this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the latest world cup match between wales and iran has just kicked off — with wales captain gareth bale urging school teachers in his country to let their pupils watch the �*historic�* game. meanwhile their group b rivals england are looking to earn enough points to qualify for the final 16 in their match against the usa this evening. the biggest walk—out in uk health care history, as nurses in england, wales and northern ireland announce two days of strikes on 15th and 20th december, in a row over pay. as ukraine struggles with power cuts and continuing russian bombing, first lady olenska zelenska speaks to the bbc. translation: at times it is -

extremely hard but then we find new emotions which help us to keep going. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. let's begin with the fifa world cup. it's another huge day in the fifa world cup with both wales and england playing in group b. england face the usa later on this evening but wales have already kicked off against iran. the score is currently 0—0. victory for wales would give them a good chance of reaching the knockout stages of the tournament. well, school children have had their lessons cancelled

and pubs across the country will be unusually busy for ten o'clock in the morning. tomos morgan is in one in cardiff for us now. i think you are probably going to have a bit of difficulty hearing from me so i willjust say, take it away and tell us what it is like there. �* ., , ., away and tell us what it is like there. �* ., ., there. i'm glad you said that because it — there. i'm glad you said that because it is _ there. i'm glad you said that because it is deafening - there. i'm glad you said that| because it is deafening here. there. i'm glad you said that - because it is deafening here. the welsh government have told schools across wales that if they think they want to do it, schools can take the children out of lessons for this two hour period that wales are playing against iran. as you mention, 0—0. but make no mistake, this is a must win game for wales because they got a point against usa on monday and will be looking to win today because they won't want to go into the game against england, and i think everyone realises that will be a tough game and england will win the group so that we need a good result today. it is a packed out venue

today, behind new wales havejust missed a chance. 1500 people packed into this venue in cardiff, it's like being in a stadium. although the noise levels are very high, there is a palpable sense of tension as well as the smell of beer and bacon butties. people are apprehensive but also i think they know this is such a big game and everyone has been looking forward to this for such a long time. how big is this occasion today?— is this occasion today? massive. can't ut is this occasion today? massive. can't put it _ is this occasion today? massive. can't put it into _ is this occasion today? massive. can't put it into words, - is this occasion today? massive. can't put it into words, it - is this occasion today? massive. can't put it into words, it means is this occasion today? massive. i can't put it into words, it means so much _ can't put it into words, it means so much the — can't put it into words, it means so much- th— much. the expectation? sign 4-1, wales. much. the expectation? sign 4-1, wales- leo. _ much. the expectation? sign 4-1, wales. leo, talk— much. the expectation? sign 4-1, wales. leo, talk to _ much. the expectation? sign 4-1, wales. leo, talk to me _ much. the expectation? sign 4-1, wales. leo, talk to me about - much. the expectation? sign 4-1, wales. leo, talk to me about the | wales. leo, talk to me about the atmosphere. sold out, only ten o'clock in the morning. mit? atmosphere. sold out, only ten o'clock in the morning. why wouldn't ou o'clock in the morning. why wouldn't you come? — o'clock in the morning. why wouldn't you come? we _ o'clock in the morning. why wouldn't you come? we are _ o'clock in the morning. why wouldn't you come? we are making _ o'clock in the morning. why wouldn't you come? we are making history, l o'clock in the morning. why wouldn't. you come? we are making history, we haveut— you come? we are making history, we haven't been— you come? we are making history, we haven't been here _ you come? we are making history, we haven't been here since _ you come? we are making history, we haven't been here since 58, _ you come? we are making history, we haven't been here since 58, my- you come? we are making history, we haven't been here since 58, my dad i haven't been here since 58, my dad has been _ haven't been here since 58, my dad has been waiting _ haven't been here since 58, my dad has been waiting for— haven't been here since 58, my dad has been waiting for this _ haven't been here since 58, my dad has been waiting for this his- haven't been here since 58, my dad has been waiting for this his wholel has been waiting for this his whole life, has been waiting for this his whole life. if_ has been waiting for this his whole life. if you — has been waiting for this his whole life. if you are _ has been waiting for this his whole life, if you are a _ has been waiting for this his whole life, if you are a welsh _ has been waiting for this his whole life, if you are a welsh person - has been waiting for this his whole life, if you are a welsh person you| life, if you are a welsh person you would _ life, if you are a welsh person you would be — life, if you are a welsh person you would be stupid _ life, if you are a welsh person you would be stupid not— life, if you are a welsh person you would be stupid not to _ life, if you are a welsh person you would be stupid not to support- life, if you are a welsh person you i would be stupid not to support wales in this_ would be stupid not to support wales in this event — would be stupid not to support wales in this event ls— would be stupid not to support wales

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tuesday, the old enemy for so many fans here in wales. looks like wales have made a much better start today, everyone is on their feet and every single decision going for and against wales.— single decision going for and auainst wales. ., .,, a, ., single decision going for and auainst wales. ., ., ., ,, against wales. thomas morgan, thank ou ve against wales. thomas morgan, thank you very much — against wales. thomas morgan, thank you very much come _ against wales. thomas morgan, thank you very much come and _ against wales. thomas morgan, thank you very much come and enjoy - against wales. thomas morgan, thank you very much come and enjoy the i you very much come and enjoy the game as well. very impressive that thomas was able to persuade a few of the fans to peel their eyes away from the big screen for a few to him as the game gets under way. england's bukayo saka has come a long way from his primary school football days, going on to score two goals for his country at the world cup on monday against iran. mike bushell has been at his old school, edward bentham primary in west london today. we are in fine voice this morning singing... you don't have to stop. it's so lovely. it's keeping us warm as well. he has come back to school, he is behind them. back to the school where he was until about ten years ago when he went on to secondary school. they have their bukayo saka t—shirts that he provided for the school when he returned to visit them, shook all their hands, took an assembly.

this is rather special as well. we had a hard time after the penalty shoot—out at the euros. myla was so concerned about that, she wanted to show how much the school loves him, she came up with the idea of having a mural. what gave you the idea and what you wanted to do with this? after the euros bukayo faced racism, i felt we should honour him and show respect by making a mural of him. one of the parents did it, didn't they? yes. it's absolutely beautiful. what was his reaction when he saw it? he was pretty shocked and happy. he was thankful and gratefulfor the mural. what was it like on monday when he scored those two goals and you were in the school hall cheering on because it was on at lunchtime during school time, wasn't it? yeah. it was amazing and shocking that he scored another goal after last year's euros and he faced the racism. he did a lot better this time. he's only 21 and he is doing so well, one of the star players for england.

he definitely will start tonight against the usa. hopefully he will score again. let's talk to some of his teachers who knew bukayo very well when he was here at school. his maths teacher, helen brown. helen, when he was in maths, you said he was a very able people. you said he was a very able pupil. and he did brilliantly. he organised the assembly he took as well. when he was in my maths class he was really clever, he was really respectful. a brilliant role model. a few years ago he came back to do an assembly in school. it wasjust wonderful. you could hear a pin drop in the assembly hall. all the children were so inspired by him. it is lovely to see. they are doing the limbo under the flags. and scoring goals. thanks ever so much, helen. let's speak to beverly curzon because you were welfare officer when he was a youngster here. and you are still in touch with him, and he still talks about how much the school means to him. i still talk to him. i send him our football results. he's really interested in our football team. whenever we win i send them to him, and when we lose, too.

i still speak to him. i have a little chat now and again to see how he is getting on. a lovely boy. what does he make of all the love? we have seen the mural, all the t—shirts. he keeps in touch with the results as well, doesn't he? he loves the school, all the kids that are here, all the people. his whole family. isabelle macdonald—brown, you were in charge of the football team, starting off his playing career, used to take him to matches. what did you think of his chances? did he stand out? he stood out from such a young age. as soon as he came over to the juniors, myself and mrs curzon, we spotted him on the playground and we thought, we've got to get him of the year 6 team, even— though he was only in year 4. he wasjust such a brilliant team player. he never took the ball just for himself. he brought out the best in everyone. i'll tell you what, we are having so much fun here. we have been having so much fun playing all the football games, the limbo. everyone, come round.

i want a score prediction for tonight. who will win tonight? all: england! and i think we might know the answer to this one. who's going to score? all: bukayo! of course he is. shout louder, so they'll hear it in qatar. one more time. all: bukayo! there you are. i think there may be a few sore throats later with all that cheering. great to see that enthusiasm. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland will strike just before christmas in what is set to be their biggest walk—out in the nhs's history. the royal college of nursing has announced strikes across two days. the walk—outs will happen on 15th and 20th december from 8am to 8pm. it's a dispute over pay. the union has demanded that its members receive a rise in response to the cost of living crisis. earlier this year, the government accepted the recommendations of the independent nhs pay review body to give nurses a £1,400 pay rise.

though routine appointments will be affected by the strikes, nurses will still be able to provide emergency and ongoing care. urgent tests and scans will still go ahead for vulnerable patients. and gp services should be unaffected because nurses working in practices weren't eligible to take part in the ballot. the rcn's general secretary, pat cullen has critisised what she describes as �*unsafe staffing levels' and low levels of pay. industrial action in scotland will not go ahead as pay negotiations continue. laura foster reports. sean only started working as a nurse at the start of this year, and is already thinking of leaving because of the pay. what would you say to a patient who, say, has had their operation postponed because of this strike action? well, first of all, i'm sorry. i hope and think they would understand that, you know, if they have been waiting for that operation, they've probably been waiting for it because there isn't enough staff. and if we don't pay nurses fairly, we're not going to attract people and we're not going to keep people.

the strikes will last from 8am to 8pm each day. we will continue to provide life—preserving services on those days. but of course there will be disruption. but there's disruption to patient services at this point in time — there has been for many, many years. the union wants its members' pay to go up by the rate of inflation plus 5%, but government say that's not affordable. at the christmas market in birmingham, it was hard to find people who didn't support the nurses. but there are worries. i've got a child that's disabled. so, you know, if we did need to go, then obviously it is a concern i think most british people, if we talk about our nhs, .

and at more than half the trusts in england. earlier i spoke to carmel 0'boyle, an nhs nurse in liverpool, and chair of the north west regional board for the royal college of nursing. she told me that nurses feel that they had no other option but to walk out. no nurse wants to go out on strike but i don't see what else we can do. the government is forcing us to do this, they could stop it by coming

back to the negotiations but they haven't listened and don't seem to understand the value of nursing and the predicament that puts our patients in. patients are already in danger because there aren't enough nurses and we can't get enough nurses without proper pay. you see a fundamental link between safe staffing, safe patient care and pay? absolutely. all any nurse wants to do is to care for their patients properly but we can't do that if there aren't enough of us and we can't attract people to the profession and we can't retain people to the profession if there aren't enough of us in the beginning. we are overworked, and overstretched and undervalued. we have students who are not joining the register because they are joining graduate supermarket schemes because the pay is better and we need those skills to look after our patients. what should the ratio be, the safe ratio of staff to patients? that is a difficult question because it kind of depends on what area that you work in, so patients who have high acuity in intensive care would need a one—to—one nurse and somebody on a ward would need something different. but every service, every ward,

every clinic, every district nurse across the land is overstretched and we need more people to help us. that interview was with carmel 0'boyle of the royal college of nursing speaking to me earlier. officials in ukraine say seven people were killed in russia's latest missile strikes targeting the recently liberated city of kherson. a high—rise residential building caught fire in the shelling, which also hit a children's playground. meanwhile ukraine has said that as much as half of the country's electricity needs are currently not being met, after waves of russian missile and drone strikes this week. power companies have said it's getting harder to fix key infrastructure — the result is a virtual blackout in some cities — like this in kyiv on thursday evening. president volodymyr zelensky said 15 regions were experiencing difficulties in supplying power and water. the bbc�*sjessica parker has the latest from kyiv. we have been hearing reports from local officials of heavy

bombardments in and around kherson city over the last day with reports as well of casualties. 0fficials city over the last day with reports as well of casualties. officials say residential areas have been hit, also a shipyard, gas pipes and school grounds. kherson was of course liberated earlier this month and was seen as a great victory for ukraine as the russians retreated to the other side of the dnipro river. western sources suggest that they think the russians might be digging in on the other side of that river now building fortifications. some residents have been offered the chance to evacuate the area. living conditions in kherson remain very difficult following the retreat from russia. meanwhile, of course, conditions elsewhere remain extremely tough. here in kyiv they are continuously working to try and restore power, electricity, water supplies as well. they were already struggling in terms of power outages before wednesday's fresh strikes that targeted critical infrastructure. but of course, the

fear is that as they carry out those repairs, that further missing strikes will come and set them back again, and the temperature is only going to get colder and colder. you can already see conditions are very cold here in kyiv, there is a heavy mist hanging over the city as well. in other developments today, uk foreign secretary james cleverly has been visiting. amongst other things he is promising £3 million to help with rebuilding that critical infrastructure. but i think more broadly, the uk which has been seen as a very important supporter of ukraine, keen to keep underlying that support after a change of three prime ministers in recent times in britain, so i thinkjames cleverly is here to send that message of reassurance today. jessica parker. russian forces have been regrouping after being forced to withdraw from the city of kherson — but now appear to be concentrating their efforts towards the east of the country. in particular, they are trying to capture more territory near the city of donetsk — which pro—russian forces have controlled since 2014 — and which russia now claims has

joined its federation. it's meant heavy damage to the ukrainian—held town of avdiyivka — now effectively on the front line of the military battle. 0ur correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov has been there — and sent this report. this is what the front line looks like. months of intensive fighting turned avdiyivka into a ghost town. those people who are still staying in the town are too afraid to go out because of constant shelling. and it is really quiet here. the only sound we can hear is the sound of artillery fire. both outgoing and incoming. explosion . people come out from their shelters when humanitarian aid is delivered. translation: to shelters when humanitarian aid is delivered. tuna/mom- shelters when humanitarian aid is delivered. translation: to go to the sho or delivered. translation: to go to the shop or take — delivered. translation: to go to the

shop or take garbage _ delivered. translation: to go to the shop or take garbage out _ delivered. translation: to go to the shop or take garbage out is _ delivered. translation: to go to the shop or take garbage out is an - delivered. translation: to go to the shop or take garbage out is an act i shop or take garbage out is an act of bravery now. you never know whether you would come back. there are about 2000 _ whether you would come back. there are about 2000 people _ whether you would come back. there are about 2000 people remaining in avdiyivka. they try to survive without gas, electricity, heating and running water. 1a people stay in this basement. they've got christmas decorations to light the shelter. and they use an old stove for heating. "0ur and they use an old stove for heating. "our main invention is a bucket, which we use as a toilet." local authorities call on people to leave the town. they warn that many will not survive the coming winter. translation: we will not survive the coming winter. translation:— will not survive the coming winter. translation: ~ ., , ., , ., translation: we will not be able to rovide translation: we will not be able to provide food. — translation: we will not be able to provide food. we _ translation: we will not be able to provide food, we will _ translation: we will not be able to provide food, we will not _ translation: we will not be able to provide food, we will not be - translation: we will not be able to provide food, we will not be able i translation: we will not be able to provide food, we will not be able to l provide food, we will not be able to evacuate people, even if someone decides to leave, because the roads will be blocked by snow. this winter we will not be able to do that at

all. we tell people, do you understand that even if you don't starve to death, you may simply freeze to death?— starve to death, you may simply freeze to death? elena may follow his advice and _ freeze to death? elena may follow his advice and get _ freeze to death? elena may follow his advice and get evacuated. i freeze to death? elena may followl his advice and get evacuated. she's making a soup outside her apartment block. the building is severely damaged and cannot be used as a shelter in freezing weather. translation:— shelter in freezing weather. translation: ._ , ., translation: maybe i will leave. if the shell translation: maybe i will leave. if they shell this _ translation: maybe i will leave. if they shell this place _ translation: maybe i will leave. if they shell this place again _ translation: maybe i will leave. if they shell this place again they i translation: maybe i will leave. if they shell this place again they can i they shell this place again they can blow up the whole building, all those flats that are below mine are destroyed. the flaw in my apartment still holds up, though. —— the floor. explosion as elena waits for her soup to be cooked, an artillery shell flies over a few hundred metres from us. we have to go inside to take cover. the sounds of explosions and gunfire

remind everyone that the winter here is going to be deadly. elon musk says twitter will provide a "general amnesty" to some suspended accounts from next week. this comes after he started a poll on wednesday asking users whether accounts that had "not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam" should be let back on. several accounts, such as that of former us president donald trump, have already been reinstated. today, elon musk also announced that twitter will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next friday. the social media platform will use different colour checks for organizations and individuals. he says that all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before the check is activated. joining me now is social media consultant, matt navarra. a general amnesty to some suspended accounts. why is elon musk doing this? ,., ., , ., ,

this? good question. he is unleashing _ this? good question. he is unleashing the _ this? good question. he is unleashing the gates i this? good question. he is unleashing the gates of. this? good question. he is| unleashing the gates of hell this? good question. he is i unleashing the gates of hell and letting the worst people on twitter that have been banned previously or suspended back on the platform. so it is going to cause chaos for most people, and certainly for brands and advertisers it is not going to be something they will be particularly impressed by, and i don't think twitter has anything in place really to manage what potentially could be a disastrous in terms of the content that could be on the platform from these users. ihla that could be on the platform from these users— these users. no additional safety measures or _ these users. no additional safety measures or indeed _ these users. no additional safety measures or indeed enough i these users. no additional safety measures or indeed enough staffj these users. no additional safety i measures or indeed enough staff to monitor what these users are putting on the social media platform. hat monitor what these users are putting on the social media platform. hot at on the social media platform. not at all. twitter, — on the social media platform. not at all. twitter, like _ on the social media platform. not at all. twitter, like many _ on the social media platform. not at all. twitter, like many other- all. twitter, like many other platforms, struggles with dealing with content moderation anyway. it has lots of people to handle it manually but also the automated systems it has got. and i can't see anything from elon musk suggesting anything from elon musk suggesting anything has been progressed or developed that will handle the potential additional harassment or abuse that will come from these users who have a track record of some of the worst users on twitter.

you have to wonder what the business thinking is behind this. you you have to wonder what the business thinking is behind this.— thinking is behind this. you do but some might _ thinking is behind this. you do but some might speculate _ thinking is behind this. you do but some might speculate he - thinking is behind this. you do but some might speculate he wants i thinking is behind this. you do but some might speculate he wants to boost numbers, bringing back a lot of active heavy users of the platform could do that that it wouldn't be great for the well—being of the platform. and they be his free speech kind of vibe he is really strong and passionate about and feels that somehow this addresses that. but i think it creates more problems and asks more questions than it gives solutions, to be honest. let's talk about the verification system we mentioned briefly in the introduction. what do you make of it? is it over complicating things? it is more complicated than it was, previously we had a single ljutic and the application wasn't perfect on but twitter it served a purpose and it was effective to some degree. now that this new version, which allows people to buy a blue tick and has additional layers or tiers of ticks and leaves gaps and questions around what happens at certain types of

accounts and manually verifying things, that was something he wasn't previously going to do, and has he got the processes and staff members to deal with that? there are small improvements with this new plan but it adds more complexity and yet again raises more questions about what this will look like for advertisers and everyday users. find advertisers and everyday users. and those broad questions of the future of twitter, what is your view? people have been migrating to other platforms, haven't they? perhaps keeping a foot in both camps, one foot still in twitter but another foot still in twitter but another foot elsewhere in case it all goes belly up with twitter but what is your view on twitter as things stand? i your view on twitter as things stand? ~ your view on twitter as things stand? ,, ., �* , your view on twitter as things stand? ,, . �* , , ., stand? i think that's right. it is a case of hedging _ stand? i think that's right. it is a case of hedging your _ stand? i think that's right. it is a case of hedging your bets - stand? i think that's right. it is a case of hedging your bets at i stand? i think that's right. it is a case of hedging your bets at the | case of hedging your bets at the moment, we don't know where it is all going to land and there is lots to be decided by elon musk but the signs do not look great. from advertisers' point of view the latest decision might be the final nail in the coffin for them making the decision as to whether to spend money on the platform that will speu money on the platform that will spell even more problems for the platform going forward into the years ahead. good to get your views, matt navarra, social media

consultant. people who share explicit images or videos, which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent, could be jailed under proposed changes to the law in england and wales. the government has announced a series of amendments to the online safety bill — which is currently going through parliament — giving police and prosecutors more power to bring abusers to justice. monika plaha has been speaking to campaigners. there is no way of stopping more people seeing them. in this moment right now, people might be looking at them. people might be copying them, downloading them, sharing them. explicit images of georgie were shared online. in a text, her ex—partner admitted it was him, and said he didn't want to hurt her. we spoke to georgie earlier this yearfor bbc panorama. despite having a written admission of guilt in a text message, because he doesn't claim to have wanted to hurt me, i was told by the police that there was nothing they could do. georgie had no legal protection then, but today the government has announced plans to criminalise

sharing intimate images without consent. this is a very welcome recognition of, i think, the life—shattering harms of intimate—image abuse. if the perpetrator intentionally shares an intimate image without the consent of the person in that image, that is a criminal offence. in other words, we don't need to prove any more that they did it to cause distress to the victim, or they did it for sexual gratification — it'sjust that consent issue that is central. the online safety bill will also be amended to make sharing explicit deep fakes — which involves editing a face onto another body without consent — a crime in england and wales. it will also tackle downblousing, where photos are taken down a woman's top without permission. i think, for a long time, people thought many of these practices were already criminal offences. obviously, we're facing a different

type of threat to people with digital means used, so the law's got to adapt and we've taken evidence on it, we've looked very carefully at it, we accept that there is a gap that can be filled, and now we're taking action. the law commission — an independent body that advises the government — recommended these changes, and say criminal offences had not kept pace with technology. monika plaha, bbc news. police are failing to investigate complaints and support victims of stalking, a decade after it was made a specific offence, according to charities. a bbc freedom of information request has found at least four forces in england have failed to employ a single point of contact for stalking, despite a government requirement to do so. abi smitton reports. two families united in loss, together in memory of their daughters. gracie spinks and alice ruggles were both tragically murdered. in the months and weeks before their deaths, they'd reported suspected stalkers

to the police. it's so unfair that they should die when they didn't do anything wrong. i mean, she's 23 years old. she could have had another 70 years of life. somebody has taken that away unfairly. it's absolutely disgraceful. i keep saying to myself, you can't think in those terms, but i do every single day. we all do. — it's never out your head, is it? no. this is one branch of harassment... today marks ten years since stalking was made a crime in england and wales. we need to take this whole issue i of stalking far more seriously, i and that's why we're going to create a separate criminal— offence of stalking. there were high hopes it could be a landmark moment, but stalking charities say victims are still being let down. they've launched a super—complaint against the police. the measure can only be brought forward by specific organisations to raise awareness of wider problems in policing. we want this super—complaint to prompt a thorough investigation into widespread issues in relation to supporting stalking victims, such as the misidentification

of stalking, the implementation of adequate protections, and monitoring breaches of protective orders to ensure that victims aren't being put at risk. there were more than 700,000 reports of stalking and harassment in the yeartojune, while only 5% of reports of stalking led to a charge. a bbc breakfast freedom of information request found that, out of the 28 forces in england that responded, four still had not appointed a point of contact to deal with stalking complaints, despite a government recommendation to do so. the national police chiefs' council says it recognises more needs to be done to improve the outcomes for victims of stalking. and the home office says it takes stalking extremely seriously and has doubled sentences as a result. alice and gracie�*s parents have dedicated themselves to fighting for change since losing their daughters. they're determined to see it come sooner rather than later.

there's only one person to blame — the person who killed alice, the person who killed gracie. they are the people to blame. and, yes, police do things wrong, and all we ask is that we learn lessons. campaigners believe this super—complaint could be the change they've waited for. it's now up to the police watchdog to decide if it will be investigated. abi smitton, bbc news. an american writer who alleges that donald trump raped her in the mid—1990s filed an upgraded lawsuit on thursday, under a new law that protects victims of sexual assault decades after it may have occurred. mr trump has previously denied raping ejean carroll. azadeh moshiri has more on the lawsuit. it was filed just minutes after the new york state law came into effect. the adult survivors act allows victims a one—year legal period to file lawsuits over sexual assault

claims that may have passed the statute of limitations. advocates have been pushing for this for some time because they argue that victims oftentimes don't come forward because of fear of retaliation or they are still dealing with the trauma of the attack. in the case of ms carroll she claims this attack happened 27 years ago. it is not the first time she has talked about it. a few years ago she explained that, according to her, donald trump allegedly raped her in a manhattan luxury department store, back in the �*90s. this act now allows her to sue him for battery in relation to that alleged attack as well as defamation, and defamation because it was only last month that donald trump said that her allegations were a hoax, a lie, and that she was not even his type, in his own words. and it is not the first time she has been suing him for defamation, when she first came out with this alleged claim, she said that she wrote about it in her book

and donald trump made similar claims in 2019 that this was a lie. the problem with that initial lawsuit is that, given he was president at the time of those comments judges need to rule on whether he has any sort of legal protections around him. i want to read you what his lawyer has said in relation to this latest lawsuit. she has told reporters that while she respects and admires individuals that come forward, this case is an abuse of the purpose of this act and runs the risk of delegitimising the credibility of actual victims. as russia's war in ukraine heads into a harsh winter, president zelensky has repeatedly called for the world's help in his nightly address. now, the first lady, 0lena zelenska, is taking on a more public role. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet has been speaking to mrs zelenska — and began by asking how ukrainians will cope with the added pressure of power blackouts.

two to three more years? everyone�*s life he has been turned upside down. when was the last time your family sat down and had dinner together? when you speak in public, and you often do, you say you speak as a daughter, mother, woman, first lady. and yet, you once said i prefer to remain backstage. and now the first lady of ukraine

is on a global stage. how hard was it to take on a role you didn't want? do you and the president sometimes disagree on what role you should play?

us congress in july? are you worried about giving away some ukrainian land?

the full interview with ukraine's first lady and international correspondent is available on iplayer in the uk and will will run on bbc world news over the course of the weekend. 0ur our annual our annual season our annual season of inspirational women launches soon. breaking news from london, seeing a woman with down syndrome has lost her court of appeal challenge over legislation that currently exists, which allows

the abortion of babies with down syndrome up until birth. heidi brought legal action against the department of health, believing the section of the abortion act, that allows the abortion of babies with down syndrome right up until birth, is an instance of inequality. the others making the appeal set its effect is to stereotype life as a disabled our seriously handicapped person is not worth living and certainly having less value than life of an able—bodied person, thereby affecting the feelings of confidence and self worth of persons. the ultimate question underlying the appeal is where society should set the limits and criminalising women for the choices they make in deciding whether or not to have an abortion. that news just in from the court of appeal, a woman with down syndrome has lost her

challenge over legislation which allows the abortion of babies with the condition up until birth. all schools across uganda are closed on friday, two weeks earlier than scheduled, as the government battles a growing ebola outbreak. it comes after 23 children contracted the virus in kampala, eight of whom died. there are so far more than a hundred and a0 confirmed cases of ebola — with 55 deaths. 0ur deputy africa editor anne soy told us what had prompted the schools closure. somebody who was infected had travelled from the epicentre, mubende district in central uganda to kampala and he was hosted by a family, got into contact with some of those children, and you could see the fatality rate there is really worrying, and considering that schools, we have big populations of children who will then disperse to go to their families, it presents a danger during an outbreak like this one. and therefore the decision was taken by government to close schools

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inaudible i know that god is for me. hopefully supreme court... apologies for the break—up, the problems with pictures there. we heard from the 27—year—old woman who brought that legal against the department of health over the law which currently exists, which allows the abortion of babies with down syndrome right up

until birth. with down syndrome abb can be aborted right up until birth, she has lost her support them at court of appeal challenge over that legislation. you heard her say they are with her husband i am very upset, very angry not to win. she vowed to keep on fighting, she said i'm angry, thejudges say my feelings don't matter, we face discrimination every day and she said thisjudgment tells discrimination every day and she said this judgment tells me discrimination every day and she said thisjudgment tells me i am not valued, but she says she will fight on. local forces in north—east syria have told the bbc that they may have to abandon their operations against islamic state militants , if turkey launches a fresh ground operation there. turkey has attacked hundreds of kurdish militia targets in the region, in retaliation for a bombing in istanbul. the sdf — a us—backed kurdish militia — has denied any involvement in the bombing. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster reports.

turkish retaliation means kurdish devastation. vital infrastructure like these gas storage tanks has been destroyed. at least 30 civilians have been killed during days of air strikes. translation: i was sitting in front of my house - when i heard a loud explosion. i saw smoke billowing from the oilfield. 30 minutes later, i heard a loud boom next to the side of the first explosion. turkey says operation claw—sword hit nearly 500 terrorist targets across north—east syria in response to this. explosion six people died when a bomb exploded on istanbul's busy shopping street nearly two weeks ago. ankara blamed the kurdish separatist group the pkk, which denied responsibility.

president erdogan vowed there would be consequences, promising to be tough on terrorjust six months before crucial national elections. translation: our ongoing operations with planes, - artillery and combat drones are only the beginning. from hatay to hakkari, our determination is stronger than ever to close all of our southern borders with a security corridor that will make attacking our country impossible. the biggest threat is a fresh ground operation into northern syria, and that would have serious repercussions. syrian kurdish forces say their resources are already so stretched that they've halted work with the us—led coalition fighting against the islamic state group. they are also still guarding secure compounds holding tens of thousands of women who joined the group and their children.

they say the security perimeter of the biggest camp al—hawl was hit by a turkish missile. six people escaped but were recaptured. translation: if there is a land operation it will lead to - chaos and we wouldn't be able to guard these camps because our forces would be busy protecting our people and families, and not be able to guard the camps. both the us and russia are calling for de—escalation. but millions of people are now fearing what could come next. anna foster, bbc news. the un human rights council has approved an international investigation into iran's violent crackdown on protestors. the un says more than 300 people have been killed and thousands arrested since the death of mahsa amini in police custody triggered nationwide protests. we should warn you, there are distressing images in this report by stephanie prentice.

many of iran's streets look like a war zone. its people are carrying the battle wounds. its children are being killed. like nine—year—old kian, shot dead by security forces. words about him have now become a painful cry amongst iranians. the united nations human rights council says the situation in iran is now critical. 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 do not work. in fact, they only aggravate the situation. we are now in a full—fledged human rights crisis. its members have approved an international fact—finding mission to investigate the crackdown. that's despite iran's own diplomats fighting hard to block it.

the islamic republic of iran deeply regrets that the human rights council is abused once again by some arrogant states to antagonize a sovereign un member state that is fully committed to its obligation to promote and protect the human rights. it took months of the iranian diaspora pressuring world leaders to get here. the killing of children. the killing of children, that's something that's really upset us. this investigation could help catalogue abuses by security forces. that evidence could then be used in international courts to hold the government accountable. the people of iran have been risking their lives since the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini in police custody. protesters here banking on world powers to support them. stephanie prentice, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.

china has reported its highest ever daily number of covid infections despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus. nearly 33,000 cases were recorded on thursday. that compares with just over 31,000 cases on wednesday. almost three years into the pandemic, china's zero— covid policy is still in place. snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions are continuing to cause disruption to daily life and the economy. two women who accused jeffrey epstein of sexual abuse, have sued two major banks saying they benefitted from the convicted paedophile's alleged sex—trafficking operations. epstein took his own life in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. in the lawsuits againstjp morgan chase and deutsche bank, the women claim the firms ignored "red flags" about their billionaire client. the vatican has asked a leading spanish surgeon to try to treat pope francis for arthritis in his knee. the pontiff has recently been using a wheelchair to move around. jose maria villalon, who works with the medical team

for the atletico football club in madrid, said the pope had told him he did not want to have surgery. an evacuation mission is still ongoing in indonesia's westjava following an earthquake this week. aftershocks are preventing survivors from carrying on with their lives. meanwhile, the government has recorded 310 deaths and more than 20 missing people. most are trapped under a landslide. bbc indonesia's valdya baraputri sent us the latest. after—shocks have happened hundreds of times following the earthquake on monday here in cianjur, westjava. however, the indonesian meteorological and geophysical agencies said that these after—shocks are subsiding and people can expect a more stable ground in the next four days to a week. nevertheless, thousands of people are still sheltering. they either don't have homes to go back to because they are destroyed

or they are still too afraid. the indonesian president, joko widodo, has visited this area for the second time to make sure that shelters are proper and help is distributed. the government also said that later people could rebuild their houses as long as it's not within 100 metres perimeter of the epicentre. but the question remains, how the government can make sure people in villages who didn't have the means to build houses with strong or solid construction to begin with can safely live in a permanent earthquake zone? black friday is one of the most important shopping days of the year for retailers. more than half of shoppers say they intend to buy gifts earlier than usual to make use of november discounts. but the uk consumer group which? has warned just one in seven black friday offers are genuine discounts. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. the signs are everywhere, and this year the black friday

deals have been earlier, too, to tempt us to part with our cash. some are spending more than others. i'm going to spend as much as i can possibly spend to make whomever happy. so i'm... i'm not going to hold back. everything will be cut back this year — the food... absolutely everything will be cut back this year. cut back the rest of the year, but enjoy christmas. - this is the last hurrah, then, is it? could be! christmas in a cost—of—living crisis. households are under pressure at the most crucial time of the year for retailers. so how's it looking this christmas? i think it's looking pretty good. you know, the most important thing at christmas is to have great choice and great value — particularly this year. but are people going to be spending? yeah, i think they are. got to have fun things. i mean, here we've got some brussels sprout ketchup, which... urgh! no, no, it's not bad, actually. the secret sauce this year, he says, is simple. i think it's going to be all about value. i think those who really think about, "how do we make presents that

people want to give but do that at a price that's not going to break the bank?" are going to win. i think those that don't won't. this will be the first christmas in three years where there hopefully won't be any disruption. and, unlike last year, there's plenty of stock. the question is, will retailers be able to shift it? what we've seen is a greater breadth of black friday discounts across many more retailers than we've seen in previous years. again, i think this is symptomatic of higher levels of stock, and thenm looking to try to convert that stock into cash so they can go into next year in a lot firmer financial footing. it's full steam ahead for this business in colchester. it specialises in refurbished goods — sales of second—hand posh coffee machines are booming. shoppers are becoming more thrifty. we see ourselves growing by about 10% this year on black friday.

and i think it's a reaction to the influence of people — one, being concerned about value — but also about the environmental aspects — the re—use, the refurbishment quality being good enough to actually show that there is a good, rational decision to buy refurb. we want to celebrate christmas, but for many it will be in a far tighter budget than ever before. retailers are hoping black friday will be a window of opportunity to get the tills ringing. emma simpson, bbc news. let's bring you the latest score from qata between wales from qatar between wales and iran. half—time in that match, the score is 0—0. the pictures you're seeing is 0—0. the pictures you're seeing is from a pub in cardiff, a fan zone. iran had a goal ruled for offside. a tense and pretty tightly matched 45 minutes. you are watching

bbc news. afairfew a fairfew will a fair few will be keeping a close eye on qatar doha today, warm over there at the moment, commenting, clear skies in doha this bright and clear skies in doha this bright and clear skies in doha this bright and clear skies for many across the uk. if you accept around, but admittedly it a lot more anyway and way of trying brighter weather that we have seen this week. showers to the north and west, longer spells of rain at the moment across central and northern scotland, spreading towards the grampians, breaking into sherry conditions with brightness for the afternoon. isolated showers across western areas of england and wales and northern ireland, but even here many will be dry. he windy day across the north west of scotland, they one day seizing a little later, they one day seizing a little later, the electricity wind in the south

and feeling very pleasant. highs of 13 - 15 and feeling very pleasant. highs of 13 — 15 degrees. showers in northern scotland this evening, things turn try every time, later on many western ages clouding over, when picking up, rain and drizzle into ireland in the morning and temperatures holding here around 8-10 . temperatures holding here around 8—10 . eastern part stay with the clear skies, a chilly start here and what will be a split across the uk from west to east. in the us, where the prince pushing on, with its renting wind, touching your purse at times. outbreaks of rain spreading into scotland, wales, eastern england, part of scotland should stay dry, some parts of eastern england into the midlands will stay dry through daylight hours, if a bit of cloud building but still some spells of hazy sunshine. the winds for all will be picking up, maybe not a strong and west of scotland, but the winds from the south, a mile day around 11—14. he mild night,

white and windy weather spread across all areas, lingering to east anglia, the south—east and the channel islands for the start of sunday, slowly brightening up your, but elsewhere, sunny spells, scattering showers developing, most frequent in the west, even here, a little more sunshine at times compared with saturday. the wind is not strong on paper saturday, but temperatures, while still in double figures, will be doing little and will fall a bit further into next week, coolerfuel, a cooling trend through the necks of the month and into the start of december, a little rain around but the greater chance of some morning mist and fog. see you soon.

this is bbc news i'm xxx. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... the biggest walk—out in nhs history, as nurses announce two days of strikes on 15th and 20th december in a row over pay. the court of appeal has rejected a claim by campaigner heidi crowther that the abortion rules around down syndrome in great britain are discriminatory. syndrome in great britain i syndrome in great britain am very upset not to win i am very upset not to win again but i will keep on fighting because we have already informed and changed hearts and minds. ukraine struggles with power cuts as russia continues its airstrikes. its still 0—0 at half in wales' historic game against iran in the men's football world cup.

meanwhile, their group b rivals england are looking to earn enough points to qualify for the final 16 in their match against the usa this evening. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland will strike just before christmas in what is set to be their biggest walk—out in the nhs's history. the royal college of nursing has announced strikes across two days the walk—outs will happen on the 15th and 20th december from 8am to 8pm. it's a dispute over pay — the union has demanded that its members receive a rise in response to the cost—of—living crisis. earlier this year, the government accepted the recommendations of the independent nhs pay review body to give nurses a £1,a00 pay rise. though routine appointments will be

affected by the strikes, nurses will still be able to provide emergency and ongoing care urgent tests and scans will still go ahead for vulnerable patients. gp services should be unaffected because nurses working in practices weren't eligible to take part in the ballot. the rcn's general secretary, pat cullen, has critisised what she describes as "unsafe staffing levels" and low levels of pay. industrial action in scotland will not go ahead as pay negotiations continue. laura foster reports. sean only started working as a nurse at the start of this year, and is already thinking of leaving because of the pay. what would you say to a patient who, say, has had their operation postponed because of this strike action? well, first of all, i'm sorry. i hope and think they would understand that, you know, if they have been waiting for that operation, they've probably

been waiting for it because there isn't enough staff. and if we don't pay nurses fairly, we're not going to attract people and we're not going to keep people. the royal college of nursing says there'll still be safe levels of staffing in emergency care, but it's likely there'll be disruption to pre—planned appointments and surgeries. the strikes will last from 8am to 8pm each day. the union wants its members' pay to go up by the rate of inflation plus 5%, but government say that's not affordable. at the christmas market in birmingham, it was hard the union wants its members' pay to go up by the rate of inflation plus 5%, but government say that's not affordable. at the christmas market in birmingham, it was hard to find people who didn't support the nurses. but there are worries. i've got a child that's disabled. so, you know, if we did need to go, then obviously it is a concern in that respect because we need to get her seen as soon as possible. the queues would be even worse than they already are, but they do definitely deserve more of a pay rise. i think most british people, if we talk about our nhs, . i it's one of the things we're reallyl

proud of, so why not support those who basically make it up? these strikes don't involve nhs nurses in scotland, who were given a new pay offer last night — but nurses will be striking across northern ireland, in all but one area of wales, and at more than half the trusts in england. for months, nurses have been telling us they intend to strike. now it's less than three weeks till they actually do it. and it's happening not once, but twice before christmas. laura foster, bbc news, birmingham. our health correspondent jim reed explained what the union is calling for. it's about the fact that nurses, or the pay that nurses receive, has not kept up with inflation since 2010. these use a figure of 20% below inflation — some independent analysts put it more at 5—10%, but, nevertheless, look, pay, nurses' pay, it's accepted as not kept up with inflation, and they say, look, that's had a knock—on effect on things like patient safety, on staffing numbers.

the number of nurses leaving the profession has been falling, the number of nurses coming in, it's been harder to attract new nurses in the profession, so they say all this is kind of wrapped up in pay, but it is broader than that. i think the issue you've got at the moment is the two sides on the number, you know, for the pay rise that should be received over the last year and this year are miles apart still. jim reed. a woman with down's syndrome has lost a legal challenge over legislation which allows the abortion of babies with the condition up until birth. 27—year—old heidi crowter wanted to remove a section of the abortion act for not being equal. butjudges have ruled the act does not interfere with the rights of the "living disabled." our correspondent robin brant has been following the case and is at the court of appeal in central london for us. this is a legal challenge that began

backin this is a legal challenge that began back in 2019 and at the heart of it is heidi crowter. she's 27, she's married, she has down syndrome and so does her husband and she challenged the government and the department of health on the basis that the 1967 abortion law which legislates for abortion in england and wales, she says it's discriminatory. she says it stigmatises people like her and their place in society. now, she has brought this appeal. initially, it was overturned by the high court but she found herself here today at the court of appeal asking three appeal judges to make a further ruling on that and at the heart of it is the european convention on human rights and the subsequent human rights act. and section eight of that, which is the right to a private life, both

that of heidi, both massive women who become pregnant and heidi and her lawyer said that of unborn children as well. well, it hasn't gone her way. the appeal court judges have dismissed her claim. when she came out of the cot behind mejust after 1030 —— out when she came out of the cot behind me just after 1030 —— out of the court. we saw and heard her hug her mushy initially and say we lost and she was tearful and clearly upset. the fight goes on, she says, but this was her reaction in a brief statement some moments later. l’m statement some moments later. i'm ve u set statement some moments later. l“n very upset not to win again but i will keep on fighting because we have already informed and changed hearts and minds and changed people's opinions about the law. i am very upset that babies with down syndrome can be aborted up to birth. this tells me that i am not valued and have much less value than a

person with down syndrome. we also heard from her— person with down syndrome. we also heard from her solicitor _ person with down syndrome. we also heard from her solicitor afterwards i heard from her solicitor afterwards who said that the judgments today gave provision for a future diminished protection for people who could cut go on to live in a society like heidi. so it's complex, it's contentious, it's usually emotive but in theirjudgment today three appeal courtjudges came down on the side of women and the interests of women who find themselves in the latter stages of pregnancy that their child may have down's syndrome in their ability to choose whether they want to continue with that pregnancy or not. they say at the end of theirjudgment this is not about the right to have an abortion.

they say this is weighing up the interest of women who become pregnant against the rights of an unborn child. so heidi says this is not the end of it. she aims to go to the supreme court and if not further to the ultimate authority at the moment, the court in strasbourg. it's another huge day in the fifa world cup with both wales and england playing in group b. england face the usa later on this evening but wales are already in action against iran. the score is currently 0—0. victory for wales would give them a good chance of reaching the knockout stages of the tournament. iran did have the ball in the net around 15 minutes into the match. but var ruled it our for off—side. these are the scenes in cardiff. the pubs are busy and lessons have been cancelled so that as many children as possible can watch the match. stay tuned for a further update in the sport at 11.30. england's bukayo saka has come

a long way from his primary school football days, going on to score two goals for his country at the world cup on monday against iran. mike bushell has been at his old school, edward bentham primary in west london this morning. we are in fine voice this morning singing... oh, you don't have to stop. it's so lovely — it's keeping us warm, as well. their hands, took an assembly. because you know he had a bit of a hard time after the penalty shoot—out at the euros. myla was so concerned about that, she wanted to show how much the school loves him, she came up with the idea of having a mural. what gave you the idea and what you wanted to do with this? after the euros bukayo faced the racism, i thought that we should honour him and show respect by making a mural of him. one of the parents did it, didn't they? yes.

it's absolutely beautiful. brilliant, and what was his reaction when he saw it? he was pretty shocked and happy. he was thankful and gratefulfor the mural. what was it like, then, on monday when he scored those two goals and you were in the school hall cheering on because it was at lunchtime during school time, wasn't it? yeah. it was amazing and shocking that he scored another goal after last year's euros and he faced the racism. he did a lot better this time. oh, no, but he's only 21 and he's doing so well. honestly one of the star players for england. he definitely will start tonight against the usa. hopefully he will score again. let's talk to some of his teachers who knew bukayo very well when he was here at school. his maths teacher, helen brown. helen, when he was in maths, you said he was a very able pupil. and he did brilliantly. he organised the assembly he took as well. he did, so when he was in my maths class he was really clever, he was really respectful. a brilliant role model. a few years ago he came back to do

an assembly in school. it wasjust wonderful. you could hear a pin drop in the assembly hall. all the children were so inspired by him. it is lovely to see. they are doing the limbo under the flags and scoring goals. thanks ever so much, helen. let's speak to beverly curzon because you were welfare officer when he was a youngster here. and you're still in touch with him, and he still talks about how much the school means to him. yeah, i still talk to him. i send him our football results. he's really interested in our football team. so whenever we win i send them to him, and when we lose, too. i still speak to him. i have a little chat now and again to see how he is getting on. a lovely boy. and what does he make of all the love? we have seen the mural, all the t—shirts that he brought in. he keeps in touch with the results as well, doesn't he? he loves the school, all the kids that are here, all the people. his whole family. respect for us. isabelle macdonald—brown, you were in charge of the football team, starting off his playing career, used to take him to matches. yep.

tell us what you thought of his chances then — did he stand out? he stood out from such a young age. as soon as he came over to the juniors, myself. and mrs curzon, we spotted him i on the playground and we thought, we've got to get him of the year 6 team, even though he was only. in yearli. he was just such - a brilliant team player. he never took the ball just for himself. - he just brought out l the best in everyone. i'll tell you what, we are having so much fun here. we have been having so much fun playing all the football games, the limbo. tell you what, everybody, come round. i want a score prediction for tonight. who's going to win tonight? all: england! and i think we might know the answer to this one. who's going to score? all: bukayo! of course he is! shout louder — they'll hear it in qatar! one more time. all: bukayo! there you are. mike bushell and some very excited kids. we will keep you updated. it is still 0—0. we can go back to the court of appeal where a woman with down syndrome has lost a legal

challenge over legislation that allows the abortion of children with the condition right up until birth. our correspondent robin brant has been following the case and is at the court of appeal in central london for us. this is the latest instalment in a three—year legal process. it doesn't end here and we are going to find out it is likely why but first joined by heidi crowter, the woman in the very centre of this pro sets and her husband and her mum as well. —— centre of this process, her husband james. haven't had too did you feel when you had the judgment? when i found i lost i was absolutely devastated. ifeel like when i found i lost i was absolutely devastated. i feel like my when i found i lost i was absolutely devastated. ifeel like my views don't matter. but you were quite emotional when you came out. i think you gave them a hug and said we've lost. does that mean it's the end of the process for you? ihla. we've lost. does that mean it's the end of the process for you?- end of the process for you? no, it is never the _ end of the process for you? no, it is never the end. _ end of the process for you? no, it is never the end. i _ end of the process for you? no, it is never the end. i will _ end of the process for you? no, it is never the end. i will keep - is never the end. i will keep fighting _

is never the end. i will keep fieehtin. �* ,, is never the end. i will keep fieehtin. �* ., fighting. and you mentioned wilberforce _ fighting. and you mentioned wilberforce and _ fighting. and you mentioned wilberforce and his - fighting. and you mentioned wilberforce and his fight - fighting. and you mentioned - wilberforce and his fight against slavery in there. you feel that strongly about this?— slavery in there. you feel that strongly about this? yes. tells a little bit more _ strongly about this? yes. tells a little bit more about _ strongly about this? yes. tells a little bit more about how you feel and why it's is important that you want to change the law. the reason wh it is want to change the law. the reason why it is so — want to change the law. the reason why it is so important _ want to change the law. the reason why it is so important is _ want to change the law. the reason why it is so important is because i l why it is so important is because i am someone that has down syndrome and is _ am someone that has down syndrome and is it_ am someone that has down syndrome and is it -- _ am someone that has down syndrome and is it -- i_ am someone that has down syndrome and is it —— i don't want to be known — and is it —— i don't want to be known as— and is it —— i don't want to be known as a _ and is it —— i don't want to be known as a burden problem, ijust want _ known as a burden problem, ijust want to— known as a burden problem, ijust want to he — known as a burden problem, ijust want to be known as heidi, and i love _ want to be known as heidi, and i love my— want to be known as heidi, and i love my husband more than anything in the _ love my husband more than anything in the world. and love my husband more than anything in the world-— in the world. and at the heart of this is claims _ in the world. and at the heart of this is claims that _ in the world. and at the heart of this is claims that you _ in the world. and at the heart of this is claims that you say - in the world. and at the heart of this is claims that you say the i in the world. and at the heart of. this is claims that you say the law is discriminatory, discriminates against you and treat you differently. yes, yes, yes. explain a little bit more about how you feel it discriminates against you and how it discriminates against you and how it makes you feel. so it discriminates against you and how it makes you feel.— it makes you feel. so the law states that a baby — it makes you feel. so the law states that a baby with _ it makes you feel. so the law states that a baby with down _ it makes you feel. so the law states that a baby with down syndrome - it makes you feel. so the law states | that a baby with down syndrome can be that a baby with down syndrome can he aborted _ that a baby with down syndrome can be aborted until birth but a baby without— be aborted until birth but a baby without down syndrome like my mum could he _ without down syndrome like my mum could be aborted up to 24 weeks, which _ could be aborted up to 24 weeks, which is _ could be aborted up to 24 weeks, which is discrimination, because it makes _ which is discrimination, because it makes me — which is discrimination, because it makes me feel that i'm different,

but a _ makes me feel that i'm different, but a baby— makes me feel that i'm different, but a baby without down syndrome like my— but a baby without down syndrome like my mum could be aborted up to 24 weeks. _ like my mum could be aborted up to 24 weeks, which is discrimination, because _ 24 weeks, which is discrimination, because it — 24 weeks, which is discrimination, because it makes me feel that i'm different. — because it makes me feel that i'm different, that i'm wrong. but i'm the same — different, that i'm wrong. but i'm the same. ,., different, that i'm wrong. but i'm the same. ., different, that i'm wrong. but i'm the same-— different, that i'm wrong. but i'm the same. ., , the same. ok, so what comes next in the same. ok, so what comes next in the leeal the same. ok, so what comes next in the legal process? _ the same. ok, so what comes next in the legal process? i— the same. ok, so what comes next in the legal process? i think _ the same. ok, so what comes next in the legal process? i think the - the legal process? i think the supreme court, is not right? the su-reme supreme court, is not right? the supreme court — supreme court, is not right? the supreme court next, yes. i- supreme court, is not right? the | supreme court next, yes. i asked supreme court, is not right? the - supreme court next, yes. i asked you for a message — supreme court next, yes. i asked you for a message to _ supreme court next, yes. i asked you for a message to the _ supreme court next, yes. i asked you for a message to the people - supreme court next, yes. i asked you for a message to the people who - supreme court next, yes. i asked you. for a message to the people who make the laws in a country, members in parliament. they could change the slot on what you say to them? please chan e e it. slot on what you say to them? please change it- ok. _ slot on what you say to them? please change it. ok, nice _ slot on what you say to them? please change it. ok, nice and _ slot on what you say to them? please change it. ok, nice and simple. - slot on what you say to them? please change it. ok, nice and simple. i'm i change it. ok, nice and simple. i'm eeoin to change it. ok, nice and simple. i'm going to talk _ change it. ok, nice and simple. i'm going to talk to _ change it. ok, nice and simple. i'm going to talk to mum _ change it. ok, nice and simple. i'm going to talk to mum liz _ change it. ok, nice and simple. i'm going to talk to mum liz now. - change it. ok, nice and simple. i'mj going to talk to mum liz now. heidi came out and give your hug. obviously it hasn't gone away. how do you feel at this stage? did make it is really upsetting that they are not keeping into account people with down syndrome's syndrome is. effectually they are saying it doesn't matter, the feelings of discrimination, feelings that bite until the amount of birth a baby could be aborted in five minutes later they have all the same rights as anybody else set right up until the moment of birth. it isjust, yeah, unbelievable that they can't see that it is discriminatory so often supreme court we go.

and you, heidi, james, people is what you believe it discriminates against people with down syndrome in against people with down syndrome in a similar way against people with down syndrome in a similarway to against people with down syndrome in a similar way to people on their face and other things which disconnected against as well, you believe it is that fundamental? it believe it is that fundamental? it is that fundamental. if you are placed — is that fundamental. if you are placed down— is that fundamental. if you are placed down syndrome - is that fundamental. if you are placed down syndrome with i is that fundamental. if you are i placed down syndrome with the is that fundamental. if you are - placed down syndrome with the word black in _ placed down syndrome with the word black in the _ placed down syndrome with the word black in the judgment _ placed down syndrome with the word black in the judgment there - placed down syndrome with the word black in the judgment there would i placed down syndrome with the wordj black in the judgment there would be an absolute _ black in the judgment there would be an absolute outcry— black in the judgment there would be an absolute outcry because _ black in the judgment there would be an absolute outcry because they- black in the judgment there would be an absolute outcry because they willl an absolute outcry because they will be saying _ an absolute outcry because they will be saying that — an absolute outcry because they will be saying that people _ an absolute outcry because they will be saying that people who _ an absolute outcry because they will be saying that people who are - an absolute outcry because they will be saying that people who are black| be saying that people who are black or any— be saying that people who are black or any colour — be saying that people who are black or any colour could _ be saying that people who are black or any colour could be _ be saying that people who are black or any colour could be aborted - be saying that people who are black or any colour could be aborted rightj or any colour could be aborted right up or any colour could be aborted right up until— or any colour could be aborted right up until the — or any colour could be aborted right up until the moment _ or any colour could be aborted right up until the moment of— or any colour could be aborted right up until the moment of birth, - or any colour could be aborted right up until the moment of birth, which would _ up until the moment of birth, which would obviously— up until the moment of birth, which would obviously be _ up until the moment of birth, which would obviously be racist _ up until the moment of birth, which would obviously be racist and - up until the moment of birth, which would obviously be racist and there| would obviously be racist and there would _ would obviously be racist and there would he _ would obviously be racist and there would he a — would obviously be racist and there would be a great _ would obviously be racist and there would be a great outcry— would obviously be racist and there would be a great outcry and - would obviously be racist and there would be a great outcry and there i would be a great outcry and there should _ would be a great outcry and there should he — would be a great outcry and there should he a — would be a great outcry and there should be a similar— would be a great outcry and there should be a similar outcry- would be a great outcry and there should be a similar outcry for- should be a similar outcry for people — should be a similar outcry for people with _ should be a similar outcry for people with disabilities - should be a similar outcry for people with disabilities in i should be a similar outcry forj people with disabilities in the wonrh — people with disabilities in the womb. ., ., , , womb. the heart of this battle, 'ust a final question i womb. the heart of this battle, 'ust a final question is i womb. the heart of this battle, 'ust a final question is this i womb. the heart of this battle, 'ust a final question is this is i womb. the heart of this battle, 'ust a final question is this is not i a final question is this is not about the right to abortion, is it, in most parts of this country? it is about what you believe is a discriminatory part of the law. you might guess, that is white. it is 24 weeks. the lower the land is 24 weeks. the lower the land is 24 weeks for all babies and people should be allowed to after 24 weeks

-- the law of the land is 24 weeks. peo-le -- the law of the land is 24 weeks. people should _ -- the law of the land is 24 weeks. people should not _ -- the law of the land is 24 weeks. people should not be _ -- the law of the land is 24 weeks. people should not be allowed i people should not be allowed to discriminate _ people should not be allowed to discriminate after— people should not be allowed to discriminate after that _ people should not be allowed to discriminate after that just - people should not be allowed to i discriminate after that just because baby has— discriminate after that just because baby has a — discriminate after that just because baby has a disability. _ discriminate after that just because baby has a disability. the?- discriminate after that 'ust because baby has a disability._ baby has a disability. they are determined _ baby has a disability. they are determined to _ baby has a disability. they are determined to take _ baby has a disability. they are determined to take the - baby has a disability. they are determined to take the legal. determined to take the legal challenge against the government based around that abortion law of 1967 further and further. next up may be the supreme court. thank you much robin — may be the supreme court. thank you much robin and _ may be the supreme court. thank you much robin and heidi _ may be the supreme court. thank you much robin and heidi and _ may be the supreme court. thank you much robin and heidi and her- may be the supreme court. thank you much robin and heidi and her mum i may be the supreme court. thank you j much robin and heidi and her mum as well. thank you. ukraine has said that as much as half of the country's electricity needs are currently not being met, after massive russian missile strikes this week. president zelensky says "the most difficult situation" with power as well as water supply was in 15 regions, including the capital kyiv. power companies say it's getting harder to fix important infrastructure — and the result is a virtual blackout in some cities. this was kyiv on thursday evening. our correspondent james waterhouse reports from dnipro. in dnipro, things seem relatively stable. lifts are out of order in some buildings but we travelled it varies from city to city.

across from the southern city of klesiv yesterday and it was like playing in a black hole, to be honest with you. there was no signal, no water, no power. it was extremely difficult to communicate and we had to drive out of the city to be able to get online and speak to you. this is the picture right across ukraine where today we're being told half the country can't be provided with electricity through the country's infrastructure. russia's new tactics are being felt by just about everyone russia's new tactics are being felt byjust about everyone but russia's new tactics are being felt by just about everyone but when the strikes happen, devastating as they are, there are still huge efforts by the ukrainian authorities to try and repair. we followed one team in the southern kherson region. the dark cloud of russia's tactics reaches most corners of ukraine. it's felt by everyone. but a path through is often found,

as well as a chance to repair. engineers from ukraine's biggest energy company head out to work. today's job — a downed electricity cable caused by a shell. this part of the kherson region used to be the front line. landmines mean they can't work beyond the tape. how much more difficult has yourjob become? translation: before, work like this was only | necessary after extreme weather like hurricanes. so, one or two incidents. now, it's like we are building the whole cable network from scratch again. this feels like a never—ending task under really dangerous conditions. the authorities, in their words, want to give people power and warmth. but the shelling isn't stopping and it's happening right across this region. a typically once—in—a—five—year

repair has become a daily ritual. for these rural communities, so too has not having water or power. in this area, it's been eight months. most have long left, but some have stayed the course. we bump into bogdan, who wants to show us where he lives. as we get inside, he shows us the damage... ..before it gets too much. "maybe i should go to kyiv and ask for help there," he says. "madness," he tells me. do you worry what your future looks like? translation: i just |

don't know what to do. i've never cried like this in my life. now i'm an old man. ukraine is a darker place because of russia's targeting of its infrastructure. its resolve hasn't necessarily been weakened, but more people are suffering. james waterhouse, bbc news, kherson region. here we have the authorities in that kherson region telling people to leave. they have set up a hotline where people will be paid to take transportation out of the region to a safer area, transportation out of the region to a saferarea, in transportation out of the region to a safer area, in their words. they also have accommodation paid for this well but there are so many people that is not an option. we are talking about communities that have chosen to stay under eight months

occupational being.. the energy company we followed, the boss there has urged people to leave the country because of the strain on the infrastructure, so it's an impossible situation and it shows that liberation is a complicated outcome. it doesn't bring instant relief. there are still steep challenges facing people despite russian retreats. elon musk says twitter will provide a "general amnesty" to some suspended accounts from next week.this comes to some suspended accounts from next week. on wednesday he posted a poll asking users whether accounts that had "not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam" should be let back on. several accounts, such as that of former us president donald trump, have already been reinstated. again, that was after a poll. this morning, musk also announced that twitter will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next friday. the social media platform will use different colour checks for organizations and individuals.

he says that all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before the check is activated. will guyatt is a technology correspondent for lbc. welcome. thank you forjoining us. this general amnesty. what sort of accounts have been banned and will be allowed back on under this? the real trouble — be allowed back on under this? tue real trouble with be allowed back on under this? tte real trouble with this be allowed back on under this? t'te real trouble with this is be allowed back on under this? he real trouble with this is elon musk is essentially giving an open invitation to anybody who hasn't broken the law or who hasn't caused real problems in multiple repost in spiny behaviour, thousands and thousands of posts of the same typical think so, in short, he is essentially welcoming the very worst of the internet back onto his platform. all of the people who have been removed for reasons, admittedly those who haven't broken actual laws but those have been involved in foaling, misinformation, bad behaviour on the platform, they've all been removed. apart from a very small number of them they've all been removed by the previous owners of twitter for a reason, been removed by the previous owners of twitterfor a reason, removed been removed by the previous owners of twitter for a reason, removed for breaking the rules. he is inviting

them back and it is that very worst of the internet. many people already feel that twitter is a metaphoric and so were anyway due to its lack of ability to clean up on racial abuse and all sorts of this behaviour —— a metaphorical sewer. this only makes it worse and at the i'm missing a statistic saying 99% of racial abuse in the world has been taken down. i can't understand why he is doing this. i really can't. but back presumablyjust a first vital question i suppose, it is presumably not easy to get people taken off twitter, so if you could sort of answer that debate, but then also the secondary part of this is why is he doing this? it is very easy actually to get people taken of twitter. people can be people of behaviour is breaking the rules. when twitter had a lot of human beings involved in the process we certainly found that the process we certainly found that the very worst of the people with misinformation, sharing, trolling people, ganging up on people online, all of those kinds of people were

actively being removed by twitter. the challenge here as it seems that elon musk is now saying yes, i'm going to let that behaviour back on my platform and above he got people concerned aboutjust how good twitter is it cleaning up its act, cleaning up on misinformation, cleaning up on misinformation, cleaning up on abuse and it is essentially given in open invite to people who haven't broken the law to go onto the platform. it is his platform and he can do what he wants to it but i cannot imagine the advertisers who have run away from twitter and joe's are going to be coming back to it as a result of this. �* . , coming back to it as a result of this. . . , , ., this. again, then, why is he doing it? is because _ this. again, then, why is he doing it? is because he _ this. again, then, why is he doing it? is because he thought - this. again, then, why is he doing it? is because he thought it i this. again, then, why is he doing it? is because he thought it was l this. again, then, why is he doing l it? is because he thought it was too easy for people to get banned before? what is going on? what is his thinking and saying they can come back? tt his thinking and saying they can come back?— come back? it is the ultimate internet billionaire's - come back? it is the ultimate. internet billionaire's plaything. come back? it is the ultimate i internet billionaire's plaything. he has purchased twitter, he doesn't know what he wants to do with it, he was forced to buy it by the courts in delaware for all intents and purposes after he decided he didn't want it. what he is now essentially doing as he is a year burn it to the ground and it will burn it to the ground and it will burn it to the ground and it will burn it to the ground and restore it in his vision

and his vision will be very different to the vision of previous owners and we really have no way of understanding which one of those we will get to. the fact that he has done this with the pole india is the latin phase which translates to the voice of people is the voice of god, i don't know what voices he is listening to right now elon musk, but this just seems like a very, very, very strange behaviour one of the world's biggest, largest most important social networks. despite the fact he has done with this poll and use the latin phrase... ieiblhezit the fact he has done with this poll and use the latin phrase... what is eeoin on and use the latin phrase... what is going on with _ and use the latin phrase... what is going on with work _ and use the latin phrase... what is going on with work workers - and use the latin phrase... what is going on with work workers at i going on with work workers at twitter look is also left? depending on who you — twitter look is also left? depending on who you believe _ twitter look is also left? depending on who you believe at _ twitter look is also left? depending on who you believe at least - twitter look is also left? depending on who you believe at least half i twitter look is also left? depending on who you believe at least half the staff of left and we had a greater walk at last we can just ahead of the weekend where all of these offices were locked because they were actually concerned about sabotage and members of staff sabotaging the platforms they lost a load more people over the weekend. we've also heard from other organisations that many of the moderators and contractors that we are used to keeping twitter safe and

have also been removed so we definitely have a shortage of people. you'll musk is obviously somebody lots of people want to workforce you could argue that he may be able to bring extra tech people into helping with these issues were when he is now saying that authentication is going to start next week and they are all going to be verified by a human being, he doesn't actually have that many human beings left working for him within the organisation! some suggest around 2000 people down from 7500 plus, so it is going to be very interesting to see how the authentication rolls out and how, also, it is hate speech and all of the other things that concern people before twitter lost, you know, more than 50% of its staff, of the platform. than 50% of its staff, of the platform-— than 50% of its staff, of the elatform. . , ., ., platform. on that question and then eeoin back platform. on that question and then going back also _ platform. on that question and then going back also to _ platform. on that question and then going back also to the _ platform. on that question and then going back also to the amnesty i platform. on that question and then going back also to the amnesty and | going back also to the amnesty and the people that were banned before, being allowed back on, does that imply that it is going to be a lot harder to ban people, to get people taken off twitter if someone else was not behaviour particularly difficult going forward? the trouble is he hasn't said _ difficult going forward? the trouble is he hasn't said any _ difficult going forward? the trouble is he hasn't said any of— difficult going forward? the trouble is he hasn't said any of that. - difficult going forward? the trouble is he hasn't said any of that. he i is he hasn't said any of that. he

hasn't updated any of the terms and conditions. he has updated any of the really long, dull, boring documents people are going to look at look at work at how these things are going to change. he has simply said i will let anybody back in the platform who has not broken the law of engaged and egregious span of a city that he thinks he wants is not people who have committed actual law offences or people of colour is the platform very big trouble by overloading its services and services. those are the only two things he is concerned about. he doesn't care about hate speech, he doesn't care about hate speech, he doesn't seem to care about misinformation, based purely on the state we got there.— state we got there. thank you. and time to look _ state we got there. thank you. and time to look at _ state we got there. thank you. and time to look at the _ state we got there. thank you. and time to look at the weather. - hello. a fair few will be keeping a very close eye on qatar and doha today. pretty warm over there at the moment, but there is a common theme. clear skies in doha this friday and clear skies for many across the uk, a few exceptions around, but admittedly a lot more in the way

of drier and brighter weather than we've seen through this week. of drier and brighter weather showers mainly to the north and west. the isolated showers and english channel out was this was name is, most will avoid, stay back in spells, light and wins areas, leaving an overnight show is starting in scotland fade than more dealt with coming to the west later on, weatherfronts pushing in from the breeze picking up, lots of cloud, temperature shouldn't it way too much ableism clear the east this is where it will be a radical start your saturday but a bit of an east westleigh. many scenarios stay vital that the day. best of sunshine in the morning, turning cloudier to the afternoon lots of cloud in the west. rain and drizzle in northern ireland, spitting at about in scotland, wales, western england, some heavy bets later but mild even than the strengthening winds.

hello this is bbc news with joanne gosling. the headlines: the biggest walkout in nhs history, as nurses announce two days of strikes on 15th and 20th december in a row over pay. the court of appeal has rejected a claim by campaigner heidi crowther

that the abortion rules around down's syndrome in great britain are discriminatory. i am very upset not to win again, but i will keep on fighting because we have already informed and changed hearts and minds. ukraine struggles with power cuts, as russia continues its airstrikes. it's still 0—0 at half—time in wales' historic game against iran in the men's football world cup. meanwhile, their group b rivals england are looking to earn enough points to qualify for the final 16 in their match against the usa this evening. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. we'll start with the action at the football world cup where there's a crucial game in group b under way right now — wales taking on iran with both teams looking for their first win

of the tournament. after not singing the national anthem in their opening game, the iran players sung it this time. fans in the stadium booed and some were crying. when the game started, the welsh had a good early chance — kieffer moore getting on the end of conor roberts' cross. iran though they'd scored when ali gholizadeh put the ball in the back of the net, but he was ruled offside by the video assistant referee. the second half saw iran come close again, firstly beating wayne hennessey, but hitting the post before they then hit the other post and hennessey managed to keep them out. that game is live right now on bbc one. iran pressuring the whales go

for the whole of the second half. goalless at the moment. 73 minutes gone there. iran definitely on top. later on friday in that same group england take on the usa. england had a big opening win against iran, while usa drew with wales. gareth southgate's side can secure a place in the last 16 with victory, which would be england's fourth successive appearance in the knockout phase of a major tournament since going out in the group stages of the 2014 world cup. there were some injury concerns for captain harry kane, but he's fit to start. so what does southgate think of their opposition? we have got huge respect for our opponent. we know a lot of the players from our league and we know the quality that they have and the athleticism that they have, so we have got to be at our best. the risk for us is that we think because we played well the other day we can

just go through to the next game. we've got to find that reset button to have the same psychology, the same determination. usa captain tyler adams says his teammates are embracing their underdog status as they chase another world cup upset against england. the famously sent the english crashing out of the tournament in 1950 and held them to a 1—1 draw at the 2010 world cup. friday's match represents another opportunity for american soccer to change how it is perceived around the world. we haven't achieved anything as a grip on the world stage, when you're talking about england coming in fourth and then coming in second, there are tangible things you can say, ok, this group achieved something and we are just not there yet. we need to use this world cup to establish ourselves and then hopefully move to the next world cup and do the same, but i think we are getting a little bit ahead of ourselves calling the team that, and

it is still to be determined. hosts qatar face senegal in just over an hour in what will be the first meeting between the two sides. qatar failed to have a shot on target in sunday's 2—0 defeat to ecuador. they must beat senegal to maintain any realistic hopes of qualification. the africa cup of nations champions were beaten 2—0 by the netherlands in the opening match. the dutch take on ecuador. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport david walliams' future as a judge on britain's got talent is "up in the air", a spokesperson for the itv show has said. it comes after the sun newspaper reported that the comedian will be leaving the show after ten years as a judge. walliams recently apologised for making "disrespectful comments" about contestants during filming breaks on the show.

i'm joined now by siobhan synnot a tv and film journalist. who will miss him —— missed him most, the viewers? the who will miss him -- missed him most, the viewers?— most, the viewers? the viewers i think. he most, the viewers? the viewers i think- he was _ most, the viewers? the viewers i think. he was definitely - most, the viewers? the viewers i think. he was definitely part i most, the viewers? the viewers i think. he was definitely part of i most, the viewers? the viewers i l think. he was definitely part of the show? success. at its peak it was drawn 10 million. this year it is pulling in a pretty respectable 6 million. itv would be pretty happy with that. really, the nature of those derogatory comments was such that if he didn't leave and the conversation about why he was a judge and the nature of those comments would continue. david walliams is very conscious of his other role as a children's author and is very protective of that reputation. again, if he continues

as a judge on britain's got talent that conversation and that reputation will come under scrutiny. ijust reputation will come under scrutiny. i just looked reputation will come under scrutiny. ijust looked up how many books he has sold, 50 million.— has sold, 50 million. yes, a string of successful _ has sold, 50 million. yes, a string of successful heads, _ has sold, 50 million. yes, a string of successful heads, also - has sold, 50 million. yes, a string of successful heads, also adapted| of successful heads, also adapted into successful tv shows. in fact, the bbc have earmarked a sequel to his gangster granny of one of the cornerstones of its christmas schedule, with david walliams both writing and appearing in it. so, another reason for him to leave and put some clear blue water between him as the children's author and his time on britain's got talent. tt he time on britain's got talent. if he does go from _ time on britain's got talent. if he does go from britain's _ time on britain's got talent. if he does go from britain's got - time on britain's got talent. if he does go from britain's got talent, it isjust one does go from britain's got talent, it is just one small part of a quite incredible career. extremely successful comedian, as we were just discussing an extremely successful

author, and very popular on that very popular tv show. fiend author, and very popular on that very popular tv show.— very popular tv show. and no straneer very popular tv show. and no stranger to — very popular tv show. and no stranger to controversy. i very popular tv show. and no stranger to controversy. one | very popular tv show. and no i stranger to controversy. one of his big was little britain and that is now seen as rather outdated in terms of race, sex and body shape. he has had his brushes with controversy in the past, but he has survived them. he also knows when to quit when he is ahead. d0 he also knows when to quit when he is ahead. ,, ~ . he also knows when to quit when he is ahead. i. ~ ., ., , is ahead. do you think that would be the end of seeing _ is ahead. do you think that would be the end of seeing him _ is ahead. do you think that would be the end of seeing him on _ is ahead. do you think that would be the end of seeing him on our- is ahead. do you think that would be | the end of seeing him on our screens if he goes off and decides to focus on the books? this. if he goes off and decides to focus on the books?— on the books? no, i think we will still see him, _ on the books? no, i think we will still see him, but— on the books? no, i think we will still see him, but he _ on the books? no, i think we will still see him, but he is— on the books? no, i think we will still see him, but he is very i on the books? no, i think we will| still see him, but he is very aware that his time as part of the brand of britain's got talent is at an end. it is a time for us to look at new facets of david walliams. his reputation as the children's author seems pretty safe and there will be

room for adaptation, whether he appears on screen with them depends on how this britain's got talent scandal rolls out. ultima busi has already been suggested to take over as a judge. it is a bit like the james bond line—up, lots of names are thrown into the frame then something completely left field ends up something completely left field ends up being the final winner. thank ou. the government has announced a series of amendments to the online safety bill which is currently going through parliament, giving police more powers to bring people to justice.

there is no way of stopping more people seeing them. in this moment right now, people might be looking at them. people might be copying them, downloading them, sharing them. explicit images of georgie were shared online. in a text, her ex—partner admitted it was him, and said he didn't want to hurt her. we spoke to georgie earlier this yearfor bbc panorama. despite having a written admission of guilt in a text message, because he doesn't claim to have wanted to hurt me, i was told by the police that there was nothing they could do. georgie had no legal protection then, but today the government has announced plans to criminalise sharing intimate images without consent. this is a very welcome recognition of, i think, the life—shattering harms of intimate—image abuse. if the perpetrator intentionally shares an intimate image without the consent of the person in that image, that is a criminal offence. in other words, we don't need to prove any more that they did it to cause distress to the victim, or they did it for sexual gratification — it'sjust that

consent issue that is central. the online safety bill will also be amended to make sharing explicit deep fakes — which involves editing a face onto another body without consent — a crime in england and wales. it will also tackle downblousing, where photos are taken down a woman's top without permission. i think, for a long time, people thought many of these practices were already criminal offences. obviously, we're facing a different type of threat to people with digital means used, so the law's got to adapt and we've taken evidence on it, we've looked very carefully at it, we accept that there is a gap that can be filled, and now we're taking action. the law commission — an independent body that advises the government — recommended these changes, and say criminal offences had not kept pace with technology. monika plaha, bbc news.

police are failing to investigate complaints and support victims of stalking, a decade after it was made a specific offence, according to charities. a bbc freedom of information request has found at least four forces in england have failed to employ a single point of contact for stalking, despite a government requirement to do so, abi smitton reports. two families united in loss, together in memory of their daughters. gracie spinks and alice ruggles were both tragically murdered. in the months and weeks before their deaths, they'd reported suspected stalkers to the police. it's so unfair that they should die when they didn't do anything wrong. i mean, she's 23 years old. she could have had another 70 years of life. somebody has taken that away unfairly. it's absolutely disgraceful. i keep saying to myself, you can't think in those terms, but i do every single day. we all do. it's never out your head, is it? no. this is one branch of harassment... today marks ten years since stalking was made a crime in england and wales.

we need to take this whole issue i of stalking far more seriously, i and that's why we're _ going to create a separate criminal offence of stalking. there were high hopes it could be a landmark moment, but stalking charities say victims are still being let down. they've launched a super—complaint against the police. the measure can only be brought forward by specific organisations to raise awareness of wider problems in policing. we want this super—complaint to prompt a thorough investigation into widespread issues in relation to supporting stalking victims, such as the misidentification of stalking, the implementation of adequate protections, and monitoring breaches of protective orders to ensure that victims aren't being put at risk. there were more than 700,000 reports of stalking and harassment in the year tojune, while only 5% of reports of stalking led to a charge. a bbc breakfast freedom of information request found that, out of the 28 forces in england that responded,

four still had not appointed a point of contact to deal with stalking complaints, despite a government recommendation to do so. the national police chiefs' council says it recognises more needs to be done to improve the outcomes for victims of stalking. and the home office says it takes stalking extremely seriously and has doubled sentences as a result. alice and gracie's parents have dedicated themselves to fighting for change since losing their daughters. they're determined to see it come sooner rather than later. there's only one person to blame — the person who killed alice, the person who killed gracie. they are the people to blame. and, yes, police do things wrong, and all we ask is that we learn lessons. campaigners believe this super—complaint could be the change they've waited for. it's now up to the police watchdog to decide if it will be investigated. abi smitton, bbc news. scientists say they have made a breakthrough designing a vaccine

against all 20 known types of flu. the jab, so far only tested on animals, uses the same technology as covid vaccines and should teach the immune system how to fight existing and new flu strains. human trials will now be required to test the efficacy of the jab. black friday is one of the most important day for shoppers. the consumer group which has wanted just one in seven black friday offers are genuine discounts. you join me youjoin me in you join me in the biggest warehouse in england. it has nearly 100

aisles, 85,000 pallets. rack —— black friday is largely an online affair these days, people love it or loathe it. i will go this year because consumers are under enormous pressure with less disposable income. orwill pressure with less disposable income. or will black friday get a boost because people are buying early and bagging a few bargains? let's talk to the third largest retailer to find out. i'm joined by paul nicholls, commercial director at argos. how is it going, are people spending?— at argos. how is it going, are people spending? black friday is alwa s the people spending? black friday is always the biggest _ people spending? black friday is always the biggest day _ people spending? black friday is always the biggest day of - people spending? black friday is always the biggest day of the i people spending? black friday is i always the biggest day of the year, it is about twice the size of a normal friday. we prepare for this months in advance, whether it is the buying teams, supply teams. we are feeling bullish about today, we are trading strongly into the event and we have some great offer for customers. we have some great offer for customers-— we have some great offer for customers. . , ., ., ., , . , customers. are you going to be able to shift all these _ customers. are you going to be able to shift all these big _ customers. are you going to be able to shift all these big tvs, _ customers. are you going to be able to shift all these big tvs, big -

to shift all these big tvs, big ticket items. tt to shift all these big tvs, big ticket items.— ticket items. it is quite a different _ ticket items. it is quite a different year _ ticket items. it is quite a different year from i ticket items. it is quite a different year from last i ticket items. it is quite a i different year from last year ticket items. it is quite a - different year from last year when we were struggling to get hold of stock and the supply chain issues are widely known. this year we are feeling very confident. we have lots of stock but we are confident we have the great prices to match it and are expecting a strong day. retailers must be nervous that they have too much stock because you have to turn all the stock into cash, haven't you?— to turn all the stock into cash, haven't you? yes, but this is the scale of lblack — haven't you? yes, but this is the scale of black friday. _ haven't you? yes, but this is the scale of black friday. we - haven't you? yes, but this is the scale of black friday. we are i haven't you? yes, but this is the i scale of black friday. we are used to holding your nerve. i am very confident we are in a good place. what about the shape of christmas spending, do you think people are doing their christmas shopping on black friday? ieibie doing their christmas shopping on lblack friday?— black friday? we know that our customers, of them _ black friday? we know that our customers, of them say - black friday? we know that our customers, of them say they i will use black fat —— black friday to take things on their christmas wish list. people are looking for a christmas bargain this year and i think that is the shape of the ship

was not black friday. it is less about buying things for yourself, that's using it as an opportunity to make them special for your family and friends. make them special for your family and friends-— make them special for your family and friends. e . . , , ., , , and friends. what are they shopping for? games. — and friends. what are they shopping for? games, toys, _ and friends. what are they shopping for? games, toys, tvs _ and friends. what are they shopping for? games, toys, tvs for _ and friends. what are they shopping for? games, toys, tvs for the i and friends. what are they shopping | for? games, toys, tvs for the world cu -. all for? games, toys, tvs for the world cup- all the — for? games, toys, tvs for the world cup. all the traditional— for? games, toys, tvs for the world cup. all the traditional categories. i cup. all the traditional categories. will the cup. all the traditional categories. wau the world — cup. all the traditional categories. will the world cup _ cup. all the traditional categories. will the world cup disrupt - cup. all the traditional categories. | will the world cup disrupt trading? i don't know, shopping online, people are doing it, watching tv on a device so they are multitasking and shopping at the same time as watching the footie. we are reasonably confident about that. we have seen a big uplift in tvs, 35% more searches than this time last year, so the world cup as had its traditional spike for tvs. we are expecting one in ten of the uk population to visit our website today. population to visit our website toda . , . .. population to visit our website toda ., . .. . population to visit our website toda .g. ., , population to visit our website toda.. ., , .y today. just to finish off by saying are os today. just to finish off by saying argos reckon _ today. just to finish off by saying argos reckon that _ today. just to finish off by saying argos reckon that they _ today. just to finish off by saying argos reckon that they will i today. just to finish off by saying argos reckon that they will be i today. just to finish off by saying i argos reckon that they will be doing about 3 million products out of the doors during the whole course of the black friday week.

paperworks is executive director at john lewis. thank you forjoining us. how do you compare 3 million products out of the door at argos during the week, what is it looked like forjohn lewis? tt is during the week, what is it looked like forjohn lewis?— like forjohn lewis? it is looking really good- _ like forjohn lewis? it is looking really good. we _ like forjohn lewis? it is looking really good. we are _ like forjohn lewis? it is looking really good. we are well - like forjohn lewis? it is looking really good. we are well set. i like forjohn lewis? it is looking | really good. we are well set. we have great availability of our products. we are selling about 6,000 products. we are selling about 6,000 products a minute at the moment, which is what we normally do on black friday. we are confident we will have a good strong day. we have had a nice run up to black friday, extending or offers over the whole month this year. normally would be a week to ten days. to help customers spread their spending and make things more affordable for them, because everybody is under the pressure of the cost of living crisis at the moment. we are off to a good start, thank you. llp crisis at the moment. we are off to a good start, thank you.— crisis at the moment. we are off to a good start, thank you. up to 6,000 eroducts a good start, thank you. up to 6,000 products per— a good start, thank you. up to 6,000 products per minute _ a good start, thank you. up to 6,000 products per minute being _ a good start, thank you. up to 6,000 products per minute being so, - a good start, thank you. up to 6,000 products per minute being so, how. products per minute being so, how does that compare with normal shopping days? tt is does that compare with normal shopping days?—

does that compare with normal shopping days? it is a lot more. black shopping days? it is a lot more. lzelack friday _ shopping days? it is a lot more. black friday is _ shopping days? it is a lot more. black friday is our _ shopping days? it is a lot more. black friday is our biggest i shopping days? it is a lot more. black friday is our biggest day i shopping days? it is a lot more. | black friday is our biggest day of the year. we do most of our sales in the year. we do most of our sales in the last eight weeks over the festive period, which includes black friday and christmas and remake two thirds of our profit in the second half of the year. it is always big around this time. people started buying for christmas back in august. i think spreading the cost of christmas are making it more affordable. we have seen lovely optics on christmas crackers, 154% uplift there. pre—lit trees are up 40%. rates and garlands are up 50%. people are really using this opportunity to buy for christmas, which is lovely. you opportunity to buy for christmas, which is lovely.— opportunity to buy for christmas, which is lovely. you have set what ou are which is lovely. you have set what you are witnessing _ which is lovely. you have set what you are witnessing is _ which is lovely. you have set what you are witnessing is people i you are witnessing is people spreading out the cost by starting to buy for christmas back in august. are you saying any other themes emerging as a result of cost of living in terms of what people are spending their money on? tim

spending their money on? our customers _ spending their money on? our customers have _ spending their money on? ct" customers have been very thoughtful, they want to have a good christmas, they want to have a good christmas, they didn't have to christmas is for they didn't have to christmas is for the last two years because of the pandemic. they are buying less, but buying better, if! pandemic. they are buying less, but buying better, if i can put it like that. we are enjoying being able to serve them with their own brands, and arejohn lewis brand which is fantastically priced. they are buying their promotions, but are also buying some full priced products in the own brands. we can see lots of mixing and matching in the online baskets and the baskets in the stores.— in the stores. which is said that onl one in the stores. which is said that only one in _ in the stores. which is said that only one in seven _ in the stores. which is said that only one in seven black - in the stores. which is said that only one in seven black friday i in the stores. which is said that i only one in seven black friday deals are actually genuine discounts. all are actually genuine discounts. all the are actually genuine discounts. fill the john lewis offers a genuine thejohn lewis offers a genuine discounts. i can speak for other retailers, but we hope that standard extremely high, as you can imagine. it is particular discounts for now,

then. does it come to an end at the end of today?— end of today? no, we are thinking about what _ end of today? no, we are thinking about what might _ end of today? no, we are thinking about what might you be - end of today? no, we are thinking about what might you be on - end of today? no, we are thinking about what might you be on here. | end of today? no, we are thinking . about what might you be on here. we are very nimble, agile. we are looking at what customers want, what they are buying. a very busy time in training at the moment, which is great, it's a joy. training at the moment, which is great. it's a joy-— training at the moment, which is great, it's a joy. great, it's a 'oy. you mention some ofthe great, it's a joy. you mention some of the untid— great, it's a joy. you mention some of the untick in _ great, it's a joy. you mention some of the uptick in sales _ great, it's a joy. you mention some of the uptick in sales on _ great, it's a joy. you mention some of the uptick in sales on things - of the uptick in sales on things like crackers and pre—lit trees. what would you say are the real hot ticket black friday items? this what would you say are the real hot ticket black friday items?— ticket black friday items? tvs are very important — ticket black friday items? tvs are very important. premium - ticket black friday items? tvs are l very important. premium fragrance, people are buying a lot of that. christmas toys for children, we are seeing a lot of sales in that area. all the things you would imagine. thank you very much forjoining us. residents living near a dangerous zebra crossing in bradford say they fear someone will "die on their doorstep" as they witness near misses on the crossing "every day".they�*ve set up cctv cameras to film the accidents and appealed to the council for help. a warning, tom airey�*s report does

contain footage of people being hit by cars from the start — no—one was seriously injured. this is the moment a woman starts to walk across a zebra crossing on horton grange road, and this happens. a driver fails to stop and she narrowly avoids serious injury by a matter of inches. here's another clip. a child runs across after one car stops — the other ploughs into him. miraculously, he walks away. this footage is just the tip of the iceberg, says tahir zeb, who is recording accidents and near—misses at the crossing on cctv to send to bradford council. he and others say they have spent years campaigning for a pelican crossing, so traffic lights can control vehicles. i don't want see someone dying on my doorstep. it's not... you know, if... i've seen so many accidents happen. i showed you the videos. if someone dies, how are you going to feel?

it's not... the council need to find that money. they could find money for other things. the crossing on the busy 30mph—limit street is at the bottom of a hill, with two primary schools just a couple of hundred yards away. parents and children use the crossing in a constant stream at peak times. local shopkeeper mohammad haleem was nearly hit on the crossing earlier this week. as i was crossing, he just seemed to just drive off. and i was shocked. if you have a look at the footage, my arms are up in the air like, "0h, is this for real?" you know? those who live and work near this crossing here in horton grange assured me that if i hung around for long enough, i'd witness a near—miss for myself. and sure enough, while i was doing some research here yesterday, this is what i caught on my phone. a woman hidden by stationary traffic was nearly hit by a car coming down the hill in the opposite direction. mr zeb�*s cctv has recorded other accidents and near—misses on the crossing.

if you've had so many accidents in one spot, then the question has to be asked, of why hasn't this been picked up over the number of years that the resident has had to install cctv cameras? that's the first question. the second question is, what have we done to respond to that? because clearly residents have been raising this issue to have to take the steps that they've taken. in a statement, bradford council said... but for those who live on horton grange road, they say if these safety measures aren't brought in immediately, lives will remain at risk. tom airey, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. hello. a fair few will be keeping a very close eye on qatar and doha today. pretty warm over there at the moment, but there is a common theme. clear skies in doha this friday and clear skies for many across the uk, a few exceptions around, but admittedly a lot more in the way of drier and brighter weather than we've seen through this week. showers mainly to the north and west. some of the longer spells of rain at the moment across central and northern scotland, spreading towards the grampians, breaking up into more showery conditions with a bit more brightness through the afternoon. elsewhere, a few isolated showers across some western areas of england and wales and in northern ireland, but even here many will be dry. quite a windy day across the north—west of scotland. windiest conditions at the moment easing a little bit later. lightest of the winds in the south and feeling very pleasant in the sunshine. highs of around 13, 1a, maybe 15 degrees for one or two. into this evening, still the showers in northern scotland to begin with. things turn drier for a time, but then later on, many western areas clouding over, winds picking up. rain and drizzle move into ireland to the morning and temperatures

holding here around eight to ten degrees. eastern parts, though, where we stay with the clearer skies for longest, it's a bit of a chilly start, but a brighter start here in what will be a bit of a split across the uk from west to east. in the west we've got weatherfronts pushing in. with it strengthening winds, touching gale force at times. outbreaks of rain initially in ireland spreading into parts of scotland, wales, western areas of england through the day. some heavier bursts into wales and the southwest later on. the far north of scotland should stay dry and some parts of eastern england into the midlands will stay dry through daylight hours. a fair bit of cloud building, but still some spells of hazy sunshine. the winds for all will be picking up, maybe not as strong in western scotland, however, but those winds from the south mean it will be a mild day at around 11 to iii or 15 degrees. a pretty mild night will follow with saturday night seeing wet, windy weather spread across all areas. lingering through east anglia, the south—east and the channel islands for the start of sunday, slowly brightening up here, but elsewhere, sunny spells, a scattering of showers developing, most frequent in the west, but even here a little bit more sunshine at times compared with saturday.

the winds not as strong compared with saturday, but temperatures, while still in double figures, will be down a little bit and they will fall a bit further into next week. a cooler feel and, in fact, a cooling trend through the rest of the month and into the start of december. a little bit of rain around, but also a greater chance of some morning mist and fog. see you soon.

welcome to bbc news. i'm lucy hockings live in qatar with continuing coverage of the world cup. its still 0—0 at half in wales' historic game against iran in the men's football world cup. meanwhile england are preparing for their match against the usa later where they hoping to secure their place in the final 16. and i'mjoanna gosling, live in the studio. also today... the court of appeal has rejected a claim by campaigner heidi crowther that the abortion rules around down syndrome in great britain are discriminatory,

though her family vows to take the case to the supreme court. i am very upset not to win again but i will keep on fighting because we have already informed and changed hearts and minds. the biggest walkout in nhs history, as nurses announce two days of strikes on 15th and 20th december in a row over pay. hello and welcome to qatar. incredibly dramatic scenes just in the last few minutes here. wales

against iran and a van scoring in the 98th minute and indeed i think they have just scored again. another goal for they have just scored again. another goalfor iran in the dying minutes of the game in injury time. i think we can actually bring you the goal that originally won it for wales and took it to i—o. we can see now. iran did get the ball into the net about 15 minutes into the match but it was a var that ruled that out as off—site and he was the goal that did it. they look like the stronger side, actually, throughout the match to be fair. headed the post on a couple of occasions in the second half. things getting worse for wales towards the end of the game, as well. we saw the goalkeeper wayne hennessey. he was sent off. he had a mistimed challenge. he had a red card. this was the first red card of the tournament. he was sent off but we can now confirm that wales... i'm

just checking that that second goal did actually come. yes, it is 2—0 the final score, so two goals, two goals to run in the final, final minutes of this match and what drama we are witnessing here in doha and we are witnessing here in doha and we can just show you the scenes in cardiff, pub absolutely round there. lessons were cancelled, kids went in school today. as many children as possible were able to watch the match and they will be absolutely devastated the welsh. the fans have been here in force today throughout doha and we can just been here in force today throughout doha and we canjust imagine been here in force today throughout doha and we can just imagine the heartbreakfor the doha and we can just imagine the heartbreak for the welsh fans. i cannot see the pictures from wales but i can only imagine how absolutely stunned they must be that they held on gradually only to see those two goals in the dying minutes. absolute heartbreakfor wales that it was an incredible goal apparently, and absolutes in the

ball of a goal, unstoppable, headed into the corner, an incredible moment for iran and a desperate, desperate times wales, of course, as they see those two very, very late goals in the sense we have here in doha is with the welsh fans. they had such belief in their team. they were showing such hearts and it meant so much to them and for the iranians of course they were here under the storm of controversy, under the storm of controversy, under pressure from around the world because the protests that are happening over the deaths of mahsa amini back in iran. there had been pressure on them from inside iran and also from outside and in their match against england they did not sing the national anthem and we did see them singing that today so were not entirely sure what pressure they have come under the jubilant scenes. what i can see here, actually, is the match taking place and the

uranium players are in absolute floods of tears in the field right now. the welsh fans in the welsh players looking completely devastated but the veiny and players looking absolutely thrilled. selectors mightjust bring you the goals again from here —— the iranian players looking thrilled. i can just bring you the goals again from loja. __ go bring you the goals again from loja. —— go half. a goal in the 98th minute here for iran. and then a second goal as well. let's watch that one. we're we' re really we're really hoping to bring you some reaction from the welsh fans because they are watching not only here in johar

because they are watching not only here injohar but back in wales as well all around the world but, of course, absolutely heartbreaking for them at the moment —— here in doha. we will hope to join them in a moment and we can talk about the rest of today usa featuring later on in group b and a win for gareth southgate's side would see them go through to the knockout stages. i have been speaking to the former england internationaljermaine dennis. he is here in doha and he gave us his thoughts on how far they may go in this tournament. i think england, given how well they gave us his thoughts on how far they may go in this tournament. i think england, given how well they perform in that first gave us his thoughts on how far they may go in this tournament. i think england, given how well they perform in that first game gave us his thoughts on how far they may go in this tournament. i think england, given how well they perform in that first game it gave us his thoughts on how far they may go in this tournament. i think england, given how well they perform in that first game it is hard for the state not to be high. going into the tournament it was a bit doom and gloom in their performances failed to deliver really but it was flea slow, expansive, open goals and everything the defenders can do on a weekly basis because they show themselves doing a on at club level so it was great seeing them putting it together. i think they may be going

together. i think they may be going to be tough to break down. they are very fit team with a bit of quality here and there but having watched them against wales cuts of lots of work to do themselves so i really fancy england to get a positive result again.— fancy england to get a positive result aaain. ., , ., result again. how will it be for the -la ers in result again. how will it be for the players in the _ result again. how will it be for the players in the next _ result again. how will it be for the players in the next few _ result again. how will it be for the players in the next few days - result again. how will it be for the i players in the next few days because not a lot of noise in this competition and loss of controversy being played out off the pitch? as a player, how do they block that out? you have always not nice. as a player when you're in that environment in the world cup you're trying as much as you can to focus on the job at hand which is to try and go and win the world cup and performed the best of your abilities. when you play for england the noises are part and parcel of wearing the shirt, whether wit is about performances of the pressure of what comes of the team. when it comes the controversies of what is going on in qatar i suppose the issues that are at hand in this country and dealing with that, i think this particular team have always shown a lot of responsibility and stepping forward and i think gareth southgate deserves a lot of credit for that and i think the

noises come prior to the world cup and i think going into the first game the players are just very focused on what's at hand and given the start they have had they have allowed a good chance to go and when it's like i said i still think it is very important that the conversation is had at the right time and i think these players will continue do that. there seems to be a huge amount of acidity and supporting esteem. we can all see it. i acidity and supporting esteem. we can all see it— can all see it. i think that is why the big in _ can all see it. i think that is why the big in particular. _ can all see it. i think that is why the big in particular. the - the big in particular. the connection between players and media, players and fans, we feel it is ex—players so i think it is great as well. they are honest, an open group, very supportive of all the causes they believe it is a group as well. it is difficult not to like them. wejust well. it is difficult not to like them. we just want to go one step further this time and go get a trophy. further this time and go get a troh. further this time and go get a troh . ., ., ., ., trophy. looking forward to that match of course _ trophy. looking forward to that match of course later - trophy. looking forward to that match of course later in - trophy. looking forward to that match of course later in the - trophy. looking forward to that. match of course later in the day. saving up to be big one here, expected to be very busy for that match butjust to bring you the latest from joe hart wales lost in

the dying minutes of their match against iran, two late goals and one of them was an absolute blinder apparently headed into the top corner, a devastating moment for wales fans and the welsh team but absolute joy and jubilation from a van, of course. we can continue to be your reaction from here and doha. thank you very much, lucy. a woman with down's syndrome has lost a legal challenge over legislation which allows the abortion of babies with the condition up until birth. 27—year—old heidi crowter wanted to remove a section of the abortion act for not being equal, butjudges disagreed and have ruled that the act does not interfere with the rights of the "living disabled." our correspondent robin brant is at the court of appeal and has the latest. well, this is a legal challenge that began back in 2019 and at the heart of it is heidi carter. she's 27, she's married, she has down's

syndrome and so does her husband she challenge the government, the department of health, on the basis that the 1967 abortion law which legislates for abortion in england and scotland and wales, she says it is discriminatory. she says it stigmatises people like her and their place in society. now, she has brought this appeal. initially, it was overturned by the high court but she found herself here today at the court of appeal asking three appeal judges to make a further ruling on that and at the heart of it is the european convention on human rights and the subsequent human rights act and the subsequent human rights act and section eight of that, which is the right to a private life, both that of heidi, both that of women who become pregnant, and heidi and her lawyer said that of unborn

children as well. well, it hasn't gone her way. the appeal court judges have dismissed her claim. when she came out of the court behind mejust after 1030 when she came out of the court behind me just after 1030 we saw and heard herfull climb muster heard her full climb muster initially heard herfull climb muster initially and say we lost —— we saw and heard her hug her mother initially and say we lost and she was tearful and upset. this was having a brief statement some moments later. i’m having a brief statement some moments later.— having a brief statement some moments later. �* , , , ., ., moments later. i'm very upset not to win aaain moments later. i'm very upset not to win again but — moments later. i'm very upset not to win again but i — moments later. i'm very upset not to win again but i will _ moments later. i'm very upset not to win again but i will keep _ moments later. i'm very upset not to win again but i will keep on _ win again but i will keep on fighting _ win again but i will keep on fighting because we have already informed — fighting because we have already informed and changed hearts and minds _ informed and changed hearts and minds and — informed and changed hearts and minds and change people's opinions about_ minds and change people's opinions about the _ minds and change people's opinions about the law. i'm very upset that babies_ about the law. i'm very upset that babies with — about the law. i'm very upset that babies with down's syndrome can be aborted _ babies with down's syndrome can be aborted up _ babies with down's syndrome can be aborted up to birth. this tells me that i_ aborted up to birth. this tells me that i am — aborted up to birth. this tells me that i am not valued and have much less value _ that i am not valued and have much less value than a person with down's

we also heard from her syndrome. we also heard from her solicitor afterwards _ syndrome. we also heard from her solicitor afterwards he _ syndrome. we also heard from her solicitor afterwards he said - syndrome. we also heard from her solicitor afterwards he said that. gave protection for for future diminishedpretectienfer who could for future diminiehedpreteetienfer who could go on to live for future diminiehedpreteetienfer wh( like ld go on to live for future diminiehedpreteetienfer wh( like heidi. n to live people who could go on to live in our society like heidi. so people who could go on to live in our society like heidi. 50 it people who could go on to live in our society like heidi.— our society like heidi. so it was not complex. — our society like heidi. so it was not complex, it's _ our society like heidi. so it was not complex, it's contentious, | our society like heidi. so it was| not complex, it's contentious, it was night usually mated but, essentially, in thejudgment was night usually mated but, essentially, in the judgment today, three appeal courtjudges have come down on the side of women and the interests of women who find themselves in the latter stages of pregnancy that their child may have their wa nt to they say �* their they say �*their ' this say the have it is i!!! abortion, it is about weighing up the interests of women who become pregnant against the lights of an unborn child. so heidi says this is not the end of it. she intends to go

to the supreme court and if needs be further to the ultimate authority at the moment, the court in strasbourg. robin van reporting. ——robin brant reporting. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland will strike just before christmas in what is set to be their biggest walk—out in nhs history. the royal college of nursing has announced strikes across two days. the walk—outs will happen on the 15th and 20th december from 8.00am to 8.00pm. it's a dispute over pay. the government says the nhs has tried and tested plans in place to minimise disruption and ensure the nhs continues to operate. joining me now... joining me now is lucy shapcott, she's an a&e nurse in somerset and voted for strike action welcome and tell me why voted for strike action. i welcome and tell me why voted for strike action-— strike action. i voted for strike action because _ strike action. i voted for strike action because i _ strike action. i voted for strike action because i felt _ strike action. i voted for strike action because i felt that - strike action. i voted for strike action because i felt that we . strike action. i voted for strike - action because i felt that we didn't really have any options less to make the government listen to what we have been telling them i guess for years now in that we are losing staff and we haven't had inflation pay, pay above inflation, with

inflation pay rise for years and years, i mean, not since i qualified as a nurse, which was nearly iii years ago now. and i think we don't know what else we can do to make them listen. know what else we can do to make them listen-— know what else we can do to make them listen. , ., , , , , ., them listen. obviously, nurses going on strike is a— them listen. obviously, nurses going on strike is a sensitive _ them listen. obviously, nurses going on strike is a sensitive issue - on strike is a sensitive issue because there are people who are waiting for operations who will be concerned that they may be affected. what you say to people who may be affected by this? so what you say to people who may be affected by this?— affected by this? so whilst we understand — affected by this? so whilst we understand that _ affected by this? so whilst we understand that people - affected by this? so whilst we understand that people are i affected by this? so whilst we - understand that people are worried about this, what i would say is that as nurses we are also patients and we are also on waiting lists and so are our loved ones and that if things aren't done about the nursing shortages and retaining nurses that the waiting list will only get worse. ,, ., the waiting list will only get worse. . ., , the waiting list will only get worse. ,, ., , , the waiting list will only get worse. , , ., the waiting list will only get worse. , , worse. so this is about pay but you see it as a — worse. so this is about pay but you see it as a much _ worse. so this is about pay but you see it as a much bigger _ worse. so this is about pay but you see it as a much bigger issue. - worse. so this is about pay but you | see it as a much bigger issue. then that? �* , ,., , see it as a much bigger issue. then that? ~ y ., , see it as a much bigger issue. then that? absolutely. for me, this is about patient _ that? absolutely. for me, this is about patient care _ that? absolutely. for me, this is about patient care and _ that? absolutely. for me, this is about patient care and retaining | about patient care and retaining staff so we can deliver good patient

care. you said that you've been a nurse for almost ilt years and you haven't had a real terms pay increase in that time.- haven't had a real terms pay increase in that time. have you considered _ increase in that time. have you considered leaving _ increase in that time. have you considered leaving because - increase in that time. have you considered leaving because of. increase in that time. have you i considered leaving because of the pressures? it considered leaving because of the ressures? , ., pressures? it is something i have thou . ht pressures? it is something i have thought about — pressures? it is something i have thought about the _ pressures? it is something i have thought about the full _ pressures? it is something i have thought about the full four. - thought about the full four. obviously, i'm sort of older than the lot of the nurses that have left my department recently. i got a family to consider so it's not quite as easy for me to leave as it would be for younger nurse but it's certainly something that i have thought about and i know a lot of my colleagues and thought about. hagar colleagues and thought about. how much of a factor _ colleagues and thought about. how much of a factor do you think pay is when it comes to attention and the commitment for nurses? i when it comes to attention and the commitment for nurses?— when it comes to attention and the commitment for nurses? i think what we're finding — commitment for nurses? i think what we're finding now _ commitment for nurses? i think what we're finding now -- _ commitment for nurses? i think what we're finding now -- retention - commitment for nurses? i think what we're finding now -- retention and i we're finding now —— retention and recruitment for nurses. nurses are now seeing a cost of living increase so much that their salary are so squeezed that they are not able to either have, even the pay forjust basic essentials, especially considering the cost of fuel and

food increases in dingy increases on top of that. there seems to really, sort of, have hit hard and i think nurses arejust fed sort of, have hit hard and i think nurses are just fed up and think, well, we've paid to do a degree, we've got thousands and thousands of pounds worth of debt, we also, you know, not seeing our wage increase and we can go elsewhere and go and work somewhere that seemingly values the profession more. do work somewhere that seemingly values the profession more.— the profession more. do you still love the job _ the profession more. do you still love the job you _ the profession more. do you still love the job you do? _ the profession more. do you still love the job you do? i _ the profession more. do you still love the job you do? i love - the profession more. do you still love the job you do? i love my i the profession more. do you still. love the job you do? i love my job. love the 'ob you do? i love my 'ob. yes, i love the job you do? i love my 'ob. yes, i did. — love the job you do? i love my 'ob. yes, i did. mi love the job you do? i love my 'ob. yes, i did. but howi love the job you do? i love my 'ob. yes, i did. but how you i love the job you do? i love my 'ob. yes, i did. but how you righti love the job you do? i love my job. yes, i did. but how you right now i yes, i did. but how you right now that the issues _ yes, i did. but how you right now that the issues going _ yes, i did. but how you right now that the issues going on - yes, i did. but how you right now that the issues going on around l yes, i did. but how you right now i that the issues going on around eh? it often feels difficult and hard. if you feel sad because it's not the career... it doesn't feel like it's the nursing career that i went into but on the other hand i feel that we can't really do much more than what we are doing and we need to make things better, notjust for ourselves but for patients and we need to care for ourselves, as well. i mean, if were not caring for

nurses, we can't care for patient adequately either. i nurses, we can't care for patient adequately either.— adequately either. i mentioned waitini adequately either. i mentioned waiting list- — adequately either. i mentioned waiting list. everybody - adequately either. i mentioned waiting list. everybody knows l adequately either. i mentioned i waiting list. everybody knows that there's long waits for treatment at there's long waits for treatment at the moment particularly after the lockdown and covid—i9 but what they'd always says once they get the treatment it is is great and they really value the care that they get. what is your experience within the service? , ., ., ,._ what is your experience within the service? , ., ., ., service? yes, and i would say that is reflected _ service? yes, and i would say that is reflected within _ service? yes, and i would say that is reflected within the _ service? yes, and i would say that is reflected within the service - service? yes, and i would say that is reflected within the service as i is reflected within the service as well, so, you know, we are always working and we are always there for patients and that's what the nhs is full, to be there for patients, but it's becoming much more stretched 50, , it's becoming much more stretched so,, you know, whilst we would always want to be delivering the best care we can, we wouldn't want to be in a position where that's compromised, and sometimes it is compromised, and sometimes it is compromised at the moment and that's not something that we enjoy. when i

thank you so much forjoining us. that was a nurse. catching up with a spot we know sadly wales lost right against the match with iran and it felt like a very cruel defeat for those wales fans, sarah. very cruel defeat for those wales fans. sarah-— very cruel defeat for those wales fans, sarah. those pictures of the bands in the _ fans, sarah. those pictures of the bands in the stadium _ fans, sarah. those pictures of the bands in the stadium i _ fans, sarah. those pictures of the bands in the stadium i think- fans, sarah. those pictures of the bands in the stadium i think eye l bands in the stadium i think eye watching just that he is down some of those welsh van's faces because it was a very tough ending i think the wales fans to take. they were paying in their second group game at the world cup. they had drawn the opening game and this was a very pivotal one for wales if they were trying to progress out of the group stage. of course, they were going to face england in the final group game and unfortunately it ended in a 2—0 defeat for wales but there was a real sucker punched was in the game. iran were really on top in venice. wales looks a bit slow on leg in the game at times and iran were on top

and then later on wales had by goalkeeper wayne hennessey sent off for a late and clumsy challenge so they went down to ten players. danny ward came on as the substitute keeper there. they had an off field player who then was taken off and iran really took advantage late in stoppage time of that numerical advantage. they scored their first goal eight minutes into stoppage time. it broke the deadlock in that game. you just can see, you know, there was such a fan reaction from those players and the fans in a stadium, real emotion on those rainy and players who, of course, they didn't sing the national anthem in their opening game, they sung the national anthem today. we know it is going on with the political situation in iran and how they are playing in qatar under those concerns that a lot of them have been speaking about or not speaking about in the build—up to it, and thenjust a couple about in the build—up to it, and then just a couple of moments later they made sure of that victory with a second goal from another player to

wrap up that comfortable win in the end for iran. that really gives them every opportunity to try and progress out of the group. they play usa in their final group progress out of the group. they play usa in theirfinal group game but the devastation and heartbreak for wales and welsh football fans who were watching that.— were watching that. obviously, it's not all over— were watching that. obviously, it's not all over for _ were watching that. obviously, it's not all over for them, _ were watching that. obviously, it's not all over for them, is _ were watching that. obviously, it's not all over for them, is it? - were watching that. obviously, it's not all over for them, is it? no, i not all over for them, is it? no, matter clique — not all over for them, is it? no, matter clique -- _ not all overforthem, is it? iifr, matter clique —— mathematically not over. we nearly got a point in their opening game against the usa. it fully would have wanted really point in this match petting into the game against england and will be a such a crucial game at the wales and they want to try and win that and then look at results elsewhere in what will go on between usa and iran so, you know, it is not impossible, you know, everything will come down to the final game, but certainly the odds have dwindled in their favour at progression. odds have dwindled in their favour at progression-—

people who share explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent, could be jailed under proposed changes to the law in england and wales. the government has announced a series of amendments to the online safety bill, which is currently going through parliament, giving police and prosecutors more power to bring abusers to justice. monika plaha has been speaking to campaigners. there is no way of stopping more people seeing them. people might be copying them, downloading them, sharing them. explicit images of georgie were shared online. in a text, her ex—partner admitted it was him, and said he didn't want to hurt her. we spoke to georgie earlier this yearfor bbc panorama. despite having a written admission of guilt in a text message, because he doesn't claim to have wanted to hurt me, i was told by the police that there was nothing they could do. georgie had no legal protection then, but today the government has announced plans to criminalise sharing intimate images

without consent. this is a very welcome recognition of, i think, the life—shattering harms of intimate—image abuse. if the perpetrator intentionally shares an intimate image without the consent of the person in that image, that is a criminal offence. in other words, we don't need to prove any more that they did it to cause distress to the victim, or they did it for sexual gratification — it'sjust that consent issue that is central. the online safety bill will also be amended to make sharing explicit deep fakes — which involves editing a face onto another body without consent — a crime in england and wales. it will also tackle downblousing, where photos are taken down a woman's top without permission. i think, for a long time, people thought many of these practices were already criminal offences. obviously, we're facing a different

type of threat to people with digital means used, so the law's got to adapt and we've taken evidence on it, we've looked very carefully at it, we accept that there is a gap that can be filled, and now we're taking action. the law commission — an independent body that advises the government — recommended these changes, and say criminal offences had not kept pace with technology. monika plaha, bbc news.

world cup heartbreak for wales as iran score twice in added time to defeat them 2—0. alan is there, it is a poor clearance, kheremi! goalkeeperwayne clearance, kheremi! goalkeeper wayne hennessey clearance, kheremi! goalkeeperwayne hennessey had been sent off for a reckless challenge outside the penalty box. brute reckless challenge outside the penalty boot-— reckless challenge outside the enal box. ~ ., penalty box. we fought until the last second. _ penalty box. we fought until the last second, but _ penalty box. we fought until the last second, but it _ penalty box. we fought until the last second, but it is _ penalty box. we fought until the last second, but it is what - penalty box. we fought until the last second, but it is what it i penalty box. we fought until the last second, but it is what it is. l last second, but it is what it is. it last second, but it is what it is. it is _ last second, but it is what it is. it is difficult to date but we have to recover, — it is difficult to date but we have to recover, we have to start and go again _ to recover, we have to start and go aaain. ~ ,

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