this is bbc news with the headlines... england's footballers are on the field against the usa at the world cup in qatar. england will secure their place in the knockout stages if they win. 0-0 at 0—0 at half—time. a slightly nervy start from england. what are the fans make of it? will be finding out in the few minutes�* time. i'm in a packed out bar in washington, dc. it is not quite going england's way. the us is really testing them. we will check in with fans in a moment. 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. in hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. it's day six of the fifa world cup in qatar and the match between england and usa is half way through. england could secure qualification for the knockout stages if they beat the united states. as for the usa, they will be looking for their first 3 points after drawing with wales. it's fair to the say that the united states have been the better of the two teams in the first half.

no goals so far, but christian pulisic came closest to scoring with a shot that hit the crossbar. here is pulisic. the best player on the pitch so far. remember england are ranked 5th in the world and the usa 16th. just before half—time england had their best chance with mason mount having his shot saved by the american goalkeeper. an exciting 45 minutes still to come. let's speak to our correspondent tim muffett who's at a fan zone in central london. yes, well, not quite the first half many england fans had expected, but the usa are playing very well. let’s the usa are playing very well. let's have a quick _ the usa are playing very well. let's have a quick chat _ the usa are playing very well. let's have a quick chat to _ the usa are playing very well. let's have a quick chat to my _ the usa are playing very well. let�*s have a quick chat to my friends lynette and cole. cole, from the usa, what you make of that? i lynette and cole. cole, from the usa, what you make of that? i think it was a pretty _ usa, what you make of that? i think it was a pretty good _ usa, what you make of that? i think it was a pretty good half. _ usa, what you make of that? i think it was a pretty good half. i _ usa, what you make of that? i think it was a pretty good half. i think - it was a pretty good half. i think we are _ it was a pretty good half. i think we are looking pretty solid, a lot better_ we are looking pretty solid, a lot better than most people thought we would _ better than most people thought we would. but pretty happy with it so far. ~ ., would. but pretty happy with it so far. ~ . .,

would. but pretty happy with it so far. . ,. far. what about you? i was expecting a coal in far. what about you? i was expecting a goal in the — far. what about you? i was expecting a goal in the first _ far. what about you? i was expecting a goal in the first half, _ far. what about you? i was expecting a goal in the first half, i _ far. what about you? i was expecting a goal in the first half, i won't - a goal in the first half, i won't lie. �* .., a goal in the first half, i won't lie. �* lie. american football, basketball, baseball, how _ lie. american football, basketball, baseball, how big _ lie. american football, basketball, baseball, how big is _ lie. american football, basketball, baseball, how big is this _ lie. american football, basketball, baseball, how big is this world - lie. american football, basketball, | baseball, how big is this world cup playing in the us at the moment. it's all right. it's not as big as nfl_ it's all right. it's not as big as nfl or— it's all right. it's not as big as nfl or anything like that. shout out to the _ nfl or anything like that. shout out to the buffalo bills. soccer is still growing in the us, so i've got friends _ still growing in the us, so i've got friends that watch it here and there — friends that watch it here and there. ~ ., ., friends that watch it here and there. ~ . ., friends that watch it here and there. . ., , . ., there. what are you expecting for there. what are you expecting for the second _ there. what are you expecting for the second half? _ there. what are you expecting for the second half? i— there. what are you expecting for the second half? i know - there. what are you expecting for the second half? i know the - there. what are you expecting for| the second half? i know the wales came the second half? i know the wales game gave — the second half? i know the wales game gave us _ the second half? i know the wales game gave us some _ the second half? i know the wales game gave us some hope, - the second half? i know the wales game gave us some hope, but - the second half? i know the wales| game gave us some hope, but still the second half? i know the wales - game gave us some hope, but still we can't be too overconfident. let's try and secure this when so we can go to the next match and be not too nervous to get to the next stage. there you go, some predictions there. it feels kind of strange watching top bowl world cup match in the middle of november. this is their match like no other. germany versus high argentina, expect the

unexpected. expect the unexpected, indeed. so many of these matches have been surprised since. let's cross over to washington. our correspondent nomia iqbal is at a beer garden there. how excited our fans? how excited ourfans? a how excited our fans? a great performance by the usa so far. it's been a really great performance by the usa so far. funds are a little bit tense. it is a packed out beer garden here in dc. the weather is quite good. not raining as expected. i'm joined by time, quite good. not raining as expected. i'mjoined by time, eleanor, sandra and jordan. you guys are really extraordinary family right now because you support both sides. tam. because you support both sides. tom, tell me. because you support both sides. tom, tell me- exactly. _ because you support both sides. tom, tell me. exactly, i'm _ because you support both sides. torn, tell me. exactly, i'm incredibly nervous right now. i thought we might have scored an early goal 15 minutes in but i don't know. do not think they want _ minutes in but i don't know. do not think they want to _ minutes in but i don't know. do not think they want to make _ minutes in but i don't know. do not think they want to make some - think they want to make some changes. think they want to make some chances. , ., think they want to make some chances. , ~ ,., ., ., ~' think they want to make some chances. , ~ , changes. yes i think so. it took us awhile to get _ changes. yes i think so. it took us awhile to get settled _ changes. yes i think so. it took us awhile to get settled in _ changes. yes i think so. it took us awhile to get settled in and - awhile to get settled in and continue to the first half. i don't

know. maybe the second half will come out a bit more confident, hopefully. i don't know. i'm incredibly nervous. my heart is in my mouth. incredibly nervous. my heart is in my mouth-— my mouth. totally impartial, obviously- — my mouth. totally impartial, obviously. you _ my mouth. totally impartial, obviously. you are _ my mouth. totally impartial, obviously. you are the - my mouth. totally impartial, . obviously. you are the american supporter here. obviously. you are the american suoporter here-— obviously. you are the american supporter here. obviously a house divided. some _ supporter here. obviously a house divided. some are _ supporter here. obviously a house divided. some are big _ supporter here. obviously a house divided. some are big england - supporter here. obviously a house divided. some are big england fanj divided. some are big england fan and a _ divided. some are big england fan and a soccer player as well. i'm a veteran — and a soccer player as well. i'm a veteran i— and a soccer player as well. i'm a veteran. i served in the military. we definitely have a strong household rivalry, but at the end of the day _ household rivalry, but at the end of the day i _ household rivalry, but at the end of the day i support him and his team. whichever— the day i support him and his team. whichever win team wins, right? whichever win team wins, right? whichever team wins, that's right. usa! _ whichever team wins, that's right. usa! ~ _ whichever team wins, that's right. usa! ~ i'm — whichever team wins, that's right. usa! . i'm here forthe week whichever team wins, that's right. usa! . i'm here for the week for thanksgiving, usa! . i'm here forthe week for thanksgiving, butjust usa! . i'm here for the week for thanksgiving, butjust happen to be in the usa on an english mat and supporting england obviously. eleanor, i think you should tell as he was going to win. i think you might get the winner. who do you reckon? england of the usa? england.

there we go- — reckon? england of the usa? england. there we go. daddy _ reckon? england of the usa? england. there we go. daddy scale. _ reckon? england of the usa? england. there we go. daddy scale. either- there we go. daddy scale. either way, if the us when or if it is a draw,? ._ ., draw,? either way, we are winning. it's a draw,? either way, we are winning. it's a great — draw,? either way, we are winning. it's a great name _ draw,? either way, we are winning. it's a great name for _ draw,? either way, we are winning. it's a great name for a _ draw,? either way, we are winning. it's a great name for a game. - draw,? either way, we are winning. it's a great name for a game. does| it's a great name for a game. does this not show that the us as a force to be reckoned with? the us team over the years has perhaps not been taken seriously when it comes to football or soccer. taken seriously when it comes to football orsoccer. but taken seriously when it comes to football or soccer. but the last 15 to 20 years it's definitely changing. to 20 years it's definitely changing-— to 20 years it's definitely chanauin. ,, ., , changing. strength to strength. it shows when _ changing. strength to strength. it shows when i— changing. strength to strength. it shows when i play _ changing. strength to strength. it shows when i play soccer - changing. strength to strength. it shows when i play soccer here, i shows when i play soccer here, football. there is a big turnout and there are a lot of people that play it. the us women's squad is really strong, and i think that is going to reflect in the mend squads as well. it really has been, and it has been really— it really has been, and it has been really competitive. we are making a name _ really competitive. we are making a name for— really competitive. we are making a name for ourselves in the world stage _ name for ourselves in the world stage so— name for ourselves in the world stage so i'm excited to see where it goes _ stage so i'm excited to see where it noes. ., ., ., g ., ., goes. there we go, tom and jordan who will still _ goes. there we go, tom and jordan who will still be _ goes. there we go, tom and jordan who will still be together _

goes. there we go, tom and jordan who will still be together whateverl who will still be together whatever way it goes, right? so both teams will be looking to try and get those important points to get top of the table. that's it from us here in dc. so, excited fans in washington, dc. let's cross to the bbc sport centre in salford. gavin, head take your eyes away but i've been watching for the first few minutes from the match. how has it been so far? what match. how has it been so far? what is our match. how has it been so far? what is your take? — match. how has it been so far? what is your take? my _ match. how has it been so far? what is your take? my first _ match. how has it been so far? what is your take? my first day _ match. how has it been so far? twist is your take? my first day because it is football not soccer. 0nly kidding. it is still quite cagey. the usa has had most of the chances in the first—half. wester mckenney has looked really dangerous for the us as well as pulisic who hit the barfor us as well as pulisic who hit the bar for the us as well as pulisic who hit the barfor the us us as well as pulisic who hit the barforthe us in us as well as pulisic who hit the barfor the us in the us as well as pulisic who hit the bar for the us in the first half. england are better at the possession, but at the moment, it is pretty even. it could go either way, depending on what substitutions might be young the second half or if

gareth changes —— gareth southgate changes anything up drastically. at the moment, it is pretty cagey. so far, goalless, and you could really say it could go either way in this match, and they are quite evenly matched, the teams, i would say. england withholding the fast counter attacking threats from the us. evenly matched in this match, but on paper it should not be that way, should it? what's happening? what's auoin wron: should it? what's happening? what's going wrong for— should it? what's happening? what's going wrong for england? _ should it? what's happening? what's going wrong for england? i _ should it? what's happening? ltd"is;t�*3 going wrong for england? i suppose, nerves. you could look into that, that could be part of it. a little bit cagey at times. perhaps i need to find their feet. they had a rather easy encounter winning 6—2 in their first match. the rather easy encounter winning 6—2 in theirfirst match. the usa rather easy encounter winning 6—2 in their first match. the usa was rather easy encounter winning 6—2 in theirfirst match. the usa was i rather easy encounter winning 6—2 in their first match. the usa was i was going to be a bigger challenge. they play european football. they are playing the champions league pedigree a lot of these players. we have heard there about the us team in the coming of age of a lot of

these players. the score is still 0-0. these players. the score is still 0—0. people are expecting big things from the us in the next cycle, so they will want to have a good home showing. at the moment, they are reading really well against england. they have pace and athleticism, and england haven't really faced that so far in the qatar world cup so it's a case of nerves on the counter wrap attacking threat from the us really. if things stay the way they are, how does that look for both teams? for en . land does that look for both teams? fr?“ england it is not too bad. they won their first england it is not too bad. they won theirfirst game. the us england it is not too bad. they won their first game. the us for one to be winning this one because they drew in the first match against wales. iran beat wales today. for england, a win really is paramount. that ensures their safety into the next stage in the last 16. that's what they really want and what southgate will be pushing for. as we have seen so far, this is the

biggest test they have had and so far it is pretty evenly matched, but the us just edging far it is pretty evenly matched, but the usjust edging it in far it is pretty evenly matched, but the us just edging it in terms of the us just edging it in terms of the most clear—cut chances, really. i will let you go back to a the match. thank you very much. 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 good from here. i'm standing on my balcony, and beneath me is downtown of kyiv. we can see some lights in the windows, but it is irregular amount of lights in kyiv. after the last strike 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 for the 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 we still don't know the exact time of cuttings because the government and all the executive people working to bring power back to kyiv. of course, we have been hearing the ukrainian government has also been trying to help people by importing generators now, some regions of ukraine, around 80% without electricity. in the region. so now the government programme

starts and it calls points of... so although ukraine, the government now is telling the towns and shelters, 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 orfood or you need just to warm up, you can go inside and you can find everything you need there inside these small shelters all over ukraine.

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 these problemsjust 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, watersupply, pipes, everything is destroyed. so kherson is living in this reality for a long time and our organisation was one of the first who came through to kherson and we brought around more than 3000 family kits in the first time and now we will deliver 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, they're used to be with these people, forcing them, and when we 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. andriy negrych. stay with us on bbc news. still to come... celebrating 70 years in london's west end today, agatha christie's mousetrap gets ready to transfer to broadway for the first time.

this is bbc news. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland

are to stage their biggest walkout 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 i9% 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%. 0ne 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.

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. australia a report said his actions had corroded trust in government. in

china, the country has reported its highest ever number, daily number of coronavirus infections, despite stringent measures to eliminate the virus. it compares to 31,000 cases on wednesday. almost three years into the pandemic, and china's zero covid—19 policy is still in place. restrictions are continuing to cause disruption to daily life in the economy. twitter boss mike 0no is elon musk has announced an amnesty for many twitter accounts. accounts that have broken the law been used this ban will still remain suspended. the changes will take place next week. the mousetrap, agatha christie's murder—mystery play is celebrating 70 years in london's west end tonight. it has now been performed almost 29,000 times.

and next year, it will cross the atlantic and open on broadway for the first time. as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito, reports despite its age, the mousetrap has not lost its original charm. good afternoon. welcome to today's performance of the mousetrap. agatha christie's the mousetrap. and today's performance, number 28,915 — a special anniversary reunion for former cast members. this is more than a play, it's a must see on the london tourist trail. they got out their map and everything, and they were saying, "what shall we see? we must see buckingham palace, we must see the tower of london, we must see the mousetrap." and you just thought, "there you are." backstage, little has changed. this, the wind machine. this is the original from 1952? the originalfrom 1952, the original production. and to make it really wintry,

actors step into the snow room. but what makes it remarkable is the history. it was setting records even in the �*50s. do you think it's the best play you've written? i don't know. other people seem to, anyway! and since then, it's been a fixture on the west end, with one veteran involved from day one — agatha christie's grandson. it's a very important moment, but one thing i will tell you about this anniversary, it will not be the last. and to mark the landmark, there is going to be a second mousetrap on broadway. each summer, we have thousands of american tourists coming to the show during the summer season, and i think it's time we got on the front foot and took it there. and part of the mystique is this is there's never been a film of it. there are film rights, but they came with a clause — they had to wait until the london production closed. 70 years on, they're still waiting. david sillito, bbc news,

in london's west end. you're watching bbc news. 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.

this is bbc world news. the headlines. england's footballers are on the field against the usa at the world cup in qatar. england will secure their place in the knockout stages if they win. the governor of kherson in southern ukraine says hospital patients are being evacuated because of constant russian shelling. here in england, wales and northern ireland nurses also set to strike for two days before christmas —it will be the biggest walk—out by staff in the history of the health service in britain. president vladimir putin of russia have urged families of russian

serviceman fighting in the war against ukraine not to believe what they read online about the war. he met the comment during a televised meeting with a group of women described as mothers of service personnel. you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on that announcement by nurses that they'll be going on strike on the 15th and 20th of december in a dispute over pay. i'm joined now by the former president of the royal college of nursing and professor of nursing at king's college london, dame anne marie rafferty. thank you forjoining us do you support the strikes? will stop i do actuall . i support the strikes? will stop i do actually. i think _ support the strikes? will stop i u actually. i think nurses have been pushed to the brink and they are voting with their ballot on this account and actually, it is a very strong signal to the health secretary to get around the table. i

think the fact that it is happening at all is obviously very sad, it is at all is obviously very sad, it is a heart—rending decision not taken lightly, no nurse would willingly go out and strike. but actually i think the rationale is actually very much to not only gain some kind of restorative justice for pay but also to protect the public from declining standards and unsafe levels of staffing. d0 standards and unsafe levels of staffind. ,, standards and unsafe levels of staffind. , ., ., staffing. do you understand what the rivate staffing. do you understand what the private service _ staffing. do you understand what the private service as _ staffing. do you understand what the private service as the _ staffing. do you understand what the private service as the pay _ staffing. do you understand what the private service as the pay demands l private service as the pay demands of i9% private service as the pay demands of 19% are unaffordable given what many people are going on with their levels of pay. the many people are going on with their levels of pay-— levels of pay. the fact is nurse pay has the by — levels of pay. the fact is nurse pay has the by 2096 — levels of pay. the fact is nurse pay has the by 20% and _ levels of pay. the fact is nurse pay has the by 20% and this _ levels of pay. the fact is nurse pay has the by 20% and this is - levels of pay. the fact is nurse pay has the by 20% and this is about . has the by 20% and this is about trying to reset it back to what it was ten years ago. but actually it's

fallen behind prices, private—sector pay, and is actually falling behind pay, and is actually falling behind pay in other parts of the public sector, nurses are really experiencing significant economic hardship and i think this logic that has been put forward about how it is unaffordable, we have to look at the other side of the skeletal scope —— telescope. the reverse of not acting is the creaking crisis of health care that we have seen in emergency departments as well will only deteriorate and get worse and that is what nurses are so deeply concerned about.— is what nurses are so deeply concerned about. let's talk about nurses because _ concerned about. let's talk about nurses because of _ concerned about. let's talk about nurses because of course - concerned about. let's talk about l nurses because of course becoming concerned about. let's talk about - nurses because of course becoming a nurses because of course becoming a nurse is for so many a vocation designed to help patients, going on strike how does that fit with the

desire to help patients, putting some people in danger potentially. it would be convenient for some people to think of nursing as a vocation and of course i was very much the case in the 19th century that we are not in the 19th century we are in the 21st century people need to pay their mortgages and put food on the table. nursing is a highly skilled profession, they are highly skilled profession, they are highly educated and i will tell you one thing although in nurses start off with pay parity with other graduates in ten years' time they have actually lost a 17% of that advantage. they are 17% behind other graduates. so theyjust cannot keep up. and is a highly pressured job, stressful and i think the fact that we cannot recruit enough nurses and

we cannot recruit enough nurses and we have certainly struggled to retain nurses means it is all the more urgent to act and ask now. it’s more urgent to act and ask now. it's to talk to you i think you for your time. teachers in scotland will strike on a further 16 days in a dispute over pay. the educational institute of scotland said the consecutive days of action — split across every council in the country — would take place injanuary and february next year. a strike yesterday closed nearly every primary and secondary school in the country, and many council nurseries. scientists in the united states say they've made a breakthrough by designing a vaccine against all known strains of flu. it raises hopes for the development of a universal flu vaccine. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here to explain what it could mean. we are locked in a perpetual war against the constantly changing flu virus every year scientists have to make an educated guess as to which strains will be circulating.

this winter's flu vaccine protects against four strains of flu including h1n1 which triggered the swine flu pandemic and h3n2 the most common strain globally. now scienctists in the united states have developed a vaccine against all 20 known a and b strains. the vaccine gave broad protection in animal trials using mice and ferrets. the vaccine was created using the same mrna technology as deployed in the pfizer biontech and moderna covid jabs. it contains constructions to ourselves to produce the different spiked proteins on the surface of the virus. so what does this matter? a universal flu vaccine would not get perfect protection and would probably need a new one each winter

but you could prime the immune system against every potential flu threat. so, blunting the impact of any new pandemic. we have seen over the course of history the influence of viruses do cause pandemics every ten or 20 years and when that next pandemic strain hits us, we hope that this kind of vaccine if given before a pandemic will again provide a level of immunity that will keep us out of hospitals, keep us from dying of these new pandemic strains. some flu pandemics are comparatively mild, swine flu in 2009 cost around a half—million deaths worldwide but previous flu pandemics have been far more serious especially spanish flu after the first world war which may have killed from 50—100 million people. human trials of this universal flu vaccine are likely to begin next year, the same mrna technology holds promise in many

other fields including developing treatment vaccines for cancer. i'm joined now by the professor of innate immunology at cambridge university, professor clare bryant. let me ask you why is this important?— let me ask you why is this important? let me ask you why is this imortant? �* , ., _ important? because the flu obviously kills a number _ important? because the flu obviously kills a number of _ important? because the flu obviously kills a number of people _ important? because the flu obviously kills a number of people every - important? because the flu obviously kills a number of people every year. kills a number of people every year and to use to do so and has caused serious problems in the past. 0ne and to use to do so and has caused serious problems in the past. one of the things that everyone is afraid of is that we will get a potential pandemic where like swine flu which was mild but may be more severe potentially for birds, avian flu in large amounts which could jump into people in this time the disease may be more severe. the excitement about a universal vaccine as described is the potential that actually we could at least prevent severe disease because we would have some protection provided by this universal vaccine. so protection provided by this universal vaccine.- protection provided by this universal vaccine. protection provided by this universalvaccine. , ., , universal vaccine. so this would be different to — universal vaccine. so this would be different to the _ universal vaccine. so this would be different to the one _ universal vaccine. so this would be different to the one that _ universal vaccine. so this would be different to the one that we - universal vaccine. so this would be different to the one that we have l different to the one that we have now given to us yearly. that different to the one that we have

now given to us yearly.— now given to us yearly. at the moment the _ now given to us yearly. at the moment the vaccines - now given to us yearly. at the moment the vaccines are - now given to us yearly. at the i moment the vaccines are based now given to us yearly. at the - moment the vaccines are based on traditional technologies that they are either dead vaccines, vaccines produced slightly artificially, and is vaccines are ok but they are only generated against four virus variance and some really outstanding scientists get together every year to predict what viral strings which could circulate every winter and then the companies go make them but within that six months because the flu is super efficient at mutating when you get at the end at that time compared to what the scientist predicted at the start of the making the vaccine could be different. so sometimes as you are aware, some seasonal flu vaccines to work as well as others and this continues to present a problem. so the mrna technology is so far exciting prospect for treating flu and the important thing is that the technology has generated good neutralising responses so antibodies to prevent the virus from getting into your body. it is really

exciting. into your body. it is really exciting-— into your body. it is really excitina. . ~' ., ~ exciting. talking to the mrna technology — exciting. talking to the mrna technology because _ exciting. talking to the mrna technology because some - exciting. talking to the mrna - technology because some viewers may have heard of this during the macro outbreak because of course we talked about it for the covid vaccine why is it so different to what we had in the past? it is it so different to what we had in the ast? ., , �* , ., ., ., the past? it doesn't rely on a dead virus, or protein _ the past? it doesn't rely on a dead virus, or protein so _ the past? it doesn't rely on a dead virus, or protein so what _ the past? it doesn't rely on a dead virus, or protein so what you're . virus, or protein so what you're doing is taking the genetic sequence, the mrna, you're putting that genetic sequence into cells in the body and that the cells in your body than make the virus so it is really not nasty at all, but you are just actually making the viral proteins themselves within your body and that your body makes a immune response against those viral proteins and because the buyer purchase of use for covid and for the flu are the ones actually stick onto the cells you make while kills called antibodies, air and a pawn part of our protection system they stick on to the spike proteins so

the adhesive proteins and to stop the adhesive proteins and to stop the virus getting into the body. so it is a really neat technology and it is a really neat technology and it is a fantastic development in vaccine biology.— it is a fantastic development in vaccine biology. while explained thank ou vaccine biology. while explained thank you so _ vaccine biology. while explained thank you so much. _ 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. 0ur 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. 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 0nline 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 0nline 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. 0bviously, 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.