state that - countries. article four allows any nato member state that feels i countries. article four allows any l nato member state that feels that its security is in some way threatened to call for consulate among the allies. i think that's very likely what's going to be happening here. that is different than article five in which it's determined that an attack on a nato ally has actually occurred. i don't

think we are there yet.— ally has actually occurred. i don't think we are there yet. nato, 'ust to confirm — think we are there yet. nato, 'ust to confirm what is i think we are there yet. nato, 'ust to confirm what is being i think we are there yet. nato, just to confirm what is being said, - think we are there yet. nato, just. to confirm what is being said, nato will hold an agency —— emergency meeting on wednesday, according to official sources being reported by reuters. that will give a chance of an a for people to assess more of the information. is it possible that this could be, if it is correct for russia to say it's not one of ours, are there situations where something could've been fired from the ukrainian side by mistake? 0r equipment failure? i ukrainian side by mistake? or equipment failure?— ukrainian side by mistake? or equipment failure? i think that's certainly a _ equipment failure? i think that's certainly a possibility. _ equipment failure? i think that's certainly a possibility. one - equipment failure? i think that's certainly a possibility. one of. equipment failure? i think that's| certainly a possibility. one of the things that ukrainians tried to do when they are under missile attack by russia is to shoot down those missiles. and they typically use surface to air missiles, anti—aircraft missiles to do that. in one of the possibilities here is that some of these defensive missiles that the ukrainians were firing landed in polish territory,

not because the ukrainians targeted polish territory, but because they might have intercepted a russian missile and been diverted off course or they simply missed their targets and wound up in poland.— and wound up in poland. george, i hoe and wound up in poland. george, i ho -e we and wound up in poland. george, i hepe we will _ and wound up in poland. george, i hope we will speak— and wound up in poland. george, i hope we will speak again, - and wound up in poland. george, i hope we will speak again, for - and wound up in poland. george, i j hope we will speak again, for now, thank you very much. let's speak now to editor in chief of, sorry, you have to give me the name of the polish news websites come i can't quite rated on the screen stop it's honoured. honoured, thank you very much. let me ask you, first of all, what is being said within poland? we haven't had any official word yet from the polish government. we understand the security meeting is still ongoing stop of the meeting is over. the only official— over. the only official statement was short. _ over. the only official statement was short. and _ over. the only official statement was short, and let _ over. the only official statement was short, and let me _ over. the only official statement was short, and let me know - was short, and let me know officially _ was short, and let me know officially is that something happened on the border. two people are dead _ happened on the border. two people are dead. that is it. that is all we know_ are dead. that is it. that is all we know officially. unofficially what

we know — know officially. unofficially what we know is that two missiles landed in poland. _ we know is that two missiles landed in poland, and it's true, we don't know_ in poland, and it's true, we don't know if these are russian missiles or one _ know if these are russian missiles or one of— know if these are russian missiles or one of them is russian and one of them _ or one of them is russian and one of them is _ or one of them is russian and one of them is ukrainian defensive missile, most _ them is ukrainian defensive missile, most of— them is ukrainian defensive missile, most of them are ukrainian missiles. that we _ most of them are ukrainian missiles. that we don't know. i think we are waiting _ that we don't know. i think we are waiting for— that we don't know. i think we are waiting for the experts to decide on this and _ waiting for the experts to decide on this and probably the first information we share will be tomorrow morning at the end * counsel— tomorrow morning at the end * counsel at— tomorrow morning at the end * counsel at nato headquarters in brussels — counsel at nato headquarters in brussels. , , brussels. the meeting is being convened at — brussels. the meeting is being convened at ambassador - brussels. the meeting is beingj convened at ambassador level. brussels. the meeting is being - convened at ambassador level. thank you, that is information we haven't had officially yet. that is your understanding. can you pick up on the position the prime minister finds himself in because this is a very delicate moment, isn't it? it's the kind of thing that can be mishandled if the rhetoric outstrips the facts. ~ , ,., , ~' the facts. absolutely. i think the facts are everything _ the facts. absolutely. i think the facts are everything here. - the facts. absolutely. i think the facts are everything here. it's i the facts. absolutely. i think the facts are everything here. it's al facts are everything here. it's a different— facts are everything here. it's a different story if this is a deliberate depression attack on

poland — deliberate depression attack on poland. it's a different story if there — poland. it's a different story if there was— poland. it's a different story if there was a mistake. and if the missiles — there was a mistake. and if the missiles went astray, it's a different— missiles went astray, it's a different story if it was ukrainian defensive — different story if it was ukrainian defensive missile. in the end, though. — defensive missile. in the end, though, you have to remember that anything _ though, you have to remember that anything that happened in poland today, _ anything that happened in poland today, tonight, was a result of a war that — today, tonight, was a result of a war that is — today, tonight, was a result of a war that is going on in ukraine, and the aggressor in the war is russian. anything _ the aggressor in the war is russian. anything that happens is because of russian _ anything that happens is because of russian aggression. so there will be an answer. — russian aggression. so there will be an answer, and their answer has to be by— an answer, and their answer has to he hythe— an answer, and their answer has to be by the whole of nato and by the european _ be by the whole of nato and by the european union, but we have to wait for the _ european union, but we have to wait for the facts — european union, but we have to wait for the facts to decide what the answer— for the facts to decide what the answer should be, and that is why the polish — answer should be, and that is why the polish government doesn't want to talk— the polish government doesn't want to talk about that so far and i understand it.— to talk about that so far and i understand it. . �* , . ,~' . ,., understand it. that's asking about the media. _ understand it. that's asking about the media, because _ understand it. that's asking about the media, because they - understand it. that's asking about the media, because they play - understand it. that's asking aboutl the media, because they play quite an important role at this stage because it's happened late in the evening. it means a lot of people's first knowledge of this will be when they open a newspaper in the morning with they log on and look at a website like yours. to what extent

do elements of the polish media say take sides in this? you do elements of the polish media say take sides in this?— take sides in this? you know, we try not to take — take sides in this? you know, we try not to take sides _ take sides in this? you know, we try not to take sides because _ take sides in this? you know, we try not to take sides because everybody in poland. _ not to take sides because everybody in poland, everyjournalist in poland — in poland, everyjournalist in poland understands that it's really serious _ poland understands that it's really serious. we were expecting for something like this to happen. everybody in poland knew that with the war— everybody in poland knew that with the war going on so close to the polish _ the war going on so close to the polish border, and we had missile attacks— polish border, and we had missile attacks very close to the polish border — attacks very close to the polish border before. the target of today's missile _ border before. the target of today's missile attack by russia was a train station _ missile attack by russia was a train station that's very close to the polish — station that's very close to the polish border. the station has been attacked _ polish border. the station has been attacked in — polish border. the station has been attacked in the past and it's been attacked — attacked in the past and it's been attacked today. everybody knew and everybody was expecting something like this— everybody was expecting something like this to happen. unfortunately, people _ like this to happen. unfortunately, people died, and this is something that everybody in poland hoped not to happen. it did happen today, so we know— to happen. it did happen today, so we know for— to happen. it did happen today, so we know for sure that two people are dead _

we know for sure that two people are dead you _ we know for sure that two people are dead. you know, we are waiting for the facts _ dead. you know, we are waiting for the facts it's— dead. you know, we are waiting for the facts. it's the whole truth, and, _ the facts. it's the whole truth, and. you — the facts. it's the whole truth, and, you know, you quoted the russian — and, you know, you quoted the russian defence minister statement today, _ russian defence minister statement today, but to tell you the truth, you have — today, but to tell you the truth, you have to remember that according to the _ you have to remember that according to the ministry of defence of russia, _ to the ministry of defence of russia, there is no war in ukraine. there _ russia, there is no war in ukraine. there is— russia, there is no war in ukraine. there isa— russia, there is no war in ukraine. there is a special operation going on in _ there is a special operation going on in ukraine. i have to tell you, i truly— on in ukraine. i have to tell you, i truly don't — on in ukraine. i have to tell you, i truly don't care about what russian ministry— truly don't care about what russian ministry of— truly don't care about what russian ministry of defence says, i am waiting — ministry of defence says, i am waiting for the nato experts, the polish _ waiting for the nato experts, the polish experts and nato experts to tell us _ polish experts and nato experts to tell us what truly happened. thank ou ve tell us what truly happened. thank you very much. — tell us what truly happened. thank you very much, editor _ tell us what truly happened. thank you very much, editor of _ tell us what truly happened. thank you very much, editor of one - tell us what truly happened. thank you very much, editor of one of. tell us what truly happened. thank| you very much, editor of one of the leading polish websites. i hope we will speak again. just before we talk to our next guest who is in ukraine, let me confirm with you some news we have had. president volodymyr zelenskyy has offered condolences to poland's president after ukraine is describing as russian missile terror against

poland. obviously condolences for the two people who are