this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories... world cup frustration for england fans — a 0—0 draw with the usa — but both teams can still progress to the knockout stages in qatar. kherson under attack — hospital patients are evacuated from the recently—liberated ukrainian city after constant russian shelling. is this a single vaccine for all flus? scientists in america believe they may be making a major breakthrough in the fight against influenza. it's that time of the year — in the us and the uk tens of thousands of retailers offer cut—price deals for black friday. are shoppers buying it?

and can the world's longest running whodunnit do it again? agatha christie's the mousetrap prepares to take on broadway as it celebrates 70 years in london's west end. welcome to the programme. honours even between the usa and england in the world cup — in a match both sides might have won. as it is a 0—0 draw may have been disappointing as a spectacle, but it does leave the two teams with a clear sight of the knockout stages. england remain top of their group so it would take a resounding defeat by wales in their last group match to stop them progressing. for the usa, only a win against iran will do if they are to make the last 16. the bbc�*s nestor mcgregor

is in doha and watched the match for us. after such an impressive opening game, this looked like a different england squad, and i think that will be quite concerning because gareth southgate and the team would have known that a win tonight would have all but guaranteed their place in the last 16. i think the usa surprised a few people, and what this does do, it sets up a tasty game against wales in group b where, technically, all four teams could still qualify. listen, wales were disappointing today, but you imagine gareth bale... he looked a passenger, but what redemption would it be to upset england and dump them out of a world cup in what could be one of his final games in a wales shirt? so, listen, england will know that they need a performance, especially going into the knockout stages. they looked lacklustre. they looked like they needed inspiration which, as i mentioned, was so different from the first game. they might go away, reflect on this, and don't be surprised if we do see some changes from that starting xi in the next game against wales on tuesday.

we've seen some shocks in the world cup so far, but if wales were to beat england 4—0 and the usa were to beat iran and those two teams went through, i think it would be the biggest shock in world cup history. i think what it sets up nicely, though, is we're here in doha, and certainly the english and the welsh fans have been the most vocal, and you could imagine the atmosphere in a british clash, ora united kingdom clash, should i say, between those two sets of fans on the way to the game, all the banter that we are used to seeing in domestic football, which we might be missing from some of the stadiums here. it's going to be a crescendo of noise and i think, yeah, the players will have no choice but to respond to an atmosphere like that. so, wales, can they win 4—0? never say no, but if i was a betting man, my money would be staying in my pocket. let's find out how english fans feel about the result. ralph ferrignojoins us from boston.

judging by the iraq of liverpool books behind you you are an england fan. disappointed with that? kind of neutral about _ disappointed with that? kind of neutral about it _ disappointed with that? kind of neutral about it because - disappointed with that? kind of neutral about it because i - disappointed with that? kind of neutral about it because i have| disappointed with that? kind of | neutral about it because i have| neutral about it because i have beenin neutral about it because i have been in this country, a0 years, obviously english but i have been coaching and have seen the game grow tremendously in that time. ~ . , ., game grow tremendously in that time. ~ . ., ~ game grow tremendously in that time. ~ . .,~ ., time. what did you make of the match? good _ time. what did you make of the match? good game, _ time. what did you make of the match? good game, i— time. what did you make of the match? good game, i felt - time. what did you make of the match? good game, i felt it - time. what did you make of the | match? good game, i felt it was a moral victory _ match? good game, i felt it was a moral victory for _ match? good game, i felt it was a moral victory for the _ match? good game, i felt it was a moral victory for the usa. - match? good game, i felt it was a moral victory for the usa. it i a moral victory for the usa. it certainly surprised a lot of british people, i believe. i was in a pub in the north shore of boston and it was crammed full of soccer fans, both british and american full of soccerfans, both british and american and it full of soccer fans, both british and american and it was a fantastic atmosphere, and as i say, i think the usa really showed that they can play. you sa that showed that they can play. you say that you — showed that they can play. you say that you are _ showed that they can play. you say that you are a _ showed that they can play. you say that you are a neutral in the venue, probably a sensible thing to be amongst hordes of americans. four points for england, top of the group, but

how far do you think they can go? how far do you think they can 0? ., ., ., ., ., go? england have a lot of talent. go? england have a lot of talent- i— go? england have a lot of talent. i think _ go? england have a lot of talent. i think that's - go? england have a lot ofl talent. i think that's where go? england have a lot of. talent. i think that's where a lot of people get frustrated is, they have so much talent in attack, and the question is do they really use it was matter and i think the game tonight showed that a little bit, as i felt the usa took the initiative more than england. you can have a 6—2 thrashing of iran at the start of the week and by the end of it you are struggling to get a shot on goal. struggling to get a shot on coal. ., ., goal. right, there were a lot of unusual— goal. right, there were a lot of unusual ingredients - goal. right, there were a lot of unusual ingredients wentl of unusual ingredients went into the iran game, they were a completely different side today against the welsh, very different. i against the welsh, very different.— different. i imagine the americans, _ different. i imagine the americans, the - different. i imagine the americans, the fans i different. i imagine the | americans, the fans you different. i imagine the - americans, the fans you are surrounded by earlier in the day are all pretty confident that they can get through. i would say that it is a mixture, and it is something that i share my self. the american and

it is talented. they showed that tonight. the concern, the basic one of soccer, is who's going to put it in the net? and i know that iran have a couple of strikers up front that certainly know where the goal is. ., ., ., �* is. we found that out, didn't we, is. we found that out, didn't we. against _ is. we found that out, didn't we, against wales? - is. we found that out, didn't we, against wales? thank. is. we found that out, didn't i we, against wales? thank you, ralph, enjoy the rest of the tournament. the biden administration has banned the sale of communication equipment made by major chinese tech companies on national security concerns. including huawei. the us federal communications commission said the import of products made by huawei and zte posed an unacceptable risk. the order also affects firms making widely used video surveillance cameras, including hikvision and dahua. the restrictions are the latest to be levied against chinese tech firms, amid fears that beijing could use the products to spy on americans.

let's turn to ukraine now. the regional governor of kherson — which has recently come back under ukrainian control, says that due to relentless russian bombing the city's hospital is being evacuated. 15 people were killed in strikes on friday. after their withdrawal from kherson, russian forces 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 201a — 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's really quiet here. the only sound we can hear is the sound of artillery fire — both outgoing and incoming. people come out from their shelters when humanitarian aid is delivered. "to go to a shop or to take garbage out is an act of bravery now," this man tells me. "you never know whether you would come back," he says. there are about 2,000 people remaining in avdiyivka. they try to survive without gas, electricity, heating and running water. ia people stay in this basement. they've got christmas decorations to light the shelter and use an old stove for heating. "our main invention

is a bucket, which we use as a toilet," he tells me. local authorities, however, call people to leave the town. they warn that many will not survive the coming winter. translation: we will not be able to provide food, - we will not be able to evacuate people — even if someone decides to leave, because the roads will be blocked with snow. this winter, we won't 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? elena may follow his advice and get evacuated. she's making a pea soup outside of her apartment block. the building is severely damaged and cannot be used as a shelter in freezing weather. translation: maybe i will leave. if they shell this place again, they can blow up the whole building. all those flats below

mine are destroyed. the floor in my apartment still holds up, though. explosion as elena waits for her soup to be cooked, an artillery shell flies over and lands a few hundred metres from us. we have to go inside to take cover. the sounds of explosion and gunfire remind everyone that the winter here is going to be deadly. abdujalil abdurasulov, bbc news, avdiyivka. 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'd 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 sa years ago, or more than sa 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 everyone here would encourage, all the families, do not give up hope. there's 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.

you are watching bbc news, a reminder of our headlines: a 0—0 draw in their world cup match leaves england and the usa within sight of the knockout stages. hospital patients are evacuated from the recently—liberated ukrainian city of kherson after constant russian shelling. scientists in the united states say they've made a breakthrough in the fight against flu by designing a vaccine against all known strains. 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 instructions to ourselves to produce the different spike proteins on the surface of the virus. so what does this matter? a universal flu vaccine would not give perfect protection and we 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 between 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 otherfields including developing treatment vaccines for cancer. fergus walsh reporting. black friday sales are said to have rebounded this year, despite predictions that the higher cost of living would put off shoppers. black friday is the name

given to a day which was originally celebrated after thanksgiving in the united states, marking the start of the christmas shopping season. 0ver recent years, many other countries have been bitten by the bug of cut—price deals. here in the uk, shoppers have been driving a hard bargain. 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. in the united states, black friday online sales are expected to climb above $9 billion, hiting a new record. there were fears that inflation would hold people back from opening their wallets, but that may not be the case this year. trae bodge is a shopping expert who has her own website — truetrae.com. she joins us now from just outside new york city. thank you forjoining us. the message from our side of the

water is steady but not really splashing out. it sounds like certainly online at least as if they have really gone for it this year in the states. these are interesting _ this year in the states. these are interesting early - this year in the states. these | are interesting early numbers coming through that we are seeing, very active shopping online on black friday, and we did see a number of reports throughout the day that there was a fair amount of foot traffic in stores as well, not the crush at the door is that we typically see at 5am at walmart, so it will be interesting to see how it balances out but my expectation would be that online would be very strong this year, according to brett financial, 86% of people shop regularly online, 60% shop online half the time, so these scales may be tipping in terms of how much shopping we do both in—store and online. shopping we do both in-store and online-— shopping we do both in-store and online. the online figures to and online. the online figures .0 u . and online. the online figures go uo year — and online. the online figures go uo year on _ and online. the online figures go up year on year, _ and online. the online figures go up year on year, just - and online. the online figures go up year on year, just the i go up year on year, just the nature of the technology at the

access to it and are a cultural readiness to go online, so that perhaps isn't the perfect indicator necessarily of whether this is a boom year or not. i whether this is a boom year or not. ., whether this is a boom year or not. ~ , ., ., whether this is a boom year or not. ~ i. ., ., , , not. i think you are absolutely correct. not. i think you are absolutely correct- it _ not. i think you are absolutely correct. it is _ not. i think you are absolutely correct. it is too _ not. i think you are absolutely correct. it is too early - not. i think you are absolutely correct. it is too early to - correct. it is too early to say. according to deloitte, we are going to have a very soft holiday shopping season, predicting a a—6% increase year—on—year. last year, we had a 15.1% increase. of course in america we have stimulus checks and now we have inflation so i do think that people are going to be spending very carefully, very conservatively, and looking for those bargains as they shop. looking for those bargains as they shop-— they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we _ they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we are _ they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we are told - they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we are told this - they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we are told this is l they shop. that is the point, isn't it? we are told this is aj isn't it? we are told this is a great opportunity with deals left, right and centre, but are we looking at real deals? flit we looking at real deals? of course, not everything we looking at real deals? oi course, not everything is a great deal so it is important for shoppers before they check out to do some digging and compare prices across multiple

retailers to make sure that they are getting the very best deal, then use deal sites, for example, to look for additional coupons and cashback opportunities. a couple of extra minutes can make a difference in terms of what you spend. difference in terms of what you send. �* ., , , , spend. against my better judgment _ spend. against my better judgment i _ spend. against my better judgment i was _ spend. against my better judgment i was forced . spend. against my betterl judgment i was forced into spend. against my better. judgment i was forced into a shopping mall early in the day. it was heaving. people are out there spending. 0ne it was heaving. people are out there spending. one wonders how and why given the economic climate we are in.— and why given the economic climate we are in. the pandemic is receding _ climate we are in. the pandemic is receding somewhat _ climate we are in. the pandemic is receding somewhat so - climate we are in. the pandemic is receding somewhat so we - climate we are in. the pandemic is receding somewhat so we are | is receding somewhat so we are all trying to get back to what we remember our lives to have been, before the pandemic, so i was not surprised to see so much foot traffic in the stores and shopping malls because people want to get out there and enjoy the black friday traditions as they did before the pandemic. it traditions as they did before the pandemic.— traditions as they did before the pandemic. it is tradition. thank you. _ the pandemic. it is tradition. thank you, trae _ the pandemic. it is tradition. thank you, trae bodge, - the pandemic. it is tradition. i thank you, trae bodge, joining us from just outside new york

city. china 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. snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions are continuing to cause disruption the american rapper kanye west — who is now known as ye — has announced that he will run for president in 202a. he claimed he had asked donald trump to be his running mate. he posted a video of his campaign logo to social media. west previously ran for president in 2020, but that campaign flopped, attracting a meagre 70,000 votes. the launch of west's campaign comes as the rapper faces a number of damaging controversies. president pedro castillo of peru has appointed a new prime minister

amid a dispute with congress. it's dominated by right—wing parties which oppose the president. betssy chavez becomes peru's fifth prime minister since july last year. an agreement has been reached at a global conservation summit in panama to reduce the trade in shark fins. environmental groups say tens of millions of sharks are killed every year for theirfins. the market is estimated to be worth half a billion dollars annually. the mousetrap — agatha christie's murder—mystery play — has been celebrating 70 years in london's west end. 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 forformer 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 do? 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. if it does as well in roadway as it has in london it will still be running by my

reckoning by 2092! you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcdavideades hello. after a turbulent week of weather, many of us had a much drier friday. and there's some dry weather at the end of this forecast, too — but before we get there, more rain to come through the weekend, particularly on saturday, some of it'll be heavy, most of us having a drier day on sunday. and that rain is all tied in with this atlantic system, gradually pushing its way eastwards through saturday, some of that rain is going to be heavy. also, notice the isobars are close together, so we'll see some gusty winds, especially for western areas. so this is how saturday shapes up — this band of rain gradually pushing north and eastwards, through southwest england, wales, northwest england, western scotland, northern ireland — though drier here through the afternoon, although still likely to see a few heavy showers. further east, less sunshine through the morning — in fact, east anglia, southeast england could stay dry for much of the day. northeast england, perhaps, too, but some gusty winds,

especially for irish sea coasts and the western isles, those gusts perhaps reaching a5—50mph. but they're south or south—westerly winds, so mild airflooding across the uk, with highs of 11—1a celsius. now through saturday night, we see that band of rain continuing to push its way eastwards — again, some of that will be heavy, the strongest winds extending to eastern coasts. behind it, something clearer across many western areas, though a few showers starting to push in from the west. it will be a very mild night, with temperatures for some holding up to 10—11 celsius, and not much lower than 6—7 at their lowest. so, as we head into sunday, here's our frontal system — but notice how it's lingering very close to the southeast of england. so we'll keep a hang—back of cloud, and also potentially some outbreaks of rain across parts of southeast england, maybe east anglia, too, through the morning. behind it, for many, some good spells of sunshine, but further showers will be pushing into western areas, and those are likely become quite blustery again with some strong winds for irish sea coasts. the winds should start to ease through the day

across eastern areas. not quite as mild as it would have been on saturday, but temperatures still quite widely in double figures for most. and actually, for many, sunday looks to be the drier day of the weekend. and as we head into next week, we actually see this area of high pressure starting to take charge, and just keeping these frontal systems at bay for most of us. so as we move into next week, things are looking mostly dry — although there will be a lot of cloud around, could also see some problems with overnight mist and fog. that's all from me, goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: in world cup football, england have been held to a goalless draw with the united states. they'll go through to the last 16 if they can avoid a defeat against wales in their next match. the welsh now have a real battle to qualify, after being beaten 2—0 by iran. the governor of the recently—liberated city of kherson in southern ukraine says hospital patients are being evacuated because of constant russian shelling. a residential building and a school playground had been targeted in recent missile strikes. he said some children had been taken to other towns and cities. scientists in the us say

they've taken a significant step forward in their efforts