hello, welcome. i'm kasia madera. you're watching outside source. the un human rights council votes for investigation into the situation in iran, were over 400 people have been killed in eight weeks of protests and 14,000 arrested. the unnecessary and 14,000 arrested. the unnecessary and dispersant — and 14,000 arrested. the unnecessary and dispersant use _ and 14,000 arrested. the unnecessary and dispersant use of _ and 14,000 arrested. the unnecessary and dispersant use of force _ and 14,000 arrested. the unnecessary and dispersant use of force must - and dispersant use of force must come to an end. the old methods and the fortress mentality simply do not work. , ., ., , ., ~ ., work. tens of thousands walk out in a da of work. tens of thousands walk out in a day of strikes _ work. tens of thousands walk out in a day of strikes across _ work. tens of thousands walk out in a day of strikes across the _ work. tens of thousands walk out in a day of strikes across the uk. - work. tens of thousands walk out in a day of strikes across the uk. we l a day of strikes across the uk. we will be speaking to the head of the largest trade union representing civil servants. china records its

highest number of daily coping cases yet, despite tough restrictions designed to inundate the virus. and could this man, neymar, become brazil's all—time top goal—scorer in the next couple of hours? brazil are kicking off against serbia in the world cup. welcome. the united nations human rights council has ordered an international probe into iran's crackdown on anti—government protests — which have been led by women. this was in geneva. the unnecessary and dispersant use of force must come to an end. the old methods and the fortunes mentality of those who wield power simply don't work. in fact, they only aggravate the situation. we are

now in a full—fledged human rights crisis. for nearly two months now, iran has been witnessing protests led by women, denouncing the traditional regime. there've been scenes like this all over the country. rights groups estimate that over 400 people have been killed in a crackdown. there have been protests outside of iran too. this was a solidarity protest in berlin. one of the countries calling for greater scrutiny of iran is germany. here's its foreign minister. on many occasions, we have called upon iran to respect these rights, to stop the violent inflicted on protesters, the bloodshed, the arbitrary killing, the mass arrests,, the death penalties. the only answer we received was more violence, more death, along with iran's continued refusal to give the united nations special

adviser access to the country. this was iran's response. iran request that the human rights council. _ iran request that the human rights council, abused by some... is fully committed — council, abused by some... is fully committed to the legation to promote and protect the human rights. the common_ and protect the human rights. the common cause of human rights to use as applicable purposes, specific groups— as applicable purposes, specific groups in— as applicable purposes, specific groups in the western countries, is appalling _ groups in the western countries, is appalling and distressful —— using it for— appalling and distressful —— using it for political purposes. let's remind ourselves of how this started. a 22—year—old woman, mahsa amini, died in hospital after being arrested for wearing an "improper hijab." that sparked protests throughout iran, and a brutal crackdown by the authorities. here's one rights campaigner. it is important for the international community to give that message _ international community to give that message to the many -- irani —— irani and leaders, that killing

women — —— irani and leaders, that killing women and _ —— irani and leaders, that killing women and children slaughtering minority— women and children slaughtering minority groups is not ok any more, and that— minority groups is not ok any more, and that there will be no business as usuai — and that there will be no business as usuai i— and that there will be no business as usual. i think this is an important _ as usual. i think this is an important message, not only for the future _ important message, not only for the future but _ important message, not only for the future but as a deterrent, and we are hoping — future but as a deterrent, and we are hoping that iran's leaders and also in _ are hoping that iran's leaders and also in the — are hoping that iran's leaders and also in the streets, those who are killing and — also in the streets, those who are killing and beating up people and torturing people inside prisons, will take — torturing people inside prisons, will take notice. bbc persian's kasra naji is in geneva, where that vote took place. in terms of numbers in favour of it was greater then many human rights activists here and also various delegates of countries here expected stub 25 people out of the 46 members of the council, 25 voted for, 16 abstained from voting and six voted against the resolution, and that included iran and china, of course.

and just before this vote, russia tried to put a spanner in the works by proposing an amendment that would effectively get rid of the main item of, the main point of the resolution, which was to establish an independent commission of inquiry, to look into the killings and human rights abuses in iran. so basically what has happened here is that, against the efforts of china and iran and a few other countries, 25 countries here voted, the majority, to establish an independent fact—finding mission. so while all of that was happening in geneva, this was happening in iran. these are pictures

from the city of bukan. those shuttered businesses so people going on strike in solidarity with the protest. in the meantime, the crackdown continues. today we've heard that iran has arrested an ex—national football player, voria ghafouri. he's been an outspoken critic of the iranian authorities throughout his career. they've said it's on charges of engaging in "propaganda against the regime". skyler thompson is a human rights activists and i asked her whether the irani and governments will listen to the outcome of an investigation. i think what is important, i think what we can be sure of, as was illustrated when we saw the iranian delegation take the fort today at the human rights council, we can be sure they are not going to receive this well. but what is important is that we now have a fact—finding mission that will independently investigate these crimes, so it is clear that iran is never going to do

this within their domesticjudicial system and that is what we do not see justice for the victims of their crimes, because in fact those that are in charge of investigating those investigations are those perpetrated the abuse. so when we establish this independent fact finding mission that will be led by experts, staffed with human rights law experts, criminal law experts, gender experts shy protection experts, political advisers, people that really are familiar with the situation and that can help ensure that the accountability is reached. and what i say account ability, the first time this body will not be only reporting on abuse, there will be analysing evidence and cooperating with the relevant bodies that are able to take a step further and really seek accountability for these actions. but really seek accountability for these actions. �* ., .., really seek accountability for these actions. �* ., . ., ., really seek accountability for these actions. �* ., _, ., , ., actions. but how confident are you that when it _ actions. but how confident are you that when it comes _ actions. but how confident are you that when it comes to _ actions. but how confident are you that when it comes to getting - actions. but how confident are you that when it comes to getting the l that when it comes to getting the access that these investigators that you talk about need to get, that they will get unhindered access,

without being watched over? it is a really good — without being watched over? it is a really good question, _ without being watched over? it is a really good question, and - without being watched over? it is a really good question, and it - without being watched over? it is a really good question, and it is - without being watched over? it is a really good question, and it is a . really good question, and it is a question we receive a lot. what is important to recall is that most fact finding missions and most investigative bodies do not actually get access to countries, but what they are given is open source analyst that worked really closely with civil society, that are trained on how to conduct —— collect evidence or legal standard. of course we would urge iran to grant access, but we can see from the past they are not giving access, to other thematic special mandates, and so there is difficulty with iran granting access, and though the resolution passed the urges the iranians to grant that access, we can be very this will actually happen. so your question is valid, but i think what we need to

be really aware of is the vast amount of documentation that has already happened and the ability of this mandate to analyse open source evidence. also really important. strike action across the uk has seen picket lines outside schools across scotland and universities, post offices and sorting offices nationwide. tens of thousands of workers walked out as disputes over pay, jobs and working conditions escalate in the face of the worsening cost of living crisis. it comes as unions edge closer to co—ordinated industrial action. so let's start with scottish school teachers, who rallied in scottish cities today, like in edinburgh. here's what they're demanding. the latest deal on the table would have seen lower—paid teachers in scotland receive a rise of up to 6.85%. that's more than the previous 5% offer. but it's well below the 10% rise that the unions want. here's scotland's

education secretary. a 10% increase is just unaffordable for the scottish government. we have a fixed budget. it is already futilely utilise for this year, so to do anything that would increase the resolution that we have on this would mean that money would have to come from elsewhere, so i'm very disappointed that we are moving to strike action. it is structure and for our young people and families that we do not want to see. —— it is disruption for. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has been at a picket line outside glasgow. one of the reasons why they are entreaties negotiate having going on for weeks, and there was another offer made to the biggest teaching union a couple of days ago, they said that this was insulting for its members. they said it was just a rehash of a previous offer. they said that most teachers would still be getting a 5% increase, which had initially been rejected, and only some teachers would be getting the increased offer of 6.8%. these

teachers wants 10%. they are very determined about that. but the scottish government has said that they cannot give 10%, they said that they cannot give 10%, they said that the new offer given on tuesday was a good offer. they said that they have got a set budget and if they had given the teachers more money, they would need to take money from elsewhere. now to the rail dispute. train passengers are facing disruption in the run—up to christmas after the rmt union announced fresh strike dates, in a row over pay, working conditions and job security. workers will walk out across four 48—hour periods on 13th to the 14th and 16th to the 17th of december, as well as on the 3rd to 4th and the 6th to 7th of january. that led to some newspapers branding the union's boss mick lynch the "grinch" who stole christmas.

today, he met the transport secretary. this is what he said after talks with the government continued. what we are hoping for, and what mr harper has committed to, is giving us an outcome for this meeting which will be a letter to me, saying how he sees this going forward and taking forward steps towards a resolution. and we laid out to him what we thought he should do and he has acknowledged some of that. and what we are asking him to do. you have heard him say he will be the facilitator towards a settlement of a dispute, we have said there is no use having these warm words. we had these from his predecessor anne—marie trevelyan, so what we want him to do is set out in the mechanics how the resolution will be facilitated. this was the transport secretary mark harper's take. i think that we will go to a resolution here is if there is agreement on the reform that is needed — agreement on the reform that is needed in — agreement on the reform that is needed in the vale industry, to make it more _ needed in the vale industry, to make it more flexible and to take cost out of _

it more flexible and to take cost out of it. — it more flexible and to take cost out of it, that is what frees up the resources — out of it, that is what frees up the resources to — out of it, that is what frees up the resources to enable the employer's, network _ resources to enable the employer's, network rail in the train operating companies, to then make an improved pay offer— companies, to then make an improved pay offer to— companies, to then make an improved pay offer to the trade unions. that detailed _ pay offer to the trade unions. that detailed work is work they need to do, detailed work is work they need to do. and _ detailed work is work they need to do. and to— detailed work is work they need to do, and to the extent i am able to help the two sides reach that agreement, then obviously i'm happy to do that, _ agreement, then obviously i'm happy to do that, and that is what i'm going _ to do that, and that is what i'm going to — to do that, and that is what i'm going to set out in the letter that i'm going to send to mr lynch in the near future — let's turn to postal workers. thousands have begun a 48—hour strike in a long—running dispute over pay, and conditions. royal mail says it's made its best and final offer to staff and has accused unions of "holding christmas to ransom". unions say the offer on the table would "spell the end of royal mail as we know it". so that's teachers, rail, and postal workers. next — universities. around 2.5 million students

at 153 universities have had their lessons disrupted, as 70,000 staff hold their biggest—ever strike. they're vowing not to reschedule any cancelled classes. the action by members of the university and college union will continue tomorrow. they'll also walk out next wednesday. let's hear from the chief executive of the universities and colleges employers association. we are trying to do everything we can within the environments that we are operating, defining that we have got, to make sure that we are fair and transparent in the way in which support our staff. my number one priority at the moment is to ensure that we don't disadvantage students. wrinkly, they have had a really difficult time over the past few years, with covid. this is lasting that they need. —— the last thing they need. many students are unhappy at losing time with professors and tutors. here's one student at durham university. isa is a bit annoying when you think of all the _ is a bit annoying when you think of all the hours you're losing. i am losing only— all the hours you're losing. i am losing only three hours, but i only

-et losing only three hours, but i only get about— losing only three hours, but i only get about nine contact hours a week, so it really— get about nine contact hours a week, so it really has such a big impact on my— so it really has such a big impact on my degree, really, if you thing about— on my degree, really, if you thing about how this is going to impact across— about how this is going to impact across the — about how this is going to impact across the entire year if strikes continue — but this was leeds, where the striking university staff clearly had the support of some students. and we can speak now to one student who's backing the striking lecturers. stevenjackson is an undergraduate student at sussex. given you are missing out on valuable learning time that you paid for, is not cheap, let's be fake about this, how are you not annoyed by this? i about this, how are you not annoyed b this? ., ., ., ., ., by this? i am not annoyed at all, the wa i by this? i am not annoyed at all, the way i see _ by this? i am not annoyed at all, the way i see it, _ by this? i am not annoyed at all, the way i see it, the _ by this? i am not annoyed at all, the way i see it, the real- the way i see it, the real disruption has been over last few years over my learning. staff working conditions are my learning conditions, their teaching additions on my learning conditions. they cannot provide quality education they want to

provide stop no one wants to be on strike for stubbs striking his last resort. but is up to universities in the rep is it of bodies directly come to the negotiating table seriously, it is up to them to stop the strikes. the strikers are at their wits and. for years they have been warning about the feelings of higher education for years. is up to them to stop the striking. the?r them to stop the striking. they would say _ them to stop the striking. they would say they _ them to stop the striking. they would say they have _ them to stop the striking. they would say they have to - them to stop the striking. they would say they have to borrow more, and if the government is borrowing more, it is people like you that further down the line, years to come, will have to pay for it. have you thought about that ? have you thought about howl ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year — ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year and — ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year and work _ ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year and work a _ ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year and work a job - ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year and work a job to - ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year and work a job to go i ? have you thought about how i pay 9000 a year and work a job to go to university and i have got incredibly rich people who don't have to work for anything, rich people who don't have to work foranything, including rich people who don't have to work for anything, including vice chancellors who earn 500 grand a year. that does not wash. arguably

vice chancellors _ year. that does not wash. arguably vice chancellors not _ year. that does not wash. arguably vice chancellors not here _ year. that does not wash. arguably vice chancellors not here to - year. that does not wash. arguably vice chancellors not here to defend | vice chancellors not here to defend themselves, butjust talked us through them. what are the conditions you yourself are experiencing? you just mentioned you are working threejobs, experiencing? you just mentioned you are working three jobs, this cost—of—living crisis and no doubt impacting you guys as well. absolutely, and that is what they are pushing back against. they are pushing against the conditions that mean i have to work three jobs. all of that just mean i have to work three jobs. all of thatjust on rent. university see students as pound signs on legs. in diversity need to minimise their spends, so they paying staff, and they cut services like mental health and they try to bleed students is much as they are worth. they bring private companies onto campus by charging huge amounts and by charging huge amounts and by charging us extortionate rent. that is what they're pushing back against, and the way i see it, they supported us in our struggles and

i'm incredibly proud to support them in this. i i'm incredibly proud to support them in this. ., ., , ., ., in this. i wonder, if salaries do go u- for in this. i wonder, if salaries do go up for the — in this. i wonder, if salaries do go up for the lecturers _ in this. i wonder, if salaries do go up for the lecturers and _ in this. i wonder, if salaries do go up for the lecturers and the - in this. i wonder, if salaries do go. up for the lecturers and the tutors, by increasing the tuition fees, how would that impact you? that by increasing the tuition fees, how would that impact you?— by increasing the tuition fees, how would that impact you? that does not need to happen- _ would that impact you? that does not need to happen. universities - would that impact you? that does not need to happen. universities are - need to happen. universities are sitting on huge reserves. the same people saying that needs to happen or pocketing hundred of thousand pounds themselves and universities are sitting on billions of pounds worth of reserves.— are sitting on billions of pounds worth of reserves. stephen, 'ust brin: us worth of reserves. stephen, 'ust bring us up-to-date, * worth of reserves. stephen, 'ust bring us up-to-date, what h worth of reserves. stephen, just bring us up-to-date, what are i worth of reserves. stephen, just l bring us up-to-date, what are you bring us up—to—date, what are you studying? you're in yourfinal year. i'm studying international relations and if element. and i love it in my tutors are great in my lecturers are great. despite the horrible conditions they have to work on —— and development, and i love it and my tutors are great and my lecturers are great... happening all over the country. are great... happening all over the

count . ., ., ., ., ., , country. international relations undergraduate _ country. international relations undergraduate steven - country. international relations undergraduate steven jackson, country. international relations - undergraduate steven jackson, thank undergraduate stevenjackson, thank you for speaking to us. we'll be talking live to mark serwotka, general secretary of the public and commercial services union, who's been pushing for coordinated strike action in the runup to christmas. china has set a new national record for daily covid figures. over 31,000 new cases were reported on wednesday — that's the highest since april. now that's still tiny given china's population of 1.4 billion. but previously when cases were so high, the government imposed strict city lockdowns, like in shanghai. all 26 million residents were ordered to stay indoors, under the strict zero covid policy. now china's looking to loosen its zero covid policy. on november the 11th the government announced sweeping changes to relax restrictions. this video released by chinese state media claims these reforms were successful in bringing back international travel. here's a travel company boss.

translation: within an hour after the oli translation: within an hour after the policy release, _ translation: within an hour after the policy release, searches - translation: within an hour after the policy release, searches for- the policy release, searches for international flights on our platform tripled. november 16, the total searches of international flights in a surge 164% from the same period last year. but as the government moves away from zero covid, regional administrations are bringing tougher measures in as numbers spike. some areas in the cities of guangzhou and harbin have been put under full lockdown. in shanghai, beijing and sanya, restrictions on new arrivals to the cities have been put in place. and in chengdu and zhengzhou, mass testing of all residents has been reinstated. here's the financial times' primrose riordan. there was hopes that china would be easing out of its zero covid strategy, with some new measures, but actually what has happened is it has become more targeted, in terms

of how these lockdowns are affecting people across china rather than locking down an entire city. what we are seeing now is authorities go in and actually try and still repress the virus. beijing's zero covid policy has taken its toll on chinese citizens, to the point where they are willing to publicly call for the lifting of restrictions. here are some citizens in beijing. translation: people can lead a normal eye- _ translation: people can lead a normal eye. otherwise _ translation: people can lead a | normal eye. otherwise everything is... how many people have the savings to support them if things continue to stay halted? and even if you have money to stay at home every day, that is not true delivering. that is lingering on the last breath. translation: , ., ., ., translation: is hard to find a “ob durin: the translation: is hard to find a “ob during the pandemic. d translation: is hard to find a “ob during the pandemic. id translation: is hard to find a “ob during the pandemic. i am i translation: is hard to find a “ob during the pandemic. i am the h translation: is hard to find a jobj during the pandemic. i am the only child in— during the pandemic. i am the only child in my— during the pandemic. i am the only child in my family. now i pay the mortgage — child in my family. now i pay the mortgage and car loans by myself. now have a look at some of these images. we're verified these images.

this is a residential community in the city of zhengzhou. the message broadcast on loudspeaker, on repeat, is, "community personnel are required to show access cards. "outsiders will be shot. "these are the rules for outsiders, "every community person must show their access card". we have verified those images. china uses an advanced track and trace system, quickly quarantining those who test positive and also close contacts. during that time, the bbc obtained this footage of conditions in a shanghai state quarantine centre. conditions were said to be poor... conditions were terrible. my roommate had one bed. many sleep next to each other. i was terrified.

i broke down and cried. let's just have a look at these two statistics. last week, the china national health commission said the 950,000 people were being kept under observation after being designated as close contacts. that figure is now 1.42 million. let's discuss all of this. isabel hilton is professor at the lau institute at kings college london. can wejust can we just start with this idea of zero covid? is that something that is sustainable, do the chinese authorities genuinely mean zero, no covid cases?— covid cases? that has been that strate: , covid cases? that has been that strategy. and — covid cases? that has been that strategy, and it _ covid cases? that has been that strategy, and it was _ covid cases? that has been that strategy, and it was quite - covid cases? that has been that strategy, and it was quite an - strategy, and it was quite an effective strategy at the beginning when you had a very out—of—control situation in wuhan, you had a lot of distress, you had to medical facilities that could not cope. if you like, it was an emergency

response. china does have the capacity to like dennis population. the trouble is that nearly three years on people are wary. there been so many mutations in the virus, you have less and less vertical viruses unless critically affected, but more infectious viruses, and a policy which has no off ramp. we are stuck in a policy which had its merits right at the beginning but is very, very far past its sell by date by now. �* . ., , ., very far past its sell by date by now. �* , ., . now. and when it comes to the close contacts as — now. and when it comes to the close contacts as well, _ now. and when it comes to the close contacts as well, because _ now. and when it comes to the close contacts as well, because that - now. and when it comes to the close contacts as well, because that is - contacts as well, because that is increasing the number of people impacted and are having to isolate. yes, it is important to understand what he close contact is. if you or i went to a restaurant and somebody in that restaurant who we may not have had been within ten yards of, subsequently testing positive, that would count as a close contact. you can imagine how... at one point they shut down the whole of disney world

within an hour because they had a positive case. everyone who was inside was then quarantine. these are measures which are interpreted by local officials as extreme authoritarian measures and you have to have some sympathy for the officials. in one area recently they tried to relax, they tried to relax the quarantine and the numbers crept up, and if an official is responsible for a severe outbreak, thatis responsible for a severe outbreak, that is not good for anyone's career or anyone's prospects at all, so they are caught between two impossible demand. keeping numbers low and relaxing the quarantine length and the number of contacts in quarantine. there is another severe burden of which is beginning to tell, which all of this relies on... indeed. it constant testing and we'll have to leave it there. we are out of time. professor helton,

fascinating to speak to you. much more on our website. i am back in a few minutes. get in touch with me on twitter. i will see you very shortly. bye—bye. hello there. it should be a drier day for much of the country tomorrow. today, though, we have seen a lot of rain, short, sharp bursts of rain on that weather front and on that band of cloud there. it's moving through very quickly. but you can see the cloud packing in behind that. that's bringing these areas of showers, pushing them across western areas and then moving their way eastwards across the northern half of the uk. still quite windy with those showers as well. as it turns drier and the winds start to drop as well. now, temperatures are going to fall away too, around about 5 degrees fairly widely. rural areas, particularly in the east, could be down to about 3 celsius. heading into tomorrow, though, and we're going to find those overnight showers out in the north sea. further showers or longer spells of rain moving in across scotland, mainly north of the central belt.

the odd shower, light shower, around across some other western areas. but for many places, it's going to be dry. there'll be some sunshine around. the winds won't be as strong and gusty as they were earlier on today. and those temperatures making double figures in the central belt of scotland could make a pleasant 14 degrees in south wales. heading into the weekend, though, and we're going to find some wet weatherjust waiting to come in from the atlantic, where we've got much lower pressure. the winds are strengthening, actually, overnight and into saturday. and whilst we'll start with some early sunshine across eastern england, there is more cloud heading our way. and we've got rain developing across much of wales, western parts of england, across more of scotland and affecting northern ireland from time to time. it will be accompanied by these strong, perhaps even locally gale force winds around some southern and western coasts. but it's a southerly wind, so it's pushing milder airfurther north across the uk, so 12 or 13 degrees, even across parts of scotland. but that rain will continue into the evening and overnight. the mild weather continues, actually, overnight. saturday night, sunday morning, that weather front takes rain down towards the south—east to then move away. now, whilst most of that rain may

move away, we're going to be left with a lot of cloud. and it's possible that rain could hang around. away from here, though, we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers in the west. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery. it won't be as windy and temperatures aren't going to change very much overnight, so generally in double figures. into next week, though, it is going to get colder. but at the same time, we shouldn't have as much rain. but we could be left with a lot of cloud, even mist and fog.

hello, i'm kasia madera. this is outside source. the un human rights council votes for an international investigation into the situation in iran, where 300 people have been killed in 8 weeks of protests and 14 thousand arrested. the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force must come to an end. the old methods and the mentality of those who wield powered simply don't work. tens of thousands walk out in a day of strikes across the uk we'll speak to the head of the largest trade union representing civil servants. we have a special report

from afghanistan: the distressing story of people selling their daughters or drugging their children to ease hunger pains as they battle to survive the winter. and could this man neymar become brazil's all time top goal scorer, as brazil play serbia at the world cup? the bbc has found evidence that people are going to desperate lengths to survive the second winter since the taliban took control of afghanistan including drugging their hungry children with tablets to sedate them. others have sold their daughters and organs. the afghan economy has collapsed and the un has described the situation as a catastrophe, with millions on the brink of starvation. just a warning, you may find some of yogita limaye's report from the city of herat distressing.

just outside herat live tens of thousands, displaced by years of war and natural disasters. a second winter since the economy collapsed. in each home, a story of acute hunger. they came to us wanting to be heard. we were shocked by what they said. "our children cry because they go into bed hungry. so we give them tablets to put them to sleep. they'd be better off dead," abdulwahab said. does anyone else also do that same thing? "a lot of us. all of us," they said. gulam hazrat was carrying the tablets with him. they were tranquillisers. others later also showed us antidepressants they give their children. in the market, you can get five tablets for the price of one

piece of bread. gulam said said he gives it to his one—year—old. these men, their dignity broken by hunger. i sold my five—year—old daughter for $1,200 and sent my teenage son to iran illegally to work. my younger sons collect rubbish every day. "we have nothing. where should we take our children and go?," they asked. four—year—old nazia lives next door. she's been sold to be married to a boy from the southern province of kandahar. her father announced at the local mosque that he wanted to sell her because he couldn't afford to feed his family. at 14, nazia will be sent away.

i used most of the money to buy food and some for medicine for my son. look at him. he's malnourished and needs treatment. i'd never think of selling my daughter if there was any other option. we didn't have to look hard to find these stories. they were behind every door we walked into. from what we've seen and heard, we know that there is a disaster unfolding on the ground here. hunger is a slow and silent killer, and often its effects aren't immediately visible. but the truth is, we will never know the scale of what is happening here because no—one is counting. people here feel abandoned by everyone, by the government that is currently running this country and by the whole world. this is an emergency. more than half the country needs life—saving support. millions are a step away from famine. yogita limaye, bbc news, herat.

tens of thousands walk out in a day of strikes across the uk we'll speak to the head of the largest trade union representing civil servants. tens of thousands of workers walked out as disputes over pay, jobs and working conditions escalate in the face of the worsening cost of living crisis. it comes as unions edge closer to co ordinated industrial action. so could there be a general strike? only the trades union congress or tuc can call a general strike — which would see workers from a number of industries walk out simultaneously. at last month's tuc congress, a motion backed by unison, unite, the pcs and other unions, was passed unanimously, calling for a working group to be set up, to co—ordinate a mass campaign of action over pay and conditions. and the head of the pcs that's the public and commercial services union, which represents civil servants has said he's in "active discussions" with other unions to coordinate strikes in december

to "maximise the impact of the action". we can talk now live to mark serwotka. just how close are you to getting this coordinated strike action basically a general strike. the . uestion basically a general strike. the question people _ basically a general strike. tue: question people should basically a general strike. tte: question people should ask basically a general strike. t“t9: question people should ask are basically a general strike. tt9 question people should ask are why there are so many different trade unions and that is because we live in an unprecedented cost of living crisis and whether you are the trains, postalworker, or people crisis and whether you are the trains, postal worker, or people in jobs like mine you can't expect it to have a 2% pay rise when inflation is 11%. in the government is doing nothing to alleviate the poverty that leaves members that i represent in the civil service, 40,000 of them are using food banks. that is why so many unions are looking to go on strike including my own and we will

not struggle for next month at the department for transport, not struggle for next month at the department fortransport, border department for transport, border force, home department fortransport, border force, home office, defra is a first wave of strike action. it is inevitable that there are so many strakes that unions will talk to each other because of what our strengths to be effective. the more pressure that we put on the government the more chance that there is that they will have to see reason and do something about the cost—of—living crisis that we are trying to cost-of-living crisis that we are trying to get out of.— trying to get out of. let's focus in on our trying to get out of. let's focus in on your getting — trying to get out of. let's focus in on your getting in. _ trying to get out of. let's focus in on your getting in, you _ trying to get out of. let's focus in on your getting in, you touched i trying to get out of. let's focus in . on your getting in, you touched upon it there, the borderforce on your getting in, you touched upon it there, the border force control basically people who check passports, we are coming up to the christmas period, people travelling, you're talking about representing the people that make sure that the highways, motorways are safe. highly maintenance. people will be travelling using the roads a lot because of the strict action on the rails. this is going to be a very difficult situation for a lot of people just trying to get around over christmas.— people just trying to get around over christmas. there is no doubt that we will _ over christmas. there is no doubt that we will see _ over christmas. there is no doubt that we will see significant - that we will see significant disruption over christmas. but the

fact is the strakes have not yet happened. we have notified our attention to do them, so everyone is worrying, angst, anger should be directed at the government. because how could it be that the government sits there, knowing that people are in poverty, using food banks and does nothing about trade workers and postal workers and electors and civil servants who are in the pits of despair. so the blame for any disruption i think is very squarely at the foot at the government in that they found the money to alleviate those poverty that people are facing the strikes would not happen. are facing the strikes would not ha en. ~ : :, , are facing the strikes would not hauen. ~ , ., are facing the strikes would not hauen. ~ , :, :, are facing the strikes would not hauen. , :, happen. when it comes to who pays for increases _ happen. when it comes to who pays for increases how _ happen. when it comes to who pays for increases how would _ happen. when it comes to who pays for increases how would you - for increases how would you want that to be in that case, how does that to be in that case, how does that get paid because ultimately if borrowing goes up, that it all gets pushed into long future and it is the younger generation that ends up paying for these increases.

i think no one should lose sight of the mess that we are in is entirely down to the conservative government. people's mortgages —— doubled not because of anything working people done but because of what politicians did. so it cannot be right that the people who suffer most and are asked to pay the biggest price of the ones who did not cause the problems caused by the governments. secondly the argument that we cannot afford. prices i think is false. most people are accepting, economists are excepting that if the economy is going to strike, it is a fact that when you pay and nurse, teacher a decent pay they don't, like the wealthy, ran off the island —— with the money to the cayman islands they spend it in businesses and in the private sector by buying their goods. so we do not increase our

economic prosperity as a country if we ask millions of people to be poon we ask millions of people to be poor. and i think therefore any pay rise is one that would have an economic boost as well as having the effect of removing many people from the pits of despair and that is why we think our pay raises are both affordable, economically sensible and right for individuals.- and right for individuals. thank ou. to the world cup now. portugal defeated ghana 3—2. and brazil's match against serbia is under way. all eyes are on brazil's neymar who is just two goals short of equalling pele's record of 77 goals. if he manages it, it would make him brazil's all time leading goal scorer. and it was a hard fought match between switzerland and cameroon with switzerland's breel embolo scoring the only goal. here's bbc africa's salim kikeke, who's in doha, with more on cameroon's performance. they played a very good game they

could have one, should have one but they did not. and eventually the person who settled the score, ironically is cameroonian born who place for switzerland to with quite a story there, incredible. but that is football, cameron should have won the game and all of the games from the game and all of the games from the african teams have created chances. :, :, _ , the african teams have created chances. :, :, , , chances. controversy continues off ofthe chances. controversy continues off of the bench _ chances. controversy continues off of the bench with _ chances. controversy continues off of the bench with protest - chances. controversy continues off of the bench with protest over - chances. controversy continues off i of the bench with protest over human rights in over whether the teams can speak out. you are will call this from wednesday german players covering her mouth to suggest that they have not been able to speak about their concerns. that gesture was received angrily by many in the arab world with germany and japan trending in the region we have been

hearing from our correspondent. irate hearing from our correspondent. we talked to a lot of people after the match _ talked to a lot of people after the match and actually this morning and they felt— match and actually this morning and they felt like people do not want to concentrate on football and the world _ concentrate on football and the world cup as they do in every tournament theyjust want to think about— tournament theyjust want to think about other things and from their point _ about other things and from their point of— about other things and from their point of view, germany, or any other european _ point of view, germany, or any other european teams, they do not to take the arabic— european teams, they do not to take the arabic traditions to them it is in all— the arabic traditions to them it is in all of— the arabic traditions to them it is in all of the — the arabic traditions to them it is in all of the arabic world that there — in all of the arabic world that there is— in all of the arabic world that there is no rights for lgbt so they can understand that there is a lot of steps — can understand that there is a lot of steps for people to understand. lucy hockings is in doha. what a day we've had here in doha we are watching like everyone else in the world, brazil the favourites in this tournament are playing right now in serbia and everyone really

wants to know how the neymar is going to do it whether he will score those few goals that will match pele's record of 77 goals. goal is at the moment between brazil and serbia. the match that relisted out to lots people today was between portugal who were playing against ghana below spring team of the tournament and uneventful first half that was all five goals scored in the second half, portugal winning their match the first goal of course was scored by none other than cristiano ronaldo who was captain of portugal today. you got a penalty earlier on this is the first time that ronaldo has appeared since that controversial interview he gave and that his subsequent departure from manchester united. so relief on the pectoral hand that they wanted that there match. off of the pits today, there match. off of the pits today, there have been lots of talk about the iranian players the pressure

that they have been under from not only people at home, but iranians are to make more political statements about the protests that are happening back in iran. the coach and the captain held a press conference today, how to listen and see what happened. you don't ask other courses _ see what happened. you don't ask other courses why _ see what happened. you don't ask other courses why do _ see what happened. you don't ask other courses why do you - see what happened. you don't ask other courses why do you not - see what happened. you don't ask other courses why do you not askl other courses why do you not ask them _ other courses why do you not ask them what — other courses why do you not ask them what you think about humans and the left _ them what you think about humans and the left in _ them what you think about humans and the left in afghanistan. but them what you think about humans and the left in afghanistan.— the left in afghanistan. but this is an iranian... _ the left in afghanistan. but this is an iranian... so _ the left in afghanistan. but this is an iranian... so that _ the left in afghanistan. but this is an iranian... so that is _ the left in afghanistan. but this is an iranian... so that is our - an iranian... so that is our correspondent _ an iranian... so that is our correspondent there - an iranian... so that is our correspondent there who l an iranian... so that is our i correspondent there who was an iranian... so that is our - correspondent there who was at that press conference she left there and came to talk to me about her experience, it was rather tense in front outside of the press conference and she took us through the series of events that led us to the series of events that led us to the confrontation with the coach. what was interesting was that the iran team manager was asked by an iranian media journalist whether it was fair for western media to ask

the little questions. and he said that the media were free to do whatever they wanted, they were free to ask whatever they wanted and so my turn came and i directed my question to him and i said what is your message, yourfancy question to him and i said what is your message, your fancy washing back home, what is your message to iranian fans back home, what is your message to iranianfans and back home, what is your message to iranian fans and he said, i expected a question like this i am not going to elaborate, essentially he refused to elaborate, essentially he refused to answer. at the end of the press conference i saw him approach me and he started confronting me why i i did not ask other managers political questions, why i did not ask the england manager gareth southgate, why did i not ask him about the uk us afghan pull—out and i thought that comparison was quite bizarre and i tried to make the point that i was asking and iranian player about the situation in iran situation in his own country. given that the pressure that they are under to do

and say more. in whole turn to a heated conversation i was stopped saying, that that show respect and that he just walked away. it shows the stress, i think, that they are under how nervous they are. tt really does show how tense the situation is for the iranian team and for the manager well. they continue to come under pressure from not only people at home but abroad as well. let's take you back to what is action happening on the pitch right now favourites brazil are playing serbia and still goalless but we will take you over to rio now because we have this man joining from there. no go so far are you disappointed with the teams performance? t disappointed with the teams performance?— performance? i don't think disappointed _ performance? i don't think disappointed is _ performance? i don't think disappointed is the - performance? i don't think disappointed is the word i performance? i don't think i disappointed is the word but i performance? i don't think - disappointed is the word but i i'm quite _ disappointed is the word but i i'm quite nervous _ disappointed is the word but i i'm quite nervous. serbia _ disappointed is the word but i i'm quite nervous. serbia is— disappointed is the word but i i'm quite nervous. serbia is very- quite nervous. serbia is very strong _

quite nervous. serbia is very strong i_ quite nervous. serbia is very strong i am _ quite nervous. serbia is very strong. i am concerned - quite nervous. serbia is very strong. i am concerned but. quite nervous. serbia is very strong. i am concerned but ij quite nervous. serbia is very- strong. i am concerned but i don't seem _ strong. i am concerned but i don't seem disappointed _ strong. i am concerned but i don't seem disappointed yet. _ iam finding i am finding it very difficult to hear you but everyone is honestly very excited about the match because i feel it everyone in brazil has started to watch today. yes everyone has started to _ started to watch today. yes everyone has started to watch _ started to watch today. yes everyone has started to watch i _ started to watch today. yes everyone has started to watch i was _ started to watch today. yes everyone has started to watch i was saying - started to watch today. yes everyone has started to watch i was saying we | has started to watch i was saying we are not— has started to watch i was saying we are not disappointed _ has started to watch i was saying we are not disappointed yet _ has started to watch i was saying we are not disappointed yet but- has started to watch i was saying we are not disappointed yet but we - has started to watch i was saying we are not disappointed yet but we are i are not disappointed yet but we are concerned — are not disappointed yet but we are concerned. ~ :, :, , :, concerned. what are your expectations _ concerned. what are your expectations of _ concerned. what are your expectations of neymar, | concerned. what are your| expectations of neymar, i concerned. what are your- expectations of neymar, i know concerned. what are your— expectations of neymar, i know there must be a lot of hope that he will break pele's record. t must be a lot of hope that he will break pele's record.— break pele's record. i am not very fond of neymar— break pele's record. i am not very fond of neymar for _ break pele's record. i am not very fond of neymar for personal - break pele's record. i am not very i fond of neymar for personal reasons but i fond of neymar for personal reasons but i hope _ fond of neymar for personal reasons but i hope he — fond of neymar for personal reasons but i hope he can— fond of neymar for personal reasons but i hope he can play— fond of neymar for personal reasons but i hope he can play well. - fond of neymar for personal reasons but i hope he can play well. but - fond of neymar for personal reasons but i hope he can play well. but in i but i hope he can play well. but in my honest — but i hope he can play well. but in my honest opinion _ but i hope he can play well. but in my honest opinion i am _ but i hope he can play well. but in my honest opinion i am not- but i hope he can play well. but in

my honest opinion i am not very. my honest opinion i am not very confident, — my honest opinion i am not very confident, but— my honest opinion i am not very confident, but we _ my honest opinion i am not very confident, but we are _ my honest opinion i am not very confident, but we are expecting| my honest opinion i am not very. confident, but we are expecting a good _ confident, but we are expecting a good game — confident, but we are expecting a good game for— confident, but we are expecting a good game for the _ confident, but we are expecting a good game for the world - confident, but we are expecting a good game for the world cup. - confident, but we are expecting a i good game for the world cup. thank ou ve good game for the world cup. thank you very much. _ good game for the world cup. thank you very much. good _ good game for the world cup. thank you very much, good luck— good game for the world cup. thank you very much, good luck and - good game for the world cup.- you very much, good luck and thank you forjoining us from rio as the whole country seems to have come to a standstill like so many of the other countries in this world cup. i found it difficult to hear and i hope you could and i hope you get a sense of the excitement on the match don't rule out serbia and you people see them as a dark horse in this match as well. back to you non—studio. match as well. back to you non-studio.— match as well. back to you non-studio. ~ ::, , :, match as well. back to you non-studio. ~ , :, :, , non-studio. we could see what was auoin on non-studio. we could see what was going on behind _ non-studio. we could see what was going on behind him _ non-studio. we could see what was going on behind him as _ non-studio. we could see what was going on behind him as well- non-studio. we could see what was going on behind him as well in - non-studio. we could see what was going on behind him as well in one| going on behind him as well in one moment left of his friends were just coming out and celebrating so i'm not surprised we were struggling to cure because there was an awful lot going on i think all of brazil is just watching that game so well done for getting him away from the tv to talk to her there in doha still 0—0 we are keeping an eye on that stay with us on assets are still to

come... twitter dance its entire brussels office we ask how it will comply with strict eu laws. net migration has climbed to 80 record half a so, what's going on? well, a substantial proportion of arrivals are students. 277,000 came in the year tojune — people like navin from india and luana from brazil, currently studying at york university. the uk offers lots of opportunity for international students like us to study here and access this amazing and high—quality educational system. i have to pay 22 k a year and even upwards... the prime minister was today said to be concerned about foreign

students arriving with family members to take low—quality qualifications, something the head of york university argues misses the point. they bring vitality to british businesses and some of them create their own companies. if we're looking for a growth story at the moment, this is a growth story. another large group of arrivals in the last year have been ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland. around 200,000 are known to have come recently, many taking advantage of special visas. a smaller number of people from hong kong and from afghanistan have also been given bespoke visas to live in britain. whatever the reasons, the headline figure will intensify argument about what britain's immigration policy should look like post—brexit. today's migration figures do not include those arriving in small boats or coming to the uk by other irregular routes. the government, elected on a promise to reduce migration, is said to be fully committed

to bringing down overall numbers, but downing street today declined to put a timescale on that ambition, amid calls for more foreign workers to be allowed to come in to fill gaps in the labour market and boost economic growth. mark easton, bbc news. bulk you're watching outside source. a day of strikes: teachers bulk. for the first time in 40 years, while university lecturers walk out across the uk over pay and conditions. let's turn our attention to twitter once again. the company has reportedly disbanded its entire brussels office raising questions over how it will comply with strict eu laws on policing hate speech. according to the financial times, the two main executives in charge

of eu digital policy left the company last week. they'd been leading efforts to comply with a new eu law which aims to keep users safe online. elon musk took over in october. he marked the moment by carrying a kitchen sink into the headquarters in san francisco. it's fair to say it hasn't been that smooth. since this moment, he's fired almost 3,800 workers — that's almost half of the workforce. we know that the brussels office was impacted in addition to the two executives. the ft also reports "other twitter executives in the small but vital brussels office, seen as a crucial conduit to european policymakers, had left at the start of the month." this has raised the alarm in europe. the eu's vice president in charge of the disinformation code has express concerned and said "expect twitter to fully respect the eu law and honour its commitments", describing the company as "a very

useful partner in the fight against disinformation". she also said that "this must not change." on the consequences for twitter in europe, here's our disinformation and social media correspondent, marianna spring. there have been serious concerns about the twitter office closing down in brussels not least of which the laws requiring to do more about hate to do more about hate and disinformation about social media platforms. if there is no longer an office there there is no longer a team collaborated on this or at least working closely with the eu or understanding those laws. it's just that it might be more difficult to uphold those kinds of things that they are required to do. find uphold those kinds of things that they are required to do.- they are required to do. and not 'ust that they are required to do. and not just that but _ they are required to do. and not just that but it _ they are required to do. and not just that but it sends _ they are required to do. and not just that but it sends out - they are required to do. and not just that but it sends out a - just that but it sends out a big signal a signal that elon musk has been sending out with his new version of twitter for the past few weeks now. which is that hate and disinformation and those kinds of harms online don't appear to be high

up harms online don't appear to be high up on the priorities list, freedom of speech and those kinds of issues appear to be at the forefront of his new twitter. and we are seeing how signals like this but also decisions to bring back the various high—profile accounts that had previously been banned or suspended from twitter for pushing disinformation for inciting violence, trolling, posting inoffensive, bully comments but it could have serious repercussions for twitter. ~ :, :, , , :, could have serious repercussions for twitter. :, :, , , :, :, twitter. what does this mean for eo - le twitter. what does this mean for --eole all twitter. what does this mean for people all around _ twitter. what does this mean for people all around the _ twitter. what does this mean for people all around the world - twitter. what does this mean for| people all around the world using twitter the bbc�*s americast spoke to a former content moderator at twitter who was fired by musk. it seems to be down to the whims of one person — it seems to be down to the whims of one person and it seems as we go further and — one person and it seems as we go further and further down the line thatis that is going to be an increase in

these _ that is going to be an increase in these abuses and misinformation. he is not _ these abuses and misinformation. he is not doing _ these abuses and misinformation. he is not doing anything to actively combat — is not doing anything to actively combat that, we have already seen copyright _ combat that, we have already seen copyright violations, people were posting _ copyright violations, people were posting and tire movies online. | posting and tire movies online. spoke with posting and tire movies online. i spoke with melissa ingle who spent quite a while working at twitter and what she was working on was algorithms and programming algorithms and programming algorithms so that they are able to detect things like harmful misinformation. most recently she worked on the elections in brazil and also the midterm elections in the us. she has lost herjob recently and her big worry is that, lots of her team have also lost theirjobs and that there is no one there updating the algorithms that detect harmful content, detect and her case misinformation around for example the broken happening in qatar or other big offence or other things that we cannot see and that means the automatic moderation and where those kinds of content could be flagged and checked by human moderators is likely to be happening

less. and then adds fuel to the fire and makes people more worried. it and makes people more worried. if you are still on twitter tweet me what you think. thank you for watching bye—bye. hello there. it should be a drier day for much of the country tomorrow. today, though, we have seen a lot of rain, short, sharp bursts of rain on that weather front and on that band of cloud there. it's moving through very quickly. but you can see the cloud packing in behind that. that's bringing these areas of showers, pushing them across western areas and then moving their way eastwards across the northern half of the uk. still quite windy with those showers as well. things tend to calm down a bit right at the end of the night, as it turns drier and the winds start to drop as well. now, temperatures are going to fall away too, around about 5 degrees fairly widely. rural areas, particularly in the east, could be down to about 3 celsius. heading into tomorrow, though, and we're going to find those overnight showers out in the north sea. further showers or longer spells of rain moving in across scotland,

mainly north of the central belt. the odd shower, light shower, around across some other western areas. but for many places, it's going to be dry. there'll be some sunshine around. the winds won't be as strong and gusty as they were earlier on today. and those temperatures making double figures in the central belt of scotland could make a pleasant 14 degrees in south wales. heading into the weekend, though, and we're going to find some wet weatherjust waiting to come in from the atlantic, where we've got much lower pressure. the winds are strengthening, actually, overnight and into saturday. and whilst we'll start with some early sunshine across eastern england, there is more cloud heading our way. and we've got rain developing across much of wales, western parts of england, across more of scotland and affecting northern ireland from time to time. it will be accompanied by these strong, perhaps even locally gale force winds around some southern and western coasts. but it's a southerly wind, so it's pushing milder airfurther north across the uk, so 12 or 13 degrees, even across parts of scotland. but that rain will continue into the evening and overnight. the mild weather continues, actually, overnight. saturday night, sunday morning, that weather front takes rain down

towards the south—east to then move away. now, whilst most of that rain may move away, we're going to be left with a lot of cloud. and it's possible that rain could hang around. away from here, though, we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers in the west. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery. it won't be as windy and temperatures aren't going to change very much overnight, so generally in double figures. into next week, though, it is going to get colder. but at the same time, we shouldn't have as much rain. but we could be left with a lot of cloud, even mist and fog.

good evening. welcome to the programme. the un human rights council votes investigation into the situation in iran where over 300 people have been killed in eight weeks of protests and 14,000 people arrested. the weeks of protests and 14,000 people arrested. : , , :, arrested. the unnecessary and disproportionate _ arrested. the unnecessary and disproportionate use _ arrested. the unnecessary and disproportionate use of - arrested. the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force l arrested. the unnecessary and - disproportionate use of force must come to an end. the old methods and the fortress mentality of those who wield power simply don't work. tens of thousands walk out on a day of strikes across the uk. we will be hearing from the head of the largest trade union representing civil servants. ~ :, :,

trade union representing civil servants-— trade union representing civil servants. ~ :, :, :, servants. we have a cost of living crisis and pay _ servants. we have a cost of living crisis and pay having _ servants. we have a cost of living crisis and pay having declined - servants. we have a cost of living crisis and pay having declined to l crisis and pay having declined to the tune of 25% since 2008. understandably, they are very angry. china records its highest number of daily covid cases yet despite tough restrictions designed to eliminate the virus. the united nations human right council has ordered an international probe into iran's crackdown on anti—government protests which have been led predominantly by women. we counsel was meeting in geneva. the unnecessary — counsel was meeting in geneva. tt9 unnecessary and disproportionate use of force must come to an end. the old methods and the fortress mentality of those who wield power simply don't work. in fact, they only aggravate the situation. we are now in a full—fledged human right crisis.

now in a full-fledged human right crisis. :, :, , :, now in a full-fledged human right crisis. :, :, :, , :, crisis. for nearly two months now, iran has crisis. for nearly two months now, lran has been _ crisis. for nearly two months now, iran has been witnessing _ crisis. for nearly two months now, iran has been witnessing protestsl iran has been witnessing protests led by women denouncing the traditional regime. there have been seen like this all over the country with groups estimating over 300 people have been killed in a crackdown. there have been protests outside of iran. this was a solidarity protest in berlin. germany is one of the country is calling for greater scrutiny of iran. here is its four —— foreign minister. iran. here is its four -- foreign minister-— iran. here is its four -- foreign minister. 9 :, :, :, :, minister. we have called on iran to resect minister. we have called on iran to respect these _ minister. we have called on iran to respect these rights, _ minister. we have called on iran to respect these rights, to _ minister. we have called on iran to respect these rights, to stop - minister. we have called on iran to respect these rights, to stop the i respect these rights, to stop the violent crackdown on protesters, the bloodshed, the killing, the mass arrests, the death penalties. the only answer we will receive a more violence, more death, along with arana rana plaza ps continuing refusal to give united nations special rupture access to the country —— iran. special rupture access to the country -- iran.— special rupture access to the country -- iran. this was the response- — country -- iran. this was the response. the _ country -- iran. this was the response. the islamic - country -- iran. this was the i response. the islamic republic country -- iran. this was the - response. the islamic republic of iran response. the islamic republic of lran deeply _ response. the islamic republic of iran deeply regret _ response. the islamic republic of iran deeply regret that _ response. the islamic republic ofj iran deeply regret that the human

i’ilht iran deeply regret that the human right council is abused once again by some — right council is abused once again by some arrogant states, antagonising a member state that is protecting _ antagonising a member state that is protecting human rights. you are seeing _ protecting human rights. you are seeing it— protecting human rights. you are seeing it as — protecting human rights. you are seeing it as a tool for political purposes— seeing it as a tool for political purposes and the actions of western countries _ purposes and the actions of western countries is — purposes and the actions of western countries is appalling and disgraceful.— countries is appalling and dis:raceful. �*, :, :, disgraceful. let's take a look at how this all _ disgraceful. let's take a look at how this all began. _ disgraceful. let's take a look at how this all began. this - disgraceful. let's take a look at| how this all began. this sparked protests and there was a brutal crackdown. it protests and there was a brutal crackdown-— protests and there was a brutal crackdown. , ,:, :, :, crackdown. it is important for the international _ crackdown. it is important for the international community - crackdown. it is important for the international community to - crackdown. it is important for the international community to give l crackdown. it is important for the i international community to give that message to the iranians leaders that killing women and children and slaughtering minority groups is not ok any more and that there will be no business as usual. i think this

is an important message not only for the future but as a deterrent and we are hoping that iran are part ps leaders and those in the streets who are killing and beating up people and torturing people inside prisons will take notice.— will take notice. while this was happening _ will take notice. while this was happening in — will take notice. while this was happening in geneva, - will take notice. while this was happening in geneva, this - will take notice. while this was happening in geneva, this was| happening in geneva, this was happening in geneva, this was happening in geneva, this was happening in iran. these are images from the city and you can see those businesses, people going on strike in solidarity with the protesters. elsewhere the crackdown continues. iran has arrested an annex national football player. he has been an outspoken critic of uranium authorities throughout his career. they said it is on charges of engaging in propaganda against the regime. earlier i spoke to a human rights act —— activist and asked if the you iranians government would listen to the outcome of an investigation.— listen to the outcome of an investigation. listen to the outcome of an

investiuation. ~ :, :: , , investigation. what we can be sure of is illustrated _ investigation. what we can be sure of is illustrated when _ investigation. what we can be sure of is illustrated when we _ investigation. what we can be sure of is illustrated when we saw - investigation. what we can be sure of is illustrated when we saw the i of is illustrated when we saw the iranian delegation take the floor today at the council. we can show that they are not going to receive this well but what is important is that we now have a fact—finding mission that will independently investigate these crimes, so it is clear that iran is never going to do this with the domesticjudicial system and that is why we don't see justice for the victims of their crimes because in fact those that are charged with investigating such violations are those perpetrating the abuse, so when we establish this independent fact—finding mission that will be led by experts, staffed with human rights act law experts, criminal law experts, gender experts, child protection experts, political advisers, people that are familiar with the situation and can help ensure that accountability is reached and when i say accountability, what i mean is for the first time this body will not only be reporting on abuse, it will

be analysing and collecting evidence and cooperating with the relevant bodies that are able to take a step further and seek accountability for these actions. strike action across the uk has seen picket lines outside schools in scotland and universities, post offices and sorting offices nationwide. tens of thousands of workers walked out as disputes over pay, jobs, working conditions escalate, in the face of the worsening cost of living crisis. this comes as unions edged closer to co—ordinated industrial action. let's start with scottish school teachers will rallies took place across the country, including in edinburgh. here is what they are demanding... the latest deal on the table would have seen a rise of 6.85%. that is more than the previous 5% offered but still well below the 10% rise the unions want. ads,

offered but still well below the 10% rise the unions want.— offered but still well below the 10% rise the unions want. a 10% increase is 'ust rise the unions want. a 10% increase is just unaffordable _ rise the unions want. a 10% increase isjust unaffordable for— rise the unions want. a 10% increase is just unaffordable for the _ is just unaffordable for the scottish government. we have a fixed budget and it is already fully utilised for this year. to do anything that would increase the resolution that we have on this would mean that many would have to come from elsewhere. i am very disappointed that we are moving to strike action. it is disruption for children and young people and their families and we don't want to see it. one of the reasons they are angry, these negotiations have been going on for weeks and there was another offer made to the teaching union a couple of days ago. but they said that this was insulting for its members. they said it was just a rehash of a previous offer. they said that most teachers would still be getting a 5% increase, which had initially been rejected and only some teachers would be getting the increased offer of 6.85%. these teachers want 10%. they are very

determined about that. but the scottish government has said that they cannot give 10%. they said that they cannot give 10%. they said that the new offer given on tuesday was a good offer. they said they have a set budget and if they were to give the teachers more money, they would need to take money from elsewhere. let's turn to the rail dispute. train passengers are facing disruption in the run—up to christmas after the rmt union announced fresh strike dates in a row over pay, working conditions and job security. workers will walk out across 448—hour periods on the 13th to the 14th and the 16th to the 17th of december, as well as on the third to the fourth and to the 7th of january. this has led some newspapers branding may clench the grinch who still christmas. today he met the transport secretary. ltrufhat grinch who still christmas. today he met the transport secretary. what we are hoinu met the transport secretary. what we are hoping for— met the transport secretary. what we are hoping for and _ met the transport secretary. what we are hoping for and what _ met the transport secretary. what we are hoping for and what mr _ met the transport secretary. what we are hoping for and what mr harper - are hoping for and what mr harper has committed to is giving us an outcome from this meeting which will

be a letter to me, saying how he sees as going forward and taking forward steps towards a resolution and we laid out to him what we thought he should do and he has acknowledged some of that and what we are chiefly asking him to do, you have heard him say that he is going to be a facilitator towards the resolution of the dispute and we have said it is no good having these warm words, we have heard them from his predecessor but nothing actually happened, so we want him to set down in writing what he is going to do about the mechanics of how a resolution will be facilitated. here is the transport _ resolution will be facilitated. here is the transport secretary, mark harper. i is the transport secretary, mark harer. ~ :, , harper. i think the way we will get to a resolution _ harper. i think the way we will get to a resolution is _ harper. i think the way we will get to a resolution is that _ harper. i think the way we will get to a resolution is that if _ harper. i think the way we will get to a resolution is that if there - harper. i think the way we will get to a resolution is that if there is i to a resolution is that if there is agreement on the reform that is neededin agreement on the reform that is needed in the rail industry to make it more flexible and to take cost out of it, that is what frees up the resources to enable the employers, network rail and the train operating companies, to then make an improved pay offer to the trade unions. that

detailed work is work they need to do. and to the extent i am able to help the two sides reach that agreement, then obviously i am happy to do that. and that is what i am going to set out in the letter that i am going to send to mr lynch in the nearfuture. i am going to send to mr lynch in the near future.— the near future. turning to the ostal the near future. turning to the postal workers _ the near future. turning to the postal workers and _ the near future. turning to the postal workers and thousands | the near future. turning to the - postal workers and thousands have begun a 48—hour strike over pay, jobs and conditions. royal mail says it has made its best and final offer to staff and has accused staff were michael unions are holding christmas to ransom. the unions say the offer on the table would spell the end of royal mail —— as we know it. around 2.5 million students at 153 universities have had their lessons disrupted. 70,000 staff have held their biggest ever strike. the action by members of the university and college union will continue

tomorrow and they will also walk out next wednesday. university say they are disappointed with the action today and the pay demands are unrealistic. we are trying to do everything we can within the environments that we are operating, the finding that we have got to make sure that we are fair and transparent in the way in which we serve bought our staff. my number one priority is to ensure we do not disadvantage students will they have had a really difficult time over the past few years with covid. this is the last thing that they need. covid. this is the last thing that they need-— covid. this is the last thing that the need. , , ,:, they need. many students are unhappy at losin: they need. many students are unhappy at losing time — they need. many students are unhappy at losing time with _ they need. many students are unhappy at losing time with their— they need. many students are unhappy at losing time with their professors - at losing time with their professors and their tutors. it is at losing time with their professors and their tutors.— and their tutors. it is a bit annoying _ and their tutors. it is a bit annoying when _ and their tutors. it is a bit annoying when you - and their tutors. it is a bit annoying when you think. and their tutors. it is a bit. annoying when you think of and their tutors. it is a bit - annoying when you think of all the hours _ annoying when you think of all the hours you — annoying when you think of all the hours you are losing. i am only losing — hours you are losing. i am only losing three hours, but lone get about— losing three hours, but lone get about nine — losing three hours, but lone get about nine contact hours a week, so it has— about nine contact hours a week, so it has such _ about nine contact hours a week, so it has such a — about nine contact hours a week, so it has such a big impact on my degree — it has such a big impact on my degree really. if you think about how this — degree really. if you think about how this will affect across the entire — how this will affect across the entire year of the strikes continue.

but this— entire year of the strikes continue. but this was leeds, where the striking university staff clearly had supporters in the students and we spoke to one student who is actually backing the lecturers stopped stephen jackson actually backing the lecturers stopped stephenjackson is an undergraduate student at sussex and i asked him why he was not annoyed at not getting the tuition he has paid for. i at not getting the tuition he has aid for. :, :, :, :, :, paid for. i am not annoyed at all. i completely — paid for. i am not annoyed at all. i completely support _ paid for. i am not annoyed at all. i completely support the _ paid for. i am not annoyed at all. i completely support the strikers i paid for. i am not annoyed at all. i l completely support the strikers was the real disruption has been over the real disruption has been over the last few years, staff working conditions, their teaching conditions are my learning conditions are my learning conditions and staff are overworked and underpaid and having their pension slashed. no one wants to be on strike. striking as a last resort. it is up to the universities and the representative bodies to actually come to the negotiating table seriously. the strikers are at their wit sent. they have been trying to avoid this for years and years. it is up to the universities and the government to stop the

strikes from happening. the government _ strikes from happening. the government is _ strikes from happening. the government is saying in order to pay more, they would have to borrow more and if the government is borrowing more, it is ultimately people like you further down the line in years to come will have to pay for it. have you thought about that? haste have you thought about that? have ou have you thought about that? have you thought — have you thought about that? have you thought about _ have you thought about that? have you thought about the _ have you thought about that? t199 you thought about the fact have you thought about that? ti9”9 you thought about the fact that have you thought about that? 9199 you thought about the fact that i pay over £9,000 a year now and i have debt and have to work three jobs to be able to afford to go to university and i have got incredibly rich people who don't have to work for anything, rich people who don't have to work foranything, including rich people who don't have to work for anything, including vice chancellors, who earn 500 grand a year, telling me they have my best interests at heart, it does not wash. �* , , interests at heart, it does not wash. fl , :, wash. let's focus on whether there could be a — wash. let's focus on whether there could be a general— wash. let's focus on whether there could be a general strike. - wash. let's focus on whether there could be a general strike. only - wash. let's focus on whether there could be a general strike. only the | could be a general strike. only the tuc can call a general strike, which would see workers from a number of industries walk out simultaneously. at the congress last month, emotion was passed unanimously. it called on a working group to be set up to

coordinate a mass campaign of action over pay and conditions. and the head of the pcs, the public and commercial services union, which represents civil servants, has said he is in active discussions with other unions to coordinate strikes in december to maximise the impact of the action. i asked the head of the pcs how close he is to organising that coordinated action. i think the first thing that has to be said is that the question people should ask is why are there nearly 30 different trade unions in britain balloting for industrial action or have members on strike and that is because we live in an unprecedented cost of living crisis and whether you work on the trains, postal worker, representing the people i represent, working injob centres and border force, you cannot expect to have a 2% pay rise when inflation is 11% and the government is doing nothing to alleviate poverty, that means members that i represent in the civil service 40,000 of them are

using food banks, so that is why so many unions are voting to go on strike, including my own, and we have announced strikes over the next month in the department for transport, borderforce, home transport, border force, home office, transport, borderforce, home office, as a first wave of strike action. it is inevitable if there are so many strikes that unions will talk to each other because we want our strikes to be effective because the more pressure we put on the government, the more chance there is that they will have to see reason and do something about the cost of living crisis that we are trying to get out of. living crisis that we are trying to get out of-_ get out of. let's focus on your union, get out of. let's focus on your union. the _ get out of. let's focus on your union, the pcs, _ get out of. let's focus on your union, the pcs, because - get out of. let's focus on your union, the pcs, because you i get out of. let's focus on your - union, the pcs, because you support the borderforce union, the pcs, because you support the border force people, union, the pcs, because you support the borderforce people, the people that check passports, we are coming up that check passports, we are coming up to the christmas period with people travelling and you are talking about representing the people that make sure that the highways committee motorways are safe, highway maintenance, people will be travelling and using the roads a lot because the strike action on the rails. this is going to be a very difficult situation for a lot of people just trying to get

around over christmas.- a lot of people just trying to get around over christmas. there is no doubt we are going _ around over christmas. there is no doubt we are going to _ around over christmas. there is no doubt we are going to see - doubt we are going to see significant disruption over christmas. but the fact is the strikes have not yet happened, we have notified our intention, so everybody is worrying —— worry and angst and anger should be directed at the government. how could it be that the government sits there knowing that people are in poverty, using food banks and does not do anything about train workers, postal workers, lecturers and civil servants, who are in the pits of despair? the blame for any disruption i think is very squarely at the foot of the government and if they find money to alleviate this poverty that many people are facing, the strikes not happen. stay with us, still to come, it is thanksgiving in the us and we will be visiting the annual parade in new

york.

welcome back. our main story... the un human right council has voted for an international investigation into the situation in iran, where over 300 people have been killed during eight weeks of protest, 14,000 have been arrested. china has set a new national record for daily covid figures. over 31,000 new cases were reported on wednesday and that is the highest since april. that is still tiny given the population of 1.4 billion, but previously when cases were so high, the government imposed strict city lockdown is, like in shanghai. under the strict zero covid policy, all

residents were ordered to stay indoors and this led to violent confrontations between residents and the authorities. now china is looking to loosen its zero covid policy. on november the 11th, the government announced changes to relax restrictions was this video released by the state media claims the reforms were successful in bringing back international travel. translation: after the policy, searches tripled. as of november 16, the total searches of international flights in a week surged 164% from the same period last year. but as the government moves away from zero covid, regional administrations are bringing tougher measures back in as the number spike. for exam, some areas have been underfull spike. for exam, some areas have been under full lockdown. in shanghai, beijing, restrictions on new arrivals to the cities have been

put in place. mass testing of residents has been reinstated. there were hopes that china would be easing out of its zero covid strategy, with some new measures but what has happened is it has become more targeted in terms of how these lockdown is are affecting people across china, rather than locking down an entire city, we are seeing now authorities going in and trying to repress the virus. we want to show you these images - to repress the virus. we want to show you these images which i i to repress the virus. we want to i show you these images which i am just stressing we have verified. this is a residential community and the message that you can hear being broadcast on loudspeaker, which is on repeat, basically says that community personnel are required to show access cards and outsiders will be shot. so that message on repeat.

we have verified those images. china uses an advanced track and trace system to quickly quarantine those who test positive. many are —— many end up in quarantine centres like this one. many have described conditions as poor. latte like this one. many have described conditions as poor.— conditions as poor. we were first assi . ned conditions as poor. we were first assigned to _ conditions as poor. we were first assigned to the _ conditions as poor. we were first assigned to the shared _ conditions as poor. we were first assigned to the shared area, - conditions as poor. we were first assigned to the shared area, the| assigned to the shared area, the condition was terrible. my roommate and ifound condition was terrible. my roommate and i found two tambe condition was terrible. my roommate and ifound two tambe —— camp beds. there was only one washbasin on each floor. i was terrified. i there was only one washbasin on each floor. iwas terrified. i broke there was only one washbasin on each floor. i was terrified. i broke down and cried. ~ :, , , floor. i was terrified. i broke down and cried-— and cried. where does this leave china's zero _ and cried. where does this leave china's zero covid _ and cried. where does this leave china's zero covid policy? - and cried. where does this leave china's zero covid policy? i - and cried. where does this leave china's zero covid policy? i put i china's zero covid policy? i put that question to a professor at king's college london. that has been a strategy and it was quite an effective strategy at the beginning when you had a very out—of—control situation and you had

a lot of distress, medical facility that could not cope, so if you like, it was an emergency response and china does have the capacity to lockdown its population. the trouble is that three years on, people are weary, there have been so many mutations in the virus, you have less and less critical viruses, less critically effective but more infectious viruses, and a policy which has no... the policy had its merits at the beginning but it is very far past its sell at a now. —— sell by date. it very far past its sell at a now. -- sell by date-— sell by date. it is increasingly numbers of — sell by date. it is increasingly numbers of people _ sell by date. it is increasingly numbers of people that - sell by date. it is increasingly numbers of people that are i sell by date. it is increasingly - numbers of people that are impacted at a having to isolated. it is important _ at a having to isolated. it is important to _ at a having to isolated. it 3 important to understand what a close contact is. if you or i went to a restaurant and somebody in that restaurant and somebody in that restaurant who we may not have been within ten yards of subsequently tests positive, that would count as a close contact. you can imagine

how... they shutdown at one point the whole of disney world within an hour because they had a positive case. everyone that was inside was then quarantine. these are measures which are interpreted by local officials as extreme authoritarian measures and you have to have some sympathy for the officials. recently, they tried to relax the quarantine on the numbers crept up. and if unofficial is responsible for a severe outbreak, that is really not good for anyone's career or anyone's prospects at all. they are caught between those demands, keeping them —— numbers low and relaxing the quarantine lengths and the number of contacts. it is thanksgiving in the us, which

means the annual macy's parade in new york. 3 million came out this year. the event runs for around three hours, featuring marching bands, giant balloons and our correspondent went to have a look. one of the balloon —— balloons in the very first parade in 1922. the idea of showcasing the department store macy's and encouraging everyone to go shopping before christmas. the balloons made their debut in 1927. they were the brainchild of a puppeteer. the original ones were generic, they were birds and dragons and they evolved into popular cartoon strip characters. today, they are the stars of film and tv, used to really sell the parade to the public. a movie in 1946 featuring scenes from the parade created a worldwide audience for the balloons and the

floats. every year, there are new characters. we have this australian puppy' 35 characters. we have this australian puppy, as well as all the old favourites. coming to see the balloons being inflated is a new york ritual, especially if you grew up york ritual, especially if you grew up on this blog. i york ritual, especially if you grew up on this blog-— york ritual, especially if you grew up on this blog. i have been coming to see the balloon _ up on this blog. i have been coming to see the balloon inflation - up on this blog. i have been coming to see the balloon inflation since i i to see the balloon inflation since i was a baby and now i am bringing my two kids to see it. do was a baby and nowl am bringing my two kids to see it.— two kids to see it. do you have a favourite? _ two kids to see it. do you have a favourite? the _ two kids to see it. do you have a favourite? the minions. - two kids to see it. do you have a favourite? the minions. it - two kids to see it. do you have a favourite? the minions. it doesl two kids to see it. do you have a i favourite? the minions. it does not like thanks giving _ favourite? the minions. it does not like thanks giving unless _ favourite? the minions. it does not like thanks giving unless we - favourite? the minions. it does not like thanks giving unless we are - like thanks giving unless we are here. :: like thanks giving unless we are here. , :, like thanks giving unless we are here. ,:,: , , here. each balloon is a celebrity in its own right- _ here. each balloon is a celebrity in its own right. a _ here. each balloon is a celebrity in its own right. a symbol _ here. each balloon is a celebrity in its own right. a symbol of - here. each balloon is a celebrity in its own right. a symbol of public i its own right. a symbol of public cultural which defines thanksgiving as much as turkey and family dinners. and in a nation where we often find a lot to argue about, enjoying the balloons and the parade

can even bring us together. spoiler alert, can even bring us together. spoileralert, in can even bring us together. spoiler alert, in the world cup, brazil are leading against serbia. thanks for watching. goodbye. hello there. it should be a drier day for much of the country tomorrow. today, though, we have seen a lot of rain, short, sharp bursts of rain on that weather front and on that band of cloud there. it's moving through very quickly. but you can see the cloud packing in behind that. that's bringing these areas of showers, pushing them across western areas and then moving their way eastwards across the northern half of the uk. still quite windy with those showers as well. things tend to calm down a bit right at the end of the night, as it turns drier and the winds start to drop as well. now, temperatures are going to fall away too, around about 5 degrees fairly widely. rural areas, particularly in the east, could be down to about 3 celsius. heading into tomorrow, though, and we're going to find those overnight showers out in the north sea. further showers or longer spells of rain moving in across scotland, mainly north of the central belt.

the odd shower, light shower, around across some other western areas. but for many places, it's going to be dry. there'll be some sunshine around. the winds won't be as strong and gusty as they were earlier on today. and those temperatures making double figures in the central belt of scotland could make a pleasant 14 degrees in south wales. heading into the weekend, though, and we're going to find some wet weatherjust waiting to come in from the atlantic, where we've got much lower pressure. the winds are strengthening, actually, overnight and into saturday. and whilst we'll start with some early sunshine across eastern england, there is more cloud heading our way. and we've got rain developing across much of wales, western parts of england, across more of scotland and affecting northern ireland from time to time. it will be accompanied by these strong, perhaps even locally gale force winds around some southern and western coasts. but it's a southerly wind, so it's pushing milder airfurther north across the uk, so 12 or 13 degrees, even across parts of scotland. but that rain will continue into the evening and overnight. the mild weather continues, actually, overnight. saturday night, sunday morning, that weather front takes rain down towards the south—east to then move away.

now, whilst most of that rain may move away, we're going to be left with a lot of cloud. and it's possible that rain could hang around. away from here, though, we're into sunshine and showers. most of the showers in the west. some of those could be heavy, possibly thundery. it won't be as windy and temperatures aren't going to change very much overnight, so generally in double figures. into next week, though, it is going to get colder. but at the same time, we shouldn't have as much rain. but we could be left with a lot of cloud, even mist and fog.

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the headlines: a big jump in migration to the uk. the number of people arriving compared with those leaving has doubled to more than half a million in one year. justice secretary dominic raab denies breaking the ministerial code by using his personal e—mail account for government business, amid further complaints about his behaviour from civil servants. the wave of strikes continues to spread across the uk. in scotland, teachers work doll and walk the first time in more than 40 years. meanwhile, university staff across the uk and thousands of postal workers have also taken strike action today. a man has been charged with the murders of a mother and her two daughters following a fire at their home in nottingham. hello and welcome to the programme. you are watching bbc news. first: the uk's net migration figure

has hit a record high. half a million people die when more people entered the uk than left between june last year and this year. that is according to the office for national statistics. it is more than double the number from the year before. the rises driven by people arriving illegally from outside the eu and by more people travelling after the pandemic, and an influx of refugees from afghanistan and ukraine has also been a factor. our correspondent has looked at the numbers. so, what's going on? well, a substantial proportion of arrivals are students. 277,000 came in the year tojune — people like navin from india and luana from brazil, currently studying at york university. the uk offers lots of opportunity for international students like us to study here and access this amazing and high—quality educational system. i have to pay 22 k a year and even upwards... it increases every year... £22,000 a year? uh—huh. so, that all goes to the university

so it helps fund the university. the prime minister was today said to be concerned about foreign students arriving with family members to take low—quality qualifications, something the head of york university argues misses the point. they bring vitality to british businesses and some of them create their own companies. if we're looking for a growth story at the moment, this is a growth story. this is something to the value of £26 billion to the uk economy each year. another large group of arrivals in the last year have been ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland. around 200,000 are known to have come recently, many taking advantage of special visas. a smaller number of people from hong kong and from afghanistan have also been given bespoke visas to live in britain. whatever the reasons, the headline figure will intensify argument about what britain's immigration policy should look like post—brexit. the key takeaway is, don't assume that these figures are some kind of new normal that we're going to have over

the new next ten years. this is a relatively unusual period that we're currently seeing. today's migration figures do not include those arriving in small boats or coming to the uk by other irregular routes. but there are statistics highlighting the current challenges of the asylum system. over the last 20 years, asylum claims have gone up and down depending on various international crises. the latest annual figure is 72,000, and that is close to the previous record back in 2002. meanwhile, the backlog in the asylum system is at a record level, with 143,000 people awaiting an initial decision, while the number returned to their country of origin in the most recent year is under 20,000 — far below the pre—brexit referendum annual average of 64,000. speaking on bbc politics live today, the former conservative chief whip, wendy morton, accepted more needed to be done. we have to continue to work really hard on driving these numbers down and understanding,

as i said, what the factors for... they're going up, they're not coming down! ..tackling at source and making sure that our processes are working as good and efficiently as they should be. have they been up until now? i would say that there is room for improvement. the government, elected on a promise to reduce migration, is said to be fully committed to bringing down overall numbers, but downing street today declined to put a timescale on that ambition, amid calls for more foreign workers to be allowed to come in to fill gaps in the labour market and boost economic growth. mark easton, bbc news. next, the deputy prime minister dominic rama has denied breaking the ministerial code by using his personal e—mail account for government business. —— dominic raab. the allegations first emerged in the bbc�*s newsnight programme. this evening, he is also repeated his claim that he has behaved professionally at all times in

response to allegations of bullying. he defended his behaviour in an interview with the bbc�*s ian watson. i have behaved professionally at all times and i am the one that, when a complaint came in, a matter of days ago, the first that has ever come against me since i have been a minister since 2015, called for an independent inquiry, and i look forward to dealing with it fully and transparently, rather than dealing with anonymous comments in the media. i always adhere to the ministerial code, including my use of my iphone. ministerial code, including my use of my iphone— ministerial code, including my use of my iphone. why do you think that isn't breaching _ of my iphone. why do you think that isn't breaching the _ of my iphone. why do you think that isn't breaching the ministerial - isn't breaching the ministerial code? this is sensitive... it is very clear. — code? this is sensitive... it is very clear. l— code? this is sensitive... it is very clear, i took _ code? this is sensitive... it is very clear, i took advice - code? this is sensitive... it is very clear, i took advice on i code? this is sensitive... it 3 very clear, i took advice on it, and i am confident in that. so very clear, i took advice on it, and i am confident in that.— i am confident in that. so are you den in: i am confident in that. so are you denying that _ i am confident in that. so are you denying that senior— i am confident in that. so are you denying that senior civil - i am confident in that. so are you| denying that senior civil servants, and one in particular, told you not to use your personal phone for government business?- to use your personal phone for government business? sorry, you are aaivin me government business? sorry, you are giving me anonymous _ government business? sorry, you are giving me anonymous speculation. ii giving me anonymous speculation. i have always... trio. giving me anonymous speculation. i have always- - -_ have always... no, i'm 'ust asking a straiaht have always... no, i'm 'ust asking a straight question. _ have always... no, i'm 'ust asking a straight question. no, _ have always... no, i'mjust asking a straight question. no, it's _ have always... no, i'mjust asking a straight question. no, it's not - have always... no, i'mjust asking a straight question. no, it's not a - straight question. no, it's not a straiaht straight question. no, it's not a straight question. _ straight question. no, it's not a straight question. i _ straight question. no, it's not a straight question. i have - straight question. no, it's not a i straight question. i have overtaken advice on the right means,

particularly as foreign secretary, of dealing with a whole range of sensitive issues, always being very careful to protect the integrity of any communications i have. that speak to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. hi, david. so talk us through these comments from dominic raab. , ,:, raab. so, newsnight reported esterda raab. so, newsnight reported yesterday that _ raab. so, newsnight reported yesterday that mr _ raab. so, newsnight reported yesterday that mr raab - raab. so, newsnight reported yesterday that mr raab had i raab. so, newsnight reported i yesterday that mr raab had used raab. so, newsnight reported - yesterday that mr raab had used his personal e—mail for government business while he was at two government departments, once as recently as 2021, and they also reported that a source had told them that civil servants on multiple occasions told him that he should not use his phone like this, and thatis not use his phone like this, and that is something we heard him deny there when he was speaking with my colleague ian watson. now, the ministerial code does allow for personal devices to be used in some scenarios, and dominic raab clearly does believe he has not breached any rules, the rules that ministers are expected to follow when they are in

office. and a friend of dominic raab has told the newsnight programme for things like approving tweets that would subsequently be sent from his social media account. he is also, of course, the subject of investigations when it comes to an independent bullying inquiry going on, and i want to stress that mr raab denies any allegations of bullying civil service staff during any of his stints in government. sources have told the bbc, however that a number of mr raab's private secretaries, now, these are the senior government officials who would work very closely with a minister on a day—to—day basis, sources have told the bbc that a number of them are preparing to make formal complaints about dominic raab. as i said, he is the subject of that official investigation. an official lawyer has been brought in to oversee that. it would then be up to oversee that. it would then be up to that external figure to decide whether or not they would expand the scope of the investigation they are

currently undertaking to look at new complaints also. so we need to wait and see if that happens. mr raab does deny any accusations of bullying, and is confident he will be cleared at the end of this investigation.— be cleared at the end of this investiuation. :, :, investigation. david, thanks for that. next this evening, a report into the death of a five—year—old boy who was killed by his family has called for the welsh government to change how agencies share information about child protection. logan mwangi was killed by his mother, stepfather and a teenager at his home near bridgend injuly last year. hospital doctors in july last year. hospital doctors did injuly last year. hospital doctors did not pass on a list of significant injuries the little boy had suffered. our correspondent tomos morgan has a story, and a warning, his report contains distressing details. if he is in conscious, he needs me! mother in distress. he if he is in conscious, he needs me! mother in distress.— if he is in conscious, he needs me! mother in distress. he needs mum! about a young _ mother in distress. he needs mum! about a young boy _ mother in distress. he needs mum! about a young boy missing, - mother in distress. he needs mum!

about a young boy missing, but - mother in distress. he needs mum! about a young boy missing, but arej about a young boy missing, but are turned out this was all a lie. angharad williamson, her partner and a teenager had beaten them brutally killed logan mwangi. back in august 2020, logan was taken to a&e with several significant injuries. in march the following year, he was put on the child protection register before being taken off three months later. on the 31st ofjuly, his body was found dumped by don cole in a river behind the home. today, a child practice review found that the paediatric consultant that saw logan 11 months before he died failed to make a child protection referral when assessing him. this make a child protection referral when assessing him.— make a child protection referral when assessing him. this was a significant _ when assessing him. this was a significant missed _ when assessing him. this was a significant missed opportunity i when assessing him. this was a i significant missed opportunity for logan. add further information from health being shared, it most likely, though we cannot say for sure, because of hindsight bias, would have triggered a child protection assessment.— assessment. today's report highlights _ assessment. today's report highlights how _ assessment. today's report highlights how covid - assessment. today's report - highlights how covid restrictions prevented social workers, health

care workers and the police from gaining a true picture of how logan lived his life behind closed doors. but the main criticism revolves around the absence of information sharing between those agencies involved, and a call for a national review into this area. the welsh government say a programme to transform children's services is already in place, and it will not conduct another review at this time. it is one that we have heard many times before, and for me, we need to go further and i would like welsh government to undertake an urgent review of the accountability structures which underpin child protection. structures which underpin child protection-— structures which underpin child rotection. :, :, ,: , protection. logan was described as a ha . . l protection. logan was described as a happy. intelligent — protection. logan was described as a happy, intelligent young _ protection. logan was described as a happy, intelligent young boy. - protection. logan was described as a happy, intelligent young boy. his - happy, intelligent young boy. his death will be remembered by so many, and the lessons from it will have to be learned. next, tens of thousands of workers have been on strike across the uk today, in a series of walk—outs affecting schools, universities and

royal mail sorting offices. the strikes are over pay and working conditions. in scotland, the first national strike by teachers in 40 years meant millions of children where our school, and nurses could also go on strike. let's get more now on this wave of industrial discontent with alan jones, industrial correspondent at the press association. good evening. evening. press association. good evening. evenini. :, , evening. so, of course, each individual— evening. so, of course, each individual workplace - evening. so, of course, each individual workplace will - evening. so, of course, each| individual workplace will have evening. so, of course, each - individual workplace will have its own particular set of circumstances, but can you talk about any uniting themes across these strikes, and why we are seeing them?— we are seeing them? well, the one unitin: we are seeing them? well, the one uniting thing _ we are seeing them? well, the one uniting thing is _ we are seeing them? well, the one uniting thing is pay. _ we are seeing them? well, the one uniting thing is pay. in _ we are seeing them? well, the one uniting thing is pay. in most - we are seeing them? well, the one uniting thing is pay. in most if - we are seeing them? well, the one uniting thing is pay. in most if not i uniting thing is pay. in most if not all of these disputes, pay is at the centre of it all. the university lecturers want a pay rise, the teachers and nurses in scotland want a better pay rise and they have been offered, and the royal mail workers want a better pay rise. there are other issues as well, changes to terms and conditions, changes to

working practices which are very big for workers, working practices which are very big forworkers, but working practices which are very big for workers, but pay is the central issue, and obviously, with the rate of inflation, virtually out of control, actually, at the moment, it is no surprise, really, that all these disputes are breaking out, and they are breaking out every day, and there are some very big ones to come down the line in the next few weeks as well. and as we look back in history, is there always, then, likely to be this correlation between periods of high inflation and periods therefore of industrial action? yes, i mean, yes, buti of industrial action? yes, i mean, yes, but i think this is different, actually. one of the differences this time is there was the pandemic. you know, lots, millions of workers actually worked through the pandemic, didn't get a pay rise, where expecting to have, quite rightly, i think, expecting to have a pay rise at the end of it, haven't had a pay rise or haven't had a pay offer, or had a pay offer which is way below the rate of inflation. i think that has made a big difference. i think the other big difference. i think the other big differences, a lot of the unions are now saying, you know, a lot of companies do make a loss of money, a lot of chief executives are paid

incredible salaries, and there is kind of a newish breed of trade union leader, and they think their mission now is to try and close the 93p- mission now is to try and close the gap. so those things are different, but nonetheless, most of these disputes are straightforwardly about pat’- pay- i pat’- i will not ask you to predict the future or anything, but can you see swift resolution here, or is this something we are going to see more of? late something we are going to see more of? ~ :, , something we are going to see more of? 9 :, , :, :, , of? we are definitely going to see more. as of? we are definitely going to see more- as i — of? we are definitely going to see more. as i said, _ of? we are definitely going to see more. as i said, there _ of? we are definitely going to see more. as i said, there are - of? we are definitely going to see more. as i said, there are some i of? we are definitely going to see i more. as i said, there are some big ones coming up, in the nhs in england and wales, where there could be some quite serious disruption in the coming weeks. we are waiting for announcements from the royal college of nursing. there is a big ballot amongst unison members, so i don't think they are going to be settled any time soon. there was a bit of a breakthrough in scotland today, actually, amongst health workers. a bigger pay offer has been made there, and some strikes have been called off. and there was a meeting today between the transport secretary on the rail union leaders, and the atmosphere there is definitely better. that is not to

say the strikes are going to end soon. there is a strike on saturday, and train drivers, the rmt, have announced loads of strikes in the run—up to christmas. so these are difficult days for unions and companies, to be honest. none of them are going to be settled very quickly, and none of them are very easy to be settled either. 0k, easy to be settled either. ok, thank you very much for that, alanjones. next, almost 23,000 people who were taken to hospital by ambulance in england last week had to wait more than half an hour outside the hospital before they could be seen. nhs managers have warned that ambulance crews are having to deal with long delays for handovers at a&e, and they say the situation is leading to deaths stop more than 13,000 patients were in hospital beds, even though they were ready to leave. that is partly down to delays with social care. health editor hugh pym reports from milton keynes. these are some of the nhs's jugglers — every day trying to free up beds

for those who've just arrived and get others safely home. it can be an uphill struggle — they have to keep the system moving. nigel is a senior paramedic. nigel is a senior paramedic at the front door of the hospital, as ambulance crews wait to hand over patients. at the moment, in a&e, we're very full. there is nowhere to move the patients, so the crews at the moment are doing cohorting. we have one crew that's going to take three patients. if another crew comes in, they'll take that patient as well. that will release three crews. nigel has been transferred to work in the hospital. each day he liaises with doctors and nurses to find spaces in a&e, move patients out of corridor, and get ambulance crews back on the road. we've got 85 in the department, we have had 19 in the last hour and 108 seen so far today. it's a complex numbers game. at the midday meeting, julie reviews with colleagues what the latest a&e pressures mean for the rest of the hospital. over in surgery, we have one male bed available, i

with three definites i and eight potentials. it's at the second highest alert level. there are 74 patients in beds who are fit to leave. opal three means for us that there's a significant blockage in getting people out of hospital. we are very full at the moment. we have a significant number of patients that no longer need to be in hospitalfor their care. one solution is a new same—day emergency care centre, aiming to treat people quickly so they don't need a bed. victoria, who is a consultant here, says getting older patients back home if possible is vital. if we can prevent 30% of people coming into hospital at the front door, that's 30% fewer people that need to come into hospital in the beds. as soon as you come into hospital, you start to decondition. so a frail older person will start to lose muscle tone and strength and independence, even on day one. so if we can prevent that, even for one to two two days, that will be significantly important. the centre's also helpful

for patients like sheila who can get a check—up after an operation. i've got no complaints whatsoever. they come in and - done it and i was home. so how does the hospital boss see the bigger picture? he says it is all about getting the patients the right support at home. if i had a blank cheque for the nhs, i would spend it not in the hospital, but in community and social care to free up capacity in our hospital to treat more patients. i've just taken him round to x ray... ministers say more money will go to social care. nhs england says there are more call handlers than hospital beds. but as today's figures show, the pressure's on those on the front the pressures on those on the front line are as intense as ever. hugh pym, bbc news, milton keynes. a man has been charged with the murders of a mother and her two young daughters in an arson attack at their home in nottingham. the 28—year—old and her two children, aged one and three, died

in hospital after the blaze in clifton on sunday. jamie barrow, 31, from the village, is due in court tomorrow. earlier today, the community came together to remember the family. simon ward reports. the horror of the three deaths has shocked everyone. today, the nottinghamshire gambian community came to this close to remember the community. the fire happened in the early hours of sunday morning. one—year—old nawa, and fatima, three, died on the day of the fire. their mother was on life support, but died on tuesday. today, two of fatimata's uncle spoke of the strength they are getting from the people around them. i am really grateful. _ from the people around them. i am really grateful. it _ from the people around them. i am really grateful. it shows _ from the people around them. i —n really grateful. it shows the solidarity of the community, and how the community always come together to support each other. latte

the community always come together to support each other.— to support each other. we are very much comforted, _ to support each other. we are very much comforted, because - to support each other. we are very much comforted, because we - to support each other. we are very| much comforted, because we know to support each other. we are very - much comforted, because we know that our community is behind us, and in demanding— our community is behind us, and in demanding forjustice, i know they will be _ demanding forjustice, i know they will be with us all the way. until— will be with us all the way. until this— will be with us all the way. until this thing is finished. we lost a — until this thing is finished. we lost a beautiful, very, very beautiful— lost a beautiful, very, very beautiful soul. fatoumatta is such an incredible person, and she would not even _ an incredible person, and she would not even hurt a fly. she wouldn't hurt _ not even hurt a fly. she wouldn't hurt anyone in her life. i know her very. _ hurt anyone in her life. i know her very. very— hurt anyone in her life. i know her very, very well. she would not hurt anyone _ anyone. the children's father, nonny — the children's father, and fatoumatta's husband was in the united states when the fire happened. he returned to nottingham this week. they gambian community is finding it hard to come to terms with the loss. we are all heartbroken. because fatoumatta, we all knew her and interacted with her. she was a brilliant human being. and for her little children, and for this to happen to them, we can never recover

as a community from this. officials from the gambian high commissioner travelled to london to be in nottingham for today's event. it is to children involved who may have _ it is to children involved who may have had — it is to children involved who may have had dreams, will never get the chance _ have had dreams, will never get the chance to _ have had dreams, will never get the chance to actualise those dreams, a mother— chance to actualise those dreams, a mother that — chance to actualise those dreams, a mother that will never see her children— mother that will never see her children grow, a father who will never— children grow, a father who will never see — children grow, a father who will never see his children grow. we are very sad _ never see his children grow. we are very sad and — never see his children grow. we are very sad and shocked. why— very sad and shocked. why did this happen? family members in the community hope answers will be found soon. i'm simon ward, bbc news, clifton, nottingham. to the world cup now. both england and camps have been putting in the last training sessions before tomorrow's second group match is against the usa and iran. we will hearfrom our wales against the usa and iran. we will hear from our wales correspondent from their camp, but first, let's hear from from their camp, but first, let's hearfrom natalie perks in doha. please welcome, the turkey!

thanksgiving _ please welcome, the turkey! thanksgiving in _ please welcome, the turkey! thanksgiving in the - please welcome, the turkey! thanksgiving in the desert. i please welcome, the turkey! i thanksgiving in the desert. not exactly a common sight in qatar. as americans in doha were dreaming of a win tomorrow, the us team captain was promising they won't make a meal of it. 9, 9, was promising they won't make a meal of it. :, :, : , ., was promising they won't make a meal of it. :, :, : , :, ., of it. england are currently one of the favourites _ of it. england are currently one of the favourites to _ of it. england are currently one of the favourites to win _ of it. england are currently one of the favourites to win the - of it. england are currently one of the favourites to win the world i of it. england are currently one of. the favourites to win the world cup. i think that in a lot of games, people would probably say that we are the underdogs, but we carried out with pride. history is on their side. the game between the united states and england — the game between the united states and england ends— the game between the united states and england ends in— the game between the united states and england ends in a _ the game between the united states and england ends in a sensation! - and england ends in a sensation! in and england ends in a sensation! in 1950, — and england ends in a sensation! ini950. a— and england ends in a sensation! in1950, a team— and england ends in a sensation! in 1950, a team of— and england ends in a sensation! in 1950, a team of part—timers. and england ends in a sensation! i in 1950, a team of part—timers beat england 1—0 in one of the biggest upsets in world cup history. this is dempsey. decent try! abshd upsets in world cup history. this is dempsey. decent try! and in 2010, this speculative _ this is dempsey. decent try! and in 2010, this speculative shot - this is dempsey. decent try! and in 2010, this speculative shot was - 2010, this speculative shot was helped on its way for a 1—1 draw. oh, dear! game against america, on. deep — game against america, you just can't take it lightly. there is an element of chaos to the american side, in the way they play, and that's what they thrive on, and it actually

reinforces that you have got to be really clued in. that is something these young lions showed in spades against iran, beating asia's highest ranked side with aplomb. these players are putting our country— these players are putting our country on the map, really. they are regaining _ country on the map, really. they are regaining our— country on the map, really. they are regaining our respectability on a world _ regaining our respectability on a world stage, we have got to keep that _ that. usa! in. usa!| in the usai - in the souks, usai — in the souks, in the squares, usa! in the souks, in the squares, fans are ready. come on, england! no _ come on, england! no one wants their world cup voyage to meet an early end. between the sombreros and headdresses, bucket hats have found their place in qatar's international culture clash, as welsh fans prepare for their second taste of world cup football. we've had a great time, to be honest. betterthan we've had a great time, to be honest. better than what we are anticipated, because we were apprehensive coming. if we don't beat iran, i don't think we deserved to go through. after— we deserved to go through. after all— we deserved to go through. after all the euphoria of simply getting to the world cup, wales have had to deal with the reality of

being on a global stage, and the pressure that brings on and off the pitch. the threat of a yellow card stopped gareth bale from wearing the onelove armband on monday. a rainbow flag at wales' training ground had by today disappeared. wales' training ground had by today disappeared-— disappeared. fifa's decisions frustrating. _ disappeared. fifa's decisions frustrating. we _ disappeared. fifa's decisions frustrating. we weren't - disappeared. fifa's decisions frustrating. we weren't too i disappeared. fifa's decisions - frustrating. we weren't too happy about not being able to wear it. obviously, with the sanctions that could have been put in place, which ultimately, i know people say, you should have won it, but we would have been sent off after about 25 minutes. so, of course we support it, but we are here to play football at the same time. every gesture by tomorrow's opponents will be scrutinised too. against england, the iranian players refused to sing their anthem. the silence seen by many as voicing support for anti—government protests. by today, words were chosen fairly carefully. translation: i chosen fairly carefully. tuna/mom- chosen fairly carefully. translation: :, :, chosen fairly carefully. translation: :, �* :, :, :, ~ translation: i don't want to talk about political— translation: i don't want to talk about political issues, _ translation: i don't want to talk about political issues, but - translation: i don't want to talk about political issues, but i - translation: i don't want to talk about political issues, but i can i about political issues, but i can give _ about political issues, but i can give you — about political issues, but i can give you a _ about political issues, but i can give you a very short sentence in response — give you a very short sentence in response to _ give you a very short sentence in response to your question. no, we are not— response to your question. no, we are not underany response to your question. no, we are not under any pressure. the fact is that— are not under any pressure. the fact is that we _ are not under any pressure. the fact is that we have come here to play

football — football. both teams, then, wanting football. — both teams, then, wanting to focus on the game, but knowing the politics are still under the spotlight. now, more than 1000 paddington bears have been delivered to a barnardos nursery in east london by the queen consort camilla. the bears, that were left by members of the public for the queen after she died, have been gathered up and cleaned and taken for a children's teddy bears picnic. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. their stay in clarence house had come to an end. this morning, after a sightseeing tour of central london, it was time for these paddington bears to meet their new owners. hand delivering them at this barnardos nursery in east london, the queen consort, who is also the charity's patron. t? oh, yes please!

it was this film, to mark queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee, it was this film, to mark queen elizabeth's platinumjubilee, that touched the nation, and connected the monarchs of the little bear from peru. when the queen died, hundreds and hundreds of bears and soft toys were left as tributes, and having been carefully collected and cleaned, they are now ready to find their forever homes. what a theirforever homes. what a mess! even i their forever homes. what a mess! even i have never theirforever homes. what a mess! even i have never made a mess— what a mess! even i have never made a mess like _ what a mess! even i have never made a mess like this before! and _ a mess like this before! and who better to read the story paddington takes a bath than the bare's on—screen adoptive father brown? this label says it all. this paddington bear was left at a royal park residents in memory of her majesty— park residents in memory of her majesty queen elizabeth ii in september 2022. majesty queen elizabeth ii in september2022. on majesty queen elizabeth ii in september 2022. on the reverse, majesty queen elizabeth ii in september2022. on the reverse, it says. _ september2022. on the reverse, it says, please look after this bear, and it— says, please look after this bear, and it is— says, please look after this bear, and it is signed by her majesty the queen— and it is signed by her majesty the queen consort. i think all the queen consort. ! think all the children— queen consort. i think all the children here who have received one of these _ children here who have received one of these bears today might not quite .et of these bears today might not quite get the _ of these bears today might not quite get the impact of it now, but to have _ get the impact of it now, but to have that — get the impact of it now, but to have that by your bed in years to come _ have that by your bed in years to come will— have that by your bed in years to come will be quite special. after— come will be quite special. after the marmalade sandwiches, it

was time for the queen consort to 90, was time for the queen consort to go, but over the next few weeks, 1000 paddington is and teddies who were left in royal parks and palaces will be given to children across the uk. sarah campbell, bbc news, east london. 0k, london. ok, let's get the weather, with darren. hello, there. it should be a drier day for much of the country tomorrow. today, we have seen a lot of rain. it is short sharp bursts of rain in that weather front and band of cloud there, moving to very quickly, but you can see the card packing in behind that, bringing these areas of showers, pushing them across western areas and then moving their way eastwards across the northern half of the uk. so quite windy with those showers as well. things tend to calm down a bit right at the end of the night as it turns drier and the winds start to drop as well. temperatures will fall away too, about 5 degrees fairly widely. rural areas, particularly in the east, could be down to about three celsius. heading into tomorrow, we

will find overnight showers out in the north sea. further showers or longer spells of rain moving in across scotland, mainly north of the central belt. the odd light shower around some of the other western areas, but for other places, it will be dry. some sunshine around, the winds won't be a strong and gusty as earlier on today, and temperatures making double figures in the central belt of scotland could make a pleasant 14 degrees in south wales. heading into the weekend, we will find some wet weatherjust heading into the weekend, we will find some wet weather just waiting to come in from the atlantic, where we have some lower pressure. the winds are actually strengthening overnight and into wednesday, where we will start with some early sunshine across eastern england, more cloud heading our way. rain develops across much of wales and western parts of england, across more of scotland and affecting the northern isles from time to time. —— northern isles from time to time. —— northern ireland. they will be accompanied by strong and perhaps locally gale force winds around some southern and western coasts, but it is a southerly wind so it is pushing milder airfurther north is a southerly wind so it is pushing milder air further north across the uk, so 12-13 milder air further north across the uk, so 12—13 even across parts of scotland. that rain will continue

into the evening and overnight. the mild weather continues overnight, saturday night and sunday morning, that weather from taking rain down towards the south—east to then move away. while most of that rain may move away, we will be left with a lot of cloud, and it is possible that rain could hang around. away from here, we are into sunshine and showers. most so there were showers in the west, and some could be heavy, possibly thundery. it won't be as windy and temperatures won't change very much overnight, generally in double figures. into next week, though, it will get colder, but at the same time, we should not have as much rain, but we could be left with a lot of cloud, rain and mist and fog.

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