off. wales is left devastated and in danger of crashing out of their first world cup since 1958. in other news, kherson under bombardment. now hospital patients are being evacuated from the recently liberated ukrainian city because of constant russian shelling. meanwhile in england, wales and northern ireland, nurses also set to strike for two days before christmas — the biggest walk—out in the history of the health service. and a busy day boxing up bargains on black friday across the world, amid early signs sales have been good. it's day six of the fifa world cup in qatar and the match between england and usa have just kicked off.

england can secure qualification for the knockout stages if they beat usa. england's captain, harry kane, has been declared fit, after he suffered an ankle injury in monday's win over iran. as for the usa, they will be looking for their first three points after drawing with wales. meanwhile, it's been another dramatic day in qatar, with the hosts eliminated and iran beating wales with two stoppage—time goals. we'll take a look at some of the action in a moment, but first, let's see how fans from both sides of the atlantic are handling the pressure, in the game that kicked offjust a couple of minutes ago. let's cross over to washington. our correspondent nomia iqbal is at a beer garden there. how excited are us fans for this match? ., . ., , how excited are us fans for this match? ., . .,, i. u, match? from excited. i hope you can naturally hear me _ match? from excited. i hope you can naturally hear me because _ match? from excited. i hope you can naturally hear me because i - naturally hear me because i cannot really hear myself! the anthem just finished playing in the game had just kicked off. this is a huge game in the us. it is worth saying that football still is not as popular as all the other games like baseball and basketball, but this game has

really got us fans excited. it is obviously their first appearance in the world cup in eight years' time, after disastrous codification last time. this is a very young team. they are seen as the golden generation. i have a fan here. i will bring him on. it is obvious who he is supporting. will bring him on. it is obvious who he is summing-— will bring him on. it is obvious who he is supporting. definitely england for sure! tell— he is supporting. definitely england for sure! tell me _ he is supporting. definitely england for sure! tell me how _ he is supporting. definitely england for sure! tell me how excited - he is supporting. definitely england for sure! tell me how excited you i for sure! tell me how excited you are for this _ for sure! tell me how excited you are for this game. _ for sure! tell me how excited you are for this game. why _ for sure! tell me how excited you are for this game. why is - for sure! tell me how excited you are for this game. why is it - for sure! tell me how excited you are for this game. why is it so - are for this game. why is it so important?— important? for me, i am an immigrant. _ important? for me, i am an immigrant. i _ important? for me, i am an immigrant, i came - important? for me, i am an immigrant, i came from - important? for me, i am an| immigrant, i came from peru important? for me, i am an - immigrant, i came from peru and important? for me, i am an _ immigrant, i came from peru and peru did not_ immigrant, i came from peru and peru did not make_ immigrant, i came from peru and peru did not make it this year, but the us has been my home and the world cup has _ us has been my home and the world cup has always been this game where the entire _ cup has always been this game where the entire world gets together and startsm _ the entire world gets together and starts... international sports are always— starts... international sports are always a — starts... international sports are always a thing, the world can come together— always a thing, the world can come together and forget at least a little — together and forget at least a little of — together and forget at least a little of what is going on the world, — little of what is going on the world, focus on sports, and being here _ world, focus on sports, and being here at— world, focus on sports, and being here at 2pm — world, focus on sports, and being here at 2pm on a friday afternoon... in a here at 2pm on a friday afternoon... in a beer_ here at 2pm on a friday afternoon... in a beer garden.— in a beer garden. with some hot cider. it in a beer garden. with some hot cider- it is _ in a beer garden. with some hot cider. it is really _ in a beer garden. with some hot cider. it is really cold _ in a beer garden. with some hot cider. it is really cold out - cider. it is really cold out tonight _ cider. it is really cold out tonight. we're really fortunate. |

tonight. we're really fortunate. i was tonight. we're really fortunate. was trying tonight. we're really fortunate. i was trying to spot how many english fans there are. i was trying to spot how many english fans there are.— fans there are. i think that entire table, the _ fans there are. i think that entire table, the rest _ fans there are. i think that entire table, the rest of _ fans there are. i think that entire table, the rest of the _ fans there are. i think that entire table, the rest of the bar- fans there are. i think that entire table, the rest of the bar is - fans there are. i think that entire table, the rest of the bar is us! l fans there are. i think that entire table, the rest of the bar is us! i | table, the rest of the bar is us! i was table, the rest of the bar is us! was saying table, the rest of the bar is us! i was saying before, this is a young side, the second youngest side in the tournament after donna, they want this win. they know it is not going to be easy but how important is it for the us to win this and make their mark? i5 is it for the us to win this and make their mark? is a is it for the us to win this and make their mark?— is it for the us to win this and make their mark? is a win it and you are in game- — make their mark? is a win it and you are in game. this _ make their mark? is a win it and you are in game. this is _ make their mark? is a win it and you are in game. this is our— make their mark? is a win it and you are in game. this is our chance - make their mark? is a win it and you are in game. this is our chance to i are in game. this is our chance to qualify, _ are in game. this is our chance to qualify, so— are in game. this is our chance to qualify, so this is the game we have to win, _ qualify, so this is the game we have to win, and — qualify, so this is the game we have to win, and honestly at this point, it has— to win, and honestly at this point, it has been— to win, and honestly at this point, it has been a underdogs world cup in the us— it has been a underdogs world cup in the us has_ it has been a underdogs world cup in the us has it. we have at this time. you heat _ the us has it. we have at this time. you beat england in 1950. england has got a lot of revenge. irate you beat england in 1950. england has got a lot of revenge. we have 70 is to make up for! _ has got a lot of revenge. we have 70 is to make up for! this _ has got a lot of revenge. we have 70 is to make up for! this is _ has got a lot of revenge. we have 70 is to make up for! this is going - has got a lot of revenge. we have 70 is to make up for! this is going to . is to make up for! this is going to be is to make up for! this is going to he a _ is to make up for! this is going to he a good — is to make up for! this is going to be a good game and usa all the way! i was be a good game and usa all the way! i was trying _ be a good game and usa all the way! i was trying to view after to see what the score is either way! this is the third time that england will be meeting the us in the world cup,

the first time they were defeated by the first time they were defeated by the us in 1950, second time in 2010 it was a draw, so both sides want to make their mark in this game. we will check in and see how he feels, whatever the score may be. nomia, thank ou whatever the score may be. nomia, thank you very _ whatever the score may be. nomia, thank you very much _ whatever the score may be. nomia, thank you very much indeed. - whatever the score may be. nomia, j thank you very much indeed. nomia there for a loud, excited beer garden in washington, dc. we will be going back to nomia as the game progresses, i am sure. as mentioned earlier, the hosts of the world cup, qatar, are the first team to be eliminated from the tournament. they lost their second group match to senegal. qatar gave the home fans some cheer, scoring their first—ever world cup goal, but went down 3—1 to senegal. and their last hope of progressing was in ruins after the netherlands and ecuador drew 1—1. live to the bbc sport studio in salford, and gavin ramjaunjoins us now. iamso i am so sorry, i know all you want

to do is watch that match, but can you please speak to viewers around and around the uk and just tell me a bit more about what is happening? i can see it from where i am sad, but first things first, the england team is the same one that played the last match, correct?— match, correct? yeah, that is correct- _ match, correct? yeah, that is correct- it _ match, correct? yeah, that is correct. it is _ match, correct? yeah, that is correct. it is the _ match, correct? yeah, that is correct. it is the same - match, correct? yeah, that is correct. it is the same team | match, correct? yeah, that is i correct. it is the same team they beat around with 6—2 full no changes for southgate so far. harry kane, who is fit for this game, and bukayo saka leadi line for england. it is currently goalless, five minutes gone. the us have made one change, right comes in for sergeant up front, so perhaps a tactical change, a bit of pace for the usa. yeah, at the moment as you say, it is ongoing, in the first half. just kicked off. six minutes or so in. 0-0, kicked off. six minutes or so in. 0—0, no real chancesjust yet, but i

think england will be looking to really make the most of it, a chance for them to qualify for the last 16. iran beat wales earlier in group b, so if england can do thejob so if england can do the 'ob tonight. . .fi so if england can do the 'ob tonitht... , , , tonight... every couple seconds, ou're tonight. .. every couple seconds, you're either— tonight... every couple seconds, you're either going _ tonight... every couple seconds, you're either going towards - tonight... every couple seconds, i you're either going towards screen! every few seconds, i can see your eyes... every few seconds, i can see your e es... , ., �* every few seconds, i can see your e es... , .,�* ., ., ,, eyes... yes, i don't want to miss anything. — eyes... yes, i don't want to miss anything. exactly _ eyes... yes, i don't want to miss anything, exactly right, - eyes... yes, i don't want to miss anything, exactly right, but - eyes... yes, i don't want to miss anything, exactly right, but this| eyes... yes, i don't want to missl anything, exactly right, but this is anything, exactly right, but this is a fast usa team. energetic side. ed ruth wales in the opening game, so they will be looking to make their mark and qualify from this group, but as we just heard there, england have not beaten the us in a world cup before, so there is a bit of pressure on gareth southgate's side. a longing to go ahead, but at the moment, it is kind of evenly paced. gareth southgate seemed unhappy that england conceded those goals. conceding two goals against iran, you would like to thing they would be type in the back of the first game, but england are entertaining

to watch. they scored six, conceded two, and he did say there is a way to go in terms of their performance and sharpening things up when it comes to the bigger games in this tournament. and this is a bigger game by all accounts. some are merely players in the us opposition, tyler adams and kristin pulisic up front. —— christian pulisic. some danger players in this team, so southgate will have a bigger test for sure this evening. the biggest test of all. _ for sure this evening. the biggest test of all, can _ for sure this evening. the biggest test of all, can you _ for sure this evening. the biggest test of all, can you keep - for sure this evening. the biggest test of all, can you keep your - for sure this evening. the biggest | test of all, can you keep your eyes off the screen if england are playing? and the answer is no! i will be fine, i will be fine. thank ou so will be fine, i will be fine. thank you so much. — will be fine, i will be fine. thank you so much, gavin. _ before we go to our next story, let's take you to a fanzone. i am not sure where this is, can someone tell me where it is? where is it? it is an england fanzone, we are being told, and as you can see, a lot of supporters there watching the match. i am half watching it as well, and

at the moment, the score is still 0-0. at the moment, the score is still 0—0. eight minutes on. this is in south indian, apparently, so it is actually my patch of the woods and fans are excitedly watching that in england of a big match for us and a big match for the usa. we will bring you more on that story as and when we get it, but for now let's move on. ukrainian officials 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. it comes as ukraine says 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. jessica parker has the latest from kyiv.

we've been hearing reports from local officials of heavy bombardments in and around kherson 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're 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 missile 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's 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 underlining that support after a change of three prime ministers in recent times in britain, so i think james cleverly is here to send that message of reassurance today. we are joined now by andriy negrych, director of the charity global empowerment mission ukraine. andriy, thank you so much for talking to me. i can see where you

are is very, very dark. there have been blackouts, haven't there? through what's been happening. goad through what's been happening. good evenint through what's been happening. good evening from — through what's been happening. good evening from kyiv. _ through what's been happening. good evening from kyiv. i— through what's been happening. (13mm evening from kyiv. i am standing on my balcony, and behind me is the downtown of kyiv, and we can see some lights in the windows, but it is not the regular lights of evening kyiv. the last rake of russian missiles, it brings us to a new reality here in the city, and no water supplies all over kyiv and it is really bad situation with electricity. we now have a schedule pretty cutting. somehow to still supply people with the first needs. so as before, it was four hours to be out, electricity, but now it has changed, and it still

don't know the exact time of cuttings because the government and all the exec and the people working to bring power back to kyiv. flit to bring power back to kyiv. of course, we have been hearing the ukrainian government has also been deathly trying to help people by importing generators into the country to help people in terms of getting electricity back up. how difficult is it to get the help to people who need it across cities and towns in the country?— towns in the country? now, some retions towns in the country? now, some regions of — towns in the country? now, some regions of ukraine, _ towns in the country? now, some regions of ukraine, around - towns in the country? now, some regions of ukraine, around 8096 l regions of ukraine, around 80% without electricity. in the region. so now the government programme starts and it calls points of... our

organisation is supporting this programme with the supplies, so although ukraine, the government now is telling the towns and shelters, they are using buildings just to put they are using buildings just to put the generators and put the heating systems, and then you can also find inside water and supplies, food supplies, which actually are getting to to this project also. so if you feel that you need to charge your phone or you feel that you need to have some water or food or you need just to warm up, you can go inside and you can find everything you need there inside this small shelter all over ukraine stop with the shelters are basically helping, centres that help people to keep warm, to keep phones and other devices charged? talk to me about

kherson, because we are hearing things are getting difficult for people who are left there. kherson, if we are facing _ people who are left there. kherson, if we are facing these _ people who are left there. kherson, if we are facing these poems - people who are left there. kherson, if we are facing these poemsjust i if we are facing these poems just now in kyiv, kherson is in this situation permanently. when the russians left the city, they destroyed all types of supplies to the city, and it was electricity, water supply, the city, and it was electricity, watersupply, pipes, everything is destroyed. so kherson is living in this reality for a long time and our organisation was one first two came through to kherson and we brought around more than 3000 family kits in the first time and now we will divert supplies continuously, each week. people are scared in kherson.

we can see this in their eyes. they don't know what to expect. and because they were under occupation around nine months, their used —— that used to be with these people, forcing them, and when they came, they are still in the shock and they don't know what to expect from us. we are bringing them energy and our attention with supplies and our love. �* , , . ., ,, attention with supplies and our love. �* , ,~ ., ,, i. love. andriy negrych, thank you. i do appreciate _ love. andriy negrych, thank you. i do appreciate you _ love. andriy negrych, thank you. i do appreciate you taking _ love. andriy negrych, thank you. i do appreciate you taking the i love. andriy negrych, thank you. i do appreciate you taking the time | love. andriy negrych, thank you. i l do appreciate you taking the time to speak to us underwater clearly of occult circumstances, so thank you once more —— under what are clearly difficult circumstances. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are to stage their biggest walk—out in the history of the royal college of nursing in a dispute over pay. the union has announced strikes in the run up to christmas on the 15th and 20th of december, with its general secretary saying nurses "have had enough of being taken for granted."

routine services will be hit, but emergency care will continue. our health editor hugh pym reports. it's a month till christmas, but before then, not one but two strikes by nurses at a busy time for the health service. nurses martha and tom say it hasn't been an easy decision. i think it's a difficult one because you have to be organised to strike, so there's a lot of preparation that goes into it, so i think it's a good thing. yeah, keen to do it. if we were given a decent pay rise, it would immediately go away. there just wouldn't be a strike. yeah _ i don't think it's anything necessarily anyone wants to do. but the prime minister today visiting a gp practice said in respect of england, money was a problem... ..with the royal college of nursing calling for 5% above inflation. what the unions are asking for, i think, is a 19% pay rise, and i think most people watching will recognise that that's obviously unaffordable. and that's why i'm pleased that the health secretary is sitting

down, talking to the union, and hopefully we can find a way through this. ballots at most but not all health organisations reached the required threshold to allow nurses to strike. the royal college of nursing has yet to spell out where there will be walk—outs. the dates may have been set, with strikes beginning at 8am in the morning and lasting 12 hours, but what's not clear yet is the precise definition of emergency care which will continue on those days and planned treatments and appointments where there will be widespread postponements because of the walk—outs. we really are sorry that there will be any disruption to services, but the government needs to talk to us to avoid this disruption. but what we do say is that services are already disrupted. every single day, people are waiting too long for surgery, they're waiting too long for ambulances. employers are still uncertain about the implications of the strikes. we know that emergency services will be protected and we know that cancer services will be protected, but when we don't have nurses in their roles,

it has a knock—on effect across the whole of a hospital or another service. they really are the lifeblood of hospital services, so when they're not there, it can get very difficult. fair pay! when do we want it? now! nurses in scotland have suspended strike plans after the scottish government made a higher offer, an increase of around 8%. one health union, unison, says it will recommend that to members. elsewhere in the uk, the public will have to face strikes in the nhs and other public services as christmas gets nearer. hugh pym, bbc news. a former british soldier has been found guilty of shooting dead a man in northern ireland 3a years ago as he travelled to a football match. david holden, who's now 53, was convicted of manslaughter, for opening fire on aidan mcanespie with a machine gun at a border crossing point. he's the first veteran to be convicted of an historical offence in northern ireland since the good friday agreement. our ireland correspondent

emma vardy reports. former soldier david holden, seen here in the facemask, was 18 at the time of the shooting. he had been serving with the grenadier guards, while the british army was deployed in northern ireland during the troubles, manning an army checkpoint along the irish border. aidan mcanespie was believed by the army to be an ira suspect at the time, the paramilitary group that had been waging a campaign of violence. as he crossed the border on foot, he was killed by a gunshot wound to the back. david holden claimed his hands were wet and always said he fired his machine gun accidentally. but after a long campaign by aidan mcanespie's family, today a judge found the former soldier guilty of manslaughter. we had 3a years. i never thought we would have got it. as a family and local community from that area, we did not believe the version of events that david holden

or the british government put out at the time of aidan's shooting. yes, aidan mcanespie was shot 34 years ago, or more than 34 years ago. the argument is always that the passage of time will leave it almost impossible to get to the truth. this ruling today actually blows that out of the water and says and everybody here, we would encourage all the other families, do not give up hope. there are still around 1,000 unsolved killings from the troubles. but this could be the last time an army veteran faces charges. in future, there may be immunity from prosecution for former soldiers and paramilitaries for decades—old killings, as the government is bringing forward legislation which aims to draw a line under the conflict. instead, focusing on gathering information for victims' families. but an amnesty on troubles prosecutions is opposed by victims groups, and david holden's conviction will be seen as vindication by many other families who say they too deserve justice. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.

on both sides of the atlantic — in the us and here in the uk — tens of thousands of retailers are offering cut price deals for black friday. it's the name given to a day, usually after thanksgiving holiday in the us, that marks the start of the christmas shopping season. in the uk, there are reports sales have been steady, but will the soaring cost of living help or hinder the event overall as people look for bargains? our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it's argos's biggest warehouse. and today is their busiest day of the year. many retailers didn't have enough stock last black friday, with all the supply chain problems. no shortage this time round. will argos be able to shift it? although it looks like a lot of stock, we will get through a lot of parcels today. 3 million over the course of this week. so we are trading strongly, and i think there is a lot of demand. so i think christmas is going to be good. i think customers want to celebrate. but they are shopping early?

yes, and being more thoughtful about buying things that are really thoughtful gifts, that people want and need. perhaps rather than something more extravagant. black friday started even earlier this year. and there are more deals, too. of course, some aren't all that they're cracked up to be. retailers are under pressure to stimulate demand and get us spending, because they have to turn all this stock into cash. down the road at this retail park, the shoppers were out in force. some, spending more than others. you've got a few bags there. yes. 20% off, 50% off. so, yeah... are you finished? no. we have actually all agreed as a family that we are going to cut down this year. just buy what we need rather than buy to make ourselves feel better for giving. things are very tight, aren't they? i think with everybody. so, a bargain is always good. you want a deal? everyone wants a deal.

and retailers know it. it's their most crucial time of the year, but it's also christmas in a cost of living crisis. i think it's value, value, 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 is not going to break the bank are going to win. i think those that don't, won't. make or break time for some businesses. black friday at least seems to have been fairly steady. people still spending, but not splashing out, spreading the cost of christmas on tighter budgets than ever before. emma simpson, bbc news, kettering. before we go, some of the other stories we are following for you. in australia, an official inquiry has strongly criticised the former prime minister, scott morrison. it's after he secretly appointed himself to five cabinet posts during the coronvirus pandemic. a report said his actions had

corroded trust in government. in china, the country has reported its highest ever daily number of coronavirus 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. twitter�*s new owner elon musk has announced an "amnesty" for many banned twitter accounts, after carrying out a poll on the platform in which 3 million people took part. but accounts which have broken the law or been used for spam will still be suspended. let's ta ke let's take you live now to a fanzone in south london was to why? because if you are a football fan, you will know that the world cup is happening, and what is happening right now is england versus the united states. 25 minutes in, it is still 0—0. the united states. 25 minutes in, it is still 0-0. the usa united states. 25 minutes in, it is still 0—0. the usa have missed quite a good chance, but the england fans are pre—quiet. no goals so far. it is important england win this,

because if they do, they will be guaranteed a place in the next round. if the us win, they are still in the game, from left to play for for both teams. i am sure you will be following us here on the bbc to get the latest on that match, but from me and the team, bye—bye. hello there. this weekend, we'll have a band of cloud and rain pushing eastwards across the uk. but for many parts of the country, the week ended on a more positive note with a lot of dry weather and a lot of sunshine, as well. there were 1—2 showers around. most of the wet weather has been across scotland, mainly north of the central belt, and we've got a few showers here at the moment. but if we look out to the west in the atlantic, much lower pressure here, and these weather fronts are waiting in the wings to start to bring that rain in. we'll find the winds picking up, as well. staying dry, though, across much of england and wales, some breaks in the cloud, particularly in the east.

but cloud is rolling in, we'll get some rain initially in the northwest of scotland, and then, pushing in towards northern ireland and over the irish sea. and with the winds picking up, it'll be milder here. but towards the east, could be a cooler start to the weekend in eastern england, temperatures about 2—3 celsius in rural areas. and it may well stay dry in eastern england on saturday — a little bit of sunshine, but on the whole, there's a lot of cloud coming in. and we'll find this rain setting in across much of wales, western england, pushing into northern england, and more widely in scotland, and still the potential for some rain at times in northern ireland. and all the while, the wind is picking up, as well — could touch gale force around some of these irish sea coastal areas. it's a southerly wind, though, so it's bringing in milder air, and that milder air is pushing its way northward into scotland, where temperatures could reach 13 celsius here. stays mild into the evening and overnight. it stays windy, as well, and we've got some more rain, of course — it's coming in on that weather front, which takes that rain away from scotland.

northern ireland, pushes it down towards southeastern parts of england. and it may be that that rain sort of slows down a bit. but these are the temperatures we've got for the second half of the weekend — to start sunday, a pretty mild start, as you can see here. but we're left with a lot of cloud across east anglia, in the southeast, and the potential for some rain in the far southeast, perhaps. elsewhere, though, we'll find more sunshine, some sharp showers coming in around these coastal areas — those could be heavy and thundery — and it won't be as windy, i think, on sunday. still going to be mild, actually, those temperatures around 11—13 celsius. as we look further ahead into next week, there are some changes to come. i don't think there'll be as much rain around, pressure's going to be rising. eventually we'll pick up an easterly wind, which will make it feel colder, but before then, some mist and fog.

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