this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones with the latest headlines. after the big build—up, the 2022 men's football world cup is under way. wales and england's footballers begin their bid for world cup glory in qatar this lunchtime against iran. the wales match against the usa kicks off at 7pm, and it's a fixture that fans have had to wait more than six decades to see. for welsh supporters it's been 64 years since their team last qualified. surviving on the front line — the people of the ukrainian city of kherson struggling with no heating and water and relying on food parcels. rishi sunak will give a speech to business leaders after the leaders of the cbi called for changes to the immigration

system to help with workforce shortages. i want part two of the autumn statement. if last week was the part that said let's calm the market nerves, fight inflation, part two has to be looked, ferns, there is still a reason to invest in britain. an albanian man deported back to his country after arriving in the uk illegally told the bbc that migrants shouldn't make the same journey without a visa. more than 12,000 albanians have arrived in the uk on small boats in the last year. nhs leaders in scotland have discussed abandoning the founding principles of the service by having the wealthy pay for their treatment.

england and wales kick off their world cup campaigns today in their opening matches in qatar. both teams are ready to make their debut — england take on iran and then wales play the united states — it'll be wales�* first appearance in the competition since 1958. as england and wales prepare for their campaigns to begin — the controversies that loomed ahead of the games have not gone away. several nations are in talks over whether to proceed with their plans for their captains to wear an anti—discrimination 0nelove armband during the tornament. nine captains, including england's harry kane and gareth bale of wales, had planned to wear armbands to promote diversity and inclusion. but they have been warned by fifa officials that wearing the armband would be a breach of its rules and risk a "sporting sanction". i'm joined by our sports correspondentjohn watson

who is in doha. the football starts today for the home nations, but still plenty to talk about off the pitch. bring us up—to—date with the very latest. good morning from doha. firstly we have to say the tournament is up and running, after so many well—documented issues and controversies in the build—up, but it all got under way following that glittering opening ceremony at the stadium just north of doha last night. we saw morgan freeman, the hollywood actor, feature in that, before the action got under way. the hosts, qatar, playing in the first match of the tournament, losing to ecuador 2—0. we will see england open their tournament against iran, the second match of the world cup, they begin at one o'clock this lunchtime at the khalifa stadium here, just west of doha, and then tonight we will see wales take the

field as well at the stadium a short distance from here, 20 minutes away, and the nation. later, one day, as wales prepare for their first match in this world cup after such a long absence. as we know, so many issues on those issues have not gone away today, in particular around the wearing of that rainbow one love armband, which the captains gareth bale and harry kane of england were going to wear, but has been ongoing discussions between fifa and the respective fa over a sporting sanction and both captains could receive a yellow card early on in both of those matches if they are to wear that armband with fifa having very strict rules around political messages from teams and players within their tournaments. no question the focus will certainly fall on the football, when england and wales, as we know, taking to the field in their first world cup since

1950. we're under away with fireworks and fanfare. one of the most controversial world cups in history has begun. having arrived in qatar less than a week ago, it's england who are up next. and by the look of it, they don't appear to be feeling the pressure. they have, though, been feeling the heat. kick off against iran in the opening match at one o'clock. gareth southgate hoping he can improve on their run to the semifinals four years ago. the aim is to go that one step further. amongst ourselves as a group, we've talked about those big picture aims, but you really have to get the start point right. and we have got to play well against iran and start in a positive way. start to take the country on anotherjourney with us. and that's our focus now. wales last qualified back in 1958. a goal from a 17—year—old pele knocking them out at the quarterfinal stage.

now, watch this magnificent goal by pele, what tremendous control. 15 world cups would pass before they would qualify again, and after such a long wait, a nation will be gripped when they play the usa at 7pm. as a kid you dream of seeing wales in a world cup, but to actually be on the team that achieves it is an incredible feeling and an honour to be able to do it for our country. despite the distance and the cost, thousands of fans have made the trip out to qatar and have been revelling in the occasion. i think we're going to win the whole thing. i think you have to, don't you? it's either going to be 5—0 or 0—0, i feel. it could either go really well or be quite nervy. i'm just so excited. wales in the world cup for the first time in 60 odd years, it'sjust, - never in my lifetime before, ijust can't wait _ for the game to start. ijust can't believe i'm here, to be quite honest.

i keep pinching myself every day. it's the passion and emotion that makes a world cup so unique. the biggest prize in world football. and as the atmosphere now builds, so do the hopes of every fan. the organisers with a focus well—documented issues in the build—up to the term it will have been moved to one side when the football started, but those controversial comments in the lead up controversial comments in the lead up to the tournament in the ongoing discussions revolving around the wearing of this rainbow armband has really put those issues front and centre, and arguably puts the players in a difficult position. do they use their platform as they would like to do to raise greater awareness of some of those issues surrounding inclusivity and certainly around lgbt eq plus rights or do they risk that possible sporting sanction and follow the wishes of the qatari organisers and fifa. 7 we are expecting an

announcement to come at around midday today but already they are atmosphere starting to build here at the khalifa stadium as england prepare for the opening match to come against iran at one o'clock and the nation will certainly hold its breath, one to? everybody in wales will be tuning in for that long awaited return of the country to the biggest stage of all and they have not been here since 1958. more than 12,000 albanians have arrived in the uk on small boats in the last year, but despite the numbers, we rarely hear their stories. the bbc has spoken to a man who arrived in the uk illegally, but was rapidly deported, one of a tiny number to have been sent home in this way. newsnight�*s international correspondentjoe inwood met him in the albanian capital of tirana.

tell us a little about the man whose journey you followed. this tell us a little about the man whose journey you followed.— tell us a little about the man whose journey you followed. this was a man who we are — journey you followed. this was a man who we are not _ journey you followed. this was a man who we are not using _ journey you followed. this was a man who we are not using his _ journey you followed. this was a man who we are not using his real- journey you followed. this was a man who we are not using his real name, | who we are not using his real name, because of fears over safety, and he left the capital here in a few weeks ago, and to understand this issue, thatis ago, and to understand this issue, that is what we've been trying to do over the past week or so in albania, you need to understand that although he came from the capital he did not come from the big city like this, did not come from the wealthy part of albania, this was a man who came from a really poor background, nasty thing we've been trying to understand here, why so many young albanians have been leaving this country and making an illegal and dangerous crossing to the uk. it is a dangerous and illegal journey filmed by a man we're calling artan. we're hiding his identity as he fears reprisals from the people smugglers.

we've come to meet him in the albanian capital, tirana, to hear about his journey to the uk and experience as one of the very few to have been sent back so quickly on a deportation flight. the money had been agreed in advance via a uk whatsapp number. we paid £3,500 each. it was cold, stormy and incredibly scary. it took us almost an hour to get the dinghy going, by which time traffickers had all left. he saw for himself the cooperation between british and french authorities as they made the crossing. a french police boat appeared 20 minutes into ourjourney. they accompanied us from a distance of maybe 200 metres. they stayed for three hours, maybe longer. then we crossed into uk waters and called the british police.

the huge rise in the number of albanians arriving on the kent coast has caused furious debate in the uk, with the home secretary controversially calling it an invasion. less often discussed is why people are coming over. to answer that, there is really only one place to start. we're travelling north to a region called kukes, just on the border with kosovo. this is the part of albania where many of the young men and women who've left for the uk have come from. indeed, so many have left from the region, there are now real concerns around depopulation. you can see it at the local football club. the under 17s team is full of players. by the time they get to under 19s, they can barely put out a side. so many can't follow their dream here. so they choose to go outside the country. people will look around on this, you have a lovely stadium

here and a good pitch. to the outsider, it seems nice. what is the problem? the problem is people. people is so bad. no future here, no future. translation: it's painful to talk about it. _ it touches us all, straight in our hearts. it scratches our wounds. my own children have left. we are left alone here. it's a huge problem. there are undoubtedly problems with the uk asylum system where applications can take years to process. but according to a leading opposition mp, there are also issues of corruption in albania made worse by government inaction. if you are born poor in albania, you remain poor independently of how much you work. and we should acknowledge that as politicians. it's linked with high corruption, especially in the north of the country. most people who have arrived in small boats claim asylum. artan did not. within five days, he was being deported.

translation: i was told, tomorrow l morning you will arrive in tirana. l at that moment i was so upset i can't describe it. i have never had any problems with the authorities. i have never broken the law. although presumably at that point you realised you had committed a crime because you'd entered the uk illegally7 yes, that's understandable. and ultimately, that's why they deported us. but nevertheless, we had hoped that they might show us some compassion. there is really very little all sides agree on in this increasingly tempestuous debate, except maybe that the current system is not working for anyone except the people smugglers. joe inwood, bbc news, albania. i wondered if you could just tell us a little more about what this man said the smugglers told him that his chances of staying in the uk? hill

this man did not claim asylum and he told us that was what the people smugglers advice on today. which seems rather _ smugglers advice on today. which seems rather at _ smugglers advice on today. which seems rather at odds _ smugglers advice on today. which seems rather at odds with - smugglers advice on today. which seems rather at odds with the - seems rather at odds with the general stories you hear and the fact that most people who arrive on the small boats do claim asylum. and that was the reason, clearly, he got deported. he said as much, he was honest about the fact that he was in the uk to look for work, trying to find a job, thought he had one lined up, and he said he hoped that he would be allowed to stay as a consequence, but he says he was following the advice he was given, that advice obviously has ended up with him being legally deported back to albania many thousands of pounds in debt, and one of these things, the message he wanted to get across is this journey, the message he wanted to get across is thisjourney, making the message he wanted to get across is this journey, making this journey had ruined his life and left him hugely in debt and he said other people should not do it, either. i want to bring you breaking news coming into is that the bbc that

there has been an earthquake in indonesia. a powerful earthquake, which some reports are suggesting has shaken the indonesian province of west java, and a has shaken the indonesian province of westjava, and a government official in the epicentre of the earthquake told local television up to 20 people had died atjust one hospital in the area. he said hundreds were being treated for injuries, many with fractures from damaged buildings, and apparently the earthquake was 5.6 magnitude and felt a hundred kilometres away in the capitaljakarta. 0ffices were evacuated in the central business district of jakarta, these are very early reports of a very powerful earthquake in indonesia with reports that up to 20 people had died and hundreds more are injured, and we will bring you more details as they

keep coming into us here at the bbc. the headlines on bbc news... after the big build—up, the 2022 men's football world cup is under way, wales and england's footballers beginning their bid for world cup glory in qatar this lunchtime against iran. the wales match against the usa kicks off at 7pm, and it's a fixture that fans have had to wait more than six decades to see. surviving on the front line — the people of the ukrainian city of kherson struggling with no heating and water and relying on food parcels. russian forces in southern ukraine have stepped up their shelling of the recently liberated kherson region. the city remains largely without power or mains water. the city's governor told the bbc his priority is "making people there feel safe again".

i'm joined now live from the ukrainian city of mykolaiv by our correspondent, james waterhouse. asi as i was saying, russian forces have stepped up their shelling of the kherson region and the city is still mainly without water and power. what is the latest you can tell uswell, we've had reported explosions inside the city of kherson, as you say. in a war where there are endless contradictions, there is no better case in point, really. you have artillery coming both ways are where the dnipro river, which i think was to be expected, given how the russians have used the river to launch artillery strikes right across it along this fast front line. we've heard of a building getting damage this morning, and frankly we are going to see more such reports over the coming days

and weeks. liberation does not —— bring immediate respite are calm, but a picture of a contradiction in the city of her son, which appears whole what artillery whistling overhead, the relief is palpable. a week on from occupation, kherson has started the long process of healing. after eight months of being cut off, this is the wait for food donations. in a life with little food or water, this goes a long way. translation: we can manage things without power. - children are happy. oui’ homes are warm. we feel relatively comfortable. and now we're here in the square. my kid on my shoulders. you see, that is freedom.

it's also a chance to restore and reconnect with those who matter most. more than half of the city's 380,000 population had left. those who stayed, brought closer by a common goal of survival. how are you? very well. "things are good," he says. we ask how his week of freedom has been. "better than everything else. even though there's no power and water, it's freedom. that's the problem, though. 0therwise, things are good and they're going to get better."

what is it? it's an eggplant. good7 yeah, delicious. delicious. beautiful. there's an optimism unaffected by the russians being 600 metres away. kherson�*s liberation means russian forces only occupy territory there, on the eastern bank of the dnipro river. but this isn't a clear boundary. they left some soldiers behind. and it's also not clear whether the ukrainian counter offensives will slow just because winter is setting in. kherson�*s recovery will carry on regardless. james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson.

i wanted to ask you about the nuclear power plant held by the russians, dozens of explosions there over the weekend, i wonder if you could give us a sense of how dangerous the situation is there? it is extremely dangerous in zaporizhzhia and has been for some time. it is europe's biggest bentley power plant, it has been an russian control since early on in invasion, sits on one of the widest parts of the dnipro river where it is ten miles wide, we know the reference abused as a place to fire artillery across at ukrainian cities and villages, and then it gets murky. we have seen both sides accused of shelling the city near. we are told by the un nuclear watchdog that there have been a dozen reported explosions on the site itself where there are six nuclear reactors and

where nuclear waste is held. the dangers are very real, and obvious. the nuclear reactors have been mostly shut down by ukrainian technicians remotely, but this is an enduring concern, really, in this conflict, because it is not clear what goes on there, because of where it sits, because of limited access to russian occupied territory, and i think it will be some time before there is real transparency around there is real transparency around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. yes, independent inspectors have gone in, it's not clear how much freedom they are getting, how much freedom they are getting, how much of the permanent presence there is, and as long as you have an active warfare in a conflict centred around artillery and attacks from the sky, then we are not, i'm afraid, going to see those risks go away anytime soon.

the uk should use immigration to solve worker shortages and boost economic growth, the boss of the uk's biggest business group will say on monday. tony danker will call on politicians to be "practical" about immigration at the cbi's conference in birmingham. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, is at the cbi conference in birmingham. what has the head of the cbi been seeing? element good morning, this is a gathering of business leaders and happens once a year, given today's economic climate, it feels at this gathering has particular significance, because of course, what many businesses are talking about is not only how they can make their own companies and firms grow, but the conditions that are needed to help the wider economy grow. we have chancellorjeremy hunt last have chancellor jeremy hunt last week have chancellorjeremy hunt last week when he set out his autumn statement, the bleak outlook for the uk economy, wages are stagnating, living standards falling, the

country entering a recession, and so the elusive concept of growth is what so much of the focus is on here, and tony danker, a director general of the cbi has been saying he thinks immigration is what is needed to really help businesses grow, to plug some of the shortages in the labour market that is so cute, particularly in some sectors now. he is suggesting lists of occupations where people can come in on faces, where there are shortages, should be expanded and immigration would help the country out of the current stagnation into spacing. this is what tony danker had to say a little earlier. the truth is we learn it we saw that he tried _ the truth is we learn it we saw that he tried to — the truth is we learn it we saw that he tried to cut everyone's taxes in the attempt similar growth, that will backfire. we learn on thursday to do _ will backfire. we learn on thursday to do the _ will backfire. we learn on thursday to do the opposite and don't have reasons_ to do the opposite and don't have reasons for— to do the opposite and don't have reasons for firms invest, you risk the recession being longer. i think what _ the recession being longer. i think what the _ the recession being longer. i think what the government need to do is encourage — what the government need to do is encourage firms to invest now in the growth _ encourage firms to invest now in the growth that— encourage firms to invest now in the

growth that comes next year.- encourage firms to invest now in the growth that comes next year. how? it the could growth that comes next year. how? it they could be — growth that comes next year. how? it they could be using _ growth that comes next year. how? it they could be using all— growth that comes next year. how? it they could be using all sorts - growth that comes next year. how? it they could be using all sorts of - they could be using all sorts of measures, changing the tax system to make _ measures, changing the tax system to make sure _ measures, changing the tax system to make sure firms that invest get tax awards— make sure firms that invest get tax awards and — make sure firms that invest get tax awards and firms that don't don't -et awards and firms that don't don't get that — awards and firms that don't don't get that. they could be looking into measures— get that. they could be looking into measures that don't cost money, like immigration — measures that don't cost money, like immigration reform, more planning reform _ immigration reform, more planning reform or— immigration reform, more planning reform or even regulation reform. those _ reform or even regulation reform. those are — reform or even regulation reform. those are the kinds of things that don't _ those are the kinds of things that don't cost — those are the kinds of things that don't cost money but will encourage firms— don't cost money but will encourage firms to _ don't cost money but will encourage firms to invest. wasn't overly critical of all the measures in the chancer�*s autumn statement piece at the bit lacking was this conditions that are needed to help businesses and therefore help the economy grow. you will know the idea of increasing immigration, having more migrants come to the country, is politically contentious. there are plenty in the conservative party who for a long time have said immigration number should be coming down, and the immigration minister robertjenrick was speaking about this aspiring, he said in his perspective it should be home—grown domestic skills, that should be ready focuses, but we still have this challenge that is facing the country, the economic challenge of how you create the right conditions

for growth, and at the moment the message from the cbi is that the government has not come up with enough answers on that. itrufiiiii government has not come up with enough answers on that.— government has not come up with enough answers on that. will be on such during — enough answers on that. will be on such during the _ enough answers on that. will be on such during the course _ enough answers on that. will be on such during the course of _ enough answers on that. will be on such during the course of the - enough answers on that. will be on such during the course of the day. l joining us now is sunder katwala. he is the director of the nonpartisan think tank british future, which focuses on issues surrounding migration and identity. kids are happy with this. —— good to have you with us. what do you make of what the cbi are saying? i have you with us. what do you make of what the cbi are saying?— of what the cbi are saying? i think in callin: of what the cbi are saying? i think in calling for— of what the cbi are saying? i think in calling for a _ of what the cbi are saying? i think in calling for a pragmatic - of what the cbi are saying? i think in calling for a pragmatic approach to immigration that can help the economy, there is a good case for that, to some extent government policy is moving in that direction, there is a debate within government, i think, by economic migration, student migration, post study migration, the policy is slightly softening on that. that reflects where the public are, we had a very controversial debate about

immigration over the last few years, it breaks a referendum that was about that. that ended free movement. you've now got pragmatic public attitudes about migration to fill skills gaps, to plug in the workforce, and when it is combined with skills and training, to the probably is a pragmatic approach the government could head towards. he heard alex forsyth our political correspondent reiterating that immigration is such a politically contentious issue, i'm interested when you say that you think there is a more pragmatic public attitude, what is your evidence for that? tom what is your evidence for that? two bits of evidence, _ what is your evidence for that? twr bits of evidence, really. long—term tracking of public attitudes, the salience of immigration, the people saying it is a top issue for the country is much lower than it was, is averaged around eight or 10% the last two or three years but was up 40% before the referendum. there's been a longer term shift towards seeing the benefits of immigration

being slightly more important the pressures. there are pressures on housing, gains for the economy, and the ea nhs, there is a been a big swing towards seeing the economic benefit is positive whilst there are still social pressures to deal with. boris johnson's still social pressures to deal with. borisjohnson's government still social pressures to deal with. boris johnson's government adjusted policy in that direction because it ended free movement to the european union, which creates problems for some sectors, but had a more open policy to non—eu immigration, so the issue immigration is going to be a very high level, some short—term facts there for ukraine, 100,000 people coming from hong kong, but the government has also chosen to be relatively open with its non—eu immigration policy, and that is in line with public attitudes. there are some voices in government saying we should get it right back down again, go for that old target we didn't hit, that perhaps is the home secretary's view that she was saying, but the chancellor has now said in his statement he is thinking migration will be around 200,000 over the years to come, and longer

term thinks might reduce it by training, so the autumn budget has opted growth cost a little this year, because it is expecting immigration not to go out but to stay at a relatively high level. what do you say to those people who say it would be a betrayal of brexit if migration from the european union was increased by two— was increased by two that's a simplistic _ was increased by two that's a simplistic argument - was increased by two that's a simplistic argument about. was increased by two that's a i simplistic argument about what people who voted for brexiting. people voted for controlled immigration, the end of removing any new points—based system that is quite popular with people who voted leave and people who voted remain. you've got the points—based system, you got to decide what to do with it. there is a big public consensus for doctors, nurses for the nhs, for people to work in care homes, more argument about what that will mean for the overall numbers. most people are not... get immigration as low as possible, that's more popularfrom some lead voters than remain, most people are about how do you use the controls to get the balance is right. the debate will carry on

about every specific decision, but actually there is much more pragmatism in the debate because it's not a yes or no question any more, it's about a set of specific questions about the choices you make. about immigration also got jobs and training on about how you get more young people into work. if unemployment does rise in youth unemployment does rise in youth unemployment rises, people expect businesses to act on that before they start saying to government could the immigration rules be a bit more open as well?— more open as well? thank you for our more open as well? thank you for your time- — more open as well? thank you for your time- i _ more open as well? thank you for your time. i want _ more open as well? thank you for your time. i want to _ more open as well? thank you for your time. i want to update - more open as well? thank you for your time. i want to update you i more open as well? thank you for i your time. i want to update you with the breaking news we've been bringing you in the last half an hour about that powerful earthquake. in the indonesian province. up to 46 people have been killed, we understand, after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit indonesia's province on monday. this is according to

local officials. the epicentre of the earthquake is about a hundred kilometres south from the capital jakarta. we have heard that after—shocks were heard in the capital. reports suggesting that up to 56 people have died and hundreds and hundreds of people have been injured, we are even getting reports of 700 people injured. and reports as well that a good three quarters of those people, up to three quarters of those people, are really badly injured, heavily wounded, and there for the possibility of more deaths and injuries, unfortunately, many people injured by damaged buildings. so, some serious news coming into us from indonesia, that this powerful earthquake in the

indonesian province of west java has killed at least 46 people, with the death toll likely to rise. we will of course bring you more details as they come into us. let's pause for now and catch up with the latest weather news here at home, and here is carol kirkwood. good morning to you. good morning, everyone. this morning it has been a cold start to the day with some frost and fog, which is slowly lifting. we have also had some heavy rain pushing northwards and eastwards and strong winds through the irish sea and the english channel. gusts up to gale force, even severe gales. cloud will build ahead of the rain as it advances northwards. behind it, sunshine and showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. and it will be heavy and thundery. and it will feel cool wherever you are. this evening and overnight, the rain pushes north. further showery outbreaks across the north. in the south, a lot of showers and strong

winds once again. gusting up to 70mph, as a result of which it will be a cool night under clear skies, not as cold further south. in fact tonight once again we are looking at a localfrost tonight once again we are looking at a local frost with some temperatures falling below freezing. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... after the big build—up, the 2022 men's football world cup is under way, wales and england's footballers beginning their bid for world cup glory in qatar this lunchtime against iran. the wales match against the usa kicks off at 7pm, and it's a fixture that fans have had to wait more than six decades to see. for welsh supporters it's been 64 years since their team last qualified.

surviving on the frontline, the people of kherson struggling with no heating and water and relying on food parcels. rishi sunak will give a speech to business leaders after the leaders of the cbi called for changes to the immigration system to help with workforce shortages. if help with workforce shortages. it last week was the part of the autumn statement which said, let's calm the markets, this second part has to be, look, firms, there is still a reason to invest in britain. and look, firms, there is still a reason to invest in britain.— to invest in britain. and albanian man deported — to invest in britain. and albanian man deported back _ to invest in britain. and albanian man deported back to _ to invest in britain. and albanian man deported back to his - to invest in britain. and albanian| man deported back to his country after arriving in the uk illegally has told the bbc that migrants should not make the same journey without a visa. more than 12,000 albanians have arrived in the uk on small boats in the last year. nhs leaders in scotland have discussed abandoning the founding principles of the service by having the wealthy pay for their treatment. time for

the sports news now, let's go back to john the sports news now, let's go back tojohn watson in doha. i think you will need sunglasses at some point! yes, good morning, rebecca, hello again from doha, where the temperatures are climbing, as you say. ahead of kick—off between england and iran, kick off at one o'clock today. but as we know, still so many issues at play. england and wales will kick off their world cup campaigns today but it's still unclear whether the captains will wear a 0nelove armband. talks are still ongoing this morning following a warning by fifa officials that wearing the armband would be a break of its rules. it could lead to a "sporting sanction" such as a booking. the captains of nine nations had planned to wear the armband to promote diversity and inclusion.

we are expecting an announcement on that from the english fa in around half—an—hour. it illustrates some of the wider issues are still at play in this tournament. 0n the day of the first game, they should not be having to make decisions about this, it should have been done a long time ago. if i was the england captain, if you want to make a proper statement, then wear it, and if you have to take a yellow card, then so be it. england kick off at 1pm against iran, they'll be without james maddison, who's recovering from a knee issue. kyle walker won't be ready, either. the rest of the squad though have been training in the midday sun to prepare them for the warm temperatures that they'll face this afternoon. the cooling fans at training

proved very popular. gareth southgate's side reached the semis four years ago and the final of the euros last year and he wants to create more feel good moments. 0ur our country is going also through a difficult spell, not the same as summers the other countries around the world at the moment, but we are in the middle of an economic recession, and life has been difficult for a lot our people, so, we want them to enjoy their football and have a journey with the team that brings some real happiness. when the wales players walk out on to the pitch at ahmad bin ali stadium to face the united states tonight it will be the realisation of a 64—year dream. an estimated 3,000 wales fans have travelled to qatar.

in 1958, they made the quarterfinals without winning a game before losing to the eventual champions brazil. for all the players in 2022, they want to make the most of this long awaited opportunity. asa kid, as a kid, you dream of seeing wales in a world cup, but to actually be in a world cup, but to actually be in the team that achieves it is an incredible feeling, and an honour to be able to do it for our country, so, it is going to be a fun time, hopefully, for us and one that we just want to enjoy and have fun like we always do on the pitch as a national team. we always do on the pitch as a nationalteam. ihla we always do on the pitch as a national team.— we always do on the pitch as a national team. ., ., , , national team. no doubt he will be one of the stars _ national team. no doubt he will be one of the stars of— national team. no doubt he will be one of the stars of this _ national team. no doubt he will be one of the stars of this world - one of the stars of this world cup, as well cristiano ronaldo. he has been speaking

for the first time since his controversial tv interview. he says he believes his comments have not been a distraction in the portugal changing room. speaking at a press conference he said... "in my life, the best timing is always my timing." he missed a friendly against nigeria on thursday due to a stomach problem, but has been training as usual with team mates since arriving in qatar. tennis, novak djokovic is the atp tour finals champion for a record—equalling sixth time. the former world number one beat casper ruud 7—5 6—3 in turin. he last won an atp finals title in 2015 and has matched roger federer�*s mark. snooker, and northern ireland's mark allen said he "hung in there" to claim his first uk snooker title. he fought back from 6—1 down to beat ding junhui 10—7 in the final to win his first uk championship. the match is already being hailed

as one of the most enthralling finals in the a5—year history of the tournament. max verstappen won the final grand prix of the season in abu dhabi. it was his 15th win of 2022 at the abu dhabi grand prix. sebastian vettel was 10th in his last f1 race. lewis hamilton retired meaning it's his first ever season without a victory. you can probably see now some of the support staff who are beginning to gather here, the fans will be arriving a bit later on ahead of at one o'clock, all eyes on that one, as they will be for the big one tonight, wales against the united states, astonishing to think, just the second day of the world cup and we have both home nations in action.

john, more from you later, for now, many thanks. nhs leaders in scotland have discussed abandoning the founding principles of the service by having the wealthy pay for treatment. the discussion of a two—tier health service is mentioned in draft minutes of a meeting of nhs scotland health board chief executives in september. 0ur correspondentjames cook joins me from glasgow. james, what more do we know about what was discussed at this meeting? rebecca, so, it is interesting to set out the context as minuted of this meeting in september of the nhs chief executives. and essentially, what the minutes suggest is that these health board chief executives have been given the green light to consider reform of the system, amid concerns that the nhs model as we know it is no longer working. that doesn't mean that any of these things that are mentioned in the minutes will necessarily happen, and indeed as i will come onto in a

minute there is a strong suggestion from the scottish government that some of them won't, but let's go through them. the most controversial, that idea that there could be a two—tier health service, that the wealthier patients would have to pay for their treatment, pay the nhs directly for their treatment. 0ther the nhs directly for their treatment. other ideas, a suggestion that scriptures which are funded by the state in scotland for everyone, that some of that could be curtailed, that for example the funding of certain new drugs could be stopped, and also that patients could be sent home earlier from hospital, although the minutes acknowledge that that would require tolerance of greater risk in hospital. so, quite a lot of controversial suggestions, but the scottish government keen to point out that they are still committed to the model of the nhs whereby care is free at the point of delivery. james, you talked about the context in which these comments were made, tell us a bit more about the context of the pressures that the nhs in scotland is facing?—

scotland is facing? well, the pressures — scotland is facing? well, the pressures that _ scotland is facing? well, the pressures that the _ scotland is facing? well, the pressures that the nhs - scotland is facing? well, the pressures that the nhs in i scotland is facing? well, the - pressures that the nhs in scotland is facing are, to be honest, quite similar to the pressures being faced ijy similar to the pressures being faced by health services across the uk. i think the prime minister has recently acknowledged that, saying that there is pretty much universal pressure on the health systems in all of the home nations. and indeed, thatis all of the home nations. and indeed, that is the case in scotland. clearly there is a very, very serious crisis unfolding in our nhs, i don't think there is any doubt about that, speaking to doctors, senior clinicians, nurses, about that, speaking to them in the past few weeks, speaking to patients as well, i have spoken to a lot of people who paint a picture that is pretty bleak, of a health service which is struggling, struggling with funding, struggling with staffing, struggling to cope with the aftermath of covid, struggling with record waiting lists and people waiting a very long time to get into a&e, for example. so undoubtedly there are huge challenges and these minutes suggest that the nhs chief executives are not necessarily

convinced that the scottish government is doing everything it can or is doing the right thing to cope with these challenges, talking about some proposals from the scottish government, for example, feeling divorced from reality. we do have a statement from scotland's health secretary, humza yousaf, who says that he is on top of what is happening, he says there is no question of prescription charges returning in scotland, he says the nhs here will remain publicly owned, publicly operated and free at the point of need, but this underlines how difficult the issue is and how big the challenges are.— big the challenges are. james, really good — big the challenges are. james, really good to _ big the challenges are. james, really good to talk _ big the challenges are. james, really good to talk to - big the challenges are. james, really good to talk to you. - big the challenges are. james, really good to talk to you. the | really good to talk to you. the sister of a black man... the sister of a black man who died in police custody in fife received racist and abusive messages during the first stage of a public inquiry into his death, a new bbc disclosure programme reveals. kadi johnson encountered the abuse after she spoke at the inquiry

into the death of her brother sheku bayoh. the programme also features imran khan, lawyer to the family of stephen lawrence, the black teenager whose case resulted in the metropolitan police being labelled institutionally racist. 0ur investigations correspondent mark daly has this report. it has to be scotland's macpherson inquiry. imran khan, the stephen lawrence family lawyer, says the sheku bayoh inquiry should learn lessons from the macpherson report which nearly 25 years ago found the investigation into the murder of the black teenager had been institutionally racist. this inquiry will have to reassert the macpherson principles that institutional racism exists. there's a huge responsibility on the inquiry, and i always feel terribly sad about the fact that it takes a death of somebody to achieve change. phone rings.

police, what is the address of the emergency? hello, there's a man - with a knife, a black man, on hayfield road in kirkaldy. what is this black guy doing? he's stopped a vehicle. i don't know what's wrong with him. in may 2015, father of two sheku bayoh had taken drugs which had dramatically altered his behaviour. he picked up a knife and was seen wandering the streets. he didn't have a knife when the police arrived, but there was a violent altercation. 0fficers used incapacitant strays and batons and mr bayoh reacted violently. he was restrained by up to six officers and later died. my son died the hard way, so he did. we really need justice for the boy. a public inquiry is under way in edinburgh. it will establish how sheku bayoh died and whether his race affected the way officers behaved. sheku bayoh's sister kadijohnson addressed the inquiry on the first day. i don't feel safe any

more in scotland. i feel nervous and worried. she has since received abusive and racist messages, saying her brother deserved to die and that if she didn't like it, she could leave. it's very upsetting to hear that, very upsetting, when i saw those messages i was very, very upset, because, how could people think like that? my brother has passed away in the hands of people who were supposed to look after him. back in may, the officers involved gave their accounts in public for the first time. i swear by almighty god... that i will tell the truth. the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. the first officers on the scene, including former pc alan paton, were asked whether they would have handled the situation differently if mr bayoh had been white. if he had been white, would you have been more inclined to ask him if there was a problem or how was he, or, had he got any sharp implements? no. i was taking control _ of the situation, i was not there to have a conversation with him.

in a new programme to be broadcast tonight, bbc disclosure analyses what we've learned from the inquiry so far. the second phase of evidence at the inquiry, which is being chaired by lord bracadale, is set to get under way in edinburgh tomorrow. mark daly, bbc news. police in the us state of colorado say a man who's suspected of shooting dead five people and injuring 25 more at a gay nightclub is under arrest in hospital. president biden has spoken out, saying there's no place forviolence, hatred, and bigotry in the united states, as our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. we hold the light in remembrance of those we love. a church vigil hours after the shooting to honour those who died. this is a community still numb with shock and anger. the attack happened on the eve of a day meant to remember transgender people killed in violent assaults. investigators say they're looking into whether the suspect

was motivated by hate. the service was addressed by colorado's governor, jared polis, who in 2018 became america's first openly gay man to be elected governor. i feel that same pit in my stomach that so many of you today do. a feeling that is sadly all—too—familiar. they will need more information in the next days and hours about who and why, but ultimately, there is no answer to an unspeakable act of evil. the shooting happened shortly before midnight during a dance party at club q. the police were on the scene within minutes, but it was two clubgoers that brought the attack to an end when they tackled the suspect. their actions have been hailed as heroic by the authorities. joshua thurman was inside the club. he took shelter inside a dressing room after hearing the gunshots. this is the only lgbtqia+ place in the entire city

of colorado springs. what are we supposed to do, where are we supposed to go? how are we supposed to feel safe in our environment, when itjust got shot up? the suspect is 22—year—old anderson lee aldrich. he was also injured and is being treated in hospital. president biden said while the motive for the attack was not yet clear, it was a reminder that too many lgbtqi+ people in the united states and around the world continue to face unconscionable attacks. officials say several of the wounded from the club q shooting are in a critical condition with life—threatening injuries. peter bowes, bbc news. one of the main issues on many people's minds right now as we head into winter is affordable housing. the rapid increase in interest rates has left many at breaking point over mortgage repayments,

and for others rising rents are a serious cause for concern. bbc panorama has met three people trying to make ends meet. richard bilton reports. nonni is packing, but has nowhere to go. she's a nurse and a mum of four in bristol. you feel like you failed now, because i can't do that, not through a fault of my own, i've done nothing wrong, but it's gone. i can't do it, i can't keep them safe, with a roof, despite trying. her partner works as well, and they have never missed their rent. but the landlord wants to renovate the house and is evicting them. they say they can't afford anywhere else in the city. my aim in life is to put a safe roof over my children's head. i have worked really hard to earn money to be able to ensure that my children are safe, i wanted to be able to provide for them. and now even though i'm doing those things, i still can't provide for them. i can't maintain their safety. they are looking at being homeless.

for vicky, a midwife, it's the mortgage rate. this has been the family home in london for 20 years. but she's on an interest only tracker deal. payments have risen from £300 to £850. she has to sell before they get higher. how was that affected you? it's made me really emotional. sometimes itjust, ijust get emotionalfor no reason. i didn't really want to sell it. but, you know, you get to the stage where you have to have, if you have to sell it, you have to sell it. that's tough, isn't it? yeah, it is. yeah, it's been quite hard. georgina is living in a birmingham flat that's falling apart. two months ago, she filmed as part of her bedroom ceiling gave way. wow, oh, my god! that's extraordinary. she said the landlords didn't mend it.

they say she didn't answer the door when they called. but after two months, she's had enough. right now, i'm just living in my living room, i think that's what i do, i think i shut that door and i focus on heating where i am. which isn't really much of a life, is it? in the end, she decided to move out. her new place is £170 more per month. vicky's place is still on the market. and nonni's landlord has pushed the eviction back to january. but the family still can't find anywhere to live. richard bilton, bbc news. paris has switched on its traditional christmas light display — this time, with an energy—efficient twist. it's part of a national effort to consume less electricity, as naomi choy smith reports. the countdown to christmas is on at the champs elysee.

but this year, the city of lights is shining just a little less brightly. these energy—efficient champagne coloured led bulbs will be turned off earlier every night and run a week shorter than usual, consuming half the amount of electricity as last year's display. i saw one of the signs said that they're using less electricity this year, which is really cool, and i think they also closed the road this year, which is incredible, so it's like they're sort of making these strides towards, i guess, greenerfuture, which is good to see. it's all part of what the french government because sobriety measures, aimed at reducing electricity used to avoid blackouts or shortages this winter and meet its climate targets. translation: these new schedules are a way for us to show solidarity, l to be thrifty, to be sustainable and environmentally friendly. it's a similar, subdued picture across europe.

as russia's war in ukraine squeezes energy supplies and sends prices soaring. shops are also dimming displays and citizens are encouraged to turn down the heat, as europe tries to conserve energy without dimming the magic of christmas. naomi choy smith, bbc news. now i want to take you back to the world cup in qatar, excitement building ahead of england's game against iran at lunchtime and wales against iran at lunchtime and wales against the united states at seven o'clock this evening, but let's return to that controversy over weather the captains of england and wales and indeed some other countries would be wearing 0nelove rainbow armbands, in support of wider inclusivity and representation. we havejust had

wider inclusivity and representation. we have just had a joint statement from the football associations of england, wales, belgium, denmark, germany, the netherlands and switzerland, all of those football associations were considering weather their captains would be wearing the armband. i am going to read it to you. fifa, which is of course world football's governing body, has been very clear that it will impose sporting sanctions if our captains wear the armband is on the field of play. as national federations, armband is on the field of play. as nationalfederations, we armband is on the field of play. as national federations, we can't put our players in a position where they could face sporting sanctions including bookings. so, we have asked the captains not to attempt to wear the armband ofs in fifa world cup games. i will repeat that for you. this is the football associations saying that they have asked the captains of their national teens not to attempt to wear the armbands in the world cup games. we were prepared, the statement goes on, to pay fines that would normally

apply to breaches of kit regulations, and had a strong commitment to wearing the armband, however, the statement continues, we cannot put our players in the situation where they might be booked or even forced to leave the field of play. or even forced to leave the field of play- by or even forced to leave the field of play. by that, it means that there was a threat that if a player was wearing the armband, they could receive a yellow card, if they then perhaps committed a foul or another infringement during the course of play, they could be sent off or indeed suspended. for later matches. we are very frustrated, the statement goes on, by the fifa decision which we believe is unprecedented, we wrote to fifa in september informing them of our wish to wear the 0nelove armband to actively support inclusion in football, and according to these football association took over had no response. 0ur players and coaches

are disappointed, they are strong supporters of inclusion and will show support in other ways. that is a joint statement from the football associations of england, wales, belgium, germany, the netherlands and switzerland, the headline being that the captains of those countries will not attempt to wear the 0nelove armbands in their world cup games. but for now, time for the weather. hello again. we've just had the coldest night of the season so far, of the autumn so far, with temperatures in altnaharra in sutherland falling to about —5.5 celsius, and wherever you are, some torrential rain moving northwards during the day. a cold day, leading into a cold night with rain continuing to move northwards, still showering out breaks and

breezy across the north of scotland but still gusts of wind, up to 70 fivemph across west cornwall and the english channel. locally tonight once again, there will be some frost. tomorrow, the rain continues to advance northwards on the tops of the hills and mountains, it could be wintry. showers coming in across the south—west and the south—east. inland, the cloud tending to break up inland, the cloud tending to break up and it will brighten up.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. up to 46 people have been killed and 700 injured after an earthquake rattled indonesia's west java province. after the big build—up, wales and england's footballers beginning their bids for world cup glory in qatar later today. uk prime minister rishi sunak will give a speech to business leaders after cbi leaders called for changes to the immigration system to help with workforce shortages.

surviving on the frontline — the people of the ukranian city of kherson struggling with no heating and water and